10 january 2021...diocese of bacolod and the archdiocese of perth, to be chaplain to chaplaincy, i...
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10 January 2021
This week’s readings - The Baptism
of The Lord
First Reading: Isaiah 55:1-11
Come to the water; listen to my words
and you shall have life.
Second Reading: 1 John 5:1-9
The Spirit, the water and the blood give
witness.
Gospel: Mark 1:7-11
You are my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.
We pray for:
Anniversaries
We pray for all who have gone
before us, marked with the sign
of faith
Sick Haadi Van Ruth Carmel Foster Kim Murphy Bernadette Wirth Gerard McCaffery Barry Sullivan Bruce Bonney
Home Rosary Monday evening in the home of Paul & Katrina Price Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Mater Dei Monday & Friday 6 pm - 7pm WCCM Meditation Group Mondays 9:30am - 10:30am Parish Hall Resumes Monday 18th January
Knowing Me, Knowing You
Borrowing from the title of the famous ABBA hit song, let the
following be a curiosity-filler so you know who is this fledgling driver
of the parish train.
My full name is TERENCE NUEVA. I am happy to be called
TERRY or FR TERRY.
I am the youngest of three siblings born in the island of Negros in the
Philippines. I was ordained in 1983, having been supported by the
Columbans and trained by the Dominicans.
I came to Australia in 2000, on an agreement between my home
diocese of Bacolod and the Archdiocese of Perth, to be chaplain to
the growing Filipino Community there. After barely a year in the
chaplaincy, I volunteered to be sent to the parish of Southern Cross,
where the farming ends and mining begins. It was there that I was
more or less initiated into the Australian way of life and the
challenges of living in the sticks, where I had to travel vast distances,
just to say mass for 2 to 5 people.
I took my oath as a naturalised Australian in the country town of
Kulin in WA in 2007, and soon applied to work in the Archdiocese of
Brisbane.
Archbishop John Bathersby accepted me and sent me to
Maroochydore, where I was to work until the Nigerian priests would
arrive in the archdiocese. It took 6 years before Archbishop Mark
Coleridge asked me to move to Southport. Then in 2015, I was told
to take on the Filipino Chaplaincy and be based at Acacia Ridge,
which hadn’t had a parish priest for more than 10 years.
I began work in Acacia Ridge at the beginning of 2015 and
completed my 6-year term by the end of 2020. I told the archbishop
that Acacia Ridge needed new and younger blood and that I needed
a new environment to be reenergised and revitalised.
Here at St John’s Wood/The Gap, I am awed by the formidable
precedence of Sr Kari’s pastoral acumen and expertise. A senior
priest in Brisbane once asked what talent and skill I bring to the
parish. I said then, and I say it now, “talent and skill, I have nothing
to show, but I can assure you I will work as hard as my energies
allow and serve as diligently as the Spirit leads me”.
This satisfies half the title of this article - “Knowing Me.” I need to
hear the other half – “Knowing You” – for the parish train will not
leave without you!
Terry
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Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Contact
A: 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap
P: PO Box 408, The Gap Qld 4061
T: 3300 6099
Web: www.stjohnswoodthegap.net.au
Parish Team
Fr Terence Nueva
Parish Priest
M: 0438 946 000
Mike Hardy
Parish Office Coordinator
Silvana Geldenhuys
Parish Office Assistant
Majella Deegan
Sacramental Program Coordinator
Shannae Cooper
Local Safeguarding Representative &
Parish Office Assistant
Churches
Mater Dei
16 Philomene Drive, Ashgrove, 4060
St. Peter Chanel
41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap, 4061
Schools
Mater Dei Primary School
T: 3514 4100
St Peter Chanel Primary School
T: 3300 1202
Day Mater Dei St Peter Chanel Feast Days/
Solemnities/Notes
Tuesday 12/1 9:00am Mass
Wednesday 13/1 9:00am Mass
Thursday 14/1 9:00am Mass
Friday 15/1 9:00am Mass
Saturday 16/1
Sunday 17/1
5:30pm Mass
9:30am Mass
8:00am Mass
5:00pm Mass
2nd Sunday in
Ordinary Time
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Raising Fathers: Fathering from the front line is 12
men’s stories. Authors include some local men
including Robert Falzon, Michael Forbes and John
Brady. Reduced price of just $20. Get one or more at
the entrance of the church.
Today’s Readings & Commentary
Praying with Children
Thank you!
On behalf of the St John’s Wood/The Gap Conference of St Vincent de Paul Society, thank you for your generous contributions in donations, gift cards, gifts, and food items to the 2020 Christmas Hamper Appeal. As you can see from the picture, the result was truly magnificent.
We delivered approximately 95 hampers which will bring much happiness to many families. And because of your generosity, we were able to deliver our excess goods to the Boonah Parish Conference to distribute to many needy families in that area.
We greatly appreciate your kindness, your trust and most importantly your commitment to our mission. We could not carry on our important work without your support.
Patrick Coleman, President St Vincent de Paul
Next week’s readings -
2nd
Sunday
In Ordinary Time
First Reading: 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19 Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 6:13-15,17-20 Gospel Reading: John 1:35-42
Today’s Two Minute Homily
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