Parish Priest Fr Thomas Varkey MCBS

varkeyt@bne.catholic.net.au

Pastoral Ministry Co-ordinator & Safeguarding Officer

Mrs Donna Conway pmc.booval@bne.catholic.net.au

Parish Secretary Mrs Cathy Peacock

Chairperson - Pastoral Council Mr Mike Wilkinson

Chairperson - Finance Board Mr Ben Sotiriadis

Liturgy Co-Ordinator Mrs Margaret Kane

School Principals Sacred Heart School - Mr Chris Thomas

St Peter Claver College – Mr Terry Finan

Outside School Hours Care Co-Ordinator Mrs Linda Caplin

Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8.30am-4.30pm

Ph: 3282 1888 Fax: 3282 5702 Email: booval@bne.catholic.net.au Web: http://www.boovalcatholicparish.org.au

Gospel Reflection

When we hear the term, yoke, we tend to think about the yoke that is used to harness oxen together or the yoke that someone might carry on their shoul-der to balance a heavy load. This yoke across the shoulder was adopted into tailoring and so the shoulder piece set into a shirt is also called a yoke. How-ever, in the Jewish tradition there is a completely different meaning to the term. The yoke of a rabbi was his particular interpretation of Torah (the Law); his particular teaching. Disciples who followed a particular rabbi sought to take on his yoke; his particular interpretation. The yoke of any rabbi was best identified by asking him, ‘Which is the greatest commandment?’ A rabbi’s an-swer to this question revealed his interpretation of Torah. When Jesus is asked that question, he answers, ‘Love God and love your neighbour,’ and goes on to say that all of the rest of the Law and the prophets flows on from these two commandments. This is the yoke – the interpretation of Torah – that Jesus taught.

In today’s gospel, Jesus calls to him all those who labour and are overbur-dened. It is the Pharisaic interpretation of the Law that burdens these people. Trying to maintain the Law was burdensome and complicated for the every-day person. Jesus says, ‘Shoulder my yoke and learn from me … my yoke is easy.’ The yoke of Jesus was easy: Love God and love your neighbour. Com-pared to the 613 mitzvot (commands) set out in the Torah and strictly main-tained by the Pharisees, the yoke of Jesus was incredibly easy to understand and adopt. So simple, in fact, that it required a child-like simplicity to accept this yoke.

Living the Gospel – Shoulder my yoke

Jesus invites us to shoulder his yoke and learn from him for he is gentle and humble in heart. The yoke he invites us to shoulder is the de-ceptively simple teaching: love God and love your neighbour. To love God is to consciously make a place in our lives for God. The busy spin that tends to be characteristic of so many people’s lives today does not allow room for God; does not allow room for prayer and qui-et; does not allow room for compassionate response to others. To love God and love our neighbour we must first make room for them.

© Greg Sunter

BOOVAL CATHOLIC PARISH † Sacred Heart Church, Cothill Rd, Booval † Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 10 Old Ipswich Rd, Riverview

Sacred Heart Primary School, 25 Cothill Rd, Booval St Peter Claver Secondary College, 10 Old Ipswich Rd, Riverview

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 5th July 2020

Coffee & Chat

Weekly Diary

Monday 6th July

9.00am Mass

Tuesday 7th July

NO Mass

Wednesday 8th July

6.00pm Mass

Thursday 9th July

9.00am Mass

Friday 10th July

NO Mass

Saturday 11th July

5.00pm Mass - Booval

Sunday 12th July

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

7.00am Mass - Riverview 9.00am Mass - Booval 5.00pm Mass - Booval

Reconciliation by appointment

Marriages by appointment - at least six months notice is required.

Baptisms by appointment.

ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER SUNDAY 2020

“Whether we are able to come together physically in Churches, or via a digital platform, we feel enriched by the fact that, as Australians, we’ll be ‘Together in the Spirit’ on 5 July 2020. The Gospel of the day calls for those of us that are weary, to share our burdens with God. Commu-nities around Australia, both First Nations and non-Indigenous, have endured bush-fires, droughts and now a pan-

demic, it is only natural that our spirit also becomes weary. There are already many burdens that exist in our communi-ties. With the new challenges presented in times like these, it is important that we continue to place our trust in God, and try even harder to embody the spiritual gifts of empa-thy, friendship and love for one another. We are inviting everyone around Australia - and the World - to join us on 5 July, as we come ‘Together in the Spirit’ to celebrate the gifts of spirituality and culture.

Excerpt from: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Liturgy Team Welcome

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday celebration livestreamed from

St Francis Xavier Cathedral 11.30am 5 July Details at www.natsicc.org.au

The Catholic Leader’s

Response to the COVID19 pandemic. We are making our digital newspaper free at our website.

catholicleader.com.au

The digital version of The Catholic Leader will be free for read-ers to access until Parishes reopen across the Archdiocese of Brisbane.

PARISH FACEBOOK If you have a Facebook page and are friends with parishioners please encourage them to

follow us on Facebook

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BLAZE BOOVAL - As part of our effort to stay in touch we have begun a Blaze Insta-gram page – blazeyouthbooval – which you are welcome to follow.

WELCOME BACK TO MASS

ORGANISTS, LEADERS AND READERS: When you are ros-tered on you will not need to book a place at Mass but if you have family members or others attending with you it is important that they are booked in. WEEKEND MASSES - The maximum number of people that we can have in Sacred Heart Church is 48 and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Riverview 50. You will need to book for weekend mass so that we don’t exceed these numbers. You are no longer required to book for weekday mass. Please observe the following instructions - Communion should be received only in the hand. We ask that once you are seated at Mass that you

do not move to another seat. At communion time one side at a time only to pro-

cess up remembering to social distance as you come forward.

Planned Giving envelopes and loose change can be placed in the box in the foyer of the Church.

Next weekend 11/12 July Mass times

BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE FOLLOWING MASSES Sat. 11th July - Booval 5.00pm

Sun. 12th July - Riverview 7.00am Sun. 12th July - Booval 9.00am Sun. 12th July - Booval 5.00pm

If you would like to attend one of these Masses please phone 3282 1888 or email: booval@bne.catholic.net.au to make a booking. The health and safety of our parishioners is very important to us so we would ask that you observe the following * You will be asked to provide your name and phone number so we can contact people in case someone contracts the virus [This information will be destroyed after 56 days] * Please use the hand sanitiser provided before entering and leaving the church * Keeping a safe distance (1.5m from one anoth-er unless you live in the same household). Thank you for your cooperation in these matters.

“For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” (Matthew 11:30) When we think of being good stewards, we may think that God is asking too much of us when He calls us to generously share our time, talent, and treasure. However, we must re-member that we are not “owners” of anything, we are merely ”stewards” of the gifts God has given us. All He is asking is that we give back a small portion, in gratitude, of what He has already given to us. 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time - A

A VOCATION VIEW: Have you discov-ered yet that there is more to life than what only material things have to offer? We live in the Spirit. Only in the Lord can we find lasting peace. Speak the Good News.

Artwork created by dele-gates at the 2009 NATSICC Assembly - Brisbane and depicts Faith and Culture coming together

Next weekend 11/12 July is Sea Sunday, when the

church prays for those who live and work at sea.

There will be a national Appeal for Stella Maris,

Apostleship of the Sea, the official maritime welfare

agency of the Catholic Church. Donations will pro-

vide practical and spiritual support to seafarers in these chal-

lenging times of COVID-19. Please give generously. Go to:

bit.ly/seasundayaustralia

The Booval Catholic Parish acknowledge the Jagera, Yuggera and Ugarapul people, the Traditional Custodians who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHOM WE REMEMBER: Brian Meara, Kirtley & Dolan families, Bob Cole, Dorothy Walsh, Donna Gabriel, Tracie Files, Noela Shute, Rita Vanderbyl, Tom Brown, Roland Millington, Bernie Kinnane, Chris Garton, Ken Adkins, Frank Van Gestel, Lorraine Murphy, David Samson, Brian McCarthy, Jack & Eileen McMahon, Bob, John & Mark Skippington, Thomas Boyle, Margery Boyle, Ellie & Ossie Cody, Rob Kane, Mike Cody, Helen Cody, Roy Folan, Al-fred & Stella Grech, Moira Murphy, Melinda & Arthur Murphy, Bernice & Clement Goan, Arthur, Brian & Dane Bracey, Grahame Coultas.

LET US PRAY for those who are sick or recovering from surgery: Josephine Smith, Lilian Morrison, Jac Chave, Autumn Weier, Gwyn Hendy, Brett Newsome, Dolores Morgan, Desolie King, Graeme Peters, Trish Rowlands, Joyce Samson, Joy Gallagher, Marianne Steentsma, Rae Clark, Jill Wright, 2 Special Intentions, Kath Cole, Eileen Adkins, Erin, Eileen Galligan, Benjamin Palmer (Chris Gar-ton’s Grandson), Thomas Manoj, Donna Brown, Hannah Smith, Fran Johnson, Julia Telford, Sophie Leonard, David Stewart, Anthony Eden, Concetta Tiberi, Darcy Watt, Lisa Lynch, Madge McLennan, Karen Purdie.

We also include in our prayers all the aged and sick to whom we take Communion. We pray for the safety and good judgement of those serving in our defence forces overseas.

(Please contact us when you feel that it is appropriate to remove the name of your friend or loved one from our Parish Prayer List)

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE ANNIVERSARIES 5 July - 11 July

Robert Buchanan, Theo Cavanagh, Sr Biddy Flynn, Wladyslaw Sycz, Annie Todd, Jessie Adkins, Michael Carmody, Edith Coogan, Betty Doring, Patricia (Pat) Jenkin, James Lynam, William McMahon, Christopher Meir, Margaret Nicholas, Vera Saultry, Mary Brown, Thomas Connor, Ted Dodd, James Dwyer, Eileen Farrell, Venera Micale, Barry Nolan, Lil Oliver, Vic Oliver, Bernard Russell, Francis Beirne, Margery Boyle, Charles Kinne, James Pullen, Thelma Wheeler, George Beswick, Edward Diamond, Francis Diamond, Chris Eade, Isabella Gilmour, Ursula McDonaugh (Baxter), Ruby Merrett, Arthur Moore, Edna Oelkers, Thelma Wheeler, James Broom Snr, Michael Danaher, Alfred Grech, Fr Tom Hegerty, Stan Kearney, Christina MacSweeney, Tom Slattery, Wilfred Holibrook, Doris Howard, Elizabeth (Betty) Jones.

NEXT WEEK’S LITURGY - GROUP 2 YEAR A - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

1st Reading: Is 55:10-11 2nd Reading: Rom 8:18-23 Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23

11/12 July 5.00pm Vigil 7.00am - Riverview 9.00am 5.00pm

READERS

Margaret Kane Katherine Toohill Ryan Prenzler

Stellina Manutai —— ——

Angela Ryan Thomas McEniery Maria Ryan

Karen Sotiriadis Kate Sotiriadis ——

CHURCH CLEANING Tim & Janet Habermann

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