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PARISH OFFICE PO BOX 118, WARWICK.
81 Percy Street, Warwick.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Phone: (07) 4661 1033
Fax: (07) 4661 4232
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stmarysparishwarwick.org.au St Mary’s Catholic Parish
Parish Priest Fr Franco Filipetto Semi-retired Priest Fr Terry Hickling 4661 8227
Parish Pastoral Associate Patrice Riordan Administration Officer Kathleen Cuskelly
PARISH SCHOOLS St Mary’s Kindergarten Director: Marie Sullivan Phone: 4667 1075 [email protected] St Mary’s (Primary) Principal: Margaret Grew Phone: 4661 1872 [email protected] Assumption College Principal: Kort Goodman Phone: 4660 4000 [email protected]
PARISH OFFICE PO BOX 118, WARWICK.
Assumption Place, 163 Palmerin Street (via Church car park, Acacia Avenue), Warwick.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Phone: (07) 4661 1033
Fax: (07) 4661 5442
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stmarysparishwarwick
St Mary’s Catholic Parish
Parish Priest Fr Franco Filipetto
Semi-retired Priest Fr Terry Hickling 4661 8227
Administration Officer Kathleen Cuskelly
Parish Pastoral Associate Patrice Riordan
PPC Chairperson Michael Gaffney 0401 787 416
Parish Schools St Mary’s Kindergarten Director: Marie Sullivan Phone: 4667 1075 [email protected] St Mary’s (Primary) Principal: Emma Timmins Phone: 4661 1872 [email protected] Assumption College Principal: Kort Goodman Phone: 4660 4000 [email protected]
St Mary’s Catholic Parish Warwick EMBRACING THE COMMUNITIES OF:
St Mary’s, Warwick, Our Lady of Dolours, Greymare, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Gladfield and
Our Lady of Fatima, Karara
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT We begin this season of Advent in a spirit of expectation. During this time we
look forward not just to the birthday of Jesus at Bethlehem but also for his
second coming at the end of time!
Here’s an instance of a woman with something to teach us this Advent. Before
we had cell phones or WhatsApp or Voicemail, we depended on the humble
landline. There was a mother in Mayo whose son in New York used to phone
her up at eight o’clock every Sunday evening. As it neared the time, her eyes
were fixed on the telephone. No call in or out was allowed as she waited! She
would not miss the joy of hearing her son’s voice and all his news. That
woman was a model for our spirit of waiting in Advent! The key attitude is
one of being alert, being ready, so as not to miss the time of his coming, ‘you
must stand ready because the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not
expect’. These words sound like a warning as though God were ready to
pounce and catch us off guard with our affairs not in order! But they are also a
promise, filled with hope. The coming of the Christ was and is the best of good
news, a gift beyond imagining! It calls for joy and gratitude. Our response
should be not fear, but awe and wonder.
Let’s imagine ourselves in that stable on the first Christmas night. See there a
girl from Nazareth with her quiet husband and a new baby. Then, go up to
Jerusalem and tell the priests what you saw. They would think you were out of
your mind; they would accuse you of blasphemy; they would tell you that God
is not like that. They have studied the scriptures and they know God cannot
be small and vulnerable like that. But the Son of God has chosen to come
among us just like that.
That is the great, joyful surprise of our faith. The presence of God among us is
not what we expect, not where we expect. That’s how we miss it. As we begin
Advent, we are invited not to miss the amazing gift of God. Be awake and look
for God in the most unlikely places. Find God’s call to our goodwill in the
doorway where the homeless sleep. Look for God’s presence where refugees
are coralled. Grace is present not only in comfortable places and spaces! God
is looking out from the wrinkled faces of senior citizens. It’s great to be alive
and wide-eyed like a child, at the beginning of our new year of grace.
30th November/1st December 2019 1st Sunday of Advent
Year A
PLEASE PRAY FOR
RECENTLY DECEASED Des Leeson, Ted Donegan (Bargara), Elizabeth Bambrick (Bris)
ANNIVERSARIES William Holland, Keith Locke, Kingsley Locke, Rev Msgr Michael McKenna, Rev Frs Justin King, Joseph Callaghan & James Wiemers, Ian Graham, James & Edna Mullins, Tom & Wilma Crawford, Patrick Kelly, Basil Nolan (Jnr), Basil & Rita Nolan, Jack & Winifred Hen-ry, Kay Warsfold, Jack Telford, Tom Dunn, Harold Booth, Don McGinness, Mary Bourke, Viv Cuskelly, Basil Byrne, Jim & Monica Nolan, Lorna Bradfield, Bob Keogh, George & Nell Butler, Vince Plummer, Peter & Hannah Morrisey, Peter Cleary, Venesia Cooper, Henry & Flo Smith, and all relatives and friends.
SICK Marcelle Maroon, Carmel Ryan, Kevin Booth (Bris) Michelle Canil (Canada), Catherine Watson, Warren Giles, Clare Giles, Jeannette White, Paul Fogarty, Doreen Morris (nee Upton), Con Lo Giudice, Rod McLennan, Nita Monteron (P’pines), Jessica Sondergeld, Mary Darr, Fr Don Murray, William Walker (Canada), Harvey Delacour (Bris), Basil Doherty, Des White (Gold Coast), Moya Schaefer, Graham Ryan, Maureen Bayly (Bris), Jim O’Farrell, Lorna Smith (Bris), Geoff Willett, Ron Rettke, Leila Eades, Dean Adams (A’de), Scott & Dylan Grady, and residents of Akooramak, The Oaks, patients at the Warwick Hospital and all those who receive Home Communion.
MASS TIMES
THIS WEEK
30TH NOV/1ST DEC
St Mary’s
Sunday 8:30am
Saturday 6pm
Yangan
Saturday 6pm
Greymare
Sunday 10am
Lay-Liturgies
Killarney
Sunday 8am
Gladfield
Sunday 9:30am
WEEKDAY MASS/
LITURGY TIMES Monday Mass 9am
Tuesday Mass 9am
Wednesday Mass 7am
Thursday Mass & Anointing
at The Oaks 10:30am
Friday Mass 9am
STM Graduation Mass
10:30am
Saturday Mass 9am
No Mass or Lay Liturgy if
there is a Funeral Mass
FEAST DAYS Sat St Andrew
NEXT WEEK
7TH/8TH DEC
St Mary’s
Saturday 6pm
Sunday 8:30am
Killarney
Sunday 8am
Lay-Liturgies
Yangan
Saturday 6pm
Gladfield
Sunday 9:30am
Reconciliation
St Mary’s
Saturday 9:30am
THIS WEEKEND
30th November/1st December 2019
NEXT WEEKEND
7th/8th December 2019
Ministries Vigil 6pm 8:30am Vigil 6pm 8:30am
Bell Ringers
Brian Collins Mal Brownlie Brian Collins Mal Brownlie
Welcomers Families ………………... Kajewski family Mal Brownlie & Gloria Duffy
Readers Patrick Sharp (Book)
Jessie Walker WR
Oliver Swift
Alexia Lee
Emmaline Newley
Margaret Lawton WR
Mary Jane Cook
Sue Harris
Bernice Furness WR
Charles Shann
Nick Nolan
Margaret Lawton .WR
Michael Gaffney
Emma Timmins
Prayer of Faithful
Georgia Lee, Gabby
Riordan, Victoria
Mchardy, Lachlan
Kajewski, Maisie Good-
man, Bridie Sharp
Louise Cox Meryl Kelly
Louise Cox
Gifts Alex McHardy, Patrick
Kajewski , Joshua Malone Plummer family Kajewski family Andrew O’Dea family
Ministers of Communion
Bette McConville
Justin Walsh
Patrice Riordan
Meryl Kelly
Lisa Watt
Mick Gaffney
Kort Goodman
Pat Sheil
Mary-anne Driver
Mal Brownlie
Maria Ryan
Ian & Helen Kelly
Susan Ryan
Richard Tartan
Patti Hemmings
Gloria Litster
Barry Scanlan
Sally Carr
Pauline Pickering
Powerpoint Christie Lyons Julianna Cox
Harriet Plummer
Megan & Natalie
Blake
Gerard Fernandez
Glen Jhon Cruda
Musicians Kathleen Michael, Rey & Val Debbie Kathleen, FIL-Harmonix
& Patrice
Children’s Liturgy
Megan Kajewski
Emma Timmins
Rowena O’Dea
Angela Hamilton
Morning Tea Assisi Place
Orana Family Group Brian & Mary Bourke
Altar Servers
Andrew Curoopen
Izaak Barkle
Cecil Snow
Heather Cox
Connie Sue Tin
Lily Nolan
Basil Nolan
Thomas Madsen
Harry Hume
Lachlan Corney
WEEK COMMENCING 1st December WEEK COMMENCING 8th December
Akooramak Michael Ryan & Sue Harris Jimmy O’Leary & John Telfer
Home Communion June Stewart & Sue Harris Philippa Doherty & Shirley Owens
Money Counters Group 4—Chris O’Brien 4661 3681 Group 5—Vince Hemmings 4661 5528
OTHER ROSTERS
ROSTERS
CHILD SAFE PARISH: Ours is a Child Safe Parish. All children, young persons and
vulnerable adults, visiting or resident, have a right to feel safe and be safe. If you are
concerned by any form of abuse that is immediate, you should call 000. A significant risk or
harm, whether or not you have formed this belief on reasonable ground, should immediately
be raised with our Parish Child Safety Officer – 4661 1033.
PRAYER & LITURGY Adoration each Friday from 9:30am to 12noon at Our Lady’s Altar
Rosary is prayed in the Church before each weekday Mass
Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 5:30pm on Wednesdays
FIL-Harmonix to sing on 2nd Sun of each month. Practice on Sun 27th Oct after Mass
The Men’s Choir to sing on 3rd Sat of each month with practice at 9:45am that morning.
General Choir Practice on 4th Sat of the month at 9:40am. New members welcome.
The Word Among Us Magazine for ADVENT is available for collection from Office.
PARISH GROUPS MEET-
INGS at the PARISH CEN-
TRE
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
meets on Tuesdays in Room 1 at
7pm.
HOLY CYA YOUTH
GROUP meets on 2nd Friday
of the month from 5:30 to
7:30pm for Gr’s 6-12.
Contact Patrice 4661 1033
LITTLE TREASURES PLAY
GROUP
Wednesdays (during school
terms) from 9am to 11am . Find us
on
FaceBook. Cost $2 per family.
Contact Patrice 4661 1033
PARISH GROUPS
MEETNGS AT ASSUMPTION
PLACE
CHARISMATIC PRAYER
GROUP meets on Mondays at
9:45am. Contact Trish 4661 3133
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION
GROUP meets on Fridays at
9am. Contact Trish 4661 3133
FATHER’S PRAYER GROUP
meets on Tuesdays from 4:30-
5:30pm.
LAY CARMELITES
meet on 3rd Tuesday of each
month at 9am
Contact Pam Eather 4661 3917
MEN ALIVE GROUP meets on
Thursdays at 7-8pm. Contact Kev
4661 3133.
MOTHER’S PRAYERS
GROUPS meet on 1st & 2nd
Thursdays at 9am & other
Thursdays at 9:30am in Church
(Maria 0427 644 108) and Fri-
days at 10am (Maree 0438 617
347)
PARISH LADIES meet on 1st
Tuesday of each month at
9:30am.
New members are warmly
invited to join this group.
Contact Rita 4661 8144 or
Bernice 4661 1107.
THE CRAFTY CIRCLE, “TO
INSPIRE OR BE INSPIRED”,
young at heart, like-minded hook-
ers & crafters will meet on alter-
nate Sundays from 1-4pm. $2 per
head bring a plate to share for
afternoon tea.
Contact Patrice 4661 1033
PARISH EVENTS
2020 Columban Calendars available for
purchase @ $6.70 each from the Parish
Office.
The Church will be open to all during the
week from 9am to 5pm but locked after
Masses on the weekends.
Christmas Down Under 2019 Calling
for volunteers to help at Christmas Down
Under from Monday 16th December to
Thursday 19th December, from 10am to
1pm each day. This is a multi-
denominational group who come together
each year to bring the real meaning of
Christmas to families in a free, fun
interactive way. Roles include helping with
craft, storytelling, taking photos and
welcoming families into the space. If you
can help, please contact Mary-anne Driver
on 0428 841 164 or let the parish office
know. A Working with Children Blue Card
is required.
DIOCESAN EVENTS Australian Catholic Youth Festival: 8-10/12/19 @ Perth Convention & Exhibition Ctre Global Gifts Be an angel this Christmas: buy a Global Gift—Water, Food and/or Sustainable Livelihoods. Order online at www.globalgifts.org.au See Poster & brochures .
MAGAZINES-ALL AVAILABLE ON TABLES AT DOORS Catholic Leader-Catholic Health Australia welcomes government’s $537 million boost to increase home care and to get young people out of residential care. . http://catholicleader.com.au/subscribe Trends—September 2019 Little Blue Books—Advent & Christmas Reflections “LOOK” Children’s Activity Sheets for Sundays
We welcome into our Parish Community through the Sacrament of Baptism
David Isaiah Pickering son of Rachel
PARISH CENSUS Please take and complete a Parishioners’ Details Card (on the pews)
and, either place on the collection plate, put in box or return to the Parish Office over the
next couple of months. It is important that we have a record of the details of all our catholic
parishioners and we would appreciate your co-operation in this matter.
HORIZONS AUSTRALIAN CATHOLICS MAGAZINE November 2019 edition Summer 2019 Edition
both available at the door
SVDP REVERSE ADVENT CALENDAR
Each day add an item to a box. Donate the
contents to St Vincent de Paul to distribute to
local farmers this Christmas.
December 1 – packet of nuts
December 2 - tinned fruit
December 3 - packet of water icypoles
December 4 - long life custard
December 5 - pancake mix
December 6 - jar of applesauce/packet gravy
December 7 - lemonade
December 8 - packet of crackers/pretzels
December 9 - packet of chips
December 10 -coffee/tea
December 11 - packet of popcorn
December 12 – cordial/poppers
December 13 – jelly December 14 – chocolate December 15 – Voucher Please drop off, by 16th Dec, to the Parish Office or Ozanam House, King Street, Mon, Wed, Fri between 1:30-2:30.
St. Patrick's Parish, Allora Christmas Eve Vigil Tues 24 Dec 9pm. NO LITURGY on Sun 22nd Dec at 9am. There will be Mass instead of Liturgy on Sun 29th Dec, 9:30am to thank God for the blessings of the past year & pray for help & guidance in the coming year.
First Reading Isaiah 2:1-5 The Lord will gather all nations in eternal peace in the kingdom of God.
Responsorial Psalm Ps 121:1-2. 4-5, 6-9. R. cf. v. 1 Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. Second Reading Romans 13:11-14 The time has come, our salvation is near.
Gospel Acclamation Ps. 84:8 Alleluia, alleluia! Lord, show us your mercy and love and grant us your salvation. Alleluia! Gospel Matthew 24:37-43 Stay awake, you must be ready.
Parish Visitation Group
If you or anyone you know would like
a visit from this Group, please
contact the Parish Office or Fr Franco
to arrange this.
REFLECTION
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
“When it comes to sense, the common kind is best.”
National Prayer for Drought Eternal God, in wisdom & love You created our
earth to sustain us & give us life. We turn to
You in faith, hope & love, asking You to look
with favour on our drought-stricken land, on
our starving animals, on our failing crops.
Strengthen, sustain & give new heart to our
farmers & all who are affected by drought; be
with those who support them. In Your loving
providence, send abundant rain & restore our
parched earth. Father of all compassion, hear
our prayer, through Jesus Christ Your Son, in
Whom the promise of new life has dawned, &
through the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord
the giver of life; Renew the face of the earth.
Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Mary Help of
Christians—Pray for us. St Mary of the Cross
MacKillop—Pray for us. Amen.
WALK IN GOD’S LIGHT. We do not know when
Christ will come again in glory. Nor do we know the
day of our death. This should not worry us. what is
important is to live this day well be being respectful
and loving towards each other and seeking to walk in
god’s light. If we do this, we will be ready whenever
God calls us to eternal life.
Communion/Visits to Aged Care Facilities If you would
like your relative/s, in these facilities, to receive Communion or
be visited by our Parish Priest/Parishioners, please advise the
Parish Office and arrangements will be made accordingly.
SCHOOL EVENTS ASSUMPTION COLLEGE School
Officer Teacher Aide Level 2 Posi-
tion to support Manual Arts &
Agricultural departments. Part
Time – Hours to be negotiated –
Fixed Term – 20 Jan – 4 Dec
2020. Resumes including two references to be emailed to
[email protected] by Friday 6 Dec 2019.