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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 warwickkin- [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 Chairman Anthony White 0429 195 076 Deputy Chairman Dave Carr 0447 197 062 Safeguarding Rep. Toni Cox 0419 613 278 Parish Schools St Mary’s Kindergarten Director: Marie Sullivan Phone: 4667 2634 [email protected] St Mary’s (Primary) Principal: Emma Timmins Phone: 4661 1872 [email protected] Assumption College Acting Principal: Simon Fleming Phone: 4660 4000 [email protected] St Mary’s Catholic Parish Warwick Vision Statement To live the Gospel by celebrating together, sustaining a welcoming parish and serving Jesus Christ through the joys and sorrows of our wider community. PRAYING EACH DAY OF THE EPIDEMIC We are indeed praying, many of us more intently than ever before, as the whole world cries out in pain. But we are also witnessing and sharing compassion & tenderness in countless ways where in every walk of life, people are engaging in generous service and mutual support, not least those heroic healthcare professionals everywhere. Pope Francis, through his personal prayer network and our digital platform, Click-to-Pray (www.clicktopray.org), now offers us a daily prayer intention, alongside the regular monthly intention. This gives us an opportunity to take specific aspects of the emergency into our prayer. We can also pray for each other. Our “Prayer Wall”, also part of Click-to-Pray, allows you to post an intention in one of several languages, anonymously or in person. Other Apostles of Prayer, around the world, will see it and pray for you. Pope Francis has his own personal profile on that page so that’s another way of praying with him! CONTEMPLATION MOMENT Once again, we can follow the advice of St.Ignatius Loyola, by making a short daily retreat each day. Towards the end of every day, we try to find a moment and a place of quiet, of calm. Inviting the Spirit of God to show us the day just ending, as God sees it, we can become more aware of those moments of compassion and tenderness that we’ve seen in others during this day. We will realise that we have been tender and compassionate too, although we maybe didn’t realise it at the time. We might also notice moments that have been less tender, less compassionate and we ask forgiveness & healing for any such lapses. Above all, we ask for the grace of gratitude in our hearts, for a thankful soul will always be more close to the Heart of Christ, from which flowed blood and water, the invigorating wellspring of life for the world. . 9th/10th May 2020 5th Sunday of Easter Year A

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Page 1: St Mary’s Catholic Parish Warwick€¦ · Doreen Morris (nee Upton), Rod McLennan, Nita Monteron (P’pines), Jessica Sondergeld, Mary Darr, Fr Don Murray, William Walker (Canada),

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 Chairman Anthony White 0429 195 076 Deputy Chairman Dave Carr 0447 197 062 Safeguarding Rep. Toni Cox 0419 613 278

Parish Schools St Mary’s Kindergarten Director: Marie Sullivan Phone: 4667 2634 [email protected] St Mary’s (Primary) Principal: Emma Timmins Phone: 4661 1872 [email protected] Assumption College Acting Principal: Simon Fleming Phone: 4660 4000 [email protected]

St Mary’s Catholic Parish Warwick Vision Statement

To live the Gospel by celebrating together, sustaining a welcoming parish

and serving Jesus Christ through the joys and sorrows of our wider

community.

PRAYING EACH DAY OF THE EPIDEMIC We are indeed praying, many of us more intently than ever before, as the whole world cries out in pain. But we are also witnessing and sharing compassion & tenderness in countless ways where in every walk of life, people are engaging in generous service and mutual support, not least those heroic healthcare professionals everywhere. Pope Francis, through his personal prayer network and our digital platform, Click-to-Pray (www.clicktopray.org), now offers us a daily prayer intention, alongside the regular monthly intention. This gives us an opportunity to take specific aspects of the emergency into our prayer. We can also pray for each other. Our “Prayer Wall”, also part of Click-to-Pray, allows you to post an intention in one of several languages, anonymously or in person. Other Apostles of Prayer, around the world, will see it and pray for you. Pope Francis has his own personal profile on that page so that’s another way of praying with him!

CONTEMPLATION MOMENT Once again, we can follow the advice of St.Ignatius Loyola, by making a short daily retreat each day. Towards the end of every day, we try to find a moment and a place of quiet, of calm. Inviting the Spirit of God to show us the day just ending, as God sees it, we can become more aware of those moments of compassion and tenderness that we’ve seen in others during this day. We will realise that we have been tender and compassionate too, although we maybe didn’t realise it at the time. We might also notice moments that have been less tender, less compassionate and we ask forgiveness & healing for any such lapses. Above all, we ask for the grace of gratitude in our hearts, for a thankful soul will always be more close to the Heart of Christ, from which flowed blood and water, the invigorating wellspring of life for the world.

.

9th/10th May 2020 5th Sunday of Easter

Year A

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PLEASE PRAY FOR

RECENTLY DECEASED Claire Brosnan, Ethel-May Byrne, Luke Mauch

ANNIVERSARIES Kev, Josie, John & Brian Roche, Rev Msgrs Patrick McMorrow, Thomas Nolan & Edward Concannon, Rev Frs William Murphy, Brian Moran, Vincent Maher, Thomas Isaac, Garrett Murphy, Michael Herbert & Francis Hall, Dorothy Nugent, Maurice & Claire Leonard, Noela Booth, Bill Browne, Brian Moore, Elpedia Bagaipo, Marge Kelly, Daph Dempsey, Marty, Jimmy & Adam Ford, Ian Graham, Thelma Marshall, Joe Ryan, Frank Nolan, Kate Walsh, Mary, Thomas, Noel & Valerie O’Dempsey, Michael Coopes, Adrian Dwan, Delma Holland, Iris Nanale, Brian Collings, Jim Brown, Mary Brewer, Gabriel Bourke, Les & Connie Noye, Bert & Joyce Noye, Amelia Ridley and all relatives and friends.

SICK Ken O’Dea, Greta Berge, Charles Shann, Judith Ting, Belinda Wheeler, Beryl Kelly, Paul Stewart, Pat O’Dempsey, Damien Robertson, Michelle Canil (Canada), Catherine Watson, Warren Giles, Clare Giles, Jeannette White, Paul Fogarty, Doreen Morris (nee Upton), Rod McLennan, Nita Monteron (P’pines), Jessica Sondergeld, Mary Darr, Fr Don Murray, William Walker (Canada), Harvey Delacour (Bris), Basil Doherty, Moya Schaefer, Maureen Bayly (Bris), Jim O’Farrell, Lorna Smith (Bris), Geoff Willett, Ron Rettke, Leila Eades, Dean Adams (A’de), and residents of Akooramak, The Oaks, patients at the Warwick Hospital and all those who receive Home Communion.

MASS TIMES

ALL MASSES

SUSPENDED UNTIL

FURTHER NOTICE

9TH/10TH MAY

St Mary’s

Saturday 6pm

Sunday 8:30am

Killarney

Sunday 8am

Lay-Liturgies

Yangan

Saturday 6pm

Gladfield

Sunday 9:30am

WEEKDAY MASSES

SUSPENSED

Monday Mass 9am

Tuesday Mass 9am

Wednesday Mass 7am

Thursday Mass 9am

Friday Mass 9am

Saturday Mass 9am

No Mass or Lay Liturgy if

there is a Funeral Mass

FEAST DAYS

Thurs St Matthias

ALL MASSES

SUSPENDED

16TH/17TH MAY

St Mary’s

Saturday 6pm

Sunday 8:30am

Lay-Liturgies

Killarney

Sunday 8am

Yangan

Saturday 6pm

Gladfield

Sunday 9:30am

Reconciliation

St Mary’s

Saturday 9:30am

after Mass

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 – 0419

613 278.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“You never know what lies ahead, if you keep on looking back.”

PARISH/DIOCESAN UPDATE Mass—The celebration of Mass is suspended until further notice. Sunday Mass can be viewed on WIN TV (Channel 8) at 6am.

Toowoomba Diocese Mass will be live-streamed from St Patrick's Cathedral,

Toowoomba, each Sunday at 9am on Facebook, YouTube or the website https://www.twb.catholic.org.au

Brisbane on Sundays at 10am from St Stephen’s Cathedral https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/multimedia/webcast The Parish Office will be closed from 5pm Friday 27th March until further notice. Project Compassion donations can be forwarded to Caritas either by cheque (GPO Box 9830, Brisbane 4000) or credit card (1800 024 413) or dropped off at the Office on Fridays. For more information go to https://lent.caritas.org.au/page/parishes Catholic Leader–is available free of charge during the current health crisis at http://catholicleader.com.au/digital-newspaper-covid19

Some prayers for this time:

https://www.pathwaystogod.org/sites/default/files/files/prayer-flu-viruses.pdf

Another reflection resource on Sunday readings

https://stbeunosoutreach.wordpress.com/prego/.

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ALL PARISH GROUPS

MEETINGS at the

PARISH CENTRE ARE

SUSPENDED

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

ALL PARISH GROUPS

MEETNGS AT

ASSUMPTION PLACE

ARE SUSPENDED

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.

Contact Kev 4661 3133

LAY CARMELITES

meet on 3rd Tuesday of each

month following morning Mass

Contact Pam Eather 0400 267

725

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 Fridays at 10am (Maree

0438 617 347)

PARISH LADIES GROUP

meets on 1st Tuesday of

each month at 9:30am.

PARISH EVENTS Planned Giving Programme—Some parishioners have made enquiries about

their Planned Giving. If you are able to, we would appreciate your continuing your

giving. Your PGP Envelopes can be left in the locked drop-off letter box outside the

Parish office entry. The box will be checked regularly. You could also make a one-

off direct debit amount or use your credit card over the phone on Fridays only,

when the office is manned.

If you have access to a computer and the internet, we recommend you set up a

direct debit from your account, at home, online to keep your Planned Giving

contributions up to date without incurring any fees.

Our Account details are as follows:

BSB No. - 084-983 Account No. - 50900-3239

Account Name - St Mary’s Parish Warwick

Reference - Your name—this is important so that your contribution is

correctly credited to your Planned Giving account.

STAY CONNECTED In recent weeks, we have maintained contact via email and sms

messaging. This has been made possible by means of a software program and has enabled us

to advise of resources that are available online. These resources can now be sourced

directly from the parish website https://www.stmarysparishwarwick.org.au/

You will find links to live-streamed masses and prayer sites.

You can also access a free copy of the Catholic Leader online.

This information is also available in the parish bulletin. Click on the relevant link.

I will continue to send links to the readings and the bulletin via email and sms.

We are also aware that some parishioners are not familiar with the use of technology. Some

might not be connected to the internet. So, we are checking our data list for phone numbers

and, members of the parish council will make contact by phone. This won’t be fool-proof

and there is always a chance that someone might be overlooked. If so, please make contact

via the Parish phone number 4661 1033.

We would like to broaden this person-to-person contact by offering suggestions such as

sharing the bulletin with the elderly in the neighbourhood (please observe the distancing

rules). Please also refer to the flyer on page 5 of the bulletin.

Some Hints:

Click on the link above to access the parish website.

Scroll down to ‘Stay Connected’ where there are links to live-streamed masses

as well as the readings on the Liturgy Brisbane link. (on the L of the ‘Stay

Connected’ section)

Click on the preferred link.

Scroll further down for the bulletin. To enlarge click on the crossed arrows on

the bottom right of the bulletin page or click on this link.

A prayer for month of May

First Prayer to Our Lady

O Mary, You shine continuously on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the foot of the cross, were united with Jesus’ suffering, and persevered in your faith. “Protectress of the Roman people”, you know our needs, and we know that you will provide, so that, as at Cana in Galilee, joy and celebration may return after this time of trial.

Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus tells us. For he took upon himself our suffering, and burdened himself with our sorrows to bring us, through the cross, to the joy of the Resurrection. Amen. We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God; Do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from every danger, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.

Pope Francis

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First reading Acts 6:1–7 They elected seven men full of the Holy Spirit.

Responsorial psalm Psalm 32(33):1–2, 4–5, 18–19 R. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Second reading 1 Peter 2:4–9 Christ is the living stone, chosen by God and precious to him.

Gospel acclamation John 14:6 I am the way, the truth, and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father, except through me.

Gospel John 14:1–12 I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.

REFLECTION

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.

Today’s gospel draws our attention to the time when Jesus will depart from the disciples (the Ascension is two weeks away). When Jesus is gone, the disciples must continue the task that he has begun. One can imagine their fear and uncertainty in being left with such a monumental challenge. Philip’s question, ‘Lord, how can we know the way?’, shows their fear clearly enough. But help is available. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He is both the map and the destination. Disciples are called to adopt Jesus’ lifestyle, his approach to God, to others, to all creation. In living as Jesus did, living the life of faith, the disci-ples will know the truth and will have life. This life of faith and living the way of Jesus, God’s way in the world, will enable the disciples not only to continue the work of Jesus but to perform even greater works.

In what ways does living this life of faith get tested each

day?

What great works are you now called on to perform?

What are some ways to continue to deepen your knowledge

and love of Jesus?

The Summit Online

PRAYER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY

Almighty and all-merciful God, lover of the human race, healer of all our wounds, in whom there is no shadow of death, save us in this time of crisis; grant wisdom and courage to our leaders; watch over all medical people as they tend the sick and work for a cure; stir in us a sense of solidarity beyond all isolation; if our doors are closed, let our hearts be open. By the power of your love destroy the virus of fear, that hope may never die and the light of Easter, the triumph of life, may shine upon us and the whole world. Through Jesus Christ, the Lord risen from the dead, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen. Holy Mary, health of the sick, pray for us. St Joseph, guardian of us all, pray for us.

The Most Reverend Mark Coleridge