St Bernard’s Church 4 Klumpp Road

Upper Mt Gravatt

St Martin’s Church Cnr Logan & Chester Rds

Eight Mile Plains

St Catherine’s Church 388 Newnham Road

Wishart

PARISH PRIEST Fr Patrick Molony

ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr Stephen Kumyangi

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Trish Stapleton pa.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PASTORAL MINISTERS LOCAL SAFEGUARDING REP. E: cv.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Pauline Thomas E: yaya.umg @bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH MANAGER Debbie James E: umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH OFFICE Michelle Baldi Lorraine Neagle Phone: (07) 3849 7158

Emergencies & after hours: Phone (07) 3849 7158

Fax: (07) 3849 8742 E: sec.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

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DEANERY www.parishes.bne.catholic.

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ST VINCENT DE PAUL Welfare: 1800 846 643

ST BERNARD’S SCHOOL 1823 Logan Road, U M G Phone: 3849 4800

ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL 388 Newnham Road, Wishart Phone: 3349 7188

CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE

24 Klumpp Road, U M G Phone: 3347 9200

NEWSLETTER 19 / 20 September 2020

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A READINGS: Is 55:6-9; Phil 1:20-24, 27

GOSPEL: Mt 20:1-16 The Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Catholic Parish acknowledges the Jaggera and Turribul people, the

Traditional Custodians who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander Peoples to this Country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation.

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

Guided by the Holy Spirit, we aim to be an evangelising, faith-filled parish whose members care for one another and are welcoming and inclusive.

The oracle of salvation read today includes calls to worship and conversion. After Isaiah exhorts his hearers to call upon the Lord, he calls them to forsake sin and to return to the Lord. ‘Return’ implies that the sinners were once in relationship with God. This call is an imperative. There is a pattern of sin here, not merely isolated offences. The people chose a way of life that took them away from the God with whom they were in covenant. This is nothing short of total betrayal. Though the difference between the thoughts and plans of God and those of the wicked are as vast as the expanse between the heavens and the earth, the prophet insists that God will be compassionate.

The responsorial psalm is a hymn of praise of the greatness of God. The psalmist first celebrates this greatness, which is beyond human understanding. In the second section, the covenant characteristics of divine mercy and compassion are extolled. Mercy and compassion, along with truth, are the source of God's provident care and the firm foundation upon which one can trust. In order to experience the benefits of the covenant, one must call upon God who is always there to hear. In the third section, the psalmist describes God’s universal and everlasting reign, which now has been expanded to include all people and nations, and also all of natural creation.

Paul weighs the religious and ministerial advantages of both living and dying. For him, living in, and with, and for Christ is uppermost in his mind. He believes that neither life not death can separate him from Christ (see Rom 8:39). Still, there are advantages in both living and dying. Continued life will give him opportunities for strengthening this union, and death will allow him to become fully united with Christ even though it will probably be disadvantageous for others. Although today’s reading does not indicate if or how his dilemma was resolved, the final verse suggests that Paul was willing to postpone the joyful union with Christ for which he yearned in favour of commitment to the service of others.

Today’s gospel reading is particularly startling. It shows how the graciousness of God can by easily mistaken for injustice. On the one hand, it does not seem fair to pay all of the labourers the same wage regardless of the amount of time they worked. On the other hand, they all received exactly the amount for which they had contracted. Therefore, there was no injustice. In the owner’s payment we find the shift in perspective that we have come to expect in Jesus’ parables. He demonstrates the eschatological reversal: the last shall be first. The real paradox is seen in his generosity, which supersedes his justice. It is clear that justice and grace do not always fit well together. This parable shows that the reign of God is based on the latter, not the former.

Adapted from © Dianne Bergant, CSA: LiturgyHelp.com

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Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

WEEKEND MASS REGISTRATION

Saturday 5.00 pm

St Catherine’s Church, Wishart

October 3 & 10

Sunday 9.00 am

St Bernard’s Church, Upper Mt Gravatt October 4 & 11

Registration is essential.

Please call the Parish Office on 3849 7158 or email

sec.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

between 9.00 am and 4.00pm Monday to Thursday.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Especially John McAuliffe, Richard Sayce, Ann Carmody, Eugenie Hargraves, Eileen McEvoy, Ron King who have died recently. Also Pat Sullivan, John Handley, Eric Beiers, Hue Pham, Keith Mott, Gus Sim, Laura Sim, Rita Galea, Simon Tinh, Dr Hilary & Cleta De Souza, Sr Patricia MacGinley, Sr Patricia Lindner, Sr Ann Hannigan, Carmel Remphrey, Dominic Condon, Kevin Ellen, Felio Bongini, Harry Briggs, Magdalene McNamara, Terry O’Reilly, Col Webb whom we remember.

The Annual Catholic Campaign is all about what Pope Francis calls the ‘revolution of tenderness’. All about the coming of God’s Kingdom when dark powers seem to reign.

Through our gifts to the Annual Catholic Campaign, we focus on what really matters, which means focusing on Jesus.

St Paul says to us “Life for me is Christ.” For us too, life is Christ - the Christ who says to us “as long as you did this to one of these, the least of my brothers and sisters, you did it to me” (Matthew 25:45). We focus on them in order to focus on Him who is our life.

The Campaign focuses on four different ways of working for God’s revolution of tenderness:

The MacKillop Fund which provides Catholic education bursaries to local children whose families are suffering severe hardship.

Holy Spirit Seminary which provides formation for our future priests who will need strong preparation for the ministry of leadership that awaits them in changing times.

The Priests Foundation which supports the retired, elderly and ailing priests who have spent their lives in service of God’s people and who remain a vital part of the Archdiocese.

Centacare which reaches out in compassion through services like domestic violence support, psychiatric counselling, family support, hospital chaplaincy and prison ministry.

Each of these works is a powerful sign of our cooperation with the God who is near to us, who knows our needs and enters into our suffering. The God who bears our burdens and heals our wounds.

Thank you for your commitment to this work.

As always in the Lord,

+Most Reverend Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane

Congratulations William Wallis, son of Melissa & Tobie; Paige Williams, daughter of Domica & Peter; and Theo

White, son of Tanya & Joel. They were baptised in the parish this weekend.

Congratulations to these children who received First Holy Communion at Mass this

weekend: Owen, Lucas, Lili and Sheniyah. FREE PUBLIC LECTURE ‘Liturgy, Prayer, Pastoral Care and Pandemics’ Online Monday 12 October 10.00am - 11.30am Hosted by Sr. Prof. Julia Upton, RSM, Ph.D. (Fordham), Provost Emerita and retired Distinguished Professor in the Dept of Theology & Religious Studies at St John’s University (NY). In addition to her expertise in liturgy and prayer, she recently completed a Masters’ degree in Public Health. Free event but registration essential by 7 October. Register at www.acu.edu.au/LectureUpton. Email:centreforliturgy@acu.edu.au. P:(02)9701 4751

GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MASS Saturday 26 September 11.30am Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane Archbishop Mark Coleridge will celebrate Mass for the special intentions of all couples celebrating 50 years or more of marriage. Anyone wishing to attend must register at the Cathedral office on 3324 3030. The Mass will also be live-streamed via the Cathedral website.

Envelopes are available at all Masses this weekend and following weekday Masses.

Congratulations to Geoff & Jeanne O’Connor as they celebrate 55 years of marriage. Congratulations also to Laurie & Doris Gauci who are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. God’s blessings on them and their families.

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Holy Thursday at Home

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

ENTRANCE PROCESSION: Gather Your People

Refrain: Gather your people, O Lord. Gather your people, O Lord. One bread, one body, one spirit of love. Gather your people, O Lord.

1. Draw us forth to the table of life: brothers and sisters, each of us called to walk in your light Refrain

2. We are parts of the body of Christ, needing each other, each of the gifts the Spirit provides. Refrain

Text & Music: © 1991 Bob Hurd, OCP Publications, Portland OR. Used with permission.

GLORIA

Antiphon: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, We bless you, We adore you, We glorify you, We give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God heavenly king, O God, almighty father. Antiphon

Lord Jesus Christ, Only begotten son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the father, You take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; You are seated at the right hand of the father, Have mercy on us. Antiphon

For you alone are the holy one, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, With the Holy Spirit, In the glory of God, the Father. Antiphon

Text: excerpts from the English translation of the roman missal © 2010 ICEL. Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow pub.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 102 [103]

All: The Lord is near to all who call him. Music © Colin Smith, Revised 2016 Willow Pub. Text Psalm Responses, English Translation of Psalm Responses from Lectionary for

MAssess@1969, 1981, 1997 ICEL; Text Psalms verses, The Grail, England.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Antiphon: Alleluia, Alleluia! Alleluia, Alleluia!

Open, O Lord, Open our hearts, To listen to the words of your Son. Open our hearts, O Lord.

Antiphon: Alleluia, Alleluia! Alleluia, Alleluia! Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL.

Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub. APOSTLE’S CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

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Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATION

When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL. Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub.

COMMUNION: Our Supper Invitation

1. Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine. Take of my life and live, branch of my vine. Let me befriend you now, eat, take your fill. Don’t be afraid to dream, love has its will.

2. Take up your burden now, walk til you find, Just what the journey means, walk while there’s time. Food for the journey will answer your need. Don’t be afraid to walk, love, my love will lead.

3. Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine. Be a sweet nourishment to good friends of mine. Let me befriend you now, eat, take your fill. Share with your people that love has its will.

4. Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine. Take of my life and live, branch of my vine.

Text & Music: Kevin Bates, SM © 1970 GIA Publications.

SONG OF PRAISE: Bless the Lord my Soul

Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God’s Holy Name. Bless the Lord my soul, who leads me into life.

Text & Music: Estelle White © 1925-2011 McCrimmon’s Publishing Co Ltd

RECESSIONAL: Canticle of the Sun

Refrain: The heavens are telling the glory of God, and all creation is shouting for joy. Come, dance in the forest, come, play in the field, And sing, sing to the glory of the Lord.

1. Sing to the sun, the bringer of day, He carries the light of the Lord in his rays, The moon and the stars, who light up the way unto your throne. Refrain

4. Sing to the fire, who gives us His light The warmth of the sun to brighten our night, He dances with joy, his spirit so bright, he sings of you. Refrain

Text & Music: Marty Haugen © 1980 GIA Publications Inc

MASS TIMES 21 - 27 September 2020

Bookings essential for all Masses.

Church doors open 40 minutes before Mass.

Please arrive at least 30 minutes before Mass starts to check in, hand sanitise

and be ushered to your seat.

No one is permitted to enter once doors close and Mass

begins.

Monday 21 September 9.15am St Catherine’s

Tuesday 22 September 9.15am St Bernard’s

Wednesday 23 September 7.00am St Catherine’s

Thursday 24 September 7.00am St Bernard’s

Friday 25 September 8.00am St Bernard’s 9.30am St Martin’s

Saturday 26 September 5.00pm St Catherine’s

Sunday 27 September 9.00am St Bernard’s

RECONCILIATION By appointment

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

8.30am - 4.30pm

Monday - Friday

For urgent matters after hours

please leave a message on

3849 7158 and we will get

back to you as soon as

possible.

All Music is used with

permission and reported

weekly to

ONE LICENSE #A-641326.

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME A

27 September 2020

READINGS: Ezek 18:25-28;

Phil 2:1-11

GOSPEL: Mt 21:28-32

Jubilee for the Earth

Each year, the ecumenical steering committee suggests a theme to unify Christian communities in their celebration of the season.

For the 2020 Season of Creation, the suggested theme is “Jubilee for the Earth: New Rhythms, New Hope.”

This year, amid crises that have shaken our world, we’re awakened to the urgent need to heal our relationships with creation and each other.

During the season this year, we enter a time of restoration and hope, a jubilee for our Earth, that requires radically new ways of living with creation. Christians around the world will use this period to renew their relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment.

This year’s Season of Creation is a time to consider the integral relationship between rest for the Earth and ecological, economic, social, and political ways of living.

This particular year, the need for just and sustainable systems has been revealed by the far-reaching effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic. We yearn for the moral imagination that accompanies the Jubilee.

As followers of Christ from around the globe, we share a common role as caretakers of God’s creation. We rejoice in this opportunity to care for our common home and the sisters and brothers who share it.