St Bernard’s Church 4 Klumpp Rd., U M G.

St Martin’s Church Cnr Logan & Chester Rds

Eight Mile Plns, Bne.

St Catherine’s Church 388 Newnham Rd., Wishart.

PARISH PRIEST Fr Patrick Molony

ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr Stephen Kumyangi

PRIEST IN RESIDENCE Fr Hyacinth Udah

GREENSLOPES HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN

Fr Quintin Culpeper

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

PASTORAL MINISTERS VOLUNTEERS Mrs Bronwyn Dunks E: cv.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

YOUTH & YOUNG PEOPLE Edwin Pereira E: yaya.umg @bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH MANAGER Mignon Telford E: umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH OFFICE Michelle Baldi Lorraine Neagle Phone: (07) 3849 7158 Emergency: 3830 5178 Fax: (07) 3849 8742 E: sec.umg@bne.catholic.net.au Website:http://umgwcatholic.org.au/ F: Like us: http://www facebook.com/umgwparish

DEANERY www.parishes.bne.catholic.

net.au/south/index.html

ST VINCENT DE PAUL Welfare: 3010 1096

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

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

CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE

24 Klumpp Rd., U M G Phone: 3347 9200

NEWSLETTER 18/19 February 2017

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME/A READINGS: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Corinthians 3:16-23

GOSPEL: Matthew 5:38-48

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.

One cannot choose which passage of scripture is going to really hit home, make an impact, and become a huge challenge in your life. This passage of scripture, today's Gospel, changed my life – completely. Revelation became revolution!

I had always read ‘Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect’ as advocating rather static anaemic fault-less-ness. Not very appealing!

But, sitting in my room one day, I realised that the Greek word we usually translate as 'perfect' is closer to the idea of a perfect wine – one that has matured and has reached its full potential, everything it was capable of being.

So, Our Lord is saying, ‘Be a person who is becoming fully mature, someone who is everything you are capable of being.’

Our Lord gives a striking example of the challenge. It is far from static or anaemic! ‘…your Father in Heaven … causes his sun to rise on bad men as well as good, and his rain to fall on honest and dishonest men alike.’ And then Our Lord commands us to be everything we are meant to be as human beings in exactly the same respect.

We are to be gracefully mature adult disciples of Jesus by imitating God who does not withhold life-giving sun and rain from people because they are bad or dishonest. God does not extinguish the life of human beings because they are evil, because they are enemies.

This exploded in my consciousness like a bomb! We are to be the same as God in this regard. That is how we are to love our enemies.

The rest is history. I was elected to the Senate and was Minister for Justice for six years. Everything was going swimmingly, and I had the satisfaction of a certain superiority. I knew what it was to be a true follower of Jesus Christ, and I was living the dream. The dream was shattered in January of 1991. Iraq’s Saddam Hussein had invaded and occupied Kuwait. The Prime Minister required a vote in the Senate supporting the despatch of naval units for a UN Security Council-authorised military operation to expel Iraqi forces.

To cut a very long story short, after an anguished weekend I voted for the motion. I was sure that that first Iraq war was justified by the teaching of the Church for the last sixteen hundred years – the "Just War" doctrine. But my heart broke. I realised that I had betrayed the Divine Teacher of the Sermon on the Mount. I could not open Matthew’s Gospel for fear of opening it at today’s passage. I am still not entirely at peace. I derive some consolation from the fact that Pope John Paul II, usually a Pope of great certainties, experienced the same turmoil of heart and mind in wrestling with this issue. No-one can read his Encyclical Evangelium Vitae without seeing the struggle. [see especially Evangelium Vitae 55]

The Holy Spirit is moving the Church as the community of Christ’s faithful in a direction not experienced since its first three Centuries. It will be interesting to see what Pope Francis has to say in his homily on today’s Gospel, should he choose to focus on this point.

Adapted from Mark O’Brien LiturgyHelp.com

All are invited to st Catherine’s

church, 10.30 am Friday 3 march

World Day of Prayer is a worldwide movement of Christians of all traditions. They come together each year on or near the first Friday of March, to observe a common time of prayer to which all people are welcome. In many countries they have a continuing relationship under the motto “informed prayer, prayerful action”. World Day of Prayer focuses attention on one country each year. The Christian women of that country write a prayer service for all to share in. They reflect on their country, their lives and challenges, and

we join them to celebrate both our unity in Christ and our diversity in culture. More than three million people in over 170 countries join in services or prayer events, many contributing to a project to aid the country for which we are praying.

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BAPTISMS Congratulations to Adelyn and Eva Wuoti, twin daughters of

Nathan and Lisa. They will be baptised this Sunday in St Bernard’s Church.

READERS ROSTER

26 February 2017

New rosters are now available

at each of our churches.

St Bernard’s: Mbachu Juliet,

Denise Child, Joe Varkey; Irene

Lam, Simon Hill, Jan Rhoades;

Dick Allen, Sean Szetoo, Shelley

Allen; Andrea O’Brien, Dinah

Planas, Josh Planas.

St Martin’s: Grace Guarrera,

Andrea Otto, Robyn Otto.

St Catherine’s: Darryl Petersen,

Mary Cusack, Brian Rayfield;

Bob Hore, Rae Hurrell, Ros Flood.

‘UP FROM THE WATERS’

Prayer groups There are three options. 1. 7.00 pm Tuesdays in Lent: 28 Feb, 7, 14, 21, 28 Mar & 4 Apr, St Bernard’s Community Ctre. OR 2. 10.30 am Wednesdays in Lent: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 March & 5 April, St Bernard’s Community Ctre. OR 3. Invite a small group to your home.

For all Christians this is a season for deep reflection and prayer to

discern and review the ways we are living out our baptismal call to be

‘missionary disciples’ (Pope Francis).

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW)

‘Let the little children come to me and do not stop them; for it is such as these

that the kingdom of heaven belongs’ Matt 19:14

We are in need of more people willing to be trained in leading Children’s Liturgy at both St Bernard’s at 9.30 am and St Catherine’s at 8.30 am Sundays, except during school holidays. Volunteers would only be required to assist one Sunday per month. For more information about the ministry please contact Trish Stapleton. Please contact Bronwyn Dunks on 3849 7158 or email if you are interested in assisting with this very rewarding ministry.

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish Congratulations! There are 60+ children formally enrolling in the final stage of their preparation for Confirmation and First Communion at all Masses this weekend. Let’s keep them in our prayers as they begin the final stages of their journey to full initiation.

RCIA Journey You may, or may not be aware, of the work of the Holy Spirit in our parish by way of the RCIA Journey. As soon as anyone enquires about becoming Catholic they are invited into our group to experience the Catholic way of life. At t h e m o m e n t w e h a ve t h r e e catechumens preparing for full initiation at Easter, three candidates for reception, and several enquirers. It is a fluid group as we can never know when the Holy Spirit moves anyone to enquire about our faith. We would like more Catholics to be part of the group as we need to have sponsors who will welcome and support candidates.

Right now, we are about to move into the final stage of some members preparation to receive the sacrament at Easter. Please keep them in your prayers at this most important time. If you are interested in enquiring please call Trish Stapleton 0417 008 025.

Shrove Tuesday Prayer & Pancakes

All are invited to St Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, Logan Rd. (Enter via Mountain Street) on Tuesday 28 Feb at 6-7 pm.

Formation and Training for New Readers and Extra Ordinary Ministers of Communion [ie Laypeople]

Thank you to the five respondents at the 6.15 pm Saturday Mass. We are still in urgent need for new Readers and Lay Ministers of Communion at the 9.30 am Sun Mass at St Bernard’s READERS TRAINING: St Bernard’s Community Centre Wed 22 February, 7.00 pm. COMMUNION MINISTERS TRAINING: St Bernard’s Community Centre,

Thursday 23 February, 7.00 pm.

University Welcome Back BBQ

We welcome back University Students to the parish and the neighbourhood with our Welcome Back BBQ.

Join us on Friday March 10th

from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm at St Bernard’s Church in the Parish House Courtyard.

It is an opportunity to connect with other University students in the area. If you are a parishioner and would like to volunteer your time to the

running of the BBQ, please call Bronwyn on 3849 7158.

Ash Wednesday

Masses 1 March 2017

7.00 am St Catherine’s Church 9.30 am St Martin’s Church 7.00 pm St Bernard’s Church.

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OUR LADY OF LOURDES Celebrate the Feast day of Our Lady of

Lourdes, St Stephen's Cathedral Brisbane

Elizabeth St City Saturday 25 February,

10.30 am Rosary Bouquet

11.30am Mass Celebrated by Archbishop

Mark Coleridge.

DOMINICAN ART EXHIBIT An Exhibition of Art by Dominican

Artists from around the world.

Saturday 4 March, 12 - 6 pm and

Sunday 5 March 8.30 am - 12.30 pm,

San Sisto College, Carina, Brisbane.

Curated by ATF Press. Details please

ring Hilary Regan 0411 876 099. GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY - ORIENTATION WEEK (20-25 February) Starting or continuing

at Griffith University? Griffith’s

Chaplaincy Service is there to help you

get off to a good start. Go to

griffith.edu.au and search 'chaplaincy' to

find a short video, subscribe to our email

news, find out who and where we are and

what we do, or make an appointment.

CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE

COLLEGE TOUR DAY Friday, 3 March: 9 am – 11 am.

Presentation in the Auditorium followed

by the College tour with our Student

Leaders. There is an opportunity to meet

with our Principal and members of the

L e a d e r s h i p T e a m. B o o k i n g s

recommended. To book a space, contact

our Enrolment Officer – 3347 9223 or

email: gomf@cvxmck.edu.au.

SETON COLLEGE OPEN MORNING: Tuesday

7 March, 9 am, College

Chapel, followed by a tour of

the College. Concludes 10.30am.

SETON, Mt Gravatt East, a Catholic

Co-educational College, is now

accepting enrolment applications for

Year 7, 2018 and 2019 (maximum 60

students). The College accepts students

of diverse abilities. QCE subjects and a

variety of VET pathways available to

Senior students. Visit http://

www.seton.qld.edu.au or P: 3291 5333 to

obtain an enrolment package.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Especially Joan Druery (wife of Jim),

Edward Rhoades (son of Jan & Warren), Pat Laugher, Mary Johnson, Carlos Heron, Finisia Solano, Jack Robba,

MaryAnn Van der Weide, Peg Toohey, Pat Fraser, Beryl Worthington and Fr John Newman who have died recently,

also Marcus Kunkel, Brian Lawton, Noel O’Meara, Kevin Burnett, Pat

Williams, Thomas Phelan, Mary MacDonald, Rita Galea, Simon Tinh, Laura Sim, Charles & Scott Sullivan, Dr

Hilary DeSouza, Susan Toohey, Clinton Bolger, Ben Bolger, Margaret Rotondo, Elsie Oxenford and Margaret Anning

whom we remember at this time.

PARISH YOUNG SINGERS A reminder to our Parish Young Singers

that music practice will be at 9 am next

Sunday 26 February, St Bernard’s

Church, for the 9.30 am Mass.

B E S I D E R E S T F U L WATERS PRAYER GROUP Wednesday 22 February,

St Bernard’s Church, Upp Mt Gravatt

Celebrant: Fr Dominic O’Hare.

6.30 pm: Prayer Ministry

7.00 pm: Praise and Worship,

7.35 pm: Mass & Anointing of the sick.

All are invited to stay for supper and

fellowship. Maureen 3172 9248.

SENIORS COACH TOURS Grilled or Crumbed Fish, Mystery Tour. Bus leaves St Catherine’s, 8 am

Wednesday 22 February. Tour lunch

and morning tea $40.

Bookings Maureen

3343 3144. Stamps for

the Columban Missions

can be left in the box at

St Catherine’s Church.

OR TO Trade Coast Central Heritage Park, Thurs. 23 February. This historical precinct features walking trails, displays of the convict era, women’s prisons and factory site. Cost

$35, includes morning tea/lunch. Bus

leaves St Bernard’s, 8.30 am.

Bookings Sue 3349 8198.

HeartFIT HeartFIT (previously Heartmoves)

Aspinall Ctre 11.30 am Mon. (this week)

Aspinall Ctre, 10 am Friday.

More information Bruce 0408740543. E: bruceinthezone@gmail.com

HOLY CROSS FUNERALS Holy Cross Funerals began its

operation in 1999 as an

outreach of the Catholic Parish

of Holy Cross, Redcliffe City.

They have expanded their

pastoral care of families throughout

Brisbane, offering its service of support

for families of all Christian

denominations. They are looking for a

Funeral Assistant to help out with

funerals, when needed, especially on

the south side of Brisbane. If you

would like to enquire about this

position phone 3293 0555.

LITURGY BRISBANE I n v i t e s

applications for a

full time position

of Education Officer. Responsibilities

include: To organise and conduct

education opportunities in liturgy and

sacraments at diocesan level, respond to

requests for seminars on liturgy at

parish and deanery level. Apply: email

your covering letter with your resume

to attention: Rev Dr Tom Elich

elicht@liturgybrisbane.net.au.

A copy of the position description can

be obtained by calling 3324 3323.

Applications close Friday 17 March.

CATHOLIC LEADER Fr Tim Harris, appointed to be

Townsville’s next bishop, talks of his

special link with predecessor Bishop

Michael Putney

Townsville diocese thrilled to have a

new shepherd after three-year wait

Parents of transgender woman share

an emotional journey

Royal Commission coverage

includes discussions on cultural

change and priestly formation

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SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORD. TIME/A - 19 Feb. 2017 ♫ PROCESSIONAL: SPIRIT BLOWING THROUGH CREATION 1. Spirit blowing through creation, Spirit burning in the skies. Let

the hope of your salvation fill our eyes: God of splendour, God of glory, You who light the stars above, all the heavens tell the story of your love.

2. As you moved upon the waters, as you ride upon the wind. Move us all, your sons and daughters deep within: As you shaped the hills and mountains, formed the land and filled the deep, let your hand renew and waken all who sleep.

Refrain: Spirit renewing the earth, renewing the hearts of all people; Burn in the weary souls, blow through the silent lips, come now awake us, Spirit of God.

3. Love that sends the rivers dancing, love that waters all that lives. Love that heals and holds and rouses and forgives: You are food for all your creatures, You are hunger in the soul, in your hands the broken hearted are made whole.

© Word of Life Int. Haugen, Marty GIA Licence 1326 FIRST READING: Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 ♫ RESP. PSALM: THE LORD IS KIND AND MERCIFUL Response: The Lord is kind and merciful.

1. My soul, give thanks to the Lord, all my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord and never forget all his blessings. R/

2. It is the Lord who forgives all your guilt, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with love and compassion. R/

3. The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy. He does not treat us according to our sins nor repay us according

to our faults. R/

4. As far as the east is from the west so far does he remove our sins. As a father has compassion on his sons, the Lord has pity on those who fear him. R/ © WOL Int. Smith, C D WIL Ant. Willcock C GIA Ps 102 Lic 1326E

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 ♫ VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Who ever keeps the word of Christ grows perfect in the love of God Alle, Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

© WOL Int. Mason P WIL Lic. 1326E

GOSPEL: Matthew 5:38-48 ♫ COMMUNION HYMN: CHRIST OUR PEACE Refrain: Christ our peace, you break down the walls that divide us;

Christ, our peace, come, make us one body in you.

(The last word of each verse is ‘Christ’. the first word of the refrain)

1. Each time we eat this bread, each time we drink this cup, we share Christ’s death and rising until the reign of …

2. One is the bread we break, one is the cup we drink, one is the body gathered here at the feast of …

3. All you with hungry hearts, seek God’s gracious reign, all you who search for justice, come to the feast of ...

4. And all are welcome here; here there is food for all, blessed meal of grace and mercy, gathered as one in …

5. As once he broke the bread and opened eyes and hearts, may we now see his presence as we remember ...

© WOL Int Haugen, Marty GIA Lic. 1326E

SONG OF PRAISE: UBI CARITAS Refrain: Ubi caritas et amor, ubi caritas Deus ibi est.

1. Your love, O Jesus Christ, has gathered us together. (Ref.)

2. May your love, O Jesus Christ, be foremost in our lives. (Ref.)

3. Let us love one another as God has loved us. (Ref.) © WOL Int. Berthier, Jacques TAI Lic 1326E

MASS TIMES 20 - 26 February 2017

St Bernard’s: Mon. 10.30 am - Funeral Edward Rhoades Tues. 9.15 am Wed. 7.35 pm - Charismatic Mass Thurs. 7.00 am Fri. 8.00 am Sat. 6.15 pm Sun. 7.00 am, 9.30 am, 6.15 pm.

St Martin’s: Friday 9.30 am Sunday 8.00 am

St Catherine’s:

Mon. 9.15 am Wed. 7.00 am Sat. 6.00 pm Sun. 8.30 am

RECONCILIATION St Bernard’s - Saturday 5.15 pm St Catherine’s - Saturday 5.00 pm

DENOTES CHANGE

THIS WEEK Mon. 20 February 2017

Funeral - 10.30 am, St B’s for Edward Rhoades. HeartFIT: - 11.30 am, Aspinall Centre. SVDP Meeting - 5 pm, St C’s Community Ctre.

Tues. 21 February 2017 Craft Group - 10 am, St B’s Community Centre.

Wed. 22 Feb. - Chair of St Peter Seniors Bus Trip - Mystery Tour - Leaves St C’s 8 am. Readers Training - 7pm, St B’s Community Ctre. Beside Restful Waters - 7.35 pm Charismatic Mass. SVdP Meeting - 5 pm, Aspinall Centre, Rm 1.

Thurs. 23 Feb. - St Polycarp Seniors Bus Trip - Trade Coast. Bus St B’s 8.30 am. Play Group - St B’s Community Ctre., 9.15 am. Euch. Ministers Training- 7pm, St B’s Comm. Ctre.

Friday 24 February 2017 Play Group - St Catherine’s Hall, 9.30 am. HeartFIT: - 10 am, St B’s Aspinall Centre.

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♫ RECESS: A NEW HEART FOR A NEW …... Ref: Create a new heart, Holy Lord, beckon our

lives through your word, open our eyes to your call, united as one for your world. Heighten our minds to your thoughts, heal us of pride and of hurt, may we go forth in your name we pray our hearts change.

1. The heart of the cross lowly and poor, calls us on. Lord, it is you promising hope, promising truth. (Refrain)

2. Restless, the hearts who yearn for your peace in this land. Deepen the dream justice brings life, justice redeems. (Refrain)

© WOL Int. Schutte, Dan OCP Licence 1326E

8th SUNDAY IN ORD TIME/A - 26 Feb. 2017 READINGS: Isaiah 49:14-15; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5. GOSPEL Matthew 6:24-34.