Please pray for our departed loved ones, especially Pauline O'Loughlin SGS, Lorraine Montiford, Maria Borzelleca and Barbara Stefano recently deceased and also for John Fletcher, Gary Fletcher, Rev Bryan Lee, Stan GrzegrzolkaVince Long, Patrick Long, Eve Long, Arthur Wilson, Mavis Wilson, Norm and Katie Timmins, Norman, Patricia and Daniel Timmins, Patrick and Pat Boyle, Karen Baker, Mike West, Mary O’Connell, Patrick O’Connell, Patricia O’Connell and Noel Nicholson.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM The Lord will bless his people

with peace.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia!

The heavens were opened and the Father’s voice was heard: this is

my beloved Son, hear him. Alleluia!

Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 Acts 10:34-38 Matthew 3:13-17

12th January 2020 (Year A)

The Baptism of the Lord

“I BRING A GOOD YEAR” The Christ Child on a Donkey, Greeting card, Germany c 1500

2020 should be an exciting year for the Church. It will be seven years since the election of Pope Francis. Some expected rapid change and a quick reform of the Vatican. Francis has been working away quietly and solidly with his committee of cardinals. Numerous changes have prepared the way. He is keen to see change deeply embedded, not only in the structures but also in the hearts of people themselves.

The new constitution for the reform of the Curia was sent last year for consultation to every country and to the Vatican

administration itself. This year we should see the release of the document, Praedicate Evangelium (Preach the Gospel). It will make the mission of the Church central and replace the old power structures with a new model of servant leadership. The restructure will mean a new batch of leadership in Rome (ten of the cardinals who head Vatican offices are due to retire). In preparing the way for the reform, the pope said to the Roman Curia: There is a need to respect history in order to build a future that has solid roots and can thus prove to be fruitful. Appealing to memory is not the same thing as being anchored in self-preservation, but instead evokes the life and vitality of an ongoing process. He went on to say that; memory and tradition are not static but dynamic. Again, he warned against rigidity.

We are also awaiting the document, which will result from the ground-breaking Synod of Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region held last October. This gathering affirmed the importance of recognising and integrating local cultures, and the impossibility of imposing a Western/European tradition on every part of the Church. It is an important step in the legitimate decentralisation, which the pope has been advocating for several years. This is controversial because some wish to retain a Rome-centred uniformity of teaching and practice. These two things alone should make 2020 a most interesting year!

Best wishes

TOM ELICH parish priest GERRY CROOKS pastoral associate HELEN PRICE and HELEN COLE parish secretaries ANN-MAREE NICHOLLS SGS school principal

Please remember the sick in your prayers Diane Peck, James Bates, Maureen O’Connor, Carmen Turner, Marlyn and John Chester, John Clarke and Jan Low (nee Stefano).

DATE CLAIMERS 2020

Monday 13 January ‘HEARTFIT’ recommences

Thursday 16 January MAHJONG - parish hall 9:30am

Saturday 18 January SANTO NINO – 11am Mass

Sunday 26 January Australia Day m/tea after 8am Mass

Wednesday 29 January School resumes for 2020

Wednesday 5 February Parish Council meet at 7:30pm

Thursday 6 February St Vincent de Paul meet at 6pm

Liturgy Committee meet at 7pm

Friday 7 February Drop in Morning 10am in the hall

PARISH SACRAMENTAL PROGRAM FOR 2020 Please mark these important dates in your diary for next year.

PENANCE (Year 5 children) Parent workshop sessions 20 February 7:30pm OR 21 February 9:30am

FIRST COMMUNION (Year 4 children) Parent workshop sessions 23 April 7:30pm OR 24 April 9:30am Celebration of First Holy Communion 13-14 June

CONFIRMATION (Year 3 children) Parent workshop sessions 30 July 7:30pm OR 31 July 9:30am Celebration of Confirmation 8 and 10 September

FIESTA in honour of SEÑOR SANTO NIÑO (Holy Child) will be held at Sts Peter and Paul’s

church with Mass at 11am on 18 January, followed by lunch in the Parish Hall. Please bring a plate to share. Everyone is welcome.

PARISH FRIDGE CALENDARS are available in the church and at the parish office for those who missed out at Christmas.

MAHJONG GROUP that usually meets each Thursday at St John the Baptist Hall in Oxford Street, will meet on Thursday 16 January 9:30am-12noon at our Parish Hall. All welcome.

VOCATION VIEW: Baptism is the starting point; union with God is our goal. How we serve others in between is our Vocation. Pray for Vocations. To speak about your vocation, please contact the Vocation Centre on 3324 3351

A sense of humour is a gift from God. Laughter unites us. On the way out the door to church, Mrs Smith accidentally dropped the beautiful cake she had made for the cake stall. With no time to make a new one, she ingeniously set a roll of toilet tissue in

the middle of the cake to give it support and then slathered icing around it. To conceal her embarrassment, she planned to buy her own cake at the stall. Though she hurried outside immediately after Mass, Mrs Smith was horrified to find that her cake was already sold! Her shock was compounded the next day at her monthly book club meeting at the home of a good friend. There on the kitchen counter was the very same fake cake she made for the cake stall. “What a beautiful cake,” Mrs Smith said, not knowing what else to say. “Thank you,” the friend said, smiling. “I made it myself.”

NO PARKING please on the paved area in front of the church ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

CHECK OUT THE PARISH WEBSITE

www.bulimbacatholic.com GET THE PARISH NEWSLETTER ONLINE

School newsletter: www.stspp.qld.edu.au

WANTED! - Interested parishioners

and/or parents to join the ‘CHILDREN'S LITURGY of the WORD’ volunteer team in 2020

The ‘Children’s Liturgy of the Word’ program (for children Prep to Year 2) is held concurrently with Sunday morning 8am Mass during school terms. After the opening prayer, children gather in the Hall to celebrate and learn about the Liturgy of the Word in a way that is engaging for their level of understanding.

What’s involved? A team of two volunteers are rostered one Sunday per school term to facilitate the approximately 20 minute session using pre-prepared material accessed anytime from an online portal. (https://www.kidsliturgy.com/).

Interested? Contact Ana Croger 0407 628 389 or anacroger@gmail.com to join the team or to find out more! Interested volunteers are welcome to attend and shadow a session. New volunteers are paired with more experienced volunteers and are invited to attend the annual orientation session early in 2020. [Please note: As part of the Parish’s commitment to the Archdiocese’s Safeguarding Policy, volunteers working with children (considered a ‘high risk’ category) require a Blue Card (Volunteer), Police History Check and need to attend a mandatory 2 hour safeguarding training session arranged through the Parish Office.] NEW YEAR BLESSING OF THE HOME - a copy of the blessing and chalk are still available from the church for those who may have missed out at last weekend’s masses.

DROP-IN-FRIDAY Come and enjoy hospitality plus morning tea with some friendly people on the first Friday of each month in the Parish Hall 10am-12 noon. Learn to play cards. Join the knitting table or just join in the conversation. The first date for 2020 is Friday 7 February. All very welcome. PARISH MORNING TEA VOLUNTEERS – We are looking for volunteers to assist with hospitality after 8am Sunday Mass on a shared roster. Parish morning tea is usually held twice each month and is a vital parish community ministry. If you are available to help, please contact the parish office. ST STEPHEN’S CATHEDRAL GUIDES AND WELCOMERS invite you to an information session on Thursday 6 February at 10:30am to discover the delights of volunteering with them. The meeting will be in the Hanly Room of the Francis Rush Centre. If you enjoy meeting people and revel in good art and history, the rewards of becoming a volunteer guide is beyond measure. Training offered to all volunteers. For more details, please contact the Cathedral office on 3324 3030 or deveryc@bne.catholic.net.au by 24 January.

PARISH ROSTERS

Readers, Communion Ministers, Sacristans and Altar Servers Team 3 - please arrange a substitute if not available

Children’s Liturgy Roster 2 February – Lisa Bradley and Airoleene Chaw 9 February – Francine Beg and Rachel O’Neill

Casserole Bank Roster Recommences in February

+ Liturgy this Week 13 January – 19 January 2020

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September 2011

MONDAY - -

TUESDAY - -

WEDNESDAY 7:00pm Mass

THURSDAY - -

FRIDAY 8:00am St Anthony Mass

SATURDAY 11:00am Mass for SEÑOR SANTO NIÑO (Holy Child)

SUNDAY 6:00pm (Saturday); 8:00am; 5:30pm Mass: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings – Isaiah 49:3, 5-6; 1 Corinthians 1:1-3; John 1:29-34

OTHER LITURGY AND PRAYER

RECONCILIATION Saturday at 9:30am and 5:00pm

ROSARY/ANGELUS Saturday before the 9:00am Mass

MEDITATION Tuesday at 4pm Lourdes Hill Convent, 50 Hawthorne Road, Hawthorne

ENTRANCE HYMN

ALL THE EARTH

CHORUS All the earth proclaim the Lord, Sing your praise to God.

Serve you the Lord, heart filled with gladness, Come into his presence singing for joy!

Know that the Lord is our Creator, Yes, he is our Father, we are his own.

We are the sheep of his green pastures, For we are his people, he is our God.

Enter his gates bringing thanksgiving, O enter his courts while singing his praise.

Our Lord is good, his love enduring, His word is abiding now with us all.

Text based on Ps 100. Text and music © 1965, World Library Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission ONE LICENCE #A-621195

GLORIA 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.

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

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. Amen

MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION When we eat this bread and drink this cup we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again.

LAMB OF GOD Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us Lamb of God you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

COMMUNION HYMN

A TRUSTING PSALM CHORUS

Lord, let your mercy be on us As we place our trust in you.

The word of the Lord is faithfulness and love His love can never be measured. His beauty is like nothing we have ever seen, So let us place our trust in him.

The word of the Lord means a patient, gentle God. His love can never grow weary. His mercy is as though our sins have never been, If we can place our trust in him.

The word of the Lord is fire burning strong. His love can never grow weary. His will seek and save the lost until we all return, So let us place our trust in him.

© 1989 Kevin Bates SM, Marist Fathers, PO Box 167, Corrimal NSW Australia. All rights reserved. Used with permission ONE LICENCE #A-621195

RECESSIONAL HYMN

THIS DAY WAS MADE BY THE LORD

CHORUS

This day was made by the Lord, let us rejoice let us be glad This day was made by the Lord, let us rejoice in salvation!

I thank you, your love is eternal, you have given me life. You have given me life. I will proclaim the wonders you do!

Your hand raised me up in triumph, you have given me life You have given me life. I will proclaim the wonders you do!

The stone which the builders rejected is the cornerstone, Is the cornerstone. I will proclaim the wonders you do!

You opened the gates of heaven, you have given me life. You have given me life. I will proclaim the wonders you do!

You are my strength and my Saviour, you have given me life You have given me life. I will proclaim the wonders you do!

© 1988, 1989, 1990 Christopher Walker. Published by OCP Publications. All rights reserved. Used with permission under ONE LICENCE #A-621195

Excerpts from the English translation of the Roman Missal © 2010, International

Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL). All rights reserved.