27th Sunday in Ordinary Time 7th October 2018 Peter & Fay

Anderson

63 yrs

John & Margaret

Burke 61yrs

Pat & Anne

Maguire

61 yrs

Brian & Coral

Hallinan 60 yrs

Brian & Pat

McMackin 59 yrs

Jim & Toni

Lennon 59 yrs

Errol & Pat

Hallam 58 yrs

Ross & Wilma

Rao 58 yrs

John &

Margaret Carter 57 yrs

Patrick & Ann

Hetherman 57 yrs

Colin & Carol

Bullock 55 yrs

John & Monica

Birchley 55 yrs

Paul & Therese

O’Regan 55 yrs

John & Joan

Broderick 55 yrs

Kevin & Floreen

Barry 55 yrs

Bernie & Fran

Boyle 55 yrs

Pat & Margaret

Nixon 54 yrs

Peter & Pam

Cranny 54 yrs

Richard & Pat

Cox 54 yrs

Chris & Gerry

Ellis 53 yrs

John & Margaret

Buckley 53 yrs

Ron & Pat

Needham 53 yrs

Geoffrey &

Elizabeth Teed 53 yrs

Ken & Denise

Mapstone 53 yrs

Brian & Aileen

Fitzpatrick 53 yrs

Laurence &

Denise Fitzgerald

53 yrs

Maurice &

Judith Fitzpatrick 52 yrs

Bob & Maureen

O’Neill 52 yrs

Brian & Denise

Piercey 52 yrs

Doug & Gladys

Pettiford 52 yrs

Tom & Paula

Hassed 52 yrs

Ron & Jan

Marsh 52 yrs

Tom & Monica

Nebauer 52 yrs

Gavin & Lyn

Taylor 51 yrs

Mike & Mary

Hogan 51 yrs

John & Lyn

Quinlan 51 yrs

Peter & Margaret

Smith 51 yrs

Peter & Jan

Wooderson 51 yrs

Stanley &

Elizabeth Rose

51 yrs

Roslyn & Max

King 50 yrs

Aileen & John

Curry 50 yrs

Elizabeth &

Robert Jenkins 50 yrs

Errol & Colleen

Garland 50 yrs

Pat & Johanna

Jackman 50 yrs

Neil & Jill

Walsh 53 yrs

Donna & John

Brown

50 yrs

Peter & Tricia

McDade 45 yrs

Marg & Alf

DeGroot 45 yrs

John & Janelle

Young 45 yrs

Annette & Ken

Garbe 50 yrs

Marie-Louise &

Carl Singson 45 yrs

Ian & Cheryl

Bailey 45 yrs

John & Mary-

Ann Sorensen 35 yrs

Jim & Sue

Graham 40 yrs

Gail & John

Bowley 40 yrs

Trish & Jack

Hodgson

30 yrs

Brendan & Maree

Carlin 35 yrs

Juliet & Ross

Blackwell 40 yrs

Martin & Fran

Powell 40 yrs

Michele & Greg

Endicott 30 yrs

Justin & Marnie

Marchesi 25 yrs

Paul & Monica

Hardiker 40 yrs

Glenn & Jules

DeSouza 30 yrs

Peter & Veronica

Epstein 25 yrs

Geoff & Mary

Anne Smith 20yrs

Damien &

Elizabeth Carter 15 yrs

LITURGY TIMES

8th October - 14th October

Grovely St William’s

Monday 9:15am Mass

Wednesday 6:15pm Adoration - Silent prayer before the exposed Eucharist until

7:00pm Mass

Thursday 9:00am Parish and St William’s School Buddy Mass St John XXIII, pope

Friday 7:00am Mass CANCELLED

Saturday: 7:00am Mass

5:00pm - 5:45pm Reconciliation

Next Weekend Masses

Saturday: 6:00pm Vigil Mass

Sunday: 6:30am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 5:30pm.

Oxford Park St. Joseph’s

Sunday 9:30am Mass

Mitchelton Our Lady of Dolours

Monday: 8:30am Mass

Tuesday: 8:30am Mass CANCELLED

Friday 8.30am Mass

Saturday 3:45pm - 4:30pm

Reconciliation

Next Weekend Masses

Saturday: 4:30pm Mass

Sunday: 8:00am Mass

Samford Sacred Heart

Thursday 6:00pm Liturgy of the Word

Next Weekend Mass

Sunday: 8:00am Mass

Tuesday 10.30am Madonna Villa Anointing Mass

This Week’s Readings 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gen 2:18-24; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16

Next Week’s Readings 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wis 7:7-11; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-30

GROVELY-SAMFORD & MITCHELTON

MITCHELTON NEWS

Family Rosary:

7th October Maria Smillie

14th October Cornelio Morataya

Counters this week: Group A - Michael Kuilboer

Counters next week: Group B - Zabarauskas

DATE CLAIMERS: Thank you night for parish volunteers will be held in the community centre on Saturday 24 November after the 4.30pm Mass.

Launch of Hamper weekend will be 17/18 November just in case anyone would like to pick up some specials before then.

Family Rosary: Rosary will be prayed in the home of Tess Wagner at 3 Glenariff St, Ferny Grove at 7pm on Tuesday.

Counters this week: Sue Skehan, Monica & John Birchley, Jan & Lester Whiteway

Baptisms: We joyfully announce the baptism of Elise Kam, Cash Taylor and Elodie Brown and welcome them into our faith community.

GROVELY NEWS

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday 6.15pm - 7.00pm St. William’s Church

PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE FOR PROJECT CHRISTMAS CARD.

This event will now be held on THURSDAY 15TH NOVEMBER. 10am in the Daley Centre.

ENQUIRIES TO Jan Whiteway 33513530.

Parish Calendar 2019

Planning is underway to collate dates for publication in our 2019 Parish calendar. Parish groups are invited to submit their dates as soon as possible.

Deadline for inclusion:

Friday 26th October : Please send inclusions via email to Sue Graham : sjgraham@bne.catholic.edu.au

St William’s Family Masses with Children’s Choir

Do you have a child who loves to sing and can read?? Are they over 6? We are building our choir now to help raise the

roof at our monthly Family Mass.

Practice an hour before Mass: 8.30 am on Sundays 28/10 and 23/12

Want to know more, or register your interest? Please contact Sarah on sarahonline80@gmail.com

Safe travels Fr Nigel. Enjoy and have a great holiday. See you back on the 19th October.

School resumes Monday 8th October. Welcome Back to School. We hope you all had a safe and happy holiday.

HELP NEEDED FOR CLAIRE’S COTTAGE Claire’s Cottage is a house at Ferny Hills run by Claire McCourtie for social and developing independent living skills for young adults with a disability. Claire is having a working bee over the next week. She is looking for someone who either owns a bobcat or has a license for a bobcat to use for some work on the grounds around the house. If you are able to assist

please call Claire on 0413270167.

We pray for: Elizabeth Jordan, Margaret Ross, Ken Bruton, Cindy Roberts, Wanda von Kleist, Bev Fraser, Colyn Bierton, John Weier, Joyce Powell, Kathleen Edden, Fr David Catterall, John Campbell, Gunther Friedrich, Mike Hogan, Hannah Kroehnet, Linda Moffatt, Ron Needham, Jen Nilon, Jim O’Leary, John Rhule, Sarah Williamson.

Recently: Sebastianina (Nellie) Musumeci (Ross

Musumeci’s mother), Loredana Mattioli, Janice Dillon, Alfonso Libo-On Anniversary: Patricia Walker, Geoffrey Allan Doss (40th day anniversary)

GROVELY-SAMFORD & MITCHELTON NEWS

Adult Faith Education

Dr. David Kirchhoffer, Director of the Queensland Bioethics Centre in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at ACU, will speak in the Daley Centre, Wednesday October 24 from 7.30 pm to 9 pm on the topic “Ethics of Advanced Care planning”.

Please note – This title is the focus of this presentation. Last week’s newsletter stated that abortion and euthanasia would be included in the content of the talk. This is not so. There may be time for questions on this at the end of the talk, however the content within the title is considerable, given the time available.

This talk is so opportune for parishioners who are getting older or parishioners whose parents are approaching old age. We all eventually come to the point of growing older and it makes sense for us to have thought about the implications of the process before the later stages eventually arrive.

Pope Francis has convened a synod of Bishops from Oct. 3 – 28, 2018, to discuss teenagers and young adults in the Catholic Church and to seek ways to encourage their enthusiasm and dreams. A great initiative and well overdue. Attending, will be more than 300 cardinals, bishops, priests, religious and lay people, including 30 women and several young adults. The lay people, including the women and young adults will be able to participate in the discussions but will not have the right to vote on the proposals which will go forward to Pope Francis for his consideration.

Some challenges for the Synod have been suggested by various sources.

• First, the bishops need to acknowledge that they need a lot of help on how to evangelise young people. The Church needs to listen to a wide range of young people, not just those going to church.

• Second, besides saying that they are spiritual but not religious, young people say that they want community. For many young people the church is a bureaucratic institution, not a community.

• Third, the church must be relevant to the needs of young people.

St Francis, who founded the Catholic Church’s Franciscan order, lived in Italy during the late 12th and 13th centuries. He is remembered for his generosity to the poor, his willingness to minister to the lepers and for his love for animals and nature. His feast day is celebrated on the day he died, October 4 1226. In the 20th century, St Francis’ feast day was combined with World Animal Day. Homelessness, the theme of this year’s Australian Bishop’s Social Justice statement, can also extend to animals so the RSPCA at Wacol is holding a special blessing of the animals in its shelter on Thursday 4 October.

Animals are so much a part of our lives - in the wild, on farms, in our own homes. We pray to give thanks for them and, also, to ask to be faithful caretakers of animals and the environment we must share. “Forgive us when we neglect to see all animals as part of your creation, forgive us when we neglect to acknowledge that your love beats in all hearts, and that you give breath to all creation.” Rev Barbara Allen Chaplain, Lort Smith Animal Hospital, Melbourne, 2007

Social Justice Group

SEEKING NEW MEMBERS Timor Leste Companions Group Timor Leste Companions Group Timor Leste Companions Group Timor Leste Companions Group This is a shout out to all Parishioners to consider joining our hardworking vibrant Group . We're only small in numbers but have achieved some great results in our Mission to support our Sister Parish in Timor-Leste . However to continue our work, we need support via new members and ongoing fresh ideas..."the Harvest is plentiful but the Labourers are few ". We meet once a Month on the first Thursday in the Parish Library at 7.30 pm. Please find below some Testimonials from current members.

• Six years ago I became a part of the Timor-Leste Companions Group. In 1975 as a young mother I waited in disbelief as Australia did nothing to assist that fledgling Country when it was invaded by the Indonesians . Being involved in the TLC Group has been a small way of saying "Sorry we weren't there for you as a neighbour " The Timorese I have encountered since have been amazing spiritually and inspiring in fortitude and patience. Meeting them through TLC has been a profound privilege"ol Carol Callaghan 0427650204

• I have been a part of the TLC Group since it's inception. While my family and commitments have grown since then, I am drawn to maintain an active companionship role as best I can .The people and stories I have come to know ,both here and in Liquica through this journey sustain me : and opportunities for spiritual growth abound- we can learn about the depth of faith of our Timorese brothers and sisters ,and improve their educational opportunities, whilst providing occasions to love one another in our fund raising and community events. What more can you ask for ?! Sarah Matthews 0466306897

Please feel free to contact the above members or Sarah Matthews 0466306897 or Carol Callaghan 0427650204 if you seek further info about the Group.

Clergy: Fr. Nigel Sequeira PP Phone: 3355 2667

Fr. Lucius Edomobi Residing at O.L.D. Presbytery Phone 3355 1349

Rev. Peter McDade, Deacon

Administration Coordinator: Mrs. Katrina Bailey (Mon - Fri) Phone: 3355 2667 Ext 1 grovely@bne.catholic.net.au Newsletter items to: bulletin.grovely@bne.catholic.net.au

Pastoral Associate: Local Safeguarding Rep: Mrs. Sue Allen (Wed - Fri) Phone: 3355 2667 Ext 2 pcgrovely@bne.catholic.net.au

Sacramental Coordinator: Mrs. Marie-Louise Singson (Mon - Wed) mornings & Thurs Phone: 3355 2667 Ext 3 sc.grovely@bne.catholic.net.au

Finance Officer: Mr. Tris van Twest (Mon - Fri) Phone: 3355 2667 Ext 4 finance.grovely@bne.catholic.net.au ACC NAME: St William’s Parish BSB: 064 786 ACC: 006526001

PARISH OFFICE 67 Dawson Parade, Keperra 4054

Ph 3355 2667 Email: grovely@bne.catholic.net.au

www.gsmparishes.com.au Hours: Mon 8am - 1pm; Tues - Fri. 8am - 4pm

GROVELY-SAMFORD & MITCHELTON NEWS

GROVELY 8th October - 14th October

Monday 10.00am Daley Centre Faith Circle

7:00pm Church St W Christian Meditation

Thursday 7.30pm Library AFE Meeting

Friday 9.00am Daley Centre R.I. Group Meeting

SAMFORD 8th October - 14th October

Monday 6:00pm Church Samford Choir

Friday 9:00am Church John Main Meditation Prayer Group

Kath 3289 1245 Heather 3289 2393

MITCHELTON 8th October - 14th October

Tuesday 7:00pm Church Treble M Choir

Tuesday 9.30am Daley Centre Playgroup

6.30pm Daley Centre St W PPC Meeting

7.00pm St W SVDP Meeting

Bible Quiz In what was Jesus wrapped before he was buried?

Answer next Week

Last Week’s answer: Who wrote the letter to Philemon? Paul (Phm 1:1)

SACRAMENTAL NEWS

Reminders: - Children & Parents Reconciliation workshops at St William’s Church Oct 15th - Mon Group A – 3:30 - 5:30pm Oct 16th - Tue Group B – 3:30 - 5:30pm Oct 18th - Thur Group C – 3:30 - 5:30pm Group D – Mitchelton Group – TBA 2nd Rite of Reconciliation Celebrations at St. William’s Church Oct 22 - Monday Group A - 5:45pm Oct 23 - Tuesday Group B - 5:45pm Oct 25- Thurs Group C - 5:45pm Oct 26 – Friday - Group D – Mitchelton Group – at Our Lady of Dolours Church - 5:45pm November 13th, 14th, & 15th Parents’ First Communion Workshops

A little girl finally got to attend a wedding for the first time. While in the

church, the girl asked her mother: “why is the bride dressed in white?” The mother replied to the girl: “because white is the color of happiness and it’s the happiest day of her life today.” After a little bit, the girl looks up at her mother and says: “But, then why is the groom wearing black?”

27th Sunday of the Year - B A VOCATION VIEW: The Christian

Vocation has expression through

marriage, single life, priesthood and

consecrated life. Our call to holiness

is to answer God's call to build the

Kingdom of God. 'Let the little

children come to me; ... for it is to

such as these that the Kingdom of

God belongs.'

Position Vacant – Parish Secretary Applications are open for a position at the Beaudesert Catholic Parish. A person with excellent administration and secretarial skills is required for a part time position of parish administration assistant for 15 hours a week Monday, Thursday and Friday.

Position Vacant – Parish Administration Assistant

Applications are open for a position at the Kingaroy Nanango Catholic Parish. A person with excellent administration and secretarial skills is required for a part time position of parish administration assistant for 20 hours a week, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Position Vacant – Parish Secretary Applications are open for a position at the Coolangatta Tugun Catholic Parish. A person with excellent administration and secretarial skills is required for a casual position of parish secretary for 18 hours a week, Monday, Thursday & Friday.

Position Vacant – Sacramental Coordinator

Applications are open for a position at the Hendra Catholic Parish. A person with sacramental & liturgical knowledge is required for a casual position of Sacramental Coordinator working across a variety of days during the week and weekends including nights during term time to being in Feb 2019.

For additional info, please visit the Archdiocese of Brisbane website https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/ and to careers. The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for employees and volunteers to maintain a safe and healthy environment. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.

PETRIE CATHOLIC PARISH The Parish has a building at Petrie to rent out. It has 6 rooms, which can be used for office space, larger rooms for meetings, reception area, plenty of storage as well a secure 2 car garage and there are also allocated parking spaces that comes with the building. We are walking distance from Petrie Train / Bus Station. For more info please contact the Parish Office on 32856759 or email petrie@bne.catholic.net.au