BRISBANE ORATORY IN FORMATION

PARISH OF ANNERLEY EKIBINPARISH OF ANNERLEY EKIBINPARISH OF ANNERLEY EKIBIN Second Sunday of Easter - Year C [OF] Low Sunday (Quasimodo Sunday) [EF]

2nd/3rd April, 2016

Readings for next Sunday

9th/10th April, 2016

1st : Acts 5: 27-32, 40-41

2nd: Apocalypse 5: 11-14

Gospel: John 21: 1-19

Parish Office

14 Ferndale Street, Annerley 4103

PO Box 3131, Tarragindi 4121.

Office Hours:- 9:00am - 1:00pm

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Phone: 3848 1107

Fax: 3848 1855

Email: annek@bne.catholic.net.au

Web: www.annerleyekibinparish.com

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www.twitter.com/AnnerleyEkibin

Deanery Website:

parishes.bne.catholic.net.au/ south

Parish Priest : Fr Andrew Wise

Parish Team

Mrs Kathy Ducker

(Parish Finance Officer)

Miss Ria McIntyre

(Assistant Sacramental Co-ordinator)

Mr Richard O’Neil:0427 484 679

Ms Shirley Sadler (Parish Secretary)

† Mary Immaculate Church

616 Ipswich Road, Annerley

† St John Fisher Church

17 Messines Ridge Road, Tarragindi

† St Elizabeth’s Chapel

61 Effingham Street, Ekibin

St Elizabeth’s Primary School

Phone 3848 0828

Mr Matthew Edwards (Principal)

Outside School Hours Care

Phone 3255 9468

Mary Immaculate Primary School

Phone 3848 8965

Mr Michael Armstrong (Principal)

Outside School Hours Care

Phone 3392 6291

Our Lady’s Secondary College

Phone: 3426 8000

Mrs Paula Goodwin (Principal)

St John Fisher Hall

17 Messines Ridge Road, Tarragindi

Phone 3848 1107 (Office hours)

Brisbane Oratory in Formation

Oratory House

16 Ferndale Street, Annerley

Phone 3392 9247

http://brisbane-oratory.org/

Fr Paul Chandler (Moderator)

Fr Andrew Wise

Fr Scot Armstrong

(Sacramental Co-ordinator)

Fr Adrian Sharp

Br Shawn Murphy

Br Tyson King

Br Conor Power Br Matthew Buckley

Frassati Youth (High School age)

Catherine McDowall (0431 117 139) frassatiyouthbrisbane@gmail.com

St Vincent de Paul Helpline

Phone: 3010 1096

Homeless Hotline: 1800 474 753

From the Parish Priest Dear Parishioners, Today, the Second Sunday of Easter, is Divine Mercy Sunday, occurring this year in the Jubilee Year of Mercy. If you are able to, please consider coming to at least part of the Divine Mercy Conference taking place in the Marymac Centre today. It begins after the 9:00am Mass. A reminder also about the ongoing Jubilee Year of Mercy Holy Hour and confessions each Friday at Mary Immaculate church from 7:30pm to 8:30pm. The Lord Jesus invites us to spend a special hour with Him here in prayer and in His great mercy he will always be the most generous to us in response. If anyone would like to see some wonderful photographs of our Holy Week ceremonies please go to the Brisbane Oratory Facebook site and also this link: https://m.facebook.com/Maria-Rose-Anna-Photography-233149233704616/?ref=m_nux_wizard.

We are very grateful to Gaby Lanzafame who took marvellous photos of our ceremonies this year.

Some of Gaby’s work appears below: Good Friday Solemn Commemoration, Mary Immaculate Church (left), and Brett Heath is received into the Church at the Easter Vigil.

Fr Andrew Wise PP

Our Divine Mercy Sunday reflection follows.

Pope John Paul the Great gave us Divine Mercy Sunday. Over a period of thirty-five years, from the time when he was archbishop of Krakow, John Paul actively forwarded the process of canonizing Sister Faustina.

On April 30, 2000, the first Sunday after Easter, John Paul canonized Sister Faustina—now Saint Faustina. In his homily of canonization, John Paul joyfully announced that the first Sunday after Easter “from now on throughout the Church will be called ‘Divine Mercy Sunday.’”

Throughout Scripture and our liturgy we hear about divine mercy; so often, in fact, that we may be tempted to take it for granted. That would be a grievous error. Think with me for a few moments about divine mercy.

Hundreds of times and in many ways throughout Sacred Scripture, the text exults in the mercy of God. We read, for example, that the mercy of God is “great” (1 Kings 3:6); “plenteous” (Ps 86:5); “tender” (Lk 1:78) “abundant” (1 Pet 1:3); it is “from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him” (Ps 103:17). To Page 2

PARISH DATE CLAIMERS Wednesday 6th April Parish Pastoral Council meets at 7:30pm at the Parish Office. Friday 15th April Elizabethan Social Club Devonshire Tea & Craft Stall from 10:00am at SJF Hall. Cost: 5:00. Please phone Philomena on 3349 2809 or Joan on 3848 3251. Wednesday 27th April Parish Finance Council meets at 7:30pm at the Parish Office. Monday 9th May Josephites Associates Meeting from 10:00am at Majellan House, Cnr Cardross & Wilkie Streets, Yeerongpilly. Contact Jay on 3848 8923 or Claire on 3848 3998.

WE PRAY FOR

Those who are recently deceased: Bishop Raymond BENJAMIN,

Father Brendan DOOLEY, Patrick McERLEAN, Eileen MATTHEWS,

Judy IBBOTT, Ralph MORTON, Robert SHAW, Dolores (Dolly) SEQUEIRA, Mrs KELK, Patrick GAYNOR and Stephen DICK.

Those who are sick: Esther ADENEY, Theresa BAGLEY, Gabrielle BENTLEY, Neil BETTS, Ksenia BORODIN, Stewart BOYD, Antoinette BRENNEN, Jeremy CARROLL, Robyn CLEMENTS, Jim CLIFFORD, Hilary COLLINS, Rina COOK, Rochelle COWARD, Marietta CRUZADO, Diane ELLIS, Rowena ENNIS, David FARRELL, Jane FARRELL, Madge FARRELL, Joan FLEW, Mary FORRESTER, Anne FRANETTOVICH, John FRANK,, Gwen GAIR, Helen GIAQUINTA, Dulcey HARVEY (Ingham), John HASTINGS, Sr Patricia HAYES RSM, Jan HEGARTY, Peter HEGARTY, Keith HOGG, Patricia JACOBS, Marlene JOHNSTON, Dominic KENNEDY, Robyn KINNES, Ryan MacGARY-WALSH, Cherril MALONEY, Bernard McALARY, John MITCHELL, Marie MITCHELL, Harry MOHR, Kathryn MORRIS, Robyn O’DWYER, Bernie O’HARA, Valerie & Kevin ORTON, Ron ROFE, Joan ROONEY, Julie ROWEN (Mackay), Dorothy RYAN, Nick SHANAHAN (Jnr), Florence SNELL, Mary STUART, Heather TERRILL, Charlie WINTER, Gary WYLIE, Josephine & Bill WRIGHT and Matthew ZEMEK and Marlene ZIERVOGEL.

All the faithful departed.

Catholic Man Breakfast - Thursday 14th April Hosted by Archbishop Mark Coleridge The next menALIVE Catholic Man Breakfast is from 7am to 9am on Thursday 14th April at Tattersall's Club, 215 Queen St Brisbane. You can hear Denis Wagner tell his story of "Being Concretely Catholic". Cost is $45 per person. For more details visit www.menalive.org.au.

INVITATION to High Tea WHO: Cherish Life WHEN: Tuesday 19th April, 10:15am WHERE: Bundaleer Rainforest Gardens, Brookfield For more information contact Cherish Life Queensland: info@cherishlife.org.au OR phone: 3871 2445

From Page 1: So far as our individual relationships with God are concerned, mercy is God’s greatest attribute and perfection. Because human history is a history of sin and death, God’s love has to be revealed and made real in human lives primarily as mercy.

Rich in Mercy

In his book The Devil’s Dictionary, a humorist of last century defined mercy as “an attribute beloved of detected offenders.” Though the man was speaking cynically, he was also speaking the truth. All of us are offenders against God, and all of us have been detected. So the “true and proper meaning of mercy,” Pope John Paul told us, is God’s love drawing “good from all the forms of evil existing in the world and in man.” We have to say, therefore, that mercy is (in John Paul’s words), “the fundamental content of the messianic message of Christ. . .” It is, in fact, the basic power of His mission on earth (Rich in Mercy, no. 6). To bring the meaning of mercy into ultimate focus, we must say that Jesus Christ incarnates mercy; indeed, Jesus Christ is mercy (Rich in Mercy, no. 2). Our salvation hinges on trusting in God’s mercy. But remember: Mercy means pardon for guilt. Pardon for our guilt can come, by God’s mercy, only if (a) we face and acknowledge our guilt under God, and (b) we are truly sorry for having offended God. God will not, God cannot, fill with His mercy the life of one who is not truly penitent. Jesus made this clear with His parable of the prayers of the Pharisee and the tax collector. Recall that the Pharisee congratulated God and himself on his own good character. In sharp contrast, the tax collector simply groaned, “God, be merciful to me a sinner!” Jesus said that only the tax collector was reconciled to God. Father Ray Ryland, Diocese of Steubenville

“Christ said, “I am the Truth”; he did not say “I am the

custom.” St. Toribio

Fulfilling International Mission for Skilled Volunteers:

Communities in East Timor, PNG, Kenya, Kiribati,

Samoa and elsewhere are asking for volunteers

to assist mentor local workers and so assist

poverty reduction. They believe this approach

promotes self-reliant, sustainable development

and have asked Palms Australia to recruit,

prepare and support those who volunteer. Want to know

more? Information Session will be held on Saturday 16 April,

3.30pm at Brisbane Square Library (266 George Street).

RSVP to joey@palms.org.au or call 02 9518 9551

ANZAC DAY GALA

Parish Diary & Mass Times:

4th - 10th April

Monday 4th April

7:00am Mass [OF] SE

7:00pm Mass [EF] MI

Tuesday 5th April

6:00am Mass [OF+] SE

7:00am Mass [EF] MI

9:00am Mass [OF+] MI

Wednesday 6th April

7:00am Mass [OF] SJF

9:00am Mass [EF] MI

Thursday 7th April

6:00am Mass [OF+] SE

7:00am Mass [OF+] MI

9:00am Mass [EF] MI

Friday 8th April

7:00am Mass [OF] SE

9:00am Mass [EF] MI

7:30pm Holy Hour MI

Saturday 9th April

8:00am Mass [EF] MI

Third Sunday of Easter

5:30pm Vigil [OF+] MI

6:00pm Vigil [OF] SJF

Sunday 10th April

7:30am Mass [OF] MI 9:00am Mass [EF] MI 9:00am Mass [OF] SJF 5:00pm Mass [OF+] MI

OF = Ordinary Form | OF+ = Ad orientem | EF = Extraordinary Form]

MI = Mary Immaculate SE = St Elizabeth’s SJF = St John Fisher

CONFESSION TIMES:

Monday 6:45pm (MI) Wednesday 9:40am - 10:00am (MI) Thursday 7:30am - 8:00am (MI) Thursday 9:40am - 10:00am (MI) Friday 9:40am - 10:00am (MI) Friday 7:30pm - 8:30pm (MI) During Holy Hour Saturday 7:15am - 8:00am (MI) Saturday 4:45pm - 5:15pm (MI) Saturday 5:45pm by request (SJF)

Sunday 8:30am (MI)

The Angelus and the Rosary are prayed half an hour before the early Masses, Monday to Friday, at SE & SJF.

All night Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place each Thursday at St Elizabeth’s Chapel beginning at 6:00pm and ending at 6:45am on Fridays.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place on Saturdays from 7:15am - 7:45am at Mary Immaculate Church.

Rosters for next week

COLLECTIONS LAST WEEKEND First: $1,975.80 Second: $3,663.05

Thank you from a grateful Parish

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, 2nd April, 5:30pm Vigil at MI: For the People of the Parish: Pro populo Sunday, 3rd April, 7:30am Mass at MI: For a Special Intention 9:00am Mass at MI: For Cardinal Pell, ill health 9:00am Mass at SJF: For all souls in purgatory, especially deceased members of F.O.S.S. 5:00pm Mass at MI: For the seminarians of the Brisbane Oratory and for vocations Monday, 4th April, 7:00am Mass at SE: For a Special Intention Tuesday, 5th April, 6:00am Mass at SE: For a Special Intention 9:00am Mass at MI: For all souls in purgatory, especially deceased members of F.O.S.S.

Wednesday, 6th April, 7:00am Mass at SJF: For a Special Intention 9:00am Mass at MI: For the soul of Joseph Jagic Thursday, 7th April, 6:00am Mass at SE: >

St Gregory’s Latin Mass Community Low Sunday (Quasimodo Sunday):

Wilston, at 7:30am

For a Special Intention 7:00am Mass at MI: For Gary Wylie, sick Friday, 8th April, 7:00am Mass at SE: For the Holy Souls Saturday, 9th April, 8:00am Mass at MI: For K.T. Thomas, 25th Anniversary of Death Sunday, 10th April, 9:00am Mass at MI: For all souls in purgatory, especially deceased members of F.O.S.S. 5:00pm Mass at MI: For the People of the Parish: Pro populo

Rosters for next week

MINISTERS OF THE WORD

Sat (SJF) 6.00pm Christine Nitz, Barbara Nicolaides

Sun (MI) 7.30am John McKnoulty, Ann Fell, Adam Fell

Sun (SJF)9.00am Peter Menagh

Sun (MI) 5.00pm Pat Rickard, Andrew Carney

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

Sat (SJF) 6:00pm: Bert Jacobs, John Lesina, Prem Nair, Kevin Rowen, Valmai Winter

Sun (MI) 7:30am: Bertha Clark, Joan Coghlan, Paul Coghlan, Ester Evangelista, Charles Grugan, Kathleen Grugan

Sun (SJF) 9:00am: Liam Herbert, Peter Menagh

COUNTERS

Monday, 4th April, 2016

Clem Poncini, Bernie O’Hara

CHURCH CARE

Sacristy (SJF)

Sacristy (SEC) Maria Monro

Sanctuary & Sacristy (MI) Mabel Saah

Church Cleaning (MI)

Laundry (SJF) Rebecca Birkett

Laundry (SEC) Mira Tedjo, Kate Ahern

Laundry (MI) Mabel Saah

URGENT ASSISTANCE STILL REQUIRED FOR CLEANING

MARY IMMACULATE CHURCH!!

At present we do not have enough people to help

us with keeping the church in a clean and pleasant

condition for the celebration of Masses.

If you can help, please contact Ria on

0487 381 901.

Second Sunday of Easter - Year C

2nd/3rd April 2016

SUNDAY MASS READINGS

First Reading: Acts 5:12-16

The faithful all used to meet by common consent in the Portico of Solomon. No one else ever dared to join them, but the people were loud in their praise and the numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadily. So many signs and wonders were worked among the people at the hands of the apostles that the sick were even taken out into the streets and laid on beds and sleeping-mats in the hope that at least the shadow of Peter might fall across some of them as he went past. People even came crowding in from the towns round about Jerusalem bringing with them their sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were cured.

The Word of the Lord

Response: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm 117 (Said by all)

Let the sons of Israel say: ‘His love has no end.’ Let the sons of Aaron say: ‘His love has no end.’ Let those who fear the Lord say: ‘His love has no end.’

The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord, a marvel in our eyes. This day was made by the Lord; we rejoice and are glad.

O Lord, grant us salvation; O Lord grant success. Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes. We bless you from the house of the Lord; the Lord God is our light.

Second Reading: Apocalypse 1: 9-13, 17-19

My name is John, and through our union in Jesus I am your brother and share your sufferings, your kingdom, and all you endure. I was on the island of Patmos for having preached God's word and witnessed for Jesus; it was the Lord's day and the Spirit possessed me, and I heard a voice behind me, shouting like a trumpet, `Write down all that you see in a book." I turned round to see who had spoken to me, and when I turned I saw seven golden lamp-stands and, surrounded by them, a figure like a Son of man, dressed in a long robe tied at the waist with a golden girdle. When I saw him, I fell in a dead faint at his feet, but he touched me with his right hand and said, `Do not be afraid; it is I, the First and the Last; I am the Living One, I was dead and now I am to live for ever and ever, and I hold the keys of death and of the underworld. Now write down all that you see of present happenings and things that are all still to come.

The Word of the Lord

Response: Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia. You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me; happy those who have not seen me, but still believe! Alleluia!

Gospel: John 20:19-31

In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear or the Jews. Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, `Peace be with you', and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, `Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you.' After saying this he breathed on them and said: `Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained." Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. When the disciples said, `We have seen the Lord', he answered, `Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe'. Eight days later the disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. `Peace be with you' he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, `Put your fingers here; look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. Doubt no longer but believe.' Thomas replied, `My Lord and my God!' Jesus said to him; `You believe because you can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.' There were many other signs that Jesus worked and the disciples saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

Memorial Acclamation: Number One We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

ARE YOU A NEW PARISHIONER?

OR ARE YOU FROM ELSEWHERE IN BRISBANE BUT

REGULARLY ATTEND MASS HERE AND WOULD LIKE

TO BE REGISTERED AS A FRIEND OF THE BRISBANE

ORATORY? If so, please fill in the form below and place it

on the collection plate or mail to our Parish Office:

P.O. Box 3131, Tarragindi. 4121.

□ I am a new parishioner

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registered as a friend of the Brisbane Oratory

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LOST ROSARY: A large, wooden-beaded rosary was lost over the Easter period in or near one of our churches. This is very precious

to an elderly gentleman in our parish. If you have found it, or know where it is, please contact the Parish Office on 3848 1107.

If not, please offer your prayers to St Anthony so that it may be found.