(parish priest: sunnybank) parish office ph: 3345 …monday to thursday, 8.30 am - 4.00 pm; friday...
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Dear Parishioners,
Time has not stopped flying. I guess for the majority of us, this ending of the financial year was not in our plan at the start of this year but here we are in the last week of the financial year. Our plans may have been distorted but not the plans of God for us. One thing that has been our common experience is that in the fragility of our humanity, we have realised the beauty of our collective effort. We can now gather, go on holidays and visit our loved ones because we all have worked well together.
In the last two weekends, we have had the joy of celebrating a bit of our Parish life as we have had up to 300 and 410 parishioners attend Masses in the two last weekends respectively. More than the number of attendance is the genuine humanity and communion that we have regained even amidst some restrictions. We are so blessed in this Parish to have a pool of selfless volunteers who have been serving us as Marshals, Ushers and Cleaners in keeping to the COVID Safe requirements for us to gather and celebrate Mass.
We are still required to maintain a 4 square metres social distance in the church and so we encourage you to continue to register online with this link http://www.olol.com.au/massbookings.html to attend Mass. Note that some of our weekend Masses may be fully booked while others may have open spaces. If you register and found out that you will not make it to attend the mass, kindly cancel your booking on time to allow the space for another parishioner. Please follow the directions of our Marshals and Ushers as they will be at the front door to welcome you and walk you down the aisle to your seat.
We thank you for your financial support and your contributions to our collection. There is always a Collection Box in the centre aisle where you can deposit your contribution to the Parish. The electronic Tap on machine is at the front door where you can make your contribution. If you would prefer a direct deposit into the Parish account, kindly call the Parish Office during office hours on 3345 3766 for details.
I wish to acknowledge and to thank the Staff and Students of our Schools for successfully pulling through to the end of Term 2. It has been a very demanding term for the parents, carers, students and staff. Everyone involved in this term has really worked hard to adjust to the new normal. Congratulations and please enjoy your well-deserved holidays. We keep you in our prayers as we expect you back well and sound.
Our Unite Teens have had their first post-COVID night on 26th June. Athira and our Youth Leaders are set to make the best out of our post-COVID Parish Youth experience. Parents, please support our kids to engage with their friends and mates in the UNITE Youth group.
Some of our Parish groups have resumed their meetings in accordance to the COVID Safe requirements. The Bible Study group meet every Tuesday at 9.30am in the Media Room. The Legion of Mary has resumed their prayer meeting every Friday. The RCIA group is also meeting in order to continue their sacramental journey. The Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday evening by 7.00pm has also resumed. Please call the parish office during office hours for more details.
Your donations to the St Vincent De Paul Winter Appeal are highly appreciated and touching lives. Please find more details on page 3 of this newsletter. God Bless you, Fr Enoch
Priests: Fr Dan Ryan (Parish Priest: Sunnybank) Fr Terence Nueva (Parish Priest: Acacia Ridge ([email protected] Office: 3277 2252) Fr Enoch Iheme (Associate Pastor) Fr Raju Joseph (Associate Pastor)
Parish Office (adjacent to OLOL Church, Sunnybank) Ph: 3345 3766 Monday to Thursday, 8.30 am - 4.00 pm; Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm
Post: PO Box 32, Sunnybank, QLD 4109
Web: www.olol.com.au Email: [email protected]
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - 28th June 2020
Acacia Ridge, Algester, Archerfield, Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Kuraby, Macgregor, Parkinson, Robertson, Runcorn, Stretton, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 121 Mains Road, Sunnybank Our Lady of Fatima Church, 350 Mortimer Road, Acacia Ridge
Next Sunday: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Zechariah 9: 9-10; Romans 8: 9, 11-13; Matthew 11: 25-30
Monday 29th June
8.30am Mass - Sunnybank
Tuesday 30th June
8.30am Mass - Sunnybank 9.30am Bible Study (Media Room) 7.00pm Adoration Wednesday 1st July
8.30am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank
Thursday 2nd July
9.00am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank
Friday 3rd July
8.30am Mass - Sunnybank 10.00am Legion of Mary (Media Room)
Saturday 4th July St Benedict
6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank Sunday 5th July
6.30am Mass - Sunnybank 8.00am Mass - Sunnybank 9.15am Mass - Sunnybank 10.30am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank (Youth)
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Year A
First Reading: 2 Kings 4: 8-11, 14-16 In showing hospitality to the wandering man of God, the woman recognises not Elisha, but the One who sent him. In return for this hospitality, Elisha promises her a share in the hospitable and generous love of God: she will hold a son in her arms. Second Reading: Romans 6: 3-4, 8-11 In what would have to be about the most beautiful part of Paul ’s Letter to the Romans, he reminds them of the life changing power of their baptism: nothing less than life in Christ. Gospel: Matthew 10: 37-42 The Missionary Discourse of Jesus to the Twelve continues...today Jesus
instructs the Twelve as to the both the conditions and the rewards of discipleship of him: even a cup of water given in
His’ name will be rewarded.
‘GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE’ Rejoice and Exult THE GREAT CRITERION
CHAPTER FOUR Signs of Holiness in Today’s World
IN CONSTANT PRAYER
147. Finally, though it may seem obvious, we should remember that holiness consists in a habitual openness to the transcendent, expressed in prayer and adoration. The saints are distinguished by a spirit of prayer and a need for communion with God. They find an exclusive concern with this world to be narrow and stifling, and, amid their own concerns and commitments, they long for God, losing themselves in praise and contemplation of the Lord. I do not believe in holiness without prayer, even though that prayer need not be lengthy or involve intense emotions.
148. Saint John of the Cross tells us: “Endeavour to remain always in the presence of God, either real, imaginative, or unitive, insofar as is permitted by your works”. In the end, our desire for God will surely find expression in our daily lives: “Try to be continuous in prayer, and in the midst of bodily exercises do not leave it. Whether you eat, drink, talk with others, or do anything, always go to God and attach your heart to him”.
149. For this to happen, however, some moments spent alone with God are also necessary. For Saint Teresa of Avila, prayer “is nothing but friendly intercourse, and frequent solitary converse, with him who we know loves us”. I would insist that this is true not only for a privileged few, but for all of us, for “we all have need of this silence, filled with the presence of him who is adored”. Trust-filled prayer is a response of a heart open to encountering God face to face, where all is peaceful and the quiet voice of the Lord can be heard in the midst of silence.
CHURCH REGULATIONS
Movement around the church will be limited. The following directions need to be adhered to.
Entry and Exit will be by the main front doors only
You must Sanitize at the front door
Be on time for Mass. The doors of the Church will be locked as Mass starts.
No singing at the moment
No touching at the Sign of Peace
The Eucharistic Chapel will be closed
Communion will only be shared on the hand and not the tongue
The Sacristy will only be accessed by the Priest (there will be no Sacristans and the Priest will set up the Altar by himself and no one will touch anything on the Altar)
At the moment, there will be no access to the statues
The Piety Stall will remain closed
Only one toilet will be open
There will be no collection plates but a box will be used for all collections
Care for our Common Home - Sustainable Living
One month ago, on the 24th May, Pope Francis announced a special Laudato Si’ Anniversary year until May 2021. He called
us to enter this time with true openness of heart to change for the earth, and for humanity, and for all God’s creatures. The urgency of the situation calls for immediate, holistic and unified
responses at all levels, personal, local, regional, national and international. Pope Francis goes on to say, we need, above all a people’s movement from below, an alliance of all people of good
will. In Laudato Si’ he wrote “All of us can cooperate as instruments of God for the care of creation, each according to his or her own culture, experience, involvements and talents”.
LS14. What initiatives will we as Our Lady of Lourdes parish and people undertake? How will we ‘join communities around the world in making us totally sustainable in the spirit of our Christian call”?
Your Prayers Are Asked For:
recently deceased: Iris Small, Jenny Reed, Vera McErlean, Angela Salazar, Maureen Sargeant, Hazel Dickfos, Visma Barrett, Yaeko Mino, Brian Foster, Elisa Rosales.
those with anniversaries & others who have died: Linda Moy, Mark Wilcox, Jack Duckworth, Claire Richter, Yvonne Stranks, Drew Pollock, Leoncia Lizada, Jose Islani Sapal, Roberto Rabuya Jr, Mario Platon.
for those resting in our Columbarium: Fredrick Aisthorpe, Harold Aisthorpe, Minnie Aisthorpe, Helen Bailey, Francesco Bonasia, Geoffrey Chapman, Pedro Gallibu, Fay Garner, Eric Glennon, Iris Glennon, Brian Hammerton, Lucia Yeen Lim, Noemi Lorenson, Maureen McDonald, Peter McSweeney, Eusebia Moraw, Gerard Murphy, Cuong Nguyen, Dr Roberto Rabuya Jr, Claribel Tungol, Anthony Van der Togt, Lily Rose Villas, Romeo Villas, Elizabeth Wilson, Monica Wong.
those who are unwell:
the continuing sick: Giuseppe Abbate, Dawn Angus, Brian Burgess, Denise Burgess, Kerry Carrington, Lawrence Chua, Hilary Collins, Alan Cooke, Margo Couldrey, Hayley Cranwell, Mary Dixon, Jamie Edwards, Patricia Edwards, Jan Fooks, Carol Ann Grace, Mary Goode, Jean Hamilton, Marie Harrison, John Hickey, Shelley Hobson, Mary Hughes, Norma Ives, Gloria Ives, Stephen Ives, Geoff Ives, Mel Jones, Theo Jovellanos, Rochelle Keen, Graham Kelly, Betty Kennedy, Maryann Larcher, Malcolm Lilley, Denise Mann, Rod McDonald, Carolyn Miller, Mark O’Brien, Duncan Pegg, Peter, Vivian Pin, Josephine Russo, Katie Ryan, Jim Scriha, Brian Strangman, Valmai Sutton, Maria Turner, Istvan Vadasi, Craig Woodcroft, Carole Young.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, SUNNYBANK - WINTER APPEAL What a strange world we are currently living in and while many things have changed there is one thing that has unfortunately remained constant and that is the needs of many of people in our community. With the arrival of Winter, we are once again asking parishioners’ help with donations of money and blankets.
If you would like to give blankets, or even join our team, please either drop the blankets into the office (call ahead first), or ring OLOL and give them your details and one of our team will get back to you to either collect blankets or give you more information.
We at St Vincent de Paul are always very grateful for the amazing support that we always receive from the wonderful parishioners at Our Lady of Lourdes, Sunnybank. Because of the COVID19 pandemic we are doing things a little differently this year and asking you to help out more remotely. Below are the various ways that you can donate:
Winter Appeal We appreciate your generosity at this difficult time when many people in our community need assistance. Please complete your details below and choose one of the ways to donate to the OLOL Sunnybank SVDP Conference. First Name ______________________________________ Surname___________________________________
Address________________________________ Suburb ___________________________ Post Code _________
Phone Number ____________________________ Email _______________________________________________
Please send Receipt to address above
Ways to Donate Donation Amount $________________________ A Do an online donation to SVDP Sunnybank Conference Account BSB : 064-786 Account : 100026096 (use your name as reference)
(For online donation please email if receipt is needed)
B Please debit my: Visa Mastercard Amex Diners
Card Number: ________ _______ ________ ________
Card Holder Name: __________________________________ Card Expiry Date: ____________________
C Cheque: Crossed Not Negotiable and made payable to St Vincent de Paul Society. Please post with this form to postal
address above or leave with staff at Parish Office during office hours. D Cash: Please place in a sealed envelope with this form and leave at parish office during office hours or call parish office to arrange collection. For further assistance please phone the Parish Office on 3345 3766 or Email: SVDP Sunnybank at [email protected] (Note: oll are lower case letters….not numbers).
E If you have received a SVDP return envelope in the mail, feel free to use this. Please make sure to write on it that you wish the money to go to the Sunnybank Conference of SVDP.
St Vincent de Paul Society Our Lady of Lourdes Sunnybank Conference
PO Box 32 Sunnybank 4109
PARISH STAFF & CONTACTS
Pastoral Associate
Christopher Voigt [email protected]
Parish Manager Karrin Halliday
Local Safeguarding Representative Karrin Halliday - Officer
Secretary Michelle Morley
Accounts Tam Nguyen
Caring Coordinator Christine Smith
Unite Youth/Young Adults Coordinator
Athira Crispin [email protected]
0403 182 617
Sunnybank Parish Groundsperson John Furlong
Housekeepers: Therese Prygiel Louise Weston
Paloma Reception Centre
3345 3766
OLOL School, Sunnybank Principal - Micheal O’Sullivan
Assistant Principal - Sally Smith 3345 0700
OLOL OSHC Co-ordinator - Sheleen Lata
3344 3064 [email protected]
OLOF School, Acacia Ridge
Principal - Damian Gambley 3275 1152
St Stephen’s School, Algester Principal - Phil Manitta 3711 4911
St Stephen's OSHC
Co-ordinator - Mel Maltman 3711 9291 [email protected]
St Thomas More College, Sunnybank
Principal - Les Conroy 3323 4600
St Vincent de Paul
1800 Vinnies 1800 846 643
Soubirous Place
Sr Bridgid 3323 2100
Sunnybank Aged Care Unit 5/18 Torbey Street, Sunnybank
3323 2100
Youth and Young Adult Ministry
ATHIRA
For any enquiries
(re:this page) or
suggestions for UNITE
please contact me via
youth details on left
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Masses have now opened up for up to 100. Please check our website for timings and booking options
KEEP CALM and enjoy the ‘Wind of Change’: draw close to God, be
creative, watch - how people would evolve to learn to live through this
time, coming up creatively with ways to do the things we love doing, as
even church and youth ministry will adopt some changes in the way we
deliver. Follow this page and Unite Sunnybank on Facebook
Lately, I ’ve been hearing people say things that are reminiscent of “going back to normal,” such as returning to the mundane daily act ivities of grocery shopping without stockpiling on toilet paper, hugging people, or eat ing a meal at a local restaurant instead of ordering to -go. I t ’s safe to say that the world is nostalgic for some sort of normalcy, whether that ’s sitt ing at our favourite coffee shop or favourite pew at Mass. I could name a hundred things I wish to do once everything reopens, maybe things I ’ve never done before or things that I miss dearly. This talk of normalcy is one that, I believe, can cause us to comfortably sett le into old habits instead of the newness Christ is invit ing us into. An abundance of good has happened because of social distancing. The natural world is f lourishing. Rivers and oceans are becoming cleaner. Air pollution is decreasing. The everyday hustle and bustle of cit ies is slowing down. Famil ies have been eat ing dinner under the same roof again… As we continue to do our part in slowing the spread of COVID -19, we start to see that the world around us is slowly being made new.
COLLECTING EOIs now to start soon. Age: Grade 10 - 30 yrs
How the world should change after COVID-19….
by Life teen Blog by MADDY BASS