Under the care of the Capuchin Franciscan Friars

NEWSLETTER 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)

12th November 2017

MASS TIMES Monday to Friday: 7am

Saturday: 8am

(Rosary after Mass)

Sunday: 9am and 5pm

CONFESSION TIMES

Saturday: 8.30-9.30am

Sunday: 4-4.45pm

(before or after mass)

Adoration Sunday: 4-5pm

Devotion first Friday of each

month at 6pm

BAPTISMS Saturday 9.30am monthly 1st Saturday St Francis’ 2nd Saturday St Mary’s 3rd Saturday St Ita’s Family preparation sessions are held at St Ita’s church on the first

Thursday night of each month at 6.30pm

MASS TIMES (AT OTHER CHURCHES)

St Ita’s Church

(Pope St., Dutton Park)

Monday to Friday: 6.15am

Saturday (Vigil): 5pm

Sunday: 8.00am

10.30am (Indonesian)

Confession: Saturday 4-4.50pm

St Francis’ Church

(47 Dornoch Tce., West End)

Sunday: 9am

Church of Our Lady of

Perpetual Succour

(Victoria St., Fairfield)

Sunday: 7am

ST ITA’S SCHOOL Phone: (07)3838 8400 Email: pduttonpark@bne.catholic.edu.au

Web: www.stitasduttonpark.qld.edu.au

(07) 3257 2258 www.odonnelllegal.com.au

Parish Priest: Fr. Lam Vu OFM Cap

Ass. Parish Priest: Fr John Nguyen OFM Cap

Parish Secretary: Bernadette Maguire

Sacramental Administrator: Kate Dart

Email: southbrisbane@bne.catholic.net.au

Website: www.southbrisbanestmarys.org.au

Postal Address: PO Box 3857,

WEST END Qld 4101

Parish Office: 47 Dornoch Terrace,

WEST END Qld 4101

Office Hours: 9am - 2pm, Mon-Fri

Telephone: (07) 3844 2744

Every Tuesday at 7pm

St Francis’ Hall.

47 Dornoch Tce., West End.

Come and join us for prayer,

meditation, praise, worship, and

enjoying the presence of Christ.

All are welcome!

Hosted by

St Mary’s & Dutton Park Parishes

Parishioners have been receiving amazing healings, reig-niting their faith and discovering a deeper relationship with God. Come along & receive God’s Graces in your

life and circumstances this week.

Advertise your business here.

Restoration of St Francis’ Hall Renovations to the Hall are nearly complete! To contribute towards future restoration projects you can

transfer your donation via internet to:

· Dutton Park Catholic Parish · BSB #: 064 786 · Account #: 006 221 101

Ref: ‘your name’ Restoration. (internet account only) or place it in an envelope in the collection plate marked ‘Restoration’ Please note this account is not tax deductible. Many thanks for your ongoing support of this Parish!

Dear Parishioners,

The wait is over!

It has been a tense week for some people leading up to our Provincial

Chapter. I must admit I was anxious myself, as I didn’t know where I would

be for the next three years. I have learnt a lesson to surrender and trust in

God.

As I mentioned in last week’s newsletter, the friars met this week for a Pro-

vincial Chapter to elect a Minister Provincial and his Council. This newly

formed Council then had to decide

where each friar would be assigned to for

the next three years. The results of the

Chapter are as followed:

The new Provincial Council includes the

following friars: Fr Gerard O’Demsey

(Provincial), Fr Julian Messina (Vicar), Fr

Lam Vu (2nd councillor), Fr Thomas McFad-

den (3rd Councillor) and Br Michael

O’Dwyer (4th councillor).

The new Fraternity at Dutton Park include the fol-

lowing friars: Fr Lam Vu (Parish Priest of St Mary’s Parish & Administrator of

Dutton Park Parish); Fr Martin Situmorang (Guardian and Indonesian Chap-

lain); Fr Bollar Barretto (Assistant Parish Priest); Fr James Grant (Postulant

Director); Bishop Joseph Oudeman, and Fr Thomas McFadden (Vocation

Director).

The following friars have also been reassigned: Fr Fernanto Pananghat Jo-

se to Hawthorn, Melbourne; Fr John Nguyen to Newtown, Adelaide; and Fr

Pio Hendi to Leichhardt, Sydney. All the friars will move to their new com-

munity by the end of January 2018. We will have an official farewell for

these three friars in January 2018.

The above appointments are

for three years until the next

Chapter. I want to thank all

you for praying for us during our

Chapter.

God bless you all.

Pax et Bonum

Fr Lam Vu OFM Cap

New Provincial Council

St Mary’s Collections Last Weekend 1st Collection:$918.00 + $139.25 (Direct Debit)=$1057.25 2nd Collection:$501.80 + $179.25 (Direct Debit)=$681.05

This Week’s Liturgical Calendar (Psalm Responses)

32nd Week in Ordinary Time

Monday 13th:

R/ Guide me, Lord, along the everlasting way.

Tuesday 14th:

R/ I will bless the Lord at all times.

Wednesday 15th:

R/ Rise up, O God, bring judgement to the earth.

Thursday 16th:

R/ Your word is for ever, O Lord.

Friday 17th: St Elizabeth of Hungary (Memorial)

R/ The heavens proclaim the glory of God.

Saturday 18th: Mass of the Virgin Mary

R/ Remember the marvels the Lord has done.

This Tuesday 14th November at 7pm Mass & Rosary

Come and join us for prayer, meditation, praise, worship, and

enjoying the presence of Christ. St Francis’ Hall 47 Dornoch Terrace,

West End. All are welcome! Hosted by St Mary’s and Dutton

Park Parishes

ST FRANCIS’ TABLE

Every Monday 10-1pm at St Francis’ Hall, West End.

All welcome!

TWO MINUTE CATECHISM

Question: In John 3:5, Jesus says “no one can enter the

kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.”

So it seems that unbaptised children, Muslims, Jews, et al.,

cannot go to heaven. I am personally worried about my

five unbaptised grandchildren.

Answer: The Church teaches the necessity of baptism for

salvation in concordance with the Holy Scriptures. Thus, a

person who wilfully refuses to do so, knowing the require-

ments for faith in Jesus and the reception of baptism,

cannot be saved.

However, not everyone does fully know or under-

stand necessity of baptism and faith in Jesus. Some, as

you note, are young children who cannot reasonably

know and whose parents have failed in their duties. Oth-

ers may be raised in largely non-Catholic settings or even

in settings that are hostile to the Christian faith. God does

not absolutely require of people what they cannot rea-

sonably know. Thus we presume that since God is just, he

can and does deal with these sorts of situations in ways

known to him, and that people will be judged on what

they could have reasonably known. Though we cannot

know absolutely of the fate of unbaptised children (since

God has not revealed it), or of adults, we can be confi-

dent that God, who wants to save all, will deal with them

justly and reasonably.

Jesus’ clear teaching, however, on the necessity

of baptism must not be lightly cast aside, either, simply

based on reasonable speculation by us. You, as a grand-

father, should firmly admonish your own children of the

need to have their children baptized at once, and warn

them that their own salvation may be at stake if they fail

to do so. Mere encouragement, if it is not enough, may

need to give way to insistence and vigorous warning. You

may do well to consult with your parish priest and other

family members to turn this rather unfortunate state of

affairs into an evangelical and teaching moment.

Source: Msgr. Charles Pope. Taken from www.osv.com

Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Ps 87: 3

Let my prayer come into your presence.

Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord.

First reading: Wisdom 6:12-16

Wisdom is found by those who look for it.

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 62:2-8

Response: My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God.

Second reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Those who died as Christians, God will bring to life with

Jesus.

Gospel Acclamation: Matthew 24:42,44

Alleluia, alleluia!

Be watchful and ready:

you know not when the Son of Man is coming.

Alleluia.

Gospel: Matthew 25:1-13

Jesus told this parable to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of

heaven will be like this: Ten bridesmaids took their

lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them

were foolish and five were sensible: the foolish ones did

take their lamps, but they brought no oil, whereas the

sensible ones took flasks of oil as well as their lamps. The

bridegroom was late, and they all grew drowsy and fell

asleep. But at midnight there was a cry, “The bride-

groom is here! Go out and meet him.” At this, all those

bridesmaids woke up and trimmed their lamps, and

the foolish ones said to the sensible ones, “Give us

some of your oil: our lamps are going out.” But they

replied, “There may not be enough for us and for you;

you had better go to those who sell it and buy some

for yourselves.” They had gone off to buy it when the

bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went in

with him to the wedding hall and the door was closed.

The other bridesmaids arrived later. “Lord, Lord,” they

said “open the door for us.” But he replied, “I tell you

solemnly, I do not know you.” So stay awake, because

you do not know either the day or the hour.’

Communion Antiphon: Cf. Ps 22: 1-2

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me

repose,

near restful waters he leads me.

Next Sunday’s readings: 1st reading: Prov 31:10-13, 19-

20, 30-31; 2nd reading: 1 Thess 5:1-6; Gospel: Mt 25:14-30

Excerpts from the Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on

English in the Liturgy (ICEL)” and “Excerpts from Universalis © 1996-

2017 Universalis Publishing Limited: see www.universalis.com.

November Masses

These are offered for the living and the dead, our de-

ceased relatives, friends and benefactors, and for those

other deceased in need of God’s mercy. In November,

the month of the Holy Souls, we especially pray for the

Faithful departed. You can find the November envelopes

at the entrance of the church or on the pews. The rec-

ommended minimum stipend for one November Mass (by

Archdiocesan law) is $20. Please put the names of the

deceased you wish to be remembered on the envelopes

provided and place them in either Sunday collection.

Capuchin Franciscan Friars—Vocation Weekend

24-26 November - Marian Valley Retreat Centre

Contact Fr Thomas on 0432362052 for more details

St Mary’s Raffle

Don’t miss out! Tickets sold after mass at St Mary’s

Ministry to the Poor

If you would like to be part of this mission

the Capuchin Friars and Franciscan Im-

maculatine Sisters welcome donations of

Coffee, Milo, Sugar, Chocolates, Biscuits,

Christmas goodies etc. All donations can

be left at the Parish Office or given to any sister or friar

before or after mass.

IGNITE Youth

All Parish Youth will now attend IGNITE Youth Live rather than

a Youth Mass at St Ita’s. IGNITE Live is next on:

Sunday 19 November

Somerville House - 17 Graham Street

SOUTH BRISBANE

Mass → 5pm

Dinner → 6.10pm (pizza & soft drink for sale)

Rally → 7pm (awesome live music!) https://igniteyouth.com/live

Advent Reflection

Please bring a plate of food to share dinner together

6.30-8pm

St Francis Meeting Room

Thursday 30th November

Thursday 7th December

Friday 15th December

Thursday 21st December

ST FRANCIS OF

ASSISI SVDP

CONFERENCE

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS

HAMPER

APPEAL

Supporting families in the West End, Dutton Park, Fair-

field & South Brisbane areas. You can help in 2 ways:

1. Donate Non-Perishable Food Items such as:

(collection boxes will be placed near the en-

trance of each of our parish churches) Christmas

cake, mince pies, tinned turkey, long-life custard,

long life milk, cereal, soft drink or cordial, chips,

nuts, spreads etc.*

*there’s a full list of suggested food items above each

donation box

2. Make a donation: your donation can purchase

food items to include in the hampers. Donations

can be placed in the poor boxes at each

church within our parishes. Please mark your en-

velope ‘Christmas Hamper Appeal’.

Election Day BBQ/Stall

Saturday 25th November

The Parish is seeking volunteers to bbq sausages, man

the stall and/or bake goods for the stall.

Please contact the Parish Office if you’re able to help

on the day.

St Francis Hall Moving Bee The area under St Francis Hall needs to be

tidied and your assistance is required to help place items in a skip bin.

Saturday 18th November - 9am One hour ONLY

Volunteers needed please

ADVENT FAIR AT THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. STEPHEN

SUNDAY, 3rd December from 9am

The Cathedral Precinct

There will be stalls of multicultural cuisine,

fresh homemade cakes, sweets, savouries

and many more delectable food items.

There will also be a Christmas Market with

Christmas Gifts and Decorations for sale.

FREE Tea and Coffee throughout the event.

Positions Vacant within the Archdiocese

Admin Assistant—Beaudesert Parish (part-time)

https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/careers/

for more information. The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for employ-

ees & volunteers to maintain a safe & healthy environment. Our

commitment to these standards requires that we conduct back-

ground referencing for all persons who will engage in direct & regu-

lar involvement with children, young people &/or vulnerable adults.

Thank you for your prayers and

generous contributions for this

year’s Catholic Mission World Mis-

sion Appeal supporting the forgot-

ten farming families of Vietnam, and throughout the

world. Your considered gifts will help provide a new

clean drinking water filtration system for the people of

the coastal mountain region of Xuan Son. We invite

you to consider partnering with us through a regular

monthly gift and continue your support of the life-

giving work of

Catholic Mission. Freecall: 1800 257 296

Catholic mission.org.au/Vietnam