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Week 1 of Advent
Advent: a new Church year begins! Colours change, candles of the Advent wreath begin
to be lit, and the Church will listen to the Gospel of Luke for the next twelve months.
Archbishop Mark Coleridge leads us into the year with his Pastoral Message. Hardcopies
available at the church doors, or you can visit the Archdiocesan Website
www.brisbanecatholic.org.au/ Advent is a time of preparation. The Church's attention will
turn toward Christmas Day, but today our preparation looks further ahead. Our gaze is to
the Lord's second coming when he will return in glory. The Church calls us to look beyond
the next three weeks, and beyond Christmas. The invitation is to look forward to the new
world that is coming. In the gospel Jesus speaks about signs in the heavens and on earth
that will point to the advent of this new world. He tells us not to fear: "When these signs
begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads because your redemption is at
hand."
Sunday, December 2, the beginning of Advent and the start of a new Church year. This is
to reflect a new way of being Church in Australia. Catholic Religious women and men will
gather in solidarity, to recognise the pain of abuse in collaboration with their own local
communities on December 2, in different cities and towns across the nation by holding a
Liturgy of Sorrow and Promise from 5pm to 6pm.
The day has emerged to acknowledge survivors of abuse within the Catholic Church and
all those who have been hurt by that abuse. Underpinning this, is a clear promise for a
better, safer future.
Our commitment to safeguarding is founded on our faith in Jesus Christ who teaches the
fundamental sanctity of each human person. Safeguarding must now and always be at
the heart of all that we do as part of our ministry and outreach in the community.
http://www.catholicreligiousaustralia.org.au
Fires: God of all creation come to us in our need. Much of Queensland is ablaze. Creation,
homes, lives are under threat. Always we are conscious of our need; especially now as we
pray your help. We pray for alleviating rain and lessening of winds. We pray for fire-fighters
and volunteers at the fire lines. We pray for wisdom and vision for the leaders and
organizers. For displaced, we pray patience and safety. For all who have lost, we pray
strength and resilience required. O God come to our aid!
Dementia Friend Training: Terrific opportunity right here! Centacare Community Services
have received funding to provide ‘training’ on ways to become a support person for
someone with dementia. It is on this coming Tuesday 4 December. There are two options:
10am to 11.30am, OR 12.30 to 2pm. Venue is parish office: 333 Given Tce Paddington.
SEE NOTE ON PAGE 3 OF NEWSLETTER. Do phone the parish office to let us know you
wish to come along.
First Friday Anointing Mass: Friday 7 December, Sacred Heart Rosalie at 9am, followed by
carols and an early lunch.
Neo-Catechumenate Way: Archbishop Mark Coleridge is coming to celebrate mass with
the followers of the Neo-Catechumenate Way at St Ambrose Newmarket on Friday 7
December at 7:30pm. We pray for these disciples of Jesus who are part of our parish.
Parish Priest Fr Gerry Kalinowski
Fr Marty Larsen [email protected]
Fr Tony Girvan
Deacons Rev. Peter Devenish-Meares
Rev. Brendan Gormley
Jubilee Parish Office
333 Given Terrace, Paddington, 4064
Postal Address
Post Office Box 1, Red Hill, Q, 4059
Office Telephone Number:
07 3369 5351 (Office)
EMERGENCY Pager Number:
07 3309 1069
Jubilee Parish Website:
www.jubileeparish.com
Jubilee Parish Email & Newsletter
Parish Secretary: Linda Parker
Community Services Liaison
Sarah Dunlop [email protected]
Finance Officer
Local Safeguarding Representative
Ray Orr
Baptism Information
Cathy Currie [email protected]
Wedding information
Cathy Currie
Property and Compliance Manager
Paul Toohey
Sacramental Programme
Jenny Donnelly
Youth Coordinator
Kate Gilday
Jubilee Catholic Parish
EMBRACING THE COMMUNITIES OF:
St Ambrose’s, Newmarket ~ St Brigid’s, Red Hill ~ St Finbarr’s, Ashgrove ~ St Joan of Arc, Herston ~
St Mary Magdalene, Bardon ~ St Thomas More’s, Petrie Terrace ~ Sacred Heart, Rosalie
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT – 2 DECEMBER 2018 (YEAR C)
Proper of the Mass First Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2
Response: To you, O Lord, I lift my soul. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your
salvation Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 21:25-28, 34-36
Catholic Religious across Australia – National Day of Sorrow and Promise In a collective response from Catholic religious orders across the country,
religious women and men will hold a National Day of Sorrow and Promise on
Plenary Council 2020: Listening and Dialogue Encounters are being offered across the
Jubilee parish to have your input on “What do you think God is asking of us in Australia at
this time?” These ‘encounters’ have been very energizing sessions within the parish. Note
a date to come along.
Saturday, 1st December at 5:30pm in Sacred Heart church
Sunday, 2nd December at 10:30am in St Ambrose church
Sunday, 9th December at 9:30am in St Finbarr’s church
Sunday, 9th December at. 11:15am in St Brigid’s church
Sunday 23rd December at 9:00am in St Mary Magdalene’s church
Submissions for the Plenary Council agenda preparation stage close on Ash Wednesday,
6th March.
Donations for Christmas Flowers for St Brigid’s Red Hill: It has been a custom to place a
donation box near the entrance of St Brigid’s Church for the next four weeks accepting
monetary gifts for the flowers. The arrangements that are created are quite stunning.
Thanks for your support, and parish gratitude to the flower arrangers who continue to
create marvellous floral masterpieces.
Ambry: There are three kinds of blessed oil that are used in the sacramental life of the
Church: the oil of catechumens (Baptism), the oil for the anointing of the sick, and the
sacred chrism (Baptism and Confirmation). The Holy Oils are blest by the Archbishop in the
Chrism Mass which is celebrated at the Cathedral towards the end of Lent so that the new
oils are ready for the Easter Vigil. The oils are reserved in a container called an ambry. This
has traditionally been located either in the sanctuary or in the sacristy. In these cases, the
ambry is often a metal box that has been recessed into the wall. The words, Olea Sancta
or ‘Holy Oils” may be inscribed on the door, made out of solid metal with a lock. In newer
churches, the ambry is located near the baptismal font and often incorporates glass so
people can see the oils, rather than their being out of sight when they are encased in wood
or metal. In our parish we have both ambry styles. Ashgrove and Herston have metal
containers. Bardon and Rosalie have glass doors which are in the body of the church. This
week ambrys were installed in Newmarket and Red Hill.
Jubilee this week: Thanksgiving abounds!
Tuesday 4 December: St Finbarr’s Year 6 Thanksgiving mass 6pm St Finbarr’s
Ashgrove
Wednesday 5 December: St Joseph’s School end of year mass 9am St Mary
Magdalene Church Bardon.
Wednesday 5 December: St Ambrose Year 6 Thanksgiving Liturgy 6:30pm St
Ambrose Church Newmarket.
Thursday 6 December: St Finbarr’s School end of year mass 9am St Finbarr’s
Church Ashgrove.
Thursday 6 December: St Joseph’s Year 6 Thanksgiving Liturgy 6pm
St Mary Magdalene Church Bardon
Friday 7 December Feast Day of St Ambrose. End of school year liturgy 11am.
St Ambrose Newmarket.
St Ambrose (339 – 397) was the bishop of Milan whose sermons
influenced Augustine’s decision to become a Christian. Ambrose
was a successful lawyer. In 370 he was appointed governor of
Aemilia in Liguuria, with his residence in Milan. Upon the death of
the local Arian bishop there was street fighting between the Arians
(who held that Christ was a creature and not equal to God) and
orthodox Catholics loyal to the teaching of the Council of Nicaea.
Ambrose appealed for peace between the two sides at the
assembly convened to elect a successor. During his speech, a voice
cried, ‘Ambrose for bishop!” The whole crowd, Arians and orthodox,
took up the chant – an astonishing development given that
Ambrose was not even baptized! He pleaded with the crowd in vain. Within a week he was
baptized and consecrated bishop of Milan. Ambrose gave his personal wealth to the poor
and devoted himself to the study of Scripture and the Fathers of the Church. There is much
more to his story. He is the patron saint of bishops and learning.
Soumi’s university dreams revived after offers flood in: Soumi Gopalakrishnan was the dux of St James
College in inner-city Brisbane who dreamed of becoming a doctor. But as a Sri Lankan Tamil who fled her
home country with her family four years ago, her prospects of going to university were slim. Asylum-seekers
are classed as international full-fee-paying students, meaning they are required to pay the full cost of their
up-front unless offered a rare scholarship. Since sharing her story with the ABC last week, Soumi said she
Monday 3 December
Mass (Red Hill) 6:30am
Tuesday 4 December
Mass (Ashgrove) 6:30am
Mass (Newmarket) 9:15am
Wednesday 5 December
Mass (Rosalie) 6:30am
Mass (Bardon) 9:00am
Korean Mass (Rosalie) 10:00am
Thursday 6 December
Mass (Red Hill) 6:30am
Mass (Ashgrove) 9:00am
Friday 7 December
Mass (Ashgrove) 6:30am
Anointing Mass (Rosalie) 9:00am
Saturday 8 December
Individual Reconciliation
(Rosalie) 4:00pm-4:20pm
(Ashgrove) 5:15pm-5:45pm
Second Sunday of Advent
9 December 2018
Saturday Vigil
Mass (Rosalie) 4:30pm
Mass (Ashgrove) 6:00pm
Sunday
Mass (Herston) 7:30am
Mass (Bardon) 8:00am
Mass (Ashgrove) 8:30am
Mass (Petrie Terrace) 8:30am (Italian)
Mass (Newmarket) 9:30am
Mass (Red Hill) 10:00am
Mass (Rosalie) 10:00am (Korean)
Mass (Bardon) (Emmanuel)
Mass (St Paul’s Villa) 10:30am
Mass (Ashgrove) 11:30am (Spanish)
Mass (Rosalie) 5:30pm
had been overwhelmed with messages of support . “It was like a dream – my principal called me and said I’ve
got scholarship offers from universities”. Among those is an offer from Southern Cross University to cover the
entire cost of her tuition. “It’s just a reminder there are still people out there that care about others.” Soumi
said she had been humbled by the reaction from other asylum-seeker students at St James College. “Just changing one life isn’t enough,
I think we need to change others’ as well and I’m proud of myself for making all the young students believe there is still a way to reach
their goals.”
Becoming a Dementia Friend: Centacare Community Services are going
to provide ‘training’ on ways to become a support person for someone
with Dementia.
This ‘training’ will be on Tuesday 4th December. There will be two options
of 10am to 11:30am, OR 12:30 to 2pm.
Choose one of these options.
Numbers at each will be limited to 20 to enable fruitful discussion.
Venue is the Parish Office, 333 Given Terrace Paddington.
Centacare will provide morning and afternoon tea after each session.
There will also be a little bag of goodies to take home along with their
certificate.
All this is free as it is being funded through Brisbane City Council.
Centacare see this as a privilege to be able to provide this training for
the Volunteers of the Parish.
Please phone the Parish Office on 3369 5351 to R.S.V.P.
Dementia Friend Training
Last Chance to book
First Friday Group Rosalie.
Celebrate Christmas mass and anointing on:
Friday 7th December 9am
- followed by carols and early lunch -
We cordially invite Jubilee Parishioners to join us. If you haven’t
been before, RSVP to Joyce 3366 4454 or Anne 3369 5795.
All very welcome
St Ambrose’s Anointing Mass
Thursday 13th December at 10am
All are welcome
CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION MASS
Children of all ages are invited to be a part of this Christmas Eve
Celebration Mass. Let your kids be involved in the story of Christmas.
All they need to do is:
Come dressed as something from the Christmas Story
(Angel, Shepherd, King, Mary, Joseph) * No rehearsals,
*Just show up at Christmas Eve Mass and Fr Marty will
involve the kids in the homily!
Where? St Joseph’s School Assembly Hall.
When? 4.00pm Christmas Eve
Anyone interested please email Therese Beavis at
[email protected] to give us an indication of numbers,
plus a point of contact.
Christmas Present is made of memories of Christmas Past
Building work commences over the Christmas holidays. The first step of the work will be to remove asbestos. As such, St Ambrose’s School is to remain off limits to all from Monday, 10th through to Monday, the 17th December. Of course the building work will continue throughout the holiday period, however there is to be absolutely no access to the school grounds between the above identified dates.
DEATH OF BR TERRENCE HEINRICH fms Please remember Br Terrence Heinrich in your prayers. Br Terry died suddenly last week. He was buried from his alma mater, St Joseph's College Hunters Hill on Thursday 29 November. Br Terrence was the founding principal of Mt Maria College Mitchelton in the 1970's and later the principal at Marist College Ashgrove in the 1990's. His work from that time was to found a school for the disabled in Cambodia which continues to this day. He is remembered for his deep faith and sense of Marist
mission.
St Mary Magdalene - Bardon This weekend is the last opportunity to be involved in this year’s Bardon Christmas
Hamper appeal. Hamper and gift recipients are still available. All hampers and gifts are required at the 8am Mass at SMM next Sunday, 9th December. We are also seeking a volunteer/s to deliver the gifts to Canossa. If you can help, please ring
Kerry 0414 465 099 or 3300 5954.
St Vincent’s Care Services Bardon would like to reach out to your
community and invite parishioners to join our Pastoral Care volunteer team. We are
in need of Extraordinary Ministers of communion to bring communion to residents who are unable to come to our chapel for communion services. We also seek a
Sunday Mass Assistant to assist residents attend Mass, and help with the running of
the morning. For further information please contact Sonia Kovac on 3435 7210
Christmas Cards and Columban Calendars are now
available for sale before and after mass at St Finbarrs
Church Piety Stall.
At Christmas time the St Vinnies Conferenes in the Jubilee Parish make
a special appeal to you for donations to fund the support that we
provide to our clients. This support particularly includes customised
Christmas hampers for those we have assisted throughout the year.
Consistent with the Vinnies Christmas Appeal theme this year, our
focus is on supporting families and children. There are envelopes for you
to provide your donation in cash, by cheque or credit card. The envelopes
are marked so that your donation goes to your intended conference-
Bardon, Rosalie, Newmarket or Ashgrove.
2018 St Vinnies Christmas Appeal
Position Vacant – Parish Secretary Applications are open for a position at the Banyo Nundah Parish. A person with excellent administration and secretarial skills is required for a full time position of Parish Secretary for 38 hours a week, Monday to Friday. For additional information, please visit the Archdiocese of Brisbane website https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/ and to careers. .
Stage 2 of the Facility Master Plan includes a revitalisation of St Ambrose’s School Courtyard, Under Croft and outer cladding of Block 1 (the current Year 2 building).
Property Manager Jubilee Parish: Last week Paul Toohey tended his
resignation as Property Manager of Jubilee Parish, effective from 19
December. In his letter he says he has ‘enjoyed the experience and
wishes everyone a bright future.’ The parish is grateful for his work over
the last three years, and we wish him all the best in endeavours he now
seeks to pursue. The parish is appreciative of his work and wishes him
every blessing
Update on Norbert: Norbert’s lawyer says there is sufficient basis
for an appeal to the Federal Court.
The Parish has established a bank account with the ADF under the
Parish member number which will be subject to all Archdiocesan
internal controls.
The purpose of this account is accept donations to assist with the
appeal process.
Anyone wishing to donate please contact the Parish Office on 3369
5351 for further information.
The parish will continue to be updated on the process and progress
of donations. Money deposited will be solely used to help pay legal
fees.
We pray for the soul of Ann Pots who passed
away this week.
WE PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL
DEPARTED; MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.
Christmas Concert
2018 ST Ambrose’s invited a special guest to help end the school year in song. Teacher, composer and music liturgist Michael Mangan shared his musical skills with the school as they put together a Christmas concert in the Bolton Centre on the 23rd of November at 6pm
Michael led each Year in presenting two pieces, including carols and liturgical songs, enjoyed by students and parents alike.
Principal John Hinton said he was pleased with the end result of the weeks of practise that each class had put into the Christmas concert. “This Christmas concert was a highlight of the year and a wonderfully unifying event” Mr Hinton Said.
The concert is not only an opportunity to showcase our students’ talents, but also a chance to entertain our families as a way of saying thank you. It’s valuable to be able to take the time to acknowledge our many helpers who contribute their time and talents to making our school a great place to be.
“We really do have a great community and it was so good to see so many people, who have contributed to our community this year, present for these festivities.”
YEAR ONE CHARITY - We had our fabulous poetry recital which closed our English unit on rhyme and rhythm. Thank you to all of the wonderful people who attended. Not only did the students write their own poems, but they created a costume to match their character out of recycled materials and clothes. This was covered by our work in Design and Technology. The children performed their work before an audience with a mixture of confidence and excitement. I was so proud of them and I know those of you who were present were too. The group poem closed the afternoon with a giggle and we were riding high when we left for home.
To help us get in the mood for the Taiko drum visit last Tuesday, we dressed in some yukatas (Japanese cotton kimonos). We took our shoes and socks off and tried some geta (wooden shoes and tabi-socks). We have had a great time learning Japanese this semester.
We look forward to beginning some Christmas craft in the next week. We have worked so hard all year. Time is racing by really fast. Soon we will be in Year Two. How exciting!
YEAR 2 FAITH - The end of the school year is fast approaching, where did the year go? Just two weeks to go!
On Wednesday with much excitement, we went on our very first excursion to Osprey House. Osprey House is an environmental centre located along the wetlands in Griffin. We headed off by bus at 9am. For some of the children, the bus journey was their favourite part of the day! On arrival at Osprey House we were greeted by Caitlin and all of the wonderful volunteers. During the day we learned all about: the local catchment area, threats to our oceans, water conservation and dugongs. Our favourite part of the day was bird watching. We got our own binoculars and we were really lucky to see the Osprey and her brand new baby chicks sitting in the nest. The mum was sitting outside the nest feeding the chicks a yummy lunch of fresh fish.
There were many sleepy heads on the bus journey back to school. We all had a great day and really enjoyed our time at Osprey House.
St Joseph’s St Vinnies
Christmas Appeal In support of our local
St Vincent de Paul Society This year as we lead into the Festive Season, St Joseph’s school is supporting our own parish community by committing to bring in hamper items for our local St Vincent de Paul conference in the Jubilee Parish. SVDP will then distribute items to make a difference to those in need. Each year level has been asked to bring in certain food items, and we have had an amazing response thus far, thank you to our generous Joey’s families.
This week our Student Council hosted a Xmas sock hop to raise money for the SVDP Xmas appeal. We had many, many students dance and sing along in their Xmas tinsel to some carols and some ‘boppy’ dance tunes.
Our Senior choir has been very busy. On Wednesday we travelled to the Wesley hospital and sang Christmas carols in their chapel, in the hospital foyer and in the children’s ward. The patients and staff were very welcoming and we had a terrific time. There were lots of smiles all round, well done Senior choir!
Next week is our last week at school for 2018. We will celebrate this with an end of year whole school mass on Wednesday at 9am in St Mary Magdalene Church. Our Year 6 students will come together with their families for their Thanksgiving liturgy on Thursday evening. Report cards are due out on Monday and 2019 classes will be announced too. School finishes at 12 noon on Friday 7 December.
Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord, who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit,
(all bow)
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under
Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was
buried; he descended into hell; on the third day
he rose again from the dead; he ascended into
heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God
the Father almighty; from there he will come to
judge the living and the dead. I believe in the
Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
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.
The Education Ministry of Jubilee Catholic Parish
Parish St Finbarr’s School, Ashgrove ~ St Joseph’s School, Bardon ~ St Ambrose’s School, Newmarket
