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Parish Office Hours & Address Monday-Friday 8:30am - 3:00pm 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap
Contact P: PO Box 408, The Gap Qld 4061 T: 3300 6099 E: [email protected] Web: www.stjohnswoodthegap.net.au FB: @StJohn’sWood/TheGapParish
Parish Team Sr. Kari Hatherell osu E: [email protected] M: 0413 302 825 Parish Pastoral Director Fr. Stanley Orji Parish Sacramental Minister Caryn Lee E: [email protected] Parish Office Coordinator Samantha Morrison E: [email protected] Parish Office Assistant
Parish Council Kylie Gaul E: [email protected] Chairperson
Local Safeguarding Officers
Caryn Lee & Kylie Gaul
Churches Mater Dei 16 Philomene Drive, Ashgrove St. Peter Chanel 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap
Schools Mater Dei Primary School T: 3514 4100 St Peter Chanel Primary School T: 3300 1202
Parish of St. John’s Wood / The Gap
SUNDAY 9th
September 2018 23
rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Christian Initiation for Children Christian Initiation incorporates us into Christ and forms us into God’s people. In Baptism, God adopts us as children and makes us a new creation through water and the Holy Spirit. As we are signed with the gift of the Spirit in Confirmation, God brings us to the full stature of the Lord Jesus to continue his mission in the world. At the table of Eucharist, we are fed on the Sacrament of Christ’s body and blood, and, with the whole Church, take part in the saving offering of Christ on the cross. In the Sunday Mass, those who have been initiated are continually formed by the word of God and affirmed in their belong to the Church, the Body of Christ. (Sacramental Policy of the Archdiocese of Brisbane)
We have 110 children preparing for Confirmation. Nearly 30
years ago the Archdiocese of Brisbane restored the receiving of
the sacraments to the original order of Baptism, Confirmation
and Eucharist. In a couple of weeks these children are being
confirmed in their Baptismal faith and sealed with the Holy Spirit.
This weekend the children will receive the Creed at Mass. We
will engaged in this ancient tradition in an age appropriate way,
so the children can affirm their belief in God the Father, in Jesus
Christ, our Lord, and in the Holy Spirit. As they grow and mature
we pray that the fullness of the truths that are contained in the
Creed will become integral to their Christian lives.
As we celebrate this simple Rite with the children we are invited
to take stock of what we really do believe. Our creedal state-
ments developed over the first 3 centauries of Christianity, often
with great struggle to distil what is essential and true for the
followers of Jesus. People suffered and died defending these
truths. We can easily rattle them off, unware of what we are real-
ly saying. We too have been sealed with the Holy Spirit, the
Spirit of truth. There is an old Latin saying, lex orandi, lex
crednedi, which means the law of prayer shapes the law of
belief. Modern scholars often add lex vivendi, the law of living.
Our prayer shapes our beliefs and this shaped our life. Let’s
reclaim the treasure of our Christian beliefs and rediscover how
they can shape our thinking and our living.
Blessings on the week.
Reconciliation
Mater Dei Saturday 5:00pm-5:20pm
St. Peter Chanel Sunday 4:30pm-4:45pm
Sacraments Details available on our website
under Church Activities or contact the Parish Office.
Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament Mater Dei
Monday 7:00pm-8:00pm Friday 6:00pm-10:00pm
St. Peter Chanel 1st Friday of each month
2:00pm-3:00pm
Rosary Home rosary 7:30pm Monday
10th September 2018 at Pushpa Jayasekera’s house, The Gap.
Call Val Bonney for details 0417 631 246.
If you would like to pray the Rosary in your home please contact Bruce Bonney 3300 2959.
Two Hearts Prayer Group
St. Peter Chanel Thursdays after 9:00am Mass: rosary, Stations of the Cross,
selected prayers for our parish, for priests and others.
Mother’s Prayer Group Meet 1st Monday morning
of the month. Contact Helen Knight on
3300 2271.
Meditation Group Mondays 9:30am-10:30am
at the Parish Office.
DAY MATER DEI ST PETER CHANEL FEAST DAYS/NOTES
Monday 10/09
Tuesday 11/09 9:00am Liturgy of the Word and
Holy Communion
Wednesday 12/09 9:00am Mass
Thursday 13/09 9:00am Mass Saint John Chrysostom
Friday 14/09 9:00am Mass The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Saturday 15/09 5:30pm Mass 24th Sunday in
Sunday 16/09 9:30am Mass 8:00am Mass 5:00pm Mass
Ordinary Time
Liturgical Calendar
This week’s readings First Reading: Isaiah 35:4-7 Second Reading: James 2:1-5 Gospel Reading: Mark 7:31-37
Next week’s readings - 24th
Sunday in Ordinary Time First Reading: Isaiah 50:5-9 Second Reading: James 2:14-18 Gospel Reading: Mark 8:27-35
This weekend our parish will do a special collection for the Annual Catholic Campaign, to support the vital ministries in our Church. It is the one time a year that all of the parishes in the Archdiocese come together to help vital works of our church and local community. Annual Catholic Campaign brochures and envelopes are available at the back of the church.
Sacrament of Confirmation Come along to help celebrate with our parish children who are being confirmed this month. Wednesday 19th September 5pm & 7pm St Peter Chanel Church Thursday 20th September 5pm & 7pm Mater Dei Church
A VOCATION VIEW: Has not God chosen
the poor of the world
to inherit the king-
dom? Chosen to be
rich in faith. So take
heart, be not afraid,
consider your part in
God's Kingdom.
Prayers for the Sick Allan Feodoroff Jane McMahon
Andrew Dudgeon Felix Nolan
Margie Jayasigha
Anniversaries Terry Doyle
Margaret McNeill Lucy Micale
Lynette Barry Mona Lewis
Michael Ratnayake Beryl Ley
Hazel Price
Please note: We cannot add a name to the sick list or recently deceased list unless requested by a family member.
Communion to the Sick Please contact the Parish Office.
New Ministries Roster for Mater Dei The present Ministries Roster finishes end of September. A new Ministries roster for weekend masses is to be prepared for the next 6 months - OCTOBER 2018 – MARCH 2019. If you wish to join the roster for any of the Ministries or do not wish to continue on a roster please phone or email: For Coordinators, Minister of the Word and Ministers of Communion Saturday 5.30pm Mass - Helen Mahoney Ph. 3300 2207 More Ministers of Communion and Ministers of the Word are need-ed for the Saturday 5.30pm Mass. Sunday 9.30am Mass - Tricia Wogan Ph. 3300 4773 or Email [email protected] For Audiovisual Operators and Altar Servers – Cathy Kruip Email [email protected]
The Vinnies Drought Relief and Recovery Appeal The Vinnies Drought Relief and Recovery Appeal aims to provide assistance to drought affected people in the Toowoomba and Rockhampton Diocese which extend to the
far western regions of Queensland. Some of these regions have not had significant rainfall in over 5 years. Donations by credit card can be directed to the website https://www.vinnies.org.au/donate#!state=qld&appeal=152 or to the Queensland Drought Appeal bank account: Bank: CBA Account name: St Vincent de Paul Society BSB: 064-000 Account Number: 13661492
Bus Trip On Wednesday 12 September escape to Tamborine Mountain for a visit to the beautiful Mt Tamborine Botanic Gardens and walk through the many different types of themed gardens. Enjoy the view while having lunch at the St Bernards Hotel. Cost $40. Departure 8.15am from St Michaels ,Bank Street, Dorrington and 8.30am from St Finbarrs, Ashgrove. For bookings please phone Margaret on 3366 4114.
Peter Pellicaan—Why be Catholic? “How valuable is your Faith to you? Come along to Peter Pellicaan’s presentation (St. Williams, 67 Dawson Pde., Keperra, Sept. 12, Daley Centre, 7.30pm to 9pm) to be inspired by the journey of someone who discovered the Catholic Church later in life and was transformed by the experience. Perhaps for most of us we received the Faith not long after birth and we have grown accustomed to it. Often, people who have found it in adulthood can have a deeper perspective about it. Title of presentation - “Why be Catholic? – Why a Protestant pastor became Catholic.”
TUESDAY MORNING PLAYGROUP
Please come and enjoy a cup of coffee and cake with other parents from The Gap Community. It's an informal gathering to chat and meet other parents while our children play and get messy with craft. When: Tuesday mornings at 9:00am (after school drop off). Where: SPC Parish Hall. What to bring: A gold coin donation (in order to keep the coffee pot full and the kids entertained). Facebook Tuesday Play group@St Johns Wood Parish Hall
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