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Dear Parishioners,
It is wonderful that our borders are almost open particularly to those just south of our border. We are still allowed up to 100 people in our church for most activities. We are still required to maintain a 4 square metres of social distance in the church. We are now allowed to have up to 100 at Funerals, Marriages and Baptism.
We still require you to book for the weekend Masses on http://www.olol.com.au/massbookings.html. With the 4 square metre rule we are able to seat up to 90 people in our church. Most of our Masses have not been completely full over the last few weeks. The average numbers attending each Mass are as follows 6.00pm Mass Saturday - 55 people; 6.30am Mass Sunday - 35 people; 8.00am Mass - 51 people; 9.15am Mass - 71 people; 10.30am Mass - 73 people; and 6.00pm Mass Sunday - 55 people. As you can see there is room for more people at each of these Masses. I did ask people to book for Sunday Mass once a month so you may like to come more frequently, but you need to book. You can always check on Saturday to see if the Mass is full.
I announced at Mass during the week that you will no longer need to book for weekday Masses. You will still be required to give your name, address and phone number to the Marshal as you enter the church. The non-booking of Masses applies only to the weekday Masses, you still need to book for the weekend Masses.
We have also started praying the Prayer of the Church, Morning Prayer, before the morning Masses. We will begin praying the Rosary after the 8.30am Mass on Wednesday.
The Reconciliation Rooms are still closed. If you would like to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance (Confession), please call the Parish Office during office hours to make an appointment with one of the Priests.
Some of the activities of the parish have resumed with the normal 4 square metre rule in place. The Bible Study Group has begun meeting on Tuesday at 9.30am in the Media room. Adoration is now being held every Tuesday evening at 7.00pm in the Church. The RCIA groups are continuing to meet to continue their journey of faith. It is good that in some ways normality is starting to return.
Some of our youth came together last Friday night to resume gathering with youth and fun activities. Athira, our Youth Coordinator, has been attempting to keep in touch with the youth of the Parish during lockdown. With more being able to gather together the youth activities will return to normal. There is a good report on the fourth page of this newsletter about last Friday night's activities. Well done Athira!
We are still live streaming the Saturday evening 6.00pm Mass. Although the production is not totally professional we are continuing to try to improve the quality of the sound and vision. The sound is always a challenge so we hope with some technology to improve that very soon. We were very fortunate in the rebuild of the church to lay some wires in the ceiling for future cameras. We have now gone ahead and installed those cameras and we are waiting for the NBN to be installed in the church to be able to bring you a much better “production” of our live streamed Masses. We hope to be able to use the new cameras in the next few weeks.
The men of the parish are asked to keep 15th August free for an online retreat day. We will give you more details in the future of this retreat day which is being live streamed throughout Australia. There will be 4 one hour sessions for reflection and prayer. Keep Saturday 15th August free.
Thank you for your continued assistance for the Parish St Vincent DePaul Winter Appeal. The members of the Sunnybank Conference really appreciate your support. More details on page 3 of this newsletter.
As the men in the Parish were reminded in an email during the week, please keep smiling – SMILING IS CONTAGIOUS.
God Bless you, Fr Dan
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]
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - 5th July 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: Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Isaiah 55: 10-11; Romans 8: 18-23; Matthew 13: 1-23
Monday 6th July
8.15am Morning Prayer 8.30am Mass - Sunnybank
Tuesday 7th July
8.15am Morning Prayer 8.30am Mass - Sunnybank 9.30am Bible Study (Media Room) 7.00pm Adoration Wednesday 8th July
8.15am Morning Prayer 8.30am Mass - Sunnybank 9.00am Rosary 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank
Thursday 9th July
8.45am Morning Prayer 9.00am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank Friday 10th July
8.15am Morning Prayer 8.30am Mass - Sunnybank 10.00am Legion of Mary (Media Room)
Saturday 11th July St Benedict
6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank Sunday 12th July
6.30am Mass - Sunnybank 8.00am Mass - Sunnybank 9.15am Mass - Sunnybank 10.30am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - Sunnybank (Youth)
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Year A
First Reading: Zechariah 9: 9-10 Our reading from the prophet Zechariah celebrates the entry of the coming king to Jerusalem. The king who comes does not bring war and destruction, but peace and humility. Second Reading: Romans 8: 9, 11-13 In today’s reading, Paul reminds the Christians of Rome of the power of the Holy Spirit living in them: if the Spirit lives in us, then our mortal bodies have life. Gospel: Matthew 11: 25-30 Having finished reading the Missionary Discourse, Matthew ’s Gospel now presents
us with a variety of responses to Jesus’ call. In this Sunday’s Gospel Reading, those of us who labour and are
overburdened (and isn’t that all of us, at least sometimes?) are invited to carry the yokes of Jesus, where we will find
that rest which only he can give.
‘GAUDETE ET EXSULTATE’ Rejoice and Exult THE GREAT CRITERION
CHAPTER FOUR Signs of Holiness in Today’s World
IN CONSTANT PRAYER
150. In that silence, we can discern, in the light of the Spirit, the paths of holiness to which the Lord is calling us. Otherwise, any decisions we make may only be window-dressing that, rather than exalting the Gospel in our lives, will mask or submerge it. For each disciple, it is essential to spend time with the Master, to listen to his words, and to learn from him always. Unless we listen, all our words will be nothing but useless chatter.
151. We need to remember that “contemplation of the face of Jesus, died and risen, restores our humanity, even when it has been broken by the troubles of this life or marred by sin. We must not domesticate the power of the face of Christ”. So let me ask you: Are there moments when you place yourself quietly in the Lord’s presence, when you calmly spend time with him, when you bask in his gaze? Do you let his fire inflame your heart? Unless you let him warm you more and more with his love and tenderness, you will not catch fire. How will you then be able to set the hearts of others on fire by your words and witness? If, gazing on the face of Christ, you feel unable to let yourself be healed and transformed, then enter into the Lord’s heart, into his wounds, for that is the abode of divine mercy.
A VOCATION VIEW: Have you discovered yet that there is more to life than what only material things have to offer? We live in the Spirit. Only in the Lord can we find lasting peace. Speak the Good News.
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
“Come to me, all you who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest”. From Matthew’s Gospel today. This part of the Gospel is significant as we celebrate NADOIC week (National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee). NADOIC week this year invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country, a history which dates back thousands of generations. The very first footprints on this continent were those belonging to First Nations peoples. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. The theme of this year’s NADOIC week is ‘Always was, Always will be’. The First Nations people’s adaptation and intimate knowledge of Country enabled them to endure climate change, catastrophic droughts, and rising sea levels. All were managing land – the biggest estate on earth – to sustainably provide for the future. This week, let every family, gathering, Mass, and individual use an Acknowledgment of Country to pay our respects. You could say “we acknowledge and pay our respects to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have walked and cared for this land for thousands of years and their descendants who maintain these spiritual connections and traditions”.
Catholic Church’s National Appeal for SEA SUNDAY 12th July 2020
Next week is Sea Sunday, when the church prays for those who live and work at sea. There will be a national Appeal for Stella Maris, Apostleship of the Sea, the official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church. Donations will provide practical and spiritual support to seafarers in these challenging times of COVID-19. Please give generously. Go to: bit.ly/seasundayaustralia
Clairvaux MacKillop College 2020 “Windows” Tour Live Virtual Tour - Friday 24th July 2020 at 10.00-11.00am
To register - www.cvxmack.edu.au via the Enrolment tab Enrolment Secretary: 3347 9223
Your Prayers Are Asked For:
recently deceased: Iris Small, Jenny Reed, Vera McErlean, Angela Salazar.
those with anniversaries & others who have died: Victor Oliver, Lillian Oliver, Vince Linton, Hughie Taylor, Leo Ryan, Amy MacDonald, Jack Elmore, Mrs Mackay, Fr Tom Hegerty, Colin Ives, Narelle Thomas, Neil Weekes (Jnr), Sondra Lena, Stuart Groom, Kevin Wilson, Therese D’Arcy, Fr Greg Jordan, Iris George, Kodi Pearson, Win Murray, Rita Hickey, Jill Palmer, Linda Moy, Mark Wilcox.
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
Youth and Young Adult Ministry
ATHIRA
For any enquiries
(re:this page) or sugges-
tions for UNITE please
contact me via youth
details on left panel
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
Leaders, Teens and Parents alike were super-thrilled to start up again. In-spite of it being last day of Term 2, we had 17 of them turn up to break ice, have an outlet for all the highs and lows of CoVid experience so far, tried out some non-typical games (to play it safe, pun intended:), had a useful input session about authentically and pragmatically navigating through this unusual time. Small groups were vibrant with talks of how to validate (and not numb) how we feel at this time, acknowledging there are still choices and decisions in our control, welcoming peace (not like a new-age mantra, but from knowing/claiming God’s promises for our lives), and about keeping things in perspective (we have been through bigger). Was heart warming to see their cheeky (and determined - crutches didn’t keep Abby away) selves again. God bless our leaders - Kylie who came straight in after an exam that finished only at 7pm said, ‘hanging out with teens was her reward’! Tiana too came in after 2 exams that day, and Sarah between 2 night shifts with 2 hr sleep! Thank you also fathers Enoch, Raju and Stanley (Vocations Brisbane) for the surprise visit to share your excitement to see everyone again, and your lockdown experience of missing the community.
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
