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17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - 24th July 2016

PA R I S H N E W S L E T T E R N o o s a D i s t r i c t C a t h o l i c P a r i s h

is a Par ish of the Cathol ic Archdiocese o f Br isbane and incorporates the Communi t ies of :

Sacred Heart 63 Maple Street, Cooroy, St Patrick 1 Church Street, Pomona, St Thomas More Ben Lexcen Drive, Sunshine Beach,

Our Lady of Perpetual Succour 5 Moorindil Street, Tewantin.

Parish Pastoral and Administrative Offices:

Office Hours: 8am - 12 noon & 1pm - 4pm Monday - Friday

Address: 5 Moorindil Street, Tewantin Postal Address: PO Box 111, Tewantin 4565

Phone: 5447 1188 Fax: 5442 4517 Mass Times line: 5442 4518

PARISH EMERGENCY NUMBER: 0438 705 447 Parish Email: [email protected]

Archdiocesan website: www.brisbanecatholic.org.au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/noosacatholic

Dear Parishioners and Visitors, I would like to follow on from the Archbishop’s announcement last week regarding my appointment to Kenmore Catholic Parish. As the Archbishop wrote, another Priest will be appointed to Noosa Parish as Parish Priest. The Archbishop will call for expressions of interest from Priests within the Archdiocese. Also there will be a Parish consultation (date still to be set) which will enable the Archbishop’s representatives to hear about the Parish and the kind of Pastor you would like to have as your Parish Priest. This Consultation meeting is important and I would ask as many people as possible to attend once the date has been set for Noosa Parish. I would like to add that I know that this news of my transfer is upsetting to some in the Parish. This is natural when priests leave a community and have been part of people’s lives for a long time. During this time of transition I will do my best to continue to serve Noosa Parish and prepare it for a new Parish Priest to begin in December this year.

RUGFEST 2016: Anyone who attended RUGFEST 2016 would have been amazed at the dedication and commitment of the organizing committee and the many workers from the Parish, St Teresa’s College and the Filipino community. It was truly the biggest crowd we have ever had and the great news is we raised just over $6,500 for the Canossa Health and Social Centre run by the Canossa sisters (CHSC) located near the Tondo slums of Manila in the Philippines. The blessings that flow from the event will not only touch the Slums in Manila but all those who worked in this Parish to make the lives of others more bearable in a place of abject poverty.

Parish Luncheon: The tickets for this event on the 6th August are selling fast and we only have limited seating left. Those who have booked through the office are asked to pick up their tickets and pay for them ASAP. Buy your tickets this weekend at the churches not to miss out. Fr Mark Franklin Parish Priest

Faces of Mercy

This 90 minute presentation by Evangelisation Brisbane uses images, videos and stories

of people throughout history who have experienced mercy and then shared that mercy

with others. There is a mixture of content on the Jubilee of Mercy and faces of mercy

(eg Ruth and Naomi, Francis of Assisi, Sr Sára Salkaházi SSS, Pope John XXIII,

Dorothy Day and Henri Nouwen)

along with personal reflection and small group sharing.

Come along to St Peter’s Coolum on Wednesday 27th July from 5.30pm – 8.30pm.

Cost is $5 which includes a light snack.

Rob Cosgrove from Evangelisation Brisbane will lead our evening,

which looks to be very informative and inspirational.

Perhaps we can do some car pooling to share the drive to Coolum. It’s good to meet in

different venues this year while we await the new building.

RSVP – Monday 25th July 5443 3488 or [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.brisbanecatholic.org.au

http://www.facebook.com/noosacatholic

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Heavenly Father, we ask your blessing upon Inacia dela Cruz, Wayne

Robinson, Margaret O’Rourke, Dean Shurte, Judy Tomes, Joan Clift, David Barson, Thomas Patrick

Meaney, Hayden York, Pat Hayes, Deidre McMahon, Brian and Joyce McIvor, Jo Noone, Margaret

O’Rourke, Chic Wilson, Rebeca Robinson, Brian Taylor, Christina Hendrikson, Marie Miller, Scott

Fraser, Kevin and Betty McKeown, Archbishop Anthony Fisher, John Ian Hall, Thelma Conway,

Jasmine Lamb, Monica Carroll, Gab Carter, Claire Taylor, Ingrid Valk, Bob Burgess, Ken Kipping,

Trish Goossens, Renoo Pinnell, Des Manning, David Glassock, Nev Graham, Nola and George

Horrigan, Max Shearer, Kath Colbran, Maria Kolesaric, Arlette Pitot and all the sick of the Parish.

DECEASED: Remember in your prayers Kerin Davies and Baby Jesse Seth Murray who died

recently and Noela Marsh, Rome Martin, Joan Kiernan and Loran Johnson whose anniversaries

occur at this time. Please pray for the Repose of the Soul of Terry Oliver.

WEEKLY DIARY

Monday 25th July St James, apostle

Parish Office hours 8am - Noon and 1pm - 4pm

8.30am MASS, OLPS, Tewantin

9.00am Holy Hour for Vocations,

OLPS

10.30am Ozcare Anointing MASS

5.00pm STCC School Board Mtg, St

Teresa’s College

Tuesday 26th July Sts Joachim & Anne, parents of Blessed Virgin Mary


8.00am Rosary, Sacred Heart, Cooroy

8.30am MASS, Sacred Heart, Cooroy

9.00am Confessions, Cooroy

3.00pm Choir practice, Tewantin

Wednesday 27th July Weekday, Ordinary Time 17


9.30am Carramar Comm service.

10.30am Christian Meditation, OLPS

3.30pm Older Children Baptism Prep

Meeting 1, Tewantin Church

5.30pm MASS at St Patrick’s

5.30pm Deanery Spirituality Evening

- Helen Dyson, Living Mercy, St

Catherine’s Sippy Downs

Thursday 28th July Weekday, Ordinary Time 17


8.00am Rosary, OLPS, Tewantin

8.30am MASS, OLPS, Tewantin

9.00am Confessions, OLPS

9.00am Divine Mercy, OLPS

5.30pm STM Board Meeting, STM

Friday 29th July St Martha


8.00am Stations of the Cross, OLPS

8.30am MASS at OLPS, Tewantin

9.00am Novena, OLPS, Tewantin

9.30am NNC, Comm Service

Saturday 30th July Weekday, Ordinary Time 17

1.00pm Combined choir practice for

Hymns of Mercy in October, OLPS

Confessions 4.30pm - 4.50pm, Tewantin

5.00pm Vigil Mass, Tewantin

Confessions 5.00pm - 5.20pm, Cooroy

5.30pm Vigil Mass, Cooroy

Sunday 31st July 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

7.00am Mass, Tewantin

Confessions 7.30am - 7.45am Pomona

8.00am Mass, Pomona

8.30am Mass, Sunshine Beach Confessions after 8.30am Mass STM

10.00am Mass, Tewantin (Presentation to Community of Older

children for Baptism)

5.30pm Mass, Sunshine Beach

Counting Roster: This Week: J Smith, T Cuskelly, P Smith, B Miller. Next Week: M McEwan, J Harrison, A Stead, F Harrison.

MINISTRY of ALTAR SERVING Young people who have been confirmed who wish to be

Altar Servers at Parish Masses are invited to ask their parents to contact

the Parish Office on 5447 1188 to be sent an application form.

Training sessions coming soon in August.

Benediction and Holy Hour

Friday 5th August 5pm to 6pm

Tewantin Church.

Confessions during the Holy Hour.

Come and spend an hour with God.

Year of Mercy Musical Event A thank you to Parish Volunteers

Songs of Mercy – sung by your Parish Combined Choir

at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Church, Tewantin

Saturday 29th October 2016 at 1.00pm to 2.30pm Performance, followed by Afternoon Tea in the Church Hall

2.30pm to 3.30pm.

This event is a thank you Concert and Afternoon Tea for all the Parish Volunteers who give their time and talent to the work and mission of the Church

in Noosa District.

Rite of Christian Funeral

Pray for the Soul of Baby Jesse Seth Murray, child of Renee and Adam, whose Funeral Service was held on

21st July at Grigson and Weight Funeral Chapel. May he rest in peace.

Attention! Attention! Attention!

Reminder for All Combined Choir Members and Musicians Next Saturday 30

th July all Parish Choir members and musicians and anyone

with an interest in singing is welcome to join in a special practice session at the Tewantin Church from 1pm till 3pm. All enquiries to Peter Hargreaves on 0408 559 963.

Congratulations to Helen Rhodes long time parishioner and regular at 8.30am Mass at Sunshine Beach,

who celebrates her 103rd birthday on 26th July. May God richly bless you Helen and keep you in his tender loving care.

MASS FOR YOU AT HOME PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF TIME AND CHANNEL

‘Mass for you at Home’ is now televised at 6am Sunday morning on Channel 9

If you know of people who are house bound, sick or elderly, please let them know of this service.

Free (I am a Catholic)

Cards

These special

cards are available from the Piety stalls

or the Hinterland churches from this

weekend.

They are like a Credit Card and have a

prayer on the back.

PARISH INFORMATION

Parish Office Phone 5447 1188

Parish Priest

Rev Fr Mark Franklin Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 0418 785 440

Associate Pastor:

Rev Fr Isidore Enyinnaya

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: 5447 1188

Manager, Parish Services

Mr Michael Finch


Mobile: 0418 778 295

Parish Pastoral Worker

Mrs Maria Higginson


Parish Secretary/Receptionist

Mrs Elaine Stephenson


Parish Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable

Adult Representative

Mrs Jenny Noakes: Ph: 5447 1188 Email: [email protected]

Pastoral Assistant (Caring Ministry)

Mrs Margaret Stewart Ph 5447 1188

Parish School - St Thomas More Primary

Ben Lexcen Drive, Sunshine Beach.

Principal: Mr Patrick Colley

Ph: 5449 2022

Postal: PO Box 810, Noosa Heads 4567


Catholic College - St Teresa’s Secondary

Sea Eagle Drive, Noosaville

Principal: Mr David McInnes Ph: 5474 0022

Postal: PO Box 1592, Noosaville DC 4566.


Assisi House Tewantin

Affordable Accommodation Project

Mr Michael Finch - Manager

Ph: 5447 1188, Mobile: 0418 778 295


Parish Columbarium Tewantin and Pomona

For all enquires call the Parish Office -5447 1188


Society of St Vincent de Paul:

Store & Depot Ph 5470 2091

165 Eumundi Road, Noosaville 4566

Family Support Office Ph 5449 9980

165 Eumundi Road, Noosaville 4566

After Hours Mobile Ph 0400 956 146


Holy Cross Funerals:

Joe Perry - Funeral Director

Tewantin Office, 5 Moorindil Street, Tewantin

Ph 5474 3764 (all hours)


www.holycrossfunerals.com.au

Centacare Catholic Family Services

Bernard House, 21 Cornmeal Parade,

Maroochydore 4558 Ph 5430 9300


Ozcare - Home for the Aged

80 Cooyar Street, Noosa Heads

Ph 5473 6400


Marist Brothers Monastery

Br Paul, Br Martin and Br Hugh

Community Leader - Br Paul 5449 2591

3 weeks to go to the

St Thomas More

School FETE

Saturday 13th August

Get ready for lots of Fun Rides and Stalls.

Year of Mercy Pilgrimage to the Holy Door at the Cathedral St Stephen, Brisbane,

Saturday 3rd September.

Bus leaves Tewantin Church 8am

Arrives St Stephen’s 10am

Enter the Holy Door

Use the Pilgrimage Booklet for reflection and prayer

10am - 11am Sacrament of Penance

11.30am Mass at St Stephen’s

12.15pm Lunch BYO Picnic in the Grounds

Cost $25 per person

Book now call 5447 1188

Parish Luncheon with Archbishop

Mark Coleridge

Archbishop Mark will talk to us about his experience of the Synod on the family last October and Pope Francis’ re-

cent letter ‘The Joy of Love’. Saturday 6th August - 11.30am for 12 noon. The River Deck Restaurant - Noosa Marina,

2 Parkyn Ct, Tewantin.

Cost: $45 per person - includes entrée, main, sweets, tea & coffee.

Drinks available for purchase from the bar.

This is a fundraising event for the Parish with a portion of the ticket price to assist with OLPS Church Capital Works.

A fundraising Raffle will also be held on the day.

Tickets are available from the Parish Office and will be on sale at the weekend Masses for the next 2 weekends.

Individual or group bookings available, make up a table of 10 or more

by contacting the Parish Office on 5447 1188 or [email protected]

Rite of Christian

Initiation of Adults

People wanting to explore

becoming a Catholic are

invited to Contact Fr Mark over the

next few weeks to find out the process

of becoming a Catholic in the Parish.

Information meeting will be on

Wednesday 21st September 7pm at

the Parish Office Tewantin.











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Important Information for Parents with Catholic Children For the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Communion.

The New Archdiocesan policy for receiving the Sacraments of Confirmation, Reconciliation and Eucharist for Primary School

children states that Catholic baptised children in Year 3 (or turning 9) will be eligible to receive the

Sacrament of Confirmation.

Children in Year 4 or turning 10 will be eligible to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Communion.

Children in classes above Year 3 who have not been Confirmed or received First Holy Communion but have made their first

Reconciliation

will also be able to enrol for these sacraments.

It is essential that all parents of children who will receive a sacrament next year 2017 attends one of 5 meetings which the parish

will be running in October this year. For your convenience there will be one day meeting at St Thomas More Church. Parents

with children at the school will be able to attend before after school pick-up. (Please see below for meeting dates and times).

Sacramental Meeting Dates for Parents:

(ALL PARENTS WHO HAVE CHILDREN TO RECEIVE A SACRAMENT IN 2017

ARE OBLIGED TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE MEETINGS)

Monday 17th October 6.30pm Tewantin Catholic Church

Tuesday 18th October 1.30pm Tewantin Catholic Church

Wednesday 19th October 1.30pm St Thomas More Church Sunshine Beach

Thursday 20th October 6.30pm Tewantin Catholic Church.

Monday 24th October 6.30pm Tewantin Catholic Church

More information will be sent out to those parents who have registered

through the Parish and through St Thomas More Parent email address list later in August.

St Thomas More Primary School

Fete Raffle 2016 Tickets: $2.00 each on sale from the Parish Office, Tewantin.

Please support this major fundraiser for our Parish School

Major prize: 2016 Kia Picanto Automatic Car in Signal Red.

2nd prize: 3 Nights accommodation for 2 Adults and 2 Children at the Gold Coast including a Theme park pass.

3rd Prize: Pitch Luxury Camping Family Getaway - one fully equipped Bell Tent Camping experience with breakfast hamper

(family of 5), 3 nights stay camping at private location Yabbaloumba, Kenilworth.

Prizes will be drawn at the School Fete at 2pm Saturday 13 August 2016.

RUGFEST REPORT What a tremendous effort every one of you put in for the success of Rugfest 2016.

This year was bigger and many say better than ever and in being so brought many more challenges and much more work.

People, as they left, congratulated you all on the wonderful event, and praised the mighty effort providing lunch for 200 plus

whilst keeping the show going.

A big thank you firstly to the sewers who constructed the beautiful rugs, the very talented and generous people who made

and donated the extraordinary raffle prizes and those who gave us the Special prizes, the ladies who prepared the beautiful

Vintage napery, to all who help set up the hall so that it was transformed into a beautiful dining area. The men and women

who shifted the many loads of extra furniture and crockery down to the hall and then later on returned it. The cooks of the

beautiful nibblies, soups and sweets and the preserve makers. The lovely young students from St Teresa's, the helpers on

the day with absolute gratitude to the wonderful team who managed in the underequipped and inadequate kitchen to get the

meals out on time. As always, Father Mark, Michael and Elaine handled efficiently all the admin work.

Take a bow, everyone, and rest up and relax.

People loved it all and even threatened to bring more of their friends next time.

230 tickets were sold and you seated and fed 215 of them. Very well done!

There must be an easier way, we are all thinking. We must look to involve younger, fitter members of Noosa Parrish to do the

hard work. And to this end we will be working , welcoming any ideas and feedback that will not only maintain the high

standard of this event, but improve it.

I am sure the fruits of your hard work will be much appreciated by the Canossian Sisters as they continue their good work

with the children in the Tondo slums in Manila.

Again, congratulations on a very successful event and thank you for all the hard work,

Brenda Carlos

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