St Bernard’s Church 4 Klumpp Road

Upper Mt Gravatt

St Martin’s Church Cnr Logan & Chester Rds

Eight Mile Plains

St Catherine’s Church 388 Newnham Road

Wishart

PARISH PRIEST Fr Patrick Molony

ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr Stephen Kumyangi

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Trish Stapleton pa.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PASTORAL MINISTERS LOCAL SAFEGUARDING REP. E: cv.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS Pauline Thomas E: yaya.umg @bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH MANAGER Debbie James E: umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH OFFICE Michelle Baldi Lorraine Neagle Phone: (07) 3849 7158

Emergencies & after hours: Phone (07) 3849 7158

Fax: (07) 3849 8742 E: sec.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

Website:http://umgwcatholic.org.au/ F: Like us: http://www facebook.com/umgwparish

DEANERY www.parishes.bne.catholic.

net.au/south/index.html

ST VINCENT DE PAUL Welfare: 1800 846 643

ST BERNARD’S SCHOOL 1823 Logan Road, U M G Phone: 3849 4800

ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL 388 Newnham Road, Wishart Phone: 3349 7188

CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE

24 Klumpp Road, U M G Phone: 3347 9200

NEWSLETTER 5 / 6 September 2020

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A READINGS: Ezek 33:7-9; Rom 13:8-10

GOSPEL: Mt 18:15-20 The Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Catholic Parish acknowledges the Jaggera and Turribul people, the

Traditional Custodians who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander Peoples to this Country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation.

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

Guided by the Holy Spirit, we aim to be an evangelising, faith-filled parish whose members care for one another and are welcoming and inclusive.

If your brother or sister listens to you, you will have won that person back.

This week’s gospel provides us with a lesson that could be well heeded in our contemporary world. Matthew relates a discourse on dealing with a grievance or sin between two ‘brothers’ – community members; fellow disciples. Matthew advises his audience that the first step is to try to resolve the matter privately between the offender and the one offended. This is a practice that seems to have almost disappeared today. When one person feels offended or hurt by another, it seems the last thing they do is to go and speak to the person, confront them with the hurt and try to resolve it. Soap operas and TV sitcoms promote avoidance of issues. The sub-text of so many TV shows is about lying to cover up a mistake; seeking revenge for some perceived (usually incorrect) insult; or working through others to try to deal with some hurt. If characters on these TV shows were to confront one another with a perceived hurt and seek to resolve the difference between them, then there would be no ‘drama’ to play out in the show. Admittedly, it doesn’t make for great television, but it does make for much better relationships!

Matthew advises his community that only after a failed attempt to address an issue face to face should other members of the community become involved to further confront the offender through witnessing to their fault. The third step is to bring the person before the church community to be confronted with their actions and only after these three attempts to challenge the person fail should they be shunned. There is a very strong message of reconciliation that comes through this process. The person is given every chance to face their error and to seek amends with the one they have hurt. The whole process works towards bringing the community back together in harmony, not to seek revenge and punishment.

Let us pray for all Fathers:

as they strive to balance the demands of work, relationships and children.

who, though separated, work to remain fully involved in their children’s lives.

for those who take on the obligations of fatherhood.

who have lost a child and continue to hold the child in their heart.

who have died, but live on in our memory and whose love continues to nurture us.

Let us pray for men:

who have no children, but cherish the next generation as if they were their own.

who have “fathered” us in their roles as mentors and guides.

who are about to become fathers: may they openly delight in their children.

May God bless you and protect you. May God smile on you and be gracious to you.

May God show you his favour and give you his peace. Numbers 6:24-26

Adapted from © Greg Sunter: LiturgyHelp.com

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BAPTISM We congratulate Lawrence Farrugia,

son of Lance & Montana. He will be baptised at

St Bernard’s this Sunday.

Congratulations also to Flynn Collingwood, son of

Garth & Amanda. He will be baptised at St Catherine’s Church.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION Congratulations Joanna, Eliana, William and Vidu

who will receive First Holy Communion at

Mass this weekend.

WEEKEND MASS REGISTRATION OPEN

Saturday 5.00 pm

St Catherine’s Church, Wishart

September: 12 OR 19

Sunday 9.00 am St Bernard’s Church, Upper Mt Gravatt

September: 13 OR 20

Holy Land Collection Sunday 13 September 2020

The annual collection for the support of the church in the Holy Land normally takes place on Good Friday. Due to the closure of churches around the world during Holy Week because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Pope Francis moved

the collection to Sunday September 13th to coincide with the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross on September 14th.

Parishes, schools, orphanages & medical centres throughout the Holy Land rely on this collection for assistance in health, education, employment &

housing. It is also used to maintain over 70 churches and shrines associated with the life of Jesus.

A retiring collection will be held after Masses on 12/13 September. Please ensure your donation is in an envelope. Place it in the basket as

you exit the church.

Registration is essential. To register please call the Parish Office on 3849 7158 or email

sec.umg@bne.catholic.net.au between 9.00 am and 12 noon Monday to Thursday.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Especially Joan Fenelon, Louisa Vulker, Patricia Kennedy, Eileen McEvoy, Bill Geldart, Ilgo Antonangeli, Ricardo Manalac Snr, Mildred Juriansz, Tina Ferdinand, Dominic Condon, Graham Phillips, Don Hardgrave, Mary Jardyne, Leo Lindstrom who have died recently. Also Joseph George, Ellen Paulsen, Tony Elford, Ivan Smith, Dr Hilary & Cleta De Souza, Terry Coglan, Rita Galea, Simon Tinh, Gus Sim, Laura Sim, Peter Brock, Phyllis Barrett, Myra Pasterfield, Chris Gilbert whom we remember.

National Child Protection Week celebrates its 30th year with the theme ‘Putting Children First’: prioritising the safety and wellbeing of all children to feel safe and loved, have a chance to play and explore, have a say in decisions that affect them, and access to essentials like food, shelter and healthcare. The Church in Australia marks Child Protection Sunday on the 2nd Sunday of September. It commits to practices and protocols that create and maintain safe environments for all people, especially children and other people who are at risk. It invites people to pray for those harmed by abuse directly and indirectly. www.napcan.org.au/national-child-protection-week/ Queensland Child Protection Week: https://childprotectionweek.org.au/resources/.

SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP Meeting Thursday 10 September at 7.00pm in St Bernard’s Community Centre. Guest speaker Elizabeth Fort from the Archdiocesan Social Justice Commission to discuss the Australian Catholic Bishops Statement: Mental Health: To Live Life to the Full. To RSVP please call Anne 0438 552 996.

Online Event 27 September

at 2.30pm http://

multicultural-care.org.au/

action/archdiocesan-multicultural-

mass/

Multicultural Mass is an opportunity to celebrate Australia’s cultural diversity and the richness it brings to the life of the Australian church. Parishioners are encouraged to tune in on the Archdiocese of Brisbane’s live webcast archbne.org/bzw

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Holy Thursday at Home

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ENTRANCE PROCESSION: Gather Your People

Refrain: Gather your people, O Lord. Gather your people, O Lord. One bread, one body, one spirit of love. Gather your people O Lord.

1. Draw us forth to the table of life: Brothers and sisters, each of us called to walk in your light. Refrain

2. We are parts of the body of Christ, Needing each other, each of the gifts the Spirit provides. Refrain

Text & Music: Bob Hurd © 1991 OCP Publications.

GLORIA

Antiphon: 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. Antiphon

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. Antiphon

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. Antiphon

Text: excerpts from the English translation of the roman missal © 2010 ICEL. Music: mason, Paul © 2004 Willow pub.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 94 [95]

All: O that today you would listen to his voice! Harden not your hearts. Traditional. Gelineau. Text: Excerpts from the English translation of Psalm responses from lectionary for Mass © 1997. The Grail.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:

Antiphon: Alleluia, Alleluia! Alleluia, Alleluia!

God was in Christ, To reconcile the world to himself; And the Good News of reconciliation he has entrusted to us.

Antiphon: Alleluia, Alleluia! Alleluia, Alleluia! Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL.

Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub. APOSTLE’S 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, 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.

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Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATION

When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL. Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub.

COMMUNION: Our Supper Invitation

Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine. Take of my life and live, branch of my vine. Let me befriend you now, eat, take your fill. Don’t be afraid to dream, love has its will.

Take up your burden now, walk ‘til you find, Just what the journey means, walk while there’s time. Food for the journey will answer your need. Don’t be afraid to walk, love, my love will lead.

Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine. Be a sweet nourishment to good friends of mine. Let me befriend you now, eat, take your fill. Share with your people that love has its will.

Take of my bread and eat, drink my new wine. Take of my life and live, branch of my vine.

Text & Music: Kevin Bates SM © 1985 Marist Fathers Sydney, NSW Aust.

SONG OF PRAISE: For the Fruits of God’s Creation

1. For the fruits of all creation, thanks be to God; For the gifts of every nation, thanks be to God; For the ploughing, sowing, reaping, Silent growth while we are sleeping Future needs in earth’s safe keeping, thanks be to God!

2. In the just reward of labour, God’s will is done; In the help we give our neighbour, God’s will is done; In our worldwide task of caring For the hungry and despairing, In the harvests we are sharing, God’s will is done. Text: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000@ 1970 Stainer & Bell Ltd England. Tune: AR HYD NOS 84.84.8884

Trad Welsh Melody arr Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958 . Oxford University Press .

RECESSIONAL: Canticle of the Sun

Refrain: The heavens are telling the glory of God, and all creation is shouting for joy. Come, dance in the forest, come, play in the field, And sing, sing to the glory of the Lord.

1. Sing to the sun, the bringer of day, He carries the light of the Lord in his rays, The moon and the stars, who light up the way unto your throne. Refrain

2. Praise to the wind that blows through the trees, The sea's mighty storms, the gentlest breeze; They blow where they will, they blow where they please, to please the Lord. Refrain

Text & Music: Marty Haugen © 1980 GIA Publications Inc.

MASS TIMES 7 - 13 September 2020

Bookings essential for all Masses.

Church doors open 40 minutes before Mass.

Please arrive 30 minutes before Mass starts to check

in, hand sanitise and be ushered to your seat.

No one is permitted to enter once doors close and Mass

begins.

Monday 7 September 9.15am St Catherine’s

Tuesday 8 September 9.15am St Bernard’s

Wednesday 9 September 7.00am St Catherine’s

Thursday 10 September 7.00am St Bernard’s

Friday 11 September 8.00am St Bernard’s 9.30am St Martin’s

Saturday 12 September 5.00pm St Catherine’s

Sunday 13 September 9.00am St Bernard’s

RECONCILIATION By appointment

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

8.30am - 4.30pm

Monday - Friday

For urgent matters after hours

please leave a message on

3849 7158 and we will get back

to you as soon as possible.

All Music is used with

permission and reported

weekly to

ONE LICENSE #A-641326.

TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN

ORDINARY TIME A

13 September 2020

READINGS: Sirach 27:30-28:7;

Rom 14:7-9

GOSPEL: Mt 18:21-35