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THE ARCHBISHOP OF BRISBANE
19 April 2018
TO THE PEOPLE OF GOD OF THE PARISH OF IPSWICH
After consultation, I have appointed Fr Stephen Bliss OFM as Parish Priest of Ipswich with pastoral care
for North Ipswich, Leichhardt and Rosewood.
In the time he has served as Admnistrator, you have come to appreciate Fr Stephen’s gifts, and I am sure you will
welcome him now as Parish Priest. I thank him for what he has already given the parish and for his generosity in
accepting this new appointment. I am also grateful to the Franciscan Friars for their willingness to release Fr Stephen
for service in the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
I look forward to visiting the parish once again for the installation Fr Stephen as Parish Priest, and I pray that in these
Easter days the God of peace will bless you in every way.
Archbishop of
Brisbane
Fr Stephen will be Installed as Parish Priest by Archbishop Mark on 27th May 2018 at 6.00pm.
All Parishioners are invited to attend.
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Year b 22ND APRIL 2018
A very warm welcome to anyone visiting our Parish. It is good to have you with us.
If you have any questions or would like to know more about the Ipswich Catholic Community please visit our
parish website at www.ipswichcatholic.com We hope you enjoy your time in Ipswich. Please come again soon.
OUR CHURCHES
St. Mary’s - Elizabeth Street, Woodend St. Brigid’s - Matthew Street, Rosewood
Mater Dei - Cnr Ferrett Street and Rowland Tce, Sadliers Crossing St. Joseph’s - 42 Pine Mountain Road, North Ipswich
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal - Robertson Rd, Eastern Heights Immaculate Heart of Mary - 22 Old Toowoomba Road, Leichhardt
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PREPARATION: The Ipswich Catholic Community would like to invite children who have
celebrated their Confirmation in 2017 or earlier, to enrol in our preparation program for reception of their First Holy Communion.
Thursday, 24th May Thursday, 31st May Weekend of 2/3rd June Thursday, 7th June Thursday, 14th June Weekend of 16/17th June
Parent Information Session First Preparation Session for child/ren Enrolment for this Program at Mass Second Preparation Session for child/ren Third Preparation Session for child/ren CELEBRATION OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AT MASS
All Thursday sessions will be held in St Mary’s Church, Ipswich, and offered at 3.30pm and 6.30pm (whichever suits your family). Enquiries—please phone the Parish Office 3281 2133
WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Monday, 23rd April - Monday of the 4th week of Easter
7.00am St Joseph’s, North Ipswich
7.00pm Mater Dei, Sadliers Crossing
Tuesday, 24th April - Tuesday of the 4th week of Easter
9.00am Immaculate Heart of Mary, Leichhardt
Wednesday, 25th April - Wednesday of the 4th week of Easter
9.00am St Mary’s, Woodend - ANZAC DAY MASS
9.30am St Brigid’s, Rosewood
Thursday, 26th April - Thursday of the 4th week of Easter
9.00am St Mary’s, Woodend
9.00am St Joseph’s, North Ipswich
Friday, 27th April - Friday of the 4th week of Easter
9.00am Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Eastern Heights
WEEKEND MASS TIMES 28TH AND 29TH April
SATURDAY CHURCH LOCATION
4.30pm Immaculate Heart Leichhardt
5.30pm OLMM Eastern Heights
6.00pm St Mary’s Woodend
SUNDAY MASS CHURCH LOCATION
7.30am St Joseph’s North Ipswich
8.00am St Brigid’s Rosewood
8.30am St Mary’s Woodend
6.00pm St Mary’s Woodend
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
DAY TIME CHURCH
Friday 8.30am-8.50am OLMM
Saturday 4.15pm-4.25pm Leichhardt
Saturday 5.00-5.30pm St Mary’s
COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
Administrator
Parish Ministers
Pastoral Associate
Fr Stephen Bliss ofm [email protected]
Fr John Hong Fr Nicholas Okafor
Bernadette McAndrew (On leave till early May)
Administration Staff Mrs Maree Coyne (On leave) Mrs Kathy Lund Mrs Rosalia Risati Mrs Kate Castles Mrs Bernadette Lenihan
Office Hours Monday: 10.00am-3.30pm Tues-Thurs: 8.00am-3.30pm Friday: 8.00am-1.00pm
Ipswich Catholic Community Contact Information
Telephone Email Post Mass Times
07 3281 2133 [email protected] PO Box 23, Ipswich 4305 07 3281 0707
New Media—Evangelisation
Website www.ipswichcatholic.com
Find us by searching for ‘ipswichcatholic’ on
Facebook / YouTube / Twitter / iTunes
Schools and Colleges in our Community
St Mary’s Primary Immaculate Heart St Joseph’s School St Brigid’s School St Mary’s College St Edmund’s College
Woodend Leichhardt North Ipswich Rosewood Woodend Woodend
07 3281 1998 07 3812 1077 07 3201 6188 07 5464 1563 07 3432 5444 07 3810 4400
MARBURG 7.30 am: Marburg Community Centre,
cnr Queen and Edmond Streets
NORTH IPSWICH 7.30 am: Honour Stone, Ipswich Railway
Workshops (preceded by march 7.15 am from Smith Street)
11.30 am: North Ipswich Reserve, The Terrace (preceded by march
10.45 am: from cnr Brisbane and Ellenborough Sts)
ONE MILE: 9.30 am: West Ipswich One Mile War
Memorial, Old Toowoomba Road
PINE MOUNTAIN: 9.00 am: Cenotaph, cnr Russells and
Pine Mountain Roads
ROSEWOOD: 9.30 am: Rosewood Memorial Hall, ANZAC
Park, Mill Street (preceded by march 9.00 am from Community Park, John Street)
WOODEND
6.30 am: Honour Stone, junction of Roseberry Parade and MacGregor Street
If possible, your attendance to honour those who have served in defence of our country and its freedom, would be appreciated.
Masses on ANZAC Day (Wednesday 25th April) in the Ipswich Catholic Community: 9.00am St Marys Ipswich and 9.30am St Brigid’s, Rosewood.
Woodend ANZAC Day Service: St. Edmund's Old Boys Association invite all members of the St. Marys Parish Community to attend the Woodend ANZAC Day Service. The service is held at the Woodend Honour Stone located at the junction of MacGregor Street and Roseberry Parade and begins at 6.30am. A complimentary sausage sizzle and refreshments will be provided after the service. For further information please contact Jim Madden, the Convener of the service, on 0447 181 665 or [email protected].
REMINDER: MULTICULTURAL MASS AND CELEBRATION Meeting for the Organising Committee will be held on Monday, 23rd April at 5.30pm, St Mary’s Parish Centre.
Next week Australians celebrate Anzac Day. Anzac day is a deep and complex event in the Australian psyche. Civic rituals and prayers occur in every town and suburb in the land. We also pick up the themes,
nuances and mood in our Mass for the day. Anzac Day carries multiple overtones:
It is a martyr’s day when we commemorate the sacrifice of the fallen and honour those who gave their life that we might live.
It is a commemoration of the dead when we commend those who have died in war to the Lord, especially members of our own families.
It is a prayer for peace, because all war is horrible no matter what heroism it reveals.
It is a day of national identity, an Australian ‘coming of age’ a decade and a half after the formation of the commonwealth.
It is a story of victory in defeat, survival and life in the face of overwhelming odds.
Anzac Day always occurs close to Easter. One cannot but be impressed by the Easter symbolism which permeates all the interwoven themes of Anzac Day. It is deeply moving to recognise that at the heart of the Australian psyche is the mystery which we understand to be paschal, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Below is a list of services within the Ipswich Catholic Community at which we will be represented:
… What’s happening in the Ipswich Catholic Community ...
The SECOND edi-
tion of TALKA-
BOUT FOR 2017
is available this
weekend. Please
PLEASE PRAY FOR ….
RECENTLY DECEASED: Patrick Tonner, Daphne Rodgers, June Osborn, Gary Harrison, Vincent Elmore, Phil Cullen, Heather Connole.
ANNIVERSARY: Margaret Heffernan, Dorothy Shine, Vida Gleeson, Mary Dampier, Michael McHugh. Janice Zarb.
FOR THE SICK: John Crowson.
FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE HOUSE-BOUND AND RECEIVE COMMUNION AT HOME.
PARISH NEWSLETTER BY EMAIL AND ONLINE: Our Parish Newsletter is available each week online at www.ipswichcatholic.com. You can have your own personal copy emailed to you each week along with other items not included in the Bulletin. You can register on our home page directly or contact our Parish Office 3281 2133. Check out the Parish FACEBOOK page as well.
THANKS SACRISTAN: Over the last few weeks some Parishioners who have helped in their parishes for many years have decided to step aside.
Let me first of all thank Terri Wright from St Brigid’s, Margaret and Mary Elmore from Immaculate Heart and Donna and Rob Hooper from St Marys. Each have left for different and sincere reasons – we can honour their service and generosity by encouraging others to ‘step up’ into these important and vital ministries.
Our sincere thanks is extended to Terri, Margaret and Mary and Rob and Donna - these very generous people who for many years have worked quietly in serving us so that our liturgies go so smoothly. They have been the people who have ensured the Churches are open; lights on and off; everything is set up for Mass, weddings and funerals; the Church is cleaned up after liturgies and much more. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!
If anyone is interested to help in sacristy ministry, please speak with Fr Stephen. The more people who come forward the more the tasks are shared, and the more we can strengthen responsibility within our Community. Let’s pray in thanksgiving for Terri, Margaret, Mary, Rob and Donna – indeed, for all who serve the Parishes in ministry!
HOLY LAND GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION
Thank you for the generous response to the collections at the Passion Service on Good Friday - St Brigid’s ($181.50),
St Joseph’s ($545.15) and St Mary’s ($1134.60).
$1861.25 was sent from the Ipswich Catholic Community to support the
shrines and holy places in the Holy Land.
GOD’S WILL - OUR REWARD: With a life in Jesus as our foundation, God’s call to us and our ultimate purpose in life tend to look very different. Thinking less about the decisions themselves and more about the life those decisions effect, we realize that what matters most to God is ultimately not what we choose but the amount of love that those decisions create in our lives; where we go to school, what we do for a living, and our familial life matters to God only to the extent that what we choose enables us to live as Christ-like as we can. All that God will and all that God calls us to be is his adopted sons and daughters. That’s it! From Called: What happens After Saying Yes to God. ANIMATION GROUP: The Animation Group has been asked to
evaluate and give feedback on the Easter Liturgies of 2018. If any Parishioner would like to comment on what we did for Lent and Easter please feel free to contribute to the feedback. Email the Office or Fr Stephen, or pop a note on the Collection Plate this week and the Animation Group will look at them at the next meeting. Your feedback is most welcome!
A sub committee of each of the Parish Finance Committees is meeting over the next few weeks to plan the Renewal of the Planned Giving Program in May. Any ideas or thoughts are welcome. Feel free to contact the Parish Office.
‘Every human being desires communion and peace. Everyone needs peaceful co-existence. But this can grow only when we also build inner peace in our heart. Many people live in a constant hurry. In this way all that they have
inside them tends to be overwhelmed. This also affects how we treat the environment. It is necessary to grant oneself more time to recover a serene harmony with the world, with creation, and also with the Creator. Let us try, in contemplation and prayer, to achieve ever greater familiarity with God. And gradually we will discover that the heavenly Father wants what is good for us. God wants to see us happy, full of joy and serene. It is this familiarity with God that also inspires our mercy. Just as the Father loves, so do God’s children. As God is merciful, we too are called upon to be merciful towards each other. Let us allow ourselves to be touched by God’s mercy, to become increasingly merciful like the Father.’ – Pope Francis, 27 May 2016.
POSITIONS VACANT: We are looking for people to help to organise the Parish Dinner. If you are interested in as-sisting to plan, or prepare, or organise this event, please see Fr Stephen or call the Parish Office this week. You might have some ideas on how this might happen in 2018!
PLANNED GIVING RENEWAL: We are going to have a Renewal of the Planned Giving Program in July over three weekends. If
you would like to help in this renewal, please see Fr Stephen or email him: [email protected]
Come join a time of
prayer, quietness and
reflection lead by
Fr Stephen.
AN OASIS TIME, at Mater Dei, Thursday 3rd May,
5pm to 7.30pm. IT IS FREE, the only cost is you giving your
time. BYO own meal. (Tea and coffee provided)
Register your name at the Parish Office.
NEWS FROM AROUND OUR COMMUNITY
EDDIES RACE DAY SATURDAY MAY 5 IPSWICH TURF CLUB: Tickets only $90-00 includes. Gate entry, food, beer, wine and soft drink from 12noon – 5pm. Complimentary bus back to Brothers Leagues Club after the last race. Tickets available at the College or front reception at Brothers Leagues Club, or by phoning Kath 0403 269 955. Grab your friends and come and have a great day out.
ST EDMUND’S COLLEGE OPEN DAY SATURDAY MAY 26 FROM 10AM– 12NOON: Meet the Principal and College Leadership Team. Tour the College with our students and chat with our friendly staff. Enjoy a sausage sizzle and refreshments. We are currently interviewing for year7/2020. For all enquiries please phone the College on 3810 4400 or 0403 269 955.
RECYCLING COLLECTION DATE: The last Recycling Roundup was the best in recent years – many thanks to all who supported it. The next one will be held on 28/29 April for parishioners at Leichhardt and North Ipswich. Parishioners at other parishes who would like to participate – please leave your donations at the Parish Office). If you haven’t ‘collected’ in the past, please consider saving the any of the following items to assist people in need.
Used Christmas cards (do not include other card types as there is no outlet for them.) Used postage stamps (send in whole envelope or remove address but please do not cut the stamp itself) Glass jars with lids (less than 500g size – there is no outlet for larger jars) Unwanted prescription glasses/sunglasses Unwanted hearing aids Aluminium cans (please send them in flattened/crushed). Old calendars Hotel/motel toiletries New addition Moccona jars – these are sold at your local Vinnies store at West Ipswich. Remember – every item listed above will help people in real need and also reduces our impact on local landfill. Linda Allen (Leichhardt parishioner).
WOMEN’S WEEKEND RETREAT: COMPASSIONATE LIVING:
In order to live a compassionate life, we need to develop and deepen compassion within ourselves, and commit to being a compassionate presence for ourselves and for others. Come, take time apart in silence, supported within a community of women, be kind to yourself, and deepen your journey to the heart of compassion. Friday 25 May – Sunday 27 May. Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, Ormiston. Facilitated by Sue Thomas on behalf of Dragonfly Ministries. For more information contact [email protected] or on 0409 524 283.
CAN YOU PLEASE HELP WITH TRANSPORT? We have been asked to assist a lady in the Brassall area who wishes to attend Mass – perhaps once per month at this stage. She would be keen to attend either 7.30am at St. Joseph’s or 8.30am at St. Mary’s. Please contact the Parish Office (3281 2133) with your offer of help.
MOTHER’S DAY FLOWERS: The North Ipswich Conference of St Vincent de Paul has been offered the proceeds of the sale of bunched chrysanthemums this Mother’s Day. A number of local schools and HIVE Youth members have expressed their willingness to sell the flowers through their school and parish communities, however we are in urgent need of helpers to prepare and wrap the bunches. The flowers will be cut and prepared in the period from Monday 7th to Friday 11th May 2018, and we will need a minimum of four volunteers each day. This is a case of many hands making light work, so if you can lend a hand for even a couple of hours, your help will be greatly appreciated. The income generated will be a great help in funding the work of SVDP and the occasion will pro-
vide an opportunity for socialising and meeting new friends. Please call Maree (32812133); or Neil (32810131) to register your availability.
“For this year’s World Day of Prayer for Vocations, the Vocation Brisbane Office is holding a special live stream event, where young people can come together to experience prayer celebrating vocations and young people. If you are interested in participating in this live stream event, please meet outside the St. Stephen’s Cathedral, at 1:30pm, on Sunday, the 22nd of April.”
ANZAC DAY - WEDNESDAY, 25 APRIL: On Wednesday, 25 April, all around Australia at various shrines of remembrance and War Memorials, people will gather at dawn to honour those men and women who have gone off to war. It is the dawn of another ANZAC Day. It is a day of remembrance of the deaths and sufferings in war, the valour of fighting women and men and the ever present hope for the people of the world to live together in harmony and lasting peace. On this day let us remember those people who live the reality of war each day. For the women, men and children of Afghanistan, Timor Leste, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Burundi, Syria and for the
people of many other countries who as you read this are experiencing the devastation of conflict. Let us remember all those who are striving to bring peace to these war torn environments. On this Anzac Day may we pray that in all our dealings we promote a peace-filled world.
For members of our families and former Parishioners who represented our country in war – we pray in thanksgiving. For those members of our families and current parishioners who are Defence Personnel – we pray for their safety.
