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ST IGNATIUS Toowong: Weekdays 5.30pm every afternoon; Saturday 9.00am & 6.00pm (Vigil); Sunday 7.00am & 5.00pm.
Reconciliation: Saturday after 9.00am Mass and from 5.15pm to 5.45pm, or by appointment. HOLY SPIRIT Auchenflower: Weekdays 9.00am Monday, Wednesday & Friday; Sunday 8.30am.
John wrote this gospel in the light of the
resurrection: Jesus is Lord from beginning to end.
This passage from John is rich in associations. It
harks back to the call of the first disciples, when
Philip urges Nathaniel to “come and see” Jesus. The voice from
heaven brings to mind God’s self-revelations in the Old Testament,
as well as the synoptics’ stories of Jesus’ baptism and
transfiguration. And as was the case the last Sunday, Jesus’
reference to being “lifted up from the earth” echoes the story of the
bronze serpent.
Other words and phrases are packed with meaning: Jesus’ “hour”
encapsulates the whole mystery of his death and exaltation, and the
buried grain of wheat that yields a rich harvest is another dense
metaphor for the same mystery. The climax of the reading is Jesus’
declaration that when he is lifted up he will draw all people to
himself.
Extract from ‘Break Open the Word, 22 March 2015’
5th Sunday Lent 22nd March 2015
Year B
Holy Spirit Church Harriett Street, Auchenflower
St Ignatius Church Kensington Terrace, Toowong
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Families Living God’s Joy - The Sacred Triduum leaflet. Following on from the recent Lenten resource for families, Families Living God’s Mercy, Evangelisation Brisbane has produced a further resource with the intention of encour-aging and assisting families to engage fully in the Easter season. Copies will be distributed to families attending Catholic primary schools throughout the Archdiocese. Additional copies will be available now from rotary stands at the back of both churches (or in pdf form via website, www.bne.catholic.net.au/eb, after Palm Sunday, 29/3/15).
Three Taize prayer services at Easterfest 2015 in the free '72 Hour Worship Venue' - Friday 3 April, Saturday 4 April, Sunday 5 April—St Stephen's Uniting Church, 51 Neil St, Toowoomba. http://www.easterfest.com.au/
Act for Peace Vanuatu Cyclone Emergency Appeal Act for Peace’s partner, the Vanuatu Council of Churches, has been preparing communities for disasters like this for several years and is now working to provide emergency aid to communities affected by the cyclone. Shelter, food, water & medical assistance are urgently needed. Please give generously today to provide much needed emergency assistance to survivors of Cyclone Pam https://www.actforpeace.org.au/Get-Involved/ Our-latest-appeals/Vanuatu-Cyclone-Emergency-Appeal
The Iona Passion Play is coming to the Gold Coast for 2015 – Palm Sunday 29 March, 7pm at Aquinas College, Edmund Rice Drive, Ashmore. The play has been per-formed to thousands of people in towns and cities around Australia since 1958. Tickets: www.passionplay.org.au or phone 33331993. Price range $5-$18 (earlybird/group discounts available) Children 5 and under are free.
Pilgrimage: 26 Days of Marian Pilgrimage of Mercy & Europe Tour (Medjugorje, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Rep, Hungary, Croatia). 1—26/10/2015 with Fr Emmanuel-tv (Spiritual Director) for $6,599. Contact us ASAP: E: [email protected] or 08 9622 5411.
Date Claimers:- *50 Years A House of God-St Fabian’s Church, Yeerongpilly. All former parishioners are invited to attend Golden Jubilee Mass at 9am on Sun 24 May. Followed by morning tea & parish memorabilia display. Call Tricia Baker 38488434 | E: [email protected]
*St Joseph’s Gayndah Centenary Invitation to all past parishioners to commemorate the Centenary at Mass of Thanksgiving at 12noon Sat 18 April followed by lunch. RSVP by 10 April to email: [email protected] or phone: 4161 1315 or 4161 1812.
*Holy Cross Primary School Wooloowin ~ 125 years in 2015. Lets celebrate! Please save these 3 dates:- 1: Sun 21 June—125 Year Birthday Festival, 2: Sun 13/9—Feast Day Pilgrimage & Celebration & 3. Sat 24 October.
Readings: 5th Sunday Lent: Jeremiah 31:31-34. Hebrews 5:7-9. John 12:20-33.
Next week: Palm Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-7. Philippians 2:6-11. Mark 14: 1 – 15:47.
Entrance Antiphon:
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Spoken Response: Create a clean heart in me, O God.
Sung Response: A Trusting Psalm. Lord, Let Your Mercy be on us as we place our trust in you.
Gospel Acclamation: Glory to you, Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ! If you serve me, follow me, says the Lord; and where I am, my servant will also be. Glory to you, Word of God, Lord Jesus Christ.
Give me justice, O God, and plead my cause against a nation that is faithless. From the deceitful and cunning rescue me, for you, O God, are my strength.
Archbishop Mark meeting with some of our parish’s Volunteers, Jesuits and School Principal during his Parish Pastoral Visit (on 6-8 March).
In a remote Andean village in Peru, Caritas Huacho is helping farmers like Cristian to grow and harvest a wide variety of high-value, sustainable fruit crops, which will
provide a secure income & a wide variety of food for life.
Please donate to Project Compassion 2015 & help farmers in Peru grow and harvest sustainable
crops, providing their families with food for life.
To donate place your weekly Project Compassion envelope on the collection plate at weekend masses
OR call 1800 024 413 OR go to www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion
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Cyclone Pam and Project Compassion
Our prayers and thoughts are with the communities of
Vanuatu who have been devastated by Super Cyclone Pam.
In solidarity, Caritas Australia is responding to immediate
needs. Where your support is vitally needed is Project
Compassion, which helps vulnerable communities build
back stronger and prepare for future emergencies.
Donate today. Call 1800 024 413, donate online at
www.caritas.org.au/projectcompassion or send your donation to GPO Box 9830 in your Capital City.
Your Prayers Are Requested For All Parishioners & friends who are sick and in need All Parishioners & friends who are sick and in need
SSICKICK::: Carmel Bolger, Gladys O’Brien, Judy Galarza, Elizabeth Anna, Stephanie Krippner, Cirino Quagliata, Merryn Morris, Philip Donaldson.
BBAPTISMSAPTISMS: : Olive Gillman, Flynn Gillman, Joey Parsons, Toby Parsons.
PARISH COLLECTIONS: Including Clergy Support: $3,424, Other: $1,000.
ST. IGNATIUS PEACE THROUGH JUSTICE GROUP Fr Cao has recently emailed us a report/ update from St Aloysius Gonzaga English Institute, Myanmar (Burma) on the Feeing Programme, which is the insert in this weekends parish newsletter (and on the reverse-side are a couple of the heartfelt thank letters received from students).
Also, it is actually Fr Cao’s birthday this Sunday 22 March. We wish him many happy returns for the day even though he is far away from the parish.
SING THE EASTER IN ~ INVITATION to all parishioners, singers, choristers and friends to an evening of community singing on Wed 25 March, 7—8.30pm at St Ignatius Church. Our aim is to sing once and pray twice and to enjoy singing together. The music will all be related to Easter and a great preparation for Holy Week.
YOUNG AT HEART Join us on Friday 27 March to attend a movie of choice at the morning session at the Regal Twin, Graceville / Eldorado Cinema, Indooroopilly. Followed by lunch nearby. Phone Ursula 3878 9002 or Beryl 3371 5210 for details.
OPEN THE CHURCH St Ignatius Church will be open from 2pm on Friday 27 March staying open through to 5.30pm Mass. All are welcome to come for as short or long a time as suits—no structured prayer, nor formalities—it’s your quiet time with the Lord. Enquiries: Betty Andrews 3870 8867.
MUSIC CONCERT The old boys and community of St. Laurence's College warmly invite you to a concert at St. Ignatius Church on Monday 30 March at 7pm. Choral and instrumental groups will perform an entertaining selection of works by a range of composers, including compositions by one of our parish musicians, William Brown. Entry is free, however a collection will be taken with all proceeds going to Jesuit Mission (for Fr Cao in Burma).
CONCERT VOCAL MANOEUVRERS presents “Heavensong” at St Ignatius Church on Saturday 28 March from 7.30pm. Artists: Vocal soloists, Choral Ensembles. Reper-toire: Renaissance, Baroque and Contemporary Sacred repertoire of the masters ranging from Aichinger, Bach to Paart (predominantly a capella). Info 3319 6147.
PARISH LENTEN RECONCILIATION on Tuesday 31 March, 7pm at Holy Spirit Church.
EASTER CEREMONIES CHOIR. All are welcome to help with the singing for the Easter Ceremonies. If you would like to join the choir for the ceremonies, simply join us one hour early to run through the music. If you know of any singers who have left the church or who might like to join, please take this opportunity to evangelise.
DATE CLAIMER:- INVITATION The St Ignatius Peace Through Justice Group and PPC invites parishioners to celebrate Easter with a shared dinner after Easter Vigil Mass (6pm) at St Ignatius on Sat 4 April. Please join us, bring the kids and a share plate.
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MARCHMARCHMARCHMARCH 22 5th Sunday Lent
Baptisms: 12noon — St Ignatius
25 7pm Evening of Singing - St Ignatius
27 “Young at Heart” (movies)
2pm Open the Church—St Ignatius
28 7.30pm Vocal Manoeuvres performance- St Ignatius
29 Palm Sunday
Baptisms 10.30-11am & 2.30pm—St Ig.
30 7pm Music Concert—St Ignatius
31 2pm Coffee & Chat—Horstmann Room
7pm Parish Lenten Reconciliation—H/S
7.45pm SVdP Meeting—Horstmann Rm
APRILAPRILAPRILAPRIL
1 Baptisms: 11am—St Ignatius
2 End of School term
Holy Thursday Mass 6pm—St Ignatius
3 Good Friday
DAILY SCRIPTURE READINGS 5th Week of Lent (B/1)
1st Reading Gospel
Mon: Daniel 13:41-62. John 8:1-11. Tues: Numbers 21:4-9. John 8:21-30. Wed: Isaiah 7:10-14, 8:10. Luke 1:26-38. Thu: Genesis 17:3-9. John 8:51-59. Fri: Jeremiah 20:10-13. John 10:31-42. Sat: Ezekiel 37:21-28. John 11:45-56.
AVAILABLE NOW (on rotary stands or at church doors)
AUSTRALIAN CATHOLICS Easter: Free. APOSTLESHIP OF PRAYER March: Free. BRIS WEST DEANERY NEWSLETTER March: Free AUST CENTRES OF IGNATIUS SPIRITUALITY—
2015 Program book—Available Now: Free. 2015 BREAK OPEN THE WORD— SOLD OUT! MADONNA MAGAZINE Summer: $11. AUST. JESUITS COMPANIONS Summer: Free THE CATHOLIC LEADER Weekly: $2.
Any inclusions for the Parish newsletter should be marked to the attention of the
Parish Secretary & received at Parish Office no later than Thursday mornings. Thank you.
PARISH SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION PROGRAMME 2013/14 ATTENTION families with child/ren enrolled (who received the Sacrament of Reconciliation last year). The Preparation Programme for the Sacraments of Confirmation & First Eucharist will begin next month. If you haven’t received an email during the week with a list of meeting dates etc, please contact our Sacramental Coordinator, Cathy Bennett, urgently on 3870 7818 (Wed’s only) or email: [email protected] to check and/or update your email and/or other contact information. All meetings are vital, please transfer to your family diary — the first one is a PARENT MEETING on Tues 28 April at 7pm in the Parish Office (nb. repeated Wednesday 29 April at 9.30am in the Parish Office).
Parish WEBSITE www.stignatiustoowong.org.au Current Newsletter now on our website!
When making out your will please consider the needs of the parish
Queensland’s Privacy Scheme and the Commonwealth Government’s legislation deals with the manner in which private sector organisations may record, use, store and disclose information, including health information, collected from individuals. The Parish of Toowong is committed to upholding and implementing the Privacy Principles set out in both the legislations and Privacy Scheme and by the Archdiocese of Brisbane. A copy of the Parish's Privacy Policy is available to any parishioner by contacting the Parish Office on 3870 7818 during office hours.
Jesuit Community of Qld
Fr John Reilly SJ Superior
Fr Peter Quin SJ PP
Fr Gaetan Pereira SJ APP
Fr Ian Howells SJ
Fr Vince Hurley SJ
Fr Greg Jordan SJ
Faber CIS, Bardon
Director: Fr John Reilly SJ
PA to the Director: Allison King
Phone: 3368 2450
www.faberspirituality.org.au
Parish Office Staff
*Sandy Dunne - Finance *Monica Florence - (Parish Secretary including Newsletter)
*Sacramental Co-Ordinator:
Cathy Bennett (Wed only)
Liturgical Ministry:-
Roster Co-ordinators-
St Ignatius Church: * Ministry Roster: Suzanne Angell & Geof Hill 3848 1902 *Altar Server Convenor: Tony Castel 0438 192 298
Holy Spirit Church
* Rosters, Children’s Liturgy & Altar Server Training: Louise Wellington 3876 8786
Parish Pastoral Council
Charles Costello—Chair
Finance & Development
David Slater—Chair
Musical Director
Anthony Young
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Principal—
Roycelyn Wilden
APRE—
Rachelle Gibson
46 Grove Street, Toowong Qld 4066 .
Phone: 3371 1094
www.stignatiustoowong. qld.edu.au
* OSHC— 3870 3270
Staff meeting each Wednesday 2pm.
PARISH OFFICE INFORMATION Phone: 3870 7818. Fax: 3870 7857. Postal Address: 30 Kensington Terrace, Toowong Qld 4066
Email: [email protected] Website: www.stignatiustoowong.org.au
Parish Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9am—4.30pm (closed for lunch 1—1.30pm )
Emergency Contact If you require a priest in an emergency, please phone the parish office and follow the prompts.
OUR MISSION PRAYER
We, the St Ignatius community, are called to live the good news. We pray that we become the people that Jesus Christ called us to be. We pray that we know the Father, by the power of the Holy Spirit
through knowing Jesus in prayer, scripture and liturgy. We pray that we give hope to others by a practical, personal kindness, affirming each person's dignity, worth and destiny in Christ. May we live out this mission of our Christian vocation in the spirit of St. Ignatius.
• If lawyers are disbarred and clergyman are defrocked,
doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted,
cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked,
dry cleaners depressed and pigs are disgruntled?
• Why is it that if someone tells you that there are 1 billion stars in
the universe you will believe them, but if they tell you a wall has wet
paint you will have to touch it to be sure?
• If people from Poland are called “Poles”, why aren’t people from
Holland called “Holes”?
Our quirky language
