Parish Contacts:

Parish Team

Parish Priest

Fr. Sunil Paul SVD 3803 0835

Associate Pastor Fr. Bang Nguyen Peter SVD 3803 0835

Parish Secretary

Ronet D’Mello

Pastoral Council Chairperson

Noel Swindells

Finance Committee Chair

Tom Kalaja

Care and Concern Co-ordinator

Sue Barrett

Youth Co-ordinator

Christine Lapalapa

Liturgy Committee Co-ordinator

Verity Madsene

Parish Safeguarding Children Rep.

Ron Klerks

St. Francis College

Ms. Patricia Kennedy (Principal)

Phone: 3489 4800

Sacramental Coordinator

Rob Canning

MASS TIMES

Weekday Mass Times Monday No Mass Tuesday 10.45 am Wednesday 9.00 am Thursday 9.00 am Friday 9.00 am Saturday 8.00 am

Reconciliation Saturday 5pm-5.30pm or by appointment

Weekend Mass Times Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 8.00am & 9.30am

St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Parish 26-38 Macarthy Road, Marsden, PO Box 545, Marsden Qld 4132,

Tel: (07) 3803 0862 Email: marsden@bne.catholic.net.au www.kingstonmarsdenparish.org.au

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri : 9.00am - 2.30pm

Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - 08 October 2017

REFLECTION

Today's Gospel follows directly after last Sunday's Gospel in which Jesus was questioned by Jewish religious leaders about the source of his teaching authority. After refusing to answer their questions, Jesus tells the parable of the two sons and then criticizes the priests and elders for their lack of belief in John the Baptist.

In today's Gospel, Jesus once again speaks to the priests and elders with a parable. In this parable, the landowner leases his vineyard to tenants and sends his servants to collect the portion of the harvest that the tenants owe to him. Several times the servants are sent to collect payment, and each time they are beaten and killed by the tenants. Finally, the landowner sends his son to collect his rent. The tenants, believing that they will inherit the vineyard if the landowner dies without an heir, plot together and kill the landowner's son.

After telling the parable, Jesus questions the chief priests and elders about what the landowner will do to the wicked tenants. They all agree that the landowner will kill the wicked tenants and give the land to new tenants who will pay the rent. In telling the parable, Jesus is clearly drawing upon Isaiah 5:1-7, which is today's first reading and one that the priests and elders would have known well. Jesus doesn't, therefore, have to explain the symbolism of the parable; the Pharisees would have understood that the vineyard represented Israel, the landowner represented God, the servants represented the prophets, and the bad tenants represented the religious leaders. Yet Jesus nonetheless explains the meaning of the parable for his audience: the Kingdom of God will be taken from the unbelieving and given to the faithful. The chief priests and elders have condemned themselves with their answer to Jesus' question.

This Gospel reminds us of the importance of listening to God's word. God speaks to us in many ways—through Scripture, through our Church tradi-tion, in our Church's teaching, and through modern-day prophets. Are we attentive and receptive to God's word to us through these messengers?

Adapted from Loyola Press

Healing Mass Tue, 10 October at 10.45am

Followed by a Lunch Fellowship

All are Welcome!

Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time :

Readings, 01 October, 2017

First Reading: Isiah 5: 1-7 The vineyard of the Lord God hosts is the House of Israel. Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 79: 9, 12-16, 19-20 The vineyard of the Lord is the House of Israel. Second Reading: Philippians 4: 6-9 Do these things and the God of peace will be with you.

Gospel Acclamation: cf. John 15:15 Alleluia, alleluia, I can call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia! Gospel: Mathew 21: 33-43

He leased his vineyard to other farmers.

Please pray for the sick in our Parish:

T Kasipale, J Pale, F Bowden, L Seeto, F Laritz, J Collins,

M Dunlop, M Pierce, R Henwood, D Curtis, V Reid,

V Gspejon, V Dancey, S Daniel, A Purkis, L Guadez,

K & S Talatonu, B Hodgson, T Canty, K Bellette,

M Finnerty, L Guadez, M Glorioso, D Hall, R Bakker,

E Hampstead, J Lachlan, N Williams, A Van Uitregt,

N Cutuk, V Toalepai , G & K Brown, Y Carter, M Trehane,

B Vandenberg, J Beechey, John Maloney, Edita Jumao-as.

Elizabeth Kruger, Chad Madsene, J & A Dent, Melissa Brasil

DATE CLAIMERS Tue. 10 Oct: Healing Mass at 10.45 am

Sat. 14 Oct: Children’s picnic at 9am Tue. 24 Oct: Combined Pastoral Council and Finance Committee meeting at 7.30 pm Wed. 25 Oct: Events Committee meeting @ 7 pm

COPYRIGHT OF MASS SONGS

James Robinson, the head of Liturgy of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, is hosting an hour of seminar on this matter:

Venue: St Edward’s Church, Daisy Hill

Date: 09 October 2017

Time: 6.00 pm

“Copyright of Mass songs are getting tougher in Australia and there are a number of parishes in the country who are facing penalties because of breaching copyright.

I request all choir leaders and administration team to attend this session.

Please contact the Parish Office either by email or by phone, so that we can inform St. Edward’s Parish.

ROSTER FOR WEEK ENDING 14 - 15 OCTOBER, 2017

6.00 PM 8.00 AM 9.30 AM

Mass Coordinator Emani Petelo Lele Faaeteete Koleta Galumalemana

Readers Hilda Bowden

Ridley Visan

Rachael Matijasevic

Br. John Pill

Erin Kennedy

Kelemete Tito

Extra Ordinary

Ministers

Paul Simpson Wendy Simpson Sue McKeown

Irene Marooth Fono Tufuga Korina Laban

Bernadetha N Winnie Kepu Joy Wallace

Altar Servers Repeka Crane John Paul Tevaga

Edward Stowers Victoria Stowers

Rosemary Stowers

Regina Bayooke Luckyta Mulipola Aggie Mulipola

Choir Filipino Choir SMK Choir-Repeka Filipino Choir

Cleaners Roster: Group 5: Divine Mercy Group, Petalyn Tootell, Mafuli & Tua Nuimagumagu

Counter’s Roster R. Kasipale, Lele Faaeteete

THANKSGIVING: Week Ending 01 Oct 2017

No. of Envelopes Issued : 115

No. of Envelopes Received : 48

1st Collection : $ 938.25

2nd Collection : $ 1,085.25

TOTAL : $ 2,023.50

WE REMEMBER

In our prayers

Raymond Curran ,who

passed away on 6th October.

May his soul rest in peace.

The Sacrament of Baptism is nor-

mally available every Sunday.

Please contact the Parish Office for

more information or further

arrangements.

The Baptism Ministers for October:

Noreen Audley

All youth aged 13 and above are welcome to

join our dynamic SMK Youth Group! We are

the Church of today. For further information

regarding our Youth Group, please call

Christine Lapalapa on 420 202 712.

Children’s Liturgy will be

held in the Maryfields Hall at

9.30am every Sunday

(except during School

Holidays). Parents with children aged 5 up to

early teens are encouraged to send their

children to attend these faith-forming, fun

filled and learning sessions.

For further enquiries contact:

Nimfa @ 0455819601 | Alpha @ 0422701965

PARISH FAIR Sat, 28 Oct 2017

Our annual Parish Spring Fair will be held on Saturday 28 October 2017 from 8.30am to 3.00pm.

Raffle tickets are on sale now at the end of all Masses; we encourage everyone to support the sale and get some tickets for your family & friends. There are many attrac-tive prizes for these raffles:

1st Prize : $ 700.00 cash 2nd Prize : $ 200.00 cash 3rd Prize : $ 100.00 cash

Plus lots more prizes to be won.

We invite parishioners to support the event by either taking up a Stall or making any form of contribution (cash or kind!); including prizes for our Raffle Draw. The Stall and Raffle Donation lists have been placed at the back of the church for those who wish to register their participation. May your generosity draw many blessings upon you & your families!

The Youth Evangelisation Office

invites applications for the position of

Parish Support and Projects Officer

This position requires a self-motivated

individual who has a personal commitment

to the values, teachings, and mission of the

Catholic Church. They will have previous

experience in building up youth leaders in a

Church context and youth ministry

experience in a range of Catholic youth initi-

atives.

Go to http://catholiccollective.org.au/careers/.

Applications close October 15, 2017

Catholic Psychiatric Pastoral Care Invites you to a Mass celebrating

‘Value Mental Health’

Friday 13 October 2017 at 1.00pm St Patrick’s Church Fortitude Valley

(Corner of McLachlan & Morgan Sts)

Light refreshments will follow Mass.

Parking is available on the church grounds.

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF FATHIMA

You are invited to make a pilgrimage to our St. Stephen’s Cathedral for a Candlelit

Rosary Procession on the evening of Saturday, October 14th. 2017. The procession

will commence with Mass at 6pm and will then move around the City, using the

same route as the Corpus Christi Procession.

Transport is available to the City: Bus fares : $5 return (per person) or $15 per family (4

people) return.

We can arrange a bus to leave from the St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish at 4.30pm and

8.15 pm from the city, provided we have 50– 60 people on the bus. I encourage all

of you to participate in this procession. Please put down your name on the list

provided at the entrance of the church.

National Committee for Professional Standards

Child Protection Sunday 8th October 2017

“See Me, Hear Me”

As has become the custom each year the Child Protection Sunday and pre-ceding week, provides a focus remind-ing each of us to play a part in pro-

tecting our children. This year our theme is “See Me, Hear Me”. The question is how do we at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, play our part in listening to children to ensure they are kept safe? This year the National Committee for Professional Stand-ards have commissioned a video and brochure through the Australian Catholic University reflecting on research around what children think about their safety. In the first reading for the 10th September, Child Protection Sunday the Prophet Eze-kiel speaks of “being a sentry to the House of Israel’. As already stated within our Catholic Communities there is horror, anger and sorrow over the abuse of children. As Pope Francis out-lined before leading the crowds in the Angelus prayer in March last year it is important to “Listen: this is the key word. Do not forget, listen to the hurt, sick and marginalized, or among fami-lies” As a sentry, each of us plays a part in listening to what the children have to say, making sure that every child is safe and protected from abuse and harm. We can see evidence of the strength of our community providing support, protection and opportunities to help keep our children safe.

OUR PRAYER: “SEE ME HEAR ME”

Gracious God provide us with a listening heart

that we see and hear the voice of each of our

children. We ask you God to strengthen and

guide all in our Catholic communities. Grant

us the ability and time to listen carefully when

children come to us seeking help. May our in-

stitutions and families respect, listen and do

what is required to help all children feel safe.

Help us to recognize the hurt felt by those

wounded initially by abuse then again through

the failure to be heard. We stand in constant

need of your healing and help.

Safeguarding Children &

Vulnerable Adults

St Maximilian Kolbe

Parish Representative

Ron Klerks

(0411057611)

St Maximilian Kolbe Parish has the responsibility for making our parish aware of the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Full policy can be obtained at https://brisbanecatholc.org.au/support/safeguard/