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

Emergency: 3830 5178 (Expiring 30/6/2020)

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 11 / 12 April 2020

EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION A READINGS: Acts 10:34, 37-43; Col 3:1-4

GOSPEL: Jn 20:1-9

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.

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Trish Stapleton, Pastoral Associate

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

PROJECT COMPASSION: Every dollar received, thanks to your generosity, makes a positive difference in other people’s lives. As many are unable to hand in Project Compassion donations to parishes or schools at this time, here are some options that may assist you.

Remittance online Please count the cash you have in your boxes and envelopes and go online at “lent.caritas.org.au” and securely donate with your credit card.

Send a cheque You can send a cheque for the amount of cash you have counted to: Caritas Australia, GPO Box 9830, Sydney NSW 2001

Bank your cash You can securely bank your cash via online transfer, or at a branch using the following bank account details. BSB – 062 217 A/C NO. 1007 2446 A/C Name – Caritas Australia Ref. DonorIDPC

Please include your Donor ID with “PC” in the reference. If you don’t know your Donor ID, please use your last name.

Can’t leave home? Call Caritas If you have cash in Project Compassion Boxes, or envelopes, and are unable to leave your residence, and are unable to access online banking or donation, please call the friendly team at Caritas Australia on 1800 024 413.

WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Especially Belinda Kenny, Zachary Streng, Derek O’Sullivan, Dcn Peter

Olsen, Michael Rawson, Tanya Walker who have died recently. Also

Gus Sim, Laura Sim, Rita Galea, Simon Tinh, Michael, Manuela, Santo,

Rodolfo & Luisa Cassarino, Charles & Caterina Doyle, Filomena

Portlock, Robert & Natalina Woods, Josephine Hanmore, Fred & Maria

Manson, Jim & Mary-Clare Michie, Harriet Beane, William, May,

Elizabeth, Bill, Norine, John & Pat Ingham, Ted & Doris Humphreys,

Susan Hindmarsh, Roy & Sue Cargill, Maureen Hambling, Sr M Anna

Schepis, Patricia Palumbo, Margareta Szpaczek, Jacqueline Boutros,

and relatives and friends of the Woods & Ingham families, whom we

remember.

Parish Office

OPEN normal hours 8.30am - 4.30pm Monday to Friday.

CLOSED Good Friday 10 April and Easter Monday 13 April.

EASTER MASS SERVICES

FREE-TO-AIR TV: Channel 7 will broadcast Easter liturgies live on national television from St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney:

Friday 10 April at 3.00pm - The Lord’s Passion Sunday 12 April at 10.30am - Easter Sunday Mass.

In a 7NEWS special, both liturgies will be broadcast commercial-free and in their entirety on Channel 7, Prime 7 in regional areas, and live-streamed on 7plus.

ONLINE: o watch Mass online,

follow these steps:

1. Open your Internet browser (Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox)

2. Go to this website: www.brisbanecatholic.org.au/ multimedia/web-cast

3. Click on the video play button.

The following services will be streamed live from Brisbane (St Stephen’s Cathedral and surrounds):

Chrism Mass

At times when Mass is not being live-streamed, you can watch archived Masses at www.archbne.org/bzw

The Easter Triduum at Home

Dan Schutte has been one of my favourite composers for many years.

This year, for the Triduum, Danuta and I decided to go back to some of his original music and most of it is in the link below. Dan Schutte has written a beautiful liturgy at home for the Triduum, interspersed with his music that we would have been singing if we were together to celebrate the Triduum. How blessed are we that so many talented people are working to make this total separation a little easier. All those I have spoken to are grieving the loss, of not only being unable to go to church as we would like, but especially at this most special time. Dan writes a small piece to read and then follows up with an appropriate Hymn. Enjoy! I am thinking of you all and praying for your health, both mental and physical, and joy of the Easter season as I enter into the Spirit of Triduum at home. I especially love the fact that we can pray with all the Communion of Saints and each other through God’s Spirit at this time. Click on this link: https://www.danschuttemusic.com/wordpressstore/easter-triduum/

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Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

Place a bowl of water on the table in front of you. Easter Sunday, the Day of the Lord’s Resurrection,

is an opportunity to renew our baptismal faith.

As we pray together this weekend let us remember all in the final stages of preparation to be fully initiated into the Catholic faith:

All of our Children preparing for Confirmation & First Communion Sasenka awaiting to be admitted into the Order of Catechumens Rodney awaiting to be received into our church Heather and Denise, Catechumens Elect, awaiting Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist To all those awaiting and searching for full Communion with

Christ in our Community

Leader: Alleluia! Christ is risen.

All: Alleluia! Christ is risen.

Leader: Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heaven, exult, let Angel ministers of God exult, let the trumpet of salvation sound aloud our mighty King's triumph! Be glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her, ablaze with light from her eternal King, let all corners of the earth be glad, knowing an end to gloom and darkness. Rejoice, let Mother Church also rejoice, arrayed with the lightning of his glory, let this holy building shake with joy, filled with the mighty voices of the peoples.

Reader: A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans. When we were baptised in Christ Jesus, we were baptised in his death; in other words, when we

were baptised we went into the tomb with him and joined him in death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father’s glory, we too might live a new life.

The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God. Spend a few minutes in silence to think about the reading.

Perhaps parents could share the story of their children’s baptism.

Leader: Let us renew the promises of our baptism.

All: WE RENOUNCE Satan, and all his works, and all his empty promises.

WE BELIEVE in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

WE BELIEVE in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered death and was buried, rose again from the dead and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

WE 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.

Leader: And may almighty God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us a new birth by water and the Holy Spirit and bestowed on us forgiveness of our sins, keep us by his grace, in Christ Jesus our Lord, for eternal life.

All: Amen. Family members now take some of the Easter water and bless themselves with it.

Make your own prayers for those who are sick or in need. Ask God to protect them. Finish each prayer with:

Lord, hear us. All: Lord, hear our prayer.

Leader: Let us pray the family prayer of all as Jesus taught us:

All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our

trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

Leader: May God bless us and keep us safe.

All: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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Holy Thursday at Home

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish