ALL SAINTS PARISH ALBANY CREEK Sister Parish to Atauro Island, East Timor

ALL SAINTS PARISH
ALBANY CREEK
Sister Parish to Atauro Island, East Timor
With the parishes of West C hermsi de, Everton Par k,
Grovel y/Mitchelton, Kedron, Stafford, & Wilston/Enoggera/Gordon Par k, forming the N orth West Deaner y
(Deaner y Website: www.brisbanenorthwestdeanery.com)
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR A —11TH MAY, 2014
PARISH OFFICE
Parish Secretary Ph: 3264 8283 Fax: 3325 5188
Office Hours: 8am–3.30pm Mon-Fri
E-mail: [email protected]
4 Faheys Road East, Albany Creek 4035
www.allsaintsparish.com.au
PRESBYTERY
Rev Ron Mollison, Parish Priest
Ph: 3325 2168
YOUTH MINISTRY:
Ryan Andrews, Ph: 3264 8283
Email: [email protected]
PARISH SCHOOL
4 Faheys Road East, Albany Creek 4035
Mr Peter Pashen, Principal
Ph: 3325 6900
E-mail: [email protected]
www.allsaints.qld.edu.au
SISTERS OF MERCY CONVENT
Sr Deborah Flaherty RSM
Ph: 3325 4722
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
Andrew Williamson (Chair)
c/- Parish Office — Ph:3264 8283
Entrance Antiphon: The merciful love of the Lord fills the
earth; b y the word of the Lord t he heavens were made, alleluia.
First Reading (Acts 2:14, 36—41). God has made Jesus both
Lord and Christ.
Responsorial Psalm: The Lord is my shepherd; there is
nothing I shall want.
Second Reading (1 Peter 2:20—25). You had gone astray but
now you have come back to the shepherd a nd guardia n of your
souls.
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! I am the Good
Shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep,
and m ine know me. Alleluia!
The Gospel (John 10:1—10). I am the gate of
the sheepfold.
Gospel Reflection: Do we as today’s
shepherds/leaders have the leadership
qualities of Jesus, the Good Shepherd?
MASS TIMES THIS WEEK
Monday (at the Convent)
6.30am
Tuesday
9.00am
Wednesday (Rosary 6.15am)
(St Matthias)
6.30am
Friday
6.30am
Saturday (Rosary 7.15am)
WEEKEND MASS
TIMES
Saturday Vigil: 6.00pm
Sunday:
7.00am, 9.00am,
5.30pm
♦
RECONCILIATION
Saturday
4.30pm -5.30pm
Thankyou to all those who
came to the Grounds
Working Bee yesterday
(Saturday), and to all the
volunteers of the parish
who do such wonderful
work to keep the Church
and Parish Centre grounds
a nd s urro unds, b ot h
indo ors and
outd oo rs
maintained, thus helping
to make All Saints a safe
e n vi r on me nt
a nd
welcoming to all.
7.30am
A VOCATION
VIEW: This is
the World Day
of Prayer for
Vocations. “The
harvest is great but
the labourers are few.
Pray to the Lord of the
harvest to send more
labourers into the
Harvest.”
Are you able to help?
A very good Catholic lady who
works as a Charlie’s Angel at Prince
Charles Hospital, is looking for a
place to live—one room. She’s a very
hard worker. She’s prepared to help
out and would gladly care for an
elderly person.
Please contact Sr Deborah on
3325 4722.
Stewardship: Sharing our Time, Talent and Treasure ...
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ALL SAINTS PARISH ALBANY CREEK
W
e lcome to Mass today at All Saints, Albany
CA RE A ND CO NCERN PRA YER REQ UESTS
C reek .
Jesus sa ys i n John 16:24: ‘I tell y ou the truth, my
Eve n though Mothe rs’ Day is not a liturgical feast it fa ther will giv e y ou wha tev er y ou a sk in my
is wonde rful that we have this spe cial chance to na me.’
honour our mothe rs and to uphold the dignity of Dea r J esus, i n t his mont h of May, pleas e enfold the
mothe rhood. Mothe rs hold a unique position in our sic k members of our paris h family in your Divine M erc y:
culture as being the group who are the greatest Peter O berthur, M arion O ’Leary, P at C onroy, D enis
force for good in the world, e ven though the ir e fforts H ealy, J ohn Smith, J ames Barden, D onna Jones , Debbie
often go without public re cognition or applause . Let I ., Betty Wait, J eff Wait, D on Wait, C olin, L yn, Paul
Cunningham, Mike McFarlane, Francesca Nobile, James
us thank God for our mothe rs today, and pray for T hornton, Dino Bertolo, C ris tina Bucolo, bruc e Denham,
those who are burde ned and suffe ring be cause of Simon U ren, P atrick John Bulbrook.
the circumstances of the ir lives.
To those of you who pray for the sic k:
Today we also have a spe cial focus on Vocations to May God bl ess y ou f or y our grea t ki ndness.
the priesthood and re ligious life. The Church has For praye r re quest s 1 mont h at a t ime , plea se use
great need of people dedicated to giving the ir lives t he mont hly Sick List book provided on t he church
for the cause of spreading the Gospe l. We might t rolley.
pray that eligible young men and women will be
given the gift of disce rnment and gene rosity to hear The CARE AND CONCERN MINISTRY TEAM helps in times
and to respond to God’s call.
of need. To serve or be served, please contact the parish
At the Schone ll Theatre , Union Road, St Lucia on office.
Saturday 31st May, the film Karol depicting the life
DID YOU KNOW Mother's Day originated
of St John Paul II, will be screened. Commencement
in
the United States in the early 1900s
time is 2pm. The film has a running time of 3 hours
plus a 20 minute inte rmission. Ticke ts: Adults $15,
and now is celebrated in close to 50
high School students $10, at the door $20. See
countries in different parts of the world.
notice board for furthe r de tails.
Fr Ron
Please remembe r in your praye rs Barbara Sm ith
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS
(R ay’s wife ), Monie Sex ton, Bruno Wagne r and
1st Reading: Acts 6:1—7
Stephanie Gunton (Paula’s siste r), all of whom
2nd Reading: 1 Peter 2:4—9
passed away re cently. May the y rest in peace. Also
Gospel:
John 14:1—12
please pray for Tom Elliott (Brian’s fathe r) whose
annive rsary occurs at this time.
Mother’s Day & Priestly Vocations
Pope Pius X (1835-1914) was a very humble man and had a
saintly mother, Margarita Sanson. Because they were so
poor, she worked as a washer woman and a school janitor to
earn enough money so that he could go to the seminary. (In
Monday
9.30—10am—Inte rce ssory P rayers
those days, the family had to pay for the seminarian’s
7.00pm—R.C.I.A. g roup
education.) When he was elected pope, his mother was
—St Vincen t de Paul meeting
present, and as was the custom, she kissed his large papal
Tuesday
9.30am—All Saints Cra fts
ring. She then presented her tiny hand with her wedding
ring and said, “Now you kiss my ring—for without it, you
6.30pm—Medita tion Group
7.15pm—Parish Pastoral Council for photos never would have received yours!” We can understand why
Pope Pius X once said, “Every vocation to the priesthood
7.30pm—PPC mee ting
comes from the heart of God, but it passes through the
Wednesday
7.30pm—P & F me eting
heart of a mother.”
—menA LIVE
We sincerely thank Jo-anne Smith and her family for
Friday
9—11.00am—Playgroup
the
kind gesture of making the many and varied
Saturday
10.00am—Cathedral for Arch bishop
handmade
flowers for all the motherly people of All
Coleridge’s 40 th anniversa ry of ordination
Saints.
Please
take one.
Next wee kend: Sat 6pm & Sun 9am Ma sse s teaching
Happy Mothers’ Day!
Confirma tion
This Week’s Diary Dates
TRASH N TREASURE OPEN SHED DAYS
for Albany Fair (Sunday 1st June):
Thurs 15th May: 2.30—4pm
Sun 18th May: 10am—12 noon
Sun 25th May: 10am—12 noon
Goods can only be dropped off to the shed via Waratah
Street, and not in the church please.
Kindly note that no electricals, in particular no computers ,
or TVs, and no clothing can be accepted.
Women of The Way Annual Retreat
Date: 22-24 August 2014
Venue: Watson Park, Old Gympie Road,
Dakabin.
Theme: You are truly God’s handiwork
(Eph. 2:10)
Presenter: Karen Atkins
Contact: Julie Smth (0402 316288) or [email protected]
The time we have is a gift from God that we need to use wisely.
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ALL SAINTS PARISH ALBANY CREEK
“”And Peter said to th em, “Repent, and be
baptized every one of you in th e nam e of Jesus
Ch rist …” Acts 2:38.
The word “repe nt” means to turn from sin,
to cha nge our a ctions. W he n it comes to
cha nge , do we ta ke responsibility for
cha nge or do we think tha t othe rs ha ve to
cha nge instea d? Cha nge tha t is pe rmane nt comes from
within, we must take control a nd be discipline d. Reme mbe r
though tha t we a re not a lone , Je sus is the re to he lp lighten
the loa d.
Please take home your copy, from the Church Trolley, of
the updated Stewardship Directory 2013-2014 to lea rn of
the diffe rent ministries and wa ys to be involve d in our
pa rish. Visit the Pra ye r Boa rd a t a ny time to a sk for pra ye rs,
or to pra y for a nd support those in nee d, through the
Pra ye r ca rds.
YOUTH NEWS
All Saints Youth (Altitude & Orbit—Cost $5):
Fri 23 rd May
Fri 6 th June, Fri 20 th June (Laserzone: $25)
Time: 6:30pm – 9:30pm
VIVO – Young Adults:
Time: 6:30pm (Dinner)
Where: All Saints Parish
Wed 14 th May, Wed 28 th May
Wed 11 th June
Buddies Day:
Saturday 10 th May – Movies and Bowling Day
Sunday 25 th May – Buddies Planning Night
ALBANY FAIR NEWS
♦ Vacant Areas for Walkers to deliver
Albany Fair Booklets:
AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE — See notice board If you can assis t please contact the Booklet
Distributor: Rossi and Jennifer Mangano
for these and more events
Phone/SMS: 0419 643 074
♦ Invitation by Young Adult Ministry of the
Email: [email protected]
Cathedral of St Stephen to Timor Immersion
♦ No more bottles are required, Thankyou– and if
information day 18th May
anyone is doing jams for the fete could you
♦ Mary MacKillop College Golden Jubilee Mass &
Celebrations: 10 August
kindly put them on the SWEETS stall please.
♦ The Terrace Past Mothers’ Mass & Gathering: Friday ♦ Albany Fair Cake Stall
13th June
Hello All Saints Parishioners,
♦ St Joseph’s Nudgee College baked relief ANZAC My name is Caroly n Draper and I am again, this year’s
Biscuit Drive Sat 10 May, and Mon 12 May
Convenor for the Albany Fair Cake Stall. Thank you to
everyone who so kindly contributed to last year's Cake Stall. I
am again calling on your generosity to bake for the Cake
SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME NEW S 2014
Stall this year. Any new bakers are of course welcome too!
Dear Parents and Guardians
Thanks to our parents/ guardians who h ave been assisting their If you can bake a cake/slice/biscuits etc for us, then please let
candidates to complete th e designat ed homewo rk
tasks the paris h office know by ringing 3264 8283..
We can supply the main ingredients (eg butter, flour, sugar,
(homework is stapled into the cover ofth e workbook.)
eggs, condensed milk, mix ed fruit) as well as packaging and
Remaining Teaching Mass weekends:
labels.
17/18 May -Confirmation Lesson 2
24/25 May- Eucharist Lesson 1
21/22 June -Eucharist Lesson 2.
REHEARSAL DATES FOR CONFIRMATION
Parents/guardians are reminded that attendan ce at rehears al for ♦
Confirmation is COMPULSORY. Please make the necess ary
arrangements now to ensu re that your candid ate and a parent or
sponsor can attend.
Thurs 12/6 6.30 pm rehears al fo r Friday 13/6 Confirmation 7 pm.
Sat 14/6 11 am rehearsal for Saturday 14/6 Confirmation 6 pm
PARENTAL ASSISTANCE REQ UESTED
In order to accommodate the v ast number o f candidates, family
members and sponsors at both Con firmation celebrations, it is
necess ary fo r the current Church s eating arrang ements to be ♦
recon figu red. Therefore we would welcome the assistance from a
few parents o f candidates on the afternoon o f Thursday 12/6 to
place the Church seats into the necessary con figuration and on the
morning of Sunday 15/6 to return the Church back to its normal
seating arrangement. Times for both sessions will be advised
♦
closer to the date.
Many thanks in advance fo r your support.
With Blessings
GINA, JANINE AND CINDY
MORE NEWS AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
Catholic Charismatic Renewal Brisbane Retreat at CCR
Brisbane Centre, 688 Nudgee Road, Northgate on weekend
of 21st and 22nd June. Theme: Catch the Fire. Fr Steve
Fletcher, MGL will be the retreat director. Book by 16th May
for early bird rate. For registration details please contact
Miriam on 3202 6856.
1313-15 June: Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend for
married couples, at Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre,
ormiston (Qld ). For bookings/details contact: Tamara and
Scott Meneteith, on 07 4634 3559
Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey is Keynote Guest
Speaker at Pregnancy Crisis Incor. Funraising dinner on
Sat 7th June, 6.30pm. Book now on 1300 777 777.
Our special gifts and talents, God-given,
for the glory of God, are returned with
increase to God.
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ALL SAINTS PARISH ALBANY CREEK
BIBLE JOTTINGS
As we cele brat e o ur M others to da y, I thought I’d s ha re t his story wit h yo u: “ A
mother w as pic king up her c hildr e n from School, w he n another m other exclai me d
indi gna ntly ‘Do yo u know what yo u and I are? I’ve just retur ne d fr om re newi ng
my dri ver’s lice nce, a nd they as ke d my occupati on. W he n I sai d “M ot her ”, the y
said t hat was n’t a n occ upatio n a nd that ‘H ous ewife’ co ver ed it.’ The w om an fo rgot
all about t his story until one da y she fo und hers elf i n the s ame situatio n.
The
Clerk, obvio usly a c are er w oma n, pois ed, efficie nt, a nd possesse d of the hi ghsoundi ng title “ To wn R egistr ar”, aske d her “ And w hat is y our occ upatio n?” .The
As we continue to celebrate Easter, may we
be delighted by the beauty and the miracle
of all creation, rememberi ng that:
Christianity does not ask us to live
in the shadow of the cross, b ut
in the fire of its c reative action.
Theilhard de Chardin
Rosters
Saturday 6.00pm
Sunday 7.00am
Mother r espo nde d “I’ m...a Resea rch Associ ate i n the fiel d o f C hild De vel opme nt
and H uma n R elatio ns.” The clerk pa use d, and lo ok ed up as tho ugh s he ha d not
he ard c orrectly. The mot her r epeat ed t he title slowl y, “I’m a R ese arch Associ ate i n
the fie ld o f C hil d De velo pm ent a nd H um an Re latio ns” em phasizi ng the m ost
signi fica nt wor ds as the Cler k wrote t hem dow n. “Mi ght I as k,” said t he Cl erk wit h
new i nte rest, “ just w hat do y ou do i n y o ur fiel d?” C ooll y, witho ut a ny t race o f
fluste r i n her voice, t he mot her re plie d, “I ha ve a co nti nui ng pro gra mme o f
researc h (w hat m other does n’t?) i n the la bor ator y a nd i n the fi eld. I’m w orki ng fo r
my Masters (t he w hol e fa mily) and alr ea dy hav e fo ur cre dits (two so ns a nd tw o
da ughte rs). Of c ours e, the positio n is one o f t he most dem andi ng in the
huma nities ( any mot her c are t o disa gr ee?) a nd I oft en w ork 14 hours a day ( 24 is
more li ke it). B ut the job is m ore c hall engi ng t ha n m ost run- of-the-mill c are ers
and t he rew ar ds ar e i n satisfactio n r ather t ha n just m o ney. ”There was a n
incre asing note o f respect in the Cler k's voice as she com plete d the fo rm, stoo d
up, a nd pe rso nally ushere d her to t he do or.” (A no n.) Today, especiall y, tha nk y o u
Go d for our s pecial A ngels w e c all ‘ Mum’.
Sunday 9.00am
Sunday 5.30pm
PLEAS E NOTE:
4 Sunday of Easter If you are unable
to attend as
Cathy Reynolds *
rostered, please
Sharna Giammichele
Barbara Baillie *
Therese Metzeling
Brian Walker
ensure that you
Irene Nash
Andrew Williamson
arrange a
Trudy Nankervis
Anthony Coiro
replacement.
Oriano Giammichele
...Thankyou
th
10 – 11 May 2014
C
Ann Richards *
Terry Moore
Donna Birchall
Paul Hayes
Karen Bright *
Donna Russell
Annette Cloke
R
Anne McGill
Larry Mann
Margaret Fitzsimon
Madonna Galawyn
S
Sky McKeown
G
Hambleton Family
Louisa Sams
W
Christopher Hurd
Lurelle Gilfoyle
Michael Hegerty
Vicki Oldham
Arielle L-Jones
Lynelle Davis
Liam Giammichele
Hayley Adams
Kelly Family
Peter Carrigan &
Cathy Jarvie
Swinsburg Family
Adrian Tyler
FAMILIES TAKING
UP THE GIFTS:
Please introduce
yourselves to the
* Person, upon your
arrival.
Counters: Team 4
Church Cleaning: Lynn & Howard Smyth, Gaby Smareglia, Shirley Darlison
Altar Linen Cleaning: Linda Wilkinson
Flowers: Judy McIntosh
5th Sunday of Easter
17 – 18 May 2014
Louise Bennett *
Rob Bianco
Trevor Hudson
Marie-Anne Van
Houts
Paul Begg
Mary-Louise Hannam
Sue Hutton *
Vicki Oldham
Ann Richards
Judy Marin
Family Mass
Greg Myers
Andrew Williamson
C
Pam Meiklejohn *
Colleen Dalton
Trish Simpson
Larry Mann
Mos Milfull *
Cheryl Grace
Mike O’Neill
R
Judy Barber
Ellen Mallon
Donna Jacobson
Paul Hill
Rachel Duffy
Ashlee Tyler
G
Mitchell Smyth
Christopher Hurd &
Eileen Bennett
Pat Poore & Donna
Russell
Family Mass
Anderson Family
W
Mark Watson
Carole Cameron
Ron & Barbara Vincent
Toohey Family
S
Counters: Team 5
Church Cleaning: Marianne Burello, Vicki Oldham, Angela O’Sullivan
Altar Linen Cleaning: Linda Wilkinson
Flowers: Judy McIntosh
CATHOLIC
LEADER —
YOUR
CHURCH—YOUR
LIFE
Place $2 in the
slot on the side of
the Church
Trolley.
Making
headlines:
Catholics
urged to unite
for World Day
of Prayer for
Vocations.
Come share in our Master’s happiness, build up the Kingdom of God.