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Contact A: 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap P: PO Box 408, The Gap Qld 4061 T: 3300 6099 E: [email protected] Web: www.stjohnswoodthegap.net.au FB: @StJohn’sWood/TheGapParish
Parish Team Sr. Kari Hatherell osu E: [email protected] M: 0413 302 825 Parish Pastoral Director Fr. Stanley Orji Parish Sacramental Minister Caryn Lee E: [email protected] Parish Office Coordinator Samantha Morrison E: [email protected] Parish Office Assistant
Parish Council Kylie Gaul E: [email protected] Chairperson
Local Safeguarding Officers
Samantha Morrison & Kylie Gaul
Churches Mater Dei 16 Philomene Drive, Ashgrove St. Peter Chanel 41 Chaprowe Road, The Gap
Schools Mater Dei Primary School T: 3514 4100 St Peter Chanel Primary School T: 3300 1202
Parish of St. John’s Wood / The Gap
SUNDAY 10th
March 2019 1
st Sunday of Lent
Lent
It is said that we Catholics love Lent. Perhaps this love has something to
do with the way Lent calls us to action. On Ash Wednesday the words
of the prophet Joel ring out, “Come back to me with all your heart,
fasting, weeping, mourning.” God’s invitation at this time is to conversion
and conversion means getting our lives back into balance.
The Church is very specific about the way we can reach this balance by
challenging us to re-assess our relationships. Our relationship to God,
ourselves and our neighbour. We know the familiar challenge to prayer,
fasting and almsgiving.
These three disciples are often referred to as the tripod of Lent. Each of
them gives support and meaning to the next, all three creating a
balanced whole. In his Lenten message Pope Francis speaks of these
practices.
Fasting: learning to change our attitude towards others and all of
creation, turning away from the temptation to “devour” everything to
satisfy our voracity and being ready to suffer for love, which can fill the
emptiness of our hearts.
Prayer: teaches us to abandon idolatry and the self-sufficiency of
our ego, and to acknowledge our need of the Lord and his mercy.
Almsgiving: whereby we escape from the insanity of hoarding
everything for ourselves in the illusory belief that we can secure a future
that does not belong to us. And thus, to rediscover the joy of God’s plan
for creation and for each of us, which is to love him, our brothers and
sisters, and the entire world, and to find in this love our true happiness.
There are many ways of entering into Lent. This week the Project
Compassion material is available as well as the “Trust” daily reflection
book. I recommend you download the app ‘”Compassion”. Stations of
the Cross are prayed each Friday night at Mater Dei.
God invites, what will we respond?
Blessings on the week ahead.
Project Compassion Boxes are now available at the entrance of each church and at the parish office.
Reconciliation
Mater Dei Saturday 5:00pm-5:20pm
or by appointment
Sacraments Details available on our website
under Church Activities or contact the Parish Office.
Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament Mater Dei
Monday 7:00pm-8:00pm Friday 6:00pm-10:00pm
St. Peter Chanel 1st Friday of each month
2:00pm-3:00pm
Rosary Home rosary 7:30pm Monday
11th March 2019 at Gordon Simpson’s house, The Gap. Call Val Bonney for details
0417 631 246. If you would like to pray the Rosary
in your home please contact Bruce Bonney 3300 2959.
Two Hearts Prayer Group
St. Peter Chanel Thursdays after 9:00am Mass: rosary, Stations of the Cross,
selected prayers for our parish, for priests and others.
Mother’s Prayer Group Meet 1st Monday morning
of the month. Contact Helen Knight on
3300 2271.
Meditation Group Mondays 9:30am-10:30am
at the Parish Office.
DAY MATER DEI ST PETER CHANEL FEAST DAYS/NOTES
Monday 11/03
Tuesday 12/03 9:00am Liturgy of Word and Holy Communion
Wednesday 13/03 9:00am Liturgy of Word and Holy Communion
Thursday 14/03 9:00am Mass
Friday 15/03 9:00am Mass
Saturday 16/03 5:30pm Mass Second Sunday
Sunday 17/03 9:30am Mass 8:00am Mass 5:00pm Mass
of Lent
Prayers for the Sick Allan Feodoroff Jane McMahon
Andrew Dudgeon Felix Nolan John Perks
Mary Lou Hay Rosemary Lawson Margaret Sharpe
Philomena Corera Basil Paiva
Travis Gerreyn
Anniversaries Teresa Scuderi
Ima Russell Elsie Carroll Tom Carroll
Bertram Fernandes JMX Paiva
Anton Corera
Liturgical Calendar
This week’s readings First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13 Gospel Reading: Luke 4:1-13
Next week’s readings - Second Sunday of Lent First Reading: Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 Second Reading: Philippians 3:17-4:1 Gospel Reading: Luke 9:28-36
Stations of the Cross During Lent 7:30pm Friday nights at Mater Dei. You are welcome to join others in the tradition of praying the Stations of the Cross during Lent.
Project Compassion - Thandolwayo from Zimbabwe
Life in her village in north-western Zimbabwe wasn’t easy for 12 year old Thandolwayo.
Her father left several years ago and her mother lives in a town 90 km’s away where she works as a casual labourer. Thandolwayo lives with her grandparents and attends the local school which has just 35 students.
Every morning she’d walk 7 km’s and risk being attacked by crocodiles as she collected clean water for her family. She’d then go to school feeling exhausted.
Thandolwayo’s grandparents sell pearl millet bran to fishermen and farmers for animal feed. They also sell chickens - but the income it brings isn’t enough to support the family.
Thandolwayo’s hope to be a nurse seemed almost impossible to realise, until Caritas Hwange helped the village to install two solar-powered pumps to draw the water up from the river, as well as two 10,000 litre storage tanks.
Thanks to Caritas’ support, water is now on tap in the village, benefitting its 500 residents - and Thandolwayo can concentrate on her education.
“Now I can bathe every day, the distance to collect water for the family has
been drastically reduced,” Thandolwayo says. “We now drink clean, safe
water and diseases are no longer affecting us.”
The plentiful water supply has also triggered new ventures. Water is being used to mould bricks for building houses and to pound maize to sell. Plans are underway to establish a community garden and a fish pond, to generate a better income. What your donations can do…. $45.00 can buy school supplies for a student like Thandolwayo in Zimbabwe, who dreams of becoming a nurse.
TUESDAY MORNING PARISH PLAYGROUP
Please come and enjoy a cup of coffee and cake with other parents from the local community. It's an informal gathering to chat and meet other parents while our children play and get messy with craft. When: Tuesday mornings at 9:00am (during school terms). Where: St Peter Chanel Parish Hall. What to bring: A gold coin donation (in order to keep the coffee pot full and the kids entertained). Facebook Tuesday Play group@St Johns Wood Parish Hall
Please pray for the Alpha Team and
the guests participating in the
experience.
Lenten Groups
Private Reflection
We have available at the
office and both churches
’Trust Lenten Program 2019’
books for $6 for your private
reflection during Lent.
Parish Reflection Days 2019 Theme: ‘Call to Holiness’ Reflections on Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation: ‘Rejoice and Be Glad’
Venue: Santa Teresa Spirituality Centre, 267 Wellington St, Ormiston
Saturday 23rd March 2019 (9am-3pm) Sunday 26th May 2019 (10am-4pm) Saturday 31st August 2019 (9am-3pm) Saturday 30th November (9am-3pm)
North Country Deanery date to be advised.
Day costs are $30 per person (includes morning tea and lunch box).
Please register at: https://ebab.weebly.com (Booking and payment essential 7 days prior to the day).
After School Religious Education Help is needed. We are looking for generous people who love children and want to share the Good News of Jesus with them. This unique program is held at Mater Dei every Tuesday afternoon. Can you facilitate a small group, or simple be another set of hands to assist with the organisation? Do you have other gifts that could contribute to this program? If so please ring the parish office, we would love to hear from you!
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Thank you for your continued support!
Position Vacant – Office Coordinator of St John’s Wood/The Gap Parish
Applications are open for a position at St John’s Wood, The Gap Catholic Parish. A person with excellent administration and coordination skills is required for a part time position of Office Coor-dinator for 26 hours a week to work alongside the Office Assistant. Applications close Monday, 11
th March 2019
For additional information, please visit the Archdiocese of Brisbane website https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/ and to careers. The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for employees and volunteers to maintain a safe and healthy environment. Our
commitment to these standards requires that we conduct background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular
involvement with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.
Planned Giving The Parish Finance Council is appealing to parishioners to consider their financial contributions. The parish income is falling and while we remain in a sound financial position at the moment this will change if we do not increase our regular income. This is an opportunity to commit to giving regularly by direct debit or credit card. The envelope system is still available. It is also an opportunity, if you have the means, to increase your weekly commitment. Please contact the Parish Office if you wish to discuss this matter.