As we hear the various accounts of the appearances of the risen Christ to his disciples we notice that

oftentimes they did not recognise him. There was something in his physical appearance that was different.

Mary Magdalen thought he was the gardener: it was only when he uttered “Mary” that she recognised him.

The two disciples on the road to Emmaus journeyed with him for some hours without recognising him.

The disciples fishing on the lake initially failed to recognise that the man on the shore was Jesus.

But while his physical appearance may have been different, there is an absolute consistency in his person

and teaching. Throughout his earthly ministry Jesus constantly taught about the need for forgiveness. We

must forgive those who wrong is not 7 times but 77 times (that is, always). We must pray each day, “forgive

us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” And here, in this first appearance to the

disciples in the upper room, he immediately talks about forgiveness – “for those whose sins you forgive,

they are forgiven, for those whose sins you retain they are retained.”

In these words lie the biblical basis for the sacrament of reconciliation or Confession. But they have

relevance for all of us as we all have the possibility to forgive others or to hold them in unforgiveness. And

what a terrible thing it would be for ourselves and the other if we hold them in unforgiveness. Let us always

remember that while forgiveness cannot change the past it can make a future possible. On this Divine

Mercy Sunday, as we contemplate the forgiveness of God, let us pray for the graces we need to extend

forgiveness and mercy to others.

Second Sunday of Easter (Year C)

28th April, 2019

We would like to send out a heartfelt thankyou to all who contributed

to our Easter Celebrations. A special mention must be made to the

following – Dawn Lloyd and The Goondiwindi Regional Council for

supplying the palms for Palm Sunday; Dawn Clancy for the beautiful

flowers for the Church and to Rose and the Choir for leading us in

song.

Again, a thank you to all involved, it was greatly appreciated.

Social Bowls & Cards

will be held on

Monday, 22nd April 2019

from 9:30 – 12:00

Come along and enjoy this social morning.

Helping Hands & Mah-jong are held

each Wednesday in the Parish Centre from

10-00am– 3.00pm

All Welcome

The Tie Ceremony for the Secondary

School Students will be held on

Sunday

12th May 2019 at 6.00pm.

If you would like to purchase a tie for

$30 to present to a Student, please

see Fr. Hermi or drop into the Parish

office on Wednesday and see Sarah.

Last month we welcomed

Addison Eve MacDonald

into our St Mary’s Family.

Addison is pictured with her

Parents

– Stuart MacDonald & Megan Schubert,

and Godparents – Brodie MacDonald &

Kendall Peck

May this family know God’s abundant love at all times, as they

journey through this life on Earth.

*** UPCOMING MEETINGS ***

Liturgy Meeting – Wednesday 24th April @ 3.30pm

Finance Meeting – Thursday 9th May 2019 @ 5.30pm

St.Vincent DePaul – Monday 13th May 2019 @ 5.00pm

Pastoral Council – Monday 20th May 2019 @ 5.00pm in the

School Conference Room

Liturgy News – Mr John Briffa from the diocesan liturgy

office will be visiting with St Mary’s liturgy group on 15th

May @ 10am. All interested in our parish liturgy will be

warmly welcomed; maybe you would be interested in

joining the liturgy group, or would like to be involved in

a lesser role. Please register your interest with current

members – Ros Phillips, Mary Collins & Camille

Kelloway.

Op Shop Opening Hours

Tuesday – 9.00 – 3.30pm

Wednesday – 9.00 – 3.30pm

Thursday – 9.00 – 4.00pm

Saturday – 9.00 – 11.30am

Fr. Brian Connolly is celebrating 50

years of Priesthood this year. Fr.

Connolly served in our Parish from

1974-1976.

St. Pats is asking if anyone has any

photos of Father during his time

with us, and if we may be able to

scan and send them to them.

I am in the office on Wednesday’s

if you are unable to scan them.

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Thank-you for your contributions:

Easter Weekend

Envelopes: $217.00 Loose: $534.35

Direct Deposits: $125/wk (average over a month)

Parish Bank A/C Details

A/C Name: ADF St Mary’s Parish Goondiwindi

BSB: 064-786 A/C Number: 518826001

If paying by direct deposit, please use your

initials/surname as the reference.

VOLUNTEERS

MASS TIMES Wednesday (Rosary 5.10pm) 5.30pm Mass

Friday 12.15pm

27th/28th April 2019 SATURDAY EVENING: Goondiwindi 6.00pm SUNDAY MORNING: Goondiwindi 8.00am

Family Mass: 9.30am

3rd/4th / 5th May 2019 FRIDAY EVENING: Goondiwindi 5.00pm Adoration

SATURDAY EVENING: Goondiwindi 6.00pm SUNDAY MORNING: Daymar 8.00am

Weengallon 10.00am

11th/12th May 2019 SATURDAY EVENING: Goondiwindi 6.00pm

SUNDAY EVENING: Goondiwindi 6.00pm

18/19th May 2019 SATURDAY EVENING: Goondiwindi 6.00pm SUNDAY MORNING: Goondiwindi 9.00am

WE PRAY FOR THOSE: Who have entered your kingdom: Including Celie Brosnan, Mabel Burgess, Noelene Hulse, Ross Scantlebury (Biddy Rose’s Son In Law), Paul Lynch, Joe Cowmeadow, Aileen Bennett, Henry Orchard, Mervyn Fleming, Elly Heynen Knols (Teresa Heynen’s aunt), Brian O’Brien(FM’s Uncle), Nick Heironymus, Stella McGovern, Loretta Brennan, Tom Mitchell, Steve Aspinall, Delva Brown, Fay Hunt, Don McDonald, Allan Amey, Barry Kindt, Gwendolyn “Henny” Makim, Epigenia Cabus (Claire & Rose’s sister), Barbara Duffy, Vince O’Brien (Roma), Bishop John Gerry.

Whose anniversary is at this time: including Margaret Piedl, Evelyn Sheridan, Dawn Garland, Leslie Martyn, Monica ‘June’ Gall, Rodney Bourke, Paul Cairns, Paul Cook, Chris Cleal, Greg Rigby, Margaret Ash, Agnes Mangan, Pat and Ellen Mullins, Arthur Gordon, Shirley Harmer, William ‘John’ Wright (Talwood), Marion O’Leary,

Who are ill: including Pauline Corcoran, Colleen Williams, Josie Vetter, Iris Simpson, , Mel Cairns,Joy Collins, Hardy Sutton, Donna

Lindores, John Abbot, Angus Rigney,Tom Turvey, Bill Dyer, Trish Dyer,

Brian Freeney, Pat & Teresa Mullins, Deanna Dawson, Anne Hunt,

Kevin Lawless, Ray Mackie, Peter Keehn, Joan Fleming, Gloria Bale,

David Croft, Tim Bourke, Shirley Schluter, Stasia Lawless, Paul Lloyd,

Mavis Gordon, Jean Ramada, Jean Sizer, Francis Lloyd, Madonna

Nicoletti, Stephanie & Chris Adamson, Bailey Brennan, Pauline

Robinson, Win Skinner, Sonya Horrigan, Helen Paige, John Toohey,

Marie Cook, Phillip Carney, Shirley Riley and Joseph Hord; also those ill

at home, in hospital and for those in Kaloma.

We pray for the clergy of the Toowoomba Diocese whose anniversary is during

this month.

Rev Msgr Leslie Schuhkraft (11/04/92), Rev Fr John Michael (12/04/68),

Rev Fr Lex Herzig (13/04/04), Rev Fr Anthony O’Keefe (15/04/07),

Rev Fr Roderick Lynch (16/04/85), Rev Fr Leo O’Donohue (26/04/61),

Rev Fr John Concannon (28/04/37), Rev Fr Reginald Prior (28/04/62)

Lord, hear our prayers and be merciful to your servants, the Bishops and Priests of this Diocese whom you have called from this life. Welcome them into the company of your Saints in the Kingdom of light and peace. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

WELCOMERS AT DOOR –

PAULINE LINTON & NEIL LINTON (28/04)

SHAN PURCELL & FAY PFINGST (05/05)

DENISE MCCORMACK & MARIE LLOYD (12/05)

WELCOMER AT MICROPHONE –

YVONNE ISAAK (28/04)

ST MARY’S SCHOOL (05/05)

PAT THOMPSON (12/05)

1ST READER/PSALM -

CAROL ORMES (28/04)

ANDREW ERBACHER (05/05)

GRAHAM MCGOVERN (12/05)

2ND READING –

MARY BURCHELL (28/04)

ST MARY’S SCHOOL (05/05)

YVONNE ISAAK (12/05)

EUCHARIST MINISTERS –

CARMEL GEESON, CAMILLE KELLOWAY &

DAWN CLANCY (28/04)

MICK CLANCY, ROS PHILLIPS & MARY BURCHELL

(05/05)

ST MARY’S SCHOOL, MARY COLLINS & ANN WEBSTER

(12/05)

DATA PROJECTOR –

ROS PHILLIPS (28/04)

JAN JAN CHARLES (05/05)

CAROL ORMES (12/05)

MONEY COUNTERS –

KERRY O’CONNOR & CLAIRE CHARLES (28/04)

TERRY & MARGARET RYAN (05/05)

KAREN CAIRNS & MARY COLLINS (12/05)

GROUNDS ROSTER –

ALAN WELSH & DAVE BAUER (APRIL)

GRAHAM MCGOVERN & TERRY RYAN (MAY)

*** UPCOMING MEETINGS ***

St.Vincent DePaul – Monday 8th April 2019 @ 5.00pm

Finance Meeting – Thursday 9th May 2019 @ 5.30pm

Pastoral Council – Monday 13th May 2019 @ 5.00pm in

the School Conference Room

Introduction

Today, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. The church teaches that St. Faustina, a 20th-century Polish nun, recorded revelations that she received from Jesus

who, as she wrote in her diary, desired that “a Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls.” The

readings tell the story of God’s abundant mercy and love for us. We ask for the grace to more clearly

respond to these great signs and wonders of mercy and love that God continues to bestow on us and our

world.

First Reading Acts 5:12-16

Many signs and wonders were done among the people

Responsorial Psalm

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting

Second Reading Rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19

I am the first and the last, the one who lives

ALLELUIA! ALLELUIA! You believe in me, Thomas, because you have

seen me; Happy those who have not seen me, but still

believe!

ALLELUIA!

Gospel John 20:19-31

Blessed are those who have not seen and have

believed

Prayers of the Faithful May the people of Sri Lanka and Singhalese people around the world know the support and concern of the nations of the world, as we pray comfort for all who are grieving and healing for all the injured.

Christ, graciously hear us.

May the faith of Singhalese Catholics be strong at this time, centred upon Jesus Christ, who declared through the apostle John, I am your brother and share your sufferings. Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

May those who struggle with their Christian faith, and those who search for a faith, find in the experience of the apostle Thomas, the grace to discover the risen Jesus in a new way, so that they accept him as Lord and God.

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us.

May May all who died in the church and hotel bombings

in Sri Lanka on the Sunday of the Resurrection

come to Jesus Christ, the Living One, the First and

the Last, who holds the keys of death, and be taken

into eternal life, peace and joy. We also remember

Christ, hear us.

Christ, graciously hear us

Let us pray together...... Father, with St Thomas we acclaim Jesus as our Lord and God, and as we give thanks for every blessing received, we will put all our trust in Jesus, who lives and reigns forever and ever. AMEN

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

28TH

APRIL 2019

PARISH INFORMATION: Parish Priest: Fr Hermi Rafada

PH: 0435 006 513; 4671 1091 , rafsteel2005@yahoo.com

PARISH CONTACT DETAILS: 69 Callandoon St, PO Box 45,

Goondiwindi

PH: 4671 5087 email: stmarysgdi@bigpond.com

Parish Secretary – Sarah Hedges 0429 926 231

(Wednesday 9.00am – 3.00pm)

St Mary’s School: Mr Brett Pollard PH: 4671 1730

mailto:rafsteel2005@yahoo.com