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

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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 6 / 7 June 2020 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY A

READINGS: Ex 34:4-6; 8-9; 2 Cor 13:11-13;

GOSPEL: Jn 3:16-18

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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.

We live in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit!

Too often the language of ‘trinity’ begins to sound mathematical: three in one, one in three. Trinity is a way of trying to put words on an unfathomable mystery of the inner life of God. A life we could never have imagined, except it was first experienced. Within Judaism, there were a number of ways of naming the Holy One – Elohim, the generic term for God; YHWH the personal name and experience of God in Israel. The ancient writers of Israel constantly struggled to name the paradox of a God who was utterly transcendent, and yet a God who was present to them. To maintain the sense of God’s transcendence, when they spoke of the immanent experience of God vari-ous groups used different words. The Prophets said, ‘The Word of the Lord came to me,’ and ‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me’. The wisdom teachers spoke of Holy Wis-dom being present in the order and elegance of the natural world as well as in human history. Later the rabbis used an Aramaic word ‘Shekinah’ as a way of speaking of the presence of God within the cosmos. The life of Jesus of Nazareth and his ongo-ing risen life within the Christian community stretched the theological concepts and language of Israel to find a new way of naming God. Trinity is the distinctively Chris-tian way of naming our experience of God as a communion of life and love.

The very nature of God is to love – to reach out to another in relationship. In this con-versation with Nicodemus Jesus describes why he has come into the world (Greek: kosmos); for love of this extraordinary cosmos God gave us a most precious gift in Jesus. John’s Gospel makes the promise that those who receive this gift in faith will become children of God (John 1:12) which is this Gospel’s way of describing salvation. This means of course that you and I are invited to be drawn into the very heart of God, to be drawn into the Trinity as part of God’s own household.

Earlier in the conversation Jesus spoke about being born again in water and Spirit – a phrase Nicodemus could not understand. The Johannine community understood that with the gift of the Spirit they were in a sense reborn into a new quality of life. John calls this eternity life, which is a way of naming the life God lives in eternity. I use the translation ‘eternity’ life, rather than ‘eternal’ life to convey the concept that we are reborn not into ordinary human life that goes on forever, but into a new way of existence. We are born into the family of God, able to call God ‘Father’ and each oth-er sisters and brothers. In the first reading, this is what Moses begs for when he asks, ‘adopt us as your heritage’. If you want a living example of the Trinity look at a family where children participate in the life and love of their parents.

Today, as we celebrate the feast of the Trinity, we are not celebrating an esoteric doctrine from the past; we are celebrating One who is a dynamic relationship inviting us to be participants in this dynamism.

Adapted © LiturgyHelp: Dr Mary Coloe, pbvm.

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WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED Especially Nathalie Dudson (wife of Brian), Stephen Rawlins (husband of Barbara), Joan Thomas, Maureen Smith, Hector Thompson, Binty Greene who have died recently. Also Sid Smith, Vera McNamara, Maud Cochrane, Russ Oxenford, Roy Carlson, Rita Galea, Gus Sim, Laura Sim, Simon Tinh, whom we remember.

THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST A

14 June 2020 READINGS: Deut 8:2-3, 14-16;

1 Cor 10:16-17; GOSPEL: Jn 6:51-58

Notices

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PARISH UPDATE COVID19 As of Monday 1 June, Churches can have gatherings of up to 20 people for Mass or private prayer. Funerals can have up to 50 mourners and Baptisms can have a total of 20 in attendance. Weddings can have 20 guests plus the celebrant and couple. We plan to resume Weekday Masses in mid July but this is subject to ongoing government & health guidelines. Weekend Masses in our Parish will not resume until later in the year. Each church will have strict cleaning protocols, designated seating and communion queue points 1.5m apart. With the reduced seating capacity, and the requirement to record attendees’ details for purposes of CO-VID contact tracing, bookings for Mass will be essential. Please see the newsletter for updates and call us on 3849 7158 if you would like to be added to the mailing list. Newsletters are also replaced weekly outside St Bernard’s and St Catherine’s Churches.

Public Health authorities continue to advise people over 70 to remain at home at this time, although it is

up to individuals to choose whether to follow this advice and attend

worship services or not.

Prayers at Home

Sign of the Cross

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

All: Amen.

Greeting

Leader: Blessed be Jesus who makes us one, and strengthens us by the power of his Spirit.

All: Blessed be God forever.

Leader: Friends in Christ, although we cannot celebrate the Eucharist this day, we gather in God’s name, for when two or more come together God is always with us.

We worship in union with the whole Church keeping this day of the Lord holy.

Gloria

Leader: With peoples everywhere, let us glorify our God.

All: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your

great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only

Begotten Son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us; you take away the sins of

the world, receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy

One, You alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most

High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, In the glory of God the

Father. Amen.

Opening Prayer

Leader: Let us pray. All pause for silent prayer.

God most high

since the dawn of time you have rejoiced in your creation.

In love you sent your Son to save the world

and by your Holy Spirit you guide us and give us peace.

Draw near to us so that we may be one with you.

We make this prayer in the name of the blessed Trinity for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

BAPTISMS We congratulate Kyla Murtagh,

daughter of Natalie & Sean. She will be baptised at St Catherine’s Church this weekend.

Congratulations also to Noah Garrow, son of Amanda & Andrew. He will be baptised at St Bernard’s.

CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE

Applications are being accepted for Years 7-12, 2021–2024. Visit www.cvxmck.edu.au; or

email enrolments@cvxmck.edu.au.

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Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

Holy Trinity Liturgy of the Word

First Reading Ex 34:4-6; 8-9 From the book of Exodus

With the two tablets of stone in his hands, Moses went up the mountain of Sinai in the early morning as the Lord had commanded him. And the Lord descended in the form of a cloud, and Moses stood with him there. He called on the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, ‘Lord, Lord, a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness.’ And Moses bowed down to the ground at once and worshipped. ‘If I have indeed won your favour, Lord,’ he said, ‘let my Lord come with us, I beg. True, they are a headstrong people, but forgive us our faults and our sins, and adopt us as your heritage.’

The Word of the Lord.

All: Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm: Dn 3:52-56 (R.) Glory and praise for ever!

1. You are blest, Lord God of our fathers. Blest your glorious holy name. (R.)

2. You are blest in the temple of your glory. You are blest on the throne of your kingdom.

(R.) 3. You are blest who gaze into the depths. You are blest in the firmament of heaven.

(R.)

Second Reading 2 Cor 13:11-13 From the second letter of St Paul to the

Corinthians:

Sisters and brothers, we wish you happiness; try to grow perfect; help one another. Be united; live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with the holy kiss. All the saints send you greetings. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. The Word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation All: Alleluia, alleluia! Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit: to God who is, who was, and who is to come. Alleluia!

Gospel Jn 3:16-18 From the holy Gospel according to John

Jesus said to Nicodemus, ‘God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may

not be lost but may have eternal life. For God sent his Son into the world not to condemn the world, but so that through him the world might be

saved. No one who believes in him will be

condemned; but whoever refuses to believe is

condemned already, because he has refused to believe in the name of God’s only Son.’

The Gospel of the Lord

All: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.

Let us pray: God our Father, through the Holy Trinity

you work marvels for us. Hear our prayers and help us to be drawn together as one people through the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

© The scriptural quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers.

The English translation of the Psalm Responses, the Alleluia and Gospel Verses, and the Lenten Gospel Acclamations, and the Titles, Summaries, and Conclusion of the Readings, from the Lectionary for Mass © 1997, 1981, 1968, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.

The prayers are from the English Translation of the Roman Missal © 2010 International Committee on English in the Liturgy Inc. (ICEL).

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Prayers of the Faithful

Trinity Sunday

Priest: My sisters and brothers, let us pray to the God who sustains all life for our needs and for those of the world.

Reader: For the church, baptised into the life of the triune God, …(pause)… that all promote the unity of humanity. Creator God:

All: Hear our prayer.

Reader: For governments and assemblies of elected representatives …(pause)… that they act with compassion for the common good. Creator God:

All: Hear our prayer.

Reader: For those who sin against humanity, especially the perpetrators of domestic violence …(pause)… that they repent of their choices and embrace reconciliation, justice and restitution. Creator God:

All: Hear our prayer.

Reader: For people of other religious traditions …(pause)… that we all continue to grow in faithfulness to God. Creator God:

All: Hear our prayer.

Reader: For all churches and ecclesial communities …(pause)… that we work toward the peace and unity desired by Christ. Creator God:

All: Hear our prayer.

Reader: For our whole scattered assembly …(pause)… that we share the life of Jesus in everyday events, until we can gather as the Body of Christ, once again. Creator God:

All: Hear our prayer.

Reader: That those who have died …(pause)… receive the reward of eternal life, including Nathalie Dudson, Stephen Rawlins, Joan Thomas, Maureen Smith, Hector Thompson, Binty Greene……..Creator God:

All: Hear our prayer.

Priest: O God, giver of every good gift, receive the prayers we offer you this day. Strengthen us in faith and spirit that we might be united as one people. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

All: Amen.

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son

and of the Holy Spirit.