St Bernard’s Church 4 Klumpp Rd., U.M.G.

St Martin’s Church Cnr Logan & Chester Rds

Eight Mile Plns, Bne.

St Catherine’s Church 388 Newnham Rd., Wishart.

PARISH PRIEST Fr Patrick Molony

ASSOCIATE PASTOR Fr Stephen Kumyangi

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Mrs Trish Stapleton pa.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PASTORAL MINISTERS VOLUNTEERS Mrs Debbie James E: cv.umg@bne.catholic.net.au

YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTS E: yaya.umg @bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH MANAGER Mignon Telford E: umg@bne.catholic.net.au

PARISH OFFICE Michelle Baldi Lorraine Neagle Phone: (07) 3849 7158 Emergency: 3830 5178 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 Rd., U M G Phone: 3849 4800

ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL 388 Newnham Rd., Wishart Phone: 3349 7188

CLAIRVAUX MACKILLOP COLLEGE

24 Klumpp Rd., U M G Phone: 3347 9200

NEWSLETTER 26/27 May 2018

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY/B READINGS: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Romans 8:14-17

GOSPEL: Matthew 28:16-20

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.

© Richard Leonard SJ LiturgyHelp.com

Baptised in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

One of the things we often hear in times of domestic, local or international crisis is that ‘everyone pulled together’. We are rightly proud, and a few times amazed, at how people can set aside their differences and strive for the common good. Sometimes this experience of working together has the long-lasting benefit of breaking down boundaries. Other times, sadly, old enmities, prejudices and suspicions return when the crisis is over.

Trinity Sunday celebrates that whether we are in crisis or not, in season and out of season, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit do nothing but ‘pull together’ to love and save us. What we glimpse as the best attribute of our family, town or nation defines who our Christian God is, and what they see, how they judge and the way they act toward the world.

A famous icon of the Trinity [above] depicts the three persons at a table where there are four place settings. The final place, in the lower half of the painting, invites the viewer to take the seat and join them. It’s profound theology and masterful art, but we can quickly misunderstand it.

We are not just personally invited to join in the very life of God, and pull together with them in their loving and saving of the world. The seat at the table is reserved for all of humanity.

In practical terms it is impossible to profess belief in the Trinity, on the one hand, and then work at things which pull the human family apart, on the other. It is scandalous to hold to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and be known as racist, bigoted and sexist, to not care about refugees or those who die each day of starvation. We cannot keep signing ourselves in the name of a Triune God and then work hard at getting richer and more secure while the rest of humanity grow poorer and lack the necessities for human dignity. Ghandi once said, ‘I love the New Testament and the Christian ideas about God and I would take the waters of Christian baptism tomorrow if I saw Christians practise what they the preach.’

Trinity Sunday is not about theological mathematics, working out how three goes into one. It’s about gaining the strength at this Eucharist to pull together to see that all of God’s children have the opportunity to hear the good news of how much God loves us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and so can take their privileged place at God’s table. Most people will learn about the saving love of God primarily through the way they observe us seeing, judging and acting.

So let’s not only profess our belief in the three persons that make up our one God, but live the life that goes with it, ‘In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.’

St Vinnies Winter

Appeal 2018 The annual SVDP Winter Appeal will be conducted in the

parish on the weekend June 2/3. The local SVDP Conferences are extremely grateful for the generous support provided by parishioners in the past. This winter your commitment to helping those in the local area experiencing disadvantage, poverty and homelessness is still very much needed as volunteer SVDP members offer them a hand up, a way forward. Envelopes will be available on the weekend June 2/3. The

envelopes may be placed on any of the collection plates throughout June.

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READERS ROSTER 2/3 June 2018

Please arrive 20 mins before Mass St Bernard’s: Marj McCrystal,

Vikki Enright, Kay Goldfarb;

Pauline Huxley, Irene Lam, Lisa

O’Neill; Dick Allen, Shelley Allen,

Dierdre Robinson; Francis Planas,

Dinah Planas, Rosaleen Carroll.

St Martin’s: Diane Broe, Cristy

Vecchio, Carol Fuhrmeister.

St Catherine’s: Gayle Albert,

Joanne Blanchfield, Sam Leonard;

Veronica Kirn, Lisa Quinlivan,

Epifanio Pereira.

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

BAPTISM Congratulations to Alina Zena Ragusa, daughter of Emilio

& Janine.

She will be baptised this Sunday in St Bernard’s Church.

ROMERO NEEDS US!

The Romero Centre has advised us of the urgent need for certain items of household supplies and food. The Social Justice group are conducting an appeal beginning this weekend

26/27 May.

Boxes will be in each of the churches to receive your donations.

The Romero Centre has advised us that they are out of the supply of: coconut milk/cream, flour, honey, jam, coffee and nappies (3 sizes). They have very low supplies of: cooking oil, olive oil, basmati rice, tea bags, chick peas, washing powder, dishwashing liquid.

Shopp ing vouchers fo r Co les Woolworths and Target are also welcome. Thank you in anticipation.

The Catholic Justice

& Peace Commission,

Invites Catholic Parishes, Schools & Agencies to join them for the

LUMINOUS LANTERN PARADE 5.00 pm Friday, 8 June 2018

Southbank Parklands Forecourt, South Brisbane

Gather behind the Commission’s banner and lantern to show the Church’s commitment to welcome migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum in Brisbane and Queensland.

Please let the Commission know you are coming by sending an email to cjpc@bne.catholic.net.au or phoning 3324 3451.

Annual Liturgical

Ministry

Formation:

Each year we endeavour to offer special formation for all involved in Liturgical Ministries.

This year we have as our

facilitator: Sr Ursula O’Rourke sgs

ALL Sacristans, Mass Coordinators, Readers and Extraordinary Ministers of Communion & CLOW Leaders, are

invited to attend on

TUESDAY 19 JUNE:

10.00-11.30 am

St Catherine’s Community Centre,

Wishart OR

7.00-8.30 pm The Aspinall Centre

Upper Mt Gravatt.

RCIA Team

Formation

The Archdiocesan Catechumenate Committee is pleased to offer a training day (9.30 am to 3.30 pm) for priests, pastoral ministers and RCIA teams and liturgy team members. The day will focus on candidates for reception into the Catholic Church (those already baptised) and young people. When: Saturday 23 June Time: 9.30 am to 3.30 pm Where: Aspinall Centre, 4 Klumpp Road, Upper Mt Gravatt Who is this for? Anyone involved in the Catechumenate. What will it cost? Free, but please register numbers for hand-outs. Please bring a small plate for morning tea or lunch. For more information and to book please let Trish know.

LET US CELEBRATE

MULTICULTURALISM

The Parish Pastoral Council and the SOW (Share our World) group are coming together to plan an exciting, happy celebration of our multicultural heritage which will take place on Sunday 19 August, St Catherine’s Hall. To assist with planning we are asking for volunteers from all communities, to start thinking about contributions to the food/display. Contact Sam 0416 397 455; Elijah 0430 359 316; Beth 0419 642 969; or Andrea 0403 029 031.

Sacrament of Penance

Reconciliation

for Older Children

[From Year 5 - Secondary]

Dear Parents, Over the last 5-7 years your child may have prepared and received the Sacraments of Initiation: for some, this included Baptism but for everyone in the parish CICCA program it was for Confirmation and First Communion. During that time your child experienced the Sacrament of Penance to suit their age at the time and as a requirement of Canon Law.

Your children are now at an age where they can understand and participate more fully in the Sacrament and understand the graces for everyday life that will assist them in learning the love of God and

God’s never ending love and compassion.

You are invited to a:-

PARENTS INFORMATION SESSION, 7 PM MONDAY 18 JUNE 2018

ASPINALL CENTRE, 4 KLUMPP RD, UPPER MT GRAVATT.

Parish MENS

BREAKFAST

“Come Hungry, Get Fed” ALL MEN WELCOME Saturday 9 June, 7 - 9 am Aspinall Centre, UMG. $10 pay at door. Fellowship—Guest Speaker—Lucky Door—Joke of the Day—Raffle. RSVP by 7 June to Robert 0419 675 838 or mensbreakfastumgw@gmail.com.

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Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

PASSIONIST FAMILY GROUP MOVEMENT QLD

35 YEAR REUNION

15 September 2018,

The Fort, Fort Road, Oxley.

Times: 4 pm Welcome; 5 pm Mass;

7 pm Dinner.

The Family Group Team would

like to extend a warm welcome

to all who have been part of

this Movement over the past 35 years.

Frs Brian Traynor & Ray Sanchez will

be with us. In true family group style

please bring finger food to share for

dinner. BYO refreshments. RSVP

elainestrati@gmail.com/ 0401 187 458;

jrbergin@bigpond.net.au/ 0400 518 314.

VETERANS CARE ASSOC. The Australian American

Association wishes to

raise money for Veterans

Care Association (VCA)

an Australian organisation

set up to support returning veterans and

their families to overcome PTSD and

other challenges, in returning to civilian

life.

All are invited to their Trivia Night,

Saturday 14 July, 7 pm for 7.30 pm

start, St Thomas’ Parish Hall, 31

Perth St., Camp Hill. Cost $20 pp with

teams of 6. E: info@aaabrisbane.com

or for details phone Mike 0409 894 264.

Come along and enjoy.

LORD MAYOR’S PRAYER BREAKFAST Main Auditorium City Hall, Friday

1 June commencing at 7 am for 7.30

am start. Tickets $35 pp. Guest Speaker

will be Mr Bob Atkinson AO APM

who will address the topic: “After the

Royal Commission: What, When and

How.”

Contact LMRSVP@brisbane.qld.gov.au

or phone 3403 4200.

CHERISH LIFE The Annual Conference

will be held Saturday

23 June, 9 am - 5 pm, (Register from

8.30 am) QB Centre, 53 Prospect Rd.,

Gaythorne. Adults $30; Concessions

$20. New members (between 6/17 and

6/18) free. Q&A panel on euthanasia

WE PRAY FOR THOSE

WHO HAVE DIED Especially Sofronio Getaruelas, John

Cristadolou, Paul LaCaze, Mary Mills,

Crescencia Archangel, Brian Murphy,

Shane Johnson, Mary Smith, Aleardo

Ugolini, Evelyn Keys and Sandro

Bertolone who have died recently, also

Franklyn Pinto, Ray Coglan, Jock &

Phylis Birgan, Kevin, Ada & Cecilia

McDonnell, Mattha Oanh, Brian

Lawton, Ivan Sandalj, Katica Sandalj,

Zylphia Bayliss, Laura Sim, Gus Sim,

Hilary & Cleta de Souza, Rita Galea,

Simon Tinh, Garry Haigh, Betty White,

Otto Faustini and Jack Tully whom we

remember at this time.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION Training this Sunday 27 May,

9.30 am in St Catherine’s Church.

LINEN ROSTERS - ST BERNARD’S The new rosters from June to October

are now available in St Bernard’s

Church. Thank you for your continued

support of this ministry. SENIORS BUS TRIPS To the Brisbane Transport Museum,

Thursday 31 May. Lunch at the

Gaythorne RSL and then a walk or ride

through the Roma Street Parklands.

Cost $45 includes M/tea. Leaves St

Bernard's 8.30 am. Sue 3349 8198.

CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION Sunday 3 June, 2.00 pm St Stephen’s

Cathedral. Proceedings by Archbishop

Mark Coleridge. For information

regarding parish bus timetables call

0412 802 122 or

visit www:corpuschristibrisbane.com.

GRAIL WOMEN OF VISION Join the Grail in Brisbane to celebrate

the life of Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo

(1930 – 2014) first woman Prime

Minister of Portugal 1979. Sunday

3 June, 2-4 pm at Justice Place,

5 Abingdon St, Woolloongabba. Short

walk from Boggo Rd Station or Bus 66

from Roma St Station. RSVP

a bo ud an n @gma i l . c om o r t ex t

0400 344 921. Afternoon tea – all

welcome.

and end-of-life issues.

Book launch: The Battle for Life:

Armed with God’s Word by Julie

Borger.

Bookings: trybooking.com.vqut.

THE WAY Brisbane Theatre-Concert of the

year. 7 pm Fri. 1 & Sat. 2 June,

Hanrahan Theatre, Villanova

College, Coorparoo. This true

Augustine story will take you on an all-

consuming journey of musical

performance.

VIP Tickets $85 including welcome

drinks and canapés. Meet and greet

composer Tony MacPherson and

performers.

Standard entry $25. P: 1300 001 822

or www.TheWay.trueau.com.

4MBS FESTIVAL OF CLASSICS At 3pm, Sunday

afternoon the 3rd June,

Brisbane City Hall, the Queensland

Choir, Brisbane Chorale and a 45 piece

Orchestra will provide classical chorale

music including the Halellujah

Chorus, and Land of Hope and Glory

as well as opera favourites.

Tickets $10-$55 from 4MBS ticketing

3847 1717 or 4mbs.com.au.

CATHOLIC LEADER At 95, army veteran starts new life

with baptism as a Catholic

Archbishop Philip Wilson found

guilty of concealing child sexual

abuse

Australian Catholics begin soul-

searching journey towards Plenary

Council 2020, with Pope Francis’

blessing

Centacare finds ‘we can’t generalise

a typical victim of domestic violence

because there isn’t one’.

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THE MOST HOLY TRINITY/B - 26/27 May 2018 ♫ PROCESSIONAL: HOLY GOD WE PRAISE THY NAME

1. Holy God, we praise thy name; Lord of all, we bow before thee.

All on earth thy sceptre claim, all in heaven above adore thee.

Infinite thy vast domain, everlasting is thy reign.

2. Hark! the loud celestial hymn, angel choirs above are raising;

Cherubim and seraphim, in unceasing chorus praising. Fill the

heavens with sweet accord, holy, holy, holy Lord.

3. Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, three we name thee; While in

Essence only One, undivided God we ‘claim thee; And adoring

bend the knee, while we own the mystery. Text & Music Gott, Grosser c. 1774 tr. Walworth, Clarence 1820-1900

ONE LICENSE #A-641326

FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40

RESP. PSALM: HAPPY THE PEOPLE THE LORD HAS CHOSEN Antiphon: Happy the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

1. The word of the Lord is faithful and all his works to be trusted. The Lord loves justice and right and fills the earth with his love. R/

2. By his word the heavens were made, by the breath of his mouth all the stars. He spoke; and they came to be. He commanded; they sprang into being. R/

3. The Lord looks on those who revere him, on those who hope in his love, to rescue their souls from death, to keep them alive in famine. R/

4. Our soul is waiting for the Lord. The Lord is our help and our shield. May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our hope in you. R/

Text: Psalm 32, Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1997. Verses © The Grail. Music: Smith, Colin © 1995 Willow Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326.

SECOND READING: Romans 8:14-17

♫ GOSPEL ACCLAM: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; to God who is who was and who is to come; Alleluia. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

Text: Excerpts from the English Translation of The Roman Missal © 2010 ICEL. Music: Mason, Paul © 2004 Willow Pub. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

GOSPEL: Matthew 28:16-20

♫ EUCHARISTIC ACCLAM: Save us saviour of the world….

♫ COMMUNION: TABLE OF PLENTY

Refrain: Come to the feast of heaven and earth! Come to the table

of plenty! God will provide for all that we need, here at

the table of plenty.

1. O, come and sit at my table where saints and sinners are friends.

I wait to welcome the lost and lonely

to share the cup of my love. (Refrain)

2. O, come and eat without money; come to drink without price.

My feast of gladness will feed your spirit

with faith and fullness of life. (Refrain)

3. My bread will ever sustain you through days of sorrow and woe.

My wine will flow like a sea of gladness

to flood the depths of your soul. (Refrain) Text & Music: Schutte, Daniel © 1992 OCP Pub. ONELICENSE #A-61326.

♫ SONG OF PRAISE: IN THE LORD In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful, in the Lord I will rejoice! Look to God, do not be afraid, lift up your voices, the Lord is near; lift up your voices, the Lord is near. (repeat)

Text & Music : Berthier, Jacques © 1991 Ateliers et Presses de Taize. ONE LICENSE #A-641326

♫ RECESSIONAL : NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD

1. Now thank we all our God, with hearts and hands and voices,

Who wondrous things hath done, in whom the world rejoices;

Who from our mother’s arms hath blessed us on our way

With countless gifts of love, and still is ours today.

MASS TIMES 28 May - 3 June 2018

St Bernard’s:

Tues: 9.15 am

Wed. No Mass - 5th Wednesday

Thurs. 7.00 am

Fri. 8.00 am

Sat. 5.00 pm - Vigil

Sun. 7.00 am, 9.30 am, 6.15 pm

St Martin’s:

Fri. 9.30 am

Sunday 8.00 am

St Catherine’s:

Mon. 9.15 am

Wed. 7.00 am

Sat. 6.15 pm Vigil

Sun. 8.30 am

RECONCILIATION St Bernard’s - 4.15 pm

DENOTES CHANGE

THIS WEEK Mon. 28 May 2018

HeartFIT - 11.30 am, St B’s Community Centre.

Italian Group - Bingo & Cards 10 am, Aspinall Ctre.

SVDP Meeting - 5 pm, St C’s Community Centre.

Tues. 29 May 2018 Craft Group - 10 am, St B’s Community Centre.

Wednesday 30 May 2018

Beside Restful Waters - Praise & Worship, 7 pm

Thurs. 31 May - Visitation of the Blessed

Virgin Mary

Play Group - 9.15 am, St B’s Community Centre.

Seniors Bus trip - To Brisbane Tramway

Museum. Leaves St Bernard’s 8.30 am.

Friday 1 June - St Justin

Mass - 8 am St Bernard’s; 9.30 am St Martin’s.

Play Group - 9.30 am, St Catherine’s Hall.

HeartFIT - 10 am, Aspinall Centre.

Upper Mt Gravatt Wishart Parish

2. O may this gracious God through all our life be

near us, with ever joyful hearts and blessed

peace to cheer us; Preserve us in his grace, and

guide us in distress, and free us from all sin, till

heaven we possess.

3. All praise and thanks to God The Father now

be given, The Son, and Spirit blest, who reigns

in highest heaven, Eternal, Triune God, whom

earth and heav’n adore; For thus it was, is now,

and shall be ever more. Text: Rinkart, Martin 1586-1649 tr. by Winkworth, Catherine

1827-1878. Music: Nun Danket ONE LICENSE #A-641326

BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST/B

3 June 2018 READINGS: Exodus 24:3-8; Hebrews 9:11-15.

GOSPEL: Mark 14:12-16, 22-26.