The Brisbane Oratory in Formation

PARISH OF ANNERLEY EKIBIN Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time [OF] &

Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost [EF] 29th/30th August, 2020

Parish Office

14 Ferndale Street, Annerley 4103

PO Box 3131, Tarragindi 4121.

Office Hours:- 9:00am - 1:00pm

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Phone: 3848 1107

Fax: 3848 1855

Email: annek@bne.catholic.net.au

Web: www.annerleyekibinparish.com www.facebook.com/ annerleyekibinparish

www.twitter.com/AnnerleyEkibin

Parish Priest :

Fr Scot Anthony Armstrong

Parish Team:

Ms Shirley Sadler

(Parish Secretary) Mrs Kathy Ducker (Finance Officer)

Ms Teresa Martin

(Sacramental Co-ordinator)

† Mary Immaculate Church

616 Ipswich Road, Annerley

† St John Fisher Church

17 Messines Ridge Road, Tarragindi

† St Elizabeth’s Chapel

61 Effingham Street, Ekibin

St Elizabeth’s Primary School

Phone 3848 0828

Mary Immaculate Primary School

Phone 3848 8965

Our Lady’s Secondary College

Phone: 3426 8000

St John Fisher Hall

17 Messines Ridge Road, Tarragindi

Phone 3848 1107 (Office hours)

The Brisbane Oratory in Formation

Oratory House - 3392 9247

16 Ferndale Street, Annerley

http://brisbane-oratory.org/

Fr Adrian Sharp (Moderator)

Fr Andrew Wise

Fr Scot Armstrong

Br Tyson King

Br Conor Power

Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable

Adults Parish Representative

Contact for Safeguarding concerns

Marie Melski (3848 0338)

Catholic Enquiry Group

Teresa Martin (0413 763 256)

Frassati (Young Men)

Jerome Shogren (0449 090 071)

Flores Teresianes (Young Women)

Bernadette Tomlin (0401 446 613)

St Vincent de Paul Helpline

Phone: 1800 846 643

Homeless Hotline: 1800 846 437

Dear Parishioners, Next time you are pouring pasteurised milk into your coffee, you might like to remember an interesting anecdote: the great French scientist, Louis Pasteur, was travelling by train when a

young university student sat in the same compartment. Pasteur was praying the rosary. Seeing this, the student, who did not recognise Pasteur, scoffed at Catholic faith in general and the rosary in particular, saying that it was infantile compared to ‘grown up’ science. He was embarrassed into silence when someone else entered the compartment, lifted his hat and greeted “Professor Pasteur”, whose greatness was recognised publicly throughout France.

Science is an exercise of human reason investigating the laws of material things. This reason, when it is united to faith, like the two wings of a bird, can fly upwards towards the knowledge of God. A bird with a broken wing can’t get off the ground. When we pray the rosary, the soul’s meditation of reason is united to the contemplation of faith, and we learn the inner meaning of the life of Christ, in the school of the one who knew Him best. Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

Please see below for the latest updates. In Christ, Fr Scot Anthony Armstrong

Readings for next Sunday

5th/6th September 2020

1st: Ezekiel 33: 7-9

2nd: Romans 13: 8-10

Gospel: Matthew 18: 15-20

Mass Availability and Updates FOR MASS BOOKINGS, PLEASE GO TO:

https://annerleyekibinparish.as.me Just a reminder that, in the Ordinary Form of the Mass, Holy Communion is to only be

distributed in the hand. You may prefer to make a Spiritual Communion instead when attending an OF Mass, and a prayer for this is in the Parish Newsletter. Holy Communion is distributed on the tongue at the Traditional Latin Mass.

Mass bookings remain available up to and including September 6th. Bookings are still required for Mass and can be made online.

Due to limited spaces we continue to ask that you preregister for only two Sunday Masses per calendar month.

Every Saturday after 12 noon, however, you are welcome to book in for any remaining Masses that

weekend, and these bookings will not count towards your monthly limit for Sunday Masses.

Confession Confession is available at Mary Immaculate Church:

Wednesday 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Friday 7:30pm - 8:30pm Confession is also available for those booked in for the following Masses:

Monday during the 7:00pm Mass

After 9:00am weekday Masses. In accordance with regulations, names, addresses, and phone numbers of all people attending the church are recorded by a marshal and stored by the parish in case they are needed for

contact tracing purposes. They will be destroyed after 56 days.

Vespers and Benediction

Vespers is the official evening prayer of the Church prayed by priests and religious throughout the world. The Church has long desired and recommended the faithful to attend these Sunday evening devotions. Bookings are required due to capacity limits and can be made by 3:00pm on the same Sunday. Vespers is every Sunday at 5:00pm.

Catholic Enquiry Group The Catholic Enquiry Group has resumed meeting on Tuesdays in the school library (under Mary Immaculate Church), 616 Ipswich Road, Annerley. (Please note change of venue.). For further information about the Catholic faith, or if you interested in becoming Catholic, please come along. For more details please phone Teresa Martin: 0413 763 256 or email sacramental_annek@bne.catholic.net.au.

In the 10 hundred’s through 12 hundred’s Albigensianism taught that only the spiritual was good and everything material was evil. For this reason suicide and euthanasia were seen as positive and marriage and

having children was discouraged. This strikingly resembles some current thinking. It gained ground against the backdrop of an indulgent and lax clergy.

St Dominic, a Spanish priest, in 1208 sought to correct this heresy. He was experiencing very little success. He retreated to fasting and prayer. Tradition tells us the Mother of God, hearing these prayers, appeared to Dominic and advised him that his lack of success was the result of preaching to barren soil not yet watered by Divine Grace. "Preach the Psalter consisting of 150 Hail Marys and 15 Our Fathers and you will obtain an abundant harvest".

St Dominic did as he was instructed. Promulgation of the rosary helped bring about an end to Albigensianism.

Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass

COVID restrictions are preventing the celebration of the Golden Wedding Anniversary Mass, held

each year at the Cathedral of St Stephen, in the usual way. However, on Saturday 26th September

at the 11.30am Mass, Archbishop Mark will celebrate Mass for the special intentions of all couples

celebrating 50 years or more of marriage. Attendance of Mass at the Cathedral is restricted to 132, if

however, any couple celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary are in good health and wish to

attend the Mass in person, please contact the Cathedral office on 3324 3030 or register on-line via

the Cathedral website: https://www.cathedralofststephen.org.au/mass--reconciliation-times.html

The Mass will be live-streamed via the Cathedral website for those who are unable to attend in

person.

Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration at St Elizabeth's Chapel Thank you to all adorers who replied to the hours in need and helped fill holy hours this week.

With the adoration times more stable, we are now able to take bookings for a second adorer at certain times. If there is a particular holy hour you have been watching for, we would love to hear from you.

To become a permanent or casual adorer or book a holy hour, please contact the roster coordinating team at adoration.brisbaneoratory@gmail.com

God bless, Roster Coordinator, Linda

Casual Hours in Need Permanent Hours in Need

Sunday 30/08/2020 9:00am, 11:00am Wednesdays 4:00pm

Wednesday 02/09/2020 4:00pm Thursdays 6:00pm

Saturdays 10:00am

Sundays 9:00am, 11:00am

Pro-Life Meeting

There will be a pro-life meeting at Saint Philomena School, 61 Koplick Road, Park Ridge, in the library at 7pm on Wednesday September 9th. Geoffrey and Donna Purcell, who have been involved in this cause for many years, will be visiting to talk about what can be done to change the current abortion legislation and oppose a proposed euthanasia bill. Please contact Katrina Tait 0417 066 794 for more information.

REQUEST FOR WOOL

Now that the cooler weather is with us, our parishioner who very kindly crochets knee rugs for people in nursing

homes, is in need of more wool. As long as we can supply her with wool, she will crotchet. Please leave at the

back of the Church. Thanks and blessings. You can contact me at 3848 0338. Marie Melski

WEEKLY MASS COLLECTIONS: $ 972.00 CONTRIBUTIONS via D/D (average): $905.00

Thank you from a grateful parish.

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday, 29th August, 7:30am Mass at MI:

For Jesus Youth

8:30am Mass at MI:

For the repose of the soul of Robert James Hamilton

Sunday, 30th August, 7:00am Mass at MI:

For the repose of the soul of Wadyswaf Mazur,

anniversary of birth (21/8)

8:30am Mass at MI: For the Holy Souls in purgatory

8:30am Mass at SJF: For the intention of the donor

10:00am Mass at MI: For the Pope and the Bishops

4:00pm Mass at MI: For the repose of the soul of Alonso Borja, 4th anniversary of death

Monday, 31st August, Private:

For the intention of the donor

7:00pm Mass at MI:

For Frassati groups and their members

Tuesday, 1st September, Private: For the Holy Souls

9:00am Mass at MI:

For the repose of the soul of Sister Teresa Noon

Wednesday, 2nd September, Private:

For the seminarians of the Brisbane Oratory in Formation and for Oratorian Vocations

9:00am Mass at MI: For the repose of the soul of Patricia Charlotte Williams

Thursday, 3rd September, Private:

For the intention of the donor

9:00am Mass at MI: For Aida Estela Santana, ill health

Friday, 4th September, Private: For Notre Dame Priory (Tasmania), and the Carmel of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph (Wilcannia-Forbes), and Angelorum College, and the other intentions of the donor

7:00am Mass at MI:

For the repose of the soul of Ricardo De Luca

Saturday, 5th September, 7:30am Mass at MI: For the repose of the soul of Sarah Cox “Sally” Hemming anniversary of death (22/8/2001)

Townsville: For all the sick, and the other intentions of the donor

Sunday, 6th September, 7:30am Mass at Wilston: For Ann Tonkin & Families and Holy Souls in purgatory

10:00am Mass at MI:

For a special intention for Ann Tonkin

4:00pm Mass at MI: For the Holy Souls in purgatory

Townsville: For the Pope and the Bishops

ELECTRONIC GIVING DETAILS: To the Parish:

BSB: 064786 Account Number: 516991500 Account Name: Annerley Ekibin Parish

To the Oratory: BSB: 033253 Account Number: 251386

Acct Name: Brisbane Oratory in Formation Trust Thank you for your generous support.

WE PRAY FOR:-Those who are recently deceased:

Father Tom KEEGAN (Toowoomba), Augustin PISQUE, Gwen GAIR, Joan TATHEM and Bishop Basil MEEKING. Those who are sick: Ksenia BORODIN, Rex BOWEN, Verna BOWEN, Clare CLARK, Duncan CARSTENS, Ruth Mary DALY, Sylvia DE LUCA, Shannon EMSLIE, Mark FARRAH, Jane FARRELL, Bryan FITZPATRICK, Joan FLEW, Anne FRANETTOVICH, Gloria GARR, Bronte GREER, Charlie GRUGAN (Ireland), Marlene JOHNSTON, Tony LEVICK, Ben McFADDEN

((Ireland) Marie MITCHELL, Barbara MASON, Fr Ron MOLLISON, Mila PICKARD, Ron ROFE, Joan ROONEY, Joan RYAN, Rosa Maria SANTOS, Norma TORPEY, Josephine & Bill WRIGHT and Matthew ZEMEK. All the faithful departed, especially, Michael McCORMACK (Third Anniversary on 31st August).

Please call the Parish Office to have names placed on any of the

lists above or to remove someone who is now well.

PARISH GIVING APP Our faith sustains us through challenging times.

Your ongoing support is needed to help your Parish to continue pastoral activities and to

provide ongoing sustainability. If you find you seldom have cash on you you can now give to the weekly collection

easily via our new App.

Download from the App store (Parish Giving)or go to the website http://parishgiving.brisbanecatholic.org.au

PONTIFICAL HOLY LAND COLLECTION

This year, due to the pandemic caused by the Corona

virus, it was not possible to take up the Good Friday

Collection dedicated to supporting Christians

living here in the Land of Jesus. This is why

Pope Francis has accepted the request to move

this gesture of sharing that concerns the whole

Church to September 13th.

Why September 13th, you may ask? Because it is the

Sunday closest to the Feast of the Exaltation of the

Holy Cross, which we celebrate here with particular

solemnity in Jerusalem. On this feast we remember how

far the love of the Son of God has come for us. This gives

birth to a new humanity founded on solidarity and love.

Please consider a financial gift to this important ministry

on September 13th, or go to: https://myfranciscan.org

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION A spiritual communion is a devotional practice whereby we exercise the mind and heart in desiring to receive Christ in the Holy Eucharist, either as a preparation for participation in the Mass, or when it is not possible to receive Holy Communion. Since Christ himself is the ultimate goal of every human desire, the value of a well made spiritual communion is very great. "When you do not receive Communion and you do not attend Mass, you can make a spiritual communion, which is a most beneficial practice; by it the love of God will be greatly impressed upon you." (St Teresa of Avila, the Way of Perfection, Ch35). St John Vianney taught that making a spiritual communion has an effect like that of blowing on embers to make them flame up again, so the love of God flames up in the heart by means of the spiritual communion. The most generally known form is that of St Alphonsus de Liguori: "My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, please enter spiritually into my soul. I welcome you, I love and adore You, never permit me to be separated from You. Amen."

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A, 29th/30th August, 2020

MASS READINGS First Reading: Jeremiah 20:7-9

You have seduced me, Lord, and I have let myself be seduced; you have overpowered me: you were the stronger. I am a daily laughing-stock, everybody's butt. Each time I speak the word, I have to howl and proclaim: 'Violence and ruin!' The word of the Lord has meant for me insult, derision, all day long. I used to say, 'I will not think about him, I will not speak in his name any more.' Then there seemed to be a fire burning in my heart, imprisoned in my bones. The effort to restrain it wearied me, I could not bear it.

The Word of the Lord

Response: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm 62 (Said by all)

O God, you are my God, for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting. My body pines for you like a dry, weary land without water.

So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and your glory. For your love is better than life, my lips will speak your praise.

So I will bless you all my life, in your name I will lift up my hands. My soul shall be filled as with a banquet, my mouth shall praise you with joy.

For you have been my help; in the shadow of your wings I rejoice. My soul clings to you; your right hand holds me fast.

Second Reading: Romans 12:1-2

Think of God's mercy, my brothers, and worship him, I beg you, in a way that is worthy of thinking beings, by offering your living bodies as a holy sacrifice, truly pleasing to God. Do not model yourselves on the behaviour of the world around you, but let your behaviour change, modelled by your new mind. This is the only way to discover the will of God and know what is good, what it is that God wants, what is the perfect thing to do.

The Word of the Lord Response: Thanks be to God

Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ enlighten the eyes of our heart, that we might see how great is the hope to which we are called. Alleluia! Gospel: Matthew 16:21-27

From that time Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer grievously at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, to be put to death and to be raised up on the third day. Then, taking him aside, Peter started to remonstrate with him. 'Heaven preserve you, Lord,' he said, 'this must not happen to you'. But he turned and said to Peter, 'Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my path, because the way you think is not God's way but man's.'

Then Jesus said to his disciples, 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it. What, then, will a man gain if he wins the whole world and ruins his life? Or what has a man to offer in exchange for his life?

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and, when he does, he will reward each one according to his behaviour.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

Memorial Acclamation: Number One We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.

ARE YOU A NEW PARISHIONER? OR ARE YOU FROM ELSEWHERE IN BRISBANE BUT REGULARLY ATTEND MASS HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REGISTERED AS A FRIEND OF THE BRISBANE

ORATORY? If so, please fill in the form below and place it on the collection plate or mail to our Parish Office: P.O. Box 3131, Tarragindi. 4121.

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