Blood marks a union with God
To grasp what these readings have to say to us, we must take account of the profound symbolism blood had for old Israel – not a symbol of violence, but the sacred embodiment of life. As Moses ratified the old covenant with Yahweh, therefore, the blood – sprinkled on the altar (representing God) and on the people – expressed the life-giving union with God that was to become the very destiny of Israel. For many people, the blood of Calvary has been associated almost exclusively with Christ's horrendous suffering. While not denying that awareness of the Saviour's passion is essential to Christian faith, the message of the Scriptures invites us to enlarge our perspective. The Church has always seen the Eucharistic banquet as a foretaste of the joys of the Kingdom.
Today's liturgy, therefore invites us to reflect upon a theme of great importance for the renewal of the Church's liturgy. The Eucharist is far more than Christ's “real presence” among us, as a kind of substitute for the fact that he is no longer among us as he was in his earthly life. In its fullness, the Eucharist is an action (“Take and eat,” “Take and drink,” “Do this”). It is the central action of the Church's life because of the presence of the Lord himself, giving himself into the hands of his Father, as creation's perfect act of worship, and giving himself to us as food and drink, that we may make his Paschal Mystery our nourishment for eternal life.
(From a homily by Fr John Thornhill sm)
Mother of Good Counsel Parish (embracing the areas of Innisfail, Mourilyan & South Johnstone)
Parish Priest ~ Fr Kerry Crowley
PO Box 64, Innisfail QLD 4860 Tel: 4061 6633 Fax: 4061 7634 email: [email protected] Parish website www.gcparish.org.au
Parish Bulletin Sunday 7 June 2015
PARISH CHURCHESPARISH CHURCHES
WEEKEND MASS TIMESWEEKEND MASS TIMES
Mother of Good CounselMother of Good Counsel 90 Rankin St, Innisfail90 Rankin St, Innisfail
# Sat, Vigil Mass 6.30pm# Sat, Vigil Mass 6.30pm # Sun, 9am# Sun, 9am # 3rd Sun, Monthly 11am, # 3rd Sun, Monthly 11am, Italian Mass Italian Mass
St Rita of CasciaSt Rita of Cascia 5 Green St, South Johnstone5 Green St, South Johnstone
# Sun, 7am (every 1st, 3rd & 5th # Sun, 7am (every 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday)Sunday)
Christ the KingChrist the King 10 Harbour Rd, Mourilyan10 Harbour Rd, Mourilyan
# # SunSun, 7am (every 2nd & 4th , 7am (every 2nd & 4th Sunday)Sunday)
PARISH SCHOOLSPARISH SCHOOLS
Good Counsel CollegeGood Counsel College 66 Owen St, Innisfail66 Owen St, Innisfail
Ph:Ph: (07) 40635300(07) 40635300
Web: www.gcc.qld.edu.auWeb: www.gcc.qld.edu.au Paul Keenan (Principal)Paul Keenan (Principal)
Good Counsel PrimaryGood Counsel Primary 96 Rankin St, Innisfail96 Rankin St, Innisfail
Ph:Ph: (07) 40612994(07) 40612994
Web: www.gcps.qld.edu.auWeb: www.gcps.qld.edu.au Liam Kenny (Principal)Liam Kenny (Principal)
St Rita’s PrimarySt Rita’s Primary
8 Green St, South Johnstone8 Green St, South Johnstone
Ph:Ph: (07) 40642153(07) 40642153 Web: www.stritascps.qld.edu.auWeb: www.stritascps.qld.edu.au
Vicki Conomo (Principal)Vicki Conomo (Principal)
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Tuesday 9 June ~ 4pm - 5pm in the Prayer Room, Parish Centre
CORPUS CHRISTI SUNDAY
Parish Office
Office Hours for next week are:
Liturgy In-service
All Ministers of the Word (Readers) and others interested in this Ministry are welcome to a two part series, the first session will be this Sunday June 7th after the 9.am Mass. This is the first on the initiatives of the Synod for the Southern Deanery; it has the potential to enhance our understanding of the Ministry and for the Word to become more the living word.
Children’s Liturgy Next Sunday morning, 14 June at the 9.00am Mass. Children of primary school age will be invited to come forward at the beginning of Mass and then taken into the Parish Centre to hear the readings of the week at their level and to complete an activity. We hope to see you there!
Any queries, please contact Lisa deBuck on 40633524
First Spiritual Exercise Retreat
Those interested in continuing the thrust of the Spiritual Exercises have agreed to meet this Sunday June 7th at the Parish Centre at 4pm. Others who have completed the Exercises are also welcome. Fr Federico plans to visit the Group again in early July.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Hospitality Mother of Good Counsel - Innisfail
Welcome EVERYONE - for a happy cuppaaa … following Mass next Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Please bring a plate to share.
Come share, laugh and eat with your Church Community.
See you there!
“What did one ocean say to the other ocean? Nothing, they just waved.“
The Pastor’s Pen
A growth area in the life of the Church is Baptism. Parents make the choice on behalf of their child to be baptised. God Parents undertake the responsibility to be Christian role models and supporters of the Parents, while Parents are recognised as the first and best teachers in the ways of faith for their child.
The Parish offers support to Parents at this special time, assisting with preparation, a time of learning and sharing. Often parents when asked ‘why have your child baptised?’ will share from their own experience, it is important to have Christian goals and values to strive for while being part of a wider faith family.
Baptism deals with faith, yes it is a ritual and faith is the common treasure of the Church, through Baptism the newly baptised becomes part of that treasure, to be discovered and embraced as one grows to maturity.
This week candidates from the Parish received the Sacrament of Confirmation, all came forward to Fr Frank for the laying on of hands and the anointing with the oil of chrism, in doing so they were confirming the Baptism they had received some years previously. Confirmation is a ‘yes’ to Baptism.
Fr Kerry
P L A N N E D G I V I N G : E n v e l o p e s $ 2 5 7 4 . 4 2 ; L o o s e $ 5 3 6 . 4 5
Church & Toilet Closing Roster
Week commencing
7 June Norm Stewart
Church Cleaning
Roster - Mourilyan
N/A
Altar Linen Roster
8 June
Loy Cazzulino
Ecumenical Morning Tea Invitation
All catholic women of the parish are invited to an Ecumenical Morning Tea to be hosted by St Alban’s Anglican Mothers Union at the Anglican Parish House, on Thursday 18 June commencing at 9.30am.
RSVP: Parish Office by Wednesday 10 June 4061 6633
Australian Catholics
In this issue:
Sharing Light in Uganda
The life of a teenage girl in Mannya, Uganda, is very different to the life of a teenage girl in Australia. Living in a region with one of the highest HIV/AIDS infection rates in the world, and with many losing one or both parents to the disease, just getting an education presents many hurdles.
(Sarah Kenworthy - Australian Catholics)
Please collect your copy from the church and take some time to read and
reflect on the edition.
Catholic Leader
In this issue:
Bishops tell politicians, ‘Don’t mess with marriage’.
Pope Francis offers advice to engaged couples.
Parents of St Benedict’s ‘little miracles’ tell the Mater story of their twins’ survival.
Sharing The Tradition Just as the Jewish Passover not only recalled the Exodus experience but made it present again, so too does the Eucharistic celebration of Christians. The Eucharist celebrates and makes present the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus and calls us to live this sacrifice in our own lives each day. Every time Christians celebrate the Eucharist, the reality of Jesus’ sacrifice is before them. To it they join their own sufferings, joys and preoccupations. Through it they bind themselves closer to God and commit themselves to the covenant. This covenant demands that they too must give their lives for others. Saying ‘amen’ to the body of Christ means we become what we ear! There are huge implications to this.
(Source: The Summit)
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Wednesday Thursday
1.30pm 10.00am
Divine Mercy Prayer Group - Eda Celledoni’s Home, Mourilyan Rosary & Prayers for Priests - Prayer Room, Parish Centre
This Sunday's Texts: Ex 24:3-8 Heb 9:11-15 Mk 14:12-16, 22-26
Next Sunday's Texts: Ezek 17:22-24 2 Cor 5:6-10 Mk 4:26-34
Next weekend 13/14 June our parish will be holding the annual Catholic Mission Church Appeal. This year we are invited to reach out and support the life-saving work of Catholic Mission in Madagascar—to help provide clean water and sanitation facilities, as well as formation and spiritual support to children in desperate need.
Freecall: 1800 257 296 catholicmission.org.au/water
Recently Deceased Adelina GRASSO -
Anniversaries
Ulderico MASSA, John JOHNSTON, Mary COSTIGAN, Oscar AGLI, Elizabeth CALTABIANO, Maria JOHNSTONE, Marina FORMIATTI, Alfonso BRIANESE, Deon MELONI, Lucy BRESCANSIN, Stuart DICKSON, Elisa CAVASIN, Fr Gaetano BORG OFM Cap, Fr John HOGAN OSA, Doris GROSSMAN, Patrick GALLAGHER, Monica McKINNON, Apolinario ABASCAL, Mary DAVIS, Leonarda MAULONI, Jessie PORTELLI, Enrico MARANESI, Frank CARDILLO, Neil SWINDLEY, Jim CINI, Sam MAULONI, Evelyn AH SHAY, Stephen McGILL, Teodora FERMIN, Stephen Di GREGORIO, Maria GELSOMINO, Jessie MASNADA, Fr Moises VARA OSA, William DEEGAN, Cecily ADCOCK, Dorothy DI MUCCIO, Charles CAMUGLIA, Rev J COLLERAN, Alfio CALTABIANO, Luigi BUGEJA, Herb ELLIS, Maria DONI, Fr Patrick MOUNT OSA, Fr Michael MOROHAN OSA, Salvator SAID, Salvatore VECCHIO, Simplicio CAPAY CAPAY, Ellen WATT, Peter GOGGI, Mario TANAEL, Bishop John HEAVEY OSA, Fr John BARRETT MSC
WEEKDAY MASSES
Responsorial Psalm
MONDAY 8th
NO MORNING MASS
The Most SACRED HEART of Jesus
TUESDAY 9th
8.00am Innisfail
WEDNESDAY 10th
8.00am Innisfail
THURSDAY 11th
NO MORNING MASS
FRIDAY 12th
9.00am Villanova
SATURDAY 13th 10.45am Warrina
SUNDAY MASS TIMES & ROSTER FOR WEEKEND 13/14 June Week 2 13/14 June
6.30pm Sat Innisfail
7.00am Sun Mourilyan
7.00am Sun Sth Johnstone
9.00am Sun Innisfail
COMMENTATOR P. Bryan E. Celledoni ////////////////// R. Basaglia
READERS Julianna Trueman P. Dryden
J. Shang ////////////////// B. Bortolanza C. Basaglia
CIBORIUM L. Calleja ////////////////// ////////////////// A. Amatt
CHALICES V. Calleja A. Campagnolo V. Bimrose
J. Arnell ////////////////// M. Carboni M. Gangi A. Sheerans S. Hoad
HOSPITALITY L. Croatto ////////////////// M. Nolan
MUSIC Marianne & Frances ////////////////// ////////////////// Diana & Vince
RECONCILIATION: (Innisfail) Saturday 11.30am
© 1994 Jenny O’Brien . 10 Noble St, Brighton. South Australia. 5048. The words of this psalm may be copied for use in parish liturgies by parishes which have purchased the book. Music may not be copies except with the written permission of the composer. All unlawful copying prohibited.
Symbols and Images For the Jewish people, blood was the life force of any creature. It was not to be shed indiscriminately. Today we speak of blood brothers or blood being thicker than water to show a particularly close tie. To shed blood, sweat and tears is to invest one’s whole being in a person or project. Here Jesus consecrates his blood as the blood of the new covenant—a new way for humans to be in relationship with God. (Source: The Summit)