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:  mgc@gcc.qld.edu.au                      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)