Sunday 29th Sunday

16th October in Ordinary Time

2016 (Year C)

Finishing Strong When You Have Faith in God We're all familiar with times in our lives when we've had to endure hardship and adversity to see a project or

goal through to the bitter end. For some it could be studying for a degree, others it’s enduring a tough job or jobs

or dealing with a long term health issue. Some of us even do this voluntarily as a past time, I'm talking to all you

marathon runners and endurance bike riders out there.

Today's readings are built around these themes of persistence and staying committed to your goal or purpose in

spite of adversity and in spite of wanting to chuck it all in, for God will recognise and reward you for your efforts.

As the Jacarandas come into bloom once again signalling for many of our young people that exams are around

the corner and that the end of the year is nigh. For us with a child completing his final year at high school we can

really relate to the idea of persistence and staying in there.

So for all of you reading this who've had to endure, be it study, ill health, work, unemployment or other situations

of the human condition, take heart from today's reading that God hears your prayer and that he rewards your

persistence. In fact, as Jesus indicates in the Gospel story, God sees your persistence in prayer as a sign of

faith in him and he will answer your prayer.

Like Moses in the first reading and the pilgrim's prayer in the responsorial psalm, keep your focus on God as

you near the end of your 'journey'. Like the persistent widow in the Gospel, don't give up and you will finish

strong when you have faith in the power of God in your life.

Like the well-known prayer states, 'Let Go and Let God' come and take over your struggles. For in spite of your

persistence, there will come a point when you surrender your control to God and it is in that moment that you

step out in faith.

God wants us to have faith in him. We show this to him, not only by being persistent in our belief but also when

we let go of trying to control all aspects of our life and let God take over. When we do this he will carry us over

the finish line and we will Finish Strong !

So to all of our students finishing year 12 and their parents, hang in there and have faith that God will

carry you through this last month of your high school life and to everyone else be persistent in your

prayers and courageous in your faith.

May you have a blessed week Ben Norris (Parishioner).

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH in the care of the Carmelites since 1937

www.mtcarmelcoorparoo.org.au church: 312 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo 4151

office: 2 Norfolk Street, Coorparoo 4151

Carmelite Prior & Parish Priest: Fr Wayne Stanhope O.Carm Associate Pastors: Fr Jerome Watt O.Carm Fr Augusto Da Costa Galhos O.Carm Fr Fausto Tilman de Araujo O.Carm Office: Donna Moloney (Administration) Jenette Free (Finance) email: mtcarmel@bne.catholic.net.au finance.mtcarmel@bne.catholic.net.au office hrs: 8:30am-3pm Mon-Fri ph:33971587

PARISH MASS TIMES Weekends:

Saturday Vigil: 6pm

Sunday: 8.30am & 5.30pm

Weekdays: Monday to Saturday 9am A Mass of Anointing is held on the first Wednesday of every month at 10am followed by morning tea.

Reconciliation: Saturdays 9.30am – 10am

Rosary: Mondays – after 9am Mass

Next Sunday’s Readings: 23 Oct (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Sirach 35:12-14,16-19; 2 Tim 4:6-8,16-18; Gospel: Lk 18:9-14

BAPTISMS

This weekend we

welcome

Lola Evans

Scott Hogg &

Annabelle Wolf

into our

Catholic community.

A huge thank you to

everyone who gave up their

Sunday afternoon to help

out at our Working Bee last

weekend. We had a great turnout and a

fantastic job was done by all. It is great having

our parish and school grounds looking so fresh

and ready for a long-hot summer ahead. A

special thank you to Dom Murphy for his

organisation and help.

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The Friends of Zumalai would like to thank the school for the opportunity to fundraise at their fete this year.

The Friends of Zumalai assisted at the drinks stall and received the proceeds from the water sales which totalled $1260.

We wish to thank The Fete Committee and Chris Mee- the Drinks stall convenor for giving us this fundraising opportunity and to Christalla and Chris Savva for donating all the water sold at the fete, your generosity is much appreciated.. These funds will help with the education of Zumalai Students ______________________________________

Check In: From 5pm Friday 4th November 2016

Start: Dinner at 6:30pm

Where: QCCC Mapleton, 70 Obi Obi Rd,

Mapleton Qld 4560

Finish 3pm Sunday

Spend a couple of days away from the hustle

and bustle of life, turn off the phone, relax,

learn, have fun and be inspired to be who God

designed you to be. But be warned, this goes

beyond a relaxing retreat, this is boot camp for

the heart. Our mission is to wake men up, get

them out of the trouble they find themselves in

and identify who they are in Christ and start

moving towards being that man. You won't go

home the same man as you arrived.

To register go to www.mancamp.org.au

I will be away for my annual holidays until the 23

rd October.

I will be absent again from October 28th

until November 12th facilitating the

Carmelite International Conference for Formators from throughout the world in Batu Indonesia.

During my absence Bishop Bill Morris has very kindly agreed to assist with the weekend masses.

We welcome him to our community.

Fr.Wayne

Catholic Man Breakfast - hosted by Archbishop Mark Coleridge

The next menALIVE Catholic Man Breakfast is on from 7am-9am on Thursday 20th October at Tattersall’s Club, 215 Queen St Brisbane.

You can hear local mathematician and entrepreneur Dr Michael Forbes talk on "Maths, Ministry and Marathons". Cost is $45 per person.

For more details visit www.menalive.org.au For bookings email des@menalive.org.au

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NIGHTFEVER - Brisbane Friday, October 21st 2016

6pm Mass; 7pm to 11pm Prayer, Music, Conversation St Stephen’s Cathedral, Brisbane www.nightfever.org

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THE JOURNEY CATHOLIC RADIO PROGRAM – AIRS 23 OCTOBER 2016

This week The Journey Catholic Radio program will continue to bring you weekly Gospel reflections, great music and wonderful inputs from the likes of Pete Gilmore in Living the Gospel, Bruce Downes The Catholic Guy and Sam Clear in Walking the Walk. Go to www.jcr.org.au or www.itunes.jcr.org.au where you can listen anytime and subscribe to weekly shows by email.

Saturday 22 October Our Lady of Fatima -

Rosary Bouquet. St Stephen's Cathedral

Elizabeth Street, City 10.30 am Rosary; 11.30am Mass Celebrant Archbishop Coleridge

followed by a Procession to Villa Maria Warren St Fortitude Valley

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“Sisters of the Good Samaritan Foundation MELBOURNE CUP LUNCHEON FUNDRAISER – raising money for Justice in Motion Kiribati Kids.

It’s on again, bigger and better than ever! Cannon Hill Community Sports Club, cnr Princess and Lang Streets, Cannon Hill. Tuesday 1

st November,

starting with morning tea at 10am. Sweeps, Fancy Goods Stall, Lucky Door and Raffle Prizes. Wide screen viewing of the Melbourne Cup. Tickets $50 are available from Sts Peter and Paul’s parish office. It would be wonderful to have tables of eight to make the day a bonanza!

Please contact Sr Mary Randle 0408 653 033 or the Parish Office on 3399 2386”

All Hallows’ Past Pupils are invited to attend the Annual Mass for deceased Past Pupils and staff to be held in the Chapel at 10.30am on Saturday, 29 October, 2016

followed by Morning Tea in Loretto Hall, $20 per head. Registration and payment can be made by visiting the AHS website www.ahs.qld.edu.au under Quicklinks. For further information please contact Lenore Thompson on 3831 5632.

A Requim Mass for Elvira Gobba,

a past parishioner of Our Lady of Mt

Carmel is being held at Regina Caeli,

Coorparoo this Monday 17th October

at 10:00am. Eternal Rest, grant unto her

O Lord, may she rest in peace.

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At Home Carer required 2 days per

week for elderly, independent Coorparoo parishioner.

For further details, please contact Margaret (daughter) ph: 0429 624 732.

Next Week’s Rosters - 22/23 Oct

Ministers of the Word

6.00pm: Jenny Wallis

Rae Garvey

8.30am: Michael Barry

Marita Fox

5.30pm: Jane O’Brien

Christine Clark

(Facilitator: Christine Clark)

Ministers of Communion

6.00pm:

Reg Heath, Marg Heath, Brian Kennedy,

Erica Kennedy, Michael Martin,

Mark Sayer, Madeleine Sayer

8.30am:

Nicola Ansell, Rachael Branch,

Melissa Liddy, Patricia Mitchell, Mark

Nicol, Mark Pigram, Paul Weatherley

5.30pm:

Jane Connolly, Rosemary Dall’alba,

Les Egan, John Fitzgerald, Carmel

Holmes, Ros Kelly, Ron Kreger

Communion to the Sick

S Robinson, H Robinson

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

K Newton, M McCosker, S Hales

Reflection

David Hutton

Mass Welcoming

6:00pm: Rachael Houston family

8:30am: Leysia Moore family

5:30pm: Ros Kelly & John Stuart

Mass Intentions

Recently Deceased:

Mary Nagle, Margaret McLean, Patrick (Des) Cooke, Gwendolyn Cooke Eternal Rest grant unto them O Lord, may they Rest in God’s Peace.

Anniversaries and Memorials:

Carmelites: Jacobinus Mahoney, Timothy Malone, Cliff Taylor, Cyril Donovan, Jennifer Parer

We pray for our sick...

Elvira Gobbo, Damien Holt, Clare Kinross, Toni Pride, Sue Fennell-Ivas, Liliana Erceq, Mary O’Regan, Rex Bowen, Kathleen Horne, Letty Reynolds, Ladi Fudali and any of our unwell parishioners. There are envelopes at the back of the Church for your Mass intentions. These can be placed on the collection plate once completed.

The Lay Carmelites will be meeting this Sunday 16th

October for their gathering day.

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Saint Vincent de Paul meeting

this Monday night 17th October at

7:30pm in the Community Room.

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The Mt Carmel Seniors Social Club will meet on

Thursday 20th October following the 9am Mass.

All welcome: Guest Speaker, Mr Greg Beard,

Manager, Mater in the Community, will address the

topic "Mater Meeting Unmet Needs for Queenslanders"

Morning tea will follow.

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Carmel Cellars is being held next

Thursday 27th October at 7:30pm in

the Community Room