21st Sunday in Ordinary Time               24  August 2008

 

Stewardship       In today’s readings St Paul reminds the Romans  - and us—that all things come from God: ‘For from Him and through Him and for Him all things are.” Good stewards understand that all is gift and share generously the gifts of time, talent and treasure with which they’ve been blessed.

 

 

Good News:  Simon Peter is a headline or model of faith. A good model too, because he was moulded from no extraordinary clay. We do not stand back at a fearful distance from Simon as someone of unattainable perfection. We have seen his flesh and blood mixture being weak and strong, cold and hot, fearful and courageous.

           And now, into this vessel of ordinary clay God pours an extraordinary gift … faith.

          It is not your flesh and blood mixture that gave you this light, but my Father in heaven, son of Jonah, you are the recipient of a great blessing.”

Faith is a blessing.

         In the Gospel pages it is noticeable that Jesus was amazed when he met with someone who believed: and he was moved to bless the Father in thanksgiving for the faith of the little ones. Yet we today have ceased to be amazed by faith: rather we are surprised and dismayed when we come across someone who does not believe.

If you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the saviour of the world, then you are truly blessed. You are more than a creature of flesh and blood. Like Simon, you deserve a new name.

          Like Simon, you too are a new Peter, a new rock in the temple of God’s presence upon earth. Your faith will be a rock of foundation to give you strong roots to withstand the most severe storms and floods of life. Your faith will bring you the keys to open and close the doors of life’s mysterious castle. You have the key to open up God’s forgiveness and to lock away the terrors of guilt. Your key will open up the light of wisdom, understanding and knowledge: and lock out the powers of darkness.

        You have the key to hope which will sustain you. And the key to love, for if you believe in God’s love, then you have the motive for overcoming every denial of love in your life: your love will be greater than the hurts it receives.

       In faith you have the key to salvation.

       If you have the gift of faith you are truly blessed. You have a gift to be treasured with wonder and amazement: to be carefully protected and daily nurtured by prayer and study.

You have a gift which should move you to thank God and to praise him without ceasing.

 

                                                                                                              Silvester O’Flynn O.F.M. Cap

Chaplain’s Course With the reduction of the number of priests available to provide for the needs of people, more and more lay people are being drawn into service in the community and institutions. The South Country Deanery is investigating the possibility of a Chaplain’s Course. It will consist of a 20 week (one evening each week) or a full intensive week of study. At the end of the first set of twenty sessions the members of the Course will know if this is how they can give service to others. They can than study for a Certificate of Chaplaincy.

      People completing the Course will opt for one particular form of Chaplaincy such as Hospital, Prison, Aged Care or Tertiary. Watch out for more information, or contact Fr Roger if you are interested.

 

Teaching RE in State Schools I know that a number of parishioners offer their services to State Schools to teach RE. At the present time I have no idea how many parishioners are doing this. If you are involved, please contact Fr Roger so that he can check that he has details of your Blue Card etc.

 

Silver Circle has commenced  in the Parish. Joan and Teresa and Sue will be available to take your names so you can win some money and raise money for our Parish.

 

Baptism Preparation Evening:  Anyone wishing to have a child baptised are invited to attend a Baptism Preparation evening on Friday, 29th August. We will begin at 7.00pm sharp and the talk should last one hour. This is the first step in having a child baptised, the second is the completion of a Baptismal Request Form which is returned to a Priest at Mass. Only then can a date for the baptism be arranged.

 

Marion Valley CanungraAll are invited to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady’s Birthday on Saturday 6th September, 2008 commencing at 10am with Exposition, Rosary, Confession, Holy Mass (lunch avail). Eucharistic Processiion and Divine Mercy chaplet. Mass Celebrant will be Fr Gordon—International Spiritual Director of Missionaries of Charity (Mother Teresa’s Order). For those not wishing to drive, a bus will leave Goodna at 8.15am and pick up enroute. Fare $20 – Bookings and information Ann 3282 2431/Pam 3288 4594.

 

You are invited! The Committee and members of the Josephite Associate Network (JAN) Qld Inc cordially invite you and your friends to join them for a very relaxing and enjoyable Musical Evening featured renowned pianist Rita Miles together with Guest Vocalists and the very popular youth group eCCCo’s. One performance only will be presented on Saturday 30th August from 7.00pm to 9.00pm. (Doors open at 6.30pm) at the Corpus Christi Cultural Centre, Buckland Rd., Nundah. Drinks and light supper will be available. This is a charity fundraise for JAN to aid the development of a Companioning Program. Entry tickets are $20 pp and are available from Shirley O’Ryan, 3353 1502 or shirloryan@bigpond.com or Fay Walsh 3863 0447 or favsey@appt.net.au

 For more information please contact Guido or Marianne De Glas on either 0428 272 553 or 3288 2454 (A/H) JAN Qld Inc eNews is available at http://josephiteassociatenetworkqld.blogspot.com/

 

Humour: (From more Year 2 students). What’s the difference between Mums and Dads? 1. Mums work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work. 2. Mums know how to talk to teachers without scaring them. 3. Dads are taller and stronger, but mums have all the real power ‘cause that’s who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend’s. 4. Mums have magic, they make you feel better without medicine. What would it take to make your mum perfect? 1. On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery. 2. Diet. You know, her hair, I’d diet, maybe blue. If you could change one thing about your mum, what would it be? 1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d GET rid of that. 2. I’d make my mum smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me. 3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

 

Dates for your diary!

                    Monday 25th Sacrament of Penance Course 6.30pm

                    Tuesday 27th Aug St Vincent De Paul Meeting 7.00pm in Parish Meeting Room

                    Wednesday 28th Aug Rosary  7.00pm

 

 

 

Scripture for  21st Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Is 22:19-23; Rom 11:33-36; Mt 16:13-20

R. O God, let all the nations praise you!

Scripture for  22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Jer 20:7-9; Rom 12:1-2; Mt 16:21-27

 

 

 

For the sick and housebound. If you know of anyone who is sick and housebound and would like a visit please let Fr Roger know or call the Parish Office on

3818 0111 and we can arrange such a visit.

 

 

Welcome to our Community

Have you moved into our parish lately? We would love to hear from you. Please give the Parish office a call on 3818 0111. If you call at the Information Point after Mass, a member of the Parish Council will give you a Welcome and Information Pack. We hope you will enjoy your time in the parish and will join us in our activities.

 

Service Times this week:

 

Saturday               6.00pm Mass at Goodna

Sunday                        7.00am Mass at Goodna

                                   8.30am Mass at Goodna

                                                                                

Monday                  9.00am

Tuesday                         9.00am

Wednesday                   No Mass

Thursday                       7.00pm

Friday                         9.00am

                        

Reconciliations Saturday 5.00—5.30pm

                                  

31 August 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Saturday            6.00pm   Vigil Mass Goodna

Sunday               7.00am   Mass Goodna

                          8.30am   Mass Goodna

                         10.00 Baptisms

 

Cleaning  29.08.08

Barb Kozak Madeline Brugger. Thank you!

If you would like to help out on this roster please contact Pam Dodrill on  3288 4594.

 

 

We Pray for the Sick: Betty Wright,  Shannon Cavanagh,  Kevin Fitzgerald,   Robert Snow,  Keith Browne, Elizabeth Carr,  James Collinet,  Louise Lebbers,  Joy Auld, Audrey Congreve,  Mary White,  Judy Kilroy. Colin Jackson,  Michael Gurdon,  Sr Helen Stanley, Tom Alexander, Breda O’Sullivan, Ruth Berlin, Kevin Donaldson,   Gerard O’Halloran, Ellen Parker, Frank Peters,  Rose Logan, Lucy Swann, Pat & Len Solomon, Megan Dempsey, Emily Potter, Jim O’Hagan. Steve Ankans, Liam Burke, Claire Reidy, Kathleen Ryan, Brian Bell, Artie Young, Rhiannon Tucker, Sr Frances Coburn rsj

(Please contact us when you feel it is appropriate to remove the name of a friend or loved one from the list)

 

Anniversaries: 25-31 August

Brain Joseph Eustace, James Stirling, Bill Catlow, Stefan Janczuk, Gus De Glas, Vladas Griqutis, Janina Mykolaitene

 

Recently deceased: Joan Bell, Shirley Audas

 

 

 

 

                                               Collections for Last Week

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