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The Presentation of the Lord

The origins of the feast of the Presentation of the Lord lie in

ancient Jewish custom. On the 40th day after childbirth,

parents brought their infant to the temple to present him/her

to the Lord and to purify the mother.

Count 40 days after Christmas, the day of Christ’s birth, and

you’ll come to February 2. St Luke tells us that Joseph and

Mary sacrificed two birds at the temple on this occasion.

Until the 1960s, this day was called “The Purification of

Mary”. The title changed for several reasons. We no longer

believe that women who give birth need purification, and the

true significance of the feast concerns Jesus coming to the

temple. He is the Promised One, whose light will shine,

beaming rays of hope to all the world.

The Mass of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2

begins with the blessing of lighted candles. We do this to

remember that Christ our Light illumines everything and

everyone. In the Gospel reading we hear Simeon and Anna

singing his praise. Elizabeth Harrington

New Parish Staff: The Jubilee Parish would like to welcome Therese Beavis as Pastoral

Associate (Bardon), Sinead Fitzgerald as Youth Minister who will be working closely with

Georgina Devenish-Meares and Terry Lewis as Groundsman. Please make them all feel

welcome as we are blessed to have them as part of the Jubilee Parish.

“The Little King’s Movement” once a year conducts a Parish Appeal,

a Door Knock supported by some Catholic Schools. The Movement

caters for people with disabilities in social and spiritual activities.

There is no Government funding and the Movement is staffed by

volunteers. Each year the calls for their services are increasing. The

Movement, though based on Catholic beliefs is truly ecumenical, and

all members are welcomed and respected for their own beliefs. There is no charge for

any of the services provided by the Movement.

If at this time you are unable to help financially you may be able to give of your time or

talents, if so please contact the Movement.

Please place donation envelopes on the collection plate or return to the parish office.

Reception into Full Communion: the local church rejoices with great joy as Pamela

Griffiths is received into full communion with the Catholic Church at St Joan of Arc this

Sunday morning. God has been her constant companion on her journey of faith whom

Pamela has been attentive to throughout her life. “Pamela, of your own free will you have

asked to be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church. You have made your

decision after careful thought under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I now invite you to

come forward with your sponsor, Yvonne Carrigan and in the presence of this community

to profess the Catholic faith. In this faith you will be one with us for the first time at the

“To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us.” ~ POPE FRANCIS

Jubilee Catholic Parish

Catholic

Parish

EMBRACING THE COMMUNITIES OF:

St Ambrose’s, Newmarket ~ St Brigid’s, Red Hill ~ St Finbarr’s, Ashgrove ~ St Joan of Arc, Herston ~

St Mary Magdalene, Bardon ~ St Thomas More’s, Petrie Terrace ~ Sacred Heart, Rosalie

THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD – 9 FEBRUARY 2020 (YEAR A)

Proper of the Mass First Reading: Malachi 3:1-4 Second Reading: Hebrews 2:14-18

Response: Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord!. Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! This is the light of revelation to the nations, and the

glory of your people, Israel. Alleluia! Gospel: Luke 2:32

Parish Priest Fr Gerry Kalinowski

pp.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Associate Priest

Fr Tony Girvan

Deacon

Rev. Peter Devenish-Meares

Seminarian

Louie Jimenez

Jubilee Parish Office

333 Given Terrace, Paddington, 4064

Postal Address

Post Office Box 1, Red Hill, Q, 4059

Office Telephone Number:

07 3369 5351 (Office)

EMERGENCY Pager Number:

07 3309 1069

Jubilee Parish Website:

www.jubileeparish.com

Jubilee Parish Email & Newsletter

Parish Secretary: Linda Parker

jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Community Services Liaison

Sarah Dunlop communitynurse.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Finance Officer

finance.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Local Safeguarding Representative

Ray Orr

lsr.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Baptism Information

Cathy Currie

baptisms.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Wedding information

Cathy Currie

weddings.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Property and Compliance Manager

property.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Sacramental Programme

Jenny Donnelly

sac.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Youth Coordinators

Georgina Devenish-Meares

Sinead Fitzgerald

youth.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Pastoral Associates

Gina Clare

pa1.jubilee@bne.catholic.net.au

Therese Beavis

Monday 3 Febraury

Mass (Red Hill) 6:30am

Mt St Michael’s Open School Mass

9:00am

Tuesday 4 February

Mass (Ashgrove) 6:30am

Open School Mass (Newmarket)

9:00am

Wednesday 5 February

Mass (Rosalie) 6:30am

Open School Mass (Bardon) 9:00am

Korean Mass (Rosalie) 10:00am

Thursday 6 February

Mass (Red Hill) 6:30am

Open School Mass (Ashgrove) 9:00am

Friday 7 February

Mass (Ashgrove) 6:30am

No Mass (Bardon)

Anointing Mass (Rosalie) 9:00am

Saturday 8 February

Individual Reconciliation

(Rosalie) 4:00pm-4:20pm

(Ashgrove) 5:15pm-5:45pm

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

9 February

Saturday Vigil

Mass (Rosalie) 4:30pm

Mass (Ashgrove) 6:00pm

Sunday

Mass (Herston) 7:30am

Mass (Bardon) 8:00am

Mass (Ashgrove) 8:30am

Mass (Petrie Terrace) 8:30am (Italian)

Mass (Newmarket) 9:30am

Mass (Red Hill) 10:00am

Mass (Rosalie) 10:00am (Korean)

Mass (St Paul’s Villa) 10:30am

Mass (Ashgrove) 11:30am (Spanish)

Mass (Rosalie) 5:30pm

eucharistic table of the Lord Jesus, the sign of the Church's unity.” Rite of Reception

into Full Communion. Thanks you to Elizabeth Harrington who has been her Catechist.

Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens: It is a big weekend for the Griffiths family

as Ben is accepted into the Order of Catechumens. Again at St Joan of Arc on Sunday

morning. Our prayers will accompany Ben as he continues to discern God’s call in his

life.

First Communion: This weekend Ewan Cahill at Ashgrove celebrates his First Holy

Communion. Congratulation to him and his parents as we welcome him to the table of

the Lord.

School’s in! Opening masses this week for the following schools:

Monday 3 February: 9am Mt St Michaels Opening mass and

Commissioning of Leaders

Tuesday 4 February: 9am St Ambrose Newmarket Opening mass. St

Ambrose Church

Wednesday 5 February: 9am St Joseph School Bardon Opening mass, St

Mary Magdalene Church.

Thursday 6 February: 9am St Finbarr School Ashgrove Opening mass, St

Finbarr Church.

Plenary Council Listening and Discernment Sessions

2020 is the year of the Plenary Council! We’re now in the final

stages of consultation for this important national event for the

Church in Australia. Six national themes for discernment came

out of the Listening and Dialogue phase. You can read about

these at https://plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au/. Jubilee Parish

is offering the opportunity for you to participate in Listening and

Discernment sessions on these national themes. The first two

sessions will be:

Wednesday 5th February 7-9pm at the Parish Office. Theme: Missionary and

Evangelising

Saturday 15th February 10am -12 noon at the Parish Office. Theme: Inclusive,

participatory and synodal

Please RSVP to the Parish Office to assist our planning but, it’s ok, we’ll still be happy

to see you if you forget to rsvp.

Plenary Council DELEGATES: The Archbishop has invited expression of interest in being

a delegate at the Plenary Council. There are only 10 – 14 to go from the Archdiocese.

Six of these are the bishops and clergy vicars.

Invited delegates: − 4-8 delegates called from the Archdiocese from the ‘presbyters and

others of Christ’s faithful,’ that is: from amongst the clergy and the laity.

The letter is available from the office. The Archbishop names criteria for selection which

include: a demonstrated commitment to leadership in the Church and/or its ministries

and the living of the Gospel in the person’s life through both prayer and action.

“However, the chief thing to be considered is the person’s ability and capacity to discern

with an open heart, listening to what the Spirit is saying to the Church in Australia at

this time with an eye to the future.” There are a series of dates that people need to be

available for. Note too that the minimum required age for delegates is 16 years.

In order to be included in the selection process, expressions of interest should be sent

to aomail@bne.catholic.net.au by 12.00 pm on Monday, 10 February 2020.

If you have questions, or if you require further information, please contact Eric Robinson, Plenary Council Co-ordinator for

the Archdiocese via email at robinsone@bne.catholic.net.au or by phone 07 3324 3440. Archbishop Mark Coleridge.

Seminarian Louie is here on pastoral placement for the year. He needs to get out of the books and into

parish. Please invite him to come to your group/ activity/ home. I need to get him out of the office and into

the coalface of parish life. Grab him and make a date in his diary. This is his formation as a future priest in

the Archdiocese.

Accolades: Each year various members of our parish are acknowledged in the Australia Day Honours list. Many continue

unsung. To all, our community is most grateful. One recognised this year is Gerry Dunford, a long-term parishioner at St

Brigid's Red Hill. Gerry received a Green Heart Award for his commitment to the conservation organisation, Men of The Trees

(MOTT). He commenced his long and dedicated commitment to creek rehabilitation and forest restoration when he joined

MOTT, in 1993 as a volunteer, to help establish MOTT’s native plant nursery at The Gap. Well done Gerry!

Liturgy Brisbane Workshop: TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2020. 6pm to 9 pm.

Celebrating Triduum and Easter. Presentation by Elizabeth Harrington and Trish Stapleton. Fr Denis Power Centre,

Paddington.

Repeated on Saturday 15 February 9am to 12 noon Aspinall Hall, 4 Klumpp Road Upper Mt Gravatt.

Vinnies Bushfire Appeal: Thank you for your support last weekend and from before that. During the

bushfire crisis, Vinnies volunteers are on the ground in hundreds of communities across the country. Our

volunteers live and work in the impacted communities and will stay alongside those people affected for

the long months of recovery ahead.

Vinnies has from day one been in communities providing assistance from our own funds and over the

past three weeks has been actively distributing assistance from the Vinnies Bushfire Appeal. This includes

financial packages; essential items such as food, water, clothing and bedding; and emotional support for those affected by

the bushfires.”

Be Opened - A Journey to new Life

Lenten programme 2020: Begin SIGNING UP this weekend! The program is a 7 week

program: 6 sessions and 1 session for Easter Sunday. The resources are for groups or

individuals and provide a process for reflection and discussion on the Sunday Scriptures

during Lent.

Reflections: The Gospel Reflections have been written by Dr Michele Connolly rsj (Catholic

Institute of Sydney) and Dr Ian Elmer (Australian Catholic University); prayers and rituals by

Maree Byron OSU and Erica Marshall.

Opportunities: Within our communities there will be different times and places to suit

everyone. Lent is a time for renewal. Here is a fantastic opportunity. Sign-up sheets available

at each of the churches. Add your name today, OR phone the parish office.

We celebrate with the families of

Emily Davies and Nicholas Frisby

who celebrated their wedding this

weekend.

WE PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF ALL

THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED; MAY

THEY REST IN PEACE.

Parish Noticeboard 2nd February – Morning Tea – Red Hill 12th February – First Communion Parent Info Night 2nd February – Morning Tea – Red Hill

5th February – Plenary Council Session 15th February – Jubilee Cards 5th February – Plenary Council Session

7th February – Anointing Mass - Rosalie 7th February – Anointing Mass - Rosalie

Gloria

Glory to God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, We adore you, we glorify you,

We give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, Almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, You take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us;

You take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;

You are seated at the right hand of the Father,

have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One,

you alone are the Lord,

You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.

Amen.

Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,

his only Son, our Lord, who was

conceived by the Holy Spirit,

(all bow)

born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under

Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was

buried; he descended into hell; on the third day

he rose again from the dead; he ascended into

heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God

the Father almighty; from there he will come to

judge the living and the dead. I believe in the

Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the

communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.

Amen.

PLAY CARDS WITH US!

Jubilee Cards Group recommences on

Saturday 15 February, 12 to 4pm.

We look forward to seeing all our regular

cards players at St Finbarr’s School Hall.

We're seeking new cards players - if you

would like to join please contact Cathy Cahill

on 0423 133 518.

Holy Spirit Parish, New Farm

currently inviting applications for the casual position of

Sacramental Program Coordinator This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic committed Catholic to join the Parish team and assist them with the coordination of their pastoral ministry programs.

To apply for this position, please email or send your current resume and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the position to newfarm@bne.catholic.net.au . Applications should include the name of two (2) referees one of which preferably should be a Parish Priest.

Applications close (14th February 2020)

The Archdiocese of Brisbane has standards of conduct for employees and volunteers to maintain a safe and healthy environment. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct background referencing for all persons who will engage in direct and regular involvement with children, young people and/or vulnerable adults.