Dear Parishioners,

Today we celebrate the feast of the Most Holy Trinity. We begin and end our prayers with the Sign of the Cross which is the sign of the Trinity. The Trinity is a mystery to be celebrated with childlike love and trust. Let us pray that the Eucharist we celebrate today deepens our relationship with the Holy Trinity.

Next Sunday is the feast of Corpus Christi. When I was young there was a huge gathering of Catholics in the Exhibition Grounds where a procession and benediction was held. Archbishop Duhig would always be quoted as saying that it was “ a great demonstration of faith”. Corpus Christi will be celebrated in the Cathedral of St Stephen next Sunday at 2.00pm including a procession through the streets of Brisbane, rosary and benediction. The prayers will be led by Bishop Joseph Oudeman. Everyone is invited to attend from 2.00pm to 4.15pm.

The Church building at Our Lady of Lourdes Sunnybank is slowly getting underway. Fences have been put up around the site for safety. This has caused some problem with parking for weekday Mass and other activities during the week. We hope to resolve some of the parking problems for weekdays. On Saturday night and Sunday there will still be parking on the grassed area at the back of the Church.

Celebrating Mass in Paloma at Sunnybank has been a good experience so far. At the larger Masses at 10.30am and 6.00pm, there are some people standing. Instead of standing at the back of the hall there is plenty of room on the driveway beside Paloma. You will notice we have added extra speakers in the hall and outside to enhance the sound. I ask you that you move towards the centre of the hall to allow all the seats to be used during Mass.

You can access some photos of different works going on around the Church site on our website olol.com.au.

Over the last 3 weeks we have been counting the number of people attending Masses in both our churches. At Sunnybank the counting shows that over the 3 weeks including moving into the Paloma for Mass, the numbers have slightly increased. At Acacia Ridge since the last official count Saturday evening Mass has been celebrated. Numbers at Acacia Ridge on Sunday morning have grown slightly since the last official count.

During the week we buried Don Ayre, the husband of Peggy. Peggy was our long serving Sacristan at Sunnybank and she is now living at Opal Raffin Place, Algester. We pray for Peggy and her family as we remember Don.

During the week, I attended some meetings in the Clergy Support Office. I will have a few meetings next week and beginning on 1st June, I will take up my new role as Vicar for Clergy on a part-time basis. However talking to the Archbishop's office and the Vicar General, I will be spending most of the week in the Clergy Support Office supporting the Priests and the Deacons of the Archdiocese. Fr Ladu, Fr Dom and the Parish staff will continue the wonderful pastoral care that is offered in this Parish and I will be assisting them.

God bless, Fr Dan

This week’s diary

Monday 23rd May 8.15 am Morning Prayer - S/bank 8.30 am Mass - Sunnybank Tuesday 24th May Our Lady, Help of Christians 8.15 am Morning Prayer S/bank 8.30 am Mass - Sunnybank 9.00 am Bible Study - S/bank 7.00 pm Adoration

Wednesday 25th May 8.15 am Morning Prayer S/bank 8.30 am Mass - Sunnybank 9.00 am Rosary - Sunnybank 6.30 pm Novena Mass - Our Lady

of Perpetual Help A/Ridge Thursday 26th May St Philip Neri 8.45 am Morning Prayer - S/bank 9.00 am Mass - Sunnybank 9.00 am Mass - Acacia Ridge 7.30 pm Meditation - S/Bank

Friday, 27th May 8.15 am Morning Prayer - S/bank 8.30 am Mass - Sunnybank 9.00 am Adoration and

Benediction - S/bank 9.45 am Legion of Mary - Media 6.30 pm Novena Mass - Sacred

Heart of Jesus - A/Ridge

Saturday , 28th May 8.30 am Mass - Acacia Ridge 10.30am Novena & Benediction -

Sunnybank 11.00am Reconciliation - S/bank 1.30 pm Charismatic Prayer Group

- Sunnybank 5.00 pm Reconciliation - S/bank 6.00 pm Mass - Sunnybank 6.00 pm Mass - Acacia Ridge

Sunday 29th May 6.30 am Mass - Sunnybank 8.00 am Mass - Sunnybank 9.00 am Mass - Acacia Ridge 9.15 am Mass - Sunnybank 10.30am Mass - Sunnybank 6.00pm Mass - S/bank Youth

Priests

Fr Dan Ryan (Parish Priest: Sunnybank) Fr Terence Nueva (Parish Priest: Acacia Ridge - 3277 2252 Email: grinkoop@live.com) Fr Ladu Yanga (Associate Pastor) Fr Dominic Orih (Associate Pastor)

Parish Office (adjacent to OLOL Church, Sunnybank)

Monday to Thursday, 8.30 am - 4.00 pm; Friday 9.00am - 4pm. Ph: 3345 3766 Fax: 3344 3343, Mass Times: 3345 1831

Post: PO Box 32, Sunnybank, QLD 4109.

Web: www.olol.com.au Email: sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Deanery website: http://www.parishes.bne.catholic.net.au/south/

The Most Holy Trinity: 22nd May, 2016

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Sunnybank & Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Acacia Ridge

Acacia Ridge, Algester, Archerfield, Calamvale, Coopers Plains, Kuraby, Macgregor, Parkinson, Robertson, Runcorn, Stretton, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 121 Mains Road, Sunnybank Our Lady of Fatima Church, 350 Mortimer Road, Acacia Ridge

Next Sunday - Genesis 14: 18-20; Corinthians 11: 23-26; Luke 9: 11-17

The Most Holy Trinity Sunday: Year C

Introduction: We come together in the name of our God, who is Trinity. We are called to be ‘a people made one by the unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit’.

First Reading: Proverbs 8: 22-31 In the personified Wisdom of this passage, we have an early faint foreshadowing of what will be revealed in Jesus, the Word and the Wisdom of God.

Second Reading: Romans 5: 1-5 These versus from St Paul’s Letter to the Romans are clearly Trinitarian. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son, we have peace with the Father, and the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit.

Gospel: John 16: 12-15 Everything the Father has belongs to Jesus, and the Spirit of truth takes from what belongs to Jesus to lead us into the complete truth.

YEAR OF MERCY FROM POPE FRANCIS So many people, including the youth, are returning to the Sacrament of Reconciliation; through this experience they are rediscovering a path back to the Lord, living a moment of intense prayer and finding meaning in their lives. Let us place the Sacrament of Reconciliation at the centre once more in such a way that it will enable people to touch the grandeur of God’s mercy with their own hands. For every penitent, it will be a source of true interior peace. I will never tire of insisting that confessors be authentic signs of the Father’s mercy. We do not become good confessors automatically. We become good confessors when, above all, we allow ourselves to be penitents in search of his mercy. Let us never forget that to be confessors means to participate in the very mission of Jesus to be a concrete sign of the constancy of divine love that pardons and saves. We priests have received the gift of the Holy Spirit for the forgiveness of sins, and we are responsible for this. None of us wields power over this Sacrament; rather, we are faithful servants of God’s mercy through it. [Misericordiae Vultus, No.17]

VOCATION VIEW: Human beings establish lasting loving bonds. But the Trinity shows us perfect love: you, God and neighbour. There’s nothing more than love. Love is the Trinity’s vocation.

Knights of the Southern Cross (Branch 81) Dinner Raising funds for Soubirous Place

Southern Cross Sports Club, Klumpp Road, Upper Mt Gravatt

Friday, 27th May - 6.30pm for 7.00pm Dinner will include 2 course meal and tea coffee - cost $40.00

Bookings essential by Friday, 20th May 2016 Contact Bernard Hatton on 0411 140 031

Corpus Christi Procession Sunday, 29th May 2016 at 2.00pm

St Stephen’s Cathedral, Elizabeth Street, Brisbane Let’s Follow Christ as he Passes Through the City Streets

Procession Rosary Prayers and Benediction lead by Bishop Oudeman

The Entertainment Book The Entertainment Books, which are one of the major fundraisers for Soubirous Place, are available for purchase. The price is still $65.00. Please contact Sr Brigid on 3344 3481 for more information.

SUNNYBANK SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY A NATION’S SHAME – WHAT NEXT?

We now have a total stalemate as regards the future of asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus. There is no future for them except to resettle in New Guinea, Nauru or Cambodia. The bishops have spoken out about the intransigence of both the major parties to provide a humane solution to the problem. Prominent Catholic social justice lawyer and priest, Father Frank Brennan SJ has proposed a solution which would prevent the asylum seekers who have committed no crime from spending their lives in prison. ‘The Turnbull government should move the asylum seekers to Christmas Island for processing. The government should guarantee that all refugee claims for this cohort would then be determined within 12 months, ie. by 12 May 2017. The government should also guarantee that all those proved to be refugees will be resettled within 18 months, ie. 12 November 2017. For many of these people, that will have meant a five year delay between initial detention and resettlement. The Labor Party should endorse the plan so that there is bi-partisan commitment to it. Both parties need to accept that the initial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of PNG was posited on illegal, unconstitutional activity. If resettlement places cannot be provided for any proven refugees in this cohort by 12 November 2017, there will be no option but to resettle them in Australia.’ What do you think? The next meeting of the social justice community will be held in Paloma on 2nd June commencing at 7.00pm. All are very welcome to attend.

Thank You for the Keen & Lively Interest in the History of Our Lady of Lourdes Church

We wish to express our sincere thanks to all our Parishioners who shared such invaluable facts and

anecdotes at our PowerPoint presentation on "The History of Our Lady of Lourdes Church" last Saturday, 8th May.

We are quietly overwhelmed by the numbers who attended and the depth of interest in the history of our Church.

The Sunnybank District History Group which organised the event, have conveyed their deep appreciation to our

Parishioners for their rich and important contribution to the local Sunnybank history. We thank you for the free flowing exchange of information based on personal experiences.

We will definitely incorporate all the information for an updated edition of our PowerPoint presentation.

God Bless ... Celine and Patrick Goh

BESIDE RESTFUL WATERS PRAYER GROUP Catholic Charismatic Monthly Healing Mass Wednesday, 25th May 2016 St Bernard’s Church, 4 Klumpp Road, Upper Mt Gravatt 7.00pm Praise & Worship; 7.40 Mass Contact: Maureen 3172 9248; Doreen 5419 0396

Your Prayers Are Asked For:

recently deceased: Don Ayre, Betty Catchlove, Antonio Aguto, Heidi Nior, Elaine Mitchell, Marciana Marcelino,

Felicity Jones, Delfina Rego.

those with anniversaries & others who have died: Elias Aclan, Thomas Obayan, Serapia (Maria) Obayan, Juan Abuke Sr, Olive Widrose, Percy Widrose, Bryan Saunders, Genara Gabucan, Rosanna Collins, Gladwyn Catchlove, Maria Rietberg, Yvonne Stranks, Laura Sim, Sonia Ambrosini, Vera Palmieri, Michael Cameron, Joyce Graham, Alison George, Mary Wilson, Reg Warlow, Peggy Fogarty, Bob Gonzo.

those who are unwell: Elizabeth Birschetto, Ben Miocevic, Bill Whitestyles, Carmen Phairs, Karen, Luciano Leonarduzzi, Margie & Brian, Rebecca Keep, Maryellen Bond, Gavan Duffy, Blanca Hyland, Clancy Horsington, Yvonne Fletcher, Angela Locco, Baby Antonio Sweeney, Remy Arceo, Mick Maloney, Jean Mills, Carol Tafili, Don Lamuri, Daniel (Jim) Bragg, Baby George Teong,

Conrad, Elizabeth Kayrouz, Kathleen Barrett, Patricia Kearney, Suzy March, Patricia Tan.

the Continuing Sick: Elvie Agoncillo, Mary Timbol, Margaret Foster, Baby Antonio Sweeney, Stephen Jillet, Keith Higlett, Robert Weatherley, Marie Vlieg, Isabella, Jason Carroll, Iris George, Barry, Win Murray, Patricia Edwards, Blanche Kiel, Beverley Armstrong, Ray Greenwood, Peggy Ayre, Terry Barrett, Elizabeth Boase, Vaughan Boucher, Maxine Brady, Jeremy Carroll, Marcela Castino, Hilary Collins, Mary Dixon, Brian Elliott, Winifred Elliott, Flora Ellis, Malcolm Ellis, Chris Le Fevre, Jan Fooks, Gerry, Sulin Ngui,Mary and George Goode, Brian Mann, Betty Grace, Norma Ives, Stephen Ives , Marianne Kellett, Baby Luka Kello, Ah Chan Lee, Ronnie McGregor, Bianca Miller, Catherine, Miller, Trevor Muller, Jenny Reed, Jim Neehouse,

Alice O’Grady, Peter Ruhland, Robyn Scaysbrook, Noelene Schafer, Annaleese Stewart, Istvan Vadasi, Nicholas Valle, Rosemary Yow.

Remember Us In your Will Preparing a Will is the best way to ensure that the people you care about are properly provided for. When preparing your Will, your heart and mind turn first to your family and loved ones. Once they are provided for, a Will is a unique opportunity to make a significant gift to the people and organisations you care about. Please prayerfully consider including a gift to our Parish. For more information about how you can leave a legacy to Sunnybank or Acacia Ridge Parish, call the Parish Office on 3345 3766.

$500,000

$450,000

$350,000

$300,000

$250,000

$400,000

$235,875

$150,000

Reshaping

The

Future

Sunnybank

$200,000

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Celebrating 16 years with Our Mother of Perpetual Help

9 weeks Novena & Benediction Sat 23 April to 18 June Feast Day on Sat 25 June

We invite you to the special 9 weeks Novena & Benediction from Saturday, 23 April to 18 June. The 16th Feast of Our Mother of Perpetual Help will be celebrated on Saturday, 25th June . All are welcome! For details contact Patrick & Celine on 32734254.

Our Lady of Fatima, Acacia Ridge Church 50 YEARS GOLDEN JUBILEE

5th June 2016 at 9.00 am

Mass celebrated by His Grace Archbishop Mark Coleridge Entertainment and Fellowship meal after Mass at the school undercover area. All attending are invited to bring a plate to share.

Aria Angels Term 2 Brisbane South Deanery Wednesdays, 9.00am for 9.30am start - 11.00am Our Lady of Lourdes, Sunnybank - Cost: $6.00

Dates: 1 June 15 June 8 June

Contact Anne Scott 0419 642 490 or Parish Office 33455766

RCIA On Thursday, 9th June at 7.00pm in the Paloma Complex, there will be an Enquiry Night for anyone wishing to learn about the Catholic Religion. If you know of anyone who is interested, invite them to come along.

Sunnybank/Acacia Ridge Parishes Friendship Group

Our next meeting will be on the 8th June in the Avocado Room of the

Paloma Centre. Doors open at 9.00am. There will be a presentation by “Food Bank” giving information on how this worthwhile cause operates. PLEASE BRING ALONG A CAN OF FOOD EITHER SOUPS OR VEGETABLES, SAUCES, ETC”. This would be greatly appreciated.

Bookings for our lovely Brisbane River Cruise will begin at this meeting. We will be leaving Our Lady of Lourdes promptly at 8.00am on 27

th July,

2016. The cost is STILL only $40.00 Enquiries: Peter : 3272 8421; Dawn : 3711 9465

Singles & Solos Brunch This is a group for single and solo people of middle age who meet on the first Sunday of the month . Our next gathering is on Sunday, 5

th June, 2016 at the

Sunnybank Community & Sports Club, 470 McCullough St, Sunnybank. We will meet inside at the Fresco’s Café and Lounge Bar at 10.30 am.

Catholic Charismatic Prayer Group Saturdays, 1.30pm - 3.00pm

Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Sunnybank

Next meeting: 11th and 25th June, 9th and 23rd July.

Mercy is a journey that begins with a spiritual conversion... May the balm of mercy reach everyone,

both believers and those far away, as a sign that the

Kingdom of God is already present in our midst!

PARISH STAFF & CONTACTS

Pastoral Associate

Stella Noskoff rsj pa.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Parish Office Staff

Karrin Halliday Parish Manager

sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Michelle DeAmbrosis Secretary

sec.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Tam Nguyen (Accounts)

accounts.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Caring Coordinator Bernadette Christian

carenconcern@hotmail.com

Unite Youth/Young Adults Coordinators

Steven & Eloise Bird 0403 182 617

youth.sunnybank@bne.catholic.net.au

Centacare - Sunnybank Aged Care

Community Program Manager Jennifer Vanarey

3216 9554

Paloma Reception Centre

3345 6666 www.palomacentre.com.au

OLOL School, Sunnybank

Principal - Mark Badke 3345 0700

OLOL OSHC

Co-ordinator - Sarubh Malviya 3344 3064

sunnybankoshc@bne.centacare.net.au

OLOF School, Acacia Ridge Principal - Damian Gambley

3275 1152

St Stephen’s School, Algester

Principal - Phil Manitta 3711 4911

St Stephen's OSHC

Co-ordinator - Victoria Hickling 3711 9291

algesteroshc@bne.centacare.net.au

St Thomas More College, Sunnybank

Principal - Peter Elmore 3323 4600

Soubirous Place

Coordinator - Sr Brigid Courtney RSM

3344 3481

Sunnybank Parish

Groundsperson Natalie Langer

Housekeepers: Therese Prygiel Louise Weston

The next EDGE will be on

Friday the 3rd of June

It will be a lock-in Overnight

Retreat.

In the Avocado Room of Paloma RSVP’s are required for this night

and there is a small cost of $5.00. If

you would like to know more please

don’t hesitate to contact us. EDGE is a youth group for those in grade

6-8, new people are ALWAYS welcomed.

It is a place where young people can grow up

together. Have fun, make friends, learn

about the faith in a fun and relevant way

and explore issues that impact them.

Life Nite THIS Sunday the 22nd of

May from 7-8:45pm

LifeNite is a youth group for those in grade 9-12, new people are ALWAYS welcome. It is a place where young people can come together create

lifelong friendships, have fun and learn about how the faith can be relevant in your life! It’s a place

where the tough questions can be asked and real answers are given!

BBQ this weekend after the Youth Ministered Mass.

A donation for a sausage and $1.00 for a drink.

All proceeds go towards funding Unite Youth and Young Adult

Ministry

Youth and Young

Congratulations

to Samantha

and Matthew

Leaso, two of our

leaders, who were

married this

weekend. We pray that God blesses

your marriage and that you grow

into a deeper love each and every day!!

22-25th September

We are considering taking a group from

our parish. If you are interested please let

us know. More details in the coming

weeks.

Check out http://igniteyouth.com/

conference/ for more information.

Answering Atheism

Monday 23rd April 7:00pm

The Norman Hotel (102 Ipswich Rd, Woollongabba)

Speaker: Trent Horn

This talk will look at the 5 most common

arguments for atheism and 4 arguments for the

existence of God. Trent will show that belief in

God is not a product of wishful thinking but is

the result of logical, evidenced-based thinking.

Open to all young adults Entry FREE!

Raising money to renovate and build our new church!!

There will be a small money box outside Paloma before and after each youth

ministered Mass, please consider making a donation, all money raised will go

towards the Church renovations, we are hoping to raise enough for a pew.

Every bit counts—what can you contribute today?

Roster for the Next Youth Ministered

Mass Sunday 29th May

MUSICIANS: M. Kearney, E. Dulay, P. Avinante, S. Bird

SINGERS: L. Dulay, K. Dulay, F. Lee

READERS: W. Madassery, F. Ford, M. Holani

OFFERTORY: G. Roe, I. Sharrock

ALTAR SERVERS: J. Randle, G. King

SPECIAL MINISTERS: M. Rodriguez, S. Rodriguez, K. Mann, S. Powell, M. McKendry, L. Kadell,

C. Micale

BBQ: No BBQ