Parish Office 8 Villiers Street Chinchilla QLD 4413 Phone: (07) 4662 7031 or 0429 547 711 Parish Administrator Fr Gonzalo Garcia Duran www.olhcchinchilla.org olhcchinchilla@bigpond.com Pastoral Parish Council Chairman Mr Bob Dickman Parish School St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School Mrs Melissa Hobson School Principal Ph: (07) 4662 7850 chinchilla@twb.catholic.edu.au Parish Safeguard Representative Noelle Nevin Ph: 0428 197 132 Diocese's Professional Standards & Safeguard Officer Fr Peter Dorfield Executive Officer Ph: (07) 4638 1379 Mass Times Weekdays Wednesday 9 am Thursday 9 am TUESDAY & FRIDAY NO MASS Schedule Weekend Mass During May 2021: Saturday 1st - 6 pm Sunday 9th - 9 am Saturday 15th - 6 pm Sunday 23th - 9am
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PRAYER FOR CONFIRMATION AND FIRST COMMUNION CANDIDATES Lord, You send out Your Spirit to touch the hearts of all people, so that they may believe in You and in Jesus whom You sent. Look kindly on all candidates for Confirmation and First Communion as they listen to Your voice. Open their hearts to Your Spirit and bring to fulfilment the good work that You have begun in them. We pray that You will continue to guide them and sustain them. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
Sunday 9th May 2021 Issue 220/2021
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How could we imagine a Christianity before love became its center? The love [presented on the First Letter of John] describes is not primarily our love of God, but God’s love for us revealed in the offering of the Son for the forgiveness of our sins. It is the same love that Paul celebrates in the thirteenth chapter of Corinthians, the love from which, he writes in Romans, we can never be possibly separated. Jesus, in the fourth Gospel, calls us to live in that love. How are we to do that? By keeping his commandments. Ah, finally the law, finally right and wrong. And what is his commandment? “Love one another as I have loved you.” There is no escape. Our faith in Jesus is haunted by the mystery of love. Perhaps this mystery itself is what causes us disquiet. Love, after all, is not easily won, rarely found, and never really earned. It also leads to improbable situations like that of the prodigal son and the lost sheep and to forgiveness for dreadful sinners. This is, of course, not the narcissistic and self-indulgent state of mind that passes for “love” in contemporary life. Nor is it the great tidal wave of emotion associated with “falling in love.” Rather it is, Paul reminds us, patience and kindness. It lets go of jealousy, conceit, and resentment. It delights in the truth. It trusts. It hopes. It endures. All of these qualities of love are attributes of God’s love for us. What is more, love’s greatest expression—to lay down one’s life for one’s friends—is what the Passion means. None of this is new. And none of it is easy. To have or not have rules can be easy. To keep or break commandments can be easy. We can set up our lives in such a manner that we allow no restraint or limit on our egos and desires. We can also legislate our lives so relentlessly that we delude ourselves into thinking that we have actually earned, produced, and now control the love that our scriptures speak of. But the love revealed in Jesus, simple as it might sound, is terribly arduous. That is why the history of our faith so often reads like a history of our resistance to love. Give us rules. Give us magic. Give us threats. Give us mighty victories in war or splendid successes in the marketplace to insure our worthiness. Give us Communion counts, converts, and the approval of the nations to guarantee our righteousness. But the mystery of love? No, love is not as easy as we may think. And its challenge to us is certainly nothing new. John Kavanaugh, SJ
MASS READINGS First Reading - Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48 Do you listen to the Holy Spirit on a regular basis, or just now and then? How does the Spirit speak to you? Are there some areas that are off limits or do you invite the Holy Spirit into every part of your life? Responsorial Psalm R. The Lord has revealed to the nations his saving power. Second Reading - 1 John 4:7-10 So what was the message God sent through Jesus about God’s own self? What is your response to that message? Gospel - - John 15:9-17 The one thing Jesus asks of us is that we love our neighbor. How would you rate this assignment on a “difficulty” scale from 1-10?
PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL 6th Sunday of Easter - Year B For the Church: may we show in practical ways love, generosity and kindness to people in need in our own society and throughout the world. (pause) Lord, hear us. Lord hear our prayer. For those who are suffering loss and depravation: that they may find peace and support from their community. (pause) Lord, hear us. Lord hear our prayer. For all of us: that we may show care for the natural world and for those who depend upon it most directly -homeless people, refugees and poor communities. (pause) Lord, hear us. Lord hear our prayer. For all leaders: that they may demonstrate compassion and love to those who feel unloved and unwanted. (pause) Lord, hear us. Lord hear our prayer. For those who are sick - N -: that they may find God's healing in their mind, body and soul. (pause) Lord, hear us. Lord hear our prayer. For those who have died and those whose anniversaries occur at this time -N -: may they find eternal rest and rise in glory. (pause) Lord, hear us. Lord hear our prayer.
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Eternal God, in wisdom and love you created our earth to sustain and give us life. We turn to you now in faith, hope and love, asking you to look with favour on our drought-stricken land, on our starving animals, on our failing crops. Strengthen, sustain and give new heart to our farmers and to all who are affected by drought; be with those who support them. In your loving providence, send abundant rain and restore our parched earth. Father of all compassion, hear our prayer through Jesus Christ your Son, in whom the promise of new life has dawned, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, the Lord the giver of life: Renew your faithful people; Renew the face of the earth. Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Mary, help of Christians - Pray for us. St Mary of the Cross MacKillop - Pray for us.
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WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Date:16-23/5/21 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Service Date:18/5/21 Tuesday Time:7:00pm Where:St Paul's Lutheran Church, Cnr James & Philip Sts Toowoomba All are welcome to attend this service. SYCHAR WORKSHOP: LISTENING TO GOD THROUGH OUR DREAMS Date:19/6/21 Saturday Time:9:00am for 9:30am start - 3:30pm Where:Sychar, 69 Margaret Street, Toowoomba Registration:TryBooking This workshop, facilitated by Sr Pat Quinn MSS, will include an explanation of the dreaming process and some simple methods for interpreting our dreams. The Bible often refers to the importance of dreams and of people being divinely guided. (This is a repeat of the same workshop offered in 2020)See flyer for further details. USQ VULNERABLE PERSONS CONFERENCE Date:13-14/5/21 Where:University of Southern QLD, Toowoomba Campus/Online Cost:$200 in person (inc. morning tea & lunch), $100 online Registration:OnlineRSVP 7/5/21 As a key stakeholder in the protection of children in Australia, the University of Southern QLD invites organisations to join them for theThe 2nd Vulnerable Persons Conference, Responding to the vulnerability of children after the Royal Commission.The conference will include prominent speakers, such as the Commissioner for the Royal Commissioner into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, Mr Bob Atkinson AO APM, and former Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald AM as well as prominent academics and professionals working in the area of child protection.Visit the website to find out more and register. FORMATION: ENGAGING YOUR FAITH Date:11-31/5/21 Where:Online via Zoom Cost:$20 per session Registration:TryBooking Engaging Your Faithis a series of short sessions offering an opportunity to explore your faith through a variety of topics including: Spirituality, Women in the Early Church, Church History, Reading the Church Classics, The Eucharist, and Science and Religion. All topics are presented by lecturers of Catholic Theological College.See flyer for full session details. NATIONAL CATHOLIC MEN'S GATHERING Date:Available from 31/7/21 Saturday Where:Online with local in-person gathering Registration:Online As an initiative of the Australian Catholic Bishops, theNational Catholic Men’s Gatheringaims to inspire and encourage all men with a vision for personal discipleship, service and mission in the family, parish/diocese and the world. The online program hopes to reinforce that it is important to gather as men in the faith environment of the church and be challenged to ensure the Gospel is alive in our homes, parishes/dioceses and our communities. TheNational Catholic Men’s Gatheringfor 2020 was a successful online event where approximately 1000 men gathered across the nation at 42 hosting sites. To view the gathering's program or register visitwww.catholicmensgathering.com.au VOLUNTEERS URGENTLY NEEDED:KALUMBURU MISSION (Diocese of Broome, WA) There is a need for volunteers for a life experience at the remote community of Kalumburu located in the northern region of the Kimberley in Western Australia. This region is home to some of Australia's oldest indigenous communities and picturesque landscapes. Volunteers play an important role in helping our Parishes continue an active presence amongst the local people, both in Broome and remote indigenous communities like Kalumburu. For further information please contact Diocese of Broome ChanceryT: 08 9192 1060or by emailsecretary@broomediocese.org
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MAY The World of Finance. Let us pray that those in charge of finance will work with governments to regulate the financial sphere and protect citizens from its dangers.
Dear God, You created me with a specific purpose for my life; this is my vocation. Please help me to hear, understand, and follow Your call with my whole heart, especially when it seems most difficult. We ask that You inspire people whom You call to the priesthood and consecrated life to courageously follow your will. Send workers into Your great harvest so that the Gospel is preached, the poor are served with love, the suffering are comforted, and Your people are strengthened by the sacraments. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Lady Help of Christians' Parish is committed to supporting the right of everybody to be and feel safe. If you believe anybody is at immediate risk of harm you should phone 000 and report the matter to police. Other concerns about the safety of children or vulnerable persons may be raised with our Parish Safeguarding Representative (Noelle Nevin - 0428197132), with the Diocesan Professional Standards Office (07 4638 1379 or profstandards@twb.catholic.org.au), or with the Queensland Professional Standards Office (1800 337 928 or http://psoqld.catholic.net.au/).