| Jun 24, 2016 |
4th Sunday of Lent 06.03.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, With Fr Stephen’s returning to Korea after Easter, Archbishop Mark Coleridge has appointed Fr Kevin Njoku as the new Associate Pastor in Clayfield. Fr Kevin arrived in Brisbane last year from his home diocese of the ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
3rd Sunday of Lent 28.02.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, You may have noticed on the banner of the newsletter, a new addition to the list of names and responsibilities. Some time ago, Fr Adrian appointed Marie Ho to be the parish’s “Local Safeguarding Children and ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
2nd Sunday of Lent 21.02.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, We are into the second week of Lent. “Lent” is an ancient English word that means “Spring” — as in the season — but finds its root meaning in “stretching” or “to lengthen”. Perhaps the original ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
1st Sunday of Lent 14.02.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, Thank you again to all who were part of last Sunday’s Installation Mass. It was important to me that it was a celebration of this community because the true strength of the Church rests with the ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
5th Sunday in Ordinary Time 07.02.2016 |
Sisters and brothers, The word “installation” conjures up all kinds of images. One of the definitions of “installation” is “putting into place”. Setting aside the fact that many people have wanted to “put me in my place” over the years, ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 24.01.2016 |
The slow and easy days of the summer holidays are coming to an end. Australia Day (or maybe the finals of the Australian Open tennis) unofficially marks the end of the summer break. This week our children will begin or ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 17.01.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, Before calendars were readily available, there was an ancient practice of announcing on the feast of the Epiphany the dates of the upcoming feasts of the new year. Granted that the feast of the Epiphany has ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
The Baptism of the Lord 10.01.2016 |
Dear sisters and brothers, The feast of the Baptism of the Lord marks the end of the Christmas season. This festive season does not leave Jesus as a baby lying in a manger. By the end of the Christmas season, ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
The Epiphany of the Lord 03.01.2016 |
Stars guide the way of pilgrims and wise ones. Stars are pin-points of light, beacons of hope, sprinkles of promise. The prophet has told us that a light has shone — that the people who walked in darkness have seen ... (read on) |
| Jun 24, 2016 |
Christmas Day 25.12.2015 |
They say that St Francis of Assisi developed the display of the Christmas nativity scene. In Italian, the Christmas crib is called the precepio. The story goes like this: In 1223, Francis of Assisi told his friends, “I want to ... (read on) |
