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Through our parish we have the opportunity to grow spiritually and put our faith into action through giving some of our gifts of time and talents. We hope you will share your time and talents with us, your Parish family, friends and community, by participating in our various ministries, social services, activities and spiritual experiences. There is a wide range of activities (described in the Groups & Ministries section of this website), through which you may be able to do this. The amount of time and effort needed varies and there is something to suit many different life situations. There may be something that interests you. The opportunity is there for you to enrich your spiritual life in a practical way and to also increase your sense of belonging to our community. Please do not hesitate to contact the Parish Office if you need more information. May God Bless you and your Family, Fr Mark Percival, Parish Priest |
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FEAST OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL
All Vincentians and parishioners are invited to attend Mass on the Feast of St Vincent de Paul at 9am on Wednesday 27th September at St Joseph’s Church. At this Mass we will specially remember and pray for recently deceased member of our Parish community and life-member of our Parish SVDP Conference, Paul Vickers RIP, who gave great service to the community through his dedicated work with the Society of St Vincent de Paul. |
FEAST OF NATIONS
Our Parish Feast of Nations celebration happens this Sunday in St. Joseph’s Hall from 11.30am onwards. This gathering matters much more than we might at first think. Yes, it celebrates the cultural and linguistic diversity of our contemporary Parish community through a sharing of dances, songs, stories, food and table fellowship, a good thing in and of itself, but it goes even further than this.
We know that we live in a world divided and at war in many ways and on so many fronts. That we, as a Church community, can overcome these differences and tensions because of our common faith in Jesus Christ is no small matter indeed. Our gathering at Mass and later on in the Hall turns this into a sacramental event; a moment of encounter with the crucified and risen Lord, an experience and a sign of what the Kingdom of God is like.
This get-together is a true celebration then, one which takes our communion with God and each other in Christ and his Eucharist, then acts out the meaning of all of this during our time spent together with our different races and cultures sharing respect and appreciation for each other.
Resentment and anger are foul things, and both are found with the sinner, says the First Reading. They are foul because they fester within us until they ooze up in conflict, hatred and warfare. Being together in service, appreciation, joy and love strikes a small but important blow against such evil and offers to us a foretaste of the unity, justice and peace of God’s kingdom reign already amongst us.
St. Peter wanted to know how often he and Jesus’ followers had to forgive, as much as seven times, he asked? Jesus answered, not seven times, but seventy-seven times!
In other words, forgiveness is to be without limits, for we have been forgiven so very much. This being so, what gives us the right and the power to refuse to forgive and to keep bound in their faults and failings one of our sisters or brothers, a fellow human? We have to start from this stand-point and with this understanding and goal in mind and heart so that we can imitate God, be more like Christ and overcome our part in fouling up our relationships and our bit of the world.
Keep the following simple model in mind; Christ is the sacrament of God to the world; the Church is the sacrament of Christ left in the world; we are part of the Church, so when we act and choose God’s way in the strength of the Holy Spirit we are a sacrament to others; for a sacrament is a visible and effective sign of the very real but as yet invisible God and the working of God’s grace in human lives and history.
Our Psalm Response is this weekend’s message; The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger and rich in compassion. Likewise, with God’s help, we are to become the same. Fr. Mark Percival. MA, PP.
Our Parish Feast of Nations celebration happens this Sunday in St. Joseph’s Hall from 11.30am onwards. This gathering matters much more than we might at first think. Yes, it celebrates the cultural and linguistic diversity of our contemporary Parish community through a sharing of dances, songs, stories, food and table fellowship, a good thing in and of itself, but it goes even further than this.
We know that we live in a world divided and at war in many ways and on so many fronts. That we, as a Church community, can overcome these differences and tensions because of our common faith in Jesus Christ is no small matter indeed. Our gathering at Mass and later on in the Hall turns this into a sacramental event; a moment of encounter with the crucified and risen Lord, an experience and a sign of what the Kingdom of God is like.
This get-together is a true celebration then, one which takes our communion with God and each other in Christ and his Eucharist, then acts out the meaning of all of this during our time spent together with our different races and cultures sharing respect and appreciation for each other.
Resentment and anger are foul things, and both are found with the sinner, says the First Reading. They are foul because they fester within us until they ooze up in conflict, hatred and warfare. Being together in service, appreciation, joy and love strikes a small but important blow against such evil and offers to us a foretaste of the unity, justice and peace of God’s kingdom reign already amongst us.
St. Peter wanted to know how often he and Jesus’ followers had to forgive, as much as seven times, he asked? Jesus answered, not seven times, but seventy-seven times!
In other words, forgiveness is to be without limits, for we have been forgiven so very much. This being so, what gives us the right and the power to refuse to forgive and to keep bound in their faults and failings one of our sisters or brothers, a fellow human? We have to start from this stand-point and with this understanding and goal in mind and heart so that we can imitate God, be more like Christ and overcome our part in fouling up our relationships and our bit of the world.
Keep the following simple model in mind; Christ is the sacrament of God to the world; the Church is the sacrament of Christ left in the world; we are part of the Church, so when we act and choose God’s way in the strength of the Holy Spirit we are a sacrament to others; for a sacrament is a visible and effective sign of the very real but as yet invisible God and the working of God’s grace in human lives and history.
Our Psalm Response is this weekend’s message; The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger and rich in compassion. Likewise, with God’s help, we are to become the same. Fr. Mark Percival. MA, PP.
MULTICULTURAL MASS
Share your cultural faith expression and celebrate the diversity of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Brisbane at the annual Multicultural Mass on Sunday 24th September in recognition of World Day of Migrant and Refugees, highlighting this year’s theme, “Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay”. Mass will be presided by Archbishop Mark Coleridge and concelebrated by priests ministering to cultural communities throughout the Archdiocese.
Cultural performances and refreshments in the cathedral grounds will follow. When: 2:30pm, Sunday 24th September 2023
Where: Cathedral of St Stephen (249 Elizabeth St, Brisbane City) RSVP: app.tickets.org.au/eb/MCM23 All are invited and all are welcome!
Share your cultural faith expression and celebrate the diversity of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Brisbane at the annual Multicultural Mass on Sunday 24th September in recognition of World Day of Migrant and Refugees, highlighting this year’s theme, “Free to choose whether to migrate or to stay”. Mass will be presided by Archbishop Mark Coleridge and concelebrated by priests ministering to cultural communities throughout the Archdiocese.
Cultural performances and refreshments in the cathedral grounds will follow. When: 2:30pm, Sunday 24th September 2023
Where: Cathedral of St Stephen (249 Elizabeth St, Brisbane City) RSVP: app.tickets.org.au/eb/MCM23 All are invited and all are welcome!
PLANNED GIVING AND DONATIONS
If you would like to join our Planned Giving program, please click here for detailed information about the various options.
If you would like to join our Planned Giving program, please click here for detailed information about the various options.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
The Catholic Parish of Corinda Graceville acknowledge the Jagera people, the Traditional Owners who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to this country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation.
The Catholic Parish of Corinda Graceville acknowledge the Jagera people, the Traditional Owners who have walked upon and cared for this land for thousands of years. We acknowledge the continued deep spiritual attachment and relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to this country and commit ourselves to the ongoing journey of Reconciliation.
SAFEGUARDING POLICY STATEMENT
“…for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Mark 10.14
The Archdiocese of Brisbane holds that children, young people and vulnerable adults are a gift from God with an intrinsic right to dignity of life, respect and security from physical and emotional harm. They are to be treasured, nurtured and safeguarded by all.”
Full Safeguarding Policy Statement >>
“…for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Mark 10.14
The Archdiocese of Brisbane holds that children, young people and vulnerable adults are a gift from God with an intrinsic right to dignity of life, respect and security from physical and emotional harm. They are to be treasured, nurtured and safeguarded by all.”
Full Safeguarding Policy Statement >>
