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Important Dates13th September
Anna's Group 12noon ~~~ 7pm Confirmation 13th to 15th September Visit by Archbishop Mark Coleridge 18th September Social Club 9.30am 20th September Men's Group 10.30am "The Three Little Pigs" Stafford City 22nd September Plenary Council Discussion after 9am Mass 25th September Plenary Council Discussion 7pm |
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THE ARCHBISHOP IS HERE!
This weekend Friday 13th September until Sunday 15th September, Archbishop Mark Coleridge is visiting our parish. This visit is called a Pastoral Visit where Archbishop Mark can get to know our great parish and meet our community. He spent Friday morning at our wonderful school and on Friday Evening celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation with those children we have been praying for. On Saturday afternoon, he will visit our ladies and children in the Convent who are Asylum Seekers. After that he will meet up with a combined gathering of our Pastoral Council, Finance Council, Social Justice Group, Environmental Group, Sacramental Team, Queensland Community Alliance Reps, and Asylum Seeker support group. For the remainder of the weekend, he will preside at the Saturday 5pm, Sunday 7am and 9am Masses and join us for our cuppa and cakes afterwards. There will be NO SUNDAY 5.30pm Mass this weekend. CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE
Our Lady Queen of Apostles has registered with the scheme. As we work towards more sustainable habits in our hospitality endeavours, we will use this facility following functions that produce container waste. If you would like to use the service and donate the funds to the Parish, simply take your containers to the depot and enter our registration identification number: C10195625. Ten cents per item will be refunded into the parish account; that money can be reinvested into projects which further support our community. The nearest collection point is: Envirobank at Everton Park Tavern, 101 Flockton Street, Everton Park. Open: Mon-Sun 9am to 3am |
SEASON OF CREATION SEPTEMBER 1 TO OCTOBER 4
Representatives of several Christian churches, including Catholics, Anglicans, and Orthodox, are urging the faithful to see September as the “Season of Creation” in an effort to raise awareness about climate change. 
The month-long ecumenical initiative has the theme, “The web of life.” This reflects the role humanity has as stewards of creation, but also the “urgent need” to protect biodiversity. According to the United Nations, an estimated one million species are under threat of extinction, primarily due to “our way of life.”
Turkson’s dicastery said that the invitation sent to Catholic communities this year is closely tied to the upcoming Synod of Bishops on the Amazon region, which is the “first to focus on the application of integral ecology.” 
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PLENARY COUNCIL 2020
The Plenary Council of the Australian Church How God is calling us to be Christ-centred Church that is ... HUMBLE, HEALING AND MERCIFUL: Come along for this exciting chance to influence the direction of our Church in Australia with your own prayer and reflective contributions.” TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS MONTH: Sunday 22nd September after 9am Mass OR Wednesday 25th September 7pm (meeting room). The other themes will be reflected on each month on the 4th Sunday and Wednesday at the same times mentioned above. This will be for six months all together with a break for December and January. |
