IMPORTANT MESSAGE from Archbishop Mark Coleridge - 23rd March 2020
On 23rd March 2020 the Federal Government suspended all non-essential gatherings for an initial 4 weeks to reduce the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and to give the community time to understand fully social distancing requirements. The ruling includes a suspension of all religious gatherings, places of worship or funerals (in enclosed spaces and other than very small groups and where the 1 person per 4 square metre rule applies). Therefore, all parishes in the Archdiocese of Brisbane are required to suspend with immediate effect all Masses, including weekday Masses. Click here to view and download the full message from Archbishop Mark Coleridge >>
- All Masses have been SUSPENDED with immediate effect.
- Masses are being live streamed daily from the Cathedral - click here to access
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PARISH OFFICE
The Parish Office is still open but Deb will be doing some work from home. We have a box in the foyer for you to leave any monies or correspondence. We encourage you not to visit us in person. However, we are here and are able to take calls and receive emails. If you need to bring something into the office or collect something from us, we can leave things outside the office for collection. Copies of Living Faith books are here in the office. You can still purchase from the piety shop, just phone me first. Stay safe, Debra PARISH INCOME
Our Parish will continue to function during this crisis and, as you know, the Bills will still come in. (Regardless of anything the costs of keeping your parish running works out at about $12 per man woman and child per week. ) We will endeavour to try new things to help you live as “church” (a people gathered in response to Jesus’ call). The resources available here are an example of that. If you use the Envelopes, maybe you can
PARISH MAILING LIST
Are you missing important news about our parish? We have an email distribution list of parishioners. We use this list to send an advice out each week with a link to the updated newsletter. We also use this list to advise the community of important news ie funerals. If you aren’t in the loop and would like to be the first to know - send Debra an email (stafford@bne.catholic.net.au) asking to be added to the ‘list’. |
PRAYER IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS
Archbishop Mark Coleridge Almighty and all-merciful God, lover of the human race, healer of all our wounds, in whom there is no shadow of death, save us in this time of crisis; grant wisdom and courage to our leaders; watch over all medical people as they tend the sick and work for a cure; stir in us a sense of solidarity beyond all isolation; if our doors are closed, let our hearts be open. By the power of your love destroy the virus of fear, that hope may never die and the light of Easter, the triumph of life, may shine upon us and the whole world. Through Jesus Christ, the Lord risen from the dead, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen. Holy Mary, health of the sick, pray for us. St Joseph, guardian of us all, pray for us. |
TIPS ON HOW TO HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTATINABLE EASTER
FOR MORE IDEAS https://www.liveforless.com.au/waste-less-easter/
Laudato Si, Chapter 4.Integral Ecology, V Justice Between the Generations: 161: “The pace of consumption, waste and environmental change has so stretched the planet’s capacity that our contemporary lifestyle, unsustainable as it is, can only precipitate catastrophes, such as those which even now periodically occur in different areas of the world. The effects of the present imbalance can only be reduced by our decisive action, here and now. We need to reflect on our accountability before those who will have to endure the dire consequences.”
DYED EGGS
Items required: boiled eggs, food colouring, bread bags or saved bags from food, cooling rack or plate.
FOR MORE IDEAS https://www.liveforless.com.au/waste-less-easter/
Laudato Si, Chapter 4.Integral Ecology, V Justice Between the Generations: 161: “The pace of consumption, waste and environmental change has so stretched the planet’s capacity that our contemporary lifestyle, unsustainable as it is, can only precipitate catastrophes, such as those which even now periodically occur in different areas of the world. The effects of the present imbalance can only be reduced by our decisive action, here and now. We need to reflect on our accountability before those who will have to endure the dire consequences.”
DYED EGGS
Items required: boiled eggs, food colouring, bread bags or saved bags from food, cooling rack or plate.
- Boil your eggs and let them cool
- Take an egg, tap cracks in two sides of the egg (or go crazy and experiment with more!)
- Pop the egg in a bag and put in a small amount of food dye (we recommend saving bread bags or food bags for this step)
- Manipulate the bag so that the dye covers the whole egg, then gently put the egg out onto the drying rack.
- Repeat for remaining eggs and colours
- Leave to dry then gently peel off the shell to reveal your masterpiece!
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RECYCLING ALUMINIUM FOIL
The Australian Aluminium Council reports that aluminium (unlike plastic) can be recycled endlessly without compromising any of its unique properties or quality. However, in order to be captured during the recycling process, the aluminium piece needs to be quite large – small pieces of Easter egg wrappings would be lost in this process, but you can fix this by:
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