Welcome to our website.......
Welcome to the website of St Mary MacKillop Parish, Birkdale. St Mary MacKillop Parish is a parish of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, and includes the localities of Thorneside, Wellington Point and Birkdale, which are all part of Redland City Council. We seek to live the Gospel and to be a presence of Christ in this local area. On this website, you will find important details about the life of our community, as well as information and forms regarding baptisms, sacramental programs, RCIA and marriage. We also have links to other interesting Catholic websites. I hope that you find our web presence helpful and please feel free to come and visit us, or contact the parish office, if you require further assistance.
Fr. Frank Jones
Community News
ARCHBISHOP COLERIDGE'S
INSTALLATION MASS
Last Friday our new Archbishop Mark Coleridge was installed at St
Stephens Cathedral. His Episcopal motto is "Blood and Water" referring to
the symbol at Christs death when the sacramental life of the Church began as
blood and water flowed from the pierced side of Christ as he died on the
cross.
Archbishop Mark is our Chief Pastor and as we pray for him in every Mass,
we acknowledge the gift he is to our local church and of our support and
loyalty. The webcast of Archbishop Mark's installation is still available for those who missed it, via the link below.
Parish Council Elections Nominations will soon be
sought for the election of a new Parish Council. To the
members of the current Council, we thank you for your
generous contribution of time and enthusiasm. Over the
coming weeks we will begin the process of electing members
to represent us on the Parish Council and ask you to start to
give your prayerful consideration to nominating worthy people
to the Council. It is important that all sectors of the Parish are
represented on the Council. To ensure the needs of our Parish
are best served we are looking for a diverse group of people
(young adults, retirees, people with families) who will work
collaboratively with each other and our Parish Priest.
Nomination forms will be available over the coming weeks.
Care & Concern Group offer assistance and friendship
to the elderly, sick, lonely, housebound and bereaved. The
group are looking for new members. Are you able to
help out with visits, providing transport, helping with morning/
afternoon teas? Contact Tricia Smith on 3822 1476 or the
Parish Office on 3822 2139.
Sacramental Journey a reminder that the next parent
information meeting for Eucharist will be on Wednesday 16th
May at 6:30pm in the Parish Centre. Please make sure you
sign in when you are attending Mass.
Retreat Morning for the Year of Grace will be held at
Santa Theresa Spirituality Centre, 276 Wellington St, Ormiston
on Wednesday 6th June. Starting at 9:30am finishing with
lunch at 12:30pm. Morning tea and lunch included. The retreat
and Mass will be directed by Fr Frank Jones and the theme is "Come as You Are". Cost is $35.00 per person. Bookings and
payment to Parish Office by 30 May.
Bayside Young Adults Group (age mid 20's and
over)! We will be hosting a dinner after 5pm Mass at St John
Vianney at Manly on Saturday the 26th of May. Come and
enjoy Mass and then we will meet up and join together for our
first ever gathering. It is essential that we know the
numbers for catering purposes so please RSVP to
tracy.kh@hotmail.com by the 18th May. We hope to see you
there!
Exploring Grace - God's practical concern for us in the
uncertainty of our lives. You are cordially invited you to an
evening with Rev. Dr. Gerard Hall on Monday 23rd July,
7.15pm for a 7:30pm start (light supper provided) at St
Anthony's Catholic Church, Alexandra Hills. Rev Dr Gerard
Hall SM, from the ACU School of Theology, has been invited
to speak about the importance of grace in our stewardship
way of life and to lead us as we reflect on the experience of
God's abundant love and concern for all people. This
presentation and discussion will be helpful for the "Year of
Grace" which the Catholic Bishops of Australia have invited
everyone to participate in from Pentecost 2012 (27 May) to
Pentecost 2013. RSVP: Deacon Mike 3820 0109 or 0400 559
177 by Monday 23rd July, 11:00am
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happenings in our Parish.
