News from Gladstone
Star of the Sea Women's Group
Our Women's group held their first morning tea get together in late November to seek out ideas of what the group would look like.
Bringing 31 women together across the parish, a great morning was held by all with activities and a luscious morning tea. The steering committee are sifting through the feedback to establish the next stage with a name, and its mission.
Steering committee meeting with guidance form Father Simeon
Catholic Charismatic Renewal SOS Parish Gladstone
Catholic Charismatic Renewal has been a ministry at Our Lady Star of the Sea since 1978.
CCR Gladstone has made changes since COVID 19 closed us down. The time in isolation was to some degree a blessing for it helped us to contemplate and evaluate what we were doing, being able to come aside with the Lord and seek him.
Changes that incurred were, prayer meetings changed from Monday fortnightly meetings to weekly meetings on a Sunday to accommodate a CCR Youth Component. There have been a few causalities since changing the day. This ministry is in its early stages. Presently the youth have been journeying through the Alpha Course for youth and will complete the course with a weekend of prayer, fun and food on 12,13,14th December. The CCR leadership team through prayer and deliberation and by the grace of the Holy Spirit worked on a new ‘Vision & Mission Statement’ which was presented to the people and is now in place.
Our aim is to carry out the call of Pope Francis for Catholic Charismatic Renewal to be ‘A Current of Grace for the whole Church’ to maintain the identity & core mission of CCR, encouraging a deeper personal relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour, Baptism in the Holy Spirit and growing in all of the Charisms and Gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Intercessory Prayer Group meet for an hour on a Monday in the parish hall to pray for our parish, diocese and CCR.
Plans for 2021 is to use more digital methods for outreach as well as the personal and corporate approach. Anyone who would like to join with us are very welcome in 2021.
May all have a fruitful journey through this Advent Season, a very blessed Christmas and new beginnings for 2021.
Colleen Mullins
Welcoming Luke into the Catholic Chuch
A deep seated search for the Truth!
St Francis School Principal Kathleen Watt, Father Andrew, Terri (mum and Luke)
APRE Meredith Grove, Elizabeth, sponsor
and Luke
Family roots, tradition, the systems and symbols that embody our deep seated sense of the Truth, of who we are, where we came from, our purpose in life and where we are going. A special time to search, discover and renew, the passing on from one generation to another, whilst respectfully upholding another for love and peace, can all only be done through the most powerful Love of all, Our Heavenly Father's patient Grace. As community comes together its strength is shown in bringing each person along on this journey. The strength and importance of school traditions, parish, priests and sponsoring friendships of love are all ingredients that add the essential spice and fragrance to life, a life enriched as one continues a very personal, peaceful life long journey of continued love in living out The Truth, as we “come to God as little children, for the Kingdom of heaven belongs to people like them,’ Matthew 19:14. So with childlike trust we all follow the Truth with much guidance and support along the way, a most truly enriching journey of love, peace, hope and joy!