Welcome to our Jubilee Parish Web Page. It is meant to give you just a glimpse of the proud history of our Jubilee Parish while at the same time giving you an overall view of our extremely diverse and energetic Parish family. I hope it easily provides you with the information to what you are looking for. At the same time I also hope it excites you to discover the many groups, activities and possibilities that are all part of the tapestry which makes up our Jubilee Parish. Please, accept this invitation to be involved.

If you can’t find what you are looking for or if you need any further assistance please don’t hesitate to contact me. Once again, welcome.

Fr. Peter Brannelly
Parish Priest

» View the current Parish Newsletter

Our Confirmation and First Holy Communion celebrations would not be possible without the generosity and support of so many people behind the scenes. I would like to especially thank Bishop John Gerry, Jenny Donnelly, Sandra Di Franceso and the Office Staff, the teachers, musicians, local groups, sacristans, children’s church volunteers and all those who quietly prepared our churches for this weekend. As a Jubilee Family we are truly blessed. Thank-you once again.

The link below is a summary of the Jubilee Pastoral Council that was held at the Parish Office Meeting room on Monday, 31st of August.

» Parish Council Meeting Minutes.

The 150th anniversary of the Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane is being commemorated in a historical exhibition open to the public at Mercy Heritage Centre, All Hallows' Convent, 547 Ann Street, Brisbane. The exhibition is entitled “A Catholic Miscellany: Treasures from 150 years”. There will be a lecture from 2-3pm. For more information, contact Peter Connell 3831 2252.

Thank you to all who joined us last Sunday at St Brigid’s Church, as we celebrated the church’s 95 th Anniversary.

A special note of thanks goes out to each and every one who helped out with the preparations for the day. We have begun our exciting process of planning for St Brigid’s Centenary celebration in year 2014. Part of the planning will include the maintenance required around the St Brigid’s church compound.

His Grace, the Archbishop, has appointed Mr John Echewodo to our Jubilee Parish for a period of pastoral internship until 4th of July, 2010. John is a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Brisbane and this appointment marks the final phase of pastoral formation. As a Jubilee family we all have an important role to play as John journeys towards priesthood.

» Click here to read more about John.

Over 120 young men and women of our Jubilee Parish and their families last week began their preparation to receive the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Holy Communion. Our Jubilee Sacramental Programme is a partnership between our schools, families and Parish. This preparation will continue over the next 5 weeks culminating in the celebration of Confirmation at St Brigid’s on Friday night, 11t h September and Holy Communion celebrated at all our Masses over the weekend of 12t h/13t h September. As part of their preparation there will be special “Children’s church” at each of the Masses for the young candidates which will be a time of weekly review and reflection. If you would like any more information or would like to be involved in any aspect of the programme please contact our Sacramental Programme coordinator, Mrs Jenny Donnelly at jend@donnellys.net.au.

Thirty or so men including some in their early 20s, mainly from the Jubilee Parish and from a few neighbouring Parishes, assembled at the Lavalla Centre last weekend (11th-12th of July) for a Parish-based Men’s Retreat conducted by the menALIVE Team associated with the Emmanuel Covenant in Brisbane. The Saturday started early in the morning and finished late in the evening; Sunday started likewise and finished mid-afternoon with the Eucharist celebrated by Bishop Brian Finnegan. The aim of the Retreat was to allow the participants, in an ideal retreat environment, to reflect upon their lives within their own family and within the Church, and then to look ahead to the future with greater purpose and direction.

By a series of very personal talks, all centred around the theme of ‘Father’, each talk followed up by discussion, the men were motivated to reflect upon their lives, and to make appropriate practical resolutions. There were excellent book resources on sale for the men for their further reflection. No one present would deny the value of such a retreat experience, and all would testify to it strongly and recommend it to others.

During four ceremonies last Monday and Tuesday evening at Sacred Heart over 130 young men and women from our Jubilee Parish celebrated their First Reconciliation. The ceremonies were the culmination of a parish sponsored, family based preparation programme that began in February. Any baptised child in Grade Three or above is eligible to make their First Reconciliation.