06/06/2026 Weekly Community News

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, may the peace of the Lord be upon every family. Here comes the weekly community news. If you spot any error or mistake, please advise for amendment. If there is any news in your group, please write using the Weekly Community News format and send to CCCB Communications in WhatsApp or email to sacredheart@cccbrisbane.org.au by Friday each week. We will filter the information and announce in the Weekly News for you.

1. Announcement: Requiem Mass 🙏

For our dearly departed brother in Christ, Jim Lai:

Date: Monday, June 8, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM

Venue: Sacred Heart Centre

After Mass, the cortege will proceed to Mt Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium for cremation.

Requiem Mass to celebrate the life and memory of our beloved brother in Christ, Jim Lai.

We cordially invite all brothers and sisters in Christ to join us in prayer for his eternal rest. May perpetual light shine upon him, and may he rest in peace.

2. 🌹 Sacred Heart Seniors Gathering: After a long break, our community is delighted to announce that the Sacred Heart Seniors Gathering will recommence on 3 August. The gathering will provide free lunch, fellowship, and various recreational activities for seniors, helping them maintain physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing while strengthening friendships within the community. We warmly invite all seniors to join us from August onwards on the first Monday of each month, from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Sacred Heart Centre. The first gathering will begin on 3 August. We also sincerely welcome more volunteers to assist with preparation and service. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Annie, Karen, or Veronica.🌹

3. Corpus Christi Procession: Sunday, 7 June 2026, 2:00 pm
   Cathedral of St Stephen, Brisbane 249 Elizabeth St, Brisbane. The annual Corpus Christi Procession will be held on Sunday, 7 June at the Cathedral of St Stephen in Brisbane, commencing at 2:00 pm. If you would like to depart together from Sacred Heart Centre, please gather in front of the Centre at 12:30pm. We will go to the Cathedral via Council Bus 150.

4. Dragon Boat Festival Competition: Sunday, 7 June 2026 9am – 2:30pm
   Event Venue: Ken Fletcher Park, Tennyson. The CCCB team will participate in the Dragon Boat competition. Everyone is warmly welcome to come and support the event. Contact: Bosco Ng, Kitty Cheung

5. Celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: Friday, 12 June, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, our Patronal Feast Day. Let us come together in joyful celebration! A weekday Mass will be celebrated at 8:00am, followed by light refreshments, prepared by Annie. At 4:00pm, Gigi will lead a cookie-making activity at Sacred Heart Centre to prepare cookies for the homeless. The cookies will be donated to the Missionaries of Charity Sisters and distributed to those in need. Everyone is warmly welcome to join this meaningful activity of love and service.

Then on Sunday, 14 June, we will celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We are honoured to have Bishop Emeritus Brian Finnigan as our con-celebrant. Fr John warmly invites everyone to stay for lunch after Mass. James will be preparing BBQ sausages, and Raymund will serve freshly brewed coffee on site. In addition, Fr John will distribute special homemade cookies lovingly prepared by Karen and Regina after Mass. There will also be some light and fun games arranged in the afternoon for everyone to enjoy together. All are welcome to participate!

For enquiries, please contact Joshua, James, Gigi, or Audrey. Thank you everyone!

6. Rose celebrates her 80th birthday: Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, we thank God for the grace of having 🌹 Sr. Rose journey with us throughout the years. With her love, care, and quiet dedication, she has accompanied the growth of the Chinese Catholic Community Brisbane and has been a blessing to many parishioners.

As Sr. Rose celebrates her 80th birthday this year, we sincerely invite everyone to join this joyful and grateful celebration, to share in her happiness and offer our heartfelt blessings and appreciation.

Through our gathering, laughter, and prayers, may we give thanks for Sr. Rose’s faithful devotion to God and her selfless service to our community over the years.

📍 Date: 5 July

🕒 Time: After Sunday Mass

📌 Venue: Sacred Heart Centre

💰 Contribution: $15

Please sign up and pay the fee before or after the Sunday Mass. Or directly pay to Catherine Cheung, Isabella Lee, Paul Wong, Karen Chiu or Gigi Tung. The registration deadline is 28th June.

We warmly invite everyone to come with joyful hearts and celebrate this special and blessed occasion together.

May God bless you all with peace and joy! 🌹

7. Caloundra Parish Open House – A Day for Parish Leaders: Dear Children & Families Ministry Leaders and Contributors, you are invited to attend the “Open House – A Day for Parish Leaders” gathering on Saturday 6 June at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Caloundra. This Archdiocesan event brings together priests, parish leaders, ministry coordinators and volunteers for a day of sharing, renewal and encouragement in our mission and ministry. As part of our parish leadership formation and development, all those involved in Children & Families ministries are encouraged to attend. Date: Saturday 6 June
Time: 9:45am – 4:15pm
Mass: 5:00pm (optional)
Venue: Our Lady of the Rosary Church
61 Edmund St, Caloundra. This is a free event, but registration is required for catering purposes:
https://app.tickets.org.au/DRAU/OHC

8. 2026 CCCB Fun Sports Carnival: To strengthen fellowship and unity within our community, we will once again hold our Fun Sports Carnival this year. Through light-hearted and enjoyable activities, parishioners can build closer relationships and deepen friendships in Christ through interaction and teamwork. This joyful and welcoming event aims to create a warm community atmosphere where everyone can relax from the busyness of life and experience the warmth and happiness of our church family. We also hope to encourage more parishioners to participate actively in church life and develop a stronger sense of belonging within the community. The Fun Sports Carnival, themed “Igniting faith, together with you”, will be held on Sunday, 23 August, after Mass. Activities will include: Team and individual competitions, Parent-child interactive games, Talent performances, Mahjong competition and many more fun activities. Everyone is warmly welcome to participate — building friendship through games and sharing joy through fellowship! Contacts: John Feng, Hellene, Leona, Nicole, and Rift.
9. Community Finance Council Update: The new Community Finance Council was officially commissioned by Fr John during the Sunday Mass on 10 May. The three appointed members are:

• Treasurer – Kitty Cheung
  • Bosco Ng
  • Michael Yau

In addition, Sandy Ho is bookkeeper and James Lee has been appointed as Finance Auditor.

We would like to express our special thanks to our previous treasurer, Andrew Lo, for his dedicated service and for the excellent work he has done in managing and maintaining our finances.

10. Liturgy Group Update: During the Mass on 10 May, Fr John announced the appointment of the new Liturgy Group leader, Gigi Tung, and Assistant Advisor, Veronica Ng. Their responsibilities include coordinating with various ministry coordinators — including the choir, musicians, multilingual readers and commentators, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers, flower arrangement team, offertory collection team, and others — to organise CCCB liturgical celebrations and sacramental preparations, including Sunday and weekday Masses, as well as other CCCB Eucharistic celebrations, community events, pilgrimages, and special liturgical activities.

11. Invitation to Support Various Projects at the Sacred Heart Centre: Thanks be to God, our community has its own venue, which is truly a blessing. To maintain the facilities and cover the ongoing expenses of the centre, we rely on the continued support from our community members. Those who are able may contribute their time and effort, and those who are able may also offer financial support.

To give everyone an opportunity to share in these expenses, donations may be made by bank transfer to the following CCCB account:
BSB: 064786
Account Number: 100004107
Name: Chinese Catholic Community Brisbane

Please indicate the purpose of the donation (for bank transfers only).

12. Main Message: Weekly / Monthly Spiritual and Social Activities
    1. Sunday Mass: This Sunday, 7^th June 2026, is the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Sunday. Mass will begin at 10:30am. This week will be a English Mass with both Chinese and English projection provided. Members who are willing to assist are kindly asked to arrive by 9:30am to help arrange seating in the hall. A birthday blessing for those celebrating in June will be given before the end of Mass. If your birthday falls in June, please come forward to receive a blessing. Offertory donations are welcome via bank transfer:
       Please mark the transfer as “Offertory” BSB: 064786 A/C Number: 100026425 Account Name: Chinese Catholic Community of Brisbane

To assist some community members who may be unable to attend Mass in person due to transport difficulties, travel, or other unavoidable circumstances, we have resumed a private livestream of the Mass. The Mass can only be viewed through the following link: https://youtube.com/live/6Q7-gxdyJYI?feature=share

(Please note: watching the livestream does not replace attending Mass in person.)

A fellowship lunch will be held after Sunday Mass. Everyone is welcome to bring a dish to share. If you are unable to bring food, a contribution of $15 is suggested so we can help prepare food for sharing. Alternatively, you may contribute $50 at the beginning of the month to support all Sunday fellowship lunches for the month. Please place all lunch contributions into the lunch donation box before Mass or hand them to Mike.

1. Please pray for the deceased: Let us pray for those who have recently passed away, especially Jim Lai and Joe Chan. May our merciful God receive them with love and grant them eternal rest and peace. May the Lord also comfort the family and friends, and give them strength and hope in this time of sorrow. For this, we pray to the Lord.
2. Prayers for the Sick: Let us pray for our brothers and sisters who are ill or suffering in body or spirit. May our compassionate Lord grant them strength, peace, and healing, and may they feel His loving presence and support in times of pain and uncertainty. We also pray for their families and caregivers, that the Lord may bless them with patience, wisdom, and love.
3. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy on Zoom: Come and join our Divine Mercy Prayer meeting every afternoon! You Are Not Alone. You are welcome to send your prayer to us via the following link and we will pray for your intention. Prayer request Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1c3xfT1wSc3lalPJQgj7PVlqFJAXAgdy2FkuAUl594tw/edit

Daily Routine: 2:45pm On Zoom to begin; 2:50pm Intercession; 3:00-3:02pm Calvary Hour of Mercy 3 O’Clock Prayer then~ Divine Mercy Chaplet. For more information, please contact Lucia Loi.

1. Holy Hour – Mon to Fri 4-6pm at Sacred Heart Chapel; Seek Jesus to be renewed; Seek Jesus to share your heart; Seek Jesus to pour out your sorrows. When you seek Jesus, you will find the path, the direction and the fullness of true life. If you are available for roster weekly during the above hours, please contact Paul Chu to arrange the time slot.
2. Alpha Course: Videos, sharing, friendship, lunch… As long as everyone invites one friend or someone you know, and accompanies him or her to attend the Alpha course, you are already doing the work of evangelisation. Your role is simply to invite—the response is the work of the Holy Spirit.
   1. Cantonese – Every Sunday, from 26 April, 11:45 am – 2:00 (Contact: Hellene, Gigi, David, Andrew or Ben)
   2. Mandarin – Every Friday, from 17 April, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm (Contact: Rosa Wu, Annie Lin, Paul Chu, Lucia Loi)
3. Weekday mass – 8am on Tuesday to Saturday.
4. Choir Practice – Tuesday 7:30pm.
5. Cantonese Rosary – 1^st Saturday of each month from 3:30pm. Please bring a plate for sharing dinner after the gathering.
6. Mandarin Rosary – 2^nd Saturday of each month from 9:30am.  
7. Sacrament of Reconciliation – 2^nd and 4^th Sunday from 9:30am to 10:00am at Sacred Heart Centre.
8. Community Yum Cha – June’s community yum cha will be held on 6^th June at 10:30am at Parkland at Sunnypark Shopping Centre. Cost including priests and sisters will be shared by all participants. https://www.trybooking.com/DLYKM
9. Community Night – Every Friday 8:45pm – 9:45pm. You are welcome to come along for Karaoke, dancing, table tennis, etc. Bring a snack and enjoy the gathering.
10. Mandarin Bible Sharing: Every Tuesday evening from 7:30pm to 8:30pm via Zoom. All who are interested in Bible Sharing are welcome to join (please bring your own Bible). The Gospel of Luke is filled with the tenderness and compassion of Jesus. Let us learn together to listen, trust, and walk with Him. Please register with Cathy Wu.

13. Other Important Community Notices:
14. For your reference: All the online gathering will use the following Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91439533519?pwd=enZHVGNrWjV1NVJTbVZMN3VvY1kyZz09 ID: 914 3953 3519 Passcode: 635138
15. Save our environment: Three special recycling green bins labelled “Containers for Change” (with white lids) for group members and visitors to deposit recyclable bottles are at the centre. You are encouraged to bring recyclable bottles from home that you plan to discard and recycle them at the centre. This not only contributes to our community’s operation but also helps the environment while supporting community funds — a win-win situation. (Please note: do not put regular garbage into these bins.) This month, we have collected $45.40. Thank you again for helping the environment and support our community.
16. Community Activity Announcements: We welcome activity notices from all groups within the community.
    1. Weekly News: Published on the cccbrisbane.org.au website. Please submit in a bilingual (Chinese and English) bulletin format by sending both Chinese and English content to the CCCB main account before midnight every Wednesday.
    2. CCCB Group Bulletin (WeChat, WhatsApp, and LINE): There is no fixed deadline. As long as the content relates to community activities, it can be posted directly, or you may request the CCCB main account to publish it on your behalf.
    3. Sunday Mass Announcements in PowePoint (Poster Projection): Announcements will be presented via projected posters during Community Notice on Sunday Mass. Please send your ready slide to the CCCB community announcement main account. We will review and publish it for you. Deadline: before midnight every Thursday. Poster (slide) design requirements: Chinese font size larger than 40, English font size larger than 32. Please also provide a text version for the commentator to read aloud.
17. Weekly news can be referenced via CCCB website: https://www.english.cccbrisbane.org.au/weekly-news/