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The Catholic Leader, April 21, 2019
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‘Brian (Moore) will be greatly missed by us all for
his guidance, love, compassion and respect for others’
Vincentian leader
lived life for others
FORMER St Vincent de Paul
Society Queensland state president
Brian Moore, who regularly wrote a
column for The Catholic Leader, has
died from a long-term illness.
A Vinnies member for more than 50 years,
Mr Moore held various roles as a Vincentian,
including state president, senior vice president
of the society’s state council, diocesan presi-
dent Toowoomba and regional president in the
Toowoomba region on three occasions.
State president Dennis Innes said Mr Moore
left a lasting legacy on the organisation, not
only throughout the Toowoomba region, but
across the state.
“Having served the Society for over five dec-
ades in a number of different leadership roles
Brian had a huge impact, the Society would not
be where it is today without his passion and
dedication,” Mr Innes said.
“He was a man who practiced his beliefs
every day in helping the lonely, checking on
the sick and providing assistance to the people
of the Toowoomba and Warwick communities
over many years.
“Brian will be greatly missed by us all for
his guidance, love, compassion and respect for
others.
“Our deepest sympathies are with his wife
Beverley and his extended family and our
thoughts and prayers are with them at this dif-
ficult time.”
Mr Moore’s monthly column in The Catholic
Leader offered a Vincentian perspective on the
world at large and kept readers up to date with
all things Vinnies.
In his last Vinnies View column on March
31 column, Mr Moore wrote about Lent, the
danger of secularism and a renewal of faith.
“The season of Lent should never be seen as
boring period, it is a great opportunity for us
all – to take up our cross and follow Christ, to
renew our faith, and to refresh and strengthen
our relationship with God, through prayer and
actions of penance,” Mr Moore wrote.
“Jesus said, ‘If anyone would come after
me, he must deny himself and take up his cross
daily and follow me’.
“He also said, ‘For whoever wants to save his
own life will lose it, but whoever loses his life
for my sake will save it’. (Luke 9: 23-24)
“Do you remember the childhood saying,
‘Finders keepers, losers are weepers’.
“Jesus has a different version for us to con-
sider.
“He tells us that, ‘Losers are keepers’.
“It is indeed true, that it costs to follow Jesus
– but it costs more not to.
“How many of us are really willing to bear a
cross for Jesus?
“Are we prepared to lose our life for Him,
only to find it?
“They are challenging questions to reflect
upon.
“Jesus calls us to die every day to our selfish
plans, ambitions and self-fulfilment.
“In other words – it is a matter of letting His
will be done and not ours.”
Mr Moore was also involved in a number
Vinnies’ State Committees, and most recently
served in the role of Good Works Ambassador.
Peter Maher, who recently retired as chief
executive officer of Vinnies Queensland, said
Mr Moore exemplified what being a Vincentian
was all about.
“What impressed me the most about Brian
was his commitment to the Society, to its mis-
sion and ethos,” he said.
“Whenever Brian saw a need he did some-
thing about it, whether it was to set up transport
services for people with disabilities, a food
division, a training program for members or a
new Vinnies Centre, the list goes on.
“Brian really understood what it was to be a
member of the St Vincent de Paul Society, to be
a Vincentian.”
Brian Moore: “Jesus calls us to die every day to our selfish plans, ambitions and self-fulfilment. In
other words – it is a matter of letting His will be done and not ours.”
He was a man who practiced his beliefs
every day in helping the lonely, checking
on the sick and providing assistance to the
people of the Toowoomba and Warwick
communities over many years.