In mid 2006, all parishioners were invited to a discernment about renewing our churches held over five Saturdays. The group of up to fifty-five parishioners published a booklet of concepts to guide the renewal and was delivered with your Thanksgiving envelopes in December 2006. One concept was ’at both locations, we long to be called to our liturgical celebrations by the sound of a church bell. At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, this may only require restoration of the existing tower bell.
To mark the centenary of our parish and the sesquicentenary of our school, the Centenary Committee is promoting a new tower to house the original bell which was at O.L.M.C. from about 1908 to 1922.
The Parish Finance Committee states the project needs to be funded before commencement.
There are two main forms of fundraising—Raffle and a Dinner:
(a) Raffle for a Home Theatre Package valued at $3,500—tickets are $2.00 each. Please take home a book of ten tickets today and return the book sold or unsold this Sunday.
(b) Dinner 4-course at Rupertswood Mansion on Friday 13 November at 7.00pm. Tickets $120 per person. This function is nearly sold out—the remaining thirty places are now for sale. Please contact Pat Reddan 0418 310 866 or Margaret McLellan 9740 5020.
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