Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury
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This year Fr Bert Fulbrook has celebrated in Jubilee; 50 years in the Ministry of Service.
To acknowledge this wonderful milestone, the parish will celebrate at 10.30am Mass on Sunday 13th September followed by morning tea in the Parish Centre.
All Welcome.
Please bring a small plate to share.
The St Vincent de Paul Society in the Sunbury area continues to assist families and individuals through programs that support. We invite you to COME AND SEE on Tue 25 August Tue 1st September in St Anne’s Church meeting room at 730pm.
ALSO
We are in urgent need of your good stuff—quality donations. We need furniture, bric-a-brac, books and clothing.
We are also looking for retail volunteers to work front of shop in our Sunbury Centre, 156 O’Shanassy Street.
This is an ideal opportunity to gain personal satisfaction from making a positive contribution to St Vincent de Paul Society as well as to learn new skills. You will also make new friends.
If you can help with donations or as a volunteer, please call the manager on 9744 1447.
As part of our Parish Neighbourhood Target—
’that all the people of O.L.M.C. Parish are aware of the value of every person’
– we are planning to conduct a parish census during October. Shortly we will be inviting any parishioners who may have some time to help with the census to register at the parish office.
Parish Coordinating Team
A parishioner is volunteering her expertise, special equipment and time to keep clean the altar, ambo, chair, sanctuary platform, font and marble floor. Hence, cleaners are asked not to clean these areas.
Recently the parish ran a campaign to encourage parishioners to become involved in the work of the community and also to update our Ministry teams. The information has been entered into the parish database and some ministries have had a series of formation meetings. Other ministries will be in need of a coordinator and further organisation. If you missed the campaign and wish to continue with your ministry, please fill out the form at the Welcome Desk or contact the Parish Office.
This will be held on Saturday 12 September 10.00am to 3.00pm at East Melbourne. Registration is free for all aspiring youth leaders.
Enquiries: Archdiocesan Office for Youth 9412 3300.
Building project is proceeding well, on time and on budget ($6 mil). This will make a great improvement for students in 2010. There is no government grant for this project which will be funded by school fees over the next ten years.
for a free information leaflet, please contact Billings LIFE on 1800 335 860.
The Extra-ordinary Ministers of Communion (Ordinary Ministers of Communion are the ordained Priesthood, Extra-ordinary means non-ordained) have had some formation sessions. The roster is being compiled but, in the meantime, could any Ministers of Communion please spontaneously come up to the altar after the Sign of Peace. Eight ministers are required at St Anne’s Masses and three at O.L.M.C. to assist.
As was discussed in the formation meetings the sacred vessels are left to be washed after Mass by one of the Ministers of Communion.
Wed 19 August at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre.
Anyone interested in joining or finding out more about this group is most welcome.
Enquiries Joan—9744 3357.
Australia as nation and a Church rejoices this weekend as we remember Mary MacKillop leaving this earth at Sydney for eternal life.
We thank God for her heroic witness during her sixty-seven years of earthly life.
The oldest of a family of ten Mary bore the brunt of an impoverished, unstable home as her father did not work and did not provide for his family. Mary went to work early as a governess, a shop assistant and teacher. Throughout all her unhappy childhood, her mother Flora said ‘God will provide’. Mary always had a keen sense of God’s watchful care and her life was full of trust in God’s providence.
Today we rejoice that this woman of God who said:
‘never see a need without trying to do something about it’,
has influenced numberless men and women, especially the Sisters of St Joseph to follow the gospel call of compassion.
As a parish, we rejoice that the Sisters of St Joseph have been present among us for ninety-three years. We pray for our present sisters and those working the world from Peru to Ireland.
May Blessed Mary place our needs before
Christ in heaven and increase our trust in
God’s providence to us.
Fr Kevin
The note of welcome permeates the New Testament. The two on the road to Emmaus would never had met the risen Christ if they had not welcomed him as a stranger into their home.
Christ had experienced rejection.
‘He came to what was his own, and his own people did not accept him’ (John 1:11)
Over the next three weeks, let us show hospitality to our many visitors
This requires action before 15 August. Church leaders, religious and those following the NT intervention are writing to Prof. Anaya, UN Rep on Human Rights, for his support for the reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act. Copies can be downloaded http://www.ccjdp.org Support information on noticeboard.
Introduction to Theology is a Regional Faith Formation program taking place at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Kyneton on Tue 18 and Tue 25 August. Presented by Bishop Tim Costelloe, the sessions will run from 7.30 to 9.15pm. Contact Kyneton Parish on 54 221261 for registration and further info.
Is this the sort of program you would like us to organise in our parish?
Use a nom de plume and leave a comment below to tell us what you think
Friday 7 August 2.30 to 3.15pm at Goonawarra Nursing Home.
Many voices are required—how about bringing yours?
All welcome. Enquiries: Irene—9744 1060.
Our children’s First Eucharist will be celebrated in our parish over the weekends of 9, 16 & 23 August at the 6.00pm, 10.30am and 5.30pm Masses. Please be aware of the increased numbers expected at these Masses.
The annual appeal for Centacare Catholic Family Services will take place at all Masses this weekend. If you have forgotten to bring your donation with you, please take an envelope home and return it next Sunday or post it direct to Centacare Catholic Family Services.
IS THERE REALLY A GOD? SEARCHING FOR MYSTERY IN A CULTURE OF DOUBT’ is a free public event on Mon 17 August at the Oratory Newman College, 887 Swanston St. Parkville at 6.00pm.
Well known Melbourne journalist Martin Flanagan from The Age newspaper together with visiting US theologian and pastor Fr James Bacik will discuss the big questions of faith and spirituality in today’s culture and society.
Come along for an evening of lively and thought-provoking conversation.
For further info. visit www.evangelisation.org
The Parish Youth Group got off the ground last Sunday night after the 5.30pm Mass. The first get-together was held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School multipurpose room with 20 plus young people and several volunteer organisers. Pizzas were provided by the Sunbury Branch of the Knights of the Southern Cross and went a long way towards helping to break the ice of the first night.
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