The update began two weeks ago and will last at least another month depending on the weather. Parents are advised that in the absence of any on-site parking, they will need to allow extra time so that their children will be on time for school as parents will be parking some distance from the school. The works are being partially funded by the Federal Government ($200,000) and by parents ($100,500).
VOCATIONAL VIEW
In today’s first reading, Amos says he did not choose to be a prophet. God selected him. Maybe God is asking you to reconsider what you are doing and do His work instead.
ABORIGINAL SUNDAY
This year’s theme is ‘Honouring our Elders, Nurturing our Youth’. Aboriginal Catholic Ministry Melbourne has since 2001 been nurturing Aboriginal children by assisting families to financially maintain their children at Victorian Catholic Schools through the ‘Opening the Doors Foundation’.
The foundation began supporting 32 students in 2001 and this year supports 400.
Enquiries: 9443 9070.
CELEBRATION OF PARISH CENTENARY AND SCHOOL SEQUICENTENARY
A committee, drawn from the Parish Animating and Coordinating Team, our schools, Parish Historical Committee, have met twice in recent months and has set out a series of Activities to celebrate the 150th anniversary of O.L.M.C. School founded in March 1860 and the 100th anniversary of our parish founded in January 1911.
The provisional program of events:
2010
Weekend of 20/21 March: Celebration of School 150th anniversary—stall at Sunbury Festival, School Reunion, Launch of History Book
17 April: Bush Dance at local farm
4 June: Trivia Night based on parish history at Parish Centre
16 July: Parish Feast Day
8 August: Parish Concert on Feast of Blessed Mary MacKillop
26 Sep: Feast of St Michael, celebration of the history of Bulla
9 Oct: Parish Ball at Parish Centre
7 Nov: Car Rally to local landmarks
2011
27 Feb: Final Celebration to mark 100 years of Parish establishment
Those involved included accountants, architects, a town planner, a lawyer, educationalists, an engineer and experts in government legislation. At the end of each session, we all agreed on some changes and our future approaches, and went away contented. It demonstrated to me that no one person has all the truth (only God has) and no one is so poor that they have nothing to offer in resolving problems. The people of Nazareth were closed and unable to receive God’s wisdom. How open am I? How prophetic?
Fr Kevin
SING A LONG at the Goonawarra Nursing Home
Where: Goonawarra Nursing Home
When: Friday 3 October—2.30 to 3.15pm
Who:More volunteers needed!
Please come along and help entertain the elderly residents.
BRINGING YOUR BABY HOME
Bringing Your Baby Home is a free workshop by Catholic Family Services for parents experiencing the transition to parenthood or have a baby under one year of age.
Time:
9.30am to 3.00pm—babies welcome!
Venues:
Sat 25 July—Werribee
Sat 1 August—Sunshine Hospital
Sat 5 September—Greensborough
Enquiries:
9287 5516.
There is much excitement in welcoming a new baby, but research shows that within three years, two-thirds of couples experience a significant drop in relationship satisfaction and an increase in conflict.
The program is also available over two evenings.
FIRST RECONCILIATION 2009
Information and registration sessions for PARENTS of all children planning to celebrate their first Reconciliation in 2009 will be held at the Parish Centre (near St Anne’s Church) on Tue 14 November at 2.30pm and 7.30pm.
You are invited to attend either meeting. The meetings will provide you with details of the 2009 Reconciliation Program and the involvement required of candidates and parents. First Reconciliation is usually celebrated by children in Year 3, followed by First Communion in Year 4 and Confirmation in Year 6.
It is important that parents of all 2009 First Reconciliation candidates attend this meeting as registration forms will be distributed on the night.
For further info. please contact Richard Hallett (Parish Office) 9744 1060.
SUNBURY ST VINCENT DE PAUL
St Vincent De Paul Sunbury wishes to thank parishioners for their generosity to its winter appeal which amounted to $2450.75; also St Anne’s and Our Lady of Mount Carmel teachers and students for their generosity of food and money.
CENTENARY OF DEATH OF BLESSED MARY MACKILLOP
The Centenary is on Saturday 8 August. The Sisters of St Joseph invite all to a celebration of her life at 9.30am at St Patrick’s Cathedral followed by Mass at 10.00am.
Brochures are at the Welcome Desk.
R.C.I.A.
R.C.l.A. stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is a process whereby we can develop our relationship with God, each other and the Catholic community while we learn more about Jesus and his Church.
If you would like to know more about R.C.I.A., an Enquiry Night will be held at the Parish Centre on Wed 8 July at 7.30pm and will last about an hour.
For more info. contact Parish Offlce 9744 1060 or Jo Wiegerink 9744 5788.
KSC SUNBURY BRANCH MEETING JULY
The Knights meeting for the month of July was held in the Dining Room of the Sunbury Football Social Club.
The night kicked off early with a meal which was enjoyed by all. I am told that all the meals were of a very high quality and were of a very satisfactory price.
Some of those of us who didn’t have to watch their waistlines (or could still see their waistlines) even hopped into dessert, as can be seen above. Brothers John and Peter are showing admirable restraint with temptation just an arms reach away!
Adding an extra importance to the night was the investiture of John Attard from Riddells Creek as a new member of the Sunbury Branch of the Knights of the Southern Cross. These men do so much for the local and wider church that goes unheralded from helping at Southern Cross Homes (which they started) to ushers in the Cathederal and maintenance of the parishes property. New members are warmly welcomed.
KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS MEETING
Note early start time
The Monthly Meeting for July will be a dinner meeting in the clubrooms of the Sunbury Football Club on Clarke Oval at 7.00pm this Wednesday.
If anyone knows of a member who doesn’t have email or internet access, and who wasn’t at the last meeting, can they pass the information on.
HOLY COMMUNION UNDER BOTH KINDS RESUMES
On 24 June 2009, the Department of Human Services released a statement about a new stage ‘Protect’ to manage the impact of H1N1.
‘This phase recognises infections of Human Swine Flu have not been as severe as first thought in the majority of the Australian Population. Currently the majority of people experiencing flu-like symptoms are making a full recovery without medical treatment. People with mild flu-like symptoms should stay home’.
Our Archbishop gave the similar advice a few weeks ago that Catholics with the flu should stay home, not attending Mass for the sake of the common good.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL GRANTS TO OUR TWO SCHOOLS:
After discussion between our principals, parishioners who are educationalists, our parish priest and diocesan education authorities, the parish has been offered and has accepted new capital grants of $5.325million distributed in proportion to the number of students at each school. Projects include new classrooms, multi-purpose rooms, specialist rooms, IT equipment and school ground improvements. Construction of some projects will begin soon, while other projects are in the design phase. All projects are to be completed by January 2011. These new facilities in our two schools will enhance the educational opportunities for our current 806 students as well as the students of future generations.
SING A LONG
Goonawarra Nursing Home on Friday 3 July 2009 2.30 – 3.l5pm.
All welcome.
INVITATION FROM THE ARCHBISHOP’S OFFICE FOR EVANGELISATION
Pauline Year Vespers on Tue 30 June, 7.30pm at St Francis’ Church, Melbourne. Please join us to celebrate the end of the Pauline Year with Vespers and supper to follow in the Monastery Hall.
NAIDOC WEEK KOORIE MARKET
5 July 10.00am— 4.00pm Northcote Town Hall.
Celebrating and promoting indigenous arts, culture and business. Locally made paintings, handcrafts, jewellery, bags, scarves, food, clothing and much, much more.
Performance by Deadly Koorie musicians and singers.
NEW ACCESS RAMP AT O.L.M.C.
The new access ramp is now operational. The blue stone will darken over the next few years until it looks like the rest of the church. Some photos are here.
COMMISSIONING OF ALL PASTORAL WORKERS
Volunteer forms have been returned and prayers (see the Front Page) for our Parish Pastoral Workers will be at all Masses this weekend. Rosters etc will now be frantically worked on to get them out in a reasonable time. With a bit of luck some parishioners volunteered to help with this.
A brief report on the “Workers in the Vineyard” meeting last Wednesday can be found on our Blog. Click here.
PROGRESS REPORTS ON WORKS ON THE CHURCHES
The Western Stairway 
- The wheel-chair exit ramp
Finally, after three years, a new ramp at O.L.M.C. has been constructed. Further works at St Anne’s are continuing.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury 
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