Last July the youth of the world came to Australia. Now it’s time to share your gifts with the world. Palms Australia is interested in meeting teachers, doctors, nurses and other professional, technical and trades people willing to share their skills for 1-3 years in Asia, Africa or the Pacific.
Come to a Palms Focus Workshop at St Francis Church Pastoral Centre, Lonsdale St. Melbourne on SAT 27 JUNE at 9.30am.
RSVP: Benjamin (02) 9518 9551 fax: (02) 9518
9550, email: ben@palms.org.au Website: www.palms.org.au
This Week’s Vocation View
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. When we go out to make disciples of all nations we have a lot to tell. God is Lord in heaven above and on earth below. Having received the Spirit that make’s you God’s own children, you are called to proclaim “Glory to the Father, to the Son and the Holy Spirit: to God who is, who was and who is to come.” Alleluia!
Refresh your Marriage
Marriage Encounter is a worldwide marriage enrichment program that has been in Australia for 35 years. Enhance your marriage in these challenging times by attending a Marriage Encounter Weekend. The weekend is a time for you and your spouse to be alone together, to rediscover each other and focus on your relationship in a very positive way.
The next three weekends will be in 2009 and will be held at Millgrove on 17th-19th April 2009, and at Anglesea on 26th-28th June and on the 14th-16th August 2009.
Further info./bookings contact Peter & Erika on 9899 0824 or
email erika@hrpartner.com.au
website www.wwme.org.au
Emmaus Charismatic Prayer Group
Emmaus Charismatic Prayer Group will meet at St Anne’s Church at 10am every Thursday. All welcome, children included.
Further information/transport contact Lambert and Elaine van der Weerden on 9744 4029
Special Collection Next Weekend
The Bursary Fund (Education of Students for the Priesthood)
Special Collection Last Weekend
$456 was raised for World Communications Day.
A VOCATION VIEW
Guided by the Holy Spirit, because with the Spirit comes, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self control. With God’s help, come forward to proclaim to those who are searching for meaning in life. As the Spirit is our life, let us be directed by the Spirit.
SINGALONG
Goonawarra Nursing Home
Friday 5 June 2.30—3.l5pm
Please come along and help entertain the residents.
Everybody welcome!
Enquiries: 9744 1060
KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS AGM
The Knights of the Southern Cross will be holding their Annual General Meeting this Wednesday at 8.00pm in the Parish House.
ALTAR SERVERS TRAINING
Training for girls and boys wishing to become Altar Servers will be held in St Anne’s Church at 1.00pm on Saturday 13 June. Applicants must be 10 years of age and have received or about to receive the Eucharist.
Any enquiries can be directed to Michael McConville—9744 2674.
H1N1 INFLUENZA (HUMAN SWINE FLU)
With the increasing prevalence of HSF into our community, Archbishop Denis Hart offers this advice:
Priests and extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion should practice good hygiene;
Holy Communion should only be distributed under the species of the Consecrated Host and not the chalice;
Prudence suggests the reception of the Host on the hand, but with respect for the freedom which Rome provides in this matter;
At the sign of peace, the Archbishop suggests using a nod rather than a handshake or embrace;
People with flu-like symptoms should not come to church while they are sick;
Any queries re H1N1 influence can be directed to: The Swine Influenza Hotline—phone 180 2007; Nurse-on-Call—phone 1300 606 024; your doctor (GP).
Copies of the Archbishop’s letter are available at the Welcoming Desk in St Anne’s Church and at the back of O.L.M.C. Church.
NEWS FROM THE SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP
Reconciliation Week 27 May—3 June. Last Tuesday 26 May we celebrated Sorry Day. In future this day will be known as the Anniversary Day for the Bringing them Home Report which was tabled in Parliament in 1997. 13 February will be the new Sorry Day commemorating the National Apology of 13 February 2008. Today (31 May) at 11.00am at The Shrine there will be the annual Honouring Indigenous Men and Women Shrine of Remembrance Service.
‘Samson & Delilah’, a film by Aboriginal Director, Warwick Thornton, picked up the Audience Award at the Adelaide Festival, where it received a 5 minute standing ovation. The film is inspired by Thornton’s own experiences growing up on the streets of Alice Springs.
On the local scene: a May 26 event was organised by the newly formed Sunbury Indigenous Group. Members of this group have been invited to meet with the Social Justice Group to see how we can work together to support the Aboriginal people living in Sunbury today. Prior to our recognition of the traditional owners in 2002, we made contact with the late Norm Hunter, Wurundjeri Elder, who shared with us his own story and that of his ancestors on whose land we now live. We now have Aboriginal people who are living here in 2009 who we can learn from and share the journey of reconciliation.
WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
Parishioners are invited to join our sisters and brothers from other Christian Churches in celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by attending a special ecumenical service to be held at St Andrew’s Uniting Church, corner of Brook and Barkly Streets, on Sunday 31 May commencing at 7.00pm.
A plate of supper to share after the service would be much appreciated.
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
This is a time for you and your spouse to be alone together, to rediscover each other and together focus on your relationship in a very positive way for an entire weekend. Your marriage deserves that kind of attention.
Weekends will be held at Anglesea on June 26-28 and August 14-16.
Further info or bookings contact Peter & Erika on 9899 0824 or email erika@hrpartner.com.au
Website www.wwme.org.au
THANK YOU – PROJECT COMPASSION
To parishioners and school families at our schools for the combined total donation of $3,720.75 to Project Compassion.
THANK YOU – MASS COUNT
To Tom Allen, Jack Flintoft, Jack Reddan and Roland Rocca for coordinating the Annual Mass Count held over the last four weekends in our parish.
The Emmaus Charismatic Prayer Group
The Emmaus Charismatic Prayer Group will not meet this Thursday 4 June.
Meetings will resume next week.
Further info or transport please contact Elaine & Lambert van der Weerden on 9744 4029.
THANK YOU
Thank you to Jim Reilly and the volunteers who assisted with the collating of Thanksgiving Envelopes, also to Karen Morris for organising envelopes and statements distribution to our school families.
AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST MORNING TEA
Volunteers from the Catholic community are invited to Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea at Goonawarra Nursing Home on Thursday 28 May 9.00—11.00am.
$5.00 admittance.
All proceeds go to the Fight against Cancer.
SUPPORT FOR FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAM
If you can support the families preparing for First Communion by hosting or leading a small home group meeting, helping with a practice session the week before the First Communion celebration or helping with the smooth running of one of the First Communion Masses, please put your name and phone number on the clipboard near the Church door and you will be contacted shortly by our Sacrament Preparation Team.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury 
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