Category: Better World

Building a better world by building a better me

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LAITY ENDORSE MARRIAGE

A number of Catholics wish to collect a petition to be forwarded to the local Federal Member of Parliament.  The words of the petition were agreed by the bishops as:
‘As a parishioner of ………………(within your electorate) please consider my position on the meaning of marriage.  Given the variety of domestic arrangements available in Australia, I request that you  protect  the unique institution of marriage as traditionally understood and actually lived as the complementary love between a man and a woman’.
Please forward before 22 December or sign a copy of the petition at the Welcome Desk.

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MORNING TEA

The Parish Coordinating Team is looking at reintroducing morning teas after Mass on a more regular basis as a way of keeping up social ties within the parish community.  This was a suggestion from parishioners at the last parish assembly.  As an initial start morning tea will be held in the foyer of St Anne’s Church after 8.30am Mass and before 10.30am Mass next Sunday so stay late or come early for a cuppa and chat!  Suggestions or queries to Julie—9740 3590 or Mary 9744 1049.

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SPECIAL COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND

MELBOURNE OVERSEAS MISSION

Since its foundation in 1969, Melbourne parishioners have supported our own mission fund to help developing nations.  Currently, the major beneficiaries are people in Papua New Guinea, Timor, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Botswana, Nigeria, Haiti and Peru.  Archbishop Denis Hart commends the fund to your continuing support. Donations of $2.00 and over are tax deductible.

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LAITY ENDORSE MARRIAGE

A number of Catholics wish to collect a petition to be forwarded to the local Federal Member of Parliament.  The words of the petition were agreed by the bishops as:

‘As a parishioner of ………………(within your electorate) please consider my position on the meaning of marriage.  Given the variety of domestic arrangements available in Australia, I request that you  protect  the unique institution of marriage as traditionally understood and actually lived as the complementary love between a man and a woman’.

Please forward before 22 December or sign a copy of the petition at the Welcome Desk.

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MORNING TEA

The Parish Coordinating Team is looking at reintroducing morning teas after Mass on a more regular basis as a way of keeping up social ties within the parish community.  This was a suggestion from parishioners at the last parish assembly.  As an initial start morning tea will be held in the foyer of St Anne’s Church after 8.30am Mass and before 10.30am Mass on Sunday 12 December so stay late or come early for a cuppa and chat!
Suggestions or queries to Julie—9740 3590 or Mary 9744 1049.

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INTERCHURCH CRIMINAL JUSTICE TASKFORCE

CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE

The Inter Church Criminal Justice Taskforce of the Victorian Council of Churches has just developed a publication to consider issues of criminal justice.
Practical recommendations are made to assist victims and families caught up in the justice system.
Ideas are also canvassed in relation to such areas as education, mental health, employment and accommodation so as to assist offenders to live a crime free life.
Some copies at the Welcoming Desk or you can download at www.css.org.au

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THANK YOU

Thank You to the children and staff of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School for raising the amount of $434.00 through a ‘Silver & Gold Donation’. The proceeds will go to Caritas Australia for the people affected by the Pakistan floods.

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SPECIAL COLLECTION

Next weekend our parish will be holding the annual CATHOLIC MISSION WORLD MISSION DAY APPEAL, focused on Timor-Leste, which suffered decades of oppression and is one of the poorest countries in the world. Pray for and support Catholic Mission’s worldwide missionary network that reaches out to people in 160 countries. Please come prepared next week and give generously towards Christ’s mission.

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OUR CANONISATION CELEBRATION ON 17 OCTOBER

On the day of Mary MacKillop’s Canonisation, we will gather for a special Mass at St Anne’s Church at 5.30pm followed by a shared meal in the Parish Centre where, from 7.00pm, there will be a direct telecast on big screens of the Canonisation from Rome.
We join our local Sisters of St Joseph on this great day.
The 5.30pm Mass at O.L.M.C. is being transferred to St Anne’s Church for this great occasion.
We shall celebrate Mary MacKillop at all Masses that weekend with special readings and hymns.

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PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE(EUTHANASIA)

THE DEBATE

In recent weeks, there has been a fresh push for the legal right for certain people (specifically doctors) to be able to kill an individual when that is what the individual wants.

There is a fine article in ‘Eureka Street’ magazine published by Jesuit Communications by John Kleinsman, Director of the New Zealand Catholic Bioethics Centre. The whole article is available http://www.eurekastreet.com.au entitled ‘Resisting the duty to die’.

The push for assisted suicide has arisen only in the affluent western societies where there is an opinion that the world belongs to those who are independent, strong and productive. It follows that in a society in which the sick, dying, disabled and elderly are undervalued, the ‘right’ to die will all too quickly become a ‘duty’ to die. People who feel
neglected, undervalued and invisible will understandably think they are a burden and will want to do the ‘right’ thing.

With our increasing ageing population, we need to give more support to help people accept greater dependence with age. Modern medicine can deal with pain generally and specialist care through the hospice movement is available. To protect the vulnerable members of our community, let us not legalise assisted suicide, but deal with any deep seated fear of the dying process.

As Christians we are blessed to have our faith that ‘if we die with Christ, we will rise with Christ’ (St Paul).

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ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE FOR YOUTH—WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 REGISTRATIONS OPEN

We are pleased to announce that registrations for pilgrims travelling with the Melbourne Archdiocese are now open. Pilgrims are encouraged to start registering as soon as possible. A maximum amount of pilgrims has been budgeted for by the Archdiocese, hence the need to register soon. All pilgrims attending WYD will need to register themselves individually – not one person on behalf of a group. Pilgrims should visit the Harvest website www.wydtours.com. A step-by-step guide to registration is on noticeboard at St Anne’s Church. Brochures at Welcoming Desk.