Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury
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EVERGREENS CHRISTMAS LUNCH AND NATIVITY PLAY
Christmas Lunch & Nativity Play on Friday 13 December. OLMC Years 1 & 2 have invited us to their nativity play from 12-12.30pm.
Afterwards we will cross the road to the Ball Court Hotel for our Christmas Lunch and break up.
Cost $20. Bookings Frances 9744 1999. All Welcome.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Preps have invited us to luncheon in the Multi-Purpose Room on Thursday 28 November at 12 noon. Bookings Frances 9744 1999
Christmas Lunch & Nativity Play on Friday 13 December. More details to follow.
At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School.
PARISH MEETING NIGHT
This is a concept where all the parish groups gather on one night a month, beginning with a brief prayer session together in the church, followed by their group meeting for one hour, concluding with supper together. At the parish of Kings Park (formerly St Albans West), they have followed this concept for 16 years with about 230 people involved each month. There, they use classrooms and other spaces for meetings. Each year, parishioners are asked to be in a group whichever they have the energy for in that year. Coming together on one night enthuses people as they are not meeting in isolated venues. Minutes are done at the meeting and emailed to those not present. At our Parish Assembly, this proposal was accepted for us to implement next year. Parishioners can be part of multiple Ministries as they do not need to attend monthly meetings whereas Parishioners are asked to be part of one Group who do attend a monthly meeting. The difference between Ministries and Groups will be outlined in the Parish Expo on 15 & 16 February 2014. Information will also be part of the next Neighbourhood letter to describe the various Ministries and Groups for parishioners to be part of for the next 12 months.
We are invited to the police concert and luncheon Tuesday 15 October 2013, 11.30-2.30pm Memorial Hall.
Due to heavy bookings we have been allocated only 16 places.
Bookings essential by Wednesday 8 October.
Phone Francis 97441999.
On the walls of our Gathering space are posted the reports and proposals of our numerous parish groups which were presented at our Parish Assembly on 7th September.
PARISH CONCERT
Well we had our Parish Concert, “A Banjo Sandwich“. Mind you a banjo was one of the few things Father Andrew Hayes didn’t actually play. He played keyboards, guitar, ukelele, mouth organ, whistle and others but not a banjo. The banjo sandwich came from the fact that the show started with and finished with, readings from The Bard of the Bush, Banjo Paterson.
Sandwiched between the works of Banjo Paterson were poetry and prose readings, almost all original, songs and stories, equally original, sing-a-longs and various audience participation segments.
The audience was laughing from the first minute, and probably there were a few tears shed during the reading of the “Black Saturday” poem although the part that affected me the most was the reading of “I Married a Vet“.
There was a surprisingly large turnout for a frosty winters night and I feel safe saying that everyone had a wonderful time. If fact it took Fr Andrew several attempts to get the audience to even begin to leave.
It was a packed two hours of entertainment, reflection, and community.
……………Ed
PS……if you were there leave a comment below. (Click on “Leave a Reply)
ABC interview with Fr Andrew’s Band The Stumpy Gully Bush Band here.
Website here.
Everyone is welcome to our upcoming High Tea on Wednesday 19 June 2013 from 1pm to 4pm in the Parish Centre, 101 Riddell Rd, Sunbury.
Enjoy an elegant High Tea, with an entertaining Fashion Show from a local retailer and a sing a long.
Cost will be $25.
Tickets can be purchased at the Parish office.
For further info, contact Jo on 9744 1060.
All tickets need to be paid for by no later than 12 June for catering purposes.
A Raffle where everyone wins!
Please come along and enjoy the afternoon.
City Sights
Tuesday 7 May. Cost $20. Includes bus and lunch. Leaves St Anne’s Church at 9.15am. Bookings essential. Leave money in envelope with name at the Parish Office by Sunday 5 May. Bookings through Frances on 9744 1999.
We are meeting at St Anne’s Church on Tuesday 26 February at 2pm to organise this years events.
Afternoon Tea will be included.
All welcome.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School students in Grade Prep have invited us back for another lunch on Friday 16 November at 12.30pm .
For bookings contact Frances Arians 9744 1999.
Afterwards, we are gathering at the Ballcourt Hotel for the Annual Christmas Lunch.
Cost $17.50.
Bookings by 10 December to Frances on 9744 1999.
The next outing is on Wednesday 3rd October from 10am to 11.30am at Rupertswood Mansion morning tea and show “Hot Flushes”.
Cost $15 all inclusive.
Booking essential.
Contact Frances on 9744 1999
The Annual Parish Assembly was held in the morning of 1 September. The assembly was a very happy, peaceful gathering with a very positive atmosphere. The minutes of the assembly are at the Welcome Desk. Developments from last years assembly were noted, eg. re-introduction of Children’s Liturgy of the Word, further members of St Vincent de Paul Society, better audio visual at OLMC Church, an evangelising letter to 3550 Catholic households four times per year, the international day.
Several groups including our two schools gave reports on the past twelve months.
The schools highlighted religious education initiatives especially in social justice plus the developments in teaching and learning, including use of technology. The Legion of Mary gave their report of their pastoral care to those in aged care. Vinnies gave a report of their practical care to hundreds of people in Sunbury which was so inspiring.
Fourteen proposals were put before the assembly. Seven proposals were requests for more assistance, generally of more workers to existing programmes: Baptismal Preparation team, Bingo workers, Communion ministers to sick and frail, Legion of Mary, RCIA Team, Small Christian Communities and the Youth Group.
Seven new proposals were tabled: assist archiving of Parish Historical material, a bus for the Evergreens, Catholic Education Foundation for parish families; improve acknowledgement plaque; a memorial garden at St Anne’s Church; structure all parish meetings and support a health project in remote PNG.
The fourteen proposals are on the walls of the Gathering space. Please take time to view them and sign up today or next Sunday to the proposals, either as a new volunteer or to go on a sub-committee to investigate one of the seven new proposals. Please sign up on the proposals.
I thank the Parish Co-Ordinating Team for planning the Assembly and Michael McConville for his facilitating the Assembly (and for the photos).
We are invited to the Sunbury Community free concert and luncheon, Sunbury Community Hall, Wednesday 15 August 2012 from 11.30 to 2.30pm.
Starring the Huffers & Puffers Band.
Bookings Frances Arians on 9744 1999.
HOT NEWS!!
May Outing Deferred!
Musical morning at Rupertswood Mansion now on Wednesday 30th May from 10-11.30am. Costs $15 which includes morning tea & show.
Limited places so call early. Call Frances on 9744 19999.
Our March outing is Tuesday 27 March, Reading Cinema Sunbury to see the film “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” 12pm session.
Meet in foyer 11.45am. Enquiries Frances 9744 1999.
Thank you to the OLMC Preps and their teachers, Monique, Rita and Michelle for the wonderful entertainment and lunch they gave us last Thursday.
Everyone said it was one of the best days and will be remembered with much joy.
………………………Evergreens.
Our Lady of Mt Carmel preps have invited us to lunch in the multi-purpose room at OLMC school at 12 Thur 17 Nov.
For catering purposes, please ring Frances on 9744 1999 by 10 Nov.
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