Please note there will be Adoration on Friday 5 December in St Anne’s Church at 7.00pm. The theme will be the Immaculate Conception and OLMC Youth group will be participating.
REQUEST FROM OUR LADY OF ROSA MYSTICA
She wishes people to celebrate each year on December 8, between 12-1pm in St Anne’s Church, the hour of graces for the whole world.
With this exercise, one will receive numerous spiritual and bodily graces.
All are welcome.
For those who wish to learn to pray the rosary, check out a beautiful and helpful website at www.therosary3.com.
HOUR OF PRAYER AND ADORATION
Please note there will be Adoration on Friday 5 December in St Anne’s Church at 7.00pm.
LEGION OF MARY MASS
Mass will be offered on Friday 14 November at 9.15am for all the faithful departed Legionaries members and Auxiliaries.
Also, please note there will be no Adoration on Friday 7 December.
MASS OF REMEMBRANCE THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED
Thank you to all parishioners who attended the Mass of Remembrance on Wednesday night. Thank you to Fr Bert who celebrated a very moving Mass with those who attended. The supper afterward was enjoyed by many who then shared stories of their loved ones.
Throughout November, our parish will be bringing the “Book of
Life” with the Gifts at the Procession. Please feel free to add your loved ones names to the book. Also, November 30 will be the day Fr Kevin will bless graves at Bull Cemetery (2pm) then Sunbury Cemetery (3pm). All welcome.
MASS OF REMEMBRANCE
Mass of Rememberance will be celebrated on Wednesday 5 November in memory of our dear departed loved ones. All are welcome to attend Mass at 7.30pm in St Anne’s Church which will be followed by Supper. Please bring a photo of your loved one if you wish.
At all Masses this month, we will be bringing the “Book of Life” to the Altar with the Procession of the Gifts, for those who have entered the names of their loved ones to be prayed for this month of November. You are welcome to add to the “Book of Life” throughout the month if you wish. Blank sheets are available in each church.
As November is the month we dedicate to the memories of our
departed loved ones, a reminder that Fr Kevin will be blessing graves on Sunday 30 November at Bulla Cemetery at 2pm then Sunbury Cemetery at 3pm.
Our Church Tapestry has been changed to the colour purple to commemorate the feast of All Saints and All Souls this weekend.
OUR SINCERE SYMPATHY
Our parish community offers our prayerful sympathy to Fr Bert Fulbrook as his older sister, Anne Mamo, entered eternal life last weekend. Anne lived in London with her family but was very close to Fr Bert.
Also, we offer our sincere sympathy to Helen Bull and her family as Brendan Bull entered eternal life on Monday morning. His funeral was celebrated on Friday in St Anne’s church with many family and friends in attendance. Brendan and Helen have been very active parishioners in this parish for many years until Brendan became ill. Our community is very grateful for the generosity Brendan and Helen have given to our parish in the past.
Our parish community also offer our prayerful sympathy to the family of Mathew Nash whose funeral prayers will be celebrated on Wednesday 5 November at 11am.
LEGION OF MARY
Mass will be offered on Friday 14 November at 9.15am for all the faithful departed Legionaries members and Auxiliaries.
Also, please note there will be no Adoration on Friday 7 December.
LOURDES DAY MASS
Lourdes Day Mass will be celebrated in St Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday 6 December at 10.30am. Wheelchair access is available at both side entrances. A blessing with Lourdes water will be given by Archbishop of Melbourne, Denis Hart.
FIRST RECONCILIATION
First Reconciliation will be celebrated in four sessions on the evenings of this Wednesday and Thursday. Please continue to pray for our children as they begin to celebrate the Sacrament of God’s merciful love.
REMEMBERING LOVED ONES IN NOVEMBER
The month of November is dedicated to the prayerful memory of the Faithful departed. Our parish will celebrate the memory of loved ones. At each of our churches there will be blank leaflets to write the names of those who have died, to be placed in a Memorial Book of the Dead. This book will be for display and presented at each Mass during the Procession of the Gifts. The leaflets may be taken home and returned completed during October.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AND FASTING FOR THE SYNOD 0N THE FAMILY
There will be a National Day of prayer and fasting on Friday 10 October for the Synod on the Family. The Bishops of Australia invite us all to pray earnestly for the Synod on the Family taking place in Rome 5-19 October and especially to join in a National Day of Prayer and fasting on Friday 10 October. Also, please take the prayer cards that are on the Welcome Desk in St Anne’s foyer, for you to pray at home with your families.
A resource called “Sanctuary and Servant of Life” is also available at the Welcome Desk. It is embracing family values– even the
many different shapes families come in!
The Synod on Marriage and Family has been called by Pope Francis and opens today. There are four participants from Melbourne, a married couple, a woman and our archbishop. The sessions are from 9am to 1pm and 4pm to 7pm from Monday to Saturday for two weeks.
The second part of the synod will be held next October. Let us keep the synod in our prayers.
ROYAL COMMISSION INTO THE MELBOURNE RESPONSE
The websites are not easy to find so here is the web addresses for transcripts, opening addresses etc. Scroll down the page for the information in MSWord or PDF format.
http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/case-study/791fd480-ba30-45bc-ba79-cbad85f27023/case-study-16,-august-2014,-melbourne
On this page are summaries of each days proceedings. Titled “Updates”. Note that the summaries are from the Truth, Justice and Healing Council.
http://www.tjhcouncil.org.au/royal-commission/case-study-16-melbourne-response/case-study-16-hearing-room-updates.aspx
ROSARY & ADORATION
Rosary and Adoration will be held in St Anne’s Church from 7-8pm on Friday 1 August. All welcome.
FR MATTHEW BALDWIN THANKSGIVING MASS
Sunday night 29th June we gathered in St Anne’s Church in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury to join with Rev Matthew Baldwin as he celebrated his Thanksgiving Mass following his Ordination on the previous day. His friends and family had come to celebrate with him, including his Uncle John from Cessnock. Apparently the Hunter Valley is much warmer than Sunbury at 5.30 at night.
Here is a slideshow of some photos of the night.
ALTAR SERVERS
Training for Girls and Boys wishing to join the Altar Server Team will be held at 11am on Saturdays 5 and 12 July in St Anne’s Church.
New members must have received or are about to receive 1st Eucharist. Enquiries to Michael McConville 97442674
MATTHEW BALDWIN ORDINATION AND THANKSGIVING MASS
ORDINATION
June 28, Matthew Baldwin, a former student of St Anne’s school and Salesian College will celebrate his Ordination to the Priesthood at St Patrick’s Cathedral.
THANKSGIVING MASS
Sunday June 29, Matthew will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at our 5.30pm Parish Mass, at St Anne’s church. After Mass all are invited to share refreshments in the Parish Centre, to meet and congratulate Matthew. Please bring a small plate to share.
EMMAUS CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP
EMMAUS CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP meets at St Anne’s Church at 10.00am on Thursdays. All welcome including children. For further info/transport please contact Grace on 9746 3294.
PRAYER CARDS
Prayer Cards are available on the Welcome Desk in St Anne’s church. The Prayer Cards are for the upcoming Synod on the Family that Pope Francis has announced. The Synod will discuss the many issues facing families today. Pope Francis wishes us to pray that the Holy Spirit will illuminate those who will participate in the gathering. The Synod will be held in October 2014.
NEWS FROM THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
A recent addition to the Parish Website is the story of our first Parish Priest Fr J Gallivan. Further additions relating to our history will be made in the future.
Two statues from St Michael’s Church in Bulla have recently come back to the Parish and are on display in the Historic Room.
We are always grateful to receive copies of any photos that relate to Parish. Please write names of those in the picture on the back (for future reference).
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury 
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