His Lordship Mons Mario Grech, Bishop of Gozo Malta will be celebrating Mass at Ta Pinu Shrine, Bacchus Marsh on Saturday 15 October at 2.30pm. Everyone is welcome.
CatholicCare Marriage Enrichment day is for couples who are happy with their marriage and would like to spend a day together. This program explores the personalities that each person brings to their marriage and it challenges couples, in a fun way, to accept and appreciate the growth opportunities their differences offer. Cost is $80 per couple and includes lunch, morning tea and afternoon tea. Sunday 16 October 9.30-4.00pm. RSVP Karin 9287 5516 or www.ccam.org.au.
Every week we have a new children’s worksheet available at all Masses. The worksheets are relevant to the weekly Gospel readings, which help the children to be engaged in the Mass. Please encourage the children to take a worksheet before Mass.
The Parish Dinner Dance will be held at the Calabria Club, Uniting Lane Bulla on Saturday 8th October 2011 from 6.30 to 11.30pm.
Cost is $50.00 per person (seating tables of 12)Four course meal and drinks.
Contact Eileen Cardillo on 5428 5354 or Maree Salm on 9744 1657.
WED 28 Sept 2pm St Pius X Church, 419 Waterdale Rd, Heidelberg followed by afternoon tea. All welcome.
Reunion.
Last chance, this great school is to be demolished shortly for apartments. We have arranged permission to view all old classrooms, etc. View our big screen slideshow of old class photos, sporting events, cadets, etc. Pick yourself out of the old photos. These can be purchased on the day. Past students & teachers come along and catch up with your old mates. BBQ lunch & drinks available. Sunday 2 October 1-5pm. John Taglieri (1970) 0432 242 981 or Frank Hargrave (1955) 0417 041 777.
Wed 21 September, Mass 7pm with Archbishop Denis Hart. The school will be open after Mass until 8.30pm to walk through and a light supper with presentations will be held. RSVP 9 Sept. 9359 5423.
Thursday 15 September, 7-9pm at St Mary’s Church, 74 Roseberry St, Ascot Vale. Topic presented will be “Anxiety in Children and Teenagers.” presented by Murray Evely. Costs $10 and bookings are through Shirley O’Sullivan 9464 5225.
Our Youth Group will be gathering this Sunday at 6.30pm at St Anne’s Church. Please bring along a favourite board game and a friend to join in the fun. Refreshments are provided. All are welcome. Further details contact garnetjacob@yahoo.com.
At every Mass, we offer ourselves to God the Father through Christ. To help those who give by automatic payments (direct debits, credit card and internet banking) to become conscious of their offering at every Mass, we shall have available tokens to be placed on the collection plate. These tokens have the printed text: “We support our parish by automatic payments: The tokens will begin this Sunday.
Thank you to a generous parishioner for the new candle protectors at both churches. These protectors are very expensive but will protect the Altar from the candle wax which is very difficult to clean.
The loving gifts given by our parishioners are our life blood. Our generous givers give back in thanksgiving to God for all that we receive. Without givers, the Parish would not have began 100 years ago. Without our generous givers, we would cease to exist now.
Statements on our giving have been sent already and today new sets of envelopes are still available to be collected. You may find it more convenient to give electronically by direct debit or by internet banking instead of finding cash each Sunday. Our banking details are enclosed with your statements to assist with any changes you may need. Electronic giving is also more convenient for our Parish.
The climax of the week is Mass later today Australia time. Please pray for the million pilgrims especially the Melbourne pilgrims who have been adversely affected by the extreme heat and are now accommodated in hotels.
A special collection will be taken up this weekend as a token of appreciation for the witness of these two religious sisters. There will also be an opportunity to say farewell to Srs Maureen and Mary at a shared lunch in the Parish Centre on next Sunday 28 August from 12.00 lunch time. Please bring a plate to share.
The Feast of the Assumption is on Monday 15 August and a Holy Day of Obligation.
Two Parish Masses in St Anne’s Church at 9.15am and 7.00pm.
At each Mass this weekend we welcome Michelle Faria. Her family are part of Sunbury Parish and their little boy Caleb has a very serious illness that needs very expensive life saving medicine.
There are petitions to sign that can be forwarded to our local member of Parliament, Ms Vamvakinou.
Please support this lovely little boy by signing the letter.
A Trivia Night and Auction will be held by the Sunbury Chaplaincy Committee on Saturday 20th August at Sunbury College commencing at 7pm. Come along for a fun night with raffles, prizes and auctions of sporting memorabilia. BYO basket supper and drinks. Tickets are $15 at “Just Planet” (37 O’Shannessy St) or ring Helen on 0407 506 507.
The Assembly will be held on Saturday 3 September from 9am to 12.30pm in the Parish Centre. Every parishioner is invited. As Pope Benedict said in 2009, “we must improve pastoral structures in such a way that we gradually promote the co-responsibility of all members of the people of God in their entirety. Lay people must no longer be viewed as collaborators of the clergy but truly recognised as co-responsible. (The Tablet– 16 July 2011 pg 17)
The assembly is one such structure for participation in decision-making and of being involved in the evangelising mission of the Church.
All parish groups and neighbourhoods are being asked to make a brief presentation on their activity in the past year and plans for the future.
We are being urged by our Church to nominate our Catholic religion on the Census form. An accurate number of Catholics helps us in our planning for the future.
Atheists are campaigning for a ‘non-vote’.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury 
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