Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury
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10.00am ‘Welcome to Country’ and reflection on Mary MacKillop’s life and legacy (please be seated by 9.55am) 10.30am Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by Archbishop Denis Hart.
Refreshments will follow at Dallas Brooks Hall, 300 Albert St. East Melbourne.
Info: www.cam.org.au/mackillop
The Centenary Ball on 9 October was an outstanding success as every one of 234 present had a marvellous evening thanks to Eileen Cardillo and her committee. The venue, the food, the band and the friendly atmosphere was fabulous.
At the Ball and at the Parish Assembly people expressed the wish for the Ball to be repeated. Consequently, the Parish Ball for 2011 will be on Saturday 8 October at the same venue—Calabria Club with the same band. Please put this date in your diary.
GRATITUDE IS THE MEMORY OF THE HEART’……St Mary MacKillop 1907
Sincere thanks to Fr Kevin, Parish Pastoral and Liturgy teams for the wonderful preparation to celebrate the Eucharist on the occasion of the Canonisation of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop. Thank you to all the parishioners who joined with us as we gathered to watch the live telecast, enjoy each other’s company and to share in a delicious meal
Sisters Mary and Maureen
Australia’s newest musical MACKILLOP is playing in Melbourne from 23-24 October. It’s a truly spectacular celebration of Mary MacKillop.
Melbourne Shows:
Sat 23 Oct (3.00pm & 7.30pm) Sun 24 Oct (1.00pm) at Besen Centre, 87-89 Station Street Burwood.
Tickets $45 adults, $40 concession, $35 each (groups of 7+) $30 each (family of 4+) www.mackilloptickets.org or phone 0424 648 034.
100% of the profits from this production are going to the Canonisation Appeal.
Our Parish Assembly will be held in the Parish Centre next Saturday 16 October from 9.30am to 2.00pm including a shared lunch.
This is an occasion to plan for future initiatives in the mission of our parish to bring the Good News to all in our area.
Our facilitator is Jill Gibbs assisted by Margaret Green, both of whom have been with us several times.
Some neighbourhoods have met and made proposals.
Sat 16 October 7.00pm to 10.00pm, cnr Brook & Barkly Streets, Sunbury.
Family $30 (2 adults & up to 4 children) Adults $14 Concession/Pensioner $8 Child $5 (under 18). Tickets from Sunbury Print & Copy Centre, Old Bakery Walk on Fridays and also at the door on the night.
Supper provided.
Money raised to go to Australian disaster relief.
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.
Last month about 140 of her colleagues in Catholic Education gathered at a function centre to congratulate Lucy Jackanic on her thirty years of principalship in our Catholic Schools. Staff of St Anne’s School organised the surprise celebration to which her mother and sister were also invited. A great night was had by all.
Father Peter Monaghan of Salesian College was recently named City of Hume’s secondary teacher of the year. Fr. Peter has taught at the College for nine years during which time he introduced the VCAL program (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning) as an alternative to VCE. Students from our two parish schools have priority entry to Salesian College which has a waiting list for next year.
Thank you to a family who migrated to our parish in recent years for having donated a new vacuum cleaner for cleaning our church.
Thank you: Special Collection Apostleship of the Sea $771.00.
Statements to 29 August are now available.
To save on postage please collect yours from the table in the Gathering Space at St Anne’s Church.
Statements are in alphabetical order.
Please note statements for school families will be delivered via the schools…..Thank you.
Further details at http://www.cam.org.au/jobs
Sunday 10 October 2.00 to 4.00pm St Anne’s Church.
Contact Val 9744 3372.
The Youth Group will meet next Sunday 26th September in St Anne’s Church at 6.30 to 7.30pm.
Friday 1 October Goonawarra Nursing Home 2.30-3.15pm.
Please come along and help entertain the elderly residents. Enquiries: Irene 9744 1060.
Sat 9 October at Calabria Club, Bulla. Five-course meal plus drinks, live band, cost $55.00 each.
Tickets on sale after each Mass this weekend OR may be purchased now by ringing Eileen Cardillo 54 285 354 or Sheila Stafford on 9740 9966.
Today we gather in the Bulla neighbourhood to recall with thanksgiving the grace of God and the faith of our forebears who first celebrated the Eucharist within the present boundaries of our parish in 1852.
The earlier settlers in Bulla from Ireland gathered in two family homes—the Daniel’s and Cosgrove’s to celebrate Mass presided over by Father Patrick Dunne who came on horse from Coburg to the houses (Mrs Daniel, a widow with many children) in Oaklands Road just north of Somerton Road.
For 24 years, Catholics gathered in homes for Mass until St Michael’s Church was built in 1876. Then the priest came from Keilor—a shorter ride!
In our centenary year, we celebrate that the Bulla area was incorporated into the new parish of Sunbury a hundred years ago when the new parish of Sunbury was established in 1911.
Our pastoral plan of developing neighbourhoods within our parish is a return to the original structure of our parish when all the families in Bulla knew and supported each other.
……Fr Kevin
Senior parishioners and friends are invited to a Mass at St Anne’s on Friday 8 October (during Seniors Week) at 10.00am, followed by morning tea and an historical display in the Parish Centre.
The Assembly will be held in the Parish Centre on Saturday 16 October from 9.30am to 2.00pm including a shared lunch. This is an occasion to plan for future initiatives in the mission of our parish to bring the Good News to all in our area.
Last week, I was one of eighty Catholics at our annual conference which was very stimulating intellectually as we listened to some of Australia’s best theologians and canonical practitioners. Also present were two priests who have worked in Rome recently in areas of church law and showed us the compassionate face of those dealing with problems in our worldwide Church. It was also good to pray together and be with friends whom I catch up with most years since 1977. We gather to support each other as we work together in the often sad ministry to those divorced who are seeking a declaration of nullity so as to marry again in the Church.……………………………………….Fr Kevin
Fr Michael entered eternal life suddenly on 10 September at the age of 62 years. Ordained in 1973, Michael after being assistant priest for 18 years became parish priest of Jordanville in 1990 and in 1999 was given two parishes Aspendale and Mordialloc. Michael was well-loved and enthusiastic about renewing the liturgy. In recent years, he was suffering poor health and died in his sleep.
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