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OLMC PARISH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION-BUSH DANCE

OLMC PARISH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION BUSH DANCE

SAT 17 APRIL
7.00PM TO 10.00PM

Venue: Kinkora Park, Shepherds Lane off Sunbury Bulla Rd. BYO basket supper, drinks and chair. Sausage sizzle, soft drinks, tea/coffee on sale! This Centennial Celebration ideal for all ages reminds us of our roots as a farming community as the Bush Dance will be held in a very large shed on a working farm.
Over 300 tickets have already been sold.
Tickets $5.00 single $10.00 family: contact Laura 0419 771 717.

WORKING BEE-HELP NEEDED

Sat 10 April 2.00pm

Ten people to help clean out the shed for the Bush Dance. Please call Michael McConville on 9744 2674.

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THANK YOU

Thank you for your wonderful response to the Special Collection on Good Friday for the Holy Lands. A total of $1,957 was received.

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THANK YOU

Thank you for your wonderful response to the Special Collection on Good Friday for the Holy Lands. A total of $1,957 was received.

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‘VATICAN II—MADE SIMPLE’

‘VATICAN  II—MADE SIMPLE’

This is a small book by Fr Bill O’Shea of Brisbane, a well-known scripture scholar and author in Queensland. At the parish meeting on 27 February, several people wanted more knowledge about the Church teaching at Vatican II. The book is on sale at the Gift Shop / Piety Stall at $8.00.

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GOOD FRIDAY HOLY LAND COLLECTION

Last year Australian Catholics donated $1.1 million. 71% of this collection was spent on the poor Christians in the Holy Land: 47% on charitable programs for the poor, 19% on education programs, 5% on pastoral programs. 29% of the collection was spent on restoring the Holy Places, e.g. Bethany, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth etc. Many Christians are living in intolerable conditions with scarce housing and constant threat of violence and hatred. The Franciscans have supported Christians in the Holy Land since the time of St Francis, in spite of persecution and martyrdom.

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THANK YOU

Thank you to those who planned and prepared the Power Point and rehearsed the liturgy and music during Holy Week; to those who cleaned the churches, provided the flowers, washed the linen, welcomed others, etc……THANKS…..Fr Kevin

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KAIROS ON SALE THIS WEEKEND-$2.00 EACH FROM THE GIFT SHOP

Features include: A lifetime as a humble beginner – a profile of Melbourne born Fr Gerald O’Collins SJ, back from the Vatican after 33 years; Sunday Mass: do not miss the Eucharist – New York’s Archbishop Dolan tells New Yorkers the Sabbath is a window on eternity; our encounter with the sacred; All should offer their body and blood at Mass – the Eucharist invades our entire day, claims preacher of the Pontifical household.

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ABUSE IN THE CHURCH

Care and healing for those harmed through sexual or physical abuse by personnel of the Church is available. Call toll free 1800 815 030 for information on services which are free, independent and confidential.

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OUR 2010 HOLY WEEK PROGRAM

  • Tuesday 11.00am: Chrism Mass or Mass of the Oils.  The Archbishop invites all Catholics to join all his priests to celebrate the  blessing  and  consecration  of the Oils used in the sacraments.  Priests  renew  their  commitment at this Mass in the Cathedral.  Being the Year of the Priest, this Mass has greater significance this year.
  • Tuesday 7.30pm: Communal Penitential Service in preparation for Easter when we shall renew our baptismal commitment.  The  theme  will  be  the  forgiving father  as Jesus taught us in Luke 15.  We will leave with a new attitude to live out in our centenary year.
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ONE EVENT OVER THREE DAYS IN ST ANNE’S CHURCH

  • Thursday 7.30pm: Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Silent Adoration in side Chapel to 10.00pm)
  • Friday 3.00pm: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
  • Saturday 8.00pm: The Easter Vigil Mass

Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence from meat for those over 14 years of age.

  • 9.00am: Way of the Cross in the grounds of OLMC church-the text is totally biblical
  • 10.00am: Combined Christians Good Friday Service on the Village Green
  • 3.00pm: Liturgy of the Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion-St Anne’s Church
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VALE FR . JOHN MULLALLY

Born in 1928 in Tipperary, he studied for the priesthood in the seminary in Carlow which, at the time, had about 170 students. This seminary has been closed for some years due to a lack of vocations. About 30 priests came from the Carlow seminary in the fifties to Melbourne. John arrived in Melbourne in 1952 and served in various parishes, was a lecturer at Mercy Teachers College and successively parish priest of Doncaster, East Melbourne, Maidstone and Essendon until 2009 when he retired. He also served on several diocesan committees for many years. His wise advice was often sought. He helped me twenty-four years ago with the Thanksgiving program. May this great priest receive the reward of his long labours……Fr Kevin

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BACCHUS MARSH CATHOLIC MUSEUM

The Bacchus Marsh Catholic Museum is open 1.00-4.00pm Sunday 28 March. Entry via Convent Lane which is just a few doors past the Blacksmiths Cottage in the main street (Bacchus Marsh Road). Both the museum and the Blacksmiths Cottage are open on the fourth Sunday of each month.