Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury
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On 7 February at 10.30am Mass, Bishop Costelloe, Bishop of the Northern Region, will dedicate the new altar and font at St Anne’s Church.
On 21 March we will celebrate 150 years of O.L.M.C. School beginning a year of celebrations for the school and the centenary of our parish in February 2011.
Our parish debt is $690,120. In addition, our combined debt on both our schools is just over $2 million. Thanks to our 997 donors who gave an average of $7.50 a week in Thanksgiving Offering.
Thanks to all who have supported the activity of our parish by their giving generously of their time and money to support the activity of our parish;
Thanks also to all those employed in our parish office and our two schools as pastoral, secretarial, support and teaching staff for their wonderful contribution throughout 2009.
Parish Renewal—sessions of spiritual renewal were offered in April and October. We continued on our target of giving all 14,000 Catholics of our parish a sense of belonging. To assist this, our infrastructure of 22 neighbourhoods was strengthened. We were invited by the Archdiocese of outline our process to other large outer Melbourne parishes in November.
During the first four months, we worshipped in the Parish Centre while a new ceiling, heating/cooling, a new altar, a new font, new ambo, new ambry, audio loop were installed in St Anne’s Church.
In May a proper access ramp was constructed at O.L.M.C. Church.
In November a gala auction dinner and raffle raised sufficient finance to restore the bell tower at O.L.M.C. Church hopefully by the time of the sesquicientary in March. The steel has arrived in the factory.
In March, Paul Hogan, Deputy Principal at Essendon, was appointed Principal at O.L.M.C. School. In June, Shane Crawford—Deputy Principal at Heidelberg was appointed Deputy Principal at St Anne’s School. Sadly, we lost Helen Williams, a staff member for 26 years, in October as she entered eternal life.
During the third term, the carpark at St Anne’s Church was asphalted with a new bus terminal. The Federal Government granted $200,000 and the school took out a ten year loan of $142,000.
Painting of the exterior of St Anne’s Church—was completed over five days under the expert guidance of Santo Munafo. Sincere gratitude to the 20 parishioners who willingly gave their time earlier this month.
123 parishioners were baptised into the Body of Christ and brought into the life of our Church.
Confirmation was conferred at St Patrick’s Cathedral on 8 November—two sessions to accommodate the 137 Confirmands.
27 weddings were celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
32 funerals took place in our churches.
Wednesday at 7.00pm.
In recent years, it has taken us only 30 minutes to set out 1,500 chairs which can easily be carried by a child—so many hands make light work!
Thursday at 6.15pm.
Carparking attendants are required on Thursday evening from 6.15pm.
All Christmas Masses
All Christmas Masses will need volunteers to welcome and hand out newsletters.
Anyone able to help please ring Parish Office—9744 1060.
Pope Benedict is following Sunbury’s lead and is celebrating Christmas Night Mass at 10.00pm in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome.
Kairos is now on sale ($2) from the gift shop at St Anne’s Church or may be viewed on www.kairos.com.au—featuring bushfire recovery, child protection, testing in schools, Advent and Christmas.
At the Carols on the Village Green last Sunday, the children from Our Lady of Mount Carmel School superbly presented two Carols before an audience of 2,000 and broadcast live on FM local radio. They sang ‘This Little Boy’ and ‘The Inglewood Carol’ – the children knew every word by heart and sung distinctly.
Our music teacher is Ruth Lethlean.
Sunbury celebrates Christmas 2009 on the Village Green—Sunday 13 December at 7.00pm.
Free BBQ at 6.00pm. BYO seating.
Performances by Sunbury Divas; local primary schools; combined churches chorale & band.
Organised by Sunbury Christian Churches and sponsored by Sunbury businesses.
Since its foundation in 1969, Melbourne parishioners have supported their own mission fund to help developing nations.
This has marked our Archdiocese for its exceptional generosity.
Currently the major beneficiaries are people in Papua New Guinea, Timor, India, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Botswana, Nigeria, Samoa and Peru.
Archbishop Denis Hart commends the fund to your continuing support.
Donations of $2.00 and over are tax deductible.
We have been very concerned that our families who were told last week by Hume Council that the Council will no longer be providing before and after school care for all our families after 16 December.
As a result Mrs Jackanic, Mr Hogan and myself have investigated an alternative arrangement.
We are happy to report that all our children from both schools will now be catered for in the Before and After School Hours Care at Sunbury West School, Elizabeth Drive where a private company, OSH Club, provides the care.
The fees and the busing arrangement will be similar to this year.
Parents are asked to register as soon as possible on www.oshclub.com.au and book under the Sunbury West program.
Fr Kevin
Special Collection for Catholic Deaf—amount raised $723.50.
Support the work of Columban Mission and buy one of these fabulous calendars (great gifts for family and friends).
The Companions of the Cathedral newsletter
Please take a copy home with you. Includes a Christmas message from the Dean—Very Reverend Gerard Johnson.
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Parish of East Keilor is planning a pilgrimage to Antioch and Rome – the two Sees of St Peter – next year (19 Sep – 06 Oct).
This tour also includes several sites in Turkey including Gallipoli.
Price is $6990.
An optional pre-tour to the Holy land is also available (10 Sep – 18 Sep). The price of this tour is $2290.
All prices are per person, twin share.
Further info. please contact Fr Tony Doran 9337 4141 or Steven Green at ETM Travel 9521 5355.
WEDNESDAY 9 DECEMBER ST ANNE’S CHURCH 10.00AM
followed by a cuppa in the foyer.
Prayer A carefull hearing of the latest Neighbourhood letter followed by a communal reading of the prayer in the letter
Parish Target This short statement was read to the assembled team.
By the end of 2009 all the people of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Parish Sunbury, through their experiences and through structures of communication and participation, are aware of the value of every person.
PCT Membership Each Neighbourhood will elect a permanent representative to be a member of the PCT from the Parish AGM on the 27th Feb 2010. This representation will likely be for a twelve month period which will be renewable if the Neighbourhood and the representative is willing. In order to facilitate this, Neighbourhoods will be asked to meet and arrange the drop of an invitation to all the Catholics in the neighbourhood so all will have an opportunity to elect a representative to the Parish Coordinating Team. At the meeting where the PCT representative is elected, the Neighbourhoods will also be asked for any proposals they may like to present to the Parish AGM.
Parish Assembly or AGM Will be held on the 27th Feb 2010 and written reports/posters from all Parish groups will be hung on the walls and each group will be asked to give a verbal report of about half a minute. Proposals will also be accepted from the Neighbourhoods via their elected representative. Proposals will need to be submitted in writing by 19th Feb.
Next meeting Wednesday 3rd Feb 2010 at 7.30pm
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury 
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