The Life, Marriage and Family Office invites you and your families to join us at the Annual Anniversary Mass. The Mass will be celebrated at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday 16 August at 11.00am by Archbishop Denis Hart.
To register ring 9287 5579 or email cmf@melbourne.catholic.org.au
Registrations close on Friday 7 August.
Group photographs will be taken after the Mass in the Cathedral grounds and couples who register will receive commemorative certificates.
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS
NEW EMAIL ADDRESS: Due to the overwhelming amount of spam received on ‘info@olmcsunbury.org.au’, we have had to change our email address to parishoffice@olmcsunbury.org.au
ICON OF ST ANNE AND HER DAUGHTER THE VIRGIN MARY
The 16th century Icon was painted in Crete. While I was in Greece on a Biblical Study Tour with Catholic Theological College last year, I found a copy of the icon in a small museum. The copy is hanging in the Gathering Space.
SPECIAL COLLECTION NEXT WEEKEND
The annual appeal for Centacare Catholic Family Services will take place in our parish next weekend. Centacare has been supporting and caring for the families of the Melbourne Archdiocese for over 70 years and relies on the support of our Catholic community. Please give generously so Centacare can continue to support families to deal with the complex issues they face today.
JULY—A MONTH OF HOPE
This month marks the official one-year anniversary of World Youth Day 08. Whether you were a pilgrim, a DID08 coordinator, volunteer or Melbourne Stay host.
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate July as a month of hope.
Catch up with fellow pilgrims and attend an Evening of Prayer at St Francis’ Church with Bishop Timothy Costelloe on Wed 22 July at 7.30pm.
Further info. 9412 3300 or visit www.aoy.org.au
MELBOURNE PRIESTS’ GATHERING
Earlier this month, 120 of us gathered at the request of our archbishop to support one another. As usual when priests gather, there was plenty of talk, laughter and good will. This supports the recent survey of 1,286 priests in U.S.A. which found that 90.2% of priests are happy overall. A similar survey in 2001 gave identical results. These surveys contradict the public perception of most of the Western world that ministerial priesthood is a sad and lonely life. ‘When priests speak from the heart they will tell you that they find priesthood satisfying; they enjoy the ministry of a priest; and they’d do it all over again’ (Fr. S. Rossetti, Washington D.C.).
Fr Kevin
YOUTH GATHERING
You are invited to a get together on Sunday evening at 6.30pm-8.30pm, 26 July. Pizzas and fun to be shared by all at Mt Carmel School multipurpose room. Please call the parish office by Thursday 23 July for catering.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
1. Your generous donation amounting to $769.40 has helped ease the burden of missionaries and brought life to faith communities around the world. Thank you for joining with Catholic Mission and playing your part in the mission of salvation for all. Please consider Partnering with us as a regular monthly donor for the sake of those most in need. Call 1800 257 296 for more information.
2. The annual collection for the Holy Father amounted to $660.50—thank you.
ANNUAL MELBOURNE PRIESTS’ CONFERENCE
The Archbishop requested all his priests to gather at Geelong last week for a four-day residential conference on the theme ‘the Person of the Priest’. Our keynote speaker was Fr. Tim Costello, a New Zealand Marist Father. After many years working with seminarians and religious in formation, he is now a lecturer in Rome where he teaches in the Institute of Psychology. He gave us six presentations of about an hour each. We did group work as well among 105 of our confreres. Fr Martin Ashe and his committee organised the conference.
Fr Kevin
CELEBRATION OF PARISH CENTENARY AND SCHOOL SEQUICENTENARY
A committee, drawn from the Parish Animating and Coordinating Team, our schools, Parish Historical Committee, have met twice in recent months and has set out a series of Activities to celebrate the 150th anniversary of O.L.M.C. School founded in March 1860 and the 100th anniversary of our parish founded in January 1911.
The provisional program of events:
2010
Weekend of 20/21 March: Celebration of School 150th anniversary—stall at Sunbury Festival, School Reunion, Launch of History Book
17 April: Bush Dance at local farm
4 June: Trivia Night based on parish history at Parish Centre
16 July: Parish Feast Day
8 August: Parish Concert on Feast of Blessed Mary MacKillop
26 Sep: Feast of St Michael, celebration of the history of Bulla
9 Oct: Parish Ball at Parish Centre
7 Nov: Car Rally to local landmarks
2011
27 Feb: Final Celebration to mark 100 years of Parish establishment
Those involved included accountants, architects, a town planner, a lawyer, educationalists, an engineer and experts in government legislation. At the end of each session, we all agreed on some changes and our future approaches, and went away contented. It demonstrated to me that no one person has all the truth (only God has) and no one is so poor that they have nothing to offer in resolving problems. The people of Nazareth were closed and unable to receive God’s wisdom. How open am I? How prophetic?
Fr Kevin
SING A LONG at the Goonawarra Nursing Home
Where: Goonawarra Nursing Home
When: Friday 3 October—2.30 to 3.15pm
Who:More volunteers needed!
Please come along and help entertain the elderly residents.
BRINGING YOUR BABY HOME
Bringing Your Baby Home is a free workshop by Catholic Family Services for parents experiencing the transition to parenthood or have a baby under one year of age.
Time:
9.30am to 3.00pm—babies welcome!
Venues:
Sat 25 July—Werribee
Sat 1 August—Sunshine Hospital
Sat 5 September—Greensborough
Enquiries:
9287 5516.
There is much excitement in welcoming a new baby, but research shows that within three years, two-thirds of couples experience a significant drop in relationship satisfaction and an increase in conflict.
The program is also available over two evenings.
CENTENARY OF DEATH OF BLESSED MARY MACKILLOP
The Centenary is on Saturday 8 August. The Sisters of St Joseph invite all to a celebration of her life at 9.30am at St Patrick’s Cathedral followed by Mass at 10.00am.
Brochures are at the Welcome Desk.
LASALLIAN LINK UP
Young people (16-35) are invited to attend Lasallian Link Up. This is an opportunity to re-establish your link with the spirit of Lasalle, to meet up with old friends, meet new people, find out what’s happening in the Lasallian world and how you can be part of it again.
When: Sat 25 July Time: 10.00am—5.00pm (lunch & snacks provided).
Where: St James College, 160 Bignell Rd. East Bentleigh.
RSVP / further info, contact Des Calleja at dec@stbedes.catholic.edu.au or SMS—0402 953 755 by 15 July.
VOCATION VIEW
Through the ministry of our ordained priests, we receive Holy Communion. Through the Body and Blood of Christ, we are made one body: to become Christ-like … purified … ready to serve. Pray for Vocations.
ORDINATION OF BISHOP LES TOMLINSON
This will take place on next Wednesday. Please remember him in your prayers as he undertakes his new ministry for the eastern region of the Archdiocese.
Any Knights who can assist.
There are 13 Bishops arriving on different flights on Wednesday between 1:30 and 4:30 pm at Melbourne Airport and we desperatly need drivers to transport them to the Cathedral. Similarly, I need drivers to take them back on Thursday with flights leaving at 7:00am to noon. They need to be at the airport an hour before their flight.
Check with Knights who aren’t on email to see if they can help.
Also more ushers are needed Wednesday from 6:00pm.
Call the K.S.C.V. office on 9899 9612
FEAST OF THE SACRED HEART 19 JUNE
This an opportunity to remember the compassion of Christ and how we should extend such compassion to those in need. A Mass will be celebrated at each of our churches.
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2008 ANNIVERSARY MONTH
Join other people around the Archdiocese and celebrate the one-year anniversary of World Youth Day 2008 this July. Catch up with fellow pilgrims and enjoy a special performance by international musician Mail Maher on 5 July, Catechesis in the Cathedral with Fr Chris Ryan MGL on 19 July and an Evening of Prayer at St Francis with Bishop Prowse on 22 July.
For more info, contact the Archdiocesan Office for Youth on 9412 8408 or visit http://www.aoy.org.au
WORKERS IN THE VINEYARD
This weekend we will be invited to pray and think about our involvement in parish life. We will be asked next weekend to indicate the areas in which we sense that God is calling us to serve and the weekend after that we will have a special commissioning ceremony at each Mass to ask God’s blessing on the work that we have offered to do and to pray for each other as we work together to make the Kingdom of God ever more present here and now.
Please join us in praying to the Holy Spirit that he may light a fire of love in the hearts of our parishioners
Ask the Lord of the Harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field
Mt 9:38
ALTAR SERVERS
Training for girls and boys wishing to become Altar Servers will be held in St Anne’s Church at 1.00pm on Saturday 13 June.
Applicants must be 10 years of age and have received or about to receive Eucharist.
Any enquiries can be directed to Michael McConville—9744 2674.
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