All ‘Youth and Children’ who are interested to join the ‘OLMC Youth and Children’s Choir’ please register your names, choir practice will be starting ASAP.
Contact Garnet Jacob on garnetjacob@yahoo.com or 9740 8328 or 0411 286 428.
HELP NEEDED FOR OUR FAMILY MASS IN THE STADIUM
The Parish needs people to help at the 7pm Christmas Mass at Rupertswood Stadium.
We need Ushers, Ministers of Communion, and Car-Park Attendants.
If you can assist please contact the Parish Office on 9744 1060.
CHRISTMAS EVE MASS
Calling all men, women and children.
We are looking to set up Lakeside Stadium at Rupertswood on Wednesday, 21 December at 7pm and need all the helpers we can get to set up around 1500 chairs for Christmas Eve Mass. Don’t be shy! Last year we set up in 25 minutes!
YOUTH GROUP
Youth (Primary and Secondary) are all welcome to join in a Carol Singing event (singing three Carols) at the Village Green on 11th Dec.
Practice will be held at St Anne’s church on 9th Dec at 7PM untill 8PM.
Dress code and further details will be circulated by email. Please forward your email address to garnetjacob@yahoo.com
If you have any ideas to make this event more fun, please contact Garnet Jacob on 97408328/0411286428.
SING-A-LONG
Goonawarra Nursing Home, Sunbury
Friday 2 December 2.30—3.15pm
Please come along and help entertain the residents.
PLEASE HELP
We desperately need more Parish Posties to help deliver the Parish Newsletters.
We send out the Newsletter only 4 times per year and need people who can deliver them to all the families in your local neighbourhood.
It will also help keep you fit.
Please contact the Parish office on 9744 1060 if you can help.
VALE REV. MONS JOHN MURPHY OAM PE
Monsignor Murphy died at St George’s hospital, Kew on 14 November. Monsignor Murphy served the church in a very positive and pastorally enriching manner, giving the fine example to both his brother priests and the community for over 48 years. He served as Assistant Priest at West Melbourne, Alphington and Coburg parishes. He was then appointed to the Catholic Immigration Office in Melbourne, whilst undertaking pastoral work at Oak Park parish. He retained this appointment full time until his appointment as Dean of the parish of Mentone. He was awarded the Order of the Medal of Australia for services to the Catholic immigration in 1994 and became the foundation Director of the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office in Canberra from 1995 to 2009. Mgr Murphy was then appointed Pastor Emeritus in 2009.
MERCY CONNECT PROJECT
Mercy works is currently recruiting volunteers to support refugee students in their educational transitions in secondary schools in Melbourne’s northern and western regions.
The volunteer commitment is half a day per week for four school terms. Contact Sr Mary Lewis rsm on 9326 1895 or email somml@bigpond.com
Don’t know what this is about………click here to go to the Sisters of Mercy website.
IMPORTANT REMINDER TO LECTORS AND MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
A training session has been arranged for all Lectors and Ministers of Communion as per the letter sent out last week.
The dates are:
Lectors have already been done.
The date for the Ministers of Communion is: Wed 16 Nov at 10am and 7.30pm.
Please come along to support each other and grow in these very important ministries. Also take the chance to meet some interesting fellow parishioners.
New Ministers will be most welcome.
VOCATION VIEW
We usually put a great amount of preparation into big events like weddings, anniversaries and parties of all kinds.
We should prepare much more for the final banquet in the Kingdom of Heaven!
JILL GIBBS NEIGHBOURHOOD GARDEN POTATO GROWERS
SOME OF OUR GARDENERS SOWING POTATOES IN THE COMMUNITY PLOT
(THE CAMERAMAN DID HELP)
REV FRANCIS O’LOUGHLIN PE
Fr O’Loughlin served the Church in a very positive and pastorally enriching manner, giving fine example to both his brother priests and the community for over 52 years. The Archdiocese is most grateful for his untiring service to the Church of Melbourne. He served as Assistant Priest at Belgrave, Pascoe Vale, Parkville, Springvale and Deepdene parishes and was appointed Administrator of Highett parish. Fr O’Loughlin was then appointed Parish Priest of Werribee, Alphington and Pascoe Vale and retired as Pastor Emeritus in 2001.
VALE REVEREND ROGER RYAN
Fr Roger Ryan was the Parish Priest of Mount Waverley and died at Dandenong Valley Private Hospital on 17 October. Father Ryan served the Church in a very positive and pastorally enriching manner, giving fine example to both his brother priests and the community for over 38 years. The Archdiocese is most grateful for his untiring service to the Church of Melbourne. He served as Assistant Priest at the parishes of Camberwell, Dandenong and Greensborough and St Patrick s Cathedral East Melbourne. He served in the Military Ordinariate (RAAF) and then was appointed Parish Priest serving in the parishes of Lilydale, North Dandenong and Mount Waverley.
WORLD MISSION DAY APPEAL ON 23 OCTOBER
“The universal mission involves everyone, everything and always. The Gospel is not an exclusive possession of those who have received it, but it is a gift to be shared, good news to be passed on to others. And this giftcommitment is entrusted not only to some, but to all the baptised, who are ` a chosen race… a holy nation, God’s own people’ (1 Peter 2:9), in order that they may proclaim his marvellous works.”…. Pope Benedict XVI
The Holy Father’s message for World Mission Sunday 2011.
INVITATION FROM THE SISTERS OF NAZARETH
The Sisters of Nazareth invite young women who are open to discerning a vocation to religious life and wishing to share a “live in” experience from Friday 21October to 23 October.
It will be held at Nazareth House, 218 Mill St, Ballarat.
Please reply to sister Rosalie O’Malley CSN on 0450 355 014.
VOCATION VIEW
We do not choose a vocation completely on our own. We must prayerfully reflect on how we can best give to God what is God’s, and then live as though everything depends on God.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury 
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