THANK YOU
Thanks to all the wonderful parishioners who supported Joe and myself through my long hospitalisation. Thank you for your prayers, best wishes, gifts, cards, flowers, visits, telephone calls and most of all your valued friendship. Special thanks to Fr Kevin.
……Joan Koren
CARITAS AUSTRALIA’S GLOBAL GIFTS
Change the world this Christmas.
Give the Gift of Life, i.e. Peace $20; Food Security $40; Health $50; Water $75; Education $100; Disaster Response $200.
Visit www.caritas.org.au
Brochures at Welcoming Desk.
SING A LONG AT GOONAWARRA NURSING HOME
Friday 3 December 2.30pm to 3.15pm.
All welcome!
Please come along and help entertain the elderly residents.
O.L.M.C. SCHOOL PROGRESS REPORT
Painting has been completed on the top storey of the new building and light fittings will be installed this week.
EVERGREENS—CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Tuesday 7 December at Sunbury Football Club, Riddell Road. Cost $25.00—pay on day.
Bookings essential—Frances 9744 1999.
ADVENT REFLECTION / PRAYER DAY
Wed 1 December—10.00am to 3.00pm at St Mary’s Parish Lancefield/Romsey, 27 Chauncey St. Lancefield.
Facilitator John Stuart.
Cost: $5.00 BYO lunch to share. Tea/coffee provided.
RSVP Joanne on 54 292 130 by Tue 30 November.
FAREWELL MASS FOR MRS LUCY JACKANIC
On Sunday 28 November at 10.30am at St Anne’s Church we will be especially celebrating Lucy’s eight years as principal at St Anne’s. This will be followed by Morning Tea in Parish Centre. All welcome.
CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
Tuesday 7 December at Tobin Brothers Chapel, 22 Barkly St. Sunbury. Further info. on noticeboard St Anne’s Church. RSVP by Friday 28 November to 9373 7000 or email:
Christmas@tobinbrothers.com.au
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT
SUNDAY 12 DECEMBER –VILLAGE GREEN 7.00PM
(organised by Sunbury Christian Churches and sponsored by Sunbury Community & Local Businesses).
Free sausage sizzle from 6.00pm provided by the Sunbury Kiwanis Club.
BYO seating.
Candles and drinks for sale by St John’s Ambulance. Performances by Salesian College Band, local primary schools, combined churches chorale & band, Sunbury Girl Guides.
INTERCHURCH CRIMINAL JUSTICE TASKFORCE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE
The Inter Church Criminal Justice Taskforce of the Victorian Council of Churches has just developed a publication to consider issues of criminal justice.
Practical recommendations are made to assist victims and families caught up in the justice system.
Ideas are also canvassed in relation to such areas as education, mental health, employment and accommodation so as to assist offenders to live a crime free life.
Some copies at the Welcoming Desk or you can download at www.css.org.au
CARITAS AUSTRALIA’S GLOBAL GIFTS
Change the world this Christmas—give the Gift of Life, i.e. Peace $20; Food Security $40; Health $50; Water $75; Education $100; Disaster Response $200. Visit http://www.caritas.org.au Brochures at Welcoming Desk.
SPECIAL COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND – CATHOLIC DEAF
Your donation will assist deaf people to live life to the full…..’I have come so that you might have life – life in all its fullness’ – John 10:10-11.
WELCOMING STRANGERS—MAKING SPACE FOR THE OTHER IN OUR LIVES
Welcoming Strangers is the title of a talk by Cardinal Wilfred Napier of Durban, South Africa at Genazzanno College Hall, 301 Cotham Road, Kew on 22 November at 7.45pm.
Organised by the Council of Christians & Jews.
Cost $10 incl. supper.
SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES
The four Small Christian Community groups in the parish will be concluding the 2010 calendar year with a combined Mass and supper on Monday 22 November at 7.30pm in St Anne’s Church and afterwards in the Parish Centre.
All welcome.
Please bring a plate of food to share.
O.L.M.C. PARISH NEIGHBOURHOOD GARDEN
The Parish Coordinating Team has endorsed the establishment of a neighbourhood garden on parish land next to St Anne’s. Anyone interested in helping to make this idea become a reality is asked to contact Jo Wiegerink on 9744 5788.
Sunbury parish remembers and celebrates
A link to the article by Tracie Holden, who is an author of Spirit of OLMC parish. Just click on the link below and get all the information and photos that Kairos was unable to print.
MEDITATING IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION
Address by Abbot John Klassen, a Benedictine from Minnesota in the USA, and the launch of a Melbourne-produced DVD on Wednesday 17th November at 7.00pm to 9.00pm at the Thomas Carr Centre, 278 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne.
Bookings essential.
Phone 9926 5761
BLESSING AND OPENING OF CLASSROOMS AT ST ANNE’S
On 24 February 2009, Lucy Jackanic and I decided to accept a $3 million grant which the Federal Government under Kevin Rudd offered to all Australian primary schools. This was a marvellous opportunity for us as being in Sunbury where the Socio-Economic Status (S.E.S.) is 104.5, we never receive government grants for school buildings—only areas of less than 96 S.E.S. receive grants. On 26 March we had our first meeting with the architect Gerard Smith, who had done much work earlier at St Anne’s.
On 8 September, formal site meetings began and were conducted every fortnight including school holidays until 31 August 2010 often lasting 90 minutes. Shane Crawford, Deputy Principal, also kept a keen eye on this project and attended the site meetings and numerous spontaneous meetings with the workers.
Occasionally, as in all building projects, there were some thorny issues. While we were negotiating with one of Australia’s largest building companies, Lucy and I had between us fifty-five years of experience in building schools. The outcome was the project came in on 99.9% on budget.
Last Tuesday the opening was a joyous event as guests and parents were amazed at the extent and quality of the classrooms, computer rooms, shared spaces, student wellbeing rooms, and the multi-purpose facility.
This Building the Education Revolution (B.E.R.) project is Lucy’s fifth and largest project during her eight years with us—previous projects are Junior School refurbishment, twin classroom project, a new all-weather oval and the sealed carpark. Next Monday construction begins on a new netball court.
Fr Kevin
LETS BREAK THE SILENCE ON THE GREEN
Friday 19 November Sunbury Village Green 6.00pm—8.00pm. We invite you to come along to share your stories, thoughts and hopes with others. A silhouette will be available for either signing, writing your story or dedicating to someone you know who has a mental illness/health issue. These will be planted in the green. Presented by Sunbury Community Health Centre.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury 
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