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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—54 292 130 by Tue 30 November.

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WELCOME HOME!

After 216 days in hospital and ‘seven trips to the operating theatre’ following a fall on Easter Monday, Joan Koren has returned home.

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JOHN ARTHURSON

As John enters eternal life, he continues to gather people together. Hundreds attended his Vigil Prayers, Funeral Mass and Committal at the cemetery last Friday. Amidst the sadness of his departure at a relatively young age, Catholics gathered to pray and to remember. He was Principal of Catholic Regional College, Keilor North and Sacred Heart College, Kyneton. Both Colleges worked together providing refreshments, printing, choir and a portable address system. Our parishioners worked for hours in the kitchen to cater for the five hundred in the Parish Centre after the burial.
43 of John’s 45 first cousins attended the Mass concelebrated by nine priests. Later comments heard were ‘I was proud to be a Catholic today’ – ‘everything went so well’

Fr Kevin

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AT THE GIFT SHOP

  • Edition 20 of Kairos featuring St Mary of the Cross plus a 2-page spread on our parish and an article on the Centennial Ball. Several parishioners requested copies so please make sure that you collect your copy from the Gift Shop.
  • Edition 21 (this week’s) of Kairos.
  • The 2011 Columban Calendar for only $7.00 each. Buy one of the best religious calendars in the world and you will be helping our missionaries at the same time.
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GIANT CAR BOOT SALE

Car boot sale will be held by Sunbury Uniting Church on the Village Green on Saturday 20 November from 8.30am. There will be outside car sites and inside craft stalls. Site prices—outside $20, inside craft stalls $20.
Outside sites still available but be quick.  Many inside craft stalls, Devonshire tea/coffee, sausage sizzle, fresh fruit / veg stall.  If you don’t want to sell, come and buy – this is a great Christmas opportunity.  For the kids – jumping castle, pony rides, fairy floss and popcorn!
Further info/bookings ring Helen on 9744 7031 or 0407 506 507.

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SUSPICIOUS PERSON ALERT

Melton Parish has advised us that there is an ‘unwelcome’ visitor who stalks presbyteries, targets churches—open doors, monies at the back of the church, handbags, and he cases his target. He is known to police.

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MACKILLOP YOUNG ADULT COMMUNITY

MacYAK is a network of young adults and Sisters of St Joseph centred at the MacYAC gathering place at 155 Melbourne Avenue, Glenroy.
It provides an opportunity for young adults (18-35 year old) to share life, prayer,reflection, vision and outreach to those in need.
Applications for the live-in community are available from http://tiny.cc/haen5
Come and find out more at the Information Night – Sun 14 November or Mon 15 November – from 7.00pm. Further info contact Sr Rita Malavisi 9306 8903 or 0419 299 065 or Sr Janette Murphy 0411 406 152.
Mary MacKillop wrote: ‘Believe in the whisperings of God to your own heart’.

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ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY

St Vinnies is in urgent need of donations such as furniture, clothing, bric-a-brac and books.
If you run a business and have stock or equipment you do not want, then please consider donating to us at Vinnies.
Donations can be delivered to156 O’Shanassy St. Sunbury or phone 1800 621 349 for pick up.
Volunteers needed to assist us in our retail centre at Sunbury. Flexible hours and lots of variety to suit all applicants. Please phone the manager on 9744 1447 or call into the centre to discuss how you can help us and our community.
Thank you for your support.

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NEW PARISH COORDINATING TEAM (P.C.T.)

Nineteen of us gathered last Wednesday for our first meeting. We began by studying our new three-year target to develop relationships of friendship and faith in our parish, and to use our gifts for the good of all.
We then read Pope John Paul Il’s teaching on the spirituality of communion which is to underpin all our pastoral efforts. The Pope’s words in 2000 are very inspiring.
We studied the roles of the P.C.T. and neighbourhood teams and the representation of the neighbourhoods on the P.C.T.
The following neighbourhoods have representation on the P.C.T:

  • Ashfield (Gaby Plummer)
  • Boardman (Marlene Bramwell)
  • Langama (Joanne Spiteri)
  • Gum Tree Hills (Julie Reddan)
  • Jacksons Hill (Irene Campbell)
  • Killara (Annette Byrne-Phillips)
  • Kismet (Michael McConville)
  • Paynes (Aileen & Terry Sweeney)
  • Rolling Meadows/Goonawarra (Melissa Diblasi)
  • Sherwood (Tom Allen)
  • Strathearn (Amanda Ferraro)
  • Studley Park (Mary Macdermid & Jo Wiegerink)
  • Sunbury West—Tony Kiley.

We looked at beginning some of the proposals agreed on at the Parish Assembly on 16 October. We finally set the six dates for gathering in 2011.
Much energy was in the room and we finished at 9.00pm.
…………………………………..Fr Kevin

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MONTH OF NOVEMBER—PRAYERS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED

On the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed—2 November, Mass will be celebrated at 9.15am in St Anne’s Church.
On Saturday 13 November, we shall have our annual prayer services at our local cemeteries. We shall gather at Sunbury Cemetery at 9.30am and at Bulla Cemetery at 11.00am. Due to the diocesan Thanksgiving Mass for St Mary MacKillop on 6 November, we will pray at the graves of our departed on 13 November this year.

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DON BOSCO BRUNSWICK YOUTH FOUNDATION FUN & FOOD FIESTA

The Fiesta will be held at Ferraro Receptions, 14 Onslow Avenue, Campbellfield on SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER at 6.30pm.
This event will again feature great food, dancing, drawing of the major raffle etc.
Tickets $45 each (incl. food, drink & music) are available by contacting the following: Foundation Office—9386 3948 or Foundation Secretary—9380 8759.

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SING A LONG

Goonawarra Nursing Home on Friday 5 November 2.30 to 3.15pm. Please come along and join in.
Enquiries: Irene—9744 1060.

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1860-2010 150 YEARS—CELEBRATING OUR PAST…..CREATING OUR FUTURE

During this term the children will be focusing on the 150th anniversary of our school and how school and lifestyles have changed. There are some parents and grandparents in the parish who are past pupils or teachers so I was wondering if any of you could share some old photos, memorabilia, be a guest speaker, be interviewed, or write some memories of what school was like when you were here, to share with the children. Please let me know if you can help. You can contact me at wallace@olmcsunbury.catholic.edu au or 9740 7344 at school.

…Christine Wallace, Learning & Teaching Coordinator, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School.

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ST MARY OF THE CROSS MACKILLOP

CANONISATION THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION ON SAT 6 NOVEMBER AT ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL, EAST MELBOURNE

10.00am ‘Welcome to Country’ and reflection on Mary MacKillop’s life and legacy (please be seated by 9.55am) 10.30am Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated by Archbishop Denis Hart.
Refreshments will follow at Dallas Brooks Hall, 300 Albert St. East Melbourne.
Info: www.cam.org.au/mackillop

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REPORT OF PARISH ASSEMBLY

All parishioners were invited to the Assembly and forty were able to be present in the Parish Centre on 16 October. Our facilitator was Jill Gibbs who has accompanied us on our renewal as parish since 2006.
During our ongoing journey in renewal, we have based our efforts on our essential equality in dignity as children of God living our faith, hope and charity with God, with others and creation.
After praying in the words of St Paul, we read the reports on posters around the room—reports from the neighbourhoods, parish groups and parish schools. A verbal summary was given and discussed together.
We then discussed the reports speaking and listening with respect for all. There was a very pleasant atmosphere of honesty, wisdom and creative suggestions.
The Assembly decided to move on in our journey of faith from focusing on the value and dignity of each parishioner to more emphasis on sharing our gifts of the good of our community.
Among the proposals accepted were more social events as experienced in our Centenary Year, a neighbourhood garden project, a grey army handyman service, morning tea after Mass, posties to deliver cards at the time of Baptism, First Communion Confirmation and bereavement; more information of parish events on the letter to all homes, a Lenten home groups program.
From the neighbourhoods, there have been elected representatives to join the Parish Coordinating Team (P.C.T.) which will take up the proposals passed by the Assembly and help bring about their implementation over the next twelve months. Next year’s assembly is on 3 September.
We are very grateful to Jill Gibbs for her presence and assistance before and after the Assembly, especially as she has lung cancer and travelled from near Newcastle by train and plane.

Fr Kevin