WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY
OUR CENTENARY YEAR
More volunteers are needed to be on sub-committees organising various events until February 2011. Please contact the Parish Office—9744 1060.
VOCATION VIEW
Can you imagine a country running on Jesus’ one law of “love one another”? No wars. No hunger. No thirst. No jealousy. Only loving followers of Jesus.
LIVE MUSIC IN SUNBURY
Violin Soloist Sonia Baldcock and Piano Accompanist Jennifer McNamara (presented by Sunbury Chaplaincy Committee) on Tue 2 May at St Andrew’s Uniting Church 1.30pm onwards.
Adults $15 Seniors $12.
Tickets—Helen 0407 506 507.
LIVE MUSIC IN SUNBURY
Violin Soloist Sonia Baldcock and Piano Accompanist Jennifer McNamara (presented by Sunbury Chaplaincy Committee) on Tue 2 May at St Andrew’s Uniting Church 1.30pm onwards.
Adults $15 Seniors $12.
Tickets—Helen 0407 506 507.
MINISTERS OF COMMUNION
Please collect new roster from Welcoming Desk in St Anne’s Church.
EMMAUS CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP
Emmaus Charismatic Prayer Group meets at 10.15am on Thursdays at St Anne’s Church.
All welcome including children.
Further info/transport please contact Lambert & Elaine van der Weerden on 9744 4029.
TRIVIA NIGHT
TRIVIA NIGHT
FRIDAY 14 MAY IN OUR PARISH CENTRE 7.30PM
In support of Salesian College students travelling to build a house in a village in Cambodia for poor family.
Form a table and ring Fr Peter on 9744 0039.
POSTED ON THE NOTICEBOARD
Position descriptions
(1) Parish Secretary Temporary 22 hours per week at St Peter’s Parish Toorak. Applications close Mon 07.06.2010.
(2) Secretarial support, Tribunal for the Catholic Church for Victoria & Tasmania; part-time Tue & Wed 15.2 hours per week with a view to extending the hours. Applications close Friday 07.05.2010.
(3) Journey to Lourdes Pilgrimage 1-18 September (hosted by Geraldine Dillon).
RESPECT LIFE SUNDAY
Respect Life Sunday will be held on Sunday 2 May. The theme will be: Respecting Life, Respecting Nature: There can be no true human development without openness to life which will reflect on population, climate change and ecology. Please look for the resource material that will be available on 2 May. Further info. 9287 5587 or lmf@cam.org.au
SING A LONG GOONAWARRA NURSING HOME
SING A LONG GOONAWARRA NURSING HOME
FRIDAY 7 MAY 2.30 to 3.15PM.
ALL WELCOME.
Please come to help us entertain the residents.
Enquiries: Irene—9744 1060
FIRST COMMUNION
A kind parishioner has a Children’s size 10 First Communion Dress, which she is willing to lend for the occasion.
Enquiries: Jo on 9744 5760.
ENROLMENT FOR PREP 2011
Beginning this Wednesday and running for four weeks, the parents and their child will meet with Fr Kevin and the respective Principal at the Parish Office. The number of applications is high.
OUR CENTENARY YEAR
More volunteers are needed to be on sub-committees organising various events until February 2011. Please contact the Parish Office—9744 1060.
MOTHERS’ DAY
Next Sunday there will be special prayers for all those who nurture others.
MARY MACKILLOP TRAIL
A four-day pilgrimage (Fri to Mon) to Hamilton, Portland and Penola visiting the various places connected with the story of Blessed Mary MacKillop is being organised for 10-13 September 2010.
Travel will be by coach from Bacchus Marsh (pick up at Ballan) with motel accommodation.
Some meals will be provided with a day in Penola to visit museums and sites.
Cost will be approx. $500 twin share depending on the number applying, with single room supplement $120.
If you are interested please contact Sr Mary Fermio 53 672 078 or by email mary.fermio@sosj.org.au as soon as possible, leaving name(s), address and phone. An application form and itinerary will then will be forwarded.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED WED 5TH MAY
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AFTER 9.15AM MASS ON WED 5 MAY TO COLLATE NEW SETS OF THANKSGIVING ENVELOPES IN THE PARISH CENTRE.
Please come along even if you can only spare an hour, it would be greatly appreciated.
OUR CENTENNIAL BUSH DANCE
The Dance has been the talk of the town-what a fabulous night with children dancing with their parents, students with their teachers and grandchildren with their grandparents. The shed at Pat Reddan’s farm had been transformed with tractors and farming equipment tidied, murals painted by the children of OLMC School and a sausage sizzle by the youth group. Between 450 and 500 people enjoyed this second event of our century year. Congratulations to the committee.
Some photos are to be seen on the earlier report
here.
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
This month we have added over 200 households to our neighbourhoods, bringing to 3,122 the number of households in our parish where a Catholic resides.
With the statement of our Thanksgiving Offering, there is a summary of our finances for 2009. We are able to service our debt of $739,608 (excludes debts on schools) and our annual running costs of $328,815 due to the generosity of 928 parish families who contribute the first hour of their income to God’s work in thanksgiving for all God’s gifts.
Further details are with your new envelopes which will be available in approx. two weeks.
CO RESPONSIBILITY AND GOVERNANCE IN PARISH EDUCATION
A meeting will be held on Tuesday at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre to outline new structures in local governance of our parish schools. This is the culmination of a year’s work by our committee of educationalists. All welcome.
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