Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury
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Wednesday at 7.00pm.
In recent years, it has taken us only 30 minutes to set out 1,500 chairs which can easily be carried by a child—so many hands make light work!
Thursday at 6.15pm.
Carparking attendants are required on Thursday evening from 6.15pm.
All Christmas Masses
All Christmas Masses will need volunteers to welcome and hand out newsletters.
Anyone able to help please ring Parish Office—9744 1060.
Pope Benedict is following Sunbury’s lead and is celebrating Christmas Night Mass at 10.00pm in St Peter’s Basilica, Rome.
Kairos is now on sale ($2) from the gift shop at St Anne’s Church or may be viewed on www.kairos.com.au—featuring bushfire recovery, child protection, testing in schools, Advent and Christmas.
At the Carols on the Village Green last Sunday, the children from Our Lady of Mount Carmel School superbly presented two Carols before an audience of 2,000 and broadcast live on FM local radio. They sang ‘This Little Boy’ and ‘The Inglewood Carol’ – the children knew every word by heart and sung distinctly.
Our music teacher is Ruth Lethlean.
On Friday, the second major slab was poured from 52 concrete trucks with a large team of workers at St Anne’s. Last week, the relocatable classroom was re-positioned at O.L.M.C. for use in the next twelve months while new classrooms on the ground and first floor are built and a lift installed. The builders on both sites ceased work on Friday for the Christmas holidays and will resume on 11 January.
The steel has been purchased for the bell tower and a builder surveyor has been engaged.
The audio loop has now been installed under all the pews at St Anne’s Church. Those with hearing aides are invited to switch their hearing aide to ‘T’ for better hearing. Any comments are welcome today on the performance of the audio loop. Leave a comment below.
Sunbury celebrates Christmas 2009 on the Village Green—Sunday 13 December at 7.00pm.
Free BBQ at 6.00pm. BYO seating.
Performances by Sunbury Divas; local primary schools; combined churches chorale & band.
Organised by Sunbury Christian Churches and sponsored by Sunbury businesses.
Don’t forget Mass at 11.15am St Anne’s Church followed by Christmas lunch (for those who have booked) Tuesday 15 December at Sunbury Football Club at midday
Since its foundation in 1969, Melbourne parishioners have supported their own mission fund to help developing nations.
This has marked our Archdiocese for its exceptional generosity.
Currently the major beneficiaries are people in Papua New Guinea, Timor, India, Sierra Leone, Pakistan, Botswana, Nigeria, Samoa and Peru.
Archbishop Denis Hart commends the fund to your continuing support.
Donations of $2.00 and over are tax deductible.
Do you have a few hours to spare every week and would like to make some new friends?
Come and volunteer at our Sunbury Vinnies Centre.
Our centres raise funds for the Society to provide those in need with recycled clothing, furniture and other goods.
We are looking for retail volunteers to help out in our Sunbury Centre, 156 O’Shanassy St.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain personal satisfaction from making a positive contribution to St Vincent de Paul Society as well as to learn new skills.
If you can help please contact the manager on 9744 1447.
The local society of St Vincent de Paul would like to thank parishioners for their kind generosity to the amount of $2,242.95 for the Christmas Appeal.
We have been very concerned that our families who were told last week by Hume Council that the Council will no longer be providing before and after school care for all our families after 16 December.
As a result Mrs Jackanic, Mr Hogan and myself have investigated an alternative arrangement.
We are happy to report that all our children from both schools will now be catered for in the Before and After School Hours Care at Sunbury West School, Elizabeth Drive where a private company, OSH Club, provides the care.
The fees and the busing arrangement will be similar to this year.
Parents are asked to register as soon as possible on www.oshclub.com.au and book under the Sunbury West program.
Fr Kevin
Mass at 11.15am St Anne’s Church followed by Christmas lunch Tuesday 15 December—Sunbury Football Club at midday.
Two-course traditional lunch.
Cost $20.00.
Bookings by 10 December.
Contact Frances on 9744 1999.
Special Collection for Catholic Deaf—amount raised $723.50.
Support the work of Columban Mission and buy one of these fabulous calendars (great gifts for family and friends).
The Companions of the Cathedral newsletter
Please take a copy home with you. Includes a Christmas message from the Dean—Very Reverend Gerard Johnson.
Loving God, you have filled these children with the desire to be nourished in the Eucharist.
May they ever deepen their awareness of your love for them and grow ever closer to your Son, Jesus, within their family and within our community.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Parish of East Keilor is planning a pilgrimage to Antioch and Rome – the two Sees of St Peter – next year (19 Sep – 06 Oct).
This tour also includes several sites in Turkey including Gallipoli.
Price is $6990.
An optional pre-tour to the Holy land is also available (10 Sep – 18 Sep). The price of this tour is $2290.
All prices are per person, twin share.
Further info. please contact Fr Tony Doran 9337 4141 or Steven Green at ETM Travel 9521 5355.
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