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CENTENARY BELL PROJECT

In mid 2006, all parishioners were invited to a discernment about renewing our churches held over five Saturdays. The group of up to fifty-five parishioners published a booklet of concepts to guide the renewal and was delivered with your Thanksgiving envelopes in December 2006. One concept was ’at both locations, we long to be called to our liturgical celebrations by the sound of a church bell. At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, this may only require restoration of the existing tower bell.
To mark the centenary of our parish and the sesquicentenary of our school, the Centenary Committee is promoting a new tower to house the original bell which was at O.L.M.C. from about 1908 to 1922.
The Parish Finance Committee states the project needs to be funded before commencement.
There are two main forms of fundraising—Raffle and a Dinner:

(a) Raffle for a Home Theatre Package valued at $3,500—tickets are $2.00 each. Please take home a book of ten tickets today and return the book sold or unsold this Sunday.
(b) Dinner 4-course at Rupertswood Mansion on Friday 13 November at 7.00pm. Tickets $120 per person. This function is nearly sold out—the remaining thirty places are now for sale. Please contact Pat Reddan 0418 310 866 or Margaret McLellan 9740 5020.

Don’t forget to return sold or unsold raffle tickets this weekend.

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SING A LONG

Goonawarra Nursing Home Friday 6 November, 2.30 to 3.15pm.
All welcome.
Please come along to help entertain the elderly residents.
Enquiries: Irene—9744 1060.

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HELPERS NEEDED

Helpers needed after 9.15am Mass on Wed 4 November to coordinate Thanksgiving Envelopes at the Parish Centre.
Please come along even if you can only give half an hour of your time

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CHRISTIAN MEDITATION – SPIRITUALITY THROUGH SILENCE

Worldwide Community for Christian Meditation
Worldwide Community for Christian Meditation

A free seminar/information night exploring the ancient practice of meditation as a way of prayer in the Christian tradition. The Australian Christian Meditation Community is an ecumenical body with members in many Christian traditions. Details: Monday 26 October 7.30pm; Romsey Community Hub, 98 Main St., Romsey.
Enquiries: 54295907

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FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE LEGISLATION OF ABORTION IN VICTORIA—SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER

Where do we go from here? What can we do?
Come to St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne.
Pray for better solutions for mothers and babies and for an end to abortion.
Be inspired to change the culture, one person at a time.
Events: 11.00am Mass St Patrick’s Cathedral; 12.30pm Prayer Service; 1.30pm Light Lunch/Refreshments Cardinal Knox Centre; 2.00pm Conference Cardinal Knox Centre—be inspired by Dr Eamonn Mathieson (Catholic Doctors Association of Victoria) Bernadette Black (Barnardo’s Mother of the Year 2009) Gwen Winterscheidt & Rosemary Woods (John Paul II Centre for Family & Life).

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THANKSGIVING

Sincere thanks to all those families who completed cards last weekend. Special welcome and thanks to 24 families who joined the program and the 43 others who increased their giving. As a result we can expect to receive $259 a week extra—thank you.
If you weren’t here last weekend and you would like to complete a card, these are available at the Welcome Desk in St Anne’s Church and at the back of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.

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WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY REFLECTION DAY

Saturday 31 October 9.30am to 4.00pm at St Mary’s Parish Hall, Main St. Romsey (next door to Catholic church).
Cost $5.00. BYO lunch to share. Tea/coffee and morning tea provided.
Presenter: Sr Madeline Duckett, who is a Sister of Mercy, teacher and spiritual director.
Through reflection on our own experience and drawing upon the experience and inspiration of women who have gone before us, we will deepen and broaden our appreciation of how our spirituality unfolds throughout our lives and what it can become if we are faithful to the journey.
RSVP: Joanne 54 292 130 by Wed 28 October.

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VOCATION VIEW

Life’s rewards are tied up in the spirit of service. Just as the Son of Man came to give his life, so too are we then called through our profession of faith to serve others. Lord, we pray:

let your mercy be on us as we place our trust in you to do your will

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NOT JUST JAZZ NIGHT

Sat 24 October 7.00pm to 10.30pm at Sunbury Uniting Church Hall, cnr. Brook & Barkly Streets.
Supper provided.
Adults $8 Students $5 Family $20 (2 adults, 4 children).
This is a ‘no alcohol’ event.

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PARISH RENEWAL & RETREAT

‘Spirituality in our Times’, facilitated by Jill Gibbs.

This is an opportunity to take another step on our journey of renewing our faith and our action as parishioners based on the gospels and current Church teaching.

Session times: Wed 21 October 10.00am to 11.15am
or 7.30pm to 8.45pm
Sun 25 October 11.30am to 2.30pm (please bring some lunch to share)
Venue: Parish Centre

Pope John Paul II wrote

‘to make the Church the home and the school of communion: that is the great challenge facing us now….if we wish to be faithful to God’s plan and respond to the world’s deepest yearnings’ (2001).

Our retreat is to promote a spirituality of communion in ourselves so that we can appreciate the need to strengthen our neighbourhoods in our parish.

‘Let us have no illusions: unless we follow this spiritual path, external structures of communion will serve very little purpose. They would become mechanisms without a soul, ‘masks’ of communion rather than its means of expression and growth’ (John Paul II—2001).

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SALESIAN COLLEGE RUPERTSWOOD FASHION PARADE

Salesian College is holding a Fashion Parade at Rupertswood Mansion with fashions by Country Style and Pins & Needles.
When: Wed 21 October 7.00pm.
Cost: $65.00 per head includes complimentary champagne, 2-course meal, tea/coffee, petit fours.
Bookings: Katie 0408 102 120 or Fran 0438 272 138.

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THANK YOU

Special Collection last weekend Caritas Australia Communities in Crisis—Asia Pacific Appeal – amount donated $1,736.20. Many thanks.