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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.

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VOCATION VIEW

The Christian vocation has expression through marriage, single life, priesthood and consecrated life. Our call to holiness is to answer God’s call to build the Kingdom of God.

‘Let the little children come to me;….for it is to such as these that the Kingdom of God belongs’.

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MARY MACKILLOP MUSEUM

To commemorate the Centenary of the death of Blessed Mary MacKillop in 1909, Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre will be open on SAT 10 OCTOBER from 10.00am to 4.00pm, 362 Albert St. East Melbourne (opposite the Fitzroy Gardens).
Entry by donation. Further info. please call (03) 9926 9300.

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NATIONAL TRIBUNAL OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sydney this week to examine applications for declaring some marriages null. To prepare for the session, I burnt the midnight oil in recent weeks reading and assessing 1,326 pages of evidence. The process shows how respectful the Church is of people when they say ‘I take you as my husband/wife’. Unfortunately, some people lack the ability to put their intentions into practice

Fr Kevin

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ANNUAL MASS OF ALL NATIONS

Sunday 11 October at Croatian Catholic Church, cnr Fitzgerald Rd & Whitesides Ave Ardeer (Melway 25J12).
Commencing at 2.30pm with Rosary followed by Mass. Main Celebrant & Homilist: Bishop Hilton Deakin.
All most welcome to this celebration that brings together the ethnic chaplains and their communities to celebrate not only the cultural diversity of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, but also its unity.

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SALESIAN COLLEGE RUPERTSWOOD REUNION

Sat 10 October 2009, 10am-4pm, Salesian College, Rupertswood, Macedon Street, Sunbury.
All past pupils teachers and their families are warmly invited to the 2009 reunion.
Special call this year for the graduating class of 2004 and 1984.
Details: Salesian College—9744 0000. Email pfa@scr.vic.edu.au

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SOCIAL JUSTICE

Calling for the reinstatement of the Racial Discrimination Act in the N.T.—what the Victorian Council of Churches (VCC) said last week: ‘We acknowledge the goodwill of governments in attempting to address decades of neglect in the areas of Aboriginal policy, planning and service delivery. However the VCC also believes it is the duty and responsibility of government to ensure that legislation, policies and actions comply in all respects with obligations to which Australia is signatory or for which it has declared its support. The Executive of the Victorian council of Churches calls upon Prime Minister Rudd to ensure that Professor Anaya’s report will be viewed as a valuable contribution to expert policy advice’. We invite you to join parish Social Justice Group members in writing to PM Rudd.
Details: http://www.socialpolicyconnections.com.au

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TABOR JOURNEY PROGRAM

: If your relationship has ended, you may be interested in this program for separated, divorced or widowed people who are experiencing feelings of loss, sadness or emptiness, or they feel stuck and want to do something positive for themselves. This is a live-in weekend program with follow up sessions. Further info or an application form, phone 52 217 055 or visit www.centacaremelbourne.org