Fr John Cunningham, aged 79, born in Ireland has served as a Melbourne priest from 1959 including as Parish Priest of Keilor Downs (1989-2001)
Also, we remember in prayer Father John Allen, born in Lakes Entrance in 1952, a first cousin of Fr Greg Bourke. He was parish pries of Narre Warren with its two churches and three schools.
CONFIRMATION 2013
Parents and guardians of children seeking to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation in 2013 are invited to attend an information and registration session on Tuesday next, 23 July, at either 2.00pm or 7.30pm in the Parish Centre. The meeting will take less than an hour and will provide full details of the preparation and celebration arrangements.
THANK YOU
Thanks to Jim Reilly and the volunteers who helped sort out the new Thanksgiving Envelopes. Please collect them at all Masses over the next 3 weeks. This will help keep mailing costs down.
THANKS FROM CAREWORKS
In the last 12 months, Careworks in Sunbury have helped 1700 people unable to afford the basic costs of living. Careworks have written to thank our parishioners for “your very generous donation of $1000– we were overwhelmed by your generosity.”
NEWSLETTER BLOOPERS
Actual announcement found in a church bulletin (not ours of course??)
“Don’t let worry kill you– let the church help”
PARISH SLEEP OUT
As a volunteer of the St. Vincent de Paul Society I have found that people live in poverty when they do not have enough resources to reliably meet their basic needs – food, housing, heating and health care, among them. Particular groups of people in Australian society are at higher risk of poverty and include those who are jobless, renters, single parent families and the elderly. Here in Sunbury the St. Vincent de Paul Society volunteers are kept busy assisting the people in our community and our funds are limited. As a result I will be participating in the “Parish Sleep Out” being held at St. Christopher’s Airport West on 26th July and would appreciate your support in sponsoring me. All the funds I raise will be used to assist the people in our Sunbury Community. I would like to ask you to please sponsor me with a donation?
Louise Oswald SVDP Sunbury Conference President
WYD 2013- GLADSTONE PARK YOUNG VINNIES
Join Gladstone Park Young Vinnies to celebrate a Youth Mass at Good Shepherd Church at 6pm, followed by dinner, games, Praise and Worship and a sleep out. Stay overnight and enjoy breakfast, the live stream of Saturday night’s vigil from Rio, lunch and farewells the next day.
Venue: Good Shepherd Church, 88 South Circular Road, Gladstone Park
When: Saturday 6pm 27 July – Sunday 2pm 28 July
Contact: Nerissa at nerissa_isaac@hotmail.com
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
Are you having a clean out? We are in urgent need of your good donations, such as furniture, clothing, bric-a-brac & books. If you run a business and have stock or equipment you do not want then please consider donating to Vinnies. Donations can be delivered to our Sunbury Centre at 156 O’Shannessy St, during opening hours –9-5 Monday to Friday or 9-1 on Saturday. For a donation pick up, phone 1800 621 329.
ST ANNE’S GOT TALENT 2013
Friday 26 July at 6.30pm in Parish Centre, come see the talented children from St Anne’s Primary School display their skills– singing, dancing, music, comedy, acrobatics, etc…The event is free, but any donations will be used to purchase stage microphones for the school.
STEWARDSHIP……A WAY OF LIFE
CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP FROM SUNDAYS READINGS
Today’s Gospel, the Parable of the Good Samaritan, presents the epitome of what it means to be a good steward. Jesus confirms to those around him, and especially “the scholar of the law,” that the scholar is correct to conclude that he must do two things to “inherit eternal life”: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
Of course, the scholar responds, “Who is my neighbor?” to which Jesus tells the story of the Good Samaritan, one of the most powerful stewardship stories found in Holy Scripture. Most of us are familiar with how the Samaritan stopped to help the man who had been robbed and beaten, when others walked by and tried to ignore him. Almost everyone in the story, just as most of us in this world, is in a hurry. We, too, have things to do and to accomplish. Stewardship is not always convenient.
Nevertheless, like the Good Samaritan, there are times when we must upset our schedule, our own plan, to give and share and reach out to others. Jesus’ point is that stewardship is not easy, but if we truly aspire to be a good neighbor, it is what we are called to do.
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ANNUAL PARISH FEAST CELEBRATIONS
Celebrating our Patron Saints: Our Lady of Mount Carmel and her mother, St Anne, wife of St Joachim . Please note the remaining dates:
- Saturday 20 July 9.30am-noon Morning of Reflection on Carmelite Spirituality
- Sunday 21 July 8.30am-11.30am Parish History on display in Gathering Space in St Anne’s Church with morning tea. Parish History books will be on sale from 9.30am to 10.30am
- Friday 26 July 9.30am Mass with St Anne’s School– all welcome
- Friday 26 July 6.30pm St Anne’s Got Talent 2013 in Parish Centre
- Saturday 27 July 7.15pm Christmas in July Dinner Dance in Parish Centre
The Parish Historical Committee have put on display items of Historical significance from our parish. All are invited to view items like vestments, …… in the St Anne’s Chapel and Historical Room. After 8.30am and 10.30am Masses, morning tea will be served, so please enjoy a cuppa.
COLLECTION FOR HUMANITARIAN AID BY THE POPE
Throughout the world, this annual collection is taken up and given to the Pope to distribute wherever there is a special need of humanitarian relief. This Good Samaritan Sunday is our opportunity to give to those in need.
SPECIAL READINGS OF GOD’S WORD
Special readings of God’s word will be proclaimed next Sunday as we celebrate our Parish Patrons. The theme of our feast day is concerned with moulding our community and reaching out to each other as Mary reached out to help her cousin, Elizabeth, at the time of Elizabeth giving birth to John the Baptist.
JUBILEES OF MARIST BROTHERS
Last Sunday, some of the 25 Marist Brothers of Australia who are celebrating their
70th, 60th, 50th and 25th Jubilees gathered with family and friends in thanksgiving in Bulleen. It was very inspiring to learn the rich and fulfilling lives these men are leading. Of special joy to me was Br Bill McCarthy who taught me from 1959-1962 and is now teaching young Marists in Manila. Bill’s brother is Fr John McCarthy at Geelong. … Kevin McIntosh
PARISH HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
Members have been archiving hundreds of photos of the life of our parish. Those with photos of our parish they wish to donate to the parish are asked to contact the Parish Office.
MASS FOR HEALING 18 JULY ST ANNE’S CHURCH 7.00PM
Fr Varghese Parackal a Vincentian priest has been specializing in retreats for more than 12 years. He is well known as a powerful preacher, gifted in healings and prophesy. He is currently the director of retreat centre in Perth. Along with the formal approval of Archbishops of Perth and Melbourne he is now conducting retreats and healing Masses for healing in Melbourne. On behalf of the team, we invite you to come along and experience the divine love and mercy of Jesus.
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Sorting of the Thanksgiving Envelopes will happen on Wednesday 17 July after morning mass in the Parish Centre.
If you can spare about an hour or two, please consider helping to sort out the Thanksgiving Envelopes for the parish.
The more the merrier!
PRAYER BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
“the worship of the Eucharist outside of the Mass is of inestimable value for the life of the Church… the presence of Christ under the sacred species reserved after Mass derives from the celebration of the sacrifice and is directed towards communion, both sacramental and spiritual.”
Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia N.25
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER SUNDAY 2013
The theme this year is “Peace and Mercy for all”. Today we celebrate Aboriginal Sunday and the beginning of NAIDOC Week which celebrates Aboriginal culture. Today is the day where indigenous and non indigenous Catholics sit side by side to celebrate and acknowledge the gifts that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics bring to the Church in Australia.
On Sunday 14th July at the 11.00 AM Mass at St Francis Church in the city the Aboriginal Catholic Community will gather to celebrate. All Welcome.
A PARISH MINISTRY IN ACTION
Recently our Ministers of Communion to the Sick shared their challenges and privileges of bringing Holy Communion to the housebound and sick in our Parish. Each minister mentioned:
- The welcome they received on arriving and the joy of their receiving Communion
- The time listening and conversing
- Their interest and importance in Parish-news and continued promise of prayers for those in need
- The sadness they experienced when the one they served dies
We presented each minister with a leaflet of readings and prayer they could use administering Communion. Presently we have 30 ministers serving weekly.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Sunbury 
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