Give yourselves a treat!
A whole day together to relax, revisit, renew, rejuvenate, recall, reassess, reconnect, romance, respond, resource, and rekindle your relationship!
‘R’ Day Marriage Enrichment Day, 16 June $80 per couple.
Contact Karen or Rada on 9287 5516 for bookings.
YEAR OF GRACE
Archbishop Denis Hart recently wrote to all parishes in Melbourne to welcome the “Year of Grace”. He wrote,
“Beginning at Pentecost, the entire Catholic Church in Australia will enter into a Year of Grace, a time of deep contemplation and renewal, where through prayer, the scriptures, and liturgy, we will endeavor to commit ourselves to starting afresh from Christ. I invite your local Catholic community on this special journey towards a deeper relationship with Christ.”
Our Parish will take part in this journey throughout the year to start afresh from Christ and deepen our faith together.
Click here to go to the website http://www.yearofgrace.catholic.org.au where you can read more about it and subscribe to the email bulletin.
CHOIR PRACTICE
Choir practice will be on Wednesday’s every week during school terms between 6.30 to 7.30PM at St Anne’s Church.
Please make use of this opportunity to get trained by professional Music Teachers at no cost.
We are intending for this Choir to sing every 1st Sunday of the Month at the 10.30AM Mass.
All are welcome to attend.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY ASSISTING REFUGEE STUDENTS: MERCY CONNECT PROJECT
Mercy Works is currently recruiting volunteers to support refugee students in their educational transitions in Secondary and Primary Schools in Melbourne’s northern and western regions.The volunteer commitment is half a day per week for four school terms. Experience working in an educational setting is required.Retired teachers are encouraged to apply.
A training program will be conducted in July 2012.
Please contact Sr. Mary Lewis for an application form and further information. Website: Mercy Connect Project Phone:9326 1895 or email: somml@bigpond.com.
CAN YOU HELP?
Do you know an older person or a person with a disability who lives at home but has difficulty getting out and about to do their shopping or meeting up with friends? These are the people our Volunteer Drivers assist through the Sunbury Community Transport Service! As a Volunteer Driver you will be driving the newest fleet of cars and mini-buses in town and you will go home satisfied everyday knowing that you’ve lend someone a hand. You will meet some amazing people and enjoy the many social and recreational benefits of being part of great volunteer team at Link Community Transport.
Further info call Link Community Transport Ph: 03 9355 8484.
CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP
CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP FROM SUNDAYS READINGS
On the Feast of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ, we contemplate the nature of the Eucharist. We reflect on the fact that we are invited to consume the literal body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ. We reflect on the central role that the Eucharist plays in the life of the Church. In today’s readings, we focus on the sacrificial element of this great gift.
“This is the blood of the covenant,” Jesus tells us in today’s gospel, a phrase that is familiar to all of us, as we hear it time and again in the words of consecration at Mass. Christ offered Himself as the Sacrificial Lamb. He shed His blood once for all on the cross, and every time we celebrate the Mass, that sacrifice is re-presented to the Father for our sake. And then we step forward and partake of the blood that was shed; we participate in the sacrifice as we consume Christ’s body and blood.
It is our responsibility as Christ’s disciples to not only consume His body and blood, but to participate in His sacrifice by offering ourselves to the Father. Sure, we aren’t shedding our blood (most of us aren’t, anyway), but we are to offer ourselves as a sacrifice, uniting ourselves with Christ on the cross. We give the Lord all that we have and all that we are telling Him, as the Israelites in the first reading proclaim, “We will do all that the Lord has told us.” And then, when we receive the Eucharist, recognizing that it is Christ’s actual body and blood, our “Amen” response resounds from our hearts. For, just as Christ gave Himself – whole and entire – on the cross, we, as Christian stewards, offer ourselves each and every day, at each and every Mass, completely, to the Lord.
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THANKS……….Fr Kevin
Thanks for your prayers and best wishes last week on our anniversary of ordination in 1970. Twenty-four of us were ordained for Tasmania and Victoria. Since then, six have been called to their reward: (four aged less than 60 years)- Frs Con Busser, Peter Cross, Joe Flyn, Peter Fulton, Steve Sas. Twelve have retired and six of us are still in active ministry.
As I look back over the past year there have been very happy and sad times, especially with the loss of good friends. There is never a dull moment. Last weekend, I had a first– I have never celebrated all six Sacraments before in one weekend: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Marriage, Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. I continue to hear amazing stories, like the parishioner who is fluent in the Russian language! ……Kevin McIntosh
WEEK OF RECONCILIATION
For thousands of years before Abraham and Moses the Aboriginal people uses Message Sticks to communicate and invite neighbouring groups to initiation ceremonies, right of entry to country and invitation to religious rituals. On this Reconciliation Sunday we are pleased to use our recently received Message Stick to remind us to listen to the teaching of Jesus and the stories of His Ancestors.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
The Prayer of the Church will continue this Wednesday in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 7pm and continue weekly. It is an opportunity to pray the “Prayer of the Church” which includes Psalms. and readings from the Bible.
This is the official prayer of the universal Church.
All are welcome.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD
We have recommenced Liturgy of the Word for children in our parish at 10.30am Mass, as happens in other parishes.
All primary school children are welcome.
MASS FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS
The Life, Marriage & Family Office warmly invite all expectant mothers and their families to a Mass for Expectant Mothers. The Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Denis Hart at St Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday 17 June at 11.00am.
To register, please contact the Life, Marriage & Family Office on 9287 5587 or lmf@cam.org.au.
You can also register online at www.cam.org.au/lifemarriagefamily.
Please note that registration closes on Friday 8 June.
Women who register will receive a small token of recognition.
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
We all do things to enhance our lives; Fitness programs and diets to improve our health ; Professional Development programs to improve our job skills. We offer you an opportunity for married couples to give a wonderful gift to your children by enhancing your marriage through a Marriage Encounter weekend. We invite you to invest in your most precious asset, your marriage.
Please join us in 2012. Take a look at our website on www.wwme.org.au.
Our weekends in 2012 are: 15-17 June (Anglesea), 10-12 August and 12-14 October (Melbourne).
For further information and bookings contact Marianne & Marcel Van den Bronk (03)9733 0997 or Email vicbookings@wwme.org.au
CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP
CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP FROM SUNDAYS READINGS
Today, on the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity, as we reflect on God’s nature as three persons in one God, we recognize that He is a family whose life is love.
What’s more, the gospel tells us, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
We are a family of persons called to live together in love. It is our duty as Christian disciples to live in love with others and to live out of love for others. In so doing, we bring others to Christ and His Church, inviting them to establish an intimate relationship with the Lord and to live a sacramental life united to Christ and His Church.
Here, Christ commissions all of us to make disciples, and He has given us many gifts with which to do so. Are we using the time, talent and treasure God has blessed us with to make disciples and build the Church? How can we do an even better job of that?
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PREP FAMILIES MASS
All families with children in Year PREP are invited to attend the PREP Families Mass at St. Anne’s Church on Sunday 6 May at 10.30am.
This is a time to celebrate the blessings which these children and their families bring to our community.
There will be a small gift from the Parish community for the children!
NEWS FROM THE SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP
MAKING ROOM AT THE INN
Strengthening our response to Asylum Seekers.
Friday 11th May 2012 9.00AM – 3.30PM at Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne.
Addresses by Fr Daniel G Groodry and Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen.
Please RSVP to Lucia Brick Catholic Social Services 92875566; or Lucia.Brick@css.org.au by 7th May 2012.
Entrance by donation.
Joseph Kony leads the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda and this army abducts children of Uganda and uses them to build his army.
The Australian YCW has developed a National Enquiry which will help in raising awareness and clarify the motivations and consequences of this issue. Copy giving details at Welcome Desk.
CHOIR PRACTICE
Friendly notification to Parents, Youth and Children.
Our next Choir Practice is on 1st May –Tuesday between
6.30 to 7.30PM @ St Anne’s Church.
This practice will equip us to sing at the 10.30AM Sunday Service on 6th May 2012.
Love to see as many as possible for the practice.
God Bless!
Garnet Jacob
97408328/0411286428
CATHOLICCARES’S HEAVENLY GALA BALL
CATHOLICCARE’S HEAVENLY GALA BALL 24 MAY 2012
HELP US SUPPORT MELBOURNE FAMILIES TO SURVIVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Once a year CatholicCare holds a Gala Ball, proceeds from which go to support families affected by substance abuse. Only a small proportion of this vital service is funded by Government, the rest of the service is reliant on sponsorship from the Archdiocese, fundraising activities and a dedicated band of volunteers raising money each year. Our fundraising target for the evening is $150,000 this money goes towards supporting the counselling services and programs aimed at supporting and strengthening families. We are looking for auction items, sponsorship, donations or ticket sales, if you are in a position to assist in any of these areas or know of anyone that could please contact Kathy Matthews at CatholicCare on 8417 1200 or kathleen.matthews@ccam.org.au
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD
The Childrens Liturgy of the Word started last Sunday at 10.30am Mass and will continue during school term time. Children will be welcome to join the leaders in front of the altar after the opening prayer of the Mass. After being blessed by the priest, the group will then gather in the Meeting room for the Gospel reading, a chat and sharing of stories and an activity relating to the Gospel.
Our leaders will present the Gospel in a variety of ways, such as the use of figurines to play out the readings. Music and actions will also be part of the Children’s Liturgy in order to appreciate the Word of the Lord. Children will return to the congregation to take the Gifts up as a group then return to their families. Children may have activities to show their families, or be able to take the activity home to work on. Please discuss these with children so they can tell you what they have experienced. Today some of their work will be displayed in the foyer.
Children aged 3 and under are also welcome with parental supervision please. Any parents who are interested in helping with Children’s Liturgy, please contact Joanne on 0448 566 270.
EVERGREENS
HOT NEWS!!
May Outing Deferred!
Musical morning at Rupertswood Mansion now on Wednesday 30th May from 10-11.30am. Costs $15 which includes morning tea & show.
Limited places so call early. Call Frances on 9744 19999.
LITURGY ON MONDAYS
A meeting to discuss and plan liturgy without a priest will be held on Wednesday 2nd May at 10am in the meeting room in St Anne’s Church.
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