WORKING BEE
St Anne’s Church 1 October 2011 from 9-12. Please bring shovels, wheelbarrows and whipper snipers. Refreshments provided. All welcome.
THANK YOU
Thank you for giving generously to the Apostleship of the Sea. $783.60 was raised. The Priests Retirement Fund gratefully received $1369.10.
MORNING TEA
Please join us next week (2nd Oct) for morning tea after 8.30 Mass. Please bring a plate to share.
KNIGHTS OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS
The Knights of the Southern Cross are holding an information session for new members after the 8.30am Mass at St Anne’s Church on Sunday 25 September. Come and hear what this Catholic men’s organisation is all about. You will be made most welcome by the members of the Order from your own parish here in Sunbury. If you are unable to attend on this day, phone Colin Walsh 9744 2947 or John Stafford 9744 9966 for information to be posted to you.
For a quick look at the Knights of the Southern Cross click here to have a look at a previous post.
MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
WED 28 Sept 2pm St Pius X Church, 419 Waterdale Rd, Heidelberg followed by afternoon tea. All welcome.
LIGHT THE NIGHT
The Sunbury Community is hosting its own ‘Light the Night’ Walk
Wednesday 28th September 2011 at 6pm
Sunbury Village Green
Corner of O’Shanassy and Brook Streets, Sunbury Victoria.
Melways Ref 382 E4
What is Light the Night? – Around 40,000 Australian families face the challenges of leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related blood cancer / disorders every day. And every 46 minutes, another person is diagnosed.
Light the Night is a memorable and uplifting event to give these people hope for a brighter future. The Leukaemia Foundation is calling on all angels – people who like to brighten the lives of others to Light the Night with lanterns of love, life and hope for people with blood cancer. Bring a chair or picnic blanket and enjoy the live music after the walk. Food and drinks can be purchased after the walk. Cost is $20 per adult, children under 12 are free.
http://www.sunfest.org.au/
HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Find out more about becoming a foster carer or occasional respite carer for a child in need. Information night Wed 21 September 6.30-7.30pm 354 Main Rd West, St Albans. RSVP and enquiries to 9270 9351 or fostercareenquires@goodshepvic.org.au.
ASSISTANCE REQUIRED
Working with St Vincent de Paul, we have visited an Indian family with two adults and two teenage girls. The parents are fully qualified “Accountants” in their own country but after 5 months they are unable to find employment as bookkeepers or accountants. They wish to be able to follow their profession in Australia. The mother has said she would be prepared to work 1 or 2 days per week unpaid while she learns our systems. If anyone is able to help, please call Anthony Rocco, St Vincent de Paul, Conference President on 0416 008 967.
ST JOSEPH’S TECHNICAL COLLEGE ABBOTTSFORD
Reunion.
Last chance, this great school is to be demolished shortly for apartments. We have arranged permission to view all old classrooms, etc. View our big screen slideshow of old class photos, sporting events, cadets, etc. Pick yourself out of the old photos. These can be purchased on the day. Past students & teachers come along and catch up with your old mates. BBQ lunch & drinks available. Sunday 2 October 1-5pm. John Taglieri (1970) 0432 242 981 or Frank Hargrave (1955) 0417 041 777.
SOCIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY
Sunday 25 September is Social Justice Sunday. Please note the upcoming launch of the 2011 Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. “Building Bridges– Not Walls. Prisons and the justice system.” is being presented by Fr Joe Caddy and Sr Mary O’Shannessy at 12 noon Thursday 15 September at Cathedral Room, Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne. RSVP: justice@cam.org.au or 9926 5710 by Monday 12 September.
EMMAUS CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP
The Prayer Group meets at St Anne’s Church at 10.15am on Thursdays. CCR is conducting a Ladies Day at the CCR Centre, 101 Holden St, North Fitzroy on 29 September from 10-3pm so the meeting will be cancelled on that day.
All ladies welcome to join us.
For further info/ transport contact Lambert & Elaine van der Weerden on 9744 4029.
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 VIDEO
I’ll put a link here to the Australian Catholic Youth Community Website Xt3.
The WYD 2011 videos are to be found here at http://video.iactiv8.com/
STEWARDSHIP……A WAY OF LIFE
CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP FROM SUNDAYS READINGS
The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard is one that startles centuries after Jesus told it. Those who worked in the vineyard only part of the day, perhaps just one hour, get paid as much as those who labored the whole day long.
The parable, however, is not so much about the workers as it is about the owner of the vineyard. The owner paid all the workers everything they had agreed upon. But in his generosity, he paid many of them more than was required.
In the same way, God is more than just; he is merciful. In his mercy and generosity, he gives all who turn to him eternal life in heaven, both to those who serve him all their lives and those who respond to him a short time before death.
Our response to this merciful and generous God should be one of thankfulness and a commitment to offer him a portion of the time, talent, and treasure he has entrusted to us.
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HEALING MASS
Fr Augustine Vallooran, Director of the Divine Retreat Centre in India will be in Melbourne in September. Come and join us in worshipping our God as Fr Augustine proclaims the Word of God in a healing Mass on Wed 21 September 7pm at Mary MacKillop’s Church 152 Odessa Ave, Keilor Downs.
Experience the healing touch of our Lord. Leave blessed.
ST MATTHEW’S PRIMARY, FAWKNER– GOLDEN JUBILLEE
Wed 21 September, Mass 7pm with Archbishop Denis Hart. The school will be open after Mass until 8.30pm to walk through and a light supper with presentations will be held. RSVP 9 Sept. 9359 5423.
STEWARDSHIP……A WAY OF LIFE
CATHOLIC STEWARDSHIP FROM SUNDAYS READINGS
God takes a serious view of sin, but he is eager to forgive sinners. His attitude is well expressed in the Responsorial Psalm, “The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich is compassion.”
Our response to God’s mercy must be two-fold. First, in thankfulness for His kindness, we commit a portion of our time to prayer and worship, particularly by participating in the Eucharist, the Church’s central act of worship and thanksgiving.
Secondly, we hear over and over again that to receive God’s forgiveness for our sins, we must forgive those who hurt us. We pray it in the Lord’s Prayer, and we read the same lesson in the First Reading from Sirach and in the Gospel in Jesus’ Parable of the Unforgiving Servant. Let us then forgive others, so that we in turn may receive forgiveness from God.
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