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BAPTISM
Before a child is baptised at Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
the parents are required to attend a preparation session where
the aspects and symbols of the baptism are discussed, as well
as the importance of baptism into the Catholic community.
Baptisms are celebrated on Sundays after children are presented
and anointed during Sunday Mass. Parishioners may also choose
to have their children baptised during Sunday Mass. Please
contact the Parish Office for enrolment.
SACRAMENTAL
PROCESS ENROLMENT FOR 2008
Enrolment forms and introductory information for
the Sacramental Process in 2008 are now available from the
Parish Centre.
SACRAMENTAL
PROCESS DATES FOR 2008
Sacrament
of Penance (First Reconciliation)
| Enrolment Due |
Monday 28 April |
| Information Evening (Parents) |
Tuesday 3 June, 7:30 p.m. |
| Preparation
Workshops |
3
weekly sessions in small groups commencing week beginning
9 June. |
| Celebration
of Reconciliation |
Monday
30 June - Wednesday 2 July,
7:30 p.m. |
Sacrament
of Confirmation
| Enrolment
Due |
Friday 11 April |
| Information
Evening (Parents) |
Tuesday
6 May, 7:30 p.m. |
| Preparation Workshops |
Saturday 10 or Sunday
11 May,
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Celebration
of Confirmation |
Tuesday
20 and Wednesday 21 May |
Sacrament of Communion
| Enrolment
Due |
Friday
4 July |
| Information Evening (Parents) |
Tuesday 29 July, 7:30 p.m. |
| Enrolment
Ceremony for Preparation for First Communion |
During
Sunday Mass on the weekend of 2/3 August |
| Preparation
Workshops |
4
weekly sessions in small groups commencing week beginning
4 August. |
| Celebration
of the Eucharist |
Sunday
Masses from 30/31 August to 27/28 September |
FIRST
RECONCILIATION
Children who are
in year three of primary school are eligible for First Reconciliation
at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. A parish-based preparation course
is conducted prior to the celebration of the sacrament. It
is essential that the child and parent(s) attend this course.
Preparing
for Reconciliation
Here
are some sites that parents and children can visit in preparation
for Reconciliation.
CONFIRMATION
Children who
are in year four of primary school are eligible for Confirmation
at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. In keeping with Diocesan guidelines,
children celebrate confirmation before receiving Eucharist
for the first time. A parish-based preparation workship is
conducted on a weekend prior to the celebration of the sacrament.
It is essential that the child and parent(s) attend this course.
Preparing
for Confirmation
Here
are some sites that parents and children can visit in preparation
for Confirmation:
FIRST
COMMUNION
Children who
are in year four of primary school are eligible for First
Communion at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. In keeping with Diocesan
guidelines, children celebrate Confirmation before receiving
Communion for the first time. A parish-based preparation course
is conducted in the weeks prior to the celebration of the
sacrament. It is essential that the child and parent(s) attend
this course.
MARRIAGE
Marriages
are generally celebrated at Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Saturdays.
Couples who plan to marry should contact the parish office
in plenty of time to allow for the processing of all necessary
paperwork. All couples that marry at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
are expected to complete a marriage preparation course before
the wedding. To assist, the parish conducts a marriage preparation
weekend once a year - contact the parish office for more information.
A rehearsal is normally held shortly before the wedding.
HOLY
ORDERS
Holy Orders
is the sacrament through which priests and deacons are ordained,
and lay people profess their vows to religious life.
For
more information about Carmelite vocations, visit their website.
For more information about vocations in general, visit the
Diocese of Parramatta website.
ANOINTING
OF THE SICK
Pastoral Care
of the Sick is open to all who are seriously ill. There are
a collection of rites including prayer, Anointing of the Sick
and Viaticum (Communion for the Dying).
The
Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick is celebrated on the
Second Friday of each month during 9:00 a.m. Mass. It can
also be celebrated at any time by prior arrangement with a
member of our parish
team.
If
you are going into hospital and wish for a priest to visit
you, then you need to make this clear to hospital staff at
admission. Privacy legislation means that patient lists cannot
be made available to our parish team, so the responsibility
has to fall to parishioners and their relatives to advise
us when they are in hospital.
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