July: Dedicated to the Precious Blood of Jesus
On Trinity Sunday last month, our dear Megan was commissioned as the Catholic Chaplain of Burwood Hospital. It was a joyous occasion with her family and friends present as she was blessed.
Benjamin (Ben) Robert Gibbs, OCDS: Obituary
Ben, the Secular Order and the Sisters thank you for your wonderful friendship over the years as we say our good-byes from the cloister of Carmel which you so enriched by your friendship, your talks, and prayerfulness. May God pour on you all the fruits of a good life lived so close to Him!!
June: Dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
How quickly the month of May seems to fly by! It has indeed been an eventful month of Solemnities: The Ascension, Pentecost; and The Blessed Trinity.
May: Dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary
Trust you all had a blessed and happy Easter. Personally, I felt immeasurable joy to be able to fully participate in the Easter celebrations this year. Thank you, dear God. May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. We ask of Our Lady to pray for us: for love in our families, unity in our Church and peace in our beautiful country.
April: Dedicated to the Blessed Sacrament
As we approach Palm Sunday and Holy Week, let us remain close in prayer for each other. This Easter we give special thanks for the gift of the Eucharist; may we never ever have to do virtual Easter celebrations and online Easter Mass. Never ever!!
March: Dedicated to St Joseph Husband of Mary, Patron of Carmel Feast Day: 19 March
A blessed Lent to all! Hope this finds you well as we journey through this holy season of Lent. It was indeed wonderful to meet with everyone at our first meeting earlier in February: we had our Community study on St Therese, listened to Fr Michael-Therese’s teachings on the Sunday’s readings at Mass, and prayed the Evening Prayer of the Divine Office together as a Community.
First Christchurch Meeting for the year
Our First Community meeting this year was on Februrary 7th. It was good to see everyone!
February: Dedicated to the Holy Family
A very joyous and safe 2021 to everyone! I’m excited as to what this year holds for us and our Community! 2021 is dedicated to St Joseph…
December: Dedicated to the Immaculate Conception
What a great weekend we had at our annual retreat!! As Lyn remarked, ‘Fr Philip did a grand job and the whole atmosphere including the weather was great. I am sure everyone went home with new resolutions and walking on air!’ Thank you for your attendance and prayers.
November: Dedicated to the Holy Souls
October has indeed been an eventful month. We witnessed the ordination of the newest priest in our Diocese, Fr Anthony Tang, and we were privileged to be present at his first Mass at the Carmel Monastery a couple of days after. What joyous occasions for us!