Carmel Bulletin, 22 September 2013 In July, architect Jesse Mowbray presented to the Church Renewal Committee three potential design options for the renewal and reordering of the church. Early this month, the committee met to consider these options and propose the adoption of a suitable option. This has been a lengthy process, but has been … Continue reading Church Renewal Committee Report
Liturgy Corner
Carmel Bulletin, 15 September 2013 The Liturgy Committee met at the end of August. One matter the committee considered was that raised at the previous Pastoral Council meeting, namely the concern that parishioners are not able to participate in the prayers and responses of the Mass due to an inability to remember and access the … Continue reading Liturgy Committee Meeting Report
Carmel Bulletin, 1 September 2013 The many and various embodiments of the Carmelite charism are for us a source of joy; they confirm the rich and creative fruitfulness of our charism, lived under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit… Carmelite Constitutions, article 28 Wentworthville is a Carmelite Family Parish. The presence and charism of the … Continue reading A Carmelite Family Church
Recently I referred to a key statement from the Second Vatican Council’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy about sacred art: The Church has not adopted any particular style of art as her very own; she has admitted styles from every period… Thus, in the course of the centuries, she has brought into being a treasury … Continue reading 18/8/13 – Artistic Quality and Beauty
The Church has never remained a static, unchanging institution. This has implications for our church buildings, which among other things, reflect the times and situations they have been built and shaped in. The architectural styles of churches built over the centuries have changed extensively. Church buildings have been decorated and appointed in many different ways, … Continue reading 28/7/13 – Reflecting Who We Are As Church, in This Time and Place
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