The East Timor Committee is a group of interested parishioners who share a common faith and vision for the Carmelites in Timor Leste (East Timor). Underpinning our mission is the recognition of the many historic, geographic and spiritual links between our two nations. Our vision is to be a proactive group concerned with the following on-going broad areas:

1. Spiritual support, visits and exchanges - to forge links on many levels between our two Carmelite communities.

2. Education - to focus on the East Timor Committee, the OLMC parishioners and the wider community in order to increase awareness of the issues facing the world's youngest nation as a whole, the remote parish of Zumalai and the village of Raimea in particular.

3. Regular communication, feedback and accountability - to keep parishioners informed on East Timor issues, events, news and progress on development projects. Integral to this process is the ongoing dialogue with the Australian Co-ordinator of the Carmelite Mission in East Timor.

4. Social justice issues - to raise awareness of the many social justice issues facing the people of East Timor as a whole, the remote parish of Zumalai and the village of Raimea in particular.

5. Supporting development - to centre on the Zumalai parish and in particular the Raimea community through financial and other means. This support will focus particularly on the area of education, which is seen as the basis of future development.

6. Parish fund raising -to practically support development projects and keep the needs of our sister parish in the minds of the parishioners.

Through these means and others that the East Timor Committee deems important, we seek to become a true sister community to the Carmelites in East Timor by serving their needs and fulfilling our mission in Christ.