Catholic Education Sandhurst Staff gather in Moama
By Jenni Kennedy
On Wednesday 6 July, staff from the Catholic Education Office gathered for a mid-year planning day at the Dungala Event Centre in Moama. The day began with a Welcome to Country by Troy Firebrace and a prayer for inclusion and healing, featuring the magnificent singing voice of Maria Ford.
Be Bold, Brave and Brilliant in Birmingham!
By Mary Pianta
With 286 sessions in 20 sports, and 283 gold medals to be won, the athletes from Australia carry the hope of the nation in 2022. The inspirational message they will send every day through their incredible sporting achievements can help bring about social change. Be ready for twelve days of an exciting display of courage and resilience as all athletes make history in Birmingham, from July 28 to August 8.
Preparation and Consultation Meetings begin for the Sandhurst Mission and Pastoral Council
Dr Chris Cotter and Ruth Lawlor aim to visit every Parish in the Diocese of Sandhurst to facilitate preparation and consultation meetings for the Sandhurst Mission and Pastoral Council. The meetings are an integral part of a ‘Listening and Dialogue’ process and provide an opportunity for you to ask questions about the SMPC and to have your say. When established, the Council will support synodal governance in the Diocese through a structure that builds co-responsibility and discernment in leadership and decision making, writes Dr Chris Cotter.
Sister Mary Anthony celebrates Diamond Jubilee
The Roswell Poor Clare community has joyfully given thanks for Sr Mary Anthony's 60 years of profession as a Poor Clare Colettine. It has been over a year since Sr Mary Anthony, (known to many in Sandhurst as Mother Anthony) and Sr Clare, left Australia to join the Poor Clares at the Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell New Mexico. New disability workforce register designed to fill winter support worker shortages
Caritas: Over 1000 lives lost in Afghanistan to earthquake
The magnitude 6.1 earthquake which hit Afghanistan and Pakistan, in June has caused over 1,000 deaths and a further 1,600 injuries. The earthquake has proved to be the deadliest in two decades, further devastating a population already struggling with a devastating food crisis from the combined impacts of long-term drought and hunger, COVID-19 and decades of political instability. Bishop celebrates Mass at the parish of his Baptism
By Fr Tony Doran Archbishop Costelloe commences term as Conference president
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has officially taken over the presidency of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, two months after being elected to the post. The bishops agreed to delay the handover of the role until after the second assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, for which Archbishop Costelloe served as President for more than four years.KNIGHTS’ ARCHBISHOP’S DINNER Is back again
19 August 2022, 7.00 p.m. Moonee Valley Racecourse After missing the last two annual dinners due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Knights are looking forward to the 22nd annual Knights of the Southern Cross Archbishop’s Dinner. The Guest Speaker is Emeritus Professor Greg Craven AO, most recently of Australian Catholic University; the compere will be recently retired race caller Bryan Martin; and the Auctioneer will be real estate agent, Bryan Cain.
Catholic Mission’s Workplace Giving campaign: “Together, we can reach out and give life”
Catholic Mission is launching its Workplace Giving campaign, “Together, we can reach out and give life”, to promote supporting mission programs through payroll deductions. Workplace giving is simple and effective and allows individuals to fund critical mission programs and engage with Catholic Mission through their workplaces.
