The Diocese is preparing to establish Sandhurst Mission and Pastoral Council (SMPC) which will support synodal governance in the Diocese through a structure that builds co-responsibility and discernment in leadership and decision-making.

The SMPC will strengthen capacity to operate in a strategic and collaborative way, by drawing on the best possible advice of lay people and clergy. It will be a leadership body with the purpose of advising the Bishop on ways to support the mission and pastoral life of the Diocese.  It will consist of sixteen members. 

A Year of Preparation and Consultation for the SMPC
27 April 2022 to 27 April 2023

27 April 2022       - Year of Preparation and Consultation begins

15 February 2023 - Diocesan Assembly, in Shepparton

10 March 2023     - Expressions of interest close

24 March 2023     - Members of the SMPC announced

  4 April 2023       - Members of the SMPC commissioned (Chrism Mass)

27 April 2023       - the first meeting of the SMPC (Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel)