Family and life

“Putting each other first”—Celebrating 70 years of marriage

“Putting each other first”—Celebrating 70 years of marriage

Pope Francis, Liturgy, St Francis Xavier Cathedral, Family and life, Bishop Brian Mascord - August 5, 2022

What’s the secret to a happy and lasting marriage? Why not ask Mervyn and Fay Rigney who are celebrating 70 years of marriage and will...

Jesus’ voice remains strong in Australian society

Jesus’ voice remains strong in Australian society

New evangelisation, Family and life, Parish life - June 29, 2022

Despite a fall in the number of people identifying as Christian, the fact almost half the population is still Christian means Jesus’ voice remains prominent...

Australian family’s story of loss and radical forgiveness inspires the Catholic world

Australian family’s story of loss and radical forgiveness inspires the Catholic world

Jude Hennessy, Family and life - June 27, 2022

Report by Jude Hennessy On the final day of the World Meeting of Families 2022, Australian couple Danny and Leila Abdallah addressed the delegates from...

Diocesan representative leads prayer at St Peter’s Basilica

Diocesan representative leads prayer at St Peter’s Basilica

Jude Hennessy, Family and life - June 25, 2022

Report by Jude Hennessy Delegates from around the world gathered for day two of the World Meeting of Families 2022 (WMOF), commencing with Mass at...

Diocesan dame meets the pope!

Diocesan dame meets the pope!

Jude Hennessy, Family and life - June 25, 2022

Report by Jude Hennessy Our very own Catherine McGrath of Corpus Christi Catholic Parish Mittagong-Bowral and vice president of the Asia Pacific Region of World...

Danny and Leila Abdallah prepare to address the Church in Rome

Danny and Leila Abdallah prepare to address the Church in Rome

Jude Hennessy, Family and life - June 24, 2022

Report by Jude Hennessy The story of Danny and Leila Abdallah and their profound embracing of mercy and forgiveness after three of their children were...

World Meeting of Families 2022—Day Two

World Meeting of Families 2022—Day Two

Jude Hennessy, Family and life - June 23, 2022

Reflection by Australian delegates Monica and Kevin Chahoud Walking into the Vatican yesterday we were overcome by emotion, not just by its grandeur and beauty,...

World Meeting of Families 2022—Opening Night Session

World Meeting of Families 2022—Opening Night Session

Jude Hennessy, Family and life - June 23, 2022

Reflection by Australian delegates Margaret and David Hill We were amazed at the bravery of the families who presented testimony during the Festival of Families...

10th World Meeting of Families: The heart of the Catholic faith

10th World Meeting of Families: The heart of the Catholic faith

Jude Hennessy, Family and life - June 23, 2022

The day before the official commencement of the 10th World Meeting of Families (WMOF22), our very own Jude and Kerrie Hennessy met with her Excellency...

Service Agreement

Definitions

Account means the account held at your financial institution from which we are authorised to arrange for funds to be debited.

Agreement means this Direct Debit Request Service Agreement between you and us, including the direct debit request.

Business day means a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a listed public holiday.

Debit day means the day that payment is due.

Debit payment means a particular transaction where a debit is made, according to your direct debit request.

Direct debit request means the Direct Debit Request between us and you.

Us and we and our means the Catholic Development Fund.

You means the customer(s) who signed the direct debit request. Your financial institution is the financial institution where you hold the account that you have authorised us to arrange to debit.

Debiting your account

By submitting a direct debit request, you have authorised us to arrange for funds to be debited from your account according to the agreement we have with you.

We will only arrange for funds to be debited from your account:

As authorised in the direct debit request; if the debit day falls on a day that is not a business day, we may direct your financial institution to debit your account on the following or previous business day. If you are unsure about which day your account has or will be debited, please check with your financial

Changes by you

If you wish to stop or defer a debit payment you must write to us at least 5 business days before the next debit day.

This notice should be given to us in the first instance.

Your obligations

It is your responsibility to ensure that there are sufficient clear funds available in your account to allow a debit payment to be made.

If there are insufficient clear funds available in your account to meet a debit payment:

you or your account may be charged a fee and/or interest by your financial institution;
you or your account may be charged a fee to reimburse us for charges we have incurred for the failed transaction;
you must arrange for the payment to be made by another method

Please check your account statement to verify that the amounts debited from your account are correct.

Dispute

If you believe that there has been an error in debiting your account you should call us on 1800 047 703 and confirm the details in writing with us as soon as possible so that we can resolve your query quickly.

Accounts

You should check:

with your financial institution whether direct debiting is available from your accounts offered by financial
your account details which you have provided to us are correct by checking them against a recent account statement; and
with your financial institution before completing the direct debit request if you have any queries about how to complete the direct debit

Warning: if the account number you have quoted is incorrect, you may be charged a fee to reimburse our costs in correcting any deductions from:

an account you do not have authority to operate; or
an account you do not

Confidentiality

We will keep any information (including your account details) in your direct debit request confidential.

We will make reasonable efforts to keep any such information that we have about you secure and to ensure that any of our employees or agents who have access to information about you, do not make any unauthorised use, modification, reproduction or disclosure of that information.

However, we may use your contact details to provide information about the fund. Should you wish this not to be the case, please advise the fund in writing.

Our diocesan logo is theologically rich and very succinct. As a hand, it depicts our mission as a diocese and as individuals within the diocese, of bearing (bringing, carrying) Christ’s love to one another and to the world around us. In this, we are the hand of Jesus Christ, and we are offering ourselves to him so that he might work through us.

We can be the bearers of his love only as a response to his call and in the strength of his grace. We are reminded of this in two ways—through the symbol of the dove (the Holy Spirit) also present in the logo, and by the incorporation of the cross that segments the logo. The presence of the cross is a reminder that bearing the love of Christ will inevitably cost us if we live it authentically. However, in the way that the Cross is the portent of redemption and life—an echo of the tree of life in the book of Genesis—so becoming bearers of the love of Christ will also bring us to life.

The four fingers of the hand also represent the four regions of our diocese. The first is blue representing the beautiful water of the Shoalhaven. The second is a blue and green combination representing the waters and escarpment of the Illawarra. The third is green depicting the hills and plains of the Macarthur. The fourth is dark green illustrating the forests of the Southern Highlands.