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Pope sends blessings to historic Church event

Pope sends blessings to historic Church event

Plenary Council - October 4, 2021
Pope Francis has sent greetings and blessings from Rome as the program for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, the first such event in this...
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Catholics in Australia urged: “Become true disciples”

Catholics in Australia urged: “Become true disciples”

Plenary Council - October 3, 2021
As Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB opened the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, he said Catholics “must become, even more than we are already, a community...
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URGENT: Oppose Euthanasia in NSW by 11 October 2021

URGENT: Oppose Euthanasia in NSW by 11 October 2021

Family and life, Bishop Brian Mascord - September 29, 2021
Help Stop the move to make Assisted Suicide a reality in NSW. As people of faith we are called to stand up for the sanctity...
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The Season of Creation: God is a Trinity of Love

The Season of Creation: God is a Trinity of Love

Liturgy, Prayer - September 28, 2021
The Season of Creation is here, an annual Christian celebration of prayer and action for our common home, which begins with the arrival of Spring,...
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Alone with Christ Alone : A Women’s Retreat

September 24, 2021 Alone with Christ Alone : A Women’s Retreat

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Women of all ages are invited to join the Dominican Sisters of St Cecilia for an online retreat into silence, 24-26 September. You will provide...
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Plenary Post, Edition 38 – September 24, 2021

Plenary Post, Edition 38 – September 24, 2021

Plenary Council - September 24, 2021
PlenaryPost is the Plenary Council e-newsletter. It is periodically and keeps you up-to-date with all the news and information related to the Plenary Council happenings...
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The Season of Creation: Sacramentality

The Season of Creation: Sacramentality

Liturgy, Prayer - September 21, 2021
The Season of Creation is here, an annual Christian celebration of prayer and action for our common home, which begins with the arrival of Spring,...
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A chat with some of our Plenary Council members

A chat with some of our Plenary Council members

Plenary Council - September 21, 2021
As the first Plenary Council in Australia in over 80 years gets underway from October 3-10, we have had a brief chat with each of...
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1,000 decades for Healthcare workers

1,000 decades for Healthcare workers

COVID-19 - September 21, 2021
  Anyone watching daily COVID reports not only from New South Wales, but around Australia, and indeed the world, would be aware of the great...
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Bishop Brian is supporting the #VaxTheIllawarra campaign

Bishop Brian is supporting the #VaxTheIllawarra campaign

COVID-19, Bishop Brian Mascord - September 20, 2021
Bishop Brian is supporting the #VaxTheIllawarra campaign because promoting the common good and ensuring the safety of every unique, valuable person, especially the most vulnerable,...
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Eucharistic Celebration for Significant Marriage Anniversaries

September 19, 2021 Eucharistic Celebration for Significant Marriage Anniversaries

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If you are celebrating 25, 40, 50, 60, or over 60 years of marriage this year, and would like to receive an invitation to the...
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Three winners at the Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards 2021

Three winners at the Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards 2021

Office of the Bishop, Youth and Young Adults, New evangelisation - September 17, 2021
The 2021 Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) Awards were held via ZOOM after the annual ACPA Conference was cancelled for the second year due to...
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