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Archbishop Fisher: ‘Be Powerhouse of Prayer’

Archbishop Fisher: ‘Be Powerhouse of Prayer’

Plenary Council - October 6, 2021
As the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia nears the halfway point, Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has preached on the power...
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Members unpack big questions facing the Church

Members unpack big questions facing the Church

Plenary Council - October 6, 2021
The 278 members of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia have continued to break open the 16 questions related to how we can create a...
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Prayer Seminars

October 5, 2021 Prayer Seminars

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  The CCD Wollongong team are excited to invite you to Prayer Seminars, which will commence on Tuesday 21st September, and run weekly, 7pm -...
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The Season of Creation: Wonder and Awe

The Season of Creation: Wonder and Awe

Liturgy, Prayer - October 5, 2021
The Season of Creation has concluded, an annual Christian celebration of prayer and action for our common home, which begins with the arrival of Spring,...
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Council members begin work of communal discernment

Council members begin work of communal discernment

Plenary Council - October 5, 2021
The first “spiritual conversations” of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia covered a broad range of thoughts and topics from Baptism being the place for...
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Pastoral letter | Diocesan Response to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform

Pastoral letter | Diocesan Response to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform

Liturgy, Bishop Brian Mascord - October 5, 2021
To coincide with the feast day of St Francis of Assisi (4 October), Bishop Brian Mascord has released a pastoral letter to the people of...
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St Francis a model for Australia’s Plenary Council

St Francis a model for Australia’s Plenary Council

Plenary Council - October 4, 2021
On the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, Bishop Shane Mackinlay has said the saint that so loved creation and those living in poverty can...
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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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