After 16 years of vacancy, the former St Malachy’s Presbytery will soon be buzzing with life and laughter as it re-emerges as the Kearns Centre, home to Nagambie Lakes Community House. The restoration of this elegant heritage building is a testament to the vision and hard work of the Nagambie Parish Council.

On 1 January 2021, CatholicCare Sandhurst will merge with Centacare Ballarat and CatholicCare Melbourne/Gippsland to form a new entity CatholicCare Victoria.

“It’s a really exciting prospect, which will allow us to build on the mission we share, to build on the strengths of each organisation and make those strengths and expertise more available across the whole state” said Bishop Shane Mackinlay.

The St Vincent de Paul’s Society's  ‘Assist a Student Program’ gives you the opportunity to provide funding to support the education of a student in one of their partner countries for one year.  In 2020, the program is supporting 2,400 students in Cambodia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

By Mary Pianta 

World Polio Day is observed on October 24 every year, to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, the researcher who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. He developed the inactivated poliovirus vaccine (1955), after which Albert Sabin developed the oral vaccine which came into use in 1961.

Applications are now open for an Australian Women’s Leadership Program. The Leadership for Mission program, a joint initiative of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the Australian Catholic University, is designed by and for women who are inspired by the Gospel vision of justice, freedom and the dignity of the human person.

Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) supports the spirit and direction of The Light from the Southern Cross Report (the Report) and its vision for the Church. The ecclesiology, scriptural and theological basis for the Report is strong and relevant for a healthy Church in the third millennium.

By Kerry Stone

We have just emerged from the Season of Creation but we are in the midst of the Anniversary Year of Laudato Si' declared by Pope Francis in May to celebrate five years since the publication of his encyclical.

Catholic Earthcare, a program of Caritas Australia, has produced a wonderful new resource for parishes to guide reflection and action, based on the multi-year roll-out plan for action outlined by Pope Francis when he declared the Anniversary Year.

The Sandhurst Diocese ‘Pathways for Families 2021’ online resource contains a wide variety of live links to information, networks and resources to enrich, interest and support families in their continuing journeys in Faith, Prayer, Spirituality, Connections to the wider community, and much more.

The Sandhurst Diocese ‘Pathways for Families 2021’ online resource contains a wide variety of live links to information, networks and resources to enrich, interest and support families in their continuing journeys in Faith, Prayer, Spirituality, Connections to the wider community, and much more.

By Jackson Saunders

As the finish line for the 2020 academic year approaches, Jackson Saunders, reflects upon finishing studies for the year within the parish in his monthly column, The View from Home.