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Wednesday, 09 September 2026 17:19

Deanery Forums Round 2: Reports Now Available

Reports from the second round of Deanery Forums are now available.
St Martin of Tours was packed to the rafters on Sunday, 30 August, as more than 270 people celebrated its 150th anniversary and the generations…
Tuesday, 08 September 2026 12:43

Believing on Upside Down Country

A New book reveals Bendigo’s rich history of faith and belief.
Tuesday, 08 September 2026 09:48

Season of Creation begins with Living Water

At the Season of Creation Mass, on 1 September, it was hard to imagine a more glorious day. 
Tuesday, 08 September 2026 09:34

When Caring for Creation hits Home

Sometimes the most profound lessons about caring for creation arrive in very ordinary ways and, for the Sandhurst Care for Creation Team, preparing for the…
Friday, 04 September 2026 09:36

Interfaith Meditative Walk

The Sandhurst Care for Creation Team and Bendigo Interfaith Council invite you to an Interfaith Meditative Walk.
A resource for reflection and prayer to celebrate the 'Year of Saint Francis of Assisi' 2026. 
Thursday, 27 August 2026 20:14

Pastoral Visit to Wodonga

A Warm welcome for Bishop René Ramirez RCJ in the heart of the North East 
Thursday, 27 August 2026 20:11

Growing as Communities of Mission

What happens when a diocese gathers to ask: who is Jesus calling us to be?
Thursday, 27 August 2026 20:03

Parish Administration Conference 2026

Plenty of work, plenty of laughs – and plenty to take home
In his Homily at Mass at the Sandhurst Formation Institute, Bishop René RCJ invited us to look honestly at how the Gospel is lived in…
“Evangelisation, it’s a big word, it’s a very special word …” Bishop René Ramirez RCJ in his opening reflection at the 2026 Sandhurst Formation Institute. 
“Mass feels like heaven on earth for me. And that's what I want it to feel like for everybody else.”  Ann O’Brien, Keynote presenter at…
Integral ecology expert Jacqui Remond from Australian Catholic University has been appointed a consultor to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development by Pope…
What does it look and feel like to be a parish or school intentionally focused on mission and shaped by synodality?
Fr Junray Rayna, Administrator of St Kilian’s Parish, has launched an appeal to help protect and preserve St Kilian’s Church following a serious fire that…
“Managing safety and risk is something we all have a part in,” says Andrew Johnson, Diocesan Safety, Risk and Compliance Officer.
A Pastoral Letter for National Vocations Awareness Week 2026
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