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Monday, 21 August 2023 11:02

CSSV Calls for Holistic Solutions to Housing Crisis

The recently concluded Homelessness Week 2023, observed from 7-13 August, brought critical attention to the Australia’s housing crisis and its far-reaching implications.

Monday, 21 August 2023 10:53

Listen, Learn, Love: A New Engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

The 2023 Bishops’ Justice Statement calls on Australian Catholics and people of goodwill to commit to “fostering a civilisation of love” by taking “every opportunity…

Monday, 21 August 2023 10:51

Bishop Vincent Long – Address at Social Justice Statement Launch 2023

The Church in Australia will not be fully the church that Jesus wants her to be until you, the Aboriginal people, have made your contribution…

Monday, 21 August 2023 10:41

Multi-Faith Chapel at Dhurringile Prison a place to bring the dirt, the pain and the promise

Sandhurst Prison Chaplains recently gathered with multi-faith Chaplains, and staff and prisoners of His Majesty’s Prison Dhurringile, to bless and dedicate a new multi-faith chapel.

Tuesday, 08 August 2023 12:24

Celebrating Excellence: The Bishop Joseph Grech Scholarship Awards Luncheon

On August 1, the Sandhurst community came together in Shepparton to honour the exceptional achievements of 15 outstanding Year 10 and 11 students who were…

Monday, 07 August 2023 13:09

Mons. Peter Jeffrey Celebrates Diamond Jubilee in Grand Style

Hundreds of people gathered at St Brendan's Church in Shepparton on Thursday 27 July to celebrate the joyous occasion of Monsignor Peter Jeffrey’s Diamond Jubilee…

Monday, 07 August 2023 12:57

Homily by Monsignor Peter Jeffrey on the occasion of his Jubilarian Mass

“When we listen to the gentle prompting of the Spirit we do not know where we will be led.” Read Monsignor Peter Jeffrey’s Homily reflecting…

Monday, 07 August 2023 12:44

SMPC gathers for Second Meeting (14-15 July 2023)

The Sandhurst Mission and Pastoral Council (SMPC) met in Shepparton for the second time last month. After weeks of personal formation and preparation, members were…

Monday, 07 August 2023 12:40

Mons. Frank Marriott Toasts Diamond Jubilarians

“Peter and John, two fine priests who have served the Church and People with distinction in those varied fields wherever the Spirit led them. Always…

Monday, 07 August 2023 12:13

Fr John Ryan – 60 Years a Priest

Despite sharing a rather popular name, Fr John Ryan is one of a kind and his is a story which will be told. Enjoy Fr…

Monday, 07 August 2023 11:55

Wangaratta – 160 years well celebrated

St Patrick’s Wangaratta celebrated 160 years of parish life in May this year. Parishioners worked hard for months to ensure festivities were fitting for the…

Monday, 07 August 2023 11:16

Celebrating Sacred Heart Day

On Friday, June 23, the final day of Term Two was filled with joy in Yarrawonga as the Sacred Heart College and Sacred Heart Primary…

Monday, 07 August 2023 11:09

Priest remembered with new Tombstone

Clergy and parishioners of Sandhurst were shocked to discover that the grave of Fr Arthur Gleeson, a former priest of the Diocese, had remained unmarked…

Monday, 07 August 2023 10:22

CES Staff Retreat – Naidoc Week 2023

The 2023 Catholic Education Sandhurst staff retreat focused on Catholic Social Teachings and the impact of the 'Uluru Statement from the Heart’. The presence of…

Friday, 04 August 2023 12:29

Sandhurst Pilgrims gather at 27th World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal

35 young adults from across Sandhurst have joined hundreds and thousands of pilgrims from dioceses around the World at World Youth Day events in Lisbon,…

Friday, 04 August 2023 12:26