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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:42
L'Arche Christmas Market
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sunday 28 November The Good Loaf, 404 Hargreaves Street Bendigo The festive annual L’Arche Bendigo Christmas Market is a…
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:37
Bishop Shane's Message to Year 12 Students of 2021
Year 12 has always been a challenging time, but for the Class of 2021, who have been studying for exams and preparing for life beyond…
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:34
Time Between Assemblies a Chance for Prayer, Maturation
The months between the first and second general assemblies of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia are a time for “prayer, reflection, maturation and development”,…
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:09
First Assembly of Plenary Council "has been a monument to grace and faith" says Archbishop Mark Coleridge
The First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council closed on Sunday 10 October with Mass celebrated by Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Brisbane Archbishop Mark…
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 17:04
Plenary Council First Assembly 'Inspiring, Challenging'
As he closed the formal proceedings of the first general assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia on Saturday evening, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB,…
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 16:56
St Joseph's College Echuca Raises Funds for ShelterBox
By Katie EldridgeDespite several rounds of remote learning and lockdowns across the state, a spirit of kindness and social justice is still present within the…
Tuesday, 19 October 2021 10:47
Latest "Youth Pathways 2022" released
The latest edition of ‘Youth Pathways 2022’ has arrived for schools and parishes across the Sandhurst Diocese.
Saturday, 09 October 2021 19:09
Plenary Members Present Final Reports of First Assembly
An impassioned call for “a prayer for the future of our common home, a Gospel for the home of our future generations” was made during…
Saturday, 09 October 2021 13:51
Plenary Council's Task: "Reveal the Face of Christ"
Archbishop Peter A. Comensoli in today’s Mass for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia has said the Council’s task is to reveal the face of…
Friday, 08 October 2021 14:04
Plenary Members Focus on Mission in God's World
The concept of “sniffing out” the presence of God in the world, articulated by theologian Fr Richard Lennan in an address to the Fifth Plenary…
Thursday, 07 October 2021 15:43
Plenary Council Journey One for 'Dusty, Patient Pilgrims'.
Maronite Archbishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay OLM spoke about the significance of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Latin Rite Church coming together as “pilgrims” for the…
Thursday, 07 October 2021 09:48
Plenary Council Contemplating Woundedness
Day four of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia takes on a different feel, as members spent extra time offline, praying with and reflecting on…
Wednesday, 06 October 2021 13:43
Members Unpack Big Questions Facing the Church
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…
Wednesday, 06 October 2021 12:31
Archbishop Fisher: 'Be Powerhouse of Prayer'
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…
Wednesday, 06 October 2021 09:12
Council Members begin work of Communal Discernment
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…
Monday, 04 October 2021 18:33
St Francis a Model for Australia's Plenary Council
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…
Sunday, 03 October 2021 16:08
Catholics urged to "Become True Disciples"
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…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 11:49
Chancery to be Hub for First Assembly of Plenary Council
Next week, the Chancery will become a Hub for the five Sandhurst Plenary Members (formerly known as delegates) and three locally based Assembly facilitators. This…
