Year in Review 2020 Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst 31 Ms Lyn Breen Adult Faith Education Sandhurst Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst WORSHIP & PRAYER Pathways Booklets ‘Pathways for Families 2020’ was published online with links for networks and resources to enrich and support families. This was followed by ‘Pathways for Seniors 2020’ to support over 55s in their continuing journeys of Faith, Prayer, Spirituality and community connection. Rite of Christian Initation of Adults As some events needed to be cancelled in 2020, and others became digital in format, there were few face-to-face encounters. The RCIA Reflection Day, however, facilitated by Anne Hubbard and Anthony Kilmartin, and the Rite of Election with a group of eighteen Catechumens and Candidates from five parishes, were celebrated ‘pre COVID lockdown’. Wheel of Prayer Day The 2020 Wheel of Prayer Day went ahead in an online format in August. Bishop Shane Mackinlay introduced and led ‘The Prayer of the Church’ for the Feast of Mary MacKillop. Four workshops followed, each presenting a different prayer form. Lent and Advent Resources Lent and Advent 2020 online resources for small group or individual reflection and prayer, featured excerpts from Pope Francis’ Christus Vivit (‘Christ is Alive’) exhortation to young people for Lent, and for Advent, his encyclical Fratelli Tutti (‘Brothers and Sisters All’) together with a focus on a Plenary Council theme for discernment: ‘A Joyful, Hope-filled, Servant Church’. Visits to the North-East When ‘lockdown’ ended, I visited parish communities in Cobram, Yarrawonga, Rutherglen, Wodonga, Tallangatta and Corryong. I was inspired by their stories, and the creative strategies they put in place to practise their faith as communities despite COVID-19 restrictions. I am inspired by the way our parish communities have looked out for each other, during lockdown and after the devastating fires of early 2020.
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