From the Religious Education Coordinator

Social Justice Sunday

We celebrated Social Justice Sunday on 29 August. The Australian Bishops’ Social Justice Statement, Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor, is an invitation for us to respond to Pope Francis’ call to take a seven-year journey towards total ecological sustainability, guided by the Laudato Si’ Goals. The Social Justice Statement provides theological foundations to ground and inspire our efforts to care for creation, while responding to the needs of the disadvantaged and excluded. 

Social Justice resources, including prayer cards, can be found on this site.

Assembly of the Plenary Council

In October 2021, the Catholic Church in Australia will gather for the first Assembly of the Plenary Council to be held since the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). In 2018, when the decision to hold a Plenary Council was announced, the Catholic Church in Australia began preparing by listening to God and by listening to one another’s stories of faith.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first Assembly will be a mix of in-person and online delivery. 

As the Catholic Church in Australia makes the journey in this last month before the first Assembly, we are all invited to pray for the participating members. At the same time, we are all called to continue our own journey of prayer and reflection, as we look forward to the renewal of the Catholic Church in Australia.

Further details on the Plenary Council can be found on this site.

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