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Tuesday, 03 November 2020 01:12
CTC Knox Public Lecture
Safe Church: Commitment, awareness and action for cultural change Online via Zoom Thursday 5 November 7-8:30 p.m. Sheree Limbrick, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Professional Standards Ltd…
Tuesday, 03 November 2020 00:11
'Towards New Horizons' Caritas State of the Environment Report
By Kerry Stone Caritas Australia has released its latest State of the Environment Report on environmental changes in Oceania - Australia, New Zealand and the…
Monday, 02 November 2020 23:59
Fr Novelito Lim marks Five Years as a Priest
By Christine O'Donaghue Friday 23 October 2020 marked the fifth anniversary of the ordination to the priesthood of Father Novelito Lim, affectionally known as Fr…
Monday, 02 November 2020 22:52
Fr Patrick Kearns, a legacy in building community
The proposed re-naming of the former St Malachy’s presbytery to the Kearns Centre after Fr Patrick Kearns, the first parish priest at Nagambie, prompted diocesan…
Monday, 02 November 2020 22:27
Resources for Parish Renewal
The titles ‘Divine Renovation’ and ‘Rebuilt Parish’ processes and resources for parish renewal are becoming more widely known in Australia. Each movement has developed a…
Monday, 02 November 2020 22:19
St Malachy's Presbytery finds new life as The Kearns Centre
After 16 years of vacancy, the former St Malachy’s Presbytery will soon be buzzing with life and laughter as it re-emerges as the Kearns Centre,…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 13:44
Victorian dioceses unite to enhance Catholic social services to those in need
On 1 January 2021, CatholicCare Sandhurst will merge with Centacare Ballarat and CatholicCare Melbourne/Gippsland to form a new entity CatholicCare Victoria. “It’s a really exciting prospect,…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 18:03
Assist A Student Program
The St Vincent de Paul’s Society's ‘Assist a Student Program’ gives you the opportunity to provide funding to support the education of a student in…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 17:43
World Polio Day, 24 October
By Mary Pianta World Polio Day is observed on October 24 every year, to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, the researcher who led the…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 17:29
Leadership Program for Young Women
Applications are now open for an Australian Women’s Leadership Program. The Leadership for Mission program, a joint initiative of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 17:23
CRA supports the spirit and direction of the Light from the Southern Cross Report
Catholic Religious Australia (CRA) supports the spirit and direction of The Light from the Southern Cross Report (the Report) and its vision for the Church. The…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 16:45
New resources from Catholic Earthcare
By Kerry Stone We have just emerged from the Season of Creation but we are in the midst of the Anniversary Year of Laudato Si' declared…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 12:58
Pathways for Families 2021
The Sandhurst Diocese ‘Pathways for Families 2021’ online resource contains a wide variety of live links to information, networks and resources to enrich, interest and…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 12:13
The View From Home (October 2020)
By Jackson Saunders As the finish line for the 2020 academic year approaches, Jackson Saunders, reflects upon finishing studies for the year within the parish…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:50
St Peter's Preps celebrate 100 days of learning
By Olivia Keating After a start-stop start-stop start to the year, Foundation students at St Peter’s Primary School in North Bendigo have just celebrated 100 days of learning in…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:04
A special Vinnies Commissioning captured on Camera
By Jackson Saunders St Therese’s Kennington parishioner, Barb Anglin, has been officially commissioned as the North East Central Council President of St Vincent de Paul…
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 09:56
Looking back on my first year as Bishop
By Bishop Shane Mackinlay October 2020The first anniversary of a new home, a wedding, a new job or a new school often prompts two contrasting responses: ‘Where…
Tuesday, 06 October 2020 13:48
Our journey to the Plenary Council continues.
The Covid pandemic has graced us with an opportunity to continue the process of prayerful discernment as we prepare for the Plenary. Sandhurst Diocese responded…
