A Prayer for the Federal Election
Posted on 3 June 2016 Holy God, at the dawn of time you fashioned the world and set it on its course. In the fullness of time your Son took flesh and sowed the seeds of a new order, and day by day your...
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Installation of Bishop Vincent Long as 4th Bishop of Parramatta
Posted on 6 June 2016 The Liturgical Reception and Mass of Installation of Bishop Vincent Long Van Nguyen OFM Conv as the fourth Bishop of Parramatta will take place on Thursday 16 June 2016 at 7.30pm...
View ArticleWe’re hiring! Hospital and prison chaplaincy
1. Full-time Catholic Hospital Chaplaincy Coordinator/Pastoral Carer This role exists to meet the sacramental, pastoral, spiritual and social needs of Catholic patients, families and staff within the...
View Article2016 Federal Election Guide
Posted on 24 June 2016 On 16 May 2016, the Australian Catholic Bishops released a statement on the Federal Election called “A Vote for the Voiceless.” In this statement they pointed out that the...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday: We Need Mercy
Updated on 7 July 2016 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples so often live the name of mercy in their lives, Bishop Christopher Saunders stated as he launched the annual statement to celebrate...
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Australians raise more than $11m for Project Compassion 2016
Posted on 7 July 2017 Thousands of generous supporters, including schools and parishes across Australia, joined in solidarity with the poorest communities globally in 2016, to help Caritas Australia...
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Way of Mercy Gathering & Commissioning Mass
Posted on 7 July 2016 A joyous gathering of parish representatives from across the Diocese of Parramatta took place at St Patrick’s Cathedral precinct on Saturday 2 July to prepare for the Way of...
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Zwolowa exhibition highlights the work of the Lofa community
Posted on 8 July 2016 The Zwolowa exhibition of inspiring paintings, art, artefacts, photographs and audio reveals the life of Lofa refugees in Australia and celebrates the continuity of culture. Part...
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NAIDOC WEEK: bringing community together
Posted on 11 July 2116 Photos: CatholicCare Parramatta. Hundreds of people gathered in the grounds of Holy Family Parish at Emerton on 4 July 2016 for one of the largest NAIDOC Week events ever managed...
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CatholicCare Parramatta and the NDIS
Catholic Outlook, June 2016 What is the NDIS? CatholicCare Parramatta is a registered NDIS service provider. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is the new way of providing individualised...
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The Way of Mercy Pope Francis has called for a more merciful and inclusive church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man and each woman of our time.” In response, the relics of St...
View ArticleCatholic bishops support for West Papuan people
The Bishop of Parramatta, Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, is currently in Papua New Guinea for the Executive Committee of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania. Statement released...
View ArticleWorld Day of Migrants & Refugees on Sunday 28 August
Posted on 26 August 2016 In this Year of Mercy, with many newly arrived migrants and refugees in Australia, we must enact a culture of encounter, welcome and acceptance in practical, personal and...
View ArticleAnn D Clark Lecture Part 2: Launch into deeper waters
Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Part 2: Launch...
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Ann D Clark Lecture Part 4: The challenge to go to the margins
Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Bishop Vincent...
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Ann D Clark Lecture Part 5: Conclusion
Pope Francis and the challenge of being church today Ann D Clark Lecture delivered by Most Rev Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, Evan Theatre, Penrith Panthers, 18 August 2016 Part 5:...
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Canonisation of Mother Teresa on Sunday 4 September
Pope Francis will declare Mother Teresa of Kolkata a saint at a special Mass at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Sunday 4 September 2016. At the same time in Sydney, the Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP,...
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Father’s Day Appeal: Caring for Those Who Cared
The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement for 2016-17 is titled A Place at the Table: Social justice in an ageing society. It acknowledges and celebrates the value, dignity and...
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CatholicCare Choices NDIS Information Day: 7 September In the Diocese of Parramatta, CatholicCare Choices is holding an information day on the National Disability Insurance Scheme: NDIS and YOU – Your...
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Melinda Tankard Reist to give Bishop Manning Lecture 2016
Bishop Manning Lecture on 20 September 2016 Most Rev Kevin Manning, Bishop Emeritus of Parramatta. The Bishop Manning Lecture is a leading Church forum hosted by the Catholic Commission for Employment...
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