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Local launch of Social Justice Statement
By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, November 2016 Social Justice Sunday on 25 September 2016 saw a most significant and meaningful launch of this year’s Australian Catholic Bishops Social...
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Bringing Laudato Si’ to Life – From Vision to Action: 10 November With Fr Sean McDonagh SSC, Irish eco-theologian and Columban missionary, who will contribute to bringing the vision of Pope Francis’...
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Bishop Vincent Long: ‘seeking asylum a basic human right’
Posted on 7 November 2016 “The announcement by the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and the Minister for Immigration, Peter Dutton, that the Government will introduce proposed legislation banning...
View ArticleFr Greg Jacobs SJ: a servant to the ‘Queen of the Sciences’
By Jordan Grantham, Catholic Outlook, November 2016 Father Gregory Jacobs SJ is a kind-hearted and enthusiastic priest. A library of books and many degrees line the walls of his office. Years of...
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One big holy family at Mount Druitt Parish
By Jordan Grantham, Catholic Outlook, November 2016 Holy Family Parish, Mount Druitt, lives up to its name. Indigenous, Tongan, Samoan, Filipino and Caucasian families build up this harmonious and...
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Way of Mercy Pilgrimage to conclude at St Patrick’s Cathedral
During the Year of Mercy, which will end on 20 November 2016, Pope Francis called for a more merciful and inclusive Church in “which we are all called to give consolation to each man and each woman of...
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New paper on human trafficking & slavery released
“Human trafficking and similar forms of exploitation affect every country on earth. They flourish because of society’s greed for cheap goods and services and because it is so easy to forget that those...
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Students create A Place at the Table
By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, November 2016 St Patrick’s Cathedral hall in Parramatta was filled with the sounds of 100 excited Year 9 student leaders on 12 October 2016, all seeking to...
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30th Anniversary of St John Paul II’s Visit to Alice Springs
Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people – these websites may contain images, voices or references to those who have passed. This month marks 30 years since (now Saint) Pope John Paul II...
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Trip to Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Sutton Forest You are invited to join the Sacred Heart Parish community for a day trip on Tuesday 6 December that includes coach travel, morning tea, self-guided...
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Bringing Laudato Si’ to Life: from Vision to Action
By Sr Louise McKeogh FMA, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Two gatherings at Australian Catholic University’s campuses at Strathfield on 10 November 2016 and North Sydney on 11 November 2016 were an...
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St John Paul II: ‘work is for man, not man for work’
By Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 Thirty years ago, on 26 November 1986, St John Paul II visited the Diocese of Parramatta to address a large crowd of workers gathered at...
View ArticleHouse of Welcome finds a new home in Granville
By Jordan Grantham, Catholic Outlook, December 2016 The largest transitional housing provider in New South Wales will lease expanded premises for its headquarters from the Diocese of Parramatta,...
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The Epiphany Pilgrimage – the Journey of the Magi: 2-8 January 2017 The Epiphany Pilgrimage is a seven-day, 100km pilgrimage through the Blue Mountains bushland. Pilgrims stay overnight at parishes...
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Powerful refugee stories at Mamre House ceremony
By Jordan Grantham Bishop Vincent Long visited Mamre House on the morning of 7 December 2016 for an English Language Program end-of-year ceremony. The program, Certificate in Spoken and Written...
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The Lights of Christmas at St Mary’s Cathedral: 8-25 December 2016 Experience the joy of Christmas with sound and light projections on St Mary’s Cathedral. Bring the whole family to view the...
View ArticleWe’re hiring! Administration and Project Support Assistant
Administration and Project Support Assistant 6 month maximum term maternity leave role This role will be based at the Diocesan Ministry Centre located in Blacktown, NSW. The Role As the...
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Positions vacant 1. Graphic Designer & Team Support – Brand, Networking, Video: The Institute for Mission at Blacktown requires a full-time team member who specialises in graphic design....
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Diocesan Works Fund Appeal The DWF Appeal is being held across the Diocese of Parramatta during February 2017. Donations to the appeal will provide financial support to our not-for-profit social...
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Bishop Vincent Long to launch paper on human trafficking
Posted on 8 February 2017. On the Feast of St Josephine Bakhita today, bishops and religious leaders across Australia support the call from Pope Francis to end the injustice of human trafficking...
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