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Diocesan E-News

14 November 2017
At Your Service
Advent Resources

Advent resources are available from the diocesan website.  
 
Coming Events
Hearing, Healing, Hope.

2018 Catholic Social Services National Conference.  The conference will address key issues facing our society and our sector, and at each stage looking at the implications for us as individuals, for our organisations, and for our sector.
 
Proclaim 2018

Early Bird Registrations Now Open. This exciting conference will engage parishes in an ongoing conversation focusing on Leadership, Culture Change, Young People, Belonging and Evangelisation. This conversation will draw together over 500 participants from across Australia for keynote presentations, facilitated conversation sessions, peer learning, expert discussion panels and future visionary planning.  Keynote speakers include Cardinal John Dew (Archdiocese of Wellington, New Zealand), Ms Lana Turvey-Collins (Plenary Council 2020 Facilitator), Ron Huntley (Divine Renovation – Canada), and host of PROCLAIM 2018 Archbishop Mark Coleridge (Archdiocese of Brisbane).  12 – 14 July 2018 in Brisbane.  
 
Diocesan News
Our Diocesan Community

The final edition of ODC for 2017 is now available in parishes and on the Diocesan website. 
 
Faith in Life
Reflect on Sunday’s Scripture

Take the time to read and reflect on Sunday’s Gospel.
 
Reflection

Prayer for this edition of E-News.
 
Diocesan News
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DAMASCUS CELEBRATES

On Saturday, October 28, more than five hundred past students, staff and families of Damascus College Ballarat and the founding Colleges gathered to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Mercy education on the beautiful Damascus site.

   
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LEARNING HOW TO RESPOND TO FORCED MARRIAGE OF STUDENTS

Teachers from the Ballarat and Melbourne Dioceses have been trained to understand and respond to young people, particularly young women, who are at risk of a forced marriage.

   
General News
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DIFFERENT FAITHS COMING TOGETHER

Ballarat’s annual Friendship Walk encouraged an appreciation for three different faiths and the similarities between them.

   
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TRAUMA AND ITS LONG TERM EFFECT – A REFLECTION

During the months of August, September and part of October 2017 Fr Denis Ryan supplied in four parishes in Belfast, Northern Ireland and offers this reflection.

   
In the Parishes
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CASTERTON VINNIES

Recently, the Casterton Branch of St Vincent de Paul held their South West Regional AGM at Sacred Heart Primary School Casterton.

   
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CELEBRATING

Trinity College Colac celebrated milestones and openings.

   
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CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION

On October 2, Fr Gary Jones celebrated his thirtieth anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood.

   
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COUNT US IN

The voices of pupils from St Columba’s Primary School Ballarat North joined a half-million strong choir across Australia as they took part in the simultaneous performance of Music: Count Us In.

   

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