August 29, 2023
With Teresa currently abroad, I have accepted the invitation to write ‘Tuesdays’ over the coming weeks. I am looking forward to the opportunity to journey with you all for this short time. Interestingly, Teresa left off with some thoughts around ‘pilgrimage’ which seems like an appropriate place to pick up the conversation.
From 29th August until 3rd October, ‘Tuesdays’ will be written by our guest contributor, Brendon Mannyx.
July 04, 2023
On Sunday 23 July our communities will celebrate World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly.
November 08, 2022
This week’s message comes to you from Brendon Mannyx, Manager Mission and Outreach.
Last Sunday, 6th November, was Prison Sunday. During the Year of Mercy in 2016, Pope Francis announced a Jubilee for Prisoners, and since that time the Bishops Commission for Social Justice, Mission and Service has continued to encourage dioceses and parishes to mark the first Sunday in November in recognition of those in prison and those who provide pastoral support to them.
Our Diocese currently supports two full-time prison chaplains and, through them, hundreds of incarcerated people and their families every year.
From 2013 – 2016, I was privileged to serve as a sessional chaplain, attending prison one day a week. In 2015, I shared the following reflection with my parish community.
September 06, 2022
Looking back on those early days of parenting, I can now appreciate the gift of other dads (and mums!) around me. I often found myself asking the tricky questions around certain aspects of fatherhood and being genuinely interested in the answers.
May 17, 2022
Laudato Si’ Week is the 16-24 May 2022. It is a global celebration of Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si’ and a call to action for all of us to care for the environment in which we live.
December 21, 2021
In November, our Diocese began sharing stories of Mission and Outreach under the name, Church without Walls.
