A Message from Father Andrew Doohan, Vicar General
Twelve months ago, we were preparing to farewell my predecessor as Vicar General, Fr Brian Mascord, following his appointment as Bishop of Wollongong. The news of that appointment was still ‘sinking in’ as 2017 came to a close. It proved to be only one of the changes that our Church of Maitland-Newcastle would have to face as we navigated our way through 2018.
Bishop Bill blesses and opens St Nicholas Early Education Chisholm
It was a day of celebration for St Nicholas Early Education, Chisholm, as Bishop Bill Wright blessed and officially opened the centre.
Another successful year for CDF
The Catholic Development Fund (CDF) has had another successful year in supporting schools, parishes, agencies and associates of the Diocese.
A Message from Bishop Bill Wright
A great virtue of these Year in Review reports is that in their pages you will find quite close-up portraits of some of the people, activities and occasions that form the story of Maitland-Newcastle this year.
CatholicCare Opens New Offices in Muswellbrook and Singleton
In an effort to better serve residents of the Upper Hunter, CatholicCare Hunter-Manning opened brand new offices in Muswellbrook and Singleton this year.
DARA’s helpers
Throughout 2018, St Pius X High School, Adamstown, St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton, St Joseph’s College, Lochinvar and St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul have been lending a helping hand to the DARA Van.
A Message from Acting Director of Schools, Gerard Mowbray
The year 2018 will be most remembered for the implementation of system growth, improvement in leadership and service to our school communities.
Property Team’s building community
As many members of the broader community would have observed – in Chisholm or Cardiff, Branxton or Booragul, Lochinvar or Mount Hutton − the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, through its property staff working through schools, parishes, early education, CatholicCare and the region as a whole – is building community, literally and metaphorically.