Message From Teresa Brierley, Vice Chancellor Pastoral Ministries
The pastoral works of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle take place in our parishes, schools, hospitals, aged care facilities, community aged care programs and with the St Vincent de Paul Society.
“You're doing a good job, Sister!”
As a Dominican for some 60 years, Maureen Rigby has ministered in a variety of areas, always open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit − and the congregational leader! Educated at St Columban's and San Clemente, Mayfield - both schools celebrated centenaries in 2017 − a young Maureen felt drawn to the Dominican charism. She had felt the love and care of the Sisters who taught her and wanted to extend those gifts to others.
Falling in love in Cambodia
I had always wanted to see the work of Catholic Mission. For years we had raised money at school and I had contributed to Teachers Helping Teachers. In both cases I wondered about the impact of the funds.
A whole new world on Thursday Island
A student of St Mary’s Campus, All Saints College, Maitland, shares an immersion experience among Indigenous communities on Thursday Island.
Acting justly, loving tenderly and walking humbly
Assisting with monitoring the General Election of 1994 in South Africa is just one outcome of Patricia Banister’s commitment to social justice.
Memories and Movement
On Sunday 28 May, the official handing over of the governance and ministry of the Tenison Woods Education Centre (TWEC) by the Sisters of St Joseph to the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle took place. Many of the Sisters, friends of TWEC and members of the community participated.
Church dialoguing with the world in a secular age
“Christians see themselves handing on the faith of previous generations to the following generation, and so faithful to it in that way, but always open to what is new. I heard somebody contrasting the lazy tradition that simply repeats what’s said previously to the real tradition that brings the faith to life for a new generation, grasps the very heart of it and hands it on and brings it to life. And that’s what tradition most deeply is. It’s not simply a bland repetition.”
Digging deeper to find meaning
Small groups have always played a strong role in the life of the Church. Parish evangelisation cells are simply an extension of this.