Month: February 2018

Palm Sunday_Walk for Justice for Refugees (Bring Them Out of Limbo)_25th March 2018 @ 1pm_St Georges Cathedral, 38 St Georges Terrace, Perth

The below resources are provided for your planning and use…  We hope to see you on the day supporting our fellow brothers and sisters. Palm Sunday_Invite template Palm Sunday_Invite template Palm Sunday 2018 poster final Palm Sunday 2018 poster + CEWA addition                          … Continue Reading Palm Sunday_Walk for Justice for Refugees (Bring Them Out of Limbo)_25th March 2018 @ 1pm_St Georges Cathedral, 38 St Georges Terrace, Perth

UN World Day of Social Justice_20th February 2018

UN World Day of Social Justice…   http://www.un.org/en/events/socialjusticeday/   “It is the people who are displeased with injustice that can be a channel for social justice” – Sunday Adelaja (‘The Mountain of Ignorance’)   “We should try to leave the world a better place than when we entered into it. As individuals, we can make… Continue Reading UN World Day of Social Justice_20th February 2018

Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe_8th Feb 2018

  Pastoral Letter from His Grace, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe regarding our Lenten journey for 2018… As a small part of this commitment I am asking two things.  Firstly that the first four days of Lent , Ash Wednesday to the Saturday after Ash Wednesday, be set aside as days of fasting and reparation in sorrow for Child… Continue Reading Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe_8th Feb 2018

Slavery-Free Chocolate in Our Supply Chains

  Dear friends of ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans) – FYI & broader promotion please: In 2015, Pope Francis said, “every person ought to have the awareness that purchasing is always a moral – and not simply an economic – act.” Following on from the recent World Day of Prayer, Reflection and… Continue Reading Slavery-Free Chocolate in Our Supply Chains

2018 PALM SUNDAY_Walk for Justice for Refugees (Bring Them Out of Limbo)

2018 PALM SUNDAY (25th of March) – WALK  FOR JUSTICE FOR REFUGEES: Save the date and make a commitment to attend – Sunday 25th of March: Start planning with family, friends, your school, parish and with work colleagues to be a part of the community of welcome for refugees and asylum-seekers. Start making your banners… Continue Reading 2018 PALM SUNDAY_Walk for Justice for Refugees (Bring Them Out of Limbo)

10 Year Apology Anniversary_13th Feb 2018

The 13th February marks the 10th Anniversary of Kevin Rudd’s (former Prime Minister of Australia) National Apology speech made to the Stolen Generations of the Indigenous Peoples of Australia.   Please read the current Statement from Don Sproxton (Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Perth)  below…   10 Year Apology Anniversary Parish Fact Sheet  … Continue Reading 10 Year Apology Anniversary_13th Feb 2018

The Feast of St Josephine Bakhita – a day to focus on human trafficking_8th Feb 2018

Pope Francis has declared 8 February to be the world day of prayer and action against human trafficking. He chose this day because it is the feast day of St Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of Sudan and of victims of slavery. Josephine Bakhita was kidnapped as a child from Africa and sold into slavery in… Continue Reading The Feast of St Josephine Bakhita – a day to focus on human trafficking_8th Feb 2018

Pope Francis’ Universal Prayer Intention for February 2018

Universal:  Say “No” to Corruption That those who have material, political or spiritual power may resist any lure of corruption. “Dirty bread of corruption” In his homily during Holy Mass in the Chapel of Santa Marta, Pope Francis commented on the parable of the dishonest steward taken from the Gospel of St Luke (16:1-8). The Holy… Continue Reading Pope Francis’ Universal Prayer Intention for February 2018

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