Spring Fair
St Joseph’s Primary School is having a Spring Fair on Saturday 18 October. The festivities will begin at 9am with a fun run through the grounds (register for this event here). There will be many great activities for all to…
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"My Muslim friends made me a better Catholic"
There have been some shocking attacks on Muslim people in recent weeks, some of them in our own Hunter region. We have also had the story of young Catholic Ashleigh Green who spoke at Pints with Purpose, telling of how…
Australian Catholic Bishops’ Social Justice Statement for 2014–2015
This week the Social Justice Statement is out. It is called A crown for Australia: Striving for the best in our sporting nation. The word ‘crown’ reminds us of St Paul’s words that we should train to win the crown…
Child Protection Sunday
Sunday September 14 2014 is Child Protection Sunday. The theme is: Protecting Children is Everybody’s Business – Play Your Part Let us pray that as we continue to reflect upon the actions that brought about the Royal Commission, we respond to the…
Social Justice in Sport
The Social Justice Statement on Sport will be here at the end of the month. Thank you to Year 6 students who have already been thinking and writing about this issue. Here are some quotes: Sport benefits kids and adults…
Mass Time Change
Daylight Saving starts on Sunday 5th October. As from 11th October the Saturday Evening Mass will begin at 6.00pm.
Social Justice News
Here are two recent quotes from Pope Francis: Creation is not a property, which we can rule over at will. Creation is a gift, it is a wonderful gift that God has given us, so that we care for it…
Recognising the First Australians
Soon we will all be invited to vote in a national referendum. It will be about changing the Australian constitution so it recognises the First Peoples of this land. A Government-appointed Expert Panel consulted people around the country and recommended…
Serve our City
A Christian Church Initiative. CityServe is a mass mobilisation of the church into the community, to serve the community, throughout October. Significant partnerships have been built between churches, business, council and the community. The projects around Toronto this year are:…
Social Justice Dinner
You are invited to our diocesan Social Justice Dinner on Friday, 19th September 6.00pm at the Victor Peters Suite, 841 Hunter St Newcastle West. Bishop Geoffrey Robinson will speak on “ The Church – Where to From Here?” and will…
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