February 19, 2019
What an amazing and awesome week of commitment in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
February 12, 2019
The week ahead is going to be a busy one for many in the diocese, and if you check out the diocesan calendar, which now is a regular feature in Dio Update, you will see the following events:
February 05, 2019
I have finally made it to my desk on this Sunday evening, partly due to my lack of motivation to do so, and also because of our viewing of the program on the ABC about ten years on from the Black Saturday bush fires in Victoria in 2009.
January 29, 2019
On this very hot summer’s day which is known as Australia Day, I remain inside at my desk and begin the year with this first message to you. I do not wish to enter into the dialogue/debate around Australia Day but will share with you the reading from Isaiah (32:15-18), for this day. Each year when this is read I am touched by its beauty, relevance and meaning for us as a people of God in this place.
January 22, 2019
One cannot help but notice the many church buildings which form part of our landscape, either for worship, education or community services.
October 09, 2018
The following TUESDAYS WITH TERESA article is from the week of 18 December. Please disregard the date listed.
I don’t imagine there were too many priests in our diocese who wore rose coloured vestments on Sunday to mark the third Sunday of Advent or what we call Gaudete Sunday. The term Gaudete refers to the first word of the Entrance Antiphon, Rejoice – “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.” Rose vestments are worn to emphasise our joy that Christmas is near, and the rose candle on our Advent wreath is also lit.
