Local community responds generously to Project Compassion 2017
Caritas Australia, the international aid and development organisation of the Catholic Church in Australia, has just run its annual fundraising appeal, Project Compassion, in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle.
The Uniting Church – an ongoing experiment!
From the outside, the Uniting Church in Australia must look like a confusion! No bishops, no cathedrals, sometimes no agreements and an endless supply of committees, conversations and diverse opinions to pepper the journey.
Telling the stories of sacred spaces
As I walk through the grounds of the Convent of Mercy, Singleton, I am struck once again by the gracious and elegant lines of this very beautiful building. In the half light of evening we crunch our way across the gravel paths to the welcoming light of the front door.
Giving thanks to seafarers around world
As Catholic parishes throughout Australia prepare to celebrate Sea Sunday on 9 July 2017, it is timely to reflect on the vital work of the tens of thousands of seafarers who visit our ports each year – and the ministry of the Apostleship of the Sea which supports them.
Bishops staff day: Introduction, Information, Inspiration
Staff from the across the diocese braved a chilly autumn morning on Tuesday 30 May to take part in the Bishop’s Staff Day pilgrimage walk. More than 130 members of staff completed the 13km journey from Corcoran Parish Centre, George St, Morpeth to St John the Baptist Chapel, Cathedral Street, Maitland.
We gather, we remember, we entrust
There is a line in spiritual writer Joyce Rupp’s “A Psalm of Happy Transition” that says: “I relish this happy transition now shaping my days.”
How to live good news in our time?
As a Church we are certainly on the cusp of change, propelled by the leadership of Pope Francis, as we still come to grips with living the call of the Second Vatican Council.
Tri-Diocesan Covenant - Companions on a Journey
“Companions on a deep journey” was how Bishop Stuart described the relationship between the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, the Diocese of Broken Bay and the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle at the Tri-Diocesan Covenant Renewal liturgy on Tuesday 23 May at St Luke's Anglican Church, Wallsend.