Mayfield Parish and CatholicCare Refugee Service fete
Mayfield Parish and CatholicCare Refugee Service are holding an Autumn Fete in the church grounds of Christ the King, 288 Maitland Road, Mayfield West, on Saturday 30 April from 9am–2pm.
Q&A: The story will never die
Tracey Edstein asked Director of the Hunter Writers Centre, Karen Crofts, about the fourth annual GRIEVE writing competition. You may be inspired to enter!
Hunter poppy forging day
Australians, particularly those in the Hunter Valley, have a unique opportunity to be part of a special First World War memorial being created in September by an international group of blacksmiths in Flanders, Belgium.
You're invited to Mums' Night Out
The annual Tenison Woods Education Centre ‘Mums’ Night Out’ will be held on Wednesday 4 May at Best Western Blackbutt Inn, 80 Orchardtown Road, New Lambton at 6pm and mums are encouraged to come along for a relaxing night of conversation and encouragement.
Opportunity to learn how to ‘care for our common home’
A colloquium in Newcastle next month will give members of the local community the opportunity to learn more about current threats to Earth, ‘our common home’, and ways to address the situation that align with a gospel perspective.
World Youth Day Countdown Begins
Last Wednesday evening around 70 people gathered at the diocesan offices to learn more about the diocesan World Youth Day pilgrimage. Many of those gathered are already registered as pilgrims and with only thirteen weeks until departure the countdown is definitely on!
Amoris Laetitia: the bold and the beautiful
One commentator began his assessment of Amoris Laetitia by cautioning against a hurried reading. Of course, the news cycle in which we (at least we in the West) find ourselves demands not only a hurried reading but a hurried assessment. Thank goodness for highlighters and post-it notes!
Parents reflect on L'Arche Hunter
April is a time of celebration for L’Arche Hunter as it marks the 14th anniversary since a small group of people began a journey with L’Arche in Newcastle. From those early beginnings, the community has grown. Wendy and Henry Ponsen joined L’Arche Hunter early − here they share their journey with their son, Jonathan.