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As 170 young people from Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains experience a trip of a lifetime to World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon, Portugal, they will remain grounded through the support of four spiritual chaplains....
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Llandilo local and Xavier College student, Stephanie Galea, and her best friend, fellow student and netball teammate, Lucy Keene, went out on a limb and put themselves forward to travel to the other side of the world with millions of other young Catholics. Now that ‘crazy idea’ is becoming...
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The Church belongs in the public square, making a difference to the world around us. The upcoming Synod - the first of its kind in the Diocese of Parramatta - is our opportunity to state anew and with relevance, our contribution to Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains, says...
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In less than three weeks, Blacktown local Isabelle Grills will be embarking on an experience of a lifetime. Joining millions of other young people from around the globe, the Year 11 Nagle College Blacktown South student is one of 3000 Australian pilgrims travelling to Lisbon, Portugal, for World Youth...
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Our young pilgrims depart for World Youth Day in Lisbon in mid-July this year. Here’s how they are preparing for this life-changing experience....
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At the annual ‘LIFTED Breakfast with the Bishop’, Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, joined with Year 12 student leaders of the Diocese of Parramatta in spiritual conversations, which, this year, pivoted to become one of the many listening consultations being held for the Diocesan Synod....
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Principals, priests and Religious Education Coordinators (RECs) from across the Diocese of Parramatta recently came together to listen, share stories and consider how our communities can contribute to the renewal of the Church in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains....
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At an age when they are figuring out where they fit in the world, students from 13 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Parramatta recently reflected on the role God plays in their lives and who they are called to be....
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The energy was high as more than 400 students from 24 schools across the Diocese of Parramatta recently attended LIFTED Live Jr - an uplifting gathering organised by Catholic Youth Parramatta in collaboration with Catholic Schools Parramatta Diocese (CSPD)....