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The spirit of synodality has come alive for Year 5 students at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Baulkham Hills, who reflected on what it means to ‘walk together’ as Church – a journey that the people of God in Western Sydney and the Blue Mountains are embracing...
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The Council of Jerusalem, recounted in the Acts of the Apostles, reveals striking insights for our ongoing journey as a synodal Church in the Diocese of Parramatta. ...
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Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv, Bishop of Parramatta, warmly invited the faithful to gather for the first anniversary of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan – a moment to give thanks for the first steps of this shared journey. ...
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OLMC Wentworthville celebrates its first Novena and Marian procession, renewing Carmelite devotion through prayer, tradition, and community....
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Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church in Emu Plains has developed a new Parish Guide – a booklet designed to welcome new parishioners and involve new community members in the vibrant life of the parish. ...
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Deep listening has become a familiar and valued practice across the Diocese of Parramatta, and at St Thomas Aquinas Parish, Springwood, it’s now taking even deeper root. As part of their efforts to shape a new Parish Pastoral Plan, the parish’s Pastoral Council and parish administrator, Fr Chris del Rosario,...
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For Mike Schembri, the path to working for the Diocese of Parramatta began during a “working sabbatical” at Bunnings. ...
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Our Pastoral Plan expresses the call to ongoing renewal, both personal and institutional, and offers a practical framework that elevates every person’s baptismal call to communion, participation and mission in the local contexts of our parishes, schools and agencies, as a priority for the Church in these times....
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More than 220 people gathered on Sunday 10 August to celebrate the launch of the Diocese of Parramatta’s new Pastoral Plan for a Synodal Church 2024-2028 – a plan that establishes and articulates the Diocese’s Christ-centred vision. ...