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Laughter, song, and the scent of hot soup filled St John XXIII Catholic Church in Glenwood-Stanhope Gardens. Children skipped between pews, grandparents smiled from the back rows, and young people raised their voices in worship. It wasn’t just a gathering – it was a celebration of hope come alive. ...
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Parishes across the Diocese are increasingly turning to the Alpha ministry to reach people beyond the pews and offer a fresh encounter with Jesus Christ. ...
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We must explore new ways of being together and living with one another and with the planet so that we can be a source of hope for the world. This is our Pentecostal mandate....
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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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The Shed at the Holy Family Parish site in Emerton is a safe space for First Nations people to connect, find support, access health services, and have a yarn with their mob. ...
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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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Parramatta’s diocesan pastoral plan is an example of how churches and dioceses are working to become more synodal....
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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. ...