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Plenary Council Update
A Plenary Council update including news on the agenda which calls those attending the Council assemblies to “develop concrete proposals to create a more missionary, Christ-centred Church in Australia” and a Q&A with diocesan delegates.
 
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In the Parishes

Flores de Mayo

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On Sunday, May 2, Sacred Heart Parish Mildura celebrated the yearly Filipino Festival of Flores de Mayo (Flowers of May).

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Making music at St Joseph’s
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St Joseph’s Primary School Red Cliffs offers a comprehensive music and performing arts specialist program.

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Local 200 Year Celebrations Gallery
A range of events and activities have taken place during Catholic Education Week at schools across the Diocese to celebrate 200 years of Catholic Education.
 
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General News

Come and See


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The Church in Australia marked World Communications Day on the Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 9.
 
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ACU offers 'Ballarat Hub' scholarships to their secondary teaching students
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Teaching students were given a taste of life in regional, rural and remote schools through a new 'Ballarat Hub' placement program.  

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Around the Diocese

Hidden Treasures from the Catholic Diocesan Historical Commission Archive

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A very interesting book from the Catholic Diocesan Historical Commission Archive surfaced recently.

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Canvas Online Professional Learning Platform Launched


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Catholic Education Ballarat (CEB) is very proud to announce that our online professional learning platform is now open for school staff to access. 

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Year of St Joseph
Pope Francis proclaimed a ‘Year of St Joseph’ from December 8 2020 – December 8, 2021. Parishes and schools with the name of St Joseph in the diocese were invited to write a paragraph or two on the significance of St Joseph or a celebration for St Joseph at their parish or school in this Year of St Joseph.
 
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In the Parishes

Mary MacKillop College takes The Ration Challenge
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For the first time ever, the St Mary MacKillop College Swan Hill Student Forum invited students and staff to join the ‘2021 Act for Peace Ration Challenge’ to raise awareness of the injustices experienced by refugees.

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Students plant trees together


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School students came together to plant trees, shrubs and grasses to revegetate an area of Victoria Park in Ballarat.  



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World Environment Day Writing Competition
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This year the global theme of World Environment Day (June 5) was ‘ecosystem restoration’.


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Stories of compassionate children shared in e-book            
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Year 12 Loreto College Ballarat students Eliza McCrum and Chloe Stevens are on the hunt for stories of school students who have made extraordinary acts of kindness.

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‘Empowering Archives’
From June 7 to 11, the third International Archives Week was celebrated with the theme ‘Empowering Archives’.
 
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Faith in Life

Scripture of the week

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Take time to read and reflect on Sunday's Gospel.

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Reflection

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Prayer for this edition of e-News.


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Celebrating Jubilees 2020 & 2021
Mass was celebrated recently to acknowledge and give thanks to the Ballarat Diocesan clergy whose Jubilees of Ordination occurred in 2020 and 2021.
 
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Coming Events

Alive in the Spirit

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New Vision, New Energy, New Life - Being the Community Christ Calls us to be.




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CRA Launches a Conversation

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CRA is launching a series of online ‘conversations’ as a springboard for dialogue to explore ‘The Light from the Southern Cross’ report and to provide formation opportunities.

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Social Justice

ACRATH News


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Australian Catholic Religious against Trafficking In Humans June Newsletter


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Ballarat Diocese Social Justice Commission

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The Ballarat Diocesan Social Justice Commission met via zoom on Saturday 5 June 2021

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2021 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday

Every year, Catholics come together across Australia to acknowledge and celebrate the gifts of Australia’s First Peoples in the Catholic Church. 


 
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Fan the Flame
You are invited to join the national prayer campaign and in a special way support the ongoing journey of the Plenary Council. 
 
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Pope launches seven-year Laudato Si’ action plan

Pope Francis launched the Vatican’s seven-year Laudato Si’ action plan to implement environmental sustainability in different sectors of the Church from religious orders to Catholic schools and hospitals. Source: CNA.
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We are a community of communities from the Murray to the sea.
Inspired by the Gospel and nourished by the Eucharist,
we follow the example of Jesus and the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
reaching out in joyful and humble service,
caring for all of God’s creation,
growing in love day by day
and looking forward to life with God forever.

Diocesan Vision Statement 2020
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