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Season of Creation

“Listen to the Voice of Creation”
 
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Plenary Council

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Of particular interest

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Australian synthesis for global Synod of Bishops published

Catholics in Australia have expressed a strong need for a Church that is missionary and a Eucharistic community that is inclusive, the national synthesis for the global Synod on Synodality reveals.
 
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Around the Diocese

DOBCEL meet

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The recent DOBCEL Board meeting was held in Horsham on August 15. 

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St Mary MacKillop College Students with Top Honours

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Two current Year 12 students were awarded a Study Award for their outstanding academic results in VET Sport & Recreation in 2021.

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Faith in Life

How you can help welfare agencies during winter!
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Welfare workers say they have kept adjusting how they operate throughout the pandemic and there looks to be no shift back to what was normal anytime soon.

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Vinnies Winter Appeal Donations
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It was absolutely amazing to see the large amount of donations that had been brought in for the Vinnies Winter Appeal at St Mary’s Primary School, Swan Hill.

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Around the Diocese

Ballarat Diocesan Social Justice Commission
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Launch of the Social Justice Statement

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Tree Planting

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On Wednesday, August 3, Year 11 students from Maguire House, Emmanuel College undertook tree and native grass planting along the Merri River in Warrnambool.

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Around the Diocese

Special Time
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Recently, Year 11 Damascus College Ballarat students were able to leave campus for their annual retreat.

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Next step in a much bigger plan

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Victorian Aboriginal Languages (VAL) is proposed as an elective language option for Year 8 at Mercy Regional College Camperdown for 2023.

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Around the Diocese

A part at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games
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There was a lot of emotion in Macaylah Johnson's Commonwealth Games role but it was an opportunity she feels for First Nations peoples to be heard, globally and from British soil.

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A Journey of Lifelong Learning

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Being an advocate for learning

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General News

Blessing of the Pets as ACU recognises their importance
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The important roles that pets play in our lives, and the barriers they can help break down, have been recognised and marked at ACU's Ballarat campus.

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Teaching students explore the new tech world

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As more technology is used every day in classrooms, students can immerse themselves in different scenarios that enhance their learning.

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In the Parishes

St Augustine's bell will peal out its 150th
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St Augustine's Catholic Church in Creswick will celebrate its 150th anniversary in September.

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National Tree Day

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Casterton's Sacred Heart Primary School had fun celebrating National Tree Day.

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In the Parishes

Nude Food Day

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As part of our Religious Education Unit on Sustainability and Care for Creation, the Year 3 & 4 students at St Mary’s School Swan Hill organised a Nude Food Day at school.

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Excursion to Grain Corp

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On August 2, the Senior class of Our Lady Help of Christians School Murtoa departed for an excursion to Grain Corp.

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In the Parishes

Penola Excursion

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Visiting the Mary MacKillop Centre.

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St Joseph’s Lake Boga: Final Mass of Thanksgiving

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Parishioners, past and present, gathered at St Joseph’s Lake Boga for a final Mass of Thanksgiving.

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In the Parishes

Festa Della Madonna Del Monte Carmelo

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Swan Hill celebrated its traditional Festa of Our Lady of Mt Carmel on Sunday, July 24, 2022.

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Celebrating the Feast of St Mary Mackillop

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St Patrick’s Primary School Stawell recently celebrated the Feast of Mary MacKillop.

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Of Interest

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Strong Open Days

This was the comeback Ballarat universities had been hoping to experience - keen and curious prospective students and parents exploring campuses once more.
 
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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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 'Evangelise'

The Bishops Commission for Evangelisation, Laity and Ministry warmly invites all Catholics to ‘Evangelise’, a national, online conference to be held from October 20-22, 2022.

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Safeguarding Sunday
The Catholic Church in Australia marks Safeguarding Sunday (formerly Child Protection Sunday) on the second Sunday of September.
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Socktober for Mission Month

In 2022, students and their families across Australia will raise funds to support families in Ethiopia facing malnutrition and food insecurity.
Our projects on the ground will help sustain and enrich the lives of vulnerable children who are in need of our support.

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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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