Migrant and Refugee Awareness Month

Migrant & Refugee Sunday – August 30, 2015 Migrant Sunday

Social Justice Sunday – September 27, 2015

Click here for Migrant & Refugee letter

Click here for Migrant & Refugee kit

Read here an interview with Bishop Long Van Nguyen ofm conv, From Boat Person to Bishop.

Social Justice Sunday is celebrated on 27 September with the Bishops focussing this year on justice for refugees and asylum seekers.

On 9 September, the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council will be launching the Bishops’ 2015 – 2016 Social Justice Statement, ‘For Those Who’ve Come Across the Seas: Justice for Refugees and Asylum Seekers’, in preparation for Social Justice Sunday. The Bishops address the divisive national debate over asylum seekers who arrive by boat. They set the nation’s current deterrence-based response in the broader context of the global movement of people and the dreadful experience of the flight from persecution. They highlight the true reality of the circumstances facing asylum seekers and appeal to our nation’s history of welcoming those seeking protection in Australia.

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

In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands in which the Diocese of Ballarat sits. We would like to pay our respects to Aboriginal Elders past, present and future. Their wisdom can help us care for the earth, our common home.

- Acknowledgement of Country -