NORTH Balwyn Inter Church Council Carols in the Park will be held at Macleay Park, Belmore Road, Balwyn on Saturday 15 December 15 at 6pm for Family Time and 7.30pm for Carols. All are welcomed.

Workshop on Wednesday November 14, 7–9pm Thursday  November 28, 10.30am–12.30pm Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne. THE Archdiocese’s Professional Standards Unit is pleased to launch a new workshop to assist parishes within the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne to safeguard children and young people. This workshop is suitable for parish priests, secretaries, pastoral associates, […]

Tuesday November 20, light refreshments at 7pm, 7.30pm start Mercy Theatre, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy. ONE year after the Victorian Parliament legalised euthanasia and assisted suicide, the Office for Justice and Peace offers an opportunity to explore where we go from here. The speakers are: Associate Professor Natasha Michael, Director of Palliative […]

The 2018 Lourdes Day Mass will be held at St Patrick’s Cathedral East Melbourne on Saturday December 1 at 10.30am.

MERCY Connect Melbourne is recruiting volunteers to support Refugee Students and Asylum Seekers in Primary and Secondary schools across the Melbourne Archdiocese. The commitment is around half a day per week for four school terms. Experience working in an educational setting is preferred but not essential. Contact Sr Mary Lewis for an application form and […]

CATHOLIC Social Services Victoria invite you to a forum following the 2018 Catholic Bishop’s Social Justice Statement: A Place to Call Home and Ten Steps. The forum is an opportunity for parishes to consider possible action and advocacy they can take in response to the Statement. Venue: St Columba’s Parish Centre, 24 Glenhuntly Road, Elwood […]

Wednesday  October 17, 12.30–1.30pm Cathedral Room, Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne HOW many children have to live in poverty before the Fair Work Commission takes decisive action? Sandwiches, tea and coffee provided. Bookings and enquiries: Lucia Brick on 9287 5566 or lbrick@css.org.au  

WORLD Rosary, started on August 15 (Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) with a ‘54-day Novena’ that will continue until the feast of the Holy Rosary on October 7. Each nation has been asked to pray for its own intentions on the day. The Australian intentions are family, rekindling of faith and […]

With Jacinta Bright And Sherene Hassan Wednesday 10 October, 7pm St Mary‘s Parish, 204 Grimshaw Street, Greensborough AT this time in our history, when society is polarised, when hatred and division permeates—fanned by ignorance, bigotry, fear and lust for power and a self- righteous claim to identity, nation, religion and gender— we need a new […]