AMPJP Executive Officer’s report on Dec 2022
As always, December seems to be a sprint to the finish.
The AMPJP Council meet in mid-December which gave me a long “to-do list” for the last couple of weeks. Their decisions mean that I start the new year with key aspects of the March 2023 extended Council meeting sorted and with the venue for the Aug 2023 AGM-Forum finalised.
During the month, I completed the NATSICC Cultural Competency Course. The AMPJP Council has also committed to completing this course. I highly recommend the course. It is very informative and utilises video, text and other means to make the content engaging.
I am looking forward to two weeks of relaxing at home over Christmas-New Year .
Inspiring words from Jane Goodall to start the new year:
Yes, we can,
and we will
– for we must.
Let us use the gift of our lives to make this a better world.
For the sake of our children and theirs.
For the sake of those struggling in poverty.
For the sake of the lonely.
And for the sake of our brothers and sisters in the natural world – the animals, plants, and trees.
Goodall, Jane, et al. The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times. Celadon Books, 2021:234.
New website content:
New content on News page:
- AMPJP office closed(posted 09 Dec 2022)
- AMPJP Council meeting 13 Dec 2022 (posted 15 Dec 2022)
- Catholic Church makes safety of adults at risk key priority with adoption of new national safeguarding standards
(posted 14 Dec 2022) - Kerry Brettell joins AMPJP Formation Committee (19 Dec 2022)
New on the Events page:
- Synodality Training Course 15 Jan 2023
- “Walking together: what lies ahead on the journey to a Synodal Church” 31 Jan 2023
- Towards a spirituality of synodality 31 Jan 2023
- “Walking together: what lies ahead on the journey to a Synodal Church” 03 Feb 2023
- Towards a spirituality of synodality 03 Feb 2023
- AMPJP AGM – Forum 20-21 Aug 2023 (venue added 15 Dec 2022)
- Catholic Health Australia National Conference 2023 (venue added on 14 Dec 2022)
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