April 13 saw another successful AMPJP videoconference. This one was a consultation on the AMPJP draft Formation Framework for Canonical Stewards. I am most appreciative of the people who planned the session and who helped in the drafting of the Framework:
- Carmel Ross (MercyCare)
- Peter Pritchard (Sophia Education Ministries)
- Elizabeth McClintock (Sophia Education Ministries)
- Eileen Young (Dominican Education Australia)
- Peter Howard (Mary Aikenhead Ministries)
- Peter Steane (Catholic Healthcare)
One of the features of the session that participants rated highly was the break-out rooms. The facilitators in these rooms were:
- Mary McComish (MercyCare and St John of God Australia)
- David Penny (Calvary Ministries)
- Julianna Drobik (Dominican Education Australia)
- Jennifer Stratton (MercyCare)
- Eileen Young (Dominican Education Australia)
Another major activity in my April was preparing for the 16-17 May 2021 face-to-face extended AMPJP Council meeting in Sydney.
“All around us,
to right and left,
in front and behind,
above and below,
we have only to go a little beyond
the frontier of sensible appearances
in order to see the divine
welling up and showing through”.
Pierre Teilhard De Chardin SJ, The Divine Milieu
New events listed on the website:
- The Future of Catholicism in Australia 2 May 2021
- Mission: One heart many voices conference – 1-3 Sept 2021 (details updated)
- Catholic Education Virtual Symposium – 27 Oct 2021
New website content:
New content on About us page:
- About MPJPs (updated 10 April 2021)
Updated content on CORMSAA page:
- List of Religious Institute or MPJP schools 30 April 2021 (updated 30 April 2021)
The public news section of the AMPJP website now has the following posts:
- Mercy Ministry Companions (posted 26 April 2021)
- Pope Francis address climate crisis (posted 26 April 2021)