Author: Lawrie Hallinan

Mercy Ministry Companions is seeking an Executive Officer. This position can be located in Melbourne or Sydney Governed by a Council of Trustee Directors, Mercy Ministry Companions has been recently established by the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea to provide the future governance of

On 10 October 2021, Pope Francis officially commenced the journey towards the October 2023 Synod of Bishops on the theme: “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission”. This theme is explored in a preparatory document. Australian Dioceses will celebrate the beginning of the journey to Synod on 17 October

It seems that even the ordinary months have extraordinary events. The stand-out news of September 2021 was the establishment of Mercy Ministry Companions as the newest MPJP in Australia. On 02 September, AMPJP Chair, Eva Skira and I gave a presentation on governance as part of the Mission: One Heart

The 278 Members of the Plenary Council include two people who also have current MPJP roles. The Eva Skira AM (above) is a Member of the Plenary Council after securing the AMPJP nomination. The AMPJP was offered one place at the Plenary Council. This was appreciated given that Canon law

A new person has joined the Catholic Church. The AMPJP congratulates the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea as they take another step towards establishing their Ministerial Public Juridic Person. The Apostolic See’s Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has

The AMPJP held its AGM via videoconference on 14 September 2021. The AGM was originally scheduled to take place in Brisbane but was moved online due to COVID-19 travel restriction. A recent change to the AMPJP Constitution allows all Member Representatives the right to choose  to be a Councillor. The

The AMPJP now offers a closer relationship to: groups within Australia who are actively working to establish a Ministerial Public Juridic Person (MPJP) or Associations of Christ’s Faithful; and MPJPs and ACF that operate outside Australia. AMPJP Associates receive: advanced notice of and access to AMPJP webinars; access to AMPJP

The most recent AMPJP Council meeting coincided with the feast day of St Lawrence, my patron saint. In preparing the prayer for that Council meeting I found the painting on the left which shows a strong and determined looking St Lawrence. This image seems more consistent with the legend of Lawrence

AMPJP Review – Report to Stakeholders   Background After five years of service, the AMPJP Council sought the comments of relevant Church leaders on: the impact and effectiveness of AMPJP’s past/current strategy and suggestions for the AMPJP’s future directions. Consultant, Les Stahl was engaged to conduct this review involving a

AMPJP provided three 60 minutes online information/formation sessions on 23 August 2021. These sessions were scheduled for the AMPJP’s Canonical Stewards Forum which would have taken place in Brisbane on 23 August 2021, if not for COVID-19. The first session was a ‘Leadership in a Synodal Church’ presentation by Dr