Author: Lawrie Hallinan

Position:                                Executive Director Post date:      07 June 2023              Apply before: 23 June 2023 Description: The AMPJP Executive Director is a key role within the maturing area of lay canonical governance of Catholic ministries. The Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons Ltd (AMPJP) was formed in 2016. It supports its

Meeting Summary of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Committee of Religious Institute and Ministerial PJP School Authorities Australia (CORMSAA) Wednesday 07th June 2023 via videoconference Present Frank Malloy (Marist Schools Australia) From NSW/ACT  – Chair Paul Ould (Loreto Ministries) From Victoria/Tasmania Brigette Sipa RSJ (Josephite Sisters) From SA/NT Marea Nicholson

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) has launched a new website called “One Journey, Together” for Catholics to learn about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The website hosts stories and anecdotes from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations, Catholic figures and Catholic organisations. AMPJP,

Loreto Ministries, a new Church entity, has recently been approved as a Ministerial Public Juridic Person (MPJP), to be established in late 2023. The Province Leader and Council of the IBVM Province of Australia and South East Asia invite expressions of interest from suitably experienced people for appointment as Stewards.

The number of posts over the month attest to this productive phase in the life of the AMPJP. The Council meeting on 09 May 2023 had a full agenda. The Council meetings in May are always significant as they include the annual review of risks and the consideration of an

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) expresses our support for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament. We acknowledge that the Indigenous Voice represents a significant stride towards empowering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in addressing the deep-seated inequities prevalent in numerous social, economic and

For the past two years, the AMPJP has offered Canonical Stewards from various MPJPs to meet in their capital city to meet a discuss a common issue and to network. In 2023 the topic for discussion was the relationship between the Council of MPJP Canonical Stewards and the boards which

The Association of Ministerial PJPs Ltd (AMPJP) has committed to implementing Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical Laudato si’, with its dual call to respond to both “the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor”[1]. The AMPJP does not consume many resources but we acknowledge that some of our

The AMPJP Council recently appointed Mary Retel as the inaugural Western Australian representative to CORMSAA. Mary’s appointment means that CORMSAA has its full complement of members enabling it to better hear and reflect the perspectives of Religious Institutes and Ministerial PJPs across the States/Territories of Australia.   Mary Retel, BA, DipEd,

Summary of AMPJP Council Meeting 09th May 2023 via videoconference   AMPJP review of its relationship with ACSL The Council discussed the report detailing the analysis of survey results and key interviews. Given the significance of this issue the Council agreed to devote a separate meeting solely to considering this