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Recently, a small group of people who have commenced in the role of  MPJP Canonical Steward since January 2022 met online. Participants included: Francis Moore (St John of Goad Australia), Beth Gilligan (EREA) and Paul Linossier (Mercy Ministry Companions). The meeting included:   hearing about AMPJP and other resources;  

On 10 July 2023, the Holy See announced the appointment of more than 450 participants to the Synod, including – for the first time – voting members from religious men and women and lay people from around the world.   https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254747/synod-on-synodality-vatican-publishes-full-list-of-participants   Of the voting members appointed, more than a

The fourth and final of this years Wisdom Circle gatherings was held in Perth on 05 July 2023. Tony Wheeler attended as alumni and shared his experience of governance at Mercy Care.     Photo:  Frank Cooper (St John of God Australia), Rev Joe Parkinson (St John of God Australia), Tony Wheeler

June is always a busy month. There are the preparations for the usual commitments plus the financial audit, annual report and planning for the AGM-Forum. This year was just a bit busier with advertising of the position of AMPJP Executive Director position. The astute among you will have picked up

A new life in Christ…… Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday Resources, 2 July 2023 Every year, on the first Sunday in July, Catholics come together across Australia to acknowledge and celebrate the gifts of Australia’s First Peoples in the Catholic Church. As we approach the Indigenous Voice to Parliament ,

The past five and half years at AMPJP have been the richest and most rewarding of my working life. The AMPJP Executive Officer/Director is a position with amazing diversity. There are: Complex elements, such as writing meeting papers on topics as: safeguarding and responding to the Plenary Council or The Light

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.