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13 May 2023 by
AMPJP Council meeting 09 May 2023

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
30 April 2023 by
AMPJP Executive Officer’s Report on April 2023

The few posts on the AMPJP website, shouldn’t be taken to mean that I have not been busy over April. I had in-person meetings with: John Mooney, Director of Formation and Mission at Sophia Education Ministries, Jane Comensoli, CEO Good Samaritan Education, and with Marita Winters and Chris Raeside from
6 April 2023 by
Happy Easter

St John Chrysostom Hell took a body, and discovered God. It took earth, and encountered Heaven. It took what it saw, and was overcome by what it could not see. O death, where is your sting? O Hell, where is your victory? Christ is Risen, and you, O death, are
31 March 2023 by
AMPJP Executive Officer’s report on March 2023

March 2023 was a meeting marathon at AMPJP. The month started with a videoconference meeting of MPJP Executive Officers. Eight people attended out of a possible total of 12. Each person shared their current issues and there was much mutual support and sharing of resources. There were then face-to-face extended
29 March 2023 by
Change of Chair for School Authorities Committee

Philomena Billington’s contribution is hailed ahead of the conclusion of her three-year term as Committee of Religious Institute and Ministerial PJP School Authorities Australia (CORMSAA) Chair and Educationalist member of CORMSAA on 07 June 2023. Moira Najdecki, AMPJP Council Chair said:  Phil’s leadership as inaugural CORMSAA Chair has enabled this new Committee
27 March 2023 by
Approaching the Voice from Catholic Social Teaching

What are Catholics to think about the proposed referendum on the Voice to Parliament? During the first year of his pontificate, Pope Francis in his Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium said: “An authentic faith – which is never comfortable or completely personal – always involves a deep desire to change the
27 March 2023 by
Catholics and Jews ‘walking together’

The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference today launched a new document to highlight Christianity’s unique relationship with Judaism and the celebrate the positive relationship the two faiths enjoy in Australia. Walking Together: Catholics and Jews in the Australian Context comes 30 years after the Bishops Conference published a set of guidelines
22 March 2023 by
AMPJP Formation Committee meet in Nth Sydney

The AMPJP’s Canonical Stewards Formation Committee was established in 2021 and held its first face-to-face meeting on 16 March 2023. The Committee meets five times a year mainly via videoconference. The Committee’s budget allows for one face-to-face meeting each year but COVID outbreaks have previously prevented these gatherings. Committee members
22 March 2023 by
AMPJP extended Council Meeting 15 March 2023

Each AMPJP Councilor brought a fellow Canonical Steward from their MPJP to an extended AMPJP Council Meeting on 15th March 2023 at Mary MacKillop Place, Nth Sydney. This meeting takes place every year as an opportunity for the Council and others to discuss AMPJP issues in greater depth and within
22 March 2023 by
CRA Council and extended AMPJP Council meet

On Tuesday 14 March 2023, some of the members of the CRA Council met with the AMPJP Council and with representatives of MPJPs at Mary MacKillop Place, North Sydney. The AMPJP Council later agreed that the meeting and the dinner with members of the CRA Council was very positive. Comments
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