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AMPJP can be seen as having caught the Spring impulse for growth and fruitfulness. Early in the month there was a gathering of MPJP Stewards in Sydney. Though small in number, they filled the room with enthusiastic conversation about their role and the possibilities it holds. In the middle of

This year’s NATSICC Assembly was a showcase of leadership in faith and culture.   The Assembly took place at Mercy Partner’s St Patrick’s College, Townsville, 19-23 September 2022. The excellent facilities, grounds and catering gave all a comfortable and dignified experience. There were over 200 participants each day from across

Summary of AMPJP Council Meeting 13th Sept 2022   David Penny appointed Deputy Chairperson The Council appointed David Penny as Deputy Chairperson of AMPJP Council. David is Member Representative of Calvary Ministries. David has served as an AMPJP Councillor from 05 May 2017 to 25 Aug 2019 and since 10

At its meeting on 13 September 2022, the AMPJP Council made the following appointments:       David Penny was appointed as Deputy Chairperson of AMPJP Council. David is the Calvary Ministries Member Representative to AMPJP. David has served as an AMPJP Councillor from 05 May 2017 to 25 Aug

The second State-based gathering of MPJP Stewards took place on Thursday 08 Sept 2022 in Sydney. The gathering followed the same format as the Perth meeting which was held in June. The guest speaker at the meeting was David Robinson, a founding Trustee at Mary Aikenhead Ministries. David’s input was

August was naturally dominated by the AMPJP’s AGM and full day forum. There are separate posts on each of these events. The AMPJP Annual Report and two animations were launched at the AGM. Before the AGM there was an AMPJP Council meeting and an AMPJP Formation Committee meeting at the

The 22 August 2022 AMPJP Forum was the first in-person Forum since 2019. It was attended by 51 of the total of the 77 MPJP Stewards (Trustees) among our 12 member MPJPs. This is basically 2/3rds of all these MPJP Stewards. This is the highest number and highest percentage of

AMPJP Annual Report 2022 AMPJP was pleased to welcome to its AGM 55 MPJP Stewards 8 MPJP ‘Executive Officers’ and guests: David Miller: Member of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council Br Peter Carroll FMS: CRA President Anne Walker: CRA National Executive Director Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB: ACBC

The leaders of three major bodies have met to discuss how dioceses, religious institutes and ministerial public juridic persons can collaborate to advance the mission of the Church in Australia. Australian Catholic Bishops Conference president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Catholic Religious Australia president Br Peter Carroll FMS and Eva Skira,

The Association of Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (AMPJP) has produced two short animations which explain Ministerial Public Juridic Persons (PJPs) and the AMPJP to the wider Church.   For many Catholics, the first time that they heard about the AMPJP and Ministerial PJPs was during the Plenary Council and in