Overview
April 2018 felt like a month when the good train AMPJP pulled away from the station of another Council meeting to continue in its direction at an ever increasing pace.
Our 12th April AMPJP Council teleconference had a full agenda. There are a number of complex whole of Church issues we needed to discuss at length (e.g., safeguarding children/vulnerable adults, professional standards, responding to the broad recommendations of the Royal Commission, formation for leadership and governance).
The Council also discussed a draft work plan and budget for 2018-19. These are key documents that will help me to prioritise my work and to know that the Council and I share the same vision for our future.
New events:
- 5 May 2018 Book launch: Jesus: the forgotten feminist
- 11-13 July 2018 Thomas Merton: the scriptures and contemplation retreat
- 1-3 August 2018 Kildare Ministries Conference for Leadership Personnel
- 26 August 2018 AMPJP AGM and Dinner
- 27 August 2018 AMPJP Canonical Stewards Forum
New website content:
The public news section of the AMPJP website now has the following posts:
- Feel affirmed and empowered by Canon Law (18 April 2018 – also accessible to General members and AMPJP Council members)
- Pope Francis renews the call to holiness (27 April 2018 – also accessible to General members and AMPJP Council members)
Members of AMPJP can access the following news items that I have posted in the Member area of our website:
- Update to Trustees / Directors of Member PJPs (18 April 2018 – accessible to only General members and AMPJP Council members)
Councillors of AMPJP can access the following news items that I have posted in the Council area of our website:
- AMPJP Council Minutes (18 April 2018 – only accessible to AMPJP Council members)
Looking forward to significant dates in May 2018
| UN dates[1] | Australian Dates[2] | Catholic Church Dates[3] | Other Spiritual Dates | |
| 01-May-2018 | St Joseph, the Worker | |||
| 02-May-2018 | World Tuna Day | St Athanasius, Bishop, Doctor | ||
| 03-May-2018 | World Press Freedom Day | Sts Philip and James, Apostles | ||
| 04-May-2018 | ||||
| 05-May-2018 | ||||
| 06-May-2018 | World Communications Day | |||
| 07-May-2018 | ||||
| 08-May-2018 | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War and
Beginning of: UN Global Road Safety Week |
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| 09-May-2018 | Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War | |||
| 10-May-2018 | World Migratory Bird Day and “Vesak”, the Day of the Full Moon |
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| 11-May-2018 | ||||
| 12-May-2018 |
Sts Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs St Pancras, Martyr |
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| 13-May-2018 | The Ascension of the Lord
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
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| 14-May-2018 | St Mathias, Apostle | |||
| 15-May-2018 | International Day of Families | |||
| 16-May-2018 | ||||
| 17-May-2018 | World Telecommunication and Information Society Day | |||
| 18-May-2018 | St John 1, Pope, Martyr | |||
| 19-May-2018 | ||||
| 20-May-2018 | Pentecost Sunday | |||
| 21-May-2018 | World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development | Mary, Mother of the ChurchSt Christopher Magallanes and Companions, Martyrs | ||
| 22-May-2018 | International Day for Biological Diversity | St Rita of Cascia | ||
| 23-May-2018 | International Day to End Obstetric Fistula | |||
| 24-May-2018 | Our Lady Help of Christians | |||
| 25-May-2018 | Beginning of Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories | St Gregory VII, Pope
St Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, Virgin St Bede the Venerable, Priest, Doctor |
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| 26-May-2018 | St Philip Neri, Priest | |||
| 27-May-2018 | Trinity Sunday | |||
| 28-May-2018 | ||||
| 29-May-2018 | International Day of UN Peacekeepers | |||
| 30-May-2018 | ||||
| 31-May-2018 | World No-Tobacco Day | The Visitation of the BVM |
[1] http://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/index.html
[2] http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/special-dates-and-events
[3] https://www.catholic.org.au/calendar#year=2018&month=1&day=1&view=month