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Catholic Religious Australia National Assembly |
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The 2008 national assembly for Catholic Religious Australia will be held in
Melbourne from June 30 - July 3 under the theme Our Multi-Cultural
Church: Reality, gift and challenge.
Sr Christine Bourke IBVM, writes in Pathways the official CRA newsletter.
" The Leaders' Assembly in early July will focus on "Our Australian
multi-cultural church: reality, gift and challenge."
It will be useful if congregations and members with experience of the gift
and challenge of dealing with our current reality pass on to us any stories
which capture a little of this complex reality: we want this meeting to be
grounded in life experience, and we know the stories are out there."
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 This morning I had
the pleasure of walking the Stations of the Cross with a Year 9 class at Lourdes Hill
College, Brisbane.
Following an intensive formation experience, students in Year Ten at the
college, produced contemporary images of the Stations specifically from a
woman’s perspective. It was a most energising
experience to be with these young women who were responding to Christ-like
figures in our contemporary world.
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"Amongst Ballarat's Finest"
M. Gonzaga Barry and M. Stanislaus Mulhall have been recognised in "Amongst Ballarat's Finest", a book profiling 112 women from past and present, nominated by the community as making significant civic and political contributions to Ballarat.
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2008 Employer of Choice for Women Award |
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St John of God Health Care has again been named by the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) as one of Australia's employers of choice for women. In 2008, EOWA awarded the citation to St John of God Health Care for the 7th consecutive year. The award is national recognition of St John of God Health Care's efforts to recognise and advance its predominantly female workforce and provide a flexible workplace for all caregivers.
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I’d like to begin this section of the newsletter with a drum roll as it is with much excitement that I announce….. “WE HAVE A NEW WEBSITE!”
We hope this fresh look to the website will promote the continuing conversation of women’s participation in the Church while recognizing the huge contribution women continue to make in the daily life and mission of the Church in Australia.
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International Women's Day, Canberra |
 The Office for the Participation of Women celebrated International Women's Day with a special Mass and lunch at the ACBC secretariat in Canberra last Friday. Patricia Banister, Chair of the Council for Australian Catholic Women took the opportunity to thank women for the significant contribution they make in the Church.
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The World's Greatest, Untapped Alternative Resource: Women |
Joan Chittister OSB writes in 'From Where I Stand'
"The first international conference of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, "making way for the feminine for the benefit of the world community" is a potentially life-changing enterprise." ....
“More than 450 women from more than 45 countries have come to Jaipur, India, to make a difference, to unmask the woeful absence of the other half of the human race in the resolution of the greatest issues facing the human condition -- to be the launching ground for another kind of reflection -- on the human condition, to raise the ideas of the invisible in clear cadence, and loud voice -- to give this eagle wings!”
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Appointment of Women in Leadership Roles |
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It has been encouraging this week to
read of women being appointed to a number of key positions within the
Church.
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Australian Government Initiatives |
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In response to recent initiatives by the
Federal Government Women Religious have written to the Prime Minister, Kevin
Rudd.
The President of the Australian Mercy
Institute Sister Nerida Tinkler and
Sister Clare Condon, Congregational Leader,
Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict, have both commented:
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Appointment of Pastoral Director |
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Anne McGlade, of the Albert Park Parish, is the first lay woman to be
appointed pastoral director in the Archdiocese of Adelaide. For more
information go to The
Southern Cross
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In the national capital this week there has been much happening which gives pause for reflection, hope and challenge. On Tuesday morning an ecumenical service was held at St. Christopher’s cathedral to mark the opening of the 42nd Parliament. Senator Ursula Stephens gave a warm message of welcome to a packed cathedral.
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