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20 September 2017 ¦No. 34

SEPTEMBER CONCERT AT OUR LADY’S BASILICA CAMBERWELL Sunday 24 September, 3pm Our Lady of Victories Basilica, 548 Burke Road, Camberwell Our Lady of Victories invites you to a special farewell concert in honour of (and presented by) David Agg, who has been organist at the Basilica for 20 years, and who has announced his retirement. To celebrate David’s contribution to liturgical music, the parish is hosting this concert of music for organ and soprano. David will be accompanied by soprano Georgia Wilkinson in a thrilling program of arias from opera and oratorio. Cost: Adults $10, concession $5 DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/OurLadyOfVictoriesRetirementConcert.pdf

AVE MARIA CONCERT Tuesday 26 September, from 7pm St Philip's Church, 60 Junction Road, Blackburn North Four centuries of music honouring the Blessed Virgin Mary will be celebrated by organist Anthony Halliday, soprano Frederica Cunningham, and tenor Lyndon Green in an evening concert. The night will feature music by Corrette, Verdi, Reger, Head, Bach/Gounod, Mozart, Beethoven, Franck and Caccini. Cost: $20 Registration: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=316584 DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/ConcertAve Maria.pdf

ST CATHERINE OF SIENA PRAYER GROUP: HOLY HOUR Every Tuesday evening, 5–6pm. Next gathering: Tuesday 26 September Siena College Chapel, 815 Riversdale Road, Camberwell (entrance via sacristy door to the right of the property) The St Catherine of Siena Prayer Group meets each week for exposition and adoration of Our Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament, the Rosary and consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Please come and join us in prayer for the Catholic Church. After adoration you may wish to attend Mass at St Dominic’s Church at 6pm, across the road from Siena Chapel. Details: Kathryn O’Connor on 9830 5489 or [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/StCatherineofSienaPrayerGroup.pdf

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC FAMILIES: 2017 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October Belgrave Heights Convention Centre, Convention Road, Belgrave Heights This three-day conference is an opportunity for all Catholic families to come together for mutual spiritual, moral and social support, in a fun holiday atmosphere. The conference is planned as both affordable and family friendly, catering for whole families, with conference talks for parents and other adults, and catechetical talks and activities for teens and children of all ages. Bishop Peter Elliott will preside at the official opening Mass on the Saturday. Details: Clare on 9543 5613 Bookings: www.trybooking.com/276710

VINCENTIAN INNER HEALING RETREAT Friday 29 September to Sunday 1 October Pallotti College, 80 McNamaras Road, Millgrove The retreat will be led by Fr Rojan George, Director of the Vincentian Retreat Centre, Melbourne. Sessions will include daily Holy Mass, Adoration with healing prayers, the Rosary, talks and praise and worship. Confession will also be available. Cost: $240 per adult, children (six to 12 years) $140, children under six free. Cost includes all meals and morning and afternoon tea. Rooms have shared toilet and bathroom facilities. Details and bookings: Ramesh and Bernie on 0433 549 167 or [email protected]

CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB Friday 29 September, 7pm Caroline Chisholm Library, Level 3, 358 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Anyone interested in reading and discussing Christian books and poetry is welcome to join our monthly meetings. This month we are discussing Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis. Details: Paul Nixon on 0405 486 531 or www.melbournecatholicbookclub.yolasite.com

COURSE ON CATHOLIC DOCTRINE: UNDERSTANDING THE FAITH Every first and third Tuesday, 6.15–7.15pm Caroline Chisholm Library, 358 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne (near Elizabeth Street) Having concluded his recent 20-week philosophy course, John Young now presents this course on Catholic doctrine, ‘Understanding the Catholic faith’. This course is being conducted each first and third Tuesday for the remainder of 2017 and into next year. It began 5 September, but participants are welcome to join the course at any time. Highly recommended for non-Catholics with an interest in the Catholic faith, and for all Catholics seeking to renew and refresh their understanding of the Church’s teachings. Those taking part will need a copy of Fr John Hardon SJ's book Catechism of the Catholic Church, a book which discusses all the main doctrines and moral teachings of the Catholic Church. John Young holds a Bachelor of Theology from the Aquinas Academy in Sydney, has taught philosophy in four seminaries, and is author of three books. Cost: Donation DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/CourseOnCatholicDoctine.pdf

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INTERESTED IN BEING AN IGNATIAN SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR? Are you interested in becoming a spiritual director and a giver of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises? The Jesuit College of Spirituality Arrupe Program (named for Pedro Arrupe SJ) is the Australian Jesuit Province’s national program for the formation of givers of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises and of spiritual directors in the Ignatian tradition. Registration is now open for 2018. Details: 9448 8276 or [email protected] Registration: http://jcs.edu.au/courses/arrupe-program/. Registration closes 1 October. DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/JesuitCollegeOfSpiritualityArrupeProgram.pdf

OCTOBER THEOLOGY AT THE PUB OCTOBER: FR ANTHONY DENTON Monday 2 October. Dinner and drinks from 6.30pm, talk commences at 7.30pm. European Bier Cafe, Level 1, 120 Exhibition Street, Melbourne In the year 1917, in a mountainous region at the centre of Portugal, the Mother of God appeared six times to three young children. Theology at the Pub invites you to hear Fr Anthony Denton talk in this year which marks the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima. Audience: 18 to 35-year-olds. Priests and religious of all ages welcome. Facebook: www.facebook.com/tapmelb/ Web: www.theologyatthepub.com.au ARCHDIOCESAN OFFICE FOR YOUTH’S ANNUAL CAMPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 2 to 4 October (Years 7 and 8), 4 to 6 October (Years 9 and 10) Oasis Christian Camp, 66–72 Monbulk Road, Mt Evelyn Each year the AOY runs two camps for schoolchildren. This year the camp for Years 7 and 8 is called ‘HIStory’. ‘HIStory’ will be a journey through the life of Jesus and how what Jesus did is still important to us today. The Year 9 and 10 camp is called CrossFit. CrossFit will explore how both faith and fitness work together to strengthen mind, body and soul. Campsite facilities include an oval, a games room, a ropes course, table tennis, an archery range, a flying fox, a rock-climbing wall and much more. Cost: $80 includes all meals and accommodations. If there are concerns about cost, please contact the Archdiocesan Office for Youth. Discounts are also available for families with more than one sibling registering. Details: Jake on 9287 5634 Bookings: http://www.cam.org.au/youth/Get-Involved/Camps. Registrations close Sunday 24 September. ST SIMON’S PRAYER SHAWL DAY Tuesday 3 October, 10am–2pm St Simons Rowville, 2 Taylors Lane, Rowville St Simons’ parish is inviting active prayer shawl ministries within parishes an opportunity to come together, share ideas and showcase their talents. They encourage prayer shawl ministries to bring samples of knitted squares, knitting patterns and selections of shawls and rugs for other to appreciate. Please bring along samples of work as well as work patterns. Cost: Free Details and Bookings: 9764 4058, RSVP by Wednesday 20 September. DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/PrayerShawlDay.pdf

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF AUSTRALIAN PASTORAL MUSICIANS: SING WITH JOY Thursday 5 October to Saturday 7 October Rendezvous Hotel, Scarborough Beach, Perth, Western Australia Featuring national and international speakers and workshop presenters, this conference is an event not to be missed by parish musicians, cantors, choir members, conductors, clergy, music and RE teachers. Keynote presenters this year, the third national conference, are David Haas, one of the pre-eminent composers of liturgical music in the English-speaking world, and Clare Johnson, Professor of Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology at ACU. Special events planned for this year’s conference include a showcase concert, a conference Mass and a feature dinner. Cost: $440. Day rate $160. Details and registrations: http://www.apmn.org.au/sing-with-joy.html Registrations close Monday 25 September DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/AustralianPastoralMusiciansConference.jpg

PUBLIC LECTURE: LOVE IN A TIME OF TERROR Friday 6 October, 6.30–8pm Trinity College, 100 Royal Parade, Parkville In an age marked by terrorism, much focus is placed on the efforts of police, military and intelligence to prevent or counter violence. But what role is there for love in an age marked by extremist violence? What is erotic love? What is agapeic love? What is ‘romantic’ love? And how can love be understood within a theological anthropology, using René Girard’s mimetic theory? This lecture, ‘Love in a time of terror’, will be given by Dr James Alison, a leading theologian and one of the premier authorities on the thought of French-Catholic philosopher, René Girard. Cost: Free DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/JamesAlisonPublicLecture.pdf

QUO VADIS RETREAT FOR MEN Friday 6 October to Sunday 8 October Pallotti College, 80 McNamaras Road, Millgrove An opportunity for single Catholic men to get away from their busy lives to spend some time in the picturesque and quiet Yarra Valley with others seeking to grow closer to God. There will be time for prayer, reflection, talks, daily Mass, Adoration, opportunity for Confession, spiritual direction, recreation and rest. Cost: $125 Registration: [email protected] or 9926 5733 DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/QuoVadisRetreat.pdf

HAWTHORN PARISH BREAKFAST: LAY LEADERSHIP Wednesday 11 October, 7.15am – 8.30am Kooyong Tennis Club, 489 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong The guest speaker for this breakfast is Maria Egan, who will be speaking on ‘Lay Leadership: taking our Parish into the future’. Maria is from St Vincent’s Public Hospital Melbourne where she is the Executive Director of Mission. Cost: $40 Bookings: Bernie on 8862 4020

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EVENING FORUM FOR PARISHES: STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES Wednesday 11 October, 5.30pm for 6–8pm Cathedral Room, Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne The Australian Government has recently announced withdrawal of support for hundreds of people transferred from Manus Island or Nauru for medical treatment, and intends to return them to danger on these islands. Meanwhile, more than 800 asylum seekers on Manus Island fear that, once the detention centre is closed in October, Australia will leave them with no future and no hope in PNG. The Forum will discuss practical ways in which you and your parish can help. Cost: $15 includes refreshments and resources Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/RQLL Details and RSVP: by 5 October to Lucia Brick on 9287 5566 or [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/EveningForum4Parishes11Oct.pdf

BUILDING A HEALTHIER CHURCH Thursday 12 October, 7.30-9.30pm YTU Study Centre, 34 Bedford Street, Box Hill YTU is hosting an evening conversation with Bishop Vincent Long, Maria Kirkwood and Francis Sullivan on ‘Building a healthier Church: where to from here?’ All welcome. Cost: Free, no need to RSVP DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/Healthy-Church-Flyer-12-Oct.pdf

THE MIRACLE OF THE SUN: 100TH ANNIVERSARY Thursday 12 October and Friday 13 October St Clare’s Church and primary school, 3 Harbard Street, Thomastown West To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Miracle of the Sun at Fatima on 13 October 1917, St Clare’s invites you to two days of celebrations. On Thursday evening the Rosary will be recited in St Clare’s Church at 7pm, followed by an international Mass at 7.30pm. From 8.30pm, a candlelight procession will take place, with the touring statue of Our Lady of Fatima. This will be followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight. On the day of the centenary itself, Friday 13 October, on St Clare’s primary school oval, the children will lead the Rosary at 10.30am and then Mass will be celebrated in the open air on the oval. A blessing of the sick and Benediction will follow, with a farewell to the pilgrim statue of Our Lady at midday. All welcome. Any priests wishing to concelebrate at either (or both) of the Masses are welcome to make contact. Speak to Father Aurelio Fragapane on 9465 4717 or email [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/Fatima100thAnniversary.pdf

CHORAL VESPERS AND SPRING DINNER Friday 13 October, from 6pm Sacred Heart Church, Corner Rathdowne and Pelham Streets, Carlton Participate in Choral Vespers, then share a three-course fundraising dinner with church musicians from across Melbourne at Angliss Restaurant and listen to choral director Noel Ancell speak. Cost: $65 Registration: https://www.trybooking.com/RUGL

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ROMAN RITE CATHOLIC MASS IN ARABIC Friday 13 October, and on the second Friday of each month, 6pm St Ambrose’s Church, 287 Sydney Road, Brunswick The Mass in Arabic is celebrated on the second Friday of every month. In this new initiative for Melbourne, Fr Samir Haddad of the Melbourne Melkite Catholic community will be celebrating Mass according to the Latin rite, but in the Arabic language. Prayers for peace in the Middle East are an integral part of these services, with prayer and music preceding each of these monthly Masses. The liturgy is displayed in both languages in the church. Arabic speaking migrant and refugee groups are especially welcome to attend, along with anyone working in support of refugees and asylum seekers. A gathering for refreshments follows Mass (with awesome coffee!). Details: Fr Haddad on 0402 771 777 DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/ArabicMassInBrunswickMonthly.jpg

MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 2017 MASS Saturday 14 October, 11am St Pius X Parish Church, 419 Waterdale Road, West Heidelberg St Pius X Parish, with Catholic Social Services Victoria, warmly welcomes all to a Mass to mark the completion of Mental Health Week 2017. It is an opportunity to pray and stand with the suffering Christ within our communities and help raise awareness of mental health issues. Enquiries: St Pius X Parish on 9457 5794 DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/CSSV_MentalHealthWeek2017.pdf

FEAST OF ST FRANCIS AT ST FRANCIS’ Sunday 15 October, 10.30am–3pm, St Francis of Assisi Church, 290 Childs Road, Mill Park St Francis of Assisi parish, Mill Park invites you and your family to this celebration of the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. At 10.30am, the Solemn Mass of St Francis of Assisi will begin the day, which will be followed by a family lunch in the school courtyard with musical entertainment, a jumping castle for the children, a prize for ‘most exotic pet’ and the grand finale at 2pm, the Blessing of the Animals. Bring the kids, bring your pets. Everyone is welcome. Details: Ruth on 9407 6704 or www.cam.org.au/millpark DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/StFrancisMillParkFeastDay.pdf

EVERYONE’S BUSINESS: AN INTERACTIVE FORUM ON INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING OVER THE PAST FIFTY YEARS Thursday 19 October, 12–2pm Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne Catholic Social Services is hosting a lunchtime conversation forum to mark Anti-Poverty Week 2017. Come along and join the conversation with Fr Bruce Duncan and Prof. Paul Smyth (significant contributors to Everyone’s Business) as they look back on Pope Paul VI’s 1967 encyclical Populorum progressio up to the Australian Catholic Bishops’ 2017 Social Justice Statement ‘Everyone’s Business’, on the various dimensions of human flourishing and social justice. Sandwich lunch provided. Bookings: Lucia 9287 5566 or [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/CSSVAnti-PovertyWeekFlyer.pdf

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YEAR OF YOUTH IN YOUR PARISH: WORKSHOP DAY Saturday 21 October, 9.30am–3.30pm Catholic Leadership Centre, 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne In 2018 the Australian Church celebrates the Year of Youth. Parish priests, pastoral associates and parish leaders are invited to explore how your parish can use the Year of Youth to ‘open new horizons for spreading joy’. Hosted by the Archdiocesan Office for Youth and Archbishop’s Office for Evangelisation, this workshop day will equip parishes with ideas, tools and resources and will launch the diocesan framework for celebrating the Year of Youth. Cost: $20 for individual registrations, $60 to register a group of four from the same parish (includes lunch) Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/RFGE. Registrations close Monday 9 October. Details: Archdiocesan Office for Youth on 9287 5565 or [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/YouthInParishWorkshopDay.pdf

WALTER SILVESTER MEMORAL LECTURE: JOYS AND STRUGGLES Tuesday 24 October, 6.30pm Christ Lecture Theatre at ACU, Young Street, Fitzroy This year’s annual lecture features Donatella Acerbi, president of the General Coordination Council of the Union of Catholic Apostolate. She will be discussing the joys and struggles of a lay woman leader in the global Church. Light refreshments will be offered from 5.45pm. Cost: Free Registration: Call Anne Dowling on 9304 2926 Details and RSVP: by Monday 16 October to Anne Dowling for catering purposes on 9304 2926 or Ronnie Maloney at [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/2017WalterSilvesterMemorialLecture.pdf

WEEKEND FOR REFUGEE DADS AND KIDS Friday 27 October to Sunday 29 October Lake Dewar Lodge, Myrniong CatholicCare are inviting refugee dads to bring along one of their children between the ages of 8 and 16 for a fun weekend experience, a weekend which acknowledges and celebrates the importance of a father in a child's life. If you know of any families who would benefit from this experience, please don’t hesitate to make contact. Registrations are now open. Cost: Free Details: [email protected] Website: www.ccam.org.au/rdk DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/RefugeeDadsAndKidsWeekend.JPG

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ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS Saturday 28 October, 2pm St Brigid’s, 378 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy Catholic Concern for Animals, Australia invites you to the 2017 Blessing of the Animals, with celebrant Bishop Hilton Deakin. The ceremony takes place on St Brigid’s front lawn. Come with your pet animal (under due control) or without. If there is rain, the service will go ahead under cover. There’s plenty of parking. Refreshments will follow. Cost: Free Details: [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/BlessingsOfTheAnimals.pdf

SAVE THE DATE WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND Friday 17 November, 7pm to Sunday 19 November, 5pm St Paul’s Missionary College, Nortons Lane, Wantirna South You are invited to join other couples and invest in your most precious asset, your marriage. This residential weekend will explore the precious nature of marriage, allowing couples to share feelings, hopes and dreams with each other in ways that normal, daily living tends to inhibit. There is no group sharing. Couples and a priest present the weekend. It is based around Catholic values but couples of all faiths are welcome. Accommodation and all meals provided. Details and bookings: Maria and Andre Rasqinha on 0411 225 992 or [email protected] or www.wwme.org.au Cost: $55 application fee + confidential donation at the weekend. (Average cost for a couple for a weekend is $595 but no couple is refused a weekend if they are not able to pay.)

REFLECTION DAY: ST FRANCIS, MODEL OF DISCIPLESHIP Saturday 18 November, 9am–3pm St Mary’s, 91 Manning Road, Malvern East Holy Eucharist and St Mary’s churches, Malvern East, present this Reflection Day, the theme for which is ‘St Francis: model of discipleship’. Cost: Donation RSVP: for catering [email protected]

AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC YOUTH FESTIVAL: REGISTRATIONS OPEN The Australian Catholic Youth Festival will be held in Sydney this year, from Thursday 7 December to Saturday 9 December. This year’s Festival will welcome over 15,000 young people and will include bishops and Catholic speakers from around Australia, along with international guests, including possibly the world’s most popular Christian musician, Matt Maher. Details: http://www.cam.org.au/youth/ACYF-2017/Overview Register: http://www.youthfestival.catholic.org.au/register DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/AustralianCatholicYouthFestival2017.pdf

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NATIONAL CHARISMATIC RETREAT FOR PRIESTS, DEACONS, RELIGIOUS, ASSOCIATES Sunday 7 January to Friday 12 or Saturday 13 January 2018 Newman College, 887 Swanston Street, Carlton This residential retreat is held annually each January. In 2018, the retreat’s director will be Fr Francis Innocent Otobo, from the Diocese of Sale, currently parish priest of St Michael’s Parish Traralgon. Fr Francis has preached at numerous retreats, conducted prayer days and celebrated healing Masses for many different prayer groups within Victoria. Ideally, this retreat is for archbishops, bishops, priests, seminarians, deacons, religious brothers and sisters, lay members of religious orders (associates), lay religious (tertiaries or third order members) of religious orders, chaplains, or indeed all who have previously attended these charismatic retreats. A five-day retreat is one option, concluding on the Friday, or a six-day retreat, which ends on the Saturday with a closing Eucharist before lunch. Cost: Five days $530, early bird $500. Six days $630, early bird $600. Early bird prices available until Monday 30 October. Details: Sr Loreto Lynch on 9458 3077 or 0457 644 757 Bookings: See attached flyer or email Dot Buckland at [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/NationalCharismaticRetreatForPriests2018.pdf

GENERAL NOTICES POSTAL PLEBISCITE ON SAME-SEX MARRIAGE The Australian Government has announced there will be a postal plebiscite on whether the definition of marriage in the Marriage Act 1961 should be changed to include same-sex marriage. Ballot papers will be sent out to households on Tuesday 12 September and all votes must be received back by Tuesday 7 November. Vote No, to keep marriage as a unique relationship between a woman and a man.

CHILD SAFE ENVIRONMENT DIRECT TRAINING: BOOKINGS NOW OPEN A child-safe and child-friendly culture is one in which awareness is maximised and risk minimised. As champions of this culture, all parish staff, leaders, volunteers, priests and deacons should attend the Direct Training sessions. As part of the Archdiocese’s commitment to creating and maintaining a child-safe environment, CatholicCare over the past two months has been conducting Child Safe Environment ‘Train the trainer’ sessions. Now, bookings for the 20 ‘Direct training’ sessions are open. These sessions will run for 2.5 hours in 20 locations across Melbourne and Geelong. They will focus on child safety and the Victorian standards and legislative requirements. Bookings: www.ccam.org.au/childsafe Details: CatholicCare on 9287 5555 POSITION VACANT: ORGANIST, CHELSEA The Parish of St Joseph’s, Chelsea is looking for an organist to play at the weekly Sunday 9.30am sung Mass as well as on special feasts. Duties also include weekly choir practice. St Joseph's boasts a Frederick Taylor organ (from 1906), 2 manual and pedal. St Joseph's is located quite close to Chelsea railway station. Details: Fr Gregory Pritchard on 9772 2211 or [email protected]

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CATHOLIC LEADERSHIP CENTRE: SPRING INTO MELBOURNE The Catholic Leadership Centre at 576 Victoria Parade in East Melbourne is offering a special spring room rate for its modern 4.5 star accommodation. Here’s your chance to spring into Melbourne’s racing carnival in luxury! If you’re in Melbourne for any of the major events on the gallops calendar (from Caulfield Cup Day 21 October right through to the end of Flemington’s Cup Week), up to two adults can enjoy superior accommodations, a continental breakfast, secure car parking, wireless Internet and an incomparable location, with tram right outside, close to the MCG and all the rest of Melbourne city’s never ending attractions. Cost: $130 per night; available 20 October to 11 November (subject to availability) Details and bookings: 9200 5200 or [email protected] DOWNLOAD FLYER AT THIS LINK: http://www.cam.org.au/portals/0/2017/ParishUpdateFlyers/PU34/SpringIntoMelbourneCLCspecialOffer.pdf

FREE PROMOTION OF CATHOLIC EVENTS Parish Update is prepared every Wednesday by the Media and Communications Office of the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne. The aim of the update is to assist Melbourne’s Catholic agencies, parishes, schools, religious orders, organisations and movements to inform parishes about events of interest. The events are also automatically listed on the Archdiocese’s online events calendar. To include a free advertisement about your upcoming event, email details and flyer to [email protected].

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