News and Current Issues
Mary MacKillop
Blessed Mary Mackillop (1842-1909) will be formally proclaimed a saint in October 2010. Mary will be Australia's first saint.
Blessed Mary MacKillop was a woman of extraordinary faith, and with her canonization she is being acknowledged as a significant role model for all Australians and recognised as a saint by the Catholic Church.
To find out more about the Catholic faith and about Mary MacKillop, contact the Catholic Enquiry Centre.
Holy Week and Easter Brochure
At Easter, we remember and call to mind three things:
- The Last Supper in which Jesus Christ gave his followers Holy Communion on Holy Thursday;
- The death of Jesus on the cross on Good Friday;
- Jesus risen from the dead to new life, on Easter Sunday.
This brochure allows parishes and communities to promote their local activities during Holy Week and Easter.
A hard copy of this brochure showing your local parish Easter schedule can be printed and copied for distribution. The following steps are recommended: 1. Click on 'View the Brochure' 2. Open the file with Adobe Reader (free software). 3. Enter local details in the two locations indicated on the brochure. 4. Print the brochure.
Note: Unless you have Adobe Acrobat software you cannot save a copy of the updated document.
Baptism and Wedding brochures
The Catholic Enquiry Centre has developed several brochures for parishes to use in their outreach to those who are searching for faith. including The Sacrament of Baptism - A General Guide and The Sacrament of Marriage – A General Guide.
Baptisms and weddings are two occasions when people who have no formal connection with the Catholic Church intersect with the Church, and they are important evangelising opportunities. The brochures simply explain what will happen during the ceremony, and give a point of reference in case people would like to find out more in future.