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Mary MacKillop

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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.

Click here to view the contact details.

   

Holy Week and Easter Brochure

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Easter BrochureAt 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.

   

Christmas - Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ

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ImageChristmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a time for remembering God who came into the world as a human being, and brought the precious gift of new life. This brochure allows parishes and communities to promote their local activities during Advent and the Christmas season.

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Read more: Christmas - Celebrating the Birth of Jesus Christ

   

Baptism and Wedding brochures

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ImageThe 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.

Read more: Baptism and Wedding brochures

   

Reprinted by popular demand!

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ImageSince 1959 the Catholic Enquiry Centre has been involved in supporting priests and parishes in the evangelisation of those not baptised into the Catholic faith. For many of those years the flagship publication has been The Catholic Religion. It has been used by many priests to provide instruction in the Catholic faith. 

Read more: Reprinted by popular demand!

   

Cinema Advertising

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The Catholic Enquiry Centre has booked advertising space in cinemas across Australia during the Christmas/Boxing Day/New Year period. This is the peak time that people visit the cinema, with Boxing Day attracting the biggest viewing audiences of the year!
While newspaper advertising is still important to reach our market, newspaper readership is in decline, and this is another way to reach the mass market. 
The movies that our ad will precede are:
  • The Bee Movie, an animated children’s film with Jerry Seinfeld, Uma Thurman, Oprah Winfrey etc. It is a film for the whole family.
    Our advertising with this film commences on 6 December for two weeks.
  • Atonement, a period drama across several decades.
    Our advertising with this film commences on 26 December for two weeks.
   

Cinema Advertisement

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One image in this advertisement is of the Australian welcome of the WYD Cross & Icon, Tumbalong Park, Darling Harbour, July 2007.  Photograph courtesy of World Youth Day 2008.
   

"About the Catholic Faith" brochure

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The Catholic Enquiry Centre has developed a new brochure, About the Catholic Faith.

This Brochure is a basic guide to the Catholic faith and has been written for those who might be enquiring about the beliefs of the Church, or at least looking for somewhere to go to have their questions answered.

To Order:

Read more: "About the Catholic Faith" brochure

   

Ads attract enquirers

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The Catholic Enquiry Centre launched a new nationwide advertising campaign on Pentecost Sunday (27 May), which was repeated on Sunday 10 June, which has attracted a significant number of enquiries from people keen to learn more about the Catholic faith.

To date, more than 500 people have requested information on the Catholic faith.


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Media Release - Easter (4 April 2007)

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doc Going to Church this Easter and want to learn more? Dial 1300-4-FAITH (4 April 2007)

Easter is traditionally a time when churches are at their fullest and for those who might attend a Catholic Church this Easter and seek to learn more about the Catholic Faith, help is at hand simply by dialling 1300-4-FAITH.

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