World Day of Prayer for Vocations
May 6, 2022 - by CBD Parish
The Fourth Sunday of Easter, also known as Good Shepherd Sunday, is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. We have heard many times in the Gospels that…
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Project Compassion 2022
February 25, 2022 - by CBD Parish
“The future starts today, not tomorrow.” As we envision the future and look forward to all the wonder that 2022 is yet to bring, we should…
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Giving hope during darkest days
February 11, 2022 - by CBD Parish
“When I was sick, you took care of me, and when I was in jail, you visited me.” Matthew 25:36 This Sunday we celebrate…
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Vinnies Christmas Appeal 2021
December 17, 2021 - by CBD Parish
The St. Vincent de Paul Society’s annual Christmas Appeal provides financial and material support for those in need, the jobless and the disadvantaged in Melbourne and throughout the State. Our…
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Vinnies Volunteers
December 10, 2021 - by CBD Parish
Volunteering can transform you and you can help to transform the world around you You want to volunteer, but where to start? It doesn’t take much to be a volunteer…
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Op Shops – opportunity knocks
December 3, 2021 - by CBD Parish
Ever wondered how opportunity shops came to be? Charity shops were largely born in the late 1800’s. Many were brought into poverty by a global depression. Opportunity shops became an…
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Today, tomorrow, together
October 22, 2021 - by CBD Parish
“For we cannot keep from speaking about what we have seen and heard” Acts 4:20 World Mission Sunday – the one day in the year when the entire global Church…
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World Day of Migrants & Refugees
September 23, 2021 - by CBD Parish
Towards an Ever Wider ‘We’ Across the world this Sunday, the whole church comes together to celebrate migrants and refugees, their contributions, their courage, and their resilience when…
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Caring for those who cared
September 3, 2021 - by CBD Parish
“Support your priests with love and prayers, that they may always be shepherds after Christ’s heart.” Pope Francis This Sunday we celebrate Father’s Day – but who do…
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Humanitarian crises unfolding in Afghanistan and Lebanon
August 20, 2021 - by Kate Baines
‘We pray that Christians, followers of other religions and all people of goodwill may promote peace and justice in the world.’ Pope Francis, 2020 Afghanistan has seen forty years…
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