From the Parish House
April 26, 2024 - by CBD Parish
This Sunday we celebrate the Fifth Sunday of the Easter season and listen to the text of John’s Gospel, which reminds us that Christ is the vine and we, the…
Read moreThis Sunday we celebrate the Fifth Sunday of the Easter season and listen to the text of John’s Gospel, which reminds us that Christ is the vine and we, the…
Read moreIn 2021 our parishes began the project of Building Stronger Parish Partnerships for Mission. The initial strengthening of our partnerships included: creating a single representative Parish Pastoral Council, introducing the…
Read moreDuring the Easter season we read a lot from the Acts of the Apostles. We hear the stories of the growth of the Church as it gradually takes shape. We…
Read moreThe gospel this week recounts the story of the road to Emmaus. Two disciples who had lost hope find themselves in conversation with a stranger, who only later they realise…
Read moreNew Parishes Pastoral Council to be commissioned After months of discernment our new combined Parishes Pastoral Council will be commissioned on Pentecost Sunday. I am pleased to announce and introduce…
Read moreLast week I reported on the Combined Parish Meeting held on Sunday, 17 October. Today I am able to report further on some of the feedback received from those who…
Read moreLast Sunday morning around ninety parishioners from across our parishes gathered together on Zoom to celebrate the Liturgy of the Word and then to participate in a Combined Parishes Meeting. …
Read moreOur Parishes Road Map to Reopening It seems that everyone is talking about the various road maps to reopening. Schools, businesses, sports clubs, and the entertainment industry are all planning…
Coronavirus Parish Council Parish Priest
Read moreTowards a synodal church This week the long-awaited Plenary Council of the Catholic Church in Australia begins. It has been three years since the decision to hold a Plenary…
Read moreAs our Parish Communities are aware, the Melbourne Archdiocese in 2020 proposed a plan that would see the Parishes of Camberwell Deepdene, Balwyn and Surrey Hills Wattle Park come together…
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