St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Kogarah

PULPIT POINTS 26 November 2023

• ARCHBISHOP’S PASTORAL LETTER - Holiness the measure of synodality proposals (p1-2)
• Professor Renee Kohler-Ryan on women and the synod (p3)
• Feasting with the homeless at St Mary’s (p10)
• Obituary: Monsignor Mullins’ life of service ends aged 99 (p21)
• Brigid Meney: VAD is here, now what? (p19)
• Monica Doumit: Baby Indi’s short life of hardship and grace (p17)

In this week’s edition: 

• Holiness is the measure of synod proposals, Archbishop Fisher writes in pastoral letter
• Didasko program gives lay Catholics first-rate faith formation

UPCOMING SUPPLEMENTS

1 Renowned liturgical scholar Professor Teresa Berger (Yale University Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School) will deliver a public lecture live via Zoom on Monday 6 November 2023, 10am AEDT on the topic of: “Liturgy’s Imagined Futures: Beyond Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.”

2 Acclaimed liturgical historian and theologian Rev Professor John F. Baldovin SJ (Boston College) who will deliver a FREE public lecture live in person on ACU’s Melbourne Campus on Sunday December 3, 2023, 5pm-6.30pm AEDT on the topic of “A Liturgical Reform in Peril? Sacrosanctum Concilium sixty years on.” Fr Baldovin’s public lecture will also be livestreamed for those unable to attend in person.

The ACU Centre for Liturgy is shortly hosting two online public lectures: On Monday 6 November 2023, 10am AEDT via Zoom, with the topic of: “Liturgy’s Imagined Futures: Beyond Vatican II’s Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.” by renowned liturgical scholar Professor Teresa Berger (Yale University Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School) AND on Sunday 3 December at 5pm via TEAMS (and IN PERSON in Melbourne) with the topic of “A Liturgical Reform in Peril? Sacrosanctum Concilium sixty years on” by acclaimed liturgical historian and theologian Rev Professor John F. Baldovin SJ (Boston College). For more information go to www.acu.edu.au/publiclecturecfl or email [email protected]. 

We look forward to welcoming people interested in the Liturgy to these very special events to mark this important milestone anniversary.  For further information please contact: [email protected]. 

60 Years of Sacrosanctum Concilium

The Second Vatican Council promulgated the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy on 4th December 1963. The Liturgy Office of the Archdiocese of Sydney, in cooperation with the University of Notre Dame Australia, will be hosting four public lectures on Sacrosanctum Concilium in November 2023, in the lead-up to the 60th anniversary, which falls on 4th December.
DATES AND PAPERS: 

• Wednesday, 29th November: Professor Clare Johnson - Realising Sacrosanctum Concilium
  vision: Liturgical maturation in the era of Pope Francis

For more information on the lecture series and to register to attend, visit https://liturgy.sydneycatholic.org/news-events or contact Dr Mariusz Biliniewicz at mariusz.biliniewicz@sydneycatholic.org.
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This year the lecture will be livestreamed via Zoom on Tuesday 28^th November at 7.30pm.

Advent: a time to slow down and recollect

The Sydney Centre for Evangelisation in the Archdiocese of Sydney is excited to present the 2023-24 Summer Series with events in Sydney, including world-renowned special guests Matt Fradd, Jason Evert, and Dr Christopher West!
For more information on all the Summer Series events and to register, please visit https://www.sydneycatholic.org/events/summer-series/.
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Purpose Conference featuring international speakers, Matt Fradd and Jason Evert held on Dec 7-8 at Rosebank College, Five Dock.

https://sydneycatholicyouth.org/purpose-conference/

Please see below the best way for High School students (yrs 9-12) and Young Adults (18-35) to purchase tickets:

If you are a member of the clergy/religious life, your ticket is free! Please email us at: [email protected] for the discount code.

Mass for Expectant Mothers and those Hoping to Conceive

All expectant mothers and those hoping to conceive are warmly invited to come to 10:30 Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday, 10 December, with an opportunity to receive a special blessing from Bishop Richard Umbers with relics of St. Gerard Majella and St. Gianna Molla.
Register before 1 December for catering purposes at https://www.trybooking.com/CLMSM 
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Christmas At The Cathedral 2023
We invite the community of Sydney to come together at St Mary's Cathedral during Advent to prepare for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Join with Archbishop Fisher OP on 14 December 2023 for the stunning opening night of Christmas at the Cathedral.

Summer School of Evangelisation (Sydney)

Summer School is a week-long, live-in, life-changing retreat featuring praise and worship, inspiring talks, engaging liturgy, time to chill & learn and more in the midst of a community of 150+ young people aged 16-35. Registrations open 31st October.  Register by 30th November to receive early bird rates (concession $525/adult $625).
Date: 7-14th January 2024
Venue: Carmel House, 345 St Andrews Rd, Varroville NSW
Bookings: summerschool.org.au
Contact: [email protected]
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