This blog page is published as a place to engage with the ongoing Archdiocesan plan to discuss the “Re-Imagining” of the Mission of the Church in Melbourne. A prayer card may be viewed here.

You will find a full presentation of the theme and various resources at the Melbourne Archdiocesan site here.

August 28th 2024

MISSION RENEWAL SOUTHERN REGION GATHERING AUG 27TH

We were represented at the Southern Region Gathering of the “Take the Way of the Gospel” process held on August 27th at the Malvern Valley Golf Club. The meeting of about 30 to 40 people was addressed by Bishop Tony Ireland, Fr Tony Kerin (new vicar general), and Jacquie Giuliano from the Proclaim Team.

The information shared was really an update on the overall progress of the Parish Mission Renewal process. The main focus of the meeting was a presentation using the updated Take the Way of the Gospel framework resource guide online:

https://staging-mission.melbournecatholic.org/

They emphasised that each situation is different and need to find their own path.  One speaker highlighted what they had been doing in their parish at Mordialloc and Aspendale, but there was not much reference to collaboration beyond current parishes or partnered parishes.  After the presentation there was an opportunity for sharing at tables.

July 20th 2024

PPC PASTORAL PLAN SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING

The parish Council sub-committee for the Parish Pastoral Plan met during the week and considered the path forward to add more detail to concrete actions to the goals and means of implementing the plan. It was also agreed to prepare a simplified folding brochure for parishioners to see the plan in overview. Hopefully this will be prepared in time for Advent and the beginning of the Holy Year. 

July 17th 2024

FAREWELL AND WELCOME

The parish community wishes Fr Brendan Hayes of Toorak/Armadale parishes best wishes for his retirement, and thanks him especially for his 20 years of assistance with the ministry to the Alfred Hospital. We welcome Fr Dean Mathieson as our new neighbour. We look forward to meeting with him and the Toorak/Armadale team again soon. 

July 17th 2024

PARISH PASTORAL PLAN UPDATE

After a few months hiatus the PPP sub-committee is to meet again this week to examine and further the work of updating the plan.

June 16th 2024

AUGUSTINIAN MID-CHAPTER JULY 1-5

The subject of the Melbourne Parish Mission Renewal will be on the agenda of the forthcoming Augustinian Chapter in Sydney in July. The situation in Melbourne is of interest and may have relevance to Augustinian parishes elsewhere in Australia.

May 28th 2024

2024- 2026 PARISH PASTORAL PLAN

In the ongoing discernment about our of parish mission into the future the importance of Mission Renewal is written into our Pastoral Plan. The Pastoral Plan itself is still in draft stage but has been presented to the Parish AGM in March. The recent attempts at establishing a Korean Catholic Ministry in Hobart is also a part of our wider mission. 

Sep 26th 2023

REGIONAL MEETING 

Thursday 21st September parish representatives attended the Southern  Region gathering of parishes for the ongoing Parish Mission Renewal (“Take the Way of the Gospel”), the third such meeting for the year. This meeting addressed the theme of what steps we might take together to create more vibrant, vital, and viable communities.

Sep 17th 2023

MEETING WITH TOORAK/ARMADALE

Tuesday Sept 19th staff and clergy of the parishes of Toorak/Armadale and South Yarra are to meet again this time at Toorak for further discussion of our present vision of the parish mission renewal and how we might collaborate more closely in the time ahead. A regional meeting is also  scheduled for this coming Thursday Sept 21st.

Aug 11th 2023

REGIONAL MEETING CANCELLED 

The proposed Regional meeting on the “Take the Way of the Gospel” has been cancelled but we are due to meet again with Toorak/Armadale Parish reps again in September.

July 13th  2023

MEETING WITH TOORAK/ARMADALE PARISHES

Last Thursday staff and clergy of the parishes of Toorak/Armadale and South Yarra met at our parish centre for a morning and luncheon discussion of our present vision of the parish mission renewal and how we might collaborate more closely in the time ahead. The discussions were fruitful and are to be continued.

April 11th 2023

THE MISSION OF SOUTH YARRA

The recently presented Annual Report of the parish features the acknowledgement of our new identity of the wider mission in the Archdiocese incorporating the Korean Catholic Ministries. Ties between the two wings of the mission will continued to be explored and fostered.