Catholic Social Services Victoria invites members, friends and those we work with to our Annual Dinner on Friday 30 August 2019 at the Catholic Leadership Centre, East Melbourne, 6.30pm for 7pm. This is an opportunity to celebrate our work and to strengthen the links between those who are active within our broad community of service. The dinner will also be an occasion to honour Sr Brigid Arthur csb with Life Membership of Catholic Social Services Victoria.

Six National Themes for Discernment have been identified as The Catholic Church in Australia moves towards a Plenary Council in October 2020.  Catholic Social Services Victoria will be engaging with members over the coming months to explore these themes.

Fifty five people from 25 parishes gathered on 8 June 2019 to consider what they might do as individuals, parishes and networks to alleviate the suffering of homelessness. Participants shared numerous insights into how we might reduce homelessness in our local communities.

Holding the Light is an ecumenical service to remember and honour the Australian women and children who have been killed during 2019 by domestic/relationship violence. The service will be held on Sunday 1 December 2019, from 3.00 – 4.00 pm, at St Francis’ Church, corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets, Melbourne.