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Welcome to Catholic Social Services Victoria, the peak body in Victoria for the Catholic social services sector. COMING EVENTS
All members and friends are invited to join this annual opportunity for the Catholic social services community to celebrate our work, and to strengthen the links between those who are active within our broad community of service. Click here for a flyer and registration form. During the course of the evening, Elizabeth Proust AO will speak on Building a mission focused organisation..
21 September 2010- Gathering of religious working in Catholic social services 12 – 13 November, Weekend of spiritual renewal for women in Catholic social services ---------- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Click here for the June 2010 edition of our electonic newsletter, MiniMicah. Contents include: --------------- Click here for previous editions of Mini Micah --------------- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Thanks to Sr Brigid Arthur for an inspiring Breakfast Briefing on 2 June 2010 on Asylum Seekers. A focus during the briefing on the lives of individuals who are traumatised by these legal and political structures challenges all of us to renewed effort to seek reform. On 18 May 2010 Denis Fitzgerald of Catholic Social Services Victoria and Jenny Glare of MacKillop Family Services led a 'Day of Reflection' for staff on the Archdiocese of Melbourne on the theme of spirituality and mission. Click here for the notes of their main presentation. The presentation is about the connection between our personal spirituality and our shared spirituality, and the vitality of the mission of a Catholic organisation. The main point is that there is a connection, which we should nurture. The 2010 Victorian budget reflected many of the benefits of a strengthening economy, and increased expenditure in many important areas. But much pressing need in the community remains unfunded, and community safety needs a broader focus than just increased police numbers. Click here for a CSSV media release on the 4 May budget. Disadvantage and Inequity in Rural and Regional Victoria: CSSV member organisations are active in a range of services across the State of Victoria. Based on consultations with those members, in a recent submission to a Victorian Parliamentary enquiry, CSSV highlighted the need for a focus by Governments at all levels on the provision of basic services, and attention to specific needs, in rural and regional Victoria.
2010 Commissioning Mass and Annual General Meeting - 11 March 2010
More on the this event plus photos can be found on our News page. - click here for a copy of our 2009 Annual Report - Council Elections: Congratulations and thanks to Peter Bearsley who has been re-elected for another 12 months as Chair of the CSSV Council, and to Fr Joe Caddy who has been re-elected for another two years. ---------------- Thanks to Assoc Prof Beth Crisp for an engaging Breakfast Briefing to a capacity crowd on 24 February, on the subject of spirituality in Catholic social services. As Beth's presentation, and the subsequent discussion, highlighted, there are many aspects to the interaction of spirituality and social services, which could only be touched on or alluded to in a short breakfast presentation and discussion. The hope is that each of us will be informed and stimulated to follow up some aspects to develop our own engagement, and to enable us better to engage with others, be they clients or colleagues. Click here for a copy of a recent paper which Beth has made available which discusses many of the points covered in her Breakfast presentation. And click here for a copy of the recent McCosker Oration 'The Church as an Advocate in the Public Square', by Frank Brennan SJ, , that Beth referred to in her talk. ----------------- Click here for summary and full text of a recent CSSV paper on counselling in a Catholic agency, delivered to the 2010 Catholic Bioethics Conference, on 25 January 2010. The paper considers counselling in Catholic agencies in the context of the role of the Church in social services, and the features of Catholic social services in Australia. A key finding is that dialogue is needed within agencies and more broadly to ensure that people and processes are in place to maintain a continued focus on mission within Catholic agencies, and particularly in recruitment and in staff formation. Other items recently posted to this site include:
Thank you to Bernie Geary for a challenging and engaging Breakfast briefing on 28 October on Protecting vulnerable children in our society. Bernie's own journey of learning and growth through solidarity with young people, and his outline of current issues, were most appreciated by the 30-plus attendees. He exhorted all of us to play our part in creating a society that values and cares for vulnerable young people. Click here for a copy of the 'Charter for Children in Out-of-home Care' put out by Bernie's office. Fr Tony Kerin launches the 2009 Social Justice Sunday Statement at the Rerum Novarum LectuClick to read speech For the complete 2009 Social Justice Sunday Statement CLICK HERE Fr Charles Rue SSC presents Let the Son Shine - An Australian Catholic Response to Climate Change at the 2009 Rerum Novarum Lecture in Melbourne. Click for an overview CSSV Annual Dinner, 28 August 2009 Catholic social services and freedom of religion: On 5 August 2009 Catholic Social Services appeared before the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee of the Victorian Parliament to speak to its submission on the interplay between the provision of Catholic social services and freedom of religion. Click here for the introductory comments from that presentation. The submission was a contribution to an enquiry into exceptions and exemptions in the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 (Vic.) Click here for earlier CSSV written submission to the Review. During the public hearings, Denis Fitzgerald, Executive Director of CSSV, summarised the submission along the following lines:
Changes in senior roles in Catholic social services sector click here for more information on moves and appointments involving Pastoral Care in Catholic Aged Care facilities click here for more information. Helping those affected by Victorian bushfires, and learning lessons for the future Reinforcing a preferential option for the poor in Catholic Health During May 2009, ACU Melbourne has hosted two groups of Catholic Health Australia executives participating in the Graduate Certificate In Leadership And Catholic Culture. As part of each of these programs, Catholic Social Services Victoria worked with CHA to arrange visits for participants to our member agencies so that they could gain some insight into the barriers that the poor face in accessing health care. Click here for further details. Victorian Budget maintains focus on the vulnerable members of society Catholic Social Services Victoria welcomed the 5 May 2009 Victorian Budget: "in a time of economic downturn, the budget's focus on productive public investment and on the needs of more vulnerable members of society is good news for Victoria" - see CSSV media release. |
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