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Annual General Meeting - Monday 30 April 2018

All are welcome to join our members, staff, leaders, volunteers and friends of Catholic Social Services agencies as we gather to celebrate our mission of justice and service. Proceedings commence at 5pm on Monday 30 April, and will be held in the Cathedral Room, Cardinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne. Following the AGM, there will be a forum on Current Challenges around homelessness and housing. Click here for flyer.

Together with Catholic Mission, we invite you to a day of reflection on our spiritual roots and our service to those on the margins with renowned author and speaker, Rev. Prof. Anthony Gittins CSSp, Professor Emertius of Theology and Culture at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago, on Monday 21 May, 10.30 - 3.00pm in East Melbourne. This reflection is recommended for practitioners and leaders working in the service of the Gospel. Click here for more details and bookings.

Catholic Social Services Victoria is pleased to announce that the fourth series of the Mission Inspired Leadership program will be conducted during 2018. The dates for the program will be Thursday evenings: 19 April, 17 May, 21 June, 19 July.

Catholic Social Services Victoria's Easter newsletter contains an array of news and upcoming events both from us and from our member organisations including our submission to the 2018 state budget, Catholic Professional Standard's commitment to protecting children in church environments, McAuley Community Services for Women's on tackling loneliness, particularly among women affected by family and domestic violence.

Catholic Social Services Victoria, together with Edmund Rice Ministries and Presentation Sisters, is hosting a practical experience of applying the principles of Catholic social Teaching to promote the flourishing of creation and the building of a more just and compassionate society, with a guided Justice Walk through Melbourne Central Business District on Wednesday 16 May, from 9.30am - 4.30pm.

Pope Francis has challenged all of us with his action plan for Asylum Seekers and Refugees: to Welcome, to Protect, to Promote and to Integrate. Unfortunately Australia’s sad treatment of Asylum Seekers continues, and so once again we find ourselves needing to make a public witness to 'Welcome the Stranger'. On Palm Sunday, 25th March 2018, there will be a Liturgy of Welcome in St Patrick's Cathedral from 1pm – 1.30pm. Following the Liturgy, we will walk as one Faith Community (down Lonsdale street) to join the larger Public Rally, which starts at 2pm at the State Library. Download flyer.

As part of our national Catholic social services conference, Hearing Healing Hope (from 21-23 February in Melbourne), Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO will be hosting a Masterclass on Pope Francis and Human Rights - Moving Justice and Solidarity from the Dictionary to the Workplace of Catholic Social Services. The Masterclass is open to everybody (not just conference participants!) On Friday 23 February 2018 at Catholic Leadership Centre, 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, from 2pm - 4pm. Cost is $100.

Book your place at the Masterclass here. | Enquiries: lucia.brick@css.org.au or phone (03) 9287 5566

The upcoming national Catholic social services conference, Hearing Healing Hope (21-23 February 2018) aims to provide a space and opportunity for those working or volunteering in Catholic social services, to gather to reflect, discuss and plan the way forward for our for ourselves as individuals, as organisations, and as a sector. Social service organisations are an outstanding example of the Catholic church in action in Australia, however we face many challenges in our quest to respond to the signs of the times, and to be beacons of healing and hope - Friday's series of forums aim to address this question in particular. Participants can choose from a variety of workshops and main forums.

View the full program, here

Online registrations have now closed. For any registration queries, please email Lucia.Brick@css.org.au

A range of important workshops that focus on the various issues facing the Catholic social services sector have been implemented at our upcoming national conference, Hearing Healing Hope (21-23 February 2018 at the Catholic Leadership Centre in East Melbourne). People can attend the conference as a whole, or attend just the workshops session on the Thursday afternoon (for $100). The full program can be viewed here, however, below is an outline of the workshops on offer. ONLINE BOOKINGS HAVE NOW CLOSED.

Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO, Chief Executive Officer of Catholic Social Services Australia has wished all working and serving in Catholic social services a happy new year in this video message recently released.

In the video message, Fr Frank outlines some of the latest news affecting Catholic Social services in Australia, as well as important upcoming events, including the national Catholic social services conference, Hearing Healing Hope, from 21-23 February at the Catholic Leadership Centre in East Melbourne. Find out more, and register for the conference here.

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