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You can find all relevant information about Diocesan Pastoral Councils bellow.
Bishop Vincent Long OFM Conv is calling for nominations for:
• The Diocesan Pastoral Council
Bishop Vincent seeks to enhance our communion and mission, and recognises that pastoral councils express a rightful co-responsibility for the mission of the Church. These bodies, aligning with the Bishop's call to Go Out into the Deep, seek to strengthen the growing and sharing of faith in Christ within our Diocese. The Diocesan Pastoral Council is a vital aspect of communion with the Church. Considering the pastoral questions of our day and making appropriate recommendations to the Bishop, the members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council are imbued with a pastoral spirit to aid the Bishop with the pastoral governance of the Church. The Diocesan Pastoral Council seeks a cross-section of people from different places in the Diocese and from different backgrounds and experiences.
Parishioners are invited to nominate themselves or others. Nominations require the assent of the person being nominated, who needs to fill out the nomination form. The Nomination Kit is available here.
Parishioners are invited to nominate themselves or others. Nominations require the assent of the person being nominated, who needs to fill out the nomination form. In addition, a nomination also requires the endorsement of the person’s parish priest or another priest ministering in the diocese.
Completed nominations are to be returned to the Pastoral Planning Office:
Bethany Centre, 470 Church Street Parramatta NSW 2150
Fax: 02 8838 3462, Email: richard.mcmahon@parracatholic.org
Nominations close on Monday, 2 November 2020.
All nominees are asked to set aside time on Saturday, 21 November 2020 from 9.30 am to mid-afternoon. This will be the initial formation session for those nominees appointed to the Diocesan Pastoral Council.
