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Anna’s winning story close to home
When Hang Thi Pham was escaping Communist Vietnam by boat in 1988, she was too scared to think about anything - even whether she would live or die.
Schools
When Hang Thi Pham was escaping Communist Vietnam by boat in 1988, she was too scared to think about anything - even whether she would live or die.
Local
Greater involvement of lay people in decision making, the role of women in the Church, and making the Mass and other activities more ‘attractive and meaningful’ were some of the topics raised at a community forum hosted by the Blackwood parish on October 29.
Local
There are a lot of ‘wondering’ questions and plenty of discussion when students at St Anthony’s School, Edwardstown gather for religious education lessons, as the Diocesan Visitation Team discovered recently.
Carmelite at Myrtle Bank, the latest major development of Southern Cross Care, was officially opened this week by the Federal Member for Sturt Christopher Pyne.
Christians and Jews of Adelaide stood together in solidarity against hatred and oppression on the anniversary of Kristallnacht or ‘night of broken glass’, a turning point in the Nazi's persecution of Jews as Germans rioted across the country on November 9, 1938, targeting Jewish homes and businesses.
Parishes and Catholic agencies have plenty of “good news” stories to share about the work they are doing to ‘Care for our Common Home’, according to the new director of Catholic Earthcare Bernard Holland.
Catholic women from throughout Australia will gather in Adelaide early next year to explore how to create a Church that is inclusive, missionary and discerning.
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Memories of worshipping in an army hut at Croydon, attending monthly dances in the school hall and romances with post-war immigrants were brought back to life when the elder stateswomen of Croydon Park parish reflected on the 50th anniversary of St Margaret Mary’s Church.
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It's beginning to look a bit like Christmas at Cabra Dominican College where Year 6 to 10 House Captains and members of the Social Justice Group gathered to decorate the Monica Farrelly Atrium in preparation for their St Vincent de Paul Christmas Appeal. The students are collecting donations of gifts and non-perishable items, which will be distributed to those in need in their local community.
National
With the United Nations General Assembly declaring 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages, the Bible Society is raising awareness of the need to translate the Bible into Indigenous languages.
Schools
Paper planes, drones and the colour red were on the radar at St Therese School, Colonel Light Gardens, when students participated in a special event to raise awareness of dyslexia.
Mercy Sisters Margaret Adams and Gabrielle Travers were taken back in time at a Mercedes Old Scholars Association Mass last month.
The Syro-Malankara Catholic community in Adelaide has been blessed with its first baptism since commencing in 2013.
A delegation representing the Catholic Church in South Australia met with the Attorney General Vicki Chapman last month to discuss the removal of the exemption for the confessional from mandatory reporting laws. The new legislation came into effect on October 22.
It was a joyful occasion for the African community when 15 children were baptised and eight candidates were confirmed at the feast of Daniel Comboni Mass in St Francis Xavier’s Cathedral.
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