Local
As the South Australians lay delegates for the Plenary Council are revealed, the 'difficult but necessary' decision is made to postpone the first assembly scheduled to be held in Adelaide in October.
National
Plenary Council 2020 president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB says he and his fellow bishops have been “amazed” by the engagement of people across Australia in the Council’s opening stage.
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While Ash Wednesday on March 6 will mark the end of the Plenary Council’s Listening and Dialogue phase, preparations are already underway for the next stage in the journey towards 2020.
A local parishioner is seeking support to hold a national assembly of the laity in Adelaide next year in order to give lay men and women a more united voice on the future of the Church.
Learning ways to help people have their voices heard in the Plenary Council ‘conversation’ was the topic of discussion at a gathering in the Archdiocese this month.
The Blackwood parish is casting the net far and wide to hear what local community members think the Catholic Church in Australia should look like in the future.
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