Anniversary means... People celebrate anniversaries of all kinds, such as a 60 th Wedding...

Anniversary means...

People celebrate anniversaries of all kinds, such as a

60th Wedding anniversary or the foundation of their

school. Nations might recall the 60th Anniversary of a

major war or national event. Queen Elizabeth II

this year is celebrating 60 years as the English monarch.

List as many reasons as you can for why these occasions are celebrated.

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You’re invited

…to a special anniversary

celebrating the beginning of our Diocese

My connection to the Diocese

In which region of the Diocese do you live?

What natural features are part of our Diocese? http://www.dow.org.au/diocese/information/item/diocese-of-wollongong-info?category_id=87

My connection to the DioceseWere you baptised in this Diocese? If so, in what parish?

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Find my parish

The Macarthur

http://www.dow.org.au/parishes/sunday-masses/macarthur

My parish is called _________________.

It was founded in ____________.

There is/are ____________ Masses on weekends.

Find my parish

The South Coast

http://www.dow.org.au/parishes/sunday-masses/south-coast

My parish is called _________________.

It was founded in ____________.

There is/are ____________ Masses on weekends.

Find my parish

The Southern Highlands

http://www.dow.org.au/parishes/sunday-masses/southern-highlands

My parish is called _________________.

It was founded in ____________.

There is/are ____________ Masses on weekends.

Find my parish

Wollongong

http://www.dow.org.au/parishes/sunday-masses/wollongong

My parish is called _________________.

It was founded in ____________.

There is/are ____________ Masses on weekends.

Mass in different languages

Ethnic Chaplains

http://www.dow.org.au/parishes/ethnic-groups

“Through our baptism and through our Bishop, we are

part of the life and growth of the universal Church.”

Recalling our beginningsWhere did we come from?

When something new begins or is created, it is worth remembering… like your Birthday!The same happens for groups of people, like our Church.

Even though our earliest parish in the Diocese began in 1835, our actual DIOCESE OF WOLLONGONG was born in 1952. http://www.flickr.com/photos/30888219@N03/3646785528

A new creation

A brand new Diocese

Study the map and consider how the Diocese may have been created.

Cathedral named

Who’s who

A new Diocese needs a Bishop...What do you know about the four Bishops of

Wollongong since 1952?

Bishop Thomas McCabe Bishop William Murray Archbishop Philip Wilson Bishop Peter Ingham

Bishop Thomas McCabe ( 1952-1975)

Born in South West Rocks, NSW in 1902

His motto was “In omnibus caritas” –

In all things, charity(St Augustine d.430)

The first Bishop of the newly formed Diocese of Wollongong

He had been Bishop of Port Pirie in South Australia (1938-1951) before coming to Wollongong

His was the mammoth task to establish an identity for this new Diocese, made

up of parishes formerly in the Archdiocese of Sydney and

Canberra/Goulburn.He is remembered as “a humble, prayerful and pastoral Bishop”. The Catholic Church in the Illawarra 150 years

Born in Leichhardt in 1920, retired in 1996 as Bishop.

His motto was ‘Per Justitiam Pax’ –

Peace through Justice.

Bishop William Murray (1975-1996)

Rector of Springwood seminary before becoming Bishop and had a strong academic background in Social Justice

•Expansion of the Diocese featured strongly under Bishop Murray.

•New parishes were formed as the Catholic community expanded

• New Catholic schools and the Catholic Education Office established

• Developed Centacare Catholic welfare services (now CatholicCare) • Hosted The Marian Congress

Bishop Philip Wilson (1996-2001)

• Hosted a major national event – the Eucharistic Congress in 2000 in the Jubilee Year

• Tackled the sexual abuse issues through the national process called ‘Towards Healing’, set up by the Australian Catholic Bishops

• He established the Compeer program , with SVDP and CatholicCare, for people with mental illness

• Established the annual Marriage Anniversaries Mass

• Led a group to the 12th WYD in Paris, strong connection with children and youth

• Currently Archbishop of Adelaide and President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.

Some highlights include:Became the youngest Bishop in Australia (Born 1950 in Cessnock, NSW).

His motto is Non Nobis Domine

Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to Your name give the glory (Psalm 115)

Bishop Peter Ingham (2011- present)Formerly Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney (1993 – 2001)

• Led the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese in 2002

• Accompanied young people to WYD in Toronto (2002), Cologne (2005), Sydney (2008) and Madrid (2011) and hosted World Youth Day ‘Days in the Diocese’ welcoming overseas pilgrims to the Wollongong Diocese

• Appointed a Disabilities Advocate and Aged Care Advocate

• Embraced the planning for the new demographics of the Diocese – one of the fastest growing in the State

• Initiated a 5 Year Pastoral Plan to meet the needs of the Diocese and take it into the future

• Strong pastoral outreach, aiming to put fresh heart into the People of God and encouragement to persevere in the faith

• Building community, ecumenical and inter-faith relationships

Born in Sydney in 1941

His motto is ‘per ipsum ipsa duce’ – meaning ‘through him, herself leading’Refers to the doxology of the Eucharistic prayer, and to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Our Diocese TodayWho are we?

•We are part of the Catholic

Church•We are about 200,000 people baptised in the name of the

Father, Son and Holy Spirit and spread across the Macarthur,

Southern Highlands, Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions

•We value the traditional lands of the

Dharawal, Tharawal, Gundungurra and Yuin

nations

• We come from diverse cultures and live in diverse geographical landscapes

•We are concerned to look after our fellow human beings and we work in teaching, healing, sheltering and attending to special needs in our community.

•We value Mary the Mother of Jesus and have her as the chosen patron of the Diocese ( the Immaculate Heart of Mary).

from the Diocesan Pastoral Plan 2011- 2015

Examine the images:

What do they tell you

about our Catholic

Community today?

Youth relate with our Bishop

Multicultural in population

Prayer is important

Indigenous culture is important

Our musicians serve the Liturgy

Eucharist is central

Education is a significant work

We value the Scriptures

We care for aged persons

One bodyRomans 12: 4-5

“For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we

are members one of another”. (NRSV)

Study the Logo for our Diocesan Pastoral Plan.What do the symbols represent? What do they suggest about our mission?

A hand

A cross

A dove

Four colours

What unites us?

One, holy, catholic, apostolicThese are four key elements of our identity as Catholics.

Can you explain what they mean?

http://www.dow.org.au/diocese/information/item/who-are-we

Where can I go for...

more information about my Diocese?

On our website you can find...

Use the ‘Connect’ and ‘Diocese’ menu, to answer the following questions... http://www.dow.org.au/

Question 1www.dow.org.au/

You are doing an assignment on sacraments or making your Confirmation.

Which section in ‘Connect’ : ‘Mission and Outreach’ – would be helpful to you?

Question 2

You are researching the Catholic perspective on a current moral issue. Look up ‘Connect’ : ‘Being

Catholic’– and find a section that could help you.

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Question 3www.dow.org.au/

You want to find out if there is a local Catholic youth group in your area.

What can you find out under the ‘Diocese’ menu?

Question 4

www.dow.org.au/

You have a relative who has been disconnected from the Church and would like to get back and reconnect with their faith.

Which menu in ‘Connect’ would you recommend to them?

Question 5http://www.dow.org.au/

Your non-Catholic friend is engaged to a Catholic partner.

Which menu in ‘Connect’ would be helpful to them as they prepare for marriage?

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Concluding Prayer

PrayePrayerr

John 17: 20-21John 17: 20-21

...that ...that they they

may all may all be onebe one

……so that so that the world the world may may believe believe that you that you have sent have sent me.”me.”

(NRSV)(NRSV)

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R. The Gospel of the LordAll: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

Thank you Lord...Thank you Lord...

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Thank you Lord...Thank you Lord...

...that I have a parish community who ...that I have a parish community who care about mecare about me

Thank you Lord!Thank you Lord!

...that you teach us through the Holy Spirit, our Bishop and Church

Image: 'Surfers at the City Beach' http://www.flickr.com/photos/34653535@N00/601409870

Thank you Lord...Thank you Lord...

……for the priests and Bishops who for the priests and Bishops who have served our Diocesehave served our Diocese

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Thank you Lord

……for the work of the religious for the work of the religious congregations in our Diocesecongregations in our Diocese

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Thank you Lord...Thank you Lord...

...for my Diocesan community with their many and varied faces, ...for my Diocesan community with their many and varied faces, and their good works of service that builds your kingdom of and their good works of service that builds your kingdom of love.love.

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Diocesan Prayer

Lord God,

We give you thanks

for your abundant

blessings on our

Diocese and its

people, in these sixty

years of its existence.

Through the Gospel

and the Eucharist,

continue to bring your

people in the Diocese

of Wollongong together

in the Holy Spirit and

guide us in your love. Image: 'The Last Supper'

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Inspire us todayInspire us today

to build on the to build on the

work of thework of the

faithful who faithful who

have gonehave gone

before us.before us.

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Give us courage to embrace our Diocesan Pastoral Plan and to live our baptismal call to be bearers of Christ’s love for all with whom we come into contact.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Immaculate Heart of MaryImmaculate Heart of Mary Pray for Pray for usus

St Francis XavierSt Francis Xavier Pray for Pray for usus

St John VianneySt John Vianney Pray for Pray for usus

St Mary of the Cross Mackillop St Mary of the Cross Mackillop Pray for Pray for us us

Six decades... One DioceseSix decades... One Diocese

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