From May 2021 until July 2022, the Society of Jesus celebrates an Ignatian Year. What is an Ignatian Year? May 20, 2021 marks the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion — that fateful day when Ignatius the soldier, struck by a cannonball, began his transformation into Ignatius the pilgrim. How might we grow in our relationship with God and our love for one another by meditating on this important moment in Ignatius’ life?
PARISH
Parish Pastoral Council – News
Since September last year, the PPC has been working hard to make St Canice’s a truly thriving Catholic community. This newsletter contains various articles on the great work that the team has led and initiated in the last few months. I hope you will enjoy our newsletter as much as we enjoyed creating this communication.
BULLETIN 16TH MAY 2021
BULLETIN 16TH MAY 2021
St Canice’s Kitchen Community Support Program
Maria has brought to life the Community Support Program, an individualised care program which uses life coaching, counselling and support services to assist participants reach significant life milestones.
‘Laudato si’ Year
ROME – Pope Francis kicked off his own “Laudato Si” week Sunday, which wraps up an entire year dedicated to 2015 encyclical letter on the environment, the first ever dedicated entirely to that topic, and its dramatic call to hear “the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.”
Ignatius 500 to 1! ‘What matters?’
Ignatius’ experience lies at the heart of the Ignatian tradition that Jesuit Social Services and other Jesuit works have inherited. The reflectiveness that led him to ask “what matters?” is similarly central to our way of working seeking out the people who most need our help, helping them to find what they want most deeply in life, and ourselves reflecting constantly on our approach, so as to ensure we continue to serve others and not just ourselves.
BULLETIN 9TH MAY 2021
BULLETIN 9TH MAY 2021
Our close connection with Kincoppal
The first Kincoppal School was established on the site of the Hughes family home at Elizabeth Bay in 1909. The two schools were amalgamated in 1971 to become Kincoppal-Rose Bay School of the Sacred Heart. During this time, priests from St Canice’s looked after the spiritual needs of the students.
High Tea at St Canice’s
Thank you to everyone who attended the High Tea at St Canice’s last Saturday. A group of 90 people gathered in the parish hall and listened to two inspirational speakers – Jenny Stanger – Executive Manager Anti-Slavery Taskforce, Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney & Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN) who spoke about the impact of Modern Slavery and Marg Spencer who spoke about her work in Kings Cross during the 1980’s, – 90’s