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Sign the No Euthanasia Petition to prevent state-sanctioned killing in NSW
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP is urging all Catholics to sign an e-petition to prevent the NSW parliament passing laws that sanction the killing of vulnerable human beings. There is never a good time to introduce laws such as this, but to do so in the middle of a pandemic and amidst lockdowns adversely affecting the lives and livelihoods of millions is unconscionable.
Our sick and elderly have already suffered 17 months of increasing isolation and right now that is being intensified. Meanwhile, people are losing their jobs, businesses are going under, families are under the pressures of schooling and working from home, people’s movements are severely restricted, and depression rates are up. The last thing we need to hear from our leaders in this situation is a pro-suicide message.
Please sign this petition, calling on the Government to keep us focused on the present challenges and once they have been met, let us focus on medicine at its best and not its most lethal.
https://www.noeuthanasia.org.au/protect_life_nsw
Gaping holes in proposed euthanasia laws, Sydney leading the global fight against slavery, Theology of the Body for preschoolers. The Catholic Weekly Digital Edition: Friday 6 August
COOK REQUIRED / De La Salle Brothers Cronulla
Permanent part-time or casual position (up to 4 days@ week) for midday meal.
Please ring Brother Gary on 0423.027.768
OUR PARISH MEMORIAL GARDEN is going well with plaques and the Ashes of your deceased loved ones buried in the earth near the plaque. It is a place blessed by Cardinal Pell years ago and at this stage is far more economical and probably more appropriate for our parishioners and family to be in this holy place. To discuss, phone Kerry (Parish Secretary) 9525.1138. Present cost, including the plaque, is $500 per plaque/position (prices will change from 1 July due to manufacturing price increase of the plaques). Purchase in advance as places are limited.
MEMORIAL GARDEN APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD BELOW – BUT forms and payment must be handed in at the Office where a receipt issued and PLOT numbers allocated.
B-POINT TAP AND PAY SYSTEM
B-Point tap and pay has been moved back to the main doors area.
It accepts your Mastercard and Visacard (including Visa debit cards)
The DONATION is NOW set at $10 per Tap. If you wish to donate more, you simply wait until the machine is ready and you can tap again. You can tap as many times as you would like – each tap is a $10 donation to the Parish.
Appears on your Bank Statement as ‘GYMEA PARISH, GYMEA’
PLEASE NOTE:
That there are NO receipts (as they appear on your card’s bank statement), NO refunds or tax deductibility.
Parish Planned Giving Credit Card Forms &
New Envelope Contributors….
Thankyou for your continued financial support during these times.
PLEASE DO NOT USE YOUR OLD ENVELOPES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS (2019-2020) AS WE HAVE TOTALLY RE-NUMBERED CONTRIBUTORS BOXES & THEY ARE NOW DIFFERENT
The group WATAC Inc. (Women and the Australian Church) are launching a series of online conversations called WATAC Presents. The first session, Women and the Plenary Council took place last year – Tuesday, 9 June 2020 (Sydney) Sister Clare Condon (former provincial of the Good Samaritan Sisters) and Debra Zanella (CEO of RUAH Community Services) will be leading a conversation around aspirations for the Plenary Council and how the voices of women and other marginalised groups can be included.
St Catherine’s Primary School Links & Events
The Journey Radio Program
The Journey is a weekly program developed by the Catholic Diocese of Wollongong and is the only Catholic radio program in Australia aired on general Christian radio. Visit www.jcr.org.au or www.itunes.jcr.org.au where you can listen anytime and subscribe to weekly shows by email.
GPBS website
(Gather Proclaim Break Send)
The GPBS Mission & Ministry Team facilitates a number of workshops that give students and staff a hands-on approach to liturgy, prayer, liturgical music, leadership formation and staff professional development. https://www.gpbs.com.au/about-us/
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