Saint Denis’ Parish in Joondanna hosted a menALIVE weekend on September 8-9 while other menALIVE weekends were running simultaneously in Brisbane (Kenmore) and Hobart.
The weekend powerful talks, personal testimonies, small group discussions and time for reflection and prayer, as well as Reconciliation. The weekend culminated in a Sunday Eucharist, celebrated by Fr Peter Porteous OSM.
The weekend was one more event in a packed year of celebration for the parish, which marked its 75th anniversary in August.
Run by an experienced menALIVE team drawn from Perth and Brisbane, the program aimed to bring men together, to renew their faith in God and to encourage them to become an active force of renewal in families and the Church.
From humble beginnings in 2003, menALIVE have delivered 135 events across Australia reaching over 8,500 men.
The next menALIVE event in Perth will be the inaugural Catholic Man Breakfast Series breakfast on November 15 hosted by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, who will also be the keynote speaker.
menALIVE weekends are scheduled for 2013 at Bateman and City Beach parishes.
To find out more about attending either of these weekends or booking a menALIVE weekend for your parish, go to menalive.org.au or call Kim Metcalf on 0414 537 023.