The establishment of an Archdiocesan evangelisation centre is one step closer with the appointment of Monica Podestà as the coordinator who will oversee its creation.
Ms Podestà has been charged with establishing the infrastructure required for the evangelisation centre to operate at 450 Hay Street, Perth; a site currently occupied by the Catholic Marriage Education Services and the Cathedral parish hall.
It is envisaged that the evangelisation centre will reach out primarily to unchurched people as well as those who have fallen away and would like to re-establish their relationship with God and the Catholic faith.
Apart from providing programmes and seminars, the centre will also house a library and reading room as well as facilities to develop resources for evangelisation, such as video production, faith formation programmes and web-based evangelisation.
The centre will also aim to assist parishes in their own evangelisation programmes.
Monica Podestà was previously employed by the Museum of Western Australia where she managed volunteers for the Pompeii Exhibition.
She has also spent many years working as a volunteer with the homeless and disadvantaged throughout Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. Ms Podestà is seeking volunteers for each stage of the evangelisation centre’s development. If you are interested in assisting with the setting up phase of the centre, please contact Monica at monica.p@perthcatholic.org.au.