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Archbishop Costelloe’s Easter Season Pastoral Letter
Archbishop Costelloe’s Easter Season Pastoral Letter
Archbishop Costelloe announces convening of Archdiocesan Assembly
Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has announced the convening of a Diocesan Assembly to be held in 2024.
DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY LAUNCH: God who is Trinity is a God of Love, says Fr Vincent Glynn
Formally launching the 2023-2024 Diocesan Assembly on behalf of Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, Episcopal Vicar for Education and Faith Formation the Very Rev Fr Vincent Glynn explained that convocation of the Assembly comes out of the recent Plenary Council held by the Church of Australia in 2021 and 2022.
First Archdiocesan Assembly set to be launched on 4 June
The convening of the Diocesan Assembly, said Archbishop Costelloe, is a relatively modest initiative, but it is designed to set a pattern for ongoing consultation and discernment. The First Archdiocesan Assembly is set to be launched Sunday 4 June at St Mary’s Cathedral.
Mary is the great symbol of our faith, says Archbishop Costelloe
Ballajura Parish Mary MacKillop Church has been blessed with a new statue of the Virgin Mary, titled ‘Our Lady of Ballajura, Comforter of Migrants’ with Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe inviting all Christians to have her words ‘Do whatever he tells you’ emblazoned on their heart.
New icons speak of the face of the Father’s mercy
Speaking Sunday evening 30 April at the blessing of the new icons at Redemptoris Mater Seminary, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB reflected on the Gospel reading of Matthew 25: 31-46, emphasising the call to be the face of the Father’s mercy.
‘Synodal Reform in the Church’ – new podcast now available
In this episode, we hear from Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB who is part of the team preparing the global synod summit.
As a senior figure in the Australian Catholic Church, he has been deeply involved in synodality, and what it means for the Church.
SYNOD 2023: Committee begins writing Synod on Synodality working document behind closed doors
To begin drafting the working document, the group of experts – including Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB – have met behind closed doors to discuss the continental stage of the Synod on Synodality as a whole and analyse the seven final documents submitted by each of the regional assemblies.
SPECIAL REPORT: Archbishop Costelloe announces convening of Archdiocesan Assembly
Speaking in a Pastoral Letter released Tuesday 11 April, Archbishop Costelloe explained that the Assembly will consider the re-establishment of a Diocesan Pastoral Council.
Easter 2023: The precious gift of knowing and experiencing God’s love can set our hearts on fire, says Archbishop Costelloe
“God really is as close to us, and as compassionate and merciful towards us, and as loving, as Jesus proclaimed him to be,” Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said, speaking during his homilies for Easter at St Mary’s Cathedral.
