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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Food drive-in gives relief this Christmas season
The Knights of the Southern Cross (KSC) Cathedral Branch 28, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Elizabeth Quay (REQ), have last month joint ventured in support of St Vincent De Paul’s (Vinnies) “Christmas Appeal” on 21 November, collecting non-perishable food donations and giving food hampers to those in need.
Caritas welcomes additional support for regional COVID-19 response and recovery
Caritas Australia welcomes the government’s announcement in last week’s federal budget that Australia will increase economic support for COVID-19 response and recovery in its region by $304.7 million over the next two years.
Ten thousand meals to help Fremantle homeless and poverty stricken
The effects on an on-going pandemic, means tough times for everyone.
Caritas Australia provides $50k to support Beirut following explosion
Caritas Australia has this week provided an initial $50,000 in crucial emergency relief as part of its Middle East Regional Appeal.
Doorstep Dinners brings meals and support for those in need
Doorstep Dinners II – the second phase of St Pat’s Community Support Centre’s project collaboration – has commenced earlier this month and expanded to include participants from the Perth metropolitan area.
Hundreds of years yields the harvest at MercyCare Wembley
Heritage-listed olive trees at MercyCare’s Wembley Intergenerational Campus have been returned to their original century-old roots, with MercyCare staff and volunteers harvesting some 87 kilograms of olives thanks to the generous knowledge and assistance of volunteers.
Vinnies proposes income support retention, sheds light on poverty in Australia
St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies) National Council has this month called on the Federal Government to retain JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments to keep Australians out of poverty.
Carpark Catholicism: A boot-load of relief
The Knights of the Southern Cross Cathedral Branch 28, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Elizabeth Quay, have heroically led the charge to restock St Vincent De Paul’s “Vinnies food hamper supply” – a supply that has been drastically depleted responding to the Australian bushfires and the local impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Emmanuel College student live Christian Service in action
The Emmanuel Catholic College community have been collecting non-perishable goods for Rotary as part of their Christian Service.
2020 Vinnies CEO Sleepout to go online amid COVID-19 pandemic
St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies) will hold the first national online sleepout event, inviting business and community leaders across the country to participate on 18 June.
