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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
PODCAST: 10-Year-Old Man, with Philip Lako
Nollamara Parishioner, Philip Lako, caught up with The eRecord’s editor, Mr Jamie O’ Brien, to discuss the launch of his new book 10-Year-Old Man, his story as a 10 year old child soldier in Southern Sudan, forced to fight a decade long war at the hands of the rebels.
Women refugee and asylum seekers gain job opportunity, new skills and go green
MercyCare clients who have come to Australia as refugees or asylum seekers from countries like Iraq, Syria, Ethiopia, Burma/Myanmar, Iran and Afghanistan have gained a new job opportunity – thanks to local social enterprise group LOOP, which partners with large companies like Water Corp and Clough to repurpose used corporate uniforms by engaging people from disadvantaged backgrounds and providing them with the opportunity to gain employment and skills training.
Cultural Diversity increases understanding and faith of neighbour, says Migrants and Refugees Office Director
The Cultural Diversity Mass was celebrated on Sunday, 24 October at St Mary’s Cathedral. The Mass organised by WA Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, pays recognition to the multi-cultural backgrounds of Perth Catholics, and encourages the faithful to always be open to learning and welcoming the various cultures, in the one faith we all share.
Cultural communities called to work together so that there will be no more walls
WA Catholic Migrants and Refugees Office Director Deacon Greg Lowe has this week called on the cultural communities across the Archdiocese of Perth to come together for the annual Cultural Diversity Mass on Sunday 24 October.
WACMRO: By the community, for the community
The West Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office (WACMRO) has this year designed and implemented an outreach programme that effectively combines aspects of faith formation and community in a manner that meets Parish Council, Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) and Archdiocesan Plan 2016-21 objectives.
Plenary Council: Welcoming a greater openness to and celebration of diverse cultures in Australia
Discovering a Christ-centred Church that is Inclusive, Participatory and Synodal was at the heart of conversation and reflection on Thursday 19 November at Newman Siena Centre.
Cultural Diversity Mass an opportunity to strengthen bonds, increase faith
Acknowledging the many cultures that exists within the Archdiocese of Perth, the West Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office (WACMRO) is encouraging the faithful to gather at St Mary’s Cathedral on Saturday 24 October at 6pm for the annual Cultural Diversity Mass.
WACMRO draws near with outreach project
The Catholic community of Innaloo/Karrinyup is on a mission to assemble food and hygiene packs, as part of the “Draw Near” outreach project; an initiative to help alleviate hardship among the local community’s asylum seekers and international students, a demographic that has been economically brutalised by the arrival of the Coronavirus.
The project brings together the West Australian Cath...
The Record Magazine Issue 15 (November 2018)
The Record Magazine Issue 15. Front Cover: Feby Plando.
In this special 40-page issue of The Record Magazine, we take a look at the Archdiocesan Plan 2016-2021, as established by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe.
With the aim of facing the challenge to ‘return the Church to Christ, and return Christ to the Church’, the Plan is now at the halfway mark, and has achieved several significant mil...
