I’LL start my column by reflecting on some of the lessons from geese. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates an “uplift” for the bird following. By flying in a “V” formation, the whole flock adds 71 per cent greater flying range than if the bird flew alone. Being Christians who share a common direction and sense of community ... Read More »
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Surfers Paradise associate pastor takes up new role in Hervey Bay
MISSIONARY Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Father Regimon Gervasis has thanked the people of Surfers Paradise for their prayers, friendship and smiling faces as he left the parish. Fr Gervasis has been appointed parish priest of Hervey Bay. More than 600 people attended a farewell Mass and morning tea on August 28. Parish priest and South Coast dean Fr Tim ... Read More »
Strategies for facing parish challenges
REBUILT: THE STORY OF A CATHOLIC PARISH. AWAKENING THE FAITHFUL. REACHING THE LOST. MAKING CHURCH MATTERMichael White and Tom Corcoran; Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, Indiana; 2013. Reviewed by Barbara Flynn CARDINAL Timothy Dolan in writing the foreword to this inspiring book asserts that it is one of the most important books written for parish ministry in the present generation. ... Read More »