Celebrating Women in the Parish

CELBRATING WOMEN

AT ST JOHN THE APOSTLE PARISH KIPPAX

Sunday 11 August 2013

On Sunday 11 August 2013, to celebrate the feast day of our first Australian Saint…St Mary of the Cross MacKillop a gathering was held at St John the Apostle’s Parish Centre.  An audience of more than 80 people including parishioners, visits from other local parishes and an interstate visitor Fr John Bosman MSC, listened to 12 women speak of their various vocations, ministries and callings.

Speakers aged from 22 to over 80, it was the organiser’s plan to have a cross section of ages, backgrounds and experiences, and each speaker was invited to speak for up to 10 minutes.  Ken and Mary Moran entertained the audience with a selection of songs before men from the parish served afternoon tea.

Before the talks began there was a time of prayer and reflection focusing on the life of Mary MacKillop.  The topics and speakers were as follows:

[Some of these talks are avaliable. To access a PDF version click on the title of the talk below]

The Changing face of St John ‘s Parish                             Judy Kenny

 Living with Disability: Feelings, Faith and Fellowship    Moira Byrne

Prison Ministry – Kairos                                                Rosemary Koina    

 How Music Can Touch the Heart                                          Pauline Greig  

 Young families in a Modern Parish                                       Helen Day

 Social Justice and Refugee Resettlement                         Sigrid Kropp

 St Vincent de Paul – Supporting the Needy                      Gabe Culhane


[The following talks are not available online]

A Personal Faith Journey                                                          Rebecca Jeffreys

World Youth Day Rio 2013                                                      Stephanie Cox

Connecting to Young People                                                    Sr. Sue Hallams

Parish School of Religion                                                          Rachel Blackwell

Lawyering                                                                                   Maria de Fatima Vieira


The Archdiocesan E News

      The afternoon was a great success with interest already shown for a similar event to be  held in 2014.

Sabina Van Rooy and Sharon Loiterton

 Facilitators of the afternoon
Sabina Van Rooy and Sharon Loiterton

The 12 Presenters with Sabina & Sharon.

Back Row
Sr. Sue Hallams, Pauline Greig, Sigi Kropp, Ruth Blackwell, Maria Vieira,
Rebecca Jeffreys, Judy Kenny, Rosemary Koina, Sabina Van Rooy.

Front Row
Sharon Loiterton, Moira Byrne-Garton, Helen Day, Stephanie Cox, Gab Culhane.