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MELBOURNE SYNOD 2026

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We’re invited to answer the call to deepen our understanding of synodality in parish life. Timeline for Synod consultation: June and July being consultation and dialogue months for our faith communities. For more information visit:
melbournecatholic.org/synod2026

 

SYNOD CORNER

Synodality & the laity

Synodality affirms that the Holy Spirit is at work in the lives of all the baptised. Lay people are not simply helpers of clergy; they are active disciples called to witness to Christ in families, workplaces, and society. A synodal Church takes this vocation seriously.

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ST VINCENT DE PAUL WINTER APPEAL 6th / 7th JUNE, 2026 

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THIS WEEKEND St Vincent de Paul are conducting their nationwide Winter Appeal. Along with their online appeal: donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-vic/winter-appeal-vic

This is the major appeal made by local conferences to generate funds to enable the support of those in need in our local area.

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Our two St Vincent de Paul Conferences
(Cheltenham & Highett) support those in need
through the provision of food, food vouchers,
Vinnies vouchers (for clothing and furniture),
fuel cards and assistance with utility costs and
educational expenses.

The Winter Appeal remains a major source of
funding for the work of our two conferences,
enabling Vinnies volunteers to undertake this
good work on behalf of the Society and us,
their fellow parishioners.

For those looking for more information or
wishing to donate via credit card, there will be
Conference members available in each of our
church foyers after each Mass to assist with
and receipt donations.

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CUPPA AFTER MASS

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You’re invited to join your fellow parishioners for a ‘Cuppa’ after both the 9am & 11am Masses this  Sunday 7th June. Thank you to all who assist with the provision of food, the serving, and with bot

 

2026 PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH APPEAL

Next weekend 13th / 14th June, you're invited to partner with the local Church in Kampira, Malawi, to help families rebuild their lives after Cyclone Ana. Catholic Mission is supporting the construction of a primary school so that children in this community can learn, grow and look to the future with hope.

 

On next weekend’s World Mission Sunday, Pope Leo XIV calls us all to be ‘One in Christ, United in Mission', asking us to extend Christ's love to those in need in Malawi.

 

You can support this work by going online here: catholicmission.org.au/united or by utilising an appeal envelope. Your gift/donation will also assist other Church programs around the world. ​

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POPE LEO XIV’s FIRST ENCYCLICAL,
 

MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS – On 25th May, Pope Leo XIV released his much anticipated first encyclical. In a deeply considered and wide ranging document, he draws on the Church’s rich understanding of human dignity and the common good, to make a compelling case for prioritising ‘magnificent humanity’ in our response to the many significant challenges posed by AI. Pope Leo poses the question: ‘What kind of humanity are we becoming?’

 

The full text of ‘Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence’, can be accessed online via the Holy See’s website: vatican.va/content/leoxiv/ en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnificahumanitas.html

A ‘summary article’ (around a 7 minute read) is also available on our Archdiocesan website: melbournecatholic.org/news/magnifica-humanitaspope-leos-ai-encyclical-warns-of-temptation-to-buildfuture-excluding-god

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