July 2006  
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  Editorial
We don’t have to speak a specialized jargon, wear certain clothes or listen only to certain kinds of music to be good Christians. God is at work in the world through every culture and in all spheres of life. Can we discover God at work and join the enterprise?
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  Happenings
Youth Forum @ Mount Schoenstatt
Young people between the ages of 16 and 35 are invited to a gathering at Mount Schoenstatt, NSW on 29 July. The program will include speakers, mediation, liturgy and performance by Christian rock band Portico 77.
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Churches Celebrate Migrant & Refugee Sunday
The National Council of Churches in Australia has produced resources to help church communities to celebrate Migrant and Refugee Sunday on 27 August. Separate kits for parishes or adult faith groups, and for schools, can be downloaded from http://www.ncca.org.au/cws/rdp/refugee_and_migrant_
sunday
   
Ecology & Faith
Popular author and theologian Rev Dr Denis Edwards will present a course for the Broken Bay Institute exploring the place of human beings within creation, 8 -11 October, Thornleigh, NSW. Attend for interest or enroll for credit towards a degree. For more information: amcmanis@bbi.catholic.edu.au
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  Mission & Ministry
New Parish Takes Shape
While many dioceses are amalgamating parishes, Parramatta diocese is establishing a new parish in Sydney’s growing west. Check out the innovative architecture at http://www.parra.catholic.org.au/Outlook/06jul/Outlook-06jul.
htm#Spiritual%20centre%20takes%20shape
   
Prayer & Action
A prayer group in the parish of the Transfiguration, North Woden, ACT has reached out to the Muslim villagers of Samale in one of Africa’s poorest nations, Mali. Prayer group member Bryan Docherty tells how.
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Youth ministers launch online community
A new online youth ministry network was launched yesterday at the first National Symposium on Youth Ministry in Sydney's Broken Bay Diocese with the support of the Broken Bay Institute. All involved in youth ministry are invited to register for the email forum at youth@cathministry.com.au and join in the conversation.
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Walker Library Online
The catalogue of the Bishop David L Walker Library is now accessible online at http://www.cirs.dbb.edu.au/athcgi/athweb.pl Borrowing is open to the people of the Broken Bay Diocese and students of the Broken Bay Institute.
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  Feature
Paul Kelly gets Emotional about Woomera
Songwriter Paul Kelly was so moved by the plight of those held in immigration detention centres that he wrote “I guess I get a little emotional sometimes” and made it available for free from his website. Download the song at http://www.paulkelly.com.au/
audio.html to use as a reflection piece in your celebration of Migrant and Refugee Sunday.
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  Reflection

Serving the Community, Engaging the Public Sphere
Archbishop Mark Coleridge doesn’t believe his faith means he should “hang his brain up at the door”. Nor does he believe that church leaders should “do their little churchy thing” and not engage with the public domain. In this interview Archbishop Coleridge discusses his new role as Archbishop of Canberra-Goulburn.

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