August 2007 
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  Editorial
As the World Youth Day Cross and Icon continue their journey around Australia, most dioceses are preparing to celebrate Migrant and Refugee Sunday on the last Sunday in August.  Benedict XVI's Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees reminds us of the crosses carried by families on the move. 
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  What’s On
Sadhana Retreat
The Centre for Ignatian Spirituality at Canisius College, Pymble, NSW is offering a retreat based on the work of Anthony De Mello SJ, 21 - 28 August. Group contemplation times, daily Eucharist, and short spiritual readings from scripture will be combined with spiritual exercises and time for rest, relaxation, physical exercise..
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MAGiS Masquerade Ball
MAGiS08 is a program for participants in World Youth Day organised by a collection of religious orders sharing an Ignatian heritage. To raise funds for the program a masquerade ball is being held at St Ignatius College Riverview, NSW on 8 September.
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Discovering Your Personal Vocation
Kerry Holland and Peter Saunders will use imaginative contemplation, scripture and images from art inspired by Jesus' story, to explore our call to God in everyday life. The retreat will run 17- 19 August at Campion Centre for Ignatian Spirituality, Kew and 19 - 21 October at Faber Centre for Ignatian Spirituality, Brisbane.
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Life in Chronic Illness
Being chronically ill is an experience like no other - you are not dying and you are not going to get better - it is a 'half-way' place few people understand. This retreat, 10 - 12 August at Campion Centre for Ignatian Spirituality, Kew, offers prayer and spiritual conversation on healing, vulnerability, affirmation and our special relationship with God.
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  Mission & Ministry
Music Copyright for Churches
How do I know if something is in copyright? Can I hand out copies of those lyrics? This useful guidebook prepared on behalf of copyright owners and licensing organizations tells you everything you need to know.
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Indigenous Ministry Reaches Out to Refugees
For more than twenty years the Otherway Centre, the base of the Aboriginal Catholic Ministry of the Adelaide Archdiocese, has reached out to refugees. Indigenous Catholics have provided a welcome, practical support, and importantly have shared their culture and spirituality with newcomers.
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Resource for Faith Sharing Groups
The Faith & Life Vicariate of the Brisbane Archdiocese has produced a resource to assist parishes to set up and run small groups for faith sharing. Its introduction points out how small faith sharing groups can contribute to action on the Archdiocesan priorities set out in Let Your Light Shine.
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Training for Lay Ministers of the Altar
The Liturgy Office of the Archdiocese of Sydney is offering a series of workshops for adult altar servers, acolytes and extraordinary ministers. They will be held on a range of dates and at a number of different locations.
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A Catholic Perspective on Workplace Relations
The Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relationships has produced a resource book on Catholic teaching concerning work, which includes discussion guides to help parishes to discuss the Federal Government's workplace relations policies and test their fit with Catholic teaching.
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  Feature

Celebrating Migrant & Refugee Sunday
Most Dioceses in Australia will celebrate Migrant and Refugee Sunday on 26 August. The Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office has produced liturgy materials, a poster, and other resources for the event [click here], and the Loyola Institute offers a Discussion Guide to the Pope's Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees [click here].

 
  Reflection

Lifting up the Cross
At a social justice forum held to welcome the World Youth Day Cross and Icon to the North Harbour parish on Sydney's Northern Beaches, Sandie Cornish* reflected on the connection between the cross, efforts to make poverty history, and Catholic Social Teaching.

* Sandie Cornish works in formation for mission and leadership at the Loyola Institute.

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