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| Australian Catholic Youth Festival |
Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF)
The Australian Catholic Youth Festival will be held in Melbourne from 5 - 7 Dec 2013.
Our Diocese of Parramatta will be well represented in it.
From the Breakfast with the Bishop event Saturday, 2nd March 2013:
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| Diocesan Breakfast with the Bishop 2nd March 2013 |
10 Tips on how to defend your faith in the Year of Faith
Talk given by Prof. Hayden Ramsay, Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor of Notre Dame University
breakfast with Cardinal and bishop-25th May
All Youth and Young Adults are welcome to join us for Breakfast with Bishop Anthony Fisher and Cardinal George Pell.
Date: Saturday, 25th May 2013  |
| Breakfast with Cardinal and Bishop flyer |
Guest Speaker: Cardinal George Pell
Topic: “Conclave and the new Pope”
Place: St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall, 1 Marist Place, Parramatta
Time: Starts 9.00am
Ages: 16yrs-35yrs
For catering purposes, please RSVP by Mon 20th May 2013 to Catholic Youth Parramatta on: youth@parra.catholic.org.au Madonna 0407 938 196 or Annabelle 0408 420 331
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POPE bENEDICT xvi'S MESSAGE FOR the TWENTY-EIGHTH WORLD YOUTH DAY
(photo by Alphonsus Fok and Grace Lu)
Vatican City, 16 November 2012 (VIS) - "Go and make disciples of all nations!"
This is the title of the Holy Father's Message for the twenty-eighth World Youth Day 2013, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in July 2013. Some excerpts from the English language version of the text are given below:
"Before all else, I invite you once more to take part in this important event. The celebrated statue of Christ the Redeemer overlooking that beautiful Brazilian city will be an eloquent symbol for us. Christ’s open arms are a sign of his willingness to embrace all those who come to him, and his heart represents his immense love for everyone and for each of you. Let yourselves be drawn to Christ! Experience this encounter along with all the other young people who will converge on Rio for the next World Youth Day! Accept Christ’s love and you will be the witnesses so needed by our world"....
An invitation to wyd13 from bishop anthony
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An invitation to World Youth Day Rio de Janeiro 2013 from the Bishop of Parramatta, Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP. |
Bishop Anthony launches WYD13 website
With the tap of an iPad, Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP has launched the Diocese of Parramatta’s pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Rio in 2013 and its new website.
Parramatta to Rio WYD13 Pilgrimage launch
Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP's launch of the Parramatta to Rio World Youth Day 2013 Pilgrimage at St Patrick's Cathedral Parramatta during the Palm Sunday and WYD12 Celebration on 1 April.
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Latest News
08/03/2013
Talk given by Prof Hayden Ramsay at the Breakfast with the Bishop, 2nd March 2013
05/03/2013
The fifth issue of ‘Let’s Rejoice Rio’ - the new Formation Newsletter helping the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta’s World Youth Day Pilgrims prepare for their journey to Rio in 2013 - is now available online.
05/03/2013
Read Bishop Anthony's Address to the young people given at Theology on Tap (TOT), Parramatta, 04/03/13
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