Meetings of the Regional Pastoral Councils
On Saturday morning for two weeks, Bishop Michael met with the Regional Pastoral Councils and Steering Committees via online communication. What a new experience for us all!
Meeting with the people from all over our diocese, from the Central West, the two regions of the Central Highlands and the RPC’s in the North, South and Centre of our Diocese, the Bishop asked them to respond to three questions.
- How have we been connecting with parishioners?
- How can we as communities continue the work that has already been done during this time of social isolation?
- How can we plan for when the restrictions are lifted in the future?
The Bishop listened to the stories of our Church, alive and active in a variety of ways from dropping lemons to a sick neighbour, saying g’day to folks in the street, dropping bulletins and care packages to those who are housebound and do not have access to the internet, teaching Religious Instruction to grandchildren, appreciating the sounds and sights of the countryside, writing resources and sharing information, creative uses of social media (often with very funny results), phone calls, online celebrations, emails, messages and check ins.
It is clear that so much continues to happen during this lockdown in keeping our parishioners connected and functioning.
The six meetings went very well and was a great opportunity to share the Good News.
Joy Philippi
