Because of the pandemic of Covid 19 the general assemblies of the Plenary council which were to begin in October this year have been postponed. The new dates are as follows.

The two assemblies for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will be held

 in Adelaide from October 3-10, 2021,

 and in Sydney from July 4-9, 2022. 

The writing groups have been busy at work and have completed their first task. Each of the themes has been prayed over, all submissions have been addressed and then the writing took place. These thematic texts are available from the Plenary Council website.

Also the parishes have been contacted and through them it has been suggested that throughout the Diocese, a particular theme be taken for each week for consideration by all in the Diocesan family.

There are six themes on which the writing groups worked.

The writing papers are available for download from the website.

The Bathurst Diocese has provided the materials in audio form. These are also accessible from the website. However, to give you a taste, we have included here a thumbnail of the importance of each theme.

Please access the materials available and keep the ongoing process for the Plenary Council in your prayer.

Sr Noreen Dunne smsm