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You are sent forth: commissioning Catholic social services

Read more about the Commissioning Mass for Catholic social services and the 2022 CSSV AGM held in late April.

From Patients First to Persons and Community First: CSSV’s Response to the 2022/23 Victorian Budget

CSSV's response to the 2022/23 Victorian Budget recognises the funding for important social service provision and outlines what else is needed to ensure all Victorians can flourish.

2022 Commissioning for Catholic social services in Victoria

The Commissioning Mass for Catholic social services in Victoria was held at the John Pierce Centre on 27 April. Bishop Martin Ashe celebrated the Mass with Father Wayne Edwards, assisted by Deacon Mark Kelly. The homily he shared on the day was a commissioning for staff and volunteers of Catholic social services throughout Victoria.

Over 60 peak bodies and community organisations call for adequate income support and investment in social housing: the two policy levers to tackle poverty and inequality

CSSV is please to be amongst 64 peak bodies and community organisations that have signed a joint letter, sent by the Australian Council of Social Service on 27 April, to all parties and candidates to lift income support payments so everyone can cover the basics and invest in 25,000 social housing units each year.

Parish representatives deepen understanding and responsiveness to family violence

Sixteen participants from the western region of the Diocese of Sale, including Bishop Greg Bennet, priests, pastoral associates, parish staff and religious sisters gathered at St Michael’s Parish in Berwick for the first ‘Shining a Light: a workshop on domestic and family violence’. It is the first of at least six workshops that will be held across the Diocese of Sale in coming weeks and months as part of a pilot program auspiced by CSSV and led by Mercy sister Nicole Rotaru.

Melbourne Palm Sunday Walk for Justice and Freedom for Refugees

Catholic Social Services Victoria joins our members, the sector, and others of good will inurging attendance at the upcoming Walk for Justice and Freedom for Refugees. The gathering will start at 2pm on Palm Sunday - April 10th at State Library of Victoria and then walk to the Park Hotel Swanston Street where 8 refugees were held for two years.

“Scarring effects of the pandemic economy” report launched

April 2022 - the final report produced by the Australian Catholic University (ACU) in partnership with Catholic Social Services Victoria and St Mary’s House of Welcome outlining COVID-19’s ongoing impact of jobs, insecurity and social services in Victoria has been launched at an event held at ACU Christ Theatre on the 6th of April.

CSSV Involved in Labour Day Commemoration

8 hours of: Labor, Leisure, and Sleep - ‘people are not made for the Sabbath but the Sabbath for people’.

CAPSA calls for generous response to all refugees

The Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA) joins Pope Francis, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), and other Catholic organisations such as Caritas Australia, in not only calling for an end to the escalating violence and conflict occurring in Ukraine, but also in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Syria, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Yemen and Venezuela.

Eulogy for Fr Kevin Mogg AM PE