Offered again in 2024, Catholic Social Services Victoria has designed a four-part learning experience to equip seasoned and emerging leaders as well as expert practitioners with the conceptual tools and approaches they need to deliver social impact and thrive sustainably for the common good.
In the lead up to the national Catholic social services conference in Melbourne, from 21-23 February, Executive director of Catholic Social Services Victoria was interviewed by Michael McVeigh for EurekaStreet.
In a spirit of joy and thanksgiving, those working in Catholic Social Services Victoria, including some of its council, committee and member representatives, staff and volunteers gathered for an end of year celebration in East Melbourne, recently. The gathering provided an opportunity to celebrate, reflect and give thanks for the year that’s been.
As people gathered in silence, in a church in Melbourne’s CBD, a bell tolled 54 times—one toll for each women known to have been murdered in Australia since 1 January as a result of domestic and family violence. The ecumenical service, Holding the Light, is an annual opportunity to remember and pray for victims and survivors of family and domestic violence. It is also an occasion to name out loud, those who have died in the past year.
Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence, the Hon. Vicki Ward MP, has shown her support for the work conducted by Catholic Social Services Victoria and the Catholic Diocese of Sale in helping to educate, inform and equip parish communities to address domestic and family violence. Together with Bishop Greg Bennet of the Diocese of Sale, Minister Ward launched the report, Shining a Light: A collaborative project working to build capacity for a whole-of-Church response to domestic and family violence last Friday in Warragul.
On the Feast Day of St Vincent de Paul we remember 'there is not charity without justice' and we acknowledge the legacy of Premier Daniel Andrews.
With less than a month to go before Australians vote in a national referendum to decide whether to enshrine a First Nations Voice in the constitution, people on both sides of the debate are being encouraged to engage in respectful and informed dialogue. At a recent online webinar hosted by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Council (NATSICC) and featuring speakers from a number of leading Catholic organisations, participants were also called to make their decision in light of the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
Housing and homelessness were key topics of conversation at this year’s Catholic social services annual dinner held at 53 South Wharf Promenade, by the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne.
This Social Justice Sunday (27 August 2023) we encourage you to reflect on the place of First Nations Peoples, new ways we can engage and walk together, and the importance of the upcoming referendum and the outcomes that will lead to better consultation, improved policies and services, and stronger communities.
A Mass of Thanksgiving and celebratory afternoon tea were held at Sacred Heart Church, Croydon on Saturday 19 August 2023 to honour the journey of the Family Care Sisters at Kewn Kreestha, Croydon.