September 12, 2019 - Shine Gathering, Student discipleship, Youth Ministry
SHINE 2019
Celebrating Youth Alive in the Church By Ellen Hales “Christ is alive! He is our hope, and in a wonderful way he brings youth to our world, and everything he touches becomes young, new, full of life.” These are the very first words Pope Francis writes to all young people and the wider Church in […]
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September 12, 2019 - Faith development, Shine Gathering, Student discipleship
Merry SHINE
“…It’s the most wonderful time of the year” By Tiarne Rogers Praise. Worship. Workshops. Good food. Old and new friendships. Testimonies. Games. Small groups. Inspiring talks… But at the center of the Shine Gathering, is Jesus and His never-ending love for us. He is present in everyone we meet and all that happens at this […]
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May 7, 2019 - Faith development, Student discipleship, Youth Ministry
Wandering God’s Path
By Bianca McInnes YMO, St John’s College Woodlawn October 25th, 2018, right in the middle of the HSC exams I walked into the school I had known and loved for 6 years, feeling overwhelmingly nervous and anxious, something I never really felt at the place that made me feel safe. On this day I […]
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April 10, 2019 - Faith development, Mission, Parish, School life, Student discipleship, Youth Ministry
Sown in Rich Soil
Honestly, I haven’t always been the faith driven person that I am now. I started off my schooling at a Catholic Primary School and then at some point in year 3, I moved to a Public School. It was a MASSIVE change for me. I went from praying three times a day and having religious […]
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April 10, 2019 - Bishop Homeming, Faith development, Mission, Proclaim Lismore Staff, School life, Student discipleship, Vocation, Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry Equipping School
An incredible new adventure for the Diocese of Lismore. Last week 23 faithful young adults gathered in Lismore for the first Youth Ministry Officer (YMO) Equipping School. Evolving from Bishop Greg’s vision for young adult formation, the Catholic Schools Office School Evangelisation (SE) Staff and Parish Youth Coordinator’s guided the YMOs in a six-day formation […]
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November 14, 2018 - Immersion, Parish, School life, Social justice, Student discipleship, Year of Youth, Youth Ministry
Wilcannia Mission
By Georgia Baker (YMO at Mt St Patrick’s College Murwillumbah) When I think back to the week I experienced in Wilcannia, the words that come to mind are selfless love. Everyone we came in contact with over the trip showed nothing but selfless love. On Sunday the 28th December, 10 students and 4 staff […]
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September 4, 2018 - Praise and Worship, Shine Gathering, Student discipleship, Year of Youth, Youth Ministry
Why We Should Go To God?
Emma Fradd’s morning keynote address to the Shine Gathering, 2018. Check out Emma Fradd’s talk at the Proclaim Lismore Youtube. G’day everyone, how’s it going? I lived in Canada for 6 years and then England for 2 years. It’s really nice to be able to be with a group of people and be like […]
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September 3, 2018 - Faith development, Praise and Worship, Shine Gathering, Student discipleship, Year of Youth, Youth Ministry
A Moment to Shine
By Hannah Post To describe SHINE as phenomenal, would simply be an understatement. There seems to be a lexical gap finding the words to express the emotions, realisations, and encounters experienced within the short 24 hours of the 2018 SHINE Gathering. Over seven hundred students from up and down our Diocese, converged together at St […]
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June 20, 2018 - Faith development, Student discipleship, Year of Youth, Youth Ministry
What’s in a name?
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell so sweet” – William Shakespeare Wherever you are right now, if you’re on the bus on your way home, on the couch smelling the delectable aromas of a nearly ready dinner, or watching the sun welcome the earth to […]
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