Mission & Religious Education News

Cornerstones

Registration for the upcoming Cornerstones unit is here. The choice of dates are August 22 and September 12. The registration form is here.

As this is a BBI-TAITE course not an ACS course, if you have any problems with the Zoom classes or the Blackboard site, please contact BBI directly.

Cathedral Adoration Program 

The Cathedral Parish will be commencing a new Adoration Program from 18 August in the OLA chapel. Adoration will take

place from 8am - 8pm Monday-Friday and then Friday from 8pm - Saturday 8am - a total of 72 hours a week.

Rosters will be managed by the Sisters of the Immaculata who can be contacted at sistersoftheimmaculata@gmail.com.

From 18 August, the Adoration chapel in the Cathedral will become a chapel for prayer and will continue to be accessible 24/7.

New Staff Induction

New Staff to our schools and system are required to attend an induction day in Armidale. There are one date available this year to ease the burden for schools with a number of new staff and to cater for those that join the diocese later. To register please liaise with your leadership team and complete THIS REGISTRATION FORM.

The final date for 2025 are:

• October 23

Upcoming Important Church Calendar Days

September

Wed 3 - Saint Gregory the Great

Fri 5 - Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa) 

Mon 8 - The Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Tue 9 - Saint Peter Claver 

Fri 12 - The Most Holy Name of Mary 

Sat 13 - Saint John Chrysostom,

Sun 14 - The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 

Mon 15 - Our Lady of Sorrows

Tue 16 - Saints Cornelius and Cyprian

Wed 17 - Saint Robert Bellarmine and or Saint Hildegard of Bingen

Fri 19 - Saint Januarius

Sat 20 - Saints Andrew Kim Taegon and Paul Chong Hasang and their Companions

Tue 23 - Saint Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)

Fri 26 - Saints Cosmas and Damian

Sat 27 - Saint Vincent de Paul,

Mon 29 - Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

Tue 30 - Saint Jerome