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Seminarians Bring Community & Communion to the Sick
Meet Michael Axiak. He joined Holy Spirit Seminary in 2016 and has already hit the ground running, by means of serving the community, being installed as an acolyte and undergoing rigorous intellectual formation. Michael was born and bred in Westmead. His father is Maltese and his mother is Dutch. Like Tom, every Friday, Michael visits…
Seminarians Build Relationships Through Sign Language
Meet Matthew Dimian. He joined Holy Spirit Seminary in 2014, and has wanted to be a priest for most his life. Every Friday, Matthew visits the Ephpheta Centre, which is a community for the hard of hearing and deaf. During his visits, he also learns Auslan, so that he can converse intimately with those who…
Students Raise Money for The Catholic Foundation
The primary school students raised over $55. Michael Mendieta, Director of the Catholic Foundation, presented the awards to Karen and Kayley during an all-school assembly at Monday 12 March 2018. Friends and family were rapturous in their applause for the generous and altruistic students. Both girls are members of the choir of St Oliver Plunkett’s…
Seminarians Feed Refugees & Share the Love of Christ
Meet Tom Green. He joined Holy Spirit Seminary in 2016 and is a wonderful addition. He grew up in Glenbrook, in the lower Blue Mountains, and previously attended St John Vianney Parish Doonside. Tom is one of five siblings and his brother, Jack, is also in Holy Spirit Seminary. Tom, like many of our seminarians,…
A Young Mother’s Hopelessness and CatholicCare’s Charity
Sarah, from ‘Houses to Homes’ – A CatholicCare program assisting young mothers facing homelessness, and who are often fleeing domestic violence – was interviewed for the launch. Sarah, a young migrant and now mother, was pregnant, isolated and alone when she was first received by CatholicCare’s “Houses to Homes” program. The following interview details her…
David Parker (Manager at The Ephpheta Centre) Shares His Journey in Auslan
Hi I am David Parker I have been with Ephpheta for 7 years. I became a Catholic last year and I am a proud Catholic. I am still a rookie. My deaf wife and my hearing daughters are all Catholics. I use Auslan – the sign language of the deaf community in Australia. It is…
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Parramatta Catholic Foundation
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