The first Sunday of November the parish of Gosford gathered in wonderful weather on the International celebration of parish life. This community building time began with a family Mass and was followed by a food fair.
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We are called to Proclaim Jesus our Saviour
Prayer
Intercession of Fr Jordan
Jesus, Saviour of the World, You have given your servant Francis the gift of deep and strong faith, unwavering hope and heroic love for God and neighbour and a strong desire for the salvation of souls.
Count him already here on earth among your blessed ones and through his intercession grant us what we humbly ask for. You, who live and reign for ever and ever.
AMEN
70 parishioners of St Patrick’s Parish, Gosford leading by Salvatorian Collaborators group enjoyed an alfresco lunch followed by a moving, sometimes tearful, always noisy (not much) film "The Sapphires". It was held at the Avoca Beach Theatre, the Alders cinema on the central coast. A group of parishioners supplied the lunch (very good lunch).
At the beginning of September our community in Australia gathered on Regional Chapter to reflect on the past in order to look forward into the future. Theme of our Chapter was taken from the Year of Grace “Starting afresh from Christ”.
Before our formal meeting sessions we welcomed Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB who in reflections before our chapter shared with us few thoughts on religious life and introduced the theme of the Year of Grace.
During these last few days of June 2012, members of the Australian Region of the Polish Province met at "St John of God" retreat centre in Safety Bay, Western Australia (Archdiocese of Perth) for the annual Salvatorians’ retreat led by Fr. Roman Slupek SDS, Lecturer of Catholic Apologetics in the Salvatorian Seminary in Bagno, Poland. The topic of our spiritual exercises is the theme of the XVIII General Chapter of the Salvatorians to be held this October in Krakow: "To know, to love and to proclaim".
On Wednesday night Fr Stan Bendkowski SDS celebrated his Silver Jubilee Mass with our community followed by social gathering. It was a wonderful opportunity to express thanks to God for the gift of Fr Stan's priesthood and his ministry in our Salvatorian community. It was also a good time of prayer for the vocations to priesthood and religious life. Congratulations Fr Stan.
Fr Lawrence Murphy SDS (member of the British Pro-Province of the Salvatorians) joined our community on Tuesday evening to celebrate his 50 years of priesthood as Salvatorian. He presided our evening Mass and joined us on dinner and social gathering. Fr Lawrence was one of the first Salvatorians in Australia.
Mass and launching of the Vision and Mission Statement of the Salvatorian Collaborators on Friday April 13, 2012
Close to one hundred Collaborators from New South Wales and Western Australia met at the Salvatorian Community House Currambine, for a special Mass of the launching of the Salvatorian Collaborators Vision and Mission Statement.
On the Saturday 24th of March 22 Salvatorian Collaborators from Gosford, Pymble and Pittwater (NSW) held a Reflection Day at Somersby lead by Fr Robert. The topic was Fr Francis Jordan's experience of the Cross based on his Spiritual Diary and his Exhortations and Admonitions.
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