catholicweekly.com.au 6 19, April, 2020 Lectures go live online THE ARCHDIOCESE’S Schol- arship at the Cathedral se- ries has found its way over the COVID-19 hurdle, with the organisers introducing new ways to bring the lectures to their regular audience. Scholarship at the Cathe- dral organisers and the Arch- diocese of Sydney’s commu- nications team livestreamed the 9 April lecture via a pre-re- corded video and Q and A ses- sion. The scholarship series of public lectures, usually held at St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, brings together intellectuals from different backgrounds and interests to share and seek truth together on mat- ters of Faith and Reason. Last week’s lecture, ‘Mathematics and Ethics: The Two Sciences with Demonstrable Truths’ was delivered by Professor James Franklin, Honorary Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales. “Mathematics and Ethics are about eternal, necessary truths inaccessible to pure rea- son,” said Prof Franklin. “Oth- er sciences need observation, measurement and experiment for reason to work on.” The lecture was followed by a Q and A session with Prof Franklin, Bishop Richard Um- bers, and Nic Zumaran from the institute for Ethics and So- ciety at the University of Notre Dame. Scholarship at the Ca- thedral Chairman Daniel Hill said he understood the restrictions presented diffi- culties and praised the Arch- diocese’s communications team for bringing the content together under trying circum- stances. “We had to decide wheth- er to postpone indefinitely or find an alternative avenue,” said Mr Hill. “We didn’t want to lose the momentum we had built over the last two years and we re- alised that recording or live streaming would enable us to still reach our audience. “ Fundraising for NEW DIVINE MERCY CHURCH This will be a truly beautiful church and an important place of pilgrimage. As can be seen in the photos cladding of the wall is well underway. We ask for your financial and prayerful support, as a lot of work needs to be done on the inside in order to bring the Church to a stage where we can open it on 19 April 2020. Your generosity and support is greatly appreciated. May God bless you! - Fr Paul DONATION FORM I would like to support the work of building the new Divine Mercy Church with a one-off donation of: $25 $50 $100 $250 $500 $1000 other $.................................. or I authorise the Divine Mercy Church Building Fund to make automatic monthly deductions of $........................ from my credit card until further notice. Also, any bequests would be very gratefully accepted. Donations can also be made by Direct Transfer to: Bendigo Bank 633 108 Acc No. 158396895 Payment type: Cash Cheque/Money Order Visa MasterCard Card No: _________________________________________________ Expiry Date: _____________ Amount: $________________ Card Holder’s Name: ______________________________________ Signature: ________________________________________________ Title:____________________ Name: __________________________ Address: _________________________________________________ Postcode:________________ Phone: ( ) _________________ Email: ______________________________________________ Please send this form with your donation to: DIVINE MERCY CHURCH BUILDING FUND PO Box 8, Bullsbrook, Western Australia 6084. P: +61 (0) 8 9571 8068 Thanks to the generosity of donors good progress has been made on the Divine Mercy Church in Western Australia. Lower Chittering, WA DONATE ONLINE: www.divinemercychurchwa.com.au ‘High graduate employment success rate’ • Diploma of Business Administration (BSB50415) • Diploma of Social Media Marketing (10118NAT) ENROL NOW! pca.edu.au or contact Jacob Munday on 0450 291 797 or
[email protected] for a prospectus. (rto code: 2658) covid 19 online options available Founded in 1923 as St Patrick’s Commercial College Level 7, 451 Pitt St, Sydney "The Manning Building" dignity of work,” saidMr Mun- day. “Our main mission is, was, and always will be mean- ingful employment for our graduates. “We’re not here to just train them up and send them on their way, we’re here to make sure our students have the College still flourishes IF YOU’RE looking for em- ployment, Australia’s last - and oldest - traditional sec- retarial college can help you out. And they have a centu- ry-long history in Catholic so- cial teaching up their sleeve. Patrick Careers Academy, founded in 1923 by the Sis- ters of Mercy as St Patrick’s Commercial College, began as a way of helping young, working class women gain employment in Sydney’s cor- porate world with training as personal assistants and legal secretaries. Today, in 2020, the college is now open to all with grad- uates achieving an employ- ment rate close to 100 per cent every year. “Our students are job-ready by the time their 40 week Di- ploma is over and we’ve en- joyed close to a 100 per cent employment rate every year,” the Academy’s Jacob Munday told The Catholic Weekly . “Where else can you learn how to type at a level appro- priate for a law firm,” he said. Despite the name change and no longer operated by the Sisters, PCA is still affec- tionately known as ‘St Pat’s’ by students and staff. St Patrick’s feast day on 17 March is still a focal point for festivity in the academic year - highlighting a Catholic culture which con- tinues. “The college still operates under a pastoral care ethos with emphasis on the human best start to their working life possible.” PCA offers a Diplo- ma of Business Administration and a Diploma of Social Media Marketing aswell as internships and industry liaison agree- ments with some of Sydney’s top lawfirms. Classes are taught by Aca- demic Director, Mr Dominic Buchta, who has beenwith the college since 2009. “We train our students to undertake their work with high standards of etiquette, presentation, and business ethics,” Mr Buchta said. “The St Pat’s motto is aut optimum aut nihil - ‘either the best or nothing’. We take this seriously and make sure that our graduates get off to a good start.” For young Australians who are facing ever-increasing job insecurity in the wake of the COVID-19 recession, places like Pat’s hope to help - just as it did when it was established 100 years ago. “Many of our students come from Catholic schools in the Shire and Western Syd- ney,” said Mr Munday. “The minute this pandemic is over we will be ready to take you on and get you into a job.” Patrick Careers Academy is operated by the Australian family-owned Capital Educa- tion Group and is located at Level 7, 451 Pitt St, Sydney in The Manning Building. For more information visit pca.edu.au or contact Jacob Munday on 0450 291 797 or
[email protected] ¾ ¾ David Ryan Students take a class at Patrick Careers Academy, originally funded by the Sisters of Mercy. In brief Principles welcomed CATHOLIC EDUCATION officials welcomed the Na- tional Principles for School Education response to COVID-19 agreed to by the National Cabinet on 16 April. “TheNationalPrinciples showa continued commit- ment by governments to ensure Australian students receive a high-quality ed- ucation, while allowing for the delivery of remote schooling as needed dur- ing the pandemic,” said NCEC Executive Director, Jacinta Collins. “The first priority for all Catholic schools is the health and safety of stu- dents and staff, and as such, the Catholic sector is monitoring and respond- ing quickly to the advice of federal, state and territory governments and health authorities. “Catholic education will continue to work with gov- ernments over the coming weeks to enable students to return to classroom learning as soon as practi- cable.”