catholicweekly.com.au 4 NEWS 10, May, 2020 • Full time, 38 hours per week • Pennant Hills based The Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay, under the leadership of Bishop Anthony Randazzo, serves the People of God in the northern regions of the city of Sydney, the North Shore, Peninsula and NSW Central Coast. Home to more than 223,000 Catholics, and covering an area of 2,763 square kilometres, the Diocese comprises 26 Parishes, 36 Primary Schools, 8 Secondary Schools, 4 Early Learning Centres, and 5 Family Centres. We are seeking a Director, Office for Evangelisation (Evangelisation Director) to support the Bishop to achieve his pastoral priorities. As the Evangelisation Director, you will provide strategic direction and lead the Office for Evangelisation to meet present and future opportunities for Christian mission. The Office for Evangelisation works across the areas of Pastoral Planning, Sacramental Life, Liturgy and RCIA, Life, Marriage and Family; Catholic Life, Mission, and Faith Formation; Catholic Youth and Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. The Office for Evangelisation works closely with the parishes of the Diocese and provides significant support as they carry out the mission of the Catholic Church. Key Selection Criteria Applicants are required to provide a written statement which addresses each of the selection criteria listed below. Suitability for the position will be assessed against the following criteria: • A personal commitment to Catholic teachings, faith, ethos, values and mission of the Catholic Church; • Tertiary qualifications in theology and in particular Catholic theology or a related discipline; • A thorough understanding of the Catholic Church, its mission and its unique challenges and opportunities; • Proven experience in planning and implementation of evangelising practices in Diocesan and Parish contexts; • A strong understanding of current issues in the Church in Australia and abroad in relation to evangelisation, Parish life and ministry, and outreach to the unengaged; • A proven ability to provide leadership in a large, complex and diverse organisation; • An ability to work with, distill and explain pastoral research and statistics; • Experience working in close collaboration with Parishes and agencies of the Catholic Church; • Previous responsibility for an evangelisation function and demonstrated success in evangelisation outcomes; • Ability to sustain effective, positive and influential relationships across a broad range of stakeholders. For an information pack or enquiries, please contact
[email protected] The successful applicant must be eligible to work in Australia; hold a current unrestricted drivers licence; and will be required to undertake a pre-employment National Police History Check. You can view this job at www.catholicjobsonline.com.au Applications close: Sunday, 24 May 2020 DIRECTOR, OFFICE FOR EVANGELISATION Pennant Hills, NSW CHAIR OF the anti-slavery taskforce John McCarthy QC has welcomed the endorse- ment of the Australian Catho- lic Anti-Slavery Network (ACAN) by the head of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference. President of the ACBC Archbishop Mark Coleridge said that the formation of the network is a “major achieve- ment” within the Catho- lic Church in Australia and beyond and cemented the Church’s role as a leader in eliminating modern forms of slavery. More than 40 million people are estimated to be trapped in some formof mod- ern slavery, including forced labour, child labour and hu- man trafficking, in the world today, with 15,000 victims es- timated to be in Australia ac- cording to the Global Slavery Index. The Catholic network was formed following the first national conference on the problem and solutions host- ed by the Sydney archdio- Network endorsed Anti-slavery chief says Church is key ally for government in fighting enslavement John McCarthy QC has welcomed the endorsement of the Austral- ian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network by the head of the ACBC. In brief Seafarers’ appeal goeshuge DONATIONS FROM across the country and gratitude fromaround the world has been flooding in for the tireless work be- ing done by a Sydney sis- ter supporting the seafar- ers visiting our shores. Known as the “angel of the waterfront”, Josephite Sr Mary Leahy issued an urgent appeal for prod- ucts to fill care packages for seafarers trapped in quarantine in Sydney ports. She has been over- whelmed by the huge re- sponse from around the country. Donations can be left at selected parishes in- cluding St Andrew Mala- bar; St Charles Borromeo Ryde; Our Lady Star of the Sea Miranda, All Saints Liverpool and Mary Im- maculate Waverly or you can send them directly to Sr Mary Leahy at Stella Maris, 43 Pyrmont St, Pyr- mont, NSW, 2009. cese’s Anti-Slavery Taskforce last July, and the launch of a report proposing the way for- ward for Catholic entities in assessing and removing slav- ery from their operations and supply chains. “[The network] has done much in a short time, working to ensure a high level of co- operation and coordination among Australian Catholic entities in dioceses, as well as education, health and age as high-risk for Catholic en- tities. Other members of the ACAN network will be able to utilise the tools created via the grant to raise aware- ness about the connections between modern slavery and their own building projects and with their own staff and suppliers. “Where the Government can expect consistent effort, assistance and momentum currently on this issue is in the Church,” said Mr McCarthy. “Sydney is the entity around which the Catholic Church has gathered to sup- port this cause and Arch- bishop Anthony Fisher is one of the leading anti-slavery figures in the country, while Archbishop Coleridge has been a very strong supporter from the very beginning.” The Catholic Church is the largest single entity in Aus- tralia after the State and the Federal Government which is obligated by law to file an- nual anti-slavery statements describing their actions to assess and address modern slavery risks. care, welfare, finance and in- vestment in response to the Modern Slavery Act,” Arch- bishop Coleridge said in a let- ter on 27 April. “Catholic entities partici- pating in ACAN are strongly positioned to respond effec- tively to the statutory require- ments in the Modern Slavery Act with a comprehensive risk management program. “TheModern Slavery State- ments of Catholic entities will also form a compendium of Catholic principals and ac- tion for the advancement of human dignity and the com- mon good. “Australia can be a leading force in the Catholic world in seeking to eradicate modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour.” Mr McCarthy said the Federal Government is aware it has an effective ally in the Catholic Church in its efforts at eradicating mod- ern slavery, a fact which is evidenced by a recent grant to enable the taskforce to focus on its presence in the construction industry, a sec- tor that has been identified POSITION VACANT ¾ ¾ Marilyn Rodrigues SERVING MANKIND SINCE 1098 The Order of Saint Lazarus is an order of chivalry which originated in a leper hospital founded by Knights in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem in the year 1098. 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