The Catholic Weekly 18 July 2021

catholicweekly.com.au 2 NEWS 18, July, 2021 Call 02 9649 6423 or visit www.catholiccemeteries.com.au Consecrated lawns and chapels Sydney’s only Catholic crematorium Monthly mass for the Repose of Souls Funeral directors available for a Catholic service Bereavement pastoral care Serving the Catholic community for over 150 years FROM PAGE 1 Fr Braithwaite said the series will be concise and practical and will bring his unique ex- perience of blending entre- preneurship, evangelisation, and leadership formation as founder of The Cardoner Pro- ject and its social enterprise projects including The Two Wolves volunteer-run bar and restaurant in Chippendale. The goal of all the activities was forming young leaders for the Church and society “who would love Christ and his Church, and at the same time, be innovative and entrepre- neurial in seeking to do good”, he says. “I’m not a parish priest or leadership guru but I have ideas and experience to share about a leadership approach that is grounded in the Gos- pels and our Christian tra- dition, and that stimulates a dynamic and organic envi- ronment of growth,” Fr David toldThe Catholic Weekly. “My learnings come from my years of work with young people on the borders as it were, people on the edges of the Church, and I will offer these to stimulate people’s re- flections on what they would like to see happen through their leadership of their par- ish. “As a Jesuit, part of what I want to share is my thinking on these things as shaped and formed out of the tradition of the stages of discernment of St Ignatius. “So while I hope these ses- sions will be an opportunity for people to reflect on and share their own experienc- es and hopes, I’ll be kicking them off with input grounded Training sessions will provide the skills, focus to help build Sydney’s parishes into centres of evangelisation Men andwomen whowill lead in Ignatian spirituality and a Christ-centred model of lead- ership. “For us in the Church I think it will always be that of the wounded servant leader.” Fr Braithwaite said that while there is no shortage of Father David Braithwaite SJ hopes to draw on - among other things - the spirituality and talent for leadership of St Ignatius of Loyola. secular wisdom about lead- ership that could be “trans- lated” for use in parishes, he is always on the lookout to “mine the riches” of Catholic tradition for insights into how to meet the challenges of the Church today. “Our tradition has much to offer that promotes true hu- man flourishing in this area, along with safeguards against the potential for abuses of power which inevitably arise whenever people are working together,” he said. Bishop Umbers said he looked to joining Fr Braith- waite in the first virtual ses- sion and hoped to see many parishioners there as well. “Formation of leaders in our parishes is vital to the mission of the Church,” he said. “This series will be of great value to all those in our par- ishes who seek to work with the Holy Spirit to bring more people to Christ.” Parish Renewal Team manager Elizabeth Arblaster said she is pleased Fr David will share some of the rich- es of the Ignatian spiritual tradition “which can help us grow in matters central to Christian leadership: finding God in everything, growing in self-knowledge, and choosing well”. “What I hope for people attending this course is that it will be an opportunity to grow more fully into the kind of leader God is calling them to be; someone growing in self-awareness, who strives to serve Christ in all things, who knows how to listen and dis- cern, and who can be an in- strument of the creative pow- er of the Holy Spirit,” she said. Fr Braithwaite said the archdiocesan plan Go Make Disciples was an exciting of- fering to the Church and was “very chuffed” to have been invited to play a part in its im- plementation to assist parish- es in their mission. I n this edition Our story begins in 1839 with the Australasian Chronicle, continuing with the Freeman’s Journal in 1850. Level 13, Polding Centre, 133 Liverpool Street, Sydney, NSW 2000. Phone (02) 9390 5400 | Vol 73, No 5193. The Catholic Weekly is published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney ABN 60 471 267 587 and is printed by ACM Australian Community Media, 159 Bells Line of Road, North Richmond NSW, 2754. 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