Last Friday, I had the pleasure of travelling to the Cathedral to attend the NAIDOC Mass with our Indigenous students. The students were a credit to the school and to their families – sitting in the front row of the Cathedral, in front of the Archbishop, they displayed reverence and consideration throughout. During the homily, his Eminence discussed his meetings with Miriam Rose Ungunmerr Baumann OAM, 2021 Senior Australian of the Year. Miriam Rose has been a pioneer in the development of Aboriginal spirituality, developing the practice of ‘Dadirri’. Dadirri, which can be defined as ‘inner deep listening and quiet still awareness’ aligns with our Christian Meditation practices, an Archdiocesan focus over the next year. When we participate in Dadirri, we connect with the earth and we listen to how God is speaking to us. To quote,

‘We wait on God, too. His time is the right time. We wait for him to make his Word clear to us. WE don’t worry. We know that in time and in the spirit of dadirri (that deep listening and quiet stillness) his way will be clear.’

To learn more, you can visit Dadirri_Handout.pdf (miriamrosefoundation.org.au). Archbishop Prowse was moved by Miriam Rose’s deep connection with her faith but also with the land, seas and sky. He challenged the congregation to attempt Dadirri and reflect upon our own Meditative practices. How often do we make time to meditate on the Scripture or to sit and listen to God?

First Eucharist Information sessions

These are compulsory workshops that must be attended to participate in the parish First Eucharist program. The details are:

Wednesday 26^th July, 5:30pm at Holy Family Church or,

Thursday 27^th July, 7pm at Holy Family Church.

If you are unable to attend, please get in touch with Anne Gowen to make an alternative time.

Have a wonderful week.

Rachel Kennedy

Religious Education Coordinator