Mission & Evangelisation in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will be an outward-looking team that proudly chooses to be where people are in sharing the message of the Gospel with the contemporary world. Our purpose is to provide Diocese-wide leadership in accompaniment and resourcing for Catholic formation, training, and encounter. Parishes are the centre of the mission and life of the diocese.
We have committed to re-positioning the team in a way that will inspire and support our Bishop’s articulation for parishes to:
- Thrive in liturgy, worship and prayer
- Engage in genuine faith formation
- Seek opportunities for mission in word and deeds
The team now takes the form of three distinct, but collaborative groups.
The first is Mission & Evangelisation Partners (1), whose focus will be to more deeply accompany and support parish communities into the future.
Formation – Rose McAllister
Outreach – Brendon Mannyx
Participation – Fiona Duque
Children’s Ministry & SRE – Nicki Graham
Rural Ministry – Sr Gaye Lennon RSM
Youth Ministry – Currently being advertised
Worship – Currently being advertised
A Directorate (2) will support myself and the above team with shared leadership, resourcing, project planning, communications and administration. This group will provide a more straightforward form of connectivity to those seeking our support.
Director – James Camden
Executive Assistant – Kate Crncevic
Administration – Sharon Murphy, Jenny Harris, Eliza Beletich
Diocesan Resource Centre, Librarian – Mary O’Connor
Further, our Chaplains (3) will continue their important ministry of bringing the Catholic faith and our particular way of accompaniment, pastoral and spiritual care to those in our unique part of the world.
Prisons – Gerard McCarthy, Viane Perez
Hospital – Elizabeth Lennan, (an additional position currently being advertised)
Newcastle University – Robert Copas
Seafarers – Bernadette Barry
For any enquiries, please contact mission@mn.catholic.org.au
