FUTURE PROOFING SRE

In May, our Diocese hosted the bi-annual CCRESS Conference. CCRESS is the Catholic Conference of Religious Educators in State Schools in NSW-ACT. CCRESS draws its membership from every Catholic Diocese in NSW and the ACT and exists to assist Bishops to promote the evangelising mission of the Catholic Church through the work of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD).

The theme of our conference was “Future Proofing” where we looked at how CCDs will adapt and change to continue meeting the needs of an evolving social and educational landscape. We heard from Professor James Athanasou who represents SRE in the Greek Orthodox Church. They share many of the same challenges that we do in this space and it was interesting to hear about how how heir

We were also able to showcase 3 of our ongoing training units to the network of CCD teams that were in attendance Participants were able to experience a taster of our training with the idea of sharing what we know with all the members of the CCRESS network We were particularly commended for our excellent Safeguarding Ongoing Training unit that comprehensively outlines and explains the legislation and reporting responsibilities

A real highlight was our day 2 Mass celebrated by Bishop Anthony Randazzo in our Caroline Chisolm Centre Chapel. Bishop’s homily from the Mass continues to inspire our work and will help guide us into the future – a true Holy Spirit moment.

Most of all, we enjoyed the collegiality and friendship that comes from connecting with our peers on a regular basis.

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