System Formation Days Encountering Jesus as Pilgrims of Hope
Primary School Staff Agenda
Monday 28 April 2025
Session 1 - All Teaching and Leadership Staff: Coliseum
8:00am
8:30am
8:45am 9:30am 9:35am
Arrival and seating
Encountering Jesus as Pilgrims of Hope
Gathering Prayer
Liturgy of the Word: Proclamation of the Emmaus Story
Mission Team and Gen Bryant
Welcome and housekeeping
Opening address: Why do we exist?
Enriching the lives of our students through education grounded in excellence, inclusivity, and Catholic tradition.
Jack de Groot
9:50am
10:00am
10:25am
10:35am
10:40am
Celebrating our Shared Mission
Stories from school leaders and students
Keynote: What is our Mission?
Forming our Hearts and Minds for Ministry in Catholic Education
Prof Br David Hall FMS
Celebrating our Shared Mission
Stories from school leaders and students
Housekeeping MORNING TEA
Primary School Staff Agenda
Monday 28 April 2025
Session 1 - All Ancillary Staff: West HQ Ambassador Room
8:00am 8:30am 8:45am 9:20am 9:25am 9:45am 9:50am 10:10am 10:25am 10:35am 10:40am
Arrival and seating
Encountering Jesus as Pilgrims of Hope
Gathering Prayer
Liturgy of the Word: Proclamation of the Emmaus Story
CSPD Mission Team, Gary Borg, Marian Bell, Tim Hardy
Welcome and purpose of the day
Keynote: Living Catholic Social Teaching
Bringing the Catholic faith to life in our work.
Individual reflection
Small groups
Opening address: Why do we exist?
Enriching the lives of our students through education grounded in excellence, inclusivity, and Catholic tradition.
Jack de Groot
Feedback from groups
Housekeeping
Information on workshops and lunch
MORNING TEA
Primary School Staff Agenda
Monday 28 April 2025
Session 2 - WestHQ (Workshop Spaces)
WORKSHOP ONE: Pre-selected based on role
11:30am
RE Teachers
Teaching Religious Education in a Catholic School: Witness, Specialist, and Moderator
Coliseum
Mark Smith and Gen Bryant
School Leaders
Leading Mission in a Catholic School: addressing the three major challenges named by our data Rooms 5 and 6
Andrew Wilson, Dr Paul Sharkey, Prof Br David Hall FMS, Jack De Groot
Non-RE Teachers
Catholic Social Teachings and how they can apply to the life of a Catholic School Community Rooms 3 and 4
Tania Melki and Luke Tobin
Ancillary Staff
Being the Face of Christ as an integral member of a Catholic school community
Ambassador Room
Gary Borg, Marian Bell, Tim Hardy
WORKSHOP TWO: Self-selected
12:40am
1:30pm
TED Talks - Big Questions of Faith and Life: How can a God of love allow war, suffering and violence?
Coliseum (capped 1200)
Mark Smith, Jack De Groot, Dr Greg Elliott, Fr Gerard Kelly
TED Talks - Big Questions of Faith and Life: Secularity, Science, and the rise of AI; how does faith fit?
Ambassador Room (capped 600)
Angela Wedesweiler, Prof Br David Hall FMS, Rebecca Reynolds
Christian Meditation: The Labyrinth Green Room
Ralph Kershler and Loren Pelham
Chapel: Encountering Silence - adoration Room 1
Adrian Gomez
Christian Meditation: Engaging Scripture through Biblical Micrography Room 2
Daniel Petrie, George Morad
Cry of the Earth Rooms 3 and 4
Ryan Reyes, Dr Trish Hindmarsh, Andrew Wilson, Dominic Smith
Cry of the Poor Rooms 5 and 6
Tania Melki, Claire Thomas, Luke Tobin, Roydon Ng, Fr Patrick
McInerney, Vin Gajanayake
LUNCH
Primary School Staff Agenda
Monday 28 April 2025
Session 3 - All Teaching and Leadership Staff: Coliseum
2:20pm 2:25pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 2:50pm 3:00pm
Live music
Gen Bryant
Stories of Hope
CSPD school students
Closing Prayer
Closing Message
Going out as Pilgrims of Hope
Mark Smith
Blessing and Commissioning
Very Rev Robert Riedling EV
Finish
Session 3 - All Ancillary Staff: West HQ Ambassador Room
2:20pm 2:25pm 2:30pm 2:45pm 2:50pm 3:00pm
Reflective video
Stories of Hope
CSPD school students
Closing Prayer
Closing Message
Going out as Pilgrims of Hope
Very Rev Luis Fernando Montano
Rodriguez VG PP
Blessing and Commissioning
Very Rev Luis Fernando Montano
Rodriguez VG PP
Finish