Tag: Parish Renewal Conference

This is the edited text of the Keynote address given by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP at the Parish renewal conference at Liverpool Catholic Club 2 August 2024.

While there’s no silver bullet or easy solution to making parishes more vibrant, there are fundamentals we can all learn. The Parish Renewal Team is offering a short workshop series: Fundamentals of Flourishing Parishes, to dive deeper into what makes a Christ-centred parish.

Leading from a team is a beautiful thing—to my brother priests out there, don’t be afraid! Put together a team that loves the church, put together a team that has been converted, put together a team who will help you.

Five hundred Catholics packed the Liverpool Catholic Club for the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney’s second Parish Renewal Conference to hear from Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, NZ Bishop John Adams, and a range of speakers on how to transform their parishes into vibrant hubs of faith

From a young age, Hazel Lim felt a call to evangelise others. There was one person she desired to reach most: her Buddhist husband, Meng. Their story shows how gentleness and unconditional love are powerful means of evangelisation, themes Hazel will share at the 3 August Parish Renewal Conference. Book your tickets now.

The driving force behind Sydney’s revitalised Sydney Catholic youth scene will be bringing the secrets of his success to the Archdiocese of Sydney’s Parish Renewal Conference in August.

With a focus on leading change “in such a time as this” – an inspiration from the Book of Esther – this year's Parish Renewal Conference will acknowledge many of the confronting phenomena we see today while giving us hope to continue out in mission.

When it comes to spearheading talks at this year’s Parish Renewal Conference, who better than the man who watched his church reduced to rubble after the New Zealand earthquakes in 2011?