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[email protected] www.broomediocese.org ISSUE 5 OCTOBER 2019 Multi-award winning magazine for the Kimberley • Building our future together Plenary 2020 Themes for Discernment #1 How is God calling us to be a Christ- involvement and formation among all the centred Church in Australia that is baptised who make up the Church. The missionary and evangelising? data also identified the need to reach out “…You will receive power when the Holy and communicate more effectively and to Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my find new ways of living and proclaiming witnesses in Jerusalem…and to the ends of the Gospel in Australia today. There was a the earth.” call for the strengthening of leadership and (Acts 1:8) ministries in parishes and schools, training to equip leaders for ministry, pastoral This National Theme for Discernment support for various groups within parish is inspired by the voices of the People of and faith communities, and a desire for a God who shared a passion for COVER: unified voice in engaging social issues such participating in the missionary nature of Photo: CAS as life and religious freedom. the Church and desire stronger support, Jock Mosquito, who received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Bishop Christopher Saunders at the Holy Place in Warmun. There is a variety of gifts but always the same Spirit; there are all sorts of service to be done, but always to the same Lord; working in all sorts of different ways in different people.