Year in Review 2024 Catholic Diocese of Sandhurst 45 In a spirit-filled celebration of the Season of Creation, parish and school communities gathered in September at Huntly Streamside Reserve for an Outdoor Mass embracing this year’s theme, “To Hope and Act with Creation.” Bishop Shane said “If we are to be people of hope, we must start with faith that this is God’s world; it’s not just us on our own here; we are all part of God’s story, a story that goes back millions of years before us and will go on long after us.” “This doesn’t mean standing back and doing nothing ourselves, of course. It means being committed to looking for His presence around us … listening for His wisdom; seeing the world in the way He sees the world; and doing what he calls us to do.” Bishop Shane presided over the Mass with Fr Joe Taylor, Fr Brian Boyle and Fr DJ Suguitan as concelebrants. After Mass, participants enjoyed a sausage sizzle and planted 100 seedlings, a tangible act of hope and renewal. Bishop Shane blessed the seedlings before they were planted, reinforcing the sacredness of caring for creation. Season of Creation
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