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30 April 2010

Welcome

Religion and Society teachers be sure to look in What's On and Have You Seen for information and a link to the Exhibition Talking Faiths currently on at the Immigration Museum, Flinders Street,  Melbourne and the excellent website developed in relation to it.

What's On

The Talking Faiths Exhibition at the immigration Museum, Flinders Street until May 28 is well worth a visit.

Accreditation Day: The Life and Tradition of the Church, Simonds Hall, May 19, 9.00-3.30. Register online in CEVN through IPLS.

Join in the eConference on Mary with international Scripture scholar Fr Frank Moloney from the convenience of your own school.

CSYMA conference The Catholic School as a Centre of Evangelisation  at Mazenod College Mulgrave May 27-28.

Regional Faith Formation: Wednesdays, May 5th- 26th 7:30 - 9:15pm St Andrew's Parish,  Werribee. Presenters: Damian Coleridge, Teresa Wilson and Mark O'Connor. Hours count towards accreditation to teach in Catholic schools. Further details: www.evangelisation.org  

Have you seen:

Albert Street Productions have produced a fine DVD on the life of Bl. Mary MacKillop entitled Soul of the Sunburnt Country available from the Mary MacKillop heritage centres in Melbourne and Sydney.

Whether or not you and your students can get to the Talking Faiths Exhibition at the Immigration Museum, Talking Faiths Online is a wonderful resource for classrooms discovering other faiths.

13 Short videos on the light archaeology can shine on the evolution of the biblical story make a excellent discussion starters for classes exploring the origins of the Bible. 

Have you seen:

The Asylum seeker backflip by the present Government has triggered response from many people working with asylum seekers and from Church leaders. However there have been voices in support of the Government.

Dr Philip Nitschke of Exit International wants to educate the elderly about computers so they can get access to 'safe suicide' sites. Find out more about the ethics of Euthanasia.

Environmentalists continue to be anxious about the impact of logging on animal habitats, should we also worry about human habitats?

Catholic Education Office