A PRAYERFUL START TO THE FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
As Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB opened the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, he said Catholics “must become, even more than we are already, a community of true disciples”.
The Plenary Council, the first such gathering in Australia since 1937, is being celebrated across nine months, bookended by assemblies from October 3-10 and in July 2022. Read more about the Plenary Council and hear from our Plenary Members, starting page 8.

On Sunday 12 September St Monica’s School Oakey marked their centenary. Celebrations began on Saturday night with a special dinner where guests enjoyed a nostalgic evening with memorabilia
and speeches from past principals.
On Sunday, Bishop Robert McGuckin celebrated Mass and blessed the school’s new prayer labyrinth. A labyrinth was chosen as it is a universal and inclusive sacred space that welcomes all faith traditions. Read more about the centenary celebrations on page 29.

The Organ Society of Queensland (OSQ) held an Organ Ramble in Toowoomba on 11 September to visit a variety of organs across the Garden City. The ramble visited St Patrick’s Cathedral, St Luke’s Anglican Church and Lifeworks Uniting Church. The event coincided with the annual Carnival of Flowers, so the title of “Organ-ic: The Toowoomba Festival of Organ Music” was aptly bestowed by the OSQ Committee. Read more about the organ recital on page 34.