Melbourne - Events
| When | Where | What's happening | Details |
| September 17 | The Cathedral Room, Cardinal Knox Centre | Thank you lunch | For our dedicated team of volunteer Mission speakers |
| September to November | Schools and Catechists Classes | World Mission Month Schools Resource | Teaching and learning resource for Mission. Including liturgy, prayer, advocacy and fundraising materials and activities. A great resource for celebrating mission |
| September to October | Social Media | #MYMISSION global movement | A social media movement inviting all to express 'My mission is ...' and share it as an extraordinary act of international solidarity for mission. Pope Francis will support this campaign with his own message. |
| September to November | Parishes and local communities | World Mission Appeal | An opportunity to celebrate the universality of mission at Mass through prayer and financial support for the work of global mission throughout the world, with special focus on India and Ghana. |
| October | Individuals, small groups and staffs in the home, parishes, schools, Catholic agencies, and local communities | ‘Our Life is Mission’ resource | A small group discussion and reflection resource with a variety of activities for prayer, reflection and discussion. A core component is a four-part prayer and reflection series based on the four Sunday Gospels of October. |
| 10am-3pm, Tuesday October 1 | Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre, 362 Albert St, East Melbourne | Spirituality Day | Loreto Sister Rachel McLoughlin ably facilitates a process whereby lived experience, relationships and spirituality lead to a deeper understanding of mission |
| Saturday 5 October | Yarra Theological Union Study Centre, 98 Albion Road, Box Hill, Vic. 3128 | SVD Annual Mission Day | RSVP by 23 September 2019 to: Vicky Cheung - Tel: 0398900065 Email:dmc.admin@divineword.com.au Download the brochure |
| 10am-12pm, Saturday October 12 | NGV, St Kilda Road | NGV Encounter | NGV educator David Menzies leads an exploration of the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria through the lens of mission. |
| 9.30am-3pm, Monday October 14 | Dorm 1, Abbotsford Convent I St Helier St, Abbotsford | Creative Writing Workshop | Story-telling sits in the heart of our Gospel tradition. Join us in this workshop when we can get our creative juices flowing, and produce works of prose, poetry and parables. |
| 10am-3pm, Thursday October 17 | Catholic Leadership Centre, Victoria Parade, East Melbourne | Plenary 2020: Communal Discernment | Join Lana Turvey-Collins, National Facilitator of the Plenary Council 2020, in a process of prayer, contemplation, sharing with one another, and seeking God’s direction. |
| October 20 | Across the Archdiocese | World Mission Sunday | Celebrated on this day across the globe in Catholic Parishes everywhere. See Pope Francis' World Mission Day Message. |
| 11am, Wednesday October 23 | St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne | Annual Children's Mission Mass | An open invitation to all schools to mark the Extraordinary Missionary Month by coming together at the Cathedral to celebrate our Catholic identity and shared mission. |
| 6.30pm, Thursday October 24 | St Mary’s Star of the Sea Church, West Melbourne | Six30 Holy Hour | Six30 Holy Hour is a chance to pray and meet other young people from around Melbourne while listening to beautiful music and great homilies, and spending time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. Learn more. |