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Fr Pat Jackson - 50 Golden Years of Priesthood
St Christopher’s Syndal has just celebrated a most joyous occasion. Our beloved parish priest Fr Pat Jackson celebrated his Golden Jubilee of priesthood, on the 25th July 2014. A celebratory dinner on the actual anniversary date was held at the Vogue Ballroom, East Burwood. A beautiful banner hung in the dining area showing in the middle, a picture of Fr Pat in his vestments and surrounding that were words in gold celebrating his 50th anniversary of priesthood.
Welcome
The Australian Pallottine Family is part of a worldwide Pallottine Family called The Union of Catholic Apostolate (UAC). The Family is made up of people from all walks of life who have chosen to live their lives in accordance with the Charism of St Vincent Pallotti to reawaken faith and enkindle love in the world.
In Australia the Pallottine Family comprises a community of priests and brothers called The Society of Catholic Apostolate (SAC), a community of lay women called the Mariana Community and many lay individuals who have committed to live their lives in the general community in accordance with St Vincent’s charism.
Vocations
"Who will not burn with holy enthusiasm and aid the Society with his help and cooperation?" This question, asked by Saint Vincent Pallotti nearly two hundred years ago, still demands an answer today. We invite you to learn more about us, the Society of the Catholic Apostolate. The Charism of our founder, Saint Vincent Pallotti, invites all believers to realize their apostolic vocation-to love God and to shower God's love on others. Under the protection and guidance of Mary, Queen of Apostles, we work to do everything possible for the infinite glory of God. We invite you to join with us in being an image of God's love to all.
Discernment
As a Pallottine Father or Brother you will be called to sacrifice the need for personal power and possessions, the option of marriage and other choices. Life in the Pallottine Community is fulfilled through each member’s unique contribution in furthering the Church’s mission to renew faith and rekindle love.
Discerning your call to become a Pallottine requires prayer and reflection. Walking with God allows you to better understand how the Lord is working in your life. Personal prayer offers strong support in any major life defining decision. Seek the prayerful support of family and friends as a component in your decision. Listen and you will hear what God has planned for you.
Spiritual direction is also a powerful means of discerning the Lord’s call in your life. A spiritual director will help you better understand where God is leading you and encourage you to live a deeper spiritual life faithfully responding to the Lord.
A Vocation Prayer
God, our creator, you have given me the gift of life.
Through Baptism you invite me to share that gift of life in service to others.
Be with me as I choose each day to show your presence to all I meet.
Please guide me and help me to know the vocation to which you are calling me.
Give me the generosity and courage to respond to you so that I might live life fully, enriching others along the way.
Amen.
Vocations Team:
| Contact: | Br Lindsay Rust SAC |
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| Mobile Phone: | 0417 648 162 |
| Postal Address: | 74 Grange Road Glen Huntly Vic 3163 |
Links
Pallottines Australia
Pallottines International
Archives of the Pallottine Fathers and Brothers - Australian Region
The Archives consists of records, images and artefacts concerning the Pallottines.
Pallottine Archivist
60 Fifth Avenue, Rossmoyne WA 6148
Tel: +61 8 9354 0208
Fax: +61 8 9457 0532
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History of the Archives
In their present form, the Archives of the Pallottine Fathers & Brothers- Australian Region are of recent origin. Prior to the formation of the Archives files that were regarded of some historical values were stored in boxes after their usefulness in the office filing cabinet came to an end. There were records of property transactions, meetings, contracts, conferences, letters from past members, from Rome etc, all just lumped together as they came out of the office cabinets. Pope John Paul II described archives as places of memory of the Christian community and storehouses of culture for the new evangelisation. He emphasised that the various religious authorities have a responsibility which they cannot ignore; they should preserve both ancient archives and current records.
In the early 1990s Br Wim van Veen had been given the task of collating the history of Tardun. In 1997 Fr Kelvin Kenny SAC was appointed as Archivist, to try to establish some sort of order in the documents that were accumulating in all Pallottine houses around Australia.
The Pallottines had come to Australia in 1901 to take over the Trappist missions to the Aboriginal people of Beagle Bay in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In 1935 the Pallottine superior was appointed Bishop. Thus he was both the superior of the Pallottines in Australia and Vicar Apostolic of the Kimberley. When Broome became a diocese, all earlier records held in Broome became Diocesan records and part of the Diocesan archives. The material in this archives dates from the early 30’s when the Society established it’s a community in Kew, Victoria. The Australian Region was promulgated in November 1946 and Kew was the headquarters. The Regional headquarters moved to Rossmoyne, Western Australia in 1984 and back to Kew in 2014.
The main collection is controlled from the rear of the Epiphany Hall at 60 Fifth Avenue, Rossmoyne. There are parts of the collection that reside at Pallotti College, Box Hill, Kew, and at other houses in the west.
Sr Brigida Nialon CSB has published the history of the Pallottines in Australia under the title ‘Nothing is wasted in the household of God’.