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March
2 – Schools Clean-Up Day
3-4 – Living Parish weekend, Berwick
4 – Clean Up Australia Day
7 – Catholic Life published
7 – South region meeting, Leongatha, 11.15am
8 – St John of God Memorial
12 – Labor Day public holiday
14 – West region meeting, St Patrick’s, Pakenham 10.30am
17 – Solemnity of St Patrick (St Patrick’s Day)
19 – Solemnity of St Joseph
20 – CWL regional conference, Korumburra
21 – World Forestry Day
22 – World Water Day
24-25 – 80th celebrations at St Joseph’s School, Trafalgar
26 – Annunciation of the Lord
28 – Ride to School Day
30 – First term holidays begin
April
1 – Passion Sunday
6 – Good Friday
6 – Holy Places Collection at Good Friday services
7 – Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil
8 – Easter Sunday
9 – Easter Monday public holiday
10 – Deadline for April Catholic Life
12 – Valley region meeting, noon
15 – Divine Mercy Sunday
16-20 – Sale Diocese clergy retreat
16 – Second term begins
18 – Catholic Life published
18 – World Heritage Day
24 – Central region meeting, St Joseph’s, Warragul, 7.30pm
24 – Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting, St Michael’s, Traralgon, 10am
25 – Anzac Day
27 – Grand cabaret for Cathedral Appeal featuring Rhonda Burchmore, Kernot Hall, Morwell
29- Collection for Education of Seminarians Bursary Fund
29 – Good Shepherd Sunday
30 – Australian Catholic Media Congress, Sydney
May
Bishop’s Family Foundation Appeal month
1-2 - Australian Catholic Media Congress, Sydney
3-10 – Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference plenary session, Sydney
7 – Deadline for May Catholic Life
8 – East region meeting, Lakes Entrance, 10.30pm
11-18 – Bishop Prowse leading Catholic Education Office retreat to Rome
13 – Mother’s Day
14-20 – National Volunteer Week
15 – Heart region meeting, Sale Chapter House, 4pm (tbc)
16 – Catholic Life published
19-27 – Bishop Prowse at charismatic conference, South Korea
20 – Ascension of the Lord
24 – Solemnity of Our Lady Help of Christians
26 – National Sorry Day
27 – Pentecost Sunday
28-31 – Bishop Prowse at Federation of Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Oceania meeting, New Caledonia
31- Feast of the Visitation of BVM
June
3 – Trinity Sunday
4 – Deadline for June Catholic Life
5 – World Environment Day
10 – Solemnity of Corpus Christi
11 – Queen’s Birthday public holiday
13 – Catholic Life published
15 – Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus
16-17 – St Vincent de Paul Appeal for the Poor
16 - Memorial of Immaculate Heart of Mary
24 – Solemnity of Nativity of John the Baptist
26 – Central region meeting, St Ita’s, Drouin, 7.30pm
29 – Second term holidays begin
July
Peter’s Pence Collection month
1-6 – Bishop Prowse’s personal retreat
4 – South region meeting, Leongatha, 11.15am
9 – Deadline for July Catholic Life
16 – Term three begins
18 – Catholic Life published
27 – Schools Tree Day
29 – National Tree Day
August
Centacare Gippsland collection month
6 – Feast of the Transfiguration
6 – Deadline for August Catholic Life
7 – East region meeting, Bairnsdale, 10.30am
8 – Solemnity of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop
9-11 – Bishop Prowse at Bishops’ Commission for Mission and Faith Formation meeting, Sydney
15 – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
15 – Catholic Life published
16 – Valley region meeting, St Mary’s, Newborough, noon
18 – Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 10am
20-26 – Keep Australia Beautiful Week
21 – Central region meeting, St John’s, Trafalgar, 7.30pm
22 – Queenship of Mary
September
1 – National Wattle Day
2 – Father’s Day
2 – Annual Father’s Day Appeal for Priests Welfare Foundation
5-7 – Australasian Catholic Press Association conference, Wellington , NZ
7-9 – Australasian Religious Press Association Conference, Wellington, NZ
8 – Feast of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
10 – Deadline for September Catholic Life
14 – Feast of the Triumph of the Cross
17-21 – Sale Diocese clergy in-service, Corpus Christi, Carlton
19 – Catholic Life published
21 – National Walk to Work Day
21 – Third term holidays begin
21-23 – Bishop Prowse at National Youth Conference, Wollongong
27 – Memorial of St Vincent de Paul
October
1-5 – National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s Catholic Commission conference, Melbourne
2 – Memorial of the Guardian Angels
4 – Memorial of St Francis of Assisi
4 – World Animal Day
8 – Fourth term begins
8 – Deadline for October Catholic Life
8-28 – Bishop Prowse representing Australian bishops at Synod of Bishops in Rome
15 – Memorial of St Theresa of Avila
16 – World Food Day
17 – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
17 – Catholic Life published
18 – Valley region meeting, Lumen Christi eco-centre, Churchill, noon
21 – Mission Sunday
22 – Blessed Pope John Paul II
November
1 – All Saints Day
2 – All Souls Day
5 – Deadline for November Catholic Life
6 – Melbourne Cup Day
7 – South region meeting, Leongatha, 11.15am
12-18 – National Recycling Week
13 – East region meeting, Orbost, 10.30am
14 – Catholic Life published
20 - Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 10am
21 – Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
21 – World Fisheries Day
25 – Solemnity of Christ the King
26-30 – Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference plenary meeting, Sydney
27 – Central region meeting, St Joseph’s, Warragul, 7.30pm
December
2 – First Sunday of Advent
3 – Deadline for Catholic Life
5 – International Volunteer Day
6 – Valley region Christmas lunch, Morwell Club, noon
6 – St Nicholas Day
8 – Immaculate Conception
12 – Catholic Life published
21 – Summer holidays begin (primary schools)
25 – Christmas Day
26 – Boxing Day
30 – Feast of the Holy Family
31 – New Year’s Eve
