Australian Reforming Catholics

Day of Reflection and Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting
of Australian Reforming Catholics will be held
on Sunday 7^th March 2010 at 10:30am
at the Rose BAY RSL Club, Vickery Ave, Rose Bay

Plenty of free parking space in the car park and in surrounding streets. By public transport, take a
324 or 325 bus from Circular Quay or along Elizabeth Street or from Edgecliff Station
(Easter Suburbs line) or take the ferry from Circular Quay, pier 4, at 9.20 or 10.15 am.

Guest Speaker: Paul Collins

Topic: What Chance Reform?

1. Welcome by Chairperson
2. Prayer Reflection
3. Guest Speaker: Paul Collins
4. Guest Speaker: Conversation and Questions
5. Lunch (Will be provided by the RSL Club - suggested donation towards cost: $20 per person)
6. Annual General Meeting
7. Apologies
8. Minutes of the AGM of Australian Reforming Catholics, Inc., held 13 September 2008
9. Reports from the Secretariat on activities during the past year:
10. Statement from the Secretariat which gives a true view of the following:
1. the income and expenditure of the association during its last financial year
2. the assets and liabilities of the association at the end of its last financial year.
11. Matters arising from these reports and statement
12. Election of members of the Secretariat
13. Other Business
14. Closing

To download a copy of the Agenda and acceptance/apology forms in pdf format click HERE

Photographs from Conference 2008 - Click here

Photographs from Conference 2006 - Click here

Photographs from Conference 2005 - Click here

The Design of the Banner

for ARC Conference 2002

by the artist - Alan Holroyd

The theme: Conversations Around Jesus our Friend

The colour white prevails, revealing the exterior and interior presence of the divine being we call God.  White is the brightest and most reflective of the colour spectrum.

The multi-dimensional character of our divinity has a long symbolic tradition of expression using three circles: the three persons of God.  In this depiction, the yellow represents whom we call the first person of God, the orange is an expression of the Holy Spirit while the vibrant red symbolises Jesus of Nazareth who personified and materialised a new way, a new truth and and a new life.

The extensions of the red circle show the disciples, a small community collected around a campfire perhaps, or around a table, talking with Jesus.  The red represents the visibles while the white is the invisibles that are a real part of the community of God.

The dots show the extended family, the village, the suburb, and the people of the world and beyond.  Again the colours of the visibles and the invisible are a part of the narrative.

The four outer dots reflect the ancient Christian symbol of the Cross that link traditions of the past to the emerging signs of the new.

The colours red, black and yellow, and the dots, link to the indigenous peoples of the land we now call Australia.  It was and it is this land that forms an integral belonging to their faith belief, which is now being explored by newcomers.

Alan Holroyd

Photographs of 2008 Conference

Photographs of 2006 Conference

Assembled for Mass	Mark Raue & Louise Robards Music Group	Bishop Pat Power & Fr Peter McGrath
Father Peter Reads The Gospel	Bishop Pat Power	The Eucharistic Prayer
The Great Amen	Peace to All	Attentive Participants
Kate Englebrecht	Fr Frank Brennan on Conscience	Discussion Begins
The Panel	Small Group Discussions	More Discussions
	And More Discussions

Photographs of 2005 Conference

Opening Prayer	Fr John Ford	Readings
Offertory - Fr John Ford with assistants	Consecration	Communion