RE NEWS

Today we welcome the Most Reverend Gregory Bennet to our school.  Bishop Gregory is the tenth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sale. Pope Francis appointed Bishop Gregory as the Bishop of Sale in 2020 but he has not been able to come to Yarram due to the pandemic.  It has been quite a few years since the Bishop of Sale has come to our school to meet our beautiful children.

I am sure the children will have many questions to ask Bishop Gregory.  Perhaps one such question is “What does a Bishop do?”

In the Catholic Church there are three levels of ordination within the sacrament of Holy Orders: Deacon, Priest and Bishop.  The primary role of any Bishop is to ensure the work of Christ is carried out at the local level by caring for the people entrusted to him in his particular Diocese.  Often the Bishop is referred to as the Chief Shepherd since his ministry is modelled on that of Christ the Good Shepherd.  The role of the Bishop is not simply that of ‘governing’ the church, but caring for it and nurturing it.

Bishop Gregory will be in Yarram until Sunday and will celebrate Sunday Mass with us.

Kind Regards

 Sue Benc