Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday

The Catholic Church in Australia celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday on the first Sunday in July. The 2025 theme is Sent Forth in Strength and Hope. The Resource Kit produced by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC), the advisory group to the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, notes that the gospel asserts that “it is Christ who sends us to walk together in faith, grounded in the deep spirituality and culture of First Nation peoples, strengthened by the gospel and filled with hope for the future God is leading us into”. Listening to ATSI voices is a core element of a Synodal (“journeying together”) Church.

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