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Springvale Parish Safeguarding
Information for all Volunteers

PART 1 ESSENTIAL TRAINING AND
PART 2 SIGNING OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT

All Volunteers who have not updated their online training or signed their code of conduct 3 years ago Must attend.

SESSION 1: English – Thursday, 18th September
SESSION 2: Vietnamese – Thursday, 25th September
**** 7.00pm – 9.30pm St. Joseph’s Hall, Springvale ****
Everyone needs to Register, forms in the foyer of the churches. PLEASE PRINT YOUR NAME, Phone Number and Email address.
A hard copy of the Code of Conduct is available on https://stjosephandstmark.org/safeguarding
Please read the document before you attend the session. If you require a copy, please contact the Parish office.

Thank you!
Mariangela – Parish Safeguarding Leader

National Child Protection Week 2025
(7 to 13 September)

Safeguarding Sunday 2025
(16 November)

Child Protection Week is a national campaign held each year to raise awareness of child abuse prevention in our communities. 2025 Theme: “EVERY CONVERSATION MATTERS – SHIFTING CONVERSATION TO ACTION”.

Please note that after the 17th of August 2025, there will be no Masses on Mondays 9:30am and Fridays 7:00pm since Fr. John is leaving to India for good.

What is a jubilee? Jubilee years are a time of newness. They have been celebrated throughout the history of the Church, but their roots go back to the Old Testament, when the Israelites were commanded to celebrate a jubilee every 50 years. Beginning with the blowing of a ram’s horn-the yobel, from which the word jubilee comes-on the Day of Atonement, it was meant to be a kind of ‘reset’ or ‘refresh’ for their relationship with God and with each other. Debts would be forgiven, misappropriated land returned, slaves freed, and the land given rest. It was a stark and dramatic reminder for the ancient Israelites that nothing was absolutely theirs-not even the Promised Land. The Israelites were to live as if everything was a grace and blessing from the God who brought them out of Egypt.

Building Bridges to Heaven

Our Parish

Empowered by the Holy Spirit and dedicated to helping others

We are a vibrant, welcoming, diverse and multicultural Roman Catholic Community in the South-Eastern in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, located in Springvale, Victoria. Our commitment is drawn from and inherent in the teaching and mission of Jesus Christ, with love, justice and the sanctity of each human person at the heart of the Gospel.

Welcome

safeguarding

Caring and Supportive

Welcome to our child safe Parish of St. Joseph's and St. Mark's Churches. We are committed to the safety, wellbeing and dignity of all children, young people and adults at risk. We take our moral and legal obligations seriously and commit to zero tolerance of all forms of abuse.

our mission

Welcoming and Prayerful Community

We are a welcoming, prayerful community that expresses love for God and our neighbour by:

★ Celebrating a joyous and fruitful liturgy and sacraments.
★ Enhancing the spiritual development in all stages of lives.
★ Supporting the variety of needs in the community.

Celebrate the sacramental life of the church

To listen, proclaim, practice, teach and evangelize the word of God; to minister to each other, the poor and those in need.

We are disciples of Jesus

We have been anointed by Christ to use His gifts of time, talent, and treasure, to care for the poor, to help those in need, to preach the gospel, to celebrate the sacraments, to make Christ present in the world, and to make this world God's kingdom.

We believe that Jesus Christ came to reveal the fullness of God’s love for us, and we continue to celebrate that love through praise, sacraments, service, and community.