The service has been organised by: Wesley Mission Queensland to recognize the hardship within our community.
The main aims of Anti-Poverty Week are to:
- Strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and hardship around the world and in Australia; and
- Encourage research, discussion and action to address these problems, including action by individuals, communities, organisations and governments.
Poverty in Brisbane.Catholic Social Teachings
Commonwealth for the Common Good Australian Catholic Bishops 1992
Economic Justice
‘Within an unjust economic system marked by significant structural inequities, the situation of the marginalised is daily becoming worse. Today, in many parts of the world, people are starving, while in other places there is opulence.’
Pope John Paul II, World Food Day, 16 October 2003
In preparation for the service you might like to use the following resources:
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