The modern parish landscape presents many challenges. Some even question its relevance. But a new landscape brings with it new opportunities for renewal and evangelisation. How can we capitalise on these opportunities? How can the New Evangelisation inform our efforts? What is working in our parishes? What can we capitalise on? What might we need to changes? Join us as we examine these questions reflectively and listen to the experience of priests and laity from Sydney and beyond.

Sydney parish experiences of evangelisation
The changing nature of parish
Sacramental preparation as an evangelisation opportunity
User-friendly parish evangelisation resources
The parish/school partnership for evangelisation
The Eucharistic heart of a parish
The laity's role in parish evangelisation
The role of parish missions in evangelisation
The power of small groups for parish renewal
Reaching youth in parishes
Ongoing faith formation for parishes
The potential for RCIA to renew parishes

Fr Alezander Sherbrooke has been the parish priest of St Patrick's Soho (London) for the last ten years. During this time he has worked with his parishioners to revive a diminishing parish in a secular environment. The parish is now known as a centre of spiritual life and evangelisation. Fr Alexander will share from his experience and how his understanding of the New Evangelisation influenced and assisted him. Fr Alexander is also the founder of the St Patrick's School of Evangelisation, a one-year ive in course to train young people for the wrok of evangelisation in their parishes and communities.