Grail women strive to be women of living faith, transforming the world to a place of peace and justice.
We do this by raising awareness about societal issues through hosting public seminars and workshops, through supporting the social justice and peace initiatives of our members and through our networks.
If you would like to find out more about any of the works below, please Contact Us
The Grail Sydney centre holds a number of public seminars or workshops each year on a range of topical issues. Themes have included:
Watch the Events calendar for upcoming seminars or contact us to be added to the Sydney Events mailing list.
Caring for the earth has always been a part of our Grail ethos, but since the 2018 International General Assembly it has become an established priority. In Australia we have regularly offered workshops and seminars drawing attention to environmental and ecological issues, while national Grail retreats in recent years have been steeped in study and reflection on Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si’.
We are members of ARRCC (Australian Religious Response to Climate Change) and FEN (Faith Ecology Network) and have published numerous articles on eco-theology and climate justice on our web pages.
The Australian Grail are taking a deep interest in the Plenary Council process and the potential it offers for renewal and reform. We have engaged in both the Listening and Dialogue phase and the Discernment phase, and will continue to engage in whatever public forums are offered for continuing discernment. Our blog posts reflect the journey we are on in learning how to become a humbler, listening and discerning community of believers in service to one another.
The Australian Grail has an abiding interest in working for peace and justice using assertive and nonviolent means. We have connections with other peacemaking groups such as Creators of Peace, Pace e Bene and Pax Christi . Peace starts with us – so we strive to create inner peace and resilience to enable us to channel peace in our interpersonal and wider engagements.
DfG is an international initiative which provides washable feminine hygiene kits to girls and women who would otherwise go without. Their DfG kit enables them not to miss valuable days from their education or employment.
Women volunteer time to the project to sew the components for the DfG kits: 2 waterproof shields, 8 liners and a string bag. The kits are completed by the addition of a face washer, 2 pairs of undies, a small cake of soap and a zip lock plastic bag (used to wash the liners).
Grail members have acted as co-ordinators, packers and liaison with local parish women who undertake a large part of the sewing tasks. They have also taken kits to Papua New Guinea. Contact with this project continues
Grail women are working for justice in areas such as trade agreements, the environment, refugee resettlement, human trafficking, overcoming poverty and giving the marginalised a voice.
Initially a Catholic movement, the Grail today is an ecumenical movement of women grounded in the Christian faith, and open to dialogue with women of other religious traditions while deepening our own.
Both locally and globally, the Grail tries to move towards its vision by forming connections with like-minded and like-spirited groups and individuals.
Grail centres provide a space for open discussion on important political, social, cultural and spiritual concerns, around which actions can take place.
