BackCouncil of Australasian Catholics (CAC)
(formally Australasian Catholic Coalition for Church Reform)
and Garratt Publishing invite you to
LITURGY FOR THE MODERN CHURCH
Webinar
Thursday 23 April 2026
7:00 pm (AEST)
Where is liturgy at? How would you devise Liturgy for today’s church?
Join experienced liturgists, Carmel Pilcher and Justin Stanwix, as they explore how Liturgy can be renewed to reflect the modern Church.
Offering fresh insights and suggestions for future directions, they will highlight the current generic nature of most liturgies and the lack of connection to the community. The conversation will cover the importance of enculturating the liturgy for everybody, as well as Creation and the Eucharist.
The discussion will also revisit the richness of the Eucharist itself – its unifying power, its meaning as sacred supper and heavenly banquet, and the way we should assemble at the supper table.
John Warhurst will moderate the event.
We look forward to you joining us.
EVENT DETAILS
TIME: 7.00 pm – 8.30 pm AEST*
WHERE: Via Zoom
COST: Free
REGISTRATION:
Click on the REGISTER HERE button below.
Online registration is essential. Zoom meeting details will be forwarded upon registration.
The presentation will be recorded and made available the week following the session. We will send an email with details on how to access the video once it is available.
SPEAKERS
Carmel Pilcher
Carmel is a Sister of St Joseph, a Liturgy and Culture Consultant, and Educator based in Sydney, Dharug and Gundungurra country. She has worked extensively in many dioceses across Australia. In recent years, she taught liturgy and sacraments at the Pacific Regional Seminary in Suva, Fiji.
Carmel publishes extensively, both in Australia and overseas. She is currently involved in the liturgy component of the project: Vatican II, Legacy and Mandate, and is a member of the Fellowship of Scholars, based in the USA.
Justin Stanwix
Justin, a deacon in the Diocese of Wollongong, has been involved in liturgy since the Second Vatican Council. He worked with Archbishop Young, the lead Australian Bishop on liturgy at Vatican II, including trials of changes to the Liturgy in parish settings. He also assisted in the First National Liturgical Conference in Hobart in 1968. He speaks and writes regularly on liturgy and synodality. His website is www.assemblyandspace.com.au. He previously worked in commercial legal practice.
MODERATOR
John Warhurst AO
John was the foundation chair of Concerned Catholics Canberra Goulburn and was a member of the Plenary Council. He is now a director of the Council of Australasian Catholics. He writes monthly for Eureka Street and Flashes of Insight about religion and politics, church and society, the Catholic Church, and the struggle for church reform. John is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University.
*Starting times around Australia and New Zealand
ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC: 7.00 pm
NT, SA: 6:30 pm
WA: 5.00 pm
NZ: 9.00 pm
For other international times see: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html
