As the Church seeks to review and renew itself, each and every part of the broader parish, including the parish worshipping community and parish school community, is called to appreciate, with openness and cooperation, the way in which these communities give expression to the mission of the Church.  The Church continues to challenge itself to go to the peripheries.  After all, children and families at these peripheries are often present in Catholic schools.  In this way, Catholic schools are a gift to the fundamental mission of the Church: with the periphery near and in the midst of the parish, the challenge is to open the Church door, step out, to be with and to welcome.’  Being Church Together (2018), p 5

To: Parish Priests, Pastoral Associates, School Principals, Deputy Principals, APRIMs, PPC Chairs, Chairs of School Boards, Diocesan and Catholic Education SA leadership
 
I write to you to share about and invite your engagement with a document developed to help strengthen Parish-School relationships. Being Church Together: A Theology, Vision and Guiding Principles for the Parish-School Relationship was developed at the request of the Archdiocese through a collaboration between Catholic Education SA and the Office for Renewing Parishes.  A 12-month education, engagement and consultation process will now commence throughout the Archdiocese, and all parishes, schools and communities are invited to be involved.