New Dawn is an experience of the Church at its best. You can expect three days of outstanding keynotes, times of prayer, powerful praise and worship, and fellowship. We also provide a space for babies and toddlers to play, as well as streams for children and youth.
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Friday Evening
The love of God the Father, separated by sin
On Friday evening, we begin with Holy Mass, praise and worship and the official welcome, followed by our first keynote on the love of God the Father and what separates us from this personal and unconditional love – Sin! In a time where there is a “huge sense of being orphaned” we begin by repenting of our sins and asking for the “the grace of finding the Father once again” (Pope Francis). We will be invited to receive the Father’s love and mercy, through the reconciliation service and candlelight procession.
Saturday Morning
Our Lady
This morning, we focus on the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary in our salvation. As the “treasurer” and “dispenser” of all God’s graces and gifts (St Louis Marie de Montfort), we invoke her most powerful intercession in encountering God who is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We will have the opportunity to process with Our Lady in complete confidence knowing that she always leads us to her Divine Son.
Saturday Evening
Salvation in Jesus Christ and our response
Having recognised our condition as loved sinners in need of salvation, we focus on Jesus Christ sent by the Father to save us and how we can know Him personally. This evening is all about the Good News that Jesus has saved us, is saving us and will save us – by means of His Death and Resurrection – and how we can meet Him, alive, today. We will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus and be healed by Him during our healing service. This evening is about change, opening our hearts to Jesus and proclaiming Him as our only Lord and Saviour.
Sunday Morning
The Gift of the Holy Spirit
Real change, real conversion can only happen through the Holy Spirit. On Sunday morning, our prayer team will pray that you receive a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit to refresh and reawaken the spiritual and charismatic gifts of the Holy Spirit given sacramentally at Baptism and sealed in Confirmation. This is an opportunity to experience the power of the Holy Spirit, the third Divine Person of the Trinity, promised by the Father and the Son.
Sunday Afternoon
Church, Mission & Evangelisation
On our final afternoon together, we’ll be looking at how you can continue to live this new life by being a part of the Catholic community and how you can spread the Good News to others! We have received so much, and Jesus tells us to go back to our communities and share this with others. “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation… And these signs will accompany those who believe: in My Name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.” (Mark 16:15-20)