BUNBURY CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL PARISH
Stewardship - A way of life!
We would like to inform all people that the Most Reverend Bishop George Kolodziej SDS will celebrate a Solemn Mass for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Francis at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Bunbury, together with the clergy and faithful, on Saturday, 26 April 2025, at 8:00 am.
Additionally, a Mass of Thanksgiving for the Life and Ministry of Pope Francis will be celebrated on Sunday, 27 April 2025, at 10:00 am at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Bunbury.
We warmly invite all the faithful to gather for these Masses as we entrust the soul of Pope Francis to the infinite mercy of God and give thanks for his life, his witness, and his devoted service to the Church.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon him.
May he rest in peace. Amen.
Contact Details
The Parish Office is open weekdays
Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm
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Phone: (08) 9721 2141
Fax: (08) 9791 3257
E-mail: parishadmin1@bunburycatholic.org.au
Physical Address: 11 Money Street, Bunbury, Western Australia, 6230
Postal Address: P.O. Box 2005, Bunbury, Western Australia, 6231
Mass Times
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Cathedral
Weekdays: 7am
​Saturday: 8am and 6pm Vigil
​Sunday: 8am, 10am and 6pm
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Reconciliation: Saturday's 5:00pm to 5:40pm or book an appointment by ringing the parish office (97212141)
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Dalyellup
Dalyellup Catholic Community Sunday Mass is now held at St John of God Bunbury Hospital
Sunday: 10am
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Carmelite Monastery
Mon-Sat: 9am
Sunday Mass: 8:30am
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Dardanup-Boyanup
Wednesday: 9am
Saturday: 6pm Vigil
1st Sat of Month: 9am
Sunday: 9am
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Our Mission
Our Mission is to continue growing as a community where people can meet Jesus Christ and grow in his life and mission in the Catholic Faith.
The spirituality our parish mission is expressed best in the parish prayer of St Therese of Avila.
Christ has no body on earth but yours;
no hands but yours;
no feet but yours.
Yours are the eyes through which he is to look out-
Christ's compassion to the world.
Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good.
Yours are the hands with which he is to bless others now.
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OUR VISION
To be a Parish that is open and transparent, nurturing, united and inclusive.
To be a community that is welcoming, embracing and caring for families, youth and valuing cultural diversity.
To be a Parish that brings those who do not know Christ into relationship with him.
2025 JUBILEE PRAYER
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Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel. May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth, when, with the powers of evil vanquished, your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us,
Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our
Redeemer throughout the earth. To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise for ever. Amen.
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P P C P O S T
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by Helen Brown, Chairperson - Parish Pastoral Council
SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS
FAITH EDUCATION
by Sr. Christine Clarke, PBVM
Dear friends in Christ
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The past month has been very busy with the parish celebration of St Patrick’s Day, the anniversary of the opening of St Patrick’s Cathedral, the Episcopal Ordination, the celebration of the Eucharist with Bishop George and the morning tea that followed. It was an opportunity for parishioners to learn more about Bishop George and share in his joy. Special thanks to the hospitality team, led by Irene Rodgers, for the sumptuous fare and their hard work to make the morning teas a wonderful success.
St Patrick's Parish also celebrated First Reconciliation with the children and their families from the After School Sacramental Program, St Joseph’s and St Mary's. This was a first for our parish and coordinators will meet with Father Pierre in the future to debrief. While there are obvious areas for improvement, the wonder and awe in each child’s face upon receiving God’s grace in the sacrament was deeply moving and cause for celebration.
The PPC will meet at 6pm on Wednesday 9 April to continue its work on the Parish Pastoral Plan. We look forward to being able to present the plan for the next 3-5 years in the near future.
The PPC has communicated with all choirs that share their gift of music to enliven celebrations of the Eucharist. Choirs have been asked to use the Blue Hymnal and As One Voice as the source for hymns for Masses. This decision has been made after much consideration and hopes to achieve the following:
*To align all choirs so that the music repertoire comes from the same source.
*To provide consistency and enhance the sense of shared worship across the parish.
*To encourage greater participation from the congregation with increased familiarity.
*To lessen our carbon footprint as part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability.
These changes will come into effect starting the weekend of April 26th and 27th, 2025, after Easter Sunday.
Thank you for your ongoing prayers and support as we work together to build a community of love, respect and compassion for all.
Feel free to talk to any of these officers about any queries/concerns that you may have about the safeguarding of children or the vulnerable in our parish.
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Doreen Wijekoon bunburysgo1@gmail.com
Pauline Harling bunburysgo2@gmail.com
Alexis Woolhead
Ruth Dunne bunburysgo4@gmail.com
Kath Fenton
Helenmary Sykes
Easter Sunday
Our Easter celebrations form the heart of our Christian living. Our faith is based on and finds its real meaning in the resurrection of Jesus. St Paul says that, if Christ is not risen, then all our believing is in vain.
Because of the resurrection, the disciples, who were at first paralysed with fear of being arrested as accomplices of Jesus, but then began boldly to proclaim that Jesus, who died on the Cross, was alive and with them. And when, in fact, they were arrested, persecuted and imprisoned, they rejoiced to be even more closely related to the life experience of their Lord.
Easter, however, is not only concerned with recalling the resurrection of Jesus or its impact on the first disciples, but also with the meaning of this event for our own lives and for our faith. The celebration of Easter is a call for us to change—and perhaps change radically—as Jesus’ own disciples changed.
The sign that we are truly sharing in the risen life of Jesus is that our lives and our behaviour undergo a constant development. We not only believe, we not only proclaim, but we do what we believe and what we proclaim. The disciples were to proclaim the Good News about the Risen Jesus. This Jesus will give new life to every single person who accepts him as Lord, who accepts him as the Way, Truth and Life. Peter and his fellow disciples are called “apostles”, people sent out on a mission. We, too, share that mission.
Introducing, Luce, the official mascot of the 2025 Jubilee Year. Luce means ‘light’ in Italian; also from Latin derivate of ‘lux’ which also means light.
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