BUNBURY CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL PARISH
Stewardship - A way of life!
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
Members of the PPC continue to work towards achieving the priorities identified by the Worship, Formation, Outreach and Hospitality Pillars in the Parish Pastoral Plan.
The Outreach team work tirelessly to meet those in the Bunbury community without permanent shelters where they are. A small but diligent crew go onto the streets to offer support, care and build a relationship with those in need. St Patrick’s Lunch on the first Saturday of each month continues to welcome many in need of a warm meal and a friendly face. The PPC is currently finalizing details around adding another Saturday to the roster. If you are being called to serve the parish acts of mercy and care, please contact Anne or Ryan Mallaby through the Parish office.
The Worship Pillar Core Group invite current and prospective readers interested in the ministry of proclaiming the Word and commentating to a workshop on Saturday 16 August 9.30am – 11.30am in the Parish Hall. Participants will undergo formation and be informed of changes that will be implemented at all weekend Masses commencing 23/24 August. The addition of a commentator at Mass is a result of feedback from parishioners and an effort to provide a welcoming and inclusive community.
A music ministry gathering is being organised for Saturday 23 August @ 9.30am – 12.30pm. More details to follow but SAVE THE DATE. All musicians, choir leaders and choir members are invited to come together, get to know one another and share a meal.
Please make sure you read the Dean’s List this week where you will find some helpful information on how to ensure one’s safety and wellbeing when visiting the Cathedral Precinct.
The worship leadership team met with Bishop George just before Confirmation and have a plan in place to address the reverberation in the Cathedral and the use of screens to eliminate the use of hymn books and enhance participation in Liturgies. We hope to have some news in the near future.
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
FAITH EDUCATION
by Sr. Christine Clarke, PBVM
The Jubilee Year – bishops
On 25 June the Jubilee dedicated to Bishops began, with bishops from over 50 countries taking part, including Bishop George. The participants gathered at 9:30 am on Wednesday morning in the Braccio di Costantino, where they were to be given a stole, a chasuble and a mitre for the Holy Year. They began their Pilgrimage to the Holy Door of St Peter and then concelebrated Mass in St Peter’s. Afterwards, the Holy Father gave his catechesis to the bishops after which they all made the Profession of Faith at the tomb of St Peter. The bishops then concluded their Jubilee with a lunch together.
During the catechesis Pope Leo spoke of the need for bishops to be witnesses of hope through the example of “a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the service of the Church.” He noted that bishops, before being shepherds, are sheep and members of the Lord’s flock; they need to “let themselves be profoundly renewed by Jesus, the Good Shepherd.”
He also said that bishops are “the visible principle of unity” in their churches, with a duty “to build communion among the members and with the universal church, by fostering the variety of gifts and ministries.”
The bishop is to offer encouragement for communities to “strive to live the Gospel in simplicity and solidarity”, and that “the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints” might obtain for bishops and their communities the graces they most need.
Read the full story and listen to Pope Leo https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-06/pope-leo-calls-on-bishops-to-be-men-of-communion.html
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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