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
This Week's Parish News
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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.
P P C P O S T
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by Helen Brown, Chairperson - Parish Pastoral Council
Welcome to this week's PPC Post. At last month’s meeting the roles on the Executive were confirmed. On behalf of the PPC and parishioners, I welcome Liz Lomax formally into the role of Vice-Chair. She will also continue as the PPC Secretary, a position she has held for three years.
The PPC discussed the reinstatement of reception of the Holy Eucharist through both Species. In consultation with Father Pierre, Father Edcel and Father Joel it has been agreed that the Previous Body and Precious Blood would be offered at all Masses as of Palm Sunday. More details are to follow in the coming weeks.
Our parish will acknowledge our Patron Saint, Patrick on Sunday 15 March at the 10am Mass. All are invited to share a celebratory morning tea after Mass, enjoying friendship and community.
On March 19 St Patrick’s Parish celebrated the First Anniversary of Bishop George’s Episcopal Ordination. Mass will be offered at 9.30am with refreshments to follow. All are invited to share in this joyous celebration of our wonderful Bishop. “Rejoice in the Lord”
ST PATRICK, PATRON AND PROTECTOR
All parishioners and friends of St Patrick’s Parish are invited to celebrate Mass together at 10am and gather for shared refreshments afterwards. Please bring a plate of food to share to support the Hospitality Pillar d share responsibility.
BISHOP GEORGE KOLODZIEJ SDS DD EPISCOPAL ANNIVERSARY It hard to believe that a year has already passed since the joyous celebration of the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop George.
You are all invited to attend the Anniversary Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral at 9.30 am
FAITH EDUCATION
by Sr. Christine Clarke, PBVM
Thoughts on Lent
Many people are writing about Lent and there are numerous Lent programs. Bishop George has written a Pastoral Letter for Lent. Look for it on the Bunbury Diocese Facebook page and on page 14 of this bulletin.
The Brisbane Archdiocese also has a Pastoral Letter for Lent, noting that is a time when we seek to open ourselves to conversion: acknowledging our failures and mistakes, so that we can turn again to God and renew our relationships with those around us. The journey of conversion always begins with listening. https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/gods-people/lent-pastoral-letter-2026/
Pope Leo’s Message for Lent picks out Listening, Fasting and Community. He says: ‘Every path towards conversion begins by allowing the Word of God to touch our hearts.’ That can only happen if we make space, stepping back from the noise around us, and from all that we want to say and convince others about, so that there is space to hear and to listen.
He proposes that the best model we have for listening is God’s relationship with his people. Again and again, God’s first response in the scriptures is to assure us: ‘I have heard my people’s cry.’ And Jesus’ own ministry is shaped by listening to the needs and hopes of those he encounters.
He suggests that fasting is a particular way to prepare ourselves to receive the word of God. It needs to include other forms of self-denial.
And we are called to make it a shared journey: to see that ‘conversion refers not only to one’s conscience, but to the quality of our relationships and dialogue.’
Read the full Message at
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/lent/documents/20260205-messaggio-quaresima.html
SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS
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
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