BUNBURY CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL PARISH
Stewardship - A way of life!
Contact Details
The Parish Office is open weekdays
Monday - Friday 9am to 3pm
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
Cathedral
Weekdays: 7am
Saturday: 8am and 6pm Vigil
Sunday: 8am, 10am and 6pm
Reconciliation: Saturday's 5:00pm to 5:40pm or book an appointment by ringing the parish office (97212141)
Dalyellup
Dalyellup Catholic Community Sunday Mass is now held at St John of God Bunbury Hospital
Sunday: 10am
Carmelite Monastery
Mon-Sat: 9am
NEW Sunday Mass Time: 8:30am
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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.
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.
Pastoral Letter from The Most Reverence Timothy Costelloe, SDB DD
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SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS
PPC
By Helen Brown PPC Chair
The Feast of St Francis of Assisi, 4 October, marks the end of the Ecumenical Season of Creation where humanity and in particular Christians are called to ‘Act in Hope with Creation’. Pope Francis’ Laudate Deum highlights the urgency of the environmental crisis and frames it as a moral and faith-based issue calling Catholics to take action.
The PPC remains committed to working towards environmentally friendly and more sustainable practices. Last year, the environmental subcommittee presented the St Patrick’s Parish Sustainability Plan to parishioners.
This weekend, the PPC hopes to draw attention to the plan and the ways in which individuals and the parish as a community can act positively for the environment, now and in the future. Please take the time to look at the display in the cloister to inform yourself about current sustainability practices and simple ways in which everyone can make a difference.
Laudate Deum
https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/20231004-laudate-deum.html
Creation Prayer
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.
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 Rosary
The month of October is known as the month of the Rosary in Catholic circles, with the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on 7 October.
The Rosary is actually a meditation on the life of Jesus. 10 Hail Marys are recited as people reflect on one of the twenty ‘Mysteries’ – events in the life of Jesus, and Mary. The site noted below gives the scriptural text connected to each event/mystery. The name Rosary comes from the Latin word rosarium which means a garland of roses or a crown of roses.
During the 16th Century Pope Pius V established a standard fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary based on various popular customs. In 2002 Pope John Paul II added the Luminous Mysteries bringing the total number to twenty.
Both the divinity and humanity of Jesus are presented in these mysteries. Meditating on the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries helps people understand that Jesus is both divine and human. Contemplating the time when Jesus was crowned with thorns, scourged with whips, and nailed to the cross shows his humanity. Reflecting on Jesus’ Transfiguration, Resurrection, and Ascension reminds believers of Jesus’ divinity. By praying the Rosary, the faithful reaffirm that Jesus is true God and true man, one divine person with two natures — divine and human.
Unlike Sacraments, which are formal, sacred celebrations of the whole Church, devotions were created by the church to help people pray at other times.
Devotions are prayed alone or with others – they are not during Mass.
Adapted from https://catholicidentity.bne.catholic.edu.au/prayer/SitePages/The-Rosary.aspx
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