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
SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS
This week our Parish Council gathered for our end-of-year meal, and it was a truly wonderful evening. It gave us the chance to slow down, share stories, and come to know one another more deeply. Moments like these remind us how blessed we are to serve together in this faith community.
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Thank you to all who attended and to everyone who continues to support the life and mission of our parish. May the spirit of gratitude and fellowship carry us into the year ahead.
The Advent Retreat provided those who attended with the space for silence, reflection, and a deeper encounter with God. Thank you, Father Pierre, for your guidance and expertise in leading imaginative prayer.
The Bunbury Parish hosted the Diocesan Pilgrimage Walk and the Mass closing the Jubilee Year of Hope. It was an opportunity to come together from all parts of the Diocese, journey in solidarity and celebrate as the body of Christ. A truly blessed occasion.
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
Rejoice Sunday
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In the gospel today Jesus tells John the Baptist of the signs of the kingdom that are being worked through him, and praises John as more than a prophet.
This third Sunday of Advent is traditionally called Gaudete Sunday, ‘Gaudete’ being the Latin word meaning “rejoice.” The first word in today’s entrance antiphon is “Rejoice” - taken from Philippians 4:4,5: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice! The Lord is near.” You will usually see a pink candle in the Advent wreath for this Sunday. It is a joyful reminder of our salvation.
John the Baptist is now in prison. He wants to know if Jesus is the Messiah for whom he has been waiting. Jesus points to the miracles he has worked and invites John and the other hearers to make their own determination. Jesus praises John for his role in preparing the way for Jesus. Then Jesus says that all of those who work for the Kingdom of God will be as great as John and even greater.
The passage from the prophet Isaiah speaks of salvation being already mysteriously present to us, but waiting to be fulfilled. Salvation is already there in the miraculous deeds of Jesus and in the Church. As we observe our world today, we can find glimpses of God's work among us. Even more, we help to prepare the way for God's kingdom by our words and our deeds. This message is indeed a cause for rejoicing.
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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