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
This Week's Parish Bulletin
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
Sunday Mass: 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.
PPC POST
by Helen Brown, PPC Chairperson
FAITH EDUCATION
by Sr. Christine Clarke, PBVM
SAFEGUARDING OFFICERS
The Parish Pastoral Council extends its heartfelt congratulations to the students and families of St Mary's Catholic Primary School who recently celebrated their First Holy Communion.
This special occasion marks an important milestone in the faith journey of these young people as they received Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time. We thank Father Joel for his encouraging message that this day is not the end of a journey, but rather the beginning of a lifelong relationship with Jesus, who is Love itself.
As Father Joel reminded us, we are called to take Jesus from the altar into the world we live in each day. We do this through simple acts of kindness, compassion and care for everyone we meet. May our First Communicants continue to grow in faith and discover the joy of walking with Jesus throughout their lives.
Please keep these children and their families in your prayers as they continue their faith journey.
Thank you to those in our Reading Ministry who have quickly adjusted to the return to First and Second Readers. Reader One - First Reading and Responsorial Psalm and Reader Two - Second Reading and Prayer of the Faithful. The Liturgy Team continue to refine and work on best practice when distributing the Precious Body and Blood of Christ.
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
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Early in the fourth century, Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search of the holy places of Christ’s life. The Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre was built on the site where it was said Jesus had been buried. During the excavation, workers found three crosses.
One of the crosses became an object of veneration. An eyewitness told of a Good Friday celebration in Jerusalem where the wood was taken out of its silver container and placed on a table for veneration: Then “all the people pass through one by one; all of them bow down, touching the cross and the inscription and, after kissing the cross, they move on.” This celebration of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in September came into the liturgical calendar in the seventh century.
The cross is today the universal image of Christian belief. To the first Christians, it was seen as a threat to anyone who defied Rome’s authority—including Christians who refused sacrifice to Roman gods.
Today, the cruelty of the Cross is not what is exalted, but the Love that God manifested to humanity by accepting death on the Cross: “Who, though in the form of God, emptied himself, taking the form of a slave. This is the glory of the Cross of Jesus!” (Pope Francis)
On the following day we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows – remembering the pain Mary endured seeing the suffering of her son.
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