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11 August 2016
Edition #94
Parishes gain greater support with updated guidelines
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, front centre, with Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely, left, and Executive Officer Jennifer Lazberger, right, at the 2015 Parish Secretaries Day. Administrative support has increased for parishes across Perth with the release of updated Parish Guidelines. The new guidelines have been implemented at several information nights across the Archdiocese over the past two weeks. PHOTO: JAMIE O’BRIEN.
By Jamie O’Brien
ADMINISTR ATIVE support has increased for parishes across Perth with the release of updated Parish Guidelines. Details of the new guidelines have been explained at several information nights across the Archdiocese over the past two weeks. Archdiocese of Perth CEO- Administrator, Greg Russo, explained that the new guidelines are about strengthening and revitalising parishes, with information to assist priests and parish administrators in the areas of employment, privacy, clergy support, parish
finance, property maintenance and archives. “With these updated guidelines, those who look after our parishes in a variety of ways can feel that we are working together, with Christ, as people who belong to a Church and an Archdiocese,” Mr Russo said. “Parish administration does not have to be an overburdened cumbersome task and the updated guidelines will be reviewed regularly, should new information become available,” he said. Mr Russo explained that the updated guidelines, which were first developed some years ago, have been reviewed with the changes in laws and various enquiries received by the Archdiocese,
as well as the need to address new issues such as privacy and safeguarding. The new parish guidelines are just one of many actions being rolled out as part of the implementation of the new Archdiocesan Plan, which commenced at the end of June 2016. In announcing commencement of the implementation phase of the plan, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe said the plan is more than just a document. “It will enable us to walk together on the pathway which we hope will deliver a Christ-centred, faithful, vibrant, welcoming, inclusive and mission-oriented Church, one which will enrich our own lives and
the lives of all whom we encounter and seek to serve,” he added. It is expected that the implementation phase will be carried out over the next five years. Mr Russo also explained that another information session will be taking place for country parishes before the end of the year. For more information on the new Parish Guidelines, contact the Archdiocese of Perth on 08 6104 3600 or email admin@perthcatholic. org.au Details of the Archdiocesan Plan are available by on www.perthcatholic.org.au. Full Text available at
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2016 VOCATIONS WEEK:
ARCHBISHOP COSTELLOE SHARES HIS STORY By Caroline Smith
YOUNG MEN DISCERNING their vocation have the opportunity to listen to the experience of Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, in a new video featured on the Archdiocesan Vocations Office website. The perthpriest.org website was launched in April and features a number of vocation stories, alongside videos on various topics such as the seminary, celibacy and being a priest today. Talking about his vocation story, the Archbishop explains how he first heard God’s call to the priesthood when he was in primary school. “I think I first thought of being a priest quite consciously when I was in about grade five or six, and the reason really as I look back now is because of the influence of the assistant priest in the parish in which I grew up in Melbourne,” he said. “I realise now that he was a very shy fellow but at the time I didn’t realise that. I just thought of him as a very kind, very
Young men discerning their vocation can hear advice from the Archbishop of Perth himself, Timothy Costelloe, in a new video uploaded to the Archdiocesan Vocations Office website. The Archbishop is pictured here with his mother, Carmel, during the celebrations of his final profession in 1985. PHOTO: SOURCED
welcoming, very friendly and generous person and I thought, as you do when you’re a little boy, I’d like to be like that when I grow up.”
Archbishop Costelloe added that he was also influenced by a statue of St Anthony of Padua outside his local Church.
Archbishop Costelloe encourages prayers for vocations By Jamie O'Brien
THE BEST WAY to serve God is to commit ourselves each day to be open to whatever God’s Spirit might inspire in our hearts to say, do and be, Archbishop Costelloe has said. Fresh from his travels to Poland for the 2016 World Youth Day, the Archbishop was speaking as part of his homily at a special Holy Hour for Vocations on Sunday, 7 August at St Mary’s Cathedral, as part of Vocations Week. “Our basic and most important vocation is to be disciples of Jesus,” the Archbishop said. “He has brought us into His Church, spoken to us
Archdiocese of Perth Vocations Director Fr Jean-Noël Marie and Assistant Director Fr Mark Baumgarten. The best way to serve God is to commit ourselves each day to be open to whatever God’s Spirit might inspire in our hearts to say, do and be, Archbishop Costelloe has said during a special Holy Hour celebration for Vocations. PHOTO: CAROLINE SMITH
in the depths of our hearts, planted in us a desire to know Him and to love Him and to follow Him, and called us to be signs and bearers of His love to all those we meet. “All of us who are members of the Church, whether we be married or single, young or old, sick or healthy, rich or poor, priests, or deacons, or religious, share together in the Church’s fundamental vocation: to be together a living sign that God is at work in our world through His Church, which is the body of Christ,” he said. The Archbishop focussed his homily on the need for prayers for vocation to the priesthood and religious life. “It is true, of course, that we should pray for all voca2
The statue, which depicts the Child Jesus standing on a book held by St Anthony and looking up at the Franciscan preacher, provoked something deep inside of him. “I can remember standing in the porch of that parish church, looking at that statue and somehow or other understanding that our faith was about a relationship between Jesus and us,” he said. “There was something about that look between the two of them which helped me to understand that this was what our faith was about.” In an important message for young men attempting to respond to God’s t, the Archbishop also admitted that he went through struggles on the path to becoming a priest. The decade he spent in formation with the Salesians of Don Bosco was a time of both great joy and great challenge, he said. “I wondered whether this was really what I wanted to do, struggled with the whole question of celibacy and in a sense, ‘giving up’ the possibil-
ity of getting married and having a family,” he said. “But I eventually came to realise, somewhere deep inside me, that if I was going to be the person that God created me to be, going to be the person that I felt deep within me I needed to be, the only way for me to do that, was to become a priest and to be a religious. “So that deep sense of calling was the thing I think that sustained me through all the ups and downs.” Now approaching the 30th anniversary of his ordination, Archbishop Costelloe said he could look back and say it had been a “wonderful life” so far. “I am enormously grateful for the gift of my vocation to the priesthood. I’m overwhelmed by it, overawed by it really, and sometimes struggle to understand why the Lord would have chosen me,” he said.
tions – or rather that all Christians, no matter what way of life they choose, will recognise that it is the Lord who gives us the gift of life, and that it is the Lord who in His providence has so arranged things that, if we are really open to His grace in our lives, we will discover that way of life which will lead us along the path the Lord is calling us to follow,” the Archbishop said. “In the mystery of the Church as the Lord has established it, priests and religious have a special, unique and irreplaceable role in enabling the Church to be what it is meant to be. “In a way that is unique to them, because of the ministry they perform and the way of life they live, religious, deacons and priests keep before the eyes of the
whole Church the absolute priority of God and the absolute centrality of Jesus in the life of every faithful Christian.”
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Vocational support finds a new home in Perth Archdiocese Following the launch of a new Vocations Office in Victoria Square earlier this year, Vocations Director Fr Jean-Noël Marie said he was excited about the new initiative, which will both promote vocations within the Archdiocese and provide support for those who are discerning their vocation.
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BELROSE CARE RESIDENTS MAKE
NEW HOME WITH MERCYCARE
In view of MercyCare’s expansion of residential aged care services following the acquisition of the Belrose Care residential aged care facilities, MercyCare Chief Executive Officer Chris Hall said the organisation was working to ensure a smooth changeover. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
NOT-FOR-PROFIT provider MercyCare is set to significantly increase its residential aged care services following the acquisition of the Belrose Care residential aged care facilities. Subject to obtaining the requisite statutory approvals, MercyCare will assume ownership and management of four Belrose sites at Joondalup, Kelmscott, Maddington and Rockingham in late September. The facilities will add to MercyCare’s existing residential aged care facility at Wembley, which MercyCare, and previously the Sisters of Mercy, have operated for almost 40 years. The purchase will ultimately increase MercyCare’s resident numbers from 113 to 500, with MercyCare’s total staff base growing immediately from approximately 700 to more than 1,000. MercyCare Chief Executive Officer Chris Hall said the wellbeing of residents and staff was paramount and the organisation was working to ensure a smooth changeover. “We want to reassure residents, families and staff that we will do everything we can to manage this transition as seamlessly as possible,” he said. “MercyCare is dedicated to putting our residents’ needs first, and we will ensure they and their families are con-
fident, well-informed and comfortable throughout the process. “MercyCare has a strong record in the aged care sector and will draw on that experience to ensure Belrose Care residents receive the high standard of care MercyCare is known for providing.” Mr Hall said MercyCare intends to invest in and refurbish the four sites to enhance and expand the existing facilities and services. “We are already in the process of undertaking a major refurbishment of our existing facility at Wembley, so we have very recent and ongoing experience in managing extensive capital works projects in an aged care setting,” he said. “We want to make sure that all our residents are provided with a warm and inviting home, with improved facilities and amenities.” Mr Hall said the acquisition was a key achievement in MercyCare’s current strategic plan: to grow, develop and integrate residential aged care services. He also said that this allowed the organisation to expand its operations as a leading Catholic provider of aged care, family, health and community services, continuing the legacy of the Sisters of Mercy. Full Text available at
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PERMANENT DEACONS’ 10TH ANNIVERSARY:
From tending to the sick and those seeking refuge, to co-ordinating religious education and adult formation programs, and celebrating the sacraments of marriage and baptism, Albert Atkinson and Paul Stacy have been kept busy this past decade.
PHOTO: JAMIE O'BRIEN
DEACONS GUIDE PARISHIONERS THROUGH ALL STAGES OF LIFE WITH A CARING AND SYMPATHETIC APPROACH By Rachel Curry
In 2006, 14 men were ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Perth. A decade on, the Deacons talk to The eRecord about how their work as deacons has inspired them. FROM TENDING to the sick and those seeking refuge, to co-ordinating religious education and adult formation programs, and celebrating the sacraments of marriage and baptism, Albert Atkinson and Paul Stacy have been kept busy this past decade. The pair were ordained as Permanent Deacons on 29 June 2006, along with 12 of their brothers, and today remain as passionate as ever about their ministries. Permanent Deacons are men – married or single – who are called to be ordained ministers of the Church, undertaking a spiritual role in the Archdiocese at a specific
parish or location. Deacons can preach, celebrate baptisms, marriages, conduct Communion Services and other liturgical celebrations such as funeral services but are unable to celebrate Mass, anoint the sick or give absolution. Deacon Atkinson’s journey as a Permanent Deacon began in the Belmont/Redcliffe Parish. However, after the parish was amalgamated with the Cloverdale Parish he was appointed as Chaplain of Royal Perth Hospital. “This was a very challenging time for me, but also a very rewarding time,” he told The eRecord. “Perhaps an interesting experience for me was when a Muslim lady asked me to visit her husband who was in Intensive Care. I had the opportunity of praying with him and gave him a blessing. He died the next day.” Deacon Atkinson served as Chaplain of Royal Perth Hospital for five years, before
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taking on a new role at Notre Dame Cloverdale Parish, where he continues to serve today. As part of his role at Notre Dame, he brings Communion to those who cannot attend Mass, such as people in aged care homes, the housebound and the detainees at Perth Immigration Detention Centre. Deacon Atkinson said he often left the detention centre feeling sad about the refugees’ plight, but was comforted by the knowledge that he was serving the Lord. “One day while talking to my parish priest about my vis-
iting the detention centre, he quoted Matthew 25:36 to me, ‘When I was sick you visited me...When I was in prison, you came to see me’,” he recalled. “My hope is that God will give me good health to continue serving him through the work that I am doing at this time, for I must always remember that a deacon is a servant.” Unlike Deacon Atkinson, Deacon Stacy has spent the entirety of the last decade at one parish – North Beach. Full Text available at
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11 August 2016
Edition #94
Parishes gain greater support with updated guidelines
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, front centre, with Vicar General Fr Peter Whitely, left, and Executive Officer Jennifer Lazberger, right, at the 2015 Parish Secretaries Day. Administrative support has increased for parishes across Perth with the release of updated Parish Guidelines. The new guidelines have been implemented at several information nights across the Archdiocese over the past two weeks. PHOTO: JAMIE O’BRIEN.
By Jamie O’Brien
ADMINISTR ATIVE support has increased for parishes across Perth with the release of updated Parish Guidelines. Details of the new guidelines have been explained at several information nights across the Archdiocese over the past two weeks. Archdiocese of Perth CEO- Administrator, Greg Russo, explained that the new guidelines are about strengthening and revitalising parishes, with information to assist priests and parish administrators in the areas of employment, privacy, clergy support, parish
finance, property maintenance and archives. “With these updated guidelines, those who look after our parishes in a variety of ways can feel that we are working together, with Christ, as people who belong to a Church and an Archdiocese,” Mr Russo said. “Parish administration does not have to be an overburdened cumbersome task and the updated guidelines will be reviewed regularly, should new information become available,” he said. Mr Russo explained that the updated guidelines, which were first developed some years ago, have been reviewed with the changes in laws and various enquiries received by the Archdiocese,
as well as the need to address new issues such as privacy and safeguarding. The new parish guidelines are just one of many actions being rolled out as part of the implementation of the new Archdiocesan Plan, which commenced at the end of June 2016. In announcing commencement of the implementation phase of the plan, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe said the plan is more than just a document. “It will enable us to walk together on the pathway which we hope will deliver a Christ-centred, faithful, vibrant, welcoming, inclusive and mission-oriented Church, one which will enrich our own lives and
the lives of all whom we encounter and seek to serve,” he added. It is expected that the implementation phase will be carried out over the next five years. Mr Russo also explained that another information session will be taking place for country parishes before the end of the year. For more information on the new Parish Guidelines, contact the Archdiocese of Perth on 08 6104 3600 or email admin@perthcatholic. org.au Details of the Archdiocesan Plan are available by on www.perthcatholic.org.au. Full Text available at
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2016 VOCATIONS WEEK:
ARCHBISHOP COSTELLOE SHARES HIS STORY By Caroline Smith
YOUNG MEN DISCERNING their vocation have the opportunity to listen to the experience of Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, in a new video featured on the Archdiocesan Vocations Office website. The perthpriest.org website was launched in April and features a number of vocation stories, alongside videos on various topics such as the seminary, celibacy and being a priest today. Talking about his vocation story, the Archbishop explains how he first heard God’s call to the priesthood when he was in primary school. “I think I first thought of being a priest quite consciously when I was in about grade five or six, and the reason really as I look back now is because of the influence of the assistant priest in the parish in which I grew up in Melbourne,” he said. “I realise now that he was a very shy fellow but at the time I didn’t realise that. I just thought of him as a very kind, very
Young men discerning their vocation can hear advice from the Archbishop of Perth himself, Timothy Costelloe, in a new video uploaded to the Archdiocesan Vocations Office website. The Archbishop is pictured here with his mother, Carmel, during the celebrations of his final profession in 1985. PHOTO: SOURCED
welcoming, very friendly and generous person and I thought, as you do when you’re a little boy, I’d like to be like that when I grow up.”
Archbishop Costelloe added that he was also influenced by a statue of St Anthony of Padua outside his local Church.
Archbishop Costelloe encourages prayers for vocations By Jamie O'Brien
THE BEST WAY to serve God is to commit ourselves each day to be open to whatever God’s Spirit might inspire in our hearts to say, do and be, Archbishop Costelloe has said. Fresh from his travels to Poland for the 2016 World Youth Day, the Archbishop was speaking as part of his homily at a special Holy Hour for Vocations on Sunday, 7 August at St Mary’s Cathedral, as part of Vocations Week. “Our basic and most important vocation is to be disciples of Jesus,” the Archbishop said. “He has brought us into His Church, spoken to us
Archdiocese of Perth Vocations Director Fr Jean-Noël Marie and Assistant Director Fr Mark Baumgarten. The best way to serve God is to commit ourselves each day to be open to whatever God’s Spirit might inspire in our hearts to say, do and be, Archbishop Costelloe has said during a special Holy Hour celebration for Vocations. PHOTO: CAROLINE SMITH
in the depths of our hearts, planted in us a desire to know Him and to love Him and to follow Him, and called us to be signs and bearers of His love to all those we meet. “All of us who are members of the Church, whether we be married or single, young or old, sick or healthy, rich or poor, priests, or deacons, or religious, share together in the Church’s fundamental vocation: to be together a living sign that God is at work in our world through His Church, which is the body of Christ,” he said. The Archbishop focussed his homily on the need for prayers for vocation to the priesthood and religious life. “It is true, of course, that we should pray for all voca2
The statue, which depicts the Child Jesus standing on a book held by St Anthony and looking up at the Franciscan preacher, provoked something deep inside of him. “I can remember standing in the porch of that parish church, looking at that statue and somehow or other understanding that our faith was about a relationship between Jesus and us,” he said. “There was something about that look between the two of them which helped me to understand that this was what our faith was about.” In an important message for young men attempting to respond to God’s t, the Archbishop also admitted that he went through struggles on the path to becoming a priest. The decade he spent in formation with the Salesians of Don Bosco was a time of both great joy and great challenge, he said. “I wondered whether this was really what I wanted to do, struggled with the whole question of celibacy and in a sense, ‘giving up’ the possibil-
ity of getting married and having a family,” he said. “But I eventually came to realise, somewhere deep inside me, that if I was going to be the person that God created me to be, going to be the person that I felt deep within me I needed to be, the only way for me to do that, was to become a priest and to be a religious. “So that deep sense of calling was the thing I think that sustained me through all the ups and downs.” Now approaching the 30th anniversary of his ordination, Archbishop Costelloe said he could look back and say it had been a “wonderful life” so far. “I am enormously grateful for the gift of my vocation to the priesthood. I’m overwhelmed by it, overawed by it really, and sometimes struggle to understand why the Lord would have chosen me,” he said.
tions – or rather that all Christians, no matter what way of life they choose, will recognise that it is the Lord who gives us the gift of life, and that it is the Lord who in His providence has so arranged things that, if we are really open to His grace in our lives, we will discover that way of life which will lead us along the path the Lord is calling us to follow,” the Archbishop said. “In the mystery of the Church as the Lord has established it, priests and religious have a special, unique and irreplaceable role in enabling the Church to be what it is meant to be. “In a way that is unique to them, because of the ministry they perform and the way of life they live, religious, deacons and priests keep before the eyes of the
whole Church the absolute priority of God and the absolute centrality of Jesus in the life of every faithful Christian.”
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Vocational support finds a new home in Perth Archdiocese Following the launch of a new Vocations Office in Victoria Square earlier this year, Vocations Director Fr Jean-Noël Marie said he was excited about the new initiative, which will both promote vocations within the Archdiocese and provide support for those who are discerning their vocation.
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BELROSE CARE RESIDENTS MAKE
NEW HOME WITH MERCYCARE
In view of MercyCare’s expansion of residential aged care services following the acquisition of the Belrose Care residential aged care facilities, MercyCare Chief Executive Officer Chris Hall said the organisation was working to ensure a smooth changeover. PHOTO: SUPPLIED
NOT-FOR-PROFIT provider MercyCare is set to significantly increase its residential aged care services following the acquisition of the Belrose Care residential aged care facilities. Subject to obtaining the requisite statutory approvals, MercyCare will assume ownership and management of four Belrose sites at Joondalup, Kelmscott, Maddington and Rockingham in late September. The facilities will add to MercyCare’s existing residential aged care facility at Wembley, which MercyCare, and previously the Sisters of Mercy, have operated for almost 40 years. The purchase will ultimately increase MercyCare’s resident numbers from 113 to 500, with MercyCare’s total staff base growing immediately from approximately 700 to more than 1,000. MercyCare Chief Executive Officer Chris Hall said the wellbeing of residents and staff was paramount and the organisation was working to ensure a smooth changeover. “We want to reassure residents, families and staff that we will do everything we can to manage this transition as seamlessly as possible,” he said. “MercyCare is dedicated to putting our residents’ needs first, and we will ensure they and their families are con-
fident, well-informed and comfortable throughout the process. “MercyCare has a strong record in the aged care sector and will draw on that experience to ensure Belrose Care residents receive the high standard of care MercyCare is known for providing.” Mr Hall said MercyCare intends to invest in and refurbish the four sites to enhance and expand the existing facilities and services. “We are already in the process of undertaking a major refurbishment of our existing facility at Wembley, so we have very recent and ongoing experience in managing extensive capital works projects in an aged care setting,” he said. “We want to make sure that all our residents are provided with a warm and inviting home, with improved facilities and amenities.” Mr Hall said the acquisition was a key achievement in MercyCare’s current strategic plan: to grow, develop and integrate residential aged care services. He also said that this allowed the organisation to expand its operations as a leading Catholic provider of aged care, family, health and community services, continuing the legacy of the Sisters of Mercy. Full Text available at
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PERMANENT DEACONS’ 10TH ANNIVERSARY:
From tending to the sick and those seeking refuge, to co-ordinating religious education and adult formation programs, and celebrating the sacraments of marriage and baptism, Albert Atkinson and Paul Stacy have been kept busy this past decade.
PHOTO: JAMIE O'BRIEN
DEACONS GUIDE PARISHIONERS THROUGH ALL STAGES OF LIFE WITH A CARING AND SYMPATHETIC APPROACH By Rachel Curry
In 2006, 14 men were ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Perth. A decade on, the Deacons talk to The eRecord about how their work as deacons has inspired them. FROM TENDING to the sick and those seeking refuge, to co-ordinating religious education and adult formation programs, and celebrating the sacraments of marriage and baptism, Albert Atkinson and Paul Stacy have been kept busy this past decade. The pair were ordained as Permanent Deacons on 29 June 2006, along with 12 of their brothers, and today remain as passionate as ever about their ministries. Permanent Deacons are men – married or single – who are called to be ordained ministers of the Church, undertaking a spiritual role in the Archdiocese at a specific
parish or location. Deacons can preach, celebrate baptisms, marriages, conduct Communion Services and other liturgical celebrations such as funeral services but are unable to celebrate Mass, anoint the sick or give absolution. Deacon Atkinson’s journey as a Permanent Deacon began in the Belmont/Redcliffe Parish. However, after the parish was amalgamated with the Cloverdale Parish he was appointed as Chaplain of Royal Perth Hospital. “This was a very challenging time for me, but also a very rewarding time,” he told The eRecord. “Perhaps an interesting experience for me was when a Muslim lady asked me to visit her husband who was in Intensive Care. I had the opportunity of praying with him and gave him a blessing. He died the next day.” Deacon Atkinson served as Chaplain of Royal Perth Hospital for five years, before
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taking on a new role at Notre Dame Cloverdale Parish, where he continues to serve today. As part of his role at Notre Dame, he brings Communion to those who cannot attend Mass, such as people in aged care homes, the housebound and the detainees at Perth Immigration Detention Centre. Deacon Atkinson said he often left the detention centre feeling sad about the refugees’ plight, but was comforted by the knowledge that he was serving the Lord. “One day while talking to my parish priest about my vis-
iting the detention centre, he quoted Matthew 25:36 to me, ‘When I was sick you visited me...When I was in prison, you came to see me’,” he recalled. “My hope is that God will give me good health to continue serving him through the work that I am doing at this time, for I must always remember that a deacon is a servant.” Unlike Deacon Atkinson, Deacon Stacy has spent the entirety of the last decade at one parish – North Beach. Full Text available at
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PANORAMA What's happening around the Archdiocese THUS, 11 – 25 AUG THE MYSTERY OF GOD AND SUFFERING Every Thursday 7.308.15pm, Online – live and interactive! If God is good and loving, why is there so much suffering in the world – and in our own lives? Why do prayers seem to go unanswered? This short, user-friendly online Centre for Faith Enrichment course, presented by Rev Dr Charles Waddell, will try to grapple with these ageless and ever-new questions. Cost: $15. For more information or to register, visit www.cfe.org. au, cfe@perthcatholic.org. au, or 08 9241 5221. THUS, 11 AUG–1 SEP RADICAL AMAZEMENT Eve r y T h u r s d ay 10am-12pm, Newman Siena Centre, Doubleview. Join us as we explore in bookclubstyle Radical Amazement by Judy Cannato. This book explores the marvels of creation in the light of faith. This Centre for Faith Enrichment program is facilitated by Sr Shelley Barlow RNDM. Cost: $30 – includes copy of book. For more information or to register, visit www.cfe.org. au, cfe@perthcatholic.org. au, or 08 9241 5221. FRI, 12 AUG GOVERNOR’S PRAYER BREAKFAST You are warmly invited to the 2016 Governor’s Prayer Breakfast, Friday, 12 August, 7.15am for 7.30am, Crown Perth Grand Ballroom, Great Eastern Hwy, Burswood. Patron, Her Excellency The Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC. Tickets: $60 1
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individual tickets (seated at tables of 10). To register visit www.gpbwa.org or 0435 095 077.
CELEBRATIING 150 YEARS FOUNDATION – SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF THE SACRED HEART
SAT, 13 AUGUST ANNUAL MARRIAGE DAY MASS The Archdiocese of Perth will this year celebrate the Annual Marriage Day Mass on Saturday, 13 August, 10am St Mary’s Cathedral. All couples and families are welcome. The Mass is an important way that our Archdiocese recognises and celebrates the important contribution that marriage makes to the Church and wider community. This special occasion is for all who are married or support marriage. Couples who are celebrating significant milestone anniversaries (25, 30, 40, 50, 60 or even 70 years) can receive a commemorative certificate bestowing a special blessing from Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Bishop Don Sproxton. Further info: Catholic Marriage and Fertility Services 08 9241 5000 or enrol.cmfs@ perthcatholic.org.au. All details must be received before 9 August.
The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart invite all relatives, associates, friends and past pupils to celebrate 150 years of their Foundation as The Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, to say thank you for all you have given to us and God’s faithfulness. Dr Michele Connolly RSJ from the Catholic Institute of Sydney will lecture on The Mission of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark: Invitation into my mission as a disciple of Jesus. La Salle College, 5 La Salle Ave, Middle Swan, Saturday, 13 August, 9am cuppa for 10.15am-3pm. Refreshments and lunch provided. For public transport, take the Midland line from Perth, or Transperth buses to Midland Station and please indicate when you RSVP. Transport provided between 9-9.45am. RSVP essential, Laura 08 9334 0999 or laura.mccarthy@ sosj.org.au.
SAT, 13 AUG MEN’S BREAKFAST AND TALK ON PERPETUAL EUCHARIST ADORATION A Men’s Breakfast and talk on Perpetual Eucharist Adoration, led by Fr Doug Harris will be held on Saturday, 13 August, 9am at St Bernadette’s Church, 49 Jugan St, Mt Hawthorn. All welcome. Registration essential for catering purposes 08 9444 6131 or glendalough@ perthcatholic.org.au by 8 August.
SUN, 14 AUG ST MARY’S GUILDFORD – CHURCH ANNIVERSARY Former students of St Mary’s Primary School, past and present parishioners of St Mary’s Parish, are cordially invited to a school reunion and to the celebration of the 80th Anniversary of the current church (1936-2016). Sunday, 14 August, 9.30am, St Mary’s Church, 21 James St, Guildford. Celebrations will start with Mass celebrated by Emeritus Archbishop Hickey followed by a social gathering and morning tea in the parish
hall. Further info and RSVP: Cheryl Harris (nee Morley) 08 9378 1909/0417 923 417; Jim McCarthy 08 9274 4498/0400 151 076; Emmanuel Calleja 08 9379 2012/0405 974 432. CATHEDRAL CONCERT SERIES – CONCERT 2 Sing the Classics!!’ Sunday 14 August, St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth 2-4pm. A variety of sing-a-long concert of well-loved hymns, spirituals and motets sung by the Cathedral Choir accompanied by string ensemble and the Cathedral‘s Dodd pipe organ. Features favourites such as Mozart’s Eine kleine nachtmusik’ Amazing Grace, Rivers of Babylon — and lots more !! Light Miss Maud refreshments served during interval in the Cathedral Parish Centre and adjoining courtyard. For tickets, visit www. ticketswa.com. FRI, 19 AUGUST QUEEN OF APOSTLES PARISH - PILGRIMAGE INFORMATION NIGHT Queen of Apostles Parish, Riverton and Christian Pilgrimage will hold a pilgrimage information night to Jordan and the Holy Land scheduled for 5-20 May 2017. The session will be held on Friday, 19 August, 6.30pm at Epiphany Centre, 50 Fifth Ave, Rossmoyne. For registration, Randa 0431 125 533 or randa@ christianpilgrimage.com.au. FRI, 26 AUGUST SPECTACULAR HOUR FOR SHEEN CONCERT Presented by Fulton J Sheen Society Inc, Friday, 26 August, Gibney Hall
Trinity College, East Perth, 7.30pm. Featuring Jeremy Ryan, Tenor (finalist for The Voice). Christina TrusBrowniing, Monica BrierleyHay and Christopher Waddell – Baritone. Cost $30 including supper, concession for seniors and students. Further info and bookings, Daniel Tobin 08 92918224 or sheensociety@ globaldial.com.
discussions and personal silence and solitude, bringing from the ‘storeroom, things both new and old’. Suggested donation: $250 (for those who can afford it), includes accommodation, meals and entry into the Museum and Art Gallery. Further info and bookings: Guesthouse Manager, 08 9654 8018 or g u e s th o u s e @ n ew n o r c i a . wa.edu.au.
SAT, 26 - SUN, 27 AUGUST SENT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF MERCY: 800TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DOMINICAN ORDER Friday, 26 August 7-8.30pm, and Saturday, 27 August, 9am-3.30pm, St Cecilia’s Parish Centre, cnr Grantham St and Kenmore Cr, Floreat. The keynote speakers for the conference are Fr Brian J Pierce OP and Dr Margaret Scharf OP. Topics to be covered include Dominic and his times; Pope Francis and the Mercy of Jesus; Dominic, the Dominicans and mercy; and Dominican echoes in our times. Opportunities like this only come around once every 800 years! Cost: $50. For more information or to register, visit www.cfe.org. au, cfe@perthcatholic.org.au, or 08 9241 5221.
FRIS, 26 AUG - 4 NOV DISCOVERING RESTORATIVE JUSTICE TOGETHER This second offering of the Discovering Restorative Justice Together is an initiative of the Archdiocese of Perth in this Year of Mercy. Restorative Justice is a way of building relationships in any setting - families, parishes, workplaces etc. When we are harmed or we do harm, relationships are damaged. Learning how this harm can be addressed in such a way that we do not need to carry that hurt for the rest of our lives can be a long process. This course will help us to get started on that journey, restoring “right relationships” with others and with God, and giving us the opportunity to explore a new way of relating to people. The sessions will be held at the Catholic Pastoral Centre, 40A Mary St, Highgate over four Fridays, once a month commencing 26 August then 30 September, 21 October and 4 November, 9am-12.30pm. Cost free. All welcome. Registrations required, places are limited. Further info: Claire Chew agency. support@perthcatholic.org. au or 08 6104 3600.
SAT, 26 - SUN, 28 AUGUST BENEDICTINE EXPERIENCE WEEKEND Benedictine Spirituality is more readily experienced than defined. 26-28 August; other weekends available in October and December at the New Norcia Monastery Guesthouse. Beginning with Vespers at 6.30pm on Friday, concluding after lunch on Sunday, the weekend will provide the opportunity to enter fully into the monastic rhythm and balance of prayer, work, Lectio Divina, hospitality, and community life. There will be opportunities to ponder the riches of the scriptures and monastic literature, both in group
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SATS, 27 AUG AND 3 SEP CATHOLIC WORSHIP BOOK II – WORKSHOPS The Centre for Liturgy Workshop II Session 1; Saturday, 27 August, Session 2; Saturday, 3 September, 10.30am-12.30pm, St Simon
Peter Parish, Prendiville Ave, Ocean Reef with other workshops available in midSeptember and October. The workshops will focus on how to use this new musical resource within the context of your parish and or school. The new hymnal is divided into two parts. The first session of the workshop will teach the Service music and the second session of the workshop will teach the hymns relating to the Seasons and the Feasts. Cost: $10 per workshop. Further info: Geraldine Schivardi; 08 9207 3350 or cfl@perthcatholic.org.au. TUE, 30 AUG - SAT, 8 SEPT 33RD NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF GOOD HEALTH, VAILANKANNI The 33rd Novena to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni will be held at Holy Trinity Church, 8 Burnett St, Embleton from 30 August to 8 September at 7pm. There will be a different priest every day. Further info: Church Office 08 9271 5528 or Gordon Davies 08 9377 4472 or 0417 185 203. WEDS, 31 AUG – 21 SEPT THE SPIRITUALITY OF THOMAS AQUINAS: THEOLOGIAN AND MYSTIC Every Wednesday, 7-9pm, St Denis Parish, Joondanna. St Thomas Aquinas (12251274) is one of the most significant theologians of the Church. But who was he, and how would we describe his unique relationship with the Trinity? Join Dr Margaret Scharf OP in this Centre for Faith Enrichment course to discover the man who was so grounded in knowledge and understanding, and at the same time, a profoundly humble mystic. Cost: $20. Further info or to register, visit, www.cfe.org.au, cfe@ perthcatholic.org.au, or 08 9241 5221. SAT, 3 - SUN, 4 SEP VOCATIONS REFLECTION
WEEKEND DAYS – SALVATORIAN FATHERS Vocation Reflection Days are designed to help young men decide what direction their future will take. In Christian life, there are three vocations: marriage, single life and priesthood/religious life. The Salvatorian Fathers will hold Reflection Weekend Days to help young men (18-35 years) find their way in life by deepening their faith, learning more about the Salvatorian Order and developing new friendships with other young men. The reflection weekend starts 2.10pm, Saturday, 3 September, finishing 1pm, Sunday, 4 September, another weekend available in November at Salvatorian Community House, 2 Caledonia Ave, Currambine. There will be time for prayer, spiritual development and social activities. Further info or to register: vocations@ sds.org.au or 08 9304 2904, 0488 111 574, Fr Greg Skulski SDS. SUBSCRIBE TO THE eRECORD Local news from across our parishes, agencies, schools and organisations can be delivered weekly directly to your inbox via The eRecord. It contains the latest news, events and photos from the Archdiocese. Parishes receive a PDF copy of the e-newsletter to print off and distribute for those who don’t have or don’t use email. Subscribe to the e-newsletter by sending details to communications@ perthcatholic.org.au.