On Sunday 18 June, Baden Crapella, Jack Girando, Luke Hallett, Jack Lee Steere and Imogen Mead received their First Holy Communion. Thank you to Fr Roshan, parishioners, teachers and parents, who worked together to make […]
Parish News
Pilgrimage of Mercy at Assumption Parish, Mandurah
On 22nd May 2016 during the family Mass, Fr Tony Chiera, our Vicar General officially opened the Door of Mercy of Our Lady’s Assumption Church Mandurah as a Pilgrim Centre for the Jubilee Year of […]
St Joseph’s Parish, Manjimup New Portico
In the last Grapevine we published a picture of the new portico in progress. We are delighted to present our “new look” church. Originally built 60 years ago the small portico didn’t protect our parishioners […]
Knights Dinner Achieves Another Milestone
‘Just as the risk of wrongful death is why we no longer have capital punishment in Australia, the same risk also applies to the Euthanasia legislation; there’s no turning back!’, stated Hon. Nick Goiran MLC […]
Bishop Gerard’s Pastoral Letter on Euthanasia
Dear Brothers and Sisters in ChristDuring this past week, the lower house of the Western Australian Parliament, the Legislative Assembly, voted to pass the draft legislation which would legalise euthanasia in our State. The draft […]
What are the fruits of our 2019 Diocesan Synod?
Dear ParishionersLast June, our Diocese celebrated its first Synod as envisaged by the Second Vatican Council and encouraged by Pope Francis. The purpose of this Pastoral Letter is to share with all the fruits of […]
COVID19 Update to All Parishes Issued March 24th 2020
TO PARISHIONERS OF PARISHES IN THE BUNBURY DIOCESEDear Brothers and SistersFor the first time in our memories, it is no longer possible to celebrate public masses in Australia. No one can say how long this […]
Manjimup Parish Christmas Hamper Drive
The people of St Joseph’s Parish in Manjimup opened their hearts and their wallets for those in need by making donations to the Parish Hamper Drive in the lead up to Christmas. The generosity of […]
Launch of the Safeguarding Program and call for Safeguarding Officers
To the people of the Bunbury Diocese I wish to repeat again my most sincere apology of Christmas 2015 to all those who have suffered the horrors of child abuse within the Church, particularly in […]
SYNOD CONSULTATION THANKS
I am most grateful to all who participated in the first two consultations for our 2019 Diocesan Synod. The response has been well beyond expectations. Many obviously took considerable time to consider what they wanted […]