Jamie O'Brien is the Archdiocese of Perth Communications Manager and Editor for The Record, incorporating The eRecord and The Record Magazine.
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The Record Magazine Issue 34 (December 2021)
Issue 34 (December 2021) of The Record Magazine.
Welcome to Issue 34 of The Record Magazine - the last issue for 2021! It has now been just over a month since the conclusion of the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia.
What an experience it has been for the Church! The historic Opening Mass took place in our own St Mary’s Cathedral, livestreamed to the whole world.
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New Pastoral Supervision Program designed to help acknowledge and build on what is working
Pastoral support for parish priests is now available through the Archdiocese of Perth, with the launch of the new Clergy Professional Pastoral Supervision program on Tuesday 26 October.
Life on the peripheries: The Catholic community of Christmas Island
Located some 1500km west of Perth, Christmas Island is pastorally cared for by the Archdiocese of Perth and has a population of nearly 1500 people, with some eight per cent being Catholic.
The importance of beginning with Christ: An interview with Bishop Sproxton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtFft0gprQw
Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton spoke to The Record on Day Five of the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council. Video: Max Hoh.
One of the lessons
learnt during the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council has been the
importance of beginning with Christ, said Perth Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton.
Speaking in an
exclusive interview w...
SPECIAL REPORT: “The Lord is closer to us than we are to ourselves,” says Archbishop Costelloe
The Lord is closer to us than we are to ourselves, said Plenary Council President and Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, as he officially opened the First Assembly of the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia, Sunday 3 October at St Mary’s Cathedral.
St Mary’s joins the battle against COVID-19: Vaccination clinic open for two weekends
Perth’s St Mary’s Cathedral will join in the battle against COVID-19 as host of a vaccination clinic over two weekends.
Faith communities must find sense of purpose and identity in Christ, says Archbishop Costelloe
Speaking to Principals and teachers at the annual Thanksgiving Mass for Catholic Education Western Australia, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe said that any Christian faith community, including an educational faith community, if it is to be a living expression of a gospel culture, must ultimately find its sense of purpose and identity in Jesus Christ. Photo: Ron Tan.
Any Christian faith
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Broome Diocese issues urgent call for volunteer workers
The Diocese of Broome has this week issued an urgent call to Perth Catholics to volunteer in various towns across the diocese.
The Diocese of Broome provides essential services to a number of Aboriginal communities, but due to COVID-19 border restrictions, interstate volunteers are unable to enter Western Australia.
New catechists program completed; local parish catechists honoured at launch
The new Parish Religious Education program, Gathered in My Name, developed by the Catholic Education Western Australia Catechist Service, is finally complete.
We need disciples who are faithful and faith-filled, says Archbishop Costelloe
We need disciples who are faithful and faith-filled, said Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, at the liturgical launch of the 2021 LifeLink Christmas Appeal for Parish Priests and Parish Appeal representatives.
