The Justice, Ecology and Development Office last month joined hundreds of West Australians in welcoming refugees, migrants and visitors to Australia at a family fun day at John MacMillan Park.
The life and pastoral work of the well-known and respected Fr Anthony (Tony) Desmond Vallis from the Archdiocese of Perth will be forever remembered and marked by his firm trust in the Lord and witness to following the will of God.
Archbishop Timothy Costello has this week responded to the news from the Federal Government, announcing the distribution of visa’s to refugees in Syria.
The outstanding support and positive participation in LifeLink Day has seen Our Lady’s Assumption Primary School Dianella and Trinity College East Perth being named as the recipients of the 2014 Archbishop’s Spirit Award.
The 2015 Archbishop’s Christmas Appeal was attended by 150 priests and parish representatives from across the Archdiocese last week came together at St Mary’s Cathedral as part of the liturgical service and launch of the appeal, presided over by Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton.
More than 100 people from across Perth last weekend gathered to honour the work done by the Right to Life Association Western Australia. The 35th Annual Dinner, which was held at the Pagoda Restaurant in Como, served to support the independent, non-denominational group that lobbies state and federal government in defence of life of all human beings from conception until natural death.
The musical talent of Welsh composer Karl Jenkins took on a new theme in memory of refugees and asylum seekers who have lost their lives in the search for freedom as part of a concert at St Mary’s Cathedral last Sunday, 11 October.
Adult faith formation in the Archdiocese of Perth has a new name, just in time for the new term. Formerly known as the Maranatha Centre, the Archdiocesan agency for adult faith development will now be known as the Centre for Faith Enrichment (CFE), continuing under the leadership of Director Dr Michelle Jones.
The various cultures in which the Gospel is proclaimed – and in which it finds a home – are a powerful sign of the rich creativity and fruitfulness of the Spirit of God, said Archbishop Timothy Costelloe last week, in celebration of the inaugural Multicultural Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral.
The training of some 30 lay men and women in the area of child protection has last month brought the number of Safeguarding Officers for the Archdiocese of Perth to more than 50.