The real presence of the body and blood of Christ is given to us not just to be admired and adored, but as real food and real drink to be eaten and shared in a way that Jesus himself comes to live and dwell in us, Father Vincent Glynn emphasised while celebrating this year’s Corpus Christi Sunday.
The Knights of the Southern Cross Cathedral Branch 28, in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Elizabeth Quay, have heroically led the charge to restock St Vincent De Paul’s “Vinnies food hamper supply” – a supply that has been drastically depleted responding to the Australian bushfires and the local impact of the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit – which together form one God for the Catholic faithful – was the focus during Trinity Sunday celebrations on Sunday 7 June.
It was with the supportive encouragement of her husband that Leeming resident Amy Gonsalves, now a parishioner at Willetton Parish, took the leap of faith to pray to God.
The Archdiocesan Centre for Liturgy has continued to support various liturgical ministries during the period of isolation, despite limitations on physical gatherings enforced by Coronavirus-led restrictions.
Entries are now open for the St Vincent Pallotti Scholarship for Lay Ministry.
Some three months of social distancing under COVID-19 restrictions has given most Australians an idea of the stress associated with separation from friends and family for any extended period of time – stretch that isolation distance to thousands of nautical miles, sometimes lasting years in duration, and the plight of many seafarers comes close to comprehension.
The Emmanuel Catholic College community have been collecting non-perishable goods for Rotary as part of their Christian Service.
Bunbury’s Bishop Gerard Holohan added his voice to those calling for a bi-partisan rejection of the introduction of proposed legislation.