Personal Advocacy Service (PAS) recently celebrated their Annual Community Celebrations on 2 July at John XXIII College with members from all 16 groups from 13 parishes located around Perth to meet, mingle and celebrate the community and their achievements.

After being diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome some 30 years ago, Fr Ted Miller has gone through great struggles to overcome the medical condition.

After 40 years of providing sacred and liturgical music to the Catholic community in Perth, the group known as the Julian Singers has closed up shop, donating its remaining funds to Australian Religious Against Trafficking Humans (ACRATH).

When then-Father Justin Bianchini was chosen to become Bishop of the Geraldton Diocese back in 1992, he viewed the development with trepidation, but also with a sense that God had called him to take up the position, which was in a country diocese similar to those he had served in – and loved – before.

The Most Reverend Michael Morrissey was ordained the ninth Bishop of Geraldton on Wednesday 28 June at Nagle Catholic College Gymnasium. Born in Geraldton, Bishop Morrissey’s life could not have unfolded any differently than from his childhood days.

Centacare Employment and Training is helping disadvantaged members of the local community gain valuable qualifications to secure employment with extraordinary success through a Certificate III course in Individual Support (Ageing).

With the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Michael Morrissey occurring last week on 28 June, Bevan Wilkinson this week spoke to The eRecord about his friend, the newly ordained Bishop Morrissey, recounting the memories shared since they first met back in 1985.

Ms Oscar, who also holds an Order of Australia (AO) is engaged in a research project which aims to uncover the motivations, inspirations and personal struggles on her journey from growing up on a cattle station in the Kimberley to graduating from university, and firmly planting her feet as a central figure of leadership and hope in the Australian community.

Perth Catholic Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB last month joined fellow Christian and Jewish leaders in honouring Perth Hebrew Congregation’s Rabbi Dovid Freilich.

In a discussion forum for the ‘Teen Stream’ at last weekend’s Veritas Youth Festival, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB called for the youth present to take up the call to become saints.