Southern Cross Care (SCC) has been awarded a Lotterywest grant of more than $260,000 to further enhance their aged care facilities.

On August 22 a special morning tea was held in the Cathedral Presbytery for Fr Jim Petry who recently celebrated his 90th birthday.

Staff and students of Kolbe Catholic College at Mass on September 6 were sad to farewell Fr George James, then-assistant priest at Our Lady of Lourdes, Rockingham, who recently received another parish appointment.

Kelmscott parishioners bid a sad farewell to their humble little Church of the Good Shepherd last weekend, but celebrated years of planning and hard work on the part of many as they opened their new parish Church the next day…

Kelmscott’s old church was bursting at the seams as the congregation prepared to process into their brand new church last Sunday; a new home for growth – in numbers, and in Christ.

The naturally retiring Angelo Bongiascia has been a part of the Good Shepherd Kelmscott parish since it was first established in the 1960s. He continues to serve the parish faithfully in any way he can, as Juanita Shepherd reports…

The visit of Buddhist monks to Corpus Christi College in Bateman on August 9 has received mixed responses from parents.

Eight young men from St Charles’ Seminary were one of the many groups which performed at the City Beach Parish Hall to help raise funds for the Respect Life Office.

The Australian Ordinariate will share a part of the Anglican patrimony next week, issuing a general invitation to join in Holy Cross Day celebrations, to be held at the University of Notre Dame (UNDA) in Fremantle on September 14.

Parish Priest Fr Elver Delicano and parishioners of St Francis of Assisi Parish in Maida Vale were delighted to open the Prayer Garden with a threefold purpose on August 15.