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Maida Vale Church celebrates 50 years of transformation
Having originally started in a packing shed, the Maida Vale Parish community came together Sunday 7 April to celebrate the 50th anniversary of St Francis Assisi Church.
Dual anniversaries unite Ballajura parish community
Ballajura Parish has marked 2024 with the dual anniversaries of the Parish and Church, celebrating with the blessing and unveiling of a new grotto of the Holy Family, a bush dance, a Mass with Archbishop Costelloe and a dinner with some 200 hundred guests.
Polish Catholic community celebrate 50 years of faith, community and culture
In an interview with The Record, Maylands Polish Community Parish Priest, Fr Tomasz Bujakowski, spoke about the arrival of Polish migrants in Perth following World War II.
New Grotto dedicated to the Holy Family to mark parish anniversaries
The Grotto will be unveiled by Ballajura Parish Priest Fr John Jegorow and City of Swan Mayor Tanya Richardson at 6pm, followed by a free community celebration.
The Cross becomes a source of life for us, Archbishop Costelloe tells City Beach parishioners on 50th anniversary of Holy Spirit Church
Because the death of Jesus was the final act of love in a life lived in love, explained Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Holy Spirit Church, City Beach Parish, the Cross, rather than being a source of scandal or a place of defeat, becomes a source of life for us. By Jamie O’Brien.
Ballajura parishioners called on reflect on journey than began in 1988
Ballajura parishioners are this month being called to come together in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the parish, and 25th anniversary of the opening of the Church of Mary MacKillop.
New Parish Priest for Como
Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Fr Dat is the youngest of four siblings. Arriving in Perth in the mid-80s, the young Dat Vuong grew up in Morley.
Maida Vale Parish to celebrate 50th anniversary of St Francis of Assisi Church
Opened 30 March 1974 by then Archbishop Launcelot Goody, the former church of St Francis of Assisi Maida Val Parish was no longer large enough to accommodate all the parishioners.
Greenwood All Saints Church celebrates 50 years of hope, faith love and unity
Speaking about the 50th anniversary of Greenwood’s All Saints Church, Parish Priest Fr Elver Delicano said one undeniable truth remains – the divine grace that sustains us.
“It is God’s grace that has nurtured our faith, brought healing to the broken, and ignited a passion for service within us,” Fr Elver said.
Banksia Grove honours St John Paul II devotion with new statues
Banksia Grove parishioners have recently celebrated the first anniversary of the opening of St John Paul II Church with the blessing and opening of a new presbytery, several statues and a rose garden.
