Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has last weekend visited the new Mother Teresa of Kolkata Church at Baldivis Parish.
The new Church, on Eighty Road Baldivis, was built by Sanpro Constructions, and was completed at the end of April. Further additions to landscaping are being completed in the coming weeks.
In visiting the new Church, Archbishop Costelloe had the opportunity to speak with Parish Priest Fr Geoff Aldous, the Parish Council and Building Committee as well as several parishioners.
In speaking to the parishioners, Archbishop Costelloe thanked Fr Geoff and the parish community, drawing on the words of Pope Francis in relation to the importance of being a parish community.
“To quote Pope Francis, the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful,” Archbishop Costelloe said.
“Particularly in this day and age, in front of the ever increasing struggle of the Church to remain relevant to the society in which we live, it is vital that this parish community and Church be a beacon of light,” he said.
The dedication and blessing of the Church, which was originally planned for the end of June, is now scheduled to take place in November.
More to come in next week’s edition of The eRecord.