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 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.
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.
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.
Some 10 priests celebrated anniversaries of 25, 40, 50 and 60 years in 2023. They were honoured during the annual priests and clergy Mass on 29 November.
Embleton Parish Historian Jackie Marrapodi explained to The Record that the parish came into being on 1 March 1964, in an area which had been part of the Parishes of Bayswater, Bedford and Morley.
The occasion will mark 70 years since former Perth Archbishop Lancelot Goody blessed and dedicated the foundation stone of St Joseph’s Marist College, Subiaco, on Sunday 7 February 1954 heralding the Marist Order’s first metropolitan school in the WA.
The 2021 completion of a $5 million upgrade underscores the dedication of the St John of God Murdoch Hospice to providing exceptional facilities and high standards of care.
The centenary Mass marked the anniversary of the first chapel in Australia to be dedicated to St Therese of Lisieux and part of the Convent for the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions, now known as the Catholic Pastoral Centre.
Ordained in 1998, Fr Paul has this month celebrated his 25th anniversary to the priesthood, following four years of study in Rome, having also built two Churches in the parish of Gingin-Chittering.