By Tony Pires The Church flourishes when clergy and lay leaders walk side by side in shared responsibility for the mission of Christ. That was the primary conclusion from a recent formation day attended by a group of Parish Priests and Parish Pastoral Councillors from across the Archdiocese. This echoes the teaching of Pope Francis who consistently called on the Church to resist isolatio...

Workshop participants were keen to consider their own parish communities in the light of the eight fundamental charisms of a Parish

We are both building and being built into a spiritual house for God, Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB has said at the Dedication Mass for the new Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea Jurien Bay, on Saturday 29 May.

What will we do when we finally get back to our parishes? I
don’t think anyone really knows, but I suspect it will not be business as usual. For many it will be a joy to return to the Masses they have missed so much; for
others it may be a little more complicated. Our lives have been turned upside down and we will have had months to think with
only streamed Masses to accompany us. There is much to rethink and rebuild. There will be questions that we will only
slowly come to appreciate. That
is why I believe that it is fortunate that the assemblies of the Plenary
Council have been delayed. We will need time to come to grips with our new
reality.

The role of Parish Priests in supporting Perth Catholics in becoming Saints, with all their gifts and limitations, was the key message delivered by the Perth Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB at the installation Mass of the new Parish Priest for Canning Vale Parish, Father Jean-Noël Antoine Marie.

Parish Pastoral Councils who wish to explore the Archdiocesan pastoral innovation of Parish Hubs have been gearing up to participate in the Archdiocesan Plan’s May gatherings set to take place on 18 and 25 May.