Officially inaugurated on the Feast of the Assumption on the 15 August 1994, the now Archbishop Emeritus Hickey said at the time the Church of Perth was welcoming the appeal of the Holy Father on the eve of the third millennium for the new evangelisation.

The Archdiocese of Perth recently hosted a significant meeting of Vocations Directors from the Western and Central dioceses of Australia.

Coordinated by the Perth Vocations Office, the two-day gathering took place on 27 – 28 May 2024 at St Charles Seminary, thanks to the gracious invitation of the rector, Fr Francis Nguyen.

Redemptoris Mater Seminary’s Grzegorz Rapcewicz was Ordained to the Diaconate at St Mary’s Cathedral on 12 August by Auxiliary Bishop Donald Sproxton. Dcn Rapcewicz will continue to serve his ministry at Osborne Park Parish while awaiting the next step of his vocation – priesthood. By Matthew Lau.

In the hope of promoting vocations across Western Australia, St Charles Seminary has created a new initiative called ‘The Vine’, a monthly newsletter with the first issue published in February.