If you want to read an article ( A Lifelong Vocation) on two of our parishioners (Kevin & Kate Jennings) go to https://vocations.perthcatholic.org.au/vocations-stories

Ladies from the craft group are invited to enjoy a Christmas Lunch on Tuesday 25th November from 12.30pm at The Esplanades Hotel. You are most welcome to join them for an afternoon of laughs! Please rsvp to Fran 0428 220 822 or Julie 0429976602 by Sunday 23rd.

NOVEMBER GATHERING - NOURISHMENT FOR THE SOUL Dardanup Josephite Companions invite you to join them for a reflective session facilitated by Sr Pauline Dundon rsj. Place: Parish Hall 11 Money St, Bunbury Date: 26 November Time : 9.30 for a 9.45am start. Bring a friend, A gift for Kris Kringle, a present for the Community Christmas Lunch and a plate of food to share. Response to this invitation would assist with organisation on the day. D Savage 97914008 H. Brown 0478 783 990

Why do we say ‘amen’ when we receive communion? ‘Amen’ is a prayerful way of affirming our religious convictions. When we say ‘Amen’ as we receive communion we affirm our belief in the great mystery of the Eucharist. St Augustine had a great way of looking at it. He suggested that when we receive the host we should say a double amen. ‘Amen’ (Yes!) I believe this to be not just a piece of bread but the body of Christ. And ‘Amen’ (Yes!) I believe this to be not just a bunch of

This Sunday, we farewell and bless our delegates from the parish who are making a pilgrimage to the Australian Youth Festival in Melbourne later in the week. You are invited to the morning tea following this 9am Mass where you can come and meet the youth to give them your personal blessing.

The year 1-12 classes from St Mary MacKillop College are holding an exhibition this Sunday (16 November) from 10am-2pm in the College Gymnasium. Morning tea (coffee, tea and scones) will be offered at the College that day for purchase. Please take this opportunity to view the talent at our College. Art, photography, media, design and technology will all be on display

St Teresa of Calcutta declared, “There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, for thoughtfulness, and this is the great poverty that makes people suffer so much.” Pope Francis consistently challenged the world to look beyond the attention grabbers, the powerful and the oligarchs and to see instead the people at the margins of society. He set a wonderful example through, amongst other things, supporting the homeless people and rough sleepers

Pre-Catechumenate meeting for enquirers. Columbarium Interim Committee Meeting.

Recital presented by the Bunbury Catholic Diocesan Liturgical Choir on Saturday, 22 November from 4.30pm-5.15pm at St Thomas More Church, Margaret River. Admission by donation with all funds gifted to a local Margaret River community charity. See poster in church.

Every day, in popular media, and in public conversation, one hears the names, God and Jesus Christ , used as exclamations or even as profanity. We are proposing a small practice that Christians can adopt to help counter such trivialisation of the Lord’s name. If someone says profanely or casually, “Oh my God” , we can respond, “Have mercy” . And if someone says profanely or casually, “Jesus Christ” , we can respond, “Lord and Saviour” . Such responses, either offered out loud

The month of November each year is a time when we especially remember in our prayers all those who have died. All masses celebrated during November are offered for the repose of the souls of all the faithful departed. During this time, we have remembrance boxes on the sanctuaries of both our churches which you may place inside a November mass offering envelope with the name of departed loved ones. Please note that individual mass intentions are not offered during November, as

AN EXCERPT: SPES NON CONFUNDIT - JUBILEE YEAR 2025 #25. In our journey towards the Jubilee, let us return to Scripture and realise that it speaks to us in these words: “May we who have taken refuge in him be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us. We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered” (Heb 6:18-20). Those words are a forceful encoura

That Catholic Shop Christmas Catalogues can be found in the foyer of the church. The proceeds of every purchase assist the work of Aid to the Church in Need. Offer Masses for the Holy Souls and support Priests in Need pamphlets can also be found in the foyer.

Could all who minister at the weekend Masses please advise the office of dates you either can/or cannot attend in November.

You are warmly invited to join a special World Mission Month webinar, World Mission Month in Focus: Our work in Zambia in action with special guest Bishop Edwin Mulandu , on Friday 24 October at 8:30 am (AWST) . Together, we will hear Bishop Edwin share inspiring stories from the Diocese of Mpika in Zambia and discover how Catholic Mission supporters are making a real difference through projects that care for mothers and babies, and strengthen food security with a maize mill.