Parishioners are, once again, invited to contribute to the SVdP Annual Christmas Appeal. The provision of Christmassy and other food items would be greatly appreciated. Lists of suggested items are shown with the baskets at both our churches. If you prefer to offer a cash donation, envelopes are available at the rear of the churches – these can be placed in the collection baskets at Mass . The need this year has been enormous – in the past three months we have given out over

All Parishioners and Friends are invited to attend the Christmas Choir rehearsal this Tuesday, 9 December at 6pm at Our Lady of the Bay. For those who missed the first rehearsal, please make sure you get there early to make sure your hymnbook is correct. New harmonies are being learnt. Be there ……. Please!

For Christians in areas of conflict: Let us pray Christians living in areas of war or conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds of peace, reconciliation and hope.

On Wednesday 3 December we will host a Women’s Retreat led by Sr Pauline Dundon “Advent-waiting in hope”. Contact deborahmrobertson@bigpond.com or 0419 939 864 for further information and registration. No cost (donation requested).

All are invited to the morning tea after Sunday’s 9am Mass. The hosts this month are The Craft Group and the Tuesday Gals. Come and meet up with old friends or maybe make some new ones. Look out for our returning pilgrims from the Youth Festival in Melbourne. Find out what moved them and ask how we as a parish can help them on their journey forward. Is there something they would like to see happening here???

Could all who minister of a weekend please advise the Parish Office which Christmas Masses you will be attending (Sheets are in the foyer to fill out), and of weekends available/not available in January.

The Catholic Diocese of Bunbury cordially invite you to the Diocesan Pilgrimage and closing of the Jubilee Year on Saturday, 13 December . Pilgrimage Walk takes place at 9am from the Hayward Street Carpark, on Ocean Road, South Bunbury and the Jubilee Mass starts at 10am in St Patrick’s Cathedral.

Is this Thursday , at 5.30pm in the Ned Kenny Centre (after the 5pm Mass at St Joseph’s). Advent is not meant to be a time of passive waiting, but rather of hopeful preparation for the coming of the Lord. We invite you to enter more deeply into the prayerful nature of the season and join us as we follow the Diocesan Program and reflect on the coming Sunday’s Gospel over a cuppa. Advent Programmes are a gold coin donation or can be downloaded from our website or emailed to yo

I HAVE CHOSEN YOU ……… John 15:16 Fr Wally: 08.12.1997 Fr Ian: 09.12.1972 Fr Jaybee: 10.12.2005 Fr Gerald: 11.12.1998 Please pray for our Priests, they need our prayers and support that they remain strong in their faith and ministry.

After the Sunday 9am Mass 7/12/2026

Snippet from the Final Document: Part I - The Heart of Synodality 56. Listening to those who suffer exclusion and marginalisation strengthens the Church's awareness that taking on the burden of wounded relationships is part of its mission. The Church does this in order that the Lord, the Living One, can heal them. This is the only way that the Church can be “as a sacrament or instrumental sign of intimate union with God and of the unity of all humanity”. At the same time, be

John the Baptist, a voice crying out in the wilderness with urgency, honesty and hope. For families and parishioners today , his message is not a distant echo from another time. It is a personal invitation to look at our own lives and our communities through the lens of renewal. John is calling people to wake up, to clear away whatever blocks the path to God and to step more intentionally into the life they were made for. This call is as real now as it was then. Families live

“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” (Ps:51) Please mark your diaries for the Parish Advent Reconciliation on Friday, 19 December. 6.00pm in St. Joseph’s Church.

Come for a Christmas get together with other ‘Holy Romans’ on Thursday, 11 December, at 8.30am @ ’The Good Egg Café on Albert Street. Last breakfast for the year.

Are you able to help at this event? From setting up, to packing up, to taking up the collection or helping at the First Aid station there are a lot of jobs up for grabs. Please contact Richard Lock 0421692224 if you can help.

From the 8 - 11 January at the Catholic Youth Camp. Busselton Open from ages 13 – 18 yrs. Register at https://catholicdioceseofbunbury.brushfire.com/events/620238 Follow us @bunburydioceseyouth or https://www.facebook.com/BunburyDYMO for updates & sneak peeks! Don’t miss out on the ultimate summer experience — a chance to grow in faith, find hope, and make memories that will last a lifetime.

Please find Bishop Pastoral Letter below. There are a couple of copies in the church. Ring the Parish Office if you need a hard copy.

Our Lady of the Bay Christmas Eve: 6.00pm - Children’s Mass 8.30pm - Carols 9.00pm - Mass Christmas Day: 9.00am - Mass St. Joseph’s Christmas Eve: 11.30pm - Carols 12.00am - Mass

Choir Practice: 9, 16, 23 December Advent Reflections: 11 & 18 December Vesting the Christmas Tree: 14 December Simbang Gabi: 15 December - 23 December Advent Reconciliation: 19 December

A Filipino tradition for the nine days before Christmas. Everyone is welcome. 15 Dec Monday 6:30pm St. Joseph's 16 Dec Tuesday 6:30pm Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Dunsborough 17 Dec Wednesday 6:30pm St. Joseph's 18 Dec Thursday 6:30pm St. Joseph's 19 Dec Friday 6:30pm St. Joseph's 20 Dec Saturday 6:30pm - normal Mass St. Joseph's 21 Dec Sunday 6:30pm - normal Mass Our Lady of the Bay 22 Dec Monday 6:30pm St. Joseph's 23 Dec Tuesday 6:30pm S t. Joseph’s - shared supper

We invite our parish families to bring a bauble to decorate the Our Lady of the Bay Christmas tree on Sunday, 14 December. Perhaps you would like to write your family name on the bauble?