This annual Sundowner will be held on Friday, 30 January, in the outside area of the Our Lady of the Bay Community Centre between 5pm - 7pm . Proceeds from the Sundowner support the CWL scholarship to a student to attend SMMC. Cost $10 which includes food and drinks and a ticket in the door prize. Bring some coins for the raffle and games. Please come along and enjoy some ‘girl time’, lots of laughs and a chance to forge new friendships.

The Catholic Parish of Augusta invite you to join them for their 40th Anniversaryon Sunday, 25 January for the 8am Mass which will be followed by morning tea. Bishop George will be there. RSVP Lynne-Maree on 0466930303 or yorkelynnemaree@gmail.com

For prayer with the word of God : Let us pray that praying with the word of God be nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our communities, helping us to build a more fraternal and missionary Church.

Could all who minister of a weekend please advise the Parish Office of weekends available/not available in February.

Meeting will take place after Mass on Sunday, 18 January at OLB. We hope to finalise the design so we can start the project.

God’s Farm invites you to their monthly Eucharistic Adoration Mass on Saturday, 24 January, at 11am. Fr Paul Fox will be presiding. Join us for shared lunch. All welcome. Enquires: Mary 0438054199

AS CATECHUMENATES SPONSOR Emma Colombera Vanessa Philp Romain Goimard Brett Colombera Noah Staines Grace Staines Sandra McDonald Wendy Rivera Alice Le Anthony Dinh Alexander Forrest Roger Ronaldo AS CANDIDATES SPONSOR Jo Wilson Julie McKenzie Brooke Sewbalak Lyn Stone Let us keep them in our prayers as they continue their RCIA process, a journey towards faith.

Snippet from the Final Document: Part I - The Heart of Synodality 65. Over the centuries, the Church has also been enriched spiritually by the many different forms of consecrated life. From the very beginning, the Church has recognised the action of the Spirit in men and women who have followed Christ along the path of the evangelical counsels, consecrating themselves to the service of God, whether through contemplation or other forms of service. They are called to interrogat

Margaret Logue passed away last Saturday. Her funeral service will take place at Bantry Chapel this Thursday at 2.30pm. Terry McGregor also died last Saturday. A service will be held for him at a later date (when his brother arrives). Our thoughts are with the families and we pray that their Souls and the Souls of all the Faithful departed, rest in the peace of Christ. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace."

Parishes in the Diocese of Bunbury are now able to make available to those who attend Mass reception of communion under both species. Bishop George has lifted the restrictions due to covid pandemic. We, as a Parish, are preparing for the implementation of the norms. I am inviting all the ACOLYTES and EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMMUNION for a meeting after Sunday Mass on the 25 January . The aim is to re-orient and prepare us as we re-introduce the Holy Communion both B

The feast of the Baptism of the Lord and this Second Sunday go very nicely together. The baptism of Jesus was all about the start of his mission, and the readings of today are all about our mission . ….. To be a baptised person is to be a person on a mission. Today we proclaim the second of the Suffering Servant songs of Second Isaiah It speaks of the call by God of one who was not only to restore the survivors of the Jewish exile back to their homeland, but to be a light of

The family of Jon Wilder wish to thank you for the prayers sent to heaven on his behalf. He has now turned a corner and is doing much better.

Let us journey to EASTERN EUROPE SHRINES: CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA AND POLAND. The Pilgrim Directors will visit Busselton for the presentation of the itinerary on Sunday, 8 February after the 9am Mass at OLB. For more information, talk to Fr. Jess.

At the end of Mass, the priest raises his hand and says something very specific: “ May Almighty God bless you…” He never says, “I bless you.” That wording is not politeness. It is theology. A priest does not possess blessing as a personal power. He is not the source of grace. Even when he acts in the person of Christ during the Mass, he remains a servant, not the origin of divine action. Every blessing comes from God alone. By saying “ May Almighty God bless you,” the priest

This Sunday, our parish community joyfully celebrates the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens (those not baptised ) and the Rite of Welcoming for candidates (those who have been baptised) who are preparing to be received into full communion with the Catholic Church. These rites are moments of grace, where the Church embraces and supports those who are responding to God’s call. As a parish family, let us surround them with our prayers, encouragement, and example