2 October 2015
Your news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
Edition #51
WA Bishops meet in Perth to talk on local and State issues
Seated from left are Archbishop Timothy Costelloe, Archbishop of Perth; Bishop Don Sproxton, Auxiliary Bishop of Perth; Bishop Gerard Holohan, Bishop of Bunbury Diocese; Bishop Christopher Saunders, Bishop of Broome Diocese; and Bishop Justin Bianchini, Bishop of Geraldton Diocese. PHOTO: JAMIE O’BRIEN
Perth clergy unite to celebrate Ministry MORE THAN 175 priests, deacons and seminarians from across the Archdiocese last month gathered at Aquinas College for the annual Clergy Mass and Dinner. The clergy were joined by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe and Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton for the occasion, together with Bishop Justin Bianchini from the Diocese of Geraldton and Bishop Christopher Saunders, from the Diocese of Broome. Archbishop Emeritus Hickey, who was attending the World Meeting of 1 | EDITION #51 | 2 OCTOBER 2015
Families in Philadelphia, and Bishop Gerard Holohan, from the Diocese of Bunbury, were unable to attend. The annual event gives the clergy an opportunity celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for the gift of their vocation and to recommit themselves to the Lord and to his Church. Speaking to the eRecord after the event, Archbishop Costelloe said the occasion was also an opportunity to acknowledge those who were celebrating special anniversaries. “We also acknowledged our newly ordained priests
and deacons.” Although the celebration is no longer held at St Charles’s Seminary, due to the large numbers involved, seminarians from the two seminaries are still heavily involved in the preparation and celebration of the Liturgy. The Chapel at Aquinas College provided a perfect setting for a dignified, reverent and joyfilled Eucharistic celebration, greatly enriched by the music provided by Jacinta Jakovcevic, the Director of Music at the Cathedral, and the seminarians from St Charles. Thanks were paid to
Executive Assistant to the Archbishop, Jennifer Lazberger, who worked hard to coordinate the event, in addition to the Principal, teachers and catering staff at Aquinas College, who prepared the venue. “Our priests, ably assisted in many cases by our permanent deacons, are at the heart of the life of our parishes and of our diocese,” the Archbishop said. “They are, for us, a living sign that Jesus continues to be among his people as their Good Shepherd. Full Text available at
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