• St Lawrence & Mary Immacualate, Balcatta   ||   St Theresa, Gwelup
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Welcome to our Parish website...

There are two churches, which belong to our Parish: St Lawrence & Mary Immaculate in Balcatta and St Theresa in Gwelup (with Mt La Verna Retirement Village). There is also St Lawrence Primary School in Balcatta. For children who do not attend a Catholic school, we offer a comprehensive Religious Education Program. Incorporated into this program are the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. We are one Christian Family!

This site was created not only for the benefit of our parishioners but also for anyone who would be interested in our activities. If you would like to become a catholic or renew your catholic faith, we would love to hear from you ASAP! You are ALWAYS welcome in our community! You can even become a member of one of many groups existing in our parish or you can simply choose to be part of the parish as whole.

Jesus saved us as a community and He wants us to worship Him as a community (not only as individuals). So, come and see, experience God’s mercy, compassion and Christian love among us!!

Fr Emil Ciecierega SDS, PP

Prayer for Parish

Christ Jesus,

You who love us and deepen in us the knowledge of Your name and Your love, open all doors and make known the way of salvation, You call us to take time and to be with You in prayer, to draw close to You and to seek Your Will.

You desire to purify our hearts and to lead us to repentance draw us together as a community and help us to open our hearts to appreciate the gift of each other.

Bless our Parish Community and all those we love. May your grace lead us to a new Pentecost in our lives to go and proclaim the Good News to all and a deeper desire to live the mission of the Church.

AMEN

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On the 4TH SUNDAY of each month at the 5pm Mass (during school term) the Children are invited to remain in Church to participate in our CHILDREN'S MASS. Simply ask your children to join the Children's Liturgy Team who will be near the choir area before Mass begins and they will be invited to sing with the choir, read the prayers of the faithful and take up the offertory gifts. For all other Sundays at the 5pm Mass (during school term), the children will be invited at the beginning of Mass to join our CHILDREN'S LITURGY program held in the parish hall by our Children's Liturgy Team. All kids Welcome!

PREP offers a comprehensive Religious Education program for children who attend a government primary school in years 2-6. Incorporated into the program are the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation. Classes are held on Tuesdays from 4–5.15pm at St Lawrence Parish during school term by fully trained catechists.

St Lawrence Parish is a very welcoming, vibrant, mutilcultural parish.

Please click on the Tab marked "Parish News" at the top of this page and select "Bulletin"  to view our weekly news and find out what's happening! 

(*No Cuppa temporarily due to COVID restrictions) At the end of each month we hold a Parish Cuppa and acknowledge the recent birthdays of parishioners after Masses at 8.30am, 10am(Italian) and 5pm at St Lawrence Church, Balcatta and the 11.30am Mass at St Theresa Church, Gwelup. We invite everyone to join us for fellowship. 

We also encourage everyone to introduce yourself to a person sitting next to you each time you come to church before the Mass begins and offer to pray for one another during the Mass, for instance during the Prayers of the Faithful. Together we will continue to build and nurture our caring parish community.

Mass Times

WEEKDAY MASSES
Mon - Sat 9:00am & 1st Fri of the month 7:30pm
Wed 10:30am at Gwelup

WEEKEND MASSES
6:00pm (Vigil)
8:30am, 10:00am (Italian), 12noon (Croatian), 5:00pm
11:30am at Gwelup

CHILDREN’S/YOUTH MASS
Every 4th Sunday of the month at 5:00pm

Reconciliations

BALCATTA
Reconciliation is available every morning during the week
before 9am Mass in St Lawrence church.

Fri 8:30am - 8:55am
1st Fri 8:30am - 8:55am & 7:00pm - 7:25pm
Sat 5:15pm - 5:55pm or by appointment.
(during Advent and Lent 15 minutes before 9:00am Mass)

GWELUP
Sun after 11:30am Mass or by appointment.

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