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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

Parish 60th imageThis year is a very special one as Balcatta Parish celebrates its 60th anniversary. 
In honour of this milestone on Sunday 17th October there will be a Multicultural Mass at 10am with Bishop Don Sproxton followed by a family picnic at Stirling Civic Gardens for all parishioners. 
Join us for this special event of thanksgiving for the whole parish.

 

Icecream image60TH ANNIVERSARY FAMILY PICNIC AT STIRLING CIVIC GARDENS
Join us for a family fun day after the Multicultrual Mass from 11.30am onwards at the Park.

Enjoy fresh coffee made to order from the Coffee Van! 
Choose your favourite flavour gelato from the Icecream Van!
Facepainting available for the kids!

Let’s come together as a parish community and celebrate the 60th anniversary of our church and school.

 

youth group 2On Sundays 6-8pm in the Parish Hall at St Lawrence Church

392 Albert St, Balcatta.

Inviting all youths in Years 6-12 to join us for spiritual development, fellowship, food and fun. Just come along. All Welcome!

Office will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays only 
on 28th,30th Sept and 5th, 7th Oct from 9.30am-12.30pm

For urgent matters please leave a message on the answering machine on 3944 7066 for one of the priests.

cuppa blueSt 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! 

At the end of each month we hold a Parish Cuppa and acknowledge the recent birthdays of parishioners after Masses. 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.

St Theresa 2Celebrations for St Theresa Feast Day will begin with Rosary at 11am followed by Mass at 11.30am with refreshments afterwards. 

All parishioners are invited to join us at St Theresa Church, 678 North Beach Rd, Gwelup for this special Parish Feast Day.

Mass Times

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

WEEKEND MASSES
Sat 6:00pm (Vigil)
Sun 8:30am, 10:00am (Italian), 12noon (Croatian), 5:00pm
Sun 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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