Fr Francis' Golden Jubilee Mass will be held 6:00 pm Friday 5^th May.

As an expression of thanks to Fr Francis we have placed a box at the back of the church for you to put your gratitude notes for him. Everything placed in the boxes will be collected (starting Easter Sunday to end of April)  and put in a gift box. This will be presented to him at the Mass.

Meeting for Centenary Celebration working groups will be held on​​​​​​​ Wednesday 5th April at​​​​​​​ 6:30pm in the Meeting Room of the Church. If you have your name down for any of the groups please make an effort to come along. Looking forward to seeing everyone Wednesday night.

Easter Raffle Tickets will be on sale from the weekend of 25th March and drawn at the Easter Vigil Mass. 
Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. 
Money raised will go to Centenary funding.

 

We look forward to welcoming Fr Benedict Lee as the new Parish Priest for Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Palmyra. He is currently the Parish Priest of St Joseph’s Bassendean. He was ordained in Perth in 2002 and has served previously in Scarborough and Wanneroo parishes.

Fr Benedict Lee will start at Our Lady of Fatima on Wednesday 11th Jan 2023 after Fr Francis completes his tenure after 23 years of service.

We thank Fr Francis and wish him well as he begins his next chapter.  We hope to see him in May to celebrate his 50 years of ordination if not sooner.

THE BIRTH OF JESUS, THE MOTHERHOOD OF MARY, AND THE FATHERHOOD OF JOSEPH 
All world’s miracles begin with the birth of a child and the motherhood of the mother, and the fatherhood of the father. 
Motherhood here is used in its literal and metaphorical sense: every woman has the potential 
to be a mother whether or not she is gifted with biological motherhood. Every woman, to a 
satisfactory degree is instinctively maternal with care and concern for the child. 
When the Christian world talks about needing a saviour in the child Jesus, it is affirming, sometimes unthinkingly, the need to acknowledge the metaphor that only as a child, can we 
change and save ourselves and the world. 
The second element, which must be present in any salvific mission is motherhood. Without 
the love, care, compassion, kindness, patience,  of motherhood, salvation is impossible. 
The third element, which is inextricably linked to motherhood is the fatherhood of every man, 
with the ability to reason and reflect properly on such awkward moments as can stand in the 
way of salvation. There are many such moments. 

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
It is only the person who can read the signs of the times who can understand that history repeats itself everyday in our lives, in our families, in our societies, in our world.  
History repeats itself because human beings have short memories. After a disaster has occurred, generations who have not known the pain and suffering of the preceding generations cannot see an approaching disaster unless they have taken seriously the historical lessons of such preceding disasters. 
It requires honesty to admit to oneself that if human beings behaved badly and continue to 
behave badly, they would attract certain consequences to themselves and to others. When such consequences occur, innocent people are caught up in other peoples’ intransigence and intolerance. 
The evidence of history is that once love is eclipsed in men and women’s hearts, the world 
descends into an avalanche of hatred and nonlove. It is the sort of carelessness, which creeps upon men and women in times of forgetfulness. In order to avoid the historical consequences of human carelessness, there are simple but difficult things we all must do: respect people and their non-harmful beliefs; respect people and how they have turned out from their mothers’ womb; respect people and their non-harmful cultural beliefs; respect people’s lawful property and possession. By all means do no harm. 
“Mind your business”, as St Paul tells us in some of his letters, for example, in Ephesians 
4:28

In 2023 our Parish turns 100 and as it happens to be, Father Francis' golden anniversary of ordination. The inaugural celebration is on the 13th May, which is the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. 

If you would like to particiapte in planning and coordinating events for this special celebration year please contact Stefano Zagami [email protected] or any member of the Parish Council.

Look out for updates from the Organising Committee here and on our Facebook page. All are welcome to get involved and share their ideas.

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Due to health concerns and other reasons not all of our Parishioners have returned to mass following the COVID lockdown. If you or a loved one would like to stay connected and receive a phone call from the Parish Council please register your interest with the Parish office.  
Someone from the Parish Council will give you a call to say hello, give you an update on the Parish and answer any questions you may have. Please share this opportunity with anyone you think might need it and email [email protected] or phone 93391298 to register your interest.

Enjoy a cuppa after 9:00am Mass each Monday in the Parish Hall. All are welcome!

MY JESUS, I believe that you are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, & I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You Sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. As though You have already come, I embrace You and unite myself entirely to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

If you have updated your address or contact details recently please update the Parish office so we can keep in touch.

To update your contact details or register for electronic communications email [email protected] or phone 93391298.