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St Thomas More Catholic Parish
100 Dean Rd, Bateman Western Australia

A house of welcome to all and a place of service to all  
Our parish team can be contacted on (08) 9310 1747 or fax (08) 9310 8575
or by email to secretary@batemancatholic.org  
Deacon Bruce: instrumentum@westnet.com.au

Youth Office:
youth@batemancatholic.org      www.facebook.com/bateman.parish  
Morecare: morecare@batemancatholic.org       
     Catechists: catechists@batemancatholic.org

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Welcome to our Parish website

Last updated 11/4/2010  

Mass Times
Weekends

6.30pm Saturday vigil
8am, 9.30am, 11 am & 6pm Sundays

Weekdays
Mondays 7am (8am on public holidays)
Tuesday 5.30pm
Wednesday 8am
Thursday 7am
Friday 5.30pm
Saturday 8.30am

Reconciliation
Saturday 11am - 12 noon & 5-6pm


SACRAMENTAL
PROGRAMME
& FAITH EDUCATION

Sacramental dates for 2010

First Holy Communion
Year 4

Saturday 19 June at 4pm & Sunday June 20th at 11am

Confirmation
Year 6

Saturday August 28th at 4pm & Sunday August 29th at 11am

First Reconciliation
Year 3

Wednesday September 15th at 6.30pm &Thursday September 16th at 6.30pm

For further information on the sacraments please see our sacraments page.

Children's Masses 2010
March 21st @ 9.30am
October 31st @ 9.30am

Faith Education

Adult Confirmation
Please see Fr George if you are interested.

Right of Christian Initiation (RCIA)
Our parish runs a program of enquiry on Thursdays at 6.30pm.  Please call our parish priest for further information.

Religious Education Program
Our parish runs an extensive after school Religious Education Program for those children in years 1 to 7 that are not attending Catholic Schools. 
The program also prepares children for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Communion and Confirmation. 

Classes run each Wednesday during term starting at 4pm. 

For enquiries please contact the parish.  Costs are $30 per year for a single child, $40 per year for a family.

 

World Youth Day - Madrid 2011
Rooted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in the faith (cf Col. 2:7)

WYD2011 website: http://www.jmj2011madrid.com/  and http://www.archimadrid.es/

http://wyd.catholicpilgrimoffice.com/

Themes for next three WYDs

Pope Benedict XVI has announced the themes for the next three World Youth Days in order to help young Catholics better prepare for the next international gathering in Madrid in 2011.

 

 

 

Opinion - The iPhone and World Youth Day

 

Another characteristic of the Madrid World Youth Day will be networks. For the first time, we are going to have a World Youth Day in which really the fundamental means of communication will be the Internet, the social networks, not only as information but also as communication, to create communities. In Sydney, this already began, but I think this is going to be the explosion. - Santiago de la Cierva interviewed by Zenit.

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Year of the Priesthood

Priests a band of "sacramental brothers": O'Malley

 

In a letter to clergy for the Year for Priests, Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley has called for a return to the ancient theology of the presbyterate as an "intimate sacramental brotherhood" with a "corporate sense of priestly identity".

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Pope invites 400,000 priests to Rome

 

The Vatican Congregation for the Clergy has announced that Pope Benedict plans to close the Year for Priests by inviting every Catholic priest to join him in Rome from June 9-11 2010.

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Clergy Life & Mission - Year of the Priest

Why a year for priests?
What is happening around Australia

 LINKS

American Catholic - St. Anthony Messenger      Catholic Greetings - Free Catholic Greeting cards


American Catholic Minute Meditations


http://sacredspace.ie/


www.jamberooabbey.org.au/html/oblates/lectiodivina/lectiodivina.htm

Other Useful Links
Australian Bishops Conference
The Vatican

Prayer.com
Sacred Space
Prayer Space for Kids
Church Resources

Cathnews.com.au
Catholic Education, Western Australia
Daily Prayer online
Liturgy Help
Liturgical Commission (Brisbane)
Vocations
St Charles Seminary

Australian Catholic Social Justice Council
Western Australian Indonesian Catholic Community (WAICC)

e-Journals

More links
4 Myths about Divorce & Annulment


CathNews Headlines from Church Resources

Feature - Vatican Observatory now on iphone

 

The Vatican Observatory is launching its own iPhone app, targeting the world's 1.5 billion Catholics. The move follows Pope Benedict's recent encouragement to reach people worldwide through new technology.

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Huge demand for passes to attend Mary MacKillop canonisation

 

The official Australian pilgrimage tour agency has been inundated with calls from people wanting passes to attend the canonisation of Mary MacKillop in Rome later this year.

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Feature - how the GFC will change us

 

Christians and other faith leaders have criticised the speculative excess and greed that led to the GFC. American writer Jim Wallis calls for a new normal of biblical values that include broad themes like Enough is enough and Were in it together.

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World population of Catholics still rising

 

The new Vatican Yearbook shows that the number of Catholics as a percentage of the worldwide faithful is growing slightly and the number of priests is also growing, while the number of religious sisters is falling.

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Opinion - MacKillop sainthood touches chord of recognition

 

Actors receive Oscars, scientists get Nobel Prizes, but outstanding people of faith remain largely unnoticed. That is why the canonisation of Mary MacKillop will be welcomed by Australians, whatever their faith or lack of it, writes Rachael Kohn.

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Featured website - On Faith

 

This sub-site at The Washington Post includes comment on the faith aspects of current media issues, including Tiger Woods. There is also a comprehensive dialogue on religion and politics, videos and links.

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CD Review - Sacro Song 3

 

Sacro Song 3 was one of the more striking releases of 2009. Rap is not a genre always associated with affirmative messages and it is especially startling to hear it being used as a means of spreading the gospel.

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Opinion - 32 gigabytes of liturgical heaven

 

Before I invested in the iTunes Universalis program, I used to have to carry my heavy Book of Christian Payer whenever I travelled. Now all of the prayers I ever need can be found in my own little 32 gigabytes of heaven. 

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Featured website - Thinking Faith

 

Thinking Faith is the online journal of the British Jesuits. It contains writing and commentary on everything from church rituals to human rights There is also a broad range of book reviews.

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Mary MacKillop to become Australia's first saint

 

Mary MacKillop will become Australia's first recognised saint on Sunday, October 17, after Pope Benedict XVI announced the date of her canonisation overnight in Rome.

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Mary "at heart of Catholic tradition", says Archibshop Pell

 

Cardinal George Pell says Mary MacKillop ''stands at the heart of the Catholic tradition'', and that "she had a great ability to forgive."

 

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Catholics rejoice at "woman of holiness", says Archbishop Hart

 

Australian Catholics were jubilant last night at the Vatican's announcement that Mary MacKillop has become the nation's first saint. A ''deeply pleased'' Melbourne Archbishop Denis Hart said St Mary was a woman of holiness.

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"A great tribute to the Church," says Prime Minister

 

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says MacKillop sainthood is "a great, great tribute to the Catholic church and a great, great tribute to her hard work in education". 

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"A rare privilege", says nun who led campaign

 

Australia's Sister Maria Casey, who led Mary MacKillop's sainthood campaign, was among those who attended last night's historic meeting in Rome. "It's a rare privilege indeed,'' she said.

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Mary one of six new saints

 

The canonisation of Mary MacKillop is one of six new saints announced by the Pope.

 

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