Get praying! Mass every Saturday in Moora at 6.30pm except on the fourth Sunday of the month when we start at 10.30am on Sunday morning.

Come Holy Spirit, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.

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2. Oct, 2016: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Increase our faith!
The readings introduce to us the idea that righteousness is long suffering; it is persistent fidelity to God even when things aren’t going our way. Christians know that this means journeying with Jesus in our lives. This long suffering journey is not undertaken in vain—as we are promised every gift in Christ if we keep on striving to do what is right and just.

St Paul tells us that we have been given that gift already—that of God’s love burning in our hearts. This gift is not a spirit of timidity, but the Spirit of power, and love, and self-control. Of course we who have been given this gift have to evolve. We are given the freedom to grow into this gift and be transformed by it as we make choices to serve and love one another. We are free to do the right thing but we can’t expect praise. It is only fitting. More importantly, doing the right thing is reward in itself.
23. Sep, 2016: News About Exciting Stuff!

So, our parish has talked heaps about the convent. I want to propose that it becomes a community hub and that out of it our parish, St Joseph’s and allied partners, can deliver MacKillop Care.

MacKillop Care would deliver three primary services (a) programs exploring Indigenous culture for the kids at St Joseph School (b) specialised learning such as Lexi’s existing programs for dyslexia (c) care i.e., continued existing day care for the 3-ups and specific care programs for Indigenous mums and their children 1-3 yrs (who are in critical periods of their development). The best news is that Roslyn is already running the Best Start program in the convent twice a week. Patrina is helping her, but also continuing the existing cultural learning programs she runs for our Aboriginal children.

Okay, other stuff! Last week I mentioned Moora shire being interested in acquiring land. Here’s the deal: Council is interested in acquiring a portion of Lot 93, along with Lots 94-96 Kintore Street. Please don’t sell me (I’m on Lot 91!). The vision is to build 9 Aged Persons Accommodation Units to compliment the “Aging in Place Housing Strategy.” It is effectively on the old school site, so we will consult Jim Clarke (now living in Jurien) about the naming of these units if it goes ahead. There you have it! What do you want to do about all of that?
16. Sep, 2016: Upcoming Research in Moora

From Deficit to Resilience: Exploring the Impact of Negative Emotions in the Lives of Indigenous Australians

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC PARISH - KINTORE STREET, MOORA
Rural Region of Moora, Miling, Badgingarra & Dandaragan
Coastal Region of Jurien Bay and Cervantes (see slideshow below)

MASS TIMES

Moora: 1st 2nd 3rd and 5th Saturdays 6.30 pm
4th Sunday 10.30 am: Morning Tea follows.

Miling: 4th Sunday 8.00 am
Badgingarra: 1st and 3rd Sundays 8.00 am
Dandaragan: 2nd Sunday 8.00 am
Jurien Bay: 1st Sunday 10.30 am
3rd Sunday 10.30 am
4th Saturday 5.30 pm
5th Sunday (if any) Comm. Service 5.30 pm
Cervantes: 2nd Sunday 10.30 am St John Ambulance Centre, Weston St

NOTE: There may be changes on Special Days.

Weekday Mass at Moora: Wednesday 5.30pm & Friday 8.00am
Parish Priest: FR CHRIS WEBB, PO Box 168, Moora, WA 6510
Mobile: 0439 604 459
Parish Email: parishhouse@bigpond.com
Parish Phone: 08-9651 1054
Jurien Bay: 77 Bashford Street , Phone: 08-965216522

January 2016
To mums and dads!
Moora, WA

Dear parents, if your children have not been baptised I invite you to have them baptised.

Would you like your children to experience the joy, the love and the peace of belonging to God’s family? In a few weeks we will celebrate the Presentation of the Lord known as “Candlesmass” because it recalls when Mary and Joseph brought their child into the Temple to proclaimed “light of the nations.” Would you like your child to be a light in Western Australia?

Why would the baby Jesus, who is not in a position to say yes or no, be baptised? If parents are supposed to provide their children with the basic necessities of life, what is more basic than one’s faith in God? Parents do not allow their children to decide whether they want to go to school, whether they want to eat the right foods or do chores at home. We make these decisions for them. Parents have a responsibility to initiate their children into their faith traditions.

When your child is baptised they become light for the world as they experience and learn to respond to God’s love. Baptism will introduce your child to a world of values and a new realm of freedom as children of God. Baptism is the doorway to a life of love and service unlocking your child’s potential to become that person you know they should be.

Getting your child baptised offers them way more than going to church or to getting them into Santa Maria or Mazenod. It introduces them to the life of God calling them to achieve their dreams and to live a life of fulfillment, joy and happiness.

I wholeheartedly invite you to bring your children to Jesus through baptism, to give them the gift of being sons and daughters of God, to introduce them to the values of the Gospel and have their sacraments recognized by any secondary catholic school that they may be fortunate enough to receive higher education! Please call to arrange the baptism of your child or children.

May God Bless You
Fr Chris Webb Phone: 9651 1054 Mobile: 0439 604 459
John the Baptist Church Moora