Our Lady of the Pilbara

                                                                                                       

St. Paul's, Karratha

St. Peter's, Dampier

St Paul’s Church                                     St Peter’s Church Karratha                                                    dampier       Office                         phone fax              9185 1443 Presbytery             phone                 9185 1406 Email                             karrathacatholic@westnet.com.au     Parish Team                                      Parish Priest at Karratha                           Fr Steve Casey — please ring the office while Fr Steve is on holidays Priest in Charge at Wickham                         Fr Bob Pocock                9187 1525 Parish Secretary Clare Corvaia 9143 1068 St Paul’s Primary School         Santino Giancono (Principal) 9185 1667 St Luke’s College                   Tom Kavanagh (Principal) 9144 1081

Mass Times   Karratha Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 9.00am Monday No Mass Tuesday No Mass Wednesday No Mass Thursday No Mass Friday 6.00pm — Stations of the Cross led by Mr Vince Heaton every Friday during Lent   Dampier Sunday 7.30am     Sacrament of Penance   Karratha Saturday 5.00pm — 5.30pm Fr Bob available for Confessions before the Vigil Mass Dampier          Sunday 6.50am — 7.20am     Baptisms/Marriages By appointment     Rosary Cenacle The cenacle is every Tuesday evening at 7.30pm (except school holidays) — hosted by Kerry & Laima Stubbs, 459 McKenzie Way, Bulgarra, Karratha (9144 1135). All are welcome.     Collections (27th /28th February 2010)   Priests Collection: $  908.00          Parish Collection: $ 1268.00   Thank you for your support of our priests and the upkeep of St Peter’s Church in Dampier & St Paul’s Church in Karratha. The first basket (red) is for the priests of the Diocese and the second basket (blue) is for the upkeep of the Parish. The amounts that are listed each week are the collections of Dampier and Karratha combined. The parish collection includes direct debits.                       PARISH PRIEST AWAY ON HOLIDAYS Fr Steve will be away on holidays from 18th February until 18th March. In Father’s absence there will be no weekday Mass. He will be back in the parish for Mass on the Feast of St Joseph on 19th March at 5.30pm. Fr Bob Pocock will celebrate the weekend Masses on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Fr Bob will be available for Confessions at St Paul’s Church on Saturday afternoons before the Vigil Mass from 5.00pm to 5.30pm. All enquires can be directed to the parish secretary, Mrs Clare Corvaia, in the parish office (9185 1443).   WEEKDAY MASSES CANCELLED UNTIL PARISH PRIEST RETURNS FROM HOLIDAYS There will be no weekday Masses scheduled until Fr Steve returns from holidays. The next weekday Mass at St Paul’s Church is the Feast of St Joseph on 19th March at 5.30pm.   CONFESSIONS In Fr Steve’s absence, Fr Bob Pocock will be available for Confessions at St Paul’s Church in Karratha every Saturday afternoon during Lent, from 5.00pm to 5.30pm. This modified schedule will replace the normal Confession times until Fr Steve returns from holidays.     STATIONS OF THE CROSS The Stations of the Cross will be conducted every Friday during Lent in St Paul’s Church in Karratha at 6.00pm led by Mr Vince Heaton. Thank you Vince for being available to lead this devotion in service of your fellow parishioners.   MINISTRY ROSTERS Some of the ministry rosters are still on the table at the back of St Paul’s Church ready to be collected. Thank you.