Dear Parishioners and Friends,
Please join us during Holy Week and Easter
MONDAY 30 & TUESDAY 31 MARCH AND WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL
Adoration at 11am
Mass at Midday
HOLY THURSDAY 2 APRIL
9am to 11.30am Church open for quiet prayer
No Adoration and No midday Mass
7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
8pm to 10pm Adoration
GOOD FRIDAY 3 APRIL
No Adoration and No midday Mass
11am Stations of the Cross at the Basilica of St Patrick
12noon to 1pm Reconciliation
3pm Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
HOLY SATURDAY 4 APRIL
No Adoration and No midday Mass
9.30am to 11.30am Reconciliation
10am to 11am Reconciliation in Italian
4pm Polish Blessing of Food
7pm Easter Vigil Mass
EASTER SUNDAY 5 APRIL
Masses: 8am, 9.30am (Italian), 11am and 5pm
8.15am St Anne’s, North Fremantle
Parish Office Opening Hours for Holy Week and Easter
Monday 30th March to Wednesday 1st April – Open 9am to 3pm
Thursday 2nd April to Monday 6th April – Closed
Reopen Tuesday 7th April at 9am
The Weekend eBulletin
Click here to download the eBulletin for Palm Sunday: The Passion of the Lord, Year A.
Palm Sunday
Sunday 29th March is Palm Sunday. Please bring your own palms to be blessed at all Masses.
Parish Special Collections
The parish raised the following amounts in the recent collections: –
- Lifelink Appeal $6,905.00
- MAMI Appeal $1490.00
- Fr Patrick’s Farwell $950.00.
Thank you for your generous support.
Anointing of the Sick Mass
The next Anointing of the Sick will be held on Tuesday 7th April during the midday Mass. All Welcome.
Parish Morning Tea
The next parish morning tea will be held on Sunday 12th April after the 8am Mass in the Presbytery carport. All Welcome.
Easter Offering Envelopes
Twice a year you are asked to give generously to support the Priests in the parish. Easter Offering envelopes are now available on the pews. Place your offering inside and place it on the collection plate. Thank You!
Oblate Retreat/Congress in Melbourne
The Fremantle Oblate Community will be attending their annual Retreat/Congress in Melbourne from Sunday 12th April to Sunday 19th April 2026. During this time, we have had to make some changes so that we can accommodate supply Priests.
Please make note of the following: –
Sunday 12th April: Masses as per normal with Fr Navis and Fr Bianchini assisting.
Monday 13th April: No Adoration and No Midday Mass
Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th April: No Adoration but Midday Masses as per normal with Fr Navis assisting.
Sunday 19th April: Masses as per normal with Fr Navis, Fr Pierluigi and Fr Nick assisting.
From Monday 20th onwards Oblates return and Masses continue as per usual.
Thank you for your assistance during this time and let us keep the Oblates in our prayers.
All to Pilgrimage and Celebration: The Migrant Jubilee Cross
This Easter, we are welcoming the Pilgrimage of the Migrant Jubilee Cross to Australia. This is a deeply symbolic and sacred Migrant Jubilee Cross which is a gift from migrant communities to the Church. It also contains sacred relics of the Holy Family and a relic from the 1914 cedar coffin of St Mary of the Cross MacKilloр.
The Fremantle Parish has been asked to host the Migrant Jubilee Cross, so you are invited to join us on:
Saturday 25th April 2026
10am welcome the Migrant Cross to the parish followed by Veneration, rosary, quiet prayer and reconciliation
11am Adoration
Midday Concelebrated Mass for the Migrant Cross and Anzac Day
1pm Veneration, rosary and quiet prayer
2.30pm Farewell Migrant Cross
Financial Assistance
If you wish to assist financially for insurance or repair works you can deposit funds into the account below with the reference of either insurance, repair works church or repair works presbytery.
Account Name: Basilica Working Account
BSB: 086 006
Account No: 48794 3085
Your assistance no matter how big or small is very much appreciated. Thank you to those who have already assisted so generously it is very much appreciated. Thank You and God Bless!
Basilica Carpark
The Basilica grounds are open at 7am to 7.30pm Mon to Sunday. Any cars that are parked in the grounds after lockup will need to be collected the following morning. Parking in the Basilica grounds is at your own risk.
Safeguarding Requirements in the Parish
The Church Sacristy: Reminder that the Church Sacristy is only to be used by the Priests, Acolytes and Church Staff. Parishioners are not to enter the Sacristy. The toilet located in the Sacristy is for the use of the Priests only it is not a public toilet.
Safeguarding of our children in the Parish
The Archdiocesan Safeguarding Project was started in 2016 by Archbishop Timothy Costello SDB with the aim of providing a safe and secure environment for all its members, leaders and especially children and vulnerable adults. The parish of St Patrick’s Basilica is committed to creating a safe parish. To read more, visit https://fremantlestpatricks.org.au/parish-safeguarding-project/.
Weekly Giving
The collections are an important part of a Parish life. Your weekly 1st collection donations support the Priests in the parish to minister to the needs of the parish community and the Fremantle boarders.
Your weekly 2nd collection donations help us to maintain all aspects of the Basilica, Presbytery and Administration Centre. Without your assistance we would not be able to provide and maintain the Parish and its community. Thank You!
Please continue to give generously via the collection plate, tap and go tablets or direct deposits into the accounts below.
EFT First Collection Details
BSB: 086 006
A/c No: 56187 5405
Reference: 1st Collection and your name
First Collection supports the Priests.
EFT Second Collection Details
BSB: 066 107
A/c No: 0080 0216
Reference: 2nd Collection and your name
Second Collection supports the Parish.
COMING EVENTS
Sunday 29th March
Palm Sunday
Thursday 2 April
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday 3 April
Stations of the Cross
Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
Saturday 4 April
Polish Food Blessing
Easter Vigil Mass