Residents might need to mark the date in their diaries
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (357670)
Rockingham, Australia
July 6, 2025 3:32am CST
Not too far from Kwolyn in Western Australia, we came across this little Catholic church. The area around the church is well-kept and the fence is neat and tidy. There was a notice board saying the next service will be held on April 19 at 10.30am. I had to smile as we’re already into June but then I noticed the ‘2026’ below the date.
Some of these tiny churches do have very few services and I guess this is one of those. The fact that the date is April 2026 makes it seem like it’s once a year for this little church.
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@Ineeddentures (8895)
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6 Jul
Oh well
Maybe once a year is enough for the residents there
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@JudyEv (357670)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
@Ineeddentures Go for it. Vince stopped going to Mass years ago and I'm a Kalathumpian from way back. 
@allknowing (148940)
• India
17h
And to think it is a mortal sin if one does not attend Sunday mass
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@allknowing (148940)
• India
9h
@JudyEv He makes allowoance even when individuals decide not at attend like myself
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@DaddyEvil (152598)
• United States
6 Jul
Maybe that church has a wandering priest and he only schedules one service in each of the churches per year? I'd say he's stretched a little thin...
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@DaddyEvil (152598)
• United States
9h
@JudyEv That would be the only way that would work... I wonder if some of the people follow him from church to church?
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@JudyEv (357670)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
@DaddyEvil I should think most would just go to the one in their area but I could be wrong.
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@LindaOHio (193664)
• United States
6 Jul
How odd. I would expect services to be on a regular basis.
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@GardenGerty (164591)
• United States
18h
Reminds me of the stories of the early west in the US. Circuit riding preachers that showed up when they could but it certainly was not on a real regular basis.
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@JudyEv (357670)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
A lot of our smaller towns had irregular services too. Sometimes a priest would have a very big parish with some towns getting a service maybe only once a month.
@abhi_bangal (6669)
• Ahmednagar, India
6 Jul
OMG! Almost 10 more months? That's quite a long time. They are taking longer breaks, I think.
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@abhi_bangal (6669)
• Ahmednagar, India
9h
@JudyEv Ohhhh I see. That's why such a long break. Makes sense.
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@FourWalls (76360)
• United States
6 Jul
Wow, that’s two weeks after Easter next year! So I take it that town’s not overrun with convents and abbeys.
I wonder what the inside of it looks like.
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Oh my goodness, a long waiting time before next service.
@RasmaSandra (86648)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
19h
That is amazing I have to say, At least everyone knows when to attend,
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@JudyEv (357670)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
I would need to write it down or I'd be bound to forget.
@JudyEv (357670)
• Rockingham, Australia
9h
I want to join some the smaller towns' FB sites as they have interesting events from time to time. We could easily attend some of them and I'm sure they'd be a lot of fun - not the Mass maybe but other functions.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16987)
• China
6 Jul
Oh,there is an interval of about one year between the two mass !
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@Beestring (15576)
• Hong Kong
6 Jul
That is unusual. May be this church does not have service on a regular basis.
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