Our Lady’s Assumption Catholic Church 1922

Mass Times: 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday: 10:30am
2nd & 4th Sunday: 8:30am

Opened in 1922, this historic church is part of the Catholic Diocese of Bunbury and has long been a centre of faith and community life in Brunswick.

The history of the Roman Catholic Church in Brunswick began nearby at Roelands with the arrival of the Devlin, Ferry, Shine and Rafferty families from 1896. Around 1901, a small timber-and-iron church was built there, with Father Martelli travelling from Bunbury every four months to celebrate Mass.

As families moved into Brunswick and more Catholics settled in the district, local resident James Devlin led efforts to raise funds to purchase land and relocate the Roelands church. The first Mass on the Brunswick site was held in September 1909, and by 1914, the community had begun fundraising for a permanent church building.

Our Lady’s Assumption Church was officially opened and blessed in 1922 by Archbishop Clune. The congregation grew with the arrival of Italian migrants in the 1930s and Polish families after World War II. In 1956, the annual Festa celebration of Our Lady’s Assumption was introduced.

The Presentation Sisters arrived in 1951, opening St Michael’s Catholic School the following year in a former cheese factory to provide Catholic education and music lessons for local children.

The two houses beside the church once accommodated the clergy — the cream-coloured house for the sisters, and the corner house for the priests.

Mass is regularly held today, more information can be found here.