Celebrate 100 years of the Young Christian Workers (YCW) movement in Perth with a special Centenary Mass and Reunion on Pentecost Sunday, 8 June 2025 (noon), at Mary MacKillop Parish, Ballajura.

The Mass will be co-celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop Don Sproxton and Fr John Jegorow, retiring parish priest and former Perth YCW chaplain.

Join us as we honour a century of faith in action, lay leadership, and the Cardijn legacy that has shaped generations of young people across WA and around the world.

Event Details:

  • Date: Sunday, 8 June 2025 (Pentecost Sunday)
  • Time: 12 (noon). Mass followed by a barbecue and social gathering
  • Location: Mary MacKillop Parish, Ballajura

We warmly invite all current and former YCW and YCS members, leaders, and chaplains from across Perth and WA to attend. Come celebrate the movement that formed us—and recommit to building a just world through See–Judge–Act.


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Let us know you’re coming:
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Support the Celebration

Donate here:
https://www.trybooking.com/au/donate/ycwcentenaryperth

More Information

Contact Stefan Gigacz via WhatsApp on 0491 077 033 or email aci@australiancardijninstitute.org


“A young worker is worth more than all the gold in the world.” — Joseph Cardijn
“See. Judge. Act.” — still the method for transforming the world.

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By Greg Lopez

Registrar of Cardijn Community Australia (from December 2025); member of the Australian Cardijn Institute; and Lay Male Chaplain with the International Movement of Catholic Students – Asia Pacific (June 2023-January 2026).

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