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26 January 2017
Edition #116
YOUNG SALESIANS ENJOY RECORD
NUMBERS AT THIS YEAR’S SUMMER CAMP
The WA Young Salesians Summer Camp in Dwellingup brought together campers and organisers for a week of fun outdoor activities and reflection.
By Caroline Smith
MORE THAN 100 young people descended on Nanga Bush Camp in Dwellingup recently for a week of sport, outdoor activities, reflection and Mass, as part of the WA Young Salesians’ Summer Camp. The event – held from Monday, 9 January to Friday, 13 January – drew record numbers, with 98 campers and 22 leaders in attendance, a marked improvement on previous years, according to Camp Coordinator Graham Maher. “This was our 27th year as a camp, and it was the largest single camp in terms of numbers in that time,” he said. “We went as low as 15 campers four or five years ago, so bouncing back has been a great milestone for us. All the leaders are very
Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB celebrated Mass at the WA Young Salesians Summer Camp, which recorded its largest numbers for an individual PHOTO: SUPPLIED camp, with more than 100 young people in attendance.
enthused about seeing the numbers increase.” An important focal point during the week was the celebration of Mass on Monday and Thursday, with Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB officiating for the second occasion. “There was no specific theme for the camp this year, but our Masses had themes: on Monday, it was ‘Being a neighbour to one another’,
where the Mass included the Good Samaritan reading,” Mr Maher said. “On Thursday, Mass focused on the idea, ‘I will take care of you’, indicating that God will always be there for you, no matter what else is going on in your life. “Having the Archbishop there to celebrate Mass provides a kind of validity to what we’re doing over the week.”
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The WA Young Salesians – and their summer camps – hold a particular importance for Archbishop Costelloe, as they are connected to the Salesian order of which he is a member. The Salesian Order was founded in the mid-19th century by Don Bosco, an Italian priest whose teachings and works focused on helping young people and bringing God into their lives. Mr Maher said his own experience as an attendee of the camps showed him the profound effect it could have on young people over the week. “I attended for the first time when I was 17 years old - one of the kids from my parish wanted to go but their parents didn’t want them to attend alone, so I decided to go too,” he said. Full Text available at
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Holy Cross Parish honours priests and community at By Caroline Smith
HAMILTON HILL’S Holy Cross Parish recently celebrated its 50 year anniversary with a morning Mass and the arrival of a new tabernacle and honour board, recognising the many priests who have served there over the years. The Mass – which was held on 4 December, 2016 – was celebrated by Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB and co-celebrated by Parish Priest Father Nicholas Nweke, Fr Emmanuel-tv Dimobi and Fr Greg Donovan, supported by acolytes John Williams and Des Cox. The Archbishop blessed the tabernacle and honour board before a congregation of more than 150 people, including parishioners past and present. Later, parishioners and their families gathered at the West Australian Portuguese Club in Beaconsfield for a ticketed lunch to celebrate the occasion. Holy Cross Church Hamilton Hill Parish was dedicated as a church in 1966, but had been previously known as Holy Cross Hall, built 10 years earlier by Fr Mirko Maslovar, who served as Parish Priest in Spearwood from 1957 to 1965. The following year, Holy Cross Hall was converted into a church, dedicated by Bishop Miles McKeon and opened with Fr Maslovar as Parish Priest. Parish Council Treasurer Bernadette Pinto said the anniversary had been a great opportunity to bring together members of the parish community and to honour those who had been associated with it in the past. “The Church service was a great opportunity to have Archbishop Costelloe officiate
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TOP: Archbishop Timothy Costelloe celebrated Mass at Holy Cross Church Hamilton Hill Parish in honour of its 50 year anniversary, helped by Parish Priest Father Nicholas Nweke. ABOVE: Following the Mass at Holy Cross PHOTOS: SUPPLIED Church, attendees enjoyed lunch at the WA Portuguese Club to celebrate the anniversary.
at a Mass,” she said. “And the honour board, which lists all the parish priests who have served at Holy Cross Church Hamilton Hill Parish since 1966, was an important step in recognising them.” Congregants at the Mass received a special Mass booklet which outlined the parish history and included photos of its celebrations and feast days. As a memorial of the event, those who attended also received a prayer card with a picture of the relic of the True Cross which is
enshrined in the church. Reflecting on the celebrations and feast days, Ms Pinto said the parish had long been a centre for Portuguese culture and religious celebrations, including Pentecost. “Holy Cross Church H a m i lton H i l l Pa r i sh has always had a strong connection to the Portuguese community and parishioners of that background have their own feast days throughout the year,” she said. The parish also had a Portuguese chaplain, Fr Julian Carasco, now deceased, who served at
Holy Cross Church from 1991 to 2013. The Parish Council did some fundraising by approaching state and federal members for Fremantle, the Fremantle Dockers and local businesses, while the tabernacle was donated by a Portuguese Association. Hampers were provided by Portuguese associations within the parish and Fr Nweke donated a framed ‘Divine Mercy’ picture. Full Text available at
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TAKING THE GOOD WITH THE BAD,
KEY TO A HAPPY MARRIAGE TAKING THE GOOD WITH THE BAD and a commitment to staying in love are the keys to a successful marriage, according to Mercy Place Mont Clare (Claremont) residents Katherine and James McMahon, who recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. Mr And Mrs McMahon, who are both aged in their nineties, were thrilled to receive letters from the Queen, the Prime Minister and a host of Western Australian politicians on the occasion. The couple hail from very different parts of the world: Mr McMahon was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia in 1924, and Mrs McMahon entered the world in Calcutta during the time of the British Raj in 1920, with her family moving to Western Australia eight years later. After getting married on 28 December, 1946 at St Mary’s Cathedral - where they first met - the couple ran a dairy farm in Nannup for close to 15 years, after which they moved into fine wool production. At the same time Mrs McMahon worked as matron at Nannup District Hospital for close to two decades. The couple, who live together at Mercy Place Mont Clare, celebrated their milestone with a party for friends and family, as well as Mercy Health staff. “We courted for many years before getting married as we were only able to see each other when I was on leave from the services,” Mr McMahon said. Family had been a great source of joy for both of them, Mrs McMahon added. “We have been very fortunate in our lives, and were blessed to have six happy and healthy children: three boys and three girls,” she said. “Today we have 11 grandchildren and six great grandchildren who we are also very proud of.” Mercy Place Mont Clare Service Manager Janelle McFarlane said the entire Mercy Health team were keen to congratulate the couple on their special milestone anniversary. Mercy Health is a Catholic community not-for-profit provider of care, founded by the Sisters of Mercy and grounded in a 2000 year history of caring for those in need. The organisation is a national
Taking the good with the bad and a commitment to staying in love are the keys to a successful marriage, according to Mercy Place Mont Clare residents Katherine and James McMahon, who recently celebrated PHOTO: SUPPLIED their 70th wedding anniversary.
service provider of health and aged care throughout Victoria, Southern New South Wales, WA, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. In WA, the organisation cares for over
300 people across six residential homes, with 78 independent living units. Full Text available at
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Helpfulness had no boundaries: FAT H ER M I C H A EL J O H N B R OW N O F M By Rachel Curry
A gentle and joyful man whose helpfulness knew no bounds, Father Michael John Brown OFM passed away on 31 December, 2016 at the age of 94. In the 67th year of his religious profession and the 61st year of his priestly ordination, Fr Brown ministered across Australia as a Parish Priest and Spiritual Director to many in the Archdiocese of Perth. Below, Neil Brown shares treasured memories of his older brother with The eRecord journalist Rachel Curry. This article also includes excerpts of the eulogy from fellow Franciscan Friar and friend, Fr Bob Matthews OFM. MICHAEL JOHN BROWN was born on 12 July, 1922 in the wheatbelt town of Wyalkatchem, about 200km north-east of Perth, to James and Mary Anne Brown. One of seven children, Fr Brown moved to Perth with
his family as a boy and gained his education at St Mary’s Convent School in Maylands and Christian Brothers High School in Highgate. His younger brother Neil recalled that Fr Brown felt called to be a priest at an early age. “It was always in his mind from when he was at school. Mum encouraged it, because she was a fairly religious person, but none of the other children wanted to be religious,” Neil said. When he was in his teens, Fr Brown spent a year with the Redemptorists in Galong, New South Wales, but was sent away with advice to seek another career. Luckily for the countless people he would go on to help as a priest, Fr Brown did not give up hopes of a religious vocation. However, he would first spend five years in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II, before returning to his education to gain his Leaving Certificate.
Pictured as a young priest in 1961 with one of his cousins, Father Michael Brown is remembered as a gentle and joyful man whose helpfulness knew no bounds.
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Father Michael John Brown OFM passed away on 31 December, 2016 at the age of 94, in the 67th year of his religious profession and the 61st year of his priestly ordination.
It was while studying at CBC Leederville that Fr Brown met a Franciscan Friar – who was visiting the college on a recruitment drive – and was invited to become a novice in Box Hill, Victoria, which he did in 1948. “People have said it was a late vocation, but it was really a deferred vocation,” Neil explained. “He was refused at Galong and then interrupted by the war. He always said it was what he wanted to do; he never had any regrets.”
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Fellow Franciscan and friend, Fr Bob Matthews, said in his eulogy that Fr Brown took to the task of his religious studies seriously, though he was not a brilliant academic. Sport, however, was a different matter. “He was a good batsman on the cricket field, not easy for a bowler to remove from the crease; he was also a reasonably good footballer,” Fr Matthews said. Full Text available at
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FRI, 27 JAN REFLECTION, SHARING AND PRAYER EVENING You are invited to “Come and See”, come and enjoy an evening of reflection, sharing and prayer followed by a light meal. Theme: A time of Considering Contemplation … a way of life, Friday, 27 January, 4-8pm, Mary MacKillop Centre, 16 York St, South Perth. RSVP Alma Cabassi RSJ, cabassi.alma@gmail.com, 0419 044 136. WED, 8 FEB MIRACLE PRAYERS HEALING SERVICE The next Miracle Prayers Healing Service will be on Wednesday 8 February, 7.30pm at 67 Howe St, Osborne Park. 24/7 Youth Minister, Joel Massad, will be speaking about "The Power of the Holy Spirit". Not to be missed! All welcome. Further info: 0404 028 298. SAT, 11 FEB MUSIC FOR THE SACRAMENTS WORKSHOP The Centre for Liturgy will run a Music for The Sacraments Workshop on Saturday 11 February,10.30-12.30pm at Holy Family Church, Como. During this workshop, music for the Season of Lent will be presented, including settings of the Gospel Acclamation that can be used during Lent. This workshop will also examine ways in which music during the Season of Lent should be different from other times and Seasons during the Liturgical year. Further info:
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cfl@perthcatholic.org.au or 08 Workshop on Saturday 18 February,11.30-1.00pm at Notre 9207 3350. Dame Church, Cloverdale. During 17-19 FEB this workshop, music for the MASTERCLASS - YOUTH whole of Holy Week will be LEADERS TRAINING presented, including settings of WEEKEND the Responsorial Psalms for each Are you a youth leader or an day. We will also examine the upcoming youth leader in your rituals of Holy Week and what Parish? Catholic Youth Ministry music can be used for each of Perth is conducting a 3-day them. Such rituals include: The training weekend at a beach Blessing and Procession of Palms side venue in Busselton, to equip on Palm Sunday, the Washing those serving in Youth Ministry of the Feet on Holy Thursday, in their Parish or groups. There the Veneration of the Cross on are beginners and advanced Good Friday and the Sprinkling workshops, prayer sessions, Rite at the Easter Vigil and on fun activities and networking Easter Sunday. Further info: opportunities. Cost $50, including cfl@perthcatholic.org.au or 08 food and accommodation. Places 9207 3350. are limited. To register or for more information visit cym. SUN, 19 FEB com.au; or admin@cym.com. EAST CANNINGTON – FINAL MASS & CLOSURE au or 08 9422 7912. A final Mass will be celebrated SAT, 18 FEB at St Francis Church, 56 Redcliffe CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF Street, East Cannington, on THE WORD WORKSHOP Sunday 19 February at 2:30pm A Children’s Liturgy of the Word followed by afternoon tea. The Workshop will be held at The Principal celebrant will be Bishop Centre for Liturgy, Nollamara, Sproxton. Saturday 18 February, 10.3012.30pm. For those involved in SAT, 25 FEB the presentation of the Liturgy MUSIC FOR THE of the Word for children during SACRAMENTS WORKSHOP Mass. This workshop prepares The Centre for Liturgy will run and supports those involved a Music for the Sacraments presenting the Good News to Workshop on Saturday 25 children in a way that they can February, 10.30-1pm at St best get to know Jesus. Further Benedict’s Parish, Applecross. info: cfl@perthcatholic.org.au or The Archdiocese of Perth has 08 9207 3350. adopted the parish-based MUSIC FOR HOLY school-supported family friendly WEEK WORKSHOP approach to the reception of The Centre for Liturgy will Sacraments for school-aged run a Music for Holy Week children. To this end, this
workshop will examine music suitable for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation. This workshop will also present suggestions on how to choose music for each of these Sacraments. Further info: cfl@ perthcatholic.org.au or 08 9207 3350. SAT, 11 MAR BREAKFAST IN THE GARDEN The Mary MacKillop Foundation invites you to “Breakfast in the Garden”. Come and join the fun, meet old friends and make new ones. Garden Venue; Saturday 11 March at 8am, Mary MacKillop Centre, 16 York Street, South Perth (St Joseph’s Convent). Bring $15 for brekkie, byo chairs, tables, blankets, umbrellas, sun screen, smiles! RSVP before 7 March to Laurie Mayne 08 9271 5649, or ljmayne@optusnet. com.au FRI, 17 MAR ST PATRICK’S DAY MASS St Patrick’s Day Mass will be celebrated on Friday, 17 March, 10am at St Mary’s Cathedral, Victoria Square, Perth. Principal celebrant and homilist is Rev Fr Vincent Conroy. Please note that there is limited parking at the Cathedral. Other parking is available at PCC Parking Stations in the vicinity. The Red Cat free bus service runs past the Cathedral regularly and stops at other convenient locations, particularly Perth Train Station. Further info: 08 9446 3784 or paultanham@tpg.com.au.
VACANT POSITION PERTH CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY – YEAR OF YOUTH PROJECT WORKER (Full time position – 2 year contract) The Perth Catholic Youth Ministry office is seeking a vibrant project worker to join the Youth Ministry team. This role will be a temporary position for 2 years and will be working to provide support and training for adults to engage in the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference ‘Year of Youth’, across parishes, schools, communities and movements in the Archdiocese of Perth. The Year of Youth will run from 3 December 2017 until 25th November 2018. The theme: “Open New Horizons for Spreading Joy: Young People, Faith and Vocational Discernment” calls for the whole Church community to engage in supporting young people and their faith life in new ways. More information on the ‘Year of Youth’ is available at: http:// youth.catholic.org.au/year-ofyouth The successful applicant(s) would be required to: • Work within the Youth Ministry team to provide training and support to key stakeholders in parishes, schools and the broader Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Perth to encourage engagement and support for the ‘Year of Youth’. • Promote and create awareness of the ‘Year of Youth’ in the Archdiocese of Perth. • Continue to grow and promote youth ministry networks throughout the diocese. • Coordinate diocesan youth
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initiatives for the Year of Youth. • Coordinate the groups travelling to Sydney for the Australian Catholic Youth Festival. • Assist with World Youth Day Panama preparations for 2019. • Undergo screening in accordance with the West Australian Working With Children Check. • Hold a current C Class driver’s licence Experience working with parishes or schools is desirable. Salary and Conditions A remuneration package will be negotiated according to qualifications and experience. Employment start date: midFebruary 2017. Position end date: end of February 2019. A copy of the Job Description is available on www.cym.com.au. To submit your CV with a cover letter and 3 referees including a parish priest, please email to Anita Parker, Director of Catholic Youth Ministry; anita. parker@perthcatholic.org.au or 08 9422 7912. Applications close Monday 6 February 2017. CONVENANT
environment and volunteers are invited to participate in the life of the community. The successful person can have a day job or be studying. If you are interested, please send a short résumé with references to: Barbara Harris, Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor St, Perth, 6000 or emmanuelcentre@westnet. com.au. EVERY SATURDAY EVENING: DIVINE LITURGY IN ENGLISH A touch of the East in the West! Mass in the Eastern Catholic Churches is known as the “Divine Liturgy”. There is a Divine Liturgy celebrated in English every Saturday evening (Vigil for Sunday) 6pm at the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St John the Baptist, 20 Ferguson St, Maylands. All are most welcome. Further info: anzac25@iinet.net.au. EVERY WEDNESDAY EVENING: PRAISE HEALING AND BIBLE TEACHING
Every Wednesday, 7.30–9.30pm. Flame Ministries, Lion of Judah Catholic Charismatic Prayer Fellowship. Holy Rosary Parish Hall, 46 Thomas Street, Nedlands. Further info: fmi@ flameministries.org or www. flameministries.org/praise. The Centre for Liturgy will release htm. the Lent 2017 Small Groups SUBSCRIBE TO THE eRECORD Program in February 2017. Place your order now. Further info: Local news from across our cfl@perthcatholic.org.au or 08 parishes, agencies, schools and organisations can be delivered 9207 3350. weekly directly to your inbox via AN OPEN INVITATION The eRecord. It contains the latest Not everyone can go to work on the missions. However, Emmanuel Centre is offering an opportunity for someone to live for a time in our Emmanuel Christian Community, sharing their life with people in the community in East Perth. The Emmanuel Christian Community is similar to a family
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