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MOSCOW: n reply o a newsman's question, Foreign Ministry spokesman Boris Pyadyscev old a press con ere ce last Th ursnav that t ere are no plans to invite Pope John Pau to the Soviet Union. e Soviet "no" came a day at er the po e said in Poland e was disappointed e cound not attend cere onies t is year in he Sovie rep blic of Lithuania o mark the 600th anniversary of the arrival of Christi nity in t e s ill heavily Cat olic region. "I has at , een given o e to be among hem i is iu ilee year to be a le to ray on their soil an in eir t ng e," t e po e said, e 10. It was his ond puble cri icism of the Sovie Union for not llowinq
In ercom, t e blication of the Catholic Education Office of We er A stralia is include thi week a a lift-out inside The ec rd. In ercom feature s orie i eluding Ii i on be ween c ool and he olice, and a peci I fo u gford nmary
patron saint. The culatio about a 1988 papal visit to the Soviet Union began last Octa r wh n the Italian news agency A SA reported from oscow Russian Orthodox officials had en given permission by the government to invite the pope for h millennium celebrations in osco . A cited sources close to the Soviet
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DUBLI : Several members of the congregation walk d out of the 11.3 am a s in th Church of Our d of the Assumption in Sooter town, Dublin, last Sunday wh n e curate Fath r Carroll r f rr d in his s rmon to th "ill gitim cy" nd "b utalit " of th killin of eight m m rs of IRA in Lou h II, Co Arm h.
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Sentencing the taxpayer too In terms of publicity the Cobby murder trial in Sydney, because of its horrifying circumstances. has been elevated to the status of a national tragedy but this does not prove that the public conscience learns much from this - or the Milperna Bikie massacre - or the extremely severe sentence meted out to the Cobby murderers· this week. By historical standards we could claim to live in civilised times. A scattering of banners and a few defiant gestures of rage or satisfaction hardly add up to massive protests that used to rage outside courts and prisons in earlier times. The Madame Oufarges with their knitting at the foot of the French guillotine became a flight of fiction but the crowds who gathered on London's Tyburn Hill could make up their own minds whether the public bloody executions of many martyrs were an entertainment or salutary lesson. Because both the details of modern crime and the court proceedings are delivered to each home in capsule form ia ne papers or television, people are isolated from di cu sing with their neighbours the deeper is ues that ought to di turb the public conscience and not merely the horror. T e judgement tha the ti e condemned are never to be released from prison is not only rare, it begs the ave of irnilar violence is Ii ely question hether a ne to produce an increa ing number of such sentences. To debate lternatives in terms of capital punishment i a asted e ercise; rhetoric about introducing death entences or serious crime is a long way from t e i I that the re-introduction of c pital political puni hment ould require. In many of he United States. groups of bishops have made close con act ith he is ue of tho e a aiting e ecu ion and appear unanimou that the death chamber is not the direction to o. no matter ow outraged or fearful he public are about growing public violence.
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The question whe her uch adi tic criminals ough to die can become a convenient di traction from the moral ue tions that no face ordinary people and a ou which there i an alarmin lac of ill-po er to correct the ituation. In the current Syd ey trial s in the earlier Birnie ca e in WA, t o clear ingredients are emerging: he poi onous and chronic ddiction o drug and alcohol and the mon trous trail of family abu e of children reaching into heir adult life. Claim hi ee u e t hat reduced alcohol avail bihty ill ignific ntly low r the road toll. Y t a ith the AIDS c re-men ering th morality of per onal re pon ibility i by-pa ed hile e loo for yet another army of insp ctor to go around hutting pub earlier and ch in ids from the liquor outl t . With bre erie and distillerie becoming th hi hflyer of international finance and overnm nts or ing them Ive on increa ed liquor al i it any onder her i no public ill to condemn th mindle s drin ing and drug-taking that are no flau ted as youth' escape from boredom? Who e ta k i it to provide the clinic and rehabilit tion centre to tern this disea e? If there i a gro ing tide of child abu e in families it i not good enough to decry th evil. if the brea do n, the fru tration and bitterne s of o many home ar not traced to their root in term of outright per anal negligence. irresponsible and amoral behaviour, all dressed up in the f shionable right to freedom of choice that Bishop Hie ey rightly dismis es el e here in this i sue. This used to be the tuff of preaching. of the me sage of religion that the soul mattered as much as the body, but uch morality as lampooned into a corner here it effecti ely ilenced in the lives of ordinary citizens. T e taxpayer no ha he problem at his poc et if judge determine that more and more perp trator of violent crime ill require longer and longer incarceration in pri on y tern hat are already in qua e nd un ui able, and hether a ma sive opera ion i to e la nched to re cue he ri ing oll of people damaged by marriage and family rea do n nd abu e. The courtroom entente is only the beginning. not the end, of the mat er.
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Lloyd and Althea, Tee," Schneider are parents who serve parents but who do more than help couples prepare for the baptism of their child. For two years the Schneiders also have been helping young families feel welcome in the parish. n their meetings with younger parents, these veteran parents reinforce the teaching that a baby is being baptised into a caring family. 11
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June 1987
A Publication of the Catholic Education Office of Western Australia
A schoo policeman's lot A policeman's lot CAN bea happy one- justask First Class Constable Jeffrey .Mann, a member of the WA Po lee Forces Rela ions Community Division now stationed at Service College, Tuart Hill. Jeff spends hi working time with students from Servile College and Stephen's Colleg , Dun· craig and nearb prima schools. Jeff is part of n choolexperiment in based community policin ing currently under WA. There ar oth r t policemen sta Ion several state high schools. Jeff is quick to porn out that their role is no on of discipline or la ment "It's more role to gi e appreciation human face uniform," he
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Catholic Ed cation Confere ce in Septembe The inaugural West.em Australian Catholic Education Conferencewill be he d t the Catholic Education Centre, September 2-4, 987. "The Challenge to Catholic Education' is the theme of the Conference which aims o contribute to the morale and co esionof Catholiceducationand the understanding fits vision and direction. It will also in orm e Catholic educa ion community about e curren major e ,elopmentsinCatholiceduca lonand "lire iewissue ofimportancefor efuture f Catholic education in Western Australia. The keyno e speaker ·11 be Brother KeMn Canavan F , Execu · Director of hool in e Arc diocese o S dney. e Premi r of Western Australia
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Recognition The dviso Commi · tee ·as established last ar in recogni ion of e need for �de consultaion in the area of Abar· iginal educa lon in 'e · em ustralia's Ca olic chools. Lat mon •
· el as on of a perimental broadca from the studios of the Educa ion Department's Audio isual Educa ion Branch. G �e � o atched the "Educe ion T alkback' series ere abl to ring the toll-free tudio number and qu s · lon the panel during e broad ca embers of the pan I for the C tholic Educeo fer nee ere
r John Flemi g. Ca olic Educa ion Offic CEO). sistant Director chool Servi es, r al urph . Principal of Bun· b Catholic College. Sr Leonie O'Brien. coordinator of e CEO's prima educa ion section and r Da id Heath. Principal of S ieran Prima School. Tuart Hill. The Educa ion Depart· ment ma con inue e Ii econference in 1988 if thi experimental uccessful.
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What are you going to be when you grow up? It's one of those favour· � ite questions adults d · light in asking young people, but with the wide range of career option available, often the aneris a confus d"ldon't know." Secondary school today are recognising that confusion and are addre ing th probl m "th careerguidancet ach rs, work experi n e programs and similar ance. In th
A rare opportunity to learn the culture of another country has been given to the students of St Norbert College, Queens Park. This ear th college is hosting an chang teacher from China, Yao Shi. Scholar hips Yao cam to St orbert's at the beginning of the year on an American Field Scholar hip. She is on of the first group of teachers to I a , China under an xchange program. tudent ch nge hav be n taking place for some time. Yao is cit d about her isl to ustralia. It is h rfirst isltto no rs as country and sh i enjo ing the chance to learn about Aus rali n chools andob th Ii n Ii I.
Chin e exchange t cher Yao Shi "th om of h r u tralian students in th Ibrary at St orb rt' Coll ge, Queens Park.
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Innovative Year 11 Course at Xavier
Historian, Dr Heather Vose, shows off some of the many "terns she a ready has collected in preparation for the Bicentennial exhibi · o of Catholic educat',
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microscope from the Chnstian Brothers' Coll· eg , F remantl ; the first handbell from S Brigid's School, idland: early admission and housefrom ping record Clontarf, Manning; a petition from parents of South m Cross king th bli hm n of chool; early registers from St Columba s School. South P rth; nd n ports tunic from S B "gid' ool L · murdi. I th
Xavier College, East Victoria Park, will enrol Year 11 students for the first time in 1988 and will expand to Year 12 in 1989. Along with the usual Year 11 academic course an exciting innovation is planned for students who wish to pursue non· academic activities. The non-academic course, named the Com· ·nity Based Course, ·11 au n to prepare students for post-school life. It will offer students work experience, upgrading of numeracy and literacy skills and courses in religious education, personal d elopment and recrea ion. It will also ink "th TAFE colleges ere students ma take classes in areas such as ca ering or horticulture. Students ·11 spend two full days a eek outsid th school on th rk experience program and th ma choose a di er· n area of emp oym n chsem er.
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also built up a data bank of information outlining em· p oyrnent and further education opportunities. The WA Chamber of Commerce, through its director Mr C. Barnett, has given its full support to the Based Community Course.
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The academic course will include both Tertiary Education Scoring Sulr jects (TESS) and on· Tertiary Educa ion Seering Subjects{ on-TESS). The school will retain its traditional links with near· by Trinity College. Mr Dullard said he ·11 advise students who ant to study subjects ike Maths 2 and 3, chemistry and physics to transfer to T rinityforyears 11 and 12. "The introduction of Year 11, "th both th cad rnic and non· acedemic elements ·n an· r a real in our area" said Princi I o vi r, r Ron Dullard.
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Students together "Ours is a good news community." These words, prominently displayed on a banner in the school's reception area, proclaim to the visitors the philosophy which underlies St Jude's School at Langford. Opened only nine years ago to serve the children of Langford and nearby suburbs, the school now has a student population of 270 from pre-primary to year 7. Although its official name is Langford Catholic Primary School, the school is known as St Jude's Catholic School The school occupies a large open area adjacent to the church and parish centre of St Jude's and it is very much an integral part of the the parish life. The parish hall forms the boundary between the school and the church grounds and is used regularly by the school for activities ranging from school assemblies to pre-primary musical activities.
Being chosen by their classmates to be head girl and boy of St Jude's was a great thrill for year 7 students Emma de Szoeke and Scott Warmington (above). Together they lead the School five-member Council. The council is responsible for organis· ing a number of ectrvines in the school. including keeping the grounds clean, developing and managing a roster for free time use of the school's computers and arranging fund-raising actMbes. As well, the council acts
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will take to the staff any problems raised by stud· ents. weren't happy about the way the sports equipment shed was operated. but we discussed it with Mr Last and were able to have the system changed.'" Emma said. The council meets with Mr Last every two weeks Both Emma and Scott have attended St Jude's
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Resource Colleague Teacher Maths Centre
Langford Catholic Prim· ary School is one of many primary schools perucipaung in the Resource Colleagues Program. Through this program a staff teacher with special skills in a specified subject rs released from class· room duties on one day a week to support his or her colleagues ,n thatsubjecl At Langford. senior teach· er Sheryt Nastasi is also the Resource Colleague teacher with special responsibility for Mathemat· ics.
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Parents are encouraged to become involved in au aspects of school life at St Jude's. Assistance from par· During the sports period Fund-raising ents is wekomed in the the children move from Fund-raising for school classrooms and during one activity post to amenbties has tradition· special actMties. as well another. learning new ally been an area of rnejor as in the tradmooal areas skills through each ecti- involvement by parents. of fund-raising, Parents vity. At St Jude's activities and Friends membership organised by the Pf,F .-----and as School Board re- Safety House range from quiz nights to presentauves. The parents of the aluminium can collec"About two-thirds of school have recently tions and perncipeuon in our parents are actively been involved ,n setting fairs and bazaars. involved in the school m In cooperation with up a Safety House prosome way," said pnncipal gram for the area. Many the pansh. the school has John Last "Many of those assisted with a· Fair-For· parents volunteered their who are unable to come homes as Safety Houses All.'" with proceeds being to the school help at - houses which are shared between the two home with jobs such as identified by a small sign organisations. Through book he indicating that children in the Fair-For-All sufficient covering," added. trouble may go to that money was raised to build house for help. Suitable the school's pre-primary Sports program houses are selected by a urut, The school has insti· committee. tuted a special sports program with the help of a number of parents. The program involves the children in many different activibes which are super· "lt'seproqrernlemvery vised by the parents. excited about" she said. "I am at present involved in setting up a problemLyn Simons is one of St based acbvity centre Jude's parents who which will relate to the spends most of her time three strands - number, at the school. In the measurement and space. mornings Lyn is the teen and In the afternoon Horrocks as the school The centre is aimed at manageress of the well she takes over from Joan secretary. patronised school canhelping children with problem solving through the use of games. ..At present it will be used only by children in years 3 to 7, but eventually rt will be used by classes across the school." Once the activity centre is set up, Sheryt will use her program time to free other class teachers to become familiar wrth the centre. Sheryt rs also holding workshops for interested parents. and hopes to Several mothers of St Jude's students have joined together for a weekly craft have help from parents at morning with the fruits of their labours contributing to the school's fund-raising the end of the year when actMties. Pictured are Eileen Carey, Marian Mouttet and Mary Anne Gummer she IS testing students. preparing articles for sale at the Booragoon Bazaar.
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John Last has beenpnnci,laStJude'sforthepast three years. He sees himsef asa lead<Ofllssmall community. not as a ruler. Community is aword.tuo fmwesoften in John's conversation and to him ii, s:nool community is parents. parish students antstal. He wants to have the .t.! arnmunity involved .n the school's operation frn lhe School Board's management of finance to a\:>arents contnbuting to a revision of the schoof s -.isi1 slatement ·· John believes that nght nv s a good time for the school community to hal<lreshlook at the aims of the school The staff ree1 tly participated m the profess-orel developmel1l ,>gam, Colloquium on the Mmlstiy of Teaching; tds about to begin the fobowon ·tage kno',>n as le School Improvement Program which deals �,thC\I CWmdevelopment
Caring for school community St Jude" s has an extra ..taff members. one not found in most other
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Fr Callaghan is very much a part of the school scene.
Although he decries the rythat he knows the name of every child in the school. Fr Callaghan admits that he likes to get to know the children.
·rve always believed a priestshouldbeagoodfnend to children. not someone to fear, orwrth whom children feel uncomfortable." he said. "'I try to talk to them all and to visit the school often. Children are very spontaneous and they accept you for what you ere," he said. "'I like children. and if they know , you like them they will like you m return." Father Callaghan assists the school with weekly masses. either m individual classes or with all students together. He believes that the school is part of the whole parish. and while the sacraments such as first communion and confirmation are arranged through the school. he sees them as pansh events. Father Callaghan is a member of the school board. but says its daily operation should be left to the professional staff. Student teacher Sheila Desker assists year 6 student Mark Morrison with his lesson.
"With a good staff you have no womes," he said
School Crest The community spirit is evident throughout St Jude's and is represented in the school' s crest. a circle of linked figures with a faith symbol in the centre. The circle of figures is incomplete. symbolising that the community is open to all people. The faith symbol indicates that the community is a •. priestly people."
ren is the breakdown of the family unit either through marnage break· down. alcohol abuse. abuse of children or what she sees as a general lack of Tender Loving Care caused by the stress of da1lyhfe. By working at the school. where has been based for three years, Sr Sandra becomes aware of problems at an early stage. She Ines to work with the complete family when a child is troubled.
Another of the schoofsl!I 'l'llgrams for this year Is the development of pastt1 I care. Through wori<shoPS � >I by )lalleflts and staff the school rs de'leloP<1l l!l'-esteem policy f.; children and staff. John's commitment to IShisstaff and students is obvious in his presence - COncem for a preprimary child with a ...,,.i,ed � genuine as the assistance he giveS to 'I"'' ts P<epanng for a fund-raising disco. There rs no remotenessclf':this principal - he • lriend. greets and talks to each
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Sr Sandra Smolenski As a former teacher with a degree m social work. Sr Sandra believes she is able to offer close support to the school community. "Because I am not a teacher with responsibility for a whole class I have the time to deal with individual children who may need help," she said ." Teachers often are aware that a particular child may have a personal problem, but because they must care for 30 or more children they are not able to spend a lot of time with the troubled one. That is where I am able to help. Usually children's problems arise from family worries and I am able to offer support for the whole family," Sr Sandra says that throughout the commun· 1ty at large the major problem affecbng child·
Prevention Sr Sandra directs her work at preventing problemsoccurringandtothat end has conducted a number of "perenunq" courses such as the Sys· tematic for Training Effective Parenting
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Sr Sandra believes that she has a second role at the school. that of actJng as a "safety valve" for teachers. "I am seen as a neutral person and teachers who are frustrated often talk to me. Because I have had teaching expenence I can understand the d1flkulties the teachers have in class if there 1s a child with a off LettJng problem. steam to me helps the teacher cope better with the child." 'My role as social work· er is one I believe I can develop throughout the school community and thepansh."
Time for play as well as work It's not all work at St Jude's. Eariier this term. year 7 students worked together to hold a fund· raising disco. Most of the arrangements were made by the students with as· sistance from class teach· ers and principal, John Last When it came to decorations. artistic talents came to the fore.
Pictured: Emma Towns· end and Sonia Jason join forces to prepare a banner, part of the disco decorations.
Music and action for St Jude's pre-primary students takes place in the parish hall Above. tiny David Hackett and parent helper, Theresa Roberts show how castles should be built.
Monsignor Nestor honoured Monsignor James Nestor. the guiding force of Catholic Education in Western Australia for a quarter of a century, has been honoured for his extraordinary contribution in the education field. Ata dinner held to mark Monsignor Nestor's 25 years in education. Dr Peter Tannock, Director of Catholic Education in WA, announced that the lecture hall in the new Catholic Education Centre would be named the Jam s ester Hall.
Outstanding Community Involvement Involvement of the local people in the educa• on process has been the first priority of Holy Rosary School, Derby since its establishment in
1954.
Mrs Annette O'Connor, a teacher at the school, recalled the history of this involvement in her ad· dress at the opening of a ne school building in April. ''Their outstanding in· votvem nt has been d monstrated through their participation as Teaching Assistants, with School Board management and admini tration and in Teach r Training", Year 5 students are delighted with the new bui ding at Holy Rosary School which contains four modem. alr-condl ioned classrooms and a cante n. •
Annual music award The newly constituted Catholic Schools Music Teachers' Association has also honoured Mgr estor with the establishm nt of an annual award in th music ield. Known a th Jam F. stor A rd, it will be a rd o an ou nding tud n in the fl Id o mu ical performance from a Catholic school.
The Bishop of Sunbury. Bishop Peter Quinn ( eft) and Archbishop William Fo ey (right) with gr James estor at the dinner.
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Mrs O'Connor paid tribute to th Sisters of St John of God who staffed the school for the first 20 y ars. "Thelr cornmitrn nt, in· for spira · on nd ho brigh r fu ure wa the dri ·ng force behind th
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heroic omen ith a vision for ducation". Th lr vision for education is carried on today by the D rby community as th y loo to further impro m n a the primary chool and planforthe introduction of Catholic ondary chool faciliti in th town .
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After 12 months of extensive structural repair and restoration the Catholic Education Centre has emerged as one of the most beautiful buildings in Perth. A large degree of the credit for the success of the project belongs to architect Marcu Collins. His brief was simple restore the budding and convert it in o a modem functioning office com·
plex, Marcus de loped an understanding nd lo eof old buildings dunng four year sta in London where he was in ol ed in restoration work. He had pre· viously restored the Bas· sendean Hotel in Perth.
The development of the Catholic Education Centre, formerly owned by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, was one of the largest projects undertaken by the Archdiocese of Perth in recent years. Tenants, including the Catholic Education Office, the Catholic Institute and the Maranatha Institute, mo eel into the building on 28 April. Centralising facilities for these Catholic education organisations, will enable the provision of their services to be more efficient and economic. The Catholic Education Office i the largest group in the Centre. It provides a service to estem Australia's 150 Catholic schools which enrol 45,500 students and more than 2,500 teachers. The James estor Hall and the Seminar Centre, which contains eight classrooms, provide much-needed facihtie for both large and small group conferences and courses. The Centre isa dynamic setting forthefurtherdevelopm ntof Catholic education in all its forms and a major instrument in the Church's mi sion to "proclaim the Good
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AIDS education continues The difficult question of AIDS education has been tackled by the Catholic Education Committee on AIDS with a series of seminars for school per· sonnet. The seminars, for school administrators, senior teachers, religious education coordinators, pa "sh priests, and par· ents. were held at the Catholic Education Centre last month. nd paren , ere held at the Catholic Education Centre last month. Key spe kers a the eminar ere Dr Daryl icol. Dr Michael Quinlan, Dr Y onn Patter on and Fr Brian Pitman.
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cation programs. I is expected tha the commit· tee al o ·11 organis IDS education e enings for paren . About 300 peopl a ·
tended each o the three eminars hich ere h Id intheJam e torHallat the Catholic Education Centre in L rville.
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The CIG Shield football competition is well under· wa with 15 colleges represented in the various zone . Unfortunately, with the pres ntzoning system four of the association's strongest teams - Maz· enod. La Salle, Bunbury Catholic College and Bun· bury Cathedral Grammar - are all playing in the Swan District Zone. With onl on team from each of th eight zone pro· gressing o th finals. the competition for that ingle b rth ·11 be ery fierce.
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The early Christian communities were mostly urban communities, subject to all the ills that beset large cities. In addition to the rampant moral decay there were pre sing physical problems: hunger, poverty, homelessness, the cold. The Epistle of James provides a glimpse into the way these problem were viewed when it says: "If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and no food for the day, and you ay to them, "Goodbye and good luck! Keep warm and well fed," but do not meet their bodily needs, what good is that? So it is with the faith that does nothing in practice. It is thoroughly lifeless" (2:15-
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dividing everything on the basis of each one's needs" (Acts 2:44-45). This is a look back at the good old days from the pen of a econdgeneration Christian. But it is based on the fact that the little communities were very concerned about promoting the physical welfare of all.
by Father JOHN CASTELOT members were intimately united not only in faith but in practical love, a love which issued in real caring. Their faith was the type described by Paul as "faith which expresses itself through love" (Galatians 5:6). In a summary of Christian life in the first generation, Luke rote: "Those who elieved shared all things in common; they would sell their property and goods,
The way the communities went about this apparently were quite impractical and the Jerusalem community seemed always to be in dire straits. But the fact remains that they took steps to help each other. looking after orphans and w'dows in their distress is just one of many indications we have of the practical concern the little churches had for the victims of misfortune. The early Christians were not dreamy idealists. They were grounded in reality and tolerated no "goldbricking".
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Suppose you awoke tomorrow morning and discovered that your parish had disappeared. Where the church, the pastoral centre, perhaps the school once stood, there are now empty spaces. Would the loss be mourned? I asked that question of a government executive who has joined a small parish located in a black neighbourhood. The parish's liturgy and ministries drew him there. A ministry he is proud of is the Matt. 25 clothing store, which provides good, second-hand clothing for the neighbourhood. Then there is a parish credit union which allows well-off parishioners like himself to help er people borrow money a reasona era es of intere t. e suppo s it ent usiastically. He a so cites the "politics and pra er group" as a ministrv that has e ped him o t in nd pray about the ways ocial institu ions can nurture mjus ice, ad mg a new dim nsron to his Christian ltfe. ot o ly ould e p rson ly miss his pansh bu h 's convinced hat the neighbourhood and even he governmen would be soc, I minist impoverished w, hout t at flo from the paris 's liturgical h art. This is a parish that continual! a es the ron between th action of the ass h str ets. H
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Sir, Ever since the advent of amplifiers and loudspeakers into our churches I have gone to Mass unhappily knowing I shall sit through the sermon without taking much of it in because my nerves and ears are on the qui vive for the bashing and belting they are about to receive from the priest. We've moved from church to church to find a priest who can use the system intelligently, all to no avail except for one in Victoria. Before microphones priests obviously had to know how to speak so that the congregation at the back of the church could hear, which meant raising the voice, or even shouting, with churches being long and narrow. Nowadays most modern churches are ing built in more of a square shape so they don't have to throw their voices so far. With a microphone surely they do not need to raise the voice at all, but many still do, making the sermon a torture to sit through. Can anyone suggest a good place to sit to avoid this? I usually can't s e where the loudspea ers are so I cannot choose my seat accordingly.
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Sir, I was interested to note rn the Record the srtuauon of the Church in Burundi, in particular the policy of the government, in refusing to renew the visas of so many missionary priests. This policy also extends to persecution of native-born priests and lay-people At present the Mt Lawley Group of Amnesty International is campaigning for the relea e of Fr Joseph Gacukuzi o was imprisoned m 1985 for having expressed his poor opinion of the
government rn a letter to the bishop. Twelve others were also imprisoned including the secretary who typed the letter. The charge wa state'� "insulting the head of Since Fr Gacukuz1 and hi� companions did not in any way advocate violence but we�e merely expressing their opinions, they have been a opted as prisoners of conscience. June and July are auspicious months to appeal for Fr Joseph's release, since July 1 is the 25th anniversary of the country's independence. Any read rs interested in writing letters appealing for Fr Joseph's release should contact the Al office 328 3332
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The Bishop's Committee for Justice, D velopment and Peace invites applications for a n ly created senior management position orkin clos ly ith the Bishops' Committee and responsibl to it. The position offers an oppo unity fo a p rson of ability and confidence to provide lead r hip and advanced mana ement s ills in servicin the Committee and exercising a co-ordinating role ith oth r r lated agencies and groups. POSI O
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