This week The Record starts a eries featuring three priests involved with chaplaincy to the sick and dying. PERTH, WA: August 13, 1987
How they see this priestly ministry, how they feel about it and how they cope, can be read on page 7.
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VATICA1 CITY: A Vatican spo e man has confirmed plans for a 1988 papal trip to southern Africa which excludes white- uled South Africa. Joaquin avarro-Valls, director of the Vatican press office confirmed an announcement made two weeks earlier b the Southern African Catholic Bi hops Conference. 1
H aid the de i ion to e elude South Africa was made b • the . outhern frican bi hop and a c pted by the Vatican. The papal agenda include Botswana, Le otho, Swaziland. , ozambiqu nd Zimbabw , , 11 bl ck-ruled r.ountrie which border or are u round d b) outh Africa. outh ri a wa c Jud d from th e t ip b .au e of th politi .al situation ncl bl ck di pl ur at 1 84 'ati n m tin h t twn Pope John P ul ll and outh Irie n Pr id nt
Bathurst diocese has embar ed on a three year program of preaching that will ensure that all key doctrinal and moral teachings of the Church are referred to and explained in that time.
The program began in Mar h nd will follow the three year series entitled "Biblical Catechetical Homilie . Bishop Pat ick Dough at since Vati an II poundin trines of th f ith e II to ad en done ont C r thos Catholics , ho h adult du ati ra h em in to ·• in a tter:lit is th olic 1
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DELHI: Pope John Paul II has proposed three national Catholic bishops' conferences in India to work on solving long-standing feuds among Latin and Eastern Catholic rites.
Rivalry among the rites has been expressed in their approach to evangelisation. Eastern-rite Orders say they are justified under their canon la, to take their missionary efforts any·where. Latin-rile canon law establishes geographical jurisdictions and requires permi sion of local bishops for mis•o nary activities by groups not a part of the jurisdi tion.
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The pope called on the rites to work together, saying the church vocation requires reconciliation where unit • has been impaired or damaged. eanwhile, five "unauthorised" houses were opened in the rchdiocese of D lhi by religious congregations. Ar hbishop nge I. Fernandes, of Delhi, a Latin-ri e prelate, ·n a note to religio s congregations on t e erec ion of reli ·ous ho es. deplored vhal he said
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He said he felt hat p e, ·ous statements al , refle led i total C ur h. ffoc n • are do 11 at the ' are panning t do in social justice.
The Indian Bishops Conference is to have jurisdiction over concerns common to the three rites and over issues with a national impact.
Church' as ell as r cognis'ng their particular charism. Finally it eplores a tendenc to subordinate the call and mission of the laity to that of the clergy and calls for them to be recognised full and equall . \ UC\ 0 1; as founded in 1910 as an international federation of Catholic women's organisations.
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No point in Chinese point scoring friends As happens when a bedside radio suddenly chatters in the dead of the night some Ca1 olics must have cocked their ears in disbelief that yet another crisis in the justice and peace saga was ocurring last Tuesday evening. With all the drama and hype of the Barque of Peter hitting a mine in the reacherous traits of ocial iustice radio bulletins asserted that nothing less than an "ideological crisis" had hit the Australian Church with the esignation of its "most senior" lay eople. When the dust ad apparently well nd truly settled by ednesday or i g The West Austra ian annou ced (at the bottom of page 36) that .. tremendous row had b o en out in the Catholic Church." It was re- rinting p rt of a slightly longer story that appeared in The Australian as originating with Australian A ociated Pr s . 'Tremendous row· or 'ideological' crisis a ide, it emerged now tha three of the fiv staff remaining on t e Secretariat for .:lustic and Peace ·ndeed ave resigned their employment. ffective his Friday ·1 wo Id m. iven that he Sydney taff were invited the ay ecisions of the Austra ian nd the CCJP. and ,given a une assura11 b depuly. Bis op Brennan. thal h i re or u
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PARIS: Chine e Catholic bishop ha called for greater understanding of the Chinese church group. " a a local Church, we \ ant to be 'in ommunion' with the unive al Church, o lon as it treat us as brother and friends, :he . not a H plur nifo ,
HO . G KO 1 G: The C tholic Chur h of Hong Kong may be u a le to maintain official r lations with the
Cat olic Churches," aid C in may officially ·iew the Vatican • ·cal State ban tie lChur . The seminar was orga-
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I: oncilia ion Catholic Church in n Vatican "de nds sol el , on t ttitude of the atican," leading Chin • nd man for the • er erchm llor of the rnm nt and a m mber o appro 'ed ' ational o iation of Patriotic Catholics, said the cruci I pro 1 m ·a that the ati an did not have diplomatic ties ·ith Chi a, but maintain d tie ith Tai an. ormal ties bet ·een China and th broken in 1 49 , h 1 Republic of China
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, EW YORK: The 'ew Jersey Catholic Conference, compo ed of the state's six bishop , has urged the state supreme court to void the urrogate mother contract of ''Baby M". The bishop argue that the S con titution d not confer a right to u asurrogate mother and that the practic of using a paid urrog te t te mother \'iol te adoption la\ . The bi hop ' bri f aid 1he real • u for attention i
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ate s reform DSON h·ts C u ch MEA&CO.
LO DO : Churches and religious communitie s of all denominatio ns face a devastating financial b ow in the shape of the Goverment s new proposals for a Community Charge to replace domestic rates.
The Catholic Church wiU be bad y hit, Tith ho pice . convent chools and religiou orders hi h a haritie pre ·iously enjo ed up to 100 per cent e emption from the rate , having to pay thou and of pound extra.
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Parishes rally to AIDS call CHICAGO: A local parish made a special appeal for AIDS sufferers to join in a service in which 50 out of a congregation of 130 received the anointing of the sick.
urse treating AIDS victims sugge ted the in ·tation be sent out to ho pitals, clinics and AIDS roup . Parish volunteer tele-
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ore par· hes have decided to have similar services which have received strong bac ing from Cardinal Bernardin. Last October the cardinal called on parishe to 'open their door and heart to tho e affe ted b, IDS."
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For a religious order of men who have been nursing for over three centuries the recent increase in males amongst the nursing ranks does not necessarily signal an increase in vocations. "The majority of men who are coming to us want to be in a carin minist y and not ju t in nursing," says Brother Lyall Ford, vo ations d"rector for the Brother Hospitallers of St John of God.
The men who talk to Brother For about a t John of God vocation the e day are \ anting to help the disadvant ed. and those who are le fortunate, he say . n ·nc a of o tion rom the nursing ranks might bee pected but has not happened , prob bl • becau the frame, Ii iou n ed, . of nur ing o
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There is so lit le medical aid, prop r nour·shmen or con elation for thous nds of ick and chro ically ill people i our Mi s·on Re ion. Prie ts, Sis ers and ur e trying o care for he e people re serious y h mp red by an acu e I ck of funds. The itua ·on is desperate and di tre sing. A Jarangdih four Samaritan Sister . ho peciali e in the detection, tre tment nd r dication of lepro y. are fr qu ntly hort of fund to pay their commitments nd uy essenti I dru s, nd re ore d o m k frequent ppeal o k ep their it I work goi . Th y h v nor ul r fundi . T ey work in deplor le circum t nee wi h no f c11"tie o accommod teem rgency c e . Their annual xpendi r for 2500 pa ient i hard to lieve:c f d d
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Th c t for ch I pro y p ti i 7 .08 p .. There r over 100,000 p ople with lepro yin our Region and mo t of them receiv lit I or no treatment. But a much bigger problem is tuberculo is and their number could w II c ed 300,000. Un· ble to work, unable to obtain nourish'ng food and medical c re, theit future seem hopele . The depth of uffering in our region i ·mpo ible for outsider to comprehend. Va ar a have no medical centre . So the 1ck have to walk , 10, 20, 30 km. to the neare t clinic or hospital. Many lea e it too late for medical reatment o save them. Bu the war t tragedy concern the children. 50% die before they each t e g of five year . Most could have been aved with ba ic medical care.
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Working with the sick and dying - a very special ministry
Spiritual heaing hand ·n hand In this, the first of ur se,;es of ree priests whose li~es are centred o care of the sick a d the dying, Father l'atrick Lim, chaplain o Hollywood Repatr;ation •ospital, outlines hat this special d vital ministry means to him:''It is a healing min"stry! •• o if I want to minister to anybody I have to minister to m 'self. "I have t first ly come to erms , rith a lot of my em tion hangup or whatever. with'n me, then I have to go through a pro e s of h a in° in order to heal others. 'If I an m , elf I am, t n I am ahl to to accept wherever ally. d to be
"But I reply: What is a good Catholic? Someone ,.,..ho goes to church every Sunday? "And then they tell me about their Ii es which can often be ery Christian and then t e g ilt goe away." Most of them are elderl • people and it is helping them to see hat they are experiencing is a norma tag hrough, and letting go, and gro.ving old ll '. • Ve do a paUi th·e care here too . B t ss means to them that they can· do what the ' ing • a crisis for them, ey • said Father Lim. his . , ·hi h 1
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F t er Um (above} was born in s· gapore and came to Au t alia ·n .1981. He studied at S Paurs seminary in Sydney in 1981 and t en came to Perth in :t 983. Father Lim did a pastoral year over here p nding three months each in Kalgoorlie and Osborne Park, an s r a· ed as a deacon ·n ugust 1984, after which he spe t five months at osman Park and Hollywood hospital. Returning to Sydney ·n 1985, e as ordained in ugust 1985 as a pr·est. In 1986 fie took up his appo·ntment as c ap ain at Holly wood Repatriation ospifaf and assistant pr·est at edl nds arish He re inquished his position at Nedlands in une this year and has ·n e been appointe as chaplain to Stella Maris while retaining h"s c aplai acy pos'tion at ollywood hospital. Carmehte Fathers - the beautrful Hous of Fatima, run by rhe Sisters of S int Dorothy and located within five minutes wal of St Peters in Rome - to h lovely modern new Hotel Calderon tn Barcelona.
In Mad 1d and Seville I e group will stay m Paradores - these re historic buildings and ational Monuments - a former convent in Madrid and a Palace Fortress m Seville, which have been converted to hotels and are of a very high standard of comfort with the restaurant featuring local food special ties At the end of the tour. J)art1cipants will be offered the opportunity of extending their trip in London on comPletio of arrangements
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Education Brief "By their very vocation, religious are intimately Ii ked to the redemption. In their consecration to Jesus Christ they are a sign of the redemption that he accomp, lished. In the sacramental eco my of the Church they are instniments for bringing this redemption to the people of Cod. TIiey do so by the vitality that radiates from the lives they live, in union with Jesus." (Pope John Paul II in a 1983 letter to the US bishops).
During lent, Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan travelled every evening to parishes, teaching people a prayer form known as Taize Prayer Around the Cross that incor, porates chant, Scripture, silence and intercessory pn1yer. For many lay people, t is prayer form is "a fresh path to the he rt of Christianity," said Sister Toolan, director of Mercy Centre Institute of Contemporary Spirituality. TIie centre, which she helped to found, offers retreats, sh red scripture study, ,... crams on Christian livi g, days for pr.ayer and editation. Sacred Heart Sister Linda Hayward, coordinator of ml istries tries to elp lay people recognise eir own gifts and to use em in service to others.
DOD "I've been civ n the ptlOI'· tunity for ed cation, f r irowtb in prayer," tion she said. "That is somethi g re." Thr ch tr i I st procrams for liturgical inist rs and couples who le d mania&e prep ration profr ms, she hopes to ild "cempetence and confi• nee• ong lay ministers. Sisters Toolan and Hayw are two exampl s of the many sisters today Involved wi thetrii a f It lay Catholics. tiOII of "For so any ye rs reli&ious womu llne Ileen ildInvolved in teachin& re , " said Da pter of Charity Hilda McCinnis. "Tlaen they cot pare i vohed" in
The Sister s of San Franci sco In the labor and delivery ward of a general hospital, the woman sat nervously between contractions, tapping one hand and foot, softly. crying Alone and frightened, she seemed relieved to see Sister Judith Benkert come through the door. Sister Benkert bent down to talk with the woman, putting an arm around her, to her encouraging remember to breath deeply, not to pull away from the contraction . '"I know what the pain is. I know it hurt :· he said gently. "Work with your body"
DOD It wa h r day olf but 1ster Benkert. a Dominican and a midwife at th hospital, was giving mt• a brief tour of the "ard. Earlier the 43-year-old 1 ter told how , a a young nur,;e. h wa reluctant to teach childbirth cla e "becau. I didn"t have the personal experience," But when coup! told her "it was wonderful to be associated with a • ter" in this environment, h grew rn confid nee.
Sister Benkert's decision to become a midwife resulted from hearing over and over that couples had
By Cindy Liebhart questions not being answered by their physicians. She wanted to help coup! understand pregnancy better, both it phys, I and emotional aspects.
ODO With the upport of her religious commumty. she enrolled rn a midwiferv program and worked as a midwife. How does she conned her work with her life as a religious woman? Sometimes 11 is d11l1cult. S' ter Benkert admitted, esp • c1ally when he con 1der.; the traditional Dominican emphasis on preaching. '"Any caring woman can be a good midwif ,'" he id. • 'obody come to me becau:;e I'm isl r Jud . So I try to do what I do welL I try to be in a relation hip with the woman. more than Iust a provid r. '"I hav to preach through
touch, through my hands." From parishes to prisons, offices to hospitals and schools. sisters today contribute to the work of the church in countless capacities. A handful of interviews with religious woman only begins to suggest the variety and vitality of their ministries. Their stories speak for themselves. John came to see Presentation Sister Cleta Herold in June 1986. seven weeks after discovering he had AIDS. Owner of a successful business, he was apprehensive about going back to tell his parents he was gay and that he had acquired deficiency immune syndrome. Sister Herold remembers telling him "not to underestimate his mother's intuition" and giving him practical advice to help with the visit. She told him to call an, tim h needed help. John called a m m Janua ar,. He wanted to priest. After that, ister H rold . aw him regularlv ,\s .John' health deteriorated, . he brought him th Eucharist listened to him, praved with him . He had been away from th church for some lime, she said. but now "h w • really hungry for th spiritual." he pray d ";th John's parents wh n th y came him for the la -1 out to time. Hi father. who had had difficulty at first d aling with his n's revela-
lion, "fell to his knees, put his head on his son"s lap and wept," she recalled. John died in April. In the heart of the city's gay community, 65-yearold Sister Herold works as a pastoral associate at Most Holy Redeemer Parish. One of her principal responsibilities - along with training liturgical ministers and serving the parish elderly - is ministry to gay and lesbian parishioners. "I try to be a person to whom gay people can come and feel comfortable. non-judged," Sister Herold said.
ODD Much of her work involves providing support and guidance to AIDS patients Many begin to reevaluate their valu . he said: som wonder "why they shouldn't just end it all now ." She also volunteer.; in the parish'. program to , 1st AIDS victim wilh home care, meals and other pra • heal necessities. . he cope ";th so How d much illness and death? upport of h,•r rehTh ngious community is tial. i Irr Herold iaald. '"bery on e in a "hilc I need to w1thdra,, or 11 can really et to me," he added. n a person "WhPn I've one da} young and alive and the n •xt day gon to eternity. and \Cl som how we're sllll connected \\ II, 11 remain a m) t rv to me."
That specie!caring "I never thought I'd be unemployed as a nunl" laughed School Sister of Paulyn Dame Notre Snyder. But two years ago she was not so amused. After teaching six years, she had agreed to join the social outreach of a diocesan agency. Then a grant fell through and suddenly there was no money for her salary. After several weeks. Sister Snyder was hired as a social wori<er in an economics ly depressed community. She now divides her time Holy Angels Shelter for the Homeless nd an health-care outpatient centre. Sister Snyder might spend her day mapping plans to provide care to the elder1y in the event of a summer heat emergency. But she might also shuttle patients from clmic to home or attend the funeral conducted for a nameless transient. And she might spend the day listening to those suffering the ultimate poverty having no one who listens. no one who cares •·As a Ref,gious, one of the grea• test gift that you have IS the chance to put your time in id Sister God"s hand:' Snyder. a Religious for 20 years She nd her associates at St Philip Convent often offer a room to someone who needs a place for a few days or open their laundry
room to someone !lo needs to spruce up. I "Our order was to. educ~.te women 1 children. Sister Sn said. "I think that th 1 whatldo,leducate ( r 24 hours a day."
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She also feels that served in return. 'Y rl go out to do thingllfl come back and real~at you have really experii:ed God in these people." Daughter of Charity1er Janet Budde is a Pllral associate at St Josep81. ish . A Religious f 30 years, she feels 5hiias grown by sharing ihe culture and spirituai of the parish's 400 lck pamhioners. 0ft8n I can go imt,e poorest home and fl I very special hopeful,t1" Sister Budde said. "'Thl,i a richness beyond mat i things .. 00
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Chri tianitv wa an unrl rground movement for its fir t three c nturi According to Roman law. a rchgion was lawful only in the country of it origin. After the fall of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., there "ere not man} Christians left in their countr of origin. Wherever they went. then, they were automatically outlaws. The· Christians were alway subject to denunciation and arrest. so they maintained a low public profile. Their communiti were small. The met in or m the private horn Roman catacombs, underground burial places.
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Adults. One morning finds her singing with the choir; another finds her telling stories to children on the pediatric ward of nearby St Mary hospital. Much of Sister Budde"s ministry centers around simply being with people. She feels this presence to people was central to the work of her order's founder. St Vincent de Paul. Sister Michele Dvorak, a Poor Handmaid of Jesus Christ. became principal of St Martin of Tours School in August 1985, a time when the school faced serious needs. The school serves 140 students of various ethnic and economic bad<grounds. Under Sister Ovorak's guidance, the school doobled standarised test scores; she introduced new reading programs. fine arts education and a computer lab. But in her free time Sister
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A young boy plays with , stuffed toy in hospital •hile missionary nurse Patricia Osten checks in on him. The boy II - s that surgery so n •ill en le him to /eave b hind the crutch he has used for f r y rs since being hit by a truck. Ministries to the sick and suffering ,s II fundamental adirity of parish life - a sign that Christ c nt,n es to /le
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"Tlte man ca/led Jesus made day and annointed my eyes," the man •ho •as bom blind said (Jn 9:11). Healing the blind man was one of many heatings attributed to Jesus- In one summary of, typical day in Jesus ministry, Marl! writes that "they broufl,t him all who were ill and those possessed by demons. Before long the •hole to•n was gathered outside the door."
Yet Christianity grew apace. And as the ew T lament reveal clearly. the first Christians took the promise that the • made at bapti m serious] •, St Paul points out in th letter to the Galatians. in baptism Chri tians take on a new lifestyle. Thev leave the old life behind and commit themselve to a new life. A h, ton turning point in Chri hanity came with the conversion of the Emperor Con tantine in the fourth centur . His declaration that Christian• ity was a licit religion meant Chri~tians could come out from hiding
However. thi • w not an unmix cl bl~ mg. ot having to fight for thPir ex· tence, the Chnshan comwere at risk of muniti losing ome of their fire
w1tne s value of small group that stood out from the crowd. They tried nolto show that it wa still po ible - not just for themselves. but for other.; - to live the gospel ideal in the world.
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By Father John Caste/at \.. and dynanusm. It is now that we will begin to hear of religious congregations of men and women making their appearance. The first religious orders were trying to r capture the ordinar} Christianity of the past. They reverted to small communities. modeled after the early communities of the ·ew T lament where members could know, love and rve each other and th larg communit} m a more personal way.
DOD Th first communiti of Religious realized too the
The closest thing to groups of women in service to the community in the ew Testament would have been the order of "widow " de cribed in Timothy 5:3-16. They apparently were chosen to dedicate themselves in a special way to prayer and social work of various kinds. As widows. these women evidently had leisure and could take on special tasks for their communities. But, by and large, the need for such organizations apparently wasn't present early on.
ODO Paradoxically, the liberation of Chnstianity made such special witness and service necessary. Countless numbers of unselfish women and men have answered this need ver since. And their ministries have been as vaned as the changing cultures and needs of the Christian people in succeedmg generations.
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On Thu~y afternoons. St Anthony Clinic closes its doors so the staff can catch up on paperNOrk The cheerful. airy waiting bustling with rooms, dozens of drop-in patients, a re quiet then; the spotless corridors rned with colorful children's toys give no hint of the wnrtched Irving conditions from which most of the clinic's patiems come. Showing me around the faci ity on one such afternoon, Holy Name Sister Mary Berchmans Trentacoste, clinic head nurse nee 1981, said she tnes "to be 8 loving presence Ill the lives of people who have been rejected" by their families, by society. And there are many here.
ODD Outside the storefront clinic lies the Tenderloin District. a hard-core innercity area of seedy partment buildings. sleazy bars nd porn shops, Its inhabitants include more than 12,000 Southeast Asian refugees as well as scores of indigent men and women. alcoholics, drug abusers, the menUllly ill. Drug trafficking and prostitution run rampant. St Anthony Clinic IS part of the St Anthony Foundat:Jon.
which offers extensive services for the poor including a dining room, a th rift shop, an employment office and a rehabilitation fann for men. The clinic itself, which receiwd 1 6.000 visits in 1986, provides medical care for adults and children.
ODD Besides administrative responsibilities. Sister Trentacoste acts ••as a troubleshooter for patients," helping to enlist services or to wheellocate suppl"
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tovisitConcemed that the child was growing up in an unhealthy atmosphere with only the dangerous streets to play in, a clinic pediatrician asked Sister Trentacoste for help. She was able to find a free slot in a daycare center where the girl ••could be safe. develop socialization skills and intellectual receive stimulation.'· Since then Sister Trentacoste has i - , collecting ch"Id ren •s books for the little girl who loves to read. To encourage the child's budd"ng interest in music, Sister Trentacoste recently gave $20 to her grandmother to purchase a tape recorder. ·•1 try to serve people in ways that go beyond handing out aspirin and BandAids," Sister Trentacoste said .
DOD chairs, eyeglasses - the clinic does not normally provide. In Sister Trentacoste's tiny office, a photograph of a pretty, smil'ng girl serws as an example. The child lives with her grandmother in a hotel room; her mother, a r, rarely comes drug a
She is quick to point out that no overt 'preaching' is done at the clinic. In many ways, Sister Trenacoste said, she tries to folow the example of the early Chnstians. "If you' re worlcing with the d' dvantaged you really can't preach to them until 0
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you meet some of their .-is," she id. She tries to communicate Christian values through her example of respect and compassion for others. The 56-yea r-old nun an important connectK>n her wori< and her voca1ion. She joined the Holy Name sisters 33 years ago in 18Spol- to what she now understands as a cal to serve the poor.
ODD "I had always i:-n interested in fin<f ng a way to go to the missions," Sister Trentacoste said Deterred briefly by her mother's protests when, at 18, she announced she wanted to enter the Maryknol Sisters, she went through nurse's trwning and worked for a year before entering the Holy Name communrty_ She spent 15 years in Lesotho, Africa, providing rural health care and midwifery services before coming to St Anthony's. For Sister Trentacoste today, "puttingonmywh' jacket in the morning says a lot about who I am as a person and a religious ring in the woman heeling mission of . i - . "
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St Joseph's Parish, Albany, has embarked on a $1,110,000 building program for a new church, gymnasium and six home units for the aged, all to be completed before the end of 1988.
The church will be built on a 4-hectare site adio"ning he college' 11-hectare olding in Martin Road and will share a comm n parking area with the
unit for a priest or caretaker with a small room for a library and children's liturgy. "We will not have a great expanse of bitumen surrounding the church. The site is already wooded and the area around the church will be landscaped. Parishioners will donate and care for the trees and shrubs. It will he a quiet area screened by trees," said Father oel. Five parking bays , ould be provided for the disabled.
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It was a symbol of development and the uniting of the schools and t he p a ris h w it h long-standing pla ns reaching fruition. An ex-stu dent , Andrew Gorman, who was a builder had taken charge of the construction on behalf of the St Joseph's Board, said John Goodfellow. The 900 square metre gymnasium would ha e a wooden spring floor, a stage, change rooms, kitchen, toilets, showers and a mezzanine floor. \ or vould b gi in ugusl and t e building o Id be completed early in 1988 at an estimat d co t of 260,0 0. It would be financed , rith c 11 fun a d
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also fo drama, musicals, socials, dances, quiz nights and not only by our pupils but also by St Josep 's parishioners," said John Goodfello , principal of St Joseph' College. For the first tim the chi dr n of both the primar and high s hool co Id a semble under co er in the one enue, he said.
At presen the area is used for assemblie ." The 4,500 nee e for the or was being raised b students and the Parents and Friend . Catering for ever age group, the building program is compl led b t provi ion of the six unit for the aged t be built in Aberde n treet adjoining the Ch • •a Brothe former hool
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In the present social milieu, it is hardly surprising that the media has taken upon itself the mantle of "Defender Of The Faith." Witness the recent segment of"60 Minutes" (August 2), in which the Channel 9 network decided that the public in general - and Catholics in particular needed to be reminded that celibacy of the clergy was not an attainable goal and should the refore be abandoned. The argument that the Catholic Church needs to review or relax Her rules in this area because some priests are tempted by (and actually succumb to) temptations of the flesh is a classic case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater. One can only imagine where we would be if we adopted similar reasoning in matters relating to crime, marital ftdelity, of honesty! Neither can it be argued from experience that waiving the vow of chastity at the reception of Holy Orders would of rtseff lead to an increase in vocations to the priesthood. Those Western Christian churches which permit their ministers to marry are finding - as are their Catholic brethren - that fewer of thelf members
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hildren 's Story Hour Long before the u•bite man arrfoed Indian tribe lit•ed all across u•bat are nou• the nited tate . 1be • loz 1ed the earth and It u'lnds and u•aters, and all lil'Jng thing . Ibey lmeu· God, tb
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The Record, 1"11.A.1~1. 13, 1 87
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TENNIS by PETER MESSER
As I predicted last week, players are now starting to fine tune their game with the result that matches are getting tougher and scores much closer in the winter pennant competition. In the "A" grade pennant, the two St Jude's teams fought out a titanic battle with the final outcome being decided in a cliffhanging tiebreaker. Sets were evenly won throughout the day and with two sets to play St Jude's no. 2 were leading by two games only. St Jude's no. 1 won the first of the last two sets 6 games lo 4 games to even the games scores and go 1 et up. St Jude's no. 2 had to win the final set to get even on et and win on game . That they did in a very ten r in whi h pla • bit of ner ee ir mate fi u
as t Ju thee tra 8 gam
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concede a set. Although a win would have been better Llwara can be well pleased with their performance. Pignatelli no. 2 had to fight hard against the inexperienced Queens Park team to win their match 6 sets 50 games to 4 sets 3 7 games. Pignatelli no. 3 continued to improve their po ition on the table with a good win over Pignatelli no. 1 seven sets 59 games to three sets 40 games. St Mark's no. 1 maintained their unbeaten record easily accounting for Corpus Christi 9 sets 58 games to 1 set 27 games. The table in the "B" grade is as follows '
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At Holy Trinffy church the novena to Our Lady of Health - Vailankanni starts August 30 concluding on The Nativity of Our Lady, September 8. For further information phone
For widowed, separated, divorced and solo parents who wish to move on to the rest of their lives, the Pauf n Association of WA is holding a growth weekend to assist them to see the realities, to cast aside the past and to help in the future, in.
a workshop commencing on the evening of Friday, August 28 through to the aftemoon of August 30. It is a live-in event at St Josephs Convent at Safety Bay - cost S45. Fu cteta·1s and bookings can be made by ring·ng De ise 337 9076 or yn 419 2681. Esther 527 6209.
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Al priests of the Marian Movement are 'nvited to celebrate Mess at the Little
Sisters of Carmel, 2 Fraser St. Swanboume on Tuesday. August 18. The latest edition of Our Lady Speaks to Her Betoved Priests is now available. Phone 448 2624 or 447 6223.
QUEENS PK ANNIVERSARY St Joseph's parish, Queens Perie: wm
ce brate its 75th anniversary on Saturday, October 3, with Mass celebrated at 6 .30pm followed by a dance at e B ckenham Co munity Centre . All former par"shioners will be warmly """Vfcomed. For further information please contact Ka rine Ardinone 458 336.9 or leni rk 458 3578.
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The Novena to Our Lady of H Ith Vaila.nkanni WI I beg" oo Aug 30 d oondude on September 8. the Nativity of Our Lady. at th Holy Tn ity church, B mett Street, Embleton.
One: Diamond , Phoeni • Girl 2, pie • 3. Race Two: Leggo Lady 1 , ne all 2, bilen 3. ce Three; If We Try l . metimes White 2, Valiant \; arr·or 3. Race Four: Delaware Beauty 1, fennarlee Tiger 2, Quic pplause 3. ce Five: ' hatta Teviot 1. Desert Legend 2, Lady emlock 3.
Race Si : ble ose , Dark Raide r 2, Bl c Re ·ew 3. Race ven; Rambor hini 1, Brad's fagic 2. Rio Ruby 3. Ra e Ei ht: Voltron rma 1, Silhouette 2, Black Vulan 3.
Race ine: Turf Idol 1, Carol Ann 2 , Bandalla Echo 3. Race Ten: Primo Domini 1, Harlem Shuffl 2, Cup Of Coffee 3.
Centre. Old newspapers, books and magazines can be recycled nd used. Please drop
them at the Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor St. East Perth. day or night. during the week or weekends.
I.AW For many peo e a lade of know1edge of the law e.g. the meaning of assa and the role of people, are the very things that lead into trouble with the law. Emman el Centre for people with disabi ities is being funded by TAFE to ru a course especia ty for people who want to understand The taw and its Effect oo Our lives. The course wi I commence Thursday. August 27 from 2•4pm. Pre-enrolment ·s necessary. Please contact Barbara on 328 a 13 if you are interested or know someone who is. Enrolments are limited to 5 people.
EWMAN SOC ETY
A ta on The Risen Christ will be given in the Senior Co mon Room. St Thomas
ore Colleg . Crawley, on Th TSday, August 27, at 8pm by Dr G. O'Colli s SJ
of the Gregorian University in Rome.
Open o
·nterested. For further info mation ca I 381 1180.
Caler:1~8r •:,.
Aug 16 Confinn tioo W nneroo. Arc b.shop Foley. Golden Ju ·iee. Shenton Pane rish, ArchbWlop Fol y. A mption mass and processi n. Mundaring, Mon • nor M<:Crann. 20 Co • of Priests. An:hbm p Foley nd M signor K ti . 22 Crowning of Our Lady Queen of the amity, Rossmoyne. Arch I hop Foley. Confirmation Balcatta, Arch • op 23
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Confirmation Balcatta. Arch • p Foley. Confirmation Leedervil!e, M nor Keating. Legion of Mary congress, East P rth, Archbishop Foley. Confirmation Armada . Archbishop
Foley.
Opening of new Greenwood Church, Archbishop Foley. Confirmation Gingin-Chitterin at Keaney College, Bindoon. Monsignor Keating . September 2-4 Catholic Education Conference. Archbishop Fo4ey.
BU BURY CONFERENCE E TRECARE r Richard
Sunbury have the intemaof of Affirmation Inc.• Boston to at a conference end of Aug 29 30 • titted 'Affirmed for Uf '. ·n ormation available from (097) 2 5 1TT7.
Send items for 'Mari n YEAR RITI G to: 38 G t North "dla d, WA 6056.
KELMSCOTT RE-UNION
A special 10th n iversary m-u ion weekend for the Good hepherd School, .scott. is bei held on Sep & 27. All enq • • f m fa of the cool pl se contact Mrs Marilyn Lind.say 0111 390 66n or the ool on 390 7509.
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Race
Any person interested in tandem bicyle riding with a blind person, either during the day or on weekends please contact Mary K. 328 8113 at the Emmanuel
MARIAN
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RIVERTON: Archibishop Foley officiates at Schoenstatt Shrine far thecrowningofOurladyasQueenoftheFamilyonAugust 22 at 2.30pm. The Schoenstatt Family of WA invnes al who love the Mother of God to participate. For further information phone 457 2966. BUUSBROOK: On September 13, at 11 am. in the church of the Virgin Mary Mother of the Church the annual Mass for Our Lady's Birthday will be celebrated. For further infonnation phone {057)- t 1 699. H no answer 444 2285. NEW NORCIA: The annual procession of Our Lady of Good Counsel takes place on October 25 (not September as the previous years). For further information phone (096)-54 8018. PERTH: In St Mary's Cathedral, novena to Our Lady every Wednesday evening at 7.30pm. For further information phone 325 9557. SWANBOURNE· The Little Sisters of Carmel every evening except Wednesday, recite a community Rosary lo flowed by Night Prayer of The Church. Wednesday moming Rosary 1Oam. All welcome. Far further "rrforrmrtion phone 384 8241. BEACONSFIELD: At Christ the King all through the month of S 'f'tember, Father Bastos. visiting from Portugal. will preach at rhe Marian devotion mission to Our L dy. For further information phone 335 1636. DE V/AtAR COLLEGE, SAMSON: Ros ry is recited in the chapel every Friday at 1.05pm on chool d ys. Staff, stud, nts, parents nd friends re we/com to att nd and/ or to Silbmit intentions for which they would like th Ros ry offered.
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PAUUAN ASSOCIATION
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Bishop Quinn attends the meeting of bishops and n,IIIQIOUli rde • Sydney. "Art Extrao 'exh"broon t Sunbury . 30th Anniw Lale Grace parish. Confirmation. M ••
Centrecare Sunbury Conference at
Bun.bury Catholic College Auditorium. Confinnation - Harvey.
2-4 Bishop
MARIAPOUS
A one day ariapor to follow-up the F 'rbridge Mana · 1D01iis \11,~ll be held on Sunday, AugU$'t 30 at oa-
"m.ba Centre, Bateman.
Cost $5.
1am o 5pm.
Material submitted to The Record should preferably be typewritten or clearly and legibly handwritten, at least triple spaced with wide margins, in upper and lower case, and in style for the section for which .it is intended.
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