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Pope John Paul II, in the nearly 10 years he has held office, has begun to shape the body of the world's bishops in his image. He chooses men who are trained to doctrinal theology, dedicated to the sacraments and unafraid to buck contemporary trends in the Church and in society at large. Three part series continues page 6

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Darkness From the six h hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried ou in a loud voice, 'Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?' that is, 'My Go , my God, why have you deserted me ]' .. When some of those who stood there heard this, they said, 'The man is calrng on Elijah' and one of them quickly ran to get a sponge which he dipped in vinegar and, putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink. ·wa·tr said the rest of them 'and see if Elijah will come to save him.' But Jesus, aqain crying out in a loud voice, yielded up s spirit, At that, the veil of the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom; the earth quaked; the roe s were

More than 2,000 p ople braved last Sunday's extreme heat to watch the opening of the Catholic Education Bicentennial Exhibition, Changing Habits ... lasting values, at the Catholic Education Centre. During a Schools Bicentennial Thanksgiving

Celebration, more than 80 Catholic schools

split; the tombs opened and the bodies of many holy men rose from the dead, and these, after his resurrection, came out of he tombs, entered the Holy City and appeared to a number of people. Meanwhile the cen rion, toget e with the others guarding Jesus, had seen the earthquake and all that was ta ing place, and t ey were terrified and said, 'In rut this was a son of God.' -ST MATTHEW

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The decision of the Australian Bishops Conference to launch an inquiry into the d stribution of wealth in Australia is a brave decision according to Dr Michael Costigan, executive secretary of the Bishops' Committee for Justice, Development and Peace. "It is also a good decision in the light of what the bishops are aiming to do in educating themselves as well as the laity in the area of social justice. Dr Costigan was in Perth o brief diocesan representatives on how the enquiry will proceed.

Did this picture of Archbishop Foley launching the Australian Bishops Inquiry into the distribution of wealth advertise the results before it started? Dr Costigan said that some comments suggest this is what the 'cake' represents. But, he says, "it really only quotes what well-informed social scientists are saying about the growth in the gap between rich and poor. "Certainly the pope made this a strong point of his teaching both internationally and in nations.

From Perth archdiocese he conferred with Eamon Murray, Christian Choo, Bernie Brady and Sandra Brown Mr Terry O'Connor, anoth r commit ee m m r was unabl to b present for th briefing. From Sunbury dioc Dr Costigan met Bishop Quinn and Brian Han oc of arrogm, V I urphy of Sunbury, Marg ret Graham of Colli and John Kam a r trr d farmer. On the educational

"lt is disappointing that 20 years after Paul Vi's encyclical Populorum Progressio we haven' narrowed the gap between rich and poor; it is widening."

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ment based on principles of Church and social justice teaching.

"The Australian bisho s could have chosen a less ambitious and complex topic but if their aim is to educate then it rs an excellent choice.

Dr Costigan said that there may be radical conclusions from the inquiry but their execution did not depend on the church. "The Church does not run the country, but the Church can be a strong voice of conscience. Several politicians have expressed interest

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that the topic did not come "out of the blue" but emerged from wid spread suggestions to a questionnair I st year on what th topic should be for a f ture social Justice statement. He desert d the process lar ly as a classic S e Ju e nd Act process, first gath nng data and th nap lying a JU ge-

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there would be a progress report and it was hoped then that ordinary Catholics would take up the matter in local study circles. A videotape has been prepared to explain the topic and the procedure to be followed.

or Michae Costigan, since last October the secretary of the Bis ops' Committee for stice Development and Peace, is on a two year release from the S E hnic Affairs Commission, of which e was secretary or two years. He said that many of the ex riences of rniqra ts were related to his present position in which he expressed an interest and was c osen by the bishops. Previously he was for two years director of the Arts Council of Western Austra ia and before that or 10 years was director of the Literature Board of the Australia Co ncil. Cont

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An ironic scene in

the Gospel of Marl< involves the Roman centurion on Ca]. vary. Looking up at the dead Jesus, the centurion', words give voice to the faith of the early Christians in Rome: '"Truly this man was the Son of God!"

By Father John Castclot

Crucifix the lifeblood of artists' commissiore

Wood sculptors Norber and Victoria Koehn meditate much of their working day on the death of Jesus. For they are artists depicting the life of Christ. The crucifix is the lifeblood of their commissioned work. And it is deartistically manding. After all, says Koehn, who am I to depict the face of God? German-born and raised in a family of artisans, Koehn began training as a wood sculptor in the tradi-

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wooded school grounds. The Koehns see their

express many aspects of Christ's life. "Sometimes we portray a ver'rowful Chs-ist or a peaceful Christ; somet irne s a glorious Christ, a strong Christ."

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of religous art". In their case, explaining faith in words is difficult because Hour work is the expression of faith. \Ve translate our own experience into a piece".

ODD "Our work is both our rmnlstry and our livelihood," says Koehn. hit is a very tough livelihood sometimes, but I prefer doing this to watercotours of

Ohio landscapes that

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ity, in his suffering with one who suffered, who understands pain and is compassionate.

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"Often we tr)' to tell a story," Koehn points out. For example, in one simple bas-relief

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g,rattr fott.-' ht1dL' 110 man:'... rough wood. The fact that they were naked added immeasurably to their discomfort, Death came slowly; a victim simply was left to dle of hunger and thirst. Studles have concluded that the clinical cause of death was asphyxiation. Sometimes circumstances required the hastening of death, usually by breaking the legs, Mark is trying to get across to his community the unwelcome fact that one really penetrates the identity of Jesus by contemplating his unselfish love, especially his self· giving on the cross, not works of power or amazing wisdom.

The Record, March 24, 1988

Of course, Mark did not concentrate solely on Jesus' death. In the next chapter he has the young man in the tomb announce to the women thatJesus "has been ralsed; he is not here" (16:6). But Mark wanted to counteract a certain overemphasis in his community on the resurrection, rt.tembers were so

impressed with the transforming wonder of the resurrection in

their lives that they risked forgetting they would arrive at the fullness of risen life only by following the same path as Jesus the path of selfless love, even to death, if necessary.

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Cruclflxion was an instrument of torture. Having originated in Persia, it was adopted by the Romans as a means of capital punishment - but only for a select few. Roman citizens who incurred the death penalty were not subjected to crucifixion; they usually were beheaded. Only slaves or foreigners who committed particularly grave crimes "ere crucified. The cross was either T-shaped or dagger. shaped with a projection above the head. The condemned was forced to carry the crossbeam to the execution place. Ordinarlly the upright beam was left permanently in place. First, the victims were laid flat on the ground and their arms were fixed to the crossbeam, usually by spikes driven through the wrists. Then victims were hoisted up and a horizontal beam was fixed to the vertical. Ropes were tied around arms, legs and waist, otherwise the weight of the body would tear it loose from the nails. The condemned "sat" on a projection of

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(15:39). The irony Hes in the fact that all through the Gospel up to this point no one had penetrated the full identity of Jesus. Even those closest to him, witnesses of his miracles, dally beneficiartes of his unselfish love and wisdom, had not suspected he might be other than ju,tJe,u, of Nazareth. What did the centur-

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my faith dealing with my reality," Tess said as she described lo me her troubled, lonely thoughts four years ago right after her friend Liz overdosed. "Thal was real," Tess continued. "Liz said she was a river exploring the land. Did she know she was on the edge of a precipice? My river is aimless, leasing me under the guise of freedom. Freedom for what? Maybe freedom means chart· ing a course and freely following it. I don't know. "Liz's death made me look al life," Tess said. "I began to wonder if I was one of the 'walking dead' !other Teresa spoke

about in a lecture I heard, Where was the Spirit of the Lord'" Then Tess saw a small notice on campus asking for summer volunteers to work in Appalachia "Whv not?" she said. "I might move myvelf out of the stagnant pool I'm foundering in. Mv hope

was that in helping others i might find thP Spirit of the Lord." Tess went lo Appalachia. "And ii happened." she said. "God was there with the women weeding; he was down at lh,• coal mines where c.rvvicos of blark dust lined the men's faces. He was there in the edges of the small schoolroom where the children and i taught each other games in order to learn numbers."

Te-s said she also found Go<I in the music, sweet and sad. from the fiddler's bow and she found God hovering around the elderly. Her experience in Appalar hia transformed her. Tess said. leading her to a new exuberant relationship with God. "Liz brought me out of my tomb lo new life:' Tess said. I guess I am an f:a<.ter person," Dan is another Easler person. He had a dream and heard a sermon and thq changed his life. :-.:o mv�tical vi\ions. no mirarlC",. just plain ever,·day happcnins.s infused with Dan"s opcnness to the gra< e of the moment. Dan told me of the dream. .. I "'as on a sub\,·a�. in

the ha, k of a train careening dizz1I} from left to right, One minute the unfriendly crowd pushing me had strange. inhuman faces: the next minute thev were all people I know. They were crowding around a� the car seemed OUt O[ control, l!(ling foster and faster ...

ODO Dan said he awoke in ,1 terrified sweat and lav

there asking himself 'What did i do to bring that on?" The next morning. at the Sundav 11.1.i,, before Ash Wi,dncsday. the visiting priest encouraged the congregation to look at Lent through new lenses. Some folks need

with nu copes for the th, , they never sec n changing. he said. Ola need binoculars to visions of what tht could become h<·! God. Then people Ide what to do for

· the sen ice, Dan la small art gallery, \t mer table with a hot nug of coffee, he ha to sort things oul. II greatest problem w labelled "time" Tim had become Dan's rel;.less master Ho was prtflmmed every dav, mOflg from one deadline to another Even perils with ht, familv we1scheduled. · Di explained that

shredded his rontrol over hlS life. He realised that he wanled the fre£'dom to walk on seashores and ride the ferris wh,,<-1. to think about bt-auly and the mysteries of life.

··eut mo,t of all," he said. "I want lo 11" a person of re.al faith,

it's going to do." He was a recovered alcoholic who was having difficulty relating to his wife who refused to leave alcohol alone. She had been hospitalised twice recently for alcohol abuse. Jim attended the weekly meetings faithfull1 month after inonlh, despite his reservations. Gradu·

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The new life of Easter is meant to change people in concrete ways. Jane Wolford Hughes and Katharine Bird both tell the stories of people who found new life in situations of great personal difficulty. Think of some stories to be told from your own life to illustrate the ordinary, yet extraordinary ways in which people experience new life. What is hope? • How is hope a sign of new life? • How important is hope in people's lives? • What are some obstacles to hope? • Is there anything people can do to help each other rediscover hope? • Why is the support of a community of faith often so important to people who face "hopeless" situations?

both the person in

sorrow and the one who comes in faith

holding the cup of salvation.

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part of the redemptitive

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Church as the faithful people of God. Chris-

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thinking about a time in life Take a minute or two to think about a time in life when you seemed to be chanqing in important ways. Was it when you had just com· pleted your formal education and were moving into a career? Was it the time of marriage? The time of a major move to a new community? The birth of a child? A time of disillusion· ment and question· ing that led you in valuable new directions? Now think what u was that actually changed 1n you Maybe 11 was your self-perception that matured. your sense of self-worth, for example Or maybe evidence of the change ,n you was m your behaviour ,n actions that showed a new kind of commitment to someone or to

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all• his attitude be· t to change. His ho lity melted as members groP sh•'() their similar ex,•iences with hill He came to see thal the person he neeld to work on w• himself, that thol.h he might not be fie to change his .. 11 e could change hid!lf. ·1• months after tha'lirst meeting, a tralformed person ha,•merged, a man fufid by hope and rel' lo use his expe· rie1es to help olh· e.-. Vhen pressed by members, he

DISCUSSION POINTS

disciple in the back-

peacefulness that hadn ·1 been character· rsnc of you previously; or actions that reflected a freshened awareness of the , nterests of others around you Maybe people could tell you had changed by the way you spoke Did you become able to express

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pcrson giving God my best rather than the straggly edges." Both Tess and Dan are examples of what can happen when faith becomes a vi,id realitv that transforms peopl� and gm,, them new hfe.

on the cross and a

a cause; actions earned out with a certain

��·......,,i, t,, ·.,.er'•..•. Agitation and hostility at first meetings for families of ad "1ct s ...,.,., :_.::,,,,-_' ., . . . . ..f . Jim was agitated and hostile when he came to his first meeting for fami· lies of addicts. Constantly shifting his body weight from side to side, he sat himself by in a wrapped pose tough-guy with a chip on his shoulder. His gruff and responses stare glaring repelled people. He had come to the meeting as a last resort, he said resentfully, but "I don't see what good

available ,,·hen someone needs me. i want to be a

portrayed with Christ

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agreed to serve a term as leader of the support group. People need to look for reasons to hope when they are deal· ing with difficult situations, said Richard McCord when I interviewed him on the virtue of hope. He is associate director for a Secret· ariat for Laity and Family Life. Hope is not naive optimism or a denial of the bad things that happen to people, McCord stressed. As Christians under· land it, hope is "a firm sense that the

Lord is present" and makes sense of living, dying and rising again. Hope helps us to see that "life is stronger than death and that God's promise of life eternal is real and transforms our whole being," he said. McCord told of a woman who had suf· fered with depres· sion for many years. In counselling, she found "the key to unlocking her past life" lay in coming lo terms with what it meant to grow up Cont page 10

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with others improved because you now were able not only to speak but to hsten? And perhaps rt wasn 't JUSt you who changed Signs of change ,n people are seen, after all, in renewed family lifestyles and altered patterns of friendship that produce not Just a new "vou .• but a new "us"

Among members of the Church, the presump· non rs that much has changed because of the death and resurrection of Jesus But what? \Nhathaschanged? Cont page 10

The Record, March 24, 1988

Perth and Fremantle celebrate the Irish saint ... I don't know what your St Patrick's Day was Ii e, but mine was fun-fill d, hilarious, diverse, colourful, social, hea s of f n, an totally exh sti ! I crawled om fairly early that ni t; ju t coul n't take it any mor • Of course t e thing about the Irish is that they really know how to enjoy themselves. d th y ave imagi atio ! O e trio I aw o viou ly didn't hav ny gr n app rel to id ntify with t e wearing of the green, so they sprayed their air that co our! y day started at St

Patrick's, Subi co where the c urc as rapidly filling. Virtually v ryone porting r en. The lovely Irish dancers from small to ig, ere led by the Irish Piper (Tom Cunningham) i o the church. S amrocks

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From page 9 The d ath and re urrection are not v nts in th life of on who som how addressed th human r ce "in ctions general". Th recall d so mtens ly at Easter hav m aning for living, breathing human beings. Vv'hat changes b cause of th d ath and resurrection, therefore, is people. Evid nc of the change m them should be found in their selfperception, th ir words, their actions. And this change rs s en not only rn individuals, but rn the life of an entire community. In human lit chan e tends to be ongoing. So it rs mterestmg to note that ev n on the reat day of Easter the Church still casts its aze ahead to Pentecost. On Easter th Church begins to anticipate the coming of th Spirit of Jesus who is a continuing, dynamic force for chang in the lives of people Think about it. Vv'hat is meant to chan because of th d ath and resurrection of Jesus? Vv'hat ar th s'gns of this chan e in people?

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A Trinity College cocktail p rty held to rai e funds for the Pipes and Drums group to go to Sydney on April 1, to compete in the Australian championships, as held last Saturday night. About 300 people filled Gibney Hall to mix and socialise with a background of superb music supplied by the Braham family. Robert Braham on the French horn is the music director at the college and was supported by his talented brothers at piano, Richard and Andrew who gave musical background to an el gant cene. The Trinity Pipes and Drums was founded by Brother Kelly, who wanted one separate from a military organisation. He collected what he could, from wherever, and set it up 26 years ago. His sustained interest kept it going until Broth r I Basile too over from 1979 to 1985. Brother Croo es who h s also been associated with the Julian Choir, too responsibility from 1986 to 1987 and now the curre t band master is Colin Stillw II, with June Corcoran as its instructor. Th r are 25 boys in t P1 sand Drums ith a main core of 18 members in the com uuon band The boys will com e with 84 ot r ban but with their distinction of winning th Sta e Championship last year, they ave plenty of e rti .

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Sir, I Join Bishop Heaps of the Australian Bishops Committee for Social Communication who has urged that religious programming remain within the charter of the ABC.

1. The ABC, through its TV and radio service has provided news and commentary recently of Pope John Paul's most recent encyclical, discussion on issues of faith, healing, women in the Church, psychiatric self help and more-liturgy, sacred music and interviews. By contrast the entire religious programming on Channel 9 last Sunday was b tween 2.30 and 8.00 in the morning! The reporting of reliqious issues on the commercial national networks is often superficial or marked by sensationalism or sheer ignorance. More importantly, their programs and advertisements present distorted yet subliminal images of what constitutes reality, pleasure, violence and Justice - images made even more insidious b cause they are nev r challenged 2. The ABC not only s ind pendent, t has quality and authority - as evid need by two international w rds won last year by its religious aff rrs d p rtment The bottom line of th commercial national networks rs to ma mon y I rs OT, as h y would hav you

believe because they "Love You Perth". 3. Only the ABC offers religious programs which are "True Blue made in Australia" products. Compare this with the fully imported culture and values of the American and British comedy and soap which dominates the commercial channels. 4. Last of all do not forget the ABC is the property of taxpayers and the government ignores their voice at its peril. Ownership of most of the Australian media has been gained by a handful of Sadducees who not only own the papers, television and radio of Australia but the minds and dreams of the people It is in this context we should act to salvage one of the last vestiges of serious thought in the Australian media I suggest The Record, the Bisho s and the laity follow the lead of their counterparts in Victoria who have suceed d, with ecum meal upport, m lob ying s rongly on an issue to the point wher political parties, including the on pr sently in ov rnm nt ta e no tic Rel1g1ous programming must r main an integral p rt of the ABC's ch rt r If not in h ABC th r will

Surely, those of us wh pnd our elv s on b mg Catholic and Chn uan. and do nothing to top the rot, must hold ourIv s I rg ly re onsiI by our very s1I nc nd ap thy for the ul 1m te d strucnon, G

Perth ahead Perth archdioc ranked third in donations last y ar to the Holy Plac Good Frid y Coll cfon.

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Au tr Ii don t d 401,837 in 1987 comp r d ith 378,674 in 1986. 1987 dioce n ere folio : 121,221 (not including Parramatta 24,026 and Broken Bay 14,407); elbourne 67,95 7; Perth 30, 770; · 24,606; Ad I id Bun ury 4, 150; G r ldton 1,850; Broome 750. Armida! 4,000; B II r t 10, 23; Bathur t 5,553; B ndi o 7,449. 5,481;

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YOUTH FORUM

Antioch aspirants keeping Sister busy

Started three new groups

Sister Emilie Cattalini, Antioch co-ordinator, will not be urprised if the next parish to express interest in ntioch is Dianella, Doubleview or Donnybrook. So far this year the aspirant groups are rmadale Bay water and Claremont. Startinz an tio h group can b a imple a th -B-C, provided ba ic uid lin are follm red.

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ineligible to play in a particular grade when it considers it nee rv or a team in a parti -�lar grade. Requirement for entering a team in Jude: 1. Two court mu t be available. 2. Two n w tennis balls. The \ 'ACLT ha tennis ball availabl at 24 a dozen and team are encourag d t u these during p nnant to tandardi th b ll .

The Australian Catholic Bishops' Confer nee lshes to appoint a ational Executive Officer - Communications. The finding of the Conference's ecently completed tional Enquiry into the Communications Apostolate - th Duffy Report - h ve highlight d significant opportunities for the Church to improve i s otal us of and relation hip ith the social communications m dia at both n ion I nd dioc an I v I . Signi tcant ch all nges ill confront the uccessful c ndidat . H or h will be r qurr d p rticul rly: o dev lop and implement a national tr tegy to en ur th Church' full nd prof ion I use of he m dia - especially print and el ctronlc - in it rms ion of evangeli ation; o liaise I h nd co-ordinate he efforts of th Bi hop 'Conf r: nee, dioce an bodi , Church groups ov rnment agencies and business groups in matters r quiring n tional m dia policy and initiativ ; to educat and encourage the Church at large in m tt r relating to the us of them dia; . o giv profe ional and competent I adership rn the d v lopm nt of public media policy. h job is new. It provides a unique opportunity for one air ady recogni ed as a leader ithin the m dia industry to serve the Australian Church in �hapi�g and co-�rd,�ating its future apostolate m oclal communications. Oiplomac� vision and a desire for and ability to get results a�e required. Salary is neg�ti��le in the vicinity of 50,000 p r annum. An lnltial t o year appointment is proposed. Wri� en application sent to John L ti by 21st April, to the addre s belo ill be treated in strictest confidence.

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Quality living is reflected in the first stage of a new development ·n Joondanna by Catholic Homes for the Aged. Nine units were competed last week and already three have been sod. To be buitt in two stages next to anoth r CHA hostel for the frail aged, Servite Vila in Street, the nonEdinburgh denominational deve opment will eventually comprise 24 units to cater for aged peop e with the emphasis on providing an atmosphere which enhance residents' quality of life.

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CHRISTOS QUIZ NIGHT Friends of Christos will ho d a quiz night on Wednesday, April 20 at 8pm at Kastelbet's Tavern, Scarborough Beach Road, opposite Sundercombe St. Tables of six. Donation $3. Tickets and information from Jenny at Christos 381 7955.

PARISHIONER WEEKEND

PEACE FULL EASTER

At Peace Be Still Centre in the Chittering Valley there will be a Passover meal on the evening of Holy Thursday. On Good Friday the Way of the Cross will be made on a two kilometre path through the surrou ding bushland, with emp asis on the Seven Last Words of Jesus as a healing point. In the evening at a Wake for the Death of the Lord participants will share th ir exper" nee of His hea ing. day of Hoy Saturday will be relaxation i eluding a · eo d picti g a mod rn reflection on Easter al ng with oth r tapes by Fra ciscan a h p to meditation.

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During March representatives of the Pastoral and Matrimonial Renewal Centre have spoken at the zone meetings of the c rgy of e diocese about the Parishioner Empowerment Weekend. The Empowerment Weeke d will be presented by Fr Chuck Gallagher SJ who will be visiting WA for the first time. On the Weekend repre ntatives of several paris es will discern th ir individual gifts and wil e tra · ed · ways in which those gifts may be used · hin the parish. Th Empowerm nt e d ·11 be h d at the Cath Ed a ion Centre on ay 27-29. As numb rs have to be limited, pari s i te di g to participate are asked to register with Peter and V, ro ica Dymo d 574 2688 as soo as posstbte