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Touch of colour at college Corpus Christi bandsman Year 10 student Ray Forlin plays the Last Post and Reveille. Three jets swept o ver the Corpus
College Christi Anzac Day service held last week because of the school holidays. Residents of the Air Memorial Force Estate, Bullcreek,
were the college's official guests, together with Year 4 students from Queen of Apostles School, Riverton and parents of college students. Traditional music was provided by the Corpus Christi Col-
lege band, conducted by Mr Rod Christian, and choir, conducted by Mrs Estelle Dragun. Two pipers and a drummer loaned by the Trinity College Pipe Band added colour to the ceremony.
the Air and Sea Cadets raised, unfurled then lowered to half-mast the Australian, Western Australian and College flags while Year 10 student Ray Fortin played the last Post.
A minute's silence was observed before Reveille was played by Year 10 student Ray Fortin. Bateman parish priest Fr Peter Whitely, a chaplain in the Army Reserve, blessed the
two wreaths which were then laid at the bases of the flagpoles by Army veterans Joyce Owston and Bert Skillen and Year 11 student councillors HopfCatherine muefler and Shaun D'Monte.
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Pope is sad V ATICAN CITY (NC): The British soccer stadium tragedy in which more than 90 people were killed " deeply saddened" Pope John Paul II, said a message of condolence sent in his name. The message said the pope was "deeply saddened by the Sheffield stadium tragedy, which has caused such loss of life and brought about suffering to the injured and to numerous families whose beloved set out for a day of relaxation and pleasure". It said the pope "prays for the souls of the deceased and invokes God's comfort and strength on the nation and on all who have been affected personally".
Students played major roles throughout the ceremony. Head girl Christine Tooley made a short address on the significance of ANZAC Day and head boy Ian Watt recited The Ode. Student members of
FAMILIES WHO THINK THEIR FORTUNES HAVE BEEN BOOSTED ARE $26 BEHIND Fr Kevin Caldwell. An Australian family of father, mother and two children on an average weekly earnings will have lost about $26 a week of disposable income since 1982-83. That's the deduction made by the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission. A press statement issued by the Commission said in fact only 40 per cent of a family's loss since that date would have been recovered as a result of the newly-announced measures in the Economic Statement issued by the Government. The Commission, however, welcomed the
change in direction the Government had taken by recognising the worsening financial plight of families in Australia. "Any further erosion of support for families would have been intolerable," said Father Kevin Caldwell, National Director of the Commission. The Commission was pleased to see that families on the lowest end of the income scale, for instance larger families receiving full Family Allowance Supplement, are better off in real terms since 1982-83.
However, relatively few families come into this category. For the vast majority of families the changes do not compensate for their loss in disposable earnings since 1982-83. The Commission has been monitoring the changing financial position of families for some time and a detailed examination of its findings will be seen in a major report entitled A Fair Go for Families said Father Caldwell. • Fair go for families — see Page 11.
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"We are all the church and we all have to accept responsibility," said Archbishop Foley in response to the list of recommendations presented at Emmanuel Centre, by Mary Ballentine, from the conference People with Disabilities in the Christian Community. Archbishop supported the thrust of the recommendations which covered general areas as well as specific issues of education, access, liturgy and people with psychiatric disabilities. He highly commended the notion of one person being nominated in each parish to be specially alert and concerned for the needs of people with disabilities in all aspects of parish life. He also gave his approval for the establishment of written guidelines on access for people with disabilities into and within the church. Archbishop Foley said that it was important that different groups concerned with the needs of minority people needed to remind the wider church of their specific needs. He raised the question of priorities of spending and resourcing and said "perhaps we need to consider the weaker members or rather weaker numbers first".
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SYDNEY: Families of rience with Catholic By GREG HALL the future face unbeIlealth Care Systems in lievably high secondary in the Catholic Weekly that country. schooling costs, if She is a member of the estimates produced by per child in 1989, Institute of the Sisters of an educational trust $10.600 in 2000 and Mercy of the Union, are correct. $32,000 in 2014. Province of Detroit and The parents of children The Australian Scholarformer full time Execuattending private schools ship Trust says the six tive Director of the years of public high face still higher costs. In Catholic Health Associaschool education, which 1989 it will cost $9500 on tion located in St Louis, is free presently, would average, $19,000 in 2000 Missouri. cost parents more than and $56,500 in 2014. Mr Don Good has been $70,000 for a child born While it is assumed appointed director of in 1989, a figure which wages and salaries will finance to St John of God the trust says is a increase with movefrom July 1, and he will conservative estimate. ments in the Consumer be accountable to the figures. which The Index (CPI). the Price executive interim cover public. Catholic. main measure of infladirector. private and boarding tion in Australia. the Mr Good, a native of schools have been based trust argues that educaWestern Australia for the on the assumption edu- tional costs have risen past twelve years has cational costs. will faster than the yearly been director of finance increase by eight per cent inflation rate. at St John of God per year. Factors contributing to Hospital in Subiaco. The costs, which this trend, the Trust says The Sisters of St John of include the fees. requi- can be seen in how most God came to Australia in sites (stationery, text secondary schools today 1895 in direct response books. art & craft mateare gearing for the highto requests for minister- rials and school bag). tech revolution. ing care to the sick and clothing, sports equip' Take for instance the ment and clothing, are cost of equipping the the dying. Presently. the Sisters based on a survey of 30 classroom with compuare involved in education government. Catholic ters, or the cost of independent training, producing and and health services in the and Kimberley, in addition to schools. holding teachers who The fee estimates where need to master the the nine hospitals in based on a midway constantly •updatable' Australia. The Sisters also operate average between the machinery and software two hospitals in Pakistan. Years 7 and 12 to provide before they can teach it.' a constant yearly figure. the trust says. The province headThe trust says that Mr Harry Tyler, presiquarters of the Sisters of based on these estimates, dent of AST says: "Over St John of God in Subiaco also houses the System families sending their the last decade in particservices to be provided to children to Catholic. ular, the price of seconschools will pay $6000 dary' education has escaltheir hospitals.
ated beyond the yearly rates of inflation. Current economic forecasts offer no reason to believe that yhis trend will dramatically reverse in the future." He said the private schools could not rule out that their government grants would not fall in real terms. "More and more, the responsibility for the costs of education is being dumped in the parent's lap," the trust says. But if the estimates are correct, then they pose some serious questions for the Catholic education system as to what its role should be in the general community. It has been reported that the Sydney Catholic Education Office was moving to counter -concern over rising school fees by declaring that no child will be denied a Catholic education on financial grounds -. The CEO's Executive Director, Brother Kelvin. Canavan responding to this concern, said: "Parents who have tmiibir meeting the fees should put their position to the principal. Usually the principal can offer a discount or even waive the fees for the very needy."
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It was a day of nostalgia for many Aboriginals at New Norcia last Saturday . . . They had travelled from near and far to meet old friends and missionaries in the shadows of the newly-renovated Weld Square. For quite a few the "old Orphanages" a few metres away had been their "old home". Several had been educated and reared at New Norcia under the Marist and Benedictine monks. And what once were their boarding residences have now been transformed into magnificent classrooms of the New Norcia Catholic College. Abbot Bernard Rooney OSB, one of the organisers, celebrated an open-air Mass in Weld Square in thanksgiving for the Aboriginal people and for the first, official Back-to-New Norcia-Day. Abbot Rooney prayed for all Aboriginals and for greater recognition of their rich cultural heritage. He also offered prayers for those deceased Aboriginals who had lived part of their lives at New Norcia. Elderly monks such as Dom Augustine Gozalo and Father Maur Enjuanes whose work centred around the Orphanages in days gone by, renewed acquaintances with many who had been their "charges". Sister Veronica Willaway, who was born at New Norcia, returned for the day with relatives and friends. Mr Trevor Wyatt and his borther, Brian, along with nine members of their families travelled from Perth. Trevor, who now lives in Kenwick, had been at New Norcia in the fifties. Pallottine missionary Father Joe Kearney brought five Aboriginals from Geraldton. Two of them, Frances Indich and Elvie Burns, had been at New Norcia for many years. Others from places like Moora and Morowa also took part in the day's activities. An eye-catching display of old photos had been arranged in one of the rooms fronting Weld Square which included some of those present on Saturday . . . Some of the monks from the Monastery and the College Principal, Sister Therese-Marie Fleming and Good Samaritan Sisters also participated in a most enjoyable day.
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... and a special afternoon Students from New Norcia Catholic College held a special afternoon of entertainment for senior citizens in the vast Victoria Plains area . . . Many senior residents of places like New Norcia, Calingiri, Yerecoin, Moora a nd Mogumber made their way to the historic St Gertrude's Residential College on Tuesday afternoon, (2pm) April 11. Included in the senior citizens' list was a small group of Spanish monks f rom the Benedictine Monastery at New Norcia. This special event included musical interludes by the students themselves, afternoon tea
"Work should not proceed on development of the old brewery until meaningful consultation with the Aboriginal communities involved has taken place," said Eamon Murray, chairperson of the Catholic Social Justice Commission, Archdiocese of Perth. "We join Aboriginal groups in calling for an extension of the 30 day stay of development so as to include land on the river side of Mounts Bay Road, and therefore, all existing structures in the old brewery complex," he said. Mr Murray was speaking in support of action taken this morning by members of the Aborigi-
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ii The attention paid to the Sheffield soccer disaster has become something of a routine media performance with possibly hundreds of millions of worldwide spectators left powerless to sympathise with the sufferers, to empathise with the Sheffield community's dilemma or draw any personal lesson from confronting inevitable human disaster. Satellite television ensures that horrors of this nature will be elevated instantly to world network importance. In Australia's case, the strong presence of former English residents would have prompted an understandable local emphasis. But dead casualties in this instance are a mute warning not to desecrate further their tragedy by morbid reporting, so the attention passes to the survivors, and the silent twisted barriers. Not so the Bradford stadium fire which manages to be aired time and time again, years after. Measured coldly against other disasters, the viewing spectator still has no yardstick by which to measure feelings. Are the hundreds of victims of floods, cyclones, earthquakes across the globe greater or lesser tragedies alongside a runaway soccer crowd? From these often poor centres of death and destruction there are no instant satellite services to confront the world with what is happening to our fellow humanity. The media become a vital instrument in our curiosity to know more, but the more we know of tragedy the more powerless we become. The survivors of Sheffield were no doubt called lucky a thousand times over. Luck is the faceless prop to which we cling when we suspect that disaster was caused by human mistakes, by faulty maintenance of a machine, by shoddy workmanship on crumbling buildings and dams. The dead in these circumstances become the unlucky ones. We really mean to say that these victims should not be dead, that factors other than nature's brute forces were at work and these people should not have died. Hence the mandatory shift that takes place almost as a deliberate distraction to public grief and bewilderment. There will be a stream of enquiries, commissions, hearings and investigations say an army of politicians, managers and other authorities. They will quickly cover their tracks lest they be accused of doing nothing. But the bewildered world spectators are even more confused because those enquiries and hearings will take months or years and no-one will be any the wiser as to what went wrong. We have been sidetracked from the real questions in the human heart. The cameras and microphones shifted thus to the eerry fringe of the Church. Death must be one of those commodities that churches can handle best, it could have been surmised. Clergy and others prayed, consoled and tried to express the inexpressible. Even the Church can run out of words for people who have given up on listening to whatever the churches have to say of relevance to the mysteries and tragedies of life. As the cloud of anger, frustration, sadness and loss began to drift away, the media were left with little to show us: sprigs of flowers at the stadium wall, a body hunched sadly looking for the answers that the terraces can never give. In the aftermath, the emptiness of the heart is further distracted by the search for someone to blame, for the hint of massive insurance payouts, as though money or a scapegoat can make up for our coming to grips with death and its meaning to life. It will be hard to go back and ask why an impatient crowd could not take no for an answer at the locked stadium entrances, why they ran amok and trampled each other to death because no-one else on earth mattered once they decided that they had an inviolable right to get into that stadium at any cost. These are the questions that no amount of media coverage will allow to surface because they point up the grim human reality that behind many a human death is another's selfish sin. 4 The Record, April 20, 1989
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Be humble servants, POPE TELLS BISHOPS VATICAN CITY (NC): — Pope John Paul II told 16 bishops from northern India that the Church must be the "humble servant" of the poor and called for "fresh thinking" in e vangelisation. The pope said that in India the Church "can bear effective witness only if she is present as the humble servant of all those in need". One Indian bishop said that while the people in his region are willing to tise the medical and educational services provided by the Church, they are unwilling to be evangelised. The pope said the bishops' dioceses are in a part of India marked "by an instability deeply rooted in ethnic, religious and social differences". While the Indian nation struggles with poverty, unemployment and "a lack of safeguards" for women and children, its Catholic community "is a small minority scattered
over a large area and often subject to serious difficulties of different kinds". "These circumstances area challenge calling for dedicated effort and fresh thinking in relation to evangelisation and ministry," he added. He praised the Indian Church's educational activities and the priority it has given to educating the Exxn. "This option for the poor requires special generosity and enterprise," he said, calling it a "necessary application" of the Church's social teachinw. The pope also told the bishops that God's "kingdom is inseparable from the Church", because both are connected to Christ, and he warned that it "is not possible to relativise the Church's role in bringing all to union in Christ". Bishop Joseph Pathalil of Udaipur said after the pope's talk that the pope was referring to the Church's "relationships with other faiths".
Bishop Pathalil said the bishops who met with the pope came from a part of India which has one of the lowest percentage of Catholics to the general population. "The most challenging problem" faced by the Church in that region "is t he fundamentalism which is rampant now", he said. Fundamentalism is growing not only in the Hindu community, but in the Sikh and Moslem communities as well, he explained. The people "want and appreciate" the Church's medical and educational services, he said. but "they are very reluctant to accept any kind of evangelisation". Bishop Pathalil said the dioceses tend to rely on priests and religious from other parts of India because vocations are low in their region. About 1.7 per cent of India's more than 760 million people are Catholic. The Catholic population is largely in the south of the country.
Where lay people can help TURIN (NC): Pope John Paul II said new lay movements are "another type of vocation" arising at a time when the Church is undergoing a "crisis" of priestly vocations, In an interview with a Polish journalist, Jas Gawronski, the pope also said Europeans are beginning to "reevaluate" Christian values, although materialism in the economic and scientific fields continues to flourish. The pope told Gawronski that there is a philosophical "emptiness" in Europe and within this emptiness "certain forces" are at work which are dosed to the Christian message. These forces include "the economy of the free market, the capitalist economy", and the modern scientific culture, he said. "Perhaps one begins to note a certain tendency to reevaluate" Christian values and a "greater interest" in them, he added, but Western Europe is still attracted to the "vision of progress" offered by science.
The pope said the Church must address Europe's "emptiness" with a new evangelisation of the continent. But at the same time, he added, "we are witnesses" of a "certain crisis in the Church, a crisis of vocations". "But it is a crisis of a particular type," he said. "Because in place of traditional those vocations, which lead to the priesthood and monastic orders", there is "another type of vocation, for example the lay movements. Therefore all this must be taken into consideration and must be coordinated in some new way". The pope warned that Christianity "cannot be relegated to the private sphere" of one's life. If Christianity's role as the inspirer of ethical and social values is pushed aside, "not only would all the heritage of the past be denied, but even the future of European man. believer or not, would be gravely compromised," he said.
Anglican reaction VATICAN CITY (NC): The Anglican Communion is taking very seriously Pope John Paul II's objections to women's ordination and is anxious for the issue to be fully discussed in ongoing dialogue between the two churches, said an Anglican theological adviser. Mary Tanner. theological secretary to the Board of Mission and Unity of the Church of England, said she hoped the way both sides "bear the pain" of the women's ordination issue would become a sign of commitment to unity. The pope has written to Anglican Archbishop Robert Runcie and
expressed his concern that such ordinations by some Anglican churches have become "an increasingly serious obstacle" to unity with Roman Catholicism. "We must take very seriously the letter of the pope to the archbishop. Of course, we take that as a sign of how important the pope feels that dialogue with the Anglican church is," Mrs Tanner said. "I think we are very anxious that the dialogue should continue with the Roman Catholic Church and that the issues involved in the ordination of women will be discussed at a very deep level with our Roman Catholic brothers and sisters," she said.
Archbishop Runcie is scheduled to make an official visit to the Vatican later this year. Vatican sources expect that women's ordination will be discussed in detail. Mrs Tanner said the issue posed special problems for the Anglican Communion, which is itself trying to discover "how it can live in communion, obviously restricted communion, with differences of opinion on this question". Those on both sides of the issue, she said, need to "bear each other's pain" and become "a sign to the world of what we believe about the communion of God and the Holy Trinity".
esuit in govt council KUALA LUMPUR (UCAN) — The regional superior of the Society of Jesus for Singapore and Malaysia has been appointed a member of a new council expected to chart national economic policy for the post-1990 period.
Jesuit Father Paul Tan Chee Ing is one of several Catholics from 1.ay and bodies religious appointed by the Prime Minister's Department to sit on the 150-member National Economic Con-
sultative Council. Father Tan is also head of the Catholic Research Society in Malaysia and the honorary secretary of the Malaysian Consultative Council for Buddhism, Hinduism, Sik-
hism and Christianity. He was proposed for NECC membership by the Malaysian Chinese A ssociation — the second largest group in the country's ruling Barisan Nasional
coalition. Other Catholic appointees to the NECC are: Chooi Mun Sou, former member of the Pontifical council for the Laity; Yeo Beng Poh; and Richard Dorall.
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LAHORE (NC): Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has named a Catholic priest to be Pakistan's minister of state for minorities. Father Rutin Julius, elected to Pakistan's National Assembly last November, is the first Christian to head the Ministry of Minorities. In February, a group of Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Parsees and Sikhs asked the government to re-establish the ministry and appoint a minority member as minister. Bishop Trindade initially refused to let Father Julius run for public office in 1988, but agreed not to penalise him after speaking with priests and justice and peace workers. They argued for his candidacy despite the church position that lay people should fill such posts. Father Julius, a parish priest in Gujranwalla, Pakistan, had worked with labourers. Father Julius is the only Christian minister of state at the federal or provincial level in Pakistan. The National Assembly, Pakistan's lower house, has only four Christian members, including one Protestant.
Scripture study 'danger' VATICAN CITY (NC): Pope John Paul II praised biblical scholarship, but said some methods of studying and interpreting Scripture "constitute a danger for the faith". The pope told a Vatican panel that the many differing methods of Scripture study may leave the impression of a "certain confusion", but at the same time show the "inexhaustible richness of the word of God". The pope spoke on April 7 at the Vatican with members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, headed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. The commission's April
3-8 plenary discussed the h istorical -critical method of biblical research, a theme the pope said was of "vital importance for the entire Church". The method analyses Scripture in the context of the historical period in which it was produced. The pope said the of "multiplicity methods" of study proposed by modern biblical scholars is nothing new. But some methods of interpreting the Bible pose a danger when they are used by "unbelieving interpreters with the intention of submitting the affirmations of Scripture to a destructive
critique", he said. In such cases one must distinguish between "the methods themselves" and the "questionable presuppositions — of rationalistic, idealistic or materialistic types — which can influence the interpretation and invalidate it". The method may be useful, even while the biblical expert rejects the presuppositions, he said. The pope also said all such methods have their limits. "It is indispensable to recognise this," he said. The expert who has the true "scientific spirit" recognises the "relative value of the results of his research".
"In the Church, all Congregation for the methods must be, Doctrine of the Faith, directly or indirectly, at said last year in a speech the service of evangelisa- in New York that the tion," the pope said. He historical -critical warned that in recent method was in a state of times exegesis, or the crisis. study of the Bible, someThe cardinal suggested times risks becoming a scholars critically study "refined art", discon- the presuppositions and nected from "the lives of limitations of the ihe people of God". methods they use to Biblical experts must study the Bible. not be content with Such an examination studying the "secondary will make scholars more aspects of the biblical aware of the philosot exts", but should phies underlying much develop "their principle of their supposedly message": a "call to scientific study, he said at conversion and a good the time, and thereby news of salvation", he lead to a "new and said. fruitful collaboration Cardinal Ratzinger, between exegesis and who also heads the systematic theology".
Suharto expresses hope
J AKARTA (NC): Indonesia. Pope John Indonesian President Paul H is to visit the Suharto has told island while in Indonesia bishops preparing to from October 9-14. visit Rome he hopes the Archbishop Darmaatreligious life of East madja of Semarang, head Timor Catholics will be of the Indonesian integrated into the bishops' conference, paid Indonesian church. a courtesy call on The East Timor church Suharto. is directly responsible to During the meeting, the Vatican, which has Suharto hailed the May not recognised the "ad limina" visit of the annexation of the former Indonesian bishops and Portuguese territory by asked them to make the
visit a successful one by learning from the experiences of bishops in other countries.
Members of the proposed Order of Thai Catholic Missionaries will be assigned to the priestless areas of Thailand before going to work in other countries. The Thai bishops gave Bishop Aribarg, presi-
dent of the bishops' Commission for Priestly Training and Seminaries, the responsibility of setting up the new order. The constitution of the missionary order was drafted with the assistance of Paris Foreign Mission and Pontifical Institute for Foreign Mission priests. "This project was originally presented to the bishops more than two years ago, and after study Ihave been made responsible for implementing
sia's claim and subsequent East Timor church linkage to the bishops' conference.
Archbishop Darmaatmadja said their visit with the president was to report to Suharto that 33 Indonesian bishops would visit Pope John Paul II.
Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. apostolic The local church of East administrator of Dili, East Timor, will not take Timor has always particpart in the "ad limina" ipated in activities of the visit, the archbishop said. Indonesian bishops' conHe also said the visit to ference, Archbishop Dartold Rome was unrelated to maatmadja reporters. the papal trip.
"We asked the president's advice," the archbishop said. "After all, we
The press has speculated on possible Vatican recognition of Indone-
Thai bishops' move BANGKOK (NC): The Thai bishops' conference is establishing an indigenous missionary order for diocesan priests, with plans to later admit lay and Religious volunteers.
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the program," he said. "But I should not be credited with establishing it; the real pioneers will be the priests who opt to join it." Earlier this year, the bishops of all 10 dioceses discussed the urgency to coordinate development work among hill tribes, said Father. Catholics form less than one percent of the 55 million Thai population. About 95 per cent of the population professes Buddhism.
"What is expected is just a matter of formality," said Bishop Situmorang.
Bishops accord LONDON (NC): The bishops of England and Wales have agreed in principle to join new ecumenical organisations which are to replace the British Council of Churches in 1990. However, the bishops are said to have a number of concerns about the new structure. The new organisation will create separate councils of
churches for England and the other parts of Britain. The Catholic Church has been an observer at the British Council of Churches. but has declined to accept full membership.
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Joyous journey to new The recently concluded Easter vigil would go down as being a joyous and memorable one for at least I believe that in all religions the essence is three dozen people. goodness towards your fellow men and These people made an charity. I have always held these important stop along the values. Now by becoming Catholic I have road to Catholicism. achieved a sense of direction. I am on the right They were either baptised or received in the path in faith and most important is that warm embrace of the when I go to church I am with my family religion. as one unit. — Thomas Ee Tiang Heng They came from nine
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parishes — Balcatta, Greenmount, Greenwood, Highgate, Kwinand, Midland, Mirratxx)ka, Victoria Park and ‘Villetton. In a high-powered Rite of Election ceremony held in St Mary's Cathed. felt a sense of achievement being a ral, 18 unbaptised Catholic. I found the catechism sessions catechumens and 20 very useful and I now have a better idea baptised candidates were of the Catholic church. All doubts I had presented to Bishop about the church were cleared at the Healy during Mass. catechism sessions. I am really happy to be Formalities over, these a Catholic. people were then bap— Mary Lee tised or received in their respective parishes on Holy Saturday. Before the Rite of Election was celebrated the catechumens underwent a conversion in mind and in action; developed a sufficient with acquaintance Christian teaching, as Ibecame a Catholic because Iwanted well as a spirit of faith to fulfil my mother's last wish. and charity. One became a Catholic — Sidney Brady "to fulfil my mother's last
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wish," another did so because "I have always wanted to be a Catholic but could not because of parental objection," and another found the spirituality that existed in a Catholic working envir"most onment exemplary." Here are typical comments made by some ot those who were baptised: From the Willetton parish: Mary Lee of Mount Pleasant said she did her early schooling in a Catholic school in Malacca and had a good Catholic education there. "I wanted to be Catholic from those early days but mould not because of parental objection," she said. However, she followed the Catholic way and even went to Mass regularly. At university level, she was very much involved in a Catholic group in Kuala Lumpur. Ever since her arrival in Perth in 1981 she went to church regularly. Her husband and three adult children were at the baptism on Easter Saturday. "I felt a sense of achievement being a Catholic_ I found the
Father Al (with knife in hand) with Annette Labouchardiere, Suzanne Peel and Jan Macklin. catechism sessions very useful and I now have a better idea of the Catholic church. "All doubts I had about the church were cleared at the catechism sessions. I am really happy to be a Catholic," she said. Shirley Wong of Booragoon said she became a Catholic because her husband was one. Her call to embrace the religion came two Easters ago. "I feel great about being a Catholic." she said.
Tony Lee, a computer programmer, became a Catholic because his wife and two children are Catholics. "I thought it was about time that I became a Catholic too," he said. He found the cathechism classes enlightening and said there existed a warm feeling during the classes. "Strangely enough I felt no different at the baptism ceremony. But after the ceremony, I was overcome by that feeling
of being born again." said. From the Highgate parish: Sidney Brady, 65, said: "I became a Catholic because I wanted to fulfil my mother's last wish." He was baptised an was Anglican but brought tip in Catholic schools in Burma and has always been associated with Catholics in Burma as well as in Perth. "Iwas even a member of
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Thomas Ee . . . helped church committee in Malaysia.
Lawyer Ee Tiang Heng was brought up in a traditional Buddhist way until he married a Catholic girl called Jenny.
adopted the name of Thomas at his baptism, said he accompanied his wife to Masses regularly before embracing the Catholic faith.
That was in Malacca. Marrying Jenny became the springboard for his plunge into Catholicism. It did not happen overnight but after a lot of thought it did — last Easter, not in Malacca, West Malaysia, but in Perth, Western Australia. Tiang Heng, who
"Then the children came. I had always told Jenny that she should be free to guide them along as Christians. As for me I told her that I would only become a Catholic when the right time came. "As time went on my faith grew and the
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turning point was in 1985 or 1986. "1 was invited by the St Francis Church committee in Malacca to serve as an honorary adviser. "I assisted to pave the way for their legal problems to obtain land to put up a church," he revealed. In the course of many meetings he met up with Father Bala and other committee members. "1 was the only nonCatholic member," he
said. He also has many Catholic friends in Malacca and elsewhere. Among them was Father Pintado who was quite close to him. An Irish nun, Sister Rita was also a close friend. "She used to be Jenny's teacher," he said. She had given much encouragement to him and even when she retired and went back to Dublin they were corresponding with each other.
His other Catholic friends also encouraged him to become a Catholic. "Arthur Sta Maria, the choir leader at the Willetton church was one of them. He was my sponsor. My wife also played a big part so did her cousin Lillian Kee. "They were strong pillars in their support towards my entry into Christianity. "Ifeel that coming from one religion into another
is not an abrupt or sudden change because even as a small boy Ihad read the Bible. "But it was only of late that Iread the Bible with great depth and great feeling. "1 believe that in all religions the essence is goodness towards your fellow men and charity.I have always held these values. "Now by becoming Catholic I have achieved a sense of direction.I am
on the right path in faith and most important is that now when I go to church I am with my family as one unit. His immediate dream: "1 would like to go back to the lasine church which I helped to become a reality and perhaps receive Holy Communion there. "And naturally I would like to share with the congregation there my feelings about my new faith."
faith... a choir in a Catholic c hurch here before becoming Catholic," he said. A nnette Laboucharthere, 24, was also an Anglican before embracing the Catholic faith. "I became Catholic because my husband and son are Catholics. "I found it a very happy experience entering my new faith." Susan Peel, 21, was baptised an Anglican. "My fiance is a Catholic and I wanted to find out more about the Catholic religion. "Going through the cathechisin sessions was a wonderful experience. -Being a Catholic has made me feel a lot better and I am a better person for it.Ialso feel that it will help contribute towards a happier marriage. For sure our children will be Catholics." Another Anglican who embraced the Catholic faith and found it a "wonderful experience" was Jan Macklin who works at Centrecare, a Catholic organisation. What prompted her to become a Catholic was the exemplary environment at her work place.
"Working in Centrecare was one of the main reasons that prompted me to be a Catholic, I worked on the welfare side and the work we do is a very meaningful one. "There's a lot of spirituality in evidence at my place of work and the environment is beautiful. "I really felt a dire need to be part of the family," she said. She described her conversion as "the road finally leading home". Although brought up in a very caring home environment, Jan did not have any formal contact with church until the age of 12 when a curiosity drew her to a Protestant church that peers were attending. This association was shortlived, the church remaining "a mystery". Her next contact was as a young mother when she sought the support of a community group which was part of a local church. She later enrolled her children in Sunday school, learning alongside the children, thus trying to fill in gaps in her own experience. She later sought more invol-
vement by teaching in the Sunday school. However she was still not completely satisfied, there was still some undefined "something" missing — it all seemed incomplete. In 1985 with 10 years experience in the welfare field behind her, Jan was employed by Centrecare, working with homeless families. She has found this challenging work a very meaningful experience, walking alongside these disadvantaged people, helping to build, to be supportive and helping them to regain self respect and life skills. Jan is proud to be a part of the church in action, working with a team of dedicated caring people. This experience created an interest and then a strong calling to belong to the Catholic church family, where she at last felt "at home". From Mirrabooka parish: Kurin Anne Gibson, 15, said she became a Catholic because her grandparents and cousins are Catholics. "I felt really good at the baptism. I felt like a new person," she said.
Widow Susan Truran and Raymond Webber with Tanya (10) and Sharona (8).
Towards Catholic way of life
The chiming of wedding bells on May 27 will among other things signal the start of a better Catholic life for a couple and two children. To be married are Raymond Webber and a young widow Susan Truran. She has two children by her previous marriage — Tanya (10) and Shamna (8).
They all became Catholics last Easter. Raymond was given a conditional baptism because he was unsure about whether he was ever baptised before. Susan said she became a Catholic because she wanted a "better life for myself and my children". She feels that the step that she and her children took in becoming Cathol-
ics would help the children to be brought up the right way. She found the catechism classes she underwent "very enjoyable and interesting". "1 am much more enlightened now." she added. She said that her children too, found the religious instructions very
interesting and were very excited about being Catholics. Raymond said he took the step because he wanted a better life with Susan and himself and the children. He said he was brought up the Catholic way as a child and felt it was the right thing to do in embracing the faith.
him to attend Masses regularly. "I was treated as one of the family or the prodigal His father died when he son as they would say," was 15 and his auntie he recounted. But he was always took him in with his mother. She had six unsure of what he children and the entire wanted out of religion. houshold was brought The decision to this up in the traditional important journey into Catholic way. Catholicism was made Another auntie took around the time he
"But I never got a chance in the past to have any scripture teaching," he said.
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decided to many Susan. who incidentally, was his late cousin's wife. "We felt that leading a Catholic life would be the best thing for all of us," he concluded. How did he feel on that baptism day? "I felt a completely new person. It was beautiful. I was overcome with joy," he answered.
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It is anyone's bet how well the world would function without friendships. To propose friendship as a vocation for Christians might sound farfetched at first. But when you think about it, the world needs people who are able to be present to others as a friend, to make friendships a noble — and ennobling — enterprise. At first glance, friendship seems like one of the "things" of leisure time. Friendship is associated readily with fun and
relaxing occasions, and with those moments when one's responsibilities are allowed — even expected — to recede into the background. Friends are the companions of our leisure. Without a doubt, friends are valued for their companionship. But there are many levels of companionship, many kinds of companions. Literally, a corn-pan-ion is someone with whom you would break bread, someone you would dine with. This points to the
Briefly intimacy of friendship. For, in human life — and certainly among Christians — when people dine together, a certain bond is created. The dinner table in the Christian world bears a resemblance to the altar of the Eucharist. The table where we dine mirrors something sacred. For Christians, then, good friendships have a way of echoing the life of the eucharistic community.
Our companionships amount to more than simply whiling away the hours together. True friends have the potential to share life, to be supportive and responsible, to acknowledge and appreciate another's gifts and talents — in other words, to do what the members of the eucharistic community should do for each other. Friendship can create a space for hope, for faith and for love.
Thus they add new areas of interest to our existence. In a sense, then, a true friend is at times an inspiration.
need to discuss our aspirations or anxieties, our accomplishments or failures. In a true friend, we recognise a welcoming spirit on which we can rely. You might say that friends draw each other out. They draw out the best in each other. Friends have the potential to renew each other. They help to heal and restore each other's spirits.
On the other hand, true friends are valued because they are willing to listen to us when we
Friendship, therefore, is no small gift. It might even be considered a vocation.
So what is a friend? For some, friends are the spice of life. A true friend is someone who stays with you, bears with you. With their own special talents and projects, friends enlarge the scope of our lives.
at's what friends are for An old pard remembered
Leading people into the work of the Lord
Some people leave a mark on us even though they are only part of our lives a brief time. Joe was one of those. He delivered fresh vegetables and fruits on our street when my children were young. The crusty old man from southern Italy must have been a tough bargainer at the market in the gray-pink hours of dawn. By their ripe perfection each basket of produce in his converted station wagon invited touching. Tough though Joe was, he needed a friend and I became one. It was brief — June to October for five years.
By Father Robert Kinast The first Christians understood that their common union with God created friendship among them. nion with God through Jesus makes friends of his followers. The lives of the saints exemplify this point again and again. St Paul had such a friend named Barnabas. After Paul's conversion, Barnabas introduced him to the Jewish Christians and won acceptance for him (Acts 9:2730). Later Barnabas asked Paul to join him in preaching at Antioch (Acts 11:22-26). So friendship, as you see, can initiate people into the work the Lord asks them to do. Friendship also can nurture and support people when they face opposition. This occurred often during the age of persecutions and martyrdom. One example is the story of Sabina, a slave girl who became a Christian. This so angered her mistress that she had Sabina exposed to the elements as punishment. A local priest, Pionius, rescued her and took her into his household. Later when Pionius was arrested and faced martyrdom, Sabina accompanied him rather than returning to her native city. "What is my native city?" she asked. "I am the sister of Pionius," echoing Jesus' assertion that his family consists of those who hear and keep the word of God. Christian friendship, of course, is found among siblings. This certainly was true for Benedict and Scholastica.
They launched the monastic movement in the West and offered each other deep spiritual support, even though they met only once a year after they had founded their monasteries. Friendship in Christ is not so spiritual, however. that it cannot affect human emotions and personalities. Jerome, for example. was a short-tempered eccentric whose brilliance and enemy alienated him from most people he met. Except for Paula. Paula always managed to find the way to cut through Jerome's bluster, to calm his impulses and keep him focused on his great task of translating the Bible into the popular tongue. Friends need not share the same interests or lifestyle. The most striking example is the sixth-century queen, Radegund, who finally left her murderous husband, the king. and established a convent at Poitiers in France. During this time she formed a close friendship with the fun-loving poet, Venantius. She inspired him to compose hymns that would come to be regarded as classics, like Vexilla Regis and Pange Lingua. Friendship also can have a competitive side whereby friends chide and challenge one another to be true to their values and to achieve their greatest goals. In this way Clare and Francis of Assisi kept outdoing each other in their drive for simplicity and poverty of lifestyle. Similarly, Jane de Chantal and Francis de Sales kept drawing each
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Joe's wife had died a few years before and his only child, a daughter, had entered a cloistered convent at a young age. Most of his relatives were back in the "old country". Joe dulled his longing for the land by bringing its harvest to others. He taught me how to select a melon and to keep tomatoes at room temperature so they wouldn't lose their flavour. He introduced me into the world of fresh herbs and inspired me with his profound reverence for garlic. I was an eager pupil, and my cooking has
affection beyond a warm but dignified handshake. But instinct, or grace, To some, he was an moved me to embrace invisible servant; but the him as I would a hurting tide of his life washed up child. The story came on others, cleansing their tumbling out. fears and giving them an In a rare letter, his inner trust in God they daughter had beloved had lost in the scramble written that she had of living. begun the process of One day he seemed leaving the convent. t roubled. Ordinarily his The orderliness of Joe's deep eyes were calm. life was threatened. That day, they were like He had given his only black stones shining child gladly to the Lord. from the bottom of a pool Now she was making a of water. decision that Joe saw as a Soon the tears flowed defiance of God's will. over, seeking the creases I tried to reassure him in his sun-weathered that such an action was face. allowed in the church Between us there never and I suggested that her had been any display of decision probably had
BY Jane Wolford Hughes never been the same since. On Thursdays about mid-morning he would be in our area. After the neighbours completed their purchases, he stopped in my sunny kitchen for coffee — extra strong and black. If my children were around he filled their imaginations with stories of his youth. When we were alone we talked about food, religion and life. Joe had the simplicity of the truly good person. He never would make history.
come after much prayer and counselling. In late spring I received a note beginning "My dear friend", in which Joe said that he would stay in the East, selling produce and helping his daughter adjust. Two years later he wrote that God had blessed him with a beautiful granddaughter. There was never a return address on the envelopes so I waited in the silence. A couple of years later another note came from his daughter. Joe had died while planting a garden for his She granddaughter. thanked me for being his friend.
Paul and Timothy tie-up
Christian friendship wears many different faces, Father Robe! Kinast writes. Though friends may not share the same interests or lifestyles, the! wpport and nurture us and they stimulate and challenge us. Friendship is a remine that the Christian life is not meant to be solitary, he says.
other deeper into the riches of everyday life as a source of spirituality. Not all friendships of saints took place in calm isolation. Some social activists who achieved sanctity pursued their vocation strengthened by a particular friendship. Vincent de Paul turned constantly to Louise de Merillac for financial, social and spiritual support. In our day perhaps the clearest example of a friendship which combines so many of these themes from Christian history is that of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, founders of the Catholic Worker movement. Dorothy Day always invoked Maurin's name with reverence as the thinker who helped her see the contemporary
Barnabas, one of the open-mioded more members of the Jerusalem community. Together they shared the hardships and successes of what the Acts of the Apostles describes as
Though Paul obviously "Paul and Timothy, felt he was in the right, it slaves of Christ Jesus, to must have hurt him all the holy ones . . . who deeply to separate from are in Philippi" (Philippithe first missionary serious falling out. journey. The reasons are var- Barnabas and be forced ans 1:1). another find iously described in Acts to Later in that same letter were they when But we read: "I hope. in the about to start out on the 15:36-41 and Galatians companion. next venture, they had a 2:11-13. The void created by the Lord Jesus, to send loss of this dear friend Timothy to you soon, so was soon to be filled. that I too may be hearWhen he revisited the tened by hearing news of new community at Lys- you. For I have no one tra, he heard people comparable to him for singing the praises of a genuine interest in what young man named concerns you" (Philippiwho had been there with unhealthy relationships. Timothy, son of a Jewish ans 2:19-20). mother and a gentile words of encouragement, Why? Later, in his worrisome offers of help. a home- In part because we father. dealings with the fraccooked meal or an invita- worry that others will not met tious community at Paul When tion to lunch. develop to replace them. Timothy he understood Corinth, he dispatched what all the shouting was Timothy as his trusted They had held on to me, After all, interdepend- about. legate. But he was woractually upheld me, and ence, emotional intiTimothy was a truly ried that they would treat our friendships had macy, mutual respect — grown. essential for wholesome remarkable fellow and him coldly, if not unciPaul was so impressed villy. So he wrote: I also remembered friendships — don't that he invited Timothy easily. come "If Timothy comes, see some who had disapto come along with him peared, perhaps through Forming friendships and Silas as they con- that he is without fear in fear of having to deal means setting prejudg- tinued to spread the your company, for he is doing the work of the with dying and grief. ments aside. Good News. Lord just as I am. They were angry that I And in a society that they Therefore, no one should on time that From didn't have time for analyses and overana- were inseparable, disdain him. Rather, them. I let them go. and lyses things, at times it genuinely devoted to send him on his way in I work at forgiveness. also may mean trying to each other. peace that he may come It is worth noting that in rediscover the simplicity It was a friendship to me, for I am expecting the fast-paced, crowded, of children who reach based not just on mutual him with the brothers." often impersonal life that out to one another and admiration, but also on (1 Corinthians 16:10-11). is ours, it is not always say: "Do you want to be mutual respect and There are indications easy to relinquish my friend?" confidence. that this friendship was Whenever there was a legendary among the delicate situation that Christians of the time. Paul could not handle The heart of Paul, personally, he sent modelled on that of Jesus, Timothy. cried out for friendship, By Father John Castelot
An introduction to friendshi
meaning of the Gospel Beatitudes. Maurin found in her a woman of unwavering courage, willing to live consistently what he could describe in such radical terms. Christian friendship takes many forms and has many effects: support, advocacy, encouragement, enjoyment, competition, discovery, service, fulfilment. In all these different ways friendship is a reminder that the Christian life is neither solitary nor unnatural. In his farewell discourse Jesus said, "1 call you friends, since I have made known to you all that I heard from my Father" (John 15:15). The one who calls us friends means it, and gives us one another to prove it.
A man with a heart as loving and sensitive as St Paul's could not live without at least one special friend. Paul was fortunate at the beginning of his career to be supported by
While visiting my sister's home recently, I observed my 10-yearold niece Erin talking on the phone to her c lassmate Amy. As soon as she hung up, her three-year -old brother Erik announced he wanted to telephone Matthew. "Who's Matthew?- my sister asked. "He's my best friend," Erik explained of the youngster he'd met at his preschool. We learn very early the value of friendship, of having someone special in life who has chosen to have a relationship with us. For Erik and Matthew,
Though hard to define, friendship plays an important role in Christian life. As Jesus showed during his time on earth, friendship is one way love is brought into the world. Father Robert Kinast says that friends play many different kinds of roles in each other's lives. What are some of those roles? How would you describe friendship? What makes it a task — a vocation — for a Christian?
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the mysterious anti:lion of one person to Oother the first step 'ward friendship — ready was happening. Out of the twoiozen children with vhom they played ever, day, Erik had chosen Ott for a particular relatt ship. I marvelled at their innocence and ( onfidence, rememt!ring how my best frie0 :arol and I long ago ( c'ked forward to our alit noon walks home fro) Our Lady of Perpetut Help School. We shared sectO and dreams. It was a warm easy friendship. But Plidn't last beyond year
each person has someWe didn't know how to By Monica Clark 1 thing to contribute to the keep separate high other. schools and different But my friendships interests from taking Ihave different kinds of have not been without their toll. friends — those with and There have been only - whom I enjoy doing pain isappointment. d few times in my adult life social things such as I've learned that not all where I "clicked" with a going to the theatre, and can withfriendships person on first meeting. I whom with t hose and downs ups stand the Generally, friendships explore the spiritual. life. of grow among acquaintanThere are friends I've My most poignant expeces through communica- met during assignments of this occurred rience tion and struggle. in the Third World who during the terminal global It takes effort to estab- help me keep a illness of my mother. perspective, and those lish and sustain them. For months I was who challenge me to But friendships cer- come out of my selfish- caught up in her care and tainly are a precious gifts ness and respond to their had no time or energy to devote to friends. I felt of life. needs. some of them slipping wonderful They are Iam aware particularly away. of this because it is my people who have supAfter she died I had to friends who help ease the ported and loved me, and reassess. of value the me often taught loneliness that comes with being single. friendships in which I remembered those
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Architect's perspective of the new $4 million boarding school for St Brigid's College.
As they say in the classics, St Brigid's is located "in a beautiful neck of the woods." Right now there is a lot of excitement around the girls' school which goes pre-primary from through to secondary because of huge building plans afoot for a new boarding complex which will mean the school goes into four stream secondary next year. and also because this "classy lady with a historical past" is celebrating her diamond jubilee, marking 60 years of Catholic education in Lesmurdie.
So the hunt is on to track down as many past pupils and friends of the college for a great gettogether planned for Sunday, May 7 from 2 5 pm. Sister Paula McAdam. principal, wants everyone to spread the word around so as many as possible will be at the college, 200 Lesmurdie Road. Lesmurdie, for their special celebration. Any enquiries please ring the college on 2918222.
Situated in the Darling Ranges, it is distanced
from the hu.ssle and bussle of suburbia. The building facade is beautiful and was built in 1913 at the direction of Archibald Sanderson of Lesmurdie House who owned the extensive land holding on which the new school was built. He decided it was time to have an educational facility built in the area. and invited a Mrs and Miss Jones to bring their skills and pupils. from Swanbourne to this new location. A two-storey building came into being, sited on his property, and flour-
Lshed until Mrs Jones' According to death a few years later. researchers, the tiles on After the Second World the original building War, the building was were imported from sold to the Red Cross in Marseilles as ballast in ships plying 1919 for the sick and wool wounded war casualties. between Australia, and Building then took the oak trees planted by another phase in order to the Repatriation Departcomplete architect Her- ment, were from Windbert Parry's original sor Castle, left over from plans. based on the style the original Honour of Cecil Rhodes' home on Avenue in King's Park. the slopes of Table Mountain in South Perth Hospital took it Africa. over as a convalescent Foundation stones laid home between 1924 and by General Birdwood 1929 when Mother and Talbot Hobbs were Brigid Watson bought laid and building was the property on the advice of Archbishop completed in 1921.
Clune, for the Sisters of Mercy. Mother Teresa and her Religious staff took up residency with 36 boarders and three day pupils on April 21. Dating the war years the school was largely for boarders but by post war had a majority of day scholars.
Today St Brigid's has 90% day students with a mix of 100 boarders — 500 secondary students and 480 primary. The college has grown vigourously since its inception to the extent
that a new boarding complex is being initiated to accommodate the 150 boarders expected next year. Cost will be around $4 million and the new buildinp will allow each student their own room and study facilities. C urrently boarders come from "all parts of the state, from the mining towns in the North to Esperance in the South." said Sister Paula McAdam. "with a small number from Indonesia. Malaysia, Singapore and New Guinea."
An urgent message for all past students of St Brigid's College, Lesmurdie. Sunday, May 7 is a most important day! k's a day we will celebrate the College's Diamond Jubilee Year, commemorating 60 years of growth and achievement and offering a unique opportunity for all past students to renew old friendships and reflect - for a moment or two - in good old-fashioned nostalgia about those yesterdays ...the good ones and the bad ones ...the fun times and the sad times ...the events and the people that all helped shape our lives in one way or another. Please come back to St Brigid's from 2-5 p.m. on May 7 Enjoy afternoon tea with us and let the
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present day students show you round today's College and arouse your memories of days gone by. How you can help We need to create a register of all students over the past years so we need your name and those of any old friends with whom you have maintained contact If you cannot join us o May 7 please fill in the coupon below and return to the College, 200 Lesmurdie Road. Lesmurdie 6076, as quickly as pckssible.
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Name Address Telephone: Maiden Name Years at St Brigid's A ttached is a list of old student friends with whom I still maintain contact. I.
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A section of the imposing facade of the 1913 Lesmurdie House built at the direction of the property's owner, Archibald Sanderson, who launched a private school long before it ever dreamt of becoming a major Catholic college.
Flashback! The pope with children in Togo. Ordinary people long to see and touch him.
They now compare the da's mix of socialism, currently one for every tional religious practices for continued internaROME (NC): Pope really at a moment when economivery feel we which involves capitalism and Christian 3500 Catholics. practice, in Zambia, polygamy tional aid to refugeees in trip fifth II's Paul John There has been a recent presents the most serious the country. we So depressed. cally an ancestor's principles has not cleaning to Africa will take him rise in the number of problem for the church. The Malawi church, to three of the conti- hope his visit will help corpse and replacing the flourished. seminarians, but at presthat world the remind the winding sheets, to Churchmen there say a with government enInflation and unemnent's poorest counent many Zambian the we all belong together church's respect for ployment are rampant. double standard is fol- couragement and subsiwhere tries, Catholics see a priest lowed by many people dies runs about 1000 church's mission is a and that there should be saints. The pastors know Health care is failing, and only once a month. who consider themselves schools and more than daily effort in promot- more justice. It would be the exhumation rite will AIDS virus is believed to In their place, basic Catholics but who have 170 health and social affect 15 per cent of the ing Christian hope and a great boost for us. It not be given up easily. Christian communities centres. social would give us new hope," r elieving In Zambia, where the population. Crime and have flourished, with lay more than one wife. said. he corruption are running burdens. are Local relucpastors two spend will pope Malawi President for The Catholic Church people involved in leadindividchallenge to tant Hastings Kamuzu The pope will travel to operates with relative days, the severe eco- out of control. Life ing and preaching at For the pope, who has Sunday services puts it because cases, ual has given his Madagascar. Zambia and freedom in each of the nomic crisis dating to a Banda without them against the whole blessing to church social Malawi with an over- countries, and the copper market crash in frequently described the a priest. economic situanight stop in Reunion. governments are in turn the 1970s — has had global Thousands of lay cate- social system in Zambia, activities, as long as it terms of a in the tion on effects direct polygamy stays out of politics. It is the pope's first trip grateful to the church for chists also have been where an and North developed ministry. church's remains common. to each of the countries. providing urgently trained. In Malawi, in fact, For example, state sub- underdeveloped South, "Either you are totally religious publications Lately, however, some The visit, coming on the needed social services. run this trip will be a churchmen in Zambia tolerant or you go mad." may not criticise the heels of a papal trip to But even with church sidies to church pilgrimage to the deep have noted a slackened said one priest who has been have hospitals Africa last October and help, social disintergraSouth of the Third interest in these small worked in Zambia for government or its sole the recent announce- tion is a real threat in the sharply reduced. legal political party. World. communities . . . partly a years. In local parishes, forment of an Africa-wide countries along the papal Despite a recent upturn After food riots a few result, they say, of the eign aid must now be More successful than synod, is a sign of the route. vocations, Vatican in broke Kaunda ago, years church's interest in evanThe precarious econo- sought to pay many off a debt agreement with family and community clerical exhoration is officials have expressed by caused upheaval Marriage Encounter. gelising a continent mies of Madagascar and priests' salaries. concern about the qualMone- rapid urban migration. where Christians are still Zambia are slipping Zambia's huge foreign the International "It's the one thing from ity of priestly formation recently but Fund, tary a minority and where further under massive debt means that little At the same time, Europe that is really in Malawi. he came to new, less Catholics make up 13 per foreign debt and money can be spent to painful terms with the fundamentalist sects are catching on in Zambia" The pope stressed the new said the priest. up cent of the population. picking import spare parts for IMF. imposed austerity. need for solid formation among from members a of sliver Malawi. n I other and vehicles Local church leaders Life in Malawi is showSome churchmen are Catholics and other land lodged between in a talk to Malawi's also are hoping that the ing the strains of a machinery. the pope will give Christians. hoping Zambia, Tanzania and bishops last year, and the the highlight trip will The transportation refugee population that current suffering in the now numbers about situation is so bad that a reading from the In preparation for the Mozambique, an influx Congregation for the region and recharge their 800.000. most of them the country's bishops are Vatican's 1987 statement pope's visit, the Zambian of refugees has strained Evangelisation of Peoforeign debt, which Catholic Church has the agricultural economy ples recently said the pastoral energies. Mozambicans fleeing worried about finding on booklets and the church's pastoral lack of good seminary "The Holy Father has civil strife in their, buses for pilgrims during urged an overhaul of published personnel has created struceconomic world to help capabilities. part in designed the pope's trip. The pope often spoken in favour of homeland. some "uneasy situations" the of part as tures of the answer south Catholics places n I is a making special stop human rights and jus- In Madagascar, for n the country. i World Third to solution fundawhere of accusations Blantyne, the city tice, andIthink it's not to e xample. the annual in one of the most impoverishment. most sects. spend will mentalist pope the In his talk to the Malawi be presumed that after ancestral exhumation, depressed regions, the Mozambitime, his of the pope also bishops, the include topics The independence we have a once condemned by the Mitwa copper belt, With the gradual withstate of perfect justice," c hurch, has more where he will celebrate drawal of foreign mis- church as a structure, the cans now outnumber the expressed concern about polygamy and the Bishop De Jong of Ndola. recently been given a an outdoor Mass. sionaries, Zambia's pas- office of the pope, the Malawi natives 3-to-1. spreading practice of Mary. and sacraments last the year. in Twice Zambia, said recently. toral burden being is met the economic Given by Christian meaning the pope has appealed divorce and abortion. reality, President Kaun- by fewer priests — Among the many tradi"He's coming to us pastors.
Fair go for families revised Because of the deteriorating economic condition of Australian f amilies, the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission is going to publish a revised edition of its A Fair Go For Families. The commission says it is concerned that for the vast majority of families, recent changes do not compensate for the nonindexation of family support measures over the last six years. In 1986 the commission in its first edition of A Fair Go For Families recommended "that in the absen& of any direct family unit taxation measures, the Federal Government restore the
value of the Family Allowance to at least its 1976 value and index it, and retain, increase and index the Dependent Spouse Rebate."
The commission is gratified that the Government has decided to increase and index both the Dependent Spouse Rebate and the Family Allowance particularly since the last increase for both was November 1982.
On December 29, 1988 the Government reduced Family Allowance payments by seven per cent by changing the timing of payments from monthly to fortnightly. The commission is
pleased that this trend of reductions in Family Allowance has been reversed. The commission is also pleased to see that families on the lowest end of the income scale, for instance, larger families receiving full Family Allowance Supplement, are better off in real terms since January 1983.
However, relatively few families come into this category as only 5.16 per cent of Australian families with dependent children receive Family Allowance Supplement. For the vast majority of families the changes do not compensate for the non-indexation of family
support measures over total loss since January the last six years. 1983. In January 1983, disposIn current values this able income (earning family with average after tax and cash benef- earnings has $26 less a its) of a single income week to spend. family, with spouse and The commission is two children, on average concerned about the weekly earnings was 86 estimate of average per cent of total income. weekly earnings given in Just prior to the Treas- the April Statement urer's announcement, d ocumentation disposable income for ($24,000). the same family was only This statistic must 78.3 per cent of total include all employees income: a real reduction (even part-time workers) of 7.7 percentage points. reducing the figure for The new measures will average earnings and leave this family's dispos- over estimating the posiable income at 81.3 per tive impact of the new measures. cent of total earnings. Full Time Adult Male three of increase This percentage points is only Earnings ($29,091 in about 40 per cent of the 1988/89) is a more
measure of average earnings of single income families with dependants. In 1982/83 Government expenditure on family income maintenance payments, concessional and expenditure dependent rebates was $4323 million in current values. In the 1988/89 budget forecast similar expenditure was $2678 million:a real reduction of $1645 million or 38 per cent. This new package of $554 million and future indexation of Family income maintenance measures will go some way to addressing the problem. accurate
The commission appreciates that the adverse current account position requires fiscal restraint. It is not possible to correct a system that has been let run down for many years in a single budgetary measure. This is an important but first step in a long journey towards equity for Australian families. The commission planned to publish a revised edition of A Fair Go For Families on April 21 but to ensure that the document incorporates the decisions in the April Economic Statement, it will be postponed until May 5.
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McMURROUGH, Sr Mae. In memory of our dearly loved Sister Mae, who died peacefully at Villa Maria, Lesmurdie, April 10, 1989. From her sister Rosaleen and brothers Seamus and Sean in Northern Ireland and their families and Sister Fergus in South Africa. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour pray for her. McMURROUGH, Mae (Sr Mary Bernard). On April 10, 1989, at Villa Maria in her beloved Lesmurdie, our dear Mae creed peacefully, Sister in Religion and sister to all of us. We pay tribute to her gift of friendship, her wit and joy and at the last, her holy patience. Our loving thanks to Sr Camillus and sisters who cared for her. The Sisters of Mercy (West Perth congregation). May perpetual light shine upon her, 0 L.orL WILLIAMS, Naomi Mary of 63 Egham Rd, Lathlain,
fell asleep April 3 after long illness and suffering. Wife of Clarrie (Percival) (dec), daughter of Walter and Mary Smith (afterwards Mary Mallandaine) (dec) and stepdaughter of Sir John Mallandaine (dec). Sir John and Mary Mallandaine and daughter Naomi Mary, all lived in Cairo, Egypt, from 1917 to 1927. The late Mrs Williams is mother of five, Michael (dec), John, Patrick, Cornelius and Margaret Anne. May perpetual light shine upon her. RIP. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St Jude worker of miracles, pray for us. St Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day. By the eighth day your prayers will be answered. Say it for nine days, it has never been known to fail. Publication must be promised. Thanks to the Sacred Heart and St Jude. V.D.
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Utter filth
from Josie LEEDEN, South Perth Sir, the first time EVER the Australian Broadcasting Commission showed anything Dutch, it had to be a film of this ratbag clique, sponging on Dutch government hand-outs, for art and Dutch liberalism and fair go mentality to produce this utter filth. After viewing the Fourth Man and listening to Mr Hind's praising words: that cast and crew were heading for Hollywood, I felt like "cloing-a-Khomeiny and declare open season
from A.M. KIRK WOOD, A ttacIale Sir, I read with shock the alarmingly high statistics, quoted by Mrs Gately (The Record, March 9) for the abominable crime of child abuse of the worst possible kind If this crime is traced to its source, is not the most likely cause pornography, especially x -rated videos? Comparatively recently, much horror was expressed at the callous indifference of motorists (some of whom may not have been aware of the tragedy that had happened), in passing an unfortunate young accident victim, who lay dying at the roadside. Are we, if we are aware, also to pass by. so engrossed in our own affairs, as to be indrfferent to the plight of thousands of innocent and defenceless little victims? How many of us take the time and trouble to write, or pick up a phone,
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St Jude, helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day for nine days. It never fails. Publication must be promised. Daren.
to speak to a member of Government, in an attempt to eradicate the cause of this terrible evil? It is my hope that others, who share these views, will express their support in this column
impression is liable to be conveyed, that God's forgiveness is granted, whether the sin is given up or not To assure a sufferer of the merciful and loving forgiveness of God, if only those words of Our Lord are obeyed, must be the greatest service that can be rendered
Directly attributable to the same noxious cause. Father Simons, (The Record, March 9) called for a more charitable attitude to AIDS sufferers. "irrespective of what their sin was! is' While Christian charity should exclude no one, this statement may be open to misunderstanding and misinterpretation, to convey a meaning, certainly not intended by Father Simons Surely there is an immense difference between these words. "was- and "is" When Our Lord forgave the sinner, He said "Go in peace, and sin no more." If these two very different categories of sufferer are grouped together, a false
A lay voice
from Nick ALPHMEGA, Brookton Sir, does the term "the church" refer to the people or does it merely relate to the building or the hierarchical structure? It seems to me that in this Year of Mission our grass-root consultation should reflect upon the
appropriateness of the church we have become. I wonder if the apparent security of bricks and comfortably mortar nestled within all the trappings of our large bureaucratic organisation has allowed us to grow into a complacency void of the real reason for the initial formation of
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Most Sacred Heart of Jesus may your name be praised and glorified now and forever. W.B.
when they emulate their TV "teachers"? Who sticks the pieces together from the emotionally wrecked sexual adventurers? Or even fights and suicides?
C hristianity was dragged through the mud, especially Catholicism. Comments and ridicules were sharp, insidious and blasphemous. Jesus and his mother are fair game and after some murders and sexual exploits he confesses to be a "committed Catholic" (the first time I saw a circumcised, Dutch penis — in Holland
no one gets circumcised except Jews) so maybe he was a converted Jew?
The film was one glorification of licentious behaviour, homo and hetero sex, only bestiality was missing, with four m urders for a bit of spice and intrigue to glue it all together! Experts call it black, I call it satanic. In America this filth would not have been allowed on public TV The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal, Parliament House, Sydney will love to hear from you
Alarming statistics
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, may your name be praised and glorified throughout the whole world now and forever. Thanks to the Holy Spirit Our Lady of Lourdes and St Clare for prayers answered. B.B.
on all of them, ABC included. Another film of this group showed defecating, urinating, vomit and playing with a dead body; will we see that next week? How on earth do we have a hope in the world for a happy, healthy and normal society when our own Australian Broadcasting Commission promotes such satanism? The ABC's weekend viewing seems to concentrate on corrupting our young and i mpressionable. Who gets the blame
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Sister Mae McMurrough who died on April 10, had in 1933, at the age of 16, entered the West Perth Sisters of Mercy along with 16 other Irish postulants. She died at the Lesmurdie Villa Maria not far from the St F3rigid's College where she had spent her latter years and from which a guard of honour of 500 girls lined her funeral departure from Our Lady of Lourdes church after Mass celebrated by Father Kevin Long OSB who had said Mass each Sunday in her room in her final months. She had trained at the one time Victoria Square Training College and gained BA and B Ed from the UWA, before
becoming engaged in religious education, maths, science and languages, serving in her time as principal of St Kieran's, Osborne Park and St Mary's Leederville. During the 1950s she was novice mistress and later spent a year as a missionary in New Guinea. Retired from teaching she devoted her time to visiting the families of St Brigid's College and as an active member of the Lesmurdie SVOP, visiting needy families and taking her turn serving meals at Camillus House. She was very partial to a game of golf or tennis and enjoyed the company of people. She had great devotion to the Mass, the Blessed Sacrament and the Rosary and attended without fail the Perpetual Succour novena devotions at the Redemptonst Church each Saturday. She is survived in her native Northern Ireland by Rosaleen. Seamus and Sean and in South Africa by Phyllis (Sr Fergus) May she rest in peace
Unfortunately, in any human communication, a message is liable to become distorted in transmission, due, not to any fault, but to the fact that words may not convey precisely the same meaning to sender and recipient It is regrettable that Sister Veronica Brady's letter, (March 9) was so greatly misunderstood I think she made her sympathy abundantly clear for Father Svannskas, and for other Catholics, who, in the past. were imprisoned in the Soviet Union For those who have made reference to Our Lady of Fatima, it should be
the church. Are we serving our God now as Jesus suggested 2000 years ago, or do we need someone to once again enter our holy temple brandishing a stockwhip Just to give us all a gentle reminder as to why the church exists? I pray that the lay of today can have a real say
pointed out that Our Lady advocated prayer, not hostility. May not glasnost be an answer to that prayer? If we follow the lead of the Vatican, to which ample justice has been done by The Record, surely we must, hopefully, and in prayerful expectation, look for the outcome of glasnost, and do what we can to further its fulfilment
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'TOMORROW TODAY with Father Joe Parkinson
Busy weekend at Eagle's Nest The Catholic Youth Council of W.A. met over the weekend of March 17-19 for its a nnual Vision Weekend. Thirty-six people converged on the Youth Formation Centre, "Eagle's Nest" Gidgegannup, representing youth movements, parish groups and other dioceses and took part in a community building weekend. Vision Weekend convenors, Margarethe Byrne and Graham Douglas. planned a mixture of spiritual, social and business activities enabling each of us to share
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something of ourselves, our movement and our vision for 1989. Participants were asked to reflect on 1988 from both a personal and CYC perspective. Time was also allocated for informal discussion and getting-to-know each other. For the many new people on the Council this session was all the more important, enabling us to develop a sense of community. The weekend also gave the new Archdiocesan Youth Chaplain, Fr Joe Parkinson, who is chaplain to the CYC, an opportunity to meet and
.'.and 'thank you'-
I would like to sincerely thank, on behalf of the CYC Executives of 1988 and 1989, all who made this year's Vision Weekend so successful. Special thanks must go to co-convenors, Margarethe Byrne and Graham Douglas and to Alfreda who once again did the cooking — especially her wonderful apple pancakes! I would also like to thank all who made 1988 such a great year for the Catholic Youth Council. I know 1989 will live up to its expectations.
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Finally, I believe special mention must be made of the contribution of the 1988 Chairperson, Patrick Willix. Patrick's commitment and vision have shaped and guided the CYC in so many ways. His tireless energy, support and enthusiasm have made him an excellent Chairperson, friend and disciple of Christ.
— Andrew McLean 1988 CYC Chairperson
mix with young people from many different groups, movements, parishes and dioceses throughout Western Australia. For my part, Saturday was an invaluable information and sharing experience, allowing each of us to share something of our movements, life experiences, supports and dreams. The former Youth Chaplain and newly appointed Parish Priest of Ballajura, Fr John Jegorow, provided the representatives of the Council with an informative history of the Youth Council. Photographs and other memorabilia were passed around much to the enjoyment of all and embarrassment of some present. Former Chairperson of the Council, Patrick Willix, then led us all in an Evaluation and Goal Setting session enabling us to further reflect on 1988 and to then put our dreams and visions for 1989 into concrete achievable goals.
Youth offices • lose Corinne TYCS lost a hard worker this week Corinne when McLeod left the Youth Offices in Claverton Street, North Perth.
Corinne McLeod
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Corinne (22), of Samson, has been with Tertiary Young Christian Students for over five years, and has worked parttime for the movement for the last six months.
An honours graduate in literature from UVVA, Corinne is off on a working holiday at the end of April, a trip taking in England, Europe, Egypt and Turkey. For "at least a year" Corinne will see the world, and may also represent Australia at an international Youth Conference in Santiago del Compostella, Spain, in August this year. She will be in good company — Pope
The collation of these goals and their presentation at the next meeting will enable the Council to set up sub-committees to achieve these stated objectives.
youth of WA to become the truly unified "body of Christ".
Contact with the Broome Diocese is also seen as an important priority for 1989.
Discussion then followed on drafted amendments to the CYC's Position Paper, which stated the new proposals for more equitable rural representation.
A newly-arrived Salesian, Father Lionel Henry, now at Victoria Park Parish, assisted Fr Joe Parkinson in a musical Palm Sunday Celebration.
The CYC, therefore, provided for the establishment of diocesan r epresentatives, appointed by the local Bishop, Youth Chaplain or Chaplain's Team.
This took on a bush flavour with a procession from the Perch Chalet with everyone carrying bush palms.
Damian Miles, the Geraldton Diocesan Representative, appointed at the eleventh hour, made the long trip to Gidgegannup to present the issues and concerns of the Geraldton Diocese. David Edwards, the Archdiocesan Perth Representative, set the tone for the Council by stating his desire to see the CYC as a truly State body drawing young people together in a spirit of unity and equality.
General Business and Elections were then held and the following persons were elected. Chairperson. Andrew McLean; Executive Secretary, Byrne; Margarethe Treasurer, Graham Douglas; and Executive without Portfolio, Damian McBain. Diocesan Representatives are automatically members of the Executive.
Meeting dates for 1989 were set and the Council ratified the division of Grant Government the to money Movements. David saw his new role The weekend conas working together with cluded on an air of Damian (Geraldton), the optimism, with all lookyet to be appointed ing forward to the chalBunbury Diocesan lenges lying ahead in Representative and the 1989.
John Paul will also be there! TYCS is established at all colleges in Perth, including U1NA, Murdoch and Curtin universities.
Using the "review of life" method, TYCS helps form responsible adult Christians on campus. Another part-time worker, Malcolm Dix. is studying youth work at Claremont college. Fellow youth workers had just one question for Corinne — why Turkey? A tertiary student to the last, her answer was simple. "It has everything Greece has, but it's cheaper!"
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LEST WE FORGET
The word war conjures up mixed emotions in many people — especially those who have suffered, and those who have suffered along with them. So many went, and so few returned. And those that did carried the legacy of the horrors imprinted on their minds and emotions throughout their lives. Some too never experienced war except in armchair listening or media viewing and so for them, unless they felt the suffering with loved ones, their sense of war was, and is, superficial and really means little, except that someone is being slaughtered on a battlefield somewhere. The men in my family and relatives, were brave. Australians who went out voluntarily to fight to keep Australia free. Many of them never came back, dying on the battlefield. My father was among them. My brother and I were only small and my mother ran a business to support us and my memories of that telegram bearing the terrible news with all the attendant suffering especially for my mother, are vivid and real. I watched my mother so young and lovely, struggle and work so hard to support us with dignity, in which we'd always lived. She didn't do it with government help and even the insurance company wouldn't pay out "because he died on active service". And in those days it was hard "going it alone" with no outside support. But my mother was the best and she gave the most. And so thanks to her alone, we lacked nothing and she gave us love enough for two parents and an extended family. She ultimately married again to a man who had fought well too, but although not physically scarred, from time to time recurring nightmares would cause him to scream out in the night at all the horror he'd seen but couldn't forget. And isn't it senseless?
Especially those who were sent out to fight on battlefields, such as the Anzacs, from positions which were hopeless and gains which could never have been won. Deployed there by those who were remote from the scene and even more remote from the battlefront with all its bloodied misery and hopelessness. They were just the mere pawns in the power game. Someone else decided and they had to go. No questions asked and no answers given. Just sent to their death in an unwinnable fight. Some returned so maimed physically, not to mention mentally, that they were locked away in institutions, their disfigurements so horrible that it was considered better for society not to have to view the brave who fought for them, and carried the cost for the rest of their lives. And what has been achieved? It's true the Australians played more than their part in keeping our homeland and that of the allies, free from an enemy which sought to take and rape. But apart from the physical reality, do we revere their memories, honour them and this country they fought for? Is our patriotism as strong as theirs? Or is it nonexistent to the point that we even vandalise and litter, and never attempt to create instead of take. Do we, including the politicians, only seek to empty the coffers of our country instead of filling them? Do we think this country that they gave their blood and life for owes us a living? As Australians does our love of this magnificent land bum strongly in our hearts? Or don't we even give it a thought as to how much it means, or should mean, to us as Australians. Do we ever offer a silent prayer to those who gave their lives to keep this country for its true inhabitants? Or don't we bother to recognise our debt to our heroes? And do newcomers to our shores honour our Australian heritage or merely view our land as "just
another safer and more lucrative place to pitch my tent . . ."? Do they neglect also to thank our men and women who died keeping this prize country fr ee, so they could start life anew here? Or don't they bother because "it's not our heritage"? And do we stand united as one Australian people to nurture our culture and treasure our heritage, or should we simply allow other nationals to keep theirs hut not worry about our own special uniqueness which is synonymous with bravery, free spirits, and rugged determination to succeed — as did the Aussies of old. As long as man lives on earth, it is difficult to believe there will not be wars waged somewhere, because mini-wars of man's inhumanity to man will continue as long as there is greed, envy, and lack of TRUE (not a hypocritical farce) Christianity in the world. Each should give their all, to build on what our heroes fought for. To make them proud of us as we should be so very proud of them. When one looks at the everyday scene in society with its disillusion and decadence, it's hard to believe in that potential reality. But all each individual can do is to try their best for the good, decent standards they believe in. And most importantly, to be PROUD of Australia and Australians, and strive for the quality growth of this nation. To give their best and not sink to the "rip-off mentality" which so many people have, whether they be old or newcomers, who go through life with a "what's in it for me" attitude. And above all be proud to state our Australian birthright with all the attendant glory reflected from our Aussie men and women. We are a truly great nation. Let's prove we are worthy to be one of its citizens . . . by COLLEEN McGUINESSMOWARD
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The Record, April 20, 1989
ANZAC DAY 1989
By Colleen McGuiness-Howard
ANZAC POEM The band of marching people, all going off to war, With all the tears of sadness, Did they not know what would befall? The hell of the misery ridden trenches, The torture and the pain, The fear and the sadness, Will they see the dawn again? The wondering of loved ones, that have been left behind, The terrifying fear of being shot in the front line, The courage and the bravery, The hurt, pain, and tears, How much longer will this go on for — weeks, months, or years? By JUSTINE HOWARD 11 years old
ANZAC POEM We'd heard it on the wireless, The notes had gone around, The news of the war. Was spread all through town. The women were upset. That their loved ones left so soon, The next dreaded boat, Was to arrive before the next full moon.
The trip was so unbearable, Some men had become sick, When the ship docked at port, The scene was so horrific. There were bullets, bombs and shelling, Men falling to the ground, The bombs were the worst, Falling with a blasting sound.
The fighting was a torture, The ground was stained with blood, The bullets were flying so fast, And the men were caked with mud. was a lucky one, Who returned from the war, It was all finished for me, But I was filled with sadness for ever more. By NIKKI MANN 11 years old
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by TOM BRANCH TOURNAMENT CONDITIONS 1. Entry is open to Catholics and members of clubs affiliated with the Western Australian Catholic Lawn Tennis Association. 2. Entries are to be forwarded together with entrance fee to the Tournament Organiser Mr Michael Messer, 119 Yale Rd, Thornlie phone 459-8183. 3. Play is to commence on Saturday May 6 at 10 am and to continue May 7, May 13-14 at Trinity Playing Fields, Manning. 4. The Committee reserves the right to cancel any event due to insufficient entries. 5. Unless otherwise stated, all matches to be the best of three (3) tie break sets. Handicaps to be one advantage set to nine (9) games. 6. Junior Events: Competitors for the junior events must be under 16 years on March 31, 1989 to be eligible and age must be indicated on application forms. Junior events are a round robin event. 7. Exemptions will only be granted to those players who have work commitments on the weekend. Application for exemption must be submitted with entry form. Players wishing any exemptions may only enter three (3) events. 8. Forfeiture of matches will result from unpunctuality of 15 minutes or more from time of play.
IT IS THE PLAYERS RESPONSIBILITY TO ASCERTAIN WHEN HE OR SHE IS SCHEDULED TO PLAY. 9. Each competitor is to lodge an entry form even if only participating in a doubles event. 10. Competitors can enter a maximum of five ( 5) events, but can remain in no more than 3 events on the final day. 11. The draw for Saturdays will be available by telephoning 459 8183 or 458 5031 on or after the preceding Wednesday. 12. Handicap entries to indicate standard pennant grade or social player. The committee reserves the right to rehandicap a player prior to semi-finals. 13. Tennis balLs will be provided by the Tournament Organiser and only those supplied are to be used in play. Events and fees. 1. Mens Singles Champ $8; 2. Mens Doubles Champ $5 ea; 3. Mens Handicap Singles $4: 4. Mens Handicap Doubles $7 ea; 5. ladies Singles Champ $8; 6. ladies Doubles Champ $5 ea; 7. Ladies Handicap Singles $7; 8. Ladies Handicap Doubles $4 ea; 9. Mixed Doubles Champ $5 ea; 10. Mixed Handicap Doubles $4 ea;* 11. Boys under 16 singles $4; * 12 Girls under 16 singles $4; Events 11 & 12 are round robin events.
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RACE ONE: Pretty Andy 1. Black Veda 2, Myroura 3. RACE TWO: Indian Tiger 1, Norah's Babe 2, Kaschew 3. RACE THREE: Tai's Wish 1, Tit Toby Square 2, Zutalic 3. RACE FOUR: Norah's Pride 1, Chief Dough 2. Black Rewards 3. RACE FIVE: Fabulous Trease 1, Silver Glider 2, Bobtail Kid 3.
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April 22
PERPETUAL HELP FEAST The Great Novena in preparation for the feast of Our Mother of Perpetual Help June 27 begins on Saturday. April 29 at 4.30pm. The Great Novena consists of praying the Novena Devotions on the nine Saturdays before the feast at the Monastery Church Vincent St, North Perth.
BUSSELTON Rosary Pilgrimage Sunday, May 7 Rosary and mass will be celebrated by Bishop Quinn, commencing at 1pm at the Grotto on the "Dove" farm 24km south of Busselton off the Margaret River road. All visitors welcome, come early and bring a picnic lunch. The Grotto is one kilometre along Roy Road, which is left 23km south of Busselton on the Bus.sell Highway. For transport from Perth contact Paul Galea on 349 7135. MAJELLAN RETREAT Vacancies for any interested lady, not necessarily a Majellan member, exist for the retreat to be held on the weekend May 19-21 at the Redemptorist Retreat House. The retreat will be conducted by Fr Des Clifford CSSR.
Mariapolis at Fairbridge. Archbishop Foley. Commissioning of Rev Les 23 Goode at Cottage Hospice. Archbishop Foley. ANZAC Day Service. Bishop 25 Healy Australian Catholic Bishops' 26 Conference (to May 5), Archbishop Foley and Bishop Healy. 28-30 Archcliocesan Assiarnbly. Archbishop Foley and Bishop Healy. May 6 Centenary of Northam Sisters' arrival. Archbishop Foley. Clergy golf and tennis 8-10 tournament. 11 Council of Priests. Archbishop Foley and Bishop Healy. 12&14 Confirmation and visitation. New Norcia. Archbishop Foley. 14 Year of Mission parish celebrations. Pentecost Sunday Mass, St Mary's Cathedral. Bishop Heaty. Silver Jubilee, Sisters of Mercy, McAuley Centre. Bishop Healy. 16 Unveil sculpture Prendiville College. Archbishop Foley. Confirmation and visitation, 18 Bentley. Bishop Healy 19 Opening of ANAW1M Archbishop Foley 21 Year of Mission Mass at the Entertainment Centre. 23-26 Priesthood Adelaide workshop. Bishop Healy. 23 Corpus Christi Mass. St Mary's Cathedral. 27 Diocesan Pastoral Council Archbishop Foley and Bishop Healy. Parents and Friends Conference. Mirrabooka Multicultural Mis sion. Archbishop Foley. 28 Visitation, Floreat. Archbishop Foley. Confirmation and visitation, Subiaco. Bishop Healy. Confirmation, Rivervale. Monsignor Keating. Day of enquiry for priesthood, St Charles Seminary. Golden Jubilee Father J. Sulli29 van, OMI. 30&31 Confirmation, Newman Junior School. Bishop Healy.
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ANZAC DAY MASS A special ANZAC Day Mass will be held at 9arn Tuesday, April 25, at the Monastery Church, Vincent St, North Perth. We pray for those men and women who died in Australian wars and we pray for peace.
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