The Record Newspaper 04 May 1989

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hall as Father Kevin Dance (on the podium) marshalled the 60 group spokesmen (standing) to present their initial findings as (foreground) Sr Joan Smith and others wrote the themes on overhead projectors.

Inset: Archbishop Foley stressing a point at the Assembly.

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IN MIDST OF LAST WEEKEND'S BIG PERTH CELEBRATION L ast weekend's Assembly of Perth's archdiocese was a celebration of the "Spirit in our midst."

So said Archbishop Foley in his final address on Sunday.

The consultative process of the diocesan assembly had been important for the growth of the church, Archbishop Foley stressed.

He was commenting on the fact that on Trinity Sunday he would reflect further during Mass at the Entertainment Centre, where he would present a Call to Mission "to the total Church and to those outside to express the value we see for every man and woman in our society."

Priests would be giving some of their vision to the parishes also, he said, and agencies would be given the results of the assembly findings for further deliberation.

Archbishop Foley said the assembly's concern for adult education and formation picked up and confirmed what had already started in the diocese and which would be addressed in a

seminar soon following a review of education in the archdiocese.

Archbishop Foley said the assembly had given him a sense of desire of many, led by the priest, to come to terms with the works of the Church.

He said it was as if the work of the Church had been going on in pockets and the Year of Mission had made people aware of the mission of the Church and a bridge had been built between the agencies and the works of the Church.

Earlier in the assembly, Archbishop Foely told the 600 delegates that they came with their varying gifts.

"The Church believes that the lay faithful of the Church primarily work their apostolate in the marketplace where they live and where they work. It is there you are witnessing your commitment to Christ and it is there you are sharing in His mission."

Religious were gifted in a special way for living in our midst and bishops and clergy were gifted for the service of the Church to make the Lord live strong within hearts.

It took less than an hour on Friday night f or the Diocesan Assembly to compress over 4000 opinions about the future of the Church in Perth into 150 odd statements of concern.

The 600 delegates had been asked to put forward the leading two of their seven stated 'issues When answering the question: If the Church is to survive and flourININEW..114

ish what issues do we need to face?

Many came prepared with the hundreds of suggeshad they tions received from the parish assemblies.

More than 60 groups individually announced their condensed views and opinions before the 10.15pm conclusion.

Overnight the organisers extracted the 19 areas of concern which met the dele-

gates on Saturday morning and which were tackled by new groupings to produce by the end of the day some 62 issues and of hundreds recommendations.

On Sunday the original groups were set the task of prioritising the 62 issues that emerged on Saturday, thus giving the organisers the answer to the ranking of the areas of concern.

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The Year of Mission is the middle and important m ost piece in a threephase pastoral planning project, Mrs Anne Fox told the Diocesan Assembly last Sunday.

The first phase was research — looking at the archdiocese, seeing how well it does what it does.

This phase revealed a lack of comprehensive information and the idea of a data base is being addressed. she said.

The middle phase was important, she said, because it took the ideas people had about the needs for pastoral planning and brought these to the

assembly of people to ask the Holy Spirit to speak to the people.

The third phase to commence soon will be the development of a pastoral strategy to implement what has been asked for.

Like the first phase it will be more of a process research because "it is necessan; to know things in order to implement things and that is a long term process." she said.

A final Year of Mission newsletter will be compiled giving a description of the assembly and Archbishop Foley will also be producing a summary of what took place during the weekend.

The 19 areas of concern discovered on Friday night.

Adult education/faith formation Youth and the Church Family life and values Partnership in Ministry Church as outreach in Mission Catholic Schools Remodelling the Church community Media and the Church Women in the Church Personal Spirituality Lay participation in Church Aboriginal The Multi-cultural Church Fostering vocation to priesthood and religious life Church in culture/ society Liturgy Back to basics Communications within the diocese Role of priesthood

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An ongoing education re-education for all age groups in faith, moral and social issues and the teachings of the Church.

Roles of priests, religious and laity as partners in the ministry of the Church.

Encourage and involve youth in Church.

Family unit to be nurtured and supported as basic unit of society and Church.

Quality of Religious Education • Catholic content • Parent participation • Permeating all subjects Building Christian communities in all levels of the Church.

Practical support and strengthening of marriage and family — whatever the make-up of the family. to the Church reaching out marginalised.

The involvement of women in decision making and representation in all aspects

of Church life.

Recognition and practical acceptance of

multicultural reality of the Archdiocese.

Communication of Catholic faith and morals clearly and concisely.

A diocesan process for adult education and faith formation.

Aboriginal people ask the Church to support them in action regarding the social issues that directly affect their lives. The Church holds great political sway and we ask a share in that power to

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help change social structures that continue to disadvantage Aboriginal people.

The relevance of the liturgy.

Current structure does not foster adequately a sense of community and belonging.

Involvement of lay people in decision making at all levels of Church life.

Although very many people are asking for opportunities for adult faith development, very few ever seem to take advantage of what is available or tried.

Promotion of vocations.

Consult and listen to youth.

The way Christianity challenges materialism.

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... and in Bunbury, too After a three month preparation as a Pastoral Formation Project a Bunbury diocesan seminar will be held at the Bunbury Catholic College on May 13 from 9am to 4.30pm.

Bishop Peter Quinn will open the day's proceedings and celebrate at the Vigil Mass of Pentecost as the climax of the day.

The Co-operation in Ministry theme has evolved in programs initiated and developed by the bishop and committees formed for each specialty or need at both parish and diocesan level.

Father Tony Chiera will speak on Co-operation in Ministry (morning) and

Proclaim the Good News (afternoon).

Other speakers are: Mrs Barbara Harris, Coordinator of the Emmanuel Centre. Perth; Mrs Rita Murphy. Director of "Gracewood Retreat" Cowaramup and Mr Val Murphy, Principal of the Catholic Bunbury College.

They have chosen interesting titles for their talks — On the Road to Emmaus (Barbara); Ministering to the Body (Rita); It's Our Faith, Our Church (Val).

The day will be chaired

by Mrs Joan Abbott. Coordinator of the day.

She can be contacted on (098) 64 2035, Dumbleyung 6350.

Archdiocese in a process of change The archdiocese of Perth is alive and kicking and experiencing itself in a process of change, the Diocesan Assembly facilitator Father Kevin Dance, Passionist, said on Sunday.

"Different people re-act differently to change.

Some go at it with their ears pinned back and some pull the pillow over their heads and hope it will go away," said the Sydney priest who has been a close advisor to the planning process over several years.

"None of us genuinely freely embrace change but it is part of the reality of your life at the moment," he told 600 delegates who had just prioritised their issues and areas of concern.

Referring to the gospel images of the church that had been chosen by delegates in their opening Friday groupings, Father Dance said: "If I was a member of

that church I would be comforted and challenged to be part of a reality that came to be named as that, but there is a lot of pain, uncer-

taintly and shift taking place here culturally and socio economically, in and membership involvment.

Referring to the pro-

cesses of the assembly that was trying to discern the Holy Spirit, Father Dance said our likes and dislikes went beyond party factionalism.

Church that is...

Discussion co-ordinator Father Dance said that the findings of the groups had expressed a church in a process of change, with a cultural mix happening, with a diversity, with different expectation, with no one dominant way, with different forms of devotion and "that stretches and challenges the Church."

"Socio-economically the church is changing. The dominant image of the Church is no longer one with the seat out of its pants or a patch on its skirt.

On the other hand there is a moving away from paternalism to a genuine search for a way of standing with the poor, not handing things out to them but being with them.

Among the characteristics of the church he perceived, Father Dance said, was ambivalence.

"It's neither one thing or the other, a mix of many different feelings, apprehension and confusion on the one hand and that is matched with hopefulness on the other.

Church to be...

The \ear of Mission is one sign of harnessing the energy of the people of the diocese.

He sensed an agreement about the church that we are called to be. "It's not a high and mighty show. It's a humble church, faith-filled focussed on Jesus. a community where partnership is possible, one that nourishes, heals, is called to transform life, to experience its own limitation and to be willing to surrender things that stand in the way of being a healing and reconciling community that is called to serve in leadership at every level and one that is not turned in on itself but is outward bound with the power of the Spirit of the Risen Christ."

"It implies that the Spirit of God is given to every single person. No one has a corner on the market and an activity such as this is a living attempt to act upon that belief and that requires a willingness to listen beyond what we want to hear, to listen together as and partners companions.

Of the final lists of areas and concerns produced at the end of the assembly, Father Dance said it was not a shift from a prayerful faith-filled process to the tyranny of numbers or majorities or statistics but to gain where clearer sense the directions point for the diocese.

"They are not a vote, merely an indication that you opted to look at some areas in preference to others, and an effort to look across the assembly and get this support of one issue compared to the other.

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"We have been called from a strong individualism to a greater sense of community and that's very painful for a lot of people because we were brought up to understand that you go it alone in saving your soul."

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"Otherwise we are available in the last reduced to lurching century, and some along from one crisis to insights, and all of these the next, and we are are to be used so pastoral pretty good at crisis planning is not just a management, but some- head activity or a busitimes that get's tiring and ness exercise but it is you have to run for cover. faith brought to bear on human realities and "As a church we need to our for the best looking be about more than action that appropriate waiting for the next do in the light of can we disaster. our mission and who we "We are not a business are as the people of God. organisation but the Lord "We can't ever deterhas made available to us mine the future entirely but we can learn to Something to SAY? manage change someSomething to SELL? what and if we don't make some effort to plan our change then we will be doomed forever to keep changing our plans and that gets fairly tiring.

the assembly had produced an image of the church with a warmth about it.

"It was alive rather than dead, not self centred but Christ centred, and apostolic, and with a sense to include those who stand outside the door or in the shadows.

"We need them as much as they need us," he added, noting that the option for the poor is as much for our salvation as for them.

The assembly had pro-

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The Christian body world wide is about to enter its third great liturgical experience for the year and on this occasion it has the stage all to itself.

There will be no competition from jingle bells, santas or shopping sprees, chocolate bunnies or eggs. There will be no need for campaigns to Put The Spirit Back Into Pentecost.

And the nett result will be that most of Australia will carry on oblivious to Ascension, Pentecost or Trinity. The white collar workers, though, may be mystified at cryptic refererence to WhitSunday on their desk calendars, but as it signifies neither penalty rates or a long weekend, the reference to the neophytes' baptismal robes will be a lost cause.

Pentecost is the hardest phase of the Mystery precisely because it is so mysterious. Bethlehem and the Incarnation are facts rooted in time.

Jerusalem and the Empty Tomb are a turning point in history. But Pentecost and the Spirit are the ever present reality of the Church in action, and very tangible.

Ascension means the Lord has gone. In His place, His church members become the front line vicion of the Lord. He cannot be seen unless He be seen through them. They are the living Spirit of Him. Pentecost is the acid test of the unity of the Church and still in 1989 it fails the test. Each disciple, even though there is one Lord, faith and baptism, wants a Church for him or herself.

Late in the 19th century Anno Domini there is not one church but a shopping basket of faiths.

The numbers grow as new sign boards, new polished organisations, bob into view and the new plush-carpeted high-powered American electronic churches are no longer just some practical joke that will soon curl up and die of boredom.

Catholics who once thought their only enemy was the then powerful Anglican establishment or its zesty Protestant neighbours, now fall into those ecumenical arms for a boost of confidence because all the mainline churches know where their defectors are heading.

Australian Catholics are curiously cool to the current Week of Prayer for Christian Unity epitomised in the very disunity of celebration between the northern and southern hemispheres, whatever the excuses.

On the other hand, church unity becomes the sturdy motherhood conversation piece: Everyone states there ought to be unity but none are too willing to risk or imagine the consequences.

Prayer in such circumstances becomes decidedly uneasy.

The escapists dream of an all embracing super church. Their theories are as naive as they are impractical and generally mouthed by those who are very insecure in their own loyalties.

Pentecost then brings us out of fantasy land back to the Body of Christ that has to be fashioned and inSpired, limb by limb.

Just as the human body knits and expands logically and certainly so does each local church, parish or diocese, have to get on with the real work of Body-building. There are no quick growth hormones for the spiritual life.

Pentecost means there are works to be done, research to be undertaken, teaching to be proclaimed, actions to be undertaken on behalf of others and shelter to be provided for the spiritual fringe dwellers in so-called Christian Australia.

Pentecost ought to be a courageous time to take stock of things. A proud parent puts a mark on the wall to record the growth of their rising child; so the parish ought to mark its wall to see how far it has come and how far it has to go.

Pentecost is in that sense the Church's birthday, but just as the human anniversary is only an artificial substitute for the real thing so any Church birthday is valuable only if it acknowledges a truly living process. On the other hand, Archbishop Foley told the Diocesan Assembly, no birthday celebration means the person is dead.

The confident conclusion of the Assembly will be seen as an expression of energy, drive and hope, and therefore has to be hailed as a tribute to the birthdays that have gone before, as much as a program to tackle the energies of the future.

The Men of Galilee were told by the angels not to stand around in dumb daydreaming. VVhen they got back to their surroundings they would find that things hadn't changed much but they were in for a shock as to what could happen. . if the Spirit moved them.

The Church of Perth sits. . and prays . . . with Mary.

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No appeal rights for detainees now

SINGAPORE: Human rights (if there's any) took a final battering in Singapore when Parliament passed a Bill to restrict appeals to the Privy Council.

The restrictions apply in civil and criminal matters.

It was the third piece of legislation passed in a matter of months that will curb the right of final appeal to the Privy Council, according to the

Straits Times weekly overseas edition.

In January, appeals for cases involving the Internal Security Act were abolished. (In the past scores of people have been arrested under the Act. Some are still in jail.)

This was followed by a similar abolition in February of appeals by lawyers over disciplinary actions taken against them, including disbarment.

But where more than two parties are involved in the suit, not all need to give consent before the appeal can go on to the Privy Council.

Thus, for example, in a case involving one plaintiff and 10 defendants,

the appeal will proceed even if one of the defendants should withhold his consent.

What this means is that the Privy Council judgment will be binding on all except the lone defendant who opted out and who would then be bound only by the judgment of the Singapore Court of Appeal.

The consent to go all the

his party's accounts and one of making a false declaration about the accounts.

He was subsequently disbarred from practising as a lawyer because of the convictions.

Mr Jeyaretnam's application to Privy

Council in London to appeal against his conviction and sentence was dismissed.

But he was successful in his appeal against his disbarment.

In its written judgement restoring Mr Jeyaretnam to the roll of lawyers, the Council went behind his convictions, saying he was not guilty of the offences.

At a press conference afterwards, Mr Jeyaretnam said he expected the Government to take the initiative to seek a pardon on his behalf "without me having to beg for it".

The Bill disallows appeals in civil cases the parties unless involved give a written agreement that they will be bound by the decision of the British Law Lords.

way to the Privy Council must be given before the case is heard by the Court of Appeal here — from which the appeals to London are then made.

For criminal trials, appeals are restricted to cases involving the death penalty or life imprisonment, but only if the judgment of the threeman Court of Criminal Appeal here is not unanimous.

Lawyer seeks pardon SINGAPORE: Lawyer J.B. Jeyaretnam has formally petitioned the President for a pardon on his conviction for four criminal offences, thus reversing his previous position that the Government should seek one for him without his "having to beg for it."

The Workers Party leader said in a statement issued only to the foreign press that he submitted his petition to President Wee Kim Wee on Monday.

Mr Jeyaretnam refused to speak to The Straits Times but

told Reuters that his lawyers had advised him to file the petition before challenging in court the Government's decision not to seek a pardon on his behalf.

"We've decided that we should go through this as a formal thing.

There's no question of my going on bended knee," Reuters quoted him as saying.

First elected to Parliament in 1981, Mr Jeyaretnam lost his seat in December 1986 after he was convicted on four charges — three of fraudulently transferring cheques out of

Pope suggests 'consensus' VATICAN CITY (NC): A "political consensus" respecting the rights of and Protestants Catholics is needed for Northern Ireland, said Pope John Paul II. "Each has a right to its collective identity which must be safeguarded and promoted," the pope said to President Patrick J. Hillery of the Republic of Ireland.

The pope condemned the political violence that has plagued Northern Ireland and said solutions must be sought through negotiations and "courageous gestures of reconciliation".

tion it produces." he added.

The pope expressed hope in "the young people of Ireland.

Catholic and Protestant, who desperately want to inherit a land of peace and a society built on justice and respect for all", he said.

"A moral imperative lies on all parties involved to arrive at a political consensus that will respect the legitimate rights and aspirations of all the people of Northern Ireland," he added.

The Government's position, first stated in early December, is that the Privy Council's comments did not invalidate Mr Jeyaretnam's convictions because its niling against disbarment was binding only on him and the Law Society here, the other party involved in the appeal.

"The question of a pardon does not arise as Mr Jeyaretnam has not asked for one. If he does so, the Government will consider its merits," it said then in a statement. — Straits Times overseas edition.

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VILNIUS, Lithuania (NC): Evangelising youths who have grown indifferent to religion under communist rule is the "primary objective" Archbishop of Steponavicius.

Young people have fallen into indifference because of government prohibitions on religious education, Archbishop Steponavicius said.

"De facto, every sense of religion was from uprooted youths," he said.

However, the situation has changed under the reform policies of Soviet leader Mikhail gorbachev, the archbishop said.

"Now the state lets the church do its work and it is possible to teach religion in church," he added.

Several months ago communist authorities allowed the archbishop to return to Vilnius to resume his hierarchical functions after forcing him to live outside the

archdiocese

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1961.

Archbisop Steponavicius also praised Bajudis. the main Lithuanian political opposition movement, for helping speed up the reforms that have loosen church restrictions "Without Gorbachev, there would not have been the possibility of changes. But without a grass-roots movement, things would not ha \ changed so quickl\ he said.

Backing for school system

"The life of the whole DUBLIN (NC): A leading island is convulsed by Irish Protestant newsthe deadly climate of intimidation and vio- paper strongly defended lence which has caused denominational school so much suffering to both systems in Ireland, denycommunities in North- ing charges that the ern Ireland during the system fosters "religious past 20 years," the pope apartheid".

An article in The said.

Church of Ireland "Its one argument is the Gazette said that "far terror and the destruc- from exacerbating ten-

sion", schools run by religious denominations try to instill "tolerance and understanding".

The article was in reply to one in a previous edition of the newspaper

by Mike McKillen, acting chairman of the Campaign to Separate Church and State, which advocates ending

church -controlled schools in the Irish republic.

David Meredith. secretary of the Board of Education of the (Anglican) Church of Ireland, who wrote the rebuttal, said Ireland is a religious country and accused McKillen of treating religion as a purely

negative force in Irish life and of supporting secular education.

He also said the Campaign to Separate Church and State was trying "to use the Church of Ireland as a lever with which to put pressure on the Roman Catholic Church".

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Vatican gets $1m donation TUCSON, Ariz (NC): The Vatican Observatory has received a Si million donation to help build a telescope in southern Arizona.

The telescope will be named after the donor, Fred A. Lennon, a Catholic busifrom nessman Cleveland.

The Lennon Telescope project will cost about $3.5 million.

The Vatican Observatory, which is based in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, is relying on private donations

for telescope construction, maintenance and operation.

The telescope will be the first to test a new technology for making telescopic mirrors.

The Vatican Observatory has been working with Steward a stronomers since 1980, when Vatican scientists expanded their efforts in North America.

Prior to the expansion, the nine Jesuits who staff the observatory worked primarily from Castel Gandolfo.

Ugandan ban of the clergy (NC): K AMPALA, Uganda's Catholic bishops have informed Ugandan clergy that they are barred from holding public office, after several were elected to the Central African nation's parliament and local offices.

Fathers Leo Baryabuza and Fortunate were Kasangaki elected to the Ugandan legislature in February. At least 10

other clerics were voted into seats on local councils.

The bishops' statement said the church appreciates the intention of priests seeking office to help unite the country and foster economic development.

But it said the clergymen are not to play an active part in politics unless the church judged otherwise.

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Bishop nabbed in China HONG KONG (NC): An underground Catholic bishop in north China's Hebei province was arrested by police in Peking in early April, according to a Catholic source in Hong Kong.

The arrested prelate Bishop Julius Jia, was ordained in February 1981.

Liu Anthony Bainian, vice president of the Chinese Catholic Church A dministrative Commission, said that he had not heard of the arrest.

The Hong Kong source said Bishop

Jia has actively ministered in underground Catholic communities in the northern province, which is considered a "hot spot" for activities of the u nderground church in China.

The Chengting about Diocese, 248km southwest of was Beijing

renamed Shijiazhuang Diocese by the governmentapproved church to conform with the name of the government district in which it is located.

A priest of the approved Church, Father Jiang Taoran, was elected as the bishop of diocese.

Priest back to the fold MONDOVI, Wisconsin: Before all Masses at the church of his new appointment Father Blazewicz William shared some of his background and was applauded by his listeners.

Ordained in 1959 he had left the ministry eight years later and was laicised in 1971. Last year the Vatican approved his re-admission to the priesthood.

In retrospect, he said in

a later interview, he left the active priesthood after being caught up in what he called the "silliness" that marked the years following the Second Vatican Council.

Father Blazewicz told diocesan newspaper, that at the time he was "feeling frustrated and not really effective as a priest".

"I don't blame anyone else for my decision," he said. "I was young and made a foolish mistake."

Bishops warn of Marxist the Karala Scientific and Literary Council, which professes to fight superstition and promote environmental protection. But the bishops and other church officials apparently see the council as also promoting The 26 bishops cauti- Marxism. oned their followers "Movements against the against communist eleand ideals of the belief ments attempting to organisations church, make inroads into materialaccepted which c hurch groups and as atheism and ism movements. fundamental positions Church observers say have today turned into a the letter is partly an great threat against the e xpression the faith of the church," the of bishops' opposition in bishops' letter said.

India C ANNONORE, (NC): Bishops in India's Kerala state, which has a Marxist-led coalition government, have warned Catholics to avoid groups with atheistic Marxist ideologies.

For about four years, he didn't go to Mass except when visiting his family.

He credits the rosary with reactivating his prayer life and aiding his return to the Church.

Before seeking readmission to the priesthood, Father Blazewicz earned a doctorate in education, t aught English and worked as a school science specialist.

In 1976 he approached his bishop who told him that the Vatican wasn't

accepting priests who had been laicised. but they promised to keep in contact.

A Vatican official said recently that the readmission practice is not considered unusual now.

As the number of laicisation requests has gone down, the number of readmission cases has increased, the official said.

The official declined to provide figures on how

many priests have been readmitted.

After the Vatican began processing applications in the early 1980s, Father Blazewicz went to St Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia where he spent 11 months preparing to return to active ministry.

His experience there was excellent, he said.

"They teach solid, orthodox theology, not hypotheses," he said.

Spirit of respect VATICAN CITY (NC) — enrolled in Catholic vated "by a spirit of peace and justice, in loyalty to Pope John Paul II told six education institutions."

Turkish bishops he hoped "Respect for religious your society and your their schools would freedom should not be a country." exempt Catholic students principle devoid of conThe pope said he also from Islamic religious crete application," the recognised that the of classes, in the spirit pope added. bishops must carry on an "respect for religious Later in his talk, the "everday" dialogue with freedom". pope called on the Moslems, who represent Turkey's bishops to stand up for the vast majority of Praising young national bishops' the religious rights of the Turkey's population. conference, the pope said Catholic community in he hoped the organisa- Turkey.

"Encourage all those in tion would give the your care to have no fear "In any case, with in showing their faith, church in their country and firmness, following the example of dignity greater influence with to make Jesus, how know never who state officials. respect for religious imposed himeself but The pope said such as liberty prevail for your who made his whole life exemption should be own faithful," he said. a shining announce"just like the dispensation accorded young In doing so, he said, the ment" of the Gospel, the students bishops should be moti- pope said.

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Bloom boom A bove: Secretariat worker Margarethe Byrne and liturgy co-ordinator Sister Kerry Willison prepare for the presentation of the leucoxylan rosea eucalyptus plants.

Right: The Aboriginal delegation to the assembly hold their eucalyptus leucoxylan rosea plants.

From left: Sherol Basterville, Robert Isaacs, Ben Taylor, Rose Narkle and Shirley Quaresimi and their chaplain Father Bryan Tiernan.

Their statement to the assembly said: "That the Aboriginal people be strongly invited to direct and guide the Aboriginal ministry of the Church in Perth; and that in the immediate future pastoral planning of the Archdiocese of Perth, Aboriginal people be invited to speak to the Church of their perception of the Church in Perth and to clearly state what they want that the whole Church be for them."

Left: Belinda Wardlow receiving a plant from Archbishop Foley.

Below: The closing Sunday afternoon Liturgy when members of the Assembly paused to think of their mission and the death of the Lord.

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Above: In a closing meditative dance, Felicity and Shannon Bott swirl across the stage before moving to take down the symbolic unity streamers which Felicity had linked up in her opening presentation on Friday night.

Right: As Archbishop Foley and Father Kevin Dance join in the final song, dancer Shannon Bott heads out of the auditorium with some of the symbolic streamers of unity.

Final words Show intimate love and tenderness to these trees until Pentecost, Archbishop Foley said in his final words to the assembly.

The tree may not take and may even die he added.

Another will be given to take its place.

"Enthusiasm sometimes reaches peaks and at other times pits.

"This new vision of God's church must never be allowed to die forever.

"If it fades at any time it must be picked up from the roots from which it came. We need to renew again and again our vision."

The archbishop called for news of the first assembly tree to blossom.

"A birthday comes only once a year but if that event does not occur then that person is dead.

"Enthusiasm will grow year by year, continually renewing itself and it will never die," he said in farewell.

Song n dance

Above: A final song of farewell links Fr Luigi to the South American migrants for whom he will be soon saying Mass regularly in their native Spanish tongue.

Left: Dust began to fly at the end of assembly when Fr Geoff Beyer of Karrinyup and his wife Dorothy got stuck into the real work of cleaning up the church.

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Faith Christian singer that they wanted to play.

The day after one of our university students was killed in a car accident, her former roommate and other friends asked me if they could have a memorial service in our church. I agreed to help them plan this prayer time.

According to Kathy's friends, she had explicitly stated a few weeks earlier, in one of those rare discussions about death, that this song should be played at her funeral.

choosing some Scripture passages and appropriate songs for congregational singing, they said there was a tape from a contemporary

The song, by Michael W. Smith, simply titled Friends, had the refrain: "and friends are friends forever if the Lord's the Lord of them. And a friend will not say never

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Teenagers would love to have Jesus as their friend, writes father Herbert Weber. But often their experiences with friends have been too troubling for them to want to categorise Jesus as a friend.

These qualities of Jesus are important to people at any age. Yet they are qualities that teenagers find particularly attractive, qualities they would expect their friends to have.

When adults and teenagers talk about Jesus, these qualities of his are bound to enter into the conversation.

Ultimately, however, the purpose of such a conversation is not just to talk about his qualities. but to point to Jesus as a total person. one

with whom a resonal relationship is poss .

And who is this pain?

He is one in whoinjeciple find healing, He malls them whole. He nourishest tem.

Jesus focuses on rt *pie, breaking down the mists between them.

His way of love Is an appeal all its own, t quite contemporary appall All of this. and mud nore, can be said of him.

But people learn d Jesus

leritish not just through words and conversations.

They also discover him through the actions of others around them.

Real bonds exist among Jesus' followers along with real commitments to others.

When these bonds and commitments lead to action.

God's people become signs to each other of the friendship of Jesus.

So one way to introduce young people to Jesus as a person and a friend is to put them in the best possible

position to see the people of the church in action.

This happens when teenagers are given active roles to play in parish works of service or involved in ministry to their youthful peers.

And parents can involve their children actively in family projects to serve others — something as simple as preparing dinner for a family enduring the serious illness of a parent or child.

It is important that young people see that Jesus'

Can Jesus and teenagers be friends?

Christian Brother Floyd Warwick tells of meeting a student in the hall at school one day who appeared on the verge of an emotional outburst.

Noting that he had built up a friendly relationship with the student, Brother Warwick took the teen into his office, sat him down and invited him to talk about his troubles.

Brother Warwick listened sympathetically while the boy complained bitterly that his father "was hopping all over him" for his classroom performance and how he was convinced his father "wanted him to be a different person".

Their conversation helped the teen overcome his immediate emotional unheaval by showing him that someone was concerned, said Brother Warwick.

He told that story during an interview on how adults can help teenagers relate to Jesus as a friend.

Brother Warwick said it is his guess that when teenagers consider Jesus a friend, "it's because 8

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By Father Herbert Weber to let you go, I the flourish.

Father's hands wtoow, that a lifetime's int too In the following weeksI I my Jesus as friend, at least at continued long to live as triads". started to wonder if the research whenI talked to times.

Lord of friendship that I the group of students As the memorialBrvice Frankly, they preferred heard about from these that meets in my living progressed. I found to describe Jesus as guide, grieving university stumyself deeply tuned by dents is not the ultimate room each Wednesday Lord or brother. But as night for discussion and friend? They were the way Kathy's k and friend himself. prayer. I asked if they cautious. death had strugibd to unite two deep loyalties, In other words, in the really saw Jesus as a Then Tom, an unofficial friendship and faih. As eyes of young adults, for friend. leader in the group, Much to my surprise, spoke up. He said that the song seemed say: whom friends are so was a long pause. there important, what would it friendship was a highly A true friendship has a mean to consider Jesus as Several of the students prized part of life for faith element. a friend? said that maybe they saw everyone in the room. All

Briefly Adults often feel they are on uncertain ground when it comes to introducing teenagers to Jesus, even though Jesus possesses the qualities teenagers admire most.

Jesus, for example, is fair and just.

Jesus makes a loyal commitment to people. Jesus rec.ognises what is special about a person. Jesus has time for others. Jesus does not judge on the basis of outward appearances. Jesus forgives.

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of them would love to have Jesus as friend. But, to tell the truth, their experiences with friendship had been too troubling for them to want to categorise Jesus that way.

For them to confidently call Jesus friend, they would first have to talk about what a true friend could be.

So they did. For the rest of that session and most of the next, these 10 students talked about their disappointments

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sionments and needs.

I was pleased with their honesty whileIached for their loneliness.

A couple of the participants talked about the way their so-called friends had betrayed them.

Others mentioned a certain casualness and lack of commitment, which meant that some friendships are simply based on convenience.

A friend in the resident

hall one year might be a stranger the next year if he or she then lived across campus. Only rarely had friends lived up to expectations.

After this lengthy discussion of disappointments and disillusions with friends, Sally zeroed in for us. "Maybe Jesus as friend is the model of what we all desire to give and receive — loyalty, trustworthiness, honesty and one who is truly concerned about the other's

welfare."

Cynthia added that just as human friendships

can lead people to see Jesus in a new light, in the same way, accepting Jesus as friend can enable

students to develop their other friendships.

Above all, I discovered that referring to Jesus as friend should never be done lightly or as a pious platitude.

Both friendship and the faith-relationship with Jesus are too precious to be treated carelessly.

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friendship does not exclude some people, that it isn't fickle or begrudging.

Through actions of the community around them — and of their own families — young people can learn of Jesus and his way.

Finally, to be introduced to Jesus is to get to know him as someone to speak with, a companion.

As with other companions, c onversation with him involves more than making requests and urgent appeals.

This is a friend to confide in, and to do so is to pray.

By Katherine Bird

they have known an encourage teens to see all those things that show Jesus in the temple to • Highlight the special run away from him. He is Ti.s characteristic plugs into teens' desire to noted. They hesitate to It can be show adult in the parish or at Jesus as someone who Jesus as a real person. how Jesus qualities of Jesus that can not a phony, which is a orals to teens because help others, Brother talk freely about subjects tough for a teen to get struggled home who has made that can be a friend? with that really matter to a grip on his alle- attract teens. Jesus comes high value for teens. -if the.."feel themselves as Warwick said. image of the Nurture • connection" with Jesus IAvoid pious pictures Jesus as a friend by gience to God and his across as an idealist in they met that Jesus, they outasts in the eyes of them.

Jesus as a and tries to act as Jesus of Jesus that make him presenting him as some- obligations to his parents. the Bible, Thomas said. would like him," Thomas odors," especially adults, Teens may not speak But when his five personal readily of Jesus as a children, aged 14-21, do friend, the Brother Warwick. did, Brother Warwick "seem unreal", Brother one with the qualities of The temple incident Jesus is honest, not said. friend. But this doesn't said. talk about their relation- idea of The Bible also shows Stile teens admire Warwick recommended. friendship, someone who shows that Jesus' family hypocritical. He stands the mean the friendship ship with God and with Jesus as a belives in for what he up But it is "tough for teens Concentrate on the kinds accepts and understands relationships Jesus going out of his way lime of Jesus as a "were friend can hero, doesn't exist.

Jesus, Thomas said, "it be to get a real grip on Jesus of things Jesus did: his and forgives, Thomas strained at this time," and does not run away to help outcasts and diway he endures his just the marginal people, the p ion and Teens "don't talk much seems to me the charac- right idea at Thomas thinks. Any teen from problems. as a personal friend," encounters with people, said. death. about their relationship teristics they describe are the right Brother Warwick added. with the woman at the He sticks with his non-conformists of his • Use the biblical inci- can identify with this lbs portrait of Jesus with God," Thomas those of friendship." time.

They typically have trou- well, his temptation — dent with the 12-year-old situation. friends, even when they day. ble with relationships and "the normal relationBy Father John ship problems are compounded when relating Castelot with someone from 200() years ago".

When I hear young friendly acquaintances.

Jesus even pursued It would be hard to imagine a cold, professional cure man to arise. (Luke 7:14- whose friends carried At the same time, the people talking about One such friend of mine

By Father Eugene La Verdiere, SSS him to Jesus heard the Judas with love to the more genuine friend than offered by a popular 15) classmate named a is for idea of Jesus as a friend t — that heir Jesus After Jesus. end. friend bitter words: wonderful wonderworker. This was Friendship is risky. can be "just the right idea He must have had a the healing touch of a There's always the "Child, your sins are treacherous kiss of death, e xample, after a wee- Gerald. his also and he did the • We trust a friend. personality, Gerry and I grew up magnetic unbearawith said, 2:5).

Jesus (Mark at the right time" for forgiven" deep by kend motivated retreat — I admit friend chance it will be rejected. one that encouraged same for me. It was an away and went together • We want our friend to resignation, bly sad Jesus, the again and Time teens, said religious that I usually wince. Yet When a man came to ask people to approach him. compassion. unspoken pact. As to the seminary together. prosper and be happy.

Even lepers, condemned If ale were sorrow- Jesus the secret of eternal friend of sinners, held "Friend, do what you J educator David Thomas. speakesus himself, friends, we belonged to Eventually we were (Matthew to a lonely existence ful • We do not expect a use the bottom life, "Jesus, looking at out forgiveness to people. have come for" ing to the disciples at ordained During the teen years, one another's family. priests apart from human had dropped out of their him, loved him" and 26:50). to be selfish. friend friend a real course, Of the Last Supper, said "I together. That was 1964. youths are exploring the On this occasion when society, dared to come Anyone in need of any • A friend is one who consoled invited him to follow sticks with you through Jesus lives, close. h Christyou for ave called home was I value of friendship as As priests, we always could turn to this will come to our help Mark tells of a leper them, not with empty him, to be a constant thick and thin. Notice kind friends" (John 15:15). mas and New Year, I have been stationed far they move beynd the accessible supremely when we do not even gave up effective friend. never Jesus with that but words who came to Jesus, visited his mum and dad apart. But we managed to immediate family to the In the New Testament we need help. know But the fellow was on his disciples, who and dependable friend. bagged him and said, "If action. for Mass celebrated and get together at least once never f who outside world. A big Paul, St always a maddeningly is riendship were unwilling to pay the the make befriended you wish, you can Finally, we expect a Jesus them in their home on a year. Through 25 years t wo-way street. If we are question for teens is me clean." Moved with widow of Nain on her price of friendship. His "thick" in their ability to knew the historical Jesus, to take our place feasts. friend of both eve the of priesthood, we have could write: "I live by consistency, whether Jesus' friends, he is ours represent us when pity. Jesus stretched out way to bury her only son, affluent lifestyle meant comprehend him. and doubt in was no There friends. close remained too. Anyone ought to be people are faithful and his hand, touched him her last ray of hope in a more to him. So "he went In the second half of faith in the Son of God there is something we my mind that that is whenIsay Gerry and whether they can trust able to think of him as a isToday and said, "I do will it. Be dismal world. Without away sad" (Mark 10:17- Mark's Gospel, we see who has loved me me" cannot do. what my friend expected word is the friend, my up for himself given made clean" (Mark 1:40- being asked, but simply 22). Jesus must have been Jesus trying persistently anyone. friend. me to do. I was there in All that fits Jesus pretty loaded with more than 41). to get through to them. In (Galatians 2:20). because "he wasmoved sad too. his place, representing well, one so selfless that This gives adults all the experience.

But years 40 everything depends the knew never We Jesus touched him. In so with pity for her", he said, If people were para- the end, "they all left him him. he laid down his life for on how we think of more reason to present There was the time, for lysed by guilt. Jesus and fled" (Mark 14:50), historical Jesus either, he rished a legal "Do not weep." doing That story says a lot us: "No one has greater f Gerry's when riendship. example, Jesus as a friend that that he tells us faith but uncleanness of the same Small consolation, but assured them of forgive- except Peter, who stayed friendship. about than this, to lay love with sick very was Most few father people have a us gives himself to teens can trust, Thomas type that barred the leper he would not stop there. ness and gave them back around long enough to still • A friend is someone down one's life for one's f I Whenever stand out cancer. riends who asking. for the simply said. self-esteem. deny publicly that he from society.

He touched the coffin their friends" (John 15:13). we care for and respect. among their many visited my familyIvisited A friend indeed.

The paralytic man even knew Jesus.

How then can adults But this was not some and ordered the young

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Friendship after 40 years Jesus took our place before God our Father and continues to plead for our sake. He asks us to take his place in the world and carry on his work out of the same selfless love he showed.

We find all of that in what is surely one of the finest passages ever written about friendship, John 15:11-17.

The truest of friends may not live up to this ideal. But real friends know that is where the friendship ought to be heading.

Such a friendship is far from a mere buddybuddy relationship, where we cut down a socalled friend to our size, perhaps to feel better

about ourselves, our faults and limitations.

That may be what makes some of us wince when we hear Jesus referred to as a friend. We wonder what idea of friendship is implied.

A friend does not make us complacent about ourselves, but draws out the best in us. A friend is a challenge to become everything God wants us , to become.

That is Jesus the friend.

We need not wince when we hear young people talking about JesuF 'heir friend. Their friendship is a young friendship which will mature. Forty years should a make difference.

How can adults start a conversation with teenagers about Jesus? One way is to focus on Jesus as a friend.

Young people are at a stage in life when they are exploring the meaning of friendship. And Jesus has the qualifies they consider most important in friendship.

Katharine Bird, speaks with two religious educators about ways to present Jesus to teenagers.

A helpful framework exists for discussing Jesus as a friend when teenagers know adults who embody important qualities of friendship for them, the educators say.

Blessed Sacrament Father Eugene LaVerthere says that if people are to regard Jesus as a friend, it is important that their idea of friendship be large enough for him.

What makes some people wince when Jesus is called a friend, he thinks, is the fear that the idea of friendship implied is too narrow.

Father Herbert Weber, a campus chaplain, tells why young people sometimes are reticent to call Jesus a friend.

They would like to have Jesus as a friend, but their experience of friendship sometimes has been too troubling or disappointing to risk ascribing it to Jesus he says.

Father John Castelot, a Scripture scholar, recalls stories from Scripture that illustrate the kind of friend Jesus is. Jesus had more than kind words for his friends. He offered effective action as well, Father Castelot says.

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Step away from sainthood... opposition which was often their sorry lot?

By Colleen McGUINESSHOWARD T he trouble with saints is, that often their lives are recorded in such a stiff and 'holy' manner, that historians and writers remove them from the world of common folk into a hallowed area which is too remote for the people to get close to, or even comprehend.

It in effect distances them from the rest of humanity. This would surely be the last thing the saint would have wanted!

Obviously a saint is someone who has led an outstanding life of sanctity. But the paramount truth is that they had initiative, fight, heaps of courage and dogged determination.

How else could they have established Orders, dared to be different for their own strivings, or fought the strength of

Many received distinct opposition from fellow flock and even the church hierarchy; both sections of whom should have been supporting instead of opposing.

Following urging by her spiritual director to establish her own Order, she went to Rome in 1873 and received the Papal blessing for her intended Congregation.

The new Order became a reality in 1875. Based on the ideal of the Holy Family, with the example given by Jesus, Mary and Joseph in their Nazareth home, Frances opened her first convent in Rome.

But the appealing thing about saints is, that they made it despite the odds.

So instead of being 'rather plastic' and too holy to equate with, they were men and women of The sisters worked in red blood and fire.

Siedliska, areas of education, reliFrances Foundress of the Congre- gious instruction, health gation of the Sisters of care, social services, the Holy Family of pastoral ministry and Nazareth, obviously had other church works. the qualities for saintShowing drive and hood and in recognition, working with a sense of has been beatified on urgency. Frances opened April 23, 1989 in Rome. up more convents in Poland, and then moved Born into a Polish onto France, England family of wealth and and the United States. culture on November 12.

By the time of her death 1842, she ultimately rejected this life-style on November 21, 1902, at and, dashing family the age of 60, she had 29 hopes for an alternative foundations as a result of life mapped out for her, her initiative; 20 in the became a religious in the US and nine in Europe.

The Order has now late 1860s.

spread to England, France, Iraq, Italy, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Australia, with convents in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia (North Beach).

Interestingly enough, the miracle attributed to Frances, was in 1952 in Zdzary, Poland, when

Maria Rataj, mother of seven children, was in danger of death at the birth of her eighth child . . . surely an appropriate cause for the foundress of an Order which was dedicated to the ideals of family.

This miracle was unanimously approved by the CorLsistory of 20 Cardinals last year.

Frances Siedliska . . . beatified on April 23

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to honour Blessed Frances Our Lady of Grace school primary North Beach is gearing up to celebrate the beatification of Frances Siedliska, foundress of Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth.

These sisters took over from the Dominicans in 1959, five the after years school's inception, and today there are five sisters, working in different capacities in the school and parish.

Frances Siedliska was beatified on April 23rd in Rome this year, and the local celebration of this event will be at the church and school on August 20, starting with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Foley and followed by a get-together.

Principal, Sister Magdalen CSF'N, said they'd like to welcome anyone who is or has been associated with the school or sisters to come and

By Colleen McGuinessHoward help make it a memorable day. enquiries Any please ring 447-3294.

Our Lady of Grace is a thriving school of about 400 students and has three sisters working in the school and two others in the pastoral ministry of the parish, who are involved with converts, renewal of faith programs, home visitation and anything else where they can lend a hand or listening ear.

Initially when the sisters came to Australia in 1954, and to Western Australia in 1957, it was in response to an invitation by the Polish clergy to cater for Polish migrants.

They ran a child care centre in Charles Street for two years but left there for the

North Beach invok ment where they've been centered ever since.

Having come from a Polish target in the early days. they are now very much part of the broad Australian scene and their numbers are made up of American and Australian sisters, working with the Australian community.

This is in line with the ideas of their who foundress wanted her Order to be part of the international church and not represent a specific culture.

Sister Magdalen attended her Order's 18th General Chapter in Rome last year, where they considered relevant church and social issues such as their future direction and the Congregation's own mission for the 21st century, emphasising the family apostolate, world poverty and other vital issues.

Education the concern TWO RESOLUTIONS PASSED

The annual confer- usage to prohibit its ence of the Bunbury usage".

Women's C atholic A second motion wants League passed two the CEC "to promote the r esolutions urging the formation of parent C atholic Education review committees in Commission to look at Catholic schools in order literature in secondary that all proposed literasyllabuses. ture set for study be Two of four motions revised by committees passed at their confer- before being submitted ence in Wagin in mid for inclusion in the April dealt with the syllabus". issue, and will be passed The one day conference on to the state conference in July. State CWL also expressed support president Mrs Alice Gee for the RAC and other attended the Bunbury motoring organisations in their campaign for conference. increased federal road CEC wants The CWL representatives on the building.

It also called for assets Secondary Education Syllabus Committee "to testing for parents of scrupulously examine isolated children not to material presented for be applied to school age inclusion in the syllabus children or to children and, where the material attending agricultural is deemed to be contrary studies under the MC to Catholic/Christian scheme.

Bishop Quinn attended the day and celebrated the Mass that concluded the conference attended by 82 representatives from Esperance to Waroona.

He was presented with a cheque for $2150 to assist students for the priesthood, a project given high priority in CWL fund raising in all branches.

aged 14-17 while she jogged through Central Park late at night.

The cardinal said the victim symbolised everyone who has been -victimised by so much brutality in this city and in our country".

The cardinal, noting that a newspaper headline about the crime referred to the condition of the city as "a disease", asked "Are we incapable of curing a disease?"

He said: "There is only one cure — that's love."

He called on the congregation to heed the words of Christ to his apostles: "Love one another as I have loved you."

Asked after a hospital visit to the woman's bedside, if he were upset by the incident, the cardinal said, "Upset? It tears me apart. It's a nightmare."

Cardinal O'Connor, in his comments at the cathedral, said he feared that the horror of the crime would lead to louder calls for a resumption of the death penalty as "the quick fix to end all crimes of violence."

"That's not the answer," he said.

Cardinal O'Connor told the congregation that he was especially distressed by reports that after the arrest of the eight suspects, some of them laughed about the crime spree and said, "We were having fun."

The bishop praised the League for the work it does and undertakes in Bunbury diocese.

The final dinner was catered by the Wagin Anglican Ladies group.

YOUR ARCH 'Cancer' of indifference DEVELOPMENT FUND PLII/tvx

NEW YORK (NC) — The vicious rape and beating of a young Catholic woman by a gang of youths in New York's Central Park should be blamed on society's "cancer" of indifference, Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York said.

Cardinal O'Connor told a congregation at St Patrick's Cathedral that people are quick to blame parents and such for racism incidents.

"We will blame a whole variety of possible culprits. But will we blame the indifference that's a cancer in our society?" he asked.

Cardinal O'Connor asked the congregation to pray for the 28-year-old woman who fell into a coma after she was attacked by eight youths

The conference also heard that the diocesan president Mrs Anne Martin and immediate past president Mrs Georgie Bruce Smith had travelled to Albany at the

He said such an attitude reflects a "profound indifference, profound callousness toward the sacredness of the human person."

Cardinal O'Connor said the crime made it difficult to preach about love as he had planned for the

From left: Mrs Anne Martin, diocesan president; Pauline Lochainicy, president of the newly formed Albany branch and immediate past president of the Bunbury diocese; Georgie Bruce-Smith, at the inaugural meeting held at the Albany parish centre. end of March to launch a new CWL branch.

Twenty two ladies attended the function.

Father Galloway will be chaplain.

Mass, but he proceeded with the sermon, saying that love "is our only salvation".

"We can speak of improving the criminal justice system in our country," he said. "We can speak of having more judges, more police. But without love there is no possibility of security, of tranquility, of harmony, of real serenity in our society. The opposite of love is not hatred; it is is indifference, it callousness."

The 5676 were performed in Queensland; the remainder were performed outside the state.

These figures do not represent total abortions because these figures supplied from the Department of Health do not include the substantial number of abortions which are performed in public hospitals on public patients.

The cost of these abortions is absorbed within the hospital's general budgets.

There are, then, no figures on the number of hospital abortions, nor the cost of them to the taxpayer.

In South Australia where liberal legislation for abortion exists — all abortions must be reported.

In 1987/88, a total of

1568 in SA attracted

Medicare benefits.

The actual number of abortions reported in 1986 was 4323. Thus, the actual number of abortions performed in SA is 3 times the number derived from the Medicare records.

If we assume then that the Medicare abortion statistics are understated, the total number of abortions in Australia must be at least 80,000 per annum, if not more.

We arrive at this by adding 25% to the stated

Your own Archdiocesan Development Fund supplies the on-going demand for loan finance to build churches, presbyteries, schools and similar capital works throughout the Archdiocese of Perth.

The cardinal said he was agonising personally over whether he, as the leader of the Catholic Church in New York, was doing enough to "radiate love, to make clear the love of Christ" to people, especially those who "look for fun in the raping, the battering of a woman."

Abortions: latest figures BRISBANE: Abortion f igures released in November 1988 by the Department of Community Services and Health had the followsignificant ing features: The total number of Medicare -subsidised abortions in this country has increased from 61,773 in 1986/87 to 61,879 in 1987/88.

Queensland recorded a total of 5676 subsidised abortions, which represents an increase of 575 over the previous year.

But 8600 claims for abortion performed on women Queensland were made under item 6469 according to the Department's figures.

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When we add the 25% to the number of abortions performed on Queensland women, the total becomes 10,750.

Given that there were 243,000 "Live" births in Australia in 1987/88, there is now one abortion for every three "live" births in Australia.

The Federal Governfor payout ment Medicare-funded abortions amounted to $6.4 million in 1987/88.

The number of "lateterm" Medicare-funded abortions increased from 558 in 1986/87 to 674 in 1987/88.

(Qld Right To Life Newsletter)

SAVINGS AT CALL Interest on all ADF Deposits is calculated on the daily balance.

TERM DEPOSIT The ADF will tailor interest rates /% 2 to any requirement from 111 per annum down to NonInterest bearing deposits.

Low interest deposits are a tremendous help to the work of the Church.

You are welcome to telephone John or Des at the ADF office.

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The made it tick...

Many people were praised for their contribution to the success of the Diocesan Assembly.

They included: Steering Committee: Fr K. Dance, Mrs Anne Fox, Sr Joan Smith, Fr Brian McKenna, Br Gerry Faulkner, Mr Michael Fox. Secretariat: Dianne Davidson (Co-ordinator), Sarah O'Hare, Margaretire Byrne, Sandra Brown, Jenny Waller, Frances Davie, Sr Janette

Gray, Ross Tilley, Betty Foley.

Paul Gair and Michael Beech (Bar).

Organisation Team: (CoBeech Robin ordinator), Frank Owen (Principal, Santa Maria College), Myrna Bosio (Bursar, Santa Maria College), Srs Romuald and Concilii, Margaret Haydon (Photographer, Press Officer), Paul Tiller (Hall) (Cultural Centre), John Cahill (Hall) (Cultural Centre), Des Nardiman (Parking), Santa Maria staff (Catering),

Liturgy Team: Sr Kerry Willison (Co-ordinator), Felicity and Shannon Bott (Dancers), "Morning, Noon and Night" (Music), Phil Murray, Angela McCarthy, Joanne Roper, Steve Grasso, Andrew Sanders, Fransiska Radjab and flautists Deborah Whitelock, Jamelle Reid, Roslyn Cook (choreographer), Rosstereo (Sound/Mixing).

Michael Fox of the steering committee at the mike.

Ross Tilley feeding data into the computer.

The Santa Maria College photo-copier gave its all to the Diocesan Assembly reaching total exhaustion after well over 50,000 copies had been run off for delegates. St Brendan's College Hilton came to the rescue for the closing handouts.

Among those who had to give lots of love and care to the photo-copier were (from left) Margarethe Byrne. Jenny Waller and Frances Davie.

Sandra Brown at the computer

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0 Mother, of Perpetual Succour, behold me a miserable sinner at thy feet. I have recourse to thee and put my trust in thee, 0 Mother of Mercy, have pity upon me, I hear thee called by all the refuge and the hope of sinners; be then my refuge and my hope, succour me for the love of Jesus Christ; stretch forth thy hand to me, a poor sinner, who recommend and dedicate myself to thee as thy perpetual servant thank God for having in his mercy given me this confidence in thee, the pledge. as I believe of my eternal salvation. Alas, too oftenin past time have I miserably fallen because I had not recouse to thee I know that with thy help I shall conquer. I know that thou will help me if I recommend myself to thee but I fear lest in the occasion of failing I should case to call upon thee and so should lose my soul. This then is the grace I seek from thee and I beg of thee as far as I know how and can to obtain it for me, namely, in the assaults of hell, always to have recourse to thee and to say to thee: 0 Mary, help me Mother of Perpetual Succour, suffer me Thank you Jesus, Mary, not to lose my God. Amen.

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TOMORROW TODAY with Father Joe Parkinson

Hills ri with music...

AS ANTIOCH MUSICIANS STRIKE UP AT TOODYAY The Toodyay hills rang loud with the sound of music recently as 33 young musicians from 12 Antioch groups gathered at the Avondown Centre for the first Antioch Musicians

Weekend.

Over a year in the planning. the weekend was the brain child of McBain, Damien Andrew Ghouse and Sister Emilie Cattalini.

Designed to encourage and instruct the experienced and beginners alike, the program focussed on the role of music and musicians in Christian prayer.

Good music well performed can reach the whole person and open us up to God when we pray.

But even the best music is a barrier to prayer if it is played badly.

Consequently the idea of music as a ministry, and musicians as important ministers was the key message of the weekend, held April 1416.

Damien (20), of Sor-

rento, was one of the driving forces behind the weekend.

Having studied classical guitar. Damien has played for many Antioch gatherings with the band Resurrection Shuffle, including the recent Mass at Willetton to farewell Father .John Jegorow.

Building on talks outlined by Sister Emilie and Father John, Damien put many hours of spare time into planning the musicians weekend.

He even had time to set up an Antioch office at the Cardijn Centre in Claverton Street, North Perth!

Talks on the weekend centred on the importance of good music in Christian prayer.

Music and singing involve the whole person and can bind a congregation together in their praise of God. After a talk by Sister Emilie on how to choose the right music for a Mass, the musicians put theory into practice as they prepared for the

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Dying for good cause To many people who lived during either of the world wars or subsequent military battles, the need to eliminate the forces of evil was worth dying for.

Thus, we commemorate Anzac Day as a symbolic act of retaining national identity by getting rid of the invaders.

However, the celebration is premature as the 'foreign' evils that threatened to destroy our society are inherent in Western lifestyles anyway.

Jonathon Kaplan's cinematic portrayal of a gang rape in The Accused

defines a society that has destroyed its own values by seeking immediate gratification without heeding consequences.

Although the violence of the film can be offensive, it is only the individualisation of the bloodshed and physical mutilation apparent in war.

In Anzac legends, soldiers appear as heroes fighting to defend their nation — such loyalty is manifest as mateship and highly exalted.

Ironically, this same masculine camaraderie is repugnant in the film where the men cheer and

incite the act of personal indignity.

There are no feelings shown toward the object of delectation — the young FM. The lack of strong male characters implies that the final victory for the girl and her lawyer is more glorious because it was attained through female conviction.

However, Kaplan also indicates that the episode is not exclusive to the main protagonists, rather easily influenced spectators are those capable of changing the action.

By omitting heroes, the director forces the audience to identify

closely with all the characters.

While it is important to remember the people who died for an ideal, the fact that society in which we live still has to struggle to preserve dignity means that we can be the elements of change.

To be uninvolved as a fence sitter means a life without living.

President Kennedy of the United States summarised this truism in the words: "Be ashamed to live unless you have something worth dying for."

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Our Lady of Grace antics

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

Sister Nicette explaining the Renewal of Faith program with school secretary, Kathy Kinnane.

Nothing like a bit of limbering up on a limb, before swimming lessons!

• These students with their teachers, show the diverse studies children have fun with today, proving that learning can be a lot of fun!

Sister Jane-Marie during 'fun and learning time' with the grade sixes.

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Sister Elizabeth with her computer kids in action!

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OTHER HAPPENINGS!

While the "men" think it's best to come together and think about world issues, one little girl observer believes it's smart to eat and cogitate just in case there's no playtime left to feed the body as well as the mind!

These young ladies from Our Lady of Grace primary, think playgrounds are a great place for social chit-chat!

Local artist shows ability at art show Miriam Stannage Perception 1969-1989 celebrates twenty years of work by one of Western Australia's leading artists.

This exhibition is the third in a series of exhibitions undertaken by the Gallery to survey the work of important mid-career artists of Western Australia.

Just over one hundred works comprising paintings, drawings, prints and photographs display Stannage's acute perception and private vision of topical and universal themes: land and animal conservation, war, religion. immortality and sexuality.

Tinged with a sense of irony and wit her work provokes amusement and simultaneously demands thoughtful reflection from the viewer.

Mirian Stannage was born in 1939 in Northam. With the exception of intermittent travels overseas Stannage has lived and developed her artistic career in Perth.

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An early highlight in her career came in 1971 with a grant to work in the Power Bequest Studio, Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris. In 1982 her work was selected for inclusion in the international context of the Sydney Biennale and in the following year she was featured in the Australian 'Perspecta'. This is the first time a comprehensive survey of Miriam Stannage's works has been assembled.

Seva Frangos, Assistant Director — Curatorial is Curator of this exhibition, and Margaret Moore is Assistant Curator. An extensive colour catalogue which compliments the exhibition will be available from the Art Gallery Bookshop.

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Miriam Stannage Perception 1969-1989 recognises the valuable contribution Stannage, as a Perth artist has made to Australian art to date.

The exhibition is open at the Art Gallery of WA until 25 May 1989.

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Graduates who recently received their degrees from the three local universities will join with all other Catholic university graduates at an inaugural Graduation Mass in St Thomas More College Chapel, Crawley at 10.30am on Sunday. May 14.

The Graduation Mass will usher in the Newman Society's 65th Anniversary year and will be followed by an informal luncheon in the College's Junior Common Room The Newman Society embraces Catholic graduates of all academic disciplines within its membership, whether from local or other universities The Society was founded in 1924 by the late Monsignor J.T. McMahon. Each year it holds a number of public functions including Newman Sunday in October, monthly lectures, discussions and seminars. In this way its members are able to tap into the reservoir of intellectual knowledge and professional experience within the Catholic graduate community This year the Newman Society intends to more sharply focus rts activities on the spiritual and professional enhancement which flows from intellectual enquiry and discussion.

Already two lectures have been held. The first by Fr J. Bourke CM on the work of the first bishop of Geraldton, Bishop Kelly. and the second by Fr W. Black on Universities and Academic Freedom.

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ST JOACHIM'S GIRLS CATHOLIC COLLEGE

VICTORIA PARK Enrolments for Year 8, 1990, are now taking place. Limited places are available for other years.

St Joachim's, Victoria Park, caters for girls from Year 8-12. Special education facilities are available.

Tuition fees from $195 per term.

Contact: Mrs Watson, Phone 362 2510

WORLDWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER . . . provides weekends of renewal and celebration of love and faith for married couples almost every month.

Cancellations only for May 19 21 some vacancies . . . June 23 25

Ring Chuck & Gloria Lusk (09) 271 0907 to secure your booking NOW! •

CARS CARS CARS wanted URGENTLY for a proposed mechanics course at

CLONTARF COLLEGE old Falcons or Holdens in running condition, no matter how old and beaten up

Contact the principal Brother Kevin Ryan

458 9444 M ANDORLA CENTRE OF INNER PEACF

FULLNESS OF LIFE WEEKEND June 2 (7pm) to June 4 (4pm) St Joseph's Conference Centre 27 Penguin Rd, SAFETY BAY Experience the Fullness of Life through the integration of Body, Mind and Spirit. A practical workshop for the Christian of today_ Cost. $50 per person (Deposit $20 at time of application) Apply with name, address, phone number to Mandoria Centre of Inner Peace C/o 13 The Esplanade REDCLIFFE 6104 Phone: Sam or Vesta 277 3799

CARLTON HOTEL with good old-fashioned hospitality in the heart of the city

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SOUTH AFRICAN FOLK MASS The Pentecost Vigil will be sung on Saturday, May 13 at 6.30pm at St Jerornes Spea rwood by a local South African group. Everybody welcome.

CHURCH UNITY PRAYER Perth City Churches will promote a special service to mark the culmination of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. On Pentecost, May 14 at 2.30pm, in St Andrew's Church, choral groups from all the churches will come together under the direction of Mr Gordon Appleton, Master of Music at St George's Cathedral. Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, Uniting Church, Baptist, Churches of Christ, Lutheran and Anglican churches will all be represented. A series of scripture readings, hymns, anthems and prayers will focus on this year's Week of Prayer theme "Building Community: One Body in Christ", with the Pentecost theme "Holy Spirit: Lord, and Giver of Life".

PORTUGUESE PROCESSION The Portuguese community in conjunction with Christ the King Parish will hold the annual procession in honour of Our Lady of Fatima on Friday, May 12 at St Patrick's Church Fremantle commencing at 7pm. The celebrations will commence with a Mass followed by a candle-lit procession through the streets of Fremantle. All parishes are invited to participate.

R EDEMPTORIST PENTECOST the week leading up to Pentecost: Redemptorist preaching will combine with drama, dance, audio-visuals and personal witness to proclaim the gospel for 1989.

Prayer, including rosary, meditation and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will also be features of commencing evenings these 7.30pm.

During

Mon. May 8: -The Spirit of Family Life" to help people to reflect on family He in the '80s.

Tues. May 9: -The Spirit of Reconciliation." In ourselves, with others, with our world, and with God. Wed, May 10: "Sharers of the same Spirit." The call of everyone to contribute to the Church.

Thurs, May 11: "2001: The Spirit of the Future.- Our future as Christians as we head into the 21st century.

All are welcome to attend as a special preparation for Pentecost. Father Frank Smith, CSsr

NEWMAN SOCIETY Vatican II study group: Tuesday May 9, at 11 am Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Chapter 3, Section 25.

Scripture Group, Thursday May 11, at 8 pm First Epistle of St John. both the above to be presided over

by Father Dynon at 13 Dean St, Claremont, Contact No. 4467340.

On May 14, the Society will celebrate Graduation Sunday with Mass at 10.30 am in St Thomas More College Chapel. Graduates of all tertiary institutions are invited, especially those of 1989. Academic dress optional. Lunch to follow ($8).

Guest Speaker Discussion Group.

Sister Mary Ronayne S.G.S. will speak on "The Future of Catholic Education," in the Senior Common Room, St Thomas More College at 8 pm on Tuesday May 16. Contact number for last two events 446 1628.

KALGOORLIE REUNION Ex Pupils of St Mary's School Kalgoorlie 1950-1970 will hold a reunion lunch at Danny's Restaurant, 29 Manning Road Cannington on Wednesday, May 10 commencing at 11.30am. For further details ring Dot Liddelow 309 1733 or Jan Coffey 310 3081.

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MUSICAL MEETING A choral recital at 2pm by the PLC Chorale, and an organ recital by PLC Director of Music, Barry McNess, precede the annual general meeting of the Royal School of Church Music on Sunday, May 7 at St Andrews Church, St George's Tce, Perth. All people interested in church music will be very welcome to attend. For more details, phone secretary Deirdre Russell, 457 4010 or chairman Gordon Apoleton 294 4323.

PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS "What are the specific needs of Catholic people who have psychiatric problems and why should the Catholic Church respond to them" will be discussed at a meeting at Emmanuel Centre, 25 Windsor Street, East Perth on Monday. May 8 at noon. Sandwiches, tea and coffee will be supplied. Those who would like to attend or have anything to say on this please phone Barbara 328 8113 or 328 9571 (TTY).

FATIMA HOLY HOUR There will be a Holy Hour on Sunday,

May 14, at 3pm in the Carmelite Monastery, Adelma Road, Nedlands, the intention being to offer eucharistic reparation. Fr Rogers will officiate.

Archdiocesan Calendar MAY 5 Archbishop and Bishop Healy return from Aust. Catholic Bishops Conference.

Law Week 1989 Ecumenical Church Service. Monsignor Keating.

Centenary Northam Sisters' arri6 val. Archbishop Foley.

7 Our Lady Help of Christians celebration, Midland. Monsignor Keating.

Golf and 8-10 Clergy Tennis Tournament.

11 Council of Priests. Archbishop and Bishop Healy.

12 Mass for Religious. Bishop Heaty.

Fatima procession. Father Dino Torresan.

12-14 Confirmation and visitation, New Norcia. Archbishop Foley.

14 Year of Mission Parish celebrations.

Pentecost Sunday Mass, St Mary's Cathedral. Bishop Healy.

Silver Jubilee, Sisters of Mercy.

Bishop Healy.

16 Unveil sculpture at Prendiville College. Archbishop Foley.

18 Confirmation and visitation, Bentley. Bishop Healy.

19 Opening of ANAVV1M. Archbishop Foley.

21 Year of Mission archdiocesan celebration at Entertainment Centre.

Corpus Christi Mass, St. Mary's 23 Cthedral.

23-26 Workshop on priesthood, Adelaide. Bishop Healy.

Newman Artcenta '89. Archbi26 shop Foley.

27 Diocesan Pastoral Council. Archbishop Foley and Bishop Neely.

Parents and Friends conference.

Mirrabooka Multicultural Mission.

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.

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Eighth anniversary June 24-25

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CHRISTIAN MEDITATION A DAY OF MEDITATION SHARING & DISCUSSION

Saturday, May 20 9.30am-4pm

Servite Priory No 2 Morgans St TUART HILL (Enter from rear car park)

Guest Speaker: Sr Paula Quinn PBVM Fee: $10 per person (pay at door), bring your own lunch. Coffee and tea provided. Leaders: Fr Chris Ross, Caroline Crosby, Vesta & Sam Gamalatge Enquiries. Phone Vesta or Sam 277 3799 Caroline 276 9607, Cath or Tony 383 2002 Sponsored by Mandorla Centre of Inner Peace

TUPPIN HOUSE

GUILDERTON Situated in picturesque surroundings at the mouth of the Moore River, the site is ideal for:

SCHOOL CAMPS, STAFF SEMINARS and RETREATS For further information ring either Gerry (095) 77 1060 or The Principal (095) 76 1040.

NIGHT for RELIGIOUS The annual night for religious will be held this year again at the Redemptorist Church on

FRIDAY, MAY 12 Mass at 7.30pm followed by supper.

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R ETIRED LAY PEOPLE "Emmaus Journey" A relaxed, leisurely and prayerful atmosphere suited to the needs of older people. Lectures and prayertime in quiet surroundings of the North Perth Redemptorist Monastery and the companionship of other Catholic men and women in the same age group.

North Perth Retreat Centre 190 Vincent Street, North Perth WA 6006 Monday, May 22 pm-Friday, May 26 am Monday, October 16 am-Friday, October 20 am Contact: Jan tel 328 1258 or 328 6600 or write to the above address. Book before April 22 and Sept 16.

Conducted by Fr Keith Turner CSsR, Sr Kath Dawe RSJ, Sr Paula Quinn PBVM.