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The need has become obvious and urgent'

Priest numbers (utmallt i;Y) worry Church VATICAN CITY: A "certain disorientation" about the need for priests was felt by both laity and pastors in the first years after Vatican II, but nowadays the need for priests has become obvious and urgent for everyone, says Pope John Paul.

In a traditional Holy Thursday message to priests the pope says the formation of priests listed for the bishops' synod later this year was "on the horizon" at the synod on the laity in 1987.

The pope quotes a "highly regarded lay representative" at that synod saying: "Without priests an

"As we approach the Third Millennium of Christ's coming we are experiencing more deeply both the vastness and the difficulties of the harvest."

On the gospel phrase "the labourers are few" the pope says: "Few and this in regard not only to quantity but also to quality. Hence the need for formation."

Although the topic of priestly formation concerns the Church as a whole, priests of the entire world have the right and duty to consider this synod as "their own".

More stories on P.5 essential witness in the tile ot the Church would be lacking." Nor was this a solitary voice, the pope adds.

The need is now felt in both the long established churches and in the mission territories, he continues.

Australians will have to undergo "an almost Copernican change of perspectives to see Australia as a mission field," says Bishop Barry Hickey in his Lenten pastoral letter looking at the decade leading to 2000AD. "We understand the concept of foreign missions well," he states "but the task ahead is to see ourselves as home missionaries."

Bishop Hickey warns his people not to imitate the fundamentalist style of

This relationship corresponds to the nature of the Church as a community.

Urging priests to make the three days of Holy Week a special prayer for the forthcoming synod and to pray for more labourers for the harvest, Pope John Paul alluded to the difficulties facing the Church in the years ahead.

"The priesthood is not an institution that exists alongside the laity. It is a ministry that is 'for' the laity and for this reason it possesses the character of service."

"Much will depend on the labourers whom the Lord sends out," he explained.

The ministerial priesthood highlights the priesthood common to all the faithful, he says.

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Edited version of Bishop Hickey's Lenten pastoral letter on Page 2

The pope calls for a careful rereading of the Vatican H teaching on the relationship between the priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial priesthood.

evangelisation which is based on fear. He calls on his people to radiate hope and jo Referring to specific groups, Bishop Hickey calls on: • priests to be leaders of people whether Catholic or not; • religious to be prophetic voices; • lay people to lead the young back from paths to nowhere; • parishes to welcome all with open arms.

GeraIdton set for year 2000

The following is an Evangelisation, in its edited version of simplest terms, means Bishop Barry Hickey's proclaiming the Good Lenten pastoral letter: News of Jesus Christ, Pope john Paul said in telling the world that 1988: "The Church must Jesus has won the victory be totally absorbed with over sin, evil and death, the task of bringing and that he answers the longings of the human Christ to the world." heart. the "The year 2000 is The term "new evangemost important anniversary that humanity has lism" is often used today to define the new misever known."

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sionary challenge facing the Church — the task of evangelising a society that once was Christian.

Australia enjoys a high degree of religious tolerance and freedom for which we thank God. Unfortunately, as our society becomes more secular, religion becomes more and more a purely personal and private matter.

Many public figures have explained why they have left behind their religious upbringing: because it seems irrelevant to the real concerns of the day.

Yet others having abandoned "organised religion", speak of their need to rediscover the spiritual dimension of their lives.

The Catholic Faith lacks the support of the past that enabled its easy transmission to the next generation.

Young people today increasingly question what is being given them by their parents, schools and parishes, and struggle to see its relevance in their lives.

Unsettling and painful as many of these trends may be, they force us to

look again at the way we young people who might live our Faith, at how it otherwise be led astray affects our own lives, at along paths that lead how we communicate it nowhere. as Good News, if indeed OUR PARISHES will we do so. need to be vigorous and We understand the prayerful, seeking ways concept of "foreign Mis- of being a true communsions" well. Up to this ity of brothers and sisters present time we still send around our Eucharistic many missionaries to Lord, so that they can non-Christian countries turn outwards to their and generously support neighbours with open them financially. and welcoming arms.

It requires an almost I do not want you to Copernican change of imitate the fundamentalperspective to see Aus- ist style of evangelisation tralia as a mission field, which is aggressive and and to see ourselves as based on fear. I want you home missionaries. Yet to radiate hope and joy. that is the challenge The Gospel of Jesus is before us, one that we good news.

Bishop Hickey must come to terms with during this last decade of Jesus has entrusted us using the Gospels as our 2. Fortnightly discusthe 20th century. with Good News for all, text book. on evangelisation. sions OUR PRIESTS will for the poor and for the discussion series 3.

A they are need to see that rich, for the married and Because of the scattered ordained not only for for the single, for those nature of this Diocese we for such groups. of the who suffer and for those have to produce our own leadership 4. Identification of lay Catholic community, but who search, for the program tailored to our leaders. for all people, Catholic or unloved and the lonely, own needs, while draw5. School of evangelisafor those addicted to ing on the experience of tion for lay leaders. not.

OUR RELIGIOUS, free drugs or sex, for the others.

6. Visits by noted from worries about per- imprisoned,' and for all Catholic evangelists.

A Diocesan Evangelisasonal security, will need those whose human 7. of Development Committee has put tion to be prophetic voices dignity is taken away. of methods following forward the among us.

Perhaps we have not yet broad plan: evanglisation.

OUR LAY PEOPLE, fully understood the rich 8. Parish support for inspired by the person of treasures that Jesus has 1.

Neighbourhood neighbourhood groups Jesus, will need to use given us for all humanity. meetings of Catholic that might wish to their enthusiasm and It will be our task to families in the home of a continue as basic Chrisidealism to affect other ponder them deeply, volunteer. tian communities.

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The Christian Brothers have turned to Ireland for their latest superior general after an interval of 24 years during which the position was held by an American, an Australian and a Canadian.

Brother Colm Keating, 61, the 13th superior general of the

congregation, has for the past six years been superior of the southern of the two Irish provinces. He hails from Cahirciveen, Co Kerry.

Rome, and is very well known by a great number of Australian Christian Brothers. He holds a Licentiate in Theology from the Lateran University in Rome.

Br Keating has lectured in scripture and theology at the Christian Brothers International Tertianship in

Brother Keating's vicar general is Australian Brother Frank

Chappell who has led t he VictorianTasmanian province for the past six years.

Other general councillors are Brother Gerard Alvarez of India, Brother Michael Colasuonno of USA and Brother Michael Garvey of Ireland.

Bro Keating

Faulkner leads agaIn Brother Gerald Faulkner has been re-appointed for a second six year term as provincial superior of the Christian Brothers in Western and South Australia.

Brother Tony Shanahan will be his deputy. appointments The came out of the general chapter currently meeting in Rome and at which Brothers Faulkner, Shanahan and newcomer to the WA-SA council Brother Des O'Grady have been delegates.

Brother Max McAppion moves also into a second term as a council consultor to the provincial and Brother John Baldwin is the other consultor.

Brother Faulkner, who leads 130 Christian Brothers, is already well

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tion to many aspects of Church life and Catholic education in both WA and SA. His studies include a Licentiate of Religious Science from the Lateran University in Rome.

Brother Shanahan, a former deputy principal at CBC Fremantle, has recently completed a Masters of Psychology degree from the Gregorian University in Rome.

Since returning from Rome he has been active in various aspects of religious formation and counselling in Perth and elsewhere in Australia.

Brother Max McAppion has been provincial bursar and schools' consultant for some years.

Previously he has been principal of St Patrick's College, teraldtbn: arid

CBC, Adelaide.

In 1983 he took part in the Christian Brothers' renewal course at the International Tertianship in Rome. He holds an arts degree (Melbourne) and a Diploma of Religious Education (Dundalk, Eire).

Brother John Baldwin is a past student of Christian Brothers' Highgate, and also a former staff member of CBHS Highgate.

At present he is the superior of the Brothers' community and a staff member of Rostrevor College in Adelaide.

Brother Baldwin holds an Arts degree from UWA, and did further study at the Italian Academy in Florence, Italy.

Brother Faulkner... reappointed for a second six-year term.

In 1980 he took part in the renewal course at the Christian Brother International Tertianship in Rome.

Brother Des O'Grady has worked in schools and in adult education in Adelaide for the past ten 'HVI is *tett ItioVvti

in WA and especially remembered and valued for his work in religious education. He holds a Licentiate of Religious Science from the Lateran University in Rome, and a Masters in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University in Chicago, USA. " ;,""- bl

Scholar's views on Christ 'fanciful' ADELAIDE: The views of Sydney academic, Dr Barbara Thiering, on the birth, life and resurrection of Jesus Christ were repudiated by some of Adelaide's biblical leading scholars.

The opinions of Dr Thiering were published in the Advertiser newspaper on March 30.

The scholars said Dr Thiering's opinions were "fanciful reconstructions" and stood outside the area of respectable scholarship.

The principal of Luther Seminary, Dr Vic Pfitzner said: "It is regrettable that Dr Thiering's theories on the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls and of Christianity are published in the media as assured finding.

They are certainly not that.

"Her research involves much imaginative reading into the text, producing a reconstruction of history that has not been accepted by international scholars.

"Christians will continue to trust the New Testament account by eye-witnesses, rather than fanciful reconstructions based on the very fragmentary Dead Sea Scrolls, whose origins remain the subject of scholarly debate."

Dr John Akehurst, lecturer in New Testament studies at the Uniting Church's Parkin-Wesley Theological College, said: "Barbara Thiering is entitled to the freedom to have her view of the

Resurrection. It should be understood that her view of the Resurrection of Our Lord is not widely held and not representative of the central tradition of the Church, Catholic, Protestant or Greek Orthodox,"

The rector of St Francis Xavier Catholic Seminary and lecturer in Now Testament studies, Fr Tony Mannix, said: "Perhaps the most telling comment on the opinions of Dr Barbara Thiering that have

attracted recent media attention is that they are not generally accepted by her peers in the scholarly world."

Anglican lecturer in New Testament studies at the Adelaide College of Divinity (Flinders University), Rev Kevin Giles, said of Dr Thiering's views: "In over 40 years of intense scholarly study of the Qumran documents, none of the world-renown scholars have come to similar conclusions."

The Dead Sea Scrolls in the Jerusalem museum.

Mission kicks off The "Mission" of Perth archdiocese got away to its 1990 start this week when a newly appointed Parish Team of three met Mission Liaison Persons (MLP) from 83 metropolitan parishes.

After their meeting at the James Nestor Hall the delegates were sent back to prepare for regional parish consultations that take place May 25-26.

Country sessions will take place from July to September.

The diocesan planners, building on their 1989

Year of Mission experiences, targeted communication and parish liaision as vital features of their 1990 "New People, New Life, New Mission" initiatives.

A central plank has been the appointment by each parish priest of a Mission Liaison Person.

Team member Robin Beech said that the MLPs appointed for the rest of 1990, had as their real function a communications role.

Planning office, with their priest and with the groups in their parish, in a two-way exchange of ideas.

Though Mrs Beech did not spell it out, the MLPs could be under some pressure.

Each of those who attended the "shakedown" briefing on Wednesday night must now slot into his or her parish preparations, get to know the 10 participants in the parish group and gear She explained: "They them up for the Regional will liaise with the Parish Parish Consultations in Team here at the Pastoral May.

The parish group of 10 will include: The parish priest and assistant priests if any; parish pastoral workers (paid or volunteers); parish pastoral councillors; Year of committee Mission representatives; and local Catholic school principals if any; plus the Mission Liaison Person.

Mrs Beech said the pastoral planners for the regional consultations aim to provide an opportunity for parishes to:— • share with one another their experience of parish life;

• explore together ways have been established of acting on the "Call to according to the recommendations of the parish Mission"; • look at various mod- priests.

"Although the division els for parishes; • consider the parishes' is basically geographical, needs and suggest lines it is assumed,Ithink, that of archdiocesan planning the parishes face similar problems but are not to meet these needs. communicating with This is the philosophy each other. behind the plan, accordCountry parish priests ing to Mrs Beech: "A attending a Clergy Day coming-together of last December called for groups of parishes with a Mission programme common interests and different from that in the problems has been sug- city. gested as a fruitful way of Team member Fr studying future parish Sproxton put out a call to development. country parishes to con"The regional divisions tact Pastoral Planning

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The parish team of three...

The 1990 archdioce"Mission" initia-) that commenced is week are under the direction of a specially chosen "Parish Team" of three, including a recently appointed priest.

Father Don Sproxton has been seconded from his Wongan Hills parish for all of 1990 to "develop communication between the Pastoral Planning Office and the clergy."

He has been assigned to the diocesan PPO in Hay Street to work with the other team members — Sr Joan Smith, returning from a U.S. training exercise, and Year of consultant Mission Robin Beech.

Fr Sproxton is the new face on the Parish Team.

Sr Smith and Mrs Beech, the other members of the triumvirate, have each worked with the Pastoral Planning Office over the past two years.

But the work of the team is new — so new, in fact, that the trio are not sure of the workload or where it will lead. For the moment they are pressing on with the Regional Parish Consultations and 9laying it by ear.

Where the work will take them after the big May event depends on what comes out of the consultations and on what the parishes want of the team.

The vital transition link between the Parish Team and the parishes will be provided by the Mission Liaison Person of each parish.

Fr Sproxton's appointment fills a gap in expertise on the staff, which until now has had no clergy.

"The main reason for my being here is to develop communication between the Pastoral Planning Office and the clergy," he says.

"In that way the PPO can hear what the priests are needing and wanting and the priests of the Diocese can have perhaps a clearer understanding of what the Pastoral Planning project is about."

Fr Don brings with him experience of both parish and church administrative matters and of life in both city and country.

It was very hard, he says, to leave Wongan Hills — even for just this year,

Office. He has the assignment to work with country parish priests on developing a specific program for country needs and concerns.

"At this stage nothing has been really worked out yet," he says, "but the zones have been asked to divide themselves into smaller regions, which may be geographical or according to matching parish needs.

"We are waiting for them to come back to us on that. They might also feed back to us the procedure for the consultations."

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during which he will live at Highgate presbytery.

He has been there for two years. It was his first parish appointment after six years as the Archbishop's secretary and four years earlier as an assistant at the Cathedral.

"A country parish really is a different thing to a city parish, because you've got a ready made community. . . and you are very much supported and welcomed by that community. You get a lot of support from them.

"It's a marvellous way to begin parish ministry, I think — to get that kind of tremendous support and encouragement. The people appreciate the presence of a priest because they know that the deployment of clergy is such a difficult problem," he said.

Sr Joan Smith, has just returned this week from three months in the United States where she participated in a training program at Scranton University (Pennsylvania) on "Organisation, administration and spirituality," looking at spirituality and spiritual exercises for "the corporate person."

The major highlight of her trip, she said, came in Washington DC with an experience of a city parish in which AfricanAmerican culture and the Mass came together in a powerful way.

"I went to Sunday liturgy a few times to St A ugustine's Mother Church of the Black Catholics," she said.

"The liturgy reflects the African-American culture in the style of singing and the expression of liturgy, within the framework of the Mass.

"Even though it lasted two hours,Ididn't notice the time at all. The people are extremely responsive to the various parts of the Mass such as the Readings and the Responsorial Psalm.

People will actually get up and say what they think about it, but it's done so naturally because it is a part of their culture to respond."

"Having the privilege to be part of that was an enlivening experience. . to appreciate also the lively multi-cultural aspect of American life that is coming out in the life of the church."

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Guest editorial

Pope John Paul II

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LETTER TO PRIESTS

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We go to the Upper Room with Christ and the Apostles to rediscover that root which joins the Eucharist of Christ's Passover to our sacramental priesthood, inherited from the Apostles: "When Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end."

"The Spirit of Truth, who proceeds from the Father . . ., whom I shall send to you from the Father" is he who has generated in us that new life which is called and which really is the ministerial priesthood of Christ.

He says: "He will take what is mine and declare it to you" (Jn 16:14).

It happened exactly like this.

The Spirit of truth, the Paraclete, "has taken" from that one priesthood which is in Christ and has revealed it to us as the path of our vocation and our life.

It was on that day that each of us saw himself, in the priesthood of Christ in the Upper Room, as a minister of the Eucharist and, seeing ourselves in this way, we began to walk along this path.

It was on this day that each of us, by virtue of the sacrament, saw this priesthood as accomplished in himself, as imprinted on his soul in the form of an indelible seal: "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek".

At the Chrism Mass, we gather, within our various priestly communities, about our Bishops, in order to rekindle the sacramental grace of Orders.

We gather together so as to renew, before the priestly people of the New Covenant, those promises which since the day of our Ordination have been the basis of the special character of our ministry in the Church.

It is he, the Spirit of the Father and the Son, who enables us to rediscover ever more deeply the mystery of that friendship to which Christ the Lord called us in the Upper Room: "No longer do I call you servants. . ., but I have called you friends" (Jn 15:15).

For while the servant does not know what his master is doing, the friend is familiar with the secrets of his Lord.

The servant can only be obliged to work.

The friend rejoices that he has been chosen by the one who has entrusted himself to him — and to whom he too entrusts himself, entrusts himself totally.

So today let us pray to the Holy Spirit and ask him always to visit our thoughts and our hearts. His visit is the prerequisite for remaining in Christ's friendship: it also guarantees for us an ever deeper, ever more stirring knowledge of the mystery of our Master and Lord.

We share in the mystery in a singular way: we are its heralds and, above, all its stewards.

This mystery fills us and, through us, like the vine, brings to birth the branches of divine life.

How desirable therefore is the time of the coming of this Spirit who "gives life"!

How closely our priesthood must be united to him in order to "abide in the vine which is Christ" (cf. Jn 15:5)!

Holy Thursday 1990 has a fundamental significance for the course of the Synod's preparation.

From this day forward, we must call upon the Holy Spirit, the Giver of life: Veni, Creator Spiritus!

No other period affords us such an intimate grasp of the profound truth about Christ's priesthood.

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o eless men with AIDS get refuge

NEW YORK (CNS): A Catholic church in New York has taken a new step in ministry to the homeless by opening a transitional residence in its basement for homeless men with AIDS. Blessed Sacrament, a parish on the West Side of Manhattan, will provide a place for men in the early stages of the illness who have been in city shelters or living in the streets and subways, but who need special services.

With the use of dividers, 12 individual rooms have been created in the church basement, which was at one time used for Masses and retains some of the a tmosphere.

The men are expected to stay there a maximum of two months before being placed in permanent housing, and their space then given to others with AIDS. The church had previously used the basement as

a shelter for homeless women. It agreed to accept the new program, after the women were placed in permanent housing. Other congregations in the area still maintained shelters for homeless women.

"This is not a solution," spokesman Father Sullivan said. "The solution is permanent housing."

He said a program to set up transitional housing for people with AIDS in large numbers of churches would take energy away from efforts to get the government to fulfil its responsibility for providing permanent housing.

Some government officials, Father Sullivan said, tend to view shelters in church basements as a permanent answer to the homeless problem.

If that attitude persists, he said, eventually the church will say continued housing of the homeless in church basements is unacceptable, and will refuse to continue it.

asked men attack nuns

"As they were beating P ORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CNS): Masked us they accused us of men wielding being responsible for machetes attacked and (Gen Prosper) Avril's injured eight nuns at St departure," one of the Rose of Lima convent in nuns said. Avril left the country after being Port-au-Prince. ousted by a political

coup.

The school, commonly referred to as Lalue, is run by the French Sisters of St Rose of Lima.

"If they dare touch Lalue there is nothing

they will respect," a former student said referring to the Tontons Macoute, a paramilitary force. The force was originally formed by the late dictator Francois Duvalier and used as an

instrument of terror by subsequent regimes.

"There can be no doubt that they mean us to know that no one can be spared," said the director of Port-au-Prince's Methodist school.

Media can help 'famine' VATICAN CITY (CNS): Catholic communicators cannot help satisfy the "spiritual hunger" in Eastern Europe without addressing the "spiritual famine" in the values and media of the West, said Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, to a European conference.

People in the West need to hear "the stories of selfheroism and sacrificing faith of our sisters and brothers in the East".

The changes taking place in Eastern Europe

have a "profoundly spiritual and religious" dimension that must be included in coverage of those events, the archbishop said.

Efforts must also be made to re-evangelise Western Europe, which has declining rates of Church attendance and "declining standards bf public and private morality", the archbishop said.

As Western Europe is now, he said, "we hardly offer a vital spiritual example to those who have yearned for the religious freedom which we enjoy".

For Catholic communi-

cators the changes in Eastern Europe have brought with them "an urgency to take advantage of opportunities which may never be repeated", he said.

Strong faith and religious fervour are common throughout the countries moving toward democracy, Archbishop Foley said.

But under the old regimes communist there was "little opportunity for systematic Christian formation for half a century".

Catholic communicators should respond with religious audio and video

cassettes, books and publications in the languages of East European countries.

While it is up to the bishops and Catholic media experts in those countries to draw up their own communications plans. the more experienced and better financed Catholics in the West must show their willingness to help, he said.

Several events originating at the Vatican were transmitted to Eastern Europe even before the major changes there began, he said.

The first religious program broadcast in Cze-

choslovakia was a partial the of showing November canonisation of St Agnes of Bohemia in St Peter's Basilica.

ness to dialogue," the telegram said.

The march, officially a pilgrimage, was authorized by the government despite a five-month state of siege that forbids public demonstrations.

In searing heat thousands crammed into the cathedral, closed since October for repairs, to attend Mass and hear eulogies by visiting from churchmen around the world.

Many had come to the capital from the surrounding country-

side, some walking barefoot or in sandals.

"We were told that the reaction to the telecast was so overwhelming that a tape of the entire ceremony was later telecast," he said.

Pope John Paul II's December 1 meeting with Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was transmitted by satellite to 80 nations, with two hours of live coverage broadcast "almost in their entirety" in Italy and the Soviet Union, he said.

Romero killing: Pope's hope SAN SALVADOR (CNS) — Pope John Paul It has expressed hope that the memory of the murder 10 years ago of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero of San Salvador will stimulate a "new call for r econciliation and forgiveness" in El Salvador.

The pope's sentiments were expressed in a telegram to Archbishop Demas of San Salvador for a commemorative Mass in the Salvadoran capital for the slain church leader.

About 7,000 Salvadorans, some carrying placards echoing the murdered prelate's homily the day before his death — "In the name of God, stop the repression" marched to the city's Metropolitan Cathedral for a Mass to c ommemorate the outspoken critic of violence and defender of the poor.

Archbishop Romero was shot in a hospital chapel as he celebrated a memorial Mass for a local women March 24, 1980.

No one has been c onvicted of his murder.

The pope's *telegram recalled his visit to the archbishop's tomb during a 1983 trip to El Salvador.

The telegram asked Salvadorans for a "renewed commitment" to peace in which "love triumphs over hate, unity over division, justice over inequality."

Salvadorans need to be filled with "sentiments of harmony, peaceful living together and open-

At the end of the cathedral ceremony, loudspeakers carried a tape recording of Archbishop Romero's final moments: "Let us join, then, in intimate faith and hope in this moment of prayer for Dona Sarita and ourselves," the tape recorded him saying.

Then the boom of the rifle shot and screams from the tape sounded through the cathedral. Many of those present wept.

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Dramatic fall in Irish vocations DUBLIN: A dramatic reduction in Irish candidates for the priesthood and the religious life is recorded in the latest annual report of the Council for Research and Development at Maynooth College, Dublin.

All four categories for Church personnel — diocesan seminaries, male clerical religious orders, sisters' orders and brothers' orders — have accepted fewer numbers in 1989.

Director John Weafer says the largest numerical decrease in candidates was among the clerical religious orders while in percentage terms, diocesan seminaries decreased by 10 per cent, clerical religious orders by 20 per cent and sisters' orders by 14 per cent.

The intake to brothers' orders has increased by 29 per cent since 1988.

The total clerical and religious personnel in 1989 was 24,546, lower by 348 than in 1988.

The council's analysis showed the net loss in 1989 was due not only to the drop in vocations but also to

the number of deaths and the 269 departures — which was lower by 13 than in the previous year.

New candidates to clerical religious orders in 1989 dropped by 20 per cent. An overall loss of 62 clerical religious personnel left 6325 members of religious orders.

The combined numbers of deaths and departures at 161 outnumbered the 1988 intake of 99 new candidates. In 1989, 36 members of clerical religious orders were ordained.

In the various orders of sisters, there were 152 applicants of whom 75 were accepted; decisions postponed in 32 cases; 16 per cent were not accepted, and "no follow through" was recorded in the case of the remaining 21 applicants.

The total loss of 295 reported by the 101 sisters' orders in Ireland comprised 77 departures and 218 deaths.

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Scottish priests: No crisis EDINBURGH: Archbi-

shop Keith O'Brien of St Andrews and Edinburgh has dismissed claims that Scotland is suffering from a vocations crisis and that parishes will close.

The archbishop said it had made him "intensely annoyed" and called on Catholics "not to panic".

He also denied that allowing married or women priests would

produce a rush of vocations, adding that priests today faced greater challenges than when he was ordained 25 years ago.

"My advice is don't panic. Recent publicity would seem to present a picture of a Church where young men are not highly-motivated or qualified. I have visited all four seminaries and my experience is quiet the opposite," he said.

"The priesthood is more challenging today. It calls for a real leader of the community and I am glad to say it is being met.

Only last week we had 35 applicants at an assessment weekend and at least 30 of them will go on a seminary."

both "challenging and

"On the matter of married priests, we can look at those Churches where ministers are allowed to marry and yet they too say they need more ordinations.

"The role of women is He called for parents, definitely changing and priests and parishes to many religious sisters are encourage young people in some way meeting to see how the priesthood that change better than and religious life were priests. It is very chal-

lenging for a sister to live in a council house and teach in a local school compared to living with a large community and teaching at a boarding school."

A shortage of vocations was relative. The archdiocese had recently released a priest from a parish with just 90 Catholics to go to one in El Salvador with over 10,000 parishioners.

'Great differentiation' PITTSBURGH: Pittsburgh Bishop Donald Wuerl called holy orders a "great differentiation" that sets apart some for "ministerial, priestly works".

Baptism is "the first

great differentiation" and holy orders "the second great differentiation within Christ's church", he said.

"By baptism, one is distinguished from the world and made a Christian; by orders, one is set apart for the Christian community and made a priest."

Bishop Wuerl made the remarks in an address, "The Life and Ministry of the Priest as We Approach the Year 2000".

acknowledged He "another view of church" held by some which is "uni-sacrament" and holds for an "undifferentiated" faith community.

"According to this view," Bishop Wuerl said, "designation rather than consecration enables the priest to function.

Empowerment comes from the commuhity which can reclaim its power."

While the concept has "attractive egalitarian overtones, it suffers from major disagreement with the Catholic tradition", Bishop Wuerl said.

"Yet this 'setting apart' or 'differentiation' is not meant to divide or establish a class system within Christ's body," he said, but to "facilitate the life and function of the body."

The priest "has been called to serve the people of God in a specific manner and has been charged and empowered to help them build up the

body of Christ", Bishop Wuerl said.

"In this sense, the priest is the power of Christ in glory manifesting itself in the body of Christ in time," he added.

"There is the temptation, in the noble effort to highlight other ministries and their value, to downplay the profound theological reality that is the Catholic priesthood," he said.

With increasing lay involvement in parish life, "the priest becomes much more the supervisor of the various minis-

tries carried on under his direction and less the direct, omnipresent, sole minister in the Church", Bishop Wuerl said.

"The ministry of supervision, if it is to be realistically discharged. involves the use of authority. Today it is more a question of how authority is exercised than should it be used at all," he said.

"If all of this seems at times difficult to comprehend," Bishop Wuerl said, it is because "we still see with human eyes and therefore with very limited vision".

Two clusters with plan KANSAS CITY, Mo (CNS): Parishioners in two clusters of parishes in the Diocese of Kansas City have submitted a plan to the diocese saying they have decided one parish from each cluster should close by June 1991.

The clusters in the centre of the city are two

of 25 that encompass the planning began in 93 parishes in the November 1988. diocese.

In formulating the plan parishioners held weekly All clusters were asked Saturday meetings, to submit plans by Ash struggling with diocesan Wednesday on how to guidelines. continue their ministries in light of fewer priests Then some suggested and dwindling financial seeing the cluster parresources. Diocese-wide ishes as one faith corn-

munity, and that "caused us to back away from the real issue".

"We were joyful about what we had going," said Father Michael Clancy of St Louis parish. 'There was a tremendous sense that we could survive even if all the buildings were destroyed."

But there was still anger

and anguish, said Karen Brown of St James parish. "It got to the point where we dreaded Saturday morning meetings and thought, 'Let the bishop decide'," she said.

But eventually the plan submitted to Bishop John J. Sullivan emerged.

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Right: Strong supporters of the combined country parishes prayer initiative are Herb Naisbett of Corrigin, Brian Barker of Northam, Jim Sullivan of Quairading and Bernie Stokes of Tammin.

Below: Organist D' Caughey and violinist Ruth lefferys supported the singing during the day.

Day of prayer at Merredin Below: This group, being revived by morning tea, had logged between them over 2500km to be present.

The 100 people who attended a day of prayer at Merredin recently had travelled up to four hours and from any of 20 centres in the eastern wheatbelt.

For the feast of St Joseph, Merredin found its familiar bird sounds competing with a strong

chorus of the Rosary as the day opened at 9.30am with a Cenacle and consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Prayer and the sharing of faith was even further confirmed during the tea breaks.

Speaking on the Blessed Eucharist" Fr Greg Don-

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This then becomes the responsibility of each to show a special reverence and awareness for the presence the of Eucharist.

Fr Donovan concluded challenging one and all: having received the Body of Christ to step out and live as the Body of Christ in our daily life.

Six priests made the sacrament of penance one of the "experiences of the day, people completely at ease, either out in the yard, in the church, or wherever the priest happened to be.

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Children from St Mary's school led the singing during mass, rounding off a very fulfilling day of prayer and reflection.

"To have the privilege of six priests concelebrating mass; to share mass with fellow Catholics from so many centres," said one participant, has given me something to take back to my parish. It has been mentally stimulating and has given me the opportunity of looking at and renewing my faith."

Herb Naisbett of Corrigin commented: "I have a strong devotion to Our Lady and its great to share this with a group."

Jim Sullivan of Quai"Excellent rading: regional concept from the laity, all working together. It's good to be part of a winning team."

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Confession in any convenient place was the order of the day for Merredin pastor Dean James Mullins.

Up, up and Those who helped boost the kitty up go donations These were the contributions made in the Bunbury diocese last year

Parishes: Albany $5962, Boyup Brook $753, Bridgetown $1396, Brunswick Junction $3305, Bunbury $12,429, Busselton $5058, Collie $2501, Dardanup $3572, Donnybrook $1904, Esperance

Some months ago, Pope John Paul met with some of the poorest families in the world and on that occasion he said:

We turn from the bleak side of the picture to the Myles McKeon, bright side, where the figures from our parishes Bunbury diocesan schools speak for and director Pontifical themselves.

Mission Societies "Every form of poverty They speak of people under which you and so who care about our poor many other families statesmen on the subject brothers and sisters suffer is a scandal. of children being the scattered throughout the -It is an intolerable future of their country third world. scandal when one dis- and the world.

The good results of 1988 covers that these situaSuch sentiments don't wereI thought, at a peak, tions of poverty are the help much, especially the but, last year when the result of freedom among 14 million children economic climate for any individuals and nations under the age of five appeal was antyhing but — a freedom which has years who die each year favourable, contributions been perverted by self- or the 155 million childwere increased still ishness, by dominating ren who, according to further. power, by attitudes of James Grant of the The priests, the teachers indifference and United Nations Childin our schools and my exclusion." ren's Fund, are living in helpers in the field, Next September world absolute poverty.

Father Denis McAlinden leaders will meet in New York for the forthcoming I am often asked the and Deacon Mick Flynn World Summit for Child- question in our schools all combined with me to ren but unfortunately, as — "What does the Aus- spread the message of the with so many world tralian government do to Missions and I can never summits, it will probably help the poor children of adequately thank the just provide a platform the world?" I have to say people and the children for their generosity — for rhetoric and as Ian honestly "not much." imagine, the children in Matthews, former editor I try sadly to explain to of the Canberra Times, them that on a world our schools in the diocese puts it so well "the world basis the United Nations of Bunbury are the summit for children will minimum target is 0.7% biggest per capita conbe a children's sandcastle of the gross National tributors to the Missions — washed away by the Product; over the past in the whole of Australia incoming tide of events five years the Labour — to me you are the — unless some individu- government has reduced greatest! als, governments and our aid to a level of 0.33% Finally I want to thank agencies are willing to and the Liberal party in my two loyal honorary present it with concrete its election platform helpers Nell Usher, my workable proposals."

Promised to cut our bookkeeper and WarHow often we hear our overseas aid by a further wick Carmody, my politicians speak like $100 million. accountant.

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$6072, Harvey $1847, Katanning $2774, Kojonup $2792, Lake Grace $2694, Leschenault $2052, Mandurah $5737, Manjimup $5427, Margaret River $4261, Mount Barker/Denmark $1691, Narrogin $3185, Ongerup $999, Pemberton $4197, Pinjarra $1912, Wagin $1254, Waroona $1691.

Total $85,475.

Schools: Albany — St Joseph's $384; Australind — Leschenault Primary $341; Boyup

Brook — St Marys $400; Bridgetown — St Brigids $59; Brunswick — St Michael's $500; Bunbury — Bunbury Catholic College $2176, St Joseph's $1000, St Mary's $300; Busselton — St Joseph's $125; Collie — St Edmund's $346, St Brigid's $1250; Dardanup - Our lady of Lourdes $198; Donnybrook — St Mary's $744; Harvey — St Anne's $400; Katanning — St Patrick's $1000; Kojonup — St Bernard's $400; Mandurah — Assumption Primary $450; Manjimup - Kearnon College $340; Narrogin — St Matthew's $1214; Pemberton — St Joseph's $250; Pinjarra — St Joseph's $407; Waroona — St Joseph's $350. Total $12,637.

Interest: $8,053.

Grand Total: $106,166.

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be more challenging PLUM, according to than the name suggests. him is really a follow-up refugee PLUM stands for Parish to CMCs work in ettlement. s Link with Unemployed Migrants.

Stepping up the work of The project is spon- PLUM this year was sored by the CMC and timely in view of the funded by the Depart- increasing unemployment of Employment ment. and Training.

"Migrants are finding it The scheme has been more difficult to get into low profile up till now, the workforce, so this is according to CMC direc- one way parishes can tor Gerald Searle, help out," he said. because CMC had He said that PLUM diverted more attention would move full steam to refugee work. ahead,by the end of this Already a few parishes year or the beginning of has been approached to the next. help out in what the The aim of the PLUM is CMC hopes will be a to get parishes involved coordinated effort. in assisting migrants into "Now that we have employment, education, some parishes helping training and retraining.

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SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT

It actually can be frightening to forgive someone.

One awful risk, after all, is that the person you forgive won't care — won't welcome your change of heart. And most people don't seek rejection, especially from those they care about.

This risk is one reason why it is tough to be forgiving.

Then too, people don't like to seem weak — especially toward those who would harm or exploit them. Is forgiveness weak?

Obviously, in the face of injustice, Christians try not to become unjust themselves. Part of the struggle in this situation is to learn how one might build up where others tear down, to set out to discover the difference between forgiveness and passivity.

This is a challenging undertaking.

It is easy, you see, to cite reasons why forgiveness isn't always easy to give. But what about the other side of the ledger?

Try to ponder the reasons why an unforgiving world would be a smaller place.

What would its loss be?

Forgiveness heals; it opens doors.

You might even say that forgiveness has a future. For the refusal to forgive looks to what happened in the past. But forgiveness looks to what is yet to be.

How to get rid of your enenlies.•,.

By Katharine Bird On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. He died the next day, a victim of the bitterness dividing the United States during the Civil War. His assassination stands as an example of hatred out of control. It also can be read as the opposite of the Bible's command to "love your enemies".

Lincoln's death was all

the more ironic given his philosophy of life: to respect all people regardless of colour, creed or background.

This was a philosophy he articulated admirably in his second inaugural address when he invited his compatriots to live "with malice toward none, with charity for all".

In the day-to-day world, however, the biblical call to love one's enemies is tough to carry out.

"It's the hardest thing in the Gospel," said Father Lawrence Mick, a litur-

gist. "This is the passage we'd rather not hear.

"Everything in us wants revenge, to fight back," he added. "If we are hurt, we want to hurt back, it's a knee-jerk reaction."

The command is difficult because "the emotions attached to hurt are very intense", said Father Roger McGrath, a theologian and vicar for pastoral services.

"Most people consider loving enemies to be a little irrational, beyond the reasonable expectation," said the Rev Larry Tingle, pastor of St Paul's United Methodist Church.

He added that the first step in carrying out the commandment is to identify the "enemy".

Fathers Mick and McGrath noted that the Gospel call to love your enemies does not mean liking them.

The enemy that people It means wanting what have most trouble with is best for other people, can be found close to putting their best interhome, the three leaders ests first. agreed.

The term for this love is For instance, some of "agape" — loving people those who sit next to us as God loves. in pews but differ with us God loves us even in committee meetings; a though we don't deserve disagreeable neighbour, it, Father Mick said. Like those we oppose politi- God, "we are called to cally or philosophically. love those who don't deserve it because they We label such people need it". "as enemy and treat accordingly", Love for an enemy must them be unconcerned about Father Mick said.

DISCUSSION POINTS How (in what ways) can you love your enemies?

Selected responses from readers: "I seek to remove the pictures of my 'enemies' from my mental dartboard and place them instead on my mirror so I may see myself in them and them in me. If I can forgive and love myself, I can begin to love my enemies." — Rich Angehr.

"By showing them respect and kindness, by returning good for evil. We can show our enemies generosity and forgiveness and pray for them even when they have hurt us." — Elizabeth Doyle.

"I consider someone who is terribly mean or selfish or inconsiderate as an enemy to goodness. I think that responding with good example is the best way to handle that kind of person." — Evelyn Kiffmeyer.

"I can try to see why they feel the way they do. Listen to them, try to understand and pray for a change of heart." — Shirley Schwalbe.

"Sometimes I deal with this situation by not making a bad situation worse. I step back . . . and keep silent while I try to understand that person's point of view." — Jim Hickey.

"what tou can get back", Before people can begin he added. After all, "you to love their enemies, L get back hurt". they need to sift through may oiI}, Father McGrath said he the hurt and anger they asks pi!ople to see fulfil- feel. "Get the garbage out ment ( f this teaching of of the way first" or it gets Jesus is "a process that in the way of being able goes at over a period of to view the other person in a positive light, Father time" McGrath said.

It is `a journey engaged Nursing anger or a upon, not a task which is "really only hurts grudge accomplished" once and for alt he said. Nor is it us", Father Mick said. It and done easily or overnight. "keeps us tense angry while the other The three leaders person may not be recommended some peo- bothered at all". ple can take to begin to He added that when love their enemies. people can let go of their Among them: negative feelings, they 1 Acept and acknowl- often experience a sense edge r egative feelings. of relief.

• Look for opportunities for reconciliation and healing.

One view of forgiveness is refusing to let the things that hurt go any further, said Father Mick, who has written a book on the sacrament of reconciliation. "Instead of revenge, you take the hurt in and smother it."

Recognising how difficult it is to do that, Father Mick added that he often tells people to meditate on Jesus' example.

"The way Jesus dealt with the hurt and evil done to him was to

embrace it and not fling it back," he said. And it was no easier for Jesus than it is for us today.

• Work toward a realistic appraisal of yourself.

Father McGrath said that in counselling people he sometimes finds that they are locked into rigid views of themselves and others. Typically, they view themselves as completely correct and others as completely wrong.

Once they can see themselves as they really are — a mix of admirable and less admirable qualities — they often can view their "enemy" more realistically too, he said.

Then there is the approach taken by President Lincoln who at an official reception during the Cival War referred to Southerners as "erring human beings".

A fiery Northern woman upbraided the president, saying that he should not speak so gently about people he should be bent on destroying.

"Madam, do I not destroy my enemies by making them my friends?" Lincoln is said to have responded.

Abraham Lincoln's assassination can be read as the opposite of the Bible's command to "love your enemies", writes Katharine Bird. His death was ironic because he respected all people regardless of colour, creed or background.

Enemy next door Jesus asks his followers to show the same kind of mercy his Father shows, writes Pheme Perkins.

He expects us to do good to our enemies.

Though many people saints are called upon to

By Pheme Perkin1s continued to mock the love their enemies.

The rest of us will crucified Jesus, Luke Jesus' that us to act according shows continue Commands to love conduct led to the to the ethic summed up the enemy" appear repentance of one of the in ancient times by the frequently in Jesus' criminals crucified with saying: "Harm your eneteaching. We often him (23:39-43). mies and do good to your think "enemy" refers to friends."

Roman the led also to It the powerful who perrecognition Anyone who watches centurion's secuted the first a "The People's Court" on indeed was Jesus that Christians. righteous person (23:47). television knows that the Jesus demonstrate this Love opens the door for bitterest disputes break form of love who' he between out between relatives, reconciliation prays on the cros; for friends and neighbours. those who have con- enemies.

After he has decided the into demned him (Luke It is easy to fall such a case, the judge only that thinking of trap 23:34).

Sometimes the parties agree to put aside their differences. Often they do not.

ought to help friends. For even the worst criminals aid people who are good to them (6:33-34).

The real test of character is how people respond to situations in which hostility or conflict is involved.

The account of Jesus' teaching about love of Luke gives two possible enemies in Luke 6:27-36 settings in which you is a more general version might experience this of what the TV judge conflict. tries to accomplish.

1. In one group of Luke refers to the examples, you are the popular idea that people victim. Someone dislikes

you, hits you, takes to anyone in need, even that only if we do good to something that belongs if you don't expect that our "enemies" and give person will be able to up the constant human to you (6:27-29). demand to be "paid repay.

Instead of responding back" for whatever we do by copying their hostile We know that for the can we be his followers behaviour, Jesus suggests small farmers in Jesus' He wants his followers to treating the person as time, the debts that show the kind of mercy resulted from loans were God shows. you would a friend. a constant burden.

Is this advice practical?

2. In Luke's second set are many times There of examples, the other To prevent people from when it would be better land, ancestral person is at your mercy. losing give up a little enmity Jewish law had provi- to Luke uses examples of sions for debt relief every than to wind up locked in the kind of bitter borrowing and lending. seven years. dispute with a relative, Jesus would not be a good loan officer in a bank, Jesus may have had that friend or neighbour that since he suggests lending in mind when he said we see on television.

Escape from the maddening spiral By urging his fe lowers to love their enemies, Jesus cicarly assumed that they would have eneities.

He had enough hilt self.

He never hurt arYone — quite the contrar %But he dared to questiol the value system of his c ontemporaries. That always provokes !ospicion, fear and hatrei.

Of course, theif are enemies and the" are

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often asks the parties if they think they can be friends again.

enemies. Jesus referred to the most virulent type in order to make his point in a challenging way.

But hatred poisons the

hater and violence leads to more violence, until one is caught up in a sickening spiral that ends in madness. The only effective antidote to hatred is love.

"Do good to those who hate you. . . the person who strikes you. . .who The first Christians takes your cloak" (Luke 6:27-29). Love people like were so different as to those? Come on, now. provoke violent anger.

The instinctive reaction After Stephen's strong would be to hate in statement of his faith he return, to counter vio- was stoned on the spot.

In the book of Acts, Luke lence with violence.

By Father John Castelot

holds Stephen up as a house and dragging out this extreme kind. From itself. Jesus' insistence on be healed by understandmen and women, he the first days of Chris- forgiveness of one's ing, forgiveness, compasmodel: them over for tianity, being "different" "brothers" more than sion and love. handed "Then (Stephen) fell to (Acts 8:1- made Christians the suggests that there was mprisonment" i his knees and cried out in objects of suspicion. friction within the com- Matthew proposed the 3). a loud voice, 'Lord, do not Christian ideal in these Every earthquake, every munity itself. strike Lord risen the Did hold this sin against words at the conclusion volcanic eruption was dead? person hateful this "And if he wrongs you them," (Acts 7:60).

No, he conquered him attributed to their refusal seven times in one day of his treatment of love of That was only the with love. "Saul, still to worship the national and returns to you seven enemies: "So be perfect, just as your heavenly beginning. A severe breathing murderous gods. times saying, 'I am sorry,' Father is perfect" (5:48). persecution of the threats against the discishould forgive him" Luke very significantly Much more difficult to you church in Jerusalem ples of the Lord" (Acts (17:4). expressed the same ideal broke out. Saul — later 9:1), ran straight into the cope with was the enmity in one's own Misunderstanding, as follows: "Be merciful, Paul — "was trying to waiting arms of Christ.

Most Christians do not family and within the "enmity", is inevitable in just as also your Father is destroy the church; encounter enemies of Christian community any community. It must merciful" (6:36). entering house after The Record, April 5, 1990

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Centre for worship, Buildings blessed and opened last Sunday are the third and final stage of the twostream school originally envisaged.

However, pressure of enrolments from surrounding new suburbs has moved planning to a third stage and by 1996 it is anticipated that Sacred Heart School, with three more stages of building will become the first fully three stream Catholic primary school in the state.

Dr Peter Tannock, the chairman of the Catholic Education Commission, thanked the Commonwealth Government for the small but significant contribution and also the State Government for the Low Interest Loan.

"While I said I'm grateful to governments I believe they should do more. They give one tenth of capital funding and one half of recurrent funding."

Dr Tannock said that this was insufficient to meet the needs of Catholic schools.

"We are falling behind because governments are not fulfilling their obligations."

Dr Tannock called on the parents gathered to communicate their concerns to their local representatives: "They listen to you. You should take these concerns to your representatives.

The price we are paying is higher fees."

The school principal, Sr Victor, summed up her feelings saying: "It's great we are now on one site."

She paid tribute to the Norbertine Fathers for their assistance.

She also thanked Yvonne Henderson MLA who opened the building and the Mayor of Gosnells, Mrs Pat Maurice.

"The school is a living witness to the faith and courage of the whole community," she said.

Archbishop Foley, who blessed the school, said: "What you have achieved here is really significant.

It is a wonderful school to live and work and play and grow up in."

He pointed out that the first parish priest was appointed in 1959 and in 1962 the presbytery and first two classrooms of the former school were blessed and opened,

The official party at the Sacred Heart ceremony included the parish priest Father Charles O'Malley, Archbishop Foley, Barbara Humphries (P & F), Dr Peter Tannock, Laurie Thompson, chairman school board, Mrs Pat Maurice, mayor of Gosnells and Sr Teresa Lowry IBVM. leading to the final stage • Loreto Sisters. The qual- the school began there of the school in Ton- ity of their work should t wo years later the bridge Way being com- never be forgotten," the archbishop continued: archbishop said. pleted in 1975.

"I am a firm believer Noting that the decision that the school fits within "The quality of the school was the result of to re-establish the parish the mission of the parish. the professional exper- centre in Discovery Drive It was obvious that the tise of a succession of was made in 1985 and school had to grow and

the parish to grow with it.

"This is a centre for worship, education and caring.

"A great challenge was the cost of reestablishment — total $1.4 million — of that

three quarters of a million came from the sale of the old site. The parish gave a further $600,000. The Commonwealth Government gave $100,000. In total the parish gave $1.3 million."

Dance 'veterans' Special education

for children

Year two dance veterans Leah Nagy (left), Robert Docking, Sarah Nelson and Leigh Chalmers put their best feet forward in entertaining invited elderly citizens.

This is a feature of Catholic Education week that the children 10

organised and they included singing some good old favourites plus reading to a number of elderly citizens who can feel shut off from the very young.

The young discovering the old and the old

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re-discovering the young has led to greater appreciation, awareness and understanding between the two age variances and has gone a long way to generate love which surely dissolves the so-called generation gap!

Photographed with teacher's aide Mrs Laura Rossi is little Down's Syndrome child Luke McLachlan who is a gorgeous little year two taking part in the special education program run by Sacred Heart.

Luke is joined by two other children, one with a hearing and the other a sight impairment.

The idea is to integrate the children into the learning and social life of the school.

Children really look after the little trio, accept them totally "and love them to death!" said Sister Victor who went on to explain that Luke would spend two half hour periods in the classroom and then go to the Special Ed class.

While in the main classroom, he has one to one learning with teacher's aide, Mrs Rossi who re-explains and elaborates on the lesson just given by the year two teacher.

Part of their Special Ed training is practical.

Recently the three children made pikelets and shared them with the teachers, giving them a morning tea.

Apart from the two classrooms targetted for building, there will be a Special Education Centre along with regional offices.

This means the Special Ed team will be based there and go out to schools in the southeastern region as none exists that side of the river.

Having been catered for throughout their primary years, children will then go on to Lumen Christi who are planning to build a senior Special Ed Centre for these children in their secondary years.

education and caring Getting in the queue

Working in harmony Sebastian Walenzyk ( left), Adam Thompson and Erica Wil!cocks thought the queue was worth waiting in to get into the brand new library stocked with ever so interesting m any books.

Prior to this new

facility, children only had a tiny demountable on their old school site in Tonbridge Way. Librarian Ms Gail Parlet said the library is hugely popular with three lines of children queuing up in lunchtime, having washed

their hands and eaten lunch, eager to explore the literary world.

They have in addition a computer 'library work room plus a big store room and new audio facilities. Book Week at Sacred Heart will see a book display and a big book fair

Sacred Heart Thornlie principal Sister Victor IBVM with Adrian Nugent (yr 7), Robyn Crawford and Benjamin Mitchell preprimary and Kerry Dean (yr 7) involved in one of their popular pastimes — 'Taking Littlies the Somewhere!'

This exercise means the year 7s take a

aimed at increasing library book numbers.

Pre-primaries will be using the library next term and during play time and lunch recess the year sevens run the library — and according to Ms Parlet "do a really great job".

is enough to bring tears to your eyes.

The little and the big working in harmony, giving to each other their talents and sharing friendship despite the age difference. For arranged activities the year sevens work with the pre-primaries, the year twos with the fives, and year ones with the sixes.

littlie to Mass, to events, or working on a project for Book Week which may take several weeks.

According to Sister Victor seeing the duos split off on Book Day — having worked with each other on their c ontribution, and then reading it, singing it, acting it out or drawing it to their partner,

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By Colleen have always mainMcGuiness-Howard tained a high profile in education and thrive in their chosen calling.

They came to Tonbridge The popularity of the Way Thornlie in 1965 at Catholic primary speaks the invitation of the for itself because it is who situated right next to a parish priest wouldn't open the school government primary and without the presence of secondary. the sisters.

The fact that the school From the time of its is highly sought after is inception the school significant with that in grew until it fairly burst mind, plus the obvious at the seams and it was that young couples with time to expand on bigger several young children territory. are also undoubtedly The acquisition of the heavily mortgaged, and present Discovery Drive adding school fees to site was fraught with their expenses. trauma with opposing The school has had education and other minimal government fortes bent on preventing assistance and so once the Catholic school being again, it is the young built.

Catholic families and But a court case solved Catholics generally, who all that! and build they are having to pay the surely did. Although the price of preferring school has just been Catholic education for officially opened and their children. blessed, it has in fact And what are the been up and running for children and their famithe past two years, with lies like? "Absolutely Sister Victor operating marvellous!" said Sister between the two schools. Victor who was full of All grades are now praise and admiration. united on the one cam- Typically the young pus and the grade sevens parents have several who just joined Discov- small children, with as ery Drive, graduate after many as four or five. just one year's residence!

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pregnant mother with a pram, a small toddler, and she's picking up her five year old! But the children are beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful!

And we're proud to take our students anywhere.

"Once we lay down the rules, the kids stick to them. We hardly have any discipline problems.

"Look at the new landscaping which is only 18 months old! They never trample or wreck.

They're great kids! We're a very happy school."

Because of the closeness of the other two schools, Sister Victor has gone out of her way to work in harmony to minimise traffic chaos which would result if all schools started and closed simultaneously.

So Sacred Heart primary starts at 8.30am and finishes at 2.45pm.

With all problems well in the past and everyone in the area now seeing the effects of working harmoniously through smart planning, Thornlie seems destined to be sought after for many, many years to come with the great number of young Catholic families in the area.

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Killers for hire? from Richard EGAN Right to Life Australia

Sir, The Catholic Bishops of WA have set the lead in their comments on the latest call for legalised abortion. They remind us all that it is the "duty of the law to protect the innocent", and point out that repeal of the sections of the Criminal Code that prohibit abortion would further lessen the flimsy protection of the innocent unborn we now have".

The "Report of the Ministerial Task Force to Review Obstetric, Neonatal and Gynaecological Services in WAalso canvassed another approach to removing the legal ambiguity regarding abortion.

In a three page legal opinion Richard Harding, Professor of Law at UWA,

concludes th-t if the existing provisions of the WA Criminal Code are interpreted in the light of the Menhennitt, Levine and McGuire rulings in Eastern states cases, then "in practical terms, there is no danger of a doctor who relies upon the report of a counsellor and his own contact with the pregnant woman as a basis for aborting being convicted of an offense".

He recommends that a simple statement to this effect be circulated in the Health Department and medical circles. The aim is clearly to legitimate the existing status quo of virtual abortion-on -demand and create a climate in which additional abortion facilities will be established.

The Report, as well as calling for the establishment

of a public sector abortion facility at King Edward Memorial Hospital, also calls for the expansion of abortion "services" in all public hospitals, establishment of a state wide network of -Well Women's Services" which would include abortion referral, and the training of medical students in performing abortions.

The latter is of particular concern in the light of the Report's finding that 56% of gynaecologists surveyed were willing to perform abortions.

We are well on the way to having a medical profession no longer exclusively committed to healing human beings but also in the business of working as killers for hire.

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The rest of us need to decide to determinedly follow our bishops' lead and make it repeatedly clear to our State parliamentarians that support for abortion disqualifies them from public office.

We can do this by letters or phone calls and also by lending support to the various public pro-life rallies held from time to time.

Further information on fighting the legalisation of abortion is available from Right to Life Australia, 222 Ferndale Cres, Ferndale, WA 6155.

ilemma WA faces

from Peter O'MEARA, Right to Life Association

Sir, The question arising in the UK regarding experimentation on human embryos (The Record, March 29) has its nexus with the abortion industry in a very real sense, in that once the unborn child is dehumanised at any stage of human development, anything is possible.

Cardinal Hume in upholding the sacredness of every human life from the moment of conception, echoes the Catholic Church's teaching which was reiterated inthe -Instruction on Respect for Human Life in its Origin, and on the Dignity of Procrea-

tion- issued in 1987, by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and approved by Pope John Paul

The dissent of pathologists and theologians to Justify e xperimentation, clearly illustrates their own egocentricity and betrayal of Catholic Church teaching, which has its centre in Christ the Divine Wisdom, and recognises and defends the rights of unborn children in embryo, created in the image and likeness of God. The same dilemma now faces Western Australia where IVF practices have been allowed to develop and proliferate devoid of direc-

tion and accountability, to the detriment of the persons most at risk who begin their human development as human embryos

proposed WA Under legislation government human embryos are defined in the same category as (a) human ova, (b) human semen, and as such are seen as "human reproductive material" Under such a dehumanising definition, embryos will be open to experimentation and destruction, can be seconded to any woman other than their natural mother, and be used as a commercially viable product

the thrust of dehumanising every embryo produced

by IVF emphatically ensures its exploitation and effectively denies and takes away the status of the unborn child in embryo which each of us once were The Western Australian government, if it really is concerned about children produced by IVF, must recognise the status of children in embryo, and delete defining them as "human reproductive material otherwise, the intended legislation is a blueprint for dehumanisation and destruction for children unlucky enough to come into existence through IVF in Western Australia.

OBITUARY

'Aunt Bessy' dies

Bessy - the - Aunt children's l egendary friend in The Record a half a century ago is dead!

Good Shepherd Sister Mary Immaculate Heart Hennessy died on March 31 at Abbotsford in her home state of Victoria to which she retired in 1978 after 57 years of service at Tara, the Good Shepherd convent at leederville which is now the Catholic Education Centre.

On her arrival in 1921 the convent annals describe her as "a bright, generous and noble

character" She was to become to first contact of many women who subsequently joined the Good Shepherd congregation.

At the urging of Monsignor McMahon in pursuit of funds for the "Bushies- residential religious holiday camps, Aunt Bessy became a bastion of support, enticing donations from the young and old in return ter her verses.

Over the eight years 19311939 she raised more than £3000 as the identity of the nun writer was kept a closely

WHAT'S ON PEACE SERVICE

Signs of Hope will be the theme at the Palm Sunday Ecumenical Peace Service at All Saints' Chapel, Allendale Square, starting at 1pm.

Beginning with a news bulletin reminding us of the descration of the environment, the conflict and suffering in the world, the service will acknowledge some of the signs of hope.

HELP WANTED Volunteers are required for a few hours on a Thursday anytime or Friday morning as companion to a lady who is physically disabled. The lady has a ten month old baby and she lives in the Emmanuel Christian Community in East Perth. Volunteers are required to be on hand to help lift the baby and assist in tasks that the mother is unable to do. To help in any way at any time please contact Br Peter on 328 8113 or 328 9571.

kept secret, callers to The Record being shunted off to a bespectacled elderly employee at the time. Midst a swag of nom de plumes. Monsignor McMahon finished up as Sandy McDougall, the meanest man

Joachim Hennessy of Victoria weighed in with ink and cash under the title of Captain 1ppy Wilson.

May she rest in peace.

William James (Bill) Turner who died at the little Sister's of the Poor, Glendalough last month at the age of 86 had been a devoted Catholic as a boy living in Arrino.The family drove eight miles to Mass in a buggy and spring cart and later 12

miles to Mass by car every Sunday. He was a Knight of the Southern Cross for 60 years. He moved to Perth, living in Como, attending Mass at South Perth and later the Holy Family Church. May he rest in peace

From page 16 BULLSBROOK PILGRIMAGE Mass will be celebrated at the Bullsbrook Church "Virgin Mary Mother of the Church" on Easter Monday April 16 at 11 am in honour of the 43rd anniversary of the first apparition of the Virgin of the Revelation. A procession will follow, during which the Rosary will be recited concluding with a special blessing of the sick and general blessing. Young girls dressed in white are welcome to form a group for the procession.

Picnic & barbeque facilities are available.

For further information and bus reservations please ring 444 2285 for Perth. Highgate & Midland bus and 339 4015 for Fremantle bus.

SACRI Association, PO Box 311, Tuart Hill 6060. Telephone 5711699.

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GINGIN CABARET

The annual Gingin-Chittering parish cabaret will be held on Saturday, April 21 from 8.30pm till after midnight in the Bindoon Community Hall featuring Mike O'Meara. Family tickets $25, Single $9. high school students S4, younger children free. For table bookings phone: Lee Kay 575 2063, Helen Corry 576 1120 or Connie Zampogna 571 8074.

SACRED QUARTET On Sunday, April 8 at St Columbus Church, South Perth at 7.30pm and at Holy Family Church, Kalamunda at 3pm the string quartet of Joseph Hadyn "The Seven Last Words of Christ" will be performed by the St Cecilia Quartet: Daniel Carney, violin; Barbara Colreavy, violin; Berian Evans, viola; Veronica Moylan, cello.

Each movement is preceded by an appropriate reading. For further enquiries call 367 1526.

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Sexuality and the whole truth

A recent documentary there is no doubt that the on commercial televi- attitudes and ideas sion dealing with var- expressed apply to many ious attitudes towards more of our young sexuality among Aus- people. tralian teenagers The program highlighshould have been com- ted the fact that teenagpulsory viewing for ers are not only very anyone genuinely con- sexually active (often cerned with young from a very young age) people today. but are also tragically While teenagers inter- ignorant of the facts viewed came almost surrounding sexually exclusively from Syd- transmitted diseases, ney's western suburbs, including AIDS.

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In the light of the rather With the exception of black picture painted by some young evangelical the program, one could Christians interviewed become depressed and no one stated the deeper saddened at the thought truth about sexuality: of an entire generation that it is an aspect of our selling itself short in the whole personhood, a gift quest for 'fun now'. from God to be celeBut the reality is that brated and shared only many of our young Applications are called for the position of fulltime youth worker with in that relationship people do appreciate the Catholic Parish Youth. where a total commit- real value of their sexualment has already been ity, and many are trying The position is for a term of two years with an option of a third, working made, marriage. with parish youth groups in Perth's northern suburbs. to discover its deepest No one seemed to meaning through lives of The successful applicant will assist the leaders' team in parish groups, realise that treating sex chastity and faithfulness. facilitate leadership training and spiritual formation, supply resources and sexuality as a 'thing If we are serious about and co-ordinate communication between groups. to do' robs sexuality of its discomering and passing Applications close Friday, April 20 and should include: real meaning, the deep- on the true meaning of est self-giving possible human sexuality, we i) A curriculum vitae and any relevant information regarding past or between two people must do far more than present involvement with youth groups; already committed to this documentary set out ii) Two references or names of two referees. each other for life. to do, simply 'report the Applications should be marked "CONFIDENTIAL and be addressed to: Our Catholic tradition facts'. continually emphasises CPY TEAM When it comes to that sexual love is a human sexuality, we PO Box 194, NORTH PERTH 6006 celebration of commit- need the whole truth.

Further information contact CPY on 328 8136 ment already made, not a And nothing but the step along the way to truth.

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Newman College senior school is enthusiastically taking part in Catholic Ed Week with a number of activities including a litter collection, the Red Cross Street Appeal collection, listening to a blind speaker from the Blind Institute, a speaker from the Law Society, an ex-student to give their experience of life outside having left school, some students will go ten pin bowling, a netball match against each other and the P & F are holding a parent information evening on the RE program and how counselling works at the school.

1. Caught nabbing an easter egg in Newman's collection for underprivileged children, Jason Figliomeni (left) is 'lectured' by Belinda Ranger and Adam Stokes who've restrained thpmselves from doing the same thing!

2. Browsing through photos for their Ciatho)ic r.d Week display (and taking time off to crack the odd joke here owl ilere!) are Jeremy Malaxos (left), Kellie Weston and Can.).. Riagrose.

3. Sorting out clothing for the St V ti P, Cathe, ire McAuley and Pregnancy Help as part of their Catholic Ell enterpri e, are David De Lima (left), Rebecca lhlein and Antori.4 /r Iiflv.P. ,

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The Friday Card by Nette Hilton and George Aldridge. Published by Collins. $5.95.

Cecilia Smith was angry!

She had worked for two days on a very special card.

Mrs Williams said it was for a surprise. Cecilia Was surprised all right. When Mrs Williams handed the cards back to the class, they all had Happy Father's Day written on them.

"But I don't have a father!"

Cecilia yelled.

So Cecilia decided to give the card to someone special — someone who did all the special father stuff for her But who could it be? Not Father O'Brien. Not Cousin Jefferson. Not Mr Kruger from across the road Not Grandfather Clayton, or even Uncle Jim. But perhaps.

Although Rupert dreamed of action and adventure, he never expected such things in real life. But when the hideous Grabblies kidnap Katie, his cousin, Rupert is plunged into an adventure far beyond any dream.

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As more and more of us discover that orthodox medicine doesn't hold all the answers to many of our health problems. we are turning to alternative forms of health care and finding that it works for us.

In response to this tremendous interest, an abundance of information has been produced for adults on alternative health, but there is a notable absence of such information for those of us who want to know about alternative health care for our children.

Alternative Health Care For Children redresses the balance, giving an overview of such issues as preconceptual care, bonding. feeding your child and vaccination. It also gives information on all the most popular and some of the less well-known alternative therapies available that are suitable and extremely beneficial for children of all ages such as: • acupunctur remedies • Bach • herbalism • hypnotherapy • the Alexander technique • homoeopathy • naturopathy • osteopathy and cranial osteopathy.

At last, here is a comprehensive guide to the best alternative health care options for your child.

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Cartload of Clay sees him and return, subdued depressed, to Australia, where he rediscovers his affection for his native land, a land he had previously turned his back on. It is an affection, however, that acknowledges the country's deep faults and failings as well as its virtues.

These two books, the sequels to My Brother Jack and published for the first time as a single volume, are classics to be read, re-read and treasured

Medical option Asthma and Eczema Special Diet Cookbook by Carol Bennett. Published

by Tborsons. $10.95.

• eczema • Asthma • rhinitis • sinusitis • catarrh • urticaria • joint pain • irritable bowel syndrome.

These are just some of the health problems that can be associated with an allergy to cow's milk Avoiding dairy products can bring about a remarkable improvement in health, but it must be done with care.

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

Mi that the elimination of cow's milk products from the diet can cause calcium deficiency Carol Bennett has devised delicious recipes made from high-calcium alternatives.

The beauty of her approach is that a family member with a milk allergy does not need to be given a separate diet.

The whole family can eat the same meals, and enjoy the same types of dishes as before, from Avocado dip and Lasagne to Cheesecake and Bakewell Tart.

The Golden Lion by Pamela Haines. Published by Collins. $9.95.

Maria Wrzotto is in her faroff home in Sicily Did( Grainger is growing up in Yorkshire when they first hear the legend of the Golden Lion — the story of an heroic prince and how he wins his princess. But there is another Lion who is destined to influence Maria's life — the Lion of Monteleone, a mafioso who rules his village kingdom through ruthless extortion and murder.

Sydney cast members Rosamund Ming as Despina and John Pringle as Don A lfonso in the Australian Opera's production of Cosi Fan Tutte which was premiered in Sydney.

Australian T he Opera in association with The Western A ustralian Opera and The Perth Theatre Trust presents Cosi Fan Tune with The West Australian Symphony Orchestra, opening at His Majesty's Theatre on Monday, April 30 for 5 performances till May 10.

Although it has been u nanimous l y acclaimed as a masterful interpretation, an underlying sadness is associated with this new production resulting from the sudden death of its creator, Jarvefelt.

Goran Tragedy struck 2 weeks before rehearsals commenced when the Swedish director died of a brain tumour. Ross Perry, Mr Jarvefelt's 25 year old assistant who had worked with him on Cosi fan tune in

Houston, came to Australia to realise the production. Together with designer Carl Friedrich Oberle, Goran Jarvefelt had already directed two productions for The Australian Opera including The Magic Flute which was simulcast on the ABC television and radio in 1986.

Cosi fan tune can be roughly translated as 'women are like that'. The story tells of two young officers, confident of the constancy of the sisters to whom they are engaged, who enter into a bet with an old bacheolor friend of theirs who maintains that a woman's memory is shorter than they think. At his suggestion they put on disguises and start to court each other's fiancee.

1990 marks the 200th anniversary of the first performance of Cosi fan tutte and for its Perth Season The Australian Opera has put together a cast of artists which combines some of this country's most celebrated

singers as well as some of the most exciting young stars.

A manda Thane and Fiona Janes will perform the roles of the two sisters, Fiordiligi and Dorabella, while the roles of their lovers will be taken by Stephen lbbotson as Ferrando and Stephen Bennett as Guglielmo. Christine Douglas and John Pringle will be appearing as Despina and Don Alfonso. The small but vital chorus, who in this production are ingeniously involved in the action, will be a specially recruited group of West Australian singers.

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra will be led by a renowned interpreter of Mozart, Peter Robinson, until recently Assistant Music Director of the English National Opera.

Cosi fan tutte will be the first of two productions to be performed in Perth by The Australian Opera in 1990. Rigoletto opens at His Majesty's Theatre on August 4, directed by John Copley with designs by Allan Lees and Michael Stennen.

Feeling Restless. Australian Women's short stories 1940-1969, by Connie Burns and Marygai McNamara. Published by mprint/Collins. $16.95.

I The stories in Feeling Restless share two common themes: all were written during what is thought to be one of the low periods in Australian writing, and all prove that women's writing during this low period' was as powerful as it had ever been. These are positive, restless works by women writers who had yet to sample the feminism of the seventies but whose subject matter was already encompassing it.

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URSULA FRAYNE CATHOLIC COLLEGE

by TOM BRANCH

Ursula Frayne Catholic College caters for boys and girls from Preprimary to Year 12.

Pennant competition

The 1990 mixed pennant competition commences on Saturday, May 5. Teams will be comprised of three men and two women. All sets will be doubles matches with no singles. Each set will be the first to nine games with a tie-breaker at eight all. Male members of the team will play two sets of men's doubles and two sets of mixed doubles whilst the women will play one set of women's doubles and three sets of mixed doubles. Consequently all players will partici)* pate in four sets of doubles during the afternoon.

It will be necessary for each team nominated to provide two courts as their home ground. The WACLTA Executive have hired 12 courts at Trinity College playing fields On Manning Road, to be titailable for teams who have difficulty in locating suitable courts.

It is envisaged that many teams will utilise this option and it is highly likely that this year's competition will be played at a central venue.

All enquiries should be directed to the pennant organiser, Mr Michael

Messer on 459 8183.

Those unable to form a team or individuals looking for a game should contact the pennant organiser who will be able to allocate a team.

As courts have always been difficult to arrange in many instances, the option of a central venue should assist in many more teams being able to compete in this year's pennants. The WACLTA Executive is looking forward to a resurgence in the pennant competition.

Quiz night The WACLTA quiz night will be held this Tuesday, April 10, 1990 at the Manning Hotel, Manning commencing at 7.30pm. The quiz master is association member and Channel 10 newsreader, Greg Pearce. The cast is $5 per head, with tables of six. Members should contact club secretaries for tickets. As in previous years, tremendous prizes will be available throughout the evening. The function is not restricted to members of affiliated clubs. IndividuaLs and/or table bookings c,an be made by phoning association secretary, Donna Ward on tel 417 2228.

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MT BARKER TIMES Holy Thursday: Denmark — 5pm Mass; Mt Barker — 6.30 Paschal Meal.

Good Friday: Denmark noon and Mt Barker — 3pm.

Holy Saturday: Stiriings — 12.30pm Vigil Mass; Walpole — 5pm Vigil Mass; Denmark — 7pm Vigil Mass; Mt Barker — 9pm Vigil ceremony and Vigil Mass.

Easter Sunday: Cranbrook - 10am Mass; Mt Barker 8am Mass; Denmark 10am Mass.

MAJELLAN RETREAT A Majellan Retreat will be held in the pleasant surroundings of Fairbridge Village, Pinjarra, approximately 1 hours drive from Perth, on the weekend May 25-27. This retreat location will be a little different from former venues and will involve sharing twin rooms, short walks to the chapel and dining room.

The spiritual director will be Sr Helen Giles, St. Joseph of the Apparition.

Cost $40. A deposit of $20 is required to confirm a booking. Mail (only) to Mrs. B. Townsend, 23 Daglish St. Wembley, 6014.

A small bus will be available for travel to Pinjarra. To take of this service must be retreat booking, as this bus holds only 21 people and will depart at 6pm Friday from Monastery, North Perth and return on Sunday approximately 5pm.

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HOLY WEEK

Bindoon Keaney College: Holy Thursday 7.30pm. Good Friday: Stations of the Cross 11am.

Celebration of the Passion, 2pm.

Holy Saturday: Vigil, 7.30pm.

Easter Sunday: Bullsbrook Church 9.45am. Guilderton Hall noon.

Lancelin Church 3.30pm and 5pm.

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BINDOON STATIONS The secular Franciscan Order, WA is organising outdoor Stations of the Cross at Keaney College, Bindoon on Palm Sunday, April 8 at 3pm. Bring a picnic lunch around noon. The afternoon concludes with Benediction in the college chapel.

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Mission Relief Society will hold its annual Easter Sunday dance on April 15 at the Morley Community Centre, 246 Walter Road, Morley. The band for the night is the "Oceanites". Tickets $8. BYO drinks. Snacks will be on sale.

A get together will take place for Father Reggie Salgado of Myanmar at St Francis' Hall, Redcliffe Street, East Cannington on Sunday, April 8 from 11am onwards. Please bring a plate and drinks. Enquiries 451 4768 or 272 1379.

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Two Scholarships worth half the tuition fees and tenable for three years are available for entry into Year 8 1991. All applicants are required to sit a series of tests on Saturday, 26th May. Application forms are available from the Principal's Secretary, Ursula Frayne Catholic College, 15 Duncan Street, Victoria Park, WA 6100. Applications dose 1st May.

A film morning organised by the Catholic Womens League will be held at the Astor Cinema on April 23 to raise funds for the education of young priests for this diocese.

The cinema opens at 9.30 and coffee will be served prior to the showing of the film 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' starring Michael Caine.

A raffle will be held and the film will

Interviews for Year 8 1991 will be conducted during Term 2. Application forms and copies of the Prospectus may be obtained by telephoning the Principal's Secretary on 362 2344.

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Mass of the Chrism, St Mary's Cathedral, all priests.

11 Leaders' Holy Week Breakfast Archbishop Foley.

Curtin Graduation, Engineering and Science, Archbishop Foley 12 Blessing of Highways, Archbishop Foley.

Mass of the Lord's Supper, St Mary's Cathedral, Archbishop Foley.

Mass of the Lord's Supper, Manning, Bishop Healy.

13 Celebration of the Lord's Passion, St Mary's Cathedral, Archbishop Foley.

14 Easter Vigil, St Mary's Cathedral, Archbishop Foley.

Easter Vigil, Mosman Park, Bishop Healy.

15 Easter Sunday Mass, St Mary's Cathedral, Archbishop Foley.

16 Final Vows Sister Margaret Ng, Sisters of St Joseph, South Perth, Archbishop Foley.

19-20 Motor Mission Seminar.

19 Council of priests meeting.

20 Reception Council House for General Eva Burrows, Archbishop Foley.

21 Invest Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, Foley.

Blessing Centrecare building, Archbishop Foley.

22 150th Celebration Little Sisters of the Poor, Kalgoorlie, Archbishop Foley.

24-26 Priests' Seminar on ecclesiology.

25 Anzac Day Service, Archbishop Foley.

27 April-12 May Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference Meetings, Archbishop Foley and Bishop 30 Curtin Graduation, Division of Health Science, Monsignor McCrann.

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GOOD FRIDAY MUSIC

Thomas Luis De Victoria's Responsories for Tenebrae will be sung by the St. Mary's Cathedral choir at 7.30pm on Good Friday. Fourteen Responsories, along with scriptural readings, will be presented as reflections on the stations of the Cross in the darkened Cathedral. The presentation is open to the public.

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PASTORAL SECRETARY (Administrative Assistant) The parish priest invites applications for the above position. The person needs to be: • mature: • able to keep confidentiality: • skilled as typist and receptionist: • familiar with activities of a parish.

Hours: 9am-3pm, Monday to Thursdays, throughout the year.

For further information ring the present parish secretary: 448 4888.

Applications in writing to the parish priest, with background information, names of referees, and an outline of what the applicant can bring to the position,

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