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Before he commissioned Father Noel FitzSimons to open the door of the new Spencer Park Holy Family church, Bishop Quinn received the plans of the church and its keys from Parish Council chairman Hans Fleck (left) and the builder John Wauters.

Witness, welcome and work was the message triple Bishop Quinn spelt out last Saturday when he blessed and dedicated the new church of the Holy Family at Spencer Park Albany.

"May this building which stands out so clearly for God on this hillside remind you of your call to be Christ's witness," the told he congregation.

He told them also to make it into a welcoming church "so

that people who come here may experience not only the uplift of beauty but be uplifted by your willingness to go out with outstretched hands and a smile, to accept them as they are and draw them into your community".

"The church cannot say hello but you who are the living stones of Jesus Christ can reach His in out companionship."

Bishop Quinn also told his listeners to be workers in the church, and not just

in the physical work of busy bees.

"Be involved in the mission of the Church up. make you Together you must reflect on life, on the needs of your community, yourselves and your neighbour.

By baptism you are all called to be active disciples of Christ.

"Be workers for the Lord, be involved financially by sharing the debt, by sharing skills and time, cooperate in sharing the faith.

"Make the church a

loving joyful expression of God's will for the salvation of all people."

Noting that much of the $950,000 cost of the church had been defrayed by the sale of parish property in Albany, central Bishop Quinn said the Diocesan Development Fund loan of $300.000 at 11% with no capital refunds for three years was a sign of diocesan cooperation with the parish.

This co-operation extended beyond mere financial assist-

ance, he said, and applied to parishes and schools throughout the diocese.

The outstanding site of the new Holy Family church Bishop Quinn said was "a sign to the wider world but equally a sign to each one of us to be a witness of Christ".

"The beauty of the church must remind you of the beauty of Jesus Christ.

"The rules of building construction must remind you of the rules of Christian

living and the care of this church must remind you of the need to care for your own spiritual health and well-being."

He asked that the world be reminded of God through "this beautiful edifice" and also in the streets, suburbs, factories and recreational areas "by you who bear the name of Christ's , disciples".

Historically, the bishop said, the Church community had had to purify itself of the tendency to accept the glory

and the grandeur but to bypass the challenge of the cross as an integral part of Christian living.

He prayed that the day of dedication become a significant day in the people's journey of life to be a witness to Christ in families, in the comand munication acceptance of husbands and wives, and the care of children.

"May this church remind you that the Lord will bless you and give you. guidance."

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Bishop Oliver Heyward, president of the Australian Council of Churches, said the council may have to change — and that he was really enthusiastic about it.

"Good things are happening in ecumenism," Bishop Heyward said.

"Definite progress is being made, particularly with talks with the Roman Catholic Church," he said.

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"And the present preparatory bible studies for the World Council of Churches Assembly in Canberra next year seem to have caught people's imagination."

Bishop Heyward said there were many interdenominational dialogues at the state and national levels.

"For example, I'm cothe chairman of (national) AnglicanUniting Church dialogue, which has been going on for quite some time," he said.

"This sort of thing doesn't produce much in the way of spectacular results. But it's a most important level of activity."

Bishop Heyward said a fairly recent development was the regular

A three-and-a-half day clergy conference last week had given priests a common awareness of a changing situation in which some have moved more confidently than others, Archbishop Foley said last week.

According to the chairman of the organising committee, Father Gerry Holohan, priests had left at the end with a real sense of optimism for the future.

Both were speaking Archbishop Foley. after the first of two conferences at which more than 100 priests co-operative and sions assisted by Graattended the Redemp- shared ministry that ham Greene and Sr torist Retreat House seems to be called for Frances Maguire, in sessions. in the Church at these future prospect stuArchbishop Foley, times. dies outlined by Dr who attended both "I think they all felt Tannock and in varconferences, said he they had to try and ious other open forum was pleasantly sur- knowing that others sessions. prised at the atmos- were also trying gave On one evening the phere created by the them courage to take group watched the priests themselves. the first step." film Romero and dis"We got to know one Father Holohan said cerned the qualities of another a lot better. the initial anxiety of the murdered SalvadWe came to appreciate the organisers was oran archbishop. one another's 'struggle that the program "Ifound them wantand deep spiritual life reflect what the priests and a feeling that the had expressed in writ- ing to explore things sharing in the mission ten replies to the together and a lifting of the Church is a rchbishop's of morale by doing important if we are invitation. together things going to serve the worrying of instead He said he felt the Church better. program had suc- about things in isola"Ifelt priests needed ceeded in bringing to tion," Fr Holohan said. to come together to the surface what was isolation "That share their experien- wanted, in sessions led broke down when ces of recent times and by Brother Tony Shan- they realised their take stock of their ahan on discovering concerns are shared ministries. change factors in both by others.

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"Sadly, at the local level, too many congregations are still much too busy maintaining their own structures, or even merely surviving, to be very concerned about ecumenism.

There are bursts of local ecumenism, like the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. (The week ended on Pentecost Sunday, June 3.)

meetings of the national heads of churches.

"This group's membership is wider than that of the Australian Council of Churches," he said.

"Its current chairman is Cardinal Clancy of Sydney. David Gill, the ACC's executive officer, serves as secretary. It's a small body. But it's made up of the people who hold the top position in the churches.

"It has to be listened to.

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"I see this as enormously important.

"Our national ecumenical body will have more authenticity in the eyes of the rest of the community if it includes the Roman Catholic Church — the largest denomination of all.

"If we can move steadily in that direction it will be a considerable advancement of the ecumenical cause in Australia."

Bishop Heyward also spoke about the state of ecumenism in Australia today. "I believe there are signs that it's alive and well," he said.

a big difference feeling they were tackling these together."

Both Archbishop Foley and Fr Holohan said that the conferences did not solve any practical problems or address specific issues.

"It was aimed at the priest's role, how it is changing and how we can be comfortable in the development of a new style of ministry," Archbishop Foley said.

"Some are holding on to a style of ministry into which they were ordained whereas a fair number of people in the Church today are wanting to participate and be involved. That means working with others."

Father Holohan says the meetings raised future issues that will have to be looked at.

"There will have to be changes," he said referring to a Catholic Education Office presentation that looked at the range of origins, of religions, of increase in population and the effect of these on the urban and rural life of WA. "There will be change because there is going to be a change in people and the Church is going to have to respond to the people and consider its own approach to change itself."

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BATHROOMS... BEAUTIFUL Sister Elsie Tagliaferri (pictured) had much to smile about last week after she had made her final profession as a Sister of Mercy in the Perth West congregation.

In Our lady of laurdes Church Lesmurdie, in the presence of Archbishop Foley, she made her vows to congregational superior Sister

Beverley Stott (seated left) during Mass celebrated by Father Owen Ryan CSsR (far left) from Redemptorist the Church where her family worships.

Proudly taking part in the ceremony was Mrs Flora Tagliaferri (right).

Mr Bono Tagliaferri, an Italian migrant stonemason who worked on the Winthrop Hall tower, is deceased.

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Ross, OSM, Vicar for Religious, said a profession was a witness to spousal love between God and His people, expressed in the relationship between a person and God. It was a call for sisters to live for each other in loving self effacing service. Such a life is not popular today, he said, but for those who take it up it has the reward of Christ's love.

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of Nudgee, Dizdar Queensland in the adult s ecton and by Miss K atrina Fairburn of Holder, ACT in the secondary schools section.

Bishop William Brennan of Wagga Wagga, Chairman of the Catholic Social justice Council said that he hoped that the interest shown in the competition and the

publicity attached to it would lead to an increased awareness of social justice in the Church in Australia.

Since 1991 is the cente-

Local knights to r aise $10,000 Local Knights of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem are to set about raising $10,000 for a desperately needed housing project in Jerusalem.

The campaign will be part of a Knights' worldwide effort which has started with an immediate outlay of $100,000 by the Grand Magisterium.

The decision to help comes after the head of the local lieutenancy Mr Cliff Holloway recently attended a conference at the order's Vatican headquarters.

The report of Nazareth-born Latin Patriarch Michael Sabbah of Jerusalem was enlightening but depressing, said Mr Holloway.

He told the group that 23 years of Israeli occupation of the Arab areas had resulted in Arab Christians being denied the right to vote, the right to government employment, the right to social welfare support when in need, and attempts to

settle new Jewish immigrants in the Christian quarters of Jerusalem.

The patriarch has convened a development committee to set up enterprises for selfemployment, agricultural projects, small industries for the manufacture of exportable products, such as an olive oil soap factory, sewing and tailor workshops, honey production, animal feed, grocery shop, agricultural greenhouses, computer project.

Housing for young Christian families is an urgent task and is needed in order to stem the departure of Christians from Jerusalem.

Mr Holloway said the order's efforts were in the tradition of the early Church.

"In the days of St Paul the Church of Jerusalem was in dire need of assistance and he toured his seven Churches of 'Asia' urging the members to give generous support to the Church established by Christ • as the cradle of Christianity.

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nary of the first social encyclical Rerum Novarum the Council would be discussing the possibility of holding a competition to mark the centenary, he said.

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Outrage over graves discovery

The present day Muslim Turkish residents of Antakaya will not want to take any media calls this week about the way followers of Jesus should be addressed.

On the other hand the original Antiocheans are not around to decide whether they wanted their trendy innovation of the word Christian to be sending the late 20th century media rating needles up through the ceiling.

There are no guidelines laying down procedures on how to apply the label Christian, still less when an ambiguously believing politician is dusting up a supposedly Christian archbishop.

Blustering, tut-tutting and cartoon comment from all directions only confirmed the fact that it was not sensitivity about Jesus Christ that was worrying politicians, journalists, or wounded Christian pride.

SANTIAGO, Chile prisoners in Pisagua, soldiers — and the Salvador Allende and of the Communist Party's What was at stake was how to score other about 1200 miles north violation of human brought Pinochet to youth section, and a (CNS): Chilean Catholic points behind the facade of pious respectabilities.

Church leaders have of the capital of Santiago rights," Archbishop power. Allende was soldier and two marines At stake was whether the high profile of the who were killed for e xpressed outrage near the Peruvian Oviedo said during a killed during the coup. country's top politician can afford to lock horns "The time has arrived to refusing orders to join over the discovery of border, has sent shock memorial ceremony for with the upgraded profile of a well known bishop. mass graves of politi- waves throughout Chi- t wo leftist leaders shot by finally cure this open the firing squads.

There are winners and losers in these games that cal prisoners executed lean society. a military firing squad sore before the country Also identified were the have nothing to do with religion. during the 17-year The victims had been during the Pinochet and the world," the corpses of eight civilians bishops said.

The other agendas at play were the speed with military dictatorship of given military trials, regime. who during the Allende They said they recog- government prior to the which the prime minister's well worn media General Augusto executed by firing Earlier in June, the Pinochet. quotes on child poverty could be hauled back into squads and buried archbishop said nised the difficulty of military coup had public memory. links They said there can together in a mass grave. Pinochet, who is still reconstructing "the denounced be "no excuse" for the Just as hot in pursuit were the foot-hopping Archbishop Oviedo of army commander in details of all that between local judges and crimes.

Santiago criticised a chief, should be held occurred during 17 drug traffickers. distinctions about what the prime minister meant statement by the Chilean responsible for rights years" of military rule, The civilian judge who to say and what he actually did say on that famous The Chilean bishops Armed Forces High violations during his but called on Chileans to presided over their miloccasion. called on all Chileans to Command which justi- years as the country's try to establish the truth. itary trials and sentenced observe a national day of The silly scrabble-esque game was no better Among the first 20 them to fied human rights viola- military president. death was one of prayer June 24 in illustrated than in The Australian's columnist corpses found was that of the judges tions because they whom they memory of "those who The Chilean bishops' a Catholic priest who Richard Farmer's plea this week that television occurred during of a state denounced. had suffered most (luring conference rejected the was interned at the cameras could not read the colon in the prime "internal war". those years" of military attempts of military Pisagua camp.

Ten of the bodies have minister's prepared speech (". . goal: that no rule.

"Nobody can simply officials to shirk responbeen given a public child . . . by 1990 etc").

In addition to the priest, wash their hands (of) the sibility for rights viola- among the victims iden- Catholic burial from The discovery of 20 The same correspondent unfortunately let the detained-disappeared, tions after the bloody tified have been two lqique Cathedral in corpses in a mass grave at cat out of the bag, revealing that the PM's speechthe victims of terrorism 1973 coup which over- officials of the Allende whose diocese they were a beach near a concentraminders had been a touch too smart in designing — both civilians and threw Socialist President government, a member found. tion camp for political a tear-jerking sentence that would draw warm support from the lower income ranks and neatly avoid saying what would happen to middle class recipients of government generosity. This, one can adduce, was for the sake of an election, not for the sake of the poor.

SALVADOR SAN Among 70 logbooks The deluge of cartoon and other comment that Jesuits might have that in the first week government commis(CNS): A Salvadoran taken from the school has taken place since then shows what happens been planned. of December he sion investigating the army officer has is one corresponding if the poor and their poverty are exploited for other issued an order to the case, the logbook for A filing clerk at the denied he ordered the to the night of filing clerk to gather the ends. night of school, Juan Arana burning of logbooks November 15-16, together the logbooks November 15-16 was Aguilar, has testified Surely the very expression 'child poverty' or f rom the national which investigators for mid-November. removed from the that Lt. Col. Mendoza 'children in poverty' is nothing more than verbal military school which believe recorded the Hernandez milita said he ry school along ordered him to turn showing off and designed to exploit not the truth might have contained arrivals and depardid not specify to the with the other logover the books so that but the way truth can be perceived? key evidence regardtures of top military clerk the reason for books and is believed they could be burned Surely, if any Australian child is poor then it is ing the murder of six officers who attended the order. to have been desorders Lt. on from Col. because its parents or guardians are poor? If then, Jesuits by soldiers last a meeting at which troyed in the first two Hernandez.

Australian parents and guardians are in fact poor November. the murders of the According to the Hernandez now says weeks of December. why do not politicians and other commentators say so and attack that real poverty and not throw up a smokescreen of concern for children?

Is the even worse alternative to presume that some Australian parents are not poor but allow their children to go destitute? If that were the case VATICAN CITY (CNS): Vatican lay workers have teachings of Christian social doctrine," the then the rot in Australian life goes deeper than a urged Pope John Paul II to make a "pastoral visit" appeal said. few tears shed over child poverty. to the Vatican and give their employers a lesson The association said the Vatican's Central How Christians can and do get involved in these in the Church's social teaching.

Labour Office, established in 1989 to deal with merry-go-round discussions reflects the same old workers' grievances, had so far failed to live up The employees said they were making the verbal playacting in another guise. to expectations. appeal because of a "lack of real dialogue" with The St Lawrence Brotherhood and others may One main problem, it said, was the lack of management on a number of issues. know the grim reality of poverty. It is not standard employment policies in the Vatican, The appeal was made by the Association of recognised by the 75% of Australians who where labour practices vary from agency to Vatican Lay Employees, which represents about claimed in the census that they were believing agency.

1200 of the Vatican's 1800-member Christians. lay Vatican Museum workers staged a small workforce.

They have long since escaped down the hatch protest in April over overtime hours, but had not of a saccharine smile Christianity that "does The employees recently marched silently yet obtained a meeting with management to nobody any harm" — more accurately rendered beneath the pope's apartment window to protest discuss the matter. as "not letting anyone do ME any harm delays on salary adjustments, pension Vatican officials, explaining the delays on Australians (ie 75% of them) would be shocked improvement and labour reforms. labour issues, have said many of the employees' to depths of their tax dodging and other rorts if "Your Holiness, make a pastoral visit to the problems are complex and that potential politicians actually spouted Jesus' words in Vatican, to repeat to our supervisors the solutions are costly.

Matthew about what to do with an extra cloak.

Surely we have the St Vincent de Paul Society and the Salvation Army to keep that sort of thing under control at the respectable distancce of an annual appeal or an opportunity shop. We even make jokes about St Vinnie's fashions amongst the new trendies.

Lithuania Motiejus Valancius Alco- expensive and difficult to Zemaits said about intention, leaving a cross VILNIUS, If we depict clergy as tea drinking wimps who (CNS) — Several thou- hol Abstinence Society. obtain, Lithuanians line 250.000 Lithuanians as a token of their decorate the place like lace curtains then we shall sand Lithuanians joined a The pilgrimage was to up at liquor stores on could be alcoholics. journey. Once the prayer 12-day, cross-carrying encourage Lithuanians sympathise with Archbishop Hollingsworth if he days when deliveries are is answered, it is custompilgrimage Lithuato a The cross from the gets a splash of mud on his purple vest. an adopt alcohol-free to made. ary In a to make a second trip few hours nia's Crucifix Hill to draw pilgrimage was planted It will be easier to clean than the bullet that went and plant another attention to the national lifestyle. Lithuanians everything is sold out. in the ground with through Archbishop Oscar Romero because he have increasingly turned crucifix. problem of alcoholism. hundreds Juozas of other Kancys, an to drink to drown out told the have-s of his country that their selfDuring the 50 years organiser of the proces- crosses of all shapes and Participants slept in harsh living conditions seeking greed kept not just children but their since the Soviet Union presbyteries and with and chronic shortages of sion, said that of Lithua- sizes. parents in never ending Salvadoran poverty -annexed Lithuania, nia's 3.7 million people, families in villages along products such as sugar Lithuanians make a authorities tried to elimreal poverty, not the make-believe of Australian 60,000 are alcoholics. the way. The journey was and coffee. pilgrimage to Crucifix inate Crucifix Hills sevimage makers. organised by the Bishop However, Bishop Hills and pray for an eral times.

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AIDS: Easier said than done VATICAN CITY: Organising a Vatican conference of people with AIDS may have to give way to smaller regional c onferences.

A rchbishop Angelini, president of the Vatican Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers, said that while "it is possible" to organise a gathering of people with AIDS at the Vatican, "it is not easy" to match the size of

last year's 1200 delegate AIDS conference at the Vatican.

Archbishop Angelini said Italian law restricting the manner in which large groups of people with infectious diseases can gather, and concern about the church's ability to provide emergency medical care for AIDS patients far from home in the latter stages of their disease, make such a large-scale gathering difficult.

The archbishop said he

was trying to organise a series of smaller meetings, each with 100 to 200 delegates, in various nations which would "manifest not only charity, but also the justice" of the church's AIDS ministry.

Activists complained that nothing was heard from AIDS sufferers at the Vatican November Conference.

Archbishop Angelini said there are no current plans for a specific papal on pronouncement AIDS, saying that the

published proceedings of last year's conference was a kind of "magisterial document" dealing with the AIDS crisis.

A second Vatican AIDS conference is scheduled for November he said.

"It is very easy to speak, but not easy to act" on AIDS, Archbishop Angelini said.

"It is not easy to accept this work," he added, calling help to people with AIDS a question of justice, not charity.

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Sin 'yes' to talk On the epidemic MANILA, Philippines (CNS): Cardinal Jaime Sin's invitation to be the keynote speaker at an international AIDS conference in Australia later this summer has put the spotlight on the apparent spread of the fatal infection in the Philippines.

The cardinal is scheduled to speak on the religious and ethical aspects of the global

AIDS epidemic. Ausofficials tralian involved in the conference are said to consider it a coup he agreed to give the talk.

Cardinal Sin is an important figure in the Philippines. where the government is just getting under way with an extensive public inforcampaign mation designed to educate Filipinos about acquired deficiency immune

'Sabotaging own efforts' ST LOUIS (CNS): A Jesuit priest who works with e nvironmentalists says many are sabotaging their own efforts to save the earth.

"The great problem in the environmental movement is that there's way too many people who think what they're doing is the most important thing," said Father Albert J. Fritsch, "and they simply shut each other out".

Many models of environmental action are based on various aspects of Jesus, he said. In trying

to heal the earth, people need to recognise the same diversity of gifts in

each other, the priest said.

He noted that the Church's liturgical cycle is built on the earth's seasons.

"We rise with spring and then we moderate ourselves in summer, which is where we are now," he said. "We slow down in the autumn period of winter, we prepare again for rising in the spring."

Like Jesus on the cross,

the priest said, the earth is a suffering place. Yet people should not focu§ too much on that suffering or on the Easter glory of "God's great gift of creation", he said.

syndrome.

Dr Manuel Dayrit, chairman of the Filipino National Advisory Committee for AIDS Control,

says the campaign was prompted by what appears to be an increasing number of AIDS cases. He said the Philippine Department of Health is still trying to

determine the cause of the increase.

"It can be due to a better reporting system: Dayrit

compared those in Catholic health care who work with AIDS patients to the Good Samaritan.

"Many people still do not know Jesus Christ," he said when asked if the church was doing enough for AIDS victims.

"Christ gave us the example of his own human suffering and his code of service to the sick.

"The church must continue to teach the exam-

ple of the man on the road in the parable." he said.

more than two million from 1989's figure of 54,918,989, is due largely

to the inclusion of Eastern-rite Catholics, according to Jeanne Hanline, managing editor of the directory.

Eastern-rite statistics had been "sketchy", but this year reporting of much was them

improved, Ms Hanline said. Before, she said, "patchwork" "that everyone's leaving often reporting came from the church. That's not Latin-rite dioceses in the case."

the national or supraregional level."

The draft said bishops' But it said conferences conferences were useful do not have a theological for "examining, debating basis, "have no compeand coordinating impor- tence to establish doctritant ecclesial problems at nal and moral contents," bishops for comment.

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Faith alive in Kimberleys Three days of the greatest celebrations ever witnessed in the Kimberleys marked the centenary of Beagle Bay recently.

The planting of the Faith in what was then one of the most remote regions of the NorthWest by the pioneering Bishop Gibney of Perth with a handful of French Trappists in June, 1890, has borne much fruit.

This was evidenced by the three thousand Aborigines who travelled to Beagle Bay Mission from the East and West Kimberleys, the Northern Territory and Alice Springs.

The festivities, including an outdoor solemn high Mass each day, tribal dancing and singing left a profound impression on those who participated.

Bishop Jobst of Broome and about fifteen missionary priests and brothers as well as a contingent of nuns from all parts of Western Australia watched with moistened eyes as the Aborigines set in motion an unforgettable series of liturgical and cultural activities.

Bishop Jobst had flown in with Abbot David Tomlins of Tarrawarra, Victoria, who represented the Cistercian Order which worked in the area from 1890-1900.

Several Pallottines who had worked on the missions, as well as their provincial, Father Eddy Wehrmaker, made the long trip from Perth for the occasion.

Father John Luemmen, of Riverton Parish, described the celebrations as "the most memorable in the history of the missions in the Kimberleys".

three days of joyful expression of the Faith in the Kimberleys with our Aboriginal brothers and sisters in Christ," he added.

There was a colourful reenactment of Bishop Gibney's arrival at Beagle Bay one hundred years ago. Paul Cox, robed in white, was led by an armed police tracker into the mission compound

Beagle Bay's Centenary Pentecost cele-

a dramatisation of Jesus call to Zacchaeus to come down out of the tree.

bration was preceded by a vigil service of reconciliation that included 'sorry songs' in different languages after they had been c alled forward by name.

The evening included "I cannot praise highly enough the splendid organisation carried out by the Aborigines over those three magnificent days," Father I.uemmen said.

"It was just magnificent," he added. "We were all deeply moved by the spirit of joy and co-operation between so many tribal groups."

Abbot Tomlins was also immensely impressed by what he saw at Beagle Bay. "It is a wonderful experience to visit the mission which was founded by Trappist monks so long ago," he said.

"I shall never forget these

At the Mass of Pentecost, sung in Latin by the Beagle Bay choir, the penitential water ceremony was performed by the Kunuas visitors, young and old, looked on entranced.

Bishop Gibney wrote about his efforts to find a mission site as follows: "On June 4, 1890, one Trappist Father, a policeman, an Aboriginal guide and I set out from the little town of Derby at the mouth of the Fitzroy River to search for a suitable mission location.

We were all on horseback and headed off in a south-easterly direction.

On June 6 we arrived at the Fitzroy River which we could not ford because we had missed the only crossing, and we were

By Don Francis Byrne OSB

forced to camp without a drop of water in the open without any protection from the heavy rainstorm which came during the night.

On June 9 we arrived at the Frazer River which nurra and Yaruman people and a bible book dance was performed by the Red Hill people.

La Grange tunes were also used during the c eremony and after the consecration the Balgo Law Men perwe followed for two days.

Again we had to camp in the open without drinking water. We had met no Aborigines.

We had to continue until we reached a place where there was water became the Trappist priest was running a temperature.

For several days we rested and went hunting to get some meat while the priest recovered. During this time we met our first bushmen who seemed friendly.

Continuing our journey to the west we arrived on June 18 at a small cattle station belonging to two white settlers who

employed many Aborigines.

After another two days ride we arrived at Beagle Bay where we met many shy but not hostile Aborigines.

Following the departure of the Trappists, the mission was taken over by the German Pallottines who have had such a remarkable

for the celebrations. On the first night she slept in her sleeping bag on the floor of the convent and described the three days' celebrations as "out of this world".

"It was a very moving, prayerful experience . . . one that I shall not forget," she said.

The principal of New Norcia Catholic College,

formed a sacred corroboree to the Eucharistic Lord. Kalumburu people read the prayers of the faithful which had been composed by the Beagle Bay people.

At a sundowner cultural night on Sunday evening there were

presentations of a traditional dance by Balgo women, traditional fire-making by the Red Hill and Yaruman communities, and a Holy spirit fire dance with lighted sticks along with a combined communities celebration corroboree.

influence on the growth of Christianity in this region.

The Pallottine priests and brothers who have served with such unstinting love in this area will always have a special place in the annaLs of Church history.

Another pioneering band. of course, which must be mentioned, are the Sisters of St John of God. In 1907, a group of nuns, under the indomitable Sister Antonio O'Brien, arrived at Beagle Bay to add strength to the missionary effort.

Sister Therese-Marie Fleming also travelled north as several of her students are from Beagle Bay. She summed up the event: "Most memorable."

A year nine student at the college, Laurence Cox, 14, told me that he had never seen such excitement and so many different tribes dancing and singing in his whole life.

One of the highlights was the tribal procession at the offertory at the open-air high Mass. It was colourful and reverential and the gifts included Aboriginal artwork and the handing over of an eye-catching headgear by an Aboriginal elder to

75-year-old Sister justina McCourt, of Subiaco, Perth, travelled to the Kimberleys

Above. The celebration included the 50 year anniversary of Pallottine Brother William (left) who has spent 40 years at Beagle Bay and who is pictured renewing his vows to provincial superior Father Eddy Wehrmaker.

Top right, right and below: Offertory gifts included painting and craft work presented by the Balgo and Halls Creek groups.

Centre above: At the offertory procession Balgo corroboree dancers approach Bishop Jobst at the altar before handing over the dancer's head-dress as a gift.

Below right: The celebration opened with a re-enactment of the Beagle Bay arrival on horseback by Bishop Gibney (played by Paul Cox) and accompanied by police trackers.

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Bishop Jobst.

One of the most endearing sights was the effervescent figure of Father Francis Huegel who is one of the longest serving Pallottine priests at Beagle Bay. Aged 87, he took part with elan in all of the ceremonies and even managed to "launch" a small book to mark the centenary ("This Is Your Place: Beagle Bay Mission 1890-1990") edited by himself and Sister Brigida Nailon, a scholar and Brigidine nun. It deals with the life-stories of several Aborigines at Beagle Bay. It is Father Francis' dream to one day see the missions run by priests, brothers and nuns from among the Aboriginal population.

Mr William Smith, chairman of The Beagle Bay community, gave the welcoming address, while the master of ceremonies was Father Sebastian.The Beagle Bay Choir sung the various parts of the Mass.

As the trucks, four-wheel vehicles and cars eventually made their way down the long, dusty red track and back to remote places such as Turkey Creek, Balgo, La Grange, Derby. Halls Creek, Fitzroy Crossing, Derwin, Red Hill and Yaruman communities a gentle peace descended on Beagle Bay. The pilgrimage to mark all pilgrimages in the Kimberleys had left its joyful echo in the hearts of all . .

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BISHOP QUINN OFFICIATES AT DEDICATION OF A NEW CHURCH At the dedication of the Church of The Holy Family in Park, Spencer A lbany, emphasis was aptly centred on the family both in the content of the congregation and the format of the

ceremony.

By 4pm all car parks were full and cars overflowed onto the lawns as 600 people gathered in the adjoining St Joseph's

College gymnasium preparatory to a processional to the church.

Rain delayed the start of the procession which eventually way wound its through the grounds and down the entry drive to the church entrance where the Bishop of Bunbury, the Most Reverend Peter Quinn, was welcomed by the Chairman of the Par.,

ish Council Hans Fleck and the builder John Wauters.

Mr Wauters then presented the plans of the church and the key of the main doors.

Bishop Quinn then presented the key to Father Noel Fitzsimons. the parish priest, who opened the doors for the official party and parishioners to enter.

In his address, Bishop Quinn said:

"The beauty of this building must remind you of the beauty of Christ."

The beauty of the building was matched by the singing of the choir and accompanying organ and musical instruments conthe by ducted Director of Music Hugh Father Galloway.

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Mrs Irene Boulger (84) was born in Albany and was baptised, christened, took her first communion and was married in St Joseph's Church, Albany.

Her only child, Robert and his wife Margaret were also present at the ceremony.

"The church is beautiful. I was pleasantly surprised," said Mrs Boulger.

"We will be sharing our loyalties between the old and the new churches but I hope to be able to walk to the new church which is not that far from my home," she said.

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Top: The Spencer Park hillside position of the new Holy Family church has to be a sign of God to the community, Bishop Quinn said.

Above: The Holy Family church can cater for 420 people and is characterised

by Tasmanian oak in its ceiling, seating and other furniture. The walls are finished in graffito.

Right: A large foyer is accessible through archways and can be used for overflow congregations or after-Mass gathering of the congregation.

6 The blessing and dedication of this church is pointless and of little value if one only relishes its architectural construction . . . unless its beauty, strength, its harmony and components are matched by the lives of you who can claim it as your parish church.

This building means little if we put it up and fail to see that it must stand out in this community as a sign that we are a people who want God to be known, loved, obeyed and respected. 9

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Surtly you'd welcome lithe assistance when it coties to solving the prolgos in your life.

W ho wouldn't? Maybe you ten look to God for this i;sistance.

For many people, "grate is a synonym for the hi p God gives when they i-ied it most. Grace "saves' them from whatever s dragging them dowk

It is natural to turn to God whenever you sense your own needs, or someone else's, most acutely. The help God provides is real.

relationship with you.

Grace, then, is something like the life communicated and shared by two people who love each other.

Thus grace is powerful; But is the idea of grace it changes people — restricted to the idea of transforms them, the help and assistance? way love does. Within More basic, perhaps, is this context, God's assistthe idea of grace as God's ance emerges.

The idea of grace, then, life and love, shared in a

is revealing. It reveals something about God: that God's activity in people's lives takes the form of love.

And grace reveals something about us.

This gift — the way love always does — affirms our self-worth, enlivens us and draws out the best in us.

What's happened to grace?

The little things done greatly

By Father Eugene LaVerdiere Thirty years ago is not such a long time, unless you're 30 years old. But then, think of the changes that have taken place since 1960.

That's the year I began my studies in theology.

One of the topics we talked about was grace. very was Grace important.

It was the way we talked about our relationship with God, a wonderful retransforming lationship.

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We are all visible embodiments of grace in the kindnesses we show others, writes Blessed Sacrament Father Eugene LaVerdiere.

1,\ hatever did happen to grace?

There were problems, of course. We tended to quantify grace. It didn't occur to us then, but that was like trying to quantify love.

There was no measuring the love of human parents in quarts and pints, but somehow we managed to think of divine grace with images of milk bottles more or less full.

And by the way, whatever happened to milk Grace even provided bottles? special help from God for Milk bottles have joined difficult challenges and the stuff of history. Who responsibilities. would have thought Grace was a special they'd ever be collectors' kind of life, a gift of God items? that attuned us to God. But what about grace?

This divine life needed a Grace is still with us, follow-up. Human parents do not abandon even if we have new their children at birth. ways of talking about it.

What went is the tenNeither does God. dency to quantify grace.

Today, 30 years later, I can't recall the last time Just a few days ago. I I heard a group of heard a wonderful story students talking about about grace from an grace. The year 1960 elderly member of the seems a long time ago, Little Company of Mary, after all.

Sister Mary Paul.

Willi her full head of silica white hair, peaceful s iile and short firm step assisted by a waBi r, Sister Mary Paul is th kind of woman you'd like to take home with mu.

The story took place in 1960. Sister Mary Paul was n a train. Opposite her at an 18-year-old Iewisi boy named Levi. ne of the stops, a pass iger leaned over to Sista Mary Paul as she went out and said, "Saar, would you say a prar r for me?"

She nodded a yes.

After the train got going again Levi spoke up.

"Wh) did that woman askt as to pray for her?"

As Sister Mary Paul went3n,Icould visualise voun; Levi watching her (-key as he listened. "I suguse because of my life edication to God. Sharelt I would care enosith for her to pray for hr.Fiefs and trees and railaad crossings flitted past Alltr awhile, Levi

Can you see grace?

Poor Magdalene!

Mary

An uncritical reading of certain Gospel passages led to an image of her as a prostitute who was converted and became a disciple of Jesus.

This makes for good drama, of course. But Mary Magdalene was probably just an undistinguished woman from a little town, Magdala.

And she was apparently very sick. For Luke tells us "seven demons" went our from her (Luke 8:2).

Illnesses in those days were ascribed to evil spirits and seven demons sugests a serious illness.

In spite of her ordinar-

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iness, her weakness, Magdalene Mary responded to God's love which reached out to her in Jesus' kindness. And she was transformed.

She was one of the few to follow Jesus all the way to Calvary — and beyong. She was in the state of grace — loving Jesus and his Father.

One cannot "see" grace any more than one can "see" God, but its effects can be seen in people's lives.

Grace is a gift. In fact, the word "grace" translates the Greek word meaning favor, gift, love.

But grace is not a oneshot deal, something that

By Father John Castelot happens and is over and done with.

Rather, it is an ongoing quiet relationship, maybe. hut powerful — like being in love.

When we accept this gracious offer, we enter into a relationship with God. This relationship empowers us not only to cope with life but to live more vibrant and meaningful lives.

St Paul expressed this in a memorable passage: "I live, no longer I. but Christ lives in me" (Galatians 2:20).

turned to Sister Mary Paul and asked: "Sister, do you like Jewish rye bread?"

"Oh yes? I do."

"He took out a big loaf, broke off a generous piece and gave it to me."

"Take it, eat!"

"I had shivers all through me."

"How said.

wonderful!" I

Sister went on. "We both ate, neither of us saying anything I can remember. But before he got up to leave, Levi leaned over to me and said, "Sister, would you pray for me?"

Returning from her memory to me and 1990, Sister Mary Paul concluded her story.

Paul's story, not even once. But its reality was surely there.

There was Sister Mary Paul's presence and obvious dedication, the visible embodiment of grace, like an enduring smile. We used to call that kind of grace "sanctifying grace".

Sanctifying grace is lovingly given and generously transforming.

The angel Gabriel referred to sanctifying grace on meeting Mary, the mother of Jesus: "Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you."

The angel's greeting is now part of every Catholic's prayer.

We may not talk about grace much, but we do talk about God being with someone.

"That was 30 years ago.

He was just a student We think of this as new then. I wonder where he language for grace, but is now." we owe it to the angel Sister Mary Paul still Gabriel no less than the prays for Levi. "I've lots of old language of grace. time you know."

Even in 1960, those who The word grace did not talked to Sister Mary enter into Sister Mary Paul on the train did not

Paul is an especially Bartimaeus accepted spectacular example of the offer: "Master,I want what grace can do to to see." He received his transform people. But no sight, and much more. one can say, "Who, me? He was given insight, and I'm no saint!" For God the courage to follow chooses "the weak of the Jesus "on the way" to world to shame the, Calvary and beyond (Mark 10:46-52). strong," (1 Corinthians If we cannot see grace, 1:27). we may detect it in Look at the strange moments when we are assortment of characters enabled to rise above our who responded to Jesus. w eakness, to accept They were by no means bravely and peacefully shoo-in candidates for the death of a loved one, greatness. But they for instance. became great.

We may look back in amazement and ask, Bartimaeus The blind was a wretched beggar "How on earth did I ever without a future. Jesus make it through that?" stepped into his life with The answer, of course, is an offer of love: "What do by the grace of God, by you want me to do for .The power of his gracious ,o low. you?"

think of her as blessed with grace. But they certainly knew God was with her and that is why they asked her to pray for them.

What about that shiver Sister Mary Paul felt and which memory still recalls after 30 years?

Another actual grace!

It should be clear then what happened to grace.

It received a new name: God-with-us, new only because we had forgotten it.

And by the way, Sister Mary Paul's story was quite a gift itself, a grace actually.

That is not all. What about the woman who asked for prayer?

And what about Levi, the Jewish boy who asked why she had done that, who pondered her answer, offered her Jewish rye bread and later asked her to pray for him?

In 1960, all of those were so many "actual graces", little gifts, special helps, reminding us that God was indeed with us.

DISCUSSION POINTS What does God do? Choose one or two words or phrases to characterise roles God fulfills in your own life.

Selected Responses From Readers: "My 49-year-old daughter is dying of cancer and I couldn't get through it. God gives you what you need to bear these things." — Mary Ellen Ackerman.

"God comes to me through my ministry to handicapped persons who enrich me by their ability to love God, totally." — Sister Justa Walton.

"God has given me an attitude of acceptance and surrender to his will. This means being free to invest my time and energy in more positive endeavors." — Bessie Briscoe.

"He helps us to be good people. He gives us strength . . . in the sacraments." — Chris Nelson (grade 5), Mayhew Lake, Minn.; "God gives us a beautiful world." — Stacy Kim (grade 5).

"God liberates me to see things differently so I can act differently." — Ennio Mastroianni.

Neil A. Parent says that grace essentially has to do with being rooted in God and being continually beckoned by the Spirit to live that reality in matters great and small, like patiently listening to children, for example.

Whenever I think of grace, I think of that awful time in third grade when I thought that Sister Mary Austin

was saying "grapes". still can vividly see my

classmates gleefully enraptured by my squirming attempts to distinguish between "sanctifying grapes" and "actual grapes".

My understanding of grace has progressed a bit since then.

However, the more I ponder its meaning, the moreIstand in awe of its mystery.

For grace is nothing other than the communication of God's life and support to us.

Grace essentially has to do with being rooted in God and being continually beckoned by the Spirit to live that reality in matters great and small.

When I take time to notice,Isee many people responding to God's grace.

They embody goodness and love — not each and every moment, of course, t least some of the time.

There they are, spending time with the mentally and physically handicapped, working to improve the environment, patiently listening to their mate or children.

They volunteer time in community organisations, give their hardearned money to charitable causes, and promote justice and racial harmony.

They wipe tears from tiny faces and warmly

Small Things Done Greatly

By Neil A. Parent welcome the stranger.

When we think of cooperating with God's grace, people of heroic stature often come to mind — the Mother Teresas of this world.

But we should also think of the many graced moments in our lives and the lives of those around us.

Some weeks ago, I pulled into my favourite petrol station.

After filling the tank, I went to pay the attendant, a person whom I have known for some time.

As I slid my credit card across the counter, he asked if I had noticed how the station had changed.Ilooked around but did not notice anything.

"They took away the full-service section," he said.

I asked if it had been losing money.

"No," he said, "it was doing fine. But those guys at headquarters think they known what is best."

Signing the credit form, nodded my understanding.

"You know how it is," he continued. "It's the Peter Principle. They promote people until they reach their level of incompetence. Then they start making stupid decisions."

I briefly weighed whether to season the

conversation with other examples of failed leadership. (I'm partial to pointing out the deficiencies of elected officials.)

But for some reason I held my tongue.

"Yeah." I said finally. "I known all about stupid decisions. I make enough of them. And I'm sure that those who work with me suffer often from their effects."

The attendant stood in stunned silence. He looked at me for the longest time with his mouth frozen slightly open.

Then, his face expanding into a sheepish grin, he lowered his eyes, nodded and said, "Yeah, I guess I make a lot of dumb decisions too."

For me, that was a graced moment. It was a special instance when the two of us were helped to put things in a more wholesome, less critical perspective.

We were able to see ourselves much like those we were prone to criticise. In so doing, we avoided the kind of toxic conversation that can poison the spirit.

Meister Eckhart, the medieval mystic, once said, "God asks only one thing of us: to let God be God in us."

That's what grace is all about — helping us let God's presence and love take center stage in our lives.

Sometimes that will lead to acts of greatness.

But for the most part, it will mean doing small things with greatness.

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Karen in centre of a profound experience One lady who's very much into the ecumenical scene, is Ms Karen Hayes.

A member of the Focolare Movement and the Archdiocesan Advisory Committee on Ecumenical A ffairs, Karen attended in this latter capacity the 50th annual ecumenical meeting of the Foco-

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This was around Genfest 1990 in Rome which also saw a great body of Focolarini youth in attendance.

This one was particularly relevant said Karen, because it enabled the

recently freed Iron Curtain people to attend for the first time.

About 450 people came from 25 countries with a variety of churches represented such as Catholic, Anglican, Reformed, Lutheran and Orthodox.

The meeting format provided an opportunity for people from the various countries to discuss their unique

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ecumenical problems and also their successes achieved working on the theme of unity through love.

"As each national presented their problems, it was evident that the choice of God as love above all else, and the radical refocussing of life centred on the gospel. had been invaluable tools in uniting people despite their differences in race and background," said Karen.

"Many stated that the atmosphere of unity and oneness they found at the meeting was a profound experience for them."

On the fourth day the Foc.olare's foundress and president, Chiara Lubich, spoke on the Holy Spirit's ecumenical focus and how his work had been with the Movement throughout its history.

Chiara Lubich highlighted God's intervention in human affairs through the crumbling of the Berlin Wall and political events in Eastern Europe saying He could surely break down barriers among churches.

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Karen Hayes, a member of the Focolare movement recently returned from Rome, is a great believer in ecumenism.

"Many were touched by this talk which was full of hope," said Karen who went on to say Archbishop Cassidy, an Australian who is president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity, spoke on the following day presenting the pope's vision for ecumenism and how the churches could work towards unity.

"He also touched on various developments within churches which would slow down the unifying process with the Catholic Church."

Group discussions took place daily "with a colourful array of nations among the English speaking". said Karen, with one Anglican from South Africa saying how living the spirituality of

unity, she had initiated much ecumenical activity among local churches.

Along this street in Johannesberg are many different churches.

Through established love on a daily basis, unity had developed enabling the boundary crossing of individual traditions.

On certain occasions each minister was then able to present in another's church on certain occasions.

A sense of openness was created through people greeting each other on the street and so on and sharing various activities in the communities, the lady had stated.

"Mutual love similar to that of the early Christians had broken down all barriers.

"It was also interesting to hear similar experiences from Chicago Evangelical and Moscow Russian Orthodox followers, and others from the Lutheran and Catholic churches."

Each related his story at a parochial level and told how living this way had affected their entire lives," Karen said.

A subsequent meeting with Pope John Paul H had affected some with one man saying he'd been converted much more to accepting the Catholic faith freely through experiencing the Holy Father's presence.

Each day an ecumenical service was held with each nation preparing individual services, one being held in the catacombs of St Domitilla near Rome.

"This was a meaningful service as here were Christians uniting to worship in the mode and nature of the early Christians."

On the final day participants journeyed to Loppiano near Florence, a

home of the Focolarini where people from every nation live the spirituality of unity "and this is an example of what life could be like if lived in the gospel light", said Karen, who believes that the meeting proved a powerful witness to the spirituality of the Rx;olare Movement which has unity as its main aim.

"The unity which Jesus asked for in His last prayer to the Father That all may be one."

This spirituality which was founded in wartime Italy in 1943 with the Focolare Movement. became a dynamic means of introducing the gospel into everyday life within the setting of the Catholic Church.

"It was Jesus' presence in the midst of various relationships and groups that enabled this living of the gospel to spread within the Catholic Church, renewing the faith of many." said Karen.

This led them to meet others of various traditions and thus the first step towards ecumenism was taken.

"In fact mutual love established an ecumenism of life made concrete through the ordinary interaction of everyday life."

The Focolare seed of unity through love has become implanted in many areas of the world, said Karen, and flowers in particular at the annual Mariapolis where people come from all over, frequently from various traditions (although there is always a large number of Catholics), providing an environment where people can build and unify in love.

The WA Mariapolis will take place on July 11-15 and anyone interested may contact the Focolare Centre on 381 6170 or 271 3222.

Joan is loving the challenge The Julian Singers, well known around Perth for their beautiful choral work and their white academic gown with its green trim, have given years of musical contribution at a multitude of venues.

At the Eucharistic Congress in 1973 the idea of forming a choir for Religious to sing liturgical music was suggested because of the vast untapped source of talent.

According to the JS librarian Mary Haydock who has been with the JS since 1978, there was a vast reservoir of musicians among the religious who never made

music, but merely taught.

Because it would ensure the continuation of traditional choral music and was also culturally desirable, the Catholic Liturgical Choir known as the Julian Singers, was set up in 1976 by Father Rayson SSS, under the patronage of St Peter Julian Eymard.

Their aims were to develop talents of singers interested in good liturgical music and in the process enhance the musical aspect of the liturgy for parishes and other groups (normally within the Perth Archdiocese), as well as participating in other choral recitals.

After a couple of years they were joined by lay and other denominations and also sang with other church groups, some of whose members continued on to sing with the JS. Upon Father Rayson's departure for Melbourne in 1982, Christian Brother Gerald Crooks took over as musical

Members of the Queen of Apostles parish boys' choir in rehearsal.

director until 1987 when he left to set up a music department at St Patrick's College Geraldton.

Principal of St Anthony's Primary Wanneroo, John Willett, continued on for 18 months in a temporary capacity and was then succeeded

by Joan Hind of Shelley, the current musical director.

Joan had joined the choir in 1985 and took up the directorship in 1990 — and is "loving the challenge!"

A graduate of the Guild Hall School of Music London, Joan said she gained much choral experience with the Oriana Madrigal Society under teacher and conductor Charles Kennedy Scott.

Since her arrival here 25 years ago, Joan has been very much involved with the Perth musical scene.

She is a teacher of remedial voice production and teaches privately voice production from beginners through

to diploma and performance as well as being a singing examiner for the Australian Music Examination Board and representative for the WA Specialist panel for the Board.

Joan also has the Madrigal Singers, a small but well known group ensemble of 12 singers.

Delighted to be with the JS because "although I have conducted small choirs, I haven't large, so this will broaden my horizons into larger scale works," Joan believes working with such an group enthusiastic makes it easy to get through the amount of work they do, and her involvement "is a very pleasurable experience!"

The choir which practices two hours weekly at Mercedes College, performs on invitation and their role is to enhance religious services. Basically they sing religious music but are not tied to that and their services are sought at weddings, ordinations and jubilees, plus liturgical events and concerts.

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Julian Singers' musical director Joan Hind (left) looking over some photographs of 'notable times' with JS librarian Mary Haydock.

The group is self contained with their own and accompanists soloists.

Each one belongs to their own parish choir as well as the JS, "so they have a very full liturgical musical life and are very well schooled in liturgies," said Joan.

All official positions in the choir are honorary and it has a membership of around 60.

The JS, who are members of the Royal School of Church Music and have a member on that board, believe themselves to be very streamlined in as much as they

have deputies for the key positions should anyone by unavailable. Both accompanists are skilled organists.

Anyone seeking more information on the IS could ring Joan on 457 7556 or Mary 450 6452.

Church wants : young talent The Queen of the Apostles Catholic church in Riverton has big plans to boost its boys' choir and are inviting young lads in the area to come forward.

"The more we have the better," said Egbert Guichard, the choir master.

He said the search for young talent has been a neverending process.

A voluntary choir, the boys give up their free time each Thursday for practice.

They range from Years 3 to 9 and the present "crop" are mainly drawn from the Queen of Apostles School.

Mr Guichard said that most of the members of the choir have been around for two years.

"In that sense we are lucky and we can do a lot of things. The boys enjoy what they are doing," he added.

The next important assignment for the youngsters is on July 8, they will sing with the seniors at the parish church 9am Mass.

Last April, the boys' choir won first prize in the open choir section of the Fremantle Eisteddfod.

If you would like to arrange an audition call 457 4086 or 457 2424.

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focus Above: Albany Director of Music Father Hugh Galloway urging the congregation to lift the roof of Holy Family church while at the Gospel Reflection a sweeter sound came from the Monday students (inset) led by teacher Libby Sippe.

Below left: The Book of Gospels was carried through the congregation by St Joseph's College head student Jane Ewers-Verge accompanied by other students and preceded by Narelle Holt and Sandra Elia.

Below: The congregation that packed Holy Family church included acolytes, other laity and other church representatives.

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friends for the Masses and prayers offered for the repose of the soul of our beloved brother. We are CALLAGHAN: The family very grateful for the of the late Sybil Agnes support and loving symCallaghan would grate- pathy given to us during fully like to thank all our our time of loss. May God relatives, friends, and very bless and reward you for dear friends of Sybil from your generosity. the parish of Maylands, for their attendance at the IN MEMORIAM Rosary, Requiem Mass and funeral service. Spe- CANNY Jospeh Germain, cial thanks to Fathers Wey, Gladys Lucy: Departed Hewitt and Bianchini, this life 25.6.1984 and nuns from St Anne's and 17.9.1980. Our dear Father Mercedes, the Legion of and Pa Pa, Mother and Mary, the Third Order of Mumma. Memories grow Our Lady of Mt Carmel, as each year passes. the Marian Movement, Lovingly remembered by and the catechists who Brian, Janet, David, Janine, a ttended. Thanks for Paul and Greg. condolences, cards and ROBLESS John: Your floral tributes and for all presence we miss, Your the Masses offered, for memory we treasure. our darling Mum and Loving you always, ForgetNana. God bless you all. ting you never. Gloria, Gary, Shaun and Simone.

O'BRIEN: In loving RUSSELL: The family of memory of our dear the late Fr Joseph Francis friend Father James Russell wish to thank Patrick O'Brien who cried Archbishops Foley and June 3, 1988. May he rest Goody, Bishops Healy and in the peace of Christ.

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Cate Hale, Cathie Allen, Rob Parish and Mark Ratajczak share some happy memories of Cathie's farewell party at the Youth Office on June 4.

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Seeking to serve With so many attractive alternatives presenting themselves to youth today, it is gratifying to see that there are still some enthusiastic young people who are prepared to give a year or two of their lives to the

vital work of youth ministry.

Reflecting on the recent departure of Cathie Allen from the Archdiocesan office, youth chaplain Father Joe Parkinson this week echoed he thoughts had expressed during

Cathie's farewell Mass at Xavier Francis St Church, East Perth, on June 4.

"Besides her wealth of experience, Cathie's warmth, honesty and tremendous enthusiasm for the work will be missed at Claverton

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Street," he said.

"As we head into a new and exciting era in our youth ministry, the challenge is to draw other young people with similar qualities to share in our mission.

"Thankfully, young are today people extremely generous in offering their time and energy to the Church."

Taking Cathie's place in the northern suburbs is Stacy Purvinskis (20) of Glen Forrest, who was one of five applicants for the position.

Stacy is the first fulltime worker at the Youth Office to launch immediately into a broader role outlined in changes made earlier this year.

She will work with Charis and Antioch groups as well as parish youth groups, and is available to assist any parish seeking to establish or strengthen their groups.

MUSIC MINISTRY WEEKEND August 17-19 AT AVONDOWN, TOODYAY. For young Catholic musicians aged 16 & over Cost: Just $35 (Students $30) Enquiries & registration Ph 328 9878 The Record, June 28, 1990

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Storytime and books

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

Bridget of Sweden Bridget Persson was born at the beginning of the 14th century into a wealthy, powerful Swedish family. Her father was governor of Upland in Sweden, her mother a governor's daughter.

When Bridget was 12 her mother died. Her busy father, unable to care for her by himself, sent her to live with an aunt. Two years later married Ulf

Gudmarsson, who was 18. were happy They together and over the years had eight children.

Their daughter Catherine of Sweden is honored as a saint. Bridget lived a life of privilege on her husband's estate. She also prayed a lot and began to experience God speaking to her in remarkable ways.

Unlike most women of her time and position,

Bridget developed lasting friendships with several learned men. She loved to talk with them about politics, art, business and religion.

In 1335 the King of Sweden, Magnus II, invited Bridget to become lady-in-waiting to his bride Queen new Blanche. Bridget liked the royal couple, but did not like how they lived.

She tried to influence them to live better Christian lives.

Bridget's oldest daughter entered into a marriage that proved unhappy.

Then her youngest son died. Sorrowing, Bridget made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St Olaf in Norway.

When she returned, she tried harder to get the king and queen to live better lives. Seeing no

change in them, she decided to leave the royal court.

Bridget and her husband Ulf then made a pilgrimage to Compostela in Spain. On their way home in 1344 Ulf became very ill. He died soon at a Cistercian monastery.

Bridget stayed there near the monastery for four years. Concerned about her continuing visions, she confided in the prior. He wrote them down and assured her they were from God. She spoke out against the frivolous lives of the king and queen, many of the nobility and some of the bishops. Repenting temporarily, the king gave her money to found a monastery at Vadstena for 60 women and 25 men who lived in separate enclosures.

Game Help Bridget and her children find the way to the Holy Land from Sweden — go by sea and land

Her order, known as the Brigettines, still exists but no longer accepts men. Vadstena became the centre of learning in Sweden.

In 1349 Bridget decided to go to Rome. She stayed there, helpedthe poor and

worked to reform the church. She was not afraid to criticise powerful people.

In 1371 Bridget made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with her daughter Catherine and her four sons. On the way her son

Charles died.

After his funeral she went on to Palestine to visit the places important in Jesus' life. She arrived back in Rome in 1373, weak and ailing and died soon after. She was canonised a saint in 1391.

The Father Christmas Trap by M. Stonborough & S. Lenton. Published by Young Lions. $5.95.

Another Jet! The first 6 titles sold nearly 120,000 copies in the first 10 months!

Sarah. Christopher and baby Andrew want to find out who Father Christmas is.

They write him letters and leave out some cocoa and mince pies on Christmas Be, then they decide to lay a trap with every single piece of string they can lay their own . . .

Who do you think they catch??

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by Bluegum. $7.95.

Strips in The Sunday Age, The third Meggs from The Sun Herald, The Sunday Kemsley, based on the Mail, Cocky Circle Magazine. characters of Bancks, Ginger Meggs exhibition at the is back with a vengeance to Museum of Childhood in save a sight of natural beauty Sydney, TV appearances. and historical importance.

Meggs ( as Kemsley) is Someone's let that creep available for interview . . .

The Last of His Tribe by Henry Kendall. illustrated

by Percy Trezise and Mary Haginikitas. published by Collins-Ingram.

An Uncommonly Fine

King. Published by Collins. $7.95.

A well illustrated book on the coming of the First Fleet setting sail from England

under the command of Captain Arthur Phillip, and their adventures on reaching Botany Bay. A good way to introduce children to our Australian history

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A Christmas Carol. Ladybird Children's Classics

by Charles Dickens. Published by Ladybird Books.

Scrooge was the meanest man in the world.

He hated everybody and everything — especially Christmas.

Then one cold Christmas eve, three spirits came to visit him, and his life changed . .

Busy Santa RAYMOND BRIGGS

AN UNCOMMONLY FINE DIY

Day by Jahn Anthony

Old man Scrooge

An evocative book of prose on the last of an Aboriginal tribe, with simple, colourful illustrations.

Father Christmas ••••••"'s

Father Christmas by Ramond Briggs. Published by Picture Puffins.

$7.95.

Father Christmas awoke

from his dream of summer in the sun and there it was on the calendar. December 24, Christmas eve, the start of his longest night's work of the war.

The Christmas Day Kitten by fames Herriot.

Published by Picture Piper. $7.99.

Although Debbie was a stray cat, James Herriot often saw her warming herself by the fire when he called to see Mrs Pickering's Bassett hounds.

Then one snowy Christmas morning Debbie comes to the house again . . . carrying a new-born kitten.

This beautiful story, taken from James Herriot's Vets Might Fly, has been wonderfully illustrated by Ruth Brown. It is sure to find a home with children everywhere.

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Music makers and book buffs cord'

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

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Mary Black foremost Irish female entertainer and winner of awards, will be one of the top personalities to be heard at the Guinness Celebration of Irish Music performance.

Celebration of Irish music

For anyone who ever responded to the bewitching charm of an Irish tune, the second Guinness Celebration of Irish Music will be the entertainment highlight of 1990 when these artists appear at the Perth Concert Hall August 29 and 30.

Proudly presented by Jon Nicholls Productions and sponsored by Guinness — that most distinguished of Irish brews — thirty of the Emerald Isle's finest artists will join together in a musical festival that promises Australian audiences the very best of Irish folk, from lilting ballads to rollicking songs, haunting pipes to thrumming guitars.

The line-up includes such stars as Mary Black, Ireland's foremost female singer whose sold-out concerts, hit records and awardwinning performances have become a consistent feature of her career, Joining her are the renowned voices of Dolores Keane, wellloved for her traditional renditions, balladeer, Danny Doyle, and the acclaimed Jim McCann.

Those who saw the first highly successful Guinness Celebration in 1986 will recall the compelling duo of guitarist, Arty McGlynn and violinist, Nollaig Casey. Performing with them in this concert is another illustrious pair: harpist, Maire Ni Chathasaigh and guitarist, Chris Newman. Also appearing will be Donal Lunny, acknowledged master of Irish music both traditional and contemporary.

The seven-piece band, Stockton's Wing will once again treat Australian audiences to their stirring rhythms.

Colette's Japanese Cuisine, by Colette Rossant.

Published by Kodansba.

Distributed through Collins. bb. $27.95.

Colette Rossant's sense of romance and joy in the kitchen radiates from her like a natural force. Her vivacity is not contagious, but epidemic. Here she directs her formidable talents toward Japan.

After two extensive trips to Japan to look, explore, eat, sip, nibble, sniff, ask, and digest, Colette has intensified her love affair with foods Japanese. With a culinary instinct profoundly based in her native France, she here leads us through a fantasy of delightful flavours and textures, aromas, shapes and colours.

3 St Norbert's Mixed Pennants Following the results of Queens Park round 7 in the 1990 Next Week WACLTA Mixed Pennant A Grade competition, only one and a St Benedict's v Dianella; St half games separate top and Jude's v Queens Park; St bottom teams in A grade Norbert's — bye. whilst in B grade the gap has widened between the top B Grade Norberts v St Benedicts: ovieolie Y‘ati four and the bottom four St Queens Park v Corpus teams.

Christi; Pignatelli v Yidarra: A Grade St Mark's v Dianella.

St Jude's continued their when slump mid-season A Grade You Can Teach Your pupils for whom learning is they lost to Dianella 7 sets 80 With only one and a half Child to Read by Adrienne a natural, enjoyable part of games to 3 sets 65 games. games separating the top Dianella won two tiebreaker and bottom sides Round 8 of Katz. Published by Thor- life. sets which helped to set up the competition is vital to all sons. $10.95.

Adrienne Katz shows how their win. Dianella have teams.

The gift of reading is one of easy it is for you to teach your unpredictable this been St Benedict's can ill afford the most precious that you child to read — and how year. but when all their to lase to Dianella as it will can give your child because, members are available they then make their task that much fun yuu can both have with it, comes an Open door in the process. Using games, are a very formidable much more difficult. On the to knowledge and a head combination. rhymes and familiar situaother hand. Dianella have start in education. All Whilst the set scores were been hot and cold this tions as well as a careful parents want their children the same, St Norbert's had a season and they will want to choice of well-loved books, to do well at school — by more comfortable win over win this game to remain in your child will be learning t eaching them that books are St Benedict's, 7 sets 80 second position. new sounds and new words games to 3 sets 50 games. St fun, and that reading is a St Jude's will wan: . all the time, and he or she Norbert's now join Dianella reverse their mid-season pleasure, they are more will be reading before either in equal second position, poor form and will Lou likely to become confident of you even realise it! only half a game behind looking to rectify this when leaders St Jude's. As a result they clash with Queens of their loss St Benedict's Park. Likewise Queens Park dropped to the bottom of the will see the importance of table but are only one and a victory in this match if they half games behind the top want to play in the finals. team.

B Grade B Grade The top four teams meet Two relatively close games the bottom four sides in and two easy victories were Round 8 of the B grade the outcome of the four B competition. If recent form grade games. is any indication then the In an unfinished game gap will widen further Corpus Christi defeated following next week's Yidarra 8 sets 74 games to 1 games. set 50 games. Corpus Christi Selections did not have it all their own A Grade way as the game scores Dianella indicate. Corpus Christi St ludes retain their position at the head of the table and B Grade Yidarra are now two and a St Benedict's half games out of the top Corpus Christi Pignatelli four.

Dianella Dianella had a tough match against St Norbert's Queen Quest 4n Australian Dream by Dream' should be read by all Clubs are reminded that before finally winning 6 sets Paul Meleng & Murray those who aspire to live an for this year's nominations 76 games to 3 sets 67 games.

Davey. Published by ordered lifestyle, whilst Queen Quest close next Again this match was Action Press.

Dist maximising their resources. incomplete but Dianella had Tuesday, July 3, 1990. The through Collins. won sufficient sets to claim Queen Quest Dinner Dance It is an excellent guide to is to be held on August 4.

-You are in the financial the two points. the organisation of personal 1990 at the Wembley Lodge. game whether you like it or and family finances, and Pignatelli had an easy win Enquiries in respect to the not, so you may as well play should be required reading over St Benedict's, 9 sets 86 Queen entrants should be games to 1 set 34 games. to win." . . This book for all students." directed to Judy Russo on This result was surprising shows rail how.

387 3766. considering that both teams Denis B. Horgan "I believe 'An Australian Carnival were equal second before The SACLTA has provided this game. some further information St Mark's recorded their for this year's Adelaide second win for the season ACLTA carnival. A season when they defeated Queens ticket is to cost $160. For Park 6 sets 75 games to 4 sets further information pros64 gam . pective carnivalites should l Abble contact Damien Messer.

Grade home 458 1898 or work St Jude's 7 325 3655.

Dianella 6 Executive Meeting St Norbert's 6 The next WACLTA ExecuQueens Park 5 tive meeting is to be held on First Book of St Benedict's 4 Tuesday, July 3 at the home Basic Japanese B Grade of Michael and Chris Writing Corpus Christi 12 Messer, 119 Yale Road Pignatelli 11 Thornlie. The meeting is to Dianella 10 commence at 7.45pm sharp St Benedict's 9 One of the agenda items is Yidarra 5 the planning of the 1991 St Mark's Perth carnival.

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Let's Learn

Hiragana

Yastsko Kosaka Mrtarnur4

Let's Learn Hiragana by Yasuko Kosaka Mitamura. Published by Kodansha. Distributed through Collins. $15.95.

The first book of basic

Japanese writing. This companion volume to Let's Learn Katakana details, in simple, clear steps how to write all the hiragana symbols and their combinations. Fifty practical exercises.

Material submitted to The Record should preferably be typewritten or clearly and legibly handwritten, at least triple spaced with wide margins, in upper and lower case, and in style for the section for which it is intended.

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NEWMAN SOCIETY On Tuesday, July 10 at 7.30pm in the Senior Common Room, St Thomas More College, Crawley, emeritus Professor Mervyn Austin will lecture on "Newman the Scholar". This will be the fourth event to celebrate the centenary of Cardinal Newman's death. Open to all interested. Contact number 446 7340.

MERCY GROUP The next meeting of the Mercy Interest Group will be a guided tour of the newly restored Convent of Mercy at Victoria Square and the Pro-Cathedral, on Tuesday, July 3 at the Convent of Mercy, Victoria Square, Perth, 7.30 to 9.30pm.

Parking available in the school yard off Victoria Avenue opposite the Catholic Church office.

HOUR OF REPARATION The next Holy Hour for the World Apostolate of Fatima will be held on Sunday. July 8, at 3pm, in St Joseph Pignatelli Church, Davidson Road, Attadale. Fr T. Foster will officiate.

Archdiocesan Calendar JULY 1 Confirmation Gosnells, Archbi-

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A ALBORG TRAVEL

BEGINNING WEEKEND A Beginning Experience weekend for the separated, divorced and widowed -- will be held at St Joseph's Convent, Safety Bay, July 26-29. Phone Jenny on 447 3795, Dianna on 448 2940 or Gemma on 447 2922 (A/H).

An information evening about the weekend will be held at the following venues. North Beach Pastoral Centre, Meeting Room 2 on Wednesday, July 11 at 8pm. Phone Jenny 447 3795. Riverton, Monday, July 9 at 8pm. Ring Ron on 354 3282 (AA-I) or 317 1033 (w).

Swanview, Tuesday, July 10 at 8pm.

Ring Maggie on 294 4573. Whitfords on Monday, July 9 at 7.30pm at Whitfords Catholic Primary School.

Enquiries: Sharron 307 3972.

LIFE SUPPORT Centrecare Marriage and Family Service will in the period from July to December on • How to cope with grief (following death of a spouse); • How to let go (following separation); • Husbands, fathers, friends & lovers; • Being together (for couples); • How to take control of your life.

Information and application forms available by telephoning 325 6644.

40th Anniversar Ordination to Priesthood

Fr John Luemmen PP Our Lady Queen of Apostles

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BROTHER ANDREW will give a

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Monday, December 10, 1990 at 51 Cements Retreat Centre, Galong,, NSW. There will also be a

Monday, December 3, 1990

Concelebrated Mass Sunday July 8 at 7pm

Details ot both these retreats may be obtained by sending SAE to Fr F. Maher, SI, Retreats, 91 Auburn Road, Auburn, Vic, 3123. Tel (03) 882 9822 A/H (03) 592 2127.

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25th Anniversar Ordination to Priesthood

August Pilgrimage (24 days)

Fr Geoff Aldous

To Medjugorje and Shrines in Rome, Paray-leMonial (France), (St Margaret Mary and the Revelations of the Sacred Heart), Loreto, Nevers (St Bernadette), Assisi (St Francis), landano (Eucharistic Miracle), Florence, Milan, Turin, Oliveta, Citra (Appearances of BVM), Montechiara (Rosa Mystica), Lisieux (St Therese), Monte St Angelo, Foggia (Padre Pjo), Siena (St Catherine), London, Chaplain will be Fr F. Maher, SJ.

PP St Gerard-Majella, Mirrabooka A c oncrlebrated Mass ,aill he held on

Sunday July 1 at 3pm Parishioners of Gerard-AttieMa esters! their congratufationg to Father Geoff on this special occasion.

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Applicants must possess good scholastic ability with special talents in some other field. such as Music, Public Speaking, Drama, Art. The Scholarship is intended for boys whose family circumstances would otherwise make it difficult for them to attend the College.

The Scholarship covers tuition fees for Years 11 and 12. • Closing date July 27, 1990 Application forms for both scholarships are available from the College office.

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shop Foley.

Silver Jubilee Fr G. Aldous, A rchbishop Foley.

4 Confirmation, Palmyra, Monsignor Keating.

5 Confirmation, Willagee, Archbishop Foley.

WA Bishops Meeting.

6 6 & 8 Visitation Guildford, Archbishop Foley.

CWL State Conference, Archbi8 shop Foley.

40th anniversary of Priesthood Fr J. Luemmen, SAC, Archbishop Foley.

12 Focolare "Mariapolis", Archbishop Foley.

14-28 Archbishop Foley in Indonesia.

22 In St Mary's Cathedral, the 60th anniversary mass for Secular Franciscans, Monsignor Keating.

23 In St Patrick's Church Mass for teachers of the Fremantle region, Monsignor Keating.

Mass, Little Sisters of the Poor, Monsignor Keating.

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12 Victoria Ave Perth

for the Pallottine Youth Apostolate at Casa Pallotti, Millgrove, Victoria.

3. Catholic Volunteers for Pallotti College Adult Retreat Conference Centre, Millgrove, Victoria.

and

4. Pallottine Priests and Brothers to serve collaboratively in the Union of the Catholic Apostolate.

Interested people should contact.

Sr Anne O'Meara, RSJ or Fr Pat Jackson SAC for further information: Tel NO: (03) 898 4657 or write: St Vincent Pallotti College.

27 Barcelona St. Box Hill, Vic. 3128