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Sitting tall ...

Moving house has its ups and downs, besides backaches and headaches.

But for Catholic Migrant Centre's staffer Nena Newmann staying up is the way to go. After a presentation ceremony and in the midst of CMC moving house, Nena with cap and all sat tall — five seats high — in her room.

• See Page 11 for pictures and story on CMC's big move and the Catholic Job Club celebration.

Challenge of Catholic education ...

Call for clarity on priests' role • Page 4

Small snub for Madonna

MONSIGNOR KEATING TELLS OF SERIOUS QUESTIONS TEACHERS FACE

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The duke meets pope • Page 6

Parish gets a new look • Page 7

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Jesus Christ and His Word should be on Christians' lips as often as the Wildcats or the West Coast Eagles, Catholic teachers were told last Monday.

"We call people to hunger for the bread of life but their hunger for the eucharist is so weak because they are too busy and too tired, because they have football and their other sports," Monsignor Michael Keating told over 350 teachers and staff from the Fremantle region of Catholic schools at Mass in St Patrick's to start term three.

He also said that Catholic schools could not be a substitute for parents who were not living an evangelical Catholic lifestyle.

Nor were Catholic schools to be identified merely as a disciplined environment and a safe haven from state schools.

Monsignor Keating said that his experience visiting parishes and conferring confirmation made him say "I have not stopped giving thanks to God for you" to Catholic teachers and staffs.

He praised God for Mass being celebrated in Fremantle where the Church would be entering into tertiary university education.

On the other hand he told the teachers, they are faced with some serious questions: • Are Catholic schools effective agents in carrying out the evangelical mission of the Church?

• Are schools preparing the young to witness to Christ in today's society?

• Why are many from Catholic schools joining the 'legions of disenchanted and unchurched Catholics of Australia'?

• Will Catholic schools limp into the 21st century or will they surge forth with parishes to reach every person with Christ's message?

Schools were called to evangelisation and evangelisation called for conversion, he said.

For teachers it meant a conversion to be evangelgers, to want more faith foundation and education.

Monsignor Keating said Catholic schools ought to be the setting for the formation of Christian lives of staffs, parents and students.

"If parents are not living an evangelical Catholic lifestyle then children will not be easily inspired to do so," he said.

Formation and Christian education had

been identified as a big challenge for Perth archdiocese and the missing link between baptism and the last rites of the Church. said Monsignor Keating in conclusion.

"Far too many Catholics fail to reach their fullest potential as gifted members of the priesthood of the faithful."

On the other hand Catholic schools were not substitutes for what should be taking place in parishes, he pointed out. The schools must work in harmony with the parishes.

Catholic schools had many gifts and strengths, he said: • A clear identity founded in Jesus Christ and Catholic teaching.

• Highly trained and motivated teachers who had a ministry as well as a profession.

• A less expensive and more effective provision of education than that provided by government schools.

• Triral support from priests, parishes, parent bodies and past pupils.

• A built-in foundation of truth on faith and morality for Christian living.

Media ma gets new office, too Renovations and relocations at the Catholic Church offices on Victoria Square has meant also a new permanent office for Mr Kevin Smith, media adviser to Archbishop Foley.

He now shares 23 Victoria Square along with the Catholic Missions Offices which also have been revamped. Mr Smith's telephone number is 221 2273.

In the eleven months since he took up the consultancy position Mr Smith has been establishing his position as a point of contact for the print and electronic media and offering assistance to journalists who may be writing about matters affecting the Church, as well as facilitating the flow of information from the Church to the media.

As directed by the archbishop he has been involved in aspects of

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pastoral planning, and Catholic Community Care as well as assisting in background research for papers on issues such as abortion, AIDS, homosexuality, migration and prostitution.

Mr Smith was educated at St Charles' Seminary and the UWA where he majored in philosophy, becoming a journalist at the ABC Media adviser Kevin Smith and WA Newspapers before into his moving into public relations work moving new office at in a span of more than 20 years.

No 23 Victoria He served on the press staffs of Square. three WA government ministries and other major assignments were with the foundation of Murdoch University and as a senior adviser to the information office of the government of Indonesia.

Before returning to Perth last year he had spent six years in Sydney as a partner in a public relations consultancy.

embering New In February 1855, Fr was important.

John Henry Newman I was happy to give a wrote to a friend: "I brief outline of John hear my new volume is Henry Newman's life, his selling well. 150 copies writings, and his signifihave to cance then and now, for gone Australia." since far off seminary The volume referred to was one of his best known works "The Idea of a University: Nine Lectures addressed to the Catholics of Dublin".

It was written as a preparation for the new Catholic University of Dublin, to which he had been invited by the Irish hierarchy as the founding rector.

I set out recently to obtain a copy of this famous work. The obvious sources — the normal bookshops, the monastery and convent libraries — could not help.Ifinally contacted a rare book shop, and was informed: "You are the third person to enquire recently about that book.

Has this got something to do with the Catholic university being planned for Perth, or the other one in the East?"

I explained that the reason was broader than that. "This is the centenary of Newman's death." I was asked for a few facts about who this man was, and why he

days I have been interested in this man.

That interest is very much in the air today, not merely in his native England, but even more so in America and in Germany. The whole Christian Church both Catholic and other, will celebrate that interest.

Already articles and new books are rolling off the press. The Paulist Press, "The Catholic World" has dedicated its total Jan/Feb edition to the legacy of Newman.

Ian Ker's new book (800 pages, $100) appears as a biography that will finally replace M. Ward's two volume classic (1902) and the lesser ones since then. Seminars and conferences will analyse his story once again.

We do not know what gesture of approval from Rome might grace the event, and so seal the words of gentle Pope Paul VI, 27 October 1963: "Quel singolarissimo spirito . . . who had traced an itinerary the most toilsome, but also the

greatest, the most meaningful, the most conclusive that human thought travelled in the last century."

Newman's life almost covered the 19th century.

He was born in London, February 1801. He died in Birmingham August 1890. The first half of his

eager spirits. That was not enough. He wanted to waken the nation from its religious apathy and protest secular government's interference in the affairs and teaching of the church.

This was to give rise to the Oxford Movement 1830, a group of con-

wrote: "Lead, kindly Light. amid encircling gloom, Lead thou me on."

In November 1845 Newman was received into the Church of Rome A great light disappeared in the Anglican Church, but it took a long time to illumine the Roman Catholic Church.

The centenary of the death of the famed Cardinal Newman is about to be formally celebrated around Australia with orations by biographer Rev Dr Ian Ker. In this article, a local Newman enthusiast and author, Redemptorist Father Luke Fay looks back on his own lifelong interest in the English convert.

life was spent as a leader cerned and deeply spiritof thought in the Church ual Anglicans at the of England; the second university. They began half, from 1845, as a issuing tracts to spread member and finally as a their message. Newman Cardinal (1878) of the wrote the first, and three years later he wrote the Catholic Church. l Oxford was the centre ast, No 90, when the of his Anglican years. He bishops became afraid of went there as a youth. the direction these tracts Three years after a were taking. mediocre graduation he By then, however, wider passed a gruelling exam- and deeper questions ination to become a about the Anglican posiFellow of Oxford's Oriel tion were stirring the College. At 25, he was movement, and great ordained in the Anglican ideas are not easily stifled Church, and became the by being banned. So chaplain, the vicar of the began that "toilsome whole university church. journey" Pope Paul VI St Mary's. From its pulpit referred to, and in the he breathed new life into dark of which Newman

There was suspicion about the man. One Roman source dubbed him "the most dangerous man in England".

There was repeated failure. The Dublin university finally failed. The invitation to translate afresh the Vulgate came to nothing. The rumour that he was to be made a bishop came to nothing.

His dream of establishing a Catholic college in Oxford was frustrated and much more . . .

In McMillan's magazine of January 1864, an article by one Charles Kingsley stated: "Truth for its own sake has never

been a virtue of the Roman clergy", and he went on to apply this to Fr Newman.

Newman protested the "grave and gratuitous slander", and demanded an apology to no avail.

Newman decided the only way he could answer this calumny was "to give my history, and the history from 182: down to 184‘ And so the Apologia came to be written — one of the best autobiographies in the English language. It came out in weekly instalments, between April 22-June 2, 1864. Each section was bought up before it hit the bookstands. Everyone seemed to be reading it, talking about it. It is a book of 500 pages, written with stress of brain and pain of heart, and tears, as he said. Sometimes he wrote for 16 hours a day.

To this day it is acclaimed as B. Martin says: "A masterpiece of moving prose which embodies all Newman's gifts. It goes beyond the immediate reasons of its composition." (p.146). It is a defense of himself, of the new faith he found, of the Church itself: "It was like coming into port after a rough sea; and my

happiness on that score remains to this day without interruption."

His reputation spread far and wide, at home and abroad, though it was to be another 15 years before Pope Leo MIcreated him a cardinal and "the cloud finally lifted", as Newman said.

There is more, which cannot be told here.

There is a library of his correspondence and of his other writings. Seine of these are complex, and for theologians. Some have within them the seeds of great thoughts, and of developments which are still unfolding.

Some are poems and hymns which we sing to this day — watch for them — and some are prayers of exquisite and sensitivity expression.

When the Benedictine, Bishop Butler returned from the 2nd Vatican Council (1962-65) he said in words often quoted: "The tide has been turned, and a first, immensely important step has been taken towards the vindication of all the main theological, religious and cultural positions of the former Fellow of Oriel College — John Henry Cardinal Newman."

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Contributions Figures in brackets is for 1989 and the asterisks indicate the increase for 1990.

St Mary's Cathedral Applecross Armadale Attadale Balcatta Ballajura Bassendean Bateman Bayswater Beaconsfield Bedford Inglewood Belmont Redcliffe Bentley Brentwood/Willetton Carina Carlisle City Beach Claremont Cloverdale Como/Kensington Cottesloe Dianella Doubleview East Cannington East Fremantle East Victoria Park Embleton Floreat Park Fremantle Girrawheen Glendalough GosnelLs Greenmount Greenwood Guildford Hamilton Hill Highgate Hilton Park Innaloo Joondanna Kalamunda Karrinyup Kelmscott Kenwick Kingsley/Woodvale Kwinana Leederville Lesmurdie Lockridge Lynwood Maddington Maida Vale Manning Maylands Melville Midland Mirrabooka Morley Mosman Park Mt Lawley Mt Yokine Mundaring Nedlands North Beach Ocean Reef Osborne Park Palmyra Queens Park Riverton Rivervale Rockingham Scarborough Shenton Park South Lake South Perth Spearwood Subiaco Victoria Park Wanneroo Wembley West Perth Whitfords Willagee Wilson Country: Bencubbin Beverley Bruce Rock Gingin-Chittering Goomalling Kalgoorlie Kambalda/Norseman Kellerberrin Kondinin/Kulin Merredin Moora New Norcia Northam Quairading/Cunderclin Southern Cross Toodyay Wongan Hills/ Dalwallinu York

13,297* 25,335 6,152* 3,000* 4,000* 2,883* 8,350* 5,366* 1,877 2,001 11,500 2,483* 3,685* 10,161 810* 3,240 2,100* 2,625* 3,122 6,821* 3,600* 7,037 7,294 1,632* 2,499* 2,800 1,725 5,420 3,463* 5,000* 1,941 3,598* 6,138* 8,680* 428 1,073* 11,598* 4,043* 1,274* 2,679 2,901* 2,846 1,606 5,640* 1,033* 2,231* 3,911*

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Applecross again BUT DONATIONS TO PROJECT COMPASSION SHOW ONLY A 6% INCREASE AS AGAINST 13% LAST YEAR Perth archdiocese continues to increase its donations to Project Compassion and Applecross parish maintains its longstanding lead, according to the 1990 figures published this week.

The six per cent increase from $413,000 in 1989 to $437,532 does not match the 13 per cent increase in the preceding year but it is satisfactory, say the organisers.

"Considering the present economic difficulties people are undergoing, and also the demands being made on parishioners to finance other activities,Iconsider the result a strong and generous statement for the work of Australian Catholic Relief," said the diocesan ACR director, Miss Margaret Collopy.

"It is also an acknowledgement of our own abundant blessings and a recognition of really how well off most of us are in comparison with the world at large."

Increases over their 1989 totals were recorded in 53 metropolitan and nine country parishes compared with 58

metro and 14 country parishes in the preceding year.

Applecross parish with donations of $25,335 still remains well ahead of its nearest competitors Kalgoorlie ($15,009 well up on last year's $11,111) and North Beach ($14,178).

Other five-digit totals came from Cathedral, Bedford, Highgate and Mirrabooka parishes, all showing an increase on last year and Brentwood/Willetton and Rockingham parishes showing marginally less.

In the new parishes, significant increases appeared iii Ballajura, Bateman, Girrawheen, Greerunount and Kingsley parishes, with other substantial increases being shown in Brentwood, East Fremantle, Fremantle, Greenwood, Hilton, Mt Lawley, Shenton Park, South Perth and Bencubbin parishes.

Of the total of $437,532 for the archdiocese, schools contributed $10,113, religious organisations $3432 and individuals donated $11,754.

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Guest editorial

ASIA FOCUS Hong Kong As the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation becomes marginal in the post-cold war West, a growing interest has become evident to include the Soviet Union in a wider 35-nation Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

Western nations, and in particular superpowers, are evolving an altogehter new pattern of transnational relations.

What impact will this changing scenario have on Asia?

Many of Asia's problems have been identified as caused by wars of proxy fought on behaff of super-powers or as the residue of colonial exploits.

Will the new spirit of rapprochement help ease tensions in our part of the world? Or, as feared by some, will the new alliances give the North greater freedom for collective clout over the South?

History shows that Asia's major problems have been apathy, divisiveness and dependence which provide an environment for exploitation. Even present regional alliances are not free of such weaknesses.

For example, uneasy relations among some members of the Association of South East Asian Nations have led to calls for continued presence of US bases in the region.

While South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) members, captive to their own by-laws, remain silent about regional issues, current SAARC head Pakistan seeks help from Islamic countries to solve the Kashmir problem, and Sri Lanka looks to the Commonwealth for mediation with rebels.

Such sensitivities are not unusual. Even the developed world is not devoid of entrenched fears of past hostilities, and Nicholas Ridley's exit from Britain's cabinet is not seen as the end to antiGerman feelings.

But many of the problems and prejudices that strain relations among Asian countries are more the product of superpower exploits than a result of mutualconfrontation. We stillcontinue to wage other people's wars.

Hence regional groupings in particular should assiduously strive to eliminate all irrational fears and build solidarity.

Unfortunately, Asia's present patterns of power politics and economic manipulation, modeled on prototypes of competition and rivalry, provide little opportunity for a genuine spirit of solidarity.

All this indicates that Asian nations need to rethink their ethic of development.

But no important long-term change can be mandated from the top down. A larger vision, one which also encompasses domestic development, must necessarily grow from Asia's greatest strength — its peoples and their power.

And religiosity, a powerful force for Asia's many peoples, is fundamental to any grassroots change.

The religious sector has a role in facilitating the growth of a people-centred development ethic instead of a power-centred development model.

Already, Basic Christian Communities in several countries are creating unity and stability in ravaged areas. The communities' concerted efforts lay the groundwork for more equitable development, both for their Christian members and their neighbours.

The Church can go further. it can help form ecumenical base groups or Basic Human Communities to promote the growth of a multireligious ethic of development.

Like the mustard seed in this Sunday's Gospel story, such small person-toperson initiatives in individual communities can blossom and pay great dividends.

The recent changes in the West can give Asia an unprecedented opportunity to redefine itself in the work/.

It is time to plant some seeds.

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Call for clarity o the role of priests VATICAN CITY: In replies to next October's Synod on priestly training many bishops have called for a "clear and complete" definition of the identity and mission of the priest as the point of reference for designing training and continuing education programs.

Ensuring a more intense spiritual life and reemphasising philosophy and Church doctrine were also common issues, says Archbishop Schotte, the Synod secretary.

The "urgency" which the bishops placed on spiritual formation referred specifically to diocesan priests, the archbishop said, because training for religious

priests generally has a strong emphasis on the spiritual tradition of the order's founder.

"In relation to spiritual formation, and formation for a life of celibacy, the responses stressed the support of an authentic anthropology of vocation," he said.

With the support of social sciences, a deeper understanding of the individual's humanity would verify and strengthen the ability of candidates and priests to recognise celibacy as an important part of their priesthood, he said.

"Many, many responses" also asked for a thorough discussion on ways to help seminarians and newly ordained

priests "interiorise" the menon of "burnout" tudes toward seminarvalues, norms and ideas suffered "by priests of all ians studying theology at imparted during their ages", the archbishop a Catholic university or training. said. theology faculty rather The widespread use The problem was men- than within their over the past 25 years of tioned in passing or not seminary. psychological tests and at all by other bishops, he "For some this formula methods for evaluating said. offers convincing advancandidates for the priestThe archbishop empha- tages or is the only hood was strongly sised that a priest shor- possibility in the local praised by some bishops and roundly criticised by tage and the increase in situation," the archbithe average age of a shop said. others. diocese's clergy are not "Others express serious Some "showed them- universal problems in perplexity about the selves more prudent or the Church. appropriateness of reticent, involving the Many of the "younger entrusting an aspect of possibility of abuses and the limits of psychology churches" of Africa and formation to external in the integral formation Asia and some of the institutions," he said. to priesthood", Archbi- newly freed churches in "The progresssive secuEastern Europe have a larisation of the univershop Schotte said.

The US and Canadian growing number of sity environment renders bishops, and West Euro- candidates. it always less suitable as peans to a lesser degree, Another deep division a place and scene for asked the synod to in the responses, he said, priestly formation," the examine the pheno- was the bishops' atti- archbishop said.

ooking for way to beat sects COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNS): A priest who heads a Sri Lankan lay institute said he is looking for a way to help counter the increasing influence of fundamentalist sects among Catholics.

pastoral outlook rather than confrontation on this issue is best," Father Silva said.

He said neglected parishioners often are targeted by the fundamentalists, especially in the western coastal belt, which has a shortage of priests.

Father Henry Silva, director of Sinhala Theologate for the Laity, Catholics for whom the cited an ineffective pas- liturgy is only a ritual are toral program and lack of often attracted by fundacontact between pari- mentalism, he said, and shioners and priests as the sects often make use reasons behind the of the excessive devotion growth of fundamental- to the saints by some ism over the past decade. Catholics.

"Need for renewal on a

Father Silva also said

more attention should be given to the apostolate of healing, an aspect of faith through which fundamentalists attract people.

He believes that the tide of fundamentalism would be stemmed if the Church gave Catholics the opportunity to look at the place of the Bible in their lives through study groups at parish level.

Father Silva, a Biblical scholar, conducts Bible classes in eight Colombo archdiocesan parishes, which he said is an effort to counteract the appeal of fundamentalism.

Have compassion J OHANNESBURG, mally housed people South Africa (CNS): who are the victims of an The Catholic leader- inhuman political and ship of South Africa has economic system."

The said land redistricalled for compassion for the poor and a new bution should be "one of focus on land rights in the major concerns of the the wake of the forced immediate future."

The expressed "pain removal of a squatter of and horror" over the south camp death and destruction of Johannesburg.

In a statement, the homes.

They said they could south African bishops' conference and religious not understand why the superiors urged authori- homes of poor people ties to "exercise true who had nowhere else to concern and sensitivity live should be destroyed, to the plight of infor- leaving them without

shelter in winter.

"Worse still was the killing and the perpetration of bodily and emotional injury on the poor people, who in the eyes of Christians and other believers are deserving of special love and help," the statement said.

Squatter camps have grown following an influx of black South Africans to urban areas in the mid-1980s after laws restricting their movement were lifted.

13 mil more Catholics VATICAN CITY: The worldwide Catholic population rose 13 million over the previous year says the 1988 data in the 447-page Vatican Statistical Yearbook published this month.

The data was compiled by the Vatican's Central Statistics Office from information provided by the Church's 2527 ecclesial territories.

The five countries with the largest Catholic populations are: • Brazil, 127 million.

• Mexico, 79.3 million.

• Italy, 56.3 million.

• United States, 54.6 million.

• Philippines, 50 million.

The figures also show a continuing drop in the number of priests and a continuing rise in the ratio of Catholics per priest.

At the same time, the figures show a continued increase in the number of seminarians.

The number of priests is 401,930, a drop of 313 from the previous year. In 1983 there were 406,376 priests.

The figures show that there are 2217 Catholics per priest, a rise of 35 over the previous year. There were 2032 Catholics per priest in 1983.

The number of major seminarians is 92,173. This is 1749 more than the previous year. The figure for 1983 was 77,044.

Seminarians have increased in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Seminary enrolls 54 BANGKOK (UCAN): The National Major Seminary opened the 1.990 school year on June 4 with an intake of 54 new seminarians.

Just before the new term began eight new priests and two deacons completed their studies, providing space for the larger than usual batch of new seminarians.

Cardinal Kitbunchu of Bangkok ordained seven diocesan priests and two deacons in ceremonies attended by about 3500 people.

CATHOLICS CONCERNED for the ENVIRONMENT will discuss

Small snub for big star Madonna ROME (CNS): Rock music star Madonna, c riticised by some Catholics, Italian played to less than a full house in Rome and had a second Rome c oncert cancelled.

woman said. The strike ended too late to reschedule the concert.

people to boycott the singer's concerts in Rome and Turin.

At Madonna's only Rome performance 26,000 people attended at an arena which seats 30,000.

But the company promCatholic Religious oting the concerts in Italy I nformation Service and said that a strike, not a Catholic lobby group, the caused protests, Famiglia Domani (Famevent to be called off. ily Tomorrow), said Italian workers had Madonna's concerts are called a general strike, offensive. which would have paraFamiglia Domani urged spokesthe city, the lysed

Madonna told reporters that the critics "dont understand anything" about her music or the use of crucifixes in her performances. As for their criticism of her "Like a Virgin" video, she said she was only explaining her "concept of sexuality and love".

The 29-year-old rock star, whose grandparents

were born in Italy and who was raised Catholic, said she was proud to be an Italian-American.

said, "let he who has not sinned cast the first stone".

"I beg of you as righteMadonna said her Ital- ous men and women of ian heritage is "the the Catholic Church that reason thatIam passion- worships a God who ate about the things I loves unconditionally to believe. It is also the see my show, and then reason my blood boils judge," she said. when I am misunderMadonna said her constood or unfairly judged certs are "a theatrical for those beliefs". presentation" of her As for the groups saying music which describes a her show is "sinful and way of life, but does not blasphemous", the singer endorse it.

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SANTA CLARA, Cali- ing many of our priests, fornia! Bishops need including some of our the brotherly collabora- best", he said.

"Part of this is undoubttion of their national edly due to changing conference to confront such problems as the ministerial responsibiliand expectations as alienation of women, ties we experience an priestly malaise and a increasing shortage and restless laity, Cardinal aging of our priests," the Bernardin told a cardinal said. retreat assembly of US "And we must also bishops held every four candidly admit that the years.

Episcopal unity is especially important at a time when "people inside and outside the Church make money by attempting to portray a divided Church, a divided hierarchy, one which finds it difficult to witness effectively to our common faith because of deep differences in theology and pastoral approach", Cardinal Bernardin said.

The critical questions facing bishops, he said, include "the malaise which seems to be affect-

erosion of the value of celibacy in the minds of many priests and laity is taking its toll."

He said: "I am personally convinced — and some of you have concurred in this judgement — that whatever the contributing factors may be, in the final analysis the crisis is largely spiritual. What can we do to help our priests?"

Another key problem is "the tensions we face in our dioceses each day because of feminism", Cardinal Bernardin said.

Lack of threat BRIGHTON, England: E xpansion of the Church's work in Arundel and Brighton diocese is seriously threatened by lack of money, according to Bishop Cormac Murphy -O'Connor.

In a pastoral letter, he asked parishioners to reflect on their weekly contributions to church collections, and sug-

gested that those who work should give one hour's pay per week.

The bishop said: "We are doing all we can to cut down on unnecessary expenditure, but none the less it is clear that we need to increase the amount being given each week to the Church quite significantly. Otherwise vital apostolic work will be at risk.

Ongoing difficulties with producing a pastoral letter on women's concerns "are a sign of the unrest and alienation affecting many women, even as some support the more traditional roles of women", he said.

"In any case," he added, "the issues of ordination and jurisdiction, or the exercise of authority, as they relate to ministry, will not simply go away by fiat.

"How can the Church, in light of its constitution and mission, best address the aspirations of women? There is no doubt that we must," he told his colleagues.

He recalled that "we have alluded to some of the far-reaching implications of the increasing incidence of Sunday paraliturgical services without priests".

"This absence, among other things, will contribute to the decreasing lack

of understanding and appreciation of the very of notion sacramentality."

He suggested the phenomenon leads to "some of our severe ecclesial and sacramental difficulties — such as the nonacceptance of Church teaching and authority, the decline in Church attendance on Sundays, and in the regular celebration of the other sacraments, especially penance".

"Another serious problem is the resistance of toward the many Church's moral code, especially in the area of sexual morality," he said.

"Unfortunately, we are perceived as being overly negative and defensive and people quickly turn us off.

"No one of us can resolve these problems alone," he added.

"They require the best

efforts of all of us — efforts which must always be made, of course, within the context of the broader `communio' of the universal Church."

The bishops must allocate their commitment and time to address such problems within the national bishops' conference, he said.

"We must also be willing to speak with and listen to one another with complete freedom. candour and trust, without the pressure of the media. Otherwise, our deliberations will be superficial and unable to come to grips with the realities involved.

"I hope these days together in Santa Clara have given new impetus to our awareness of just how good we are as bishops when we work together collegially and prayerfully," he said.

Rector with high hopes EL SALVADOR: The new Jesuit rector of the Catholic University of San Salvador, Fr Francisco Estrada, says he had high hopes that a lasting peace in El Salvador could be achieved. Fr Estrada, who replaced Fr Ignacio Ellacuria, one of the six priests murdered in the university last November, said that there were a number of points to be settled before a lasting agreement could be reached, such as the electoral law and restructuring the army.

The only way to proceed was by dialogue. P

was essential, he said, for government representatives, civilians, army and guerrillas to sit round the table and talk.

Fr Estrada said that it was the Jesuits' job to foster reforms in El President Salvador.

Alfredo had promised them, mainly in favour of the poor, but those that had been undertaken were working in a reverse direction.

The gap between rich and poor was widening.

Because of this, the Catholic University was

looking for alternatives that would work to the benefit of the most deprived.

It was in this sense that the rector emphasised the role of "critical and constructive conscience" that the university and the Jesuits must play in El Salvador.

The judge enquiring into the murder of the six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter at the Catholic University in San Salvador last November has said that a vital piece of evidence has been destroyed.

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Pope says yes to Catholics duke's offer move

towards unity BONN (CNS): While politicians work on the political reconnection of divided Germany, Catholics on both sides of the former dividing line are preparing to forge a new, united church structure.

The Duke of Edinburgh, International President of WWF, at his historical meeting with the pope.

VATICAN: The Catholic Church has accepted the offer of World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) to be its consultant in programs concerning nature conservation.

The offer was made by The Duke of Edinburgh, international president of WWF to His Holiness Pope John Paul H during a recent Vatican meeting.

Prince Philip's visit was the result of the Pope's New Year message, which called on Catholics world-wide to care for the environment as part of their religious duties.

Among the subjects discussed at the meeting were how WWF and the Church could cooperate in spreading the conservation message; ways in which the Church could become actively involved in conservation; and how the Church might be able to help in controlling the illegal trade in wildlife and the exploitation of the oceans.

"People all around the world are becoming increasingly alarmed about the deterioration of the natural environment," said Prince Philip.

"In this setting of anxiety, two principles are essential. First, scientific knowledge and ecological expertise are vital if people are to understand what to do. But secondly and equally important are the moral and ethical aspects — the religious dimension — which help people understand why they should care for nature," he added.

Formal cooperation with the Roman Catholic Church marks a new stage for WWF's Network on Conservation and Religion, which was launched in 1986 in Assisi.

According to WWF, without a moral sense of right and wrong in the use of science, in the behaviour between people and in the exploitation of natural resources, future generations will have every justification for blaming those of us who were such inconsiderate and immoral tenants of this planet during the 20th century.

WWF, in its response to the Pontiff's New Year message, strongly supported the need for a `due respect for nature' and a 'new ecological awareness'. It said God's Creation is an inter-dependent whole with every particle and organism playing its allocated part within His grand self-perpetuating system, said the conservation organisation.

Humanity, WWF said, has been deliberately going against the Creator's plan by making unsustainable demands on domesticated and wild species of plants and animals that supply it with food, clothing, building materials and other necessities and luxuries.

These demands inevitably become more insistent with the ever-increasing numbers of the human population.

The first WWF-Vatican working group will meet this summer.

By late September, the bishops of East and West Germany plan to jointly ask the Vatican to merge their conferences.

The Berlin Bishops' Conference was always seen as a "provisional" body, said church offidals. It was organised under Pope Pius XII in 1950 to assist a "more efficient and stronger direction of the church"

in East Germany.

It became an independent body in 1976. At that time, the secretariat of the national conference emphasised that this "independence in accordance with church law (should) not be seen as a division". The Vatican stressed "pastoral reathe for sons" arrangement.

Catholics number about 1.2 million in the total East German population of 17. million.

There are between 4 million and 7 million Lutherans and 30,000 other Christians. The remaining population professes no religion.

Talking money J OHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNS) — South African Catholic bishops and heads of orders, in an unprecedented meeting, have proposed a major study of means for stretching the church's limited resources to deal with the country's changing social, political and economic

scene.

Among the issues singled out for study were finding means to make the church financially independent, providing staff for dioceses, and providing good education to seminarians including the employment of qualified sisters and lay theologians as

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Fight against segregation ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNS): A Catholic member of Pakistan's Parliament said he will fight to end segregated parliamentary elections for Christians and other religious minorities.

J. Salik, a member of the National Assembly, the

lower house of Parlia- push to field minority ment, said the segregated candidates in elections system, introduced in for vacant seats reserved Gen for Christians in the by 1985 Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, National Assembly, two was a device to keep minorities out of the each held by Catholics mainstream of the and Protestants. There mostly Muslim nation. are no seats for religious Salik said he would minorities in the Senate.

Salvadora ti SALVADOR ran attorney general's SAN (CNS): Salvadoran office.

President Alfredo CrisBut Jesuit superior tiani has revealed that Father Jose Maria Tojeira he ordered army troops has been quoted as to search the Jesuit-run saying the search took Central American Uni- place two hours before versity two days before Cristiani ye the search those same troops order. returned to the campus The government has and allegedly murthree lieutenaccused six Jesuit dered sergeants, a two ants, priests.

Bishop Wanke of East Germany said the church has taken on pastoral characteristics of its own.

"We were confronted with state-prescribed atheism. Religion and church were completely shut out as factors of culture and public life."

As a consequence, Bishop Wanke said, "the ignorance about religious questions (in the East German public) is terrifying".

But Catholics "have lived and proclaimed their faith in difficult times and have resisted the totalitarian demands of the state.-.

with Col Alfredo Benavides, former director of El Salvador's military school, as responsible for the slayings, which took place during the night of Nov 15-16.

Six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her 15-yearold daughter were murdered in the incident.

The killings took place during a major offensive in San Salvador by the guerrillas.

Father Tojeira said the Cristiani announcement leads him to believe the Salvadoran president was duped by the military. He said he believes the soldiers wanted an excuse to search the campus in order to gain information to plan the The esuit superior also said that the hearings into the Jesuit case have revealed that there was a plot to kill the six priests.

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So far, Father Tojeira said, testimony by military personnel during the hearing has consisted "in large part of lies which have obstructed the (judicial) process."

But, he said, "the trial has focused on the material authors, uncovering more and more implications that show that it is true that intellectual authors (of the crime) did exist, just as we said in the beginning."

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This aptly describes presbytery looked its age — frail, Much of the former the goings-on at St residential property is Brigid's Church. West forlorn and fallible. now commercial and Perth.

Now, about 10 The parish has months later, it wears industrial.

But the winds of indeed come up fight- a spanking new look ing with a new-look with a touch of the old. change has brought some good tidings and presbytery. good for a new dream for West be will "It "The project is almost said Perth and the reconfully completed. Only another 80 years," struction of the presbLuigi.

Father the gardens remain te ytery is part of that be done," said ScalabThat's the good news. dream. rinian parish priest The bad news is that One key to this Father Luigi Serena. the parish is now redevelopment is the $300,000 poorer. That departure to Osborne was the cost of refur- Park and the demolibishing the building. tion of the Perth City Council yards in It was originally a nearby John Street. presbytery for two This area is to be priests. Now, with the replaced by residential expansion, it will suit and commercial of the Scathe needs labrinians or any other development.

Father Luigi has religious order or group that may want dreams of another to conduct a city development near the church and the possiapostolate. bility of regaining the It is expected that former Convent of Scalabrinian students Mercy (now a Prisons will from time to time Department hostel) for cover over. some community use.

The parish and archReconstructing the diocese will also now presbytery is an act of have to think about faith in West Perth. the future of the eight' The new dining sv room at St Brigid's In its heyday (around room former St Brigthe 1920s and 1930s) id's School, currently presbytery. A stained West Perth was one of leased to the Technical glass doorway and a the leading parishes in E ducat ion tiled floor give the Perth. room a touch of class.

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The first time I met Hank and Edna, I was impressed. There was something about their relationship that was irresistibly attractive.

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It had a depth and freshness that made me think of mountain waters cascading over rocks; stability and movement at the same time.

Together with their four children, they made their home a place of open hospitality. Not infrequently clergy and parishioners from their church gathered there for lively discussion.

Three and a half years

after I mat Hank and Edna, their marriage lay in ruins. later Edna As explained, Hank had fallen in love with another woman and decided "to trade me in for a younger model".

What Icame to discover in long conversations with Edna was that Hank's outgoing and selfconfident manner masked a basic insecurity, an insecurity that grew more intense as he approached middle age.

When a young, attractive woman entered the scene, Hank thought he had found a reprieve

from the ageing process.

That a middle-aged man could leave wife and children for another woman is a familiar theme.

Indeed, it is one commonly identified with the so-called midlife crisis.

Yet, while not denying the stresses on marriage that midge can bring, 65 per cent of all divorces occur within the first 10 years of marriage.

What makes midlife such a crisis for many people is its potential to be a lightning rod for so many difficulties and

problems at one time. In the earlier years of adulthood, problems seem to come less frequently, allowing us to tackle each in turn.

By midlife, however, the number of significant issues we have to deal with increases dramatically, often creating an emotional storm that is not always easy to navigate.

Midlife brings increasing reminders of our mortality; the fading of youthful beauty and vigour, the beginnings of chronic health problems, the loss of parents and

By Neil Parent even the sudden and unexpected deaths of friends.

At the same time, there are the demands of rearing children, now in their turbulent teen years.

There is the inevitable facing up to unfulfilled career dreams; there may be the unsettling realisation that one's marriage has been allowed to sink into mere cohabitation.

How well we cope with these and other midlife

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As early as age SO, people may reach the peak of their careers.

Many couples find at this age that they have been married for 25 years and that their children are adults, or nearly so.

This age is the gateway to "a new season of life", said theologian and retreat director Peter Foley. He encourages people to do some "critical parenting" of their futures at this time,

DISCUSSION POINTS

What is a midlife crisis? Some people move smoothly through midlife without any particular stress and strain. For others, midlife is a shattering time.

Religious educator Neil Parent tells the poignant story of Hank and Edna, a couple whose seemingly idyllic marriage comes to grief when Hank meets a younger woman.

Parent says that people's success in navigating a midlife crisis largely depends on their approach to problems. If problems are seen as opportunities for growth, we should fare better.

Parent is representative for adult education with the US Catholic Conference Department of Education.

Katharine Bird interviews Joan Schwab, a clinical psychologist. Ms Schwab says that midlife is sometimes a period when people ask big questions about others in their lives or about their careers.

But, she suggests, it is important at this time in life not to perceive all one's problems as coming from outside or caused by others.

It is important to take stock of oneself as well.

Ms Bird is associate editor of the NC Religious Education Package.

Ted Hengesbach, teacher and administrator at Indiana University at South Bend, Indiana, says that one reason the midlife crisis can be difficult is that it nudges people to think more seriously about serious matters — about happiness, service to the larger community, leaving something of value in the world. It is a time to question the meaning of life, he says.

Father John Castelot mints to a crisis in the life of St Paul when he reached Corinth.

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"to turn inward, to reflect, to contemplate — to take a long and loving look at their lives".

It is a time to be in touch with "the graces, the sufferings, the friendship, the

disappointments of life and to ruminate over the face of God in the passages of life," he said.

Foley conducts retreats where men and women, over a three to six month

period, explore such questions as: "What does God want me to do from here on?" and "What do I want for the rest of my life?"

The first weekend people take stock of

challenges is largell dependent upon hol well we cope with proi, lems in general.

If problems general set us off, anguishiri about life's unfairnei we are bound to struggl through midlife.

However, if we tend 41, view problems esser tially as opportunities fa growth we will fai much better.

Psychiatrist M. Soo Peck views problems essential to well-beint "Problems call forth ou courage and our dom," he says.

where they are now. It involves "looking at the talents, gifts, energies" that brought people to this particular point, Foley said.

The second weekend is a look back at "the dreams I had about life

"It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually."

Writer Ann Morrow Lindbergh sees the challenges of midlife in much the same way.

"Because of the false assumption that middle age is a period of decline, one interprets these life signs, paradoxically, as signs of approaching death," she writes.

"Instead of facing them, one runs away; one escapes into depression, nervous breakdown, drink, love affairs, or frantic, thoughtless, fruitless overwork."

at the start at the enthusiasms id possibilities tit energised me," Fey continued. Pewe talk about Midi their youthful dream were lived out oi put on hold.

Some people, she says try "to cure the signs of growth, to exorcise them as if they were devils, when in reality, they might be angels of annunciation".

Somewhere in the process of learning how to convert problems into opportunities lies the virtue of detachment.

This is the willingness to let go of our own designs on life in deference to life's designs on us.

This does not mean abandoning our goals and aspirations, but rather placing them in

Foley also gets people to talk about those they admire. Identifying their heroes can help people see what direction to take next, he explained.

The third weekend is spent "making deti-

sions and planning strategies, looking for the concrete, practical ways" to implement their plans.

A sked for some e xamples of decisions people then make,

"Its time for me to do something for me. I want to get into something that satisfies me as a person. I hate my job." You've heard others make statements like those. Perhaps you've uttered similar thoughts yourself on occasion.

There a points when people tend to wonder whether they're just jogging in place, not getting anywhere with life. Then may even wonder where they want to get.

Sometimes these questions just rise up naturally. Other times they arise after the shock of divorce or a job loss.

A person may have spent 15 years raising

What makes midlife such a crisis for many people is its potential to be a lightning rod for so many difficulties and problems at one time.

The term "midlife crisis" has taken on a different dimension today for clinical psychologist loan Schwab.

experience as a chief psychologist, she is seeing more men than women exhibiting symptoms of midlife crisis.

Twenty years ago, she said, the term cropped up regularly in professional literature as well as in her practice.

Women faced with the end of their reproductive years today often "have not tried the vocation route", Ms Schwab said.

Realising they can move on to a career or job defuses the midlife crisis for many of the women she encounters.

Most often it was women who sought professional counselling to deal with their feelings of depression as their childrearing years ended.

The midlife crisis "can be a critical period for coming° terms with life," says psychologist Joan Schwab. In counselling, she helps clients look realistically at their istions and the choices they are considering. "Accepting the reality that they are where they are" is a crucial irt of the process, she said. She added people with "a real level of commitment to a partner are more likely tostick to a reaftionship" and work through problems.

• a successful pharmacist I know wants to become a social worker.

• a clerk feels he wasted time in school and wants to get started on a career rather than remain in his current job.

• a successful engineer with more than 20 years experience in a single company was dismissed because of takeover and change in product line. Times change and even productive work as an engineer cannot assure continued employment.

These common occurrences can be mighty painful.

Foley told of the highly specialised engineer whose hobby was nature. He decided to change careers completely in order to work with a landscaped architect.

How to quell a crisis

All about adult growing pains

by THEODORE HENGENSBACH

perspective, not allowing them to stand in the way of dealing creatively with what God sends our way.

Perhaps this is the childlikeness of which Jesus spoke. Children have few set ideas about life; consequently, they are more ready to take it as it comes.

Jesus calls for us to trust in a gracious and loving God who offers us life in a way ultimately for our own good.

Midlife need not be crisis. It can and should be a time of intense personal growth, to make the most of it

children, supporting a spouse in a career or caring for ageing parents.

Now that person thinks: "Its time to follow through on some of my own ambitions." When people think that way they are also likely to wonder what they've been missing in life.

It's very natural for people to second-guess past decisions and actions, to think about how things might have been. This is the stuff of crisis, a word which means "to decide."

Most people will experience such moments of decision. When this happens in midlife it's popularly called the midlife crisis.

One reason for so much -L:-WILA31011 making LH midlife is that as one

approaches age 40 or so, an important change of perspective begins to take place.

No longer is life viewed just as the number of years lived since birth, but also as the years that remain until retirement or death.

Life becomes far more serious. It is natural wider such circumstances to ask about the value of one's day-to-day work and relationships, about what one considers truly important in life, about where one is headed.

Midlife is a time of decision because one's concerns often go beyond survival and success to concerns about happiness, service to the larger community, maim" a mark_ !Raving something of value in the

world: in short, about life's meaning.

This is a time when catechism questions memorized as a child take on new urgency, especially "Why did God make me?"

Midlife can nudge people to think more seriously about serious matters. It is a time to take stock, to build not to tear down, to make productive changes if necessary. For some, it can occasion a kind of recycling process.

In that case, people review their life, discover that it is not so bad after all and, in the process, it becomes better. Others find that some kind of change is in order — like the pharmacist who is now in graduate school.

Midlife decision making is natural. It can be a time to gain new perspective, fine-tune an already good product or make a thoughtful change of direction.

It's good to know that we don't have to go it alone. It does help to talk about it with a friend, spouse or professional.

In nuclide, people are likely to overhear some far-reaching observations and assessments of life and even ask a few very probing quesCons themselves about its purpose.

But this period of life can be approached with confidence rather than fear if one is prepared for the adult growing „ pains it so commonly holds.

Today Ms Schwab seldom sees the term in psychiatric journals.

And, emphasising that she is speaking out of her

No one comes in to her office saying I'm having a midlife crisis", Ms Schwab said.

Instead, they say they are angry or restless or

by Katharine Bird depressed. Some speak of physical symptoms such as high blood pressure or stomach problems.

The midlife crisis strikes people at about the age of 40 who complain about feeling trapped and helpless, she said.

They are not content with things as they are, but they don't know where to turn or what to do.

"Making choices is the core problem of the

midlife crisis,- Ms Schwab added, because Schwab said. his career is financially Often people look back rewarding "and he isn't at the choices of their trained for anything youth with the discom- else". forting sense that those Sometimes the midlife choices weren't freely crisis does not relate as made. much to a person's A man, for instance, relationships or work as may begin to feel that he it does to the person's has been locked into a beliefs and view of the particular pattern all his world. life: He went to school, Thus, a midlife crisis graduated, took a job, may take form in the married and had child- intellectual realm. ren all because, "well, it For example, a person was the expected thing". who has invested a great Now, though very suc- deal of energy and cessful in his business, commitment in the what he would really like investigation of faith "no to be is an artist. longer experiences happ He feels trapped, Ms m ess or fulfilment here"

Testing times. .

St Paul was at a crisispoint, a crossroads, a time for serious discernment and judgement. He had been beaten and jailed in Philippi, run out of town at Thessalonica and Beroea, treated with cool condescension by the sophisticated Athenians.

When Paul arrived in Corinth he was tired, physically and emotionally. He had to be wondering whether it was all worthwhile. So much pain, so little apparent gain.

Oh yes, Paul had left a

fervent little community at Philippi, a possibly shaky one in Thessalonica and Beroea.

But he had practically nothing to show for his stay in Athens. Now here was Corinth, the moral cesspool of the Roman empire.

Discouraged as he may have been, Paul could not pass up the chance to preach in the synagogue.

He was thus engaged when Timothy and Silas came back from Thessalonica with heartening news.

But Paul was meeting stiff, even violent, opposi-

lion from the synagogue congregation. In dismay, he gave up and went to live with a gentile who lived next door to the synagogue and believed in the God of Israel.

Things were beginning to look up a little. There were signs the crisis was passing, but only because Paul never really had given up.

Paul's confidence was bolstered when God helped him to realise that what looked like a disastrous crisis was, in fact, a golden opportunity.

God reassured him

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during prayer: "Go on speaking and do not be silenced, for I am with you. No one will attack or harm you.

This time it looked like a major crisis. Paul described his internal conflict over in a letter to the Philippians:

"There are many of my people in this city." (Acts 18:9-10)

"I have full confidence that now as always Christ will be exalted through me, whether I live or die. For, to me 'life' means Christ; hence dying is so much gain.

"If, on the other hand,I am to go on living in the flesh, that means produc-

Paul ended by staying in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching the word of God. The crisis had been favourably resolved.

It was not the last such experience Paul faced.

On his next journey he came to Ephesus, and once more was thrown into prison.

tive toil for me — and I do not know which to prefer. I am strongly attracted by both. (Phi. lippians 1:20-24)

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Lesmurdie PP Father George Ryan OMI with Marian Moran chairperson of the Our Lady of Lourdes parish with Sister Benedict Mansfield PBVM planning future action with their team.

LESMURDIE PARISH NOW 'A RESPONSIBLE AND SPONSORING' BODY Lesmurdie's Our Lady of Lourdes parish has come of age!

And it's not really a question of years but rather a maturity in facing up to its obligations regarding assistance in the faith development of its children.

"Although the schools were doing a good job," said PP Father George Ryan, "the parish should have been more involved.

"We've done that and have now become a responsible and sponsoring community."

Last year Father Ryan and the parish coordinating committee got together to pray and discern the best way to

support the parish families — as a result they called in Sister Benedict Mansfield PBVM to introduce her parish sponsored sacramental program in April this year.

With a background of work in the three WA diocese and her then current Mandurah program working well, she seemed to be the lady for the task.

And she was.

Catholic families and children from Catholic and government schools within the parish combined to form a sponsoring community.

And the results of this successful program A

Vision of Parish (RCIA adapted), were seen on a recent Sunday when 106 children drawn from St Brigid's primary and college, Mazenod, Mary's Mount and government schools assembled in the church along with 31 Faith Friends and all parents, friends and parishioners to make a commitment.

It represented the second stage on the path to Confirmation which is expected to be in September this year.

Candidates wore a white stole over their shoulder symbolising their right to be a gospel witness even among their peers.

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it all starts, said Sister Benedict, because "faith is caught and not taught!"

Emphasising the big responsibility parents have in taking their child's baptisimal vows The process and seriously with the ongodynamics are similar to ing onus of faith enrichRCIA, said sister. A ment and development, Vision of Parish (RCIA Father Ryan told parents adapted) may be used for it's not simply a matter of all three sacraments of presenting one's child to initiation for children — be baptised. "Because the baptism, confirmation parents from then on and eucharist. have an ongoing serious The program greatly responsibility in nurturemphasises the family ing the child's faith along theme -- that of home, with their own. parish and school, with "And we're challenging each supporting each not only their head other in nurturing the knowledge of faith, but child's faith. also their lifestyle and But the home is where the example they set to

The aim of the parish sponsored sacramental program is total parish involvement in prayer and faith sharing with a special focus on family.

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Confirmation Mosman Park, Archbishop Foley.

Confirmation Queens Park, Monsignor Nestor.

Archbishop visiting St Francis Xavier Seminary, Adelaide.

Bishops' Central Commission meeting, Archbishop Foley.

Visitation and confirmation Armadale, Archbishop Foley.

St Joseph's Church Mass Bassendean for Maltese Prime Minister, Archbishop Foley.

Attadale, C onfirmation Monsignor Keating.

St Alphonsus Day celebration, Archbishop Foley.

Council of Priests meeting.

Visitation and confirmation, North Beach, Archbishop Foley.

Diocesan Pastoral Council meeting.

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Blessing at Northam, Archbishop Foley.

Fremantle, C onfirmation, Monsignor Keating.

Northam Zone of Priests, Archbishop Foley.

Confirmation, Bassendean, Archbishop Foley.

Professor Fr Ian Ker lecture, Archbishop Foley.

Leederville, Confirmation, Archbishop Foley.

St Thomas More College Council meeting, Archbishop Foley.

ENVIRONMENT CONCERN Catholics Concerned for the Environment, at their next meeting on Friday, August 3, will discuss the Pope's major statement on the environment. Also on the agenda are plans for a big public environmental clean-up, tree-planting and a wilderness retreat.Venue: Parish Centre, 165 Central Ave, Inglewood at 8pm.

Enquiries 271 5330. Everyone welcome.

their children," he said.

According to Sister Benedict and Father Ryan evangelising is an integral part of the Vision of Parish so while the total parish prays, adults and teenagers are invited to become Faith Friends to share their faith.

Then there is also the lived faith aspect with the school supporting and building on the child's home faith experiences.

They believe experiencing faith at various levels of home, school and f parish a i:)roadoertrifiesfaiathnd experience with each person contributing to the building of the other.

Mrs Marian Moran, chair-

person of Our Lady of coparish Loutdes ordinating committee says "When the home, parish and school support each other, the journey in faith then becomes more relevant." Faith Friends are allocated four to five children for an hour a week over a six week period prior to confirmation. A different family hosts the gathering weekly "following the format of the early Christians", said Sister Benedict, with their gathering in each other's homes for praying and faith sharing. At the Mass, Father Ryan blessed and gave mission crosses to the 31 missioned adult and ,eenage Faith Friends, telling them to "go out to all the whole world and tell the good news", which they believe is their baptismal mandate.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION

Da of Meditation Saturday August 18 9.30am - 4pm Ursula Frayne College, Balmoral Campus, School Hall (next to Our Lady Help of Christians Church).

Enter from Camberwell St East Victoria Park.

GUEST SPEAKERS Bring your own lunch; coffee and tea provided.

All are v..elcome.

Enquiries: Vesta 458 5633; Michael A/H 332 7191 Organised by Christian Meditation Network (WA)

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Migrants helping migrants

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Narghis Hardarzadah from Afghanistan presents Mr George Hasslacher, the facilitator, with a gift on behalf of her "class". Nearest the camera is CMC employment co-ordinator Guity Saaedi. Others from left are: John Ng (Singapore), Gregorio Munoz (Chile), GHA Sharifzadeh (Iran), Rohangiz Rohani (Iran), Malcolm Watkins (Burma), Marie Ling (Singapore), Nena Newmann (CMC employment co-ordinator), Samir Hanna (Egypt) and Andy Ooi (Malaysia).

Migrants helping migrants. That's exactly what happened recently.

And the Catholic Job Club took the cake at a party to mark the conclusion of a twoweek course in which a dozen people received certificates.

The course funded by the WA Department of Employment

and sponsored by the Catholic Migrant CMC's Centre. coemployment ordinators were Nena ' Newmann and Guity Saaedi.

Facilitator George Hasslacher of Dome (Inc) A ssociation thanked CMC in helping make the course a success.

The course was

aimed at polishing the job application skills of new migrants.

Those who "graduated" from the course came from Egypt, A fghanistan, Iran, Singapore, Malaysia, Burma and Chile.

Among the things they learnt were techniques in writing applications, making phone calls for jobs

and so forth.

In short they learnt creative and exciting ways to rind work.

Facilitator Mr Hasslacher, himself a migrant, said that the government should not only provide English language courses for migrants but also set up similar clubs for migrants.

"And I feel these

clubs should be run by migrants because only migrants know of plight the migrants."

He said two people from the group had been successful in their job hunt.

One has already left for the Gulf of Carpentaria to work as an engineer on a fishing vessel. Another will

soon be going to Burma to work for an oil company. Two others, he said, expect to be employed 'soon. director CMC Gerald Searle in wishing the "graduates" well assured them of support by his centre.

"If you are feeling low, just drop in.

There is a room there.

Have a cuppa, have a

chat. That is what the drop-in room is for.

Tell your friends."

To show their gratitude members of CMC's first Catholic Job Club presented Mr Hasslacher with a gift of cigars and wine.

He in turn presented the club with a cake with these words: "Congratulations.

Catholic Job Club".

CIVIC moves house ...

It was a long wait but it was a "wait worth waiting for".

Gerald Searle, the Catholic Migrant Centre director, said this last Friday while he and his staff were moving house.

They were going into their new headquarters next door — Nos 25 and 27 — which proved to be four times bigger than their former office at No 29, Victoria Square.

The move was inevitable. The busy CMC team found working at No 29 a little too crammed.

But big things are not easy to "handle" as Mr Searle found out. Or was he a creature of habit?

Quite unconsciously during a guided tour of his new setup he walked through the back door of his "old office".

"Ooops!

Wrong number," he chuckled as

he took a step back and apologetically moved down the back lane.

Besides a couple of rooms in the basement, the new office which is tiled and carpetted boasts of 12 rooms and a staff common room, equipped with a fridge and comfortable seats.

There are rooms for pastoral workers and clients and the ever increasing staff.

The drop-in room for clients also provides a "cheap cup of coffee".

CMC will charge 10 cents for a cuppa.

It was an impressive layout and what's more the headquarters will be equipped with a fax machine besides computers and audio-visual equipment.

Father Dino Torresan, who has been specially assigned by the archbishop to oversee the

affairs of ethnic groups will also have a room.

Marion Foong will now act as secretary to him and Mr Searle.

The previous CMC had a reception area and four rooms. The new set up are either tiled or carpetted.

The staff started moving out at the beginning of last week and it looks like it will take another week before things will really settle down.

The furniture from the old office is being removed bit by bit by members of the CMC staff.

The car park promises to provide ample parking for not only CMC staff but also other Catholic offices nearby. CMC's new office was previously occupied by Centrecare who have since moved into yet another new office in Hay Street.

"My staff and I are really excited about moving into our new offices. The archdiocese has been very generous in providing facilities for the staff," said Mr Searle.

In the old set up, according to Mr Searle, everybody was sharing offices. Now there will be no need for that.

Natural Family Planning will occupy the former CMC headquarters.

Moving house can be messy as this picture shows. Above: Gerald Searle (right) gets a helping hand from MC staffer Carlos Soto.

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Carolyn Martin Mixed Pennants For the second week in a row the 1990 WACLTA Mixed Pennants competition was washed out. Play did start on time; however, it was not long before players sought the safety of the changerooms. With the slippery conditions underfoot it was a wise move to have Round 11 abandoned, and each team again received one point for a draw. Following is the table for the respective grades.

Thble A Grade St Jude's 12 Dianella 10 St Norbert's 10 Queens Park 7 St Benedict's 5 B Grade Corpus Christi 18 Dianella 16 Pignatelli 15 St Benedict's 13 Yidarra 9 St Mark's 9 St Norbert's 5 Queens Park 3 Next Week A Grade St Jude's v Dianella, St Benedict's v St Norbert's, Queens Park — bye.

B Grade Dianella v Yidarra. Pignatelli v Corpus Christi.

Queens Park v St Norbert's, St Mark's v St Benedict's.

A Grade Depending on results, the

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5 Tuesdays commencing July 31, either mom or eve.

The course looks at the psychological stages of growth in relationship and the spiritual stages of growth in holiness.

At The Upper Room, cost $25.

Booking essential Phone 367 7847.

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MAREAD SIMPSON. Aged 22. Representing Our Lady's Assumption, Dianella.

Maread is a student teacher at WACAE, Nedlands. Her interests include reading, handicraft and needlework.

Maread's ambition is to be a successful teacher.

KATHERINE CELENZA. Aged 25. Representing St Joseph's, Pignatelli. Katherine is a cinema worker for Hoyts. She enjoys all sports and outdoor activities including being an active surf lifesaver. Her other interests include fashion design, composing poetry, painting and decorating.

Katherine's ambition is to play an active or professional role in child or community welfare plus be involved with marketing or promotion.

The four girls will face the judges at the Queen Quest Dinner/Dance which is being held at Wembley Lodge on Saturday, August 4 commencing at 7.30pm.

Tickets are $30 a head and covers both food and refreshments.

Table numbers (tables of 8) need to be phoned through to Judy Russo on 387 3766 by tomorrow, Monday, 30 July.

All club members should be in attendance to support their girls at the association's pjamour event of the year.

Thinking of a first baby?

Husbands & wives plan it together with beg) from

MARY MacKILLOP A Mass of Thanksgiving for the kfe of Mary MackeHop will be celebrated on Wednesday August 8 at 7.30pm in the Chapel at St Joseph's Convent, 16 York Street, South Perth. Open to the public.

Supper will be provided after Mass.

Public Lecture

Room A114

Catherine Celenza Maread Simpson top three teams could all be bert's clash for the wooden equal after Round 12 of the spoon. Queens Park have yet competition. St Jude's cur- to win a game and St rently hold a one game lead Norbert's only win was over both Dianella and St against Queens Park in a Norbert's. However, they very close match. Queens meet an in form Dianella, Park would be keen to who at their last meeting reverse the result this week. won 7 sets to 3. If they can Selections repeat that performance and A Grade St Norbert's win their match Dianella against St Benedict's then all St Norbert's three teams will be equal B Grade: with 12 points each. Whilst Dianella St Benedict's are out of the Corpus Christi race for a finals' berth they St Norbert's still could cause a few upsets St Benedict's before the season is finished. Queen Quest B Grade There are four entrants in Two virtual elimination this year's Queen Quest. finals highlight Round 12 in DetaiLs of each are as B grade. Fifth placed follows: Yidarra meet second placed CAROLYN MARTIN. Aged Dianella, and sixth placed St 21. Representing St Cecilia's, Mark's clash with fourth Floreat Park. Carolyn is a placed St Benedict's. Both of fourth year honours student the bottom four teams must studying history at the win to retain a slim chance University of WA. Her of reaching the finals.

Irrespective of the result, interests include reading.

Dianella cannot be dis- arts, cooking, dinner parties and meeting interesting placed from the four. The people.

Carolyn's ambitions only team at risk is St are to travel the world, Benedict's and they should obtain job satisfaction and ensure they qualify by write a book. beating St Mark's.

CLAIRE HEBBLE. Aged 20.

The clash between Corpus Representing St Benedict's, Christi and Pignatelli will Applecross. Claire is an again test the strength of honours student seeking a both teams. Their previous science degree at the Unimatch was drawn and this versity of WA. Her interests week's clash promises to be include all sports, reading. just as exciting. The better music, youth group, chess side on the day should win. and camping. Clair's ambiQueens Park and St Nortion is to obtain a scholar-

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Antioch's big year O ver 4000 young people took part in Antioch weekends during the first six months of this year, according to a recent national review, making Antioch the fastest growing youth movement in the Australian church.

Most of those weekends were in the first few months of the year, prime time for the nation's 200 parish Antioch communities who hold an average of two such weekends each year.

"Some people may be surprised because they hear of Antioch only

through such high-profile events as a large Cathedral Mass or the Antioch Convention Mass which is screened periodically on national ABC-TV," said Sydney Antioch chaplain Father John Shallvey MSC, commenting on the review.

"But those high-profile events only took place because of the long term week-by-week work of young people and their parent couples, specifically through inviting their peers to an Antioch weekend," he said.

National co-ordinating couple Ron and Mavis

Pirola of Sydney said that they were especially heartened by the spirit of evangelisation showed by so many youth.

"Each person comes on one of those weekends because they were invited personalty by a friend. It shows a good sense of parish leadership, and is a model for older Catholics," they said.

Meanwhile the Antioch scene in Perth continues to sparkle, with recent weekends at Kwinana, Queens Park and Applecross, an outreach weekend to Bunbury held in

Rockingham, and weekends planned for Willetton and DianeIla parishes.

Antioch communities contribute greatly to parish life, as well as drawing life themselves from active adult parishioners, particularly their parent couples.

Typical of these are Phil and Maureen Cardy of Queens Park, and Pat and John Whiteford of Rockingham, who recently retired after several years faithfully guiding and blessing their Antioch communities.

Tracy Ots and Francis Moloney, team leaders for the Queens Park Antioch weekend held on July 6-8 at St Norbert's College.

YOUTH MASS

SUNDAY AUGUST 19

For all helpers with Youth Appeal '90, Antioch, CPY, YCS, Charis, YCW, TYCS groups and all young people!

5prn, Ss John & Paul Church, Pinetree, Gully Road, Wiletton.

Light tea and special event to follow Mass.

ALL WELCOME!

BUNBURY DIOCESE YOUTH WORKER

Just over forty young people and parent couples took part in Queens Park's recent successful Antioch weekend.

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All Antioch and CPY groups will be out on the streets on Sunday August 19 for Youth Appeal 1990, the annual doorknock campaign to help raise f unds for Catholic Youth Services and Police and Citizens clubs.

Success in Youth Appeal 1990 is essential, since this will be the last year that the campaign is held.

C ATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE 1991

FAVAVAVAll'All CROSSROADS TO TOMORROW CROSSROADS TO TOMORROW 1991 CONFERENCE Aquinas College January 11-16 The Promotions Team need enthusiastic people all around WA to help publicise the conference from now until January 1991.

There is a lot to do — your help is needed!

Call Kristi during office hours on (09) 328 9878 or Daniella after hours on (09)332 5290

The Appeal raised vital funds for a number of major Catholic youth projects aimed at providing personal and spiritual growth opportunities for young people. Give generously!

Collectors, and all interested youth, are invited then to join in the special Youth Mass to be celebrated at 5pm on August 19 at the Saints John and Paul parish centre in Willetton.

Applications are called for the position of fulltime youth worker for the Catholic Youth Office of the Bunbury Diocese.

The successful applicant will work as part of a team to: • Facilitate Diocesan youth activities, • Administer the Diocesan Youth Office, • Co-ordinate the YCS Movement for the Diocese, • Assist in developing the role of youth in the Church • Promote the public image of the youth office.

The yearly salary for this position is presently $16,650 and a petrol 4 / per km is provided. allowance of 21 It is essential that the applicant possess a car.

A knowledge and experience of the YCS Movement is preferred.

Applications close August 6 and should include: i) A curriculum vitae and any relevant information regarding past or present involvement with youth groups, ii) Two written references.

Applications should be addressed to: Br Michael Toohey, S.S.G. Catholic Youth Chaplain Bunbury Diocese 20 Prosser Street Bunbury, 6230

MUSIC MINISTRY WEEKEND August 17-19 at Avondown, Toodyay.

For young Catholic musicians aged 16 years and over.

Please Note!!

Registrations for this weekend close this week!

Return your registration forms or call 328 9878 before Friday August 3!

Hurry!

Still a few places available!

Catholic Parish Youth Groups present

MASKS A Christian living retreat for

young people aged 15-25 years.

August 10-12 at Eagle's Nest, Gidgegannup.

A new experience!

Find the real you behind 'the mask'!

Come and share yourseff with other young people!

HURRY! Call Mladen at the Youth Office on 328 8136 NOW for further details and registration!

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by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

City Beach in focus...

1. Pre-primary cuties Brayden Bentley (left), Rochelle Miles and Kate Scanlon acting out their morning song to God. 2. "Oooh, I can't bear to look!" says Jessica Sandford (left) next to Chris Uncle, as Holy Spirit principal Mr Richard Cavanagh shows them the professional way of knocking out the opposition in ball games, watched admiringly by Paul lsaachsen and Michael Nardizzi.

3. Heavily into a jam session during a free break are year six students Matthew Bartel, Laura McGrath and Jessica Kounis.

4. Gorgeous family trio year one triplets Garrick (left), Sarah and David Porter who will have the rare opportunity of spending their school years in the same classroom.

5. Simonefte Miles year 4 showing year 5 Alex Metaxas, Anna Rakoczy and Lisa Martella how she will be performing in her role in Les Miserables. Simonette was among seven chosen out of 270 children auditioning for the part.

6. Michael Kailis — one of the beautiful pre-primary children at Holy Spirit.

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And again!

by Colleen McGuiness-Howard

What fund raisers!

Holy Spirit students raised the huge amount of $3500 to help the less fortunate, here and abroad. Not bad for a student population of 210!

They had a 'blue day' whereby everyone wore blue for fundraising as well as a walkathon on the oval, and then everyone seemed to get involved, touched by the students' efforts with the staff, parents and neighbourhood all throwing their support behind Holy Spirit.

As it's been a superb team effort the children will also have an input as to how and where the money is designated.

In one instance money will be given to an orphanage in Indonesia so the children will see a video of the set-up there

and start correspondence with the children.

Then there's Australian Catholic Relief and needy within the parish, and the Dominican sisters in the Solomon Islands -because we are a Dominican school-, said principal Mr Richard Cavanagh.

Holy Spirit school is 25 years old and goes from pre-primary (considered there as first year of school) through to year 7.

The students are really starting to flex their sporting muscle with training at 7am, parent involvement on weekends and 'old girls' coaching students for netball.

About 60 children competed in the interschool competition against seven other schools and City Beach won.

They're also into chess

On my stroll

up and coming junior, middle and upper school champions. with

Musically speaking they have many talented students playing a variety of instruments with the Suzuki method of violin being taught outside the school. Drama is also on the agenda with a cast of 60 preparing for their Hansel and Gretel presentation in the Concert Hall in October as part of the Festival of Performing Arts.

Everyone is invited to weekly class t heir Masses which cater for groups of classes on a rotation basis and a group of catechists come each Monday to prepare parish children for the sacramental program.

1. Michael Bozzi checking out Joanne O'Hara's (left) and Rebecca Mills' dinosaurs they're been making with the year 4s.

Yes indeed. Holy Spirit is very much alive — and doing well!

3. Year 7 boys watch soccer expertise in the making with a fellow student showing them how it's (Ione.

2. Team work on a project is essential! say year 3 students Elizabeth Gibbon (left), Michael Mascione, Carla Brown and Thomas Willen.

DINOSAURS TIRAVIIIL

Travel days IWent Waking, written

by Sue Machin, illustrated

by Julie Vivas. Published by Omnibus books. $16.99.

I Went Walking is a joyful book that is at once educational and fun. Designed as an introductory book for the very young, it invites the reader to join a child in her cheerful stroll through a farmyard. On the way she meets a black cat, a brown

horse, a red cow and a host of other animals who all join in the fun and ultimately make up a colourful and enthusiastic procession.

The illustrations are warm and bright, with soft flawing lines; the text incorporates the elements of repetition and prediction; and the reader is invited to guess the identity of each animal — to be revealed when the page is turned.

Dinosaurs Travel — A Guide for Families on the Go by Laurie Krasny Brown. Illustrations by Marc Brown. Published

by Collins. $9.95.

The simple, direct text and lively, amusing illustrations are full of practical tips that will encourage children to be confident travellers', whether they are taking a short ride on a bus, or going

on a plane ride to a far away country The familiar dinosaur characters inspire the young reader to take part in all stages of a journey: reading maps and books before setting off; coping in a busy airport or train station; trying out a new language; enjoying different food; and, finally finding ways to remember a trip once it's over.

Puck of Pook's Hill b.1' Rudyard Kipling. Pub by papermac. $5.99.

When two children chose a circle of darkened grass by a mill-stream in a quiet Sussex meadow as the stage for their Midsummer Night's Dream, they stepped into the

enchanted world of Puck himself He emerged over the bank of the stream on Midsummer Eve to carry them back across all England's centuries to the smoky forge of Weland the Smith, far behind the mists of time . .

by fenny The Wagner. published by Puffin. $7.99.

'What you've got there is a nimbin. They come here every summer. . . when the moon is right they go again.* Philippa's summer holidays, started off being ordinary enough, staying in a caravan with her parents by the sea. Ordinary. that is, until she was adopted by a little creature who decided to take over Philippa's beach bag as its home.

Far from being the ideal pet that Philippa wanted, the nimbin had a will of its own, a had temper and an enormous appetite for arctic mints, chocolate biscuits and condensed milk.

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LIVING WITH LOSS LIVE-IN WEEKEND WORKSHOP Presented by

Grief Management Educational Services Redemptorist Retreat House Camelia Street, Ntb Perth

BULLSBROOK PILGRIMAGE

AUGUST 24-26

Cost $95.00 (Includes meals and accommodation)

Friday evenin

Au2ust 24:

Registration and Getting To Know You Session

Saturday, Aumst 25: The Experience of Grief . . .

Speaker: Gerry Smith Ways of Coping With Loss . . .

Presented by: Members of The Redemptorist Lay Community Picking Up The Pieces . . .

Speaker: Julie Taylor

Healing Service . . .

Fr Graeme Manolas (Anglican Church) Rev Allan Rankine (Uniting Church) Fr Frank Smith (Catholic Church) Members of The Redemptorist Lay Community Music by: HARVEST

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Speaker: Gerry Smith Be Still and Know Relaxation and Meditation . . .

Speaker: Sheila Bowler

Registration forms from: Bookings close Monday, August 20

St Bernadette's Palish Glendalough A series of four talks will be given by Father Wafter Black MSC, Director of the L.J. Goody Bioethics Centre, Jugan Street Glenciaiough, (formerly St Bernadette's School) on consecutive Wednesdays commencing August 1, 1990 and continuing on Wednesday. August 8, 15 and 22 at 7.30pm.

Fr Black's talks will focus on the presence of God in our lives and how God's unconditional love can change our outlook on the Gospel message in the 1990s.

NEDLANDS CHILDREN

A children's liturgy workshop will be led by Sister Eleanor Carter on Saturday, August 4 from 2-4pm in the Holy Rosary Nedlands Parish Centre, corner of Elizabeth and Tyrell Streets.

Open to children, parents and catechists.

Contact Julienne Prendergast 386 6888.

R ELATIO NSHIP COURSE

Development of human relationships, parallels between human relationship and spiritual development are discussed on five Tuesdays commencing July 31 at the Upper Room led by Marius Dawson and Bridget Kayser. For further information write to Box 593, South Perth 6151, phone 367 7847.

Father Black is an eminent speaker and St Bernadette's Parish extends an invitation to all who would like to take this opportunity of listening to such a distinguished speaker.

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PARENT COURSE

Understanding Your Teenager — Courses for parents and other adults who wish to deepen their understanding of teenage faith in today's world: will be held as follows: • Residential week-end, Peace Be Still, Chittering Friday, 7.30pm — Sunday, 2pm, August 3-5 or • Six Thursday evenings at Kalamunda Parish rentre 7.15 - 9.30pm; commencing August 2.

• Six Tuesday evenings at Seton Catholic College, Samson 7.15 — 9.30pm; commencing august 21.

• Six Tuesday evenings at Catherine McAuley Family Centre 7.15 — 9.30pm; commencing October 16.

Contact: Brendan McKeague at McAuley Centre, 381 9222.

GROUP FIFTY

Catholic Charismatic Prayer meeting and Eucharist every Thursday at 730pm. Redemptorist Monastery, North Perth.

Healing Mass every first Thursday each month.

Thursday, August 9 — guest speaker Father Dean Braun, American Catholic priest and international evangelist

'RELIGIOUS BELIEF & PUBLIC POLICY' Should the religious & moral beliefs of Catholics, in areas such as abortion, have any bearing upon Public Policy? Is abortion only a matter of private morality, or can it be opposed on secular grounds as a public policy issue?

This free public lecture by the internationally renowned author of books such as the Recovery of the Sacred (1974) , Catholicism andModernity : Confrontation or Capitulation?'( 1979), What is Secular Humanism?'(1982)andThePope and the Jesuits (1984), will cover these and other important contempory public issues.

Professor Hitchcock has also been an outstanding contributor to leading journals, such as America, The Yale Review ,The New York Times Magazine and Communio.

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Wednesday, 1st August, 1990

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Rosary, homily and Benediction will be held on Sunday, July 29 at the Bullsbrook Church "Virgin Mary Mother of the Church" (Grotto Virgin of the Revelation) at 2pm.

Mass at 11am on Sunday, August 12 will celebrate the feast of the Assumption.

For further information and bus reservations please ring 444 2285 for Perth, Highgate and Midland bus, 275 6998 for Dianella bus and 339 4015 for Fremantle bus. The Association is prepared to arrange special buses to leave from other areas (for their various celebrations) depending on sufficient numbers.

What's On Pages 10, 12

Mr Gerry Smith Ph 445 3049

• Tennis on Page 12, What's On, Page 10

Or call (09) 325 4788 for an instant no-obligation quotation.

12 Victoria Ave Perth

7.30pm to 9.30prn Nestor Hall, Catholic Education Centre 50 Ruislip St., Leederville.

Chairman Mr Michael Perrott Sponsored by the

ational Civic council •

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