Catholic Life August 2018 by Catholic Diocese of Sale

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August 2018

ISSUE 206

50 years of priesthood

This issue highlights

By Colin Coomber PRIESTLY life has turned a full circle for Fr Peter Kooloos as he finds himself as parish priest in two parishes where he began priestly life 50 years ago.

Fr Kooloos was ordained by Bishop Arthur Fox at Iona on June 15, 1968, and his first placement was at Koo Wee Rup. Now 50 years later he is serving as parish priest for both Koo Wee Rup and IonaMaryknoll parishes. He is believed to be the only Sale Diocese priest ordained at Iona, and one of three priestly ordinations in the impressive brick church. The others are recently retired Brisbane auxiliary bishop Bishop Joe Oudeman who is a Franciscan and Fr Frank Dineen who is a Missionary of the Sacred Heart. Fr Kooloos said his family’s local church was Nar Nar Goon but in 1968 the church was a run-down weatherboard building with limited seating. The Iona Church had previously been used for his sister’s wedding and so became the church of choice for his ordination. Fr Kooloos was born in Barneveld, Gelderland, in the Netherlands and went to school with Fr Herman Hengel Fr Hengel’s sister, former CatholicCare Gippsland manager Arda Tymensen, and her husband Peter were in the class below. Fr Kooloos came to Australia at age 10 in 1954 with his parents Harry and Corry Kooloos and eight brothers and sisters. Another sibling died in the Netherlands. The Kooloos family initially settled in Narre Warren North for nine months, then moved to a share farm in Cardinia before moving again to a farm in Nar Nar Goon. Most of Fr Kooloos’s education was at St John the Baptist School, Koo Wee Rup, and after completing his intermediate certificate (Year

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FR Peter Kooloos outside St Joseph’s Church, Iona, where he was ordained in 1968. 10) he attended the Marist Brothers’ St Patrick’s College in Sale as a boarder for his final two years of secondary education. He then studied for the priesthood at Corpus Christi Seminary, Werribee. His desire to be a priest was something he had contemplated even before emigrating. He was encouraged to learn Greek and taught this by Fr Jim Opie, the then parish priest of Koo Wee Rup.

As a priest he has served in a dozen parishes in Sale Diocese but strangely never in the far east or far west. He studied Canon Law in Leuven, Belgium, from 199496 and on return to Australia with his Licentiate in Canon Law, began working with the Marriage Tribunal. He joined the Council of Priests in 1996, became a Consultor to the Bishop in 2000, and has been on the Diocesan Finance Council since 2001.

He was Episcopal Vicar of Administration for the diocese from 2010-13. During time at the Cathedral parish in Sale, he also served as an air force chaplain and prison chaplain. To commence his Golden Jubilee celebrations Fr Kooloos celebrated Mass with the school community of St John’s, Koo Wee Rup, the same school which he attended during his • Continued Page 2

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House or the home-making business?

PICK up any newspaper, turn on the TV and you would think, were you a visitor from a foreign land, that our national preoccupation is none other than, house prices. It almost seems that each day there is some kind of breathless report about how they have moved up or down. Looking through the eyes of faith we know the importance of always asserting the dignity of each human being throughout the whole of their life. Among the ways in which we seek to do this is providing the basic things necessary for sustaining human life. Shelter, housing, is one of these basic elements. The ‘roof over our heads’ is a basic human necessity and right. This is reinforced by Jesus when he says, “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” (Matthew 25:35). Yet it is much more than simply providing housing, the vision of faith is much deeper and richer. We are to provide a ‘home’. At the recent Proclaim gathering in Brisbane 23 representatives from the Sale Diocese were present. The theme of the gathering was, “Make your home in me as I make mine in you.” (John 15:4). Contained in that phrase from the Scriptures is the great mission of the church. It first reminds us of the

kind of God that we have: one who seeks to be in communion with us in the first place. Always and actively seeking to be in communion with us or athome-with if you like. This was supremely shown to us, of course, in the sending of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit to be the means of that communion. Having experienced this “being at home with God” we are then invited to respond to God in Jesus Christ in the Holy Spirit, and consciously make our home in God. In other words put God literally at the centre of our lives. The mission of each of our Parishes and our Diocese is to do the same. Put God at the centre and create a place and a space which people can call home. This is to be a place where people can be at home with God, with each other, with themselves and the whole of creation. You might think that this is an easy business, and building a house is a relatively simple business, provided one can afford it. Creating a home takes a lifetime. So too with the work and mission of our Diocese and Parishes. We never finish it! On the way back from Brisbane, I sat next to a person and we were chatting, and he asked the question, “What business are you in?”. Somewhat tongue-in-

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cheek, and having just been to Proclaim, I said the I was in the “home-making business”. I then went on to explain what that was, a graced moment of evangelisation. During the conference, we were challenged to ‘get out of the boats of our complacency’ in our Parishes and Diocese. If our Parishes are not centred on God and are not places where people feel at home then what are we doing? So while our society may well be obsessed with the business of “houses”, dear friends in Christ, let us be about the business of “home-making” in our Parishes and Diocese.

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It was the beginning of a long process with many steps. At the Parish level each Parish is been asked to select two animators to make sure that each Parish is responding to the graced opportunity that the journey of the Plenary Council provides. (A reminder that the open consultation continues until Ash Wednesday, 2019, March 6. In October and November, I shall be conducting regional “open listening sessions” throughout the Diocese. These will differ from the initial Parish gatherings whose sole purpose was to introduce the Plenary Council process and how people might be able to participate. They were never intended to be more than that, always recognising however that more was needed. On March 16 next year we will have a visit from the National Implementation Team of the Plenary Council and on September, 13-14, 2019 we shall have our own Diocesan Assembly.

SOME of you will have met Stanly, one of our seminarians. I invite you to share in his ordination to the Diaconate on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, at 11am. Stanly, originally from India has chosen to make his home among us. Please pray for him, our other two deacons, Hiep and Avinash on the way to priestly ordination, and indeed all our seminarians. Vocations are at the heart of the life of the Church. Be it the fundamental vocation of baptism, or its enrichment religious life; be it the two sacraments at the service of the communion: marriage and ordination. Please continue to pray for a deepening of our understanding of vocation in our home, the Diocese of Sale. With gratitude to God for choosing to make God’s home among us, may we always say, “God is Good”, and thus make our home in God. +Bishop Pat O’Regan Bishop of Sale

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50 years a priest in Sale Diocese • From Page 1 Primary and early secondary school days and in the same church in which he celebrated his first Mass on the day following his ordination. During this Mass, he proudly used a chalice that had been given to him as a gift following his ordination. Parishioners gathered at Iona Hall to share a celebratory lunch, hosted by the Catholic

Women’s League of IonaMaryknoll, with Fr Kooloos and celebrations continued the following weekend when Koo Wee Rup parishioners held a morning tea to acknowledge his dedication to his vocation over the past 50 years. St James School, Nar Nar Goon, and Columba School in Bunyip also held special celebrations for Fr Kooloos with Mass and morning teas.

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Papal blessing marks Hendrika’s100th birthday PAKENHAM – Shanagolden resident Hendrika Driessen celebrated her 100th birthday with family and fellow residents on June 17. Bishop Pat O’Regan presented her with a Papal Blessing to mark her centenary at a Mass at Shanagolden. She was born in Tegelen, Limburg, Netherlands and had six brothers and a sister. Her mother died when she was 14 and her father and brothers worked as market gardeners and all lived at home until they were married. After her mother died, her eldest sister left home to become a nun and Hendrika became responsible for looking after her father and brothers. She cleaned and cooked for them all. She married in 1940 in Tegelen and she and her husband had seven children. The family emigrated to Australia on the migrant ship Johan van Oldenbarnevelt in February 1954. She often mentions that those six weeks on the boat was the best holiday she ever had as she did not have to prepare any meals, kids were entertained, food was plentiful it was like a second honeymoon albeit with

Changed position on death penalty THE official Catholic Church position on the death penalty has changed with Pope Francis decreeing that the death penalty is inadmissible in all circumstances. He has also revised the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the official book in which all Church doctrine is explained. The change centres principally on the clearer awareness of the Church for the respect due to every human life and backs up the declaration of St John Paul II “Not even a murderer loses his personal dignity, and God himself pledges to guarantee this.” Pope Francis said “Today capital punishment is unacceptable, however serious the condemned’s crime may have been.” He said the death penalty, regardless of the means of execution entailed “cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment” and was rejected due to the possibility of judicial error. Revision of number 2267 in the Catechism has been translated into the various languages and bishops around the world have been advised of the change.

six kids in tow (one child had died when a few months old). The family was sent by train to Bonagilla Migrant camp that afternoon. The camp was a bit of a shock as it was a collection of old army huts, millions of mosquitos and flies, maggots in the meat, drop toilets, dust and over 40 degree heat. Mr Driessen was offered a job in Whyalla but decided that he didn’t want to take it and so after six weeks he hitch-hiked in his woollen three-piece suit and overcoat to the Latrobe Valley to apply for a job at the State Electricity Commission. He was successful and the family moved to Traralgon for two weeks and stayed with another Dutch family and after that moved to a Housing Commission Home in Morwell East. The children went to Sacred Heart Primary School, and were taught by the Josephite Sisters. They had to learn to speak English as well as all the other subjects. At one school function, Hendrika was asked to bring a plate. Not realising that this meant to bring something on it, she arrived with an empty plate! One more child was born to the family while they were in Morwell; Hendrika’s first experience of a hospital birth as home births were the norm in the Netherlands. After a stint on a dairy farm in Bairnsdale (one more child there), the family moved to

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Former business manager dies A LARGE crowd attended the funeral last week of former Diocese of Sale business manager Brian Donnelly who died on July 26 after a sudden illness. He was aged 70. Mr Donnelly was appointed by Bishop Jeremiah Coffey as the first business manager for the diocese and spent 14 years in the role. He oversaw the expansion of the Catholic Development Fund, the establishment of Bishop’s Family Foundation (now known as Trinity Families), the CDF Funeral Fund and the Priests’ Welfare Foundation. His strong advocacy for a new diocesan newspaper also convinced Bishop Coffey to agree to setting up Catholic Life as one of Australia’s first free diocesan publications. After leaving the diocese he worked with a Sale accountancy firm for several years before he and his wife, Lorel, decided to take up missionary work in Aboriginal communities for Broome Diocese.

They had completed several stints in the west and were contemplating another next year. The Requiem Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, was celebrated by Dean Fr Peter Bickley with seven other priests and a deacon also being present. Mr Donnelly leaves his wife Lorel, children Kathryn, Tony, Justine and Ben, and eight grandchildren.

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Holy Smoke Right on queue OUR story last iussue about there likely to be a lot of new bishops in Australia was right on queue. We had no inside information but within days the Pope started making announcements. We pointed out that Darwin’s Bishop Eugene Hurley was the oldest, followed by Melbourne Archishop Denis Hart, and in the click of a finger the Pope had accepted their resignations and made new appointments.

Plastic rubbish THE choice of the big two supermarket chains to ban plastic bags is commendable but the way they have handled the heavier plastic replacements has been a PR disaster. Of course, the old thin bags labelled “single use” were used again by most people as bin liners, to take items to the

op shop and even as doggy-do bags. The replacements contain something like 7 times more plastic and are too rigid as bin liners and unlikely to be carried by people walking their dogs. Of course, those who use the old red or green reusable soft bags which were popular before the new replacements probably don’t realise that they are also plastic and will also take thousands of years to break down. Why aren’t we using bags made from plant cellulose which will break down much quicker? Then again we can also resort to the string netting bags (made from hemp-based string) which were popular up until the 1970s when supermarkets stopped packing your groceries in cardboard boxes and foisted the plastic bags on us all. Does anyone know if you can still buy string bags?

Response to Royal Commission THE Australian Catholic Bishops Conference held an additional plenary meeting earlier this month to expedite the Catholic Church’s response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. The meeting was held in Melbourne on August 2 and 3, and allowed the bishops to consider, as a body, the Church’s formal response to the Royal Commission. The response will be released by the end of this month. ACBC president Archbishop Mark Coleridge said “The bishops hadn’t received enough advice at their May meeting

to prepare our response to the Royal Commission’s final report. “Additional advice, including from the Truth, Justice and Healing Council, the Implementation Advisory Group, Catholic Professional Standards Limited, local safeguarding experts and canon lawyers has now been received and is informing the bishops’ response. “We have also begun discussions with the Holy See about issues that concern the discipline and doctrine of the universal Church.” Representatives from Catholic Religious Australia,

Maltese-born priest is new Darwin Bishop ADELAIDE priest Fr Charles Gauci, 66, will become the next Bishop of Darwin when he is ordained on September 26. He will replace retiring Bishop Eugene Hurley who has served as Bishop of Darwin for 11 years, and before that Bishop of Port Pirie for nine. Fr Gauci will be the first Adelaide diocesan priest to be elevated to bishop in 45 years.

Darwin Diocese is 1.3 million square kilometres which makes it twice the size of France. Fr Gauci was born in Floriana, Malta, and migrated to Australia with his parents, grandfather and four siblings in 1965. He was ordained in Adelaide in 1977.

Indian stamp honor for Yarram Jesuit AN Australian priest who was brought up in the Yarram district will be honored by the postal department of India with the issue of a first day cover and postage stamp to mark the centenary of his birth.. Fr John Moore SJ was born in 1918 into the well-known Moore family of Toolanook, near Yarram,and trained for the Jesuits in Melbourne, Sydney and Sevenhill in South Australia. He was a member of the original team of six Jesuits who arrived in the Hazaribag region of India in 1951. There, he built and established St Xavier’s College, which opened its doors to students in January 1952. In 1966 Fr Moore started another school at Bokaro Steel City, and a new St Xavier’s College that was co-educational and provided for poor students. In the Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography, Fr Moore is remembered as a gentle man who was courteous and

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supportive. “At all times during his teaching career Moore encouraged students to think for themselves and confront the problems of life. He was also keen on writing concerning Jesuit education, and gave many speeches on the topic.” Since his death in 1988 at the age of 70, he has been remembered fondly in India as a humble giant of an educator who had an immense impact on generations of students and parents in that part of the world.

New Anglican bishop NEW Anglican Bishop of Gippsland, Bishop Richard Treloar will be installed in Sale on Saturday, August 18. He was ordained a bishop at St Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, on July 21. Bishop Treloar is the 13th Bishop of Gippsland.

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Two experiences of the Proclaim conference By Deacon Mark Kelly DURING July, Bishop Pat Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Regan led the Gaudium et Spes group to Brisbane for Proclaim 2018. Our diocesan planning group for Plenary Council 2020/21 joined 1000 other conference delegates (including 11 others from our diocese who made their own way to the conference) praying and pondering, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Making our home in Jesusâ&#x20AC;?. Plenary Council 20/21 is not about challenging core doctrine (like the composition of the Holy Trinity) but all else is on the table. Already we have glimpses of how challenging, exciting and far-reaching â&#x20AC;&#x153;all elseâ&#x20AC;? might be. Australian Catholics are implored to pray, explore, discuss, engage the world, refocus and above all â&#x20AC;&#x153;listenâ&#x20AC;? to the voice of the Holy Spirit in planning to better â&#x20AC;&#x153;make our home in Jesusâ&#x20AC;? (Jn 15:4). Listening to the yearnings of Australian Catholics is the heart of Plenary 2020/21 and listening in Brisbane were many of the Australian Bishops including Bishop Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Regan, new Melbourne Archbishop Peter A. Comensoli and our host, chair of the Australian Bishopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commission and leader of preparations for Plenary 20/21, Archbishop Mark Coleridge.

Wryly regretting a church become â&#x20AC;&#x153;pale, male and staleâ&#x20AC;?, â&#x20AC;&#x153;like an incompetent teacher, thinking if we repeat something louder or more often, surely theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get it,â&#x20AC;? Archbishop Mark urged us to consider youth as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a canary in the mineâ&#x20AC;?, a measure of how well we listen and respond to needs in our parishes and wider church. Young, female and ethnically varied people need listening to. Ron Huntley from Divine Renovation Canada, stays awake at night â&#x20AC;&#x153;thinking of ways to make the Church matter for the 90% of Catholics who do not attend Mass and the non-believers who are yet to discover Jesus.â&#x20AC;? He urges cultural shift from those who are sacramentally â&#x20AC;&#x153;doneâ&#x20AC;? to actual discipleship, prophetically decrying the culture of most Church (parish) cultures as â&#x20AC;&#x153;toxic.â&#x20AC;? He asks if we know Jesus as â&#x20AC;&#x153;salvationâ&#x20AC;? rather than â&#x20AC;&#x153;behaviorâ&#x20AC;?? More than catechising, we ourselves need evangelising. We need to fall in love with Jesus first, then Mass and the sacraments. One compelling expert panellist and group facilitator was Daniel Ang, the young director of evangelisation for Broken Bay Diocese, who asked how our parishes are going at our primary task, not ensuring comfort for ourselves

SALE Diocese plenary group members at Proclaim (from left) Michelle Grimstead, Michael Hansen, Bishop Pat Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Regan, Jenifer Hanratty and Sophy Morley. but making disciples of those who are not. Radically and fearlessly exploring what works. Quoting his predecessor in Wellington, Cardinal John Dew suggested the most telling image of the Church is an untidy caravan. Rules and regulations, misconceptions, embarrassment, lack of opportunity, fear of rejection and self-doubt inhibit our evangelising mission and we need to rise above those obstructions, reaching out, bringing Jesus to the needy and the marginalised because â&#x20AC;&#x153;they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t coming to us!â&#x20AC;?

Make your home in me. . . By Michelle Grimsted I HAD the awesome privilege to attend the Proclaim Conference 2018, which was a national conference that engaged parishes and faith communities in conversations, hosted in the friendly capital city of Brisbane. I was fascinated by the busy three day program weaved with the richness of our Catholic faith. Conversations focused on key areas of leadership, evangelisation, culture change, belonging, and young people in this Year of Youth. As well as the hot topic of the Plenary Council, which the journey has already begun. The theme of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make your home in meâ&#x20AC;Ś.â&#x20AC;? (Jn 15:4) and featured many experienced presenters as well as keynote speakers, some who had travelled from overseas to share their thoughts and ideas with us. The presence of the Holy Spirit was truly evident and could be felt in the energy, enthusiasm and excitement, which filled the atmosphere of the auditorium on all three days. We were so blessed to hear from speakers whose passion and zeal to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. As well as to stir our thinking and challenge old stale thought processes. The conference reinforced for me that God is inviting all of us â&#x20AC;&#x153;to get out of the boat.â&#x20AC;? The boat of security, familiarity and the place where I think God

is, but rather see what God is doing and go join in with Him over there. We are called and to lead others to the engaging transformational encounters of Jesus. To become a place where we can experience God and His love through being a Mystical Church, a Missionary Church, a Merciful Church, and a Joyful Church. The real conviction for me was a question posed to us allâ&#x20AC;Ś.So how many people have you brought into relationship with Jesus this last 12 months? Thoughts on how we create a culture in Church and our Parish to bring people home to God, because we are in the life transformation business. What aches in your heart and community? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s build a Church for the people who are not here yetâ&#x20AC;Ś. Do you dare to dream? Ask yourself What ifâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;Ś? You fill in the blank. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s create a culture thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthy and not toxic. A healthy culture looks like fruits of the Spirit, joy, authenticity, purpose, trust, love passion, humility, hospitality forgiveness and collaboration. An unhealthy culture looks like fear, selfishness, ego, pride, lazy, no vision, arrogance, boring, control. Which culture do you want to help create and belong to? Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s envision a new culture, reclaim the gift of imagination â&#x20AC;&#x201C; dream new dreams, get into alignment with what the Spirit is saying through prayer and discernment.

Believe in the mission of Jesus. There were many â&#x20AC;&#x153;mountain topâ&#x20AC;? experiences, but my favorite was attending the Ignite Live experience, which included praise, worship, teaching and prayer for the young and young at heart. The Catholic band emmaunuelworship created an awe-inspiring atmosphere of song and praise, glorifying our magnificent God. Guest speaker Ron Huntley from Canada shared his personal testimony which captivated us all. Prayer team ministry and the sacrament of Reconciliation was on offer for whoever desired to attend. This local outreach and faith renewal event was definitely a personal highlight. Proclaim reinforced that heavens economy is all about relationship, connection with God and others. To be unapologetic and audacious in your faith, to create opportunities for personal encounters with Christ. Serving and teaching all people young and old, to believe that they can be the change, supported by the fullness and rich traditions of the Catholic Church. Creating that sense of belonging for all and the invitation to be in an authentic relationship with Jesus. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s listen to what the Spirit is saying and become proclaimers in our families and parish communities with boldness and courage. Would you like to join me?.....

Younger (and some youngat-heart) delegates attended the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Igniteâ&#x20AC;? event where hundreds of young people engaged with Jesus through inspirational message, song, dance, adoration and reconciliation opportunities. Ignite rejuvenated and inspired us to make our churches authentic, relational and culturally accessible to all, working in the reality of the world, finding â&#x20AC;&#x153;what speaks to youth.â&#x20AC;? Karolina Gunsser, leader of Citipointe Church, was an inspiring speaker, acknowledging the debt of other Christians who stand on the shoulders of the Catholic Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2000 years. Recommending us all to focus on the only thing of importance: finding personal relationship with Jesus, she identified stages of the journey to discipleship.

Firstly, engagement with people (especially youth) as they are, rather than sternly moralising. Being â&#x20AC;&#x153;all things to all menâ&#x20AC;? as Paul taught us (1 Corinthians 9:22). Next is building authentic connection into a sense of belonging, celebrating each unique connection to God, modelling yearning for service in the kingdom, and thereby fostering a passionate discipleship in Jesus. A home in Jesus. Plenary Council 2020 facilitator, Lana Turvey-Collins reminded us that the Plenary Council will be driven from the grassroots by people engaging and participating with friends and family, listening and being listened to, considering the Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central questions and considering how we can reflect the face of Christ in Australian society today.

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Times are tough for many families in our region with many suffering uncertain employment prospects. Government assistance only goes part-way to easing their burden. What happens when a family member has special needs, requires drug, alcohol, family or relationship counselling, needs bereavement support, suicide prevention, emergency accommodation, or assistance with an at-risk adolescent? Trinity Families has invested more than $1.4 million in funding other charities who run such projects and we could have given three times that amount if we had access to the funds. We are appealing to all families and businesses to donate generously to boost our trust fund so that we can assist even more families. Trinity Families only allocates funds for projects run by charities in this region, so you can be sure that your donation is giving great value to our families. Your donation goes on earning funds to distribute year after year – a gift that goes on giving! Make a donation by visiting www.trinityfamilies.org.au Or send your cheque or credit card donations on the form below to: Trinity Families, PO Box 1410 FAMILIES WARRAGUL 3820

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O God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Genesis 1:27 THE story of Creation is very dramatic. At the dawn of creation the world without the Creator God is described as a formless wasteland, an abyss covered with darkness, formless and empty and darkness was over the abyss. It is lifeless. The Spirit of God was hovering over the dark emptiness. Then a mighty wind sweeps across it. God says ‘let there be light’ and the Spirit of God begins the work of creation. Life begins. The Spirit is graphically presented as a physical force, a wind that comes from the very mouth of God. The Spirit shapes creation, breathing life into everything. The first humans are shaped out of clay and life is breathed into them. The Spirit is the energy, the life force that the lies at the base of everything, visible and invisible alike. It is the Spirit that lies at the heart of being made in the image of likeness of God. The Spirit helps us to think as God invites us to think, to inspire us to have the mind and heart like God. The story of Adam and Eve is about two people living in the Spirit. They are in the garden, a place of harmony with God, with each other and with nature. They are naked, a way of expressing that they are at ease, at one with their surroundings, with each other, with their Creator. The life of the Spirit is one of peace and harmony. But the story takes a twist. They begin looking inwards, they want to make their own rules, to decide for themselves where happiness, fulfilment and meaning lie. They stopped looking outwards. They hardened their hearts, we are told. This intimate and loving relationship was interrupted, disrupted. In typical fashion, the Hebrew writer describes this in earthy terms. Adam and Eve underwent the “fall”. Because of this looking inwards, this lack of openness to the ways of God that ultimately lead to happiness and true meaning, the first humans became subject to sickness and

pain, even physical death. When they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, they hid their nakedness. This easy, familiar and harmonious relationship with God was disrupted with disastrous consequences in how they related to each other. Things just fell apart, as it were. Almost the first recorded event after the fall is a murder! The arrogance of Babel brings about an inability to communicate freely. Natural disasters like the flood, the earthquake and turning people into pillars of salt follow. They find themselves in the wilderness and these Spiritfilled and easy relationships with God, with each other and certainly with creation are disrupted. This wilderness is a harsh place, certainly not the beautiful garden but harsh and unforgiving deserts and where they once ruled creation, now they are in fear of some animals. They have to work to restore this harmonious relationship. If we are not led by the Creator Spirit, we begin looking inwards, we become the centre of importance. When the life of the Spirit is not present, bickering, dissention and rivalries emerge and we become envious, jealous of others. We can become judgemental, hostile to others, there is a reluctance to make genuine commitments, abuse of power, exploitation of others, and outbursts of rage and temper. Moderating our behavior can become a problem, an inability to listen to others or show empathy or understanding. St Paul wrote very forcefully about the life of the Spirit being present, We are living in the Spirit when, in our lives, there is “charity, joy, peace, patience, endurance, kindness, generosity, faith, mildness, and chastity.” (Galatians, 5) The gifts of the Spirit come alive when we use them.

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STARTING this issue we are pleased to run a series of “Water Capsules” written by Fr Xavier Pinto CSsR, Bairnsdale. This fits with what Pope Francis has proclaimed in His encyclical Laudato Si. – subtitled :“On care of our common home “ - the care of the Earth. We also pray every Sunday during the Year of Youth: “Help us to restore the soil, the water and the air.”

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God’s message through water

N the scriptures water plays a significant role in several messages that the Lord wishes to give to us, his people. In the Old Testament we have the people of God passing through the Red Sea (Ex 17:1-7 Salvation), we have Moses tapping water from the rock (the Lord never abandons his people), we have Naman the Leper being cleansed in the waters of the Jordan (2 Kings 5:1-17- God is the eternal Healer). Jesus walks on the waters and rescues Peter who is sinking, out of his own lack of faith (Mt 14:22-33 - Jesus always holds your hand and rescues you). So we need to respect water at all times. Saving water means saving and sustaining God’s precious gift of water for many years; hence saving life. Let us not waste water; let us close the tap while we brush our teeth. You may devise other ways of saving water depending on how much you normally use. - Fr Xavier Pinto CSsR, Bairnsdale

“It is our solemn shared duty to right the grievous wrongs of the past and ensure that the future is very different. I pledge myself without reserve to that task, and I ask you to join me in building on the work already underway in the Archdiocese to create safe communities of faith, where trust is earned and care is offered. “Having been appointed by Pope Francis, I recognise the challenge he has placed before me to lead God’s people in Melbourne tenderly, mercifully and joyfully. As a shepherd after the heart of Jesus, the Lord expects me to reach out to all with a Gospel boldness.” From November Bishop Comensoli will become chairman of the Bishops’ Commission for Life, Family and Public Engagement, and membership of the Bishops’ Commission for the Plenary Council.

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MELBOURNE’S new Archbishop Peter A. Comensoli was installed at St Patrick’s Cathedral on August 1. He has replaced Archbishop Denis Hart whose retirement was accepted by Pope Francis in July. Archbishop Comensoli was Bishop of the Diocese of Broken Bay, in northern Sydney and the Central Coast of NSW. He is the ninth Archbishop of Melbourne. Born and educated in the Illawarra region of NSW, the Archbishop served in the Wollongong Diocese in a number of parishes and was Diocesan Chancellor for six years prior to his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop to the Archdiocese of Sydney in 2011, and as Apostolic Administrator to the Archdiocese in 2014. He was Bishop of Broken Bay for three and a half years. Archbishop Comensoli said he was deeply moved by the Holy Father’s trust in making this appointment. “The life of Christian discipleship is a precious gift, developed through hearing and responding to God’s call. In accepting this call to be a missionary among God’s People of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, I readily acknowledge the great responsibility entrusted to me, along with the frailties I carry. “As I come among you I place my trust in the tender encouragement of Jesus, through his Blessed Mother. We are pilgrims together in the Lord’s vineyard. As we take these first steps in friendship, may we anchor our lives to his Gospel. “I am deeply aware of the painful witness you bear because of the crimes committed in the Church against the most innocent, our children and the vulnerable. I share the bewilderment and anger you feel at the failure of Church leaders to believe victims and to respond to them with justice and compassion. This is not the way of Jesus Christ.

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Vocations awareness 2018

Ex-Franciscan to become a deacon next month By Colin Coomber IT has been a long journey to the priesthood for Stanly Devasia but the cards have all fallen into place as he takes one of the final steps on September 22. He will be ordained a deacon by Bishop Pat O’Regan in St Mary’s Cathedral at 11am. All being well, he could expect to be ordained a priest towards the end of next year. Stanly, 32, was born in Kerala, India, and is first cousin to Deacon Avinash George who will be ordained a priest for Sale Diocese in Kerala on January 5. He said he felt the calling to

the priesthood at an early age. It was a tangible thing supported by prayer, life experiences and discernment. At age 15 he entered the Franciscan junior seminary where he studied for his canonical novitiate and became a Franciscan in the Third Order Regulars, the same order as his uncle Fr Mathew Joseph who served in Sale Diocese for several years. After taking his first vows as a Franciscan he continued his studies for four years, majoring in chemistry. Stanley said he had always had a scientific mind and so the choice for him was between

Seek and you will find By Fr Michael Willemsen JESUS promised, “For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” (Mt 7:7) This was my experience when I asked for God’s forgiveness in sacramental reconciliation and received more than the gift of his merciful love. I found the meaning and purpose of my life: to reciprocate God’s love by giving my life to his service and that of his people and the world. It was 1993 and I was coming to the end of a five month working contract in Norwich, England; part of a two year back-packing adventure. Thus, began a new search: for where God wanted me to serve? And who with? So, I asked the Lord constantly, in prayer. I discerned his response through reading books related to my search and I knocked on the doors of communities where the Lord may have been calling me to join. My search ended when the Vocations Director of the

Discalced Carmelites in Box Hill said, “Michael, you can be a diocesan priest with a Carmelite spirituality.” The Lord wanted me to apply to be a priest for the Sale Diocese. For those who sense a call from God, the promise of Jesus can be fulfilled. Only perseverance and right motivation is required. He will lead those he calls to the pasture he intends for them, where they can best live out their response to his love for them. So, seek and you will find.

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uncle Fr Mathew George was here and his cousin Avinash had made the journey here a year earlier. Stanly also has an aunt, uncle and cousin living in the western end of our diocese. When he is ordained next month he will become our third

transitional deacon and next year there is the likelihood that three more of our seminarians will also become deacons. Deacon Hiep Nguyen will be ordained a priest at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, on December 15.

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physics and chemistry, choosing the later because of his interest in the inner happening of things. Chemistry was similar to the search for God within. His life took a turn when after graduating, he decided to leave the Franciscans before starting at the senior seminary. For the next four years he studied business and corporate governance with the aim of working in the business world, but at the end of that found that the calling to be a priest was still there. “It was like a light burning within me, but I did not recognise it until later.” Stanley said he spent a long time weighing up which type of life had more meaning for him – the lay or religious life. Eventually he rediscovered his religious calling and it was about this time that he met former Bishop of Sale Christopher Prowse who was visiting India looking for vocations for Sale Diocese. They talked about the possibilities for 45 minutes and then Bishop Prowse invited him to come to Australia and study in the seminary here to become a priest for Sale Diocese. The decision to come was made easier by the fact that his

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Trinity funding closes soon CHARITIES seeking funding for projects to aid families must apply to Trinity Families by the end of this month. The Catholic Diocese of Sale charitable fund has about $107,000 to distribute which will bring the total amount given over the past 14 years to more than $1.5 million. Funds are not available to individuals and under Australian Tax Office regulations, only charities with deductible gift recipient status are eligible to apply. Trinity Families executive officer Colin Coomber said that applications for funding from this year’s disbursement had been trickling in but he expected there to be a flood of applications before the end of August. The economic downturn in Gippsland was affecting a lot of families, particularly those involved in dairyfarming who were facing depressed prices and low rainfall in many areas

$10.8 million for Project Compassion this year MANY thousands of supporters across parishes and schools across have joined in solidarity with the world’s poor donating more than $10.8 million to Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion campaign. Caritas Australia is the Catholic Church’s aid and development agency and part of one of the largest humanitarian networks in the world. Held annually over the six weeks of Lent, Project Compassion raises awareness and funds to address extreme poverty and promote justice across the world. This year’s Project Compassion theme of “For a Just Future” highlighted the role that young people have to play in the solutions to the challenges facing their societies globally. Caritas Australia’s chief executive officer Paul O’Callaghan thanked supporters and communities across Australia for their support. “Lent is the time of year when we put our faith into action through prayer, fasting and almsgiving,” Mr O’Callaghan said. “For more than 50 years, Project Compassion has helped change the lives of millions people. The generosity of our supporters makes this possible. “With this support, Caritas Australia is able to go wherever the challenges are greatest, empowering communities to eradicate poverty.” During Project Compassion, the stories of young people from Nepal, Cambodia, Jordan, Australia, Mozambique and the Philippines were shared.

and there would be a heavy demand on the services of charities. “There are a lot of people who are suffering financially and mentally from the current economic woes and no doubt this will place greater demand on counselling services.” People experiencing a cut in household income often needed help in budgeting and counselling to help them through the early days of their changed situation. However, experience showed that down the track many people did not cope well and then there was a need for various

interventions to help them overcome drug and alcohol abuse and problem gambling. He said Gippsland was well placed with an array of charities who were there to assist but as always, the programs being conducted suffered through lack of financial resources. “Trinity Families is here to assist and we urge charities to apply.” To apply, charities should visit www.trinityfamilies.org.au, download the PDF form, then fill it in and email it back by the due date. Further information is available from Mr Coomber on 5622 6688.

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Knights present two members 50 year certificates

MORWELL - Fifty year Membership Certificates were presented to two Latrobe Valley members at a combined Social Afternoon Tea gathering in Morwell on Sunday, July 22. Morwell branch chairman Bro. Noel Black and long time Traralgon branch secretary Bro. Robert Drenen received the awards respectively from State Secretary Bro. Michael Palma and Sale Diocesan chairman Bro. Jim Johnson, Warragul. Bro. Noel joined the Order at Benalla before moving to Morwell in early 1970’s. In early 1980 he went to Colac for three years before returning to Morwell where he still resides. In 2012 Bro Noel was elected KSC life member for his contribution to the Knights and Morwell’s Sacred Heart Parish and schools. He organised community support following the Traralgon South bushfire when a Morwell member Bro. Fred Frendo and

his son were among the eleven deaths. Bro. Robert was welcomed into Wangaratta Branch after his nomination by Rutherglen branch and within a few months moved to Gippsland and joined the now defunct Iona branch where in four years filled the positions of chairman and treasurer each for one year. He moved to Latrobe Valley in 1973 and was Morwell’s secretary when he moved residence to Traralgon in 1975 and has been active in the Knights affairs, with many years as secretary, and St Mary’s parish events ever since. In 1981 Bro. Robert received an award for special service to the Order after being liaison secretary for the first of the country conferences across regional Victorian dioceses. Due to low membership and age related health problems Morwell and Traralgon hold monthly combined afternoon meetings.

AFTER the certificate presentation are (from left) Knights of the Southern Cross Sale Diocese chairman Bro. Jim Johnson (Warragul), Bro. Noel Black, Bro. Robert Drenen, Traralgon chairman Bro. Peter DalPra and Victorian State Secretary Bro. Michael Palma.

Your Guide to What’s On & When AUGUST

9 – The 2ofUS marriage education course, Warragul 10-14 – Bishop at National Council of Priests’ conference, Canberra 16 – Pilgrimage to shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, 1pm 20 – Senior clergy day, 10am 21 – International Day of Peace 21 - Chancery staff meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 11am 21 – Third term holidays begin 22 – Ordination to diaconate of Stanly Devasia, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, 11am 22-Oct 2 – Royal Melbourne Show 24-27 – Clergy in-service at Corpus Christi College, Melbourne 27 – St Vincent de Paul 28 – AFL Grand Final Eve Public Holiday 29 – AFL Grand Final

CatholicCare appeal month 16 – Valley region meeting, Yarram, noon 16 – Confirmation 1, Our Lady Help of Christian’s parish, Narre Warren, 7.30pm 17 – Chancery staff meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 11am 17 – Confirmation 1, St Patrick’s Church, Pakenham, 7pm 18 – Confirmation 2, Our Lady Help of Christians, Narre Warren, 10am 18 – Confirmation 3, Our Lady Help of Christians, Narre Warren, 2pm 18 - Confirmation 2, St Patrick’s Church, Pakenham, 6pm 19 – Confirmation 4, Our Lady Help of Christians, Narre Warren 2pm 22 – Queenship of the BVM 22 – West Region meeting, Nar Nar Goon, 10.30am OCTOBER 25 – Pakenham Horse Show 26 – World Day of Migrants and Ordinary General Assembly of Bishops, Vatican City Refugees 26 – Migrant Sunday Mass with 1 – International Day of Older bishop, St Thomas the Apostle Persons 1 – Catholic Life deadline parish, Clyde North, 2pm 4-6 – Bishop at ICEL meeting, Washington DC, USA SEPTEMBER 8 – Term four begins 2 – Father’s Day 2 – Special collection for Priests’ 10 – World Mental Health Day 10 – Catholic Life published Welfare Foundation 4 – Priests’ Welfare Foundation 16 – World Food Day meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 18 – Valley Region meeting, St Mary’s, Newborough, noon 11am 4 - Consultors meeting, Sion House, 20 – Caulfield Cup 21 – Mission Sunday Warragul, 1pm 4 – Diocesan Finance Council 21 – Special collection at all Masses meeting, Sion House, Warragul, for Catholic Mission 23 – Consultors meeting, Sion 5.30pm 5-7 Australian Catholic House, Warragul, 1pm Communications Congress, 23 – Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Sale Brisbane 6 – Recently ordained clergy meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 4pm gathering, 10am

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24 – United Nations Day 23-Dec 2 – Bishop at Australian 26-28 – Australian Motorcycle Catholic Bishops’ Conference Grand Prix, Phillip Island plenary meeting, Sydney 28 – St Sofia Italian Festival, St 25 – End of the Year of Youth John the Baptist, Koo Wee Rup with 25 – Christ the King Italian Mass at 9.30.

NOVEMBER

1 – All Saints 2 – All Souls 6 – Melbourne Cup Public Holiday 9 – Chancery staff meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 11am 10 – Catholic Charismatic Renewal Day, Warragul 10 – The 2ofUS marriage education course, Warragul 11 – Annual Friends of Sion gathering and Mass, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, 9am 12 – Diocese of Sale Secondary Principals’ Association meeting, Metung 13 – East Region meeting, Orbost, 10am 13 – Council of Priests meeting, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, 9.30am 13 – Consultors meeting, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, 1pm 14 – Newman College meeting, Melbourne University 14 – West Region meeting, Pakenham, 10.30am 15 – Diocesan feast day 20 – Trinity Families disbursement function, Sion House, Warragul, 11am 20 – Diocesan Finance Council meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 5.30pm 21 – Presentation of the BVM 21 – Clergy reflection day for Advent, Sion House, Warragul, 10am 22 – Meeting of newly elected school leaders, Sion House, Warragul 24 – Victorian State elections

DECEMBER

2 – 1st Sunday of Advent 3 – St Francis Xavier 3 – Catholic Life deadline 4 – Consultors meeting, Sion House, Warragul 1pm 4 – Roman Catholic Trusts Corporation for the Diocese of Sale meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 4pm 6 – St Nicholas 6 – Valley Region Christmas lunch 8 – Immaculate Conception 12 – Catholic Life published 12 – Chancery staff meeting, Sion House, Warragul, 11am 15 - Deacon Hiep Nguyen’s ordination at a priest, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, 11am 21 – Christmas holidays begin for primary schools (tbc) 21 – Sion House closes for Christmas-New Year break 24 – Christmas Eve 25 – Christmas Day 26 – Boxing Day Public Holiday 30 – The Holy Family 31 – New Year’s Eve NOTE: Dates, times and venues may change without notice being given to Catholic Life to make amendments. School holiday dates can vary from school to school depending on in-service days etc. Major sporting events, local agricultural shows and festivals are included so clashes can be avoided when planning parish or school events.

Trinity tackling future sciences

THE Trinity students who competed in the RoboCup competition. NARRE WARREN At Trinity Primary School we have increasingly developed a focus on S.T.E.M and the use of technologies within the Victorian Curriculum. We have redesigned our learning experiences and spaces to integrate emerging technologies into our classrooms including coding, robotics and gaming. With the launch of the Discovery Centre space in 2017 we’ve had a targeted focus on building student and staff capacity in Digital Technology and ICT. The whole school community has come together to support the development of these initiatives through various fundraising efforts. In the last two years we have increased our IT equipment ranging from processing devices to robotics to expose students to all areas of technology preparing them for the unpredictable years ahead. Programs such as gardening club, library, performing arts, visual art, physical education and robotics are offered to students at lunchtime to encourage a variety of interests and hobbies. Three teams entered into the RoboCup Victoria Competition at St Pauls Anglican Grammar School, Warragul in June. Nine students have been active participants of the Lego Mindstorms Robotics lunchtime program. The program involves interested students to work in teams to program an EV3 Mindstorm base unit to navigate around a course using EV3 software on chromebooks. Students worked diligently to develop their programming skills in maths, sequencing, problem solving and critical and creative thinking. The 2018 RoboCup Junior Victoria competition is where the robotics teams could showcase their newly acquired skills and expertise for the first time. It is a project-orientated education initiative that supports local, regional and international robotic events for primary and secondary school children. The focus of the primary league is on education. RoboCup is an international effort whose purpose is to

foster artificial intelligence and robotics research by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies can be integrated and examined. RoboCup Junior competition encompasses not only engineering and IT skills, but extends right across the Victorian Curriculum. It also addresses social development by encouraging sportsmanship, sharing, teamwork, understanding of differences between individuals and nations, cooperation and organisational skills. The objectives of competitions include: • To encourage young people to take an interest in scientific and technological fields, to cultivate their interest through robotic competitions through hands on creation. • To help young people expand their social, intellectual and problem solving skills, helping them to develop into creative and independent adults. • To create a forum, which will allow more people to appreciate the co-existence between science technology and human kind. • To use robotics as a vehicle to foster the development of an internationally-based intellectual cooperative. • Emphasis will be on learning and enjoyment rather than competing to win. • Participants will be required to share technological developments in order to ensure the improved quality of the competition rather than allow an individual team’s dominance. One of our teams won the Riley Rover Rescue (Entry Level Division) and our second team received runners up. The students were all excited and eager to be part the inaugural Robotics teams for Trinity. On the day the students noticed their shortcomings as they had to think outside the box to solve problems. We encouraged students to develop skills that they will need throughout the entire curriculum. The school is very proud of the efforts they achieved by how they represented Trinity through their teamwork and integrity and compassion towards the other competitors.

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Consider a professional investment management OVER the last 15 years we’ve seen in Australia the rise of the Separately Managed Account, or SMA as it’s more easily known. There are many of these available (I ran one for Tolhurst in 2006-09) and they can be used to cover just about every different asset class exposure any investor could want. SMA’s are portfolios managed by professional investment managers on behalf of individual investors to invest according to specific and agreed requirements. They are managed to those mandates without reference to the investor, so from the investor’s point of view they are managed separately, hence their name. SMAs pool the investors funds for transactions only and any investments are registered separately in the investors name. Separately Managed Accounts have many advantages over both managed funds, and individual shareholdings managed by an investor in that they allow a diversified investment portfolio at incredibly low investment levels. Access to the Shaw SMA’s start at $5000 and for that amount an investor gets up to 30 different investments. What is unique about SMA’s is that funds can be added at any time with a $100 minimum and no contribution fees. Separately Managed Accounts are also very cost effective. With an annual fee less than the standard brokerage rate and a small, once only establishment fee they don’t cost much to hold – generally far less than any managed fund. The investor is charged brokerage (currently a maximum of 0.05%) but this is netted off and in many cases the brokerage is not charged at all. At Shaws we have 15 SMAs available of which I mainly use the Large Cap Growth Core and the Australian Equity Large Cap Growth. The core portfolio is based on the large cap equity (ASX 100) but includes small caps, international and some cash, so it’s more diversified. The other side of a cost

First Oratory petitions Pope AUSTRALIA’S first Oratory community is finalising its petition to the Holy See to be a canonically established congregation in the Brisbane Archdiocese. Sale Diocese priest Fr Andrew Wise is one of the foundation members of the Oratory. The Oratory in Formation Project has eight members – three priests, four seminarians and a novice – who have signed a petition to become a formally established community. It is four years since Fr Wise left Sale to join the Oratory.

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efforts on just a few specific investments, allowing much easier management leading to better outcomes. Their use in superannuation funds is growing, too, as even with growth options chosen, many SMAs allow regular cash withdrawals, so cash holdings can be reduced and investment returns leveraged. They are an excellent and cheaper alternative to managed funds and unlike managed funds, investments held in SMAs are registered in the investors own name, and the benefits and obligations are not pooled. The investor can see exactly what is being held and can even nominate shares or other investments that are either not to be held or conversely, not to be sold. There is a fair amount of management input available to the investor. If you have a managed fund you need to look at SMAs as an alternative. While the use of SMAs is likely to grow much faster than managed funds, they may also come to be the standard approach to general portfolio management as they are adopted by advisers and investors alike. • This report is intended to provide general advice. In preparing this advice, David Wells and Shaw and Partners did not take into account the investment objective, the financial situation and particular needs of any particular person. Before making an investment decision on the basis of this advice, you need to consider, with or without the assistance of an adviser, whether the advice is appropriate in light of your particular investment needs, objectives and financial circumstances.

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Convicted Adelaide archbishop resigns post POPE Francis has accepted Archbishop Philip Wilson’s resignation as Archbishop of Adelaide but the resignation does not end what has been a long-running and damaging saga. Archbishop Wilson was convicted in NSW’s District Court last month for failing to report allegations of child sexual abuse that occurred in the 1970s.

He was sentenced to 12 months detention, with the mode of that detention to be decided this month, but has indicated that he will appeal the conviction. Archbishop Wilson initially said he would stay on as Archbishop of Adelaide while his legal rights to appeal was played out but this created a flood of calls for his resignation. Prime Minister Malcolm

Turnbull, the National Council of Priests, Australian Professional Standards board and various other bishops from around Australia all called on him to resign, as did many media commentators, victims of abuse and the general public. While the judicial process will continue, Archbishop Wilson’s resignation is the next chapter in a heartbreaking story of people who were sexually

abused at the hands of former priest Jim Fletcher. Archbishop Wilson, a former president of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference, decided that his conviction meant he could no longer continue as Archbishop of Adelaide because to do so would continue to cause pain and distress to many, especially to survivors, and also in the Archdiocese.

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Women queuing to be Australia’s next saint AUSTRALIA only has one saint, St Mary of the Cross (often incorrectly called St Mary MacKillop) but there are several other potential saints in the making. All are women – Dr Mary Glowery, Caroline Chisolm and now Eileen O’Connor.

Mary Glowery

but not before she received special dispensation from Pope Benedict XV to become the world’s first nun-doctor missionary. Before then priests and religious were not allowed to practice medicine. In India she worked tirelessly in the rural south-east of the country, founding the Catholic Hospitals Association of India in 1943 and several years later the Catholic Medical College to train health professionals in medical care and the Catholic belief in the inviolability of human life. She died in Bangalore on May 5, 1957 at age 70. The Catholic Women’s League of Victoria and Wagga Wagga began pushing for her recognition in 2008 and her cause was officially instigated in 2010, shortly after the canonisation of Mary MacKillop. She was declared a Servant of God in 2013, the first step on the road to beatification.

Caroline Chisolm MARY Glowery on graduation as a doctor.

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DR Mary Glowery was born in the small town of Birregurra near Colac and was one of the first female medical student at Melbourne University. She graduated as a doctor in 1910 and began her medical career at St Vincent’s Hospital but moved to New Zealand for several years as there were no medical residencies for females in Melbourne. When she came back she worked in private practice and also at St Vincent’s and the Eye and Ear Hospital. She focused on improving the health outcomes of women and children from impoverished families, choosing not to charge families with no income for her services. She formed the Catholic Women’s Social Guild, which was the forerunner of the Catholic Women’s League, and was the first president. In 1915 she heard of the terrible conditions in India where poor medical conditions meant many babies and young children were dying and so she decided to become a missionary. After World War 1 she sailed for India and joined the Society of Jesus Mary and Joseph

A SKETCH of Caroline Chisolm CAROLINE Chisolm was born in 1808 in Northamptonshire, England, the daughter of a pig farmer. From these humble beginnings she rose to be one of the great social reformers of her time and is often referred to as being the “emigrant’s friend”. She married a Scottish Catholic, Capt. Archibald Chisolm of the East India Company, in 1830 and around that time became a Catholic. She went to India with her husband’s posting and noticed the poverty among families of the soldiers which often meant their wives and daughters were forced into prostitution to bring

in extra family income. With the aid of the Governor of Madras she founded the Female School of Industry for the Daughters of European Soldiers and set up the world’s first crèche. The family, now with three sons, came to Australia in 1838 and Caroline chose to stay behind when her husband was recalled to active service in India. She noted the poverty, lawlessness and prostitution among the convicts and former convicts and began rescuing young women from such a life. When the family was reunited in England in 1840 she became a strong advocate of reuniting the families of convicts by offering them free passage from England. She fought for better conditions on ships and even chartered several of her own with doctors on board to ensure the well-being of passengers. She started the Family Colonization Loan Society which offered loans to enable emigration to Australia, repayable after recipients had been in the colonies for two years. To support her venture, she toured extensively throughout Britain, Germany, France and Italy where she met Pope Pius IX. Caroline and her family returned to Australia in 1854 and she went straight to the Victorian goldfields where she established shops for the diggers and convinced the new Victorian Government to provide some decent shelters for the diggers and their families, most of whom had been living in appalling conditions in tents and brush humpies. Returning to Sydney she took up public speaking, advocating the opening up of more land for farming to ensure emigrants could earn a living and she also instigated the opening of more schools and hospitals. What is remarkable for the era is that she was able to achieve so much and at the same time raise eight children. The Chisolms returned to England in 1866 and lived a life of poverty before Caroline died in London on March 25, 1877. Caroline’s great efforts and social reforms are recognised by her being the first woman other than the Queen to have her picture on Australian money. She appeared on the $5 note until the demise of $1 and $2 notes meant the Queen’s picture moved from the $1 note to the

AUSTRALIA’S first saint, St Mary of the Cross (Mary MacKillop) $5 note. distinctive spirituality, marked The Church of England by an unwavering devotion to has already granted Caroline Our Lady, and her willingness Chisolm sainthood, celebrated to devote her suffering to Our on May 16, and the Supporters Lady’s work. of Caroline Chisolm have been In 1913 she founded Our advocating the Catholic Church Lady’s Nurses of the Poor, to do the same since about more commonly called the 2008. Brown Nurses, in the Sydney suburb of Coogee. She became an inspiration for her fellow sisters, encouraging them to perform a unique ministry of healthcare, advocacy and friendship for the sick, poor and disadvantaged. Eileen inspired many people to seek her guidance and prayers, she listened to them, understood their problems and gave wise advice. Her congregation dubbed her the “Little Mother”. Since her death at age 28 on January 10, 1921, there have been many anecdotal and documented accounts of her intercession in answering prayers. THE tiny Eileen O’Connor When her body was exhumed from Randwick Cemetery EILEEN O’Connor was born in for reinterment at Coogee Melbourne in 1892 and lived a in 1936, it was found to be short life, wracked by pain and incorrupt. An incorrupt body suffering. is one not yet showing signs of She had severe curvature of normal decomposition which the spine and was only 115cm is occasionally found when (3ft 9in) tall but for most of her bodies are exhumed, but is often life she could not stand or walk associated with sainthood. and was confined to bed. The work of the small She fell from her pram when congregation she founded three-years-old and damaged continues to this day and has her spine, but her underlying been responsible for enduring condition was Pott’s Disease social works in the Sydney area. which is tuberculosis of the Her causes for beatification spine. and eventually sainthood With limited education began earlier this year with the and no formal theological appointment of a postulator. formation, she embodied a

Eileen O’Connor

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Photos from around the diocese

AT the clergy and parish secretaries workshop day at Sion House are (from left) Bairnsdale parish priest Fr Michael Willemsen, and Jenifer Hanratty, Traralgon, and Bev O’Brien, Traralgon.

CHILDREN from Sacred Heart Primary School, Morwell, attended one of the pilgrimage sessions with Bishop Pat O’Regan at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, and met up with Bishop of Otukpo, Nigeria, Bishop Michael Apochi who was visiting Nigerian priests from his diocese who are serving here.

PAKENHAM couple Jim and Veronica Gargan were presented with a Papal Blessing by Bishop Pat O’Regan to commemorate the remarkable milestone of their 70th wedding anniversary. ST Thomas’s Primary School student Bill Douthat was one of several Aboriginal children chosen to raise flags at the NAIDOC Week ceremonies at Ramayuk District Aboriginal Corporation in Sale.

CELEBRATING Book Week at St Joseph’s Primary School, Trafalgar, are (back, from left) Jamie-lee Abrecht, Isabella Brown, Marley Parise, Patrick Kennedy, and (front) Millie Francis, Elias Romano, and Matthew Balfour.

STAFF and students at St Michael’s School, Traralgon, wore their pyjamas or comfy clothes and brought a gold coin donation to raise money for the Missions. Foundation students, Elijah and Riggs play a game together as they relaxed in their PJs.

THE Positive Policing Program at St Joseph’s Primary, Trafalgar, has been a huge success engaging conversations between students and local police. Students ask questions, listen and play in the playground with officers, witnessing police as positive community people who can be trusted. With First Constable Daniel Veith are (from left) Taryn MaxwellGarratt, Isabella Nardone and Darcy Walsh.

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For the Young and Young at Heart A BIBLE group study leader says to his group, “What would you do if you knew you only had four weeks left before the great Judgment Day?” A gentleman says, ”I would go out into my community and minister the Gospel to those that have not yet accepted the Lord into their lives.” “Very good!” says the group leader. One lady speaks up and says enthusiastically, “I would dedicate all of my remaining time to serving God, my family, my church, and my fellow man with a greater conviction.” “That’s wonderful!” the group leader comments. One gentleman in the back finally speaks up loudly and says, “I would go to my mother-in-law’s house for the four weeks.” The group leader asks, “Why your mother-in-law’s home?” “Because that will make it the longest four weeks of my life!” A BOY with a monkey on his shoulder was walking down the road when he passed a policeman who said, “Now, now young lad, I think you had better take that monkey the zoo.” The next day, the boy was walking down the road with the monkey on his shoulder again, when he passed the same policeman. The policeman said, “Hey there, I thought I told you to take that money to the zoo!”

The boy answered, “I did! Today I’m taking him to the cinema.”

Colour this underwater world

Q: What do you get when you cross a fish and an elephant? A: Swimming trunks. ONE day a duck walks in a store and ask the manager if they sell grapes. The manager says, “No, we don’t sell grapes.” The duck goes home and comes back the next day and asks the same question. The manager says the same thing again, “No, we do not sell grapes.” The duck goes home, comes back the next day, and asks the manager if they sell grapes. This time the manager says, “No, we don’t sell grapes! If you ask one more time, I will nail your beak to the floor!” The duck goes home. It comes back the next day and asks the manager if he has any nails. The manager says, “No, I don’t have any nails.” The duck says, “Okay, good. Do you sell grapes?” ONE day Jimmy got home early from school and his mom asked, “Why are you home so early?” He answered, “Because I was the only one that answered a question in my class.” She said, “Wow, my son is a genius. What was the question?” Jimmy replied, “The question was ‘Who let down the tyres on the principal’s car?’”

Find an inland city A couple of sick chicken jokes to end

FIND these inland cities and then see if you can guess what state they are in. WAGGA WAGGA BROKEN HILL MOUNT ISA LAUNCESTON BALLARAT GOULBURN BENDIGO

SHEPPARTON YASS COOMA LONGREACH GOONDIWINDI ALICE SPRINGS

A chicken walks into a library, goes up to a librarian and says, “Book book book.” The librarian decides that the chicken wants a book so he gives the chicken a book and the chicken walks away. About 10 minutes later the chicken comes back with the book, looking a bit agitated, saying, “Book book book.” The librarian decides the chicken wants another book so he takes the old book back and gives the chicken another book. The chicken walks out the door. Ten minutes later the chicken comes back again, very agitated, saying, “Book book book!” so quickly it almost sounds like one word.

The chicken puts the book on the librarians desk and looks up - waiting for another book. This time the librarian gives the chicken another book and decides that something weird is happening. He follows the chicken out the door and into the park, all the way to the pond. In the pond is a frog sitting on a lily pad. The chicken gives the book to the frog, who then says, “Reddit, reddit.”

bread” to “give us this day our daily chicken.” The Pope refused then two weeks later, the man offered $10 million to change wording. Again the Pope refused the man’s generous offer. Another week later, the man offered the Pope $20 million and finally the Pope accepted. The following day, the Pope assembled the heads of all the departments at the Vatican and said “I have some good news and some bad news. A SALESMAN from a “The good news is, that we well-known fried chicken have just received a cheque take-away store walked up to for $20 million dollars. the Pope and offered him $1 “The bad news is, we lost million if he would change our long-standing agreement The Lord’s Prayer from with Tasty Loaf Wonder “give us this day our daily Bread!’’

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who came with volunteer driver John. Dorothy spoke about the services provided by Guide Dogs Victoria. At 48 years old she was stricken with a brain malfunction that took away her eyesight. She could not walk or talk, spending seven months in hospital doing speech therapy and learning to walk again. At home she was given a companion dog called Gypsy who helped her regain her health and got her back to normal life. After 5 years Gypsy died. Dorothy was then trained to have a guide dog to live with her. Guide Dogs Victoria is much in need of donations to help them to continue their work. Second speaker was Lee Granger, a volunteer with Travellers Aid. Many services are provided to people mostly free of charge. Travellers Aid is a not for profit organisation and has been providing services to travellers since 1916. They provide medical companion services, advice on train and tram services, free buggy luggage service especially for those with a disability plus personal care when required. Showers and sleeping rooms are available for tired, frail or overnight travellers. The reflection was presented by Sr Lynette Young rsj. Rejoice and Exult an extortation from Pope Francis. He spoke of the genius of women seen in our feminine styles of holiness. Pope Francis cited five signs of holiness. They are Perseverence, Patience and Meekness, Joy and Humor, Boldness and Passion, and finally Constant Prayer, Retiring members of the diocesan committee Lena Zagami and Pat Allway were each presented with a beautiful camellia named Volunteer. Thank you Lena and Pat for your nine years of service to the Catholic Women’s League. Raffle was won by Maureen Pawley. Conference closed with Hail Mary and afternoon tea.

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Because of Auntie Marg - We can! NEWBOROUGH - NAIDOC Week celebrations were held across Australia this July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. At St Mary’s Primary, Newborough, the theme this year, ‘Because of her we can’; linked them to local Aboriginal Elder known as, Auntie Marg. Aunty Marg Cooper visits the school on a weekly basis teaching the children her language, customs and life story. The children love to hear her stories and are fascinated by her mother tongue. Her songs are catchy and engaging. She recently visited art classes and discussed traditional body painting techniques and the use of music and dance during traditional ceremonies. During art the children all traced their hands and made a whole school Aboriginal Flag in honor of Auntie Marg and all Aboriginal people, custodians of our land. At the end of NAIDOC Week, the whole school gathered to

thank and praise Auntie Marg for all her time and effort. The students presented her with flowers and read a reflection they had written for her: “Because of you Auntie Margie we can; learn about your culture, your history and childhood life’, wrote Laura from Year 6. ‘And because of you Auntie Margie we can’, also written by Laura (Year 6) ‘We love having you around the school and learning all about Aboriginal history’, wrote Autumn from Year 6. The Junior School and now busy writing their own Aboriginal stories inspired by those told by Auntie Marg. They will turn them into book and publish them for the other students of the school to read. Auntie Marg added; ‘I love coming to this school. I always feel so welcomed by everyone and it is an honor to be recognised and linked to the NAIDOC theme’. A senior teacher reminds her students that Aunty Marg could stay home and she could be doing other things but she wants to share her story, so because of her we can appreciate her life AUTUMN, Kirra, Laura and Shiloh with Aunty Marg Cooper at St Mary’s Primary. Aboriginal words and the Aboriginal flag form their backdrop. and culture.

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Junior Vinnies make difference

SUCCESSFUL finalists, 1st place Austin, 2nd place Asha and 3rd place Elliot TRARALGON - St Michael’s grade 5/6 students were given the opportunity to participate in the Lions Junior Public Speaking competition. The children were first given the task of preparing a persuasive speech. The speeches were composed from a travel guide’s perspective, promoting Traralgon, with the understanding that they would be presenting their speech to their own class. Two speakers from each grade, eight in total, were then selected to compete against each other in front of two representatives from the Traralgon Lions Club, Glen Nalder and Gerard Cunningham and the school principal, Jodie Ware at school. The judges selected the three competitors who best met the content, delivery and timing criteria. These students got to go on to represent St Michael’s in the

final at the Traralgon Golf Club last week. The winner will then go on to represent the Traralgon Lions Club at a Zone Final in Moe. School principal Jodie Ware thanked the Lions club for providing such a wonder opportunity for the student to develop an important life skill, public speaking. She was also very pleased and proud with every student’s effort to prepare and present their speech.

JAN Rhodes and Fr Bernie Krotwaar with (from left) Sheridan Jacobs, Noah Tunks, Xanthe Paul, Bridie Balfour, Sienna Jonas and Hannah Upston. TRAFALGAR - The Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass proved the perfect date for the newly formed Mini Vinnies to be commissioned into St John’s Church, Trafalgar. Mini Vinnies empowers primary school students to become advocates within their

school and local community by putting their values into action. They meet regularly to learn about social issues, develop leadership skills and engage with the wider St Vincent de Paul Society. At the Mass, attended by St Joseph’s Primary School,

Refugee film packs cinema BAIRNSDALE - A sellout crowd attended the Sun Cinema in Bairnsdale to see the acclaimed film The Staging Post. The screening of this film was supported by the East Gippsland Asylum Seeker Support Group, whose members had been

preparing for the event since mid April. The film documents the creation of a refugee-led learning centre in an Indonesian town called Cisarua. There, many refugees live a fragile existence while waiting for resettlement in another country,

a process that can take up to 25 years. Muzafar Ali and Khadim Dai who co-founded the Cisarua Learning Centre, were present at the screening of the film along with Jolyon Hoff the Australian director.

parents, parishioners and St Vincent de Paul members, the students received their badges and pledged their commitment to Mini Vinnies. They developed a presentation that stated why they want to help those less fortunate in our community. Their first fundraiser was on this same day, ‘Warm me up for Winter’ asking students and teachers to wear a scarf or beanie for a gold coin donation. This raised over $280 to assist with the local soup van in Moe. These students really do represent the Sacred Heart of Jesus, showing their faith and spirit that they teach at St Joseph’s.