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ISSUE 176

September 2013

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Bishop to Canberra BISHOP Christopher Prowse will take up his new appointment as Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn on November 19.

His installation will be at St Christopher’s Cathedral, Forrest, at 11am that day.

He will succeed Archbishop Mark Coleridge who was transferred to be Archbishop of Brisbane last year.

Advice that he was to be appointed to Canberra and

Goulburn came as a surprise to the bishop as he has only been Bishop of Sale for four years.

He previously served as an auxiliary bishop in Melbourne Archdiocese from 2003-2009.

The bishop went to Canberra on Friday to speak with the Nuncio Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the administrator Mgr John Woods and members of the curia in the archdiocese.

As he is now archbishopelect, he ceases to be the Bishop of Sale but will act as administrator until he moves to Canberra in November. The

Sale college of consultors, a group of senior priests of the diocese, will then elect an administrator to run the diocese until a new Bishop of Sale is appointed.

Bishop Prowse has released a pastoral letter on his elevation to archbishop.

He writes “To my dear people in the Diocese of Sale: “Totally unexpectedly and to my great surprise, His Holiness, Pope Francis, has appointed me Archbishop of the Canberra and Goulburn Archdiocese.

“Just when I was feeling

really comfortable as the Bishop of Sale, the Holy Spirit has pushed me out of my comfort zone! Perhaps I should not feel surprised. After all, that is what the Holy Spirit is always doing to us. Disciples must be ready to march outward to a beat not of their own making!

“So now I must respond humbly and do simply what I would expect anyone of you to do: to obey the Marian imperative of Cana – “Do whatever He tells you” (John 2:5).

“There will be time over the

next short period to say our goodbyes. For now, may I say simply the following: the last four years as your Bishop in the Diocese of Sale have been times of great happiness for me. To be your servant-Bishop has really helped me grow as a Catholic leader. Thank you so much.

“May I impose on you to remember me in your prayers?

I am in need of them. Thank you.

“Sincerely yours in Christ Jesus, Bishop Christopher Prowse.”

Sale Diocese deacon to be ordained priest in India DEACON Siju Xavier Mukalekalayil, 31, will be ordained a priest for Sale Diocese at a ceremony in India next month.

He will be ordained in his home town of Thermala by Archbishop of Thalassery, George Valiyamattam.

Bishop of Sale Christopher Prowse will also participate in the ceremony which is taking place in India so members of his large family can attend.

As a priest Deacon Siju will have both Syro-Malabar and Latin rite faculties.

He will be the first Indian ordained specifically for Sale Diocese.

The ceremony will conclude 11 years of studies, seven of which took place in the Third Order Regular Franciscan seminary in Northern India before he came to Australia in 2010 to enrol as a seminarian for our diocese.

Traralgon parish priest Fr Mathew Joseph is also a TOR priest.

Deacon Siju completed his final examination at Corpus Christi College two weeks ago and is now in India preparing

for the ordination.

He is the 10th of 13 children in his family and the second member of the family to enter religious life. His younger sister joined a Franciscan Clarist Congregation in Kerala.

He said he was looking forward to becoming a priest and was happy to accept whatever appointments came his way.

While brought up in a big city, he was happy to have been accepted as a seminarian by Sale Diocese and had grown to love Gippsland.

He liked the countryside and the people he had come in contact with across the diocese.

Deacon Siju’s pastoral year was spent at Traralgon before he was ordained a deacon at Cranbourne last September.

He said he was ready to work for the glory of God and with a help of God, to serve the people of this diocese.

He will return to Australia in mid-November and will then celebrate a series of Masses here so that the people of our diocese can join in the celebration of his ordination.

Masses are being organised for Berwick, Traralgon, Sale

DEACON Siju Xavier Mukalekalayil (left) with Bishop Christopher Prowse in the Sion House chapel. and Bairnsdale.

The Syro-Malabar Christians are one of 22 Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with Rome. It is the second largest such church after the Ukrainian Catholics and is the largest group of “Thomas Christians” or Nazrani, with 4.6 million followers.

The apostle St Thomas established seven churches in Kerala around 52 AD and continued to live in India until he was martyred in 72 AD. The Nazrani were in close contact with Syrian Chaldean Christians, who were also founded by St Thomas, and were governed by Syrian

bishops until the arrival of St Francis Xavier and the Jesuits in India in the mid 1500s.

The church’s relationship to Rome was questioned and heavily debated over several centuries until it was brought into full communion.

• Traralgon youngsters off to ordination in India, Page 2.

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The beauty of faith in encyclical and in family D

ear Friends in Christ Jesus, Our YEAR OF FAITH is moving towards its final months.

As the Spring season begins with warmer weather and beautiful flowers appearing everywhere, there is so much to thank the Lord Jesus. As I drive up and down the Gippsland highways, I am often praying to the Lord prayers in gratitude for the beauty of creation.

Even so, above all things, our faith is surely one of the greatest and most beautiful gifts God has given us all.

In our Year of Faith, Pope Francis has offered us a wonderful Encyclical Letter on Faith. It is named LUMEN FIDEI – the Light of Faith.

It is an incredible encyclical if for no other reason that it is written by TWO Popes! Pope Francis explains that the letter is written ….. “…. to supplement what Benedict XVI had written in his encyclical letters on charity and hope. He himself had almost completed a first draft of an encyclical on faith. For this I am deeply grateful to him, and as his brother in Christ I have taken up his fine work and added a few contributions of my own.” (n.7) There is such humility in these words. The Pontificates of both Pope

delight God has for us, even in our failures, and the unfailing fidelity of God’s love for us. The effect of this was that John’s ministry profoundly deepened people’s hope in God, their consciousness of God’s presence with them and love for them, and awakened Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope testimonies that have arisen about Francis are surely characterised by his life since his funeral note that a deeper faith in people. No humility in an arrogant world. It is he was a man of firm faith with a wonder they and their parishes so refreshing to read their writings profound gift at drawing people walked tall! penned from humble and trusting together in Christ.

With both the reflections of We can see Fr John’s faith being Lumen Fidei and the local example hearts in the Lord Jesus.

In the encyclical one essential nourished in his own large family of Fr John Allen RIP, let us reflect in fact of faith that immediately caught that he loved so much. In a recent this Spring time on our own gift of refection by his sister, Elsie, she my eye was the following: faith. Let us remember that faith is, Once I think that by turning away wrote: Fr John Allen, who died aged first of all, a gift of the Holy Spirit. from God I will find myself, my life begins to fall apart. The beginning of 60, was buried in the vestments of Let us pray for this gift in greater salvation is openness to something his priestly ministry that had been abundance. Then, in the Year of prior to ourselves, to a primordial lovingly stitched for him by his Faith, seek out practical ways of gift that affirms life and sustains it mother and his sister-in-law on the exercising this gift to the greater occasion of his ordination in Sale in glory of God. in being.” (n.19) I encourage you to read the 1978.

As Blessed Mother Teresa of A dear priest friend of Fr John, Calcutta often said: “Do something encyclical, Lumen Fidei, as a fitting high point in our shared Year of Fr Denis O’Bryan PP. offered the beautiful for God”. The beauty of following thoughts during the faith demands of us to be beautiful Faith.

On the local level, one very good funeral Mass of Fr Allen: people of faith. If others describe us He was able to see, at least Catholics in such a way, then surely example of the beauty of faith lived partly, how God really sees us. out in practical life is surely the life we are doing the work of God. John has a way of communicating of Fr John Allen RIP. His family God bless you and your families the greatness of God’s vision and friends, the clergy of the Sale for us, and of our individual always diocese, and his former parishioners + Bishop Christopher Prowse greatness in God’s eyes. He are all still coming to terms with could communicate the joy and his recent untimely death. The Catholic Bishop of Sale

To God’s People in the Catholic Diocese of Sale

Siblings to India for ordination and worthy cause TRARALGON - Josh and Zahra Hanratty have teamed up with Catholic Mission, to help raise money and awareness for the Marialaya Children’s Home in Chennai, India.

Josh, 8, and Zahra, 7, are making a trip to India with their parents Matthew and Jenifer to attend Siju Xavier’s ordination on the October 5.

When planning their trip they learnt about Sr Clara and all her DIOCESE OF SALE

work helping children at the Marialaya. These children are aged between four and 19 have been orphaned or trafficked and sold into slavery.

Twelve million children are affected by trafficking in India alone and the Hanratty family felt it was not just about raising money, but also raising awareness to this worldwide issue of protecting our children.

Josh and Zahra have been

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They have also set up a web page where you can follow their fundraising efforts.

So far they have raised over $3500 which is an amazing effort showing us all, that even the smallest of us can make a difference in our world. It costs

$9493 to build a dormitory in a safer area for 30 children and Josh and Zahra would love to achieve that goal.

They have planned a day to visit the Marialaya during their trip to India, which will be a fantastic experience for all in-

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If you would like anymore information or would like to support Josh and Zahra in their fundraising efforts you can email them – mandjratty@bigpond. com or call Jenifer 5176 1178.

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Cranbourne sister to head her congregation CRANBOURNE – Sr Anna Abba, one of three Nigerian sisters serving in Cranbourne, has been elected congregational leader of the Sisters of the Nativity.

She will leave on November 5 to live in the mother house in Makurdi, Nigeria.

The congregation is a relatively new one, being founded in 1969 in Nigeria and Sr Anna will be leader of more than 70 sisters and those in formation.

She came to Cranbourne six years ago, initially for the three year term, as the first international outreach for the Sisters of Nativity, but this was extended to six years.

Sr Anna’s replacement in Cranbourne Sr Mary Olofu will arrive on October 16.

Sr Anna said her entry into religious life was a difficult one as she met with opposition from her parents.

In the 1960s religious life was new in her area and Christianity had been introduced less than 30 years earlier.

Although she was influenced by missionary sisters from Ireland whose boarding school

she attended with her twin sister, Virginia, her people did not believe in the life of celibacy.

“The culture I grew up in valued marriage and childbearing above all else. It was the be-all and end-all of life. They believed that the missionary nuns who worked in Nigeria returned home on holiday to their husbands and children.

“Thus, I had to literally run away from home to avoid being forced into marriage. I escaped to the convent. My parents disowned me.”

Sr Anna said that after three years of formation she requested to be professed in her home town to give people the opportunity to witness the ceremony. This was in 1973. After the ceremony and the celebration, her parents embraced her in reconciliation and love.

“I see myself as a warm hearted, hard-working woman.

My guiding principle in life is summed up in two words: Discipline and Consistency.”

She tried to maintain discipline and consistency in everything – in prayer, food,

Royal Commission submission prepared THE Truth Justice and Healing Council has engaging with church and other stakeholders in preparing its submission to Royal Commission’s third issues paper on child safe institutions.

Submissions to the paper close on October 11 and the TJHC last week distributed a consultation document to Church stakeholders.

Francis Sullivan, CEO of the Council, said the submission would represent the whole Church and would be a comprehensive statement on the current church environment and include recommendations for reforms.

“The process the Royal Commission is going through in calling for submissions to various issues will ultimately paint a picture of how different institutions across the country have responded to child sexual abuse,” Mr Sullivan said.

“The Council consulted widely on the first issues paper, working with children checks, and lodged that submission on August 12. We received valuable contributions from across Catholic agencies.

“Our submission to the third paper, child safe institutions, will be informed by experience from across church agencies including its education, social services and professional standards networks.”

The final submission is likely to examine Church policies and practices such as codes of conduct, complaints handling procedures, and the recruitment, education, training and supervision of staff, including volunteers.

You can read more about the

third issues paper at http://www. childabuseroyalcommission. gov.au/our-work/issues-papers/ You can see the Council’s previous submission to the Royal Commission at http://www.tjhcouncil.org.au/royal-commission/tjh-council-submissions. aspx The Truth Justice and Healing Council has been established by the Catholic Church to coordinate the response to the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

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Drouin fete DROUIN - St Ita’s Primary School will hold its annual fete on Sunday, October 20 from 10am to 3pm.

The school which is situated in Victoria St., Drouin, has a rapidly growing student body of 249 students.

The fete last year raised $32,000 and enabled the installation of an outdoor courtyard classroom and Apple televisions for the senior school iPad program.

The fete is a great day out for the whole family and showcases the school. Attractions include rides, major auction, silent auction, yummy hot food, beauty parlour, snow cones, beautiful handmade crafts, lucky jars, lucky baskets, lucky dips, fresh produce, spinning wheel, face painting, recycled clothes, white elephant stall and much much more.

work, play – and tries to avoid the extremes.

She said this has helped her to have a balanced life and also to have a sense of priority rooted in more important things. The days she prays well, she believes she is able to love and to serve the people of God better.

Sr Anna said she was a lover of the poor, of the downtrodden, the disabled and the elderly.

“I love all little children from the depth of my heart. Their innocence is a huge attraction for me. They help me get in touch with my inner porous self, my deep fragility and helplessness.

“They teach me the truth that I am not in control and that my life and my safety are in the hands of a great and loving power beyond. Yes, little children give me this gift of which I am grateful to God and to you, their lovely parents.”

She said her years in St Agatha’s parish had been an awesome blessing. She had learnt, and is am still learning, many things that she will take home to enrich her own people.

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Little aerobics champions

A short stay

THE appointment of Bishop Christopher Prowse to the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn ends his tenure as the eighth Bishop of Sale.

His four years here is by far the shortest episcopacy.

Richard Ryan was in the job 31 years, James Corbett 25, Jeremiah Coffey 19, Arthur Fox 13, Patrick Phelan 12, Patrick Lyons 10 and Eric D’Arcy 7.

We will have to wait to see who his replacement will be and presumably that could be some time because there are still a few bishops to be appointed around Australia.

One of those vacancies will be the auxiliary bishop’s position in Canberra and Goulburn which has been vacant since Bishop Pat Power retired just as Archbishop Mark Coleridge was moved to Brisbane more than 12 months ago.

Wilcannia-Forbes has been waiting since Bishop Chris Toohey resigned in 2009 but now that diocese’s ongoing tenure has been confirmed we can probably expect an appointment sooner than later.

A big area AS Archbishop of Canberra and Goulburn (yes, the “and” is part of the title rather than a hyphen) Christopher Prowse will be in charge of a massive area of the ACT and NSW, about twice the size of our diocese.

Canberra and Goulburn shares a common border with Sale Diocese in far East Gippsland.

The archdiocese stretches along the NSW south coast from near Eden to north of Bateman’s Bay then runs north-westerly to near Marulan before heading to the west to include Boorowa, Young and Gundagai, then down to Mount Kosziusko and most of the Snowy Mountains.

Sale Diocese is about six hours travel time from Cowes to Mallacoota but we’d guess that the drive from Eden to Young would take a similar time.

All at sea

YOUNG couple packed their sons in the car to head off to the polling booth for the Federal election.

They told the boys they were going to vote and they got excited.

But down at the polling booth one of them asked “Where’s the boat?”

Perhaps better diction needed by the parents to avoid having two disappointed boys who were looking forward to a boat trip.

CRANBOURNE – The St Agatha’s Primary School aerobics club is showing fantastic potential with one of its three teams winning a state championship and finishing among the medals at the national titles.

Aerobics is only in its second year here at the school, and this year all teams were entered across three different sections.

Early in May they contested the Victorian preliminary finals in Geelong where all teams performed really well and were invited to compete in the state championships in June.

After receiving such wonderful results, the teams came back to school and began working and training harder for the state finals.

At the finals the junior team came first out of 10 competitors which was a fantastic effort.

The other two teams just missed out but luckily for the school, the junior novice team was invited to compete at the national championships in Queensland.

Lots of training went into preparing for this competition and

after heading to Queensland for the National Aerobics Camp, they were pleased to represent our school and compete in the national championships at the Gold Coast Convention Centre.

The girls were awarded a fantastic third place with a very narrow margin separating the top teams.

Coach Rose Butera said “I am so proud of all their hard work and dedication and this could be seen from the way they conducted themselves throughout the entire process. I would like to say thank you to everyone who donated money or goods to fundraise for our team to head to Queensland.”

Sale youth presence strong

By Cassie Gawley SEVERAL groups from the Diocese of Sale have already registered to be a part of the first ever Australian Catholic Youth Festival in Melbourne on De-

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This final testament speaks loudly of the values, causes and possessions we hold most dear. We bequest personal treasures and mementos to special friends and loved ones and ask them to care for them after our passing.

If you hold the Church dear, you may consider leaving a percentage of your estate or a specific amount to the Diocese of Sale.

The Diocese is grateful for the support of its benefactors, who have enabled the Church to grow in its service of its people, and invite you to share in this rich heritage.

cember 5-7, and there are many more groups who are well on their way to registering for this historic event.

The festival is expected to attract over 3000 young people from all over the country, making it the largest national Catholic youth gathering since World Youth Day in Sydney in 2008.

Early-bird registrations close on September 20. After this date groups are still able to register for the Festival however registration

costs will increase.

Bishop Christopher Prowse has expressed his desire for the young people of the Diocese of Sale to take up this amazing experience while it is in Melbourne, as the next Australian Catholic Youth Festival will be hosted by another archdiocese interstate.

For more information on the Australian Catholic Youth Festival, visit the official website www. youthfestival.catholic.org.au.

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Our first Ordinariate priest comes with a wife

By Colin Coomber THE ordination of a married Anglican priest by Bishop Christopher Prowse will mark a major change in the face of the Church in this diocese.

Fr Ken Clark, from Maffra, will become the first priest ordained into the new Ordinariate which was established by Pope Benedict XVI to enable Anglicans who want to be in communion with Rome to cross over.

Fr Clark will be ordained a Catholic deacon by Bishop Prowse at St Joseph’s Church, Warragul, at 7.30pm on October 17 and then will be ordained priest in St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, at 11.30am on October 19.

Also present will be head of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross Mgr Harry Entwistle PA, a former archbishop of the Anglican Catholic Church of Australia, which is part of the Traditional Anglican Communion.

Once ordained as a Catholic priest, Fr Clark will establish the first Ordinariate parish which will operate out of a Catholic church.

For some time he has led a small group of Traditional Anglicans in Gippsland in fortnightly Anglican Masses which alternate between Yarram and Mirboo North and on other weekends has attended Catholic Masses either in Maffra or at the cathedral.

Fr Clark is not associated with the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland.

He was raised in Queensland

FR Ken Clark and his wife, Carmel at their Maffra motel. He will be ordained a Catholic priest in the cathedral next month.

He was professed in the order was separated from her first move to Victoria to be closer to where his father worked with the railways and after school in 1995 and returned home husband and shortly afterwards them and their grandchildren. It was then that they took out the worked in a variety of jobs to Australia to be ordained an they were divorced.

Fr Clark and Carmel were lease on the Maffra Motor Inn. including laborer, white metal Anglican priest later that year.

So that his application to be His dream of starting the married in 2002 by Archbishop worker, bank teller, academic first Order of St Augustine in John Hepworth, Primate of ordained as a Catholic priest tutor and university lecturer.

Traditional Anglican could proceed, Carmel needed In 1990 he joined the Australia did not eventuate the an annulment of her first Traditional Anglican through lack of available Communion.

Carmel came from a strict marriage which was sought in Communion and in 1993 benefactors. He was given entered the Anglican Order permission to live outside his Roman Catholic upbringing, 2011 and finally granted last of St Augustine in Montreal, order and Bishop Albert Haley one of nine children, and part year.

The decree that there was no Canada, where he assisted in of the Anglican Catholic Church of a wider family which had running the parish made up made him assistant priest in produced several priests and impediment to his ordination was granted by Rome in Queensland, religious. of mainly Spanish speaking Rockhampton, After Pope Benedict March this year and then he where he conducted his people. announced the formation of had to apply to Pope Francis He became a deacon there ministry until 2011.

Fr Clark met his wife Carmel the Ordinariate and invited for dispensation from clerical and started to develop his own ministry among migrants from while teaching a computer class Anglican priests to submit celibacy which was granted in in Rockhampton in 1999. She dossiers to the Congregation of July. As part of the process, Fr El Salvador and Guatemala. the Doctrine of Faith, Fr Clark Clark had to formally agree that became the first Anglican priest should Carmel predecease him, in Australia to do so and then he would not remarry.

Fr Clark said he was started to give serious thought diocese. In 2009, Pope Benedict to Western Canon Law and its to where he would live and keenly looking forward to his ordination next month and the XVI responded to petitions leader, who may be either a what his ministry might be.

They had three grown establishment of the Ordinariate from groups of Anglicans who priest or a bishop, is appointed sought unity while maintaining by the Pope, and is a member children from Carmel’s first parish here in Gippsland. those elements of their Anglican of the Australian Catholic marriage, and with two living in Melbourne, it was decided to ethos, worship and traditions Bishops’ Conference. that were commensurate with There are currently the Catholic faith.

Ordinariates in the UK, the The Pope created a structure USA with Canada and on within the Catholic Church June 15, 2012 the Personal for those Anglicans who have Ordinariate of Our Lady of the a Catholic heart and mind and Southern Cross was erected in who can no longer live in the Australia.

Catholic tradition separated From October 20, there will from the Holy See. be an Ordinariate parish in This structure is the the Diocese of Sale. So far in Ordinariate, which is the Australia our growth has been equivalent of a diocese covering measured. We are not widely the whole of Australia. It is known nor understood, but part of the Catholic Church if the Ordinariate is truly a in Australia but has its own prompting of the Holy Spirit, structure, finance and its own under his guidance we will form of the Mass and other flourish. sacraments, which have been approved by the Holy See. • To be continued next The Ordinariate is subject month

What is the Ordinariate?

By Mgr Harry Entwistle DURING the 15th Century, the Church in England was affected by the Reformation and separated itself from the Catholic Church, and so became the Church of England, governed by the King, not the Pope.

It was later that the Anglican Communion grew out of England and spread through much of the world.

Since then there have been several attempts to reunite the two churches, especially in the reigns of James I, Charles I and II. In each case, despite there being Catholic sympathisers, the Protestant influence in Anglicanism was too strong.

During the 20th Century there were further attempts to forge unity between Anglicans and Catholics, but it is what has become the ‘liberal’ influence that has made unity a more elusive goal.

The liberals have a different view from Catholics about the sacraments, the interpretation of Scripture, the person of Jesus, the teaching authority of the Church as well as in life issues and moral values.

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Old scholar performs at fete

By Lisa Baker SALE - St Mary’s Primary School Sale old scholar Sarah McLinden will perform at the school’s Twilight Carnivale on Friday, October 11.

Known as Sarlin on stage, she is an up and coming singersongwriter who undoubtedly has a bright future.

Her delicate and captivating performances combine vocals with guitar, harmonica, tambourine and occasionally stomp box.

Described as “rich acoustic” the 19-year-old artist does not claim to know it all, far from it, she’s on a journey and knows full well that “good things take time”.

“I am always experimenting with new sounds and enjoying the journey of exploring,” she said.

She is currently living in Melbourne developing her music. Later in October she will contest the semi-finals of the Melbourne Fresh Industry Showcase, a competition for unsigned musicians and industry professionals vying for prizes including EP recordings and ITunes releases.

Sarlin has played at local venues including Mr Raymond, Sale, Maffra’s Cambrai Hostel,

Redd Catt, Sale, The 3844 in Traralgon, The Empress Hotel, North Fitzroy, The Vineyard, St Kilda and at Revolver Bandroom in Prahan to rave reviews and also has local gigs planned for Kazbah and Blue Gables Vineyard later in the year.

Sarah is the daughter of Babe and John McLinden of Longford, and together with her three older brothers James, Marcel and Daniel, she completed all of her schooling at St Mary’s and at Catholic College Sale.

In fact, her first ever public performance was at her Year 12 performing arts showcase.

“I have always loved to sing but our family was into sports and singing wasn’t really something I thought I could pursue … until recently.”

“When I feel the songs I am writing are a good representation of me, and the sounds are ready, it will be a dream to consider some serious recording options.”

“Good things take time and I am willing to take the time I need to develop my art so I can share it with pride,” she said.

Sarah was delighted to be invited as the headline act at this year’s St Mary’s Twilight Carnivale.

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The evening will kick off at 4.30 in the grounds of the school which is bordered by Sale’s Pearson, Reeve and Macalister streets.

It will give adults the chance to sit back and enjoy a beer or wine and great food while soaking up the ambience created by Sarlin’s delicate folk songs and the sounds of children being entertained by clowns and having fun on the rides and other activities.

There will also be lots of prizes and raffles to be won and there’ll be bargains at the white elephant sale.

The Twilight Carnivale would be a great place to visit with a few friends after work until 8pm.

Entry is free.

Wristbands, which allow unlimited access to the rides and activities and includes a sausage and a drink, can be purchased now from St Mary’s PS Sale at just $25. Cost on the night will be $30.

For further information contact St Mary’s Primary School Sale on 5144 1780 and check out Sarlin Music at www.facebook.com/sarlinmusic SARAH McLinden will entertain crowds at the carnivale.

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Bring what you have here to me STRESS can hit any time.

There are times when things can get on top of us and we feel that we can’t go on, we can’t ‘hack the pressure’. Sometimes we can feel inadequate or out of our depth.

It is worth reading again the story of the five loaves and two fishes (Matthew 14:13-21). It is a beautiful story and very appropriate in times when things get on top of us.

A very large crowd had come to see and hear Jesus and, as evening was falling, the disciples were getting quite agitated.

They told Jesus that he should send the people into the surrounding villages to find food.

There’s no need for that, Jesus replied, we will feed them.

But we only have five loaves and two fishes, they told him.

“What is that among so many?” the disciples said. That doesn’t matter, Jesus told them, “just bring what you have here to me”.

There’s a great message in that little exchange, “just bring what you have here to me”.

Every day, in all that we do we are asked to ‘just bring what we have’ to that endeavour.

Sometimes what we have may appear to be inadequate (what is that among so many?) but God never asks of us what we cannot do. St Paul’s message applies to us as well: “My

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We are all quite unique, with our own set of unique experiences, our own combination of strengths and weaknesses, our own hopes and dreams, our very own talents and gifts.

Much of life is concerned with sharing this uniqueness with other people. Taking a moment to reflect on ‘what we have’, what we have been given – what we bring to our work every day, what we bring to our relationships, our friendships and our endeavours is never wasted.

I don’t know where I found this little quote but it struck me as being very appropriate: Without our active co-operation, God’s abundance remains in the realm of the potential,

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Churchill farewells Students discover Melbourne popular Carmelite CHURCHILL - A large crowd of parishioners, representatives of the Co-operating Churches, school families and friends gathered last month to farewell Lumen Christi parish priest, Fr Hugh Brown OCarm.

Fr Brown, who first came to Churchill some six years ago, is a member of the Carmelite order and has returned to Melbourne to take up a position as parish priest of Port Melbourne, one of the parishes run by the Carmelites.

His farewell on August 11, was marked by a special Mass at which a number of gifts were carried in procession at the offertory to remember Fr Brown’s many talents and gifts shared with various groups within the parish and the community.

The Mass was followed by a shared lunch function at the Lumen Christi Eco Centre where a very large crowd gathered to say their good byes to a man who had impacted on many lives in the community, even outside his own parish.

Margaret Sunderland, representing the Cooperating Churches, said that Fr Brown had enjoyed a great relationship with their church community, sharing in ecumenical services and working with their ministers in a spirit of fellowship.

She wished him every good

wish in his new parish.

Chair of Lumen Christi parish council Mike Answerth, said that Fr Brown had many strengths and talents including a remarkable memory for parishioners names and those of their children, a deep knowledge of the scripture which he passed on to his parishioners, the ability to deliver outstanding homilies and eulogies but above all a sensitivity to people no matter where they were at in their lives. He said many in the community would miss him a great deal.

In presenting Fr Brown with a travel voucher, Mr Answerth thanked him for his contribution to the parish over the past six years and said that he would always remain in parishioners’ hearts.

In response, Fr Brown said that he had enjoyed his time in Churchill, Yinnar and Boolarra a great deal and had made more close friends in this parish than in any other he had ever been in.

Fr Hugh has been replaced by Fr Francis Otobo, who becomes administrator of Sacred Heart Morwell and Lumen Christi parishes.

Fr Francis was previously stationed in Morwell before being transferred to Leongatha earlier this year.

TRARALGON - Earlier this term, St Michael’s Primary School Grade 5 students travelled by bus to Melbourne for a new camp experience, held over three days, staying at the Melbourne Discovery Accommodation.

During their first day the children visited the Melbourne Zoo, the Old Melbourne Gaol and rode the City Circle tram.

The busy day concluded with watching a movie whilst relaxing on comfy bean bags in the accommodation’s cinema room.

Day two began with a selfguided tour of the Police Museum followed by morning tea on the banks of the Yarra River at Southbank. Before lunch the children were given a guided tour of the Shrine. During their lunch break in the park the children took time to practise their school concert songs and dance much to the delight of onlookers that were enjoying the beautiful weather too. The afternoon ended with an informative tour of the Chinese Museum. Following dinner the children enjoyed ice skating.

The final day started with a guided tour of the Melbourne Aquarium before students and teachers enjoyed a beautiful meal at a restaurant in Lygon Street.

The goals of the camp were: • To spend quality time with classmates and teachers in an environment different to every-

THE bear seems to be kissing Hannah’s warm bear hat during a visit to Melbourne Zoo but fortunately for her there was a big sheet of glass between them. day classroom routines.

Old Melbourne Gaol was good • To promote consideration because it was quite scary and for others through participation we got to go to the top level.” in new activities.

Ben said, “Everything!”

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When asked about their camp lots of interesting information. experience, Grade 5 student, I also loved the aquarium beSerenta said, “My favorite was cause I learnt a lot about fish.

Students arrived home with the ice-skating because it was fun and the skates allowed you lots of exciting experiences to to slide across the ice and the share with family and friends.

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DIESEL Ashe dresses up as a pirate as part of Columba Primary School’s Book Week activities.

BUNYIP - For students and staff at Columba Catholic Primary School Bookweek will be one of the highlights of the year.

Students from Grade 6 provided each grade with fabu-

lous activities on the shortlisted books.

Students were then enthralled by a performance in the afternoon from Tony Bones Children’s Theatre.

School blessings and openings SINCE commencing as Director in the Diocese of Sale, I have been privileged to be part of the blessing and opening ceremonies of several school additions, renovations and the like.

These are always very joyous occasions and a great opportunity to showcase what is happening in the school generally. Students are invariably and rightly a significant part of the celebration, hosting, performing, acting as guides and taking part in the liturgies of blessing.

I have noted before in this column the grace with which the young people in our schools conduct themselves at times like this.

There are a number of messages I attempt to give to the school communities gathered on these occasions. Whilst each circumstance is different there are, nonetheless, elements of all which are consistent over time and place.

Congratulations are always due to all those connected with the development and follow through of building projects.

Buildings don’t just happen.

They are the culmination of many months targeted work by many people who share their skills, time and specific expertise.

There is tireless sharing of thoughts and ideas and usually a few arguments along the way.

All of which invariably add a specialness to the finished product.

Three things are consistently present and to be celebrated in

Talking Catholic Education with Maria Kirkwood the development of Catholic school sites– generosity, passion and stewardship.

Government support for the projects must be recognised along with the passion and commitment of Catholic communities who work together to see through the vision that has usually been commenced many years previously and often passed from one parish priest to another. The buildings must have a balance of creativity and practicality and when this balance is right the outcome can be stunning.

The new constructions are places of 21st century learning; places where it is recognised that there are many different paths to scholarship and where the educators and the students share the teaching and the learning together. The work of education requires all who engage in it to understand that it is a shared venture.

Catholic schools are particular places of learning where all who enter are involved in the mission of the Church which is Catholic education. Each person must be committed to their own faith journey and be prepared to bring students along with them on this journey by actively and joyously living the gospel witness of Jesus.

Catholic schools and parishes have a proud history of stewardship of resources.

We are warmly congratulated in so many different spheres for our capacity to make the scarce dollars at our disposal go as far as possible, whilst creating buildings of wonderful design and usefulness. As a Catholic sector generally we have become very skilled in this area.

Ultimately, buildings are just empty spaces until they ring with laughter and learning, success and failure, prayer and praise. Until this happens, they are just buildings.

In St Paul’s letter to the Philippians he profoundly describes what needs to occur within our schools to fully grace and appreciate the learning space that exists there – Finally brothers and sisters, fill your minds with everything that is true, everything that is noble, everything that is good and pure, everything that we love and honour and everything that can be thought virtuous and worthy of praise. Keep doing all the things that you learnt from me and have been taught by me and have heard or seen that I do. Then the God of peace will be with you. (4:6-9)

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Business manager takes role in Catholic Education Office

DIOCESAN business manager Paul Velten has been appointed assistant director (business services) with the Catholic Education Office.

He will replace Tilly Hutton who is retiring at the end of the year.

Bishop of Sale Christopher Prowse and director of Catholic education Maria Kirkwood jointly announced the appointment last week.

Mr Velten who has been with

the diocese since the move to Sion House, Warragul, in July 2012 will begin work in the Catholic Education Office from December 1 to allow a smooth transition in the lead up to taking on the assistant director’s position on January 28.

The bishop said that the appointment was a significant change to the service delivery model for the business management services to the diocese.

He said that while Mr Velten

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would be employed full-time in the Sale CEO, the diocese would still require business management services which would be provided by Mr Velten through a formal service level agreement between the diocese and CEO. Ms Hutton has worked in Catholic education in the diocese for 30 years, including five as assistant director.

Emmaus memorandum signed WARRAGUL - A memorandum of agreement was signed on August 29 by both Bishop Christopher Prowse and Campion Centre of Ignatian Spirituality director Fr Michael Smith SJ. Attending this signing was diocesan business manager Paul Velten and three members of the Emmaus management team Fr Brendan Hogan, Bernadette Miles, and Ruth Spierings.

Fr Smith spoke about how this ministry was growing and moving forward with regards to day, weekend and four week retreats, spiritual direction and the full spiritual exercises within the Diocese.

Mrs Miles and Mrs Spierings shared of their experiences of the Emmaus ministry.

Bishop Prowse shared of his desire that Emmaus be a presence within Sion House at Warragul, which will happen in 2014.

We will have the Formation Team (Sentir) from Campion giving another spirituality formation program this time at Sion House.

This program is for leaders personal spiritual formation as well as for accreditation in spirituality.

Bishop Prowse was really happy that the Emmaus team travels all over the Sale Diocese

FR Michael Smith SJ (left) and Bishop Christopher Prowse sign the memorandum of agreement. giving retreats etc. and that no parish or group is too far for the team to go.

It was shared by all how the Holy Spirit was really moving in the Emmaus ministry.

Since Emmaus began in 2010, two people are about to begin their third year of Arrupe study to become a fully qualified spiritual directors. Another two have begun the Arrupe program this year.

This means that Emmaus is not only growing in giving retreats but is also growing in the

Lets make a noise!

By Cassie Gawley OFTEN when we think of going on retreat we picture a few days of quiet reflection but during the September school holidays the Youth Ministry Office would like to offer you a retreat that is just a little bit different.

Joyful Noise, a retreat for teenagers, uses music and the Psalms as a basis to bring us into an intimate and honest relationship with God through the Sacraments, Scripture, prayer, worship and community.

Music is powerful. A single song can evoke emotion, memories and even change our mood. Scripture contains a book of songs (called Psalms) that have done just that for thousands of years.

This retreat will look at the power of music as well as the honest prayer given to us in the Psalms.

The Joyful Noise retreat begins at 7pm Monday September 23, at Forest Edge Christian Youth Camp, Neerim East and concludes at 2.30pm Wednesday September 25.

Young people in year 7 through to year 10 are invited to participate. The cost to be part of Joyful Noise is only $50 and includes all meals, activities and accommodation.

Registration forms can be downloaded from www.sale. catholic.org.au or by contacting Cassie Gawley via email cassieg@sale.catholic.org.au.

These forms must be submitted to Cassie ASAP. We are also on the lookout for senior students and young adults to act as group leaders for this retreat. If you are interested please contact Cassie on (03) 5622 6686 or cassieg@ sale.catholic.org.au.

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PREP student Ella Hibbins prepares a 100th day crown to wear for the celebrations.

MAFFRA - The Prep children day, practise different countat St Mary’s Primary School ing patterns and discuss digits, Maffra celebrated their 100th numbers, tens and ones.

Day of School on August 7.

They wore 100 themed TThey have been counting shirts, made crowns, glasses, their school days all year. Each used a collection of 100 items, morning they cross off another drew pictures of what they would look like when they were 100 and received a very special certificate.

They enjoyed a party at lunch ing this new initiative and the time and finished the afternoon amazing opportunity it provides with a fantastic Nexus Arts for families within our Diocese, puppet show called “Out of the will be available in the coming Bag”. months.

The Preps (now Prep-and-aMeanwhile, make sure you halves) had a fantastic day that put the date in your diary so you they will remember forever! can claim the date.

Family retreat is planned THE Diocese of Sale will be offering a Family Retreat at Trafalgar West in March entitled Camp Nazareth, tying in with the Bishop’s Pastoral Letter.

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Common sense investment and Quick calendar market rules you can follow What’s on & when AT the share market evening I presented at Bairnsdale the other week, one of the most popular fact sheets was the one on Investment and Market Rules, so I thought I’d base this and next month’s articles on just those rules.

I have always said that investors need to be disciplined and to stick with their plan. Following the rules will help you be just that. They won’t work in every case but these are accepted rules because they work well most of the time.

Let your profits run. Many investors make a good sum of money on their investment and then decide to sell, taking a nice profit. Unfortunately quite often the investment, be it shares or property, continues to rise in value. This is a very common mistake. So wait until it seems that the investment may be topping out, or even just have gone past its top. After all, how can you make a “ten bagger” if you sell it for “two bags”.

The first loss is the cheapest. When an investor buys an investment that doesn’t perform as expected, and loses value, it’s highly likely that waiting for it to recover will cost too much in foregone opportunities and time. When investing, set a limit beforehand as to how much you’re prepared to lose before selling, and then stick with that decision. You’ll get it right most of the time.

Let the trend be your friend. None of us have

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But remember, at some time it will stop and reverse. Be prepared for that.

Top quality always leads.

In property, it’s “buy the best house in the best street”.

In shares, it’s buy the best businesses. Whatever happens in your market, top quality will always be in the most demand.

When a market rises, the price effect is always seen first in the top end, in the ”blue chips”.

When the market is at the bottom, the difference in price between the best and the worst is the smallest, so sell the poorer quality and buy the best. The best will always recover first.

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You won’t know the top or bottom of the market until you look behind you, but the next high will be higher, and so will the next low be higher than the last one, too.

Never be driven by Tax Outcomes. If an investment requires a tax deduction, or other tax advantage to make you sufficient money to be attractive, don’t do it. You may save paying some tax, but remember that the tax man will never give you any if his – he’ll only give some of yours back and that only if you’ve already paid some (franking credits excepted in some cases). Most schemes that require the tax benefit really benefit the promoters. Remember that a tax bill is the result of making a profit.

If it’s sounds too good to be true. If something sounds too good to be true, then it’s probably not true at all.

Every market – shares, property, cattle and other commodities – have what is regarded as long term average returns and these are generally the norm. Sometimes the returns will boom and sometimes the opposite, but all that market will be suffering a similar outcome. Management skills may add one or two points but the market will rule.

Anybody offering something significantly outside the current norm should be treated with extreme caution. It’s what fraudsters and scammers do.

Space doesn’t let me give you more of these rules now, but I’ll add a few next month, but if you have any questions, or even comments, let me know via the editor. I’ll be pleased to contact interested readers direct, if that’s what they want.

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11 – Catholic Life publication 14 – Exaltation of the Holy Cross Feast Day 16 – Silver jubilee of ordination of Fr Mark Godridge, Bunyip 20 – Third term ends 21 – International Day of Peace (UN) 21 – St Matthew Feast Day 23-25 – Joyful Noise Secondary students youth camp, Neerim 25 – Migrant and Refugee Sunday Mas with Bishop Prowse, St Michael’s Church, Berwick,2pm 27 – St Vincent de Paul memorial 30 – Deadline for October Catholic Life

October 1 – International Day of Older Persons (UN) 1 – St Therese of the Child Jesus memorial 4 – St Francis of Assisi memorial 5 – Ordination of Deacon Siju Xavier as Sale Diocese priest, Thermala, Kerala, India 6 – Daylight Saving begins (turn clocks forward one hour) 7 – Fourth term begins 7 – Our Lady of the Rosary memorial 10 – World Mental Health Day 10 – Catholic Life publication 11 – St Mary’s Primary School Carnivale, Pearson St., Sale, 4.30pm to 8pm 15 – St Theresa of Avila memorial 17 – Valley region meeting, St Mary’s, Newborough, noon 18 – St Luke Feast Day 19 - St Mary’s Church, Bairnsdale, centenary celebrations, appeal launch and dinner dance 20 – St Ita’s Primary School fete, Victoria St., Drouin, 10am to 3pm 20 - Concelebrated centenary Mass for St Mary’s Church, Bairnsdale, 10.30am 29 – Mission Sunday (special collection) 23 – South region meeting, Leongatha, 11.15am 27 – St Sofia Festival, Koo Wee Rup, with Italian Mass,

9.30am 28 – Sts Simon and Jude Feast Day

November 1 – All Saints solemnity 2 – All Souls solemnity 3 – Annual pilgrimage to shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale 4 – Deadline for November Catholic Life 5 – Melbourne Cup Day holiday 6 – East region meeting, Orbost, 10.30am 10 – Annual Our Lady of Sion College reunion, Sale 11 – Remembrance Day 12 – Diocesan pastoral council meeting, Sion House, Warragul 13 – Catholic Life publication 19 – Central region meeting, Drouin, 7.30pm 20 – West region meeting, Nar Nar Goon, 10.30am 21 – Presentation of the BVM memorial 21- Launch of Diocesan pastoral plan, St Joseph’s Primary School hall, Warragul, 9.45am 24 – Christ the King solemnity 30 - St Andrew Feast Day December 1 – Advent begins 2 – Deadline for December Catholic Life 3 – St Francis Xavier memorial 5 – Valley region Christmas lunch, Morwell Club, noon 5-7 – Australian Catholic Youth Festival, Melbourne 6 – St Nicholas memorial 8 – End of term for most secondary schools 9 – Immaculate Conception solemnity 11 – Catholic Life publication 20 – School holidays begin (primary schools) 24 – Christmas Eve 25 – Christmas Day (Holy Day) 26 – Boxing Day 26 – St Stephen Feast Day 27 – St John Feast Day 28 – Holy Innocents Feast Day 29 – Holy Family Feast Day 31 – New Year’s Eve

Now Mass on demand IN an exciting development, and in conjunction with the re launch of its website, Australia’s faith-based website CathNews will now be providing Mass on Demand via a dedicated YouTube Channel.

This means that any time and any where people can access the Mass of the day via this service from Church Resources.

Mass on Demand has its origins in the ConnectCare program Church Resources, developed as part of a federal government initiative. In places such as aged care facilities and hospitals, where residents are unable to get to church, Mass is brought to them through big screen TVs and support-

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Broadening this idea out to the general community, Mass on Demand means that Catholics isolated by distance, age, illness or even just very busy schedules, can experience Mass when they want to, at their own convenience, any time of the day or night.

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The churches of Lviv and Kiev in the Ukraine PATRICK Morgan and his wife Ann have recently been in Europe, so he has written a series of articles on churches they visited there, in place of his normal column on Gippsland history.

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KRAINE is a large and richly endowed country; like Ireland, it has had a long and tragic history of wars, conflict and being taken over by outsiders.

In 1000AD it was the first of the Slavic countries to convert to Christianity. The Ukrainian nation is divided between its western half, which is generally Catholic and Polish oriented, and its eastern one, which is Orthodox and Russian oriented.

This divide leads to high political tensions. The jailing of Yulia Tymoshenko, hero of the Orange revolution, by the present government, was causing frequent scuffles in parliament while we were there.

Lviv, the second city of Ukraine, is in the western part of the country, a region traditionally with a mixed Polish and Ukrainian population. This area was part of the Austro-Hungarian province of Galicia during the 19th Century, and part of Poland between the wars. The region returned to Ukraine after the Second World War. Lviv is a fascinating unaltered 18th Century city, full of picturesque winding streets. It has a multiplicity of Christian religions – Catholic, Uniate, Orthodox and Armenian Apostolic.

Among Catholic orders one notices churches of the Jesuits, Dominicans, Carmelites,

History with Patrick Morgan Basilians and Bernadines.

Christians in east Europe have always been torn between attraction to Catholicism or Orthodoxy. Around 1600AD many Christians in this region who practiced the Orthodox faith moved to communion with Rome. Known as Uniate or Greek Catholics, they have retained their Slavonic liturgy and their priests are allowed, as in the Orthodox faith, to marry.

THE Armenian Apostolic Cathedral in Lviv.

St George’s Uniate Cathedral, on a hill above Lviv, is the mother church of the Uniate rite. It was built about 1750 on a site which had had previous churches since 1280.

The interior has an iconosta-

sis, a decorated screen dividing the congregation from the celebrant, and a miraculous ‘Icon of the Virgin’. The cathedral forms part of a complex of buildings, including the bishop’s residence, belfry, chapter house and graveyard.

A portrait of Cardinal Slipyj, the Unaite Patriarch jailed by the Communists, adorns a pillar in the church.

The former Jesuit Church of Sts Peter and Paul in central Lviv is now a Uniate church.

After the Jesuit order was suppressed in the 1770s it became a military garrison church. Under the Communists it was used as an archive for secret police files.

Churches in the Ukraine, unlike those in Russia, were not destroyed in the Communist period, but instead used as warehouses and museums. This church suffered only damp and neglect and is now being restored.

The nearby Uniate Church of the Transfiguration was forcibly transferred to the Orthodox Church under Communism, but has now been restored to the Uniates. It has an elaborate iconostasis.

The Latin or Catholic Cathedral on the main square is a Gothic church from 1678, the period of the Counter-Reformation. It has many side altars

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THE CATHOLIC PRAYER BOOK, published by Servant Books, distributed by Rainbow Books, paperback, 360 pages, rrp $21.95.

THERE are many prayer books available in religious book shops but it has been some time since we have seen one especially for Catholics.

This book his full of traditional Catholic prayers, and also includes the Mass in the revised form.

It is divided into sections so that readers can find the prayers for a particular purpose or to suit the moment.

Crammed into this pocketsized books are prayers for vocation, sacraments, confirmations, reconciliation, families, special needs and for Masses and before the Blessed Sacrament.

There are also sections with prayers especially to God the Father, God the Son, the Holy Spirit, Our Lady and to various angels and saints.

Complementing the solid core of traditional Catholic prayers are reflections and prayers by modern spiritual writers.

Prayer books were once an integral part of the daily life of Catholics who thumbed through the well-worn pages,

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With Masses in Latin, it was often the prayer books which provided the grounding for their faith which they could pass onto their children.

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It is through the teachings of Jesus as revealed in the Gospels

that we can become better disciples.

Often when great evangelists are mentioned, Jesus is ignored, perhaps because as part of the Trinity he is seen as much more.

Jesus was the greatest evangelist and this book looks at the way the four Gospel writers depict his gathering of followers and believers.

There are sections of several chapters devoted to each Gospel writer which the author refers to as evangelists.

New evangelisation is much talked about and this book provides opportunities for personal reflection or group discussions, as at the end of each chapter there are a couple of questions.

The chapters are short and are written in simple language, so there is no need for any prior theological understandings to get good value.

Each chapter also has modern comparative quotes and then concludes with a short prayer.

where people pray to shrines of Ukrainian saints and bishops of the past.

The Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God is one of the many cathedrals in Lviv. Armenians were well-known as traders in east Europe and the Middle East from pre-medieval times.

Armenia was one of the first nations to adopt Christianity, in 300AD. The cathedral, which was built in the 14th Century in the Romanesque style, has been regularly altered and updated, with Gothic, Renaissance, and Russian-style additions, like the belfry and arcade.

Located in the centre of the city, it is, like the Uniate Cathedral, part of a complex of buildings.

The Romanesque architectural style features a basilica-like building with a floor plan in the shape of a cross, and a central dome. The wall surrounding the altar is rounded, as are the interior arches. Such churches are usually built in stone, and are squatter than the later Gothic and Baroque styles.

Inside the Armenian church is a fairyland of colors, lighting and decorations. A young Armenian deacon showed us around. He explained that in Armenian churches the cross does not have an image of Christ, to indicate that He is risen. The icons have an elongated perspective to indicate an aspiration to the transcendent.

The interior of this church is illuminated with old icons in a mixed Byzantine, Catholic and Armenian style. Its icons and statues have scrolled art work incorporating animal and plant motifs. A wall sculpture of a bishop has mixed Roman and Armenian vestments.

In contrast to Baroque churches which are overwhelmingly gilded, this church has clean lines and a blend of milder pastel colors – blues, greens and light reds. This unique combination of elements gives the church its special atmosphere.

The church was vandalized and turned into a warehouse under Communism. The last administrator of the church died in a Soviet concentration camp in 1954. The church was reopened after Communism collapsed, and is now part of the Armenian Apostolic Church in communion with Rome. But there are today too few Armenians left in Lviv to properly at-

tend to its upkeep.

In the Ukrainian capital Kiev we attended the Catholic Cathedral which is a Gothic Revival structure like St Patrick’s in Melbourne, only not as large.

Local folk hymns were sung.

The picturesque St Anthony’s Orthodox Church, Kiev.

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church is in the process of separating itself from the Russian one. At St Anthony’s Orthodox Church, built in the 1750s, situated on high ground in the town centre overlooking the Dnieper River, we witnessed a full Orthodox High Mass with incense from thuribles, with impressive Old Slavonic singing led by a deep male bass voice, and with grave liturgical procedures – slow, deep, elaborate and dignified.

The priests celebrating the Mass were robed in rich red and yellow vestments matching the tonings of the church’s interior and iconostasis. The church’s architecture is a mixture of Italian, Baroque and Orthodox styles.

Two older Orthodox cathedrals enhancing Kiev are St Michael’s and Santa Sophia, both with golden cupolas (onion domes), enormous bell towers and vast complexes of church buildings. Santa Sophia, which began in 1050AD, is the foundation Christian church in the Slavic realms. Mosaic floors and vaults with faded frescoes date from its early decades.

We visited the extensive Pechersk Lavra Orthodox monastery complex overlooking the Dneiper River, which also dates from 1050AD. A special feature is its hermits’ caves, buried into a hillside which slopes down to the river.

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Impressive second stage open CRANBOURNE EAST - The modern stage two of St Peter’s College’s Cranbourne East campus was officially opened on September 3.

Although still very much a construction zone with piles of dirt and bare zones which will be replaced by lawn, the impressive building sets a new mark in secondary education in this diocese.

The multi classroom building has been named after Sr Rosemary Graham RSM, Mildura, who was the inaugural principal of St Agatha’s Primary School, Cranbourne, when Catholic education was set up in the parish 37 years ago.

Bishop Christopher Prowse blessed the buildings and Anthony Byrne, MHR, Holt, joined him in officially opening the new buildings.

Bishop Prowse referred to the state of the art facilities which had cost $7 million, aided by $2 million from the Federal Government.

The campus backed onto the new St Thomas the Apostle land where there was a primary school being built to open next year and there would also eventually be a church and presbytery for a new parish.

Director of Catholic education Maria Kirkwood paid tribute to the vision of the parish priests, school and parish leaders who had the forethought to acquire the land and start the project.

She said she was impressed with the modern technology and 21st Century learning which was being used in the classrooms.

Mr Byrne said the money the government had put into the project was a show of confidence in the school and it was a worthy project in which to invest.

Often in outer suburban areas there was growth but no infrastructure to support the investment of government funds.

He said that here it was different because there was a strong

Cathedral renovation complete THE $430,000 restoration of St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, has now been completed, following the end of the second stage of works.

The works included roof repairs, new kitchen and toilets, repair to failing render on the internal and external walls, and repainting.

Two new energy efficient LED spotlights have been erected to illuminate the highway side of the cathedral.

Funds for the project came from the cathedral parish, diocese and the Cathedral Restoration Fund which was established by Bishop Prowse.

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SR Rosemary Graham RSM after whom the buildings are named, with her brother Chris Graham, Grantville, and the plaque.

Catholic community which was of Melbourne’s growth. the infrastructure behind the Following the opening, the project and he commended it official party and guests were for that. taken on a tour of the facilities Sr Rosemary spoke of her by head of campus deputy prindifficult times in establishing cipal James Roberts and princiCatholic education in Cran- pal Tim Hogan. bourne, where she had students Entertainment during the but no school and they had to opening was provided by drarun lessons in halls, then pack ma students, Jayde Kelklky everything away at the end of who sang the National Anthem each day so they could be used and Mikaela Tai who stunned for the public. guests with a violin solo.

In those days Cranbourne had been a charming country village but today it was unrecognisable after having been part

BISHOP Christopher Prowse and Anthony Byrne, MHR, Holt, unveil the plaque at the opening.

IAN Hamilton from Latrobe Valley Chess Club demonstrates rules of the game on St Kieran’s giant chessboard.

MOE -The senior students from St Kieran’s Catholic Primary School in Moe were given a chess lesson by Ian Hamilton from the Latrobe Valley Chess Club who explained the history and rules of the game and the students were then given the opportunity to play a game of chess against him on their new giant chess set.

Research shows that there is a strong correlation between

learning to play chess and academic achievement.

Chess increases higher level thinking skills, advances maths and reading skills and builds self - confidence.

Partnering with the community is a fantastic and fun way of enhancing learning and we thank Ian for donating his time to come to St Kieran’s and share his knowledge and skills with the children.

Yarram repairs under way

URGENT repairs to St Mary’s Church, Yarram, are taking place. Workmen replacing damaged tiles over the sanctuary area of the old red brick church have had to contend with strong winds and frequent rain.

Masses have been held in the nearby St Mary’s School since September 2012 when Bishop Prowse ordered the church closed after receiving an engineer’s report on problems with the church.

Several slate roofing tiles had fallen and so the church was barricaded off while a proper assessment was made.

Fortunately, these assessment shows that the roof structure was still in fairly good condition, despite there having been some water damage.

The slate used in the 1963 extension at the western end of the church was secondhand Spanish slate and it was crumbling and turning to powder.

The Welsh slate tiles used on the original 1915 church were still in good condition.

The repairs are being financed in part by money raised by the parish from the sale of the Port Albert church several years ago.

Bishop Prowse has also met with the Yarram parish to discuss future administration which will move from being aligned to Leongatha to the Traralgon parish.

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World Youth Day 2013 reflections from some pilgrims . sion did mis ing experience le there e w e r e p z h o a e w m p m i u a e r r most a, Pe st. Th ch an u pilg ect Per e saw us in Limns. This was sucturing the wor they made the stair j o r P , s e t i Barne was p ’t grea grimag ding th nty tow Gerard eek of our pil ged in the sha first because Inditions werene pilgrims buil o ta tw at si The firs r the disadvan hat to expect n though the c ful for us Aus e w e o t v f a w E r k o r g . ly kn wo were so did not d friend I really all so nice aned happy. They et us. were d still seem o just to me of it an r them but als cases fo Michael Darling, Roads to Rio pilgrim Participating in WYD Rio has changed my view on the health of the Catholic Church.

Living in Australia’s secular society and hearing the often negative way in which our media portray religion, it can be quite easy for us to drift away from the church and become distracted from our Catholic faith.

My journey to WYD Rio has provided my own faith with a much needed jab of enthusiasm.

As I stood among the crowd of nearly 3 million on Copacabana Beach, I could see that the health of the Catholic Church is very much alive and well; particularly in the hearts of other young Catholics from all corners of the world.

VICTORIAN WYD pilgrims enjoying their time in Rio de Janeiro.

Andrew Ross, Mission Chile small group leader The lead up to our WYD week was an amazing experience, as part of the Mission Chile group we spent a week in Santiago, hosted by a parish in a poor area run by the Columbans. They looked after us so well and gave us so much when they had so little. We were able to see the good work the community does, visit a local kindergarten supported by the parish. We were given a great cultural experience, with our new Chilean friends showing us their local dances. By the time we had to leave Santiago we had made such good friends with our new community we were not ready to go. The community and especially the local youth had such an impact on many of us, but to see the impact we had had on them in just one week was extraordinary especially as we felt as though we got more than we gave.

GERARD Barnes with some young locals in Lima, Peru.

test obably the gread the pr as im w gr k il ee p w io oads to R uth day or ey presente Matt Velten, Rh day experience. World yoat the opening Mass when th y school. And at ut m My world yo ut the best part for me was as 12 and the cross was at feel that he was d .B w ee w k of my life. I remember back to when I with us on that beach. I coul as on w ic d e that God cross an got a real sens that moment I watching over us. right above us

MATT Velten meets Pope Francis, or at least a cut-out of the Pontiff.

Ed Barnes, Project Peru pilgrim WYD week in Rio was an incredible experience as well. Meeting so many young people from all over the world is really amazing. The massive crowds of Catholics on Copacabana beach all singing and dancing and full of joy is one of the best things you could ever imagine. Every event in the whole week is truly spectacular but my favorite is the catechesis. Firstly the band gets everyone pumped up. Then the guest speakers are very informative and inspiring. Mass follows catechesis. When all the priests, bishops, archbishops and cardinals walk up to the alter during the opening hymn I get a shiver down my spine telling me Jesus is all around us and it’s a very special moment.

ED Barnes building stairs in Lima, Peru.

Laura Jenkinson, Roads to Rio pilgrim World Youth Day has really been a huge turning point in my personal faith. Being only 16 and having this incredible opportunity is really overwhelming. I feel so lucky to have been asked and supported the whole way to participate in this wonderful event. The next stage of my journey is certainly finding a way to share my experiences and touch other people. The theme of the WYD week was “Go and make disciples of all nations”, and during it we were taught and transformed into disciples ourselves, so that we could share our experiences with the rest of the world. It’s time for the rest of the world to hear our story.

MICK Darling with the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.

Andrew Ross, Mission Chile small group leader The lead up to our WYD week was an amazing experience, as part of the Mission Chile group we spent a week in Santiago, hosted by a parish in a poor area run by the Columbans. They looked after us so well and gave us so much when they had so little. We were able to see the good work the community does, visit a local kindergarten supported by the parish. We were given a great cultural experience, with our new Chilean friends showing us their local dances.

Jennifer Fitzgerald, Roads to Rio small group leader Wow, what a fantastic experience. The group was richly diverse with people from many different backgrounds and the religious and clergy were no exception. I was part of a small group of under-18 girls. Even though none of us had ever met before WYD we all got on fantastically. One special time we shared was a visit to a small run down, quite plain by comparison, church in the middle of Rio where we prayed together. It was a very special time.

Fr Francis Otobo, Morwell, Mission Chile chaplain This is my very first attendance of WYD. It was a very exciting experience being in the midst of the 3.7 million youths from different parts of the world.

It was amazing.

As a chaplain, I was particularly delighted by the testimonies shared by different persons in the course of the pilgrimage: at the Aussie central, during the Adoration night, and many others during the period of retreat and pre-WYD mission in Chile.

The openness and docility with which most of the pilgrims praised and worshipped was quite interesting and eye-opening. All these have given me a greater passion for the youth ministry.

As a pilgrim, my experience in Chile was touching: a community of love, care, friendliness, solidarity and concern for one another was formed in a short while. The prayerful atmosphere that was always established during the prayer moments and the seriousness with which all the activities were conducted is commendable. Like one of the pilgrims said: “I wish this were the church now, where we are with other youths, receiving encouragement from one another…” it was in all an experience worth having. My highlight was the night of adoration. Beautiful!!!

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For the Young and Young at Heart It’s football finals time

Time for a Laugh

A MAN went to the golf club for his normal Saturday morning round and teamed up with a stranger.

They were getting on great when on the ninth hole the local stopped just before teeing off, demanded silence and that they remove their caps. The local then bowed his head as if in prayer.

The stranger obliged but wondered why the strange ritual. He then noticed a hearse driving slowly by the golf course on its way to cemetery.

“That’s a touching gesture,” he remarked.

“It’s the least I could do,” replied the local. “You see we’d been married for 35 years.”

LITTLE Johnny and his family were having dinner at his Grandmother’s house.

When Johnny received his plate, he started eating right away. “Johnny! Please wait until we say our prayer.” said his mother.

“I don’t need to,” the boy replied.

“Of course, you do.” his mother insisted. “We always say a prayer before eating at our house.”

Johnny explained. “But this is Grandma’s house and she knows how to cook.”

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first visit to a small country parish and was pleased to see a Christmas pageant under way.

There were children leading goats, sheep and calves and leaving them in a pen at a makeshift stable in which the floor had been covered by hay.

He then spied a young boy riding a horse which was being led by an even younger girl.

forward and said to the boy “Shouldn’t Mary be riding the horse?”

“Who’s Mary?” the boy asked.

The bishop pointed to the little girl.

“That’s my sister Susan!”

“Now, now Joseph, you have to get in to the Christmas spirit,” said the bishop.

“I am not Joseph,” said the boy “And if we don’t hurry I’ll miss the first race.”

A DRUNK was standing on a street corner when he was approached by a policeman who asked if he needed a lift home.

“No thanks, officer. I’m just waiting for my house.”

“What do you mean?” asked the policeman.

“Well they say that if you stay in the one place long enough, the whole world will pass you by. I just saw my neighbor, so my house should be here soon!”

A COUPLE travelling from one end of Australia to the other to attend a wedding, decided to stop off at a hotel, to freshen up and catch a couple of hours sleep.

When leaving four hours later they were surprised to see the bill was $350.

The husband was furious and pointed out that while it was a nice hotel, the rooms was certainly not worth $350.

He demanded to see the manager who came and explained that the $350 was a standard charge.

He explained that the hotel had the best of facilities, a fully-equipped gymnasium, Olympic-sized heated pool

and a huge conference centre.

“But we didn’t use them!” exclaimed the husband.

“Well you could have,” replied the manager smugly before continuing to explain that the hotel also was highly regarded as it regularly featuring top-class performers from around the country.

“But we didn’t see them!” shouted the husband.

“Well you could have,” was the reply.

The husband took the bill and wrote on it, deducting $250 for photographing his wife in the bath.

The manager protested that he had not photographed the man’s wife.

“Well you could have,” said the husband as he handed over $100 and walked out.

A SENIOR citizen bought a brand new convertible and drove it out of the salesroom.

Taking off down the freeway, he accelerated it to 120kmh, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left.

“Amazing!” he thought as he flew down the freeway, enjoying pushing the pedal to the floor even more.

Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a police car behind him, lights flashing and siren blaring.

“I can get away from him - no problem!” said the man but then thought, “What on earth am I doing? I’m too old for this nonsense!”

So he pulled over to the side of the road and waited.

Pulling in behind him, the police officer walked up the driver’s side of the car, looked at his watch and said, “Sir, my shift ends in 10 minutes.

Today is Friday and I’m taking off for the weekend.

If you can give me a reason why you were speeding that I’ve never heard before, I’ll let you go.”

The old man, looked very seriously at the policeman and replied, “Years ago my wife ran off with a policeman.

I thought you were bringing her back.”

“Have a good day, Sir”, said the policeman.

THE teacher was describing how Lot’s wife looked back and turned into a pillar of salt, when little Jason interrupted.

“My Mummy looked back once while she was driving,” he announced triumphantly, “And she turned into an electricity pole!”

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Acting CEO Helen Forde said Australia, currently second on the 2013 Human Development Index, was a rich, prosperous nation with a strong economy that was well positioned to help in this critical moment in the fight against poverty.

“The breadth and depth of poverty that still exists in our world calls us to action.

“Our leaders are in an influential position to reach out to our neighbours with love and compassion, and lead through actions, not just words. In this year’s Social Justice Statement, the Catholic Bishops challenge us to ask as a prosperous nation: ‘Who is at our Gate?’ Who is Lazarus and where do we find him?

“Lying at our gate we find our nearest neighbours, in East and South East Asia and the Pacific, who account for about 20 per cent of the world’s poorest people.

“And standing at our doorstep we find those who are fleeing conflict, persecution and war, 45 million, about twice the Australian population, who have been forcibly displaced, with no place to call home.”

Through Caritas partnerships, for example in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey more than 100,000 people are being helped with food, education and health services.

“Syrian refugees and host populations in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey, lie far from Australia’s table, but they are not forgotten,” Ms Forde said.

“We stand at a crossroads in the fight against global poverty,” Ms Forde said.

“As Pope Francis said in 2013, ‘a way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those who must be satisfied with crumbs falling from the table,’” Ms Forde said.

Caritas Australia is the International Aid and Development Agency of the Catholic Church and works to honour and protect the innate dignity of God’s most marginalised people through effective partnerships in humanitarian relief and development in 199 long-term programs, across 35 countries.

“Caritas is Latin for love and compassion. How do we show love and compassion to people, most marginalised in Australia and the world today?

Ms Forde said Caritas was saddened by the proposed $4.5 billion in cuts to foreign aid over the next four years and called on the new government to reverse its decision.

“Diverting and proposing to cut our foreign aid budget in order to balance the books and fund their domestic policies, such as transferring asylum seeker to other countries and building better infrastructure is unacceptable,” Ms Forde said.

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Wellbeing focus for students Celebrating Mary MacKillop feast OFFICER - Wellbeing is important to us all and studies show that it is central to learning and learning is central to wellbeing.

Wellbeing involves a whole school approach, from prevention through to intervention, with a focus on school improvement and enhanced life choices for all.

St Brigid’s Primary School, Officer, held a Wellbeing Day last month as part of a wellbeing strategy which involves

the Victorian Prevention and Health Promotion Achievement Program.

The school was introduced to this program by the Cardinia Shire through the Healthy Victoria initiative, which values the importance of good health among the community. It has been supported by Cardinia Shire health promotion officer Julia Hobbs who joined in for part of the day.

The students spent the day

PARALYMPIAN Sam Bramham, Cardinia Shire health promotions officer Julia Hobbs, Declan, Charlie and Hayley.

in multi-age groups rotating among activities designed to enhance personal wellbeing.

Teachers led activities around the focus of dental health, Sun Smart, fitness and nutrition.

The day started with a guest speaker Sam Bramham who told students how he was born without his femur and how he came to have the prosthetic leg he has now. Throughout his life he has had 30 prosthetic legs.

The one he was wearing was his ‘everyday’ leg. He also has one for running and one for riding his bike.

He went on to tell the students how he came to be a swimming champion through the support of family and having a positive attitude. He has never let having only one leg hold him back from doing things and spoke with humour of some of the pranks he had played on people, including faking a shark attack while on holidays at Merimbula.

He spoke of his achievements as a paralympian and how he got to be a world record holder and gold medallist. He told the students about the strategies he put in place and the things he had to give up to achieve his goal. Good nutrition, thinking positively and being around supportive people were messages he gave the students.

VISITORS at St Mary’s, Newborough for the feast of St Mary of the Cross MacKillop were (from left) Sr Mary Anne Zeinstra, Carol Elswyk and Shirley Brown.

NEWBOROUGH - St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Newborough celebrated St Mary of the Cross MacKillop’s feast day on August 8 in fine style.

Religious education leader Trish Mulqueen invited some special visitors to the school to talk to the children about their school’s tradition.

The school begun in 1957 and the Josephite Sisters worked at the school from 1958 until 1986. Carol Elswyk, a long time parishioner of Newborough highlighted the history of the school to the children, while Sr Mary Anne Zeinstra, who taught at the school many years ago, enlightened the children on Mary MacKillop’s story and vision.

Shirley Brown, also a long time parishioner of Newborough, shared her particular love for the work of the Josephites.

Mrs Mulqueen said “It is important that we understand and appreciate our past. Many people – priests, nuns, teachers and students – have come before us and have worked hard to make this school a wonderful school and we are incredibly grateful to these people for their hard work.”

The visitors spoke to all the classes. Sr Mary Anne even

brought a Josephite Sister’s habit to show the children.

The day concluded with a special school assembly focused on Australia’s first saint.

Recently children at the school were encouraged to wear casual green and gold clothes to school as part of a national fundraiser for the Mary MacKillop Foundation.

The children brought along a gold coin donation to support the foundation in their inspiring work helping needy Australians.

The fundraiser was about supporting Australian making a difference and celebrating the Australian spirit. The children enjoyed an Aussie dance party at lunchtime. Favourite Australian songs such as Tie Me Kangaroo Down and I Come From the Land Down Under, proved very popular.

Families also participated in a green and gold macaroon fundraiser. Packets of six macaroons were supplied by Natalie Collings from Cupcake Therapy.

The money raised went directly to the Mary MacKillop Foundation. In all, the school donated over $340 to the foundation.

The children were proud of their efforts and had a fun day at school.

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TEACHERS Trish Mulqueen and Megan Tomasetti pictured at back and students (from left) Elly and Charlotte, all dressed in green and gold.