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Archbishop Foley told a group of prisoners at Fremantle gaol on Sunday his visit was intended to demonstrate he and the Church community should be concerned for those in gaol. He was speaking at the regular Sunday Mass which is normally celebrated by the chaplain Father George Ryan OMI. Also present were the music group who regularly sing at the prison Mass and a group of religious who help with the counselling of prisoners and their families. Archbishop Foley said the apprehension of people entering a prison was similar to

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that experienced entering a hospital and seeing the forbidding looking equipment and surroundings. Depending on the value placed on the hospital, a person is prepared to overcome that apprehension, and so it is up to the Catholic community to be aware of its apprehension about prison life and to do something about it. He praised the work done by the prisoners for less fortunate people, such as toys and other equipment made for handicapped children.

At any one time there are 1500 people in WA prisons and up to one third of them Catholics but the Church community does not see this as a mission according to Oblate prison chaplain, Father George Ryan of St Patrick's Fremantle. "Some of our niembers are in prison and we neglect them. We know of people in neighbouring countries without the necessities of life but we forget that those in our prisons are equally poor," Father Ryan said this week after Archbishop Foley had accompanied him to Sunday Mass in Fremantle gaol.

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Father Ryan said the apparently high proportion of Catholics was related to the high Aboriginal population in the prisons. are "Aborigines about two per cent of the population but they are 34 per cent of the prison population. This says something about the prison population but it also may say something about the application of law." Ryan

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Archbishop Foley, Father Ryan and some of volunteer Religious and lay workers at Fremantle gaol last weekend.

He said many of them had an association with the Church in the mission areas and for which they were grateful. "Nonetheless we put them in prison," he added. Father Ryan is not short of reasons why Christians should he interested in those in prism. "Christ himself was caught by the law and was judged guilty; the apostles also suI ered imprisonment and finally execution. Prison is

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not a new experience for Christians," he said. —Jesus said: WaS in prison and you came to see This is a very definite and practical attitude to prison life. "Pope John Paul referred to care of prisoners when he was in Ireland and in Manchester, and urged bishops to he concerned with this work." •

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Dian eila sho ws Vatican riches 'thing of past' it cares for people VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II, thanking Belgian Catholics for their contribution to this year's Peter's Pence Fund, said easy cliches about the riches of the Vatican are a thing of the past and that the V atican needs local church contributions.

The pope said the services offered by Rome to local churches are linked to their aid. The easy cliches about the riches of the Vatican have been objectively left behind, Pope John Paul said in a brief talk to the group. The moment had arrived when, in regard to material resources, an even more effective link could be established between the Roman services of the universal church and the local churches." T he pope added large and small donations help assure the smooth functioning of the Church's central services, as well as providing aid to populations stricken by suffering.

A study of the 1983 Social Justice statement Changing Australia has prompted DianeIla parish to tackle the problem of alienation in the parish and to investigate the amount of local unemployment. More than 100 parishioners in 10 groups studied the document for four weeks using the special four page discussion sheet handed out with the document. They were directed by Tony and Doreen Hawkes, who attended a special one-day study of the statement. was C oncern expressed for the people who are alienated and do not feel part of OPTICIANS AND OPTOMETRISTS the parish. Contact LENS CONSULTANTS It was found contact between parishioners PERTH PICCADILLY ARCADE 321 8151 was good when the PERTH 154 WILLIAM STREET 321 5304 parish was building COTTESLOE 19 NAPOLEON STREET 384 5605 F REMANTLE 30 MARKET STREET 335 2602 up, but after 20 years, many families had moved or lost touch * *********************************1 and new families 4. • needed to be introduced to each other. Remodel that old bathroom It was estimated • Add there • are around 1000 • PRESTIGE and Value • families in the parish. • t o your home • One group visited a local

Faith without good works is dead is an old maxim. Its truth is being supported in WA today by an operation called Second Harvest, a classic example of grass-roots Christianity and practical ecumenism. It is an inter-church project conducted in unison by a number of denominations. The Catholic contribution is mainly through the St Vincent de Paul Society under the auspices of the Pastoral Diocesan Council. Volunteers from various congregations, and some with religious no affiliation, run shops in economically-depressed parts of the metropolitan

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Because of current high levels of unemployment the study groups have recommended the parish council prepare a list of the skills available among unemployed people in the parish so that offers of employment can be made. The need for more adult education was another conclusion reached by the study groups.

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area which sell vital food items at rock -bottom people to prices experiencing hardship. No luxury goods are purveyed but the stock-inincludes trade necessities such as red meat, chicken, fish, eggs, bread, breakfast cereals, vegetables, f ruit, margarine and washing powder. The shops are at R ockingham, Balga, Belmont, Carlisle, Girrawheen, Kenwick, A rmadale, Fremantle, and Perth South Lockridge. By the time you read this, two more will probably have been opened. The vice-president of Second Harvest is Mr Albert Rooney, who is also president of the Girrawheen Conference of the St Vincent de Paul Society.

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Pope criticises African policy CITY VATICAN (NC) — Moments after an audience between Pope John Paul II and South African Prime Minister P.W. Botha, the Vatican criticised apartheid, South Africa's system of racial discrimination. "Such policies have been judged contrary to the Christian principle of equal dignity of all men," the Vatican press office said in a one-page statement

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But the Vatican also said recent non-agression pacts and cease-fires between South Africa and its neighbours represent a "positive evolution" in southern Africa's political situation. The Vatican said that the pope's meetings with political leaders allow the Holy See to make its viewpoint known on issues. The "clear teaching of the supreme pontiffs and the Church on the racial

John Paul defended VATICAN CITY (NC) — Cardinal Willebrands, head of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity has defended Pope John Paul ll's reiteration of papal primary during the pope's speech to the World Council of Churches.

question" was demonstrated when the Holy See signed a 1969 UN document calling for an end to racial discrimination of all kinds, the Vatican statement said. The document specifically. condemned apartheid.

This week Mr Rooney outlined to The Record the modus operandi of Second Harvest and some of the problems it is facing. Its volunteers, he said, spent hours doing the r ounds of wholesalers a nd retailers to buy cheaply damaged stock that was still quite useable or goods approaching the "use by" date. Initially these efforts were received with some reservation by suppliers who feared that Second Harvest might prejudice the viability of their own operations. To a considerable extent these fears had now been dissipated. Many traders had r ecognised the worthiness of the cause and learnt from experience that Second Harvest did not present a competitive threat. Most suppliers demanded cash on the line, but some were prepared to extend 30 days' credit. • Cont page 12

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Girls for the Mass NEW YORK (NC) — The Vatican is considering seriously the questions of altar girls and liturgical dance, Archbishop Virgilio Noe, secretary of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship, told New York liturgists. Asked about altar girls, he said his congregation receives letters every week on that and is "very aware" of concern about the question. "The Holy See wants to study very carefully the role of women in the worship community," he said. He did not think there was a "theological reason" for the prohibition against women serving at the altar and said the rule was "a discipline" which is now under study. He asked the liturgists to "have patience" as the Holy See studies the question of the use of dance in the liturgy. Acceptance of dance would be "a great change in tradition," he said. The archbishop noted dance plays a different role in Western cultures than it does in others, such as in Africa, and its use in liturgy would be taken differently in different cultures.

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ROME (NC) — Rome had dedicated a square on the Tiber River at the foot of the Via Della Conciliazione, the broad street leading to St Peter's Square, to Pope John XXIII, and named it in his honour. At a dedication ceremony city Assessor Mario Debartolo called the pope who

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Riecord No peace in this war However revolting the Sydney bombings of Family Court connections the incidents are not unlike other attempts to manipulate public opinion by slashing at raw nerves. Massive security measures may protect the courts but do not solve the sickness. There may be only one or a few manic bombers in a vendetta on the courts just as there may be only one or two spray painters of anti-Asian graffiti. They equally intend to fuel bitterness and further outrage in the midst of smouldering emotions. The kindest reading of the Sydney horror says that a solitary pathogenic bomber is untypical of the thousands of cases handled by the courts. On the other hand regular stories surface of people claiming they are but the tip of an angry discontent with the system that deprives them of children or their money. It is deceptively easy to agree with the broad philosophy of the Family Law Bill: If a couple are determined to break, let it be with some civility and a minimum of recrimination. Abolishing the idea that one partner or the other has failed can sound spiritually advantageous. Anyone who expressed reservation about the new nofault divorce had little to boast from the days when Perth and other cities fed rapaciously on weekend papers that reported adulteries, lecheries and other misdemeanours all supposedly to redress injustice in divorce proceedings. The righteous gossips too did not pass over a line if their well known acquaintances were involved. A t that stage some 50 years ago respectability, if not quite morality, mattered and divorce was not accepted in proper circles until the tide could be stemmed no longer and royals and other glitterati walked out on spouses or remarried like anyone else. Today the evil tide of broken love has engulfed this country and Western society generally The world is populated by families but also by lone parents bravely claiming recognition and status with emerging adults trying to overlook the scars of their youth. Courts look clean and civilised places but the Sydney bombings say that for some a court means law and a law means a fight and a prize to the victor The breakdown of marriage is not a civilised process; hate and hurt have been traded and the sufferers want redress if not revenge. They want an umpire's verdict that their case was right. Once it was convenient to assume the title of the "innocent' party. No-fault separation tears away that deception and says nobody is innocent when promised love breaks down. No one likes to hear that truth. The Church is virtually locked out of this discussion. In theory it may tolerate separation and the break-up of a love that was solemnly pledged before God. The Church cannot but disapprove of the marriages that follow these separations. Jesus' words in the gospel disapproves of re-marriage by divorcees but consciences apparently abide that c ontradiction. Catholic upbringing helps some to persevere as solo parents in fidelity to their promise. Others are pragmatic about re-marrying or taking a divorcee as a partner. Just as the court is supposed to take a dispassionate view of marriage breakdown so, it could be argucd, ought the priest who is a party to the establishment of such unions. Experience shows some priests are getting edgy about seeing the wedding celebrations he witnessed lying in ruins only a short time after. The priest's opinion about the prospect of a marriage is naturally as fragile a punt as anyone's guess. He dare not say no; he is damned if he airs his suspicions of a couple, and he is damned if his suspicion turns out to be true. The massive breakdown of marriage unions can only suggest that couples are going through wedding ceremonies with time bombs ticking away. Like buried war-time bombs they are hard to detect and even harder to defuse as the seconds run out. Teenagers are approaching their marrying years with a number of concealed conditions and expectations that only time and tragedy are going to reveal to the equally deceiving partner. The computer of youth is being badly programmed and it is methodically turning out marriages stumbling on those false premises. More marriage preparation can be advocated as a solution but it is as ineffectual as the counselling to which marriage defaulters are compulsorily obliged by the courts if couples know that a scrutiny of their motives and expectations will reveal the weaknesses they do not want known. Those who have been through the disaster of marriage breakdown offer no help in pinning down the evil before it occurs. Raking over the coals looking for a spark is hard enough; no-one wants to discover the fundamental re. ,son the fire of love never lit properly the first time. The definition of marriage has been re-written, not just in the law books but in the hearts of millions of people. If a sensible, no idealised, explanation of what two people want when love shines brilliantly in their youth is not spelt out by fathers and mothers at home, no court or church pulpit is going to produce a better definition. Marriage has stopped being a partnership of love. It is a contest that demands victory as its success. It wants its gains, its finance, its freedoms and its children. It is possessiveness, not giving. As a consequence what is wanted is vengeance and vindication. It is a war that wants victory but no peace. Some still call it marriage.

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Pilgrims set to depart today A four day stay including an audience with Pope John Paul is the opening stage for a group of 30 pilgrims leaving Perth this Sunday for a special visit to mark the 450th anniversary of the Oberammergau Passion Play. Before reaching the historic German town the group will have also stayed overnight in Assisi and taken in part of the Mozart Festival at Salzburg. Oberammergau had been ravaged by plague when in 1633 the villagers made a VOW to enact a Passion Play every 10 years. The first performance the following year has been followed by an almost unbroken 10 yearly production now occurring at the end of each decade. For this reason a special performance has been scheduled for this year to mark the 450th anniversary. The original text of the play was a copy of an Augsburg Passion Play written by the monks at St Ulrich. The village population still take on the acting roles and many of the performers carry the names of the families which took part in the 1634 production.

RIGHT: Standing: Mollie Clifton (Bunbury), Denise Officer (Como), Fay MacNish (Brunswick), Nancy Horan (Cottesloe), Torry Hawkes (Dianella), Seated: Doreen Hawkes (Dianella) Iris Gray (Scarborough), Dorothea Mavros (Nedlands) Alice Colgan (Mt Pleasant), Peg Officer (Como).

ABOVE: Pictured at a farewell function for which Archbishop Foley celebrated Mass are Dean Trevor Callaghan (Merredin), Jean Murdoch (Mt Lawley) and Noreen Chidlow (Nedlands). LEFT: Standing; Father A nton Hesse (Carlisle), Mary Carmody (South Perth), Molly Holmes (Rockingham), Hannah Gilgan (Nedlands), Betty Carmody (Coolbinia), Daphne O'Hara (Fremantle). Seated; Joyce Devlin (Como) Joan Donovan (Como) and losie Paterson (Scarborough) BELOW: Standing: Jo O'Connell (Hilton), Eamon Scott (Bullsbrook). Mary Haydock (Como) Maude Clarke (lennacubbine), Eileen Love (Bentley), Monica Ford (Safety Bay). Seated: Yvonne Scott (Bullsbrook), Bridget O'Neill (Nedlands), Edna lermyn (Rivervale), and Kath Makin (Manning).

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Manila arrest MANILA (NC) — Philippine Constabulary agents have arrested a Catholic priest after searching his home, which was headquarters for a group opposed to President Marcos and f or basic Christian communities. Father Jose Dizon was taken into custody. His cook, typist, and a gardener and his family were detained. Father Dizon's residence was headquarters for the National Alliance for Justice. Freedom and Democracy which has organised d emonstrations against Marcos, and for the basic Christian c ornmuni t ies prcxyamme. The alliance helped organise marches for a boycott of May's National A ssembly elections and has been calling f or Marcos' resignation.

Britain's media morals c ampaigner, Mrs Mary Whitehouse arrives in Perth this month to begin what will be her third lecture tour of Australian capitals. She is speaking at the Church of Christ meeting hall, Beaufort Street on July 24 at 10 am and 8 pm. With her a Mr John Smyth QC, who has been an effective ally to her in a number of actions for obscenity and blasphemy in England: a notable one was against the magazine, Gay News, resulting in fines against the paper and its editor. In the past year he has been a leading adviser in the passage through the English Parliament of a Video Recordings Bill to counter the upsurge of video violence and pornography in England: the same multinational, multimillion backed video-porn plague which is affecting us in Australia as it does elsewhere. Mary Whitehouse sprang from obscurity to national prominence in England when, as a teacher in a Midlands high school she became concerned about the impact of blatant sex education and TV smut on her pupils.

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With the help of a Staffordshire country parson's wife, she set out to get signatures on a petition to the English Parliament for cleaner BBC programmes. The concept of an unknown school marm taking on the monopoly BBC gained press support and induced her to book the Birmingham City Hall, capacity 2,000, in the hope of gathering a few hundred supporters. On the night of May 5 1965 she found herself addressing a capacity crowd and overflow came from all parts of England by bus and car load. Prominent in the front row was a group of nuns, solid shod to stamp down heckling cries of "We want sex".

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CLASS OF '34: Altar boys at the opening Mass at St Joseph's church, Subiaco in 1934 were (from the back, and left to right) Geoff Gee, Jack Wall, Bernie Flynn, Paddy Glynn, George Hatton, Kevin °Mahoney (now a Columban priest in Japan), Bill Schultz, Frank 0Mahony (now deceased) Tom Sweeney, Vin Pownall, ,H!!John Lyons, Bert Imms, Bert Hastie, Kevin Hickey (now a R edemptorist priest) Bill Eddy, Frank Sweeney (killed in action, RAAF) Jim

Jubilee Fatima an incredible for St manifestation Joseph's church HAVE YOUR SAY

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Sir, On October 13, 1917 in the most momentous event this century some of Gods power across the sky of Fatima Portugal was revealed in a scene that would have made the then current World War 1 and the future World War ll's total fire power and effort seem puny. Our Lady had promised earlier that a miracle would be performed and her intention was to show that she wasn't fooling around in trying to draw hardened souls to god, through her.

Flanagan, Harry Jermy, Laurie Ryan, Roger Ryan, O'Hara, Pat Sweeney, Father Frank Regan and the late Monsignor Verling.

On reading about Fatima one cannot help but realise the incredible manifestation of power which occured at the time before approximately 100,000 people. The event was to convince believers and unbelievers that God desires our souls and will go to extraordinary lengths to attain them even though we resist. God wants us all forever and most assuredly didn't create us to lose us forever.

The Subiaco parish church of St Joseph is to celebrate its 50 years with a special Mass at 4.30 pm on Sunday August 12. The church is still one of the largest in Western Australia and has recently undergone an extensive maintenance operation and painting of the interior. Subiaco parish was established in 1901 and took its name from the Subiaco foundation of the Benedictine monks on what is now the Catherine McAuley Centre, looking over Lake Monger and suggesting the late setting in Italy for the Subiaco birthplace of St Benedict. Photographs and other memorabilia are being collected by Peggy Nice (381 5385) and materials submitted wf It be displayed during the jubilee celebration. The parish will hold a dinner and dance on Thursday August 16. The ticket cost is $23 and they are available from Ray Gleeson (381 6140), Peggy Nice (381 5385) and Biddy Townsend (381 5757). •

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Our Lady gave this great sign and all she wants minimally in return is for people to say the Rosary daily, sincerely, and to carry out their normal everyday state in life with a sense of sacrifice in acknowledgement of Her Immaculate Hearts intentions for reparation to God for sin. Not much to ask for in return for her promise of true world peace. If it is thought about to promise something and then back it up by making the sun jump about all over the place as a sign of her intentions is definitely worthy of serious attention. Such a culmination of her apparitions must be a sign of Our Lady's increasing concern for our indifference and rejection of God. And as she has provided such a great sign and help, significantly in our century, it could pay us to take her up on Her offer. Find a book on Fatima. It could surprise.

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On page 3 of The Record last week, we published a story about a Perth man who became the only Australian in the Little Brothers of Jesus order when he took his vows in Canada last month. He is Alan Hebb, the youngest son of the late Mr Dick Hobb and Mrs Verdie Hebb, of Bedford. Due to c ircumstances beyond our control, his name appeared as Heble.

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Disagrees with priest's view from M GUERRERO, Stirling SIR - I disagree with Father Jegorow's views on the charismatic renewal. I have seen that the renewal is alive and flourishing. It is in fact one of the fastest growing movements in the Church today. There have been six charismatic conferences in Perth with this year's event attracting 34000 people from throughout the State, and this has contributed to the growth of prayer meetings in Perth.

The purpose of the charismatic renewal is to renew the entire Church by the power of the Holy Spirit but as long as it is rejected by others in the Church this will not occur. In the charismatic renewal the Holy Spirit is being manifested in the same way as the early New Testament church and I personally believe this is how the Lord Jesus would have it be today.

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E lVATICAN CITY: The pope has sent a I !letter to all the bishops of the world expressing his gratitude for their spiritual participation and pastoral concern shown in their dioceses for the celebration of the Holy Year of the Redemption. "After the happy conclusion of this unforgettable experience," the pope wrote, "every pastor cannot but rejoice in the vast movement of spiritual renewal which this particular •occasion of Grace has brought about." He ends: "Once again it has been clear that the task of the Church is that of directing man's gaze and knowledge to Christ."

1---ikian men are facing trial in their country on charges of smuggling religious literature into Poland. The three were arrested by Polish border guards and turned over to Czechoslovakian authorities on April 19. Kathpress, the Austrian Catholic news agency, said the arrests are part of a Czechoslovakian Government campaign to uncover an underground religious information network.

1—Ithe bestseller Day of the Jakal has donated the last proof copy of his new novel for a raffle three months before publication The proof copy of The Fourth Protocol is signed by the author. Proceeds will go to restore the ancient church of St Etheldreda in Ely Place, off Holborn Circus, London. r-•

NEW YORK Americans live in an atmosphere of social standards which are becoming increasingly hostile and theatening to family life, Archbishop Edmund C. Szoka of Destroit told a state meeting of the Knights of Columbus. Speaking on the convention theme, Family, Soul of Society, in his homily at an opening Mass, the Archbishop listed several reasons why family life is being eroded. He said the high divorce rate continues to grow, abortion-on-demand claims the lives of more than 1.5 million unborn children each year, and infanticide is practised in many of the nation's healthcare institutions. Pornography has reached a level that is incomprehensible, the Archbishop told more than 1000 knights and their wives who attended a three-day convention. The drug culture is spreading, and alcohol abuse is a growing phenomenon among young people he said. -These are examples of elements that corrode and corrupt family life," the Archbishop said. "The fact they exist is not surprising. ' What is surprising and dangerous is our society accepts all these evils as permissible and normal." he said.

Father Brungs, says science and religion should be viewed as complementary disciplines, each having implications for the other. Science could enhance knowledge of God. "It is axiomatic that God reveals Himself to us in creation as well as in Scripture," he said. Father Brungs discussed how current recombinant DNA research could advance understanding of the "unities" in God's universe which could he "the springboard for a much more mature theology."

The bishops were the first influential national group to call for re-establishment of democratic government since army officers ousted President Shehu Shagari on December 31. The bishops also urged the military government to stop promoting the idea politicians and politics in

NEW DELHI: India's official birth control policies will not succeed if they don't emphasise humane solutions, says Holy Cross Sister Catherine Bernard, director of two natural family planning programmes in India. "The population problem has been considered a problem of numbers and not a human problem that requires a human solution." She said natural family planning efforts offer a humane alternative to the government's population control programmes, which emphasise sterilisation, contraception and abortion. India, the world's second most populous country with a 1983 population of 683 million, has used monetary inducements to promote sterilisation. Large outdoor signs promote abortion. Sister Bernard who is also a medical doctor said the population problem has to be viewed in the context of marriage and family life, emphasising freedom and the couple's mutual responsibilities. She said her natural family planning programmes located in India's Tamil Nadu state, are geared toward this perspective. "Our focus is the growth of the couple," she said.

Scientists playing human NEW YORK (NC) — If he were "czar for a day," Jesuit Father Robert A. Brungs says he would ban comments about scientists "playing God." "This is playing human; this is not playing God. This is what God meant us to do — to use our minds to understand the world and to ferret out His laws."

LAGOS (NC) — Nigeria's Catholic bishops have urged the country's military government to prepare for a return to democratic government.

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Today's scientific discoveries and technological advances are presenting the Church with profound challenges, he said. "We are in the midst of the greatest dogmatic challenge ever. I know enough dogmatic history to understand how big a statement that is — and I strongly believe it to be true." He said science has a lot to say about the body, and, since the topic relates with every signifcant issue affecting the Church today, a primary need for the development of Church teaching in this area exists. Father Brungs cautioned that scientific ideas like the model of man as machine must not be ignored because they could determine real alterations in real people.

general are bad. "It would not be in the lasting interest of our nation to confirm the impression we can never rule ourselves well through elected leaders," the bishops said in a message to General Mohammed Buhari, head of the military government. "That many of our politicians betrayed the trust placed in them does not make politics any less a sacred duty of service to the people," they said.

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"Because of its importance and because all other forms of catechesis are oriented in some way to it, the catechesis of adults must have high priority at all levels of the Church. The success of programs for children and youth depends to a significant extent upon the words, attitudes, and actions of the adult community, especially parents, family and guardians." U.S. National Catechetical Directory

The 128 salaried workers in the regional programme accomplish this goal by giving presentations on family life, she said. They publicise their efforts by sending information to parishes, talking to village leaders and going from home to home. She said the workers explain the merits of natural family planning and gather names for later visits to anyone interested in learning these techniques at home. Couples are trained to use the Billings method, which uses cervical mucus levels to determine times during a month when pregnancy can occur. Sister Bernard said these techniques allow couples to make their own decisions to achieve or postpone pregnancy instead of the government making these decisions for them.

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When Bishop Joseph Howze, speaks about social justice he speaks from the heart. He also speaks from experience.

The bishop, who was raised as a Baptist on the Alabama Gulf Coast, was the first black to head a US diocese in the 20th century and only the third black bishop in the history of the US Church.

Ku Klux Klansmen gather around a flaming cross in Pulaski, Tenn., during their traditional ritual, Bishop Joseph Howze, the first black bishop to head a US diocese in this century, saw a KKK group passing out literature in his diocese and got in line to ask for some. "They didn't want to give me any," he said, "but they finally did." He later showed the material to people in the diocese as an example of prejudice that still exists in society today.

In a recent interview, Bishop Howze discussed the issue of justice and some of his encounters with injustice, both inside and outside the Church. "Once when I was a young manI was denied the opportunity to receive the sacrament of penance. The priest told me that that wasn't my church and to go somewhere else. I never will forget that," the bishop said. "And I remember being directed to sit in the last pew of a church." More recently, Bishop Howze continued, he saw a group of Ku Klux Klansmen passing out literature in his own diocese. "I got in line to get some," he said. "They didn't want to give me any but they finally did." Bishop Howze took the Klan material and showed it to some of the prists and people in his diocese as an example of the prejudice that still exists in society. It was a small protest, he said, but small things can do much good.

Reluctant The bishop, however, is reluctant to reduce the social justice question to a series of stories or anecdotes. Problems of racism, peace, sexism, discrimination, poverty and hunger are all enormously complex, he believes, and must be addressed on an ongoing, comprehensive basis. In educating for social justice, the bishop said, people must be taught first "to appreciate their own dignity and (then) the dignity of all human beings." Bishop Howze stressed that matters of justice — even worldwide issues such as peace — begin with individuals in neighbourhoods and communities. Monsignor Francis J Lally, agrees with Bishop Howze that justice is not an abstract idea detached from the lives of ordinary people. "You run into these issues just by living," said Mons Lally who is the former US Conference secretary for social development and world peace. Christian faith, he added, "compels us to do something" about unjust situations. "Faith isn't something you protect and keep like a treasure," Mons Lally said.

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"Everything since Vatican Council II has emphasised that we're a Christian community. From the very beginning the Church was a community. And everthing is wrapped around Christianity in action." The priest acknowledged that a certain number of people are going to be uninterested. There's a tendency in all of us not to look at ( social problems). People have to be persuaded that the problems are theirs. Mons Lally cited the war and peace issue. A few years ago, he said, the general feeling was that the war issue belonged to the pol-

iticians and the military. Several factors, including the US bishops' pastoral letter on war and peace, have caused the issue to come to the forefront in American society. It is an issue that's close to people now, he said. Other justice issues remain in clear — and abundant society today, Mons Lally believes. "Who would have thought there would be food lines in 1984" or people living in the streets of American cities? he asked. The race issue, Mons Lally added, "has been swept under the rug" and

By Joe Michael Fiest has yet to be fully resolved. Asked how ordinary Catholics can respond to seemingly extraordinary social ills, Mons Lally said that this is a basic question the Church is seeking to address. "You've got to look outside yourself You may not have much money or much time but you've got to do something. Every place has people who are hurting, people who are oppressed in one way or another," Mons Lally said. 'We can find practical ways to help if we really want to."

How much can one person do for true justice? Three years ago a group of us, frustrated by our awareness of how little one person can do to make the world more just, joined the social concerns committee at our parish. Our idea was to work on projects together and see If we could be more effective. The woman who now heads the committee probably is typical of most members. She is employed by a large organisation and although she always has been a faithful church member, she'd never before been particularly involved in activities to promote social justice. But a few years ago she started helping out with a group which provides meals for the homeless. That beginning sparked her enthusiasm and imagination for all kinds of people afflicted by injustice. Since then she's moved on to involvement in everything from giving Christmas presents to neighbourhood children to helping put on a major televised discussion of the US bishops' pastoral letter on war and peace in the nuclear age. "The main lesson we've learned," she said, "is that a small group of people who care about each other and about other people can really make a difference." She added, "I feel like I'm part of a group that cares

about me, even apart from the work we do. I feel supported." She explained: "At one point I went through a very difficult time on my job. I never would have got through it without being able to talk things out in this group. I've learned so much from all of them."

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By Ivan Kauffman Another committee member stressed the importance of combining spiritual growth with service activities. "Most of us had separated spiritual growth from our concern with social justice, "he said. "But since we've started connecting Vie two we've discovered they're not separate at all." Each meeting opens with a period of prayer led by group members. "That's what has given us the resources and inspiration to do what we've done," he explained. "We've been able to help others because we had the inner resources that make you want to help people and

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which keep the group together," he added. 'We look forward to our meetings. They're a source of energy." In the time they've been together, the group has worked on a number of activities including: • a series of panel discussions to educate people on the problems of the homeless; • clinics to assist lowincome families with taxrelated matters; • a forum on current problems in Central America. During a recent meeting, a man from Central America who spoke during the committee's forum on that region thanked the group for what they were doing for his people. In response, a commented: member 'We're the ones who should be grateful. We read about these problems all the time and we feel helpless. It's a privilege to be able to feel you're doing something that really matters." Everyone involved in the committee seems to agree: It's the group that makes the difference. The members also observe that whether the issue is poverty, or abortion, or drugs and alcohol, or racial injustice, or nuclear war, concerned individuals are pretty sure to find others, probably in their own parishes, who have similar concerns.

How can individual Christians and local communities of Christians relate to social-justice concerns such as homelessness, unemployment, poverty, abortion, racism? Joe Michael Feist interviews Bishop Joseph Howze, who tells of the time he stood in line to get material from a Ku Klux Klan representative. Bishop Howze,a black, used the material as an example of bigotry still to be found in society, writes Feist, associate editor of Know Your Faith. Katharine Bird interviews Peggy Roach, a longtime social justice advocate. Ms Roach tells of action by one parish in the late 1960's to defend the rights of minority-group home buyers in a redlined area of Chicago. By joining together in groups, Ms Roach says, parishioners were able to get necessary action. Ms Bird is associate editor of Know Your Faith. Ivan Kauffman describes his association with a Washington DC parish social concerns committee. Working together, committee members sponsored educational programmes on the homeless and on conditions in Central America. In the process they also have grown spiritually, adds the free-lance writer who lives in the nation's capital. Father John Castelot says that the Old Testament prophets didn't hesitate to lambast their contemporaries for economic and social exploitation of the weak. Amos, for instance,tells of the wealthy people in his day who were willing to sell a person for silver.

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The street becomes a playground for children living in this New York ghetto neighbourhood. In the late 1960's a group of seminarians discovered that real estate agents on the West Side of Chicago were buying houses from whites for as little as $7000 and selling them to blacks for as much as $30,000. The seminarians also learned that loans were not avaliable to blacks and they were forced to buy the houses on real estate agents' terms. Armed with the facts, the seminarians organised minority families and a class-action suit was filed against the crooked real estate agents.

West side story In the late 1960s, a group of seminarians set out to canvas a parish. Their task, Father John Egan told them, was to listen to parishioners and uncover any problems. Father Egan was pastor of the parish at that time.

By The seminarians returned with the discovery that everybody was talking about high house Katharine payments. Many parishioners complained that they had to hold down two or three jobs to meet the payments. Bird Puzzled at the number of these complaints, the seminarians decided to investigate property values at the

county building. What they discovered outraged them. In many instances, realtors bought houses at low prices

Trading the poor man for a pair of sandals

.4t a time when the northern kingdom of Israel had reached a peak of prosperity, the Old Testament prophet Amos appeared on the scene. It was a time of cultural sophistication — andabominable injustice within the society. The rich got richer — at the expense of thepoor, wbo got poorer Respect for human dignity had vanished. People wbo were well-off treated the less fortunate uith callous disdain. Here is what Amos bad to say about the situation:

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Father John Castelot "Thus says the Lord: Tor three crimes of Israel and for four,1will not revoke my word; "Because they e11 the just man for silver and thepoor man for a pair of sandals. " They tramRe the heads of the weak into the dust of the earth, and force the lowly out of the way . . . "Beware,Iwill crush you into the ground as a wagon crushes when laden with sheaves" (Amos 267; 13), ' In that colourful way of speaking, Amos was referring to the crimes of the people. What crimes ?Exploitation of weakpeople. What

did Amos' reference to sellingpeople mean ?Just what it says. Here is bow things worked: A poor man would find himself in a predicament and would borrow from a wealthy neighbour. the neighbour would insist on collateral, even if it was just thepoor fellow's sandals or his allpurpose cloak. Then, when the debtor couldn't pay back the loan, the wealthy man would sell the person into slavery, recouping his loan at a fat Profit. Talk about trampling the beads of the weak. Selling a neighbour, a fellow-Israelite, into slavery bad .to be a low point in human relations. Andall to satisfr graving greed. The prophet also lashed out at those women in the capital city of Samaria who, In order to pander to their own expensive tastes, goaded their husbands into further exploitation of the ?Ivor. Amos warned: "The Lord God has sworn by His holiness. Truly the days are coming upon you when they shall drag you away with books, the last of you withfishhooks." (Amos 4:12). I n modern terms, the peo-

ple Amos railed against might have boasted of their gross nationalproduct and gloated over the fantastically high Dowlones averages. But if these were obtained at the expense of the poor or by taking advantage of the weak, then society carried the seeds of its own destruction. It rotted from within. Just about 30 years later, Samaria fell to the Assyrians. The proud Israelites were dragged into exile. It was the same in the southern Kingdom of Judah. Here prophets like Isaiah andJeremiah triedin vain to save their people from their greed Butpeople didnot listen and in 587BC the South fell to Babylon. This is what a prophetic mission is all about: bringing God's message ofjustice to an arrogantly unjust society. Theprophets werefirst and foremost people who delivered God's message to their world through their words and actions. They fearlessly voiced God's concerns contemporary about society. It folk)ws that their words give apretty clearpicture of just what God's concerns are — and what our concerns should be.

from whites. Residents were scared with rumours of decreasing property values in racially mixed neighbourhoods. Some realtors then sold the houses to minorities at exorbitant prices. A typical example: A house bought for $7,000 and sold for $30,000. The problem was compounded, the seminarians discovered, because the area was "redlined," meaning mortgage loans were not available to it. People therefore were forced to buy on realtors' terms, with many contracts specifying that no equity was built up in the home until the final payment was made. Uncovering that situation led to a massive campaign that spread beyond a single parish. With the facts in hand, the seminarians reported back to parishioners. Motivated by the thought that "if we stand together, maybe it'll work," parishioners formed groups to put pressure on realtors. At its height about 500 minority families were involved and a class-action suit was filed in the courts. But the suit never came to trial because enough minority homeowners got relief through renegotiated housing contracts.

Fight Peggy Roach told of those events and described her involvement in that protracted fight as a most memorable experience in a lifetime of social-action work "I learned a lot from the experience," Ms Roach says. She learned, for instance, that people can accomplish something together that would be virtually impossible alone. Realtors paid when 20 attention homeowners came to talk to them about those contracts,

she said. "Solidarity helped the parishioners to stand pat and not lose faith." She also discovered once again that a personal experience of exploitation is a key to developing "more than a passing interest" in justice concerns. Minority families visited other parishes to tell their story, Ms Roach explained. Often they encountered the response, "1 didn't know that was going on here." Many people responded by taking an active interest in the issue, Ms Roach said. Non-parishioners helped in many ways, including writing letters to the newspapers and giving cash donations to help those evicted from their homes.

Social Ms Roach's involvement in social issues dates back to her teen-age years when she and her mother attended educational programmes aimed at helping black and whites get to know each other better, she said. Today Ms Roach thinks employment issues, especially job retraining, hold an important spot among justice concerns. "The bottom line is jobs," she comments, as more and more people all across the board are discovering. Asking how a beginner could get involved, she suggested that becoming an informed voter is a way open to anyone. Look carefully at where candidates stand on issues that touch the dignity of human life, she said. A second suggestion was to join a neighbourhood organization. Finding out what the local issues are and working together "builds a feeling of fraternity and sorority," Ms Roach said. It helps to realize you're working for yourself and for the common good too.

"Joe," maintenance worker, developed drug and alcohol problems when he lost his job in a government cutback after eight years of satisfactory service. Evicted two years ago from his home, he was found living on the streets with scant hope for a better future. "Tom" could find only a part-time, lowpaying job. Returning from a funeral he and his wife and children were stranded in a large city with major car problems and no money. They lived in the car for a week. The son developed pneumonia and was taken to a local hospital. The daughter was housed with a local family. Finally, helped by a local parish, the parents found housing in separate shelters for the homeless. "Dolores" is a women with severe emotional disorders. Because she was a behaviour problem, several shelters turned her away. Finally she found housing at a shelter where she also received psychiatric help. Finally, after her condition stabilised, Dolores found employment and re-entered the mainstream of life. Each of those individuals represents a human face of a large-scale problem: homelessness. Auxiliary Bishop Eugene Marino, told their stories during an appearance before a Committee on Housing and Community Development. Bishop Marino testified that the Church is making an "unprecedented commitment of resources and energy" to help alleviate the distress felt by so many poor and homeless. He added that "this commitment cannot be understood in the abstract — it only makes sense when you put human faces on the numbers." In his statement the bishop voiced the Church's growing concern for the number of homeless people in society. He cited the greatly expanded need for shelter by individuals and families with children witnessed by Catholic Charities agencies in recent years. Urging the government to use more resources to help the poor, the bishop said that failing to do so undermines "human dignity, threatens the common good and betrays our national heritage." He also observed that for Christians "the test of a society, the measure of justice in our communities, is how we treat 'the least among us. the hungry, the homeless and the vulnerable."

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Two Girl Guides mending a puncture in 1930.

In 1931, the opening of Imperial headquarters with (from left) Mrs Houison Crawford, Mrs Percy Birley, Queen Mary and Princess Mary.

The Girl Guide may be 75 years old but she has lost none of her swagger and the badges are pinned as proudly and firmly as ever. Next year will see the 70th anniversity of Western Australia's guiding movement and it seems there are more budding Brownies knocking at the tent flap all the time. While the faces, places and names have changed since that September misty morning in 1909 when a little party of girls set out for London's Crystal Palace to gatecrash a rally of Boy Scouts, the Girl Guides have proved remarkably durable. It was at that rally the Scout chief, the 'hero of Mafeking' and perennial boy at heart, Robert SteSmyth phenson Baden-Powell came face to face with feminine fortitude and found himself helpless before the wall of their stubborn determination. The only way to relieve his 'Makeking' was to acquiesce to their demands for a share in this new style adventuring.

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Hitherto he had hardened his heart against all imitations by girls of the game he had invented for the boys of the country; he feared lest his original idea should be brought into ridicule, and therefore fail in accomplishing its purpose. But when he came and saw the girls who, with such enthusiasm, had taken part in the Crystal Palace rally, his heart melted within him. He came to know, as many have known before him, that 'wilful means maun hae their way,' and that it is no good standing out against women, even very young ones, when they have once set their hearts on anything. Baden-Powell soon dispatched the task of setting up the movement to his sister Agnes, an accomp-

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her love of birds, insects, and flowers, would scoff at the idea of her being the president of a sort of Amazon Cadet Corps." Having weathered this first storm of public opinion, the Guides gripped their staves firmly and strode resolutely ahead. While the staves, (which were often as not imaginatively recycled broom handles and awfully useful for leaping streams) have been left behind along with the gloves, long skirts and twig-snaring hats, 70 years on the principles and activities of guiding remain much the same.

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IIQCSUYN IVCSS lished and dedicated lady. She was a good musician and artist, and there was hardly any handicraft at which she did not excel. The greatest of all her interests was, however, in natural history, and she had a variety of uncommon pets. In the house where she lived with her mother, at 32 Prince's Gate, she used to keep bees, which lived in a glass hive and found their way out to the park and back by a pipe laid through a hole in the wall. Their unusual abode gave them no excuse for idleness, and they made honey which won prizes at several exhibitions. She also kept a colony of live butterflies; and in the hall were a number of small birds, which flew about the heads of the visitors. Agnes Baden-Powell was an indominitable character and deserves a great deal of credit for having been willing to face the strong prejudice which existed at that time against such a

movement as the Girl Guides. Many were convinced Guiding would turn girls into tomboys, would deprive them of every sort of maidenly modesty, and would lead to their rushing about the country with few fewer and clothes manners. One has only to look at photos of the first Guides with their hats, long skirts, gloves and jackets to admire the ingenuity that must have been needed for hiking, cycling and generally 'coming to the rescue,' let alone crawling about in fields or leaping over dykes.

Agnes however, was a force to be reckoned with, if a gentle one at that. A s one of her friends writes: "Anyone who had come into touch with her gentle influence, her interest in all womanly arts, and

A guide still promises to be loyal and trustworthy, helpful, polite and considerate, friendly, kind to animals and a respecter of all living things, obedient, courageous and cheerful in difficulty, a good user of time, careful of her possessions and the possessions of others and self-controlled in all she thinks, says and does. It's a tall order and one which has no doubt earned the Guides their 'goody goody' image. And that's not such a bad thing, says Western Australia's Guiding Commissioner, Pat Goodheart, whose name unwittingly echoes the theme. While Girl Guides may be painted as 'Pollyannas,' it's an image that sits comfortably with the movement. "We are caring people and we do try to see the good side of things," she said. And there's also lots of fun to be had in the process. Girl Guides today are certainly less noticeable; there is more emphasis on casual wear and you're not likely to pick them in their tracksuits or jeans and blue shirts, but that doesn't mean they're a dying breed.

It takes a good 1 heart to guide If anything there has been a resurge of interest. While membership has remained relatively stable over the years it does seem to be entering a period of greater appeal. At present there are more applications than can be accepted, a situation that has always existed to some degree but one which is demanding more attention at present. There are 1000 leaders for the 10,000 members of the movement in WA and Pat Goodheart is looking for more leaders, in all areas. A leader, she says, can be anyone who is 18 and over who is interested in children. Mothers in particular make good leaders as do girls who have come through the ranks of the movement. There are no initial skills needed, she says, training takes care of that. Neither does one have to be a rampant adventurer, each leader can concentrate on the things they do best.

-We have basic training over two weekends and sessions on various activities," Pat said. -They then decide if they want to be involved at Brownie, Guide or Ranger level." Many mothers have found themselves as Leaders as the result of an undetected osmotic process. One minute they will be collecting a daughter at the Guide hall door, the next they are saying yes to a request from the Leader to help out from time to time and before they know it ... "I would say it is the story of every guide leader's life," laughed Pat. 'They come for five minutes and stay forever." It was a similar story in her own case. She had been a guide in England and became involved again when her daughter joined. She started as assistant leader for the Applecross group and 18 years later took on the voluntary role of Commissioner. Guilding, she says, has maintained its relevance in the modern world, mainly because it has changed with the times. Girls still enter Brownies around the age of seven and following four years of games, camping, bushcraft, singing, drama, arts, crafts and lots of badges to boot will move on to become a Guide. Guilding continues some

of the activities but develops them even more. There will still be camping and bushcraft but also survival, sports first aid and more advanced arts and crafts activities. Though many girls become Rangers and Leaders through a natural progression as Junior Leaders (25 to 18 years) or Ranger Guides (14 to 18 years) leadership is also open to mature women without previous experience of Guiding. When you become a Junion Leader or Ranger, you embark upon a programme which will help you develop leadership skills, personality and self fulfilment. But Guiding in the 80's is much more than cooking, canoeing, boating, hiking, swimming and the like. The programme as it is written is much the same but the leaders are being called upon to meet different needs. As in most other areas of society, the Guiding movement is feeling the effects of the changing role of the family and the cost of marriage breakdown. Today's Leader is being asked to take on a caring role to play a greater part in community help, said Pat Goodheart. "We have a lot more girls coming to the Leader as a confidant," she said. "Many have problems which they feel they cannot discuss at home. This is something we prepare the Leaders for. "The relationship between the Leader and the girls is a very special one. It is personal in a way that a teacher-student relationship cannot be."

Children may be growing up in a computerised world but they still enjoy the basic things of life, she said. Yes, there are still badges to be earned but that's not all. "Guiding aids character development and teaches responsibility; it's also the start of their own social life," she said. "I think the programme offers them a challenge, it's certainly very different from school." Guiding, she says, has widespread appeal and for all those who jump to the call of the great outdoors there are as many who prefer the quieter pursuits of sewing, knitting and joining in the fun. There's something for everyone with emphasis on conservation, bush stu-

dies, botany and bird watching ... in some cases guide troops take over the care of a park. While many do lose interest in guiding around the age of 14, Pat Goodheart is hopeful that this will change. "Obviously at that stage many girls are faced with a greater homework load and something has got to go," she said. "If they have to choose between guides and the weekend youth group then the latter usually wins because it involves males and that has appeal." Plans for a water activity centre however, for both Guides and Scouts may be one aid to reversing this trend.

4:,41U R ecent years have seen the Guides take to the water, in canoes and kayaks mainly, but says their Leader, 'we haven't lost a Guide yet.' Great care is taken to ensure that such activities are organised by qualified people. The rules for camping are also stringent, because, while no-one has been lost, we have come close, smiles Pat Goodheart.

The Queen and Princess Royal welcomed to the Centenary World camp at Windsor Great Park in 1957.

With barely a year behind her as Commissioner, Pat looks for a more noticeable public image for guides in the future. It's important, she says, that the girls are seen out and about. Philosophically the movement will remain much the same. The Guides will still make the same promises as others have done before them; they will endeavour to keep the same Guide Laws and will develop with similar disciplines.

Opening of the 17th world conference in 1960 at Athens.

-We did try at one stage to give the girls choices about what they would do but found that no-one did anything because they couldn't or wouldn't make up their minds," Pat said. -We returned to a more structured system and found it worked better." Plans are already being made to celebrate the movement's anniversary in 1985. A state camp will be held in the middle of the year with 350 Guides congregating from all over Western Australia. As part of national celebrations, WA guides will take part in a big campfire and Guides will combine with Scouts for Youth Day which will be held later in the year as part of the Year of Youth.

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Gaols need help • From page 1 Father Ryan said the first task was tor each Christian to clarify in their minds what they thought of people who have been in trouble with the law. "Many prisoners come from deprived backgrounds for which they are not responsible; they bear the scars in their lives. They come from broken homes, with poor education, little possibility of employment and often materially poor," he said. "On top of that we label them as criminals or outcasts of society and they have to bear all this, get their life together and work out their salvation. "We as a community do not try to get beneath all these difficulties. Each prisoner represents a story, a family. Each prisoner represents a challenge to change, a need for support and understanding." Father Ryan explained his sometimes impossible task as prison chaplain trying to contact the inmates. Technic-ally he is in charge of all prisons but local priests serve the prisons located in their parishes. Father Ryan has responsibility especially for the Fremantle and Canning Vale prisons. "There are so many coming

Shops help needy • From page 2. Evidence of both the increasing number of people in need that the project was able to aid a nd the growing cooperation of suppliers w as provided by the Second Harvest turnover figures.

In the first year of operation this sum amounted to $6,000. It swelled to about $50,000 in the second

year, and this year it would be in the area of $127,000 to $130,000. Mr Rooney said the shops were largely staffed by women volunteers, with some male assistance to do the heavier work. Sometimes the male help was provided by youths sentenced by the courts to undertake community service, and these youngsters often expressed surprise there were people in the world who would do something for nothing to aid their fellow human beings. An example of the movement's practical ecumenism was presented by the fact the Belmont shop was c onducted by representatives of five different religious denominations. The shops did not serve all and sundry. Before they could make purchases, customers had to furnish evidence they were in receipt of

in at Fremantle and Canning Vale I can hardly say hello to all of them. I do my best to see those who have never been in the system before. "Struggling just to say hello to them is not much good unless I get to know their problems and they get to know me as someone who has something to offer. "They are not going to be quick to confide in me because they have enough people interfering in their lives and making a mess of it and here I am just another person imposing myself on them." Father Ryan said there was need for more volunteers to help the prison fellowship groups which had many tasks available such as visiting families, child minding, transporting relatives and other support work for the families of prisoners. People who contact him at St Patrick's church, Fremantle will be quickly put in contact with this work he said. "The prisoner is our neighbour next door, a son or daughter or a breadwinner of a family. The family IA111 try to hide its embarrassment. Neighbours are going to ostracise them because of this, perhaps without deliberate viciousness." Father Ryan has specific recommendations for Christians concerned for prisoners:

• check our personal attitudes to prisoners in the light of the gospel. "In Euracharistic Prayer 4 we pray for freedom for prisoners, not just to get out of prison but to be free mentally and to he able to cope."

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areas of need in the community. Prominent among them were cases of low-income f amilies where the breadwinner had a job but credit instalment commitments had been entered into that were way beyond the family's capacity to meet. It was easy to say such a family had brought their plight down on their o wn head, but to make such a judgment was to deny the existence of human fallibility and abrogate the r esponsibility for Christian charity. In many instances, Second Harvest was directed by people who were amateurs in this business field and toiled on its behalf at weekends or after they had finished a day's work in their own occupations.

— such as a pension card — or an authorisation from the Department for Community Welfare. A notable spin-off from the operation of the shops had been the substantial reduction in the call on St Vincent de P aul Society distress

funds. The shops, some of w hich also offered c ounselling services a fforded people in u nfor tu na te circumstances the means of buying food at low prices, thus freeing them from the need to beg money to do so and also restoring to them their human dignity. In addition to the difficulties experienced by groups such as the unemployed and sole supporting mothers, there were other vast

• be prepared to visit people in prison. "Be prepared to be involved in their lives. • Many in prison have no.one to visit them." • help the families of prisoners. "They are like people in a continual bereavement situation. Someone has been taken from their lives; they are left with a vacuum to fill but it is taken under a cloud with a scar." • be concerned for social justice. "Promote simplicity of life. A lot of people are in prison because they think they should get their share of the cake which we present well laced with cream and a lot of extravagance. • care for young. "Parish youth groups are essential for those growing up; many youths come from brocken homes and are almost destined in some computer to finish up in prison."

• criticise the law in a good sense. "See that not all crimes are best treated by putting people in prison. In a concerned community there must he a better way of dealing with them than putting them away."

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[Youth Forum Left to right — starting from back row: Peter Stewart; Mary Cameron (Bunbury hi//timer); Frank Loss (Perth fu//timer); Damian Hart (Perth fulltimer); Michael Lambe; Marya Stewart (assistant); Christina Kadmos (Perth fu//timed; Colin Allica (Geraldton youth worker); Belinda Young; Terry Clancy; Jarrod Turner; Russell Walton; Bronwen Gray (national fulltimer); Derek Ziegelaar; Kathleen Duthie; Fabian Partigliani; Michael McNulty; Tricia Berry; Louise Young; Paula Hopkins; Margaret Sefton; Susan Saunders; Rosita D'Adamo (assistant).

Pope's tips ROME (NC) — Like St John Bosco, who taught young people about religion and caught their attention by speaking of sports, Pope John Paul II quizzed Italian youths on the Gospel and gave basketball tips during a visit to a Rome parish.

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"Our faith urging us to act on the concerns of all secondary students" was the theme for the YCS conference held in Kew, Melbourne, from May 13 to May 19. The conference is the main decision-making and directive "What is the day in which body to the national movement.

Group to look at youth stress

A new Youth Issues Committee is being formed to investigate and give support in all a reas of stress on there was a strong wind in The first leg of our journey and its basic principles. We Tuesday was dedicated to young people and Jerusalem?" the pope asked began on May 10 when 22 looked at the concerns facing the Federal Government's those working with the young people as a strong delegates from all over WA left the national movement, such new education policy: 'Partic- them.

breeze bless dust into his eyes and made him reach for his white skullcap during an outdoor meeting at St Mary's parish. "Pentecost.- the youths responded.

The pope then taught the young people about the apostles, the Resurrection, the role of Mary and the upper room in Jerusalem where the Holy Spirit visited the apostles on the first Pentecost. During his visit to the parish staffed by Salesians, the order founded by St John Bosco. the pope recalled that 50 years ago. Pope Pius XI had canonised John Bosco. "The secret of happiness is in the Beatitudes, in love, charity, altruism, generosity, reciprocal help. fidelity to the grace of God. prayer, mercy, and pardon." the pope said. During the visit girls from the parish performed a classical ballet for the pope. Later, the pope visited other young people in the courtyard of a nearby school and spoke about basketball, which he said he had played as a youth. After giving them a few basketball tips, the pope gave them the ball he had used to Illustrate his points. Earlier on May 20, the pope led the Regina Coeli noon pray from the window of the papal apartments overlooking St Peter's Square and told pilgrims in the square that he will visit the Italian city of Viterbo May 27 to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the birth of St Rose of Viterbo, the 400th anniversary of the birth of St Giancinta Marescotti and the transfer of the body of St Crispin of Viterbo to Viterbo. Pope John Paul canonised St Crispin, a Capuchin brother, on June 20, 1982. The pope said the saint "loved poverty and the poor" and was "exemplary in his service to the needy."

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Perth for a long, strenuous as the state of leadership and ipation and Equity': we also ( but enjoyable) trip in a education and ways that we had a lo(.)k at the results of a roomy 20 seater bus!! We could act on these concerns. student survey conducted last arrived in Melbourne on Sat- We had many meetings in year. which revealed the urday. May 12 and the con- small groups where we suc- major concerns of students ference began on Sunday cessfully conducted reviews were life after school, world night with a Mass. ( a review is when we look at peace and the exam system. Monday saw the beginning of a situation in our lives, judge On Thursday there were a rigorous timetable aimed at the values present in the various workshops where giving delegates a wider situation and act as a response delegates discussed some of knowledge of the movement to what we see). the following poverty and aid,

Violence is real issue ST LOUIS (NC) — A new stage of Teens Encounter Christ weekends, paying greater attention to the violence-prone world young people live in, must be developed, says religious educator Michael Warren. He proposed a new youth retreat programme dealing with issues such as violence, injustice and the arms race and presenting a portrait of Jesus more faithful to the Gospel picture of Him. He warned that ministry youth weekends involved only with personal d evelopment overlook key problems in the world today. "A youth ministry programme that deals predominantly with the self is not a c omp l e t e presentation of the Christian message," Warren said. Warren also called for "a re-exanimation of the Jesus we are presenting . . . This Jesus tends to be a middle-class Jesus,

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world peace, sexuality, equal opportunities for life, prayer, drama. music and media. Time was spent discussing how to implement all that we had learned in our local movements. The last session dealt with general business matters and election of the national executive. The national executive is a body comprising student representatives from all states which comes together twice a year to reflect upon and direct the national movement.

lbe committer is being established by the National Catholic Education Commission from Canberra. Mr Denis Williamson. commission spokesman, said the establishment of the committee was in response to many approaches to the commission for guidance and support in youth areas. "We will have representatives from such areas as education, pastoral care. social welfare, youth themselves," he said. "A broad spectrum of people is essential because of the complexities of problems and stresses among our young people today... Mr Williamson said the initial move for such a support body came from a conference of principals of Catholic advanced education colleges. "The conference was particularly concerned about the economic stresses on many of their students trying to exist on Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme allowances," he said.

Catholic Social Welfare Commission. "We hope to have our first meeting early next month in Canberra and from there the committee will develop its form and major policies as we come more clearly to see the needs and how we can best address them." he said. Meanwhile. a national inquiry into the competitive nature of Australian schooling will be a major project of the Young Christian Students. This was one of the decisions made at the 10th national conference of the movement held in Melbourne. The national conference is held every three sears. YCS

has some 3500 members throughout Australia. Sister Elizabeth Compton. YCS Chaplain, said the movement would look at the harmful aspects of over competitive schooling. "We are looking at ways of promoting a just education and educating for peace and community-centred education." she said. The new national executive is Frank Loss. Perth; Judi Reid, Brisbane: Frank Cgarteburu, Cairns: Mary Timmer, Lismore: Anna Dea, Margaret Sefton. Perth: Simone Durr. Sale; Nevio Cafali, Sydney: Brigid Freeman. Tasmania: Debbie Maney. Bernice Easton, Adelaide.

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representing the ir REDS dominant concerns of Margaret Sefton, a Year 11 the moderately well- student at St Thomas Aquinas, 4( CELEBRITY * off and privileged. was elected as WA representative. The dominant * BALL concern of the middle The conference concluded class tends to be with a final Mass and bush "But we realise the vital greater comfort, and dance. thus the middle-class All delegates are grateful for necessity of research leading Jesus is presented as participation in the confer- to resolutions where feasithe one who ence and for the inspiring ble and of giving support and relevance to youth in all comforts." experience which will conOverlooked is the tinue to urge us to act on the possible areas," he said. Jesus who not only concerns of secondary stu- Mr Williamson said a number of people already comforted but who dents. had agreed to serve on the also confronted and FABIAN PART1GLIANI. new committee, including a c hallenged people, representative of the "Jesus the upsetter," Warren said. 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111e: The Gospels "remind us in many ways that Jesus foffers us not so much Ethe Jesus-hug, as a The Vatican is considering call for ourselves to seriously the questions of embrace the poor and female altar servers and the weak and those liturgical dance. who do not fit," he Archbishop Virgilio Noe, said. secretary of the Vatican's Warren proposed Congregation for Divine that the weekends need to reclaim the Worship, said this at a meetwas ing of New York-area liturJesus who eliminated because gists. He exposed the greed The Holy See wants to on July 27 of the rich and called study very carefully the role for non-violence and of women in the worship love of enemies. Ring community,- he said. weekends "Our need to reclaim the He did not think there was 386 6494 a theological reason for the Jesus who called for prohibition against women 328 9878 the transformation of serving at the altar. social structures. To ignore this Jesus is to He said the rule was a Extend a warm welcome to young adults distort the paschal discipline which is now under study. 4 mystery," he said. to attend the next choice weekend.

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"I can hardly believe what Arthur's Thanksgiving, that wild man called me!" the by Marc Brown, published well-dressed man gasped. "No by Oxford University one ever dared speak to me like that in all my life." Press, $15.50. Joshua was deeply hurt. He When Arthur is chosen to he thought, direct the school Thanksgiv- was angry; and, He was reason. good with ing play, The Big Turkey Hunt, he worries that his standing beside the Jordan biggest challenge may be to River. In fact, he had his shoes to step into avoid looking like a turkey off and was ready the gently moving waters. He himself was going to be baptised by an unusual man named John, whose nickname was "the baptiser." Congratulations to John glared at Joshua and his our colouring in friends. They were powerful.

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They had conic all the way to ever met! Who is this John? "The fellow is dangerous," Galilee to see this strange man Just look how he dresses — Joshua whispered to a friend. everyone was excited about. a rough camel's hair shirt, an "He must be one of the ZeaNow Joshua wished he had old leather belt. People say he lots, eager to stir up a revolution. We know how they eats grasshoppers." stayed home. John pointed right at Joshua John the Baptiser calmed hate us because of our friendand at the crowds: "You down a little. He then said, "I liness with the Romans." snakes! You brood of vipers! baptise with water as a sign Change your lives! Don't boast of reform. But someone will "Maybe so, Joshua," his about your heritage. God can follow me who is still greater friend whispered back. "But raise up children of Abraham and more powerful. I'm not what John is saying has a ring from these stones. Repent! worthy even to carry his of truth to it also. He sounds a lot like the great prophets sandals. Reform your lives!" "Who is this man to tell us "The one who will follow me of olden times — Amos, Isaiah, to change our lives?" Joshua will baptise you with the Holy Jeremiah. I wonder if the one thought to himself. "My Spirit and fire. He will separate he says is coming after him is friends and I are probably the the chaff from the good wheat. the Messiah foreseen by the prophets." most important people he has You'd better be ready!"

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A look at books Compiled by Roslyn Ross.

What Crucified Jesus? by Ellis Rivkin, Abingdon, no price given. Said to provide an important bridge of reconciliation between Jews and Christians.

A man and his mission

Women and Worship, by Sharon Neufer Emsveiler and Thomas Neufer Emswiler, Harper and Row, $6.95. A revised and expanded version of a Though this book guide to nonsexist was first published hymns, prayers and liturmore than 50 years gies.

Australia, Land People Mission, by George Walter PSM, published by Bishop of Broome, Western Australia, $9.95

Can We Still Call God 'Father? by Sister Celine Mangan, OP, Michael Glazier, $4.95. Utilizes in a commentary on the Lord's Prayer new insights women are bringing to the study of the Scriptures. Christians in Families, by Ross T Bender, Harold Press, $7.95. Brings to bear on the current discussion of family life biblical and theological insights from the JudeoChristian tradition.

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ago, what is happening today can be understood better when we know what was happening in the time of Father Walter.

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The Bishop of Broome, John Jobst says: Monday Morning Jesus, "Through his prophetic by Joseph Moore, Paulist insights into the situation Press, $3.95. Contains a of Aborigines at the turn meditation for each day of the century, presented after a retreat to maintain in the context of country its spiritual gifts for two and church, light is thrown on today's vexed months. Aboriginal issues." The book was written Experiencing Jesus: His for German readers, but Story, by Father Mark the simple literary style Link, V, Argus Communwill be appreciated by a ications, $3.95. Intended wider audience in Ausfor adults in church study tralia. groups or teacher train"It will evoke memories ing. for the hundreds of Aborigines who were eduLiving With the Unex- cated, learned about the pected, by Barry Bailey, love of Jesus, and expe-

rienced it in Beagle Bay," says Bishop Jobst. Inge Danaher, a lay the in missionary Broome Diocese, and Sister Brigida Nailon, CSB, have translated the book from German to English to promote missionary awareness in Australia, and to reveal something of the dimension of lives of silent service expended so that others could experience salvation in the Church. It was in 1921 that Father Walter arrived in Australia, sad to leave his previous mission in the Cameroons. When his book was first published in 1928, Father Walter made a plea that his "modest report about the work of Catholic German Missionaries on Australian soil among this primitive race, beset by harsh conditions, arouse the interest and enthusiasm of our

BELOW: The first Pallottine Missionaries in Beagle Bay, Father White, Father Walter, Brother Kasparek and Brother Sixt.

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Abingdon, no price given. Compares readers' preconceived ideas about life, values and priorities with insights derived from familiar events in the Scriptures. God's Foreign Policy, by Miriam Adeney, Eerdmans, no price given. Offers positive guidelines for identying aid projects that work. Response to God's Love, by Father Edward Carter, SJ, Loyola University Press, $9.95. Strives to unite contemporary trends in spirituality with the authentic traditional elements that have come down through the centuries. Acquiring Our Image of God, by Martin A Lang, Paulist Press, $5.95. Suggests how God-images are formed and how religious development may take place.

mission supporters, and encourage them to cooperate through prayer and sacrifice. If immediate help is not forthcorning, the Aborigines may be hopelessly doomed." Australia Land People Mission, is available through Pellegrini's.

Caroline Chisholm has been eulogized as 'the emigrants friend and a friend of the working class. She is less well known for her rigid, moralistic views on woman's role, her aversion to high wages for women workers and her criticism of 'combination' (trade unionism).

Setting history to rights Production or Reproduction? An economic history of women in Australia, 1788-1850, by Katrina Alford, published by Oxford University Press, $12.99 paperback, $27 hardback. From the outset of European settlement in Australia, women played an important econimic role. The economic dimension of women's lives and roles has been largely ignored, and occasionally summarily dismissed as economically and industrially unimportant in mainstream economic histories of Australia. Yet women's paid and unpaid labouring activities in the early years of European settlement had considerable economic value. This book, which started out as a PhD thesis, sets out to examine that value. Convict and ex-convict women, women whose passages to Australia were paid by the Government, and the unassisted female immigrants all performed important economic functions, as wives and mothers, as unpaid workers and, to a lesser extent, as paid workers. The narrow definition of 'work' as 'paid labour' is clearly deficient in studying

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women's economic history. A regarded as historical agents lia, says Alford, but a further broader and more relevant in their own right. In so doing, form of bias has perpetuated definition covers 'all activities it aims to redress the neglect the neglect and misrepresenwhich contribute to the con- of women in mainstream Aus- tation of women and their tinuance of the human race, tralian history, and to provide history. and to the welfare of human a fuller, richer account of Although in recent years beings, whether remunerated women's lives in early Euro- there have been several imporor not.' pean Australia than has been tant works on women in The book studies women as provided so far. Australian history, few of a separate group, rather than The focus of historical these pertain to the earliest inquiry has been generally period of European settlePrrxhiction Repnxixtion? biased towards men in Austra- ment in Australia 4iiionrimicirdon' 4 rAT e .)14'irritrt /7.%. To ensure a persona' remembrance in the prayers of the Carmelite Nuns you may have your name enrolled in

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comparatively, that is, in relation to men. Alford's book is predicated on the view that women's history cannot be reduced to family history, and that women can and should be

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NEDLANDS CARMELITES On Monday July 16 the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Archbishop Foley will celebrate Mass at the Carmelite chapel AdeIma Road, Nedlands at 9.30 am and the public are invited to this occasion.

BLUE ARMY OF FATIMA There will be a Holy Hour on Sunday, July 15, at 3pm in the Church of Our Lady Queen of Apostles, 57 Tudor Ave, Riverton. Father J Leummen will officiate.

Greyhounds — with The Record Tipster

(DOGS' HANCEII J RACE ONE: Western RACE SIX: John Michael Sheen, Repeat Design 2, 1, Countess Kim 2, News Agiroo 3. Item 3. RACE TWO: Temlock's RACE SEVEN: Staromoa Star 1, Rita Magita 2, New 1, Tivessa Spring 2, Temlock 3. Pether Road 3. RACE THREE: White RACE EIGHT: Up Early Foot Lass 1, Dangerous 1, Swanky Black 2, Master Adios 2, Black Shogun 3. at Arms 3. RACE FOUR: Up the RACE NINE: Sekondi 1, Woods 1, Frankie Francis Half a Billa 2, Indigo 2, Darsal Chief 3. Speed 3. RACE FIVE: Scootalot 1, RACE TEN: Khana's Pallas Athene 2, Han- Flash 1, Silver Birch 2, gover Cloud 3. Tessa Blast 3.

MANUAL IS AVAILABLE Hardly a Sunday goes by without the average church goer having a piece of paper pushed in their hands on the way into or out of worship. In most cases the material is produced by the clergy or lay volunteers, many of whom feel they lack the skills to do the task adequately. Now, as a follow up to their very successful workshops for parish editors, MediaCom, the ecumenical religious communications agency, have produced a guide to production, design and pasteup called The Australian Newsletter Editors' Reference Manual. In sixty pages this publication tells you almost everything you need to know about newsletter production from how to write an attractive headline to how to arrange concessional postage with Australia Post. It deals with the basis of planning and costing a publication, how to prepare material for typesetting, how to use the typewriter to best advantage, the a dvantages and disadvantages of duplicating, photo-copying and printing. Finally, it contains a glossary of terms used in printing and paste-up such as camera-ready, masthead and half -tone. Written by Tony Nancarrow, this publication will find great use not only among churches, but among a wide range of community organisations and small businesses who produce small publications. Price $9.95 (plus $2 postages and packing). Available from MediaCom A ssociates Inc., 6 Sheffield Street, Malvern, SA 5061. MARIAN CENACLE The Marian Movement of Priests monthly cenacle will be held on July 19 at 3.30 pm at Bassendean Presbytery. The Marian Movement of Priests lay associates monthly Cenacle will be held at Little Sisters of Carmel 2 Fraser St, Swanboume on Friday July 20 at 10.30 am. Enquiries: Bob Wright 447 6223 or Yolanda Nardizzi 447 8885.

ACOLYTE TRAINING

Race Talk with Rod Evans COUNTESS NONNA resumed racing on Saturday and showed she should have a bright future when she pounced on the leaders and drew away to win convincingly. Countess Norma has now won two of her three starts and she should keep up her high winning percentage in the future. JE VEUT had her first start for eight months on Saturday and it looks as if she will not take long to return to winning form. This former star 2yo found the big weights too much for her at the end of her last campaign but judging by her good second to WIMBLEDON BEAU on Saturday she should soon be back in the winners' circle. PRINCE LUME may at last have found form in this campaign. Prince Lume had struggled in his last few starts but at Northam on Thursday he returned to winning form and now he should keep winning. MR NIKLELANE showed he once again is a galloper of class with a fast finishing second to MACAMI in the Liquorland Welter. Mr Niklelane had raced in much stronger company before than he will be racing against in the next few weeks and he should be a force in the races he contests.

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Acolyte training will take place on Tuesday evenings August 7, 14, 21 in the Murdoch Theatre, University of WA, commencing each evening punctually at 7.30 pm and concluding at 9.45 pm.

PROFESSOR TO LECTURE Michael Levin, professor of philosophy at City College, New York will begin an Australian lecture tour in Perth on July 18, speaking at the Nedlands CAE at 8 pm and at the University of WA Fox Theatre at 1 pm on Thursday July 19. There will be public lectures at York, Esperance and Bunbury. He will speak on Affirmative Action and provide a critique of Australian government policy in this area in the light of American experience in similar areas. He will discuss the effects of feminist initiatives on freedom, familiies and finance. Professor Levin has a distinguished academic record. He is the author of "Metaphysics and the Mind-Body Problem." His latest work "Feminism and Freedom" will be published this year.

FOCOLARE MARIAPOLIS The Focolare Mariapolis will be held at the Noalimba Centre, Mandela Crescent, Bateman from Wednesday August 29 until Sunday September 2. Participants may attend on a live-in or daily attendance basis. The cost including conference fee, accommodation and meals is adults $60, students $40, children 3-12 $28. Special rates for familieis. Further information from the Focolare Centres at 12 Jugan Street, Glendalough 6016 Phone A/H 444 0724 and 79 Harbourne Street, Wembley 6014 Phone A/H 381 1852.

YOUTH GROUPS GALA BALL The youth groups from the Monastery in North Perth are excited about their annual gala ball. The ball is on Saturday, July 21, from 8pm to lam at the South Perth Civic Centre. The Blue Brass band has been booked and supper will be provided. Drinks will be on sale — alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Theme for the night is 'the celebrities', with participants dressed as their favourite celebrity. Prizes will be given for the best costumes. Single tickets are $6.00. For any enquiries and tickets please ring: Leonie Banks on 364 9149 or Mike Ranford on 454 5071 (after hours).

Jesuit wins order of Battered shoe Fourteen-hundred people took part in the recent One World Walk Against Want held by Community air Abroad. Father John Harte of the Jesuit Dean Street, College, Claremont raised $1,285 and was awarded the Order of the Battered Sandshoe for his

manificent effort in raising funds. He received his certificate at a ceremony held at the R & I Banks head office when David Fischer, chairman of the R & I and One World Walk presented C ommittee certificates to outstanding participants.

Attendance at the training sessions and at the retreat on Saturday and sunday October 6-7 are compulsory. Exemption will be granted only on the prior undertaking by a priest that a condidate will undertake an equal and agreed substitute course that includes material to be presented at the training sessions.

MAJELLANS TO FIGHT STRESS Those who are under stress, or who need relaxation, are invited to St Mary's parish centre, Leederville at 10 am on Saturday, July 28 when Sister Emilian Doyle of St John of God Hospital Pastoral Centre will speak on Stress and Relaxation. BYO lunch; coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided. The day will conclude at approximately 2.30 pm. FRANCISCAN SISTERS AT KENSINGTON Following the April sale of the Franciscan Retreat House at Victoria Park, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary have moved to 16 Oxford Street, Kensington, phone 367 9307. The community consists of Sister Adriane DYT who works for the Australian Catholic Relief and who is ecclesiastical assistant to the Tertiary Young Christian Students, and Sister Elizabeth Curran who is attached to the Catholic Pastoral Institute adult education programme.

Father John Harte of Claremont shows his certificate for the Order of the Battered Sandshoe to Crispin Underwood, of Leederville, a fellow participant in the One World Walk Against Want.