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The lack of positive support for the family in taxation and welfare was the core of a submission made to the Canberra tax summit by a representative of the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission. Professor Burley of Latrobe University put the commission's points at the conference on Monday and Bishop Hickey of Geraldton spoke on behalf of the Australian Bishops Conference on Wednesday. "In recognising the varying capacity of families to pay taxes the commission is demonstrating the justice of
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At a farewell function last week retiring executive officer of the Knights of the Southern Cross, Mr R eg Newman, needed more than a pair of hands for the gifts coming his way. Tributes came from (from left) his successor Vanpraag, James national vice president Laurie Phillips, state chairman Brian Taylor and chairman of Southern Cross Homes, Tom Perrott. Mr Newman said this week he looked back on eight years during which the Knights had become increasingly well known in the areas of aged care, Pregnancy Help, Right to Life, support for the Christian family and support for seminarians. "There is an urgent need for help and guidance for our young unemployed." he said.
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Bishop Hickey alerted the summit to the plight of hospitals, schools and charitable organisations if the sales tax exemption is to be abolished. These organisations already save the government
hundreds of millions of dollars each year, he said. He urged families on a single income be allowed to share their income in such a way that their taxation threshold would be considerably raised.
Indexation need If the consumption tax came in, family allowances would need to be significantly increased by indexation. He pointed out compensation measures through the social security system might result in more people becoming dependent on the government and locked into poverty.
• In addition to Professor Burley of Latrobe University who addressed the Canberra tax summit on behalf the A ustralian Catholic Social Welfare Commission and whose remarks are summarised here, Bishop Hickey of Geraldton on Wednesday addressed the summit on behalf of the Australian Catholic Bishops.
family income sharing," Professor Burley said in a summary of the points he made in Canberra. "The White Paper has ignored the Asprey committee recommendation for the development of some form of family income taxation. "The facile treatment of families in the White Paper ignores the role of the family in caring for its dependents at all stages of life. "The White Paper admits the current inequity of tax burdens between one and two income families as amounting to $2464. "This figure actually rises to $2710 under the proposed new tax scales and the government's proposed income tax scale would make a single income family pay up to 75 per cent more tax than a couple who split their income.
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D iscussions taking place between groups of Catholic and Anglicans in parish meetings will b e highlighted by a service attended by Archbishops Foley a nd Carnley in St George's Cathedral on July 14 at 5 pm. Training sessions have been in demand and the last training program will be given at St Mary's Anglican church, South Perth on Tuesday, July 9 at 7.30 pm. A t Applecross 60 participants are meeting in six home discussion groups. One host, John Overman, said the meetings at his home were characterised by interest, enthusiasm and generosity -There was an immediate wish t o find out as much as possible about each other's church- he said. -This spirit meant very little c ontrol of the discussion was necessary and there was little dominance in a very free discussion -The crowning achievement is both groups have learnt a lot about their own faith.-
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"If Jesus was a sissy, then I don't mind being a sissy" says the ex Royal Marine when he hears this and other epithets spoken about people who dance, especially as a form of Christian expression. "Our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, born in the image of God. In the sense that God created our bodies dance is good and the body is good, and this is all the more reason for dancing.
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El As the author of two books Time To Dance and Dance And The Christian Faith, and a senior lecturer in dance and education at Middlesex Polytechnic, he stresses Christian dance is a form of knowledge. "Dance is a way of articulating the ineffable, especially of the heart. The New Testament is written not on tablets of stone but on the heart.
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"When the New Testament tells us to give thanks, rejoice and praise what do we do? It doesn't say, but that is no reason why we should not dance. "Dance is not only for joy. We can use it to mourn, to cry and to express deep
Mr Martin Blogg, founder and director of the Springs Dance Company. truth in non-verbal terms. That is why it fits in with education. "We have come from a church tradition dominated by the word and while our faith must be rooted in the written scriptures we belong to an age where there are other forms of communication, a visual television age where the message is much more powerful than black and white words. Martin Blogg sounds a note of warning about Christian
dancers who get too carried away without thinking of what they are doing. He is not happy with amateurs who have a very small dance vocabulary and who pass themselves off as professionals and do a lot of harm as they attract the title of 'liturgical fairies'. In the parish context he stresses that dance must not become an end in itself and it must be carefully integrated into the parish worship and it must be negotiated with the parish community.
V ATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul ll told a Brazilian group of bishops priestly formation is so important they should appoint their best diocesan and religious priests to seminary positions, "even at the cost of losing their work." The pope said carefully watching over priestly formation is the "fundamental task of every diocesan bishop." The mission of the priest, the pope said, is "the mission proper to the church and is net of the political, economic and social order". The priest is separated from other people "in order to serve them, as a dispenser of the mysteries of God," he said.
"It has got to be prayed over, it must be a regular teaching and a regular prayer. "If the dancing is not rooted in an understanding of the scriptures it becomes an end in itself as do the performance, the costumes the arguments and other things. —The dance is the message and if we are going to put ourselves up front as Christian dancers, then we have got to grow as Christians as well as dancers," he said.
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Want to be brothers SHANGHAI, (NC) — Catholics in China want communion with the Church worldwide, but they want it "as brothers, not as subjects," said Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian, Chinese government-appointed auxiliary bishop of Shanghai. relationship "The between the local Church and universal Church, in my concept, is like the Holy Trinity," said Bishop Jin, a 69-year -old Jesuit. "In the Trinity are three persons, and every person is fully God. They are united in love. I think every local church is fully Church. Every local Church has full rights. They must be in one united Church, hut equally as the Holy Trinity." Bishop Jin, Bishop Zhang Jia.shu — recognised by the government as head of the diocese — and Auxiliary Bishop Li Side are not recognised as bishops by the Vatican. The Holy See recognises Bishop Ignatius Kung Pin-Mel, imprisoned for refusing to reject the Vatican, as head of the Shanghai See Bishop Jin said men do not have to join the Patriotic Association before entering the seminary.
EJ El "As long as they are in the seminary, they do not belong to the Patriotic Association," he said. "Later, they can decide as they like, to join or not." Bishop Jin said he is not a member of the Patriotic Association and was imprisoned for 18 years for being "opposed to several laws of the state." He said when the Shanghai Diocese asked him to return as a seminary rector, "I prayed over it for a halfyear because of the conflict and contradictions, pro and contra. which I felt" "For many years, I was against the Patriotic Association," he said. "Now I had to consider returning to work together with it. I was not very ready for this." However, Bishop Jin said he made the right decision. He teaches seminarians, has published books and is in charge of church contact with foreign visitors. "These things are contributions for the whole church," he noted.
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The floor of Perth ABC television studio shown as it was laid out in special flower arrangements for the unique Indian style Mass celebrated by visiting contemplative Father Bede Griffiths using the Latin rite eucharistic prayer with additions and c eremonials permitted by the Indian bishops. The special studio Mass celebrated last month, will be televised on Channel Two on Sunday, July 7 at 11 am.
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than those who move from one marriage to another without the benefit of resolving the issues. commission "The believes compulsory counselling is a contradiction in terms. "It is obvious the required counselling for those seeking a divorce after being married less than two years has had little effect in bringing about reconciliations."
El OD "If and when any changes in law are introduced, there should be advertising and publicity as to the availability and desirability counselling at approved organisations both at the time of the dissolution and prior to the proposed re-marriage. "In the absence of any positive action to educate and assist people whose marriages have failed, any legislated waiting period will very likely become merely the trial period for subsequent marriages," the commission said.
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Record Considering that travel-weary Australians spend all of their time finding the fastest way to get across the Nullarbor it had to be some sort of interest to a Guinness-gorged age that a group of youngsters did it the slow way on foot. Considering that the nation hardly falls over itself to give much time or energy to the practice of religion the enthusiasm with which first the papers and then the television crew scrambled over each other to highlight the Nullarbor trek becomes an additional oddity. Admittedly, the young evangelists had hit on a winner to draw attention. If we are a nation that lets kids wander thd deserted roads and don't care then we are a sorry lot. If passers-by and locals came to the youngsters support then wasn't their point about divine providence proven? Add to that the fact that they were the first to do it in a world looking for new excitement. The open-hearted wholesomeness of the young zealots even provoked a bit of crossfire comment about their bona fides. They had learnt their lines remarkably well. It was up to their audience to come to grips with their simple proposition that God cares when He says so. Such Biblical literalism would be easy if there were not a few complications in other less known instances. Extremists in the United States do occasionally take the scriptural handling of snakes quite literally. It is of little comfort to a poisoned victim to be told that God thought little of him.
All in all, the Nullarbor walk was a harmless enough exercise and at least an encouragement to thank God that we live in a country free enough and so far safe enough to be different. The paradox about matters religious is that the odd or eccentric will attract interest because allegedly it indicates faith whereas the preaching of a faith that openly prays for the miraculous, let alone the odd or the eccentric, is said to be uninteresting. It is the dilemma of what the sociologists are calling the post -religious age, the period when a large section of the tribe wants to hold on to the notion that it is basically religious, as long as one does not have to do much about it. Thus going to church is definitely out because the holiday so conveniently provided by the Lord's followers is just too precious a time for absolutely everything else, such as Junior's sport. The rest feel that having civilised themselves from a 60 to a 35 hour week the least one can do is have a real good rest on Sunday. In fact, not going to church has become a status symbol of being more religious than those who do. There other symbols of up-side-down religion. There are a handful of respectable looking archbishops, bishops, prelates, moderators, rabbis who are handy to say grace or give solemn blessings as the occasion needs. They are even of some value if they make passing odd comments about any range of subjects which have little to do with religion. In a true spirit of religious democracy each individual prizes the right to think for himself, the bishops and church leaders spread the message that it is the people and not they who are the real church and the chorus cries out with one voice that the trouble with religion today is that the church leaders do not speak out often enough on enough issues.
EJ Which is by way of noting that buried in the long procession of 10-minute contributions to the Canberra are no less than Bishop Hickey of Geraldton, Anglican Bishop Peter Hollingsworth of Malboume and a lay spokesman for the Australian Catholic Welfare Commission. Does this mean that the tax summit is about religion? Trekking for Christian witness, invoking a blessing or prayer for rain is certainly religious but is the battered Option C a topic of religion? The bishops think so but they won't get much exposure in the wetter of opinions being debated by the heavies this week. Whether the government has chanced its political arm by lifting the lid on the tax turmoil is for the voters to judge. They should have ben told in advance that they were being confronted with religious, not political or economic truth. The coutry could have been reminded of a saying of that religion it loyally espouses: "What does it profit to gain the whole world . . .?" but that would have introduced questions about each person's right to be part of and share this world's prosperity, presumably given by God. That would have been too religious an approach to the matter of money, if the churches had tried that!
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An abortion slogan suits Help group An address given by MARION BOGUE to an in-service seminar for metropolitan and country Pregnancy Help counsellors.
The Canberra summit was told by the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission the government's disposition to retain the individual unit system for income taxation would cause intractable difficulties in many other areas of taxes.
"If you're late, come early", this is a slogan to be found on the walls of one of the abortion clinics in Perth. It is also to be seen at the bottom of a handout given to women and girls who have just had a termination (the word abortion is rarely used at the clinics). The instructions on this handout begin by telling the patient — "You have just had an anaesthetic. People vary in their reaction to this, so you should not drive yourself home." It goes on to briefly describe the method used for the abortion which is vacuum expiration in both clinics), and to list the problems most likely to occur. These include: • infection — if feeling feverish or an offensive coloured (yellow or green) vaginal discharge develops, they are advised to contact the clinic. • cramps — evidently cramping is common for one or two days following an abortion, but if there is no relief contact with the clinic is again advised. • bleeding — bleeding patterns can vary from spitting to a regular flow similar to a period loss, the commonest pattern is a light menstrual period for about seven days, followed by dark clots. This bleeding can start 2-3 days after the abortion. • too much bleeding is soak-
E xamples cited by its spokesman, Professor Burley, included: • unreliable compensation for tax changes:
El11E • discrimination against PAYE taxpayers; • high marginal tax rates on single income f amilies; • anomalous interfaces with the social security system; • arbitrary treatment of income from family business, investments and trusts; • unconvincing notions of "abuses"; • inadequate treatment of wealth, inheritances and gifts. The commission tabled two very different cases comparing their current situation with that after the implementation of the proposed tax option:
When South African Redemptorist Father Cyril Axelrod advises people with hearing not to undermine the self-image of the deaf he speaks from an extraordinary background of personal experience. "It is an untrue assumption the deaf will become like a hearing person after he receives education over many years" says the 43-year-old man who has been deaf since birth and can only know sound through the vibrations picked up by his body.
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A t the Servite College Speech and Hearing Centre, deaf South African Redemptorist Father Cyril Axelrod in session with students and chaplain to the deaf, Father Paul Pitzen.
ing through one or more pads in an hour. The instructions close with a few ill chosen words regarding the pill. If the pill is to be used as the chosen contraceptive it is advised to start a 28 day pack on the fifth day after the operation. Then, of course, comes the rather succinct comment — "If you're late, come early." "How I wish there was some way we could add the words — To Pregnancy Help!!" Nowhere is there a mention of the feelings of the woman concerned, and there is no allusion to the emotional and psychological reaction she will probably undergo as a result of her abortion experience.
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Long after the physical discomforts have disappeared these women are left with an aching grief and a haunting sense of loss. Women find themselves isolated, and very often under a subtle pressure from those nearest to them to be and feel normal because "the thing is over and done with"
In my recent visits to the t wo abortion clinics in Perth, I discovered some interesting differences. The Zera Clinic presents a shop front of a homely, friendly atmosphere, complete with television, an aquarium, and instant coffee corner. A team of counsellors stand by to prepare the women or girl for her termination. These ladies admitted themselves they do no postcounselling abortion because their clients want to leave the experience behind them. The Nanyarra Clinic has a professional clinical atmosphere. There are no counsellors, and one of the nurses told me although the medical director is supposed to counsel clients he rarely has time. A row of curtained cubicles adjacent to the operating theatre serves as recovery MOMS.
One was occupied while I was there. The director's office contained an interesting collection of exhibits which included explicit illustrations of the abortion proce-
dure and development of the foetus. A small phial containing what looked like a minute blob of mucous floating in clear liquid was named as a two weeks old embryo. Several glass jars containing what looked like tightly packed pieces of cut spaghetti proved to be the remvasectomy of nants operations. I was shown a container of "loops." Most were brownish in colour, some were still white — They had been removed during abortions. Is it any wonder the woman or girl passing through this "gate to hell" has serious problems in adjusting? Approximately 5000 abortions are performed annually between the two clinics alone. There is a de-sensitising "conspiracy of silence" about the ill-effects of abortion, effects that spill over from the woman to the men concerned, their families, and consequently society. Most women feel emotionally drained and depressed — they find the actual experience of abortion horrifying. In spite of this, Jennifer O'Brien of Pregnancy Help Brisbane reported at the 1983 pro-life conference in Tasmania most women will return for several more abortions. It is common to sec young Brisbane girls who've had up to four or five terminations. Some have had up to 16
Augtot miiskftuali111111111111111111111 pregnancies terminated! Sensitive post -abortion counselling can do much to prevent this, and the accepting and non judgemental attitudes of the counsellor will greatly assist in the healing process. W hen the chilling results of what she has done overwhelms the client and she seeks help, our counselling should be aimed to facilitate the healing process and help the client cope with her feelings of guilt and grief, until she can forgive herself and hopefully grow from her experience. We have found the following approach to be helpful:
• they try to blot out the whole experience from their minds. • they avoid taking any responsibility for choosing abortion. "I had no choice" is a frequent comment.
• many women disown responsibility ev en for their pregnancy. "I don't know what happened; we were using contraception." For these women, a significant step in achieving some peace of mind is realising dealing with feelings requires taking charge of their lives and accepting responsibility for their actions.
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• Allow the client an uninterrupted opportunity to tell about her situation and all her attendant feelings. Help her to verbalise what the abortion means to her. This will also allow us some clarification of the client's value system. • De-al with feelings. Give her permission to grieve if she is grieving and so on. It would seem women deal with their post abortion feelings in various forms of
• the last form of denial accepts the fact of abortion. but denies the involvement of life — "its just few cells." Once a woman deals with and faces denial she can then face the source of her anxiety — a basic conflict between her action and the values she professes.
Background of personal experience story in a strange sounding speech. His vocal cords are normal but he has had to learn the art solely through vibration and lip-reading. His story is even more remarkable for the fact that this only child of Jewish parents at the age of 17 entered the Church Catholic because of the warmth he had experienced
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from the Dominican Sisters who educated him at St Vincent's School for the deaf in Johannesburg. Converting from Judaism to Catholicisms has not changed his identity, he says, but it has meant much misunderstanding from his Jewish
Self-image virtue important to the deaf
Without the three virtues of self-confi-. dence, motivation and stimulation, the deaf become deprived of their sett image and restricted to their own world, says South African Redemptorist, Father Cyril Axelrod who has been deaf for all of his 43 years. He cites several ways that
the deaf sett image can be undermined: • believing the deaf cannot do what the hearing can do when they apply for jobs; • believing the deaf cannot understand some concepts whereas they can if they have sufficient information given them;
• not realising the deaf can speak and communicate, and moving away from them instead of encouraging them to speak and communicate. People often see a person's deafness first and not their talents, says Father Axelrod. They see me first as a deaf person and then as a priest. I want to be seen first as a priest and then as a deaf
He says the development of the deaf person's self image is important because the deafness of a person is
not going to change through education. Parents may believe education will change their child into a hearing child, whereas in education they receive information but they are still deaf.
Even if they are educated along with hearing persons they will always remain different. Even while living on both sides of the sound work', they still remain deaf. People want to help the deaf to help themselves
friends who think he has abandoned his Jewish heritage. In reply Father Axelrod says that becoming a Catholic has nothing to do with that personal identity. Only last year did he manage to make contact with a rabbi to encourage the Jewish community to look after the spiritual welfare of their deaf because Jewish deaf children have the same rights as do other children, he explained. After three years accountancy studies in South Africa Cyril Axelrod moved to the Washington Catholic University of America for study in philosophy and history and finally to St John Vianney seminary in Pretoria, for four years theology.
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Father Axelrod knows what the word education means. He has gone through primary and school, secondary through to accountancy and on to • philosophy and theology to become a Catholic priest, a novice master in his Redemptorist order and gain fluency in four languages. Father Axelrod tells his
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EEO He could not attend the regular seminary lectures so he studied in his room with the help of a private tutor. He was ordained for Port Elizabeth diocese in 1970, and worked as a curate for the deaf until he felt that diocesan parish life did not give him the sense of family, of community life and moral support he needed in his work for the deaf. He approached the Redemptorists because he felt the charisma of their order fitted in with
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Frank Bennett, a retired c hartered accountant now living at Booragoon, was born in Calcutta and educated by the Christian Brothers at Shillong in Assam. For 21 years he worked for the international firm Price Waterhouse in India, London, Singapore a nd Malacca before spending the last years of his working life as cornp any secretary, chief accountant and financial c ontroller of the Kulim Plantation Group based in Johore. He and his wife Renee (nee Schmidt), parishion-
ers of St Benedict's at Applecross, have three sons and a daughter aged from 33 to 21. The sons completed their education at Aquinas College and the daughter at Mercedes College. Frank's brother George has been a Christian Brother in India for many years. Frank is treasurer of the Dramatic Graduate Society, the Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital (AWCH) and the Accelerative Learning Society of Australia (ALSA).
Accounts ---- by her order "You are about to leave school, and you will become a chartered accountant." The order to Frank Bennett from his mother was quite clear, but the lad, who really had no idea what career he wanted to pursue, was a little puzzled. 'What's a chartered he accountant?" inquired hesitantly. "I don't know," was mother's response, "but go and see your uncle who works for Price Waterhouse in Calcutta." And so it came to pass. Frank saw his uncle who got him a job with his international firm in Calcutta, studied for and obtained his accountancy qualifications his working life in a career that suited him down to the ground. Which just goes to prove the
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A regular feature By BOB BOYLE veracity of the old saying that mother knows best. Her direction was issued at Shillong in Assam where Frank had learnt the three R's and much more besides from the Christian Brothers. 'They were Irish to a man, strict disciplinarians and fine educators," he reflects. In those 1930s days of the Raj, the school's pupils were almost exclusively Britons like himself who had been born in India or the offspring of those who had come out from the motherland and risen high in the civil service. There were a few, but very few, upper -crust Indians. Each year they had nine straight months of schooling and three consecutive months of holidays, starting early in December.
As with schoolchildren everywhere, the big event for them was the holidays. To get home, Frank had the adventure of having to catch two trains and a bus and crossing the broad Brahmaputra River, one bank of which was not visible from the other, so wide was the stream. After a journey of 24 hours, he would arrive in Calcutta. Now the plane trip between Shillong and Calcutta takes little over an hour. And there were the enjoyable excursions to visit brother George, an alumnus of the same Shillong college, when he was in the Christian Brothers novitiate at the beautiful hill station of Maini Tal in the north-western Himalayas. Brother George, incidentally, is not far off his diamond jubilee as a member of the order.
DLI Cl] A fter the Japanese had conquered most of Burma, Frank and his colleagues were summoned one night to rush to the Maidan, a stretch of parkland in Calcutta, where the enemy was reported to be about to stage a paratroop landing. Buses were dispersed at strategic spots around the Maidan to impede the threatened attack while the defenders took cover and peered nervously into the night sky, but nothing happened.
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The war had already started when Frank joined Price Waterhouse in Calcutta, and when he turned 18, he asked permission of the firm to enlist in one of the fighting services. The request was greeted with little enthusiasm, so Frank went on to explain if he didn't enlist he would soon be called up in any case. To his surprise, he was told Britons like himself who were born in India were not subject to call-up. The firm had already lost several senior staff who had gone home to England to
enlist, so he was what Australians would call manpowered After considerable wangling, he gained the concession of joining the Royal Engineers Auxiliary in Calcutta. This involved going to training camps of a fortnight's duration at some beautiful spots around India. guarding vital installations and being called out at any hour of the day or night during emergencies. After the Japanese had conquered most of Burma. Frank and his colleagues were summoned one night to rush to the Maidan, a stretch of parkland in Calcutta, where the enemy was reported to be about to stage a paratroop landing. Buses were dispersed at strategic spots around the Madan to impede the threatened attack while the defenders took cover and peered nervously into the night sky, but nothing happened. This had been a false alarm, although the Japanese later did bomb Calcutta from the air on several occasions. When a turbulent India was seeking independence. Frank and his auxiliary mates were called on from time to time to control rioting mobs. "This was a frightening experience," he says. 'Twenty or so of us would stand there in a line while a crazed mob of more than 3000 came towards us screaming insults and waving threatening sticks. "Fortunately they would call it off when we fired a couple of volleys into the air over their heads," he said. On August 15, 1956, what came to be known as the Great Calcutta Killing started. It was three days of slaughconfrontation terous between Hindus and Muslims during which the Europeans were extremely
nervous, but the protagonists were so busy wreaking carnage on each other that they did not bother the foreigners. The official body count was 8000, but this did not include the thousands of corpses thrown into the Hoogli River or otherwise disposed of. The Indian police were unable to restore order. The British, with independence talks at a delicate stage, were reluctant to interfere. Finally they had no option, and British troops quelled the disturbance in 24 hours The days leading up to Indian independence in August, 1947. were a time of anxiety for Brits living in the land.
El CI CI They had no idea of how the locals would treat them when the great day arrived. In the event the fears of Frank and his friends proved groundless. When they plucked up the courage to venture among the celebrating crowds, they were greeted joyously with no vestige of ill-feeling. The assassination of Gandhi in January, 1948, stirred fears there would be a repeat performance of the Great Calcutta Killing. Indian radio in announcing the murder, however, said immediately the assassin of the Hindu Gandhi had himself been a Hindu. This must have done the trick because no mass bloodshed followed. Early in 1948, Frank met a most attractive young lady named Renee Schmidt and quickly fell for her, as the saying goes (or did) But he was dismayed by the taunts of colleagues who told him he had no chance because other suitors were in the field with far more to offer than he had. Then arose the tide of oppor-
tunity that Shakespeare advised all and sundry to take at the flood, and he surfed in on it. The Passion Play was to be staged at St Xavier's College at Easter and former amateur actor Frank was entreated to play the role of Pontius Pilate He agreed with one strong proviso — that Renee Schmidt be cast as Pilate's wife. There was some humming and haaing, but the producers finally yielded. The stage romance was translated to real life. The couple were married in June of 1949 and went to glamorous Darjeeling for their honeymoon. Later in 1949 Frank resigned from Price Waterhouse in Calcutta and got a job with the same firm in London in which he stayed for four years. In October. 1953, he was appointed the Price Waterhouse senior audit assistant in Singapore and in 1959 he became the firm's senior audit assistant in Singapore and in 1959 he became the firm's Malacca branch manager.
:= r -Malacca is the most interesting town in Malaysia,- he asserts. "It has more Chinese millionaires proportionate to the population than any other city in Asia. "Many of them appointed us their executors because we were the only European accountants there. 'We did the books on their estates in their old Malacca houses which were a treasure trove of priceless objets d'art. 'The auditor was treated like a king with the whole household lavishing attention on him while he went about his work.
"Professionally it was a fascinating period in which we had to undertake a broad cross-section of duties not encountered in normal accountancy After 21 years with Price Waterhouse Frank resigned to take up an appointment as company secretary and chief accountant of the Kulim Plantation Group. offices to which he later added those of f inance controller and board member. The group had its headquarters in a Johore plantation which it owned that originally grew rubber trees and later oil palms as well. The Bennetts lived in luxury in a little town called Ulu Tiram, about 13 miles from the Johore Causeway. 'We lived absolutely free of charge in a superb house set in two acres of gardens that were beautifully maintained by the company gardeners," he says_ "You rolled down the hill in your air-conditioned car to your air-conditioned office, and there was plenty of social life. "Singapore was only an hour's drive away for dutyfree shopping, although the journey time gradually got longer as traffic and the tension between Singapore and Malaysia increased. 'Then passports had to be carried and you were subjected to all sorts of checks," he said. Although Lesley-Anne, the baby of the family was with them, between 1962 and 1968 the three sons were at school in England and the Bennetts felt the separation keenly. At the suggestion of a friend, Frank came to Perth for the first time and arranged for the sons to be admitted to Aquinas This meant they could fly up to see their parents three times a year.
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LOURENCO MARQUES Three sisters and two novices have been abducted in Mozambique in an area of guerilla fighting. Missing were Sisters Celeste Rodrigues, Angelina Ferreira and Ines Sobral. The novices abducted were Gina Maria Bras Pereira and Zaida Maria Alberto. All were of the order of St Joesph of Cluny, which has its headquarters in Frances. The five were reported missing in northwestern Mozambique near its border with Malawi. No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction. The area has been the scene of frequent attacks by guerillas of the Mozambique National Resistance
RAPID CITY INC) — Collins Jordan, a i r L.....imember of the Oglala Sioux tribe has become the first Native American to be ordained a priest Father Jordan, 68, a teacher and famous basketball coach for more than 40 years, said his ordination was important for the Indian community -They understand me and I understand them," he said They are very happy to have one of their own become a priest"Every ordination is special but the ordination of Collins Jordan is truly a case of a man who never closed his ears to the call of our Lord,- said Bishop Harold J Dimmerfirig Bishop Dimmerling has worked with native and religious leaders in the Indian communities in an effort to increase religious vocations In 1 980 at the Tekakwitha conference, a gathering of Indians and those who minister with them, he proposed the establishment of a Native American priestly formation program that would secure candidates from the Indian community itself
Faith taking root VATICAN CITY (NC) — Catholics living in countries where Christians are a minority must be open to the culture and traditions of the people so the faith can take root. Pope John Paul II said to a group of Burmese bishops. The Church "utilises the resources of different cultures in its preaching to spread and explain the message of Christ, to examine and understand it more deeply and to express it more perfectly in the liturgy and in various aspects of the life of the faithful," he said. The pope called this process "inculturation." "In this way the faith enriches the spiritual qualities of every nation, and the Church itself progresses towards a fuller understanding of the mystery of redemption," the pope said. They are "the compatibility with the Gospel of the various cultures.
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VATICAN CITY (NC) — The Catholic Church should increase its "dialogue of salvation" with non-Christian religions, said Pope John Paul II at his weekly general audience. Non-Christian religions contain -a certain awareness of a hidden power which lies beyond nature and the events of human life, and which may even involve the recognition of a supreme being," said the pope. But the pope also said Christianity is based on the revelation of God through Christ, while the non-Christian religions are based on the search for meaning on the part of humans. The Second Vatican Council recognised the dialogue with nonChristians as positive and established the Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians to promote dialogue, the pope said.
Wounded a nun WINDHOEK Namibia (NC) — A Benedictine seriously was nun wounded when her mission was caught in an e arly morning battle between South African troops and anti-government guerillas. She was struck in the chest when a mortar shell exploded.
V ATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II c onfirmed 348 people from 14 countries on Pentecost Sunday and told them to imitate the apostles by bearing witness to Christ. The confirmation group ranged in age from a 10-year -old Roman boy to a 46-yearold man from Bari, Italy. Most of those confirmed were Italians, m any of them children of Vatican employees. Others came from Austria, the Philippines, China, Colombia, Finland, Haiti, Libya, South Korea, Spain, Vietnam, West Germany and Zaire. "Each one of you should become Christian in a new way," the pope said during a c eremony in St Peter's Basilica."
The pontiff narned Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism as religions which have much in common with Christianity. A "special relationship" existed between Christians and Jews because "the Church received the revelation of the Old Testament from the chosen people of Israel, and so the bond which joins Christians and Jews is unique, based on a common spiritual heritage," he said.
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PATHIZAYS OF THE SPIRIT
How does the moral life develop? The conscience expands gradually over a lifetime, sometimes by leaps and bounds, other times slowly andpainstakingly. Joe Michael Feist explains how a young girl first met racial prejudice on her family's farm and her reaction. Being able to assess such incidents is a first step in developing a strong conscience, Feist suggests. Katharine Bird interviews religious educator Gabe Huck, director of the Liturgy Training Centre of the Archdiocese of Chicago. The liturgy helps our consciences develop, Huck says, by showing Christians how a community acts and what it is concerned about. Dolores Leckey discusses how the courageous stands taken by people in following their conscience can affect others — even if they don't agree with the position taken. Seeing the faithfulness of some — for instance, the suffragettes who riskedjail for the rights of women — can alert others to a needin society. ft also can spark others to follow their consciences, Mrs Leckey says. Father John Castelot shows how the prophet Isaiah charmed his listeners into getting involvedin making a moral decision through telling a story about a vineyard. A conscience grows through use, in making decisions between right and wrong, he adds.
A sense of who we are! By Katharine Bird
• The Eucharist gives Christians "a sense of Who we are, to whom we belong and for whom we are responsible," said Gabe Huck, a religious educator. It provides an ongoing lesson in "how a community acts now and what things the community thinks about and argues about. These all help form our consciences," Huck added. In a church context, he continued, the conscience concerns the ways an individual receives and internalizes
and practices the norms for justice received from the Scriptures and tradition." What we hear in Scripture is reinforced by what we see happening in "the lives of people in the Christian tradition and handed down to us from generation to generation," he added. For Huck, the U.S. bishops' pastoral letter on peace and their proposed pastoral on the U.S. economy are "outstanding" recent examples of this process at work. The pastorals reveal the bishops and many others struggling "to understand issues and what directions to point us in," he explained. The pastorals display a "shift, a growth in how we understand our responsibility for others," Huck said. "Conscience has certainly
been raised, but where it leads is not clear yet." Asked how the Eucharist helps form conscienreligious ces, the educator observed that the different parts of the liturgy each play a role. • In the Liturgy of the Word, we hear the same Scripture stories repeated again and again. Every Easter Vigil service, for instance, starts with the well-known creation story. The story "speaks of the sacredness of creation. It tells us that God sees everything he created is good," Huck said. And it's "terribly relevant to our lives now at the end at the 20th century." That story gradually "shapes the way we approach creation," he said. It points Christians to ask themselves, "D o we have that attitude' Do
we act that way?" Huck remarked. In the community setting, he suggested, that story can take on different meaning for people at different phases throughout their lives. • The consciences of Christians also are shaped by the homily. Huck said. Here, the hornilist endeavours to bring out the meaning of the readings for a particular people at this time and in this place. • Then, in the intercessory prayers, Christians are reminded that "they can't be unmindful of others, that it's the task of the baptised person" to be concerned about others beyond individual and parish needs. These prayers "take up what is crying out for help in the world," Huck said. Examples might be: those suffering because
Rosa Parks sits in the front of a Montgomery. Ala., bus on Dec. 21, 1956, as a Supreme Court ban on segregation on the city's public transit system goes into effect. Her arrest a year earlier for sitting in front of white passengers touched off a boycott by blacks of the bus system that led to the Supreme Court decision. Throughout history individuals like Rosa Parks influenced the consciences of others by the stance they took when touched profoundly by the human, spiritual and moral needs around them. 8 The Record, 4 — 10 July, 1985
of drought and famine in Africa, the plight of refugees and thos em prison. "The liturgy is for the long haul," Huck observed. It doesn't lead to conversion every week. But occasionally people are motivated by
the liturgy to take some concrete action in response to another's needs. "We gather for liturgies and learn what it means to be a baptised person," he added. "Little by little the liturgy teaches us
what shape we believe the world should have." It tells us "there are no privileged people here, no ranks or classes or degrees," Huck said. "It speaks of the great dignity of all gathering around the common table."
Changing times By Dolores L eckey •
During the course of history men and women of good will, individually and in groups. believed that: • The divine will was conveyed in a special way through the royal lineage. • Slavery was approved by God. • Women were not entitled to vote. • Certain races were superior to others. Those beliefs are rejected by most societies and most religious bodies today. What accounts for the change? For one thing, individual men and women influenced the consciences of others by the stance they took when touched profoundly by the human, spiritual and moral needs around them. There were the Quakers hanged in the Boston Common for their stand against human slavery. And there were suffragettes who braved jail for their convictions regarding the rights of women. I can imagine how much these people hoped that their own faithfulness to conscience would — — become a light enabling others to see a need within society;
— and spark courage in others to act according t o the light of conscience. Eventually, the light might spread and the public conscience might expand. Not all at once, and not without sacrifice. Consider the impact of Rosa Parks who refused to move to the back of the bus simply because she was black.
People who knew Eller were quick to note that he was not a religious fanatic and does not presume to judge others who register for the draft. In fact, Eller himself said that many registrants he knows are committed Christians, just as committed as he is: "God calls us to different places."
Not everyone in the Church of the Brethren There is a sixth sense agreed with Eller's reaamong members of the sons, his parents for human family that when instance. His father said: a person is faithful to "Ipersonally could regisconscience it will make a ter. I would not be happy difference — a difference about it but I could . . to that person and a We fully support Enten, even though it's not what difference to others. we would do." Eller received a sentEll El ence of community serSometimes the differ- vice. Throughout the ence it makes may be judicial maze which prebarely discernible at first ceded his sentencing, he and others may not made it clear tha this life always agree on the dif- is to follow God wherference. Consider the ever that takes him. "That's what I've got to case of Enten Eller. A member of the work with," he said. Church of the Brethren, Has Eller's conscience Eller was indicted in influenced others? Has it 1982 for failing to regis- moved the cause of ter for military service. peace? Surely he hopes Eller's reason was that it has. simply stated: "I have not I think of the many registered in order to he teachers and pastors and faithful to God, my con- parents who tend to science and my church." place great hope in the At the time of his indict- long reach of conscience. ment he faced up to five They hope that if they live years in prison and a in a loving way and $10,000 fine. As a according to their values member of a peace it will make a difference church, he would not not just to themselves, have had any trouble but to others in their securing a conscientious lives. Who knows how much objector's status. But, for one person's faithfulness this young man, that was to conscience might connot enough. He said his tribute to the world's action was for the sake of integrity? others.
ft is "by means of informed and intelligent imagination that we will be able to enter into the vision of human potential that Jesus proclaimed so unambiguously." (Rosemary Naughton in the book "Living with Apocalypse," edited by Tilden Edwards, Harper and Row, 1984.)
"The sound eye, in Christian understanding, is shaped slowly by the working of the Holy Spirit in us and by our willingness for this shaping. This brings a lifetime of growing integrity, full of fits and starts, during which all dimensions of our being are attracted toward soundness in Christ." (Tilden Edwards in the book "Living with Apocalypse," Harper and Row, 1984.)
The stirrings of our conscience "I remember when I was a little girl — oh, 6 or 7 years old, I'd say. We lived out from town a good way. Our house sat in the middle of a big cotton field. Daddy always liked to grow cotton. "Anyway, it was cotton picking time one year, must have been about 1930. A migrant worker came by looking for a job and so daddy hired him. The man was black. a "voice," though it went on in a more substantive way. Conscience, says the C onstitution on the Church in the Modern World, is "a law inscribed by God" on the heart of the human person. C onscience is one's "most secret core and "Now when we had sanctuary." the docuother field hands, they ment goes on to say. Even with the mind of a would always come in the woman was child, us with dinner eat and inside the house. But not able to determine that this time. The man had to the black man was not sit down outside in the being treated in a fair and sun and eat. I never will equal manner. Thus the forget that. I remember first requirement for watching him. I didn't forming a conscience: feel good about it. It just the ability to assess a situation calmly and accuwasn't right." The woman who told rately. The second characterisme that story recognizes that the incident was tic of conscience is that it perhaps her first encoun- is free and independent. ter with racial prejudice. Despite what she WaS And she says it caused being conditioned to one of the initial stirrings believe about the races, of that built-in aptitude the little girl was able to for making moral judg- make a judgement about ments, more commonly the situation that probably differed from the called conscience. I remember being told judgment of others as a youngster that my around her. She was able conscience was a "little to see the world from her voice" that would help own perspective. me know right from Watching the black man wrong. Not so surpris- eat dinner outside in the ingly, Vatican II also des- heat of the day obviously cribed the conscience as aroused feelings of
By Joe Michael "There are many ways of Fiest being a peacemaker. We need • to experience our own humble task as part of the body of Christ and encourage others to accept their task." (Father Henri Nouwen in the book "Living with Apocalypse," edited by Tilden Edwards, Harper and Row, 1984.)
"Those who work for peace and justice and learn to lead their lives in service are assured of power and guidance to be the saft of the earth and the light of the world." (James Forbes in the book "Living with Apocalypse," edited by Tilden Edwards, Harper and Row, 1984.)
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empathy in the young girl. She "didn't feel good about it," she recalled. Her concern for someone else's welfare shows another aspect of a rightly formed conscience. Finally, a person with a well-formed conscience should be willing to accept responsibility for actions based on it. At times this could lead to unpleasant or even painful encounters.
it was cotton picking time. A migrant worker came by looking for a job and so Daddy hired him. The man was black Now when we had other farm hands, they would always come in and eat dinner with us inside the house. But not this man. The man had to sit down outside in the sun and eat. Ididn't feel good about it. It just wasn't right. -
ucation Brier Every day after school, the 12-year -old came home and went immediately to his room. There he stayed for hours, listless and uncaring. Each day it became harder and harder for his mother to persuade him to get out of bed and go to school. In school the boy's teachers reported that he was losing interest in the classes and his grades were plummeting. During recess and lunch time, the boy sat by himself taking little if any interest in the games and conversation of his classmates. The boy's mother worried that her son's blue mood would sink into apathy. She and the boy's father decided in consultation with his teachers to take some positive steps to help the boy shake off the blahs. What is apathy? Webs-ter's New World Dictionary defines apathy as being "without emotion." The dictionary applies the term to people who have a "lack of interest, a listless condition, a lack of concern." Individuals who are apathetic run the risk of remaining outside the mainstream of life. In holding themselves aloof, they can stunt the growth of their consciences and
deaden themselves to the sufferings and joys of others When you think about it, apathy ought to be foreign to Christians. Followers of Christ are called to be passionately interested in others. They are invited to let their moral sensitivities grow by caring about God, about each other, about the world they live in and about themselves. Weekly the liturgy reminds Christians what kind of people they are to be. The Eucharist celebrated in community says that each individual has value; it urges them to r ecognize that wit-let they do matters and can make a difference in the world. -There is no such thing as 'spiritual life or 'life in Christ' apart from all the relationships that make up human life in the communities in which we live and serve," said Father John Egan in a 1983 speech on liturgy and justice. The liturgy reminds individuals that they can't allow themselves to become apathetic to others. "For those who participate, the liturgy expresses their continuing struggle to be one with each other in Christ and gives them energy and strength to carry that struggle in the midst of daily life," Father Egan said.
But what of the yield? By Father John Castelot Theprophet Isaiah once delighted his audience with a charming song typical of those sung at harvest time. It was about a man who planted a vineyard on a fertile hillside. 7-ie spaded it, clearedit of stones, and planted the choicest vines"(5:2). There was nothing the
man failed to do to ensure a first-rate ban,est. But all of a sudden the song took a sad turn. -Then be lookedfor the crop of grapes, but what it yielded was wild
grArles."
A t this point the audience is asked to get involved, to form its opinion: -What more was there to do for my vineyani that I bad not done? Why whenIlooked for the crop of grapes, did it bringforth wildgrapes ?The disappointedfarmer then announced that be would make a shambles of his vineyard render-
ing it totally useless for the future. All the while those listening have been following the song with complete sympathy for the unfortunate farmer They can empathize with his frustration.
with anger and turned It is not always easy to their backs on him. But tell what the proper by cleverly using the course of action is in any song to enlist their sym- given situation. Conpathy for the vinegmwer science has to beformed; be led them to appreciate it has to be informed.
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their conduct was. Conscience enables a person to distinguish CI right from wrong. Often But now Isaiah identi- it operates almost fies the people them- instinctively. But, like memory, conselves as the vineyard and the Lord as the vine- science can lose its sharpgrower, and they are cut ness through lack of use, through not caring to the quick. I f Isaiah bad simply about the moral quality andabruptly berated the of our actions. In certain Hebrews for their fait- instances, it can be hlessness, they would dulled by ignorance or probably have reacted passion.
I saiah's approach was effective because of the manner in which be subtly led his listeners to share his view of the matter, to form their moral convictions. Jesus, especially by his use of stones, got his hearers personally involved in a situation and confronted them with the necessity of making personal decisions.
When someone asked "Who is my neighbour?" Jesus did not give a cold definition. He told the story of the GoodSamaritan and then asked his inquirer: -Which of these, in your opinion, was neighbour to the man who fell in with the robbers?" The man ansuered that it uus the one who acted with compassion. "Go and do the same."Jesus said It was only after Jesus had led the man to a personal decision on what constitutes a neighbour that be issued an ethical directive.
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China status From page 3 "For instance, a ton of cement on the free market costs double the official market price," the bishop said. "So, with the help of the Bureau of Religious Affairs, we can get the materials at the official price. We coud do almost nothing without them." However, in educating the seminarians, "we follow traditional education, and in preaching we are very free." The new seminary will cost about $705,000, and furnishings will cast extra, he said. The Shanghai Diocese will pay half, and
other dioceses will contribute. The bishop called the seminary "a milestone, because WC now truly have religious freedom." The new seminary also will help combat a housing shortage for seminarians. Currently, 93 men arc studying for the priesthood at the regional seminary. hut that is not enough for the 20 dioceses the seminary serves, Bishop Jin said. The seminarians "are more clever than we were 40 years ago, more active. more quick to catch things. but in discipline, they are not very good," he said.
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land, England and Ireland. In each country he In their Capetown college has to learn the peculiarthe new novices are ities of deaf speech. given three weeks' tuiAustralia differs from tion by another priest on South Africa, and Italy how to understand he called a Tower of Father Axelrod and he Babel. He is fluent in lip reads his charges If English, Afrikaans and they wish, he teaches tribal languages — them further skills in Xhosa, right down to the communicating with the characteristic click deaf. and Tswana. His trip to Australia to He has an endless list of give missions to the deaf associations and activiis only one of several ties for the deaf with that include Italy, Holwhich he is associated.
From page 5 Anger is another emotion she may experience and it can be healthy. If recognised and experienced it can motivate a person to change, if unshared it can be destructive. Acceptance is reached when the woman can accept the past and realise it cannot be changed. Respect by the counsellor for the client can enable her to accept herself It can affirm her self-worth and because she is able to disclose her feelings without being rejected by the counsellor, she can be helped. Assist the client to acknowledge her own unique talents
and positive attributes Encourage her to develop these in order to give back the energy she needs in the future. Gently help the young girl or woman to examine her prayer life — tell her God's love is unconditional and through Him, she can find strength and growth. This approach may not be applicable to all clients. The counsellor must be in touch with her own feelings about women who have abortions, and be aware of how much she identifies with the aborted baby. Is there anything in the counsellor preventing her from bringing Christ's healing love and forgiveness to these women in their agony and loneliness?
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of Mary commit themselves. Francis wanted to write no rule for his followers but simply to live the Gospel. The mission of today is defined in terms of need rather than distance, people rather than geographical boundaries. The concrete terms of mission differ from country to country, but the motive and the ultimate goal is the same — namely to bring to all men the good news of God's love and their worth.
Moving is a kind of 'death'... by ROSLYN ROSS
-ft was something I had always wanted to do,- she said. -There was a time when I thought I would like to get married and have heaps of kids but my strongest desire was to work for the missions, to work for God.-
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Curran says. She had expected to spend the rest of her days here, but it was not to be. There are many friends to be left behind but she has left friends behind before and knows that the link is never broken. It was a kind of death leaving Africa many years ago and this is the same, she says. But there are new challenges to be met and as she nudges closer to her half -century of service she is not about to stop now. Fifty years on, her joy of teaching is undimmed and while there are those to listen, she will teach. "I have always loved teaching," she said. "I was born to be a teacher." While she has moved from teaching children to adults over the years, she sees little difference. She remembers the wonder on the faces of the little children as she told them the story of the rabbit with the powder puff tail — it is the same wonder that she has seen on the faces of adults as she helps them to explore the wisdom of the scriptures. Born in the north of England in 1918 she entered the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in 1 936.
The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary were first formed as a religious community In 1877 in India. From the beginning they have maintained a commitment to a universal mission with special emphasis on the promotion of women and concern for the poor. Today they number almost 10,000 sisters living in 69 countries. The spirit of St Francis of Assisi is the inspiration for the lifestyle of poverty, joy and simplicity to which the Franciscan Missionaries
A s she and her fellow sisters wandered through South Africa they would be followed by hordes of children. The noise would be loud and the laughter infectious. Incogruous as it seems, she said, we were teaching a great variety of children, . . Hundus, Tamils, Brahmins and because they were at a Catholic school they had religious instruction, but there were no disputes over religion. In Africa she would take the children for nature walks reminiscent of her days as a Girl Guide. The wonderful thing, she said, was the children enjoyed school. These days we ask too much of children and they become tense with pressure.
It was a desire that was nurtured by a strong Catholic upbringing with Mass every morning and much talk of the missions. There were only two children in the Curran home and both answered the call. Sister Elizabeth's brother is a member of the De La Salle order. 'We realty were brought up on it all," she said. "Even as children we played priests and masses although as I remember my brother was always the priest and I had to be attar boy."
It has been, she says, a vocation of grace. Years in Africa and Asia offered a wealth of human experience. Thousands of wonderful people have found a place in her memories and provided a rich tapestry of friendship which has kept her warm through the darkest nights. In Madagasgar the children taught her which spiders were edible and how to roast them — eating the finished product was however something which she managed to avoid. In South Africa she drank tea with the parents of her young Indian students — often as many as 28 cups in a morning. 'They were so pleased to have us in their homes and so glad to see us accept a cup of
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tea and bread and jam," she said. As she and her fellow sisters wandered through the community they would be followed by hordes of children. The noise would be loud and the laughter infectious. Incongruous as it seems, she said, we were teaching a great variety of children . Hindus, Tamils, Brahmins and because they were at a Catholic school they had religious instruction, but there were no disputes over religion. In Africa she would take the children for nature walks reminiscent of her days as a Girl Guide. The wonderful thing, she said, was the children enjoyed school. These days we ask too much of children and they become tense with the pressure. After 20 years in Africa she believed it would always be her home. 'There was a little cemetery
where we lived and another Sister and I already had our places picked out." she said. But a rest trip to Kuala Lumpur as companion to another Sister unexpectedly became a long-term transfer. 'The provincial in Asia felt that she needed me and that was that" she said. "I had loved the years in Africa and had met so many wonderful people of all races and colour . . . but I always managed to find the person inside.''
The move to Asia marked the beginning of 25 years of adult education. It also marked the beginning of an intensive study course including time spent at Lumen Vitae, a catechetical institute in Brussels. "As soon as I became involved in it I felt this was the most urgent thing in the world," she said.
"it seemed that people were yearning and hungering for God and I could help them to understand. Since the Council, she says, there has been the opportunity for a deeper, richer insight into the word of God. tt was during her time in Brussels she really began to appreciate the Old Testament. -You have to understand the Old Testament to better understand the New," she said. During her 13 years in Asia she travelled through the many islands and visited Burma four times to conduct classes organised through local parish centres. But there was pressure on Europeans not to settle permanently in Asia, and in 1973 Sister Elizabeth was brought to Perth to conduct in-service training for teachers at Catholic Schools in co-operaton with Monsignor -lames Nestor. It was shortly after this the
The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary by vocation choose to go to those among whom the Church is least present and those who have never heard the Gospel of Jesus, by preference to those who are poorest and most abandoned. Mary is the Christian model of faith and love and her gospel attitude is one of receptivity and humble service. As women of their day the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary strive to be open
to the needs of their people in a spirit of loving service. The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary first came to Australia in the 1930s to sell church vestments made in their work-rooms in China. Some years later, in 1941, the first community of five sisters settled in Brisbane. Since then the number of communities has grown to 19 with a total of 143 sisters. In Australia, they are
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Her shoulders are small but big enough to cry on. Her voice is a quiet, north-country brogue, but the words it carries are loudin their messge. From the child who sat by the fire listening to her father read of the missionaries she has become a woman of mission. A t 66, Sister Elizabeth Curran reaches out to her 50th year as a Sister of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary — and to a new challenge. A fter 12 years in Perth, she is movingon, leaving a legacy of service to adult education that is well grounded in her quiet and determined resolve. Sister Elizabeth is now living in A delaide and is involved in parish work. Before she left she talked with Roslyn Ross about the joys of her lifelong mission a mission that has taken her through Africa and Asia to Australia. Catholic Pastoral Institute was established with Father John Prendiville as director and Sister Elizabeth's work took on a new dimension 'We seemed to be reaching all levels in both primary and secondary schools and then were able to get involved in adult religious education in parishes,- she said. 'We also had Religious Life Programs for the Sisters and ran seminars for the clergy.Sister Elizabeth is a firm believer in the importance of adult education. If parents understand, she says, then it is a great help to children. 'With modern catechetics the idea is to place emphasis on God. In the past It was more what you had to do and be. If we understand the wonder of God it will be natural to want to respond to God.
"It's about making religion real — a living out. a covenant with God and a deeper understanding for all of us.For Sister Elizabeth that deeper understanding makes it possible to live life with 'grace'. Spirituality, she says, becomes very special when it is taught in light of the Old Testament. 'Take a word like 'shalom'. People interpret It as meaning 'peace' but that is — it means harmony within, harmony with God, harmony with others and harmony with creation — the sum of it is 'peace' but it is much, much more than that" she said. She has briefly studied
Hebrew, but is no scholar, she says. She speaks French, Afrikaans and smatterings of Zulu and Malay. Being able to communicate with people is haft the battle, she says. 'Words are so important. People often don't understand the Mass properly because they don't truly understand the words." She has seen a lot she says, and that makes her 'old' inside. Beneath the colour, the language and the cutture, however, people are people wherever you go. We all laugh and we all cry and she has seen both the joy and the tears. "I remember an old man in Fremantle who said to me once: 'I'm still confused, even at my age, but every now and again I see a glimmer of light.' 'That glimmer of light is important because that is what you must follow. People often don't realise that the 'downs' are a time to grow. 'We are each of us precious and unique and as the Indonesians used to say: The best we can do is help people realise the treasures they have.' "I've seen people grow through terrible disasters and because of the pain they have become more caring people. We can all thank God with the 'cross comes the crown'.
transforming ourselves. Every good thought is one more building block toward a better world — too often we don't realise how our thoughts mould our lives." Sister Elizabeth believes it is important to look closely at the meaning of the Eucharist in our lives. One of her first questions to people is how do they see God., -Is God a judge, a father, a master . . we often limit God by the way we see him. When you believe God is love then the possibilities become e ndless. People, she says, are often responsible for the complexity of their own lives. "After all, we are often our hardest judges." She feels life is especialty difficult for the young 'They are so young, and often so separated — it hurts to feel their pain," she said She has been much involved with young people in teacher's colleges and says the opportunity to share their confidences has been a beautiful one She believes women have great power in the home and it is a power that can achieve much if it is used well. "I've spent a lot of time talking to women and I feel women can more often see the things around the problems, whereas men are more likely just to see the problem," she said. Life, says Sister Elizabeth, is a journey of faith — the important thing is to make the most of the trip.
involved in many different types of apostolates which work among minority groups, retreat centres, hostels, care of the aged, long term nursing of children, a children's centre for families in crisis situations, youth and catechetical formation,primary and secondary teaching. Geographically the Sisters are scattered but they k eep in close contact through correspondence and newsletters. With the recent closure of the Perth 'house' the FMM
retains a community at Collie as its sole representation in WA. There are convents in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Townsville, Alice Springs, Mount Isa, and a number of communities in New Guinea. Australian sisters are also living in Ghana, Liberia, Morocco, Syria and South Africa; Brazil and Argentina; Indonesia and Malaysia; India and Pakistan, Italy, Austria and Holland.
Leaving Perth is not easy, Sister Elizabeth Curran says. She had expected to spend the rest of her days here, but it was not to be. There are many friends to be left behind but she has left friends behind before and knows that the link is never broken.
Women in the Church
CHICAGO (NC) — The role of women in Church ministry "is expanding" but has become the focus of "major tension," Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago said in a pastoral letter. Cardinal Bernardin urged continuing development of new ministries in answer to new church needs. But he r eiterated the position that the church does not consider itself able to ordain women to the priesthood. He also stressed the diverse ministries in the Church should be viewed as complementary acts of service, not as competitive with one another. In the past, he said, the ministerial role of women in the Church "was stylised a nd l imited. Now it is e xpanding." Some women ministers experience considerable frustration," he said. "They view the fact that only men can be ordained as diminishing their potential for ministerial service. "While no man or woman can claim a 'right' to ordination, the unbroken tradition of the church has consistently ordained only men to the priesthood," he continued. "The Church does not consider itself free to change this normative practice. "Nevertheless some women consider this unjust, especially since they may possess ministerial skills such as theological knowledge, compassion, a talent f or communication, sense o f mission --- at least on a par with those of ordained men." Cardinal Bernardin said many women, "even if they are not personally interested in priestly ordination," find themselves in an atmosphere in which they believe the church does not value their service, with the result that they feel "anger, hurt, disappointment and disillusionment."
"Agnes Sanford said: 'If you think beautiful things then you will see beautiful things.' That's what I try to teach people. I also try to show them through the scriptures that their feelings and emotions are all part of being human. 'The world can be a better place but we must begin by
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AVE YOUR SAY SIR: The people of Perth are repeatedly reminded by TVW Channel 7's amorous catchcry — "Love You Perth" — that this television station has the best interests of its viewers very much at heart. Not so! When I happened to switch to Channel 7's Monday June 24 night program Not The Nine O'Clock News, a BBC production, I was greatly pained and angered to view a segment of this pernicious show which clearly indicates the depths of human degredation to which television as a medium of public entertainment has sunk. I was shocked and disgusted by a scene wherein the Christian act of faith the "I believe in God the Father Almighty" was mockingly recited in parody by a group reputed to be Britain's top comedy team.
EEC] The actual words of the Creed were used and interspersed with profane interjections of a blasphemous nature of which the following, to the best of my recollection, is a sample "I believe in Jesus Christ the only Son of God Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary — Yes, don't laugh, they even do it in test -tubes these days." When I subsequently phoned Channel 7 to register my complaint I was afforded a cold reception by two ladies on the station staff with what. as it transpired, amounted to a brush-off. I was informed that the show was a comedy series which has been certified suitable for public exhibition and that it often took the mickey out of people_ I was also given to understand that since mine was the only complaint received the program could not have been offensive to other Christian viewers as claimed by me. Upon my inquiring as to the date the owner of the television station, Mr Holmes A'Court, would return from abroad. I was curtly advised
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LJL1L1 I call on the Government to take up the matter with the television station and following its investigation, to censure the management for having televised such a grossly offensive program which attempts to denigrate the Christian religion and hurt the religious beliefs and susceptibilities of its adherents. The TV Board of Censors should also be taken to task for rating the show as suitable for public exhibition and should be directed to review their appraisal of it and ban it altogether. Finally, it is left to us as Catholics to rise to the occasion and take it upon our selves to offer our Masses, prayers and Rosaries by way of reparation for this grave insult perpetrated against the Blessed Trinity and Mary the Mother of God and our Mother.
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Youth Forum
Bishops meet groups
The bishops' committee for the laity will set aside a full day in November to meet representatives of youth organisations. 'We hope it'll be a real consultation in a relaxed atmosphere," committee chairman, Archbishop Leonard Faulkner said. 'We've been having shorter meetings with young people. But they've made a plea for more consultation. "In one report to our committee they asked: Do you ever consult us? Have you ever thought of this (meeting with the bishops) as a source of consultation?' "From my experience in Adelaide I'd say: Yes, we do often consult you — and we want to consult you more.' "This would be the case in many parts of Australia. Around Australia, many diocesses have taken International Youth Year very seriously and have, in fact, set up youth consultations. "Youth consultations are going on this year and we hope to continue to learn from young people." Archbishop Faulkner said four groups — the Young Christian Students, the Tertiary Young Christian Students, the Tertiary Catholic Federation of Australia and the Young Christian Workers — presented reports.
Archbishop Faulkner of Adelaide
"One discussion of great interest and concern to us was an analysis of student life by the Tertiary Young Christian Students and the Tertiary Catholic Federation of Australia," he said. "Some of the matters they raised pose important pastoral problems for the Australian Church." "For example. the students spoke about the religious trends at universities and tertiary institutes." "They talked about the fundamentalist and evangelical Christian youth groups which have a high profile and an aggressive approach to evangelisation." "Sometimes this approach gives all Christian groups a had name among other students. "On the other hand, the students said they can't help but admire the zeal of those prepared to be evangelistic in this way." "Another trend is that fewer students are involved in clubs or societies at university and other tertiary institutions than in the past.** "This also applies to religious groups." "Only a few students seemed prepared to become committed to Catholic groups on campus." "These groups seem to have little contact with the many Catholic students from State high schools." "Nor is there a really significant contact with those from Catholic colleges and high schools." "This is a concern for the students — and it's certainly a concern for the bishops."
Your prayers
Some of YCW workers with tickets for the ball on July 13 at Claremont Showground.
Your prayers are requested for Ric Althuizen who sustained neck injuries and is in a stable but critical condition. Special prayers will be said at the Youth office 30-32 Claverton Street, North Perth on Tuesday July 9 at 6.00 pm. Please pray for Ric and the Althuizen family.
Sorting out old letters can bring back memories or even be a source of inspiration, as I found from a letter from my days at Royal Perth Hospital, It is from a young 22 year old girl who had been told she had two malignant tumours. It read:- "I was scared stiff — yes, of dying and trying to believe that it w as actually happening to me. I was hoping someone would bang me on the head and tell me it was a n ightmare. I never thought that I would be able to accept it. "I don't know if ever you have had the feeling of having nothing and then being given everything. That's what happened to me.
EDE As you know I have never had any faith and now it has taken something like this to realise that I need it. I am still no holy jo outside, but the inside has changed. People still have to put up with me as I am. "To hear of so many people praying for me and having had so many masses said for me and r ealising how serious these operations were has made me realise that I have got a hell of a lot to be thankful for, only thanks is not enough. "I guess I am one of the lucky ones because it has taken something like this to wake me up and there are others who haven't found what I've found. "Usually of an afternoon or even morning now I get depressed, sometimes lasting an hour, sometimes less, sometimes more. "It is an incredible feeling. I am told by the quacks that it is all part
International Youth Year '85 and parcel of what I've been through. I'm told I'm tired, impatient, anxious and the rest of the garb a nd I believe them. I realise I will get over it — I hope soon. "To me that feeling of depression is like going through hell. It is worse than being told you have a malignant growth. "At the same time I k now God realises that m y life style hasn't changed because I know I c ould pray all day and not mean any of it but I could at least say one and know I mean every word of it.
"I used to be scared I'd lose my faith but as each day passes I'm realising I never will — I sincerely hope not, anyway. "There's no real way of s aying thanks. You'll n ever be forgotten because I don't think you r ealise how much you helped me. "Keep up the good work and as much as you'll have to accept it, I'll be seeing you again sometime. Anne." A nne did go home from hospital and a few months later died.
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Workers and leaders at the YCW office were delighted to receive a postcard from Kate Tokunaga, better known as Katie McAdam K atie married Makoto Tokunga (pictured above) on February 27 this year in Japan. Kate took over from Mi-Mi Johnson in 1981 as full-time worker for the movement. After leaving the office. Kate studied Japanese, where she met her husband Former YCW members may like to write to her at 102 Hirayama Building 1 2-12 Nakaochiai, Shinjuku-ku. Tokyo 161.
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Record Kids Club Dear Captain Bob, I have not written to your page for a while but I like reading it. Especially the jokes. Here are some jokes for you: How do you make your trousers last? Put your shirt on first.
Jokes Why do elephants bare trunks? They can't afford suitcases. How do you keep a herd of elephants from charging? Take away their credit cards. Why did (be elephant wear redpyjamas to bed? Because his blue ones were dirty. In (be rugby league match between the ants and the elephants, wiry did the referee send the elephant balf-back off? BCC:ALS& he tried to trip up the ants' winger.
Dear Captain Bob, How are you? I am fine. If you are not very well I will cheer you up with some jokes. Doctor: You must take four teaspoonsful of this medicine before every meal Small Patient: But we've only got three teaspoons. Doctor: "Well now, is your cough better this morning?" Patient: "It should be. I've been practising all night." Phillip McInnes, Mukinbudirt
How can you tell if there's an elephant in the lift uith you. By the smell of peanuts on his breath. f an elephant wears I sneakers, what does a bear wear? Bare feet. Why do elephants wear springs on their feet? So they can bounce into the trees and catch the gorillas.
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"This was the first of the signs given by Jesus at Cana in Galilee. He let his glory be seen." (John 2:11)
a ° hildren's Story Hour } Jose grew up on beautiful Majorca, an island in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain, parents were farmers. He spent many hours as a child helping his parents on the farm.
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He also loved to study. As a teenager he felt called to join the religious community founded by St Francis of Assisi. When he was 17, he left home to become a Franciscan in Palma, the capital city of Majorca.
He then took Junipero as his name. He began to Mary Poppins In The study to become a priest. Park, by P.L. Travers. He was so good at his published by Puffin. studies that he became $3,95. the teacher of other FranThe Park had never before ciscans. offered
the surprises for Michael and Jane Banks that it did, that summer of Mary Poppins' visit. Into their lives and out again. but not without leaving her magic scattered over some wonderful adventures Ages - +
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Junipero Serra was ordained a priest in the year 1738. He continued to study. He became a professor of theology. He also became a famous preacher.
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Father Serra could have stayed all his life in Majorca. He would have become famous there. He would have held important positions in the church. But he wanted more and more to serve as a missionary. He volunteered to leave his homeland to go to Mexico. The trip from Majorca to Mexico took more than three months in those days. There was little water and less food. Many travellers became sick. Some died. Father Serra survived. He arrived at Vera Cruz, on Mexico's east coast. He walked from there to Mexico City, several hundred miles away
It was a long, dangerous journey. But Father Serra refused to give up even when his foot and leg became infected. -The Lord will provide,- he said. The pain from the wound never left him the rest of his life. For nine years he worked with Indians in a rugged area known as Sierra Gorda. He taught them about Jesus Christ. He also taught them how to grow crops, make clothes and build houses. The Indians loved him very much. The time was to come when Father Serra would move north to California. The road was rough. His
Why can't you play cards in the jungle. Because there are too many cheetahs. I have also coloured in a picture of the first mass and last supper and it is special because this year I am making my first Holy Communion. Carmel Cooper. Coolbeilup.
Why did the elephant wear ripple sole shoes? To give the ants a fifty-fifty chance. Why did the elephant paint bis nails red? So he could hide in the strawberry patch. What do you get if you cross an elephant with a canary? A lot of broken clotheslines. What's the difference between an elephant and a flea? An elephant can have fleas but fleas can't have elephants. Hou. do you know when an elephant has been in your medicine box? When the five metre bandages go missing. How do you kill a blue elephant? With a blue shotgun.
Congratulations to this weeks colouring in winner, Carmel Cooper, of Coolbellup. A book, courtesy of William Collins has been sent out to Carmel.
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foot and leg caused him constant pain. But he was determined to make it on foot. He reached San Diego, where he built a small chapel. He rang bells to attract the Indians' attention. During the next years, What did Tarzan say Father Serra founded when be saw the eleeight more missions. His phants come over thebill? favourite was at Carmel, "Here come the eleby the sea. Perhaps it phants." reminded him of his home- What did he say when he saw them come over the hill land. with sunglasses on? Father Serra made the Nothing — he didn't recogCarmel mission his headnise them. quarters. From there he travelled by mule or horseback to his other missions, even though he Y ou has e got to be in the club To join simpl, send the cornsuffered from asthma. if ”iu *ant to enter our corn- pleted coupon here to The Father Serra baptised Petitions and %*in some of the Record kid's Club. PO Box super pri7es. SO. Aberdeen Street. Perth. more than 6,000 Indians. 6000 He did much to improve their living conditions and to fight for their rights. When he died, Indians and whites alike consiName dered him a hero and a holy man. Address His statue stands in the P 'code U.S. Capitol. And his missions still Age Borthdate stand in California. -J
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more than most Christians I feel the need for material evidence wherever this is passible. "Nonetheless, the faith I have is not one I wish to hide beneath a bushel. With every sceptical faculty alive and kicking I DO believe that nearly two thousand years ago, in the land we today call Israel, the 'word', a vital something of that indefinable something men call God, WAS made flesh and dwelt in a Galilean Jew called Jesus. "How it exactly happened, God knows. But for a brief moment in history there was magic in the air. The sick were healed, men and women caught glimpses of heaven, all too good of course to last. Just like in those old myths of vegetation gods, Jesus was struck down, stuck on a cross, and that was the end of him. "But of course, it was NOT the end, nor can it ever be. For even if we take the most ruthlessly rationalist approach to Jesus, that he died finally and unequivocally on the cross two thousand years ago, even that his disciples perhaps lied about or hallucinated his resurrection (and I do not believe this was the case), STILL that cannot be the end. For, insofar as there is Mother Teresa working among the poor in Calcutta, an Orthodox priest combating religious persecution in the Soviet Union, a Salvation Army housewife doling out soup to London dropouts, or a Jewish rabbi consoling the dying in a Cardiff suburb; insofar as selflessness and not the bully-boy prevail, Jesus lives . . "He lives, and will continue to live 'for as long as there is 1sky above the earth . . Ian Wilson is a man who is prepared to sift through the evidence, to weigh the margin for error, to confront his faith and in the doing, to make it all more real. He was educated at Emanuel School, Wandsworth, and Magdalen College, Oaford he graduated in modern history in 1963. During his early career in newspapers he became deeply inter-
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WHAT'S ON MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER Pictured at "Glengartff" in North Beach are those at Marriage Encounter's first parish based weekend held from June 2123. The presenting team included John and Pam Cattalini, Jim and Wanda Kaucz and Father Basil Noseda. House care and meals were provided by locals headed by Kevin and Josie Ellis. Parish based weekends are a new initiative for Marriage Encounter providing the same enrichment experience and being held wherever parish interest is sufficient. Contact couples are Len and Lee Walsh 457 2687 and Loretta and Mike Sherrell 367 6769. Regular weekends, continue at the North Perth Retreat House. Future dates: Monastery North Perth July 5-7 Geraldton August 2-4 Monastery North Perth September 2022 Booking couple Cohn and Kath Mitchell 448 4624.
LEGION APPEAL PROGRESS The appeal by the Legion of Mary for the establishment of its new permanent headquarters has reached $31,926. In addition to personal donations of $9,532, a total of $21,494 has been received from the following parishes: Bayswater, Belmont, Claremont, Cloverdale, Doubleview, Floreat, Fremantle, G irrawheen Hawn, Joondanna, Karrinyup, Kelmscott, Kenvvick, Leederville, Lynwood, Lockridge. Maddington, Mayiands, Myaree, North Beach, North Doubleview, Queens Park. R edcliffe, Rivervale, Rockingham, Scarborough, Subiaco, VVhitfords.
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KARRINYUP FAITH VIDEO SERIES The video cassette series of lectures on the Catholic faith titles 'What Catholics Believe And Why" will be presented in the Karrinyup parish centre, corner Thomas Way and Prisk Street on Wednesday. July 17 at 8 pm. The lectures are given by bishops and priests in Western Australia and give an up-to-date explanation of the Catholic faith. The series will continue each Wednesday night and is open to Catholics and non-Catholics alike. Further information from Father Geoff Beyer 341 1003
HELP FOR FARMERS Following last week's urgent plea from Bencubbin for prayers for the plight of farmers affected by the drought a correspondent has offered the following: —The Family Income Supplement (FIS) which was introduced by the Federal Government in 1983 is a significant, yet little publicised, form of assistance for low-income families. "Coopers & Lybrand found the FIS to be particularly relevant in 1983 when the widespread drought meant that many of its rural clients had family incomes below the qualifying limit. "FIS is a tax-free fortnightly payment for each child under 16 years and dependant students over 16 but under 25. It's means-tested and families will be eligible for full payment of $12 a week a child if their weekly income is $219 (gross) or less. "As the family income rises above $219 a week, the payment will decrease and eventually cut out when the family income reaches $247 with one child, $275 with two children, $303 with three, $331 with four, and $359 with five." MUSIC IN YOUTH LITURGY A six hour workshop will be held for people who are involved in planning and running Youth Liturgies. The workshop will be divided into three sections -• how to plan good Liturgy, • how to use music in Liturgy, • what liturgy Resources, especially music, are around. The workshop will be held on Sunday, July 28 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Cathedral Parish Centre, 450 Hay Street, Perth. Bring your own cut lunch. Inquiries phone Julia Pickering on (09)
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BENEDICTINE OBLATES The annual retreat for Oblates of St Benedict in St Gregory's Chapter, Perth and New Norcia will be held at New Norcia July 12 to 14. Those wishing to attend, even for one day only, should phone the Oblate Prior, Mrs A. Byrne, 381 1180 or secretary Mrs Joan Simpson, 444 9305. It is open to Oblates and inquirers but places are limited. Benedictine Oblates are affiliated with Holy Trinity Abbey, New Norcia and are part of the Benedictine family of Oblates throughout the world who are praying and working in spiritual union with the monks and nuns of Benedictine communities, receiving spiritual strength and inspiration from the Benedictine way of life. They pray for the community and the community includes them in their daily prayersCOTTESLOE FAREWELL Proof of how satisfying had been his years in Cottesloe was the speed with which his 14 years them had passed, Bishop Healy said at a farewell function Last Sunday. He thanked the council and parish for its co-operation with him and for the generous and enthusiastic way it had honoured his 25th anniversary of priesthood in 1974 and his appointment as auxiliary bishop in 1975. Bishop Healy said he regretted pressure of other duties now made it impossible for him to give full attention to running a parish, especially in care for the shut-ins, the sick and the dying. He also said at the age of 60 it was not possible to run as fast as when at the age of 40, but nevertheless he regretted giving up parish life after 35 years. Noting he was only the fourth parish priest in Cottesloe's 81 year history as a parish, he said the stay of priests tended to be shorter these days. On the one hand this gave the parishioners a change, but a longer stay gave the people the benefit of stability from a priest with whom they grew up and felt comfortable in discussing their problems. ARCIC TRAINING SESSION A final training session for participants in the Anglican-Roman Catholic parish conversations has been arranged for Tuesday, July 9. It will be held at St Mary's Anglican Church, corner of Karoo and Ridge Streets, South Perth and begins at 7.30 pm. See fuller story page 2.
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BLUE ARMY OF FATIMA The next holy hour will be held at 3 pm on Sunday, July 14 in the Infant Jesus church, Wellington Road, Morley. Father J Kelly ODC will officiate.
Healy responding at the farewei presentation from Cottesloe-Swanbourne parishioners last Sunday.
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