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The laity ahead in ecumenism Bunbury Catholic and Anglican parishes their concluded ARCIC discussion program in a ceremony that started with a procession from St Patrick's to St Boniface Anglican Cathedral led by Bishops Peter Quinn and Harnish Jamieson. The lighting of the paschal candle in a darkened church was the highlight of a service in which a statement of conclusions from parish
A fter the ceremony to conclude the Bunbury ARCIC discussions Bishop Quinn (right) is pictured with his Anglican counterpart Bishop Hamish Jamieson.
Scientific world challenges teachers BUNBURY: Nuclear energy threatens to destroy our planet earth, unemployment threatens to destroy the dignity of our youth, the decline in moral values tends to destroy the stability of family life and personal morality is being challenged on many sides.
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This was claimed by Bishop Peter Quinn at the official opening of the new hall at St Anne's school in Harvey. "It is essential our facilities are geared to the needs of our times and seeing this all-purpose hall being blessed today is a sign of the Harvey school moving Story and picture from ahead to keep up with SW Times the needs of this period religious orders, but now .of history," Bishop we rely more and more Quinn said. "Fifty years ago we relied entirely on the
on the laymen and women in the Catholic school system.
'We back them up by the Catholic Education Commission that makes sure our schools lack nothing of the traditional Catholic values providing an education with value, not only now, but in everlasting life.
Darwin has lost its leader Bishop 01OUGHLJN after 36 years; Gosnells pastor Father Tom PRENDIVILLE closes a 27 year period of service there; zealous Claremont Legionary of Mary, Mary Lowe .qoes to her eternalrest. Obituaries Page 12.
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"More and more in the world today we see an extended use of science, an extended use of liberty and our world is going through a period of crisis.
0El "We are convinced we have a responsibility to provide an education to enable youngsters to he good in science, to be good in the things of modern life, but at the same time to be learned in the things that give human beings the dignity God
wants them to have. "It is important our facilities be geared to the needs of our times and seeing this dual purpose hall being opened in Harvey today is a sign the Harvey school is moving ahead with the times in which we live," Bishop Quinn said. Naming the hall Mercy Hall, Bishop Quinn said it would be a permanent reminder of the work by the Sisters of Mercy who staffed St Anne's school when it was founded 50 years ago.
groups was handed to both bishops for study and implementation.
In his homily Bishop Quinn pointed out many areas in which the two communions have the same beliefs and practices. He said ecumenism was in the hands of the laity Who in many areas are ahead of the hierarchy in putting it into practice. Father Leon Russell delivered the homily (see page 2).
0 Also during the service, a Catholic and Anglican representative from the following groups commented briefly on their work and offered an appropriate prayer of unity: Centrecare; Charismatic Prayer Movement: Principals of Catholic College and Cathedral Grammar School; C,atechetics and Minister Fraternal; Seafarers; Women's Worship, Youth Work. Six young people of both churches performed a liturgical dance. Bishop Jamieson dismissed the congregation and gave a final blessing, and the gathering moved on to the cathedral lawns for supper.
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Second Vatican Council highlighted collegiality
Father Leon Russell
by JOHN THAV1S
Rift between Catholic and Anglican can be healed
BUNB1URY: The laity of the Catholic and Anglican churches are at the leading edge of ecumenism in this country, Father Leon Russell told a Bunbury ecuemenical congregation attending a service to conclude the local ARCIC discussions, recently. "The impetus for union lies more strongly with you than with anyone. And no wonder. You straddle the chasms that have kept us apart for you are called to live as one people in our communities, and no where better than in the rural areas of Australia," he said in St Boniface Anglican Cathedral. He referred back to the opening of Vatican II when Pope John XXIII welcomed Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant observers as "our separated brothers". `This was to set a new direction in our outlook towards the other Christian churches. No longer were we opponents of one another, no longer rivals in the helter skelter search for souls and influence. "From that time on we were brothers and sisters separated by more than 400 years and by a mix of misunderstanding, personality dominance, European politics, and some aspects of theological misunderstanding. "The separation had caused division in our Christian faith, pain in our relationships, and a scandal to the non-Christian world. "Pope John had sensitively caught the spirit of the times, and filled with a more powerful Spirit had opened us up and directed us to a new line of action." Father Russell referred to the historical split between Catholics and Anglicans which became permanent
ROME (NC) — The Second Vatican Council emphasised the collegial relationship between bishops and their sharing in church authority, launching an era of cooperative leadership among individual bishops and their regional and national conferences. Twenty years later, as the bishops prepare to meet in an extraordinary synod to evaluate the council's results, collegiality remains at the centre of Church debate. It was the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, "Lumen Gentium," that in 1964 clearly stated that bishops, with the pope as their head, share in the supreme authority over the Church. It said the order of bishops was the successor to the order of apostles in their roles as teachers and pastors. The council also emphasised the bishops' obligation to join in common action, specifically through episcopal conferences. It encouraged the bishops to meet regularly, excLange views and "formulate a program for the common good of the Church." Moreover, many of the council's documents assign specific decisionmaking tasks to national bishops' conferences. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has criticised the greater role of bishops' conferences and their operation by "consensus."
with an increase of hate and bitterness. Yet the response of the Anglican Church was to preserve its Catholic traditions of worship against the influence and power of Protestantism growing in Europe. The Catholic response was the Council of Trent's effort also to affirm Catholic doctrine against Protestant new teachings, and to correct abuses in the Church. "By the end of the 16th century the religious map of Europe had changed greatly. There were now deep divisions such as Christian Europe had not known before."
Turning to the British colonisation of Australia Father Russell said that the early days were hard days for Catholics. However, the petition for Catholic priests to be sent to the colony bore many Anglican signatures. "The lay people even then were way ahead in their longing for fair play and Christian unity." He called the Rome meeting of Pope Paul VI and Archbishop Ramsay of Canterbury a "meeting of magnitude touched with magic, a great movement forwards for ecumenism when for the first time in 400 years the leaders came together on Roman soil." "The tide had turned. Hearts were open and expectations were limitless. From these encounters ARCIC was born and one of the fruits is our celebration tonight in Bunbury, and expression of what has been done and what still remains to be done."
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In a 1985 book, "The Ratzinger Report," he said the council's emphasis of the bishop's role "risks being smothered by the insertion of bishops into episcopal conferences that are ever more organised, often with burdensome bureaucratic structures." He said some bishops showed a lack of individual responsibility by delegating their personal authority as "shepherd and teacher" to structures of the bishops' conference. In many conferences, he said, the majority of bishops are moved by "the group spirit" or conformism to accept the positions of active minorities. Cardinal Ratzinger said episcopal conferences have no teaching mission and that their documents have no weight of their own — except "the consent given to them by the individual bishops." "We must not forget the episcopal conferences have no theological basis; they do not belong to the structure of the Church, as willed by Christ, that cannot be eliminated; they have only a practical, concrete function," he said. The prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, said the national bishops' conference is "the place where bishops can reflect, help each other solve problems, agree on a policy, without taking anything away from their freedom as diocesan bishops." "If a local bishop loses his personality, he isn't a good one," he said. Cardinal Gantin praised the overall work of bishops' conferences and said it must continue. "Not only is it a good thing, it is an excellent thing," he said. But he said bishops today need to
balance their time between their own dioceses and their work elsewhere. "Before the council, bishops would close themselves off like princes or emperors. Now, they have opened the windows to see what can be seen outside. Perhaps it went too far. "The bishop no longer stays at home," Cardinal Gantin said. After a number of Brazilian bishops recently visited the Vatican, one of them said the Roman Curia should try to have a better understanding of concrete situations in individual countries and regions. In an interview published in the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Avelar Brandao Vilela of Sao Salvador da Bahia, Brazil, said while relations between bishops and the Curia has improved, they could be better. "What else is expected from the Curia? That it have, or try to have, more direct knowledge of the Latin American reality, of our anthropological and social problems, so that its services can be more in line with our needs," Cardinal Vilela said. Cardinal Pietro Pavan, a key adviser to Pope John XXIII on social issues, said while bishops' conferences cannot be called "divine" or essential institutions in the Church, they have assumed a major, positive role of mediation. The Church's magisterium, or teaching authority, appears to be and is "rather abstract," he said, and needs to be applied to concrete local situations. This is a role for which bishops' conferences have shown themseleves to be "fully qualified," he said.
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Missionaries say, Murder! But people in remote areas later soldiers because they feared squad of the communist-led New MANILA: Missionaries on 11, allegedly by members of the said they want missionaries, not reprisal, according to church People's Army because he refused Island of Philippine the paramilitary Civilian Home to pay rebel taxes and counseled local priests, he said, because sources. Mindanao say they believe Defense Force. others to do the same. "there is no one they can trust "This is a clear case that has On June 11, six members of a that government forces are There has been no official trying to repress the church opened the eyes of many who outside the family. They warn me family who had attended a memorchurch reaction to the wave of about informers." ial Mass for Father Favali the by killing local church lead- were not aware of what was killings in the parish, according to happening," Father Geremia said. Father Geremia said that pari- previous night were shot dead in ers. The priest said he was told he was shioners in the Kidapawan area their home in Tulunan. They Father Geremia. Several missionary priest said "The members of the hierarchy, the original target of the killers, have been told by members of the included a pregnant mother and they believe that the military is but Father Favali came on the CHDF that membership in the four children. The father was a the bishops, seem to be almost responsible for the killing of 18 of paralysed," he said. scene first. Catholic Church is tantamount to parish prayer leader. 19 local church leaders, including However, the Philippine Eight CHDF members charged subversion and that the military Local residents said the killers a priest, between April and July. bishops issued a strongly worded with Father Favali's shooting are forces will continue a campaign were CHDF members. No one has One said that church activities statement condemning the being held for trial, scheduled to against "subversives." been charged with the murders. in his parish have been curtailed murder of Father Favali three begin this wek in Kidapawan, a The wave of killings began because people are afraid. On July 17 in the town of months after the killing. Sources Mindanao city. during Holy Week when members Junction, the bodies of three local "A very real fear has spread, said the bishops also sent a private of three families living in one church leaders were found next afraid of the mil"People are affecting lay leaders and church letter to President Ferdinand E. activities at all levels," said Father itary; they cannot even work in house at Sitio New Kamingin were to the chapel. The hands of all Marcos. Peter Geremia, an American their fields," said Father Primo shot dead April 3. Eight people three were tied. No witnesses No one has been killed since the member of the Pontifical Institute Hagad, and Oblate of Mary Immac- died, including four men, three have come forward. summer, but Father Geremia said women and a 3-and-one-half-yearfor Foreign Missions, known by its ulate. Later in July, Romeo Quiseo, a he believes the terror is not over. Another missionary, PIME old child. Italian initials, PIME. church social action worker. was Some Catholics reportedly have Witnesses identified members shot dead while riding his horse An Italian missionary, PIME Father Luciano Gezzi, said he was been coerced into joining the proFather Tullio Favali, who worked told by local people when he first of the Philippine Army's 27th from a farm in the mountains. government Iglesia ni Kristo, a with Father Geremia in the Tulu- came to the area that his life was Infantry Battalion as the killers, Missionaries said he might have Christian church which has devebut declined to testify against the been killed by a tax collection nan parish, was murdered April in danger. loped in the Philippines.
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Archbishop Foley pictured with organisers of St Michael's Herne Hill celebration last Sunday (See also page 16). Archbishop Foley described himself as an adopted son of the Swan Valley when he spoke last Sunday at the 50th anniversary celebrations of St Michael's church Herne Hill.
Until his transfer to help the Italian communities in Kalgoorlie in 1935 the then Dr. L.J. Goody, later archbishop of Perth, visited the three Slav centres each month to preach in Slav and celebrate Mass in the paleo Slav rite, for which he did a special year's in Yugoslavia after ordination. He traced the origins of the church built primarily study to Archbishop Goody, former priests addition I n for the Slav community which had moved into grape Hill present at Sundays gathering Herne served who growing in the Swan Valley after a downturn in Sean Sorahan, Father John Leech Father ncluded i employment on the Eastern Goldfields. and Father John Chikolich. Archbishop Foley recalled the names of other He said the archdiocese became sensitive to the needs of the people at that time by having a church priests who had served in the area: Fathers Joe built at Wanneroo in 1932, at Spearwood in 1934 McCormack, Phil Donnelly, Tom Ahern, John Lynch, and at Herne Hill in 1935 to minister to predom- Stephen Kelly, Frank Ryan, John Walsh, and Franciscan Fathers Tom Pearson, Robert Matthews, inantly Slav communities. Peter Waters, Joachim O'Brien and Hilary Turner. St. Michael's church was built with the help of a Sisters of Mercy who travelled (tidy in an old Ford personal donation of 15620. St Michael's church named Peggy included Sisters Augustine, Brigid and doubled until 1965 as a school conducted by the Salvado. After school teaching they spent much time Sisters of Mercy and of the 36 children enrolled on visiting the homes of the Catholic families in the the opening day, 32 were from Slav families. area.
He was alluding to his days as a seminarian at Guildford when during the summer holidays for several years along with Fathers Brian Harris and Maurice loop found work picking grapes on the Zilko property.
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VATICAN CITY (NC) — The world's Catholic population is slightly more than 841 million, according to latest church estimates. The figures include an estimate of 16 million Catholics living in countries, mostly under communist rule, where church leaders are unable to report figures to the Vatican. The figures were reported in the 1983 Statistical Yearbook of the Church, which was published this year, but are 1984-85 estimates. Statistics from ecclesial jurisdictions able to report to the Vatican show a Catholic population of nearly 825.6 million, almost 18 percent of the world population, the yearbook says. In 1970, there were a reported 653.6 million Catholics worldwide. That rose to 709.6 million in 1975 and to 783.7 million in 1980, according to the Vatican's statistical office. The yearbook shows that as of 1983 Latin America was the region with the largest Catholic population — 345.5 million, or 41 percent of all Catholics. Brazil had the largest Catholic population of any country — 116.8 million Catholics in a population of approximately 131.3 million. Other countries with major Catholic populations, according to the 1983 figures, were Mexico, 72 million; Italy, 55.7 million; the United States, 51.9 million, and France, 46.7 million.
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VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope John Paul II warned Catholic educational institutions to preserve their Catholic character, noting that some "have eclipsed" their identity in an effort to be open to non-Catholic students. "Out of a praiseworthy respect for students of other denominations or those with little or without any religious appreciation," the pope said, "the emphasis given to the transmission of the faith, witness and celebration has been thoughtlessly reduced." "I insist on the upholding of Christian catechisis in Catholic schools, of its carefully adapted presentation, its doctrinal correctness, and its great respect for the mystery of God," he said during an audience with the International Association of Catholic Educators to mark the 20th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's "Declaration on Christian Education." Pope John Paul did not name any institutions. The pope also said that school staffs must be grounded in Catholic philosophy, and have "a sacred obligation to witness to the faith both individually and communally." The pope said that the church encourages adequate preparation of Catholic school teachers and regular updating in both religious and secular subjects. He said that Catholic institutions should be known for "the professional competence of their teachers, for the witness of their ardent faith, and for the climate of respect, mutual aid, and evangelical joy permeating the entire establishment."
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Spanish doctors have joined Spain's bishops and pro-life groups in protesting a law allowing abortion in certain cases. A lthough some legal abortions have taken
place, in many areas of the country few or no doctors are reportedly willing to perform the procedure. In the province of Asturias, for instance, a woman seeking an abortion was unable to find a doctor to take her case. A nationwide poll of doctors showed only 12 percent were willing to perform abortions and up to 80 percent would register as conscientious objectors, thus exempting themselves from performing abortions. Beginning Aug. 3, abortion was legalised in cases of rape, malformed foetuses or danger to the life of the mother. It had previously been forbidden under any circumstance.
Although doctors may legally exempt themselves from performing abortions, a major doctors' association, which includes gynaecologists, protested the conscientious objector provision. It said that compelling doctors, by registering, to "take a previous position about the matter is lacking constitutional basis." The Spanish bishops fought the new law while it was debated in parliament and have since w arned that anyone who cooperates "physically or morally" in a legal abortion will be excommunicated. Bishop Miguel Pienado Peinado of Jaen said a young woman in his diocese had been excommunicated for seeking an abortion. Bishop Jesus Pla Gandia of Siguenza-Guadalajara has issued a pastoral letter titled, "The Closed Hunting Season Has Been Opened."
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Pope and cardinals meet again VATICAN CITY (NC): Pope
Ferraro tells he story!
John Paul II's meeting of the
world's cardinals at the Vatican
this weekend is only the third
such session in modem Church
history.
A vatican spokesman would not
say what issues the cardinals
NEW YORK (NC): Geraldine Ferraro, in her new book, said she never e xpected her vice-presidential bid to bring three members of the Catholic hierarchy out of the "spiritual pulpit into the partisan political ring."
In "Ferraro: My Story," she discussed the opposition to her views on abortion raised during the c ampaign by Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York, Bishop James Timlin of Scraton, Pa., and Cardinal John Krol of Philadelphia. In the book which recounts her 1984 Democratic vice-presidential campaign she called Cardinal O'Connor "a singleissue bishop" who used "an increasingly strident voice" to criticise her position on abortion. Ms Ferraro in the book described Cardinal O'Connor as a friend of the R eagan administration and supporter of Reagan's policies in Central America who "aimed his politically pious sights at me." She said the "gauntlet was down" when Cardinal O'Connor accused her of misrepresenting Catholic teaching. O'Connor has made no comment on the book.
would discuss, but past meetings
have focused on curial reform and Vatican finances. Pope John Paul
initiated the plenary assemblies to obtain the advice of the cardinals in important Church topics. Most of the Church's cardinals are 152 expected to attend the meeting, which will take place just before the start of the November 25 — December 8 extraordinary Synod of Bishops called by the pope to discuss the results of the Second Vatican Council. The news of the plenary session was reported in the French newspaper Le Figaro the day before the Vatican announcement. The newspaper said the meeting would focus on the long-awaited reform of the Roman Curia, the Church's administrative organisation. A report in the newspaper, independently confirmed by National Catholic News Service, said a detailed questionnaire on proposed changes in the structure of the Curia has been sent to the world's bishops. The newspaper said the questionnnaires were to be returned in October. In 1983 the pope appointed a special commission to draw up the changes
The commission's chairman, Cardinal Aurelio Sabattani, would not comment on the commission's work and would not say whether the reforms would be presented to the College of Cardinals. In the past, the cardinals have issued a statement at the end of the meeting, reviewing the topics discussed and conclusions reached. The pope has usually set the general agenda in talks at the beginning of the meetings. The first plenary assembly of cardinals in 1979 primarily discussed the finances of the Holy See, as well as Curia reform and the relationship of the Church to culture. In 1982, the pope told the second plenary assembly that he wanted the cardinals to focus on reform of the
Curia, a process that began in 1967 with Pope Paul NT's apostolic constitution "Regimini Ecclesiae Universac." Without spelling out possible changes, the pope said then the Curia structures needed a "more pastoral" direction. The lx Figaro article said the changes proposed by the commission involved the addition of two congregations to deal with foreign affairs and the laity. The article reported no other substantial changes among the proposals. The pope has described the cardinals meetings as an illustration of collegiality, as called for by the Second Vatican Council. In 1982 he told the cardinals the sessions had helped inject "new vigour" into the college.
Total care system NEW YORK (NC): The Archdiocese of New York is committed to a "total care system" for victims of AIDS, including a residence for them, says Cardinal John J. O'Connor. He called on people not to retreat from AIDS victims in fear, confusion and ignorance and said the archdiocese "is committed to do its best to minister to every person who is ill, of whatever disorder, because of our commitment to the belief that every person is made in the image and likeness of CAA." The cardinal answered alkgation.s that the archdiocese could not treat victims of AIDS, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, with sensitivity and compassion because many of them are homosexual and the church teaches that homosexual behaviour is immoral. "Our sisters and others want to help without concern for how the victims contracted their illness, and regardless of their moral or religious convictions, their past, present or future behaviour," he said adding, "the church has been taking this approach for centuries." The Sisters of Charity, the Dominican Sisters of the Sick. Poor and the Missionary Sisters of Charity are among the orders that have offered to care for AIDS victims, the cardinal said. "Of all the allegations. I doubt that there is any sillier" than the rumour that particularly the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa's order, would be insensitive to homosexual victims of AIDS, he added.
New source of Jesuits
ROME ( NC) — An increasing number of new Rome headquarters. he said. of the delegates were Jesuits have been drawn from the Third World "We had no units in Africa At the order's 1946 nativss of Asia, Latin Amergeneral chapter meeting, ica or Africa, he said. over the past few decades, giving the largest and Asia," he added. Catholic religious order a more universal "Today only 60 percent of which drew from Jesuit Father Gerhartz said that the membership lives in provinces around the the latest figures, accurate character, said a Jesuit official. Europe, the United States world, all the delegates as of Jan. 1, 1985, list "We are moving away Jesus. and Canada. Twenty per- were natives of Europe or 25,549 Jesuit priests, from being a European and "In 1945, about 90 percent lives in Asia, and these North America, said Father brothers and seminarians, North American-centred cent of the Jesuits lived in are mostly native voca- Gerhatz. A general chapter living in 110 countries. organisation," said Father Europe, the United States tions," he added. Fourteen sets policy for the order. The annual decrease in Johannes G. Gerhartz, or Canada," Father Gerpercent live in Latin Amer- But when the 1983 chap- the number of Jesuits is secretary of the Society of hartz said at the society's ica and 4 percent in Africa, ter convened, 30 percent Lessening, according to the report. In 1984 175 men left the order, compared to 1,037 in 1971. The 1984 drop, Father Gerhartz said, was accompanied by an increase of NEW YORK — Involvement in youth ministry programs young people see the church as "a viable part" of their 209 seminarians. is on the upswing because US Catholic parishes are making lives along with assisting them through their "turbulent The order has 18,455 teen-agers feel at home in parish life, according to a teen years." priests, 3,684 seminarians, speaker at the biennial conference of the National "The church has been through 20 years of renewal itself and 3,410 brothers. Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, since the Second Vatican Council, and it takes a while for Of the ..seminarians, 36 About 2,800 youths and youth ministers representing the new aspects to develop," Mrs Brown explained. "But percent are Asian-born and 55 dioceses attended sessions on death, sexuality and this welcome ministry is happening, and it's creating 23 percent are Europeanspirituality, global awareness, peer pressure, prayer and excitement on all levels in the church and particularly in born, said Father Gerhartz. worship. youth ministry." Most of the Asian vocations The speaker, Maggie Wilson Brown, NFCYM's executive come from India, he Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Walsh of San Francisco, director, called the trend a "welcoming ministry" and added. episcopal moderator of NFCYM, said youth ministers must urged youths to use it in their daily lives so they become One reason for the use "available and attractive" ways to present to youths aware of the struggles of "their brothers and sisters growth of vocations in the the church's answers to complex issues. throughout the world." Third World has been the He said documents of the church "deal in all question church's identification According to Mrs Brown, the move to "welcome" has areas" and, with the "guidance of the Holy Spirit, interpret with the poor, he said. been going on in Protestant churches for a long time. "This has helped the Scripture to apply to the modern world." Because of the Second Vatican Council the idea is showing image of the church. It up 'more and more at the forefront of Catholic parishes That approach differs from the fundamentalists' view, shows that the church today.'' he said, which comes from "a total dependence" on a cares about the vital issues Mrs Brown said the youth minister's task is to help literal translation of the Bible. of people," he said.
Youth programs popular
BRIEFS
r--IMANAGUA. The Brazilian Franciscan
L_JFather Leonardo Boff has publicly
defended his view of liberation theology for the first time since he was silenced by the Vatican following its condemnation of some of his views as "endangering the sound doctrine of the faith." Speaking at a Mass in Managua, Father Boff sad. 'We belong not to an abstract but to a concrete Church, to a new Church in a new society which is taking shape through God and through men and with which we want to attain liberation and social justice." He stressed that in Nicaragua, where God stood on the side of the poor, the seed of a new Church was being painfully sown.
1--1BONN: At their meeting at Fulda last vveek, the West German bishops called for the countrys abortion law to be tightened. In particular, they did not see why contributors to health insurance schemes should be forced to contribute towards paying for abortions. II 0 0 ElMOSCOW: The Ukrainian Catholic L---1Church — forcibly suppressed by the Soviet authorities in 1946 — has come under strong attack in an article in Lvovskaya Pravda written by A. Lisyuk. He called it a "dead institution" vvhich emigre nationalists in the West wished to see live and flourish. He was commenting on the sentence of three years' imprisonment imposed last March on Vasyl Kobryn, chairman of the Initiative Group for the Defence of the Rights of Believers, for "anti-Soviet propaganda". He saw this group as serving merely "bourgeois nationalist interests" beneath a veneer of religious phraseology.
Lord, what do you want me to do?
Poor provide
Humus test
WASHINGTON (NC): A "preferen-
tial option for the poor" is both a Christian mandate and common-sense economics, says the second draft of the US bishops' pastoral letter on Catholic teaching and the US economy.
The way a society handles the needs of the poor "is the litmus test of its justice or injustice," it says. Archbishop Rembert Weakland of Milwaukee, chairman of the five-bishop drafting committee that has been working on the pastoral for nearly five years, said that while the second draft keeps a strong focus on the rights of the poor, it places that concern far more clearly in the context of the common good of all and links it positively with a concern VATICAN CITY (NC): Despite progress in for the middle class ecumenical dialogue, Catholics and Lutherans and the near-poor as cannot share the Eucharist because they lack a well. common profession of faith, Pope John Paul ll said recently. Criticisms made the "There is ioy and hope, because the Lutheran writing committee reaCatholic dialogue over the last 20 years has made lise that in the first us increasingly aware of how close we are to each draft "we had not adeother in many things that are basic," he told nine quately dealt with the US Lutheran bishops visiting the Vatican. class," he said middle "We experience sorrow, too, because there are important issues which still divide us in the The new draft still calls, as profession of faith, preventing us from celebrating the first did, for major the Eucharist together," the pope added. changes in US governmental The pope told the visiting Lutheran bishops that he policies, including: appreciated their "purpose in coming now to Rome, • "full employment" as a namely, to deepen your knowledge of the Catholic national policy of highest Church and to understand better its commitment to priority, including state and ecumenism. federal job creation and "Let us resolve to be open to the Lord so that he training to take up the slack can use this meeting for his purposes, to bring about where the private sector cannot. "Employment is a the unity that he desires," the pope said.
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basic right," the draft says, and "full employment is the foundation of a just econOfTW' • tax reform to restore more progressivity to tax rates and to end taxation of those in poverty, and substantial reforms in social assistance programs for the poor and needy, including a national minimum benefit standard • a revamping of agricultural policy to promote and preserve family farms, which the draft says are seriously endangered by current policies that favour large agribusiness. • a restoration of the United States to its former leadership position in ThirdWorld aid, especially through multilateral programs that have suffered serious damage in recent years because of US opposition.
Suit stands
WASHINGTON (NC): The US Supreme Court has let stand a $190,400 copyright award in a lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Chicago by a publisher of religious music. The publisher, FEL Publications Ltd, has sought to increase the copyright a ward to $1.5 million and to have reinstated an additional $3 million a ward won against the archdiocese. A federal appeals court ruled in February that FEL was not entitled to the $3 million in losses and damages a warded it in April 1984 by a US District Court in Chicago. It was the second time the high court had ruled in the nine-year legal battle between the archdiocese and FEL. The dispute began when the publisher sued the archdiocese in 1976 over the illegal reproduction of copyrighted music in parishes.
Reasons for and against Church W ASHINGTON (NC): Some "unchurched" people would consider joining the Catholic Church because it teaches that human life is sacred, that marriage is forever, and because of a sense of strong family ties among Catholics as well as moral and emotional supPortOthers find the Church unattractive because of its teachings that abortion, artificial birth control and sex outside of marriage are wrong, its "emphasis" on money, and its upholding of the pope as "universal shepherd of all Catholics." The reasons were given by people interviewed in a Gallup Poll conducted for the Paulist Fathers' National Catholic Evangelisation Association to assess attitudes toward joining the Catholic Church. The study defined "unchurched" as those who had worshiped less than two times in a Church or synagogue during a 12-month period, excluding weddings, funerals, Christmas, Easter or holy days. The unchurched were asked to choose from a list of 45 items those which would be their main reasons for considering joining — or rejoining — the Catholic Church and those reasons that would keep them from considering such a move. Some reasons given for joining included: • the belief God exists and is creator of everything • having Catholic relatives, friends or neighbors
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The pioneer enrolment of St Anne's school Harvey in 1935. Four of the group are known to be deceased, nine are still living in the Harvey district. Those in capital letters attended the recent 50th anniversary ceremony. Back Row: Roy MILLIGAN, Joe PANETTA, John Ibbotson, Jack Kealy, Mick TAYLOR, Cyril KEALY, Gerald Ellis. Third Row: Daphne Hogan, Mary Mount, Pam Catehouse, Shirley WOODERS, Maisie MILLIGAN, Betty Ibbotson, Frances Anthony, Mena Hogan. Second Row: Norm KEALY, Val WADDINGAM, Jean TAYLOR, Florence Clarke, Kitty SMITH, Dorothy Reed, Susan Anthony, Margaret Holland, Grace HYMUS, George Hymus. Front Row: Jack TAYLOR, Les Reed, All Smith, Vince KEALY, Vince WADDINGHAM, Phil Beyers, Jon Firman and Des lbbotson. Mollie Whittle is not in the picture.
Cardinal 'hits' at short Synod LONDON (NC) — Cardinal Hume of Westminster believes the extraordinary Synod of Bishops starting this Sunday will be too short to produce major results. "The synod is first and foremost an event to celebrate an anniversary" of the Second Vatican Council, and "not much time has been set aside for an adequate discussion In Rome on very many aspects of the church's life," he said. However, he said the synod would probably stimulate churchwide reflection on the Vatican II reforms. Cardinal Hume rejected views that a presynod report of the English and Welsh bishops reflected a revolt against the Vatican. He said such interpretations are a disservice. Carindal Hume, who as president of the English and Welsh bishops' conference will be one of the syndod's 164 members, said that looking at Vatican II and assessing its implementation is "a massive program." He said that it is "unrealistic" to think that a comprehensive assessment could be completed within the synod's 12 working days. The church leaders said that the church's openness to reform, collegiality (the pope governing the church in concert with the bishops) and worship were some of the Issues likely to be discussed at the synod. In a presynod report, the English and Welsh bishops said British Catholics wanted the reforms of the Second Vatican Council deepened. A synod-related poll of Catholics in the Westminster Archdiocese showed that some feel Pope John Paul II "is not in dialogue with either the church or the world."
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Questions which Memory must be asked from Mrs J. STANLEY, Applecross SIR: If the national CCJP is all it would wish the public to acknowledge, the following questions must be answered: 1. Why was a known Marxist (Andrew Mack) an advisor in drawing up the document for a Commission of the Catholic Church? 2. Why is the Perth Catholic Social Justice Commission using as advisors and lecturers — a) controversial now-Quaker ex-Catholic Senator Jo Vallentine? b) other Quaker "'peace Activists" such as Peter Jones: (Since when did the Catholic Church turn to the Quakers for formulation of its policies?)? c) Vanessa Letham of the left-wing Fremantle Education Centre — to set up a "workshop" on Peace Education for teachers in Catholic Secondary Schools? 3. Why is the literature available at the CCJP's workshops, etc, mostly from some highly suspect sources such as the PND, NDP and other groups who are responsible for obstruction and vandalism in Fremantle? Bishop Mulkearns of Ballarat says "Catholics do not have to become identified with unacceptable groups because they speak about the same issues" — in this case they are seen to be one and the same voice. And are people not "known by the company they keep"? 4. Why does the recent publicity in the Record — mainly quoting spokesman Eric Sidoti — sound quite reasonable and Christian, while at the CCJP's workshops the main theme is anti-American hysteria with regard to anything nuclear, with little reference to some of the enormous social injustices present in our own society? Any attempts to introduce a more balanced discussion or any dissident viewpoint are treated with derision and labled "disruptive". In my own experience and from the information of others, different points of view from those expressed in 'Work for a Just Peace" and associated literature are definitely not welcomed. So much for "discussion". For the CCJP and its sub-groups to have any credibility with thinking people — Catholics and otherwise — these questions and the many criticisms must be answered — specifically and not in the vague terms used by defenders of the commission and the document.
from A. CLUNE, Midland SIR: Many of us will agree with Leo Sheridan's opposition to nuclear disarmament — so do the French Bishops; not the local socialists and leftists, naturally. In 1943, we recall the trenches in our back yards, waiting for an aerial blitz by Japanese bombers. A Jesuit priest at St Louis, Claremont, showed us the trenches in the school yards. He said how strict were the w ardens, patrolling the streets at night — not the least glimmer from windows — blinds fully drawn —a total black out. In September 1942 or '43, Japanese bombers dropped 70 incendiary bombs on the Spanish Benedictine Mission at Kalamburu, in the NorthWest. It was destroyed. Also Spanish priest, Father Thomas, OSB with his arms around some native children, in a trench, were all killed. What saved Australia? The US Navy destroyed the Japanese fleet at the battle of the Coral Sea. Yes, we have short memories.
MP reacts to criticism from ERIC SIDOTI national secretary CCJP
At its meeting earlier this month the Commission asked that I write to you on its behalf expressing some disappointment with the publication of incorrect information and misquotes under the "Letters to the Editor" section of your paper. As you may well be aware, there is what appears to be an orchestrated campaign of misinformation and innuendo directed against the Commission and in which both the Commission and its views have been misrepresented. Unfortunately, the publication of information which has not been checked has tended to fuel what is actually but a
Case of injustice from Father JIM O'BRIEN, Gosnells SIR. Your correspondents K Ryan and T Boardman (The Record, November 14) seem to have a point. What they seem to say is that if a Church -funded body puts out a statement it cannot afford to favour one group of Catholics against another group. If it does so, it is committing an injustice. Is the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace guilty of
Harvey's first permanent church opened in 1932 and it was not long before plans were being laid for the opening of a school. Catholic Father Tom Lenihan of Pinjan-a had a weatherboard convent transported from Bunbury for a blessing by Archbishop Prendiville in November 1934. This former boys' from dormitory Bunbury was to be the sisters' convent f or the next 37 years. (Mass had been said in the area since 1909 with Father Fahey of Pinjarra officiating in the Road Board's Hall, Father did as McCabe coming from Yarloop by horse and sulky, Father Doddy by motor bike, Father O 'Grady by car once a month from Dardanup, and Father John Lynch
injustice? I think so. Unwittingly, of course. But most injustice is committed unwittingly. We do have better ways of educating people about justice issues than this method of issuing a statement for discussion. The YCVV and some adult apostolate organisations have done it for years.
scrub fire and in such a way that positive debate is being stifled. In saying this, I should make it quite clear that the Commission does not perceive legitimate criticism or even outright opposition as a problem. Its concern is that credence has been given to half-truths which at times are nothing short of malicious. The Commission of course recognises your responsibility and the desirability of publishing a range of views. It does, however, question whether this responsibility extends to the publication of any material regardless of its veracity. The Commission has felt it necessary on this occasion to respond formally to the reaction to Work for a Just Peace'. A copy of that response is attached. tt is hoped that you will be able to publish it in full. Finally, it should be said that the space you have given to the issues raised by WO* for a Just Peace' is appreciated. It is our hope that the discussion on these issues throughout the international Year of Peace will be extended and fruitful.
Harvey school looks back on 50 years of Pinjarra who saw the church opened by Archbishop Prendiville in 1932.) For many years to come the church would double as a school during the week. Sister Cecilia McNamara was superior of the first community of five Sisters of Mercy
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who included Sisters Evangelist, Kevin, Xavier, Dorothea and Sister Rita Payne who became music teacher for a record 21 years at Harvey. The name of Jack K ealy heads the opening day's enrolment on February 4 1935. Forty-two pupils started and
by the end of the year the number had reached 61. It was not long before Harvey's hismigrant toric groups were making their impact on the local school. The school inspector Mr G Womer noted in his 1938 report that more than half of the children at
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SIR: The most common criticisms seem to be that the CCJP document has no theological validity, that it is antiAmerican, and inspired by a communist philosophy. Firstly, the document is not a product of the thoughts of the CCJP, but a collection of extracts from Catholic and Christian statements on the subject of war and peace in the nuclear age. The document contains nearly 100 quotations, including 24 from the words of Popes from Pius XII to John Paul II, 22 quotes from statements of the Church and official Church bodies, numerous quotations from scripture (both the old and new testament), and extracts from the other of statements Churches and respected Christian authorities. It also quotes extensively from the recent American Bishops' statement "The Challenge of Peace". These sources form the basis of the case put forward by the CCJP, so I find it hard to accept the document lacks a theological basis. Contrary to what many of its critics would have us believe, the document does not advocate unilateral disarmament, or the scrapping of the ANZUS alliance. Rather, it suggests Christians have a duty to evaluate their countries' defence policies in the light of the Gospel, and in respect of the clear position of the Church on these matters. In many respects, the document is not as radical as
the school have arrived from Southern Europe within the past two years. A few recent arrivals are able to speak only Italian. The school blazed a trail in secondary education when no other was available in Harvey. Sister Edna taught up to leaving standard. Over the years the school became split between the old original campus and the new school built on a new site in 1971 and where the new church was opened in 1972. In 1978 buildings were transported and rebuilt on the new site at a cost of $55,125 and 406 hours of voluntary work with machinery supplied by Joe of ltaliano Wokalup.
Questions
from R.K. O'Connor, Ned/ands SIR: The Record reported the launching of the 1985 from G.J. DAN/ELI. Greenwood Catholic Charities Appeal. some of the American Would you please publish communism will one day Bishops' statements, so it is the answers to the following disappear. difficult to support claims that The question we must face questions. Will the Catholic Commisit is anti-American. is whether the human race will disappear with them, or sion for Justice and Peace be this last point, I In regard to whether we will learn to live one of the "organisations" believe many of the critics and "agencies" to benefit together as God intended. have become so blinded by of from the appeal, and if so the inaccuracy Given the fear of communism they much that I have read, I what amount or proportion is have forgotten the words of suspect many critics have not proposed to be distributed to your enemies, Jesus, "Love it? read the document. actually do good to those who perseWhat are the names of the I strongly urge Catholics cute you". who are concerned about this other organisations and agenLike other systems before to obtain a copy and read it for cies which will benefit from them, both capitalism and the appeal? themselves. Editor: The 1985 beneficiaries were: Centrecare Children's Cottages; Family Welfare Bureau; Catholic Migration Centre; Natural from PAUL SHERIDAIV, Bassendean Family Planning; Youthcare; SIR: Cardinal Casaroli, Vat• Pope John Paul II at the Pregnancy Help; Emmanueal ican Secretary of State, in an United Nations on peace said Centre; Aboriginal Apostoaddress, made the following "In current conditions, deter- late; Apostolate to Deaf; points which show the CCJP rence based on balance, Catherine McAuley Centre; statement to be not in accord certainly not as an end in Catholic Care for Intellectuwith an official Catholic view. itself but as a step on the way ally Handicapped. toward a progressive disar• Nuclear and non-nuclear The list of beneficiaries from mament may still be judged the forthcoming appeal has disarmament, while of primmorally acceptable." ary importance, cannot and not yet been finalised. should not be considered as questions unto themselves.
Vital points
• Disarmament cannot be achieved if international relations are not based on mutual trust and co-operation. • Had nuclear weapons remained the monopoly of a single power, they would have enabled this power to exercise uncontested dominion over the world. Having come into the possession of others as well, they destroy any dream of absolute predominance, except perhaps over an earth reduced to a desert, and it may be an encouragement to seek some reasonable agreement.
Case of options
from W.P. MEEHAIV, Mundaring Mrs P A Homer (The Record November 7) asks of the Russian people 'They have television, haven't they?" Assuredly they have, the Soviet sees to that — even the meanest of peasant huts sprouts an antennae, but the story doesn't end there. Their options? — they may switch on; turn it up; tum it down; switch off. Radio and TV are locked into one station. I didn't just hear or read this. It was our personal experience when my wife and I spent two weeks in Russia in the late 'sixties, and in this respect at least things have not changed. We believe this because from our observations and an exchange of notes with other tourists we remain convinced of the truth and moderation of reporting generally of Soviet affairs in most English speaking countries, though certainly not so vice versa!
A tribute to
efforts of the Sisters
Harvey celebrated its school's 50 years with a big turnout of present and former teachers and pupils to see yet another building blessed for the school's bright future.
Bishop Quinn celebrated Mass for over 500 people, with the singing led by a combined choir of adults and school children. During his homily the bishop spoke on the role and the service of the Mercy Sisters during their half century at Harvey. They built up the local community though a religious life consecrated in their three vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, he said. The parish and school had come to the end of an era as the sisters re-evaluated their apostolate in a changing world. As professionally-trained and competent lay teachers replaced the sisters in the schools, the sisters will continue to serve the church in new pastoral services according to the needs of the parish or community in which they serve. This will require continued increase in the people's response to the call of God to serve as dedicated religious, he said. A picnic lunch took place before the afternoon ceremony in which Bishop Quinn blessed a new all-purpose hall and named it Mercy Hall in honour of the Sisters of Mercy. Father Gaetano Crocetti, parish priest of Harvey, added his praise and gratitude to the Mercy order for their outstanding contribution over half a century. The bricks and mortar of the new- hall would perpetuate the love and thanks due to the sisters who had taught in Harvey, he said. The return of a large number of visitors was also a visible sign of the deep appreciation with which they looked back on their Catholic education, he continued. He thanked the principal Mr Shane Baker and the staff for carrying on the Christian dedication of the Sisters in the school. Father Crocetti also thanked former pupils led by Charlie C,apogreco for their levelling of the site for a new oval, also Greg Powell. Neville Streeter and a team of volunteers to help with the building.
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Twenty years ago, the Second Vatican Council, the 21st General Council in the history of the Church closed in St Peter's Basilica. This week Pope John Paul has called an Extraordinary Synod of Bishops to meet in Rome and assess the strengths and weakness of the implementation of the Council's decrees.
An effort to right wrong by JERRY FILTEAU
It was the shortest of all the Second Vatican Council documents, but "Nostra Aetate" marked an effort by the Catholic bishops of the world to reverse one of the most shameful aspects of all Christian history: hatred and persecution of the Jews. "Nostra Aetate," the Declaration on the Relationship of the Church with Non-Christian Religions, was approved by the council October 28, 1965. In its 1,100 words the declaration also urged Catholic appreciation of and dialogue with Moslems, Buddhists, Hindus and adherents of other forms of religious belief. No other official statement in Church history had treated the religious beliefs and commitments of non-Christians so affirmatively. The declaration's 15 Latin sentences on Jews and Judaism, however, were of singular importance. Twenty years later it is scarcely possible to remember the degree to which Catholics commonly held Judaism and the Jewish people in contempt — and used Scripture and a distorted Christian "theology" to justify it. Even today, says Paulist Father Thomas Stransky, who helped draft the council document, Cathol-
ics probably have a distorted perception of the Pharisees in Jesus' time as a group of hypocrites without realising they were a school of religious thinkers singled out by Jesus to show even the best of people could fail. The council stopped short of asking forgiveness for Christianity's sins against the Jews. But the world's bishops declared the Church "deplores the hatred, persecutions, and displays of anti-Semitism directed against the Jews at any time and from any source." They firmly rejected once-common views that the Jews as a people were responsible for Christ's death and that Jews are a people "repudiated and cursed by God." They particularly objected to the use of Scripture for making such claims. The declaration urged positive recognition of the great "spiritual patrimony" held in common by Christians and Jews. It urged Catholic scholarship and religious education to promote such understanding. Vatican II was not the first Christian body to condemn anti-Semitism. But "Nostra Aetate" is widely recognised as the starting point of serious efforts by many other Christian churches, as well as by Catholics, to end anti-Semitism and to foster mutual understanding and appreciation.
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20 years on...". World of sharing hurch altes gospel Preaching a new look to all... at others by JERRY FILTEAU
Before the Second Vatican Council, Roman Catholics generally did not act very Christian toward other Christians. Pope John XXIII and Vatican II changed that in the early 1960s, bringing the Catholic Church suddenly and forcefully into the world of ecumenism. Catholics discovered a world of dialogue, shared action and prayer, and most importantly, of mutual respect, understanding and love. Reunion of separated Christians was one of Pope John's fondest dreams. He announced his plans for Vatican II at a ceremony marking the end of the 1959 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and he called reunion of all Christians a central aim of the council. On November 21, 1964, the last day of the council's third session, the
council approved and Pope Paul VI promulgated "Unitatis Redintegratio," the decree on ecumenism. One of the council's most inspiring and hopeful achievements, the decree has been the keystone of the Church's manifold ecumenical efforts since then. The decree contains some remarkable assertions that could scarcely have been imagined in any Roman document of earlier years. Admitting a Catholic share in guilt for Christian divisions, it says, "Thus, in humble prayer, we beg pardon of God and separated our of brethren, just as we forgive those who trespass against us." It calls for a dramatic reversal from the isolationism and anti-Protestant polemics of the past, saying that "Catholics must joyfully acknowledge and esteem the truly Christian endow-
ments from our common heritage which are to be found among our separated brethren." While the document warns against a "false conciliatory approach" that glosses over real differences, it also makes it clear reunion is not a one-way street. Internal Catholic renewal to conform more closely to the Gospel, both in structures and in spiritual life, is seen as an essential ecumenical task. It says, that while Catholic doctrine must be presented clearly and in its entirety, "the manner and order" of expression "should in no way become an obstacle to dialogue." Theologians and Church officials, and all Catholics and separated Christians are called to "examine their own faithfulness to Christ's will for the church and, wherever necessary, undertake with vigour the task of renewal and reform."
ROME (NC) — Since the close of the Second Vatican Council 20 years ago, the church has pursued its mission of "preaching the Gospel to all men" with greater sensitivity to local peoples and their customs, according to Church leaders in Rome. The result has been a diminishing role for foreign missionaries, and greater evangelizing role for native churches.
Historical event for christianity
ROME (NC) — On December 11, 1983, Pope John Paul II the 500joined member Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rome in a service commemorating Martin Luther's birth, and in a homily predicted the "distant dawn" of unity between Catholics and Lutherans. The event was a historical moment for Christianity, marking the first time a pope had participated in a Lutheran church's worship service. It also illustrated the progress in ecumenism that has taken place since the Second Vatican Council firmly committed Catholics to the search for Christian unity. Prior to the council, which opened in 1962, Catholics were forbidden by canon law to participate in non-Catholic worship services. Yet, 21 years later Pope
John Paul preached at a service marking the 500th anniversary of the birth of the Catholic priest whose excommunication over reform issues sparked the 16th-century Reformation and planted the seed of the major splits in Western Christianity.
"I have come because the spirit of God is calling us to search for full unity of Christians through ecumenical dialogue," Pope John Paul told the Lutherans in Rome. "We seem to discern the distant dawn of the advent of
• a recomposition of our unity and community," he said. In visiting the Lutheran church, the pope was applying the Vatican H Decree on Ecumenism, approved November 21, 1964, which allowed Catholics to participate in joint worship services which pray for unity. The council decree called restoration of Christian unity "one of the principal concerns of the Second Vatican Council" and outlined a program of Catholic participation in theological dialogues, ecumenical prayer services and socialaction projects. It also tied ecumenism to the general theme of Vatican II, the renewal of the Catholic Church. Since then the Vatican has launched international dialogues with the Orthodox. Anglicans, Methodists, Lutherans, Reformed Christians, Baptists, Pentecostals and Disciples of Christ.
The new Code of Canon Law specifically requires bishops to foster Catholic participation in ecumenical activities. The dialogues have shown a wide range of agreement on many issues which histor-
ically divided Christian churches. They also have pinpointed still-thorny disagreements. Many disagreements focus on church authority, especially on the role of the pope and the Catholic belief of papal infallibility in matters of faith and morals. The Catholic-Anglican theological dialogue progressed so far that in 1982 Church leaders started a second phase aimed at recommending practical steps for restoring organic unity and removing barriers to the joint recognition of ministries. Pope John Paul travelled to England in May 1982 to sign the second-phase common declaration, along with Archbishop Robert Runcie of Canterbury, leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Despite the advances, however, the Catholic Church's
commitment to ecumenism is being seriously questioned in some quarters. International and local Catholic officials say that slowdown in visible progress reflects a crucial stage in ecumenism. Two key characteristics of this stage are: • The focusing of the dialogues on key faith issues involving the religious and historical identity of the churches, preventing common agreements from being quickly reached. • Inherent differences in the churches' structures which, after a rapid initial increase in cooperation on social issues and projects, hinder further cooperation on developing policy. Vatican officials say that international dialogues are continually narrowing on faith issues which none of the participating churches can easily modify without risking their religious identity. Pope John Paul outlined the current Church position on ecumenism in a June talk to Vatican officials. He reiterated the Church's ecumenical commitment but warned that for Catholics there could be no major outward signs of unity — such as regular joint Communion — with other Christian Churches until a full unity in faith is achieved. He said that "does not mean putting a brake on the ecumenical movement,- but "avoiding letting it accommodate itself in easy solutions, which do not arrive at anything stable and solid."
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Bishop's new role stressed by the C ouncil by JERRY FILTEAU •
The Second Vatican Council is sometimes called the " council of the bishops"
because one of its most important achievements was to take the theology of bishops seriously and restore
to them an authority that had
gradually eroded in practice over the centuries.
A key document spelling out
missionaries. In Asia, he said, more the role of bishops was than 90 percent of missionary " Christus Dominus," the workers today are natives. Decree on the Pastoral Office "Before the council, 80 percent of of Bishops in the Church, bishops in missionary countries were which the council passed on foreigners. Today it's vice-versa," he October 28,1965, during the fourth and final session of said. The change has left some foreign Vatican II. It called for reform and missionaries resentful. They some of the nternationalization i must watch as mistakes are the Church's Curia, Roman remains over But disagreement made or Churches run differently. central administration. It how much and how quickly local Ecumenism, at the centre of the ordered the formation of traditions should be adopted by native council's agenda, has raised some national or regional bishops' churches — particularly in the Mass debate when applied to the mission- c onferences. and sacraments. ary field. The decree gave new imporAlthough the word "inculturation" Catholic missionaries often evan- tance to the diocese under its is not found in the council's "Decree gelize in the same areas as missionar- bishop, calling it "a particular Church in which the one, on the Church's Missionary Activity" ies of other Christian churches. ecumenholy. Catholic and Apostolic said Lourdusamy clearly was idea Cardinal Gentes), the (Ad there: "The Christian life will be ism has been of "vital importance" in Church of Christ is truly operative." adapted to the mentality and charac- ending disputes among missionaries present and I t bishop as chief cast the ter of each culture," the document of different faiths. pastor, teacher, priest, and He described their fighting before said. guide in the faith of his Local traditions, "illumined by the the council as a "scandal." p ortion of the universal But CardinalJoseph Ratzinger, head Church. It spelled out new light of the Gospel," will become part the Conregation for the Doctrine of relations between him arid of unity. Catholic of a According to Indian Cardinal D. the Faith, has warned in a recently the priests, Religious and Simon Lourdusamy, secretary of the published book that ecumenical laity in his diocese. The prevailing popular view Congregation for the Evangelisation efforts in mission countries risk bishops before the council, of neglecting Catholic unity. of Peoples. influenced by legalheavily interdenominational people of an Speaking "If we want to evangelize ism, tended to see bishops as theologians, the African incultuof have association got to effectively, we've basically the pope's local ration, we've got to make the Chris- cardinal said in the book, "The branch chiefs, exercising tian message incarnate in the local Ratzinger Report": `With an associa- authority by delegation from tion of this kind, we cannot exclude culture." But, he added, "this must be done that what is regarded as `African' may The decree stressed the without losing the substance and put the common awareness of what is proper, immediate, ordinary Catholic in the shade." identity of Christianity." authority of each bishop in that the said also cardinal diocese and the authority Church has The where the his In Africa, man is the whole college of every that of teaching of adaptions Church's some rapidly, grown local traditions have not been studied called to salvation has been "put b ishops over the whole always in union well enough before being applied and forward in an extreme form since the Church — pope and under his the with some liturgical adaptations, such as council" in a way that views nonprimary authority, but by ordinary. using local foods for the Eucharist, Christian religions as an virtue of their sacramental have gone beyond what the Church rather than extraordinary, path to ordination and the pastoral salvation. allows, he said. authority that flowed from This has "caused the missionary that. Incultration, Cardinal Lourdusamy said, should be coordinated by local zeal of many to slacken," he said. Though it was passed in bishops. The political and social activity of 1965, the most significant A more serious problem, the cardi- missionaries, like that of the rest of the e vents that shaped the nal said, is that some missionaries have Church, has increased greatly since decree on bishops occurred two years earlier, when the "looked the other way' when faced the council. w orld's bishops adopted was a with it conflict said traditions that Lourdusamy with local Cardinal criptural language on the s Church teachings. good thing that today's missionaries "college of bishops" in the For instance, "there's been a kind of are more active in protecting human Dogmatic Constitution on the compromise going on with polygamy" rights. Church. — the practice of taking more than Father Heekeren said because In the days following that missionaries are now more involved decision, a draft version of one spouse. Pope John Paul, on his August 8-19 in helping poor people economically the decree on bishops was trip to Africa, pointedly denounced and socially, "more than ever they are debated, occasioning some polygamy, which is common among misunderstood, prosecuted and of the most bitter clashes of the council between liberals killed" by the more powerful. African tribes. Cardinal Gantin said that, despite and conservatives. He also encouraged Africans to The result of those debates make the Church their own, but the problems faced by mission was a complete reworking of within the lines of universal Church churches, "the frontiers of the Church the document, with Pope have been widened" since the counteaching. Paul VI insisting on the need Cardinal Lourdusamy said one of cil. for bishops' conferences and Particularly in the Third World, the the need to view the bishop's the most successful missionary developments since the council is "indigen- Church has grown in numbers and office from a sacramental and pastoral perspective. ization," the increasing role of native quality, he said.
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A Publication of the Catholic Education Office of Western Australia
November 1985
Southwest gets education officer Catholic schools in the southwest of the State will soon have the services of a regional education officer who will be based in Bunbury. The Most Reverend Peter Quinn, Bishop of Bunbury, praised the decision of the Catholic Education Commission to continue its efforts to meet more adequately the needs of school communities in regional centres and distant country towns.
"Delighted" "I am also delighted with the appointment of Br Anthony Daily to this new position:. Bishop Quinn said. "We are very fortunate that an individual with such an outstanding background and wealth of skills in Christian education as Br Daily has agreed to join our educational effort in the Bunbury Diocese. "Br Daily's wide experience in educational administration and management has given him a keen understanding of the needs and difficulties confronting schools today. He has also demonstrated a marvellous ability to work
would be greatly reassured and helped by having direct contact with an education officer in their region. "Br Dally will be able to give direct support and assistance to schools, and when necessary, liaise with appropriate specialist officers in the Catholic Education Office in Perth. including the newly integrated religious education division," Bishop Quinn said. "While schools in more distant parts of the State have many of the same needs as metropolitan schools, they also have some special requirements in the areas of relations. community teacher inservicing, staffing and curriculum. -We have a great diversity of educational needs in this State. The establishment of a Catholic Regional Education Office, here in Bunbury as well as in Geraldton and Broome. will help us continue to meet these needs and to nurture the diversity which is one of the great
ies include the first chairmanship of Catholic Care for the Intellectually Handicapped Committee, membership in the Archdiocese of Perth Pastoral Council and of the Australian College of Education, and a fellow of the West Australian Institute of Educational Administration. Br Daily earned a bachelor and diploma of
education from the West' em Australian Institute of Technology. Br Daily will take up his appointment at the beginning of the 1986 school year.
Schools in Southwest There are 20 Catholic schools in the Bunbury Diocese enrolling more than 3700 students.
Reactions from country schools Br Dally's appointment to the Bunbury Regional Office has been greeted with great enthusiasm by schools in the area. "The idea of regionalization is an important step in the development of Catholic education in country areas:. said John Borserio. Principal of St Brigid's School (Bridgetown). "I believe Br Daily will be an important link between the schools in the area and a vital contact with the Catholic Education Office in Perth. "It is important for him to be visible in the schools and to know the teachers.
Small country schools Bishop Quinn noted that within the Diocese there are a number of very small schools which
strengths of Catholic education," Bishop Quinn said.
Br Anthony Daily Br Daily is currently deputy headmaster of Aquinas College (Manning). He was superintendent of both Clontarf and Ca stledare, special schools for disturbed boys Among other posts he has held are the principalships of St Patrick's College (Geraldton) and St Paul's College (South Australia). His community activit-
development of staff in the region."The sense of isolation in country secondary schools is very acute. especially with the changes in education occurring at present," said Sr Irene McCormack. Principal of Kearnan College (Manjimup). "We really need someone at the local level to provide immediate services and the regional officer will fulfil that function. "Closer interaction with the Catholic system at the grass-roots level will be a great advantage to all schools."
A retired farmer from Goomalling has died, leaving bequests of $149.000 to five Catholic organizations, including the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia.
Special sports for special kids
with diverse community groups. both lay and religious, which is an essential aspect of developing good community' school relations." Bishop Quinn said. "Iam verygrateful to the Christian Brothers for making Br Daily available to us."
the parishes and the communities." Br Daily's appointment on a geographical basis instead of a diocesean basis is a new direction for coordinating Catholic education according to Fr Russell Hardiman, secretary of the Priest's Senate in the Bunbury Diocese and parish priest at Donnybrook. "I see Br Daily's main role as a liaison between all the agencies involved in education as well as the school communities:. Fr Hardiman said. "He will also play an important role in the personal and professional
Farmer makes bequest to WA Catholic Education Commission
Proud parents Mr and Mrs Rodney Leach with their son. Nicholas, and his classmate, Jacqueline Steed.
Br Anthony Dally and Bishop Peter Quinn.
Volume 2 Number 5
The Inaugural WA Catholic Primary Schools Special Education Units. Combined Sports Day was held in October at the sports oval of Newman Siena College. Students from the special education units of St Michael's (Bassendean), St Kieran (Tuart Hill). Loreto (Nedlands) and Holy Rosary ( Doubleview) took part in a variety of sporting activities throughout the day. "The day was a great success." said Peter Heggart, convenor of the sports day. "Over thirty students from the four schools spent a beautiful sunny
day running and march ing and throwing. "Nearly fifty parents also came along to watch their children. "These children normally only get to compete with students from the mainstream," Peter said. "This day was arranged so that they could participate in sports with each other. "Each student was in six individual events and four team events. As long as they finished the event they were considered winners and everyone was awarded a ribbon... Events included running. skipping, tug-of-war, relay and tunnel ball.
"Each school also won a trophy which the students could then take back to the rest of the school:. Peter said. "Tony Hillas, sporting for the coordinator Association of Catholic Colleges, helped us with the starting and timing of races and Sr Perpetua, principal of Newman Siena. gave us the use of the sports oval. "Students from Br John's religion class at Newman Siena came along to help out wherever was necessary and the Servite Special Education Unit students provided all the lunches:* said Peter,
Mr Patrick Joseph (Joe) Enright, 76 and a bachelor, was living in Yokine at the time of his death. MrJF Enright. executor of the estate, said that the bequests reflected his brother's lifelong devotion to the Church: "My brother lived a good Christian life and he wanted his estate to be used for the welfare and benefit of people through the Church's activites." The bequest left to the Catholic Education Commission was $40.000. "We are very pleased to accept this bequest:. said Peter Tannock. Chairman of the Commission.
Gratitude "Joe Enright will be remembered with gratitude for his valuable contribution to the work of Catholic education in this State." The Enright Bequest for Catholic education will be used for two purposes: • $20.000 to support an annual travelling fellowship for a teacher of religion • $20,000 to restore the old house known as The Ship at the Avon-
PJ Enright down Catholic Education Centre in Toodyay. The Enright family were pioneers in the Goomalling district who were closely associated with the Sacred Heart Church for many years. Mr Enright's father helped to build the first church and he and his bride were the first couple to wed in it. In 1962 when a new church was built. Mr Enright delivered the first load of bricks to the site. Mr Enright is survived by two brothers. JF and WR. and two sisters. Miss Susan Josephine Enright and Mrs Mary Cusack.
Leederville schools to unite in '86 In 1986 two Catholic secondary schools will amalgamate to form Aranmore Catholic College (Leederville). St Mary's Secondary College and Christian Brother's College (Leederville) will begin operation under one administration, one staff and one school board from the beginning of next year. "The merger has come about to rationalize resources and to enable the school to offer a wider range of subjects to students,- said Br Kevin Paull. Br Paull, principal of CBC, will take on the principalship of Aranmore. St Mary's and CBC are currently operating as separate schools on adjacent campuses. St Mary's caters for 311 girls and CBC for 393 boys in years 8 to 12.
merger," said Br Paull. "The amalgamated college will have an enrolment of about 750 boys and girls and will be more cost effective, reduce duplication and increase the number of subjects offered."
Community support
Br Kevin Paul and Sr Joan Buckham are to be principal and deputy principal of the new Aranmore Catholic College (Leederville). "Rising financial costs and a decrease in the number of religious in schools prompted the
Sisters of Mercy and the Christian Brothers to establish a working party to look at the feasibility of a
The first Catholic school on the Leederville site was called Aranmore and catered for boys and girls. The photograph above was taken of children attending the school in the 1920's.
Seeing red: schools prepare 1986 budgets At this time every year WA Catholic primary and secondary schools prepare their budgets for the following year. At Our Lady's Assumption School (Dianella) it is a chance for the principal and the school board to work together on educational planning. "The budget process allows each school to plan for the coming year according to its own priorities,- said principal John Willett. -Our planning and priorities may be very different from those of a school down the road and this flexibility is an important part of the process. "Budget time makes us look at our priorities and rationalize our resources according to these priorities.For Suzanne Groves. principal of Majella Primary School (Balga) the most complex part of working out the budget is the salary aspect. -Teachers' salaries increase automatically each year and also when they complete additional qualifications.- Suzanne said. "We must budget for
these increments and increases. "Major expenses such as lighting, power. insurance and water cannot be reduced so we look to administrative and office expenses to cut so we don't run into a deficit. -Preparing the budget each year is time consuming and difficult. -Funding is always tight and we have to watch where every dollar goes,Suzanne said.
Schools Commonwealth funding for group-funded schools is shared among schools on the basis of need. State funding is on a per pupil basis. Nearly all primary schools are group funded as are some secondary schools. Individually funded schools receive funding directly from the Commonwealth and State governments on a per pupil basis. The majority of secondary schools are funded in this way. "The idea of groupfunded schools is that needy schools can be helped by those schools
which are not so needy." said Des O'Sullivan. Assistant Director, School Resources and Management. -Schools which receive funds on an individual basis largely organize their resources according to their own priorities."
Income School expenditure and income is split between two categories, recurrent and capital. Recurrent income comes from the Commonwealth and State governments. school fees, special programs and various funds. Capital income comes from the Commonwealth government, local contributions and loans.
Expenditure Wages and salaries form a major part of recurrent expenditure along with maintenance costs, power charges, insurance and general expenses. Capital expenditure is for new buildings. extensions and equipment.
According to Br Paull, the school community has supported the merger from the beginning. "We have involved staff, parents, students and the wider community in the planning and development stages,- he said. "As a result of parent consultation, separate instruction of boys and girls will continue in core subjects in years 8, 9 and 1 0 with coeducation in years 1 1 and 12. -This is an important reflection of the wishes of parents who have in the past deliberately chosen single-sex schools for their children's education:* "The formation of departments and appointment of heads of departments in each of the seven areas proposed by the Beazley Report and religious education was worked through by the staff. -Operating as one school will mean that teachers are able to specialize in their subject area rather than teach in three or four separate subject areas," Br Paull said.
Administration -The school board will be responsible for the financial management of the school and will allow the community greater involvement in decisions affecting the school,- said Br Paull. -We are now much more responsible to our community and must work within the parameters set down by them."
New name The school community came up with the new name of Aranmore Catholic College. The name reflects the beginnings of the parish and the community when the Sisters of Mercy first established a coeducational school in the area at the beginning of the century.
Structural changes The school community has committed $250.000 to renovations and restructuring of the two schools to accommodate the merger. -The area taken up by the two schools will be restructured into one campus," said Br Paull. -We believe that the high intensity of such an inner city school, the involvement and support from the community and the qualities of immediacy and friendliness will not be lost in the amalgamation but enhanced to benefit all students.-
Orana scores first with ELIC workshops
Over 100 parents are attending the Early Literacy lnservice Course workshops which are being held at Orana Catholic Primary School (Willetton). -I am absolutely over- are doing at home in the are very important in whelmed at the response areas of reading and developing and extending from parents:* said Meg- writing,- said Mr Basil this program. ' an Phillips, ELIC tutor and Akkermans. - After the first workteacher at the school. "These workshops are shop we had to go home Principal's response the first of their kind in and record how often we John Downey, principal Westem Australia. Par- helped our children with of the school, sees ELIC as ents and teachers are their reading and writing, an important way of inreally working together to how often we read aloud volving parents in the help children develop to them and how often school. skills in language, reading they saw us reading and "Megan's hard work and writing." and tireless efforts in wilting." promoting the aims of Workshops ELIC are helping us work Involved parents Workshops are held in •'1 have a son in year 1 at the evening from 8pm to more closely with our benefit of Orana and I am naturally about 1 Opm. Megan is parents for the children:. he all said. parents the concemed about his lan- offering development," choice of two nights each guage Other parent week said Mr Alex Tubic.-As response was so workshops There is a great deal of talk at the moment about great. I thought it best to It is hoped that all literacy and it is important split the group so that I was of children attendparents for the school and the not working with over one junior primary schools ing home to work together in hundred parents all the will have an opportunity time.- said Megan. this area:. to attend these special Mrs Geraldine O'Rourke Support from workshops. is also attending the teachers A booklet has been workshops: -Parents are Megan is receiving prepared which explains becoming more involved in their children's educa- great support from the ELIC and how parents can assist their children in rest of the staff at Orana. tion." she said. -The staff are always improving their reading "The workshops give me a chance to find out willing to help me set up and writing skills. Further information what is happening in the the classroom and organoverheads and ise handabout these workshops school so that I can help outs.- Megan said. -Their will be available from my daughter at home.involvement and support primary schools next year.
Pre-primary A number of parents with children enrolled in pre-primary for next year are also attending the workshops. Kathryn and John Montagu have enrolled their daughter for 1986. "We are coming along to see how we can continue helping our daughter once she starts school,- said Kath1Yr:1: I really enjoy teaching my daughter at home and I want to learn how I can continue this throughout her years at school."
Series of workshops Megan is running a series of three workshops for parents. -The workshops are designed for parents to see how they can support language. reading and writing development in their children,- she said. -Parents work in small groups with some input from me. Basically they are given the opportunity to share their own ideas about helping their children in the home situation:. After each workshop parents are asked to make notes on how they help their children. "It is really interesting to find out exactly what we
Back to school for Commission's executive secretary After eight years with the Catholic Education Commission of Western Australia. Tony Curtis has accepted an appointment as principal of Corpus Christi College (Bateman). -I am excited at the prospect of working in a school again.- said Tony. "The last 8 years working with expert and professional people at the Office has been rewarding and challenging. However, for those of us who are committed to Catholic education there is always the feeling that the real work is done in the schools. "The current philosophy of the Commission is that Catholic education will be enhanced by the movement of personnel between the Office and schools. I'm pleased to be part of this process.' Mgr James Nestor. former Director of Catholic Education and Chairman of the Commission. said he was delighted that
Tony would be once again working in the school situation. -He knows deeply and lives what the faith says about Christian community and he has proven administrative skills to support its growth. -His movement out of the Office will be a loss to us as he has initiated a number of significant projects and programs. It will also be a loss personally to me and to Tony's other friends and colleagues,Mgr Nestor said.
Education Week: Clontarf to NMulticultural ewmanJunior expands horizons re-open for Aborigines An innovative program to provide education services for young Aborigines will begin in Perth next year. This initiative will utilize the facilities at Clontarf, a well-known Christian Brothers' centre in Manning. As many as 60 boys and girls between the ages of 15-18 will be admitted to the new Clontarf Aboriginal Education and Training College in term 1, 1986. The college is a result of two years of planning and consultation with a wide group of Aboriginal individuals, organizations and communities.
CECWA unifies planning and resources groups
Unique -This program is unique, innovative and flexible.- said Tony Lee, chairman of the college's board.
Tony Lee Board Chairman -It is addressing an urgent need in the cornmunity that other educational and training bodies are not meeting:' The college's curriculum has been designed to cater specifically for the needs of young Aborigines who do not attend school or who do not attend regularly.
Pictured above is the chapel at Clontarf. Clontarf, operated by the Christian Brothers, opened as an orphanage foryoung boys in 1901 and since that time has been used for various educational purposes. Clontarf originally included a small farm which allowed boys to receive training in agriculture. dressmaking. drama, computer studies, cooking and catering. arts and crafts and sports. Many of these options will be offered in cooperation with technical and further education colleges. The college will be managed. like most other Catholic schools, by a board of community members. As in the planning stage. Aborigines will continue to have major roles in the operation of the school, including board membership and staffing positions. Tony Lee is well-known in Western Australia for
his work in Aboriginal education. He is Coordinator of Aboriginal Advisory Services in the WA Department of Employment and Training. He is also a member of the Western Australian Education Aboriginal Consultative Group and a member of the Catholic Education Commission's Aboriginal Education Advisory Committee,
History Clontarf has had a long history of meeting the needs of children and young people. It has been closed since the end of 1983.
Options While traditional subjects like English and mathematics will be offered, a vast range of options will be available, including Aboriginal studies, personal development health education. mechanics,
Secondary students attend conference Students from five WA Catholic secondary schools recently attended a conference in Katherine (Northern Territory) to learn how to enhance their contribution to school life.
Curriculum -Two research officers spent several months planning the curriculum. and the result is a program which Aborigines themselves have said will be relevant to their needs and style of learning.- Tony said." The main emphasis of the college will be to give young Aborigines a second chance to build up their self-esteem and self-development, to improve their academic performance to enable them to attend tertiary or technical training-§chools or to increase their skills so they will have a better chance in the labour market.-
"Multicultural Education Week was a culmination of events and programs we have been involved in during the term," said Margaret White, teacher librarian at Newman College Junior School and coordinator of the multicultural education program. Throughout Multicul-There are no criteria tural Education Week (21- for funding individual 25 October) Margaret schools,- said Mietka organized a variety of Gruszka, consultant. -Schools can apply for activities and displays involving students, staff and small scale grants and parents. these are approved on the -We had a costume basis of merit parade. Greek dancing, -We can also advise multicultural games. dis- schools and teachers on plays in all the classrooms, planning programs and a giant chess game and a writing policies which inlunch of ethnic food." corporate multicultural Margaret said. perspectives. organize dis-During the term the plays, help with resources, students have been learn- initiate community languing about the language. age programs and enAmong many multicultural displays was one dress, food, culture, cus- courage all schools to Japanese culture and life. Children were featuring toms and beliefs of various look at the area of multigiven a chance to cook and eat food the Japanese countries. cultural education.way. -The year 5 class even went on a walking tour of Fremantle to find out about the many cultural groups living in the area. -Another interesting activity was pasta making. Parents came to the Recommendations and The Catholic Education school to show the child- Commission has estabpolicy development on Members of ren how to make spag- lished a new committee capital and recurrent Catholic School hetti.funding to schools and on to make recommendaResources Awareness of people tions on planning for new general and specific purCommittee According to Margaret schools, capital developpurse programs are an both students and teach- ment programs and alloimportant role of the ers have become more cation of recurrent reBishop Peter Quinn committee. Des O'Sullivan aware of the multicultural sources. -The integrated appnature of Australian Fr Pat Cunningham roach to recurrent and The Catholic Schools society. Mons Michael Keating capital funding will enable Resources Committee -Teachers are now in- replaces the existing Br Max McAppion us to undertake long-term cluding aspects of multi- Standing Committee for Sr Sheila Sawle planning for Catholic cultural perspectives into School Planning and the Clem Mulcahy education.- said Des. their teaching programs." Coresponsibility Building Roma Criddle she said. Sr Philomena Burrell Fund Management Com-In this way children mittee. Sr Margaret Finlay Membership learn about cultures that Ron Howard of Committee are different from their Coordination and David Heath' Membership of the own within the normal Mons P McCrann* extension committee will include school subjects. According to Des principals of primary and -When one of the • Ex-officio Assistant • classes visited the Japan- O'Sullivan, secondary schools. Catholic Education officers. ese School in Perth the Director. School Managechildren were realty sur- ment and Resources, the work in the division.- he Commission members said. prised to find that Japan- new committee will coand nominees of the The committee will Commission. ese is spoken all the time." ordinate all aspects of -The range of people Schools and teachers planning and manage- make recommendations can obtain advice, con- ment of resources to to the Catholic Education involved in this committee Commission on policies will enable a wide pertacts and information schools. -The committee is not relating to funding and spective on the decisionabout programs and grants from the Multi- just an amalgamation of resource use and educa- making relating to educultural Education Pro- the existing committees tional and financial priori- cational planning.- said Des. gram Consultant at the but an extension of our ties. Catholic Education Office.
We learned ways in which we could participate more effectively in the classroom and in the wider aspects of the school.- said Tony Tamlin from John Paul College (Kalgoorlie). "It is important for us to have a voice in our education.- said Tony. - After all we are the ones who are supposed to benefit from school. Pictured above are Judith Butters and Br Kevin Ryan who have both been involved in the planning of the new Clontarf Aboriginal Education and Training College. Judith said that many young Aborigines aren't successful in mainstream schools because the curriculum is irrelevant to their lives and the teaching methods and expectations are often in conflict with Aboriginal culture and expectations. "There are so many cultural and social aspects in schools. In mainstream schools there are white teachers, white students and white ways. Aboriginal kids often feel that they just don't belong," Judith said. Both Kevin and Judith expressed strong belief that this new program will help Aborigines "confidently take their place in life."
-Students often leave school because it is boring and monotonous. By participating in decisions which affect us we may be able to make school more interesting and relevant for everyone." To-ny was accompanied by Maria Marsh (La Salle College, Viveash), Kerryn Edwards (Mercy College, Koondoola). Brendan O'Shanassy (St Brendan's College. Hilton) and
Beverly Smith (St Joachim's High School, Victoria Park). The conference was organized by the Youth Affairs council of Australia (YACA) for students and youth representatives. YACA contributed to the cost of one representative and the WA Non-government Participation and Equity Program (PEP) funded the other four students.
Contributing effectively Eighty seven students from across Australia spent a week in Katherine at the conference. They contributed to workshop sessions, worked in small groups and brainstormed ways in which they. as students, could make a more effective contribution to their schooling.
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Ex CBCer questions I wonder if you might be opening able to comment on this matter? dates Mr J F Moynihan
It was with great interest Woodlands that I read your article on CBC Fremantle (Inter' corn, October 1985) Editor's reply The extensions to the which I attended 193941 building were completed until we moved to Perth. One statement you in 1934. However. it wasn' t made about CBC Fre- until April 1939 that these mantle has me curious. extensions were blessed You said that the two- and officially opened by storey extension was com- the Right Reverend Monpleted in 1934. Our family signor Fagan representarrived at Fremantle in ing Archbishop Prendi1937 and in that year or ville. later we attended a funcIntercom is published tion at CBC Fremantle where the late Archbishop by the Catholic Education Prendiville officiated. This Commission of Western was in connection with Australia. Its editor is Lee the two-storey building West. The views expressfronting Ellen Street and I ed in Intercom are not always thought that it was necessarily those of the official opening. CECWA or the editor.
Focus on Schools St Joseph's School: small school with big heart
-For teachers to work in this capacity requires communication, support and understanding from the entire school community."
School hours
Written by Jane Machin-Everill, this edition of Focus on Schools looks at the secondary division of St Joseph's School (Northam) which terminates at year 10. In the article below several year 10 students tell how they feel about going to a small school in a country town. For most of the year 10 students at St Joseph's the prospect of leaving the school at the end of the year is both exciting and daunting.
Moving on "Because St Joseph's is such a small school we all know each other and there is a really caring atmosphere among the students and the staff:' said Michelle Neeling. "Next year we have to face the outside world and some of us will even leave Northam.' Of the 35 students in year 10 only two or three are going to look for jobs at the end of the year. Most are continuing to years 1 1 and 12. As St Joseph's finishes at year 10 students have to move to another school to complete their education. "Years 1 1 and 12 will give us time to mature and to find out who we realty are,- said Andrea Smith. -Some of us are going to boarding schools in Perth and others are staying in Northam. Whatever we do it will be different. We are no longer going to be such a closeknit school community.The opportunity of moving to another school is also seen as a chance of meeting other people and broadening experiences. "Many of us will go to tertiary studies after year 12 so this move at the end of year 10 will help us adjust to life after school," said Marcia Norrish. "For those who are going to board in Perth it will help us cope with living away from our families,"
A number of students have to travel considerable distances to get to school. This means that many activities which are traditionally conducted outside school hours in city schools must be incorporated within normal school hours in country schools. "The timetable during the day is really tight," Neville said.
School life ''There are some re-
strictions in going to a small 'country school,said Luke Van Beek_ -For example, we can't take some subjects that we may want to study because they don't fit the timetable or there is no teacher. But generally we have a range of subjects from which we can choose.-
Questioning - At this stage of our lives we are beginning to question everything,- said Gail Michels. -We aren't satisfied with answers such as 'because I said so.' We need reasons for why things are as they are -In religion we are given the chance to explore issues which affect us. "At the moment we are looking at the question of violence in society and trying to understand its implications and consequences. "We will all be sad to leave St Joseph's but we are looking forward to the future.- said Gail.
Three of St Joseph's year 10 students have recently won prizes in state competitions. They are Michelle Neeling (Parliament Week essayist), Georgina Gazis (Parliament Week essayist) and Richard Morgan (Mathematics competitor). St Joseph's School enrols approximately 85 students in years 8, 9 and 10. They are taught by six full-time secondary teachers and three part-time teachers. Today most of St Joseph's students will complete years 11 and 12 at Northam's government high school or at a Perth Catholic School.
Country schools are invariably very different from schools in the metropolitan area. St Joseph's School ic no exception. -One of the issues we continually face is that of staff,- said Neville McManus, St Joseph's principal. -It is often difficult to attract a balanced staff in terms of males and females, married and single people and older and younger teachers." Country schools also face the problem of a fairly high turnover of staff. -We are really lucky at St Joseph's. At present most of our staff have been at the school for three or four years.- said Neville. -Because we mainly get inexperienced teachers one of my jobs as principal is to help these people in both their personal and professional development.
Increased responsibilities In many country schools, including St Joseph's, teachers are given responsibilities beyond their years of experience. "Being the only teacher of English, for example. means that the classroom teacher must also act in the role of subject coordinator and head of department. Neville said.
'Premium efficiency' says board Chairman
Students elect girl as leader
Country life Growing up in a small country town has its advantages and its disadvantages. "The pace of life is much slower in the country so children can grow up in their own time.Marcia said. -We don't have the attractions and entertainment provided by the city so we have to make our own fun. I can see that for some people country life would be boring but for me it is a challenge to use my own resources. "If people are provided with everything they never have the chance to find out about themselves,Marcia added.
A caring community
Marcia Norrish is the first girl to be elected captain of St Joseph's School. The position of school captain is open to all boys and girls in year 10. Staff and students are involved in the elections. Marcia is assisted by her deputy captain, Wayne Allardyce.
Marcia also has another claim to fame. She is the first girl from a country school to be selected for the State Catholic Schoolgirls' Netball Team. Marcia recently played for the WA team in the state championships held in Brisbane during the August holidays.
School works to master plan
Community involvement and interaction are vitally important in maintaining the caring atmosphere at St Joseph's. Sr Anastasia Crowley works with families and teachers in the role of support person within the school community. -This pastoral care role is just one part of the many informal ways that the school and the community can work together to help the students.-
"I think that St Joseph's is close to premium efficiency at the moment." said Dr Brian Barker, veterinary surgeon in Northam and chairman of the school board. -As chairman I oversee the monthly meetings and work in close cooperation with the principal to put into practice the directives of the board," Brian originally comes from Queensland and has lived in Northam for nearly thirteen years. His two daughters attend St Joseph's. "At the moment the board is looking at the introduction of a second stream in year 1 and extension to years 11 and 12,- Brian said.
site and the former convent school has been converted into a practical and creative arts centre. -The centre has only been operational this year and has allowed us to extend offerings. It is used for woodwork, metalwork, food and nutrition, clothing and fabrics and art," Neville said.
History
Built as a private home for the Throssell family in the late 1890's, Fermoy House has been used as a monastery and hospital. Today it is part of the school. -We include a lot of activities into the school day so that students have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of activities."
Changing population The population of Northam is constantly changing depending upon shifts in the local economy. This has implications for the school. -Many families only stay in town for two or three years so our student population is changing all the time,- said Neville. "We may have a sudden increase in enrolments if a family comes to Northam and by the same token our enrolments may suddenly decrease when a family moves on:'
A Catholic school was originally established in Northam in 1886 by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition at the invitation of the Benedictine Monks. The Marist Brothers established a separate boys school in 1948. In 1970 the need to rationalize Catholic education in Northam resulted in a co-educational school from years 1 to 10. The Marist Brothers provided a principal until the end of 1 982.
Practical and creative arts Priman, and secondary students are now on one
Computer Courses for parents David Dunstan, senior secondary teacher, runs computer awareness courses for parents. So far 35 parents have attended the evening classes. -Everyone needs to know what computers can do:' said Mr Robert Davey whose children attend St Joseph's. "It is easy to be left out of the computer revolution. These courses mean that we can at least understand what our children are learning in computing at school.Photos on this page depict physical education, fabrics, metalwork and biology classes at St Joseph's
Principal, Neville McManus
-The house captains are involved in a variety of projects. For example, they organize magazines, social activities, mission days and the end of year dinner. -School assemblies are entirely run by the students. All I do is reserve a time slot to speak to the school.A feasibility study into extending the school to years 11 and 12 is being
undertaken. -The school board is looking at the concept in the light of how it will benefit students and their families here in Northam as well as Catholic education in the state,- said Neville.
changes in the nature and direction of education as a result of the BeazJey and McGaw inquiries. "We need to look at what is happening in the school so that all students develop to their full poten-
tial:" Neville stressed. -Teachers must also see progress within their own subject areas and help to develop courses to give students a broad and relevant education at St Joseph's:.
Consolidation -Our concern at pre. sent is to consolidate all the changes of the last few years and to see if they are working effectively." Along with changes in the school have come
Multitalented staff at Northam There are six full-time secondary teachers at St Joseph's and three parttime teachers. "Because the school is small we often have to teach outside our subject areas,- said Lisa Welboume who teaches science, social studies and computing. "Although resources are limited you learn to work with what you have. For example, there is no
science laboratory assistant so the students work with me in preparing materials. This gives them the opportunity to see what is required and how to organize and take care of equipment. "One really good thing about working in a country school is that you get to know the students not just within the classroom but outside the school as well:' Lisa said.
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Troops in reserve According to Sr Anastasia parental response to school activities is tremendous. "Our parents are troops in reserve, always willing to be involved in the school and to help out where they can,- she said. "The Parents and Friends Association is very active in the school. The computer centre was established this year as a direct result of P&F support. "All activities undertaken by the P&F are a joint school/parish concern. This means that the school and the parish work closely together to provide support to Catholic families and children in Northam.-
"We have been through many changes in the last couple of years,- said Neville McManus, principal of St Joseph's School (Northam). -The administrative structure has changed enormously as well as accommodation and facilities of the school. -We have also undertaken a number of reviews on what is being offered at the school and how these offerings are meeting the needs of students and the wider community:'
School Board Chairman Brian Baker -It is important for the school to continue operating efficiently and effectively to meet the needs of our young people.- Brian concluded.
Servite College: a spirit of community service "Libraries are the keepers of our history and our culture. But they are not merely storehouses of the relics of the past, but meeting places for people and ideas, vital partners in our system of education." (Wilbur Cohen) The Servite College Library is certainly more than merely an information storehouse and when it comes to ideas and people the most vital person there must be the College's teacher librarian, Lydia Pagano. Any ideas one might have of the stereotyped school librarian who does little more than stamp books and attempt to hush over-exuberant students are quickly dispelled by Lydia. She sees her role as extending beyond the library walls to having a positive influence on the total life of the College and the community outside. -I feel that a teacher librarian here can be a kind of catalyst for the wider Servite ideal of serving the community.- she said. This means that the library itself is used in different ways. not only for students and staff research, general information and reading for relaxation, but also for other school-based activities, such as the stamp club and drama group meetings and lunch-time board games.
Servite College's special education unit strives for integration
Students in special education unit recently catered lunch for a special sports day. "The overall aim of the special education unit at Servite College (Tuart Hill) is to integrate the students into the mainstream classroom as much as possible." said Louise Eastwood who is the teacher in charge of the unit. "lam reallypleased with the results so far. The 10 students in years 8.9 and 10 who are part of the unit spend half their time in classes with other students.- Louise said. -They are integrated in all option subjects and are expected to do their best work. Teacher aides in these classes help the students with their work where it is necessary:'
Establishment The special education unit was established at Semite in 1982. It enrols students who are miIdly or moderately handicapped with such disabilities, as mental retardation, hearing impairment, sensory disfunction and Down's Syndrome. The policy of the unit is to provide each child with an individual program with special instruction in language. reading.writing and comprehension. "I concentrate on concrete and realistic activities so that students can learn to live in society." said Louise.
-For example. the maths program is built around handling money and feeling confident with finances. -We also go on a lot of excursions and participate in activities outside the school so that students learn to communicate and interact with those around them.
Work experience -Year 10 students in the unit go on work experience with the rest of the year 10s,- said Louise. "It is amazing to see how their confidence is increased once they come back to school.One of the girls went to a child care centre for her work experience and really enjoyed it. She is hoping to do a child care assistant's course next year:
Lydia has encouraged parental involvement in the library and has been happy with the response. -A teacher librarian needs to be aware of service to all students and staff as well as being responsible for the selection, production and utilization of all resources. She has to be alert in providing relevant information and resources relating to new courses," Lydia said. The cooperation of her colleagues is invaluable, she added. Lydia is actively involved in the promotion of multicultural awareness within the school and in her four years at Servite has worked closely with staff members in writing submissions for Small Scale Grants.
Move over Eisenstein. Hello Cecil B. A small, creative group of students at St Joseph's College (Spencer Park) has taken on the production of two television documentaries at the request of the regional television station. Golden West Network.
Librarian Lydia Pagano with parent volunteer. As well as continuing to develop the range of fiction, reference books and audiovisual materials, in consultation often with other staff members, she will ' track down' difficult-to-find books, films and other material. She produces Servite College Library Link. a booklet of all audiovisual programs available in the College. which is distributed to all staff members. Subject coordinators are regularly advised of available resources and Lydia is currently cataloguing computer software for the Non-government Schools Computing Centre. " A teacher librarian in a school is a specialist who fills an active teaching role in its instructional programs. And she or he is also a facilitator for learning and teaching resources.- Lydia said. Above all. Lydia emphasizes the part the library plays in supporting the ethos of the school. It is clear that for her 'serving her community' is the cornerstone.
-I didn't have much confidence in my ability to make a video when we started,- said Bradley Martin, -but I turned out to be better than I thought." -I found out I knew a lot about how to use different techniques, to shoot from different angles and to put a video together from the TV programs I had watched.The first step in producing a video program is to prepare a storyboard, according to Bradley. -When we prepare the storyboard we have to analyze what's going to happen. We break the story into its main parts and into the right sequence of events.- he said. The young videomakers were quick to point out how much assistance they have been given by Elizabeth Bateup, their classroom teacher, and Peter HarleyAtkinson, another St Joseph teacher who vol-
Scheduled for release early in 1986, both 15minute programs focus on local issues. Albany Action presents a potpourri of outdoor activities of interest to young people: surfing. sailing. skateboarding. fishing, jet skiing and soap box racing. The Chaser traces the history of Cheynes III, an old Albany whaler forced into an early retirement as a floating restaurant. The script calls for interviews with men who served on the Cheynes III and panning across old photos of the early whaling days. How did these young people learn to make television programs? From watching TV.
unteered his time and technical expertise. "Mrs Bateup organizes for us to learn how to do things for ourselves- said Cheryl Hunt. -This was my first chance to do something creative and interesting. It's not like normal schoolwork where you just sit writing or reading. The things we do here are what we want to do." This project has given students experience in organizing complete tasks and working cooperatively with one another. Each documentary consists of several 2-3 minute segments which are the responsibility of different students. After all the location taping is completed, the segments will be edited together to form one unified program. Said Bradley: -If you don't help someone else, they won't help you. You have to cooperate or you're out of it.-
Catholic secondary principals hold annual general meeting Catholic secondary principals gathered for their annual general meeting at Clontarf (Manning) in late October. Val Murphy. Chairperson of the Catholic Secondary Principals' Association. described the meeting as -highly successful
Understanding The establishment of the unit at Servite also aims to develop in staff and non-handicapped students a sensitivity towards the handicapped child's disabilities and frustrations. "The teachers and students are very supportive of the work I do in the unit." Louise said. "The students fit in very well and learn to cope with the demands of school life. They are an integral part of the college,- Louise concluded.
Bradley Martin and colleague discuss fine points of storyboarding.
Val Murphy. -We were able to provide a professional. spiritual and social forum for our members. The AGM gives us a chance to recharge our batteries by sharing our problems and our solutions with one another, getting professional input from outside the organization and renewing our commitment
paper presented by Anne Parker (Principal of St Joachim's High School) on the leadership role of women in Catholic secondary schools.
1986 CSPA Executive
Val Murphy Graham Cooney Michael Devine Br Kevin Paul Sr Paula McAdam Ann Parker Sr Consuela Worthington Br Warwick Bryant
Among other outstanding and useful presentations were Accreditation (Br Pat Kelly). Teacher Workloads (Graham Cooney). Block Funding (Des O'Sullivan) and Principals' Terms of Service (Clem Mulcahy). Elections for the CSPA Executive for 1986 were held. (see box) Participants attended mass celebrated by Fr Michael Devine and shared a lunch prepared by the catering class of Bunbury Catholic College.
Principals attending the AGM included: (back row) Br Terry Hann (Aquinas), Sr Perpetua Gill (Newman Sienna), Fr James Nestor (CEO), Sr Kieran Kinsella (DeVialar), Barry Harvie (Servite), (front row) Sr Joan Buckham (St Mary's), Sr Assisium Wright (Mercedes), and John Cranford (Mazenod). to Catholic education:' Val said.
Keynote Speaker The keynote speaker was Dr Peter Tannock, Chairman of the Catholic Education Commission, who spoke about the role and requirements of today's Catholic secondary school principal.
In his remarks Dr Tannock stressed the need to support and provide for the professional development of principals and the need to involve principals in policy-making in both a direct and consultative way. Vol noted that one of the day's highlights was a
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Two of the students in Bunbury Catholic College's Food and Nutrition class talk over the day's work with their teacher. Nan Martella. The students travelled to Perth to cater lunch for the CSPA's AGM. •
Bill Rtzhardinge: Investment on wheels Architect of the North It all started one weekend in 1967 for Bill Fitzhardinge, then an architect with a large, prestigious
firm in Perth. He took the Friday night horror up to Broome for what he thought would be a one-shot deal, a couple of days of consulting with the Bishop of Broome, John Jobst. The two days stretched into four, the Bishop's car broke down, a one-nun search party went out on the Derby road looking for the architectural party when they didn't show up in time for evening mass, and the consulting quickly escalated to talk of chapels and houses and school buildings. Bill learned quickly. but still too late, that the Bishop of Broome was a hard man to say "no- to. That first trip up to see the Bishop was to characterize much of Bill's work over the next 18 years in the Kimberley as he designed everything from transportable toilet blocks (the white man's most essential element of civilization), school buildings, teachers' cottages. arts and crafts centres, churches, convents and chapels. His work in designing school buildings in the Kimberley has essentially established the standards and criteria for such facilities. An energetic, professional man. Bill's enthusiasm for his work is obvious. There's always just one more blueprint. one more photograph, one more drawing he wants you to see. "It didn't take me long to realize." said Bill. "that working for the Bishop and working in a large architectural firm just weren't going to mix. so I left and set up my own practice:' Bishop Jobst is a man who wants to build, and according to Bill, he wants well-built quality buildings that look right on the harsh Kimberley landscape. For the past two years Bill has been primarily occupied in designing the $4.5m school facilities project in the Kimberley funded by the Commonwealth Schools Commission and administered by the Catholic Education Commission. Schools at Broome, Beagle Bay, Lombadina, Derby. Wyndham, Turkey Creek. Ringers Soak. Balgo, Lake Gregory and Bililuna are being upgraded.
Balgo Hills This extensive project has given him an opportunity to break new ground, particularly at Balgo Hills, in the construction of transportable buildings with large empty spaces in them, "What was needed at Balgo were total school facilities: classrooms, libraries, offices, toilet blocks, storage rooms. the lot," Bill said. "We had to decide whether to build transportables in Perth, to build on site in Balgo or some combination. Now you can build a better building in Perth than you can build on site in the
andahs will surround the building and be decorated with local stone. Each of the transportables is 14 metres long by 4 metres wide, the maximum size which a road train can accommodate. At Balgo five groups of two transportables each Above is one of the many trucks which will transport an entire school complex to will be joined on-site to Balgo Hills in the Kimberley region. It is the first project of its kind in Australia. form classrooms, library. The photos below show the three unique technological elements of this new administration offices and project: building on pre-stressed concrete, using light but stiff pine for the ceilings toilet facilities. and reinforcing the walls with 9mm plywood. When they arrive they will be complete down to white boards in place. : 00p cupboards installed and plumbing ready to go. "It is." said Bill. "an investment on wheels.The Balgo project is also the first time in Australia an entire school will have been transported to a remote region. But for a man like Bill Fitzhardinge, innovation has always been the name of the game.
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Kimberley — stronger. better constructed. - But then you have to transport it and when you get there it's going to have that temporary. impermanent look about it. Because we were so determined to have really well-built, manintenancefree, quality construction at Balgo, we decided to tackle these two drawbacks to transportables." The most stress a transportable building will ever undergo is when it is being transported. If it's mostly empty air that's being transported. like a classroom, it's even more stressful. That's why traditionally only complex buildings have been transported.
New technologies
New school set for desert For the past nine months, two women, Sr Clare Ahern and Sr Anne Boland, have been living in Ringers' Soak, a remote Kimberley community on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert. They have been living in two small caravans, one drive to the site by the Bishop of Broome. John Jobst. and the other hauled there by truck. There's no running water and no modern toilet facilities in Ringers' Soak. No shops. No telephone. No TV or radio. No newspapers. None of the hassles, and none of the amenities, of modem life. The sisters have been in Ringers' Soak because the Aboriginal community asked the Bishop to give them a school. The task of these two sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, both long-experienced in the establishment of schools in the harsh Kimberley environment, was to find out if a school at Ringers' Soak made sense. They decided it did. The following article is taken from the feasibility report submitted by the sisters to the Catholic Education Commission which resulted in the Commission's decision to approve the establishment of a school at Ringers' Soak in 1986. Ringers' Soak is situated 168 km from Halls Creek, WA. It is reached by travelling on dirt gravel roads and sandy, rocky and black soil tracks. There are approximately 70 to 80 permanent residents in Ringers' Soak. Because the present group has been together for manyyears they form a closely knit community with a policy of care for each other and of cooperation. Unemployment benefits, pensions and single parent benefits are the source of finance for the community. Accommodation consists of tin sheds, make-shift humpies and bower sheds.
The school facilities at Balgo required both simple and complex buildings. To get the kind of strength into the buildings required for transporting them, several technologies have been incorporated. The buildings have been constructed directly on pre-stressed concrete floors, the ceilings are Oregon pine (light but stiff), and the walls have been stiffened up with 9mm plywood. " All these methods combine to give us the Terms of reference kind of rigidity and Terms of reference for strength we need to get these buildings safely the study were to school 3000 kilometres north of • investigate needs at Ringers' Soak Perth on some pretty rough road on a journey • investigate the type of school required by the that takes four days drivcommunity ing, day and night. The use of pre-stressed • conduct a feasibility study at Ringers' Soak concrete floors means ascertain the viability to that the buildings. once in of establishing a school place. look and are more substantial. "We can fit them flush to the ground Interpretation of on concrete footings so terms that they look like they We interpreted -school belong in the environneeds- as the educational ment:* Bill said. needs of the community Roof lantern lights are which suits their present being used to give the and future lifestyles. This term of reference building character and to take advantage of the free required much consultaKimberley sunshine. Ver- tion with the Ringers' Soak
community as we felt the members of the community had the responsibility of articulating the "school needs." From our experience as teachers and community workers in the Kimberley we realized that if the educational needs of the children are going to be answered the adults must support and encourage their children. We comprehended the second term of reference as requiring of us to consult with the community at Ringers' Soak to ascertain what type of school they desired and also as alerting the people to various types of school so that they could make a choice. We interpreted "school" in a broader sense than just a school building but meaning a philosophy with policies and practices.
Major tasks We began the study in February 1985 but because of the expected wet season in the Kimberley it was unwise to pull caravans ortrytodrivethrough the area. Therefore we conducted our research in Perth, consulting with education and planning authorities and Aboriginal departments. In midMarch we moved to the Kimberley and in May we took up residence at Ringers' Soak.
April 1985, meeting with school children and their parents. We realised from our first day of residence that the community expected us to start a school. Our greatest struggle was to explain otherwise. In June we decided to begin a reading school which was situated in a bower shed. We were now very much aware of community cooperation and participation in the school and saw the parents also taking responsibility for their children's education. We never urged the children to come to school: the parents assumed that task. Our greatest task was to assist the children in understanding that school operated only for a few hours!
As we learned the dynamics of the group and adjusted to life in this remote community we began to experiment with time. It was decided to operate the school on a 6day/4-clay fortnight so that on pension week families could go to town to buy food and provisions.
Parental expectations The community wants the children to read and write English and Djaru. the community language. The adults train the children in the late afternoon in their own culture such as traditional danc-
ing and singing. The community sees the two of us as support people in assisting them in transmitting their culture to the children. In conclusion we wish to state that we believe the Aboriginal community at Ringers' Soak has really demonstrated its desire and need for a school, its eagerness to cooperate with school teachers and has shown that itwould be viable to establish a school in this remote community. Note: This feasibility study was made possible by the generosity of the Bishop of Broome and the Commonwealth Schools Commission.
St Peter's School Pregnancy help honours two parents Two community members will be honoured for their years of selfless dedication and hard work on behalf of St Peter's Primary School (Bedford). Nola Smith and WK (Bill) Sheridan have had scholarships established in their names by the Parents and Friends Association. Nola, whom Principal Laurie Mayne described as a - real tiger,- is retiring a fter seven years as school secretary and more than 15 years of volunteer work for the school. -It would be impossible to list all the jobs that Nola has done for us,- Laurie said. -She simply will not sit down. -This year she decided the school needed a younger person so she has worked with no pay training a new secretary. She has helped create a very special, warm atmosphere at St Peter's and we are very grateful to her.Laurie was also full of praise for Bill Sheridan, who is retiring this year as treasurer of the school board.
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Set up to help pregnant women and girls who feel unable to cope with their pregnancy, Pregnancy Help is a completely free and confidential community service.
Nola Smith, parent honoree. - Bill has been associated with the management of the school since the first education committees in 1971, later serving as president and treasurer of the board. - Without his acute financial and management skills, there have been times when I think the school might have folded up,- Laurie said.
Scholarships The first scholarships will be made at St Peter's Annual Presentation of
Awards on 12 December. The scholarships will pay the fees and tuition for a boy and girl selected on the basis of their good character, courteous and helpful attitude and who a re, as Laurie said, "tryers.The Annual Presentation of Awards will be followed by a luncheon prepared by members of the school community. Friends of Nola and Bill and of the school are invited to contact the school about attending the ceremony.
-Today, young people are confronted with conflicting information about sexuality,- says Corry Schoenmakers, social worker in charge of Pregnancy Help. Statistics kept by Pregnancy Help show that about 1000 women seek help each year. Nearly 40% of these women are under 19 years of age and 63% are single.
Work in schools Marion Bogue is one of four trained volunteers who visit schools to talk to students. -Schools invite us to talk to groups of students, usually in a religious education program or human relations course,says Marion. -We don't treat students as prospective clients but give a realistic view of the problems pre-marital sex can bring.
Computing Centre offers free service to teachers Teachers in Catholic schools are learning about how computers can be used in the classroom through the Non-government Schools Computing Centre which provides inservices and training for teachers in schools throughout the State. Located at WATT, the Centre is managed by John Winship. Director, and John Newman, Consultant/Lecturer. The services supplied to schools by the Centre include: • advice on purchasing and maintaining hardware • information about curriculum aspects of schools computing • inservice and training courses for teachers • evaluation of software and courseware • documentation of school courses The Centre has a range of microcomputers on
John Winship which teachers can gain hands-on experience. An extensive library of software packages is also available for school borrowing.
Inservice lnservice courses run at the Centre introduce teachers to the use of computers in the classroom. Emphasis is on computing across all subject areas and courses so
-Being involved in counselling young women who are trying to come to terms with an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy, we know the difficulties, the agonies and the worries of their situation,- says Marion. -In talking to students in schools, we can speak from our everyday experiences.-
Pro-life The schools program is available to all schools. It emphasizes a pro-life message and is in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church. -We encourage students to have an open
Teaching Resources Sexuality. Fertility Awareness and Christian Values is a kit published by the Catholic Education Office in Adelaide. The kit contains a teacher's guide, student worksheets and overhead transparencies and is suitable for upper secondary students. Topics covered include marriage, values, sexuality. decision-making, conception, female fertility awareness and family planning. The kit is available for loan from Chris Gardner, CEO Special Services Section. relationship with their the best ways to prevent parents and to talk to them unwanted preganancies.Pregnancy Help was about sex,- says Marion. -We try to give young originally established in 1973 as part of Centrepeople a positive attitude to their sexual behaviour care. Its establishment and encourage them to was in response to a need take a personal responsi- for the Catholic Church to bility for their own lives. support pregnant women We stress that saying - no- and to offer an alternative to pre-marital sex is one of to abortion.
What does the Church teach about human sexuality? by Mgr James Nestor Sexuality has to do with human relationships and so affects human society deeply. Human beings need loving relationships that are true to their nature as human persons. Human beings give one another a sense of their own personhood and wholeness when they make themselves gifts to one another. They also fulfil Christ's command to love one another as He loved mankind ( selflessly) and to grow towards Christian maturity. Sexuality has a central role in this natural, God-given design for human creation, and must not be isolated from it. It is part of the gift of man's creation as an image of God.
Sexual intimacy Sexual intimacy is an image of God's creative love and fertility. It follows, then, that the expression of sexual intimacy must signify true human love and it must preserve an openness to the creation of human life. To isolate it for individual selfgratification only is a serious distortion of its nature and purpose.
Creative integration
Teachers in Catholic schools have free access to the Non-government Schools Computing Centre. far have focused on maths, English, social Computing Consortium studies, health education The WA Educational In 1984. WAECC reand word processing. Computing Consortium ceived funding from the These courses are pro(WAECC) is an associa- Commonwealth to review vided free to teachers in all non-govem- educational software suitnon-government schools. tion of 50 schools. It was able for use in Australian ment Teacher replacement with the aim schools. established funding is available to The project has been of collaborating in the schools for teachers atextended this year to study computer educaarea of tending courses. the feasibility of estabtion. John Newman also This consortium, whose lishing a national software conducts inservice cour- honorary chairman is clearing house. The idea ses in country areas. This John Winship, works is to provide an informaterm he is making an closely with the comput- tion service to schools extensive tour of the ing centre. (John is also about software available south-west and will visit the director of the Non- nationally and internationschools from Bunbury to government Schools ally. Albany, and from North- Computing Centre, am to Kalgoorlie. • provide specialised Funding for the Centre the Comcomputer studies comes from Catholic school puter Education Program, courses in secondary projects a Commonwealth Schools schools A significant amount of Commission initiative befunding is allocated to gun in 1985. The Program Funding school projects. Last year aims to: Funding from the ComDe Vialar, Trinity, Mercy monwealth in support of • provide computer (Perth), St Joseph's the Program's initiatives awareness for all (Northam) and St Joson behalf of non-governstudents eph's (Albany) received • integrate computing ment schools amounted funds for various projects. into all subject areas to $120,000 this year.
Human beings are capable of developing their sexual powers and integrating them creatively with all the other dimensions of the human person. Human beings are especially helped by God to use their sexual power in such a way that they mature personally and experience an increase in harmony and inner peace.
Chaste love God has given all the gift of chastity or chaste love. Love is said to be chaste when it is concerned purely with what is good for another. Its focus is towards others' needs, and consequently it is interested primarily in knowing others better as persons. People in the married state exercise chastity by frequent expressions of genuine love and by sexual intercourse that is mutually desired by husband and wife and remains open to the birth of children at responsibly decided times.
Sex in marriage Sex in marriage deepens and expresses the marriage bond. It may be enjoyed even when conception of children is known to be impossible. The aim of having children may not be permanently excluded.
Birth regulation It is right and proper for persons to regulate responsibly the number of
children they will have and to decide when to have them. But they may not regulate birth by artificial means which make it impossible for sexual intercourse to result in conception. The Church does not proclaim its teaching on sexual intimacyas merely another religious code among many others. It states that its teaching derives not only from Christ's teaching but can also be deduced by reason from reflecting on the nature of the human person. It is proclaimed as a teaching for all mankind, not only for Catholics.
Self-discipline The Church strongly encourages Catholics to prayand to use frequently the help that God gives them through the Sacraments to supplement a healthy and constant effort of selfdiscipline. Failures in the exercise of chastity occur through dislike, belittling or fear of sex, and by use of sex that is wholly without friendship, or concern for the good of the other partner, orexcludes any connection with raising a family. by perverse or homosexual sexual intercourse, by masturbation, rape, promiscuity, self-indulgent sexual fantasies and the use of pornography to procure such fantasies.
Moral principles Widespread failures to practise chastity occur in society nowadays. They do not cease to be immoral because they are widespread. What people actually do, even in great numbers, is not a sufficient guide to moral principles. The individual conscience may not follow the practices of others unthinkingly. It must seek the right course of conduct by careful reasoning and the help of authoritative teaching.
The Hungry Forties, as the middle part of the 19th century is still known in Ireland, marked the start of a long period of grim times for the country. The starvation that had stalked the land during the deadly decade took a long time to abate, lingering in some parts of the country well into the 1860s. Hunger drove otherwise law-abiding citizens to deeds they would not otherwise have contemplated simply to save their f amilies dying from want of food. One of these was a youth named Patrick Fitzgerald. He shot a hare on the landlord's property, was caught and sentenced to transportation to the penal establishment in Western Australia. The ship carrying him and his fellow-convicts took six months to get here. On her return voyage, she struck a reef and foundered near Rottnest. Patrick. 19 when he arrived, was ultimately given a ticket of -leave, married, went farming at Beverley and moved to Jarrandale where Jim was born. The sickly baby was given a maximum of six months to live, but then a medico named Dr Lalor arrived on the scene. He told Jim's mother, Ida, to put the baby on a diet of plain baked flour into which was mixed a somewhat mysterious ingredient produced by the doctor. Jim has now survived the predicted time of death by 811/2 years. The family moved from Jarrandale to Wellington Mills and then to Perth where, after a long search for employment, Jim got a job as an office boy at Levinson's the Jewellers at the age of 17 in 1919. The position was of fairly short duration and he could find no other employment, so he joined his father contract clearing at Yelbeni where another of his tasks was to help get the sheaves of hay in on the property of Mr Cosgrave. The Yelbeni contract was completed and Jim roamed the state for years taking jobs where he could find them. One of these was helping his father to build the family home in Mars Street in East Victoria Park. a suburb that was to become his city base and ultimately where he married Cora, a girl who lived around the corner. The lowering clouds of the Depression settled on WA as the 1920s ended and he got relief work — two days a week for a married man and one day for a single man — helping to construct the road from Green Hills to Quairading. A York storekeeper named Fred Ashbolt had erected a little corrugated iron shed at Green Hills to be a temporary store while the road builders were in the area. He stocked it gave Jim a price list and some instructions and came out every pay day to collect the money.
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Research has established the death of a baby affects the physical and mental health of the parents, their marital relationship and the whole family organisation, Margaret Nicol says. Women experience a long grief and often have no one to talk to because many people do not consider the death of an unknown baby important. "Time and again these women will be told that it was "just a baby" and they didn't know it and will soon get over it," she said.
a Jim still l f ights the good fight
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A regular feature By BOB BOYLE This 12-month period of storekeeping formed a small but handy supplement to Jim's meagre income. Lengthy stretches of unemployment followed with only the occasional work until he got a job at Walebing keeping the road gang camp supplied with firewood. It was a testing task in the cold and wet of mid-winter involving driving the dray, finding and felling the timber, chopping the wood, loading it and delivering it over sometimes considerable distances. The hard times of the Depression were just receding when Australia declared war in September, 1939, and Jim was among the first to volunteer for the Second AIF. A member of the 2/11th Battalion of the Sixth Division, he sailed aboard the troopship Nevassa in 1940 in the first convoy to go to the Middle East. They disembarked at El Kantara East on the Suez Canal, where they stayed for about a month. The unit's medical officer was looking for an assistant and the officers of the battalion were asked to select one from among the numerous volunteers, which included Jim. Here it was a case of not what you know but who you know. A key figure on the selection panel was a company commander, Captain Heagney, an old friend of the Fitzgerald family from the Victoria Park days.
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James (Jim) Gerald Fitzgerald, a battler during the Depression and one of the first Australian soldiers to leave for overseas service in World War II, was born at Jarrandale on August 25, 1902. He was educated at state schools at Jarrahdale and Wellington Mills, worked in a variety of jobs in different parts of the state and spent long periods of unemployment in the grim economic times of the early 1930s before being one of the first AIF enlistments in 1939. He received a MID (Mention in Despatches) for service with the 2/11th Battalion in the Middle East and worked with the Postmaster -General's Department after his demobilisation. He and his wife Cora were pillars of St Joachim's church at Victoria Park for many years. They have a daughter, Carmel (Mrs Murphy), and three sons. Desmond is a city dentist, Kevin is a Christian Brother and Brian was a Christian Brother for 15 years before resigning from the order with a serious hip disability. Jim has lived happily for the past 15 years with the Little Sisters of the Poor at Glendalough for whom he is loud in his praises. He left one of his favourite tasks, painting toys, to be interviewed for this story.
"So many just do not realise that women think of their babies as special and that bonding begins as soon as the woman knows she is pregnant — if not before." A baby's death is not just the end of its life but the end of a dream that the woman has had about what it would look like and how it would take its place in the family. There is no denying, she adds, that men grieve also but their's is a different grief. For the woman there is the added burden of feeling a failure both as a woman and as a mother. She will also feel that in the loss of her baby she has lost a part of herself. And she has lost a part of herself, Margaret says.
Great need for public to know of the 'lonely rief'.•. My mind does not mourn yesterday It mourns today The images that pass before my eyes Do not recall the infant son But see you running through the house A teenage son in search of food and gym shoes and maybe me do not mourn you for what you were But for what you can't be.
She has had a relationship with the baby inside ( A poem written by a mother who experienced a perinatal of her and when she death.) loses it, her grief is a "People should respect babies did develop a complex one with little that. There is no need for pathological grief validation from the outgrief'," it to be a 'lonely response and displayed side world. physical and psychologi'They call it the lonely she said. It was on her overseas cal problems similar to grief," she said. "If the death of a child study tour, where she those found in widows. These women reported statistically has as much looked at treatments impact as the death of a available for psychologi- a marked deterioration in their health since the husband then we as a cal and physical bereaveshe found in ment, that death of their baby. society need to re-assess many other countries The most common our attitudes. "The widow would perinatal bereavement symptoms reported by have visitors, flowers, was treated like any bereaved mothers were nervousness, insomnia, cards and concern but other grief. As part of her research headaches, nightmares, with the loss of a baby there is very often no in WA, Margaret Nicol depression and fear of a more than uncomforta- interviewed 110 women nervous breakdown. to establish whether ble silence." The thing to remember, women who had lost a LIII] she says, is only you baby experienced pathoknow how important the logical grief. The group of women She found 21 per cent baby was to you and that who showed a severe of mothers who had lost is what matters. health deterioration also reported a higher incidence of marital problems and a more frequent resolve not to have any more children, understandably based on a fear of repetition. Margaret Nicol tells the story of Jane, whose baby was born dead. There was no one who seemed to understand how she felt. Her friends and family were sympathetic, patted her on the shoulder and said she would have other babies. They did not know why she was taking the death of her baby so badly and talk of her loss began to embarrass them.
Jane eventually kept her feelings to herself, mourned silently and vowed not to have any more children. It would be 25 years before she rang Margaret, as a member of SANDS, and poured out her feelings for two hours.
El ELI She said it was the first time she had been able to tell someone how the death of her baby had really affected her. But why is it that some women are less able to cope with the death of a baby? One reason why the loss hits mothers so hard, says Margaret, is because the mother develops an attachment early in the pregnancy and so has had a long relationship with the child — certainty longer than anyone else. Those women who reported chronic ill health following the death of their baby tended to have four main factors in common: they reported having a crisis during their pregnancy (e.g. death of a loved one, marital conflicts, financial problems). • they felt their husband was not supportive. • they felt their family was not supportive. • they did not see and hold their baby after it died. • Margaret believes these factors are easily understood, including that of "crisis during pregnancy." "I feel women in pregnancy perhaps develop a psychological immune
Research has shown the risk of developing a pathalogical grief response to the loss of a baby is almost as great as that for the loss of a spouse. Research has also found grieving mother's are likely to find as much help and support from the tea lady as they are from their obstetrician. In WA about 320 babies each year are either born dead or die within 28 days. In the past 25 years the number of perinatal deaths has halved, but the devastation felt by the grieving parents has risen. Studies show the support a woman receives after the death determines whether she will develop normal healthy grief or pathological bereavement, which could continue for the rest of her life. Margaret Nicol is a Perth clinical psychologist who researched for her Masters in Clinical Psychology on maternal grief following the death of a baby. In 1982 she was awarded a WA Women's Fellowship to study in England, Canada and the United States for six months. She has been actively involved with SANDS since 1975. She is a member of the SANDS Advisory Board and has also written a report on her overseas study making recommendations to the Government for innovations in this area of great emotional need. This week Margaret Nicol talks to ROSLYN ROSS about what she calls the "lonely grief" and the great need she sees for increased public awareness.
system and therefore are conditioned not to face crises which have occurred during pregnancy until after the baby is born. "I suppose it is a psychological 'safety factor', but what it means is that when the baby dies they are faced with a double dose of grief," she said.
IEID "The message that comes through all the way along is people in this situation need a close family network which is supportive. —The support in hospital is certainty important but I have found that it is the support of friends and family which realty determines how well someone will cope with the loss." The ability to share feelings at such a time is very important and every willing ear is a bonus.
Research which has looked at who mother's found to be the most helpful has placed obstetricians in the same category as the tea lady. The reality is people only need someone to listen with understanding and to "feel with them", and very often that role is better filled by a sympathetic tea lady than a highly trained professional. Generally, she said, the assistance most bereaved mothers found helpful was that which made the baby seem "real". Women who coped better with the death of their baby reported that it was of assistance to them to have seen and held their baby after it died; to have had a photograph taken of the baby; to have been involved in making the funeral arrangements and to have attended the funeral. "My findings have shown all of the women
who had a photo of their child were glad they did," Margaret said. "Those who didn't regretted it. "all who were involved in the funeral were glad and about half of those who weren't regretted it.
"Because of its importance and because all other forms of I catechesis are oriented in some way to it, the catechesis of adults must have high priority at all levels of the Church. The success of programs for children and youth depends to a significant extent upon the words, attitudes, and actions of the adult community, especially parents, U.S. National Catechetics1 Director) family and guardians."
ElEl E "All who had named their child were glad and most of those who didn't had regrets. "Generally there was a feeling of anything which made it 'real' made it better. "All of the parents who saw and held their child were glad they had done it. "Most of the parents who did it felt that it was morbid beforehand but after they had done it they felt differently. "It's rarely as hard doing something as it is thinking about it," Margaret added.
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OBITUARY Fr Prendiville Gosnells parish lost its pastor of 28 years with the death of Father Thomas Prendiville who died of a heart condition that had troubled him for some years and which recent surgery failed to check. He was 67. He was a native of Castleis- 1951. He transferred to Gosland, County Kerry, Ireland, nells in June 1957. his father being one of a large During the Requiem Mass family of Prendivilles, six of which he concelebrated with whom migrated to Australia Archbishop Goody, Bishop including the youngest, the Healy and 70 priests Archbilate Redmond Prendiville, shop Foley traced his own archbishop of Perth for 33 association with Father Preyears till his death in 1968. ndiville, as a priest in his Father Prendiville's other home parish of Nedlands Australian connection is his while he was attending St sister, Sister Ignatius, who Charles' Seminary, as also a came out to join the Domin- former student at Genoa and ican Sisters and who is on as a neighbour and confileave in Ireland. dante in the nearby parish of His studies for the priest- Lynwood. hood were at Mungret ColArchbishop Foley described lege, Brignole-Sale College in Father Prendiville as a man Genoa from which the war who worked hard and made forced him to return to com- equal demands on others. plete his course at St Kieran's He said that the original College Kilkenny. Gosnells church in Albany After ordination in June Highway was his pride and 1943 he arrived in Australia most of his energy. In latter the following year and after years with the change to the periods as assistant priest at new church complex he had Osborne Park and Nedlancis become much freer in himhe had a temporary appoint- self and this had been a ment at Gosnells before blessing. The late Father becoming the first parish O'Farrell had introduced priest of North Beach in joy and into which he put
Mrs Maude Lowe
Her instant smile, for everyone, reflected her warm and caring personality. Mrs Maude Lowe who died on the 13th of this month was a parishioner extraordinaire. Maude was a St Thomas', Claremont parishioner for more than 40 years and her late husband Vic was also a valued member of the parish community. As an active member of the Legion of Mary for 25 years, Maude worked unobtrusively in many areas of the parish. She enjoyed particularly her visits with the sick and elderly. Before her own illness Maude was a very fit person and played tennis every week at a local venue with fellovv parishioners. She was also a deft hand at poker and no mean achiever at Scrabble. Maude was a keen gardener and "house person" — anyone attending the Fremantle Legion concerts for elderly citizens could vouch for her cooking. A daily communicant, Maude had a unique contagious enthusiasm for life. Her extreme selflessness and
deep faith "with works" enriched the lives of everyone. She was also an exemplary and much loved mother and grandmother. A very large Claremont congregation at Monday's concelebrated Requiem bore testimony to a gallant woman and her remarkable life.
Mary Urquhart
Father Prendiville to the Charismatic Renewal and this had brought him peace and joy. The archibishop noted Father Prendiville's love of Irish music and culture and the attachment that he had to leave behind in coming to Australia. The vigil Mass was said by Father Eugene McGrath
whose family had been a big support to Father Prendiville when he suffered his first heart attack in Ireland some 20 years ago. Father McGrath commented also on the part singing had played in Father Prendiville's life and the joy it had brought to others. May he rest in peace
Bishop O'Loughlin Darwin's fifth bishop, Bishop John Patrick O'Loughlin, died last week aged 74. He had been bishop of Darwin since 1949. Darwin's first bishops were the West Australian Benedictine pioneers Bishops Serra and Salvado both of whom were consecrated for the then Port Essington settlement but neither of them ever reached their destination. Bishop O'Loughlin's predecessor was the legendary Bishop Gsell, first as administrator from 1 906 and bishop from 1938. He also was a member of the Missionaries
of the Sacred Heart which Bishop O'Loughlin joined in 1930 being ordained priest in 1935 May he rest in peace
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Jim still fights 000000 From page 10 He argued strongly, and finally successfully, on Jim's behalf. The 38-year -old private was given some medical training, promoted to corporal and installed in the post.
to some injured or ailing Palestinian. 'Typical," he says, "was one worker who arrived in the dead of the night. He had cut his hand wide and deep on some job.
In addition to his full-time army duties, he was called on to serve the civilian population.
"They had a practice of rubbing white mud into such injuries. On this occasion I spent five hours getting the mud out of the wound, cleaning and disinfecting it and putting in a substantial number of stitches.'.
He had a bed in the Regimental Aid Post (RAP) front which he was frequently aroused at two or three in the morning to render assistance
The strain of his duties began to tell and the weakened sergeant went down with a serious case of malaria.
He later became the battalion's medical sergeant. He earned his three stripes.
He spent six months in the superb Alexandria Hospital in Egypt and at various convalescent camps. On three occasions in these camps calls went out to medical personnel who thought they were fit to do so to volunteer to return to their units. Jim had stepped forward to volunteer twice and had been rejected. On the third occasion when he volunteered, the officer in charge of the parade said to him: "Forget about it. You're going home to Australia." Back in Perth, still in uniform because he had not yet acquired civilian clothes, he applied for a job in the Tram-
ways and was told to come back in an hour for an interview. Walking along Wellington Street filling in time, he was tapped on the shoulder by an acquaintance who was a traffic supervisor in the GPO. The employment situation arose during the conversation and the friend immediately took him up for an interview for a position as a postal clerk. He got the job, initially in the South Perth post office, in which he was to be employed for the remainder of his working life. He sometimes wonders whether the Tramways post was ever filled.
Youth lobs taken over by elders from BRIAN PEACHEY
That there are in Australia 135,000 people between the ages of 15 and 19 years (and a further 124,000 between the ages of 20 and 24 years) who are unemployed is one of the most damaging moral, social and economic tragedies facing our nation. This number expressed in percentage terms and shorn of attempts to disguise it is approximately 25 per cent of the total number of one of Australia's most valuable assets — its young producers, future mothers and fathers and ultimate community leaders.
DOD Because of the chronic nature of the problem and because no government has devised a solution other than expensive band-aid treatments which do not offer any real hope of permanent employment, some will never know or understand the dignity of work. Some will become the dropouts, the drug addicts or the muggers of society. Many may not be able to marry and form part of a stable family. Many of the nation's youth are so demoralised and depressed by constant job refusals, that they may become virtually unemployable, as a consequence of dropping out of the system. Many of these people can be seen gathering in threatening and outrageous groups in most Australian cities. This tragedy is also a disgraceful political scandal because the Federal and State Governments (the nations largest employers) have adopted a deliberate policy that discriminates against youth.
SIR.. The comment "How the dollar is being spent" by Father John Jegorow (Record, October 24) is timely and relevant. But what Father Jegorow analysed are the very expensive efforts by the Burke Government to disguise its shameful role in contributing to youth unemployment.
Board the situation is similar. In 1971 21.6 per cent of those employed by the State Government were under 21. At January 31 1985 — after school-leavers are employed — the percentage had dropped to a staggering 5.4 per cent. In a workforce of 14,600 only 203 males under 21 are employed. The reason for this is not to be found in arguments about the ratio of youth wages to seniors or the advances in technology or that the size of the Public Service has diminished. In the period mentioned the State Public Service almost doubled from 7458 in 1971 to 14,614 in 1985. The jobs of the young have been taken by middle aged women. In Western Australia the number of women employed by the State Public Service age 31 to 35 rose by 354 per cent between 1971 and 1985. Those aged 36 to 40 rose by 309 per cent and those aged 45 to 50 by 154 per cent. The Burke Government has indicated an entrenchment of this policy and an intention to increase the numbers of adult women to be employed in the State Public Service by appointing a senior advisor to
Letters tell of protest Mons Michael Keating has led the protest letter writing campaign to the ABC television for premature screening of the Antioch Sydney Conference Mass on the day of the Grand Prix, November 3. The ABC's early screening of the divine service at 10.05 instead of 11.00 am that day disappointed some 500 young people eager to catch the spirit of the Sydney convention. For eighty WA participants of the convention it would have been a chance to re-live and recall the experience of last September. Mons Keating said he was upset because Divine Service is more often from eastern state churches, which may be of less interest to Western Australians. Here was a mass of great local interest and had been missed by many. One viewer Margaret Talbot did not miss all the telecast and said "to me it showed the youthful view of Christ, the excitement of His love for us, and His calling to unity in the Spirit. God bless Antioch!"
REFLECTION WEEK-END for young women interested in learning more about Religious Missionary life. Safety Bay. Evening November 22nd-24th. Enquiries: Sister Carmel, 448 1151.
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the Premier, Ms Lesly Maher, with a staff of seven to implement the WA Equal Opportunities Act. The intention of this act and Ms Maher's appointment is to ensure more women are employed in the State Public Service.
The Tasmanian Public Ser vice Board is conducting a Junior Recruitment Program and has reduced the level of competition between teenagers and adults. What is implicit in this is that -youth quotas- have been set by the Tasmanian Government
LIED Both the Federal Government and the Burke-led State Government have abandoned the traditional policy of employing a good and reasonable number of young people who would have in time worked through the various departments, some even becoming head of departments. In the Australian Public Service the policy of not employing youth is a scandal. In 1966 22.6 per cent of the Public Service were people under the age of 21, who were employed as clerks, clerical assistants and typists. At December 31 1983, the percentage of people under 21 in the Public Service had dropped to a disgraceful all time low of 6.7 per cent. According to figures from the WA State Public Service
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ivy Youth Rally ivy Saturday, December 14
LIFE LIGHT University Sunken Gardens 7.30 pm — 9.00 pm Young & not so young from Perth, Geralctton and Bunbury dioceses; workers, unemployed, students, are all welcome. It's the annual gathering of all groups and individuals on the youth scene.
A recent group of participants at a Choke weekendheldat Eagle's Nest Gidgegannup. The reunion will be held at Dan and Del Duffy's, 7 Talbot Woodlands on Sunday Dec 1 at noon.
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Christma contest drawing s hildren's Story Hour Jesus' friends walked slowly down the slope of Mount Olivet. Jesus had just left them to go back to his Father. They thought they saw him rise up in a cloud until they could not see him any more. As they walked down Into the valley and up toward the city walls, they thought of Jesus' Instructions. "Don't leave Jerusalem," he told them. "Wait there for a few days. My Father andI will send the Holy Spirit to you." This all happened after the time of the resurrection. His friends were not sure just what Jesus meant, but they wanted to do just what Jesus told them to do. So they went back to Jerusalem. They returned to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter was there. So were James and John, and Peter's brother, Andrew. Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew were there too. So were the other James, Simon and the other Judas. They had been Jesus' closest disciples. Once there were 12 of them. Now there were just 11. Judas, the one who betrayed Jesus, was missing. He had himself killed because of what he had done to Jesus. There were some women there, too. They had followed Jesus during his years of teaching. Jesus' mother, Mary, was with them. So were some of Jesus' relatives and other disciples. They came together to pray and to wait for the gift of the Holy Spirit. All day long they prayed.
• Sometimes they prayed from the Bible, praying the Psalms • At other times they prayed in their own words. • For long stretches of time they meditated silently on what Jesus told them. "When the Holy Spirit comes to you," Jesus said just before returning to his Father, "you are to be my witnesses. You are to go everywhere telling people about me and about our Father's love. Start right here in Jerusalem. Then go all over Judea and Samaria. From there go out into the whole world." Those were Jesus' last words to them. They prayed long over those words. What could this mean, that they were to go all over the world telling people about Jesus? They had never been out of their own country before. They prayed together as they decided on someone to take the place of Judas. "Lord," they prayed, "you read people's hearts. Show us who to choose to replace Judas. Should we select Joseph or Matthias? Please help us decide." They chose Matthias to be added to the 11 apostles. So there were again 12 of them. For days they waited and prayed as a community. They prayed to be able to live up to what Jesus was asking of them. They prayed that God would send them the Spirit of Jesus to be their helper and guide. They found strength in praying together as a community of Jesus' friends.
Christmas is coming and it's time to get your pencils sharpened for our annual Christmas Drawing Contest. We have some wonderful prizes to give away including beautiful sets of coloured pencils and superb books from William Collins. All you have to do is draw the nativity and colour it in. We have winners in three sec-
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Don't Get Burnt! The Great Australian Day at the Beach, by Jack Bedson, published by Collins, $17.95. For a great day at the beach, you need. . thongs and goggles, flippers and snorkels, surfmats and towels, buckets and spades. . . and most important of all — suntan cream so you DON'T GET BURNT! Naughty Jack didn't like suntan cream and he ran off before Mrs. Ferguson could catch him. He climbed on the rocks, chased the crabs, swam underwater with his goggles on and helped Mr. Ferguson fetch the ice reams.
He talked to the lifesavers and they talked to him. They said Don't Get Burnt! Just like his mother had said when she waved him goodbye that morning as he drove off with the Fergusons.
He was feeling pretty hot so he went for another swim. Then he watched the Surf Carnival. He even carried their flag in the march past. Whew, it was hot. He went for another swim to cool off and went back to the umbrella. Mrs. Ferguson didn't like the colour of Jack's face at all. She put suntan lotion all over him. . but it was too late. When Jack got home, he was starting to feel rather sore. Soon his skin was bright red! And all because he didn't take any notice of three very important little words — Don't Get Burnt! All young readers will identify with Jack and relish the story of his day at the beach. And they will love the wonderful colour pictures that illustrate every page. Mothers will appreciate the happy reinforcement of this very important message for all Australian children. Jack Bedson is a new writer, from Annidale in New South Wales. He is a school teacher. Peter Gouldthorpe has had many one-man and group exhibitions of his work This is the second children's book which he has illustrated.
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Zoo Trails, by Joan Moloney, published by William Collins, $1.95. This is part of the Collins Help Your Child Series and the book contains puzzles, games, colouring, mazes, fun pages, quizzes, drawings, crosswords, things to make, dot to dot, word search and picture puzzles. It is guaranteed to keep young minds occupied for hours.
answers the summons of Favour. As his chosen "messenger" she becomes involved in a series of adventures, at the heart of which lies a haunting mystery that she must unravel.
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The Case Of Ibe Midnight Chess Game, by Wolfgang Ecke, published by Methuen Australia, $14.95. Can you solve the mystery MERRY of the midnight chess game? KEN1HAN For the masked player was it Red and the Heron Street just a game or something Gang, by Kerry Keniban, more sinister? This is just What did the boy centipublished by Penguin, one of fifteen tricky cases for pede say when be saw the $3.95. Super Sleuths to solve. Pit girl centipede walk by? Red is a headstrong young your wits against police "There's a nice pair of legs, tomboy and whenever experts, then check your pair of legs, pair of legs. . " anyone calls her Regina, she solutions with those at the What do you get when knows she is in trouble. She end of the book. you cross an ostrich and and the gang that she forms a centipede? to defend her street from the We don't know — we Cuckoo Sister, by Vivien kids on Cherry Avenue get into some hair-raising Alcock, published by couldn't catch the wretched Australia, thing. scrapes with rivals, teachers Methuen $14.95. and parents. Until she was five Kate Evocative of its setting in Mildura, on the Murray believed she was an only River, this is an exciting child. Then she discovered adventure story which deals that she had an older sister — Emma, snatched from her sensitively with broader Happy birthday to Audrey issues confronting children pram at a few days' old. At Barton, Karrinyup; Richard stands on Emma thirteen growing up. Walther, Roleystone; FelicBorn in Mildura, Victoria, Kate's doorstep. She has ity Monck, Bateman; Lisa really home. But is she Kerry has worked at various come Everest, Goomalling; Alicia jobs, including teaching. Emma? Busselton; Angela Cochrane, Vivien Alcock's superb Now a freelance journalist Cotterell, Doubleview; understandand story-telling and author, her earlier Jason Restall, Craigie; books include How to Be ing of how children relate to Andrew Hyman, Karrinyup; the Parents of a Handi- each other and their parents Troy Ilich, Kalamunda; Kytie capped Child — and Survive are brilliantly reflected in • Jensen, Mt Magnet; Catheand more recently, Quentin. this compelling novel. rine Lawson, Gooseberry This is her first children's Hill; Andrew NaMillik, York; novel. The Trouble With Mum, Jodie Naisbitt, Corrigin; Kerry now lives in the by Babette Cole, published Elizabeth Roberts, GoosebAdelaide Hills with her fatnby Fontana, $3.95. erry Hill; Mark Taylor, Balga; ily. If your mum wears funny David Van Vugt, Padbury; hats and takes you to school Johnny Garoza, Hamersley; morlicA DICKENS on her broomstick some Damian Hall, Gosnells; people may have trouble in David Hegney, Lesmurdie; understanding. Especially Jacqueline Bennetts, Dougrown-ups. But luckily in bleview; Joanne Carroll, fear-4.surtled hokwe this case a dramatic advenHyden; Maria Camerata, ture soon puts everything North Perth; Susan David, right. Graylands.
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The Messenger and Ballad of Favour, by Monica Dickens, published by Fontana, each $3.95. Magical, mystical and free — this is Favour, the Great Grey Horse. Immortalised by his valour in a bygone age, he now lives on to protect the innocent from misery, violence and despair. Unaware that she is to be one of a secret elite, Rose
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Fantasy world will delight all and sundry sures — 'dressed animals' and 'Knights in armour' to create 'Animal Land'. When Warnie came home in the holidays the brothers invented a second imaginary land, 'India', the two places eventually merging into the single state of 'Boxen'. Over the next few years Jack and Warnie chronicled the history of Boxen from its prehistory in the eleventh century to the coronation in 1909 of Kings Hav,id V and Bendamin VII. Boxen, The Imagi- This book presents the best nary World of the of the Boxen stories, retainYoung, by C.S. Lewis, ing the original illustrations published by William and Lewis's idiosyncratic veiling. It also includes the Collins, $16.95. Encyclopedia Boxonia, in Half a century before the which the adult Lewis looks publication of The Chroni- back at his early creation, cles of Narnia, that magical and an Introduction by Walseries of tales that has ter Hooper, illuminating the become one of the best- background to the stories. loved works in children's Walter Hooper, an Anglifiction, C.S. Lewis created can priest, was secretary to another imaginary world. Its C.S. Lewis and is now the name was Boxen, and in a literary advisor to his estate. succession of stories Lewis An atheist for many years, explored its history, geo- Lewis was converted to graphy and the colourful christianity in 1929. As a exploits of its characters in Christian writer, gifted with quite extraordinary detail. a brilliant mind and lucid, The first of the Boxen lively style, he was without stories came into being peer, and works such as The when Lewis's brother Problem of Pain and The Warren ('Warnie') was sent Screwtape Letters are clasto school in England. Alone sics in their field at home in Ulster. the eight- like ToBrien, C.S. Lewis year -old Lewis, known to his offers a world of fantasy that family as 'Jack', combined is enjoyed by adults and his two chief literary plea- children alike. •
Story of refugees Anastasia, Did Anastasia survive? by Peter Kurth, published by Fontana, $7.95. Reviewed by Roslyn R oss.
the Royal family. Previously hidden records, now released, contain details of the survival of the Romanov women and the escape of Anastasia. It is interesting then, to This book comes hot on ollow on with Peter Kurth's the heels of one reviewed a l few weeks ago, Elizabeth exploration of the Anastasia and Alexandra (published mystery. But even without by The Australasian Publish- Larnbton's book as a backing Company). Both raise ground. the evidence that the question of 'what really Kurth has put together, and happened' to the Russian the picture he paints of Anna Royal Family in the uprising Anderson (the woman who claimed to be Anastasia) of 1917. In Elizabeth and Alexandra, makes it extremely difficult Antony Lambton says that for the reader NOT to new information has come believe that Anastasia did to light regarding the fate of survive and that she WAS in
fact, the woman called 'Anna Anderson'. On February 17, 1920 a young woman was rescued from a Berlin canal and taken to a local asylum. Her body bore the scars of bullet and bayonet wounds. For a long time she refused to give her name, and was known as Fraulein Ubekannt (Miss Unknown). When she did declare herself — as Grand Duchess Anastasia, youngest daughter of the 'murdered' Romanovs — she became the centre of a storm of controversy that still continues after her death in 1983.
Dream o a tour THE BRIGADIER'S TOUR, By Peter Tinnis-wood, published by Pan Books, $5.95. The Brigadier is dreaming again. A touring side is to be chosen, and the summer game's great selector is looking over the candidates for the various places, batsmen, bowlers of various styles, keepers, all-rounders and captains. He goes back to Grace and up to Gower, from the "Antarctic wilderness of a Melbourne summer to the sun-ravaged desert of a Bramall lane spring", by way of the "screaming jim-jams of Calcutta" and the "sensuous swing and sway of Port of Spain." He gives his opinion with
his customary candour and imperial insularity. W.H. Wooller, of Glamorgan, is his captain. His recommendation is: "As a leader of men he has no peer. What a pity he was such a bloody awful cricketer." His selection is on scientific principles: he prefers stonewallers because they give uu time to "repair to the pavilion bar for a snorter". Averages do not count: "statistics are such a fearful bore." One representative of Bombay, Somerset and India is included with little grace: "Yes, I suppose I had better take this boring little. . . along with us." Milburne is much preferred to Petula Clark_ Weekes has to go
because his middle name is de Courcy. Neil Harvey is "an ideal tourist . . . even though he is a bloody Australian." His comment on David Gower is timely: "He makes everything look so easy. It makes you spit, doesn't it?" Allan Border is commended appropriately for his "guts aplenty' and "a pugnacious jut to his jaw." These he displays by refusing to tie Richie Benauds bootlaces, and facing the most subtle of the anecdotes of Mr Frederick Sewards Trueman. The Brigadier has no animus against Benaud. He just thinks someone should tell him about his speaking mice.
Most of us have seen the Ingrid Bergman film, Anastasia. Most of us should now forget it because any similarity between the movie and the life of the woman called Anna Anderson is purely coincidental. Ingrid Bergman was sweet and gentle (and a mite confused) . . Anna Anderson was physi cally and mentally ill, prone to outbursts of furious rage. self-opinionated and selfwilled In the film 'Anastasia' has a poignant if fruitless meeting with her 'grandmother', the Dowager Empress, Maria Feodorovna . . in reality. 'Anastasia' never met or communicated with her 'grandmother.' The Anna Anderson of whom Kurth NA-rites is pathetically and painfully 'real.' She was a young woman who suffered excruciating pain and misery for years from tubercular growths in her bones. . ultimately having a large section of one arm surgically removed. She was a young woman who wanted only to be re-united with her family and cared not a whit about fame. She was an often unpleasant and difficult person who refused to cooperate in many attempts to 'prove' her identity but who constantly and unwittingly revealed intimate knowledge of the Russian RoN,21 family, its homes, its habits, its friends and its relations_ It is a brilliant story and one which bears testimony to the painstaking research carried out by the author.
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.111111111111111 Anastasia is a story about refugees. "It is about people unanchored, binded by a past they needed to believe was perfect, holding very deep grudges, and immobilised by uncertainty. It is a story of 'anguished indecision' and colossal misunderstanding. "Finally, above all, it is the story of a family in crisis, a once mighty dynasty confronted with a problem its laws and tradition could not comprehend, a family decimated in the Russian Revolution, scattered in exile, and asked to accept as authentic a broke, unstable and recriminatory woman, whom, few could bring themselves to acknowledge as sane, let alone as the sole heir of the Tsar. The answer to the riddle of Anastasia does not lie in Russia, but in the heart of the Romanov family, where pride and appearances overruled compassion and condemned a human being to life in a bitter universe of imputation and doubt."
ne w titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new titles, new title Mid Life Directions, by pret Scripture. Kenneth A nne Brennan and Hagen (Lutheran) begins by Janice Brewi, Word of tracing the history of biblical Life Distributors, $15.95. interpretation from early Fostering growth through Christianity to the 19th the second half of life. Anne century. Then representaBrennan/Janice Brewi. Inch- tives of three traditions vidualisation is the task of explain how the Bible is the second half of life. After interpreted from their persthe ego building of life's first pective: Daniel Harrington half, each person must come ( Catholic) explores the to accept his or her shadow extent to which Catholic as well as the self that has Biblical scholars have been developed. The much adapted Protestant critical discussed mid life crisis, say methods; Grant Osborne the authors, is really an (Evangelical) shows how invitation to become more his traditions approach to than we are. It is the child scripture developed and within us and the gift of play Joseph Burgess (Lutheran) that he or she carries that looks at some of the underwill initiate in each of us in lying theological issues from the second half of life an the Lutheran viewpoint. The affirmative and positive attithree scholars then give an tude toward the aging proexegisis of a common text to cess. These authors suggest illustrate the similarities and a very different way to differences among their approaching the mid life approaches. crisis, and their ideas will be Jesus The Pharisee, A helpful to spiritual directors new look at the Jewishand counsellors, adult reliness of Jesus, by Harvey gious educators and retreat Fans, Word of Life Disguides. tributors, $17.95. The Bible In The The author shows the JewChurches, Hagen, Har- ish institutions at the time of rington, Osborne, Bur- Jesus were controlled by the gess, Word Of Life School of Shammai, while Distributors, $17.95. Jesus himself identified with This collaborative project the school of Hillel, which is offers a rare look at how followed by the Jews today. three different groups interFalk's book enables Chris-
tians and Jews alike to retain their practices and teachings, while at the same time eliminating hatred and bitterness. Jesus was never critical of Judaism as it is practiced today, but was opposed to a school that no longer exists. This book will appeal to students of first century history, the Dead Sea Scrolls and rabbinic views of the Gentile world Order Out of Chaos. Man's new dialogue with nature, by Ilya Prigogine and Isabelle Stengers, published by Fontana, $11.95. Writing with authority and passion, the authors describe the two dominant themes of classical science, namely order (as embodied in dynamics, especially celestial, which is reversible), and chaos (as embodied in chemistry — "the science of fire" which is irreversibile). Then they show how these great themes, which coexisted uneasily for several centuries, are now being reconciled in a new and immensely productive synthesis, with the promise of understanding even the physical basis of life and its origins.
Hou. To Speak Hou. to Listen, by Mortimer J. Adler, published by Australia, Methuen $13.95. Over forty years ago Mortimer J. Adler wrote the classic How to Read a Book It became an instant bestseller, and its worldwide sales today total over 7 million copies. Now Mr Adler has written a companion book — How to Speak/ How to Listen — that his audience will find just as provocative as its predecessor. Drawing on decades of experience as educator and philosopher, Adler gives the reader a short course in effective communication filled with the Adler wisdom and wit. Both instructive and practical, How to Speak/ How to Listen will be invaluable to everyone: salespeople and executives involved in conferences and negotiations, politicians, lecturers and teachers, as well as families seeking to improve communication among themselves. The British Economic Crisis, by Keith Smith, published by Pelican, $8.95. Despite government promises to the contrary, many economists now believe
Britain has reached a fundamental crisis-point from which there is no going back. In this accessible, thoroughly researched and brilliantly argued book, Keith Smith provides an understanding of the key problems facing Britain today. Haile Selassie's War, by A nthony Mockler, published by Oxford University Press, $49. 'Half-man, half-snake' was how the Emperor Haile Selassie was described by one of his most ferocious rivals, the eunuch Balcha. Mockler presents a remarkable array of characters in his latest work of military history. Against the rugged background of Ethiopia a whole host of these characters play their complex. treacherous and heroic roles. Addams & Evil, by Charles Addams, published by Methuen Australia, $11.95. Charles Addams is one of those cartoonists whose name — like that of Heath Robinson — has passed into the language. Since the nineteen-forties his sinister and morbidly eccentric cartoons have mapped an essential
part of our comic landscape. This vintage collection, first published in 1947 and unavailable for many years, offers a classic array of his famous crumbling Gothic
mansions, monsters, and unexpected happenings. Since this book was published the Addams family has become a byword for macabre domesticity.
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BURMESE FOOD FETE A food fete, jumble sale and raffle is to be held at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, Harold St, Highgate, on Sunday December 8 from 9.30 am to 1 pm. Beer, soft drinks and various sweetmeats will also be on sale. All proceeds to the church building project of Our Lady of Revelation Bullsbrook. Enquiries 272 1379. CURSILLO WEEKEND A Cursillo weekend will be held at St Joseph's Convent, Safety Bay, commencing Friday evening December 6 and concluding Sunday evening December 8. Here is a wonderful opportunity to experience how Christ can change our everyday environments. Further details from Vince Medley 277 1694. BENCUBBIN'S 50 YEARS Bencubbin church of the Sacred Heart celebrates its 50th anniversary with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Foley at 11 am on Saturday December 14. Past parishioners and friends are invited and asked to notify John Jack, council chairman 096-851236. Bencubbin was celebrating the silver jubilee of its town when in 1935 the Catholic community established a committee to build a new church of the Sacred Heart. In July that year Charlie Webster got the contract for £485 to build a church described as Gothic in style, Romanesque in the sanctuary and cement brick in its materials. Abbot Catalan of New Norcia consecrated the new church on December 15 1935.
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FRANKLIN STREET LEEDERVILLE PAST STUDENTS AND STAFF To mark the occasion of St Mary's closure and amalgamation into Aranmore Catholic College, Sr Joan Buckham and Staff invite you to an afternoon of R EMINISCENCE AND REUNION in the school grounds SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30 pm 2.00 from To register your attendance, and for further information, please phone 444 1522, 443 2546 during business hours, or 444 6668 or 446 4595 after hours. EAST VICTORIA PARK SCHOOL JUBILEE Fifty years of parish and school life in East Victoria Park will culminate with a special Mass to be held on Sunday. December 8 at 11 am celebrated by Bishop Healy. There will be a Twilight Fete on Saturday, November 23, and a Jubilee Ball to be held at the Pagoda Ballroom on Friday, December 6. Tickets are available in the Parish and at Xavier College. Cost $20. All past pupils and parishioners are invited to the Jubilee Mass and buffet meal to follow in the Parish Hall. Guests are asked to bring old photos or send them to the school beforehand for display and to ring Jotvi Bianchini on 361 2994 if they can attend the December 8 Mass and lunch. GUITARIST/SINGERS NEEDED The Australian Girls Choir needs girls who as well as being able to play the guitar, possess good quality voices and are sound in musical pitch. The ability to read music is an advantage and they are expected to sing and train with the whole choir. Telephone Number 387 4287.
Herne Hill St Michaers Church had a special memory last Sunday for George and Nevenka who celebrated their marriage there five days after the church was opened in 1935. They are pictured with Fr Hilary OFM and Archbishop Foley. BALGA ADVENT SERVICE FOR CATHOLICS & ANGLICANS On the first Sunday of Advent, a joint Catholic-Anglican service "Christmas is more than one day," is to be held at St Gerard's Catholic Church, Changton Way, Belga at 7.30 pm. The Anglican Church of the Good Shepherd and St Gerard's, under the guidance of Revd Des Cox and Sister Margaret Vance, has worked jointly on framing the unique prograrn. Following an introduction by the Anglican and Catholic parish priesL there will be a dialogue between Father Christmas and St John the Baptist to illustrate that the season of Christmas is more than just a time of giving and receiving gifts. This will be followed by a liturgy of the Advent Wreath which explains the prophesy and birth of Christ through a series of four Old and New Testament Bible readings. Lay groups from each church will act as readers and children will present items of liturgical dance and song. For further details contact: Ted Wilson, tel. 349 5798. DISABLED ASSISTANCE Volunteer assistants are urgently required for the holiday program for severely disabled persons at Santa Maria College, Attaciale from Sunday January 5 to Sunday January 19. Assistance is required in the following areas: • personal care of the holiday makers • nursing skills • recreation and activities outings • laundry • house cleaners • kitchen hands • dining room - preparation and cleaning • B class bus drivers. Personal carers need to be mature and at least 18 years of age, the lower age limit for all other volunteers is 15 years. Those able to help in any of the above areas should contact Catholic Care for Intellectually Handicapped persons, 387 7566 or write to CCIH, PO Box 152, Wembley, 6014. NORTHAMPTON CENTRE Northampton, situated 50 km north of Geralctton is one of the oldest settlements outside the metropolitan area. For further information or to make a booking, contact James Irwin Centre, P.O. Box 5, Northampton W.A. 6535 phone (099) 341190. FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING The annual archdiocesan Eucharistic Celebration will take place on Sunday November 24, 1985 in Supreme Court Gardens beginning at 6.30 pm. All are welcome and encouraged to come and share in this act of worship and solidarity in the faith. Come early, have tea, bring a blanket and a candle for celebration.
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Parents of boys interested in applying are asked to contact the Headmaster's Secretary for an appointment with the Headmaster. Requirements are a reasonable standard in Year 7, 1985 and a reference from the Parish Priest.
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