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Some residenf al and nursing homes charge fees up to four weeks after death to cover the costs of extra ursing, room redecoraf on and other expenses.

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They were honest with you and showed you by their lives how they tried to avoid the bad things in their own culture. These people were not always successful, and there were times when they did not fully understand you.

But they showed you good will and friendship

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True or false? The missionary is one who goes to stay among the native people of a faroff place.

Again, when the rmssron the pope has had in mind was to youth, he has streSSed the importance of availability, accessibility, as characteristics For those on mission rt was a matter of knowing "how to be with them," coupled with a willingness to listen and to respond to their deepest question.

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independ· ence. One will trust in the power of prayer One will believe in the power of the sword."

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native Mallorca, Spain, to plunge into mission work in Mexico. He devoted eight years to developing mission centers. Mter this he assumed duties in Mexrco City for nine years.

Meanwhile poliucal rivaJ. nes for control of the North Pacific led the Spanish gcvernmeru to occupy what is now California. Ru.w.a had

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iruuated a flounstung fut trade ,n the Aleutian !,Land.>. planned the occupauoo of AlasU and t.hn:atc:ned to move further south About the same umc, Sri·

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9-ould euher power dorru natc the Calt.fonua coasr, l1w: 'ip;uush trade route to Man· tla would be endangered, <;pain responded by estab

hshtng rniliury outposts In San Diego 10 the south Uld

�1ontcrey in the north The government appointed

Father \c:rra to create a chain of rm ,1orui between these rwo forts Thu., at age '5'5, Father Serra crnharkcd on the flnal phase of tns life's wcrk ln me: process he won a nkhc m church h.astof)' His evangehsauon of the lndi� proceeded tn two

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developing friendly relanons wtth the Ind.lam wtth gifts of food. clothing. med icaJ can: and other items • phase 2 required con· vcrted Indians agree to lrve in the nuv ion compound and become part of a new Christian communtty Father Scrn judged Cathol· rcrsm couJd not take root in

a nomadic hfcstlyc donu nated by the powerful beliefs and customs of Indian culture and rebgion, The rmssrons were Wee a

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A central lutchcn pnmdcd all meals \'t hale adult worked, children tudted

religion A rwo.hour 1e.ta followed the noon meal 1ncy gathered for evcrung prayer at 5 pm Soca.ail1utg followed the evening meal The fnan mstructed the

Indians ,n fwmng. herding sheep and cattle, carpentry bndanalong and other ··us necessary to mamtain the ccrnmurury

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rewarded good behavior wuh praise.

And Fathtt Serra rebuked the occupauon troo1" for nusrreaung Indians and grvmg bad example.

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wtth the colorual governor. he hsred 32 gnevancce Father Serra founded rune

San Diego. Sa.n Culo Borromeo, San Anto ruo, San Francoco, "111 Lin Obispo. Carmel It was Father Serra's pica ure to bring the Indian people to uruon wrth C.hnca. missions

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f.uth and prayer Allcgauons he abused Indians have been dcrued b} Father .oet Moholy, offil.W advocate for his canorusalion Sa} Father Moholy."The

allleganons have ab'iOlutefy no foundauon tn the dOC'U· men ts concerrung Serra."

HIS mission legacy remains an 1nsptring example for today's church. which is newly alive to the ITU5Slon ideal

"Santo Padre," as some of his fnends called Father Jurupero Serra. had come to the new world in lus 50s and accomplished in hi later years what most men or women

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True or false. the statement poses a slight problem. For many people it suggests that the missionary rs never themselves, but alwa\'S someone else- one who goes away to serve

True enough, people on mission stay among those they serve. A commitment is made to people. As the pope's preceding words indicate, rmssronanes are characterized by charity and oneness with those served.

. History will remember the good example of their charity .• We especially recall . all the missionaries of the faith." (Pope John Paul II addressing the Aboriginal people of Australia, 1986)

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The statement is true. Yet it seem missiona� incomplete if one means that the task rs restricted to those who go to far-<>ff places.

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Missionaries were very active in New Testament times. Some missionaries were sent out by already existing communities while others simply spread the word in the course of their travels (Acts 11 :19-26) Unfortunately we have little or no information about individual "evangelists," as they were called. But reading between the lines, one can come up with some interesting profiles.

There 1s the picture of the disciples being sent out on a sort of trial mission to Galilean towns in Chapter 10 of Matthew's Gospel, for example.

When Matthew wrote this, the churches had been engaged in mission activity for about 50 years. It seems that Matthew had their experience in mind as he wrote.

The disciples are instructed to seek out "a worthy person" in the village to lodge with - someone receptive to God's Word.

Luke adds that they are not to "move from house to house" but to "stay in one house eating and drinking what they have" (Luke 10:7) One gets the 1mpress1on that missionaries faced the temptation to compare menus and choose homes which spread a good table. This may have been quite human but it was not very Christian.

The New Testament's profile indicated that the missionary's life was not easy. Matthew tells missionaries that they are being sent out "like sheep among wolves."

Reading this, one think.\ immediately of St Paul.

But there were others Paul"s greatnes� can mal..e us forget that in the early part of his career he wa., an �istant to Barna� bas. When the Antio· chian church decided to ,,.,nd out emissaries, they chose "Barnabas and �ul." in that order Their first stop was C)prus. Barnabas' birthplace, where he had many contacts (Acts 13, 14 ). At Lystra on the m.i.inland they cured a man crippled from birth and the local people went 'l'ild The author of the book of Re.'\elation 'l\.';IS a mis ,ionary too. There always has been lively discus.sion about his personal identity. Adela Yart>ro Collins, m the book "Crisis and

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Eusebio Kino he was thought going to die. It was 1663 and he was just 18 year old His family gathered around his bed in their home in Italy. The} prayed that God Catharstv." suggests that the author of Revelation would let Eusebio was a Chrixtian prophet. live Prophets were imporThe young man tant people in the early God to begged church They were gifted help him recover. preachers and teachers Revelation's author "Ifl live," he promreyeals an a�tonishing ised.

"I will familiarity with the ,itua· tion and the history of become a mi ionthose he writes to. He ary and tell people would have gained tlus in some far-off land familiarity from !us proabout you and your longed ,isit \\ith them.

Travelling from church goodnesss." He to church, he preached. wanted to be like taught, exhoned (ga,.., the great mi ionmis.s,ons') ary, St Francis When he 'l'TOte Re.-elation v.;1S no longer tra,'Cl- Xavier. ling. His bold mission ventures had led to !us exile on the island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea. There he carried out his nu ionary activity by wntting letters.

Eusebio reco,..,red and kept his promise to God by becoming a Jesuit Dunng his studies, Eusebio also learned to make maps and to chart the stars He though that

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Janaan Manternach mathematics and science would help him as a mj\SiOOal)".

After his ordination the Jusu11S sent Father Kino to the mi,�ions. He set sail from Spain in 1681.

After a difficult five· month ,u}-age he landed in \'era Cruz. Mexico.

He 'i>Cnt SC\-eral years tn lextco doing missionary work with Indians and making maps for the government. Then in 1687 Father Kino tra veiled far north from MeXJCO City and crossed into what is now Arizona to work among the Pima Indians The Southwest of what i now the Lnited States v.;1S his home for the rest of his life. He lm"C<! the beautiful land and built his first mi ion on a mesa near the San Miguel m-er between two moun· tain ranges. He called it N uestra Senora de los Dolores, Our Lady of Sorrov,'S.

He taught the natr.'CS about God "-nd about Jesus. and about way of raising cattle and gnin The Ptma Indians lm"C<! peace.

The raised com, wheat and melons to eat. They also grew cotton for their clothes With Father Kino' help, their herds and their har,ests increased greatly Father Kino\ nu sion.,, be<.-...ne centre of futh and creau,1t). They v,.:cre very v.ell organised.

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mg and raising cattle. He taught them how to gov· em and manage theune9,, ftll.SSton tow The Pima Indians were amazed at Fath r Kino's many talenLs. He was an explorer, a rancher, a skilled craftsman, a com· munity organiser and a strong leader. He tra· ,-eled thousands of kilo meters on horseback 10 explore the fascinating land and to bnng the Gospel of Jesus Father Kino died in I� I I at M ion \lagdal· ena surrounded h} the Indians he Io,"C<!.

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urbia - which must be hard after the hectic and heady term he has just completed as America's Cup Liaison Officer for the Fremantle Port Authority, (FPA).

Jim has been employed by the port authorities for 37 years and lived in Fremantle since 1940. He has seen many changes in port and city during that time.

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After Australia's Cup Win in l 983, the FPA started g tting enquiries bout po ible passeng r ships which would b coming to the port plus various oth r as cts of the port for handling 12 m tre yachts, t nders and larg pl asure craft.

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One of th highli hts of t Cup was the arrival of six larg passen er ships to the por in which approximately 6,000 le re I ping in vessels along Victo ia Quay, id Jim. e jury p otest to th defend r series were h Id m the po a uth n buildin and r ulted in

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many long hour of evid nee earing by the e port b came · nvolv in ing f iliti s available for v rious exhibitions and trade hows held on Victoria Quay during the Cup riod.

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races as a viewing p a form and th movements of th v I in nd out of the port r uired an o rational plan to be enforced by the harbour master, Captain John Baron.

'The mos acular siqht of the Cup was o the final night," Jim said.

'This great conti n of Australians turned out to greet the returning yachts into fi hing harbour.

ne rbefor Fremantle," h "Reference t ave big e ts coming, such as the Tall Shi s in ov mber 1987 ich will be comi g to Fremantle en route from England to S fo t e bicentennial e nts in Jan a 988.

'We'll be involved whil th y are in port," said Jim.

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