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Tight belts _ paid off , Holy new The Cross church at Bay Bremer would probably never have been commenced if 1t had been known how far the costs would blow out, Robert Mr Edmondson, the 0 gerup paras council president said at the church opening.

"But now we have a church and complex we are proud of, which others would envy, and whlc I hope w II give them encouragement to reach out and not settle for mediocrity or that which demands no sacrifice," he sa d.

He pointed out that the local community had invested $50,000 in the project, matched by 12 months of hard labo r ven wllllngly by many In a par here 100 contributors already con ribute 27 000 annually to run a tight bud et on top of high travellln chool and boardln cost .

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The Bremer Bay church dedicated to the Holy Cross was a reminder that God sent a Saviour who died on a cross so that we could receive the help we need to be what God wants us to be, Bishop Quinn said at the opening ceremo y.

"It is the only way of finding our personal fulfilment.

'This building stands as a sign that He is sacred; ceremonies are performed so hat he blessings and graces of God will be brought ,nto this community's life.

"It s not Just a vi 1b edifice consecrated to God We are he living members, the sign that the church 1s ali e.

'The external edrf1ce of earth conta ns ramm an e ra s1g I 1s not Just a hall. h will ay to the rid There 1s a God Th t God m ters to this community "H re we can come tog ther to show w han believe tn mor V h

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They gathered in Johanna hitely Park, probabl the site here in 1852 she became the first la ornan to found a Catholic school in A Generations of her descendants planted trees ere a plaque as un eiled by the shire ice president r Rob Chester Both chool teachers and originally from Kil enny and Johanna Jame hite sett ed in Yo and man of their 13 children ere no doubt pupils of heir mother's schoo.

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Yealering is the latest community to boas of an inter-deno minatio al commun·t y church and Cathorcs have a dedicated building in which now to celebrate Mass.

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U iting Church and a trust of the three churches being formed to administer the building that that cost $83, was opened d bt free.

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church members and any citizens willing to h Ip. In addition to wheat donations and other gifts Corr gin Catholics contributed $9CXX).

The new church puts Yealering Mass back on a firm footing as a Sunday night fonnightly event.

Formerly it was celebrated in the CWA hall fortnightly, then monthly, being finally and

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Snooper scanners, please re veal all!

If the putrid odours of the Peacock-Kennet conversations have lifted, it may be possible to disinter the remains and assess what really happened.

To throw up hands in horror at the language - lets a person off just too smugly and lightly if far worse vulgarities and obscenities are tolerated on all sides publicly with indifference.

The airwaves, of course, are not private. Inflated politicians may feel exempt but thousands of lesser mortals use radio all day long in their jobs. They are even monitored by the authorities and told to speak with a modicum of politeness.

But like the discovery of hackers systematically and relentlessly trying to break confidential computer codes the matter is not so funny if there are now armies of audio scanners searching for a conversation to exploit. orality ceases to be a password not only when privacy is invaded but when privacy is deemed to be a non-existent privilege.

So far a remarkable silence surrounds the inferred excuse that a small group of handicapped people claimed the special privilege of ·nvading and exploiting telephone privacy so hat their particular political agenda could be achieved.

At this point a curious leap in ethics takes place. he offending conversation, now aped, is not played verbatim on the same electronic media of radio or television but is reproduced virtually ord or ord in the national press.

Li tie comfort can be taken from he apparent pos111on hat 1t 1s illegal to publish hat is g ined from a legal ap, but it is not Illegal to reveal the contents of an illegal tap, in his case. of Telecom traffic. Good news for criminals and too bad for ordinary mortals, it seem .

Li e the other p per ho quic ly followed his rac , the editor of The Sun hich bro e he story as jubilantly unrepentan . ho ouldn' be? He ha a lost not one copy of circulation and the Peacock-Kenne private conversation becomes Austraha's pnva e property than s to he ne paper mo opolies that have changed hands at s1000 million lus. Having both electronic and print, then, has it advan ages.

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e in A el ide the theologia (Uniting Church) presiden of the Au tratian Council of Churche . Or Darcy Wood, told the editor ot Australia' religious pre s not just Catholic - of his surpri e to hear that Australians now urned to their secular pr , and not church papers, tor their church ne s He wa further urprised hen he a ked people and found it to be true. The ecular pr ss ha become the new bible even to God's children ... !

Or Wood aid th is in the presence of Adelaide's Catholic archbishop who weighed the thumbs-down the Adelaide parishes had given their paper The Southern Cross and promptly closed it. A with all such happy stories today staff are made 'redundant' ... So Adelaide catholics have the daily press to soothe them, apart from a diocesan newsletter and parish bulletins.

These are the thoughts that go through the surviving Catholic Australian publications when they hear both government and private advertising agencie tell clients. including prominent Catholics, that advertising - the food of all publications - is a waste in such quarters, while they back solidly the national and suburban monopolies to the hilt.

They are thoughts that go through the mind of this paper when, for example, it has failed for one reason or other to reach three parishes and has taken six days, or never, for the fact to be noticed by anyone or repeated to this office . Other sources must be filling the gap ...

So, when recently The Western Mail and The West Austral ian announced that Perth was closing its Catholic churches, that must have been God's ord to most Catholics and others in WA. How will they know - (since they do not read the Record ) - that so far in 1987 we have OPE ED two and a third churches with one more at least to go? See pages 1, 2, 3 for details.

If any hacker, scanner. eavesdropper, snooper or interloper chances upon th is top secret communication will they please presume the right to bro dcast it on the front page of Au tralia' s new gospel - the nationally owned ne spapers. We won't prosecute!

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Prot ect all kids "Sterilisat ion" is not the answer to the problems that parents with handicapped daughters face," says a Catholic mother of a 23-year-o ld Downs Syndrome girl.

Mrs Ann Realf, of Birmingham, decided to speak out following the controversial decision in the UK Court of Appeal, allowing a 17-

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year-old mentally handicapped girl to be sterilised "for her own good".

The dec1s1on has provoked such an outcry from mental health and legal experts that the off1c1al soltc1tor 1s now seeking leave to appeal to the House of Lords Ann and her husband, Peter, who 1s not a Catholic, have decided against both birth control and steriltsa ,on for the ir daughter, Bernadette.

DOD "Stenhsat,on will not protect h r from the real problem - rape or sexual abuse - which, in my mind, s mor dr a ul than preg n ncy," Ann told The Univ rse. " It also does not pro t h r from th h rds th t

Ann and Peter Reaff say: "Much to the shame of our society, many normal chl1dren are the subjects of sexual abuse.

"Yet we do not try to seek sterilisation for them, simply because they are vulnerable," says Ann. They believe that the body of their handicapped daughter demands protection in the same way as their other three children

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Mo s Michael Con elly said t at the poser, for Club 18-30. featuring the confessional with a caption above reading: "Hol'days you wouldn't tell Father about", would encourage "promiscuity" and "immorality".

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He denied the poster was irresponsible. .. t's meant to be funny. It's Dave Allen humour."

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Sec e pol ce gra H PRAGUE: Two lovak Catholi . Jozef 0 ha lko and Anton leckv, ' both aged 36 , Ve been interrogated and had property confiscated b th er t police as a direct re ult of their parti ipation in the pilgrimages to Levoca and tin earlier thi ·ear.

On separate occasion , both men ·ere st0 I>Ped in the street in Brati lava. taken ~\Vay for . ~~errogation and a cused of egaI activities at th pilgrimag 'd Furthermore, Holka, ho had been 1 entified during a pr io interro ation as a eland tinely-ordain d pri t. accused of hearing o •o at Lev Tue homes of both

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Father Herbert Weber discusses •t e summit' One day a woman told me that on the previou Sunday she and her family had not been able to go to church. That night, as her young daughter was saying bedtime prayers, the girl added. "And thank you, God, for not having to go to church today.,, The mother told me that he was tartled by the child's word and re ol ed to try to make the Mas.5 a better exp rience for her.

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WA p • st to wri e theological ma ua fo schools

The Director of Religious Education in Western Austral'a. Fr Gerard Holohan will prepare a practical theological anual for all Australian Catholic schools.

The manual will be bli ed ducao the IConoutline II d

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Rebecca Brenn n of St iran P ·marySchool(Tu rtHill)wasoverwhelm d with the w contain d • a tter d r data special chool as embty on 20 March. T e letter announced that Rebecca had on $ 3750 orth of prizes in a na ·o I competition conducted b Australian Post(story page 7).

Rebecca Brenn n recei d new of r win from T rt Hill postman, Ray Meldrum.

Bloc f ding wi nefi WA Ca ho ic sc oo s

Catholic schools ill benefit significantly from the new ys em of dis· tributing Common alth capital funding, a cording to Des O'Sullivan, s i t· ant Director of the CEO School Resource and Mangement Division.

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The Common alth Governmen has appro ~d a proposal to treamhne the capital funding Procedures for non-go rnrnent schools.

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no long r have to b con ider d b the tate Planning and Finance Committ e - a commit· tee of the Common• alth. In ead the Catholic Education Comm•ssion wit t ei e a block grant of funds for capital proj cts. This mon ·11 be distributed b th Cammi sion on the advice of the School Resource Comm1 ee.

"The decision means lhat capital grants for Catholic schools in W t· ern Australia ·11 be allocated as a block grant Co rdinated and Will be distributed b planning ~e Catholic Educa ·on "B cause planning for ~.rnmission. the d elopment and upThen arrang n grading of Catholic c:ornrnonly call d block schools ·11 be coordin· fu nd ing, will gi Catholic ated b the Commission,

The block funds will be distributed to the Commission on the ba is of n d and of student numbers. In the longer term the ne system will re ult in addi ional funds for Catholic chools.

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Common ealth continue to set priorities for th use of its funds and distribution proposal will require the appro al of the inister for Education.

The new block funding arrangement 111 begin on January 1. 1988.

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ed catio porcy The ational Catholic Educa ·on Commi ion (NCEC) ha adopted a priority pro·ect the deelopment of a policy on the educa ·o of girl . he final draft of the proposal i expect d to be completed b September this year.

The timetable establish• ed by th CEC for developing th provide for pr ration of drafts at state le I b y.

Thi 1s to be folio din June b a national arkshop o develop a dra national policy.

State authorities ·11 be given time in Jul and ugust to re pond to and comment on draft before it is finaliz d for presenta ·onto the CEC in September.

The CEC has provided guidelines to be considered by the tates in preparing draft policie .

The guid lines ·nclude the consideration of phil· osophy a ues and principles: ob· cti e : priori ar as; and trategies for implemen ·on.

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AID S: Tim e for a moral renaissance

by Cardinal Basil Hume

Some people have claim-

ed that the Aids epidemic is God's punishement of a sinful world. It is better seen as proof of a general law that actions have consequences and that disorder inevitably damages and then destroys.

In fact, Aids is neither the whole problem nor the central issue. It is a symptom of something deeper and more deadly.

Aids is but one of the many disastrous consequences of promiscuous sexual behaviour. Promiscuity is the root cause of the present epidemic. It has always been sinful; it is rapidly becoming suicidal. e are then, dealing with an intrinsically moral issue and not simply one of public health. o cam• paign against Aids can ignore or trivialize the moral question. Refusal to address the moral issue i itself a moral statement.

Mora Issues Vita

In the public campaign so far, much att ntion h s been focu ed in very ex· plicit term on the way the virus is transmitted and on precautions to reduce the ri k of infection. Too little has been said so far, and too vague! , about the radical hi in ttitudes

and immediate reappraisal of our attitudes and behaviour in matters of sexual behaviour and human relationships.

Even in the short term a moral reawakening is society's best hope. That must be part of any national programme of inform· ation and education. Condoms and free needles for drug addicts will reduce but not remove the dangers; those most at risk might be led to conclude that a potentially lethal life style can, with precautions , be made safe.

The fact to be faced is that all of us in society ~..,__.--- ~~~~~~- ~---,, have to learn to Ii according to a renewed set of needed to halt the ad- Unconditional vance of the epidemic. values. That will not be Compassion Yetwh n,ashere,morality No purpose can be eas .Howcananyapp eal concerns matters of life served by recriminations for faithfulness and sexand death, it affects the against any section of the ual restraint be heeded public good and involves population held to be when there is on all sid th whole community. It responsible. Instead, we explicitencouragementto is certainly not the exclus• should offer to thos with promiscuous behaviour ive concern of the Church Aids uncondi ·anal nd and frequent ridicule of and the clergy. practical compassion. lt moral valu s? Society i Th O,urch and Govern- would be unfortunate, in moral disarray, for ment h ve a common oo, if reaction took the which we must all ta e aim, to eliminate the di- form of a merciless and our share of the blame. sease. The Church wants self·righteou moral back- Sexual permis n s re• to ackle promiscuity as lash. Something much fl a general decline o the principal cause of in· more radical and con- value . fection. I would argue that structive is called for than Some might que ·on the Government itself the scourging of other whether any con ensus could legi ·mately, and people's vices. If a cat· on values is possible in a helpful .la greaterstre s astrophe is o be averted society which ha so los on the moral issues. there must be an urgent touch with 'ts cultural,

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Catho ic Ed cation Office to set up AIDS education p ograms The Catholic Education Office of Western Australia has taken initiatives which will assess the implications of the disease AIDS for schools and will formulate education programmes which contribute towards countering the disease.

A Catholic AIDS Education Committee has been set up to direct the nature and scope of these initiatives. Part of ·ts purpose is to educate school communities towards responsible Christian attitudes and behaviours relating to AIDS and ·ts victims.

Recognizing the immediacy of the health issue, the Committee is organizing seminars for school Principals and teachers which will stress factual, comprehensive data on AIDS, together with Christian compassion. In addition, the Committee hopes to dispel the fear, hysteria and isunderstanding which currently surrounds the AIDS issue.

The Catholic AlDS Education Committee's initia • s are in harmony with those of the WA Minisby of Educa ·on which emphasize the Christian values •Of self-discipline, fidelity and maniage1 as well as the practical values of health educators. religious and spiritual roots. None the ess I m convinced that there are untapped reserves of good• n ssand ·dealism in many individuals and communitie . Laying the foundations for a new consensus will be p olonged , arduous and quite often ho con• tested.

activity outside m rriage, at east in the ca e of stable relation hips. There erious are, however, atters of principle which the Church is not at Ii be o ignore.

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Roma Catholic teach· rs ave mg maintains tha hum n of the Situation Demands ove i a precious gift, a ace a •hanng in the life and lo e a New Response ife-style of God himse . Un lfish The search for a be er fuller, be ove way, the endeavour to already a lo a f e • reconstruct society's atrooted enriches the human titudes and values will. of rinking. married In . personali nece sity, take many . How smokin love a couple come to forms. Together we must is the in a life-long, life· much gether reflect on the consequen• verthe nece i giving union in which the ces of our common e and joy of and lly to emselves give humanity, the need and It calls elusively to each other. las ·ng longings of the human estraint nd for se human fully be To hea We can earn loo reness. and ha self-giving that lo from history. while ot Such a profound change the to open remain to idealizjng the past. There needs a possibility of new life. t in socie can be no que tion. ev n campaign comp and provides the stability if it were possible. of ation and ece sary for of publi attemp ·ng to tum back affection lop- per u ion. nd d urturing the the clock. The situation T e •ds crisis repreof the growing w confront demands of m nt t rshed for all these sents a For . child us a new response. society. It temporary co I u full . the The Christian churche reason lo e s is much more than a of ion expre have an obvious part to al morality. r erved for husband and matter of play in this fundamental Shared moral values arriage. withm wife rethinking. So too ha from n accepted The Ro n Catholic derive the world religions no of society. understanding represented in our coun· Church, therefore, canno Fear ma ell induce try. The Judaeo-Chri tian be expected to l end some o modify their heritage of moral values support to an measures sexual behaviour. That is s ·11 has much to offer which tacitly accep , ev n no enough, owever, to contemporary society. if they do not encour ge. a hie that radical renew· se ual ctivity outside We can learn much which is so al of soci also from the traditions of marriage. Todoso ould The eeded. n clearly asc 'cism and self-dis- be inconsistenl I would necessary eps should cipline prized by Islam weaken our primary be taken, I ould suggest, 'tn ss to the Christian and the great religions of in an atmosphere of calm the East. Reconstruction vision of human love and and trust and in a spirit of e or do demands serious dial- marriage. dialogue and hope. ogue. People, whether accep that for the un• is much to be done There religious or not, can married the choice lie in the om . in schools condoms een be solely surely find common and in ery part of our ground and shared ideals and inf ·on . There is a life and ork together. action: in face of the manifest third course of Parents, teachers, clergy, dangers which threaten refusal to engage in extra· communica ors. those in marital sexual activity. society. public and political life, all Some are prepared to Such self-discipline is not ha e shared responsibility concede that such a emotionally destructi e, to di co er new hope and transformation is required but can be a positi e a better ay. but belie e it to be a long· affirma ·on of a radical term objective. It is ideal, demanding but not necessary in the hort impo sible.

Ti mes Newspapers, The Roman Catholic 1987 - Reprinted with term, they argue, to adopt the measures advocated Church is committed to permission. in the present campaign the cause of marriage of public ducation on and f mily life. It is a sad 'ds. The Roman Catholic refl c ·on on present Church in this coun ry is value that no political being urged to modify its party offer a co er nt opposition to the use of and compr h nsi policy condoms and its con· to sus in and uphold the demn ion of se ual famity life. Here ther i

Varied activities to mark school year

RINGFORTHE PREM UM PEOPLE

Commitment re ewed at Masses

Specia Masses were held if! towns and suburbs throughout Western Australia in February to mark the beginning of the l 987 school year.

Students. parents and teachers joined together in a variety of locations to renew their commitment to study and service.

For some the celebration was eld ·n the school while ot ers attended special services at paris churches.

Teachers Mass More than 1000 teachers from Catholic schools in the Perth Archdiocese renewed their commitment in a special ceremony during the nnua Teachers· Mass held at St Mary's Cathedral on 22 February.

During his homil . principal celebrant rchbishop William Foley said that the teaching profession was both cha lie ging and demanding.

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The entire school communi , teac ers par· ents and students. part• idpated at an outdoor celebration of l'l\a s at t Anthony's School (Wanneroo).

Fr Carlo Marchetti, S , celebrated the ass which included a pu lie prayer of commitment of School Board members.

Other features of the ceremony were t e music and songs led y students and staff, prayer of the faithful by teachers nd ~tudents, and presentation of symbolic gifts by parents and staff.

Pictured a the Year 8 barbecue are (from I ft Caroline and John Krumpelman • h their son Michael, a y r 8 udent ErnilMandyczewsky. als~ a Year 8 stud nts and bis parents, Lucy nd Roman.

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Corpus Christi College (Bateman) welcomed parents and students to the new school year with a series of barbecues held in the college grounds.

Each year group met on a different e ening to allow parents to meet th eir childrens' teachers and friends. Students from separate classes Within the year group also took advantage of the occ:asion to get to know th eir school mates.

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The Annual Teachers' Mass at S Mary's Cathedral was follow d by a soc·at gathering or teachers and their familie at .Mercedes Co lege Perth).

Xavi r Colle e (Victo ·a Par was we I represented on the o casion: (from eft rgaret Newton, Janet Ristic (Catholic Educatio Office), Ron Dullard (Principal of Xavier College), ·chaeJ Do e.s, Kathleen 'Maley and E elyn Taylor. aureen Smith (St Brigid Lesmurdie and Jim cGuiness ( rin ity Colleg~ East Perth ere among those ho ade their way from the Cathedral to he teacher 'social (pictured eft).

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The crite ·a for membership of Commission i this category are: • ability o reflect a lkno edge and u dersta d'ng of practical aspects of Catho ic education partic arl respect o c assroo practice a d eeds. incl d'ng needs of students • ability to understand and wor for the total Catho ic educatio effort ominees do not rep esent or wor or particular schoo s or groups of schools or particular sections of the community • ability to de ote the necessary ·me a atte tion to Com· m·ssion business (attendance at o e meeting per mo th of approximately three hours commencing 1.00 pm. and membership of various sub-committees a d work-parties wou d be req ir ).

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Teachers who consider that they sa 'sfy the criteria for membership (as gi en abo e) ma nominate themselves. This they do by: • i dicating dearly the qualifica ·ons and skills that they possess and that they estimate will contribute to the success of the CECvvA on behalf of all Catholic schools and their comunities giving an assurance that they will be ab e o a end rnee ·ngs and make a useful contribution to deliberations, and de ote a proportion of their time to Commission business-between meetings securing an endorsement of their nomination by a person of some status (eg a principal) ·n the school community.

Any enquiry about nominations should be directed to Fr J. Nestor, Secretary. Conference of Bishops and Council of Religious Institutes 386 1870 or Sr Joan Buckham. Executive Secretaiy to the Commission.

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Nominations for membership must be received by Monday 27 April 1987.

They sho Id be addressed to: The Secretary E ctoral Comm"ttee c/o Catholic Educa ·on Committee of WA 08 PO Box 254 Subiaco A

A Christian vision "A school should give students a christian vision of life." That's the phil· osophy of John Good• fellow, Principal of St Joseph's College (Albany).

"Hopefully", said John, "the whole curriculum has something permeat· ing it that says the school believes in life - the christian values of life".

"To be a good school", he said, "it must also be vocational - it should prepare young people for the workplace, for living and married life".

Challenge One of the challenges St Joseph's faces is the expectations of students.

"Their expectations are perhaps lower in an academic sense than city students", said John. One reason for this may be the

St Josepl's College Alblny ''a beautiful a.vironrnent''

John Goodfellow (pictured) was appointed Principal of St Joseph's at the beginning of 1986. high rate of local unem• ployment. With a population of 16,500 Albany has an unemployment rate of I 7 ½ per cent.

"Many students will go to the city beea use there is nothing for them in Albany". said John.

Enthusiastic Staff In striving to meet both the ideals and the chall• enges St Joseph·s has all the advantages of a small school, particularly the interpersonal nature of the learning and it has an enthusiastic and dedicat· ed staff.

Catholic education in Albany has a long and rich tradition. The Sisters of St Joseph of the Apparition arrived in 1878 and took over a small, struggling parish school. The Christian Brothers followed and today both these orders continue their involvement in St Joseph's College.

Established in 1978, St Joseph's College caters for 693 students from Albany and the surrounding rural areas.

Located in Spencer Park on the outskirts of Albany, St Joseph's sprawling campus is home for students from Pre-primary to Year 12.

While the secondary and primary sections of the College are housed in separate complexes they are served by by one principal and a single school board.

"Open to Wisdom" is the motto of this vital and caring school community in the State's south-west.

"The school atmos· phere is terrific". according to Colleen McGlade, acting head teacher of the primary section of St Joseph' s.

"With 312 children we feel like a family and we have a very happy staff

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Year 11 Applied Art students Mark Kerr and Sean Cattach dlothave to look further than their school grounds to find a scene to capture on canvas. St Joseph's ite overlooks thecanand provides a spacious. beautiful environment, which is ideal for learning.

"The best thing about St Joseph's was the support from the teach· ers", said former student Judith Green.

Judith successfully completed her Year 12 studies at St Joseph's in 1986. She gained a Certificate of Merit for her work in years 11 and 12 and was very happy with her TEE results.

"Being a small school", said Judith, "there was a lot of student/ teacher contact".

Judith has decided to defer further study for 12 months. "I see this year as an adjustment period for myself', said Judith. "The biggest adjustment I have to make is realising that I am not going back to school anymore and that I have to make my own decisions about what I want to do with my life".

"I have to stop thinking I am a school kid - I am an adult~, said Judith.

Useful tool

The geoscope gives a three dimensional image of an aerial photograph. "lt'sa very useful tool to study landforms", said Franco.

When he first started teaching Franco found the industrial geoscope out of the financial range of schools and after several years of experiment· ation he designed a plastic version.

Design award In 1977 his geoscope received an Australian Design Award and since then 6000 have been sold in Australia and overseas.

Franco Smargiassi instructs Year 11 students on the use of the geoscope.

"The school is an important part of our parish", said John Hunter, Chairman of St Joseph's Parish Council. " This year the parish Coral Jones said the has decided to assist the main proJects last year school with financial sup- were the purchase of port for the building of the computers and the finanschool gymnasium", he cing and building of a said. sweat track for the primary The PE,F are also very school. active in their work for the school.

New approaches to education

When geography students at St Joseph's use a Geoscope to assist them in map reading they are given expert guidance.

Franco Smargiassi is not only an experienced geographyteacher but the inventor of the geoscope.

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who are dedicated to the children", she said.

"Many parents are in· volved in classroom activities", particularly in the language and literacy programmes", said Colleen.

Community spirit benefits school

Teacher's aid is his invention

Primary students presented their toys as symbols of friendship and care to Bishop Peter Quinn, principal celebrant of St Joseph's Opening of the School Year Mass on February 26th. The theme Qf the Mass was "Wisdom through learning wisdom in life".

A delighted student assembly laughed their way through an hour of antics by staff members who were introducing the new Study Skills Program to the school.

Staff spent many hours preparing their skits which shovled the benefits of being a good student and theperilsofbeingdisorgan· ised.

Study Skills will be taken as a subject each week by both students and staff this year.

Program coordinator, Jim Good, said students will learn about 60 specific skills including time management, note taking and ~-----, assignment preparation.

The staff have re-evaluated their teaching methods and have agreed to a school homework policy.

The program aims to reduce the amount of time students spend on homework but will in· crease the quality of the work.

"When students under· stand the principles of Tony London (Deputy Principal) plays the "disorgan- leammg they understand ised student", while Franco Smargiassi plays why homework is import· "mother". ant"', said Jim.

''We feel like a family~'

Long,rich tradition

School Chaplain has 'special' role Father Michael Slattery believes that his many Years as a school teacher help him bring a special understanding to his role as school chaplain at St Joseph's.

"As a former teacher I brought a vision of what l ~~ted a school chaplain to be", said Fr Michael.

The chaplain has to be involved with the kids, someone who likes kids, who listens to them and ca_n counsel them in all aspects of their lives", he said. He believes that the chaplain should be a~ilable to staff in the same way. . I also bring a spiritual dimension to the school", said Fr Michael. "That may sound a bit glib, but it's very true. They see me at sacred moments, at Mass and reconciliation and I conduct retreats for staff and students". However Fr Michael does not wantto ~ach religious education." I think its better to have lay teachers involved in RE. because that's ere the witness needs to come from". he said.

A~~ording to Fr Michael there are very strong ~ad1tional ties between the parish and school. "It's 17P<>rtant to back up the teachers so they feel part 0 the parish and to be seen by the kids so they feel our concern and rm the flesh and blood part of that co_~cem", he said .

Its a real team approach here in Albany, with Pilrents, teachers. priests and staff working to· Qether", said Fr Michael.

The introduction of the CJ nit Curriculum and Vertical Timetabling in the next two years will reflect the academic vitality of St Joseph's.

Preparatio_n is now Transition "It will address the needs underway for implement· of individual students".

Years 6 and 7 will also ation of the Unit Cunicu· said Tony, who examined take part in the secondary !um in 1988. unit framework for part of vertical timetabling in the day which will ease South Australia as a result Choices the transition from pri- of a Schools Commission The Unit Curriculum mary to secondary stud- Exchange grant will see Years 8, 9 and 10 Vertical timetabling reies. subjects divided into 40 duces the rigid structures Students will be more hour units. Students may responsible for and involv- which prevent students complete 12 or 13 units ed in choosing their areas progressing at their own in each semester. As well rate. Students will be groupof study. as taking essential courses ed according to their rate in the four traditional Vertical Timetabling of achievement rather areas of English, Mathethan chronological age. matics, Social Studies It is hoped that St Joand Science, students will seph' swill introduce ver· be able to choose units of tical timetabling in 1989 equal importance in other according to Tony London, Deputy Principal. areas.

Gathered together after the Opening of the School Year Mass were from left John Goodfellow (Principal).

Leanne Dusz (Head Girl), Simon Hille (Head Boy), John Hunter (Chairman, Parish Council), Coral Jones (P&F Association) and Helen Hille (School Board .Member).

Oniform change in 1988 Kali Wellington checks out St Joseph's new uniform for girts to be introduced by 1988.

Colloquium Schoo . . . a shared ministry The staff renewal program called the Colloquium on

the Ministry of Teaching began in Western Australian Catholic primary schools last year.

The program was introduced by Catholic education

professionals. It aims at helping teachers meet the challenge of ensuring that the CathoUc school remains faithful to its spirit and mission.

Teachers and others involved in Catholic education who have attended a Colloquium have experienced faith development and a renewal of their professional

and spiritual commitment.

Editor of Intercom, Margaret Haydon, recently took part of a Colloquium. This is her account of the experience.

who was instrumental in introducing the Colloquium to Australia.

After the introduction we were asked to write in our journals about a teacher liked be t from our school days.

Later as we shared our thoughts in small groups it was obvious ho many had been inspired, not only in choosing educa• lion as a career, but in a personal ay by a teacher.

Then w were a ked to write on •· ·hat I like best about my teaching and about my school". gain e hared our thoughts ...,;th other in groups.

This process of writing and sharing set the pattern for the following da , as we explored our 1m ge of oursel e , our image of God nd our commtm nt to Catholic educ tion.

Throughout the per· i ted b ience were t the the t am beginning of e n would share th and experience in that encour ged us to be both positive and onest D TEACHE PUBLICAT 0 S The quiet times of writing and reflecting ere balanced b the bois erous sounds of group members enjoying AL STUDIES SK L workbooks sequentially designed themsel sat mealtime for years 1 to 1 at impromptu music se • sions and during the ECO OMIC TOPIC WOR SHOPS Specialization in the Econbreaks when mo t took omy, consumers in the Economy, Economic systems and the opporturn for a wal Issues. to the beach.

TEACHER'S RECORD daily lesson and assessment book In the final se ion we look d at ho w could <Primary or secondary; loose-leaf or coil-bound). carry the group spirit A3 PROGRAM E BINDERS engendered back to our workplace.

AIM-ED edia studies work Books I left the colloquium Available at major education booksellers or order direct. ready to face ve da 15 I CH OAO, BULLCRE K, S ER AUS I 6155. challenges with a new T LEP O : (09, 457 6064, A/H 09) 332 7020 sense of commitment lll•-•••---------~----m1--.a---.::1d and vision. I took 'th me the rich perience of writing. Of r cording m though and feelings in a journal as a way of stopping for a short time each day to refl ct on life and my work in Catholic education. I took with me also a ense of belonging to a group that has. as is summed up by the Colloquium theme. "a shared vision. a shared ministry".

If one writes regularly. no matter how briefly. about a con ciou thought, insight, dream. reflection, one will find that it become a cumulative enrichment. a widening of horizon ... ,:v,~~ I read these words of Edward Farrell (from PRAYER IS A HU, GER) a I opened my journal on the fir: evening of a - - ~ - - - - ~ - - - - - - ~ - - - ~ Colloquium.

For o days I join d with the ffs of St L ence Primary School (Balcatta) nd St ary' Prim School (Leeder·11 ) as the gathered tog th r for a Colloquium.

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board seminar at Karratha The interim board of the new Karratha Catholic Secondary School recently held a seminar to review its operations to date and set objectives for the rest of 1987.

The board, comprising the school principal, Br John Bowman, parish priest, Fr Morrissey, planning officer, Margaret Goggin and other members of the school community, was set up to plan and manage the establishement and building of the new school.

The seminar as con· ducted by Dale Brooks, Geraldton regional officer of the Catholic Education Office of WA. Board members discussed topics including: Catholic education in WA School boards Interim boards Meeting procedures The future

The Karratha Catholic Secondary School opened for years 8 and 9 students at the beginning of this year. It is currently accommodated in de-

mountable buildings on the Karratha College campus. Its own premises in Rosemary Road. Karr. atha should be ready for occupation next year.

Members of the Karratha school board t their recent emi ar.

Pri ary staff meet at Gera dto The beginning of th chool year wa mark d b a minar for s of Catholic primary chools in the G r Id on region.

Fifty people a end d the minar a the Gerald on C thedral Parish Centre.

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course to be conducted b ranmore Catholic College (L ederville), as part of its on-going commitmen to paren .

"On of the challenges to the schools of the 90' i o broaden their rol " . according to Broth r Kevin Paull, principal of Aranmore. " One such role", aid Br Kevin, "is to provide

rvic o par nts in ms of helping them the ta kof ducating their childr n".

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New sc ool for u nga st de ts Students at Culunga boriginal School (Guild· ford) i ll be moving into a n • chool befor the end of 1987.

The Schoo l Board 1 made the decision to build a new school after requests from parents.

The Board, parents and the Education e ha e orked toge er in the planning and development of the project.

The pr ent chool building at Guildford i dilapid ed a dun uitabl _....._...__ _ _,__ _ _; for the n ds of h taff and 90 tud n . best of

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built in est Swan, will con i t of five teaching area and an administra· ion block and will cater for a n ax,mum of 1ZO tudents. he design and colour of the building will fit into the urroundings. "Trees ·11 be preserved and land ca ing will ensure tha th chool both corn· plem n and enhances h rural atmosphere of the ar a", according to Mr D O 'Sulli n. siSt.a~t Dir or of the Catholic Education Office (Sch 001 R sourc nd anagem nt Divi ion).

Rebecca's 'Peace' letter wins national compeftion A very special l etter was delivered to eleven year old The letter contained Rebecca Brennan at St Kieran Primary School (Tuart news that Rebecca had Hill) on 20 March. won a national contest for

Circus words were ill strated on balloon cutouts and used as part of the classroom's decoratio . Some were Included i a special dictionary compiled by the students.

Circ s time at Our ady of Lourdes

Parents of ear 3 students at Our Lady of Lourdes School (Nollamara) ay on~ered if their c i~dr~n were t~inking of running away o om a orcus at the begmnmg of this year.

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decorate the year 3 "big top" (or classroom).

Language lessons conce trated on circus words, a d circus words were included in spelling and handwriting lessons_

Scie ce The stud Y of animals and their needs and beha ·our ""as a natural c oice for the st udents' science I ssons and a circus act as the basis of the year 3 contlibutio to a school assembly.

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"We were even able to introduce the circus theme in religion lessons," said Maria Gaudion.

"The children said sponaneous prayers or the well-being of drcus performers and ani als' .

Altogether, the six weeks spe t on the theme resulted in a colourful and brig tly decorated classroom and undoubtedly a number of children w ose ambition is to join a circus in the future.

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The advisory teachers are experienced EUC intended to provide suptutors.

They will devote a port and guidance to classroom teac ers in the significant part of their time lo assisting teachers area of languag .

Four Primary Language in the de elopment of Advisory Teachers ha e langu ge programs which been released from teach- reflect the principles and ing duties lo imp e e t pr ·ces of the EUC program. They ·11 also the seIVice this year.

The teachers are Vicky assist schools with the Carlton of Girrawheen de elopment of work· Catholic Primary School, shops for parents and wil Jenny Garswood. of Li· organize inservice pro-

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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - . . - letter writing. The prize was a $3,500 computer and accessories. As the best 242.87 WA entry in its class, her P.S. Write Soon is a letter also won a leathercartoon-style book pubMembers of Federal Parliament, bound writing set valued lished by ustralia Post in Parliament House, at $250. collaboration 'th the Canberra, AC.T. Rebecca, a year 7 Primary English Teaching student, won the competiAssociation (PETA).

Dear Sirs, tion by writing a letter Rebe<:ca's classmates about peace. It as at St Kieran ere not I am writing this letter because I am concerned, addressed to Members of forgotten. Each student not only about our country, but about the world.

Federal Parliament and will receive a complimentThe way things are going now it doesn't look like sought their help in ary copy of P.S. Wrile there'll ever be world peace, but I'm sure if people encouraging better relationSoon from Australia Post made the effort it wouldn't be all that hard. ships in the home and the We could start with peace in our homes and p rsuit of world peace. within our families. Kids should be encouraged to Rebecca's excitement be considerate to their brothers and sisters and to did not end with the prize. respect their mum and dad. The parents in tum, On 23 arch s e flew to 111111- - - - - - - ~ - - . should listen to what their children have to say.

Adelaide, accompanied a·o ogy ea th When families have achieved this, they can put by her mother Robyn, for CeS these peaceful ideas into practice in their the presentation ceree communities. Before long, you too would fee the mony on the children' s ieS effects of these changes. This would be the chance tele -sion sho Cmon Practic.al class reso rces for all or you to demonstrate to other world leaders a Kids.

• Uvfng ane1 reser e<I road to a world without war.

The competition was animals.and pl.ants. trust you and your co leagues will take the •me • Frozen mammal cond cted by Austratia orga s. to absorb these thoughts.

Post in conjunction with • Dissect on equip t. ·ne etwo r k's t e • LatlOratory ha Cl are.

• qu;mu supplles_ Yours peacefylly, Cmon Kids to help REBECCA BREN promote a ne junior Fo our Freie atalogue textbook entitled P.S. Wri.te Soon. More than

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Pri ary schools con• sultant, Irene Sorensen of e CEO said it was hoped the new service would provide the type of support most o en sought by teachers.

Reso rces important ''It is important that resources be made available to follow up such major initiatives as the ELIC program. For this reason the advisory teachers will have a special responsibility to schoo s where the ELIC program is beginning to influence the literary opportunities being offered to children.''

Oran ca c es go feve "Pioneer World" comes

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led by Sylvie Griffith they experience first hand what life was like in 1885Throughout first term Year 5 students at Orana Catholic School {Willeton)

theme, "Goldfever' .

Class teacher, Keith McNaught. said all the children's ark was geared towards the gold era. "In science we looked

alive for children when, ience program with the

500 children from around Australia entered the contest by writing on subjects as diverse as nuclear war, poverty and drug abuse.

at how machines were made in those days and at gold panning as a example of separating mixtures··. The language and reading programmes were also on the same theme.

The highlight of the term was a visit to Pioneer World.

1885 Ufestyle

Decked out in pioneer costumes the children spent 24 hours living as children in 1885. They had to keep the fire burning, collect water and prepare for bed by candlelight Mrs Griffith, who conducts the "24 hours of • Pioneer Life" course said her aim is to make the experience of Pioneer World a more useful o e for students

eview of o icy state ents T e ovember 1986 'ssue of n tercom c anied an 'tern exp a· • g the atu re and purpose of the e •ew of t e po •cy sta ents that ave be

issues by the Catholic Education Commission over e years.

These statements add· ressed specific difficulties at either had arisen or were co sidered likely to arise if practical guidance were not given to the school communities. In many cases the need for such policy statements was ra·sed by members of the in-school or outsideschool communities who had sought the assistance of the Commission or its officers.

Benefit There is ample evidence that Commission's policy statements have been of enormous benefit to students, teachers, parents and school and system administrators.

Several of these docu· ments have drawn favour· able comment from organisations and individuals outside e Catholic school system as well as from many within it

Consultation As a result of developments in school practices and changes introduced

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by the Schools Com· mission and gover • ments provis·on is now bei g made to update several of the C.E.C.W poHcy statements and guidelines. This task will invol e he Catholic Ed cation Office in •deanging consultatio with people a d groups who will be affected by the c a ges. Parents. sc oo staff. priests, b" shops. religious co gregations d others who are deeply involved in Catholic chooling are being i vited to comment on the various documents being re •ewed.

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, com ni y are of Adolesce ts T e Australian Association for Adolescent Health is holding a conference concerning this topit on the 6th and 7th April 1987 at Princess argaret Hospital for Children_ Speakers of International standing will address topics such as Youth Health Promotion anct Future Directions in Sexuality. Registration is $40.00 per day or $100.00 tor both, with he conferenced inner on the Monday nigh . contact Russell Greig at Youth Health services,1ocookStreet, est Perth on 3221489.

In addition a PUBLIC LECTURE ill be he d at the Alexander Library Lecture Theatre on Tuesday 7th April 1987. Entitled "Teenage Pregnancy - the community Response", thepublic illbeinvitedtoas questionsof a speaker panel i eluding Dr arion Howard, Clinical Director of Teen services Programm in Atlan a, USA.

April move to new building The new Catholic Education Centre in Leederville wm be in operation by the end of April according to Michael King of the Catholic Education Office.

Michael. who has been appointed to coordinate the move to the Centre said, "bringing four separate organisations together in one centre is an exciting challenge. The facilities provided by the Archdiocese are unique to ustralia".

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Dynamic setting The Centre will provide an efficient and dynamic setting for the further development of Catholic education in W.A.

Library This vision draws together various elements of Catholic education including the Catholic Institute of Western Australia and its Resource Centre. the Maranatha Institute, the Catholic Education Office and Religious Education departmen . The Catholic Library of W.A. will also be

Below: Michael King is pictured on this restored staircase. an example of the detailed craftsmanship which has been a feature of the refurbishment of the Catholic Education Centre. The building formerly the Home of the Good Shepherd will be ready for occupation later this month.

The Association of Catholic Colleges sporting year is well underway, with the summer competitions in mid-season and the annual swimming carnivals having recently been held at the Beatty Park Aquatic Centre.

In the midst of a colleges. Lumen Christi multitude of educational College (Martin) which changes, member coll- was the division nner, eges are being faced with Corpus Christi College new procedures and (Bateman) and St Sterestrictions across the phen's College (Duncraig) board. These ·11 obvious- will all be major force in ly hind r both their pre• the coming years as they pa ration for and partic1pa• grow to their full capacity. tion in the s ociation· Th A sociation I• porting activiti . corned Sunbury C thedral Grammar School Sporting standards ich competed in i It is pleasing to note and th t w • I are bly, copin change ' porti not nt i

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T nty- ight conda hool . includi g fi from country areas participat d in th thr d c miv I. Outstanding r sul er a hi ed b pa cipan s 'ncluding the breaking of 14 long· tanding r ords m th DMsion of the compe "tion.

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Next Mattathias rallied a group of supporters and, with his sons as leaders, started a resistanee movement which eventually defeated the forces of the oppressor.

Most of his sons, the Maccabees, died in the struggle.

To many people these actions of the Jews seem like senseless fanaticism .

Why didn't they just adopt Gree culture with all its greatness?

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Or we hear St Pa I reminding is rea rs of t e identity they took o t ro g baptism: "All of been bapO ha OU tised ·nto Chr st Jes s have c at ed yoursel s with him ... All are on in Chr"st Jes s" (Galatians 3:27-28).

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Enchantment w·th chemistry painted path to colourful career The vocational dye was cast for Ron Walker almost from his first lessons in physics and chemistry at CBC Terrace.

He made up his mind to be a chemist - any sort of a chemist - an ambition that was complemented by a proficiency in mathematics which was to be the second unit (with organic chemistry) in his double major with a B.Sc. degree at the Univers·ty of WA. long after his enchantment Not 1 with the wonders of the laboratory and the magnetism of trigonometry and logarithms came his chance introduction to what has turned out o be a 40-year sporting love.

It happened at a dance one night in 1945 and the planter of the seed was Vaughan Henderson.

"Ever thought of playing hockey?" was the nonchalant query tossed by Vaughan at he 16-yearold Ron. " ot really," was the truthful reply. but the enthusiastic Vaughan eventually inveigled Ron a d other tIros into having a dash at the sport.

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Anthony onald Walker, was om In Perth June 5, 1929.

He wa educ t d at St Jo eph's Convent (now Merced s Col le e), St P tr ck's Boy ' Sc oo , CBC Terrace and th University of WA wh re nee h obta'n d de&Tee, majorinc In c chem stry them t c His science cour e was interrupted by a hort per'od as clerk In the Commonw Ith P bl c S rv ce in Canberra but he graduated as a B.Sc. from UWA in 1953 ost of I scienn tific c reer has ·n th paint industry, He has played hoc y 'nee 1945 and the ulk of his 600 game has been with CBC-Trinity.

Ron and his wife Sue (nee D vis) ar Q e n's Park parlsh'oners and there are two sons and a da ht r In the fam'ly.

est contact with the sport had been a disinterested view of people - mainly girls - playing ·tin parks.

But 1945 was bringing fellows back from the CBC and services en ered a senior and junior team into the competition.

Young Walker and his fellow novices. none of whom had had a sti in re his hands before. introduced :o t arts of hockey by amateur coaches whose skill at t e game sometimes outweighed their ability as mentors.

However, progress was made.

Initially Ron played ockey with the s nior CBC s1d on Saturdays and YCW football with the Cathedral team on Sundays, but he former game gradually lured him out of his sportsw1se split personality and he abandoned football for hockey.

It was to be a lasti g predilection.

In Perth and Canberra he has chalked up more than 600games and he's still playing In the v terans • grade.

His professional career after graduation in 1953 got away to a somewhat belated start.

In search of a job, he had furnished the Commonwealth Employment Service with his qual1f1 cations but got no response for what seemed an inordinately long period When he inquiredalx>ut the reason for the delay, the CES finally admitted that they had lost his paperwork.

They ultimately found it and he quickly secured a position in a paint laboratory n Sydney where he worked for two years. ate was His home calling, how ver, and in 1955 he returned to Perth

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Ron has had his share of quer·es from he general public over the three decad s t at he has been in the md stry.

By BOB BOYLE "In the manufacture of paint," says Ron. ··nearly all the fields of chemistry are involved.

"The main constituents include pigments. inders and solvents plus a number of additives Ron says that t equality of paints has improved consid rably i the past hr e decades.

One tha t has cropped up more th n once a d be n sked in all on each seriousn occasion - is how to change a tin of black white without to the shop to s

They now hold colour better and last lo ger.

Application methods, too, are more satisfactory than they us d to be through methods s ch as electrostatic spraymg and airless spraying which delivers paint to the nozzle at a pr ssure pounds to the of 3 square inch .

I knew the "Wis answer to that," he muses

open ile VATICA CITY ( C): the Catholic Ch rch say the uman em ryo must be tr ate "as a person" from conce tion, it has not explicitly declare conception as the moment the fetus receives a soul, the Vatican's top doctrinal official a'd recently.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. which recently issued an "instruction" on procreation issues. said that instruction did not propo e a specific moment of ensoulment.

However. the burden of proof rs now on those who argue the embryo i not a person, he added.

The Vatican Instruction on Respect for Human life in its Origin and on the dignity of Procreation condemned non-therapeutic experimentation on embryos and aid even non-viable embryos "must be respected Just like any other human person."

The issue of ensoulment and human personhood ha been increasingly debated by theologian que tioning the moral tatu of the human embryo.

That moral status ·s the underpinning of the Church' unconditional prohibition of abortion at any stage of fetal development, its b n on e penmentation. a w II

Contrary to popular understanding. the Church has never defmitively ruled that the human being is "immediately animated" "th a oul from the mom nt of conception Cardinal Ratzinger r iterated this, while at the same time stressing that the recent instruction aid "the human being must be respected - a a per on - from the very fir t in tan of hi existence." there 1s "no qualitative Science ho leap" m the life of a child in the period from conception to birth, the ca dinal said "Already in the zygote there is a genetically defined individual."

The cardinal said determining if that embryo a per on ith a oul is a task for philo ophy. not c1ence T e instruction does not resolve that philosophical question. he added, but based on the c1entific data the document asks the question "How could a human individual not be a human person?"

Phra ing the i sue as a question does not mean the matter is already resolved, Cardinal Ratzmger aid. ut that "there is at lea t a good probability that it is." ow the burden of proof is on those who hold the embryo i not a per on. the cardinal added.

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lryna Ratuskyns a, Ukrainian poetess, recently released from a Soviet labour camp made the following statement in Kiev : " y mother as the first to give me life. Then score·s of persons from all corners of the world returned to me my life and opportunity to wor Now, Ii e never before. I feel a closeness with all of humanity. This makes me happy and I will try to ma e the most of it."

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Peace appeal

from G.J Daniell Catholics for Peace On Palm Sunday (Apnl 12) at 2pm, an ecumenical s rvice will be held at St Mary's cathedral at which peopl from numerous Chrtst1an faith will join tog th r o pray for peace.

Following the service, those w o so wish will have the opportunity to join the march and rally for peace and nuclear disarmament at Supreme Court Gardens Catholics for Pe ce believe that th re ,s sound basis fOf Joining m these actions 1n both scr'ptur and m e ching of the Church ThlS is e mlly true on Palm Sunday, when we com• memorate the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.

The aims of the Palm Sun• day rally are peace, disarmament, nd (largely due to the involvement of Church groups and other Ii emind d individuals) social justice. Th aims are in line with the teachings of the Church over the past 20 or more years. The arms race (including both nuclear and conventional armaments) has long been a focus of criticism by the Church.

Far from accepting that war is the natural fate of mankind. or that peace can onl~ be secured w th ever mounting stocks of weapons, the Second Vatica Council determined that It is our clear duty . . . to strain every muscle in workmg for the time when all war can be completely outlawed by international consent. . .. Smee peace must be born of mutual trust betw, n

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n tions and not be imposed on them through fear of the va,lable weapons. everyone must Jabour

t10 , reveals the Church's care and compassion for human hfe in all its stag The statement illustrates th deception practI ed by

to put an end at last to the rms race. and to e a true beginning of disarmament not unilaterafly indeed. but proceed-

IVF entrepreneurs m their endea ours to ch1eve publ1c1 ty as humamt rians, wh n in fact "they set thems Ives up as g,vers of life and d. ath by decree," and as h statement continues. #this dynamic of violence and domination remain unnoticed by those v ry tndNiduals who. m wishmg to utilise this procedure. become subject to ,t themselves ..

The statemen ,s \1\/elcome In its depth and hon sty, e pecially in expo ing IVF procedures for what they are, namely ad humanising process which subjects both women and m n lo degrading procedures. and at the same time ignores th rights and status of th innoc nt party m the procedure, the

ing at an equal pace according to agreement. and ba ed up by adequate nd workable safeguards. {The Church in lhe M rn World, para 82).

To ch1eve these ends. we should actively co-operate with those of other faiths. and all men who d sir peace .

On Palm Sunday, Catholics for P ace will Join in prayer with people from olher faiths such as Baptists, Anglicans, Quakers, Church of Christ and the Uniting Church and afterwards with t ousand of ordinary cItIzens in th rally at Su reme Court Gard ns. We h that many Catholics will JOln us n answering the call of our Church and our God to peace.

Statement welcomed from Peter O'MEARA, president Right to Life Sir, The recent statement by the Catholic Church on In Vitro Fert,llsat,on and related procedures, reaffirms the intrinsic value and right to life of unborn children from the moment of conception.

The Church's condemnation of IVF and other intrusive procedures as destructive of the individual person 1s welcom in ,ts recognition of th d veloping child in its embryonic stages of human growth.

The comprehensive nature of the Vatican's statement, after exhaustive inve t1 a-

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unborn child .

The ethical. moral, and social effects which this practice has already caused should be confronted the Vatican statement does this - at the same time t has recognised that the main question had never been ddressed In the IVF process namely, the d1agnosIs and cure of infert1hty itself.

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from Alan MITTER, Como There are certain funda• mentals which must be taken into account when considering the Church's ruling regarding the practice of IVF and related matters.

Th Pope, and those who are with him. spea not for themselves. but in the name of Christ, whose ministers they are. They teach with fearful del1berat1on only those things which accord with th mind of Christ.

Chri t in his ministers is

Sir, When the tranquillity of a Saturday morning's cup of coffee is assaulted by front page headlines trumpeting "CATHOLICS MAY SHUT CHURCHES" I decide it's time to let my coffee go cold and enter into albeit reluctant correspondence with our Catholic Press.

Several of my parishioners have since expressed some anxiety about the articles in The Western Mail and The West Australian, which talk about some 'revolutionary changes' in the structure of parishes of the Archdiocese and the introcluction of the marr·ed diaconate.

I was pleased to see such interest stimulated in the vocations issue.

I am convinced we need to be constantly shaken out of our lethargy. I do however find myself sharing some of their anxiety.

The matters touched upon by the newspaper stories are, of course, ultimately the archbishop's prerogative and I do not question in any way his right to initiate any measures he sees fit as a response to any particular situation or issue.

My concern is that these measures are publicised in the press as fait accompll policies of the Perth Archdiocese, and I challenge their appropriateness In prmc1ple, rationalisation of pastoral care areas and the broadening of shared ministerial responsibilities ought to be grace-filled opportunities for real growth in the Church I am, however, amazed at proposed changes which appear to me in stark contradiction to previously active, and what I had been led to believe, current Archdiocesan policy.

Until my departure to the bush, it was consid red 1mpract1cal for any further introduction of ma med deacons to the ministry.

VFQ estion

teaching fundamentally that ther are nght and wrong ways to u e everything. th t there are therefore. vahd and invalid ways of transmitting the gift o hfe. hat there are licit and ilhcit means by which new human lives may be cone 1ved The Church 1s consistent. ho\1\/ever, when 1t teaches that each new hie, conceived by whatev r means, be those means valid or invalid, remains itself a priceless treasure in the innocence of its own bemg.

Each new life 1s not owned by ,ts parents. but 1s a gift entrusted to their care Each new hfe Is a er ature In its own right, with 1nv1olbl rights of its own.

Married persons do not have an inherent right to bear a child They have the right only to perform those acts by which a new hfe might be conceived Those who would trc111smIt the gift of life may validly do so only within the l1c1t hm1ts as dictated by th natural and moral Laws. All Vatican directives are in strict and absolute accord with these laws with which It ,s expert.

The boundaries defined by the Vatican protect against the performance of acts which would gravely offend against these laws. Practices essential to the IVF procedure he outside these defined limits.

The Church has spoken . It knows the mind of Christ. As h,s servant she has done her duty. She knows that for many, these are "hard sayings," as many found in Christ's own time and "wal ednomorewithH1m". everth less. she holds out the truth that it might known, and that by nowing 1t, people might come to love It and thus mbrace ,t and ma e 1t their own.

Unequivocal message

from John and Doris MARTYR, Attadale Sir. There ,s on glaring omission from Archb1s op Foley's statement on Rome 's rec nt IVF document (Th Record. March 19). He does not an ere call for Catholics to obey Rome·s directive.

In the Paschal season the whole focus 1s on our redemption through Chr st's obedience to th will of th Father. even unto the dea h of the Cross.

Catholics are called. in the fulln s of their fanh, to t loving duty of , nee to Chri t and to t teachings of His Church. It 1s m this loving o ,enc that we find true d1rect1on for the Catholic consc1 nee, and the peace lhat p ss all understanding The Archbishop also says, "Even though the procedures have been Judged at this time to be morally 1ll1c1t ... ", which ms to imply that he sees the teachmg as perhaps temporary Yet he cells us the Roman document ,s based on the Church's constant teaching that life beg ms at conception and that the only licit means by which a new life for the world and a new soul destined for eternity with ils Creator God may be con• ceived is through proper sexual intercourse between married couples. There is nothing "at this time" about that - ,t ,s an eternal verity.

Over the past few years, purely social matters hke land rights for Aborigines, prison reform. road deaths, and pin -tinged political peac and Justice statements have occupied a fair amount of local eccle ,as ,cal time The IVF ruling has given

I recall the Council of Priests discussing at some length the possibility, and on the basis of the then current drfficulties experienced by the American Church, together with our own local experience, and resolving not to seek vocations to the married diaconate.

This helped shape the vocations recruitment policy of the first half of the decade.

ProJected figures of the eeds of the growing Perth Church ave consistently highlighted the vocations issue one way or another, thus the figures quoted in this weekend's press are hardly novel.

So I am m the dark as to why this apparent change in policy.

Last year a scheme for rationalising some country parishes was tentatively submitted by the parish clergy but with little recognition .

The scheme proposed the absorption of one parish (thus releasing a priest} and at the same time made the oth rs more viable (from points of view other than m rely financial).

Is there a change of pohcy now?

I the almost hysterical ur ency to establish what I am sure will be a worthy and edifying body of extraordinary ministers of the eucharist in the arch 1ocese, I hope w have not ost sight of the excellent ministry of th Acolytate which was once the pn of this archd1oce e, and I hink, in many p rishes still is.

A ca ual perusal of th Cod of Canon law would indicate hat acolytes o for hat matter other lay p rsons) 1n th c1rcumstan s sug ed in the press articl s, can perform th hie are ordinary to he d con, i cl d1 r tion of baptism and mamag .

From my personal e r e erci their ministry pr Lnurgy of th Church.

I ould not like o be w1tho it th m.

Som colytes may bl to rve the Church more actively and d1 r ly.

While I pplaud th current vocations awareness driv , the most inspired p1scopal rmon we are ble d with, will bear fruit o ly n the image and role of the priest·s clarified, a reciated and promoted.

That places the nurturing of vocations squarely back where it sho Id have always n - m the womb of the parish community and th families that make up that community.

We prie ts must find our o successors in our own parishes.

The far sighted imtiati of Archbishop Goody in establishing a local Vocational Resid nee deserves all our support.

Many of our people re still u aware of its existence and therefore, its ro e.

Tog ther with muc n ed m sures to deseculanse our contributive seminars, rt should make a tremendous contribution in backing up the efforts of' parishes in their promot10 of vocat10 s.

I know there are no ea y sol ut1ons to the shortage of vocations which we have all been forced to face over the past twenty or more y ar .

I don't pretend to hav any olutions But let's not fall into the heresy of doom and gloom.

We are not 1n crisis Our Lord emams at the helm.

After all. what's so wro with th most fulfilling, necessary, and creative calling a man may have the privilege to hear? the Church a splendid chanc to cl ar away th moral mess and confusion of the last twe ty years and unequivocally proclaim the true faith and teachings throughout our churches and schools.

God has g1v n us anoth r chance to take up the Cross.

Humanae Vitae was an opportunity lost to emphasise the eternal message that w who would follow Christ must obechently ta e up the Cross; now have a chance gain to get across thee ntial message of the 2 Lents we of the Fa,th have endured In lead, to the 2 glor ous Easters Rome has en, and ,ts unequivocal message mu t not be m1mm1 ed by soft tal and moral blandn s I ad,ng attention away from the d·amond clarity of truth at the core

Sinful & egligent from Mrs V.J. STUDHAM Mt Lawley

Sir, I remind Joan At,bot (The Record, March 19) th at the Church has always taught that sodomv and prom, cuIty are sins ow that It has been established that these practices are al o the major concnbu· tors yo the spread of AIDS and oth r STDs. the Church and State are compelled to supply all Australians witti accurate information re thes practices. f To encourage the use 0 unreliable condoms as a not Pr v ntatIve measure only I sinful, but neg r,gent•

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Antioch accomplishes o r. ost are in the last years of h ,g school many good things in the been as Interest lives of young Catha ics .

Armadal by d press It provides a place of Sp arwood and Osborne accepand belonging tance. Simply - it's a place to ma e firm commum friends among people inning d who believe in and

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• YCW Mirrabooka Starvathon, Edwina 342 2540.

• Catholic Singles (20-35) Disco, meet Sheraton Foyer 8.30pm.

• YCW Initiation Camp, Gidgegannup 328 9667.

• Maida Vale & South Per h Antioch Weekend.

• Catholic Singles Movie ight, Cinema City 7pm, 444 4083.

• Antioch Youth Leaders Day eeti g • An ioc Al Groups cathedral Mass 5pm, to lowed by tea and meeting Mercedes College.

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BULLSBROOK P LGRIMAGE

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reservations please contact J. Roberts (Pet1h & Hig bus) 271 0506 H. Buhagiar (fren,antje bus} 330 2654.

SPIRITUA L COURSE

Father M rius Dawson, 0. Carm and s· Bridget Kayser, RSJ conduct a six week course at St Joseph' Convent. a, York net King Edward Sts. on Jesus

In Your Life, commencin g April 28.

Momi g d : 9.30-noo ; even·ng 7-9.30pm. Fee 24. Bookings: Box 58, South Perth. Enquiries: 367 7847.

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BINDOON PRAYER

Bindoon Prayer Group • hold 8 I' in weekend at Keaney College from Friday even·ng May 29 to Sunday afternoon May 31.

Brother B.C. M nion wi teach on "Growth In The Spirit".

The cost for the We4~1d • $20 for further infonnation ring M ry Pu (095) 76 1053 or Vera Kay (095) 76 1083.

MAJELLA N RETREAT

Do you ever listen to God? Let's leam o isten a d k to God at the M • n Retreat on the weekend May 22-24 at the North Perth Retreat House.

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PERSONAL GROWTH

On Tuesday, April 14 at 7 .30 pm • St ary's Cathedral p and lay people are invited to participate · the Ma of the Oils. Priests rem'nded to have their 0·1 stocks at the Cathof Church Office by Palm Su day.

Friday. ay 8-1 0. commencing after eve ing meal on Friday, the Meyer Briggs highly commended and successful programme for perso growth d development through deeper understandi g of

one's persona ity will be conducted by Sister M ry Berry. director of the M ra atha Institute.

The live-in end wi J be imited o 15, telep one Sister Theresa the House of Prayer. 28 1148. Cost: ·ngle perso s S25. manied cou les $40. unemployed

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Ro i pirit you ho ol e all problem . light all road o that I can attain m goal. ou ga e me the divine gift to f rgive and forget all e ii again t me and that in all in t nee in m Ii~ you re ith me. T ant in thi hort pra er to thank ou for all thin I c nfirm once again that I ne ·er nt to be eparated fr m ou c er in pite of all material illu ion . I

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cle . ne, r in ma n o f Je u hri t . fai thfu l interce or of all ho invo e your pecial patro n in ti me of need. o ou. I ha, e recour e from the depth of my heart and humbly g you to v. horn od has given uch real po er, to co met m • i t nee.

Help me no in m pre ent and urgent need, and grant m) eame t petitio n. In return I promi to make our name nown and cau e you to be invoked. ( a • Our Father . Hail Mary and Gloria . Thi no •en ne,er fail . Pu lie tion mu t be promi ed.

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