The Record Newspaper 24 December 1987

PERTH, WA: December 24,

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Record reporter COLLEEN McGUINESS-HOWARD continues her series on New Norcia - the old and the new, this week featuring the restora · on of the old mill, a Bicentennial project. See story and pictures pages 10 and 11.

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' VATICAN CITY: Pope John Paul has called for an urgent end to the violence and injustice that is taking place in t e region of Christ's birth.

"That land cannot continue to treated as a theatre of violence, confrontation and injustice with suffering for those people o whom I feel particular y close."

In a brief pre-Christmas talk from his window on St Peter's Square Pope John Paul recalled the special signifcance of the ativity in sanctuary of t e Bethlehem.

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The proj t officer will liaise with national th · education and health and other die and will arrange a national DS in Canberra.

Father Kevin of the "The Comm· i n · in a unique po ition to m ·e a i , ifi nt c ntribution not only to the i , ation of information on AIDS but also to the d v 1 prnent of a new support ervi e wit in the Church especially on the Par' h

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One of the organisers, Brother Michael Flaherty said: "Religious life is in the midst of quite dramatic change. It is also clear that the role of Religious involved in Catholic schools is quite different from that of a generation ago.

"Brothers nvolved in Catholic education have a responsibility to ensure that the new leaders and teachers in the Catholic school system are appreciative of and faithful to the basic values of the heritage which they are called to carry into the future.

"The province assembly will ook at important matters which concern the Brothers.

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Assembly preparations began In Ju y 1986. Each term Brothers have met in communities to reflect, pray, discuss and listen and look at t e past ith its s ccesses a d failures a d a t e present apostolates they are invo ved in.

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An editor's note in the latest issue states: "Spiralling costs and lack of personnel for the mailout are some of the reasons which make it impossible to continue with the magazine.

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the congregation, Father Jim Dekker states that "our readership

The new format Bread and Wine replaced the former Monstrance magazine in 1972.

Its demise follows a number of other Australian Catholic magazines published by religious congregations that have ceased publication: • Harvest, published by the Marist Fathers; • Sursum Corda, pubI ished by the Franciscans; • Caritas, published by the St John of God Brothers.

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Brothers have assemb ed from widely scattered places, such as Kununurra and Albany, Geraldton and Whyalla, Kalgoorlie and Adelaide.

The assembly aims to reflect on the present position of the Province in the light of their identity as Christian Brothers. It will promote unity and will deepen the Brothers' sense of mission, a spokesman said. They hope to discern how best to respond to the

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At the beginning of this year, the Southern Cross weekly newspaper in Adelaide and the Light monthly magazine of Ballarat diocese both ceased publication.

In its latest edition the magazine Carmelite has raised its annual subscriptions from $5 to $7.50, previous rises being forestalled by reducing the number of issues from six to five each year.

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CHRISTMAS is a soft sounding word. It brings to mind thoughts of joy, excitement, celebration.

Christmas is a time of promise and of hope.

Christmas is a time for family. It is a time when all that is holy and best in family life struggles to be noticed.

Christmas is for those who believe that Jesus is truly God and truly man, a time when shattered illusions are left behind.

A new illusion, a new vision presents itseH. A vision of fair treatment and of equal opportunity for everyone will present itsett to all believers during the forthcoming few hours of adoration of the Christ child.

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For many the vision will be of a world where all children get enough to eat, where clean water flows into every village and where men and women are not occupied solely in destroying the citadels of those who oppress them.

he canonisation ceremony of the Vietnamese marty , chedul d to b Id in Rome ·n 1988, was nnounced m Jun • That as followed by government pre ure on bishops to ask Pope John P ul II to postpone the event.

T en ln ovember, delegates of 13 Catholic char ties around t e world, were allowed to meet with v· etnamese church and government leaders an o Chi inh City.

One foreign participant said •t too three years to organise the meeting and oted that t was the first meeting of Cathohc organisation - or any non-government development agencie - ln v·etnam in 2 years.

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The vision of equal sharing of the product of Earth will quickly fade unless each of us learns the message of Christmas.

We are right to rejoice at the birth of Jesus who came to be known as the Christ. Mary was right when she exclaimed that all generations would call her blessed.

Mary and we are right because we know that God has given us through Jesus the one way to achieve harmony and happiness b tween the diverse nations that claim a piece of Mother Earth.

That one way is our humble ecceptence that every child conceived is seen by God to be entitled to n adequate share of Earth's resources. We know th t most men nd women do no e as God ee.

However, believers hould ask if they themselve do r. fly sh re the divine viewpoint. If they do they may experience a twinge of consci nee as they rch for a Christma "gift for the per on who ha everything". To m ke such a e rch is to mock those who have ab olutely nothing.

E ch Chri tm s is nother mil, on th t me sure our journey to God. Ourjourney hould become progre ively mor j yful. It ould b com joyful not simply becsu we aTi n ring the go I of being with God, but b cau e e r. g tting n to the id I of loving our n ighbour love ou elv s.

Th re r w y of u ning the vi i n of q sharing. App l conducted by th Vincent d, P ul ociety give you a portunity o conct de your se rch for the gift for the pe on who h nothing.

Your gift, perh 'PS equ I in v Jue to the most expensive gift you r. ceiv , goe om Y in helping omeone else c /, brate the birth of Jesus Christ.

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n eetin participants oped to coor inate effort of fu di g genci s nd those res on able fo carrying out development proiects in the country.

Throughout the year, prie ts ere o dai ed ln v riou ioceses w"th ove men app ov I, but o i hops were a owed to go to Rome for their "ad im na" v, its, scheduled every f ve years.

Cardinal Jos ph rie T inh Van Can of Hanoi, appointed by Pope John Paul I s one of three co-chairmen of the wo d Synod of Bi hops n ome n October as unable to attend. o ever, two other is ops were ranted vasa and ar ved in the middle of he ynod.

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Traditio ally, i France, religio s instruction classes are give on Wednesday after o s, w ic are otherwise free.

About alf of all children in primary sc atte d them.

The inister of Ed cation has ow said that parents of childre i state schools ave pressed for a c ange in which t ere is a half-holiday o Wed esday, a free Sa rday.

His prop sal is that religious educatio s o Id be give o Saturday mor ings instead of Wed esday after o s.

The Fre c hierarchy fear that ch a arrangeme would re ce atte da ce at religio s i structio by a third.

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The desire for understanding YORK (England): The Angl"can Archbishop of York, Dr John Habgood, has poin ed out that those who accuse clergy of "playing with politics" · nstead of preaching he Gos I often fail o see concern about some contemporary political issue "may pring precisely from a desire to bring fresh und rstanding and commitment to some aspect of Christian faith".

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"It is possible to disco r a lot about the Christian meaning of communion, for instance, by looking at what is going wrong in some of our community relationships."

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More understanding among the Churches In some cities churches may face each other across the intersection.

One may he Lutheran another Anglican.

A block away may stand a Roman Catholic church.

Across the street and half a block further down may be a Uniting Church.

At one time as Christians entered these churches on Sunday morning they also disappeared from each other. What each community did behind the closed doors was largely unknown to the others. Misunderstand· ings were frequent, at times coupled with a sense of suspicion.

Think of any situation involving human beings where there is a conflict or a sense of being different from each ether. Ho" often docs a confl« t d fine the relationship of friends, family members or neighbou rs? The "'n"' of being different um casilv overshadow other bonds among people.

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So u isn ·1 surprising that separated Christians for so long focused mainly on what made them different from each other. ln fact, differences remam a problem among Christians. as Pope John Paul said in Columbia.

"We arc not yet in agreement as to how each of our churc.hes and ecclcsial communities relates to the fulln of life and mission which now from God's redemptive act."

What the ecumenical movement means for Christians, however, is

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see what divides them, they also see what unites them. They see how

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pray, when they serve the human family, when their they baptise members.

"Surely it is a sign of the action of the Holy Spirit

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Christians share an interest in the Bible and

Dynamic unity in the first century If there was one thing that made Paul see red, it was any sort of division within the Christian community. Concern for fellowship colours most of the exhortations addressed to his people.

When the christians in Corinth were breaking up into rival cliques based on the allegiance to this or that Paul preacher, reminded them in 1 pointedly Corinthians 1,9 that "God ls faithful and it was he who called you to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord."

This fellowshtp with Christ demands fellowship with each other. After mention-

DISCUSSION POINTS Think about a situation in which the desirability of greater Christian unity became clearer to you - the wedding of two people from divided Christian communities; a discussion in which people were uncomfortable about expressing their true values; perhaps a situation involving misunderstandings between children. Why is the ecumenical movement important?

Pope John Paul II makes a special effort to reach out to people who belong to religious traditions other than Catholicism. Why does he consider this so important?

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in the people of God," the pope said, for the ecumenical movement reveals a "yearning for deeper insights into our Christian identity."

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By Father John Castelot Ing the vartous factions In Corinth, Paul asks, "Has Christ, then, been divided into parts?" (1,13). For Paul the community was, quite simply, "Christ".

Its members were joined to each other much like the parts of the human body are unified 'The body is one and has many members, but all the members, many though they are, are one body ... You, then, are the body of Christ. Every one of you is a member of It" Corinthians (1 12,12,27).

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la the first century of Christianity, it was rather easy for misunderstanding and tension to arise between the Christian communities In various places. This was true especlally of the relationship between the Jewlshstrongly Chrlstlaa church at Jerusalem and the churches founded by Paul.

The Jerusalem community considered itself the criterion by which all the churches should be measured and took a dim view of Paul's wholesale converston of gentiles quite Independently of Judaism.

But Paul had no

Intention of starting "another church". He saw hb communitie,, and the Jerusalem group as basically one In what really counted, "One Lord, one faith, one baptism" (Ephevians 4,5).

To emphasise thts unity, Paul asked hts churches to take up a collection for the Jerusalem mother church. It would be a tangible exp...,.;sion of good will, of Christian love and harmony. On the practlcal level, It would be a real help to a poor communlty.

In the first century there was Christlan unity amid diversiry.

Very Interesting In thls respect is the community of John, the beloved disciple.Judging by the fourth Gospel, this community was strikingly different from the comm unities which produced the first three Gospels, with an Independent, though parallel, development of the common Christian tradition. It was

not, however, a divergent sect.

One oflts weaknesses was a lack of organisation and strong leadership. This led to disaster.

Those who remained in the community then accepted the organisational structure of the other churches, while they, In tum, recognised the more highly ad\'aaced theology of the fourth Gospel.

in spirituality, said the pope. In Columbia they

were able to "stand side by side to confess Jesus Christ," to use the pope's

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The emphasis on what unites Christians makes an impact in peoples' lives - in marriages, in friendships. In a society where religion once was "never to be mentioned" in polite conversation, this emphasis means that society's members more and more can begin to discuss their deepest values.

The emphasis also means that Christians can collaborate to address social issues of special concern. But do they collaborate only for the sake of expediency?

It is well recognised that when Christians band together their impact on society increases. But as Pope John Paul said in Columbia, the real reason Christians collaborate is "for the sake of Christ, who urges us to be one in him and in the father, so that the world may believe."

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Does your mind conjure up the image of a group of theological experts gathered around a table to discuss their important areas of disagreement - a group that at the conclusion of

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That is a key activity of ecumenism. So are the actions in which Christians of different denominations join together to help create a more just 11110r1d; in the process of their llll'Ork they begin to understand each other in a new way.

But there is another factor of ecumenism to consider. Steps to renew Christian communities and to discover how Christianity can become

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This is what Pope John Paul II was suggesting when he said during an ecumenical meeting in Columbia, S.C., that '"rt is not difficult to see how the internal renewal and purification" of the life of Christian communities "is essential to any progress we may make toward unity . . . Only be becoming more faith-

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It came to pass, in God's briiliance, that would marriage involve the bridging of the deepest creative differences of the human world. God created us male and female, and the differences between us are almost without measure.

How funny, I sometimes muse, that God would challenge us by arranging things so that the discovery of a deep love and the continuation of human life could be found along the same path.

"And you two will become one flesh." Such divine comedy. Mixture is the mess and the creatiwe mass of marriage.

When the phrase "mixed marriage" comes to mind, most people think of religious differences as in Catholic-Methodist or Christian-Jewish couples.

But I emphasise that there is an element of "difference" in all mar· riages. Opportunities for

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growth can be discovered in this if couples look for them.

Here are some approaches to employing the creative possibilities in marriage, with a religious focus.

Begin by naming your differences.

Many people waste Jots of energy denyin1 differences. Or they direct their conversations only to safe areas where they agree - an approach that in

certain situations can have value. Raising dif· ferences for discussion when you are physically exhausted or emotionally spent isn't a good idea.

Instead, when comfort and security are needed, focus on what is common between you. When my wife and I face troubled times, we reflect on our shared goal of having a weedless lawn. We can spend long hours saying, "Yes, yes, yes" to thal On

lay out on the table all your religious differences without assessment or judgement. This should take care of assumed differences which, in fact may not exist. Thus it gives the partners an opportunity to understand the faith within each of them on a deeper level.

the other hand, constant recitation of similarities can become boring, lifeless.

• lay out on the tableall y011r religious differences without assessment or judgemenl This should take care of assumed differences which, in fact, may not exist. Thus it gives the partners an opportunity to understand the faith within each of them on a deeper level.

• Celebrate yOllr similarities. I hawe fOllml tllat where authentic Jove exists, there are an amazing number of com· mon values, beliefs and habits. Finding these areas is important because otherwise COii· pies may believe they hawe little to share in the religi011s sphere.

It is tragic that some COllples "factor out" of tlleir marriage religious matters because they don't share the same religious tradition. ff they dig beneath the surface, they may well find maay shared relicious treasures. After all, God is owe. Tiie relicious life of two people focused on the same God is vim lly

certain to possess important common features.

• After celebratin1 the similarities, honestly examine differences.

Being different is not necessarily a barrier to love. I can love in my wife not only what we share but what is uniquely hers.

This implies that my love is for her in her own richl • Finally, there are differences which may remain until the em!. In this, I underline the importance of mutual respecl God chose to create each of us somewllat different fn>m all the rest. Even for two Catholic spouses, one's personal spirituality may feature unique blessings and bvnlens. We walk the lone journey to God along similar, though not the same, paths.

There are m rriaces where people are different in some important relicious ways. But do the differences mean God ust be left out?

I can guarantee that i• the end, the attempt to filld the mystery of God's wortincs in mixed inar· riaces will be excitin1 and rewardilll-

ful disciples of Jesus Christ can we hope to travel the path of unity."

There are many who desire this sort of renewal today, the pope indicated. There is a

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The fact is. the ecumenical movement is not the endeavour of static, motionless groups.

Instead, this mowment involves people who are alive, dynamic.

For Pope John Paul, what enlivens them is the desire to grow ,n the acceptance of "Jesus Christ as the Lord of (their) lives." Progress in this direction can help to empty divided Christians "of any negative thinking about each other," said the pope.

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Often the ecumenical movement is perceived as an activity for others to carry on - the province of experts. But it is more than that.

The ecumenical movement is an ongoing process. In their efforts to mature as Christians, all the members of Christian communities further the ecumenical movement's goals.

What these people discover is that while there are real points of division among them. there is also a shared desire to grow in Chnstian faith.

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The phone calls that interspersed the interview with Eric Septimus Chidlow, in his office with a commanding view of Lake Monger and its environs at the Catholic Education Centre at West Leederville, gave some idea of one aspect of the work of the Catholic Education Commission.

Eric, great grandson of ortham pioneer William Chidlow and descended from a family that arrived in Western Australia in 1831, was born at ortham on July 30 in 1938.

Since early 1987 he has been the Commission's co-ordinator of school management and staffing.

"Our role," he says, "is to assist in the appointment of school principals and staff and in he review of principals at certain stages of their contracts.

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Since early ovember, city stores and the media have advertised themselves by telling us to 'cetebrate' Christmas without ever reminding us of the ACTUAL reason for celebration.

The Bicentennial has been advertised similarly, so that there has been little public consideration of what "t means.

In WA we can consider the meaning of Bicentenary the objectively because we are so distant from most of the action in the eastern states.

Why celebrate the fir t permanent wh"te settlement in the east?

After all, only in 1979 did we celebrate our sesquicentenary.

If we were to celebrate the anniver ary of being a nation (Federation) should we not wait fll January 1, 2001?

Should we celebrate 200 year of wh"te sovere·gnty in u tr lia when we consider the prior cl im of "ts in igenous people who are llegedly the longest inhab"t-

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ants of any land in the world.

If we cannot think of a good reason to celebrate can we [ustify all the expense by pointing to the 'good feeling' and national pride that will be evoked?

What hould we then do in the coming year?

It co ts nothing and is tting to thank God and the generations before us for the 'hope of the prom ed land' that Australia has given to mill" ons of migrants nd refugees 'in exodus' over the lcist 200 years.

T e action of Australian tertiary Catholic students should be to Involve themselves in the 'Education of a ation'.

This me ns making the ustralian people aw re of its responsl-

bilities as a developed and free nation to less developed and oppressed peoples, starting with the indigenous people ·n our midst.

Last of II, Australians need to move away from the concept of ownership of land to that of steward hip.

In the tradition of the tory of Creation in Gene is Je us' parable of the ta ents and the Aboriginal people hemselves.

We need to thin more of the land and its f ora nd fauna as things we are called to loo after, to c re for nd protect.

The single most import nt developmental t k confronting young terti ry C tholic

students should concern tertiary Catholic groups and also parents, educators, bishops and the whole Church. any students fail to even recognise this task has its origins in the traditional religious education and upbringing young Catholics receive while at school.

The problem is secondary school graduates don't have a sense of "ownership" of their Faith-a Faith that has been so passively received.

Therefore they do not recognise the developmental task of taking responsibility for it and so developing it through the ir adult lives.

It is not the lack of commitment to Cat olic mora teaching that is important (this i often intact) but the lack of commitment to a Fa"th journeyto seek the Kingdom. o wonder that m ny don't feel the need to join a Cathorc group on they s y we've h d five (nine or even 12) years of th t stuff!

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There are some remarkab e people in these spheres who combine persand picacity commitment.

I received the following message m my 'home room' on the last formal day at school In Year 12 and it has lingered in my memory for five years: "You must realise," said Brother Peter Hayes "that the Catholic Faith is not a religion a child can fully grasp, but something adults like yourselve must grapple with throughout their lives.'

Only now am I begmning to consciously unde tand his mess ge.

So what c n be done?

P rents teachers nd religious must impress on youth while at choo th need to take responsibility for their Faith.

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More than 150 young people and parents attended a Youth Mass at Kwinana recently.

In his homily, Father Paul Fogarty of Rockingham, urged young people to take the message of Mary in her recent apparitions seriously.

Thousands of young people are making the pilgrimage to Medjugorje and making prayer and penance part of their lives. Father Fogarty called himself a product of the modern world which required scientific explanations for nearly all the mysteries of life - yet he found that many of the happenings at Medjugorje defied explaining.

What was even more inspiring was the prayerful and peaceful aura, the devotion to the sacraments and the great faith of the pilgrims.

Young p ople came from Attadale, Rockingham, South Perth, Armadale, Sunbury, Hamersley, Mandurah, Mundaring and Midland. Rhon a Hamersley organised he ev nt.

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n ar m t of us w re trying to think of gifts for those special people on our shopping lists. nnot gift-wr p th following suggestions but they are presents everyone appreciates. When we give any of gifts, we i ourselves.

1. The Gift of Li tening. Psycho ogists tell us that one of the best things we can do for people is to really listen to th m. That m ans no interrupting, no day dreaming, no walking away, no planning your response. Why not give thi alu bl gift especi lly to anyone on your list who lives alone and has no one to talk to?

2 Th Gift of Affection. Be generous with those you love in giving signs of affection. A hug, a kiss, a pat on the ba , a no e or I tter to say, "I love you or miss you or look forward to seeing you soon."

3. Th Gift of ughter. E ryone lo es to laugh. Give those you love this gift, Clip out a cartoon, a joke, a de er rti e and send it. Your gift will say, "I love to laugh with you."

4. Th Gift of a G me. Most people have at least one game they like to play, whether it be tennis, golf, cards, ch . Offer o play your lo ed on 's fa ourite game.

5. Th Gift of a Favour. Do favours for hose special people on your list. Type a letter, mow a lawn, cook a meal, fi fence, o som hop ing. Thi gift is made more valuable when it anticipates a request rather than responds to on .

6. Th Gift of Compliment. incere compliments can be of grea valu , especially to people who may feel hey re in t n for ranted.

7. Th Gift of Ch rful Di position. Try to be cheerful with those you love. Th t mean no complaining, no selfi , no hurtful comm n . E ryon ·11 enjoy your gift of cheerfuln , induding yourself.

8. Th Gi of Ii ud . Th re are tim in our liv when e nt no hi ng better than to be I ft alone. Secom n, to th tim in th r of others and give them the gift of priv cy, of being undi urbed.

Gift o P r. On of th m luabl gifts we n i i p r. Pray for those on your Chri m Ii n I th m ou are prayin for th m. Pr ying for som n i a way of ying, "You are so special to m h t I oft n t I to God bout u.

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Father Christmas came to Kings Park for the Irish Club's children's Christmas party.

And it was really Christmas Australian-style with Santa seated 'neath a Banksia tree and a hot sun over. eeing all.

Seated on the great man's knee wa C imhe Mills, (2 years old) d Conor Murphy (4 year. old) from Wembley parish.

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