Catholic Life, June 2011 - Page 3
Celebrating 60 years as priest TRARALGON – Mgr John Allman will celebrate the 60th year of his ordination to the priesthood at Traralgon next month. A special celebratory Mass is being held at St Michael’s Church on July 10 at 11.30am, followed by light refreshments. Those planning to attend should advise for catering purposes before June 30. Mgr Allman is the most highly decorated cleric in the diocese having received two papal honors - the Prelate of Honor from Pope Paul VI in 1964 and
then being made Prothonotary Apostlic by Pope John Paul II in 1990. Only six Australians hold the second award. Born in Heyfield, he attended Heyfield Primary School and St Patrick’s College, Sale, before attending Corpus Christi Seminary, Werribee. He was ordained a priest in St Mary’s Cathedral, Sale, on July 22, 1951 by Bishop Richard Ryan and over the years has served mainly in Sale and Traralgon with varied roles including apostolic administrator
in 1988, vicar-general, Dean of the Cathedral, secretary to both Bishop Ryan and Bishop Arthur Fox, consultor and member of the Council of Priests. He retired in 2000 to live in Traralgon. Mgr Allman has extended an open invitation to everyone to attend the anniversary Mass but asks that responses be phoned through to either Liz Coghlan 5148 2430, Ellen Mahony 5148 3315, John Cooney 5148 9220, Alan Wyatt 5143 0454, Liz McKenzie 5144 2114 or 0407 882 844.
Bishop’s Family Foundation $100,000 to give away THE Bishop’s Family Foundation has about $100,000 to distribute to charities which provide services to families. Applications for funding of projects are now being taken until the end of August. To be eligible to receive funds, the applicant must be an organisation with registered charitable tax deductibility status and which operates in the area covered by the Diocese of Sale. No money can be paid to individuals. Since its inception 11 years ago the foundation has distributed almost $700,000 to projects aiding families in Gippsland and the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The funds available this year come from the foundation’s
trust fund which is administered by independent trustees. Like most philanthropic trusts, only proceeds of its investments are available for distribution each year and so the amount can vary from year to year. All money from the foundation’s annual appeal and any other donations made during the year, go directly into the trust fund as a hedge against inflation which would otherwise erode the true value of its assets. Applications for funding should be accompanied by the relevant form which is available on the diocese website www. sale.catholic.org.au. Follow the links through Agencies, then select Bishop’s Family Foundation from the drop down menu.
New pastoral letter coming CATHOLIC Life will next month publish a new pastoral letter from Bishop Christopher Prowse, following on from last year’s letter Finding Home in Jesus. Four highly successful regional forums and a youth gathering have been held over the past year to discuss questions raised by the bishop at
The page which opens also has a PDF document explaining the funding policy in detail. Successful applicants will be advised towards the end of the year. For organisations without Internet access, copies of the application document can be obtained by writing to Bishop’s Family Foundation, PO Box 103, Newborough, 3825.
MGR John Allman PA at the time of his Golden Jubilee.
From the Mountains to the Sea CDF is supporting our Parishes, Schools and Catholic Communities
the end of his letter. These responses have been collated and a meeting of the diocesan pastoral council held to discuss them. The new pastoral letter is being written with these responses in mind and a new series of questions for discussion will also be included.
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The Catholic Development Fund Serving the Diocese of Sale Telephone: (03)5144 4311 Email: cdf@sale.catholic.org.au The Catholic Development Fund, Diocese of Sale is not subject to the provisions of the Corporation Act 2001 nor has it been examined or approved by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Deposits with the Catholic Development Fund, Diocese of Sale are guaranteed by CDPF Limited, a company established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference for this purpose. We welcome your investment with the Catholic Development Fund, Diocese of Sale rather than with a profit orientated commercial organisation as a conscious commitment by you to support the Charitable, Religious and Educational works of the Catholic Church. Neither the Catholic Development Fund, Diocese of Sale nor the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Trust Corporation for the Diocese of Sale are prudentially supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority; contributions to the Catholic Development Fund, Diocese of Sale do not obtain the benefit of the depositor protection provisions of the Banking Act 1959; the Catholic Development Fund, Diocese of Sale is designed for investors who wish to promote the charitable purposes of the Catholic Diocese of Sale.