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Welcome To Our Queen And Prince Philip When Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth I I and Prince Philip arrive in Perth on Monday next they will find as warm and sincere a welcome as anywhere else in the Commonwealth. Sharing in the Perth welcome as they have in welcomes given in other centres by the citizens of Australia will be Catholics of the State. Not all will be physically present but the sincere regard with which Her Majesty and His Royal Highness are held is shared by them as with all other Australians. The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Menzies, aptly put the words of welcome at Canberra when the Queen first arrived. He said: ". . . you are indeed the head of this house . . . you are among your friends. We are proud to think that far from abrogating any of our liberties because we are your subjects, we know that we add to our liberty. "It is a proud thought-for us to have you here to remind ourselves that, in this great structure of government which has evolved, you are the living and lovely centre of our enduring allegiance." It is sincerely hoped that the Royal visit to Australia wi l l show that even though there has been a great influx of emigrants from other lands, that the ideal of loyalty to the Crown through the Commonwealth has not been lost. It is as Australians, no matter of what birth or creed that we welcome the Queen and her Consort. We pray that the ideal of fami ly solidarity and devotion to duty which they epitomise will be emulated by the thousands who welcome them to our country and our ever-growing State.
MEN URGED TO KEEP STANDARDS HIGH His Lordship Bishop McKeon told Holy Name Society men at their 1963 annual convention that they had the answer to some of the great loneliness in the world today.
S PEAKING TO 138 DELEGATES AT THE CATHOLIC CENTRE, HIS LORDSHIP SAID THAT IF THERE WAS A DISASTER IN THE WORLD TODAY IT WAS IN HAVING MEN IN THE PARISH WHO FEEL THAT THEY DO NOT BELONG BECAUSE NO ON WORRIES ABOUT THEM. Psychoanalysts were saying that there never had been so much loneliness as in society today. Those with the Karl Marx doctrine were going to these lonely people and by their interest were making them feel important. The result Was that they were soon disciples of the Marx doctrine. The answer was to make men feel wanted and important in the Holy Named PLEASING EFFORT In presenting His Lordship W ith a cheque for £200 from the Holy Name Society for the education of a student at St. Charles' Seminary, the Diocesan Union Spiritual Director, Monsignor Collins, said that no particular student was nominated. But members of the society had the satisfaction of knowing that they were helping 41" ! ..n*body study for the Priesthood.
Accepting the- cheque on behalf of His Grace the Archbishop and the seminary, the Bishop said that it was a particularly pleasing effort and he hoped that members would make every effort to build on this total in the coming years. Bishop McKeon urged Holy Name prefects to pay particular attention to their duties of looking for new members and keeping in close contact with the members on their cards. He said that this was not the responsibility of the parish priest, who should be out seeking men who had never heard of the Holy Name Society. His Lordship deplored suggestions of dropping Evening Devotions as part of the Holy Name duties. "If we drop our standards we can forget about the society," he said. "The Holy Name must keep their standards high," was His Lordship's final message. ENCLOSED RETREATS In his comprehensive annual report. General Secretary Mark Foley said that eight enclosed retreats had been arranged at the North Perth Monastery for 1963. The dates for these retreats were as follows: May 25 and 26; June 22 and 23; July 6 and 7; July 20 and 21; July 27 and 28; August 10 and 11;
August 17 and 18; August 24 and 25. As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the start of enclosed retreats in Perth, the secretary asked for a special effort to fill all retreats for 1963. • Continued Page 8.
EXCELLENT PROGRESS REPORTED BY PARENTS AND FRIENDS' FEDERATION
His Lordship Bishop McKeon, representing His Grace the Archbishop, said that he was happy to have the opportunity of coming into contact for the first time with people who were making such a wonderful contribution to the Catholic educational system. His Lordship was addressing the 65 delegates and seven observers representing 24 metropolitan and 11 country associations of the Parents and Friends' Federation at their ninth annual general meeting. At this meeting, held on last Sunday afternoon, nine Sisters were also present, re presenting five teaching religious Orders. His Lordship said that he had read the annual report and het, was edified by the contribution being made by the Catholic people to the life of the Church. "Any
priest reading the report would feel that the priests, Brothers and Sisters were not alone," he said. Invoking God's blessing on the meeting and formally declaring it open, His Lordship asked that Almighty God inspire them with even greater zeal in the education of children and helping them to know and serve Him. The meeting gave detailed consideration of the ninth annual report of the Federations Council up to Dec. 31, 1962, given by the president, Mr. W. A. Mahoney. In this report, Mr. Mahoney
stressed that for the first time the numbers of affiliated associations of Parents and Friends exceeded 100. With the 17 new associations added in 1962, the Federation now had 114 member associations, 99 of which paid affiliation fees in 1962. There was lively discussion on the difficulty of obtaining uniformity of aims in regard to educational policy throughout Australia. It was made clear to the delegates that in Western Australia a firm policy was being aimed at. • Continued Page 9.
INorih Fremantle Becomes Separate Parish REV. E. A. McKENNA, B.A., HAS BEEN AP-
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Father McKenna will be canonically inducted by His Grace the Archbishop at the 8.15 Mass on Sunday, March 24.