No. 3316. Am
PERTH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1967
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CATHOLIC WOMEN EXPANDED ROLE IN THE CHURCH
OFFICIAL OPENING
Appleton and Monsignor Langmead, State Chaplain to the Catholic Women's League of Western Australia. Papers to be read and discussed at the conference are as follows: "Work of the Lay Apostolate in Daily Life," prepared by the C atholic Women's League of Tasmania. "Work of the Lay Apostolate -in the Community," prepared by the Catholic Women's Legaue of CanberraGoulburn.' "Charity As It Should Conference of the THE 23rd Biennial Be Practised," prepared the Catholic DaughAustralian Council of Catholic Women by ters of Australia. was officially opened by Bishop M. Queensland. "Loyalty to Country, McKeon at Harper Hall on Monday, Church and Organisation," prepared by the October 16. C atholic Women's 'What can you do tc League of Western Au-s After extending to the council the blessing of stem the rising tide of tralia. Reports of activities His Grace the Arch- divorce? What can you bishop and Archbishop do to help our young will also be presented by President of the Catholic Women's League of Western Australia, Mrs H. Balmer, speaks to delegates at J. Carroll of Sydney, people, so many of all States. the official opening of the 23rd Biennial conference of the Australian Council of Catholic Women. Seated Bishop McKeon express- whom are turning their SECOND DAY in the background from left to right are: Mr. J. Tonkin, Leader of the Opposition, Most Rev. G. Appleton, ed the honour he felt at backs on the society of Anglican Archbishop of Perth, Bishop M. McKeon, Mr. G. McKinnon, Minister for Health, Mrs. E. J. Pol. On the second day of the presence of Mr. G. their parents because lett, National Secretary, and Monsignor A. Langmead, State Chaplain to the Catholic Women's League. McKinnon, Minister for they cannot stand the t he conference, the folB e a it h, representing boredom of their secula- lowing resolutions were Premier Brand, Mr. J. rist homes where they presented to the council Tonkin, Leader of the have no communication by the Catholic Daughters of Australia, Opposition, the Anglican with their parents? Queensland: Archbishop of Perth, "Many of our teenMost Rev. G. Appleton. agers today are angry In view of the difficulty Execubeing experienced by Rev. L. Stratton, because, without knowt h e Commonwealth tive Secretary for the ing it. they have been Department of ImmiW.A. Council of Church- given false gods, they gration in attracting :es, and the members and are insecure because suitable migrants to delegates of the Council they are without knowAustralia, we consider from all States in Aus- ledge of the true God in it appropriate that ths tsalia. Whose image they were JAMES C 0 NEILL reports from ROME Commonwealth GovI t is the fidelity to made, they are restless ernment re-examine Christ which has charac- because without knowits child endowment APPROXIMATELY two thousand deleterised Christian wo- ledge of the truth, compast policy. manhood for the gates, observers and guests opened the mitted to nothing, the's, two thousand years that are ready to try everyMotion withdrawn. third World Congress of the Lay Aposnow draws you from thing from sex to The council was adevery corner of this drugs." vised after the reading tolate in Rome with the question: ASSEMBLY for the various marching great Commonwealth to The Bishop then spoke our city or Perth, that on the maximum effort of this resolution that a Where do we go from here ? groups at Aquinas College for the as a body you might required by Australians slight increase in child Dutch Catholic lay Eucharistic Procession in honour of The "here" referred examine more closely to counteract the grim endowment had since your great role as wo- reality of millions of been granted. It was essentially to the close leader Thom Kerstiens Christ the King will commence at 2.45 men in the Church in people dying from hun- agreed that the execu- of the Second Vatican challenged the opening tive write to the Com- Council and the increas- session of the congress p.m. on Sunday, October 29. The prothe modern world." ger. monwealth Government ed and demanding re- to realise that "a good Bishop McKeon spoke "To suggest that the expressing appreciation quirements placed on deal of mankind either cession will move off at 3 p.m. from of the special message solution is birth control of the increase, but ad- the laity by that tre- ignores the Church, disthat was addressed to is to reach them 4 stone, the Redmond Oval. trusts it as an element of s saen on the final day and it is an attempt on vising of the need for mendous event. or the Second Vatican the part of those who do further increase. The official theme of power, or disqualifies it During the procession the Rosary as an increasingly irre to is Cauncil that held them not know what it Taking into considera- the congress — "God's levant and outdated in* to the world as the be hungry to salve their tion the mass media of People On Man's Jour- stitution." . will be recited. The monstrance will be lesisible saviours of the own consciences when television and cinema ney"---while rather unThe Pius X auditorium carried in ,the procession by Bishop M. they are riot prepared to today, parents, especi- wieldy., sought to sum was jammed with those "I hope you will ask make the maximum efally those with grow- up the goal of the contaking part in one way McKeon, who will impart the beneYourselves what you can fort or the sacrifice to ing children, have a gress in terms of the or another in the condo to make life more help those people." very important duty future. gress and they were wel- diction. then haPPy for so many old was council The, to perform in the in were people God's comed by Vittorino People who have no one addressed in turn by Mr. guidance of the young. a welter of organised Manning Road to care for into Veronese, now president HOW TO GET McKinrion, Archbishop them. confusion at the Pius X of the Bank of Rome Motion passed. Cloister Avenue, turn THERE left towards new parkIt was decided by the auditorium at the end of and formerly head of ing area off Redmond council that letters of Via Conciliazone on re- Italian Catholic Action: From Albany *Highcommendation be writ-, gistration day before the Maurice Cardinal Roy way, Bentley, etc. — Street. Routes will be signten to those publishing congress opened, but the of Quebec, who is head Manning Road„ ChallenE. J. POLLETT, seereta.ry to the Cathseriousness of the week- of the Vatican's. Council posted and police from and.entertainrnent orgaolic Women's League of Western Austrager Avenue (opposit t, nisations that provided long congtess was re- of the *Laity and of the the Walter Murdoch the traffic branch will lia. included in her address at the opening of flected in an agenda be there to control the ' the 23rd Biennial Conference at Harper Hall, literature and entertain- loaded with' workshops Commission for Justice :Library), Hope Avenue, flow of traffic. and Peace: and Patrick .ment suitable for .the a letter from Archb'shop 3. Carroll. Auxiliary Univin Sulman. Avenue, ! and only sparsely Keegan, former head of adolescent and the teenBishop to Cardinal. Gilroy. sprinkled with major the Young Christian Crescent, directly into , ager. BUS SERVICE Archbishop Carroll quoted from the. official Workers in England and !' the new parking area off The Catholic Women's • speeches. Redmond Street. documents of Vatican Council II. Routes Nos. 35, 36 League of New South • The opening day was a member of the Corn"Layfolk have the ability and obligation to Ex Council House, St. Wales presented the fol highlighted by a con- mission on the Lay ' From Fremantle -• I turn right over Canning George's Terrace. pickengage in valuable activity for the evangelisa- lowing resolution: celebrated Mass by Apostolate. tion of the world, even when they are busy priests and bishops atEven as the thousands Bridge, past the Mount up point opposite Palace That the Australian tending the congress at with worldly occupations. • of Catholic lay leaders Henry Home, Clydes- Hotel, then proceeding Council of Catholic "Layfolk ought to apply 'their skill to deepPeter's in the after- heard various speakers dale Street, - Mt. Henry via the Narrows Bridge, St. Women in conference Labouchere Road., Thelnoon. ening their understanding of revealed truth, respond to the demands i Road. give consideration to From Perth. via the ma Street. etc. and to win front God by urgent prayer the The opening speech of the Church for the publicising the Comwas given by Thom Ker- loyal and active partici- Kwinana Fre ew ay—, In addition to the gift of divine wisdom. monwealth Housing general secretary pation of the laity, it leave the Freeway vi s scheduled buses, an augstiens: "Let the la:ty also by their combined efforts Loan Insurance Corthe International was becoming obvious the Cale Street exit mented service will be of remedy any poration Bill. institutions and conditions of the Christian Union of Busi- in non-public areas that , (near Canning Bridge). rim as the demand warNtV(I'rld which are customarily an inducement Motion passed. ness Executives. the congress would be turn right into Roberts : rants. • si so that all such things may he con. continue over Amid a wide Variety faced with some surpris- Street, Departure times ex The council agreed rnled to the norms of justice and may favour , Canning Highway. Council House are 12.53 upon the need for in- of projects, panels and ing demands. tile practice of virtue rather than hinder it." From g Perth, via Can. p.m., 1.28, 1.53 and 2.28 creased Commonwealth speakers, one that atAmong the most in- L,n The Archbishop extended his blessing to all Highway — turn p.m., 2.53 p.m. housing loans and it was tracted the passing in- teresting of these was "I l_'t elubers and delegates attending the conferEx Aquinas (Hope decided to write to the terest of the Italian one that would seek to left at Henley Street !lice and wished them Christ's guidance in Commonwealth Govern- press was the arrival of perpetuate the congress (BP Service Station cor- Avenue), 4.30. 5 and their , ner), turn right at Ley 5.30 p.m. This is in adment expressing this U.S. astronaut Colonel deliberations. SEE PAGE TWO Bir- ' Street, continue ,,over dition to special buses. James A. McDevitt. need.
Challenge At Lay t'Congress AQUINAS PROCESSION
LETTER FROM SYDNEY MRS.