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PERTH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1968.
PRIESTS TO HAVE SAY IN CHOOSING VICAR GENERAL
ARCHBISHOP L. J. GOODY formally took charge of the Archdiocese of Perth with the presentation of the Papal Bull of Appointment on Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. • A Presbyteral Council tion of Parish Councils The document was ( or Senate of Priests) in every parish; former the read by will be elected and ap- To devise methods for the subsequent formaV icar General, Mon- pointed as soon as possible. Its first works will tion of a Pastoral Counsignor E. Kennedy, and be: cil for the whole Archwas then sighted by To stimulate the formadiocese. Bishop M. McKeon, former Vicar Capitular, and former Consultors of the Archdiocese, Monsignors A. Langmead, J. THE public presentation Religious Orders are askWallace and J. Hogan.
PUBLIC PRESENTATION
of the Papal Bull of Ap- ed to be seated in the Bishop McKeon made pointment of Archbishop Cathedral by 5.30 p.m. a short speech of wel- L. J. Goody as Archbishop The Knights of the come to which Archbish- of Perth will be held in Southern Cross guard of op Goody replied. St. Mary's Cathedral on honour will form up at Subsequent to the for- Friday, December 20, at the front gate of the Cathedral at 5.40 p.m., in malities, the Archbishop 6 p.m. There will be a limited readiness for the first announced several matters of policy. They are: number of seats available procession at 5.50 p.m. in the Cathedral for the • All offices in the general public. The cereArchdiocese are declared mony will be relayed to vacant until new appointthe Cathedral grounds. ments are made. PRIESTS' PARKING • The one exception is inummlw Parking for clergy will the position of Vicar Monsignors E. Kennedy, J. Wallace, A. Langmead and J. Hogan. Consultors of the Archdiocese under the late grounds in of the Merbe General held by the AuxiArchbishop R. Prendiville, with Archbishop Goody and Bishop McKeon after the presentation of the Papal cedes College, Goderich liary Bishop. Bull of Appointment which is being held by Archbishop Goody. Street entrance, and in • All with active posiGoderich Street and Hill tions at present, such as Street. No parking will Directors of various allowed in Victoria Works and those concern- be or the Cathedral Square ed with the Ecclesiastical grounds. Court, are to continue the Parking for Religious exercise of their duties arriving by car or Sisters until new appointments bus will be in Murray are made. Street, both sides, to cor• The priests of the Irwin Street. Archdiocese shall elect a ner of priest for presentation to A SSEMBLY THE HOLY FATHER anthe Archbishop for apAssembly for the clergy nounced that he will Pointment as Vicar Gen- will be at the front door eral. The manner of elec- of Archbishop's celebrate a Christmas the tion will be made known House at 5.30 p.m. midnight Mass at Taranlater. Invited members of
POPE'S STEEL WORKS More family Perth MASS planning classes Building Society next year
THEIR BIRTHRIGHT
to, one of Italy's large shipbuilding and steel factory towns.
The Pope announced his Christmas visit during his usual Sunday noon appearance at the window overlooking St. Peter's Square.
"ARE you distressed be- located in a basement of Talking of the significause of an unwanted an east-end Toronto doc- cance of the Christmas tor's building, one of 50 Pregnancy? Call Birth- volunteers is ready to season, he said: "We confide to you that we hope give positive counselling right 469-111." midnight to
celebrate and to direct the disThis small classified traught person to a doc- Mass of Christmas at Taranto for the workers advertisement almost buried in the ad columns tor or Children's Aid So- and technicians of the ciety. "Many don't know Of two Toronto (Canada) that the Children's Aid great steel plant where evening workmen, even on that papers (the tnoriung "Globe" refused Societies or community blessed night, are requirthe ad), has brought in services exist to help ed to continue their hard them," said Mrs. Sum- labours far from their hundreds of calls within merhill. a Month. homes and their families Birthright has received to serve the work which Mrs. Louise Summerhill, who started the many donations which gives employment, food emergency voluntary or- have enabled them to and security to thousands of humble sons of ganisation on a shoe- carry on (one doctor an earth called to a repays half their phone String and a prayer, said the group has directly bill), and last week the awakening and to economic, social and spirihelped 99 pregnant girls, organisation registered tual development for a any of whom were think- for income tax deduc- healthy and brotherly ,11:1g of getting an abor- tions. modern civilisation." tion. If girls in England can No details of the trip Some of these girls are get help to have an abor- were immediately forthSo upset that they are tion, why not an organicoming from the Vatican, even thinking of commit- sation to help girls see but it is believed the pregnancies Suicide. So far, all their Pope will fly to Taranto the girls who called through? the night of December 24 b irthright have been perand return early the next every of right "It is the sliaded to have their babies, pregnant woman to give day to celebrate the traexcept one. birth," is the group's ditional 11 a.m. Mass at slogan, and Mrs. Sum- St. Peter's for the thouVolunteers merhill adds: "It is the sands of pilgrims who When at the the phone rings right of every child to be come to Rome for the Birthright office, born." Christmas feast.
offers No Fixed
O VULATION METHOD was the subject of lectures and discussions at the Redemptorist Monastery last Sunday evening.
Following on the recent visit of Dr. Billings, the Majellan Clubs of W.A. have sponsored these classes. They will be held once a month for couples interested in learning about this method of family planning.
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The speakers included a medical practitioner taking on the theory on which the method is based, a trained nurse on the use of a thermometer in applying the method, and Father B. J. Hickey of the Catholic Marriage Guidance Council on moral aspects and atti-tudes in relation to marriage and birth control.
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Couples who attended were invited to attend a follow-up interview with a trained nurse and other experts in about six weeks time.
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The next class will be held on Sunday evening, January 5, at the Redemptorist Retreat House, Vincent Street, North Perth, at 8 p.m. Classes are limited to 20 couples. Those wishing to enrol may do so through the Y.C.W. Office, 77, St. George's Terrace, Perth. Phone 23-4546. Preference will be given to husbands and wives who are able to attend together.
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