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PERTH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1971 .
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CONGRESS PASTORAL RENEWAL PROGRAMME EXTENDS TO PERTH Nmeeese.ors
THE SOUNDS of the 1973 International Eucharistic Congress — to be held in Melbourne—reached Perth this week. The Director of the Congress Pastoral programme, Rev. Father Kevin enewal R Toomey, parish priest of Clayton, Victoria, flew in from Melbourne to speak to 50 West Australian priests at the Cathedral Chapter Hall on Monday.
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His mission was to of today is needed, not so much to demonstrate the 'sell' the programme. Father Toomey, out- Faith as to express its lining the programme, ability to respond to the which will be launched needs of the age. next year, told the EXTENSIVE priests all Melbourne forthcoming one The being were parishes asked to set up home finds itself cast in the discussion sessions on role of extensive renewal themes prepared by the of the Church in its parish roots level in preCongress Committee.
These would be along paration for a festival that will impress not so the broad lines of submuch by its brilliance, and 'God as jects such Man,' Action for World but its success in parish renewal, Ecumenism in Development,' and the theology and social 'Eucharist'. each action, and a preparedEucharistically, church would be invited ness through the Euchto share the prayerful arist to face the probspirit of the Congress as lems of today. FATHER TOOMEY explaining some Congress material to the Coogress co-ordinator in Perth, Father Finbarr Walsh (centre), AdminApart from the more they thought fit. istrator of St. Mary's Cathedral. Also in the picture are, from left, ( in the foreground), Father John Russell (parish priest, outstanding functions at Father Toomey's visit Bayswater), Father Carmelo DeGiorgio (parish priest, Toodyay), and Father Tim Foster ( parish priest, Kondinin), in background. to Perth was an invita- the Melbourne Cricket tion for the Catholic Ground, and the ExhibitChurch outside Victoria ion Building, there will to take an active interest be simultaneous func- VIETNAM WITHDRAWAL in the discussions and tions in every parish prayer currently under church, an Inter-Church youth night in the Myer way. Bowl, and an outdoor service for the sick and CO-ORDINATOR UNITED, NATIONS This seems first-class disabled in cars at the (NC). — World SYDNEY ( NC ).—Cardinal Norman T. Gilroy, who N.Y. DENVER (NC).—Presider.t Richard Nixon has material for parishes old Essendon airfield. Already the tourist t old three Colorado bishops he cannot speed up retired as Archbishop of Sydney last month, will agricultural production looking for adult educarose in 1970 by two pertion opportunities, and wheels are turning, and withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam have a retirement home named in his honour. cent, according to the also an expression of extensive plans are being The Cardinal Gilroy Village — a $2.3 million re- preliminary annual reor announce when a pullout would be completed. solidarity with the made to accommodate tirement centre for the aged—will be built at port of the UN Food and the expected over-capacChurch in Congress. President Nixon wrote presence of American Agriculture Organisation Father Finbarr Walsh, ity crowds in private to the bishops in answer troops in Vietnam had suburban Merrylands. The village, expected to be opened in January, is on the state of food and the Administrator of St. homes. to their recent letter in already created a diviagriculture. Other Christian which they told him a smn among Americans, a project of the Knights of the Southern Cross, Mary's Cathedral, is the many of delay in announcing a but added the withdrawlocal representative and Churches, The Federal Government is expected to contribute Developments varied, Publicity supervisor of whom are deeply involv- withdrawal date would al was "well along". t wo-thirds of the cost and the rest will be raised however, from region to the Congress, which is ed in aspects of the re- divide Americans. region, and the preliminthrough appeals. "However, I cannot themes, have scheduled to be held newal ary figures may be imThey also voiced conThe cardinal launched the village appeal himself. from February 18 to 25, pledged support in this cern proved by more comAmerican agree to accelerate the for our The village will be non-denominational. of regard. 1973. plete information expectroops because of mount- withdrawal ted for the final report The election of Meladdiction troops to the point drug ing in November. bourne as the host city among the troops in where it becomes almost immediate, as some have for the 40th Congress South-East Asia. FOOD SHORTAGE dates from 1969. The The letter to the pres- urged, or to announce THE VERY Rev. T. A. Holy Father, Pope Paul Warren, c5sR, Rector of ident was sent by Arch- publicly at this time the F3r the third succes• That the second sive year, the report by LONDON (NC). — The VI, has given it the the Redemptorist Monas- bishop James V. Casey date on which the withthing hardest difficult thing theme: 'Love One An- tery, North Perth, will and Auxiliary Bishop drawal will be completed most about the Rome-based FAO staother As I Have Loved celebrate the Silver Jubi- George Evans, both of no matter what the about being a Christian being a Christian is obey- ted food production rose 'You'. and Bishop North Vietnamese do," is to practice what you ing the moral code of the again in the chronically lee of his priesthood on Denver, bishops. preach, according to a C hurch — something food-short Far East, but Friday, September 10, Charles A. Buswell, of he told the NEW CHALLENGE to do so would survey of Catholic stud- which the males found failed to keep pace with He said with a concelebrated Pueblo. But the realisation of Mass at the monastery President Nixon said practically nullify peace ents at the University of more difficult to do than population growth in this ideal has, in prac- church at 6.15 p.m. the females. London. Africa and the Middle he acknowledged the negotiations. Women, however, had East and barely matchNearly half of the tice, set a new challenge for the Church in the women and 31 per cent much more trouble de- ed it in Latin America. post Vatican II decade of the men polled nomin- fending their faith than At the same time, both of the seventies. ated "practice what you the men. agricultural and food Essentially, a Eucharpreach" as the toughest • That the easiest production remained at istic Congress is a large Christian duty. part of being a Christian the 1969 level in the deassembly of clergy, ReThe survey was con- is religious observance— veloped market economligious and laity 'for the TWO Australian Church Budget brought down percent of the Gross ducted on behalf of the attending Mass and ies — including western Purpose of deepening un- leaders have called on recently. National Product by Catholic Chaplain at the other services—and that Europe, North America 1975. university, Msgr. Bruce the second easiest is and Japan. derstanding of and de- the Federal Government In a joint statement votion to the Blessed to review its external Kent. "Christian action". A reasonable move they said Australia was Eucharist'. Aim of the student POOR YEAR aid provisions urgently. aking part in the UN's would have been an in• That the last two t It is a gathering of the clarify for to poll was Eastern Europe had a years Second Development De- crease of $30 million to at World's Catholics secondary comparatively poor year, A rchbishop James Glee- cade and that it had un- S40 million this year — the Chaplain Catholic s every four years in students' attitudes on chool had a greater im- with total agricultural a capital son, of Adelaide, and dertaken to pursue pol- the first year of the De- contemporary Christian pact on beliefs and pracCity. production down by one Anglican Bishop David icies 'designed to create velopment Decade. The first was in issues, and to r_Tuge the tices than did university percent. The Soviet Lille, Garnsey (Gippsland), co- a more just and rational France, in 1881. But the Federal Treas- impact of un"-ersity life life. presidents of the Action Union, on the other economic and so- urer, Mr. -Stiedden, had on their ly:Ters and pr:cworld Priests in the The survey question- hand, registered a gain Mel- for World Development, a nnounced a provision of tices. bourne Archdiocege are criticised the Govern- cial order'. naire was mailed to 1,007 of nine percent, after a unanimous Australia's target for $186 million — an inOther points from the Catholic students, of drop of almost four perthat the ment for its provisions Eucharistic whom only 238 replied. cent in 1969. Congress for external aid in the development aid was 0.7 crease of only $9 million. poll were:
FAO reports Home named after NIXON TO BISHOPS: I CAN'T Cardinal Gilroy production rise DO IT ANY FASTER
Silver Jubilee
REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT'S AID PROVISION NEEDED BISHOPS
EASIER SAID THAN DONE