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No. 3564. PERTH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1972.
PARISH MISSION COLLECTIONS INCREASING
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AIMING AT WORLD NEEDS OF CHURCH Mission coIlections over the past year show a pleasing increase, notwithstanding the other critical appeals for aid that appeared during the period. This was made clear this week when the Director of the Catholic Missions Office, Fr. Nicholas McSweeney, released the annual report of the parish contributions showing a total of $61,019.33, an increase of $3,626.50 on last year. Another outstanding contribution was a legacy amounting to $10,098.38. Catholic Missions Office Accountant, Mr. Wally McDowel I assisted by Miss Bernadette Saldana preparing the Fr. McSweeney is par- by revenue accruing from pel to the whole world is parish report for the past year that appears on page 15. ticularly impressed with legacies and property. the task of every local the co-operation and wela nd e Development Asked about the mean- Church. A local church come that he receives ing of Missions evangelisation. in the or diocese that misses from priests and parish- Church today, • Lay missionaries. he drew out on this spirit of ioners as he conducts the out The receiving churches a quote of Pope Paul world involvement is not appeals. It is not easy to VI: and "Vatican II gave a TO EXAMINE and the ecumenism. SYDNEY: A top Vati"The one sure hope living out the fullness of missionary new vision to the come in as an outsider that structure and The the Bishops, Mis- the Church as spelt out can expert on mission evaluate the and present the needs of function of the new work will address a nak- role of the Australian Church," he said. sionary priests and sis- in Vatican II. the world-wide Church • A missionary has ional missionary confer- Church. "The decree on the n ational missionary ters and lay missionaries to parishes that may TO MAKE the Austra- missions re-emphasised council will also be disfind is in the help of the to have somewhere to ence later this month. have more than enough He is Archbishop Ser- lian Church more aware the basic role of mis- cussed. Pontifical Missionary turn with a sure hope of their own. However, Works which each year that his appeal for help gio Pignedoli, secretary of its missionary role in sionary work. Another topic will be from various impressions divide the funds received will be heard. The exist- of the Vatican Congre- the light of the Vatican "But no one has really the possibility of estabhe is sure that this outouncil. C from the whole world ence of this vast aposto- gation for the Evangelsat down — neither the lishing a mission instigoing attitude of the lic work makes sure that isation of Peoples. co- Australian home Church tute to provide specialTO INCREASE Perth people would comhe is not 'hopeless'. The conference will operation, both between nor the various mission- ised training for mispare more than favoure Obviously no misbe at St. Columban's the societies involved in ary bodies — and evalu- sionaries and undertake ably with other parts of sion will receive everyCollege, North Tarru- missionary work and be- ated this new approach research. Australia. thing it might need or murra, Sydney, from tween these societies and and applied it to themThe financial scene, of Speakers will include could use but the central- January the rest of the Church- in selves." to 24 28. course, is never stable in Fr. Alfonso M. Jesuit ised distribution menAustralia. these days of inflation. It will be sponsored by Specific topics to be Nebreda (Director, East tioned by the Holy O'Brien, a B. Fr. T. In a sense, one would Asian Pastoral Institute, Father guarantees that the new national mis- Columban priest who is discussed include: expect a yearly increase Manila, the Philippines), council. sionary no mission is unrecognisarranging the confer- •The theology of the Columban in the total because of Cyril Fr. ed or overlooked and the general The of aim mission and conference Church the said ence, increasing Hally (Mission Research population that special priorities can conference—and of the would make a close Vatican after II. and the increased circuInstitute, Pro. Mundi get the additional help new council itself—will study of the basic role s Co-operation between Vita, Brussels, Bellation of money, if not they may deserve. be: missionary of work. real value. mission societies and gium) and Fr. Herman the home Church. Janssen (Melanesian InRISING COSTS *Missionary formation. stitute, New Guinea). It is the real value problem of money that aff ects the missions; like everyone else they are suffocated by rising costs VATICAN CITY (NC): tions, the Pope also and only an increase But, said the Pope, "on in the giving programmes Fr. N. McSweeney, Director Pope Paul VI told mem- stressed the need for the contrary, if your can maintain their Catholic Missions Office. bers of the Church's new greater efficiency. "In work respects the originpre:7,"super" charitable co-or- view of the distressing al character of each orent progress. The destination organisation, vastness of the needs, ganisation and benefits of among the more than 800 dinating funds is always Cor Unum, that he has the Church cannot per- therefrom, it will be the a talking rn:asionary areas. point and some "This ensures a fair established it precisely mit herself any waste of framework for the develpeople are confused. modest resources opment of better underFr. Mc- distribution of the offer- "because the Church can- the Sweeney noted that the iiics and avoids the sit- not permit herself any which the generosity of standing, binding togethmonies collected were uation of some mission- waste of the modest re- her members put at her er ties of friendship and distributed USUALLY COME BACK FOR totally to the ary dioceses receiving a sources" at her disposal. disposal. Those who are c l o se r collaboration, Missions. things as lot of aid while others In receiving the mem- suffering from hunger, which will give rise to the expense . AND ANOTHER ANOTHER Sucil of the Mis- are passed over". undertakings bers of the council of Cor sickness and ignorance common sions Congregation Fr. McSweeney said Unum which met Jan. 10- have a right to expect and projects." in AND ANOTHER . Rome, the payment of that those words of the 12, in Rome, the Pope that a greater efficiency its staff of 150 and the Holy Father spelt out also assured that Cor be secured. And the OVERLAPPING Upkeep of three colleges three basic points: "(Thum is not intended to Church has a duty to In discussing the probwith 500 students are met • Preaching the Gos- take over the work or study sincerely the means lem of overlapping effort programmes of the indi- of doing this. It is a ques- among Catholic charitvidual charitable organis- tion of justice," he said. able organisations, the ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES ations which make up While stressing the Pope noted "by their the council. need for greater co-opera number and varying naLANGUAGE COURSES tion, the Pope assured tures, in the field of charBeginners to Advanced. NO WASTE his visitors that the ity in which they work, Cor Unum was estab- work of Cor Unum "is whether it is a matter of F ebruary to November. lished by the Pope in July, not to take the place of assistance or developITALIAN — Day and Evening Classes. Tutor • A Lutero GERMAN 1971. Its 30-man mem- any one of the existing ment, our Catholic organTutor: A. Kalotas. FRENCH bership represents the organisations, nor dimin- isations in fact make up — Tutor: MODERN major Catholic charitable ish their administrative a whole, which is worthy r : reDr. M. G. Crirroll. 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