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Priorities for the new archdlocesan organisation The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council has decided to give its initial attenn to four broad areas—adult education, moral and social questions, fare and the priorities of these and other questions in its deliberations. The council met last been drafted from sug- council. The secretary's turday at St. Charles' gestions developed in in- address is: Mrs. Thelma inary for the second formal meetings that had Child, 54 Grand Promene and debated wheth- taken place since the first ade, Bayswater, W.A., its activities should be meeting on September 16. 6053. An executive comialised at this early The day's proceedings mittee prepares the e. were under the control of agenda for each full meetIt was agreed that the chairman, Mr. Jack ing of the council. n committees dealing Shanahan. The council To date two parish already become councils have forwarded ' these four subjects has Orl been established, it aware of the practical matters for consideraOlt be found that these problem of having suffi- tion. as might not be in the cient time for all 32 mem4a1 choices but they bers to be heard at any ON INSIDE PAGES iced practical issues length on any particular Calendar 4 point. )t members to discuss Chi ldren's World 9 ore the next meeting Not only will a good , Classified advertising 10 Nlarch next year. investigatory Editorial deal of 4 or the full session, work have to be done in Letters 11 mencing at 9 a.m. and committee but members News in Pars 8 Including at 4.30 p.m., will also have to face the Saturday Evening getting of know to task Ore was again a full atMasses 3 dance except for one each other as people con- Sr. Philomena Earle 2 niber who was over- cerned with the pastoral Sport 12 life of the diocese. on business. Theatre 4 To open the day, ArchIt is hoped that some TV, Radio 8 ;:44-71-5.14 hop Goody celebrated special session, possibly lass. The rest of the a weekend, will be arIorning was occupied by ranged specifically to O sessions with all help this personal forma!fathers present. tion of the councillors. lOn both occasions that The meeting became k Council has met the quickly aware that it will Parish pastoral councils are now offered the opportunity to experiment tiff and the students of be unable to fulfill its with changes to the present interim constitution to see if they work out in I Charles' Seminary true pastoral role if it Ive been hosts to the does not understand the practice. thering providing lunch Later, a final constitu- subject and by August initiate a council by the I life of the diocese at the morning and after- parish level. tion will be drafted and of that year the docu- close of last year. MI tea. it will be binding on all ment was presented to From the outset parThe matter of establishqter lunch, a first sesparishes. the parishes; two condi- ishes were encouraged to ' ing good communications This step was agreed tions were attached: was broken into send in their observawith parish councils and to at a recent meeting ittees and a final • First, it was felt tions on how their counother bodies is to be of the Archbishop's Sen- that the draft constitu- cils were working, under on reviewed the prostudied closely. ate of Priests. s that It was tion should be adopted the the comconstitution, and Any person or group is pointed out that the ex- for standard use through- many es had made. observations have ' matters bring periment would be limit- out the Archdiocese, even already been made. . e initial recommen- welcome to ons to the council had to the attention of the ed to a period of a year though it was only in an Comments already subor so and that councils interim stage. mitted by parishes will who chose to do this • Secondly, it was be retained for reference should be ready to re- envisaged that it \ would and at the conclusion of port on their experi- be used for no more than the period of experimenments at the end of that two years and by that tation a complete sum V'y time. time it would be pos- of the opinions of all parExcluded from experi- sible to assess its worka- ishes will be taken. mentation are any mat- bility and take steps toTo help parish councils ters pertaining to the re- wards establishing its become aware of how lationship of authority definite form. they are answering the of the Archbishop or parThe two years have ex- needs of their people a ish priest to the parish pired but further revis- study day, arranged by council, as indicated in ion of the constitution the Catholic Social Aposthe present constitution. has been delayed by the tolate, is to be held at St. The question of parish work that was involved Thomas More College, on Aimso°' pastoral councils was over 18 months to estab- Sunday, November 26, one of the first items dis- lish the Diocesan Pastoral commencing at 10 a.m. cussed at the inaugural Council. and concluding with meeting of the first SenAn additional reason Mass at 5 p.m. ate of Priests held on for deferment is that Each parish has been Thursday, March 6, 1969. many parishes are still invited to send a repreA sub-committee work- new to the experience of sentation of a priest and ed on a draft plan which having a parish council. two lay council members. was studied at a special Archbishop Goody reclergy seminar on the quested that all parishes ( • see also page 3)
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Banner bearers • During the Eucharistic Festival at Aquinas College last Sunday, students from Brigidine College, Floreat, preceded by banners proclaiming the eucharistic as a sign of unity and peace, presented symbolic gifts to Arch. bishop Goody to illustrate the theme "Love one another as I have loved you-. ( See also Pages 6 and 7)
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