tuomilik No.3617 PERTH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1973.
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KNIGHTS APPEAL FOR CONGRESS
Archbishop Goody has set Sunday, February 11, throughout the Archdiocese as Eucharistic Congress Appeal Sunday. asked to pray, as the This is one week be- to help stage the many Archbishop has already fore the 40th Interna- functions. W.A.'s agreed tional Eucharistic Con- share of the $400,000 esti- urged, for the success in gress opens in Mel- mated to be required is spiritual impact of this bourne, continuing until $15,000. Already the Bun- most important festival. bury and Geraldton Dio- •Other Congress Items the final act of concerted ceses have held their ap- pages 2, 7 and 8. on M.C.G. the at orship w peals. Sunday, February 25. Throughout Australia, The Congress, while the Knights of the being staged in Mel- Southern Cross accepted bourne, is not essentially the bishops' commission Victorian or even Aust- to handle details of the ralian, but truly internacollection, and in the tional. It is already rearchdiocese are geared in overmore ported that Entry to the princievery parish and Massseas visitors, clerical and centre to handle parish pal Congress funclay, will come from all donations. tions at the MCG is than world parts of the by ticket only. ALL there were visitors to the Preliminary parish anthose attending the Olympic nouncements are expectMelbourne Congress, with the exGames. ed to be made on Febception of registered ruary 4, with a special sponsors, should make "world this of Because "Congress" sermon to be an application for congress" the Bishops of preached at all Masses tickets immediately Australia through all dioon Sunday, February 11. by writing to Fr. G. ceses pledged their supCarroll, Catholic port to the host, ArchIn addition to moneChurch Office, Vicbishop Knox, for funds tary assistance, all are toria Square, Perth.
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The Sisters' Committee for the Eucharistic Congress has announced the dates and times of functions arranged specifically for nuns during the Congress. They are: Seminar and Paraliturgy: Saturday, February 17, 10.30 am - 5 pm. Eucharistic Celebration in St. Patrick's Cathedral: Saturday, February 24, 11 am. Celebration Luncheon: Saturday, February 24, 12.30 pm. Communities which have not received application forms should write as soon as possible to the Sisters' Committee, Congress Office, 68 Parliament Pl., East Melbourne 3002, or c/o 154 Cotham Rd., Kew 3101.
SALISBURY, (NC.) — The consecration of Msgr. Patrick Chakaipa as the first black bishop of the Catholic Church in Rhodesia has corrected a dangerous and almost scandalous situation.
There had been wideIn the past, the sheer Michael's Mission. He atspread hope for the A- wordiness of the Church tended school there as a fricanization of top on racism was often su- boy before he went on to Church posts. Previously spect and a times a hin- the minor and major sethe Church in Rhodesia derance to effective Chri- minary at Chishawasha. had reserved top posi- stian action. tions of leadership to an But now, a significant In 1970 he was appointall-white episcopate. change has taken place. ed episcopal vicar of the Mtoko-Mrewa district to Until Bishop Chakai- The Church had adjust- the east of Salisbury and pa's consecration on ed an imbalance and, al- was responsible to the January 14, as auxiliary though late, this is seen archbishop of Salisbury of Salisbury, Rhodesia by black Catholics in for all church affairs in was the only country in Rhodesia as a bold and that area. the whole of Africa with decisive action. an impressively high More than 20,000 peoBishop Chakaipa is number of black Catho- ple thronged into the famous as an author. Filics that was still without Rufaro Stadium in Sali- ve of his published noa black bishop. sbury to witness the con- vels, in the Shona lanCriticism was both ri- secration of their first guages, have received fe and valid that the Ca- black bishop. prizes at literary comtholic Church in RhodeThe apostolic delegate petitions, and his first sia — otherwise so out- for Southern Africa, Arch- novel has been reprinted spoken in matters of in- bishop Alfredo Polendri- nine times. terracial justice — re-I ni, was present. Also premained white-ruled and, sent was an elderly trifor that matter, white- bal chief Michael Chiveorientated. ro. who, many years ago, ON INSIDE PAGES The consecration of helped to open the misthe first Catholic black sion school where the 4 Calendar bishop in Rhodesia must new bishop was educatas a boy. ed also be seen in another 10 Classified Ads „. context. The Catholic In 1913, nine years afChurch has a notable hi- ter Chivero had been Cohn Clark 11 story of pronouncements baptized a Catholic at 3 condemning racial pre- Chishawasha, he used to Letters judice and discrimina- walk from the Chishawa12 Music tion. sha mission near Salisbu3 External legislative ry to St. Michael's Mis- News in Pars controls and social con- sion, a distance of near2 ventions in Rhodesia, ho- ly 100 miles. He would Theatre wever, restrict the pa- teach catechism for six Sister Philomena storal freedom of the months there and then walk back to ChishawaEarle 9 Church. But the Church could not blame the Sta- sha to collect his wages, 6 a total sum of about $15. TV, Radio All enrolments for the forthcoming Catechist te or society for not breaking out of racialism 12 School for 1973 are expected to be lodged by or apartheid for at least Bishop Chakaipa was Sport Thursday, February 8 with Father J. Nestor, Ca- the semblance of this) born in 1932 in the Mondoro Reserve near St tholic Education Office, 45 Tyrell Street, Nedlands within itself.
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Rhodesia, although it The school commen- been meeting since late is about 95 percent black, ces on Monday, February November. has advanced a polycy of 12 and continues for ten The aim will be for White supremacy for the consecutive evenings at each group of catechists country both before and Mercedes College, Vic- to be given a synthesis after its unilateral declatoria Square, (Goderich of the fundamentals of ration of independence Street entrance). faith matches for each from Britain in NovemFather Nestor said that teaching grade and re- ber, 1965. preparations were being flected in the teaching The Government has made for 300 participants method. been battling with the who would be put into Parents will be welco- Rhodesian bishops for 16 groups so that tutors me to attend the course some time over the use and lecturers would be to see how the funda- of Catholic schools and able to give maximum mentals of faith are pre- hospitals by blacks. attention to individual sented to different age Bishop Donal R. Lacatechist's work. groups from Grade One Another difference in through to Form Three mont of Umtali recently said that the possibility the course from former of high school. of any, substantial agreeyears, outlined by Father They will also be able ment between the GoNestor, was a closer integration of the theology to learn the renewed vernment and the Cathocontent of the course pastoral emphases of lic Church is more rewith the teaching me- the Church and the way mote than ever becatse these new trends are af- the regime of Prime Mithod being taught. The arrange this, a fecting the education of nister Ian Smith had not r enounced its apartheid committee of teachers, children in all grades. three of whom have re- It is hoped that some policy of strict racial secently returned from teaching and learning de- gregation and the Church theology and catechetics monstrations will be in- had not changed its attiinstitutes overseas, have corporated in the course. tude in regard to that policy.
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