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The Record Newspaper 15 February 1973

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No. 3619. PERTH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1973.

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World figure to visit Perth Perth is getting a rare and perhaps once-eve, opportunity in the visit of Cardinal Jan Wilkbrands on February 26 and 27.

work A two-year hope of the Catholic Social Apostolate to expand the Mr of appointment the with last week fruition to came formation of adult field of, the in worker time full first Perth's as (pictured) Miolin jim adult lay apostolate.

The cardinal is the top ranking member of the Catholic Church in children. His wife, at home and at work Till now full-time work- five matters of ecumenism only Mrs Jenny Miolin, is a where their faith was acoperated have ers and inter-church relaChristian member of the Archdio- tually growing. in the Young tions. He is president of exthis that He said Council Pastoral Young cesan and Workers Vatican Secretariate the org and he is at present perience was particularly Christian Students for Christian Unity. a to married valuable Bassenthe of chairman anisations. After his visit to Melcouple, helping them to dean parish council. bourne for the EucharMr Miolin will be based with the cope together explained 29 This week he istic Congress he is payat the C.S.A. office, their from be work- questions ing Perth the unique Victoria Square, although that he would about faith. children conjunchonour of a visit among he expects that most of ing closely in he "Many couples," Geoff Australian other all his time will be spent in tion with Father said, "are not used to excities because of his locally would be attendfield work, giving assist- Aldous, chaplain of the pressing their thoughts association and ing officially, as well as close ance to groups at parish C.S.A., in fostering the to each other or think• Mr JIM MIOLIN, Perth's first full-time personal friendship with their lay members. group lay apostolate. level. issue a particular ing Archbishop Goody of Last year the C.S.A. He said that members through to a positive worker for the adult apostolate. At another level, on Perth who is a perman- the Tuesday evening, the advertised nationally in of C.S.A. had been con- Christian conclusion." ent member of the Vat- public lecture by Cardthe Catholic Press for a vinced for a long time Overall Mr Miolin sees and inal Willebrands in Winican Secretariate full-time worker. The that true growth was his future role as assistattends its regular meet- throp Hall would be a replies were not satis- being restricted through ing any group of people ings in Rome. factory so Jim Miolin, the lack of a person with first-hand contact with who are looking for who has had extensive time to organise further assistance with apostolExplaining the details the ideas that are at the experience in Catholic development of groups. of Cardinal Willebrand's Church's approach :toic formation. Social Apostolate, was visit this week, Father day to ecumenism. the that out were councils Parish pointed He approached by its commG. J. O'Reilly, of the P. in Father O'Reilly said mentioned as a possible sort of person already ittee to take the post. Catholic Church Office, that the cardinal's inalready was field be where this could work group The appointment is the two func- tellectual reputation and committed per- deVeloped. Already C.S.A. The new full-time worker for the Young said that initially for two years. a heavily tions planned for the ability had gone well was helping parish coun- Christian Students Movement is Sue McGurk, of This step brings Perth son. visit offered distinct opp- before him and with his Explaining the term cils through study days Wembley Downs. into line with the diocese ortunities to people to fluency English, in Mr apostolate, St More at CollThomas Miss College, Dongara before be involved in ecumen- French, German, Italian of Adelaide, Melbourne "group" succeeds She that ege. out pointed Miolin and Sydney where fullMaureen Lynch who has going on to Siena Coll- ism today. and his native Dutch, mainly been The Catholic Social On the Monday night there was no doubt of time workers in the so far it had filled the position for two ege. family A with be postolate office can adult apostolate already associated Sue has been in Y.C.S. there would be an ecu- the cardinal's practical years and is about to groupings where some contacted on telephone exist. sec- for three years, working menical service in -St ability to express his a as training start five or six married coup- 25 4893 or 254994. Mr up through leader and Mary's Cathedral. This, thoughts to any audiJim Miolin is the son les would meet regularly Miolin's home number is ondary teacher. president of a school Father O'Reilly said, put ence. of a Yugoslav migrant, each month to share 79 1956. eldthe is McGurk Sue the first emphasis on Perth on many occaMr Steve Miolin of Guild- their est of four children of Mr group and a member of ecumenism as experiences it sions, he added had to where executive. the Diocesan ford, who came to Aust- Christian couples, but esand Mrs Brendan' McON INSIDE PAGES Reviewing the place of should be, namely on lament that geographicralia in 1926. Gurk. She has just finpecially to form themin the life of a prayer and seeking the ally it was away from Y.C.S. He was educated by selves more intensely in ished her schooling at Bishops' Conference school. Sue said assistance of trie Holy the main stream of oppCatholic the Sisters of Mercy at Siena College with passes Spirit. the spirit of the Gospel. 2,3 ortunities to hear world Bassendean and finished in five Leaving subjects that she believed that for He said that the other leaders in person and 4 and two Matriculation many girls formal religiat. Christian Brothers This concept steered Calendar ous instruction seemed Christian Churches were the visit of cardinal High School, Highgate. away from a structured Classified Advertisesubjects. unreal and they put bar- participating extensively Willebrands was an oppSince leaving school he idea of a group and ments 10 After her time with riers up even though a in this event and the ortunity that the people has been employed in the rather let the spirit of Music 8 Y.C.S. she hopes to go on teacher might be going to historic visit and the of this city should not field of insurance. the group grow out of to primary teaching with great lengths to bridge heads of therr churches miss. News In Pars He is married with discussing the situations emphasis on remedial the gap to the student. Scarborough's 25 work. Years 6 Y.C.S., she said, looked Her early schooling a mere period of beyond Sister Philomena of John St. the with was 9 God Sisters at Derby and instruction and was conEarle 4 the Presentation Sisters, cerned with what was Radio, TV going on in life all the 12 Geraldton. She was a time. Sport student at Dominican Her greatest hope was to get to know thoroughly the girls of her own age group and to understand the different types of people's needs. Maureen Lynch, steppUSUALLY COME BACK FOR ing down after two years, said that her real satisANOTHER . .. AND ANOTHER faction came from a deeper understanding of AND ANOTHER . . . the apostolate and the growth that had taken place in her own life through understanding other people more completely in their real life situations. Her work had taken her into direct contact with students not only in visits to schools but in other informal contacts. Particularly in the Y.C.S. camps did she notice the change from the early rather formal programmes to the present THE MOST TRUSTED NAME IN unstructured format where students really disCARS cussed themselves and their lives. AUTHORISED GENERAL MOTORS She said that she had HOLDEN DEALER seen a growth in student in the responsibility 1308 Albany Hwy. a Miss SUE McGURK (left), the new full- movement. 814 ALBANY HIGHWAY, it Today Cannington time worker for the Young Christian Students could be more truly dePHONEi 68 1826 1826 68 PHONE: V ICTORIA PARK movement, pictured with her predecessor, Miss scribed as a student movement. MAUREEN LYNCH.

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