No. 3642. PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1973
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Joint appeal to rebuild Indo-China
Fourteen Australian Churches have launched an ecumenical appeal for the "healing of wounds" and reconstruction in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, and have declared Sunday, August 19, as "Australian Churches' Day for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia." The 11 member church- Bishop Garnsey said. Gleeson Archbishop es of the Australian Council of Churches, the Cath- said: "For a long time the olic Church and the Bap- Churches have co-operattist and Lutheran Church- ed with organisations like es are sponsoring the AustCare and the Freeappeal, which will be dom From Hunger Campaign in appeals to the mounted through them. The funds each Church community for developcollects will be channel- ment aid for countries led through the overseas overseas, but we have a relief agency it normally special responsibility not works with. Funds collec only as individuals in socted in Catholic churches iety but as Christians to will be distributed by contribute towards thP Australian Catholic Re- healing of the wounds in Vietnam. lief. "It is appropriate that Father P. G. J. O'Reilly, • At the recent annual State conference held by the Knights of the Southern Cross at the Redemptorist Retreat should Churches the Proof Director Diocesan House, delegates had the opportunity to inspect the Southern Cross Homes project for aged citizens. Pictured are coun- ject Compassion, said make this appeal togethtry delegates, from left, Messrs. Bernie Duplex (Geraldton), Tom Joynes (Kalgoorlie), Harry Weston (Moora), Frank that the Roman Catholic er in Australia because Church and West Austral- in Vietnam the Catholics, Leslie (Bunbury), talking with Mr. Dallimore, at the right. ian Council of Churches the Buddhists, the Evanwere co-operating on the gelicals are working toappeal, especially in the gether and with others in area of advertising and Co-operation for Reconstruction in Vietnam." promotion. proReconstruction He said that this was the first time that the jects, he said, were alRoman Catholic Church ready being undertaken the West Australian Coun where conditions allowed. "Schools are being reAnti-abortion and anti-pornography campaigns were among matters discussed when the Knights of the Southern Cross cil of Churches, the Lutheran and Baptist Church built, medical facilities held their 51st annual State conference which was attended by a national president for the first time in 17 years. es in Western Australia or are being extended into Concerning the Right to eninz present legislation and on the national level had village areas where the Mr. B. F. Prindiville, who Commencing with His next year's plan of action. authorities earlier in the year was Grace's Mass in the Re- The State chaplain, Dean life anti-abortion campaign, in particular in the direct- combined for a joint Vietnamese are themselves unable to created a Knight Command- demptorist Retreat House Walsh, attended part of the he thanked the Knights for ion of protection for our appeal. W.A. children. Massive support the This was due to the provide them, responsier of St. Gregory the Great, Chapel, where Fr. Teefey Saturday proceedings with spear-heading campaign in conjunction of respected lay people is enormity of the problem bility is being undertaken joined the national vice- C.SS.R. assisted the Arch- the Archbishop. Move- required in a campaign involved, and the concern for amputees, for the represident, Mr. Laurie Tay- bishop, 80 delegates from Mr. Driscoll was returned with the Generation lor, and the State chairman, 30 State branches met over to office as State chairman. ment and emphasised that, which may well go on for of all the Churches that training of young people in his view, while the battle several years. joint leadership be given and for the provision of Mr. Ben Driscoll, in wel- Saturday night and Sunday • Featured in the an- had been won the campaign coming Archbishop Goody. to hear reports and set the -The bishops and clergy in helping the rehabilita- basic needs to assist in nual report were the April- must go on. are not well equipped to tion of Vietnam, Laos cleaning agricultural land of unexploded bombs and camanti-abortion May problem in the and Cambodia. -1 am not confident that t ackle this paign, the 40th InternationAustralia as a nation make possible again the laity conthe where places al Eucharistic Congress Ap- we will win the campaign stantly move." had a role in the destruc- growing of food," he addtion of these areas; it ed. peal, an increase in State unless we continue to orgvice-presidnational The "But moral and culturwas felt that all Australmembership, a satisfactory anise, and a properly conent assured His Grace that, be given the al values have been a should financial position and de- stituted Right to Life Asians while the Right to Life actopportunity to help in major casualty during the velopment of the benevol- sociation in W.A. affiliated ivity was now moving from the rehabilitation pro- war. ent programme for families with the national associawelthe into affairs public "Moral and cultural gramme. of deceased members. Fin- tion, should be arranged," fare portfolio of Knights that the en- values must be the basis added He ancial membership now in- he said. work, the new The Archbishop said that committee velopes would be forwar- for all reconstruction." cludes a free $1,000 deathfor public affairs Mr. Paech, who is preshe noted that the confer- project ded to the parishes on the by-accident cover. ence programme included basis of distribution of ident of the N.S.W. dis2) P. Continued, • ( announced the matter of pornography. was • It Project Compassion box- trict of the Lutheran that Homes for the Aged A campaign against so es withn the next ten Church and also is honorbuildings would start this much that was evil, particuary secretary of Austdays. year on a site acquired in larly in magazines, was urgAnglican Bishop David Care, urged people not to USUALLY COME BACK FOR Kalgoorlie and that a met- ently needed. ON INSIDE PAGES Garnsey, president of the withdraw their support ropolitan site had reached Australian Council of from the Freedom From A NOTHER. . . AND ANOTHER He knew that the Knights Calendar 4 documentary land the Churches, with Archbish- Hunger Campaign, but to aid financial had provided 9 op James Gleeson (Aus supplement it by an exstage. Each is expected to Children's World A ND ANOTHER . . . the to advice and committee house about 20 people in Classified tralian Catholic Relief), tra contribution now tomedia in aid to the Christmodern flats. 10 the Rev. Thomas Card wards meeting the needs Advertisements ian Television Association, 1 1 well (Baptist) and the of reconstruction in VietIn his address to coun- but pornographic literature Letters Rev. Robert Paech ,Luth- nam, Laos and Cambodia. cils and branch delegates, now ,appeared to be readily Mass Timetables Mr. Carwell commendArchbishop Goody congrat- available 6,7, 8 eran World Relief) took on practically cer ed the Government for its ulated Knights on another every bookstand. 4 part in the launching News In Pars assurance of "massive emony. year of good and loyal ser"The Knights have got to Sr. M. Philomena "The reconciliation of aid" towards reconstrucvice to the Church, saying: practical, not Earle people is a prime need in tion. "Service to others is not do something it" he about just talk to Sport "But I believe people the Indo-China region. peris real charity unless it TV, Radio The churches have a spec generally and Christians formed for Christian mot- said. ial role in reconciliation," ( • Continued, P. 4) ives in the name of Christ". "There is a need for tight- World Tour 1974
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Catholic Family Welfare Bureau wishes to acknowledge the receipt of many anonymous donations, including one of $45 from "a grateful Catholic" towards the fund to support women with unwanted pregnancies.