No. 3645. PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1973
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NEW IMPETUS FOR FAMILY PLANNING Natural family planning is to receive new impetus, both for research and in programmes to educate more people about its methods.
R ecently, the Common- great distances from re help wealth Government made ceiving either available to through monthly clinics $100,000 Catholic family-planning or personal interviews. agencies throughout Aus Mrs. Chamberlain said tralia, at the same time that, with an average of as it announced assist- 20 letters a month comance to other groups. ing from northern towns The first conference of seeking information, it Catholic workers in this was clear that some programme field was held in Mel- organised bourne to study the state would have to be atof the both theoretical tempted to reach country and practical questions and North-West women. of family planning. In bigger centres help being provided Attending the confer- was ence were Mrs. Maureen through St. John of God Chamberlain, secretary hospitals at Bunbury and of the Perth Family Plan- Geraldton. ning Office, and Sister S. In the metropolitan Foley, who is associated area, natural family planwith the monthly clinics ning is explained at at St. John of God Hos- monthly public sessions at the St. John of God pital, Subiaco. It is intended that most Hospital, Subiaco. These sessions are comof the Government money will be spent on actually pletely open to the pubinforming people of lic. The only request is those attending family - planning prin- that • During the Mass of his final religious profession, above are seen, make a booking with the ciples. Family Planning Office, the left, Brother Terry Melvin, from However, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. the Melbourne meeting agreed 27 Victoria Square (tele- Alex Melvin, of Joondanna, and the celebrant, Father Patrick Boyle, Servite that some funds needed phone 25 4893), Monday The deadline for editorial copy is noon on Monto be put aside for re- to Thursdays, 10 a.m. to Vicar-Provincial for Australia. The editor should be advised if it is anticiday. 3.30 p.m. In this way search. that material will arrive after that time; pated groups are kept to a This research will be a otherwise the inclusion of copy cannot be guarpractical programme in manageable size so that anteed. which all natural family there is plenty of scope planning agencies will for questions to be asked adopt the same methods and personal queries to of collecting and record be answered. At the clinic sessions ing statistical data. This will then be avail- information is given on able to medical experts both temperature change for computerised study and symptom observaso that the information tion as a means of decan be made available tecting ovulation. After more than 21 years of their life in Western Australia, history Professionally to inter • The next clinic will was made for the Servite Community last Monday, when the first Australian ested research bodies. take place at the St. John In W.A. the most prac- of God Maternity Hos- ever to do so, entered his final commitment to the order, in a ceremony tical difficulty is getting pital, Subiaco, at 7.45 of final profession. Information to women p.m. on Sunday, Sepwho are separated by tember 2. He is Brother Terence celibacy for the service community at Parkville, Melvin, 0.S.M., the eldest of all men an.d women; Melbourne, while he of three children of Mr. in obedience to the will studies theology in pre11111110111=IMIL.. and Mrs. Alex Melvin, of our Father; and living paration for the priestformerly long-time resi- without self-centred at- hood. dents of North Double- tachment to the goods I During the homily of view and now residing in may possess." the Mass, Father Patrick Joondanna. A large gathering of his McNamara, 0.S.M., noted Brother Terry made family and friends were that Brother Terry had his profession to the present at the profession. chosen the gifts of the recently - elected VicarBrother Terry is now Spirit as the theme of Provincial of the Aus- a full and lifelong mem- his booklet for the protralian Servites, Father ber of the Servites with fession ceremony. Patrick Boyle, O.S.M. The full rights of voting and He. said for a young ceremony took place in involvement in the deman to commit himself the presence of the whole cision making of the as Brother Terry had community of Servites in Community. done was truly evidence Australia who have gathHe received his early of the work of the Holy PERTH. 84 BEAUFORT STREET ered from their various education USUALLY COME BACK FOR from the Spirit in the lives of SUBIACO. 122 ROKEBY ROAD Australian houses to the Dominican Sisters. He people. A NOTHER. . . AND ANOTHER Redemptorist Retreat was in the first class of LEEDERVILLE. 148 OXFORD STREET House this week for the students to enter Servite CLAREMONT. 40 BAY VIEW TERRACE AND ANOTHER . . . annual chapter of the College when it opened CANNING BRIDGE- 906 CANNING HIGHWAY order. FREMANTLE. 25 ADELAIDE STREET ON INSIDE PAGES in 1958 and completed his declaration, secondary studies there. Calendar his In WILLAGEE. 86 ARCHIBALD STREET 5 Brother Terry said: 'In He was a school prefect. Children's World 8 HEAD OFFICE the presence of Since entering the Ser the Classified brotherhood of Servites vite Order in 1965, Advertising 10 in Australia, which is Brother Terry studied at Letters 11 part of the whole Order the University of W.A., 5 and a sign of the uni- taking a B.A. degree, News In Pars versal Church, I freely majoring in psychology. Snort 12 BUILDING SOCIETY HOUSE MURRAY STREET, PERTH, W.A. 6000. PHONE 22 2066 promise thatIwill follow At present he is living Theatre 7 An297-305 Authorised Trustee Investment -- Assets exceed $100,000,000 Jesus in a life style of %vith the Jesuit scholastic TV, Radio 8
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