"AUDIT -BUREAU OFSARCULATIONS 411.
No. 3662. PERTH. THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1974
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Organist Director of Cathedral Music; Fr. Ahern for parish Mrs. Annette Goerke, Mus.B., Mus.L., has been appointed to the new office of Director of Cathedral Music to succeed Father Patrick Ahern, who has retired after directing St. Mary's Cathedral Choir for the past 13 years.
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The Assistant Director He said that he was Father Ahern said that of Cathedral Music will confident that under her he had requested to be be Father Gerard Holo- direction the choir would released from his posihan, L.T.C.L, A. Mus. A. continue to develop in tion since he felt that The appointments were maturity and excellence. after such a time he had announced by ArchbishThe Archbishop also given the choir as much op Goody last Sunday thanked the men and as he could offer and when, with Dean Walsh boys of the choir for was also wishing at this of St. Mary's Cathedral, their dedicated service time to become more he met the choir at their and offered them his actively involved with weekly rehearsal before best wishes for the New pastoral work in the parsinging solemn Mass at Year. ish context. the Cathedral. He has been appointed Father Ahern conductArchbishop Goody ed the choir officially for parish priest of Bruce thanked Father Ahern the last time at the 11 Rock. Father Ahern said for the years of fruitful o'clock Mass. He has that he had asked for a service he had given and been invited to return as country appointment bealso congratulated him guest conductor for a cause of the warmth of on the high standard choir performance dur- country hospitality that which the choir had ing the Festival of Perth the choir had received in its several country trips maintained over that on February 24. time. At the conclusion of in 1964, 1966 and last Of Mrs. Goerke he said the Mass, Father O'Reilly year. that her academic qual- paid tribute to the servifications and practical ice that Father Ahern HISTORIC experience suited her to had given to Cathedral He said that his time her new position and he music over a long period with the Cathedral choir Father P. Ahern, Mrs. A. Goerke and Father G. Holohan outside St. Mary's Cathedral thanked her for accept- and the large congrega- had been a particularly last Sunday. ing it. tion applauded his re- historic one during which marks. the liturgy changed from Father Ahern was the Latin to English. In addition to mainthird priest director of the choir in its recent taining the high perforhistory that commenced mance that had been with establishment of a achieved by his predemale choir of men and cessors in the Latin repboys by Father Albert ertory, it was a continual challenge to find new Lynch in 1938. compositions Father Peter McCud- English den took over direction that were of the standof the choir in 1952 until ard aimed at by the V ATICAN CITY (NC). — The Vatican issued a directory, or guide- the appointment of Fa- choir. ( • CONTINUED P.2 ) lines on December 20 for children's Masses that are designed to initiate ther Ahern in 1960.
Rome guidelines for children's Masses
youths gradually into participation in community Masses.
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The 3,500-word directory them to participate at Mass munity assembly's liturgy of was drafted at the request w ith the whole community. t he Eucharist. "For this reason," says of bishops' conferences, but Normally, according to is addressed to all concern- an explanatory document the directory, the children's ed with liturgical ceremon- given to the press, -adapta- Mass takes place in church ies for children. tion are to be based upon but it may also be held in Decisions concerning cer- the Ordo Missae"— the another suitable place. tain details, however, such order of the Mass establishSmall groups of children as on the music and what ed for the entire Church. as participants are recomIn Masses specially ad- mended. gestures the children are to use, are reserved to bishops' apted for children, adults "Sometimes it may be conferences or to individual should never be absent, the preferable to make use of e xplanation says. bishops. other kinds of celebration, The directory says childThat, the press document such as prayer and meditaren must first grasp the explains, is so the children tion in common, a liturgy human values that are "may learn that the Mass hound up with the Mass, is an act of the whole ( • CONTINUED P.2 ) such as acting in commun- Church community and ON INSIDE PAGES ity, greeting, listening, ask- may see adults praying with ing forgiveness and forgiv- them and expressing the Classified ing, giving thanks, and same faith." ... 10 A dvertising ... experiencing simple sym- SEPARATE Brother Hughes' bolic acts. The directory recom6, 7, 8 Diary "The Christian family has mends that, where possible, ... 1 ... Letters the biggest part in inculcat- a special liturgy of the ing these human values," Word for children be held Sister Philomena ... 5 Earle t he directory states. separately while the com... 12 It emphasizes that the munity Mass is proceeding. Sport ... purpose of special Masses ... 1 The children can be in- Theatre ... for children is to enable troduced then into the corn- TV, Radio ... ... 8
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