No. 3670. PERTH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1974
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Pope gives $5,000 to flood relief
Pope Paul has sent a donation of $5,000 (U.S.) for the victims of the floods in Queensland and northern New South Wales. The Pope's gift was an- Byrne, said that when the the Episcopal Committee by Archbishop first contribution of $10,000 for Development and Peace nounced James Gleeson, of Adelaide, was sent to the Lord Mayor had now approved the furAustralian of Brisbane's Flood Relief ther grant by A.C.R. of of chairman Catholic Relief, who had Appeal, A.C.R. was under S10,000 to be made availbeen advised of the Papal the impression that the pro- able to those parts of contribution by the Apos- ceeds of the Lord Mayor's Queensland and New South tolic Nuncio in Sydney, appeal would be used Wales, which had been afthroughout Queensland but fected by the flood and Archbishop Gino Paro. In addition to the Pope's it had now become appar- which are not receiving asgift, Australian Catholic Re- ent that this money was to sistance from the Flood Relief has decided to send a be used only in Brisbane. lief Appeal of the Lord It was for this reason that Mayor of Brisbane. second $10,000 to the Queensland relief fund. This will augment an initial emergency grant of $10,000 sent by A.C.R. when it first received news Six lay people were among early applicants for the of the Queensland flood disHoly Spirit Institute courses that were made open to the aster. The original grant was public last week. An application form is through available made Sister Aloysjus, warden Archbishop Rush to the of the Institute courses, provided on page three of Flood Relief Appeal of the said that she hoped those this issue. Lord Mayor of Brisbane. who were considering atON INSIDE PAGES The second A.C.R. contri- tending would be prompt bution will be forwarded with their applications be- Calendar 4 through the bishops in fore March 10, the closing Classified whose dioceses flooding oc- date, as much organisation 10 Advertising curred. would be required to see Education File 2 that classes were of a suit- Letters 11 $50,000 able size and that the ac9 Music A further Catholic con- commodation was adequate. 4 Pars News In tribution to the appeal has In response to demands been over $30,000 collected for more adult education Sister Philomena 7 Earle Australia-wide through the courses, the evening lectur12 St. Vincent de Paul Confer- es have been offered to Sport ences. As well as this, spec- priests, Religious and laity Theatre 9 ial appeals were held in for the first time this year. TV, Radio 8 many parishes. From official Catholic sources throughout Australia and the Pope's contributidn. a total of over $50,000 has been sent to the appeal but this amount takes no account of money donated by individual Australian C atholics. The national executive director of Australian Catholic Relief, Mr. Wm. C.
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On July 6 this year it will be exactly one hundred years since the first edition of "The (West Australian Catholic) Record" was printed. Tragically missing that this is likely one that the year 1874 will till now from our ar- of the missing volum- be rendered memorchives were the volu- es and pictured above able as the year in mes of the issues is Father K. Teefey, which the government from 1874 to 1885, al C.SS.R., the Rector, allowance to orphan though copies are filed studying the volume children was reduced with Father Newbold to the "miserable pitat the W.A. Library. Last week by a very on the occasion of its tance" of sixpence per lucky troke, Father being passed over to day. Some of the more Martin Newbold, ar- the Record's keeping. The first issue was interesting aspects of chivist of the archdiocese, while on a visit of four finely printed this feature of Cathto the library of the pages, appearing mon- olic life in the 1870's thly and printed at will be printed in our Redemptorist Monastery in search of his- the "Orphanage Press" pages as the centenary torical material, found at what is now known draws near. • In more recent as the McAuley Centhe very historic 1,To times we regret to say ume One containing tre, Wembley. Those beset by the that someone has borissues Number one through to number 78 cost pressures of to- rowed the bound voluday will be relieved me of copies for 1955 of June 18, 1879. willing to hear that The Rec- without returning it With the concurrence of the ord in those days cost and we are anxious Rector of the Monas- six pence; the first ed- to trace its wheretery it was presumed itorial scathingly notes abouts.
PRAYERS FOR PRIESTS Prayers for Priests is an apostolate of prayer to assist all priests in their Vocation of Life and for the increase of Vocations to the Priesthood. This devotion is held as a Holy Hour at the Carmelite Monastery, AdeImo R oad, Nedlands, each first Sunday at 3 p.m.
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