No. 3675. PERTH. THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1974
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Church built to counter the elements
The new Church of the Holy Spirit at Wembley Downs was solemnly blessed and opened by Archbishop Goody last Sunday, before a congregation of near 800, including the Irish Attorney General, Mr. DecIan Costello. The church (pictured at nal furnishings as well as right) stands prominently on the winding road access was one of the coastal sand- $154,000. hills and has been designed The building is planned specifically to withstand the to accommodate 500 people winds that buffet the area seated and there is a wide from the direction of the standing space at the rear for overflow crowds. ocean. The design consists of The seating is fan-shaped, two bastion walls of brick sloping towards the sanctthat curve in towards each uary. other to present strong A feature of the entrance shoulders to the south-west area is a free standing ediwinds. fice that breaks the flow The parapets of both into the church proper and walls rise and the main wall at the same time houses a soars in a swirling move- confessional plus a large ment that ends in a pin- counselling room, also a nacle 65 ft. above the storage room, a special area for notice board and a cabground. The brickwork is unre- inet for small articles. lieved except for a deep In this sanctuary all the revealed window that sug- elements have a formed gests the mass of the side concrete base, sand-blasted wall. to expose the metal aggreInside the Church the gate. The altar table, lectmain curved wall creates a ern and the tabernacle sursanctuary area and the sec- round are in nyatoh wood. ond wall envelopes a separ(•SEE ALSO PAGES 6, 7) ate baptistery. The overall effect of the structure is that the entrance ON INSIDE PAGES area out of which the building grows, is an open wel- Calendar 4 coming area but completely Classified protected from troublesome Advertising 10 There will be two pilgrimages at Easter, both visiting Bindoon and winds. Education File 4 New Norcia. In addition to steel re-inHoly Week 7 loreement. the building reOne will be a peniten- otti at New Norcia. He explained the pil7 tial service for Good quired 200,000 bricks to Letters FriCountry people, he add- grimage idea as a kind 8 day, moving from Bin- ed, made their pilgrim- of reaching out to God achieve the necessary News In Pars strength against the ele- Sister Philomena doon to New Norcia. The ages every Sunday when which Christians throughEarle ments. 5 other will travel the same the football season start- out the story of the e total cost of the pro- Sport 12 route in the spirit of ed and it was just as well Church had felt the need ject cluding all the inter- TV, Radio 9 Christian people rejoicing to have the Holy Year to do in some such way. at the Resurrection. Pilgrimage first. (• SEE ALSO PAGE 3)
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Two pilgrimages at Easter will THIS go to New Norcia AntlINOON
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New Norcia Abbey Church will be the goal of the Good Friday pilgrimage. People from Moora parish will travel down to Keaney College, Bindoon to follow the Way of the Cross out-of-doors, beginning at 11.30 a.m.. and after lunch they will move to New Norcia for Good Friday liturgy and pilgrimage prayers. Father J. P. O'Brien, the parish priest of Moora said that he would be glad to see any country or even city people joining in the Good Friday pilgrimage.
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He said that people in the area were fortunate in having the outdoor Stations at Bindoon and the tomb of Salvado with the picture of Our Lady given by St. Vincent Pal-
Collection for Holy Places
Each year on Good Friday a special collection is t aken up in Catholic churches throughout the world for the upkeep of the Christian Places in the Holy Land of Israel. Ballarat, $2.158: RockThe Catholic Church is represented there by hampton, 52,108. the Franciscan Fathers Canberra - Gou!burn. who are the official $ 1,755; Sandhurst, S1.560 guardians. Maitland, $1.500; Bathurst, $1.242; Townsville. The Sydney Commiss- $1,171: Sale. $1,162. ariat for the Holy Land Armidale. $921; Toohas recently released de- woomba. $865; Cairns. tails of the collections in $845: Port Pine. s9oo• Australian dioceses for Wagga Wagga. $823: 1973: Bunbury, $733; WilcanMelbourne. $13.158: nia-Forbes, $550; Hobart Sydney, $12,458: Bris- $500: Darwin. $327: $4,933; bane, Perth. Geraldton, $301; Broome $3,600: Adelaide, $3,387. $96. 111~41.041004.410#~4.0041#041AMMONININIP###~1.4414P.M#4,04 , 0 , 1
PRAYERS FOR PRIESTS Prayers for Priests is an apostolate of prayer to assist all priests in the.r Vocation of Life and for the increase of Vocations to the Priesthood. This devotion is held as a Holy Hour at the Carmelite Monastery, Adelma Road, Nedlands, each first Sunday at 3 p.m.
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