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No. 3676. PERTH. THURSDAY, APRIL 1 1, 1974
Religious education resources centre housed in Nedlands
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A newly established Religious Education Resource Centre has now been established in a permanent new home at the former Catholic Education Office in Tyrell Street, Nedlands.
The Resource Centre to adult education, and need that had existed for was initiated by the W.A. it is visualised that par- a long time for such a Catholic Educators to- ishes will be able to run service; already the numwards the end of 1973 programmes on prepara- bers calling at the centre but it was uncertain of tion for sacraments and had doubled since the its residence until the on understanding the lit- closing three months of Catholic Education Offi- urgy. last year. ces were moved to the • In the picture at The centre is staffed by parish school Sister former Ultan, a Sister of right, Sister Ultan is seen uildings in Henry Mercy. looking over the large b array of illustrations at Street, Shenton Park. The centre is open the centre. (Along with the Re from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on source Centre the in-serv- Monday, Wednesday, ON INSIDE PAGES training course for ice Thursday and Friday and Calendar 4 teachers of religion is 1 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Classified conducted at the NedSister Ultan said that Advertising lands centre which also 10 was the former parish it was important for all Education Fi le 2 people hiring material Letters school building.) 4,9 The Resource Centre is from the centre to ensure News In Pars 4 disposal the of that all their equipment Sister Phi lomena at such as film-projector s, and schools, parishes Earle 11 groups throughout W.A. record and cassette play12 on payment of an annual ers, and slide projectors Sport 10 membership fee; some were in good condition Theatre 11 items may be hired indi- and working well as it TV, Radio would be necessary to vidually for a flat fee. The membership fee charge the user for any for a school is 30 cents damage to articles while per student per year for on loan. schools that were found- It was necessary for ation members and 40 those wishing to use the cents per student for centre's material in the new schools and for a metropolitan area to call parish 540. personally to pick up maThe Resource Centre terial and return it. contains films, records, In the metropolitan film strips, recorded cas- area the usual time for settes, posters, teaching a loan of the material LONDON. — In a joint statement issued last week the Bishops of aids and books. was expected to be two Material comes from days; a little longer was England and Wales declared unequivocally that any population policy England, America and allowed for country cli- emerging out of World Population Year must respect the rights of individual people and the family. the St. Paul Centre in ents. Sydney. Sister Ultan said that They declared: "There Its suitability ranges the steady stream of visi must be a respect for life • From THE UNIVERSE, London from pre-school through tors was indicating the and reverence for sex. There must be firm support for less imposing, solutions means much more than marriage and family life which are an affront to hu- opting for a small or large which are pre-requisites of man dignity and an unwar- family. a healthy society." ranted intrusion into family "In so far as it depends on them they should lovThe bishops, after emph- life. "Specifically, the decision ingly .decide together on the asising the Christian's positive duty of working for a concerning the size of a number of children they are more just and sane society, family rests with the par- able and willing to accept turned to the urgent prob- ents, not with public author- from God. "Those parents who are lems that beset a Christian ities. "There must be no com- not blessed with children conscience when faced with pulsion, no undue pressure should consider offering a population increases. on poor nations or poor in- home to children who have But they stressed that dividuals to use methods of no loving parents to care population problems were family plannnig which are for them." about people. not in accord with their reThe bishops are anxious The bishops conceded ligious beliefs and social t o defend also the rights of that governments had rights customs. individuals. and duties when faced with "It is for parents to assess No individual should be population problems but their moral and social duty subject to unjust social presthey limited the range of in the light of their relig- sures nor should any person governmental action. ious beliefs and the cir- be labelled "unwanted". "This may involve the re- cumstances within which A fter analysing world distribution of population, they must bring up their population statistics the some social and family leg- family." bishops said that developed islation or the provision of Parents, say the bishops, countries should be preparinformation on the difficult- have to consider their duty ed to convert privilege into ies facing the community," both to their own family obligation and make sacrithey said. • and to the whole commun- fices .proportionate to their But "no government is ity. • wealth in assisting poor justified in promoting, still "Responsible parenthood countries. A LBANY HIGHW
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