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sister Janet first Australian to win U.S. record award
ADELAIDE. — The singing nun, Sister Janet Mead, was presented with a U.S. gold record award for her record The Lord's Prayer, at a function in Adelaide last week — the first such award to an Australian record. But she only just made it to the ceremony. • By NICHOLAS KERR in "The She had been in bed with Southern Cross", Adelaide influenza for two days — and she'd lost her voice. "They haven't her sincerShe said it reminded her One newspaper dubbed ity — and that's what's of the two most important her "the coughing nun" afmade her record unique." things in her life. ter the presentation. Sister Janet said after"The first is my belief The managing director of Festival tZecords, Mr: Allan wards that she didn't really that God is working in the Hely. who flew to Adelaide know why the record had world to make his kingdom come," she said. from Sydney, for the pres- sold so well. "The idea of such an anentation. was jubilant. "The second is my belief cieni prayer put to modern that he's working through "There's never been a music probably caught peo- people for this to happen." presentation like this in Ausimagination," ple's she tralia before," he said. She had in mind particucroaked. "I think they like "This is the first Australilarly the people who were the music. an record ever to achieve "And it came out at the at the ceremony — "the gold record status in the right time — just before nuns, the kids in the pop United States. groups, the kids from Christmas. "The industry has been school (St. Aloysitts' College trying for it for a might where she teaches) and my SISTER'S VIEW lone time. so this is a treparents," she said. Sister Janet said that she mendously exciting occa"I know these people hoped the record made peosion. well. ple think of the Lord's It is also the first time "I know they're doing the award has gone to a Prayer not just as something record by an Australian old but as something that what they believe God was also fresh and new. wants them to." composer."
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Mr. Allan Hely, managing director of Festival Records, presents Sister Janet with her gold record plaque at a reception at a Parkside motel.
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The rock setting of the Lord's Prayer is by an Adelaide school teacher, Arnold Strals. It was written for the evening Sunday weekly youth Mass in St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral. Mr. Hely said it was hard to define the qualities that had made Sister Janet's record such a success. "Obviously it's a wellknown prayer that's been brought up to date as far as commercial radio goes," he said. "But I think it's more than that. "It sums up what Sister Janet's trying to do among young people in Adelaide. It touches a religious feeling that exists deep down in most of us.
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"And the very fact that she is a member of a ReMELBOURNE. — Catechists would be needed ligious order means a lot to as much as ever if religious education became a the people who hear it. See how the big 10% rate "Many others have tried earns you extra money— subject in Victorian State schools, Father T. to do the same sort of thing Normal Savings Town & Country Doyle, Director of Religious Education in the with The Lord's Prayer, but Amount Account Interest Savings Interest without anything like pays the you approx. pays you approx. Archdiocese of Melbourne, said here. $250 18c weekly "same success, They've ap50c weekly $500 36c weekly $1.00 weekly proached it as pop music. He was commenting on a ready is in so many parishS1000 72c weekly S2.00 weekly "They haven't Sister Janreport submitted to the Min- es, essential to any viable et's understanding of the ister for Education, Mr. L. and effective parish catecheWith inflation growing as it iS you really can't afford words and all they mean. Thompson, by the Commit- sis." to miss out on the extra interest available now through Town & Country. Look at the advantages of a Town & tee on Religious Education, Fr. Doyle said that parCountry Passbook Savings Account: which has been supported in • Open an account with any amount—even $1. Archbishop ish-based catechesis seemed principle by • Make deposits or withdrawals on-the -spot any time to provide "the seeds of an Little. (even Saturday mornings) in person or by mail. answer" to the problem of • Earn 10% p.a. interest computer calculated daily— The report recommended the 50.000 Catholic children from the day you pay in to the day you withdraw. that religious studies be a out of 88.000 in GovernCalendar 4 • Interest is credited to your account twice yearly. regular subject in State ment schools in the Mel• It's an Authorised Trustee Investment. schools and that volunteer bourne archdiocese. who re- Classified teachers be trained for this ceive no religious education Advertising 10 at school. purpose.
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