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ope points to road in an age of technology V ATICAN CITY (NC). — In his second apostolic exhortation since Holy Year began, Pope Paul has asked Christians to "return to the sources of joy" by rejecting sin and becoming "more present to God."
• The eucalypts of Rottnest Island create their shadow pattern on the mission-profile of the new Church of the Holy Trinity on Rottnest Island, standing onl an impressive hill-site and surrounded with a protective screen wal .
New island Church after 120 years Some 120 years after the first Mass was offered on Rottnest Island, the liturgy of the Catholic Church got a home of its own on the island last Sunday. Archbishop Uloody sisited and Mr. Harry Dekkers, courage(' by the board, with the island to bless and open builder. w hom consultation was held the new church of the Holy in the project. The new church stands on Trinity and to concelebrate a commanding hill right in The church bell, itself an the first Mass. the centre of the settlement. historical piece from the "Mira Flores", will be more The first Mass on the isThe special site was given than an ornament and will land is considered most certto the Church, on a 25-year be rung a half an hour bealnlY to have been that said by the West Australian lease, especially in view of fore Mass to summon the Church pioneer, Bishop Sal- the offer that the building congregation from the setwould be available to other tlement. vado, who several times awe pastoral visits to the Christian Churches who might wish to use it for Built in relation to the natives imprisoned there religious services. courtyard are two selfand said Mass on those occontained flats that are casions. available for the visiting COURTYARDS chaplain or catechists visitLater. Nt.c.,s was offered The design of the church by Oblate Fathers from has attempted to cope with nig the island for the sake Fremantle and by various the .problem of holiday re- of the local Catholic comPriests on holiday; in recent sorts that experience a sud- munity. Years the island has been den influx of visitors at cerThe total price for the regularly part of the past- tain times of the year for project including accommooral care of Father Sean whom it is impractical to dation was $80,000. O'Shea, chaplain of the provide accommodation at Stella Mans Seamen's Club, the quieter times of the A church building fund Prernantle and the was inaugurated on Faster driving year. force behind the newly ComSunday 1969 and 1.3 last lgeted project. Enclosed courtyards exist year although only $5,000 on either side of the nave had, been raised, the Archof the Church and large bishop authorised the raisHISTORICAL wooden doors on each wall ing of a loan, on the conPRESENCE can slide back to allow the fident suggestion of Father In his al-fresco congregation to O'Shea that future visitors address ArchbishsP Goody have an uninterrupted sense to the island would respond referred to the h istorical presence of the of taking part in the Mass. generously to the fact that titch The high profile of the they now had a permanent (1654i) explorers Volkerson and well-appointed site for and Vlaming (1696) nave, with commanding 8°Il1e 'three Mass in contrast to the ago and the hundred years belfry, and the encompass- makeshift arrangements that new church fact that the ing wall around the court- have had to exist in the had been large- yard create a mission-style ly the work of a new gener- that hall and picture theatre over blends both in design ation of past years. J. M. Dutchmen, Mr- C. and colouring with the RottGahriels, designer nest aura that is being cn- ( • Continued Page 8)
-This generation is waitWarning that technologi- tized Christians to be faithcal society cannot itself ful to the Sunday celebra- ing for something else." generate joy, Pope Paul as- tion, in joy, of the Euchar"ATTITUDE OF serted that Christian joy was ist,' he said. gained through "a humanThe' Pope said that Ho . EXPECTATION" divine communion and as- Year was a call also "to reThe Pope told youth that pires to a communion even discover the meaning and by accepting the "joy of more universal." practice of the Sacrament divine truth finally recognizway no Pen"In Reconciliation." or added: of He ed in the Church," they can it encourage the person ance. would insure their -own who enjoys it to have a He then reminded priests fulfillment in Christ, and preoccupation with self. and people that "the con- the next historical stage of . "Joy cannot be dissoci- fessing of grave sins is nec- the People of God." essary and that frequent ated from sharing. Speaking of the "attitude "Common Christian joy confession remains a privil- of expectation" for a new . . . is not possible in truth eged source of holiness. Pentecost which Pope John except where the preaching peace and joy." XXIII referred to when be of the faith is accepted in called Vatican Council II, its entirety." "YOUTH WILL Pope Paul said: it FAIL. .. -We too have wished to NOT MASS place ourselves in the same reference to special I n a ap-pressing a He made perspective and in the same peal" to leaders of Cath- youth, the Pope said: attitude of expectation. "Youth will not fail the olic communities to insist -So great are the needs obligathe Churif within Mass Church Sunday on the ch there are enough older and the perils of the present tion. vast the horizon of -Let them not be afraid people able to understand age, so drawn toward mankind time to open up it, to love it and and time insist to powworld co-existence and by passing on bapto it a future for again on the need to it with complete fidelity erless to achieve it, that there is no salvation for it the truth which endures." except in a new outpouring He said that the present of the gift of God." generating world crisis, "great confusion" among young people, "partly beON INSIDE PAGES trays a senile and definit4 ively out-of-date aspect of Calendar commercial, hedonistic and Classified civilization materialistic Advertising 10 which is still trying to pre9 sent itself as the gateway to Education File the future." 11 Letters
Congress donation of $25,000 for needy children A donation of $25,000 to the Minus Children Appeal is the first disbursement in Victoria of money from the Care and Service Foundation formed by the Catholic Church in 1973 at the time of the 40th Eucharistic Congress in Melbourne. With the matching $ cause at the time. for $ grant by the VicThe 40th Eucharistic Mr Congress had Premier, torian as its Hamer, the donation be- theme "Love one another comes $50,000. as I have loved you," Money from the Con- and seminars and discusgress is held in trust by sion groups dealt with the Care and Service questions of social conFoundation. which was cern such as care for the established to handle aged and under-privilegfunds which originated ed, poverty in the comfrom gifts and other munity, disadvanataged children, and Aborigines. sources. Cardinal Knox, then Each year , income of Melfrom the trust fund will Archbishop be distributed on a needs bourne and host to the basis to international, Congress, was always imnational and State pro- pressed with tilt work of the Kew Cottages for jects. The directors of the children, and specifically that - stated that if money was foundation say choice of .projects or or- left over, frotn the Conganisations to - support gress, the cottages should will be made on the basis be among the first to of the most deserving benefit.
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