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No. 1944. PERTH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1975
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National laity body to study defections
The National Conference of Laity is keen to get the views of Catholics
who have drifted away from their Faith.
"The question of repre- spond to the invitation to The meeting of the conference's national organis- sentation needs to be resolv- prepare for the national ing committee in Sydney ed fairly quickly as it's one conference once more peothis month resolved to work that an increasing number ple grasped the concept of local initiative. out ways of getting in touch of people are asking." T h e national meeting with Catholics who are not heard reports on preparaassociated with a parish. The more difficult ques- tions for the conference tion of representation at the from every diocese in Ausconference in Sydney next tralia. April still has to be resolvMr. Neville said that it ed. would appear that some dioThe Sydney committee ceses were not as advanced wants a meeting with na- as others. • On the Feast of the tional members to iron this Assumption, August 15, out as soon as possible. SOME HAD A Archbishop Goody is due The bigger archidoceses, to bless and open the which contain a large per- SLOW START centage of Australia's Cath"Whereas some dioceses The matter of Sunday morning sporting fixtures making inroads into Mass attendance was fifth church constructed in the archdiocese in olic population, are expect- have already had a number an issue put to last week's meeting of the Archbishcp's Senate of Priests for its consideration. 1975. ed to seek a reasonable of 'laity meetings, others a circular had been sent to Two zones of priests had. It was stated that some feasibility of introducing The new church of number of delegates to the appear to be a little slow first Australian laity confer- in getting started," he said. made similar submissions schools, in order to engage salary system for the clergy all clergy, religious and dio- Our Lady of Lourdes at in- cesan, asking for their Lesmurdie (pictured) has ence. The national committee that Catholic schools should in local sporting competi- as opposed to variable frank opinions on this mat- been designed to fit into parthe on depending comes school fielding inwere their tions, over challenged be was aware of a recent postal ter. VIEWS OF THE parish. ticular teams these programthat and teams such the surroundings of the strike which could have held volvement in This would be discussed were being forced to start Pri sc ‘,:cre asked to esAustralian bushland and SMALLER UNITS up written reports from in- mes. play at an early hour, which at a later sem.te meeting timate whether the present is evocative of the simp.....er-r4ngne • ino#41.4"......... At the same time they are terstate. discouraged the youth from and forwarded to priests for size or workload of parish le straightforward pattern Sydney has one of the conscious of the need for consideration. Mass. their Sunday attending could existed early Australian counof presently it as smaller dioceses and min- most sophisticated programA question on notice from be improved. try housing. It was also said that inority groups to be able to mes under way in response whethSo far only about half of present their views. dividual competitors in Sun- the Archl:ishop asked to a questionnare prepared ( See also P.6 & 7) build- the clergy had replied to a be s:iould there er bewere day morning sport The committee's national by the national committee. for committee advisory ing invitation. the chairman, Mr. Bill Neville, The machinery for coning subjected to the same the diocese. said: "At this stage it is ducting a series of workpressure. uncertain how each diocese shops in October and NoAfter discussion of a posiwill be represented. tion paper on the subject, LATER START vember is moving smoothly. "It's possible, for example, t he advice of the Archbishop OF GAMES? that Perth will have a limit- SUGGESTIONS was accepted that a list be ROME, (N.C.)—News Other comments question- drawn up of procedures to ed number of delegates beThe Wagga diocese has reports reaching Rome cause of the cost of flying," responded "most enthusi- say that Father Zivko ed whether the sporting bod- be followed when any dioies, largely of non-Catholic said Mr. Neville. astically" to the national Kustic, editor of the membership, would accept cesan building is undertaken. "It would seem feasible conference. The list would be comYugoslav Catholic week- Catholic proposals to start that the number of dele- It has drawn up a series ly Glas Koncila (Voice later and whether the in- piled by the diocesan regatbs Prom each Aocese of suggestions for getting of the Council), — the volvement of boys in the sources committee and precould be worked out on a feed-back from the Catholic biggest Catholic news- sporting environment around sented later to the senate per capita basis. laity. paper in Yugoslavia — them was not really a good and the Archbishop before family had been sentenced to thing for their development being approved and pubThese include ABOUT 100 groupings about once a five months in prison by in community relationships. lished. DELEGATES month, liturgy groups and the Supreme Court of A motion that the Arch- B ISHOPS' VISIT "At present its expected t he use of the Gospel in Croatia, a province of that there will be about 100 overall planning. bishop write to schools on Yugoslavia. • TO PARISHES delegates from around Austhis matter was lost but a Mr. Neville said he exProgress was also reporttralia. Father ,Kustic, a By- suggestion that the Director pected more dioceses to rezantine-rite Catholic of Catholic Education would ed by the pastoral activities priest and father of draw the attention of prin- committee on the preparaseveral children, was ac- cipals to the problem gener- tion of a document that would be circulated to priecused in 1973 of "agi- ally was carried. at the time of the bishsts State," the against tation Another motion that presop's official visit to the parbut he was found not by applied sure should be guilty in May, 1973, by priests and parents in the ish so that a fruitful discussion could be held on Zagreb. in a local court INF areas concerned was also the state of the parish. the Croatian capital. carried. The diocesan resources The higher court concommittee reported that as viction, .overturning the THE SALARIES a first step in facing up to local court's ruling, re- OF PRIESTS the declining number of portedly caused surprise Should you die without a Will, your loved ones The four-and-a-half-hour priests available to service could be in dire trouble—needlessly. Your in Yugoslavia because meeting which concluded at all the needs of the diocese, estate would be distributed according to law —not the expected no-one 9 p.m. had a full attendance as you intended. And only after lengthy and priest's imprisonment afagonising procedure. all available senators; of ter the lower court deON INSIDE PAGES Protect your wife and loved ones from Fathers Chokolich, D. Foley cision. unnecessary legal burdens and financial 4 and G. Beyer attended as Calendar uncertainties at such a time. See the people at The charges had been substitutes for Fathers W. 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