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No. 1950. PERTH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1975
Wheathelt parishes to merge Two central wheatbelt towns are to lose resident priests and the parishes are to be merged into new area arrangements. Archbishop Goody an- nel acute in both city and nounced the details last country areas of the archweekend in a statement that diocese. As far as priests were was due to be read to all congregations in the area concerned, there was the question not only of their last Sunday. shortage but of their increaare Trayning and Corrigin no longer to have resident sing age, coupled with the priests and they will be at- need to allocate priests to tached to the parishes of areas of specialisation such Kellerberrin and Bruce as adult education, welfare, education, catechetics and Rock, respectively. other areas. Archbishop Goody said that changes in personnel in OF the areas affected would be ORDERS announced as soon as poss- NUNS TO ible. REMAIN He said that he hoped, Both the Sisters of St. Jofor the stability of the area, that too many changes of seph and the Presentation priests would not be necess- Sisters, who have had long ary . association with Trayning and Corrigin respectively, FEWER PRIESTS would continue to provide a religious presence in the AND SISTERS areas. Citing change that has The reorganisation of the overtaken both civil and church life in the past 20 north-central parishes of years, the Archbishop said the archdiocese involves that the decreasing number centres that were formerly of available priests and Re- under the care of the Abbey ligious sisters made the need of New Norcia. for rationalisation of person- (II Continued Page 2) '
Beacon
Koorda •
• BENCUBBIN
Mukinbudin • * Warralakin
Wyalkatchem •
• Bullfinch
Trayning • Nungarin
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SOUTHERN CROSS
• Westonia Yorkrakine •
• Walgoolan
• MERREDIN
Tammin • • Cunderdin
Marvel Lock •
• KELLERBERRIN • Muntadgin
• BRUCE ROCK
• QUAIRADING
• Narembeen
• Mt. Walker
Corrigin •
Kondinin •
• H yden Karlgarin •
Y ealering •
• KULIN
* Dudinin
Priests' pay; subsidies will be needed it is celebrated by another
A bout 25 of the 105 priest, when the fee is diparishes of the archdiovided between the two. cese are not likely to provide the minimum PROWSION FOR Stipend for priests esOUSEKEEPER H tablished by Archbishop Goody, and may have Offerings made to priests to the Archbishop on the gross offerings of the people; in be subsidised by other incomes of priests in other some countries parish farms for the celebration of Mass parishes. for private intentions are parishes; a tax for other or property are established
The parish reorganisation Above is a diagrammatic representation of parishes and Mass centres referred to in the Archbishop's recent letter on reorganisation of parishes. QUAIRADING serves Cunderdin. KELLERBERRIN includes Tammin, Yorkrakine, Trayning and Wyalkatchem. BENCUBBIN takes care of Koorda, Mukinbudin and Beacon. MERREDIN has responsibility for Nungarin, Walgoolan and Muntadgin. BRUCE ROCK will retain care of Narembeen and Mount Walker and will absorb Corrigin and Yealering. KULIN includes the areas of Kondinin, Karl-
not required to be stated on to provide his income. Most A rchbishop Goody an- diocesan extension work is archdiocesan returns. practice of is the common nounced to a recent clergy also levied at the same time. The most significant factMeeting that direct donations to the the minimum The size of the tax is a Stipend in one form or an- or to affect parish priests' priest guaranteed to a percentage figure fixed in income in recent years has other. Priest designated as parish the light of prevailing cirpriest been the matter of housewould be $3,200 per cumstances in the parish. Assistant priests in the keepers' service. annum; no change was anPriests who are eligible to archdiocese currently renounced for other categorThe remuneration and claim do so after showing ceive $90 per month in- keep for a housekeeper are ies of clergy. all cluding full board their income from a parish The new fi supplied by the priest from gure is to apply to the in the following: First (or which is paid out of the his personal income. six-month period till offertory) collections, Christ- income to the parish priest: August 31 last for which For both parish priests ON INSIDE PAGES returns mas or Easter special offer- a further $6 is supplied lodged byhave just been ings, baptismal. funeral and from parish funds for trav- and assistants and for Calendar 4 priests. housekeepers parish funds wedding fees, plus income elling. Classified them supply to used are CLAIMANT derived from any other Advertising lit In addition, he may re- with and to maintain rentchaplaincy duties. PARISHES Education File 11 established by free accommodation. ceive fees All parish priests derive Letters the cemetery board for The new 9 and Telephone rental minimum level their income from those funerals, and portion of almost Music 8 charged similarily doubles the number sources and pay government are of parishes wedding offerings where re- calls 4 income tax on the total. other current News In Pars parish; the that to have been claimant levant. till now for expenditure such as elec- Sister Philomena the Earle 9 OldF nlinimum ($2.750). By a recent decision in tricity, items for consumpunds for the Sport responstthe are etc., tion, 12 wedding archdiocese, the subsidy the church standing of By long the claimant 1Theatre 9 come from parish priests custom, a parish priest's in- fee goes normally to the bility of the priest, a tax levied by come is variable on the proper parish priest unless ( 0 Continued Page 2) 'TV and Radio 7
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