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CANBERRA.— The National Liturgical Commission is anxious for on-going liturgical training to be available to priests in parishes as well as the provision of good quality courses in seminaries.
One of the parents, Mrs. PAT BUCK helping JACKIE MURPHY.
Involvement of parents in the school Parent contribution and involveInent plays a very big part in making a Catholic school a successful and vital educational centre for the welfare of the children.
1 At Liwara, involvernent is seen each day t hen groups of mothers tome into the school to t ssist in the classroom, in he library, at the tuck!hop and in sporting aciv ities and club activity. Club Activity Day ocSirs fortnightly on a ednesday afternoon. About 30 groups, each c,unsisting of six children tither around their club leader — a teacher or rent, who give their r vices by using their f ts and talents.
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Ihe children are from Nears 3 to 7 and comIf Prise boys and girls representative of each of the grades. At the beginning of term, the children re given a list of acities from which they titild choose their club,
Most of these were drawn up from the parent availability. Variety in these groups list cooking, poetry, drama, radio broadcasting, stamp collecting, chemistry, embroidery, knitting, crochet, hobbytex, silk screen printing, golf, tennis, kite-making, mobiles and a number of other varieties of art craft work.
COOKING, KITES It is parent involvement which makes this day such a success; it makes for a school of happy children. Some impressions of club activities from the children: Damian: "It's good to be able to cook a meal for the family. I have taken home some new ideas and hints to Mum." Louise: "We have time t o get work started and finished. We don't have to wait for help because we have one mother for
At its two-day meeting in would be glad to offer what- also for the holding of Canberra last week, the ever assistance it could. church music conventions commission discussed the Speakers referred to tea- next year in centres around important place of the bish- chers in schools sometimes Australia. .op, in particular, as a force seeking novelty in liturgy The commission expressin the liturgical life of a without sufficient liturgical ed its concern that people diocese. background. who were infringing copyNot only was the bishop On the other hand, teach- right by photocopying and personally the chief liturgic- ers having attended liturgic- duplicating music texts withal celebrant of his diocese, al study courses, were ex- out authority were not only he also had a responsibility periencing difficulty in get- offending in justice, but also for the quality of the litur- ting the co-operation of lo- were making it harder to gical life of his priests and cal clergy in somes cases. encourage publishers in the people, it was said. supply of good church muPursuing this theme, the CHURCH MUSIC sic. meeting decided to make an Turning to church music, approach to the bishops on the national commission the matter of their leader- backed a recommendation ship in liturgy both in the of the Bishops' Music Ad- LAY STATUS provision of training and al- visory Committee that the -Following a recent recomso in the standard of pre- music provided for the Mass sentation of liturgy by both texts in the new Roman Mis- mendation to bishops by the Australian Episcopal Conpriests and people. sal would become the stand- ference on the introduction ard form throughout Aus- of the lay ministries of actralia. LACK IN PARISHES olyte and lector, the nationIt was further agreed that al liturgical commission will The. 11 members present henceforth in all Mass book ask the bishops to clarify at the Canberra meeting re- publications the appro- the status of acolytes funcpeated their earlier concern priate music for the peo- tioning outside the dioceses that many dioceses 'still did ple's participation should be in which they have been innot have pastorally active included in the text. stituted. liturgy regional It was felt that only if diocesan or Archbishop Cahill reportcommissions. the people had the music in Several diocesan repre- front of them could the ed that the Australian bishsentatives reported favour- singing of the actual Mass ops, following representations from various bodies inably on the growth of lit- be encouraged. cluding the N.L.C., had adurgical interest where prevised the Holy See that it mises were established for SUPPLY OF KITS favoured the extension of training and the distribuFor the promotion of tion of resources or where good music, the music com- the lay ministry of acolyte personnel were available to mittee would start supplying and lector to women as well as men. answer queries. dioceses kits of music now Following a discussion on available for purchase, and (9 CONTINUED P. 11) the matter at the February commission had the meeting, received reports from most Australian seminarians on the liturgical courses being offered. consultation Further would be held with the seminaries with a view to possible improvement of the courses at pastoral and academic levels.
ing pottery to the children, it is something I feel I can do. It is a contribution I can make to the school." Mrs. PAT BUCK: "1 just six of us. I like like having this contact clubs." with the children. I like Damian: "I'm so hap- to see their excitement py because I'm making a and joy. I feel the childkite and, best of all I ren have become close will be able to fly it friends even though from when I've finished." different grades." Lawrence: "It's good Mrs. HELEN WOOLto learn to cook in case RIDGE: "The interest I am a bachelor. I shown by the children couldn't believe you makes me happy to help could make so many dif- them." ferent recipes from the Mrs. VIVIAN BOWsame ingredients." LER: "I thoroughly enSusan: "In clubsIhave joy taking the children come to know a boy into my home and teachwhom I didn't know was ing them to cook. I in our school." think it is a great opportunity for the children and I'm happy they are CHEMISTRY offered these clubs." WOMEN RELIGIOUS Craig and David: "We On a request from the learn chemistry and all ON INSIDE PAGES Major Superior of Womens the correct chemical 4 Institutes about liturgical names. We do experi- C alendar training of Sisters, it was ments we wouldn't be C lassified Advertising able to do with a big 10 felt that participation in alexisting courses group." Letter 8 ready When interviewed on News In Pars 4 should be investigated. The national commission how they felt about this S ister Phi lomena was felt not to be an apcontribution to the school Earle 8 propriate body to initiate acsome said: port 0, 12 tual study courses but Mrs. MARY TREA- S 11 where difficulty was being CV: "I do enjoy teach- Theatre T.V. & Radio 8 experienced the commission
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