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No. 2004. PERTH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1976
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New mission thrust; the family base There is a reawakening of missionary interest in the way we are preaching the Gospel in the homes, streets and suburbs of W.A., the Perth Missions Director, Father Nicholas McSweeney, said this week. • Charismatic and other Commenting on the cele- ability to be a missionary bration this year of • fifty unit in the Church. prayer groups are bringing years since the first observ"I am impressed by the a fresh dimension to the loance of Mission Sunday many new approaches to cal missionary work of the during October each year, preaching the Gospel that Church; their experience of he said: are taking place right in prayer makes them aware "There is no doubt that people's homes," he contin- of sharing this gift with othe Some of the participants at last weekend's our ancestors preached the ued. ers. faith; we are the living fruit "Saint Paul praised the inaugural Cursillo weekend for Western Aus"Vatican II calls a fam- early Christian Churches tralia, held at the Franciscan Retreat House. of their efforts. "On the other hand, the ily the 'domestic Church' which sent their gifts to the Church is a living Body and and within this domestic poorest of the poor", Fathit must continue to thrive Church there are all sorts er McSweeney said. "To me today the poorest and develop new ways of of missionary activities takbringing the Gospel to every ing place." of the poor are the people creature." who have no hope, no desBAPTISM tiny to look forward to, no FAMILY SUPPORT Father McSweeney listed friends who really care abThe principal means of as examples of this work: out them". evangelisation in the past, • The preparation of Father McSweeney said, "POVERTY" were the Sunday pulpit and parents for the sacrament of "This 'poverty' exists here children; their of baptism the Catholic school. this takes place right in the in W.A. and throughout the In many cases, the limited home with the priest and world; the Church must be opportunities for schooling the family praying and dis- seen to be present wher"I had worked and had come here tired. I meant that a youth had to cussing the sacrament to- ever this poverty is seen to have 'Let Go-Let God', and I go away refreshcarry with him for the rest gether. exist." ed". of his life what religion he Father McSweeney said • This process of adult bad gained in the classroom. that this was the reason that There is no special aposThis comment was typical The pulpit message, on catechesis is expanded for missionaries would continue of the reactions of the 25 tolic purpose prorer to the eucharist, of sacraments the the other hand, was intendto be sent overseas, support- men who shared in the ex- movement itself beyond the ed to direct and support reconciliation and confirma- ed by our local offerings, perience of the first Cursillo enlivening if those who do tion; groups of families gaf aith. and encouraged to set up lo- in W.A. held at the Fran- the Weekend. ther in each other's homes cal Christian churches. hen we ask what is ciscan Retreat House last "Were it not for the for prayer, discussion and ‘.rong with our world," one strong family life that stood mutual support. w eekend. SUNDAY THE behind and the pulpit A priest said that, with ',peak er said, "we should ask • Renewal of Faith and "These new churches in the celebration of the Euch- is it that Christians simply school, this work would not have been so enduring" he Scripture reflection groups time will cease being 'for- arist, he had come to know do not live their Christianare new signs of adult for- eign' churches and become what it is to belong to the said. mation in the faith; people sister churches with us in Church. "To do what there is to 'DOMESTIC CHURCH' read the gospels and the the Body of Christ," he addA team of nine laymen be done is the challenge be"In today's society the doctrines of the Church and ed. and a priest came from Mel- fore- every- Christian layman family is harrassed and of- apply them to their own Father McSweeney said bourne to conduct the three- in his own environment." ten feels uncertain of its lives. that although the Society of day weekend. VISITORS' SACRIFICE the Propagation of the Talks covered the whole Faith had existed for a cen- "LITTLE CIRCLE" "Cursillo" is a Spainsh spectrum of the Christian tury before, Pope Pius XI, in 1926, instituted Mission word meaning "a little cir- life; discussions aimed to Sunday so that the message cle". The Cursillo movement bring participants to recogwould be kept in front of is one of the vigorous lay nise their own situation and every congregation through- movements in the Church personal response. Team leader, Mr. Bryan out the world on the same today. The weekend course In- Sykes, did his first Cursillo day. The picture was continu- troduces participants into a in Queensland. ally changing and there were movement that provides sup- • Other team members had many facets to missionary port through group reunions been in the first Cursillo w ork today, he said. for a caring and sharing that held' in Melbourne 14 years ago while others were regoes on into the future. DIFFERENT LOCALES The sharing by the team latively new to the move• The Gospel still has to members of their own ex- ment. be preached in primitive perience in Christian living Those present expressed areas where the . name of creates sensitive and open their. gratitude -for the sacJesus has never been heard. atmosphere and a 'serious re- rifice made. by these men to • On the other hand, sponse to one another and bring -the' movement to W.A. are taking the to Christ. missionaries ASK FOR GEOFF CHURACK. W.A. CONTINSENT into traditional back Gospel PETER FENNESSY OR PAT MURPHY. The authentic witness of Christian Countries, such as ENLIVENING South America. The goal of Cursillo is to their personal faith and con• Some missionaries live have men and women morz viction was described as rein primitive and other jun- alert to the Christian re- markable. 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