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No. 2007. PERTH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1976
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Church role in social welfare discussed
The majority opinion of a public meeting last Sunday was that there was need for some central co-ordinating structure for the Church's work in all areas of social welfare. Father Barry Hickey, Christians or groups could was affecting the approach director of the Catholic Fa- take the initiative in going to welfare work as well. mily Welfare Bureau, had to the help of people in The traditional approach called the meeting in order need. to helping people had been to gauge feeling about such Now that there was a clo- to put up a building and a move. ser integration of Church in approach the work instituBecause of the possibility government in this field, tionally of parishes becoming more there was possibly room for 0 Fr. John DAVOREN, secretary of the Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission NEEDS OVERLOOKED active in the provision of more experimentation. onci Professor JAYASURIYA, of the University of W.A. at the seminar last Sunday at A new approach might Christian welfare services Any new body would be concentrate more on the Trinity College. to those in need, each parish was invited to send two a group only that did the provision of on-going servthinking and not the con- ices, rather than on bricks representatives. Some 70 laity and about trolling of Christian initia- and mortar. A tendency had develop15 religious attended dur- tive; on the other hand, it the full day conference held was necessary to continually ed to establish a service and weigh priorities in action be- Olen seek people to use it; at Trinity College. ing undertaken. as a result, some of the COMMISSIONS, The conference 'was op- more immediate needs of Father Hickey said that ened by Mr. Baxter, Min- people were recognised. ferences which have received V ATICAN CITY views presented at last Sun- istre for Health, who stresspermission are listed in There was always the risk (NC). — The Vatican day's conference would be ed the important contribu- of creating a system of servNotitiae, official publication has authorised 42 bistudied by an interim com- tion of voluntary groups in ing the public that, once of the Congregation for conferences, mittee and a submission a field in which he said, the started, could not be easily shops` Sacraments and Divine Wor50 about made to the Bishops of We- Government could not do stopped, or developing into covering ship. permit stern Australia. a situation that could not countries, to everything. distribution of Com- Papua-New Guinea, Zambia, gola. the territory of the The Vatican Press office Bishop Healy told the -gabe easily altered. He said that today there munion in the hand, South Africa, Rhodesia, Ja- Afars and Issas, Mali and supplied NC News with the thering that the Australian AustraliThe role of the the already mentioned coun- names of the conferences Episcopal Conference had was a partnership between an Catholic Social Welfare according to the Vati- maica- and Canada. tries of South Africa and most recently authorised to non-govgovernment and recommended recently that Commission was to feed in- can's Congregation for Rhodesia. permit Communion in the Social Welfare Commissions ernment agencies and he was formation both to the gov- acraments and Divine SCOTLAND'S VIEW s (Since Vatican records hand. be established at either dio- pleased to see developments ernment and to associated W orship. show that the permission for LISTS such as the recent inquiry cesan or State levels. groups; the national commThe Vatican has author- Scotland dates from early into child care and the reIn Europe the countries ON INSIDE PAGES not function could ission ised the optional reception 1975. and the Scottish bish- which have received permisLIMITED SCOPE sulting recommendations. 4 Calendar unless there were of Communion in the hand properly Father Hickey explained ops issued a statement in sion are Belgium, France, commissions. Classified State CHANGE OF EFFECT bishops where in countries this week that his Perth 1976 saying they had not Germany, the Netherlands. 10 Advertising The keynote speaker was have requested it following asked for general permission Luxembourg, Monaco, all Bureau had only a limited REPLY SPECIALISTS 11 Letters the of vote two-thirds a mandate in the areas of Father John Davoren, of for Communion in the hand the Scandinavian countries, During a panel session 4 Child care, marriage guidan- Sydney, secretary of the c omments were heard from hierarchy. "as have done the bishops Austria. Yugoslavia, Portu- News In Pars In countries where the of England and Wales," NC lomena Phi Sister ce, pregnancy help, family A ustralian Catholic Welfare several specialists in reply gal, and the already menPlanning and individual peo- Commission. 9 Earle to a variety of questions practice is permitted, com- News called the Catholic tioned lands of England. receive municants wishing to ple needing assistance. Outlining changes that from the audience. Press Office in Glasgow for Wales, Scotland and Spain. Sport 10, 12 There were other areas, had occurred in Church Professor L. Jayasuriya, Communion on the tongue an explanation of the ap9 Except for most recent Theatre he said, in which individual structures he said that this professor of social work at can continue to do so. parent discrepancy. • 11 additions, the bishops' con- TV & Radio Communion The issue of W.A. University, said (A spokesman explained 1 1.0~~4.4r , the that the society and the la- in the hand has been a that England and Wales had bels it placed on people was source of continued lively asked for general permisST. ROCCO ASSOCIATION (Inc.) always changing and so was debate among the U.S. bish- sion, while the Scottish St. Mary's Church, Leederville ops, who have several times bishops asked only for a t he concept of welfare. Personal service, however, defeated moves to approve limited permission, restricted I nvites you to the GRAND FEAST would always remain the the practice. to Communion in the hand most important ingredient in Honour of at Masses in small groups even if a country managed IN EUROPE and on special occasions.) to become a completely The list of countries THE EAST "welfare" State. Bishops of Japan, IndonThe voluntary agencies where the practice is percould offer compassion and mitted includes most of con- esia, the Pacific Islands, Kopersonal service; the chur- tinental Europe, with the re- rea and .Pakistan have asked for and received permission ches could face unpopular cent addition of Spain. issues and take stands on Italy has not requested for the. practice. moral matters. Latin American countries permission for Communion in the hand, but priest-dis- where Communion in the RISK tributors at St. Peter's, hand is permitted are BolThe Rev. David RobinRome's major basilica, often ivia, Uraguay, Paraguay, SUNDAY, 5th DECEMBER, 1976 son, Presbyterian, said that place the consecrated wafers Panama, Chile, Costa Rica, ASK FOR GEOFF CHURACK, t here was always a risk of in the hands of foreign Brazil and Peru. PETER FENNESSY OR PAT MURPHY. becoming enpeople church St. 10.30 a.m. Solemn High Mass All the bishops of North visitors. trenched in a particular serEnglish-speaking nations A frica have received pervice more for their own Mary's Church, Leederville mission for the practice, as sakes than for the people where communion may be distributed in the hand are have the bishops of Chad, 3.00 p.m. Procession - Benediction being served. England, Wales, Scotland, Upper Volta, Niger, MadaCANNINGTON: 1308 Albany H/Way. 68 1826 F MELVILLE: Canning H/Way. 39 1711 lic 0891.k ( Co CONTINUED PAGE 2) Australia, New Zealand, gascar, Mozambique, An-
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