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National talks on future of Church urged LONDON (NC). — A joint committee of priests and bishops has called for a national pastoral conference in England and Wales in 1978. At a Press conference half of the country's dio- ber, said that there was a here, the committee, a joint cese have diocesan pastoral need to stimulate the existence of councils at parish working party, set up by councils. Father Thomas Curtis- and deanery levels. the Bishops' Conference of (• CONTINUED P. 4) England and Wales and the Hayward, a committee mem• Father PATRICK NOLAN (right) is pictured outside Saint Denis of National Conference church with PETER DEERING. priests, released its final report on steps that the Church should take to plan for the future. The report also called for more attention to small groups in the Church and Father Patrick Nolan, first parish priest of Joondanna is on MELBOURNE. — to the formation of basic Archbishop Little has a return visit to Perth for the silver jubilee of Australian Servites Christian communities, seri- appointed Sister Mary to be celebrated this week. ous consideration for min- Cyrina Cloonan as his The occasion will be celebrated at Mass in Saint Denis' church istries for women, financial in for Religious at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8. Friends and well-wishers accounting by the Church, Vicar of of the Servites are welcome to attend. Archdiocese the and more direct involvement The late Father James Keane was the first Servite to arrive in by .the laity in the church's Melbourne. Father Nolan arrived the following year and became Australia; decision-making processes. It is the first time a of Joondanna. priest parish woman religious has been role her saw she is She said The vicar for religious "CONSULTATIVE" He was joined by Fathers Dario Brunetti (now at Kelmscott) and given this appointment in the archbishop's personal as one of "providing informBishop Victor Guazzelli, Australia. Giulio Porcellini (now in Chicago). representative who acts as a ation, guidance and encourauxiliary of Westminster and Announcing the appoint- liaison between the arch- agement on all aspects of Mass at Joondanna was in the Nissen hut, now part of the chairman of the working ment last week, Archbishop the religious life." orthe religious and the Servites also served Gwelup church. bishop school; party, stressed that the re- Little said that it was the and female. initially resided with the late Monsignor Langmead priests The port was only a consultative first step in a plan to ap- ders, both male first Though this is the the first Servite residence was their priory at Park; Osborne episcoO'Connell, at Bishop document. appointment in Australia of point three vicars for relipal vicar for Religious, said a nun as vicar for Religious, Wanneroo, opened in September 1953. Titled "A Time for Build- gious in the archdiocese. the of terms precise the that ing", the report is the result Father Nolan, since his departure from Perth in 1964 has been simthere have been many One would be a diocesan of a 1973 study by the priest and the other a re- new appointment were not ilar appointments overseas. in Johannesburg. being spelled out. Sister Cygroup, "The Church 2000", ligious priest. Born in Dublin, he entered the Servites in England, studied in Bishop O'Connell said the rina was being given a genand responses to that study. and taught there for six years, after his ordination in 1929. Italy Sister Cyrina is superior eral charter and details appointment was not made At the Press conference He arrived in the Transvaal in 1935; during the war he spent members of the working of Mercy Convent, Ascot would work themselves out simply follow the lead in years as a South African army chaplain, mostly in North was it of six but director other countries, in practice. party did not spell out spec- Vale, and deputy for the intrinsic worth of A frica including one month's captivity under the Italians durin9 ific steps to ensure that a Mercy College, where she He said that as vicar for bringing womanly gifts to and psychology in lectures the campaign at Benghazi. national pastoral conference religious, she would fulfil a bear in an area of such imHe is staying in Perth for a month. Would be truly representa- education. co-ordinating and commun- portance in the Church. tive of the Catholic Church CO-ORDINATING ROLE ication role between the in Englatd and Wales. Her appointment is ef- archbishop and the religious fective immediately, but she of the archdiocese, keeping REGULAR EVENT? their joys Such a national pastoral will continue her duties at him in touch with conference could become a Mercy College until the end and sorrows, needs and problems. regular event like the Dutch of this academic year. National Pastoral ConsultaFrom early next year, she ANCE will be available for full- GUID tion. Sister Cyrina will be in But representation proce- time duties as Vicar for ReVATICAN CITY (NC). — Pope Paul VI told memdures could be a problem ligious. She will then reside constant contact with reli- bers of a U.S. congressional drug abt,se committee that — especially since, accord- at the Convent of Mercy, gious communities and indi- "severe legal measures" should be taken against drug viduals. ing to the report, fewer than Coburg. pushers. In a private audience for members of the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control, the Pope also called for rehabilitation of addicts and the spread of "accurate information on the many ramifications of drug abuse." "The time has come to unite all the powers at our disposal in order to put an end to this scourge that is such a real danger for the future of humanity," Pope Paul told eight committee members and other federal Prayers for Priests is an apostolate of prayer to assist all priests in ASK FOR GEOFF CHURACK, narcotics officials. their Vocation of Life and for the increase of Vocations to the Priesthood. PETER FENNESSY OR PAT MURPHY. He asserted that an addict was "profoundly affected in the exercise of intellect and will, in the fulfilment of This devotion is held as a Holy Hour at the Carmelite Monastery, Adelma his or her role as a human being and finally in the R oad, Nedlands, each first Sunday at 3 p.m. attainment of a high spiritual destiny." In giving his support for anti-drug-abuse progammes Be sure on Sunday, 5th December, to make your priest the gift of your Prid rehabilitation efforts, the Pope blasted what he called CANNINGTON: 1308 Albany H/Way. 68 1826 prayers. "a whole network of responsible conspirators: the clanMELVILLE: Canning H/Way. 39 1711 lic 0891. peddlers." drug and destine producers
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