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POPE'S NEW YEAR APPEAL
visits to a at the same time to all the and lasting result." ary I were representatives The Gesu for a late after- the Roman families V ATICAN CITY also included Rome church and to two parties involved." Pope John Paul's main of the 101 countries having noon Mass and the tradi- afflicted with pain." ( NC) — Pope Italian towns and a Vati"The powers which con- message for World Peace diplomatic relations with tional singing of the "Te The ymr-end visit to the J ohn Paul I I can prayer vigil with more front Deum" of thanksgiving. Rome church where St one another must be Day, released at the Vati- the Holy See. 20,000 European opened the New than able to go along the sar- can on December 20, did After the Mass, Pope In his homily, he reviewed Ignatius of Loyola is bury ouths. mention bilateral dis- John Paul went to the win- the past 12 months in ied was a traditional papal Y ear with an In his January 1 homily, ious steps of disarmament not armament. It called dia- dow of his Vatican apart- Rome, saying that the year activity until about a cenogether t and commit appeal for bilat- Pope John Paul recalled themselses to each logue "an essential ment to address a crowd of featured "episodes of vio- tury ago. Pope John Paul step in theme he chose for the condition" for peace and 50,000 in St Peter's Square lence and sorrowful work renewed the tradition at eral disarmament the 1983 World Day of Peace: equal measure," the pope said the 150 armed con- before reciting the noon accidents" but was also the end of 1978 and has involving nuclear "Dialogue for peace, a said. flicts since the end of Angelus Prayer. He asked marked by "many positive made the visit every year of and conventional challenge for our times." "In our common prayer World War II were exam- that God hear the "ardent events". his papacy. "Peace cannot be con- for peace we ask today that ples of situations where prayers and wishes" for The pope weapons. especially After leaving the church, structed by one without
dialogue may be underAt a Mass in St the other, but everyone taken in that spirit and Peter's Basilica atten- must commit himself to may lead to those concrete ded by 10,000 people it," he said. and practical decisions on January 1, the pope "It requires all parties to capable of assuring a real a sked the world's work in common, to prosuperpowers to take gress in common on the s teps toward the road of peace," the pope added. "It is therefore difreduction of weapons ficult to imagine how the rsenals a "in equal problem of peace in the measure". world can be resolved in a The New Year's Day unilateral manner, without Mass marking the 16th the participation and the annual Church celebration concrete commitment of of the World Day of Peace all." was the centerpiece of a Pope John Paul said the busy papal weekend which desire to see success in dis.**** armament talks is "more The full text of the: than legitimate" but added pope's 1983 peace: "the request for progresmessage begins on. sive reduction of armaments, nuclear or convenpage 16. * ***** tional, must be addressed
dialogue was untried or peace. lamented Italy's numerous was conducted under false The day before, Decem- -Nictirns of drugs" and said pretences. ber 31, Pope John Paul he hoped the new year Among those attending closed (982 by visiting the brings "comfort and more the Vatican Mass on Janu- 16th century *Church of serene horizons . . . for all
the pope went by car to a nearby photographic display of nativity scenes and t hen returned to the V atican.
Farewell to conuent home
Pictured saying goodbye to their conSister Martha Forde, provincial superior vent, the building blessed by Bishop of the congregation, said several firms of Gibney in 1902 are from left: Sisters consultants had been called in to see if the Catherine, Asicus, Benedict, Evaris- building could be adapted for frail aged tus, Loreto and Florence who is accommodation or other uses but all agreed superior of the community of retired that the expense of refitting such a building sisters who have transferred tempor- far exceeded any use it could serve. The consultants reported that the plumbarily to Victoria Park while their frail ing and electrical equipment were beyond aged villa is built. repair and the extensive wooden verandah
members in the community, necessitating the construction of the big new chapel that was opened in 1956 and will stand adjacent to the new villa." Today there are 279 Sisters of St John of God in Australia, 200 of them in WA and the remainder in the eastern states. Six AustralYou'll earn 13.25% p.a. at call on your ian sisters recently went to Pakistan. sayings of $1,500 or more with a Town & In WA the sisters staff hospitals at SubCountry Cashcard Statement Sayings Account. iaco, Riveniale, Bunbury and Geraldton enclosures were home to white ants as well as And we'll pay 100/0 p.a. interest at call on sayings The Sisters of St John of being while in the Kimberleys there are 27 sisters a fire hazard. under $1,500. God this week said a nostal- Sister Martha said big numbers of sisters engaged in general nursing, leper nursing, Interest is calculated on the minimum community health, parish and school gic farewell to the convent are reaching retirement age. as a result of the activity. calendar monthly balance, and paid halfmany who entered in the 1930's. Big which has been home to genyearly. While the frail aged hostel is being built, numbers came from Ireland. erations of sisters for 80 "For example. Apply now for a Town & Country Cashcard we have 23 sisters celebrat- 37 retired sisters have transferred to the Statement Sayings account at any of our years. ing their golden jubilee of profession this former retreat house of the Franciscan SisSayings Centres, and step up to our highest Demolition started this week on the multi- year and these sisters are later than the era ters at Victoria Park. Over 50 sisters will live at the Holy Spirit • storey edifice whose impressive facade was when groups as big as 40 at a time came from sayings interest rate. put up for the solemn blessing by Bishop Ireland to enter the congregation in Sub- convent which will remain the headquarters for the congregation. Gibney on the feast of St Brendan, May 16. iaco," Sister Martha explained. 1902, when the sisters had been in Australia "In 1924 a large extension was built to As a new experiment in small community • but seven years. house 40 postulants, the first of 1 12 who living, eight sisters will move to two houses The convent is being demolished to make were trained at Subiaco over the next six in Reserve Street, Wembley, from which • way for the construction of a 52-bed frail years. they will go to work at the Subiaco hospital • aged hostel which will become the home of "Various additions were made to increase every day and otherwise be a local communlarge number of sisters now in accommodation for the sisters and novices ity in touch with local parish and other pasPermanent Building Society 2 • the retirement. 297 Murray Street, Perth. Telephone 327 3333. and in the early 1950's there were over 200 toral activity in the area. (See also Pg 3)
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