WHAT'S INSIDE TODAY Number 2373
PERTH, WA: JANUARY 20— 26, 1984
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Over the next few weeks five Perth missionaries will leave for various parts of the world.
This is one of the highlights of a successful year, according to the Perth Missions Director, Father Pat Ahern, who released his annual report this week (see page 3). Christian Brother Berth McGregor, one time at Clontarf, and lay missionary Tony Connolly of Thornlie will leave Perth this Friday for Kasita Junior Seminary in the Diocese of Mahenge, Tanzania. They will teach English, science, mathematics, music and art to 150 young seminarians in junior secondary school. Brother McGregor was born at Aberdeen, Scotland, and came to Australia when the late Father Cyril Stinson was diocesan director of Catholic Migration. Young Bert McGregor spent a few years at Catherine McAuley Centre and Castledare before going on to Clontarf from 1952 to 1965. He then decided to join
the Christian Brothers, and has been professed for 27 years. Brother McGregor has a BA degree from Hobart University and studied music at the Melbourne Conservatorium. He is a member of the Victorian province of the Christian Brothers, and has taught mainly in Tasmania and Victoria. He has been given two years' official leave from his province to work in overseas missions. Brother McGregor has also spent two years teaching at the Christian Brothers' School at Lautoka, Fiji. In preparation for his present assignment, he spent three months doing a course in missiology at Turramurra, NSW. Brother McGregor said that it took some persua-
sion to convince his superiors to release him for two years to work in Tanzania. He said that he was looking forward to this most fulfilling experience which would help him to find the poor again. Tony Connolly comes originally from Ireland and migrated to Australia with his family some years ago. He went to school at St N orbert College in Queen's Park from 197378. He travelled to Europe, Mexico and the United States in 1979-80. and since then he has been living in Melbourne where he studied for a degree in science. He contacted Monsignor Kevin Toomey at the Melbourne Missions Office in May 1983. He
Will Camilla Darwin of Roleystone see Pope John Paul before the rest of Western Australia now that he is scheduled to visit Papua New Guinea? Last week she was pictured at a briefing session with missions director Father Pat Ahern before she leaves to take up a post as a missionary teacher in PNG. Other missionaries leaving WA for overseas appear on page 3
was given a lot of encouragement and spiritual preparation before travelling home to see his family at Thornlie. Tony said that his family and friends has been most supportive of his missionary venture, and he was looking forward to the e xperience with great excitement. He said that he would certainly learn a lot from the experience, particularly since the Church in Africa today was one of the strongest and fastest growing areas of Church life. June Hughes of East Fremantle has wanted to be a lay missionary for several years. God was foremost in her life, June said, and she regarded her opportunity to serve God and others as a real vocation. June said that she believed that God was
calling her to do this work. She was born at St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, and went to school at Our Lady of Fatima School, Palmyra, and with the Sisters of Our Lady of the M issions. Tuckfield Street, East Fremantle. She started her nursing training at Fremantle Hospital from 1969-72, and then did her midwifery at St Mary's Hospital in Sydney, and Child Health at N-Gala Perth, in 1979. She has been working for the past 21/2 years at the Child Health Clinic at South Hedland. June has been very involved in the life of the parish at South Hedland, and has received spiritual direction from Father Syd Kattie. Last year June contacted PALMS lay missionary association, and after several letters and interviews, decided to join the medical team working with the St John of God Sisters in Sialkot, Pakistan. June has had some previous experience working in Third World areas. She spent some time in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile in 1976-77.
with PALMS lay missionary association prior to her departure for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School at Kokopo in New Britain, in Papua New Guinea. Camilla was born in Kenya where her parents served as lay missionaries for four years with the Mill Hill Mission Society. She attended schools in England. Swaziland in South Africa, and with the Dominican Sisters in Transvaal. She commenced her tertiary studies at the University of Natal, and completed her BA in fine arts at the WA Institute of Technology. She also completed her teacher training course. For the past four years. Camilla has been teaching art and English at Stella M an s Col lege in Geraldton. C amilla said that because of her background, she realised the great needs in other parts of the world.
She therefore had strong desires to share her skills as a teacher with others who needed them. She had been thinking of Lay Missionary work for several years, and realised that teachers were in great demand, so she decided to answer the call. Camilla's family lives at Roleystorie, and her aunt is Sister Camille of St Joseph's Hospital, Bicton.
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Third year Dr Michael Hagan, of East Fremanmtle, is a member of the medical team in Pakistan with whom June Hughes will be working. Michael has already spent two years working as a lay missionary in Pakistan, and is at present home for a brief holiday. He will be returning to Pakistan soon for his third year of lay missionary service. Michael finds the work very demanding, but most satisfying. He said that it was very important for lay missionaries to have strong motivation, and deep spiritual strength. Michael said that he had very much appreciated the chance to share his skill as a doctor with people who were in great need. Camilla Darwin is a teacher who is at present in Sydney doing a course
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