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Pilgrims hit on original Salvado trail perhaps BY ANTHONY BARICH PERTH pilgrims trekking the Camino Salvado trail suspect they may have stumbled upon the actual trail that colonial-era Bishop Rosendo Salvado trod in the mid1800s. Bishop Salvado – Benedictine monk, missionary, musician and author – walked from New Norcia – Australia’s only monastic town that he built – to Perth to perform piano concerts to raise money for his outback mission.
A leading advocate for people with disabilities has urged the establishment of a foundation to help desperate families struggling to have their children with special needs accepted in Catholic schools - and schools desperate for funds to help pay for staff to work in this field BY ANTHONY BARICH DISABILITIES advocate Barbara Harris has proposed the establishment of a foundation to relieve parents of the stress of finding funds to help educate their special-needs children in Catholic schools. The proposition was made as students with disabilities have been turned away from Catholic schools due to lack of funding, while other parents think twice about telling the school their child has a disability due to what happened to their friends in similar situations, Mrs Harris said. Equally concerning is the number of parents for whom the constant stress and anxiety about ongoing funding and support once the child is accepted and enrolled in the Catholic system, results in feeling forced to withdraw their children from the Catholic school, she said. “This action is a significant issue for the family, for whom a Catholic education was so important to the faith development of their child, the Please turn to Page 2
Pilgrims do the Camino Salvado trail. PHOTO SUPPLIED BY PILGRIMAGE ORGANISERS
Assignment: New Deacons Wilson Donizetti, left, Antonio Scala, centre, and Marcello Para gather after their ordination in St Mary’s Cathedral last Thursday evening 26 May to discover where they have been assigned by Archbishop Barry Hickey. Each received an envelope from the Archbishop after the ordination Mass informing them where they would serve in Perth parishes. The three new deacons have studied for the priesthood at Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Morley, run under the auspices of the Neocatechumenal Way, and at the University of Notre Dame’s Fremantle campus. PHOTO: PETER ROSENGREN
Pilgrims have been walking the Camino Salvado since 2009, organised by Subiaco parishioner Dr Duncan Jefferson who was inspired by his own experience trekking the Camino de Santiago – The Way of St James – in Spain with his wife. The previous route used by the Perth pilgrims detoured around Please turn to Page 5
Irene Villa: recuperation for carers, city base for rural dwellers BY GLYNNIS GRAINGER
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rene Villa is a bed and breakfast to rest and renew - with a difference. Run especially for Western Australians living in regional and rural areas and for carers who feel the need for some respite, it is also a ministry of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart in South Perth. The Villa is situated at 13 Alexandra Street, South Perth, in the leafy grounds of St Joseph’s Convent – just one block away from the beautiful Swan River and the shops of Angelo and Mends Streets. The mission of Irene Villa is to “relieve suffering and bring hope” by providing low-cost accommoda-
tion. Apart from providing temporary accomodation for carers and others needing short respite and those from rural areas who need to visit family members in city hospitals, it is also available to those from the country who need to stay somewhere while they have medical tests or outpatient treatment in a city hospital. Irene Villa meets several needs. It is available as a place of quiet for private or small group retreats and also operates as a city base for missionary priests who live in remote country parishes. The accommodation includes eight single rooms and two double rooms with single bunk on top, each with an air-conditioner; three
shared bathrooms; a large kitchen/dining room; two lounge/TV rooms; a laundry, and four private outdoor sitting areas. A Continental breakfast is available in the kitchen each morning and guests are welcome to prepare other meals in the kitchen. Shops such as supermarkets are just a short walk away in Angelo Street, or a little further in Mends Street. The property is smoke-free, a communal phone is available with an honour jar, parking is available opposite, a bus and ferry to the city operate nearby and Mass is celebrated in the Convent chapel next door or at St Columba’s Church across the road. The cost is $35 per
person, $50 per couple per night for bed and breakfast. Irene Villa was named after Sister Irene McCormack, a Sister of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, who was murdered by rebels in Peru in May 1991. Irene was originally from the farming community of Trayning, WA and was one of seven children. On completing her secondary education, she entered the Sisters of St Please turn to Page 4 Place of welcome: Josephite Provincial Leader Sr Pauline Morgan rsj at the entrance to Irene Villa in Alexandra Street South Perth, next to the Convent. PHOTO: GLYNNIS GRAINGER