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New group promotes Eucharistic adoration
Mission generosity grows ■ By Sylvia Defendi
■ By Anthony Barich
Glendalough parish priest Fr Doug Harris has started up an association called Apostles of Perpetual Adoration – and there’s 12 of them. Fr Harris, who in four years has transformed Glendalough from a dying parish where barely 80 people attend two weekend Masses to 250 attending three, plus up to 60 at daily Mass, received permission from Archbishop Barry Hickey in April to start the movement with the aim of evolving it into a religious order. The movement is an Association of Christ’s Faithful that promotes the practice of Eucharistic adoration in parishes. It is the first step to becoming a full-blown religious order. He started it on request from Fr Martin Lucia, Superior of the Missionary Society of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, the association which he studied under in the Philippines for the first four years of his seminary life before finishing his formation at Perth’s St Charles Seminary. So far Fr Harris, a member of the Disciples of Jesus Covenant Community, has 12 lay people from parishes across the Perth archdiocese, but needs priests to join him in order to carry out the movement’s work. The Apostles needs priests who can travel, possibly with lay people, in teams of two or three to help parishes start up perpetual adoration, as it strengthens individuals’ relationship with Christ. As Fr Harris’ St Bernadette’s parish at Glendalough runs at a deficit, he needs priests as he cannot afford to supply a priest while he travels to different parishes. “The aim is to bring people to where Our Lord would want them to be in their relationship with Him,” said Fr Harris, who was ordained in 2000 and spent his first two years at St Mary’s Cathedral. “We need the strength of knowing that, in today’s world where there’s so many distractions, we can have the relationship He wants us to have with Him. Continued on page 2
Fr Doug Harris pictured in the chapel of the former St Ildephonsus College during the Disciples of Jesus Summer School at New Norcia last week. PHOTO: ANTHONY BARICH
Fr Thomas Phelan dies Fr Thomas Phelan, parish priest of City Beach, died in Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Monday afternoon at the age of 80. Fr Phelan had suffered a stroke last Saturday. Born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, on August 19, 1924, he was educated at St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny and ordained on June 6, 1948. He arrived in Perth on May 1, 1949 and took up his first appointment as curate in Northam. He was appointed assistant priest at the Cathedral in March 1952 and
became the Archbishop’s secretary in June 1955. After a period of leave he was made Administrator pro tem at Cottesloe in May 1959 and locum tenens at Armadale on October 11, 1959. Fr Phelan was appointed parish priest of the new parish of City Beach (Wembley Downs) in April 1960 and held the position until his death. As well as being much loved in his parish, Fr Phelan was highly esteemed for his work as Chaplain for the Disciples of Jesus Covenant
Community and the Disciples Youth Mission Team. In 1999 he was awarded the Cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice for more than 50 years as a priest. Archbishop Barry Hickey will concelebrate Fr Phelan’s Requiem Mass with priests of the Archdiocese at Holy Spirit Church, City Beach, at 9.15am this Saturday, January 20. The funeral will take place at Karrakatta at 11am. Vigil Rosary and Mass will be held at the church on Friday January 25, with the Rosary at 6.30pm and Mass at 7pm.
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CHINA’S GREAT LOSS Clandestinely ordained Bishop Joseph Meng Ziwen of Nanning, China’s oldest prelate, died this month at the age of 103.
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The Catholic Mission Office in Perth has recorded a $20,110 increase in funds collected through parish appeals during 2006. The increase brings the year’s collection funds up to $339,942 from 2005’s figure of $319,831 and only includes funds donated during parish appeals. The Mission Office annually conducts the Propagation of the Faith Appeal, which is held between April and August and World Mission Sunday, which is celebrated in October. While the average calculated amount given per person was $6.57, St Pius X church in Manning donated the highest amount per capita, $28.30. Closely following Manning was St Aloysius church in Shenton Park, who gave an average of $22.41 per person, and St Benedict’s church in Applecross, who donated $20.03 per person. Overall most parishes managed to increase their annual contribution, however there were some who chose not to participate. More than half of the parishes donated more to the missions when compared to last year’s figures. The Catholic Mission Office appeal figures do not include donations made to Project Compassion, Caritas or any other missionary/aid agency. The increase in donations has come as a welcome surprise for the organisation that consistently funds the missionary work of Catholic parishes, schools and seminarians throughout impoverished countries worldwide. Director of the Catholic Mission Office in Perth, Francis Leong, said: “Figures show an increase in giving to the Pope’s official and universal mission aid agency, which assists communities world wide, most of which are unknown to the many parishes.” However, donations were just part of giving to the missions Mr Leong said while quoting Pope Benedict XVI, who during his annual address on World Mission Sunday, last year, stated: “Prayer and concrete support for missions are seen today as being an integral part of every Christian’s life. Promoting a responsible sense of sharing and communion involves faithful of all communities in support for the needs of mission lands.” For further information or to make a donation contact the Catholic Mission Office on: 9422 7933.
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The Disciples of Jesus Summer Camp opens one up to the Spirit. Anthony Barich attended and was suitably impressed.
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