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The Record Newspaper 11 March 1954

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0,64/K a Have You Kept The Faith--To Yourself? "Just a small donation towards your worthy cause, with the hope that it will help to bring to some one that peace of soul which it is my privilege to enjoy." Such is one of the letters of this fold: them also I we have received in res must bring, that there may

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appeal for be one fold and one shepfunds to aid the convert herd." Legion of the It may be that the ordiwork of Mary. nary Catholics feels there The total of the fund now is not much he can do to e stands at £.117/10/-, but bring about the conversion (j.tanegisteljidon ait;ythe asp NePwapa.pefr°) Perth, Thursday, March 11, 1954 No. 2,643 L1.00 of that amount was of Australia. Well, he can donated specifically for the at least give good example, inauguration of the instruc- he can pray that God's tion by correspondence grace may be given to nonscheme. Catholics and he can help In recent years a grave financially those actively charge was made against engaged in the human part Australian Catholics by a of conversion. If anyone should feel priest in an article which attracted considerable at- smug and self-satisfied that tention. "In Australia", he he possesses the true faith, wrote," we have kept the without doing anything a church by the movement whatever for those who do Faith-to ourselves". of folding doors. Such a charge is grave not, he ought to reflect Interest was shown in because test of a living upon the apostolic zeal of the tubular steel desks and faith is the cha- the devil and his minions. chairs and in the altar and racter. Aits apostolic There is a devouring apdynamic faith altar rails carved in silver cannot be self-contained, it petite in Hell for the ruin ash wood. flows over, it seeks to reach of souls and it finds many The central panel below others. That, too, was Our disciples ready for the same the table of the altar is a Lord's express wish. "Other task on earth. The apostles wood carving of the Visi- sheep I have that are not of evil never rest. They are tation after the well-known a constant reproach to the fresco by Bellini. The theme apathy of Catholics. of the panel harmonises ad- Dardanup Every one can do somemirably with the title of Dardanup Church thing to build the Kingthe school-church-Our Lady dom of Heaven here and of Grace-in that the first now. It doesn't matter how grace conferred by Our Centenary thing that is Later small the least Lord after the Incarnation it marks a given. At The centenary of the flicker of gratitude for the North Beach School -Church overlooks the Ocean. took place on the occasion of the visit of Our Lady to Church at Dardanup oc- gift of faith. when St. curs on March 25, the Feast St. Elizabeth The following donations After three years of makeshift as a separate unit, the parish John the Baptist was cleans of the Annunciation. been thankfully refounsolid a established has Beach, North Grace, of Owing, however to the have of Our Lady ed from Original Sin. ceived: the poRoyal Tour, and school, the parish of Wellwisher, £1; Anonydation for all future time with the erection Many donations w e r e liomyelitis epidemic, the gratefully ac celebration of the centenary mous, 10/-; A Friend, £1; which was blessed and formally opened last Sunday by His Grace made-and cepted, for the cost of fur- has been deferred until Mugwump, £2. the Archbishop. niture and of terracing and Having read a list of do- asphalting the playground May 23 when the school Diocesan Tribunal The first Masses in the had tried to prevent the children will be on holiboth of church fur- (now in progress) which da new building were alsu little children from ap- nations money, Father will add much to the cost To Meet, March 18 celebrated last Sunday. proaching Him, said His niture and introduced the V the building. The Diocesan Tribunal Benediction followed the 7 Grace. Our Lord would not Prendiville Servite Nolan P. of the Rev. will meet on Thursday, o'clock Mass at which a be ill -pleased with the who t Wanneroo, or Monastery, N March 18 at 10 a.m. Anyone of priest parish welgeneral Communion to gentle humour having the right to apcome Our Lord to His new Beach, nor with the parish- spoke with he would comedy of the the court should a place proach St. Patrick's Concert Tableaux home filled the new build- ioners who had built communicate with the Nowhere the little children like to write on: "How to ing to overflowing. Not and tary, St. Mary's, Victoria come to Him; nor Run a Parish At 3.30 p.m. His Grace might the Dominican nuns Mention money". Pay Homage to Marian Year Queen Square. performed the ceremony of with donated tea, Afternoon the task up taken had who by consecration, attended One of the outstanding features of St. Newman Society of leading the children to by ladies of the parish and the Rev. T. Prendiville, Him. prepared by their commit. Patrick's concert, in His Majesty's theatre, parish priest, and the V. Arranges Talks was servmarquee, in a the tee that Grace said His the O.S.M., Rev. P. Nolan, Members of the Newman trays by children at on Sunday, March 14, at 8.45 p.m., will be a E. Sullivan, the excellent education given ed on V. Rev. Society will hold their first the Dominican nuns was tending the school. Rev. J. Hogan and Mr. O'- by meeting for the year at the Large numbers of people tableau in honour of the Marian Year. latheir and well-known crowd, sizable A Rourke. bours would make fruitful then inspected the building A select choir of 100 voices will form the musical back - Mniversity on Wednesday, including parishioners, arch 17. inground. of 40 an orchestra splendid effort of the which, built as a 3 -room and friends from outside the the Arrangements have been The spectacular tableaux at a cost of over struments, under the baton a n d non-Catholic parish in providing the school ' parish £ 7000. can be turned into of the Rev. P. McCudden. will depict Ireland paying made for four speakers to school. well-wishers, attended. of the discuss various aspects of Queen homage to the After the blessing Father the role of the Catholic in Marian Year. Prendiville welcomed His The concerted vocal num- University life. Grace the Archbishop; his bers chosen are "The Nuns' pleasure, he said, was the Chorus,- by Johann Strauss, Fr. McNamara Will greater in that on the Archand an old Gaelic hymn in Talk to Nurses' Guild visit official bishop's first honour of the Mother of Members of the Catholic since the institution of the had God. Nurses' Guild will meet in parish, His Grace school. also parish will Florence Nightingale programme the The opened the mence at 8.15 p.m. There include other select items by club rooms on Wednesday, Father Prendiville recalthe Young of members 250 About March 17 at 13 p.m. will be Devotions at Leeder- well-known artists. led the long delay due to The guest speaker will be Bookings for the concert the difficulty of obtaining a Christian Workers' Movement are expected ville at 7.30 p.m. beforethe Rev. J. McNamara. open Nicholson's. are now at thankei and hand. site suitable Youth parthe twilight Royal in take part to all those who had helped in the project, including the ade past the Royal couple on Monday, March and building 29. , parishioners This youth review, with an expected committee; he thanked also the contractor (Mr. Cos- 15,000 youths taking part, should be the bigtello) particularly for his gest parade of youth ever seen in Perth. co-operation and attention The Y.C.W. contingent March 17, at 8 p.m. sharp. to detail and the workmen will include branch memOrganised by Leederville for the excellence of their bers a n d representatives branch members of the work. club and N.C.G.M., the athletic Y.C.W. the Y.C.W. of and the Y.C.W. basketball programme includes musi"Sturdy Toddler" cal and instrumental items, He could not have ach- club. short With its colour party of impersonations, a ieved the building of the of those plus play, tumorous and sleight flags, staunch about 15 the school without support of the parishioners its sister body, the National of hand items. and he know that support Catholic Girls' Movement MAYLANDS. who will march behind, the As the last combined ge would be continued. Building the school meant contingent will be one of neral meeting was such parish. a on paras colourful most the complete success, they will that the parish, was no longer a baby but ade. be held more often, the Branches have already next being set down for a sturdy toddler, concluded , numtheir been allocated Prendiville. the fourth Sunday of this Father In his address His Grace bers to march, and they are month. Prennow working to collect their The three members of the congratulated Father social committee elected for diville and his parishioners forces. Further details about the the 1954 social committee on the building of the school, and the builder on assembly point and times were Kevin Dear, Terry the excellence of design anti will be announced later. Merchant and Bruce Balmer. workmanship as also on the The march past will pro- The committee has already which erection of speed a vide one of the best oppor- arranged for tennis enabled the school to open tunities to see the Royal cum -barbecue night to be on the general opening day: couple, as well as giving a held on Sunday, March 14, Movement at Leederville. February 8. of display He thanked all those con- strength. Those intending to go cerned: the parish priest. who should give their names to people young Any parishioners, comm it t e e, might like to take part in one of the leaders and get builder and the Dominican the march past should see themselves and some meat nuns who had bought a their local branch of the aboard at Mt. Hawthorn convent near the school. Government bus (No. 72), Y.C.W. Not least did he thanl: at the corner of Wellington the Sisters of Mercy, Vic- LEEDERVILLE. and William-streets. Alight Pictured above with His Lordship, the Most Rev. L. J. Goody, is the Rt. Rev. forgotten -be -to never "A free toria Square, for the at the corner of Franklin Mgr. G. M. Crennan, secretary of the Federal Catholic Immigration Committee, some featuring programme, their of years use for many of Perth's leading artists," and Oxford -streets, walk on cottage as a church. one street, then turn left. who is on a visit to this State and national chaplains at work among their comhave promoters the how in is One of the few times The social committee will patriots. St. the describing been had The priests in this group are some of the eleven working among New Lord Our his life when concert, supply bread -rolls, salt, tea, been ill -pleased with this Patrick's forDay Wednesday, etc., and the tennis will cornAustralians in various parts of the State. they scheduled followers was when

New £7,000 School Is Mark Of Progress In North Beach Parish

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Our Youth Groups Will Join In Biggest Rally Ever Seen

NATIONAL CHAPLAINS GATHER TO CONFER WITH

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