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Who Won Recent Musical Honours STATE MEDALIST.
State Medal for Seventh Grade, Advanced Senior Piano, open to all candidates under 19 years. Won by Anastasia Barboutis, 14 years, who gained 90 marks, Hon-
ours. She also gained 88 marks, Honours, Senior Harmony. Previous successes State Medal for Intermediate at the G.P.O., Perth. tot Perth, Thursday, 1954 April 15, Harmony, 98 marks; SenNo. 2,648 (Registered transmission by post as a Newspaper). ior Piano Honours ; Intermediate Piano HonNurses' Meetings ours; University, Third The monthly general Grade Perception, Honmeeting of the Catholic ours, 91 marks. Nurses' Guild will be held Anastasia is a daughat Florence Nightingale ter of Mr. and Mrs A. Rooms, St. George's Ter- Barboutis, Victoria St., race, on Wed., April 21, at 8 Bunbury, and a pupil of Guest speaker will be Dr. Convent of Mercy, Bun Philip Hogan. bury. er Archbishop-Most Rev. 2 will be observed A week's Mission for the Polish people John Cieplak. The pro- as MayFlorence * 1r * Nightingale in Perth came to a successful conclusion last cess for his beatification Sunday. All Catholic nurses was introduced last year. are invited to be present at The Mission was con- An excellent concert was Sunday, April 11. the 9 a.m. Mass at St. enjoyed by a very large Mary's Cathedral. ducted in St. Brigid's church, West Perth. and addresses were crowd, Nurses are asked to wear To mark the close of the bute to the good of the delivered in English and full uniform. Mission, Mass was celebrat- Church in their new land. Polish. A Communion breakfast ed by His Lordship, the On Sunday evening the A farewell evening was Auxiliary Bishop at 11.30. Polish community gathered tendered Father Yaroszka will be held immediately after Mass at Our Ladies' Rev. the by He was assisted in the Highgate hall to hon- last Monday, and he returnAlso present our the memory of a form - ed to Geelong on Tuesday. College, Victoria Square. J. Depiazzi. were V. Rev. E. Sullivan, R.I., and the Revs. F. Dillon, W. Dzieciol, and J. Yaroszka. Father Yaroszka came from Geelong to conduct the Misison. It was excellently attended throughout, and at Sunday's Mass many hundreds approached the altar -rails. In speaking to the people during the Mass, His Lord-
Successful MissionWeek For Polish Community
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ship reminded them that they had much to contri-
'* * * STATE MEDALIST. The State Medal for Intermediate Harmony, which is open to all candidates under 16 years,
has been won by Helen Staples. Helen, who is only 12 years of age, obtained the excellent marks of 95; and so passed with Honours. She also passed with Credit in the following examinations: Third Junior Grade Piano, Piano, Second Grade Elocution, University. Helen is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Staples, Sampson Road, Bunbury, and a pupil of Convent of Mercy, Bunbury.
Priest Suffers Pre -View of Music and Speech To
A Bereavement
News has been received from Ireland of the death of Be Held: Teachers Are Invited Mrs. Brigid McKeon, On behalf of the Music, Speech, and Mother of Rev. M. Mc, Keon, Director of the ProDrama branch of the Education Dept., Father pagation of the Faith, t'ria deceased lady died at her McCudden invites Catholic teachers to a home at Drummin, Westport, Co. Mayo. "Pre -View of Music and Speech," to be held Though she fell ill about ten months ago the news at the Burt Memorial Hall, St. George's Terof her death was not expected. Her husband and race, on April 21 and 22. seven of her nine children As a large attendance of The teachers invited are are left to mourn her death. is expected, it those responsible for music, teachers The Choir Sings at the Polish Concert last Sunday Night Father McKeon arrived in assist organisation speech and drama in Class would the Archdiocese in 1948, and if Superiors of schools with VI, and the first three years several teachers attending, having served as curate at in High Schools. Maylands and the Cathearranged for their attendral, was appointed DicThe programme, which dance to be distributed over cesan Director of the ProSister M. Gerard who the Sisters work in St. by the Convent Choir. The will be the same each day, the two days. pagation of the Faith early had the happiness of cele- Charles' Seminary, though singing of the "Te Deum" will include class demons- This will be in the intethis year. brating the 50th anniversary not on the regular staff, she brought the religious cele- trations, recitals and talks rest of the teachers themby members of the staff. selves, allowing maximum To him and to the othet of her Profession on the was often there to give a brations to a conclusion. Ad Multos Annos, Sr. M. The time each day is from value from the demonstramembers of the family, we Feast of the Annunciation helping hand. Gerard! 9.30 a.m.-3.25 p.m. extend our sincere sym- was the 11th Sister of St. tions. The Mass in honour of the pathy. May she rest in John of God to pronounce occasion was a Missa Canpeace. her Vows on Australian tata, the celebrant being soil. She has seen the num- Very Rev. Father Taylor, ber of Sisters increase from C.Ss.R., who also preached Franciscans Guard twenty to 350 and the num- the eloquent and touching ber of foundations grow sermon. The Holy Places two to fourteen. Taking for his text the The sons of St. Francis- feom A native of Kilmore, VicCustodians of the Holy toria and of Irish pioneering words of our Lord, "Come, Land-for more than seven stock, Sr. M. Gerard enter- follow Me," Father Taywords centuries have laboured to ed the Novitiate when the lor said: "These preserve and defend the foundation (from Ireland) Sr. M. Gerard heard some places in the Holy Land was only six years old and fifty years ago and leaving made sacred by the presence so can claim no small share all she answered the Masof Our Lord, His miracles, in the labours and hard- ter's whispered invitation and His Passion and death. ships of the pioneer Sisters. with its reward exceeding great, promised to those It is estimated that from She was also a member are faithful to that two to three thousand of the community that who friars has suffered martyr- opened the Ballarat Hospi- call. If Sr. M. Gerard had dom in this glorious mis- tal, where she spent many spent those fifty years in years. In the early days of the world she may have sion. had success, wealth, power and a host of friends; but turning her back on e Annual Procession Be Held by such prospects she has The late Archbishop An Oblate Father will heaped up treasures in Clune carried the Mons- preach. Parish sodalities Heaven which will not trance through the virgin of Children of Mary are in- perish with time". bush on Barney's Hill on vited to walk in honour of Father Taylor then asked the first Sunday in May, the Queen of the May this that the Mass be offered in 1932. Marian Year. thanksgiving for all the graces bestowed on the juOn the summit of the hill bilarian during her relimighty jarrah trees stood Highgate at C.W.L. gious life and appealed for beneath the shadow of and The April meeting of the a special petition to be made one of them he blessed the Highgate branch of the Ca- that the young girls of tosite where now stands St. Columba's Church, South tholic Women's League will day would hear and answer A very touching ceremony took place on Thursday, March 25, Feast of the be held in the parish hall our Lord's lovingly whisPerth. pered words: "Come, follow Annunciation, at the residence of Mr. F. Scaffidi, 100 Solomon Street, BeaconsSince 1932 the May pro- on Wednesday, April 21. Me". field. The occasion was the engagement of Miss Francesca Scaffidi, youngest cession has always been The meeting begins at 8 At the end of the Mass daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scaffidi, to Claude Basile, of 14 Zenobia Street, Pal held, for on the first Sunday p.m. the celebrant read the blesmyra. Rev. Father Abramo, O.M.I., blessed the ring, and with appropriate in May there has never A card afternoon will be sent by our Holy been rain between 3 and held in the League Rooms,. sing Father to Sr. M. Gerard, words wished the couple happiness and emphasised the popularity of the future 4.30 p.m. Nestle House, on Thursday, after which he placed it in bridegroom for his good behaviour and religious convictions. He thanked the Scaffidi's family for the wonderful reception given in a very happy family atWe promise the same April 22, at 2 p.m. her hands. guarantee to all who come Cottesloe branch members About The music of the Mass mosphere; he assured a happy future for their good Catholic principles. to the procession this year. will be hostesses. was beautifully rendered fifty people attended the ceremony.
Sung Mass Marks Jubilee
Blessing the Ring For Engaged Couple
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