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No. 205. PERTH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
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Australia's bishops have decided to intensify the SYDNEY. Church's pastoral care of Aborigines. Last week's half -yearly Darwin, and the first Abor"We feel the people evanmeeting of the Australian iginal permanent deacon, gelising Aborigines would be h. bishops set up a committee Deacon Boniface Perdjert. greatly helped if they underof six to give attention to a teacher at the Catholic stood what some of the traNational Marriage Encounter secreMission School at Port ditional Aboriginal beliefs We matter of Aborigines. tary team who were in Perth last week"It has a two-fold func- Keats in the Northern Te- were. end, left to right, Father Joseph McCANN, tion," chairman, Bishop rritory. Oblate, Ken and Julia GEE. Father be in harM.S.C. The new committee for John O'Loughlin, McCann is originally from W.A., was for a Aborigines will take up se- mony with the holy Father's explained. time on the Oblate mission team in Les"One is to co-ordinate veral suggestions put by recent document on evancelmurdie and for the past four years has the activities that are go- the bishops during the con- isation." ing on and to provide a ference discussion. been in the Marriage Encounter moveCONTINUED PAGE 2) channel for information. Among them are: ment. (SEE ALSO PAGE 4) 'The other is to keep the bishops as a body informed RELIGIOUS BELIEFS about what is going on. A major study of traditional Aboriginal religious beliefs. A paper on the men "And we hope it will give Aborigines a sense of tality of Aborigines. belonging. Forms of prayer and "There is now a link. worship adapted to Abor"The Catholic Aborigin- igines. Some 600 couples have attended Marriage Encounter weekends es of Australia, and other Bishop O'Loughlin said since their commencement in W.A. last November, and the local Aborigines, are now related Aboriginal movement appears to have the fastest growth rate in Australia. lo the bishops of Australia that traditional beliefs could be regarded as in an official way." If a couple have that NI to preaching This fact came to light and other domestic arrangestones stepping At each meeting of the when the national executive ments for the smooth func- sic desire, Mardi* EncounAustralian Episcopal Con- the gospel. ter is offered. Father tioning of the weekend. secretary team ference the bishop study a "SEEDS" OF GOD'S Joe McCann, O.M.I. and So far, 25 weekends have lf, on the other hand, a particular question. were Gee Ken and Julia been held in W.A. in both couple are not sure of their This time it was Abor- WORDS in Perth to conduct the first metropolitan and country wish to stay together, they igines. "The term semina verbi local training course for centres as far afield as Al- are advised to seek some the seeds of the teams in W.A. was used bany and Kalgoorlie. other form of marriage words of God planted beADDRESSES BY Fourteen couples were In 1978 it is planned to counselling or assistance. fore Christian revelation." EnNATIVES Marriage trained for have up to six weekends he said. Those involved in the moThe bishops were addcounter work and they will per month. vement say that they are "From these seeds the join the 28 local couples ressed by Australia's only not experienced in the field Aboriginal priest, Father teaching of the gospel can who have already been of broken marriages and Patrick Dodson, MSC, of be developed. trained in the Eastern States. 7,000 COUPLES to others So far, some 7,000 coup- leave that work Following their training on the les throughout Australia are while concentrating from Friday night to Monso good marriages already attended to have believed day night, held at the Reof Marriage Encounter since that the next generation demptorist Retreat House, have will its inception three years ago. married people the couples will write their come from a sound backThe presentation of mar- ground. talks under the supervision of more experienced cou- riage is essentially Catholic ples, for later presentation in expression but many nonCatholics attend the weekat weekends. ends. People who have attended Where interest is shown, Marriage Encounter are urdevelops the movement ged to become more involIt was also anounced that weekends with an Anglican ved in their local parish. John and Pamela Cattallni or other denominational apAlso, in Sydney, a start and Father Jim O'Brien proach, but still working has been made with couples Marwould act as a unit ex- along the lines of the attending senior high schol ecutive for WA., forming riage Encounter movement. classes to contribute their The movement has as its part of the national body marria- outlook in conjunction with with similar representation goal to make good the religious education clasfrom Queensland, New Sou. ges better. ses. th Wales, Victoria and TasAccording to Ken Gee mania. the purpose of the moveUp to 20 couples are A good marriage is de- ment is not to have people needed for each Marriage Encounter weekend, attend- scribed as one in which the work for Marriage Encounwish to stay togeth- ter, but rather for the partners babying to duties such as CANNINGTON: 1308 Albany I-I/Way. 68 1826 Church. tic 0891. sitting, hostessing. catering er. east
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