The Witness Journal of the Diocese of Port Pirie Volume 59 Number 2 - April 2013

... a church for the poor 2 Editorial THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013

Editorial from the Bishop’s Diary ‘The King is dead; long live April CONTENTS the King” As a kid, I couldn’t Wednesday 3rd Keynote Speaker April 2013 understand this piece of wisdom. Religious Education Symposium: Canberra I remember my Dad trying to 3 Bishop's Message explain it to me: that the person Thursday 4th Keynote Speaker Religious Education Symposium: 4 Impressions of the New Pope may be dead, but the office or Canberra 5 Du Bois Clan position of the ‘King’ continues. I Sunday 7th Preach at 6 Big Hearts write this a little over twenty-four Ss. Peter and Paul Anglican hours since Pope Benedict XVI Cathedral Port Pirie 7 Multicultural Marble Bar has announced his retirement. Friday 12th College Council 8 2013 Diocesan Assembly A courageous and prophetic Retreat: Sevenhill 9 Strategic Directions decision, as in some ways it Saturday 13th Josephite Jubilee challenges our belief in the Celebrations: Adelaide 10 National Youth Festival infallibility of the Pope. This 15th-18th [Mon-Thurs] Opening of 11 Pirie Identity Turns 90 Caritas Office Dilli doctrine was promulgated by 12 Project Compassion the first Vatican Council (1869- Sunday 21st Bi-Centenary Mass 1870), disbanded due to the threat Vincent de Paul, Pt Pirie 12 Interfaith Fellowship of war, rather than closed. Before Monday 22nd Trustees Meeting 13 Caritas Visitor Sevenhill Bl. John XXIII could officially 14 Adult Faith Development open Vatican II he had to close 23rd-30th Bishop’s Retreat 15 ‘Stop the Hurting’ Booklet Vatican I, which was ‘officially’ May 16 Trafficking in Humans still in session. Wednesday 1st Broken Bay The problem with infallibility, Institute Board Meeting 17 Rite of Repentance Sydney as defined by Vatican I, is that 18 Berri Church Jubilee those who disagreed with the Thursday 2nd Chair Bishops Commission for Catholic 19 Diocesan Assembly Reflections particular definition, as it stands, Education, Sydney were forced out of Rome so could 20 The Prayer of Jabez Meeting of Bishops not vote on the definition. This Commission for Justice, Ecology 21 Port Pirie Diocese Website included and Development, Sydney 22 Fundamental Delusion Bl. John Henry Newman. Friday 3rd - Thursday 9th 23 IHS So there is now a gap, a vacuum, Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Meeting a legacy. Being a theologian 24 Diocesan Information Saturday 11th Diocesan Pastoral himself, Benedict XVI would Meeting Pt Pirie have been fully aware of all these EDITOR Fr Chris Warnock Sunday 12th – Monday 13th potential conflicts, which is why Jesuit Schools Commission [email protected] he seems to have examined his Adelaide PRODUCER & ADVERTISING conscience so deeply. Tuesday 14th Centacare Board Automatic Print Let us all, no matter whether we Meeting Pt Augusta Phone: (08) 8632 5400 consider ourselves conservative Thursday 16th National Catholic [email protected] or not, pray for whomever is Education Commission Meeting Adelaide The Witness is a bi-monthly publication elected to the Chair of Peter, that of the Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie. the Holy Spirit might continue to Sunday 19th Confirmation Pt Pirie Issued every February, April, June, Monday 20th – Priests In- Service August, October and December. guide and strengthen our leaders Pt Pirie in faith, for the good of all. 27th Meeting of CESA, Pt Pirie Circulation: 4000 copies Fr Chris Warnock Readership: 17,500 readers 28th- 30th National Pastoral Target audience: Planning Conference, Gold Coast Catholic faith adults and children, in regional and rural South Australia THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 Bishop’s Message 3

Election of Pope Francis

Once again the intense media interest in the election of the messages I have received were congratulatory and the new Pope shows that the Church still has a major hopeful. It is true to say that the Jesuits are astonished role as a community of signifi cance for the wider world. that one of their number was made Pope. It simply was In a time when abuses in the Church have dominated not in Jesuit consciousness that one would ever become its portrayal in the media, the coverage given to Pope Pope. Ignatius Loyola was quite explicit that his men Benedict and now to his successor Francis shows well should not aspire to high offi ce in the Church, like that for many, even beyond the Catholic community, being a Bishop, and in fact Jesuits take a vow against the Church remains a sign of hope and promise. accepting such honours. As Father General’s Assistant May the gentle St Francis of Assisi, with his total says, “We consider ourselves more as servants. We focus on Christ, and his praise of God in all things, and serve the Church and we serve the Pope so it is not his association with the lowly and the poor, remain a in our consciousness that there should be a Jesuit in constant inspiration and hope for our new Pope who that position.” But Jesuits do take a further vow, one has taken his name. of obedience to the Pope as regards the missions and special tasks in the Church. Rome can overrule that As the Archbishop of a bustling, modern, Western fi rst vow. As one Provincial wrote, “part of our vow is super city Pope Francis knows well the challenges obedience to the Pope, so if the Pope writes to a Jesuit facing our Western Church of the twenty-fi rst century. priest or tells his Superior that he wants a Jesuit as a Remember also that he has lived through the era of Eva Bishop, what can you do but just obey?” It’s a form of Peron, and then the Junta of the Colonels, with their service. But the whole point of avoiding it is to rule out “dirty war” of abduction and murder, and the “mothers ambition and power. of the missing” staging their extraordinarily powerful weekly protests. As Provincial of the Jesuits he had to Ignatian spirituality is an affi rmation of the world. The deal with the disappearance and presumed murder of world is not bad. We live out our spiritual mission some of his priests known for their opposition to the on earth. Hence the Jesuits moved into all types of regime. And out of all of this, it is always the poor ministry in humanities, the arts, music, science, and and homeless who suffer most, and hence his efforts to education. Different cultures, ages and generations identify with them as Archbishop. are not bad. “So rather than be a know-it-all Church” writes one Provincial, “it’s more a listening, dialogic, There is Francis of Assisi who gave his life to try to more affi rming Church that we need. We dialogue with live Christ fully. There is also Francis Xavier, one of technology, we dialogue with new mindsets”. the fi rst Jesuits, who took the Word of God to what for Europeans were then New Worlds. We have the The Jesuit identity of our new Pope must not be new worlds of formative infl uence through cyberspace exaggerated. As the Provincial of the Philippine Jesuits and a possible extraordinary connectedness. May Pope wrote, “that Pope Francis comes from the Society of Francis turn to this world too. Jesus and shares with us a spirituality of St Ignatius is a special gift, but of secondary importance to his own The Vatican needs much reform in issues of style and deep commitment to the Lord”. governance. May Pope Francis have the strength and determination to go against any tide that would seek May all of us follow the example of Pope Francis, not to resist good change. May he help the collegial come in his Jesuit identity, but in his deep commitment to the again into the Church. Lord, and to the poor who are the beloved of Jesus. Speaking of the media and wide interest in the + Gregory O’Kelly SJ appointment of a Jesuit as Pope Francis, virtually all Bishop of the Diocese of Port Pirie 4 THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 Impressions of the New Pope

The call that he issues, thus far, is that we must give life to the words of Fr. Pedro Arrupe, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, that the Church must have a “preferential option for the poor”. The ‘way out’ of all the challenges to the church of our time is that we must get back to the ‘servant model’ of the church. This model ‘asserts that the Church should consider itself as a part of the whole human family, sharing the same cares and concerns of all humanity. The ministry of Jesus, the suffering servant of God, who was without doubt a man for others, provides a pattern for this model, just as the Son came into the world not to be served, but to serve, so the church, carrying on the mission of Jesus, seeks to serve the world by fostering the brotherhood of all. As the Lord was a man for others, so the church is called to be a community for others.’ The strength of this model lies in its emphasis on serving others, and not simply serving the church’s self-interest. Authentic service includes the ministry of Word and Sacrament and of temporal help. All positions in the church involve service. If we are to be ‘salt of the earth, and light to the world’, as we are called to do we cannot avoid this servant model. Finally, I think we see this in the first Beatitude First impressions are vital, for all parties involved, and where Jesus says, “Blessed are the poor, the Kingdom the new Pope has made an impression that has captured is yours”. I think this lets us into a big secret; that is, me. Even before he returned to his hotel, to pay his if we really want to discover the Kingdom, this ‘pearl bill, I had the impression from the film ‘In the Shoes of great value then we will find it by working amongst of a Fisherman’, where the newly elected Pope puts the poor. on the clothes of an ordinary priest, of the time [i.e. a black suit and Roman collar], and escapes from the Fr Chris Warnock Vatican to go for a walk in Rome’s streets, where he wanders into the poorer quarters. Here he encounters a man who needs medicine for his sick wife, but has no money. The Pope/Priest goes to the pharmacy, gets the medicine only to find he also has no money; for some reason the pharmacist trusts him to return to pay the bill. After the Pope/priest leaves the pharmacist picks SUPER WAREHOUSE up the paper to see a photograph of the man he had just served, the new Pope, there in the paper. PORT PIRIE I also remember a historian, speaking on ABC Radio 8633 1788 National, one evening, whose social analysis went like Shop 2, 26 Main Rd, Port Pirie this: the Soviet Union did not change, until they had General Secretary, born after the Revolution of 1917. PORT AUGUSTA Enter Mikhail Gorbachov. The United States would not 8641 1511 change until they had a post-cold war President. Here 9 El Alamein Rd, Port Augusta we have Bill Clinton. I said to myself, ‘and the church will not change until we have a Pope ordained post- MOBILE SERVICE Vatican II.’ I am pleased to note that Pope Francis was 0419 820 978 ordained a priest in 1970. THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 5 Du Bois Clan loose their Chief

Ernest Desmond Du Des also ventured into egg production, which were sold Bois was born on the to locals and road-gangs. Diversifying into Ostriches 6th of February 1925, was his last venture which proved unsuccessful, with second son of pioneer no market and the birds being bad tempered and scary. farmers, Bill and Des loved music, and he bought a saxophone and Mary (nee Guidera) in participated in bands, providing music for locals and Cowell. others from surrounding districts. His early schooling was Sport was an essential diversion from the farm; he at Wudinna, and after his played football, and became involved in administration. younger brother Eugene, An umpire for LeHunte, he was given life-membership who won a scholarship for his efforts. He spent years as secretary and president to Rostrevor College, of the LeHunte and Midwestern League; recognized Des, by two years work again by Life Membership. on the farm, put himself through the same college. Des trained and raced trotters for registered meetings After leaving school, Des tried to follow his brother Jim at Whyalla, Pt Augusta, Pt Pirie, Cowell and Kimba. into the Air Force. But recruiting officials deemed that He won the first race in South Australia involving the he should stay on the farm to help his elderly father. mobile barrier; this was held at Pt Augusta. These are So Des worked on the family farm, where his affinity many trophies in the home attesting to Des’ skills in with horses grew, with the Clydesdale’s. In 1948 a Ute this pursuit. Lawn bowls also came into Des’ life. He was purchased, and a horse-float fitted which carried liked a bit of fun and would have enjoyed seeing Pat his race-horse ‘Midlet’ to registered race meetings. Hynes open his bowls bag to find it full of gravel. Des met Betty Montgomerie whilst she was on teaching The town often put on Mock Deb Balls, Mannequin placement at the Wudinna School, and they were Parades and Concerts, and Des always joined in, married in 1949 … the beginning of a family dynasty imitating Dame Edna Everage or the Queen and would and over the years ten children followed. Jacqueline have the crowd in his hands as he pulled a pigeon from was lost at birth, and Jeffrey died as result of a road his hat, or showed one of his many magic tricks. accident in 1978. A bit of a ‘villain’ He responded to Eric Frischke’s ad. Farming was Des’s life and he pursued it with vigor: for 1,000 cats to ease the DuMonte mouse plague, with it involved cereals, sheep, beef, dairy, pigs and fowls. his own ad. for 1,000 dogs to get rid of the cats. In due course the farm was named ‘the DuMont Stud’. The Wudinna Show was no show without Des’ Registered bulls and cows were bred and a milking participation, either as secretary, committee member or shed built. exhibitor; he was Life Member and Patron. Des was The building of the piggery lead to the breeding of actively involved in the rebuild of the Wudinna Hall in Landrace and Large white pigs. Des was an inaugurate 1959 and President of the Wudinna Pool Project when of the ‘Pig Fair’ in Wudinna. It was a successful social it was built in the late 1960’s. A faithful member of the event for the town and brought together breeders from Congregation at St Anne’s church, and always occupied South Australia and Western Australia, and Judges the 3rd pew on the left. Latterly In retirement on the from New Zealand and America. A journalist covering farm he gave himself to furniture making, tec–screws one Fair wrote: being his preferred form of joining; he made anything The Du Bois dynasty is well known on the Peninsula, from dolls houses to a fishing boat, which can still be despite the fact that few bother to pronounce the seen in Venus Bay. He made each family a presider- name in the proper French way. Des was quoted as chair. saying If each of our eight remaining children has Five years ago, Des and Bet moved into Wudinna and nine children as we did, and they keep reproducing at over the past 12 months his health deteriorated, and the same rate, I will eventually take over Australia … a fall 2 months ago saw his admittance to Wudinna Anyone without a French name will have to apply for Hospital where he died peacefully in the presence of permission to stay! his family on 16th of January. 6 THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 Small Community - Big Hearts

This year at St. James School, Jamestown, we are how much money we could raise for Caritas. We raise concentrating on a whole school focus of ‘We are a whopping $434.70 – with only fi ve classes and 105 People of God’. To compliment this we have begun students – this was a great effort!!! The Year Three a values program based on the Gospel stories. Each and Four Class had the longest line – but it was the liturgical season we introduce a focus value. This Reception Class of ten students who raised the most season of Lent, we have been focusing on ‘Justice’. money, $109 all up, by themselves. Impressive!!! Under this ‘umbrella’ we then focus on a value each Our second fundraiser was run by the Reception Class. week that relates to this. These are: Compassion, With the weather being so hot and humid, the choice was Caring, Fairness, Service, Generosity and Kindness. made to sell ice-blocks at Recess. A very popular choice. Classes have taken on this program with gusto – With ice-blocks being sold at fi fty cents each, the school displaying the weekly value, discussing and modeling, managed to raise $51.50; another fantastic effort and one completing tasks and acknowledging and recognizing that was appreciated by staff and students alike. those who are displaying the value in everyday situations. We are looking forward to more fundraising events in the It has been lovely to hear students commenting on when coming weeks, and sincerely thank the students and their their peers are using the value and generally showing a families, for the wonderful generosity and enthusiasm more ‘just’ attitude in all they do and say. that they displayed during this season of Lent. This season of Lent typically encourages a sense of generosity, caring and kindness to those less fortunate in our world today. At St. James, each Monday the students participate in a morning Liturgy together, which focuses on the Project Compassion story of the week, as well as listening to an appropriate Gospel reading, praying for those in need and singing hymns. It is a wonderful introduction to the weeks value and Caritas story, showing students the relationship between both then and now. On Friday 22nd February, we were fortunate to have had a visit from Eon Socheth, the project for ‘Youth for Peace’ in Cambodia. Our Year six and sevens were the fortunate one’s to listen to his story. After speaking with the students, Socheth showed us some of the results of the program in the form of hand made key- ‘Coin Charlie’ School Captain Bernadine Butterick rings, pencil cases, purses and hand-bags, as well as with her Year Six and Seven Class some amazing ‘screen-printed’ T shirts – all of which provided valuable fi nancial assistance and life-skills for the Cambodian youth. He specifi cally spoke about Valluk, who is the young man in this year’s Project Compassion story for Week four, and how he has assisted him within the program. This was a great insight into where our fundraising efforts go and how every little bit assists someone in the world to live a South Australian better life. We thank Socheth for taking the time to share his amazing work with these young people. We Seafood Retailer of the also thank Fr. Paul Bourke and Mr. Bob Ward for their planning and organization of the visit. Year Award Winner We began our Project Compassion fundraising this year on Shrove Tuesday with the selling of pancakes. We have since had two more fundraisers. The fi rst, run Phone: 8633 2355 by the year sixes and sevens, was a ‘Coin Charlie’ and the students places as many coins as they could to see Fisherman’s Wharf, Port Pirie THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 7 Multicultural Marble Bar

The races at Marble Bar were held on 7th July 2013. The We retired to the ‘Ironclad Hotel’, which is the only pub following day was an interesting one for me. The occasion in Marble Bar. The publican had previously asked me was a memorial service for Donald Piwarri who had died to bless some whale bones which he and his partner had suddenly back in February, in the car park at the Marble discovered on the beach near Pardoo. The blessing was Bar pool, where the bar (which is actually Jasper, but looks also part of Maori culture, as they have great reverence like marble) stretches out across the Coogan River. I had for whales. The bones were huge; about four metres in been approached by Debbie, Donald’s wife and his sister length, and there were a couple of huge vertebrae. I did Yvonne, to see if I would conduct a service. They had my bit again, blessing the bones. This was interesting cremated the body and taken the ashes back to Port Douglas as people had gathered around with beer in their hands in Queensland, where they had once lived; in recent years to watch and listen and talk. The publican plans to hang they had lived at Marble Bar. these bones in the bar of the ‘Ironclad Hotel’. Donald was a Maori, so I had to do some ‘homework’ The day before had been the Marble Bar races and many concerning Maori culture. They have a belief that the spot continued to celebrate. In general we had a great day. where someone dies, has to be blessed to ‘release their John Martin C.Ss.R spirit’. In addition the pool nearby was a popular tourist spot as well as being a fi shing hole for Aborigines; as a John is a Redemptorist priest, originally from Eurelias result of the death many Aborigines would not go near it. in the mid-north of South Australia. So we had a great ceremony. They played some music – Donald’s favorites, then I explained the symbols they had set up. They brought his ashes, which were placed there, along with a quartz crystal (for he was a prospector amongst other things) a beautifully preserved black butterfl y and sunfl owers. I spoke about him a little, and tried to say a few words about our relationship with the land. The crowd was mainly Maori and Aboriginal. I did my thing by blessing the spot where he died and the surrounds. Then I ‘smoked’ the whole area, including the water hole and river. A couple of people spoke and we fi nished with a song. The Marble Bar Church Then came another interesting part. ALEX'S MEAT P & J PISANI SERVICE KERB & GUTTER SPECIALISTS Props. ALEX & ANTHEA DUNBAR AND ALL CONCRETE WORK • Driveways & Paths SPECIALISING IN • Raft Foundations & Floors PORT PIRIE & PAN-READY MEATS • Continuous Garden Edging SURROUNDING AREAS BULK & BARBECUE PACKS Concrete Boom Pump Available CLUB SUPPLIES for All Concrete Pours Mobile 0427 845 349 281 SENATE RD, PORT PIRIE 8632 4882 EST. SINCE 1983 Ph 86323909 Lic No. RL 22473 8 THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 The 2013 Diocesan Assembly

Advancing in wisdom, in age and in grace ... in [Luke 2: 52] This is not As people gathered at the Northern Festival Centre the age of information. Year 6 and 7 students led by their teacher Sheri Beech This is the time from St Mary MacKillop School in Wallaroo sang a of loaves hymn they had composed for the Year of Grace. and fishes. People are hungry Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ officially opened the and one good word is bread Assembly, welcoming participants from the Western, for a thousand. Northern, Riverland and Cathedral Regions of this vast Diocese and special guests from further afield. The A poem by Taha Muhammad Ali, a Muslim poet and Bishop then spoke of diocesan developments since the street vendor of Nazareth, inspired us all with its 2012 gathering, paid special tribute to those significant simplicity and grace. contributors who have left the Diocese and welcomed It has taken me all of sixty years to understand that newcomers who have taken up roles of leadership. water is the finest drink and bread the most delicious Guest speaker, Dr Veronica Lawson RSM, set the foodand that art is worthless unless it plants a context to her presentations naming the Year of Grace, measure of splendour in people’s hearts. the Year of Faith and liturgical Year C - the Year of In the closing session, students from St Mark’s Port Luke’s Gospel as backdrops. Participants were invited Pirie assisted Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ to creatively to identify connections between the scriptural focus launch The Diocesan Strategic Directions for 2013- and the Diocesan Strategic Directions. 2016. At table discussion with report back to the large The focus text for Sr Veronica’s first presentation was group we were all invited to reflect imaginatively on Luke 2:42-52, Jesus, lost and then found. His mother the Strategic Directions, identifying lighthouse people, treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus increased events and opportunities in our midst. in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favour. …Some of the Lighthouses named were - The Riverland The second presentation took Luke 4:14-30 as the key text. Plan for Pastoral Care, CWL, Child Protection, Sevenhill Centre of Ignatian Spirituality, our Deacon and his wife, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has Catholic Schools, the Motor Mission, State School anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has Outreach, Care and Concern, Pastoral Associates, our sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery Bishop and Priests, Priests from Africa, Philippines and of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free. Iraq, Prison Ministry, Asylum Seeker Ministry, Music At a Celebration of Repentance – remembering the Ministry, Centacare, Vinnies, Boystown ... Year of Grace and the sobering reality of the Royal Sr Elizabeth Young RSM gave us a disturbing account Commission into Sexual Abuse in our society - we came of Human Trafficking through the eyes of a victim together to acknowledge that as members of the Church, named Fiona. She urged us to a faith filled response to not just as isolated individuals, we have sinned and so these chilling realities - a faith that does justice - and as a Church we need to continue to seek forgiveness. explained the effective work of ACRATH (Australian We came to pray, as we do each day in the Eucharist, Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans). “look not on our sins but on the faith of your Church.” In summarising responses to table group discussions, Dr Peter Wednesday began early with our three African priests Munn and Kathy McEvoy identified trends and challenges to presiding and praying some parts in Swahili. be taken up in the parishes and regions of the diocese. In her third and final presentation Sr Veronica explored There were general calls to be open and receptive to various aspects of the Emmaus story told in Luke God’s grace, to step out of our comfort zones, to grow 24:13-33. They said to each other “Were not our in understanding of the scriptures and for all of us – hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on laity and clergy – to discern our Baptismal ministry the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us.” together. Eucharist can be seen as a central circle with In the journey to Emmaus context, Sister Veronica all the other Strategic Directions wrapped around and shared the compellingly simple words of the Irish poet also interconnected. David Whyte, Maureen Wauchope Sr Sonia Wagner SGS THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 9

To continue our active commitment to ecumenical and Strategic Directions Statement interfaith discussion and collaboration. Diocese of Port Pirie Launched at the Diocesan Assembly Preamble This Strategic Directions Statement builds 20 March 2013 on the seven pastoral goals which were articulated at Diocesan Assemblies and formed the agenda for To the Editor diocesan pastoral activity from 2000 until 2010. Much good work was done on these goals and they To gain peace and happiness in the world we must use are still pertinent for us now and into the future. prayer, the weapon of love and peace: not guns. Visiting They are: and praying to God is the answer. Some members of the Catholic faith spend hours praying in certain churches Eucharist even when there is nobody present, but not in others. To implement effective ways of encouraging all Catholics to participate in the celebration of the In these selected churches the sanctuary lamp Eucharist. is burning. This means that through a marvelous miracle, the fl esh and blood of the crucifi ed Jesus Family Life and Relationships are stored in the tabernacle of the selected churches. To increase services that support families in living, Jesus hides under the form of bread so that souls loving and joyfully may approach Him easily, and love him generously. Leadership and Community Worshippers will be rewarded on judgment day. A To enable all members of the diocesan community parish priest can only be present in one church at to exercise their gifts in response to God’s call to a a time. particular form of service. But in everyone of these Tabernacles through-out Reconciliation and Justice the entire world, the fl esh and blood of Jesus Christ To become increasingly recognized as a welcoming, who rose glorious and immortal from the grave healing and reconciling community and as effective over 2,000 years ago, is always there. It seems he advocates for social justice. cannot leave us, Jesus is waiting to help souls gain a passport to heaven. He stated “Come unto me all ye Young People that are weary and heavily laden and I will give you To establish a strong partnership with young people, rest. There is not one want of the soul, that I cannot encouraging them to use their gifts within the diocese. supply for the asking.” Faith Development God the Father sent his Divine Son to redeem us. Please To develop a comprehensive approach to the provision pray for me. This took me 83 years to write. of lifelong faith development. Patrick L. Kenny Ecumenical and Inter-Faith Relationships Streaky Bay

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Cathedral, which is also expected to host activities within its precinct. Elise Ganley, National Coordinator of the Young Christian Students movement, is one of the young people appointed to a National Steering Committee to develop and prepare for the festival. “The Festival presents an opportunity to harness the energy and enthusiasm of young people to participate In December this year, the Australian Catholic Bishops in the life and mission of the Church, and in turn be Conference will host the fi rst Australian Catholic Youth catalysts for change in their schools, parishes and wider Festival. The festival will be held in the Archdiocese communities” said Elise. For further information see of Melbourne from Thursday the 5th of December, to www.youthfestival.catholic.org.au Saturday the 7th of December, and gather up to 4,000 young Catholics from Year 9 students to those 25 years of age. The Festival will be the largest national gathering of Catholic young people since WYD 2008, and will be held fi ve years after Pope Benedict XVI Scooter City visited Australia for the Sydney WYD. Wheelchairs, Walkers & Domestic Mobility Aids Bishop Anthony Fisher, the Bishop’s Delegate for Youth said the concept of a national youth event had been discussed for many years. “The Bishop’s Commission for Pastoral Life, and the Australian Catholic Youth Council has invested a good amount of time refl ecting on the purpose and structure of a national youth event. It will be an exciting and vibrant gathering of young people, full of music, talks, prayer and exhibitions. “The festival will provide young people with an Mobile 0418 831 186 opportunity to encounter Christ through the Catholic Church in Australia and provide Bishops and Church 14 King Street, Port Pirie SA 5540 leaders an opportunity to listen to and engage with Inspection by appointment young people on issues and concerns in their lives.” Archbishop Hart, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, and the Archbishop hosting the festival, is very excited that the Catholic Youth of Australia will go on pilgrimage to Melbourne for this inaugural national youth event. “I welcome all young people who will come to Melbourne for the Festival. I hope they can make a pilgrimage to the wonderful for Quality, Service & St. Patrick’s Cathedral and to the birthplace of Value for Money St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop nearby. I look forward SPECIALISING IN to meeting and talking with them.” . Made to Measure Curtains The main venue for the gathering will be the Australian . Blinds & Window Accessories Catholic University’s St. Patrick’s Campus. The campus . Discounted Curtain Fabrics consists of two large outdoor spaces and two six-storey buildings, which will accommodate activities such 8632 2033 as workshops, interactive activities, expo and live Fax: 8632 5333 music. The campus is a short walk from St. Patrick’s [email protected] • 126 Ellen St, Port Pirie THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 11 Pirie Identity Turns 90 … the truth will set Noreen Murphy celebrated her 90th Birthday with an ‘Open House in the Pasminco Room at Lealholme on you free … Sunday 13th of January 2013. The decorations were pink mauve and white, and she had a lovely birthday cake decorated with tiny pink fl oral garlands and a John 8:32 mauve crystal framed photo of her as a young woman. About a month or so ago, the Irish Prime Minister apologized to the 10,000 girls and women who Noreen felt very blessed to have Bishop Greg O’Kelly, worked in the Magdalene laundries. Not the best Fr. Bill Wauchope and Fr Leon Quinn in attendance. work in the world: stinking, smelly and in more recent Bishop O’Kelly offi ciated with grace. Fr. Don Victory times [with syringes from drug users], dangerous. sent his apologies as due to other commitments he was These laundries operated from 1922 to 1996, and unable to attend. Noreen’s family members now live have been portrayed as pools of violence and sexual away, but her nephew, Peter McMahon fl ew from Western assault, especially in Plays and Films such as the Australia and another nephew, Malcolm Fitzgerald and Magdalene Sisters [2002]. But is this the reality? his partner Trish travelled from Adelaide, and her great nephew, Peter Seery also came from Adelaide. The Irish Government’s Enquiry into the Magdalene laundries has uncovered a gap between the [urban] Noreen received many lovely cards and gifts and some myth, and the reality. It found that there was not beautiful fl oral arrangements, among them was one one case of sexual abuse by a nun in any of these from another nephew, Kevin Murphy and his wife laundries. Discipline was the same as was common Debbie, also from another nephew, Les Seery and wife in European schools in the 1950’s and 60’s; that is, Bev, who live interstate. being rapped on the knuckles or caned on the legs. The afternoon was arranged by Noreen’s friend, Glad The Report found 35% of women stayed in the Scott and her family. Many of Noreen’s friends and laundries less than three months and 60% for less former workmates from many years ago at Prests than a year*. They were a far cry from the English were there to help her celebrate this special occasion, ‘Work-houses’ of the 19th century, or from the fact Numerous staff and residents from Lealholme also that over a million people starved to death in Ireland came along to wish Noreen well. during the potato famines of the late 1840’s and An afternoon tea was enjoyed by everyone, whilst many 1870’s, all the while Ireland was exporting meat and stories and memories were shared. Another nephew dairy product to England. Terry McMahon and his wife Jay, who were unable to But back to the present. attend on the Sunday, came on the following day with The Report’s Authors were amazed by the number of a huge box of chocolates. women who spoke positively about the nuns. Noreen made a wonderful speech, thanking everyone, In 2010 the British Newspaper, the Independent and said that she wanted to book the same for her 100th claimed that, in the United States “over 10,000 Birthday. God bless you, Noreen and we hope your children have been raped (by Catholic Priests)” This wish comes true. is simply not true. Whilst one rape is too many, the fact is that, in the U.S. Enquiry, there have been 68 allegations of rape, between 1950 to 2002. When the Irish enquiry into child abuse was published, in 2009, headlines around the world claimed, “Thousands were raped in (Catholic Reform schools)”, or “Thousands raped in Irish Christian Brother’s schools”.* We can only hope and pray that the Australian Royal Commission with the mass media, the fourth estate, will portray the truth and not the myth-driven version of events as have come out of the U.K, the U.S. and Noreen on her 90th Birthday with family members L-R Ireland. Mary & Peter Seery, Trish & Malcolm Fitzgerald and * from Brendan O’Neill in The Australian 22nd February 2013 Peter McMahon 12 THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013

Project Compassion in Port Augusta Young Catholic Woman’s Shrove Tuesday was celebrated in style at Caritas Interfaith Fellowship College, Port Augusta. It is the day where, traditionally Natasha Free, wife and people eat pancakes. In our photograph, we have mother of two, is a the School leaders and SRC members with Caritas primary school teacher shirts, cooking pancakes for the rest of the school at Samaritan College in community. Whyalla and recipient of a The following day, AshWednesday, Liturgies were held Young Catholic Women’s for each level, from Reception to year 12, during which Interfaith Fellowship. we launched Project Compassion and introduced our Together with sixteen students to the theme “Open Doors Into the Future” women from 12 diocese and, using photo gallery, they met people of each right across Australia country they will be supporting this Lent. Classes will she has embarked on a journey of faith and leadership be using the study guides and power-point presentations development. provided by Project Compassion which were all ordered The formation program includes theological studies, at the end of last year. interfaith engagement and leadership development. Each Year, the students in year 9 organize and participate It is a project of the Australian Catholic Bishops in the Caritas K Walkathon. to raise even more funds. Conference (ACBC) and is being sponsored by various We appreciate all the support we receive from Project religious congregations, institutions and Church Compassion, to inform our students learning and their agencies. For the fi rst time, the academic component of understanding of Social Justice issues. the Fellowship will be undertaken through The Broken Bay Institute (BBI). Natasha said that already the Fellowship was having a positive impact on her life. “It’s just such an amazing opportunity, and I’m really grateful for it,” she said. “I am looking forward to examining the commonalities of faith during my Interfaith Studies. Just as importantly, I am excited about coming to a fuller understanding of my own faith. This faith learning is all the more blessed by the company of the outstanding young Catholic women with whom I journey.”

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In February our Diocese was visited by Bea Socheth An early start on Monday 24th saw Fr. Paul Bourke from Cambodia. As a guest of Caritas Australia, he put accompany Socheth to an 11 am Ecumenical shared a face on our Project Compassion Lenten Sacrifi ce, lunch talk at Wudinna, before another talk after the 5 that assists the project work he does with youth outside pm Mass at Streaky Bay. He was so impressed with the Phnom City. Many young people in Cambodia face interest and warmth of the country people, as well as a highly uncertain and diffi cult future due to lack of our wide open spaces. One of his comments was that he education and life skills. would like to visit prior to harvest to see all the crops. Week four of Project Compassion featured the story Tuesday 25th saw him visit a farm early in the morning, of Vannbak, a young Cambodian man who continues before speaking at the 9.10 Mass in Port Lincoln. The to overcome great obstacles to secure a pathway to a Lutheran school invited him to tell his story of Youth for dignifi ed future through education and work. Peace to Navigator College students before he spoke to Sacheth was met eat St Josephs School, Clare, on some of the students at St Joseph’s in Port Lincoln. By Friday 22nd of February by Bob Ward, our South the time he caught the evening fl ight back to Adelaide Australian representative on the Caritas Australia he had shared much of his life with a variety of people National Committee. He was then driven to St James of all ages and vocations. School, Jamestown, where he spoke with the students His passion and enthusiasm in what he does and the and told them of how their Project Compassion was manner by which be shared his time and convictions, pivotal to Cambodia’s youth for peace work. After was an inspiring challenge for all. As Pope Paul VI school, Sacheth was able to share his story with the said, “development is another word for peace”. Project local YCS students. Saturday the 23rd saw him speak Compassion makes this possible. to a receptive group at Crystal Brook, and after a tour of the local area he spoke at the Vigil Mass at St. Mark’s Cathedral. Sr. Elizabeth Young our Diocesan Youth Chaplain took him to Port Augusta and he spoke at the 10.30 am Mass on Sunday 24th, later catching up with some of the youth. Sunday evening saw our Diocesan Director of Caritas, Fr. Paul Bourke from Coober Pedy, meet with them at Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Whyalla for a small gathering before his day fi nished by speaking at the 5.30 Mass. Sam Royals, Carmel McHatton, Ean Socheth, Margaret Knobbs, Sr Elizabeth Young, and Tony Kroes

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Adult Faith Development in Port Pirie A Scripture education initiative began in Port Pirie ALPHA is a ten week exploration of Christianity, held in October 2011 with the offering of a four session in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Introduction to the Synoptic Gospels. Fifteen people PROCLAIM 2012 saw ALPHA as one of the most participated in some or all of these discussions. important tools for New Evangelisation in Catholic During the Easter Season in 2012 eight people gathered over parishes in Australia. It originated in the Anglican two weeks to view a Visual Gospel of John (a three hour Church and was designed to be implemented in all DVD that included the entire text of the gospel). Following Christian Churches to promote the development of a this five of us met for some reflections on the Gospel. personal relationship with Jesus. ALPHA begins in When the Jesuit scholar Fr Brendan Byrne came to Pirie Port Pirie on Wednesday, 1st of May 2013. for a seminar with the priests of the diocese he also Following this short ‘conference break’ we decided to offered an evening session to interested members of the ‘study’ The Acts of the Apostles. By this time we Pirie community. Enthused by Fr Byrne’s knowledge had been joined by two members of the Baptist and insights the same five decided to meet on Monday Community. Again we started with a viewing of the evenings to begin reading and discussing Mark’s Gospel, Visual Acts, another three hour DVD. Copyright of passage by passage. Using our different translations, these DVDs allows for public viewing provided no with their commentaries, we shared our insights noting fee is charged. After the viewing we started working the flow of Mark’s narrative and features of the Gospel. through the book, passage by passage, covering two As the weeks progressed we were joined by two other to three chapters each night in ninety minute sessions. members of the parish. Christmas was near when we finished but there was still In August 2012, four members of the group attended one Monday night left and this was used for a ‘study’ of PROCLAIM 2012, in Sydney. This was a three day conference the Birth Narratives of Luke and Matthew. on the New Evangelisation of the Australian Catholic Church. In February of this year we continued Luke’s Gospel, A number of international and national guest speakers and trying to discuss three chapters each week. With Easter 400 participants shared their ideas on New Evangelisation. approaching we jumped ahead to Luke’s Passion Narrative What the conference proclaimed to be of primary importance as this is heard on Passion Sunday 2013. On our final was a Christian’s “personal relationship with Jesus”. evening before Easter, the Monday of Holy Week, we will With this in mind, we returned to Port Pirie and invited ‘study’ John’s Passion Narrative as this is heard on Good Bishop Greg and Fr. Leon for a meal during which we Friday every year. This leaves five chapters of Luke to be shared our experience of the conference and discussed covered after Easter. We have not discussed what to do what direction we could take next in our parish. What later in the year but one of Paul’s Letters is a possibility. was decided was that ALPHA would be held in Port Pirie, The core group is Peggy and Ian Roberts, Janette and under the leadership of Janette and David Willson. David Willson, and Frank Fahy. THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 15

‘Stop the Hurting’ Booklet Launched Centacare Catholic Family Services SA launched a them safe” Dr. Peter Munn, CEO, indicated ‘we need new booklet, ‘Stop the Hurting’ at their Ceduna Offi ce to provide women with all the resources we can, to recently. The Booklet has been produced in partnership make the decisions, given what they have often been with the Indigenous Coordination Centre at Ceduna, through. and was coordinated by Sarah King, of Centacare Centacare are also looking to reach out to some of the Catholic Family Services, Whyalla. The booklet has more isolated communities, like Yalata and Oak Valley, been designed to give clear, helpful information to where domestic and family violence have also been people experiencing domestic or family violence. reported. 2006 Indigenous Woman of the Year, Aunty Rose Centacare Catholic Family Services in Ceduna can offer Hillman and Chelsea Lieberwith of Centacare advice, support, advocacy and crisis accommodation Whyalla have translated sections of the booklet into for people who are experiencing family or domestic the Pitjantjatjara language. Aunty Rose said that this violence. booklet was one of the best ideas she has ever been involved with. “It’s a very good idea to have this Services in Ceduna can be accessed 24 hours a day, connection between the Aboriginal community and the seven days a week, by calling the Domestic violence wider community, as it’s still an issue which affects Gateway on 1800 800 098, or by contacting the offi ce both,” she said. at 15 McKenzie Street Ceduna on 8625 3810. “The Pitjantjatjara translation is great for the Aboriginal community to have because many of us fall straight back into our language when alarmed.” Michelle Naylon, a domestic violence support worker with Centacare Catholic Family Services, Country SA, in Ceduna, designed some of the Aboriginal artwork in the booklet. Centacare Operations Manager – homelessness, Sheila Purvis said domestic violence continues to be a big issue within the community. “We only have to look around us to see domestic and family violence is a big problem in Ceduna,” she said. “We hope the booklet will help to give people advice and information, to make choices which will keep

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Berri Church Jubilee In 1963, the little church called St Mary’s in Berri closed One overwhelming fact that the organising committee its doors to worship for the last time. St Mary’s was has come to realise is that communities don’t really go constructed in 1936 and served the Berri community out of their way to record day-to-day events because, well. However, the needs of a growing community saw well, they are day-to-day events. They may or may not the construction of a new church building, which was be significant events, but down the track they become consecrated and opened for worship in June 1963. This little treasures of moments in time that, being essentially was the inauguration of the Parish of Our Lady of the unrecorded, are lost. So reconstructing a history is River. The original building still stands and is now part a challenge. It largely relies on scattered, personal of the Our Lady of the River school. In fact, the building records and memory. Any assistance in the collection always was central to the school as a classroom with of relevant data would be greatly appreciated. the student desks doubling up as pews during religious A web site has been established specifically for the observances. Jubilee at www.olorjubilee.org.au. As events unfold, There is a great deal of history in the school. It has the web site will be updated with relevant information. traditionally been staffed by the Sisters of St Joseph The web site includes a registration form to allow in company with lay educators. It would be nice to interested persons to book for the luncheon and reserve think that Australia’s first Saint, St Mary of the Cross a copy of the book. MacKillop, had more than a passing acquaintance Recently, a poll of the parishioners was undertaken to with the school in its early years. The Sisters of St determine a new name for the parish. The catalyst for Joseph have maintained a continuous, although now the name change is the need to consolidate common diminished, presence in the Parish since those first functions between the parishes of the Riverland, to years. facilitate implementation of the recommendations The season of activities kicked off on Sunday the 10th arising out of the report to the Bishop from the Riverland of February with a two-fold celebration. It was both a Assembly and to name the cluster of Riverland parishes sad and a happy occasion. Sister Veronica Slattery rsj in a way that emphasises their communality. The full has served in the parish for nine years as pastoral carer text of the report may be read on the parish web site’s for St Catherine’s Home. She handed over the baton to Riverland Assembly page at www.olor.org.au. Sister Christine Schwerdt rsj and the parish celebrated The cluster of parishes will be known as the Riverland Sister Veronica’s service at the morning Mass, which Parishes of Our Lady of the River. Thus, the parish was also the kick-off for the Jubilee. of Our Lady of the River needed a new name. This Our Lady of the River church has been the focal point name change has no bearing on the school, which will for the Catholic community in Berri and surrounding continue to be known as the Our Lady of the River environs for 50 years. The Parish will celebrate the school. Golden Jubilee with a lead-in Mass presided by Bishop The result of the poll is that the parishioners voted Greg O’Kelly celebrating the service of deceased overwhelmingly in favour of the name St Mary’s. Bishops, Priests, Sisters and parishioners on Friday the Therefore, after 50 years as the parish of Our Lady of 31st of May 2013 at 7pm. A historical display will be set the River, the Berri Catholic Parish will once again up in the Parish centre that interested people can browse be known by the name with which it was originally after the Mass. We expect to have a range of displays endowed in 1936. consisting of photographs and other memorabilia. The Bishop, Greg O’Kelly SJ, will consecrate the The culmination of the celebrations will be a newly named parish in conjunction with the Golden commemorative Mass on Sunday the 2nd of June at Jubilee celebrations on the 2nd of June 2013. 10:30am that will be followed by a luncheon at the Monash club. In the meantime, enquiries can be made via email to Gary Broughton ([email protected]) or Michael To further commemorate the occasion, the Golden Johnson ([email protected]) or by phone on Jubilee organising committee, under the patronage 08 8595 1217 (Gary) or 0417 835 148 (Michael). of Father Steve Ardill, who is the moderator of the Alternatively, interested persons may always contact Riverland Catholic Parishes, is preparing a historical the parish on 08 8582 1894. book of photographs, reminiscences, recollections, anecdotes and memorable moments covering the fifty years. This is no trivial undertaking as records are scarce. THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 19

Reflections on the Diocesan Assembly 2013 His mother treasured all these things How beautiful was Sr. Veronica’s affirmation of and pondered them in her heart Luke 2:51 Medad, Julius and Ben, this acknowledgement that you As I leave this Diocesan Assembly, what will I leave your own culture and enter into our very different ponder? What will I treasure? culture to serve. Thank you Medad, Julius and Ben for the grace you reveal to us, for the dance in the music I treasure our Diocese gathering together, a gift shared of your African tradition, for the dance you do with us, across vast distances, over 200 of us. the music of your lives you reveal to us. I thought of I Treasure the riches of ideas and possibilities explored the poet W.H. Auden who said of grace, When grace together in the prospect of our parishes linking, enters, there is no choice, humans must dance. connecting together in new ways, in our Regional and I treasure in my heart the image in the Cathedral of the Diocesan Councils. cross of flowers, a cross of our lament a cross of hope. I treasure the abundance of grace revealed as Sr Each of us placed our flowers on the cross, against the Veronica led us through the word. I treasure how the haunting organ music reminding us of the unspoken, text, the beautifully chosen Gospel passages; the boy I will never forget you my people, I have carved you Jesus in the temple; Jesus at Nazareth; and the Walk in the palm of my hand. I treasure the knowing that in to Emmaus, were placed in conversation with our these times, as in all times, we are indeed carved in the Diocesan Strategy Directions, 2013 – 2016. palm of God’s hands. I treasure the glorious persistence of grace, permeating Sr Veronica described Luke as a co-worker with Paul, the text of our lives, and revealed in the four life stories those giants of Christianity and with all those over the in Greg Hay’s evening at the Port Rooms. centuries, in different times and places who have been Christian. We shared in those moving stories of grace, Rosemary’s story, Adrian’s story, Paul’s story, and Colleen’s story. I treasure the vivid descriptions of our own ‘lighthouses’, people of service, giants of faith in our own time and Colleen told us, there was Christ as a surprise to me. in the place. compassion of someone whom she might have thought of as ‘other’, Colleen understood Christ surprising her. I know that we are held, gently, tenderly, as we step out of our comfort zone in our communities to follow the Greg spoke of the authenticity of a spirituality that light of our strategic directions, has laughter. We were enriched in a spirituality and laughter together in the Port Rooms. to grow in learning together; to work together, laity and clergy, to discern together, pray together, work with In the Cathedral, in the Chrism Mass, there were each other to engage the gifts in the community. I know moments of silence, of abundant stillness, full of such that we are held, gently, tenderly, as we dare to dream awe as to be almost beyond words. to do as Sr. Veronica described in David Whyte’s poem, In the annual pattern and rhythm of the procession Start Close In: and blessing of the oils, I noticed this year, the oil of Start close in gladness, the oil of gladness, holy oil, fragrance of the don’t take Holy Spirit. the second step I treasure the gladness in our assembly moments or the third, together, fragrant indeed, with the breathe of the Spirit start with the first with us and amongst us. thing In the Cathedral, in the morning Mass, Frs. Medad, close in, Julius and Ben sang in unison, the language, Swahili, the step you don’t together praising God, Through him with him and want to take in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and So, we are in the dance of the Diocese, as we take the honour is yours. step, the first thing, I treasure Paul Bourke’s wisdom The rhythm we know, and like a depth charge into our shared with us through his life story, be there, God will Christian story and tradition, it pulses deep down into provide the rest. thousands of years of honouring God, and reveals back to us, What things will you treasure in your heart from our gathered here today, in the richness of our sacred Liturgy. Diocesan Assembly 2013? 20 THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013

“Oh, that You would bless me indeed ...” The Prayer of Jabez in hindsight I now realise that those words – enlarge A remarkable book written by my territory – are indeed there for a purpose. What an Dr Bruce H Wilkinson incredible way of finding out where God is leading us! Well, of course I am most grateful to my friend for Some five or so years ago a friend of mine gave me a giving me the book, and I’m still reciting the prayer gift of daily. I will forever be thankful that my husband, the a book. Its title is “The Prayer of Jabez”. Deacon, answered God’s call which caused our lives to I had never heard of this book, nor of anyone named be enriched beyond measure. And I thank God for His Jabez, but from the moment I began to read it I was great and wonderful love. intrigued. I would think that many Catholics (and But I believe now that this story began many years Christians) might be intrigued with the very first ago, long before I ever knew of the Jabez Prayer. I paragraph which reads: am blessed to have as a first cousin a wonderful Jesuit “The little book you’re holding is about what happens priest who has given his whole life to the missions in when ordinary Christians decide to reach for an India since 1952. He is now 90 years of age, and I extraordinary life – which, as it turns out, is exactly the have never forgotten that a long, long time ago he said kind God promises.” to me, “I believe that God puts us where He wants us, if we let Him.” I’m sure I didn’t really understand the Well, The Prayer of Jabez is a very small book, in full significance of those words way back then, but I largish print, and less than 100 pages long, so I skipped certainly do now. through it in a reasonably short time. And then I read it again, more slowly, a second time. Finally, I would have to say that God has absolutely blessed me indeed, and has most definitely enlarged I discovered that Jabez was a character whose name my territory. It is a great privilege to be the wife of a appears in only one place in the Bible – to be more Deacon! specific, in the First book of Chronicles 4:9-10. And what a strange story it is. Nita Stokes Space here does not allow for me to enlarge on the Gary and Nita Stokes would like to thank all of whole extract from the Bible, but I encourage you to those wonderful people who offered prayers and read this, as well as the Jabez book, for yourselves. Masses for their youngest son, Bernard, during The point that I will enlarge upon is the actual prayer his recent illness. His surgery was successful, of Jabez who called on the God of Israel saying: and he is now recuperating. Once again, thank “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my you all. territory, that Your hand would be with me,and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” I pondered on this prayer for some time, and it seemed to linger so much in my consciousness that I began to recite it every day and it soon became a regular part of my spiritual life. I was very keen for God to bless me indeed; I definitely wanted His hand to be with me always; and I was most anxious for Him to keep me from evil so as not to cause pain to anyone. But as for “enlarge my territory” – well, how on earth would He do that? Wasn’t my life already quite full? Surely that line was meant for other people, not me? Bigger - Better - Stronger But it was part of the prayer so I faithfully continued to pray, curious to see what would happen. Then, enter the Deacon! I’m not sure when I eventually made the connection, but when I did I marvelled at how blind I had been, and THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 21

New Website for Port Pirie Diocese Three years ago Mr Jim Scavarelli teacher at St Marks information provided to us, if you would like or have a College Port Pirie, spent many hours producing a suggestion for the new website please email Bernadette web page for the Pirie Diocese that was part of the at [email protected] and visit the website Archdiocese of Adelaide website. Two years ago at www.pp.catholic.org.au . Bernadette Wauchope from the Diocesan Offi ce working with Katie Low and Marie Woods from the Catholic Education Offi ce in Adelaide and Mr David Rawlinson from the University of Adelaide began to “build” a new website. After many hours liaising with Parishes and organisations from around the Diocese, working with Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ on a colour scheme that refl ected the colours of our vast diocese and pictures and content that highlights the great many gifts our diocese has to offer, the website was fi nally made “Live” last month. The vision for the website is that it will grow and become an integral part of our Diocesan life and communications. Being a resource that showcases what our unique and vibrant Diocese has to offer to not only the Australian church but the Universal church. We have some great information on the website an example of this is the detailed history from Port Lincoln. To keep the Website up to date with what is happening in all corners of the Diocese we rely on 22 THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013

Fundamental Delusion Strangely and sadly, when many in Western Society still coming from Mary, and the followers were being appear to have grown weary of Christianity, and instructed to repudiate any changes in the Liturgy. Christian people need to drink from the sources of Word I knew personally a devout couple who were split apart and Sacrament within the Church, there are instances by this movement, with the husband accepting Debra’s of devout people turning to weird sects, of decent words, and the wife knowing them to be strange. At one Catholic people and others giving credence to some self stage Debra revealed that a revelation that said that the proclaimed visionary who leads them down the paths English Mass was invalid, and that Mary had withdrawn that sew sorrow for many. These cults frequently result in the ‘power’ of priests to transform bread and wine into family breakup, spiritual distress, rejection of the teachers the Body and Blood of Christ! The husband asked Debra of the Church, a self-righteousness and insulation from what he should do, as he still wanted to accompany his the wider Christian community is created and all based wife to Mass. Debra replied that he should close his on someone’s supposed private revelations. Words eyes at the Consecration and say a decade of the rosary. attributed to Jesus or Mary suggesting actions that are in I had to speak to him later, because when I held the contradiction to Jesus’ teaching in the Gospel. host in front of him and said “The Body of Christ”, he In our Australian Church we saw the harm of those just looked and made no answer, no “Amen”. Debra ‘visionaries’. Sisters claiming to have private grew wealthier and wealthier, driving expensive cars, revelations, created for St. Mary of the Cross MacKillop. and eventually court actions were taken against her for Fr. Tenison Woods believed them but St. Mary had a failure to repay loans. Debra has left Australia and is greater common sense and attachment to the proper presently in the United States, with a lot of wrecked processes of the Church, and refused to believe them. lives left here in Australia. Throughout history the Church has been very reluctant There is another one of these strange organizations to assent to private visions, and private revelations. operating presently, and it goes under the title of ‘Divine Such things are more often attributable to delusion Mercy Maria’. It has a website entitled ‘The Warning’, rather than to Jesus or Mary. referring to the end of the world. It is not clear at all In the 1970’s and 80’s, there grew up near Nowra NSW, who Maria is. The revelations are sometimes signed a special cult led by William Kamm who took the ’Your Jesus’ and others by Mary are signed as ‘Mary title ’the Little Pebble’. He had a reputation for being Mother of Salvation’. (It is Jesus, not Mary who is the a very holy man, and a group of people began to live author of salvation). This particular movement has in community with him, wearing a form of religious prophesized that Pope Benedict would be ousted and habit. Kamm’s revelations grew weirder and weirder. he would be followed by a False Prophet. Good people He claimed he would be the last Pope before the end are now believing this about Pope Francis! of the world, and that he would succeed John Paul II. The revelations contain various elements that are When that didn’t happen, the revelations were adjusted common to most of these sects. First of all things are to reveal that he would succeed Benedict XVI. That communicated in secret to the visionary alone. Doubt doesn’t seem to have happened either, thus far … There is expressed about the authenticity of the priests and will be a gathering up of the elect at the end of the world, Bishops to teach the truth, or to stand up against the and a new race will commence, led by the Little Pebble, forces of evil. The prophetess says that she will be and this race will grow from his mystic seed through the persecuted – “You, my daughter will be declared to be help of twelve queens and seventy-two princesses. a fraud by one of these false prophets who will do this Accusations of child sexual abuse were raised, and the in the Catholic Church in front of my tabernacle”. (So, Little Pebble is currently serving a sentence for those if any priest or Bishop criticizes Maria, then that will be crimes against two under-aged girls. His movement seen as fulfillment of that prophecy …). Benedict XVI was condemned by the Bishop of Woolongong, (now is the last true Pope on earth. There are conspiracies at Archbishop Wilson). Kamm is due for release in April work within the Church, organized by the Masons and this year, and yet there are still followers waiting for an evil group led by Satan. The False Prophet will be his release. Delusion. directed by Satan to become a friend of Israel, and will appear to defend Israel, with the support of Babylon, Another movement grew up in the Diocese of which is the European Union’,! The final sentence in Toowoomba, the Magnificat Meal Movement. The this revelation reads “go now and let not your hearts be prophetess responsible for this Movement was known deceived by liars. Your Jesus’. Amen to that. as Debra. It had much the same idea that revelations were THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013 23

Fundamental Delusion continued ... IHS There are a few common characteristics to these movements. These initials appear on the crest of our new Holy The visionary is the sole mediator of the divine messages. Father, but what does it mean? Those who appose the visionary are inspired by Satan. It is important to contribute financially. These movements If you put ihs into a search engine of your computer, have a lot of money; there websites are professional and you will get dozens of images, many of them associated expensive. The visionary will be denounced by others, and with Jesuit houses and individuals. this is a form of persecution. There is a lot of reference The use of ihs as a symbol for Jesus goes back well made to the Apocalypse, and the various symbols in the before the Jesuits were founded in 1539. It is an authentic Apocalypse are interpreted for today. The end of the world symbol, used by all the Western Church. Whilst it is is coming soon, and we will be taken to a new world (this much wider than the Jesuits, it is used especially by process is often called Rapture). them. So the ihs is placed over the door of the oldest In assessing these claims and movements, the Church uses Jesuit house in Australia, at Sevenhill put there by the the Gospel sayings of Jesus, that by their fruits you shall Brothers when the first stone house was built in 1854. know them. When these fruits are family division, suspicion, It survives and seen in little Jesuit churches throughout conspiracy factors, anti Semitism, rejection of Vatican II (and our Diocese, such as the front of the church of St. practices such as Communion in the hand) the claim that the Francis Regis in Crystal Brook. It is also prominent on disciples of the visionary are the only true believers, and as the front facade of the elect, will be the only ones who will be saved at the end of the world. In some instances sexual immorality is condoned. St. Margaret’s church at Port Broughton, and that was never a Jesuit church. Devotion wider than the Jesuits In a time of great corruption in the Church, St. Ignatius use this symbol of the Holy Name. Loyola devised his ‘Rules for Thinking with the Church’. No matter what mistakes Church leaders might make the The ihs has been used by individuals who are not Church remains the Bride of Christ, and the teacher of the Jesuits themselves, but who wish to pay tribute to the Word. A simple guideline given by Ignatius for discernment influence that the Jesuits have had on their Formation. was “where would this take me; in what direction would Thus Archbishop Denis Hart, who grew up in a Jesuit this go?” In other words does it lead to a good end or a bad parish and was taught by the Jesuits both at school and end. These movements such as those listed above clearly in the seminary, includes the ihs in his crest. So does lead to hurt, disruption, disillusion and loss of faith; people Bishop Bill Wright, Bishop of Newcastle-Maitland, cheated financially, a suspension of ordinary common sense who went to St. Aloysius College in Sydney as a boy, and a rejection of the teaching authority of the Church. and he states quite explicitly that the symbol is there because of the association. It also features in the centre The people who are lulled into these sects are people who of the crest of the present Bishop of the Diocese of Port became interested because they have a love of Jesus and Pirie! It features in the crest of the Holy Father. the saints. That love was played upon and twisted by the visionary and prophetic leader. We should all bring to our What does it mean? IHS has been given all sorts of prayer the families of those who have gone into these sects, meanings down the ages, from I have suffered in his because they grieve, and we should pray for the members footsteps , to the far less reverential meaning given by of the sect that the Word of Jesus, the truth that sets them students at Jesuit Colleges, where it was interpreted as free, will bring them back to the community of the Church I hate school. which loves them and wishes to nourish them. The full word should read IHSOUS which is the Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ Greek way of writing the name of Jesus. In Greek, an abbreviation consisted in using only the first few letters, I saw them coming up the path, Bible in hand: they and hence ihs is an abbreviation for the Holy Name of may as well have had trumpet blasts announcing their Jesus. Ignatius Loyola insisted that the Order that he arrival. I was polite and courteous to them and without founded be called the Society of Jesus, and he and the specifically saying it, I managed to steer the conversation early Jesuits always used the ihs as the sign on their around to the end of the world. They took the bate and letters, and it became a part of the official seal used by said it. I responded, “Thanks for reminding me, I must the Jesuit Superior General. mark it in my diary”. They looked at each other as if I’d just got out of my space ship, and said “What do you want to do that for?” To which I replied, “So I can cancel the Bread and the paper of course”. They left shortly. Fr Chris Warnock 24 Diocesan Information THE WITNESS APRIL, 2013

Parishes and Mass Times around Cummins Fr Kevin Matthews Pt Pirie Fr Leon P. Quinn Adm the Diocese Phone 8676 2189 email [email protected] Fax 8676 2508 Phone 8632 3977 Berri Fr Steve Ardill [email protected] Fax 8632 5007 Phone 8582 1894 Cummins 1st 4th Sunday 8.30 am Fr Francis Montero Fax 8582 4291 2nd Sunday 10.30 am Sunday Mass email [email protected] [Vigil] 3rd 5th 6 pm Cathedral [Vigil] 6.00 pm Sunday Mass 9 am & 6pm Tumby Bay 1st 4th Sunday 10.30 am 10.30 am Barmera Sunday 11am 2nd Sunday 8.30 am Solomontown 5.00 pm Waikerie 1st 3rd 5th Sundays 8 am 3rd 5th Sunday 5 pm Crystal Brook 8.30 am 2nd 4th Sundays 11 am Blanchetown 2nd Sunday 4 pm Gladstone Mgr Arthur Hackett Quorn Fr Chris O’Neil Morgan 1st 3rd 5th {Vigil] 5 pm Phone 8662 2427 Phone 8648 6185 2nd 4th Sunday 4pm email [email protected] Fax 8648 6185 Sunday Mass 1st 3rd 5th Sunday 9.30am email [email protected] Booleroo Centre Fr D Victory Georgetown 2nd 4th Sunday 9.30am Sunday Mass [Vigil] 6.30 pm Phone/Fax 8667 2020 2nd 4th Sunday 8.30 am email [email protected] Jamestown Mgr Paul Quirk V.G. Carrieton Sunday Mass Phone 8664 1056 [Vigil] 2nd 4th Sundays 6.30 pm Booleroo Centre email [email protected] 1st 3rd 5th Sundays 8.30 am Each Sunday 8.30 am Sunday Mass [Vigil] 6 pm Hawker Sunday 10.30 am [5th] Sunday 10 am 9 am Leigh Creek 1st Sunday 3.30 pm Laura 1st Sunday 10 am Pekina 2nd Sunday 10 am Peterborough Fr Paul Quirk Renmark Fr J. Stuart-James Wirrabara 3rd Sunday 10 am Phone 8651 2008 Phone 8586 6239 Orroroo 4th Sunday 10 am Mass Time Sunday 11am Fax 8586 6259 9 ptBurra Fr. L.J. Quinn email [email protected] Phone 8892 2525 Kadina Fr Adrian Noonan Sunday Mass [Vigil] 6.30 pm, 9am Fax 8892 3010 Phone 8821 3943 Fax 8821 3493 Roxby Downs Fr John Folkman Cleve Fr Adrian Head email [email protected] Phone 8671 0925 Phone 8628 2189 Sunday Mass Office 8671 2307 email [email protected] Kadina 10.30 am Fax 8671 2308 Sunday Mass Moonta 8.30 am Sunday Mass Cleve 1st Sunday 11 am Wallaroo [Vigil] 7.00 pm Roxby Downs [Vigil] 6 pm 2nd Sunday 8.30 am Sunday 9 am 3rd Sunday [Vigil] 6 pm Loxton Fr Medad Woomera 2nd 4th 5th 11.30 am 4th Sunday 8.30 am Phone 8584 7572 Andamooka 1st 3rd Sunday 11 am 5th Sunday 11 am Fax 8584 6330 email [email protected] Snowtown Mgr Ray Pope Cowell 1st Sunday 8.30 am Sunday Mass 1st 3rd 5th 11 am Phone/Fax 8865 2264 2nd Sunday 11 am 2nd 4th 8 am 3rd Sunday 9 am Streaky Bay Fr Matthew Newman 4th Sunday [Vigil] 6 pm Pt Augusta Fr Paul Crotty Sunday Mass 11am 5th Sunday 8.30 am email [email protected] Ceduna [Vigil] Saturday 6pm Phone 8642 2847 Chandada Sunday 9am Kimba 1st Sunday [Vigil] 6 pm Fax 8641 2187 Sunday Mass 2nd Sunday 9 am Fr Kh’lid Marogi Smokey Bay 1st Sunday 5pm 3rd Sunday 8.30 am email [email protected] Minnipa 2nd Sunday 5pm 4th Sunday 11 am Sunday Mass Wirrulla 3rd Sunday 5pm 5th Sunday [Vigil] 6 pm Pt Augusta [Vigil] 6.30 pm Wudinna 4th Sunday 6pm 10.30 am Wudinna 5th Sunday 6pm Coober Pedy Wilmington 8.30 am Fr Paul Bourke Whyalla Fr Jim Monaghan Phone 8672 5011 Pt Lincoln Fr Brian Matthews email [email protected] Fax 8672 5887 Phone 8682 3725 Phone 8645 8023 [email protected] email [email protected] Fax 8645 5412 Sunday Mass [Vigil] 6.30 pm Fr Matthew Newman Fr Arno Vermeeren 10.00 am [email protected] email [email protected] Sunday Mass [Vigil] 6 pm Sunday Mass 9 am St Teresa’s [Vigil] 7 pm Coffin Bay 1st Sunday 6 pm 8.30 am Our Lady’s 10.30 am 5.30 pm