TOGETHERIn the Diocese of wagga.catholic.org.au FREE JULY 2018 ST PATRICK’S VALE SISTER NAIDOC CHURCH M VALERIAN WEEK CORBETT inside CENTENARY 6 20 17 Artwork: tarmunggie-woman Artist: Cheryl Moggs NAIDOC Week 2018 2018BECAUSE OF HER, WE CAN! NAIDOC Week 2018 celebrates the invaluable contributions This artwork portrays the courage and resilience of Aboriginal naidoc.org.au that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have made – and Torres Strait Islander women. 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TOGETHER JULY 2018 NEWS 3 Multi faith Refugee Week prayer service for peace by Joan Saboisky Council and the forty years since City Council, Caritas, Medical the arrival to San Isidore of profession, Amnesty International, The sun shone as people Khamleck and Nom Phraphone and many volunteer groups also arrived and filled Our Lady of and their five children. They were attended. the Blessed Eucharist Church the first refugee family welcomed TRUST BUILDING, A San Isidore on Sunday 24th in 1978 by the San Isidore refugee LUBRICANT OF PEACE June to pray for Peace. How committee. In the late seventies BUILDING: badly the world needs peace was a group of San Isidore families Ron Lawler, the guest speaker evident when Peggy Adamson had been meeting and praying for drew on years of experience in announced that every two seconds some time with a desire to provide various parts of the world through one person is forcibly displaced practical assistance to refugees. his involvement with Initiatives because of conflict or persecution. Work, with a significant volunteer for Change International; a She quoted figures just released contribution began in establishing global organisation dedicated by the United Nations Refugee cottages for accommodation on to building trust across world Agency; currently 68.5 million land made available by the Catholic divides. He also reflected from his Deputy Mayor Dallas Tout and his daughter Eliza (also volunteer support) people around the world have been Diocese of Wagga Wagga. experience for 25 years as a senior with new Yazidi friends at the supper. forced from their home. Noreen Junck (from the manager in government agencies Antonio Gueterres, the UN original San Isidore group) and for Aboriginal and community Secretary General in a message Belinda Crain (Manager of the services. added, our response to refugees Multicultural Council) lit candles Ron noted that personal is not about sharing a burden. in gratitude for all the people relationships are a key ingredient It is about sharing a global embraced by these two remarkable of an inclusive society and a key responsibility, based not only histories and the people involved foundation of peace building. He on the broad idea of our and supported by them. explained we more easily trust common humanity but also on SOLIDARITY IN PRAYING those whom we know and are the very specific obligations FOR PEACE: less likely to condemn a whole of international law. The root During the service, led by Fr group for the actions of a few. As problems are war and hatred, Paddy Sykes of Our Lady of a white Australian I am not held not people who flee. Refugees Fatima Catholic Parish, there was a responsible for what my white are among the first victims of richness and special flavour in the brother up the street does. terrorism. gathering when witnessing such He further noted that Peace Noreen Junck (representing the original San Isidore Refugee Committee) The Prayer service for many a diverse group coming together building may include many things celebrating the 40th Anniversary since the arrival of the first refugee family years has traditionally been a in unity to offer prayers for such as: 1. Building community to San Isidore, Fr Paddy Sykes who led the Prayer Service, Belinda Crain (Manager of the Multicultural Council) celebrating the 30th Anniversary of peace. Those attending included: fitting conclusion to Refugee safety and connections; 2. the MCC Wagga Wagga. Week Events held in Wagga MARWA (Muslim Association Healing or the management Wagga, and a golden opportunity Riverina Wagga Australia), of memories and trauma; 3.