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Volume 61 Number 2 - April 2015

Journal of the Diocese of Port Pirie

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EditorialAlong with many others, I

am trying to recover from an exhaustive weekend when we had the Ordination of Father Harold: the Filipino community sure know how to celebrate; congratulations goes to the organisers. It felt like Christmas...Christ born again in our midst. It took me back to my own Ordination, 30 odd years ago, when I was young man, setting out, with all my hopes and dreams of spreading the Kingdom of God. But God seems to have had other ideas regarding that. So here I am basically house bound, wondering about my priesthood and what, if anything I have to offer the People of God: this is something I struggle with.According to the Letter to the Hebrews a priest is ‘one who offers sacrifice.’ Does this mean that God is with drawing my priesthood from me? I think not, for God said all those years ago “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek” and “We may be unfaithful, but He is always faithful”.So where does that leave me with this broken body, which does not do what I want it to. My motivation for seeking Priesthood was to be able to celebrate Eucharist, the source and summit of the Christian life, for his people: now all I have to offer is brokenness. But isn’t that what Priesthood is all about? In celebrating the Eucharist we share in the brokenness of Christ Crucified and so Eucharist becomes a living reality in our lives.

Fr Chris Warnock

from the Bishop’s Diary 2 Editorial

3 Homily: Ordination to the Priesthood

7 Local Citizens of the Year

9 Easter Pastoral Letter

10 Youth Assembly

12 Commissioning Mass

13 Golden Jubilees

14 Fr Jimmy Remembers

15 Whyalla Scots Celebrate

16 Dux Reflections

17 Fellowship Graduation

18 News from the Western Region

19 Beginning of Year Liturgy

20 Parish Contacts

Editor Fr Chris Warnock Phone 0488 112 150 [email protected] Pirie Signs and Designs 7 Pt Germein Rd Port Pirie 5540Advertising Mr Neil Davidson O’Reily House 105 Gertrude St Port Pirie 5540 Phone 8632 0558The Witness is a Bi-Monthly Publication of the Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie Issued every February, April, June, August, October and December.Subscriptions $30 per annum postedCirculation Readership 3,600 Readers

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April2nd Holy Thursday

Mass Port Augusta Prison Cathedral Liturgy

3rd Good Friday Cathedral Liturgy

4th Easter Vigi Cathedral Liturgy

5th Easter Sunday Cathedral Liturgy

7th Address St Mark’s Staff - Port Pirie8th - 14th Philippines

Thanksgiving Masses Fr Harold Camonias

15th Diocesan Finance Council PP Priests Sustentation

Fund and Council of Priests MeetingEcumenical evening with Fr Timothy

Radcliffe OP - Port Pirie16th Seminar for Priests Religious, Pastoral Associates

& Catholic Educators with Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP - Port Pirie

18th Gathering of Religious - Adelaide21st Supervisory Group Teleconference

May2nd Diocesan Pastoral Council

- Port Pirie4th PP Priests Golf Day - Port Augusta7th Chair Bishops Commission for

Catholic Education - SydneyMeeting of Bishops Commission for Justice, Ecology and Development -

Sydney 8th ~ 14th Australian Catholic Bishops

Conference Meeting - Sydney15th Catholic Education

Jubilarian Celebrations - Whyalla17th & 18th Jesuit Schools

Commission Meeting - Adelaide21st National Catholic

Education Commission meets22nd - 23rd Good Samaritan Sisters 125

years celebrations - Port Pirie24th Confirmation - Port Pirie5th CESA Leadership meets26th Broken Bay Institute Board Meets

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be aware of the presence of your father Monolo who has gone before us marked with the sign of faith. And so obvious from the number of people here, it is a day of joy for your friends, and for your new diocese. You grew up on Talim Island in the Philippines, and in time finished your Bachelor in Computer Engineering. You were very active with a Catholic Christian group, Christ Youth in Action and you also became closely involved with a sodality of Catholic professional men and women, University graduates. You became aware of an Australian Religious Congregation which had a house in Manila, known as the Missionaries of God’s Love, numbers of whom are here today. You were attracted by their openness and joy and spiritual spontaneity, and you became one of them for a few years. In time you believed God was calling you into a different way of life, and the vocation of the diocesan priest became strongly attractive to you. You were studying in Melbourne at the time, and our seminarian Ramel Morales, and Deng Chuor, an Adelaide seminarian, suggested you might want to look at the Diocese of Port Pirie. Once you looked you were obviously smitten, and so here you are today! Good Shepherd Seminary in Sydney polished your gifts of heart and soul, and we praise them.There will be two central actions in your ordination, Harold, the laying on of hands and the anointing with chrism. The gesture of the laying on of hands goes deep into the history of the People of God, back to the time of Moses. Joshua was “filled with the spirit of wisdom” when Moses laid hands on him, designating him as his successor. Throughout the Old Testament prophets and kings were commissioned by the laying on of hands. And in the

Harold, our much loved young brother, I address you on behalf of the diocese in which you wish to live your life as a priest. The readings you have chosen from Holy Scripture all speak so dramatically of service, that love that must show itself in service, and our model is the Son of Man who came not to be served but to serve.Coming from another land, a very Catholic land of large and young Catholic communities, a land of a vibrant Catholicism, you have offered your heart to work within this Church of the Great Southland, a Church that was built on the faith of pioneers, a faith that sustained them through poverty and drought and bushfire and flood. We are now something of a faltering Church, our Western values have not strengthened us, our Catholic communities suffer from the absence of the young, we are knocked by the disgrace of our scandals, and as an Outback diocese we add to all this the daily struggle of poor finances. There are two Churches in Australia, that of the Cities and that of the Bush, one blessed with resources we simply cannot match, and the other blessed in other ways, with a need to find Jesus in simplicity, and where even our Religious have become a faithful remnant, so many of their colleagues withdrawn to urban centres of better resources. Yet you chose us.Saint Paul wrote to Philemon that he was delighted and comforted to know “how you have put new heart into the life of the Saints”. Part of your vocation as a priest, Harold, will be to put new heart into the Saints, into our Church and into a world that needs the joy and hope of which you speak in your homilies, and which needs the joy and smile that is your gift to others. For yourself, this is a day of joy and hope, a definitive statement, your priesthood, a peak identity moment in the story of your life as it has unfolded. It is day of joy for your family, for Nenita, your mother, and all would

Homily: Ordination to the Priesthood

Harold CamoniasSaint Mark’s Cathedral, Port Pirie,

South Australia on Saturday, 7th March 2015


New Testament, time and again, Jesus laid hands on people, as in St Luke (4.40) “…. and laying His hands on each, He cured them. Devils too came out of many people howling…” The gesture of the laying on of hands is a symbol of commissioning and creating, of bringing about a new reality in the person so chosen, be it for healing or for consecration. In the Acts of the Apostles the people put forward Joseph and Matthias to replace Judas, and it was the act of the Apostles through the laying on of hands that confirmed Matthias as one of their number. Later the people selected seven men for the ministry of the works of mercy and the table, and the Scripture says, “they presented the seven to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them”. Within a short time this action was the accepted form for consecration, as when Paul wrote to Timothy, saying “you have in you a spiritual gift which was given to you when the prophet spoke and the body of elders laid their hands on you.” There are a few elders present here today behind me quite ready to join in that laying on of hands today!In his first Mass of the Chrism on Holy Thursday last year, Pope Francis took up that second symbol of our priesthood, the anointing with Chrism. Francis referred to the Psalm which talks about the precious oil flowing down the head of Aaron, down his beard on to his robes, and indeed to the hem of his garments. Francis says that the image of oil spreading, flowing to the hem, is an image of the priestly anointing through which Christ

Homily: Ordination to the Priesthoodthe Anointed One reaches to the ends of the earth, symbolised by the robe. Our liturgical robes as we have them today are symbols of our office as priest. We don them when about to perform a sacred action in the liturgy. Francis talked of the symbolism of the High Priest’s robes. On the shoulder pieces there were twelve onyx stones, six each side, each with a name of one of the tribes of Israel inscribed on it. The names of the twelve tribes were also engraved on the High Priest’s breastplate. Francis sees the High Priest’s robes as the ancestor of our present day chasuble, and that as priests we carry on our shoulders the people entrusted to our care, and we bear their names next to our hearts. When donning our chasuble it might well make us feel, he said, upon our shoulders and in our hearts the burdens and faces of our faithful people. The purpose of the precious oil was more than simply to lend fragrance to the person of Aaron; it overflowed to the edges, to the hem, indicating that the anointing is meant for the people on the edges, those on the outskirts, the poor and unheeded.Francis tells us that “a good priest can be recognised by the way his people are anointed: this is a clear proof. When our people are anointed with the oil of gladness, it is obvious: for example, when they leave Mass looking as if they have heard the Good News….. when the Gospel we preach touches their daily lives, when it runs down like the oil of Aaron to the edges of reality, bringing light to moments of extreme darkness, to the outskirts where people of faith are most exposed to the onslaught of those who want to tear down their faith.” And to this darkness you as a priest are to bring


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Homily: Ordination to the Priesthoodthe light and the joy of the Gospel, the truth that all are loved in Christ to a degree that the imagination cannot grasp. Pope Francis wakes us up with his challenging images and uncluttered speech. They are all an invitation to think anew. He says the Church should be like a field hospital after battle, tending the major wounds, not the minor ones, that some of our ministers focus on fixing holes in the road, rather than looking at where the road might be going. He said that Bishops and pastors should smell of the sheep – not too great a challenge when one lives in the Diocese of Port Pirie! He quotes Pope Benedict that the Church must grow through attraction, not through proselytising. He says that we need to be receiving antennas that are attuned to the Word of God, in order to become broadcasting antennas. He speaks of the need for Christ’s ministers to show a cascade of tenderness – a beautiful expression, a cascade. Several times he warns against apostolic programmes that are concocted in a laboratory, protected and away from the frontier and the outskirts that would give them credibility. And you have opted, Harold, for a diocese of outskirts; we are one million square kilometres of outskirts! Despite all our failures, the Church you are to serve as priest retains a distinctiveness of identity and meaning and remains for us the Home of the Word, the Place of the Saints, the Nurturer of the Frail, and the Giver of the Bread of Life. No other community has all these attributes. That is the Church you are to serve and build up. As a priest, Harold, you will be called to be a bearer of mystery, a servant of the Church which harbours that mystery.At the heart of your ministry will be The Eucharist. When he went to the Holy Land in 2014 the Pope celebrated Mass in what pious tradition calls the Upper Room. The vision of the Eucharist he describes in his homily on that occasion matches well your own yearnings, Harold, your desire to serve.“Here in the Upper Room is where Jesus shared the Last Supper with the apostles; where, after his resurrection, he appeared in their midst; where the Holy Spirit descended with power upon Mary and the disciples. Here the Church was born and went forth. From here

she set out, with the broken bread in her hands, the wounds of Christ before her eyes, and the Spirit of love in her heart”.May you continue in your prayer life to know what spiritual writers call the Divine allure, “this amazement born of encounter.” May people continue to encounter Christ through you, Harold, now about to be priest ordained by the laying on of hands and the anointing with sacred chrism for God’s people, to serve all, especially the least of His brothers and sisters, we pray, ad multos annos.

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Mavis Fitzgerald was involved in the St Vincent De Paul Society for many years prior to women being admitted as members in 1978, supporting her husband in his work as a Vincentian. In 1978 in order to open a shop women were admitted as

members and they purchased an old white ant eaten shop on Goode Road.Gradually the men renovated and rebuilt the old shop and it became a great success. Mavis was manager from 1978 to 1998. She was also President of the Mid-North Regional Council from 1994 to 1999.In early years Mavis had worked for approximately

Mary Westlake received the Wudinna Council's Citizen of the Year Award for 2015. Mary has been an active volunteer in the Wudinna Community for many years in a variety of areas. Her present involvement is more with the aging through Meals on Wheels, the Trudinger Aged Care facility, Telecross (morning calls to people living alone) and regular visits to aged and vulnerable people.

ten years for the Fatima Mothers Club to raise funds for the school, and also helped the nuns with the sports training. Mavis loved this involvement and reported some great success. In 1973 Mavis was asked by Harold Rudd to join with the other ladies as volunteers to staff the Orana Workshop and left there to start the SVDP shop in 1978.Mavis has been recognized on a number of occasions during the years. In 2001 she received a Certificate of Merit. In 2004 she was nominated as Australian of the Year. In 2008 she received a Certificate of Appreciation for 30 years of service with SVDP. In 2008 she received a Certificate of Service for 35 years with SVDP. On Australia Day this year Mavis was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for her years of faithful and remarkable volunteer works in the community.

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Mary Westlake Mary is also a volunteer with Centacare and a Pastoral Associate and lay leader for St. Anne's Church in Wudinna. She represents Wudinna on the Regional Pastoral Council and organises the Eyre Peninsula Women's Retreat. Mary is also the Secretary/Treasurer for the Wudinna Ecumenical Council which organises the Christmas Carols in the Park and other events. In her "spare time", Mary and her husband Ian fit in an annual trip to Brisbane to make sure their two little grandsons know them well!Marlene Boylan


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Kevin Hayes, recipient of the Redhill Citizen of the Year for 2015, has spent his entire 79 years at Redhill, apart from three years at college in the early 1950s. In total Kevin has spent 38 years on football committees representing Redhill. With the Redhill Football club he has played about 150 games and was a member of the undefeated Premiership team of 1959. He spent 13 years as a committee member and two years as Secretary of the Redhill club. For the Gulnare/Redhill Football Club Kevin played only a few games but made a substantial contribution as coach of the colts for two years and committee member for 21 years taking different responsibilities as President, Secretary, Delegates member and Treasurer. Early in the 1980’s Keith Winen and Kevin cleared the roadside by the cattle track for cropping to go towards water for the Redhill oval which was a great financial assistance to Redhill then and still is today!In 1987 Kevin was an inaugural committee member of the Brinkworth Spalding Redhill Football Club and spent five years on that committee. Currently he is a Patron of BSR. Turning to cricket – Kevin was President of the Redhill Cricket Club for six years, a member of the committee for 20 years, Captain for three years and is a Life Member. In 1968 and 1969 he won the Redhill and Association batting trophy. For the Redhill Bowling Club, Kevin was President for four years, Redhill pairs Champion 1991 with

Spog Wyatt and went on to win Association & Yorke Peninsula champions. Kevin was Bar Manager for 13 years and continues that service today. Life member of the Redhill Bowling club. In tennis Kevin played in the Redhill premiership in 1964 and 1965. There is hardly an area of community life where Kevin has not been vitally and faithfully involved. He has contributed his services to the Redhill Recreation Ground, Redhill School Committee, the Crystal Brook Hospital Board, the Redhill Silo committee, the Redhill Catholic Church, the 1969 Redhill Centenary committee, the EFS and also the CFS. Congratulations Kevin!

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,The liturgy of the Church was born historically in the countries well to the north of us. Indeed, so far north that there it is Spring while we go into Autumn. So Easter occurs up there with multiple signs of life abounding - Easter lilies appearing, nesting and new life in the animal kingdom, days that are charged with the beauty of the new growth of leaf and flower and blossom appearing after their winter sleep.A woman associated with the German Catholic school which lost sixteen of its students and two of its teachers in the Lufthansa crash in the French Alps had been preparing her church choir for Easter. Her cry has been, "how can we sing Alleluia at this time?" Quite a few families in our diocese have in recent times suffered tragedies through road deaths and terminal illness of loved ones, even a child, so that bleakness makes "Alleluia" difficult.Just as the northern Spring starts to produce new life through the cold of the snow, and more light comes into the skies at this time, so may the signs of life and love from friends and neighbours and even strangers that surround people undergoing tragedy, like the victims of the three dreadful air crashes we have had in recent months, like the massacre of Christians and others by ISIS, like those killed in our land through violence or on the road help transform sadness into peace, loss into discovery. " Peace I leave you, my peace I give you, a peace the world cannot give."At Easter Jesus stands before us with life transformed after a death most brutal and crushing of all dignity and hope. When all is said and done that is what we Christians hold to in our hearts that are naturally shaken by tragedy, that suffering and violence and death have been conquered, and the risen Jesus lifts us up with His cry, "See, I make all things new."To those in darkness, may they see in Christ the light which transforms even death.

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On the 7th of March, a group of Samaritan students as well as three teachers, braved the early morning and journeyed to Port Pirie for the Diocesan Youth Assembly. The Youth Assembly was an unfamiliar adventure highly anticipated by the students, none of us knew what to expect. Once in Port Pirie, we attended the ordination of Harold Camonias into priesthood at the Catholic Church, an event that was not seen for the past 17 years. The church was absolutely heaving with people, in addition the presence of the entire priests from the Port Pirie Diocese made the occasion even more significant. Entourage after entourage, it was certain that this was a monumental event not only for Father Harold, but also the Catholic church. As part of the youth assembly, we were fortunate to have reserved seats at the front of the church, so we witnessed the entire process of the Holy ceremony. Undoubtedly, the mighty church was lifted by people singing in unity, overwhelming the room

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with appreciation, acknowledgement and love. It was truly an experience, I amongst many other witnesses will never forget.Soon after the ordination, we ventured to the main base of the Youth Assembly eager to meet the organisers and fellow participants who would share this experience with us. Throughout the weekend, we were engaged in a lot of activities that allowed us to build new relationships, or strengthen the ones we’ve already made, as well as give us an opportunity to self-evaluate and reflect upon our purpose and goals. For instance; we made human pyramids to test our ability to trust one another, but also build bonds with new people. We also had discussions of how we aim to help improve an aspect in our community, whether it is helping the homeless by preparing meals or building a communal garden for the elderly to stimulate their senses and keep them busy. These were some of the ways we planned to help our community. Additionally, we were fortunate to listen to guest speakers who talked about what it means by the body and blood of Christ, but also provided an experienced outlook on life that was relatable to us. Father Elio Capra, a Salesian priest, was a crowd pleaser who kept us entertained but also asked us the most important questions of our lives: “Do we use our gifts and talents to help those around us, or just ourselves?”One of the highlights of the weekend was the volunteer activities that allowed us to visit the nursing home, recreate a meal from Jesus’ time, create a video for kids who are about to be confirmed and write a letter to refugee kids. These activities gave us an insight to each situation and the problems and questions each individual may face. It was certainly an eye-opening experience as it gave us an opportunity to listen and discuss with like-minded. The Youth Assembly was definitely a riveting experience that is bound to change aspects of one's life. Not only were the information and activities relatable, but they also allowed an individual to really question one’s purpose in life. Overall, this experience was spiritually uplifting and gave a sense of fulfilment.

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LoxtonWednesday 21st January the priests, staffs and parishioners of the Our Lady of the River Parish gathered with Bishop Greg O'Kelly and Brenda Keenan at St Albert's church in Loxton for our 2015 Commissioning Mass.Bishop Greg commissioned all school leaders, school staffs and parish workers. Fr Paul Bourke was commissioned as the new Parish Priest of the Our Lady of the River Parish and Mr Brett Czechowski as the new Principal of St Alberts Catholic School in Loxton.During the ceremony the 4 Riverland principals were anointed with baptismal water by Bishop Greg and then the principals did the same to their individual staff by tracing the sign of the cross on their forehead,saying: As in your baptism you were anointed as priest, prophet and royal person, so may you serve the People of God entrusted to your care.It was a beautiful celebration of mass and after, lunch was shared by all at the Loxton Hotel.

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Commissioning MassBooleroo Centre ParishCommissioning Masses have been celebrated throughout the Diocese to mark the beginning of the new year. In recent years the commissioning has been extended beyond the Catholic schools of our diocese to include all those who volunteer in any capacity in our parish communities. There have been many opportunities to induct new Principals, bless our teachers, strengthen the bonds between school and parish and to offer recognition and encouragement to the countless volunteers in our parishes who are the backbone of their community. It was a first for Booleroo Centre when, on 1st March, Bishop Greg made a special visit to commission all those who minister in the parish.


Sister Mary Howard SGSOn Sunday 15th March the parishioners of Port Pirie gathered in the Cathedral Chapter Hall after the 10.30am Mass to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Religious Profession of Good Samaritan Sister Mary Howard. Sister Mary has given sixteen years of dedicated service to the community of Port Pirie in the first instance as teacher and then later as Pastoral Associate. Sister Mary is a familiar figure in the parish and sincere appreciation was expressed for her gracious and joyful presence at all times. Congratulations and thank you Sister Mary. Ad

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‘The twenty-nine Sisters of St Joseph who gathered from all corners of Australia and New Zealand to celebrate 50 years of Religious Profession were not just remembering a ceremony and marking 50 years” said Sr Catherine Clark, one of the Jubilarians from South Australia.“Rather it was about remembering a Journey of companionship and shared mission which we began together 50 years ago.It marked a journey which has taken us in many directions and diverse places in a variety of ministries, always with a shared origin and a common purpose. “As Josephites, our particular participation in the mission of God began in our local churches through the lives and vision of Mary MacKillop and Fr Julian Edmund Tenison Woods,” Catherine emphasised. She concluded, “Our time together from January 2nd – 8th allowed us to capture the similarities and differences, the joys and sorrows, we have encountered along the way, to rekindle that spirit of Mary and Julian, and to again offer each other encouragement, companionship and support for the years ahead.The Sisters of St Joseph have approximately 886 living and ministering throughout Australia, New Zealand, Ireland Peru, East Timor, Scotland and Brazil.The Sisters of St Joseph were founded in Penola, South Australia, by an Australian woman Mary MacKillop and English Priest Rev. Julian E. Tenison Woods.


colleagues and professors at the Pontifical Institute of Spirituality - Teresianum. I came to a better understanding of theology, from the writings of Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. My foundation on the Consecrated Life and Pastoral Ministry are deepened. Symbolism and imagery like "spiritual marriage", "union" and "friendship with God" are keywords in their books and articles such as the Interior Castle, Book of Life, Way of Perfection, Spiritual Canticle, Ascent of Mount Carmel, Dark Night of the Soul and other mystical works, poems and letters.These two spanish founders of the discalced Carmelites introduced me to Nuptial/Spousal Theology as the hermeneutical key to know what is God's plan for us. The Scriptures begin with the first couple, Adam and Eve (Genesis 1 and 2) and ends with an image, the Wedding Feast of the Lamb (Apocalypse 19:9). Many theologians and mystics already include this symbolism in their writings and studies. It is interesting to note Jean Danielou’s study of Origen’s commentaries on the Song of Songs, the song of love between two lovers, the "soul" seeks union with God. The seventh mansion of Teresa's Interior Castle is the spiritual marriage, which is her masterpiece in prayer. Moreover, some theologians would use the symbol of the encounter between two lovers to understand the Eucharist, there, we become "one" with Christ. My Carmelite studies have enriched me in my ministry. Thanks to Bishop Greg and priests like Mons. Quirk and Fr. Montero who prepared the way for me to minister in Australia. The Diocese of Port Pirie is vast and unique. They have blessed me in enabling me to be a better servant of God. These people guide me in my apostolate. Lastly, I am inspired by their continuous search for God in prayers, scripture readings, the Eucharist and other sacraments, and care for the poor.

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I remember two unforgettable experiences in Rome, my morning routine and my studies in a pontifical institute. I spent the last two years of learning beside Janiculum Hill, Villa Pamphili and the Basilica of San Pancrazio. The Vatican is a twenty minute short walk from the institute. Weekdays started at 5:30 am, I prepared my things, did my "religious" duties and left from my home parish in Fiumicino (near the airport) to study. The Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate minister in Fiumicino parishes. This Italian congregation is recognised by the Holy See. It took one hour to get to my destination travelling by train, mini bus and tram. At my institute, there were over forty different nationalities including my

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Whyalla is a multicultural town. Many people of Scottish background migrated during the 1960s due to lack of employment opportunities and came to work at the BHP steel works.During 2014 Fr Jim Monaghan, in the course of his sabbatical, visited the Glasgow cathedral and noticed that the 400th anniversary of the death of St John Ogilvie, would occur in 2015, so he began thinking!Ogilvie, the son of a wealthy laird, was born into a respected Calvinist family at Drum-na-Keith near Keith in Banffshire, Scotland. In the midst of the religious controversies and turmoil that engulfed the Europe of that era he decided to become a Catholic. In 1596, aged seventeen, he was received into the Catholic Church at Louvain, Belgium. He joined the Society of Jesus in 1599 and was ordained priest in Paris in 1610. After ordination he made repeated entreaties to be sent to Scotland to minister to the few remaining Catholics in the Glasgow area (after 1560 it had become illegal to preach, proselytise for, or otherwise endorse Catholicism). He returned to Scotland in November 1613 disguised as a horse trader named John Watson. Thereafter he began to preach in secret, celebrating Mass clandestinely in private homes. Finally, he was betrayed, arrested and convicted of high treason for refusing to accept the King’s spiritual jurisdiction. He was tortured and hanged on 10th March, 1615 at Glasgow Cross. St John Ogilvie is the only post-Reformation saint from ScotlandOn 8th March, the Catholic Parish of Whyalla

celebrated the 400th anniversary of the martyrdom of St John Ogilvie. Parishioners of Scottish background participated during the Mass as readers and special ministers of the Eucharist and people attended from other churches in Whyalla making the event a rich ecumenical and cultural celebration. Psalm 23 was read in Scots dialect with the English translation on power point. A piper attended and led the entrance procession with Amazing Grace and The Flower of Scotland as recessional. It was said that the morning tea tables were groaning with rich, Scottish cuisine – shortbread, clootie dumplings, tablet, tattie scones, fruit cake, empire biscuits, macaroons and more …

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I have many great memories from my 13 years of schooling at Caritas College. As an R-12 school, the wide variety of age groups are brought together through events such as MacKillop Day and Sports Day.One of my best memories from my last day of school

was when each Year 12 student was ‘buddied up’ with a Reception student and processed down the centre aisle for our graduation ceremony. I think it such a lovely picture of the youngest students in the school and the oldest students in the school working

My name is Zander Engelbrecht, I was the Dux of Samaritan College in 2014. This year I am undertaking Medicine at James Cook University in Queensland. I started my schooling at Samaritan College in Whyalla from 2012, when as a Year 10 student and worked with the support of my family and teachers until my completion of Year 12 in 2014. Throughout these three years at Samaritan College I was able to develop essential skills I required to contribute to society in the real world and also create friendships that would last a lifetime. At the forefront of my success was a strong relationship with God, and the Catholic education implemented at Samaritan College truly allowed this relationship to blossom. I believe God gave me the talent and work ethic that I needed to achieve the very best that I could in my secondary education, not only academically, but also socially, emotionally and spiritually. I was very honoured to receive a Merit, at Government House for my results in Biology as well as A+ for Physics. With the support of my teachers in Chemistry, and English Communications I achieved A grades and an A- in Mathematical Studies, my

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together and this is one of our school traditions.Throughout my schooling there has been a strong focus on serving others and doing your best as well as opportunities to be involved in fundraising for charities such as Caritas Australia and St Vincent DePaul. We were taught to show compassion for those in need and just as St Mary of the Cross MacKillop said, “Never see a need without doing something about it.” I have also enjoyed being involved in school events and being in the Liturgy Band and Choir.Caritas College has been a good learning environment in which I have developed strong relationships with my peers and teachers and also been encouraged to think about what I believe. I’m grateful for the caring support of my teachers and peers in helping me to grow.In Year 12 I studied Biology, Chemistry, Mathematical Studies and Specialist Mathematics and achieved an ATAR of 99.25.I have been accepted in the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery at Adelaide University.

grades of B+ in both Research Project and Integrated Learning – Health Science, helped me to achieve the ATAR that I required to move on to the next stage of my life. I hope to use my specific skills and talents to make a difference in the world someday. I would like to thank God, all my teachers, my friends, my girlfriend and my parents for assisting me through my secondary years. Without the assistance of these influential beings I would not be where I am today. Zander Engelbrecht


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In February I graduated from the Young Catholic Women’s Interfaith Fellowship. There were four components to the fellowship – personal and spiritual formation; leadership development; interfaith engagement; and, a graduate certificate in Theology through Newcastle University and the Broken Bay Institute. Some of the highlights of the fellowship included visits to a Jewish synagogue, the Gallipoli Mosque, Hindu temples and a Buddhist centre. Another amazing

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The Western Regional Pastoral Council, comprising sixteen priests, pastoral workers and lay people from the Parishes of Whyalla and the Eyre Peninsula met in Cleve on 4th March.The four Regional Councils of the Port Pirie Diocese provide a forum for communication, ideas sharing and discussion of a wide range of issues designed to promote unity and strengthen the spiritual growth of the Church in a regional location.These Councils recognise the reality that no one Parish can stand alone. We need the prayers, support, resources and care of others to grow in our lives in Christ and to be His Hands and Voice in our communities, region and world.Amongst the matters discussed and decisions taken at the Western Regional Pastoral Council meeting were the following:• Some preliminary planning occurred around how our Parishes and Region will celebrate Family Week (18th-25th September) in this Year of the Family. Possible activities include a Regional Outdoor Mass and Picnic and a Family Camp. Further details to follow.• Our region will present a ten minute Snapshot at the upcoming Diocesan Assembly (24th-25th March) celebrating the Silent Achievers in our Region – those selfless and cheerful volunteers who generously week in and week out share their gifts and talents in our Parish and School Communities. Gayle Santic (Port Lincoln) is coordinating this

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Cleve Silent Achievers (L to R) Kath Travers, Elaine Crettenden and Helen Burton with Kevin Baxter, Co-Chair of the Council.

Snapshot Presentation.• The participants at the meeting were made aware of two new prayer resources. These are: a 3 Minute Daily Retreat App from Loyola Press and Mothers Prayers developed and promoted by Karena Van Dok from Tumby Bay.• Parishes have been asked to advertise and promote the Diocesan website (www.pp.catholic.org.au) and to consider creating a user-friendly Parish website.• The APRIM’S (Assistant Principals, Religious Identity and Mission) at Samaritan College (Whyalla) and St. Joseph’s School (Port Lincoln) will be invited to attend and participate in our Western Regional Pastoral Council.


On Friday 13th February, the St Joseph’s School community gathered for their beginning of year Welcoming Liturgy. Led by students and our new Parish Priest Fr Steve Ardill, it was a chance to celebrate together and launch our school theme for the year - Live life in all its fullness. Our Year 12 and Foundation students also participated in the special welcoming tradition, where our newest and youngest members of the St Joseph's family were greeted and welcomed by our oldest students. Student Representative Council Members, Primary and Secondary House Captains, Boarding House Captains and Music Captains were also presented with their badges and commissioned into their roles.

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Berri Fr Paul Bourke PPPhone 8582 1894Fax 8582 4291Email [email protected] Mass 9.00am & 6.00pmBarmera Fr John Stuart-JamesSunday Mass 11.00 amWaikerie 1st ,3rd & 5th Sunday 9.00am 2nd & 4th Sunday 11.00amBlanchetown 2nd Sunday 4.00pmMorgan 1st, 3rd 5th Sunday [Vigil] 5.00pm 2nd & 4th Sunday 6.00pm

Booleroo Centre Fr Julius ChamlunguPhone/Fax 8667 2020Email [email protected] Mass 8.30am 5th Sunday 10.00amLaura 1st Sunday 10.00amPekina 2nd Sunday 10.00amWirrabara 3rd Sunday 10.00amOrroroo 4th Sunday 10.00am

Burra Fr L J Quinn PPPhone 8892 2525Fax 8892 3010

Cleve, Cowell, Kimba Fr Adrian Head PPPhone for Mass Times 8628 2189Email agh1112@bigpond

Coober Pedy Fr Brian Mathews PPPhone 8672 5011Fax 8672 5v887Email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6.30pm 10.00amCummins Fr Kevin Matthews PPPhone 8676 2194Mob 0428 282 189Email [email protected] [email protected] Cummins 1st & 4th Sundays 8.00am 2nd Sunday 10.30am 3rd & 5th Sunday [Vigil] 6.00pm Winter [Vigil] 7.00pm SummerTumby Bay 1st & 4th Sunday 10.30am 2nd Sunday 8.00am 3rd & 5th Sunday 5.00pm

Parish Contacts and Mass Times Around the DioceseElliston 1st, 2nd & 4th Sunday 5.00pm 3rd & 5th 10.30amLock 3rd & 5th Sundays 8.00am

Gladstone Mgr Arthur HackettPhone 8662 2427Email [email protected] 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday 9.30amGeorgetown 2nd & 4th Sunday 9.30am

Jamestown Fr Leon Quinn PP Phone 8664 1056Email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 7.00pm & 9.00am

Kadina Fr Adrian Noonan PPPhone 8821 3943Email [email protected] 10.30amMoonta 8.30amWallaroo [Vigil] 7.00pm

Loxton Phone 8584 7572Fax 8584 6330Email [email protected] 1st, 3rd & 5th Sundays 11.00am 2nd & 4th Sunday 8.00am

Peterborough Fr Leon Quinn PPPhone 8664 1056Sunday Mass 11.00am

Pt Augusta Fr Paul Crotty Fr Khalid Marogi Fr Jimmy Pantin Phone 8642 2847Fax 8641 2187Email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6.30pm 10.30amWilmington 8.30am

Pt Lincoln Fr Steve Ardill PP Phone 8682 3725Email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6.00pm 9.00amCoffin Bay 1st Sunday 6.00pm Fr Benjamin Mkuchu

Pt Pirie Mgr Paul Quirk VG Phone 8632 3977Fax 8632 5007 Fr Francis MonteroEmail [email protected] Mass Cathedral [Vigil] 6.00pm 10.30amSolomontown 5.00pmCrystal Brook 8.30am

Quorn Fr Chris O’Neil PPPhone 8648 6185Email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6.30 pm 2nd & 4th Sunday 8.30 amCarrieton [Vigil] 2nd & 4th Sunday 6.30 pm 1st 3rd & 5th Sunday 8.30 amHawker 10.30 am Leigh Creek 1st Sunday 3.30 pm

Renmark Fr Medard KunambiPhone 8586 6239Fax 8586 6259Email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6.30 pm & 9.00am

Roxby Downs Fr John Folkman PPPhone 8671 0925Office 8671 2307Fax 8671 2308 Roxby Downs [Vigil] 6.00pm 8.00amWoomera (by arrangement by Parish Priest) 2nd, 4th & 5th 11.30amAndamooka 1st & 3rd Sunday 11.00am

Snowtown Mgr Ray Pope PPPhone/Fax 8865 2264

Streaky Bay Fr Matthew NewmanEmail [email protected] Mass 11.00am 5th Sunday 5.00pmCeduna [Vigil] Saturday 6.00pmChandada 1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday 9.00amMinnipa 2nd Sunday 9.00amWirrula 3rd Sunday 5.00pmWudinna 2nd & 4th Sunday 11.00am 5th Sunday 6.00pm

Whyalla Fr Jim Monaghan PPPhone 8645 8023Fax 8645 5412Email [email protected] Fr Arno VermeerenEmail [email protected] Teresa’s [Vigil] 7.00pm 8.30amOur Lady’s 10.30am & 5.30pm

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Clergy MovesThe following moves will take place from the third Sunday of Easter.Fr Chris O’Neil - Burra, Spalding, Hallett: Parish PriestFr Jimmy Pantin Quorn, Hawker, Carrieton, Leigh Creek: Parish PriestFr Julius Chamlungu Port Lincoln: Assistant PriestFr Benjamin Mkuchu Booleroo: Wirrabara:Orroroo: Pekina: Laura. Parish PriestFr Harold Camonias Whyalla, Assistant Priest

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