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Volume 59 Number 5 - October 2013

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THE WITNESS OCTOBER, 2013

September 29 ~ October 8 Holy Land Pilgrimage

October 9 Bishop’s Vacation

November 1 All Saints

November 3 Cleve Parish Confirmation

November 4 Trustees meeting Sevenhill

November 6 Star of the Sea Memorial Mass ~ Wallaroo

November 9 Diocesan Pastoral Council Port Pirie

November 11 CEO Leadership Meeting Port Pirie

November 12 Centacare Board Meeting Port Pirie

November13 Jesuit Schools Commission Meeting ~ Sydney

November 13 NCEC Meeting

November 17 ~ 18 Jesuit Schools Commission Meeting ~ Sydney

November 19 Broken Bay Institute Board Meeting Sydney

November 21 Memorial Mass St Joseph’s House Port Pirie

November 25 Chair Bishops Commission for Catholic Education ~ Sydney

November 25 Meeting of Bishops Commission for Justice, Ecology and Development ~ Sydney

November 26 ~ 29 Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Meeting ~ Sydney

November 30 Ordination of Jesuit Deacons ~ Melbourne

from the Bishop’s Diary

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Editorial CONTENTS October 2013

Bishop's MessageAn Open Letter

Closer to those in needRefugees: real people, real

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educator reflectsA Community Doing ...

Fred’s VanAged Care

Lazarus at our GateCouple Celebrates

Centacare ... Homelessness in Ceduna

St Mark’s ImmersionA Pinch of Salt ...

The Bishop and the Priest visit

What’s in a NameSisters of the Good

Samaritan leave WhyallaAdam Plate Airstrip

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From the 1890’s to at least the outbreak of the First World War, in 1914 Port Pirie was the 4th busiest Port in the British Empire. Mostly the traffic was carried out by coastal traders, a growing number of which were steamers. On such vessels, after the Captain, perhaps the most important job was the stoker … he was the one who fed the boilers varying amounts of coal, depending on the circumstances. Such was the job of John Simpson [Kirkpatrick]; the steamers he worked on called into Port Pirie occasionally.In 24 days at Gallipoli, Simpson, ‘the man with the donkey’ also known as ‘the Good Samaritan of Gallipoli’ became legend. With his donkey they would cart fresh water up ‘Shrapnel Gully’ and bring down those who had leg wounds. Born on July 6th 1892, he enlisted in the AIF and became a stretcher bearer in the Australian Army Medical Corps.He eventually was hit by machine gun fire, but for that time he would work 14 hours a day at this occupation where he must have carried hundreds back down through ‘Shrapnel’ Gully to the dressing station.“… and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

Simpson’s Grave

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THE WITNESS OCTOBER, 2013 Bishop’s Message 3

Who is My Neighbour?

For the Jewish people in the time of Jesus, the word ‘neighbour ‘ was reserved for one’s family or perhaps one’s village, and in some cases it was extended to the whole Jewish people – but never beyond that. Imagine how disconcerted his listeners must have been when Jesus replied to the question, ‘Who is my neighbour?’ with the story of the Good Samaritan.

The Samaritan was a person completely despised by orthodox Jews; they were considered unclean, a barstead race. So, when Jesus makes a Samaritan the hero of his story, the Jewish leaders, such as the priest and Levite are portrayed as negligent and uncaring, the shock and to the mind must have been great. The priest and Levite were on their way to worship, but ignored the person in need.

The Samaritan crosses all boundaries – he crosses over the road; crosses the barriers of race, religion and finances. In the mind of Jesus, the neighbour is the person who needs our care, and we must cross all boundaries to do so.

The Sixty-Sixth Social Justice Statement of the Australian Bishops occurs at the end of September, and the Gospel of that day is the rich man and Lazarus at his gate. The rich man ‘dressed in purple and fine linen and feasted sumptuously every day’. The poor man Lazarus had sores which dogs licked, and longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table. The rich man did not create Lazarus’ poverty, nor did he abuse or maltreat him – he simply ignored him, and for that he was judged severely. His was a sin of omission rather than commission.

In 2000 the leaders of 189 nations, including Australia, signed the eight Millennium Development Goals, to be achieved by 2015. Some of these goals have been tackled with considerable success. The number of those desperately hungry in the world has been halved though 870 million of the world are still undernourished. Ninety per cent of children living with disabilities never go to school, cruelly compounding their disadvantage.

Our newly elected Government has announced a $4.5 billion reduction in the aid Australia will give overseas. The money is to be used on roads.

It is a grave departure from the amount we said we would sign up for when joining the other 188 nations for the eight millennium goals. Instead of donating 0.7 per cent of our gross national income, as we promised, we will be reducing it significantly, so that for every $100 Australia earns as part of its gross national income, we will be giving 32 cents in overseas aid, making us one of the least generous of the western nations, even though we have a significant proportion of the world’s poor as our neighbors.

On July 8th Pope Francis went to the island of Lampedusa where he said Mass, using a chalice carved out of the wood of a migrant’s boat. Lampedusa is a small island about 120 kms off of the coast of Tunisia, now one of the main points of entry into Europe for poor and desperate migrants, willing to attempt the crossing. Lampedusa is, in effect, Italy’s Christmas Island.

The words of Pope Francis on that occasion deserve our deep reflection, as Christians.

Where is your brother? Who is responsible for his blood? … Who is responsible for the blood of these brothers and sisters of ours? Nobody! … We have fallen into the hypocrisy of the priest and Levite whom Jesus described in the parable of the Good Samaritan: we see our brother half dead on the side of the road and perhaps say to ourselves, ‘Poor soul … ’ and then go on our way. Its not our responsibility, and with that feel reassured. The culture of comfort makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people, makes us live in a soap bubble which, however lovely, are insubstantial; they offer a fleeting and empty illusion, which results in indifference to others; indeed it leads to the globalization of indifference to others. In this globalized world, we have fallen into globalized indifference. We have become used to the suffering of others: it doesn’t affect me; it doesn’t concern me; it’s none of my business.

The heart of Australia has traditionally been a large and welcoming one for refugees and asylum seekers. As Australians we do ‘dress in purple and fine linen and feast sumptuously every day’. A huge proportion of the world’s poor are in our neighbourhood. Lazarus is at our gate.

+ Gregory O’Kelly SJBishop of the Diocese of Port Pirie


Dear Mr Abbott, and Mr RuddI have just returned to my office from the Wickham Point and the Blaydin detention centres here in Darwin. Sadly, I have been involved with detention centres since the creation of the Woomera centre, followed by Baxter and now, over the last six years, with the various and expanding centres here in Darwin.I experienced once again today, the suffocating frustration of the unnecessary pain we inflict on one another. I celebrated holy Mass with a large number of Vietnamese families, made up of men women and children, and women waiting to give birth. The celebration was prayerful and wonderful, until the moment of parting.I was reminded of something a young man said to me during one of my trips to Woomera, all those years ago. I was saying something about freedom.He replied, “Father, if freedom is all you have known, then you have never known freedom.”I sensed the horrible truth of that statement again today.I was also conscious of that beautiful speech made when the UNCHR accepted the Nobel Prize in 1981. In part it states,“Throughout the history of mankind, people have been uprooted against their will. Time and time again, lives and values built from generation to generation have been shattered without warning. But throughout history mankind has also reacted to such upheavals and brought succour to the uprooted. Be it through individual gestures or concerted action and solidarity, those people have been offered help and shelter and a chance to become free citizens again. Throughout the ages, the giving of sanctuary had become one of the noblest traditions of human nature.Communities, institutions, cities and nations have generously opened their doors to refugees.”I sit here at my desk with a heavy heart and a deep and abiding sadness, that the leaders of the nation that my father, as an immigrant, taught me to love with a passion, have adopted such a brutal uncompassionate and immoral stance toward refugees.

I imagine that he would be embarrassed and saddened by what has occurred.It occurred to me today that neither the former Prime Minister nor yourself know the story of any one of these people.Neither do the greater Australian community.I find that it is quite impossible to dismiss these people with all the mindless, well-crafted slogans, when you actually look into their eyes, hold their babies and feel their grief.There has been a concerted campaign to demonise these people and keep them isolated from the great Australian public. It has been successful in appealing to the less noble aspects of our nation’s soul and that saddens me. I feel no pride in this attitude that leads to such reprehensible policies, on both sides of our political spectrum.I cringe when people draw attention to elements of our history like the White Australia Policy and the fact that we didn’t count our indigenous sisters and brothers until the mid 1960’s. I cringe and wish those things were not true. It is hard to imagine that we as a nation could have done those things.I judge the attitude of our political leaders to refugees and asylum seekers to be in the same shameful category as the above mentioned. In the years to come, Australians who love this country will be in disbelief that we as a nation could have been so uncharacteristically cruel for short term political advantage.It seems that nothing will influence your policy in this matter, other than the political imperative, but I could not sit idly by, without feeling complicit in a sad and shameful chapter of this country which I have always believed to be better than that.Sometime I would love to share with you some of the stories I have had the privilege of being part of over the years. I am sure you would be greatly moved. Sadly for so many, such a moment will be too late.Yours sincerelyBishop E. Hurley

An Open letter to Mr Abbot & Mr Ruddfrom Bishop Eugene Hurley of Darwin

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On Holy Thursday, in a Roman Prison, Pope Francis washed the feet of twelve young offenders, including two girls and two Muslims. This ancient Easter ritual brought the Church closer to those in need. He knelt, washing and kissing the young prisoners’ feet. “Whoever is the greatest amongst you must be at the service of others”, Pope Francis said, “I do this with all my heart because it is my duty as a priest and as a Bishop. I have to be at your service. I love doing this because this is what the Lord has taught me.”In our Port Pirie Diocese, the Prisons Ministry Team offers pastoral care to those incarcerated in the three prisons separated by 1,000 kms, across the state; namely the Port Augusta Prison, Port Lincoln Prison and the Cadell Training Centre.The Diocesan Prison Ministry Team operates in two groups. One group ministers inside the three prisons, making friendly visits to the inmates, celebrating the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist, conducting Scripture reflections and supplying religious items, such as Bibles, devotional books, holy cards and rosary beads.The other group ministers outside the prison by supporting newly released prisoners and their families, or becoming a ‘pen pal’. The ‘Outside’ team is strongly supported by our Parishes and Diocesan agencies.In my four years working as a Prison Chaplain, visiting prisoners, listening to their stories, hearing their confessions, celebrating Eucharist, I have learned that each human being deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. For them, being in prison is their punishment. During their incarceration or when released into the community, without undermining victims rights, they don’t need to be punished more by society, politicians and authorities or treated inhumanely, inside or outside the prison. Everyone deserves another chance to be able to change his or her life, to be a different, better person. Community support is essential in reestablishment of the life of the newly released. Pope Benedict XVI in his address to the 12th World Congress of the International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care, in Rome, September 2007 said: “Prisoners can be easily overwhelmed by feelings of isolation, shame and rejection, that threatens to shatter their hopes and aspirations for the future. Within this context, chaplains and their collaborators are called to be heralds of God’s infinite compassion and forgiveness. In cooperation

with civil authorities, they are entrusted with the weighty task of helping the incarcerated rediscover a sense of purpose, so that, with God’s grace, they can reform their lives, be reconciled with their families and friends and, insofar as possible, assume the responsibilities and duties which will enable them to conduct upright and honest lives within society.”The 2011 Australian Catholic Bishops Social Justice Statement, ‘Building Bridges, Not Walls: Prisons and the Justice System’ Identifies five key challenges relating to the Criminal Justice system: countering fear campaigns about law and order, addressing social factors that contribute to crime, maintaining the dignity of those in prison, providing practical help for people coming out of prison and providing realistic alternatives to prison.

Fr Kh’lid Marogi

The statement is online at:www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au

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I was sitting across from a 12-year old Sri Lankan asylum seeker at a local detention facility. Let’s call her Jacinta; not her real name of course. To make conversation, I started, ‘Where do you come from?’ I expected to hear about a city, or perhaps a rural area. Instead, she asked, ‘Would you like to see?’ I agreed, and with her father and Sr. Anne Higgins, we went over to the computer. Together they searched the internet for a Sri Lankan news website. It was in Tamil, but they scrolled down for us to see the photos. These were of the war and started out with what you might imagine – guns, soldiers, bullet holes. But next were piles of naked, mutilated bodies, their genitals were blurred for decency but their gruesome treatment was so starkly evident. Jacinta’s younger brother came over to look too, but he had seen it before. His parents did not try to shield his eyes, though we did. I went home that night to weep and bemoan Australia’s disregard for such terrible suffering.Some time ago, another refugee family moved me to tears with another emotion. The parents were from Afghanistan and had been privileged, the father being a pilot. But the war, the bombing of their house, the flight to Australia, the detention centres and then a car accident, had left him shattered. Eventually the parents split and the mother was left to raise her five children alone. I lost contact after they moved house and it wasn’t until I bumped into a mutual friend on a bus, that I found them again. This time they were worse off than ever: homeless, living out of a single hotel room. Christmas was approaching and for a change I took them to our church’s multicultural carols night. Part way through the colourful show, Catholic students came up to everyone with bookmarks they had made. The mother sitting next to me received one with the word ‘hope’ on it. She had not mastered English too well back then and asked me, ‘What does that mean?’ I paused, not sure how to explain a concept that seemed so distant to her at that moment. Then I said, ‘Looking forward to a positive future’. Well, she slapped her hand on me and said with a big smile, ‘That’s what I am doing every day!’In 2012 there were 44 million refugees and internally displaced people in the world; people like Jacinta and my Tajik Afghan friends, who have been forced to flee their homes because of persecution, war or violence. Australia currently takes 20,000 a year, some of whom arrive by plane, boat or through refugee resettlement by the UNHCR. It is legal to arrive in a country through any means, in order to seek asylum

– international law recognizes the disorderly and dangerous process of fleeing violence. In Australia we have the responsibility and the privilege to protect refugees, to offer safety and hope. Many who come as refugees have made great contributions to our multicultural society, and they include a Bishop of Melbourne, a Lieutenant Governor of South Australia and a national cricket player. Each refugee or asylum seeker we encounter allows us to see the face of Jesus in the one who suffers. That face might speak of courage, of perseverance, or of impossible hope. And as we are moved, we are challenged to make our selves Church, our country and our world, a place of welcome for the gift of the stranger.

Sr Elizabeth Young RSM

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I have always been a believer that the more you learn about others, the more you learn about yourself. I think this was something that was instilled in me as a child and has been reiterated many times as an adult through my faith. I have been blessed in my ministry as an educator to have a constant flow of people entering my life. I think of each new person I meet as an opportunity to learn, not only about who they are but also myself. Therefore the relationships I have with others enable me to deepen my faith and relationship with God.Three years ago I was appointed principal of St Josephs School at Peterborough. For me this was a life changing event. The quality of people I have come into contact with throughout my time at St. Josephs has allowed me to learn more about myself than I could ever imagine. The parishioners, staff, parents and students all have something valuable to add. I think there is grace embedded in each and every genuine relationship in our lives – a true sign of God’s presence. I am lucky that each day I have at least 56 reasons to be excited about coming to school. Our small school (which coincidentally has 56 students) is a constant reminder to me that we must always remember who is our ‘neighbour’ and more than that, we should seek out who they are. In order to serve you must first get to know the person or community that you are working with. The ‘getting to know you’ part is essential before a relationship bears fruit. I have loved my time at St Joseph’s so far, and am excited about what is to come. It is a vibrant community where things are always changing and there is a new challenge just around the corner.My six years in Roxby Downs at St Barbara’s Parish School provided me with much the same experiences. meeting new people and building long lasting relationships are the main reasons

why I am passionate about living in the country. I recently travelled back to Roxby Downs to celebrate Sr Patricia Hogan’s Diamond Jubilee as an OLSH sister. I was reminded by all the friendly faces and opportunities to reacquaint with old friends, of how much I missed the place.For the last 2½ years I have sat on the Board of Directors for CentaCare Catholic Family Services in our Diocese. This has also been a wonderful and enlightening experience for me. I am quite often inspired by the work that others do in the area of social justice. People performing justice by serving the needy and disadvantaged are exemplifying God’s love. If God is love, then social justice could be considered as a hallmark of God’s presence in this world.I recently read an article which discussed how relationships are paramount to social justice. There is evidence in the Hebrew Scriptures that the early Jewish communities also believed this. It is easy to imagine the opposite, isn’t it? Where there is injustice, there is almost undeniably a fractured relationship that needs mending. Through Jesus, our faith tells us that this is an opportunity for forgiveness – the first step towards healing.I am excited to stay entangled in lots of different circles such as education, local sport, Centacare and parish. All of these people make me who I am, and are the lifeblood of my faith. For me, the insights of a stranger can untangle the complexity that we sometimes make life out to be. Therefore I am constantly thankful for the new people I meet and encounter. I hope I can role model to my own two children the importance of relationships and knowing who your ‘neighbour’ is so they too can enjoy the many blessings of this world.

Damian Smith

… and who is my neighbour ~ an educator refl ects …


Fred’s Van is not a new idea. This service has been providing a warm and nutritious meal to those experiencing disadvantage and homelessness across Adelaide for 25 years. The story of how the Lower Eyre Peninsula communities came together to establish a Fred’s Van service in Port Lincoln and ensuring its continuation, is heartwarming.Ms Diana Williams, the Sales and Marketing Manager at the Port Lincoln Hotel is a dynamic driver within both her professional life and in her community. Ms. Williams saw advertising for the Vinnies CEO Sleepout in the lead up to the June 2011 Adelaide event and thought a similar event could be held successfully with the Port Lincoln and Eyre Peninsula communities. Ms Williams quickly joined forces with Mr Peter Ryan, the St Vincent de Paul Society’s Port Lincoln Conference President, and the ‘Vinnies Lower Eyre Peninsula Community Sleepout’ was held in August 2011.A key commitment was given by the Society that all funds raised through the staging of this bi-annual sleepout would go to assisting those within the local community. A review of community requirements was conducted and a decision made to establish a Fred’s Van service in Port Lincoln.Further consideration was given to where Fred’s Van would operate from, who would coordinate the

service, what its ongoing financial requirements would be and how many volunteers would be required to run the service on an ongoing basis. When Parish Priest, Fr Brian Mathews from the Catholic Church confirmed the use of the Parish Hall as a permanent venue, over 70 volunteers quickly stepped forward to assist with the Fred’s Van Sunday service.These remarkable volunteers have ensured Fred’s Van has been able to serve a warm, nutritious meal to those in need every Sunday since November 2011, even if the Sunday falls during the Christmas or Easter festivities. Coming from every walk in life, the volunteers for Fred’s Van may or may not have religious affiliations and are from both affluent and underprivileged backgrounds. What they offer goes far beyond a weekly meal. They provide a kind ear to listen with, a strong shoulder to lean against and a friendship that is unconditional.Ongoing assistance for Fred’s Van has been exceptional and further demonstrates local business’ support of the service. The Port Lincoln Hotel freely supplies soup every Sunday night directly from their Sarin’s Restaurant. A local donates sheep and the Gourmet Butcher dresses the meat free of charge. The Boston Bay Bakery has provided buns and donuts and bread is donated by Bakers Delight.St Joseph’s school has also been a constant and ardent supporter of Fred’s Van, with a large proportion of their teaching staff volunteering and providing general administrative support. A recent competition was also held with the school’s primary students designing a Fred’s Van banner. The winning design was then turned into a beautiful banner at no cost through the support of the local Alliance One Credit Union.Over 1,000 meals have now been served since November 2011 with most Sundays seeing Fred’s Van serve on average 20 people. These community sleepouts are a great example of what can happen when dedicated people want to make something wonderful happen for their community.

Peter Ryan

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Remember when we were young? For some of us it seems just like yesterday; for others, the memory of our youth is more hazy than we’d like it to be, and we rely on recalls from our dim past of those moments that were special to us. Similarly, when it comes to aging, some of us feel that our eighties or nineties have come upon us at lightening speed while for others, being old is something too hard to imagine.Fortunately, most older people in our communities, even those who suffer from what might be called maintenance problems, are able to remain relatively healthy and independent to their later years. However about 66% of our population become frail, and so are reliant on the young (and some not do young) of our society to care for them.In our Diocese, the Church has recognized the need to minister to the elderly and so has established three outstanding Aged Care Facilities, namely St. Catherine’s at Berri, Star of the sea at Wallaroo and St. Joseph’s House at Port Pirie.In many instances, the elderly are amongst the most vulnerable people in our society. This is because, as people they often find it difficult to manage the simplest of tasks, to make decisions or move about independently. The number of people with dementia has increased and their care has created a new demand for specialised support.In our Aged Care Facilities we have created the climate where the aged residents and their younger carers share their life experiences together. Things have changed greatly from the days when the whole emphasis was on ‘nursing’ our frail elderly. Today the main aim of those who provide aged care is to assist the older person to maintain as much independence as possible during their declining years.Nursing Homes and Hostels are no longer places where people go to die; rather they are places where people come so they can live! The younger people who serve our elderly are assisted to recognize and respect each person as someone who has struggled through life, from babyhood to maturity, to become who they are now.If we look around our towns and districts we catch glimpses of the past. However, we also see the results of the hard work and dedication of the older people who built and developed our communities to become the vital places that we call home. Our elderly deserve more than we can ever give them.Those who are called to serve the elderly are special people. They are, first and foremost compassionate

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and caring and understand the importance of ‘being with’ rather than ‘doing for’ another. I remember, when I was a teenager, talking to my mother about what type of nurse I wanted to be when I finished my training and saying to her, “Everybody wants to look after children, but who wants to care for the elderly? That’s what I am going to do”. I believe that this ministry chooses you, not the other way around.St John tells us, “When you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” Those of us in Aged Care have a huge responsibility to assist our older folk to be the best people they can be in their present circumstances. We have a responsibility to listen to them and give them options and respect their choices. Our greatest duty however is to love them for who they are today.

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Lazarus at our GateThis year’s Social Justice Statement is entitled “Lazarus at our Gate: a critical moment in the fight against world poverty”. The title comes from the Gospel for Social Justice Sunday. The Statement calls us to re-commit ourselves to the struggle against poverty world wide – especially poverty in its severest form. In 2000, the leaders of 189 nations, including Australia, committed themselves to tackling global poverty. Out of this commitment came eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to be achieved by 2015.Some of these MDG targets have been achieved and there has been enormous progress in relation to others. These successes prove that international action can transform the lives of millions of people. The world’s task now is to map out a course beyond 2015.Despite the enormous progress that has been made in alleviating poverty throughout the world, there is still a great amount left to achieve. By 2015 almost one billion people will probably be living on an income of less than $1.25 a day. More than a quarter of a million women still die in childbirth annually. Up to eight million children die every year from malnutrition and preventable diseases. An eighth of the world’s people do not get enough to eat.Australia remains a prosperous nation, even though there are many marginalised and disadvantaged people in our midst and our economy rises and falls. The Global Financial Crisis of 2007~2008 devastated many countries, but did not have such a catastrophic effect on Australia. Yet around 20% of the world’s poor live in countries near us – in Asia and the Pacific. It has been said that if you have food in the fridge, clothes in the closet, a bed to sleep in and a roof over your head, you are richer than 75% of the world’s population. By that measure, most Australians are well off.In our region, Australia is the rich man, and Lazarus is at our gate.In thinking about the battle against poverty in recent years – where we have succeeded and where there is more to do – we have to ask the question, “Who are the poorest of the poor? Who is being left behind, in this struggle against poverty?”

The Seven Millennium Development Goals are:[1] Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger[2] Achieve universal primary education[3] Promote gender equality and empower women[4] Reduce childhood mortality[5] Improve maternal health[6] Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases[7] Ensure environmental sustainability[8] Develop global partnership for developmentAs we approach 2015, Australians will be called to put children, women and men living in poverty at the forefront of our decision-making. This call comes first from those living in poverty. Their dignity demands that we respond to their cry. Secondly, the call arises from the international community’s efforts since the year 2000 to halve extreme poverty by 2015. As Pope Benedict commented in 2006:People from different religions and cultures throughout the world are convinced that achieving the goal of eradicating extreme poverty, by the year 2015 is one of the most important tasks in today’s world. Moreover, they hold that such an objective is indissolubly linked to world peace and security.

The Seven Millennium Development Goals are:


Couple CelebratesWell known Booleroo Centre couple, John and Cathie Carey, celebrated their Golden wedding anniversary in July. The couple were married in Caltowie in 1963, and started their married life on their beloved farm, “White Cliffs” at Booleroo Centre. As well as working the farm, they have been heavily involved in their local community, volunteering in many roles. The Carey family have had a long involvement in St. Agnes Catholic Church at Booleroo Centre, being among some of the original instigators of the church building many years ago. This involvement has continued with John and Cathie – priests and nuns always being welcomed to their home and many jobs being carried out, in and around the church by them both.John and Cathie celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on Sunday 28th of July starting with a blessing from Fr Quirk at 8.30 am Mass, which was attended by all their family, followed by a luncheon and Open House afternoon tea at the Booleroo sporting complex. They also received a blessing from Pope Francis, recognising their fifty years of marriage. Their six children and nineteen grandchildren feel very blessed to have such parents and grandparents as an example.

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Ceduna is a town of approximately 3,000 people, located on the far west coast of South Australia.It has a high Aboriginal population who live either in the town or in the outlying area.Centacare Catholic Family Services Country SA have a range of homelessness programs we offer in Ceduna including:General homelessness and Elderly homelessness, where we are involved in helping to house people who are homeless and providing them with advice on housing applications and coordinating assistance to gain accommodation and support them in being able to adapt to their new accommodation. We have seven supportive housing properties allocated to us by Housing SA and five of these are for clients in the generic homelessness program and two are for clients who have experienced domestic violence. The clients have up to twelve months tenancy and we work with the clients and support them to sustain housing long term without the assistance or support from services.Aboriginal Family Violence and Domestic Violence where we offer a 24/7 hours service with some women and their children are located with their family in our ‘Safe House’. In this service we often respond to the Police or other agencies, where a woman and her children can no longer live in their current situation due to the lack of a safe environment and are seeking our help to find alternative accommodation, which could be temporary or permanent.A service collaboration project aimed at ensuring all agencies are working together in helping to deal with those Aboriginal people who are ‘rough sleepers’ and are located some 4 kms. outside of Ceduna.At our Ceduna office we often see homeless people and assist with their basic needs such as food and clothing and will often provide emergency relief for them.Currently there has been much media attention to the concerns caused by those sleeping rough. Many of these people are living with no water, food or toilets at a place called the ’18 Tank’. Some of the people living at ’18 Tank’ are heavily involved in drinking alcohol and some are involved with drugs. They will often walk into Ceduna to gain their supply of liquour, and eventually walk back to where they are staying. This can be a very dangerous exercise

and one that takes up considerable time of different agencies such as the SA Police. We have been funded through a program called ‘Breaking the Cycle’ which aims to change the behaviour of people and find alternatives to using excessive drugs and alcohol. This work will be exceptionally challenging to us and one that we are conscious is under the scrutiny of many people who want to see some successful outcomes from this project. As an agency we are committed to attempting to help improving the life of these people and working with Elders in the Aboriginal community to help ensure the life of these people receive the support they deserve.In terms of general homelessness, we have some marvelous successes where people who have not lived in a house for a long time have been able to settle in a new home and make it work. Our work at the Safe House has been well received especially in our ability to provide a 24/7 service.Overall, the work in Ceduna is extremely challenging and in many ways is where we need to be, if we are to follow the principles of Catholic Social Justice Teaching, especially about respecting each person for who they are, and what they hope to be.

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After two years of planning, we set out for the Philippines; leaving the safety of our shores to go into the deep. We saw things that we found hard to describe, and in the moments of despair we saw the face of God. We mixed with the poorest of the poor and we visited the country’s most elite Catholic colleges. Surprisingly we found it easier to connect with the poor. They were so happy even though they had little. In the eyes of the poorest are the happiest children we have ever met; we found that money isn’t always the answer.

We mixed with angels like Sr. Paola who runs the Development and Learning Centre in Bagong Silangang. This Centre was founded by the Sisters Faithful Companions of Jesus in May 2002. It is close to one of the dumps in Manila. The Centre serves about 750 families in the area offering a variety of services. When confronted with such abject poverty, we asked Sr. Paolo, ‘what can we do’ she answered with a simple wisdom, ‘just talk to them; be present.’

Another angel was Fr. ‘Rocky’, who founded the Tuloy Foundation in Manila. which “provides residential care services for children and youth.” It was founded in 1993 by Fr. Marciano Evangelista SDB, with ten volunteers committed to the cause of poor, abandoned, homeless children. It pursues the charism of John Bosco.

We visited many schools and mixed with students our own age; they taught us more about ourselves than any book or lesson back home. School supplies were purchased and packaged for later distribution at schools like Macapagal Elementary. It was probably our favourite day of the immersion. Seeing their smiles at doing such a simple thing really made a big impact.

Fr. Francis Montero helped to drive a spiritual purpose. It was important to reflect, give thanks and to find meaning. Each evening we gathered to ask ourselves, “Where did we see the face of God today?”

We had the opportunity to sample local food thanks ‘Mother Cruz’, mother of Michael who works at Port Pirie Holden. Families in the Philippines seem so close and they do a lot together. You don’t need a lot of things in life to live and be happy. There was dancing, laughter, heartbreak, and love. The people of the Philippines took us on a journey of the heart. We didn’t expect that, but we are forever grateful.

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The island of Lampeduca is a tiny island in the Mediterranean Sea about 120 kms off the coast of Tunisia. Traditionally its only claim to fame was its fishing and tourism industries. But in recent years, it has become one of the main points of entry into Europe for poor and desperate migrants, willing to risk the crossing from North Africa to Italy in overcrowded and unsafe fishing vessels and small boats. Thousands have known to have died over the years and numbers of others are presumed lost without trace. Lampeduca is in effect Italy’s Christmas Island.

On July 8th Pope Francis went to Lampeduca on his first official visit outside Rome. The Pope said Mass in a sports field which served as a reception centre for thousands who fled the Arab Spring unrest in 2011. He used a wooden chalice carved out of the wood of a migrant boat by a local carpenter. His altar was a small painted boat. His words on the occasion were direct and confronting.

“Where is your brother?” Who is responsible for his blood … who is responsible of these brothers and sisters of ours? Nobody? That is our answer: It isn’t me; I don’t have anything to do with it; it must be someone else … Yet God is asking each of us: “Where is the blood of your brother which cries out to me?” Today no one in the world feels responsible; we have lost a sense of responsibility for our brothers and sisters. We have fallen into the hypocrisy of the priest and the Levite whom Jesus described in the parable of the Good Samaritan; we see our brother half dead on the side of the road, and perhaps say to ourselves, “poor soul … !” and then go on our way. It’s not our responsibility, and with that we feel reassured, assuaged. The culture of comfort, which makes us think only of ourselves, makes us insensitive to the cries of other people, makes us live in a soap bubble, which, however lovely, are insubstantial; they offer a fleeting and empty illusion which results in indifference to others; indeed it even leads to a globalization of indifference. In this globalized world we have fallen into globalised indifference. We have become used to the suffering of others; it doesn’t affect me; it doesn’t concern me; it’s none of my business.

There is more than a little irony then in Jesus words about the “narrow gate” and the difficulty of entering into the eternal security of our heavenly home. For refugees and asylum seekers there is an equally narrow gate filtering access into a modicum of earthly security. And yet our two main political parties, headed into each instance by sincere, honest and God-fearing Christians, seem intent on making that gate even narrower.

I would not want to underestimate the immensity of the refugee “problem”, nor do I think there is an easy “solution”. Everyone seems agreed that there must be a regional solution. But in addressing the situation it is human beings and human lives that are at stake. It is not a refugee or asylum seeker “problem”. It is asylum seekers and refugees. And no “solution” is acceptable that is inhumane either in whole or in part.

Thus I for one cannot but think that refusal to, or inordinate delays in, processing the claims of refugees, consigning them to inhumane and disease-infested locations, not permitting them to apply for work, denying them access to the courts and adequate legal representation and indefinite detention, especially of minors – all these, however legal, are inhumane and therefore immoral.

Two basic principles of Catholic Moral Theology are, “The end does not justify the means” and “An unjust law does not seem to be a law”. The first is enunciated in the Epistle of St Paul to the Romans, the second in St Augustine’s treatise, “De libero arbitrio” – On Free Will. Some modern legal jurisprudence seems to have resiled from these principles in Australian refugee law. But the fact that certain laws are legislated does not make such laws just or moral. And it is these considerations of justice and morality – not just their legality that are to guide us as Christians. Otherwise in narrowing the gate for refugees and asylum seekers to earthly security, we may be narrowing the gate into our own entry into salvation.

Bill Uren SJ, Homily: Refugee Sunday 2013 (Edited) Newman College

A Pinch of Salt to Add to Our Story‘Strive to enter by the narrow gate, for many will try and will not be able” Luke 13:24


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After a wonderful 60 years of Religious Life celebration for Sr. Pat Hogan OLSH, in Roxby Downs on Wednesday 3rd of July, Bishop Greg O’Kelly SJ joined Fr Paul Bourke on visitation in the Catholic Inland Mission Parish. During the visitation Bishop Greg visited many people and tasted a variety of Bush living. The William Creek Hotel was the first stop for a much needed top up before spending the night at Nilpinna Station owned by the Williams Cattle Company. A flat tyre along the way kept Brendan Nagle, one of the station workers who was cooking tea and looking after his Religious guests in the absence of Helen and Trevor Williams, waiting in fearless trepidation. A good evening transpired including a late night unsuccessful dingo hunting excursion.A morning cuppa at the Peake Station with Jodie Keogh and her two young children, on the way to Oodnadatta, began Thursday. Lunch and a catch up with Lynnie Trevillian Plate and her twin, Annie and many locals at the Pink Roadhouse, was a chance of natural bush hospitality along with many tourists. Peter Rowe the bush Mailman, was there and shared his memories of the Bush, its characters, and friendships with all the priests, especially Frs. Cresp and O’Neil. A quick visit to the Health Clinic and Police Station followed. Three hours later the Opal diggings of Mintabie beckoned, with Mass for the Faithful in the Goanna Grill, Mintabie Hotel. Angelina Sumanovic was the attentive Altar Server, with her Mum and Dad looking after the visitors. Mintabie has always been a place of warm welcome to our Bishop and Priests, with the regular Mass at the Pub being described as the Sacred and Profane coming together.After a hearty breakfast, Friday morning was spent visiting Mimili and Indulkana on the APY Lands catching up with local families, workers and Art Centres. It was a most productive time considering it was Naidoc week and the group promoting Constitutional Recognition were also visiting. An evening meal at Johns Pizza Friday and a photo with Greek Orthodox owner, Nic Ikonopolous concluded a day of great variety.Saturday in Coober Pedy took in First Reconciliation, cuppas, lunch with Tony and Jacki Williams, who were in from Mt Barry Station, and a few home visits. First Eucharist for Dahnush Perera was celebrated at the 6.30 pm Saturday Mass to a full underground church and followed by a wonderful Parish shared tea and festivities at the Croatian Club. Parishioners from so many different nationalities along with some visitors made it a most enjoyable ‘family’ evening. Joe Marijanovic was able to insert three

Opals into Bishop Greg’s Crozier that evening which reflects the great variety and colour of our Diocese. A Cuppa after 10.30 am Mass at Novosel’s dugout on the way south from Coober Pedy enabled a quick exit, ensuring arrival back in Port Pirie in time for tea and a good night's sleep.

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Archbishop John Bede Polding, an English Benedictine monk from Downside Abbey and Australia’s first bishop, founded the Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of Saint Benedict in Sydney in 1857.Known affectionately as the Good Sams, the congregation and the wider Good Sam family continue to draw inspiration from two key sources:-• the rich wisdom of Benedictine spirituality and the • much-loved parable of the Good Samaritan.Jesus told his Gospel story 2,000 years ago on the steep, dusty road that runs between Jerusalem and Jericho. The story was about being neighbour.Centuries later in the bustling harbour city of Sydney, Archbishop Polding became a neighbour to the needy and outcasts of colonial society – to convicts, the unemployed, the local Indigenous people and the fledgling colony’s many destitute women. He founded the Good Samaritan Sisters to continue this work.The Sisters were to be, in Polding’s words, missionary Benedictines in the Great South Land of the Holy Spirit. The title – Sisters of the Good Samaritan – was meant to tell them about the purpose and the spirit of their ministry. The name sufficiently indicates the scope, since the Religious are called to imitate the charity of the kind Samaritan who was moved to pity the poor wounded man, and having poured oil and wine into his wounds to heal him, afterwards conveyed him to a place of security. In like manner the Religious will use all gentleness and compassion for the unhappy whom they are to tend and all fervour of charity in restoring souls to the fold of Jesus Christ. Rules of Polding ‘Scope and Character of the Institute’ para 2.

Their neighbourhood soon opened out beyond Sydney to embrace other cities and rural areas of Australia. In 1890 a Good Samaritan community was established in Port Pirie – 1000 miles by train from the mother house at St Scholastica’s, Glebe Point in Sydney and the first foundation beyond the borders of New South Wales. In time the sisters answered the call to respond to the urgent social needs and the spiritual hungers of people in Japan, the Philippines, Kiribati and East Timor.Today the Good Sams and their countless partners in ministry bring compassion and justice to an expanding global neighbourhood.For information and news about the Good Samaritan Congregation see the website: http://www.goodsams.org.au

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After seventy one years of faithful, caring service to the people of Whyalla, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan are leaving. The Sisters first came in 1942 to teach at the newly constructed St Teresa’s School, living in the Convent built behind it. As Whyalla’s population expanded, they also taught at St Francis Xavier’s, and later still at Our Lady Help of Christians School and St John’s College. As well as having a teaching role, they undertook pastoral work, especially in Whyalla West.

To thank the Sisters and to celebrate the many blessings that they have both given, and been to us, the Catholic Parish of Whyalla are inviting people to a weekend of thanksgiving and farewell on the weekend of 1st, 2nd and 3rd of November 2013.

A summary of the weekend program is Fri 1 November 7 pm Mass followed by supper at St Teresa’s Church

Sat 2 November 9 am Morning Prayer followed by brunch at Our Lady’s Church

Sat 2 November 6 pm Dinner followed by a social evening at Centrals Football Club

Sun 3 November 11 am Mass followed by a picnic at Samaritan Hall, St John’s Campus

Sun 3 November 4 pm Prayer for the deceased at Whyalla Cemetery

Sun 3 November 6.30 pm Ritual of Leave Taking and Farewell at Our Lady’s Convent

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On Friday 12th July, the newly sealed and upgraded Oodnadatta Airstrip was officially opened and renamed the Adam Plate Aerodrome by the Hon. Gail Gago, Minister for Local Government/State Relations and Regional Development. A crowd of about 300 people were in attendance to acknowledge the persistent, dedicated work of the late Adam Plate Adam Plate, who was so instrumental in achieving this necessary upgrade. Adam was killed in a Car Rally last August, leaving a huge legacy of good ventures and progress in his wake.

Minister Gago at the end of her speech, made a short presentation to Adam’s wife, Lynnie, and then officially opened the Adam Plate Aerodrome. In her unscripted response Lynnie simply shared her family’s gratitude and pride that Adam’s loss gave birth to. She acknowledged the pain of leaving Oodnadatta without her two men. Their son, Jack, had been killed in a car accident in 1999. Oodnadatta School Principal and Chair of the Progress Association, Ned Loades captured for those present the life of a visionary, never beaten, Australian man.

A breathe-taking, timely, fly-past by four aircraft led into the final part of the proceedings when

Fr. Paul Bourke, who had been M.C. blessed the airstrip, being assisted by Lynnie, Alice, Tilly and Ruby, along with Adam’s mother, Jocelyn and Lynnie’s twin sister, Annie.

Adam and Lynnie arrived in Oodnadatta almost forty years ago and witnessed much change, yet became part of renewed life and growth. The winds of change allowed him to build wind-mills, not wells. In establishing the Pink Roadhouse with their growing family of Jack, Alice, Tilly and Ruby, the Plate family developed pivotal and lasting relationships throughout the bush and beyond, enabling Oodnadatta to thrive as a place of welcome for all.

Adams vision and doggedness in opening up and establishing better facilities in the bush will bear fruit throughout the region, for many years to come. His distinct unusual approach to people, problems and perils will surely be set in legend at late night campfires.

Fr Paul Bourke

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Minister Gail Gago with Lynnie Plate and Fr Paul Bourke


Star of the Sea Home for the aged is currently building an additional 16 high care residential aged care places with completion scheduled for late 2013.Owned and operated by the Catholic Diocese of Port Pirie, Star of the Sea provides

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THE WITNESS OCTOBER, 201320 Diocesan Information

Parishes and Mass Times around the Diocese

Berri Fr Steve ArdillPhone 8582 1894Fax 8582 4291email [email protected] Mass 9 am & 6 pmBarmera Sunday 11 amWaikerie 1st 3rd & 5th Sunday 8 am 2nd & 4th Sunday 11 amBlanchetown 2nd Sunday 4 pmMorgan 1st 3rd 5th Sunday Vigil 5pm 2nd & 4th Sunday 6 pm

Booleroo Centre Fr Don VictoryPhone/fax 8667 2020email [email protected] Mass Booleroo Centre 8.30 am 5th Sunday 10 amLaura 1st Sunday 10 amPekina 2nd Sunday 10 amWirrabara 3rd Sunday 10 amOrroroo 4th Sunday 10 am

Burra Fr L J QuinnPhone 8892 2525Fax 88992 3010

Cleve Fr Adrian HeadPhone 8628 2189email agh1112@bigpondSunday MassCleve 1st Sunday 11 am 2nd Sunday 8.30 am 3rd Sunday [Vigil] 6 pm 4th Sunday 8.30 am 5th Sunday 11 amCowell 1st Sunday 8.30 am 2nd Sunday 11 am 3rd Sunday 9 am 4th Sunday [Vigil] 6 pm 5th Sunday 8.30 amKimba 1st Sunday [Vigil] 6 pm 2nd Sunday 9 am 3rd Sunday 8.30 am 4th Sunday 11 am 5th Sunday [Vigil] 6 pmWudinna 1st Sunday 9 am 2nd Sunday [Vigil] 6 pm 3rd Sunday 11 am 4th Sunday 6 pm 5th Sunday 6 pm

Coober Pedy Fr Paul BourkePhone 8672 5011Fax 86725 887email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6.30 pm 10 am

Cummins Fr Kevin MatthewsPhone 8676 2194Mob 0428 282 189email [email protected] [email protected] Mass Cummins 1st & 4th Sundays 8 am 2nd Sunday 10.30 am3rd & 5th Sunday Vigil 6 pm Winter [Vigil] 7 pm [Summer]Tumby Bay 1st & 4th Sunday 10.30am 2nd Sunday 8 am 3rd & 5th Sunday 5 pmElliston 1st 2nd & 4th Sunday 5 pm 3rd & 5th 10.30 amLock 3rd & 5th Sundays 8 am

Gladstone Mgr Arthur HackettPhone 8662 2427email [email protected] Mass 1st3rd& 5th Sunday 9.30 amGeorgetown 2nd & 4th Sunday 9.30 am

Jamestown Mgr Paul Quirk VGPhone 8664 1056email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6 pm & 9 am

Kadina Fr Adrian NoonanPhone 8821 3943email [email protected] Mass Kadina 10.30 amMoonta 8.30 amWallaroo [Vigil] 7 pm

Loxton Fr MedadPhone 8584 7572Fax 8584 6330email [email protected] Mass 1st 3rd & 5th Sundays 11 am 2nd & 4th Sunday 8 am

Peterborough Mgr Paul QuirkPhone 8664 1056Sunday Mass 11 am

Pt Augusta Fr Paul CrottyPhone 8642 2847Fax 8641 2187email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6.30 pm 10.30 amWilmington 8.30 amFr Julius

Pt Lincoln Fr Brian MatthewsPhone 8682 3725email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6 pm 9 amCoffin Bay 1st Sunday 6 pmFr Benjamin Mkuchu

Pt Pirie Fr Leon Quinn AdmPhone 8632 3977Fax 8632 5007 Fr Francis Monteroemail [email protected] Mass Cathedral [Vigil] 6pm 10.30 amSolomontown 5 pmCrystal Brook 8.30 am

Quorn Fr Chris O’NeilPhone 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 John Stuart-JamesPhone 8586 6239Fax 8586 6259email [email protected] Mass [Vigil] 6.30 pm & 9 am

Roxby Downs Fr John FolkmanPhone 8671 0925Office 8671 2307Fax 8671 2308Sunday Mass Roxby Downs [Vigil] 6 pmSunday 9 amWoomera 2nd 4th & 5th 11.30 amAndamooka 1st & 3rd Sunday 11 am

Snowtown Mgr Ray PopePhone/Fax 8865 2264

Streaky Bay Fr Matthew Newmanemail [email protected] Mass 11 amCeduna [Vigil] 6 pmChandada 9 amSmoky Bay 1st Sunday 5 pmMinnipa 2nd Sunday 5 pmWirrula 3rd Sunday 5 pmWudinna 4th Sunday 6 pmWudinna 5th Sunday 6 pm

Whyalla Fr Jim MonaghanPhone 8645 8023Fax 8645 5412email [email protected] Fr Arno Vermeerenemail [email protected] Mass St Teresa’s [Vigil] 7 pm 8.30 amOur Lady’s 10.30 am & 5.30 pm

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