The Catholic Weekly 29 August 2021

catholicweekly.com.au 4 NEWS 29, August, 2021 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 The NSW parliament is cur- rently in recess and is un- likely to sit in September due to the COVID-19 lock- down. However Mr Abbott be- lieves it is critical for all NSW citizens concerned about the proposed laws to make their views known very strongly to their local MPs to minimize any chance of the laws being passed by parliament. “We thought we worked hard when voters faced a same sex marriage plebi- scite in 2017. Well, we have to work harder than that because frankly this is a big- ger issue and a more griev- ous threshold that our state is being asked to cross”, he said. Current battle is a most important moment for the country, student leaders told Rally now to fight NSW dying law: former PM Ethicist Dr Bernadette Tobin, at left, and former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, right, warned against NSW euthanasia laws. PHOTOS: P ROSENGREN; AAP “I think this is a very im- portant time in the life of our country and certainly in the life of our state and so all of us are called to do all we can to send a message to our state members of parlia- ment that this is just not on”, the former Prime Minister concluded. In brief ‘Getting vaccine can be an act of love’ WHEN EACH individ- ual makes a small act of charity, like getting the COVID-19 vaccine, every gesture added together can transform the world, Pope Francis said in a global ad campaign. “Being vaccinated with vaccines authorised by the competent authori- ties is an act of love. And contributing to ensure the majority of people are vaccinated is an act of love - love for oneself, love for one’s family and friends, love for all peo- ple,” he said in a public service announcement released on 18 August in Rome. 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Applications close 8 September 2021 You can also view this job at www.catholicjobsonline.com.au Published with today’s digital edition 2021 ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT To be saints is not a privilege for the few. But a vocation for everyone - Pope Francis VOCATIONS One of the key organisers of the forum, Ben Frasco from the UTS Catholic Society, said Mr Abbott and Dr Tobin had helped inspire the attendees to speak out strongly against the proposed laws. “The reality is that some people will use this legisla- tion for the wrong reasons, and they may persuade vul- nerable people to end their lives earlier. People may feel economic and social pressure to do so and that’s fundamen- tally dangerous because we shouldn’t be making human life transactional”, Mr Frasco explained. “There is certainly ethical and the political momentum behind the pro-life move- ment in NSW at this time and we need to do all we can to prevent these dangerous eu- thanasia laws being passed in the state”. It can be signed here: https://www.noeuthanasia . org.au/protect_life_nsw The reality is that some people will use this legislation for the wrong rea- sons and they may persuade vulnerable people to end their lives earlier...” Ben Frasco, UTS Catholic Society Archbishop’s Prize for composers on offer again TALENTED YOUNG compos- ers from across Australia are invited to submit entries in the prestigious Archbishop’s Prize for New Composers, with the winner to have their work pub- licly performed at a Christmas Concert at St Mary’s Cathedral in December. The prize was first offered in 2019 and is open to new com- posers aged from 18-35 with the winner receiving a cash prize of $2500. The prize was not held last year due to the COVID-19 pan- demic. The inaugural winner was Melbourne choir teacher, Timothy Mallis, who com- posed a piece based upon the lyrics of the late Australian poet Les Murray’s work Animal Nativity . Entrants in this year’s com- petition must use lyrics from the poem Wisdom written by Fr Andrew Bullen SJ, to com- pose a piece of choral music that is less than five minutes in length. Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP said the competition was an important way of recog- nising the historic competition the Church plays to the arts, while celebrating emerging composers at the same time. “I hope the competition can inspire young composers to take up careers in music, espe- cially in the field of choral mu- sic, which can only benefit the faithful in the decades ahead”, he added. Interstate winners will have their flights paid for to ensure they can personally come to Sydney to receive their prize. For more information and an entry form go to https:// www. sydneycatho l i c . org/ about-us/awards/archbish- ops-prize-for-new-composers. The Competition closes at 5pm on Thursday 30 Septem- ber 2021. Winner of the 2019 Archbishop’s Prize for Composers: Melbounre choir teacher Timothy Malliss. 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