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Volume 2 Number 4
in the Diocese of Charlotte
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September
25, 1992
Groups Say Mozambique
Relief
Could Become 'Another Somalia' —
WASHINGTON
(CNS) War and make the famine in
drought threaten to
Mozambique
as
bad as the
situation in
Somalia, said leaders of international relief organizations.
Mozambique is the worst-hit of several
offensive before signing of peace accords in
season does not end
October.
until
is
October.
Mozambique,
and nobody's
they're
listening," said John
For those who are interested in making
Oxfam
contributions to help alleviate the suffering
executive director of
in the drought-stricken is
the making," he said.
stage that
sale, contributing
there
"Mozambique
Catholic
is
a
McSweeney,
shown by
their parents,"
To
ontributions totalling $91,262.
date,
he
on African hunger. They said Mozambique, 3.1 million people are
49 parishes and 4,617 individuals
^sponded. All funds are sent to Catholic Charities lorvath. teacher
Martha Baxley, Greg Doule,
immediate
Their donation was added to diocesan
said.
USA
in the
(1-r)
4cSweeney) and Sarah Repisardo.
'
Sacred Heart
Pauling,
—
Father DelGiudice said he was "moved
with pride"
f
neity. "I
arish/school that
own
s
struggling to help both
is
parishioners and others
left
Thomas the Apostle Parish, 1,000-family parish made up primarily of
8,500 for
St.
ligrant workers, in south
The
Miami.
faculty
ral
20
left
St.
sev-
members homeless. The roof
blown off the family center and the arish school was damaged. "It's just unbelievable down here, even te news doesn't do it justice," said Candice
/as
arket,
a
St.
Thomas
retirees. It is
who
recently returned
the Apostle
3uth of the church that
is
helping areas
were
hit
is
outs, but
made up mostly of
most generous offering church during the
first
harder by
On The Air...
at
aid.
form
Mozambique
—
need,
it
said,
wanting to help themselves," she
adding that she was "struck by the
pride and strength by which people ap-
had the
in the history
said.
Many people are "not looking for hand-
even know."
human
emergency," Pauling
compassion
not an affluent church. Yet, in
response to great
proach their
of the
own
problems."
"They want peace," she
collection for hurri-
said.
Philip Johnston, president of
also
Nearly $5,000 was donated the first week, "bowling over" bookkeeper Janice
had
visited
CARE,
Mozambique, where he
were among the worst he 30 years. "It is beyond my capacity to explain to you the brutality that has been visited on said conditions
had seen
Montaine. Then, another $3,000 plus came in.
in
...
"Eight thousand dollars for this one little
parish of 400 families;
these people," he said.
we have done
Over
exceptional," she said.
Thomas the Apostle. "We're
the next six
months
their feet," said
the last decade,
have died as a
Sacred Heart will continue supporting St.
In addition to wading through the rubble,
Thomas
Sacred Heart
the Apostle parishio-
er helping with the relief effort.
I
for people they don't
their
cane victims.
hurricane displaced about
liomas the Apostle families and
1
generosity and spontathis
home-
by the hurricane. Sacred Heart Church has raised about
iss
at their
was humbled by
in
share the same water sources, creating tremendous health problems, she said. "The lack of water is a real problem in
Associate Editor
Sacred Heart Church do something special for victims Hurricane Andrew. So, it adopted a
use.
some of them just spotted with puddles." Because of the drought, animals and people
CAROL HAZARD
BREVARD
on food
and Zimbabwe, she passed "river beds
Hurricane-Stricken Florida Parish
/anted to
be put to good
'Drought is exacerbating the problem,'
southern Africa, said that in
By
will
she added.
Brevard Adopts
In
groups
Mozambique."
JOANN KEANE
Photo by
and addresses of relief organizations which
Sharon Pauling, Africa policy analyst for Bread for the World, said that "war remains the major cause of famine in
Greg
Forcino (presenting the check to Msgr.
Jill
of The
News & Herald a list of the names
of starvation and another 6
risk
million people are dependant
diocese have
for distribution. Pictured are
one of eight speakers,
nizations, at a Washington press conference
vicar
efforts
emonstrate generosity and an example of how people exercise their faith "The children responded Trough the example
areas of Africa, this issue
representatives of international relief orga-
funds to relief efforts. "They helped us J.
is
are working in the area. Your gifts to these
empty."
Hammock was
Gabriel
and chancellor, with a check for $118. Msgr. McSweeney said the students'
eneral
is
on Page 10 of
another Somalia in
horror show, playing to an international
Forcino. Class representatives presented Msgr. John
said the peace
suffering the
The region
aid.
"Mozambique
Jill
group rejected the govern-
The spokesman
worst drought of the century, and the dry
America.
said
plan.
must begin in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi, not inside Mozambique, where the government could launch a new
Hammock,
Hugo,"
sistance said the
corridors
starving,
chool in Charlotte put together a bake
But on Sept. 16, two days later, a spokesman for Mozambique National Re-
"most vulnerable" to starvation and another 30 million depend on
"Particularly in
uring
Red Cross
flag.
ment
emergency
at St.
truck convoys flying the U.N. or
southern African countries, where 18 million people are the
lesponding with assistance for hurricane" Andrew victims, the eighth grade class
deliver famine relief aid to the interior by
looking
until they get
Bob Walker,
result
1
million people
of the Mozambican
war.
at
The day of the press conference, the Mozambican government said it had agreed
back on
eucharistic
to a
U.N. plan for 10 peace corridors to
minister.
waand canned foods to other areas and
indrew. Parishioners are carting fresh ;r
Jrving dinner to at least 1,000 people a /eek,
Barket
Coming Next Week
said.
"We are very touched by the kindness f the
people
at
Sacred Heart," she
The money came lease pass
on our
The money fclief effort, Jst
at
said.
a wonderful time,
heartfelt thanks."
is
is
going directly to the
she said. Just to clear the land
several thousand dollars, she said.
I
For Sacred Heart parishioners, ffering
was more than an
their
obligation, said
,
was an and there's a big difference."
ather Carl DelGiudice. "It jive,
Associate Editor Carol Hazard
act of
is
in
Guatemala
this
week
to
view the
relief
operations of the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, a Catholic group which
working with poverty-stricken children and the elderly
United
Her story and pictures of her trip
News
in the
Third World and in the
States.
&
will
appear in next week's issue of The Catholic
Herald.
There
will also
elementary schools
Ill
be
stories
and pictures of the dedication of two new Catholic
in the Charlotte area.
I
ABC
senior anchor Peter Jennings broadcast
World News Tonight live from Charlotte Catholic
High School
Sept. 17. (See story
on Page 3)
Photo by JOANN
KEANE