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FIGHTING FOR LIFE
To shepherd God's church
Moves to protect 'born-alive
Pope Benedict
infants/
XVI formally
conscience
begins ministry as head of church
rights praised by
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON tional
Pope: election
and
—
Na-
local pro-life Catho-
praised the Depart-
lic officials
thoughts made him
ment of Health and Human
lightheaded, doubtful
vices for
Ser-
plan to "aggres-
its
sively enforce federal laws that
by
CATHOLIC NEWS
SERVICE VATICAN CITY liturgy rich
promises,
protect born-alive infants," as
—
In a with symbols and
rently leave our country helpless to
bead of the universal church, md Catholics from around the
some 150
cardinals, processed
Mass and symbols of the
struggling for their lives outside the
the
See SHEPHERD, page 5
GROWING
IN
applaud the Depart-
ment of Health and Human See INFANTS, page 8
Conference explores small Christian communities
in
youth conference
by
JOANITA M.
of Charlotte.
NELLENBACH JOANITA M. NELLENBACH
HICKORY
—
—
We
Standing,
singing, clapping in time to
N.C. Catholic youths sang, rocked, prayed and learned their way through the Diocese of Charlotte's 28th annual Diocesan Youth Conference (DYC) April 22-24.
a
rousing
"Somos Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach
Farris tell youths how to have an "extreme Catholic makeover" during the annual Diocesan Youth Conference.
Joe
See DYC, page 9
"Christ
CORRESPONDENT
CORRESPONDENT
RIDGECREST,
Cathy
CORNERSTONE AND BUILDING BLOCKS
prayer, praise at
by
"We
photo from Reuters
A crowd waves and takes pictures of Pope Benedict XVI as he greets them after his April 24 inaugural Mass in St. Peter's Square. The Mass, attended by about 350,000 people, marked the formal start of Pope Benedict's papacy.
FAITH
Hundreds join
I
said
Life Activities. CNS
main
his office:
womb,"
Cleaver Ruse, director of planning and information for the bishops' Secretariat for Pro-
Square to begin
receive the
now we
can and must protect those
tomb
the morning of Pope Benedict, with
defend infants moments
before birth, but even
world pledged their love and abedience to him. After paying homage at St. April 24,
Ser-
Leavitt
announced April 22. "Roe vs. Wade may cur-
Pope Benedict XVI
into St. Peter's
Mike
vices Secretary
formally began his ministry as
Peter's
Human
U.S. Health and
rendition
of
Christ," 165 people concluded the first conference on small Christian commu-
tendees on
(SCC)
in the
at
St.
Aloysius Church in Hickory. Father Francis Cancro, pastor of St.
nities
the Cornerstone,
was held April 16
Cuerpo de Christo/We Are the Body of el
is
are the Building Blocks,"
Eugene Church in Anglo at-
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The Catholic News & Herald
April 29,
Current and upcoming
In Brief
topics from around the
world to your
own backyard
Ex- Illinois police officer
named
head of child protection
office
WASHINGTON
NEW PRIEST IN TOWN
(CNS)
— The
U.S.
bishops have hired the second female law
enforcement officer to head
People," said Kettelkamp.
is
Teresa Kettelkamp,
of Forensic Services
who
helped
29 years with theShe was the first
after
Illinois police force.
woman
to attain the rank
of colonel in the
Illinois State Police.
Kettelkamp began her new post at USCCB headquarters in Washington April 1 3 She replaced Kathleen McChesney, who .
——— planner
the
fifth
priest to hold the post since
CHARLOTTE
Omaha
priest
in
1917.
CHARLOTTE — St. Ann Church, 3635 Park the
of Centering Prayer May 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Centering Prayer is an ancient way of knowing God through love in
information, call (704) 523-4641.
—
CHARLOTTE The Franciscan House of Discernment, 801 Bromley Rd., invites all young women to a "get-acquainted evening" April 26, 6:30-9 p.m. Share a movie and popcorn with the Sisters of St. Francis. For information, call (704) 376-2010 or (704) 607-2235.
executive director of Girls
and Boys Town OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) — The
Girls
and Boys Town national board of trustees announced April 14 the selection of Father Steven Boes as the executive director of Girls and Boys Town, effective July
1.
He
will be the fifth priest to hold the
post since Father
founded Boys
Town
Edward Flanagan in 1917.
am
excited to have a hand in writing the next chapter in the Boys Town story, to build upon its track "]
88th year of changing cares for its children and families," Father Boes said at a press conference on the Girls and Boys record in this the
its
way America
Town campus. Father Boes, 45, will succeed Father Val Peter, who will retire as executive director June 30. As a priest of the Archdiocese of Omaha for 20 years, Father Boes is currently the director of the St. Augustine Indian Mission and senior associate pastor of several churches. Archbishop Elden F. Curtiss said he
was pleased Father Boes was lead Girls and Boys Town.
selected to
"The commitment to youth he demonstrated during his years as director of the mission school, his considerable pastoral experience, as well as his
CHARLOTTE — The administrative talents,
makes him an
excellent choice for executive direc-
he said. "I have every confidence that Father Boes will provide quality leadership for Girls and Boys Town and will successfully carry forward the work of Father Flanagan." The national search began in June 2004, with more than 150 candidates men and women from both lay and reliconsidered from gious backgrounds across the United States Girls and Boys Town, the original Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, is a leader in the treatment and care of abused, abandoned and neglected girls and boys. For more than 87 years, the tor,"
—
—
annual audits of dioceses and eparchies.
Her
Vietnamese Cursillo of
the world.
(704) 549-1525.
Maximilian Kolbe
Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order gathers the first Sunday of each month at 2 at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. Those interested in learning more about the SFO and the
p.m.
way of
life
are invited to attend.
For more information, call Skyler Harvey, SFO, at (704) 545-9133.
CHARLOTTE
I
information, call Marilyn
VICARIATE
—
The Cancer Support Group for survivors, family and friends meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Corn-
— Anyone
currently
unem-
ployed or concerned about their present employment situation .is invited to attend the Reemployment Support Group held in the Parish Life Center, Room 8, of St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd. The group will meet May 12 and 26, 7:30-9 p.m. For more information, call Colleen Assal, (336) 294-4696, ext. 226. Anyone with knowledge of job opportunities is asked to call Colleen to share them with the group.
HIGH POINT
— All
are invited to Immaculate
Heart of Mary Church's first International Festival on Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 4-8 p.m., at the church, 4145 Johnson St. The festival will feature music, dance and exhibits from a variety of nations, as well as food from the Philippines, Mexico, Vietnam, Poland and Turkey. Admission is free, but everyone is invited to bring a dish, preferably representing a foreign country,
Kwan
at
hlkwan@lexcominc.net or Rita Leonard
at
(336) 454-3758.
Franciscan
Many of the children were
As head of the forensic service, she managed the second largest forensic system in the nation and the third largest in
Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd. For more information, contact Nam Le at St.
one time
victims of sexual abuse.
to share.
— The
at
agents in the investigation and recovery of
missing children.
Charlotte School ofLeaders meets the second Sunday of each month at 2:30 p.m. at St.
CHARLOTTE
work
Illinois police
involved supervising 28 specially trained
GREENSBORO
silence. Instruction in the tradition and method of Centering Prayer will be offered as well as experiences of Centering Prayer. The workshop is open to all Christians. Reservations are requested. For reservations or more
named
After retiring from the state police, she
became part of the teams organized by the Gavin Group Inc., of Boston to conduct the
GREENSBORO workshop on
For
details, contact
Larry
—
The Ladies Ancient Order GREENSBORO of Hibernians, Guilford Division, Our Lady oi Knock, is planning a trip to the Franciscan Prayer Center in May. Those interested in attending this outing are encouraged to call Mary Giff at (336) 855-7014 for further information. HICKORY
LENOIR
VICARIATE
—
Woodwsay
St.
Ln.
Francis of Assisi Church, 328-E
NW,
will host Landings, an out
reach program for those who have left the Catho lie Church and are thinking of returning. Landing! at 7 p.m., througl
meet Saturday evenings
will
May
28.
should
Anyone
call the
interested in participating
church office
at
(828) 754-5281.
nonprofit, nonsectarian organization has
provided these children with a safe, caring environment where they gain confi-
dence to get better and learn
become productive
— 43,654 —
Girls and
number of
direct care pro-
and in the grams District of Columbia. More than 500,000 children and families were helped through the Girls and Boys Town national hot line and nearly 1 million more were served through outreach and professional programs last year. at 19 sites in 15 states
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29
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mons Pkwy. For more
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Father Edward Flanagan founded Boys Town
come forward
.
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is
December 2002.
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give victims a voice, to encourage to
director of the Illinois State Police Division
conference April 14. He
work
abuse policies.
their
The announcement of her appointment as executive director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of Child and Youth Protection was made April 15. Kettelkamp retired in 2003 as deputy
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inception in
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them apply
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She
Father Steven Boes, a priest of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Neb., has been named executive director of Girls and Boys Town, effective July 1. His appointment was
since
their office that
child sex abuse prevention policies.
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The Catholic News & Herald
2005
April 29,
FROM THE VATICAN
Governor
Vatican sets up e-mail VATICAN CITY (CNS)
The
Vatican created a series of new e-mail addresses so people around the world could send a message to the new pope.
Well-wishers
can
send
is
Pope
e-mail addresses were activated and made public the morning of April 20, just 16 hours after the new pope elected.
"In just two days after the accounts
we
know that when there we usually highlight it
site."
www.vatican.va, featured a brand new home page design with the words "Habemus papam" (We have a pope) and "Benedictum XVI" emblazoned under the new pope's chosen coat of arms. Internet users can click on one of six languages listed on the home page to get to the page featuring the pope. From there, by clicking on the "Focus" sidebar featuring a photo of Pope Benedict on the day of his election, users
English (benedictxvi@vatican.va), Spanish (benedictoxvi@vatican.va), German (benediktxvi@vatican.va), as well as Italian, French, and Portuguese
set up,
Web
ROME (CNS) — Catholic politicians
The majority of people chose the English e-mail address, which received more than 30,000 e-mails in 48 hours. The Vatican Web site,
language.
were
a special event
on our
Benedict XVI an e-mail using any one of the six different addresses set up by
was
"People just
said.
received over 56,000
new
e-mails," said Legionaries of Christ Fa-
are sent to a
ther Fernando Vergez, an official in the
the links to send the pope greetings and
Vatican's Internet office.
to
"We
didn't publicize anything," he
HICKORY
—
ebrated the
first
WAYNESVILLE — The
A
Catholic Women 's John's Catholic Community meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the church hall. For more information, call the church office at (828) 456-6707. Circle of
—
Church, 525
St.
Camden Dr.,
Philip the Apostle
40 Hours of The Blessed be exposed continually, and
Eucharistic Adoration
will offer
May
11-13.
Sacrament will prayers and supplications will be offered throughout the observance. The observance will begin with Mass May 1 1 at 7 p.m. There will be a prayer service May 12 at 7 p.m. and closing Mass May 13 at 7.p.m. For more information, contact the church office at (704) 872-2579.
SALISBURY Fulton
Mass
St.,
the
— Sacred Heart Church,
128 N.
and Healing Sunday of each month at 4 p.m.
celebrates a Charismatic first
Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant. For further information, call Bill Owens at (704) 639-9837.
MOORESVILLE — A Support Group for ParWho Have Lost a Child of any age meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd. We draw strength from others' experience of loss and grief. For more information, call Joy at <704) 664-3992. ents
SMOKY
MOUNTAIN
SYLVA — Court St.
'
can balance guidance from the Vatican with a commitment to following secular laws, said the head of the U.S. delegation to Pope Benedict XVI's April 24 inauguration Mass. "I take advice from the leader of my church very seriously," Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida said at a press conference the afternoon before the Mass. "I also have a duty to uphold the laws of the state. I don't believe this necessarily has to be in conflict," he said, adding that religious leaders have a right to take a stand
on
of Operating Engineers. Bush said he was sure Pope Benedict would continue Pope John Paul II's emphasis on human dignity. "The dialogue about creating a culture of life is one that needs to be ongoing," he said. "And religious leaders, particularly the pope, can play an important role for us to realize the value of life." "It's not just related to abortion," He said. "It relates to end-of-life issues as
wonderful to have moral leadambiguous about what's right and what's wrong." Asked how he reacts when his views might go against those of church well. It's
ers that are not
political issues.
"This helps not just Catholic governors, but others as well," said Bush,
dent emeritus of the International Union
who
1996 became a Catholic, which is the faith of his wife, Columba. Other members of the delegation included Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele; Carl A. Anderson, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus; Helen Alvare, associate professor of law at The Catholic University of America, Washington; and Frank Hanley, presiin
leadership, as in the Iraq
War
or
on
governor admitted the divergence caused him concern. "I get uneasy when the Vatican capital punishment, the
writes
me
letters
when
a death penally
about ready to take place in Florida. That gives me pause. It makes me pray harder," he said. case
is
St.
FRANKLIN VICARIATE
STATESVILLE
by
live
Vatican television.
Charismatic Mass is celThursday of each month in Sebastian Chapel of St. Aloysius Church, 92 Second St. NE, at 7 p.m. For further information, contact Joan Moran (828)-327-0487.
SALISBURY
section that provides
watch events broadcast
can
balance church, secular laws
addresses for Pope Benedict —
says Catholic politicians
3
— The
Women 's Guild
of
St.
Helping hands
Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St., meets the second Monday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center. The meetings feature guest speakers and special events periodicallv. For more information, call Claire Barnable at (828) 369-1565.
WINSTON-SALEM
VICARIATE
KERNERS VILLE — Holy Cross Church, 6
1
Cherry St., invites all Catholics who have been inactive, feel alienated or want to take S.
another look
at the
Catholic Church to attend a
of sessions designed to address issue that have perhaps cause a feeling of estrangement. Re-Membering Church will meet Wednesdays through May 25, at following the 7 p.m. Mass For more information, call Juliann Demmond at (336) 996-7136. series
WINSTON-SALEM
—
The Healing Companions is a grief support group for the bereaved that meets the first and third Thursdays of the month in conference room B at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For further (336)924-9478.
details, call
Joanne Parcel
at
VICARIATE
Mary, Mother of God of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will hold an open meeting May 14, following the 9 a.m. Mass. The meeting will be in the Fellowship Hall of St. Mary Church, 28 Bartlett St. Any woman interested in knowing what the organization is all about is cordially invited to attend. For further information, call Sandy Beauchemin at (828) 5861 136 or Gwen Parris at (828) 631-4127.
Is
your parish or school sponsoring a
free event
open
to the general public?
Courtesv Photo by Annie Kane
Please submit notices for the Diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event
date
in writing to
Karen A. Evans
at
Charlotte Dunderdale, a sixth-grader at Holy Trinity Middle School to her former elementary school, St.
Ann School
in
in
Charlotte, returned
Charlotte, to help her former
from middle school
kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to
teachers with various tasks around the school during a day
(704) 370-3382.
Feb. 18. Not asked to give up her free time and not receiving service credit, Charlotte
voluntarily offered to help any teacher
spent her day for the
off
who needed an
off
extra pair of hands. Charlotte
grading papers, helping explain math to students, counting pennies
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, walking students to classes and helping with
recess duty.
Episcopa calendar l
Bishop Peter
J.
Jugis will participate in the U.S.
following events:
BISHOPS' CONFERENCE ISSUES PRAYER
CARDS OF POPE BENEDICT
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The day Pope Benedict XVI was elected, April
•
XVI
19, the
publishing office of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a prayer card of
May
2
— 7 p.m. Sacrament
May
5
— 7 p.m. Sacrament
Of Confirmation
of Confirmation
Holy Cross Church, Kernersville
St.
May 4
— 7 p.m. Sacrament
of Confirmation St.
Aloysius Church, Hickory
John the Baptist Church, Tryon
May
7
— 11 a.m. Sacrament
of Confirmation
Sacred Heart Church, Salisbury
the
at
new
pope.
The card has an image of the pope standing on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica the Vatican when he was first introduced to the crowds gathered in St. Peter's
Square and to the world as the 265th pope. The cards contain the prayer for a new pope from the Sacramentary and biographical information about Pope Benedict. They are available by clicking on the "Bookstore" link at www.usccb.org.
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April 29,
2005
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Abbot Shelton honored work in prison ministry HAMLET
—
for
Benedictine Abbot
Patrick Shelton, pastor of St. James
Church
in
Hamlet and vicar forane
for
the Albemarle Vicariate, recently re-
ceived the 2004 Volunteer of the Year
award
work
at Morrison CorrecHoffman, N.C. As reported in the Richmond County Daily Journal, Abbot Shelton received the plaque during a banquet at the
for his
tional Institute in
prison's chapel April 12.
Greg Parsons,
assistant superinten-
dent of programs, presented the award to
Abbot Shelton, describing him
as an
Courtesy Photo
"angel delivered to us." Pictured
the Model U.N. team from Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School
is
Benedictine Abbot Patrick Shelton
in
In addition to his ministry to in-
participated
in
the 6th annual Model U.N. competition held at The
mates, Abbot Shelton was praised by
Catholic University of America
in
Washington, D.C. Feb. 13.
Parsons for his great sense of humor. Every Monday evening for the last sev-
Kernersville,
who
eral years,
High school Model
UN
club
sweeps competition KERNERSVILLE
—
The Model
Iain Pritchard, Will Scott,
Sam Wharton,
U.N. team at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School has returned victorious. The team participated in the 6th annual Model U.N. competition held at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C, Feb. 13. The Catholic Uni-
Jordan Cain, Bredan Regan, P.J. Stanford, Lauren Watkins, Rachel Anemone, Robert Whelen and John
versity International Relations Associa-
Last year the club
tion sponsored the competition.
awards
"This
is
a team that
we
all
can be
proud of and one that will continue to meet all of the challenges placed before it," said
David Seidel, a history teacher at Bishop McGuinness and the team's advisor. After four days of competition with schools from all over the country, the Bishop McGuinness team was rewarded with Outstanding Delegation, won by students P.J. Dascoli and Mike O'Shea. Additionally, the entire team won the Best High School award, sweeping the competition.
The team consisted of students P.J. Mike O'Shea, Neil Goodman,
Dascoli,
Abbot Shelton has gone
is in its
on a weekly
Mass
in
Spanish
basis," said Father
David
Draim, parochial vicar. "He has had as many as 29 prisoners at Mass and has a very good reputation at the prison, where people enjoy his jokes and personality." Abbot Shelton said he was disappointed he was not yet able to translate jokes to Spanish-speaking inmates with
to
Morrison to hear confessions, celebrate Mass and have fellowship with the inmates. Abbot Shelton also was recognized for his initiative to study Spanish to communicate with Hispanic inmates. "He has worked very hard at learning enough Spanish so that he could pro-
Valittuto.
The Model U.N. Club
vide the prisoners with a
same
the
effect as in English.
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year of existence at Bishop McGuinness.
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April 29,
FROfi THE COVER
"Let us pray for one another, that the Lord will carry us and that we will learn to carry one another."
Pope begins
ministry,
discusses election us in the Blessed Sacrament," he said.
SHEPHERD, from page 1
The new pope asked for the prayers of the entire church that he would grow in his love for the Lord and for the members of the church and prayers that he would be strong in the face of those
fisherman's ring and the pallium.
moment, weak servant of am, I must assume this enormous task, which truly exceeds all human capacity," Pope Benedict said in his "At
God
I
homily.
The 78-year-old pope
said he would on the prayers of all Catholics and the grace of God.. "I do not have to carry alone what in rely
truth
I
could never carry alone," he said.
The new pope said his inaugural Mass was not the moment to present "a program of governance," but rather a time to promise to try be a good shepherd to Christ's flock, to rescue those
who are lost, to help the poor and to build unity among all believers in Christ.
An
estimated 3^0,000 people attended the Mass, including delegations from more than 130 countries and from dozens of Orthodox, Anglican and Protestan churches.
A
who
this
that
threaten the church.
"Let us pray for one another, that the
and that we will learn one another," he said. His homily repeatedly was interrupted by applause, and Pope Benedict received a long ovation when he finished. After he received the symbols of his office, Pope Benedict received the act of obedience of his new flock, symbolized by 12 people from eight countries. During the offertory procession and the act of obedience, Pope Benedict smiled broadly, listened attentively, stroked the cheeks of the young and
Lord
will carry us
to carry
In his homily,
Pope Benedict
At the end of the Mass, Pope Benedict took his first ride in the popemobile, waving to the crowd and blessing them with his right hand. He then went into St. Peter's Basilica where he met with members of government delegations.
A new mission
said,
the basic characteristics of a
shepherd must be to love the people eneven as he loves Christ whom he serves." "Loving means giving the sheep what is truly good, the nourishment of God's truth, of God's word, the nourishment of his presence which he gives
Pope Benedict XVI blesses a Paul Outside the Walls
in
child as
Rome
he leaves a prayer service
April
The thought of being elected leader of the universal church
trusted to him,
thousand people, the pope stressed that the primary task of the church
the
made him
lightheaded and doubtful, said the pope.
pilgrims from his native Germany.
by
The thought of becoming the next pope "made my head spin," he said. "I
the "touching" letter
had thought that up until now my life's work was done and that the years ahead of me would be more restful." But a fellow cardinal-elector had given the future pope a letter reminding him of a phrase he had used during his homily at the funeral Mass of Pope John Paul II: "If the Lord calls you, you must obey," said Pope Benedict.
Some
During the "slow unfolding of the
3,000
German
pilgrims filed
VI audience hall to meet with newly elected German pontiff the day
pope of the theme he chose for the mid-April funeral Mass homily that when one is called by God that call "cannot be rejected." "So I had no other choice than he
'yes,'"
Pope Benedict asked his audience to continue to pray for and have trust in him. "If
I
ever
make an
pope says something
error or
that
is
the
now
me," he said
The pope then revealed some of the details behind his election in his message
Pope Benedict said because Pope John Paul was seen as an open and fatherly figure, it created a church that "was not closed up inside itself," and was "open to all." "The church is not old and immobile, but young," he said. He also said he was looking forward to his August trip to Cologne for World Youth Day.
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an April 25 audience with
after
said to
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ask for your trust from
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PRIESTLY FORMATION
A step toward
priesthood
Accepting acolytes
Courtesy Photo by Chuck McGinnis
Bishop Peter
Jugis stands with transitional
J.
deacons
study to become priests of
in
the Diocese of Charlotte after an ordination to the diaconate at
Latrobe, Pa., April 2. Deacon James Stuhrenberg
in
John
XXIII
right),
Seminary
who attends
James Elbright
(right),
Patrick Cahill, Patrick Hoare and Patrick Toole, seminarians for the
Weston, Mass., and Deacon Alejandro Ayala (second from
in
St.
who attends Blessed Pope
(left),
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St.
Vincent Seminary, were ordained during the ceremony; Deacon
who attends Theological
to the transitional diaconate last year
and
College
will
in
Washington,
D.C.,
was ordained
be ordained to the priesthood
this June.
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Borromeo Seminary
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YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST
Offertory, consecration
Adoration of the Eucharist is offered
and Communion
at the following churches: Andrews
Holy
Redeemer Church
Fridays, 9-10 a.m., with confessions ending with Benediction
Understanding the Mystery
ofthe Mass, Part 14 As we begin to examine the Liturgy of we are reminded
Column
drama of our redemption
is
FATHER
accom-
plished by Christ in three distinct acts:
1)
the
MATTHEW
passion, death and resurrection; 2)
Holy
BUETTNER
Good Friday and Easter Sunday; and 3) the Last Supper, the crucifixion and death on the cross and the empty tomb on Easter Sunday.
It
of our redemption
acts
call the
Mass
the holy sacrifice of the
is
unites us with the
Within these three acts
—
movements
in the
Mass
that
—
salvation.
the passion,
there are three
that perpetuate the
continue to bring about our salvation by fruits
of our redemption
today and, ultimately, express the divine love and mercy of God for his people. Let us inspect for a
moment
movements. 1) The offertory.
these three prin-
The
in
The
we
present ourselves
we die with him. We apply his death to we may share his resurrecand
At
we
was
accomplished by offering the same elements that Christ himself offered at the Last Supper, namely bread and wine; some of each was used by the priest to offer the
the consecration, the eternal breaks
heaven dawns upon earth, God to meet man. By the words of
elements.
wine
money
substitute
for these
The money pays for the bread and
sacrificed at the
Mass; but the money
also represents ourselves, since
we
receive
money as payment for our labor, time and talent. The material sacrifice that we make is still
a symbol of our spiritual incorporation
into the death
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first
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first
Fridays, 9-11 :30 a.m.
Hendersonville
divine act
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10 p.m.
St.
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Christ the King
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St.
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Fridays, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.
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St.
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Fridays, 9:30-1 0:30 a.m.
Kannapolis
St.
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Maryfield Chapel
8 a.m. Friday
until
first
Fridays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
first
Fridays: call church for time
perpetual adoration
not simply a recited prayer, but a
which enables us to apply the cross brought into the present and
is
Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. ending with Benediction and followed by a Spanish charismatic prayer
Why? In order to receive him as spiritual nourishment and as an antidote for sin and death.
Holy Communion. In the offertory, lambs led to the slaughter. In the consecration, we are the lambs who are 3)
we are
Friday,
Fridays, 12:15-8 p.m.
Hickory
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group; Fridays,
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Holy Cross Church
Lenoir
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Our Lady of the Rosary Church
like
And in we have not
1
0 a.m.-7:45 p.m., ending with
Benediction and followed by bilingual Fridays following 9 a.m.
Francis of Assisi Church
Mass
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Mass
7 p.m.
Saturdays, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Mass
Fridays following morning
Benediction following
11
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until
5 p.m.;
Mass Sundays
slaughtered in our old sinful selves.
holy
Communion, we
died, but that
find that
we have come
to
Fridays, 6-7 p.m.
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St.
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Linville
St.
Bernadette Church
Marion
Our Lady
life.
of the
Fridays following 11 a.m.
Angels Church
first
die,
so that
it
may become
the
body and
blood of Christ. In the same way, our old habits of sin must also be sacrificed so that
we might have new
life in
Plants
And God
must perish so
"receive" holy
more
we
That
is
why we
Communion: we
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importantly,
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St.
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Fridays, 11 a.m. -12 p.m.;
Wednesdays,
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Our Lady of Lourdes Church
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Spruce Pine
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first
Fridays following 12 p.m.
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first
Saturday following the 9 a.m. Mass
Thomasville
Our Lady
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bring us to union with Christ.
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Fridays following 6 p.m.
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30
receives
will begin to inspect the
Fridays following 9 a.m.
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receive
But perhaps
us, incorporating us into his divine life.
Next week we
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In a certain sense, the substance of
we
Fridays 10 a.m.
comes again
sacrifice.
Today,
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of Christ
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Boone
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us must renew the death to sin that
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April 29,
2005
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
Colorado church officials hail veto
'Born-alive' act praised steps," Leavitt said, the department has
INFANTS, from page 1
Services for initiating this important and
humane
effort,"
Ruse added
in
an April
issued guidelines about how the BornAlive Infants Protection Act intersects with other federal laws and regulations
—
Emergency Medical Treatment
the
22 statement. The department's action followed the passage in August 2002 of the BornAlive Infants Protection Act, which says that any infant who is fully born and shows signs of life is considered a hu-
and Labor Act, the Medicare Conditions of Participation and the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. "Ours is a society that values and
man
to revere
person entitled to the
of the law
— even
full
if the
protection
baby
is
"Any
promote the
protection of
human
life
sidered positive," said
has to be con-
Maggi Nadol,
coordinator of Respect Life Ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte, in an April
26
statement. "But,
frightening that we, as a
society so richly blessed,
law
to protect
resource
—
its
must pass a
most precious natural
the next generation," she
added. Leavitt noted that "Congress
had
ceived testimony that some infants
re-
who
had been born alive after unsuccessful abortions were left to die." He said his department would "investigate all circumstances where individuals and entities are reported to be withholding medical care from an infant born alive in potential violation of federal statutes" and "take proactive steps to educate state officials, health care providers, hospitals and child protection agencies about their obligations to born-
In a separate statement April 22, also expressed gratitude that a Sen-
ate vote to rescind the
Hyde-Weldon
Conscience Protection Amendment had been canceled, reportedly because Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif, realized she did not have the votes necessary to overturn
—
The amendment named for Reps. Henry Hyde, R-Ill., and Dave Weldon, RFla.
—
prohibits governmental discrimi-
nation against health care providers
who
choose not to provide or participate in abortions. It became law last December. "The vote to kill conscience protec-
In the "first of these educational
The Diocese of Charlotte
to
to
said.
"How
can
be 'pro-choice' and say that to
choose not to participate
notify rape victims
Even abortion
called the governor's April 5 decision "a victory for religious freedom." In his veto letter,
"This
rights should be an area of
common
ground."
pharmacies to refuse on moral grounds to dispense medications related to abortion or
emergency contraception.
In a joint statement, the state's
Catholic bishops criticized the governor for vetoing a measure that they saw as a matter of civil rights for health care pro-
The science
will publish a
upcoming 35th anniversary.
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is
particularly important
when
the issue involves "the taking of an in-
nocent human life," said the statement signed by Bishops Thomas J. Olmstead of Phoenix, Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson and Donald E. Pelotte of Gallup, N.M., whose diocese includes northeastern Arizona.
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In his remarks, the archbishop also
hospitals.
In Arizona, Gov. Janet Napolitano vetoed a bill that would have allowed
bill
expressed dismay that the separation of church and state is frequently cited as a reason why religious leaders should stay
view on Catholic
into law.
it
Owens, a Catholic,
disagree about
stan-
the bill April 4 and
does not give patients all the information that they deserve, nor does it safeguard basic freedom of conscience." In a speech in March, Denver Archsaid:
its
same
the state wants
The governor received had 10 days to decide whether he would veto it or sign
Archdiocese,
she added, "conscience
if senators
itself,
Owens'
Sergio Gutierrez, spokesman for the
Denver
impose
when
Supporters of the measure said it was about providing information to women. Sponsors of the bill said they did not have enough votes to override
teaching against abortion, he said.
in abortions?"
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facilities, to
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of the availability of an emergency contraception pill to prevent pregnancy.
have no right
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Colorado hospitals, including
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made no
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tion for pro-life health care providers
out of politics, but said the
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and protect the dignity of life."
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Hundreds of youths
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pating of any youth conference the youth DYC, from page 1
ministry office has sponsored," he said.
hopeof their devotion to the young Church and their willingness to help foster the faith. Everything has taken on a eucharistic theme." Bishop Peter J. Jugis celebrated Sunday Mass in the auditorium. Five pastors from the Asheville, Smoky Mountain and Albemarle vicariates par"I think the priest participation is a
"I really like that all the Catholic
youths can get together," said Becky Dilloway, attending her third DYC from Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in
High Point. "I love the enthusiasm; it's not something you see every day," she said. "It gives you hope for the Catholic Church of tomorrow." Taking its inspiration from the Year of the Eucharist, the conference theme was "The Perfect Body." Held at Lifeway Ridgecrest Conference Center near Black Mountain, the DYC was sponsored by the Diocese of Charlotte's Office of Youth Ministry in collaboration with the Diocesan Youth Advisory Council. The council is composed of high school students from each of the 10 vicariates to serve as youth coordinators between their parishes and
the diocese.
About 250 high school students and their chaperones from 33 parish youth groups attended the DYC. "I think this conference has been an experience of the lavish generosity of our loving
God and
the people here in this
ful sign
ticipated variously in offering the sacra-
ment of reconciliation and in celebrating or concelebrating Masses in the chapel. Workshops delved into the Eucharist,
the Mass, a Christ-centered
life,
sexuality and abstinence, exploring
God's creation and the
Steve Bernardi, youth ministry coor-
Haywood
dinator for
was attending his HCY members. "I
use
Catholic Youth,
sixth
DYC
OK to be enthusias-
about their
faith,"
he added. "[DYC]
helps to steer the kids into leadership roles,
director of youth ministry.
such as the youth leadership council."
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diocese," said Paul Kotlowski, diocesan
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Seventh
8,
pulled by the same morbid fascination
and draws crowds for a bar fight. She leaned forward. "Are you trying to tell me we're supposed to love homosexuals? Is that what you're saying?" It was a rhetorical question. She knew he'd said exactly that in his homily about God's call to love our sisters and brothers. Clearly, she disapproved. Contempt dripped from her words, like acid, burning all it touched. When he tried to clarify his intent, her lips curved downward and she shook her head in disgust. As he continued to explain the all-inclusiveness of God's mercy, she turned in mid-sentence and walked away, trailing disapproval like acrid smoke. "Rejoice," today's reading from the First Letter of Peter tells us, whenever we suffer as a result of our faith: "If you are insulted for the name of Christ,
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ROME — Memorabilia ranging from remarkably tacky fill the dozens of souvenir shops around the Vatican, most of them still brimming with merchandise plastered with Pope John Paul IPs face. fairly tasteful to
With
a
new
God's compassion for all binds us, not always well received
pontiff in office, though,
shopkeepers were gearing up for Pope Benedict XVI paraphernalia seekers. Postcards depicting the new pope began trickling in April 22, to the relief of
by
DAN LUBY
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
The woman stood
close, half a step
souvenirs hunters.
inside his comfort zone.
bought whatever we could home with for friends. We haven't seen much of the new pope in the shops," said Anne Finnigan of
"Father," she said ominously, her head cocked to one side and her eyes
"We just
find to go
Pope Benedict's April 19 election, stores got their hands on photographs from the Vatican newspaper, L 'Osservatore Romano, and two days later only a few pictures were left. Long lines at newsstands formed the morning after the election for the paper's
"Habemus papam" (We have a pope) edition. The daily, which usually special
appears in the afternoon, went to press just after the
announcement of Pope
Benedict's election.
While sales figures were not availcrowds buying multiple copies to save for posterity suggested L 'Osservatore Romano had significantly expanded its normally Vatican-oriented readership, if only for one day. More elaborate postcards and miniposters with Pope Benedict's visage able, the
dome of St. Peter's Basilica Rome monuments were due in
alongside the
and other
time for the April 24 installation Mass. Expected from manufacturers in the
photo by Nancy Wiechec
A man looks over a book by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, in
Ratzinger." Bakeries offered free papal pastries
shaped
like miters.
The many books penned by then-
the Faith
may
visitor. In
sales.
"To
tell
the truth, there's a lot of
junk out there," she
Germany
said.
sales
By April 21, Pope Benedict's home town, Marktl am Inn, had come up with papal beer, Vatican bread, candles featuring photographs taken the night of his election and a cake called "slice of
we
trust.
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE
"boom"
owners were ordering up to 3,000 more in anticipation of increased demand. Entire tables remained dedicated to Pope John Paul and were piled high with biographies, books he wrote, DVDs and calendars. Bookstore windows still prominently featured the late pope's writings, though
most made an
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY Sunday (Sixth Sunday
1-7
of Easter), Acts 8:5-8, 14-17,
1
Peter 3:15-18, John 14:15-21;
Athanasius), Acts 16:11-15, John 15:26—16:4; Tuesday (Sts. Philip and James), 15:1-8,
John 14:6-14; Wednesday, Acts 17:15,
22— 18:1, John
16:12-15;
Monday (St. 1
Corinthians
Thursday (Ascension of
the Lord), Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:17-23, Matthew 28:1 6-20; Friday, Acts 18:9-1 8, John 16:20-2?
Saturday, Acts 18:23-28, John 16:23-28.
effort to
display It
make way
for the
new
items
But most thought the
late
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 8-14 Sunday (Seventh Sunday of Easter), Acts 1:12-14, 1 Peter 4:13-16, John 17:1-11; Monday, Acts 19:1-8, John 16:29-33; Tuesday (Bl. Damien de Veuster), Acts 20:17-27, John 17:1-11; Wednesday, Acts 20:28-38, John 17:11-19; Thursday (Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, StPancras), Acts 22:30; 23:6-11, John
1
7:20-26; Friday (Our
Lady of Fatima), Acts
25: 1 3-21
,
John 21 :1 5-1 9; Saturday, Acts
1:15-17, 20-26, John 15:9-17.
pope, given his popularity among the faithful during his more than 26-year papacy, would have the souvenir market
cornered for some time.
For those not
in
Rome, eBay
offered
a panoply of hastily concocted
Pope
Benedict goods. Among the items up for auction: "Papa Ratzi" T-shirts; cell phone attachments, little papal charms that light
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woman
and her glowering family nervously. "What did you want to ask?" The woman paused dramatically, hand on hip. Passersby slowed down to witness the brewing confrontation,
translated only to about 50 copies, but
Paul's pontificate.
minutes after their arrival. At La Cupola, where the new rosaries beckoned to customers from boxes placed outside the entrance, the owner wondered whether the new pope's choice of name might spur souvenir
our fidelity to Christ puts us at odds with the impulse to judge and condemn others, we need to be prepared for hostility. The good news is that the suffering such rejection brings binds us ever closer to Jesus, in whose promises
not appeal to the average
one shop, the
slated to arrive.
Benedict; one shop sold 72 in the 30
When
her fierce glare.
Based on sophisticated theology, the books the future pope wrote while head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of
order to
shops got a head start on the competition April 2 1 by offering rosaries nestled in plastic boxes featuring Pope
priest involuntarily
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger sold briskly.
snapped them up during Pope John
Two
The young
backed up from her challenging tone and "Sure," he said, eyeing the
a shop near the Vatican April 21.
bas relief or picture of the pope. Tourists
"popener," a bottle opener graced with a
Christ has revealed God's love and compassion to his disciples, but the world of which we are part does not always relish that good news.
about your homily." CNS
Pope Benedict's as well. remained to be seen if Pope Benedict would eventually outsell his predecessor. Some stores marked down merchandise related to Pope John Paul in
coming weeks were medals, key chains and other trinkets, including the
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SAINTS ON SCREEN
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never had to do anything secular in over 10 years," Payne said.
Stephen
From their studio in Litchfield County, the father-son team aims, as Payne explained, "to make Christ and Our Lady better known" through their work in the media.
Payne left Hollywood in 1 99 1 because he was not happy with his newfound career as postproduction coordinator for the
USA cable television network. "The execs were pushing lope on sex and violence and feeling awful that this
under
who
my
is
I
the enve-
was
Their
really
involvement," said Payne, 38,
setts
my
that industry to try to
would make a difference," he said. Looking back, he said he believes the events that led him to team up with his father to found Arcadia Films Ltd. in 1998 have been providential. Today, instead of preparing racy, made-for-TV movies, Payne and his father have produced a series of films on the lives of the saints, a 90-minute documentary on the life of St. Louis de Montfort and pro-
flies
known
as well as Priests for Life
as
CNS Photo
topic of stem-cell research
Richard and Stephen Payne, founders of Arcadia Films, flank Rob Draper, director of
is
photography, for "The Saints Speak."
from Parkinson's disease and
cur-
spiritual
rently undergoing treatment with adult
EWTN.
fers
is
Word
consider
life
issues
spots, paid for
and Angelicum
by
when
The
care of in
'Thanks,
a series of
currently airing
reflections
own
on
words.
from the
reflections are taken
40
Stephen Payne
on
said,
primary in everything
Catholic teaching. But the industry's creative side needs Catholics' support.
"The
potential
is
have
who
Life.
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to
come
together to realize
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(Mel
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huge
zation," said Stephen Payne. "Catholics
'Beautiful
courageous love in giving us
do."
Catherine of Genoa, Augustine and John
Tor The
this
we
The pair also firmly believes that the media holds great possibility for furthering
Mom,
To mothers on
"Our interest is and that's
really to serve the church
saint's writings. Saints featured include
Chrysostom, to name a few. The Paynes, who are natives of Canada, said that they approach their work "always in an atmosphere of prayer to discern what God really wants."
were
aired in battleground states during the
2000 election year. "The Saints Speak,"
is
In short clips, actors portray
the Eucharist in the saints'
The
voting.
Priests for Life,
minimovies,
saints, offering viewers'
stem cells. She recently testified against embryonic stem-cell research before the Massachusetts Legislature. The Paynes also have produced several commercials encouraging voters to
EWTN,
CSS
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caterpillars.
familiar. Stephen's mother, Patricia, suf-
Rome.
"We've always been taken
baby being delivered
its
one with which the Paynes are especially
conferences.
Their clients include Eternal
arms of
were once
The
motional videos for the Steubenville East
Television Network,
a
waiting mother. A voiceover explains that every human being was once an embryo, just as butterinto the
I
that
University in
Catholic Conference on embryonic
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was really consehad to step out of do something in film
life
crated to Christ, and
summer youth
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One SCC essential is engaging parish members in interpersonal relationships. "Our tradition was going to church, was Jesus and me," Father Cancro said. "If you remember when we started singing and talking in church, you remember how uncomfortable that was for us. Communion was private." "Now, the response after Communion
Roots and Wings: The Communities We Call Church." Vincentian Father Jesus Guadarrama, who served as a Hispanic ministry coordinator in the Greensboro and Winston-Salem vicariates and is now director of the Center of Evangelization, San Vincente de Paul in Brooklyn, N.Y., spoke to Hispanic attendees on the Eucharist as the center of community and dialogued with them on how they saw their own small Christian communities. A diocesan survey revealed that among the 43 responding parishes, SCCs formed from 1973 to 2000 include charismatic and other prayer groups, RCIA and Renew groups, Scripture study groups, a Newman Club and a Christian mothers group. Father Cancro based his talk on Vatican II's "Lumen Gentium," Pope Paul VTs "Evangelii Nunciandi," Pope John Paul II's "Redemptoris Missiones" and on the earliest small Christian communities, as described in the Acts of the Apostles. SCCs, he said, "don't come in a particular form but are shaped by the needs of the community. We are deeply
is
with our mouths open, singing a hymn, a
response united in Christ," he said.
Other essentials involve mutual support and education in and reflection faith
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"Mutually, together," he said,
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mission of Christ. "A group can become amazingly insular, very comfortable," Father Cancro said. "It's a red flag to hear things like,
'We've never done 'We've never met on
People clap and sing during the
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NC 28203. fax (336) 294-6149 or e-mail sbarnes@stpaulcc.org.
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2005
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Mercy Sister Mary Edward Brennan dies at 97
Teen selected
Sister Brennan remembered for patriotism,
School
attend N.C. Governor's CHARLOTTE
friendliness
BELMONT
15, a parishioner
— Mercy
Sister
Mary
tal in
to
in Charlotte,
Asheville before returning to Char-
of
was
—
Jewel Sheehan,
St.
Matthew Church
selected to attend the
begin what would be a 27-year ministry teaching in the School of Radi-
2005 Governor's School of North Caro-
gram
certification
ology at Mercy Hospital. She was a member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and the North Carolina Society of Radiologic Technologists, where she served a term as vice president and also as chairperson of the group's public relations committee. "There have been so many lovely things that have happened to me during my years as a Sister of Mercy," said Sister Brennan in 1998. "I would have to say that the best thing about the last 50 years was the opportunity to become friends with those I served." "In fact, I still keep in touch with some of the people I met while I was at Mercy Hospital," she said. Until 1997, she ministered in support service to her religious community. Her smiling face at the reception desk and her charming Irish accent greeted anyone who called at the Motherhouse, in person
registered therapist
or
Edward Brennan,
March
97, died
3 at
Marian Center at Sacred Heart Convent in Belmont. She was received as a Sister of Mercy on Aug. 15, 1948, and was in her 57th year as a Sister of Mercy.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held March
7 at the Cardinal Gibbons
Memo-
Chapel with burial following at Belmont Abbey Cemetery. Sister Brennan was born Oct. 3, 1907 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her rial
secular name was Patricia Anne Brennan; she took the name Sister Mary
Edward upon
entering the religious order
of the Sisters of Mercy Feb. 3, 1948. Sister Brennan served as a physio-
War II after Women's Air Force in
therapy technician in World enlisting in the
November 1943 and served through October 1945. By the time of her honorable discharge, she had received both the American Theater Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal. She was a graduate of McGill University in Toronto, Canada. She received
from the state of Illinois as a and received her certification as a registered X-ray technologist. She ministered for two years in the X-ray department at St. Joseph's Hospi-
lotte to
by telephone.
Mercy Sister Mary Edward Brennan
"all things to all
people," referenced her Lord,
it
could
also describe her philosophy of hospital-
residential pro-
for intellectually gifted high school
students.
Jewel, a student at Weddington High ity.
Visitors to Sacred Heart
were not Sister
visitors for long after
Convent they met
Brennan Instead, they became would have
School, ics at
was nominated?
in the
Jewel
is
in Winston-Salem. an active member of Life Matthew Church. She also
said, "family."
Teen
Although it had been many years since Sister Brennan actively served in the Armed Forces, she remained a bastion of patriotism in Belmont. Until the Motherhouse renovation and a broken hip intervened, each morning and evening the proud veteran maintained her daily ritual of raising and lowering the American flag, accompanied by a snappy salute. When the flag was on display in
participates in the parish's
Marian Center, she returned "morning Sister sisters
North
to her
salute."
Brennan
is
survived by her
Regional Community of Carolina, her cousins and
in the
Memorials may be made to the Sisof Mercy, Sacred Heart Convent, 100 Mercy Drive, Belmont, NC 28012- 4805.
ters
mathemat-
category and will attend the program
Salem College
fast-friends; indeed, as she
her friends.
Although her motto,
summer
a six-week
lina,
try
at St.
— she plays
music minis-
the flute, sings in the
choir and serves Teen Mass.
as cantor at the Life
She
also is a volunteer at Gabriel School's developmental preschool program for children and those with disabilities. At Weddington, Jewell is a member of the National Honor Society, student council and three-time varsity letter winner of the swim team. The Governor's School of North Carolina's curriculum focuses on the exploration of the most recent ideas and concepts in each discipline, and does not involve credit, tests or grades. The program is entirely free of charge to all students, funded by the General Assembly of North Carolina. St.
Principal Archdiocese of Atlanta Our Lady 230 students
of Mercy Catholic High School
in grades 9-12.
The
is
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April 29,
Perspectives
A
collection of columns,
and viewpoints
editorials
Shrouded
2005
secrecy
in
Common surgery for women leaves many unanswered questions
purgatory
Is
a part of
still
Four years ago, the Washington Post published a report on the highly secretive system of capital punishment in Japan. By some unknown process, prisoners are randomly selected for ex-
Catholic faith? am
Q. I
nearly 80 years old and was
taught that everyone goes to purgatory
nobody goes to heaven immediately. But today there isn't much said about it. Is purgatory still part of our faith? Are we still to pray for the dead? (Michigan)
ecution, including
Question
are
mystery to both the inmate and his family. The prisoner learns of the execution only once it is imminent: the
FATHER JOHN
guards come to his cell to escort him to the execution room. Blindfolded, a noose is placed around his neck. In another room, about five guards whose identities too are secret (perhaps even to their own families) are each poised
we sometimes did in the past. Perhaps one reason we hear less about purgatory today is that many of us have a lot of misunderstandings that could use some correcting. The hoary pictures of torture, pain and a punishing God, which used to be common and
CNS COLUMNIST
Christian spiritual theology and prac-
than
which made purgatory kind of minihell,
may
scare
someone
a
tice in fact
recognizes often that this
we
tional pain that they are "having their
tually
die.
It
is.
not
Christian insight, to
None of this changes
or minimizes
Catholic teaching.
people
there
is
in the
First,
some condition
we
believe
or circumstance
process of dying or after death by
which any punishment remaining for sins is satisfied.
teaching
who
tells
us
And second, Catholic that we can assist those by our prayers
are "in purgatory"
and good works here on earth. This is simply an aspect of our belief in the communion of saints, which unites in love all who are joined to Christ, whether still on earth or in the
died. Past, present and one present moment to God. Our -prayers, whenever they are said before or after death, go to a God who is not limited by when they happen
be offered.
Can you imagine God too bad your prayers are said
them yesterday or
saying: "It's
late. If
God
could Prayers
last year, I
have done something about lifted to
you had
it."
for the living or the
dead
"go back" over their entire lives, their final illnesses and their entrance into eternity. They are never lost or wasted.
next world.
Equally clear is that the official teachings of the church do not intend to answer physical details about purgatory. Is it a state or condition, or a "place"? Is
A free brochure describing basic Catholic prayers, beliefs and moral precepts is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John
"time" involved or not?
Dietzen,
Box 3315,
Peoria, IL 61612.
as
we know them,
it
seems unlikely
purgatory involves place or time as
that
we
hanging.
Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol. com.
notified,
is
"We
parted with the
inmate today."
Each day
women pain,
in the United States, 3,500 hold in their hearts a very secret
"We
BAILEY GUEST COLUMNIST
it
worsened the
actually
social standing
of women? Why has the "freedom to choose abortion" so often become the expectation to choose abortion? Is it a boyfriend's wish or economics or school and career advancement? Physically, do women suffer from their abortions? The Centers for Disease Control reports that hundreds of women have died from legal abortion but no one knows the true number. How many more experience complications, such as uterine perforations or incomplete abortions? And what of the psychological impact? Some women have offered their personal stories but no large scientific study has been undertaken.
parted with our unborn
Their unborn children remain a mys-
Each year,
children today."
tery to us.
After healing and reconciliation through programs such as Project Rachel, and Rachel's Vineyard some do speak out about their personal tragic stories. But most walk alone with this pain. They might be among our family members, colleagues, friends and casual
are aborted; 19,500 abortions occur after
acquaintances. It
now 32
is
years after the U.S.
Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, mandating that abortion be legal throughout the nine months of pregnancy nationwide. But we know about the children
and
why
who
are killed,
their short lives
are
As
harmed by a society,
little
when
were ended or
about the circumstances of the
who
Since the world after death would not appear to have hours or days or years
family
who have
future are all
to
commenced the
After the execution, the inmate's
purgatory here on earth." the ancient practice of praying for
concerning purgatory.
button operates a trap door
say of people in severe physical or emo-
uncommon, with
to death,
things are clear in our tradition
One
through which the prisoner falls to his death. Not even the guards know who among them pressed the button that ac-
wholly, even before
but most are irrelevant to authentic
Two
to press a button.
process can occur, at least partly if not
MAUREEN
a
Corner DIETZEN
A. Purgatory is still very much a part of our faith. It is also true, however, that we speak more carefully about purgatory
some whose appeals
The day of execution remains
after death,
Forum
pending.
still
Issues
Life
million children
the 20th week, the second half of preg-
nancy. At least 2,000 are killed by the partial-birth abortion
method.
Why
were
they selected for such a grisly procedure
and so
late in
Some
pregnancy?
children are targeted because
they are disabled, but what are their disabilities? cleft palate? Down
A
syndrome?
—
perWhy do we keep abortion haps the most common surgery pershrouded in formed on women today secrecy? Is it because we can't handle
—
the truth?
women Maureen Bailey
the practice.
we spend
.3
1
little
time
is
a public policy
analyst with the Secretariat for Pro-Life
Conference of
on what this vast social experiment has done. Has it coarsened us? Has
Activities in the
Leslie Brown, Erin Leonard, Beth Langsdorf, Patrick Holyfield and Kelly and Koli Fisher who served as the mentors throughout the year to our amazing Diocesan Youth Advisory Board.
thanks for sharing your faith in such a
reflecting
U.S.
Catholic Bishops,
experience them here.
A
few years ago, Pope John Paul II challenged us to take a fresh look at heaven, hell and purgatory. When we hear those words
we
often pay
more
attention to popular images than to the
doctrines themselves.
A
little
Letters to
reflection
should warn us to be careful about the "beliefs" these familiar
the Editor
words and im-
ages might inspire. In his reflections the
pope made ex-
what has been implicit all the time. Does anyone really believe, for ex-
plicit
ample, that heaven or hell or purgatory are "places" as life,
or
we
think of
somewhere out
on an unknown
in
them
in this
A thank you letter This
another universe
planet?
This tells us something about purgatory, according to the pope. Purgatory is not a place but a "condition" of purification for the saved whereby Christ "frees them from their imperfections." As the Catholic catechism says, purgatory is a process, a transition of purgation and of cleansing.
is
a letter of thanks to the par-
ticipants in the 28th annual
Youth Conference, held
Diocesan
in Ridgecrest
We
want
thank the chaperones for the sacrifices they made to bring the youths for the weekend event.
We
to publicly
want to acknowledge all the teens for their exemplary behavior. The adult team included Carl and also
•
To the priests and deacons who made it possible to offer Mass, reconciliation
and eucharistic adoration during the
—
year's conference a success, including
Father Frank Seabo, Father weekend Matthew Kauth, Augustinian Father Jim
the staff of Ridgecrest.
Cassidy, Father Christopher Roux, Dea-
There were
this
A special thanks to all our workshop presenters,
To Joe
April 22-24.
many who made
loving and open way.
who
received rave reviews.
our keynote speaker; Cynthia Barnes, Greg Carter, Melissa Garner, Patrick Hoare, Joanna Jackson, Mary Langsdorf, Lois Lyons, Ryan Monk, Sheryl Peyton, Farris,
and Kenneth
Mary Ann
Ball,
Poli,
Peggy Schumacher,
Pedro Trinidad and Ricardo Veloz
—
con
John
Parrish,
Deacon Mike
—
sinLangsdorf and Bishop Peter Jugis cere gratitude for your dedication to the youth of this diocese and the office that
serves them.
—
Paul Kotlowski, director of Office for Youth Ministry; Peg Ruble, associate director Charlotte
|
April 29,
The Catholic News & Herald 15
2005
assassinations. Until Archie Bunker,
Lessons of a term paper
on
television
In the 1990s,
I
Holy Week, but
what
that's
happened. Spring break from school arrived the week before Easter, and my 14-year-old
found herself with a term paper to comSo between movies, overnights with friends and Holy Week services, Maria with a little help researched how television from me has changed since the 1950s. Maria found out what the Federal
Some
—
Communications Commission is, who Murphy Brown and Dan Quayle were, and why married people on television used to sleep in twin beds. For Maria, old-time television meant reruns of "I Love Lucy." Her paper introduced her to "Father Knows Best," "My Three Sons" and "Donna Reed." One day, I casually mentioned "Ozzie and Harriet." She gave me a quizzical look.
"Who," she asked,
Ozzie?" I tried again. "Ricky Nelson?" "Ricky who?" Here's what I learned: The big changes in television have come recently. It hasn't been a gradual evolution from twin beds to shows whose major themes revolve around sex and sexual innuendo. No, until the 1990s television
was
pretty I
also
tame stuff. was reminded
would make if
"is
life
easier for
that while
me
Beaver and Eddie Haskell
still
it
people suggested he congratulate presidency that year.
lost the
Today
Journey
television still is mired in uneven while much of it is called
reality,
TV." The near constant sexual trite and
"reality
references are embarrassing,
EFFIE
unrealistic. If people really talked like that
CALDAROLA
at the office,
CNS COLUMNIST
file
I tell
Maria, someone would
a sexual harassment
suit.
Women nated the airwaves, early television presented an unrealistic worldview.
Did you know the word "pregnant" was banned on television in the
on television only grow while Americans grow fatter.
thinner,
women
While
have achieved
spect as thinkers and doers,
As
In television's infancy, children
a Catholic,
my
rored
didn't exist.
today
Although the number of moms working outside the home was growing,
iceberg.
on television they all stayed home. And honestly, did your mother ever wear
vacuum?
History was tumultuous: the Civil
domi-
Rights Movement, the sexual revolution,
it's
by
re-
I
wish television mir-
the raunchy behavior
dishes out as
it
normal. At the same time, television,
I
now and back then,
wish
that
witnessed
to Catholic social justice concepts that
are just as important. It's
medium
hoping for too much from the that was, even in those innocent
days, called a "vast wasteland."
as
Here's the scaiy part: As unhappy are with broadcast television,
we
it's
the tip of the entertainment
Pornography
is
available to
anyone with a computer, cable television has few limits, and video and computer games are bigger financially than the film industry. Beaver's dad didn't
he had
know how
audience of his pontificate, Pope XVI expressed again his "awe
eral
sexual ethos today instead of
easy
Benedict
and gratitude"
God chose him to
lead
God, he said, "surprised me first of all." Although leading more than 1 billion Catholics is a huge task, the knowledge that he will have the help of God and of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the spiritual support of the faithful "gives me serenity and joy," he said. Pope Benedict began the audience by touring St. Peter's Square in an open popemobile, blessing the crowd.
He told the estimated 15,000 people gathered that in the coming weeks he would continue the series of audience Pope John Paul II had begun on the psalms and canticles used in the church's morning and evening prayers. But first he wanted to share his talks
it.
reasons for choosing the "I
name Benedict
elected pope April 19.
wanted
to call
myself Benedict
XVI to bind myself to the venerated Pope Benedict XV, who guided the church in a
Guest
Ignoring history and Scripture risks failure
that
the Catholic Church.
when he was
Breaking the law
WOODEN
VATICAN CITY — At the first gen-
often at
TV dad.
CINDY
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
the expense of men, especially, and un-
were overwhelmingly male. Yes, the father who knew best had two daughters, but check out "My Three Sons," "Bonanza" and just about every other popular show. Boys populated the airwaves. Another thing: In a diverse nation, did we see racial diversity on screen? Were there Catholics and Jews in TV land? Were American Indians anything besides fodder for cowboys? No one divorced, and homosexuality
pearls to
finally
fortunately, the bungling
early days?
mom
as a
At first audience, pope shares reasons for choosing 'Benedict'
her for not having an abortion. His ticket
For the
plete during vacation.
—
Problem
was, she was an unmarried mother; Vice President Dan Quayle was appalled.
didn't expect Beaver Cleaver to be
my
Murphy Brown rocked
things by rocking the cradle.
Wishful thinking for responsible programming
part of
no
one on television noticed.
troubled period because of the First
have
FATHER FRANK PAVONE
World War," the pope said. "He was a courageous and authentic prophet of peace and worked with valiant courage first to prevent the drama of war and then to limit its nefarious
Yet I often think of Bishop Austin Vaughan, auxiliary bishop of New York, who, in the last years of his life of faithful service to the church, was arrested and imprisoned many times for rescuing unborn babies. He saw what Christians were doing
GUEST COLUMNIST
consequences," he
I have never broken the law. never been arrested.
I
Column
— —
on it St. Peter, St. Paul and the Lord Jesus had all been arrested and imprisoned. He no longer hesitated to do so too if it was the price to pay for saving lives. Human reason, Scripture and history teach us that while we are called to be law-abiding citizens, breaking the law is
prayer (Daniel
Lessons from Scripture abound. The Apostles were given strict orders
to place
my
not to teach in the
name of
Jesus (see
all in
list
of examples
fills
we
It's easy to look back at those who broke the law in these cases and praise them. But when these same challenges
...
if it is a
boy,
kill
him; but
if it
is a girl, let her live.' The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live" (Ex. 1:15-17). They disobeyed the king's order be-
cause
it
conflicted with a higher law,
said.
Benedict, founder of Western monasticism.
The
many volumes. risk failure if
we
ignore the les-
Scripture.
we
that
find it difficult to acknowlsometimes the law must be
broken. That's because
now
the sacri-
be made by us. I have never broken the law. I have never been arrested. But I cannot guarantee.that I never will. fices will
Father Pavone
of Priests for
Life.
"St.
Benedict
Germany,
sons of history and the principles of
face us,
Benedict
resisting segregation
and
Acts 4 and 5). Should they have obeyed? If they had, we would not know the Gospel. Would we obey if that order were given to us? What exactly would
edge
good of peace is, first of all, a gift of God, a fragile and precious gift to invoke, safeguard and build day after day with the help of everyone," Pope
violation of the law but in sup-
port of justice.
We
peoples, deeply convinced that the great
The second reason for choosing the name, he said, was to evoke the spirit of St.
the Holocaust
—
childbirth
ing lives takes precedence over laws that preserve less important values.
History
rescuing slaves, protecting Jews from
ing" sign into a neighbor's yard to save a
drowning in a swimming pool. Those cases make it clear that sav-
6).
shows us Christians martyred for disobeying Caesar, people .
someone who breaks down the door of a neighbor's apartment to put out a fire, or jumps over a fence past the "no trespasschild
want
and harmony among individuals and God's command never to kill the innocent. Daniel went to the lion's den because he disobeyed a law prohibiting
say to the assembled crowd on Sunday morning if such a law had been passed on Friday? In Exodus, we read, "The king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives ... 'When you help the Hebrew women in
not always wrong. Take, for example,
I
ministry at the service of reconciliation
across the country as they peacefully blocked the doors of abortion mills to put their bodies between the babies and the instruments of death. Then one day he looked at his episcopal ring and realized that the three figures
said.
"In his footsteps,
is
national director
is
very venerated in
particularly in Bavaria,
homeland; he
is
my
a basic point of reference
for the unity of Europe and a strong reminder of the undeniable Christian roots of its culture and civilization," he said. Pope Benedict asked the saint "to help us keep Christ firmly at the center of our existence. May he always have first place in our thoughts and in all our activities." At the end of the audience, Pope Benedict led the crowd in singing the Lord's Prayer, which got off to a rocky start with some prelates singing in Italian and the pope singing more strongly in Latin. He waved his arms like an orchestra conductor, getting everyone singing the same language and in unison.
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2005
April 29,
PARISH PROFILE
John the Baptist Church has long serving Tryon Catholics St.
history of
when Bishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh dedicated the new church in August About 55 parishioners composed
1962.
the church family at the time.
Having served as a multipurpose had become nearly uninhabitable by the mid 1960s, and in 1967, a new rectory was purchased. The parish continues to grow, attracting members from outside its Polk County boundary. There are many ministries working to meet the needs of its members and the community. With a continued increase in the building, the rectory
— thanks
area's Catholic population
to
the continued migration of northern
Catholics as well as improvements in
roads leading to the mountains
parishioners of
TRYON
—
The presence of
the Photo by George Cobb
much
Church since
to build
up the Catholic
Founded by the Benedictines
the 1870s,
when members
has provided a spiritual home for Catholics
of the order arrived in Belmont to establish a monastery and college. The monastery was elevated to abbey status in
of
Belmont Abbey, in
St.
John the Baptist Church
in
Tryon
its
founding until the reduction
of the nullius to Gaston County in 1944, St. John the Baptist Church existed as a
1884, and in 1910, the Benedictines were given the status of "nullius" that is, without diocesan jurisdiction. While operating under nullius status, the Benedictines extended their work beyond the 500-acre estate upon which they had built their monastery and school. One such place was Tryon, where, in 1911, they built the first
—
mission of Belmont Abbey. In 1923, pafor decades numbering rishioners around a dozen and local townsfolk directed a refurbishing project of the church and grounds. That year, a rectory
—
was
built.
—
Father James Manley, the only
priest in the church's early history
who
was not a Benedictine, served as pastor. With the end of the Benedictine's pastorate in 1944 came St. John the Bap-
church in their eight-county territory. With fewer than a dozen people in attendance, the structure was dedicated as St. John the Baptist Church in October
Church's first resident pastor, Father Vincent Mahoney. Growth of the St. John the Baptist Church parish had been virtutist
1911 by Benedictine Abbot Leo Haid. The congregation included the church's
ally nonexistent into the late
primary benefactors, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hallahan of Philadelphia.
ing a three-year period as a place of
worship,
when on June
out to build a
new
part of the
by parishand the senior youth group was placed into the bell tower that had been
built
with the church in 1962.
Over the years, St. John the Baptist Church has been served by a number of
home. Gifts
spiritual
As
jubilee, a church bell, donated
ioners
1959, the
church burned. With tremendous help from the local community, the parish immediately set
of money, materials and labor arrived from the area and from across the country. With a contribution from the Catholic Extension Society, construction began in January 1962. Father (now Msgr.) Joseph Kerin served as pastor of the Tryon parish during the rebuilding phase, which ended
outstanding diocesan priests, including
Fathers Lawrence Heiney, Patrick Gavigan, Pius Keating, John Pagel, to name but a few of the parish's dedicated pastors.
Staff Writer
Karen
A.
Evans con-
tributed to this story.
1950s; no
reports exist stating that the church's
Thomas Aquinas Academy
St.
was ever filled. Still, an influx of retirees from the North, visiting and moving to the North Carolina seating capacity of 75
Father Michael Benedictine Mclnerney, the renowned architect of Belmont Abbey, had designed plans for the church. In 1924, he began a five-year pastorate of the Tryon parish.
25,
the
The St. John the Baptist Church community celebrated its 75th anniver-
Polk County since 1911.
sary in October 1986.
From
—
John the Baptist
Church numbered 130 in 1973. By the mid-1980s, the figure had reached 300. Currently, more than 800 parishioners worship weekly at the church. A Sunday evening Mass in Spanish draws about 40 worshipers and a newly formed faith formation program in Spanish is underway. Father Dean Cesa, who assumed the pastorate of St. John the Baptist Church in July 2001, has begun learning Spanish in an effort to communicate with his Hispanic parishioners.
Benedictines in western North Carolina has done
St.
mountains, began in the '60s, and a steady
(/-
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