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Roman
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Parish Profile:
Diocese of Ctiariotte
Barnabas Church
St.
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Established Jan. 12, 1972 by Pope Paul VI
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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2004
A journey toward God
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new
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changes seen BY JERRY FILTEAU CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON — The head of the U.S. bishops welcomed a new Vatican instruction aimed at curbing liturgical abuses, and a liturgy expert predicted it will require few changes in most U.S. parishes.
The
instruction,
"Redemptionis Sacramentum" ("The Sacrament of Redemption") was issued April 23 by the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. The document's 60-plus pages are devoted almost entirely to explaining what
Photo
by Karen A. Evans
Neumann Church many medieval cathedrals, the archetype being the pattern
Molly DIPaola studies a reading along the path of the prayer labyrinth at St. John April 24. Labyrinths
used
can be found
at Chartres Cathedral in
in
should be done and listing abuses to avoid in the celebration of Mass and the conduct of eucharistic devotion outside Mass. Its subtitle is "On Certain Matters to Be Observed or to Be Avoided Regarding the
Most Holy Msgr.
Eucharist."
James
P.
Moroney, executive director of the bishops' Secretariat for the Liturgy, said the most significant change the document will bring to most U.S. parishes is the removal of flagons or pitchers of wine
from
altars at
Masses where
See LITURGY, page 12
Panda-monium at St. Mark Church Seniors enjoy ann ual Spring Fling
northern France.
BY
KAREN A. EVANS STAFF WRITER
Catholics explore ancient form ofprayer
HUNTERSVILLE
—
Se-
niors of the Diocese of Char-
BY
KAREN A. EVANS
by
STAFF WRITER
CHARLOTTE
—
artists
such as Michael
W.
Patrick Tylicki, an eighth-
grader at Mint Hill Middle School, said he expected a maze.
Smith.
new
on an ancient of prayer, 80 students
In a
In the
take
semi-darkened room, several
style
confirmation students lay scat-
from St. John Neumann Church journeyed along a
ticipant can
labyrinth as part of their con-
a labyrinth has only one twist-
tered along the path of the
prayer labjrrinth. Quiet, spiritual music played in the background, but they couldn't hear it.
Each student was wearing a set of headphones a famil-
—
iar sight for
eighth-graders
—
but instead of listening to Eminem or No Doubt, they were enjoying Christian music
The
lab3n-inth used
was a
bines ancient Christian tradi-
contemporary music, meditations, art, media and activities at 1 1 stations along the
run into dead ends, its
way
to
There
only one entrance and exit, no dead ends, and no crossing of paths with a choice is
of which
way
to turn.
See LABYRINTH, page 8
path.
f,mm
maze a par-
the center and back out again.
contemporary version of a cathedral labyrinth, which comtion with
in a
ing path that weaves
firmation retreat.
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Whereas
NCiSlIH
lotte
descended upon
Mark Church
St.
day of enrichment and entertainment at the 18th Annual Spring for a
Fling April 22. Nearly 200 seniors, from
Mark and
as far
Benedict the
Moor
as close as St.
away as Church
St.
in Winston-Salem, gathered for line dancing, safety and health presentations, yoga, crafts and more. As at past Spring Flings, bingo reigned supreme as the
See SENIORS, page 7
Photo by Karen A. Evans
Frank
Czelusniak,
Stewards of the Lord
Culture
Youth 'Fan into Flames' faith at
Catholics challenged to
Bosco book,
annual gathering
nurture God's gifts
sister sister
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Matthew Church, gets some help from his panda, which he won in an earlier bingo game. parishioner from
Bill Murray's
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