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Roman

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Parish Profile:

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Barnabas Church

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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

VOLUME

U.S. bishops receive liturgy instruction;

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N9

30

new

few

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.

0£6£ 53 Id

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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St.

Watch

Diocesan Youth Conference

N0I133nci3^3N

a

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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April 30,

Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

Pro -lifers

offer largely silent witness

March for Women's

at

WASHINGTON

(CNSy

Vastly outnumbered by the hundreds of thousands taking part in the April

Women's

25 March for

Washington,

pro-life

Lives in

groups con-

ducted a largely silent witness along the

march route. "Today we're being

silent,"

said

Georgette Forney, founder of SUent No More Awareness. "It won't do any good to engage them. This is not the forum." About 90 members of the organization lined one sidewalk near the start of the march route bearing signs and wearing T-shirts with a pro-life message.

Holding a sign that read, "I regret Forney said one March

my

abortion,"

for

Women's

Lives participant told

"Have another baby." "Like somehow I can substitute one for another," Forney added. her,

Diocesa n. planner •M

in

SWANNANOA

St.

Margaret Mary

Church, 102 Andrew Place, will host a weekly film viewing and discussion group beginning

Connecticut.

May 4. The first film in the series, "Jesus," will be shown following the 7 p.m. Mass. Beverages and snacks will be provided.

Church worker going to

SWANNANOA

prison in April, convicted for her convictions. "I

would do

again,

it

if

that seems

thing to do," she said shortly before traveling to Danbury Federal Correctional Institution in Connecticut to begin her six-month sentence for trespassing in a protest last year at like the

Fort Benning, Ga.

Lamb

was "a little apprehensive" about going to prison but does not regret what she did to sentence her to spend 180 days and nights in a lowsecurity, concrete prison where most of the inmates are doing time for drug said she

crimes.

During

last

November's annual

protest aimed at closing an

Army

train-

ing school for Central and South American military personnel at Fort Benning, Lamb and 26 other protesters crossed a police line and were arrested

of in

its

alumni

torture,

who have

BOONE

been implicated

rights violations.

1990 congressional task force found five of the training school's graduates were among the nine soldiers

murder of

six Jesuit

housekeeper and her teenage daughter in El Salvador in November 1989. Every year since, large protest demonstrations have been held at the gates of Fort Benning on the anniversary of those murders. The activist organization SOA Watch has compiled lists of dozens of former students the group says have been implicated in some of Latin

priests, their

St.

Frances of

Rome

Church,

more information.

CHARLOHE

VICARIATE

CHARLOTTE

St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., will celebrate the 56th semi-annual Family Rosar)/ Day May 2 at 3:30 p.m. Father Matthew Buettner, parochial vicar for St. Gabriel School, will be the featured speaker. For more information, contact the church office at (704) 554-7088.

CHARLOTTE —

A Mass in celebration of be held May the National Day of Prayer 6 at iO a.m. in the chapel of Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School, 3 100 Park Rd., and will be followed with a light reception. The Mass will be hosted by the Mecklenburg

America's most notorious human rights crimes. The U.S. government says only a small number of students were involved in criminal activities and that the program's focus has changed

NEW^kERALD

But Lamb, 65, said stories she has heard convince her otherwise, and

school used to be called

the School of the Americas, but in 2001

back, try to close the SOA,"' she said,

SECRETARY:

was closed briefly and then reopened Western Hemisphere Institute

"and that really affected me." Because her November arrest was her fourth, she was given a prison term

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for Security Cooperation. Protesters

want

it

closed permanently, citing

some

the celebration of Penteco.st.

to

God,

The group

meet Wednesday evenings through 7:30 p.m. in the chapel at

St.

May

2

will 1

at

Mark Church,

14740 Stumptown Rd. For more information, Paul Fitzgerald at (704) 593-0973.

call

CHARLOTTE —

Matthew Church, 8015 Pkwy., will host a Christian Coffeehouse May 15 at 7:30 p.m. Single and married adults are in\'ited for an e\'ening of contemporary Christian music, food and fellowship.

St.

Commons

For more information,

at (704)

call

Kathy

Bartlett

400-2213.

CHARLOTTE — The Happ)' Timers of St. Ann Church meet the first Wednesday of each month with a luncheon and program at 1 p.m. in the parish activity center, 3635 Park Rd. All adult.s age 55 and older are welcome. For more information, call Charles Nesto at (704) 398-0879.

CHARLOTTE

The 50+ Club of St. John Neumann Church, 845 Idlewild Rd., meets the second Wednesday of each month at 11 a m 1

program and lunch in the parish center 0 program will feature a fashior show. For more information, call Lucillt with

a

The March Kroboth

at

1

(704) 537-2189.

GREENSBORO

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO

All Irish-Catholic womei are invited to participate in the Ladies Ancien

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that's

why

she crossed the line

fine.

last

No-

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"The people I talked to in Latin America said, Tlease, when you go

it

draw closer

2004

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over the years.

vember.

The Army

to

but you're not sure how to respond? If so, join the "Love in Action" prayer group for a Life in the Spirit seminar. This seminar will help you yield to the poet an action of the Holy Spirit in your life and will be a rewarding preparation for

VOLUME

wire.

base's

brought you a new desire

THE-

eight-foot fence topped with barbed

Army

HUNTERS VILLE — Has your Lenten journey

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as they tried to climb the

ing her family. "A doctor even suggested that I use a fake name," she said. In the three years since the abortion, "I never stop thinking about it," Staargaard said. One source of solace after her abortion was joining the Catholic Church.

Ballantyne

Hendrix and Highlands Rds., sponsors the Oratory of Divine Love Prayer Group in the parish house the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Call (336) 372-8846 for

A

call

VICARIATE

SPARTA

murder and other human

arrested for the

Margaret Mary

Benediction at 5 p.m. For information (828) 686-8833.

Gospel her motivation —

St.

Church, 102 Andrew Place, offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacranunt on the first Friday of each month following the 12 p.m. Mass with

prison for protest says Betsy COLUMBIA, Md. (CNS) Lamb, Baltimore archdiocesan coordinator of formation programs, went to

Other gibes directed at the group included "Why don't you go play out in the street," "I didn't regret my abortion," "You should see a therapist about that," and "Choose Satan. He'll give you eternal life." At a second location along the march route, close to 100 pro-lifers lined the curb at an intersection. There, Andrea Staargaard, 19, talked about the abortion she had at 16 at a Pennsylvania abortion clinic. State law required parental consent, and Staargaard wanted to avoid tell-

Kallander at (704) 849-2043.

VICARIATE

ASHEVILLE

Lives

Area Catholic Schools Moms In Touch groups. For information, contact Lisa

RtvlEH

Betsy Lamb, a coordinator of formation programs for the Baltimore Archdiocese, is pictured March 21 at her home in Columbia, Md., before beginning her six-month

sentence at a federal prison

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April 30,

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2004

FROM THE VATICAN

Pope beatifies six, including Colombian nun, Polish prince

Pope says democracy could deteriorate, disappear

not buiit

if

VATICAN CITY

on

etiiics,

values

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— De-

mocracy is in danger of deteriorating and disappearing if its foundations are not built on ethics and Christian values, said Pope John Paul II. Politicians today must "cultivate those human and Christian values which make up Europe's rich, ideal heritage," he said.

This heritage "gave life to a civilization which over the centuries fostered the rise of an authentically democratic society," the pope said April 26.

"Without ethical foundations, democracy risks deteriorating over time and even disappearing," he said. The pope gave his address to some 200 people gathered to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Giorgio La Pira, a Sicilian-born professor, politi-

mayor of Florence known for promoting peace and disarmament during the nuclear arms race. The pope said La Pira's life recian and former

example of and a believer, able to unite contemplation and prayer with social and administrative action, with special attention paid to the poor and

flected an "extraordinary" "a politician

his audience to fol-

of "this prophet of peace." He said La Pira applied "the methodology of the Gospel" in political in the foo;tsteps

theory and practice, drawing inspiration from "the commandment of love and pardon." Giorgio La Pira died in 1977. His sainthood cause is being prepared at the diocesan level in Florence.

a Polish prince who became a and a Portuguese laywoman. "They are eloquent examples of how the Lord transforms the existence of believers when they trust in him," the pope said during the April 25 Mass in St. Peter's Square. They demonstrate that

Order of Hibernians, a social, cultural and charigroup for an ongoing series of fun and informative activities. LAOH meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Kloster Center, 22 0 N. Elm St. Please join us for refreshments and to learn more about our group. RSVP to Elaine McHale, president, at (336) 292-1 118. 1

invited to St. Therese Church, 2 1 7

month following

VICARIATE

— The

HICKORY will

be held at

NE, May

St.

St.

13,

18th Annual Spring Fling Aloysius Church, 92 Second 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The day will 1

feature music, games, bingo,

more. Father

Ed Sheridan

closing Mass. Spring Fling lic

door prizes and

will celebrate the

hosted by CathoSocial Services Elder Ministry. For registra-

tion information, please call

is

Sandra Breakfield at

(704) 370-3220,

~

HICKORY A GriefSupport Group meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor of St. Aloysius Church, 92 Second St. NE, For more information, call the church office at (828) 327-2341. 1

SALISBURY

CONCORD

VICARIATE

— Discover how

beautiful God's Natural Fainily Planning classes are being offered at St. James Church, 25 1 Union St., Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Learn a natural method that is just as effective as the Pill and is in accord with Catholic teaching. Contact Susan Chaney at (704) 720-0772 for more information or email questions to sujo94@aol,com.

plan for marriage really

MOORESVILLE

the 5:30

Mass

for Senior

Games Night, featuring games and a potluck dinner. Call Barbara Daigler at (704) 6629752 for details.

SMOKY

SYLVA HICKORY

Brawley

School Rd., the second Saturday of each

MOUNTAIN

St.

VICARIATE

Mary Church

is

in the initial

pope focused on how she offered her suffering for the salvation of sinners and on her devotion to the Eucharist, "which became her only food for the last IS years of her

She suffered progressive paralysis after having jumped out of a window at

'love for Christ

is

the secret of holiness."

four religious beatified included

Mother Laura Montoya, the

first

blessed

life."

age 14 "to save her purity" when three men broke into her house. By 19, she devoted her life to prayer and began having mystical experiences; every Friday for four years, she mystically "lived the sufferings of the Passion," according to a Vatican biography.

to be born, live and die in Colombia.

In his homily, the pope said her

Blessed Montoya, who lived 1874-1949, founded the Missionaries Sisters of Immaculate Mary and of St.

offered Christians an

Catherine of Siena, to work among the indigenous peoples of Colombia. The pope established Oct. 21 as her

everything

The

Polish prince, Father

was born

August

1858 in Paris. He joined the Salesians in 1887 and died in 1893, a year after being ordained to the priesthood. His feast day is Aug. 2. The pope said he hoped that like Blessed Czartoryski today's young people, "who look for the way to discern the will of God for their lives," will discover their vocation through prayer and with the help of "wise guides." Beatifying Alexandrina Maria da Costa, the Portuguese laywoman, the in

life

example of how

they could "make more noble everything that

is

painful

and sad

in love for

The pope

in life"

by offering

God.

declared Oct.

13 as her

feast day.

He

feast day.

Czartoryski,

table

Faith

women,

The

The pope urged

priest

suffering."

low

(CNS)

God

can transform people into heroes of love and sacrifice. Pope John Paul II said as he beatified four religious in

also beatified:

— Mother Lupita also

known

as

Garcia Zavala,

Mother

Maria

Guadalupe, the Mexican co-founder of the Congregation of the Servants of St. Margaret Mary and the Poor. The feast day of the nun, who lived 1878-1963, is April 27.

Italian Sister of Chai'ity Giulia

Nemesia Valle, who lived 1847-1916. Her feast day is June 26.

— Spanish

Salesian Sister Eusebia

Palomino Yenes, who lived 1899-1935. Her feast day is Feb. 9.

stage of forming a court of the Catholic Daughters of America. Women from neigh-

boring parishes, ages

1

8

and older, are wel-

come to join. For more information, contact Angle Erst at (828) 488-6560 or Pat Pickering at (828) 497-4999.

WAYNESVILLE — The

Catholic

Marine Mass

Women'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 St. John's

FRANKLIN The fVomen's Guild of St, Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St., meets the second Monday of each month at p.m. in the Family Life Center. The meetings feature guest speakers and special events periodically. For more information, call Claire Barnable at (828) 369-1565. 1

is!

WINSTON-SALEM

MT. AIRY

VICARIATE

— Holy Angels Church,

1

208 N.

Main St., offers Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., and every Thursday, 10-11 a.m. Adoration concludes with Benediction.

— A Support Group for Par-

Have host a Child of any age meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at St, ents JVlio

Is

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.

your parish or school having an event?

Please submit notices for the Diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event

date

in writing to

Karen A. Evans

at

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to

MOORESVILLE — Seniors ages 55 and up are

CNS

(704) 370-3382.

U.S.

PHOTO FROM Reuters

Marines from Gulf Company, 2/7, a part of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force,

pray during an open-air Mass at a military base near the town of Fallujah, Iraq, April

Episcopa calendar l

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in thefollowing events:

25.

THIS MONTH IN -1994 INSTALLATION OF BISHOP CURLIN

May 2

— 12 p.m.

Dedication of St.

new church

Joseph Vietmanese Church, Charlotte

— 7 p.m.

May

5 7 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation St,

John the Baptist Church, Tryon

Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin was installed as the

third

bishop of the Diocese of

Charlotte at St. Gabriel Church April 13, 1994. Approximately 1,600 dignitaries from

across the country, friends and well-wishers from the Diocese of Charlotte and Archdio-

May 6 — 7 p.m.

cese

Sacrament of Confirmation

Sacrament of Confirmation

bishops, bishops and abbots; 180 priests; and scores of seminarians,

Holy Trinity Church, Tayiorsville

St.

May 3

Jude Church, Sapphire Valley

Washington attended the ceremony. The procession included about 28 archmen and women religious, ecumenical representatives and laity. of


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2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Belmont Abbey celebrates

Conveying catechesis

Catholic heritage with

Founders' Day Monastery, college present Mercy Sister Picot with

honorary degree

BELMONT

Mercy

Sister

After completing her doctorate. Sis-

Rosalind Picot received an honorary de-

ter Picot served in administration at Sa-

gree during Belmont Abbey College's Founders' Day celebration April 21. The program, which celebrated 128 years of Catholic heritage at Belmont Abbey, began with solemn vespers in

cred Heart College in Belmont and was vice president for academic affairs at the

Abbey

it

ceased academic opera-

tion in 1987. Sister Picot has served

where an honorary doctorate of humane letters was prethe

when

college

on various

service and educational

social

civic,

Basilica,

Through the years, she has conducted numerous studies and analyses of educational programs, as well as workshops on adult development, spiritual development, secondary school adboards.

sented to Sister Picot, regional president

of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina. A native of Wilmington, Sister Picot entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1955. She sen ed as director of formation before

ministration, leadership, organization

joining the council. She became vice president and then president of the regional community of North Carolina in

and the functioning of boards of direc-

the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas.

to receive an honorary doctorate

tors.

Sister Picot

She has served also as a delegate to the governing chapters of both the re-

community and the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. During her career. Sister Picot made an impact on young minds throughout gional

the Charlotte region, teaching at Sacred

Heart Grade School

in

Belmont,

St.

the

Abbey

is

one of four recipients from Photo by Kevin

this year.

Others include Bishop Peter J. Jugis; Jim Palermo, executive in residence at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte; and Dr. Richard Boyce, professor of preaching and pastoral leadership at Union PSCE at Charlotte, all of who will receive honorary degrees during the

Michael School in Gastonia, Charlotte Catholic High School and Our Lady of Mercy High School in Charlotte She also served as a leader in the community and in education as principal at the two high schools.

college's

May

commencement

exercises

on

E.

Murray

Pat Onaindia, administrative assistant for the diocesan Office of Faith Formation,

and Franciscan Sister of

Joseph Ann Lyons, southern regional coordinator of new Spanish translation of the "Catechist Recognition Process." Part of a $7,500 grant from the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph was used to translate six English modules of the "Catechist Recognition Process," a St.

faith formation, hold tfie

competency-based catechist formation process; and to purchase a complete set "Ecos de Fe," a video series in Spanish for catechist formation.

of

8.

Sister Picot received her degree early because a scheduling conflict pre-

vented her from receiving

May

it

during the

Itio

Church victimized by break in

commencement.

CHARLOTTE

St.

Thomas

police report placed the value of the

Aquinas Church in Charlotte was broken into during the night on Sunday,

In a letter to parishioners, Capuchir Father Ignatius Zampino, pastor, saic the church has insurance to cover thff" loss of the cash and equipment and thf parish was working with police and diocesan officials to ensure that security w the church is tightened.

Thieves forced open a door and broke into a safe where the offertory

from weekend Masses was Sound equipment used by the

choir

was

collection

also taken in the robbery.

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2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Seniors fling into spring SENIORS, from page 1

of choice for most of the seniors. since 1986, diocesan office of Elder Ministry has hosted the Spring Fhng as a day where seniors can forget the demands of life and join others in the spirit of oneness and friendship, said Sandra Breakfield, diactivity

Each year

rector of Elder Ministry.

Elder Ministry,

a

division

of

Catholic Social Services, provides guid-

ance to parishes within the Diocese of Charlotte in order to enhance the well-

being of older adults. Annual events such as the Spring Fling and Fall Day of Reflection provide an opportunity for senior citizens to gather for entertainment, camaraderie, education and spiritual enrichment. "Our goal is that the seniors enjoy being together and participating in the Breakfield said.

activities,"

"The

spirits

and faces of the people spoke volumes everyone seemed to enjoy themselves."

Many

of the attendees took advantage of the opportunity to participate in several of the recreational activities, including music trivia and a sing-along

on the piano led by

Mary

Finlayson, a

Our Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte; and a presentation on cooking with herbs and container gardening by Marta Carlson of

parishioner at

Paradise Gardens.

Aside from an abundance of recrehad several opportunities to focus on their health and well-being. Participants could have their blood pressure checked by Carole Cloer, a registered nurse from Interim Healthcare. Cloer outlined the major concerns of senior citizens: health conditions such as high blood pressure, cardiac problems, stroke, arthritis and type II ational activities, the seniors

diabetes; medication costs; their savings last;

burden on their

making

and not becoming a

families.

Participants could also attend a Isafety seminar presented by Ron

McKinney,

chief of police in Cornelius.

I

There is a major difference between (the generations, McKinney said. Seniors don't think in terms of being deceived.

be

He

cautioned the participants to

more aware when

interacting with

Photos bv Karen A. Evans

Above: Church

Peter in

Ferrara

Denver has

checked by Carole Right: Seniors try

his

of

Holy

Spirit

blood pressure

Cloer, RN.

some

line

dancing at

the Spring Fling.

home-repair technicians and when using a credit card in public, and reminded them to inform the police department when going on vacation. More health information came from Judy Fryer and Bob Sterr of Foot

"We

The next Elder will

who

St.

Sandra Breakfield

Anyone

Aloysius Church

Fling

in

If

you

street

address number is and well lighted

large, clear of obstruction,

so police and other emergency personnel

being a part of

can

2005 should

your

find

home

quickly.

call Breakfield.

Consider a home alarm system that profire and medi-

emergencies.

cal

SAFETY TIPS FOR SENIORS

A

planning committee, consisting of parishioners from five churches, meets each year to plan the Spring Fling, Breakfield said. They evaluate previous years' programs and decide which activities to include for the upcoming event, always trying to provide a variety of programs. Breakfield said she could not coordinate the Spring Fling without the generosity of the presenters, all of whom volunteered their time, and the Knights of Columbus from St. Mark Church, who set up the church and classrooms for the event and cleaned up

afterwards. Contact Staff' Writer Karen A. Evans

370-3354 or e-mail

As people grow

chances of bedecreases dramati-

older, their

ing victims of crime

But a lifetime of experience, coupled

cally.

with the physical problems associated with

aging, often

Though

make

for physical attack

as

older Americans fearful.

they're on the lookout constantly

alert to

and

burglary, they're not

games

frauds and con

— the

greatest crime threat to seniors' well-being

and

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Watch Out •

Don't

be true

to

to

conquer fear and prevent crime?

Take these common-sense precautions.

risk, •

Go

Carry your purse close to your body, not

Never give your

in

an

Don't carry credit cards you don't need or

amounts

of cash.

and

Whether you're a passenger or driver, keep car doors locked. Be particularly alert in parking lots and garages. Park near an

entrance.

riding the bus, train or

someone

subway.

or something

easy, trust your instincts

• Install

a low-

phone card, bank account number

credit card,

It's

illegal for

makes you

and

Home

Beware

— an

insurance

un-

leave.

good locks on doors and windows.

mailboxes and planters or under doormats. Instead, leave an extra set of keys with a trusted neighbor or friend.

trust

into signing

policy, it

a sales

carefully

check

it

and

over.

of individuals claiming to repre-

government agencies that offer to recover lost money from fraudulent or

telemarketers for a fee. If

you're suspicious, check

police, the Better

it

out with the

Business Bureau or

local

consumer protection office. Call the National Consumers League Fraud Information

Center

at (800)

in the

876-7060.

Community

Report any crime or suspicious

to law

Safe and Secure

Use them! Don't hide keys

gift.

anyone rush you

sent companies, consumer organizations

activities

enforcement.

Form a neighborhood watch to look out each other and help the police.

for •

Your

let

Get Involved

close to the driver or near the exit while

li/lake

a prize or

Don't

anything

direct deposit for Social Security

other regular checks.

If

arthritis;

scheme.

anyone over the phone.

to

inside coat or front pants pocket.

cancer and

high-yield investment

Social Security or

with friends or family, not alone.

dangling by the straps. Put your wallet

• Sit

sounds too good

— a free vacation; sweepstakes

have someone you

Use

Con Artists

agreement, a contract. Read

Be Alert When Out and About

for

for anything that

prizes; cures for

verify

Want

fall

telemarketers to ask for these numbers to

trust.

kaevans@charlottediocese. org.

offices serving

Be sure your

"That way, there's something for

your parish youth minister or

in.

company

vides monitoring for burglary,

everyone."

by calling (704)

them

worried, call the

to verify.

370-3220.

at (704)

interested

bit

the planning committee for Spring

try to offer opportunities for

large

Sponsored by diocesan

take place at

are the least

May 13, 9 a.m. -3:30 p.m. For more information, call

legister with

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Hickory on

in

fun and fellowship, but also add a learning component to the day," Breakfield said.

from service or

identification

delivery people before letting

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to

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tutor for children, office aide in the

police or fire departments,

mentor for teens,

in

escort for individuals with disabilities.

Source: Philadelphia, Department

Penn.,

Police


6

The Catholic News & Herald

April 30,

2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE STEWARDS OF THE LORD

Designing excellence

Catholics challenged to nurture

God's

gifts at

DULUTH,

Ga.

conference

— More than 340

parish representatives from throughout the Southeast, including the Dio-

cese of Charlotte, recently attended

the Regional Stewardship Conference to gain insight on vN ays to make stew-

ardship a

The

way of life. conference, held at the At-

Gwinnett Place March was sponsored by the dioceses of

lanta Marriot 27,

Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston, S.C.,

and Savannah, Ga. Five people attended from Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe, including Mary and John Pollick.

Mary

Pollick,

chairwoman of her

parish's stewardship commission, said the conference allowed her group to exchange suggestions and contact information with others. "We pulled ideas from other places that had successful ministries,"

she

said.

Keynote speaker Bishop Robert Morneau, auxiliary bishop of Green Bay, Wis., talked about "Stewardship: Expression of Our Christian Life." The author of several books and

An

essays, Bishop Morneau discussed the questions that he said kept him

"What have you awake at night done with the garden entrusted to you?" and "What return can

make

I

Lord for all he's done for me?" Stewardship, said the bishop,

to the

consists of "four unsplit infinitives,

including gratefully receiving God's gifts."

"We many "And

if I

son, then

God

are so blessed to have so said Bishop

gifts,"

am I

Morneau.

to be a eucharistic per-

have to give thanks to

for all he has given me."

Stewards must also responsibly nurture and tend God's

gifts, said

the

bishop.

"You should not stay out of your gifted area too long," he said.

"My

getting to the gates of heaven and being told I was an eightcylinder car but I only used two cyl-

biggest fear

is

inders."

Courtesy Photo

CouRTKY Photo

Bishop

Auxiliary

Green Bay

speal«;s

at the in

Duluth, Ga., March 27.

The eighth-grade yearbook staff at St. Leo the Great School in Winston-Salem received the Excellence Award for Elementary School Yearbooks by Walsworth Publishing Company, a yearbook company, in Marceline, Mo, for the yearbook's theme "Where's Leo?" and artistic completion of the theme. Above: Jo Ann Mount of Walsworth Publishing presents the award to eighth-grader Ryan Krysiak, yearbook cover designer, and Terri Coppola, yearbook coordinator, during a special assembly April 8.

are 380,000 Catholics in

he

ishes,

said,

no

186 par-

but one-third of those

Catholics give "nothing

— no

time,

"The concept of stewardship has the power to change the answer to the question: 'Who am I and what am I doing here?'" said Bishop Morneau. The bishop spoke of a friend, a 44-year-old man who is quite wealthy. One day the man told the bishop that he was simply a "trustee" of his wealth, and that it all belonged to God. "Stewardship is inclusive," said Bishop Morneau. "It's a way of life. It's not just finances, though that's a big part of it. It's impossible to have joy without generosity." "All of us are stewards of our church and faith," said Pollick. "We need to take ownership of our parishes. When we do, we need to be good stewards of what we've been given and use our time, talent and

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2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Youth 'Fan into Flames' Hundreds ofyouth learn power, love, BY

KATHY SCHMUGGE

studying Scripture, learning their faith and attending other, similar conferences. When he asked his audience to list

CORRESPONDENT

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The flames among Catholic

S.C.

of faith were stoked youth.

ways the Catholic

faith is unique, they responded with answers such as the Eu-

With beautiful weather and Lake Wylie as the backdrop, Camp

Marian devotion, the papacy and priesthood and church tradition. Budlong also explained the importance of prayer and how the Catholic Church has many different ways to converse with God, describing the Augustinian, Franciscan, Ignatius and charist,

Thunderbird was the perfect stage for hundreds of high school students to "Fan into Flames" their fervor for God at the 27th Annual Diocesan Youth Conference AprQ 23-25. "We are very impressed to see that

Thomist prayer

and on

faithful

Peg Ruble,

fire Catholics," said

associate director of diocesan

Brown,

a licensed counselor, parishioner

youth ministry and an adult mentor of the Diocesan Youth Advisory Council,

of

who

visory Council.

helped organize the event.

The

styles.

The "Wow! Now It Makes Sense" workshop was facilitated by Carl

these 300 youth and their leaders are

such

self control

Good Shepherd Church

in King and mentor of the Diocesan Youth Ad-

adult

DYC is the largest annual dioc-

Brown empowered youth with

in-

esan gathering, bringing together high

formation they could use to explain their

school youth from around the Diocese of

faith in a

Charlotte for a theme-centered weekend

I will know what to tell people when they ask me questions about my

of keynote speakers, entertainment,

Mass and

daily

workshops

reconciliation, and by youth and young

led

simple and clear way.

"Now

Megan Neumann Church faith," said

Peeters from

St.

Youth from

This year's "Fan into Flames" theme was chosen by the Diocesan Youth Advisory Council, which consists

"The Seven Deadly Sins" workshop. Rev. Mr. Mike Langsdoft of Holy Family Church in Clemmons explained and clarified the various sins, including

of youth from

lust.

adults.

In

10 vicariates of the

all

The theme

evolved after the youth read II Timothy (1:6-7): "For this reason, I remind you to stir into flames the gift of God that you have through diocese.

the imposition of

my

hands. For

rather of

power and love and

a desire for something for

is

your own pleasure, disregarding the Langsdorf "God ship with

self-con-

trol."

The weekend's workshops showed youth how to fan that flame through power, love and self-control. "Timothy for Today," facilitated by Brendan Budlong, youth minister from the Diocese of Raleigh, covered the subheadings of the event's theme. He compared spiritual strength to physical strength, and told the youth they had to exercise their spiritual muscles by

him

your vices

calls us into a relation-

that

is

Put

unbelievable.

aside, recognize

them and

seek forgiveness; then you will be free to

God wants you

live as

to live."

Langsdorf s daughter, Beth, who started participating in diocesan youth

conferences as a teenager,

an adult

member on

now works

the Diocesan

as

Youth

Advisory Council. She was impressed at the program the youth put together and

was much more spiritual than what she remembered from her said that

it

earlier experiences.

John

Neumann

enjoy a break with oversized pixie

Indiana Priest to Host Catholic

cred Heart Church in Salisbury; and

Beth Langsdorf "It also made learning the faith a fun and posi-.

Father Kobel concelebrated Mass for the youth on Sunday. In addition to daily Mass and workshops, the weekend included a high ropes course challenge, a concert by the

tive experience."

Friday

evening

Mass

was

concelebrated by Father Dean Cesa, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in Tryon, and Father Frank Seabo, administrator of St. Margaret Mary Church in

Swannanoa. Saturday

morning Mass

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The Catholic News & Herald

2004

April 30,

FOCUS ON FAITH to speak to the soul.

CathoKcs explore ancient form of prayer

The journey out is the third stage of The traveler moves out

the labyrinth. into the

world renewed

work of Jesus and LABYRINTH, from page 1

St.

in faith to

do the

his church.

The contemporary version used by John Neumann Church was designed

to explore several themes: journey, letting go, centering and incarnation.

A 42

traditional labyrinth

feet in

quarters.

so that

diameter that

These

a circle 30-

is

is

divided into

sections are interconnected

when a traveler seems

to be close to

him or her on a longer meditative journey. There has been a recent re-emergence of the labyrinth as a prayer tool within the Christian community. According to Jacqueline Messick of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Greensboro, who coordinated a lab3Tinth walk

Each

accompanied by

rinth

is

divided into three stages.

The walk stage and

meant

The

nate things that separate

him or her

must be discarded along the way. "This is accomplished through

pity and prejudice

prayerful centering, which clears and

prepares one to meet God," said Messick.

cleansed of worldly encumbrances

move along the path of the labyrinth. Contemporary labyrinths combine ancient Christian tradition with modern music, meditations, art, media and activities at intervals along the path.

Confirmation students

sudden insight, said Messick. One must allow the Holy Spirit opening as

students learn to turn to difficulty

and

a

day of honor,

courageous [ove in giving us

who

tift.

,

,

and to

Rev.

Mr. Gerald Potkay

kaevans@charlottediocese.org.

those birth mothers

give the tove of their hearts to adopted children,

CSS (^liKjIit S(x;iA3 -Set

xkvs

DwiccK- lit Olitrkxic

We SaCute

and those who

we say

to atl

We tove you andgive you our thanks

every day of our

the 'Dignitif

of

tives.

of Motfterfiood and^Ihe Qift of Life.

We 6e[ieve tHat innocent Human Cife, Bom andunSom, shouCdSe protected Because

.

.

.

contributed to

Contact Staff Writer Karen A. Evans by calling (704) 370-3354 or e-mail

zve thanf^^jou for your

(ovingty choose adoption for their children

''Happy Mother's (Day!''

in times

this story.

gift of Life this

God

realize they are a part of

^eautifuC

To mothers on

participants to let

by imagining that their worries were held in a stone, which they then dropped into a basin of water, imagining them falling into God's lap. The exercise was designed to help their concerns

opens his or her heart and mind to the Holy Spirit. It may be as simple as feelings of peace and calmness or as eye-

Photo by Karen A. Evans

go of

third station, "Let-

candidate Tylicki said.

first

fi-om the divine; things like anger, self-

is

For example, the Go" encouraged

having been

the

to be spent as a time of

ting

at the center,

is

traveler tries to elimi-

The second stage where the traveler

and

God's creation. Other stations explored listening to God, seeing one's "true image" and reflecting on one's relationships with others. "It is a different type of praying experience that gently reminds us that we are all pilgrims on a journey to the sacred center where God is," said Messick. "(Walking the labyrinth) taught me more about forgiving people and brought me closer to God," confirmation

to the center

cleansing.

a song, reading

activity.

the center, an abrupt turn takes

for the parish in April 2003, the laby-

station of the lab3Tinth ex-

plored an aspect of one of these themes,

Qod's Qift of Life

Respect Life Office, Catholic Social Services, Diocese of Charlotte: (704) 370-3229, Maggi Nadol, Director

is

precious.


April 30,

The Catholic News & Herald 9

2004

FOCUS ON FAITH

LABYRINTHS: AN ANCIENT TRADITION San Francisco, which has had worldwide influence. The lab3Tinths of the current revival have mostly been based on the Chartres pattern, although often adapted to suit circumstances. dral in

Labyrinths and mazes

Mazes and signs are found

many

a range of lab3Tinth de-

around the world

all

cultures and civilizations.

in

They

are found carved in rock, ceramics, clay tablets, mosaics,

of the new wave of "alternative worship" groups in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand have incorporated labyrinths into the forms of worship that they are pioneering. The result is a contemporary version of a cathedral labyrinth, which com-

hedges and cathedral pave-

terns, turf

ments.

Many

manuscripts, stone pat-

The

earliest

known

designs are

about 3000 years old.

The significance of them for the various cultures of which they were a part

and the story of how they developed from one place to another (or simultaneously appeared in several) is often mysterious and hard to fathom. The most ancient and widespread design looks complicated but can be drawn quite easily if you know the method. The labyrinth has since ancient times been associated with the legend of the Minotaur, the monster half-man, half-bull that dwelt in the heart of a labyrinth on the island of Crete. Theseus was able to get to the center of the labyrinth, slay the Minotaur and find his way out again by following the thread he had trailed behind him on the way in. But the story has caused confijsion ever since, because clearly the Minotaur's lair was a maze in which you could get lost, whereas a labyrinth, however confusing it looks, has only one twisting path that weaves its way to the center and back out again. There is only one entrance and exit, no dead ends, and no crossing of paths with a choice of which way to turn.

bines ancient Christian tradition with

contemporary music, meditations, art, media and activities at intervals along the path. Several features are unique to the design: - It is a

make CNS

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Cathedral Labyrinths the ancient

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many medieval cathedrals. It was marked out on the floor in colored stone or tUes and usually between 10 and 40 ture in

The Romans adapted

artists

and

thinkers of early medieval times devel-

oped the

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SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: MAY

Readings:

and record-breaking attendance for the film "The Passion of'the Christ," which focuses on Jesus' suffering and death, it's exciting to read a book that focuses on a relationship with the risen Christ. In "One Day He Beckoned: One

Woman's Story

of the Difference Jesus an

Made," author Antoinette Bosco award-winning Catholic writer, eran Catholic

and

my

fi-iend

News

a vet-

Service columnist

tells

how

the story of

the risen Lord has been the central influence in her

life.

Bosco begins by telling how Jesus brought himself to her attention when she was 13 years old and hasn't left her

*

Weigel chose as his method "to take an epistolary tour of the Catholic world, or at least those parts of the Catholic world that have shaped (his) own understanding of the church, its people, its teaching and its way of life." Join Weigel, then, as he travels from Baltimore, Md., to MilledgevUle,

Rome, Jerusalem, the

Olde Cheshire Cheese pub in London and other noteworthy locations on the Catholic map. Taking each place as his inspiration, he explains Catholicism not as an abstraction but as a real life

for real people

who

way of

live in the real

world.

Along

the way, Weigel

erything from history trines

to.

makes ev-

Christian doc-

and traditional Catholic devo-

tional practices

come

alive. If

take on being Catholic

is

Weigel's

sometimes

a

tad too far right of center for some readers, his breadth and depth of knowledge demand to be taken seriously.

Weigel does a

life into what it and both younger and older

Catholic,

heart since. stories

Along the way she

from her own

life,

true

tells

stories that

eschew the sweetly inspirational pious messages of some religion writers. Instead, Bosco tells us real stories about how Jesus entered her life through a failed marriage, through the suicide of one son and murder of another, through time spent praying in her

home

cathedral or reading the lives

of the saints, through the influence of her father and of The Christophers

founder Maryknoll Father James Keller, and last, but far from least, through her work over the years as a journalist.

— —

Bosco writes about her past her but history with Jesus, if you will her book also focuses on contemporary issues. For example, she declares rightly that Jesus "respected

women,

and bypassing male attitudes of the day, regarded them as intelligent people who were as privy to his teachings as were men. He beckons us with a hard offer. You follow me and I'll give you a heart transplant so you can be

job of inmeans to be

first-rate

new

jecting

of living out our love in the flesh as Jesus did. need structure and order to be able to carry the message forward to the generations, and we

Fifth

Sunday of Easter

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2) Revelation 21:l-5a

about the perfection of

lilt

3) Gospel: John 13:31-33a, 34-35

love.

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For 200 years, after the Westerrte were driven out of Japan, thei|| was no visible church there. A c plex system of catechists and prayer leaders was established by the rem^ nants of the Japanese Catholic Church to keep the faith alive in the absence of priests. One leader would

ort

BY JEFF HENSLEY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

make

his

dominion known to

In the Gospel, Jesus admonishes

us to love one another with the same love with which he has loved us so

who

When Japan was reopened to Western contact in the mid- 1800s after two centuries of intense persecu-

see our love for each

other will know we are his disciples. In Acts, Paul (after being revived by the prayer of his disciples after a stoning) goes about encouraging the

tion, the faith that tells us to love with

the love of Jesus had survived. Faith fulness of God; love of one another

church and establishing church communities, raising up presbyters. And in Revelation we have the establishment of a new heaven and a new earth, and the presentation of a new Jerusalem in which God shall dwell among his people, wiping away every tear. It's a pretty complete picture. It

How

with Jesus' love; structure to carry it forward. God brings the ultimate things to pass.

we accumulate

so

much

It is a

pattern

we

can

trust.

Question:

How

can keeping in mind tha| is one of the last things Jesus told his disciples to do help to clear away distractions from living out your faith? love of other believers

helps us answer the question, did

things in

be in formation for five years while another was leading the community in covert prayers and instruction Then the leader in formation would take over while forming another prayer leader under his instruction.

all

the generations.

that those

all

ers

Seldom do any particular Sunday's readings line up so beautifully to give an overview of the life of the church as they do this particular day. The psalm reminds us of God's mercy and compassion, admonishing us to

that, in the end,

hi-

How

we come so far from simply loving each other? Furthermore, where is all of this leading? Each part is necessary. must hear God's promise of mercy and

Scripture to Illustrate:

We

1 *

"I give you a new commandment Love one another" (John 13:34a).

ciple

body of Christ extended

lesson

takes a lifetime to learn.

it

the lesson

our

lives

is

that

we

— God

And

are not in charge of

is

in

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

into history.

we

glimpse one of the primary lessons of discipleship, a 'fiat'

charge of our

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 2 - MAY 8 Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Easter), Acts 13:14, 43-52, Revelation 7:9, 14-17, John 10:27-30; Monday (Sts. Philip and James), 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, John 14:6-14; Tuesday, Acts 11:19-26, John 10:22-30; Wednesday, Acts 12:24— 13:5, John 12:44-50; Thursday, Acts 13:13-25, John 13:16-20; Friday, Acts 13:26-33, John 14:1-6; Saturday, Acts 13:44-52, John 14:7-14

lives."

Young

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Thursday, Acts 15:7-21, John 15:9-11; Friday

Saturday

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(St. Matthias),

Acts 1:15-17, 20-26, John 15:9-17;

Acts 16:1-10, John 15:18-21

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ing consecrated wine during the transfer from one vessel to another. Msgr. Moroney said the wine could still be brought up to the altar

or symbolic gifts for the poor brought up at the presentation of gifts "should be placed in an

appropriate place which should be away from the eucharistic table." Msgr. Moroney said parishes with deacons would have to look at

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container at the presentation of the gifts, but then it should be

he

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norm

before Communion when it has already been consecrated. Father Ronald Krisman, a former executive director of the Secretariat for Liturgy, raised the objection that

the U.S. practice of distributing the consecrated wine into separate chalices at the time of the breaking of the bread has been adopted as particular law in the United States, in a provision approved by the Holy See March 22, 2002. It is a principle of church law that where there is a conflict between approved law and an instruction, the approved law prevails, he said.

But Msgr. Moroney said the Vatican congregation decided that change was needed after hearing concerns from around the world about occasional accidents that resulted in

is

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all

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can start with

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— Daugh-

ter of Charity Sister Elizabeth

Sister Berry worked as her father's bookkeeper and secretary in the family business, the Berry Coal Company (later

Berry

died April 11, 2004 at Villa St. Michael, the province's retirement residence. She was 91. Born Mary Elizabeth as one of 13 children in Middlesboro, Ky., Sister Berry moved to Greensboro with her family. She graduated fi-om St. Joseph's

known

Charity in 1938. After completing her seminary 1939, she

includes brochures and suggestions to

is

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interesting and inforfor the asking.

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ing in 1948.

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ishes

in

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She earned

vicariate organization.

dealing with Catholic social teaching

The

majority of funds fi-om the

go

to the national

ORB

CRS office for

anti-poverty programs worldwide, with

the balance remaining in the diocese.

From

this share, the

CRS com-

diocesan

program on international issues or projects. The project or program can be mittee sponsors a mini-grants

for local initiatives

part of a larger initiative.

Grants of up to $500 will be awarded

to projects that cover a range of international, immigrant or migrant issues; reflect a social justice

or

empow-

erment component; represent a range of approaches (e.g., education, advocacy, media, linking faith and justice); and will

be incorporated into parish, school

or organization

2.

It

must undertake an

To

be eligible for a grant, a project must satisfy the following criteria: 1. It must be carried out under the auspices of a Catholic organization.

initiative

and action on issues of international justice and peace, or with local immigrant or migrant issues. 3. At the end of the grant cycle, grant recipients wUl submit a one- to two-page typewritten evaluation de-

MD

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scribing the project,

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questions about the grant process

should be directed

life.

Emmitsburg,

such as a parish, parish faith formation program, school, campus ministry or

Bowl (ORB), the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) program of prayer, fasting,

collection

Louis Uni-

versity in St. Louis, Mo., in 1951.

Charlotte participate in Operation Rice

learning and giving.

a master's degree in hos-

pital administration fi-om St.

in

bookkeeper and

resident of the Villa.

she received a bachelor's degree in nurs-

ORB feeds local projects

as a

Hospital in Washington, D.C, where she remained for 11 years. In 1997, when her health began to decline. Sister Berry returned to Emmitsburg and became a

in

1930. She attended the University of

North Carolina's Business College Rhodes

worked

in healthcare for many years in New York, Missouri and Washington, D.C. In 1952, she was appointed administrator and local superior of Providence Hospital in Detroit, Mich., where she remained until she was sent to DePaul Medical Center in Norfolk, Va., and served in the same duty there until 1962. Ever mindful of social justice. Sister Berry requested permission to serve in the missionary field. She left for Bolivia in February 1962 and ministered there for 23 years. After her return to the United States in 1985, Sister Berry served briefly at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Langley, S.C., before being assigned to the pastoral care department at Providence

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8 14 The Catholic News & Herald

April 30,

Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

Trust in in

Light

all,

Candle

women

the

...

not here, but has

believed

everyone would accept

it

it.

But not

when they

heard the news.

"Now

it

was Mary Magdalene

...

and the other women... who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them." (Luke 24:10-11) I can imagine these guys thinking, "Poor women. They're just imagining things. Of course, we'd love to believe them, but

it

said,

For a free

He showed them

His

Then

copy of tlie Christopher

Note,

"Gifts

of

He

Soul"

write:

The

His hands and

Street,

New

'Peace be with you.' After

said this, side.

II

illustrates the psalmist's in

God

despite his facing that "there

is

by family and

"To

an

society.

the elderly, the sick, those

all, to those who will never be caressed by another, let us remember these words by the psalmist and prophet, so that they may feel the paternal and maternal hand of the Lord si-

forgotten by

Satan as its guide and inspiration," the pope said. Yet despite the threat of adversaries and even abandonment by his parents,

lently touch with love their suffering

the psalmist displays "the serene faith of

faces,

the believer," he said.

perhaps lined with

tears," the

the disciples rejoiced

when

tlw Spirit,

Gifts

The pope spoke in a clear voice as he read small portions of a one-and-a-halfpage catechesis. Before praying the

God kneels before him," he said. The pope said this particular psalm

"Regina Coeli," he offered greetings

Christopliers,

York,

NT

the

has special meaning for those people who have been forgotten or abandoned

sands of pilgrims gathered in the square.

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be happy, enjoy

WRITE A

in 10

different languages to the tens of thou-

News

from

pope

said.

"Even in solitude and with the loss of one's dearly beloved, the psalmist never is completely alone because merciful

all

can't be true!"

So God, as usual, came to the rescue. "Jesus came and stood among them and

the incident that has

We

Jesus' fol-

JOHN PAUL

spring day

aggressive evil in the world which has

...

...

And

at his

in St. Peter's

warm and sunny

which he said trust and hope

been synonymous with doubt ever since: "But Thomas was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, have seen the Lord.' But he said to them, 'Unless I see the mark of the nails in His hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in His side, I will not believe.' A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you.' Then He said to Thomas, Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.' Thomas answered him, 'My Lord and my God!' Jesus said to him, 'Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe." (John 20:24^29) Many people have doubts at different times. And that uncertainty can be frightening. Certainly, God wants us to believe, just as he wants us to hope and to love. But he understands us better than we do ourselves. After all, God created us with reason and free will. He expects us to use our minds as well as our hearts. Never be afraid to think about God. There's a quote that's said to have been found cut into the walls of a Nazi concentration camp: "I believe in the sun even when it is not shining. I believe in love even when I feel it not. I believe in God even when He is silent." Peace be with you!

"Suddenly two men in dazzling robes stood beside them (and) said to them, "Why do you look for the living is

Speaks

brings

II

April 28, the pope reflected on Psalm 27,

they saw the Lord." (John 20:19-20)

forever.

He

God

POPE a

much tribulation. The psalm shows

(Luke 24:4^5)

On

Guest Columnist

empty. What happened next not only shook them but also changed our world

the dead?

weekly general audience

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

most ignominious death the Roman Empire could impose? Surely, the faith of the disciples was as shaken as, I think, mine would have been. But then came Sunday morning. The faithful women went to the tomb to finish anointing Jesus and it was

risen.'"

loss, trust in

The Pope times

Square.

lowers had heard about God's loving mercy, after all the miracles they had seen, how could their hopes end in the

among

of loneliness or

— During

comfort, said Pope John Paul

ciples.

their doubt. After

VATICAN CITY

One

Then came

1^

times of ioss, ioneiiness, BY CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

joy of the paschal season. We think of Lent, and certainly Holy Week, as a time of prayer and penance, but it occurs to me that we sometimes ignore the range and depth of emotions revealed in the Gospel stories of the Passion of Jesus. Consider the wild enthusiasm of the crowds who cheered Jesus as they welcomed him triumphantly into Jerusalem. Consider the depths of agony he endured in the garden on the Mount of Olives. He anticipated the betrayal of Judas, his friend, and the denial of Peter, the rock of his church. Consider not only the brutal physical pain of the passion that Jesus faced, but also the fear and despair of his dis-

And

God brings comfort

pope says

Not without a doubt After all the weeks of a solemn Lent, what a wonderful relief to embrace the

2004

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April

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2004

30,

the perfect statue of courage and hero-

Mothers never die something special about a than any other person, she lends herself to sentimentality and poetry. That's not surprising, because she brought us into existence and cared for us in our helpless years called infancy. When we made the first leap of faith

There

mother.

is

More

called the first fearful step, she

was

^

joys heaven.

Abraham

Lincoln has been quoted

as saying: "All that

owe

my

to

am

I

or hope to be,

angel mother."

It is

I

right to

give thanks and praise to our mothers

with the jo3^ul celebration of Mother's Day, which has a long and interesting history.

The Encyclopedia

Britannica in-

forms us that ancient Greeks as well as Asians were honoring Rhea, the mother of all gods. That tradition was

and became the Mother pronoun used to designate the Catholic Church is not an christianized

The

Church.

Guest

Column FATHER JOHN

there.

She was also there when we uttered the first word, chopping up consonants and vowels at the same time. The list may go on endlessly. We feel that our mother is always alive in our lives, even when her body lies in the grave and her soul en-

AURILIA,

OEM

Cap

We

love.

There is a beautiful description of a mother recorded in the Second Book of Kings. The title is "The Shunammite's son restored to life." About the upcoming year, Elisha said, 'Tou will hold a son in your arms." "No,

my Lord,"

Day

1872 with Julia Ward Howe. The least we can do is to dedicate one day a year to the most important person in our lives: our mother. The best we can do is to honor our mother every day of our lives.

As I think of Mother's Day, I find myself facing a difficult question: What can be said about mothers that has not been said a thousand times or more? The answer is: probably nothing. However, things need to be said not because they are new, but because they are true. I wish to make clear that mothers are very important, but they are not all angels or saints (mine is!). Mothers are

she objected. "Don't

mislead your servant, o

But the

in

are inclined to idealize

mothers to the point of making them unreal. The mother for me is the person who meets our needs and she herself has needs as well. Mothers get lonely and need friendship, they get tired and need rest, they get hurt and need healing, they are misunderstood and they need

"she"

In the United States, Mother's

man

of God!"

woman became

The mother promptly replies: "First, you are 42 years old. Second, you are the principal of the school."

Don't forget; Mother knows best and she deserves our love, our attention,

years

ruptcy,

and my

as well as the best

Am I required to pay

asked Whitehall.

The owner responded, "This m3nah bird

is

the only one in the world that can

recite the Lord's Prayer, the

and

pregnant,

1

"I'll

take

it,"

how much

said the

Texan.

with the reapers.

shipped off to his mother.

"My

head!

My

head!" he said to his

father.

him

23rd Psalm

Corinthians 13."

care

it

costs.

and

it

recite Scripture."

will get so

Mother

much comfort

it

So he wrote

a check

"I is

don't

worth

hearing

and had

it

The Monday

Mother's Day, he called her long "Did you get my present?" "I certainly did, and thank you."

after

distance.

His father told a servant, "Carry to his mother."

him up mother, the boy

After the servant had lifted

and carried him to his sat on her lap until noon, and then he died. " (II Kings 4:14-18)

"And how did you like the bird? "Oh son, it was delicious!" My friends, there are two special people in our lives; your mother and mine.

Fortunately, the sad story has an

happy ending: Elisha brought her son back to life, but the picture of that mother,

who

held her son for hours,

Fatlier Aurilia late

is tlie pastor

ofImmacu-

Conception in Hendersonville.

is

these debts in order

is

declared,

the requirements of civil law. These dis-

any properties the

I will not likely have the money to pay them off; it amounts to a great sum, and

allowed to retain for personal and family support, for example, are morally binding, as long as there is nothing intrinsically sinful in-

salary

now

Other people

in

is

just enough to live on.

my

obligation to go back debts.

life

think I have an

and take care of these

insolvent individual

is

volved. In the United States, the

common

juridical opinion

(Ohio)

A. First, if you took reasonable care of your finances before your bankruptcy

and did not plan to defraud your creditors, there is no sin to forgive. Recent years have seen a great increase in personal and commercial bankruptcies. I'm sure in most of them the individuals responsible say to themselves, with hindsight: "If only I had done this, or that, results would have been different." Harsh as it may sound, however, bad financial judgments, incompetence or just "bad luck"

may

pain, but they are

not

result in a lot of

sins.

FATHER JOHN CATOIR CNS Columnist

is that all debts are contracted with the implied condition that they will be canceled in case of an

honest bankruptcy. In other words, a voluntary forgiveness of the person's debts is assumed. The common language in the law is that "a discharge in bankruptcy shall release a bankrupt from all his provable debts." This language, and the practice of our courts in applying it, gives solid basis for the moral opinion that after a legitimate bankruptcy all debts are can-

We've

all

heard

this

slogan before;

Don't- postpone joy! But does

it

mean

don't put off your next expensive vaca-

Or

tion?

don't forget to shop for a

new

Obviously,

it

must mean more than

acquiring things or experiences.

Happiness is not something that comes from the outside world, like a martini on New Year's Eve. Eating, drinking and acquiring temporal goods can be uplifting for a time. Getting money and power will surely lift your spirits temporarily, but when you lose your job, or your big car, or your house, that kind of happiness evaporates. There is a deeper happiness which comes from within called joy. It is a way of life! Joy is more the byproduct of a meaningful life than a temporary state of euphoria. What does "Don't postpone joy" mean to someone like Mother Teresa? She taught us so much by her own example because she listened attentively to Jesus who said: "Seek first the kingdom of God, and everything else will be given to you.... I tell you this that your joy may be full." She followed him. Jesus taught us that joy will come by forgiving when you feel resentful, by being kind when you want to be mean,

—

—

by persevering when you want to quit, by beginning again when others have ruined your plans, by giving your best when no one pays the slightest attention to your best efforts. Mother Teresa put it more poetically: "People are often unreasonable,

and

il-

self-centered;

"Forgive them anyway. "If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;

possessions are disposed of according to positions, including

my

for Today

logical

all

to

forgive the sin of being careless with God's blessings?

Spirituality

gift.

John Whitehall, a wealthy Texan, wanted to send his mother an unusual, expensive gift for Mother's Day. The owner of a pet shop told him of a mynah bird worth well over $10,000. "What makes this bird so valuable?"

and the next year about that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her. The child grew, and one day he went out to his father, who was

I filed

debts were discharged.

ioy|

outfit?

Christian debt after banltruptcy Question Comer After bankruptcy Seven ago bankQ^.

Don't postpone

school."

people too.

accident.

began

We

are not talking here about muscle and brawn. We are talking about character and strength. This life is no bowl of cherries, but the ability to keep on going when everything inside of you wants to quit. Just like the son who did not want to get up and go to school. His mother said: "Rise and shine. Don't be late for your first day back to school." The son answers: "I don't want to go, I have a stomachache, my head hurts and I think I have a fever. Anyway, give me two reasons why I should go to ism.

FATHER JOHN

"Be kind anyway.

DIETZEN

"If

CNS Columnist

some

you are

you wiU win and some true en-

successful,

false friends

emies;

"Be

someone else does not excuse from restitution. Such sinful intent, however, is never to be presumed without weighty evidence.

Homemade wine for

may

cheat you;

you

find serenity

and happiness,

may

be jealous; "Be happy anyway.

they

May homemade wine Mass? (New York)

anyway.

honest and frank, people

"Be honest and frank anyway. "What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; "Build anyway. "If

Mass?

successflil

"If you are

be used at

"The good you do today, people

will

often forget tomorrow;

A. Yes. Wine for the Eucharist should be pure, natural, unadulterated grape wine, that is, with no preservatives, flavoring or other additives. As

made this way, it makes no whether it is produced commercially or at home. (General Instruclong as

it is

celed in conscience as well as in law.

difference

Again, malicious or "arranged" bankruptcy that deliberately defrauds

tion of the

Roman

Missal, 322)

"Do good anyway. and

"Give the world the best you have, it may never be enough; "Give the world your best anyway.

'Tou

see, in

the final analysis

it

is

between you and God; "It was never between you and them anyway."


April 30,

2004

The Catholic News & Herald

11

PARISH PROFILE

Barnabas Church celebrates decades of growth for Arden Catholics St.

in

May

10,

1989.

When

Father Newell

was reassigned. Father John Schneider became the church's pastor in July 1990. By that time, the parish had grown to 300 families. For the next several years, Father Schneider continued the devoted work of forming and developing an enthusiastic youth ministry com-

his predecessors,

ST.

prised of middle and high school stu-

BARNABAS CHURCH

dents.

109 Crescent

Hill

Drive

Ever-increasing in size and partici-

Arden, N.C. 28704

pation, the parish

(828) 684-6098

began to explore the' expanding the facil-

possibility of again

February 1990. After a lengthy

ity in Vicariate: Asheville

series of meetings, the project

Pastor: Father Roger Arnsparger

Deacon: Rev.

Number

New

way.

Mr. Art Kingsley

classrooms,

was under-

ofl[ices,

meeting

Hi

rooms and an expanded hbrary high-

of Households: 760

lighted the augmentation of the church.

In July 1994, then-Bishop William G. Curlin blessed the expansion, 10 years

new

after the dedication of the

St.

Barnabas Church. Father Schneider served as pastor to some 620 households that made up the religious, educational, social and, in part,

administrative strengths of St. Barnabas

Church. With

its

enthusiastic variety of

committees, ministries, groups and projects, the parish offered a spirited af-

Father Roger Arnsparger

firmation of service as a faith

commu-

nity.

Father Roger Arnsparger was aschurch

facility a step closer to reality.

The and

The Photo

during the

in a roller skating rink

construction of a File

was sold, and Mass under a tent

original building

the parish celebi-ated

parish

new

church.

welcomed

its

third pas-

Father Frank Bourbon, in June 1982, and four months later thenBishop Michael J. Be'gley of Charlotte granted permission to proceed with building plans. A groundbreaking ceremony took place Sept. 19, 1983. In 1984, the parish saw the completion of the new St. Barnabas Church, which was dedicated by Bishop Begley on July 22. With a church featuring a native stone sanctuary wall, a locally crafled crucifix and educational facilities, tor, Jesuit

St.

Barnabas Church

in

Arden expanded

ARDEN

The

history of St.

"IBarnabas Church began in 1964, a structure in

from

when

Arden was purchased

local Baptists for use as a Catholic

The first Mass was celebrated in November of that year, and the new church.

church was dedicated by then-Bishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh a month later. Thirty-six families made up that early church community. Originally designated as a mission

of St. Lawrence Church in Asheville,

in 1994 to accommodate new church building.

parish

its facility

growth, 10 years after the dedication of a

St.

Barnabas Church was first served by Msgr. George Lynch, who later became auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh. The congregation of 50 families later welcomed Oblate Father Joseph Maule as the first pastor when the church attained parish status in early 1966. Oblate Father Joseph Cutter be-

came pastor in 1968, and St. Barnabas Church continued to flourish in both numbers. The parish not only saw its first holy Communion and confirmation spirituality

and

in

classes receive their respective sacra-

soon formed a pastoral committee, ladies' guild and musicians group, all of which became vital to the church community. Long-range planning took place during the 1970s to coincide with a ments, but

it

also

continuing influx of Catholics settling in

Arden

Meanwhile, efforts to pay off the church mortgage were completed by 1976, thus allowing the parish to attend more closely to expansion the

projects.

A

area.

residence for the pastor

was

purchased, and in 1980, land transfers

brought the construction of

a

new

the parish

a spiritual

this period, the

church also its first

dea-

Mr. Art Kingsley in July 1988 and the ordination and first Mass of one of the parish's own. Father Joseph Mack con. Rev.

Catholic Company

were symbolically "sealed" as St. Barnabas Church began its Jubilee 2000 celebration, getting a head start on a similar ceremony that took place in the Vatican on the first Sunday in Advent. The doors of St. Barnabas Church and St. Peter's Basilica in Rome both were unsealed on Christmas Eve of that year: Father Arnsbarger, now pastor, blessed the parish's "Jubilee Doors."

In

made

November

1999, parishioners

them

15 quilts and sent

to victims

of Hurricane Floyd in Goldsboro, N.C. The parish continued expansion of religious education to youth and adults. Each year has seen "Parish Vision Meetings" to assist parishioners with effective

evangelization of the parish. The church's Respect Life Committee has increased its pro-life apostolate through prayer, direct services, education and legislative efforts.

The church hosts two Rachel's Vineyard Post-Abortive Healing Retreats annually and sponsors "Triumph of the Cross," an annual Catholic conference, and a Catholic Men's Conference. On 10, 2003, the church began per-

March

petual adoration of the Eucharist.

now consists of 760 Because of projected future growth, the parish has purchased five acres of adjacent land and plans are being made for improved access and addiThe

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