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2004
A journey toward God
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U.S. bishops receive liturgy instruction;
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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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E-mail catholicnews
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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
APRIL 30, 13 •
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
NUMBER
30
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
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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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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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April 30,
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.
l6C
bery at $18,000.
April 25.
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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
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to
conquer fear and prevent crime?
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risk, •
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Never give your
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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
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credit card,
It's
illegal for
makes you
and
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— 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
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to law
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to
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verify
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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
Ministry Spring Fling
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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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
dantly.
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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
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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
contemporary Christian band
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The For God and For Youth Award,
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"Over the past 10 years, Father
Putnam has always done what he could to
promote youth ministry,"
said Paul
Kotlowski, director of diocesan youth ministry.
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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
PHOTO BY Robert Bunch, Texas Catholic
Parish prayer labyrinth Parishioners at Prince of Peace Church
in
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labyrinth
on the floor
Cathedral Labyrinths the ancient
labyrinth symbol as a decorative floor
and the Christian
pattern,
is
modeled
after a
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
Roman
beautifiil
form, which was used as a fea-
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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
|iie
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
"Letters to a
Catholic"
is
guaranteed to keep you turning the pages. Though you may not agree with all that Weigel says, you'll find yourself struck again and again with the wisdom of his insights.
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY
9
MAY
1
Sunday (Fifth Sunday of Easter), Acts 14:21-27, Revelation 21:1-5, John 13:31-33, 34-35; Monday (Bl. Damien Joseph of Moloka'i), Acts 14:5-18, John 14:21-26; Tuesday, Acts 14:19-28 John 14:24-31 Wednesday (Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, St. Pancras), Acts 15:1-6, John 15:1-8; ;
Thursday, Acts 15:7-21, John 15:9-11; Friday
Saturday
(St. Isidore),
(St. Matthias),
Acts 1:15-17, 20-26, John 15:9-17;
Acts 16:1-10, John 15:18-21
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must know
erarchical structure and order?
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on}
Acts 14:21-27
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May 9, 2004
Cycle C. Readings:
and not"young Catholics so-young Catholics, and indeed curious souls of any religious persuasion or none what it means to be a Catholic
plain for
2004
We
May 9,
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new liturgy
instructions spilling the sacred species while transferring it to the chalices at Com-
LITURGY, from page 1
munion
time.
Another instruction says any
Communion kinds, that
given under both under forms of both
is
is
bread and wine.
The to be
instruction says the wine is poured into different chalices
before
it is
consecrated, to avoid spill-
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
an instruction that suggests deacons wear the dalmatic, an outer vestment similar to the priest's chasuble,
container at the presentation of the gifts, but then it should be
he
distributed into the chalices during
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
The
instruction reiterates the new General Instruction of the Roman Missal that all priests at a Mass should either concelebrate or "wear their proper choir dress or a surplice over a cassock," setting them apart from the laity in attendance. Before the new general instruction, it was not uncommon for priests attending Mass in the United States to sit in the pews in street dress if they were not concelebrating, he said. in the
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doing an estate inven-
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tory, inconvenience, expense, procrasti-
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of death, uncer-
nation,
the plain fact if it
However, every excuse is a bad one
no lawyer and so is,
forth.
causes you to die without a
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don't need
get a will started.
all
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will.
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can start with
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EMMITSBURG, Md.
— 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
it is fi-ee
interesting and inforfor the asking.
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you have an estate-planning attorney who can assist you? Talk to your trusted friends and see whom they use. Another possibility is to contact a local bank for their recommendations. In any case, I urge you to get legal assistance so you can have peace of mind, knowing your wiU has been drafted properly. For more information regarding wills, please contact me, Gina Rhodes, at
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tJie
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director
ofplanned
Diocese of Charlotte.
in
Greensboro and the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., where
Memorial contributions may be made to the Daughters of Charity Support Fund for the Elderly and Infirm Sisters, 333 S. Seton Avenue,
ing in 1948.
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— Each
and schools
ishes
in
Lent, par-
the Diocese of
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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its accomplishments and how well the group or organization met its goals with the grant money. Applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2004. Mail to: Terri Jarina, Program Director, Parish Social Ministry, Office of Justice and Peace, CSS, Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 282034003.
scribing the project,
Any
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
prepare you for a conference with your mative, and
as Berico Fuels, Inc.) for several
years before entering the Daughters of
put together a "Will Information Kit" that
attorney. This kit
former
Sister Elizabeth Berry,
to:
Terri Jarina at (704) 370-3234 or thjarina@charlottediocse.org, or Joseph
Purello
at
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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
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in 10
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News
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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
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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,
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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
Maule). celebrated the ordination of
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During
The
now had
signed as administrator in July 1999. On Oct. 24 of that year, the church doors
parish
families.
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work.
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(828) 252-3535
72 Long Shoak Road Arden,
NC
(828) 687-3530
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