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The Catholic
News & Herald
Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
Volume 6 Number 42 * August
8,
1997
Knights, Parish Dedicate
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Memorial To Unborn By
ASHEBORO
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MIKE KROKOS Editor
If not for the strong faith
of his mother, Bishop
William G. Curlin could have been one of the victims. "I
remember a story of a woman who lost a child. She had a tragic was going to have another child, but someone in the medi-
accident and
might want to terminate the pregnancy becould endanger her life," the bishop said. "But that woman believed in the sanctity of human life," he continued. "She had the child. And I thank God for that woman. She was my mother, and I was the child." cal profession suggested she
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Bishop Curlin' s comments were delivered to a crowd of more than 100 people who gathered at St. Joseph Church July 26 for a Pro-Life
Memorial Dedication. At the bilingual ceremony, parishioners from St. Joseph, members of the Knights of Columbus and pro-life advocates from across the state watched as the bishop blessed two monuments adjacent to the church. The marble monuments' inscriptions read: "In Loving Memory of Unborn Children" and "Life: God's Sacred Gift." "Our Holy Father begs us to be witnesses to Jesus Christ. Not just by prayer, but by public professions of faith," Bishop Curlin said. The project, sponsored by Asheboro Knights of Columbus Council 10891, began last November, said Ardist Holyfield, Grand Knight. "This is being done by (K of C) councils throughout the state and nation," he added. In the Diocese of Charlotte, more than 25 parishes have dedi-
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Bob Smith, the Council' s pro-life chairman, said Father Joseph Mack, Joseph pastor, urged the Knights to take the project one step further. told Father Mack we wanted to put up a (pro-life) memorial, and Father said he'd really like to have two monuments," Smith said. St. Joseph parishioner Ad van der Staak, an artist, helped design and St.
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monuments. John Harrison, state deputy of the Knights of Columbus, called the memorial "a great example of our dedication to the pro-life movement, and in the fight for the unborn in our society." Barbara Holt, president of N.C. Right To Life in Greensboro, said erect the
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of rededication on our part to the cause of
"Let us look for opportunities to be messengers of the Gospel of life our own families, friends, co-workers, elected officials, and all with whom we come in contact," she added. The N.C. Right to Life president said the monuments represent a stand against euthanasia as well. "If euthanasia gains a foothold, it will be because of lack of dili-
See Memorial, page 2
inside Assumption du Sacre-Coeur 15,
is
depicted in this stained glass
window
at
Notre-Dame
Quebec. The holy day of obligation, celebrated Aug. commemorates the taking into heaven of Mary soul and body in
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end of her
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life
CNS photo from
on
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Mercy Foundation Awards Grants
earth.
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Pope Speaks
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Columns
5
Entertainment
7
Faith Alive!
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12
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Parish Profile
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