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22,

SACRAMENTAL

LIFE

Baptism

10- 11

VOLUME

THE RIGHT STUFF AT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

is first

step to salvation By KEVIN

MURRAY

performed the baptism

at St.

Thomas Aquinas Church

EDITOR

July 26. Editor's Note: This

"It was an honor to have someone in my family be able to do this," said Brian. Baptizing their son was

the

third story in a series on the seven sacraments.

—

CHARLOTTE

The

faces of Brian

and Theresa

Burbidge were

all

an important Burbidges.

"We welcomed

smiles as

their infant son, Michael,

was

into

baptized into the Catholic Church.

Auxiliary

Michael

moment

for the

Michael

our community of

faith,"

said Theresa. "It established his

relationship with Christ that

Bishop Burbidge of

will last his entire lifetime."

See BAPTISM, page 12

Philadelphia, Brian's cousin;

All aboard Courtesy Photo

Charles Jones, a teacher and coach

leads freshmen down the hallway on their

Bishop McGuinniess Catholic High School first

Ker nersville,

day of school Aug. 18.

Students return to new,

expanded Catholic schools By

KEVIN

MURRAY

EDITOR Photo by Kevin

among

CHARLOTTE

Murray

six

Catholic schools this year.

Newprincipals steer six diocesan Catholic schools By

KAREN

EVANS

STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE

—

Four

Stu-

dents at six diocesan Catholic schools were greeted by

principals

when

new

schools

faces

were

familiar to

students: Kevin O'Herron, former assistant principal of All Saints School in Charlotte, took the reins at nearby St. Matthew School. Walt Przygocki

opened their doors the morning of Aug. 1 8.

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It's

that time of year again.

Bob Wehde, Carole Breerwood and new principals heading up diocesan

Walt Przygocki, Ginny Hutton,

Kevin O'Herron are

Approximately 7,200 students donned uniforms and backpacks for the start of another year at the 18 diocesan Catholic schools by Aug. 18. "After all the paint brushes,

construction

crews, plumbers and scaffolds were removed, school has really begun in our Catholic schools," said Linda Cherry, superinten-

dent of Catholic schools. Various schools have undergone renovations, construction and yard work, said Cherry. Additionally, there have been numerous staff meetings over the summer, for all new principals, new teachers and all teachers' assistants. All new teachers also attended a religious in-service day with Mercy Sister Maureen

Meehan, director of religious

helps raise funds

page 8

Workshop

provides teaching

perspectives

page 8

Campus

ministry director takes

as student

in schools.

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Brief

2003

USCCB says critics are 1962 Vatican sex abuse document 'distorting'

New Yorkers seek church as safe haven during blackout

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

— The

U.S. bishops' communications office has sharply repudiated claims that a

1962 Vatican instruction on church procedures to deal with priests accused of using the confessional for sexual solicitation provided a "ground plan" for a church cover-up of sexual abuse.

"Those making this claim ... are taking the document entirely out of context and therefore distorting it completely," said the statement issued late Aug. 7 by the Department of Communications of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. "The 1962 document has no bearing on civil law. It does not forbid the civil reporting of civil crimes," the CNS

PHOTO BY OCTAVIO DuRAN

St. Francis of Assisi Church in Manhattan Aug'. 15, the morning following a night without electricity in New York. The church remained open through the night to accommodate those who did not feel safe elsewhere.

People rest on the steps of

—

Diocesa n, planner ALBEMARLE — The Forever Young Club

blackout emergencies

—

WASHINGTON (CNS) When power went out in the Northeast, from New York to Michigan, and in parts of Canada Aug. 14, traffic was brought to a standstill, offices and homes quickly became overheated, people coped as best tiiey could without normal conveniences and the

and stayed overnight Emergency person-

in labor to the hospital.

In Cleveland,

Catholic hospitals stepped right into emer-

gency operations. St Vincent's Hospital Manhattan, accustomed to taking emergency crowds from the 1 993 attack on the World Trade Center and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks,

implemented

its

emergency

Marymount

Hospital

immediately canceled elective procedures

and

called in extra physicians.

The

hospi-

which has a three-day supply of potable water and generator power, "had no tal,

issues with patient care at

Mary

all,"

according to

marketing.

evacuating sometime after 4 p.m.

Providence Hospital in Southfield, Mich., operated on generator power Aug. 14 and 15. Lou Martin, hospital spokesman, said he was impressed by the way the hospital staff worked together, noting that the

dreds of staff members remained available

ASHEVILLE VICARIATE

ARDEN

—

St. Barnabas Church, 109 Crescent Hill Dr., will host "Triumph of

Building Catholic Families, Building a Catholic Culture" Sept. 12 and 13. Presenters of the 1 6 workshops will adthe Cross:

dress topics such as "Taking your toddlers to Mass," "Prayer," and "Living faith in the home." For registration information, please call St. Barnabas Church at (828) 684-6098 or Saints and Scholars Bookshop at (828) 251-5558.

your

Parsons, the hospital's director of

preparation plans as soon as the city began

Without power and operating on an emergency generator, St Vincent's saw a high volume of emergency room visits including heat-related admissions and jx»ple with asthma. People also came into the hospital with lacerations and fractures from getting out of the emergency exits of trapped subway cars. The hospital set up an area it dubbed "incident command central" where hun-

of Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, 416 N. 2nd St., will have a meeting and a covered dish lunch in the Family Life Center at 10 a.m. For details, call Gerald Maiden (704) 982-5261.

nel faced die difficulty of handling a tre-

mendous number of calls from high-rise buildings where they were forced to carry patients down 20 or more flights. They also brought at least one woman who was

CHARLOTTE VICARIATE

mood was not tense, despite the circumstances. He said die staff members might have kept their focus

in part

because of a

Bible that the hospital's chief of staff imme-

on a table in the middle of the emergency command center.

diately set hospital's

document (against

Any

individual having actual

knowledge of or reasonable cause

suspect an incident of ministry-related sexual abuse is to immediately report the incident to the Chancery. •2. The Chancery will then report the incident to the proper civil authorities. The individual reporting the incident to the Chancery will be notified of the particulars regarding

The document "Crimen

CHARLOTTE — The bereavement support

Monday in the Family Room at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. This support group is for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. For details, call Ruth Posey, CSS counselor, at (704) 370-3238. first

CHARLOTTE Transition

—

3. This reporting requirement is not intended to supersede the right of an individual to make a report to civil authority, but is to ensure proper,

complete and

timely reporting. Should an individual choose to make a report to civil authority, a report still

to be

made

to the Chancery.

crime of

was issued March 16, 1962, by the Vatican's Holy Office,

solicitation"),

now called the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, under the signature of Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani. It was replaced by a new instruction issued in 2001.

Pkwy., devoted to helping' people in career The meetings take place on the first and third Mondays ofevery month 7-9 p.m. in the conference room. For more information, call Rev. Mr. Jim Hamrlik at (704) 576-0456.

CHARLOTTE — The cancer support group and friends meets every first Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. For more information, call Marilyn Borrelli at (704) 542-2283. for survivors, family

CHARLOTTE — The Happy Timers of St. Ann Church, 3635 Park meeting with

a luncheon

Rd., will have a and program at 1

p.m. in the parish activity center. All adults

age 55 and older are welcome. For more information about the senior group or bingo Thursdays at 7 p.m., call Charles Nesto at (704) 398-0879.

CHARLOTTE — St. Peter Church, 507 S. Tryon

St., will offer Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday of every month following the 12:10 p.m. Mass and Benediction at 1:30 p.m.

CHARLOTTE —The St. Maximilian Kolbe Fraternity ofthe Secular Franciscan Order will be gathering today at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of

Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. interested in learning more about the SFO and the Franciscan way of life are

Those

For more information,

invited to attend. Christians in Career

a ministry of St. Matthew-

Church, 8015 Ballantyne

Skyler Harvey, SFO, at (704) 5459133. call

Commons

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civil authorities.

in question, titled

Sollicitationis" ("the

group will meet 6-7:30 p.m. and every

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who com-

THE

Diocesan requirements for reporting ministry-related sexual abuse of a minor

priests

mit the crime of solicitation) as a 'blueprint for deception' by Pope John XXIII."

crises.

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2003

FROM THE VATICAN

Pope expresses sadness at bombing of U.N. HQ in Baghdad PopeJohn Paul IIprays peace CASTEL GANDOLFO,

—

Italy

Pope John Paul II expressed his deep sadness at the bombing of a U.N. headquarters in Baghdad that left at least 14 people dead and dozens badly in-

fervent prayers for the victims and asks almighty God to comfort those at this time of tragic loss."

"Imploring

all

involved in perpe-

trating acts of violence to

The

top U.N. official in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello, was among those killed in the explosion Aug. 19, which ripped through a hotel used by the United Nations. Authorities said a suicide

bomber rammed

a truck into

the complex.

telegram sent in the pope's name Annan, U.N. secretary-general, said the pontiff was deeply saddened to learn of the bomb attack and the loss of life. The telegram said the pope "offers to Kofi

that the path of reconciliation will prevail

and that the people of Iraq

know

CASTEL GANDOLFO,

will

new era of peace, justice and harmony," said the telegram, signed by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a

social

Vatican secretary of state. The pope expressed his personal condolences to Annan, to all those working for the United Nations and to the families and friends of the victims. U.S. and U.N. officials said the blast would not break the will of the

Italy

(CNS) Catholics celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven with the hope and faith that they, too, are destined to spend

eternity with

God, Pope John Paul

said.

With

abandon the

ways of hatred, His Holiness prays

jured.

several thousand visitors

GASTONIA VICARIATE

BELMONT — Queen of Apostles Church, 503 North Main St., will host its Annual Fall Festival Sept. 27 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Activities will include a craft fair, games, bingo and casino. There will be lots of family fun, food, fellowship and community building. For details, please call the church office at (704) 825-9600.

GREENSBORO VICARIATE

GREENSBORO -

St. Paul the Apostle in hosting a "Septemberfest" Sept. 1 5-7:30 p.m. A German meal of bratwurst, sauerkraut, and German potato salad or a hotdog, beans, and potato chip meal will be served. There will be face painting for children and lots of fun for all. Meal tickets can be purchased at the parish

"Greensboro

office

and

on the Aug.

The

St.

Mary Church, 22

Bartlett

St., offers Adoration ofthe Blessed Sacrament the first Saturday of every month following the 9 a.m. Mass until 3 p.m. For information, call (828) 586-9496.

FRANKLIN— The Women's Guildof St. Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St., meets the second Monday of each mor at 7 p.m. in the Family Life Center, meetings feature guest speakers and special events periodically. For more information, call Claire Barnable at (828)

369-1565.

Masses prior

after all

to the

GREENSBORO — Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Guilford County, Division

Irish-Catholic social, cultural and charitable inter-parish group meet the first

Thursday of each month

at 7:30

PM at St.

X Church, Kloster Center, N.

Elm

and Cornwallis Dr. All Catholic women of Iri sh birth or descent are welcome. RSVP to Elaine McHale, president, 292-1 1 18 to attend the meeting.

CLEMMONS — Father John

KEVIN

MURRAY

at 7:30 p.m. at

HICKORY first

—

St.

Holy Family Church,

4820 Kinnamon Rd. The sacrament of reconciliation will be given at 7 p.m., and the laying on of hands will take place after Mass. For further information, call the church office at (336) 778-0600 Jim

day "of hope

shows

all

men

"the destiny of glory that

Bishop-designate Peter

communication

Jugis, in

Archbishop

with

O'Rourke. "We are fortunate to have Dr. Larry Stratemeyer, director of music at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, to oversee music for the celebration." "It is an honor and a privilege for me to prepare the music for the ordination of

Bishop-designate

Jugis,"

said

Gabriel Montalvo, the apostolic nuncio,

Stratemeyer. "Singers from

has selected the ordination to take place

the diocese are encouraged to join a choir formed for the occasion. Many churches have already telephoned to express their

Friday, Oct. 24.

"A committee

many

the

—

rituals

lotte," said

being formed to

—

in the

Diocese of Char-

Father Frank O'Rourke, pas-

Our Lady of Grace Churcb

tor of

fa-

time, place

that are central to this

moment

historic

details

Greensboro. Bishop-designate Jugis has asked Father O'Rourke to coordinate all of the festivities relating to

the ordination.

"I'm privileged to be asked to help

our

new bishop and our diocese celebrate

this significant

event in the

life

all

around

eagerness to participate."

"During this time of preparation, our bishop designate, we too should be prayerful, open to the Spirit and opti-

mistic of the future,

knowing the Holy

Father O'Rourke. 'There are beautiful prayers offered to us for the liturgy of the church in the Sacramentary," he said. "Among them is a beautiful prayer for the bishop."

Spirit guides the church," said

of the

Diocese of Charlotte," said Father O'Rourke. "My efforts and those of the committee are to be as inclusive as pos-

and

God, eternal shepherd, you tend your church in

many ways and

rule with

love.

& Herald will be

Help your chosen servant Peter as

the primary vehicle for updating people

pastor for Christ to watch over your

of tbe diocese on

flock.

The

Catholic

News

all that is happening surrounding the bishop's installation, said Father O'Rourke. "Music plays an important part in any liturgical celebration," said Father

Help him

to be

a faithful teacher, a

wise administrator

and a

holy priest.

Passero at (336) 998-7503.

WINSTON-SALEM

—

The Healing Companions is a grief support group for the bereaved that meets the first and third Thursdays of the month in Conference Room B at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For further details, call Joanne Parcel at (336) 924-9478.

THIS MONTH IN -1997 BREAKING GROUND Bishop William G. Curlin;

Dr.

Michael Skube, superintendent; and Sister

assistant superintendent, shoveled topsoil during a groundbreaking

Mona

ceremony

Wingert, at Holy

The three-story expansion project at the school added 23 classrooms, two of which were computer labs. Holy Trinity Middle School, in its third year of existence in 1997, opened its doors to 850 students for the new

Trinity

Middle School

Charlotte Aug. 15, 1997.

school year.

Aloysius Church, 921

NE, holds a charismatic Mass the Thursday of each month in Sebastian

women

unity of all of us in the diocese."

HICKORY VICARIATE

Second

the ordination of the Diocese of Charlotte's next bishop.

Putnam,

pastor of Sacred Heart Church, will celebrate a charismatic and healing Mass Sept. 1

day

light" because

scene

sible in celebrating the diversity

WINSTON-SALEM VICARIATE

and and

Committee toplan celebration details

and

event.

Pius

—

Date set for bishop ordination

cilitate

SYLVA

waved with more greeting the pope. In the middle of August, "for many a time of rest and summer vaance, then being

vigor

awaits them," he said.

his blessing

15 feast of the Assumption.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN VICARIATE

—

was one of constant waving fans, hats and papers moving in an attempt to keep people cool as they waited for the pope's midday appear-

and offered

international community.

and healing Mass Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant. For further information, call Bill Owens at (704) 639-9837.

life

cation," the feast

CHARLOTTE — The date is set for CHARLOTTE — A Landings group is be-

sign

crowded into the courtyard of his summer residence soutb of Rome, Pope John Paul recited the Angelus

Editor

ing formed at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., for anyone interested in returning to the church. Landings is a safe harbor for returning Catholics to explore their faith and their future with the church. For more information, please contact Barbara and Gene Viviano at (704) 846-5561 before September 8th.

of hope, faith in eternal

—

willprevail

who mourn

Pope says Assumption

St.

Chapel at 7 p.m. For further information, contact Joan Moran (828)-327-0487.

Please submit notices of parish events for the Diocesan Planner at least

date

SALISBURY VICARIATE

SALISBURY N. Fulton

— Sacred Heart Church, 128

St., will

celebrate a charismatic

15 days prior to the event

in writing to

Karen A. Evans

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to (704) 370-3382.

DIDYOU KNOW? CATHOLIC SCHOOLS RULE .

The National Catholic Education Association is the largest private professional in the world. Founded in 1904, the association's institutional, individual and

association affiliate

enrolled cation

members represent 200,000 in

Catholic educators serving 7.6 million students

elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, religious edu-

programs and seminaries throughout the United States.

The Catholic News & Herald

2003

August 22,

AROUND THE DIOCESE Matevie took over the chapMecklenburg County jail that houses approximately 1,900 inmates with a cross section of adult males, females and juveniles.

Hispanic ministry.

diocese.

Permanent diaconate gears up for prison ministry

laincy at the

'When member

By REV. MR. GERALD POTKAY Correspondent will

tional responsibility this

year.

part of their diocesan require-

'This

feel it

Photo by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay

diocesan administrator, to have the per-

Rev.

manent diaconate take charge of prison ministry by July of this year.

permanent Charles Borromeo Church

James

Mr.

Johnson,

deacon at St. in Morganton, speaks on prison ministry deacons at their continuing to the

not to say that the permanent deacons are eliminating the lay people from the program; in fact, those in is

education session Aug.

current prison ministry are sorely needed," said Rev. Mr. Wenning. "Where appropriate and possible, the permanent

Rev.

Mr.

held

the church

Johnson was appointed

diocesan coordinator for prison ministry.

deacons

ther Whittington to the deacons.

the program develops."

But prison ministry is an "opportupeople who are nity to go meet people open to abuse because of where they are," he said. "These are people who are more open to hearing the word of God than

will take care of prison ministry of Catholic inmates and their families. This will ensure continuity in coverage as

Many

—

deacons are enthusiastic

new program. is

not just to help inmates, but

Mr. Carlos Medina, of St. Patrick Cathe-

Inmates are craving for personal contact, said Father Whittington.

dral in Charlotte.

"Many want

Rev. Mr. James Johnson of St. Charles Borromeo has been appointed

rosary

Matevie, the diocesan liaison to

the North Carolina Division of Prisons,

conducted the training session, which began with a celebration of the Eucharist by Father Kenneth Whittington, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo.

PRISON PROFILES "Prison

not the safest place life is

prison

prayer,

Communion and fellowship." McMahon, of

Rev. Mr. George

in the

not easy," said Fa-

stressed to the

group

that, as ministers,

the deacons should try to discuss and relate everything to

who find

the ministers

hard to take responsibility for their

must

that

life;

where the prisonlives and situations.

ers are at in their

said Matevie.

everyday

see

"Since each person

unique, there-

"Therefore, they will vocally express

fore bring out those things that are im-

resentment against society." Matevie stressed the need for the deacons to follow the rules of the institution, and he ran through a list of guide-

portant to him or her," he

said. "Bring out the importance of free will, as well as the joys that are possible even in prison."

Contact Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay by

lines for prospective chaplains to follow.

"Above

all, tell

them what you

are

calling

all

about, but not at the expense of their

beliefs,"

427-8218

(336)

e-mail

gpotkay@triad.rr.com.

said.

DID

CORPORAL MERCY Many

YOU KNOW?

There are currently 33 minimum

of the deacons are already

involved in prison ministry.

medium

Rev. Mr. Andrew Cilone, of Immaculate Conception Church in Forest City, contributes His time to three differ-

ties located in the

security state correctional

and 46 county

institutions

facili-

jail

46-county Diocese

of Charlotte. Avery/Mitchell Correc-

ent prisons (Shelly, Spinoch and Marion) and is on call several days a week. He performs Communion services, does one-on-one sessions with inmates in an ecumenical atmosphere and conducts

tional Institute in Courier

the

856 beds, while Mecklenburg County jail is the largest state facility with

largest county

jail

-with

2,666 beds.

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St.

Joseph Church in Newton, has worked in prison ministry for seven years. He

rosaries in prison, for the

used as a badge that says:

belong to a group.' As you start off your prison ministry, bring yourself as a human being. Let the message you carry say: 'I'm offering to be your friend.'" Matevie, a convert to Catholicism, started work in the prison system over 18 years ago. He began in prison ministry with the Cursillo movement in South Carolina in 1985. Then-Bishop John F. Donoghue placed him in charge of diocesan prison ministry in 1991. And in 1995, then-Bishop William G. Curlin appointed him as prison chaplain for the

diocesan coordinator for prison ministry.

world. Prison

security

those outside prison walls."

also for the families of inmates," said Rev.

Bill

they are victims of injustice

one of the

really

Buckingham County, Va., every week for two years bringing the inmates scripture,

their

Mr. Ben Wenning, coordinator of the permanent diaconate. The training is fulfilling a commitment made to Msgr. Mauricio W. West, said Rev.

about the 'This

maximum

than

five level."

own imprisonment,"

kicks off

our prison ministry program, which has been in the works now for over a year,"

'This

less

These inmates are separated from family and friends and in a prison population that views itself as 'losers." "Most

a very important continuit

grade

ally at a

ment of three continuing education days annually, 50 deacons and their wives gathered at St. Charles Borromeo Church for a session Aug. 2. ing education session because

94 percent of whom are male," Matevie told the deacons. "Most come from broken homes and are accustomed to doing whatever they wanted to do. Most have had about nine years of schooling and are usu-

have an addi-

coming

dealing with prisoners, re-

that their average age

25,

MORGANTON — The permanent

deacons of the diocese

"(Prison ministry)

works of corporal mercy," said Betty Steinkamp, wife of Rev. Mr. Ronald Steinkamp of St. Piiis X Church in Greensboro. "Ron and I went to the

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AROUND THE DIOCESE member of the group

every

Working as one for many

in there

Contact Correspondent Joanita

Nellenbach by calling (828) 627-9209

Parish councilretreat teaches many skills by

for hanging and affirming the process."

or e-mail jnell@dnet.net.

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CORRESPONDENT

TRYON — The

parish council was had $3,252 to spend on 13

told they

pastoral

councils

should be kept: $2,500 to ex-

pand community space, $350 to bury Judas Iscariot, $600 for the community kitchen, $25 to bail Paul out of prison or for something else? In this exercise during a retreat Aug. 1 in its parish center, the St. John

(704)

information

council training, contact

projects totaling $6,025.

What

you would

370-3328

pastoral

George Cobb e-mail

gkcobb@charlottediocese.org.

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The on

Catholic Church

pastoral councils

the Baptist Church pastoral council

Decree on the Apostolate of the

learned consensus-seeking. Rather than

Laity: "In diocese, as far as possible,

voting for or against an

councils should be set up to assist the

issue, in consensus-seeking agreement comes from group discussion. When all agree, or can at least live with a choice, consensus has been reached. The retreat focused on communication skills, working together, planning and evaluating, and embracing diversity so all talents can be used for mutual

good. are called to be stewards of ev-

erything there

said the retreat's facili-

is,"

Paul Kodowski, the diocesan direc-

tor of youth ministry. "For us as Catholic Christians, there should never be

an us/

them

on the

mentality. Jesus Christ died

cross so that

we might all

be one.

brace that diversity."

'We

seem

didn't

to be

gether very well," Father St.

members

John the

working

Dean

to-

E. Cesa,

Baptist's pastor, said of the

reason for the retreat.

'We felt we needed

more of a team, have a more open environment. The parish council is supposed to advise me. If they're not open to expressing their opinions, I don't get a complete picture so I can make a good decision." Nelson said the parish council retreat

of St. John the Baptist

solving exercise during a retreat Aug.

Church

Tryon engage

a problem-

national and international plane.

Clockwise are Matt Lynch (back to camera),

Jean Eckert, Shari Houle, Jon Wilson, Jim McClintock and Rochelle Tyson. Behind

them, seminarian Oscar Tamayo

(left),

council

member Barbara

Decree on the Bishops' Pastoral

Miles and Father

Office in the Church: councils

Dean Cesa observe the discussion.

Kotlowski said. "I say that at the very onset of this day, because that (oneness in diversity) should be our focus.... In order for us to embrace this living Word, we have to be people who em-

coordinating of the various lay associations and undertakings, the autonomy and particular nature of each remaining untouched. Such councils should be found too, if possible, at parochial, interparochial, interdiocesan level, and also on the

Photos by Joanita M. Nellenbach

Parish council

'We tator,

Church's apostolic work, .... These councils can take care of the mutual

the

first

step in

its

quest to serve

seek those gifts in other people, to

them forward

to be a living

call

body of

Christ in this community."

For the consensus exercise, the parimagined themselves as the

to build

ticipants

apostles, shortly after Jesus' resurrection, striving to

wisely use the proceeds

community members had

realized

group members voted on which ones to keep or eliminate. Voting is easier,

St.

John the Baptist Church more effectively. The second step, which is already under way, is to call others forward to lead. 'We're all supposed to have a hand in this," Nelson said. "Some are leaders, some are doers. We need to discern each others' gifts and then find the courage to

from

selling their possessions.

After ranking the projects, the

Kotlowski

said,

we never thought of before." Father Cesa pointed out that in consensus-seeking, all voices can be heard. The group decided space-expansion was the least important project and put it aside. Kotlowski said a parish council would seldom have to decide on 13 projects in one meeting; the important thing was learning the consensus process. "I think some excellent points were made; it confirmed what Father Dean said about hearing everyone's voice," Kotlowski said. Nelson said. "I feel this is critical for this council because we are going to be hearing from people who are not part of

Code of Canon Law: After the diocbishop has listened to the

esan

if he judges it opportune, a pastoral council is to be established in each parish; the pastor presides over it, and through it the

presbyteral council and

share in the pastoral care of the parish in virtue of their office give their help in fostering pastoral activity.

Charlotte Diocesan Synod of "... Pastoral Councils have an important role in developing and sustaining the life and activity of the Church community.(p46)" "We have become, or rather more accurately we are in the process of becoming, a 'conciliar' church. This means that through a series of councils the total 1987:

want to affirm this group because saw was a very free exchange by people who were very comfortable with "I

Ljlee Tlie road is

what

Ahead?

we have to

church come together to share responsibilities, ideas,

each other," Kotlowski

said.

who

Christian faithful along with those

this council."

Wkats Tlie Road

will

but "Consensus-seeking

leads us to look for solutions

"...

be to investigate and to weigh matters which bear on pastoral activity, and to formulate practical conclusions regarding them."

"Kudos to

gifts,

and

leadership. (p. 48)"

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BACK TO SCHOOL frustrations that they deal with at that

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age. It's been very successful at Holy Trinity and the Foundation plans to continue funding it."

help raise

The MACS Foundation Board, comprised of parents, alumni, school representatives and friends of the Catholic school community, is responsible for the Annual Giving Campaign and for funding the MACS Education Founda-

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conducted during each school year, generates 20 percent of its revenue from corporate matching gifts.

MACS and TRACS Education Foundations.

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Since the Foundation's inception in

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— 120 percent of

the $244,000 goal.

The

Foundation's funded projects 2002-2003 school year included: faculty and staff bonuses; technology upgrades and teacher computer training; and school renovations such as a new media center and improving playgrounds and gymnasiums. Another focus of the Foundation is tuition assistance through the Piedmont Triad Scholarship Fund, which provided over $40,000 in tuition assistance during the 2002-2003 school year.

for the

'Tuition assistance

vitally

impor-

Our Lady of Mercy School famisaid Sandra McMonagle, principal.

tant to lies,"

"Most families plan their budgets to give up 'extras' so tiiat their children can receive a Catholic education. grateful to the

OLM

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St. Leo School. 'The scholarship and

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St. Leo School's 'The parents applied for the

Georgette Schraeder,

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its

$315,000 goal for the 2002-2003 school right on goal," said Jay

the importance of Catholic education."

ition assistance for families

'The support demonstrated during the Foundation's Annual Giving Campaign during 2002-2003 gives strength to our belief in one Catholic community,"

have

said Jennifer Smith, diocesan develop-

"(The program) also helps students how to cope with emotions and channel

director for Catholic schools.

"The

hit

teachers.

a partnership with

which a professor

who may

hard times."

The Foundation

has also funded Life Skills at Holy Trinity Middle School

MACS

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teachers achieve

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be completely free for the

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ment

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year.

Bryson, Foundation chairman. "That money goes into the MACS budget for technology, band and supplemental tu-

principal.

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the University of North Carolina at Char-

18.

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TRACS

for

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and

lotte,

teachers," said Bryson.

'With support from all MACS famiand friends, the Foundation will continue to provide resources that help Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools ensure academic and spiritual excellence

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for all students," said Smith.

For more

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Smith at (704) 3 70-3303.

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2003

BACK TO SCHOOL

Students return to school

CATHOLIC EDUCATION The mission of Catholic

schools in

the Diocese of Charlotte "propose to create an environment in which the

teachings of Jesus are promoted and proclaimed as the basis of values they

SCHOOLS, from page 1

teach and uphold," as stated on the

Web

diocesan

A GROWING COMMUNITY The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) reports 47 new Catholic schools opened last year, while 140 schools were consolidated or closed. Although Catholic school enrollment declined by 2.4 percent during the past school year, 40 percent of Catholic schools nationwide have waiting lists for admission. all

"The demand is clearly there," said Michael Guerra, NCEA president. "New schools and major renovations to existing schools

underway

are

throughout the country." "The Charlotte Diocese is proud of our increase in enrollment, opening of a new school and no school closings on the horizon," said Cherry. "The Catholic

community continues

the diocese and that

growing

grow

reflected in a

interest in our Catholic

Christ at

Elm Photo by Karen A. Evans

Students

school at

St.

Mrs.

grade class

Miller's fifth

listen

attentively on the first day of

tant principal at

Matthew School.

new

Street to the

St.

Matthew

School. Also, St. Mark School in Huntersville opened. Dr. Walt Przygocki, former assisSchool,

now

Holy Trinity Middle

over

St.

Mark

School, a

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"As

over the next two years, allowing for an 800-student capacity. All Saints School had one of the largest Catholic school enrollments in

new

St.

Matthew School and

principal Kevin O'Herron.

"As

we move from

All Saints,

intend to continue the wonderful traditions but, being

a parish campus,

we have guaranteed by a

new

facility

expanded programs, continues

its

service to the

Triad.

Over

opportunities to form new relationships and traditions," said

of bright prospects

The new

BMCHS

mission of unique

communities of the

forty years

O'Herron.

and

of excellence

as a first-class preparatory school

conducted in the Catholic tradition

the hallmark of our history, and

planning for your future

our

Come

visit

us at our

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House on Wednesday,

November 12 or,

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phase

Mint

Hill.

"How

blessed we are to have these graced environments of learning and living within which children are invited to know Jesus while cultivating

minds and

their

skills,"

hearts, talents

OTHER CHANGES Former retired

principal Betsy

DesNoyer

from All Saints School

to teach

religion at Charlotte Catholic

school also boasts 25 core

classrooms, music and art rooms, and additional counseling and learning

support space. "Everyone's excited, especially the students, to be a part of this first year at St.

Matthew

School," said

O'Herron

Augustinian Father James Cassidy

who

Principal Gerald Healy,

School

in Charlotte,

1,000-plus

students at Charlotte Catholic. Carole

Dr. Veronica Berreen retired as principal of Asheville Catholic School

35 years to move to Florida with her family. Virginia Hutton of Miami was selected to head the pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school, the only Catholic school in the Asheville area. Ned Forney has left his principal post at Immaculate Heart of Mary School in High Point to relocate with his family to Charleston, S.C. Bob Wehde from Washington has taken over as principal of the 56-year-old school that is home to over 230 stuafter

dents.

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Kevin

by calling (704)

370-3334

Murray or e-mail

kemurray@charlottediocese.org.

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continue to offer our students a strong academic program centered in a Christian environment," said Joe Puceta, principal of St. Michael School in Gastonia. "Catholic schools are a unique setting within which the educational mission of the diocese is implemented," said Father James Hawker, education vicar and pastor of St. Luke Church in school,

Breerwood has taken over as principal of Holy Trinity's 900-plus students.

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BACK TO SCHOOL 'A

books again

Hitting the

Workshop provides perspectives on learning, teaching

Campus ministry director takes role as a student By

KAREN

EVANS

MIND AT A TIME'

STAFF WRITER

—

CHARLOTTE of Charlotte, Colleen

McDermott

cided to confine herself to one particular

—

tliis

McDermott

WINSTON-SALEM

McDermott said.

know

to anodier mission place, so

Two St Leo School teachers returned

who was

summer workshop Photo by Kevin

find

how

at universities in order to be a part

McDermott said she is proud of the work she did to expand the campus minis-

and

from 10 campuses to

The campus and young "It's

it's

when

fonn

incredibly different it all fits

said.

McDermott was

of 2002,

Ministry Associa-

one of five national organizations that

tion,

Young Adult

received a

ment

two

Inc.

million dollar Lilly

Endow-

grant to examine models for

excellence in pastoral leadership.

A key issue is examining at how leadhave been nurtured since the Second

According to McDermott, ministry at institutions of higher education puts the

ers

church at the intersection of faith and reason.

will continue

She said those institutions are called upon to answer: "What are your values as an institution? How do you communicate society's values? How do we talk about ethics? How do we form community?" At universities where local churches have withdrawn from campus ministry, those institutions have lost an important

community, McDermott

component of their tradition of helping young people shape themselves as citizens

she

tial

together to

wonderful community," she

that

how

with our philosophy

fits

we are each

unique

at a

Time."

who was

Fatale,

highly impressed

with the program, agreed.

'The thing is

admire about Dr. Levine

that he does see everyone as unique," she

"He says

said.

in a lot

of his films (viewed at

the workshop) that everyone has been

given

gifts

and

can help children tap

into their strengths, they will be in-

to really read chil-

come into leadership and

Newton. "And the best part was

A grant from the diocesan Foundation enabled the teachers to attend the 35-hour

work with them.

binders

of information, and

full

have two I

will re-

turn for a 10-hour practicum in the

fall."

Derived from recent research on the brain

—

which has blossomed

in the last 10

years, according to Principal Georgette

Schraeder

—

Levine believes each child

workshop. Fatale and Newton, in conjunc-

St Leo School guidance counselor plan to share what they have

tion with

Teri

Hardy

learned with the rest of the faculty.

Levine is the founder of the All Kinds of

Minds

and

Institute

the director for the

Center for Development and learning in

individual with a unique neurological

Chapel

makeup and way of learning. Levine

graduate of Harvard Medical School.

rizes eight

calls

catego-

neurodevelopmental constructs,

them, or ways in which the brain

Hill.

highly

a Rhodes Scholar and

recommend

program

this

After the completion of the five-year

program, McDermott said she plans to teach or continue her research. Prior to

working with the college campus ministers,

McDermott taught

Catholic

at Charlotte

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likely to reach their full potential that

we were given lots of specific strategies

in order to

—

God's creation," said

Vatican Council concluded, so that people

Therefore, McDermott said, it is essen-

as believers, according to

The workshop

book "A Mind

formation as to dren," said

awe of how

fall

Catholic

people."

and

their beliefs

philosophy

At-

entitled "Schools

All Kinds of Minds," designed by

Medical School.

display difficulty learning via

Schraeder.

"The workshop gave us in-depth

elected as the vice-president of National

com-

how they* are going to live, especially how they're going to live their faith," said McDermott "It's critical to be present on this journey with young mitment

this

8-40.

make

they

—

who

those

more standard teaching methods. "From a Catholic perspective, Levine's

Newton and

Dr. Mel Levine, professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel

values.

people are, and yet how

23.

an important time in people's

because

young people form

"I'm in

adult minis-

reach out to Catholics ages

lives,

tuned

based on his helping

try program,

diocesan

her

Murray

Hill

die church responds to need.

tries

McDermott

Colleen

was amazed by

called to different ministries,

effectively teach

resource teacher Linda Fatale attended a

it,

good-bye gathering Aug.

Charlotte, she said she

Aug. 18 with new

Fifth-grade teacher Beth

the Diocese of

their diverse students.

that again."

During her time

on how

insights

I'm going

hope to

differ-

class.

to their classrooms

people respond to the needs (of a mission area),"

with tools to analyze students, particularly

mission church,

a place that defines

constructs at length and provided teachers

ent children in each

recently resigned her po-

sition as director of campus ministry to pursue a doctorate degree in sociology \\ith an emphasis in religion at die University of Georgia.

and (Charlotte)

year,

maybe even 30 or more completely

time as a student.

"Wherever there

— Each

ordering,

teachers are challenged to teach 15, 20,

has de-

campus

tial

CORRESPONDENT

director of campus ministry for the Diocese

Some of these constructs include spamemory and language Workshop presenters explained these

works.

SUSAN DEGUZMAN

After six years as

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BACK TO SCHOOL Catholic education and has worked in

New principals steer future PRINCIPALS, from page 1

care about

what

their friends think,

and

most of their friends don't think," she said. 'Tou have just 'got to love them' to

stepped up from assistant principal Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School

(HTCMS) the

new

in Charlotte to principal at

St.

Mark School

dents at HTCMS, replaced Gerald Healy as principal. Healy was named principal of Charlotte Catholic High School.

Ginny Hutton, principal of Asheville Catholic School, and Bob Wehde, principal of Immaculate Heart of Mary School in High Point, previously presided over schools in Miami and Washington state, respectively.

CAROLE BREERWOOD Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School Breerwood grew up in New Orleans and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of New Orleans.

cited her seventh-grade

English teacher as her inspiration. still

hear those

grammar

rules in

can

head," she said.

principal, "I

traditions

want to maintain the

short portion of their

ents,

life."

Breerwood. 'Most middle school students only

Mark

School," he said. 'That's been

week

the real joy this fill

GERALD HEALY Charlotte Catholic

New York

High School

from Belmont Abbey College and received his master's degree from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

The advantages tion are "the ability

of a Catholic educato pray and worship

and to talk about values and to be able to deal with issues that wouldn't be allowed in a public setting," Healy said. "I learned at an early age the ability to laugh, especially at myself," he said. "I have learned never to take myself too seriously and always treat people with respect and always try to help those who need help. These are gifts from my parents and those who have influenced my life."

hope to build on the wonderful spirit of this community and to tell the good news regarding this community," "I

"Our teachers have made our school and welcome environment,"

said.

"The foundation

enthusiasm and joy."

Hutton

the "the pure product" of

for an excellent

place, and we're looking forward to growing over the next two years until we offer kindergarten through eighth grades," said

Matthew Catholic School O'Herron grew up in Rochester, N.Y, where he completed his bachelor's degree at St. John Fisher College. After St.

Przygocki.

BOB WEHDE

moving to Charlotte, he earned a master of school administration degree from University of North Carolina at Char-

Immaculate Heart of Mary School Wehde's extensive education in-

lotte.

cludes a bachelor's degree from North-

hope to continue what we did well All Saints) and start new traditions

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'Show Them We Care'

Reflections of priestly

Upcoming collection to benefit priests' retirements CHARLOTTE

— Members of

the

Diocese of Charlotte will have the opportunity to show they care about the priests who have faithfully served the Diocese of Charlotte. The annual Priests' Retirement and Benefits Collection will be taken up in

every parish the weekend of Sept. 6-7. The collection helps provide

monthly

26 retired diincluding Bishop Will-

benefits for the

ocesan priests,

Msgr. Joseph

Each parish

diocese's first years in priestly ministry before retir-

June of last year. "(The priesthood) is a gift given to us by the divine Lord. He chooses us; we don't choose him," said Msgr. Showfety in a July 2002 interview. Msgr. Showfety recalled a lot of traveling during the diocese's early

needed to support the Retirement and Benefits Col-

to raise funds Priests'

most

lection. In is

parishes, that

amount

one-and-a-half times the regular

car,"

"You

said.

basically lived in your "You were on your own

which

for three to four days a week,

was

who

also

served as chancellor for seven years, retired in June of this year after 46 years in the priesthood. Among his fondest memories, he said, are seeing others grow in their faith. "I've enjoyed every minute of it ... I

God

work," he said. Contributions also help provide for future retirements of the 80 diocesan priests currently involved in active ministry, as well as the retirement funds of the 51 religious order priests serving in the diocese. One-third of the amount collected will be split among the pension funds of the represented religious orders.

$924,427

— $598,927

Mary's

to collect

the

weekend of Sept. 6-7

ishes

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Most challenging assignment:

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FIRST BAPTISM

LIFE

of original sin and all personal sins, birth into the new life by which "man becomes an adoptive son of the Father, a member of Christ and a temple of the Holy Spirit. By this very fact, the person baptized is incorporated into the

immersing the candidate in water or pouring water on his head, while pronouncing the invocation of the Most Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and

Church, the Body of Christ and made

ministered by priests, the catechism says in cases of necessity, any person can baptize provided that he or she

who

died and rose, and gives

INFANT BAPTISM

"Baptism is a great event," said Pope John Paul II, to children visiting the Vatican Dec. 13, 1994. "In the church's first centuries, when baptism was received mostly by grownups, the ceremony ended with receiving the Eucharist, and was as solemn as first holy Communion is today. Later on, when baptism began to be given mainly to newborn babies the more solemn celebration was transferred to the moment of first holy ...

Burbidge

Murray

Philadelphia baptizes infant Michael while

parents Brian and Theresa Burbidge look on at

St.

Thomas Aquinas Church

Charlotte July 26.

First step to salvation

Communion." According to the catechism, "the practice of infant baptism is an immemorial tradition of the Church," with explicit testimony to this practice from the second century on. "The sheer gratuitousness of the

grace of salvation

particularly mani-

fest in infant Baptism," the

blood, Christ increases within us the

According to "Catechism of the Catholic Church," the practice of bapaccord with the role of parents as "nurturers of the life that God has entrusted to them." tizing children

"The Church and the parents would deny a child the priceless grace of becoming a child of God were they not to confer Baptism shortly after birth. Entry into Christian life gives ...

access to true freedom."

Baptism is one of the three sacraments of initiation (along with confirmation and the Eucharist) that "lay the foundations of every Christian life," according to the catechism. "The faithful are born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food of eternal "...By

life

of his Spirit, already poured out in baptism and bestowed as a 'seal' in the sacrament of confirmation," wrote Pope John Paul II in his encyclical letter "Ecclesia de Eucharistia," issued April 17, Holy Thursday, of this year. Because of this journey from baptism to reception of the Eucharist, the baptismal font and its location reflect the Christian's journey through the waters of baptism to the altar, according to "Built of Living Stones: Art, Architecture, and Worship," guidelines of the National Conference of gift

BAPTISM, from page 1

..."

the gift of his body and

Catholic Bishops.

Without baptism, there can be no salvation, states the catechism.

"Baptism Christ,"

birth into

the Lord's will,

vation, as in the

new

life in

reads. "In accordance with is

necessary for sal-

Church

herself,

which

document

"Born with a fallen human nature and tainted by original sin, children also have need of the new birth in Baptism to be freed from the power of darkness and brought into the realm of the freedom of the children of God, to which all men are called." states.

Once a person is baptized, they cannot be baptized a second time. "Baptism imprints on the soul an indelible spiritual sign, the character,

which consecrates the baptized person for Christian worship," states the cat-

echism. "Because of the character Baptism cannot be repeated."

Even if the person baptized is not reared in the faith or does not live up to the obligations of the faith, or even expressly denounces

it,

cates a "permanent

membership"

baptism indi-

nullified or

completely

to the U.S. bishops

lost,"

according

Committee on the

Liturgy.

However, canon law requires a reasonable expectation that the baptized child will be brought up in the Catholic religion. Father Robert D. Duggan, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Gaithersburg, Md., believes there should be high standards for baptism for all involved - the child, parents and godparents. "Jesus called people into a disciple-

ship that required commitment," he said during a 1991 conference regard-

of baptism varies among the churches. The Catholic sacrament can be conferred either by immersion in water or by the pouring of water in Catholic. Some churches accept only immersion or only pouring. Some use aspersion (sprinkling), in which the minister lets water trickle from his hand onto the head of the person being

The

"An institution that demand commitment members is doomed."

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Christ and the church that "cannot be

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Spirit."

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The catechism also declares baptism as the first and chief sacrament of the forgiveness of sins. "It unites us to Christ,

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Perpetual adoration

the practice of

that establish perpetual adoration are

expected to assure there are always some

members present in prayer before the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Father Warkulwiz is national director of the Apostolate for Perpetual Adohas helped establish a

far,

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community members. Communities

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ration.

power of perpetual adoration of the

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pope

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tice

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"Pope Paul VI

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WORD TO LIFE

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Books of faith and hope for

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: AUG.

Who Suffer:

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and death as we grow from the Hebrew Scriptures and the Gospel of John

will

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and announces to everyone that he arid his household will serve God. The people then have their own decision to make:

of the world, one might think that I would never have gotten in trouble for making impetuous decisions. Unfortunately, I was forever making childhood

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astray in this nearly deserted corner

This was the

that will

life

the threshold of making a decision that

siblings to lead

decisions that led to trouble with

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but infrequently brought children.

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was one step away from a ghost town. My world was the world of adults, a vivid imagination, dogs, cats and horses. Friends and relatives came to

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life

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everyday

comes particularly a difference in

when

real

how we

live

and

lives,

our be-

makes

deal with ex-

treme circumstances. Cavins and Pinto close their book with this observation: "How did these people respond to adversity? They joined their will to the will of Christ. They entrusted their hearts to their heavenly Father. They went to

Mass

as often as possible, the best

place to 'offer up' their pain.

They

spent time in prayer by adoring the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. They took the focus off themselves and remained faithful in their earthly affairs. They kept an eternal perspective, understanding that one day there will be no more pain or tears, and the fruit of their suffering will

have had eternal benefits."

gram at St. Michael's College in Winooski, Vt. The editor, Dermot A. Lane, is president of the Mater Dei Institute of Education at Dublin City University, in Ireland, and he has many years of involvement with the program

at St. Michael's.

The book

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Happened

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Testament

in the

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Raymond F. Collins); "A Spirited Community Encounters Christ: Liturther

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A&T

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August 22,

Perspectives

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

Pope says through Bible,

The good news

God reveals his love

CASTEL GANDOLFO,

media coverage,

Column

Gods workprevails The coverage

\idual and society alike.

JOE PURELLO .

reli-

to both indi-

We are exposed

to an almost daily chorus of

news items

mer

of religious leaders. Daily we read articles or view on TV stories showing some person or group perverting reli-

pope continued his long-running series on psalms and canticles used in the

negative the norm.

church's

gion to back their acts of violence; and

benefits

ior

Those of us who

find that

our

faith

provides daily sustenance and life-long

wonder why the good news

News

& Her-

ran a news item reporting

are constantly reminded by the secu-

media that religious viewpoints and

faith-based ethical statements are per-

Certainly for Catholics, seeing their

and society) might wonder

why

it is

that

a majority of Americans identify themselves as like

members of

religious groups,

and respect their pastors and

reli-

gious leaders, and continue to contribute

time, talent and treasure to their churches, synagogues, mosques and faith-based nonprofits.

This

not to say that scandals

the church, criminal behavior by clergy

or the role of religious motives in some acts of violence are not newsworthy.

Such stories are, unfortunately, very real and rightfully deserve coverage. These stories shock and sadden us. Such coverage of religion, however, frequently seems to be the only coverage of religion

receive.

Even

articles that start off

saying something positive about religion or some religious personality often add some negative twist to the story, as

people freedom, peace and security; for

'The Lord acts with his word not only in creation, but also in history," the

the gifts of nature; and for his gifts of

pope

The psalm celebrates

"the election of

and

its

"Admiring creation and perceiving God through the events of history lead to an encounter with the eternal Word who, in Christ, became the ultimate and full revelation of the the presence of

—

Creator's saving plan," he said.

Being Catholic How

U.S. Catholics

view themselves PROGRESSIVE CATHOLIC

TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC

so often portrayed in such a nega-

tive light has

been

difficult.

What can we

(

news reporting?

to bring balance to this current pat-

tern of

fully in his

son.

'Through Israel and, therefore, also through the Christian community that is, the church the word of God can resound throughout the world and

—

said. "He reveals himself not only in mute language of nature, but ex-

through the prophets and

unique mission among the nations: to proclaim to the world the word of God," he said. Israel

religion-focused stories. It

lar

good

on the

for giving his

Bible and his personal communication

summer, sev-

would be interesting to know how many newspapers found this University of Rochester study newsworthy in itself to publish.

religion provides to individuals, families

that

presses himself explicitly through the

its

word

brought all life into being, keeps it alive and commands the seasons, he said.

walls."

from the University of Rochester. This study reviewed a number of our nation's leading newspapers, and found that an exceptionally large percentage of stories on religion reported crimes and misdeeds, with far less coverage given to the good done by faith leaders and communities. The study reported that one leading paper had a 10-1 ratio of reporting bad deeds vs. good deeds in

Reading all this negative news, an observer (unaware of all the good that

also celebrates the cre-

foundation for peace more solid than any

is real.

a study

faith

The psalm

ative action of God's word, the

news reporting

ald)

in the public square.

can share about our faith with our local media. can boast to others about the joy received by practicing our faith and convey our gratitude for the dedicated ministry of our pastors. must recognize that in spite of these difficult times in the Church, much good occurs, far outweighing the bad. Millions of children and adults are educated in Catholic schools, while tens of millions of people receive assistance from Catholic charities and medical facilities every year. The Church remains a strong voice supporting justice and respect for hustories

Other Response

man

all

the

ing The Catholic

made

for

revelation and the law, "which, are a

eral religious journals (includ-

sonal opinions, that should not be a basis

calls

become the norm and light of life pope said.

peoples," the

about religion is so thoroughly drowned out by the bad news. This imbalance in Earlier this

for decisions

morning prayer. Psalm 147, he said, faithful to praise the Lord

CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE

sum-

residence at Castel Gandolfo, the

must be taken with a grain of salt, that the positive news is unusual and the

that expose the faults or criminal behav-

Speaks

believer's response to

ence, held in the courtyard of his

say this good piece of religious news

if to

The Pope

God's revelation of love, the pope said, must be "prayers of praise to bless the Lord of life and liberty, existence and faith, creation and redemption." At his Aug. 20 weekly general audi-

of religion these days

woe

said.

The

Justice & Peace

gion as a source of

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Director, Office of

by the secular media often portrays

Italy

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for people

of religion

Despite biased

2003

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view

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life.

Such religiously motivated activity and advocacy serve our society immensely, benefiting religious and nonreligious alike. This is indeed good news we can be proud to know and share with others, whether or not the secular media feels inspired to do the same.

Source:

Pew Research

for "Religion

and

Center: June 24 to July 8 survey

Politics:

Contention and Consensus"

The Catholic News & Herald 19

2003

August 22,

A two -worlds dimension

Transfiguration:

cold soil during the long winter

Mysterious event parallels 'out ofthis

world'moments

Guest

becomes

Column

the transformation process,

nature

so powerful and beautiful in

more powerful and

FATHER JOHN AURILIA, OFM Cap

Most probably we idiom on some occasions. Someone says, "Tell me about your vacation." might reply, "It was out of this world," and so we say about a great "out of this world."

have used

concert, a great picnic.

Whatever

be-

yond the reach of our ordinary experience,

label

"out of this world."

The

transfiguration, celebrated this year

Aug.

6, is

Our

one of those experiences.

Christian faith

contemplation, while Peter a

and was quick to

tion

here..."

over

While

time and place and yet

time and place. Jesus, while out of

Change

world with Moses and Elijah, is in this world with Peter, James and John. The transfigured Jesus belongs to heaven, yet this man from Nazareth walked with the apostles through the streets and fields of Palestine. Surely, Jesus was one of them until Peter blurted out the words "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God." The transfiguration is a one-time event; we don't know too much about it.

faith) is

this

we know

the

somewhat sketchy

report of three eyewitnesses

—

here,

your journey

transfiguration

connected,

this

lived in

Peter,

James and John. One interesting point is that out of the four gospels writers, John is the only one who does not include this story and, ironically, he is the only one of the Magnificent Four who actually saw it. I don't have an explanation for this gap, except that John felt the words were inadequate to describe what really happened. We know that John was a man of

of ac-

good

not

yet."

this

All

a one-time

event, transformation, which

not limited to is

man

say: "It

Jesus replied: "Yes, indeed, but

you cannot stay

directly

a daily event. Transforma-

tions take place constantly in our lives.

many

the key.

Abram

changed to Abraham

(father in (father of

nations). Saul of Tarsus, the pa-

gan lawyer and persecutor of Christians,

becomes

St.

Paul, the teacher, the

preacher and the martyr. Augustine, the

playboy of Carthage, becomes

Au-

St.

gustine, the theologian, the philosopher,

the doctor of the church and the greatest Christian writer.

There

a constant

dychotomy

our existential journey: who we are and what we become. may not even be aware of this slow but steady process of growing and transforming, of being and becoming. In this transformation pro-

cess,

God and you

are involved.

transformation takes place without you,

who may

artist:

you

"new" back in newspaper

God? we may

During this long process, wish to stop like Peter suggested: "It is good to be here let's stay here." Peter forgot that we are people on the go. Living and staying in the past is not Jesus' way and never will be. You heard ...

this

how much

beautiful are

the hands of the greatest All of us have heard the expression

months

a beautiful flower in the spring.

Putting the

feel useless like

the proverb:

The

past

good place to

day of the final judgment, said: 'Thunder will bloom, rivers will overflow, flames will shoot down from the heavens and the earth will quake violently, darkness will fall over the world ..." A little boy in the congregation nudged his father and asked: "Daddy, do you think they will let the school out that day?" I like to think of transfiguration and transformation as fountains of youth. No matter what age you are, everyday you are new and today is only the first day of the rest of your life. A dear old lady was not thinking in this fashion, when, in her terminal illness, approached the pastor and said, "Soon, I'll be rocking in the bosom of Moses." "No, dear," said the pastor, "the Bible says the bosom of Abraham." "At my age, you don't care too

much whose bosom

it is,"

smiled the

lovely lady.

late

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By now, I'm sure you've noticed something different about this issue of T/ie Catholic News Herald. We have a

new

look and, dare

many

say, a

new

attitude.

Catholic newspapers,

T/ie Catholic News Herald is comprised of a small staff with limited resources. But we have a big 46-county diocese to cover, and we want to give our readers a

newspaper of which we can

all

be proud.

noticeable difference with this

is-

our new logo, is our restructured news briefs, entertainment and editorial pages. These new formats similar to the redesigned front page introduced last year provide more options for better and expanded coverage on issues pertinent to this diocese and sue, besides

—

the Catholic

faith.

In addition to increasing diocesanrelated stories in each issue over the last

a solid block of

marble with no shape or form; in the hands and mind of the artist (God) you become the David or the Pieta. The forgotten seed or bulb in the darkness of the

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not a good place to stay. Do we really hear Jesus' message? A preacher, thundering heavily on his supply of imagery to describe the visit,

Father Aurilia is pastor of ImmacuChurch Conception in

Hendersonville.

few months, we've gradually incorporated other elements to give the newspaper more character. We've begun utiliz-

jump

ing subheads,

erage boxes and

more covWe've de-

headlines,

illustrations.

veloped styles for fact boxes, graphics and other element types to promote information layering.

Catholic weddings outside

Question

of church

Corner

a Catholic,

gazebo. Catholic weddings must be per-

formed indoors, he said. I'm surprised and confused. The pope said Mass in Shea Stadium in New York several years ago and regularly says Mass outdoors in Rome. And Jesus preached outdoors. So what difference does it make? God is everywhere.

The

(New York) general law of the church does

require that a marriage between

two

between a Catholic and a baptized non-Catholic, be celebrated in a parish church (not just "indoors") unCatholics, or

less the

offer an active preof variety in visuals and content, communicate our stories better and give you, the reader, an overall better newspaper.

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and a priest told me he could not perform our wedding in a Q. I

These upgrades

sentation

bishop specifically gives per-

mission otherwise.

The reason is that churches, our buildings of prayer and worship, are sacred places where especially sacred events should take place. The sacramental marriage of two Christian people two Catholics or a Catholic and a baptized person of another denomination is certainly one of these events.

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Not only because

an act of worship, but because a wedding is an especially solemn public expression of faith the parish church is, the preferred it

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Exceptions to

this rule are possible

One

reason, for example, could be that

one or

Columnist

actions take place in sacred places.

You don't mention the religious background of your partner. According

both partners, Catholic or otherwise, have so little connection with or respect

party in an interfaith marriage

for their Christian faith that a church

baptized, the marriage

wedding would be meaningless

marriage but not a Christian sacrament. This wedding may be celebrated in a church or other suitable location, which might be outdoors. These regulations are found in the Code of Canon Law, No. 1118.

and perhaps even

for

them

for their families.

The

your diocese would be by your own bishop. The occasions you mention are obvious exceptions, when Masses anywhere inside would be impossible. Occasionally papal Masses to ordain dozens of priests, for example, or to marry dozspecific policy for

established

ens of couples, also take place outside. The same is true of other huge diocesan or regional Catholic gatherings.

to Catholic theology,

to the principle that

our most sacred

the non-Catholic

would be

not

a true

feedback.

A free

brochure answering questions

Catholics ask about receiving the holy Eucliarist is

available by sending a stamped self-

addressed envelope

Box 325,

Peoria,

Father John Dietzen,

IL 61651.

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tion has seen

Letters to the Editor seclife

again, but

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tinue to breathe without your letters.

write us

Generally, however, without denying the special beauty that some natural settings enjoy, the church tries to adhere

have also returned the Parish page 20). These profiles are a great way to highlight the uniqueness of our diocese's 91 parishes and missions. This is, after all, your diocesan newspaper and it should represent all aspects, all corners of this wonderful diocese. But to do so, we need to hear from you. have begun setting up contacts in each parish and mission in all 10 vicariates to foster two-way communications between the newspaper and your church to provide improved coverage of your parish community. And, as always, we welcome your Profile (on

location.

at the discretion of the local bishop.

full

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us what you like and

tell

what you don't like. While many redesign elements are already in place,

and tweak

will continue to

features in the

add

months

Questions

come. I hope you are as excited about our new venture as we are. This newspaper is for you, so let's continue to work

the

together to

may be sent to Father Dietzen same address, or e-mail:

jjdietzen@aol.com.

make

a better publication.

look forward to working with you.

20 The Catholic News & Herald

August 22,

2003

PARISH PROFILE

Cathedral church has long history serving many in Charlotte CHARLOTTE Mount

— The

construction of

St Joseph Church in 1843 and Charlotte's St Peter Church in 1852 marked a growing presence of Catholics in

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die Charlotte region.

also

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future Diocese of Charlotte.

Rector: Very Rev. Paul Q. Gary

Peter Church was

St.

still

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Lawrence

in the care

LoMonaco

Belmont Abbey when John Henry Phelan of Beaumont the Benedictines from

Permanent Deacons: Rev. Mr. Nick Fadero, Rev. Mr. Carlos Medina

Texas, donated funds to have a church built in Charlotte in

ents.

memory

Number

of his pai -

of families: 1,487

Construction of St Patrick Church

began in March 1939. Frank Frimmer, an Austrian native

known

for

remodeling famous Old World

churches, designed and supervised construction of the church, witii

tower.

tall

its

gray stucco

40O-seat nave, balcony and 77-foot

face,

The

of St.

altar contained relics

Jucundius and St Justina, and two side chapels were crafted as shrines honoring

Mary and designed

Joseph. Stained glass windows, in

Syracuse, N.Y., depicted the

Annunciation, St Patrick, Joseph's death-

bed scene, David with his

and

life

lyre, St. Cecilia

events of Jesus.

On Sept 4, 1939, Bishop Eugene J. McGuinness of Raleigh consecrated the church under die patronage of St Patrick. It became the first church in North Carobe consecrated immediately upon

lina to

completion and in 1942 became a parish,

with Goldsboro-native Msgr. Arthur

Freeman

as pastor.

A rectory and convent were completed in

1941, and a Catiiolic grade school

built in

on the property

was

1930 was expanded

1943 to include high school grades.

During the next few decades, the added to the need

flux of Catholics

in-

for

and three St. Ann, St

ministerial presence in Charlotte,

parishes

grew from

St. Patrick:

1 1

—

St.

Vincent de Paul.

During the

late

also installed in the balcony.

The

1950s and early '60s

with the founding of Charlotte Catholic

High School

—

On Jan.

12, 1972,

Pope Paul VI estaband St.

lished the Diocese of Charlotte,

Church was designated the cathedral church. Msgr. Richard Allen, pastor at the time, was appointed the first rector. The cathedral experienced a major renovation in 1979.

The

Mass

of Mother Teresa. That

initiated

cel-

who

another extensive refurbishment

memorials

The

majority of renovative efforts to

St Patrick Cathedral to its original condition were completed by Easter of 1996, yet

work has

given

The altar, ambo were

continued.

baptismal font, statues and

ordained in the cathedral in June 2002,

him

assists

in his sacramental ministry as

parochial vicar. St.

Patrick Cathedral continues

JOHN

new prominence, and

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work of hundreds of volunteers. One thousand meals were served and 1,800 were delivered to the poor on Christmas Day 2001, according to Father Gary. With God's blessing and the faith of the parish, Father Gary believes St. Patrick Cathedral will continue serving the

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