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Roman
Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
Parish Profile: St.
Benedict the Moor
Church helps shape
Winston-Salem
NEWS^fMERALD
Established Jan. 12, 1972 by Pope Paul VI
MAY
21,
any otiier day,
reinforces
WOODEN
VATICAN CITY —
baptismal grace AlBY
though there was a birthday cake and a special lunch, Pope John Paul II's birthday also was "an ordinary day of work," the Vatican spokesman said. The pope celebrated his
will
EVANS
Editor's Note: This
sacraments.
the
is
BELMONT
—
"Michael,
be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit," said Bishop Peter J.
Jugis as he confirmed Miguel
Maldonado
and, especially, of thank-
Joaquin
A.
sixth story in a series on the seven
18.
God for the gift of life,"
KAREN
STAFF WRITER
"For the Holy Father it be an ordinary day of
work ing
May
33
recalls,
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MARY, QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH
SEALED WITH A GIFT
butwitii cake,
BY
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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2004
Pope's birthday like
Vicariate
at
Queen of
Apostles Church
said
Navarro-Valls,
May
the
17.
Within a span of several weeks, hundreds of eighth-
Vatican spokesman.
See BIRTHDAY, page 4
See CONFIRMATION, page 7
Arm in arm
Photo by Karen A. Evans
Second-graders Anna Tonseth and Max Barrios crown a statue of Mary with a wreath of flowers. Father John Putnam, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury, celebrated the Children's Mass in honor of the Blessed Mother May 14 for the students and faculty of Sacred Heart School.
Sacred Heart studen ts crown the Blessed Mother BY
KAREN STAI F
A.
EVANS
WRITER
laria Goreth,
catechism teacher, walk together during recess
West Bank May
4.
re
crown
recognition of her position as
May.
church.
Queen of Heaven and Earth. Coronation ceremonies
Karen A. Evans
have been a tradition in the Catholic Church since the 16th
kaevans@charlottediocese.org.
'Crossroads of humanity'
Prayers
Culture Watcli
Airport chaplains gather, discuss
Greensboro prayer group
In book, pope wonders ifhe
ministry
thrives for three decades
was strict enough leader
at
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closely associated with
choose
chool teaches catechism to Catholic students and Islam to Muslim tudents, and helps foster peaceful values in an area
young
century. Today,
honoring mothers, Catholics May to honor Mary as the mother of Jesus and of the
—
saints
received their
Following the Ecumenical Council of Nicea II in 787, public veneration of icons and
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crowning
a statue of
Mary
in
in tlie air
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first
Commun-
ion are typically selected to
PHOTO BY Debbie Hill
and Islamic religion teacher, and Sister
Latin Patriarchate parish school in the
tlie
and boys who have recently
CHARLOTTE hafijeh Khalifeh, Arabic
Mary and
was no longer persecuted by some in the church as a form of idolatry. Conse-
month CNS
images of Jesus,
a statue of Mary during
a special
Mass
Contact (704)
in the
month of
Staff by
Writer calling
370-3354 or e-mail
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21,
2004
Current and upcoming
In Brief
topics from around the
world to your
own backyard
Bishops' official calls for recomtnitment to just educational system WASHINGTON
BULLETING HISTORY
(CNS)
— On
the
Sister
McPhee noted
that although
50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's
"many implementation struggles ensued
Brown
in the
vs.
Board of Education desegrega-
tion ruling, the U.S. Catholic bishops' edu-
Supreme Court commitment
cation secretary said the
decision should "renew our
to a just educational system."
"Without the Brown
decision,
is
it
hard to imagine any serious efforts to improve education for all children in the United States," said Dominican Sister
Glenn Anne McPhee May 17. She noted that the ruling, with
years following Brown, and
continue today, the tured in the
decision lives on."
She also referred to a 1995 document, prepared by the U.S. bishops' education committee and approved by their Administrative Board,
titled "Principles
Reform
for Educational
United
in the
States*"
"We its
Brown
many
of hope cap-
spirit
have a deep concern that
all
means
children will be provided with a
declaration that "separate educational fa-
to attain a quality education that will
are inherently unequal," repre-
prepare them to be good citizens, lead productive lives, and be socially and
cilities
sented what was a "long-overdue victory" at the time and also shows "how far our nation has come" in the 50 years since
morally responsible," it said. In a reformed educational system, it said, parents, teachers, administrators
—
cept their responsibility to students,
it was issued. She said the May 17, 1954, decision which said that segregation had no valid purpose and was also unconstitu"benefits all American children, tional
—
regardless of race."
and government policy-makers are "the central focus of
The
who
education."
bishops also advocated policy deci-
sions that
Diocesan, planner
all
fully ac-
would allow school
choice.
CHARLOTTE — All women are invited to join JVomen
in the
'"I
IVord for weekly gatherings for
Sunday scripture, music and sharing experiences of Christ in daily life.l The group meets each Thursday, 9:45-11:45 prayer, reflection on
ASHEVILLE
VICARIATE
ASHEVILLE CNS
Joy Ebnet, a secretary at Five Saints Faith tray that catches parish bulletins as they
can be a source of historical records for
Community
come some
in
PHOTO BY DiANNE ToWALSKI, St. ClOUD VISITOR
Bowlus, Minn., adjusts the
the copier
off
in
late April. Bulletins
parishes.
— The
Martin De Porres Dominican Laity Chapter meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the rectory building at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. Inquirers are welcome. For more information, contact Beverly Reid at (-taa)
Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Ordermeets the fourth Sunday of each month
3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West, Visitors and inquirers are
welcome. For more information, call Helen SFO, at (828) 883-9645.
Gillogly,
communications tool but
CHARLOHE
also historical record ST. CLOUD, Minn. (CNS) These days, it is rare for Catholics to exit weekend Mass without a bulletin in
in the bulletins
about
parishioners' deaths, baptisms,
wed-
hand.
tions serves as the only record of those
valuable in that
it's
home —
bringing
a souvenir something tangible of the Mass, so to speak," said Father James Hahn, pastor of Christ the King Church in Cambridge. James Thoennes, archivist for the Diocese of St. Qoud, said he recaUs that when
taking
Communion
to the
homebound he
would "bring along the bulletin, and that was like a letter fi"om home." Bulletins are an important vehicle for communication between the pastor and congregation and within the congregation itself But for some parishes, bulletins are a source of important historical records.
The
bulletins at Holy Spirit Church Cloud recently became an invaluable source of information when someone stole the parish safe. Lx)sing $4,000 in checks and cash was bad, said Father Virgil Helmin, pastor, but so was losing the parish documents. in St.
While records of baptisms, marand deaths were copied to the chancery archives, Father Helmin said riages
what was printed
Communions and confirma-
dings, first
events from November 1999 to the night of the burglary. The most important bulletin feature the listing of Mass was and still is times and intentions, Thoennes said, and
—
—
these are usually the
first
items to go
onto the page. As bulletins became more common, they began to feature times for confessions as well as requests for prayer, he said. With the growth of parish organizations. Father Hahn said bulletins eliminate "the need of rattling off a lot of data" in verbal announcements and "help people focus more on the Mass, especially the Liturgy of the Word. It frees up the Mass itself for a better worship experience."
To those who announced
ask that their event be
fi-om the pulpit "because no-
—
a highly body reads the bulletin" mistaken assumption, according to
—
Father Hahn has this rule of thumb: Only those events that follow immediately after Mass are announced during Mass.
many
—
14740 Stumptown Rd.,
St.
Mark Church,
will host a Festival
tions, call
Jurga Petrikene
704) 907-0205.
at
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VICARIATE
HIGH POINT— To mark
10 years of perpetua,
Eucharistic adoration at Maryfield Chapel, 1315,
Greensboro Rd., Bishop Peter J. Jugis will eel ebrate Mass June 13 at 3 p.m. with a Corpus Christi procession and blessing of the sick. Al are welcome to attend. Father Frank O'Rourke pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church, will b«| master of ceremonies. For more information cal
of
GREENSBORO School
is
end
Od.
JS5
2004. For more information, call Nicliola; at (336) 333-3456 or e-mai nicholas.schnyder@bellsouth.net.
ration of the Blessed Sacrament. All are wel-
HIGH POINT
TEEN
Debra Lemmon
at
CHARLOTTE — The music ministry of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., will host a Christian Coffeehouse May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Single and married adults of all ages have foimd this to be a great place for entertaining and warm spiritual messages, evangelization and an opportunity for praise and worship music in a Christian environment. There is no charge to attend. To reserve a table for a group of six or more, call Kathy Bartlett at (704) 400-2213.
—
Notre Dame Catholic Higi planning an alumni reunion for Augj
Schnyder
call
Church.i
3016 Providence Rd. For details, call Linda Flynn at (704) 366-9889. For childcare reserva-i
Praise May 22, 8-10 p.m. The evening will feature praise and worship music by St. band in addition to AdoMark's LIFE
come. For details, (704) 948-1306.
ffl
Cf
(336) 886-2444.
VICARIATE
HUNTERSVILLE
"It's
St.
room of St. Gabriel
a.m. in the family
GREENSBORO
6338-4744' or bebereid@adelphia.net.
HENDERSONVILLE — The
Bulletins seen as
—
St.
14,
—
Immaculate Heart of Mar; Church, 512 Montlieu Ave., offers free "Gentl, Fz'Znm" classes Wednesdays and Fridays, l:SO| 2:30 p.m. The classes are structured to the fit ness levels of seniors and anyone wanting low impact aerobic workout. For more informatior call Deana Collis at (336) 885-7029.
—
All Irish-Catholic
,^|,
itaci
''i
GREENSBORO
INC
rei
womelTj
are invited to participate in the Ladies Ancie7\ Order of Hibernians, a social, cultural and chan
group for an ongoing series of fun an ^ meets the firs informative activities. Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Pit, Kloster Center, 22 10 N. Elm St. Please join ii table
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FROM THE VATICAN
June papal
Pope praises
pontifical mission
Swiss youth, open-air Mass
societies as 'autlientic missionaries' VATICAN CITY John Paul
(CNS)
— Pope
said the pontifical mis-
II
sion societies represent a solid point of
reference for those searching for truth
message of love and hope" as "you help bring the good news to the ends of the earth," he said May 1
'Tou
offer a
an audience address to heads of the four pontifical mission societies. "In these tumultuous times that humanity is living, the pontifical missionary societies ... represent a reliable reference for those who are seeking the in
truth which saves," the pope said.
Because their message is one of hope, "you must pay special attention to the people of the world where their uffering is greater and their needs are nore acute: the people of the so-called Third World," he said. Some 1 1 7 national directors of the
met
with the pope at the Vatican May 1 during their May 6-14 general assem-
Rome.
The pope
troubled world.
in a
world's pontifical mission societies
bly in
called
VATICAN CITY John Paul
for truth
and justice
surpassed every national border." By their concern for the suffering
of others and working to help those in need, mission society workers are also working "to help one's own people escape from narrow selfishness, suffocating abundance and from emptiness and behavior which are at times unworthy of human beings," the pope said.
Performing works of mercy and charity is not a matter of simple almsgiving, but is "fulfilling the duty inherent in one's Christian identity in
helping the other in need," he said.
II's
(CNS)
— Pope
schedule for his June 5-6
with the country's Catholic youths, an
Mass and
open-air
with Swiss
civil
to Elaine
more about our
McHale, president,
at
386) 292-1 118.
VICARIATE
IICKORY
—
A Charisinatic Mass is celebrated Thursday of each month in Sebastian
ilCKORY he
first
'hapel
Aloysiiis Church, 921
,of St.
Second
St.
For further information, contact
iE, at 7 p.m.
of forming a court of the Catholic Daughters of America.
Women
from neighboring parishes,
ages 18 and older, are welcome to join. For more information, contact Angie Erst at (828) 488-6560 or Pat Pickering at (828) 497-4999. the Evangelist Church, 234 Church St., •ffers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the first Friday of every
Mass
month following
iEWTON — The Littk Flowers Catholic Girls'
p.m. For information, call the church office at
is for all Catholic girls ages five and up. group meets the fourth Monday of each lonth at St. Jo.seph Church, 720 West 1.3th St., t 4- p.m. in the Holy Family Hall. For more Jjetails, call Debbie Vickers at (828) 49.'>-2039.
Hie
nCKORY — A nd and
Grief Suffort Group meets the Wednesday of each month at the parlor of St. Aloysius Church,
Bern.
p.m. in
church
NE. For more information,
call
Here
is
the Vatican schedule for the
pope's trip to Switzerland.
Times
are local; Eastern Daylight
MISBURY Ian for
marriage really
beautiful CJod's
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'lanning classes are being offered at St.
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\LISBURY *
pope. After the Mass, recitation of the
in
Angelus and greeting by the pope. 1:45 p.m. (7:45 a.m.). Meeting
is
Saturday, June 5 (Rome, Payerne,
ulton
St.,
— Sacred Heart Church,
celebrates a Charismatic
128 N.
and Healing
the first Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. rayer and worship with prayer teams will be
" fass
ailable at 3 p.m.,
How «^ill 11
and
a potluck
be the celebrant. For further information, Bill Owens at (704) 639-9837.
MOUNTAIN
—
the 9 a.m.
until 4:15
(828) 456-6707 or Christine Ryan
—
9:45 a.m. (3:45 a.m.). Departure from Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport for Switzerland.
—
11:30 a.m. (5:30 a.m.), Arrival at
airport in Payerne.
Meeting with Joseph
Deiss, president of the Swiss confedera-
Greeting by the pope. 1:15 p.m. (7:15 a.m.). Arrival at
home
and aged run by the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross (Ingenbohl sisters.)
6:15 p.m. (12:15 p.m.).
ter with
young
Encoun-
Catholics of Switzerland
— —
5:15 p.m. (11:15 a.m.),
Meeting
with the association of former Swiss Guards in the building facing the Viktoriaheim residence. Greeting by the pope.
— — Rome. —
6:45 p.m. (12:45 p.m.). Arrival at
airport in Payerne. Departure ceremony.
7 p.m.
(l
p.m.),
Departure for
8:45 p.m. (2:45 p.m.). Arrival at
Rome's Ciampino
airport.
Have
shells, will travel
at (828)
926-1.'531.
SYLVA
—
St. Mary Church offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the first Saturday of every month following the 9 a.m. Mass until 3 p.m. For information, call (828) 586-9496.
WINSTON-SALEM
MT. AIRY
St.
VICARIATE
— Holy Angels Church, 1208 N.
with Benediction.
CLEMMONS — Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon
VICARIATE
Mary Church
is
Rd., offers Eucharislif Adoration
every Thursday. Exposition and benediction is at 9 p.m.
WINSTON-SALEM
IjLgiiis at
6 p.m.
— The Healing Com-
panions 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. F"or further details, call
Joanne Parcel
at (336)
924-9478.
Is
your parish or school having an event?
Please submit notices Planner at least
date
tOKY
the papal entourage in the Viktoriaheim residence in Bern. 4:45 p.m. (10:45 a.m.), Departure from Viktoriaheim residence.
of
Bern)
dinner will
the Mass. F'ather .lohn Putnam, pastor,
..JI/TiJVA
—
with bishops of the Swiss bishops' conference and with cardinals and bishops
Thursday, 10-11 a.m. Adoration concludes
VICARIATE
ONCORD — Discover how
'
listed
Time
parentheses.
—
Mass at meadow. Sermon by the
10:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m.),
the Allmend
Main St., offers Eucliaristic Adoration every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., and every
office at (828) .327-2.3'l-l.
ji
?
—
of his pontificate.
trip
fourth
21 Second St. ie
10 a.m. (4 a.m.), Arrival at the the outskirts of
WAYNESVILLE— St, John
oan Moran (828)-327-0487.
Iroup
—
to
for the sick
RSVP
Rome)
AUmend meadow on
weekend visit, his third Switzerland and the 103rd foreign
Bern's Viktoriaheim residence, a
or refreshments and to learn
7:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m.). Arrival at
Sunday, June 6 (Bern, Payerne,
leaders.
the pope to
calls for
one sermon and four short greet-
—
jroup.
—
Viktoriaheim residence.
ings during the
tion.
i
Bea Bern Expo sports arena. ai
Greeting by the pope.
smaller encounters
and church
The program deliver
at the
Switzerland features a meeting
trip to
them "authentic
missionaries in a globalized world
where suffering
meeting with
trip features
1
for the
Diocesan
5 days prior to the event
in writing to
Karen A, Evans
kaevans@char1ottediocese.org orfaxto (704)
in the initial
stage
CNS
I'HOTO BY
Barry James
at
Seashells adorn the bicycles of Dutch pilgrims Henk de Muynck, Wim Vermeulen,
who stopped in Chartres, France, in early May on de Compostela. They had at that point traveled 400 miles from their homes in the southern Netherlands and had just more than 1 ,000 miles to go. The scallop shell has long been associated with pilgrims making their Peter Uipl<es and Kees Langejan,
370-3382,
their journey to Santiago
ipiscopa
l
calendar
ly
22
— 5 p.m.
" Snation to the priesthood of Jesus ir
Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate
May 26 Guadanama
Lady of Guadalupe Church, Charlotte
ly
24
— 7 p.m.
ament of Confirmation iLady
of
Lourdes Church, Monroe
in thefollowing events:
— 7 p.m.
way
to the shrine of St. James.
THIS MONTH IN -1997
Sacrament of Confirmation
MARK PARISH FORMED
Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro
ST.
May 27 — 7:30 p.m.
Due to growth in north Mecklenburg County, then-Bishop William G. Curlin announced the establishment of St. Mark Parish in Huntersville May 13, and named Msgr. Joseph Kerin as its pastor. The Diocese of Charlotte opted to utilize a 23-acre tract on Stumptown Road that was purchased in 1 990. A home purchased across from the property was designated to serve as the parish rectory.
Baccalaureate Mass for Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School
Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro
May
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AT THE 'CROSSROADS OF HUMANITY'
Airport chaplains gatlier,
discuss ministry KEVIN
BY
MURRAY
E.
—
WASHINGTON
'lost their tickets or lost their
Catholic air-
those looking for a place to
including one from the Diocese of Charcon\'erged in Washington, D.C., to
as
discass their unique ministry to people
1
Na-
Chaplains (NCCAC), who staff airport chapels and provide pastoral care to
and
workers, was held
airline
April 27-30. Participants included Rev.
Wenning, chaplain
times people are traveling
due to grief, such as a death in the family, and you can spot them sitting in the waiting areas," he said. 'Tou sit next to them, usually a seat apart, introduce yourself and see what you can do for them. Many times you are met with dead silence, and sometimes they open
tional Conference of Catholic Airport
travelers
helping others," said Rev. Mr.
is
it
"Many
8th annual meeting of the
the bath-
Wenning.
on the move.
The
eat,
room, a "German newspaper," and so on. "It's not so much a ministry of faith
port chaplains from across the country,
lotte,
from helping those who have way" to
travelers,
EDITOR
Mr. Ben
to Charlotte-Dou-
glas International Airport and coordina-
At the recent gathering, chaplains
permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Charlotte; Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers; and Dominican Father Anthony Chinh quang Dao, executive di-
heard presentations on "The Mission of the NCCAC" and "Airport Ministry is
tor of the
Ecumenical and Interreligious," which dealt with how to have a Catholic presence in a multireligious chapel open to people of all
also a presentation en-
"Boundaries" by Dr. Kathleen McChesney, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Office of Child and Youth Protection, and Father J. Cletus Kiley, director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Priestly Life and Ministry. titled
Archbishop Marchetto's keynote address, "Challenges for the Pastoral
Care of Civil Aviation," echoed Pope John Paul II's description of the airport as "a true crossroads of humanity," where the airport chaplain, offering pas-
The
toral assistance, especially in the celebra-
presentation dealt with the issue
of sexual abuse of minors and the liability to which priests and deacons are subject, even at airports, said Rev. Mr. Wenning.
tion of the Eucharist, "reminds travelers
of God's loving presence and bears wit-
"Many
ness to the fundamental truths affecting
children travel alone, and
we
try to be of assistance to them," he said.
life."
Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,
more
and staff have sought out airport chapels and chaplains, according to Father John Jamnicky, coordinator travelers
for the
Human
Catholic
News
Service contributed to
this story.
15.
II
with a birthday cake during a special audience at
The pope turned 84 on May 18.
Birtliday ordinary day, but
with calie "Happy Birthday" to the pope in Porta guese. The same tune was used a short time later, when members of the Pontifical CouncQ for Migrants and Travelers
BIRTHDAY, frompage 1
The
only cl^nge fi-om the pope's normal schedule, he said, was that the
pope had invited
"his closest collabora-
The spokesman
ings from heads of state and from indi-
limina" his
new
and the country. The
treaty, guarantee-
ing the juridical status of the church and religious freedom, updated a concordat
signed in 1940.
The
visiting
delegation
sang
and meditation," he
said.
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much
May
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AROUND THE DIOCESE PRAYERS IN THE AIR
Fun in the sun
Greensboro prayer group thrives for three decades BY
KEVIN
MURRAY
E.
and location, the format of the prayer
EDITOR
—
GREENSBORO It was the summer of 1973 when Hannah Hammer received a call from her daughter about a prayer group forming at St. Pius X Church in Greensboro. Although wary at first, she decided to give
it
Dolan
said
Mass, they sat in a circle and prayed for about an hour," recalled Hammer. "I did not pray nor did I sit in the circle. I sat outside and listened. The whole thing seemed a little odd to me
Yet Hammer felt drawn to the group and continued going week after week. She finally asked the purpose of the meetings.
The
Hammer, was,
reply, said
"Only to worship and pray.
We
have
a
Holy Spirit." That devotion has helped the group to thrive for almost 31 years. Eighty-five people attended the group's 30th anniversary in October 2003, including half a dozen of the original prayer group members. special devotion to the
Caleb Kulla carnival in
rolls a ball to claim a prize Greensboro May 16.
at the
"Boardwalk at
Pius X" stewardship
St.
Parishioners explore mintistries, enjoy carnival REV.
BY
MR. GERALD POTKAY
"Almost 3 1 years
CORRESPONDENT
—
GREENSBORO vvalk"
was bustling
prayers,"
The
at St. Pius
"board-
X Church.
After being inspired by Bishop
J.
evin Boland of Savannah during a dix:esan stewardship
program
otte, parishioners crafted .valk at St.
Pius
the church
It
"We
X" stewardship
May
carnival
16.
two goals
actually have
today,"
Patti Dinning, head of the parish tewardship committee. 'The first and )rimary reason for this carnival is to aid
crease the awareness of our church nini.stries.
The
.second
is
to
do
a better
ob of following up on all those who olunteer time and talents." The event was designed to bring ogether the parish community in order 0 discover those
who
are capable and
villing to contribute their
time and
tai-
Phoio by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay
Clown Jennifer Otter hands Luke Proia a balloon during the "Boardwalk at St.
stewardship
X"
Pius
carnival
in
Greensboro May 16.
according to Pat Spivey, pastoral
nt,
who
ssociate.
need transportation. Rev. Mr.
In preparation for the "Boardwalk,"
ackets were mailed to each family in the
Bill
Shaw and
greeted parishioners
Ann
wife
front of their
in
om
Each packet contained a letter Msgr. Anthony Marcaccio, pastor;
booth for Adult Faith Formation. The adult clas.ses, which take place between
list
of all parish ministries; a
Masses on Sundays, offer discussions on contemporary topics. There is an average of 35 adults in attendance at any
arish.
list
of the
parishioners might offer the parand a card indicating how much of a
.<ills
h;
commitment
jnancial
a family
was
will-
given session.
I'g to offer to the parish. jl
As
the ^ards were turned
"I in,
the
am
think this
fairly is
a fantastic
am
way
Scott Voegele.
formed about the opportunities
punched at each ministry table visd for a chance to win door prizes doted by each of the ministries.
One
of the joint ministries featured
the carnival
Ahrens. Both are outreach minries to the elderly of the community e brings meals to the di.sabled and
lolores
erly,
—
while the other transports those
I
finally
being infor stew-
ardship within the church."
wounded and
that Msgr.
anyone
Anthony (Marcaccio) or
during the week." Often the group will have a "soaking prayer" session they will gather outside the normal meeting time and pray for two hours for one person, one intention. Earlier in the week, more than a dozen people spent two hours praying for a parishioner with cancer. "It's good to have 14 people stop what they're doing to go and pray for someone they don't necessarily know," said Hammer. "We soaked that person with prayer. We asked God to do a
—
miracle."
Those who attend the weekly gatherings vary in number and purpose, said
Hammer. Some come for a me up," some come
spiritual "pick
when they need prayer for themselves or a loved one.
miracle."
stressed the importance of prayer.
The Intercessors have met in every Catholic Church in Greensboro
cially in the liturgy
through the years, said Hammer, and they picked up some "rules" from the priests who joined them. "Father (Thomas) Burke told us to stay close to the church, so
Father (now Msgr.)
we
have.
Pharr told us 9 p.m., so we do. Father Bill
end at Larry Dunn told us not to limit the prayer time for any reason, so we to
Hammer.
"We have had hundreds of hurting people of all denominations move through the group," said Hammer. "Everyone is welcome to come and go as they wish."
The
"regulars," she said, are there
every week.
"Weekly attendees believe intercessory prayer to be an important part of their stewardship ministry," said
Hammer. "Prayer develops an intimacy with Jesus. A prayer group is one way to avail yourself of the power that
is
available."
Pope John Paul
II
encounter Our Lord, espeand in personal prayer, as we journey toward that day
when we
shall see
him
'face to face,'"
weekly audience at the Vatican April 28. "We've seen a lot of answered have been a part of many prayers. wonderful signs and wonders," said said the
pope during
his
We
Hammer, "but we know that no mzftter how hard, long and fervently we pray, the results are in the hands of our wise
Despite the modifications
in rules
and merciful God."
Can you answer "YES"
to any of these questions?
2.
Voegele. "Even our two children are get-
3.
Do you Do you Do you
ting a sen.se of volunteerism."
4.
Does your church or organization need good employees?
'The best part of the day's is
"The
idea
is
.said
good
for recruiting other parishioners to participate
and get involved
activities."
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activities
the friendliness and fellowship,"
Clifford Barr, a greeter.
has often
"We
2.
for
in the parish
ill,
else gives us
Emily
a great
are
and government," said Hammer. "It is our privilege to pray for any needs
parish-
is
priests,
who
bruised, our country
new
'This
way
religious, those
ioners to get involved," agreed
was Mobile Meals and
nior Wheels, headed by parishioner
that's a lot of
all
to go," said
y tickets to the carnival. In addition, Irish ioners were given a "passport" to
"I
and
to the parish
pray for the church,
wrote about the group's history for its 30th anniversary celebration. "Our group is the mother group for prayer groups that meet in other parishes we've helped others get started," said Hammer. "Almost every year, we have a get-together and invite prayer groups from other parishes." The St. Pius X group met for 21 years before someone suggested they come up with a name, she said. "Everyone had a different name. After a lively discussion, we prayed about it for a few minutes and then everyone voted unanimously for the same name: St. Joseph's Intercessors," said Hammer. "This in itself was a
don't," said
new
larishioners received free food or activ-
k
—
commented Hammer, who
—
Char-
in
the "Board-
—
"We deacons,
a try.
"After Msgr. (Hugh)
Rev. Mr. Gerald Poikay
group has remained consistent and simple, said Hammer. Although they had to omit Mass due to the consideration of priests' schedules, the group still focuses on what they consider their "main work" prayer.
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IN
2004
21,
OUR SCHOOLS
WELCOME SMILES
Taking
Down syndrome students
to the field
it
Pastoral Center,
visit
uptown Charlotte Pilot program at St Patrick School produces
progress BY
KEVIN
E.
MURRAY
EDITOR
their faces, three students
moved
in its second year teaches basic academic curriculum as well as life skills based on the students' levels of ability.
eagerly
Cherry was especially impressed with the progress the students have made since joining the program. They were very outgoing and able to interact with adults, such as at the restaurant and on the Gold Rush trolley bus, she
through the diocesan Pastoral Center. "Nice to meet you," said one student, shaking hands with staff members. "My name is Matthew."
Matthew Isley, 13, was joined by Morgan Grier, 17, and Jenna Clayton, 13, all
of whom have
Down
—
now
— With smUes on
CHARLOTTE
syndrome, a
said.
Courtesy Ph(^
"Matthew sat at the front of the bus and greeted everyone who came
congenital condition characterized by
moderate to severe mental retardation.
They are all students in the Matthew-Morgan Pilot Classroom at St. Patrick School. Linda Cherry, superin-
there's
tendent of diocesan Catholic schools, of-
social skills," said Cypert.
fered the students
and
"Since the beginning of the year,
them
their teachers a
Kitty Cypert, special-education teacher, and Heleen Hogan, teacher's asfor
its
program
she
often
said.
"Getting them out in the commuteaching them the appropriate skills and hopefully getting the world nity,
original students, the
Down s3mdrome
like to hug'people,
joined the students on their tour.
Named
when
of progress especially in "We've taught they meet people, they
Those with
ing them to lunch in uptown Charlotte.
Matthew and Morgan,
that
lot
should say hello and shake their hands."
tour of the Pastoral Center before treat-
sistant,
been a
—
to accept
them
—
Approximately 300 fifth-graders from
all
the elementary Mecklenburg Area Catholli
Schools were invited for a Field Day at Charlotte Catholic High School May 10.
aboard," said Cherry.
that's
what
it's
all
school seniors led the fifth-graders
groups through various
in
about," said Cypert.
classroom work.
Hogan, a parishioner of St. Matthew Church, was influential in instituting the pilot program. She has 1 7 years of experience working with chUdren, the last 10 of which have been spent with specialneeds children. "The parents and
Hi(
field activities.
"When we go Matthew "They happy
lunchroom
into the
students always ask Jenna,
Morgan
an(
to sit with them," said Cypert
very included, and are
feel
reall
to be here."
"Catholic education should be fo I
wanted a Catho-
all
children, incorporating
all
types
the students and faculty of St. Patrick
students into mainstream society said Angela Montague, principal of S Patrick School. "They are a part of ou community, and we would be los without them."
School for their inclusion of Jenna, Matthew and Morgan. Students often assist them in their studies and other
uted to this
lic-based education,
one with a Christian
emphasis including prayer,
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2004
21,
SACRAMENTAL
LIFE
Confirmation reinforces baptism for the recipient to be aware of having received the sacrament as an infant. His or her response will be mani-
no need
CONFIRMATION, from page 1
graders in the Diocese of Charlotte will
fested as
of the Holy Spirit as they receive the third sacrament of
According to Father Hawker, the second approach the psychological school emphasizes that the sacrament
be sealed with the
gift
initiation: confirmation.
According to Father John Triglio, and Father Kenneth Brighenti, co-
Jr.
hosts of the
EWTN program "Council of on what baptism and what was
Faith," "Confirmation
was begun
in
...
builds
life
unfolds."
—
—
should be received after the age of reason (seven years old) or older. Therefore, the is aware of the wonder, gift and grace of the sacrament at the time of baptism.
recipient of the sacrament
nourished in holy Eucharist."
completes the process of
"It
tion into the Christian
initia-
community and it the work ahead,"
A sacrament with a past The sacrament reality, a
of confirmation
is,
in
reconfirmation of the gift of the
matures the soul for said Father Triglio. Having been gifted with the Holy Spirit, confirmed Catholics are assisted in fix ing their faith with a greater degree of intensity and integrity, said Father James Hawker, vicar of education for the Diocese of Charlotte. "When we talk about the Holy Spirit, we should be sensitive to the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the fi-uits of the Holy Spirit," he said. One of the premier fi-uits of the Holy Spirit is peace, said Father Hawker. "If there is anything we need in our world today, it is internal peace, as well as peace around us and peace in our
of the Holy Spirit give Catholics the courage to practice their faith, according to Father Triglio and Father Brighenti. Therefore, the sacrament is a reconfirmation of what has happened previously in a person's life, and a tool for
world."
living out one's- faith in the future.
It is
Holy Spirit to the person within the community of believers. 'There's no question that the recipient of the grace and the wonder of baptism receives the Holy Spirit at that Hawker.
time," said Father
The
faith
given
in
baptism
made
gifts
and
fi-uits
Rooted in the
birth
Confirmation
is
of the church
traditionally cel-
when coming of the
ebrated near the time of Pentecost,
In the theological approach, which
intended to be the norm, confirmation
be faithful to the Gospel of Jesus," Father
"Confirmation, in one sense,
is
one of
more intriguing sacraments in the (Catholic) Church," said Father the
Hawker, "because there have been traditionally two approaches to the celebration of the sacrament."
and communion are received
at the
same
time as baptism. The Eastern Catholic churches celebrate the three sacraments of initiation in this manner.
Hawker
"Each one of us has the responsibility to be faithful to the Gospel and to be witnesses of that Gospel and of said.
Roman
Catholic Church also receive the sacra-
ments together during the Easter Vigil "It should be remembered that the .
.sacrament
of
is
looked at as being a great
God through
the Catholic Church," said Father Hawker. 'There is
gift
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tongues
Interpretation of
Queen
chrism
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the Apostles
Church
Cecily Tindall,
14,
According to Father Hawker, "The significance of taking a
name
in confir-
mation is so that we might be reminded of some person within the tradition of the church who was faithful to the Lx)rd Jesus, to his or her identity as a follower of Jesus and to the mission he or she had within the context of his or her own contemporary situation." "So the taking of the name of this person reminds us of our calling to be faithful, to be disciples of Jesus just as that person was," he said.
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Food and fashion in
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Salisbury SALISBURY
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women's group
St.
outstanding leadership in guiding the event to completion. Charlotte Taylor received an award for marketing and
at
Mooney. Roueche received an award
earns
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selling tickets to the affair.
Female students from Sacred Heart School donned white aprons to serve ice tea during the luncheon. Father John Putnam, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, was the only man allowed at the "girls-only" event to accept a check for the new church building fund.
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Muslims work together on peaceful values Catholics,
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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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BEIT JALLA, West Bank
Schools in the Latin-rite Patriarchate of Jerusalem provide Islamic as well as Christian religious instruction in an ef-
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schools
all
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we want
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Latin Patriarchate parish
schools have
come
a long
way
since be-
ing founded 150 years ago in the
Holy
Land with a handful of students and a group of determined priests. Father al-Siryani said in those days
was
difficult to recruit students,
be-
cause families needed their sons to work. "The schools were established mostly in remote villages where schools didn't exist," said
Father al-Siryani.
Growing together Today the patriarchate runs
—
—
in Israel, tories.
and 15,000 teachers and
communi-
school in Beit Sahour
staff,
he
Nablus
lim; the school in
is
90
is
Mus-
the opposite.
most of the Muslim, Father al-Siryani School officials are hoping to expand
In the village of Aboud,
students said.
ai'e
the school into a high school, he added.
school
is
the only school. One-third of the
students are Muslim, many from a neighboring refugee camp, said Father Rick van de Water, the parish priest. 'There are a lot of children from the refugee camp in the school, and it is one establish
with the people around de Water said.
good us,"
relations
Father van
Alumni from the Latin Patriarchate schools include Suha Arafat, wife of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Suha Arafat was raised Greek Orthodox and converted to Islam to marry Yasser Arafat. Other alumni are political and religious leaders, including Ramallah
Mayor Ayoub Rabah, a Catholic; Parliament member Razi Hanania; and Lutheran Bishop Mounib Younan. helped build
my
helped
me prepare
for college."
in some schools due to emigraand the checkpoints, the patriarchate laid off 100 teachers and will lay off' another 20 teachers at the end of this
as a
patriarchate aims to maintain
rollment
Many Palestinian communities have unemployment rates of at least 70 percent, so the patriarchate has to scramble to find supporters. Funding comes from the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, the Vatican and other sources. Some schools were in danger of
and the
Ministry of Education
(Israeli)
on the schools. Here we don't have government follow-up, we have cur-
follows up
fews," Father al-Siryani said.
the
A
The first schools were established in West Bank between 1854 and 1858.
photograph from 1870 shows the Beit
closing because of a lack of resources.
Sahour parish
Father al-Siryani said. "We still have to be there and educate them. If we don't assume this responsibility, nobody will," he said.
Moretain, in a school picture with his four students. In 1866, the patriarchate decided to
allow girls at a school in Jordan, but
was not easy
Educating the masses
The
and Jordan function under a more normal situation, he said. it is
different; their life
is just
about nonnal; they don't have the financial
problems
we
have.
Most
it
to get girls to enroll. Father
al-Siryani said.
"The parents believed education
patriarchate scliools in Israel
"In Israel
Father Jean
priest.
schools are
subsidized by the (Israeli) government.
was not good
how
learn
for the girls; they
would
to write romantic letters," he
took some time (to catch on) in
said. "It
the remote villages; they were Bedouin
communities.
was not an easy job
It
to
direct a school."
even when Christian students are in the minority, he said. The parish priest is always director of the school, parish
nuns are always involved in some way, and many of the teachers are Christian. Until the outbreak of the intifada. Father al-Siryani was responsible for the patriarchate schools in Israel, but the
The Nablus
school has seen
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and respect must underpin Catholics' relations with immigrants, especially Muslims. It is vital "to approach all cultures with a respectful attitude in which one is aware that he doesn't just have something to say and offer, but also much to listen to and receive," he said. The pope made his remarks May 18 to the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers during its May 17-19 plenary meeting at the Vatican. "In every culture, an approach can be found to the mystery of mankind even in its religious dimension and that explains, as the Second Vatican Council affirmed, why some facets of truth are found even
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The schools also serve way of helping the Muslim community get to know the Christians since many students are Muslim, he said.
Catholic children.
Chair
in
West Bank.
said.
Last year, because of dwindling en-
The
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Nida Hijazi listens to Muslim student Firas Wahsh read from the Quran of a parish school in Beit Jalla,
personality," said
Rabah, who graduated in 1964. "Compared to the others schools in Ramallah at the time, it was one of the best in town. It
to teach catechism to
is
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In Jifna, the parish elementary
Father al-Siryani said the main mission of the schools
The
ties.
"It
41
including 30 high schools Jordan and the Palestinian terriThe schools have 20,000 students
schools
schools' students normally re-
the religious ratio of their
flect
main way we
teachings," he said.
it
a priest in northern Israel.
(Muslims) an insight into our values.
We don't want them to become Christian, but
by
percent Christian and 10 percent
official said.
"Our schools are an opportunity to gi\ e
made travel difficult and time-consuming. Now, schools in Israel are overseen
he
said dialogue
II
"It
welcoming newcomers) even with pastoral initiatives aimed at meeting and dia-
logue, but above
is
are
more
when "v.'ho
it
to
Muslim immi-
specific
problems," said
comes
pose
the pope.
"Fraternal dialogue and reciprocal
"is
necessary so that the Gospel message
tural
all
people."
makes engage
said globalization
logue.
grants
ethnically diverse than be-
but also because such respect
fore,
unforeseen events or cially
helping the faithful
not just necessary because communi-
ties
essary to
espe-
all
overcome prejudices" and teaching them to be missionaries at home, he said. The pope said respect for all cultures
But integrating people of different cultures and religions is "never without difficulties,"
therefore, necessary that indi-
(these
He
said.
is,
vidual churches open up to
more
actively
it
nec-
in cul-
exchange and interreligious
""Social integration
and cultural
in-
become a necessary prepeoples and nations to live
teraction have requisite for
dia-
together in true peace," he said.
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May30y Pentecost Sunday
as a leader BY
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In a
new
BY
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between a small
17.
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ance bet\veen authority and service. Perhaps I should rebuke myself for not hav-
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pope
A nun passes a shop window displaying a new book by Pope John Paul in Rome
said.
"In a certain sense, that's a result of temperament," he added. The book reviews his 20 years as a bishop in Poland and includes reflections on activities following his election as pope in 1978. An English edition was expected to be published in coming months. The pope reflected on his authoritarian shortcomings in a chapter that recalled his ordination as bishop in 1958. He said how to wield episcopal authority is a question faced by every bishop. All bishops try to keep Christ as a model, who spoke in terms of serving his flock and not ordering them around, he
my
May his
"A
on how
certain balance
is
in
Poland.
needed. If a
live in the
the Spirit's guidance.
One
"Notwithstanding the inner tance
I
made
all
He
felt
in
reprimanding,
I
said that in discussing important
he always liked to ask two questions of his collaborators: What truth of faith sheds light on this problem, and who can we find to help us?
depends too much on authority, people think that he only knows how to command," the pope said. exercised. It the bishop
talked with her helpers as they
community
together, sharing tools, jokes, water and
a glorious day.
Within
five
hours they had painted
three outbuildings, screened in her bacl<
porch, replaced a door, painted her porch, replaced
her
all
fi-onl
her gutters, trimmed
trees, cut a winter's
wood and buUt
worth of
a crib to hold
fire-
it.
Also established, as the Spirit natuwas a bond of love and care. As they finished the lunch that Shirley provided. Pearl told them, "You are all m} family." Hugs the sign of peace. That's the message of Pentecost God working as community. One God but one with the Son, one with the Holj Spirit and one with us, God's people God's Spirit is poured out on each on< and gathers strength as we join togethei to breathe life and love into the world. rally will,
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WEEKLY SCRIPTURE SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 23 - MAY 29 Sunday (Seventh Sunday of Easter), Acts 7:55-60, Monday, Acts
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Neri), Acts 20:28-38,
John
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Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20, John 17:20-26
6:29-33; Tuesday, Acts 20:1 7-27, John 17:1-11;
Wednesday (St.
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John 17:11-19; Thursday, Acts 22:30; 23:6-11, John 17:20-26; Friday, Act
25:13-21, John 21:15-19; Saturday, Acts 28:16-20, 30-31, John 21:20-25
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 30 JUNE Sunday (Pentecost Sunday), Acts
2:1-11,
1
5
Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13, John 20:19-23;
(The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Zephaniah 3:14-18, Lul<e 3:12-15, 17-18, Mark 12:13-17;
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worked
I
the necessary decisions," he said.
issues,
Throughout the morning
—
with a power and effectiveness greater
resis-
think
them.
country
—
a
of
Paul divided the youths into small crews and instructed
and Appalachia close enough to both to have a foot in each. Paul is a retired forester, and their house is on the edge of the national forest where he worked for many years. He knows the region and its people very well. Paul's neighbor Pearl is an 86-yearold mountain woman who still prefers the Spartan life she's always lived, with no electricity or running water in her house. She chops wood for heat and daily carries in water fi-om a well. Paul sometimes helps with her harder chores, but when he noticed she needed some big repairs she could neither afford nor do herself, he asked his parish youth group to help. The ensuing project was a perfect model of Pentecost the Holy Spirit of
God working through
could almost see the tongues
spiritual fire parting as
city
balance over the years.
is
it
Go" focuses on
and govern by serving," he said. The pope said that, despite his temperament, he had tried to strike that
authority belongs to the
bishop, but a lot depends
18. "Get Up, Let Us
20 years as a bishop
bishop says: 'Here I alone command,' or 'I'm only here to serve,' something is missing. He should serve by governing
said. 'TsTaturally,
planned, gave a pep talk and prayed for
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monishing. I think that, in this category, I have perhaps done too little," the pope wrote in "Get Up, Let Us Go," a book distributed in Italian and other lan-
May
wondering how the rag-tag group possibly could accomplish the daunting array of tasks Paul had
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On
minister,
1
cal book,
guages
sum of its parts. an early fall morning, 20 sleepy teenagers arrived with 10 accompanying adults and assembled on the dewy grass in Pearl's front yard. Their youth •
Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 3) Gospel: John 20:19-23 2)
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A story missed ConAontingevil with love is a story worth covering
Pope, at audience, says
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
human
cycle of sin
—
In
The Pope
God
and punishment
is
Speaks
"God
II said.
POPE
not indifferent to the
is
evil
JOHN PAUL
II
perpetrated by his creatures because he is
said
May
19 during his weekly
general audience.
Some
15,000 pilgrims from around
the world gathered with the pope in
St.
on Psalm 32 and to continue offering him best wishes for his 84th birthday, which was May 18. A small group of Polish war veterPeter's Square to hear his reflections
ans
who
Italy,
had. fought at
during World
Monte
War
Cassino, II
present for the audience.
The
freedom of the Polish people. It is a gift and a task for today's generation," he said, praying that the Polish people would cultivate their freedom in love and respect for their traditional moral In his main audience talk, the pope
which 860 Polish soland some 2,800 Poles were injured, "opened the way for the Allies to reach Rome," the pope told the veterans. 'This has become a symbol of the battle, in
diers died
noblest values of the Polish spirit and,
courage and readiness to give one's life 'for our freedom and theirs,'" the pope said. "After the end of the war, Poland had to wait a long time before this hope was fulfilled," he said, referring to the years of communist domination. "Today, however, we can thank God for the great grace which is the especially, of the
Psalm 32 is a h3TTin of praise to God his mercy and willingness to forgive.
said for
The psalmist initially lacks
the cour-
age to acknowledge his errors, but when he finally says, "I confess my faults to the Lord," God responds "immediately with generous forgiveness" and the sinner is filled with peace, the pope said. When Catholics approach the sacrament of confession, he said, the same thing occurs. In the sacrament, the pope said, "one experiences an awareness of sin frequently obscured in our day together with the joy of forgiveness." "The strict logic of sin-punishment has been replaced, through God's grace, by the joyful reality of sin-forgiveness," Pope John Paul said.
—
—
When asked how
GHF
is
"God
call
the deluded battle cry of a
group of people from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. After visiting the group's cult to describe
Web
them
a place of love
Cancro, pastor of St. Eugene Church,
site, it's diffi-
which and worship, or as as a church,
who in my experience are who love the Lord deeply and
Baptists,
people
demonstrate their faith with countless acts of witness and charity.
To show how
little
"We, the pastors of the
have come together to show our solidargoes on to say that "hate can never be used as a means to describe the actions of God in ity in the faith," the letter states. It
relation to people."
That's a polite
God is a being only with love. God's love is the basic message of every Mass and service celebrated at Christian churches. hear this message in the pews over and
churches, schools and any organization
is
that has anything positive or nurturing
Asheville
first
sides of a story
and
lets readers
ers decide about the message. Percent of those
who
over; seeing
hate group
God's
family
on:
is
lorli
h
in action in response to a
it
1
further proof of the spirit of
jfj
love.
Newsrooms
take note: confronting
|e\
evD and hatred with love and good will is a story worth covering. The pastor's letter ends by inviting Jtjitj "all people of faith and good, will to pray with us as we gather peacefully in j^j prayer and song, as every Sunday, withi our congregations.
did a
It
jjtr
or view-
Amen.
Other than
that, there
62
age that
its
strange ideas deserve.
I
i
was no coverage. At first blush, it would look like a wacko fi-inge group got the lack of cover-
said they were "highly satisfied" with...
oil'
We
reach programs that minister to the gay community. The demonstration, if you can call it that, consisted of a few people who got out of a car, marched outside St. Eugene Church for a few minutes and then left.
WLOS,
a contradiction, since
filled
churches were targeted because of out-
television station,
way of saying that "God Hates Fags,"
the loathsome slogan,
travels the country picketing
The
six churches |::
targeted for protest here in Asheville,
connection the
one of the churches where picketers showed up was the First Baptist Church of AshevUle. Other denominations targeted by the group included Presb3rterian, Lutheran, Episcopal and Methodist.
involving homosexuals.
a
through.
picketers have with mainline Baptists,
GHF
is
model of ecumenism and a faith-based response to an adversarial event. It was evident in the news quotes from the people who walked past the protestors on their way into Sunday service that the message in the pastor's letter got
journalistic approach that presents both
Americans chose family
GHF — a story of interfaith
call to turn the other cheek and to love your brother. Here's what happened upon learning of the impending demonstration. The six churches that were targeted for picketing got together and wrote a letter to their parishioners responding to the demonstration. The letter, much of which was written by Father Frank
on the gathering, quoting both the demonstrators and the churchgoers in equal measure. This is the standard
life,
far
cooperation that exemplifies the biblical
story
content they were with aspects of
was a
response to
One
FAMILY CONTENTMENT
there
that occurred in
that the opposite
is
values.
were
maybe that's OK. But more compelling story
a recent
were picketed by a group Hates Fags" (GHF).
the guardian of justice and truth," the
pope
&
churches in Asheville reacted to a recent demonstration outside their doors as Sunday services were starting. Six churches, including St. Eugene Church,
that gives a sense of peace and hope to
believers.'Pope John Paul
Guest Columnist
weekend unfortunately shows is also true, "Good news is no news." The good news is how a group of
the
replaced by a cycle of sin and forgiveness
Media
ttie
The old slogan, "no news is good news," is appropriate when you are waiting for a jury verdict or for the IRS to ask you questions about your tax return. But a situation in AshevUle over
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beloved children.
The story of a family When Amy tic
came
into
my
office
one day back in the early 1980s, I had no way of knowing this would be the beginning of a friendship I forever shall
The Bottom Line
that they will
was editor of a Connecticut newsand she was a college student
I
asking
she could be an intern reporter.
if
sion?
had been music critic for the World Tele-
much
grain and Sun, a
'ork ne\\ spaper, for
WTiat
years.
known
could not have
I
New
respected
some 40
how
that
connected I was to become especially her to Amy and her family mother, Jeanne Mitchell, the renowned violinist of the '50s, and her sister Lucy, day was
—
with striking violet-blue eyes and fingers that 3e
made everything
she touched,
grand piano or typesetter keys,
a
it
my
But
lifelong connection to
her family
is
ncredible talents.
ind faith
we
not because of their
alessings
shared
(all
the Biancollis
we endured together and we acknowledge.
Amy
As
as
we both
the
A
gave out.
year after Peter's suicide, Lucy
killed herself
Amy, newly
Unbelievably,
was
married,
too soon to face the deaths of her
all
father and, not too long after, her mother.
Jeanne's death
was
my
memories and
a
blow to
best friend
living the excruciating pains of death.
She
me for she as we sup-
ported each other after the suicides of our
know where
writes: "I
[jny loved ones^ because myself...
Importance of church unity
love
I
them
I
still;
find
and
still,
for Today FATHER JOHN
to find
them
Spirituality
in
CATOIR CNS Columnist
for-
ever leaving, they remain."
Amy
in pain,
her daughter Lucy and my son Peter, both of whom had contemplated suicide. We had high hopes for their progress in health, but their
had become
developed into an out-
were united
faced parallel illnesses that
afflicted
because of the love
It is
We
motherhood.
Amy
were converts to the Catholic Church), ^he pain
standing writer, accepted into the Columbia School of Journalism, I got to know her mother and her sister very well. Her mother and I had become instant sisters in our faith and our
beautiful brains
;end a perfect offering into the world.
md
her sister and par-
I read Amy's book the week after I came home from burying my son Sterling, my third son to die. I was so moved. Her pain was my pain, too, especially her words that no one knows better than the
refuse
I
from
a book
pictures framed with love.
ANTOINETTE BOSCO CNS Columnist
someone so enthusialready committed to this profesHer father, Louis BiancoUi, after all,
Hov\- could astic,
know
ents through her words,
cherish.
paper,
gift
—
she has written about her loss, being the only survivor of her family, lovingly titled "House of Holy Fools: A Family Portrait in Six Cracked Parts." She said she wrote the book for her children so
an enthusias-
Biancolli,
college student,
This month I received a Amy, now a mother of three
writes about the tragedy of
The word "inculturation" refers to way different cultures around the
Lucy's suicide, and
my heart was pierced
the
again: "Suicide
always senseless be-
world affect our Catholic faith. There is need for dialogue in each country where serious differences exist. Those devoted
is
makes no sense at all.... Only God knows why Lucy had to kill herself; only God knows why her brain waged war against her." This memoir by a daughter of a family that loved music, laughter and joy so much is a memorable love story. Amy Biancolli writes of them and speaks cause the suffering that leads to
it
—
only of blessings especially of her own conversion to the Catholic faith, which has led her to say, I
can't
"I
was given so much.
doubt anything
in
my
life."
to protecting the faith are usually at
odds with those defending local customs. Pope John Paul II offered these criteria for true inculturation:
—
The teaching must always be compatible with the Gospel, and the teacher must always be in communion with the universal church. ^Accepting the morality of each culture can damage the integrity of the faith. It can also shatter the universal
—
church's unity.
'W^e Americans,
Teens and their first jobs Hard I've
mentioned
my
low
Coming of Age
work, but earned pride
first
in
previous columns
jobs taught
me
so
KASE JOHNSTUN CNS Columnist
much
working with people, being responsible and having a good time while orking. But I failed to mention some-
ibout
hing
iocial life es,
—
for
cash for gas, cash for
my
•elieving
not cushy.
lealth benefits,
K)ast titles irst
clothes as office jobs.
and they
many
They do not provide and they usually do not
such as "executive director."
way to an once you depart their made shakes. I scrubbed cars. I
llustrious career I
jot dirty.
These jobs were not the world's best. Standing on blacktop, baking in the I
nore than lOO-degree weather, waiting or a car to
come out
to
com-
about the job I had done and walk way without tipping, is not fabulous. 4any times I hated my first jobs and. oathed going to work to get bossed
plain
round by an uptight manager: "Mop floor, clean the ashtray and clean the
he
Till."
from 3 to 5 work around I
.school
— and
or junior high students
—
had no experience to and a nice office job with a computer, the ntemet, e-mail and paid vacation. So, ve need to push those ideas straight out he f)ffice door of our heads. Talking with a young man recently, heard something fly from his mouth I ouldn't believe. "I want an office job
afternoon and will
in the
my
others. It
practice."
thought, sure, there are a lot of
good
positions for teens in telemarketing, and they pay pretty good
money. "I
High lave
They
also offer the
and responsibilities that go along with having $20 in your pocket from serving people slaw on Saturday night or $40 from filling gas tanks Friday afternoon. With the money come many things, including budgeting skills and bank account management, both important skills to learn young. But the most important thing that comes from holding $50 in your hand from working late into the night on Thursday when everyone else is at is pride. This is not the the game pride that hurts people or takes from issues
— —
wipe down, then
vaiting again for the customer to
one important thing that
teens need: cash.
They
jobs do not pave the
loors.
offer
want
to
do telemarketing.
want a At
real job,"
bubble.
He was above
I
he added.
this point
I
had to burst fast food.
his
He was
above car washing. He was above manual labor. I told him, "Good luck." There is nothing wrong with fastfood jobs or manual-labor jobs.
They
are
very respectable and honorable. The paychecks from these jobs buy the same
not the pride that gloats.
It is
not the pride that makes your head ex-
pand fit it
to a point that
makes
it
difficult to
through the door. It
don't
is
is
refuse
to be absorbed by the secular culture?
First jobs are just that, first jobs,
—
parents of the expense.
First jobs are not glamorous. ire
At what point does the church
my
mov-
cash for clothes, cash for cash
tend to
accepted in the secular culture."
else: cash.
Those jobs provided cash
like others,
assume that the church should govern herself by the processes to which we are accustomed in our political and industrial life," said Cardinal Avery Dulles. 'The Catholic Church has thus far remained resistant to such absorption. Her stable traditions and worldwide organization enable her to be in some respects counterculture, and to speak out against certain values and practices that are generally
the pride that gives a
little
upbeat step as you leave your work knowing that your first job is a pain but that you mopped the floor or filled the drink or built a .solid frame the best that you could. Then with cash in pocket you have more freedom to buy the extra hamburger without worrying about giving your parents the change at the end of the night. That's nice, and it's worth it.
How
are Catholics supposed to remain
ecumenical in these circumstances? Is it a matter of reaching agreements through compromise or a process of mutual enrichment where each Christian church offers something in the interest of church unity? The Catholic Church offers the papacy as a symbol of universal unity and as a faithful de-
fender of doctrinal integrity against the
popular culture. This
is
an exceedingly
important point. In the recent controversy over gay and lesbian marriages, we know these are our brothers and sisters in Christ. As
Americans, they deserve to be treated as equal citizens under the law. Vatican II's Declaration of Religious
Freedom teaches
us that "the
human
person has a right to religious freedom. This freedom means that all men are to be immune from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups, and of
any human
power....
forced to act in a
No
one
is
manner contrary
to be to his
religious beliefs."
But as a group they can't redefine the church's traditional teaching on the
sacrament of matrimony.
There are
principles at stake,
they cannot be tossed aside in the
of peace.
and
name
May
21,
2004
The Catholic News & Herald 16
PARISH PROFILE
Benedict the Moor Church helped shape Winston-Salem Vicariate landscape
community, now known
as Good Shepherd Church, remains a mission of St. Benedict the Moor Church, while Our Lady of Fatima Chapel is now a mission of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Win-
St.
The
ston-Salem.
Kernersville congrega-
was given parish status in 1973, when Holy Cross Church was founded tion
St. Benedict the Moor parishioners observed the 50th anniversary of their church in November 1990 with a Mass
Benedict the Moor Church 1625 East 12th Street Winston-Salem, N.C. (336) 725-9200 St.
celebrated by then-Bishop
Vicariate: Winston-Salem
Father Lawrence Hunt, pastor; and Father Francis O'Rourke and Father Thomas Gaunt, former pastors. Parish formation continued through the 1990s under the pastorate of Father Hunt, who has served at St. Benedict the
Pastor: Jesuit Father Lawrence Hunt
Pastoral Associate: Mercy Sister Larretta Rivera-Williams
Number
(now Arch-
bishop of Atlanta) John F. Donoghue. Among the concelebrants were Jesuit
of Families: 160
Moor Church
since
1990. Parishioners
continue to be involved in an active prayer group, altar servers group, youth group, religious education, choir and a variety of commissions.
The
parish also places a high prior-
on community involvement. Local groups and efforts such as the Crisis Control ministry. Red Cross donor program and Samaritan Soup Kitchen have ity
Moor paThe church building is host to Narcotics Anonymous and Community Watch meetings. benefited fi-om St. Benedict the
Lawrence Hunt
Jesuit Father
Photo by George
St.
of
Benedict the Moor Church was established
in
1940
to serve the spiritual
K.
needs
Winston-Salem Catholics.
WINSTON-SALEM in
— The
parish
Moor was
Catholics.
Now
one of
four Winston-Salem parishes,
parish hall and rectory, in
AprQ 1940 from
Zion Church. The present
As
has
it
was purchased
a bishop of the site is
AME
that of the
Benedict the Moor Church. construction proceeded, the conSt.
Mass November
helped shape the Catholic landscape in
gregation continued gathering for
the Winston-Salem Vicariate.
at the Price
Bishop Eugene McGuinness of Raleigh established St. Benedict the Moor Church in response to the needs of African-American Catholics living in the Winston-Salem area. Placing it under the direction of the Franciscans, the bishop welcomed Franciscan Father Ronald Scott as the founding pastor. About a dozen local African-American Catholics made up the original par-
1940, in a local funeral home. Bishop
home
and, in
girls.
the following year.
ish family.
ebrated in the
Benedict's
The first Masses were celhome of a lawyer, Hosea and his wife. Working closely with
Francis helped found a parish
and
To
and
year. In addition to education
The parish family of St. Benedict th( Moor celebrated the church's 60th anni-
its first
versary with a retreat, spring picnic,
spiri-
and a dinner celebration
fal
tual nourishment, the school also turned
festival
out championship basketball teams throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s. The school continued operation until
parishioners in
1979.
the church. Sponsored by Winston-Sa
St.
Benedict the
Moor Church
December 2000. Community Knowledge Center was established a In the past year, the
lem State University, the center feature 10 computers and offers classes for se
as-
sumed responsibility for its first mission. Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in downtown Winston-Salem, in 1969. The following year, the Catholic community to the east in Kernersville became a mission of St. Benedict the Moor Church and
nior citizens, tutoring for middle-schoo students and a tax-filing service for His panics.
to
by
St.
King were
Benedict the
list
As pastor of St. Benedict the Moo Church in Winston-Salem and Goo(|Hfri Shepherd Church in King, Father Hun ministers to hundreds of Catholics Forsjrth and Stokes counties.
continued as such until 1973. Catholics to the north in
for 15(
also ministered
Moor clergy. That
(
Men's Club. enhance the educational aspect of
the faith, the Sisters of St. Francis of
Father Scott, parishioners began searching for a site on which to build a church.
Allegany, N.Y., arrived in Winston-Sa-
Property for that church, along with a
lem, and in early September
15
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McGuinness dedicated the new church Father Scott continued as pastor, in August 1943 he welcomed an associate pastor to assist in developing the parish. Parishioners found spiritual and social opportunities in a number of parish groups and organizations, including the Legion of Mary, Third Order of St. Francis, St. Monica's Guild and St.
Price,
members of Our Lady ol Consolation Church in Charlotte for a heritage pilgrimage to Baltimore anc Washington, D.C. in May 2004. ners joined
In Septeml^er 1950, the Sisters of St.
estabhshed 1940 to serve the spiritual needs of
Winston-Salem
Parishioners are also actively involved with the diocesan African Ameri-J can Affairs Ministry. Several parishio-
opened St. Anne Academy. Later that month. Bishop Joseph Waters of Raleigh dedicated the academy, a convent and a residence for
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