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Western North Carolina
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Volume 2 Number 34
in the Diocese of Charlotte
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May
7,
1993
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DSA
Most Successful In History At 111 Percent Of Goal 1993
By JOANN KEANE Associate Editor
CHARLOTTE — Pledges exceeding $1.9 million
make
the 1993 Dioc-
esan Support Appeal the most successful
campaign
in di-
ocesan history. To date, pledges of
$1,945,244 have pushed the DSA to percent of
1 1 1
its
goal. "I
am
pleased
feel
irdinal
—
Joseph L. Bernardin of Chiwarned America against "the imity of isolationism" in a speech ng the 10th anniversary of the rial
for believers in the universal
a
nor citizens in the world's
last
(power," the cardinal said at a sym-
May
1
in
Uncasville in the Dio-
>f Norwich. |n a world where 40,000 children ery day from hunger and its convinces, in a world with ethnic cleansd systematic rape in Bosnia, in a
where people are still denied life, ty and fundamental rights because race, ethnicity, religion or eco-
f status Id.
There
— we cannot
is
turn away,"
need for new thinking
the status of peace, the nature of r
id effective responses to conflict,"
sd.
Ninety-seven lay
presenters spoke on behalf of the
DSA
Appeal Sunday
DSA. This year, March 27 and 28 were allocated for the in-pew effort.
Each parish goal for the
is
assigned a specific
DSA. Once the amount has
been reached, 100 percent of all funds over and above the goal are returned to the parish.
The
cost for operating the
DSA
sands of people with social services,
which have expenses running as high
ministries."
10 percent.
DSA provides us an opportu-
campaign
is
as
This year's campaign utilized multiefforts to reach parishioners. A video showcasing the works of several
and help other people," Kelley said. "Through the DSA, we help people who may or may not be in our parish or our city, but fellow Catho-
media
throughout the diocese." To date, 61 parishes and missions are over their assigned goals. Ten addi-
dedicated
As one
clear
example he
cited
"no
Bosnia, where he said there
is
military solution," but at the
same time
real
must be taken to protect the innocent and to stop the horror of "effective steps
The meeting
was. convened by
Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of Norwich to look back at the peace pastoral and ahead to current and future challenges of war and peace in a dramatically changed world. Cardinal Bernardin was chairman of the bishops' committee that wrote the peace pastoral and Bishop Reilly was a committee member. The cardinal is a member and Bishop Reilly the chairman of a new bishops' committee cur-
in Chicago, that the U.S. Cathobishops gave nearly unanimous approval to The Challenge ofPeace: God 's
House lic
—
a docuPromise and Our Response' ment credited with raising American consciousness about the moral dimensions of nuclear deterrence policy and the arms race. In 1983 "none of us would have predicted or even imagined the enormous changes that have taken place in
was shown during Feb. 6 and 7 Masses. The Catholic News & Herald ministries
much
of the Feb. 5 edition to
on DS A-supported agencies, and stories related to the campaign.
stories
.
new
greater justice in the world," Cardinal
Bernardin
said.
"The reduction of nuclear arms must continue to be a priority," he added. "Nuclear deterrence must continue to
said.
eration of conventional
What is needed now, he
arms impels us
said, is "to
to redouble our efforts to limit their
address the unfinished business of the is, the challenges of
production and distribution. "Greater attention and resources
peacemaking and solidarity in a changed,
must also be focused on the growing gap between the Northern and Southern hemispheres. A just and lasting peace
pastoral letter, that
new
world."
The pastoral was written in the context of a
Also at the symposium was Father J. Bryan Hehir, Catholic chaplain at Harvard University and adviser to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops-U.S Catholic Conference, who was chief staff aide to the 1983 committee. It was on May 3, 1 983, at the Palmer
turn to the
and apply, our tradition in ways that continue to seek to minimize the resort to armed force and indicate the directions we might take to ensure
give way to progressive disarmament. The growing sophistication and prolif-
rently preparing an assessment 10 years later.
"We must now reality
the past decade," Cardinal Bernardin
il
ir
"Appeal Sunday took us over the
9)
ethnic cleansing."
peace pastoral.
Mter the Cold War, there is an standable but dangerous temptas turn inward.... But this is not an jh
for the first time," said Kelley.
Sees Massive Challenges To Peace 10 Years After Pastoral
NCASVILLE, Conn. (CNS)
)ishops'
May
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parishioners aware of
educational services, or multicultural
lics
be taken up
make
how close they are. "Some parishioner may give an additional gift, or even give
approximately 4 percent of the overall campaign goal. This amount ranks low compared with other dioceses
"The
will
Kelley encourages parishes just shy of goal to
has an opportunity to contribute to the
nity to reach out
special section beginning
increased over previous campaigns.
insures each parishioner in the diocese
are generous, we're able to help thou-
CCC
said
people support not only the parishes,
good about achieving the goal, but that's only one part of the DSA," said Jim Kelley, diocesan director of development. "Because people
Communications Campaign
DSA,
the average financial gift
but the annual appeal as well."
"We
(See the
And
on Appeal Sunday.
and ministries to offer services to the people in the 89 parishes and missions throughout the 46-county diocese serving Western North Carolina.
in the diocese.
Kelley.
indication of the generosity that the
cies
Masses
Forty-eight percent of active house-
holds contributed to the
top," said Kelley.
DSA funds allow 23 diocesan agen-
at all
90 percent of
individual goals.
once again our DSA has passed its goal," said Bishop John F. Donoghue. "It is a continued that
inual collection for the Catholic
tional parishes are over
the
1
Cold War
940s.
that
had lasted since
Now the Cold War is over, he
said, and "the possibility for shaping fundamental political change is now present for the first time in almost 50 years.... In the 1990s, fundamental political
change
tional."
is
imperative, not op-
will never be achieved
when
so
many
people live in abject poverty." "Diverting scarce resources away from the purchase of arms to meeting basic human needs for food, shelter, education and health care would go a long way toward building a just and peaceful world," he said.