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b y Tom Burke Ski caps off to Father Michael Padazinski , vice chancellor and director of the Canon Law Department of the Archdiocese and chaplain in the U.S. Air Force, who will be serving 13 days in the North Pole during Christmas. "I just want to make sure Santa 's on his way," Major Padazinski said just a bit before headin ' off for a Polar Ice Cap just below Jolly Old St . Nick' s legendary home. Father Padazinski, a member of the Air Force chaplain corps for 14 years, will minister to 135 military personnel, half of whom he said are Catholic. A protestant chaplain will also be there.

He said with a laugh that he 's been told he "can schedule midnight Mass at any time" since at this time of year it 's dark 24 hours a day there. Father Padazinski was called to duty to help fdl the gap caused by service men and women being deployed to the War on Terrorism....Thanks to Clara Lauck for lettin ' us know she was receiving an extra copy of Catholic San Francisco, Thanks , too, to the Novato resident for sayin ' how much she enjoys this column.

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Happy anniversary to Flo and Vincent Tufo of St. Robert Parish, San Bruno. The couple who have three children, seven grandchildre n and seven great grandchildren, are celebrating "60 golden years," their daughter, Sue Christensen said. Sue said her folks were "childhood sweethearts and are still a very special pair of sweethearts."

containing more than 95, 000 names and addresses. ...If you want a chance to see where Taize chant all started , Merc y Sister Suzanne Toolan, well-known composer and Taize devotee is leading a pilgrimage to France in May that will visit the starting place and continuing home of the musical prayer mode. Call (650) 340-7491 or (650) 591-8463....Be sure to tape or watch Father Clement Davenport , retired pastor , Nativity Parish , Menlo Park, and Father Jack O'Neill, pastor, St. James Parish , San Francisco, on Mosaic , Jan. 6 at 6 a.m. on KPIX - Channel 5. The two retired military chap lains - Father Davenport an Army Colonel and Father O'Neill a Navy Captain - will talk about war time ministry and help bring additional consolation to us all. Hosting the program , a role I sometimes also fill , is Eliseo and Josefa Lacayo, married Dec. 28, 1941, will celebrate 60 years of marriage on Dec. 30 at San Francisco 's St. Kevin Church where they were parishioners for many years. The parents of 8, grandparents of 11, and great grandparents of 7, were both born in Nicaragua. Thanks to their son , Roberto Lacayo, for fillin' us in.

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Serving the poorest of the poor

Sister Patrick Curran looks back with j oy, f o rward with fa ith

By Patrick Joyce "You start life here," Sister Patrick Curran says, drawing a circle with her finger, "and go in a full circle. Now I have completed my life in ministry."

"But not my life," she says firmly.

Three years ago, Sister Patrick was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told she would die soon. "First it was two months, then six," she says with a smile. "And now 1 hav e forever. It's been over three years now. I think, 'With God there is no time.'"

Sister Patrick resigned as executive director of St. Anthony 's Foundation last month after four decades of doing what she loves to do: serving "the poorest of the poor." It was a heartbreaking decision , she says, but necessary because of her health.

She traces that circle of service back to her family life.

"My family were hard-working, good hearted people. . .

They always shared what we had with those who didn 't have."

"They did it without preaching, but it stuck in me," Sister Patrick said. "I inherited it."

Her parents example was so strong that by the time she was nine or ten years old , "I was giving things to people out of our closet and pantry. Finally, my dad took me aside one day and said , 'Would you kindl y stop giving away all the linen. '" Sister Patrick was born in Scotland but moved to Chicago with her parents as a child.

Her father was a chef at the Sherman Hotel. Her mother went to work in a department store after the youngest of their five children started first grade.

After high school, Sister Patrick entered the Little Sisters of the Poor, inspired by the example of a great aunt who was a member of that community, and by her high school experiences working with the sisters.

"We volunteered , washing dishes and going to the orphanage. I just fell in love with the elderl y, the elderl y poor. It struck me how they could live so long in this country and still be poor and on the streets."

She entered the order after high school, went to nursing school and became a nursing home administrator.

As associate administrator at St. Anne's Home in San Francisco, she found herself caught up in a legal battle over construction of a new building to house the elderly poor.

Preservationists opposed the demolition of the old building. "They wanted to declare it a landmark ," Sister Patrick says. "1 spent a lot of time in court.... I spoke on behalf of the sisters and on behalf of the elderly. The phrase I came up with is 'You want to protect one building but we are taking care of 150 landmarks. '" In the end, the sisters prevailed.

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After 20 years in the Little Sisters of the Poor, Sister Patrick joined the Sisters of Mercy. She finds it difficult to put the decision into words.

"That was a mystery of faith ," she says. ". . . The Little Sisters are a French order. They are a wonderful group of women — holy, holy women, but I real ly felt that I needed to belong to an American community. That was a very difficult decision to make."

"I have always respected the Little Sisters of the Poor," she says, "and I maintain that respect to this day. They were solidly committed to the elderly poor, and that love I have was generated by them."

In choosing a new community, she looked to the Sisters of Mercy. "I was educated by the Sisters of Mercy, and part of their whole charism is the poor. It was a natural for me , . .. It was an exciting moment. I felt very called."

It was also, she says, "a scary moment."

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In her new community, she continued working with the elderly poor, serving from 1984 to 1998 in Oakland as chief operating officer of the Mercy Retirement and Care Center, an institution with roots in 19th century San Francisco.

The center is open to people who "have money but when they run out of money they are never asked to leave. It is a wonderful ministry."

Sister Patrick didn 't limit herself to the retirement center.

With other sisters she would go out in a van on winter mornings to street corners where the poor gathered.

"In Oakland there were so many people on the street corners. It was freezing, " she says. "We would go to all the different corners and offer hot coffee, doughnuts and oranges , whatever we could get.

"One morning we went to Jefferson Park. No one seemed to be there. But we knew that was a big sleeping spot of the poor. Then , all of a sudden, the cardboard moved and from underneath came all the people. We just stood there with tears streaming down our eyes. What was wonderful was they said, 'OK. We'll take care of one another.' And they took enough coffee and oranges and doughnuts and they were all serving each other."

In 1998, she took a leave of absence from the retirement center to rest. "Perhaps the cancer had begun to work on me and I didn 't know it," she says.

Then she saw an ad for the job of executive director of the St. Anthony Foundation , a multi-faceted agency working with the poor in San Francisco's Tenderloin district — and the circle of ministry began to be completed.

"It is a Franciscan ministry but it spoke so clearly of Mercy values," she says. "Two goods came together, and they had done things together before. It was a natural fit. St. Anthony 's is totally for the poorest of the poor. It takes care of street people. It has the dining room and 12 to 14 other services."

In her three years there, she says, "The thing that touched me the deepest was the commitment of Franciscans and their fidelity to the ministry, to the poorest of the poor."

They are not caught up in bureaucratic structure , she says, and "They don't take government money — no regulations.

You can take care of the poor the way you want."

"St. Anthony 's is a pure work of God . Everyone connected with it is there because they truly love the poor and they are looking for new, creative ways to serve the poor.... The Tenderloin is a holy street. You've got the Franciscans, the Sisters of Mercy, the Daughters of Charity, the Presentation Sisters, the Presbyterian community. It is a village of God with various people coming together.

"You could find Jesus, St. Francis, Catherine McAuley.

That's where they would all be," she said.

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DETROIT — Cardinal Adam J. Maida of Detroit addressed worshippers at a Detroit-area mosque Dec. 14, the last Friday of the Muslim hol y month, of Ramadan and a day named by Pope John Paul II for Catholics worldwide to fast and pray for peace.

"The Catholic Church throug hout the world unites itself in solidarity with Muslim believers everywhere in special prayer, fasting and almsgiving for world peace and for the healing of all who suffer the effects of war and terrorism ," Cardinal Maida said in a prepared statement he delivered at the Islamic Center of America, the oldest mosque in the Detroit area.

Before the midday service, Cardinal Maida met with Imam Hassam Al-Qazwini, leader of the center. The two leaders entered the overflowing mosque side by side.

Speaking in the name of the archdiocese 's 1.4 million Catholics , Cardinal Maida apologized to the Muslim community for any "remarks or attitudes of prejudice, anger or violence" directed at them by Catholics. He asked forgiveness and pledged "our own openness to forgive any times or ways we ourselves may have experienced misunderstanding ."

"My brolher clergy and myself have challenged our congregations to examine our hearts and minds, rooting out any seeds of mistrust, anger, harsh words or jud gments that might prevent us from working together for peace and justice," he said.

Cardinal Maida urged all to pray for those who have died because of terrorism and asked God to grant healing and peace to their families.

Irish bishops welcome p rop osed ref erendum on abortion law

DUBLIN , Ireland — Irish bishops said a proposed constitutional referendum on abortion was "a significant improvement on the current unsatisfactory situation."

Ireland' s current abortion law is "profoundl y flawed," the bishops said.

"It is for this reason that we have called on many occasions for a new referendum, which would effectivel y overturn this judgment and restore adequate protection for the unborn ," the bishops said. The bishops said that the "existing rights of the unborn from the moment of conception " needed to be reaffirmed through "precise legislative measures."

Under a 1992 Irish Supreme Court ruling, abortion is allowed in Ireland in certain rare circumstances.

Calling the referendum a "si gnificant anti-abortion measure rather than a comprehensive pro-life amendment," the bishops said it was an opportunity for Irish citizens to "ensure that more secure protection is offered to the unborn."

A rejection of the referendum would allow loopholes in the law to continue to exist , they said.

Pro-life groups have criticized the legislation becau se it doesn 't ban experiments on human embryos created throug h in vitro fertilization. However, the bishops said that whatever flaws are contained in the referendum, it represents an improvement over current legislation.

Kenyan archbishop calls f or end to bloody clashes oxer rents

NAIROBI, Kenya — Following a week of bloody clashes between landlords and tenants over rent in one of Africa 's largest slums , Archbishop Raphael S. Ndingi Mwana 'a Nzekithe of Nairobi has called upon the Kenyan

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government to deal with the problem of life in the slums.

The government has neglected Kibera and other slums, the archbishop charged and needs to "improve health facilities, to allow social services like schools and dispensaries ," Archbishop Nzeklhe said.

Bitter fi ghting between landlords attempting to collect rents and tenants who refused to pay broke out on Dec. 3, a few days after Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi and Raila Odinga , leader of the opposition National Development Party, called on landlords to cut their rents by at least 50 percent.

The violence turned into mass rioting th at included looting, raping, razing houses and other crimes. By Dec. 10, more than 12 peop le were dead and scores injured , while hundreds fled to other parts of Nairobi. People who sought refuge with the Missionaries of Chari ty sisters were flushed out by tear gas, while the Missionaries of Charity brothers were forced temporaril y to shut down their school and feeding program.

Pope p rays that f ast will lead to peace, end of global suffering

VATICAN CITY — Pope John "Paul II prayed that the Dec. 14 day of fasting would give rise to new initiatives of peace and solidarity and that God would transform the sacrifices of those fasting into blessings for people suffering the effects of war and poverty.

The pope offered his prayer as he and members of the Roman Curia gathered for their weekly Advent meditation.

"God of our fathers , watch over us as we live this day of fasting in hope, so that from our more frugal tables works of charity in favor of peace will be born," the pope prayed.

After the prayer, die pope and Vatican officials listened to a Capuchin preacher call them to conversion and to prayers of intercession. Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher of the papal household , told his illustrious congregation that in the Old Testament, believers use fasting to reinforce their prayers for intercession. "In our case, it is to ask the end of the man-made disasters of terrorism and war and that the paths to peace will be rediscovered ," he said.

Black Catholics urged to celebrate Kwanzaa fo r Life

NEW YORK — The National Black Catholic Aposlolate for Life is urging black Catholics to celebrate Kwanzaa for Life Dec. 26-Jan. 1 and to put respect for life at the center of their celebration.

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"Kwanzaa for Life is an opportunity for black Catholics to celebrate their rich African-American heritage (and) pray that the culture of death will be replaced by a culture of life and love for one another," said Franciscan Father James E. Goode, president of the New York-based apostolate. He said the celebration also could provide a time to discuss with family and friends the life issues, "especially abortion and its impact on the black family."

Kwanzaa is a nonreli g ious celebration of AfricanAmerican history and culture , focusing on community and famil y. The seven-day festival , first celebrated in 1966, begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1.

In his Kwanzaa for Life statement , Father Goode stressed that the holiday should provide black Catholics with a time to renew their commitment to nurture , sustain and protect human life "and advance the pro-life message."

Venezuelan bishops offer to help settle government-labor disp ute

CARACAS , Venezuela — The Venezuelan bishops ' conference has offered to mediate a dispute between the government and labor unions in an effort to prevent instability in the South American country.

"As part of our mission of promoting reconciliation in our society, we believe we must call now for a national dialogue aimed at defusing the current situation ," said Auxiliary Bishop Jose Luis Azuaje Ayala of Barquisimeto , following the conference 's emergency meeting in Caracas.

Labor unions called a national strike Dec. 10 to protest new economic measures by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez , who imp lemented them without consulting Congress or the general public. In response , Chavez threatened more stringent laws , while opponents have suggested a military coup to restore stability.

Bishop Azuaje said the government should not ignore the message sent by the strike and told labor leaders that the strike should be augmented by productive dialogue.

The bishop also called on Chavez to "stop the inflammatory rhetoric" and seek solutions for the good of the Venezuelan people.

Since the Venezuelan economic crisis began in late 2000, Chavez ' leadershi p style has eroded his populari ty, contributin g to political instabili ty in the country. "The onl y way to prevent a greater deterioration in the relationshi p between the government and civil society? We all have to be willing to sit together and listen to each other," Bishop Azuaje said.

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A Christmas Greeting from the Archbishop Christmas celebrates the birthday of the Prince of Peace. How dramatically different this year is our vision of the peace of which Jesus was sent into the world to be the guarantor. How frag ile is the peace we, the human family, are able to construct and guarantee. How necessary is our prayer for peace, to prepare open hearts for the gift of the Prince of Peace, hearts transformed by grace to enable that gift of peace to become a lasting reality.

The world today needs the joy of Christmas. May our celebrations with family and friends , and our prayerful celebration of "Christ's Mass " with our fellow disciples, be a true source of Christmas joy for each one of us.

Of course we cannot ignore the tragic loss of so many in the wake of September 11, and our collective loss of the tranquillity of order that is the supreme human achievement of peace. But we do not despair of the Tightness of such an achievement, nor of the necessity to pursue it. God' s gift of peace requires that we work for its achievement.

Moreover, we recognize now more than ever that such an achievement is not only a political achievement , though it is that; it is personal , a disposition of the heart even before the mind, one that the Prince of Peace came to invite , and to model by his own humility, compassion and forgiving love.

What trust God has placed in the humanity He created, by placing his divine Son in our hands as a baby ! If we had half the trust in each other, what peace would the world not know!

Our Holy Father has called our attention to the great goal of peace in the world in two splendid ways this year.

He has provided us with his insightful reflections on the annual celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Peace, a tradition established by his predecessor, Pope Paul VI, to take place on January 1, as we inaugurate each new calendar year. The theme of this year's papal message is "No peace without justice; no justice without forgiveness. " It addresses the evil of terrorism , which the Pope calls "a true crime against humanity " (no. 4).

At the same time, the Holy Father displays a confidence in the possibility of peace: "This is the hope which sustains the Church at the beginning of 2002: that , by the grace of God, a world in which the power of evil seems once again to have taken the upper hand will in fact be transformed into a world in which the noblest aspirations of the human heart will triumph , a world in which true peace will prevail" (no. 1).

Secondly, the Pope has announced an invitation to world religious leaders to join him once again in Assisi on January 24 to pray together, as representatives of the vast and diverse human family, for peace. There , in the city of St. Francis, and with the intercession of the one who prayed , "Make me an instrument of Thy peace," the religious leaders will give visible witness to the oneness of the human family in begging our God and Creator to make us too the instruments and channels of his peace.

In this Archdiocese and City of St. Francis on the Pacific shore, it is my hope that we too can expand our vision of and hope for peace through a similar celebration of interreligious understanding and cooperation. So I invite you to keep January 24 free for an appointment together in

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St. Mary's Cathedral, and to respond to the other initiatives that your parish and diocese will be able to plan, as we seek the ways to build a lasting peace, on the foundation of true justice that recognizes the human dignity of everyone in the human famil y. May we learn not only to receive forgiveness from our gracious God , but to learn as well the lesson the Prince of Peace came to teach us: how to forgive each other for the peace of the world.

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Father Clement A. Davenport , a former chaplain with the U.S. Army who retired as pastor of Nativity Parish in Menlo Park, and Father Jack O'Neill , formerly a U.S. Navy chaplain , now heading St. James Parish in the Mission district share their insights into what brought them to serve the spiritual needs of our soldiers and what the experience was like.

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Father Manuel Curso was installed as the 16th pasto r of Hol y Angels Parish , Colma with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding at an evening Mass on Nov. 3. From left at reception marking the occasion Jeannette Luna, Father Curs o, Tom Pollicita, Rose Marie Coregori , Julia Padreddii, Dave Novi. Holy Angels is in Deanery 8.

Father Dan Carter was installed as 5th pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish , Belmont with Bishop John Weste r presiding at an evening Mass on Sept. 29.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish is in Deanery 10.

Father Richard Deitch ? (standing right) presides at installation rite of Father John J. Cloherty, (left) as 12th pasto r of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Mill Valley at a morning Mass on August 5. Father Deitch is pasto r of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, Sausalito and Dean of Deanery 6. Seated in front are OLMC deacons J. Bruce Hall, left, and Richard G. Enos, right.

J. •^ Father Cornelius Healy signs canonical documentation of his becoming 10th pastor of St. Anselm Parish , Ross on Oct. 13. Bishop John Wester presided at the rite which took place within Mass in the parish church. St. Anselm is in Deanery 6.

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Sister Miriam Genevieve was educated by the Sisters of the Holy Names and graduated as a member of the first class of Hol y Names Central High in 1932. She earned bachelor ' s degrees in music and in the arts from Holy Names College in Oakland and a master 's in music from UC Berkeley.

The pianist and organist taught music for 35 years at Marylrose School in Oakland, St. Anselm Elementary and Hi gh Schools in San Anselmo, St. Cecilia, and Holy Names High and Holy Names College in Oakland.

She served as principal at St. Monica High in Santa Monica and Pasadena 's St. Andrew High. She was a member of the music faculty and served as the local superior of the faculty residence at Holy Names College.

She also served as spiritual director for seminarians and adjunct professor of spirituality and prayer at St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park. The sister "deeply touched the lives of many seminarians who are now ordained priests," reflects Sulpician Father Gerald Coleman, president/rector and vicechancellor of the seminary.

"She was herself an icon of prayer," continues Father Coleman, "and taught not only by her words but even more importantly by the spirit of her life. She sustained a wonderful Irish sense of humor which also had its way of penetrating into the heart of this community. In her own graceful way she almost singularly taught us in those day s the necessary respect we must have towards women, with special attitudes of reverence for women working and ministering in the church . She is remembered with great fondness and love."

Sister 's parents , Jeremiah and Mary O'Shaug hnessy Hennessy, and her two brothers , John and Gerald , predeceased her. She is survived by her nephew

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Sister 's desire to enter religious life came from her appreciation of the sisters who taught her at Our Lady of Lourdes School and Holy Names High School. Sister Allen earned a bachelor 's degree, a teaching credential , and a master 's degree in music from Holy Names College in Oakland.

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Sister Allen was an only child, raised in the proximity of younger aunts and uncles who were like siblings to her. Her parents, Thomas Allen and Lucille Murphy Allen, predeceased her. She is survived by many beloved cousins and her aunts Dorothy Butler of Albuquerque and Helen Murphy of National City, many devoted friends, and her loving sisters and associates of the Holy Names.

Her Mass of Resurrection was celebrated in St. Mary Church, Los Gatos, on Dec. 17 and her committal service at Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery, Hayward , on Dec. 18.

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By Evelyn Zappia "We're bursting out of our existing space, but it 's a good thing, " said parochial vicar Father Daniel Nascimento , explaining why Burlingame 's St. Catherine of Siena Parish needs a new parish hall.

The $1.8 million project will accommodate the growing number of lay ministries due to the recent resurgence of young people at the 93-year-old parish.

"We' ve been using every square inch of the property to keep up with the increasing activity, " Father Nascimento said.

For the last two years , the rectory dining room has often been filled with parishioners holding meetings, according to pastor Father Albert Vucinovich. "The new parish hall will provide after-church hospitality, and the much needed gathering space for our many good programs," he said.

The Interfaith Hospitality Network is one of the programs Father Vucinovich is especially proud of because it provides shelter for homeless families. St. Catherine is one of

"Many of our parents are parishioners ," nine faith communities , including San Schlatter, project manager. "We want to pay Mateo 's St. Gregory Parish , that house fam- respect to the existing styles and the quality of said Sacred Side Sister Teresa Pallitto , prinilies who are "temporari ly down on their • upkeep. The building will take the services out cipal of St. Catherine 's 323-student school. luck. " St. Catherine 's provides shelter for of the rectory, and finally they can have their "The hal l is going to give us a sense of community, " house back which they desperately need." them four or five times a year."

"We recentl y had our first presentation to The new parish hall will g ive the families "The p lan will make a safer pickup and "a better dining area because of the new drop-off for the students, than the current sit- the Board of the City Planning Commission , kitchen , and decent bathroom facilities ," uation now " said Father Vucinovich. "The and I don ' t foresee any major hurdles or according to Father Vucinovich. parents will drive through the lot and drop objections ," said Father Nascimento. "The The ll .OOOsquare foot building will off their children in the school area." parish has raised half of the $1.8 million , and include rectory Currentl y, parents double park on the street , plans to finance a loan from the Archdiocese. administration causing traffic congestion.

We' re shooting for a June groundbreaking. " offices , meeting space for grief ministry, prayer groups, wedding and funeral receptions , and "Christmas Around the World ," a celebration of the cultural diversity of the senior and youth Archdiocese of San Francisco sponsored by the Office of Ethnic Ministries , will be gatherings. presented Jan. 6 at St. Mary's Cathedral fro m 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

The multipurThe celebration is designed to show how Christians can be brought together celpose building is expected to have a "youth ebrating the birth of Christ through rites, ritual s, symbols, sights and sounds of difroom." There are no specific details as yet ferent cultures and nationalities. but Father Nascimento said , "We envision a The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a pre-liturgy program featuring a variety of place where teenagers can call it their own." religious cultural celebrations. The program includes the playing of ethnic instruYouth ministry will have a "drop-in feature," ments in different parts of the Cathedral , along with ethnic choirs. added Father Vucinovich.

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By Evelyn Zappia "It's not regulation , but it 's as close to regulation as it comes," said Mercy Sister Marian Rose, referring to the long-awaited gymnasium for San Francisco's St. Peter Elementary. After 30 years, rain will never be the reason a sports practice is cancelled.

Until now, the children would use the schoolyard for practice, if it was not being used for something else, according to Sister Marian Rose. When it rained, the students would go to a classroom where coaches would go over the plays on paper.

"They made the best of it and won championships," she said, "but it never felt as if they got a fair deal."

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St. Peter 's parishioners went through very tough times in the recent years, most significantly a fire that nearl y destroyed their church building in 1997. The fire "pulled the parish community together in realizing that they are the Body of Christ, the real Church," said then pastor Father Daniel Maguire.

After the renovation of the church, the building used for the temporary church became available. "We asked Father Daniel if we could turn it into a gymnasium," said Sister Marian Rose. "He responded , 'yes', but our request was financially impossible."

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"This is a lively, vibrant parish full of energy and participation by parishioners of all ages."

Msgr. McElroy affirmed the effectiveness of Famil y Focus in helping young families be more comfortable at the parish. "It really has been a wonderful addition to the life of the parish ," he said. "It creates an opportunity for families with younger children to know one another, and with the Children 's Liturgy of the Word we have at the Masses, has helped increase their desire to belong to the parish. " Almost 500 students participate in St. Gregory 's Religious Education program directed by May Lyau.

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The group pushed the envelope a bit this summer when it became involved with a St. Vincent de Paul Society homeless program , Ms. Warner said. The volunteering was, at first, a summer project where the young men and women prepared "sack lunches" during the evening taking them the next day to St. Vincent de Paul's location in downtown San Mateo and helping as many as 80 people. "The kids liked the project so much, they didn 't want it to stop, but because of school it had to," Ms. Warner recalled.

Because the work had made such an impact on the youth, who had volunteered almost 200 hours to it, alternatives were explored. "We turned it into a weekend thing and now one Saturday a month we serve at the South San Francisco St. Vincent de Paul facility," Ms. Warner said. "It has brought a new awareness about homelessness to the kids." Because of the great interest among the youth and the fact that only a half dozen or so are needed at a time for the service, Ms. Warner said she's had to "develop a rotation" of the young volunteers.A mural brainstormed by the youth group consumes the back wall of the parish youth space known as "The Catacombs". The picture is called "The Invitation " and portrays a "modern day Last Supper " with 12 young people surrounding the risen Christ. It was painted by parishioner Jerry Berg, a professional artist, with assistance from his wife, Brenda, youth group aide Mark Garibaldi and junior high youth group member John Mclnnis.

A blessing and introduction of the artwork, modeled after a "New York gallery opening" took place in October. "We are very lucky to have this space," Ms. Warner said, noting the "strong support" she has experienced from the pastor and the parish community.

College Preparatory.Linda is from the Midwest. Their children , Danny in seventh grade, Steven, in third grade, and Courtney, in first grade, all attend St. Gregory Elementary.

Linda is a member of the parish school board and a former member of the Capital Campaign committee , an effort that raised $1.6 million for parish improvements and the Archdiocesan-wide scholarship program , "Today's Students, Tomorrow's Leaders." Kevin coaches in the parish athletics program.

Linda said the "sense of community " at St. Gregory has been a high point for the family. "There is a closeness of families here as well as a very good working relationship among parishioners and the priests, school and parish staff," Linda said, noting that Msgr. McElroy has done "a great job in uniting the parish and school as one."

Youth at St. Gregory are encouraged toward "good citizenship and respect for others," she said. "The St. Gregory community has become a cornerstone of our family 's religious and social activities and a very important part of our lives."

Katie Warner, St. Gregoiy's full-time youth minister, oversees a "growing program " involving as many as 100

He "has been at home"-at St. Gregory from his first day there. "The people couldn 't have been more welcoming, " he said, noting again their generosity and willingness to , ounded in 394 1 to minister to the growing Catholic share him with the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center where he continued for a brief time in his administrative posts for population of San Mateo, St. Gregory Parish continues JL today as a fo rce in faith and friendship. It has the archdiocese.

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And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Jude a, to the city of David that is called Beth lehem, because he was of the house and famil y of David to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her child , and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddl ing clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around, them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; f o r behold , I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the peop le.

For today in the city of David a savior has been born Jor you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and ly ing in a manger." And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the hig hest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."

When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shep herds said to one another, "Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken p lace, which the Lord has made known to us." So they went in haste and found Mary and Josep h, and the infant ly ing in the manger.

When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds.

Cloning is wrong fo r any pu rp ose

Father Coleman fears (Catholic San Francisco , Dec. 14) that therapeutic cloning will lead to reproductive cloning.

That is rubbish: all cloning is reproductive , as any gardener knows. Therapeutic cloning is reproduction followed by killing of the new individual for spare parts. Thi s is obviously more evil than cloning for the purpose of having a new person live among us.

Doctor Saunders (Dec. 14 letter to editor) make s here an unnecessary distinction between conception by fertilization , the natural method in our species , and conception by cloning. The rights of the individual conceived are the same in both cases. The distinction is in the personal morality of those undertaking the conception , not in the rights of the individual conceived. With this distinction between distinctions made , Doctor Saunders ' questions are mostly not very difficult to answer.

John A. Wills San Francisco

We sweep up things, not peop le

If, instead of calling them "homeless ", we referred to them as "people without homes" or "human beings without shelter ", perhaps , we would stop "sweeping" them up and "cleaning " them off our streets. Things get swept up and germs get cleaned up.

How can we care about the starving and homeless people across the world when we allow the dehumanization of our own Americans?

Where did the people under the freeway at Cesar Chavez go after they were swept up ? Perhaps they went to form another, even bigger, tent city under another freeway. Perhaps they 'll stay until they get "swept up " and "cleaned up " again.

What 's wrong with the picture when the most affluent nation in the world has so many people living in the streets?

Karen Aranas San Francisco

that all things in this energy structure as he calls it , are guaranteed salvation , i.e., sunsets , symphonies , movie star bodies and pop singers.

Inasmuch as Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 's offering of this type of New A ge theology was condemned in a 1962 monitum from the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office (reiterated in 1981) say ing that de Chardin 's writings abounded in such ambiguities and indeed even serious errors as to offend Catholic doctrine, I am puzzled b y Fr. Rolheiser 's enthusiastic approval of a theologian sternl y rebuked by the Vatican.

This de Chardin sort of reinvention of faith , with its emphasis on planetary salvation that likens Christ to a cosmic event that manifests itself into a pattern according to the universe , seems a far cry from the simplicity of the Incarnation followed by the Son of God redeeming mankind by His passion and death on the Cross.

Fr. Rolheiser ends his article by saying de Chardin was right. "We need a Christology wide enough to incorporate the whole Christ and' our imaginations need still to be stretched ," he said.

This poses the question: What is more imaginative than Christ has died , Christ is Risen , Christ will come again?

Jane L. Sears Burlingame

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Comfort in praying fo r the dead

I recently read Father Ron Rolheiser 's commentary on death and pray ing for the dead in Catholic San Francisco. The article touched a chord that I thoug ht was long "dead" . That chord being the one that encourages us to pray for others. I often pray for myself , but praying for others has not been in my venue lately.

My husband of 26 years and onl y 48 years old, died unexpectedly in 1999. I know that he was a good man , ri ghteous , hard working all of his life , and a baptized practicing Catholic. I believed that Step hen had been welcomed into God' s Heavenly King dom. The idea that his soul may be languishing in some purgatorial state , unable to let go of his earthl y cares disturbed me. As a "modern" Catholic , educated for twelve years by Catholic educators and continuing to up date myself spiritually as an adult, I have more or less dismissed the concept of purgatory.

As I read Father Rolheiser 's article "Praying for the dead: it does us good" I realized that he was right that it would make me feel better if -1 prayed for Stephen on a regular basis. If Step hen 's soul were languishing somewhere in less than a blissful state, I would certainly not want to miss the opportunity to make a difference for him b y my prayers!

However, when I mentioned this to a friend who happens to be a "Jehovah's Witness" she asked me "Where in the Bible" does it say that we can affect departed souls by prayer? Her exact words were "By what biblical authority does this man teach?" (She kind of reminded me of a Pharisee when she said that!)

I guess the question I have for Father Rolheiser is: Is there biblical authority on the matter of prayer affecting souls? Or is this perhaps one of those strictl y "Catholic Traditions" that are so difficult to explain to those who adhere to literal interpretations of biblical teachings.

Thanks for your time, and thanks for the article!

Linda Beroldo Redwood City

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It is a beautiful story. Even many nonbelievers find Luke 's description of the birth of Christ heartwarming and inspirational: the stable, the songs of angels, the worship of shepherds and wise men, the young virgin mother cuddling the babe as her husband stands guard. And just about everyone praises the "message of Christmas" — tidings of peace and goodwill to be shared by people of all faiths and of no faith .

They are absolutely right — but they have only scratched the surface. What is more remarkable than ' the message of Christmas is the Keep Christ to the fact of Christmas. basics Ours is a faith based on facts, and the central fact of Christianity is In his article, "Cosmic Christ the Incarnation: God taking on our human nature, becoming one of us Stretches Our Imaginations," Fr. Rolheiser has us look to and in all things but sin, sharing our sufferings and inspiring our joy, weep- Ron embrace Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's idea ing at the tomb of his friend Lazarus, sweating drops of blood in the that we should broaden our view of Christ Garden of Gethsemane, crying out in abandonment on Golgotha, rais- as a cosmic event with significance for the ing a widow's son and a synagogue official's daughter, changing water planet. Fr. Rolheiser expounds on this idea by stating that Christ is also a "patinto wine at Cana at the beginning of his public life and sharing fish on tern according to the universe . . . . manithe seashore with his disciples in his risen life. fest in the body of a movie star, the voice Jesus of Nazareth is not some mythical figure, a Zeus or Jupiter, cre- of a pop singer, or the colorful and lively ated out of poetic imagination. He is a real person who lived and died sexual energy that bubbles inside culture." Fr. Rolheiser seems to assume then, and rose from the dead. He walked the dusty roads of Galilee and Judea 2,000 years ago, calling for repentance and offering forgiveness, preaching, teaching, and healing.

Letters welcome Our faith rests surely on the Resurrection — not on a vague and Catholic San Francisco welcomes uncertain yearning for an afterlife but on the fact that during the proculetters from its readers. Please: ratorship of Pontius Pilate, when Caiaphas was high priest, Jesus of >~ Include your name, address and Nazareth rose from the dead leaving behind an empty tomb and a band daytime phone number. of followers who told the world , "We have seen the Lord. He is alive." >- Sign your letter.

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The Christmas question: What child is this?

The Christmas bells I most remember from my years at St. Mary 's Cathedral were Ihose on the telephones. All day long they would chime, and callers had but one question: "What time is your Midni ght Mass?" The prize went one year to someone who called around 3 a.m. Christmas morning to ask , "What time did your Midni ght Mass end?"

The Christmas liturgy invites us to welcome Christ , the Li ght of the world , by graduall y getting us accustomed to His li ght. We have a Vigil Mass, a Mass during the ni ght, a Mass at dawn , and finall y Mass for Christmas day. Althoug h each has its own distinctive prayers and readings , the chances are that whatever Mass you take part in will include the Gospel describing the birth of Jesus.

This may make pastoral sense, but we would do well to attend to the less "user-friendl y" Gospels for the feast: the genealogy of Jesus at the Vi gil Mass, and the solemn proclamation of the Word made flesh at the Mass for Christmas day. While the story of Bethlehem warms us with its familiarity, the importance of Jesus ' birth lies in the answer to the musical question: "What child is this?"

For many of us, hearing the family tree of Jesus presented in Matthew 's Gospel has all the impact of listening to someone read from the Jerusalem phone book. Yet for the first Christian s this roll-call was very important. It shows God's fidelity to His covenant over the centuries , and how both saints and scoundrels have their part in the drama. A

few Gentiles find their way in. Salvation history is our history and God's - ours, because the men and women involved are free agents; God's, because while respecting our freedom God fulfills His plan to send a savior.

The punch line comes at the end of the genealogy. The sing-song litany of 'so-and-so was the father of so-and-so" lulls us to distraction , unti l - if we are attentive - we are shocked that the list does not end with, "Josep h was the father of Jesus." Rather, Matthew states that Joseph was the husband of Mary, and that it was from her that Jesus was born (Ml 1:16). This child is born of a human mother, but does not have a human father.

The mystery whispered in the dusk of Christmas eve shines like the noon-day sun the following day : "The Word became flesh ... and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father's only Son, full of grace and truth." (Jn 1:14) This child is not merely a prophet or messenger, but the Son who shares in the Father 's work of creation and who sustains all things in being. (Heb 1:3) Because "no one knows the Father but the Son" (Mt 11:27), Christ gives us glimpse of the mystery of what it means to call God "Father": not a God who becomes Father (or Mother) by the act of creation, but One whose very being is relational. The one God IS Father, Son and Spirit. While contemplating the baby in the manger, read paragraphs 238-242 in the Catechism. The profound truth of Christmas is that this Person born of a mother without a father in time is eternally

begotten of a Father without a mother outside time. If this is not true, Christmas is but a bit of charming folklore; if it is true , then Christmas is the turning point of human history.

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came so that we could be with Him. As the ancient prayer for Christmas Day proclaims , "Your Son shared our weakness: may we share his glory." The Son became our brother so that we could be daughters and sons of His Father; the Word became flesh so that we could receive His Spirit.

He was bom into our time so that we could be born into His eternity. The sun which rises in the course of the Christmas feast is the sun which will never set, the risen Christ. The sun of Christmas is the glory of Easter.

Father Milton T. Walsh is academic dean and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Family Life

The surprising grace of Christmas pageants I pulled a brown robe over Joseph's head . "Looks good!"

"It 's too long," he said.

"Just tie it up with this," I replied , handing him a rope belt. "It will be fine."

I turned and tied a scarf on a nervous shepherd 's head.

"There. You look great. Grab a staff from the closet."

"1 can 't get my halo to stay on," wailed an angel behind me.

"Five minutes!" called a voice from the door.

The children ' s Christmas pageant was about to begin. 1 took a quick look around the room. Mary, Joseph, shepherds, angels, wise men. "Where's the donkey?"

"Kevin changed his mind," said his mother. "And now Emily won 't put on the cow costume."

A family I'd never seen before came into the room.

"Could Karlee be in the pageant?" they asked.

"Of course," I smiled. "We've got plenty of costumes. . . . Karlee, how would you like to be a donkey ? We have a really cute donkey costume."

She shook her head. "I want to be an angel. " I helped her find a costume , put a halo in her hair, and sent her down the hall after the others.

After rounding up the stragglers, I slipped into the back of the church. Mary and Josep h were seated in front of the

altar, gazing intentl y at an empty spot on the floor. I nudged the pageant director. "Where's baby Jesus?"

"In the cradle under the front pew," she whispered back.

"They forgot to pull it out. Do you think we need it?"

"Well . .. yeah. It's kind of important to the story."

"That 's what I was thinking."

I crawled down the side aisle as unobtrusivel y as possible, pulled the cradle from under the pew, and carried it up front. Mary picked up the baby Jesus doll by one arm and swung it nonchalantl y over her lap.

There were more miscues and missed lines. The shepherds didn 't remember when to come in, and some of the angels ran back to their parents. But when the children marched out together, holding candles and singing, "Silent Night," I saw tears in people 's eyes.

I've never yet seen a children 's Christmas pageant that came off the way it was planned. But it never seems to matter.

One year, the priest's stole caught fire as he sat with the children at the candlelit manger. He calmly stamped the flames out , never missing a beat of the Christmas story.

Another year, my son Gabe, then just 2-weeks old , took the starring role. We hoped he'd sleep through it. Wrong. His screaming drowned out the rest of the cast, and the young

Mary was onl y too glad to hand him back to me at the end. But people told me later that he made the story seem more real , reminding them that "Littl e Lord Jesus no crying he makes," is only poetry, Christmas celebrates the all-powerful God doing something totall y unexpected â&#x20AC;&#x201D; coming to us as a little child. So it 's fitting that Christmas pageants are noted for their surprises. Jesus may not show up in the way you 're expecting, but you can always tell he 's been there.

This year the middle school class is writing the pageant.

We have no idea what to expect.

Christine Dubois

Christine Dubois is a widely published freelance writer who lives with her family nea r Seattle. Contact her at: chriscolumn@juno.com .

Ref lections

War in Afghanistan As Catholics, we must be guided b y the formal teachings of the Church. In the question of war, perhaps no more direct instruction can be found than in Vatican Council II: "Any act of war aimed indiscriminately at the destruction of entire cities or of extensive areas along with their population is a crime against God and man himself . It merits unequivocal and unhesitating condemnation." (Gaudium et Spes , no. 80) At this point in the war in Afghanistan , two important analyses have struck me: (a) vast majority of Catholic leaders have named the U.S. war on terrorism and Taliban targets as -"just " and give "support for the multidimensional response to the terrorists attacks... " (e.g., Cardinal Bevilacqu a, America, 5 November 2001, pg. 4) and (b) the October 29th editorial in America: "...such certitude, at this point, is hard to echo. There is no question that stopping terrorism is a just cause. But waging war under the j ust war doctrine must be the last resort, after dip lomatic, economic and other means have failed. " The U.S. government has already decided that this war on terrorism and Taliban targets is a last resort. Consequently, this conflict must be waged in a just manner: i.e., it must seek justice, direct attacks on civilians must be avoided , and the force used must be proportionate to the end to be achieved.

During the first weeks of air strikes, initial targets were military aircraft, airfields , antiaircraft install ations and other

such targets, followed by attacks on terrorist camps and Taliban military supp ly and repair facilities.

The Pentagon has acknowledged that Tomahawk missiles and Navy smart bombs have hit civilians , but thus far civilian targets have not been directly targeted: i.e., the direct intention has not been aimed at civilian targets.

Bishop Fiorenza, President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has laid down a wise warning: "...our military response must be guided by the traditional moral limits on the use of force... " This response must "not (be directed) at the Afghan people or Islam."

This warning becomes more forceful in the U.S. Bishops ' "Pastoral Message" of November 14th: while "those who committed these atrocities do not distinguish between ordinary civilians and military combatants ... we must be sure that we do not violate the norms of civilian immunity and proportionality... (T)he use of arms must not produce disorders graver than the evil to be eliminated [and thus] the effect of military action on the Af ghan people must be closely monitored on an ongoing basis."

While terrorism is an ongoing focus of U.S. military strategy, anti-terrorist attacks cannot and should not allow the U.S. to do whatever it wishes in this fight.

In light of the strong Catholic teaching on immunity for civilians and proportionality (the harm being done

must not outweigh the harm already done), we must seriousl y take into account that the bombing already done is leading to the growing threat of the starvation of thousands of refugees. Similarly, creat-

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innocent parents is likely ' to increase the number of potential recruits to terrorists organizations.

The BBC reported on November 5th that B-52 longrange bombers have been used to "carpet bomb" Taliban front lines north of Kabul and other targets around the country. On November 11, The Herald and The Washington Post reported that the U.S. dropped a 15,000 BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter " pound bomb and "cluster bombs" in Northern Afghanistan. Daisy Cutter Bombs create a huge fireball that incinerates everything within a one kilometer radius, thus killing everything in its range. Inevitabl y innocent people are caught up in these explosions.

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SCRIPTURE ŠL ITURGY Rej oice! We have inherited God's Word As you can see, the Church nourishes us with a rich feast of God's Word as we celebrate Christmas in our parish communities on (lie vigil or the day itself. Each set of readings lights up our human experience, showing us where what God has accomplished in Christ once and for all now ripples and echoes in us and our world; each set of readings calls us together as God's People, moving us to approach the Eucharistic table with praise and thanksgiving; each set of readings colors the way in which we will choose to live out what we have celebrated.

Perhaps , then, it will be helpful to consider the gospel selections for each of the Christmas liturgies and so be more prepared to participate in the community celebration you choose to join.

At the Vigil Mass: Matthew 1:1-25 If you think your family tree has some strange branches, behold the cast of characters in the "genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham," that Matthew offers. He sees the ministry of Jesus and of the Church previewed in his three-fold division of the Old Testament characters : 1. The patriarchs (Abraham to David); 2. The kings (David to the Babylonian Exile); 3. The otherwise unknown people (from the Babylonian Exile to Joseph). In division one, we behold the strange choice of God who includes cheats and liars in the ancestry of the Messiah and hem- in advance Jesus' own love for the sinner over the just. In division two, we see the heights of David's reign yield to the low point of the exile, and hear in advance Jesus preaching of the "kingdom of the heavens," in which this world's values are reversed, and to be a king is to be a child. In division three, we see unknown figures who have not "made it" into historical records, and hear in advance Jesus ' choice of fishennen, tax collectors, and have-nots who will form the community his death and resurrection will create into Church. A mere look around you at the parish community assembled for Christmas celebration will show you God still chooses in the same way, Jesus is still."Emmanuel," "God is with us," and this whole interesting gathering" is the intervention of God, and you are part of it.

At Midnight: Luke 2:1-14 Let us reflect on a "manger" and on "shepherds" and see where we get. Isaiah voices God's heart-felt lament at the outset of the book named after him: "Children have I raised and reared, but they have disowned me!

An ox knows its owner, and an ass, its master 's manger, but

Christmas At the Vigil Mass: Isaiah 62:1-5; Psalm 89; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Matthew 1:1-25 At Midnight: Isaiah 9:1-6; Psa lm 96; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14 At Dawn: Isaiah 62:11-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke2:15-20 During the Day: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18

Father David M. Pettingill Israel does not know, my people have not understood." (1:2-3) Three times within a few verses Luke mentions that the child Jesus was in a manger (2:7, 12, 16) and that shepherds come to discover him there. Through God's grace and favor, Israel and the nations will see in Jesus the Lord, now grown up, indeed, raised from the dead, a nourishment that the table of the Word and of the Eucharist offers us. Here the new world permeates us, sustains us, and enables us to be nourishing presences.

Shepherds are the first to be invited into the light, music, and song of Jesus ' orbit, but they represent the whole parade of favored people Luke will list throughout die rest of the gospel as Jesus reaches out to them with such love and who offer only what they can give him, the acceptance of this gift. "Manger" and "shepherds" encourage us to bask in God 's nourishing favor.

At Dawn: Luke 2:15-20 "Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing (literally, this word) that has laken place which the Lord has made known to us," say the shepherds. These outcasts are favored with an experience of Jesus and are made into proclaimers of the Lord even to Mary: "All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And

Mary kept all these tilings, reflecting on them in her heart." We are invited not to exclude anyone, especially ourselves, as gospel heralds because we consider them/us to be in states of disrepair that should render them/us mute. God's obvious preference embraces "messes" who know they have been favored.

During the Day: John 1:1-18 The awesome (an instance where this word is appropriate) prologue of the fourth gospel exposes what our community assembled for worship embodies. It begins with the Word at home with God, proceeds to picture this Word presiding over the creation of the world, moves on to see this Word active in Israel, God 's People, and finall y amazes us with the notice that this Word has become flesh in Jesus of Nazareth and "pitched his tent among us." It goes on to say that "From his fullness we have all received;" in other words, as Oscar Cullman observed, it Uaces a straight line from Jesus of Nazareth in whom the Word became flesh to each community of believers (diat's us) in whom the Word continues to become flesh.

What a feast we are served at each Christmas liturgy.

May you be well fed and rejoice. Bon apetit!

Father David M. Petting ill is assistant to the moderator of the curia and parochial vica r at St. Emydius Parish, San Francisco.

Advent's 0 Antiphons: O come, Emmanuel!

Advent's treasures are many: gentle, haunting carols, fragrant boughs of the wreath, candles brightening the December darkness, the invigorating challenge of Isaiah, John the Baptist , and Mary, Mother of God. The communal prayer of our Catholic liturgy surrounds us with readings and psalms, prayers and hymns which can lift our hearts, minds, and spirits during this holy season.

One particularly beautiful source of Advent spirituality is the set of seven prayers called the "0 Antiphons." Beginning with Evening Prayer December 17, the antiphons are sung (or said) before and after the Magnificat, the Canticle of Mary. There is a special antiphon for every evening through December 23, preparing us for the vigil of Christmas. Ancient manuscripts which include these seven prayers date from the eleventh century, so they have touched many faithful parishioners over the years.

Each of the seven antiphons begins with "O" and prays to Jesus under one or more of his titles found in the bible. O Wisdom, holy Word of God (Sirach 24:3); 0 sacred Lord of ancient Israel (Exodus 6:13); 0 Root of Jesse (Isaiah 11:10);*^ O Key of David (Isaiah 22:22 and Revelation 3:7); O Radiant Dawn (Zechafiah 3:8, 6:12); O King of all the nations (Haggai 2:7-8); O Emmanuel (Isaiah 7:14, 8:8).

After beginning with these strong and vivid titles for Christ, each antiphon then brings to our lips reasons for our Christian faith that the Messiah has come and dwells among us. You govern all creation with your strong yet gentle care (Dec. 17); you showed yourself to Moses in the burning bush and gave him the holy law on Sinai mountain (Dec. 18); you have been raised up as a sign for all peoples, kings stand silent in your presence, and

Fr. Coleman . . . ÂŚ Continued from page 13 are not being used against civilian populations in Afghanistan and are only being directed at military targets, it is becoming more incredulous to believe that this conflict remains just if civilians are being killed due to the kinds of weapons employed, and the massive long-term evils that are being created.

When bombing began, the U.S. government said that it aimed to drain the swamp where terrorists are bred. This is surely a laudable goal. But we cannot lose sight of the fact that we have entered into a fuller phase of this conflict where the

Sister Sharon McMillan, SND the nations bow down in worship before you (Dec. 19); you are the royal power of Israel, controlling at your will the gate of heaven (Dec. 20); you are the splendor of eternal light and the sun of justice (Dec. 21); you are the only joy of every human heart and the keystone of the mighty arch of humankind (Dec. 22); you are king and lawgiver, the desire of the nations, Savior of all peoples (Dec. 23). In these extended tides, we recognize the Christ whose name we bear and in whose Spirit we live.

U.S. is employing "area bombing," which is in direct opposition to noncombatant immunity and proportionality, a type of warfare condemned by Pope Pius XII during World War II. Is it possible that a conflict that began as just has emerged into something different? I believe that the answer is "yes" - because the U.S. effort aimed at terrorism and the defeat of Taliban forces is now bombing villages and bringing death to noncombatants.

It is too late to re-negotiate the decisions that have led the U.S. into this conflict , but it is never too late to negotiate the use and types of warfare in the conflict.

I am not suggesting that we stand around with scented candles and not attack the darkness, but we must come to a

The last section of each antiphon is a heartfelt prayer to Christ our Messiah to come in fullness. Each beg ins with a fervent "Come!" Come and show your people the way to salvation; come, stretch out your mighty hand to set us free; come let nothing keep you from coming to our aid; come, break down the prison walls of death for those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, and lead your captive people to freedom ; come, shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death ; come and save the creature you fashioned from the dust; come and set us free.

How might you experience these O antiphons if Advent Evening Prayer December 17-23 isn 't possible for you? We hear a form of them in the Advent hymn "O come, O come, Emmanuel" which has one verse for each of the seven prayers.

One last note about these Advent treasures. The Latin titles for Christ in each antiphon have a delightful characteristic. If one takes the initial letter of each Latin name (Sapientia, Adonai, Radix , Clavis, Oriens, Rex, Emmanuel) and reverses the order, the acrostic "Ero eras " appears. Its meaning in English is Christ's promise to all who have called upon him in the O anti p hons during the last Advent week: "Tomorrow 1 shall be there." O Emmanuel, come!

Notre Dame Siste r Sharon McMillan is assistant professor of sacramental theology and liturgy at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park. fuller realization that the car-size bombs being dropped do not fall only upon terrorists and Taliban forces.

Terrorists groups seek massive destruction, including chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. In fighting this conflict , we must not allow ourselves to become what we are fighting. Bishop Fiorenza 's warning is accurate and directive: "Our military response must be guided by the traditional moral limits on the use of force."

Sulp ician Father Gerald D. Coleman is president and rector of St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Vatican seeks peace

Leaders bach Palestinian state , securi ty f or Is rael

By John Norton Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Following a meeting between Pope John Paul II and the Holy Land' s Catholic leaders , the Vatican said Middle East peace hinged on respect both for Israel' s ri ght to security and Palestinians ' right to an independent state.

The Vatican meeting 's closing statement called for "necessary " international efforts to return Israelis and Palestinians to the negotiating table , which it said must be based on respect for accord s and international resolutions alread y reached.

The statement said peace depended on respect for: "security for the state of Israel , the birth of a state for the Palestinian people, the evacuation of the occupied territories , a special internationall y-guaranteed statute for Jerusalem 's more sacred places, (and) an equitable solution for Palestinian refugees."

The meeting, which took place Dec. 13 amid a sharp escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence , focused on ways to preserve the region ' s tiny Christian presence, which officials said was shrinking largel y because of the conflict.

One key participant , Latin Patriarc h Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem , said Israel held the key to defusing Palestinian violence, and warned that extremist resistance would continue as long as Israel maintained its occupation of Palestinian territories.

The patriarch said Israel' s campai gn against Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat would onl y worsen the conflict and fuel extremist movements.

Hours before the Vatican meeting opened , Israel severed all contact with Arafat , holding him "directl y responsible " for Palestinian suicide bombings , and launched air strikes on Palestinian National Authority offices. Arafat 's spokesman labeled the moves "an official declaration of war."

In addition to the tloly Land' s Catholic leaders and Vatican curial officials , the daylong closed-door meeting was attended b y five heads of bishops ' conferences , including U.S. Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville , 111., and Canadian Bishop Jacques Berthelet of SaintJean-Longeuil. The Vatican released texts by the pope and Cardinal Angelo Sodano , secretary of state.

The pope called the developments in the Middle East worrying and "dramatic ," and said the region 's peoples long had suffered from "acts of violence and discrimination."

Middle East Catholics , who are mostly Palestinians , "seemed to be crushed by the weight of two diverse extremisms that , independentl y of the reasons that fuel them , are disfi guring the face of the Holy Land ," he said.

"You are not alone; the whole church is with you ," he told the reg ion 's Catholic leaders.

The entire churc h shares your concerns , supports your dail y efforts , is close to the sufferings of your faithful and , through prayer, keeps hope alive ," he said.

Cardinal Sodano said the meeting 's primary focus — the problem of the future of Christians in the Holy Land — was inseparable from the question of Middle East peace. Because of constant emi grations from the troubled region, he said, Catholics there numbered onl y 117 ,000, or less than 2 percent of the population , and Christians as a whole counted for no more than 3 percent.

"Many are suffering, " he said, "and we should consid-

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¦ Continued from page 3 At St. Anthony 's, love is a two-way street, coming from the poor as well as from the staff , she says.

"Peop le — when they found out I had cancer, they would come to me and say. 'You have such courage. ' And I would say, T don 't have the courage to get up off the sidewalk every morning. That takes courage. ' I have the help of my famil y, my community, and they would think I have courage.

It ju st overwhelms me. I would be walking and they would say, 'Hey, Sis, you have a good day. Don 't you worry.' They are so loving."

"Trust me," she says. "No one wants to live on the streets.

No mother wants to harbor her children in a car. " Last month , after three and a half years at St. Anthony Foundation , Sister Patrick resigned.

"I remember quietl y having to make that decision ," she

er how to hel p them concretel y to have a house , obtain a job and adequate schooling for their children. " Franciscan Father Giovanni Battistelli , custodian of the Hol y Land , said meeting partici pants decided not to create a new structure to organize humanitarian efforts.

"But I can say that the presidents of the diverse bishops ' conferences were very attentive " to discussion of the needs of Christians in the region , he told Catholic News Service Dec. 14.

The priest said Christians ' minority status in the Holy Land , predominantl y made up of Jews and Muslims , had sometimes meant that their civil ri ghts were i gnored.

"We often feel crushed between these two powers , these two giants , so to speak ," he said. Thoug h one often hears talk of the Hol y Land' s three monotheistic religions , in practice onl y Jews and Muslims enjoy institutional representation , he said.

In the meeting ' s closing statement , the Vatican renewed its cri ticism of an Israeli government decision to permit the construction of a mosque next to Annunciation Basilica in Nazareth.

"The construction of a mosque in that place risks being considered a provocation and is seen as a serious lack of respect for Christian sentiment and for a place of prayer that is rich in deep spiritual significance for their faith ," it said.

Bishop Gregory said he p lanned to raise the issue of the Nazareth mosque anew with the U.S. government , a strong Israeli all y.

We cannot allow that to go unnoticed , he told CNS Dec. 14. "The building of that mosque is an irritant and will be a source of greater division and hostility between peop les , between Christians and Muslims. " Bishop Gregory said the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops would also encourage the U.S. government to bring more pressure on both Palestinians and Israelis to cease hostilities , and would bring greater attention to the plight of Christians in the Hol y Land.

Patriarch Sabbah said international efforts to mediate the crisis would succeed onl y "if they start with the will to resolve the root of the problem , which is the occupation of the (Palestinian) territories. " But , he told an Italian magazine Dec. 12, "It seems that the international community overlooks the principal cause — with the violence that accompanies it — and gets worked up instead in condemning the violence of just one side."

The United States , which has played a leading role in Israeli-Palestinian mediation , offered no criticism of the recent Israeli retaliation in Palestinian territories as it has in the past. Instead , it called on Arafat to arrest Islamic militants.

A senior Vatican di plomatic official told CNS that the Vatican rejected recent characterizations of Arafat as a terrorist by some Israeli and U.S. politicians.

The official said Pope John Paul was one of the firs t world leaders to receive Arafat in audience , "above all because Arafat represents a cause that to us seems just and one to pursue. " It is not the canonization of (Arafat) , the official said, "but behind that person there is a whole cause that must be defended and supported. " Heads of several bishops ' conferences from around the worl d, including Bishop Gregory, were p lanning to attend a Jan . 21-24 gathering in Jerusalem hosted by Patriarch Sabbah for a first-hand experience of the situation.

says. "I talked with the Franciscans, with the doctor. It broke my heart but I knew it was the right decision. I couldn ' t keep counting on everybody hel ping me achieve my goals.

I was so tired. . . . Cancer makes you very tired. It's so fati guing. " Now living at the Marian Care Center in Burlingame, Sister Patrick looks to the future with hope.

"With a serious disease, such as I have, if you do not have yourself deeply rooted in God and quietly set aside time for prayer, I can 't see how you can have the courage to go on," she says. "I believe God never asks us to do more than we can handle. " "You can 't give up hope. I see more poverty but I see more hope. At St. Anthony 's we have hundreds of y oung people coming to work — at other not for profits. The young people are a sign of hope for the future.

"On the night before Thanksgiving, families and volunteers came to slice turkey, as a family. It 's wonderful because the parents are teaching the children.

Archdiocese p lans interfaith day of prayer Jan 24 Archbishop William J. Levada has announced plans for an Interfaith-Ecumenical Day of Prayer for World Peace to be held Jan. 24 in San Francisco, with a Mass at the National Shrine of St. Francis, a symposium at the University of San Francisco, and an evening interfaith prayer service at St. Mary 's Cathedral.

The planned Interfaith Day of Prayer for Peace in San Francisco follows the example of Pope John Paul II who has invited representatives of the world's religions to join him in a day of prayer in Assisi , the town of St. Francis in Italy on Jan .

24.

In his message for the World Day of Peace on Jan . 1, the Holy Father made his intentions known , saying, "prayer for peace is not an afterthought to the work of peace. It is the very essence of building the peace of order, justice , and freedom."

The Interfaith-Ecumenical Day of Prayer for Peace in San Francisco will begin with a Mass at 12:15 p.m. at the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi celebrated by Archbishop Levada.

Beginning at 2 p.m., a symposium will be held in the Pacific Rim Room at the University of San Francisco, which will include presentations and a panel discussion with the audience on the topic of interfaith dialog and communication as a means of achieving world peace.

Culminating the day will be an InterfaithEcumenical Prayer Service at 7 p.m. at St. Mary 's Cathedral involving leaders and representatives of the world' s faiths fro m throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.

Day of Peace Mass Auxiliary Bishop John Wester will celebrate Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral for the World Day of Peace at 12:10 p.m. on New Years Day. In his message for the annual worldwide observance, Pope John Paul II took as his "No Peace Without Justice, No Justice Without Forgiveness."

Comp line in Latin

On Dec. 30 at 4 p.m., Father John O'Neill , pastor of St. James will preside over Traditional Compline Latin Service with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

The rite dates back more than 1600 years and began as closing prayer of the day in monasteries.

Priests from throughout the Archdiocese and lay musicians will comprise a Gregorian Chant choir that will lead song. St. James Church , 1086 Guerrero St. at 23rd St., San Francisco. Call (415) 824-4232.

New Year's Eve music

On New Year's Eve afternoon at 4 p.m., the choirs and soloists of St. Anne of the Sunset Parish under the direction of Richard Davis, will present a concert of holiday music including carols and anthems. St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah St. at Funston, San Francisco. Call (415) 665-1600.

"That 's where my hop e is. I have a hope in people. Lots of good things are going on now. Families coming together and hel ping other families. That is power — good power."

On a personal level, "Never stop hoping, count on your family and friends because it' s never too much of a burden for them because they love you . And your family," she says, her voice breaking slightl y as she looks at her sister Catherine who has come from Chicago to visit. " You can tell them, 'It 's not my best day ' Or 'I' m a little frightened today.'

I have experienced this with my famil y. They 're all younger than me and they say, Let me know, Trish, let me know what you need. "' She also gets support from "my religious family —- the prayers. The best thing anyone can do for you is to pray."

And , she says, "Never lose your sense of humor."

Smiling, she recalls her reaction to the news that she had cancer, she said , "Lord, this isn 't my cup of tea."

Finally, she says, "Admit that some days are easier than other days."

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted Dec. 22: The Three and a Half Stories of Christmas , a play starring Frank Runyeon, former star of As the World Turns opposite Meg Ryan, and guest sta r on shows including LA Law, Falcon Crest and Melrose Place. It's a new way to hear the classic Christmas tale with audience participation and caroling. Tickets $7/$5. It all happens at St. Luke Church , 1111 Beach Park Blvd., Foster City at 7 p.m. Fun for all ages. Call (650) 573-7409.

St. Mary 's Cathedral Boys Choir is recruiting for the 2001/2002 season. Now in its 10th year, the ensemble is open to boys in grades 3- 8 . The group has traveled to seven states and Italy. Prior musical experience is nol necessary. Call Christoph Tietze at (415) 567-2020 , ext.

213 or ctielze@compuserve.com.

Reunions Feb. 10: 50th Anniversary reunion of St. Gregory School, San Mateo. School is seeking alumni/ae from all 50 years. Contact Cindy Stuart at (650) 570-0111 or Linda Schulz at (650) 345-8098 or schulzcl@aol.com.

April 5, 6, 2002: Class of '52, Not re Dame High School , San Francisco. If you have nol been contacted, please call Patty Moran at (415) 861-2378.

April 20, 2002: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary, Redwood City is looking for members of the class 1952 to take part in a reunion. Contact Julia Tollafield at (650) 366-8817 or development® mountcarmel.org.

May 4, 2002: 40th reunion of St. Cecilia Elementary School's class of '62. Committee is still looking for missing classmales. Call Nancy Dito at (415) 661-2937.

St. Peter 's Academy class of '65 is planning a reunion for 2002. Call Gloria Krzyzanowski at (650) 340-7469 or Linda Roberts at (650) 549-3200.

Class of '42, St. Cecilia Elementary, will celebrate 60 years in June '02. Class members should contact Norma Buchner at (650) 583-4418.

Hofy Angels Class of 70 please conta ct Peggy McEneaney Hart af (650) 875-0793 or 877-8925.

Class of '62 St. Thomas the Apostle will gather this summer. Contacy Peggy Mahoney at (949) 673-5624 or pegwhit @ dellepro.com.

Graduates and former students of San Francisco's Notre Dame Elementary, Notre Dame High School or Mission Dolores Elementary should call Sally Casazza at (415) 566-2820.

Alumni, former students, parents, grandparents of St. Finn Barr Elementary School, SF. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Call (415) 469-9223 and leave your name, address and phone number.

Food and Fun Dec. 31: New Year's Eve dinner dance sponsored

by St. Finn Barr Club Latino at the parish hall, 415 Edna St., SF. Dinner 7 - 9 p.m. Dancing until 1 a.m. to the music of DJ Barra . Ticket $20. Call Francisco Guerrero at (415) 469-5841.

Most first Frl.: Join the Marin Catholic Breakfast Club for prayer, dialogue and a catered breakfast beginning with 7 a.m. Mass at St. Sebastian Church,

Datebook Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae.

Members $5/non-members $10. Dues are $15 annually. Reservations necessary. Please respond to sugaremy@aol.com or (415) 461- 0704 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

School of Pastoral Leadership For times, registration materials, costs, exact locations and additional information , call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Preregistration is necessary for many programs.

Visit the Web site at www.splsf.org.

Tues. Jan. 22 - Feb. 26, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: The Sacraments: Doors to the Sacred with Jesuit Father Dennis Smolarski; The Spiritual Wisdom of Saints Catherine of Siena, Teresa of Avila, Therese of Lisieux with Dominican Father Luke Buckles; Liturgical Music Ministry with Father James McKearney; Continuing Introduction to the Old Testament with Jesuit Father Donald Sharp; Continued Encountering the New Testament with Father David Pettingill. Location: Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave , San Mateo.

Wed. Jan. 23 - Feb. 27, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: History & Theology of the Mass with Doug Benbow including practical lessons for lectors with Susan Sikora ; The Life and Spirituality of Blessed Padre Pio with Father Francis Tiso; Why Do We Believe That? An Introduction to Apologetics with Mark Brumley; Introduction to Islam with Iftekhar Hai; Liturgical Music Ministry with Christoph Tietze; Continuing Introduction to the Old Testament with Jesuit Father Donald Sharp. Location: Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan Ave., SF. Thurs. Jan. 24 - Feb. 28, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.: Expressions of Prayer in the East and West Through the Centuries: Answering the Call of God Through the Purgation, Illuminative, and United Way with Eastern Rite Father David Anderson. Location: Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Kentfield.

Fri. Jan. 25 - March Prophets and Wisdom Testament with Jesuit Location: Pastoral Center Peter Yorke Way, SF.

1, 2 —4 P.M.: Continued Lirerature of the Old Father Donald Sharp. of the Archdiocese , One

Retreats/Days of Recollection VALL0MBR0SA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees, times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director.

Dec. 31 - Jan. 1: Welcoming in the New Year, a retreat for men and women facilitated by Vallombrosa Director, Father Thomas Madden. Spend time in reflective prayer, looking over the past year, giving thanks to God.

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Consolation Ministry For additional information about Consolation Ministry in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, call Barbara Elordi at (415 564-7882.

Our Lady of Angels , 1721 Hillside Dr. , Burlingame, 1st Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m.; 1st Thurs., 9:30 - 11 a.m. Call (650) 347-7768; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, James St. between Fulton and Grand , Redwood City, Thurs. 6 - 7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802; St. Andrew, 1571 Southgate Ave., Daly Cily, 3rd Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Hilary, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, 1st and 3rd Wed., 3 - 4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659; St. Gabriel, 2559 40th Ave., SF, 1st and 3rd Tues., 7 - 9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882; St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218; St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., SF in English and Spanish, one Sat. per month. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, 2555 17th Ave., SF, 2nd and 4th Tues., 2 - 4 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame.

Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

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ReturningCatholics Landings, a welcoming program for Catholics interested in returning to the Church, has been established at the following parishes: St. Dominic, SF, Lee Gallery at (415) 221-1288 or Dominican Father Steve Maekawa at (415) 567-7824; Holy Name of Jesus, SF, Dennis Rivera at (415) 664-8590; St. Bartholomew, San Mateo, Dan Stensen at (650) 344-5665; St. Catherine of Siena, Burlingame, Silvia Chiesa at (650) 685-8336, Elaine Yastishock at (650) 344-6884; St. Dunstan, Millbrae, Dianne Johnston at (650) 697-0952; Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon bay, Meghan at (650) 726-4337; St. Peter, Pacifica, Shirley Bryant at (650) 355-5168.

Volunteer Opportunities Help a child succeed in school and in life by serving as a tutor for two hours a week at Sacred Heart Elementary School, 735 Fell St., SF. Sessions take place Mon. - Thurs . from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Help welcome in a variety of subjects.Call Doug Pierce at (415) 621-8035 or Mary Potter at (415) 876-4811.

St. Joseph's Village, a homeless shelter for families at 10th and Howard St., SF, is looking for dedicated office volunteers to answer phones and greet residents. If you are interested in volunteering, call Dewitt Lacey at (415) 575-4920.

San Francisco 's St. Anthony Foundation needs volunteers as well as canned goods and other staples. Non-perishable foods may be taken to 121 Golden Gate Ave. M - F from 8"30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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Seeking enthusiastic men and women for the volunteer team at Mission Dolores Gift Shop.

Welcome visitors from around the world, distribute brochures, accept donations and assist in gift shop sales. You 'll also have a chance to practice additional languages you may speak. Call Theresa Mullen at (415) 621-8203 , ext. 30.

SF's Laguna Honda Hospital is in need of extraordinary ministers including Eucharistic ministers and readers as well as volunteers to visit with residents and help in the office and with events. Call Sister Miriam Walsh at (415) 664-1580 , ext. 2422.

Raphael House, a homeless shelter for families in San Francisco's Tenderloin District , is in need of volunteers to help with various tasks. Hours are 5:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. Call Carol at (415) 345-7265.

California Handicapables, which provides a monthly Mass and luncheon to handicapped persons , needs volunteers including drivers , servers , donors, and recruite rs of those who might benefit from the experience. Call Jane Cunningham at (415) 5859085.

St. Francis Fraternity, a secular Franciscan organization, needs volunteers to help with their 20 year old tradition of serving breakfast on Sunday mornings to their Tenderloin neighbors. Call (415) 621-3279.

Maryknoll Affiliates: Bay Area chapter meets 3rd Sat. for two hours at Maryknoll House , 2555 Webster St., SF to share community, prayer, and action on social justice and global concerns. Members occasionally do short periods of mission service around the world at Maryknoll locations. Call Marie Wren at (415) 331-9139 or mwren48026@aol.com.

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"You can graduate from St. Gregory 's but you never leave ," Katie Sullivan said with a laugh affirming her pleasure at now being a member of the faculty at her elemenH Continued f r om page 17 tary alma mater. She said she's glad to be back on familiar teen-age children , Joseph, Matt and Ava have all been their ground and now a colleague to some who helped her as a mom 's students in the program. youngster including librarian , Madge Gough, "We have a huge program thanks to _ ____ —__ and school secretary, Margie Dolan. the fabulous dedication and love of , Ms. Sullivan said kindergarten age May Lyau ," Mrs. Herceg said. children are her "favorites " to teach "She ' s the mother hen of the and that she especiall y likes "helpwhole operation. " Mrs. Herceg ing them form a foundation " in said a Vacation Bible School faith . "St. Gregory 's is a faithfor students in prek based environment and God is Kindergarten throug h fifth 3L a daily part of conversation ," ¦ grade , is a mirror of the Ms. Sullivan said. "Reli g ion , Church especially in the is more than a subject, It is §11 middle and high school age part of our daily interaction youth who act as aides. with the children."

"Their partici pation Clem and Margare t makes it richer because the Zarcone hav e been parishyounger kids love the older ioners of St. Gregory 's since kids and they see them 1951. All four of their daughputting their faith into ters attended the parish action ," she said. Another school.

Mrs. Zarcone remembers the Immaculate boost to the program is the Heart of Mary Sisters who help and "sense of humor" helped found the school in of Msgr. McElroy, Mrs. 1951 but no longer minister Herceg said , adding that the "whole parish" is behind the there . "They were great women, great educators and I effort . was sorry when they left ," Joe Stirlacci taught Mrs . Zarcone said, recalling Religious Education at St. the Sisters "hard work" and Gregory ' s for three years pioneer efforts in phonics before teaming up with Mrs. and teaching children to read.

Herceg. He and his wife , "I came to the parish as a Nancy, who assists in the bride ," Mrs. Zarcone said. parish's First Eucharist The coup le celebrated their preparation program , are the 50th wedding anniversary in parents of Anna-Marie , a October with famil y and fifth grader at St. Gregory friends at a Mass at St. Elementary, and Theresa, a Gregory 's. They maintain second-grader at San membership in several Mateo 's Laurel Elementary parish organizations includSchool who will make her ing the Women 's Guild , First Eucharist at St. • Men 's Club expanded under Gregory in April, "f think Msgr. McElrpy 's aegis, St. May has built the program Vincent de Paul Society, and and helped it grow," Mr. the senior club known as the Stirlacci said , noting its "strong Gregorians. faculty " and The coup le said they "increasing number of stuhave always known the dents " each year. parish to be "a real famil y St, Gregory Elementary place ," pointing to the School is celebrating its "many activities for every50th anniversary in 2001. one to take part in ," Mrs. Linda Grund is in her third Zarcone said the "closeness year as princi pal. The of the people " and "seeing Michi gan native has more the good they do" has been than 20 years experience in a support to her faith .

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The new stained glass windows portray "the history of salvation ," Msgr. McElro y said. "We wanted the windows to allow a lot of li ght , " he said , noting the pastel colors used on the windows balance the deep red fresco of the church' s walls.

Families in the parish came forward to sponsor the 12 windows almost immediatel y after the pastor 's announcement of the opportunity at Mass.

During the two-year process of desi gn and installation , another "40 families " asked if they could also take part , Msgr.

McElroy said. "We could have built a Crystal Cathedral ," he said with a loud laug h and obvious Msgr. Robert McElroy pride in the generosity of St. Gregory parishioners.

Carol James and her husband , Larry, have been parishioners for more than 20 years. Ms. James has been employed as parish administrator at St. Gregory for 9 years. Msgr. McElroy said he has found the role to be valuable to his work as pastor. "Having someone handle the day to day operations of the parish allows the pastor to concentrate on the pastoral and spiritual needs of the peop le," he said.

Ms. James, in the role of parish administrator, is liaison to parish committees including the Finance Council. She also supervises parish staff and volunteers , assists in several areas of the parish school , and tends to the day to day needs of the parish plant. She is among a growing group of Church professionals "we need more of," Msgr. McElroy said. "I support the pastor," Ms. James said. "Whatever he needs , he brings to me and I follow it through. It works very well for me. Many things that used to go directl y to the pastor, such as a broken window, or a dirty gym, now come to me and I can deal with it."

More than 250 parishioners recentl y came forward to assist with a new ministry to homeless families. The work , which has up to five families living in the parish hall for a week at a time several times a year, is in conjunction with Interfaith Hospitality Network . The famil y members leave the parish every day for school , work , and to look for work . Day care for younger children is pro vided by the Interfaith Hosp itality Network at a central facility. Meals are prepared and served b y parish volunteers.

"The people stay in the Worner Center," Ms. James said, noting that with only 30 volunteers needed at a time, the pool of workers will have to be rotate d so everyone can , at some time , participate. Parishioners Steve Fox and Jim Gough are coordinating the program .

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Father Leo Rooney, (center at altar) who grew up in St. Gregory 's and was ordained May 17, 1973 for the Arc hdiocese of San Francisco , presides at his first Mass in the parish church.

Father Rooney, who became a priest of the Diocese of San Jose when it was formed in 1981, died in 1997 at age 49 as pastor of St. Joseph of Cupertino Parish, Cupertino. At right is Bishop Francis Quinn, who at that time was pastor of St. Gabriel Parish, San Francisco. Young women who entered religious life from St. Gregory include Father Rooney 's sister, Mercy Sister Ann Rooney who entered in 1959 and ministers today as a Marriage and Family therapist; Mercy Sister Celeste Marie Nuttman , who entered in 1964, and today is an artist and national novitiate minister for the Sisters of Mercy in St. Louis; and Mercy Sister Patricia Ryan, who entered in 1955. The former president of the Burlingame community is a writer and popular facilitator of eco-spirituality retreats. Other young men of the parish who went on to priesthood include Father Bill Justice , pastor, All Souls Parish, South San Francisco; and Father Stephen Howell, president , Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo.

¦ Continued from page 17 The parish also has a comprehensive ministry to the sick and homebound coordinated by parochial vicar, Father Josep h R Hung, with the assistance of parishioners Lucy Bartson and Maureen Aquino.

Among the highli ghts of the year is the parish festival that has grown under Msgr. McEIroy 's leadershi p. "Until I was 10, we lived in Our Lady of Mercy and always had a great parish festival ," he said. "The festival is an overwhelming ly parishioner event and a great community builder. " Msgr. McElroy said "some of the finest moments" he 's had at St. Gregory 's have been witnessing the "community coming together in crisis " such as funerals. "It has been very poignant for me to see the great affection parishioners have for one anollier, especially in times of trouble ," he said.

"Their generosity in this way is remarkable. " The parish's future is assured , Msgr. McElroy said. "I think St. Gregory will continue to be a fami ly centered parish with a sustained legacy of service and giving ."

Miranda Lew wins St. Thomas More essay contest In making moral policies for the internet , Miss Lew Miranda Lew, a St. Thomas the Apostle ei g hth grader , was the recipient of an annual essay contest award presented said we can take an example from St. Thomas More . by the St. Thomas More Society, a fellowship of Catholics She quoted from one of St. Thomas ' last prayers when he was in jail before he was executed: "To buy the time involved in the practice of law.

Members of the Society were surprised to learn that Miss again that I have lost. To abstain from vain conversaLew is the younger sister of Hiram Lew, who won the prize tions. To shun foolish mirth and g ladness. To cut off two years ago. St. Thomas the Apostle students have won the unnecessary recreations. " "We should cherish the internet as an excellent award for the past t hree years.

The subject of this year's essay was "Moral policy should source and means of sharing information for people all be set on the use of the internet '" . In her essay, Miss Lew over the world, instead of focusing on the unp leasant lauded the ability to receive "information at the click of a paraphernalia that it holds for the young eye to see," mouse ," but lamented that the internet has become a "vehi- she said. (l-r) Outgoing St. Thomas More Society President Larry cle to inflame others with ideas of hatred and bigotry." She At an award ceremony and luncheon at the Banker 's also complained of the pervasive nature of pornography on Club , atop the A.P. Giannini building in San Francisco, Jannuzzi; essay contest winner ' s mother, Helen Lew; contest winner, Miranda Lew; new Society President Carroll Collins. the web and the facility with which child molesters are able Miss Lew read aloud her essay to a group of about 40 to contact and coerce children on the web. lawyers and was presented with a $500 check .

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 650-323-6375

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 94903 415-479-9020