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Following is the second report by Tara Carr on an Oct. 2430 press tour of the Hurricane Mitch-devasted areas of Nicaragua and Honduras. It was organized by Food for the Poor, a U.S.-based relief organization that focuses on needs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Representing Catholic San Francisco, Carr is a staff member of the archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns. Photos and story by Tara Carr

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C/ne set of entrance doors of St. Mary 's Cathedral will be symbolically and literally sealed Nov. 28, the first Sunday of Advent, by Archbishop William J. Levada in anticipation of that seal being broken open at the Christmas Midnight Mass in a ritual that will inaugurate the Jubilee 2000 holy year. The Christmas rite will echo the parallel event in Rome, where Pope John Paul II will open the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the beginning of Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. It will be the first time St. Peter's Jubilee Holy Door will have been j Ug/LEE continued on page 5

x nternational relief organizations traditionally rely on direct donations and shipments of emergency food and supplies to respond to the needs of the poor in the developing world and in war-torn nations. Many of us trust this approach to ministry to the poor and appreciate follow-up reports on how our donations are spent. However, what about when another hurricane strikes? How can we, the world community, avoid the cycle of disaster, relief, another disaster, and a new need to address with no progress or infrastructure in place since the last emergency? An emerging alternative to the direct-relief model is an approach in which training and empowerment change societal structures and create an opening for community development and sustainability. But does this model come to grips with immediate needs? How many die of illness or starvation as long-range, grassroots planning is at work? To highlight the strengths and shortcomings of the two different models of poverty reduction, I would like to share observations on two separate projects observed on our recent Food for the Poor organized trip to Nicaragua and Honduras. Both projects work to HONDURAS continued on page 6

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Lest we forget....Thanks a whole lot to Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame 's Maureen Murphy for fillin ' us in on the recent reunion of the class of 1969 from St. Rose Academy, an acclaimed school of the San Rafael Dominican Sisters that fell victim to the Loma Prieta earthquake. More than a dozen of the three-decades-later bunch gathered at a grotto near the St. Rose site for a toast to their beloved school before joining the rest of the gang for dinner on the Wharf. Than ks, too, Maureen for naming by Tom Burke Catholic San Francisco "a personal favorite" of yours. More thanks and please keep us in your prayers to San Rafael Dominican Sisters learning her choreography Andrew Altemus, Paul Kirk, Gregory Lucy, Margaret Mary stateside from a video and McCarthy, Agnes McLean who all taught at St. Rose and are will dance with the others now living in retirement at their community 's Our Lady of for the first time when she Lourdes Convent, 77 Locust Ave., San Rafael 94901. .. gets to the land of Yorkshire St. Paulus Lutheran Church is serving weekly dinners for Puddin '. In October, Shanti, Susan and Colin homeless and near-homeless people living with HIV/AIDS. A serv- with Mercy mates, Maria Woodell-Mascall ing spoon salute to St. Dominic Parish and Old St. Mary's Parish Do, Ursula Santamaria. for regularly helping out there and to Junipero Serra High School Maria Santoyo, Leyla Escobar, Christina Mulvihill , Rachel whose students start service in the spring. Catholic Charities also Florez, April Caravzca just missed qualifying for national compitches in; in a few days, Old St. Mary 's will host the program 's petitions. .. .Holy Name 3rd grader, Eric Cardiel, met three of his Thanksgiving banquet from soup to nuts. St. Paulus staff member, Dorothey Goldstone, says volunteer groups — who shop, chop, serve and mop — are al ways welcome. Call (415) 673-8088, ext. 102. Amazingly, St. Paulus does all this good work in tire midst of recovering from a fire that- destroyed the Gough and Eddy "Vertigo" church four years ago.... Most Holy Redeemer Parish's BBQ last month "was well attended and a fun time was had by all, ... Winners of Our Lady of Mercy Parish's fall golf tournament were Mike Day, Pat Sahagun, Matt Mistic. Andy Noma says there'll be another links contest in the spring....Noc Valley's St. Philip's is the St. Vincent de Paul Society conference of the month. Members are Julia Antetomoso-Paul, president; Carolee-Glassman Lubin, vice president; Joyce Moore, treasurer; and John Knopf , Cathy Maloney, Rosa Pavone. .. .Half Moon Bay 's Our Lady of the Pillar Parish sends gratitude to Connie and Bert Silva "for the beautiful flowers" on the altar during September....Bouquets at St. Isabella Parish for Hugo Phillips who took apart and reassembled a parish center gas range for steam cleaning; Pat Buttner who is now among the parish "Kneeler Techs"; and an "anonymous donor for purchasing a new Sacramentary. ...The 7th grade at St. Finn Barr Elementary filled From left: St. Finn Barr 7th-graders Sophia Chang, and delivered more than 100 Halloween treat bags for foster chilLeslie O'Callaghan , Linda Newman. dren . The almost-8th-graders say they borrowed the idea from sister school St. Elizabeth where students also bagged bounty and balloons for others.... school 's alumni by way of winning a recent safety poster contest. Halloween put the "h" in help for the Woodell-Mascall fami- Officer John Scully, Lt. Mike Caplan, Capt. Mike Yalon , all ly of OLA , Burlingame and the parish school. Susan and Bob, SFPD and all Holy Namers, retu rned to the Sunset District school with their children Colin and Keelin and OLA students, raised to present Eric with his savings bond prize.... more than $1,000 for sister school, St. Paul of the Shipwreck, St. John of God Parish says "extra special thanks " to Werner with a haunted house built on the family's property. Witch hats off Schmidt who had a big hand in p lanning the recent community to this lovin ' coven who presented a check to St. Pau l principal, weekend at CYO's McGucken Center. .. Daly City 's Our Lady of Notre Dame Sister Kathryn Camacho, on Nov. 9. Sister Kathryn Mercy Parish says thanks to Maureen Colliss and die Westlake says the relationship between the schools is strong and the money Catholic Women's Club for giving the Parish Center Library "a will purchase library books. A belated but still very merry welcome new look" with fresh paint and carpet... .Father Steve Davies, to Sister Kathryn who has been on board at the Hunters Point parochial vicar at Nativity Parish, Menlo Park, is continuing on the school since August. OLA principal is Jai Marino. ... Hats off and mend and has just returned from a friend' s installation as pastor of many more to SSF's All Souls Elementary which celebrates its a Windy City parish....Remember, no Catholic San Francisco next 50th anniversary tomorrow....Student council at Milibrae 's St. week.... Right now, I'm back in New Jersey grappling with a Philly Dunstan Elementary has kept students busy with volunteer oppor- cheese steak or hoagie and trying to justify my need for one more tunities. In addition to helping the Knights of Columbus with a slab of scrapple. Pass die deviled crab cakes, please. Happy collection for the developmentally disabled, the school's now in the Thanksgiving!... middle of a food drive for St. Vincent de Paul and will adopt three Don 't miss College of Notre Dame 's annual production of "A families for Christmas. If you can help the campaign, especially Christmas Carol," Dec. 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, II , 12 in the Belmont school' s with men 's white socks and underclothing, call the school at (650) theater. Outside of the opening night gala, a toy or non-perishable 697-8119. Thanks to student council prez , Marissa Gutierrez, food item will gain you entry to what has been a happy holiday tracouncil moderator, Sue PaHari, and PR person, Christine Gil for dition . For curtain times and reservations, call (650) 508-3456. the info.,..Shanti Quinnine, a Mercy High School, SF senior, will represent the school in London on New Year's Day in an AllStar Parade of cheerleaders from around the world. She's been

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Papal biographer George Weigel delivered a wide-rang ing description of Pope John Paul II to prominent Catholic business CEOs in a San Francisco lecture Nov. 9 — including the message that the pontiff challenges every Catholic to become a witness to Christ 24 hours a day, and that he celebrates democratic politics and a free-enterprise marketplace if and when they are guided by a vibrant public moral culture. Speaking to members of Legatus, an organization of Catholic CEOs, Weigel also sought to dispel misconceptions about the pontiff , whom he called "a priestl y priest formed by lay people," regarding sexuality. "One notion I would like to straighten out is that this is a pope who finds human sexuality vaguely distasteful ," Weigel told the 40 executives and spouses at Alfred' s Steakhouse in San Francisco. Pope John Paul II has described marital intimacy as an icon of the interior life of God, and an act of worship, Weigel noted. Another issue Weigel clarified was the pontifical stance on the role of women in the Church. The pope "has a deeply feminine The Society of the Sacred Heart is malting view of Christian discipleship " and holds its bicentennial with a year-long celebration that that the Church is formed in the image of will be launched Sunday when Archbishop Mary, the first disciple, Weigel said. William I. Levada presides at a 5:30 p.m. Mass "The Church is formed in the image of a at St. Mary 's Cathedral , 1111 Gough St., to woman," the theologian exp lained , "and the honor Bay Area Sacred Heart sisters. office and structure (Peter 's Church) has All are invited to attend the Nov. 21 Mass, authority onl y as it exists to serve the image planners said. of the Church of Mary . . . It 's service , serIn addition , the bicentennial celebration vice, service, all the way." calendar includes three lectures which will The senior fellow of the Ethics and take place on designated Sundays from 1:30 to Public Policy Center in Washington , D.C., 4 p.m. in the Pacific Rim Center, Lone cautioned against a view of the priesthood Mountain Campus, University of San as primaril y a "function " th at could be filled Francisco. by women and presumabl y married men, as The lectures will focus on various topics. well as by celibate, sing le men. "Women in Ministry in the Early Church" will "The priesthood is not a function; it 's an take place Jan . 30 with Sacred Heart Sister icon of Christ," Weigel argued. Carolyn Osiek speaking. Weigel' s presentation took p lace on the "Mapping our Spiritual Journey" is sched10th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's coluled Feb. 27 with Dominican Sister Mary Neill lapse, an event in which Weigel p laces the speaking. Holy Father as "a p ivotal figure." In 1979 "Loosing the Ties that Bind: Reconciliation the Polish pope was elected. From that and Forgiveness" will be the title of the March year throug h the 1980s he participated in a 26 talk by Mercy Sister Jane Ruffing. Solidarity movement to release Central Living through the French Revolution in a and Eastern Europe from the Soviet city with more than 100,000 homeless people, Union 's grip. a young woman living in Paris in 1800 had a "You couldn 't understand how it hap- radical idea: rebuild society by educating

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — "Outside liturgical functions , a hlack suit and Roman collar are the usual attire for priests," says a decree issued by Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston , president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. The decree says that in liturgical rites priests and deacons "shall wear the vesture prescribed in the proper liturgical books." It adds th at use "of the cassock is at the discretion of the clerip " and that for clerical members of religious orders "the determinations of their proper institutes or societies are to be observed with regard to wearing the religious habit." In accord with Canon 288 of the Code of Canon Law, it notes, the clerical-attire provisions do not apply to permanent deacons. Mercy Sister Sharon A. Euart , NCCB associate general secretary and a canon lawyer, said the term "usual attire " leaves room for priests to wear more casual dress when it is appropriate. The decree was one of three Bishop Fiorenza sent to the U.S. bishops Nov. 1, implementing the Code of Canon Law with particular U.S. legislation. All are to take effect in U.S. Latin-rite dioceses Dec. 1, The other two decrees say that; — Statutes for U.S. diocesan priests ' councils "are to include the provision that the council shall meet at least four times a year, in order that it may effectively fulfill its purpose of aiding the diocesan bishop in the governance of the diocese." — The NCCB "intends to issue no norms regarding the promise of marriage as mentioned in Canon 1062.1." Canon 1062,1 says, "A promise of marriage, be it unilateral or bilateral, called an engagement, is regulated by particular Jaw which has been established by the conference of bishops after it has taken into consideration any existing customs and civil laws." Sister Euart said the U.S. bishops saw no need to create new legislation in that area.

Calls for fetal p arts sale inquiry

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. House of Representatives voted Nov. 9 to call for an investigation into claims some private companies are buying and selling fetal body parts for medical research. "Don't believe the lie that medical progress hinges on this cruel commerce," said Rep. Joe Pitts , R-Pa., one of the three primary co-sponsors for the "sense of Congress" resolution. Gail Quinn, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat , for Pro-Life Activities , hailed passage of the resolution, saying fetal organ trafficking "exploits vu lnerable members of the human family contrary to their human dignity and presents possible violations of federal law."

Stockton arson 'saddens ' bishop

STOCKTON, Calif. (CNS) — Stockton Bishop Stephen E. Blaire said he was saddened by a Nov. 7 fire that extensively damaged a Catholic church in his diocese, but was "more saddened that this fire appears to be an arson." But he cautioned against jump ing to the conclusion the fire , which caused $700,000 in damage to the Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Stockton , was a hate crime. "Investigation will help to make such a determination ," he said in a Nov. 9 statement.

TBILISI, Georgia (CNS) — Pope John Paul II asked his tiny flock of Catholics in Georgia to help the neediest in their struggling society and to cooperate with the Orthodox majority. Georgia is "a model of respect and tolerance" toward all reli g ions, the pope said during a Mass at an incense-filled Tbilisi sports stadium Nov. 9, where an overflow crowd of some 10,000 Catholics and Orthodox Christians gave him a rousing welcome. Flanked on a small altar platform by priests and bishops from Georgia, Russia , Armenia and Turkey, the 79-year-old pontiff looked and sounded good but coughed several times as he presided over the two-hour liturgy.

Sr. Gramich wants ban overturned MILWAUKEE (CNS) — Sister Jeannine Gramick, permanentl y barred by the Vatican from pastoral ministry to gays, told participants at the Call to Action national con-

'Teething statue attracts crowds

ILOILO CITY, Philippines (CNS) — An image of the infant Jesus rumore d to have grown teeth is drawing hundreds of devotees and the curious to a village in the central Philippine province of Iloilo. Dentists are among the people who have been flocking to a house in Baldoza village since Nov. 1, when radio stations broadcast news about the 30-inch statue of the infant Jesus that appears to have upper baby teeth.Votive candles and flowers offered by visitors now surround the statue in the living room of Magdalena Jover, 63, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. The Jaro Archdiocese has refused to comment on whether the reported p henomenon is a miracle or a hoax. The archdiocesan media coordinator, Father Espiridion Celiz, said that the church would speak onl y after it had completed a thorough investigation.

Apologises to Jewish audience

FOX POINT, Wis. (CNS)—The jubilee year is the time for Catholics to repent for nearly 2,000 years of antiSemitism, Milwaukee's archbishop told an audience gathered to mark the 25th anniversary of the local CatholicJewish Conference. "At the end of the jubilee year, we cannot be the same people who began it," Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland said Nov. 7 at Congregation Shalom in Fox Point. The archbishop said he would "take this occasion to acknowledge before my fellow Jewish citizens of this city of Milwaukee the wrongs we Catholics have done." He asked Catholics present to "act like good Baptists " and say amen to three affirmations, acknowledging that "we Catholics throug h centuries acted in a fashion contrary to God's law toward our Jewish brothers and sisters" and that "such actions harmed the Jewish community throug hout the ages in both physical and psychological ways."

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ference in Milwaukee she is beginning efforts to have the Vatican ban overturned. In July, the School Sister of Notre Dame and Salvatorian Father Robert Nugent were "permanentl y prohibited from any pastoral work involving homosexual persons" by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith . In Milwaukee she said she believes it is "more beneficial to minister on the behalf of gay and lesbian people with the blessing of the Church leadership than without it." She appealed to conference participants to hel p seek the ban reversal .

Develop er buys LA cathedral

LOS ANGELES (CNS) — A developer has purchased the earthquake-damaged St. Vibiana's Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles for $4.65 million and plans to make it the centerpiece of a new mixed-use project. The cathedral's sale to Gilmore Associates was announced at a press conference Nov. 2 held in the old cathedral's parking lot and attended by, among others, Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan .

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Thanksgiving for the Jubilee Year Next Thursday, Nov. 25, marks the celebration of the American holiday known as Thanksg iving, a national tradition that has its roots in the arrival of the first Pilgrims in 1620. The human impulse to express gratitude to an Almighty Being, of course , is neither recent nor unique to the United States of America. Giving thanks and praise to God is an aspect of many cultures and it is a practice as old as the human experience itself. The American experience of Thanksgiving is traced to a sharing of food between the Pilgrims and Native Americans after a peace treaty was signed in 1621. The Governing Council of Charlestown, Mass., in 1676 issued the firs t Thanksgiving Proclamation , setting aside a day in June

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the midst of the American Civil War, in 1863, Lincoln issued a proclamation , which called upon the nation "to set aside and observe the last Thursday in November as a day of Thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens." For us Catholics and all Christians indeed for all Americans — this year's celebration of Thanksgiving is a foreshadow ing of the great Jubilee Year 2000. Five years ago on Nov. 14, 1993, Pope John Paul II issued the apostolic letter, Tertio Millennio Adveniente (As the Third Millennium Draws Near), which called us to prepare for the celebration of 2,000 years since the birth of Christ. The pope called us to recognize that the Jubilee Year 2000 would be an occasion of special grace, '"a day blessed by the Lord." The Jubilee Year, Pope John Paul said , is meant to be a great prayer of praise and thanksgiving, especially for the gift of the Incarn ation of the Son of God and our redemption , which Christ accomplished. In his apostolic letter, the pope proclaimed, "The 2,000 years which have passed since the birth of Christ represent an extraordinarily great Jubilee fan outward jubilation or joy], not only for Christians but indirectly for the whole of humanity, given the prominent role played by Christianity during these two millennia." In the Jubilee Year 2000. Christians will

Archbishop William J. Levada stand with renewed wonder of faith before the love of the Father, who gave his Son, "that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life" (Jn 3:16). Pope John Paul has pointed out that we are called to a special thanksgiving for the Incarnation of the Son of God during the Jubilee Year. On this national day of Thanksgiving in America, and in our Sunday liturg ies through the remainder of the year, we are reminded in our celebration of the Holy Eucharist of the coming celebration of Jubilee praise and thanksgiving — a time for us to joyously express our gratitude for the love of God and the gift of the Church, established by Christ as a sign of intimate union with God, and the unity of all.

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Jubilee . , . ¦ Continued from page 1 opened in 24 years, and it will be sealed again next Christmas to mark the jubilee year's conclusion — not to be opened again for another quarter century. A general invitation to the Nov. 28 Cathedral ceremony — to be held at the beginning of the 11 a.m. Mass — / has been issued by the j Archdiocese. I Not unlike a belt and belt buckle , specially designed medallions will link bands of matenal that will stretch across the St. Mary's Cathedral doors from both sides, according to Father John Talesfore, director of the Office of Worship. Archbishop Levada will bless and seal the doors from the inside during the Nov. 28 rite. A seal will also be placed on the exterior of the door. At the beginning of Midnight Mass on

Christinas Eve, Archbishop Levada will reopen the doors in ceremonial initiation of the holy year. He will knock three times on he doors and proclaim , "Open, open , open." He will pray, "As this door is opened to the Church, N. it may enter this period of ^A y \ time, this jubilee year, haps + 1 pily walking with vigor in 1 new life according to the ^ Gospel of Jesus Christ. Just ,0/ as we enter this church , we may one day enter the gates of heaven opened to us by Christ who says he is the door." The Church 's official motto for the Holy Year 2000 is "Open wide the doors to Christ." The Cathedral doors to be used for the holy year initiation are located at the back of the church and open onto the main public plaza adjoining Geary Blvd .

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Antonio Garcia and young Walter Garcia look out from their new home in the Canafistola Housing Project (above) located outside Chinandega , Nicaragua. Food for the Poor provided building materials and families supplied labor for the homes. "partner" in the bank. After an application and explanation of the business plan is submitted, in addition to successful completion of a six-week training class on administration and book keeping, the bank approves the woman 's loan . She has 10 months to repay. Caritas contributed 500 lempiras ($40) of seed money per partner at Santa Maria. Three years later, the bank has 65,000 lempiras ($5,000) saved in the bank, a ratio of 3200 lempiras ($250) per partner,Typical businesses include tortilla shops, meat markets, upholstery shops, and school uniform businesses. One partner commented, "We could never get a loan from a mainstream bank because we have no collateral" — onl y potential , and risk. But what this bank is discovering is that , given a chance, the partners are repaying their loans and turning a profit—thereby saving more money in the bank and increasing its ability to make more loans. "The hope," Pedro Land , a Caritas representative said, "is ultimatel y to raise the standard of living " for the working poor. Caritas is currentl y working with seven similar banks in the Tegucigalpa area. Nu eva Suyapa , however, was not hit hard

by the hurricane. While it does sutler from the long-term effects of chronic poverty, unemployment , and poor education , the neighborhood was not displaced by Mitch, and was stable and creative enough to embark, as a strongly knit community, upon the bank venture. As we toured the Milch-affected communities , a number of residents pulled me aside to "ask a question." The question was always a plea for financial assistance and always accompanied by a compelling need . I didn 't carry any money, and so my inability to contribu te was real, frustrating, and a convenient cover for conflicted feelings on this point. Admittedl y, I was comforted to explain I was traveling with a relief agency which was indeed assessing needs and gathering lists of items to send. And so I could feel good about myself because I could respond. Yet, shouldn 't giving be about something other than feeling good about oneself? Shouldn 't we also examine and question structures that keep poor people poor so that my position as giver is not institutionalized? Yet again , Christ promised th at the poor will always be with us, so how can we not also

have the responsibility to relieve suffering where we can? A measure of integration , perhaps, addresses these questions. Some relief agencies, such as Catholic Relief Services, pledge to look at long-range community building to inform and complement its work in the immediate needs department. Perhaps the two models support each other, making each other 's work feasible. What does this mean for us as U.S. Catholics? Perhaps the same blending of sensibilities and constant awareness of the poor throughout the world , apart from only at crisis times. Contributions to relief agencies are essential to promoting global development. Equally as vital is a look at poverty through a lens of justice and understanding that , when given the opportunity, the poor build their realities and are building the Kingdom for the millennium to come. Let 's join them in that work. More information on Central American relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Mitch is available on the Web sites of Food for the Poor (www.foodforthepoor.com) and Catholic Relief Services (www.catholicrelief.org).

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Department of Pastoral Ministry...a department on the move ! by Father Bernard Dabbene , S. D. B. SCHOOL OF PASTORAL LEADERSHIP W e live in exciting times both in society and in the Church as we prepare for Jubilee 2000 and entry into the new millennium. Our country is gearing up for new presidential elections and the Church is focusing on addressing the needs of our people as we appro ach the threshold of a new century. Anticipation is in the air. Our department has recentl y been designated by Archbishop William Levada as the Department of Pastoral Ministry, because we are called to serve the pastoral needs and address the concerns of the Catholic population of our Archdiocese. A log ical question you may ask, therefore , is: What services does your department offer to help us and our families address our spiritual concerns and deepen our commitment to our faith? Father Bernard Dabbene, S.D.B.

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Let me begin with the Office of Ethnic Ministries, chaired by Noemi Castillo. Since its inception in 1776, the Archdiocese of San Francisco has been home to immigrants and newcomers from every part of the world. In 1996 Archbishop Levada established the Office of Ethnic Ministries to ensure that the different cultures and peoples of the Archdiocese are incorporated into the total life of the Church. Its primary goal is the unity of the Church in its diversity Noemi Castillo of cultures, languages, and races. Its work addresses the most pressing challenges and needs of the Archdiocese as a multicultural church. The department seeks: • To identify, know, and understand the different ethnic and cultural groups in the Archdiocese; • To give each ethnic group opportunities by which members can express their culture and share their stories; • To develop and promote collaboration as well as communion among and across cultures, so that each group will feel part of the larger community that is the Archdiocese of San Francisco; • To educate the people about these different cultures, so everyone can appreciate the blessings and gifts that multiculturalism brings to the life of the Church. Today, the Office of Ethnic Ministries provides pastoral care to 18 different groups, including the hearing impaired. With more immigrants arriving from nonChristian countries, pastoral care to groups with an inter-religious makeup challenges us to proclaim the Gospel in a very creative way to include everyone.

The Office of Marriage and Family Life, chaired by Chris Lyford , ministers to the basic building block of society, the family. It serves the parish community, as well as the Archdiocese at large, by: • Providing training, enrichment, information , and inspiration to the Marriage Preparation Programs within the parishes. • Acting as liaison for Engaged Encounter, Marriage Encounter and Retrouvaille (both in English and Spanish), separated and divorced catholics of the Archdiocese, and the Catholic Men 's Movement. • Providing days of enrichment for the people involved in parish marriage and family life ministries. • Developing post marriage enrich ment through six-week "Home Builders " programs. • Providing scoring service for the FOCCUS and RE FOCCUS tests administered by the marriage preparation counselors within each parish. • Honoring those couples whose marriages are celebrating 25, 50, and over 50 year anniversaries at the Archbishop 's annual Anniversary Mass and reception.

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The Office of Evangelization and RENEW, chaired by Sister Antonio Heaphy, is reaching out to share the Good News of Christ with everyone. It offers the following services to parishes in our Archdiocese: • Assistance and training in setting up the RENEW 2000 process; • Ongoing direction and assistance with the RENEW 2000 process; • Training for Parish Core Communities prior to each of the five seasons of Renew 2000; • Training for Small Christian Community facilitators (leaders) prior to each season of Renew 2000. • Monthly meetings with RENEW 2000 Parish Coordinators; • Ongoing assistance with Small Christian Community development, once the five seasons of RENEW 2000 are completed; • Assistance and direction in developing parishes as "communities of Small Christian Communities," • Training and direction in the area Sister Antonio Heaphy, P.B.V.M. of evangelization.

The following services are offered to the parishes by the Office of Parish Life, chaired by Father David Pettingill; • Explanation and implementation of the "Guidelines for Parish Pastoral Councils," including on-site meetings and days of recollection for parish council members; • Supervision of the Parish-based, Holistic Health Care Pilot Project and parish surveys of parish events concerning healthcare; • Collaboration with the Archdiocesan Core RENEW team, including giving parish missions to launch all RENEW 2000 seasons; . • Construction of a model for the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council; • Revision of Archdiocesan Handbooks; • Retreats for parish ministers.

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Continuing to the School of Pastoral Leadership, chaired by Father Michael Barber, this office provides continuing adult education in our faith , so needed in today 's world. They are currentl y teaching pastoral ministry and adult education classes in: the Catholic faith , prayer and spirituality, and the vocation of the laity to 166 students in San Mateo, 152 students in San Francisco, and 82 students in Marin County. The Father Michael Barber, S.J. Spanish program is attended by approximately 100 students in all three counties. A new six-week program of classes began on Nov. 2, offering the following: • The History and Theology of the Mass (including a two session practicum for lectors and Eucharistic Ministers; • The Spirituality of the Blessed Virgin Mary (held in San Mateo); • The Sacraments: Doors to the Sacred and Pray Like a Mystic (held in San Francisco); • Catholic Moral Theology, Social Teaching, and Sacred Art (held in Marin); In all three locations, courses in social ministry, teaching ministry, and liturgical ministry are being offered for graduates of the School of Pastoral Leadership. In addition to classes, retreats are held four times a year. Three hundred people attended our Oct. 9 parenting conference.

OFFICE OF WORSHIP The Office of Worship, chaired by Father John Talesfore, was created to be a liturgical resource to: (1) the Archbishop, (2) the parishes, (3)diocesan agencies, institutions, and offices , and Special groups visiting the Archdiocese. Liturgical services provided to parishes include: (a) education, (b) consultation , (c) collaboration , (d) planning, and (e) placements. By means of diocesan-wide workshops , parish-based in-service days, School of Pastoral Leadership classes, Catholic San Francisco newspaper articles, and letters to appropriate parish staff members, the office is engaged in an on-going multifaceted educational endeavor. Topics addressed generally emerge from published official Church documents , the concerns of the Archbishop and the Priests ' Council, or a request by parish staff personnel. Upon request, the office provides consultation services to the parish staffs and liturgy committees. Topics generally include building and renovation, parish liturgy evaluation, and interpretation of liturgical law in a given circumstance. In collaboration with other archdiocesan offices and institutions, the Office of Worship serves parishes indirectly. To date this collaboration has been carried out primarily in projects sponsored by the Offices of Religious Education, Family Life, Evangelization, and Ethnic Ministries. Upon request, the office assists parishes in planning particular liturgies. For the most part, these liturgies include the dedication of a church, the installation of a new pastor, the anniversary of the dedication of a church , confirmation , and First Communion. We also help place qualified liturgical personnel in parish openings. We try to maintain files which include current openings and the resumes of those seeking employment.

OFFICE OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY Our Office of Reli gious Education and Youth Ministry, chaired by Sister Celeste Arbuckle, provides religious formation by using training, resources, and networking between parishes in the area of catechesis and youth ministry. Its goals are leadership development; catechist formation; and director/coordinator training. The department has resource materials and programs; and an audio-visual library. It holds parish/deanery meetings with Sister Celeste Arbuckle, S.S. staffs and keeps an eye on the national scene for trends and information which will further the work of our parish programs. Youth Ministry, headed by Grace Cassetta, encompasses eighth grade through high school. Our programs are focused in the national document, "Renewing the Vision: a Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry." The 1997 United States bishops ' document, "Renewing the Vision: a Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry," guides the Archdiocese service to parishes in their ministry with youth . The Office of Grace Cassetta Religious Education and Youth Ministry will assist parishes as they: • Empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus in the world today; Draw young people to responsible particip ation in the life , mission • and work of the Catholic faith community ; • Foster the total spiritual and personal growth of each young person. Religious education is a component of youth ministry which will support the catechetical needs of adolescents. In addition , youth ministry will collaborate with other diocesan offices in response to the other components of youth ministry : evangelization, prayer and worship, leadership development, justice and service, pastoral care, community life, and advocacy to be of best service to the parishes. The office staff are available to anyone who calls wanting help with their programs and the needs of individuals. We serve the parishes in the area of religious education by offering programs from birth to death, adhering to the guidelines for catechetical offices from the General Directoiy for Catechesis. OFFICE OF YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY The Office of Young Adult Ministry, chaired by Sister Christine Wilcox, is a new office in the Archdiocese, with a special ministry to our young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. With the assistance of the Visioning Committee, this office will develop programs, activities, and events for Catholic young adults in the Bay Area. Currently the two programs in place are the Annual Gathering of Young Adults , popularly known as Fall Fest, and the World Youth Day Pilgrimage to Rome in August of 2000. Parishes may wish to consider taking advantage of consultation about young adult Catholics, leadership training for staff and young adult leaders, and program development and assistance in a variety of forms. We are currently developing both a newsletter and a Web page through which young adults and those who minister with them can make connections with other young adult ministries throughout the Archdiocese. Also on the planning board are an annual retreat, adult faith formation educa- " tional events, and collaboration with other bay area dioceses to provide further options for developing faith, interacting socially, and serving the community. We pray that the services offered by the Archdiocesan Department of Pastoral Ministry may help us deepen our faith-commitment, and thereby become even more effective witnesses to God our Father and to his only Son, and our Brother, Jesus Christ Sister Christine Wilcox, O.P.

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Purpos e of government In the United States, we have come to associate Thanksg iving with both a religious inclination — giving thanks and praise to God — and an appreciation for our way of life — gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy, and the system of government that we have inherited. Perhaps this association is natural because America was founded upon a set of profound mora l principles that are deeply reli g ious in nature. The Declaration of Independence gives voice to the conviction that certain "truths" are "self evident." Notably that all people "are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable ri g hts, that among these are life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness." It is "to [ensure] these rights that governments are instituted" among people, the founding document declares. A corollary truth is that citizens must participate in the political process to continue to guarantee these rights for our descendants and ourselves. Indeed, one of the greatest blessings in the United States is our right to participate in civic life. The U.S. Constitution protects the right of individuals and reli gious bodies to speak out without government interference, endorsement or sanction. At the national , state and local level, it is increasingly apparent that major public issues have moral dimensions and that religious values have significant public consequences. The Administrative Board of the United States Catholic Conference recently noted , "Our nation is enriched and our tradition of pluralism enhanced when religious groups contribute to the debate over the policies that guide the nation." In the Catholic tradition , responsible citizenship is virtuous and active participation in the political process is a moral obligation. In the document , "Faithfu l Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium ," the USCC Administrative Board urges Catholics and others to promote laws and social policies that protect human life and promote human dignity to the maximum degree possible. The Board said, "We believe every candidate, policy and political p latform should be measured by how they touch the human person; whether they enhance or diminish human life, dignity and human rights; and how they advance the Common good." ' Catholics are called to be a community of conscience within the larger society and to test public life by the moral wisdom anchored in Scripture and consistent with the best of our nation 's founding ideals." Rejecting the kind of prejudice that would keep reli gious perspectives from the public square, the USCC body notes , "The Church' s participation in public affairs does not undermine but enriches the political process and affirms genuine pluralism." In view of the coming U.S. election year, the USCC statement suggested several issues that are important in the national debate (and can be applied to state and local debates as well). These include the issues of protecting human life; promoting famil y life; and pursuing social justice. The statement concludes , "The call to faithful citizenshi p raises a fundamental question. What does it mean to be a believer and a citizen in the year 2000 and beyond? As Catholics , we can celebrate the Great Jubilee by recommitting ourselves to carry the values of the Gospel and Church teaching into the pubhe square ." MEH

Congratulations to the Society of the Sacred Heart Members of the Reli gious of the Sacred Heart or RCSJ — from the French "Reli geuses du Sacre Coeur de Jesus" — are celebrating the bi-centennial of the religious order of women and 200 years of service to others . Founded in Paris in 1800, the Society today numbers 3,500 women in more than 500 communities in 45 countries. We add our congratulations to members of the Society and extend gratitude for the work they do in the Archdiocese. MEH

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If at the time Hitler was killing Christians and Jews, you opened your mouth in protest , you would be put into the oven. Now while millions of God' s little ones are being slaug htered by abortion doctors , there is an ominous silence b y many Christians. Now all they have to fear is a rebuke by pro-death people. No jail. No death. Could this silence in the face of such monstrous evil be the cause of the lack of vocations to the priesthood , brotherhood and sisterhood? Louis Keeshan San Francisco

So-called "sp ort "

I find it totally without merit your glamorizin g a brutal so-called "sport " wherein the players are paid big bucks to beat each other to a pul p. I know these days it's hard to find positive role models for our youth , but I would hope that in the future Catholic San Francisco will do better. Jim Lenartz San Francisco

Supportin g vendetta?

Beginning with pennies and then graduating to larger sums, I've contribute d financially to Holy Mother Church for the past three-quarters of a century. Occasionall y I' ve heard from the pul pit what appeared , to me, to be rather bizarre doctrines - although that 's probabl y because of my lack of understandin g of doctrinal details , given my preference for the precept of St. Francis rather than those of the Dominican Torquemada. However, I strongly protest the use of my contributions for political campai gns, LETTERS, page 21

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Beware of passion for meetings

George Weigel A. he most mediagenic moment during October 's Eurosynod (more formally, the Second Special Assembly for Europe of the Synod of Bishops) came when Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini of Milan proposed "a collegial and authoritative consultation among all the bishops" of the Church at the opening of the third millennium. Commentators immediately dubbed this a call for Vatican III, which Cardinal Martini denied in an interview with the National Catholic Reporter. "I was not calling for a general council," the Milanese cardinal averred. "I was calling for a way to act collegially in the day-today life of the Church . . . . I was talking about the way the Church should be run in a general sense." But given the perfervid Italian press, Cardinal Martini's denial he was floating the idea of Vatican III only fueled the speculation that that was precisely what he was doing. Leaving aside the practical question of how a consultation among all the bishops could "act collegially in the day-to-day life of the Church," an interesting response to whatever it was Cardinal Martini was propo sing came from Archbishop Joseph Zycinski of Lublin , Poland. Archbishop Zycinski said he was "skeptical that the solution to how to preach the Gospel mes-

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sage [can] be found on the level of new Church structures. ... It seems a little closer to magic than theology." The Eurosynod , summoned to help prepare for the Great Jubilee of 2000, had to contend with the fact at least half the European continent — its most prosperous , western half — can be aptly described as "postChristian " culturall y. Religious practice is low. The Church does not vigorously participate in shaping the high culture of western Europe. The problem comes into focus when you consider the signature artifact being created for the English celebration of the Great Jubilee of 2000 is the world's largest Ferris wheel, and that the Archbishop of Canterbury is unlikely to be allowed to pray in Prime Minister Tony Blair 's "Millennium Dome" near midnight on Dec. 31, for fear of dampening the party atmosp here. Yet in the face of this profound evangelical crisis, some Catholics (Cardinal Martini evidentl y among them) seem to think that the path to the reChristianization of Europe lies in more meetings — especially more meetings of bishops. This passion for the further bureaucratization of a Church already overwhelmed by meetings and choking on the reams of paper those meetings generate is odd in its own right. What is even more curious is that this mania for meetings is proposed as an expression of the "spirit of Vatican II." Pope John XXIII summoned the Second Vatican Council with the intention of turning Catholicism into a vibrant evangelical movement, in dialogue with the modem world for the salvation of the modern world. One key

This p assionfor the further bureaucratization of a Church already overwhelmed hy meetings

and choking on the reams of paper those meetings generate is odd in its own rig ht.

George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Eth ics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

Pray for the living and dead: II

prayers, so we turn also to our friends who have passed from this world, the saints, and ask their prayers as well. This is what it means to pray "to" the saints: we do not pray to them as we do to God, but we ask them to pray with us and for us. But what about praying "for " the dead? That Christians have done so from the infancy of the Church is proclaimed by the catacombs with their inscription s inviting prayers for those whose remains are there. We know from Tertullian that by the third century it was customary to pray and offer the Eucharist for a loved one on the anniversary of death. Such prayer has a purpose, and implies a belief in a purification which takes place after death. Why would such a purification be necessary? If God has forgiven us, is that not Certainl y enough? enough for our salva.rY.Il Saints, All Souls: the first two days of November tion, but to understand remind us that the extent of our prayers for others is vast the meaning of this ' indeed, for it reaches beyond the grave. We are the body of purification in the Christ , and that body is a risen one. We experience physical world to come (and of doing penance in this life) we need death, but our Uue death has already taken place in baptism, to have a proper understanding of sin. The western mind tends to emphasize law, and the westwhen we were united to Christ in his death and resurrection. This is hard for us to comprehend , since in the death of ern Church has had a long history of putting matters in legal baptism we see nothing happen, where in mortal death we terms. In such a culture, it is easy to equate sin with the breakdo; but sp iritual realities, though unseen , are more true than ing of a law or commandment. If this were all sin meant, then forgiveness would be enough. But sin is more than breaking p hysical ones. While humanly we experience the painful separation of a rule, it is violating a reladonship — with God, our neighbor death, our faith in the resunection assures us that we are and our true selves. And our actions shape our identity: as one still united in Christ with those who have died . Not only performs more and more generous acts, one becomes generwill we see them again, we are in constant communion with ous; selfish behavior makes us selfish people. God's mercy is such that he lavishly bestows forgivethem now through our common sharing in Christ 's victory ness as soon as we ask for it, but there is still the need to over the power of death. Thus, as we turn to others in our need and ask their undo the effects of sin in us. We are very conscious today

Father Milton T. Walsh

element in that process of renewal, according to the council's "Decree on the Pastoral Office of Bishops in the Church ," was to re-imagine the episcopate according to the pattern of the New Testament, in which the apostolic band and their immediate successors were not primarily managers, but rather teachers, preachers, spiritual guides, and witnesses to the truth of the faith. That evangelical concept of the bishop 's office is the authentic "spirit" of Vatican II, as well as the letter of the council's teaching. And it is precisely that evangelical concept of the episcopacy that is threatened by the passion for meetings that seems to obsess Catholics of a certain sensibility. Archbishop Zycinski was right. Europe will not be reevangelized by structures or meetings. Europe will be re-evangelized (and the new evangelization will accelerate in North America) because men and women on fire with the Gospel preach it boldly, teach it compellingly, and witness to it with their lives. That most especially includes the bishops. That bishops have administrative responsibilities goes without saying. But when a bishop is more a manager than an evangelist, the office of bishop is weakened and so is the entire Church. And that, it seems to me, is one completely predictable result of indulging any further the post-Vatican II obsession with meetings and "structure," which contradicts both the spirit and the letter of Pope John 's council.

of ecology and of the need to restore the environment where possible. Each of us is a spiritual ecosystem , and works of penance are meant to restore an environment polluted by selfishness. It is very important to stress this , since often people have thought they had to do penance to earn God's forgiveness. The penance is not directed at God but at ourselves, to help restore the image of Christ in us, to make us be more generous, selfless people. Part of the beauty of the communion of saints is that none of us does this work of restoration alone. We can do penance for others as well as ourselves. Wejourney to the Kingdom as a people, and no stragglers are left behind. Our prayers and sacrifices can help others in this world, and reach beyond tliis world to those still completing their purification as they enter into the allholy beauty of God 's presence. Unfortunatel y, the word "purgatory " conjures up for many medieval images of torments and some system for buying one's way out of them. B y all means, let us put these aside, but as we do let us not reject some beautiful truths: belief in a God whose forgiveness is not earned but freely bestowed; a true sense of sin which recognizes its real effects and the need to undo them; and the fact that in this work of spiritual restoration we can assist one another

Each of us is a sp iritual ecosystem, and

works of penance are meant to restore an environment p olluted hy selfishness.

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

Family Lif e

Gratitude can change us assumed their stores back home lack similar arrays of fruits and vegetables. The incidents reminded me of another bit of photograp hy. About 10 years ago when the Soviet Union was a crumbling empire, the news carried p hotos of Russians standing in long lines for milk and other necessities. At that time there circulated a story about some visiting Soviet dignitaries who asked to see an American supermarket. Walking up and down the well-stocked aisles, the Soviets thought surely the store was for ruling party members only. They had difficulty believing ordinary people, regardless of political affiliation , shopped there. We who are so accustomed to both liberty and bounty, on the other hand , have difficulty digesting this story.

As a member of the baby boom generation , it is very easy for me to take for granted the conveniences and comforts of modern American living. It is probably safe to say that I am at risk of being

they have seen coveted by people from other parts of the world. "What are we raising around here," asked my husband one night at the dinner table , "a bunch of grumpy, old men?" If we are, we have only ourselves to blame. Simply griping about everyone's griping does little to remedy it, I have found. But there is an antidote — gratitude. Just try grumbling about the wait staff and thanking God for them at the same time; it 's impossible. Once those words of thanks form in your mind, something in you changes. Allow them to leave your lips, and the whole atmosphere changes. With gratitude , everything and everyone can become a gift , by becoming, at the very least, an opportunity to grow more kind or more patient. The civic holiday of Thanksgiving was created to give us Americans a chance to thank the good Lord for his abundant gifts. But at our house, we need more than just one day for giving thanks, if we are not to be ruined by them all.

Just try grumbling about the wait staff and thanking God for them at the same

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time; it's impossible. Once those words of thanks form in your mind , something

in you changes.

IVJLore than once I have seen tourists in San Francisco grocery stores photographing each other in front of the produce. Not wanting to be rude, I refrained from asking why they were taking shots of themselves amid the artichokes , oranges and tomatoes, and merel y

Please explain meaning of 'integral' confession Q .We were taught that in the sacrament of penance, if there are no serious sins, it is sufficient and good to mention some past sin or present fault that we are bothered about and want to overcome. That is what I usually do, and it has helped a lot. Recently I read in a Catholic magazine S that this is wrong. Q We should not "confess just one sin, " but every confession must be "integral. " What does that mean? (Ohio)

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four It would be misleading, however, to (ages three to 12) and a member of St imply that only one serious sin might be Mary 's Cathedral Parish. confessed if there has been more th an one. Some explanations of this subject have been ambiguous, as obviously one was in your case. H&^H Mw^SMfai-. What you are doing is fine and com' * M;i ! mendable. One of the advantages of this ¦ ' ¦ * *\i sacrament is that it i helps us articulate and HEs? > zero in on aspects of ^^B - ¦ our life that, while a I ' long way from seri^KkxAsl^l 1 I ^^^^HP^fl^^^^B ffl| ously sinful , are leading us in directions we know are not good and virtuous. With the influence of God's grace and life and love, which are the fruits of the sacrament of penance, such confessions, as , the Church's official Rite of Penance indi,„ "IIP „S—.^-c.::.:....1::J. It i,.-\im.^i.K; - : li„m ; —1cates, help us to "perfect the grace of bapNo. 54526 - 5" 3- piece set with stable $50"° tism" and "to conform most closely to Christ and to follow the voice of the Sp irit Begin Your Family Custom Today more attentively" in our lives (No. 7). (Questions for this column may be Long before all others, Italy's House of Fontanini has sent to Father Dietzen at Box 325, specialized in nativities since 1908. Peoria, III. 61651; or e-mail jjdietzen@aol ,com.) © 1999 by Catholic Today, America's families rely on open stock Fontanini, for thier News Service collectible nativity figures and Christmas accessories.

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spoiled by them. Once while shopping at a mega store, I discovered a particular item on my list was temporarily sold out. Though my need for the item was not urgent, i pouted and dumped my dissatisfaction upon the nearest clerk. Sighing in check-out lines, moaning in traffic jams and screaming at parking tickets left beneath my windshield wiper are not unknown to me, I am sorry to say. Exhibiting such behavior, is it any wonder my children tend to complain when they cannot have exactly what they want at any given moment? Daily, the children find fault with their food , for example, spurning the very vegetables

people who live in neighborhoods where houses are pretty close, it is wise to notify the ¦ Continued from page 10 neighbors in advance. Police have little sense of humor about being called out to investistrutted by grandfather and grandson out ¦ of gate broken mayonnaise jars. ¦ some aging plywood I am going to scrounge After 15 or 20 minutes of throwing the from my former neighbor, Bud. rocks, you sweep the glass into a recycle pile Actuall y, glass-smashing facilities and re-collect the rocks — an ecological have the potential to outpace tre e forts in dream, and no batteries needed. The only real popularity among sub-10-year-old males. danger is someone like "Plastic-andThere is noth ing quite like the sight , Batteries 'R' Us" will glom onto the idea. sound and excitement of seeing a rock hit Then you'd have rock harvesters stomping up a mayonnaise jar — unless you have a and down rivers of the West trying to get a connection who can supply you with an corner on the throwing-rock market. That occasional gallon jug, the kind cider would be terrible. comes in. Whoa. Then we're talking Anyway, please start setting aside your major, major, major fun. mayonnaise jars for us. And the next rime You set up the jars and bottles on a shelf you hear someone say, "That's about as smart inside the target house, then fire away. For as a box of rocks," think of us.

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LITURGY & SCRIPTURE Eucharist means thanksgiving Have you heard the one about the farmer who went to a bi g city diner? "While in town to sell his produce , a farmer went to a small restaurant for lunch. When his food arrived he made the sign of the cross and silently said a prayer of thanks. A rowdy group at the next table laughed when they saw this pious gesture and one of them shouted , "Hey, old man , does everybody do that where you come from?" "No," he replied, "not the pigs." Thanksgiving is itself a gift The ability to appreciate gifts and to give thanks for them is something that sets humans, apart from the beasts. From this perspective, our national day of Thanksgiving is one of the most civilizing elements in our culture . Stopping even- one day a year to give thanks makes us a better people. In this holiday itself we have one more reason to be grateful. For Catholics thanksg iving is not just an event that occurs but once a year. It is a way of life flowing to and from our regular celebration of the Eucharist which means "thanksg iving" in Greek. In this supreme act of worship we join Christ in giving praise and thanks to God for all the gifts of creation and redemption. This itself is a gift as the liturgy teaches us. In the fourth eucharistic preface for weekdays we proclaim to God: "You have no need of our praise, yet our desire to thank you is itself your gift. Our prayer of thanksgiving

Father John Talesfore adds nothing to your greatness, but makes us grow in your grace." Always and everywhere give thanks The Mass is filled with so many familiar expressions of thanksgiving that we may be inclined to repeat them without much thought. At the beginning of the eucharistic prayer, for example, the priest and the people engage in the

ancient dialogue which concludes: "Let us give thanks to the Lord our God." "It is right to give him thanks and praise." At which point the priest continues , "Father, all powerful and ever-living God, we do well always and everywhere to give you thanks." What a constant and wonderful reminder that ours is a life of continual thankfulness. During the words of institution at the heart of the eucharistic prayer, the Church reminds God what Jesus did in the upper room on the night before he died. "He took bread and gave you thanks and praise" and "When supper was ended he took the cup. Again he gave you thanks and praise." The Church remembers that Christ 's sacrifice was not half-hearted , but that it was made willingly in a spirit of profound grati tude to the Father. In this we have a glimpse into the community of love which is the Trinity. In that same spirit of thanksgiving we participate in this sacred exchange of gifts, obediently following his command to "Do this in memory of me." Perhaps the prayer after Communion in the Mass for Thanksgiving puts it most beautifully: "In this spiritual food you have given back to us the sacrifice we offered you in thanksgiving, the saving sacrament of Christ your Son. By these gifts of strength and joy sustain us in your service and bring us to your gift of eternal life." Father John Talesfore directs the Office of Worship

God's defeat of death in Christ is at work in our lives "It's not how you start , but how you finish." This lyric from the Broadway musical , "Seesaw," aptly colors our celebration of the final Sunday in this liturgical year, the solemnity of Christ the King. The way we are going to finish on the last day, the Liturgy of the Word for this Sunday maintains , appears quite clearly in the way we allow God's death-defeating love revealed in Christ to open us up to our sisters and brothers in most need. Oh, let 's cut to the chase: our jud gment is going on right now; our being jud ged worthy of the kingdom is an every day experience. When we hear the word "king," we must listen biblically. Goodbye, then , to Louis XIV, Versailles, and royal pomp. For the Bible, a king is a shepherd because one of the greatest kings in Israel' s history, David , the Bethlehem shepherd appointed king of all Israel , combined both careers. But kings can easily forget their responsibilities toward their peop le in the areas of caring, nourishing, and protecting. Against such kings, Ezekiel inveighs in our first reading, holding them responsible for leading God's People into exile and moving God to say that he himself will do for his People what these kings have not done: "I myself will look after and tend my sheep . As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep." We hear in this beautiful reading the work of God come in the person and ministry of Jesus Christ and of the Church: "The lost I will seek out , the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will h e a l . . . " It is this ministry we welcome with our response , Psalm 23, "The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want," lest we fall under God's unfavorable judgment, "I will jud ge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats." It is this sort of judgment that Jesus the Lord coining on the final day as Son of Man , will execute; so says Matthew: "When the Son of Man comes in glory, and all the angels

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with' him , he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left." But the thrust of Matthew 's discourse has us concentrate on the present and our interaction with the "least" of Jesus' sisters and brothers. Jesus identifies with them because they resemble him in his passion and he takes personally what we do or not do for diem. Thus our reaction to the "hungry," "thirsty," the "stranger," the "naked," the "ill," and- the prisoner merits our favorable or unfavorable jud gment on the final day: "eternal punishment" or "eternal life." Why is this order so? What God has accomplished in Christ is the ultimate defeat of death. Now that power is at work in us, enabling us to defeat the many forms of death

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we encounter in our "culture of death." We begin by dying to a self-centered life and rising to an other-centered life. We experience this power when we form parishes that are genuine communities of hospitable welcome; when we vote our consciences; when we respect human life from its conception to its natural ending and the environmen t supportive of that human life; when we react personally to the abuse, manipulation, and senseless killing of our sisters and brothers on this planet; when we obedientl y embrace the Spirit of the Second Vatican Council in place of compromising him; when we pray, work, and suffer for the unity of the churches , when we make the peace and justice of God's kingdom our agenda for the here and now. This is the glorious process Paul captures when he writes: "For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in proper order: Christ the first fruits; then , at his coming, those who belong to Christ; then comes the end , when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power (forces of evil). For he must rei gn unti l he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death ." What a spectacular "fini sh" ! What a victorious power coursing through us now! When we approach the eucharistic table, we give thanks that God's defeat of death in Christ is at work in our death-defeating lives and we are on our way to that day when God will be "all in all". Father David Pettingill directs the archdiocesan Office of Parish Life.

Ecumenical challenge

Ang lican-Roman Catholic unit asks attention on joint futu re

By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the U.S.A. has called for serious attention to joint decision-making by the Catholic and Anglican churches. "Our proximity offers us many opportunities for growth in communion which even now is real yet imperfect ," the group said in an agreed report issued Nov. 15. "Among the salient practical issues posed is the question of joint decision-making. ' The report said Catholics and Episcopalians already experience real communion in many places, but the limitations and imperfections of that communion are "wrenchingly evident in the inability of people who work, study and pray together to share the Eucharist together regularly." The scholars rejected unauthorized eucharistic sharing but asked , "Under what conditions might some regular sharing of the Eucharist be authorized?" The 21-page report , titled "Agreed Report on the Local/Universal Church ," focuses on how Catholics and Anglicans view church and church authority at the local and global levels. The consultation , the official theological dialogue sponsored by the U.S. Catholic and Episcopal churches since 1965, is " cochaired by Catholic Bishop John J. Snyder of St. Augustine , Fla., and Episcopal Bishop Edwin F, Gulick Jr. of Kentuck y. It began its current round of study on authority in 1996. "The challenge that faces both our churches is to renew our structures, policies and practices so the proper balance between the church local and the church universal can be realized ," the report says. It says Anglicans and Roman Catholics "share a common theology of " communion,' Tocal church ,' " parti cular church ' and " universal church' which is grounded in a common profession of faith in the triune God who is the "divine life-giving source ' of the church." It says both churches regard the diocese headed by a bishop as the basic local church in which "the whole church is present." . ' It adds that both consider the universal church "the communion of all the local churches united in faith and worship around the world." "The church local is not merely a subdivision of the church universal, nor is the church universal merely an aggregate of the local churches. Each is full y interdependent with the other," the report says. "We also agree on the roles of the bishop in service of the unity of the church local and the church universal ," it adds. It says the two churches "share a high degree of agreement that primacy at the universal level ought to complement the collegiality of all .the bishops," and they agree such a "universal pri macy must be exercised in a manner that fosters genuine "koinonia ' (communion) ." "While we share a significant degree of

agreement on important matters of faith and order, major differences remain between us," the report says. Among issues of authority that need further work it hi ghli ghts five areas: "the requirements for full communion ; primacy; the balance between local and universal church; episcopacy and apostolicity ; and the relations between ecumenical experience and ecumenical theology." It cites Catholic statements on the necessity of "the communion of particular churches with the church of Rome" as setting the framework of Catholic requirements for full communion. On the Anglican side, it says that in the 1997 "Concordat of Agreement " between the U.S. Episcopal Churc h and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America , "the Episcopal Church has specified precisely what it must retain to be faithful to

By Dan Morris-Young The "revolutionary character" of Pope John Paul IPs 1995 encyclical on Christian unity (Ut Unum Sint) "is not full y appreciated ," according to retired San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn who said the teaching document "asks specifically for patient and fraternal dialogue " and "departs from custom" by not addressing a specific audience. The pope "just put it out there ," Archbishop Quinn said, "for those who want to hear it." In talks to about 120 attending the Nov. 5 meeting of the Catholic Marin Breakfast Club at St. Sebastian Church in Greenbrae and to more than 200 at St. Raphael Church in San Rafael on Sept. 21, the well-known retired prelate said changes in the Vatican Curia as well as how the papa/cy is exercised are central issues facing discussions of Christian unity. "This isn't my idea," the former president of the U.S. bishops said at San Rafael, "the pope raised these questions in his encyclical , Ut Unum Sint." Archbishop Quinn told both audiences that in the encyclical the pope alludes to papal authority and the exercise of the papacy in terms of "service of love" and "vigilance and service" rather than "primacy of jurisdiction" or power. "The pope is not denying jurisdiction" is an important element of the papacy and the Church of Rome, the archbishop said , but "he is also saying that is not the whole story." "In effect," he explained , the pontiff appears to say "service and vigilance convey the idea" of papal governance better than a juridical model. In Ut Unum Sint; the pope refers to the

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on the apostolic tradition. However, each church g ives different weight to the role of the episcopate in the transmission of the apostolic heritage. ... "The Roman Catholic Church reserves the authoritative teaching office and governance of the church to its bishops , while the Episcopal Church holds that both functions reside with its bishops in council with other clergy and the laity." The report says the ecumenical experience of shared faith , mission and service among Episcopalians and Roman Catholics in the United States "not only points toward the future unity of the church. It already manifests it." The report on the relation of the local and universal church is the first step in what the consultation described as "a long-term project of study and dialogue on ecclesiology and authority."

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the Gospel and what it can — and perhaps even should — forego for the sake of the unity that Christ desires for the church." On primacy, it notes the international Catholic-Ang lican dialogue has agreed on the approp riateness of the Roman see holding a universal primacy in any future union. "Yet problems and disagreements about the role of the bishop of Rome in a united and universal church remain," it says. "In the theology and practice of the church, Ang licans tend to emphasize conciliarity, while Roman Catholics tend to emphasize primacy," it says. "Each of these emphases bring s with it certain gifts. But each also presents certain challenges." The report finds a similar problem concerning the authority of bishops in the two churches. ¦ "For both churches," it says, "not the bishops alone, but the entire church hands

world's bishops as "brother bishops" and indicates Church authority should be exercised "in communion " with them , Archbishop Quinn said, adding that other Christian denominations might be willing to embrace the "primacy of Peter" in the form of the pope if he were "first among equal s" — a term the archbishop described as "ancient language".

Archbishop John R. Quinn "This does not mean one voice among many" nor "an ornamental kind of primacy," Archbishop Quinn underscored. "There has to be true authority" for a successor of Peter "to fullfill the primacy" of that position. It would be "illusory without true authority." The encyclical "focuses on structures of the first millennium ," he told both audiences, "which were synodal and collegial." "Bishops met together to discuss all major issues," he continued , also warning against dangers of "over-centralization " of control and authority. A "striking feature" of Ut Unum Sint is that Pope John Paul II "asks for help in exer-

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Santa Rosa Police and Sonoma County District Attorney investigators said they would not file criminal charges against Bishop G. Patrick Ziemann, former head of the Santa Rosa Diocese, following a six-month investigation into allegations that he coerced a former Ukiah priest into a two-year sexual relationship beginning in 1996. Officials also agreed a criminal investigation into the financial dealings of the diocese is not warranted at this tune based on a review of complaints and concerns raised by parishioners . Investigators were unable to find evidence of a crime having occurred in the handling of diocesan monies, although a Nov. 10 memorandum from the Santa Rosa Police Department stated "...it is apparent that there has been gross mismanagement of the diocese's funds by individuals with the authority to access" them,

Santa Rosa diocesan officials have acknowledged an accumulated debt of over $15 million. In a press conference Nov. 10, District Attorney J. Michael Mullins and Police Chief Michael Dunbaugh said a major weakness in the sexual assault charges was the credibility of Father Jorge Hume Salas, the priest who claimed Bishop Ziemann used his authority to force him into sexual acts. Officials said the priest had hired an attorney 15 months before making allegations that he had been forced into an unwanted sexual relationship. They also found numerous instances of past misconduct on the part of the priest. District Attorney Mullins said, "The ability of Jorge Salas to tell the truth is sadly lacking." However, officials noted that some of Bishop Ziemann's actions also raised questions , includ-

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School of Pastoral Leadership Nov. 27: "Praying with Scripture - Lectio Divina ," an afternoon of dialogue with Benedictine Father Luke Dysinger at St. Vincent Chapel , San Rafael. Includes "Ceremony of Lessons and Carols for Advent " by choir of St. Francis of Assisi Shrine. Jan. 29: Mass and SPL student recognition ceremonies preceded by a keynote address by Alexia Torres of Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice , 10 a.m. at St. Mary Cathedral , Gouge and Gear Blvd., SF. Torres spoke at the recent Jubilee Justice Conference in Los Angeles. All are welcome. For registration materials and additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 242-9087.

Retreats/Days of Recollection Dec. 17-19: Annual HIV/AIDS Christmas Retreat at the East Bay's San Damiano Retreat in Danville. Intended for people wanting to deepen their relationship with God as they struggle with the challenges this disease presents in their life. $25 suggested donation. Call (925) 837-9141. VALLOMBROSA CENTER 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. For fees and times call (650) 325-5614. Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, Program Director. Dec. 11: "Advent '99: An Ending and a Beginning", being open to these grace filled days, with Sister Toni Longo. MERCY CENTER 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. Far fees and times, call (650) 340-7474. Dec. 3-5: "Biospiritual Focusing for Beginners" with Mercy Sister Marietta McGannon and John Ghisolfo. Listening to your body, mind and spirit in facing daily issues, problems and feelings. Dec. 4: "Lectio Dwina-Praying the Advent Scripture s" with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. A contemplative practice from the early Christian centuries later becoming a part of the St. Benedict tradition. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;- MARIAN1ST CENTER A PLACE OF DISCOVERY 22622 Marianist Way, Cupertino. For fees and times, call (408)253-6279. Dec. 2: An invitation to spend the first Thursday of the month in prayer and reflection. Silver Penny Farm offers retreat facilities near the wine country, 5215 Old Lakeville Rd., Petaluma, 94954. All quarters have bedroom and sitting room with fireplace. Call Father Ray Smith for a brochure at (707) 762-1498.

ffaizePrayer Around the Cross 3rd Tues. at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280. 1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary's Cathedral, 660 California St. at Grant, SF. Call (415) 288-3809. 3rd Thurs. 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, facilitated by Sister Toni Longo. Call (650) 325-5614. 1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. Call Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at (650) 340-7452.

Ecumenical & Interreligious Dec. 1-4: "A Call to Oneness, A Conference on Compassion and HIV Disease" sponsored by the Multicultural AIDS Resource Center of California. Call (415) 777-3229, 72 Hours is an interfaith peace-building project set to take place on Dec. 31, 1999 and Jan.1-2, 2000. People of faith are invited to mobilize their communities around five specific actions including a Peace Vigil and Call to Political Leaders. For information, call (415) 561-2300.

Justice/Advocacy/Respect Life Nov. 21: Procession commemorating the victims of the School of the Americas in Golden Gate Park beginning at SF's Panhandle, Masonic between Oak and Page St. Sponsored by SOA Watch West . Call Laetitia Bordes at (650) 359-6635. Dec. 1: World AIDS Day Interfaith Commemoration Service at St. Mary Cathedral .Qough and Geary Blvd., SF, 5:30 - 7 pm. All are invited to attend. Call (415) 777-3229 , ext. 324 Dec. 6: "A Special Program: Healing and Reconciling Post-Abortion Hurting" at St. Mary's Cathedral, Geary Blvd. and Gough, SF, 9:30 a.m.4 p.m. Facilitator is Vicki Thorn of the Nat'l Catholic Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing. Priests, counselors, social workers , campus ministers , hospital chaplains, others in healing ministry and laity are invited. Call (415) 565-3672. Program will be repeated at a San Mateo location on Dec. 7.

Consolation Ministry Nov. 20: "Dying With Dignity: Hospice Care on the Coastside", an educational Hospice program for health professionals and the public at Cunha Intermediate School, Church and Kelly Ave., Half Moon Bay. Registration 8 a.m., program 9 a.m. 4 p.m. $25 per person, lunch and CE credit included. Topics include "Dying as a Stage of Life" and "Maintaining Dignity in Death and Dying". Underwritten by a group including Seton Medical Center and coordinated by the Rotary Club of Half Moon Bay. Call Linda Darata at (650) 554-1000. Drop-in Bereavement Sessions at St. Mary Cathedra l, Gough and Geary St., SF on 2nd and

Datebook' 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Sponsored by Catholic Charities and Mid-Peninsula Hospice. Call Sister Esther at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218. Ongoing Sessions: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish at the Parish Center, Fulton and James St., Redwood City, Thurs., 6-7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802. Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame; 1st Mon. 7-9 p.m. Call (650) 3477768. St. Gabriel Parish, 40th Ave. and Ulloa, SF; 1st & 3rd Tues., 7-9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. St. Hilary Parish , 761 Hilary Dr. , Tiburon; 1st & 3rd Wed., 3-4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659. Structured 8-week Session: Our Lady of Loretto, 1806 Novate Blvd., Novato, evenings or afternoons available. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171. St. Isabella Parish, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, evenings. Call Pat Sack at (415) 479-1560. For Parents Who Have Lost a Child: Our Lady of Angels Parish, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 2nd Mon. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579, Children/Teen Groups: Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882. "Compassionate Friends," a non-profit organization offering friendship and support to families who have experienced the death of a child, meet on 2nd Wed. at 7:30 p.m. St. Anne of the Sunset Parish , 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF. Call Marianne Lino at (415) 892-7969. Nov. 23: Young Adults Tenderloin Children's Reading Program , 5:30-6:30 p.m., Tenderloin Youth Center, 570 Ellis at Leavenworth, SF. Contact Marie Borges at marie.borges@clorox.com Nov. 27: Post-thanksgiving Day Party Dec. 18: Young Adult Mass and Christmas Party Dec. 31: Y2K New Year's Eve Party, St. Andrew Church, Daly City. Call www.ips.net/standrew/light

At the Cemetery Dec: 11: Christmas Remembrance Service , Father John Talesfore, presiding; Mass is celebrated on the 1st Sat. of the month in All Saints Mausoleum Chapel. All liturgies begin at 11 a.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma. For more information, call (650) 756-2060.

Prayer/Devotions For information about events sponsored by the Office of Charismatic Renewal of the Archdiocese, call (415) 564-7729. Nov. 21: Sung Latin Mass with Gregorian Chant, St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 180 Harrison Ave., Sausalito, 5 p.m. Call Gerald Holbrook at (415) 3321765. Dec. 31: Mass and Blessing of City, 11 p.m., St, Francis of Assisi National Shrine, Columbus and Vallejo St., SF. Call (415) 983-0405. Weekdays: Radio Rosary, 7 p.m., 1400 AM KVTO, includes prayer, meditation, news, homilies. Call (415) 282-0861. 2nd Sun.: Pray for Priests,3:30 p.m. at Star of the Sea Parish, 4420 Geary Blvd. at 8th Ave., SF. Call (415) 751-0450. Centering Prayer: Mon. 7 p.m.- 8:15 p.m., Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond St., SF.Call Sr. Cathy Cahur at (415) 553-8776; Tues. 7:30 8:30 p.m., Star of the Sea Church, 4420 Geary Blvd., SF. Call Chuck Cannon at (415) 752-8439; Sat. 10 a.m. - noon, St. Cecilia Church, 2555 17th Ave., SF. Call Coralis Salvador at (415) 753-1920. Mass in American Sign Language is celebrated each Sun. at 10:30 a.m. at St. Benedict Parish, 1801 Octavia (between Pine and California) in SF. A sign language Mass is celebrated at St. Anthony Parish, 3500 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park on the third Sat. of the month at 10:30 a.m. and later that day at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Marin Catholic High School, 675 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. (at Bon Air Rd.), Kentfield. For information , call St. Benedict at (415) 567-9855 (voice) or (415) 567-0438 (TDD).

Blessed Sacrament Exposition Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013. St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, MF after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Church, 98 Bosworth St., SF, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. M -F. in Parish Center Chapel, (415) 3344646. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m. 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday, Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine , 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus, SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Church, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Lynn King at (650) 349-0498 or Jim McGill at (650) 5743918 for times. Corpus Christ! Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 322-1801.St, Bartholomew Church, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas, San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m. Mass until just before next day's 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and

Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 567-7824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Tuesdays, 8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m. St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving, SF. Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 566-5610.

Family Life Nov. 29: "Networking Workshop " for Family Life ministers and marriage preparation lead couples, 7:30 p.m., at the Chancery, 441 Church St. bet. 16th and 17th, SF. Share your experience and hear others'. Call (415) 565-3680. Feb 2: Open House at Holy Name of Jesus Elementary School, 1560 40th Ave., SF, 8:30 a.m. noon. Earlier opportunities to learn about the school are available by calling (415) 731-4077. Feb. 12: Anniversary Mass for couples celebrating 25, 50 or more years of marriage in the Jubilee Year. Call (415) 565-3680. March 31-April 2: "Catholic Family Life 2000 Conference" at SSF Conference. Topics include marriage preparation, family life, marriage. Call (415) 565-3680. Catholic Charities Foster Care and Adoption Program offers free information meetings the 2nd Wed. of every month at 7 p.m. Adults and couples are invited to learn more about adoption and the growing need for permanent families for children. Meetings are held at Catholic Charities, 814 Mission St., 5th Ft, SF Call (415) 844-4781. Introductory sessions of Seton Medical Center's Natural Family Planning program will be held through this fall.. The office also offe rs educational programs for youth on topics including the changes that occur during puberty and the responsibility of relationships. Health educators are also available to speak about NFP, infertility, adolescent sexuality, preparing for pregnancy, perinatal loss and drug abuse in pregnancy. Call (650) 301-8896. Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marriages , has upcoming weekends. Call Lolette or Anthony Campos at (415) 893-1005.

Single, Divorced, Separated For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese , call (415) 273-5521. Catholic Adult Singles Association of Marin meets for support and activities. Nov. 20: 5 p.m. Mass at Star of the Sea, Sausalito; Nov. 25: If you're alone for Thanksgiving and want to share the day with other CASA members ; Nov. 27: Christmas tree cutting in Petaluma. For details on these and other activities , call Bob at (415) 897-0639. New Wings at St. Thomas More Church meets on 3rd Thursdays. Call Claudia Devaux at (408) 447-1200 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com.

Lectures/ Classes/Exhibits Dec. 1: "Tax Planning 2000, a Live Satellite Broadcast, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1900 South Norfolk, San Mateo. Credits available. Updates on tax law, plus what's new in charitable giving and other areas. Pre-registration necessary, call (888) 598-5454, ext. 113 by Nov. 26. Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m.: Father Jim Aylward presents and discusses Vatican II at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley. All welcome. Coffee and refreshments, too. Through Jan. 5, 2000: The work of illustrator and printmake r David Lance Goines at USF's Thacher Gallery and Donohue Rare Book Room , 1st and 3rd fl. of school's Gleeson Library. Artist speaks at USF Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. Call (415) 422-2434. Dec. 3: Jesuit Father Tony Sauer, President, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, prays and speaks with the Marin Catholic Breakfast Club, Call (415) 4610704 for reservation and information. Through Dec. 18: "The Face of Labor: Portraits of Working People, a photo documentary at the Upstairs Gallery of Alemany Library at Dominican College, 50 Acacia Ave., San Rafael, call (415) 457-4440. Mon - Sat . 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sun. 12 noon - 6 p.m. Nov. 21: "Renaissance in Northern Italy" , an archaeological slide treasure by Louis Bryant at USF Harney Science Center, rm. 232, Golden Gate and Chabot Terrace, SF, 2 p.m. All welcome. Call (415) 474-4177.

Food & Fun Nov. 23: 1999 Red Tie Gala benefiting Little Sisters of the Poor and St. Anne's Home at Nieman Marcus Union Square, 7 p.m. Five floors of fantastic foods , music and more. Entertainers include Rich Olsen Orchestra , and Pride & Joy. For information, call Bernice O'Brien at (415) 3340345 or Phyllis Lavelle at (415) 221-9091. Dec. 3, 5: Holy Name Parents' Guild Christmas Boutique, 40th Ave. and Lawton, SF. Handmade crafts, ornaments, gift items, entertainment, food. Bring family and friends. Fri. 6-9:30 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. -2:30 p.m. Call (415) 731-4077. Dec. 4: Mater Dolorosa School's annual Christmas Craft Faire, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Crafts, food, breakfast and pictures with Santa. Vendor tables still available, call (650) 873-4014. 1040 Miller, SSF. Dec. 5: Holiday Boutique, St. Thomas More

School, 50 Thomas More Way at Brotherhood , SF, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Fun for the whole family with quality arts and crafts , children's activities including face painting, cookie decorating and photos with Santa. Food and drinks, too. Call (415) 337-6713. Dec. 5: Holiday Fashion Show sponsored by Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians at the United Irish Cultural Center, 2700 45th Ave. at Sloat , SF. No-host cocktails at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon. $30 per person. Call Peggy at (650) 756-6483 or (415) 664-9393. Dec. 5: 26th Annual Christmas Boutique and Breakfast benefiting St. Dominic Elementary School, 2445 Pine St., SF, 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Call (415) 346-9500.

Reunions SF's St. Cecilia Elementary School's class of 1950 is preparing to celebrate its golden jubilee. Class members should call Doris Grimley at (415) 664-2247. "Milestone Class Reunions" for Notre Dame High School , Belmont , classes 1939 through 1994, are being planned now. For information , call Donna Westwood , '64, alumnae relations director, at (650) 595-1913 , ext. 351 or e-mail alumnaeÂŠ ndhs.pvt.k12.ca.us. Attention Alumni and former students of Good Shepherd Elementary School, Pacifica. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Please leave your name and address with the development office at (650) 738-4593 or fax to (650) 359-4558. Nov. 21: Mass commemorating the "200th Anniversary of the Founding of the Society of the Religious of the Sacred Heart" with Archbishop William J. Levada presiding, 5:30 p.m., St. Mary Cathedral , Gough and Geary Blvd., SF.Were you or your children educated by the Religious of the Sacred Heart? Please join alumni/ae and friends for this special Mass. For more information , call Janice Toohey Vela at (415) 292-3114. Our Lady of Angels Elementary School, Burlingame: Attention alumni/iormer students , parents , grandparents. OLA is developing an alumni newsletter. Please leave your name , address and phone number with the development office at (650) 343-9200 or fax to (650) 343-5620 , attn: Susan Baker.

About Y2K Through Dec. 2: USF presents free , public onehour computer classes, with focus on possible Y2K problems , every Thursday, except Thanksgiving Day, in Harney Science Center, Room 232 , at 11 a.m. Call (415) 422-6235.

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Performance Nov. 19, 20: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" at Archbishop Riordan High School's Lindland Theatre , 8 p.m.Show features talent from Riordan and several other local Catholic high schools. $8 adults/$5 students and seniors . Call (415) 587-5866. Nov. 19,20: "Midsummer Night's Dream" at Mercy High School, SF. Featuring talent from Mercy, St. Ignatius, Riordan and Sacred Heart Cathedral. Call (415) 334-0525 for curtain times and tickets. Nov. 19,20: "The Visions of Simone Machard" by Bertold Brecht at USF's Gill Theatre near Fulton St. between Parker and Masonic, SF. Curtain at 8 p.m. $5/$3; Call (415) 422-5070. Nov. 19, 20, 21: George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" and Nov. 20, 21 the playwright's "Saint Joan" at San Domenico School's Alumnae Hall, 1500 Butterfield Rd., San Anselmo. San Domenico students featured in both productions. $10 adults/$5 students , seniors. For curtain times and reservations, call (415) 258-1989. Nov. 21: Golden Gate Boys Choir and Bellringers at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 666 Filbert St, SF, 2:30 p.m. Call (415) 421-0809. Dec. 12: St. Mary Cathedral Boys and Girls Choir concert , St. Dominic Church, call Cristina Guinot at (415) 396-3332 Dec. 17: Christmas Concert by Marin Children's Choir, Martha Wall , director, St. Mary Star 6f the Sea Church , 180 Harrison Ave., Sausalito. $8 adults/$5 students, seniors. Call Gerald Holbrook at (415) 332-1765. Sundays in November: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedra l featuring various artists; Nov. 21: Interfaith Concert , 3:30 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213. Sundays in November: Concerts at St. Francis of Assisi Shrine by various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Also Dec. 19: Carol Concert; Dec. 26: Three Sopranos Christmas Concert; Dec. 31: New Year's Eve Organ recital by John Renke, 10:15 p.m. Call (415) 983-0405 .

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ICA students mount effective lobby campaign Photos and story by Evelyn Zapp ia More than 300 Immaculate Conception Academy (ICA) students and parents filled the school auditorium Nov. 16 to celebrate their pari in the City of San Francisco's success in gaining nearly $2.5 million in state funds for camera surveillance equipment on the Munici pal Railway (MUNI) system to help reduce crime. "It's wonderful news," said Dominican Sister Janice Therese Wellington, pri ncipal. "All their hard work is paying

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"We worked very hard for this victory," said Maria Chacon, "A lot of time and effort went into this." Chacon , a senior, has worked on the lobby effort since she was a sophomore. "We're young and have limited rights," said senior Michelle Hanson , "but all of this proves we can make a difference - nothing could stop us." The Mission District school's students lobbied local and state officials for the past three years to obtain the cameras for MUNI . During a two-year pilot project , cameras were credited with helping reduce incidents of violence on the 14Mission line by 80 percent , police officials said. Currently there are cameras on 56 city buses. ICA will continue to monitor progress of the installation process — with the goal being cameras on all of the system 's more than 500 buses, according to a school official. The students were given support by the San Francisco Organizing Project , a federation of 40 churches and 40,000 families of San Francisco.

San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown took a bus ride with several ICA students including Danielle Mackey, a leader for the MUNI lobbying project.

Sister Janice Therese Wellington , principal of ICA , with lobbying activists (left) Michelle Hanson and Maria Chacon.

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Wozzek' triumphs at Opera cling to conventional harmony. And yet , if one reall y listens , Berg 's music is rich, even romantic. Besides , it is dramaticall y right on target as it sweeps Th at Alban Berg 's "Wozzek" is one of the great masterp ieces of the 20th century is hardly open to question in one along to the tragic conclusion of this deeply moving today 's music world. What bogg les the mind is the diffi- story. Wozzek is a man more sinned against than sinning, and the composer has made his life and death a mirror of culty with which it is accepted by the opera going public. the human condition. Row upon row of empty seats, timid souls fleeing for Lotfi Mansouri has staged the opera with stark but the exits before the end of the performance: these were telling strokes and kept it moving with passion and power. iece at the War aspects of a recen t showing of the p Michael Boder conducted superbl y. The great orchestral stick in the craw, rather than Memorial Opera House that the one before the final scene, fulinterludes , especially the mind. filled their integral role precisely. Granted , it is not a pretty story : a If Alan Held did not extract the half demented soldier is abused by a last ounce of pathos from the title both number of authority figures, he still offered a clearly role, delumilitary and civil; his paranoid focused and dramaticall y vital sions occupy a lot of the stage action; view of it; few singers today could he murders his common law wife do as well. and drowns in his attempt to cover At the end of her career up his crime. Hildegard Behrens can suggest all But this is tame stuff compared to the power she once had and adds a prime time TV or a film like "Fi ght " depth of insight that only experience where mindless violence is Club, can give. Her Marie was a creature unredeemed by the compassionate of deep conflict enmeshed in fierce sensitivity and moral vision of iw ' vitality. She was especially affecting s opera. Berg H in the Bible reading scene and in the It is first of all the perception of >ai encounters with her child. an unjust social order that moves the « composer, who wrote his own libret, 5 "Wozzek" will never be a box office smash. The Opera can be to from George Biichner 's play. Alex Benet plays the child in the San very proud of this production as a "Wir arme Leut" — we poor folk — is a phrase that resounds throug h- Francisco Opera 's production of "Wozzek" . sign of its commitment to artistic quality even in the face of public out the work, which portrays with indifference. But then, those who stayed to cheer at the end ultra-realism the misery of the downtrodden. The music corresponds to their condition. Puccini's of the performance were hardl y indifferent. This kind of triBohemians are poor but we are too entranced by the lush umph does not depend upon numbers. melodies they sing to notice. Berg, composing in a very different idiom , never lets us forget the lower depths to which mm > m ii his characters are reduced. Chap lain at Hig hland Hosp ital, Oakland , Father There, perhaps, we have the key to audience problems. Basil De Pinto is a freque nt commentator on the At the end of the 20th century the harsh dissonance of the Bay Area fine arts scene. Second Viennese school remains unacceptable to ears that

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