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Blessing of Marin Catholic High School’s Chapel of St. Francis.
“A community of faith” Marin Catholic dedicates new school chapel By Jack Smith Marin Catholic High School rang in the new school year from a new bell tower and a new chapel with the blessings of Archbishop William J. Levada. Along with priests from throughout Marin and others with strong ties to the school, Archbishop Levada celebrated a Mass of the Holy Spirit on September 5 to welcome students back to school and to bless the centerpiece of Marin Catholic’s master plan to renew its facilities. Student Body President Chelsea Bialla welcomed the Archbishop, priests, alumni, benefactors, students and faculty who packed the gymnasium for the opening Mass. She said the occa-
sion was an opportunity to affirm that at Marin Catholic “We are first a community of faith and then a place of learning,” a theme reiterated by the other speakers. Father Tom Daly, president pro-tempore, said the new chapel dedicated to Saint Francis and the Bell tower and plaza forming the center of campus “allows us to be reminded of our place of prayer.” Marin Catholic is “first and foremost” centered in faith, he said. Addressing the students, Archbishop Levada remarked that of the various Marin County pastors concelebrating with him “not all of them are young.” He noted that Marin Catholic’s president, MARIN CATHOLIC, page 9
Archbishop Levada blesses bell tower
Poor escape some cuts in state budget, more to come By Patrick Joyce California’s poor have escaped some of the deepest cuts proposed in negotiations during the state’s budget crisis but the budget finally approved still will hit hard this year - and social justice advocates fear that life will be even tougher next year.
See local Catholic Charities/CYO PAGE 17 “We’re experiencing the first installment of the cuts now, but we know that there is still a $10 billion hole in the state budget and some major decisions have been deferred
until next year,” Rick Mockler, executive director of Catholic Charities of California, said. “We’re only experiencing a portion of the impact. Our leadership around the state is very nervous about the second shoe: when it’s going to drop and who is going to get squished by it.” The biggest impact of reduced spending for the poor this year will come in three areas: child care, MediCal and naturalization services, Mr. Mockler said, and child care services for the poor may be cut even more, once the federal budget is approved. STATE BUDGET, page 17
INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION Faith formation conference . . 3
Dalai Lama at USF
Hopes for peace . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Concern for environment. . . 10
Boston abuse settlement . . . . 8
Agriculture at WTO meeting . 18
Catholic Schools history ~ Pages 12-13 ~ September 12, 2003
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Datebook of events. . . . . . . . 20
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