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On Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Holy Season of Lent will begin with the Blessing and Imposition of Ashes. For the following forty days, the Church liturgy will take on a penitential aspect that will culminate in the glorious celebration of Easter on March 30.

The Most Reverend Bishop hereby publishes the following Lenten Regulations 1975: 1. There are two days upon which both fast and abstinence are prescribed: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

2. On all Fridays of Lent, abstinence is prescribed.

Those wI-.·:J are twenty-one years of age, but not yet fiftynine years of age, are obliged to observe the law of fast.

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4. All those who are fourteen years of age and older are obliged to observe the law of abstinence.

5. On the two days of fasting, those bound by the law are limited to a single full meal.

Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one's needs, however together they should not equal another full meal.

6. On days of abstinence, tb3t is on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of the. Lenten Season, those bound by the law abstain from eating meat.

7. . No Catholic will hold him-

self or herself lightly excused' from the laws of fast and abstinence. Commenting upon the Turn to Page Four

Fr. Anatole Desmarais Dies Following Long Illness "Father Desmarais has met his last enemy - death - and now he lives in Christ! Thus we can rejoice during this funeral.

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elled this life's pilgrimage ... it has not always been easy; he has not travelled alone ..."

So, Rev. Andre P. Jussaume, pastor of St. James Parish, Taunton, described the ministry of Rev. Anatole F. Desmarais.

Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, yesterday war> the chief celebrant of a funeral Mass for Rev. Anatole F.' Desmarais who died on Saturday at .the Catholic Memorial Home following a long illness.

Many priests joined the Most Reverend Bishop in the cathedral ceremony; Rev. Andre P. Jussaume, Father Desmarais: . successor at St. James Parish, Taunton, was the homilist.

Born in Fall River, Father Desmarais was the son of the late Felix and the late Helene (Daignault) Desmarais. Following his elementary education at Notre Dame Parish School in Fall River, he pursued his education to the priesthood at Assumption College, Worcester; St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore; Turn to Page Two

Catholic Schools. Support Church. and Community DAYTON (NC) Catholic Schools Week is a good time for telling the total community about the achievements of the schools and their contribution to the community's welfare.

Robert R. Strange, executive director of the Dayton Catholic Education Foundation, made this comment on the eve of the annual observance.

Acknowledging that "we h3ve received setbacks from court rulings reg~rding federal and state aid" to nonpublic schools, Strange declared: "Now it is time to go to our own communities and broaden the support of private dollars, which are taxdeductible, for our schools."

"But we must a'sk," he added.

"And what better time to begin asking than during the Catholic Schools Week?"

Citing the recent enrollment declines in Catholic schools, Strange said that Catholic school administrators know that "the real question today is the extent to which Catholics are persuaded they can afford to support their schools without injustice to other demands on personal and family resources."

When parents ask themselves

if they have enough money to send their children to a Catholic school, he said, administrators know that they are really asking, "What values do we attach to a Catholic school and how do those values relate to other important values for our children and ourselves?"

Strange. referred to the recent study made by the National Opinion Research Center showing that an overwhelming number of Catholics (89 per cent) reject the idea that the Catholic school system is no longer needed.

The accomplishments of the Catholic schools "have been a source of justifiable pride for the Church," Strange said. For both the Church and the community at large the Catholic school sys-

tern offers the benefits of valueoriented education and of "an alternative type of education in a society founded on the concepts of pluralism and free choice."

Nevertheless, Catholic parents for years have tried in vain to obtain federal or state aid for their schools. "The schools of this (Cincinnati) archdiocese are enjoying the use of state funds for auxiliary services and materials," he acknowledged. "But the parents and others concerned about our schools are keenly aware that practically all the money required for the ordinary operations of their schools must come from private funds and that this situation is not likely to change substantially in the foreseeable future."

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Expert Speaks on Death and Dying Dr. Kubler-Ross Discusses Religion's Role ALBANY (NC>--:-In a far-ranging interview, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, internationally recognized expert on death and dying, spoke about her work, religion's role in aiding dying patients, wb3t families can do for the terminally ill, and funeral customs.

Prior to a speech here, Dr. Ross, a Swiss-born psychiatrist now practicing in Chicago, talked with The Evangelist, newspaper of the Albany diocese.

Asked about the family's role in aiding the dying patient, Dr. Ross asserted that the most important thing is for everyone to be honest and genuine, no matter how clumsy the manner.

"If you come in and say, 'Oh, look at this lovely weather: the patient' picks up very quickly that you only want to talk about nice things:' she said. "If, on the other hand, you can admit that you don't know what to say or do, that you feel clumsy and uncomfortable, but that you want to help, the patient will usually help the family."

Speaking in soft, accented tones, Dr. Ross, author of "On Death and Dying," considered by many to be the handbook for such work, said that children should be included "right from the beginning. We have a peculiar society in which children grow up in a deprived neighborhood-white, upper middle class, suburban. They have everything material, but don't know anything about life's hardships.

"They don't know anything about hunger; they don't know anything about old age because old people are shipped to nurs-

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Fr. Desmarais Continued from Page One Catholic University, Washington, D. C. He was ordained to the priesthood by Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan, Second Bishop of Fall River, in 1922. .Respected as a lecturer and homilist throughout the Diocese Father Desmarais served at Blessed Sacrament, Holy Rosary, Notre Dame and St. Mathieu Parish in Fall River; St. Theresa Parish, So. Attleboro; St. James Parish, Taunton.

'Father Desmarais' survivors include Miss Olive Desmarais of Fall River, Mrs. Blanche Fredette of Raymond, N. H. and several nieces and nephews among whom are Rev. Joseph Fredette, AA, of Sherborne, Que., Canada. 路Father Jussaume pointed out that there was real value to talking about death during a funeral. Too often there are all kinds of attempts to put it aside and stress or remember the joyous aspects of life.

But death is in itself a joyous aspect of life: The sadness of -that one certainty of life must give way to what our faith teaches: the last enemy has been destroyed; there remains but joy and peace with Christ forever.

The ministry of Father Desmarais was describej as his travelling through life, helping others along the way. For 43 years this priest brought Christ to some and many to Christ.

Then in 1966, Christ associated Father Desmarais to His own Passion. From then on, the retired priest through personal prayer and joyful occasions of concelebration of Mass was able to continue his ministry from the Catholic Memorial Home.

He was no less the priest; no less the fruitful minister of Christ.

Fa~th teaches us that the true meaning of life is that we strive along with Christ toward the Resurrection. So, we believe that Father Desmarais still lives.

As we commemorate his passing on, we must reflect on our own lives. How fruitful is our own pilgrimage? How do we prepare for that final battle and victory?

Yes, during this funeral we pray for Father Desmarais. But truly, the Taunton pastor insisted, we also pray for ourselves, for our ever more fruitful journey, for our strong battle, and-faithful to our faithfor the certainty of our own final victory also.

Necrology FEB. 14 Rev. Charles E. Clerk, 1932, Pastor, 8t. Roch, Fall River Rev. Pastor, Rev. Pastor,

FEB. 15 Joseph G. Lavalle, 1910, St. Matthew, Fall River James C. Conlon, 1957, St. Mary, Norton

FEB. 19 Rev. Andrew J. Brady, 1885, Pastor, 8t. Joseph, Fall River Rev. Leopold Jeurissen, SS.CC., 1953, Pa路stor, Sacred Heart, Fairhaven FEB. 20 Rev. James H. Fogarty, 1922, Pastor, St. Louis, Fall River

Former Superior At Stang Nursery Dies in Conn.

Word has been received of the death in Putnam, Conn. of Sister Yvonne Helen Freve of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit, formerly known as Sister Yvonne Cecile. She was 79 and had celebrated her golden jubilee in religious life last September.

Among her religious assignments was that of superior of the former Bishop Stang Day Nursery in Fall River.

'Born in La Riviere du Loup, Canada on May 2, 1895, she was the daughter of Isaii and Adele (Dufour) Freve.

In 1920 she entered the apostolate of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and made her profession of religious vows at the Order's Motherhouse in 5t.

Brieuc (Brittany) France in 1924.

For 49 years thereafter she was teacher and superior at houses of her community in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

After her retirement in 1973 she remained in Fairfield, Conn. until failing health brought her to the community's provincial house in Putnam, where she was interred in St. Mary's Cemetery.

SEMINAR ON ADMINISTERING SACRAMENTS FOR SICK: Rev. Kevin F. Tripp, chaplain of Pastoral Ministry at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, addressing the staffs of the area nursing homes on the administration of the sacraments of the sick.

Ride-Along Chaplains Aid Police Work ST. PAUL (NC) - Several years ago, the Rev. Arthur Musall, pastor of Hope Lutheran Church here listened as one of his parishioners-a member of the St. Paul Police departmenttold him of the dificulties police often encounter when trying to intervene or assist in domestic matters.

"People won't listen to us," the policeman told his pastor.

"We are just a threat to them.

There are also situations in which police just don't know what to say.

"Isn't there any way that clergymen could help us?"

'Mr. Musall took that question to heart and spearheaded a

Taunton Area eyO Program The Taunton Area CYO will sponsor a showing of the film, "Jesus Christ, Superstar," at the Taunton Catholic Middle School, Summer St., at 2 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 9.

This is the film version of the world famous Rock-Opera which portrays the betrayal, trial and death of Christ.

Admission is one dollar for high school students and adults; 50c for children and the family plan of $2.50.

For further information, contact Rev. Leonard M. Mullaney, Immaculate Conception Rectory, 387 Bay St., Taunton. The phOlie number is 824-8794.

movement which has led to clergy involvement in a police ride-along program and, more recently, a 24-hour on-call emergency effort.

For nearly three years now, a St. Paul clergyman has accompanied St. Paul policemen in the Police-Community Relations vehicle from 7 AM. to 7 P.M. Thursdays through Saturdays.

About a year ago, the 24-hour on-call service was added. Now when police encounter a situation where they feel a clergyman is needed, they contact a social service agency which in turn notifies the minister on duty at that time.

When the program started, six clergymen representing the Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal, Jewish and Catholic faiths were involved.

There are now some 35 St. Paul clergymen involved, representing nearly every faith, Mr. Musall said.

'In both the r.ide-along or on路 call program, Mr. Musall listed several situations where clergy intervention is usually sought.

They include:

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SSe PETER AND PAUL STUDENTS BACK HOME: Students assist in moving their books and supplies as they return to the refurbished Fall River Parochial School at 240 Dover St. after five months of classes in St. Anne's School edifice. Aiding the transfer of materials were, left photo,

Robert Costa, Louis Luz, David Rapoza, John Chlebek, Stephen Quinlan and John Lake. Right, Christopher Roderiques, Gary Viveiros. The renovation was necessitated by the April 10, 1973 fire that totally destroyed the parish church,

Dr. Kubler- Ross Speaks on Death and Dying Continued from Page One more. It's like having them grow up in a greenhouse."

To counter this, I>r. Ross suggested bringing old people into. the home "and not just a kind grandmother who comes at Christmas with presents. Then you can teach children that an old wrinkled face can be just as

To Manage N'ew CHA Division ST. LOUIS (NC) - Paul R. Donnelly has been named an assistant director of the St. Louis-based Catholic Hospital Association ~CHA).

Donnelly will manage the Division of Corporate Organization and Management Services, a new CHA dhllision.

Since 1963, Donnelly has been director of the CHA Department of Hospital Administration and since 1968, chairman of the Saint Louis Universit:Y (SLU) Department of Hospital and Health Care Administration. He retains the rank of associate professor at the university. He has been associated with both the association and university since 1958.

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beautiful as a Hollywood face."

Dr.. Ross is also opposed to "those stupid signs" in hospitals that keep children out, depriving patients "of happiness when tbey need it the most."

Peaceful Death Asked about the effect of religion on dying people, Dr. Ross said that "truly religious people, wbo live religiously seven days a week, do not need Dr. Ross.

They are so much at peace they are not troubled. They die with fantastic peace and equanimity."

People who talk constantly about the afterlife, ~>n the other hand, "die with terrible problems. When I thought they were the truly religious people, my interpretation was that religious people die with many more problems because, on top of everytbing else, they have to worry about not having lived right, about punishment after death, about not having gone to church or synagogue often enough. What I did not appreciate was that people who sound relIgious are not the truly religious ones. The people who talk about the afterlife are denying death. They never face the reality that you have to die before the resurrection."

Her work for the last decade with dying patients has altered her own religious life, she added.

"It's like day and night. When I started I was a wishy-washy Protestant. After 10 years of working with dying patients, I have become much, much more religious, more than I ever dreamt I would be. And about life after death, I don't just believe; I know."

Unorthodox Psychiatry Dr. Ross, who never charges her patients, living instead from her lecture fees, uses her home for her off.ice.

"It's a very unorthodox psychiatry," she admitted. "I make house calls. Sometimes people just walk into my house. You can't do this kind of work and charge patients. The average debts my patients have are between $20,000 and $200,000. It's a kind of ministry, really, which you cannot make into a business."

One of identical triplets, Dr. Ross traces her interest in death and dying back to post-war' Europe when she did relief work.

"I came to the concentration camps where thousands. and thousands of people were killed -by the Nazis. When you have seen gas chambers with your own eyes and smelled the smell and seen trainloads of baby shoes from the killed children, you are always preoccupied, not with death and dying, but with what turns human beings into Nazi monsters and what can turn the same potential into a little bit better human being.

The question is: how can 1 teach my children to be human beings who will look back on their lives, happy they have lived?"

Funerals In her work, Dr. Ross has included funeral directors, a system she finds much better than "cursing them out or complaining about them." Nevertheless she is offended by some funeral practices.

"The things I· find really unnecessary and much too much," she said, "are the embalming and make-up, the slumber rooms

School Support SPOKANE (NC) - Hearings will probably begin soon at the Washington state capital at Olympia on a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would ease restrictions on state support for private education.

and euphemisms. People walk by this big, fancy display and say, 'Doesn't he look natural?' That's sick.

"But we do need rituals," she emphasized. "I think people are going a bit too much in the other direction when they have nothing at all. They go through a much longer grief period."

Predicts Long Road To Vatican Accord MADRID {NC)-Spain's Foreign Minister Pedro Cortina Mauri has predicted it will take time and effort to wind up Spain's prolonged negotiations with the Vatican for a new concordat.

Cortina explained that the main goal of the treaty negotiations is "to define well the fields in which Church and State exercise their respective jurisdiction and activity, so as to avoid interference that can lead to conflicts."

The government of chief of state, Gen. Francisco Franco conceded in 1967 that the 1953 the time leading Churchmen in the Vatican and Spain were pressing for liberalization policies patterned after the Second Vatican Council.

Their aim was to free the Church from the state's centuries-old privilege of nominating bishops, and to review other matters including state subsidies initiated in the 19th century in compensation for confiscaed Church property.

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The French lay theologian, Jean Guitton, once advised his fellow Catholics, and especially clergy and religious, not to try to compete with sociologists and psychologists under the guise of practicing religion. These disciplines, he pointed out, are in the hands of the knowledgeable people who will outstrip the religious in these fields. What people want, Guitton says, is for men and women of religion to be just that-to hold out to others by example and by word of the realities of God. This is eminently true of the Catholic school.

It is all very well for Catholic schoQls to compare themselves favorably with other schools. But there can be 'no discussion of Catholic schools unless very early in the dialogue the difference is pointed out. It is upon this that the Catholic school must stand.

Catholic schools are dedicated to educating. the whole person and this means the person who is meant to travel through the pilgrimage of this life in a productive and worthy way but on his journey to God. Matters of the soul, morality, beliefs that touch one's whole life and activity-all these are matters that cannot be neglected in the process of educating. And while the home is meant to be the primary source of moral values, the school should reinforce these standards. And should the school not do so, then the student might begin to question their relevance or importance. And then the whole fabric of life is distorted.

The Catholic school must stand as the school with the difference, the school that does the public purpose of educating but does ever so much more.

Face the Issue In 1973, the number of legal abortions in the United States rose over the year before to the frightening total of 745,000. Then last year the number was 900000. It is expected that this year will see more than 1,000,000 abortions in the United States.

Despite the rising tide of opposition to abortion, it would seem that the people as a whole have still not confronted what is happening.

On the one hand there is the cry about reverence for life. There is the insistence, and about time, too, that social services in all areas be expanded to enable every human being to live in dignity and to be cared for in those areas where he cannot care for himself..

But there is still the refusal to face the basic fact that an unborn baby, a fetus, is living and has only two futures open: to become a live human being or a dead human fetus.

There is still the refusal to face the fact that the fetus needs only time and nourishment to be born. There is still the refusal to fact the fact that hospitals and experts trained in medical arts and skills will spend all sorts of time and energy to protect the life of the infant and the older person; but these same facilities and this same expertise are being called into action to deprive the unborn baby of life for no ·other reason that there is life which is inconvenient and unwanted in the view of others. There is still the refusal to accept the fact that the convenience and even the health of one person cannot run roughshod over the right to life of another. Let there be any yielding in this area and then the whole matter of life becomes subject to the judgement by others on who will live and who will die and for what reason. Life and death become then a matter of power.

The moral issue must be faced. Reverence for life must be upheld in fact as well as in theory.

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Press-Fall Rive:

Under auspices of a newly de veloped Irish Studies program at Stonehill College, Easton, 22 students and faculty this month spent three weeks in Ireland studying the country's language ·and modern literature, under di· rection of Rev. Francis Phelan, holder of a doctorate in AngloIrish literature from University College, Dublin.

Father 'Phelan has developed Irish Studies as a minor within Stonehill's English department and notes that 110 students are enrolled in courses covering Ireland's history, literature 'and sociology.

Irish Culture The Easton college will host the annual national conference of the American Committee for Irish Studies in April and will also display ·a collection of paintings, tapestries, sculptures and wall pieces hailed by critics as major contributors to contemporary art.

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K of C Supreme Knight McDevitt Calls for End to Lampoon Ads NEW HAVEN (NC)-John W. .McDevitt, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, has written to the top executive of 16 major corporations to express concern over their placement of ads in the December, 1974 issue of the National Lampoon, a self-styled "humor" magazine.

That issue lampooned Protestant, Catholic and Jewish beliefs.

"This obnoxious vehicle specializes in vulgar ridicule of th~ deeply cherished religious' beliefs of millions of Catholics, Protestants and Jews in the United States and Canada," McDevitt charged.

The leader of the Catholic fraternal organization told (the companies that if they do not end their advertising relationship with the National Lampoon he will inform his 1.2 million fellow knights and their families across the country "and encourage them to act in accord with their consciences when confronted with your products."

According to MoDevitt, one of the companies, NIKKO Electric Corp.. of America, answered with a note of appreciation and enclosed a copy of a letter the corporation president had sent to the National Lampoon.

NIKKO, the letter stated, is "thoroughly disgusted" with its initial association with the pub-

Ecumenical Effort NEWARK (NC)-In cooperation with other religious agencies, the Newark archdiocese's social concerns office has developed a three-pronged program to attack the problem of /World hunger.

The focus of the program is both educa'tional and actionoriented, according to Father John L. Paprocki, director of the archdiocesan Institute of Social Relations.

lication. It called the magazine's attack on var-ious religious faiths and "totally disgraceful" "worthy of an apology to the American public, as well as religious faiths which have been unduly and maliciously attacked."

A spokesman for the Knights said the NIKKO l~tter did not, however, explicity declare that it was ending its advertising relationship with the National Lampoon.

The spokesman said that NIKKO was the only company that had replied by Jan. 24 to McDevitt's Jan. 6 letter.

In his letter McDevitt described the December National Lampoon as "a blasphemous derision of religious beliefs and values." .

Protesting the use of the individual companies' advertising budgets to support the magazine, he noted that the contents iiieluded "a disgusting parody on the virgin birth of Christ, insulting caricatures of bishops, priests and nuns and a vile mockery of the Catholic teaching on the sacraments."

Lent -1975 Continued from Page One mitigated Lenten regulations published nine years ago by the Holy Father, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in the United States noted: "The obligation to do penance is. a serious one; the obligation to observe, as a whole or 'substantially,' the penitential days specified 'by the Church is also serious."

8. It is evident that the Lent· en Season is a most appropriate time for the voluntary practice of self-denial or personal penance. This may be physical mortification, temperance, or such works as Christian charity and witness.

Former Anchor Columnist Dies NEW YORK (NC) - Maisie .

Ward, 86, publisher, biographer, activist, fomer columnist for The Anchor and Catholic Evidence Guild charter member, died Jan. 28 in New York Hospital here.

She was the wife of Frank Sheed, who founded with her the publishing firm of Sheed and Ward.

The couple, who lived in Jersey City, N.J., were noted international speakers and writers on Catholic subjects and intellectual apologists for Catholic faith and doctrine.

Miss Ward's funeral Mass was offered Jan. 30 in St. Vincent Ferrer's church here, presided over by Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York. The Mass was concelebrated by 12 diocesan and Religious priests. Chief concelebrant was Father Hugh O'Donnell of St. Aedan's Church in Jersey City, Miss Ward's home parish.

Her death brought tributes here from many friends and associates in the publishing world.

Maisie Ward and Frank Sheed founded Sheed and Ward in LOlldon the year they were married, 1926.

Miss Ward was born in Shanklin, Isle of Wight, the daughter of Wilfrid Ward, philosopher of the Catholic revival in England. She was perhaps best known as biographer of G. K. Chesteron, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Cardinal John Henry Newman.

Her baptized name was Mary Josephine, but she kept her childhood nickname, Maisie, as an author and speaker.

Social Justice T~ENTON

(NC) - EmphasiZing the Church's contributionpast and present-in the field of social justice was proposed as the main thrust of the Trenton diocese's celebration of the nation's birth in 1976 as the 16member diocesan committee to plan the bicentennial observance held its .initial meeting.

The Executive Committee of the National Council of Catholic Women met in Washington, D.C. on January 23, 24 and 25th.

Mrs. Michael J. McMahon of the Cathedral Parish, was present as a member committee as the director of the Boston Provo ince which includes the states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Bishop James S. Rausch, General Secretary of the NCCB/ USCC celebrated Mass on the opening day of the meeting. In his homily Bishop Rausch reo minded the women .that there is a Commission in Rome studying what role women will have in the Church. He urged the women to accept whatever decision comes out of this study on women's ministry in the church realizing that a great deal of prayer, study and work will have gone into this Commission.

Reception The Executive Committee was honored at a reception at the home of the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Jean Jadot. The Archbishop greeted each woman and addressed the group welcoming them to his home and read a recent message from Pope Paul on women's role in the church.

National Convention Plans and committees were formed to work on the National Convention which will be held in Portland, Oregon on Novem· ber 7 thru 10. The Convention will be at the Portland Hilton and every affiliate is entitled to send one voting delegate to the Convention. Mrs. McMahon is serving on the By-laws Revision

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Anti-Abortion Measures Reintroduced WASHINGTON (NC) - The major anti-abortion measures offered in the last Congress have been reintroduced in the 94th session of Congress.

These are: Proposed constitutional amendments which would attempt to prohibit abortion by defining the unborn as a "person" for the purposes of guaranteeing the constitutional right to due process.

A bill to ban the use of federal funds for abortions.

A resolution calling for the establishment of a House select committee- on abortion because of the failure of the House Judiciary subcommittee on civil

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The amendment allowed an exception for "an emergency when a reasonable medical certainty exists that continuation of the pregnancy will cause the death of the mother."

A more simplified amendment offered by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N. C.) offers protection "from the moment of fertilization."

Both amendments would also prohibit euthanasia, according to their sponsors.

Both the Buckley and Helms amendments give Congress and the states the power to adopt appropriate laws to implement the sense of the amendment.

rights and constitutional rights to hold hearings on proposed amendments.

An amendment offered by Sen. James Buckley (Cons.-N. Y.) has seven co-sponsors, including Sen. James Eastland (D-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The senate subcommittee on constitutional amendments expects to continue its hearings on a pro-life amendment in late February or early March.

The Buckley amendment would protect "all human beings, including their unborn offspring, at every stage of their biological development, irrespective of age,

MRS. MICHAEL J. McMAHON Committee. This committee has been working for a year on the proposed revision and will continue to work until Convention time. The Convention will be dedicated to Miss Margaret Mealey, Executive Director of the National Council of Catholic Women. Miss Mealey is celebrating her 25th year as Exec· utive Director.

A modified management of N.C.C.W. was developed after a periodic evaluation of N.C.C.L.· N.C.C.W.-N.C.C.M. N.C.C.W. has their own Executive Director, budget and treasury and con· tinues to be an integral part of N.C.C.L. and will r.ontribute to their support.

Committee Report Says Food Crisis Demands Change in Lifestyles erything we can to alleviate this problem."

The report praised educational efforts by diocesan agencies and called on the people of the diocese to cooperate with further efforts and offer suggestions and leadership.

In addition to approving the report of the food committee, the pastoral council approved a plan to rate diocesan programs to help Cincinnati Archbishop Joseph Bernardin set priorities and approved increased participation in the celebration of the U.S. bicentennial.

CINCINNATI (NC) - A Cin· cinnati archdiocesan committee studying Church responses to the world food crisis has concluded that "It will be impossible for our lifestyles to remain the s'ame if we are serious about contributing to a solution of this problem."

The committee report, approved by the Archdiocesan Pas· toral Council, recommended three areas for action: collection and distribution of food and money, legislative change and educational and spiritual programs to keep people aware of the situation.

The committee offered three basic conclusions: "The food crisis' which the world faces is not a crisis in the sense that it will be solved or can be forgotten in a short period of time."

"No single plan or project is capable of providing a solution."

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BETHESDA ~NC) - Concerns of women in the Church and in society were the chief focus of a meeting here in Maryland of the executive committte of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW).

Noting that women are called

by Baptism and commissioned by Confirmation to share in the Church's ministries, the committee took action to contact the Pontifical Commission on Women in Church and Society and the U. S. bishops' committee on the same subject, urging them to explore in depth the ministries that are or can be open to women.

I believe today's young adults are the most moral generation that ever lived. And the most maligned. Anything they do wrong makes front page news, complete with pictures. What they are doing right is often overlooked or misinterpreted. They do sex we hear so much some marvelous things, but marital about?" It was a straightforward we seldom hear of them. In question; the boy 190ked directly our own town there is a rec- into the priest's eyes as he reation program for handicapped children. It's possible because hundreds of teen-agers volunteer Saturday~ and six weeks of

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summer vacation to work with special children.

Hospitals have crews of junior volunteers. They give help ... but they also bring a vigor, an enthusiasm, a vitality. To them there is no other way but recovery. Their optimism is conta. gious. School choirs bring this same spark to nursing homes, lifting re&idents right out of their doldrums.

Thousands of young people walk 20 miles to raise money for the March of Dimes. They give their time, their energy. But most of all, they give an enthusiasm, an idealism, a spark of hope that is unquenched by the pessimism of adulthood.

No War And let's never forget that this generation is the one that had more ambition for peace than for war. Those who went, did so reluctantly. There was no glory in fighting and killing.

There was revulsion.

And that revulsion was reinforced by those who risked giving up their homes and families rather than fight. Those kids truly implemented Pope Paul's words: "No war. War ... never again."

One outstanding characteristic of today's kids is their uncanny knack of asking plain direct questions. I credit this to TV. 'these kids grew up watching the tube and even as toddlers began learning about the world.

They saw commercials for toys and when the got the same toys for Christmas they knew the commercial had misled them.

They developed a healthy cynicism which my generation didn't catch until we were about 25 years old.

So you can't con these kids.

Once I saw a priest fielding questions from a CCD class of 12 and 13 year olds. A boy asked, "Father, what is this pre-

asked it.

The priest answered, "It is a mortal sin." And he refused further discussion on the question.

Now, I realize the priest was on a hot spot, but he turned those kids right off and they" won't look to him for guidance again.

Another thing that gets adults uptight about kids is their use of four-letter words. I'm not in favor of it, but I have noticed a difference between the way many kids 路use those words and the way adults use them.

Some adults sprinkle these words throughout their conversation, but they don't mean anything. They just fill in an' absence of ideas. Most of the time when kids use them the words have real meaning.

For example, I saw three early teens watching TV one evening.

They were not aware I was in the room. The dialog on the TV was filled with double-entendre.

A sweet young girl of about 13 got up and'asked the other two, "Do either of you want to watch this ----?" They said, "No," and she changed the channel.

I was shocked to hear the word from her, but I. will admit she described the program precisely. I was also proud of the discriminating taste displayed by all three youngsters in what they are willing to watch on TV. If the adult producers of the show had the same good taste there would be better selection of TV programs.

This questioning ... and occasional rebellion... of youth causes change. The idealistic dreams of youth blended with the practical experience of adults advance civiliz'ation.

We better believe in them.

They're the only next -generation we've got. And what do they offer us? They offer honesty, openness, a concern for their fellow man, a concern for the future of the world.

They dream, and scheme, and try. If it doesn't work, they try something else. But any goal is attainable to youth. We need that quality to keep spark and fire glowing in the face of humdrum reality.

I'm proud of them.

rN PUTTING FOOT IN IT: Art at St. Francis Xavier School, Acushnet, requires both hands and feet, as Eric Millette demonstrates. More conventional are Irene Cesolini and John Picanso in background, supervised by Sister Mary Martin. It's all part of Catholic school's effort to Involve youngsters in many types of art experiences.

Pontiff Stresses Moral Obi igation VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI has attacked permissive morality and called on Chris. tians to build up their weakening sense of moral obligation.

At a weekly general audience Pope Paul said that today's man is assailed on all sides by moral corruption and that "doctrine about human life is currently in a very confused state."

The Pope lamented that awareness of moral obligations 'flowing from "a superior ... divine law is either dead or repressed" in modern man. "'Permissiveness appears to be a liberation from severe and wise norms, today described by too many people as 'taboos,' or superstitious myths." . According to the Pope, moral norms "provide reasonable limits and renewed vigor for human conduct and give man/ an integrity worthy of him and a character which can meet every social confrontation."

"Pleasure, .comfort, self-centeredness, passion and instinct," he said, "are tragically路 becoming the criteria for life. How low will human dignity sink?" he asked.

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H announced an NCCW leadership seminar at the United Nations May 12-14 as part of its program for the 1975 International Women's Year.

During the Jan. 23-25 meeting Archbishop Jean Jado, Apostolic delegate in the United States told the eommittee members to use their imagination and ,initiative to move ahead in their work for the Church and society.

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Coyle -Cassidy Breakfast Set For M1arch 2

,By Joseph and Marilyn Roderick Marilyn finds very few things that she can cook that everybody in the house is sure to agree uppn in terms. of enjoyment. During the last few weeks I have been domg some of the shopping because Marilyn has had a prolonged cold, so I have experienced first hand the frustration of weather has the blahs along with the chills, at least one bringing home food that member of every family has one everyone seems to complain or more of the latest viruses about. The one thing that seems to meet with everyone's satisfaction is fruit. In our home everyone except Marilyn eats a great deal of fruit. I hear people complain about throwing away fruit but this seldom happens in our home. ,For some reason, I have always thought of good fruit in conjunction with wealth. The height of affluence in my childhood meant a full bowl of shiny apples, bosc pears. purple grapes and large seedless oranges. I am sure my children do not associate fruit with affluence, but I have determined that I have to be affluent to supply them with it!

My nOrmal Saturday fruit marketing includes a dozen McIntosh apples, six red and six yellow delicious, six pears, a dozen temple oranges, 5 pounds of bananas, a dozen tangerines, four grapefruilt and whatever specials are available. If we happen to go to Boston I stock up at the open fruit market next to Faneuil Hall where, with a great deal of selective buying, one can purchase top grade fruit at about half the normal price.

This only happens once every two months or so, so for the most part fruit has to be purchased locally.

Hand Picking The problem is that fruit comes in such a variety of quality that it is almost impossible to do well in the supermarkets.

I tend to go to those markets where I can hand pick each piece of fruit according to size and quality. I am almost resigned to buying most of my fruit directly from the wholesaler, paying retail price, of course, because there the storage conditions are best. The fruit is kept under refrigeration from the time it is shipped to the time it is sold so that it is in almost perfect condition when purchased.

Compared to what the children could be eating, there is very little for me to complain about. I have heard many parents say that they wished their children enjoyed fruit, so since mine do I should be more than grateful that what they are eating is good for them.

In The Kitchen There is only one way to describe this time of year-grey, in both thought and vision. The

Thousands Demonstrate WASHINGTON (NC)-"I want a J-O-IB so I can E-A-T, I want a J-O-B so I can E-A-T," was one chant among many as some 3,000 people celebrated the 45th birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King by marching around the White House to attract support for a full employment bill which would guarantee a job to every American who wanted one.

that our doctors assure us are "going around" and other than a trip to the Bahamas nothing but nothing can lift the gloom.

While many social affairs look promising, very often dressing up and braving the elements becomes something we can't be bothered doing. Those of us who are involved in courses of any kind do force our,selves out of the house on those evenings, but for the most part February is a home month.

Long Wait This is also not too bad except when one stays home more often one also realizes how much tender loving care the house needs. The paint in the ha'llway looks as if it were moulting, the den couch is collapsing under our hundred pound retriever and, all in all, House and Gardens wouldn't even use us for a before ad.

I wish I had, some great solution (or even a little one) for making the long wait into spring bearable but I really have never discovered one. February and early March discourage even my most Pollyanna type of outlook and about the best I can recommend is to try to gather with friends because, as the saying goes, "Misery loves company."

To brighten the grey days of February something special for the sweet tooth is always welcome. This recipe is from Mrs. Paul Midura of Our Lady of Angels parish in Fall River, whose lovely family keeps her busy but not too busy to remem'bel' to bake those extras.

WITH GOVERNMENT GRANT: Social studies at CoyleCassidy High School, Taunton, are aided by government funded materials. Sue Silva (seated) and Rhoda Fernandes study unit on air pollution.

Due Process f,or Students Msgr. Murdick Says Court Suspension Ruling Should Guide Church Schools

~Plans were announced this week for the annual Coyle-Cassidy Communion Breakfast. The concelebrated Mass will be held at St. Mary's Church on Sunday, March 2 at 9 A.M. followed by a catered breakfast in the CoyleCassidy auditorium.

The principal celebrant and main spueaker at the affair will be His Excellency, the Most Reverend Louis, E. Gelineau, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of. Providence. Bishop Gelineau has been the Ordinary of the Providence Diocese since 1972. The homily will be delivered by the Rt. Reverend Patrick J. O'Neill of the Fall River Diocese.

The liturgy is being prepared

by Brother William Bried and Father Richard Beaulieu, chaplain of Coyle-Cassidy High. Members of the decoration committee are Mrs. Arthur Dowd, Mrs. Edmond Menard, Sr. Mary Elizabeth Murphy and Sr. Doreen Donnegan. Arrangements for the breakfast are being handled by Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Andrade.

Mr. William Drummond is in charge of tickets and publicity., Music at the Mass will be provided by the C-e Folk Group.

The Breakfast is open to all stUdents, parents and friends of Coyle and Cassidy High School.

Tickets are now available at either the High School or at Drummond Printing Company.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Cath- 'high school students were susolic schools should consider pended at least once during the themselves guided by the "spirit" 1972-3 school year. of the Supreme Court ruling that students suspended from school must be told the reason for their suspension and given an opportunity to respond, according to Msgr. Olin Murdick, Secretary for Education for the U. S. Catholic Conference.

The decision calls for "due process" for students, he said.

"If such a process does not exist in a given school," he said, "there ought to be one."

The process should not be arbitrary and should protect the rights of the institution, students and parents, Msgr. MurCoffee Cake Exceptional dick said.

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,LONDON (NC)-Concern that moral corrupl'ion is being spread through movies, radio and television has been expressed to a government body on broadcasting by a group of Christian spokesmen.

The interdenominational Order of Christian Unity (OCU) told an official committee investigating the future of broadoasting here that it is "most disturbed" by the activities of "hidden persuaders."

It sees them in one-sided broadcast discussions spreading commercial or ideological propaganda under the guise of medical or other professional advice.

The viewing and listening public "must be protected" from corrupt commen~ators, it added.

Anyone speaking on controversial moral issues who represents particular ideological or commercial interests should be identified.

It claimed that commercial enterprises could make great sums of money through promoting contraceptive educa<tion for the young.

The OCU made four principal recommendations to provide integrity and balance in future British broadcasting: -That a proportionate amount of time be provided for items of Christian interest ,since "the vast majority of Britons are christened, married and buried according to ChristIan belief;" -That objective ,research be undertaken into the effects of broadcasting on children and adolescent behavior; Less Stress on Violence - That the interests of as many groups and communities as possible should be represented in program-pl'anning to broaden the voice of broadcasting from its present limited sources of information; -That program classif.ications be clarified so that parents may know in advance whether or not programs 'are suitable' for children.

The order also urged that newscasts should lessen the emphasis on violence, cr,ime, cruelty and disaster and increase positive reports of what is being achIeved.

It further regretted that much radio and televised drama em'phasized one set of moral assumption~marriage infidelity, sexual license and horror-without providing scope for the values of courage, fidelity and endurance in human behavior.

Canadian Senate of Priests to Meet FREDERICTON (NC) - This year's annual meeting of the National Federation of Senates of Priests of Canada (NFSP) will be held in Hamilton, Ont., Sept.

29-Qct. 2. This was announced here by Father George Martin, NFSP president. The theme of the meeting, which will be attended by representatives of priests' senates of Canada's English-speaking dioceses, will be "The Priest as Reconciler."

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SISTER: Sister Delphine Vasquez of Ottumwa, Iowa, helps a twelfth grader In ZaIre understand the complexities of English grammar. Sister Vasquez is a Peace Corps teacher in Bukava, Zaire. She had been a Papal Volunteer for Latin America ' for four years before joining the Peace Corps. NC Photo:

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Forsees Her Teaching as Future Influence BUKAvu (NC) - Sister Del"·For me, the teaching of Engphine Vasquez of Ottumwa, lish has been a vehicle to transIowa, prays' the office in Frencb, mit much more, to give people chats with the Sisters in her a greater respect for· their felconvent in Spanish, teaches in low man regardless of tribe, race English and is learning Swahili or nation." on the side. .

Only Whites Before joining the Peace She has lived dee:> in the African bush as well as in the city, Corps a little more than a year and eaten such Za'irian delicacies ago, Sister Delphine served as as porcupine, monkey, antelope a Papal Volunteer in Ecuador.

'During her four-year stay, shz and termites. worked in community develo.,It has been an experience she would not trade for anything" ment, teacher and leadership she said recently, offering a training and various pastoral plate of fried gras3hoppers, a projects. local I'pecialty. to a visitor from "Those years were very rich the United States. and rewarding," Sister Delphine A Peace Corps volunteer in recalled, "and it was there that this pleasant lakeside town in' I found volunteer-type work the what was once the Belgian Con- most satisfying for me." go, Sister Delphine. 36, is part Her first assignment in Zaire of a government drive to expand was a mission school in Ekama and improve education for a village deep in the equatoriai young Zairians. rain forest. Sister Delphine and When Zaire won inde"endence another Peace Corps volunteer from Belgium in 1960, there were the only whites within a were 20 college graduates in the hundred-mile radius. entire country, which is about During tbe day she taught the size of the United States east of the Mis3issip.,i. Although English and geography, and in great strides have been made the evenings tutored students since then, the literacy rate is who needed extra help. The bigonly about 35 per cent. There gest diversion was a trip to a still are not enough trained nearby mission or to the town teachers to meet the young na- of Bumba, ,two and a half hours away. tion's educational needs.

"Life. 'en brousse' (in the Hope for the Future bush) was quiet and plain," said Sister Delphine, a member of Sister Delphin~ unconsciously the Congregation of the Humility of Mary of Ottumwa, is helpCompassion ing to fill that gap. Assigned to The existence of compassion College Alfajiri, a Jesuit mission school which overlooks Lake in man proves the existence of Kivu in easternmost Zaire, shoe compassion in God. teaches English to lIth and 12th -Hollis grade boys many of whom will go on to become teachers themA lively Nn., Music, Fun, Slnt. Dance selves.

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Studious Group "I spent a lot of time with the students, especially the 30 girls who attended the school.

We sang and danced together and I taught them arts and crafts. And we also prepared some very lovely liturgies for Easter, Pentecost and other big days," she added.

In Bukavu, Sister Delphine lives at the convent of the Sisters of the Company of Mary.

The nuns are Spanish and Zairian, wh..ich gives the house an international flavor.

"Being in a different order hasn't been a problem at all," observed Sister Delphine. "I feel very much a part of this community. I am the sacristan, and I have my turn for serving in the dining room and doing chores like everyone else. The spirit is much the same as in any of our houses in the States."

Teaching at the College Alfajiri has been as enjoyable-and sometimes as difficult-as it was in the bush, Sister Delphine said.

She finds "city" students less reo laxed and tranquil than students in the interior, but also "much more studious and intellectually curious."

WASHINGTON (NC) - Provincial superiors of the Divine Word in the United States and Canada bave protested to President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines against "the detainment and reported serious torture" of Father Edicio de la Torre, a Filipino member of the Divine Word Missionary congregation. ' Copies of their protest were sent to President Gerald Ford, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Archbishop Jaime Sin of Manila.

"We likewise voice our deep concern for all those voiceless men and women, detained and tortured in the Philippines in flagrant violation of the Declaration of Human Rights, signed by the Philippine government," the four Divine Word provincials told President Marcos.

Their message followed by four days a telegram to Marcos from the National Council of Cburches of Christ in the U.S.A. (NCC).

The NCC telegram said: "North American churchmen deeply concerned to learn that Father Ed de la Torre and others have been tortured in connection with recent arrests and are being detained at Camp Olivas, Pampanga. Imprisonment for political and ideological reasons, torture and continued detention without trial are denials of God-given human rights and violate your assurances of human dignity under new society exemplified in recent release of prisoners."

Father de la Torre, 31, was arrested Dec. 13 and imprisoned at Camp Olivas, about 50 miles outside of Manila. He had been underground since Marcos proclaimed martial law in September 1972, and had been a leading idiologue of the anti-Marcos movements. His writings used Marxist concepts in analyzing social and economic problems in the Pbilippines.

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MIAMI (NC)-A pair of shoes that cost $5 a year ago costs $50 today in Chile; the basic monetary unit has changed from the peso to a currency worth 1,000 pesos each and will probably change to the "new peso" worth one million old pesos. The wheat harvests are bad; the government forbids the assembly of more than three persons.

Yet the people of Chile are beginning to feel a sense of to· getherness and reconciliation, according to Bishop Bernardino Pinera of Temuco.

"Although not political, the Holy Year came at the right political time for Chile," he said in an interview in The Voice, Miami archdiocesan newspaper, explaining that ,the country has been divided since the govern· ment of Marxist President Salvador Allende fell to rightist' military leaders.

"THe country is still very much divided but many people have been very sensitive to .the call for reconciliation on both sides," he said in fluent English, ga·ined from spending a year in research as a medical doctor in the United 'States before entering the seminary.

By DEAN RANDALL From the air, the two main islands of Guadeloupe in th~ French Antilles look like a butterfly afloat in the blue Caribbean.

The west wing, which stretches toward Puerto Rico, is ribbed with mountains, and its beaches are black with lava and volcanic ash. The other wing is green, and its beaches are dazzling white.

Tourists from th2 world over visit the islands. They arrive at Raizet Airport, relax at beach· front hotels, watch the darkskinned natives harvest coconuts and sugar cane, and shop in the crowded bazaars and narrow streets of the gleaming, white-stucco city of Pointe-aPitre.

On one of the planes landing at Raizet last Friday was Francoise Rivier, a sophisticated young woman with skin the color of coffee and cream. She was returning from New Bedford, where she had taken an inten-' sive course in English at S1.

Anthony's High School.

Francoise, 21, is an information specialist at the airport. She announces arrivals in French and English, hands out brochures and directs tourists to points of ,interest.

With what she learned at St. Anthony's, she hopes to pass an examination and become a fullfledged stewardess for Air France.

When her plane came in, her mother, Simone Rivier, who runs a women's specialty shop in Pointe-a-Pitre, was there to meet her. Francoise's fiance was there, too.

That must have made her happy because it was what she was looking forward to when a visitor called on her a few days before her departure from New Bedford.

This was at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Albert Hamel on Long Pond in Lakeville. Francoise sat at the Hamels' breakfast table, drinking coffee, watching the rain come down into the lake and recalling the happy times she h:ld had in the United States. Dr. Hamel, a surgeon, was donning rain gear before leaving fof Union Hospital, New Bedford.

"It all started when I got a letter from the wife of a doctor I know down in Guadeloupe," he said. "She wanted to find a place for a bright young girl who was trying to learn enough English to pass the Air France examination. In Guadeloupe,. the official language is Parisian French, though a large part of the population speaks Creole.

Francoise came up here on her own and we made arrangements for her to take special cl~sses in English and geography."

Francoise had attended St. Joseph School in Guadeloupe and had also been at school for three years in Paris and ,Lyon.

Very Little "But my English was very little," Francoise said. "I knew some . . . working in my mother's store and from the job at the airport."

When she said "mother," it came out something like "muzzair." francoise lau~hed and

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"Many from the right have discovered ·that they should not hate, that they .should forgive and forget. On the left, people who are suffering feel that the Church is the only chance they have to be left in peace."

He pointed out tha,t the Shrine to the Virgin at Mll'ipu, scene of Chile's major battle for indedence from Spain in 1818, was completed on the eve of the Holy Year after 30 years of construction. The shrine has special significance for Chileans, because it was promised by national heroes Bernardo O'Higgins and San Martin a century and a half ago.

Speaking of the countryside and the people of his 100-mile long south-eentral Chilean diocese, Bishop Pinera explained that of the 400,000 members of his flock. 100,000 are Mapuche Indians, a proud people who were the only ones in Latin America to fight the Spanish and their descendants for three centuries, finally giving up their independence in the late 19th century.

Beatification Set For Marie-Eugenie VATICAN CITY (NC)-Beatification ceremonies for MarieEugenie Milleret de Brou, foundress of the Sis.ters of the Assumption, will be held at St. Peter's Basilica Feb. 9, the Vat"ican announced Jan. 30.

Pope Paul VI will preside at the ceremony and Cardinal Francois Marty, Archbishop of Paris, will celebrate the Mass.

The foundress of the Sisters of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was born in Metz, France, Aug. 26, 1817. She died in Paris in 1898.

Miracles The miracles are as much, nay more, manifestations of God's love than demonstrations of his power. .

-Gr~ham

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Medical Supplies Sent to Needy

NEW YORK (NC)-Last year the Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) sent more than two million pounds of medicines and medical supplies to the needy around the world, according to a 1974 CMMB report released here.

"The board shipped 2,141,799 pounds ... to 56 mission countries," said Jesuit Fa'ther Joseph - WaJ.ter, director of CMMB. "Altogether 2,121 medical mission facilities received these free gifts which had a wholesale value here ;in America of $5,231,703."

'He added that the amount came despite new limitations. . "Pharmaceutical and medical ~pply firms have 'had to cut back on their gifts to us because ~\ present tax laws, but the d~a'tions from friends of CMMB through the year enabled us to purchase 'almost $1 million worth of medicines to supplement these gifts from pharmaceutical companies;" he said.

The CMMB's 1974 shipments break down as follows: Africa, $1,728,375; Asia, $977,685; Cen'VERY HAPPEE': Francoise Rivier of Guadeloupe in the tral America, $868,319; South French Antilles has final study session with Sister Yvonne America, $725,549; Caribbean. $657,869; and Oceania, $246,081.

Robida, C.S.C., principal of St. Anthony High School, New Special shipments included Bedford, where young would-be stewardess has just com- American Indian missions. pleted intensive course in English. She described her experiSince 1966, Father Walter ence at school as "very happee." . added, the Board has shipped 21,525,064 pounds of medicines and medical supplies, representsaid,. "At least you can underFour Categories stand me now."

Learning the language was ing a wholesale value of The name of the store? "Ah only one of Francoise's interests. $82,329,853. . . . Au iBonheur des Dames." The others she summed up in She laughed again. "That means, four categories-music, clothes, I think, 'To the Happiness of Cape Cod and friends. the Ladies,'" At St. Anthony's the students Francoise enrolled at South- were a few years younger than eastern Massachusetts Universi- Francoise, at an age when a few ty in Dartmouth, but found the years can make a lot of dif.fercourses too difficult for her ence, and, on the average, they small knowledge. of English, and were much less traveled. dropped out.

"But they are all so friendly," A call to Sister Yvonne Ro- she said. "And the music, oh." bida, principal at St. Anthony's, The music? brought her permission to at"Rock and roll," she said, tend classes there. That, said laughing again, "and the Jack Francoise, turned out to be d'John Trio at Lincoln Park and "very happee," with the accent the jazz at the Paddock Pub." on the "ee."

"I took her to a Friends of The main' reason for' her hap- Music classical concert," said piness was Robert Goguen, an Dr. Hamel, winking, "but 1 think English teacher. Francoise hit it she likes the other kind better."

Which reminded Francoise off so well with him that soon he and his wife were inviting that she just had to buy a "Sheher to weekends at their home. ca-go" record before she went So Francoise found herself home.

Dr. Hamel's wife, Pauline, was speaking English all day and recovering from a major illness most of the night-<:lasses every day at school, weekends with during .Francoise's visit, so she the Goguens and week nights gave the young student her car and told her to have a good Because••• with the Hamels. time.

1) "When she came home from "I went to Plymouth and Cape First Federal is the classes," said Dr. Hamel, "we'd Cod, oh, very nice," said Franonly mutual savings get out the English language rec· coise, "and shopping for the institution in the Fall ords and repeat the phrases. It clothes."

River area providing wasn't long before she was do"The clothes" are pants, insured safety by a U.S. ing very well, indeed." shoes, coats and hats which she Govt. Agency.

Soon Francoise was like a bought in New Bedford and Bos2) member of the family, making ton, finding them cheaper than visits to the homes of Dr. HamFirst Federal pays the in Guadeloupe. She wanted to el's son, Paul, a member of the highest interest rates buy some jewelry, too, but it New Bedford City Council, and allowed by law, was too expensive. his daughter, Mrs. Theresa compounded conWhat was she looking forGirard. tinuously. ward to back home?

"That worked out pretty well, Dr. Hamel interjected: "Her too," said Dr. Hamel. "In this house we speak fluent French, boy friend. They've been burnso there was always the tempta- ing up the phone lines ever sincec, Savings and Loan tion to speak French instead of she got here."

Francoise laughed. "He's 23 English. But Paul's wife I Caro*Downtown *South End lyn and Theresa's three children and works for Pan-American," *Somerset *Taunton don't speak French, so Francoise she said.

"Very nice." was forced to use En~lish."

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Feb. 6, 1975

Ronan's 'Galileo' Helps To Understand Scientist For more than 300 years, the name of Galileo has been used as a kind of club with which to beat the Church. " Merely mention it and many assume you have proved that the Church hobbles and imprisons men's minds. Not so. Bertolt Bre'cht, the East German dramatist, wrote a pointed professor of mathematics at Pisa university. play about Galileo in the In that capacity, he proposed familiar prejudicial .vein. to do ,something which roused

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Soviet Union and its satellites.

Nevertheless, Galileo remains an embarrassment to the Church.

His treatment at the hands of churchmen was wrong. It should never have happened, should never be repeated. To insure no repetition, the case must be understood. Some help in understanding it is provided in Colin A. Ronan's Galileo (Putnam, 200 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. 10016. 264 pages.

Illustrated. $14.95).

Mr. Ronan is by no means a partisan of the Church. He does less than justice, in his book, to St. Thomas Aquinas. But he is much fairer than most who have written about Galileo. He has a good gNlSP on the historical bac~ground and the contemporary circumstances of the Galileo affair.

• Galileo Galilei was born in the Italian city of Pisa in 1564. This was less than 50 years after Martin Luther set off the upheaval known as the Reformation. The unity of the Church had been rent, dissident Christian bodies had come 4nto being, controversy raged, the political ramifications were farreaching. The Roman authorities were deeply concerned about the perversion of doctrine and the rupturing of discipline.

Critical Tests Galileo's family moved to Florence when the boy was 10.

His father Vincenzo was a musician, and also a musical theorist. Vincenzo was not content with conventional forms. He carried out musical experiments.

This example made an impression on Galileo. He, in turn, became a fine musician, but his interests went beyond that, to drawing, painting, and mechanics.

He attended a Jesuit school and sought to become a Jesuit novice. His father scotched the idea and sent him back to Pisa to study medicine at the university. There Galileo displayed the same independent-mindedness as his father. .

Medicine did not monopolize his attention. He was drawn to the problems of mathematics and physics', 'such as measurement and motion. He was ap-

opposition: namely, to make a critical test of every tenet of the physics of Aristotle.

Disagrees With Aristotle This great Greek philosopher had lived and died in the fourth century B.C. His writings had been lost to the Western world for hundreds of yearSt When reintroduced, along with much other ancient classical learning, they had been acclaimed and adopted as unsurpassable.

It was then taken for granted that Aristotle's teachings on physics were not to be challenged. Galileo disagreed. They should be tried by practical observation and experimentation.

If they accorded with findings so achieved, well and good. But if not, they would have to be superseded.

This was interpreted as a revolt against authority, and was looked upon with suspicion and hostility. But Galileo went ahead with his experiments, and boldly declared Aristotle to be in error on certain points: He thus riled others teaching at the university. . In defending his conclusions and rebutting the arguments of those who held totally w~th Aristotle, he spoke and wrote pugnacionsly and trenchantly, not sparing feelings. He used a vigorous, peppery Italian, and was master of satire.

Engaged Colleagues He took to making scientific instruments. He may have been the inventor of the microscope.

He did not invent the telescope, but his genius brought it to a perfection never befo,re attained.

With his telescope 'he studied the heavens, and what he saw convinced him that the astronomical teachings of Aristotle and Ptolemy were badly mistaken. He sided with Copernicus, who had theorized that the earth is not stationary or the center of the universe, but moves in orbit about the sun. ,In 1610 Galileo published a book presenting his discoveries, The Starry Messenger, and this brought him international fame.

It also brought him trouble.

The book led to disputations in which he often gave offense to some influential people. It further enraged his Aristotelian colleagues. And it occasioned questions as to whether he might be teaching as truth what in fact was not compatible with the Scriptures.

A Papal commission of inquiry, ruled, in 1616, that the hypothesis of a moving earth was contrary to traditional Biblical interpretation and could mislead the faithful. Galileo was to be admonished, and his silence would be taken as submissioh. When formally admonished, he was silent.

More Trouble He went back to his scientific

STATE OFFICIAL: John J. Finni, right, principal of New Bedford's Holy Family High School, congratulates Holy Family student Douglas Lobo on his selection as Attorney General for Student Government Day in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Archdiocese Programs Family Education for Catholic Schools ST. LOUIS (NC) - A major new use for Catholic parish schools-for programs of "family education"-has been authorized here by the Archdiocesan Board of Education.

The move, considered a significant expansion in the role of the parish school, is believed unique among dioceses in the United States.

A director of family education programs will be appointed in the near future, working in the Archdiocesan School Office.

Family education programs could begin in some parishes as soon as September.

In announcing the new development, Father John J. Lei'brecht, archdiocesan superintendent of schools, said the central concern would be "parents with growing families."

Topics, subjects and areas of interest are broad, and will be made more specific as time goes on. work, but there was more trouble to come. He continued to be involved in controversy, and in 1632 he published his Dialogue. on the Great World Systems.

In it, three speakers discussed the extent of the universe, stellar distances, an~ the like. The Copernican view was among those set out, but it was not directly advocated by Galileo.

His enemies pounced on what they chose to see as his relapse into a heresy said to be worse than Luther's. A committee of churchmen was appointed to judge the book. The commiUee's verdict was mild, but Galileo was handed over to the Inquisition.

He was not tortured. He was not put in prison. But he was compelled to make an abjuration of the Copernican view.

After a short period of house arrest, he was allowed to retire to the country.

"The focus, however, is whatever is helpful to parents as they r.aise children," the superintendent said.

Father Leibrecht described family education as the third major role for the parish school.

"The first, and' still primary, consideration is the full time, five-day-a-week child, getting comprehensive education in secular subjects and thorough religious education as well," he said.

"The second is the religious instruction given to Catholic children who attend pubrlc schools for their other subjects," he said. This added role, begun here several years ago, has grown successfully, he said, noting that approximately 30,000 children from public schools are receiving religious education in their parish school.

"Now, we're adding a third step: programs for the entire family."

Parishioners of Our Lady of Lhe Assumption Parish, New Bedford, are preparing a program designed to guide each person's reflection and prayer through Lent.

Lent is a growing time, it is insisted, not just a dying time; a season to reflect and not only see how we have failed to live the message of Jesus. .The journey from Ash Wednesday to the Easter Vigil will focus on the seven Sacraments, those special and sacred signs of the loving care of God. Every Wednesday evening at 7:30, during the Eucharistic Liturgy, one of the sacraments will be explored and developed by a visiting speaker. On Wednesday, March 25. the Sacrament of Penance will be celebrated in a noneucharistic Communal Penance Service.

The Sacred Dance Choir from the Second Congregational Church, Attleboro, will be present on Ash Wednesday, to share their gifts of praise.

On Feb. 19, Rev. James Fahey of the Immaculate Conception Parish, Easton, will speak on the Sacrament of Baptism.

Brother Paul Alves, SS.CC., parish director of Confirmation Instruction, will speak to the Feb. 26 assembly.

On March 5, Rev. Kevin Tripp, Chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital will celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick.

The oldest and youngest married couples in the parish will share their lives and love with the parish community on March 12, witnessing the Sacrament of Marriage.

Priests who have served the parish in the past wilj) visit OLOA on March 19 to celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Orders together.

March 25 will host the Communal Penance Service and the entire Lenten observance will climax at the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday evening, March 26.

Brother Arthur Buckley, SS.CC., graduate of Boston University's School of Music, and currently music director and liturgist for the parish, has planned this year's observance together with the aid of a number of parish liturgy teams.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Feb. 6, 1975

The Parish Parade Publicity chairmen of oarish organizations are asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town should be included, as well as full dates of all acti/ities. Please send news of future rather than past events.

ST. CASIMIR, NEW BEDFORD The second annual C:lUples Club dance will take place from 8 to midnight Saturday, Feb. 22 in the P.A.V. Memorial Hall, 1686 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford.

Music will be by Johnny Menko and his orchestra and a door prize will be awarded.

OUR ~ADY OF ASSUMPTION, NEW BEDFORD The parish guild will sponsor a Las Vegas Night at 7:30 tomorrow evening in the church hall. Refreshments will be served and arrangements are in charge of Sabina Ruderick.

A pre-Valentine dance will take place from 8 to midnight Saturday at Verdean Vets Hall, 561 Purchase St., New Bedford, with music by Creole Sexton.

Tickets will be available at the door.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK A demonstratinon of Line Dancing by Doris Newell will feature the monthly meeting of the Women's Guild, to be held at 8 P.M. Wednesday, Feb. 12 in the church center on RoutE' 44, Seekonk. Mrs. Donna Motta is program chairman for the evening and refreshments will he served by Mrs. Emma Ma:::edo and Mrs. Angie Stanzione.

ST. MARY, SOUTH DARTMOUTH A hair styling demonstratbn will be presented by Dot Santos and Irmfriede Cabral at the Women's Guild meeting to take place at the parish center at 8 P.M. Tuesday, Feb. 11. A qiJestion period will follow and a drawing for a free hair styling will be held.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Forthcoming events for the Women's Guild include a sewing fashion show Friday night, April II in the school hall. Any parishioner or friend willing to model fashions created by herself is asked to contact Evonne Lavoie, telephone 636-8053.

A cabaret night will take place at Bishop Stang auditorium, North Dartmouth Friday and Saturday, May 9 and 10.

Tickets are available through Joseph Forand, telephone 6788219 and Gladys Ballestracci, 993-3509, is in charge of booster and patron listings for a souvenir program.

The guild's annual May Basket whist is scheduled for Saturday, May 3 at the school hall, with Mrs. Jeanne Forest as chairman. She may be contacted at 636-4817 by those wishing to make donations of canned goods.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, ATTLEBORO A "Sweethea~ Cotillion" sponsored by the parish social committee will be held at 8 P.M. Saturday, Feb. 15 at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro.

Music will be providej by "The Four of Us" and a buffet will be served. Reservation may be made by calling 222-9477.

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ST. ANN, RAYNHAM The parish will sponsor a whist party in the church hall tomorrow night, with Mrs. Anna Keough and Mrs. Eileen Alden as co-chairmen.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - The South Vietnamese government has its fauns, but the majority of South Vietnamese prefer it to the Hanoi regime, according to Vatican spokesman Frederico Alessandrini.

ST. LOUIS, FALL RIVER Plans will be made for an end of February cake sale at the Women's Guild meeting to be held at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the church auditorium.

ST. HEDWIG, NEW BEDFORD The combined societies of the parish will present a pre-Lenten social at 7 P.M. Saturday, Feb. 8 in the church hall. The public is invited to sample such Polish specialties as golabki, pierogi, and kielbasa with kapusta. Take out orders will also be available after 7 P.M., note organizers, and musk will be provided for entertainment.

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The junior drop-in center will be open from 7 to 9 tomorrow night for youths from seventh 'grade on.

B.E.E. People will sponsor a potluck supper at 7:30 P.M. Saturday in the parish hall. Proceeds will benefit the parish.

Cubs and Scouts of the parish will attend 6:30 P.M. Mass Sunday, Feb. 9, Scout Sunday. The units will receive the Pope Paul VI National Recognition Award and Rev. Martin Buote, Fall River area Scout chaplain, will be principal celebrant and homi1ist.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER The credit union will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 P.M. Sunday in the lower chl,.lrch hall.

School children's science fair exhibits will be on view after all Masses this weekend with judging to take place at 1 P.M. Sunday.

Registration for next school year will be held from 9 to 11:30 Sunday, March 2 and Sunday, March 9 in the school.

Reservations for a dinner theatre trip to be sponsored by the Women's Guild are being accepted by Eleanor Roberts, 'telephone 678-6287.

ST. JOSEPH, NEW BEDFORD Parishioners will sponsor a ham and bean supper from 5 to 7:30 on Saturday night, Feb. 15 in the church hall. Adult tickets are $2.50 and children's are $1.25.

Tickets may be obtained at the rectory or by calling Mrs. Branchaud at 995-6413.

All proceeds will go to Renovation Fund.

ST. MARY, NEW BEDFORD The Religious Education Center is sponsoring a Lenten Forum beginnning on Feb. 14 and concluding on March 21.

The program will open with Mass at 7 P.M. and be followed by a talk and discussion period.

The speaker and their topics are as follows: Sr. Arlene Violet, RSM, on Reconciliation; Rev. William Petrie, SS.CC.--,Poverty; Sr. Claire Dugan, SSJ-Forgive· ness and Mr. John M:::ManusFamily Life Today.

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NAMED: Sister Rose Ann Fleming of Cincinnati has been named 11th president of Trinity College, Washington, D.C. She succeeds Sister Margaret Claydon. NC Photo.

Urge Amendment For Human Rights TALLAHASSEE (NC- - Florida's five bishops have issued a joint statement calling on the state's congressmen and menibers of the state legislature to back a human rights amendment to the Constitution.

The statement was issued to mark the second anniversary Jan. 22 of the Supreme Court decision which overturned most state laws on abortion.

The bishops noted that "more than a million unborn. children have been aborted since Jan. 22, 1973 with the full approval and approbation of the courts of this country."

Signing the document, released by the Florida Catholic Conference Jan. 17, were Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll of Miami, Bishop Paul F. Tanner of St. Augustine, :Bishop Charles F. McLaughlin of St. Petersburg, Bishop Thomas J. Grady of Orlando and Auxiliary Bishop Rene H. Gracida of Miami.

In an editorial in the Vatican weekly magazine L'Osservatore della Domenica Jan. 19, Alessandrini wrote: "As things stand today, at this' moment several million South Vietnamese reject communism. If some of South Vietnam's inhabitants do not like the Saigon regime, the Hanoi regime is liked less and is rejected even at the cost of very hard sacrifices and with uncertain prospects."

Alessandrini said also that

perhaps the current system of government in Saigon and President Ngyuen Van Thieu himself are not well liked. He added that "the climate of, corruption" which he said is common to all wars "may be oppressive" in South Vietnam.

"But it is also true that dissent can manifest itself publicly, can state its arguments, and express itself in parliament, while nothing of this kind is possible in the North."

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Feb. 6, 1975

U Thant Gave Inspiring Example of Kindness Earlier this month, as previously noted here, the Vatican's Commission for Religious Relations with Jews issued a series of guidelines for implementing the fourth section of the Second Vatican Council's Declaration, "Nostra "Aetate", (On the Relationship Between The Church minds us, is quite the opposite.

The Council document tells us and Non - Christian Reli- that members of these ancient gions). Section four of this non-Christian religions are in-

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stilled "with a profound religious sense." It is for this reason that, the Council exhorts Catholics through dialogue and collaboration with the followers of these religions to "acknowledge, preserve, and promote the spiritual and moral goals found among these men, as well as the values in their society and culture."

Profile of U Thant

It was a recent article about the late U Thant, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, that set me thinking New Covenant with Abraham's about this matter-an article by stock, the spiritual patrimony Robert Muller, "U Thant the common to Christians and Jews, Buddhist," in the Jan. 25 issue the Declaration aims at promot- . of Saturday Review. "Buding mutual understanding and dhism," as the declaration respect between the two faiths, Nostra Aetate reminds us, "acthrough brotherly dialogue, knowledges the radical insufamong other means. The follow- ficiency of this shifting world. up guidelines issued by the Vat- It teaches a path by which men, ican just a few week~ ago spe- in a devout and confident spirit, cify in greater detail how this can either reach a state of abmight be done with ever in- wlute freedom or attain sucreasing effectiveness. preme enlightenment by their American Catholics, as sug- own efforts or by higher assis-' gested in the earlier column re- tance." ferred to above, can rightly be Reading Mr. Muller's profile expected to assume world lead- of U Thant as a man who was ership in implementing these profoundly influenced by his guidelines if only because 路of the deep commitment to this ancient fact that roughly half of the faith was for this writer a movJewish people in the world live ing experience. Mr. Muller, who as our friends and fellow cit- worked very closely with U izens within the boundaries of Thant in the United Nations, the United States. portrays him as a man of extraIt goes without saying that ordinary humility, patience, American Catholics should also kindness and restraint-a degree look for opportunities to imple- of kindness and restraint that ment those sections of the Coun- vias part, he says, of "a deep cil's Declaration, "Nostra Ae- philosophy of life and the retate," dealing with the relation- sult of extensive training." ship between the Church and Muller quotes U Thant as other non-Christian religions- having said in his presence one Confucianism, Buddhism, and day: the Moslem faith, for example"One of my duties is to redespite the fact that, by con- ceive many people-diplomats, trast with the Jewish ifeople, political men, scientists, writthey are very sparsely repre- ers, journalists, and my UN sented in the United States. colleagues. Most of my visitors have something specific to say Call for Dialogue to me; they wish to leave with Because our day-to-day con- me a message, a deeply felt tacts with members of these belief or an idea. In order to great religious faiths are, for the receive and fully under!>tand most part, rather limited and what my human brother has because even our theoretical or to say to me, I must open mytext-book knowledge of their self to him, I must empty myrespective teachings and tradi-' self of myself. . . ." tions is very skimpy at best, it Clue to Serenity will take great effort and imagination on our part to respond Speaking in his own name, effectively to the Council's ur- Muller goes on to say: "U gent call for dialogue between Thant was right. Man can learn ourselves and them, dialogue so much by simply opening himaimed at promoting mutual un- self to others, by lowering the derstanding and respect. barriers of his self-sufficiency As a first step in the right di- and infallibility. . . . Humility rection, we Catholics will want and meditation lead in the end to rid ourselves of the notion to integrity. It is perhaps the that Christianity has a monop- clue to serenity in our bewiloly on religious and spiritual dered, complex world." values and that we have nothing As I finished reading Muller's to learn from the great non- tribute to U Thant the Buddhist, Christian faiths by engaging in I kept thinking of a prayer by brotherly dialogue with their the late Belgian Jesuit, Father followers as recommended by Pierre Charles, written almost the Council. The truth of the 50 years ago-long before anymatter, as "Nostra Aetate" re- one ever dreamed that a Coun-

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MEETING AT RED MASS: President Gerald Ford talks with Archbishop William Baum Jan. 26 after the annual Red Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral, Washington, D.C. Archbishop Baum was chief concelebrant at the Mass for lawyers. In a homily Bishop James S. Rausch, general secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference and National Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged that Americans "examine the direction our society is taking in terms of justice." NC Photo.

Stresses Need of Morality in Government WASHINGTON {NC) - The in my view to separate public separation of church and state morality from public policy.

"It says that the power of does not mean the separation of public morality from public government shall not be used policy, President Gerald Ford to support or suppress anyone told the annual meeting of the faith, but in the same sentence National Religious Broadcasters' (the First Amendment) protects Assodation. the profession and propagation He also emphasized the links of all faiths." between freedom of religion,'路' President Ford's comments on freedom of speech and freedom the influence of morality and of the press. religion on public policy came "As President," he told a cori- two days after he attended a gressional breakfast at the meet- Red Mass at which Bishop ing, "I have been cautioned to James S. Rausch, general secrebe very careful what I say about tary of the U. S. Catholic Conreligious matters. ference, urged Americans to "But the separation of church "Examine the direction our soand state, although a fundamen- ciety is taking in terms of justice." tal principle to which I fully subscribe, was never intended In his remarks to the religious broadcasters, President Ford quoted from George WashingDenies Story ton's farewell address: VATICAN CITI (NC)-Vat"Of all the dispositions and ican, spokesman Frederic路o Ales- habits which lead to political sandrini denied Jan. 28 that Pope Paul VI intends to visit England in 1976. Alessandrini was replying toa story printed in London's Daily Mirror which said that the Pope would visit England after the close of the Holy Year.

prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports...

The mere politician, equally with the pious man, ought to respect and to cherish them . . . Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."

"Freedom to exercise one's religion would be meaningless without freedom of speech and assembly," President Ford said.

"Without freedom of the press there could be neither religious books nor religious broadcasters."

President Ford has attended congressional breakfasts sponsored by the broadcasters in the past. He described the group as a "fellowship of kindred minds," and added, "I might say in a secular way, I am still hoping for some of that spirit with the new Congress."

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"Teach me, 0 my God," Father Charles prayed in one of his meditations on the salvation of all mankind, "to look upon humanity as You Yourself behold it. May nothing of my bourgeois vanity, my self-suffiency . . ., yes, even of my pride 'as 'a believer, come to hinder a true love and active sympathy towards all my brethren in the flesh."

This prayer takes on new meaning, for me at least, the more I think about the inspiring example of U Thant the Buddhist, whose humility and kindness, in Muller's judgment, were "tantamout to sanci:ty."

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KNOW YOUR FAITH The Need For Forgiveness By Sister Patricia Murphy, O.L.V.M. Buried alivc is never having to say you're sorry! And living at all means that we, like fishermen, are alwayf> about the process of mending the nets of our relationships. The fabric of relationships is never soldered-it is made of strands carefully woven-and they break! With stress, with carelessnesf>, and often simply because of weak materials, the bonds from ourselves to others are easily torn and fractured.

Moments of pure love are sung and celebrated (and no one denies how precious they are), but mOf>t of us are more familiar with the hallowed seconds ticking in the silences after we have repaired bonds and rebuilt bridges between ourselves and "others." Jesus himself was more comfortable around the people who knew their weaknesses, were aware of the tenuous moves they made in bewildering kindf> of darknesses, and who knew-however crudely-that they needed others.

Here, at least, He could bring His light, His love-touch and His reconciliation. The Pharisees had it all sewn up with their fasts and penances-God at least was taken care of; could they help it if their fellowman was an untidy intrusion on an otherwise orderly facsimile of life? Most of Uf>, at least in our better moments, "would be better than

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the Pharisees." We would opt for people in our lives-as messy as relationships sometimef> are and as awkward it sometimes is in keeping them alive.

Conscience Hurts When bondf> are broken by our weaknesses and selfishness, when lives are altered by mindless and unintentional acts of ours we are often much more hurt ourselves than we would admit. A very human reaction to this hurt is to relieve ourselves by assigning guilt. If we can determine whose fault it is, then we can proceed in life with a clear conscience. Life is never so simple. When our touching people becomes a hurting thing--even unintentionally -our conscience doesn't so easily let us be, even if we are declared legally innocent!

Ray Hendricks experiences this truth in all its nuances in a f>imple, human story called "Penance," a film from Teleketics. Ray, a successful businessman, drinks more than one toast in his honor at a party given for him one afternoon, and on the way home he hits and paralyzes a little girl.. He is horrified at what happened, declaring over and over again that the girl just ran out in front of his car, that it wasn't his fault!

And the law agrees with him, affirming that he was not legally drunk. But this does not release Ray. It does not change how he Turn to Page Fourteen

Bringing tke Gospel To Man

By Msgr. Wilfrid H. Paradis and Sister Mar:ella Frye, M.H.S.M. (This is the sixth of 17 articles adapted from the text of the first draft of the National Catechetical Directory. This Directory is being designed to assist in the teaching of religion to all Catholics in the United States today.

You are encouraged to submit observations on every aspect of the proposed document.)

How is the message of salvation communicated to men?

Chapter Four, presently entitled "Catechesis and Catechists," looks at the several ways of bringing the Gospel to man, particularly the catechetical, that is the religious education form.

"Catechesis is that form of ministry of the word which is intended to make men's faith become living, conscious, and active, through the light of instruction". " It leads both individuals and communities towards maturity of faith.

"This act of faith which is called forth by catechef>is involves total acceptance of God, a complete surrender to Him. Through faith men and women 'have a new vision of God, the world, and themselves." ("To Teach AS,Jesus Did.") "Faith is not somethin~ static.

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Faith grows and matures. The life of faith passes through various stages, just as does man's existence while he is -attaining maturity. Oatechesis is directed toward a growing maturity in faith."

Forms of Education After discussing the meaning of maturity in faith, Chapter Four goes on to speak of the various forms of religious education. "Because of varied circumstances and multiple needs, catechetical activity necessarily takes various forms. These forms include the catechesis of children, adolescents and adults.

Different forms of catechesis are needed for the multiple and varied groups within each of these age classifications, such as for adults as parents, single men and women, widows and widowers, the divorced, the nonEnglish speaking, migrants minority and ethnic groups, the elderly, etc. Forms will also vary according to geographical setting such as rural areas, the central city, suburbia, large metropolitan city, small towns, and even according to the traditions of differing sections of our country, ,North, South, East and West."

At this point the document speaks of the priority of adult Turn to Page Fourteen

"Let the priest receive the penitent with brotherly love... and greet' him with kindly words." This directive or rubric (guideline) is from the rite for reconciling individual penitents, a rite providentially revised for the Holy Year of reconciliation and renewal. The directive sets the tone for the new rite of private penance.

By REV. PAUL F. PALMER, S.J.

COMMUNAL PENANCE SERVICE: This rite is called The Latin word for "kindly" communal penance, since "it manifests more clearly the, is humanior. It expresses everything that we would expect of a ecclesial (community) dimension of the sacrament." In this more human relationship. Not rite the individual penitents form a worshipping community. that priests in the past were inA Sister and two other women join in prayer at a communal human, or unkind or insensitive to the needs of their penitents. penance service in Endicott, N.Y. NC Photo.

Rather the setting for hearing confessions was often too imper- . an ancient ceremonial gesture to er they pray for the grace of sonal and formidable for the signify the giving of the Holy true repentance, for themselves priest -and penitent to be fully Spirit for the forgiveness of sins. and for other sinful members of The new rite has restored this the community. human.

The priest in the confessional gesture, which is but another In this community setting the had many roles. He was to be way of saying that the newly faithful recapture a dimension of judge, physician and spiritual restored rite of private penance the sacrament which has been father to his penitent. But in the calls for an enrichment not only lost or obscured, the communal dark recess of the confessional, in the prayers and formulas of or community dimension of sin, where the, only greeting was penitent and confessor, but a of penance and of pardon. They often the opening ofa slide in change in the confessional itself. are reminded of the solidarity of the wall to announce the presPenitent's Choice all the members of Christ's mysence and readiness of the priest Not everyone will welcome tical body; they ,are more conto hear the confession, the spir- the change in climate encouraged sciously aware that the. sinfulitual father became for many by the new rite. And many will ness of one member affects the "my ghostly father." appeal to the reported statement whole body, and that the whole of Paul VI that the confessional body, to paraphrase an ancient Real Setting with its protective screen "mUf>t writer, must work together for The new rite of private (indi- never go." But since Paul VI has the cure of an ailing member of vidual) penance offers priest and authorized the new rite, the Christ's body. penitent an opportunity to pontiff can only mean that the 'In the early Church penitents change the climate and the set- complete privacy and anonymity were 'I"econciled individually but ting of the confessional. In its of the penitent is to be respected publicly in the sight and hearing ideal form, it calls for a lighted if the penitent so desires. Others, of the whole congregation. The confessional room rather than a however, will find that the more new rite of communal Penance darkened confessional box, open rite of confession, suffi- has the penitent absolved immewhere "the priest or the pen- ciently protected by the "seal" diately after confession and in itent himself reads some appro- will be a more meaningful and a place apart from the worshippriate text from sacred scrip- effective sacramental means for Turn to Page Fourteen ture" as part of the rite. ongoing spiritual conversion and In this more real setting, the reconciliation, and for growth new rite presumes that in some in holinef>s. cases the penitent will be Besides private penance, the known to his confessor, but if new Order of Penance provides not, "it will prove helpful to ac- a second or optional rite "for Over 35 Years quaint him (the confessor) with reconciling sever-al penitents of Satisfied Service his condition in life, the difficul- with individual confession and Reg. Master Plumber 7023 ties that he has in leading a absolution"-allowing a general JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. Christian life, and other matters oabsolution for those who cannot 806 NO. MAIN STREET which may be useful for the confess individually for grave Fall River 675..7497 confessor to know for the exer- reasons, provided they are willcise of his ministry." ing to submit their serious sins The role of the priest as phy- in private confession at a later sician is "to diagnose the soul's time.

Communal Penance PRINTING ills and prescribe the proper remedies." Most priests have This rite is sometimes called SINCE 1898 spent years of preparations in communial penance, since "it MAILING learning the difficult art of spir- manifests so clearly the ecclesial SINCE 1941 itual counselling, but the con- (community) dimension of the fessional of the past has rarely sacrament." In this rite the inWEB OFFSET been a suitable place to exercise dividual penitents together form SINCE 1967 and develop the art. Hopefully a worshiping community. They -all this will change to the profit confess their sins not only to of priest and penitent. the priest; they confess their In the past the confessional ~ndividual and collective sinfulscreen or grill prevented the ness to God in the midst of the priest from "extending his hands community. They hear together 679-5262 over the head of the penitent," the liturgy of the Word. Togeth-

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Bishop Optimistic for Settlement Of California Farm Labor Dispute SAN FRANCISCO (NC)-The U.S. bishops' Ad-Hoc Committee on Farm Labor has completed a series of sJlmmit meetings with all the principals involved in the California farm labor dispute.

The meetings, which took place in Fresno and San Francisco, were labelled "cordial and fruitful" by Auxiliary Bishop Joseph F. Donnelly of 'Hartford, chairman of the committee, who said, "we refreshed our relationship with all the parties involved."

Cardinal Medeiros Attends Apart from the chairman, the otber members of the committee attending were Cardinal Humberto Medeiros of Boston; Bishop Hugh A. Donohoe of Fresno; Bishop Edward W. O'Rourke of Peoria, Ill.; Bishopdesignate Rogert M. Mahony, newly appointed auxiliary bish· op of Fresno, secretary of the committee; and Msgr. George G. Higgins, director of .research, United States Catholic Conference, and committee Consultant. Auxiliary Bishop John J. Cummins of Sacramento, execu· tive director of the California Catholic Conference, was also present as an observer as was Father John F. Bletben, provincial of the Augustine Fathers' province of St. Augustine in Cal· ifornia.

Timothy Cardinal Manning of Los Angeles, the remaining com· mittee member was absent because he is presently visiting missions in Oceania.

Those meeting with the bishops' committee were: Cesar Chavez and other officials of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO. Farm Bureau officials from the California Counties of Fresno, Madera, Merced Kings and Tulare.

Ernest Gallo and members of the executive staff of the Gallo Wine Company of Modesto.

Kern County and Delano area growers.

Frank Discussions M. E, Anderson, international director of the Western Conference of Teamsters and his executive staff.

Prominent farm labor reporters from the San Joaquin Valley.

A scheduled meeting with Jack Hanning, president of the California AFL-CIO Council, and his legislative staff was cancelled owing to Henning's illness.

Bishop Donnelly said that at the request of all the parties, the proceedings of the meetings were private. He said this enabled free and frank discussions on all the issues involved.

"The openness and friendliness of the discussions," Bishop Donnelly said, "gives optimism for an eventual just and peaceful settlement of tbis dispute which has persisted for so long.

The bishops' committee is ready to help in any way P9ssible."

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Bringing the Gospel To Man Continued from Page Thirteen religious education in these words:, "Without weakening this necessary expression of the Church's concern for religious education of children, both those in Catholic schools, the focus of catechesis in the United States must now center on adults.

Adults Both the General Catechetical Directory and the pastoral, To Teach ,As Jesus Did, direct that the catechetical activity of the Church be focused on adults.

"Catechesis for adults since it deals with persons who are capable of an adherence that is fully responsible, must be considered the chief form of cate· chesis. 'The continuing education of adults is situated not at the periphery of the Church's educational mission, but at its center. '''... The catechesis of adults must be central because adults can respond most fully and freely to the call of Christ.

Reconc iIiation Continued from Page Thirteen ping community. But no penitent will be so removed as to forget that the priest who absolves is the representative .of Christ and of the community of 'which he is a member. As he hears the priest invoke God, the Father of mercies, "to pour out the Holy Spirit for the forgiveness of sins through the ministry of the Church," he will be remind· ed of the ancient saying: "The whole Christ forgives sin, the Head and the Members."

The adult community giving witness to the meaning of Christiaity initiates and develops faith in children. The adult faithful expressing in their daily lives the timeless values of the Gospel, live with the hope and joy which faith brings. If adults are truly to live in faith, the Church needs .to provide continual stimulation and opportunity for growth.' ("To Teach As Jesus Did")

Form of Catechesis "Adult catechesis will become the chief form of catechesis only when sufifcient personnel, reo sources, and finances are devoted to 'this effort. On the national and diocesan levels, programs and guidelines need to be developed in order to assist those who carry out this mission on the parish level. All involved in adult catechetical programs must remember that 'those who teach in the name of the Church do not simply instruct adults, but also learn from them; they will be heard by adults if they listen to them. Adult programs must be planned and conducted in ways that emphasize selfdirection, dia10gue and mutual responsibility.''' ("To Teach As Jesus Did") Do you agree w.ith the statements on the goals of religious education, the forms of catechesis and the priority of adult religious education?

Please submit your reactions and recommendations to: Rev. Michel G. Methot, 423 Highland Ave., Fall River, Mass.

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MEND RELATIONSHIPS: Living at all times means that we, like fishermen, are always about the process of mending the nets of our relationships. A commercial fisherman in Wisconsin repairs his net for the coming season.

The Need For Forgiveness Continued from Page Thirteen feels about drastically hurting someone.

His encounter with the child's parents, at which he tries to convey his sorrow, only stirs up their anger and blind hurt. He cannot erase the pain and anguish with a simple apology.

Not knowing what to do, and l}ot being able' to unload the pressure of the accident, Ray turns to finding release in declaring his innocence to his golf partner, his business associate, his girlfriend and even his doctor (he cannot sleep now). The fabric of his own life has been torn. He touches the rawness of his need of being mended by the one he hurt.

Moment of Redemption This is the moment of redemption. All the pain and anguish and inner search has prepared him for this moment. He takes the risk of again being rebuffed by the parents and goes to see the little girl. They sit in painful 'awareness of each other's need of healing. Two hurt human beings, each in need of being mended by the other, open to each other in sorrow and forgiveness. Now it is not important who is right and who IS wrong! There is only deep felt pain. The child opens the doors with trust and welcome. The one who hurt her walks across the threshold. The healing has begun.

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The Church will celebrate this healing, this reconciliation, in the rite of the Sacrament of Penance.

Pontiff's Message Impresses Sadat VATICAN CITY (NC)-President Anwar Sadat of Egypt has promised that he will give "high consideration" to his message for the World Day of Peace, celebrated Jan. 1.

The Egyptian leader said in a short message to the Pope that the Pope's message "seems to me to be filled with an understanding of the spirit of peace, particularly appropriate at this time when world events indicate that all men need to renew their awareness of the situation prevailing today and what we all can do to achieve that peace which all men desire."

SAN DIEGO (NC)-Ecumenical leaders representing several religious denominations from across the nation will gather here Feb. 18-20 for the 1975 National Workshop on Christian Unity.

To be hosted by the San Diego County Ecumenical conference, the workshop is sponsored by the national Ecumenical Officers Association, an association of ecumenical officers of various U. S. church bodies, including the Catholic Church.

More than 400 people are expected to attend the three-day session.

The workshop theme is "Jesus Christ Frees, Divides, Unites," and the keynote speaker ·will be Dr. Jorge Lara-Braud, executive director of the faith and order commission of the National Council of Churches.

Seminars on evangelism, conversion, Christian community and the U. S. bicentennial will be offered Feb. 18 and 20, and during the evening of Feb. 19, participants will discuss issues on which various denominations do not agree such as abortion, public aid to education, busing, gambHng and tax exemption.

Los Angeles Pastor Is Job Hunting LOS ANGELES (NC) - The pastor of San Miguel parish in the Watts area is out job hunting. He estimates over 40 per cent of his wage earners are jobless.

Father Alphonse Gallegos said his parish "really suffers from unemployment."

• San Miguel is a Mexican parish in a predominantly black area. Its people are poor, lack education and are mostly unskilled workers and domestics.

The recession has caused layoffs at industrial plants in the industrial area southwest of Watts, notably at General Motors and Goodyear.

Father Gallegos himself is calling on personnel managers at plants a~d on union leaders.

He has opened communications and is get,ting callbacks.' He says he has been able to get some jobs for his people.

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SCHOOLBOY SPORTS

Set Tournaments For Cheering, Basketball

IN THE DIOCESE

By PETER J. BARTEK Norton High Coach

Defending Champion Dartmouth .Fights to Retain Hoop Crown There's another log jam atop the Southeastern Massachusetts Conference Division II basketball standings.

Entering play this week defending champion Dartmouth is deadlocked with Holy Family High of New Bedford and Bishop Connolly High of Fall games they will have sole posRiver for the top spot. With session of the top position. One only two weeks remaining in loss will keep them within strikthe regular season it appears ing distance but at a decided as though the issue will not be decided until the final evening of league competition.

Coach Pete Gaudet's Dartmouth five, a~ter getting off to a rather slow start, have come on like true champions. Their uphill charge may reach its climax this week when the Indians face their toughest test of the campaign. The schedule calls for Dartmouth to meet Holy Fam-' ily and Connolly in head to head competition on Tuesday and Friday.

If the Indians can win both

disadvantage. Two losses and the season is all but over.

Following tomorrow's meeting between Connolly and Dartmouth on the latter's home court there will be no more confrontations among the pacesetters. . Their fortunes will be determined by how they perform against those clubs that have already been eliminated from the title' picture. Division H is extremely well balanced. There is no team within the bracket tIlat is outclassed. Each of the ,title hopefuls will have to guard against overconfidence.

Stang Challenging, Durfee in Division I In league games slated for Friday Connolly is at Dartmouth in the big one, Falmouth is at Feehan, Holy' Family plays old Narry League rival Case High in Swansea and Fairhaven hosts Somerset.

Prognosticating local high school basketball games is like forecasting the New England weather. A week ago it appeared safe to predict that Durfee High of Fall River would continue its winning way and roll through the season unbeaten' in Conference Division I play.

However, the old master, Coach John O"Brien of Bishop Stang High in Dartmouth did it again. As he has done many times in past years, Coach O'Brien rallied his forces to upend the Hilltoppers and prevent them from running away with the divisional flag.

In all probability Durfee will

win the crown, but not as easily as expected. Stang has lost two league games to date and trails the Black and Red by one game.

With three games remaining to be played Stang must face Taun- ' ton tomorrow, Attleboro Tuesday and the HiUtoppers a week from Friday.

Durfee plays Attleboro, Barnstable and then as mentioned Stang. All the Durfee games will bl'! staged in Fall River which gives the Tom Karam coached pacesetters a big advantage.

In the Division IV race Wareham received a bit of unexpected help last week and now have a commanding lead. The Viking survived a threat at the hand of Norton 54-50 to remain unbeaten, but increased their lead to two games over Diman Regional Vocational Technical when Westport upset the Bengals 77-61.

Seekonk Dethrones Old Rochester in III Diman and Wareham will meet on the final night of season play but if the game is to be meaningful Wareham will have to lose before that encounter. I,t is unlikely they will.

this Winter. With three games remaining the Warriors are unbeaten and hold a two game advantage over their nearest como" petitor.

A victory over Old Rochester New Bedford Vocational will tomorrow will assure Seekonk attempt to assist Diman tomor- of the title. In other games row. The Artisans travel to listed for Friday Msgr. CoyleWareham while Diman journeys' Bishop Cassidy High of Taunton to Norton to meet the Lancers. is at Bourne and DightonElsewhere ,in divisional play Rehoboth ,is at Dennis-YarWestport will be in New Bed-' mouth. ford to meet St. Anthony's.

At this stage of the campaign , Barring a serious collapse on it appears as though, at least, the part of Seekonk, Division four defending champions will III will crown a new champion be dethroned this Winter. In Division I either Durfee or Stang will oust Taunton, DartReconciliation mouth is still hanging on in DiOur lack of compassion, our vision H, Seekonk will replace ruthlessness toward other men, Old Rochester in the third is an impenetrable curtain be- bracket and Wareham will retain tween ourselves and God. the crown it had to share with - Yelchaninov Diman and Norton a year a&o.

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PRESENTATION OF SOPHOCLES' CLASSIC: Leading roles in Oedipus the King scheduled for 8 o'clock on Saturday and Sunday nights, Feb. 8 and 9 in Bishop Connolly High School Auditorium, are: Robert Perry as the King and in the foreground, Brian Ribeiro, Edward Lambert and Daniel Lachance.

Connolly High Play February 8 and 9 The Connolly Players of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, will present a production of the William Butler Yeats translation of Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the school auditorium on Elsbree Street.

Tickets are available from cast and crew members, and at the school office and will also be on

Food Stamps ATLANTA (NC) Church leaders from six Southern states representing varied denominations wound up a tw<H!ay session here on world hunger with a call for the immediate freezing of the price of food stamps and the shipping of 4 million tons of grain by the summer of 1975 to areas of the world desperately in need of food.

hand at the door on the nights of the performance.

Students with leading roles are Robert Perry, Oedipus; Sandy Madore of Bishop Gerrard High School, Queen Jocasta; Mark Travers, Teiresias; Robert Soares, Creon; Paul Grillo, Messenger from Corinth; David Lyons, Herdsman; Edward Lambert, Messenger from the Palace; and Michael Bertrand, Priest of Zeus.

Thomas Joaquin will deliver the prologue.

A chorus of Theban citizens will be led by Daniel Lachance amY Brian Ribeiro.

I , Acting as assistant director and assisting with costume and set design and choral direction is Chris White, with John Higgins and Norman Bllank as stage managers and Michael Fastoso in charge of lighting.

Kennedy Youth Center in New Bedford will be the site for the annual C.Y.O. cheerleading contests, it has been announced by Rev. Paul F. McCarrick, diocesan C.Y.O. director. The Junior tournament, for middle schools, diocesan grammar schools, and parish units, will be held Sunday afternoon, March 2. The Senior tournament, for senior C.Y.O. units. High School varsity and Jayvee units, will be held Sunday afternoon, March 9. All squads are welcome and further . information is available 'from Timothy Bennett, 403 Anawan Street, Fall River.

The cheerleading contest, now in its fifteenth year, has long drawn It he finest in talented squads from both Bristol and Barnstable counties.

Entries close Thursday, Feb. 20, said Father McCarrick.

C.Y.O. officials have also announced two All-Star basketball tourneys. A Junior tourney will be held at the C.Y.O. hall on Anawan Street, Fall River on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16. Attleboro, Fall River, Taunton, and New Bedford quintets will participate. A senior tourney will be held on Thursday evening, Feb. 20, at the Kennedy Center, New Bedford. Taunton, New Bedford, and Fall River teams will perform. In both tourneys, trophies will be given to the five outstanding performers.

Soviet Churchmen To Tour America (NEW YORK '(NC)-Twenty leading Soviet churchmen will tour the United States Feb. 16March 9, the National Council of Churches (NCe) announced here.

The Russians are' coming, the NCC said, at the invitation of the NCC and in response to a similar visit to the Soviet Union last summer by 20 American church leaders.

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