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Farm labor mourns loss of great leader WASHINGTON (CNS) - United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez, whose legendary struggles to unionize farm laborers in the 1960s sparked anew generation of Catholic action for social justice, was found dead April 23 at a home in San Luis, Ariz. He was 66.

Police said he apparently died during the night of natural causes.

He lived in Keene, Calif., but was visiting San Luis on business. He is survived by his wife, Helen, and eight children.

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony presided at his funeral yesterday in Delano, Calif., where Chavez founded the union that he led for the past three decades. The cardinal met Chavez in 1965 and worked closely with him in the 1970s.

"No farmworker has impacted the fields and corporate board rooms of California's agriculture

like Cesar Chavez, and the nation's farms will never be the same....

Cesar's commitment to Gospelbased justice for farmworkers sparked all his pioneering efforts," Cardinal Mahony said.

Of three great social battles that wracked America in the 1960s civil rights, Vietnam and the farmworkers' struggle - it was the farm labor battle that was uniquely Catholic.

In its first, most important phase it pitted Catholic Hispanic migrant laborers against Catholic grape growers in California.

It was a committee of Catholic bishops that mediated the dispute and brought the two sides to the bargaining table after a strike and national grape boycott that lasted from 1965 to 1970.

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DCCW AWARDS: At the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women's annual convention, Bishop O'Malley presented Our Lady of Good Counsel Awards to, from left, Ruth Murray, Eva Oliveira, Ann Franco, Hilda Ribeiro, Mary O'Brien. (Hickey photo)

Environment is DCCW topic

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CCA KICKOFF: Launching this year's Catholic Charities Appeal at the annual kickoff meeting are Appeal lay chairman Claire McMahon, Bishop Sean O'Malley and Father Daniel Freitas, Appeal director. Below, Mrs. McMahon's family members, in front row, are among the audience as a choir led by Father David Costa (at right) provides music for the kickoff meeting. A special insert in this week's Anchor ~escribes the work of apostolates benefited by tht; Appeal.

Special Gift listings appear on page 9. (Kearns and Hickey photos)

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. At their annual convention on Sunday at St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis, members of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women were asked to develop during the coming year a program for environmental action --=- and as a first step were asked to bring their own coffee mugs to meetings so as to eliminate use of styrofoam cups.

That proposal by Claire McMahon followed upon the day's exploration of the theme "Protect God's Gift-Our Earth."

The program included a keynote speech on "Responsibility fOT Stewardship" by Whitney Tilt, project director for the Washington-based National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and a panel discussion with local environmentalists.

Tilt, who has relatives in Chatham, spoke of his familiarity with the Cape ,Cod landscape and said he is a veteran of "over 100 whale watches" off the Cape's coast.

The Cape and South Shore have what are among "the richest bog resources left in the United States," along with other assets such as Miles Standish State Forest and Barnstable's salt marshes, Tilt said.

He warned that such treasures of the local environment should not be taken for granted, for Cape residents are "just living on a sandlot deposited by the last glacier!"

Water, once contaminated; is not a renewable resource, he said.

Littered beaches are constant reminders of "our throw-away society." Commercial fisheries are

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collapsing as more than 75 percent of commercial species-including the famed cod-are over-exploited.

And the whales Tilt and other sightseers so enjoy watching have been drawn to the area because "the fish they used to eat on George's Bank have been decimated." The whales "are only here <.s long as you treat them well," said Tilt.

Such local examples are a microcosm of environmental difficulties that have be~n worsening for decades in the United States and other western nations and more recently in developing countries.

"The ecological crisis is a moral issue," Tilt asserted. "We cannot continue to use the goods of Earth as we have in the past if we are, to protect and enhance life on the planet."

While the United States has made "tremendous strides" in environmental preservation in recent years, he said, laws currently in place "will not get the job done.

They are no match for the challenges that lie ah,ead."

"We have talked the talk," said Tilt, "but have shied away from making the necessary moral and economic commitment," in part

because of tension between economic and environmental interests.

A new approach to environmental stewardship, Tilt said, must recognize that "environment and economy are not polar issues but two sides of the same coin."

He called for promotion of "environmental citi~enship" through education, empowerment and investment.

Surveys have shown that "a healthy environment is the number one concern" of today's schoolchildren, Tilt said, adding that education must foster "environmental literacy" by teaching children to recycle and protect their local habitat.

"There is nothing children like better than learning about what is in their own backyard," the speaker noted.

Education empowers citizens to take action, he continued, urging DCCW members to join with local agencies in such efforts as beach cleanups, creating nesting areas, and explaining proper methods of recycling.

Such projects are an investment in the local environment that gives participants a "sense of ownerShip," Tilt concluded. "And once you feel a sense of ownership [for the environment] you are much more willing to maintain and care for it."

The environmental theme was continued in a panel discussion moderated by convention chair Betty Mazzucchelli. Panelists were John J. Gallagher, director of the Center for Marine Environmental Turn to Page 13

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Why do we give?

It's "still a blur" WASHINGTON (CNS) - The director of a study under way to examine contribution patterns of Catholics and members of five Protestant denominations said pinpointing reasons why church faithful give is "still a blur."

Dean Hoge, a sociology professor at The Catholic University of America, Washington, said at a recent seminar that even though economists "do the best theoretical work" in the field of charitable giving, their models may not be sufficient to describe religious giving.

Religious giving "is not a very well-researched field," Hoge said.

Hoge, with a $626,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment, is studying donation habits of members of the Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Southern Baptist and Assembly of God churches. His results will be published in 1994.

Episcopalians and Lutherans were chosen for the study, Hoge said, because they were "most similar" to Catholics. "theologically and culturally," Hoge said. Presbyterians are another mainstream Protestant denomination, he added, while Southern Baptists and Assembly of God members were included to give a differing perspective on religious giving.

The models used in the study, Hoge said, are the family altruism model, the reciprocity model, the club model and the high-tension church model.

The family altruism model is "giving to yourself, or an extension of yourself," Hoge said. "The closer to the family the target is, the more likely they are going to â&#x20AC;˘ give." In this sense, the church could be the donor's extended family, Hoge said.

Reciprocity, he said, could be either with God or with members ofa social group. Under this model, "it is not irrational to give something to the church because you want something' in return," Hoge . said. "We all want something: happiness, success, eternal life. Can you get it for $1 ,OOO? Can you get it for $IO,OOO? Well, that's a theo. logical issue.

"But $1,000 is nothing, $10,000 is nothing, because what God can give you is more valuable," said Hoge, a Presbyterian.

Reciprocity with a social group takes on a higher profile, such as with symphony donors. "People who have big bucks and give it out are social group members," Hoge said. "That is what drives the philanthropic industry in this country."

In the club model, which Hoge said "needs a lot of work" to conform it to church giving patterns, "private clubs arise ¡in any society for holding public goods." Hoge gave an example of a club with a swimming pool fetchiqg a $200 membership fee, which would be for a family better than paying for its own swimming pool.

"The club theory gets into the 'free rider' problem," such as how to keep out those who would benefit from club assets without paying for them, Hoge said.

Under the high-tension church model, at issue is "how much tension is there between its way of life

PALM SUNDAY: Bishop O'Malley, with Sacred Heart Church, North Attleboro, pastor Father Marcel Bouchard at left, blesses palms at St. Mary-Sacred Heart School (top), then leads procession to Sacred Heart Church, where he celebrated a parish Mass. (Jennifer Reed pho.tos from The Free Press) and the surrounding way of life," he said.

If a church seems at ease with the society in which it operates, it would be described as low-tension, he explained. But in a high-tension church, "the Lord does not like a lot of things. So we, the saints, will not" partake in certain sexual prac- . tices, drinking, dancing, and even "buying on time," Hoge said.

The high-tension model "is a very strong predictor of giving," Hoge said, because the faithful of such groups are supportive of their church against the prevailing culture.

Earlier studies indicate that Mormons and members of the Assembly of God, both of which are high-tension denominations, give far more per member than Catholics and mainline Protestant churches, he said.

While some believe paying tuition to a Catholic school may keep Catholic parents from giving more to other Catholic institutions, it is possible those parents "give more," Hoge said, because "they're more networked into the whole scene."

Hoge said he hoped to learn the answer to Catholic school parents' giving to other religious institutions. In past studies, parents were asked to not count Catholic school tuition with other church donations: Hoge added that the U.S. bishops' recent stewardship pastoral touched on none of the models he is using in the study.

"Stewardship is not any ofthese," Hoge said, waving a hand at a chalkboard listing models of char,

itable giving. "It's a theological concept.... Stewardship is like being the overseer of an estate," a concept used often by Jesus, he said.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Procouraged by this influx, because it demonstrates that millions of life leaders expressed a combinaAmericans are becoming alarmed tion of relief and dismay at reports at the prospect of a federal law that well over I million postcards that would remove virtually all against the Freedom of Choice limits on abortion, even during the Act were part of a huge postal final months of pregnancy." backlog in the House of RepresenThe Freedom of Choice Act has tatives.

Michael J. Shinay, director of been approved by the Senate Labor House postal operations, said in . Committee and is pending before the House Judiciary Committee. an April 20 memo to all House Affiliates of the National Right members that the House Post Office had received more than 2.25 mil- to Life Committee planned to dislion postcards since January on tribute more than 3 million brothe Freedom of Choice Act and on chures against the Freedom of Choice Act in a national door-tothe Balanced Budget Amendment.

Although the memo did not door campaign April 24-25. The break down the number of post- exact number of brochures discards on each topic, Shinay said in tributed was not available April an April 21 letter to Rep. Chris 26.

The Shinay memo on the postal Smith, R-N.J., that approximately 1.25 million of the postcards were backlog saiq that "in order to in opposition to FOCA, a prop- ensure timely delivery of all of the osal which would forbid most state other mail arriving here daily, a decision was made to segregate limits on abortion. these two sets of postcards from The National Committee for a the regular mail."

Human Life Amendment, a Cath"We have been working diligently olic pro-life organization, cosponwith overtime to' work this backsored an anti-FOCA postcard camlog off. As of today, there is less paign called National Project Life than one-half million on hand," with the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities. The cam- Shinayadded.

Gail Quinn, executive director paign began in January but conof the bishops' pro-life secretariat, tinued well into the spring.

Mike Taylor, executive director said she was "grateful to the.postof the committee, said those who master for delivering millions of mailed postcards were relieved at cards already, and for alerting the House post office's announce- every member of the House to the ment "because they were begin- size of the. continuing campaign ning to wonder why they weren't against FOCA." "We hope members of Congress getting responses from their representatives, or card counts that will seriously consider this unmatched the numbers dioceses precedented outpouring of prolife mail," she added. knew they had mailed."

But, . he said,. the~ ..were also FATHER JAMES CTUX"dismayed, because, w\1ile .the~e BURY, OFM~ pa~ochial~icar cards remain undelivered, FOCA has been moving through the at St. Louis Church, Fall House, with a hearing in February."

River, will be honored on the Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee, which did not participate in the postcard campaign, said the group was "en-

occasion of his 30th anniversary of ordination at a potluck supper sponsored by parish Men'sCluband Youth Ministry members following 4 p.m.

Mass May I. Ordained May I, 1963, as a member of the Franciscan province of the Immaculate Conception at St. Joseph's Church, Lynn, Father Tuxbury holds bachelor's degrees in philosophy and English and a master's degree in guidance counseling. He served in a high school for 20 years and has been assigned to six parishes, in three as pastor.

The jubilarian was head chaplain for the United States Department of the American Legion and at other times served in the same capacity for the departments. of Massachusetts and. North Dakota.

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Catholi'c Woman's Club hears Jesuit speak on morality

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Jesuit Father John Spencer, recently named director of the Jesuit Urban Center, which serves inner-city residents in Boston, was the speaker for the annual communion breakfast of Fall River Catholic Woman's Club, held last Sunday at Holy Rosary church hall, Fall River.

With the topic"M orality Today," the priest discussed ways in which moral principles affect use of the environment as well as interpersonal relationships. He noted that children he sees at the Urban Center mirror the' views of ad ults around them and that it is not uncommon to see suicidally depressed 8 and 9-year-olds. In general, he stressed the necessity of faith and commitment in meeting problems in all areas of society.

Father Spencer holds a master's degree in divinity from Weston College, Cambridge, and a master's in social work from Boston University. His experience has included serving as pastor of the Passamaquoddy Indian Reservation in Maine for six years and directing High Point Drug. Alcohol and Psychiatric Treatment Center in Tewksbury.

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In changes submitted by Very Rev. Columban Crotty, SS.Ce., provincial superior of the East Coast province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, and approved by Bishop Sean O'Malley, three Sacred Hearts Fathers will undertake new assignments, effective tomorrow.

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The statement said that Bishop Liu was born May 13, 1912, and was ordained a priest in 1939.

porting) church movement, the statement said.

It also said he was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution (1966-76), but allowed in 1980 to return home and resume his hospital work.

After retiring in 1984, "he devoted himself fully to evangelization," and four years later, without government authorization, was ordained bishop of Anguo, about I J 7 miles southwest of Beijing.

He was arrested in December 1990 and nothing was known of his whereabouts until days before his death, when his nephews were told that he was seriously ill and wanted to go home for rest. When they reached the hospital where he was, the bishop was in a coma.

Authorities reportedly refused to let the nephews take the oxygen equipment to which the bishop was attached and he died before arrangements could be completed for moving him with equipment obtained from another source.

The state said that despite government attempts to bar underground Catholics from Bishop Liu's funeral, an underground bishop as well as 14 priests and more than 3,000 church members took part.

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Father Larry Morrison, 42, who has been assistant director of Damien House, Cheverly, MD, a Sacred Hearts formation house, will succeed Father McElroy as director ofthe Wareham retreat center. He was ordained Sept. I, 1979, and has been a community member for 22 years.

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HONG KONG (CNS) - An elderly bishop of the pro-Vatican underground church in China died in custody and is alleged to have been tortured before his death.

Bishop Stephen Liu Difen of Anguo, 80, who was taken into detention mOore than two years ago, is the thi'rd Chinese bishop to have died while being held by authorities in the past three years. , A-staternent, signea"The Faithfur.Ehlirch,oof Mainland China;" said that relatives found unhealed wounds on the bishop's back and in his left armpit, as well as scars -on his left shoulder, after retrieving the body.

The statement, which surfaced in Hong Kong in April, is dated Nov. 20 UCA News reported. It said Bishop Liu died last Nov. 14.

He had been missing since a crackdown on underground Catholic communities in Hebei province in 1991.

In 1951, two years after the Communist takeover, he was arrested for refusing to join the statesponsored three-self (self-governing, self-propagating. self-sup-

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Father Thomas McElroy, 53, now director of Sacred Hearts Retreat Center, Wareham, will be pastor of St. Francis Xavier parish, Acushnet. A member of his

Bishop may have been tortured

The Interfaith Council of Greater Fall River will hold a community symposium on violence in schools at7 p:m·. "W~d'n'e~day, -M"ay5;'at the ~Fiist .Baptist Ch'u'rch, North' Main and Pine Streets, Fall River.

A panel of educators, students and school security officers will address the problem and means of addressing it. Spokeswoman Anne Pacheco said arrangements for the meeting are being handled by representatives of the Protestant, Jewish 'and Catholic faiths. She and Barbara Shore are Interfaith Council copresidents.

All members of the Greater Fall River community are welcome to attend the gathering, especially parents and students. The evening will include a fellowship period and refreshments.

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Interfaith Council announces parley on school violence

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. His Excellency the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFMCap., has approved the nomination of Reverend Columban Crotty, SS.CC., Provincial of Sacred Hearts Community and has made the following appointments: Reverend Thomas McElroy, SS.CC., pastor of St. Francis Xavier's Parish in Acushnet.

Reverend Benedict Folger, SS.Ce., pastor of St. Mary's Parish in North Fairhaven.

Effective May 1, 1993 His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFMCap., Bishop of Fall River, has made the following appointment: Reverend Timothy Reis, Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Seekonk.

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Violence and Life As local communities strive to adjust after the recent wave of school violence, serious questions surface as emotion gives way to reflection.

First and foremost, it is important to make clear that violence does not begin in the school, but is brought into the classroom from outside. From some media reports, one would conclude that teachers and administrators are the instigators of school violence.

The reverse is true; they as well as students are victims of the madness that has permeated the very fiber of our social order.

We live, move and have our being in a world of terror, murder and hate. Violence has become the norm, inflamed and encouraged by a society that has abandoned the concepts of accountability and responsibility.

One of the foremost reasons for this is the dissolution of family life and values. In many houses, children rule the roost and parents buy their affection with outlandish bribes and purchases. One source has estimated that children under 16 have a buying power of close to $70 billion annually. This money does not come from their own earnings but from doting parents or guardians.

Some parents feel that if they keep the k'ids happy with . money and gifts, they in turn can do their own thing. Thus, for millions of children, "H orne Alone" is more than a movie title; it is a daily reality and television is the babysitter.

For a child to watch TV indiscriminately for six hours a day is far from uncommon. Young teens, for instance, may center their lives on MTV, violent programming and video rentals.

Impressionable as children are, youngsters thus programmed all too readily act out their feelings. Violence begets violence.

Is it a wonder that slayings by and of teens are at an alltime high? As families flounder in the murky waters of a valueless society, our nation is paying a deadly price.

What makes the situation even more hopeless is that many who would like to reverse the trend surrender the effort.

Teachers seem helpless to correct in-school behavior problems. Social workers are burned out. Churcnes are daily mocked and spat upon by the media. The rights of criminals receive more support than those of their battered victims. The endless litany is known to us all.

If we <.j.re to restore and renew our schools, we must start by restoring and renewing our families. They are the backbone of our social order. But this will be a difficult achievement, especially in a society that refuses to accept abortion as murder.

Should we be shocked at killings by anq among teens when millions of unborn babies are murdered "legally" in abortion clinics and hospitals?

This double standard of life is among the basic causes of our violent society. We must respect all life, be it in the womb, school or nursing home. If we care nothing for human life, all of us are at growing and constant risk. It avails little to alarm our schools and homes in feeble attempts at self-protection when we continue to pass legislation enabling destruction of human beings.

Building new jails for criminals, enlarging our police departments and keeping the National Guard on alert is not the answer.

Respect for life and for one another is.

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"As long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me."

Matt 25:40

Taxpayer financed abofti'tHl'S? Timing is everything, show biz It has been 16 years since the people claim. The same holds for' Hyde amendment was adopte<;l.by politics. Surely it is no coincidence a bipartisan Congress which extrithat President Bill Clinton has cated the U.S. from the grisly busdecided, in the wake of the horri- iness of killing the unborn. In the ble shooting of the abortionist in last year before the federally funded Florida, to press for taxpayer fund- abortions were banned, some ing for abortions for the poor: 300,000 individuals died - people Completely abandoning any pre- who would just now be getting tense of balance on the abortion their drivers' licenses, enjoying their issue, the president is casting his high school years and preparing political future (might we also add, for careers that might lead them to his spiritual future) with those achieve amazing things. The potenwho kill babies for a living. He tial of their lives was snuffed out. does so in full knowledge of recent Who knows whether the taxpayers pqlls which show that a majority paid for the elimination of the next Albert Einstein, Louis Pastor, Abraof Americans opposes using tax ham Lincoln, John Steinbeck or dollars on abortions.

John Lennon. Was there another Spending tax money from the Jim Thorpe or Martin Luther King public treasury for abortions ups on the way? the ante in the abortion debate. No longer can a citizen stand by and Many readers tell us they are say, "The abortion debate does tired of hearing about the abortion not affect me." When taxpayer issue. Isn't there something else, monies are used to kill pre-born they ask? Please understand, we children, the guilt is spread among are as tired of this topic as you are. all of us. Those who are not willing But the pro-abortion forces in this to take a stand against this pro- country are not going to let people posal must be willing to accept the of good Christian conscience rest. responsibility that comes with put- They sense that the time is right to ting up blood money. The 30 pie- press their campaign, what with ces of silver are coming right out of good friends in the White HQuse our pockets via Uncle Sam. and a pro-life movement seeking to distance itself from an act of Bill Clinton seems hellbent on violence done in its name. forcing the abortion issue to the forefront. His reversal of the gag It is in times of adversity that rule had the effect of putting the leaders come forward and great federal government in the role of victories are forged. It is times like abortion advocate. Taxpayer fund- these in which people like you are ing of abortion would put the Uni- needed more than ever. Our voices ted States government in the busi- of conscience and reason are ness of baby killing. needed. Armed with love for God It makes you wonder if this is an and for the truth, with prayer and example of the Clinton adminis- a regard for each human soul, tration's idea of health care reform. born and unborn, we need to press If so, what is next? the case against abortion. This is

not a fight which will be won with violence but with prayers and petitions. It is a campaign for the very soul of America, and we must succeed if America is to save herself from ruin.

The overwhelming majority of pro-lifers are not wild-eyed fanatics. Most have no desire to break any law, no matter how trivial. In the 20 years since Roe vs. Wade opened the floodgates of abortion, only one death can be attributed to pro-life action at an abortion clinic.

During this same time over 30 million unborn children have been exterminated. Their blood, like that of their brother, AbeL cries out to God. We who believe in a merciful God, but who fear the wrath of his justice, know that it is not by our hand but by God's hand that punishments will be administered. If we are true soldiers of Christ, our role is to warn those who are breaking God's laws by invading the sanctity of the womb..

We must not be silent. We must seek the conversion of hearts, including our own.

There is no single issue more important today.

This editorial appeared in the Eastern Oklahoma Catholic. newspaper of the diocese of Tulsa. It was signed by editor David Jones.

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The Preacher becomes the preached

Gov. King receives service award

Acts 2:14, 35-41 1 Peter 2:20-25 John 10:1-10 Only John gives us the image of Jesus the Good Shepherd. Both Matthew and Luke, defending Jesus' (and the early church's) concern for sinners, narrate a parable about a shepherd's' concern for lost sheep. But neither develops the concept of Jesus as shepherd and sheepgate. John's eventual expansion of this theme gives us a valuable simile ... and offers us a glimpse into the mind of the Christian sacred author.

Rudolph Bultmann often pointed out that things were never the same after Good Friday and Easter Sunday. One of the most important changes is that the Preacher becomes the preached. Before his death and resurrection, Jesus proclaimed a message. After his death and resurrection, he becomes the message. He who went about preaching the word of God is now being preached as God's Word.

Obviously this process brought about many valuable insights for the early Christian community.

Gradually it started to discover the real person of Jesus. Step by step, his divinity began to unfold.

Eventually Luke has Peter proclaim on Pentecost, "Let the whole house of Israel know beyond any doubt that God has made both Lord and Messiah this Jesus whom you crucified." And I Peter reminds the newly baptized, "At one time you were straying like sheep, but now you have .retl!"rry~<! to th~ shep~ herd, the guardian of your souls."

The faith of Jesus developed into faith in Jesus. We modern Christians simply take this for granted.

But this procedure also produced a significant problem: the more the Lord's followers emphasized the Preacher, the easier it was to ignore the message he had preached. We see this possibility in today's shepherd/ sheepfold imagery.

Matthew, who composed his gospel almost 20 years before John wrote, used this figure in the context of concern for the community's "little ones." In chapter 18, Jesus first warns his disciples, "See that you do not despise one of these little ones..... He ends, .... .It is not the will of your heavenly Father that one of these little ones be lost."

The Lord wants no one left out

Daily Readings May 3: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19:2-4; In 14:6-14 May 4: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1-7; In 10:22-30 May 5: Acts 12:24-13:5; Ps 67:2-3,5-6,8; In'12:44-50 May 6: Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89:2-3,21-22,25.27; In 13: 16-20 May 7: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11; In 14:1-6 May 8: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; In 14:7-14 May 9: Acts 6: 1-7; Ps 33:1-2,4-5,18-19; 1 Pt 2:4-9; In 14:1-12

By FATHER ROGER . KARBAN of community. Each person is important, including sinners and those on the lower rungs of the social ladder. Like shepherds, we who form the community must never be content with "what we got." We have a responsibility to bring everyone into the Lord's family.

The message is beautiful and challenging.

Yet in John, notice how the emphasis has shifted from the preaching to the Preacher. Jesus now proclaims, "I am the sheepgate. All who came before me were thieves and marauders whom the sheep did not heed. I am the gate.

Whoever enters through me will be safe. He will go in and out, and find pasture." Jesus has become the criterion for who's in and who's out.

No wonder so many Christian fundamentalists disdain anyone who doesn't believe exactly as they believe. Taking passages like this out of the context of the entire Christian Scriptures, they revolve their faith around a very narrow belief in Jesus' divinity.

Judging everyone else against this ,one conviction, they're quick to condemn other "imperfect" Christians, damn the unbelieving Jews, and totally write off Moslems and Hindus. (Only God knows what fate they have in store for atheists!)

We must always remember the early church's entire process of faith when we hear today's gospel.

It makes sense only against that background. John is not the place to start our journey of faith. Historically, those who begin with his gospel usually end up dividing their communities.

The person of Jesus is important because those who first at-· tempted to imitate him and carry out his message quickly discovered that they attained life. The Preacher only becomes the preached for those who listen to his preaching.

EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS Since the actual place of' residence of MARY ANN SHaNTY is unknown, We cite MARY ANN SHaNTY to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Monday, May 10, 1993 at 10:30 a.m, at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the REIS-SHONTY case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastor~ having the knowledge of the residence of the above person, Mary Ann Shonty, must see to it that she is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation.

Jay T, Maddock Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts, on this 26th day of April, 1993.

The Massachusetts Chapter of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights held its annual award banquet April 15 in Framingham, bestowing the John W. McCormack Public Service Award on former Governor Edward J. King.

In his acceptance speech, King told more than 200 guests that Catholics are "losing ground" in the struggle to uphold moral values in public life. He urged practical grassroots action to turn the tide.

Also speaking was Cardinal Bernard F. La w of Boston, a previous McCormack Award recipient. He cited "the breakdown of a culture" and the "disintegration of a society" in America and warned that the so-called cuitura'i elite intends to "render absolutely ineffectual any significant institutional form of

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religion in society." He called upon all persons of good will to "reverse the suicidal course" of the nation and begin a "counter-revolution."

Catholic League chapter president Daniel T. Flatley praised King's courage and integrity and commended Cardinal Law for standing up to Catholic-bashing in the media.

Master of ceremonies John F. Collins, former Boston mayor now retired and living on Cape Cod, told the assembly that "nothing less than the family itself is at stake" in the cultural battle and urged that "the Catholic resistance must begin now."

The McCormack award, established in 1988 by tlie League's founder, the late Father Virgil Blum, SJ, was presented to King by last year's recipient, Massachusetts Senate President William M. Bulger.

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Guests included Springfield Bishop John A. Marshall, who gave the invocation, Springfield Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Dupree, and Boston Auxiliary Bishop Lawrence Riley.

"Grave crime" VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A Vatican-sponsored conference termed abortion a "grave crime" and called for a political commitment to make it illegal. Those bearing responsibility for abortion include not only people directly involved in the practice, but to some extent those who are not working to oppose it, said a concluding statement of the conference. The report was drawn up at a recent meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Family and attended by European experts on family issues.

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"Natural Family Planning" May 4, 7:00 p.m. Held in the Education Classroom. The Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family. Planning is taught by Mrs. Rita Quinn of the Couple To Couple League International. This is a four session course. The fIrst session is free. Materials will cost $40. Contact: Education Department at 674-5600, Ext. 2480.

"Collage of Women as They Live and Work in Africa and Central America" May 10,4:00 p.m. Presented by Toby Shea, R.N., M.S.N. Admission is free.

Contact: Education Department at 674-5600, Ext. 2480.

"Footsteps: Together We Walk" A SpirituaL Support Groupfor People R'tperiencing Cancer. May 11 and May 25, 6:30 p.m. "Footsteps" offers a safe place to share feelings of isolation from and - even fear of - God. Contact: Ann Mitchell at 674-5600, Ext. 2270 or Sister Linda Lambert at Ext. 2060.

"Survivors Ceiebrating Life" May 12 and May 26, 7:00 p.m. Held at the Hudner Oncology Center. Survivors, a local chapter of the National Coalition of Cancer Survivors, is a support group for cancer patients and their families. Free and open to the public. Contact: Lisa Dugal at 675-5688.

Smoking Cessation Program May 13, 7:00 p.m. Presented by Beder Health Associates. Cost is $70. Contact: Beder Health at (617) 327-1500.

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Birds: a link to the heavens

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By ANTOINETTE BOSCO

Birds have always fascinated me.

Long ago I learned that these marvelous winged creatures have fascinated others all the way back to prehistoric times when birds were ~epicted on cave walls.

-And why not? With their mysterious ability to soar in the skies, birds became something of a symbolic link between earth and heaven.

By FATHER JOHN J,

DIETZEN Q, Our father was widowed at a fairly young age. He married a Catholic woman, also \l widow" shortly after mother's death. They remained practicing Catholics for about six years.

Then she became bitter toward the church and left it for some nondenominational congregation.

The problem is that she humiliates Dad's Catholic devotion toward Mary and the saints, among other things.

No wonder these magical creatures figured so prominently in religion, mythology, legends and art.

Which makes it all the more fascinating to me that birds on more than one occasion have brought me cqmfort in times of death.

My brother-in-law died not long ago. I've told of him before in this column. He suffered a long and awful bout with Parkinson's disease for nearly 20 years and spent his last year of life hospitalized imd physically deteriorated.

My sister Rosemary cared for her husband during all those years.

It was an inspiration to Jamily, friends and especially the hospitai staff to see her devotion to Frank.

Rosemary and Frank lived all

46 years of their married lives in the same house. They raised six great children and were faithful members of their church, Our Lady Help of Christians.

It was consoling to have the pastor they had known for decades be so much a part of the send-off for Frank as he began his new and greatest adventure, taking up residency in heaven.

The sense of how life goes on eternally was so strong that even the funeral became more of a celebration for Frank's life than a mourning for his death.

Just after we all had left the church, and the cars were getting lined up to proceed to the cemetery, a dove circled over the hearse, and the car containing the floral

arrangements, hovered a moment, then suddenly flew away.

The bird reminded me how often references to birds appear in the Bible. The dove was a sacred bird to the Israelites. A dove was Noah's messenger. And after it returned to the Ark with an olive branch, this gentle bird became a symbol of peace.

Christians have had an even, greater awe of the dove, regarding it as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.

Bird symbolism appears in all cultures, particularly in their mythology and religious art. Numerous Christian saints have been depicted as accompanied by a dove, including St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Gregory the Great.

After the prayers for Frank at

the cemetery, we each laid a flower on his coffin and went back to our cars to proceed to my sister Jeannette's house., As we arrived, we noticed that there were birds in Jeannette's garden, especially on one tree that was filled with them. It was a sight to see! Never before had she seen anything like this, Jeannette said.

And as we pondered the sight of all those birds resting in the tree, we asked ourselves if Frank was happy with the Lord. We chose to believe so.

All of us gave thanks to the Lord that day for his winged messengers that had lifted our spirits or, we could say, had given our spirits wings. .

Are religious differences grounds for annulment?

Is his situation grounds for annulment? I would hate to see him follow his heart and faith only to find he could never share his convictions with a woman.

We have talked with priests and they differ on the answer. What can we do to help? (Florida) A. Going only on what you tell me, the best thing you can do is stay out of it!

Is your father as disturbed about all this as you are? It's his marriage and his wife and his decision how to deal with what you see as a big problem in their lives.

Obviously, they have been married a long time. TJ:te fact that your father talks to you or even complains about his wife's behavior doesn't mean he's looking for you to facilitate a divorce.

Apparently they have worked out a way of living with their differences. Maybe in spite of all you describe he does still love her.

If I were you I would just do a lot of patient listening, tell him you love him and respect him enough not to try to make his decisions fOf him.

Two points for the record. First, no annulment process is begun until a couple's divorce is final.

And second, unless th~re's a lot more you haven't told me, grounds for an annulment in this , instance would be at best extremely shakey.

Q. I write concerning your column recently on the banns of marriage. While the bishops' conference of the U niled States has not yet acted on this question, a num-

ber of local bishops (New York ments (in the parish of baptism or archdiocese; diocese of Metuchen, present residence, or residences in N,J.) have legislated as particular between, or any combination of law that the banns of marriage are these) that an individual intends to to be announced in their dioceses marry. as a means to help determine the Anyone who has information freedom of the parties to be mar- which might constitute an obstacle ried. (New York) to the forthcoming wedding - a A. Canon law (1067) indicates previous marriage is an obvious that conferences of bishops are to example - is expected to make establish norms for marriage banns this information known. or other appropriate inquiries beA free brochure answering fore marriages. questions Catholics ask about Each bishop, however, still may cremation and other funeral reguprovide such directives for his own lations and customs is available diocese (c. 455); they, of course, 'by sending a stamped self-adneed to be observed. Such laws dressed envelope to Father John may exist in additional dioceses Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 as well, but I am not aware of N. Main St" Bloomington, 111. them.

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P'EOPLE R US: reassessing our cultural priorities By DOLORES CURRAN

I had a visceral reaction the other day to our materialistic and consumption-hungry culture and it wasn't pleasant. I've experienced ail intellectual reaction before, one in which I've shaken my head over conspicuous consumption at parties and weddings where hosts try to produce. happiness by buying matching everything, from toilet tissue to toothpicks.

But this experience was different. It hit me right in the stomach and lasted for days. A combina-

By Dr,JAMES& MARY KENNY Dear Dr. Kenny: We caught our daughter in a lie yesterday, and not for, the first time. She told us that she had no homework when in fact she did., The week before, she denied being in our local teen center. We had forbidden her to go there because she is only 12. We learned from our neighbor that she was there for more than an hour.

tion of circumstances produced it but, as the saying goes, "Coincidence is just another word for God's will." I suspect it was planned at some Great Board meeting in the Sky. I was invited by Sister Gabriel Herbers of the Maria Droste counseling services to visit and tour their facility, a non-profit therapy clinic run by the Good Shepherd Sisters where over 300 clients a month receive counseling on a sliding fee scale. As we moved from room to room, Sister Gabriel proudly pointed out donated furniture, hopes for the future, and present needs.

The urgent need, of course, is money. These are clients who sometimes can afford as little as a dollar a session in a culture where $80 to

clients who were experiencing abuse from spouses and grown children.

Sister shook her head and said, "S.o many needs we can't meet."

When I left, I was both uplifted and saddened because the needs are so great and the resources so I was intrigued by the idea that a few. religious order which in earlier Anyway, the Droste clinic is sittimes would have existed to alleuated directly behind a shiny new viate physical misery' is now recTOYS R US superstore and I ognizing the need to alleviate emodecided to run in and get a can of tional suffering. The clinic utilizes modeling clay for our young friends well-qualified professional volunin Ireland when they visit our cotteers for counseling, supervised by tage. And that's when I felt a visa sister-therapist in charge of c1ini- , ceral revulsion at the array of cal services, but the order runs the expensive, colorful plastic toys, at clinic. Mostly they pray for comthe incessant loudspeaker urgings passionate donors so they can keep to buy happiness, and the bleeping their doors open.' ' of the electronic games and dolls.

While I was there, a call came in The contrast was unsettling. from a retirement community askHow can we talk about being in ing for help in counseling elderly a depression when huge shops $100 therapy hours are common.

Many clients are single abused mothers, others are elderly suffering from depression, and still others are struggling to become healthy.

offering nonessentials flourish?

How much of the depression addressed at the Droste clinic springs from the empty happiness promised in the accumulation of toys by both children and adults?

And, why, if we're able to purchase electronic toys, fad clothing, and new gadgets, do we not match the cost of each nonessential by sending a check in the same amount to a soup kitchen, Habitat for Humanity, or the Droste clinic?

I don't know why. All I know is that I was repulsed rather than attracted by these shiny wall-towall symbols of the good life after meeting those who live out the truly good life. (Angels who believe that PEOPLE R US can in this diocese support the Catholic Charities Appeal when a volunteer knocks at your door this Sunday.)

Responding to a child's repeated lying r expect the truth from her.

Yet we adults are neither exWhat can we do? (Iowa) pected nor required to confess or Lying can be a difficult behavior tell on ourselves. Our constitution to discipline. You never really know protects us from self-incrimination. when you have the "truth."

Should we not grant our chilMost parents expect their children thesame privilege? If we stop dren to be honest and confess requiring our children to confess when asked about' wrongdoing. , to their misdeeds. we have elimiMany parents will cajole, quiz and nated most childhood lying. even threaten in an attempt to I see this as good discipline, like wring out the facts.

I recall obtaining a confession child proofing a room. I call it liefrom one of my youngsters, only proofing. We avoid tempting our to learn later than someone else child to lie by not asking questions had done the misdeed. When I where the answers might incriminate him or her. asked him why he confessed to something he didn't do, he told Our child cannot lie when it me: "Well, Dad, it was the only comes to confessing because we way to get you to stop." don't ask. Instead, we do our own

parental homework (or policework) and find out the truth in other ways.

Does this mean we should let our children lie and thus get away' with misbehavior or with failure to do their chores or homework?

Of course not. It means we must find other more reliable ways to learn what we as parents need to know.

Focus on the outcome, not the process. Rather than wasting time seeking a confession, move to correct the misdeeds. If truth is what we are after, then we should find out what has happened through other sources.

In the instances mentioned in

your letter, you found out from your neighbor that your daughter was at the teen center, and you apparently found out from the teacher that she had homework at a time when she said she had none.

By finding out what you need to know from other sources, you are able to keep your child in line. By not asking for self-incrimination, you avoid the temptation to lie.

After all, this is a privilege that we adults have. For many reasons, it is a good one to grant our children.

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Dear Editor: I personally want to thank Marcie Hickey and the Anchor for the wonderful article that was done on CHAMP Youth Home. Marcie took the time to come to Hyannis to see, firsthand, the level of caring that goes into maintaining CHAMP. The article definitely went a long way toward getting the CHAMP name out to the public.

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Curtis P. Wilkins ACSW L1CSW, director of c'ommunit; and social work service at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, has Sister Mary Fraga, SSD, celebeen named to a task force assistbrated her golden jubilee in reliing the Supreme Judicial Court gious life with a Mass of ThanksSubstance Abuse Project. giving April 18 at Our Lady of Mt. Funded with a $100,000 grant Carmel Church, Seekonk, where from the State Judicial Institute, she is a pastoral minister. The the project is developing a coordiMass was celebrated by her brother, nated institutional approach to Father Bento R. Fraga, pastor of assist judges, court personnel and St. Paul's parish, Taunton, and others in addressing the substance concelebrated by Father George . abuse problems suffered by an Harrison, Our Lady of Mt. Caroverwhelming number of individmel pastor. uals coming before the courts.

Sister Fraga, the fourth of 12 Although individual courts have children of Etelvina (Bertao) and developed innovative programs, Antonio e. Fraga, grew up in there areno statewjde coordinated Ta,unton and entered. the Sisters of dfbrts among the'courts', social St. Dorothy in 1943, during her service providers, health treatment junior year of high school. She organizations and law enforcement professed first vows in 1945 and agencies, One of the first activities final vows Sept. 2, 1951. of the task force will be to share She attended Fordham Univerinformation and ideas concerning alternative sentencing options, sity and Catholic Teachers College drug and alcohol treatment pro- in Providence, earning a bachegrams and statewide community lor's degree in education, and receiving a master's degree in reliresources.

"We are bringing together the gious education from Providence collective expertise of people in College.

I n her early career she taught at human services, education, the business and religious communi- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, ties and the courts to initiate a New Bedford, and schools in Rhode broad based effort in assisting Island and New York State. She people with these serious addic- was principal of St. Francis Xavier tions who often commit crimes. It School, East Providence, from 1960 is a societal issue, but the judiciary to 1963. is in a unique position to take a Sister Fraga was secretary to the leadership role in trying to stem provincial of her community from it," Justice O'Connor explained.

Wilkins, a Mattapoisett resident,' has been director of community and social work services at St. Anne's for six years. He received a master's degree in social work from May I Boston University is certified by 1882, Rev. Francis J. Quinn, the Academy of Certified Social Founder, Immaculate Conception, Workers and has a diplomate in North Easton; Founder, Sacred clinical social work.

Heart, Fall River May 2 1963, Rt. Rev. Msgr. M.P. LeoRev. Richard Donovan, OFM, nidas Lariviere, Pastor, St. Jean received the St. Joan of Arc Award Baptiste, Fall River at a recent awards dinner of the May 5 Tecumsa District of the Greater 1973, Rev. Leo M. Curry, ChapPittsburgh Council of the Boy lain, Catholic Memorial Home Scouts.

1985, Rev. Albert Rowley, Father Donovan, now pastor of SS.Ce., in residence, St. Francis St. Louis parish, Fall River, reXavier, Acushnet ceived the honor for his work in May 6 the area of promoting religious . 1905, Rev. Thomas P. Elliott, values among Scouts as Tecumsa Founder, St. Mary, Mansfield District. chaplain from 1988 to 1980, Rev. Asdrubal Castelo 1991 and as a camp chaplain from 1988 to 1992. He was also a char- Branco, Retired Pastor, Immacutered representative for Explorer late Conception, New Bedford May 7 Scouts at Serra Catholic High 1958, Rev. Raymond P. Levell, School in McKeesport, P A, where he was chaplain, academic dean S.J., Professor, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Alabama and active in sports programs.

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Fifteen hundred pilgrims, maybe more, were in possession of onehalf of Victoria Street, with taxis and buses claiming the other half.

As we caught up with their rear guard, we fell in with the Borough Pipe Band, w'hose skirl failed to blend with the fainter strains of a brass band at the head of the line.

In the midst of the crowd a man with a beard labored with a cross.

Sunshine would surely have drawn more people to the spectacle of a passion play in the streets of London. But rain made it seem all the more penitential and underscored the determination of the witnesses.

We merged with the crowd at New Scotland Yard, where the file stopped as the Christ-actor fell and his guards berated him. Emerging from a thicket of people, a Methodist minister spied our youngest, Elizabeth, who was seeing only the waistlines of other people in 'the throng, and said, "Hello, Treasure. Vou can't see very we)l, can you?" H is persistent requests to the crowd moved her forward five or six ranks and deposited her in the arms of a nun in a grey habit, as I sheepishly followed, excusing myself to people with the apology that I was trying to keep track of my little girl.

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The order of events in the 'Passion had been rearranged to accommodate the different venues (pavements, lawns, buildings) along the way. And now, in this great hall, we were awaiting an enactment of the Last Supper and Agony in the Garden, when the minister who had befriended Elizabeth stepped out before the imposing organ and announced that Cardinal Hume would have to leave at this point, to return to Westminster Cathedral and prepare for the three o'clock liturgy.

He spoke of Basil Hume as a leader of all the Christians of Great Britain, and as he embraced the white-haired Benedictine monk who is Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, there was a very pronounced lump in my throat, produced by that momentary tableau of English Christianity reknitting its ancient; fractured bones.

Soon there were actors before us, speaking their lines in the tradition of the late medieval mystery

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Simon of Cyrene Carries the Cross of Christ (De Lue sculpture) plays, employing the alliterative rhyme scheme that one associates with "Piers Plowman" and using a West Midlands dialect, which all together sounded like a kind of Cockney Shakespeare to Madeleine, my wife.

Judas, the betrayer; Peter, the self-confidenr never-betrayer; and the servant who lost his ear, but miraculously had it restored, all spoke their parts in poetry.

Awaiting the final scene of the drama on drenched greensward beside Westminster Abbey, we heard a tourist query a nearby policeman, "What's going on he reT' I will never know whether the response "passion play" disappointed a hope of glimpsing Princess Oi. Now the half-naked actor, supine on a cross, was borne from the Abbey and set down before us. I had never thought at length about the difficulty of elevating a man on a cross, but I shall never forget the labor required, with the aid of a block and tackle arrangement, to hoist that figure high above the crowd. Having assured Lizzie that this was an actor, and that no one. was actually being killed here, I was nonetheless very uncomfortable for the man grasping the spikes

"The Nail" by Parker as his exposed torso was abused by the raw' elements, while his fellow actors quarrelled about his cloak.

Tourists on passing buses could catch a IO-second glimpse of the scene (hardly time enough to focus their cameras) - but time enough to gauge the commitment of hundreds of soaking wet people standing before an image of their crucified Lord.

Beneath the cross, to one side, the' Salvation Army band from Chalk Farm played "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross." A band at the foot of the cross ought to seem incongruous, oughtn't it? Yet it wasn't: Reverent, and musically accomplished, the offering of the rich old hymn by Isaac Watts commented most effectively on the drama.

Jumping over puddles, dodging taxis, and anxiously awaiting green pedestrian traffic signals, five soaking Grace~ raced away.from the concluding drama and toward Westminster Cathedral, the mother church of English Catholicism since the turn of the century. Arriving just at three o'clock, we searched for seats among the multitude filling the church, and found ourselves eventually in a remote corner of a side chapel, hearing but not seeing the liturgy.

In this cavernous Byzantine structure, a magnificent choir graced the liturgy with the music of Byrd, Victoria, Poulenc, Bruckner. But it was one of the congregational hymns which brought me back to that scene of a man on a cross in the drenching rain outside the Abbey. Rising from thousands of throats, "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" echoed the Salvation Army band: "Love so amazing, so divine, demands my sou!..."

Inan England which these days often seems ready to surrender itself to a new paganism. it was heartening to see, in the streets and in the churches; on this Good Friday 1993, that the faith planted in English soil in the year 597 by another Benedictine had taken deeper root than a casual giance might suggest.

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Christ and Nature in the PostAll but Cardinal O'Connor Positivistic Era." attended the Boston dinner. The New York leader was in Albania Waco cult suicide was with Pope John Paul 1\ for the ordination of Archbishop inevitable, says priest episcopal Rrok Mirdita, who had headed an PROVIDENCE, R.I. (CNS) ethnic Albanian parish outside New The end result of the standoff at York City for 20 years. the Branch Davidian compound The cardinals' dinner is held in Waco, Texas, was inevitable each year to benefit academic probecause of the group leader's apoc- grams at Catholic University, the alyptic vision, according to a national university of the United Providence priest specializing in States, which currently has 6,500 cults. students in 10 schools.

Father Paul E. Desmaris, head Three special guests who of the Providence diocese's Occult attended the dinner are serving in Awareness Ministry, said he was the Roman Curia: Cardinals Wildismayed but not shocked by the liam W. Baum, former archbishop reports that more than 80 Branch of Washington and now head of Davidian members had. died in the Apostolic Penitentiary; EdWaco April 19. "It was just a matmund C. Szoka, former archbiter of time" before the situation shop of Detroit and now head of came to a head, he said. "In weeks the Prefecture for the Economic past, I told others that the comAffairs of the Holy See; and Pio pound had all the elements present Laghi, former apostolic nuncio to for mass suicide. I never thought the United States and now prefect there would be a peaceable end." of the Congregation for Catholic The talk of Armageddon by cult Education. leader David Koresh was the key In accepting the encouragement to antieipating the tragic results, award, Ms. Burns waved to her Father Desmaris said. Other key mother and said, "I've brought elements included the presence of you a lot of pain and embarrassa charismatic leader and followers ment over the years, Mom, but who had "sold body, mind and isn't this night something to soul into dream." remember!" ..4

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The stroyed parishes, meet their lonely sufferings of Catholics in Serbian- and not numerous faithful who remained in those occupied areas," occupied Croatia have increased the letter said. since these zones came under U. N. The bishops estimated that there military protection, said Croatia's are more than 120 parishes which bishops. .

"In some of those areas under they cannot visit.

Bishop Roger Hollis of Portsprotection the destruction and anmoutb, England, said the blame nihilatiOll increased," they said in rested primarily on Serbian "etha letter to the U. N. forces comnic cleansing" policies. mander, Gen. Lars Eric Wahlgren.

Bishop Hollis' report, following The letter was writtert after an April 20-22 meeting of the Croa~ his April 13-17 visit to Croatia-, tian bishops' conference and signed also was made available by Vatiby' Cardinal Franjo Kuharic of can Radio. The Portsmouth dioZagreb, conference president. The cese funds relief projects of the text of the letter was made availa- Croatian Catholic relief agency, Caritas. ble by Vatican Radio.

Ethnic cleansing is a "vicious More than 68 percent of Croatia's 5.4 million population is aspect of this war" and a "systeCatholic. . matic attempt on the part of the The letter said U. N. troops were Serbs to destroy the roots of the forcing Catholics to evacuate "their people," said Bishop Hollis.

"They seem particularly detercentury-old living places" and premined to destroy all religious life, venting priests and bishops from whether Christian or Muslim" he visiting these zones.

Catholics "are not protected but said of the mainly Orthodox Serbs.

A quarter of Croatia has been are continuously under threats that they will be killed" or forced to occupied by the Serbs for two years, causing a flood of displaced flee, it said. persons, he said.

Using the term "voluntary" to Added to the refugees from the describe U.N.-supervised evacuafighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina, it tions is false, it said, charging that means that Croatia is forced to "these people are being routed cope with a. homeless population out." of at least 600,000, he said.

The letter also said nothing is being' done to return displaced . The situation is making "massive demands" on Croatia's poorly people to their homes. equipped economy, said Bishop "The high expectations ... for Hollis. ' our 200,000 displaced faithful to The cost of housing and caring return to their parishes have not for these people is estimated at $80 been realized," it said. million per day, he said.

Bishops have been denied U.N. Croatian Catholics express bitpermission to inspect these zones terness, feeling "they have been since the autumn of 1991, it said.

"Nothing has been done in order betrayed by the West" in this "war to allow them to visit their de- of aggression by Serbia," he said.

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BIRTHDAY BISHOP: Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy of Miami holds colorful balloons that came his way on his recent 75th birthday. As required by canon law, he submitted his resignation to the pope, who has not yet accepted it. The archbishop has headed the Miami archdiocese for II years.

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Seniors target of social security scare tactics Senior citizens continue to be one of the primary targets of direct mail advertisers using scare tactics to solicit money to "save" a Social Security system they claim is in serious financial trouble or to ask for monetary help for their efforts to combat the alleged mishandling of the Social Security trust funds.

And, senior citizens across the country continue to write to the Social Security Administration (SSA) expressing confusion over such mailings. One elderly woman wrote: "This organization was mailing me requests for payments twice a month. I'm in· the low income bracket and their letters to me stated $5 was not enough. So I tried to send them $.10."

Other seniors express contempt for such direct mail practices. This opinion comes from a typical letter: "I think it's wicked to send seniors such scary letters. Social Security is my only income to pay my rent and buy my food."

No Fee Required In another misleading proposal for fees ranging from $10 to $50 or more, an advertiser will offer to obtain an earnings and benefit estimate statement for an individual. The implication is that you can't do this yourself. The truth is , all of these services are available at no cost just by calling the Social Security toll-free telephone number, 1-800-772-1213, any business day between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. ...........

The best times to call are early in the morning, 'early in the evening, late in the week, and toward the end of the month. Furthermore, by taking care of your business yourself, you can avoid delays in the process and be sure you'll get the service you need.

If you're being harassed by direct mail solicitations, or if you receive an offer from a private organization that implies it is connected with the government, send the complete mailing, including the envelope in which it was mailed to you, to: Social Security Administration, Office of Public Affairs, Misleading Advertising, P.O. Box 17740, Baltimore, MD 21235.

If it's more convenient, you can take the entire package, to your local postmaster, or send a complaint that includes the package to: Chief Postal Inspector, United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20260-2100.

You also should report the offender to your State's Attorney General or Consumer Affairs Office and the Better Business Bureau in your area.

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In the confessional, the penitenttore'rriinafo'lks tnar UHC'ur "'.,,"'''~. admitted to having stolen wood solutions to anxiety problems is a from the lumber yll,rd where he generous application of humor. wO,rked. That was serious, the conPsychiatrists, psychologists and fessor said, and for his penance the other health workers are discoversinner was told to go and make a ing the power of humor and a novena. cheerful attitude in helping heal "All right, Father," he replied. the most serious illnesses, and "If you've got the plans, I've got chaplains are being urged to carry the lumber." joke books along with their Bibles.

That's a Catholic as well as a Humor is therapeutic for illness senior citizen joke, and I collect at any age, of course. A glance at them. If you're an older Catholic, the get well cards and books in you probably groaned because hospital gift shops will reveal that you've heard it before, and most tickling our funny bones can help seniors will recognize old confes- in the most critical situations. sions and novenas.

Mainline churches are in trouI also collect senior citizen say- ble these days, with attendance ings and ecumenical religious wit- way down at weekend services and ticisms for any age. I don't have a contributions falling as well. Many joke 'box like some entertainers, reasons have been advanced for but I do have a file 'of witty one- the decline, but I think an injection liners and stories at the back of my of humor in preaching might help.

Lots of assistance is available. speech box usable for most ocMonsignor Arthur Tonne of Marcasions.

Do you remember the one about ion, KS, has published at least five ,the woman who began getting hys- volumes of a series entitled "10kes terical during turbulence on her Priests Can Tell," which could first jet flight? The attendant tried brighten, up a lot of homilies and to calm her, suggesting she might keep the people in the pew awake and coming back. say a prayer. "I don't know how," The Fellowship of Merry Chrisshe cried.

Frustrated, the attendant gave tians, which calls April Holy up and told her to "just do some- Humor Month, publishes a monththing religious." So she took up a ly newsletter, "The joyful Noiseletcollection. That's a religious ter,"which is full of church humor chuckle good for any age or audi- appropriate for most any occasion.

Even the staid British have a ence, regardless of its faith or lack of it. church humor book; it's called By a strange coincidence, April "Christian Crackers." It tells the is both National Anxiety Month story,of the lady who specified in and National Humor M.onth. The her will that she should be crecombination makes it a good time mated. She wanted her ashe's scat-

Responding to the dying ST: AUGUSTINE, Fla. (eNS) - There is a lot to learn from the dying, including how to respond to them, says a nun who is a chaplain for Hospice of northeast Florida.

"People are afraid to visit someone who is terminally ill," said Dominican Sister Mary Ann Enis.

People need to be, aware that a dying person feels isolated, she said. She suggested staying in touch, because it is important for the terminally ill to continue their relationships. Otherwise, it is easy for them to feel abandoned.

"You might say, 'I'm sorry for your pain; do you want to talk about it?'" Sister Enis told Community, St. Augustine's diocesan publication. "In some cases, they will; in others. they won't."

Near the end oflife, when energy and time are at a minimum, the dying person may want to limit who visits. This is not a rejection, Sister Enissaid, but a narrowing of focus.

Respect is essential, which means calling before visiting, knocking before entering a hospital room and refraining from imposing one's own religious beliefs on the other person.

It is helpful to know that on one day the patient will accept what is happening, but not the next day.

People tend to die according to the way they have lived, she said.

They may feel afraid at first because they fear the unknown or because they are not in control, but most believe in an afterlife and eventually they come to a point of peace.

As the body begins the final phase of shutting down, dying persons yearn to "make things right" spiritually and emotionally, Sister Enis added, by mending a troubled relationship, bringing closure to a

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The most popular parish bulle-' tins are those which brighten their pages with cartoons and funny stories. Sprinkles of humor make the appeals, notices, announcements and biblical quotes easier to swallow and digest.

Gerontologists, doctors who specialize in treating the elderly, believe that a bright, cheerful spirit is one of the best medicines for seniors with medical problems, and that a good sense of humor can even prolong life.

I'd ,like to use this column to publish some humor for seniors appropriate for use in homilies, lectures and parish bulletins. If you have a favorite senior "daffynition," joke or story, please send it to me in care of your diocesan paper.

I'll reprint it when there is enough space as long as you give full credit to where you saw or heard it, or I will use your name and home town if it's original. ' Let's spread some joy around, replacing anxiety with some holy humor, and maybe we'll all live longer and happier.

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friendship or seeing someone who has been away.

At the same time, "they may connect with significant persons from their past, like their parents or siblings who have died before them, and see them standing at their bedside. This is not unusual and it helps them to let go," Sister Enis said.

"When the'faffi1lys~y~it;~ OKio let go, this is very helpful to the dying person," she added.

Hospice teaches that "releasing the dying person from this concern [about those being left behind) and assuring that it is all right to let go is one of the greatest gifts you can . give your loved one," Sister Enis said.

A t diocesan health facilities PATRICIA MACPHEE has been named admissions coordinator for Madonna Manor, 85 North Washington St., North Attleboro.

She will assist those .interested in admission to the nursing home and will provide information on long-term care and Manor programs and services to greater Attleboro area residents.

The North Attleboro resident holds a bachelor's degree in health

care administration from Stonehill College, North Easton, and has five years' experience in longterm care. She may be Gontacted at 699-2740.

SUSAN S. CARLSON, RN, of Attleboro has been promoted to director of staff development at the Manor. A nursing supervisor at the home for three years, she holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from Northeastern University.

Honoring older Americans This year, during May, Older Americans Month will once again salute the contributions of older persons and will signal a commitment to renewed efforts to enhance the quality of life for the nation's senior citizens.

Many public and private organizations currently are completing plans for special events that will include open houses, seminars, 'and special programs. Social Security offices throughout the country will join in these tributes to America's senior citizens.

The Administration on Aging (AoA), has asked state and area Agencies on Aging to give special recognition to individuals and organizations that have contributed to the quality of life of older persons.

If you are interested in participating in activities during Older Americans Month or if you want to know what is scheduled in your area, contact the state or area Agency on Aging listed in your telephone directory. Additional information also is available from the Office of External Affairs, Administration on Aging, 330 Independence Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20201.

militant approach. Chavez answered with a water-only "fast and penance" that drew new national attention to the farmworkers' struggle.

He ended the 25-day fast on March IO at an outdoor Mass in Delano, celebrated in Spanish and attended by 5,000 farmworkers. .

That summer Chavez withdrew his pickets from struck grape fields after a picketing seminarian was hospitalized from a beating by a "security guard." He said the union's "commitment to nonvioIence.left it no other choice," and he relied on the national boycott for pressure to bring the growers to recognizing the union.

The Catholic bishops' direct in~ volvement in the farm labor struggle began in 1969 with formation that November of a committee of bishops to mediate between growers and workers. The Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Farm Labor LIFE'S WORK: Cesar Chavez squeezes a bunch of was headed by Auxiliary Bishop grapes as he calls for a grape boycott in this 1986 picture. He Joseph Donnelly of Hartford, was protesting use of toxic pesticides in grape-growing. (CNS Conn.

Cardinal Mahony, then a young photo from UPI) priest of the Fresno Diocese, was named the committee's field secretary in California. Throughout the 1970s he worked almost constantly with Chavez and the growers, first Continued from Page One Msgr. Higgins said. "He estab- through the committee and then as lished a credit union.... His mem- first head of the California Agrigot a high school diploma but bers also found that by banding cultural Labor Relations Board, could quote Pope Leo XIII at together, they could pool their established in 1975 to supervise farmworker strike rallies, Chavez resources and buy the things they union elections in the fields. lived austerely and took only $5 a needed at discount prices. week in pay.

In May 1970, when grower after "In short, the Delano ~orkers grower was finally signing conMasses marked the beginnings and endings of strikes. Union pick- learned what outside union organ- tracts with UFWOC, Chavez told ets often carried the image of Our izers had never been able to teach Catholic News Service that the Lady of Guadalupe and knelt to them. 'They learned the lesson of bishops' committee had set the pray on the picket line. solidarity." stage for settlement by dispelling In Msgr. Higgins's view, Chavez the growers' claims that the work"What [Chavez] is for me is another Jesus Christ. He lived his was "one of the great labor leaders' ers did not want union representafaith ...: I think he was a saint," of this century." tion. said Jesuit Father William Wood, But Chavez died long before In 1973 UFWOC changed its head of the National Catholic achieving his vision of dignity, just name to United Farm Workers of Rural Life Conference's board and wages and safe working and living America. But the Chavez-led union former California Catholic Con- conditions for agricultural workers faced new setbacks as the threeference director. across the country. year contracts it signed in 1970 Like Mahatma Gandhi and the Cesar Estrada Chavez was born came up for renewal. The TeamRev. Martin Luther King, Chavez on a small farm near Yuma, Ariz., sters moved in, establishing "sweetinsisted on nonviolence. He once March 31, 1927. When he was still heart" contracts with growers who called off pickets after attacks on a child his father lost the farm in saw the Teamsters as an opportunthem by hired goons, saying he the Depression, and the family ity to weaken or break the UFWA. would risk the appearance of cav- took to the road as migrant workChavez' life-and-death struggle ing in rather than give up on the ers. with the Teamsters continued until principle.

He dropped out of school by the 1977 when they reached a pact.

His leadership not only inspired eighth grade after having attended The Teamsters continued to reprefarmworkers -:- who until then so many schools along the migrant sent the truckers as they had before had never succeeded in unionizing labor path that he lost count.

Chavez union existed, but they over the long haul, in large part After two years in the Navy' in conceded jurisdiction over field because of the almost insurmoun- World War 11- hejoined in 1944 workers to Chavez. table obstacles posed by their ex- when he turned 17 - he returned By then the momentum of the clusion from the protections of the to the cotton fields in California. late '60s and early '70s was lost, Chavez attributed his education however, and several factors National Labor Relations Act. He also inspired hundreds of in unions and Catholic social internal strife in the union, inCatholic priests, nuns and semi- teaching to Father Donald Mc- creased mechanization in agriculnarians who gave up summer vaca- Donnell, a San Francisco arch- ture, the continuing flow of illegal tions or took sabbaticals to go diocesan priest and social activist immigrants, depressed produce help picket, organize or promote who knocked on his door one day prices - added to the union's difhis national boycotts of grapes while visiting homes in the San ficulties. It never regained the Jose Barrio known as "Sal Si and lettuce. prominence of its early years.

Puedes" (Spanish for "Leave if Some of the bitterest attacks Chavez came to personify not . against him also came from Catho- you can"). only the union he founded but the lic leaders. Daniel Lyons, a conChavez first came to national movement of farmworker rights, servative Jesuit priest who was. attention in 1965 when the infant solidarity and a sense of self-worth later laicized, regularly used his union he had formed in 1962 that stretches far beyond the Uninewspaper, Twin Circle, to accuse still fighting for recognition and its ted Farm Workers.

Chavez of communism. first contracts and known then as That movement is known simply Chavez himself frequently cred- the National Farm Workers Asso- as "La Causa" - The Cause. With ited his success to the backing of ciation - called a strike against the death of Cesar Chavez it has churches - and especially the table grape growers in the San lost its greatest leader.

Catholic Church. "I doubt that Joaquin Valley around Delano. anybody has done as much for us From 1962 on the story of Cesar as Msgr. [George G.] Higgins," he Chavez and the story of the United often said.

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Msgr. Higgins, long the Catholic same.

Louis archdiocese will receive "sigChurch's leading national figure The union had some initial suc- nificant sums" under the undison labor issues, said it was Chavez cesses - contracts in 1966 with closed terms of a settlement of a Schenley Industries and the Di- multimillion-dollar lawsuit against himself who had the insight to form not just a union but a "com- Giorgio Corp.. the two largest several asbestos manufacturers. growers-but faced a long-drawn- The suit, filed by the archdiocese, munity organization."

"For three years [in the early out struggle. was resolved just before it was to 1960s] Chavez gathered the MexiIn February 1968 Chavez faced go to trial in U.S. District Court. can-Americans in Delano, a little a challenge to his principles of Proceeds will be used first to reimtown in the heart of the vineyard nonviolence by rival leader Reies burse the archdiocese for the $3.5 Tijerina, who called for a more area, into a closely knit group," million it spent for legal work. .

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R U-486 action decried WASHINGTON (CNS) - An announcement by the head of the Food and Drug Administration of a step toward U.S. marketing of the French abortion pill, RV-486. shows the Clinton administration's "real agenda" on abortion. according to a spokeswoman for the V.S. bishops.

"Once again. the administration that pledged to make abortion rare has demonstrated its real agenda - to make abortion more plentiful," said Helen Alvare. director of planning and information for the bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.

Ms. Alvare made the comment after FDA Commissioner David A: Kessler announced April 20 that Roussel-Uclaf, the French manufacturer of R U-486, had given the New York-based Population Council license to produce the drug in the Vnited States.

The council will now seek aU .S. manufacturer for RU-486, which must undergo at least two years of testing before final FDA approval is given for its use in the United States.

Kessler said the ag'reement between Roussel-Vclaf and the Population Council was worked out "with the encouragement of the U.S. government."

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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL: At left, more than 1,300 photos of residents of Ejszyszki, Lithuania, line the walls of a three-story tower at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The photos, taken during the 1920s and '30s, were collected by a survivor of the 1941 Nazi raid which killed nearly 90

percent of the town's 3,000 people. At right, an exhibit of a triple-tiered prisoner bunk in a barracks building from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland. (eNS photos from United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)

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Eugene J. Fisher, associate director of the Secretariat for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, called, the new museum's role "extremely important" in "helping all Christians remember what can happen if we're not extremely vigilant."

The nation's only memorial museum to the Holocaust was dedicated April 22, a surprisingly dreary and cold day for spring, at a ceremony attended by several world leaders and a crowd of about 10,000.

In a telephone interview, Rabbi A. James Rudin, interreligious affairs director of the American J ewish Committee, said the museum "makes permanent a piece of history that can't be forgotten."

He said the building's dedication was particularly significant because it occurred during the week his office released a poll showing 22 percent of American adults believe the Holocaust never happened.

Father Edward H. Flannery, a retired priest in Providence, R.I., who wrote an award-winning history of anti-Semitism called "The Anguish of the Jews," related disclaimers of the Holocaust to antiSemitism.

"Anti-Semitism is never dead," he told Catholic News Service.

The priest, who was the U.S. bishops' first national director for Catholic-Jewish relations, said the museum was important not only for the memory of the Jewish people but as a sign for those who say they don't believe such horrible atrocities occurred.

Rabbi Leon Klenicki, director of interfaith affairs for the AntiDefamation League ofB'nai B'rith, said the significance ofthe museum is its "testimony of the evil potential of what humans can do to other humans."

He told CNS the lesson was particularly important now, "especially with what is happening in former Yugoslavia." . . .

References to atrocities committed in the Balkans were mentioned during the dedication ceremony by Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel and President Clinton.

William Lowenberg, vice chairman of the U.S. Memorial Council, also spoke of the parallel between the atrocities committed during the Holocaust and in the Balkans. During a press conference he said he hoped the timing of the museum's opening would "knock sense into people."

Lowenberg, a survivor of Auschwitz and Dachau concentration camps, said the message of the Holocaust was an urgent one, particularly because the survivors were getting older. "We have an obligation to share with the world what people can do to people. We must tell the story, and unfortunately few of us can do it anymore," he said.

A Quiet Place The Holocaust Museum is a quiet place. Its silence forces visitors to hear the millions of voices of those who died under the Nazi regime during World War II. It also gives faces to these unfathomable numbers to etch the devastation in the visitors' minds.

Posted within the permanent exhibit are photos of men and women with shaved heads in striped prison uniforms, emaciated and weary. But almost more piercing are the photos of Jewish men, women and children unaware of their impending doom.

Visitors 'stand inside a threestory tower within the museum that contains about 1,500 photoalbum pictures taken in the 1920s and '30s in the small Lithuanian town of Ejszyszki. The pictures themselves are ordinary; the men, women and children posed in groups or alone, sometimes laughing, often serious. They sat before a camera's eye on a swing, in a field with a lover or with a group of friends or family.

But the photographs hauntingly speak of life and love prematurely cut off. Only 29 of Ejszyszki's 3,500 Jews escaped death by the Nazis during two days of September 1941 when the townspeo-, pie were stripped, shot and thrown into ditches.

The display causes visitors to . question why but does not give much time for contemplation because it is but one display among hundreds.

"There are no answers and this museum is not an answer. It is a question mark," said Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel during the museum's dedi-

cation service attended by several world leaders including Chaim Herzog,president of Israel.

Inside the museum, the questions come fast and hard as image after image assaults the visitor.

Included in the three floors of the permanent exhibit are artifacts as simple as 10 cards and prayer shawls and as chilling as a desecrated Torah ark and canisters that once held the deadly chemicals used in Nazi gas chambers.

Visitors can walk through railway car 31599-G that carried hundreds of unsuspecting Jews at a time to death camps. They can also touch the wooden prisoner bunks from Auschwitz-Birkenau, worn smooth in places from too many bodies.

"If [visitors] think about what they've seen, they will be uncomfortable, and that is good," said museum director Jeshajahu Weinberg during a press briefing.

The uncomfortable feeling starts as soon as one enters the $168 million museum, built with private donations on land donated by the federal government and established by an act of Congress in 1980.

The huge atrium at the building's entrance is reminiscent of a train station. A stairway at the far end leads to a door set in brick that resembles the gate to Birkenau, Auschwitz's killing center.

Once inside the museum, the visitor has stepped into another world. And for the few hours it takes to see the entire exhibit, that world closes in. There are no hallways where one can escape; no opportunity to go back and forth among displays. The museum is designed to make one feel pushed along, almost forced, as were the concentration camp prisoners.

Amid the discomfort, there is also a connection with the persecuted. Visitors are immediately given a computerized identity card of a Holocaust victim who matches their own age and sex. The card includes a short biography which is updated at -stations along the exhibit's route. Only at the end

does one learn the fate of the person on the card.

Other displays also depict the humanity of each Holocaust victim. There is a case of rusted silverware, umbrellas, hair brushes, scissors and kitchen utensils taken from inmates upon their arrival at a camp.

Even more disturbing is a display of 4,000 shoes, browned with age and smelling of dust - taken from'prisoners before their deaths.

Nothing prepares the visitor for this scene. It comes up suddenly, around a corner, and speaks ofthe senseless killings of men, women and children, none of whom knew what would happen that day when they buckled their sandals or slipped on their loafers.

Through each exhibit the dark museum with its grey walls not only tells the story ofthe Jews, but it speaks of all who were victims of the Nazi regime, including persons with disabilities, Gypsies, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses and Catholics.

A picture of Catholic priests in Poland awaiting execution is on display. One priest is standing, the others are sitting on the ground; their faces are expressionless.

The exhibit tells of those who did nothing to help the Holocaust victims - countries that ignored Jewish refugees who sought asy-

lum and headlines which warned of unspeakable terror occurring in Europe.

It also gives credit to the men and women who helped to rescue the Jews. Among the thousands credited with such bravery are several Catholics; including Capuchin Father Marie Benoit, who helped 4,000 Jewish refugees escape to Switzerland and Spain.

Once museum visitors have worked their way down to the end of the exhibit, they can sit in the Hall of Remembrance, where an eternal flame burns over a crypt containing soil from all the concentration camps. .

Words from the Book of Deut~颅 ronomy inscribed on the back wall of the shrinelike room poignantly tell the mission ofthe new museum: "Only guard yourself and guard yourself carefully lest you forget the things your eyes saw and lest these things depart your heart all the days of your life. You shall make them known to your children and to your children's children."

According to Rabbi Klenicki, the Holocaust story is not completely dark. "Beyond tears it manifests the strength of the human spirit that comes out of a relationship with God," he said.

It recounts "people saying 'yes' to God despite everything."

Pope wants 50 new churches in Rome VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II wants his diocese to have 50 new churches built by "a reasonable and meaningful date" - the year 2000.

The diocese of Rome, with 2.7 million Catholics, has some 320 parishes functioning with adequate facilities, the pope said. But another 50 parishes, erected on paper and assigned pastors, have no church of their own.

"The bishop of Rome must listen to the appeal of so many of his sons and daughters who have an equal right to be provided with these essential sacred. structures," the pope said.

The pope met at the Vatican with a' group of architects, engineers, clergy and business leaders working on the project "50 Churches for Rome 2000."

Pellegrino Capaldo, president' of the Bank of'Rome, told the gathering that the 50 new churches would cost about $135 million.

The pope said that for Catholics throughout the world, whether in industrialized nations or developing countries, "the parish church - great or small, majestic or poor - is the point of reference for the faithful, for evangelizatio~, public worship and the organization of charity.

City officials must support the birth of new parishes, he said, especially in Rome where religious art and architecture have made the city "one of the culturally most appreciated places in the whole world."

Pope John Paul said the centurieslong identification of Rome with the best in church art and architecture means that the design of the new churches must be the result of "a creativity in the field of the sacred which is new and, at the same time, respectful ofthe intrinsic and fun<=:tional meaning of a sacred building" and harmonious with its urban surroundings.

Environment is DCCW convention topic Continued from Page One

DCCW CONVENTION: (From top) New DCCW president Bella Nogueira with moderator Father James Lyons (left), Bishop O'Malley and Father Daniel Freitas, pastor of St. John' of God parish, Somerset, where Mrs. Nogueira is a parishioner.

At convention liturgy, Father Lyons installs new officers Lillian Plouff, Mary Geary, Mrs. Nogueira, Betty Mazzucchelli and Judy Pelletier.

Environment pa'nelists, from left, Albert Lees, Jr., Claire McMahon, George Hampson, William Rogers, John J. Gallagher, Gilbert Newton; keynote speaker Whitney Tilt.

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Protection and Safety at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy; William Rogers, manager ofSummertime Laundry in South Yarmouth; Albert Lees, J r., president of Lees Supermarket in Westport; George Hampson, biological research specialist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; Gilbert Newton, president of the Associa,tion for Preservation of Cape Cod and a science teacher at Sandwich High School; and the DCCW's 'Claire McMahon.

Gallagher and Hampson, both experts on oil spills, spoke about the long-Ia.stinge effects of such catastrophl~s on the affected ecosystem.

A salt marsh such as one in Bourne affected by a 1974 spill can take decades to recover from farreaching effects on organisms' mortality and breeding habits, said Hampson. The Bourne marsh is improving, he said, but is not expected to return to its peak for another 50 years.

Hampson and Gallagher emphasized the necessity for ships' crews to be trained to deal quickly with oil spills-and even better, prevent them. The Massachusetts Maritime Academy is currently providing such training, said Gallagher.

While it is the disastrous spills such as the Exxon Valdez incident that spotlight oil pollution, "we all contribute to [it] in ways we are not c;:ven aware of," Hampson noted.

Oil leaks from cars onto roads and parking lots, where it is washed away by rain and leaches into the environment as "road runofL" Other harmful elements in runoff are heavy metals and animal fecal material, which can reach waters In quantities that can cause shellfish bans, said Hampson.

He said all citizens should be concerned that parking lots and roads be designed with proper drainage to prevent runoff into streams, watersheds and drinking water supplies.

Water is also a concern of laundromat owner William Rogers, who calls himself a "reformed polluter."

Realizing that "every drop of water going through the laundry eventually makes its way back to the environment," laden with dirt and detergents, Rogers has installed a filtration system which enables him to reuse 85 percent of the 1.4 million gallons of water his laundry consumes each year.

Filtration "does the same thing Mother Nature does, only faster: it removes impurities from water so it can be used again," he said.

Of the remaining 15 percent of the water Rogers' business uses, 10 percent evaporates and 5 percent condenses with impurities to form a sludge.that is sent to a treatment plant.

The filtered water is not potable, but is usable for other purposes.

Rogers said a residential application of the filtration process is in development. "We're all guilty" of wasting water, he said, from the five gallons used every time a toilet is flushed, the 50 gallons needed for a five-minute shower, and the average 180 gallons per hour consumed by lawn sprinklers.

A typical household uses 500 gallons of water a day, "90 percent of it going directly into the ground," said Rogers.

Like Rogers, Lees has conformed his business to environment-friend-路

Iy standards. In 1978, Lees Supermarket began recycling cardboard; today it recycles 90 percent of its solid waste, including newspapers, glass and other supplies. Energysaving light systems have been installed, and the store stopped selling styrofoam cups five years ago.

Lees said recycling inspires "optimism about the environment rather than gloom and doom" and that small steps can have a ripple effect.

"We got into these [environmental problems] incrementally, and we'll get out of them incrementally," he said.

Newton spoke about the Association for Preservation of Cape Cod's 25 years of work in education, restoring polluted waters and offering conferences and state-ofthe-Cape reports. Major current concerns include groundwater pollution at Otis Air Force Base and repercussions of the Boston Harbor cleanup.

The Air Force base has more than 70 toxic waste sites, with contaminants including pesticides, fuel sludge, paints, solvents and hospital waste. They are 'among the "worst 'toxic sites in the United States-in some areas you can't even walk on the soil without protective clothing," Newton said.

Efforts have been made to contain the sites with plastic coverings to prevent rain from further leaching contaminants into the ground, but the APCC hopes to see some of the hazards removed from the sites altogether.

The Boston Harbor cleanup poses another set of problems for the Cape Cod area, said Newton.

An outfall pipe will pump 500 million gallons a day of primary treated waste into Cape Cod Bay for four years, until a secondary treatment facility is constructed. The waste could have toxic effects on marine life in the area, particularly at Stellwagen Bank, five miles off the Provincetown coast, declared last fall to be a national marine sanctuary.

Newton said the APCC recommends suspending construction of the outfall pipe until the impact on marine species can be assessed an<: until a secondary treatment facility is available.

Mrs. McMahon, the final panelist, explained the "Earth in Our Hands" program instituted by the National Council of Catholic Women in 1991. The council developed information packets which were mailed to all affiliates, offering resources and ideas for environmental action. Mrs. McMahon said she hopes eliminating styro.foam cups at local meetings will be a positive step toward more extensive involvement by members in environmental affairs.

The First Catholic Woman Bishop Sean O'M alley celebrated the convention Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church, urging DCCW members to emulate Mary, "the first Catholic woman."

The gospel account of the wedding at Cana, read at the Mass, describes how Mary urged Jesus to perform his first miracle when the wine supply ran out at the wedding feast. .

The account shows how "Mary holds up our poverty before God and intercedes for us," said Bishop O'Malley.

The Blessed' Mother is "a constant in salvation history," the bishop said, calling her visit to Elizabeth "Mary's first apparition:

she goes to someone in need and brings Jesus into her life."

At the Crucifixion, Jesus "entrusts us to his mother," who was then taken into the household of the apostle John and became a vital part of the first community of faithful.

Mary's words at Cana, "Do whatever he tells you," are the last of her words recorded in the gospel-and are also Bishop O'Malley's episcopal motto.

Through this command, Mary tells us "to be not just hearers but doers of the word," said the bishop.

He told the Catholic women to follow Mary's example in "leading people to Christ, teaching new generations how to pray, having courage to stand at the foot of the Cross and being concerned about others' needs.

"Be like Mary, the first disciple, who reminds us constantly to remember that true purpose and happiness in life will be discovered when we do whatever he tells us."

Officers, Awards At the conclusion of the Mass, Bishop O'Malley and DCCW moderator Father James Lyons installed new officers for the coming year.

Present for the installation were Bella Nogueira of the Fall River deanery, president; Lillian Plouff, third vice president; Betty Mazzucchelli, fourth vice president; Judy Pelletier, fifth vice president; and Mary Geary, recording secretary. Other officers are Katherine Lancisi, first vice president; Theresa Lewis, second vice president; and Maureen Papineau, treasurer.

The bishop also presented Our Lady of Good Counsel awards to outstanding members from each of the DCCW district councils.

Recipients were: Ruth Murray, St. Patrick's parish, Fall River; Eva Oliveira, St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth; Ann Franco, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton; Hilda Ribeiro, St. Mary's, Norton; and Mary O'Brien, St. Elizabeth Seton, North Falmouth.

The 282 convention attendees also heard messages from Mrs. Nogueira and from outgoing president Mary Mikita.

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SOMEBODY LOVE ME Getting into the self-pity trap,

By Mick Conway Teenagers sometimes become playing the blame game of making highly proficient at stuffing their some trifle into a major crisis is an feelings. At a time of life when unhealthy way to deal with unreothers seem to have all the power solved feelings. and control, teens often express Being physically ill can often be feelings by cramming them inside traced to emotional problems. themselves.

Headaches, insomnia, stomach Repressed feelings can be dan- trouble and many other ailments gerous. They may erupt into inap- can' be directly related to what's propriate actions such as abusive boiling inside us.

Even the Lord can take a hit or violent behaviors, hurtful remarks or other uncharacteristic when nerves get frayed to the mannerism. breaking point: "Where are you, "My nerves are shot! I've only Lord? I thought you were supgot one nerve left and you're on posed to be there for me. 'I've it." prayed and prayed and nothing It's easy to relate to those words happens. You've let me down." because we've all been stressed to There's a beautiful verse called the max at. one time or another. "Footprints in the Sand" that says When our emotions come thund- it all in response to those words. e.ring to the surface, we know The speaker in the verse asks God we've reached the limits of our why there was just one set of footendurance. prints in the sand as he or she Feelings are an important part walked in loneliness along the shore , of our psychological make-up. If in a time of trouble. our feelings are hurt, we respond The response is that the footin various ways: perhaps with prints were those of God when he anger, hatred, hostility or aggres" was carrying the suffering person. sion.

In homes where alcoholism or These feelings may not always drug dependency is present, stress be e'xpressed openly, but get stuffed is the common denominator. If a way down deep where they smolder parent is chemically dependent, away, eating at our guts. the entire family system responds And drinking or drug usage can in a variety of unhealthy ways. provoke a volcanic eruption. The Family secrets abound, emotionanxiety level of alcoholics or addicts al turmoil reigns supreme, and and their family members can reach an emotional level that causes feelings get stuffed because there's blow-ups, resulting in injured feel- no appropriate way to deal with them. ' ings and resentments. there is a teenager in the home If Layers ~nd layers of emotional scar tissue may be present in those who is in trouble with alcohol or who have been battling chemical drugs, the same stresses are presdependency. It can be an impenet- ent. No one c~n function normally rable mass that interferes with in an environment that is centered spiritual, emotional and physical around chemical dependency. Even, tually the whole family gets weirdedhealth.

One exarripl~ of'stuffed feelings o'ut from trying to deal with the is the "poor me" syndrome. When nerve-racking effects of stress.

Some form of intervention is we don't deal openly with emotional issues, we sometimes turn needed when stress brings people to the breaking point. Without our wounded feelings inward.

Counting every moment Biding all my time Standing out here on my own Searching for that someone To heal this heart of mine And keep me from being alone But when will it be And how will I know I don't want To wait here forever Somebody love me Come and carry me away Somebody need me To be the blue in their gray Somebody want me The way I've always Dreamed it could be Won't somebody love me, love me I'm waiting for somebody To dance across the floor Sweeping me off of my feet I'm looking for the right one To open up that door, And offer me a tender retreat It's like wanting to sing But needing a song When will I hear The music playing?

Written by Michael W; Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Sung by Michael W. Smith (c) 1992 by O'Ryan Music, Inc., (AS CAP), Emily Boothe, Inc., (BMI), Mal;ic Beans Music (BMI) MICHAEL W. SMITH re~ "standmg out here on my own, minds me of Amy Grant. Both searching for that someone to were stars in Christian music heal this heart of mine." .He before becoming pop recording keeps looking for the right one stars. Their musical styles, and to s\yeep "me off of my feet" to the types of songs they release' end his lon.eliness. are similar.

However, he doesn't seem to Smith's current chart hit is realize that such a person might "Somebody Love Me." The song not cure his pain. Loneliness never mentions the word "lonecan affect your life whether you ly" directly, but that is the feelare in a reJationship or not. . Yet we can minimize the hurt ing the lyrics describe..

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the current state of our romantic lives. Consider these suggestions for diminishing the effects of loneliness.

I. Learn to enjoy your own company. Find creative ways to spend time alone. Discover what fascinates your mind or benefits your physical well-being.

2. Develop a network of people in your life. It helps if we don't depend on just one or a few people to meet our needs for companionship. In fact, cultivate friends of different backgrounds, interests and ages.

3. Allow moments of loneliness to teach you about loneliness in others' lives. Perhaps there are teeris at your school who don't seem to fit into their peer group. Your own loneliness can remind you to reach out to them.

Giving the gift of friendship is a sure way to lessen your loneliness.

4. Take some of the time you are alone and spend it with God. Allow inspiring music to help you lift up your spirit to God. Take time to see God's grandeur in c'reation..

Or just share your thoughts, needs, feelings or dreams with God. All these actions are forms ofprayer. They will deepen the love and companionship you share with God. 5. Don't hide the pain of loneliness, pretending that everything is fine when in reality hurt is a frequent visitor.

Look for a trusted adult who will listen to your feelings. He or she may be able to help you identify ways to establish more connections with people.

It is a mistake to wait for someone else' to ,JixL'Yo.ul" ,life; Use your resources to increase your happiness. Doing so will likely make you more attractive to others and enhance your chances of finding enduring friendships and, in due time, of finding someone to love for life.

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Pope updated on World Youth Day plans chesis program that will precede VATICAN CITY (CNS) - U.S. the papal events in Denver, with church leaders told Pope John cardinals, bishops and others makPaul II that this summer's World ing presentations to· the young Youth Day is shaping up as a people in various languages. significant religious exp'erience "The pope was very pleased, for a record number of young because he does want it to be a people. religious experience for them, with The pope is "very excited about the celebration of the Eucharist, coming and very pleased with the the availability of the sacraments enthusiasm he's sensing for the visit," Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of and catechesis," Bishop Pilla said.

The pope was told that the Cleveland said.

Bishop Pilla, vice president of number of young ,people participating in the whole program is the National Conference ofCathoexpected to top previous youth . lic Bishops, was one of three U.S. ' churchmen who briefed the pope day.

The pope is scheduled to arrive on preparations for the Aug. 11-15 in Denver Aug. 12 and is expected youth day program in Denver.

Archbishop William H. Keeler, to take a day for prayer and rest in the mountains before joining youth NCCB president, and Msgr. Robert N. Lynch, NCCB general secre- day activities Aug. 14. tary, accompanied him.

150 diocesans who will travel to ' the Denver event as a group from VATICAN' CITY (eNS) the Diocesan Office of Catholic Italian nuclear physicist Nicola Youth Ministry helc;l their first Cilbibbo has been named presimeeting April 25. They will leave dent of the Pontifical Academy of for Colorado on Aug. 10 and stay Sciences by Pope John Paul I I. at Annunciation parhih in Denver Cab~bbo. 58. has done important for the week's activities, which ,will research in elementary' particles conclude with an outdoor papal and in construction of a superMass Aug. 15. The diocesan pil- computer to test new theories in grims will be commissioned by physics. He is a member of several Bishop Sean O'Mall~y Aug. 8 at international organizations. includCathedral Camp, East Freetown. ing the U.S. National Academy of Bishop Pilla said the pope was Sciences and the American Acaparticularly interested in the cate- demy of Arts and Sciences.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Apr. 30,1993

in our schools Coyle-Cassidy The Debrabant Chapter of the National Honor Society at CoyleCassidy High School, Taunton, recently welcomed 15 new members at a candlelight ceremony for which the guest speaker was Mrs. Theresa Dougall, principal of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth.

New NHS officers, all juniors, were installed to serve in the coming academic year by the present officers. Incoming are Mark Estrella, president; Lauri Poyant, vice-president; Theresa Arpin, secretary; Samantha Hammond, treasurer.

The Spanish Honor Society received IO new members into the Archbishop Oscar A. Romero Chapter. They were installed by faculty moderator William Breen.

Faculty moderator Sister Laurette DeChamplain installed four new members in the French Honor Society; and four members were received into the Latin Honor Society.

To be presented this weekend by the C-C Drama Club are two performances of "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.

248 students achieved honor roll status for the third marking period at the Taunton school, led by all-A student Kara Sault and 61 students who earned all A and B grades.

TCMS Taunton Catholic Middle School has a'Rnounced~ its· roster- for,the" Lady Crusaders' 1993 softballsea'son. Practice began April 2 and the first game was played April27 against Cohannet School.

Sixth-graderd Kristy Winberg and Corinne Zamaitis have received honorable mentions in a poster contest with the theme "Go the Extra Mile" cosponsored by the National Council for Better Hearing and Speech and the Taunton Quota Club.

Students from St. Mary's and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic schools, also in Taunton, were also cited for their posters.

And TCMS students have published a second issue,of "Class," a magazine containing 40 original writings ranging from essays to poetry. Some selections appeared in the Taunton Gazette as part of a Newspapers in Education program.

The year-long project was directed by sixth grade teacher Lynne Weldon with the aid of other staff members. Both issues of the anthology are sold out but school offi-, cials note that an office copy is available for reading.

St. Joseph, Cheerleaders at St. Joseph's School, New Bedford, placed first in jazz and in prop and novelty dances at a tournament at Shepherd Hill High Scbool, Dudley.

Coach Valerie Gamble, received' the All-American Coach award.

The 13-member squad is headed' by captain Jennifer Silva and Ms. Gamble is aided by Sheri Gentilli.

How To Live "If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.','-Lin Yutang

-BISHOP CONNOLLY High School senior Brian St. Pierre with his exhibit on Low Impact Camping that demonstrated environmentally friendly techniques of outdoor living.

Connolly students celebrate Earth Day Students in George Angelo's environment studies class and Ms. Colleen Smith's freshman biology class hosted an Earth Day celebration at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River. The day offered lectures, workshops and other events planned by the students and Save the Bay, the Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies, the Sachuest Wildlife Refuge and the Westport Watershed Alliance.

Environmental studies students made presentations on aquatic habitats, water quality, 'horticul-

ture, fishing, low impact camping and marine ecosystems, while the biology class presented "Walk the TraiL.to Extinction," an examination of how species can become extinct.

Junior Josh Campos and senior Brendan Martin gave a presentation based on the Lorax, the Dr. Seuss character who, as the Spirit of the Earth, champions care of the environment; and senior Matt Tracy showed slides from Earth Watch exped.itions in which he and his pan:nts have participated.

CTNA. announces youth ,video contest WASHINGTON (CNS) - To help spread the word about a video contest, the V.S. bishops' Catholic Telecommunications Network of Ame'rica is using a more traditional form of communication.

Some 3,000 pieces of mail have been sent to Catholic high schools, campus ministries and diocesan youth agencies to publicize a CTN A contest for videos produced by young people up to age 28.

The two winning entries will get $1,000, a plaque, air time on CTN A - and perhaps on other cable outlets as well. ".I t's more than just doing TV. It's 30 ministry," said F.ather Dennis Diehl, CTNA director of program development.

Programs must be original and between 27 and 29 minutes in length. They may be submitted in one of two categories: high school, ·and college/young adult. Awards will be presented next January.

The contest is a chance to show young video enthusiasts "how to use this medium in communicating the values of the Gospel," Father Diehl said.

He called the contest the brainchild of new CTN A director Peter Dirr. "He saw the need for this and decided we should dothis," Father Diehl said.

Father Diehl noted CTNA does not carry much material for youths or young ad ults, but what is broadcast se'ems to get noticed, for instance a series of live call-in showsTeaturing young adultpane- . lists talking about abortion and AIDS. "Priests have been calling, sayingwe need more things for young people," Father Diehl said. , While it may seem daunting for

young people to put together a show on a shoestring, Father Diehl pointed to "EI Mariachi," a film currently being shown in about 35 V.S. theaters that gained instant fame when it was reported the director made the movie for $7,000.

"Ask an adult to do this and he'll say, 'I need $100,000 to do this.' Young people don't think that way. They get an idea, and then they go out and find ways to do it," Father Diehl said.

Contest guidelines are available from Youth Video Contest, CTN A, 3211 Fourth St. NE, Washington, DC 20017.

Equal a~cess asked WASHINGTON (CNS) ~ Private school students should be able to fully participate in the federal programs and services available to public school students, a Catholic official told Congress.

"Federal programs should accommodate the diversity that exists in American education as one of its strengths," said Mercy Sister Lourdes Sheehan, education secretary for the V.S. Catholic Conference. ' In recent testimony before a V.S. House subcommittee, she emphasized the need to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, which provides federal funds for various educational needs.

Sister Sheehan told the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education that representatives from private schools should be full partners with their public school counterparts in the planning and implementation of federal programs,

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Young Chicagoans toast Hfe CHICAGO(CNS)- Whosays all young adults like to do is party and drink and have a good time?

Well, they may like to do that from time to time. admits 30-yearold John Madigan. But a new organization called Young Chicagoans enjoys combining the party with a special cause - helping young mothers in crisis pregnancies.

Less than a year old, the organization already boasts more than 650 names on its mailing list after only three parties.

"The parties have been incredible," said Madigan, an attorney in private practice. "Names have been pouring in to our mailing list and people keep asking when the next party is."

Earlier this year one party raised $1.000 for the Chicago archdiocesan Maternity Fund from a $25 cover charge. Donations also have been made to four other agencies that support mothers and children.

Madigan said Young Chicagoans began in January 1992, when he and a friend were expressing their frustration about "how little inter·, est our peers seemed to have in really doing something about abortion."

"We knew that anything we did would have to be as nonthreaten· ing as possible," he added. "We came up with the idea of hosting something that all of our friends would come to and have a good time at. Our hope was that people would meet other people they like and want to become a part of this. all the while contributing to worthy causes."

The friends' at the first party each told two friends. and so on. and so on. and so on.

"Because abort,ion has been so politicized, most people will not

even think of the issues facing young mothers." Madigan said.

"That could imply that they themselves are pro-life. and that's a bad label these days."

Madigan himself openly admits his convictions.

"You better believe I'm pro-life, but I'm not going to shove my beliefs in anyone's face," he said.

"I would hope that most people of good will would agree that helping poor women who are pregnant obtain better health care for their babies is a worthwhile thing to do. no matter where you stand on the abortion issue."

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-F~i.; Apr. 30.1993

VOLUNTEER MINISTRY Sisters of Divine Providence, who serve at St. John Evangelist School, Attleboro, offer volunteer ministry for single women 18 and older serving homeless, poor, handicapped c.hildre~, sick and elderly. InformatIOn Sister Mary Francise, (617) 585-7724.

ST. MARY, NORTON Junior high, high school and adult LIFE IN SPIRIT help needed at vacation Bible school REFRESHER,FR for kindergarten - Grade 6 children A refresher course suitable for Aug. 2 to 6. Information tel. 285those who have completed a Life in 3237. the Spirit seminar or for newcomers O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER to the program will begin at 7:30 All welcome at Brewster in Bloom p.m. May 14 at Blessed Sacrament program May I. Parish will offer Church, 2492 South Main St. The karaoke and children's activities I to course will be followed by Mass.

3 p.m. in parish center. All also welWIDOWED SUP.PORT, come at 7 p.m. May I to dedicatory ATTLEBORO concert of classic selections on new Attleboro area Widowed Support organ by famed organist Walter Group members will meet at 7 p.m.

Strojny. The concert honors Mr. May 7 at St. Mary's parish center, and Mrs. Charles Phillips in whose North Attleboro, with Mass offered name the organ was donated to the

by Father William Babbitt. parish.

ST. ANNE, FR Healing Mass 7:30 p.m. May 5 St. Anne novena followed by heal- with Father Dick LaVoie, MS, of ing service 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. the Association of Christian Thera-' pists as celebrant.

COME AND SEE Come and See meeting for single D of I, ATTLEBORO Catholics ages 20 to 40, 5 to 8 p.m.

Alcazaba Circle roll call supper May 16, St. Thomas More parish, and meeting 6 p.m. May 6 with past Somerset. Those planning to attend and present state regents as guests at should call Diocesan Office of Edu- K of C Hall Hodges St. c~tion, t~1. 678-2828, by May 12.

SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Video Will be shown and particiCYO members will aid parishionpants are invited to bring contribu- ers unable to cut their own grass durtions for potluck supper. ing spring and summer. LawnmowNOTRE DAME, FR ers, rakes, etc., must be available on All welcome at Memorial Day site. Call rectory, tel. 676-8463 from Mass at 10 a.m. May 31 at Notre 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. to Dame Mausoleum, 1540 Stafford request service.

Rd., Fall River. Bishop Sean O'MalST. VINCENT de PAUL, ley will be principal celebrant. Notre ATTLEBORO Dame School alumni invited to conClothing needed at Pine Street tact school for information on booSalvage Center; donations may be ster club. Tel. 672-5461. brought to the center 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Mondays or to lower sacristy of St. ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON "Graduating" altar boys Michael Stephen Church, 683 S. Main St. Chaves, Joshua Dorsey and Marc DISABILITIES APOSTOLATE Garcea will be honored at 10:30 a.m.

Mass and social 2 p.m. Sunday, Mass Sunday for their years of servMay 16, at St. Vincent's Home, Fall ice to the parish.

River. Donations of baked goods for social requested.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Volunteers needed for this project ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH providing low-income families with Support and Faith Group for men homes. Information: Dgug Rodrimeets each Tuesday 7:30to 9 p.m. in gues, Bishop Stang High School, tel. church. Information: Patrick Bre996-5602. ault,993-8919.

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Due to limited space and also because notices of strictly parish affairs normally appear In a parish's own bulletin, we are forced t.o limit Items to events of general Interest. Also, we do 'not normally carry notices of fund raising activities, which may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from The Anchor business office, telephone (508) 675-7151.

On Steering Points Items, FR Indicates Fall River; NB Indicates New Bedford.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Women's Guild members from area parishes are invited to join in a living rosary and Benediction service at 7 p.m. May II, sponsored by the parish Women's Guild.

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ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE . All welcome at prayer group meetDonations to Food Pantry welmg 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday in parish comed. Especially needed: crackers, c~apel. Each second Tuesday, spaghetti sauce, canned fruit. VolunLiturgy of Hours is led by Deacon teers needed to aid with activities at Don Biron.

JM L Care Center, Falmouth. Information: Sandy Hartwell, 457-4621.

ST. MARY, NB Food and non-food coupons may be Donations of canned goods and left or taken at parish library. other non-perishable items may be left at Illinois Street church entrance DIVORCED/SEPARATED, FR for distribution by Vincentians.

Two groups meet at 7 p.m. each first and third Wednesday at St. VINCENTIANS, TAUNTON Mary's Cathedral School, Fall River.

District Council monthly meeting One group is for those separated or and .Mass 7:30 p.m. May 3, Holy divorced two years or less and focuses Family Church, East Taunton. on healing and adjustment to life ST. MARY, changes; the other is for those diNORTH ATTLEBORO vorced longer than two years and Congratulations to parishioner focuses on outreach to others. InSist~r Lorna Riordan, professed formation on first group: Sister Apnl24as a Dominican Sister of the Michaelinda Plante, RSM, 678-2828; Presentation. on the second, Sister Christopher K ofC, FR O'Rourke, RSM, 997-7732.

Msgr. John E. Boyd Council will meet 8 p.m. May 4 at Polish National ST. MARY, SEEKONK Drive for children's clothing only Home, Globe Street, Fall River.

2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, May I, church Information: Father James Calnan 679-6732. ' parking lot. All donations will be brought to area St. Vincent de Paul CATHEDRAL CAMP, centers for distribution to meet E. FREETOWN urgent needs.

April 30 - May I: overnight retreat CATHEDRAL, FR for young men considering priestParishioners living outside offihood, sponsored by Diocesan Office for Vocations. cial parish boundaries are asked to bring or mail Catholic Charities doCATHOLIC WOMAN'S nations by May 2, since collectors CLUB, NB will be unable to reach them.

Annual meeting '7:30 p.m. May ST. STANISLAUS, FR I~, Wams,utta Club, County Street, The parish welcomed guests from With mUSical entertainment by the De Rossis.

Twin Falls, Idaho, who came expressly to attend a mission given this O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE past week by Father Carl Schmidt, Parishioners are asked to take the C.SS.R., and Sister Mary Hogan, name of a confirmation candidate OSU. Parishioner Patricia Galkow(posted on the altar) and pray for ski offered them hospitality for the that person as he or she prepares to week. receive the sacrament. It is also recommended that people write a LEGION OF MARY note to "their" candidates, informA spiritual bouquet of rosaries is ing them of the prayers. being collected for Pope John Paul Canes and a wheelchair in good II for the intention of the success of condition are offered at no charge to World Youth Day, to take place in anyone who might need them. InforDenver in August. Those wishing to mation: Mrs. Holmquist, 775-8194: participate may contact any active All welcome to tree-planting 9 member of the Legion of Mary in the a.m. May 5, Ancient Cemetery, Fall River diocese or telephone 995Phinney's Lane.

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SACRED HEART, N. ATTLEBORO Donations of nonperishable foods GOD'S ANCHOR HOLD' for the needy may be left at the Church Street entrance to the church - -this weekend.

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Appeal funds aid women with unplqnned pregnancies, youth, handicappecJ persons, engaged couples, those with marriage problems and th~ sick, poor and elderly. They also provide family life enrichment programs, continuing. formation for clergy and-laity and S(!J.rvf3 q. Vl/lriety of oth.er needs.

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"Y ou have risen almost miraculously from an abyss of tyranny and death," he said during a oneday visit to the Balkan nation April 25.

During the trip, the pope also renewed. his call for peace in the neighboring republics of what was once Yugoslavia <;lnd pleaded for religious harmony in the Balkans.

The pope noted that the faith of Albanians survived the "hard struggle against religion~' led 'by a government that outlawed belief in God "in the name of radical atheism."

The visit brought the pope toa European nat.ionwhere priests were murderedJor exercising their ministry l!-nd. churches were turned into basketball courts.

Albania also needs major social and economic repa.irs after decades of harsh dictatorial rule that isolated it from most of the world, including the Soviet bloc, long before the communist regime (;01lapsed in 199 I. The.pope accelerated the rebirth of Catholicism by ordaining four'

bishops in the northern city of Shkoder during a midday Mass in which he praised the victory of belief over beatings.

"Your experience of death and resurrection belongs to the entire church and the entire world," he said.

The pope remembered bishops and priests martyred under communism. He noted that one of the new bishops, 75-year-old Archbishop Franco IlIia of Shkoder, was condemned to deat.h 25 years ago on the same date, and that the sentence was later reduced .to 20 years of forced labor.

The other bishops ordained were: - Auxiliary Bishop ZefSimoni of Shkoder, 64, who spent 12 years in prison.

- Bishop Robl'<rt Ashta of Pulati, 74, who was forced to give up active ministry and to labor for II years as a construction worker.

-Archbishop Rrok Mirdita of Durres-Tirana., 53, an ethnic All?anian born in neighboring Montenegro, who worked for 20 years with Albanians in.the United States.

Catholics form I I percent of the 3.3 million population in a country wnere 65 percent of the population is Musli.m and 18 percent is Orthodox. All three religions suffered equally under' communism.

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CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES Father Peter Graziano, executive director of Catholic Social Services, which has offices in Fall River, New Bedford, Hyannis and Attleboro, reports that last year the agency provided individual counseling or group therapy to 1,174 persons.

Other figures: • Women receiving pregnancy services: 59 • Adoption services: 8 infants placed; 21 couples approved for adoption; 20 cases assisted in which ~--Jl'-..lTLluO/-iOwJ(,\'S~jL!nl~KI\-I:!Eha(l-l<Io9.tH(9.J:fhff-lulln'l-/}b~u'l-t+<itHh'''a(l,d(J-{JaYs,('e'Fr.H;O~U'JI.S~pff~U·F1rpt1000SSle'!~:~·a''d='opte d persons sought rnformait was the start of the annual Christmas toy run sponsored by tion on birth parents or vice versa New England Vikings Motorcycle Club to benefit Catholic • Foster care services provided Social Services and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Ready. for 16 children for a total of 486 to go are Father Daniel Freitas. director of both the Vincendays

tians and the Catholic Charities Appeal (nearest camera). and M ary- Lou Mancini. Catholic Sodal Services Fall River director. riding pillion on the next cycle. (Hickey photo)

• Information/ referral services handled 954 cases • The soup kitchen housed in the Fall River building of Catholic Social Services served an average of 375 meals per week • -Alcoholics Anonymous served 90 persons weekly • Federal Emergency Manageissued for 2,666 meals • St. Francis Residence for Women in Fall River housed 54 persons

Approximately half the operating costs of this department are funded through Catholic Charities;. therefore the following department activities, as well ;is several others, are partially supported by the Appeal.

• Three or four enrichment days for catechists annually • Six to eight Catholic Adult Religious Enrichment Programs annually • Four professional days and meetings annually for directors/ coordinators of religious education • Six professional days and meetings annually for Catholic school principals • Annual retreat for directors/ coordinators of religious cd ucation • Annual retreat day for school personnel

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PERMANENT DIACONATE The diocesan Permanent Diaconate has 30 deacons assigned to 30 parishes. In addition: • One deacon serves in prison ministry • One deacon visits aged and infirm Portuguese immigrants and one serves porish aged and infirm • One deacon serves the Hispanic apos'tolate • 10 deacons assist in diaconal formation programs • Two deacons serve in the diocesan marriage preparation program • All deacons visit nursing homes and hospitals • Ongoing deacon formation

programs include an annual retreat for deacons'and a biannual retreat for deacons and wives • Teenage children Q.f deacons and candidates attend a teen day of recollection and wives of 28 deacons attend a special wives' program conducted by Domini-, can Sisters, Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of St. Joseph • An annual family day held for ~ deacons, candidates and their families, ~ttracts about 500 people .

• Deacons, candidates'and wives regularly attend days of recollection " • 10 deacons will be ordained .

May 22, thus increasing the number available to serve diocesan needs.

PRO-LIFE APOSTOLATE The Pro-Life Apostolate, directed by Father Stephen A. Fernandes, organized diocesan participation in a January postcard Campaign urging members of Congress to oppose the Freedom of Choice Act. The diocese ranked second in the nation in postcards sent, coming in only slightly behind the firstranked Boston archdiocese.

Other activities in the past year: • Three speaker training workshops • Six informational letters sent to parish pro-life representatives, seven to clergy

• Organization of a diocesan pro-life Mass • Distribution of Respect Life Manual to every diocesan priest and deacon • Curriculum resource list sent to school principals • Pro-life conference for clergy • Quarterly meetings of 10member Diocesan Pro-Life Committee • Participation of some 1,500 diocesan Catholics in Boston Respect Life walk

basis to print media and TV and radio stations, including on occasion background information on human rights and social justice issues.

Press conferences and interviews are arranged when needed as, for instance, on the occasions of the appointment and installation of Bishop Sean O'Malley as diocesan leader.

The office is also a resource to diocesall--agencies and parishes, assisting, as requested, with communication dimensions of their programs.

SPREADING the word about diocesan undertakings aili:lilewsevent.s isilfejob o.Ti1ieDejjaffme-ilTO]CommiTiiR.'a= tions, directed hy Father John F. Moore, assisted by John E. Kearns. far right in photo o.f press conference ht;ld when Bishop O'Malley arrived in Fall River. (Hickey photo)

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• Annual Religious Education convention for catechists • Annual convention for teachers • Four Clergy Day conferences annually • Two priests' retreats annually

'PARISH DIRECTORS and coordinators'(~freligious education pick up informatil)n packets at meeting at Our Lady of Grace parish. Westport.

The Office of Communications serves the diocese in many ways. It arranges broadcast of the Television Mass heard at 8 a.m. each Sunday on WLNE-Channe16 and channels diocesan news to the secular media, maintaining contact with the 46 daily and weekly newspapers, 18 radio stations and 20 cable TV channels serving within. diocesan boundaries.

An office representative is present at all major diocesan rites and .-eYen1£.to facilit.atemediacoverage. and is available at other times as a media information source. The office sends news releases on a timely

• Resettlement services provided for 5 families from Liberia/ Vietnam

The Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities is directed by Father Joseph Viveiros. From its headquarters at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, it has ministered in the past year to 3,905 persons.

A list of its programs and the number of participants in each follows: • Technical assistance, 125 adults • Sign language classes, 225 children

TOP PICTURE: A highlight of the year for the Office of Family Ministry is the annual celebration of sign(ficant wedding anniversaries (~f diocesan couples. Shown ar.e some (~l the c:ouples at the 1992 Mass of Thanksgiving with Father Horace Travassos, Family Ministry director, and Bishop O'Malley. (Studio D photo) Below, candidates in the Pastoral Ministry to the Sick program attend:u retreat, part ofaSeptember to April curriculum that prepares them for the apostolate. (Gaudette photo)

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FAMILY MINISTRY The Office of Family Ministry, directe<lby Father HoraceTravassos, has among its future plans the establishment of RainbowsJor All God's Children, a support program for children experiencing the trauma of divoKe or separation or ofthe death of a parent.

Rainbows has the potential of helping htl_eds of diocesan children~ Other activities during 1992: • Preparation of 2,928 couples for marriage, including 80 Portuguese-speaking couples • 843 served in support groups for divQrced/ separated • 426 served in support groups for widowed • 48 served by Retrouvaille ministry for troubled marriages • 68 participants.in Natural Family Planning instruction groups • 480 participants in adult education workshops on family issues • Organization of annual Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Mary's Cathedral for couples celebrating significant wedding anniversaries : .

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The office of Pastoral Ministry to the Sid, directed by Rev. George C. Bellenoit with Sister Shirley Agnew. RSM, as assistant director, organizes the apostolic wo·rk of chaplains, volunteer pastoral ministers and Eucharistic ministers at eight hospitals within the Fall River diocese. .

By hospitals, the 1991/92 statistics folio": • Charlton MemOf'ial, Fall Rh'er, with two fulltime sister-chaplains, one fUlltime and one parttime priest-chaplain and 20 volunteers/ Eucharistic ministers, recorded 34,365 visits, 19,178 communions, 1,751 anointings of the sick • St. Anne's, Fall River, with three fulltime sister-chaplains, one parttime sisterchaplain, one priest-chaplain and 45 volunteers/ Eucharistic ministers, recorded 22,216 visits, 22,182 communions, 1,957 anointings • St. Luke's Hospital, Oncology Clinle, Mental Health unit and The OakS" skilled nursing facility, New Bedford, with two fulltime sister-chaplains, one parttime sisterchaplain. two priest-chaplains and 92 volunteers/ Eucharistic ministers recorded 42,811 visits, 23,654 communions, 4,434 anointings • Tobey, Wareham, with one fulltime sister-chaplain. priests of St. Patrick's~ parish, Wareham, and four volunteers/ Eucharistic ministers recorded 7,200 visits, 2,880 communions and 156 anointings • Morton, Taunton, with one fulltime sister-chaplain, one priest-chaplain and 52 volunteers/ Eucharistic ministers recorded.22,022 vis.its, 11,682 communions and 1,633 anointings • Sturdy Memorial, Attleboro, with one fulltime sister-chaplain, one fulltimechaplain and 28 volunteers/ Eucharistic ministers recorded 11,007 visits, 9,173 communions and 1,052 anointirigs • Cape Cod, Hyannis, with one fulltimesister-chaplain, one fulltime priest-chaplain and 50 volunteers/ Eucharistic ministers recorded 17,471 visits, 9,585 communions and 2,218 anointings • Barnstable County, Barnstable, with one fulltime sister-chaplain, priest from St. John the Evangelist parish, Pocasset, and four volunteers/Eucharistic ministers recorded 7,200 visits, 3,840 communions·and 36 anointings

• Choir, 150 children • Religious education and other workshops, 80 adults • Prayer services for Crystal Springs School parents and staff.

275 children and adults • Outreach workshops, 1,010 children • Two reading programs, 40 children • Mailing list, 1,000 names • Contacts with family members, professionals, 1.000 .

Sponsored by diocesan members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Vincent de Paul and Nazareth day camps in Westport provide healthy outd()or recreation for youngsters who might otherwise have liule to do during the summer months.

A DEVELQRMENTALL·Y disabled child receives her first .communion alter learning the d([fer.enceb.~t}\'eenJesus Bread and "people hread. " (Gaudette phoio)

• Last summer during the camps' eight-week season, 8 children from Attleboro, 162 from Fall River, 129 from New Bedford and 98 from Taunton attended St. Vincent de Paul Camp, while 10 special needs children from Fall River and II from New Bedford were served at Nazareth Camp.

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OFFICE FOR RELIGIOUS Reporting.on the work of her office. Sister Mary Noel BIute, RS M,Episcopal Representative for Religious, writes: "Since I serve all the religious women and men of the diocese. my office contributes to the welfare of over 625 men and women religious. Also, through speaking at the funerals of deceased religious during the year, I reach and serve another several hundred laypersons and religious.

"In addition, committees work out of my office with members from the Providence diocese who offer services such as workshops, vocation meetings and other types of assistance to religious.

"Finally, I am available to respond to requests for information about religious life, the church and services offered in the area. I estimate .that this office served at least 1000 people last year."

DIOCESAN APOSTOLATE TO PORTUGUESE A newly established diocesan apostolate will serve thePortuguese community under direction of Father John J. Oliveira. It is

presently in the organizational stages and will shortly announce its program.

CAMPERS A T St. Vincent de Paul and Nazarelh dal' ('amps, Westport, f(reetBishop O'Malley. (Breen ph~to)' '

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SISTERS SER VING in the Fall River d.iocese are greeted

by Bishop O'Malley at annual yuletide dinner hosted hy Father Francis L. Mahoney. Vicar for Clergy. at HO~f' Name parish. Fall River. (Gaudette photo)

CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY

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PARTICIPANTS in a symposium of the New England Catholic Collegiate Association at UMass Dartmouthprepare for a dance. (Hickey photo)

Campus ministers are present at in a national Catholic Student Bristol Community College, Fall Coalition Leadership Conference River; UMass Dartmouth, North held in Washington.

Dartmouth; Stonehill College, Other Activities: North Easton; Wheaton College, • A bike-a-thon raising $450 Norton; Massachusetts Maritime for Thanksgiving dinners for needy Academy, Buzzards Bay; and Cape families Cod Community College, West • A Mail-Call Project with over Bal nstable.. .. 2,OOOChrTstmas cards sen-tto1J3: On all campuses counseling is military personnel overseas. UMass available and other programs vary.

Dartmouth ranked second nationAt UMass Dartmouth, with ally and first statewide in number 5,680 students the largest institu- of cards sent tion served, Father Richard Degag• Lenten fast collections raised ne and Sister Madeleine Tacy, OP, are campus ministers. Their office $750 for St. Patrick's Soup Kitis open daily, logging an average chen, Fall River, and Market Ministries, New Bedford .. of 22 office calls a week, plus II • A Newman Lecture Series appointments. It offers students material on Catholic perspectives offered presentations by diocesan on various topics for use in prepar- priests and UMass Dartmouth proing papers or projects or in con- fessors on various aspects of relinection with course work. A Catho- gion, as did Advent and Lenten lic Student Organization meets luncheon talks weekly and a highlight of this year • Seven students prepared for was participation by three students confirmation

CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY

CHRISTIAN Leadership Institute participants prepare a project at the annual weeklong program for parish youth leaders held at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. (Hickey photo)

The Office for Youth Ministry provides printed and audiovisual materials for adult youth advisors in the I I I parishes of the diocese as well as holding many programs for youths themselves. Staff members are also available for consultation and for parish visitation and training.

From April 1992 to March 1993, the following numbers participated in ministry programs: • Youth convention, 800 • Christian Leadership Institute, 75

• Enrichment days for adults.

140 • Retreats. 770 • Youth Advisory Board and Youth Ministry Council, 60 • New England Youth Gathering, 26 • Certificate program candidates, 4 • Planning participation in August trip to Denver for World Youth Day, 150

CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION Activities participated in by the Catholic Youth Organization of the diocese, directed by Father Paul F. McCarrick, have included during the past year:

THIS FALL RIVER SOUTH CYO hockey team wo·n the 1992 Bristol County h(}(.'key<'hampionship. defeating the New Be(({ord. Whalers.

DIOCESAN HISPANICS celebrate the January Feast of the Three Kings at a "conviviencia" or get-together at St. Mary's Cathedral, following a Mass celebrated by Bishop O'Malley. (Young photo)

• Basketball tournaments and cheerleading • Baseball leagues • Hockey programs • Golf tournaments • Various social events

APOSTOLATE TO HISPANICS The Diocesan Apostolate to Hispanics is coordinated by Father Paul E. Canuel, who is also director of its Attleboro outreach. Father Bruno Ciardiello, OFM is director of the New Bedford outreach and of Regina Pacis Hispanic Center on Rivet Street.

Working with them are the Misioneras Guadalupanas del Espiritu Santo, also based in New Bedford.

Hispanics from Taunton, Fall River and Attleboro join annually in enacting a living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro. The moving event is coordinated by Guadalupana Sister Teresa Aguinaga.

Other activites over the years have included fiestas at Regina Pacis Center, camp programs for Hispanic children and participa-

tion in national and regional Hispanic Encuentros or meetings designed to promote social justice and evangelization among the ever-growing Hispanic population ofthe United States, recently found to form more than 50 percent of Catholics in at least 12 U.S. archdioceses and dioceses.

With his background as chairman of the board of directors of the Northeast Hispanic Catholic Center and as the former director of the Hispanic apostolate in the archdiocese of Washington, where he founded a Spanish-language weekly newspaper, Bishop O'Malley has already demonstrated his deep concern for the Hispanic and Portuguese members of the Fall River diocese. Both apostolates look forward to active programs in months to come.

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