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CCAsoars past $2M mark FALL RIVER - Diocesan headquarters of the Catholic Charities Appeal reports that contributions have surpassed $2 million, hopefully indicating that a new record might be achieved during the 2000 spring campaign.

On the issue of increased giving, Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, director of the Appeal, and Michael J. Donly, diocesan director of development, concurred that early returns suggest that many more contributors each year are making use of the pledge system to increase their level of giving.

"We warmly encourage this development," Donly commented.

As the Appeal rolls along, many parishes are preparing and conducting a second mailing initiative, communicating with parishioners who have not yet responded and seeking their participation.

Father Gerald T. Shovelton, whose retirement from the pastorate at Holy'Trinity Parish in West Harwich was recently an-

nounced, recalled having directed 28 parochial campaigns. Those came during his tenure at S1. Rita's in Marion, S1. Ann's in Raynham, and more recently at the larger . parish on the lower Cape.

"I think the Appeal has improved 'a great deal over the years," Father Shovelton said.

"The quality of the material, the video, the brochures and the issues of Sharings have all made the Appeal much more professional."

Father Shovel ton recalled his days as a curate, cooperating with brother priests in conducting the parish drive -every spring. "In those days, the pastors left most of the work to the curates. Today, it's the reverse!"

Although set to enter well-earned retirement from pastor's duties, Father Shovelton said he intends to continue priestly ministry by offering his services to parishes in need of a skilled helping hand.

As for this year's Appeal, "We're still Turn to page six - CCA

COME HOLY SPIRIT - First recipient of the sacrament of Confirmation among the hundreds of candidates from nine parishes of -the Taunton Deanery of the Diocese of Fall River who convened on May 17 fora regional conferring of the. sacrament by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., at Stonehill College, North Easton, was Deanna Aurelio of St. Mary's Parish, Taunton. The ceremonies were held in the college's Sally Blair Ames Auditorium. (Photo

by Stanley A. Bauman)

Assignments of pastors and administrators announced - pages three and five

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St. Louis.'Parish will close in July

Youth Mass to open weeklong eucharistic congress in diocese

By JOHN E. KEARNS JR. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICAll0NS

FALL RIVER - Franciscan Friars of the Renewal Father Stan Fortuna, known fo!, melding music and message in his ministry to young adults throughout the world, WIll celebrate a special Youth Mass to begin the weeklong Fall River Diocesan Eucharistic Congress.

The Mass will take place Sunday, June 18, at 7 p.m., in S1. John Neumann Church, East Freetown.

All are invited to attend.

Information on the Mass has been forwarded to youth ministry directors throughout the diocese, said Msgr. Stephen J. Avila, secretary to the bishop and chairman for the eucharistic congress.

Father Stan, 42, is a member of the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, based in the Bronx, N.Y. He serves in the community'S preaching apostolate, a ministry that allows him ample opportunity to combine his love for music with his love for sharing the Word, particularly with young adults.

An accomplished musician and composer, he sings, FATHER STAN FORTUNA CFR . Turn to page 13 - Youth Mf}ss

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Fewer parishioners, costly structural repairs are said to force its closure.

FALL RIVER - S1. Louis Church, which in its lIS-year history "transformed the lives of thousands of parishioners" in the Fall River diocese, will close at the end of July, a victim of a changing population distribution, loss of vital resource income and the structure's critical need of expensive rep~irs.

In a letter read at Masses this past weekend, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., announced to parishioners that it would be necessary to close the parish at the end of July.

The difficult decision, the bishop said, was necessitated because of diminishing numbers of parishioners, changing demographics in the city and the end of supple-

mental income from rentai of its former parish school.

Bishop O'Malley indicated that he will join the territory which comprises the Bradford Avenue parish to the Cathedral of S1. Mary, located about a half-mile away.

The priests currently serving at St. Louis', who are Missionaries of S1. Charles Borromeo, will be reassigned in the diocese pending approval by their community'S superior. .

Saying that he understands how painful this step will be for many, the bishop reviewed the reasons for the decision, which he made following consultation with the Diocesan Council of Priests and the Office of Pastoral Planning.

He noted that the population of the city has decreased over the years while other areas of the diocese, specifically the towns, Turn to page 12 - St. Louis

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Pa·rishes: celebrate pope's 80th birthday

®httuary Sister Anne Joseph LaPlante SUSC ~

FALL RIVER - Holy Union Home where she had resided.

FALL RIVER - Mass reac!Sister Anne Joseph LaPlante, 91, ' Born in Taunton, the daughter ings were said in Polis!,! and sevthe former Alice LaPlante, died of the late Joseph and the late eral hymns sung in the native May 19 at the Catholic Memorial Anna Marie (Levesque) LaPlante, tongue of Pope John Paul II, at a she graduated from St. Jacques' May 18 Mass marking his 80th Elementary School, Taunton High birthday in. SS. Peter and Paul School and the Bristol Business - Paris~ at Holy Cross Church.

Saint Anne's Hospital The church was filled with School, all in that city., She. rt<gratefullyacknowledgc:s ' ceived a bachelor's degree from schoolchildren from SS. Peter and contributions to the Tribute Fund during Bryant College in 'Providence, 'Paill School, parishioners and Apri I. * R.I., and also studied at New York friends. Parishioners fro'm St. Through your generosity, , University. ' Stanislaus Parish were also inour mission of She entered the Holy Union vited and many attended.

"Caring for Our Community" Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Novitiate in Fall River in 1938, is 'profoundly enhanceil. made her first profession of vows Cap., was principal celebrant of on Sept. 20, 1940 and her final the Mass at which Father Stephen vows on Aug. 1, 1946. ' A. Fernandes, pastor, and Father Sister Anne Joseph taught in Robert S. Kaszynski, pastorof St. the business department of Sacred Stanislaus, were concelebrants. ' Hearts Academy here; and was Msgr. Stephen J. Avila was masprincipal of St. Edward's School, tef of ceremonies. , The readers were Felix Baltimore, Md., and St. Frances de Sales School in New York City. Cierwonka of SS: Peter and Paul IN MEMORY OF: Until her retirement in. 1990, she and Joanna Kuzlik, a fifth-grader, was secretary to the GUld,ance J?e- at the parish scbool. Albert N. Muriel Banky p~rtment at <;oyle and, CassIdy Cartier, chairman of the parish's George Botelho HIgh School m Taunton.

Polish Customs and Traditions John 1. Bishop , Within the Holy Union Con- Committee offered the intercesCarlo Carlozzi greg~tio~, Sister Ann,eJoseph was sions. ' Mary Demetrius Douglas Medeiros, a fourthprovmclal secretary for many Thomas Dzialo years, and from 1959!0 1971 she grade teacher at SS. Peter and Walter J. Eaton was a ge~e.ral ~ouncJ1lor of the Paul, was cantor forthe Mass, and Barbara Fell directed a choir of fourth- and order, ~esldmg I~ Ro~e.

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when we are gathered at the altar successors of the Apostles, but with you. However,on today's only the bishop of Rome is the occasion, you provide for us the successor of one particular unique and concrete link between apostle, St. Peter," Bishop our diocese and the bishop of O'Malley said. "His mission of Rome, whose birthday we cel- unity in shepherding Christ's Church continues in our own day ebrate today."

Bishop O'Malley spoke with through the great gift we call warmth and affection about the Pope John Paul II." Bishop O'Malley told the asHoly Father, extolling his outstanding human traits but also the sembly that he had sent the pope grace which pervades his priestly a telegram wishing him a happy life. He also spoke about the role .' birthday, advising. him of the speof the papacy, given to the Church cial Mass in his honor and assuring him of the prayers of all the

by Christ.

"The bishops are' considered faithful of the Fall River diocese.

,'" .HOLY FATHER - Pope John Paul II's 80th birthday was celebrated May 18 with a Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church. Bishop Sean_ O'Malley, OFM Cap., is flanked by pastor Father Stephen A. Fernandes and Father Robert S. Kaszynski, pastor of Saint Stanislaus Parish. (Photos by Lenny Bouchard) ~APOSTOLIC BLESSING that was presented at the time of the union that has become SS. Peter and Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church, was prominently displayed at the pope's birthday celebration. '

In Your Prayers' Pleqse p~'ay for the following priests duTi~g the coming week '.

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_ May 30 " 1929, Rev.Jordan Harpin, O.P., Domincan Priory, Fall River 1937, Rev. Edmond 1. Potvin, Pastor; St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River ' 1950, Rev. !amesM. QUi'~n, Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro ' 1993, Rev. Robert T. Canuel, St.'j'\nne's Monastery, Fall River May 31 . ~964, Rev. VincentkWolski, OFM Conv., Pastor, Holy <;:ross, Fall River June 3 199 t, Bishop James J. Gerrard, DD; Retired Auxiliary Bishop of Fall River .

June 4, 1920, Rev. Louis 1. Terrien, O.P., Domincan Priory, Fall River 1949, Rev. Jose P. d' Amaral, Parochial Vicar, Santo Christo, Fall River 1979, Rev. George Daigle, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Nor,th Attleboro

THEANCHOR-DioceseofFalIRiver-Fri.,May26,2000

Two new pastors -named ~

Msgr. Stephen J. Avila and Father Michael K. McManus will assume pastorates.

Father McManus will retain his diocesan duties and be pastor of St. Ann Parish, Raynham, also effective June 28..

FALL RIVER - Two diocesan officials will become pastors for the first time.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced that Msgr. Stephen 1. Avila, secretary to the bishop, and Father Michael K. McManus, chancellor of the diocese and administrator of St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset, will take over parishes.

Msgr. Avila will leave his position as Secretary to the Bishop to be pastor of St. John Neumann Parish, East Freetown, effective June 28.

Msgr. Avila is the son of Joseph S., and Alice (Guerra) Avila of New Bedford. Born there, he attended St. John the Baptist Parish: The monsignor, 45, graduated from New Bedford High School in 1973. He graduated from Our Lady of Providence Seminary/Providence .College in 1977 with a ba~helor's degree in philosophy. In September ofthat year he entered the North American College in Rbme. He obtained a degree in sacred theology from the Gregorian University in Rome in June 1980. He was ordained a

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priest on July 18, 1981 by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in St. Mary's Cathedral.

He served as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM. Cap., Bishop of Fall River, :has alll)Ounced the following appointments: Rev. Paul A. Caron from PastorofSt. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet, to Pastor of St. Mary/Our Lady of the Isle Parish, Nantucket.

Rev. Thomas C. Lopes from Pastor of St. Mary/Our Lady of the Isle Parish, Nantucket, to Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, North Easton.

Rev. Craig A. Pregana to Parochial Administrator of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet, while remaining Diocesan Director ofVoca~ tions.

in residence at Holy Name Parish, Fall River. In 1998 he was a part-time. assistant at St. Stanislaus Parish, Fall River. In July, 1999, he was the parochial administrator at sS. Peter & Paul Parish, Fall River, while remaining secretary to the bishop.

On Aug. 19, 1999, he was appointed a Chaplain to His Holiness and made a monsignor.

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Rev. William P. Blottman from Pastor ofImmaculate Conception Parish, Taunton, to Chaplain of Catholic'Memorial Home, Fall River, with residence at Cardinal Medeiros Residence, Fall River.

Rev. Edward 1. Byington from Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis, to Pastor of St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset.

Rev. Raymond' Cambra from Pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish, Fall River, to Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, Fall River.

Rev. Richard L. Chretien from Pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport, to Pastor of Notre Dame Parish, Fall Ri路ver.

Rev. David A. Costa from Pastor ofSacred Heart Parish, Fall River, to Pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, North Attleboro.

Rev. PhilipA. Davignon from Pastor of St. Ann Parish, Raynham, to Pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Osterville.

Rev. Richard E. Degagne from Pastor ofSacred Heart Parish, North Attleboro, to Pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton.

R~v. Stephen A. Fernandes from Pastor of SS. Peter & Paul Parish, Fall River, to Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish~ Hyannis.

Rev. Thomas A. Frechette from Parochial Administrator of Notre Dame Parish, Fall River, to Parochial Administrator ofSt. Peter Parish, Dighton, and Diocesan Director of the Office of Family Ministry.

Rev. Steven Furtado from Parochial Vicar of Santo Christo Parish, Fall River, to Pastor of Holy Ghost Parish, Attleboro. ' Rev. Mark R. Hession from Parochial Vicar of St. Patrick Parish, Falmouth, to Pastor of Our Lady ofVictory Parish, Centerville.

Rev. Michael K. McManus from Parochial Administrator of St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset, to Pastor ofSt. Ann Parish, Raynham, .while remaining Chancellor of the Diocese of Fall River.

Rev. Msgr. John A. Perry from Pastor ofSt. John Neumann Parish, East Freetown, to Pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Falmouth.

Rev. Thomas L. Rita from Pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Osterville, to PastQr of Holy Trininty Parish, West Harwich.

Rev. Stephen B. Salvador from Pastor of Holy Ghost Parish, Attleboro, to Pastor of SS. Peter & Paul Parish, Fall River.

Rev. Horace 1. Trayassos from Pastor of St. William Parish, Fall River, and Diocesan Director of the Office of Family Ministry, to Pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport.

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Opening the world The current China trade battle being waged on the floor of the C~mgress has nurtured a unique labor uprising that is an areaof concern ·and also quite confusing. The roug~house lobbying by the AFL-CIO has forced many members of Congress into an unwanted voting position. The labor vote is being wielded like a destructive and threatening sword, all in the name of the American worker.

In this age of global economics it is truly ridiculous to adopt an isolationist stance. The go-it-alone mind-set is unrealistic, and in the long run will impJode upon this country's laborers.

All of us, whether we like it or not, are becoming more interdependent. From corrimunications to industry, there are more international mergers, buyouts and sales. For example, five na. tions of the European Economic Union make parts for the Airbus plane. This is but one product which ha's helped to fuel 'dramatic and dynamic economies. To think that we need not be part of world trade is self-destructive.. . To be sure, big trade deals are beneficial to big busiriess. In some areas we have a capitalism out-of-control. However, here at home we have to import workers to fill job openings. Our unemployment rate continues to fall. There are plenty of jobs . for those who have the necessary skills, and of course, who want to work. But to use big business as an excuse to thwart international trade makes no sense at alL The unions have made much comment on the plight of the Chinese worker, the denial of human rights and the threats of continued warfare. Yet, these are issues that all who do business with China must face. Where is labor's voice amid the horrors of Africa? Some of the most miserably paid workers' would benefit tremendously by an African trade agreement.

People are le.ss likely to live in a worfd of civil war and tribal battles jf they find some hope in developing economies. For some countries, international trade is their only hope.

This takes on new meaning when we real~ze that normal trade relations represent one of the most effective,ways to expose people to democratic institutions. The access to the entire 'world of telecommunications is one key that will open much of what is now hidden, even in China. 'Opening. the doors to other people has brought down many dictatorial·regimes. Engagement with people of the world will indeed have its effect in China, as it did in I Russia. The strengthening of trade relations and regulations gives the order of law a chance to flourish.

There is always a delicate balance that should be realized in . all trade agreements. The growth of market economies does , indeed demand solving many of the negative side effects that often accompany capitalistic expansion. But not to. chance the sharing of our national prosperity with others because of fear is narrowminded and shortsighted. In today's social order we cannot use such tactics. The' forces of economic globalizatioris are indeed benefiting ou~ nation. In a world of developing ·industries, there are workers who are caught up in a fallout. These workers need to be cared for, and where possible, retrained in skills. American industry and technology must be deve'loped on a global stage. To block such a process because of the fear of foreign competition is to stop the ballgame before it even begins. .

Let's not'forget that the right to have a share of earthly goods sufficient for oneself and one's family belongs to everyone. In this debate let's not ignore the common good.

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Assignment of pastors, administrators announced FALL RIVER - Assignment of 16 pastors and two parochial administrators were announced today by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFMCap. .

The new assignments include: Father William P. Blottman, pastor oflmmaculate Conception Parish, Taunton. He will become chaplain of the Catholic Memorial Home.

Father Edward J. Byington, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis. He will become pastor of St. Thomas More Church, Somerset.

Father Raymond Cambra Jr., pastor of St. Elizabeth Church, Fall River. He will become pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Fall River.

Father Paul A. Caron, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet. He will become the pastor of St. Mary/Our Lady of the Isle Church, Nantucket.

Father Richard L. Chretien, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport. He wil1 become pastor of Notre Dame Church, Fall River. .

Father David A. Costa, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Fall River. He will become pastor of Sacred Heart Church, North Attleboro.

Father Philip A. Davignon, pastor of St. Anne Parish, Raynham. He will become pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Osterville.

Father Richard E. Degagne, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, North Attleboro. He will become pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton.

Father Stephen A. Fernandes, pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church, Fall River. He will become pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis.

Father Steven R. Furtado, . parochial vicar at Santo Christo

Parish, Fal1 River. He will become. pastor of Holy Ghost Parish, Attleboro.

Father Mark R. Hession, parochial vicar, St. Patrick's, Falmouth. He will become pastor of· Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville.

Father Thomas C. Lopes, pastor of St. Mary/Our Lady of the Isles Parish, Nantucket.- He will become pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish, North Easton.

Msgr. John A. Perry, pastor of St. John Neumann Church,.

East Freetown. He will become pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Falmouth.

Father Thomas L. Rita, pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Osterville. He will become pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, West Harwich.

Father Stephen B. Salvador, pastor of Holy Ghost Church, Attleboro. He will become pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish, -Fall River.

Father Horace J. Travassos, pastor of St. William's Church, Fall River. He will become pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport.

Father Blottman was ordained

a priest on Feb. 13, 1965 by Bishop James L. Connolly.

He was a parochial vicar at Holy Family, Tauntqn; St. Mary's, North Attleboro; St. Joseph's, Fall River and St. Mary's, South Dartmouth, bt;fore named pastor of St. Rita Church in Marion in 1983. He became pastor of St. Peter's in Provincetown in 1991 and pastor at Immaculate Conception, Taunton, in 1995. He has also served as assistant director for the CYO in the Attleboro area.

Father Byington was ordained a priest Aug. IS, 1970 by Bishop Connolly. He was a parochial vicar at St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; Sacred Heart, Taunton; St. Paul's Taunton; St. Patrick's, Fall River; St. George's, Westport and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Seekonk. He was named pastor of Sacred Heart, Fall River, in 1986, and appointed pastor of St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis, in 1995.

He wa's also a former editor of The Anchor and former diocesan director of communications. He was chaplain to the Fall River Police Department from 1990 to 1995.

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AIDS Ministry will host day of reflection FALL RIVER - The Office of AIDS Ministry of the Fall River diocese will host a day of ret1ection for persons living with HIV/AIDS and those affected by the virus - families, friends, caregivers - June IO at Bethany House at His Land, Loon Pond Road in Lakeville.

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.grounds, including his dear mother. Jesus had In -regards to the article, "What underlies the. marvelous insight, didn't he? It is truly said that priesthood shortage?" by Father Eugene Hemrick the priesthood has not devoted some of its enorin the May 5 edition; I feel.that a very important mous power and intelligence to giving educated point was missed. Perhaps it is too obvious, es- Catholic women (there are thousands) the opporpecially to those of us who are sensitive to this tunity to enroll in the permanent diaconate - a . problem. Every time women's roles in the Church wonderful ministry where they would shine and today are mentioned, ·the issue appears to be complement the existing ranks. They would inpushed further onto the back burners of the kitchen deed remove a considerable amount of the trestove (indeed a place where women should still mendous burden that our good priests do have at remain from the signals still sent by a number of all parish levels. I also agree that this would certainly compound Father Hemrick's valid concern our 21 st century c1ergy).

I agree that what deters men from becoming about the "muddying" of the diaconate versus the priests is the image of a "confused Church." priest's role in the Church community (never mind Women played such a crucial and founding role that deacons can become priests).

Father Hemrick closes with ''The faster we can in the early Church. They served as deacons, ministered to the sick, and helped to spread the get our house in order," the more inviting it will be "good word of the Lord."Yes, women have been for young men to enter the priesthood. Well then allotted the last two ministries through the sister- -let's call in the experts! Women just happen to hood, lay pastoral care and other parish minis- . be naturals at cleaning up "muddied" areas and tries to a limited extent. Women are finally altar at getting houses "in order" (even very large ones) - no job is too small. servers in a good number of parishes.

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working hard," said Father Shovelton. "Because of the extra time available tq us we are able to send a second mailing out. A couple of years ago, when we first made use of the expedient of a second mailing, it brought us several thousand additional dollars:" Speaking from his perspective oflong experience, he noted that people in general have a much greater understanding and awareness of where the money goes. This, Father Shovelton emphasized, is essential in promoting increased giving.

Contributions may be made at all parishes in the diocese or made directly to Diocesan Headquarters, at Post Office Box 1470, Fall River, MA 02722, or by calling 675-1311.

The following are the leading parishes to date: ATTLEBORO AREA 64,141 Our Lady of Mount Carm'el, Seekonk, $ St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro 35,721 24,374 St. Mary, Mansfield 21,728 St. Mary, Seekonk St. Mark, Attleboro Falls 15,700 CAPE COD AREA St. Pius X, South Yarmouth $ 路136,921 Our Lady of the Assumption, Osterviile 54,261 Our Lady of Victory, O;nterville 47,452 Holy Trinity, West Harwich 44,098 140 ,749 Our Lady of the Cape, Brewster . FALL RIVER AREA St. Stanislaus, Fall River 30,353 $ Holy Name,Fall River .

28,047 St. Thomas More, Somerset 26,815 ,St. John the Baptist, Westport 23,679 Santo Christo, Fall River 21,915 NEW BEDFORD AREA St. Mary, South Dartmouth 39,773 $ Our Lady of Mount Cannel, New Bedford 39,445 St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth 22,703 Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, New Bedford 21,873 St. John the Baptist, New Bedford 21,246 . l~UNTONAREA St. Ann, Raynham $ 33,968 Immaculate Conception, North Easton 17,701 St. Anthony, Taunton ' ,, 15,145 [I; 13,459 Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton " , Sacred Heart, Taunton '13,014

Winston's complaint Acouple of buddies of mine somehow got hold of the In all modesty, I fired off about 1.2 million rounds of column I wrote about mothers and nave been giving me a "Hey!" during my prime parenting days. And now that I bad time about it. Actually, Twas surprised they read it at am a grandfather of a couple of feet-equipped grandsons, all because it was in the Catholic newspaper which, duh, I have found that my "Hey!" has very little rust on it. had absolutely no beer advertising, not one page devoted Just recently I ''Hey'd'' my <:::ampbell William into chokto stock prices and limited sports coverage, much less ing on the Easter bunny's chocolate ear that he was not columns of box scores. supposed to be eating.

And only one cartoon.

As a result, I got "the look" from his mother. I faced her ','I thought you guys r-----------.....jr-:::~--... and countered with an, thought religion was for sisother "Hey!" This, in tum, sies," I told Winston and ,7" '~~,.' was met with yet another Bud. "look" from her mother, "Don't change the sub~WOr 0 who was the one who told ject," Winston replied. ,~~~:.

Campbell to hold off on "'Why clidn't you write anya ' .' ~..:.>;r '~,. eating the bunny ears in thing about how dads can ' ~ the first place. stop kids in their tracks with

By Dan Morris " ,j \ "Hey! What's going "the voice'?',' t~ on?" asked son-in-law, What Winston was whinwalking into the kitchen. ing about is that in the col"Duck," Ttold him. umn on moms Tpaid tribute to "the look" that generations Too late. A "look" caught him off guard and staggered of mothers have developed into a weapon of awe-inspir- him backward two steps. ing efficiency, efficacy and effectiveness, just to repeat I swiveled and shot off a quick "Hey!" at his wife (aka myself, repeat myself, repeat myself. , the mother of my grandchildren), but she had put up a 'That's cool and OK and everything," chipped in Bud, force-field shield路 of eyeball power around her and her using the newspaper as a trivet for his coffee, "but I would mother, so my "Hey!" just hit it and thunked to the floor. put up a dad's bark to a mom's eyeball anytime."

I related the story to Bud and Winston, butldon'tthink Now I am not taking sides here, but they did have a they were totally convinced when I said I thought the little point. A well-delivered, deep-voiced ''Hey!'' can para- skirmish had ended pretty much in a draw.

Iyze a three-year-old and terrify a 15-year-old. ''Whatever:' saidWmston. 'We arejustasking for equal It would be hard to even guess how many lives of little time, ya know?" ones have been extended by "Hey!"just as wee feet were "I'll ask the editor:' I smiled. ''Father's Day is coming about to enter the street, approach a river or start out the and aiL" door.

"Don't let her give you 'the look:" warned Bud. My own father could ''Hey!'' me into a statue from Conunents are welcome. Write Uncle Dan at 441 about the time I was old.enough to walk into pole lamps Church St., San Francisco, CA ~4114; or e~mail: until-:- hmmm - how old was I last birthday? cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

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Q. AU those predictiom we heard about theendofthe reign with him. Then, after seven years of earthquake, world as the new millennium was starting are amusing, famine and other tragedies, the battle ofArmageddon will but also confusing. Television preachers still talk as if destroy multitudes of lives. A millennium' of peace will the time- they call it the rapture- will come any day follow, and finally, sometime, the conclusive total victory now. over Satan.

Where did this religion come from? 1\vo of our Generally, the millenarianists base their theories on a ACUSHNET Edward M. Tokarz, D-M Joseph Vogt, friends are totally taken up with the idea and tell us we complexity of highly unconventional interpretations of St. Francis Xavier: $250 M-M M-M William J. Whelton. are in for a great and terrible surprise. (Florida) apocalyptic passages in the books of Daniel, Ezekiel and Matthew A. Charbonneau; $150 M-M EAST FALMOUTH ' A. The belief that the final coming of Christ is near Revelation, and, in the case of the rapture, First Walter Bohn, M-M Donald R. Lafond; St. Anthony: $2,000 M-M Philip does have a curious, if brief, history. .

Thessalonians 4 and 5. $105M-M laurier Cormier; $100 Fred Bonanno; $1,006 Joseph Reardon; Souza, Eva Rousseau & Pauline $500 M-M Philip Richer; M-M Anthony The idea is not totally, new, of course. We know from A common scenario lists three conditions before all Teixeira, Jose S. Castelo, Bernard M. Briana, Gabriella Kelly & Norma the New Testament that believers'in the first decades of this can happen. A new Jewish state will be founded (alGaudette, M-M Rafael Carreras, M-M Hubert, M-M Melvin Gonsalves; $300 Christianity seriously anticipated Christ's return in glory ready fulfilled). Jews will repossess ihe old city of JerusaJohn lourenco, Pauline Croteau.

M-M Charles Mahoney, Ann Bruno, before the death of people I"--~----"""---r-::iiiiii lem (also supposedly accomATTLEBORO FALLS ' _, Mary Jane Chisholm; $250 Helen then alive. plished in the 1967 Arab-IsSt. Mark: $550 M-M Richard J. Scally, M-M Joseph P. Losi, M-M H didn't take long, raeli war). And the Jewish Gundlach.

George Costello; $200 Richard L BREWSTER Corey; $175 M-M Robert Boccuzzi; however, for the realizatemple will be rebuilt on its Our Lady ofthe Cape: $300Mrs. $150 Margaret R. McGaffigan, M-M ti6~ to sink in that Chrisa ancient site. ,Samuel J. Pattison, Jr.; $200 M-M AnthonySpagone, M-MJohnJ.Tulka; tianity was in for th~.long These conditions explain Francis D. Campion; $125 M-M $125 M,M Joseph ~aruti, Beatrice haul.

As Jesus said, no one much of the fundamentalist Charles Dedon.

Emerald; $129 Mary Little; $100 M-M . knows the day Of the hour.

By ~attier opposition to such ,associaCENTERVILLE Edward L. Dudley, Jr.; Lilliam Yarosh, During'the followiiig tions as the United Nations Our Lady of Victory: $2,000 Rev. M-MJohn Burke, Nancy Andrade, John J. Dietzen , Msgr. Henry T. Munroe; $500 M-M Theophilus Oliveira, Mary G. Dutra, centuries a varietY of.sects and the European Union, and James C. Clancy, John F. Dewey, M- M-M Stephen, P.Holmes, ' Rita appeared, each claiming the militant alliance ofChrisM William Fulginiti, M-M William Antonsen, M-M Frank Lima, M-M that the.flnal time was at hand, but they all died away. tian evangelical bodies with Israel in the Middle past Glover, Patrick,Tobin; $300 Mrs. Jo- George Botelho, M-M louis Fucillo, The modern, and longest lasting, millenarianist move- peace initiatives, all of which are thought to delay the seph C. Cullinan; $250 Mrs. Mary Anne M-M Donald Hoffer, M-M Edward ments began in the 1830s. William Miller, a New York final battle with Satan and thus the final coming ofChrist.

Fenney, M-M Richard Griffith, M-M Sullivan, M-M Edward Kendrigan, Mfarmer and preacher, predicted the world would end on The third condition is particularly Inghtening. Previ. Patrick lee, D-M Kenneth Scalera; ,M Fred Freeman, John P. Cabral, M-M . $200 Kalliope G. Garoufes, Richard Abin Gusciora, Mrs. John Augusta, MMarch 21, 1843, a year he decided upon by counting the ous Jewish temples occupied the site on which now stands Kennedy, M-M Edward F. McBride, M- M William Bonito,. William Ballam, years between the prophet Daniel (Daniel 8) and the resto- the Dome ofthe R:ock, the Mosque ofOmar, an impressive MRobert J. Russell; $150 M-M John ' Thomas Murray, Frank Teixeira, M-M . ration of Jerusalem in 457 B.c. , ' structure which dominates the skyline of old"JerusaIem. It P. Colby, M-M James T. McCarthy, Mrs. Ralph Chasse, M-M Guy, Nickerson, When that and 'other predicted days passed uneventhas been a sacred place for Muslims formore than 1,300 Stephen O'Brien; $125 M-M Donald M-M George Howarth, James S. Pine. fully, he lost a large segment of his clergy and lay follow~ years and is the second most hallowed shrine of the world Morris, ,Hon. -M Joseph Reardon; EAST FREETOWN ers, who had begun calling themselves Adventists ("com- ofIslam. $100 Mrs. Frank Andres, M-M louis St. John Neumann: $110 M-M ,A. Antonellis, M-M Garrett F. Bowler, Michael Conway; $100 Racine ing").

Obviously, the temple could not be rebullt without M-M John D. Boyne, M-M James E. Castaldo, M-M James Ziobro, M-M Some maintained, however, that Christ truly did arrive destruction of this holy place, which from any perspective Buckingham, M-M William Bu~siere, Joseph Herman. 'in 1844, but,invisibly; and they devoted themselves to today would be cataclysmic for world peace. The fundaMrs. Virginia Casey, D-M Gary Chase, . EAST TAUNTON spreading the word, transferring their day of worship to 'mentalist groups we're speaking of, however, believe it M-M William D. Corbett, M-M John F. Holy Family: $500 Holy Family Saturday instead of Sunday. can, in fact must, happen to fulfill the plan of God. Cosby, Mrs. William' J. Cotter, M-M Women's Guild; $250Merle Coughlin, Seventh Day Adventists now have grown into the milCatholics and most other mainstream Christians beWilliam L. Crocker, Mrs. Anthony M-M Paul Tapis; $200 M-M Raymond DeDecko, M-M James W. Driscoll, Mrs. Prunier; $150 M-MFemand Medeiros, lions, but the theme of their mission remains that the See- lieve, as we say in the acclamation at Mass, that Christ will Ralph Duplin, M-M John J. Flynn, Mrs. , M-M Alva R. Cowan; $115 M-M Tho'ond Coming is imminent. They do not foreeast a specific come again. But we don't get heated up ab~ut when, and . Lois Gamble, M-M John F. Grady, Mrs. mas Goggin: $100 Joseph Castro, time. . ' we don't organize our entire spiritual life around supposBernard Hand, Mrs. Edward F. Margaret O'Neill, Stanley Slavick, Jehovah's Witnesses are anotheroffshoot ofthe Miller- edly frightening implications of that event.

Hannan, Ms. Marianne lyons, Mrs. Thelma Wood, Mrs. Jane Henault, Mrs. ites and Adventists. Among other distinctive beliefs, they As bizarre as they may appear to most ofus, these ideas Blanche MacDougal, Mrs. Barbara Mary Murphy, M-M Richard Vincent, hold that Jesus returned invisibly in 1914, and Satan is persist for, a significant part of Christianity. Of the countMaclean, M-M John Mark, M-M Alfred M-M Richard Torres, M-M Mark S. Mcintyre, M-M Joseph McMahon, ,Fowler, Mrs. louis Bonaparte, M-M preparing' for the great battle with Jesus, which could oc- less books on the topic, 'The Late Great Planet Earth;' by Mrs. Charles Miller, M-M Alexander D. Ted labrecque, M-M Jack Tierney, Mcur any day now.

Hal Lindsey, former activist of the Campus Crusade for Morgan, M-M Gary Orman, Mrs. MRichard Martin; Stephanie Turkalo.

Additional millions of fundamentalist Christians are Christ, is an unofficial "bible" of the movement. PubMadeline Ouellette, M-M Kenneth FALL RIVER convinced that the "end" will first bring the rapture (the lished in 1970, tens of millions of copies have been purPerry, lorraine Raleigh, Deacon-Mrs. Blessed Sacrament: $150 M-M "great snatch") when Goo will take up the gocx:l people to chased, and it's still selling.

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St. Vincent de Paul Society adds bi;ns, expands programs FALL RIVER - The Fall River District of the St. Vincent de Paul Society is embarking on a significant expansion of its existing clothing collection program.

At the heart of the plan is the placement ofclothes collection bins on parish property throughout the diocese. The revenue generated from the resale of the donated clothing will help the society with many good works, reported Roland Ducharme, chairman of the St. Vincent de Paul FalI River District Clothing Bin Committee.

Ducharme said that it does not mean the society is getting out of the effort to provide clothing to those in need.

"But we need money to help needy people in other areas of their lives as welI," he said.

The society answered requests for groceries nearly 5,000 times last year. And besides providing clothes it helped people pay for rent, medication and even getting their electricity tumed back on, Ducharme said.

The new program, which involves the Districts of Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton, is the result of an agreement between the St. Vincent de Paul Diocesan Councils of Fall River and Providence, R.I. In the past, the St. Vincent de

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Paul stores and centers in the Fall River Diocese have sold their excess and unusable clothing donations to commercial recyclers. A thriving market for recycled fibers has brought many commercial firms into the market.

The new agreement provides area communities the opportunity to keep the impact of their donations local. The intention is that revenue generated from the sale of the collected clothing will boost the funds available for local good

works and needed assistance, said Ducharme.

The bins, carrying the St. Vincent de Paul logo, will be placed mostly on parish property, with some of them on private property such as the Knights of Columbus or a few locm businesses.

The in.itial program, which be- . gan this month, will provide six to nine bins for placement in each district. As more bins are available they wilI be located throughout the dis- .. tricts, Ducharme reported.

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St.Joseph: $300MaryWhittaker; Mrs. Albina T. Golden; $400 M-M $120 James Ponte; $100 Robert George Cronin; $300 John & Lucy Gagnon, Jr., M-M Thomas Corey.

Welsh, M-M William Godfrey, Robert St. Louis: $300 St. Louis Parish & Catherine Ryan, M-M Ralph Lo Community, $200 M-M Francisco Vuolo, Mary E. Walsh; $200 Rita A. Maurisso; $100 St. Louis Women's McNerney, James T. Reagan, Alfred, Guild, M-M Gilbert ~Heureux, John Fournier, M-M Michael Santos; $150 Victor.

Jean Berry, Mary McLean; $125 M-M 55. Peter and Paul: $500Winifred Paul Goyette, M-M John McKenna; M. Hasprey; $300 Mary Tyrrell; $100 $100 Mrs. William Conlon, M-M RobAlbertN. Cartier, Dr. Pablo R. Cordero, . ert Taylor, Edward Bennett, M-M RiM-M' Norman Comeau, M~M Henry chard Dresser, M-M Robert P. Greene, Hawkins, Raymond Kret, Irene Mrs. Katherine Giardino, Richard &.

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MARION St. Rita: $1,200 Rev. James W. Clark; $1,000 M-M William H. McCabe, Jr., M-M Francis J. Perry; $100 M-M Charles Burnett, Mrs. Daniel L. Murphy, D-M Robert Tremblay, M-M JamesM.Verni,Sr., Stephen Downes, M-M David T. Weber, Sarah & Nat Worley.

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Loyola Press issues first volumes in Bible series

Priest locates· 50-year-old photos with Fatima kin

By Lou PANARALE . By RICK MUSACCHIO CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

NASHVILLE - Father Albert L. Siener had been a priest just four years when he traveled to Europe and had his picture taken with the parents of two of the three children to whom Mary appeared in 1917 at Fatima,Portugal.

It was 1950 and Father Siener had just been assigned as chaplain of the University of Tennessee. But before starting his j()b he decided to take his first vacation since becoming a priest.

"It was the first time that I got away from my parish, this trip around Europe. It was kind of a .grand tour you'might say," he told the Tennessee Register, diocesan newspaper of Nashville.

"That's the way that it was in those days," he recalIed. Now priests get one week a month, he added with a laugh.

Father Siener flew to Europe on July 4, 1950, and then traveled by train and car around the continent in his first trip abroad.

"I've always been a history .buff and loved travel. I knew what· I was looking at when visiting the old cities and sights of.Europe,"· he said.

Since the visions that the three shepherd children had of Mary were welI known, the priest planned a stop in Fatima. The apparitions had been declared worthy of belief by the Vatican in 1930.

Father Siener took an BO·,mile cab ride to the small village outside of Lisbon for a one-day visit to the shrine. The village wasn't nearly as crowded as it is today and he was able to move about freely.

During the visit, Father Siener went to the sites where Jacintil and Francisco Marto and their cousin,

Lucia Rosa dos Santos, had visions of Mary. He met the par~ ents of the Marto children at the family home.

With the smalI Kodak camera the priest had purchased for the trip, he took a snapshot of Jacinta and Francisco's parents behind the stone shack where the family lived in a rustic. village in the mountains. He also had someone take a picture of him with the Martos and the cab driver who drove him from Lisbon. _ The priest also took s,ev<'1ral pictures of the surrounding countryside and important sites reJated . to the apparitions.

"I don't think that anybody has pictures like these," Father Siener sai9 of the photographs of the Martos. "These were the first and last pictures that I ever took." .And he hadn't paid much attention to them over the years..

After getting the color slides from his travels developed, he stored them in boxes and simply packed them along with hi~ belongings when he· moved for different parish. or diocesan assignments.

• Last summer, when he gave a box of slides from 1950 to his brother, the photos were rediscovered..

His brother, George, who was visiting from. Groton, Mass., rememb~red there were some pictures of Fatima and he looked for those in particular. Once he found them, he had them made into prints for the first time.

Both of the MartO parents died' about five ye\lrs after the photos were taken.

The photographer, Father Siener, is now retired and lives in Nashville. He will celebrate the 54th anniversary of his ordination June 15. .

u.s. FATHER Albert L. Siener is pictured with Olimpia (left) and Manuel Marto in Fatima, Portugal, in·1950. The Martos are 'the parents of the Fatima's child visionaries Jacinta and Francisco, who were recently beatified by Pope John P-aull!. (eNS photo from Tennessee Registef)

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former editor of God's Word Today, a magazine ofdaily reflections of Scripture readings.

Based in St. Paul, Minn., Perrotta has more than 25 years of experience as a writer and editor for a.number ofjournals, including Christianity Today and New Cov-

CHICAGO - Loyola Press in Chicago has released the first volumes in a new study series it said was developed to help "the growing number of Catholics who enant. want to read the Bible."

In these new guides, ~e added, "I wanted to apply An announcement on the series, called "Catholic Per- . spectives: Six Weeks with the Bible," said it also aims modemscholarship on a more personal level, presenting it in a way that could relate to help fulfill the Second Vati- . the Bible to their own lives." can Council's mission to make Perrotta described the series access to Scripture "wide open as more of a dialogue than a lecto the Christian faithful." ture that allows participants to get The first four volumes of the . ~'a natural, everyday experience series, edited by Kevin Perrotta, of the Bible that has personal relare: "Psalms: An Invitation to evance in their own lives."

Prayer"; "Luke: The Good News A typical week's discussion of God's Mercy"; "JonahlRuth: opens with a directive to particiLove Crosses Boundaries"; and "Revelation: God's Gift of pants to spend 10 or 15 minutes considering a list ofquestions "to Hope." More guides are planned for the future, and each one can get warmed up for the reading," be used by individuals or Next, the selected Scripture pasgroups. sage is read aloud, then an indi"We found an unfulfilIed vidual or the group spends 10 need in the Catholic community minutes answering suggested for an approach to Bible discovquestions about the text. ery that would fit today's hectic Each week's discussion inlifestyles," said Heidi Toboni, cludes a. narrative that guides director of marketing for Loyola '. participants through the reading Press. and questions to help apply it to Each guide carnes the imprieveryday life. Each guide in'matur of Auxiliary Bishop r",;;.""":''''' cludes narratives to read in beKovln Perrotta Raymond E. Goedert of Chi- - . tween the weekly discussions as cago. Each one covers a six-week '--_ _-1----' well as other suggestions for parperiod and outlines topics for six, 90-minute discus: ticipants. sions. . He said the guides were assembled to be flexible for Perrotta said there is a great deal of interest in Scrip- everyone.. "For those who are really unfamiliar with ture study among adult Catholics, "but they need an the Bible: we try not to assume too much," he told introductory approach."

Catholic News Servi<;e. "But the guides should also be ''CatholicsaIso want to benefit from recent Scrip- helpful to those who have an acquaintance with Scripture scholarship, but they don't want technical answers ture." to questions they haven't asked yet," said Perrotta, For information on ordering, call (800) 621-1008.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - The U.S. bishops will be asked to vote on four media items when they meet in Milwaukee June 15-17.

"Your Family in CyberSpace" is a statement offering parents guidance in helping their children to reap the benefits and avoid the pitfalls of Internet use.

"Renewing the Mind of the Media" is a proposed five~year pledge campaign that will calion Catholics to· take speCific actions to support good programming and discourage immoral and demeaning fare.

"Civility in Media" is a statement urging journalists to "respect ·the humanity of those about whom you report."

The proposed "Protocol for Catholic Media Programming and Media Outlets" sets out voluntary .processes by which electronic media carrying Catholic content can obtain Church approval for describing the media outlet or program as Catholic.

The protocol could be applied to internet sites as well as radio and television outlets and programs.

The 2,5OO-word cyberspace state. ment, reflecting on the abundance of valuable material that co-exists with pornography and hate sites on . the Internet, says going on line with a-computer "can be a little like visiting the best theme park in the world

and coming across a toxic waste bishops themselves, or even between dump." , the bishops and the Holy See." It explains basic computer comThe proposed protocol for Cathomunications terms and offers par'- lic programs or media outlets says ents a checklist of 16 "safe Internet that ra,dio, television and computer use tips. networking "are among the most The proposed "Renewing the powerful means in contemporary Mind lof the Media" campaign society for spreading the Gospe1." would calIon Catholics in parishes The protocol has two main parts. across the country to' sign pledge The first deals with granting cards Dec. 17 this year and on World . Church approval for programs apCommunications Day in May in the pearing on "media outlets not speyears 2001-04. cifically Catholic." It asks such outThe cards say, in part, ''We pledge lets voluntarily to submit proposed to support, in all forms of media Catholic religious programs to the . television, radio, film, video, tele- bishop of the diocese where the outphone, cable services, print, adver- let has its production ,headquarters, tising and the Internet - whatever is with a written request for approval. of moral worth and to discourage evThe bishop is to examine such erything that is immoral and demeans programming and determine the dignity of the human person." whether to grant it a "nihil obstat," The statement on civility in 'the a form of certification that it is in mediasays the nation and the Church accord with Catholic teaching. have benefited from the U.S. media's ''Without this approbation, outhistory of robust engagement in is- lets cannot claim that programming sues and debates. is 'Catholic,'" the protocol says.

Within'the Church as well as in The second part deals with "rasociety; open debate "is an impor- dio and television stations and tant and legitimate di.mension of the websites which intend to function media," it says. as Catholic media outlets." , But it adds that the bishops' ~'have It aSks such an' outlet to apply an obligation to offer leadership" voluntarily for a "nihil obstat" to when such debate "threatens to go the bishop of the diocese where it beyond the bounds ofcivil discourse has its production headquarters; and fosters division between the bish- _ which would be renewable every ops and those they lead, among the five years.

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"Elder Health Alert Take Charge of Your Hospital Discharge," a joint publication of the Ma~achusetts Department of Health and AARP, re-, minds patients, "Before you go to the hospital, plan for coming home." Preparing for a hospital procedure or stay in an acute care hospital can be a very confusing experience.

Before you are admitted to the' hospital, you should discuss with your doctor any questions you have about the specific medical procedure. It is also important to talk with your doctor or a hospital discharge planner to help you and your family decide on the most appropriate setting for care following a hospital stay.

If you are a member of an HMO, the plan has case managers to assist you. , According to the booklet, "How the Medicare Program Protects You," "The length of your ho'spitalization must be based solely on medical necessity. You should be discharged only when you 'are medic'ally ready."

After your hospital stay, you may be able to go home, or you may need to go to an aftercare facility. You should ask the discharge planner to ex,plain your options and whether _your insurance wi II pay for the services you choose.

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In Italian film, knights embark ,on medieval questfor shroud

By BENEDICTA CIPOUA , CAlHOUC NEWS SERVICE

a life, an 'existence;"'the 61 ~year-old director said. ' CAMPELLO SUL CLlTUNNO, The sl1roud, commonly known Italy -'- Amid the verdant tranquillity today as the Shroud of Turin and of Italy's Umbrian hills, violent believed by many to have been albeit fictional- battle cries pierced Christ's burial cloth, goes on dis, the usual silence. ' play in Turin Aug. 12-0ct. 22.

"Bravo, killer!" shouted Italian Its jubilee year exhibition begins film director Pupi Avati after call- in time to allow participants in the' ing a halt to the cameras.

Aug. 15-20 World Youth Day cel- ' He congratulated actor Marco ebrations in Rome to 'view the Leonardi, clad in medieval chain shroud. mail and toting a sword, for a stabWhile in the Middle Ages, said bing job well-done. ' Avati, peopledevoted entire lives to In "Knights of the Quest," Avati a quest, one single project or jourIGUANODONSALADAR and Neera with their Lemur companions find a safe place in tells the story offive knights - three ney, "today our existence is filled the new live-action, computer-animated feature "Dinosaur:' (eNS photo from Disney) Italians, a Frenchman and an En- by so many small things, not one ' glishman - who travel to Thebes, big event."

Avati did his homework in addiGreece, in 1271 to find the holy • tion to cultivating an already active shroud, With a $15 million budget, an J'imagination: He read more than 150 English-spe~ng cast and a decid- rJjooks on the period: ' edly fast-moving, action-driven Starting with Jehan de Joinville, plot, the movie, due to be released who chronicled the life of St. Louis early IX,13th-cenBy ANNE NAVARRO it off their island before it is de- and-true formula of so obviously in '~,._ tury king of CAlHOUC NEWS SERVICE ' a b urst 0 f f'Ire. Upon representing the evil character, the 2001, is nO,t voure d II} typicalltalFrance, and NEWYORK-Aherdofdino- reaching land again, they find a, film never clearly defines one, beian fare. his ill-fated saurs searches for its nesting grounds scorched landscape where they yond the anonymous pursuing Crusade to after a flaming meteor devastates scramble to escape snapping raptors Carnotaur duo, Kron, who comes "I thought that could Lthed " jommg .. a herd 0 f herbivores. the closest to the definition, is never " earth I'n the vI'sually belore be athis chance an HAolty, va I much of the ', d t' . tI' k spectacular ammated adventure, The group is laboriously making its depicted as a truly viG:ious monster, tne 0 s c '''D' to tell a story " (D')' h d 'h f only a misguided one, And no matthaJ: wasn't, as close to . m?saur, ,.Isney., '. way across t e esert 10 opes 0 just Italian, h is tori c a'l DIsney s bIg-budget film (estl- reachlng the safety of its lush nest- ter how cute and true-to-life the charbecause this truth as pos- mates are be~:veen $125 million and ing grounds. Adding to their peril, a acters are, none of them elicits much is a story that sible, ' $200 million) is certainly a feast for pair of even larger leapin' 'lizards of an emotional connection from the audience, regards the Costume the eyes, The animated drama uses are on their trail. .

But despite these few drawbacks, West as a des i g n e r actual landscapes Trom exotic loca'Friction arises when Aladar aids ..,N a n a t~ons such as the Mojave Desert, a slow-movin'g pair (voices of Della "Dinosaur" is a creative glimpse into whole;' Avati .told C a t h o l i c ' Cecchi, who Samoa andJordan, as the backdrop Reese and Joan Plowright) who.ar~ the earth's past - and the .future of News Serh'!s several' for its c,aptivating computer-gener- elderly and cannot keep up with the computer graphics. Even the dullv,ice .on the ITALIAN DIRECTOR Pupi Avati ':~edieval pe-' ~ted ima~~s. ~he results are ~nder- fast-paced herd. The leader, Kron colored scenes of dry, barren earth SIdelines of ( . ht) It "th t R ',nod films to lOgS so lifelike that the VIewer (voice of Samuel E. Wright) stub- are pleasing because oftheir textural the set May' rig . cons.u ~ WI "a~ or aou. her credit, quickly forgets that the prehistoric bornly holds to the survival-of-the- definitions. And the ensemble of I!.

Bova I~ t,he fllml~g of Knights o~ the s a i d beasts are not real: The detailing of fittest theory that directly conflicts voices anthropomorphizes the MeProduc~d Quest: T he movie tells of a Me(jleval, "Knights o,~ , the imagery is amazing; when an old withAladar'smore merciful beliefs. sozoic monsters into creatures with

by A.ntonlO pursuit of the holy shrou.d, later the quest Brachiosaurus strikes the ground Contrary to the notion of sacrific- human traits familiar to the audiA~atI, t~e known as the Shroud ofTunn.(CNS prOVIded a withitsfleshyfoot,itsmusclesjiggle ing the weak for the good of the, ence. dIrector s photo from D4eA Films) fresh chal- and a flurry of dust kicks up. community, ,the film takes a kinder, One note of caution: while the brother~ for , ' . lenge. " The film's main character is a gentlerstandonthos~lessfortunate: plant-eating dinos are for the most DueA Films, and Tarak Ben Am!Uar ~e way Pu.pI. approach.es the three-ton I uanodon named Aladar Aft " th part peaceful, there are some strong and Mark Lombardo for Qumta. story IS very realIStIc, very Simple," ( . fDgB S· . ) h . fi t " er stanng 10 amazement at 'e , ' vOice 0 weeney w 0 IS IrS vivid vistas and realistic dinosaurs scenes with the flesh-devouring Communications, "Knights of the ' she said after conferring with searp,', .

Quest" continues shooting through stresses diligently darning sackcloth', stheen.as an ahb9dut-to-bed-hatehled egg that seamlessly blend together, the Carnotaurs that may be frightening the summer in Umbria, southern tunics. at IS snatc e up an .~ve s over viewer is ready to'concentrate on to young ones, while being less so ''There is a spiritual focus tti'at I' !and, under th~ sea an~ IS lifted aloft the story. But the skimpy plot does , to older children.

Italy and Tunisia and is expected to Due to some scenes of predatory pick up a U.S. distributor. tried to render in the costumes, the 10 a breat?ta\?ng ?perung scene ~e- not offer much in the way of draWith Holy Year 2000 in full five knights' search for their mis- fore landmg 10 a Jungle commu~ty matic conflict. The film relies violence, the U.S. Catholic Conferswing, Avati's film seems well- ' sion, which is manifested by the dis- o~ furry lemurs who tenderly raIse mainly on the visual effects and, sen- ence classification is A-II -'- adults timed, though thedireetor says it was covery of brotherhood among him. sational as they are,the script is the and adolescents. The Motion Pic_ ' When gigantic meteors hit the weak link in an otherwise stunning ture Association of America rating unintentional, as his idea sprang forth them," said Cecchi. is PG - parental guidance sugseveral years ago.

Though some of the knights are earth, pelting it with flames, Aladar movie. ' And while Pope John Paul II did driven at first by commercial aims and his adoptive family barely make Departing from ~isney's tried- gested. ' -'_ not specifically mention the Cru- and hopes of political power, by the sades in his March 12 apology for ,end of the voyage, Avati said, "they accidentally mailed to a girlfriend MacDonald) kidnaps a beloved sins. committed by Christians are touched by a sort of mysterious of ~me of the students that shows dog owned by his mean millionthrough the ages, Avati said he conviction that they are destined t<,> him being unfaithful. Director aire boss (Elaine Strich) anticiwanted to take a critical look at the fulfill this task."

"At a certain point, these knights meaning of the bloody forays:into Todd Phillips' gross-out humor. pating big ransom money, except the Holy Land. 'discover that they are part of a defilm has a brainless plot that por- that the plan goes awry leading ''The story that I tell is'set during sign, and they ask themselves, ',Can ' trays higher education as an ex- him to fake his own kidnapping. a moment in the West in which the it be possible that we, have been cuse for drunken and lewd behav- As directed by Scott Alexander Crusades were becoming unpoplJ- 'chosen?'" he said."lt'~ very Gosior with an onslaught of tedious and Larry Karaszewski, the lar," he said. , pel-like.'~ . . '" ~ vulgarities and inane sight gags dreadful performances and an IC~~Mll)viite '. . . .. .

"People und~rstood that there U.S: ,actor E9ward Furlong, thar only add to the nausea fac- unnecessarily complicated script, were too many massacres,'>Csaid ' who plays a young EtglishItian tor, ·Several sexual encounters, devoid of even mildly humorous ~'lta.IV~Ulllte~ Avati, a practicing Catholic: ' eager for ~dventure, said he "got sporadic nudity,' intermittent drug moments, add up to an awful film.

Reflecting several years ago on 'lost in the script" as'"soonas he NE\~(YORK (CNS) _ Fol- use, comic depiction of suicide Some violence, fleeting drug use " " ,'. low'lng recent capsule reviews andrecurring rough language. The and, sporadic profanity with an what he terms the "dark moment" picked it up. of the holy shroud's history, before ',"They're not m*ing,great epe accounts ofits existence cropped up ics lik~ 'Excalibur' or 'Camelot' any- issued by the U.S. Catholic Con- U.S. Catholic Conference classi- instance of rough language. The in the mid-l300s in France, Avati more," said Furlong, best known ference Office for Film ~nd fication is 0 - morally offen- U.S. Catholic Conference classisive. The Motion Picture Asso- fication is A-III - adults. The imagined the cloth's joumey from' for hi~ roles in "American History Broadcasting. ciation of America rating is R ~ Motion Picture Assodation of X" and the futuristic, "Temiinator "Road Trip" (DreamWorks) the East. ' " America rating is PG-13 - par"Many centuries ago, the West, 2."

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Our Lady of Fatima: $100 M-M Roger E. Berube.

Our lady of Mount Carmel: $1,200 Rev. Antonino C. Tavares; $600 A Friend; $500 Vincent Fernandes, A Friend; $400 A Friend; $350 SI. Vincent de Paul Society; $300 In Memory of M-M Guilherme M. Luiz, A Friend; $275 A Friend; $250 A Friend; $200 Celina Oliveira, Two Friends; $175 M-M Arthur Caetano, Two Friends; $150 MI. Carmel's Woman's Club, Four Friends; $140 A Friend; $125 A Friend; $120 Carlos B. Lima; $100M-M RobertJ.Almeida, ElisaM. Alves, Rui J. Campos, M-M Carlos Farias, In Memory of M-M Antonio Felix and Maria C. Macedo, Manul;lla Fatima Maciel, Mrs. Maria Medeiros, Maria Angelina Medeiros, Eduardo Inacio Melo, MI. Carmel's Confirmation Class 2000, MI. Carmel Seniors, Manuel Rapoza, Jr., Luis Moniz dos Reis, Henrique Rouxinol, Gilberto M. Tavares, Fourteen Friends. . St. Anne: $1,100 Rev. Martin L. Buote, $600 A Friend; $150 Olive Goulart, Joseph Maillet; $125 Jeanne Bowden; $100 Louis Proulx, Diana Carignan, Roger Desroches, Norman Cayer, Raymond Kobza.

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St. Francis of Assisi: $150 In Memory of Louis Bono; $100 M-M David Cabral.

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NORTH ATTLEBORO Sacred Heart: $500 M-M William Moumighan; $300 Edward Romano; $250 M-M Emest J. Collamati; $150 Gerard Desilets, Gertrude Roy; $100 M-M Normand Cloutier, Rita Dargis.

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St. Mary: $500 M-M Charles Nunes, M. Mello/ P. McKnight; $150 Margaret Alves; $100 Alice Laeson, M-M Peter Nicholson.

NORTH EASTON Immaculate Conception: $500 Manuel Paulino; $250 Lewis Chapman; $200 M-M Daniel Dowd; $150 M-M Philip Tarallo, M-M Richard Rhodes; $125 James Gorman; $100 M-M Francis Mahoney, M-M Edward Welch, Dr-M Chri.stopher Corey, Charles McMenamy, M-M Christopher Walsh, Catherine Richard, M-M Martyn Lincoln, Rita Wilde, M-M Ronald Neely, Maria McLellan, Elizabeth Symynkywicz, M-M William McAndrews.

NORTON St. Mary: $200 M-M George Rtzmaurice; $1 00 Mrs. Elizabeth Berry, M-M Joseph R. Daley, M-M Paul R. Grenier, M-M jonathan D. Rowe, M-M Edward Welch, M-M Henry Yelle.

ORLEANS St. Joan of Arc: $1,000 M-M Francis B. O'Neil; $300 M-M Maurice Tremblay; $250 M-M Joseph F. Moran, Omer Chartrand; $200 M-M Lawrence Nugent, M-M James Salmon, M-M Robert Troy, Thomas Lawson; $150 Virginia Kaufman; $135 Helen Rabbitt, $125 Loretta Reiter; $100 Beverly Adamkovic, Dorie Bicknell, M-M Walter Brady, M-M James Cashin, AI Franz, Jr., M-M William Gaudet, M-M Charles Keenoy, M-M John Lennon, M-M Thomas McCarthy, William Miller, Aileen O'Duffy, M-M Stanley.

Paduch, M-M Patrick Reynolds, M-M Sewll Rose, M-M Fred Sauer, M-M William Stempsey, M. Jean Turner, MM Joseph Welch.

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RAYNHAM St. Ann: $1,000 M-M Douglas O'Connor; $500 Mr. Thomas J. Whalen; $300 M-M Edward Whelan; $200 M-M Patrick Cady, M-M Raymond Cooke, M-M Robert J. LeBoeuf, M-M William Vareika; $100 M-M Wayne Barlow, M-M Henry Crombie, Mr. Paul Fountain, M-M Joseph McDonald, Mrs. Kathleen Roberts, M-M Theodore Sargent, M-M William Tripp.

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Italian Catholics protest Gore's support of gay pride meeting , ROME (CNS) - A group of Ital- News Service. ian Catholic legislators has asked U.S. '~s you renew your commitment Vice President Al Gore to reconsider to promoting equal protection under his support for a planned gay pride the law for every citizen andopposmeeting in Rome because it may be ing all forms ofdiscrimination, I stand offensive to the Church. ready to ensure gay and lesbian Ameri''We think there can be no doubt cans have the opportunity to particiabout,the highly controversial and 'pate fully in a nation and a world that confrontational nature of a World Gay, is united in those goals of importance Pride (meeting) right in the jubilee to us all," Gore wrote.

Rome;' said the Italians' letter, refer'The gay pride event is not going ring to the city's participation in the to be a merely cultural and peaceful Church's celebration of Oreat Jubilee gathering confined to the inaccessible of the Year 2000. rooms ofa conference venue;' the ItalThree members of the Italian par- ians said, pointing to a march through liament, including Carlo'Giovanardi, the city that is a central part of the vice president ofthe chamber ofdepu- gathering.

The letter writers asked Gore eities, sent their letter May 17 to Gore after newspapers quoted his letter of ther to request organizers "formally support for the early July event. commit themselves to refrain from any Also signing the letter were the manifestation ofanti-Catholic hatred" president of an Italian Lutheran orga- or that he publicly withdraw his ennization, four Catholic professors, a dorsementofWorldPrideRoma2000. businessman, a writer and the head of Writing about the gay pride event a Catholic family organization. and th~ ,concern expressed by CathoGore's letter to organizers of the lic Church leaders, one Italian news- ' July 1-9 World Pride Roma 2000 said, paper cited Archbishop William J. "I believe with all my hemt that if we Levada of San Francisco. cannot conquer the forces of hatred "I do not view these excesses with and division that still exist in the favor, nor would I like to see such disworld, we can never live in peace and plays in Rome during this holy jubifairness. lee year;' he said. "It is a matter of '''While I regret that I am unable to prudence for the local authorities in join you,I want to offer my very best Rome to consider the potential imwishes for a successful c;vent;' Gore pact of similar activities during the said in the letter obtained by Catholic planned event in Rome."

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Consecration to the Divin~;WIll

Priests say prayer, devotion to Mary help sustain their vocation~

By JOHN NORTON

ity seemed less incisive," he said.'

Father Anastasio told his brother priests not to VATICAN CITY - Service to the needy, daily be afraid to proclaim Christ to all people. He reprayer' and closeness to Mary are the keys 'to sus- called how he had encountered resistanGe, even from taining a priestly' vocation, said priests chosen to fellow priests, when he was assigned to teach religive testimonies during the Vatican's Jubilee for gion at a public high school early in his ministry.

"What hurt most was to hear it said,. even by Priests.

The priests - from Ethiopia, the United ,States some priests, that it was not necessary to propose and Italy - spoke during a gathering at Rome's Christianity to (the students) out of respect for the school's secular nature," he said.

Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

But not to propose Christianity to the ~tu.

Ethiopian Father Mattheos Lessanudents would have meant denying them "a Christos of the Archdiocese of Addis real education, that is, of an introduction Ababa said he first became interested in to the reality of a life which does not rethe priesthood at the age of 12 after seeduce to bourgeois ing a poor priest, ....-:;,~". complacency and' rosary in hand, the delusions of a pass by his house. scooter, a girlfriend Told the priest and a discotheque," he often went hungry said. ' and spent most of his Father Charles M. time visiting people, the Mangan of Sioux Falls, future Father LessanuS.D., told the priests that afChristos curiously asked his ter II years of priesthood he was grandfather about the priest's' "more convinced than ever" of "extraordinary, lifestyle."

Mary's powerful intercession and "He gave me a very brief anencouragement in faithfully livswer which has remained in my memory until now: 'He is a man SERVICE TO the needy, ing his vo~ation.

"She, always nearby, usually of God, a man for all, especially daily prayer and closeness to spoke to me not by way of thunfor the most needy. All his life is Mary are keys to sustaining der but rather by means of the , dedicated to others, following the a priestly vocation. (eNS file whispering breeze, a gentle but ,example of Jesus, whose sacrifice persistent tugging on my mind and , on the cross was meant to liberate photo) heart," he said. others spiritually and materially.'

He said Mary was a spiritual mother especially "This.marked the conception I have of my' vocation to th~ ptiesthood," Father Lessanu-Christos said. of priests, who are "other Christs," and she accomItalian Father Antonio Anastasio, ordained nine , panies them in each step of their ministry.

"The Madonna and I both know that our kind years, said he had learned how important prayer and a healthy interior life'are to fulfilling the priestly Master is not finished with me yet," he said. "I fully . expect her salutary sway over me not to wane but mission.

"The hour of daily silence as well as the recita- to increase during whatever time the benevolent Cretionof the breviary have always been the 'breath' ator will allot me."

The four-day Jubilee for Priests culminated ofthe day,'? said the priest, a member of the ,Priestly May 18, Pope John Paul II's 80th birthday, with Fraternity of St. Charles Borromeo Missionaries.

"If they were skipp~d for some reason, I noticed a papal Mass concelebrated by some 3,000 the loss, and even my missionary and parish activ- priests.' ' CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE .

Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. The'refore, oh adorable Will, p~bstrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Pros~ Continued from page one trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me ~d eclipse all that does not ~rtaiTJ to You, Divine have experienced tremendous Department has indicated to the dioWill. It will be my Life, the center of my ihtelligence, the gmwth. This population shift cese that it will soon no longer need . enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want "necessitates moving 'more of our to rent the building as an annex to the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it priests from the city to areas its Doran Elementary School on away from me and thus form the new Eden .of Peace, of happiwhere the numbers require more Fountain Street, the bishop reported. ness and of love, With It I shall be always happy. I shall ,have priests," he said.

"This will leave a $50,000 a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all ~.ings and The changing city population has shortfall in the parish operating ,affected St. Louis', the bishop said, budget, and this at a time when conducts them to God. . , because the number of its parishio- the church is facing significant Here, prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity ners have diminished in past years. maintenance needs, such as the that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine WIll an.d He said the pa'rish "has remained fi- repointing of the church," Bishop thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature nanCially viable not only because of O'Malley noted. was' created.. the generous support ofparishioners, Parishioners were reminded by , Heavenly. Mother,' Sovereign' and Qu~n of the Dh-:ine Fiat; " but because of revenues 'generated ,Bishop'O'Malley that Jesus Christ, take' my harid and introduce me into th~ Light of tlie Divine ' from rental of the former parish who has been at the center of St. Will. You will be my guide, 11,1y most tender MQther, and will, , school to the City of Fall River."

LOuis Parish during its 115-years, teach me to live in and to maintain my~lf in the order and the However, the Fall River School "transforming the lives of thousand~ bOunds of the Divine Will. ,Heavenly M~ther" I cons~rate my whole being to Your Imm~culat~ Heart. 'You will teach me the' doctrine of the Divine WIll and I will listen most attentively" to'路, Continued from page three Your lessons. You ,will cover me with Your mantle so that the Msgr. Avila, who is a member of , from Holy Cross College in 1976. infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacfedEdento enthe Divine Worship Commission, has After teaching religion and matl)tice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will. been director of the Diocesan Tele- ematics at Coyle and Cassidy and Heart of ,my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your vision Mass since 1988. He is the serving as administrative assistant to flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me.to chairman of this year's Eucharistic the mayor of Taunton,. he entered form in me the Lite of the Divine WilL Congress set fodune 18 through 25. , St. John's Seminary in Brighton in Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my Father McManus _ 1981. He was ordained a priest on heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You Born in Taunton, the son of 'the June 22, 1985 in St. Mary's Cathewill keep my, heart jealouslyand shall never give it.to me again, , late Joseph E, and the late HelenA dral by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. (Fenton) McManus., Father was assigned as parochial vicar at My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in evMcManus, 46, grew up in Immacu- St Mary's Cathedral Parish. In June erything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument late Conception Parish there. He 1986 he was appointed vice chanthat draws all men into the Kllgdom of the Divine Will. Amen. graduated from Coyle and Cassidy . cellor with residence at SLMary's. ' High School in 1972 and received a In December 1986 he was appointed ( In Honor 0/ Luisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 C,hild o/the Divine W~ll) bachelor's degree in mathematics Diocesan Finance Officer and was'

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of faithful parishioners," will be present for them in the parish of their future. ' He suggested that the St. Louis parishioners move together to St. Mary's Cathedral, preserving the community's warmth and friendship while at the same time contributing in a significant way to the building of a vibrant community of faith there. , Lastly, the bishop assured them that their parish priests will help them face the difficult step of closure "with faith and willingness to sacrifice for the good of the whole body of the Church.'"

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reappointed to that post in December 1991. In subsequent years he served weekends at St. Mary's in Mansfield, and in 1993 moved in residence there. In the restructuring of the curia implemented by Bishop O'Malley in September 1994, Father McManus was appointed secretary, for temporalities. In June 1995, he was named chancellor while remaining secretary for temporalities. He has been the administrator at St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset, since the dyath ofpastor Msgr. John 1. Steakem, in October, 1999.

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Dartmouth; St. Mary's, Taunton, esan moderator for the Daughters priest on May 14, 1977 by Bishop He has been pastor of St. Ann's, National Organization for the Con- before being named pastor at St. of Isabella and chaplain to the Daniel A.·Cronin. He was a paro- Raynham, since 1991. He served as tinuing Education of Roman Catho- Mary's, Seekonk in 1987. In 1983 Knights of Columbus. chial vicar at Immaculate Concep- Catholic Charities Appeal director lic Clergy. He has served as vice he was named pastor of Our Lady , Father Travassos was ordained tion, Fall Ri vel'; Immaculate Con- and CYO director for Cape Cod chancellor; as a judge in the Tribu- of the Assumption. He also served May 12, 1972 by Bishop Cronin. ception, Taunton; Santo Christo, and the Islands. nal; as chaplain to Charlton Memo- as director of St. Vincent's Home, He was parochial vicar at St. James' , Fall River; St. Pius X, South Father Degagne was ordained a rial Hospital and the Diocesan AIDS Fall River, and St. Mary's Home, , New Bedford; Corpus Christi; East Yarmouth and was named pastor priest on June 5, 1982 by Bishop. Ministry Office; as moderator of the -' New Bedford. He served as ajudge Sandwich and St. Patrick's of St. Elizabeth"s in 1995.

Cronin. He was parochial vicar at Diocesan Council ofCatholic Nurses; in the Tribunal and as area director Somerset. He was appointed rector Father Caron was ordained on Holy Name, Fall River; St. Anthony is a faculty member of the Perma- for the Catholic Charities Appeal for of St. Mary's Cathedral in 1988 and June 11, 1983 by Bishop Cronin. of Padua, New Bedford; Notre nent Diaconate program; a member Cape Cod and the Islands. He was in 1997 was named pastor of St. He served as a parochial vicar at St. Dame, Fall River, before being ap- of the Diocesan Worship Commit- assistant director of Catholic Social William's. He, served as assistant Mark's, Attleboro Falls and Im- pointed pastor of Sacred Heart in tee; a member of the Massachusetts Services, was Pro-Life director for. chancellor from 1976 to 1983. maculate Conception, North Easton, 1994. He was director of Campus Catholic Conference's Medico- the diocese; was the CYO director With the exception ofFathers Lopes before being named pastor of St. Ministry at UMass-Dartmouth from Moral Committee; a member of the for the Attleboro and Cape Cod arc and Caron, whose effective dates are Francis' in 1996. He was chaplain 1986 to 1994 and was on the Voca- Diocesan Office of Family Minis- eas; and is a former Catholic Chari- June '14, the remainder qf the pastoral at Bishop Feehan High School from tions Team from 1986 to 1991. try; and was a trustee at St. Anne's ties director for the Attleboro area. assignments are effective June 28.

1983 to 1988. He has served as area Father Fernandes was ordained Hospital. He is a member of the Father Salvador was ordained a Parochial Administrators director of the Divorced and Sepa- to the priesthood May 8, 1976 by Equestrian Order of the Holy Sep- priest on May 11, 1974 by Bishop Father Thoinas A. Frechette, rated in Attleboro; coordinated the Bishop Cronin. He was a parochial ulchre of Jerusalem and diocesan li- Cronin. He was parochial vicar at parochial administrator at Notre Attleboro Clothing Drive; was CYO vicar at Holy. Name, New Bedford; aison to that group. _St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; Dame Parish, Fall River, will bedirector for the Taunton Area; was SS. Peter and Paul, Fall River; St. Father Lopes was ordained a St. John of God, Somerset; St. An- come parochial administrator of St. assistant director of the Catholic James, New Bedford; and Christ the priest on Feb. 13, '1965 by Bishop - thony of Padua, Fall River before Peter Parish, Dighton, and become Charities Appeal; is a member of the King, Mashpee. He was appointed Connolly. He was a parochial vicar being named pastor of Holy Ghost diocesan director of the Office of Spiritual Life of Priests Commit- pastor at SS. Peter and Paul in 1993. at St. Elizabeth's, Fall River; St. in 1993. He has also been chaplain Family Ministry effective June 28.

Father Craig A. Pregana, tee; and was chaplain to the Daugh- He has been director of the Dioc- Anthony's, East Falmouth, and St. at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedters of Isabella, Easton Circle. esan Pro-LifeApostolate since 1990; John the Baptist, New Bedford. He ford. He is the Region I chairman director of Diocesan Vocations, Father Chretien was ordained a was marriage preparation director was named pastor of Holy Ghost, of the National Catholic Committee will become parochial adminispriest on May 20, 1967 by Bishop for the Fall RiverlNew Bedford ar- Attleboro, in 1986. He became pas- on Scouting and a member of its trator of St. Francis Xavier ParConnolly. He was a parochial vicar eas; was an auditor for the Tribu- '. tor at St. Mary's, Nantucket, in 1991. Chaplain's Committee. He is chap- ish, Acushnet, while remaining at St. George's; Sacred Heart, North nal; served as secretary to the Priests' He has served as chaplain at Morton lain to the Diocesan Catholic Com- as Diocesan Director of VocaAttleboro and St. Joseph's, New Council; coordinated "We CarelWe Hospital, Taunton and Cape Cod mittee on Scouting. He was dioc- tions, effective June 14.

Bedford. He was named pastor of Share"; 'served as a military, chap- Hospital, Hyannis. He was a memSt. Therese, New Bedford in 1983. lain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve ber of the Pre-Cana Program, the LIGHTHOUSE He was named pastor of Our Lady from 1987 to 1993 and was area Presbyterial Council, the Personnel CHR~BOOKS]ORE of Grace in 1990. He was chaplain 'director of the Catholic Charities Board, and was provincial represenSales And Service tative from Region I to the NFPc. at the Nazareth School and director Appeal tor the Cape Cod area.

• Cards • Bibles~ Father Furtado was ordained a Msgr.JohnA.Perrywasordained of the Catholic Charities Appeal in • Music Fall River's Largest both the New Bedford and Fall River priest on May 12, 1973 by Bishop a priest on Feb. 2, 1963 by Bishop • Rosaries Display of TVs Cronin. He was a parochial vicar at. Connolly. He was a parochial vicar areas. ...

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FALL RIVER (Rt.6) • NO. DARTMOUTH St. Mark's, Attleboro Falls; and St. of Our Lady of Health, Fall River, n~med pastor of Our Lady of VicACro.fS From SkUlK ".S. Next Door In Bunmnwod RtstUTUlfUil 673-9721 Joseph, North Dighton, until ap- from 1991 to 1994. He has also been tory, Centerville in 1980 and was pointed pastor of Sacred Heart in chaplainatSt.Luke'sHospital,New appointed pastor of St. John 1997. He has served as chaplain at Bedford, and Charlton Memorial Neumann, East Freetown, in 1995.

He was named Chaplain to his HoBishop Feehari and Bishop Cpnnolly Hospital, Fall River.

Father Hession was ordained a liness and made a monsignor in high schools; was director of the Diocesan Choir; and served as assis- priest on June 19, 1984 by Bishop August, 1999. He has served as tant director and director of the Of- Cronin. He has been' 11 parochial chaplain at Bishop Stang High vicar at St. Mary's, New Bedford School and UMass'-Dartmouth, and fice for Youth Ministry.

Father Davignon was ordained a and St. Patrick's, Falmouth; and was was a diocesan consultor and secre,priest on May 11, 1962 by Bishop administrator of St. Joan of Arc, Or-, tary for Ministerial Personnel.

Father Rita was ordained on May Connolly. He was a parochial vicar leans and Holy Rosary, Fall River. at St. Pius X, South Yarmouth; Sa- He was pastor of St. Joseph, Taun- . 1, 1970 by Bishop Connolly. He cred Heart, Oa.k Bluffs and St. ton, from 1997 to 1998. He is di-' served as a parochial vicar at St. Mary's, Mansfield. He was ap- rector of the Office of Continuing Mary's, Mansfield; St. Anthony's. pointed pastor of St. Mary, Our Formation and Education of the .East Falmouth; Holy Name, New Lady of the Isle, Nantucket, in 1979. Clergy and Vice President of the Bedford; -8t. Mary's, North

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Youth Mass plays bass guitar and piano and is a member of the Catholic musical group Crispin. He was a professional jazz musician in New York before becoming a priest.

He has recorded nine compact discs on his own label, Francesco Production (www.francescol2roductions.com) an audio recording company he started in 1987 to benefit his community's work with the poor.

An article in Catholic New York described his latest CD, entitled, "Traditional Catholic Hymns" as having something for everyone, "from two classic versions of 'Ave Maria' to a rap on 'Come Holy Ghost.'" It went on to say that the CD's 13 featured selections combine orchestral, classical jazz, Latin jazz, Celtic, folk and contemporary music styles. , Father Stan has become a popular keynote speaker at youth and

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In 1997 he was released from young adult gatherings around the country and around the world. He these duties to concentrate his efnow spends about two-thirds of the forts fulltime to preaching. And year on the road. The other third fulltime it is. Besides his participaremains for his work as a budding ,tion in the Eucharistic Congress in producer at Francesco Productions this diocese this summer, he will be and as music direct6r for his a principal presenter at youth retreats community's parish mission pro- in New Jersey, California, Denver, Alaska, Portugal and Germany. grams.

The eight-day eucharistic conHe became affiliated with the Capuchin branch of the Franciscan gress will also include five eveFriars in 1979. He was one of the nings of reflection by national original members of the Commu- speakers, adoration of the Blessed nity of Franciscan Friars of the Re- Sacrament, opportunities for recnewal when it began in 1987 under onciliation, and an outdoor Mass the jurisdiction of the late Cardinal on the solemnity of Corpus Christi, John O'Connor of New York and Sunday, June 25, at Kennedy under the leadership of Father Park, which will be followed by a eucharistic procession to three Benedict Groeschel, CFR. He was ordained a priest in De- neighboring churches.

For more information on the cember 1990 and has served as the local superior of the community's eucharistic congress, contact your first house, St. Crispin Friary in th~ parish priest or visit the Fall River website atSouth Bronx, and-as director of the Diocesan, . www.fallriverdiocese.org... .community's Padre Pio Shelter.·

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PRINCIPAL KATHLEEN Simpson of Taunton Catholic Middle School congratulates eighth-graders' Janice Glines and Rachel Stahl for placing third in the NASA Student Involvement Program's annual competition. They submitted a project entitled "Watching the Earth Change: Mount S1.

Helens,"-and were chosen from more than 3,000, entries.

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STUDENTS FROM St. Joseph's Church, North Dighton, are greeted by Cardinal Bernard Law from the Archdiocese of Boston prior to the March down to Fenway Park for Pilgrimage 2000. From left are Saint Dorothy Sister Judith Costa, Jessica Lynds, Kelly Borges, Ellen and Brooke McGovern and Rachel Salois. More than 15,000 people participated in the day's events.

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FALL RIVER'- Six students from Bishop Connolly High School recently won awards in The Boston Globe Scholastic Art Awards program. The Gold Key winner was senior Julie Ribeiro and, the Silver Key winner was , freshman Briana Simas, both

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BROTHERS OF Christian Instruction Roger Millette and Francis Blouin recently visited Bishop,Connolly High School, Fall River, to meet with students that the brothers had assisted through donations to the school. They recently contributed more than $5,000 to help defray tuition expenses.

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KINDERGARTEN ST.UDENTS from Pauline Nery and Phylis Goodwin's class at St. Anthony's School, New Bedford, learned what giving is all about when they participated in a recent service project. They collected baby items including strollers', food and clothing for those less fortunate and donated them to the Greater New Bedford Woman's Center.

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Growing on the outside and the inside BY.AMY WELBORN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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CLASS ACT - Students Steven Rys;. Lindsey Viana and Audrey Souza of St. Stanislaus School, Fall River, demonstrate their acting skills in its dinner-theater production "Kokonut High." .

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han High School, Attleboro, was a recipient of the Gold Key award in this year's The Boston Globe Scholastic ~rt Awards for her drawing. The Mansfield resident also received first place for her work from the Massachusetts Wildlife Federation 2000 Junior Duck Contest.

It's always fascinating to watch kids grow.

When I was a high schooI"theology teacher, I was always amazed by the sight of boys returning from summer break, especially between their freshman and sophomore . years.

Most of the boys, it seemed, had grown a foot over the summer.

They'd left the classroom, most of them just a little taller than I, but when they returned, their heads seemed almost to scrape the ceiling.

Girls grow too, of course, but their spurts come earlier, usually in late middle school. When my son graduated from eighth grade last year, there were at least four girls in his class of 24 who were far closer to the six -foot mark than any of the boys..

So yes, everyone WanJs to grow. ~f you're a boy, .XQU want to grow taller and to fill out. You want your chest and' your shoulders to broaden, and you waht to start shaving.

If you're a girl, you want to start looking like a woman and not like a little girl.

It's funny, too, because you can tell that everyone is always quite relieved at starting to really shoot up and develop. Adulthood is on the way. ,.!

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Because, you know, no one - wants to stay a kid forever.

The question is, are you as anxious to grow in other ways as you are to grow physically?

Being adult is about a lot more than how you look. There are lots of overgrown kids walking around in adult bodies. They grew physically, which is effortless, but they forgot that they have to grow internally as well in order to be taken seriously as adults. But that's not effortless, so sometimes we forget to take care of it.

Good for you! You're growing physically. And during this summer filled with sunshine and exercise,

you'll grow a lot more, and you, too, will shock your teachers next fall. But what about the other parts of you?

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ally? Are you leaving childhood selfishness behind and beginning to understand that the world doesn't revolve around you and your needs?

- Are you growing intellectually? Are you reaching beyond the child's tendency to unquestioningly absorb what she's told and really trying to analyze, critique and understand the world around you? :- Are you growing in terms of responsibility? Are you taking more responsibility for your own life and your own choices, realizing that it's time to stop expecting your parents to run along behind you picking up the messes that you make?

- Are you growing spiritually?

Are you taking the time in your life to relate to God in a more intimate way? Are you continuing to grow in faith, or do you not know much more about your faith than you did when y,?u were 10?

I once had an acquaintance who told me that her son had grown a foot in a year. Imagine that growing an inch a month. She said it was a very difficult time, because her son's body was getting beyond him. It was a year fi\Jed with awkwardness and even accidents. And. as you might Imagine, growing tha: fast actually does cause real growing pains.

So yes, .growing can hurt.

Growing can be confusing and frightening.

But if you want to be an adult, you've got to grow. And not just on the outside, either.

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"EFFECTIVE Junior "i~b ~ SOPHOMORE JOHN Jannis from Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, was honored by author Jane Yolen when he sent her a song he composed entitled "Innocence is Not a Crime." He was moved to do so after reading her book "The Devil's Arithmetic" about a Jewish teen who hates the idea of remembering his history. Jannis is active in music at the school and in the diocese.

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Dolan Center, St. Mary's Parish, Taunton When: Tuesday, June 6, 2000 ....Note: No Mass this month 8:00 p.m. Seminar in Dolan Center Presenter: Mr. Michael Miller Director, Youth Apostles/Fall River Youth Minister, Sacred Heart, Newton For: Youth Ministers, Teachers, ReI. Ed. Volunteers, Parents, Priests , Info: Youth Apostles (508) 672·2755 Mr. Michael Miller, Director (617) 641·9561

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:Iteering pOintl Publicity Chairmen are in the CCDcenter of Our Lady of asked to submit news items for Victory Church. It will be themed this column to The Anchor, P.O. "How Long Will the Pain Last?" For Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name more information call Dorothyann. of city or town should! be in- , Callahan at (617) 267-5258. eluded, as well as full dates of . all activities. DEADLiINE IS EAST FREETOWJ'l - The NOON ON MONDAYS. Immigration Law, Education and Events published must be of Advocacy Project and Catholic Sointerest and open to our gen- cial Services will present the annual eral ~eadership. We do not nor·· Conference on Immigration Law· mally carry notices of fund- and Public Benefits oil June 7 from raising activities, which may be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cathedial advertised at our regular rates, Camp Retreat and Conference Cenobtainable from our business ter. For registration information conoffice at (508)675-7151. tact Catholic Social Services at 6744681.

ATTLEBORO - Singer and MASHPEE - A young adult guitarist John Polce will perform at the La Salette Shrine chapel tonight prayer group meets on the first and at 7:30 p.m. This evening of.ssmg, third Wednesday of each month at witness and prayer, is entitled Christ the King Church. For more "Bethany Nights," will include the information call Heather Kirby at -opportunity for people to be prayed 548-2364. over individually.

MASHPEE - An Ecumenical A healing service and Mass will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Day Service will be held Shrine. It will be led by Father Pat. on May 29 at 11 a.m. at Mashpee For more information call 222-541 O. High School. Glenn Marshall, aVietTours of the new Shrine Church nam Veteran and president of the will begin .on Sunday at 1: 15 p.m.. Mashpee WampanoagTribal Coun~ and be held for the next three weeks. cil will be guest speaker. For more The eighth annual. Filipino Pil- information call Marion Joergensen grimage·Day and Mayflower Festi- at 477-3384. val will be held at the Shrine beginNORTH DARTMOUTH ning at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. It 'Nill . include a rosary procession, Mass A Separated-Divorced Support and entertainment. For more infor- Group meeting will-,be held on mation call Gloria Platon at (781) May 29 from 7-9 p.m. at the Diocesan Famiiy Life Center, 500 935-0437.

Slocum Road. It is themed "SurCENTERVILLE ~ lbe Cape viving Divorce," and will include Cod Widowed Support Group will a video presentation by John • meet on May 31 from 1:30-3 p.m. Bradshaw.

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ONSET - The Young Adult Group ofHoly Trinity Parish in West Harwich is sponsoring a young adult CapeCod Canal Blues Cruise on July 14 from 8~P p.m. It will include live blues music and refreshments will be available. For more information or reservations call Dave Marshall at 398-1594.

ORLEANS - Pentecost 2000 on Cape Cod will be celebrated with a Mass and healing service on June 11 at 3 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc Church. La Salette Father William Kali Yadan will be celebrant. Refreshments will follow.

SWANSEA - Daylong adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will

be held on the first Friday of every month following the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Dominic's Church. Masswill be held at 6:30 p.m. and be followed by a holy hour and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Devotions to Our Blessed Mother will follow the 8 a.m. Mass on Saturday.

Taunton District Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will hold a prayer service on June 5 at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph's Church for the intention of the canonization of Blessed .

Frederic Ozanam and in memory of deceased members. The regular monthly meeting will follow in the parish hall. .

TAUNTON - The Youth WEST HARWICH - The Apostles Institute will hold a semi- . nar entitled ''Effective Junior High Charismatic Prayer Group of Holy Youth Ministry," on June 6 at the Tnnity Church will celebrate PenDolan Center ofSt. Mary's Church. tecost with a program entitled "DeThe seminar will begin at 8 p.m. scent of the Holy Spirit," on June 8 Note, there is no Mass this month. at 7:30 p.m. in Darnien Hall. It will For more information call the Youth include a guest speaker and refreShments. For more information call Apostles at 672-2755.

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