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Cardinal Law sees Catholi.c identity as catechism's key WASHINGTON (CNS) - Boston's Cardinal Bernard F. Law speaks earnestly about basics offaith and life when he gets talking about the reasons for the new "Catechism of the Catholic Church." The English translation of the catechism was approved by the Vatican this spring and will be published in the United States and Canada June 22. "I think we have a major challenge as a community offaith," the cardinal said at a pre-pub,lication press briefing in Washington.
"We need to back off and take stock of who we are, what we believe in, what we believe the dignity of the human person means, what the human person is, what
our relationship to God is, what it means to be part of a civil society, what it means to be part of a world of nations." Cardinal Law - who originated the idea of a universal catechism at the 1985 World Synod of Bishops and who oversaw the drafting of its translation into English - said the catechism alone is not going to solve all the problems offaith and life. "We're not going to just go through life with this book and nothing else," he said, "but it will help people come to a better understanding of their faith. "I would hope that it would be widely used by the faithful," he said. He called the catechism "a complete but succinct exposition of the faith" and a needed tool for "proclaiming in all its integrity the Gospel of Jesus Christ." The U.S. edition of the catechism, copublished by the U.S. Catholic Conference and 15 other publishers around the country, numbers 816 pages. Its initial press run of 566,250 copies reflects the high level of popular interest it has engendered. Since the catechism first appeared in French in late 1992, more than 3 million copies have been sold in French and other languages, said Father John E. Pollard, USCC coordinator for the implementation of the catechism. Msgr. Francis J. Maniscalco, director of USCC Office for Media Relations, who was also at the press briefing, said, "One reason for the hunger for this was the need for an expression of faith that is on the adult level after so many years of having material that's basically developed for younger people."
The briefing in Washington marked the opening phase of a national effort by the church, to be conducted mainly through diocesan media offices, to get information about the catechism out to the American public. Msgr. Maniscalco said his office has supplied those offices with extensive background materials on the catechism and was encouraging them to hold press briefings with local media across the country. Cardinal Law said it would be a mistake to view the catechism as a weapon in ideological battles among Catholics. "It transcends ideological categories. It attempts to reflect accurately the faith ofthe church, and it does so." When asked how the U.S. bishops feel about developing a national catechism based on the new "Catechism of the Catholic Church," Cardinal Law said he did not know how other bishops feel because they have not discussed the idea as a conference. But he added that he found fairly strong support for that idea at a recent meeting of national catecheticalleaders and publishers which he attended. "I would think that for the moment it's premature for us to consider a national catechism, because I think we need to appropriate this and I think this needs to be a service to catechetical publishers," he said. "Then, once we've done that, I think we're going to be in a better position to move toward a national catechism ifthat's indicated." When he was asked how he hoped Catholics would approach the new catechism, he summarized his answer in two words: "In faith."
Catholic Charities Appeal stands at $1,996,877
MEXICAN VILLAGERS travel towards shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Some traveling hundreds of miles, groups come to the shrine on the 12th day of every mQnth, commemorating year-round the official Guadalupe feast ,on Dec. 12. (eNS/ KNA photo)
As of May 23, reports from parishes and Special Gift donations brought the total of the 1994 Catholic Charities Appeal to $1,996,877.00: Collectors for the Special Gifts and parish phases of the Appeal are asked to complete their calls as soon as possible and bring their reports to their headquarters or parishes. The parish phase of the Appeal closed on May 25 but Appeal books will remain open until 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8 and reports received by this time will be credited to the 1994 Appeal. To assure such credit, reports from May 31 on should be brought in person to Appeal headquarters at 344 Highland Ave., Fall River. Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, Diocesan Director of the Appeal said, "We hope that each of our 112 parishes will surpass its 1993 total."
The following parishes have already met that goal: St. There~a of the Child Jesus, Attleboro; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk; Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket; O.L. of Assumption, Osterville; St. Pius X, S. Yarmouth; St. Augustine, Vineyard Haven; St. Joseph, Woods Hole. St. Mary's Cathedral, Blessed Sacrament, Holy Cross, St. Anne, St. Anthony of Padua, St. William, Fall River; St. Patrick, St. Thomas More, Somerset; Our Lady of Grace, Westport; St. Anne, St. John the Baptist, New Bedford; St. Joseph, St. Mary, Fairhaven; St. Mary, So. Dartmouth; Holy Rosary, Immaculate Conception, St. Anthony, St. Jacques, Taunton; Holy Cross, So. Easton. Catholic Charities listings continue on page 11.
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P A'CE explained to educators PACE, a new statewide Catholic school organization, was explained by Stephen A. Perla, its executive director, at an annual luncheon for diocesan school principals and pastors of parishes with schools. Held last week at White's of Westport restaurant, the luncheon was also attended by Rev. Richard W. Beaulieu, director of the Diocesan Department of Education; Sister Michaelinda Plante, R.S.M., and James McNamee, associate superintendents of schools. Formation of PACE (Parents' Alliance for Catholic Education, Inc.), was announced by the Massachusetts Catholic Conference, as was the appointment of Perla. Its objective is the promotion and furtherance ofthe mission ofCatholic education in Massachusetts, according to a' statement from the new organization. Pointing out that current Massachusetts public policy "limits school choice to public schools, thus denying to parents the alternative of Catholic schools with their value~centered curricular, high academic standards and disciplined environment," Perla told the diocesan educators that "it is the vision of P ACE to empower all parents in Massachusetts with the right to
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freely choose where their children are educated." All citizens, especially parents of Catholic schoolchildren and graduates of Catholic schools, will be invited to join the efforts of PACE. Perla was previously senior director of marketing for Emmanuel College, Boston. A Leominster resident, he was previously the city's mayor, a councilor and school board member. He is chairperson of the Worcester diocesan board of education and a member of many parish and diocesan committees. He expressed enthusiasm for the vision of PACE, noting that "Catholic schools are a beacon of hope in these turbulent times when parents are confronted with the reality of their children entering a world fraught with such realities as school violence, AIDS" and escalating teen pregnancy, coupled with an overall decline in academic performance of students;"
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AWARDING 1994 Fall River Catholic Woman's Club Scholarships to Durfee High School graduate Nicole Ferland and Bishop Connolly High School graduate Matthew Doyle are (from left) president Catherine Audette, scholarshipchairperson Mrs. Roland Desmarais and moderator Father Vincent Diaferio. (Hickey photo)
Surgeon General rapped for views on life issues WASHINGTON (CNS) - Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders has once again come under fire for public statements about life issues. At a taping for a Detroit television news show, Ms. Elders said families and doctors should be allowed to choose assisted suicide , for sc:riously ill patients. The show was taped a day after Dr. Jack Kevorkian was ordered to face murder charges for assisting with two suicides in 1991. The' Michigan Court of Appeals also struck down the state's law against assisted suicide. For the show, Ms. Elders acknowledged there should be some broad rules governing assisted suicide, but they should not interfere with personal decisions. Asked whether she supported Kevorkian, Ms'. Elders said siJe does not consider him a criminal. He has helped about 20 ill people commit suicide but has nev'er been convicted of a crime. "If Dr. Kevorkian is working with his patients and the family and this is their decision, I do not , feel I can step in the middle of that decision," Ms. Elders said, accoFding to a wire service report. "You don't know what you'll do until the time comes," she said. "An'd then it just depends on all the circumstances surrounding that as to the decision you make," she added, comparing the choice to the process women go through in considering abortion.
Richard M. Doerflinger, associate director for policy development of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, noted the surgeon general's comments contradict previous statements on assisted suicide by President . Clinton. Prior to the November 1992 election, Clinton several times said he opposed Kevorkian's efforts. In response to a Catholic News Service survey of presidential candidates, Clinton responded, "I do not support doctor-assisted suicide." In other public forums, Clinton said that eV,en though several members of his family had suffered with Alzheimer's disease, he would not support attempts to legalize assisted suicide. Doerflinger urged the president to reaffirm his position on the issue. "It has become imperative that the president reclaim authority over his administration and reaffirm his stand on this critical issue," he declared. Cardinal James A. Hickey of W.ashington also has been urging Clinton to disavow statements by Ms. Elders. In letters to the president in March and mid-May, the cardinal asked the president to clarify whether the surgeon general was speaking for his administration when she has attacked religious teachings about sexuality, voiced approval for adoption by homosexual couples and supported homosexual activity.
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PARISH (CNS) - Clergy from the government-approved Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association are in France and Belgium to visit seminaries and meet with leading French churchmen. The clerics, 15 priests and a bishop, visited the Marian shrine at Lourqes on Pentecost Sunday, as well as the shrine at Lisieux and the ecumenical monastery at Taize. The group, led by governmentappointed Bishop Michael Fu Tieshan is scheduled to meet with Cardinal Albert Decourtray of Lyons, France during, its lO-day visit in France. Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger of 'Paris decided against meeting with them. , Catholic sources in France
played down the significance of the visit, describing it as "one part of a continuing process." There was some speculation that the visit represented a rapprochement between the Catholic Church and the patriotic association. , Under pressure from the government in the 1950s, the Chinese church broke ties with the Vatican, but some Catholics remained faithful to the pope,despite persecution.Their underground church, as it is known, rejects compromises between the Vatican and the Chinese Catholic Patriotic 'Association. The patriotic association picks bishops without seeking Vatican approyal and rejects papal authority in domestic affairs.
The Fall River diocese,c(lntributed more than' $149,000 to the nationwide December collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, announced Sister Mary Noel Blute, RSM, Episcopal Representative for Religious. The 1993 appeal was the sixth of 10 planned annual appeals sponsored by the Tri-Conference Committee, comprised of members of the U.S. Bishops' Conferem:e and the Conference of Major Superiors of Men and Women Religious. The diocese contributed $1 :::,9,000 to, the 1992 collection and has given more than $850,000 to meet the needs of retired rel,gious since the collection was instituted. National Figures On the national level, the Retirement Fund collecte.d more than $25.5 million, the second Ia.rgest amount since the collection started in 1988. About $150 million has been contributed since the campaign's beginning. Proceeds,ofthe 1993 colle:tion are being distributed to 647 religious orders throughout the country, with grants ranging from $300 to $660,000 based on a formula that takes into account the order's size, its financial need and the average age of its members. The Retirement Fund wa:; established'to run for 10 years in order to offset a financial c:risis facing religious orders, created by rising health care costs, declining vocations and the inability of religious in past decades to save for retirement because they either worked without salary or received very low stipends. When the crisis first became evident, it was estimated that the orders needed $2.5 billion to fund retirement programs. Subsequent estimates have doubled that figure, but many orders have taken their own steps to supplement R.etirement Fund monl~Ys.
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Before visiting France, the Chinese delegation was in Belgium, where the priests concelebrated Mass with Bishop Roger J. Vangheluwe of Brugge. Bishop Fu was appointed "patriotic" bishop of Beijing in 1979" without Vatican authorization. He heads the national seminary, and the visiting priests are expected to become lecturers in Chinese sem· .... inaries.
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OASIS program held Last Sunday, OASIS, a program for single Catholics seeking ways to quench the thirst of God's people, was held at St. Mary's parish center, Mansfield, for persons from the Attleboro and Taunton deaneries of the diocese. A video presentation of activities sponsored by the diocese and religious congregations working within its boundaries highlighted ways in which priests, religious and laypersons are meeting many spiritual and physical needs. Laypersons spoke.on how they had been aided by ministries within the diocese, while members of religious congregations and the diocesan priesthood addressed the ways in which they assist the spiritually and materially needy. Panelists included Sister Joanna
BREAKING GROUND for an addition to Hope House, Saint Anne's Hospital's 10person Fall River residence for those with AIOS or HIV infection, are hospital chairperson Sister Joanna Fernandes, OP (second left), Hope House director Toby Shea (center) and other hospital representatives. Hope House is scheduled to open in September. (Hickey photo)
Diocesan high schools to graduate 466 Commencements will be held at the four diocesan high schools in the coming week. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will award diplomas. Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, will graduate 115 seniors at 4 p.m. ceremonies Thursday, June 2. Class valedictorian Laurie Poyant of New Bedford will address her classmates and speakers are to include Peter G. Ga7.2ola, a member of the Msgr. Coyle High School Class of '59, and Taunton Mayor Robert Nunes. A baccalaureate Mass will precede the.graduation at II a.m. at St. Mary's Church. School chaplain Father Gerald P. Barnwell will celebrate and class salutatorian Theresa Arpin of Middleboro will speak. Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, will award diplomas to 148 students at II a.m. Saturday, June 4. Valedictorian Vanessa Cesarz of Seekonk will speak at the commencement, and salutatorian Amy Dwyer of Mansfield will speak at Awards Night 7 p.m. June 2, designated as Class Day. The baccalaureate Mass will be offered at 10 a.m. that day. One hundred students graduate from Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5. Valedictorian Anabela Vasconcelos of New· Bedford and class president Shelli Pereira of Fall River will speak. A baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated 6:30 p.m. June 4 at St. Julie Billiart Church. Diplomas will be awarded to
103 graduates at 4 p.m. June 5 at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River. Class valedictorian Kathryn E. Marino and class president John C. Roderick will speak. Both students are from Warren, RI. The commencement address will be given by Joseph Feitelberg, president of Feitelberg Insurance Co., and the Concordia Brass Quintet will perform the processional and recessional music. A baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated 7 p.m. June 4 at Holy Name Church by principal Father
Confirmation ages WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Vatican has ratified for a five-year period the U.S. bishops' decision that confirmation should ordinarily be administered between the ages of 7 and 18 among Latin-rite Catholics in the United States. The bishops voted last June to adopt a flexible national policy because of the diversity of current practices around the country and the lack of consensus in the church as to the best age for the sacrament.
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Fernandes, OP, Brother Charles Kitson, FSC, Rev. Richard Landry, MS, Sister Judith Soares, RSM, and Rev. John M. Sullivan. Their presentations were followed by discussion and questions. The OASIS program will be offered in the Fall River, New Bedford and Cape and Islands deaneries beginning in the fall. It was planned by a Vocation Council subcommittee whose members are Sisters Carole Mello, OP and Aliceann Walsh, RSM; Brother Robert Hazard, FSC; and Fathers Andre Patenaude. MS, and Craig Pregana.
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Paths That Crossed History certainly weaves unique patterns. Who could imagine that in so short a time the Nixon and Kenne9Y paths would once more cross. The deaths of Richard Nixon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis so close together renewed earthshaking and poignant memories. Both world figures, both involved in the 1960 presidential election, he as the losing candidate, she as the victor's wife, they were otherwise poles apart. For then-Jacqueline Kennedy, the election was a triumph of grace and beauty; for Nixon, a defeat marked by pettiness and rage. Jackie became the symbol of a new lifestyle that swept the land; Nixon retreated into the trenches that he dug throughout his career. One was a winner; the other a loser. The contrast continued to the days they died: Jackie left the White Hou~e amid a horrible beauty and continued to charm the nation; Nixon departed in agonizing disgrace and spent the rest of his life endeavoring to regain center stage. The gunshots of Dallas changed our lives as a people. They brought us together in agony and grief, but the majesty of the· presidential funeral brought us to the realization that as a nation we could overcome the darkest of moments. This was the gift of a woman who held her children's hands in such a way that she held the hands of all of us. She lit an eternal flame and through that action the darkness of those days was dispelled and ~he nation began to heal. In recent days we have seen those pictures again and they have .reminded us of the way we were. We can look back through the bifocals of time, a bit older, though perhaps not wiser, and recall that woman who graced our land with her presence. Events and gatherings gave us but glimpses of Jackie but never a complete picture. We had to wait, as all of us will, for that ultimate moment of life we call death. It was in the finality of the past few days that the picture of Jackie which we held from the past lived again. She died as she. lived, with dignity and grace. It is paradoxical that short weeks ago we once again remembered the painful departure of Richard Nixon from the highest office of the land, not by an assassin's hand but as a result of his own actions. Those too were dark days for the land; and there was no Camelot, only clouds of suspicion and deceit. Nixon's wave from the helicopter steps brought a sigh of relieffrom an embittered and ashamed people. The cameras of Watergate captured no shining hope, only a vision of defeat. Even in the years that followed, one had the feeling that sincerity and integrity were never much in evidence. But in the end, Nixon knew his efforts were futile. He too let go. Even amid the necessary panoply of a state funeral, he died as he lived. Both Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Richard Milhous Nixon are now part of history. Much will be written' about them; they will not be relegated to dusty archives. There will of course be partisans on b.oth sides with their , own biases ~nd prejudices. But one thing can be ~aid from the evidence at hand: Jackie will always be at center stage; Nixon will linger in the shadows. For better or worse, each had a tremendous impact on America.' It is strange how their paths crossed.
Welfare: a system in need of reform,
By Father Kevin J. Harrington One of the most diffi'cult issues facing our country today is that of welfare reform. It is not surprising that other national issues such as .trade, health care and crime have come first on the Clinton agenda; and needless to say, the last issue to be tackled w{1I be reform of the means politicians use to raise campaign funds. President Bil1 Clinton's promise to "end welfare as we know it" is · clearly enormously popular; however, it is less clear ·how willing voters are to pay the cost of fixing the system. Indeed, family struc· ture and support among the indigent are at their most vulnerable level in history. . There is a temptation to yield to the Adamic tendency to point the finger of accusation at women as The Editor' the main cause of the welfare problem. But this strategy clearly back· fired during the 1992 presidential campaign, when liberals and the national news media vilified VicePresident Dan Quayle. for having the courage to suggest in his famous Murphy Brown speech that children are best raised by a mother OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER THE DIOCESE OF FAL~ RIVER and a father. A year later, howPublished weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River ever, President Clinton was quoted 887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 · as saying in an NBC interview, Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722-0007 "It's certainly true that this country would be much better off if our Telephone 508-675-7151 babies were born into two-parent FAX (508) 675-7048 families." Send address changes to P.O. Box 7 or call telephone number above 'Donna Shalala, his Secretary of Health and Human Services, was EDITOR GENERAL MANAGER quoted as replying in response to a Rev. John F. Moore Rosemary Dussault comment on the similarity between ~ Leary Press-Fall River' what Quayle and her boss said, "I think that what is important is a
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€'onfes'S'ion without • • serious sin Q. A priest was hearing confessions before Easter. Granted, he already had spent many hours in the confessional and WitS probably exhausted. I had just exited the confessional when he stepped out and said, "Any of you who don't have serious sins to confess can go home." Naturally, everyone got up and left. I'm sure no one would stay after that. I'm in my 70s, and since that happened I've had a hard time with confession. I don't want to take up the priest's time, and am not even sure this sacrament is for anyone who can't come up with a really big sin. I'll appreciate any help you can give me. (Florida) A. Your priest certainly found an effective way to shorten his line of penitents. It's hard to imagine anyone doing this, but you heard it. . . Many church documents affirm the value and significance of receiving the sacrament of penance when no serious sins are present. I will mention two. The introduction to the Rite of Penance, the official ritual of the Roman Catholic Church for this sacrament since after Vatican Councilll, stresses its particular healing power. "Those who through daily weakness fall into venial sin draw strength from a repeated celebration of penance to gain the full freedom of the children of God," it says. Frequent and careful celebration of this sacrament "is not a mere ritual repetition or psychological exercise, but a serious striving to perfect the grace of baptism so that, as we bear in our bodies the death of Jesus Christ, his life may be seen in usever more deeply." The sacrament of penance, in other words, carries many spiritual benefits - the growth of purity of heart, a living spirit of humility before God, increased openness to the healing mercy of God and a more intimate sharing in the life of the risen Lord. Pope John Pl\ul II, in his 1983 exhortation on reconciliation and the sacrament of penance, repeats that Christians come to this source of grace for other reasons than regaining life and grace lost by mortal sin. Among these, he explained, are
Daily Readings May 30: 2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps 91:1-2,14-16; Mk 12:1-12 May 31: Zep 3:14-18 or Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-6; lk 1:39-56 June 1: 2 Tm 1:1-3,6-12; Ps 123:1-2; Mk 12:18-27 June 2: 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5,8-10,14; Mk 12:28-34 June 3: 2 Tm 3:10-17; Ps 119: 157,160-161,165-166, 168; Mk 12:35-37 June 4: 2 Tm 4:1-8; Ps 71:8-9,14-17,22; Mk 12:38-44 June 5: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116: 12-13,15-18; Heb 9:11-15; Mk4: 12-16,22-26
,. ·Dom.ini~ans,.recej.ve five postulants The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who nurse incurable cancer patients at Rose Hawthorne Home in Fall River, have received five women from around the country into their novitiate to begin preparation for religious life. They are Joan White of York, PA; Barbara Miller of Louisville, K Y; Amy Ku of Brooklyn, NY, via Calcutta. India; Suzanne Diemler of Cincinnati, OH; and Malou Borja of Thomasville, CiA; via the Philippines. Also welcomed to the novitiate was Sister Remedios Guerrero, who was a Franciscan for nine By FATHER JOHN years before transferring to the Hawthorne Dominicans. She was DIETZEN a secretary for 10 years and a a need fo check one's spiritual shorthand instructor for six years progress, sometimes a need for before entering the Franciscans, more accurate' discernment of vowith whom she served as a relication, a need. to move through gious education teacher and coorsome spiritual apathy or crisis and dinator. She holds a bachelor of often a need for broader spiritual arts degree, a bachelor of science direction which is easily linked to in education, a masters in religious this sacrament. studies and a certificate in secretOur Holy Father also describes arial science. some special benefits from receivIn addition to Rose Hawthorne ing this sacrament in the context Home, The Dominicans of Hawof a communal penance service thorne have. six other homes: in (Rite B) offered these days in many New York City; Hawthorne, NY; parishes at certain times of the Philadelphia; Atlanta; St. Paul; year. and Cleveland. The community Even those whose lives contain was founded almost 100 years ago not even a hint of mortal sin can on the Lower East Side of Manprofit from two special features of hattan by Rose Hawthorne, daughthis type of ceremony, he says. ter of Nathaniel Hawthorne. The First, listening to the word of God community's apostolate is to nurse together with others of our faith incurable CClncer patients, providhas a remarkable effect not avail- ing them with a free home where able when it is read individually. tlley can spend their precious final And second, our attention is days in dignity. called more effectively to the social "For every new sister in our character of sin and of reconcili"a- community," said Sister. Marie tion, that it is more than simply a Edward, o'P, novice mistress, "we private matter between ourselves will be able to care for an adand God (Exhortation on reconci- . ditional 50 patients a year. That is liation and penance, n. 32). very important because there are All the above reflects one insight so many suffering souls in need of the church has gained more clearly our care. There is a waiting list for in recent times. A major effect of everyone of our seven homes. the sacrament of penance is that it And, we hope to open homes in strengthens our minds and hearts and wills in those virtues that make our lives more Christian, and help us deal with those roots of sin such as selfishness, greed, pride and other vices which are the source of our actual sins. As a pastor, I must agree that the immediate pre-Easter crush at the confessional does not often provide opportunity for the kind of reception of penance that demonstrates these advantages. But they are good to keep in mind as we develop our spiritual lives.
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other areas of the cou ntry as soon as we have enough sisters to do so." "We do all the nursing ourselves," Sister Edward added. "Personally caring for our patients is part of our charism. We literally welcome them into our homes and into our lives, attending to them as one would a family member or friend. This personal care makes a big difference in the lives of our patients, in the quality of their final days. You would think our homes would be sad places. But they are joyful. The patients, the sisters, the families-everyone has a heightened awareness of how precious life is, and we celebrate it every day."
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By Once in a while we are priviIn the first years after the accileged in this life to meet a person dent, he made the decision that it ANTOINETTE who is an incredible gift to the was defeating to ask, "Why me?" world. Jack Hansen and his wife Instead, he was determin,ed to stay BOSCO Michelle are such people.' with the flow of life. He had much I first met Hansen via phone. He to be thankful for, he says, adding wanted to contribute a business that the person mainly responsi6le article for publication in the paper for his recovery is Michelle. I co-edit. _ They had been engaged, and I had a hard time understanding two years after the injury they me, then look at my wife ,~nd say, the conversation, because his were married. She gave up ajob as 'What does he want?' My wife speech was slurred and hesitant, a graphics designer fora Wall says, 'Ask him,''' but soon I was able to make out his Street firm to devote time to her What keeps Hansen moving forproblem. He suffered traumatic husband and the two sons they ward, he believes, is his faith in brain injuryjn an accident a decade were to be blessed with. Always God. He has come to the conclu,earlier when he was 32. she kept her Christian faith, help- sion that there is a force greater Remarkably, the injury to his ing her husband in his "spiritual than humankind and beyond the brain did not rob him of his analyt- quest," as he puts it. control of mortals. ical and thinking abilities. It did, Hansen still works for Paine "I think his activity is more a however, seriously affect his speech Webber, handling about 80 ac- part oflife than we know," he said, and ability to walk. ' .., As I got to know Hansen, I con-, counts from l his computerized adding that he feels "GCld has home office. Remaining produc- given me a second chance. I found , sidered myself lucky to have had tive has been a blessing, he believes. out the hard way that all th,lt glitthe opportunity to become'a friend But he also has learned much ters is not gold. I've found O~Jt that of a man who is so bright, full 'of good humor and truly so full of about how unfairly society treats life is about doing things th'at are disabled people, and he tries to difficult, not things that are easy," love for God. What happened to him would ' educate people about abilities that' and this is where true satisfaction have defeated many people. Here are "untapped" because of preju- is found. I think God gives us peop::e like he was, a brilliant business gradu- dices regarding the disabled. ON TRACK: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein of Indi"We need to work to keep peo- Jack Hansen so that we get to ate, making good mone¥ on Wall anapolis stands on the racetrack before delivering the invoca-' Street with the Paine Webberfirm, ple with disabilities from feeling experience inspiration clo!:e up tion at the 1993 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. He win deliver the a Vietnam veteran -about to get like excess baggage. Society is still and firsthand. In spite of his, trauinvocation at this year's race on Sunday. (eNS photo) matic injury, he opened his heart married to a lovely woman - and oriented toward physical abiliso that "the love of Christ himself he trips on some steps, taking a fall ties.... "I'll go out for dinner with my could grow within me," and Hansen that put him in a coma for six wife, and the waitress will look at touches others with that love, months. _--------~early to go fishing, I closed up the By Mitch Finley shop at 5. . The summer after my high sc~ool It came out, casually, that I was By freshman year, in 1961, I decided to find a job. My first day out, I a Catholic. Perry nodded respectDear Mary: My wife and I have in return. You have different styles. happened upon a photograher's fully, then recalled that in his boy- been married for 23 years with She may not feel comfortable doing Dr.JAMES& hood he saw Catholics kiss the shop. hems of nuns' skirts. I was aston- three children. Weare a very close what you, do, "Perry Studio,'~ said the wea~ ished and declared that I certainly family and except for business 2) Be more open with her. You MARY thered sign over the big front win- had never done t~at! never separated for more than a were angry about your wife leavdow. 1 took a deep breath and ing, Apparently you never told her KENNY One afternoon, when business couple of days. opened the door. A rude buzzer was slow, ~erry sat me down with Recently my wife, 45, took a this. Instead you wrote her a letter sounded. On the walls hung sev- ' his Speed-Graphic camera and group of children to Spain for of love and commitment. Love leteral large framed portraits of made a portrait of me looking like three weeks. It devastated our 6- ters are wonderful, but you shared fresh-faced high school graduates a real photographer. You still differ about the trip. year-old who mourned her mother, only a part of yourself. Share your and beaming brides. and me for the effect on the child. anger and your vulnerability. Be But she can understand that you -I learned some skills ofthe photo A short, stocky, balding man in business - how to load film holders It made me quite angry, to the humble enough to admit that you cannot be happy without her even his early 60s appeared from behind in total darkness (keep the jagged point that for most ofthe trip I did are not perfect, that you get angry. for three weeks. You can betl:er the dark green curtain that covered corner of the film sheet in the not miss my wife until the last few Yo'u might tell her, "I was really understand that she has dreams the entry to the back of the studio. upper-right-hand corner); in a room days. This of course changed upon mad when you left us for three and that this is an important O;le . Gazing through thick eyeglasses, lit only by a dim red bulb how to her return. A wonderful event to weeks. I was upset because our six- for her. he asked politely what he could do "read" a negative in, the enlarger in Be more open about admitting have'her home and for all the right year-old was upset." for me. I wondered if he might be order to expose the photograhic reasons. , '3) At the same time, recognize your own feelings, even negative looking for summer help. On Mottier's Day I wrote her a that your wife can have interests ones. Allow your wife and yourself' paper for the correct length of The man asked how old I was. letter to reaffirm my love and state and activities apart from you. Once space to follow some dreams apart time; and how with rubber-tipped Fifteen. that I had and would continue to you admit your feelings, you give from each other. Enjoy the differtongs to bathe the exposed paper Any experience in photography? in the various malodorous develhonor our vows to each other and her the opportunity to say "I'm ences in your personalities whic:b No .... Well, I owned a box camera oping solutions. would try to be worthy ofher love. sorry you're angry, but this trip is. can enrich'you both. and had taken some pictures with :I'o my surprise she did not men- very important,to me, as imporReader questions on family Iiv· This was more than 30 years it. tion the letter until I brought it up. tant as business trips are to you. ing or child care to be answered ill ago. It took me that longlo realize "Coine back this afternoon at that over the three summers I She said it was wonderful. I had You are provided for at home, and print are invited by The Kennysi; 4." He needed to talk it over with hoped she would write the same to I want very much to take this 219 W. Harrison St., Suite4;,Rens· worked for him what Louis B. his wife. me. Later I brought it up once opportunity." selaer, IN 47978. Perry taught me was not so much I sailed home and waited for tpe photographer's craft 'as some more and stated that I thought it what seemed 10 years, then returned was a good idea to reaffirm the lessons I would need to grow up. to the studio at the appointed vows. This is· how to use a pushhour. Louis B. Perry hired me that She became provoked and stated broom. (Message: Do the job well, day. Seventy-five cen'ts an hour. that she could not state that she no matter how humble it is.) Absolutely, knock-me-out fantashad never even harbored a thought Here's how to load film holders tic! ofbeing with someone else. Frankly in complete darkness. (Message: Louise Rogers, an employee of Home running smoothly. When it The first skill I mastered was this outburst was a surprise. The You can learn anything you want the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall was announced that Louise won, how to use a push-broom. Sweepmatter was dropped. I am left to to learn.) River, for over 30 years, is among the entire facility was jumping for ing up each day out front and wonder about it 'all. - Kentucky Sit here while I take your picinside the shop. was my respon- ture holding the Speed-Graphic. to nursing home employees to be joy. That's when you know the Twenty-three years together recognized in the "Who's Who in right thing has happened," said sibility. (Message: You can be anything sounds as though you and your Massachusetts Nursing Homes" for Anthony Sousa, personnel director. "Not like that," Perry instructed, you want to become.) wife know something about living 1994. She was selected from more Ms. Rogers received her award the rhythm and shape of his words Lock up on Friday afternoons. with each other. than 130 nursing home staff emMay 9 at a Boston ceremony with ' still those of his native Rhode (Message: You are a person worthy You seem to have some penson- ployees. Massachusetts Attorney General of trust.) . Island. "Put some muscle into it, ality differences, and that's wonA Fall River resident, Ms. Rog- Scott Harshbarger. The awards like this." Whump, whump, Seventy-five cents an hour, did I whump,"Kick up the dirt and dust say? No, Perry paid me far more: derful. Many persons choose their ers is an administrative secretary program, sponsored by the Masmilrriage partner precisely because at the Memorial Home who "goes sachusetts Federation of Nursing and push it ahead." He patiently helped me learn some their personality strengths and weak- out of her way to extend that perHomes, recognizes the state's most When the door's buzzer sounded, of life's basic lessons. nesses complement on'e ano'ther. sonal touch to everything she does outstanding' and interesting resiI was to wait on customers. On No matter how you look at it, I In your case, you seem to favor and says. Her warm ways and dents, staff and volunteers. Friday afternoons, when Perry left got the best of the deal. stability, permanence and order winning smile are a valuable asset Awards are announced during while your wife may be more spon- 'to residents, staff and visitors National Nursing Home Week to taneous and impetuous. alike," said Sandra Shrader, busi- highlight the fact that nursing Recogniie and enjoy the differ- ness office manager at the' home. homes are active communities in ences between you. 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Sinking ship Dear Editor: The ship is sinking. Violent crime, juvenile violent crime, teenage suicides have tripled since 1962. Our streets are not safe, our homes are not safe, our schools are not safe, our children are not safe. The Holy Father in Denver said ••America is in need of much prayer~lest it lose its souL" Are we praying more? There is no sign of it. lnstead we are busy moving around statues and sanctuary furniture and calling it great reform. It is more like "rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic." Evidently we think we know more than Pope John Paul. We must be very proud. It is said, "A flabby mind caters to a runaway ego." As -~---- ODe
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At Arlington, the archbishop recalled that "There's an old saying in the church that for those who die in the faith of Christ, a funeral js as much consolation of the living as it is for the comfort of the deceased. So in this hour of parting, let us remember the ever.lasting dawn of God's presence: in heaven as we pray for Jacqueline and_ for ourselves. "In the ancient cemeterles ofthe Christians in Rome, called cataco_mbs, the inscription on the tomb showed their belief," continued the archbishop. "Generally, they imeribed just the name of the deceased person, with the words, "Dies Natales in Domino,' that is 'birthday in the Lord,' then afte; that simply the date ofde)lth ofthe person, not the date of birth in this life.
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NEW YORK (CNS) - Jacqueas a family and as a country," Sen. line Kennedy Onassis "now lives Kennedy said. with God," Jesuit Father Walter In a telephone interview, Father F. Modryssaid in his homily at her Modrys said he had been disturbed funeral Mass May 23 at St. Ignaby some people calling into questius Loyola Church on Park A vetion the propriety of a church funue. neral fOT Mrs. Onassis, alluding to her relationship with the late Aris"Though we cannot wipe away all our tears, let them be tears of totle Onassis and to her living hope and not of despair," he said unmarried with a longtime male in recent years. at the private service. But Father Modrys said he did Mrs. Onassis was baptized and confirmed in the church, and her .not consider it a problem, and no exception was made for her. The WASHINGTON (CNS) - With Fifth Avenue apartment is within church does not view death as the more fleeing Haitians stopped at its parish bounds. ~n recet;lt years, sea in two weeks than during the she had attended a smaller nearby time to pass jndgment, but prays previous four months, the head of church, St. Thomas More. Its pas- for the deceased aDd preaches the Resurrection, he said. the ~p':~.:refugeeprolP'ams tor, Msgr. George F. Bardes, adminAt ArIinp.... called .ori President Clinton to im- istered the sacrament of anointing Retired Archbishop Philip M. mediately start screening boat the sick shortly before she died Hannan, who led graveside servipeople for asylum eligibility. May 19 of lymphatic cancer. But ces for Mrs. Onassis at Arlington The president had' announced to accommodate the large number National Cemetery, told Catholic May 8 thatthe United States would attending, the funeral Mass was at News Service in a telephone interbegin screening would-be refugees 8.. Ignatius Loyola, which seats view that she was always surprised at sea or in ~ third country rather 1,000. ··at the praise she got for maintainthan. interdicting boats at sea and Father Modrys celebrated the ing her composure. because she returning paasengen to Hlliti. Mass and centered his homily on . T!!e DOW policy was not exPected the Scripture lessons and the always felt she could meet any situation." " to beginfor several week.s,·as new Christian doctrine of the ResurArchbishop Hannan was an . . procedures were put in p1Jlce. Since rection. The concelebrants were May 8, over r,300 Haitians ha"" Msgr. Bardes and Jesuit Father auxiliary bishop of Washington been returned tb their homeland. Donald A. MacMillan, who had when John F. K.ennedy was-in the Jesuit Father Richard Ryscav- officiated at the marriage of Mrs. White House. When Kennedy was age, executive director of Migra- Onassis' daughter, Caroline Ken- assassinated, the then-Bishop tion and Refugee Services for the nedy Schlossberg, at Our Lady of Hannan was homilist at his.funerU.S. Catholic Conference, said the Victory Church, Centerville. Father al Mass. In 1963, he also presided at lhe U oiled StaleS'should immediately MacMillan is chaplain at Bishop reburial of the t"';o Kennedy chilstar! screening Haitians stopped at Connolly High School, Fall River. dren - Plltrick, who died three sea fot eligibility as refugees. Father Idodrys urged the "If it is a choice between human mourners to let their tears make days after his birth in AuguSt 1963, lives and burea~ra'tic efficiency, them more'compassionate toward and an unnamed daughter, who let's get on wilh the business of the suffe~ing of others. But he also was stillborn in 1956 - alongside their father. And in 1968, he resa~ng lives,~ he said. directed their attention to the turned again to Washington, then The US CO has an asylum "ro- Resurrection. as New Orleans archbishop, to ccssingeeDter in the Hainancity of "As Jacqueline was conformed Cap HaWen and would aid the to dying with Christ," he said, deliver the graveside eulogy at the "adminiStration to begi" handlill8 "first in the ritual of baptism, and funeral fur Robert F. Kennedy, -applications at sea immediately, then through the tragedies she had _who lies a few paces from his brother. he said. to endure, ~nd then finally in her One of his most vivid memories A sweeping United Natiolis trade own physical dying, now she is was of Mrs. Kennedy coming to embargo against Haiti, which took transformed into the risen life that him, "anxious to have Caroline effect May 22, was eXJ>C!'led to Christ has won for heL" taught religion by a sister. She _. exacerbate problems of malnutriAfter Communion, Sen. Edward tion and poverty. PriCes for food M. Kennedy, D-Mass., brother of $aid, "I never had an opportunity myself as a chUd to know a sister have risen dramatically sinceafuel the late President K.ennedy. paid or profit from sisters and I think it embargo was imposed in Qct~, tribute to her. He spoke of her would be very good for Caroline." and the cost of transportation has devotion to ,family, especially the He arranged for a nun'from The increased by 300 percent. attention she devoted to her chil- Catholic University of America to The additional sanctions were dren - "her two miracles" as he teach Caroline and other children expected to cause loss of up to caned them - and ber grandcbil- of White House staff in a class held 15,000 jobs in a country where· dren. at Visitation Convent in Georgeunemployment is estimated at 70 Along with her more recent work town. _ percent. of book editing and of support for "I think also it should be historic preservation, he recalled remembered that she certainly felt Believable her role in leading national mourn- that the president, her husband, ing when President Kennedy was should be involved in the church,n "Some things have to be believed assassinated. "She held us together he added. to be seen...·-Ralph Hodson
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"And so for., May the C9th was the birthd&y in the Lord of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.~ Ties to Blessed Kath.rille In tbe Philadelphia arcbdiocese, church leaders remembered the former Jacqueline Bouvier's ties to Blessed Katharine Drexel; raised_ almost from birth by her stepmother, Emma Bouvier Drexel. Mrs. Drexel's brother was Jacqu~ line's great-grandfather, John Vernou Bouvier. Emma, described as a woman of great piety and charity, is credited with being the single greatest influence on Katharine, whQ as an adult founded the Sisten of the Blessed Sacrament and devoted her consider~b'I;·-fortuneto-,ptinistty aJDong Native Americans and African-Americans.
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years':' he said, and society "ulti~ mately pays a higher price for that" in shattered lives. "Some people carry big burdens and it is the responsibility of Christians with whatever talents God has given you to lighten,someone's burden_" A bettor future for children in crisis is the heart of HECH's mission, and that is a goal that spans boundaries of religious denominations. said Murray. Seven Har-, wich churches and one in Brew"er includin~ Murrav'sp'~rish of M01)' I flnllY III .... l;;S'~ Ull "1\"11,
In the fall 011991, Father Gerald Shov'elton, pastor of Holy Trinity parish; West Harwld!, and parishioner Pa ieia Davison had a meeting. Out ollt came the Holy Trinity Pastoral Visitors program. "It seems," says Jane JanneD, today a team coordinator with her husba d, John Jannell, "these two people had similar visions for quite some time but it began, as always, in God's time." " Today the undertaking, now known as the Pastoral Care Program, has completed its second year of ministry to elderly, sick, shut-ins and the
handicapped. It numbers 32 members who visit residents at Eagle Pond Rehabilitation and Living Center in South Dennis, several of wbom also
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In the past ye r speakers were Fran Lavin, RN, program director for Alzheimer's isease patients at Eagle Pond, an4 Father Thomas Frechette, Holy !frinity parochial vicar. Respecti~ely, their topics were Pastoral C~re to Alzheimer's Residents and Creative Suffering. ~odprogrinicof,~r;Urtie dedi-~~t~d-i~- StIi~seph,- the -propastoral care visitor is a compan~ ion on the journey with people tector of the Holy Family. Father who are faced with losses, grief, Frechette and Ifather Shovelton loneliness, isolation. sickness, are its spiritual, directors and in addition Ms. Da:Vison as program despair and death. A pastoral care visitor is a good listener who cele- coordinator and the JanneUs as brates the joys as well as the pain team coordinat9rs, Audrey Whit~ of eaeh person. Finally, the pas- comll serves th~ undertaking as toral care visitors develop skills program assista~t. through training, education, pastoral visits and group reflection." Program! Activities During the p~st year the pasTraining is followed up with toral visitors were responsible for monthly support and educational many spiritual, activities at the meetings for the pastoral visitors. make home visits when requested. They are not Eucharistic ministers, notes Mrs. lannell, but Wessentially are listeners, sharers, touchers and above all pastoral." Rather, further explains Patri-
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Eagle Pond facility, including weekly recitation of the rosary, conducting Stations of the Cross on Good Friday and arranging for a week-long stay of the statue of the Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima and for a Mass of remembrance for deceased residents and staff mem: ~ice h~s'b~~n hei'd each" Dece~lber since the program has been in place. The visitors go through traiDing sessions patterned on a similar but more extensive Pastoral Care Ed· ucation Program for the Sick sponsored by the diocese for volunteers serving in hospitals, nursing homes and home settings. At the sessions' end they are anointed, commis· sioned and introduced to the Eagle Pond ministry by way of a period of orientation.
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By Marfie Hickey Robert Murray is undeterred In taking on s~me ofsoclety's most daunting problems, because he knows the secret of success:" faith. " "Sometimes the hardest concept to get acro~s to people," he says, "Is that when you do God's work, you don't have to worry. God.takes care ollt." . When St. Peter set. out to walk across stormy waters to " Cbr Ist, M urray says, as soon
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Launchedthr4e-and-a-halfyears ago by the Harwich Clergy Association with Mlurray as founder and president,! HECH resettles homeless families into rental units and provides e:mergency aid for families in danger of losing hous· ing. And in thl: process HECH saves money, s~abilizing families for about one-tIilird of the $1,5OOa month it costs the state to support them long-term in a. shelter or
Murray, however, is more inelined to count savings in human" rather than financial terms. Families trapped in poverty or homeless ness "develop problems that
Things are going a bit more swimmingly for Murray. who. with plenty of faith and a bevy of vol unteers and supporters, has become a navigating force for various grassroots assistance projects on Cape Cod. Local efforts to aid the needy have found a flagship in the Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless, an a.mbittous effort as-
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'have joined forces for HECH. The clergy association, which meets monthly, embraced Murray's 1990 proposal as "something they could comfortably work on together. We saw it as doing God's work without getting caught up in divisions." Pooling their resources, the 70 or so council volunteers have housed 65 families since January 1991. HECH works. Murray said, because "we use the donated money wisely a nd compassionately" to -provide families with security and respect and "we ask families to make a commitment to themselves" to improve their lives. With that philosophy, HECH ea·med the 1992 Ecumenical Recognition Award from the National Council of Churches, because it goes beyond helping to actually solving the problem of homelessness for its cHents, according to Kathleen Hurty, director of the national council's Ecumenical Net· work.... ',' "It's so easy to·do this," Murray emphasized. "If every community had one of these [programs], we could make a major dent in homelessness in this country:' Ripple Effect A year ago, the state established
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eating $250,000 for housing in ham. Barnstable County, prOVided the These "mushrooming" activities regional Housing Authority were not exactly what Murray ha4 matches it with another $100,000. envisioned when he and his wife The program was renewed for Judy moved to tlte Cape in 1997. 1994. After 17 years in local government Meanwhile Murray points to in Arlington, he was ready to "get new projects arising to assist the off the merry-go-round." homeless in Sandwich, Chatham But he soon found that '" can't and Dennis-Yarmouth and another be satisfied when-homeless ness and under consideration in Barnstable. misery are still out there:' The groups can complement one Public life honed the communanother by tackling different as- ity leadership skills demanded in pects of the homeless ness prob- his faith-ln-action approach, plus lem, such as prevention, homeless "I've always had a sensitivity for \fUU\o.UV5. "'........ • ... h~~~'i'~g' f ~~- D~~-s ~if~-;~~~ -~r{-h~ member as a child watching footmentally ill. said Murray, who ball and wanting the losing team, since February 1993 has been whoever it was, to catch up and executive director of the Falmouth win!!> housing Authority. These days the stakes are higher, HECH was founded "basically and when he thinks of the "trauma· for kids" whose families face a ofa mother going to become homehousing crisis - and there are less, it's an easy choice of how to more of them of the Cape than sROnd my time." people might expect, he said. One client at a time, HECH and "When the summer tourists leave. the food pantry "do make a differ[some of] the people who were ~ence in people's lives," he said. serving them becQme homeless." There have been cases, he noted, Crisis can be precipitated by of persons who once assisted the anything from job loss to divorce food pantry falling on hard times to illness, said Murray, citing the and turning to it for help themcase of a couple with three chil- selves. "We're just glad we were dren whose two-year-old had canthere:' said Murray. cer.'Unable both to work and care Happily. it also works the other for their children, they turned to way around: a carpenter once HECH for help. helped by the pantry was hired by Domestic violence is another a woman he recognized as'a pantry major concern, Murray added, telling of a mother of two who "fled volunteer, though she didn't know him. He revealed the connection abuse eight times and went back when hefinished thejoband asked for economic reo\lsons. Now :she . her to i10nate half his<pay to the ,doesn't have to:' food pantry. HECH locates rental units and Such gifts are the mainstay of manages the lease for its clients, programs like the food pantry and who then reimburse the council. HECH, though they also get grants "The rule of thumb." said Murray, is "if we wouldn't live there, they and Federal Emergency Management Administration monies. shouldn't have to either_" Though During the 1992 holiday season, they may come from anywhere, Holy Trinity pastor Father Gerald HECH's clients are relocated within a IS-minute ride of Harwich so Shovelton held a special second the council-ean monitor their pro- collection for HECH, netting gress. It makes a yearlong com- $4,144, and has since allocated five mitment to each family, establish- percent ofall parish conections for ing specific goals for education or the organization. Murray himself undertook a employment. which is where HECH's "spinoff' p~ograms come fund raiser walk of nearly 100 miles from Sandwich ',to Provincetown 10. Clients agree to weekly visits over eight 4ays!.last July. Aiong from volunteers in the aide pro- the way he waS: joined by numergram, run as of this month by ous volunteers, including localleg~ lslators, a bank president:and a Holy Trinity Deacon Ralph Cox. radio' personality, raising $29,000 Aides. many of them retirees, "keep an eye on things," assisting in the process. That effort served as inspiration with school or job applications, transportation or other "simple for formation of the Dennis-Yarthings a good neighbor would do," mouth ECH, which held a kickoff fund raiser dinner in November at said Murray. St. Pius th.e Tenth parish. Meanwhile a day-care center for Besides the immediate goal of 10 children is operated in one of getting families back on their feet, the Congregational churches at no Murray hopes HECH and similar cost to parents. HECH hopes to efforts will have significant impact expand it and also open a job on public policy, heightening training center for parents. awareness of the liomelcssness "The only way for independence problem and showing "what's befor these single moms is education ing done with the pUblic's money and job training to become self- and how cost effective prevention sufficient:' Murray said. is.., He also sees the programs as HECH also has a furniture warehouse, with donations kept in essential conduits for Christian rented storage space, and has close action. He's quick to point out there's ties to another of Murray's orainchilds: the food pantry begun at nothing unique about his ,ideas: Holy Trinity in 1989. Nowassist- the blueprints are found right in Matthew 25. ing up to 15,000 clients a month, it "There are so many people lookoccupies a 6,000 square-foot ware~ house, is the Cape Cod distributor ing for ways to act out their Chrisfor the Boston Food Bank, and tianity," he said, and "when has been a model for other food churches don't offer any. they are pantry programs, including one robbing people of that opportunrecently begun by the Sacred ity."
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What', the difference ~WeeR going on pilgrimage and traveling like a touist? One seasoned traveler told me it's simple: If your room ha.s a TV, you're not a pilgrim. The stateroom my wife and I occupie<i on our recent voyage to the Bahamas did not have a TV, so I suppo., we could be called pilllrims. Actually, I didn't see TVs anywh~r~ except in a bar on the pool dec.c " My only complaint was the food: " there wal too much of it. The only real flawwas the traditional baked Alaska dessert at the Iast-nightout dinrer. It was not delivered aflame! Our trip was anything but a senior cnise: It was a cross section of societf: honeymooners, young families, some seniors and a lot. of kids on !pring break. - -Olir thy caom wasaeCJ)tnlhe bowels of the ship, encircled by a rambunctious group from Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. The kids partied and turned night inb day, but sp~nt most of their actlal daytime hours topside in the SUl. Biggelt attractions for the older passengers were the dining rooms, the ship' duty-free shop and the straw nurket Nassau. My crocerns over the four-day Atlantic :fuise proved groundless. The sea was calm, and my bride did not need the scopolamine patches lbrought along to combat seasickness. I saw only one traveler with the telltale circle behind his ear. We were called to lifeboat drill a few ho~after OUr liner Ie,ft Port Canavent, FL, and we atIleamed how to tie on our lifejackets. I never hid to consult my well-
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visiting the 5 &. to store to buy the candy as a child. For those residents who might not enjoy socials. crafts or other events, attending a service or Mass in the home's chapel may be a fulfilling part of the day. Working closely with the chaplain and eucharistic ministers, the activity department creates programs for holy days and special observances. "Ministry is taken seriously," said By Dr. lames and Mary Xenny Gary Poholek, activity director at Dear Mary: My husband retired Madonna Manor. An activity professionars goal, about a ,ear aco. J stopped work· he said, is to "try to get residents ing outsiie the bOlDe a few years out of their rooms, meeting other , earlier. I lID now suffering from a people, motivated or simply en- common problem: baving him a· gaged in an activity. Many just round allday. I know lots of wives complaill about this problem, but need a little encouragement." what do they do to solve it? Pennsylvmia You ale right that this problem , is often mentioned, but seldom addresset The change from work to retirenent requires a whole new style of narital togetherness. One of the joys of retirement is the lack )f rigid schedules. Even older peo)le who continue to work wantjobsthat free them from rigid work holTS. Flexibility is highly Sarah Shea, a resident at prized. Marian Manor nursing Total bck of schedule, however, home in Taunton, celecan leave (ou frustrated. Probably brated her IOOth birthday you have fallen into this position. How can you develop a schedule Sunday with a party atwhich is fuxible yet effective, which tended by family and allows yeu both time apart and friends. time toge'her, which satisfies both A Fall River native, Miss of you? A tall order indeed. Shea worked in the busiIf you simply need him out of ness office of Marcell's the house: occasionally, be direct. If you want him to leave on a cerFurniture store for many tain day etch week while you clean years and was active in the house, sa~so.lfyou want his help, St. Joseph's Catholic W 0give him !pecific tasks. Schedu)e a men's Club. A resident of regular time for housework each Marian Manor for over four week. You will probably both be happier. years, she enjoys playing In terns of personal activ~ties, bingo several times a week remembt'l' that the one person you and attends Mass and recican chan,e at will is yourself. Start tation of the rosary daily. there. Wlat are your priorities in life at thB time'! You might write
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them down. Don't be afraid to dream. What would you really like to do on your own? .Whatever your dream, begia tl> ' ~ake small steps t.. accomplish itc Schedule a Crlut elass a Week. Teaoh a craft to others. Join. volunteer group wbichattra<:ts yc{u. Become involved in politics. Contact two friends to' form a regular aerobic walking orbicycling grOuJ>. YoU'are all more apt to persevere if you meet regularly and depend on each other to exercise t"lether. What might you and your husband do together now that work and family demands haft lessened? What do you both enjqy? Are you outdoor people? ,0.. (~hik; __ ing, call1Jling attract you? Do )'9U, enjoy Music, ~ovies, coolgng, all~ " tiques, woodworking? A,s with yonr individual aclivi- ties, start small in planning yci~ activities as a couple. Sugest obt" :-- ~ place to go or one activity to do together in the coming week. Be',. specific, let your hushand know t~ 'yQu would enjoy it and urge him to join }5Q~. Try not to be discouraged if at first he sbows little entltii,iasm. Continue to invite-him to jOin y~ in plans you have madefor tbetwo of you. Pursue the activities which are meaningfuito you. While you can· not make _your husband puisue new goals,. you can structure much of your own time. You can model your involvement and satisfaction in your ~wn p~nuits. And you can invite him to joia you in interests you share.
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Leading Parishes ATTLEBORO AREA O.L. of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk St. John, Attleboro St. Mary, Mansfield St. Mary, Seekonk St. Mark, Attleboro Falls
$40,283.00 29,868.00 27,857.00 25,957.00 25,941.00
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA St. Pius X, So. Yarmouth $90,078.50 St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 71,650.00 Our Lady of Victory, Centerville 44,004.00 Holy Trinity, W. Harwich 38,584.00 Christ the King, Mashpee 33,117.00 FALL RIVER AREA Holy Name, Fall River St. Thomas More, Somerset Holy Rosary, Fall River St. John of God, Somerset St. Stanislaus, Fall River
$39,294.00 27,713.00 25,530.00 21,989.00 18,715.00
NEW BEDFORD AREA Mt. Carmel, New Bedford St. Mary, So. Dartmouth Immaculate Conception, New Bedford St. Julie Billiart, No. Dartmouth St. Patrick, Wareham
$39,195.00 29,297.00 27,727.00 23,966.00 23,577.00
TAUNTON AREA St. Ann, Raynham St. Joseph, Taunton St. Anthony, Taunton Immaculate Conception, N. Easton Holy Cross, So. Easton
$23,288.50 21,536.00 19,507.00 18,173.00 17,780.00
Parish Totals ATTLEBORO AREA Attleboro Holy Ghost St. John St. Joseph St. Mark St. Stephen St. Theresa
$8,482.00 29,868,00 9,000.85 25,941.00 10,299.00 21,150.00
Mansfield-St. Mary North Attleboro Sacred Heart St. Mary Norton--St. Mary Seekonk Mt. Carmel St. Mary
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Immaculate Conception Notre Dame Our Lady of the Angels Our Lady of Health Sacred Heart St. Anne St. Anthony of Padua St. Eliza beth St. Jean Baptiste St. Joseph St. Louis St. Michael St. Patrick SS. Peter &Paul St. Stanislaus St. William Santo Christo Assonet-St. Bernard Somerset St. John of God St. Patrick St. Thomas More Swansea Our Lady of Fatima St. Dominic St. Louis de France St. Michael WestportOur Lady of Grace St. John the Baptist
8,624.00 16,735.00 11,721.50 40,283.00 25,957.00
CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS AREA Brewster-D. L. of the Cape $23,726.00 Buzzards Bay-St. Margaret 7,488.75 Centerville-D. L. of Victory 44,004.00 Chatham-Holy Redeemer 29,771.12 East Falmouth-St. Anthony 25,565.00 Edgartown-St. Elizabeth 2,770.00 Falmouth-St. Patrick 32,684.00 Hyannis-St. Francis Xavier 71,650.00 Mashpee-Christ the King 33,117.00 Nantucket-D. L. of the Isle 12,911.00 North FalmouthSt. Elizabeth Seton 24,118.00 Oak Bluffs-Sacred Heart 4,042.00 Orleans-St. Joan of Arc 25,894.00 Osterville-Assumption 20,180.00 PocassetSt. John the Evangelist 22,660.00 Provincetown-St. Peter the Apostle 6,120.ll0 Sandwich-Corpus Christi 32,515.ll0 South Yarmouth-St. Pius X 90,078.S0 Vineyard HavenSt. Augustine 8,405.00 WellfleetOur Lady of Lourdes 5,100.00 West HarwichHoly Trinity 38,584.00 Woods Hole-$t. Joseph 17,710.00 FALL RIVER AREA Fall River St. Mary's Cathedral Blessed Sacrament Espirito Santo Holy Cross Holy Name Holy Rosary
21,989.00 15,351.00 27,713.00 18,267.00 13,105.00 14,702.00 11,439.00 14,856.00 15,564.00
NEW BEDFORD AREA New Bedford Holy Name Assumption Immaculate Conception Mt. Carmel Nuestra Senora'de Guadalupe Our Lady of Fatima _ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sacred Heart St. Anne St. Anthony of Padua St. Casimir
$12,045.30 5,104.00 14,883,00 4,532.00 39,294,00 25,530,.00
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5,840.00 10,530.00 16,873.00 6,098.00 14,288.00 '13,359.00 10,949.00 4,903.00 6,718.00 10,570.00 4,798.00 9,518.00 9,399.00 9,979.00 18,715.00 12,576.00 18,509.00 10,627.00
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$50 Irene's Gift &Frame Shop Edward F. St. Pierre, Inc.
$14,801.50 2,353.00 27,727.00 39,195.00 2,202.00 7,876.00 6,553.00 5,344.00 4,489.00 . 5,991.00 4,087,00
St. Francis of Assisi St. Hedwig St. James St. John the Ba ptist St. Joseph St. Kilian St. Lawrence St. Mary St. Theresa AcushnetSt. Francis Xavier East FreetownSt. John Neumann FairhavenSt. Joseph St. Mary Marion-St. Rita MattapoisettSt. Anthony North DartmouthSt. Julie Billiart South Dartmouth-St. Mary Wareham-St. Patrick Westport-St. George
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Reed & Barton Foundation
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St. Mary Bingo, Norton
St. Jacques C~nference
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$300 North Easton Savings Bank
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$150 Stephen H. Foley Funeral Home
Sacred Heal1 Conference
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$100 St. Mary Seniors Saints, Seekonk
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Parishes CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS BREWSTER Our Lady of the Cape $100 Francis J. Peters BUZZARI)S BAY St. Margarets $50 M/M John Silva $200 M/M Michael Ramos, M/M Richard Lewis; $100 M/M John Pignato, M/M Brian Mackenzie, Annette Stackpole $250 St. Margaret & St. Mary Star of the Sea Guild; $125 Neil J. McCallin; $100 Chester Dolan, John J. Murphy, Anna M. Shea, Richard &Eleanor Mahoney, Kay Connelly $50 Gildo R. Cubellis, Roger W. lincoln, John Bellissimo, Nassibe Nisby, John Raposa Jr., John &Becky Dubowik, Walter Eno, Yvette J. LaBailiere, Paul Moncevicz, M. Broderick, Lee Stephens, Irene Gosselin, Hart Insurance Agency, Bailey's Beef HOUSEl, Joseph A. Wilkinson, John Silva, Tony P, Vieira, Robert McCaffrey, Thomas P. O'Brien
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CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS $725 St. Peter Conference, Provincetown
$500 Knights of Columbus, Walter Welsh Council, Provincetown Great Rock Tractor, Bourne
$335 Brazilian Community of Cape Cod
$300 John Vidal Construction Co., East Falmouth
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Pr.ayer book is a life-saver NEW ORLEANS (CNS) - The Liturgy of the Hours, once called the Divine Office, is 2,080 pages long and about an inch-and-a-half thick. But the mother superior of the Sister Servants of Mary in New Orleans feels there was more than paper and cardboard at work when the book shielded one of her sisters from a bullet fired by' a fleeing robber. "I have seen miracles before, but this was the biggest miracle I have ever seen," said the mother superior, who asked that she and the other sister not be identified. The 38-year-old sister was standing on a street outside her convent last month with the mother superior, another sister, an elderly couple and an off-duty policeman when a gunman who had just attempted to rob a nearby fastfood restaurant began firing at the group. One of the bullets ripped through the prayer ~ook, tore a hole in the nun's habit and bruised htlr left hip, but it did not pierce her body. Another bullet passed through a
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large purse the nun was carrying, shredding photographs and other items. The sisters were on their way to nursing assignments when the shooting' began. The policeman had just arrived at the convent to pick up another sister who was going to care for his mother. The
mother superior surmised that the robber saw the- officer and began firing. New Orleans police later arrested Charles Price and' charged him with two counts of attempted murder. Police said he had an extensive history of armed robberies.
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erney, M/M Edmund McCracken, M/M Frederick Thorpe, M/M Frank Ward, M/M Patricia 1. Downing, M/M James Magnan, M/M Alfred Hopkins, Mrs. Mariette Dube, M/M Thomas Slowey Sacred Heart $100 M/M Ronald Achin, M/M Joseph Barrette, MlM Brian Coyle, M/M Gerald Duquette, M/M Walter .Landry, M/M Francis Reynolds; $50 M/M Stanley Podsiadlo NORTH ATTLEBORO St. Mary's $500 Nelson Gulski; $300 M/M Robert Cox, Jr.; $250 Robert P. Kelley; $100 M/M John Colletto; $55 M/M Francis Considine; $53 M/M Robert Goyette; $50 Dennis Flynn, M/M Joseph Kelly, M/M Michael Vigorito SEEKONK Our Lady of Mt. Carmel $200 M/M John J. Mulvey, Sr.; $160 Mrs. Frank Gamboa; $100 James Araujo, M/M Robert Fuller, M/M James A. Hall, M/M Joseph Manion, AI Musson, Joseph R. Swift, Mrs. Constantine Vavolotis; $75 Linda Mello $50 Robert A. Candido, M/M Gilbert Devine, M/M Domenic Ferrante, M/M Charles A. Greaves, III, M/M James Han· drigan, M/M Leo Morin, M/M Joseph Motta, Raymond Murray, M/M Walter Nason, M/M Daniel Pimental, M/M An· thony Piquette, M/M William 1. Quirk, Ruth Ann Santos, M/M William Toole $300 St. Vincent dePaul Society; $150 Mt. Carmel Women's Guild; $100 MlM Robert Breen, M/M Charles Mercier, M/M James Rassol, M/M James Risko; $50 M/M Joseph Brennan, M/M Robert Coccia, M/M Stephen Dunn, M/M Har· vey Mace, M/M Dennis O'Grady, M/M John Searles MANSFIELD St. Mary's $100 M/M Edward Curtin, M/M James Greene; $50 M/M Roberto Bolandrina, M/M Robert Carroll, M/M John R. Murphy, M/M James Rochford, M/M Alvin Stewart, Patricia Warren, M/M John E. Woods $150 M/M John Caughey; $120 Maryse S. Lee; $100 John & Melissa Davey, M/M Michael Dougherty, M/M Gary Eagan, Mark 1. Looney; $60 M/M Dennis T. Lebon; $50 M/M Gregory C. Becker, M/M James Borden, M/M James Cam· pell, M/M Kenneth Drinan, M/M Richard D'Onofrio, M/M Charles Mulcahy, M/M William Murray, Louis Sold ani, M/M Kevin Sullvan, M/M John Otdesco, M/M Emery Visconti Special Gift & parish listings will continue to appear weekly in order received by the printer until all have been listed.
Holy Childhood
Children helping children "Children are like gifts wrapped up in different forms, all waiting to be discovered and developed," says Canossian Sister Christine Ho, a missionary working at a day care center for impoverished children in Perak, Malaysia. A child is a gift from God. Sadly, though, these precious and unique gifts are often mistreated and ignored. So many children in Third Worid countries are trying to scrape a living on the streets of Brazil and the Philippines, working in the factories of India and the fields of Guatemala, starving in Somalia and Sudan. They do not see a future bright with promise, but instead worry that they will have nothing to eat, that their sicknesses will not be cured, that they will be alone in the world, that they will never get a chance to go to school. The uniqueness of countless children might never be discovered and nurtured without support of thousands of Catholic missionaries, people like Sister Christine who are witnessing to the love of
Christ - and other missionaries who will never actually meet these children, They are children in U.S. Catholic schools and religious education programs who, with their prayers and sacrifices, support the work'being done for the church in developing countries through the Holy Childhood Association. The Association is the Church's mission organization for children. Through it, U.S. young people hear about children in developing countries and share their own blessings with them. Annually, U.S. youngsters contribute about $2.8 million to support church work for children of their own ages in over 100 countries. With the help of caring adults, their efforts can be expanded. For more information about the work of Holy Childhood, contact Msgr. John J. Oliveira, diocesan director of the program, at PO Box 2577, Fall River 02722.
Disguised Devils "Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation." Albert Schweitzer
In our schools around the diocese
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Bishop Feehan High Christopher Servant, English teacher at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, has been named a 1993-94 "Educator of the Year" by The 21st Century, a newspaper written by and for teens and distributed throughout New England. Servant was nominated by Feehan senior Jolene LaJoie. , Former Governor Michael DUkakis, now a political science professor at Northeastern University in Boston, spoke to student nominators and winning teachers at a recent awards dinner at the university. From over 700 nominees, The 21st Century and Northeastern's journalism department selected 14 educators - four from Massachusetts and two from each of the other New England states - for re,cognition. Each received a $250 award, while their student nominators received a $50 gift certificate: AU received plaques and dictionaries. The 21st Century is a 40-page monthly publication which encourages teen reading and writing and aUows young people to share ideas, cOllcerns and talents. It is published by the Yo'ung Authors Foundation, Inc., which distributes over 120,000 free copies each month to 755 public and p'rivate schools in New England. Further information is available by calling (617) 332-1185 or writing The' 21st Century, Box 30, 1'!ewton 02161. Miss LaJoie's essay nominating Christopher Servant foUows. . , .'
Educator of the Year As a senior about to graduate from Bishop Feehan High School, I find myself reminiscing about the past four years. I can't help but recall my freshman year when I first met my current English teacher, Mr. Servant. I, remember following swiftly behind him down a flight of stairs, and noticing the sticker-covered briefcase he carried in one hand and the overwhelming stack of papers in the other.. As we approached the doors, Mr. Servant courte()usly placed his briefcase on the ground, held one open, and allowed me to pass. Looking directly at me, he gave me a vi!>rant smile and said, "Hi! How are you?" To me this illustrates the personal interest Mr. Servant takes in not only his own students, but in every student. In my junior year I was surprised to see that the kind and generous attitude he had displayed outside of the classroom was present in it as well. He was able to be nice' and have fun with his students, but at the same time, teach us in an effective manner, unduplicated by any of his coUeagues. When he gives us an assignment to write an essay (a descriptive essay, for example), he will supplement the assignment with an article taken from a newspaper or a magazine that represents it. By actually seeing an article with the techniques we are learning, we better understand the angle we are to take on the assignment. He takes time to do this for every assignment. Mr. Servant has dedicated himself to making us better writers. This is evident when he returns our papers all cut up and bloodied with red ink. Our fears, however, subside ~hen we turn over our paper and see a gold star or a sticker that says "Great Job!" What amazes me is that Mr. Servant usually has our essays, tests, and quizzes back to us in two days. This is no small feafsince he has six classes a day, is the English department head, is a husband, father of four children (ranging seven to 16), is a marathon 'runner, a coach for youth soccer; baseball, and basketball in North Attleboro, is head of the Academic Decathlon Team, and a coach for many school sp路orts. I have wondered where he finds the time and energy. Mr. Servant is a master ofthe English language. He has confidence in his knowledge of the subject, and as a result, his students have confidence in him. Teachers subconsciously motivate their pupils when they display their love for their subject, and this is what Mr. Servant does for me. I can see how much fun he has with English and I strive to achieve the same fulfillment with my knowledge. . . Mr. Servant has an obvious pride inteaching at Bishop Feehan High School. I suppose it stems from being a graduate of the Feehan'class'of 1966. For me, Mr. Servant epitomizes the ideal teacher. I am lucky to have him as one of my,educators.
St. James -St. John NEW. BEDFORD - Recently, the kindergarten class visited the Dartmouth Children's Museum. Favorite exhibits included the water pump and pulleys, the pirate ship, and the puppet theater and dress-up room. The children agreed that the best part of the trip was the science lesson, presented by the museum staff, about the rabbit, the turtle and the ferret. Adding to the excitement of the field trip was the bus ride itself, which for some children, was the first time they had ever been on a bus.
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, EXCELLENT EDUCATOR: Bishop Feehan English teacher Christopher Servant, left, nominated by stude'lt Jolene Lajoie, is congratulated,byformer Governor 'Michael Dukakis as all; Educator ofthe Year as selected by the teen publication The 21st Century.
TAUNTON - Sean Flaherty of Raynham and Laurie Poyant of New Bedford were named top senior c!thletes of the year at the annual Sports Awards Communion Breakfast May 22. Athletics director William Tranter and Peter Lamb presented each with $1,000 Jam.es and Helen Lamb Memorial Scholarships. Flaherty w'as captain of the cross-country and winter and spring track teams, earning letters in all three events as well as Eastern Athletic Conference honors. He lost only one cross-country dual meet (to state champion Bishop Feehan) and was undefeated in the one-mile and two-mile winter and spring track events. Flaherty won the mile in the Greater New Bl~dford Voc-Tec meet in the winter and placed second at thl~ State Coaches Spring Meet. Miss Poyant is a four-year member of the volleyball and basketball teams. She lettered in and was the 1993-94 varsity captain of both teams. . Junior athletes of the year are Robert Kinney of Middleboro and Jaime Leonard of Taunton; s'ophomore athletes of the year are Stephen Rivers of Berkley and ]I(errie Robbins of Taunton; and 路the freshman honorel~S are Adam Levesque and Erica Fitzgerald of Middleboro. Sportsmanship Awards went to seniors Miss Poyant, Ryan: Levesque and Theresa Arpin of Middleboro, and Richard Riccio of Taunton; juniors Jack Taylor, Lakeville; Marybeth Thompson, Bridgewater; and :Kevin Avilla and Laurel Goj, Taunton. Sophomore recipients were Eric Hager and Sheryl Marshall, Middleboro; Richard Curran, Norton; cmd J. Elizabeth McGarr; North Dighton. Freshman sportsmanship awards went to Steven Souza, Taunton; Erik Johnson and Lindsey Forman, Bridgewater; and 1raryn C.arbone, Middleboro.
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Bishop Cl!nnolly High FALL RIVER - The Bishop Connolly Alcohol and Drug Awareness Team, which. counsels teens in making wise decisions regarding alcohol, drugs, sexuality and other adolescent issues, recently held its tenth annual Health Day. . Bruce Bickford, a U.S. track and field athlete who competed in the 1988 Olympics" spoke about setting goals for success. Students viewed, ~ .movie about drunk driving accidents and heard about the dangers of cigarette smoking and chewing tobacco from Joanne Filo of FRESH (Fall River Ends'Smoking Habits). Acquaintanc'e rape and sexual harassment were the topics of perforl1,1ers from Dandelion Productions.and of Alan Silvia and Lynette Dispirito of the Stanley Street .Treatment and Resource Center. . Various ongoing programs were offered in the gymnasium, inCluding fitness and stress tests; heaJth screenings; d~monstratio,ris of exe~cise techniques and equipment, and information 'on nutrition. Senior Ken Ferus spoke about steroids and weight training. Students also. discussed making decisions about college with Connolly alumni and UMass-Dartmouth Peer Leaders. The Peer Leaders participated i~ the day's activities along with their superv~sorsfrom Bishop Feehan, Bishop Stang, Coyle-Cassidy and Westport high schools. Twenty-four students contributed to the year's fourth volume of Paw' Prints, c.onrioUy's literary l1,1agazine. David Morey' is faculty moderator of the publication, which contains students' poetry, prose and art work.
NORTH DARTMOUTH - Academic Awards Night _ was held May 17. The top 10 students in each class were recognized. The top 10 seniors, and the colleges they will attend are: Anabela Vasconcelos, Holy Cross College; Amanda Lima, Yale University; Rosemary Ferna,ndes, Providence College; Selena Bates, Brigham Young University; Matthew Gross, University of Arizona; Jason Williams, Boston College; Kathryn Negri, Worcester State College; Je~sica Byron, Boston CoJ.lege; Maja Cordeiro, Stonehill College, Andrew KisseU and Joanne Shea, both ranked tenth, will attend Boston College arid UMass-Dartmouth, respectively. Mark Oliveir.a i,s ranked first for the Class of 1995, Marissa Oliver for the, Class of 1996 and Nicholas I::;onway for the Class of 1997. , Special Awards Hugh O'Brian Leadership Award to sophomore perek Sousa. College Club of New Bedford Award and We:llesley College Book A ~ard, both for highest ranking female . junior, to Sandra Pereira-. College of the Holy Cross Book Award ,for outstanding junior to James Olden. Harvard College Book Award for highest ranking junior to Mark Oliveira. Regis College Book Award to junior Nichole DaCqsta. UMass-Dartmouth Book Award to junior Kate'Prior. United States Navy Award for achievement in mathematics to Anc;lrew Kissell; for achievement in science to Matthew, Johnson. English Department Book Awards for most improvement to freshman Michael Santos, sophomore Michael I Joseph,junior Jason Roy, senior Edna Carreiro. Student Council Awards to president Kristen Janiak, vice president Colleen Carney, secretary Michelle Neves, treasurer John Pedro. . Perfect Attendance Awards to (four years) seniors Rosemary Fernandes, Ty Olden, Ahabela Vasconce:los; (three years) Danielle Charest, Jared DaRocha, Christopher Dumont, John A. Harrington, James Olden, ., Priscilla Paiva, David Plamondon, Kerry Pimental.
Degrees awarded : St. Joseph's College, Standish, Maine, has awarded bachelor's degrees to the following students from I:he ' diocese: ManuelP. Amaral, Attleboro; Andrew J. Motta, Westport; Lisa Wilson, Norton; Emily Wiehe, East Sandwich; Sarah Mikolajczyk, East Falmouth; Linda Roza, East Taunton; and Norma Shidlovsky, Eastham.
UMass-Dartmouth DARTMOUTH - The Catholic Student Organi2:ation recently held its 14th annual Fast Day, with proceeds to be divided between Market Ministries in New Bedford and the Fall River Community Soup Kitchen.
By Charlie Martin
I'LL REMEMBER Say goodbye Not knowing when The truth of my whole life begins Say goodbye Not knowing how to cry You taught me that And 111 remember the strength That you gave me Now that I'm standing on my own 111 reml~mber the way That you saved me 111 remember Inside I was a child That could not mend a broken wing Outside I looked for a way To teach my heart to sing And 111 remember The love that you gave me Now that I'm standing on my own 111 remember The way that you changed me I'll remember I learned to let go Of the illusion That we can both dance I learned to let go And to treasure the experience And I'll remember happiness I'll remember . Written by Patricl< Leonard/M. Ciccone/Richard Pagel. Sung by Madonna (c) by Sire Records The song's story focuses on a MADONNA'S latest release relationship that is changing, is titled "I'll Remember." The and perhaps ending. Yet, the song is offthe soundtrack ofthe woman in the song remembers soon-to-be-released film, "With the goodness that has passed Honors." The cassingle showbetween herself and the other cases Madonna's softer, and in person. my opinion, more talerited mu. She remembers the beginning sical style. when "inside I was a child that I am not aware of how the could not mend a broken wing." song fits into the film's theme. Then, she was looking "for a However, the song's message way to teach my heart to sing." can stand on its own: We need Even now, as she learns to to acknowledge the positive "let go of the illusion" of what ways that people touch our she thought their relationship lives.
CY0 banquet held Providence College basketball coach Pete Gillen was guest speaker at the Fall River Area CYO Basketball awards banquet in his first public appearance since his recent appointment to the coaching post. He was accompanied by PC's new assistant coaches Bobby Gonzales and Tom Herrion. Gillen spoke to CYO players, parents and guests about treasuring family, friends and a good education because "you don't know what you have until it's gone." He shared recollections of his youth in Brooklyn, NY, and his own participation in CYO. Father Jay Maddock, Fall River CYO director, introduced special guests, including assistant directors, referees, Park Commissioner and Mrs. Gilbert Amaral, and Ken Ford, head of the Durfee High School culinary arts department. Sportsmanship awards were presented to Rebecca Lussier, Espirito Santo parish, Junior A Girls Division; Kyle Edwards, SS. Peter and Paul, Junior A Boys; and Melanie Ferreira, St. Jean Baptiste, Junior B Girls. Trophies were awarded to the regular season and diocesan champion teams in the eight CYO basketball divisions.
was, she remembers all the strength and love that she received from this other person. Certainly, change in a relationship can be painful. Yet no matter how a relationship might evolve, you can choose to remember how you were blessed by having this other person in your life. Of course you don't have to wait for some painful change to see and validate these blessings from your relationships. Rather, you can express your gratitude for the ways another person's presence uplifts and supports your life. Such efforts can have special meaning for those who do things for you without normally receiving any notice. For example, now that we are near the end of another school year, how about expressing your gratitude to the school principal? Your principal has worked to keep your school running smoothly throughout the year. Or, why not write a note of thanks to your school bus driver, or if you walk to school, to the street-crossing guards. Likewise, school cooks and maintenance staffs often get taken for granted. A timely thank-you would make a difference in how they feel about their contributions to your school. These are just suggestions to get you thinking. Be creative. Start noticing and then expressing your appreciation to people who bring everyday kindness into your life. Parents, grandparents, teachers, coaches and our close friends touch our lives in countless ways. We need to make frequent mention of how their love and caring affects us. Don't wait for change to remember what others do for you. Make a weekly plan to tell someone that your life goes better because of what he or she does for you. Your comments are welcomed by Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockpmt, IN 47635.
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River.....:.Fri.,
By Mick Conway Have you got an attitude? Most of us do. But what I'm talking about here is an "attitude." You know - hostile, angry, jealous, short-tempered. People with an attitude can be hard to be around, like a pain in the neck. Kids who have trouble with alcohol or other drugs often exhibit an "attitude." It can be a defense mechanism to keep their denial at a high level. After all, getting hooked on alcohol or drugs is scary. It can alter one's physical or mental stability. Some of the signs of developing an attitude are these: I. Intolerence. I'm right, and you're wrong. 2. Demands. Wanting your own way. 3. Self-pity. Poor me. What did I do to deserve this? 4. Resentfulness. Holding grudges, inability to forgive. 5. Jealousy. I own you, need your attention. 6. Seeking approval. Get along with the crowd, be popular, never mind the price. 7. Oversensitivity. I feel people are talking about me, or they're always picking on me. 8. Perfectionism. Everything has to be just right to be acceptable. If others don't measure up to my standards, they're wrong. 9. False pride. I'm a big shot -just ask me. 10. Procrastination. Not now, later. It doesn't matter if I inconvenience others. Alcohol or drugs are notorious for causing attitudes. When you consider that chemicals cause problems with the family, school, job, the law and spiritual life, it's no wonder unhealthy attitudes develop. . So what's to be done for someone who has an attitude? If it has anything to do with chemicals, some form of therapy may be needed. As long as booze or drugs are in the picture, the attitude willbe there too. The flip side of having an attitude is focusing on personal characteristics that have taken a back seat for a while. They are: I. Patience. Be willing to take shortcomings of others into consideration. 2. Cooperation. Work with oth~ ers for' a common goal. . 3. Gratitude. Thank'those who have helped' you. 4. Acceptance. With God's help, learn to accept people and things in your life that you cannot change. 5. Compassion. Be sensiti~e to the needs and feelings of others. 6. Sense of humor. Don't take BUBBLE ZONE: Carolyn Burgoyne of Landsdale, Pa., everything so seriously. Lighten one of 1,400 1994 graduates of the Catholic University of ' up. America, blows bubbles at commencement ceremonies outside 7. Stability. Get a life. Take the Basilica ofthe National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Concep- responsibility for situations as they occur. tion in Washington. (CNS photos)
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8. Take a risk. Give it a whirl. 9. Integrity. Stick to your values. Decide what's important and what isn't - and go for it. 10. Faith. No one can do it alone. Have a love affair with God, and there's nothing that can stop you! Kids who fall victim to alcohol or other drugs can make terrific comeback, with the appropriate help. The name of the game is getting help early, before serious consequences make it a long road back. If having an attitude is a problem, challenge your courage. What are you willing to do to make concrete changes? Are you brave enough to confront chemical dependency and wrestle it to the ground? Can you turn a stinking attitude into a healthy one by using your strength and ingenuity? ,You bet you can! Just remember that you can't do it alone, but that with God, all things are possible. So go for it!
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LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Filipino Pilgrimage Day Sunday, organized by Holy Infant Jesus Prayer Group,of Massachusetts and Father Joseph Gosselin of Shrine staff. Program includes II a.m. registration and refreshments, 12: lOp. m. Mass and afternoon Mayflower festival honoring Blessed Mother, procession, Benediction, and potluck reception. Wearing of national dress is encouraged. Third annu,al youth rally 9 a. m. to 6:30 p.m. June 25. Program includes workshops for teens on leadership skills, music and youth culture as well as for youth advisors on fostering leadership in youth. The day will conclude with a barbecue and dance. Information: Father Richard Delisle or Brother Dave Dumaine, 2225410.
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O.L. MT. CARMEL, NB Msgr. Luiz G. Mend'onca will celebrate his 50th anniversary of. ordination and his retirement at 12: 15 p.m. Ma,ssJune 12. A golden jubilee banquet will follow at 6 p.m. at White's of Westport. Inform~tion: rectory, 993-4704.
OUR LADY'S CHAPEL, NB Mass for feast of Corpus Christi 9 a.m. June 5, followed by Exposition of Blessed Sacrament. Procession commences 2 p.m. at chapel to St. Lawrence Church for Benediction, continuing to St. Saviour's Convent (Sisters of the Resurrection, 405 County St.) for second B~nedi.ction; and· returning to chapel for third Benediction an'd closing. Procession 'participants should arrive at chapel by 1:45 p,m;
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The Francophone Association of Fall River will· commemorate the 50th anniversary of D-Day HOL)' NAME, NB with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Several projects on parish propSean O'Malley 10 a.m. June 5 at erty have been completed by men in S1. Anne's Church, Fall River. the Bristol County Inmate Work The Francophone Association Release program. and St. Anne's pastor Father John Foister invite World War II veterans, their families and friends, and the public to pray for the soldMARRI'AGE iers who died for the liberation of PREPARATION Europe. Afterthe Mass, Fall River Mayor AT ITS BEST!, John R. Mitchefl will place a wreath (.it'~ ,I (.ift at the foot of a Kennedy' Park ("'r'ifi~R'eFor..I monument memorializing soldiers U·f·(·k(·Jld. il'l'Ry who died for their country. Edward A. Peters of the War For Info Contact Veterans Council is coordinating TIM~ BARBARA , participation of various .groups " HAYDEN and organizations.
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D.ofl. Daughters of. Isabella Alcazaba Circle 65 meeting and potluck supper 6 p.m. June 2, K. ore. Hall, Hodges S.t., Att1ebo~o. ..
O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Gradu~ting high school seniors are invited to dinner following 5: 15 p.m, Mass June 5. Sign up in youth ministry office or call Bobbi Paradise, 771-9378, by May 29~ .
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' ," , Women's Guild scholarships were . awarded to: Michelle Gradone, sociology major at Stonehill College, N. Easton; James Knight, nursing student at Fitchburg St~te College; Suzette Rancourt, pursing st~dent at 'Y0rce.ster State .College, .a~d Ma~le ZWI~gman, bUSiness adml~lstratlon major at We~tern New England C?llege, Hyanms campus.. Healing sen:lce and Ma~s 7.30 p.~. June I with F.at~er Dick !.:aVOle, MS, of ASSOCiation of Chnstian Therapists. Information: 4324934. ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL, NB Catholic ministry is. iq need of volunteers to serve as eucharistic ministers, pastoral visitors; secretar- , ies, sacristans, lectors, musicians for liturgies. Portuguese and Spanishspeaking persons are particularly needed. For information on ninemonth volunteer training program, contact Father Francis J. McManus, SJ, 997-1515 or write' to him at St. Luke's Hospital, 101 Page St., NB 02741. . SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR Applications are being accepted for junior volunteers (between ages 14 and 18 and in 9th-12th grade)'to work one morning or one afternoon a week during the summer. Information: volunteer department, 674-5741 ext. 2080, open until 5 p.m. MondayThursday. Application deadline June 20.
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, ST: ANTH'ONY'-O('th'e' DESE~T," FR Exposition of Blessed Sacrament noon to 6 p.m. with holy hour 5 to 6 p.m. June 5, S1. Sharbel Chapel, 300 North Eastern Ave. , . SS. PETER & PAUL, FR SS. Peter & Paul ~chooJ fifthgraders- will participate in a Jeopardy game broadcast live by WSAR radio II :30 a.m. tomorrow as part of Public Safety Day festivities at Heritage State Park, FR.
" SEPARATED/DIVORCED CATHOLICS, ATTLEBORO Support group meeting 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, S1. Mary's r~ctory, N. Attleboro. HOLY GHOST, ATTLEIJORO Annu~l. procession honoring the Holy Spmt 9 a.m. Sunday 'beginning at. the church on Linden S1. Mass will follow at II a.m. with Bishop ~~an O'Malley as celebrant ,and homI1ls1. Traditional "sopas" will be served in church hall after Mass. SACRED HEART, ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON N. ATTLEBORO Memorial Day Mass 10 a.m. May Parishioner Tara Bennett is salu30, S~. ~oseph's Cemete~y, weather tatorian at North Attleb,)ro High pe.rmlttIng; th~se ~ttendlng should School. bring lawn chaIrS. Ii
Espirito Santo annual feast Espirito Santo parish, Fall River, will celebrate its annual feast tomorrow through Monday, Memorial Day, with liturgies, processions, concerts and family entertainment. The event honors the Holy Spirit, patron of the 5,000-member parish. Father Luis A. Cardoso, pastor, and Father Douglas H. Sousa, parochial vicar, invite all to participate in the festivities in the church and the parish hall and on the surrounding grounds on Alden Street. At 6:30 p.m. Saturday, parishioners will join in procession to bri~g the Crown of the Holy Spirit and gifts to be auctioned to the parish hall. Our Lady of Light band will accompany the procession and offer a concert from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Also on the program will be Canadian vocalist Diniz Cruz and his musical group. Food, games, a flea market and entertainment will continue until midnight. Sunday's schedule includes an 11:30 a.m. Portuguese-language Mass with Father Jose Eduardo Med.eiros as homilist
Sacred Heart Home honors Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford, honored employees, retirees and volunteers at its recent 13th a'nriu~1 seryice recognition ceremony held in the home's a.uditorium and followed by a reception. In all, 56 employees with service ranging from five·to 35 years were cited. Additi.onally, \0 scholarships were awarded to employees, their children and grandchildren. A sepl,lratel,lward, theJackie Pequita Scholarship, open· to a New Bedford High School seni.or, went to Jennifer Alv~s, daughter of Ann Marie Alves, RNC, case mix coordinator for. the hOl11e. Also acknowledged were the c.ontributions of nine retirees, includ'ing Sister. Ste. Henrietta of the'Sisters of Charity of Quebec, who. direct Sacred Heart Home. She retired to .the community's motherhouse in Beauport, Quebec, after serving at the New Bedford facility since 1986. The work of.volunteers, some of whom have served' thousands of hours, was also recognized .. .In-acknowledgment ofthe International Year of the Family, the theme of the c::.eremony was "Our Family Caring for Yours." Sister Blandine D'Amours, home l,ldministrator, pointed out that caregivers who remain at a nursing facility for many years truly become part of its family. The thought was. echoed by Sister Theres~ Bergeron, director ofnursjng, who has serve!:! at Sacred. Heart HOlpe for 36
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" and music by the parish c:hoir. A street procession with Bishop Sean O'Malley will marchfrom the church at 3 p.m. Marl;hers will include the seven Domingas, including the Mordl)mo, first communicants, schoo:lchildren and members of the . Women's Guild, Holy Name and Holy Rosary societies, cityofficials and nine bands. The procession will conclude with l3enediction. The evening program will begin at 5:30 with music by vClcalist Arlindo Andrade and his group until 7 p.m., followed by Our Lady of Light band from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and eritertainment by Jorge Ferreira forom 10 to midnight. The festival grounds will open at I p.m. Monday and the A,zorean Cultural Association folk group will perform from I :30 to 3:30, followed from 4 to 6 p.m. by Nossa Senhora da Concei~iio Mosteirence band from 4 to 6 and by the musical group Fantasy from 6: 15 to 10 p.m. Portuguese and Amerit:an foods will be available on the festival grounds during 'all events.
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years. She said that because of the longevity of the employee family, mutual love and respect between staff and residents can continue uninterrupted for many years., providing a. unique climate of care. Service award recipients Sister Bergeron, RN, BSN, was honored for 35 years of service, Shirley Vieira for 30 years and Barbara, Brunette, Muriel. Barksdale, .sabel Dean, Jani.ce Sylvia, Barbara Jacques, Marguerite agiiton and Yvette Vi~on for 20 years. Also recognized were 12 employees with 15 years of service; seven with 1.0 years; and 28 with five years.
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SHIRLEY Vieira, honored for 30 years of service.