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u. S. Should Heed· Latin America Cry The annual collection for Latin America wiU be taken up at all Masses within the Diocese of Fall River on this coming weekend, June 28 and 29. Purpose of the collection is to help the hundreds of millions of Latin Americans to help themselves and to realize that their brothers and sisters in the Faith on this continent are aware of their plight.

The prestigious Interreligious Committee of General Secretaries has issued a statement which captures the essence of the appeal. The Committee, comprised of Bishop James Rausch, Rabbi Henry Siegmon and Dr. R. H. Edwin Espy, asks North American Catholics to hear the cry of their Latin American brothers and sisters.

"Americans are six per cent of the world's population and con·

sume forty per cent of the world's resources. Is this a tribute to our inventiveness and industry, or a condemnation of our greed?

"However one answers that question, it is clear beyond doubt that, in order to be consistent with our national and religious heritage, we are absolutely obliged in justice to share the earth's resources more equitahly with all members of the human family."

The committee gave the fol· lowing explanation of the ways in which justice is violated in our dealings with Latin America and other poor people throughout the world.

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=~===~=======~~ Biloxi and Mobile extended Louisiana eastward along the Gulf Coast. For several decades French Jesuits evangelized the Indians, and French Capuchins served as the pastors of the settlers.

At the end of the Seven Years' War (1763), when England asked her American colonies to pay new taxes for deThis is the second in a series of articles on the history 'fense expeditures, a much more radical demand was laid upon of Catholicism in America disthe almost 8,000 French subjects tributed by NC News Service in Louisiana. By treaty all of in cooperation with the NaLouisiana east of the Missistional Conference of Catholic sippi was yielded to England.

Bishops' Committee for the All of Louisiana west of the MisBicentennial.) sissippi, with New Orleans atLouisiana in the 1770s was a tached, was ceded to Spain.

French colony trying to become Some Louisianans thought of Spanish-or, rather, trying not declaring independence. Some to become Spanish, at least not united to send the first 'Spanish too Spanish. This Catholic neigh- governor .back home. Resistance, bor protected the backdoor of however, was f.utile. Indepenthe 13 Colonies, and aided the dence for so small a population Revolution in a striking measure was impossible. too little recognized in American' Without haste and without textbooks. eagerness, Spain accepted LouSettled by the French in 1699, isiana as a buffer to protect MexLouisiana included the Missis- ico and her borderlands against sippi, Missouri; Ohio and Red the multiplying English colonists River valleys. In addition to Illi- to the northeast. With a policy nois country villages, the towns of easy trade and with respect were Natchez, Natchitokes, for local population, the Spanish Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

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BLESSING OF FLEET: Statue of St. Peter, the Great Fisherman, is transported through streets of Provincetown in fishing dory by townspepole during parade that precedes actual Blessing of Fleet ceremony.

"0 Lord,. thy sea is so big and my ship so small ..." The andent prayer of mariners will be echoed this Sunday when Bishop Daniel A. Cronin travels to Provincetown to preside over the annual Blessing of the -Fleet ceremony.

A Festival atmosphere will prevail in the Gapetip town as 36 gaily decorated fishing boats sail past a grandstand at the end of the municipal pier, to be reviewed by the Bishop, Rev. John Perry of St. Peter the Apostle Church in Provincetown, the

mayor and other dignitaries.

Streets, storefronts, lamp posts and houses will be festooned with bunting, ribbons and lights.

Sunday's blessing will be the 28th such ceremony. It was originated in 1948 by the late Msgr.

John A. Silvia at the suggestion of a parishioner 'who felt that "inasmuch as so many fishing boats took off each day into the unknown, and since the boats were manned mostly by deep· faithed Catholic Portuguese fishing men, there should be a sim: pie ded'ication of boats and

crews to the glory of God." Thus the blessings began, to become an annual event eagerly looked forward to hy tQwnspeople and thousands of visitors. An amazing fact is that since the blessings began there has been no loss of life on any fishing boat.

Cochairmen for the event, which begins tomorrow and ends Sunday evening, are Bernard Roderick Jr., and Anthony Jackett Jr. Both men are mates for their fathers on identical craft and both expect eventually Turn to Page Fourteen

Standing Room Only As Charismatics Met at St. Mary's Cathedral Old St: Mary's Cathedral had never seen anything like it. Last Sunday afternoon the mother church of the Fall River diocese almost literally shook with the singing and praises of well over 1,000 members of charismatic prayer groups as they participated in a stirring two-hour liturgy.

"I was never at such a long Mass in my life," said a man to whom the charismatic movement was new. "But it seemed to take no time at aU," he added.

Joy was the keynote of the eel· ebration, planned since January as a means of bringing the more than 20 individual prayer groups of the diocese together to give witness of the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives.

The realization that this was indeed a special occasion began in the Cathedral parking, lot, where smiling ushers guided drivers, and bumper stickers with such messages as "Maranatha-What a Way to Go" and "Jesus Is the Way," were observable in profusion.

At the Cathedral, more smiling ushers greeted each arrival with an enthusiastic embrace. Colors

of the traditional stained glass windows were picked up by dozens of banners attached to the church's grey pillars and carried ,by participants in the 'entrance procession of the Mass.

Those participants were heard before they were seen, singing the rousing "Rejoice, Rejoice, Again I Say Rejoice." They led

priests of the diocese involved with the charismatic movement and at last Bishop Cronin, who presided at the Eocharist which had !is its prindpal celebrant Rev. Cornelius J. O'Neill, area coordinator for prayer groups.

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No. Attleboro 8th Grade And Attitude on Death' "Birds die and leaves fall from the trees. All of nature succumbs to a dying process and yet our culture ignores death. It is as if our entire world lived without any relationship to death." With such thoughts in mind and agreeing with famed death and. dying expert Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross that "If you start thinking about death when young, you will have far fewer problems later on when faced with death in the family," Rev. Robert J. Carter of St. Mary's Church, North Attleboro recently made a comparison of attitudes toward death

between experimental and control groups of eighth graders at St. Mary-Sacred Heart School, also in North Attleboro.

Students in the experimental group participated in a 15-hour unit on "death education,'! including field trips to a nursing home, a cemetery, a funeral home and a church service, viewing filmstrips, participating in discussions and hearing several lectures. Additionally they wrote their own obituaries and epitaphs, listing what they thought they would like to be rememTurn to Page Ten

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 26, 1975

Bishop Cronin Leads Diocese In Mourning F'or Cardinal

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

OFFICIAL BISHOP·ELECT REILLY

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Rev. James F. Greene, assistant at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis to St. Dominic Parish, Swansea as assistant.

Assignment effective Thursday, June 26, 1975.

Bishop of Fall River

Re-assigment of Assistant Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Ordinary of the Diocese of Fall River, announced today the transfer of Rev. James F. Greene, assistant at S1. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis to St. Dominic's Parish, Swansea.

Father Greene, the son of the late Frank B. Greene and the late Anne K. Reardon Greene, was born in Fall River on Feb. 14, 1933.

Following studie's at St. John's Seminary, Brighton, he was ordained on Feb. 2, 1961 by Most Rev. James L. Connolly, retired Bishop of the Diocese.

After serving three years at S1. Joseph's Parish, Taunton, he

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entered the U.S. Air Force as chaplain.

After service as chaplain for nine years, the new Swansea assistant was separated from the service with the rank of Major.

In addition to tours of duty in this country, he also served in Greece and Japan.

Legion of Mary Plans Retreat The Legion of Mary of the Fall River diocese will sponsor a closed retreat the weekend of Oct. 24 through 26 at Sacred Hearts Academy, Fairhaven. The retreat master will be Rev. Willbrord Willemen, SS.CC., a native of Holland who has worked in the United States since 1933 as a seminary professor, spiritual director, high school teacher and the first provincial superior of the California province of his ,community, the Sacred Hearts Fathers.

Father Willemen has also served in parishes in Rochester, N.Y. and Wellfleet on Cape Cod and has conducted many retreats and other programs. Most recently he was among founders of a house of prayer in Wareham.

Reservations for the October retreat may be made by calling telephone 995-2354.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Sen. Charles M. Mathias, Jr., (R.-Md.) has submitted a proposed joint resolution to the Senate authorizing the President to proclaim Sept. 14, 1975 as "National Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton Day." If adopted, the national day of recognition would coincide with the date of Mother Seton's canonization in Rome.

Citing Mother Seton's "extraordinary 'and substantial" contribution to "academic and moral education in the United States," Mathias' resolution urges individuals and interested groups and organizations "to observe Necrology that day with appropriate cereJULY 4 monies .and activities."

Rev. James A. Coyle" S.T.L., In introducing the resolution, Mathias said, "Catholics in 1955, Pastor, Holy Name, Fall America and abroad will cele- River JULY 5 brate this day with thanks and Rev. J. F. La Bonte, 1943, Pashope that the ideals of Blessed Elizabeth Seton wiH be carried tor, Sacred Heart, New Bedford JULYS on in Religious as well. as lay Rev. Edmund Francis, SS.CC., societies.

1963,Pastor, St. Mary, Fairhaven "I hope that we in Congress JULY 7 may add our voice of praise to Rev. James E. Lynch, 1965, those of persons of good will Firs~ Pastor, St. Joan of Are, everywhere for this ultimate'rec-- . Orleans ognition of Blessed Mother Eliz· JULY 8 abeth Seton's devotion to God Rev. Edward J. Murphy, 1887, and her fellow human beings." Pastor, S1. Mary, Fall River

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New Ordinary For Norwich Rev. Msgr. Daniel P. Reilly of Providence has been named Ordinary of the Diocese of Norwich, Conn. to succeed Most Rev. Vincent J. Hines, who retired for reasons of health.

Bishop-Elect Reilly was born in Providence on May 12, 1928.

He received his early education at St. Michael's School, Providence. After attending Our Lady of Providence Seminary, Warwick, he completed his studies for the priesthood at the Seminary of St. Brieuc, France.

Ordained on May 30, 1953 in SS. Peter and ,Paul Cathedral, Providence by the late Bishop Russell J. McVinney, the newly named prelate of Norwich' was named as an assistant at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral.

In 1954, he was named assistant chancellor and ten years later became the chancellor. In 1965, Pope Paul VI named him a domestic prelate with the title of Monsignor.

Following the death of Bishop McVinney, Monsignor Reilly was administrator of the vacant see of Providence from August 1971 to January 1972. Since April of 1972 he has served as Vicar General for the Rhode Island Diocese.

Villanova Chooses 30th ¥resident.

VILLANOVA (NC)-Augustinian Father John M. Driscoll, vice president for academic affairs at Villanova University has been elected the 30th president of the school.

A 'native of Philadelphia, Father Driscoll, 51, has been vice president for academic affairs since 1965. He is a graduate of Villanova and holds a doctorate in philosophy from the Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.

Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, extends his prayerful sympathy to His Holiness, Pope Paul VI, and to the universal church on the unexpected death of His Eminence .Cardinal Luigi Raimondi, Prefect of the Congregation for Saints' Causes and for six years Apostolic Delegate to the United States.

Bishop Cronin, on learning of the sudden death of the 62 year old Prince of the Church and member of ·the Roman Curia, stated: "In six years, from 1967 to 1973, Cardinal Raimondi, then Archbishop Raimondi, touched all in ·the United States with his scholarship, holiness and benignity."

"May he rejoice now with the Eternal Priest, Jesus Christ."

A frequent visitor to the Diocese of Fall River, the late Cardinal will be remembered by priests, religious and laity especially on the occasion of his visit on Dec. 16, 1970 when he installed Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D. as the fifth Ordinary of the Diocese of Fall River.

Spending Month In Intercession F'or Priests ROME (NC) - An American leader of .the charismatic renewal 'and about 40 other priests are spending 30 days in prayer here for -the wor-M's biSlhops, priest's and deacons.

Basilian Father George Kosicki of Detroit said the aim of ,the "thirty days intercession," as he termed the period, was to pray for strengthening and spiritual renewal of ·the clergy.

The month of prayer, liturgical servdces a·nd fasting is being held at the Christian Brothers' headquarters in Rome. Priests from 14 countr·ies are expected to participate in the days of in.tercession, which started May 20.

Father Kosicki stressed that "·the focus is not on the indivJidual participants themselves ... 'but rather on interceding for our brother priests."

The Pl"iest, who now is engaged 'in retreat work, said he and six other priests expect to open a "house of intercession" dn Providence, R. I., this fall.

In addition to spiritual practices and fasting, participants are not permitting themselves liquor; newspapers, radio or teleVision, Father Kosicki added.

Cardinal John Wright, Pre-feet for the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy and the ranking American churchman in Rome, said: "The Catholic Church in America has lost its best friend in Rome."

Archbishop Jean Jadot, Cardinal Raimondi's successor as Apostolic Delegate to the United States, expressed a feeling of loss.

Archbishop Jadot pointed out that the late Cardinal Raimondi has prepared seven beatifications and six canonizations scheduled for the 1975 Holy Year.

He added, "I know that it was a special joy for Cardinal Raimondi to see the conclusion of the cause for the canonization of Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton, both because of his personal devotion to her and because of the affection and respect that he had for all the religious in this country."

CYO to Discuss Social Justice WASHINGTON (NC) - Delegates to this fall's 13th National Catholic Youth Organ,ization (CYO) Federation convention will provide input to the Catholic bishops' bicentennial program that will help shape the direction of Catholic social action in this country through 1981.

The CYO convention, a bienn.ial event, wiH be held this year at the Convention Center in San Antonio, Tex., from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. kcording to the national director of the CYO, Fathel' RudyBernardek, more than 3,000 teenagers and young adults are expected to attend.

The convention theme is "Revolution '76 ... Youth Shaping a Human Future."

Plans call for the preparation of position papers before convention time, with working sessions early in the meeting to refine those documents. The third day's agenda will feature the presentation of position papers in a hearing before a panel of Church officials.

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CHARISMATIC CONVOCATION AT CATHEDRAL: Principals at the convocation of prayer groups on Sunday afternoon in St. Mary's Cathedral were: Rev. William O'Brien of the Ignatius House Charismatic Community, Rutherford, N.J., homilist; Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D.,

Vatican Insists On Mall Rules VATICAN CITY (NC)-The Vatican is emphasizing obedien~e to regulations laid down by the Second Vatican Council for celebration of the Mass.

In mid-May the Vatican daily newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, .expressed "sorrowful surprise" over a report that several traditionalist Catholic groups were planning to celebrate the Tridentine Mass during a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome.

The Tridentine Mass, as approved by Pope St. Pius V after the Coun<;jl of Trent, established a uniform mode of celebrating the Eucharist. It supplanted a variety of liturgical forms then in use.

The Tridentine liturgy, while undergoing some minor changes throughout the centuries reo mained the official mode of celebrating Mass until superseded by the directive the Second Vatican Council "In the face of such informationalists' intentions, "We cannot conceal our sorrowful surprise. How can one transform a pilgrimage which should take' place under the sign of reconciliation and spiritual renewal into an act of disobedience of dissent?"

The comment continued: "In this sincere spirit of, reconciliation we hope that those involved will welcome our .intervention as a fraternal invitation to reflect and to fall into line with the present dispositions of the Church."

Approve National Priests Conference MAYNOOTH (NC)-The Irish Catholic bishops have approved plans for establishment of a national conference of priests' to represent all the clergy of the country.

The conference will include priests from Northern Ireland as well as the Irish Republic.

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Bishop of 'the Diocese who presided at the ceremony; Rev. Corneli1:ls J. O'Neill, Diocesan Coordinator' for Prayer Groups, principal concelebrant at the Mass. Right: Bread of Life Singers from St. Patrick's Parish, Fall River provided the music for the occasion.

Charismatics Gather Continued from Page One House Charismatic Community in Rutherford, N.J. invited the standing-room-only congregation to join in prayer. .Like the ocean's murmur, spontaneous words of praise and petition broke out, then song erupted as spontaneously, giving way to individual prayers. ' In his homily Father O'Brien likened the Cathedral gathering to those of early Christians, "brothers and sisters gathered around the Lord," then said that the presence of the Bishop linked the charismatics with the entire Church. Let's give him a hand to show him that we love him and want to follow him," he said.

The congregation responded with clapping, then suddenly everyone was on his feet for a standing ovation, to which the surprised Bishop responded by rising himself and doffing his biretta.

"All of us," Father O'Brien told bisaudience, "are like the Prodigal Son or his brother.

We're sinful like the Prodigal and can't ·believe God could love us, or we're so busy working, like the !brother, that we have no time to love God. Once we realize we're children of the fa,ther we can let ourselves go and really love him."

In contrast to the silence with which most homilies are received, Father O'Brien was saluted with murmurs of "Praise the Lord." Response was again spontaneous at the kiss of peace, which went far beyond the usual perfunctory handshakes. There were kisses, embraces and finally a general round of applause.

At the end of Mass Father O'Neill spoke briefly to thank those who had prepared the celebration, taking the opportunity to present James Collard and Robert Pelland, lay coordinators in charge of development of diocesan charismatic activities, to Bishop Cronin.

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he "took spiritual joy from the fact that members of the Catholic Charismatic movement of the diocese of Fall River were gathered in the Cathedral in authentic union with the father of the flock, professing true faith and united with the whole church in Fall River. You have a homeher¢ in the mother church of the diocese," he concluded, noting also that Pope Paul VI in a recent address to charismatics gathered in Rome had exhorted them to receive the gifts of the Spirh with great gratitude and to use them for all the people of God. "Everything must be inspir~d .

Vincentians Call For Furniture The St. Vincent de Paul Store of Notre Dame Parish, Fall River has issued an appeal for used furniture in order to answer the numerous requests that the society is receiving from the needy.

Edmour Poirier, president of the society dedicated to the care of the poor, is making this request to the entire area and states that a call will assure the donor that the pick-up of their used furniture will be made, at the earliest possible time.

The store sells its articles at a nominal cost and proceeds help the needy.

Store hours are 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

The operation is conducted from 1799 Pleasant St., .Fall River.

Vietnam Priests To Aid Refugees HARRISBURG (NC) - Three South Vietnamese priests have volunteered to assist in the spiriual care of Indochina refugees ,being resettled through Fort Indiantown Gap. They are Fathers Pham Van Phuong, Tran Binh Trong and Hoang Van Tu.

Cathedral and informed by love," the Bishop quoted the Holy Father as declaring.

Possibly the most remarkable part of the Mass came at its end when participants Iingered in the Cathedral, obviously hoping for more prayer and singing, in sharp contrast to the. ~sual stampede of Massgoers for parking lot and Sunday activities, especially on a heautiful summer day. At last a priest had to step to the microphone and request that the congregation leave. "A regular parish Mass will be cele·brated shortly," he explained, "and we must clear the parking lot."

To many, such an announce· ment in an American church was a miracle in itself.

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'THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 26, 1975

Sum,mer and Recreation Summer is a time associated with vacations. We in this area of the country are blessed in having such wonderful means of vacation available and especially the water.

People from all over the nation come here to enjoy what we have and what so many have so long simply taken for granted.

But it would be well to understand what is meant by recreation. It means the renewal of the whole person. It means a re~creation.

And so the Summer could be profitably used in this work.

People must still work, of course, but it would be a worthy aspect of re-creation to approach the work in a more serene spirit, in a less harried way. The work would still be done-and with better quality-but in a better spirit.

People would do well to re'!ch this serenity of spirit in other ways as well. Indeed, one of the purposes of transcendental meditation, which seems to be all the rage, is that it acquaints people, sometimes for the first time in their lives, with quiet and peace and reflection. So it would be a worthy use of the Summer to try to get off the "merry-go-round" mentality and activity and to enter into life at a more relaxed pace.

Certainly the work of re-creation must include a renewal of the spiritual side of man. Concern for the body and the emotional life must be built upon the foundation of the spiritual. There can be no vacation from God, from values and standards, from the basics that answer for every man the gre,at ques'tions of life-the beginning, the end, the way, the means, the purpose.

A person who would try to renew his life while neglecting or ruling out the spiritual can never hope to achieve renewal of the whole person, re-creation. An essential element of a person cannot be shunted one side as if it did not exist. And if it is neglected, a vacuum will be present and this is when activity steps up to fill the vacuum and the final condition becomes as bad or worse than the first. The work of renewal is thus frustrated by the nervous activity that called for renewal in the first place.

Worry Over Portugal The people in this Diocese are watching events in Portugal with more than ordinary interest and concern.

Many have ties, past and present, with that nation. And it is frightening to see the communist influences at work in that land. A particularly disturbing element is that the communists worked with such patience and so stealthily to gain places of influence within the army.

It is to be hoped that the will of the majority of the Portuguese people will not be frustrated by the-dictatorship of a minority. And it is to be further hoped that the Church will not undergo either repression or an anti-clerical wave.

The latter is more subtle and appears to be less harmful than the former but that is not the 'case since the purpose would be to alienate the people first from the persons of religion and then from religion itself. And all would be done while paying lip service to the concept of God.

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The collection reminds us the millions of Latin Americans are crying out for justice. What will be our answer? Are we wiUing to share our ahundance with those in need? Are we willing to answer their cries for justice?

Archdioc路esan Decision to Close Four Schools Sparks Dispute

CHICAGO (NC)-A controversy involving Chicago archdiocesan authorities and the Catholic school board has erupted here after an archdiocesan decision to close four el~mentary schools in the city's South Side.

The archdiocesan school board voted June 2 to ask Cardinal John Cody of Chicago to suspend plans to dose the four inner-city school~. The action came after some 150 members of parishes in the South Side Englewood area strongly opposed The nation of Fatima and of so much deep faith needs the closings and the procedures used in making the decision. the prayers of people of good will.

The archdiocese had announced May 9 that the four schools, all of them with mostly black or . Spanish-speaking students, would be closed after their 1974-1975 school year because of declining enrollment and mounting economic problems. The ,parish 'schools involved contend they OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER were not informed of the deciPublished weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River sion until May 10.

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Msgr. James Hardiman, a member of the Englewood Catholic Community Group and an assistant at St. Raphael's parish here, asserted that his group rejects the procedure used to close St. Theodore and Our Lady of Solace. schools.

"The closing of the schools was announced only two or three weeks prior to the end of the school year. Our opposition to the procedure is a matter of justice to the teachers, the parents, and the children," he said.

Msgr. Hardiman said that the Englewood Catholic community has been involved for more than a year in trying to solve the proble'ms of both schools. It presented a plan to keep the schools open last December, but there was no response by the archdiocese until the unexpected announcement of the closings, the priest said.

The nine Englewood parishes are located in an area that has berome overwhelmin(gly black and with a minority of Catholics.

The six-year-old community group seeks to coordinate and pool the resources of all the parishes involved, and to keep their elementary schools going in spite of mounting economic problems.

Nazareth Sister In Workshop At Stonehill EASTON - Sister Mary R'oger, RS.M., a teacher at Nazareth Hall in Fall River, will serve on the faculty of a Special Religious Education Workshop slated for the week of Sunday, July 13 through Friday, July 18 at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass.

The five-day workshop, designed for religious education teachers and administrators, will address the question: How does one develop the religious dimension of life for those who are retarded?

Sister Roger will lecture on "New Teachers Looking for Aids."

Other topics on the workshop program will range from the development of a' creative curriculum for the retarded person to a theology of retardation.

Sister Roger joins a faculty of n.ine experienced specialists from throughout the nation.

Among them are Rev. Ralph Karl, chaplain, Columbus State School in Columbus, Ohio, and President of the National Association of Catholic Chaplains; Ms. Kathleen Lietzen, Assistant Professor of Special Education at Missouri Valley College; Dr. Stanley Hauerwas of the Theology Department of the University of Notre Dame, and Sister Elaine Raymond, consultant for religious education of retarded citizens, Airchdiocese of Saginaw, Mich.

Family Workshop Another five-day workshop entitled "The Family; A New Frontier for Religious Education," will be held at Stonehill College, beginning July 20. The purpose of the workshop is to offer priests, religious and laity opportunities to share conterporary trends in family religious education with experts in the field, Additional information on these workshops is available from the Conferences ilOd Institutes Division, Stonehill College, Easton, Mass. 02356, telephone 617-238-2052 (Ext. 258).

La Salette Slates Death Seminars La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, will hold a seven week seminar on Death and Dying in two sections, one meeting at 1:30 P.M. each Tuesday, beginning July 8, and the other at 7::30 P.M. each Thursday. beginning July 10.

Both sections will be held in the shrine monastery conference room,and will be open to the public at no charge.

Participants will discuss and share the reality that all must face and explore whether the Christian outlook on death increases the problem or helps one accept death as part of his or her own destiny,' explains seminar organizer Brother LeoPaul LeBlanc, M.S. A graduate of Assumption College, he is a candidate for a master's degree in divinity at Weston School of Theology, For the past year he has been assigned to the Boston University Medical Center as a chaplain to the sick and dying.

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Liberty and Justice for All Continued from Page One monarchy set about absorbing this French-speaking region.

Tolerance in Louisiana France theoretically intended. all colonists in Louis&ana to be Catholics, but in reality a tol· erant policy had admitted Protestants. Indeed the percentage of Protestants in French Louisiana (between 5 and 10 per cent) was higher than the percentage of Catholics (one per cent) in the English colonies on the Atlantic coast.

The French government, motivated by a mixture of Bourbon absolutism, Gallican anti-Roman: ism, and Jansenist anti-Jesuitism, had recalled the Jesuits from the Indan missions and brought them back to France in 1764 to live as secular priests.

This action cut Louisiana's Catholic cledgy by. half, and left only the Capuchins, who served in the French towns and outposts..

During the French regime (1699-1766) Louisiana had been a part .of the vast diocese of Quebec which covered the St. Lawrence Valley, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi ,Valley and the Gulf Coast between Texas and Florida. When Spanish civil au· thority . replaced French, there was also a change ·in Church jurisdiction. Louisiana passed under the Spanish king's patronage (patronato real), and in l771 was placed under the bishop of Santiago, Cuba.

Spanish in Louisiana Spanish Capuchins began serving in Louisiana in 1772. Pere Dagobert from Longwy in northeastern France was succeeded as vicar general and father superior of the Capuchins by Padre Cirilo of Barcelona in Spain.

When old Father Dagobert died in May of 1776,an era came to an end: of the seven French friars present at the beginning of the Spanish regime, only two or three remained. The Spanish. clergy, usually about 10, were assisted later by several Irish diocesan priests who ministered to English-speaking settlers. The clergy traveled widely to minister to a population thinly scattered over a vast region.

The Ursuline nuns continued caring for orphans and teaching in the school founded in New Orleans in 1727. Meanwhile the Spanish government subsidized a school in which religion was taught along with other subjects - in Spanish. Attendance there was low, for the Creoles preferred French tutors and their academies.

The Church in Louisiana in1776 was unusually polyglot and multi-ethnic for such small numbers. The .French colonists, mostly males in the first two decades of settlement, had married Indian women in upriver posts, and also fathered children out of wedlock. German farmers had arrived in 1719. Simultaneously the black slave trade reached Louisiana. From the same era a population of "free persons of color" steadily developed.

Acadian Refugees In the 1760s Acadian refugees, scattered by the English genocidal expulsion (from presentday Nova Scotia) trekked and sailed their way to French Louisiana just. when it became Spanish. IntetestUikly,' di~"l~lhe

Present-day ·Louisiana is unusual in that the state's counties are called "parishes." The riverbank "civil parishes" (counties) bear the names of churches that in the 18th century served the settlements on either side of the Mississippi. In common speech on into the 19th century, these church parishes remained .the easiest place references and became the official nomenclature for civil districts in the state of Louisiana.

Catholics Role in History

FATHER O'NEILL, S.J. Edmund Burke who defended the Anglo-American colonsts' cause in the British Parliament condemned the "inhumane rooting out of this poor, innocent, deserving people," and insisted that England had "no sort of right to extirpate" them. Uprooted whites, uprooted blacks peopled Louisiana.

In the late 1760s some Maryland Catholic families, who observed the erosion of the religious liberty their ancestors had planted in America, petitioned Spanish authorities for permission to enter Louisiana.

FollOWing Spanish civil and military officials, there also came immigrants from the Canary Islands who farmed, fished and trapped in' the coastal marshlands and waterways. Today, two hundred years later, their descendants still speak Spanish in localities twenty miles from New Orleans.

Spanish Louisiana Catholics played a major role in the War of American Independence. Irish,born merchant Oliver Pollock had come from Philadelphia to New Orleans at the beginning of the Spanish regime. From the start of the American Revolution he persuaded the Spanish governor to lean to the colonists' side as far as he could without inviting British retaliation. Pollock, named agent of Virginia and of the Continental Congress spent his own fortune, borrowed further sums from the Spanish governor, and went deeply into debt to other merchants in order to supply George Rogers Clark, who seized from the English the trans-Appalachian area north of the Ohio River. When Spain joined France in an alliance against England (1779), Governor Bernardo de Galvez, with his Spanish regulars and heterogenous local mHitia, boldly captured Baton Rouge, Mobile and Pensacola. These military victories ended English presence on the Mississippi River and on the Gulf Coast.

Unusual Louisiana would in the future be attached to the United States of America, but her .distinctive biend of faith and culture has to this day resisted homogenization-a testimany both to the locals and to the nation whose independence their ancestors helped win.

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Scholarship Aid For Vietnamese WASHINGTON (NC) - The Catholic University of America will offer scholarships to Vietnamese refugees beginning this faN, according to a report from the executive committee of the university's board of trustees.

Tuition assistance will be offered to each Vietnamese student according to his or 'her need and the scholarships, which could be as many as 25, will be renewable each year.

Because the university is unable to provide ,the refugees room and board on campus, it will rely on private and government sources of support for the students.

The Vietnamese applicants must meet normal university admission requirements although some tutorial assistance wiII be offered to the new students.

Over the past 30 years, the Catholic University has cooperated with other programs of assistance to refugees. At the onset of World War II, it assisted a number of European students who were in this country at the time and unable to return to their homelands. Financial aid was provided to Chinese students after the fall of the Chinese Republic in 1949 and again to Cuban refugees following the Castro revolution.

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There Ain't No Su,ch Animal As Typical Catholic Mother

Mrs. Michael J. McMahon, St. Mary's Cathedral parish, Fall River, has been notified by the chairman of the nominating committee of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), Mrs. D. Bruce Bischoff, that she bas been selected as a candidate for the office of national treasurer.

Three candidates have been selected for each office and election will take place during the national convention, to be held Nov. 7 through 11 in Portland, Ore. Members of affiliated organizations are encouraged to attend the convention and for further information should contact Mrs. McM~hon or the district president of their area.

At present Mrs. McMahon serves on the executive committee of the NCCW as director of its Boston province. She was re:cently elected president of the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and is its im· mediate past treasurer.

Five years ago, when I first started writing this column, the editor who asked me to do it told me he wanted something that would interest the "typical Catholic mother."

I agreed to give it a try, and looking back now I guess J had some vague idea that Today's Catholic mother is the' "typical Catholic mothcomparable to the woman of coer" had 5.6 children, and oc- lonial times ... helping her huscupied her self principally band support the family, compe· with the three "D's": Diapers, Dinner, and Dishwasher.

I figured what she really wanted and needed was a laugh,

Iy MARY, CARSON to break up her otherwise dull day So, many of my earlier columns were strictly for laughs.

I still like to write humorous columns and occasionally do, but during the past five years I've become increasingly aware that today.there is no such thing as a "typical Catholic mother." She is either extinct, or existed only as a myth in the minds of ad agencies promoting school uniforms and Communion veils.

Today's Catholic mother certainly has an interest in raising her children, in teaching them to be fine people, and leading them to Heaven. She does have an interest in the religious aspects of family living.

She Works But many of today's mothers are working. So the business world is a very real part of her competence.

Among the "typical Catholic mothers" who have written to me in the last few weeks are a librarian, a head nurse, the owner of a· beauty salon, the manager of a farm, a stockbroker, two teachers, a caterer, a model, and the v.ice-president of a bank.

This involvement in business means many mothers are interested in such religious aspects of the commercial world as ethics and justice.

Many Catholic mothers are actively involved in politics, and bring their interest ,in their religion and their families into community activities.

Other Catholic mothers are involved in the arts, professions, " and volunteer work.

Priest Breaks World's Push-Up Record . BRISBANE (NC)-Father Leo Coote, 29, assistant pastor at Enoggera-Everton Park parish here, has broken the world's rec, ord for push-ups by doing 1,246 in 37 minutes.

At the home of a friend under the supervision of a representative of the Guiness Book of Rec· ords, Father Coote broke by 19 the. previous record set by a Japanese.

Father Coote, who had failed in' several earlier attempts, said that a mostly milk diet had helped him in his feat.

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Wide Range Today's Catholic mothers are thinking and reading, and they know that their thoughts, actions, and responsibilities extend into many areas besides housekeeping. They may do a fulltim'e job raising their children; but they also know they have an effect on their community, their country, and their Church So to write a column of interest to Catholic mothers, the range of subjects must be wide open. The thoughts of housewives, their reactions pro and con to many issues, are important to the Church.

If I've learned anything about Catholic mothers during the last five years it's that no one should underestimate them. They nave many points of view and varied opinions. I never expect to write a column which every Catholic mother will agree with. I just hope I make my readers think about what they believe.

And while I'll try for an occasional "laughter" now and then, I realize that myoId idea that the "typical Catholic mother" wants nothing but some humor to liven up her otherwise dull day, may he the biggest job of all.

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PEOPLE IN NEWS: Mrs. Patti Lewis, wife of famed comedian Jerry Lewis, says that the couple's 25-year involvement in fundraising campaigns against muscular dystrap'hy is their way of saying thank you for six healthy children. NC Photo.

·Form of Gratitude Comedian and His Wife Examples of True Meaning of 'Returning Thanks to God'

HOUSTON (NC) - It's their established in the United States way of saying thank you. and England and the sixth named Learning Disabilities For 25 years Mr. and Mrs. in honor of Jerry Lewis.

Jerry Lewis have led fun~-raisJerry has served as national Authority Welcomed ing efforts for the Muscular Dys- chairman of the Muscular DysGuest speaker Dr. Eric Den- trophy Association of America trophy Association since 1951. hoff, director of Governor Medi· (MDAA). Their interest in the He pioneered the annual MDA cal Center in Providence, was fight against neuromuscular dis- Labor Day Telethon, which prowelcomed by members and orders has sparked contributions vides funds for patient and comfriends of the Greater Fall River of millions of 'dollars for re- munity services, neuromuscular Association for Children with,' .search and clinical programs research, and educational proLearning Disabilities at Bristol throughout the United States grams.

Community College on June 2. and 16 foreign countries.

"Jerry is so dedicated to his Jerry and Patti Lewis have work and dedicated to this The topic of his presentation was the various areas of Learning earned what the victims, usual- cause. He just never thinks Disabilities. Following the pres- ly children, of the crippling mus- about stopping. For him there is entation D.r. Denhoff welcomed cle disease face and they under- no other way to live," Mrs. stand the sadness and anguish Lewis related. quesions and comments.

"My husband has left his The Greater Fall River, Massa· parents of these children feel.' chusetts Association for Children Having six healthy sons has mark on this world and I too with Learning Disabilities· board been the catalyst in Lewis' in- because I've been hanging on to members held their last meeting volvement in MD. his coattails. In fact, the family until September on June 11. It "We are so blessed," Mrs. is totally involved, everyone of was decided at this meeting to Lewis said. "God has been good us is in the fight against MD. increase the nine member board to us. We're just grateful.

"Our ll-year-old son is doing "We're doing all these things carnivals, and recently he sold to twelve. The previous members of the board will remain the because we've been given so tickets to his rock collection. same with the addition of mem- much. We feel we're giving back To date this year he has raised . bership co-chairman Kathy Mor- ail the good things we've been $75," she proudly noted. "He ris, Program Chairman Louise given in life. , g i v e s this to his Daddy for his Steinhof aild Swansea Represent· "To us it's second nature," she MD 'kids.''' ative Claire Howard. Also at this added. "you have to put some· Although Jerry Lewis is Jewmeeting topics for the next cal- thing back into life, have to ish, Mrs. Lewis is Catholic and endar were discussed. Monthly leave something behind. Ours a member of St. Paul the Aposmeetings will resume in Sep- will be six beautiful sons and tIe's parish in West Los Angeles.

All of the Lewis children are tember. possibly a cure for MD." _ Mrs. Lewis was in Houston Catholic. with her husband to award an 'Married for 31 years, Jerry Journalism In America the president MDA grant of $259,958 to Bay- and Patti have never 'had conreigns for four years, and jour- lor College of Medicine for the Wct over religion.

"There's one God," she said. nalism governs for ever and establishment of a neuromuscuever. lar disease research center. The "That's it. If you believe in God, -Wilde center is the ninth such center everything else falls into place."

OSLO (NC) - Expectations of a rush of Norwegian and foreign workers to the oHfields of Nor· way's coastal waters pose a big problem .for Catholic pastoral action.

Much depends on increasing the number of priests. Since World War II there has been a slow increase in the number of priests in Religious orders, while the number of diocesan clergy has remained constant. More than 53 per cent of priests are in parish work.

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Lilies Add Bu:rsts of C,olor, Gra,ce to Summ:er Garden

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As we write this the upright flowering lilies are just coming into bloom. Our favorite, enchantment, is an excellent choice for someone just beginning to try lilies. This is a bright orange-red which grows about three feet tall and is covered with bloom. It is also excellent in that it re- orable was the warmth and hosof the women of that produces very quickly by pitality elegant little church. I asked natural division in the gar- them to send me some of their den. A number of other upright lilies are available, blooming from early May to mid-August.

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mony, Joan Evans, Cinnabar and Armada, all of which have the same characteristics as Enchantment.Lilies have the advantage of not taking up too much 'space in the garden and not requiring a great deal of care, and these particular lilies are about perfect in both regards.

New Hybrids For the later-fIowerirrg varieties, we enjoy the trumpets, which develop well in the garden and which now have a rathpr wide color range, including the traditional white. We order more lilies each year and this year we spent most of our money on trumpets.

favorite recipes, and I am looking forward to printing some of them in this column.

Obviously, I'm ever on the lookout for new recipes that I can try and pass on to my readers. For those of us who enjoy cooking, I am happy to say Umt there are more of us than modern day critics would believe, there is nothing so exciting as a new recipe.

Sharing recioes is a form of conversation that can be carried on even when there is a language difference. It knows no age and it even spans continents. Love of good food is regional, national and international, and as far as I'm concerned, /' among the 'most welcome words I can hear from a reader are, "Oh, I tried that recipe and it really was great."

That's why whenever 1 speak before a women's group I always end with a request for favorite recipes, because who can come up with recipes better than the women who try them? So keep sending your recipes in to The Anchor and share a little bit of yourself with the other women in the diocese!

This recipe was sent .in by a For a very effective display of reader in Swansea, Mrs. Winnie Salamon, and it's the perfect large outward facing lilies, there is little to compare with the rela- summer appetizer for those partively new hybrids, including Im- , ties ahead. perial' Gold, Imoerial Silver and Marinated Mushrooms Lorenzo Empress of India. These produce blooms which measure as much . 3 pounds mushrooms, trimmed as nine inches in width and are and sliced of tremendous vigor and beauty.

Va cup olive oil plus % cup juice of one lemon The whole field of lily-groWing 2 onions, sliced has expanded rapidly in the post2 crushed garlic cloves war years and the available 112 teaspoon thyme plants are difficult to describe. % teaspoon marjoram We find that they add a special % teaspoon pepper dimension to the garden, giving 3 bay leaves us bursts of color and grace 3 cups canned Italian tomawhen we most need it. This is toes, drained and chopespecially true in late summer, ped, with % cup of their when one is "desperately in need juice of something to carry the garcup red wine vinegar den. By planning our purchases 1 teaspoon sugar so that blooming times comes dash of tabasco late in the season we are able dash of tabasco to use lilies quite effectively 1) In a large skillet saute the without havtng them ,intrude on mushrooms in the 1f.J cup of olive the garden in early summer. oil in two batcpes until they are In flle Kitchen golden.

2) Transfer to a large bowl One of the nicest parts of writing a column for over 10 years and toss witb the juice of one is that one meets a great many lemon. people. At the beginning of June, 3) In the same skillet saute the I was invited to speak to a group onions and the garlic clove in the of ladies from St. Elizabeth's % cup of olive oil until onions parish in Edgartown, a section are soft. of the diocese renowned for its 4) Add the spices and saute beauty and intrinsic charm. Aft- 1 minute more. Stir in the toer the visit, my trip to the lovely matoes, wine, sugar and tabasco. island became part of my per- Bring the liquid to a boil and manent treasure chest of memor- simmer about 20 minutes. able events, but even more mem5) Add the tomato mixture to mushrooms and add salt to taste.

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THEY'RE FIRST: Members of first graduating class of Nazareth School, Attleboro; ,are flanked by their proud teachers. From left" Sister Maureen Mitchell, RSM, Mark Han· danyan, Wayne Bubier, David Haron, Paul Heroo, Larry Kelly, Sister Perpetua Lester, RSM.

Dr. WiI.1 iam .Lynch Urges 0vu lotion Study BOSTON (NC)-Participants in a three-day international conference here sponsored by the Human Life- Foundation recOmmended that a $35,000 research grant be created to support an investigator in tbe field of re-

Dominican Joins Ang Iican Staff LONDON (NC) - Father John McGuire, a 31-year-old New York Dominican, who has joined the full-time staff of the Anglican Cathedral at Coventry, the English auto industry center, is believed to be the first Catholic priest ever to be employed by an Anglican cathedral.

Eather McGuire has been appointed director of the cathedral's youth hostel. named Kennedy House after the late U.S. president. It is an ecumenical hostel with accommodations for 45. There the Dominican, previously chaplain to Cornell University Medical Center, New York, will organize residential courses for overseas visitors and will act as chaplain.

Father McGuire, who has studied at Anglican and Methodist seminaries in the United States, will lecture on Reformation historly and theology.

He said his appointment bad to be seen in the context of Coventry Cathedral as the focus of a vast network of ecumenism, with many Catholics participat· ing in its activities. He said he would be taking part in some services at the cathedral but would also have a chapel at his disposal. He expressed a desire to have more British Catholics involved in activities at Kennedy House.

productive biology, an area of critical importance for natural family planning.

Dr. William A. Lynch of Boston, chairman of the foundation's scientific committee, who has appeared before Fall River audiences, said the conference also recommended clinical investigation of. a method of natural fam· ily planning developed in Australia by Drs. John and Lyn Billings.

Called the "Ovulation Metthod," it seeks to establish the fertile days in a woman's cycle by her observation in cervical mucus discharge.

"On the surface," a statement by conference participants said, it would appear that the method offers a serious pragmatic ap-

proach that could be used by well motivated people."

Conference participants, who came from 10 nations, also discussed prediction, detection and' control of ovulation; survival time of sperm; the evaluation of existing methods of natural family planning, and related work to be undertaken in the social sciences.

Dr. Louis Hellman, deputy assistant secretary for population affairs in the U. S. Depaitment of Health, Education and Welfare, and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Health, both appeared before the group to promise support for sound research ideas.

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oua LADY OF THE CAPE· SchedUle runs June 28 - Oct. 12 Masses: Sunday-8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:3l) P.M. Daily--8:00' A.M. except Wed. 7:30 P.M. Confessions: Saturday,....,4:00-5:00 P.M. and 6:006:30 P.M. First Friday-7:00-7:30 P.M. WT IOWST. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Schedule runs June 28· LabOr Day Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:30, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:30 and 6:00 P.M. IUZZAIDS lAY ST. MARGARETS Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 and 7:30 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:30 P.M~ Daily-8:00 A.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:00-5:00 and 7:00-8:00 P.M.

ONsn ST. MAltY-STAIt OF THE SEA ldasses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday-6:30 P.M. Daily 9:00 A.M. Confessions: Saturday-3:30·4:30 P.M. and after 6:30 P.M. Mass

EDGARTOWN ST. ELIZABETH Schedule begins June 14 Masses: Sunday-9:00, 10:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:00- 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. (Mon.-Fri.) Confessions-Saturday 2:30·3:30 P.M.

FAlMOUTH ST. PATRICK Scheduleeff.ecUve weekend of June 28-29 Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:15 and 5:30 P.M. Saturday Eve-5:30 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. - Saturdays 8:00 A.M..

FALMOUTH HEIGHTS S1'. ~ THOMAS CHAPEL Schedule effective weekend of June 28·29 Masses: Sunday-8:00. 9:00, 10:00, 11:15 A.M. Saturday-4:30 P.M. DailY-:8:00 A.M. HYANNIS ST. FRANCIS XAVIEIl

Masses: Sunday......7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. , Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. ~ Daily-7:00 A.M. and 12:10 P.M. YAIMOUTHPORT SACRED HEAIlT Masses: Sunday-9:00 !\.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 'P.M.

Mass Schedu,le for Summer Season NORTH EASTHAM CHURCH OF THE VISITATION Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.

BASS RaVEl OUR LADY OF THE HIGHWAY Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30 A.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. (July and Aug.)

OSTERVIUE OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Dailf-7:00 A.M. Confessions: Saturday~:OO - 5:00 P.M.

CHILMARK COMMUNITY CENTER Schedule begins June 29 Masses: Sunday-7:00 P.M.

SANTUIT ST. JunE'S CHAPEL Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 AM. Saturday-5:00 P.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M. MASHPEE QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M. POCASSET ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST , Schedule begins June 22 Masses: Sunday-7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30,11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:30 ,A.M. Confessions: Saturday -4:00 - 4:45 P.M. and following 7:00 P.M. MaSSI for half-hour PROVINCETOWN ST. PETER THE APOSTLE Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00; 10:00, 11:00 A.M.• 7:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. and 5:30 P.M. (except

CENTElVIW OUR L~Y OF VICTORY Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45, 12 noon Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Daily-7:00 and 9:00 ,A.M. First Fridays-Ultreya-8:00 P.M. First Friday Masses at 7:00 and 9:00 A.M.

MARION ST. RITA Masses: Sunday-8:30, 10:00 AM.

Daily-8:30 A.M. Friday-Benediction & Rosary 7:00 P.M.

Confessions: Saturday--4:00 - 5:00 P.M. and 6:45 P.M.

WEST IARNSTAILE oua LADY OF HOPE Masses: Sunday-8:45 and 10 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:30 P.M.

MAnAPolsm ST. ANTHONY Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00 (Folk Mass), 11:30 AM. and 5:00 P.M. Saturday-8:00 A.M. - 4:30 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00

SANDWICH CORPUS CHaISTI Masses: Sunday~:OO, 9:00,--10:00, 11:00 A.M. and 12 Noon .

Saturday Eve.--'5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-9:00 A.M.

CENTRAL VILLAGE ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. Daily-9:00 A.M.

Sunday 'Masses Parish Hall: 9:30 and 10:30 A.M. CHATHAM HOLY REDEEMER Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 AM. Saturday Evening-5:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. SOUTH CHATHAM OUR LADY OF GRACE Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M.

Daily-9:00 AM. EAST FALMOUTH ST. ANTI:IONY Masses: S\lnday-7:30, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00& 7:30 P.M. Daily-8:00 AiM. EAST FREETOWN OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHAPEL Masses: Sunday-9:00, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.~:30 PiM., "'~,;;, -, , Daily-8:00 A.M. .

Saturday Eve.-5:00 P.M.

NANTUCKET OUR LADY OF THE ISLE Schedule starts weekend May 31

Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:30, 11:30 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:.00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:30 A.M. (Saturdays 9:00 A.M.) Rosary before 7:30 AM. Mass daily SIASCONSET, MASS. UNION CHAPEL Masses: Sunday....s:45 AM. July and August OAK BLUFFS SACRED HEART Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:15, 10:30 A.M.

Saturday Eve.--5:15 & 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. ORLEANS ST. JOAN OF ARC Ma.llGes: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M.

Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 AM. Our Lady. ~ rf~fPet~~, Help l'fov~na~Wednesday Morning Mass at 8:00 A.M. "

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SAGAMORE ST. THERESA Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-6:00 P;M. SOUTH DAl.TMOUTH ST. MARY Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 AM. & '7:30 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:15 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. Saturday only-8:00 A.M.

WAREHAM ST. PATRICK Masses: Sunday-7:OO, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. . and 5:00· P.M. Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 6:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 AM. and 9:00 A.M. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament follows the 7:00 A.M. Mass and continues until 7:00 P.M. on 1st Fridays Confp.$sions: ~ hour befbre Masses Schedule for July and August WEST WAREHAM ST. ANTHONY Masses: Sunday-9:00 A.M. Confessions: Yz hour before Mass WEUFLEET _ OUR LADY OF LOURDES Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, l1:QO A.M. Saturday -Eve.-6:00 and 7:30 P.M. Daily-7:30, 9:00 A.M. .

TRURO SACRED HEART Masses: Saturday-7:00 P.M.

WEST HARWICH HOLY TItINITY Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:00, 10:30, 12;00 noon Saturday Eve.-5:00 & 7:00 P.M. Daily-9:00 A.M. First Friday-Mass and Exposition 11:00 AM. and Benediction 2:00 P.M. Confessions: Saturday 4:00 and 7:45 P.M.

DENNISPORT UPPER COUNTY ROAD OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M.

Saturday Eve.-4:30 P.M. Daily-8:00 AM. Confessions: Saturday-3:45 ,P.M. WESTPORT ST. GEORGE Masses: Sunday-7:30, 8:45, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:30 P.M. Daily-9:00 AM. WOODS HOLE ST.IOSEPH Schedule from June 21-Sept. 1 Masses: Sunday-8:0q, 10:00 AM. Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. (9:00 A.M. Sat. only) Confessions: ~ hour before Sunday Masses

VINEYARD HAVEN ST. AUGUSTINE Schedule bfilgins June '14 Masses: S4nday-8:00, 10:30 AM. Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 7:00 P.M. paily-8:00 A.M. (Mon.-FrL) Confessions: '&alutJ}ay-~:~()'~='~:30' P.M.:' ,.~ t', L._? ~ ~:?.~ ..~--,l' :,;.,,-=~t;:J-r';

NOllTH' FALMOUTH (Megansett) IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Schedule from June 21-Sept. 1 .Masses: Sunday-:-8:00, 9:30, 11 :00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. .

Daily---:9:00 A.M. .

Confessions: ~ '}jour ~to~S!1nday Masses

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tHE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 26, 1975

Study Shows Attitudes of Eighth Graders Toward Death of Selves, Others Continued from Page One bered for. They were also asked to write down the goals they would like to reach during their lifetimes.

At the end of the program a 30-item questionnaire was given to both the experimental and control groups, with sharp. differences in many responses.

Sixty per cent of the experimental group thought frequently about their own deaths. opposed to 28 per cent of the control group. In the latter. 60 per cent rarely gave the subject a thought.

While 72 per cent of the experimentals felt religion played a large role in their attitude toward death. but 28 per cent of the controls shared that attitude.

To the question, "Which of the following has most influenced your present attitude toward death: the death of someone else. reading,class projects, the media or personal reflection?" the experimentals gave a 52 per cent response to the first item as opposed to 72 per cent of the controls. Twenty-eight per cent of the experimentals felt the class project had influenced them most.

Asked "What does death mean to you: the end. beginning of life after death, an endless sleep or 'don't know·... no one in either group opted for "the end."

Seventy-two per cent of the experimentals and 48 per cent of the controls voted for "life after death," while. the figures were four per cent versus 12 per cent for "an endless sleep" and 24 per cent versus 40 per cent for an honest "don't know."

The students were asked to indicate what kind of death they would prefer, given a choice.

Fifty-six per cent of the experimentals and 88 per cent of the controls opted for a sudden but non-violent and 16 per cent of the experimentals and none of the controls for a long-term death from cancer. Father Carter explained this by noting that "a long-term death had b~n discussed with the experimental group as an opportunity to tie loose ends together and plan and prepare for death."

On the matter of funeral ser-

Newark Pastor Dies June 13 Msgr. Thomas F. Duffy, 68, pastor of St. Michael's Church, Palisades Park. N.J., since 1956 died on June 13 after a long , illness.

AuxIliary Bishop Joseph A. Costello of Newark was princi~ pal celebrant of the Liturgy for Christian Burial.

Ar~hbishop Boland. retired Bishop of Newark and Auxiliary Bishop John J. Dougherty were present in the sanctuary. Msgr.

Walter Jarvais of the Immacu, late Conception Seminary gave the homily.

Msgr. Duffy. who was a fre-. quent visitor in the Diocese of Fall River, served as spiritual director of the Bergen County Holy Name Society.

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vices, 80 per cent of the experimentals and 36 per cent of the controls wanted traditional rites, while eight per cent of the experimentals and a whopping 52 per cent of the controls opted for a modern service.

Seventy-two per cent of both groups thought people about tb die should be told, but only 68 per cent of the experimentals and 60 per cent of the controls indicated they themselves would want such knowledge.

Given a year to live. 52 per

cent of the experimentals and 40 per cent of the controls would "want to live the way they always had," while 20 per cent versus 36 per cent chose doing "what I'd always wanted to do." ~ Finally. 88 per cent of the experimentals and 80 per cent of the controls found the questionnaire "a valuable tool for reo flecting on death." The controls, Father Carter. commented wanted to take the death education course too and couldn't understand why they were left out in the first place:' Part of Life The priest, in summing up the results of his study. done as part of a course in research techniques at Bridgewater Sta-te College, said, "It has been my experience that when people are given the opportunity to share their anxieties of death, to unburden themselves. they experience a healing and a cleansing that can only be beneficial to their physical and mental health.

By giving adolescents an opportunity to integrate and c understand their feelings of death we will save many unnecessary anxieties and fears at a later age.

"Death is an important part of life." he concluded. "If we become less fearful of dying then we become more capable of living."

Marian Conference. Opposes Pornography, Urges Modesty REDFIELD (NC) - The South Dakota Marian Conference, held here recently, resolved to foster modesty in dress and behavior and to oppose pornography 'in all forms.

The following resolutions were approved by the participants, who included many Religious, priests and laity: 1. To practice eucharistic reparation as taught by the Church and reaffirmed by the Fatima messages. while emphasizing devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

2. To fos.ter the Rosary before (or after) Mass and the praying of the Angelus as encouraged by Pope Paul VI in .his apostolic exhortation Marialis Cultus (Feb. 2, 1974), which was on the right ordering and development of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

• 3. To continue to encourage night eucharistic vigils of reparation and to support priests in obtaining adorers where they are held.

4. To foster modesty in dress and behavior and to urge nonsupport of pornographic literature, movies, television, and entertainment of all kinds which are derogatory to Christian dignity as exemplified by Mary, the biblical woman of faith. At the same time, we offer positive sup-

port· for orthodox publications and wholesale entertainment.

5. To take an active interest in the Right to Life and Birthright movements and to !lUpport an amendment to the U.S. Constitution making abortion illegal.

6. To give our unqualified support to Pope Paul's encyclical Humanae Vitae (Of Human Life). which declared artificial birth control not in harmony with authentic· Christian morality.

7. To commend the bishops for the strong leadership they have given Catholic Christians in their document "Basic Teachings for Catholic Religious Education" and their pastoral "Behold Your Mother. Woman of Faith."

8. To take an active interest in the National Catechetical Directory now being developed by the bishops in response to the Vatican's General Cateohetical Directory. (The National Catechetical Directory will serve as a guidelines for teaching religion in the United States.)

9. To work for a renewed and increased emphasis on the spirit of adoration for the incarnational Real Presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

10. To encourage the family praying of the holy Rosary with meditation on its 15 mysteries" from the life of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 26, 1975

Says Federal Farm Labor Legislation Badly Needed

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On June 5, the day that the California farm labor bill was officially signed in Sacramento by Gov. Brown, I received an urgent call from a spokesman for one of the largest growers in California. He said that while he and his associates were happy about the enactment of the carefully analyzed by key members of both the Senate ancl the bill, they feel very strongly House with a view to determinthat, smce it applies only to ing whether or not it would be

the State of California, it must be supplemented soon as possible by federal legislation covering agricultural workers in

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BV MSGR. GEORGE G. HIGGINS every Stale in the Union.

"Otherwise," he pointed out, "even if the Brown Bill eventually resolves the farm labor problem in California, the struggle will go on--even more fiercely, it is safe to predict-in Texas, Arizona, and other agricultural states throughout the na· tion."

The point is well taken. Fed· era,1 farm labor legislation is urgently needed-all the more so in view of the fact that none of the other major agricultural states is likely to enact a progressive farm labor statute Rat· terned after the new California law. To the contrary, many other agricultural states are likely to push for regressive legislation aimed at neutralizing the constructive impast of the California statute. Arizona has already done so. The farm I·abor bill which the Arizona Legislature enacted two or three years ago is <lompletely one-sided. -Far from 'resolving the farm labor problem, it has only served to aggravate it.

For better or for worse, however, the Congress is not going to enact a federal law this year.

There are several bills in the hopper, but, 50 far as' anyone can tell, they are not going anywhere.

That's just as well, in my opinion, for, by comparison with the new California statute, all of the pending Congressional bills are, in varying degrees, inadequate.

Progressive Measure I think it is providential, then, that the California law, which is basically a very progressive measure, was enacted before the Congress could get up enough steam to enact a bill of its own.

In other words, the Congress now has a model to work from -which it never had before. . The California statute is being

Visitors Increase VATICAN CITY (NC)-The Holy Year has seen an increase of about one-third in visitors to the Vatican Museums during its first six months, accprding to a report from Vatican Radio. The month of May saw an average daily attendance of 8,000, for a monthly total of 205,000. This is an increase of 82,000 over May of 1974.

advisable for them to introduce a similar bill at the federal level.

The results of their study should be known within a couple of months.

Meanwhile those growers who are now belatedly pushing for federal farm legislation ought to stop wringing their hands and take the initiative in drumming up support among their peers in favor of a progressive bill. For 30 years or more the agricultural industry, by and large, fought tooth and nail to prevent the Congress from enacting any kind of farm labor legislationgood, bad or indifferent. It did so because it was determined, at any price, to keep its workers from organizing into a union of their own choice. ,Within recent years, however, a number of growers, having seen the handwriting on the wall and having recognized that the organization of farm workers was almost ,inevitable. ~uddenly reversed their position and stattcJ to plug for federal legislation.

But the trouble is, that they have never been able to agree upon a bill which would merit or elicit the support of the kind of com· prehensive coalition (of unions, growers, church and civic organ,izations) which was needed to break the legislative deadlock.

In short, they wanted to have their cake and eat it too. They wanted federal legislation-but they wanted it on their own terms. As a result, all of their bills have died aborning.

Expects Opposition Gov. Brown has given an instructive lesson in this regard.· By a stroke of political genius, and by dint of endless negoti· ations with the parties ,involved, he was able to put together a coalition , the like of which had never been seen before in Cali- . fornia or any other State in th() Union. With all due credit to the Governor, it must be said, of course, that it was easier to put together this kind of coalition in California that it will be at the Congressional level. Even if a progressive farm labor bill can 'be cleared for action in the Senate and the House, it· is safe to assume that it will run up against bitter 'opposition from Congressmen' beholden to constituents who, unHke the California growers, have yet to see the handwriting on the wall and are still determined to prevent the organization of farm workers into a bona fide union of their own choice.

Be that as it may, if there is going to be federal legislation, it will have to be patterned after the California statute-in substance at least, though not necessarily in every technical detail. To a,ttempt at this late date to enact a regressive federal statute similar, for example, to the Arizona farm labor law, would be a waste of time and effort.

GIFT FROM KNIGHTS: Rev. Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, V.G., pastor of Mt. Carmel Parish, New Bedford receives a chalice from Severo Alfama, extreme right, Faithful Admiral of McMahon Council, No. 151, Knights of Columbus, New Bedford in the presence of George A. Lemieux, left. and Fred Martins, second right, Faithf!!l Navigator.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. June 26, 1975

The Parish Parade

William Miller's New Book More Original Than White's -

Publicity chairmen of Garish orlanlzatlonl are liked to lubmlt news Items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7. Fall River, 02722, Name of city or -town Ihould be If,eluded II well II full dates 111 activities. Please send news of future rlther thin past events.

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Brace Jovanovich, 757 3rd All this led to the chain of Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017. misdeeds which preceded and

The Summer Fetival executive committee wiU meet this morning to select prizes to be awarded at the annual event.

St. Joseph Junior CorpS' will leave at 6 tonight from the parish yard to attend a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.

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accompanied the campaign of 1972. The evolution of the Watergate scandal, from its seed to its obnoxious maturity, if> traced by Mr. White.

Mr. White is given to philosophizing about this dark passage in the American story. SomeBy times he hit the mark. But more frequently he is windy and preRY. REV. tentious. He is better at syntheMSGR. sis than at analysis.

Mr. Miller, on the other hand, JOHN S. excels at analysis. He is never stuffy. He commands a wealth KENNEDY of apt and illuminating allusions, historical and literary. And he is witty.

White book. It is far more stirn- ' He is not wholly or mainly ulating to the thoughtful reader concerned with Watergate or who wants to look beyond the Mr. Nixon. But he charges the anatomy of a national scandal former President with violating to a diagnosis of what is funda- "a standard of con&cientious dementally wrong with American liberation based upon the truth, politics. and the moral order, and one's In his account of the Nixon ,authentic conviction." downfall, Mr. White is at pains, However, he does not brand many times to give Mr. Nixon Mr. Nixon as uniquely (jerelict credit 'for genuine accomplish- or offensive. "There has been a ments. This is only just, and merely strategic outlook, a mereprobably a necessary antidote ly operational outlook in many to the poisonous attitude which other circles beyond the Nixon makes of the former president a White House," he says. kind of absolute 'villain. Even Mr. Miller's principal point so, Mr. White may be somewhat seems to he that moral and inteltoo generous at times. lectual substance in the general Mr. Nixon's fate was not de- populace is essential. This can termined by Watergate. That in- not come from the nation, its incident, and the' ·cover-up which stitutions, its politics. They can followed it, merely triggered not determine or supply the explosives which had been long meaning of life and basic human accumulating. What there were, values. Politics has to be a the hook attempts to show. meeting point of techniques and Mr. White goes back to the ethics. The ethics must be indebeginnings in two senses. The pendent of politics and critical first is that of the political sit- of politi~s. uation which developed from Comment on JFK the 1950s to the 1970s. In that period, he says, "the American But our educated class is Presidential system had been given to relativism and systecoming under growing pressure matic doubt. This view has peras the American party system meated our society and coron which it once rested had con- rupted our politics. There is need tinued to come apart." He traces of genuine moral education. And this process, in all its intl1icacy, the only way to escape the pass as he sees it. to which we have come, as The second set of beginnings dreadfully exemplified in the is that of Richard Nixon, in life Watergate scandal, is to moraland in politics. In life, there was ize our present power. poverty, the resentment of deSome ,of the most impressive privation, the envy of those more pages in Mr. Miller's book deaf favored, the amhition to succeed. with John F. Kennedy. Mr. MilIn politics, there was from the ler judges that Kennedy was unstart the public relations gim- acquainted with Catholic social micry, the allegations of conspi- thought, and he deplores that racy, the slashing personal at- fact. tack, and then, over the years, He says, "One would have the assembly of a crew of slick hoped that Jobn F. Kennedy had technicians ,ignorant of Amer- taken into himself more of the ican history. , best of his own heritage than in fact he had.

Chain ot Misdeeds Kennedy would have done far Nixon's chief henchmen were better to have drawn upon the expert advance m~n and money hest thought of his own Church raisers. Haldeman, chief among ... Instead (in Kennedy's comthem, was an advertising man mencement address at Yale) we experienced in projecting images were to have the explicit rejecwhich would sell products. None tion of 'philosophical' and 'ideoof the team was qualified to logical' answers of the oldwield power in the topmost cir- fashioned kind, and the specific clue of tj:J.e President of the and invidious endorsement of United States. But that is where specialized knowledge."

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Parish youths will meet from 9:30 to 10:30 tomorrow morning ,in the parish hall to prepare Summer Festival posters.

New Junior Corps officers are Douglas Anderson, vice-president, and Scott Depot, secretary. They were appointed by Ronald Turcotte, president.

Knights of the Altar acolyte supervisors are Raymond Larivee, Joseph Medeiros and Robert White.

,ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE: Among gifts presented to Msgr. Henri A. Hamel, pastor of St. Joseph Church, New Bedford, on the 40th anniversary of his ordination was the portrait shown above. Celebration attended by parishioners, relatives and friends included a concelebrated Mass of thanksgiving, a reception and a testimonial banquet at which Msgr. Hamel received a Papal Blessing, tributes and citations from civic and state officials, honorary memberships in several New Bedford organizations and a spiritual bouquet and the portrait from parishioners and other wellwishers.

nr. Alfred Gottschalk, HUCJIR president, made the presention.

He praised Archbishop Bernardin's efforts to create "a greater'spirit of cooperation and understanding" between Catholics and Jews.

The citation accompanying the degree referred to the archbishop as "profoundly concerned with the promotion of human welfare and deeply committed by his respect for' human dignity." Arch,bishop Bernardin's "words and

deeds attest to' his unremitting helief in the value of religious dia·logue, leading beyond the interchange of ideas to joint community social action," the citation said.

HUC-JIR, Reform Judaism's institution of higher learning, will observe its centenn.ial this fall as' the oldest rabbinical school in North America. Its campuses are in Cincinnati, New York, Los Angeles and Jerusalem.

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Heads Salvatorians ROME (NC) - Father Gerard Rogowski, a Polish-born U.S. citizen, was elected superior general of the Society of the Divine Savior (Salvatorians) here June 19. The general chapter that elected him had been meeting here two weeks. Father Rogowski, 44, is a native of Olesno Slaskie, Poland. He entered the Salvatoriaris in 1949 and was ordained in 1957.

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"The modern American world," he says, "is a long way from being as bad as the picture given by its e~treme antagnoists. It is however (and obviously) sufficiently filled with threat to require a conscious and careful attention to the underpinnings."

The third annual family picnic for parishioners will be held from noon to 6 P.M. Sunday, June 29 at St. Vincent de Paul Camp, Adamsville. Food and beverages will be available and children will be admitted free.

Mass. will be offered at 1:30 P.M. in the camp chapel.

A whist party announced for 1:30 P.M., Sunday, June 29 in the parish center has been postponed until further notice.

Archbishop Receives Honorary Degree From Rabbinica I School CINCINiNATI (NC)-Al"chbishop Joseph L. Bernardin of Cincinnati, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, received an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion at graduation rites in Rockdale Temple here June 6.

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KNOW YOUR FAITH "Good News to the Sick"

By Rev. DONALD McCARTHY Rev. Donald McCarthy is an expert on medical ethics. He has recently finished his work in a special program at the institute of Religious and Human Development at the Texas Medical Center in Houston.

The priest visiting in the hospital room was pressed for time.

Preparing to leave, he asked the patient, "Would you like to have a prayer?"

"Sure, Father," he said, "if it will make you feel better."

Obviously this patient, who responded with disarming simplicity, was saying something about his attitude toward his sickness. He appreciated the priest's visit but was a bit emharrassed at being "prayed over."

Perhaps he thought of prayer only in terms of asking for a miracle or as a kind of last resort in serious illness.

The Good News that Jesus brought to the sick sees human suffering in a richer context" than miracle cures or last rites.

Jesus taught that human life prepares people for eternal life.

"My kingdom," he told Pilate, "does not belong to this world" (In. 18:36). Human suffering can play an important role in spiritual growth. As an unmistakable indication of the fragility of human health and the contingency of one~s span of earthly years, sickness speaks of the

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Human persons exult in freedom and self-determination. Yet freedom comes from God and should lead to Him. The confinement and inconvenience of sickness speaks a wordless language by restricting freedom and predicting an eventual climax when earthly freedom will be transformed into eternal freedom.

Biblical Directive No man or woman is an island.

Sickness dramatizes the interdependence of people, the need for love and compassion. To receive tender toving care teaches the sick about life and love. Many a sick person has learned that it is even more blessed to give I than to receive and has acquired a new sensitivity to interpersonal rel,ationships.

Yet sickness still remains a blessing only in disguise. Jesus ministered to the sick very di·rectly with Hi~ healing power.

The health ministry of responsible physicians and nurses, of research scientists and laboratory technicians, continues that direct ministry with human re c sources. The Biblical directive to use one's talents rather than bury them bears fruit in continuing medical progress.

However, the unavoidable experience of sickness and eventual death are redeemable. The Good News of Jesus teaches His Turn to Page Fourteen

The Imprisoned

By SISTER MARGARET SETON MURRELL Sister Margaret Seton Murrell entered the Daughters of Charity in 1967 after a career as wife, mother, widow, business woman and college administrator. She completed her graduate work at Catholic University of America in 1969, receiving the doctorate and in 1973, undertook Clinical Pastoral training at Notre Dame Seminary, New Or.Jeans. She is presently serving as Associate Chaplain at Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth, Texas, a co-correctional prison. Her chief concern is the family and marriage relationships of residents and she serves as Marriage and Family Consultant.

The Psalmist said it "... the Lord has appointed me. . . to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to those who are bound ..."

(Isaiah 61)-and it is from this call that the men and women who are engaged in prison ministry receive theIr mandate.

-These ministers, chaplains, assistants, and volunteers will find, on any given day, almost one million Americans in a sta:te of separation from the "free world."

The prison world has its own culture and context and it will

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not always welcome the Christian reconciler. Those who serve will often be humiliated, exploited, and manipulated and the pathetic stories of the incarcerated weigh heavily upon the heart. The exhilaration of helping a person "become" turns to angUish when the attempt to "make it" in the free world goes sour, and the hoped-for friend is again behind bars.

Only the belief in the overwhelming, overcoming love of God through Christ for His suffering and broken poor sends the prison minister back again and again. The chaplain shares the redemptive love of Chrh,t with the imprisoned.

Priniary Needs The primary need of prisoners, like the primary need of all people, is to receive esteem, re-' spect and appreciation for one's own sake. To be taken only on one's own terms, not playing down the reasons which brought one into the present circumstances, not playing down the reasons which brought one into the present circumstances, but to be given a spontaneous gesture of forgiveness and Christian love for the human dignity one hardly dares to believe one might have again - this is the basic warning. "What is the use," says the prisoner, "of payTurn to Page Fourteen

By REV. EDMUND S. BORYCH (Rev. Edmund S. Borych heads the Pastodal Ministry to the Handicapped in Detroit, Mich. His activities in the archdiocese of Detroit and in the National Apostolate for the Mentally Retarded have an impetus for greater participation in programs geared for the retarded and handicapped).

Would you not agree as does Alvin Toffler in "Future Shock" that our society could be described as a "throw-away society"? We make things especially to be ~hrown away - towels, plates, bottles, toys' and even disposable dresses. With this throw-away mentality do we also want to include people? We throwaway people with almostthe same efficiency as we throw away objects. We throw them away by labelling them with such names as mentally retarded, as well as mentally and physically handicapped. Throughout these reflections we will make reference to these handicapped persons by referl'ling to them as the wounded person.

We have formulated powerful, if unstated, rationalizations for throwing people away. They are this way because it is God's will, or because they are paying for their sins, or because they did not work hard enough and thus were not rewarded. Sometimes our rationalizations for throwing people away are falsely based on religion. And those are the most effective rationalizations of all.

Human Dignity What must be understood, repeated, reflected on and prayed over again and again is that every person is sacred and important.

The local faith community (parish church) that provides for these wounded persons speaks loudly that each person has worth and dignity. The interest, concern and love shown says to the family and the person himself that we are a Church that stretches out its hands in a warm embrace for all of God's people.

In a Church-related program the wounded person becomes an accepted part of the total faith community. The veil of secrecy and shame that often surround and smother the family of a wounded person disappears. They have a place in the larger world; they have a place. in the church where they are wantecl, loved and understood. They have their rightfUl place within the faith community of which they are an integral part. They can no longer be considered second class citizens.

It is not enough to tell the wounded person that God loves him. If he is to learn this, we must experience God's love ~hrough other people. If he vividly experiences love in the atmosphere of the Church, he may . come to understand that if these people love, so must God.

MINISTRY TO SICK: "We have the task of creating welcoming communities for the wounded person and of integrating them as much as possible into the life of the Church which is missing 'something without them and is enriched by their presence." At Annunciation Church, Roc~ester, N.Y., even the architecture welcQmes the handicapped. The ground level structure is easily accessible to wheelchairs. Pastors Msgr. Albert L. Simonetti says goodbye to Kathy Melnick and Jo Ann Keyser after a visit.

We can discover in the wounded person a world of simplicity, purity and goodness.

More than this we can discover Jesus in them, Jesus radiating goodness, Jesus meek and humble, and sometimes Jesus suffering and in agony. There are many . examples, countless actions and gestures which have shown that when the wounded person says the name of Jesus they know of whom they speak.

Sense of Being Needed One of the greatest sufferings of the wounded is to feel "different" and to feel "useless".

They need friends who will help them to discover their own personality and their place in society, friends who will love them and respect them. But most of all they need the love of God which they will discover through these friends.

If a spiritual life is a necessity for every man, it is especially

necessary for the wounded.

Along with others they have the right to receive the truths of faith and especially a knowledge of Jesus Christ. Their religious life will not pr.imarily he one of action but might be one of simple reflective silence.

Do we believe that within the wounded there are riches and wealth of the Spirit? It is to the degree that we really believe in them and in the Spirit working in them, that they will truly rise up as a people of God. "fhey will then be valuable members of the Christian Community and the Christian Community will profit from their presence. We have the task of creating welcoming communities for the wounded person and of integrating them as much as possible into the life of the Church which is missing ~omething without them and is enriched by their presence.

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The Imprisoned Continued from Page Thirteen ing my debt to society if the people who will be my neighbors never forgive me?"

This need for recognitiol) as human will never be met by government money, modern prison -settings, or numbers of judges or guards. This need will only be met by personal involvement of a caring person daring to enter that prison world.

Prison Chaplain The core person in prison ministry is the prison chaplain who is assigned by ecclesiastical authority in collaboration with the prison management. Some insti- . tutions have large chaplains' _staffs; m05t have only part-time or volunteer chaplain service.

Catholic correctional chaplains in the U. S. are certified through meeting requirements at various levels of their professional asso- ciation, American Catholic Correctional Chaplains' Association.

This aS50ciation is given authority by the U. S. Bishops through the Episcopal Adviser, Bishop Andrew Grutka of Gary, Indiana.

There are about 220 prison chaplains priests, Sisters, Brothers, deacons--currently certified through this Association.

Chaplain duties are numerous.

The chaplain is involved with the total person within the environment and with the content and circumstances of the environment a~. it presses on these persons. Chaplains roam throughout the institution, not only for vi5ibility and easier access for inmates, but to observe needs and to seek out possible injustices unnoticed' or unheeded by administra'tion. The chaplain is' - responsible for a viable religious

program for the benefit of inmates who are of various religiou5 persuasions or states of persuasion. And so he must be ecumenically aware and open.

Chaplains have significant experience in working with volunteers and assistants as they are able to move additional persons into the fabric of the prison 5etting.

The cherished person from whom one is separated become important to the prisoner-often more important than they seemed wilen he or she was free, hence the chaplain finds family affairs part of his responsibility.

'Least of These My Brothers' ResponsibHity for expanding and ,improving spiritual and .human opportunities for inmates falls heavily upon the chaplain who is often merely tolerated by prison administration because it is legally and politcaUy expedient. As one who is intimately involved in the prison world, it is the chaplain's duty to communicate with interested oitizens what the real situation and need may be. And always the person in prison ministry must press for reform of a system which has been, in the words of a President, "close to a national shame."

There is a principal theme of encouragement for involvement in the reconoiling prison ministry, for, as the righteous will' answer in the Last Day, according to Matthew:: "Lord, when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you? And the King will answer, "Truly I say, as you did' it to one of the least of these my brother, you did it to me."

NEED LOVE AND COMPASSION: "The confinement and inconvenience of sickness speaks a wordless language by restricting freedom and predicting an eventual climax when earthly freedom will be transformed into eternal freedom." The face of an old man confined to a wheelchair says, wordlessly, something about the effects of illness.

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abandoned him, and the very real need th·at he is experiencing because sickness is a burden. visiting the sick in the name of Christ expresses in addition the redemptive value of illness.

Sharing In Ministry io Sick Hence the pr.iest who offers to pray with the sick person intends to convey a rich faithmeaning by his action. Unfortunately such a meaning often needs to be expressed frankly ·and openly.

The new Rite for Anointing of the Sick conveys this richer meaning. In the former use of this sacrament often the impression was left of a final act of oblation, the last anointing almost as if in preparation for buriaJ.. The present ritual entrusts the sick person to' the grace and power of Jesus Christ: it expresses the redemptive role of human suffering in union with Him. "Through this holy anointing," the priest prays, may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit....

Christians can well support one another in the ministry to the sick. Family, friends, and nursing personnel should share in these anointing prayers. But even outside the sacramental situation, ministry to the sick will aIways rank highly in the ministries of the Church.. No wonder we feel better when we pray with the sick.

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Continued from Page Thirteen people to glorify God in sickness and in health. Through His suffering Jesus could say to the Father, "I have given you glory on earth by' finishing the work ROME (NC)-The Church in~gainst the apostolic delegation you gave me to do." (In. 17:4) South Vietnam prior to Saigon's in Saigon. "A group of about Transformation through Love fall to the communists did not 30 lef.t-wing Cathlics went a· Human utopias have always sufficiently prepare Vietnamese couple of times to the apostolic eliminated suffering. A utopian Catholics for the eventuality of. palace. On about May 7, they having to live their faith in a entered and pushed the apostolic world of faith might well also communist society,' a top Jesuit delegate (Archbishop Henri Le- .eliminate suffering. But Chrisofficial said here. maitre) and two secretaries into tian faith understands our real Father Herbert Dargan, re- the street, but then let them go." world to be a broken world, one that needs redemption, one gional assistant for East Asia to Father Dargan said. where the mystery of evil, sufJesuit superior general. Father The priests added that, after fering, and death do abound.

P~ro Arrupe,. also. saId that the roughing-up of the delegate, The Good News can only offer ASIan Cathohcs 10 general the small leftist Catholic move- pie in the sky "to those who will ~~ouI~ be ready. t~ make a p~s- ment "backlashed" on the lead- do the baking on earth in the Itlve Impact wlthm commu~lst ers responsible for the violence. midst of evil and suffering. . systems and should not resIgn An artist may fondly speak of themselves to -becoming a r(According to news reports at . "Church of silence" when a com- the beginning of June, the apos- his masterpiece as a labor of Jove. Jesus intends each human munist takeover is inevitable. tolic delegate has left Saigon.) . The Irish. Jesuit in an inter· Despite some trouble, Father life to become a masterpiece vIew here WIth NC News says an Dargan said that the Church in by the labor of love. In its doceyewitness account of the first South Vietnam does not seem ument on the Church Today the 20. days of communist rule in ·to be adversely affected by the Second Vatican Council reminded SaIgon. Father Dargan made his takeover. "Quite a number of us that "the new command of sixth official visit to Vietnam North Vietnamese soldiers went love is the basic law of human Jesuits from April 24 to May 26. to Mass and confession in Sai- perfection and hence of the ':Given the fact' that the .gon following the city's fall" world's transformation." (No. 36) Church in Vietnam foresaw the Father Dargan reported. He said The transformation of suffering communist takeover, the South that he heard that the number can only be effected through Vietnamese Catholics· were not of Catholics in Nor-th Vietnam love. One 'can often love God sU~ficientl~ pr.epared for it," the had doubled in the last 20 years, -more purely when suffering than pnest ma1Ota1Oed. standing now at about one mil- when well.

If sickness ocoasions deeper "Roman Catholics, especially lion. in Asia, shoul? be prepa.red. to "The Catholic rightists' in the love of God it has served a resee what poslbv~ contnbutlOn south are very quiet and tend to demptive purpose. If ~ickness !.hey can ma~e WIthout presum- -view the Church' as the Church occasions bitterness, resentment, mg that, gIven a c?m~unist of silence and martyrs following and anger against God it needs takeover, they would 10evltably -the takeover," said Father Dar- to be redeemed. Ministry to the .beco.me n~~persons or a Church gan. "But the South Vietnamese sick can assist that redemptIve of sdence. bishops don't. They are deter- process.

Simply visiting the sick Father Dargan also spoke mined to cooperate now in the about the attack early in May reconstruction and development speaks of the sick person's worth, the love that has not by a group of leftist Catholics of the country."

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Last year over 5000 visitors attended the blessing ceremony and this year more are expected.

The three-day program will begin tomorrow morning when townspeople decorate the fishing boats. Other events of the day will include an arts and crafts fair, fishing contests, net mending and splicing contests and a 'children's tour of the town aquarium.

Saturday:s morning schedule will offer games and prizes for children and the afternoon will include water games, diving and swimming contests, and greased pole and pedal boat races. A ball at the town hall Saturday evening will be open to all with no admission charge.

At 10 Sunday morning the fishing crews will assemble in the center of Provincetown and parade to St. Peter's Church where the Bishop will celebrate an 11 o'clock Mass'. Following Mass the prelate will bless each crewman individually, after which ·a parade to the pier and the Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony will take place.

The weekend will close with a hand concert at the Provincetown town hall.

The Blessin~ of the Fleet ceremony always takes place on the last Sunday in June, which .this year is the actual feast of St. Peter the Apostle, "the greatest fisherman."

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cese, vests for the special bicentennial liturgy celebrated in the Fall River Church. Following the liturgy, awards were presented for the Special Olympics and school archievements.

NAZAJU;TH STUDENTS CELEBRATE BICENTENNIAL: Pupils from Nazareth Hall, Fall River become flag-bearing patriots as they enter Holy Name Church for the closing of the scholastic year. Right: Rev. Lawrence Cronin, Special' Education Consultant in the Boston Archdio-

Sister Lucia Transferred, To Spain

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TUY (NC)-Sister Lucia dos Santos, only survivor of the three little visionaries of the Fatima apparitions of 1917, has heen transferred to a Carmelite convent here in Spain from the Portuguese Carmelite convent where she 'had been living: No reason was given for the transfer. There is speculation that fears of a communist takeover in Portugal prompted her superiors to send her to Spain.

Until her transfer she had, been living 'at the COimbra Carmel about 40 miles from her childhood haunts of Alujstrel and Fatima.

Sources within the Carmelite order said Sister Lucy's tMnsfer had been decided upon by her superiors, but would give no details or reasons for the transfer.

Sister Lucia,' now 68 years old, and her two cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto, were the visionaries 58 years ago of several apparitions of Mary which the children called a "lady brighter than the sun."

Among predictions made by Our Lady of Fatima to the children was the Second World War (1939-1945) and the spread of communism unless Christans repented and prayed for the conversion ()f Russia.

Communism has become a powerful political. force in Portugal since the overthrow of the 40-year-old rightist distatorship by the military in April, 1974.

Lucia dos Santos had taken vows as It lay Sister at a Dorothean convent in November 1926. But after revisiting Fatima in 1946, she joined the more austere order of the Carmelites at Coimbra. She made her vows there in• .1<t'May «,I"><:'~,* of 1948.~ " , ,..,

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CHICAGO (NC)-The refusal of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) to ·properly. reimburse Catholic Charities of Chicago for the care of children who are wards of the state in a foster care program has caused Catholic Charities to incur a large' deficit in the program.

According to Msgr. Thomas J. Holbrook, administrator of Catholic Charities, the deficit will exceed $400,000 by June 30.

"This is grossly unfair to the 600,000 families in the Archdiocese of Chicago who contributed to Catholic Charities," said Msgr. Holbrook. "Ourcontributors have done their share hy providing donations to help htose not eligible for state funds. To expect 'our supporters to pay again for services to dependent children who are wards of the state and for which they paid through !axes is discriminatory."

Since Jan. I, 1975, Cahtolic Charities of Chicago has in-

creased its billing rate to the IDCFS for foster care services from $6 to $7.50 per day per child. This increase is based on actual costs. To date, Catholic Charities has not received any increased payments for the foster care services that the IDCFS has purchased from it.

From July 1, 1974 through Mar. 31, 1975, Catholic Charities of Chicago served 1,461 children in its foster care program and expects that figure to reach 1,500 by the end of this fiscal year on June 30. Because the IDCRS purchases child care services on a per diem basis, Catholic Charities anticipates that by June 30 it will have provided 310,000 days of child care for state wards.

"Last year," explained Father William J. Lion, executive director of the IUinois Catholic Conference (ICC), "the state legis-

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LONDON (NC) - The papal representative in South Vietnam has been shi-pped out of the country by iDs new communist government, according to a r.e'port from Saigon correspondent of the British news agency Reuter.

Archbishop Henri Lemaitre, apostolic delegate for Vietnam and Cambodia, was flown out of Saigon June 5 to Vientiane, -capital of Laos. Reuter said the North Vietnamese plane carrying him took about 90 other foreigners inclding the French ambassador, Jea,n Marie MerJllon, and the dean of foreign correspondents in Saigon, Paul Vogle of UPI.

lature approved additional ap~ propriations for the IDCFS for' the purpose of increasing the purchase-of-care payments to voluntary child care agencies."

In fact, the' ~Illinois) Senate Appropriations Committee last year considered $7.42 per day per child as a legitimate rate for the full 1975 fiscal year for purchased foster care services.

Although Catholic Charities of Chicago has been negotiating for 10 months with IDCFS, this state agency continues to defy the intent of the state legislators and refuses to raise the rate for foster care services a'bove $6 per day per child," Father Lion said. "In hearings before the Senate Appropdations Committee in Springfield it was ascertained that the I:DCFS definitely has funds to pay the cost of foster care purchased for wards of the state from private agencies."

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Camp fee $45 for 2 week period plus $5 registration charge Includes insurance & bus transportation

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FOR INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS WRITE OR CALL:

CATHEDRAL CAMPS P.O. BOX 428 - EAST FREETOWN, MASS. 02717 Te:ephone 763-8874 763-5550

The Furniture Wonderland of the East

Open Daily 9 A.M. to 10 P.M. Including Saturdays

SA VE EXACI'I.Y ·'250 0" THIS SOI'.D CHERRY COIO"'AI. DI"'''G ROOM

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7 AUTHENTIC PIECES SALE PRICED! • 52" Buffet With 2 Doors and 2 Drawers • China Top with 2 Glass Doors

• 42" x 60" Oval Extension Table Extends To 84" With Two 12-lnch Leaves • 4 Duxbury Side Chairs

Here is authentic Early American Heirloom design at its finest. Crafted of specially selected Solid Cherry with beautiful grain accents characteristic of fine Cherry cabinet woods with a rich, hand-rubbed Brandywine finish. Only a limited quantity available - act now and save $250.

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PERSONALIZED BUDGET PAYMENTS No Banks or Finance Companies To Pay

"New England's Largest Furniture Showroom"

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