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AIDS priest to see pope WASHINGTON (NC) - A homosexual priest with AIDS who is living alone in a San Francisco apartment is among persons with AIDS scheduled to meet with Pope John Paul II in San Francisco.

The priest, Father Robert Arpin ofthe diocese of Springfield, Mass., has for the past two years worked for Catholic Charities in San Francisco.

In a telephone interview, Father Arpin said he was told he will be identified to the pope as a priest with AIDS and plans to tell him, "We are your sons and daughters and we're dying and we need your love."

Father Arpin said he is on medical disability from the Springfield diocese, for which he was ordained in 1972. He lives in San Francisco because of the city's state-of-theart medical treatment for AIDS. Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco and Bishop Joseph F. Maguire of Springfield were "verly compassionate, loving and caring" when he told them he had AIDS, Father Arpin said. Archbishop Quinn tried unsuccessfully to help him find a rectory in which to live, "but very few rectories want to take in someone who's going to be sick," said the priest.

Father Arpin learned he had AIDS when he was diagnosed with a form of skin cancer associated. with the disease. At present, other than "at 41 years old, I'm dying," he said, he feels good, though periods of total exhaustion and mood swings come and go.

The disease gives him new opportunities as a priest, he said, and "for the first time in my life I have been freed to say who" am." Until he contracted AIDS, he said, he kept from the church that he was a homosexual and from homosexuals that he was a priest.

He entered the seminary when he was 13 and learned he was a homosexual six months after ordination, he said. From then on he felt he was both "oppressor and oppressed" because ofthe church's teachings on homosexuality.

"When I was diagnosed I realized my gay brothers were dying all around me," he said. "As a priest, I wouldn't want to be left behind [but] want to take their hands and walk with them and be for them a sign of life and hope."

Father Arpin acknowledged that his AIDS and homosexuality implied violation of his promise of celibacy and said he had "reconciled that with my God." "I stand with a very clear conscience before God and know that God loves me," he said.

He said he has found comfort in his priesthood in the advice of a spiritual director who told him that even though he did not know he was homosexual when he was ordained, God did and still called him to priesthood. The spiritual director urged him to pull his priesthood and homosexuality together.

He knows of three other homose?tual priests with AIDS in San Francisco, he said. He said another priest with AIDS who has not publicly announced his illness will also be at the meeting wjth the pope.

U .8. church, papal safety discussed VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II plans a strong statement on basic Catholic teachings while visiting the United States to counteract tendencies among American Catholics toward a "pickand-choose church," said Archbishop Jan Schotte, a trip adviser, in a pre-departure press conference.

Also at the briefing another Vatican official said security concerns are high for the trip because in the United States guns are easily obJained, some mentally disturbed people are unconfined and the crime rate is high.

The pope will ask U.S. church members, said Archbishop Schotte, . if "they want to be Catholic or to create their own concoction?"

But the pope also plans "an open encouragement of the positive values" in the U.S. church, such as its dynamism and generosity, he added.

Archbishop Schotte is advising FATHER ROBERT PALMER, pastor of Mother of Christ parish, Miami, holds a plastic the pope on the visit because he buck~et, one of hundreds parishioners planned to carry to the pope's morning Mass in their city follows U.S. church developments today. Since the Mass coincides with ground breaking for their new church complex, pictured and has visited the United States behind Father Palmer, they are bringing about a ton of dirt for the pontiffs blessing. (NC numerous times.

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Months in planning, papal trip kicks off WASHINGTON (NC) - With Pope John Paul II's U.S. visit now in progress, months of preparation have ended.

Millions of Catholics and other Americans will be awash in the TV and press coverage as the pontiff wends his way across the South and out to the West Coast, ending up Sept. 19 in Detroit, his sole northern stop on the nine-diocese, lO-day trip.

He's scheduled to spend another day, Sept. 20, in Canada's Northwest Territories at Fort Simpson before returning to Rome. He had to skip the Fort Simpson stop on his first Canada trip because of fog, and promised he would someday return.

Some 16,000 journalists and sound and camera technicians have been accredited to record the pope's U.S. travels and bring him daily' into America's homes as he meets with the varied Catholic .and nonCatholic groups that form the American mosaic.

Hundreds of other logistical nightmares have been overcome, from providing more than half a million hot dogs to feed people waiting for a papal Mass in New Orleans to locating more thim 800 portable toilets at an outdoor Mass site in Monterey, Calif.

Long before his landing in Miami, the trip was a focus of controversy.

Chief among them was the long debate over tensions between Rome and the Catholic Church in the United States - a debate that has journalists and other church observers watching the visit closely for every signal of papal sternness

or flexibility on a wide variety of doctrinal, moral, pastoral, legal and disciplinary issues facing the church.

Less than a week before the trip a Vatican official at a Rome press conference said Pope John Paul planned to reaffirm basic Catholic teachings in "unambiguous terms" to overcome tendencies toward a

Singer won't LOS ANGELES (NC) - Opera star Placido Domingo has bowed out of appearing in a musical prelude to the papal Mass at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Sept.

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The Spanish tenor's participation in the "Celebration of Joy" at the Coliseum was scheduled 10 months ago and had been widely advertised, but Domingo informed officials of the Los Angeles archdiocese Aug. 31 that rehearsal obligations to the New York Metropolitan Opera prevent him from coming.

According to Father Art Holquin, chairman ofthe"pre-event," Domingo's interest in the performance hinged on Pope John Paul II. "I believe Domingo decided not to sing when it became evident the pope would not be in the audience," Father Holquin told The Tidings, Los Angeles archdiocesan newspaper.

Domingo is scheduled to sing the title role in Verdi's opera "Otello" in New York Sept. 21.

Metropolitan Opera officials said his presence at the Sept. 15 rehearsal was strongly urged, but not essential.

"pick-and-choose church." . The official, Belgian Archbishop Jan Schotte, who has traveled extensively in the United States, said however that the papal reaffirmation of church teaching "should not be perceived as accusatory fingerpointing." He said the pope also plans "an open encouragement of the positive values" in the U.S. church, such as its dynamism and generosity.

One of the major issues arose when American Jewish leaders threatened to cancel a meeting with the pope in Miami because he met this summer with Austrian President Kurt Waldheim after revelations that Waldheim had hidden portions of his World War II record as a Nazi officer, with possible links to war crimes, for more than 40 years.

The controversy over the Waldheim meeting was resolved by an unusual meeting Sept. I in Italy of Jewish leaders and top Vatican officials, including the pope.

Costs of the papal trip - an estimated $22 million for the church and additional millions to city, county, state and federal governments for such things as security, sanitation and crowd control were also a source of some controversy.

But church officials stressed the public impact of the papal message and noted how little was being spent to promote it compared with the hundreds of millions that cigarette or liquor manufacturers or fast-food chains spend each year to advertise their wares.

Dozens of independent mer-

The pope is aware that many U.S. Catholics disagree with some church teachings, the archbishop said, noting "an increasing but gratuitous assumption that one can tailor one's church to one's own desires and turn it into a 'pick-and-choose' church where it is accepted that being Catholic has little to do with adhering to all the church's teachings."

At the news conference, Father Roberto Tucci, Vatican coordinator for papal trips, said that despite worries for the pope's safety, he has confidence in the security forces of such a "superorganized country."

Also during the press briefing, Father Robert Lynch, the U.S. bishops' trip coordinator, said that while small demonstrations are possible in.the cities the pope will visit, he knew of no large protests being planned.

The press conference was held after several surveys showed that a majority of U.S. Catholics disagree with church teachings on birth control, married priests, women priests, abortion and remarriage in the church ofdivorced Catholics. chandisers took a different approach to selling the papal trip, producing buttons, T-shirts and posters by the tens of thousands in hopes of cashing in on a couple of weeks of nationwide papal-mania.

The theme of the trip is "unity in the work of service" - a phrase drawn from St. Paul's letter to the Christians of Ephesus reminding them that their varied gifts and offices should go to one 'purpose, "building up the body of Christ."

By the time the pope leaves Detroit, his trip will have covered much ofthe richness and variety of the United States in general and American Catholicism in particular.

Unlike the last U.S. visit of Pope John Paul in 1979, which was an event hastily put together less than a year after he became pope, this trip was planned in extensive consultation with the U.S. bishops and involves a careful effort at limited, structured dialogue with representatives of the many groups the pope is meeting..

SECOND FRONT PAGE Msgr. Lally, longtime Pilot editor, dies

FATHER BURNS

FATHER FRAGA

Two pastors reassigned Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has annonced changes affecting Rev. Edward J. Burns and Rev. Bento R. Fraga.

Father Burns, pastor of St. Peter the Apostle parish, Provincetown, will become pastor of St. Mark's parish, Attleboro Falls.

Father Fraga will succeed Father Burns as St. Peter's pastor.

Both changes will be effective Sept. 23.

Father Burns A native.of Fall River, Father.

Burns is the son of the late Edward J. and Ann L. (Reilly) Burns. He attended St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana and St. Peter's College of Western University in London, Ontario, and pursued graduate studies in semantics and liturgy at the University of Notre Dame before ordination at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, in 1954 by Bishop James L. Connolly.

As an associate pastor, he was stationed at St. Joseph, St. Louis and St. William parishes in Fall River. He was pastor at Our Lady of Fatima parish, Swansea, and Immaculate Conception parish, Fall River, before' his 1978 appointment to St. Peter's.

The new Attleboro Falls pastor is a noted linguist, fluent in Portuguese, French and German..

Father Burns has served as a notary and advocate at the Diocesan Tribunal and was a member of the former Diocesan Commission

for Sacred Liturgy, Music and Art. He also chaired the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission.

Father Fraga Father Fraga, a Taunton native, is the son of the late Antonio C. and Etelvina (Bertao) Fraga. He attended Taunton schools, graduating from Coyle High School in 1948.

He was ordained by Bishop Connolly at St. Mary's Cathedral in 1956, after studies at Stonehill College, North Easton, and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.

He was parochial vicar at St. John of God parish, Somerset, for 13 years following his ordination.

He then served as parochial vicar at St. Joseph parish, Taunton, for three years before appointment to the same post at Holy Ghost parish, Attleboro, where he was named pastor in 1974.

He most recently served as pastor of St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford.

The new Provincetown pastor has been Somerset area CYO director, Taunton area director of Catholic cemeteries, director of the Spanish apostolate, Taunton area director of the Catholic Charities Appeal and a member ofthe Diocesan Ecumenical Commission and the Priests' Council.

A sister, Sister Mary Fraga, SSD, is religious education coordinator at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, Seekonk.

Diocese of Fall River

OFFICIAL His Excellency. the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin. annOUnces the following appointments: Rev. Edward J. Durns from Pastor of Saint Peter's Parish in Provincetown to Pastor of Saint Mark's Parish in Attleboro Falls.

Rev. Bento R. Fraga, Pastor ofSaint Peter's Parish in Provincetown.

Effective September 23. 1981

BOSTON (NC) - Msgr. Francis J. Lally, former secretary for social development and world peace ofthe U.S. Catholic Conference in Washington, died of complications from cancer Sept. 3 at Deaconess Hospital in Boston. He was 69.

A funeral Mass with Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston as main celebrant and Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, USCC general secretary, as homilist, took place Tuesday at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, where Msgr. Lally was rector at the time of his death.

Decribing Msgr. Lally as a "man of style, substance and sacrament," Msgr. Hoye mentioned especially his contribution for over 20 years as editor of The Pilot, the Boston archdiocesan newspaper.

Musicians for the funeral Mass included the Cathedral Festival Choir assisted by members of the Boston Opera Company and the Cathedral Brass Ensemble.

The choir and opera company will als.o be heard at 4 p.m. Nov. I at a memorial concert honoring Msgr. Lally, followed by a sQlemn celebration of vespers.

Msgr. Lally was at the USCC from 1975 to 1984. He spoke on its behalf against the death penalty, cuts in federal nutrition programs and cuts in spending programs for

the poor. He supported health benefits for the jobless, full employment, a comprehensive national food policy and compensation to innocent victims of crime.

In opposing a 1984 bill to cut funds for federal nutrition programs that aided pregnant women and children, the priest termed the right to eat part of the "right to life."

When Msgr. Lally returned to his home archdiocese, Msgr. Hoye praised the priest's "extraordinary service to the church at the national level."

"His masterly direction of a department whose concerns are as vast as the church itself helped to bring the conference to a new level of competence and credibility," Msgr. Hoye said at the time.

Msgr. Lally was a key figure in Boston life long before he moved to the USCC position.

As editor of The Pilot he was outspoken on a number of issues,

int:luding racism, which he called a "disease of the soul" and an "affliction of the human heart."

As chairman of the Boston Redevelopment Authority in 196170, he criticized middle-class America for developing a "backlash against the poor" and said publicity about the plight of the poor seemed to give new strength to a "longstanding bias against those in need."

Born June II, 1918, in Swampscott, he earned a bachelor's degree from Boston College in 1940 and was ordained to the priesthood Aug. 10, 1944. He earned a degree in social philosophy from Laval University, Quebec, in 1948, when he joined The Pilot as associate editor. In 1952 he was named editor.

He was awarded the Boston College alumni medal and held honorary degrees from six U.S. universities.

He is survived by two sisters and a brother, all of Swampscott.

Irish cardinal supports Anglo-Irish agreement

ROME (NC) - Two years ago when the Irish and British governments signed an agreement allowing the southern Republic a voice in the affairs of the violence-torn northern province, Armagh's Cardinal Tomas O'Fiaich had his WASHINGTON (NC) - The doubts about its chances for sucNational Conference of Catholic cess.

Bishops and its public action twin, But times have changed, and so, the U.S. Catholic Conference, will says the cardinal, has he. apply for Supreme Court review "I wasn't all that enthusiastiof the Abortion Rights Mobiliza- cally convinced (the Anglo-Irish tion case, according to NCCB- Agreement) would work at the USCC General Counsel Mark E. beginning," the cardinal said. "But Chopko. in my view it appears to be In a short announcement in Law workir.g."

Briefs, newsletter of the NCCBThe president of the Irish bishUSCC general counsel's office, the ops' conference, which includes office announced plans to file a Northern Ireland, a British promid-September petition for Su- vince, and the Republic ofireland, preme Court review of the case.

Cardinal O'Fiaich said the agreeLaw Briefs also revealed that on ment "has been a shot in the arm July 30 the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court for Catholics" in the north. of Appeals denied the NCCBIt is now clear that the Dublin USCC request for a rehearing of a government is "keeping an eye on June three-judge appeals court rul- the situation" in the north, and as ing. That 2-1 ruling had confirmed a result Northern Irish Catholics $lOO,OOO-a-day fines against the "don't feel so isolated."

NCCD-USCC for contempt of The 1985 agreement gave the court for failure to supply sub- republic an advisory voice in the poenaed documents in the case. northern province's administration Abortion Rights Mobilization in return for recognition of its conwants to make the Internal Revenue tinued rule by the British., The Service revoke the tax-exempt sta- accord established ajoint ministertus of the Catholic Chutl:h over ial body called the Anglo~Irish alleged church violations of rules conference to deal with political, forbidding political campaigning economic and security matters. by tax-exempt religious agencies.

Many of Northern Ireland's The NCCB-USCC was fined by Protestant majority have opposed a U.S. district court in 1986 for the accord as a betrayal ofthe profailing to comply with the subpoenas, but the penalty was held up pending further court challenges.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin According to Chopko, "zero" will be principal celebrant fines have accrued so far because for a Mass marking the of continued stays of the penalty.

He said the appeals court denied first anniversary ofthe death a hearing before the full, l3-judge of Bishop James L. Conappeals court but confirmed a renolly at 11:30 a.m. Sunday quest for continued delay in payin St. Mary's Cathedral. ment of the contempt penalty, pending the application with the All are invited to attend.

Supreme Court.

High court review of ARM case?

First anniversary

vince's independence from the Catholic-dominated south.'

But despite nearly two years of protests and demonstrations, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has' refused to back away from the accord she signed. Ironically, this stubbornness has now made her "almost the darling of Catholics," the cardinal said.

Cardinal O'Fiaich was interviewed in Rome following the recent Irish bishops' :'ad limina" visits with Pope John Paul II. Such visits occur every five years and allow the pope to meet each bishop privately before addressing the country's hierarchy as a group.

In his speech to the bishops, the pope expressed concern for the effects of unemployment upon Irish society.

In the north, where his archdiocese is located, high unemployment in Catholic areas makes them "breeding grounds for the IRA," the cardinal said, while in the south emigration statistics have' skyrocketed as many, seek jobs abroad.

The unemployment rate for Northern Ireland is 20. percent, while in the south it is 18 percent, he said. But the statistics are much higher in' northern Catholic neighborhoods and among youth.

Ireland is unique in Western Europe in that 50 percent of its population is under 25 years of age.

Church efforts to aid the unemployed focus mainly on the local level, the cardinal said. He cited a program begun in his archdiocese two years ago, when he wrote to every pastor saying it was not enough to work out a "theology of unemployment." They had to get involved in the creation ofjobs, he told them.

His initial goal was six jobs per parish. But one parish was so successful that in a town with 50 percent unemployment, 150 new jobs were found, he said.

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the living word

Be Alert to Self-Destruction Once more a word to the wise: "Worry about the ozone layer." A golden summer tan may help make one look glamorous and vibrant but the truth is that people are dying in the attempt to enhance their physical appearance.

It might seem to some that concern about what we are doing to the ozone layer is nothing more than another nature kick, but such an attitude invites self-destruction.

To be sure, many other problems are of major concern as we sl,lrvey our endangered planet, including acid rain, nuclear waste disposal and water pollution. However, the fact that we are seeing more and more victims of skin cancer due to our destruction of Earth's protective ozone layer is a matter of special anxiety.

It is tragic that the present administration has done little to stimulate and encourage serious investigation into this situation. One would think that the president, himself a victim of skin cancer, would be a prime leader in the fight to protect the world family from this enormous problem. Yet, sad to say, the opposite is the case. The juvenile and carefree attitude in Washington is appalling.

Fortunately for all who fight to prevent further decay in the ozone layer, a glimmer of hope is at hand. 14 years after scientists first theorized that manmade chemicals could destroy this natural protection of Earth, diplomats from 50 nations aTe beginning negotiations to control their use. Gathering in Montreal this week, these diplomats hope to enforce a resolution that would be an effective instrument in reducing the ozone depletion. All should support and encourage this initiative.

We must realize that as ozone is lost increased ultraviolet radiation will bombard Earth. Skin cancer will not be the sole resultant. Susceptibility to all diseases will increase because such radiation has been shown to suppress the immune system.

Scientists are also concerned about the possible disruption of photosynthesis in terrestrial plants and in plankton, the miniscule plants and animals that form the foundation of ocean food and thus support world fishing.

Let's make no mistake, the threat to life on Earth is real and present. No longer can we relegate concern to the scientific world. What happens to the ozone layer affects each of us. It goes beyond politics or political indifference. Indeed, the careless attitude of governmental bureaucrats is a major obstacle to efforts to reduce this real threat to mankind.

As a nation which produces about one-third of the world's ozone-depleting chemicals, we as a people should be more than forceful in making a global effort to protect our environment.

Health and humanity must come before profit and trade. The battle may be uphill, but if we do not make the effort now to curb this self-destruction, everything will be downhill to irreversible genocide.

Msgr. Francis Lally Well described as a man of style, substance and sacrament, the contribution of Msgr. Francis Lally to his city and church as a civic and ecclesiastical leader cannot be ignored; yet his very special gift came in the words and thoughts he brought to The Pilot, the Boston archdiocesan newspaper whose editor he was for over 20 years. Indeed, his editorials were The Pilot. A kind man who brought joy to many by his words and deeds, he will be especially missed by those who put pen to paper.

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"There was a man sent from God whose name was John." In. 1:6

The Author of freedom

By Father Kevin J. Harrington Celebration of the 200th anniversary of our Constitution climaxes next Wednesday and Thursday with a national "teach-in" in public and private schools, recitation by President Reagan of the Pledge of Allegiance'with schoolchildren and ceremonies in Philadelphia, site of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

It is an appropriate time to recall the values and truths theConstitution was designed to defend. They are prefigured in the 1776 Declaration of Independence, which lists among "unalienable Rights" life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

A consensus as to what that sacred trio mean is essential if the Constitution is to bind us as a nation pursuing the paths of justice and freedom. In a pluralistic society, we need a renewed sense of reason's ability to know truth with certainty to forge such a consensus.

The framers of the Constitution were acutely aware of 'the discomfiting fact that aristocratic republics were historically more resilient than their democratic counterparts.

But they possessed an inspired confidence in .Everyman's ability to understand that one's personal welfare is intimately bound to the common good.

They recognized that despite personal concerns, human beings had the capacity to apprehend and pursue the common good and to recognize in others the qualities of integrity, grace and excellence.

Our Founding Fathers were not so naive as to leave to chance that

human beings would look beyond their special interests to the needs of the nation. Through the checks and balances they built into the Constitution, they assured future generations that we would not disintegrate into a collection of special interest groups.

Our founders had confidence in the power of reason akin to that of St. Paul. When confronted in the strange city of Athens with a series of temples dedicated to different deities, including one dedicated to the unknown god, he boldly proclaimed: "People, I can tell you about this unknown God!" But our national confidence has been deeply eroded during the past 200 years. The eclipse of reason has led to the devaluation of life and the confusion of liberty with -license.

Life and liberty are of course prerequisites to the pursuit of happiness but they will not bring us closer to its attainment unless we acknowledge that only revelation can assure us that we are not pursuing a will-o'-the-wisp Reason tells us that our human aspirations will either not be achieved or if achieved will not bring us the desired satisfaction.

Our hearts are doomed to restlessness until we, like the prodigal son, recognize that even if we live the lifestyle of the rich and famous we are but eating pigs' fodder!

As we celebrate the bicentennial of our Constitution, we should cherish our freedom, the greatest legacy safeguarded for us by our Founding Fathers. We should never forget that the Author and Giver of that freedom is God, who en-

dowed us with free will so that we could choose to find happiness by following his commandments.

Simultaneously with our bicentennial celebration, the Church is celebrating a Marian year and Mary shows us that true freedom is found through conforming our will to God's.

Four years after the framing of the Constitution, during the French Revolution, zealots stormed the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and replaced the statue of the Blessed Mother above the altar with a statue of a woman in a long white robe and blue mantle who carried the spear of knowledge.

But far from honoring Lady Reason, the zealots were exalting ignorance.

Today Catholics seemingly stand alone in defending reason's ability with the help of grace to grasp our purpose for existence. The enemies of reason are those who define life as having value only if convenient or useful. Such a definition presupposes that true happiness can be achieved in the here and now.

Again, the enemies of reason define liberty as freedom from doing what we dislike so that we can be slaves of what we like.

Christians find freedom ih doing the will of the Father.

While we should be grateful to our Founding Fathers for safeguarding our freedom, we should also remain mindful that God who has given us liberty and the call to happiness has also given us the 10 commandments and the beatitudes to assist our reason and aid our _path towards that happiness.

It's not fair Years ago, when I began teaching, I was a floater. That means that while I had 5 classes of 8th grade English to teach,

the youngest and the most insecure must put up with the most inconvenience?

After two years of junior high, I I had no classroom to call my own. moved on to another state and on In a time of bulging school enroll- to senior high. I was the youngest ments, I would teach in a room and rawest English teacher, so I during a tenured teacher's free inherited the lowest assignment, period, rush to another, then to which I accepted as part of the game. In my new high school of another.

If I wanted to use a film, I had to 1600 students, there were 17 classes reserve a cart, load it with projec- of sophomores, classified accordtor, screen and film and negotiate ing to ability.

I was assigned the five lowestcrowded hallways and stairways and set it up - all within a five- achiever classes. In these were clumped the 16-year-olds with low minute passing period.

Like many other beginning learning ability, emotional probteachers, I was told by my princi- lems, lack of motivation, language pal that if I survived the conditions difficulties - the ones who most of that first year, I might get a needed an older and more experclassroom of my own the follow- ienced teacher.

In addition, becaulle the local ing year. I did.

No more hauling of classroom juvenile detention center was oversets of 30 textbooks to another set- crowded, there was a temporary ting. It was heaven and my teach- order allowing offenders who agreed to attend school to live at ing improved 200%.

Only in retrospect do I realize home. I had one or two seasoned how unfair the whole thing was. street kids in each class who chalWho needs stability more, the new lenged my authority. The state or seasoned teacher? Today, after said they had to be there, but it years of teaching in less-than-per- didn't say they had to behave.

Because some had spent two feet conditions, I can flow with the problems: the construction noise years at the detention center and I on the other side of the connecting was only 23 at the time, there wall, moving outside under a tree wasn't that much diffference in when the heat goes over 100 and our ages. there's no air conditioning, shoeI survived, but only by the grace horning 50 adults into a room for of God. I wasn't alone, of course.

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Other new teachers were given But back then I needed stability. catch-all assignments - leftover What is it in our culture that says classes that required several prep-

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arations daily. One of my colleagues, in his first year of teaching, had one class each in history, English, Spanish, and journalism.

Since that time, I've noticed again and again that we give our least experienced the worst conditions. College freshmen who most need stability get the large classes and shoddy dorms. New drivers get the unreliable cars. Newlyordained priests are assigned to difficult pastors.

We presume that if a novice can achieve in spite of difficulties, it gives him or her a good shot at success. Maybe. But teachers, college freshmen, and priests often drop out. People leave employers who give newcomers only drudge work.

But happily much has changed since my early years of teaching.

Hard-to-teach classes are parcelled out so that everyone has one instead of one having all. Experienced employees are assigned as mentors to the new. Some colleges strive to give freshmen smaller classes and more stable dorms.

This is the way it should work and in successful institutions this is the way it does work.

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special mark on the world. If they FATHER are taking a course in history, for example, don't be afraid to chal- EUGENE lenge them with the question, "Did. you ever picture yourself in the so, select wisely the care packets future as one ofthe best historians HEMRICK you send to them.

Food they will always need. in the country?"

This may sound like corny kids' Besides food to eat, however, students also need "brain food" to stuff, and college students who are survive the college years. The two normally shy with their parents most important skills they will use may not seem to respond to it.

Don't let that deter you. It only are writing and reading. To perform these well they can use all the takes one good suggestion given at help they can get. the right moment to set a college Sept. 12 May I suggest two inexpensive 1962, Rev. John J. Galvin, Assis- student on fire with the desire to paperback books to give them. tant, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River go all out and attempt to be the The first is "How to Read a Book" best.

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by Mortimer Adler. If a college The odds of getting through are 1949, Rev. Charles A.J. Donostudent takes the time early in the van, Pastor, Immaculate Concep- on your side if you suggest rather than dictate, raise a question rather semester to use this book, I guar- tion, North Easton than tell. Be gentle, push so far and antee that the time required to digSept. 14 est other books will be cut in half. then back off and let silence and 1982, Rev. Stanislaus J. Ryc- time work.

In fact reading will become a challenge and joy they never may have zek, Retired, Lauderhills, Florida If I may make one more suggesSept. 15 experienced before. tion, please remember these col1934, Rev. Henry J. Mussely, lege days are some of the most Another book is "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr. Pastor, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River exciting times your children will 1958, Rev. Brendan McNally, experience. At the same time, to and E.B. White. The ability to write short meaningful sentences S.J., Holy Cross College, Worcester them college days may seem the 1969, Rev. John J. Casey, Pas- most traumatic of times. You do that fit together logically is almost certain to boost a student's grades tor, Immaculate Conception, North not have to say much. Be present, on theme papers. The excellent Easton listen and every so often slip in one advice in "The Elements of Style" Sept. 16 of those questions aimed at the is sure to help.

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Another Sign of the Cross?

Q. Several weeks ago a group of us women attended a diocesan workshop at one of our schools.

When times came to pray, the leaders said, "In the name of the Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier."

When we asked, we were told this is a different way of making the Sign of the Cross.

Since then I've heard it again. Is this really just another Sign of the Cross? One priest said he thought we should not use it, but he didn't say why. (Ohio) A. Doctrinally there is nothing wrong with starting a prayer this way. God is, after all, the creator, the redeemer and sanctifier of the world.

I too have heard and seen this prayer often: And my impression is that some people see it as a nonsexist version which could and should be used as an alternative to our traditional invocation of the Trinity.

The prayer you quote, however, is far from "just another Sign of the Cross." Theologically and spiritually it is radically and essentially a di'fferent prayer than our usual Sign of the Cross. Let me explain briefly why.

Most Catholics and other Christians know that the mystery of the Holy Trinity is the fundamental and key doctrine of our faith.

The fact that there is "within" God a community of existence, a mutual exchange of infinite life and love that involves what we call three persons, is something we could never even remotely suspect unless Jesus himself had told us about it. Theologians commonly refer to this inner divine life as God's action "ad intra," on the inside.

This inijer life of God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to use the Gospels' own words - is the core of all Christian beliefs. Without it nothing else - incarnation, Eucharist, sacraments or church as we know it - would make any sense.

All of it would be unbelievable.

From the earliest decades, Christians have recognized the centrality this eternal life of the Trinity holds in our faith. As the Gospel of Matthew (28: 19) records, it was in the name of the Trinity that Christians were to be baptized into the faith of Jesus Christ, as they still are. And it was in their name (as in the Sign or'the Cross) that all Christian prayer and important action would take place.

The difference with this "new" Sign of the Cross is that it is not an express invocation of the Trinity at all. Sometimes, even in our creeds we do attribute creation to the Father, redemption to the Son and sanctification to the Holy Spirit. (See the Nicene Creed, for example, which nevertheless first stresses the inner Trinitarian life of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.)

But these attributes all involve actions that theology calls "ad extra," outside of God, and as such they are each and all actions of all three persons.

In other words, they are not Trinitarian actions but "God" actions.

By

FATHER JOHN

DIETZEN

In fact, one need not even believe in three divine persons to use the prayer in question. Jehovah's Witnesses, for example, reject belief in the Trinity but staunchly believe that God is their creator, savior and sanctifier.

These differences may not appear significant to many of us; but to equate Creator, Redeemer and Sanctifier with Father, Son and Holy Spirit is theologically and spiritually dangerous, and contrary to Christian and Catholic tradition. Our belief in the Trinity is too basic to our faith to allow it to be obscured or "substituted" for in this manner.

The prayer you heard is apparently part of the laudable attempt to eliminate from our religious language certain expressions which seem to have lost a more general human connotation they once had.

Should we say things like "Christ died for all men" as we do often in our liturgy, when we meap all people, men and women?

But the serious pitfalls in this substitute Sign of the Cross, if indeed it is presented as such, indicate again the extreme care and accuracy we must exercise when we begin tampering with traditional Christian terminology about God. A free brochure, "Infant Baptism: Catholic Practice Today," is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, Ill. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

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NICARAGUAN PRESIDENT Daniel Ortega shakes hands with Managua Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo after the cardinal was named church representative on a National Reconciliation Commission charged with helping implement the Central American peace plan signed recently in Guatemala. The cardinal is slated to be among concelebrants of the papal Mass in Miami today, together with bishops of the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. (NV / UPI-Reuter photo)

Barriers knocked NAIROBI, Kenya(NC)- Africa's Catholic bishops have lashed out at political and religious barriers to Christian evangelization on the continent, while promising to seek good relations with Islam and traditional African religions.

"There can be no valid justifica-

tion, whether religious, ideological, political or otherwise to deny people the right to hear the Christian message and accept Jesus Christ," the umbrella organization of African bishops' conferences said in a statement reported by All African Press Service, based in

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Nairobi. The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, recently meeting in Lagos, also said the bishops would seek to open doors to the continent's major non-Christian faiths.

The meeting focused on the "future ofthe Christian mission in Africa."

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Opening the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious held recently in Niagara Falls, NY, conference president Sister Carol Quigley, IHM, said: "Hopefully this week will be a week of conversion. We can expect moments of stinging truth in which it will hit us just how blatant or how subtle our own prejudice as white women really is."

Representing the Fall River diocese at the meeting of 700 religious were Sister Mary Noel Blute, RSM, Episcopal Representative for Religious; and major superiors Sister Elizabeth Menard, OP, prioressgeneral of the Dominicans of St. Catherine of Siena; Sister Ann Kernan, SUSC, provincial of Immaculate Heart province of the Religious ofthe Holy Union ofthe Sacred Hearts; and Sister Mary Catherine Guiler, SP, provincial of St. Raphael province of the Sisters of Providence.

The program included a ritual stressing the importance of unity in diversity. Participating were African-American Sister Thea Bowman, SFPA, who sang the theme song, "Holy Is the People"; Hispanic, Black and Puerto Rican choirs; a Puerto Rican dance group; and Oriental and Native American representatives..

A panel of women of color discussed their experiences of oppression, while Sister Elisa Rodriguez, SL, emphasized the need of cultural pluralism.

Bishop Edward D. Head ofBuffalo, NY, was among Mass celebrants and Bishop Matthew Clark of Rochester, NY, was a homilist.

Installed as conference president was Sister Helen Maher Garvey, BVM, supported by Sister Nadine Foley, OP, vice-president.

The superiors heard an address

by Archbishop Pio Laghi, pronuncio to the United States; and

during an organizational session Sisters Mary Oliver Hudon, SSND, and Andre Fries, CPPS, reported on the Tri-Conference Retirement Project for elderly religious.

In discussing the U.S. bishops' pastoral on the economy, Sister Amata Miller, IHM, listed seven challenges it presents: the pressing need to identify and deepen our efforts; dialoguing with American middle class Catholics; focusing attention on the feminization of poverty; establishing broader circles of influence; confronting the idolatry of accumulation; meeting the basic needs of the poor; and participating in a long-term transformation. Her presentation was greeted by a standing ovation.

Proposals enacted by the assembly included support of the Sanctuary Movement for refugees of Central America and those religious groups that have declared public sanctuary; support for AIDS sufferers; commendation of Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen for his Gospel witness during the investigation of his archdiocese; endorsement of the MacBride Principles for U.S. companies operating in Northern Ireland; and support for full membership and the right to hold office for men religious.

The Conference ended with a Native American ritual celebrating the pluralism and diversity of all God's people.

SPONSORED by the New Bedford Deanery of the Charismatic Renewal, Father Joseph P. McDermott will discuss prison ministry at a morning of prayer from 9:30 to 1l:30 Sept. 19 at Cathedral Camp retreat center, East Freetown. A priest of the Boston archdiocese, Father McDermott has been active in the charismatic movement ROME (NC) - The bishops of since 1972. the Ukrainian Catholic Church He is a founder of Pulse, will hold a special synod to make preparations for the celebration of Inc., Norwood, a program for that church's millennium. Cardi- young delinquents, and a naIMyroslav Lubachivsky, Rome- chaplain at Norfolk State Prisbased leader of Ukrainian Catho- on. He also conducts healing lics, recently confirmed. that the Ukrainian synod would be Sept. services in many parishes. He 21-30 in Rome. The synod will be . holds a doctorate in clinical attended by 18 bishops, the cardi- psychology and master's denal said. However, none of the grees in history and divinity. bishops will come from the Ukraine, All are welcome to attend which is now part of the Soviet the Cathedral Camp program.

Union and where the church has been suppressed since 1946. The synod ends one day before the worldwide bishops' Synod on the Laity begins. Cardinal Lubachivsky will be copresident of the laity synod.

Ukrainian synod

Katherine Hogan Msgr. Daniel F. Shalloo was principal celebrant of a funeral Mass last Saturday at Holy Name Church, Fall River, for Miss Katherine L. Hogan, 72, sister of the late Rev. John F. Hogan, founding pastor of St. Julie's Church, North Dartmouth.

The daughter of the late John and Mary (McMahon) Hogan, Miss Hogan was for 38 years a member of the business department faculty at BMC Durfee High School, Fall River. For 15 of those years she headed the department.

She has no immediate survivors.

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Women in church Dear Editor: In the article in the Anchor on the October Synod of the Laity, Pope John Paul II said there should be a study on women's role in the church, but His Holiness also ruled our ordination for women.

[But] as we study the ministries in the church, we find many areas open to women able and willing to serve the church today!

The following come to mind: comforting the sick, whether mental or physical; assisting in parish organizations; teaching the faith in CCD classes; evangelization; lectors; eucharistic ministers; music; decoration.

Most important is the area of everyday living. It is important not to be afraid to show and share our faith in the places where our careers or lifestyles bring us.

In my opinion, much can be accomplished by women in the church, if only the women are satisfied in doing what is permitted

by Our Holy Father, rather than . contradict His Holiness!

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Anti-euthanasia . campaign asked WASHINGTON(NC)-A u.s. bishops' committee has published a call for a campaign to curb "the rush toward euthanasia now gathering momentum in the United States."

The National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities issued the call as part of its annual Respect Life program that begins this year with the Oct. 4 observance of Respect Life Sunday.

According to the lead article in this year's Respect Life manual, "Euthanasia: The Handwriting on the Wall" by Thomas J. Marzen, the campaign to legalize euthanasia in the United States is gaining momentum and building on some of the same ideas and social forces used to legalize abortion.

In his article Marzen said the church "absolutely rejects euthanasia," defined as "an action or an omission which of itself or by intention causes death, in order that all suffering may in this way be eliminated."

Respect for life demands the use of "ordinary" means to save life -means which can preserve life without involving too great a burden, Marzen said in the article.

Marzen said the struggle to legitimize lethal injections, overdoses and unjustifiable euthanasia by omission is under way, and he called for "clear and determined thinking graced by compassion but untarnished by the sentimentality and denial that so characterizes public discourse on 'death with dignity' and the 'right to die.' " Marzen is general counsel ofthe Indianapolis-based national Legal Center for the Medically Dependent and Disabled.

WHAT ABORTION IS? Fourteen years and 20 million dead babies later...Some people are tired of hearing about abortion. They wish the "problem" of abortion would just go away.

But, it w~>n't go away. Until we make it go away. We must pray and work and give our time and money today, tomorrow and every day until we have restored the paramount right to life for each and every one of God's children.

Because each aborthn means one more dead baby. An innocent human beiilg scraped, burned or sucked to shreds in a horribly brutal and painful death.

You have a choice: You can join the American Life League today and work with others dedicated to the Life Principles, the Paramount Human Life Amendment and the total protection of ALL of God's children.

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day!" Sister Rachel laughed. "Who knows!"· According to chapter secretary Teresa Beehan, LPN, members will enjoy and benefit from the

Sister Rachel Lafrance, SCQ, RN, says she prays for nurses every day.

"Nursing is so important in life," she says.

The Sister of Charity of Quebec, THE PELOQUIN Chorale a supervisor at Sacred Heart Home . and Orchestra under direction for the Aged, New Bedford, has of Dr. Alexander Peloquin recently accepted the presidency (below), will offer a free Marof the Greater New Bedford chapter of the Diocesan Council of ian concert at 6:30 p.m. toCatholic Nurses. morrow in the Garden of Wor1987 is a year of revival for the ship at LaSalette Shrine, Atchapter, established in 1949. Durtleboro. Dr. Peloquin directs ing its first years, over 100 nurses music at the Cathedral of SS. participated in its functions, but membership dwindled during the Peter and Paul in Providence 1960s. Eventually, 15 or so remainand also directs the Boston ing members attended Fall River College Chorale. chapter meetings.

A 7:30 p.m. garden Mass Sister Rachel and Sister Theresa follows the concert. Lawn Bergeron, SCQ, RN, BSN, the group's new treasurer; also rechairs suggested; in case of mained active in diocesan and New rain, both the concert and England Council affairs.

Mass will be held indoors.

Preparation for the chapter's rebirth began in June with selection of Sisters Rachel and Theresa and other officers and board • members.

The first general meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Home. New members are most welcome, whether registered or licensed practical nurses, male or female, Catholic or nonCatholic.

Why would a nurse want to join?

"To bring Christian values to nursing," answers Julia Wilkinson, RN, one of Sacred Heart Home's day supervisors and the chapter's program director. "It's a sharing experience."

Kathleen Whitehead, RN, BSN, an evening supervisor at the home, says that chapter members "develop a strong sense of Christianity, [living as] Christians and nurses at the same time, nursing as a witness to Christ. I think these days we need a support group to be witnesses."

Mrs. Whitehead will be chapter historian. Her husband, William, also a nurse, will join the group and will be its first male member.

"He might be president some-

spi~i~ual growth and social opportUnIties offered. .

"I think we all agree that our main purpose is to achieve spiritual growth," added vice-president Ann Medeiros, LPN. Mary Aylward, RN, a former Sacred Heart Home nurse, has been recruiting for the chapter outside the home, while Mercedes Soares, LPN, seeks new members among present employees.

One nurse Mrs. Aylward asked to become Ii member said she considered it a privilege to be invited to join.

"They all seem quite enthused about it," the 1949 charter member said, noting that persons expressing interest in Wednesday's meeting represent various age groups and places of employment. "I hope .we get 100 or more!"

Also lining up spiritual support, Mrs. Aylward has asked the Discalced Carmelite sisters in South Dartmouth to pray for the chapter.

Sister Rachel said that Father Matthew Sullivan, SS.CC., parochial vicar at St. Francis Xavier parish, Acushnet, will be the chapter's spiritual director and will celebrate Mass at Wednesday's meeting.

The group, she said, has chosen Our Lady of Mt. Carmel as its p~tron, and plans to distribute brown scapulars and benefit charities with fund raising events.

She said that as program chairperson, Mrs. Wilkinson will book speakers and arrange opportunities for member nurses to earn the Continuing Education Units (CEUs) required of all in the profession.

Sister Rachel added that chapter members will be eligible to attend an International Council of Catholic Nurses' 1990 meeting in New York. She attended such a session in 1974 in Rome, she said.

Persons interested in attending Wednesday's meeting orwho would like more information about the organization may contact Sister Rachel at 996-6751.

Birthright of Greater Fall River

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Sept. II, 19879

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"You can make a difference in somebody's life"

By Joseph Motta "People think that the abortion people have the front seat. But there are so many people out there fighting/or the babies."

The speaker is Eleanor Gagnon, a member of St. Patrick parish, Somerset, since June the director of Birthright of Greater Fall River.

Birthright is a non~ectarian emergency pregnancy service offering positive alternatives to abortion.

Mrs. Gagnon says that the eight volunteers who staff the Birthright office, located at 1100 County Street in Somerset, "are desperate to get more help.

"We're so busy," she says.

"Everyone has families. Everyone has jobs."

The volunteer director says that over the past year the Somerset office has seen twice as much action as in the previous year, in part due to classified ads it has placed in a daily newspaper. More help, she said, is needed to continue to offer service to those in need.

At no charge, Birthright offers pregnancy testing, medical and legal assistance, professional counseling, clothes and furniture for babies, maternity clothes, shortterm housing in emergency cases and, most importantly, friendship during a difficult time.

Mrs. Gagnon said Birthright calls its sister offices when a girl has a need for long-term housing, but would be very glad to hear from local families willing to share guest rooms.

"At least 80 percent " of the walk-in clients the office sees are teenagers, Mrs. Gagnon said.

Birthright was established in 1968

by Louise Summerhill, a Canadian housewife. She was alarmed

to observe that abortion was increasingly being offered as the only solution to problem pregnan. cies and was convinced that supportive conCern and care were all many women and girls needed to encourage them to bring their babies to term.

Internationally, there are now over 1,200 Birthright groups.

The Greater Fall River office was opened in 1974. Mrs. Gagnon was among its first volunteers.

The mother of three teens, who works fUlltime for an employment service run by her husband, Arthur, says that her greatest satisfaction in working for Birthright is the knowledge that she has helped others.

"It's being there," she said, "being in a positive way able to unconditionally help someone, with a community of people ready to help you help this person.

"When you're a volunteer, you know you can make a difference.

You can make a difference in somebody's life."

The only requirement is that volunteers be at least 18 years of age, Mrs. Gagnon said. She notes that anyone who volunteers to staff the County Street office, which is open from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and I to 3 p.m. on Thursdays, will be given a four to six hour intensive training course.

Volunteers must offer "a commitment in spirit," Mrs. Gagnon says, and must live by Birthright's charter, which, in part, requires them to keep all services rendered to a client strictly confidential and to preserve the client's anonymity if she so desires.

Mrs. Gagnon says she knows that people are busy but that Birth-

right is more than happy to accept whatever time or service someone can provide. "We'll lovingly take whatever they can ·give us," she says, pointing out, for instance, that someone who doesn't have time to work at the office might have a few moments to shop for Birthright baby clothes when doing personal shopping.

"There are so many good things people are doing," she added, noting that Somerset's St. Patrick Circle ofthe Daughters oflsabella and students at St. Michael School, Fall River, have held Birthright baby showers, and that Knights of Columbus in nearby Tiverton, R.I., hold an annual fundraiser to benefit the organization.

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Last year about a dozen diocesan priests, many of them trained musicians, participated in "Priests for Life," a concert benefiting Birthright. The priests told stories and presented sacred, secular and pop music and instrumental selections to a crowded audience at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

Mrs. Gagnon said the priests will offer another concert Oct. 23 at Connolly.

Persons wishing to become Birthright volunteers or find out more about the organization may contact Mrs. Gagnon at 679-1898 or call the Birthright office at 675-1561.

Individuals· or groups wishing to make a donation or persons needing Birthright services are also urged to call. Information on ticket donations for the priests' concert is also available from Mrs. Gagnon, who also urges persons outside the Fall River area to volunteer at their local Birthright offices.

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When asked what he was doing so long in the bathroom, he replied back,joking with his lunch mother, "Now what did I do?" The head lunch mother heard him.

He was ordered to the principal's office because the principal heard him raise his voice at the lunch mother. He was given an infraction paper and threatened with expulsion. He was told he was a disgrace by the principal and yelled at terribly by two grown adults.

I called and was told that my son was disrespectful and no child will talk that way to an adult. My son was never permitted to speak with the principal teachers together in.a calm situation. I had to sign the infraction paper and return it.

I have two other boys going to this school. How can I help them so they are understood and not yelled at?

It seems seventh and eighth graders are always yelled at and given orders. There is rarely a friendly smile, a pat on the back or even a . good morning said.

My older son could never go to school without worrying about something going wrong that day.

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ument, go to the pastor, the school board or even the diocese. Or you might judge that in the best interest of your children, you will accept it, minimize the issue and pursue it no further.

You raise two issues: I) How do you handle a situation outside the home when you feel your child has By far the largest issue concerns been unjustly treated, and 2) how the environment of the school itself. do you deal with an environment You describe a place where chilwhere such situations arise re- dren are yelled at, where there is peatedly? rarely a smile, where a child worWhat can you do when you feel ries each day. This is not a matter your child is treated unjustly? The of one unreasonable teacher. This first step is to gather the facts, a atmosphere pervades the school. process which might be rather difMy obvious question is, Why ficult. Each person tells experi- would yo~ send children to such a ences so as to put himself in the school? You must have many other best possible light. Children, lunch choices, since you live in a large mothers, teachers and principals . city. all do it.

You can become actively inYou might talk to your son and volved. Join the parent group. to the most open-minded and comBand with other concerned, loving municative person available (in parents to work toward a more your case, the lunch mother). In child-centered school. this way you have at least two If you do not choose to get accounts of the same event. involved, get out. The persons Second, in dealing with the ultimately responsible for what teacher and principal, state your happens to your children are you, case briefly and honestly. Describe the parents. the incident as you understand it If your child were abused physiwithout attacking the other people cally, you would take steps to proinvolved. Explain why you feel tect him. If you believe your child is being abused mentally, you need there was injustice. Schedule a meeting or write a letter as you to be just as protective of his feelprefer. . ings and his spirit.

Finally, if you are unable to get Reader questions on family livsatisfaction by these means, you ing and child care to be answered have two choices. You can fight in print are invited. Address the the administration, refuse to sign Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's what you consider an unjust docCollege, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

About losing trust in institution.s

By Antoinette Bosco It seems that as a nation, we are losing trust in our major institutions. A recent Gallup poll showed that out of the eight leading institutions that affect the lives of most of us, Americans have lost a bit of confidence in all but two of them.

Strangely enough, what are rated somewhat higher now than in 1979 - the comparison year chosen by Gallup - are the military and the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1979, 54 percent of Americans polled said they had a great deal of confidence in the military; today 61 percent . acknowledge this. And eight years ago 45 percent had "quite a lot" of trust in the U.S. Supreme Court compared to 52 percent today.

But Americans show a declining esteem for other institutions - the church, organized religion, banks, public schools, newspapers, television and organized labor.

The most interesting figures relate to confidence in church or organized religion. While being on top of the confidence scale in 1979, with 65 percent positive, there was a waning in subsequent years, with a low of 57 percent last year. This year, however, public trust in religious institutions registered an increase, back to 61 percent, despite the TV evangelists scandal this spring. And churches remain the nation's most trusted institution, on a par with the military.

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As most people know, you can prove anything with statistics, and I always like to get a little more information about who and how many were quizzed before I accept statistics as bottom-line conclusions.

The Gallup poll acknowledges that in the survey, Protestants, women, blacks, older Americans, Southerners and less educated people among those interviewed ex-

pressed greater confidence in church. As for the military, it is held in slightly higher trust by people 50 and older, those whose formal education ended at the high school level and, especially, selfdescribed Republicans, 70 percent of whom give it one of the highest rankings.

Considering these qualifications - which may have skewed the results in favor of confidence in church and the military - it seems to me that the picture shows an almost across-the-board lessening of trust in our institutions.

Maybe the problem today is that people can read and they have good memories. Consider the schools and then consider the Carnegie Report which gave failing grades to almost all areas of public education, from poor teaching to poor learning. Then there are the banks, failing from bad loans and charging astronomical interest rates on credit cards when interest rates

are down all over.

Financial leaders on Wall Street are being arrested for crooked scheming on stock deals. Television is seen as the giant purveyor of materialistic values - and worse, mediocrity, which is resulting in the great American malaise of boredom. And newspapers can sometimes justly be seen as creating the news, not just reporting it.

If we are losing confidence in our institutions, the blame lies not in our judgment but in the institutions themselves.

On Sept. 17 Americans celebrate the birth of the Constitution 200 years ago. It would be a boon if this became a time to remember the honor inherent in this wondrous document, with our institutions cleaning house, so to speak, to become worthy of high respect once more. Then perhaps we will see pride in our institutions restored - flipping the results of next year's Gallup poll.

A WORKER in a Detroit job-training shop inspects a papal T-shirt. Proceeds from sales will benefit the city's unemployed. (NC photo)

Pilgrimage Masses barred

by Medjugorje bishop ROME (NC) - A Yugoslavian bishop has banned Masses in his diocese by priests leading pilgrim. ages to the alleged Marian apparition site of Medjugorje, after repeated calls to end the pilgrimages were ignored, according to an Italian Catholic magazine.

Bishop Pavao Zanic of MostarDuvno announced the prohibition in late July during a visit to Medjugorje, a small village in his diocese where six young people say they have experienced visions of the Madonna since 1981. The magazine "Jesus" published lengthy excerpts of Bishop Zanic's statement in its September issue. National Catholic News Service obtained an advance copy of the article.

Bishop Zanic has expressed strong doubt about the alleged apparitions, which are being studied by a Yugoslavian church commission. He and the Yugoslavian bishops' conference have urged an end to official pilgrimages until the church makes a judgment on the events, but Catholic groups from around the world have con~inued to travel to the site. .

The situation has "slipped out of the church's control," Bishop Zanic said in his statement, which he read to Medjugorje Catholics.

He said he was taking the action because "in this diocese, I am by divine right the pastor, the teacher of the faith and the judge in questions regarding the faith."

"To priests who organize pilgrimages or come here attributing a supernatural character to these events, I prohibit the celebrating of Mass in my diocese until the commission of the bishops' con-

ference has finished its work," he said.

Bishop Zanic ended his talk with an invocation to the Virgin Mary, to "make those who invent . your messages stop" and to accept the prayers of those who are '~far away from fanaticism and disobedience to the church."

Some visitors, he said, have proclaimed miracles and private revelations from the altar. He added that "to preach to simple people lies about God, Jesus and the Madonna deserves the lowest place in helL" The bishop told the magazine that his talk, during a confirmation ceremony July 25, was met with silence by the large crowd at S1. James Church, where the alleged MOTHER ANGELICA visions have taken place. He said (NC photo) he considered the reaction "a sign that the people who live there are tired of it, and don't believe this story anymore."

The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine ofthe Faith, in a 1985 letter to the Italian bishops' conDENVER (NC) - She grew up ference, also urged that organized in rat-infested apartments in Canpilgrimages to Medjugorje be dis- ton, Ohio, but today Mother Angecouraged. Italy borders Yugosla- lica, 64, heads the foremost Catholic via, and bus tours frequently carry cable Catholic television satellite Italian church groups to the site. network in the world, all because There has been no official church of her willingness to risk. judgment on the events at Medju"We have lost the theology of gorje. A commission established risk and replaced it with the theolby Bishop Zanic completed its ogy of assurance," said the Franwork last year. While its results ciscan nun, head of the Alabamahave never been published, in- . based Eternal Word Television Netformed sources said a majority of work, during a recent visit to Denthe commission members conclud- ver. ed there was no supernatural eleShe and her network are getting ment involved in the events. nationwide exposure with their The doctrinal congregation sub- live coverage of the entire U.S. sequently requested that a new visit of Pope John Paul II. The study be undertaken by a commis- broadcast, co-produced and cosion named by the bishops' con- telecast by the U.S. bishops' Cathoference. lic Telecommunications Network of America, with Mother Angelica as an in-studio anchor, is available on many cable television channels or via home satellite dish reception. shirt and gargles mouthwash before According to Mother Angelica, she answers the phone, I can pretty

Mother Angelica's success lies in willingness to ri~k

Talking to teens

By Hilda Young You've probably heard of the book and the theory that claim to explain what people are saying with their bodies. When you cover your mouth while you are listening to someone, for example, you are probably hearing something you shouldn't.

Or when people only appear partially in a doorway and then slink into a room, they lack selfconfidence. I always thought it was probably because they had just spilled a soft drink in their lap.

When someone closes an eye while listening to you, they are probably doubting what you say.

Anyone who moistens his or her lips in public should be watched carefully.

At any rate, the theory has helped me immensely with my two teenagers, especially since we entered the age of one-word questions, like: "Dinner?" "Dead chicken."

"Newspaper?" "Check behind the commode."

"Allowance?"" Ask your father."

"Company?" "Your grandma and Aunt Martha." .

Observing their body English helps fill the gaps. "How does leftover lasagna sound for dinner?"

V~cal response: "Tres chic." Physical response: index finger points down throat, eyes crossed, torso swings left and right like a metronome.

When my 14-year-old daughter checks her hair, straightens her T-

ge.stures during an interview.

much guess who is at the other end. "Was that Douglas Good Dimples?" "How'd you know?" "I speak body English."

Maybe it is a false sense of comfort, but you can convince yourself you are actually conversing with a full member of the species if you give them credit for body language.

"New?" My son said yesterday, making an encompassing arc with his arm around the front room.

"Yes," I replied. "I rearranged the furniture so we'd have Illore room." He looked around slowly as he made little head-bobbing motions like a chicken eating. This signaled initial approval. "Thanks:' I said.

He circled the coffee table, picked up aSports Illustrated, sat in his dad's recliner and flopped a leg over the arm. "Good plan."

Who says it's hard to have meaningful communication with teenagers?

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the main assumption of the "theology of assurance" that she rejects is that "you have to know what's going to happen before you embark on something new."

Her life illustrates the theology of risk and the power of faith.

Born Rita Rizzo on April 20, 1923, she lived in the Italian immigrant section of Canton. Her father left the family shortly after the future nun's birth.

As a child she struggled to stay alive because of the lack of food and she tried to combat her mother's severe depression.

"We lived in rat-infested apartments - our life was so hard. I was interested in survival so I don't do well in school. It's hard when you're hungry and cold to study," Mother Angelica said in an interview with the Denver Catholic Register.

But as her life went on she found a deep faith in God. In August

1944 s'he joined a Franciscan cloistered order in Cleveland and later helped start a new monastery in Canton, where in 1953 she professed solemn vows.

One day while using an electric scrubbing machine in the monastery, she slipped on the slick floor and was thrown against the waD. Her spine took the full force oftbe blow, leading to a painful injury.

Surgery was ordered. She faced a 50-50 chance of walking after it.

"I panicked and I said "Lord, if you give me the grace to walk I'll build a monastery in the South.'"

The surgery was sucessful. One day shortly afterward, when she had retired for the night, instead of dreams she saw building designs for the new monastery.

She got up, laid out a sheet of graph paper and began sketching.

Her drawings became the blueprints for what became Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Irondale, Ala. In Alabama, Mother Angelica saw that people were leaving the church. She began to speak publicly about religion and to produce booklets and audiocassettes so pOIr ular that requests for them came from all over the world.

Soon she began an in-house printing operation, though she once reportedly said the nuns "didn't know the difference between a pound of ink and a ream of paper."

Nevertheless, they soon were cranking out 25,000 books a day, printing books of all sizes on presses they operated themselves.

Mother Angelica's popularity quickly made her a sought-after TV interviewee. Once in the TV studios, she realized the medium·s power and decided to produce her own videotape series with a local TV station. She sent one tape to the Christian Broadcasting Network. They wanted 60 more.

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When the station she had hired to produce the tapes was slated to run a film she considered sacrilegious, she left it and with $200 started her own TV operation in what was being built as a garage for the monastery.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 11, 1987

Better relations sought before pope visits Soviets ROME (NC) - Improved relations between the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches are needed before Pope John Paul II could visit the Soviet Union, said Russian Orthodox Patriarch Pimen I. The Orthodox leader, whose official title is Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, played down the possibility of a papal visit next year, saying such reports have appeared frequently during the last 20 years but are "without any real basis."

"In the first place, it seems to me that in order for s\lch a visit to occur, excellent conditions must b,e created and certain relations must be established between us," the patriarch said.

"Currently, neither we nor the Catholic side has explicitly raised the issue of a papal visit to Moscow," he said in a lengthy interview in the September issue of Jesus magazine, an Italian Catholic monthly.

Current relations between his church and the Holy See are "unfortunately neither simple nor easy," the patriarch said.

Such relations "certainly have 'not been helped by some subjective observations made by John

Paul II, about our country, our socialist system which was chosen by our people, and the role played within society by believers," he said.

The Latin-rite Catholic Church is allowed to operate within the restrictions of Soviet law.

The patriarch said the "uniate" churches also represent "a difficulty for our relations." He was referring to the Ukrainian Catholic Church, declared illegal in 1946, when members were told to join the government-approved Russian Orthodox Church. The Moscow patriarchate said this was a legitimate decision by Ukrainian Catholics to return to the Orthodox faith.

The Ukrainian Catholic Church has continued to exist clandestinely. A group of Catholics in the Ukraine, including bishops, priests and religious, recently appealed for legalization of their church.

The patriarch was optimistic about what he called "a process of positive changes" made by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He predicted the changes would help the church in the Soviet Union and "upset the dissidents and their positions, including the dissidents inside the church."

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - Rich He said he was appealing to the countries cannot address migra- "moral and civil conscience of the tion problems by closing their bor- competent authorities" to help. ders or passing tougher entry laws, Specifically, he said, "it is the Pope John Paul II said in a mestask of the authorities to provide sage'for World Migrants' Day. The pope said civil authorities for the whole society, carefully have a duty to prevent "any possi- avoiding any possible discriminable discrimination" against immi- tion against migrants."

To the church, the pope said, grants and at the same time should take steps to resolve the larger "no one is a foreigner." problem of global economic in"The ethnic and cultural pluralequality. He called for a just economic distribution system to be ism in the church does not constitute a situation that must be toler"applied on a world scale."

Lay Catholics, the pope added, ated until a transition is made, but have a special responsibility to is one of [the church's] structural "lighten the burden of suffering, dimensions," he said. The church, humiliation â&#x20AC;˘ and poverty that he said, "welcomes all cultures weighs on the emigrant." Local without identifying itself with any churches should welcome the influx one of them." of diverse peoples as a sign ofthe Pastoral ministry to migrant church's pluralism, he said. ."Rich countries cannot ignore groups s~ould aim at forming comthe migratory problem, and even munities, the pope said. As a pracless close their borders or make ' tical method, he suggested formlaws tougher. This is all the more ing small spiritual groups or "communities of faith" that meet to true if the difference between rich exchange experiences. He also said countries and poor ones, from which migrations originate, is be- priests should give more pastoral attention to adult migrants, because coming ever greater," the pope they can become catechists in their said. own communities.

Immigrants often face special problems of keeping families to"The first immediate apostles of gether, qualifying for social programs or finding a home, ajob and emigrants should be emigrants themthe proper schools, the pope said. selves," the pope said.

NEW YORK (NC) - Codiscipleship for the Catholic Church's mission in the world will be the underlying theme for the presentations of the four prelates who are delegates of the U.S. bishops to the 1987 world Synod of Bishops in Rome in October.

Writing in America magazine, published in New York by the Society of Jesus, the four bishops outlined their approach to the synod in a joint article.

The delegates are Archbishop John L. May of St. Louis, president ofthe National Conference of Catholic Bishops; Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago; Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland of Milwaukee; and Bishop Stanley J. Ott of Baton Rouge, La., chairman of the bishops' Committee on the Laity.

In the America article, the four said the theme came from listening closely to what U.S. lay Catholics said in numerous consultations held around the country.

What emerged "cogently and consistently" was concern for collaboration between clergy and laity and between men and women, they wrote.

The theme also includes four theological concepts: - All are disciples of Jesus Christ.

- All share responsibility for carrying out Christ's mission.

-=-- The church's mission "is an extension of Jesus' proclamation and promotion of the Good News in the service of the kingdom."

- The church's mission to the world is best expressed in the Second Vatican Council's "Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World," which calls for action to implement doctrine regarding the role and work of the church for the total good of mankind.

World," which they saw as suggesting division between vocation and mission.

He will discuss the church "working for the fulfillment and redemption of humanity" and how lay ministries support the lay vocation in the home, the work place and the political process.

- Archbishop Weakland will address the role, status and treatment of women in the church in relation to tile larger culture's move toward "mutuality in relationships between men and women." The authors noted synod consultations paralleled those held for a proposed U.S. bishops' pastoral on women.

- Bishop Ott, in response to laity's expressed desire for spiritual growth, will discuss family, work and parish as the main "loci" of the Holy Spirit in lay life. Faith must be nurtured through liturgies and homilies addressing "the real needs and experiences of the laity at home and at work," the article said.

The U.S. delegates also emphasized they will listen and learn "from our colleagues from around . the world."

The delegates said they hoped the voices of lay people in all cultural, political and economic situations will be heard, including those in Christian communities in developing nations and those' alienated from the church.

The four authors added that as the U.S. delegates they will share with a universal church striving "to become a global community" the experience of U.S. Catholics living their faith in a church where every ethnic and cultural group is . represented, the "reality of inculturation is evident" and all have struggled "to maintain unity of faith without demanding unity of expression."

The delegates said they wanted Catholics to know what they will say at the synod and that they will report back in a variety of ways when it is over.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope They also are "committed to finding ways of keeping the con- John Paul II will visit the South sultative process open beyond the American countries of Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru in synod," they wrote.

Given the synod's format of mid-May 1988, said the Vatican allowing the 220 or so delegates press spokesman, Joaquin Nafive to eight minutes to give an varro-Valls. ~t will be the pope's second visit initial oral presentation, the bishops said, they cannot discuss at the to Peru and Uruguay and his first synod all the concerns raised by to the other countries.

Navarro-Valls confirmed the trip thousands of people in consulafter Cardinal Juan Landazuri tations.

But after the initial presenta- Ricketts of Lima, Peru, announced tions there will be in-depth discus- that the pope would attend a sions in language groups, follo)Ved eucharistic and Marian congrc;ss by reports and interventions dur- planned for Lima May 14-16. ' Previously, the bishops of the ing which the U.S. delegates plan other three countries had said the to raise other concerns.

They added that information pope planned to visit during 1988. from the consultations provides "a future agenda" for the U.S. church.

The America article also outlined what each delegate will preVATICAN CITY (NC) - There sent: . is a clear distinction between the - Archbishop May will state role of the ordained priesthood the U.S. delegation's theme, high- and ministries of the laity, said light the individual topics and disPope John Paul II during a recent cuss the parish as the primary Mass homily in St. Peter's Basilplace in the United States for spir- ica. "The faithful know that the .itual development and ministry laying on of hands is the visible and from where Catholics reach sign of a vocation and consecraout "in mission." tion which sets one apart for a spe- Cardinal Bernardin will focus cial ministry," he said. Priests are on "the church 'in' the world," a ordained "to preach the Gospel, more helpful concept, the dele- shepherd the faithful and celebrate gates said, than the synod title of divine worship," the pope said.

"The Vocation and Mission of the . Lay people "have a different but Laity in the Church and in the no less urgent role," he added.

South America's on papal travel list

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Lay work praised CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (NC) - Pope John Paul II praised lay involvement in parishes including pastoral councils and lay initiatives in liturgical, charitable and other fields - as he continued a s,eries of discussions on the laity at weekly"Angelus talks."

The parish is the "natural environment" for the "ideals and the apostolic obligations of the church," he said, stressing its importance as the most visible sign ofthe "particular church."

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Priest denied passport, media hit with new rules PRETORIA, South Africa (NC) - The South African government has refused a passport to the black secretary general of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, who had been invited to speak at Catholic institutions in the United States and Europe.

Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa received the notification from the South African government after Durban Archbishop Denis Hurley had made a request directly to Home Affairs Minister Stoffel Botha.

The University of Notre Dame and Georgetown University had invited Father Mkhatshwa to lecture. He had also been invited to visit the U.S. Catholic Conference in Washington and ManhattanviIIe College in Purchase, N.Y., had planned to award him an honorary degree.

Father Mkhatshwa said that denial of a passport "comes as no surprise." The government's actions are "completely irrational as well as unChristian."

Meanwhile, Father Mkhatshwa's lawyers are considering private prosecution against six people accused of torturing him in 1986.

The suspects were allowed to go free after one had paid the equivalent of a $100 fine.

Lawyer Peter Harris, a legal adviser to Father Mkhatshwa, called it "a very strange procedure."

The fact that the six were not accused of assault but rather of "crimen injuria" - impairing someone's dignity - prompted him to investigate private prosecution against them.

Father Mkhatshwa has said that in 1986 he was subjected to 30 hours of torture and interrogation, during which he was subjected to electric shocks and to gunshot noises near his head.

Media Restrictions In other news from South Africa, new restrictions on the nation's media are evidence that the govern-

ment is "running scared," said the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference.

In a statement the bishops called on the government to rescind measures expected to affect media such as the bishops' New Nation newspaper.

"The government, which is running scared, is fitting larger and tighter blinkers over the eyes of the white electorate to shield them from the ugly reality of South Africa today," said the bishops' statement.

The new regulations, imposed Aug. 28, allow the government to bypass courts in banning or censoring newspapers it feels are inciting the public against it.

Under the new regulations, Home Affairs Minister Botha must warn a publication that it is under scrutiny. If it continues to publish stories he considers "a threat to the maintenance of public order," he can ban it for up to three months or appoint a censor.

The bishops said the new regulations "take South Africa further down the road to dictatorship."

They said the rules "will prevent the oppressed from making their voices heard as they cry out against the injustice and inhumanity to which they are subjected by the structures and agents of the apartheid system," which classifies South Africans into one of four racial groups.

The bishops said they were "particularly concerned" about the New Nation, founded in 1985 as an alternative to "biased" newspaper coverage.

"We reiterate our standpoint that the editorial content of the New Nation is not fabricated to create a climate of unrest," the bishops said. "Rather, what is reflected in the newspaper is the stark reality of life in South Africa, particularly in the townships and other black residential areas."

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14 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 11, 1987

By Charlie Martin

I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR I have climbed the highest mountain I have run through the fields

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Only to be with you Only to be with you I have run, I have crawled I have scaled these city walls, these city walls Only to be with you But I still haven't found what I'm looking for But I stiD haven't found what I'm looking for I have kissed honey Ups , Felt the healing fingertips Burning like fire, this burning desire I have spoken with eternal angels I have held the hand of a devil It was warm in the night But I was as cold as a stone I believe in the kingdom come Where all the colors bleed into one, bleed into one .' .

Yes, I'm still running You broke the bars and lessened the chains Carry the cross of my shame, of my shame You know I believe it

THESE students at St. Stanislaus School, Fall River, started the academic year with a 2000th birthday party for· Mary. The celebration, held Tuesday, the feast of Our Lady's birth, was highlighted by a beautiful (and tasty) !hree-tier cake baked by Paula Lawton. It was blessed at a morning Mass and cut during the school day. The student body also visited the parish's Our Lady of Czestochowa grotto, listened to special readings about Mary and honored her with a Polish hymn.

Bishop· Feehan High School Bishop Feehan· High School, Attleboro, opened its doors Tuesday to the.I987-88 academic year aJld 239 freshman. . .

Feehan's faculty of 89 includes two priests,36 religious and 51 lay staffers. Eight new lay teachers have joine~ the staff, and two religious faculty members, Sisters Mary Jessica Aguiar, RSM, and Juliette.

Collignon, SSA, have returned.

Welcomed by Sister Mary Faith Harding, RSM, Feehan principal, 'Were lay teachers Daniel Buron, Jane Carter, Susan Collamati, John Conceison, Patricia DeGrinney,' Joan Holmes, Laurie Moore and Donna Motta.

- Buron, a Bridgewater resident and graduate of Holy Cross College, Worct:ster, previously t,aught at Wareham l-ligh School. He has

100 present at Marian holy hour At the.latest of a series of Marian holy hours, to be held at 7 p.m.

M,onday at. St. Je,an Baptiste Church, Fall River, soloist Antone Nobrega will offer several marian hymns, acco!1lpanied !it theorgan by his sister, Laura Nobrega.

At a previ~us h~ly- ·hour some 100 persons fro)ll yariou~ areas, of the diocese were i~ atte,~dance.

The servic~ are. beiJlg held in conjunction with the Marian year o~;devotion to out· 'Lady which 1>e.gan Penteqost Sunday and will continue through next August.

They iqcl:9dea c;ommentary, meditation aDd recitation of the rosary. All are welcome to attend.

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joined Feehan's English a~d social studies departments and will be weight coach and a football coach.

Ms. Carter has joined the school's business department. A Cambridge resident and Boston College graduate, .she pre.viouslytaught at,the American Community School, Surrey, England, and at Bishop McVinney Middle School, Providence.

'Plainville resident Ms. Collamati is a. Christian studies department instructor. S!=hooled at St. Mary of the Woods College in Indiana, she has ,experience in parish reli: gious education.

Concesion is a Boston College alumnus and a Providence resident. He will, be a member of the' English dep~rt,ment, director of public relations and an assistant football coach.

Ms: DeGrinney, a graduate of Manhattanville College, New York, studied he,alth education at New Jersey College of Medicine, Monmouth College and Farming- ' ton' College., She has taught high school science and comes to Feehan from St. Dominic Regional High'School, Lewiston, ME. She will teach health education and mathematics.

Feehan's ~cience department welcomes Ms. Holmes, a Mansfield resident and an alumna of Regis College, ,Weston. She previously taught at Marian High School, Frllmingham, and Blessed . Sacrament School, Walpole.

Ms. Moore, a Norwood resi~ dent and Stonehi.l\ College, North Easto~, gradua~e, ,has joined feehan ~s fo~eign langu,age depar.tment.

She has taught at St. Columbkille's High School, Brighton.

Mrs. Mott, ,will teach in the Attleboro school's business' and religious studi~s d~partments..

Mother of ~nchor reporter. Joe , Motta, the Seekonk resident is a graduate of Bryant College, North Smithfield, R.I. She previously taught at the Community Counseling Center, Central Falls, R.I., The Rhode Island Business Institute, Seekonk High School's adult division and area secondary schools.

Recorded and written by U2. (c) 1987, by' Island Records, Ltd. U21SCURRENTLY the hottest act in the rock business. "I Still Haven't Found' What I'm Looking For" is from their bestselling "Joshua Tree" album, their second chart-topping hit of the summer.

This song, like most ofU2's music, is '3 bit mysterious.

Romantic, ,sexual and spiritual imllges are presented in the song.

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Q. How do youknow'how much love you really have for someone?

(New Mexico) A. Love, u,nfortupa,tely, can't be put in a measuring cup. Nor is there any sophisticated scientific ,equipment that can gauge to the Nth degree one's love potential. ' So often only time and events will reveal the amoiuif of devotion that is in a person's heart. And so ofte'n love is elusive. ' On a hot summer day your kid brother may behave ina ,way thar is absolutely·obnoxious. You may finally reach a high pitch of anger and feel something that seems akin to hatred.

Then some days later you may be playing a game of Stratego with him. You find him not only lots of fun but also, to your surprise, lovable. Your mood and his have changed. Your heart seems different.

Often enough it's the same with boyfriends and girlfriends and husbands and wives. Moods and feel-

The singer seems to be saying that in these areas, "I still haven't found what I'm lookfng for."

It is true that much of life is a search. Consider tnese examples.

People look to find their true purpose, ,that is, why they are here and how they can make the world a better place. People search' for true friends who will standwlth them through life's

ups and downs. Many seek the right person that they can fall in love with and build a lasting relationship with.

Most of us also want to discover God in our lives and need to feel his love, strength and healing.

Part of a successful search is to have a clear idea of what you want in life. This takes time, plus some experience in living. Sometimes what, people think they want and are searching for may not be as desirable as they grow to understand themselves better.

For example, some teens might want a certain job or profession, such as becoming a rock star.

They might be attracted to the status and money that this profession offers. However, as they get to understand their deeper personal needs, they may realize that the day-to-day life offollowing such a career would cause them a great deal of stress.

Consequently teens may begin to think about a different job that matches better with their needs.

For teens to pursue what they want in life, two qualities are essential: patience and trust.

I. Patience. Give yourself the time to know what you really want and then, step by step, work toward this goal.

2. Trust. You need to trust those messages that flow from your deep feelings. Doing so is a way of tapping into yo'ur powers of intuition which can guide you in making choices.

Don't be afraid of searching.

You have everything you need within -to find what you want.

Trust yourself and trust God 'to be with you through your search.

Your 'comments are always welcome. Address Charlie Martin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., Evansville, Ind. 47714.

Would life and marriage be better if both partneJ:s on thei'r wed~ ding day could accurately measure the amount of love' they have?

Would a machine that gauged their By love make life safer'!

Perhaps' not. Indeed It might TOM make life duller. Both partners might become complacent and not LENNON try so hard to be thoughtful, generous and self-sacrificing. ' If, however, you would like to get a sort of general idea of how much you love your mom or dad, your brother or sister, or your girlings change.

For a time good and happy feel- friend or boyfriend, examine with ings prevail and all goes well. The great honesty how you have' acted song of the day is "It's So Easy to toward them in the past year.

On your part, how 'much tactFall in Love!" , fulness, forgiveness, generosity and Then a misunderstanding o,ccurs, or maybe one of the partners does self-Sacrifice was there in regard to this person? ,. something reallytltoughtless or The answer .should give you insensitive. M~ybe it's so serious some clues to your love potential. the relationship is threatened.. ' Send comments. and questions And the one who is hurt maybe , to Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave. tempted to think, "Did I really love this person? Did I ever really N.W., Washington. D.C. ,20005. know this person?"

Then love is a struggle. This is the testing of love. And this can be ~o the time when love dies, or when WASHINGTON (NC) - Offilove grows and is strengthened.

At a wedding the man and wo- .ces of the association serving man can only estimate how much 150,000 legally blind Catholics in love they have for one another. the United States have moved from Each hopes that he or she will love Pittsburgh to Washington. the other until "death do us part."

The Catholic Association of PerBut only as the marriage unfolds sons with Visual Impairment now in the long succession of days and shares office space with the Nayears will they learn how. much tional Catholic Office for Persons loving sacrifice they really are cap- with Disabilities at P.O. Box29113, Washington, DC 20017. able of.

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-Meeting Christ at Cursillo Can a Christian by his or her lifestyle and example be a leaven in daily life?

The Cursillo movement thinks so. Started in Spain in 1949, it has become a worldwide movement giving those who participate in its three-day program a method for revitalizing the Christian message within their families, workplaceS and communities.

The Cursillo (Spanish for"'a little course") is a means through which one's spirituality can be developed, lived and shared. In the Fall River diocese, Cursillos are held at LaSalette Center for Christian Living in Attleboro and during the coming year will be held for men on Oct. 15 to 18 and Feb. 4 to 7. Women's Cursillos will be held Nov. 19 to 22 and March 17 to 20.

Information on them is available from PO Box C328, Westport 02790.

Holyoke Meeting At a recent meeting of Cursillo , leaders in Holyoke, participants from the Fall River diocese were led by Bill Gieck of St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis.

"You and I have to bring the message 9f the Gospel to a world that finds it very difficult to believe in God and if it believes in God, finds it very difficult to believe in the church," they were told by Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law, a major speaker.

Theme of the meeting was"And you shall renew the face of the earth."

True to the Cursillo Movement's Spanish heritage, the gathering included six Spanish-language workshops as well as eight in English. Prayers were offered in both languages. At the closing liturgy, three readings and a reflection

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General ratings: G-suitable for general viewing; PG-13-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or young teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; 4-separate classification (given films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive.

Catholic ratings for television movies are those of the movie house versions of the films.

NOTE from Cardinal Law were offered in Spanish.

The U.S. Cursillo movement is in process of changing emphasis from personal conversion experiences to evangelization, said Gerald P. Hughes, national executive director of the Cursillo Movement and a member of 'the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

He said that in the movement's 30 years in the United States it has led in producing parish leaders and vocations to the priesthood and has brought many unchurched and alienated to the church.

Yet he noted that like the charismatic renewal movement and Marriage Encounterf in recent yc;ars the Cursillo Movement has found it "tougher" to get candidates to attend renewal weekends.

Auxiliary Bishop Peter A. Rosazza of Hartford, Conn., who spoke on the U.S. bishops' 1986 economic pastoral, said Cursillistas see the connection between the secular and the sacred.

"Create a society where love and justice abound," he urged.

Swansea wins baseball title, hockey season begins so~n The team representing Swansea recently captured the ,Fall River Area CYO Baseball League championship, topping the Immaculate Conception parish, Fall River, team by one game.

The best two out of three championship round followed semifinal action where teams representing St. Elizabeth and Our Lady of Health parishes, Fall River, were the first eliminated.

Swansea took on the St. Michael, Fall River, parish team, defeating it in two straigh(gamc;s, 'and Immaculate Conception .made the championships by ousting the team representing St. William parish, Fall River, two games to one.

St. William's team won the championship last year.

In the first championship game, a low scoring affair, Immaculate, behind the pitching of Mark Marcoux and the bat of Mike Pontes, defeated Swansea 3-2.

Swansea won the second game 8-3, with the' pitching and hitting of John Ghenes, and took the championship with the third game, 12-7.

Swansea manager Ed Perry, who

has led the team for six years, announced his retirement after the final game. This was the first year Swansea had won the championship under his direction.

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The Bristol County CYO Hockey League begins its 15th season at 9 p.m. Sunday when tryouts and practices begin at Fall River's Driscoll Rink.

All skaters in the Fall River diocese born on or after Jan. I, 1964 and at least 17 years of age are eligible to participate.

There are many roster vacancies and an opening for an entire new team if players from a particular area would like to gain admission as a squad.

Players are provided team jersies and socks, and must provide their own additional equipment.

The 1987 season includes a 20game schedule plus playoffs. All games will be played on Sunday evenings.

Additional information may be obtained by contacting Father Paul F. McCarrick, Catholic Youth Organization director, 673-1123.

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New Films "The Fourth Protocol" (Lorimar) - Searing spy thriller about an attempt to detonate a small nuclear device at a U.S. military base in England in order to destroy the NATO alliance. Realistic drama starring Pierce Brosnan and Michael Caine has nudity and several brutal killings. A3, R "Born in East L.A." (Univenal) - Cheech Marin writes, directs and stars in this mild social satire about a Mexican-American's accidental deportation and his struggle to get back into the country.

The film gives some sense of the immigration problems of illegal aliens but opts for slapstick humor,' sexual innuendo and excessive profanity instead of emotional depth.

A3,R Film on TV

"Life at Death," discusses the meaning of near-death experiences.

Papal cov,erage on cable TV Live coverage of Pope John Paul II's U.S. visit will be carried by the following cable companies in the diocesan area: • Whaling City Cable, serving New Bedford and Dartmouth, cable channel 31; • Greater Fall River Cable TV, cable channel 31; • Adelphia Cable, Falmouth, cable channel 20; • Heritage Cable, Somerset, Swansea, Norton, cable channel 56; • Massachusetts Cablevision, Seekonk, Mansfield, cable channel II; .

• Continental Cablevision, Berkley, Freetown, Dighton, cable channel 3; • Campbell Cable System, Sandwich, Bourne, cable channel 45; • Continental Cablevision, Easton, Raynham, cable channel 4.

Catholic League raps TV special

MILWAUKEE (NC) - NBCTV "distorted Catholic faith and practice by focusing almost exclusively on dissenters" with its Aug. 25 special "God Is Not Elected," said the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights.

Kevin G. Long, director of public affairs for the Milwaukee-based Catholic anti-defamation organization, said the program "ignored millions of Catholics who are loyal to the church, to Catholic doctrine and moral teaching and· to the Holy Father. Whatever the NBC special was, it was far from an' Thursday, Sept. 24, 9-11:00 p.m. objective view of Catholicism."

The network program was tied EDT (ABC) - "Ghostbusters" (1984) - Three parapsychologists to ~he Sept. 10- i 9 visit of Pope (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and John Paul II to' the United States Harold Ramis) go into private and was cowritten by Maria Shripractice as ghost exterminators. ' ver, who was also the on-camera Some very funny moments, lar-' reporter.

The league called Miss Shriver gely due to Murray, but the spectacular special effects begin to dom- "a scion of the Kennedys, once inate and the humor fades. Some considered Cathoiicism's 'First Family' in the U.S." Miss Shriver adult ribald jokes. A3, PG is the daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and R. Sargent Shriver.

TV Program Long added that Miss Shriver Wednesday, Sept. 23, 9-10:30 did not "have any idea of the conp.m. EDT (PBS) - "Born Again: cepts of the teaching authority of Life in a Fundamentalist Baptist the church, papal infallibility or • Church" - introduces viewers to even ofthe sacrament of reconciliasome representative born-again tion."

Christians who, though they are The program focused on four not fanatic, have some very differ- cities the pope will visit: San Franent views of American society than cisco, Detroit, San Antonio and many of their fellow citizens. Ap- Los A n g e l e s . . proaches its subject in a series of Long called the San Francisco ' portraits ofa pastor and congrega- interviewees who took issue with tion of a church near Worcester. church teachings on contraception, divorce, homosexuality and aborReligious TV tion "a 'parade of pampered yupSunday, Sept. 13 (CBS) - "For pies who approach the teachings Our Times" - As the pope begins of the church as if they were grazhis U.S. visit, CBS reports on the ing at a sushi bar~ They see nothing concerns and aspirations of black wrong with practices that Christians have regarded as gravely sinCatholics. ful ever since apostolic times.'"

Perhaps the network was wellReligious Radio intentioned, Long said, but "instead Sunday, Sept. 13 (NBC) "Guide- , NBC gave us an uneven, biased line" - Kenneth Ring, author of view."

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Iteering pOintl HOLY NAME, FR Women's Guild membership drive in progress. Youth group meeting 7 p.m. Sunday, school.

ST. ANTHONY OF DESERT, FR Exposition of Blessed Sacrament and holy hour noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

DCCW, DISTRICT II District II presidents of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will meet 7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett.

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HOLY NAME, NB Women's Guild first meeting of new season 7 p.m. Monday includes Mass and installation of officers: Alvida Cazemiro, president; Barbara Brunette, vice-president; Cecilia Weaver, secretary; Eleanor Jennings, treasurer. ' ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Ladies of St. Anne Sodality first meeting of 1987-88 season Sept. 16 begins with 7 p.m. Mass; program cochaired by Ann Coute and Karen Tavares; refreshments; parish women interested in joining the sodality (all welcome) may contact Cecile Levesque, 679-2260. Vincentians meeting Sept. 15. Youth group mountain climbing Oct. 12.

ST. ANNE, FR CYO camping trip to Westport Camp Grounds today. Cub Sc.out committee meeting 6: 15 p.m. Sunday, CYO board meeting 7 p.m.

Monday, rectory; Citizen for Citizen service project 8:30 a.m. Sept. 19.

Little Rock Scripture Study program introductory training sessions and registr~tion begins 7: 15 p.m.

Wednesday, shrine; program includes weekly sharing and lecture sessions (7: 15 p.m. Wednesdays, shrine) and daily commitment to study and prayer; information: parochial vicar Father Herbert T. Nichols, 674-5651.

O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK Holy Name Society bowling league season begins Monday; men interested in being spare bowlers may call 336-7848 after 5 p.m. Families needed to act as greeters at one Mass per month; information: Mary Smith, 336-6277. Choir practice 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays beginning Sept. 22, church; new members welcome. Youth ministry meeting 6 p.m. Sept. 20 includes Mass; all parish youth grades 10 to 12 welcome; team meeting Sept. 10; information: Mike Durkay, 336-7843.

ST. MARY, NO. ATTLEBORO Healing service and Mass with parochial vicar Father William T. Babbitt 2 p.m. Sunday, church.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK Vincentians meeting after 10 a.m.

Mass Sunday. Cursillo retreat 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, parish center.

ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Presentation of new Women's Guild officers during the 9 a.m.

Mass Sunday; first guild meeting of new season includes Mass and installation of officers, 7 p.m. Sept. 17.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER U1treya meeting 8 tonight, lower church; information: Nancy, 2400417. Prayer group course on healing life's hurts 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 and 8:30 a.m. Sept. 19; Mass and supper included; information: Mary Farrell, 896-3309. Annointing of the Sick Mass 2 p.m. Sept. 27.

OUR LADY'S CHAPEL, NB Sisters' Day of Recollection conferences 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 10, lower chapel; Father. Malcolm J. MacDonald, OFM, for 20 years a member of the Mission and Retreat Band, will speak about the poor in spirit and the meek; confessors available; Mass 12: 10 p.m., main chapel.

MEMORIAL HOME, FR Entertainment 2 p.m. Sunday, solarium, by Yvette and Norman Caron; coffee hour and birthday celebration 2 p.m. Sept. 18, entertainment by Steve Burke; resident council meeting I:30 p.m. Sept. 21, auditorium; variety show by residents and staff 7 p.m. Sept. 22, auditorium; Sunset Senior Chorus concert 2 p.m. Sept. 29, aUditorium.

Employee of the month is Jose Pereira, a porter.

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DIVORCED AND SEPARATED,NB New Bedford area ,support group for the divorced and separated meets 7 p.m. second Wednesday and fourth Monday of each month, Family Life Center, N. Dartmouth; Sept. 28: guest speaker school guidance counselor Arlene Todd, "How School Can Help During a Divorce"; Oct. 14: discussion of personal situations; Oct. 26: speaker Father Richard E. Degagne, "Forgiveness/ Reconcilation."

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Vincentians meeting 7 p.m. Monday, rectory. Adult choir/ contemporary music ensemble supper 6 p.m. Tuesday, Father Clinton Hall; . information: Ada Simpson, 746-5440.

K of C Bishop James L. Connolly Council installation of officers 7 p.m. Sept. 19, St. Theresa's Hall; all members and guests welcome; supper follows.

ST. ANTHONY,MATTAPOISETT Parishioners needed to volunteer from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Market Ministries Soup Kitchen, New Bedford; information: rectory, 758-3719.

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ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR Karen Beaton-Simmons has been appointed the hospital's director of development and public relations; she will be responsible for all fundraising efforts and publications; Ms. Beaton-Simmons holds a master's degree from the University of Georgia and is a board member of the Rhode Island chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Executives; she is also a member of the New England and national associations of hospital development.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Mass to honor the feast of the Holy Name of Mary 7:30 a.m. tomorrow; devotions at 7:20 a.m. Bible study (Book of Psalms) Sundays Nov. 8 through 29. School parents' meeting 6:30 p.m. Sunday, auditorium. Seniors' meeting I p.m. Monday.

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LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Novena to Our Lady of LaSalette today and tomorrow in preparation for her feast, which will be celebrated Sept. 19; all welcome; information: 222-5410. 32nd annual Franco-American Pilgrimage Day Sun-' day; sponsored by Union Saint Jean Baptiste of Woonsocket, R.I., the event gathers people of French ancestry for an afternoon of devotion and music; 3 p.m. outdoor Mass with main celebrant Bishop Louis E. Gelineau of the diocese of Providence; homilist: Father Thomas G. Landry; music ministry: St. James Youth CYO Choir, directed by Fern Dery; the liturgy will focus on the Marian year. Healing service with Father Edward McDonough, C.SS.R., 2 p.m. Sept. 19, Garden of Worship; lawn chairs suggested; in case of rain, the service will be held in the People's Chapel; all welcome.

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CATHOLIC NURSES, CAPE COD The third annual Catholic Nurses' Sunday will be observed at 10 a.m.

Mass Sept. 20 at O.L. Cape Church, Brewster. Coffee and doughnuts will follow Mass. All nurses welcome.

HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO CCD teachers' meeting 7 p.m.

Sept. 14, parish center.

ST. JAMES, NB Opening of school Mass 9 this morning. CYO meeting 2 p.m. Sunday, parish center; School parents' meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Ladies' Guild meeting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, school hall.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Parish council meeting 9 tomorrow morning.

CHRIST THE KING, COTUIT/MASHPEE Parish memorial cards are available for use at time of death. Information at rectory.

CAT!fEDRAL, FR Evening prayer for parish lectors, ushers, musicians and Eucharistic ministers 7 p.m. Sunday, Lady Chapel; discussion of coming season follows, all welcome.

ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO Women's Guild first meeting of new season begins with 6 p.m. Mass Monday.

APOSTOLATE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Signed Mass 2 p.m. Sept. 19, St. Vincent's Chapel, Fall River, includes commissioning of religious education teachers; social follows. Members of the deaf community congratulate Paul Girard and Linda Dugas, sign language interpreters who married each other last month.

New office hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. Information on signing and signed religious education classes: office, 679-8873 (TTY).

NOTRE DAME, FR Altar boys' meeting 6:30 p.m. Sept.

18, church. New Folk Group members welcome; information: Sister Carole Ann, 672-7952. Youth Council meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 20, church hall.

Parents and friends of parish youngsters grades 6 to 12 meeting 7 p.m., church hall; ideas for meaningful activities for the youngsters needed.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, HYANNIS Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carty, celebrating their 52nd wedding anniversary. A Mill Hill Father will speak at all Masses this weekend.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN A wheelchair has been donated to the hospital equipment room in memory of Sandra Abrams. Parish school nursery begins Monday. Adult inquiry classes for non-Catholics and inactive Catholics interested in learning about the Catholic faith begin 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22, rectory; information: 994-9714.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Parish Council meeting 7 p.m.

Sept. 15, rectory. Ladies of Ste. Anne Sodality meeting 6 p.m. Sept.

22. rectory; new members welcome.

ST. MARY,NB Parish school nursery and kindergarten classes begin Monday. Mass for parents of primary school students 7 p.m. Sept. 16. Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m. Monday, school; new members welcome. Illinois Club meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, school cafeteria.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB A Memorial Hymnal has been donated in memory of Gildo and Desolina Ezemoli by their family.

Sons of Italy Mass for deceased members, 10 'a.m. Sunday. Parish Council meeting 7 p.m: Sept. 13, church hall. Women's League meeting Sept. 24 begins with Mass; new members welcome.

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON Religious education teachers will be commissioned and blessed at the 9:15 a.m. Mass Sept. 20.

CATHEDRAL CAMPS, E.FREETOWN Missionary Cenacle Apostolate weekend retreat Sept. II to 13.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Mass for Catholic Education 10 today, school. Greater Westport Ultreya meeting 7:30 tonight, church hall.

ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Catechetical Sunday celebration at 9 a.m. Mass Sept. 20. Ladies' Guild seeks new members; information: Lucy Perry, 996-4103.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Parish Council elections at weekend Masses; council meets 8 p.m.

Tuesday, religious education center.

First Women's Guild meeting of new season begins with Benediction and installation of officers in church, noon Monday; all parish women welcome. Parish retreat Oct. 5 to 8, conducted by Father Thomas J. Tobin, CSc. Ultreya 7:30 tonight.