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St. George parish, Westport, marks 75th year Last Sunday was a long-awaited day for St. George parish, Westport. Members marked their church's 75th anniversary at a Mass of thanksgiving at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal celebrant and Father Roger D. LeDuc, pastor, and Father David J. Landry, a parish native and now parochial vicar at St. Anne's Church, Fall River, were the main concelebrants.

The Mass was followed by a banquet with Normand C. Ouelette as chairman, assisted by John Caron. At the meal guests received copies of a parish histOl j prepared

by Jean Poisson and Amy Caron, wife of John Caron. Excerpts follow.

Re-Membering! This is the slogan for our diamond jubilee year.

It is a delightful play on words that invokes a twofold response from the St. George parish family. ReMembering, on one hand, invites us to reaffirm our involvement in the parish unit and, at the same time, to e.mbrace our lost family members back into our midst. ReMembering is also a call for us to take heed of our rich and varied

PEOPLE, PRIESTS AND BISHOP process into St. George's Church for celebration of the parish's 75th anniversary Mass. (Rosa photo) history and to ponder the accomplishments of our parish family.

For St. George parish the torch was lit in 1914 when Rev. Charles Clerk was given the pastorship of

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the newly inaugurated parish. Up until then the souls in the Westport Factory area were tended as a mission congregation by the priests of Notre Dame and St.

Anne Churches in Fall River. The growing population of Fall River and New Bedford, though, caused Bishop Daniel L. Feehan to establish a full-fledged parish. Father

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Following reception of a letter from Archbishop John L. May, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, in which he asked his fellow bishops "to consider a diocesanwide appeal which would benefit the dioceses of Charleston, St. Thomas and the five dioceses of Puerto Rico," Bishop Daniel A. Cronin authorized diocesan pastors to schedule a collection to benefit the dioceses named by Archbishop May. Each parish will announce its collection. date and proceeds will be forwarded to the American Board of Catholic Missions in Washington, which, said Archbishop May, "will make quick disbursements to those dioceses which urgently need our help."

The archbishop also informed his brother bishops that the mission board is presently disbursing $100,000 in an existing disaster fund and that the NCCB has another disaster fund maintained in conjunction with Catholic Charities. Turn to Page 10

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Money, food, walkie-talkies, tarpaulins, generators,. other materials and some trained workers are being sent by Catholics to the Caribbean and the Carolinas to help the beleaguered survivors of Hurricane Hugo. Fall River is among U.S. dioceses that will hold special collections to aid victims.

Clerk started his stewardship with only one great asset, the zeal of a community that would now be bonded as a family in Christ.

With a change in pastors in 1917, Rev. Alfred Coulombe arrived on the scene to propel St. George parish to its first major achievement, the construction of the church. With great energy and enthusiasm, he spearheaded the drive that would lead to diocesan approval to build our house of worship.

The cornerstone was laid in 1923 and we can well imagine Father Coulombe's excitement as he watched the progress toward the completion of his dream. Unfortunately, the young clergyman was denied the honor of serving in the new edifice as he was killed in an automobile accident on Rte. 6 in Westport. Although without pews and otherwise incomplete, the first service in the church was his funeral Mass.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) munion prevents reconciliation be- being studied by the Catholic While it is not clear how differen- tween us even where there is oth- Church with a view to responding ces dividing Roman Catholics and erwise progress toward agreement to it," the declaration said. It noted Anglicans can be resolved, the two in faith on the meaning of the that Anglicans and Roman Cathchurches will continue working Eucharist and the ordained minis- olics share faith in God, in Jesus, toward full communion, said an try," the declaration said. in the Holy Spirit and a common accord declaration signed Oct. 2 "While we ourselves do not see a baptism in the name of Christ.

by Pope John Paul II and the spir- solution to this obstacle," the pope They read the same Scriptures and itualleader of the worldwide Angli- and archbishop wrote, conversations recite the same creeds. and theological examinations of can Communion.

After signing the declaration and "No pilgrim knows in advance the issues involved "will in fact reciting the Lord's Prayer, the pope all the steps along the path," said help to deepen and enlarge our. and archbishop offered personal the declaration signed by the pope- understanding. " prayers and good wishes to each and Anglican Archbishop Robert The declaration renewed sup- other. It was their last meeting Runcie of Canterbury, England, port for the work of the Second during Archbishop Runcie's Sept. during a meeting in the pope's pri- Anglican-Roman Catholic Inter- 28-0ct. 2 visit to the Vatican. vate library. . national commission and welcomed Earlier in the day, the archbi"The question and practice of the Anglican Communion's accep- shop was given a tour of the excathe admission of women to the tance of the 1982 final report by vations beneath St. Peter's Basilministerial priesthood in some the commission's predecessor. ica and was taken to the Vatican's provinces of the Anglican Com"This report is currently also Turn to Page 10

650 participants attended . last Saturday's religious education convention at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth: The day began with a Mass planned by Father David A. Costa, parochial vicar at St. Thomas More parish, Somerset, at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was princ,ipal celebrant.

In his homily the bishop spoke of the importance of the teaching ministry and emphasized the importance of the sacrament of reconciliation. He pointed out that as "ambassadors' of forgiveness," teachers should both professionally and personally witness to the good news of God's mercy.

33 workshops addressed the day's theme, "Know and Share the God of Mercy," with topics including prayer, medical ethics, liturgy, ministry to youth and adults, sexuality catechesis, teaching methods, death, grief and loss and effects of divorce on children.

Father Paul Carrier, SJ, keynote speaker and chaplain at Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn., discussed "Religious Education for the 21st Century: Education for Compassion." He noted that a sense of mission and a knowledge of strategies are needed to reach the young and that ed'ucators must realize that "this is not the same Church we were born into" and Turn to Page 10

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~igrants'secretary NE~ YORK (CNS) - Scalabrini Father Silvano M. Tomasi, the first director of pastoral care for migrants and refugees for the U.S. Catholic Conference, has been appointed secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, beginning his new job in early October.

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MADELINE WOJCIK (seated left), Diocesan Council of Catholic Women president, and Msgr. Antho.ny M. Gomes, moderator, are planning a day of recollection for the council on Oct. 14 at St. Margaret Church, Buzzards Bay, at which Rev. Thomas McElroy, ss.cc., will speak on Christian discipleship. Also pictured are Theresa Lewis (standing, left), DCCW recording secretary, and Mary Galvin, <fay of recollection chairman. (Lavoie photo)

Booklet will list Ball supporters Contributors to the 35th annual Bishop's Ball will be listed in a commemorative booklet being prepared for the social and charitable' event.

The ball will be held Jan. 12 at White's of Westport. It will benefit diocesan camps for underprivileged and exceptional children and other diocesan charitable apostolates.

It is cosponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

The ball booklet will list seven categories of supporters: Memo-, rial, $200 or more, four tickets; Very Special Friend, $150 or more, four tickets; Guarantor, $100, three tickets.

Benefactor, $100, two tickets; Booster, $75, two tickets; Sponsor, $50, one ticket; Patron, $25, one ticket.

Each ticket admits two persons.

Memorial and Very Special Friend categories have a special listing in the booklet. Guarantor and Benefactor listings will be printed on gold pages, Booster and Sponsor listings on silver and Patron listings on white.

Persons or organizations wishing to be listed may call or write ball headquarters at 410 Highland Avenue, P.O. Box 1470, Fall River, 02722, tel. 676-8943 or 676-3200.

Ball Committee and DCCW members and Vincentians may also be contacted.

Boy Scouts attend 20th retreat Over 300 Boy Scouts and adult Scouters attended the 20th annual Scout retreat held rast month at St. Vincent de Paul Camp, Westport.

The retreat, themed "A Scout Is Kind," was organized by the Catholic Committee on Scouting, Moby . Dick Cou,ncil. Topics discussed included what it means to be kind,

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Dr. Orner Boivin The Mass of Christian Burial was offered Sept. 27 at Holy Name Church, Fall River, for Dr. Orner E. Boivin, 99, who died Sept. 24. A urologist and surgeon, he had practiced medicine for over 63 years, for the most part in Fall River, before he retired in 1975.

He headed the urology staff at St. Anne's Hospital; Fall River, for 40 years and in 1929 aided in the founding of the hospital's school of nursing.

He was a benefactor of many Fall River institutions, including , Bishop Connolly High School, where in 1987 he established a $100,000 scholarship fund to provide tuition to needy students. He made a grant to St. Anne's Hospital for continuing education for health care professionals and he presented an electric carillon to Notre Dame parish.

Other benefactions included a grant to Southeastern Massachusetts University to establish a French cultural center and to Charlton Memorial Hospital for general purposes.

A Fall River- native, he was the son ofthe late Stanislaus and Adeline (Dupuis) Boivin and the husband ofthe late Laurette (Menard) Boivin. He is survived by a sister, Sister M. Dorothy Boivin, RJM, of Lauzon, Quebec, Canada, and by several nieces and nephews.

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professing belief in God and openness with regard to one's religious obligations.

The schedule included morning workshops, afternoon instruction' in Scouting skills and campfire programs offering Scripture-related songs and skits. Religious services for Protestants and Catholics were conducted by Father Stephen B. Salvador, diocesan chaplain for

Catholic Scol,lting, and Congregational minister Rev. Leon Tavitian.

Meals were prepared by Catholic Committee on Scouting members.

The committee is headed by Paul J. Parente diocesan lay chairman; Michael Childs, council lay chairman; and Father Salvador, council as well as' diocesan chaplain.

BOY SCOUTS participate in service at annual Scout retreat with, left and right, committee members Manny Mattos and Robert LeComte and chaplain Father Stephen B. Salvador.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - In blessing the new h~adquarters of the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops-U .S. Catholic Conference' Sept. 26, St. Louis Archbishop John L. May;'NCCB-USCC president, said, "It ,S for the work which will be done here that we truly seek God's blessing."

About 400 people, including the bishops of the NCCB Administra; tive Committee, attended the ceremony.

Relocating to the new five-story building which houses 270 workers was originally scheduled to cost $20 million and be done by 1987.

Construction delays postponed moving into the new offices until June 12 this year, with a final price tag of $26.9 million.

About two dozen members of the Catholic Worker movement picketed in front of the building during the blessing, criticizing the building's expense. They said its $26.9 million cost could have been better spent on the poor.

The building "doesn't foster communal Catholicism. It fosters corporate Catholicism," said Jane Sammon, a picketer from New York. Washington Catholic Worker member Michael Kirwan said the building "insulates the bishops Jrom the poor and everyone else."

Father Kenneth Doyle, NCCBUSCC spokesman, said;"It costs a great deal ofmoney"to have headquarters in Washington, but that maintaining a presence in the nation's capital is "imp~tant."

The NeCB-USCC shares the Catholic Workers' "passion for the homeless," Father Doyle said.

An NCCB-USCC official said the bishops' twin conferences would be willing to discuss a Catholic Worker proposal to use the new building's chapel as "overnight hospitality" for the poor in Washington.

Father Doyle said the Campaign for Human Development, which awarded more than $7 million in grants last year, is housed in the building, as is the Office for Migra-

tion and Refugee Services, which resettled 26,000 refugees in 1988.

Kirwan said the picketers are not present "to judge, to condemn, to point our fingers. We are part of our Catholic Christian community. We are also culpable in what we have contributed to make this possible. " But many who saw the finished building for the first time said the money was well spent.

Archbishop William J. Levada of Portland, Ore., said the building is "lovely, very attractive," adding that it fits in "quite nicely" with its neighbors, including the National Shrine of the Immaculate Concep.tion, The Catholic University of Americl!, and numerous Catholic colleges and religious order residences.

Twelve national Catholic organizations contributed $7.2 ~il­ lion of the building funds.

Clergy parley on addictions scheduled Clergy of the diocese will meet from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown, for a conference on alcoholism and other addictions.

Among presenters will be Eamon Higgins, director of Guest House, a Michigan facility for persons with addiction problems; Erik Vagenius, director of the Guest House Aftercare Program; and Rev. Robert Beale, director of a recovery program sponsored by the Boston archdiocese.

To be discussed are medical aspects of alcoholism; problems arising from living or working with an alcoholic and means of assisting such persons; co-dependency; and aspects of treatment, recovery, relapse and spiritual considerations involved in working with addicted persons.

It's in writing WARSA W, Poland (CNS) Cardinal J ozef Glemp of Gniezno and Warsaw has confirmed in a letter to a Jewish group that the Catholic Church would build a prayer center intended to settle a d·ispute over a convent at the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz.

The Nissenbaum Foundation, which restores Jewish cemeteries and synagogues in Poland, quoted Cardinal Glemp Sept. 29 as saying that Cardinal Franciszek Macharski of Krakow would take charge of building the center.

It is intended to house 14 Carmelite nuns now residing at the Auschwitz convent, which has caused an international row between ·the Catholic Church and Jews.

The convent is in an old theater just outside the camp fence, and Jews wanted it moved to keep Auschwitz as a silent tribute to the 4 million people, most of them Jews, who were killed there by the Germans during World War II. European Catholic and Jewish leaders - including Cardinal Ma-

charski - agreed in 1987 to move the nuns from the convent, but in August the Krakow cardinal said he had scrapped plans to build the center because of. "offensive aggression" against the convent.

Cardinal Macharski, whose diocese includes the former death camp, said Sept.·24 that backing, from the Vatican and the Polish government had helped solve the controversy.

The Nissenbaum' Foundation quoted Cardinal Glemp's letter as saying: "Currently, especially after the Holy See's statem.ent, Cardinal Macharski of Krakow will undertake the building of the center for information, meetings, education r an d prayer. " Cardinal Glemp wrote to the foundation to offer his. greetings for the Jewish New Year. He met the foundation's president, Zygmunt Nissenbaum, on Sept. 15.

In August, Cardinal Glemp's remarks about Jews and the convent drew criticism from Catholic and Jewish leaders worldwide.

Some termed his· remarks antiSemitic.

Christopher Columbus' Signature

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Map or sign of faith?

Columbus Day observance spar.ks signature in~erest I

With ~NS reports The annual diocesan Columbus Day procession will begin at St. ' Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, at 6 p.m, Monday, the legal observance of the holiday, and concl4de with Mass at St. Anne's Church, also in Fall River. ," ParisI} groups sll'ould meet in the cathedral schoolyard prior to 6 p.m, Use of banners and flags is encouraged an~ 'participants are asked tobri,ng candles: '-' .' '. '.During' the ,'proces;sion"to ~St. Ailne's,¢hurcfL 'rrlllrbher;twlil the' rosary' ~nd s'ing 'approp'riilie hymns ih any language desired.

The. holiday has drawn attention to the elaborate signature that Christopher Columbus began using after ,his first voyage to the New World. Some see the signature, reproduced above, as a map, others as a profession of religious faith, [' ' To Arne Molander; a Maryla'nd aerospace engineer, and student of the Great Navigator's travels, it is a map reinforcing his co'nlroversial conclusions on where Columbus first landed.

Molander cites several reasons for giving the pyramidical, 12character autograph cartographical rather than theological importance.

He says the arrangement of the signature corresponds to a style of 15th-century mapping and pinpoints three of the islands in the Caribbean where he believes the Columbus expedition made its first New World landings.

He also says a vertical reading of the characters reveals abbreviations for the names of those islands.

Molander thinks that in October 1492 Columbus first entered the Americas in the northern Caribbean, in contrast to the generally held belief that he sailed into the southern region.

Another bit of evidence on the signature is the presence of dotlike brackets around the letter S, Molander says.

He says the dots were used as an abbreviation for the words "San" and "Santa" where they appeared on maps as part of place names in Brazil and the Caribbean.

"That was a cartographic convention" of the 'time, Molander says.

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Those instructions w'ould have no meaning for a religious interpretation, he says, bitt "would have been important for the creation,of meariingful mapping.'~ Molander's intet'pretation of the signature contradicts that of other Columbus scholars, inchidingone of the 'most' prominent, Samuel " Eliot, l\:1,orison. , , " ."

- "Mor,i~on, in -hi~,bookt'''Ad'mira\ of the, Ocean Sea," notes that Columbus "never revealed the meaning" of his si'gnature,"which has aroused endless specula:tion."

'Morison speculate's that various elements are i'ilVocations of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. He concludes that the "most reasonabie" interpretation of the topmost four let~ ters ~ three S's and a A - is as a symbolJor the Latin "Servus Sum Altissimi Salvatoris" (Servant' I am of the Most High Savior).

But Molander argues'that 'Such interpretations of the signature "give too much weight to Columbus's faith and too little to his pride of accomplishment." He says the fact that the explorer began using the signature after his first voyage is significant.

Instead of attesting to Columbus's faithfulness, Molander argues the first seven letters are symbols for the islands he called San Salvador, Santa Maria and Ysabela (Isabella, the Spanish queen who helped sponsor the voyage).

He says he believes that Columbus gave the name San Salvador to a cluster of two small Bahamian islands now called Egg and Royal, near the large island of Eleuthera, rather than the generally accepted Watlings Island (renamed San Salvador in 1926) 90 miles farther south.

Columbus's Santa Maria de la Concepcion, in Molander's view, is today's island of New Providence. His Ysabela is the Bahamas' Long Island, which he says Columbus found after swinging south from his first landings.

Molander admits to having difficulty convincing other Columbus scholars of his conclusions, but maintains that his research and study of everything from the

Mother Teresa seen on mend WASHINGTON (CNS) - Dr. George Lombardi had quite a vacation in September. ' He wasn't planning on overseas travel but a telephone call paved the way for Lombardi to fly to Calcutta, India, to treat Mother Teresa, (ounder of the Missionar.ies of Charity.

After 10 days of treating the 79year-old nun, Lombardi predicted she would have "a complete recovery."

Lombardi recalled just "sitting at home" when he got a call asking "if I could answer some questions from MotherTeresa's personal physician in Calcutta," Lombardi told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview, An infectious disease specialist at Cornell Medical Institute in New York, he' didn't even have a current passport. But that was fixed by 6 a.m. on a Sunday, the day after the initial call.

The 33-year-old Catholic doctor said Mother Teresa was suffering from'a viral illness that complicated the heart problems that hospitalized her-Sept. 5.

Lombardi said he was called in because "she was admitted to the hospital with a fever. It was a little unclear as to what was causing it.

Usually.fever is caused by an infec-. tion."

The virus, "a very mild i~fec­ tion," Lombardi said, was around .

Mother Teresa's pacemaker catheter.

When the catheter was removed" "she im'proved every day,'" Lombardi said. The Nobel Priz,e winner has "unstable'angina," a heart c\isease, Lombardi said,,"That's something e~er.yone_has kno~ for some time'..'? ,.' , The iphysician, who had llever met Mother Teresa before, found her to' be "a wonderful person.

She's everything you e,ver thought she would be and more."

According to Lombardi, Mother Teresa had a favor to ask of him.

He said she told hi~, "Dr. Lombardi, before you go; President Bush has 'been calling me and he can't seem to get through. Can you give him this message?" , "We forwarded" the message, which gave Mother Teresa's best wishes to the president, Lombardi said.

So'impr~ssed was Lom~ardi with Mother Teresa that he said he wants to become involved with the order's work in New York, which includes ministry to AIDS patients.

"My wife's a physician. She's already seen some of the sisters, and they're talking about having an ongoing relationship," Lombardi said.

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Columbus logs to the flora and fauna of the Bahamas leave little room fo~ doubt.

Nevertheless, he says. that the ferocity' of his critics makes him wonder sometimes about the time and effort he has spent on his avocation.

"Would I have gotten started on this had I known the resistance?" he asks. "I'd have to say no."

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themoori~ 'The Push for Good Liturgy The;: recent creation of the Diocesan Office of Divine Worship, the work of the Divine Worship Commission and the, encouragement of parish liturgical committees are indications of the importance of the liturgy, which should be, when all is said and done, the heart and soul of Catholic faith life,¡ ~videnced daily in every parish. , However, too often there is a wide gap between the ideal and th~ real. Let it be openly stated that in many parishes liturgy, sad to 'say, is not a high priority. Indeed, bingo, car washes and suppers get more attention than the all-important responsibility of celebrating liturgy in a fitting manner.

Day after day, many parish liturgies are carried out' mechanically and meaninglessly, in a manner devoid of joy and a sense of celebration. Many in the church do not want to discuss this situation for fear of flak from the cO!l1munity. Yet good liturgy'should be our number one priority, unlikely as that seems to be in some cases. " It should also be rem~mbered that good liturgy is not an occasion to exhibit personal eccentricities, or to incite mob hysteria. Yet in many cases the sacred liturgy becomes a thea-' trical presentation.

In the last 20 years, under the guise of making it more meaningful, adaptations and interpretations ranging from the abhorrent to the ridiculous have been introduced into the liturgy. Many of these innovations have been founded. in emotionalism and sensationalism. Ministers have often proclaimed their own good news, forgetting their proper role in the community of all the faithful, while ,elitism on the part of interest groups has on occasion hindered meaningful worship Thank the Lord that much of the 60s and 70s-inspired liturgical innovations are becoming obsolete. Yet, whatever circus-like qualities this era brought to the sanctuary,' they were not so' bad as the intransigent pre-Vatican I~ mind devoted to a lansenistic liturgy reflecting~a heart concerned solely. with my "God," my Mass; my church and my parish.

Some of this spirit still survives, but fortunately, it is on the wane.

The growth of liturgical interest on the parish level is a wonderful breath of fresh air. Liturgy is not the sole possession of the ordained. It belongs to all in the church. Priests, ministers and laity share in its celebration of the whole of life.

As the Fathers of Vatican II so' clearly stated: "It is in the liturgy that all in the church are enabled to express in their lives and manifest to others the mystery of Christ and' the real nature of the true Church."

This is why we need good liturgy; this is why we need good preaching, reading and music; this is why we need good art, decorations and worship space. A proper attention to all these details and elements heightens awareness ,of sorrow, hope, joy, reverence, forgiveness, gratitude or whatever theme and moods are in focus for a particular celebration.

After all, it is th'e liturgy that forms those in the Church, making of them a holy temple of the Lord and a dwelling place of the Spirit. , The liturgy, we are reminded by the Council Fathers, is the summit toward whiCh the activity of the Church is directed; it is the font from which her power flows.

We should never be so bogged down in the details of parish life that we ignore our true priority. Our current efforts to emphasize the sacred liturgy will reap an undreamed-of harvest in the future.

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"Lord, thou hast been our refuge from generation to generation." Ps. 89:1

Third World debt: inSoluble?

WASHINGTON (CNS) - An auxiliary bishop in Mexico has a refrain he advises indebted Third World governments to employ when confron~e<;rbY anxious' cred': itors. .' . "lowe: I don't deny; but money; none have I," Auxiliary Bishop Genaro Alamilla Arteaga of Mexico City urges debtor nations to tell bankers pounding at' their doors.

But few Third World governments have followed the bishop's advice. Instead, in efforts to reduce the debt, they have imposed economic austerity measures in their nations, resulting in "misery, almost subhuman living conditions, poor health care and horrible housing," Jimena Rojas, coordinator of social pastoral concerns for the Bolivian bishops' conference, told Catholic News Service in a recent telephone interview.

The effects ,of austerity measures were brought home' earlier this year when rioting broke out in Caracas, Venezuela, buses were damaged by students angry at art increase in puplic transit fares in Kinshasa, Zaire, and food stores were looted throughout Argentina.

Thirteen U.S. and Mexicanbishops, saying they were "d'eeply' anguished by the devastating effects of the debton real people," in 'a letter to President Bush' urged continued efforts to move commercial banks toward "an equitableand voluntary reduction of the Mexican debt."

The total Third World debt is estimated to be $1.32 trillion. Mexico's debt is approximately $114 billion - second largest in the developing world. Negotiations between Mexico and the commercial banks that lend to it have been closely watched because any agreements would set a standard for talks with other nations.

The communique of last July's 15th annual economic summit, held in Paris, contained a ,ringing enc

dorsement of U.S. Treasury Secretary Nichol!ls Brady's plan for dealing with' Third World debt, which emphasizes free-market solutions t<;>,the pebt, problem. J:he communique urged bankers to be more realistic in dealing with deb~ tor nations, spqke of voluntary debt-reduction' possibilities, and warned that banks should not count on being bailed out by new sums of government money.

Sister Maura Browne, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur who is associate director of the Washington-based Africa Faith and Justice Network, notes that it is understood that there are three ways developing nations can obtain the foreign exchange necessary to pay off their debts - by exporting more, importing less or borrowing money.

Many countries, she said, have opted to borrow money from the powerful World Bank or International Monetary Fund to payoff interest owed and, if possible, part of their debts. , The condition for obtaining such loans, Sister Browne sa,id, is compliance with economic policy reforms outlined in Structural Adjustment Programs, commonly called SAPs. SAPs, she said, usually require . , a nation to: - Cut government spending.

As a result, government':paid teachers, nurses and others take salary cuts or lose theirJobs, result-

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ing in less education and poor medical care for the masses.

- Devalue currency. Prices rise, but salaries don't, said Sister BfoWne.. : . ... "~ Increase aport!;. Land',formerly used to grow food crops for people is used for cash crops to earn foreign exchange for' debt servicing.

- Reduce or eliminate food subsidies. As a result, food 'and transport costs rise: Sister Browne said the Africa Faith and Justice Network has. been.among church organizations lobbying for SAPs that would be "less oppressive to the poor."

A growing consensus among church leaders says that an equitable debt resolution demands the cooperation of governments, commercial creditors and debtor nations.

Taking a similar approach, the presidents of Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Uruguay have called for a summit meeting of debtor and creditor countries, a proposal the United States has opposed. Such an approach would imply collective action, when, in the view of the Bush administration, debt problems should be resolved country'by country. , In June, a group ofU .S. bankers visiting Vatican City wer~ told they, tqo, had a responsibility to playa major role in debt resolution.

Pope John Paul II told the administrative council of New York-based Chase ManhattanBank that the Third World debt "remains a serious threat to the peace and progress of the human family."

Some feel that contemporary world problems are "so vast and impersonal as to be beyond effective control," Pope John Paul said.

"But it is my conviction' that the attitudes and decisions of leaders like yourselves do make a profound difference for good or ill in shaping the future of humanity," IW, told the bankers. " '" , .

Ending friendship "I've had this best friend from fifth grade on," a woman of 32 said. "But we have nothing in common anymore.

My husband can't stand her and I'm too busy to spend much time with her. Even then we have nothing to talk about. Yet she keeps calling. How can I tell her I want to end the friendship without hurting her feelings?"

It's tough, if not impossible.

Yet, I suspect many of us have experienced a similar situation. As we mature, our interests change.

We grow in different ways and marry different kinds of spouses.

Our values may change.

We sense that the original friendship has become lukewarm but the other person doesn't. Maybe she believes that one-time best friends are best friends for life. Or maybe she's clinging to the old friendship rather than make new ones.

She becomes the instigator and we the apologizer. "I can't make it next week because ... " and she says, "What about the following week?" Eventually we feel forced to give in and then we resent it.

We don't return her calls and she pushes our guilt button. "I called you three times and you didn:t call back." Oi, "We haven't been together for so long." Or, "You never have time for qle anymore."

Our choice is to limp along for years begrudging time spent with her or to end the friendship with as little hurt as possible. How do we accomplish this? By being honest.

"I know we were good friends once and I value that, but our lives have changed. You're right~ I don't have time for us anymore. It doesn't mean you've done anything wrong.

It'sjust that I have different priorities now. Can you understand that?"

"You mean you don't want to get together anymore?"

"For now, yes. Maybe later, when I have more time, but I don't like feeli,ng guilty when I can't make time for you so let's cool it for awhile."

"Can I call you?"

"Of course, but I can't talk for an hour like we used to and I may not return all your calls."

She may get angry, of course, arid will surely feel some hurt but you have been honest. Either way, you've solved the problem rather than continue to feel victimized by it. ' Some close friendships simply get outdated while others are downright unhealthy. A friend may use you or divulge confidences.

She may trigger depression in you or adopt opinions and behaviors contrary to your value system.

It's hard to tell a friend any of

What'about limbo?

Various the'ologians differed and Q. Would you please clarify the question oflimbo. We,alw,ays were argued the subject but the universal taught that limbo is the .. pJ!lC~ church to,9k no 9fficial positions.'

"Only iri'the' 18th century did'the where unbaptized babies go. Now I am told the ,current teaching of question become critical. The heret~ the church is that there is no ical sect in Europe called Janselimbo. nists held extrem'ely severe and Isn't limbo a place of perfect tight positions about morality and happiness except for the beatific grace. One doctrine upon which vision? How can the church suddenthey officially' insisted was that, ly dispense with the whole doctrine according to God's revealed doctrine, all infants dying without of limbo? (New York) A. As I am prompted many baptism are condemned to the times to note in this column, one fires of hell. Belief in any kind of objection to older ways of teaching limbo, they said, was to be conCatholic doctrine is that all teach- , demned. ings, regardless of their significance to our faith, often were presented as of equal importance and certainty.

Before going any further it is worthwhile perhaps to repeat that.

Oct.7· As the bishops at Vatican Council 1951, Rev. Caesar Phares, PasII taught, "In Catholic teaching there exists an order or hierarchy tor, St. Anthony of Desert, Fall of truths which vary in their relation- River 1975, Rev. Msgr. Arthur G. ship to the foundation of Christian faith" (Decree on Ecumenism, No. Dupuis, Pastor Emeritus, St. Louis de France, Swansea II ).

1988, Rev. Andrew Jahn, Our doctrines about the Holy Trinity and the humanity and divin- SS.Ce., Sacred Hearts Seminary, ity of Christ, for example, are far Wareham more central to Christian faith Oct. 10 than the teachings about indul1918, Rev. James e.J. Ryan, gences. The point of the council Assistant, Immaculate Conception, was that these differences must be North Easton 1987,,'Rev. Boniface Jones,' reflected in our life and our teaching.

SS.Ce., Chaplain, S~cred Heart The same is true in proportionate Home, New Bedford ways for doctrinesthat are embrac, Oct. II ed by our church as essential to 1952, Rev. James A. Downey, our faith and others which may be Pastor, Holy Ghost, Attleboro believed in or not.

11I1I111I111I1111111111111111111111I1111111111111111111111I1111111111 I bring the subject up again because THE ANCHOR (USPS-S4S-020). Second this whole question of the church's Class Postage Paid at Fall River. Mass, teaching on limbo is a good Published weekly except the week of July 4 example.

F or nearly 1,000 years after and the week after Christmas at 887 High-, land Avenue. Fall River. Mass. 02720 by Christ there apparently was not the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall lTJuch concern abou,t the subject of River. Subscription price by mail postpaid unbaptized infants. It simply was $11,00 per year. Postmasters send address assumed that God took care of changes to The Anchor. P,O, Box 7. Fall these children in his own way.

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One may believe in a limbo, a place of happiness that is not heaven, and still be a Catholic, he said (Errors of the Synod at Pistoia, NO. 26). , This is the only stateme!1t on limbo in all major official documents of the church. The church never has, and does not now, either endorse or reject the existence of such a "place."

God's plan for infants who die without baptism is one of many subjects he has not told us much about. We simply do not know.

We are certain only that God, in his love and desire for the salvation of all people, has arranged ,some plan to ,fulfill that desire through the merits of our Savior Jesus Christ.

A limbo of some sort of happiness for infants, therefore, is something Catholics may believe. It is not and, again, never has been a ~ecessary part of our faith.

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'The 'story of a missionary /

In 1932 the city of Shasi in the province of H upeh, China, became headquarters for a mission of the Holy Name Province of the Franciscan Friars. Shasi lies in the heart of central China. In 1934 Brother Brendan Lague went to Shasi as a missionary, laboring in China for II very difficult years.

Brother Brendan died at Holy Name Friary in Ringwood, N.J. on the morning of Aug. 29 at the age of81. Brendan had served within the province and in the China mission for almost 60 years as a talented and dedicated Franciscan brother.

He was born in New Bedford on Jan. 15, 1908, The next day he was baptized Leo in St. Kilian's Church.

He attended St. Kilian grammar school and Holy Family High School in New Bedford, and then worked as a plumber in his hometown.

When he applied to enter the friars in 1928 his pas~or commented: "Leo is a docile and willing worker and comes from a beautiful family," WOd'ds which BOSTON CARDINAL Bernard Law,left, and Bishop characterized Brendan's entire • Daniel A. Cronin meet at recent memorial Mass for the late religious life.

Brendan entered the friars as a Cardinal Humberto Medeiros offered in Holy Ghost Church, Tiverton. The Mass was followed by the annual dinner tertiary in 1928 and was received into the Order as a novice on Aug. benefiting the Catholic University of Portugal, a tradition 20, 1930. A year later he made his begun by Cardinal Medeiros, a priest of the Fall River diocese first vows and on Sept. 17, 1934, for many years before becoming bishop of Brownsville, Tex., he made solemn profession as a friar. During his years of simple then heading the Boston archdiocese. (Studio D photo) vows Brendan lived at St. Bonaventure Friary in Paterson, N.J. and served as both the organist and as a cabinet-maker. As soon as he made his solemn vows Brendan volunteered to join early friarmissionaries in China.

The early 1930s were difficult' For the first time a Catholic parcese, the Greater Fall River Coundays for the handful of Holy Name ish will host the annual dinner of cil of Churches and the Jewish friars working in Shasi. Shasi had the Greater Fall River Interfaith Community Council. Despite an been besieged by Communist revoCouncil. early winter snowstorm, it was lutionaries and what could not be The 12th annual dinner will take ,outstandingly successful. stolen was destroyed by fire. The place at I p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, at This is' the first year that the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary St. John of God parish center, dinner is being held at other than a had already established a medical Somerset. It will be preceded by a restaurant and it is hoped that the mission in Shasi before the friars fellowship session at 12:30 p.m. church setting will promote closer arrived. In 1934 new hope came in The host pastor will be Rev. Daniel fellowship. . . the person of Brother Louis Hamm, L. Freitas.

In the past, the Interfaith CounO.F.M., a specialist in Oriental The speaker will be Rev. Dr. cil has sponsored such events as a . medicine and eye diseases.

David Rowe, president of Habitat brotherhood month, symposiums The following year Brother for Humanity, an organization de- on ecumenism, vesper services, a Brendan joined the friars and was voted to assisting needy persons to Passover seder, a week of rememassigned to work in the medical build their own homes. brance of the Holocaust and a 25center with Louis Hamm as a fullAlso featured will be presenta- week series of public lunch-hour time pharmacist. In one account tion of the council's annual Human- prayer services for Iran hostages.

Father Ralph Reilly writes: "Brothitarian Award. Among award comAnnually an ecumenical Thankser Brendan continues to mix his mittee members is Mary-Lou Man- ' giving service is _scheduled at a points in the pharmacy and stays cini, Fall River area director of the greater Fall River place of worship. nice and plump despite his conDioces\ln Department of Catholic Tickets for the Oct. 29 dinner stant use ofthe scales." The staff at Social Services. may be obtained from Father Freithe clinic cared for over 20,000 The Interfaith Council was tas; Rev. Donald S. Meir, council patients per year. In 1940, as the formed in 1978 with Rev. Horace president; Atty. Hanify; Dr. FradJapanese continued to invade and J. Travassos, Rev. Richard Wil- kin; Bella, No'gueira, ticket chairconquer China "Brendan and Louis cox, Atty. Joseph E. Hanify Jr., man; or any council member. go full time to the hospital and and Dr. Irving A. Fradkin as foundcare for the sick." ing members. The first annual dinner was held Nov. 27,1978, under EDICTAL CITATION sponsorship of the Fall River dio, DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL

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Barrier condemned" CAPE TOWN, South A~rica (CNS). -. Four South Afncan Cath.ohc bls~opshave le~a denomstratIon agamst an electnfied fence erected to prevent refugees from :-var-torn Mo~m~iqueJrom entermg South Afnca. The recent protest: led by southern' ~frican.bishops conferen~e preSIdent BIshop Wilfrid, Napier of Kokstad, called for the power to be cut to the 500volt barrier, on which at least 68 refugees have died, and for efforts to bring peace to Mozambique.

The group traveled to the remote eastern Transvaal village of Mouzini to stage the demonstration.

Since ;the actual place of residence of RAYMOND CASCI IS unknown.

We cite RAYMOND CASCI to appear personally befor.e the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on'Tu~sday, OCTOBER '10, 1989 at 10:30 a.m. at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, . ~ Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity' .of the marriage exists in the KLiMERIC·CASCI case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person, RAYMOND CASCI, must see to it' that he is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation.

Jay Maddock Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts, on this 26th day of September, 1989.

During his 10 years in Shasi, Brendan served with Brother Louis who was director of the hospital and also operated a small mission clinic which he had established outside of Shasi. As the war grew more intense and the situation became worse Father Leo, the local superior, advised Brendan to return home and study for a degree which would be he1pful in the future. Brendan studied at St. Bonaventure University, and after World War II returned to China, where he worked until 1949.

From 1949 until 1952 Brendan lived and served at St. Francis Church in New York, and from 1952 until his retirement in 1973 Brendan worked at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston, where he was organist: Because his health was failing Brendan asked to retire to St. Anthony Residence in Boston, arid he continued to paint and develop his artistic skills as a retired friar. In 1978 the amputation of , his right foot was a set-back for him but he did resume a normal life until a second amputation early his year required that he go to Holy Name Friary in RingWOOd, N.J.

two sisters, Mrs. Hilda Babiarz and Mrs. Mary Hanrahan, both of New Bedford, Edmond Lague, a brother, of Summerland Key, Florida, and by many nieces and nephews.

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Catholic Memorial Home: Love Made Visible Bishop Cassidy visited the Carmelites' nursing home in Bronx, N. Y., coming away impressed by its good order, the manner in which it was managed and the happiness of its residents.

Returning to Fall River, the bishop immediately began a fund drive for the Fall River home. Its success, plus a legacy of75,000 left September 17 was Residents' to the bishop, enabled the conDay, begun with a Mass celebrated struction of two homes, one for in the home's St. Margaret Mary the elderly and one for retired or chapel by Father Edmund Fitzgeconvalescing priests. rald, director of diocesan health By 1939 the buildings were comfacilities, and Father Daniel Carey, pleted and furnished, and Mother CM H chaplain.

Angeline appointed a staff of Car" melite Sisters for the new home.

Each resident received a corThe buildings were blessed by sage; and bud vases were placed at Bishop Cassidy on July I and 2, the bedsides of those unable to 1939, at ceremonies attended by attend activities. most of the priests in the diocese.

The day included a banquet Over the next three days, the sismeal for the residents and an open ters and people' of the diocese house with tours of the facility for toured the homes their contriburesidents' families and friends. The tions had built. hundreds of guests found the audOn August I, Bishop Cassidy itorium filled with displays of memorabilia, including pictures of . appointed Father Edward E. Gorthe grourrdbreaking, displays from' man superintendant of diocesan schools, to the additional post of every CM H department and a CMH chaplain. ' video of residents' activities.

CMH opened with 90 residents.

Staff members were honored ort Over the years there have been five Employees' .Day, Sept. 20, which expansions and thousands of aged began with a Mass celebrated by persons and priests have benefited Father Joseph Costa, assistant dirfrom the nursing home and priests' ector of diocesan health facilities. hotel. The home is now filled to capacity with 288 residents.

The 375 staff members enjoyed All were proud to be on hand a special morning coffee break and for the celebration of Catholic an evening dinner party. Employees Memorial Home's golden anniveron duty during the activities were sary, especially Monsignor Consiserved cake and coffee by the dine, who, noted Sister M. Shawn Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Bernadette Flynn, the present Infirm who direct Catholic Meadministrator, gave so much of his morial Home. time and energy to its planning On Sept. 24 the festivities con- and was present with Bishop Cascluded with a golden jubilee Mass sidy at the groundbreaking. celebrated by Bishop Daniel A. At the golden jubilee Mass BishCronin. Concelebrating were retir- op Cronin read a message from ed Auxiliary Bishop James J. GerMsgr. C. Sepe, assessor at the Vatrard and Monsignor Raymond T. ican Secretariat of State, who wrote Considine, both CMH residents. "the Holy Father was pleased to learn that Catholic Memorial Following the Mass, Bishop Home in Fall River is observing Cronin and Reverand Mother the fiftietfi aimiversary of its.founMichael Rosarie, superior general dationl He asks you kindly to conof the Carmelite Sisters, spoke at a vey his cordial greetings and good banquet at White's of Westport. wishes to all those who are celeThe guests included the nine sis: brating this important anniversary. ters who now staff Catholic Memo... As a pledge of grace and peace in rial Home and many sisters preour Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy viously on the staff.

Father willingly imparts the reThe Carmelite Sisters have been quested Apostolic Blessing to the an integral part of CMH since its residents, the Carmelite Sisters and beginning. all the employees at Catholic MemThe order's foundress, Mother orial Home."

M. Angeline; Teresa McCrory, apPhotos on this page are from the proached Bishop James E. Cas- files of Catholic Memorial Home sidy of Fall River in 1937 about or by Sister Gertrqde' Gaudette, opening a home for the aging.

O.P. 'With the theme Love Made Visible, Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River celebrated its 50 years of service to the aged and infirm with three days of events in September, honoring all those whose energies and talents have made the facility a special home for thousands over the years.

SISTER SHAWN FLYNN, a.Carm. (far right), administrator of Catholic Memorial Home; awaits the Golden Jubilee Mass with celebrants Bishop Daniel A. Croninand Father Edmund' Fitzgerald, executive director of diocesan health facilities. Also pictured is Reverend Mother Michael Rosarie, a.Carm., superior'general ofthe Carmelite Sisters for the aged and infirm. (Gaudette photo).

A RESIDENT reads during the Golden Jubilee Mass.

(Gaudette photo)

RESIDENTS GATHER in the chapel for the Residents' Day Mass.'

THE CARMELITE SISTERS who staff Catholic Memorial Home.

. A PROCESSION of employees brings up the gifts during the Employees' Day Mass.

A RESIDENT brings the gifts t() Bishop,Cronin during the jubilee Mass. (Gaudette photo)

MICHAELENE SILVIA, Jeanne Marques and Linda' Creed (left to right) served as ushers for the Employees' Day Mass.

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RESIDENTS ENJOY the special banquet meal held as part of the anniversary celebration.

ONE OF the many groups of families and friends of Catholic Memorial Home residents who toured the facility during the open house.

St. George parish marks 75th year Continued from Page One of moving into the new church whIch was dedicated Sept. 17, 1924.

Following quickly on this accomplishment, Father Jalbert recognized the need for a gathering place for social activities. The response was the construction ofthe parish hall, undertaken.in 1925. It was also under Father Jalbert's pastorship that the present rectory was acquired. Up until then, housing for the clergy was provided in a small building located in the area of the present driveway.

The next 17 years were a 'period for CUltivating parish.life. Under the direction of our next two pastors, Rev. Albert Masse and Rev. Alphonse Gauthier, there were no major additions to facilities but the focus was on organizing parishioners in fundraising activities that would reduce the debt as well a~ enhance the spirit of a family working together.

This duration of "calm" was broken by the arrival of Rev. Joseph Bourque in 1949.

After burning the mortgage at a gala parish event at Lincoln Park, Father Bourque directed his attention to the interior of the church.

He and Mrs. Irene Rodgers collaborated to restore fresh luster to walls, ceiling and floor. Their efforts are still visible in the detailed floor tiles and the paintings that adorn the upper nave.

Our next pastor, Rev. Lorenzo Morais, along with his assistant,

Rev. Edmund Levesque, provided nearly two decades of continuous service which saw the parish experience two upheavals when new parishes were spun off, once in 1954 when Our Lady of Grace was formed and a second time in 1969 for St. Julie Billiart. ' Father Morais founded the Women's Guild and the St. Vincent de Paul Society both of which continue to contribute to the quality of parish life.

These accomplishments are augmented by another achievement, establishment ofSt. George School. .

Father Morais' commitment to providing Catholic education in Westport began with purchase of the former Esther Louise restaurant and its renovation as a convent. With the services of the Sisters of Holy Cross formal classes were started in the parish hall.

Each year new levels of instruction were added, requiring an interim move to a vacant public school building'on Beeden Road, before occupying the newly completed facility in 1961. Hundreds of parishioners enjoy childhood memories of the school due to Father Morais' vision and dedication.

After a short period with Rev. Lu"cien Jusseaume as pastor, Rev. Rene Levesque was assigned as ninth pastor of St. George. He oversaw the second and current refurbishing of the interior of the church. A priest of boundless energy, he interjected his enthusi-

asm and zest in all facets of parish life; however, illness forced his replacement by Rev, Maurice Jeffrey in 1982.

This stewardship was short-lived and i~ 1983 Rev. Clement Dufour was appointed pastor of St. George.

One of his first accomplishments was completion of the kindergarten classroom added onto the school.

He worked effectively to reduce the school debt and instituted the summer festival on the parish calendar.

Our history now brings us to the twelfth and current pastor of St. George, Rev. Roger Leduc. Since his appointment in June of 1988, Father Leduc has wasted no time in taking the pulse of the parish.

Parish renewal weekends and a systematic program to rejuvenate our buildings are two examples of his efforts to lift us up both in soul arid spirit.

This task is made more difficult for Father Leduc as our first pastor to minister without an assistant. This situation is a reminder of the challenge that faces the St. George family, namely, that each member must be committed to rendering service for the good of the unit.

And so, as we celebrate our 75th year Re-Membering becomes a veryapropos slogan. Picking up on the example'of so many before us, we too must persevere and harness our energies in order to perpetuate a vibrant St. George community.

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Declaration signed Continued from Page One secret archives, where a special exhibit had been set up for him. It included love letters from King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn, who was to become the king's second wife, and Pope Pius V's letter excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I in 1570.

Archbishop Runcie told repor. ters that although Anglican and Catholic ecumenists agree that the ordination of women is an obstacle to full unity, "I don't think it is permanently blocked," he said.

The archbishop said reasons for and against ordaining women were not discussed. Rather, the talks focused on more fundamental issues of how decisions are made in each of the churches and how changes are introduced.

Archbishop Runcie said that for some Anglicans, dealing with the Roman Catholic Church on the issue of women priests may "be more a matter of eventual sharing of gifts than a removal of obstacles:" .

About the delayed Vatican response to the first Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission Report, Archbishop Runcie said the length oftime given to its study is "a measure of the seriousness" with which the Vatican views it.

During his visit, Archbishop Runcie told Pope John Paul that his episcopal ring was originally a gift from Pope Paul VI to his predecessor, Archbishop Michael Ramsey.

"This ring, given by a much loved p,ope to a beloved archbi-

shop, is a sign ,not unlike an engagement ring;" he said. "It is a token of commitment."

Archbishop Runcie told the Holy Father that a Catholic theologian, Dominican Father Yves Congar, "once compared the ecumenical movement with an engaged couple that is never daring enough to get married."

Also during his visit, the archbishop presided at the Eucharist at Rome's All Saints Anglican Church.

"The bonds of familiarity now 'established between Anglicanism and the Catholic Church are too firm for old hostilities and past misund'erstandings to arise again," he said during his homily, adding that while it is helpful to have liturgists and theologians explain the Eucharist, "in the Eucharist Christians experience God's saving grace at a level too deep for the adequacy of words."

Christians, the archbishop said, "comprehend what they cannot always be said to understand."

SPEAK OUT HELPUSSAVE GOD'S INNOCENT PREBORNS.

DIOCESAN Department of Education staff members, left to right, Grace Taylor, Sister Elaine Heffernan, RJM, and Sister Eugenia Brady, SJC, check their name tags as they prepare for last Saturday's religious education convention.

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Education Continued from Page One' that today's culture is hostile to Christian values.

He said that young people must "learn the vision of the Catholic community," and that they must have "Catholic literacy" as well as computer literacy.

The priest challenged his hearers to provide role models and a value system founded on individual and parish families. He suggested commitment to "storytelling, questions, tradition, conversion and celebration" on the part of catechists and reminded them that "the story of

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Jesus creates community and promotes healing and forgiveness."

Father Carrier advised the catechists to teach the spiritual and corporal works of mercy as a program of caring, using a favorite quotation of Catholic Worker founder Dorothy Day: "If not us, who? If not here, where? If not now, when? If not for the sake of the Kingdom, why?"

Comments on the day by participants reflected satisfaction with the program, with speakers characterizedas "well chosen and well prepared," the wide range of topics praised and Father Carrier described as "very dynamic and very positive."

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Visitors to the devastated areas, , including Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston and Father Edward J. Slattery, head of the Catholic Church Extension Society, have told of the destruction and suffering they saw.

Damage to church-owned property in the state was estimated to be in the millions, with total hurricane destruction said to be in the billions of dollars.

Hugo struck Guadeloupe and Montserrat, ravaged St. Croix, then St. Thomas and northwest Puerto Rico and did not peter out as a tropical storm in the U.S. Midwest until Sept, ~3 ..

On Puerto Rico" 20-24 churches "were d~stroyed, o~ te'ri'ibly" damaged," Father Slatt~ry said.

He told Catholic News, Service that he went to Puerto Rico ".with a check for $50;000 'to help 'the ,homeless [but] the cardinal [Luis Aponte Martinez' of San Juan] asked if he could use the rooney for food and mediCine because they needed it imme'diately."

Epidemics are anticipated because of contaminated water, rodents and insects, Father Slattery said.

The priest said Puerto Rico "was nothing compared with the island

of St. Croix," where 80-90 percent of the housing was destroyed and communications with the outside world were cut for a couple of days.

Some $4 million alone will be needed over the next few years to rebuild church.es in the Virgin Islands.

But reopening schools, in tents, will be the first priority, he said, because all schools were destroyed.

Cardinal Law, writing in The Pilot, Boston archdiocesan newspaper, told of "the crumpled ruins of the new St. Ann's [church on St. Croix], which was able to accommodate 1,200 people." He added that the island's principal hospital " was destroyed ..

Father Slattery, who had return'ed to his Chicago headquarters from Puerto ,Rico and St. Croix where he delivered $100,000, said rhe will see what 'help Extension can give South Carolinia'ns.

60;000 people'in the state were left 'homeless, 500,000 were displaced and 270,000 w~re put out of .work by the hurricane, which hit at Charleston with winds of 135 mph.

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Cry of a 3-year-old: "Mine"

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Dr. Kenny: My 3-year-old refuses to share his toys. This is embarrassing when he has a little friend over.

I explain that it is good manners to share. I even tell him that he must. If I insist, he may start screaming "mine." How do I get my son to share? (New Jersey) You don't. Sha'ring and being - generous are really grownup activities, calling for maturity well beyond that of a 3-year-old.

In fact, most adults have difficulty sharing. Remember, his truck is not just a toy. It is probably one of his most-valued possessions.

A 3-year-old is still going through a "selfish" d.evelopmental stage.

By his actions and reactions, he is forging the first framework of "self." One of the foundation stones of "self' is what a person owns.

"Y ou are what you own." This is called the "material me" and is developmentally primary. Later on will come the "social me" (built on the reactions of others) and the "spiritual me" (from self-actualization).

Your son, holding on to what he owns, is holding on to who he is. It

is important for him, at 3, to know that "what is mine is mine." Take it awa'y and you raise questions in his mind about his identity.

"M ine" is not the only war cry of 'a 3-year-old insisting on his material identity. There is another word equally common: "no."

"No" may serve the same purpose as "mine" to protect and develop the newly emergent sense of self.

So what is a parent to do? First, protect what's his. If he does not wish to share, he .should not have to. As a parent, you are his ally, not his enemy.

Support of a small child's ownership does not encourage selfishness. Rather, it gives the child security.

A 3-year-old is not ready to share. He will be better able to share when he is older, once he feels more sure of himself and his things. , Normally, generosity,progresses from supported ownership and selfishness to trading. Once the child feels sure of his ownership, he may barter. "I'll let you play with my new truck if you let me ride your trike."

Only much later, usually after

adolescence, do true altruism and generosity develop. For this to happen, the child must have a sense that the good of the "other" person is in some way vitally tied up with his own good. He is able to see the hurts and needs of the other as if they were his own.

Some parents think that by forcing the small child to share he or she will develop a learned habit of generosity. This is a mistake. Even if successful, the parents will have only compelled obedience.

The parents are more likely to be unsuccessful, because 2s and 3s are in a negative stage. The toddler literally "looks" for ways to set his will against that of his parents.

The wise parent does not tackle this head-on, especially when there are other more necessary areas where the parents must have compliance.

Rather, the parent avoids a battle of wills over sharing and finds other ways to see that all the children have a toy to play with.

Support you!: toddler's private ownership. In a beginning way, he is what he owns. Don't force him to share.

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God does speak if we· listen

By Antoinette Bosco difficult decision. At times she prayed to know if she was followThis month my mother turned 81 and I went to visit her Jor her ing an impossible dream.

One night we had a severe lightbirthday. This is always a special day for the two of us because I was ing storm and Mary was watching the fireworks in the sky. As she born on almost the same day.

In one of our many conversa- tells it, she feIt the.magnitude and tions she spoke about God, as she wonder of God so intensely at that frequently does. God has been her . moment that' she actually stated strength for a long time, more so aloud, "Indeed, there is a God!" Over the years I have often since my father died a few years talked with people who ask why ago.

God does not show himself mOre She told me of an experience she had about 25 years earlier which ·clearly. They want ~o have an experience that takes away the made her realize what God really uncertainty about God's existence, meant to her. Back then she was his love, his concern for us. just beginning to be able to ,do a I think God does reveal himself few things for herself after having raised eight children. One of the hobbies she deveIoped was making and repairing dolls.

As she related, she had just completed makinga Raggedy Ann

By Hilda Young doll and as she held it she was filled with love for this inert creature she Some people study English literahad created. Suddenly, she began ture. Others commit themselves to to think, "If I could love this rag astrophysics. Me, I am an advanced doll so much because I made it, student of body English. I have how much must God love us, who often wondered why it isn't taught can walk and feel and talk and as a second language. think and love him back?" .

Of course, it is a skill most of us This knowledge of how very develop intuitively. When a daughintensely God loves us never left ter assumes the body posture of a her, and never again has she doubt-" question mark and her mouth reed God's love for her, no matter sembles the business end of a hot' what trials he sends. water bottle, it is a safe bet she and What my m'other experienced her boyfriend are having a spat. could be explained, I imagine, as However, what makes this langone of those rare moments of uage all the more important for grace that happen to us as we try to Catholics is declining vocations to find the balance between daily the priesthood. Reading clerics' preoccupations and our spiritual body English might become one of lives. Most of the time we function the few chances we have to hear . more in darkness than in light as what they say. . we try to reach out to God. But I I have begun a glossary of some have always believed God is right clerical body English terms and here waiting to show himselfto us, phrases: , if only we are receptive. On that Stance: Arms folded across chest, day my mother surely was open to rocking back and forth on heels, God. -listening to Mrs. O'Kneel critiquing I remember another incident a his homily after Mass. Message: "I few years ago. My daughter Mary don't care if you are my mother. I had left a busy Wall Street job and don't want to miss ,the 4ger-Redcame to stay with me as she made skins kickoff." the transition from financial anaPosture: seated at parish council lyst to being an opera singer. To meetings, both elbows, chin give up a big income for the uncerpropped up in palms. Message: tain future of a singer had been a "This is the fifth meeting I've

strongly. But most of the time he is not recognized. In our busy lives we have not left the door open for him to enter. /' I spend a lot of time reading the writings of the saints and if there is a message it is that God visits us on his timetable, not ours, and we' must be receptive to this .

It is in unexpected moments of .surrender to his love and grandeur - as my mother and daughter learned - that we may be given the special grace that affirms again for us the wonder of our origins and our destiny. But we must tune in and open our hearts to receive the message.

On priests'.body language attended today. If someone makes a motion to adjourn early, I'll recommend him or her for canonization."

Appearance: Same meeting, sitting back rigid in chair, both hands gripping chair arms, jaw firm, eyes twitching. Message: "If you pass that motion, don't forget I have veto power."

Beware. This sometimes can also mean, "Egads, I forgot the bishop is coming in the morning and I didn't order his favorite Danish."

Position: Sitting on steps of rectory, knees together, leaning forward, gentle smile, listening to teens after youth' group session.

Message: "Your energy and anger and devotion and questions and hopes and dreams fill me with awe and thanksgiving." , . Of course, if his smile is slightly more tilted, this also could mean, "You knuckleheads are living proof God has a sense of humor."

There is one I am still working on: He stands overlooking the parking lot on SlJnday, slaps his hand over his eyes, turns, and walks back into the church.

Action "This is a world of action, and ,not for moping and droning in."

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, IN THIS 1981 photo, the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, right, welcomes Pope John Paul II to the Philippines. Former first lady Imelda Marcos is at left. Following the ex-president's death on Sept. 28, controversy has swirled as to funeral arrangements. (eNS/Wide World photo)

Learning Italian sharpens game skills VATICAN CITY (CNS)- For room was filled with people moaning. groaning and saying "ahthe U.S. seminarians, priests, nuns and journalists who fill half the choo" when the day's lesson Was classes at Italiaidea, a language "going to the doctor." , school in Rome, learning Italian is Class members were a't 'a loss, accompanied bykarning new ways however, when trying to pantomto play Pictionary, charades and ime a common Italian malady, the' Twister. liver ache. . The students spend three lio~rs The ci~ss members! I~~st favo~~~ a day at the private sch-ool'; whi¢h -ite .pastime Is·Rome·s version o( sits opposite the 15th-eentury Palazthe '60s fad game, Twister. zo della Cancelleria, built for the Most of the class play's' at least· nephew of, PopeJSi~tus' IV and '.twice a- <illY Of!' one. of the city's now home to the Roman Rota,'a buses; (The' U.~":prlest 'usUlilly' Vatican courL avoids the game. choosing instead" While the number of non-Italian a brisk IS-minute walk' to and: names in the ,Vatican phone book from the Vatican.) has grown incredibly under. the A~ericans who have~sed the Polish-born pope, the Vatican's New York or Washington sub~ays' working language is still ,Italian. at rush hour say the crowds there It·s the language of the Vatican are nothing compared' to Roman switchboard. pos't office and press buses. The occupancy signs re'ad: office. Most documents arid statePlaces to, sit 20; places to stand 95. ments fr'om Vatican officials 'and ,By the second or third stop on departments are released only in Italian. Even the young Swiss any bus line, the cargo is ajumble of arms and legs. Standing on the guards speak Italian. , ; A. U.S. priest who works at the street, it's not uncommon to see a, Vatican returned to Italiaidea in swatch of someone's trousers or September for a refresher course. skirt sticking out of the almostHe told of making a "brutta fig- closed bus doors.

Class members agreed tha'i the' ura." an Italian faux pas, by addressing cp-workers with the infor- game of life in Rome also includes mal you, "tu," instead of the formal simple pleasures, such as enjoying "Ia cucinil Italiana," the cuisine. "lei."

The second or third lesson at Learning Italian also means learnIng its currency. An American Italiaidea(after "My name is...." brother attending Italiaidea said Italian currency reminds hirri of Monopoly money - multicolored Pro~lifers with lots of zeroes. (The exchange rate recently has hovered around ROME (CNS) - Anti-abortion 1,400 lire to the dollar.) activists, most of them Americans, Playing Monopoly. one could stagcrd Italy's first "rescue" operaput several hotels on Park ' Place tion at a Rome cliniC,shutting for the 'price of an average apart- , down abortion fa~iljties for four ment downtown - 2 million lire a hours before being dragged away, by police.' ,( month.

The 27 protesters wer~ taken When the Italiaidea lesson was physical descriptions, the teacher in~o custody, identified and released drew stick figures On the black- without charges after the recent board to illustrate the vocabulary. action at SL Camillus Hospital in ' ..

Joining the Americans in this central Rome.

Several of the group, joined by game of Pictionary - with guesses in their own languages - were the Rescue' Outreach founder Joan other class members: two nuns Andrews, later left for Yugoslavia from India, a st-udent from West and Poland, where they planned Germany, on-e from the Nether- to stage similar protests.

While in Rome, several of the lands, another from Brazil and a Coptic-rite priest from EgypL activists met with the head of the Often the class members resort Vatican's Pontifical Council for, to charades, although most add the Family, Cardinal Edouard Gagsound effects to the gestures. The non. Cl,irdi~,al Ga~non Iate.r said,'

"I am from ... ," "My address is... ,"} deals with ordering "gelato" (ice cream), Ii snack at a bar or a multicourse mea'i in a restauranL Wllndering through the city center is ano-ther treat, 'and necessary exercise after a two-hour sup-per.

The streets seem to have been designed by a child with an Etch-aSketch. one-American'said. Long, straight lines would be boring.

Many streets, some described

by Americans as alleys. are orily a block or fwolong. If)they'dead~ end. curve or angle off; they get a new name.

The classmates share discover~ ies of quaint fountains, Marian shrines on building walls, ancient, churches hidden by comparably modern office buildings. ' They all admit to feeling homesick at some pO,int, but they said it helps to watch Dan Rather's CBS Evening News rebroadcast - in English - from thenight before at 7:30 a.m'. each day.

One American said that other U.S. television shows broadcast in Rome depress her. While it's not so bad that Angela Lansbury speaks fluent Italian on "Murder She Wrote," after months of study some Americans can't handle the fact that Gopher on "Love Boat" speaks the language better than they do.

stage Rome "rescue" he admired the group and approved of their action "very much."

"I think it should be done~ but I don't know if it can be done, because,the consciences of people here have been under anesthesia for so long.", Cardinal. Gagnon told Catholic News Service.

The cardinal predicted the "rescue" action would have a positive effect, even though "it might take a long time" to change attitudes about abortion.

The group entered the hospital early in the day and found the main room where abortions are performed. then occupied it and the adjacent hallway, said Richard Cowden-Guido, a New York activist who participated in the demonstration.

LUCCA. Italy (CNS) - The "To give significance to the life anti-drug war must go beyond of a youth- is alr,eady fighting . pass'ing new laws. especialiy in d~ugs," he said. dealing with addicts and people'in The fight must include proposunderdeveloped countries who, be- ing moral values as alternatives to cause of economic necessity. pro- a drug lifestyle, the pope added. duce the raw materials for drugs, "Drugs, in fact, are an evident said Pope John Paul II. symptom of a society which no National and International ef- longer is capable of living real forts are needed "to put a brake on values,': he. said. the expansion of the market in , "In such a climate, the goals to narcotic substances," the pope said pursue become money. power. recently in Lucca to a group 'of career and consumer goods. with drug addicts undergoing rehabilit- people ready to pay whatever price ation: necessary to obtain them," he said.

At the same time, "drugs are The pope spoke in the evening fought not only with medical and at the Italian Center of Solidarity judicial procedures, but also in the northern city of Lucca. The and above all - by ~eveloping center runs a drug rehabilitation new human rehltionships" that program and is involved in drug include "spiritual and emo'tional prevention programs. values." he said.

The p6pe arrived in Lucca after The anti-drug war also involves spen.ding the morning at the nearby an understanding of the interests town of Volterra, site of a medieand systems that are formed in ' val fortress that has been transsupport of the 'drug trade so that formed into a maximum security these can be "effectively dis- prison. The prison houses members mantled." the pope said. of Italy's Mafia and Camorra crime It is necessary "to work for the organizations; many of the priintegral development ofthose pop- soners have been convicted of vioulations which. for their existence, lent crimes. dedicate themselv_es to the producDuring a 20-minute visit the tion" of drug ingredients, he added. pope shook hands with many of The pope also asked for a net- the 150 prisoners'and prayed that work of services to prevent youths they be given ;"perse'verance and from becoming drug addicts and strength in their desire to cooperto support the rehabilitation of ate in the construction of a free drug users. . ~nd just.societyP'

Beir.ut, tele~ moved pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) - In the steady stream of information 'reaching the Vatican 'about Lel)..'· anon, a single ,telex in August I~ight have :been .,decisive'l:inr, I ;prompting'Pope John Paul II to -make an unprecedented push for peace t h e r e . ' The telex. from a group or'Beirut Christians. described what it was like to wait out Syrian boinbardments' in underground shelters, listening to the explosions and the shriek of rocket's. knowing that what little remained of their homes was being destroyed, The message moved the pope greatly, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in a news briefing Sept. 26.

The next day, Aug. 15, the pope surprised many Vatican observers and some of his own advisers by announcing that he felt it was his "inner duty" to go to Lebanon.

Quoting from the Beirut telex, he criticized Syria and pleaded with its leaders to ~top the shelling of the Lebanese capital.

The pope asked Vatican planners to begin looking seriously into the possibility of a papal visit. But he did more than that, Navarro-Valls said. He also put in motion a major new d,iplomatic effort to encourage ,peace talks. And he began work on two unusual mes-

sagesonLebanon'sbeh~lf-onea letter to the world's Catholics the other a first-ever appeal td all Moslems. ""The messages;.released,SepL 26; at the Vatican. were together perhaps the pope's most forceful and personal plea to the world community to help stop "th,e massacre. of an entire people." ' They were preceded. however, by more thana decade of papal speeches and meetings, missions by. Vatican ~nvoys and. even a pnor apostolIc letter on Lebanon in 1984, Navarro-Valls said.

The spokesman noted that the pope first addressed the Lebanese issue less than 24 hours after his election in 1978, in a talk in the papal chapel. In his speech to the United Nations in 1979, the pope discussed Lebanon specifically the only worldwide trouble spot so treated in the talk.

The pope has raised Lebanon as a topic in many of his private meetings with world leaders and organizations, too. Last May. for exampie. when he met with U.S. Pres ident George Bush. Lebanon was at the top of the pope's agenda. according to Vatican officials. In a speech afterward. Bush noted the pope's strong concern for Lebanon and pledged to do "everything we can to bring peace" there.

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Dear Editor: "Abortion: A Crisis of Civilization"(Anchor, Sept. 29, by Father Pierre E. Lachance, OP) was the best article I have. ever read oil the issue. It should be requiredreading for every Catholic' woman, . especially for those so-called "good" Catholics who find excuses for abortion, whQ don't want to hear about it because it's an unpleasant topic, etc., etc.

This past year we . have, seen countless TV shows on the 50th anniversary of the Holocaust, the terrible tragic event in which hundreds of thousands of Jews and Christia~s .were murdered. Have we learned nothing from the past that we stand by and allow the horrible abortion holocaust to continue?

Millions of innoce'nt babies have been slaughtered and. will continue

to be slaughtered unless we all take a stand and speak up.

I hope [many readers] were present in BostQn for the Respect Life Walk on Oct. L If not, wake up, Catholic ~omen - tlW time is now; not only to pray for the unborn but to learn how you can help stop (he slaughter and then act on that knowledge.

The issue on Respect Life was excellent, with many great articles.

Unfortunately, many Catholics do not read the Anchor. I pray our clergy will follow up on this issue with strong, continuous pro-life comments from the altar. I have been involved for many years and wrote the following poem in 1973 for a Diocesan Council of Catholic Women convention.

Think of life as a rose The most beautiful flower of all To be nurtured from a tiny' bud Till all its petals fall Respect all life both young . and old In the way that God intended

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Ghostbusters II Romero_ .Honey, I Shrunk", ·.Star,TrekN:·.·, ~" " .:' the Kids The Final Frontier How I Got into 'UHF , College Young Einstein Lords of the Deep

A-3 Approved for Adults Only The Accidental Tourist The Abyss Batman Beaches The Big Picture .

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Chorus of Disapproval Cold Feet Cookie Criminal Law Dead Poets' Society, Disorganized Crime Distant Voices..

Still Lives The Dream Team Eat a Bowl of Tea Fletch Lives

Great Balls of. Fire Night Game Heart of Dixie Out Cold In Country The Package Indiana Jones & Parenthood Last Crusades Renegades Jacknife Return of Swamp Thing Karate Kid Part III Say Anything K-9 See No Evil, La Boca del Lobo . Hear No Evil La Boheme See You In The Morning Lean on Me Shag: The Movie Major League She's Out Of Control The Mighty Quinn .Shirley Valentine Milk and Honey Spices Millennium Turner & Hooch Miss firecracker Uncle Buck The Music Teacher Valentino Returns The Navigator: An Wired , Odyssey Across Time

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(Separate class.ification is given to c~rtain films which while, not morally offensive, require some analysis and explanation. as a protectionag!linst wrpng interpretati9n and false conclusions) r Do the Right Thing ,How To Get Ahead Mississippi Burning Casualties of War in Advertising When Harry Met Sally' For Queen & C9untry The Little Thief Sex, Lies and Getting It Right Little Vera Videotape Lost A'1gels O~MoraIIy

Dangerous Liaisons' Dead Bang Earth Girls Are Easy Friday the 13th Part 8 Jason Takes Manhattan Heathers Kickboxer Kung Fu Master '

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Fund the arts?

Dear Editor, I am saddeqed and angry by an article on the front page of the Sept. 22 Anchor in which a Father Healy states that restricting money for· funding the arts is wrong.

Thank God he is no longer' at Georgetown. I wonder what damage this kind of thinking may have done to the minds of our youth and ho\v many souls have been lost. .

I'm slire everyone has read of the diabolical "art" work which. was financed by our tax dollars through the funding of the arts.

Father Healy seems to be. say-. ing, "Ignore it and it will go away:" This was ,our thinking on abortion, and this was our thinking way back in the 1930s when we igpored Hitler for so many ye!i rs .

Remember what that thinking cost in lives and money.

Now we learn that the Senate. has defeated an amendment which would have prevented our tax money from supporting this evil, and I have to wonder if the article

by Father Healy may have played a part in this action by Congress.

Anne Williams . ·E. Sandwich

Rosary for Life Dear Editor: The Rosary for Life ,group is asking people to join. with them praying ~he rosary Oct. 7 for unborn babies, pregnant mothers, and to soften the hearts of abortioni'sts and their supp~rters. Please pray the rosary for. the, group. and their efforts for the sanctity of human life. , Joanie Zak Monument Beach

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First Maronite order since 1695 erected in Bay State PETERSHAM, Mass. (CNS) Press, Worcester's diocesan news- A Maronite-rite monastic com- paper. "It is seldom, perhaps once in a lifetime,' that you see the munity in Petersham, found.ed II years ago, has been granted canon- canonical erection of a religious ical status by Pope John Paul II as order." a new congregation within the MarFather Driscoll said the last onite rite.

Maronite monastic order was creatThe congregation's founder call- ' ed in 1695. ed it a "once in a lifetime" event. '. A former Franciscan, Father A formal proclamation cerem-:., Driscoll said he began the comony was conducted in September munity in Salem II years ago to at the monastery of the Maroriite "answer a need and a call to a life Monks of the Most Holy Trinity of adoration and reparation in the . in Petersham. '. ancient Eastern tradition."

Five men professed solemn vows .As a Maronite monastery, the . in the new congregation. A sixth Most Holy-Trinity monks follow professed vows in a private ceremthe laws and customs of that Eastony. The community of two ern rite. Father Driscoll told CNS priests and four brothers also has the monastery has.a more "contwo novices and one postulant. . gregational" approach th~n The community's average age is' . Roman-rite monastic orders, wtth , "small, interdependent" commun32ArchbishOP Francis M. Zayek ities of no more than 15 members. of the Brooklyn, N. Y.-based Dio. Between Salem and Petersham,. cese of St. Maron, which covers all Maronite Catholics in the United the monks lived on a 27-acre parStates, presided at the ceremony. cel ofland in Palmer, which Father Bishop Timothy J. Harrington 'of Driscoll said the-community had Worcester, Mass., in whose dio- "outgrown." In Petersham the 17() acres. ' cese the monastery is locat~d monks have , , attended the formal proclamatiQn. . They do not leave the monas,,: .. It's a great day for us," and also tery, depending entirely on contrian unusual day, Father William butions from outside but they hope D'riscoll, monastery prior and its to Quild a retreat center as a way to founder, told the: Catholic Free generate income..

Area. Religious Broadcasting

The following television and radio programs originate.in the diocesan viewing and listening area. Their listings 'normally do not vary from' w'eek to week. They wi~1 be presented in the Anchor p~riodi­ cally and will reflect any changes that may be made. Please chp and' retain' for reference: OnTV show with William Larkin. 6 p.m.

Each Sunday, 11:00 a.m Monday, cable channel 35.

WLN~, Channel 6. Diocesan On Radio Television Mass.

"Be Not Afraid," 15 minutes of Portuguese Masses from Our music and Gospel message hosted Lady of ·Mt. Carmel Church, by Father James M: Fitzpatrick, I New Bedford: 12:15 p.m. each parochial vicar at St. John the.

Sunday on radio station WJFDEvangelist parish, Attleboro, is FM,7 p.m. each Sunday on teleheard at 8 a.m. Sundays on stavision Channel 20. tion WARA, 1320 AM. The CathPortugues~ Mas,ses from Our olic clergy of the Attleboro area Albert Vaillancourt, associate Lady of Lourdes and St. An- sponsor the program. director of the Fall River area thony of Lisbon parishes, Taun"The Beat," Christian rock CYO, has announced plans for ton: 7 p.m. each Sunday and 6 music and information produced upcoming basketball season. The p.m. each Monday on cable chanby Building Block Ministries of CYO Hall on Anawan St.; Fall ne127.

Taunton, is broa«Jcast at 6:00 River, is open seven days a week.

"Confluence," 8:30 a.m. each a.m. Sundays on station WVBF Coaches wishing to arrange pracSunday on Channel 6, i~ a panel Boston, 10~.7 FM, and may be tice times for their teams sh'ould program moderated by Truman heard in the Attleboro, Fall River. call Vaillancourt at 672-9644 or Taylor and having as permanent New Bedford and Taunton dean672-1666. participants Father Peter'N. Gra- eries.

The league has several divisions: ziano, diocesan director of social' Charismatic programs with junior girls and junior boys (grades services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Father John Randall are aired 5-8), prep boys (grades 9-10) and Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Is~and, . from 9:30 to 10:30,a.m. Monday senior boys (grade II to age 21). and Rabbi Baruch Korff. through Friday on station WRI B. The annual CYO jamboree and "TheBeat," produced by Build1220 AM: Mass is broadcast at r regular league play will begin the ing Block Ministries of Taunton p.m. each Sunday. second week of November. and aired on many cable systems "Topic Religion:" presented by in the Fall River diocese features two priests. a rabbi anda Protvideos from and inforinatio.n on estant minister. is broadcast at contemporary Christian rock art6:06 a.m. and 9:06 p.m'. each WASHINGTON (CNS) - Few ists. Check local listings for times Sunday on station WEEI Bosblack refugees are allowed 'into the and dates. ton. 590 AM. United States, and they face more Mass 9:30 a.m. Monday to Programs of Catholic interest F~iday. WFXT. Cl1annel 25. difficulties because of racism in are broadc'ast at the following the U.S. government's policy on "Breakthrough" 6:30 a.m. each Jimes 'on station WROL Boston.

Sunday. Channel 10, a program refugees, according to speakers at 950 AM: Monday through Frion the power of God to touch a meeting cosponsored by the U.S. day 9. 9: 15. 11:45 a.m.; 12:15, Catholic Conference.... When we're lives, produced by the Pastoral 12:30. f p.m. ' talking about refugees [in general], Theological Institute of Hamden.

A Polish-language rosary hour.

Conn. we don't have a problem with letconducted by Father Justin. is ting them in, but there is a problem "Maryson," a family puppet broadcast at I:30 p.m. Sundays' with black refugees," said Calvin show with moral and spiritual on station WALE. 1400 AM. Rolark, president of the United perspective 6 p.m. each ThursA Polish-language Mass is day, Fall River and New Bedford Black Fund, a nonprofit granthe'ard from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Cable Channel 13. making organization. Rolark spoke every Sunday on station WICE, at a Washington conference on "Spirit and the Bride," a talk 550 a.m. ... ,,~..~_~..!!"!!!"_!!'_~_!!'_!!'_!!'_'!!!_"!'!_"!'!_"!'!_"!'!_~ "'!"'"_ _. . .

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ed l1eat~h"'0t'::..t;:"1 doctor,f'w¢rit to the mounFor several athletes from Coyletains, I lo()~C(dto the children; Cassidy High School, Taunton, drank fromithefountains." the summer of 1989 was a summer al~o. tried of championships. an,da19 At the top of the achievement She'd what we list was a second place finish for eventuallyreaIize: The truth , the Warrior Powerlifting Team in who we are resides within the National Powerlifting Chamand is not f()und in these other pionship in Shawnee, Oklahoma. sources. Wes¢e this in the song's Leading Coyle-Cassidy's team was line, "The less I seek my source senior Jason Wetherell, who was

By Clulrlle ~.rtin for some definitive, the closer I crowned national powerliftingchamam to fine ..... · . pion in the 16-17-year-old superCLOSERTO FINE Sb01etitrf¢s we make life heavyweight division. Second'place difficliltSl.I.tGodhas not set finishes went to junior Cathal i,fit tt~ing to tell you somethiJgaboutmy life our livesasa giant puzzle: O'Brien (16-17 -year-old, 123Maybe give me ins~ght between black and white pounds) and sophomore Mike We will indeed make discovAndtbt; best tbing you ever done for me Todorsky (14-15-year-old, 198about eries along the way in life Is to he!p me take my life less seriously pounds).

Senior Shawn Smith our genuine wants, feelings and It's only, life, after all , placed fourth in the 16-17-year'our God, has made hopes.

And '"e'll, dark,ness has ,a hunger that's insatiable old, I 32-pound .class, and junior it possible for os to grow and to And lightness has a call that's hard to hear Joe Hines placed fifth in the 16~17­ be renewed as people through~ And J :wrap my fear around .:ne like a blanket year-old, I98-pound, division. out life., ijut it 'maKes a differ*'/" I salled my'ship of safety till I sank it Senior Nicole, Dorthe won the ence ho\\!\\!e look, upon ,the/c I'm crawling 'on your shores., , national American Junior Golf' search for selfuni:!erstanding'and .'..

I went to the doctor, I went to'the,mountains Association'sCIGNA', Classic in that we realize that our very hfe , 'fiooked to the children, I drank from the fountains Lafayette Hills, Pa., She, adds h~r, is a gift frqm God. There's'mor~ th~n one answer to these questioris ' , national title to many local and What each of us needs is a : : "" ' pointing me in a' crooked line " ' regional. golf titles she has earned balance between reflection and The'ess I:seek 'my'so",rce for some definitive , .. ' , in recent years, making her one of the closer I am to fine '' . ". action. Thinking without doing, the ?utstandi!lgjunior woman g~l01', vice VetSll;. diminishes our I went to see the doctor of philosophy , fers jn the nation .. ' ,' life satisf~()tion.Put togethfiI:, Witl.~ ppstj!r of Rasputin l!:J'!'dabea!,d down h) !.tis kn~e Michelle Cote, Erica 'Plounde they enab!evs to find and expe-/ He ~e~~r did marry or see thj!b!g,great movie ,"i and Jen Hunt participated in the ri,ence thfi?jOY,' that each, life?

He,grllj.led,Ql,yperformance, be sai~ he1cou.ldsee th.. oug~.rnt " Taunton 'area l6-and-unoer soft-, possesses.. ' , . i I spentfour years'prostate to'thehigher. mind "I,'··.' hall team that played in the national' Got my p~pers lJll(l I was free . . ,, We achieve greater self-undertournamen't after finishing first in , I stopped at the bar at 3 a.m. " '" _, .' stanoing through 'reflection, yes, the New.England regional t'our'naTo seek ~olac,e in a bottle or possibly a ft:iend ,, '\ but also through Iiving;through m,ent.'

1 ~oke.;up with ~,headache like my'head agai~si ai boa~d interaction with others and with The Warrior baseball team 'was' ,Twice ,as ,\!Ioudy as I'd~been the night before t, , , ' ,> , " ,the wodd 'aro.und' us, rep'resented' in 'the New England Andl Wl!ntin seeking c1a,ity, .';, , .... , , ' , God gave. us 'everything we, Babe Ruth tournament and came' '" 'Wi'it.ten'b,y,E. S~i1eT~,~'sung l»y'Indigp,Girls'(c')l939 Jj~:CBS' need to ~'elpus make 6\)'~ liveSt within a game of qualifying'for the ',,! ;,,' ';r ,~eco ..ds, Inc. , ,,', ,':,;;iX,,' .. ' into asucce~s,;Often,there are' national round. ' '~/!';~',,~:JJ;~f- , ' _ ~A. ,¥.:" ,.' ' J • • _-'''':":''::::::,/f''j;'',,;· steps alo'n~the'way that help us'<> Senior Todd ,Ducharme comI WASW A::r,CHIN GM,TV; .S\lzanneV,ega !lnd Tracy Cfial?-, at a friend's house 'recentlywhen, man." ' , . ,, ' see morecle'arly who weare arid ••••.', peted.in,a regional AAU,track and' wha't .adds to' our' happiness.' field decathalon in upstate New • "Closer 'to, Fine"'cau$bt my: ~""Closet to Fine" mathtre's§eri~ Trust'theCreator and trust yourYork.·Junior Mike Simpson and, Mtention. I ,d{)n't knq;'Y' !TIuCh aus lyri,cS with tafented acoustic selL" . 'j' freshmen Tom·Kelly and iJeff·R~f~l about the musical backgrou'nd; 'guitar, :a:nd 'vocafsiyles'.' The' t .,..', . ferty all e~rn~d trips to t,h,e I).ational Your comments are welcomed. of Amy.R,ay and Emily Sailers,: 'song seems to be'about a pe'i'AAU Junior OlympicS: in San Ant~ thelntJj'o.. Gjrls, but their style· 'son's search fOf herig~ritity: In'· b,)' Chatne~arti~"R,R,:~; B~ onio, Texas.' . " , ..

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St. John Evangelist St. John Evangelist parish will hold a Sacred Saturday from noon to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in the cafeteria and 'meeting room of St. John Evangelist School, Attleboro. The presentation' on Mary and the Saints is meant for all ages. To register call 222-0707.

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Ai these meetings, students will recei've a co:py of their permanent record card, their G.P.A. (Grade . Point Average) and class rank.

Each student will be provided with a school profile, activity sheet and material for an autobiography. ' Mr. James McNamee, Assistant principal of Academic Affairs" runs the program, which teaches the students college essay writing and preparation for SAT's and Achievement Tests. The meetings are very personal and designed to create dialogue between students, parents and counselors.

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Rene Gauthier. John F. Brown, Mrs. Sandra Charves, advisor of, * • • • principal, welcomed back the stu- Stang's S.A.D.D. organization, is , pleased to see so many students An All Saints' celebration wilt dent.body and faculty members. takin'g active roles in making retake place'at 6 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Faculty assignments for this year school gym, beginning with a para- are: Lorraine Theroux, Kinder- sponsible decisions about their liturgical celebration of the saints; garten; Patricia Hoyle, Grade I; actions.

Everyone is invited to come dressed Sister Florita, Grade 2; Jeanne * * • as their favorite saint. A party and Tokarz, Grade 3; Nancy Bedard, The newly elected officers of haunted house sponsored by the Grade 4; Joan Cyr, Grade 5; Joanne Bishop Stang's senior class are St. John youth ministry will follow. Jackson; Grade 6; Mary Jane Re- Jonathan Kemp, president; John F.ord, vice-president; Rebecca McThere will be no school on Oct. bello, Grade 7; Yvonne Prevost, Ewen, secretary; and Matthew 30 as faculty members attend the ' Grade 8; Louise Campbell, ComOsborne, treasurer. annual diocesan convention. puters and Sister Cecile, Librarian. "

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BISHO'P FEEHAN senior Stev'en Goodreau lias been named a 'seQ'li-finalist in the 1990 National Merit Scholarship Competition. He received a perfect score of '800 on the mathematics portion of the exa~i. G~)Odreau IS a previous recipient of the Ba~sch and Lomb Science Award and also completed the Frontiers in Science and Mathematics Program 'at Worceste'r P,olytechnic' Institute' durfpg the summer.

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Th~ f~ll.o·wi~g seniors' at Bishop Fedian ,High School, Attleboro, have been designate~ Commended Students in the 1990 National Merit Schola'r~hip"PrQgrail,l; Jeimifer Bingle,: Marc Cote" Robert Cron!Q, Jan;tes Mu~phy, Christopher Perr}:,.Julie .ros~af1o~ and Charles ~~~~H.p:~. ~a'~1; \1 Htfl:r.JijtJ >I~;J'd.",

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The competi~ion at the regional and natiohallevel irwofves examination in the areas of. science, math'ematics: language 'and literaHire, fine, arts, social studies and economics. Feehan's,team has fifteen me'mbers from the junior and ,..'" sen'iorclasses.; I'

DAN MURPHY, a 'seni'or at Coyle-Cassidy;, is one of about 100 youths selected worldwide to join the touring show.up With People: He is a four-year member of the school band and has been playing the trumpet for seven years: He also plays seven other musical instruments, including French horn, drums, trombone and keyboard. He will join Up With People in January 1991.

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Many Feehan students attended a variety of programs and traveled abroad during the summer. Jenn Buote participated in the People to People Initiative for Understanding Soviet Youth Exchange and spent three weeks touring the Soviet Union. Andra Vought spent ten days in France. ' Joanne Gervais attended a dance education training course at the Dance Teachers' Club of Boston, and Lisa Ann Ferland received a scholarship to the National Leadership Conference in Ossipee, NH. Donna Kozatek attended English and history classes at Brown University Summer School, and Jennifer Dissinger, Kathleen Cassidy and Dave Spaekart participated in SMARTS, an educational ,program run by Great Woods, where they studied dance, drama and ,the vocal, instrumental and visual arts.

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General ratings: G-suitable for general viewing; PG-13-parental guidance strongly suggested for chil-' dren 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: A3approved for adults only; A4-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.

Simply answering a question

By Christopher Carstens You and your new girlfriend, . "Yes, ma'am" instead of "Yeah" can enroll you for life on any J illian, meet by chance at the mall. adult's personal list of good teenYou've heard all about her mother; She didn't like Jillian's last boy- agers. Few actions can buy you so friend and it made his life misera- much good will at such little cost. ble. "David," Jillian begins, "I'd 5. Speak in complete sentences. like you to meet my mom."

For example, when the adult asks First impressions can last for where you go to school, answer, years. People often make up their "I'm a sophomore at Valley Vista minds about whether or not they High," instead of mumbling "V. like you within two minutes offirst Vista," Complete sentences carry laying eyes on you. Those 120 an impression of intelligence and seconds can make a big difference consideration.

Please check dates and in how your relationship works times of television and radio "I dunno" in the first Never s'ay out. programs against local list· There are six steps that will vir- conversation with an adult. "I dunings, which may differ from no" is teen-age code for "I don't tually guarantee making a positive the New York network schedfirst impression when you first care what you think," and adults ules supplied to The Anchor. can sense it, even if they can't quite meet a new adult. put their finger on why they feel I. Smile. Psychological research . irritated. proves that p~ople are seen as New Films If your new boss asks, "What more attractive and more interest"Black Rain" (Paramount): ing when they smile. Remember are you taking next semester?" that Mona Lisa is the most popu- You should answer, "I think I'll Glossy crime thriller celebrates the hard-edged cynicism of aU .S. cop lar painting in the world, just take art and industrial math if I can get it." "I dunno" is the wrong (Michael Douglas) who bludgeons because of her smile. his way through Japan in pursuit 2. Make eye contact. Look right answer. of an escaped criminal but ultiin the person's eyes as you speak.

6. Ask two questions about the mately is taught a lesson in honor When teens don't look at adults, it same subject. Showing interest in by a self-effacing Japanese detecmakes the adults suspicious. They an adult's life by asking related tive (Ken Takakura). Endless chase wonder what the teen is hiding and questions shoots you into the big scenes offer little opportunity to mentally question if he's sneaky or leagues of 'teenage social graces.' work up any sympathy for. the weird.

For example, if you were meetSome people feel a little shy ing a new school principal, assum- foul-mouthed, small-minded antihero portrayed by Douglas. Much about making eye contact. In fact, ing you haven't just been sent to excessive violence, incessant rough in certain cultures looking into an detention, your questions might language. O,R adult's eyes is considered rude. But be"Howdo you like Valley Vista?"

Americans expect this direct gaze followed shortly by "How does "High Fidelity - The Advenand it is an important part of a Valley Vista compare to your last tures oftlie Guarneri String Quartgood first impression. et" (Four Oaks Foundation): Spischool?"

3. Shake hands firmly. Nobody rited documentary about the m'usicIf you just met your boyfriend's likes the linebacker's crushing handians who comprise the oldest and mom, you might ask her two quesshake. How much fun is it to have most successful string quartet pertions about her job, or about her forming today. Thefour men recall your bones broken? Offering a house. If your parish has a new limp hand, the "dead fish" handhow they met and how they've pastor, your two questions to him shake, is not much better. But, a managed to co-exist and flourish ' could be about his last parish or as a team for 25 years,'An enervatsolid handshake is experienced as how he likes the rectory here at St. a sign of self-confidence and pering biend of bio, backstage banter, Andrew's. sonal warm~h. A single, firm . bickering and virtuoso performsqueeze starts the socialjuices flowThis formula really works! If ances. A2 . ing. you can work your way through "Johnny Handsome"(Tri-Star): 4. Address the adult as "sir" or the,se six steps during the first two Downbeat drama about a'disfig"ma'am." Admittedly, teenagers minutes, you will make a positive rarely talk like this anymore, but first impression that can last for that doesn't mean that grown-ups ·years. Whatever else happens, J ildon't love it. lian'smom will think you're terrific.

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Excessive violence, sexual nature of murders, several graphic sex scenes, much rough language. O,R "Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser" (Warner Bros.): Cinema verite documentary profile of the eccentric black jazz pianist and composer gives a lot of screen time to his music but not enough to his ..hiography. Incorporates much

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri:, Oct. 6,1989

PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN are asked to submit news Items for this column to The Anchor, P.O. BOil 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town should be Included, as well as full dates of all activIties. Please senet news of future rather than past events. Note: We do not normally carry ne'ws of fund raising activities. We are happy to carry notices of spiritual programs, club meetings, youth projects and similar nonprofit activities. Fundralslng projects may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from The Anchor business office, telephone 675-7151.

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

ORDER OF ALHAMBRA Monthly meeting of Region One Council of Caravans, 2 p.m. Oct. 15, St. Peter's Parish Hall, Spring St., Portland, Maine. Maine regional director Sam Marcisso of Al Sahib Caravan 243, Portland, will preside and Al Sahib will host the meeting.

ECHO ECHO weekends for high school juniors and seniors are conducted by a team of highly trained priests, adults and young people at the Briarwood Conference Center in Pocasset. Dates for upcoming weekends: Oct. 6-8, Nov. 3-5, Dec. 1-3, Jan. 12-14, Feb. 2-4, March 2-4, April 6-8.

NEW BEDFORD CATHOLIC WOMEN'S CLUB First 1989-90 meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Wamsutta Club.

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DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA Hyacinth Circle 71, meeting 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17, Holy Name Center, Mt. Pleasant St., NB. Reservations for Installation of Officers' Banquet must be made by Oct. 12. The chairman for the event is Mildred Almeida.

SEPARATED/DIVORCED SUPPORT, NB NB meeting 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Rd., N. Dartmouth. Topic: Tips to keep your car running well. Information: Sue, 994-8676 or 998-1313.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Newly formed playgroup meets 9:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays, rectory.

Information: Robin, 385-4796; Anne, 896-4975. Dennis Senior Citizens Center, Rt. 134, needs volunteers for preparirig meals, lOa.m.-1 p.m. once a week. Information: Jane Healy, manager, 385-.5709. Ladies' Guild Day of Recollection, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13. Guest spiritual di'rector Rev. Andre Patenaude, M.S., director of vocations for the LaSalette Fathers, Attleboro, will celebrate Mass and hold discussion periods. All women of the parish are invited to attend. ' ST. JAMES, NB Parish council meeting, I p.m.

Sunday, parish center. CYO Council meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, parish center. St. James-St. John school advisory council meeting, 7 tonight, school library. Bible study group, meeting 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays in October.

WIDOWED SUPPORT, NB Monthly meeting, 7:30 p.m. Monday, St. Kilian rectory basement, with video presentaiton by Dr. Joyce Brothers. Information: 998-3269; 9927587.

COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN Taunton and Attleboro district councils will hold their annual Mass and supper Oct. 13, St. Mary's Church, Taunton. Mass at 6:45 p.m. will be celebrated by Bishop Daniel Cronin, who will be a guest at the dinner to follow at St. Mary's School.

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON Holy Rosary Sodality Communion Breakfast, after 8 a.m. Mass Oct. 15. T~e rosary will be prayed every mor~mg at ~: 10 and Wednesday evenmg devotIOns will be at 7 p.m. during the month of October. Annual blessing of the animals, noon tomorrow;

CATHOLIC NURSES, CAPE COD Cape-Islands Chapter of Catholic Nurses will meet 7:30 p.m. Wednes:' day, St. Pius X Church Hall, Station Ave., S. Yarmouth. Carole O'Flaherty will speak about "Burnout."

AIDS MINISTRY Catholic AI DS ministry is sponsoring a "Caring for Persons Affected

by AIDS" program with remaining sessions 1-3 p.m. Oct. II and 25 at Catholic Social Services, Hyannis.

Information: Catholic AIDS Ministry Office, 674-468 I. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION OF FORESTERS Joint installation of officers from St. Eulalia Court, NB and Our Lady of Victory court, FR, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18, Days Inn, Hathaway Rd., NB. ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, ATTLEBORO Youth Ministry Mystery Ride, 1-7 p.m. Sunday, leaving from St. John school parking lot.

ST. JOSEPH, NB Living Rosary, sponsored by parish Legion of Mary, 3 p.m Oct. 8. guest speaker will be Father Barry Wall, diocesan director of Legion of Mary. The ceremony will include the rosary and benediction of the Blessed Sacrament in the church, followed by refreshments in the church basement. The public is invited.

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Meeting for parents of students receiving sacrament of Reconciliation in December, Oct. 25 at the church. Women's Guild monthly meeting, 7:30p.m. Wednesday, Father Clinton Hall.

ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Religious education teachers meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, church hall.

Teen retreat, Oct. 28-29, Sacred Hearts Retreat Center, Wareham.

Information: Father Bill Penderghest, 295-0100 after 6 p.m.

ST. ANNE, FR General reunion of St. Anne School Alumni and friends with 6:30 p.m. liturgy, 7:30 p.m. Open House and 8:30 p.m. buffet, tomorrow. St. Anne Cub Scout committee meeting, 7 p.m. Sunday at the school.

Annual St. Jude novena, Oct. 20-28 with daily services at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, POCASSET First Saturday Mass and recitation of rosary, 8 a.m. tomorrow.

Fifty-five-and-over lunch program resumes at noon Tuesday. Reservations: 563-5530.

SS PETER AND PAUL, FR No CCD classes this weekend due to Columbus Day holiday. St. Helena's Ultrea group, meeting 7-9 p.m.

Sunday, Father Coady Center.

HOLY ,NAME, FR O~tober devotions with rosary, homIly and benediction, 3 p.m. Sund.ays. Youth group hay ride, Oct. 13,

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SACRED HEART, FR Rosary and benediction, 7 p.m.

Tuesdays in Octol,ler. Sewing group meets I p.m. Tuesdays to make cancer pads. Information: Blanche Quinn, 672-6175.

DOMINICAN ACADEMY, FR Alumnae Communion Brunch Oct. 29, Dominican Academy, 37 Park St., FR. Mass will be celebrated at 1O:3~ a.m., followed by brunch and a slide presentation: "95 Years of Memories." Information' Sister Donna, 676-3096; Patrici~ (Crane) Ramsay, 672-6184.

SEPARATED/DIVORCED CATHOLICS Taunton area meetings, 8 p.m., second and fourth Tuesdays, Sacred Heart religious education center First St., Taunton. This week Fathe; Gerard A. Hebert, JCL, will discuss the annulment process.

Next meeting for Attleboro area, 7-8:30 Sunday,St. Mary parish center, N. Attleboro. Information: 6956161.

CATHEDRAL CAMP, E. FREETOWN Youth retreat for St. George's, Westport, Oct. 7-9.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Healing service with Father John Hampsch, CMF, 2 p.m. Oct. 15.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Rosary will be prayed each morning at 7:40 a.m. during the month of October. Day of Recollection for sophomore Co'nfirmation candidates, begi_nning with noon Mass Oct. 29.

Women's Guild meeting and pot luck supper 7 p.m. Tuesday, parish center. St. Patrick's Fellowship meeting, 7 p.m. Sunday, parish center.

Massachusetts Citizens for Life will offer roses after Masses this weekend.

ST. PATRICK, FR Confirmation classes begin 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Liturgical Committee meeting, 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at the rectory. The soup kitchen managed

by St. Patrick's on Saturdays will begin serving tomorrow.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN New parish council officers: Sheila Dorgan, chairperson; Lenny Cejka, vice chairperson; Theresa Novak and Evelyn Martin, secretaries. All parishioners are invited to work on parish council committees; for information contact an elected member of the council. Sacred Hearts Association meeting, 7:30 tonight, rectory meeting room. Letters have been mailed to all families with religious education students. If you have not received one, please call the rectory.

O.L. ASSUMPTION, OSTERVILLE No CCD classes this weekend due to Columbus Day holiday. Recitation of the rosary, following daily 8 a.m. Mass in October. O.L. Assumption Guild meeting, I p.m. Oct. 10.

Paul Doane will give a slide presentation of "Olde Cape Cod." All welcome.

ST. MARY, NB No CCD this Sunday due to craft fair. Open house at St. Mary School, 6:30-8 p.m. Oct. 17. Bible study and prayer group meets Monday evenings in Memorial Chapel. Adult choir rehearsals, 7 p.m.; children's choir rehearsals, 3 p.m. Wednesdays.

Blessing of the statue of Mary in front of the church, following 11:30 a.m. Mass celebrated by Bishop Cronin, Sunday. l:ATHEDRAL; FR Monthly Mass for those enrolled in Purgatorial Society, 9 a.m. Saturday. Annual procession in honor of Our tady of Fatima and Mass for peace, 6 p.m. Monday, beginning at the cathedral and proceeding to St. Anne's Church.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON, N. FALMOUTH The Saturday 5:30 p.m. and Sunday 7:45 p.m. Masses will be discontinued for the winter after this weekend. The rosary will be prayed after First Saturday Mass, 9 a.m. tomorrow. Meeting for people who have experienced the loss of a close family member, 3-4 p.m. Sunday, church hall. Information: 563-6807; 5488665.

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Family Retreat, Oct. 13-15. Theme: "Roots and Wings." No age limit.

Center staff and volunteer counselors will direct the weekend. AfternoOl~ ?f reflection, 2-7 p.m. Oct. 15.

PartiCipants will view "Wake Up Spirituality," a videotape by Rev. Anthony de Mello, SJ, and will have the opportunity to reflect on their own pr~ye~ and spirituality. Pro~ram Will mclude personal prayer tIme, group sharing. For information on either program call the retreat secretary, (508) 222-8530.

ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH . ~ass schedule changes: Saturday Vigil, 4 and 5 p.m., no 7 p.m. Mass.

Census will be taken in the pews this weekend and next. First Satruday Mass 8 a.m. tomorrow, followed by rosary led by the. Women's Guild.

The guild will lead the rosary at 8:30 a.m. daily in October. Parish Council meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, church hall. Share the Word, following 9 a.m. Mass Tuesday.

ST. JOSEPH, N. DIGHTON Postpartum depression support group will be moved to a classroom at 7:30 Mondays. Information: Carol Bedard, 823-9164.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Rosary is prayed in Polish at 8:40 a.m. and in English as part of the evening prayer, 5:30 p.m., daily in October. Seniors' Club meeting, I p.m. Monday, school auditorium.

ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Representatives of Massachusetts Right to Life will be offering roses after Masses this weekend. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, following 9 a.m. Mass Wednesday; prayer service for respect of life, noon, and evening prayer and benediction, 7 p.m.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Ultreya, 8 tonight in the R.E. Center.

ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM Adult education beginning date, 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Topic; "Orientation to Catechetics and Lesson Planning. " Meeting for parents of grade I religious education students, tomorrow morning. Class starts 9:45-11 a.m.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Parish choir rehearsals, 7 p.m.

Mondays. Catechism classes for public school students begin Oct. 22 and 23. A teacher is needed for grade 4.

BREAD OF LIFE ~ PRAYER GROUP, FR The Scripture study group will resume at 7:30 p.m. Oct. II at Blessed Sacrament Church with consideration of the Book of Genesis. All welcome.

HOLY NAME, NB Women's Guild meeting, 7 a.m.

Monday, parish center. Mrs. Barbara Brunette will preside. New members are encouraged to join.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA All day adoration on First Friday begins this month, with the usual 7 a.m. and'9 a.m. Masses. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will follow with a Holy Hour at 7 p.m. Youth prayer group meets 9:35-10 a.m.

Sundays in the church. Education Board meeting, tomorrow., ST. JULIE BILLIART, N. DARTMOUTH Youth group meeting, Sunday.

Meeting for Confirmation II teachers, 7 p.m. Tuesday, religious education office.

ST. JOSEPH FAIRHAVEN Baptisms, 12:30 p.m. Sunday in the church. Singles hay ride, 3 p.m.

Sunday. Basketball tryouts, 3-6 p.m.

Wednesday, St. Joseph's School. All parishioners and school members are invited. St. Vincent de Paul Society is running a contest during' October; CCD and St. Joseph's students are asked to answer the question, "Why is it necessary to have Respect for Life Month?" Adult education classes will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 10.

Information: rectory, 994-9714.