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AT 75th anniversary celebration for St. Joseph's parish, North Dighton, from left, parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Charwood; Bishop Daniel A. Cronin; Father William F. O'Connell. (Rosa photo)

North Dighton parish . On Sept. 25, members of St. Joseph's parish, N orth Dighton~ looked back over 75 years of parish history. The occasion was marked by a Mass ofthanksgiving at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal celebrant and homilist.

Dinner and dancing at the parish center followed the Mass, with remarks by the bishop; Father William F. O'Connell, pastor; Mrs..

Leo Plouffe, dinner chairperson and Taunton district president of

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the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women; and- State Sen. John F. Parker.

Parish History Around the turn of the century, the Mount Hope Finishing Company was built in North Dighton, attracting many workers, including Catholics, to settle in the area.

The first Catholics were part of a mission of Sacred Heart parish, Taunton, but by 1913 their numbers grew to the point that they needed

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their own parish. A temporary church building was erected, designed for future use as the parish hall.

The first pastor was Father E. Sousa de Mello, who initially also served the people of South Dighton, who now attend St. Peter's parish. In 1917 he was succeeded

by Father John E. de Valles, who remained at St. Joseph's only a few months before entering the armed forces chaplain corps to T t P 14

WASHINGTON(NC)- While Pope John Paul II's new letter on women ruled out their ordination to the priesthood, initial reactions to the document viewed it as a strong defense of women.'s dignity..

"He says the inequality we've practiced is due to original sin, and we'.ve got to work to overcome this sinful condition," said Bishop J oseph L. Imesch of Joliet, Ill., head of the U.S. bishops' committee writing a pastoral letter o~ women's concerns.

The first draft of the U.S. pastoral says that attitudes or actions treating women as less than men must be overcome.

The papal letter, titled "Mulieris Dignitatem" ("The Dignity of Women"), was released by the Vatican Sept. 30. The 119-page document focuses on the place of women in Scripture, with particular emphasis on .Eve, Mary and Christ's approach to women.

The pope described the letter as a "meditation" on the "bases" of the equal dignity of men and women. He said specific issues of

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Like a glass of fresh water

By Joseph Motta George Averill of St. Patrick's parish, Wareham, was one of hundreds of individuals involved with parish religious education in the Fall River diocese who gathered Saturday at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, forthe diocese's fourth annual Religious Education Day. Averi II, a veteran eighth grade teacher, said that attending the convention "is always a renewal" for him.

"It's like a glass of fresh water," he said.

Highlights ofthe gathering were a morning liturgy with principal celebrant Father Richard W. Beaulieu, Diocesan Department ofEducation director; an address by Elinor R. Ford, Ed. D., president of Sadlier Publishing Company; and an AIDS information workshop with Father James M. Krupa, SJ. Convention attendees, who included catechists, religious education coordinators, clergy and religious, also were able to select from two dozen workshops on religious education topics.

The annual convocation is de- of their labors. What they are signed to assist catechists in pre- doing, he said, keeping with the paring for their teaching responsi- . day's "Sow Justice, Reap Peace" theme, is "planting seeds that will bilities.

Father Beaulieu said during his bloom later."

'Be assured that "the spirit of the homily that catechists very often do not immediately see the fruits Turn to Page 16

LAURA VER GOW, religious education coordinator at St. John Evangelist parish, Attleboro, conducts workshop at last Saturday's coilVention at Bishop Stang High School.

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women's role in church and society would be addressed in a later document.

In the letter the pope argued against traditional views that God meant women to be subject to men. He said that when God told Eve, after she and Adam sinned, "he shall rule over you," it did not refer to the way God meant things to be, but rather to "the constant 'inclination to sin,' the tendency to go against the moral order," that results from original sin.

God's intended order, the pope said, is for men and women to be of equal dignity and united in marriage in "a mutual subjection" in which each affirms the other's personhood, dignity and vocation.

Pope John Paul described Mary as "the archetype of the whole human race" and said that "Christ's way of acting (toward women), the Gospel of his words and deeds, is a consistent protest against whatever offends the dignity of women."

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Episcopal Church is a "major setback" to dialogues aimed at uniting the Roman Catholic and the Anglican Communion as "one flock with one shepherd," said Archbishop John F. Whealon of Hartford, Conn.

Archbishop Whealon, coch~ir­ man of the U.S. Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultations, said that election of a woman bishop "means a shattering of that dream" of unity.

Atonement Father Thaddeus Horgan, associate director of the U.S. bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, said the decision "accentuates the need" for continued <:\ialogue between the two churches.

"While as an ecumenist, I sincerely regret that this impairs our sense .of communion," as imperfect as it may be, "it doesn't negate my hope" for continued progress and eventual unity, Father Horgan said.

The Rev. Barbara C. Harris, 58, a black pastor in Philadelphia, was elected Sept. 24 as suffragan (auxiliary) bishop of Massachusetts during a vote by clergy and lay delegates to a diocesan convention.

She is the first woman to be elected a bishop in the U.S. Epis-

copal Church and the first in the 27 member churches of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

The election of the pastor of the Episcopal Church ofthe Advocate in Philadelphia must be confirmed by a majority of the 117 diocesan standing committeesin the United States and by a majority of the approximately 200 U.S. Episcopal bishops. .

Although Bishop-designate Harris' election is expected to create considerable debate, a spokesman at the Episcopal Church Center in New York said that "it's been rare - only once or twice in history -that an elected bishOJ1 has not been affirmed." Her installation is expected in early 1989.

Women's ordination was approved by the Episcopal Church in 1976 and the status of women priests ordained before then was validated.

Bishop-designate Harris was or. dained to the priesthood in 1980 after a career in. public relations.

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Grieving persons conference set

Fri., Oct. 7, 1988

Columbus Day Peace Mass On Monday, Oct. 10, the Columbus Day holiday, members of the· Fall River diocese are invited to join in the 14th annual candlelight procession and Mass for peace.

Marchers will meet at 5:50 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, tomarch about a mile to Kennedy Park.

They will carry candles, recite the rosary and sing Marian hymns

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The many faces of grief will be addressed at a daylong diocesan conference for grieving persons to be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Rd., North Dartmouth.

Sessions will deal with the emotions of widows and widowers, those affected by suicide, and bereaved parents.

An opening address by Ann Murray, a widow and director of the Family Life program of the Norwich, Conn., diocese, will deal with the process, stages and feelings of grief.

The closing address, "My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?" will be' delivered by Sister Theresa Carlow, SND, of the bereaved and pastoral care ministry of St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River.

Further information and advance registration forms are available from the family ministry office.

in 'Portuguese, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and English. A statue of Our Lady will be carried in the procession, which will leave the Cathedral.

At 7 p. m. or a little later, depend-' ing on the time needed for marchers to arrive, the Mass for peace will be celebrated in St. Anne's church, which faces the park at South Main and. Middle Streets, The principal concelebrant will be Bishop Daniel A. Cronin.

Priests of the diocese wishing to concelebrate the Eucharistic liturgy are asked to bring vestments. Deacons are also encouraged to vest and participate.

Disabled or elderly persons should proceed directly to St. Anne's Church, where a special area will be reserved for their use.

Parish groups in the peace procession are urged to identify themselves with banners or flags.

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Confidence. Self-esteem. The ability to communicate effectively with peers. Sportsmanship.

We're better off if we possess those attributes. And a lot of us, at one time or another, have had to make a real effort to obtain or keep them. . Now imagine that you're mentally retarded. Self-esteem, for example, just migh.t be a bit harder to come by.

Ron Edwards of St. Mary's parish, New Bedford, is one of many individuals who care about what the mentally retarded think of themselves. He's a Southeastern Massachusetts Special Olympics worker.

Special Olympics, founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, is the world's largest year-round program of physical fitness, sports training and athletic competition for mentally retarded adults and children over eight years of age.

In Massachusetts, 4000 volunteers serve 8000 athletes. The Southeastern Massachusetts program is one of 14 in the Commonwealth.

One half of its athletes are young adults, ages 20 through 30, the rest are children, teens or older than 30.

Fairhaven resident Edwards, 30, is a residential director for a New Bedford mental health agency, heading up a group home for four mentally retarded men ages 40 through 55. He's also a junior studying education and psychology at Southeastern Massachusetts University, North Dartmouth.

He said he became involved with Special Olympics through coaching clients to compete.

He is an outreach coordinator for the southeastern Massachusetts program. His responsibities include indentifying eligible volunteers and athletes not yet participating.

With outreach committee members he will also work with schools, aiding them in involving mentally retarded students with Special Olympics.

All the men in Edwards' group home are in Special Olympics.

One has a great interest in -and talent for basketball.

"He's the Basketball Shoot-AThon champ!" Edwards reports, proudly.

He said the Special Olympics' most popular events are track and field, soccer, bowling and swimming. Other sports include diving, volleyball, softball, wheelchair games, speed and figure skating, skiing and floor hockey. _ A short film produced by the southeastern Massachusetts program shows a graceful, powerfully-built young man performing on the rings to tremendous applause.

Another young guy, in tears, cheers himself as a gold medal is placed around t).is neck.

"I'm going all the way!" you hear another athlete exclaim. "No one's gonna stop me, neither!"

Ron Edwards turns the film off.

He speaks of how he's affected by the athletes' happiness and emotions and by how serious they are about competition.

"We have opportunities," he said, "for people who can coach or offer skills," be they artistic, clericalor other.

People with just a couple of hours a week to spare are welcome, he adds.

Volunteers, Edwards explained, gain as much as the athletes. He talks of "the fulfillment inside" that comes from knowing you've "helped someone to excel at something."

The communities of the Fall River diocese are served by sev.eral regional Special Olympics programs. Information for potential participants and volunteers is available from Edwards, 992-0033, and the program's state office, 1-800-451-1001.

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Morning Workshops 11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m; Coping with Widowhood, Ann Murray: Adjusting to single life in a "couple world"; dealing with loneliness and building friendships.

The Aftermath of Suicide, Noreen Storo, bereaved, administrative assistant for Family Life, diocese of Norwich, Conn.: When touched by suicide, personal reactions are filled with conflict. How does one deal with attitudes and emotions?

When a Parent Buries a Child, .

Jim and Priscilla Norton, bereaved parents, founders of Rhode Island chapter of Compassionate Friends: We never expect to bury our child.

What happens when we are faced with that devastating reality?

Afternoon workshops 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

For Men Only, (a) "A Husband's Grief," George Vezina, widower, codirector of New Bedford Widowed Support Group; (b) "A Father's Grief," James Norton. (two separate workshops).

Children Grieve Too!, Dr. Joseph and Natalie Ryan, bereaved parents, psychologist: Assisting adults to help a child I children deal with grief after the death of a loved one.

Too Young To Be Widowed, Dorothyann Callahan, widow, director Cape Cod Widowed SupportGroup: How do you face life when you are young and suddenly alone and/ or responsible for a small child/ children.

Anointing service' Elderly and infirm members ofSt. Joseph and St. Mary parishes, Fairhaven; St. Anthony, Mattapoisett; St. Francis Xayier, Acushnet; and Our Lady of the Assumption, New Bedford, are invited to attend the annual Mass and anointing service at 5t. Joseph's, Fairhaven, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.

The Mass will be conceleorated by pastors of participating parishes, a nurse will be in attendance and wheelchairs will be available.

The service is sponsored by St. Joseph's Evangelization Commission. It will be followed by refreshments provided by the parish Couples' Club and served by young parishioners.

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Pope to France tomorrow

HORACE COSTA, president of Taunton district Vincentians, presents the society's donation for the 1989 Bishop's Ball booklet to Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, ball director.

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Booklet will list Ball supporters Contributors to the 34th 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. 13 at White's of Westport. It will benefit diocesan camps for underprivileged and exceptional children and other diocesan charitable apostolates.

It is cosponsored by die Dioce-san Council of Catholic Women and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. " The ball booklet will list seven categories of supporters: Memorial, $200 or more, four tickets; Very Special Friend, $150 ormore, four tickets; Guarantor, $100, three tickets. , Benefactor, $100, two tickets; Booster, $75, tWQ 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.

ture, housed in the architecturally striking complex known as the "Palace of Europe." In the complex meet the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and the Commission and Court of Human Rights.

The pope is to speak to the Council of Europe and the Commission and Court of Human Rights tomorrow. He will address the European Parliament Oct. II. These speeches will be opportunities for him to repeat previous calls for a united Europe and to reassert his often-stated support for international organizations and the protection of human rights.

As the pope told members ofthe Council of Europe visiting the Vatican in March, one of the council's greatest accomplishments was the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights.

Signed by 21 member states, the convention's wide-ranging guarantees include the right to life, liberty and s~curity; respect for an individual's private life, dwelling and

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The recognition of a legal process beyond a country's own borders and a willingness to submit to international review is unprecedented in modern Europe.

While in Strasbourg, the pope will meet with young people, with local Protestant and Jewish communities, and with boatmen and workers in the city's Rhine River port.

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Appointments listed His Excellency, the Mos(Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nominations of the Reverend Roger Plante, MS, provincial superior of the Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette, Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and has made the following appointmen'ts, effective Sept. 28, 1988: Reverend Richard Lavoie, MS, and Reverend Thomas Parish, MS, parochial vicars at Our Lady of the Cape Parish, Brewster.

VATICAN CITY(NC)- Pope John Paul II's 40th pastoral trip outside Italy will be a symbolladen journey to the heart of Europe: France's Alsace-Lorraine region.

Although the pope is traveling to France, his major focus is likely to encompass Europe. Particularly in the medieval city ofStrasbourg, the pope is expected to remind the continent of its Christian roots at the same time that he addresses its future.

The Oct. 8-11 trip will include pastoral visits to the cities of Strasbourg, Metz, Nancy and Mulhouse, and to the mountaintop abbey of St. Odile, a historic Alsatian sanctuary, all located in eastern France, along its much-contested border with Germany.

Strasbourg is a fitting symbol of Europe's past: a center of medieval Christian humanism and a diocese where a 187-year-old Napoleonic concordat compels the secular French state to pay the clergy.

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the mooril19-..., The Biblical Mary Catholics cannot and should not forget that Mary is a unique treasure of the Church. In October, this month of the Holy Rosary, it is not only fitting but, considering the times, necessary to remind ourselves of her role in the plan of salvation.

In this period of church history we should, as the Holy Father so often reminded us in the Marian Year just concluded, stress her importance as we hand on the faith to the next generation. Yet many Catholics have neglected Mary. In a search for religious "relevance," many so-called educated church members have set her aside as some pietistic phenomenon good for the simple but certainly unsuitable for the sophisticated believer.

Indeed, in the wake of self-styled religious awakening, many solid faith practices were hurriedly abandoned. The rosary, Marian devotions and Marian hymns were discarded in favor of burlap and banjos. To be truly relevant one had to encounter, to experience and to confront religious practices and traditions.

Those that did not meet the Woodstock standard were simply to be abandoned and disregarded. Many threw Mary out of their lives as they threw the baby out with the bath water.

Renewal of Marian devotion in the Church certainly has been the hallmark of our present pope. Like a sign to all, the M emblazoned on his coat of arms shines like a beacon to all who want to know Mary's place in the Church. She is indeed, as proclaimed by Pope Paul VI, the Mother of the Church.

She moves us toward an intensive life of faith not through " so-called visions and apparitions but because more and more people want to know the real Mary, the biblical Mary, the neglected Mary.

It is interesting to note that fundamentalist televangelists never mention Mary. They hold up the Bible, they wave it in the air, some even weep over it, yet never is the name of Mary mentioned. Her biblical presence is deliberately and determinedly avoided.

Catholics who involve themselves in such spirituality leave Mary before they leave the Church. How often does one hear 'of Catholics who join fundamentalist sects decrying the socalled supersitions of Mary, saints and angels. It is as if there is a selective process aimed at ridding Scripture of what is plainly present in its pages.

It is well for us to recall that Mary lived in a society molded and formed by the Old Testament. The New Testament was written under the inspiration of the Spirit while witnesses of her life still lived. Both testaments derive their importance from her Son. Much work is yet to be done but no doubt exists as to biblical references to Mary. All ~ Catholic need do is listen to the Lectionary readings for Masses honoring Mary. It's a journey from Genesis to Revelation. She is the hope of the prophets Isaias, Micheas and Zacharias. The pages of Matthew, Luke and John proclaim her role in the mystery of the Incarnation. From the beginning of the Church, Mary remained with the apostles in expectation of Pentecost. She is present today in the midst of the pilgrim church..

Catholics should not be ashamed to proclaim the biblical Mary. Too many who say they follow her S~n Jesus work very had to eliminate her from the plan of salvation. God did not, nor as a believing people can we or should we.

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Clarity triumphs in new book

By FatfJer Kevin J. Harrington Miracles are always occurring.

One of the most miraculous ha,ppenings of our century has been the advance of theoretical physics.

One of the most knowledgeable theoretical physicists of our day is Stephen W. Hawking, author of the current number one nonfiction book on the New York Times list of best sellers.

The book, entitled"A Brief History of Time from the Big Bang to Black H,oles," is Hawking's first attempt to write in words rather than equations about the popular theories of cosmology, the study of the origin and nature of the universe. In the book he captures a spirit of reverence and awe as he attempts to unlock the secrets of space and time.

Hawking was born in 1942\ 3QO years to the day of the date of Galileo's death. He is a victim of Lou Gehrig's disease and has been confined to a wheelchair for 20 years.

Now in his forties, he considers himself "over the hill" because most physicists accomplish their best work before age 30 while their mental powers are at their peak and while they are likely to be irreverent of tradition.

Hawking was inducted into the British Royal Society of Science in 1974 at age 32. Some feel this honor was bestowed upon him at such a young age because society members feared his life would be short.

He has turned his interest from ticular theory may be validated black holes (singular points of beyond doubt, by conforming preintense gravity where matter is . dictions with observations. Hawking lists a whole series of viable conde~sed into nothingness) into trying to unify present theories theories that might survive such a concerning the origin and fate of test. the universe into a theory that will As the dream of explaining all account for all the forces of nature. nature in terms of a single force I hiive read many books on seems to be coming closer to realicosmology but until "A brief His- zation, believers in God need not tory of Time" have seen none that feel threatened. If discoveries show gives so objective an overview of that the freedom of God to act the "world views" that have evolved upon the universe is limited by since the time of Aristotle. nature's laws, there will remain the Hawking's explanations of Ein- concept of the God who created stein's 1915 theory of relativity nature and devised the laws of and Heisenberg's foundational dis- physics that made the existence of covery of the uncertainty principle our marvelous universe inevitable. in quantum mechanics are given in After theoretical physicists have the most dowl).-to-earth terms I congratulated themselves upon unhave ever read. locking so many mys.teries of the Accomplished scientists usually universe, I would hope they would befuddle readers with mathematibe gracious enough to thank God cal abstractions, while popular writers simplify to the point of ' for creating that universe that has teased so many generations of puerility; but the popularity of Hawking's book testifies that there thinkers and stretched the capacity of that wondrous three pound is a happy medium.

The dream of 20th century sci- organ, the human brain!

I highly recommend Hawking's ence is to combine the insights of book because although he mainrelativity (the theory of the vast) with those of quantum mechanics tains objectivity by not endorsing (the theory of the extraordinarily any particular religious interpretatiny) into a unified quantum the- tion of the physical world, he ory of gravity. Such a theory may clearly indicates that probing the very well challenge some of our laws that govern the universe is the closest he has come to reading the traditional assumptions.

Hawking ventures that there is'a mind of God. What makes his work all the real possibility that the end of theoretical physics is in sight. With more remarkable is the fact that the help of creative minds and the both he and the universe have powerful tool of computers, a par- overcome incredible odds!

ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH

By Joseph Motta St. John Neumann Church is a treat for the eyes. It's a handsome building, rugged as a Catholic church should be. It harmonizes well with its pristine country setting.

And the scent of freshly-carved wood in the new East Freetown house of worship, to be dedicated at 3 p.m. Monday by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, is clean and invigorating. It brings to mind the confidence Catholics have in their parish communities.

St. John Neumann parish was erected by Bishop Cronin on Ash

pastoral responsibilities in the East Freetown area.

The assignment, in a way, completes a circle that began when he was a young boy.

Attending Cathedral Camp as a youngster, Father Harrison said, he was successively a Brave, a Warrior, a Hunter, a Chieftain.

During the summers following his sophomore and junior years at Taunton's former Msgr. James Coyle High School, now part of Coyle and Cassidy, Father Harrison took care of horses at Cathedral Camp. The seminarians who staffed the camp, then an over-

What is now the rectory was once the camp caretaker's house.

The parish is named for Philadelphia Bishop John Nepomucene Neumann, a European immigrant from Bohemia, born in 1811 and educated at seminaries in Budweis and Prague.

The future saint joined a mission project for America, since his ordination at home was deferred because there were so many candidates for priesthood at the time.

He was ordained in New York in 1836 by Bishop John Dubois.

The young priest worked among foresters near Niagara Falls for four years, then entered the Re-

adelphia's cathedral and found time to write a famous catechism which went into many printings.

He died very suddenly on Jan. 5, 1860, stricken by sudden illness while on the street.

About 800 families are now members of the East Freetown parish. The quick growth,. Father Harrison said, has come from the community's expanding population and from "people coming home."

He said" A lot of it is a direct result of people's enthusiasm for their faith and their parish community."

Early last year, St. John's

a result of the recently-completed fourth period, Home Visitation and Evangelization for Community Building, Father Harrison said, "some tremendous fruit came forth," with unchurched Catholics returning to the fold.

Father Harrison says the St. John Neumann populace is "extraordinary.

"The people here," he explains, "are very generous with their time and their talents. You never have to beg them to share their gifts.

"I've always said, 'Let all that you do be done in love.' That would be our credo."

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Wednesday, 1984. It comprises the geographical area of Precinct 2 of the Town of Freetown and is adjacent to Cathedral and Our Lady of the Lake.camps, the diocesan youth and retreat facilities on scenic Long Pond.

When· erected, it had already been functioning. informally for several months and had in place a parish council, a couples' club, a prayer group and religious education and youth ministry programs.

In its early days, the parish used Assumption Chapel at Cathedral Camp as a place of worship.

The parish began with 550 families and from the beginning, according to founding pastor Father George E. Harrison, found the chapel too small to meet its needs.

Father Harrison, 45, a Fall River native, was originally assigned, on October 19, 1983, as director of the East Freetown camps with

night facility often asked the teen if he wanted to be a priest.

"This is where my·vocation came from," the pastor said, stressing that the seminarians had a very positive influence on him.

The next time he returned to the camp he was a seminarian himself, counseling and again working with horses.

Now, of course, he's a veteran of the camp director's position. ".Literally, I've experienced every aspect ofthe camp," he said. "Now I'm building a church on the very horse field where I really began thinking about becoming a priest."

Father Harrison said that a camp dormitory he "had slept in more than once" as a youth was renovated for the parish when squeezing Massgoers into Assumption Chapel became impossible. The chapel was still used for daily Mass, weddings and funerals.

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demptorist congregation, where he ministered to German-speaking immigrants, first in Baltimore, where he pronounced his religious vows, and later in Pittsburgh, where he remained three years and was superior of a Redemptorist house.

Returning to Baltimore, he became the first Redemptorist pastor in the United States, serving the parish of St. Alphonsus. As described by Pope Paul VI in his homily at the saint's canonization Mass on June 19, 1977, he was "always first in work and sacrifice, always last in matters of rest, always a model of regular religious observance."

In 1852 Father Neumann was named bishop of Philadelphia, where he established some 100 Catholic schools and was known for his love of the poor.

He oversaw construction of Phil-

launched Total Stewardship, a two-and-a-half-year program of spiritual revitalization.

Developed by the National Catholic Conference for Total Stewardship, the retreat-workshop that launched the parish program was conducted by Father Francis A. Novak, C.SS.R., the program's originator, like St. John Neumann a Redemptorist.

Father Harrison stated last year that "emphasis in this process is on total stewardship, not fund raising, that is, on spirituality and on making Vatican II teachings happen, enabling the laity to share responsibility for carrying out the mission of the church by good management of all their gifts and through the exercise of meaningful ministry."

The parish is now entering the program's fifth and final phase, which focuses on the Eucharist. As

ladies' guild with about 50 members, the pastor said. Shirley Magnett is president.

A comprehensive youth ministry program, including a high school youth group, which also has about 50 members, is another source of parish pride. A halfdozen teens have been commissioned the organization's leaders, Father Harrison said, noting that two attended a recent Christian Leadership Institute at Cathedral Camp and two others attended the same program in Boston last year.

The sociaJ-oriented couples' club is "active and growing," the pastor said. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ferreira are its leaders.

St. John's parish council annually assesses parish, needs and establishes a theme for each year.

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ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH Continued from Page Five adult education have been themes to date.

Rachel Constant is in charge of the parish prayer line. Lorraine Sadeck coordinates the 450-child religious education program, which includes about 45 confirmation candidates.

Sister of Mercy Elizabeth Hath. away is St. John's pastoral minister, visiting the sick and working with catechumens. This year two women and two men are preparing to enter the church through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

A charismatic prayer group with about 30 regulars meets weekly and an adult Bible study group is currently focusing on the prophet Isaiah. .

The Bible study, Father Harrison 'said, is "one of the most powerful spiritual tools we have. It's

been a real instrument of conversion in people's lives."

Atty. Robert Surprenant is president of the parish Vincentian conference, which has over a dozen members and .an auxiliary group.

An adult choir rehearses weekly to enhance parish celebrations.

The rosary and morning prayer are a part of daily morning Masses.

A parish festival is held every Memorial Day weekend.

St. John's has established a Respite and Bereavement Program that Father Harrison calls "very wonderful." Parishioners involved offer at-home care to severely impaired or dependent persons by preparing meals, sitting at the home, providing transportation or assisting with personal care.

The volunteers also host postfuneral gatherings at Neumann Hall.

St. John's first paris~ council

described the parish's mission with this statement: "to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ to all and to invite all to belong to our Christian community where the traditions and values of our Catholic heritage are treasured."

The new church, its pastor ob~ serves, reflects that sense of community.

The building was designed by fhe Boston architectural firm of Holmes and Edwards. It features large exterior and interior gathering spaces and windows affording a view of Cathedral 'Camp and Long Pond, a spacious parish library/ meeting room, also with a pond view, and a small chapel off the narthex.

The narthex has as a focal point "The Family Tree," a wall sculpture with brass leaves bearing the names of "pioneer families who made the initial sacrifice to build the church," Father Harrison said.

A bronzed mold of a Madonna and Child statue that stands in

Q'ueen of All Saints Cathedral, Baltimore, where Father Harrison was ordained to the subdiaconate and the diaconate, is also a church highlight.

Radial pews will seat 500 and 50 choir chairs are at the right of the oak altar. A striking crucifix hangs in front of the altar.

The church's Stations of the Cross were completed in Canada.

A memorial panel in the back of the church listing donors has above it windows with the pope and the bishop's coats of arms.

Parishioner Barbara E. Cunha, of Flying Colors, Assonet, created St. John's stained glass windows.

Windows depicting the four evangelists will surround others forming a cross above the choir area.

The eight main windows are themed "The Seasons of Salvation."

Four are on either side of the church.

First are two Autumn windows, one showing the story of creation

with Adam and Eve resting beside a stream.

Their fall from grace is detailed in the second window.

Ms. Cuhha's Winter windows are striking. One shows a deer drinking from a stream in a dark snow-covered forest. According to the artist, the window portrays "a time when the world received very little of God's 路light."

The deer represents man's thirsting for God, she explained. Shafts oflight filter through the darkness, representing the prophets.

The birth of Christ is't1etailed in window number four. A star announces the birth of Christ. Bethlehem is seen in the distance while evergreen branches, a sign of hope, are prominent in the foreground.

The Spring and Summer windows represent the mystery offaith.

The first Spring window evokes the crucifixion. A dogwood tree signifies the wood of the cross, palms recall those which lined the

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The sixthwindqw is tri~phant.

Christ is rUen! 'The rising sun melts ice. Streams swell and water brings life to aU' that seemingly died during the winter. A dove symbolized Pentecost. the coming

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The last window pictures Christ's second coming. Trumpets blast and the living and the dead meet the Lamb for judgment. Clouds supest rising into-a_new. woi-Id more beautiful than can --be im· agined. ,_ _ _ Father Michael R. DufauItcame lut week l<fSt.John'su parochial vicar... It's- re&lly exCiting," he told ·The Ancher-durin« a tour _of the

new church building. "T-he people I've met have been very suppor· live. They've got a good family spirit."

The J98S ordinand pointed out the church's large Vermont granite baptiSmal font, which features flow· ing water. "bn't that beautiful," he said.

"Now, that's a piece of the rock'"

Another chunk of granite is in front of the church. Inscribed with the name, "St. John Neumann," it awaits a statue of that Wnt. Father Harrison said that St. John, carved in Italy, was "on the high seas" en route to East Fcee~ town.

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Asa crowd of about 30,000, most of them Americans, sat in the hot"Roman sun, Pope Paul VI praised Philadelphia's fourth bishop as "the honor of all immigrants and ... the symbol of Christian success."

The rites crowning 90 years

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Lectors for the canonization liturgy included Dr. William Zintl of Philadelphia, one of two physicians who supervised the exhumation of Bishop Neumann's body prior to the investigation preceding

his beatification in 1963, and a German representative of the Bishop's ethnic heritage.

Cantor for the ceremony was Peter Manna, director of the Collegiate Choir ofthe Cathedral Basilica, SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia, which joined the Sistine Choir in leading the singing for the Mass.

A triduum of Masses in the major basilicas of Rome followed the canonization and adhered to the pattern of an 1854 pilgrimage to Rome made

by Bishop Neumann on the occasion of the declaration of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception.

In Philadelphia In Philadelphia, more than 50,000 attended a concelebrated outdoor Mass marking the canonization.

The Mass on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, at which Cardinal Krol was principal celebrant and homilist, preceded by a concert of sacred music by a 400-voice choir and a 100-piece orchestra and brass ensemble. The 50 concelebrants included the cardinal, the bishops of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and priest-promoters of Bishop Neumann's cause.

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Bishop sees dream of unity shattered Continued from Page One . on chaplain and in 1984 was appointed pastor of a small church in Norristown, Pa. She has also been a writer and editor and publisher of The Witness, an Episcopal journal.

Archbishop Whealon, in a telephone interview with National Catholic News Service in Washington, said it had been hoped that Anglican-Roman Catholic conver:sations would lead to an "Anglican rite" in the church.

The rite would be similar to the Latin and Eastern rites of the church, he said, in allowing Anglicans to keep their parishes and practices while at the same time recognizing them.as part of "one flock with one shepherd," the pope.

The election of a woman bishop and the decision by Anglican bishops at the 1988 Lambeth Conference in England to respect the ordination practices of member churches "means a shattering of that dream," he said.

The dialogues will continue, Archbishop Whealon said, but "at a lower level."

The Roman Catholic Church would question not only the validity of the ordination of a woman bishop, but also the validity of orders she then confers upon others, Archbishop Whealon said..

Father Horgan, in a: separate interview, said that key questions raised by the ordination include: Is the tradition of a male-only priesthood and episcopacy open to change, and can women bishops claim, as male Roman Catholic and Anglican bishops do, to be successors of the apostles?

Pope John Paul II has repeatedly stated that there can be no

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Episcopal Bishop Frank Griswold of Chicago, a member of the U.S. Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation, said Bishop-designate Harris' election is "a legitimate and welcome expansion of the Catholic tradition."

The Rev. Eleanor McLaughlin, a member ofthe Anglican-Roman' Catholic Consultation and a priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, called the convention which elected Bishop-designate Harris "an extraordinary experience of the church"-responding to the Holy Spirit.

For the nine years Ms. McLaughlin has served on the dialogue team, she said, "we have been wrestling with what the'ordination of women" means for church unity.

Ms. McLaughlin, a church historian and a professor at AndoverNewton Theological School, agreed that the ordination of women represents a break with Western church tradition.

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Among those issues she listed: meeting the needs of the poor and the oppressed; working toward peace; and evangelizing the unchurched.

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North Dighton parish marks 75 years Continued from Page dne serve heroically in World War I. He was followed by Father Simon A. O'Rourke, who also left after a few months for army service.

The next pastor was Father John Doyle, who served until 1921. Rev. Thomas Trainor, who served at St. Joseph's until 1931 ,formulated plans for a permanent building to replace the 1913 structure. Despite the Great Depression, which began in 1929, he mounted a successful fund drive. His successor, Rev. John J. Shea, completed the project in 1932.

Father Shea's name, wrote Marion Unsworth in a 1960 parish history, "became synonymous with ~he growth of the parish in North Dighton.

"He served there during the de'pression and through World War II, leaving in 1949 to become pastor at St. John's, Attleboro.

"St. Joseph's Church had been erected and then left unembellished, due to the trying times. It was painted for the first time by the next pastor, Rev. William Dolan, who served there from June, 1949 to November, 1954.

"Tile flooring and new pews were added during the pastorate of Rev. Thomas F, Walsh, pastor from November, 1954, until February, f956."

Father Walsh was followed by Father Francis A. McCarthy, who oversaw a 1957 renovation of the old parish hall. During his pastorate the Mount Hope Finishing Company, which had attracted St. Joseph's original members to the Dighton area, moved operations to the South, taking with it many parishioners following their jobs.

Parish newcomers, however, were primarily young Catholic couples, thus St. Joseph's continued to flourish. 1963 saw its golden anniversary celebration, arranged

by Father Leo Cuny, who had succeeded Father McCarthy in 1962. Former pastors Fathers McCarthy and Walsh were among priests present for the occasion.

Fatiter Curry served at S1.

Joseph's until 1967. During his pastorate he was assisted from time to time during periods of illness by Father William McMahon. In 1963 the latter was instrumental in purchasing 'land adjacent to the church for use as a parking lot.

Fattter Curry's pastorate concluded in 1967 and one of his last acts was arranging to have the church interior painted. He also had new statuary installed, including a set of Stations of the Cross.

In 1967 Msgr. Bernard Fenton, a much-decorated former Army chaplain, became pastor of St. Joseph's. Serving until his retirement in 1976, he renovated the church interior and altered the sanctuary to meet the liturgical . guidelines promulgated at Vatican Council II. The church hall basement was converted into religious education classrooms and the remainder of the building was· renovated. By 1971 the religious ed ucation program had grown sufficiently to require a fulltime coordinator. The latest to serve in the post is Sister.

Judith Costa, SSD. It was a special event when the present pastor, Father William F. O'Connell, the first priest ordained from St. Joseph's parish and the homilist at its golden anniversary celebration in 1962, was named to succeed Msgr. Fenton.

Life rolled along smoothly in the parish and in 1981 Father

O'Connell inspected newly laid church carpeting. He recalls thinking that with that project completed, the parish plant was in shipshape condition.

Six hours later, on Aug. 9,1981, he was awakened by the reflection of flames. The 70-year-old parish hall was being consumed by a fire of suspicious origin.

It was a time for the parish to pull together and pull together it did, said Father O'Connell, at the Oct. 28, 1984, dedication of a $683,000 center replacing the old building. A program for the occasion included words of gratitude from the pastor, who wrote: "It has been a long and difficult three

years since that August night when fire ravaged our parish center.'

Many sacrifices have been made throughout the parish and endless hours devoted to reaching this day.

"But the task was made easier because, with God's help, we came together as a parish to work toward a goal we believed in . On this special day I extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has made a contribution, no matter how large or small, to making our dream a reality."

Today the friendly, involved people of S1. Joseph's move confidently toward the completion of 'their 1?arish's first century.

Papal letter Continued from Page One new papal document "moves the discussion about women to a new level," chiefly through its interpretation of Scripture.

The pope's scriptural interpretations of women's dignity and equality exhibit an awareness of and. sympathy with "the way that women are reading the Scriptures today," she said.

She said some people had expressed fears that the papal letter would "write off' the U.S. bishops' pastoral on women, but instead "it supports it, I would say."

Ms. Donnelly praised the pope's emphasis on "the radical equality of women," oil the need for male responsibility in sexual relations and childbearing, and on the sinfulness of discrimination against women.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, interviewed by the Italian Catholic newspaper Avvenire, called the letter a "truly marvelous gift."

She said the pope rightly emphasized that the woman's maternity gives her a "specific precedence over the man," but said the modern world does not always understand it correctly.

"This is recognized, yes - but unfortunately in the negative sense.

I am talking about abortion, about the mother who is left to 'decide;" slie said.

Philippine President Corazon Aquino, in an article written for the Rome newspaper II Messaggero Oct. I, said the letter was "beautiful and profound" and represented a "milestone" in the church's teaching. It has special significance for people like herself who hold positions of social responsibility, she said.

Readers who want the full text of the papal letter may obtain it at a price of 53.50 per copy from Origins, NC News Service, ,1312 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

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'OCTOBER 1958

Pope Pius XII died after a 19-year reign, the 12th longest in history.

. 1963 Installed as Holy Name Society officers at Holy Family parish, Taunton, were Joseph Mozzone, president; Joseph Rapoza, vice-president; Raymond Cooke, secretary; and Joseph Medeiros, treasurer. ~ 1968 Father Peter N. Graziano, president of the Fal1.River diocesan Priests' Study Group, opened the '68 -'69 program.Father Leo T. Sullivan, James W. Clark and.

Arthur DeMel10 were, respectively, executive board vicepresident, ~ecr'etary and treasurer.

1973 Augustine parish, Vineyard Haven, welcomed Paul G. Connol1yas pastor.

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Detroit' proposes closing of 46 parishes DETROIT (NC) - The Detroit tional significance. They would archdiocese will close 46 parishes not be parishes as such, but would - more than 40 percent of the have Masses and other devotions. city's Catholic churches - if a One proposed shrine is St. Albermajor reorganization plan recom- tus, the third oldest Polish Cathmended by two archdiocesan com- olic parish. in the United States mittees is put into practice. and a Michigan historic site.

The Urban Advisory Board and The other proposed shrine is Implementation Committee out- Sweetest Heart of Mary, located lined their recommendations at an near St. Albertus. archdiocesanwide telebriefing Sept.

The closing of a parish does not 28. necessarily mean a school will close; In light of falling parish enroll- and no decisions have been made ment, declining priest numbers and on the disposal of buildings, alrising costs, the committees recom- though it is expected that some mended: would be sold, leased or used by - Closing 45 Detroit parishes other archdiocesan or community and one parish in nearby River groups.

Rouge.

A special office will be estab- Designating two parishes 'as lished to assist ·parishes with quesshrines. tions on buildings, parish records, - Establishing five new parishes. proposed mergers and working - Giving preference to minor- with parishioners. ity leadership, especially black and Hispanic, in parishes, particularly in formation of new parishes through merging existing parishes.

In the reorganization, the number of parishes in the city would ST. LOUIS (NC) - Owen P. drop from III to 70.

McGovern, editor of the ProviChurch historian Msgr. John dence Visitor since 1983, has been Tracy Ellis told the Detroit Free named executive director of the Press, "I don't think you could Catholic Press Association. find. a single historical parallel to McGovern's appointment takes this." Parish closings are ocCur- effect Oct. 31, his 42nd birthday. ring elsewhere, he said, "but not His selection by the CPA bOard anywhere near these numbers." of directors was announced Sept.

Detroit Cardinal Edmund C. 28 by Father John T. Catoir, assoSzoka is expected to make a final ciation president, after a board decision concerning the closings in . meeting at a fall regional meeting January. of the CPA in St. Louis.

McGovern began writing for The recommendations follow four years of study on the viability the Visitor in 1981 and joined the of city churches. The committees staff in 1982. In 1983 he was considered each parish's ministe- named editor. Previously he had rial service, the number of availa- been in the advertising and music ble clergy, the parish's financial p'ublishing business. state, geographical location and ,He has won a number of CPA the condition of the physical plant. awards for advertising, editorial The committees did not visit the work and reporting. parishes.

He succeeds James A. Doyle, The study also recommended who retired at the end ofJune after mission status for four parishes. A 30 years' service to the CPA. Remission is defined as a "quasi- gina Salzmann has been interim independent" parish community executive director.

The CPA is an association of not necessarily served by a resident priest, but which owns its Catholic newspapers, magazines buildings and has a Mass schedule and other publishers in the United States and Canada. and programs.

The recommendations call for McGovern is a native of Proviestablishing two parishes as shrines, dence and a graduate of the Uniexisting for their historical or devo- versity of Rhode Island.

Providence editor to head CPA

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The Anchor Friday, Oct. 7,1988

tv, movie news NOTE Please check dates and times of television and radio programs against local listings, which may differ from the New York network schedules supplied to The Anchor.

Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Films Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

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

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

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

New Films "Bird" (Warner Bros.) - Biography of legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker(Forest Whitaker), who died in 1955 at age 34 after years of heroin and alcohol addiction. Works as an anti-drug film due to director Clint Eastwood's realistic .portrayal of the conseq uences of Parker's addiction. Sexual promiscuity, graphic suicide attempt and acceptance of out~of-wedlock pregnancy. A4, R "The Deceivers" (Cinecom) -.

Based on truth, this lackluster crime story features efforts of a British officer (Pierce Brosnan), based in India circa 1825, to infiltrate and expose a murderous cult preying on travelers. Violence, brief nudity and hallucinatory sexual encounter with prostitute. A3, PG 13.

"Memories of Me" (MGM) 37-year-old cardiac surgeon (Billy

Video winners NEWYORK(NC)- The $3,000 top prize in a film-videotape contest sponsored by The Christophers went to a Protestant seminarian for his video interpretation o'f the message that one person can make a difference.

Jonathan Clark of United Theological Seminaryin Dayton, Ohio, won for "If I Had a Hammer," a video about a civil engineer who left a secure job to work for Habitat for Humanity, an association which builds and renovates houses in poor neighborhoods.

The Christophers offered $8,500 in prizes for the best video or film interpretations of the Christopher belief "that one person can shape our world for the better," said Father John Catoir, director of the Catholic association.

Elizabeth Blanchard of Northwestern University won second prize for "Soup Kitchen," the account of a woman who obtained weekly professional entertainment at a Chicago soup kitchen.

Third place went to Amy Strauss and Glenn Eglinton of Ithaca College, Ithaca, N. Y., for "Hospice; A Special Kind of Caring."

The winners will be aired next year on "Christopher Closeup," the association's nationally syndicated TV program.

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Crystal) felled by his own heart attack and distanced from his pediatrician girlfriend (JoBeth Williams) decides to make peace with his dad (Alan King), a lifelong movie extra and embarrassment.

Rough language, sexual references, brief sexual encounter between the unmarried protagonists. A3, PG 13.

"Patty Hearst"(Atlantic Releasing ) - Intense docudrama on 1974 kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst (Natasha Richardson) from her Berkeley campus apartment by the Symbionese Liberation army. Much conscienceless violence and wall-to-wall profanity. A4, R

Religous TV Sunday, Oct. 9 (CBS) - "For Our Times" - Profile of Franciscan Father Andrea Martini, an internationally renowned liturgical artist.

Religious Radio Sunday, Oct. 9(NBC) - "Guideline" - Archbishop Iakovos, Greek Orthodox primate of North and South America, discusses millennium of Christianity in Eastern Europe.

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"Sweet Hearts Dance"(Tri-Star) - Tracks temporary midlife breakdown of a 15-year marriage (Don Johnson and Susan Sarandon) and behind scenes machinations oftheir kids and best friends (Jeff Daniels, Kate Reid and Elizabeth Perkins) reunite them. Locker-room language, implied sexual infidelity, sexual involvement by the unmarried couple and brief nudity. A3. R

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"He is the one guiding the church."

Mass concelebrants were Fathers Robert A. Oliveira, director of the education department's Continuing Formation of Clergy and Laity program; and Martin Dubuc, SSC, a North Attleboro native home from mission work in Japan.

Permanent deacon James M. O'Gara, who serves at St. Joseph's parish, North Dighton, also assisted at the Mass. Seminarian Douglas Rodrigues was acolyte.

Lectors were Sisters Eugenia Brady, SJC, and Elaine Heffernan, RSM, the education department's associate directors of religious education.

A small but powerful group of vocalists and musicians, most from Somerset's St. Thomas More parish, earned applause from Massgoers for their energetic contributions to the service.

Elaine Lucas, for three years religious education coordinator at St. Bernard's parish, Assonet, was at the Mass. She said the day was "a chance for community," a time for religious education personnel to meet others "in the same space.

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Mrs. Lucas said that coordinators can sometimes feel isolated ~rom their peers and that gathermgs such as the convention help lessen that feeling.

Dr. Ford's talk on justice and peace followed the day's theme.

The speaker had an enthusiastic delivery, a heavy New York accent and an important message, one that earned her a standing ovation.

"You and I live in the richest country in the world," she told her listeners. "What are we worried about justice for?"

A recent survey in a popular newspaper, she said, let us know that very few Americans would kill their best friend or throw their cat off the rooffor a million dollars.

"We're good people!" Dr. Ford sarcastically exclaimed.

But why then, she asked, are senior citizens in well-to-do Stamford, Conn., having to rent couch space in people's homes just to have a warm place to sleep? Why will only4l of the 100 babies being born "as you and I sit here right now" be living with both biological parents by the time they turn l8?

Dr. Ford is an angry person.

Why? Because, she said, ifan individual leaves "this marvelous catechetical day," and goes to a church to ask people to work for justice, "in front of you they would wash their hands.

"Don't you want to clutch them by the throat, with Christian enthusiasm, of course, and tell them it's their job to help, too!"

The former university professor and New York archdiocesan school superintendent said that "those beautiful good Catholic' people" have yet to meet Jesus and get their agendas straight.

The keynoter told her listeners that the Holy Spirit had brought them to the convention and that they were faithful to their gifts.

"You, my friends, are holy people," she said. "Don't tell me you ain't holy!"

Every person present, the speaker said, was capable of fighting city hall, just as Jesus did.

"We may not live to see a transformed world," she said, but there will be satisfying glimpses of what's to come.

"That, my friends, is what has to give you the guts to go and beg tonight." If her hearers did that, she said, most people "are going to pass you by. But you have nudged something that is the grace of their baptism and you will never know which of them will begin to find Jesus Christ."

People will remain apathetic, she said, "unless we give them the opportunity to be angry."

Father Krupa, who taught at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, from 1983 to 1985, offered information on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome to all convention participants.

The priest is a student at Weston School of Theology and a member of the Support Services Team and the Pastoral Concerns unit of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts.

He explained what AIDS is and the four ways it can be spread: sex, blood, breastfeeding and by birth from an infected mother.

The priest also gave his listeners an explanation of the workings of the human immune system.

His terms were, at points, rather graphic. Catechists planning on discussing AIDS in the classroom, he' said, should keep in mind tqat "when you talk about AIDS you talk about sex," and "if you're not comfortable talking about sex, you'd be better off if you got someone who is. Otherwise the kids will turn you off."

As of September I, he said, the United States has had over 70,000 AIDS cases. An estimated one and one-half million are affected with the virus. Over 38,000 have already died.

By 1991, according to this country's Center for Disease Control, there will bean estimated 270,000 cases and over 54,000 dead.

So~e parts of Africa, hard hit by the disease, are expected to become "depopulated," Father Krupa said.

"It's very easy to get numbed by these statistics," he added.

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FATHER BEAULIEU, right, discusses the Religious Education Day program with Dr. Ford and Father Krupa./ (Motta photo) Father Krupa said it is impor- , adequate preparation is of the ut. tant "to remember the whole social most importance.

"They are like little sharks," she justice aspect" of AIDS. offered. "If you go in unprepared, "If you can imagine rejection always being a part of your life, they'll eat you alive."

Teachable moments, she said, AI DS is it. What do we do with the should of course be used, "but individuals, with the people?"

Catechists listened intently as don't wait for something to happen the young priest hit them with every week to build your class on."

The energetic presenter said that more stats. Although only 12 percent of this country's population is teachers should "stay on top" of black or Hispanic, those two groups their students' lives by learning constitute 40 percent of the AI DS such things as what television shows population. 70 percent of all wo- they like and what community men, children and heterosexual goings-on affect them.

"They don't think we're in real men with the syndrome also belong life," Ms. Burke said, also warning to those minorities. that if one's enthusiasm level is The priest also detailed some of low, the kids will pick up on it in the diseases people with AIDS' no time. contract.

Activities should be chosen careFather Krupa told the group fully, she said. If children are tired he's been working with AIDS suf- when they begin an afternoon class, ferers for over three years. The for example, "you need something point of his talk, he said, was to to lift them up. leave his listeners "empowered to "And we need a safety net" feel less scared" and to let them activity. "If you finish 10 minutes know that someday, if they're deal- early it will be the longest 10 mining with an AIDS victim or an utes of your life." assoclate of one, their simple presThe experienced catechist also ence may make a world of differ- stressed the importance of occaence. sional silence in the classroom. It He called his work "a ministry can be used to give children a chance to absorb a point or reflect of presence."

The speaker said he comes from on the significance of a special a town of 1,800 "in the middle of prayer.

"Use your body to maintain disnowhere" where four individuals cipline," she advised, explaining have died from AIDS. "If it can touch Renovo, Penn- that positioning oneself next to "a sylvania," he said, "it can touch problem child" while teaching will solve a problem "without saying a anywhere."

The afternoon workshops avail- word."

Catechist Michael Racine of St. able to registrants included sessions on classroom arts and crafts, Lawrence parish, New bedford, teaching Catholic morality, class- said he attends Religious Educaroom Bible use and "prayer expe- tion Day "every year."

The sixth grade teacher, a sociriences" for teens.

Laura Ver Gow, religious edu- ology student at North Dartcation coordinator at St. John the mouth's Southeastern MassachuEvangelist parish, Attleboro, setts University, is currently taking offered a storytelling for Religious a Bible as Literature course.

"You could never know enough Educators" workshop. . to teach a religion class," he said.

"If you're a catechist an,d y.ou want to teach as Jesus did," she said, "you have to be a storyteller."

Storytelling can be "sharing experiences offaith," she said. "StorWASHINGTON (NC) ies are timeless. You can take them Beginning in 1989 the annual U.S. out of any time and they mean Catholic celebration of the World something."

Day of Youth will be moved from Stories, she said, help us to spring to autumn. remember. "That's what the GosThe administrative committee pels are about!" of the National Conference of Sadlier publishing representative Catholic Bishops has moved the and consultant Michaela Burke observance from Palm Sunday to gave a "Practical Methods ofTeach- the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time. ing" presentation.

In 1989 that Sunday is Oct. 29.

"Does anybody have a full hour" The bishops' Committee on the to teach an hourlong class? she Laity requested the shift on behalf asked, laughing. "Not unless you of the National Federation for have an hour and 15 minutes!"

Catholic Youth Ministry. It said Because a catechist's precious that since Palm Sunday is a major minutes with his or her charges feast, attention has been drawn slip by so fast, the speaker said, away from the youth celebration.

Youth Day moved