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Immigra.nt advocates call for understanding

By Dave Jolivet Anchor Staff A group of 98 people from the Fall River Diocese was among thousands who joined the March for Justice in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 12. Edwin Aldarondo, Hispanic advocate, basic needs, Joseph Andrade, community organizer, basic needs, from the New Bedford office of Diocesan Cath'olic Social Services, and Frank HoIland, coordinator of the Immigration Law Education and Advocacy Project in the Fall River/New Bedford offices, led the contingent, consisting mostly of Hispanic youths from the Fall River/ New Bedford area.

"The purpose of th'c march was to raise our voice to protect the poor in this country," said Aldarondo. "It was a human rights movement and an immigrants rights movement." The mar~h was organized by Coordinadora '96, a newly created group based in Los Angeles made up of a large number of small Latino a.ctivist organizations throughout the U. S. "The Washington residents along the route were very supportive," said Andrade. "It was great to see the unity for one cause."

The Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996, H R-3734, signed by President Clinton on Aug. 22, cut a number of services to immigrants. Some of the changes included: Current and fUlul'(' legal immigrants are barred from receiving SSI and Food Stamps until they become citizens. .

States will be prohibited from

providing aid undl!r the AFDC program and from using TANF block grant funds to.aid most legal immigrants who enter the country on or after the dqte the bill is enacted. The same rules apply to the Medicaid program.

Aldarondo feels that the march had an impact on President Clinton and he noted that the president has indicated that he will consider amending some of the changes affecting immigrants. "Some of' the laws haven't even been enacted yet, and already people in the Fall River Diocese are feeling the effects at the local CSS food pantries," said Aldarondo.

There are many immigrants in the diocese who will' be affected by welfare reform. "The need is great right now for the diocesan community to help our brothers and sisters in' need," said Andrade.

"CSS helps anyone who comes to our doors, and I would .like to stress that parishes throughout the diocese can help a great deal by raising funds for food for these people."

Holland added that ther'e is a lot of anti-immigrant sentiment in this country, including within the diocese. "The people of Latin America have made a strong contributjon to this country," he said.

Not only are immigrants fighting a battle against discrimination and racism, there is also a battle to , fight· against misiMormation. A document released by the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) attempts to clear up some of these misconceptions. According to it, undocumented "illegal;' immigrants

constitute only one to 1.5 percent' of the total U.S. population; over 85 percent of immigrants come to this country legally, with 8 of II joining close family members already living here; undocumented immigrants pay $7 billion per year in taxes and legal immigrants pay an additional $63.3 billion, while the combined group receives only $42.9 billion in services such as education and public assistance; only two percent 'of working-age immigrants receive welfare, compared with 3.7 percent of workingage native-born Americans.

Both Alda.rondo and Holland see a need for people within the diocese to consider how immigrants are treated, and to stand up for them. "We need to come together and live the Catholic doctrine of being one body," said Aldarondo.

"The immigrant population should' be able to see that the Catholic Church is stilllding up for them," declared Holland.

MIGRATION MASS OCT. 27 The annual Diocesan Migration Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., at Bishop Connolly High School, 373 Elsbree St., Fall River, on Oct. 27 at' 2:30 p.m. The liturgy will be followed by ethnic entertainment and a sampling of pastries from countries throughout the world.

There is no charge for the program.

Father John Oliveira, diocesan coordinator of National Migration Week and pastor of St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford, noted that the thenle of this year's celeTurn to Page 13

NEARLY 100 people from the Fall River Diocese attended a March For Justice in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 12. The march was held to call attention to the needs of the poor in this country and also the plight ofthe immigrants who face a battle with discrimination, racism and misconceptions. (Photo courtesy of Edwin Aldarondo)

THE 100th anniversary of St. Kilian's parish, New Bedford, will be commemorated with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap. on Oct. 27 at 10:30 a.m. (Anchor file photo)

St. Kilian parish celebrates 100 years

By Christine Vieira Mills Anchor staff It was the time of horses and carriages, cobblestone streets, long ·swishing dresses and parasols. It was 1896, before the technological explosion of the Industrial Revolution and just about the time that the Catholic population in what would later become the Fall River diocese was beginning to swell and to burst the seams of its churches.

It was a time when Most, Rev. Matthew Harkins, then the bishop of Providence, still cradled the Fall River diocese-to-be. He appointed Rev. James J .. Brady to pastor the new St. Kilian's Church, founded to re.duce the pressure on overcrowded SI. Lawrence Church, also in New Bedford. Father Brady served 100 families from Fairhaven to Lakeville and offered Mass in such places as the Guard of Honor Hall in Weld Square and the Federation Hall until September 5, 1897, when St. Kilian's basement was ready for use.

This Sunday, Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., will help the small parish, that now has 325 families, mark its 100th anniversary as he celebrates 10:30 a.m.

Mass in their beautiful church.

The history of St. Kilian's par-

ish is one of untiring persistence, of buildings raised and razed, of true dedication and support by parishioners. Father Brady, an Irishman by birth, who was its pastor for its first 36 years, na'l1ed the parish in memory of an Irish bishop martyred while preaching the Gospel in Germany. True to his heritage, he held many important parish events, such as major land purchases and ground breakings on March 17, St. Patrick's Day. The upper church superstructure was opened November 6, 1927, after 31 years of construction, and was dedicated on that day by Bishop Daniel F. Feehan, Fall River's second bishop.

Throughout the years, fundraisers, including a War Bond campaign in 1945, kept the church refurbished and repaired. Its granite 135-foot spire houses a white 'marble statue of its patron saint in an exterior niche. Inside there is a white marble altar guarded by relief statues of angels. Side altars are dedicated to the Sacred Heart, St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin.

The mahogany pews accommodate 1,500 worshipers in a church often flooded by sunlight through its large stained glass windows. A Turn to Page 13

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.21 from diocese to be instituted as acolytes 21 men currently preparing for ordination as deacons in the Diocese of Fall River will be instituted as acolytes by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., on Oct. 27 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Church, Mansfield'. All are invited to attend.

An acolyte is instituted in order. , to aid the deacon and to minister to the priest. His duty is to attend to the service of the altar and to assist the d~acon and the priest in liturgical celebrations, especially in the celebration, of Mass. He is' also to distribute Holy Comm.union when needed. Under certain circumstances lJe may also be entrusted with publicly exposing the "Blessed Sacrament for adoration by the faithful and afterwards re- . placing it, but not with blessing the people.

He may, to the extent needed, take care of instructing other people who by temporary appointment assist the priest or deacon .in liturgical, celebrations by carrying the missal, cross, or candles.

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Deacon Lawrence A. St. Onge is assistant director.

Those to be instituted as acolytes are the following: David P. Akin, St. Pius X, South Yarmouth; James M. Barrett, Jr., Our Lady of V.ictory, Centerville; A. Anthony Cipriano, St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; Chester 0., Cook; Sf. Peter the Aposne, Provincetown; Leonard C Dexter, Jr., St. John the Evangelist, Pocasset; Frank D. Fantasia, Christ the King, Mashpee; Michael P. Guy, St. Mary, New Bedford.

Victor Haddad, St. Thomas More, Somerset; Robert J. Hill, St. Paul, Taunton; Edward J. Hussey, St. Patrick, Somerset; Dana G. McCarthy, Holy Trinity, West Harwich; Norman F. McEnaney, Our l.,ady of the Cape, Brewster; Joseph F. Mador, Holy Redeemer, Chatham; Joseph P. Medeiros, St. Anthony, Taunton.

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Plansriinde'rw'ay' fOI/l~9~i1'BisI1'(ip's·· Ball On Friday evening, Jan. 10, 1997, all roads in southeastern Massachusetts will lead towards the Venus de Milo restaurant in Swansea as folks from all corners of the Diocese of Fall River head for the 42nd annual Bishop's Charity Ball, the pinnacle of the winter holiday season. Plans for, this major event are well under way.

Music will be provided by the Bob St. Amour orchestra which will offer "big band" sounds for the festivities. Young ladies representing over 30 parishes, in all areas of the diocese will be presented to Most Reverend Sean P. .O'Malley, OFM, Cap., in one of the highlights of the evening's activities. Miss Claire O'Toole of Fall River is chairperson of thecommittee preparing the presentees for their special moment.

Once again this year, women who were presented 25 years ago to former Fall River Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, ~ow. Archbishop of

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Hartferd, will join their contem- will provide a safe and' loving porary counterparts in the beauti- . environment for women recently ful and traditional central com- released from prison as they acponent of the evening's proceed- climate to life)n the community.

To help generate funds for such ings.

Selection of presentees repre- worthy causes, an attractive Ball senting their home parishes gener- souvenir program is published, listally arouses considerable interest. ing friends in business, industry and many. pastors have devised and the professions as Sp,)nSOrS, special methods. of choosing' a Guarantors, Benefactors, (lr Very young lady especially active in Special Friends of the E:all. A popular enrollment also affords a parochial ministry.

The annual Ball generates funds memorial recognition of deceased for the Catholic Charities Appeal friends and loved ones.

Outstanding support of the enOffice. Diocesan Director Msgr. deavors of Bishop O'Malley has Thomas J. Harrington explained always been provided by its cothat those funds help finance many sponsors, the Diocesan Council of diocesan agencies, institutions and Catholic Women and the Dioceapostolates. He noted that the san Society of Saint Vincent de Catholic Social Services office is Paul, both active in every paris~. constantly growing and changing Committees are active in t:ach of . to better accommodate the flucthe five deaneries of the dio'cese to tuating needs of people in all secconduct outreach 'to prospectiYe tions of the diocese. donors. .

In recent years, he added, there Persons or organizatiom: wishhas been a particular focus on ing to join in supporting the 1997 women in need. Collaborating with Bishop's Charity Ball Souvenir the ministry of permanent deacons of the diocese at the Barnstable . Program may also contact the Diocesan Office at 344 Highland County Hous~ of Correction in Avenue, PO Box 1470, Fall River, . their Residents Encounter Christ MA 02722, or call (508) 676-8943 program, Catholic Social Ser~ices or (508) 676-3200. All inquiries is, for example, about to open St. ~ill be gratefully received! .

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Members of Our. Lady's Haven pain management teamjoined'pain management practitioners from across the nation at the 1996 Annual Conference of the American Academy of Pain Manage. ment, held recently in Washington, D.C., with the them~ "Breaking the Cycle of Pain and Suffering."

Workshops and learning programs focused on issues and techniques in the field of pain management.

The program at the diocesansponsored Fairhaven nursin'g home addresses the needs of residents with pain from terminal illnesses or chronic conditions, such as arthritis, to ensure that optimal relief is a'chieved .and maintained .

•Our Lady's Haven nurses at the conference were Nancy DeSouza, RN, C, BS, Evelyn McLean, RN, c., JoAnne Neagus, R)'l, c., and Linda Rodrigues, RN, C, BSN.

eMU holds stress workshop As part of Catholic Memorial' Home's continuing commitment to community education, the Fall River nursing home will host a workshop entitled "Stress: Life's Unwelcom'e Companion!," from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Oct. 31.

Presented _by Dorothy J. Levesque, the workshop will focus on the tensions between creative stress and destrl.lctive'stress. Ms. Levesque holds a master's degree in education from Rhode Island College and has worked in the Office of Family Life in the Providence Diocese since 1979. She has developed many programs for 'family support groups. Her humor, pr.actical ideas and lively delivery place 'her in great demand as a speaker.

Refreshments will be served and a certificate for 4.5 'contact hours will be awarded. to participants.

Please call Anne Marie Kelly, director of staff development at Catholic Memorial Home at 67900 II, to register.

MEMBERS OF the Legion' of Mary of the New Bedford Cu~ia (top photo) gat~ered earlier this'year at Christ the King

pansh, Mashpee, for a social. The day began with II: 00 a.. m.

Mass followed by the rosary and Legion prayers, and then food and fun. Also earlier this year, this.group of men and women (bottom photo) met .weekly with 'Shirley Carvalho (front row, fifth from left) at St. Anthony's parish, Mattapoisett~ to p'repare for the Total Consecration acc,ording to St. Louis Marie de Montfort. .

·Diocesan·'y'outh to gather Nov. 3 Teens'from across southeastern Massa.chusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands will gather on Nov. 3 at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, from 12 noon to 9:30 p.m. for the eighth annual Fall River Diocesan Youth Convention. Sponsored by the diocesan Office for Youth Ministry Services, the convention is one of the largest youth gatherings in the area, drawing over 800 young people for prayer, learning, socializing and fun!

Fall River Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., will open the festivities with prayer and greetings.

The theme of this yea ,'s convention is "Building a Culture of Lik" Mary Beth Bonacci, '~he founder and director of Reall.ove Inc., an organization dedicated to promoting understanding and respect for God's gift to sexuatit}, will be the keynote speaker, challenging both youth and adults in attendance to be builders of a new culture of life based on Gospel value:~.

A nationally known Catholic speaker and a uthor, Bonacci spoke to over 75,000 young people at World Youth Day in Denver, Colorado, in 1993. She is featured in four videos, Sex and Love: What s

a Teenager To Do?: Chastity: Just Do It: Freedom to Dump Losers and Freedom to Marry and is the author of two books, Real Love and We're On a Mission From God. She is a syndicated colum-

Three workshops for adult attendants will also be offered: "Spirituality for Ministry," Sister Elizabeth Hathaway, RSM; "Catholic and Proud," Dr. Ernest Collamati; and "Legal Issues in Youth Ministry," Father Richard Beaulieu.

Sunday Mass will be celebrated

by Father David Costa, director of Youth Ministry Services in the diocese. This Mass, considered the center of the convention, is highly participatory with YQuth serving as musicians, singers, readers and servers. Others will help before the Mass with altar preparations, com-

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It began as a soft murmur, the gentle humming ofaccompaniment to the strains of the old Shaker tune, "How Can I' Keep From Singing?" Then grad ually the darkened room, illuminated only by flickering candles, began to swell with the refrain, "No storm can change my inmost calm while to that Rock I'm c1inging... The Lord is God of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?" Thirtyfour priests from the Diocese of Fall River recently gathered at the Miramar Retreat House in Duxbury for their annual retreat, a pleasant, if intense, opportunity for busy parish ministers to pursue' spiritual enrichment,

enjoying camaraderie and occasion- . ally boisterous fellowship.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., visited the priest retreatants during the sessions and was principal concelebrant at the retreat liturgy.

Father Mark Hession, diocesan director of Continuing Education and Formation of the Clergy, coordinated the program, and noted that current circumstances affecting paris,h priests, who often juggle their n:sponsibilities alone in their parishes, suggest a somewhat mitigated formllt for the retreat, which lasted three days rather than the five days offormer years. The gn:ater intensity of the program did not diminish its effectiveness but sl:emed, in the view of many participants, to provide not only a more realistic opportunity for spiritual enrichment, but a more satisfying experience. All were unanimous in praising Brother Ron and in complimenting the hospitality of the Divine Word Fathers who maintain the Miramar facility, located on the south shore of Massachusetts Bay. The general consensus, as the priests ·packed their bags and headed back to their pa'rishes was that this year's retreat was a memorable and spiritually energizing experience.

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Bonacci will also meet during the convention with adult youth ministers, parents and chaperons Marist Brother ROn Bisson was to discuss ways to help youth grow mentor and guide for the retreatin their appreciation of self and ants, a blend of pastors, parochial others. vicars and retired priests, offering Following the keynote, worka rich mix of age and experience. shop sessions will b(: offered exBrother Ron's presentation inploring the many ways young the currently people can take up thl: challenge of cluded a blending prevalent theme of male spiritualbuilding a culture of life. Scheity with specific applications to duled workshops and presenters contemporary prit;stly life and are as follows: "Dol1't Take My ministry. General sessions provided Grief Away," Sr. Eugenia Brady, material for personal reflection SJC, diocesan Family Ministry; and meditation and participants "Healthy Relationships," Nikki also had opportunities to enter Champagne; "The Time is NOW," into discussion and sl1aring in small Marian Desrosiers, diocesan Progroups.

There was also time for Life Apostolate; "Mass is So Boring," Father Jim Flavin; "Thinking Green in High School," Chris Grant and students from Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro; "Planning and Leading Successful Retreats," Carol Sypko and students from Coyle-Cassidy High School, Taunton; "St. Mary's Youth Mission Program," Charlie Murphy and youth from St. Mary's parish, Fairhaven; "A Compassionate Response," Sister Theresa Bisson, O.P., and Joan Cuttle, diocesan AIDS Ministry; "In Prison and You Visited Me," Deacon Joe Stanley, Ministry, Barnstable House of Correction; "Responding to Those Tough Questions," Cathy Carpenter, ECHO of Cape Cod; "AIDS Awareness Team," ENJOYING MEALTIME fellowship at the recent retreat Sue Colla mati and students from for diocesan clergy are clockwise from left Very Rev. James F. Bishop Feehan High School; Lyons, Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., Rev. Barry W. "Youth and the Elde:rly," Deborah Osuch, Our Lady's Haven, FairWall and Rev. Christopher Stanibula. (Rev. Thomas C. Lopes haven; "The Choice is Yours," photo) Doug Rodrigues and students from Bishop Stang High, North Dartmouth; "Coming to America: Immigrants and You," Sister Alice McCabe, SND, Catholic Social The General Chapter of the in Aleppo, Syria, and speaks Services; "A Colorful Tapestry," .

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One of the dramatic fallouts of the anti-immigrant phobia that permeated the last Congress is that immigrants who have become citizens are fighting back. In many areas of the country' where candidates are running on an anti-immigrant platform, they may find they will not be returning to Washington.

This is especially true in California where the presence of immigrants is a burning issue and where too many seeking election have based their campaigns on fear and bias. There is nothing more effective than such a strategy to stir up targets. If you want to make people angry, tell them they are unwanted.

The first step in this process is to gain citizenship. This is being done at a furious pace. Last year over 1.2 million naturalizations took place, more than three times the number of the previous year. For those interested in statistics: the, New York Times reported that 75 percent of the naturalizations have been in and around six cities - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami and Houston. Win the five states where they are located and you win an election.

The driving fo'rce behind the rush for citizenship is of course the right to vote. With the ballot, immigrants can defend themselves from the political tricks that have so downplayed the plight of those in the country legally, to say nothing of those here illegally. New citizens are enrolling by the thousands in voting seminars, a sign that makes many vestedinterest politicians nervous.

In places'where new welfare laws deny help to legal immi,grants who are not citizens and where candidates for election have advocated other punitive policies, campaigns are sweeping the ghettos in the effort to get out the vote.

It is conservatively estimated that over five million new citizens in strategic national areas will be registered vot,ers by 2000. In other words, the immigrant/ citizenship battle has only begun.

Whatever the outcome of the current election, one thing is certain: the immigrant issue is not going 'away but rather is backfiring on those who are alienating this growing segment of the population. To punish legal immigrants by a threat of withholding or suspending the process of citizenship is simply not acceptable and is un-American.

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Msgr. Raymond Considine, who died Oct. IS, has'left this diocese 'a tremendous legacy. His care and concern for the elderly led to his supervision of construction and maintenance of our diocesan nursing homes, nationally praised as prototypes for care of the aged and as a pioneer effort in the American Church. His farsighted vision was also reflected, in his fundraising for the many agencies of the diocese; but closest to his heart was support of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Along with his well-known Maryknoll brother, Father John Considine, and his friends Maryknoll Bishops Ford and Donaghy, Msgr. Considine worked diligently and daily to foster the mission work of the Church throughout the world. He had a special feeling for lay mission volunteers, never forgetting to send them messages of hope and support.

Above all, Msgr. Considine wa's a gentleman in the total meaning of that word. The voice was never strident, the finger never pointed nor the confidence ever revealed. He was a trusted priest, devoted to his Church and those who served her.

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It is disheartening to read polls on religion published by the highly respected Gallup organization.

Consistently they show that Americans overwhelmingly believe in God, believe in miracles, believe they will be called before God on Judgment Day to answer for their sins and believe in life after death.

This is the proverbial good news.

The bad news is that 44 percent of Americans said they were not members of any church or had not attended services in the previous six months other than for special religious holidays, weddings, funerals, or the like. The bad news is also that overwhelming majorities agreed that people should arrive at their religious beliefs independent of any church or synagogue and that you can be a good Christian or Jew without attending a church or synagogue. Over a third claimed they were too bl\sy for church! '

Without doubt these trends are also evident among American Roman Catholics. Gallup reported that 77 percent of respondents said they relied on their consciences rather than on papal teachings in making difficult moral decisions.

Polls show Catholics lending strong support to legal abortion, artificial birth control, "safe sex" education in schools, and the ordination of women. Christianity has always absorbed elements of the culture of its adherents; but in the past Roman Catholics were often out of step with many of their Protestant brethren in defying influences

they felt went againt their principles. Clearly, this is often not the case today.

According to Gallup, Catholic church attendance (people saying they have gone to church in the past seven days) fell from 96 percent in 1958 to an alltime low of 52 percent in 1988. Of those not attending church, 34 percent claimed they were too busy. However, HJlmphrey Taylor, director of the prestigious Louis Harris poll service, thinks that church attendance figures reported by pollsters have been exaggerated, and empty pews give credence to his assertion.

Unfortunately, even those who go to church are often not given substance in the preaching of the Gospel. Consider that four out of 10 adult Americans cannot identify who delivered the Sermon on the Mount and less than five out of 10 adults can name the four Gospels of the New Testament. Not surprisingly,. only three in 10 teenagers know why Easter is celebrat~d!

People who do not know who gave the Sermon on the Mount are. unlikely to be able to resist the driving forces of our contemporary society. True, Christianity has always been influenced by outside cultural influences but there have been few societies that exert such strong control over the way people think as does contemporary America.

The mass media have driven our society into a consumer-oriented frenzy that eats at its very soul.

Our'obsession with obtaining pros-

perity, security and pleasure has wreaked havoc on our qua:!ity of life and on the stability of every institution, including the family.

As William Bennett astutdy observed, "We have become the kind of society that civilized cou.ntries used to send missionaries to."

One of the most endearing 'images of Sacred Scripture is t hat of the separation of sheep and goats at Judgment time. Sheep follow the shepherd and graze on the fields to which they are led. Goats wander ai mlessly and ingest (:verything and anything. What a fitting metaphor for contemporary society! Even those among us with the best intentions cannot hel.p but ingest some of the worst parts of our culture.

St. Thomas Aquinas was fond of saying that God was a divine physician who often allowed his patients to become just a little bit sick. Today the diagnosis is grim but the prognosis is alway:. the same.

John; the disciple Jesus loved, made this truth clear in the midst of the worst days of the Roman Empire when he quoted Jesu:;: "If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.... We know that we are children of God, . and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one."

Sheep and goats cannot graze the same fields because they do not follow the same leader. Chriiitian and worldly culture will forevl:r be at odds!

Hawthorne Sister's' mark century of work

By Tracy Eady NEW YORK (eNS) ~ The Dominican sisters of !Hawthorne, who operate the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home in Fall River, are commemorating a century of giving patients with incurable cancer a quality of care that cannot be bought with money.

In fact, money disqualifies you.

"Sometimes people who are able to pay get upset with us because we won't take them," the mother general told Catholic; News Service. "But that's not what we're here for."

Mother Ann Marie, who became a Dominican at age 18 and then was trained as a registered nurse, said people with resources could find other places.

Hercongregation was established in 1896 by the daughter of author Nathaniel Hawthorne to take care of people who had terminal cancer and no money to pay hospital or nursing costs. The nuns do not accept any payment, any insurance or any government funds.

Nor do they send out fundraising appeals, or hold fundraising dinners, said Mother Ann Marie.

People who know about their work send in donations spontaneously, or sometimes put the order in their wills, and "it's always enough."

Mother Ann Marie was interviewed at the Dominicans' St. Rose's Home, on the lower East Side of Manhattan. A day later, on Oct. II, Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York celebrated a centennial Mass at nearby St. Mary's Church.

The church is where Rose Hawthorne attended Mass. St. Rose's Home is a successor to the tenement Oat in the same area, a lowrent section filled with immigrants and other poor people, where her work began in 1896.

Rose moved there and began taking care of people with cancer, going into their homes and then beginning to bring some into her quarters for permanent care. She and her husband, George P. Lathrop, had entered the Catholic Church together in 1891, but his alcoholism led to their separation in 1895.

She then began looking for ways to live out the saying ofSt. Vincent de Paul: "I am for God and the poor."

After her husba.nd's death in 1898, she turned her thoughts toward the religious life. At the suggestion of Dominican Father Clement Thuente', she and an associate, Alice Huber, became Dominican tertiaries.

And in 1900, they established the Dominican Congregation of St. Rose of Lima, incorporated as the Servants of Rt:lief for Incurable Cancer.

The next year, Rose, now known as Mother Mary Alphonsa, began taking some patil~nts to another home north of New York in a town that changed its name to Hawthorne. Today, the motherhouse is there, and additional homes have been added in Atlanta, Cleveland, Philadelphia and St. Paul, Minn., as well as Fall River.

"I am from Philadelphia, and I got to know the sisters as a volunteer in the home there," said Mother Ann Marie. "My sister had volunteered, and my mother told her to take me with her."

Seeing such sights as another child with a cancerous growth on the face was "hard to take at the time," she said. .

"But you get beyond that," said the mother general. "You get the grace to do it."

Today, despite all her administrative dllties overseeing the work of seven homes, she still takes afternoon duty with patients a couple of days a week.

The nuns do all the direct nursing, so there is a limit to how many patients they can admit.

Mother Ann Marie said the order currently has 90 members, including two postulants and nine professed junior members.

"We have always been a small order, but this is the first year we have had no novices," she said.

What does the order look for when women come to test their vocations?

"Y ou look for generosity," said Mother Ann Marie. "You have to be there day in and day out, like a mother in a family. And you look for compassion, and for women who are happy in what they are doing.

"This is a happy place," she added. "People expect it to be grim and sad, and it's not."

St. Rose's Home has modern, attractive facilities, built in 1956, and the rooms are bright and plea-

sant. Some have windows on the East River, and patients can watch the boat traffic;. Those still strong enough to' move around might be ' found sitting in a sun room working a crossword puzzle, or out in a little back garden.

The nuns have Mass in their chapel every morning, and patients who are able to attend can. For those who are too weak, the chaplain will bring Communion. Arrangements are also made for the spiritual care of non-Catholic patients by clergy of their faiths.

Mother Ann Marie said patients often become fearful of being alone.

"We try to be with them and praying with them as they die," she said. "They are never abandoned, and seeing that helps the other patients."

A doctor is always available for whatever help the nuns need in keeping patients comfortable. No chemotherapy or other cancer treatment is given because the patients they accept are terminal and doctors have already determined that any further treatment would be useless.

It is when you have no earthly hope and no worldly resources that the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne take you in and promise to stay with you all the way.

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1997 Marriage Preparation materials now available Copies of the 1997 Marriage Preparation booklet have been sent by the Diocesan Office'of Family Ministry to all parishes and diocesan office!•. The booklet lists dates and locati.ons of preparation programs required of all engaged couples planning church weddings and explains diocesan guidelines for reception of the sacrament of marriage.

The diocesan Marriage Preparation program involves eight hours of instruction for engaged couples offered as one-day, two-day, or Engaged Encounter weekend sessions. Programs are offered in both Portuguese and English.

ried couples, sessions of both programs include presentations by team members and time for private dialogue between the engaged man and woman. Couples are encouraged to examine their attitudes toward such issues as religious faith. family backgrounds, abuse, communications, sexual intimacy, being parents, and financial values.

Copies of the Marriage Preparation booklet and registration brochure may be obtained from the Office of Family Ministry, 500 Slocum Rd., N. Dartmouth 027472930, or by calling 999-6420.

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CFCA heild reports on Mexican· wall( came here to Texas in the early d'river, in his impatience to get Christian Foundation for Childays, moving on through the around a slow moving tractor, dren and Aging President Bob southwest to Californig, ~Iere able, , Hentzen is nearing the'end of his almost ran into a young woman fo communicate with (hi· Native head on. His lack of caring nearly 4,000 mile Pilgrimage of Faith Americans. The missionaries had from. Kansas City, KS, to ~uate­ cost her life and possibly the lives a great need for the podr. They mala, to show his love and concern of others. It makes me wo'nder needed them physically in order to why people need to go so fast. it ,for the poor of our ~orld. (CFCA eat and psychologically 'w overbecause we have to get somewhere is an international Catholic sponcome·loneliness. They needed them sorship organization aiding over _ quickly or are we runni'ng away from something as fast as we can? 'spiritually to give them a "ense of 75,000 children and elderly in 23 their missipn and 'a purpose for countries.) Hentzen is currently , Unconscionabfe Massacres their lives. The missionaries arwalking through Mexico and plans I have also been thinking a lot rived among their people on foot to reach his destination by Dec. 1. about the horrendous massacres to better communicate their equalTraveling with him are his wife that have occurred in our so-called ity and so must I. St. Anthony, 1 Cristina and sons Cesar and Jacob, civilized world. During Vietnam ask you to intercede for us andfor with others joining him 'for parts of the journey. He is grateful for I we read about the massacre at the good people of San Antonio.

M.ylai. Now in Bosnia we hear the prayers of friends and CFCA about massacres and clandestine Generosity of People supporters along the way. Here graves. In Rwanda we learned of Frequently, people will stop and are some of his reflections from unconscionable massacres of inno- speak to us. Once a man pulled the road: cent peopl~. And of course I will over on the shoulder of the road As I walk the highways, I try to never forget the massacres of Rio and handed me $3. He saw me on think about the scripture readings Sumpul and Rio Negro in Guate- the news and said "God ble~;s you." for the day's liturgy, the saints mala. As I walk, I pray for the A woman stopped and gaVI: us $10 whose feasts we celebrate or his- -victims of these massacres, their and wished us well. It really touches torical events that have occurred families and their perpetrators. me to see these hardworking peoon that day. I've just read a Gospel Mostly, I pray for an end to the ple pull money from their pockets passage ideal for pilgrims. Jesus mentality in the world that enables to help us on our trip and to help said the foxes have lairs, the birds such violence. I.choose to dedicate the children. of the sky have nests, but the Son myself to the betterment of a world When we crossed the border of Man has nowhere to lay his where children will not be exinto Mexico, the reading for the head. Many times on this trip we ploited, die of preventable diseases, day was about Joseph being sold have not known where we would be' forced into child labor, pre, into slavery by his jealous brothbe laying our heads at night, but vented from going to a good school ers. Joseph's coat of many colors the Lord has always provided - in or required to live in unfit areas. reminded me of the shir':s and homes, in' churches, in our tents, Prayer at the Alamo other apparel produced by the or on the ground.

In one of the songs, I wrote, I 300,000 textile workers along the promised to kneel on the soil of I think it is important to let the Mexican border. Many are chilTexas and so on the sacred ground road teach us the lessons of life dren who have been oppressed, of the Alamo in San Antonio I sometimes beaten and left for and death. The relationship with offered this prayer: everything around us is very' endead. And for what reason? Ecoriching - the night and day, heat pear God, who is thepersonifi- nomic reasons and the de!:ire to and cold, wind and calm, rain and cation of a/l peace and love, bless acquire more. How do we ge:t peodrought. I have seen all different the heroic men, women and chil- ple to understand that we need the kinds of animals, some friendly, -dren who died in this battle on poor, not their cheap labor, but some not. Then there is the relaboth sides of the conflict. Bless their witness? tionship with the people, city and those who have died in a/l battles country. Some people you will and. those who are fighting and come to know and some you only will die this day. When will we ever wave to and probably never see learn, dear God? And 1pray to St. them again. All of these thoughts Anthony, the patron of San Anare framed within the joyfulness of tonio. 1 do not know why he was a pilgrim grateful to be on Earth. namedpatron by the early settlers.

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A PORTION of the AIDS Memorial Quilt is displayed· on the National Mall Oct. II in Washington. The quilt's 37,000 panels, representing about 12 percent of all V. S. AIDS deaths, took up a milelong stretch of park between the V.S. Capitol and the Washington Monumerit and remained 'on display there for three days. (eNS/ Reuters)

The litany of the Quilt

By Father Peter Daly The Quill came to Washington again this fall. Officially the title of the Quilt is The Names Project. It is an enormous undertaking: thousands upon thousands of individual panels made by family and friends in remembrance of the more than 50,000' people who have died from AIDS in the United States, . Each panel is about 3 feet by·5 feet. The Quilt has traveled the country, displayed mostly in small collections of panels. Only rarely can all the panels be brought together in one place.

The last time it was fully assembled was in Washingt9n in 1992. Then it filled the entire' Washington Monument grounds.

People walked between the panels, reading the messages, stopping to pray, sing, cry and remember. . The laying ,out of the panels is accompanied by a secular "litany," the reading of "the names." Beginning early in the morning and continuing until after dark each day of the display, volunteers step up to a microphone and solemnly read the names of the people who have died. ' For some of the dead, The Names Project is their only memorial, their only liturgy, their only prayer.

The Quilt's,purpose is not just to remember the dead, but to reconcile and energize the living; to spur us on to care for the sick. find a cure and be more sensitive to those . who suffer, no matter how they may have become ill.

Each time the Quilt is displayc'd in Washington, I go. I wear my Roman collar because I thinkit is important for the Catholic Church to be publicly represented there.

After all, Jesus was unafraid to reach out to the lepers of his day despite the fear, ignorance and disgust of those around him. It is important that people know that no one stands outside the embrace of God's love. Noone.

'Last time the, Quilt came to Washington, I was working in campus ministry at The Catholic University of America. The university had been invited to send a representative to read some of the names. The invitation bounced

around and finally landed in campus ministry. It seems' people were nervous about going.

When I got to the Washington Monument grounds, I took my place in line behind a woman from Los Angeles. She was wearing a large photograph' pinned to her blouse of a man holding a little child. Her name was Roxy. She told me that the picture was of her husband and child; both had died from AIDS. She also was HIV positive, in declining health.

"I used to be a Catholic," she said, "but I stopped going. I didn't feel welcome when people would hear about my situation."

I was cut to the quick by her remark. "I'm sorry," I said. "Would you like me to pray with you now?"

She said yes. So we bowed our heads and prayed for a few minutes while we stood in line.

Then it was her turn to read. W,e hugged. "Come back:; I said. "The church needs you."

She nodded and stepped up onto the stage.

After Roxy finished reading, I took my turn. They had told us "no speeches and no ad-libbing," but when I finished my lis't I quickly added the traditional Catholic prayer for the dead, - "Eternal rest grant unto them, 0 Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace."

At the foot of the stage I heard a loud Amen, It was Roxy.

Correction The photo captions for the healthcare workers Mass in Mashpee and the candlelight procession and Mass for peace held in Fall River were inadvertently swi~ched in last week's Anchor.

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True confessions of a bookaholic I'm more than just a book lover, say my children.

I'm a bookaholic. They know, this, because I have passed this condition on to most of them. They know that if they're. Visiting me and there's a book fair going on within driving distance, that's where we'll spend our afternoon.

This month was a hallelujah time. Three of the area'libraries were holding fund raising book sales, and I was like a kid in a candy store. .

The first one I went to was a benefit for a oncebeautiful library in the city adjacent to my town. It was now a burried-out shell, destroyed in a fire.

It was great to see how the community rallied to help raise money to rebuild its library. Even the schools came up.with sales. I was overjoyed to see how people were showing the value they place both on books and on the place where these are available.

The book fair was a tremendous success. For me it was like mining for gold. I found books I hadn't seen in years, some in decades. One was "You Can Change the World," by Father James Keller, founder of the Christophers. I had long ago lost my copy of that book, which came out in the '40s.

Father Keller was the first speaker we had at The College ofSt. Rose after I entered as a freshman, and I shall never forget his dynamism. He kept underscoring, with his voice and his gestures, that "you!" can change the world, and he urged the college's young women to get into those professions that were most important for positive change: teaching, politics and writing.

Another gem I picked up was "Journal ofa Soul,"

by Pope John XXIII. I long ago hadJent my copy to someone and never got it back. Also among my two boxes of purchases were clas'sics, old and new. It was a feast to add to my library.

My love affair with books began as soon as I could read, strongly encouraged by my father. We both knew that a book was the key to entering multiple worlds, every realm imaginable.

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Should more proof be needed that reading is alive and well, there's the late September event that was planned in New York City. This was the 18th New York Is Book Country Festival, and this year the theme was "Books: A Movable Feast."

Events were everywhere, from the East Side to the West Side, all part of a smorgasbord of words that were read, spoken and performed. How nice to see that books are the avenue for a peaceful, happy celebration in a city so often beset by disruption.

Gutenberg's printing press changed the world, beginning with the first book to become a bestseller, the Bible.

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By Joseph Ngalll LENKISEM, Kenya (CNS) Except for isolated houses and the large herd of cattle scrambling for water, t~ere is little activity on the rigorous and winding road to Lenkisem.

The four-hour ride - 130 miles from the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, through the heart of the Masai desert - includes dry river beds and bumpy corners; it stretches endlessly under the harsh, scorching sun.

Life here seems undisturbed.

Ostriches, giraffes and other wildlife saunter gracefully across the wilderness. About nine miles from Lenkisem is a large windmill and a green-roofed building perched on higher ground.

This is the site that the Fatima mission group chose for a mission and health center, bec;ause the community had no access to any medical services.

The area has litt1l: access to the rest of the world, since no regular public transport gOf:S there.

"We have to buy large quantities of foodstuffs from Nairobi," said Sister Adelaide Prandina, a nurse in the health center and a member of the Daughters of St. Anne congregation, based in Italy.

The mission is surrounded by a community of about 3,000 Masai, many of them living in homesteads scattered throughout the region.

The health cente:r is equipped with outpatient facilities, 20 beds for adults and seven for children.

Charity Maipenyo Olonyokies, a nurse at the health center, said patients visit or need help at odd hours, even in the middle of the night.

"For example, we. were called to visit a boma ("homestead") where a woman was very ill, but once we got there, we realized that she needed (to be) referred to a Catholic hospital, "Dr. Francisca Lipeti said. That meant driving the patient miles away in the middle of the night.

"We only got back home to prepare ourselves for the next morning," she said.

Since area residents are nomadic, the clinic is affected. . . "We shall have v~ry few patients next month because they will move toward Namanga and Loitokitok in search of water and pastures for their cattle," Dr. Lipeti said.

They will return when the rains come. This contrasts with the rainy season, which in March and April left many of them hungry because the rivers were flQoded, and no commodities could be brought to the area. Lipeti said the people were separated froJ;l1 the community for four weeks.

"Fortunately we had some food in the mission, and we were able to distribute it to them," said Sister Prandina.

Sister Anlcse Tweld, one of the sisters in charge of sensitizing the communitv on education and catechism, visits all 30 parishes in the area, the farthest of which is about 70 miles from the mission.

The main objectives of the 4year-old mission are to educate the community about Christianity, good health and the importance of schooling. This is done by on-site visits, under trees where there is shade.

"Most people here did not belong to any church and knew little about Christianity," explained Si~­ tel' Prandina.

But the church now boasts 20 converts who attend Mass. Even then, they have to cope with tradition that forbids certain people to eat together, hence interfering with receiving of Communion.

"We are here because of God's call to help people in their normal life situation," says Sister Prandina.

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Memorial of Immaculate Heart ofMary is obligatory WASH)NGTON (CNS) - The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has raised the liturgical celebration of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary from an optional memorial to an obligatory memorial.

The Vatican decree ordering the change said distinct traces of devotion "to the; most pure heart of Mary" can be found among holy men and women in different ages, and the first liturgical celebrations of that devotion date· from the 19th century.

During World War II, it said, "Pope Pius XII consecrat~d the whole church and the entire human race to the Immaculate Heart ofth~ Blessed Virgin· Mary and decreed that the cele~ration of the Immaculate Heart should be extended to the universal church."

The celebration continues to occupy· its former place in the liturgical calendar: the Saturday after the celebration of Corpus Christi, the Body and Blood of Christ.

Since Corpus Christi is celebrated on the second Sunday after Pentecost in the United States, the Immaculate Heart of Mary memorial occurs on the Saturday following that.

Since Corpus Christi is celebrated on the second Sunday after Pentecost in the United States, the Immaculate Heart of Mary memorial occurs on the Saturday following that.

"Devotion and liturgical cult" to the heart of Mary is part of"the authentic piety of the church," the decree said.

"She is the mother of the church, the 'heart' as it were, of the mystical body of Christ, the Christian family," it said.

The ranking of obligatory memorial means that the celebration must be observed in Masses and the Liturgy of the Hours on the day it occurs unless an observance that takes precedence - a feast or a solemnity -- falls on the same day. Whether some other Mass, such as a ritual Mass or Mass for the dead, may replace it depends On the specific rules for such Masses. ' The Vatican decree, issued with the approval of Pope John Paul II, was dated .Jan, I, 1996. The worship congregation sent it to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops May 24. The bishops' Committee on the Liturgy sent it out to all U.S. bishops Sept. 27, with instructions that its new rank be il1serted into the appropriate liturgical books.

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Church must respond to victims of domestic violence

By Mark Pattison

WASHINGTON (l:NS) - As Man. - Sat. 10:00 - 5:30 p.M. two women religious leaders reGIFTS vealed Oct. II that they were once Bed & Breakfast victims of domestic v.iolence, church CARDS communities and clergy were told they have a vital role in curbing 495 West Falmouth Highway BOOKS it.

(Route 28A) POBox 895 During an interfaith breakfast West Falmouth, Ma 02574' 673-4262 'in Washington titled "A Call to Open year round 936 So, Main St., Fall River End Violence Against Women," (508) 540-7232 the Rev. Joan Brown Campbell, general secretary of the National Council of Churches, and Muslim studies professor Riffat Hassan of the University of Louisville, Ky., disclosed their personal stories of abuse.

Another speaker, U.S. Attorney General' Janet Reno, noted that October is Domestic Violence A.wareness Month, and she challenged churches to "bring more people into the effort" to end such violence.

During her 15 years as distric;t attorney in Dade County (Miami), Fla., R'en~ said, she saw how women 'victimized by domestic Call Citizens-Union Savings BanK at 5086754316 violence were soothed 'when they saw "a minister or a member ofthe victim's church" in court to stand by them during court hearings and trials. , ..In her remarks, Rev. Campbell Member FDIC/DIF LENDER told the story oJ her shame about having been a victim. She discussed how a recent trip to the hospital for an unrelated ailment illustrated for her the lasting evidence of abuse.

In late September, when she was . at a hospital for a back problem, sh.e said a nurse told her that an X-ray indicated she has "deep wounds" in her right arm. "It's a JOHN POLCE - BETHANY NIGHTS spiral break." she said she was told. Such a break can result from Fri., Oct. 7:30 PM - Chapel one's arm being twisted.

But when she was asked if she would "like to say anything about WORKSHOP: "YOGA AND PRAYER" it." she said she stoically replied, "No, I'm here for my back."

Sat., Oct. 10:00-4:00 - Theater The X-ray confirmed for her Fr. Wally Gober that "there is lasting evidence" of domestic violence, "scars of anothPre-registration- $25' Donation er's insecurity," she told those at the breakfast. '. Rev. Campbell also ·said she PORTUGUESE DAY OF REFLECTION became excellent at conflict resolution because "I had to be." . Hassan of the University of Fr. Manuel Pereira, M.S. Louisville also disclosed that she had been victimized. "I have in my Sat., Oct. 10:00-4tOO PM own life suffered many kinds of Ct1apel - Pre-registration - $15 Donation violence," she said. "I have loved not too wisely but too well."

Hassan said Islam has been COFFEE HOUSE: ED DE MAYO "widely misunderstood and stereotyped in this country." The Koran Sat., Oct. 6:30 PM - Cafeteria is "especially solicitous" about the value of all people, she said. but "Women in Muslim society are a HEALING SERVICE different matter."

Sunday, Oct. 2:00 PM .she said that "what is normative. what is theoretical and what .Fr. Rfchard Lavoie, M.S. is reality" are three different things.

"What is happening to women at the hands of the Taliban is only BLESSING OF CHILDREN IN to.o rec;ent" an example, Hassan HALLOWEEN COSTUMES said.

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2:00 PM - Cafeteria group that took control of the capFr. Richard Delisle, M.S. . ital of Afghanistan in late September - has imposed what may be the strictest Islamic fundamen"COME HOME, WE.MISS YOU" talist regime in the world. Women cannot go to work and girls cannot For those who feel separated from the Church go to school.· Women who go outSunday, Oct. 7:00 PM side their homes must wear traditional garments covering their Oscar Romero Room bodies from head to toe. Men have been told to grow beards and wear caps.

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woman who went to her pril~st for Gloria Durka from Jesuit-run help with a domestic abuse situaFordham University. said she began researching domestic violence 10 tion. .

Campbell said the womaJ; told years ago and found that "Catholic her: "I was told I simply had to be men batter Catholic women at the same rate. that other men' batter a better wife. I was living with the other women in society." . broken· bones, but my life would never heal."

Other speakers from their respecThe woman also related to tive religious traditions 'said neither Jews nor evangelicals have lower Campbell how later after h(:aring rates of domestic abuse than the the hymn "How Great Thou Art," she had told herself: "I think he's general population. great, but he thinks I'm no better Durka recounted collective than a bug to be stepped on." She efforts made by bishops in the told Campbell she left church hefore United States, Canada, the pro- . the end of the hymn and that she vince of Quebec and New Zealand was never going back. "But my'life to stem domestic violence and to is so empty," the woman had said. call attention to clergy and laity to Such stories demonstrat,: the the need for fast and effective need for churches to be responsive responses when victimized women to victims, Campbell said. "Churchseek their help. es can become a sanctuary for "They clearly a.nd strongly recwomen who are victims of vioognize that violence in any form ... lence." . is sinful," Durka said~ "The CathoShe told of one church that lic Church has affirmed the dignity conducted a prayer service for all of the human person and the human the unnamed victims of domestic spirit." violence. The pastor, she said, "was Bonnie J. Campbell, director of surprised at .the number of women the Justice Depa-rtment's Violence who came up to him afterward and said, 'Thank your for your prayer.

Against Women Office, recalled the story of one rural Iowa Catholic for us.'"

Vatican official calls. for media responsibility ROCKFORD, III. (CNS) ·Battling objectionable television programming and other problems with media requires educated consumers as well as higher standards of responsibility from the people working in the media, Archbishop John P. Foley told two Rockford audiences.

"Do our young people know how a newspaper or a news program are put together - the norms for selection and presentation?" asked the archbishop. President of the ~ontifical Council for Social Communications, he spoke at a benefit banquet held in his honor. earlier this month.

"How are religious and moral questions covered. if at all?" he asked.

He encouraged t~e audience at the banquet, a fund raiser for diocesan communications projects, to not only pay attention to what the media offers, but to "teach your children and encourage schools to teach your children to be responsible and intelligent c'onsumers of the media, ready to express their opinions and to consider participating in the media as . responsible professionals."

Archbishop Foley praised several people he called "excellent religion reporters," but added that when it comes to such coverage, "I am conVinced that some assignment editors confuse ignorance with objectivity."

If editors assigned sports writers the way some select religion writers - assumi!1g ignorance of a subject translates to objectivityreaders and viewers would rebel, he suggested.

Media literacy also must include the ability to analyze film and television programming the way students are taught to analyze literature, Archbishop Foley continued.

"Do we'- at home or in our schools - analyze the values and motivations ofthost; on the screen, or do we unconsciously make those values and motivations our own?" . ,For-instance~ he'said; -television'

action shows 'may include a dramatic car crash or a grisly murder before the opening credits come on the screen.

"Situation comedies seem to take for granted that uninarried ,:ou-· pIes or even two individuals of the same sex are living together,''' he said, "or that someone has had an abortion or that someone is care-. lessly' not using a pill 'or condom.

"Do these television series rellect reality or do they help create it?"

The following day at Rockford Bishop Thomas G. Doran's third annual media Appreciation Luncheon, Archbishop Foley said local newspapers and radio and television stations are owed a special d~bt of gratitude. .

"The nation is nourished and informed more by local newspapers and radio and television stations than by the national media," he said. "You are family and you help. us to serve our family of faith."

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MARK BAVARO, a member of two Super Bowl~winning NY G'iants teams, speaks a message of life to students in the Bishop Stang High School chapel in No. Dartmouth. As a member of Life Athletes, Inc., he and o,thers help to build a culture of life, as the banner in the background proclaims. (Anchor/ Jolivet photo)

A pair of gentle Giants brings a me,ssage of life to three ,diocesan schools

By Dave Joli'vet

ever you want me to do and wherrunning game. BilI ParcelIs, his ever you want me to go, tell me. coach at the time and current You're the boss now.'" The athlete A pair of gentle Giants (N.Y.) coach of the New England Patrisaid he had never prayed like that ots said of Bavaro, "He's a rare visited three diocesan Catholic before, but he realized he could do schools last week, bringing a mes- human being. This kid is one of the nothing without God, so he put his . sage of hope and encouragement most courageolls people I have life into His hands. After a while, to students. Chris Godfrey and ever met." Bavaro, whose picture things began to work out for him, Mark Bavaro, teammates on the' twice graced the cover of Sports and he got the chance to play the Super Bowl XXI cha.mpion New Illustrated, grew up in a suburb of game he loved so much.

York Giants, were guests of Mar- Boston and later went on to attend He told the students that life ian Desrosiers, assistant director the Universityof Notre Dame. He of the Diocesan Pro-life Aposto- still lives in Massachusetts with his , consists of hard work and making good choices. "Virtue is all about late. Their journey took them to wife and three children. making the right choices, even Both men's lives center on their Holy Family-Holy Name School when it's a hard choice, doing Catholic faith and their families. in New Bedford, Bishop Stang what you ought to do, even when High School, No. Dartmouth, and In his presentation, Godfrey told nobody is looking," said Godfrey.

Bishop Connolly High School, the students about his road to proHe told the students that abstiFall River. The ex-football players fessional football. Starting in high nence, resisting the temptations of made big sacrifices, givschool, he are members of Life Athletes, Inc., peers and keeping their priorities a felIowshlp of professional and ing up time with his friends to train straight are very important. He Olympic athletes dedicated to fos- and to earn a football scholarship. also said, "Abortion is not an tering virtue, abstinence and re- In colIege the dedication to trainanswer either. A lot of people' spect for life. They spread their ing continued. He experienced sevthink that it is." He challenged his message through public speaking, eral major disappOIntments as a hearers to question those who claim cut when he thought he pro, getting sports camps and youth rallies. to be pro-choice, asking them what had a job. After one particularly Godfrey, president of Life Aththeir "choice" is and does it affect a letes, Inc., and a member of the disappointing cut, he said, "I autohuman life. "And you'll find that it Indiana Bar, resides in South matically got down on my knees does include a human life. Life and said, 'Lord, I give up.

WhatBend, IN, with his wife and five children. He attended the University of Michigan, playing on three Rose Bowl teams, then pro balI for nine years. As the starting right guard for the 1987 Giants championship team, Godfrey was named AlI-Pro NFL Films and AlI NFC (AP, UPI). After his footbalI career, he earned a law degree at the University of Notre Dllme. Despite his low-profile position as an offensive lineman, Godfrey's hard work and dedication to the sport earned him a great deal of respect from coaches, the press and knowledgeable footbalI fans.

Bavaro had a stellar career, mostly with the Giants, and as a premier tight end, his heroics are welI documented. In addition to being a member of the 1987 championship team, he and his Giants won Super Bowl XXV in 1991.

Bavaro set several club receiving records for tight ends and in 1986 and '87 he was una,nimously voted All-NFL by the wire services and major news outlets. Other accolades include being named Tight End of the Year by the NFL CHRIS GODFREY, also a former NY Giant and current Alumni Association. Not only president of LIfe Athletes, Inc., also spoke at Stang, Bishop could Bavaro catch and run with Connolly High School, Fall River, and Holy Family-Holy the ball, but his blocking abilities opened up a very potent NYGiant Name S~hooJ. N~w l}e<Jford.(Anchorl Jolivet photo) Anchor stall

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begins at conception." Godfrey then suggested they ask whatjustifies killing a human life and finished by asking .them to respect all life: the sick, the elderly, the handicapped, because alI life is sacred.

Bavaro admitted to the students that his road to professional footbalI was filled with as many disappointments as Godfrey's, but that hard work and dedication worked for him as well. He too told the students that their lives will be filled with choices.

"To make good choices," said Bavaro, "you have to be informed."

The choice about taking drugs is a "no-brainer" he said, "but, did you know that abortion is bad? A lot of adults don't know that it is." He challenged his audience to read about abortion, what it is, what it does, and how it is performed, and from that information make up their own minds. "That's how I made my decision about abortion," he said.

The students also heard about temptations athletes face in the world of pro football. "Believe me, we saw a lot. We saw many of our teammates go the wrong way. In fact, there were some teammates who did so bad that they lost millions of dolIars," said Bavaro. "It got to the point where they had to sell their Super Bowl rings just to buy drugs.. But what kept me and Chris going was that we knew where we were, going. Our goal was to get to heaven." He also mentioned that some of his teammates were arrested because of their addictions. Bavaro shocked the audience when he said that he too was arrested, but quickly pointed out that it was for protesting at an abortion clinic.

Bavaro said the money he made, the fame, the two Sports Illustrated covers, and the two Super Bowls were very nice, but not what his life is about. It's about God, family and respecting alI life. He also stressed the importance ofthe sacrament of reconciliation as a means to rejuvenate our relationship with the Father.

Both men gave their wives a great deal of credit for helping them, not only with their football careers, but for being great wives, mothers and friends. They both spoke of their great love for their children.

At the conclusion of the talks, the students were given a commitment sheet that they had the option of signing; a contract with themselves about how they would . live their lives.

The four commitments were: I.) I will try to do what is right, even when it is difficult.

2.) I will give myself only to that special person that I marry as my partner for life.

3.) I will respect the lives of others, especially the unborn and the aged.

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cuses when I fail. I will try again.

Reactions to presentations of the two men were very favorable.

"The enthusiasm created by the athletes at the schools was more than I expected," said Mrs. Desrosiers. "There's a real thirst for this message out there."

Cecilia M. Felix, principal of Holy Family-Holy Name School, was equalIy impressed. "Both men gave a total Christian witness to the boys and girls, showing them that the center of our lives should be our Lord," she said. "The children were realIy enthralIed." Doug Roderigues, campus ministry moderator at Bishop Stang said, "Both men gave fantastic presentations, I was very impressed. Chris Godfrey really brought a sense of his own personal conversion and how important faith is in his life. We hope to have them speak here again."

Kim Marcantio, a freshman at ConnolIy, said, "I'm glad people are doing things to raise awareness of respect life issues in schools."

Her classmate, Paul Tabor, found the presentations, "very in~piring and uplifting." Sophomore Chris Pereira added, "It was very powerful and helped me a lot."

Life Athletes, Inc. was founded as an independent, athlete-directed organization in 1992, and future plans for the organization include expanding membership beyond the professional and Olympic ranks to include alI those willing' to "live where we live," by making the Life Athlete Commitment that was handed out to the students.

For information about Life Athletes, Inc., write to 400 Plaza Building, 210 Michigan St., South Bend, IN 48801, tel. 219-237-0905, fax 219-237-0906.

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Birthmoth~rs find healing and support a-fteradoption

By Tony Staley happened.' Of course, they active volunteer at an Antigo hos- married, had given birth to a child . women who have madl~ the diffiANTIGO, Wis. (CNS) - Adop- couldn't," she said. "There was pital for Birthright, a group that who died young, and had adopted cult decision of giving up their tion: not abortion, is the c!>nstant even less of a support system for a child. helps pregnant women in need. children for adoption'." pro-life plea to women faced with them than there is today."

Last .May, Van Sleet brought This summer Orlet met her son's Father Worman said the new an unwanted pregnancy.

That was the experience for both her idea for the support group to a adoptive mother and learned that support group has "brought a lot The 'benefits are obvious: the Van Sleet, who gave up a daughter parish stewardship day and he had died in a car accident. of peace to those mothers who child lives'and grows up in a loving in 1966, and for Orlet, who gave approached Orlet, a nurse at ti)e The meeting was the beginning have often wondered if they did home, and the birth mother .knows up a son in 1973. Both agree that hospital where she volunteered. of a friendship. "We cried a lot the right thing.... They have been that she gave life and can start women at that time were not "She looked at me - a bit in together," Orlet said, adding that looking at their mistakeH and askover. encouraged to mourn, nor were shock - and asked, 'You tooT We "in the car he died in, they found a ing. how they can live with themBut it's more complex than that, they given any follow-up counsel- cried, we shared, we cried some letter to the state he had written, selves, and now they k:now they say two' Antigo women who have ing or information on the child more," Van SJeet recalled. Despite saying he wanted to begin the can live with God." been there. Birthmothers need and the adoptive family. working and worshiping in the paper work to find me."

Regular support group meetings emotional support and upderstandIn addition, they said, many same places, they had not known M,ark Mitchell, Green Baydioce- began in August. Van Sleet said, ing to recover after making such a women were pressured into adop- of their common bond. san con~ultant for pastoral care, "We trust in the Holy Spirit. We painful decision, according to tion and were not given adequate Van Sleet assisted Orlet in mak- said that Van Sleet imd Orlet's . naven't set any long-term goals Susan Van Sleet and Kathy Barta information - including not being ing contact with her son's adoptive efforts "remind us that in our sup- but we hope that (the support Orlet. told about grieving periods. family. Since his birth, Orl~t had port of life. we must support the group) will go nationwidl:."

As a result, many now suffer So the two women, who are members of St. Mary parish, have from low seif-esteem, feelings of formed a support group for moth- shame, guilt and betrayal, and an inability to mourn. . ers who place their newborns for Van Sleet and Orlet founded the adoption.

With encouragement from Bish- support group to help birthmothop Robert J. Banks of Green Bay ers deal with these problems and to help them find their children, if and their pastor, Father Jeremiah they wish.

Worman, Van Sleet and Orlet have Both women support the adopcontacted 70 clergy and social sertion process. 'Orlet herself is an vice· groups in the diqcese to let adoptive mother. And Van Sleet them know about the group, which said adoptive parents shouldn't works through their parish.

According to Valerie Helan- . worry that birth mothers will try to break up families. . der-Paque, a therapist who works "They don't want to take ·away. with unmarried pregnant women the parents," she told The!' Comthrough Catholic social services in pass. "What we have seen is that if the diocese, such a group meets a the birthmother truly feels a need real need. to meet, the birthchild feels that "The attitude of the public is often 'You've qone what is right, same need to meet. We just want now get on with your life,'" Helanto connect the dots." der-Paque said in an interview The daughter Van Sleet allowed with The Compass, Green Bay's to be adopted made contact with diocesan newspaper. her three years. ·ago. Since the adoption; Van Sleet had married, "These women actually need to go through a significant grieving and had given birth to and raised process that's often. not acknowlthree SOI}S. But she carried the edged or looked at." she added. "A memory of the adoption as a guilty support group would help them secret. . deal with the grief process." ."That my daughter found' me ·It could be helpful not just for. was a great blessing," she said: recent mothers but even more so· "She gave me a card that said, 'Thank you for the gift of life.''' for women 'who placed children BIRTH MOTHERS Kathy Barta OrIet and Susan Van Sleet share pictures ofthe children Getting to know her daughter to,whom they gave birth but haven't seen since they were placed for adoption. The women have for adoption 20 to 30 years ago~ and her adoptive parents' helped Halander-Paque said. for.med a support group in Antigo, Wis., to help birth mothers cope after adoption. (CNS/ Rick Van Sleet deal with her lingering "They were really told to 'Get on pain and shame. She became an Evans photo) with your life and forget that it

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Dealing wi·th unruly teens at home

A MALNOURISHED child is weighed by a Red Cross worker in northeastern Sudan'recently. Hundreds of thousands are suffering there because of a lack of food in the region.

Pope John Paul II in a recent message said the right to nutrition must be better guaranteed. (CNS/ Reuters photo)

Dear Dr. Kenny: My husband and I are both' working fulltime, and our two children, ages 17 and 15, are becoming more unruly. Whatever the reason, .we need some. help in controlling them. They make long-distance phone calls when they want, take the' car without permission and sass us if we object. In other words, they do as they please. Help! (Chicago) The teen years are a co'ntradiction for parents as well as teens. Parents need to let go, but at the same time they feel they need to tighten the contwls.

On the one hand, parents are trying to prepare' their teens for an independent and self-sufficient adulthood. On the other, the consequences for teen' missteps with cars, alcoholand the opposite sex are very serious, even life-threatening. '.

The best resolution of this dilemma is' to try to function as a safety net. Give your teens some room to 'walk the tightrope, but make sure the net is in place so they don't fall all the way and hit the ground.

As working parents, you have limited time and limited supervision.. Consequently, you must be clever in arranging appropriate .structl!r.es to control your teenagers.

Don't expect lectures to work, and don't expect . teens to have heartfelt talks with you. Verbal communication between parents and their teens is minimal and a poor method 'of controL In their search for an identity, teens tend naturally to be self-centered.

E!>pecially with teenagers, parents must stay focused on·the goal or outcome rather than' their relationship' .. with the children when they consider discipline. Do what works, whatever prevents or solves the problem. Here are some suggestions on providing the .. structure that might serve as·a safety net: I. Never have an empty house. A house with no adults present is an invitation to an unsupervised party. If necessary, get a "house-sitter" for those times after school·or evenings or weekends when you will be gone.

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2. Insist on a curfew, nine o'clock on school nignts and lIon weekends. Let them earn "late time" by coming home on time. For example, each night they get home on time is worth a IO-minute bonus on the night of their choice.

With Dr. James & Mary Kenny This plan is better than making exceptions for special events. In the teen's eyes, every wish to stay out later may invQlve something special. .

3. Control the car. Let uS,e of the car depend on the teen's c.ompliance in important areas, like homework, grades and chores. Let your teen pay for his own gas and car insurance.

4. Control the cash. If you dole out money requestby-request, stop. Give your teen a token allowance for incidentals, or a larger allowance if you wish him to take control of his entertainment and clothing purchases.

Getting off the "gimme" system is the best way to make teens responsible for their own well-bei.ng.

When they need money, they are more motivated to get a job or offer to do hard household chores for pay.

Avoid getting into arguments' with your sa:lsy teens. Instead, arrange matters so that theX are I-ess likely to get in trouble and are' more motivated through car use and cash to do the things that YQU want.

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Jeff's S helte'rfinds homes for dogs Dear Editor: Jeffs Companion Animal Shelter in Westport specializes in placing older, unwanted and abandoned dogs in homes with senior citizens. In addition, Jeffs has a team of dedicated volunteers who provide pet-facilitated therapy to area nursing homes and rehabilitation hospitals.

Two years ago, Noel Staples, 87, visited Jeffs in search of a canine companion, after losing his wife of many years. He was introduced to Daisy, a 3-year-old basset hound/ springer spaniel mix. Ironically enough, daisies had been his wife's favorite flower. There was an instant bond of affection between man and dog. Noel often visits the sh~lter to let the staff visit with him and Daisy, always saying, "I was just out driving Miss Daisy and thought we wo~ld stop in for a visit."

Several months ago Noel' ex-

Health Centre sets benefit dinner Mt. St. Rita Health Centre, Cumberland, RI, will hold its annual benefit dinner at noon Sunday; Nov. 3, at Venus de Milo Restaurant, Swansea. A seven-minute video on the health c;entre depicting its grounds, activities and spiritual atmosphere will be shown in the foyer from noon to 1 p.m.; and the Mt. St. Rita community service award· will be presented to John Cavanaugh, a silversmith and artist, who has been associated with the centre since its beginnings in 1971, and Sister Mary Alban Kerwick, organizer and administrator of the benefit dinner for 26 years.

For further information, call Sister M. Lourdette Harrold, at (508) 679-85 II, Ext.. 319 days or (508) 676-6128 evenings.

SISTER Charles Francis Dubuque, RSM,former principal of the now-closed Holy Family High School, New Bedford, is among residents of Mt. St. Rita Health Centre.

pressed interest in the shelter's petfacilitated therapy program. He decided that Project Joy in Fairhaven was a place that needed him and Daisy. Project joy provides therapeutic recreation, nutritious meals and transportation to area seniors.

According to activities director Jean Fenton, "The participants in 'our program really enjoy Noel coming to visit with Daisy. It is the highlight of their day."

Jeffs staff is pretty proud of Noel and Daisy. It is a wonderful feeling knowing that we've saved a dog and at the same time enhanced the life of the senior ,who adopted her; it is even mOre rewarding knowing that the adoption meant so much to Noel that he is eager to share with others the happiness that Daisy has brought to him.

For more information about Jeffs, its adoption program or pet therapy call (508) 636-2929; write to 1128 Main Road, Westport, M A 02790, or visit Jeffs on the Internet at: http://www.interaction.com/ jeff/index. html Nicole Guinard Shelter Director Westport

Error noted Dear Editor: I would like to bring to your attention a factual error that I observed in the October 18th issue of your most excellent publication. Specifically, the error occurs on page 14 within the article entitled "Three Diocesan Schools are Accredited." As the parent of two young ladies enrolled at St. Mary's Primary School, I am compelled to request a correction.

Paragraph two of the article indicates that Mr. Brian ·M. Cote is the principal of St. Mary's Primary School. This is incorrect. In point offact, Mrs. Martina Grover is the current principal of the school and has been for several years. This is Mrs. Grover's last year as principal. Mr. Brian Cote was recently appointed "principal designate" and will assume the post of principal upon Mrs. Grover's retirement.

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Given the tremendous amount of work required to obtain accreditation, all conducted under the superb stewardship of Martina Grover, I believe that a correction is in' order. I bc:lieve that a simple fact check will verify my contention.

David P. Cassella, Esq. East Taunton Dear Editor: This past weekend while reading your October 18 issue of The Anchor, I discovered some information which was inaccurate which I feel needs correcting.

In the article regarding the recent accreditation of Taunton Catholic Middle School, St. John's Elementary School of Attleboro, and St. Mary's Elementary School ofTaunton, you, in error, listed Brian M. Cote as the principal at St. Mary's.

It is my understanding that Mrs. Martina Grover is presently the principal, and has been since 1992.

I believe Mr. Cote's official title at this time is "Principal-Designate," and will remain such until Mrs. Grover's retirement at the end of this school year, at which time Mr. Cote will assume the duties of principal.

This letter is not intended to, and should not be construed as any reflection on Mr. Cote's performance as principal-designate, as this is his first year in the position (and the school's first year with the position), and he has not yet had the opportunity to establish a reputation for himself as an elementary school administrator.

Rather, it is intended to insure that Mrs. Grover receives the recognition which she rightfully deserves, as she was the principal of the school during the years when the school ws evaluated for accreditation. Her position at the helm of the administration of the school is largely responsible for the outstanding quality of St. Mary's, which received the proper recognition by the New England Asso.ciation of Schools and Colleges.

When Mrs. Grover retires at the end of this s(:hool year, Mr. Cote has enormous shoes to fill, and' I wish him the best in working to maintain the outstanding success which Mrs. Grover attained in her years as principal of St. Mary's.

Bruce G. Rich Taunton The Anchor regrets the error.

We thank Atty. Cassella and Bruce Rich for bringing it to our attention.

St. Frances Cabrinifocus of PSAs WAS HINGTON (CNS) - St. Frances Cabrini, the first American to be canonized, will be the focus of a public service announcement marking the 20th anniversary of celebrating October as Italian American Heritage Month.

It is one of a series of more than two dozen PSAs in which noted Italian-Americans speak on the accomplishments of Italian-Americans in history. More than 100 television stations and cable outlets have agreed to broadcast the one-minute spots.

Rose Marie Bravo, president ofSaks 5th Avenue and a board member of the National Italian American Foundation. sponsor of the PSAs, narrates the St. Frances Cabrini spot.

She says: "As the daughter of Italian-born parents, I take great pride in my heritage and in the accomplishments Italian-Americans have achieved in this country. Did you know that an Italian-American woman was the first U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint?

"Her name is Mother Frances Xavier Cabrinn. Founder of the Missionary Sisters ofthe Sacred Heart, she came to America in 1889 to help improve the life of the poor, especially that of the growing urban immigrant communities.

"Mother Cabrini opened her first hospital in New York in 1892, naming it Columbus Hospital in honor of the 400th anniversary of Columbus founding the New World. From there. she went on to organize seven more hc;>spitals. 28 orphanages, 14 colleges and 98 schools," Bravo said.

"Mother Cabrini was officially named a saint in 1946, a tribute to her life of love and service."

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By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope friend of the Wojtyla family once John Paul II celebrated 50 years as recounted how she met the 12a priest in November, the anniver- year-old Karol shortly after the sary of a turning point in his life- death of his only brother. To her ,consoling words, the youth replied long spiritual journey.

Considering his later career as stoically: "It was God's will."

The young Wojtyla had many archbishop, cardinal and pope, some may view his priestly ordina- models who quietly led him along tion as secondary. The 76-year-old the path to the priesthood: Father Kazimierz Figlewicz, the parish pontiff does not.

The pope has underlined the priest and catechist whom the pope personal importance of the occa- later called "the guide of my young sion by inviting the world's cardi- and rather complicated soul"; Fanals and thousands of priests and ther Edward Zacher, his high school faithful to Rome for several days religious director who would often enthuse about the discoveries of of prayer and festivities.

Better than anyone else, Pope science and who took the students John Paul remembers that, back on skiing trips; and Jan Tyrain the 1940s, the priesthood was nowski, a, visionary who became not the only option open to him. W ojtyla's spiritual mentor and As a young student living in introduced him to the writings of ' Krakow in southern Poland, he church mystics.

Though perpetually busy, the had shown great talent as an actor, philosopher, poet and dramatist future pope always m'ade time for - and had worked as a common religion. In, his late teens, Karol Wojtyla the actor, writer and laborer, too.

When he abruptly entered the laborer was also participating in clandestine seminary during the daily Mass, spiritual exercises, Nazi occupation in 1942, many'of Marian devotion, meditation on his friends were surprised. In ret- religious essays and Bible study.

In 1942, Wojtyla stunned fellow rospect, though, it seems apparent that the seeds of his vocation were members ofthe underground Rhapsodic Theater by telling them he planted at an early age.

As a schoolboy in his native planned to join the clandestine town of Wadowice, Karol Wojtyla seminary. It was not an easy decisometimes awed his classmates by sion, and the others tried to talk the intense way he would pray in him out of it, citing his great talent church. This habit of deep medita- on the stage. But' soon afterward he began his studies under the guition remained with him for life.

His philosophical outlook and dance of Krakow Archbishop his spiritual acceptance of hard- Adam Sapieha.

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Oh adorable and' Divire Will, behold me here,before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternaI goodness'may' open' to'me'the doors and make me enter into It' to fOFmmylife albn Yol.:I, Divine Will.路 Therefore, oh adorableWiII, prostra~e before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme RAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that It clothe me and eclipse all that dqes not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my inteliigence, tne enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity, that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created.

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Rat, take my hand and' introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You wilHeach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may burn me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep路my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that .draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will: Amen.

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IN THIS 1948 class portrait with other young priests in Rome, Father Karol Wojtyla stands in the back row on the right, appearing much shorter than the rest because the others were standing on a bench. (eNS file photo) ,He continued to work at a chemical plant during the day, and the seminary studies were carried out at great' risk: Being caught meant deportation or execution.

After one Nazi roundup, the archbishop told Wojtyla and six other seminarians they would be safer living at his residence, where they dressed like priests.

He thrived in this environment and was already viewed by the archbishop as a future church leader. Yet the young Wojtyla, who wrote' poems and a doctoral dissertation on the mysticism of St. John of the Cross, was also attracted to monastic contemplation. Twice during these years he tried to join the Discalced Carmelites but was turned away with the advice:. "You are"destinedfor greater things." : OnNov.I,1946,hewasordained in Archbishop Sapieha's private chapel. The next day, he said Masses for the souls of his mother, brother and father. Before being dispatched for more studies in Rome, he had time to perform a baptism for friends.

As a student at Rome's Angeli-

cum University, Father Wojtyla further developed his keen interest in Thomistic personalism and mystical theology. He sharpened an understanding of the relationship offaith to reason, and of individual conscience 'to church doctrine, which were basic to.many of his later writings.

But the years in 路Italy were not all books and lectures. In typical fashion, he spent much time visiting the sanctuaries, shrines and monasteries of the country, discovering places ofprayer and spiritual renewal. Also typical was that he went to Sunday Mass at a workingclass church in the Roman suburbs.

The Father Wojtyla who returned, to Poland for parish work :in 1948 was better-educated,' but with an intense pastoral enthusiasm that marked his years as a priest. In between studying for another degreein ethics, he would take young people on hiking and camping trips, join in their's,occer games and lead them in philosophical discussions. As both priest and pope, he has seen in youths a real openness to the Gospel.

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archbishop and supreme pontiff has in some ways distanl:ed him from those simpler priestly ministries. But perhaps no previous pope has dedicated as much atte:otion to the priesthood and the challenges that confront today's clergy.

He has met with groups of priests in more than 100 countries and constantly reminds local bishops to pay attention to fhe pastoral and personal needs of their clergy. ' The pope called a synod on the priesthood in 1990 and later wrote a nO-page document on fhe subject. Moreover, every' year since 1979' he has written a letter to the world's priests - a kind- of spiritual pep talk, assuring prie:;ts that he thinks of them often and prays for them.

In his 1996 letter, he recalled some of his fellow seminarians who had died in the war and looked back on his own (.rdination in strikingly personal terms.

"For us, the priesthood, ai:tained in those circumstances, took on a special value," he wrote. "I still cherish in my memory thai: great moment."

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Edmurid I. Rice gave up wealth to educate poor

By Cian Molh:y DU BUN, Ireland (CNS) Edmund Ignatius Rice, beatified Oct. 6, was a multimillionaire who gave up his wealth to educate the poor.

Those who are petitioning for his canonization poiQt out that as a saint he would be an ideal role model for businessmen, fathers, widowers and the parents of disabled children.

Rice, founder of the Congregation of Christian Brot hers, was born in Callan, Ireland, in 1762.

Under the penal laws then in force, Catholics could not become tradesmen or apprentil;es, the celebration of Mass was banned, priests were executed and no Catholics was allowed to own a horse worth more than four Irish pounds - about $6 by today's conversion rates.

Despite this, Rice was brought up in a reasonably prosperous family that could afford to educate him in an illegal hedge school, so called because classes were held in secret locations, frequently outdoors.

At the age of 17, he joined his uncle's trading firm, where he showed great business acumen.

The firm was handed over to him seven years later.

The business prospered and by 1785 he was a multimillionaire by today's standards. That year he married Mary Elliot, who died four years later following EL horse riding accident when she was pregnant.

Her child, a girl, was born prematurely and was disabled for life.

In 1793 Rice was encouraged by his bishop to educate the poor, and in 1796 Pope Pius VI encouraged him to take up this ministry.

October 27 1918, Rev. Francisco L. Jorge, Assistant, O.L. Mt. Carmel, New Bedford 1967, Rev. Edmond L. Dickinson, Assistant, St. Mathieu, Fall River 1990, Rev. Joseph F. O'Donnell, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, North Easton October 28 1923, Rev. Alfred E. Coulombe, Pastor, St. George, Westport 1956, Rev. Stanislaus Kozikowski, OFM Conv. Pastor, St. Hedwig, New Bedford October 30 1992, Msgr. Robert L. Stanton, Retired Pastor, St. Paul, Taunton

EDMUND IGNATIUS Rice, founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers, was beatified O<:t. 6 by Pope John Paull!. He was born in Ireland in 1762 and gave up his wealth to educate the poor. (CNS photo) In 1798, he helped the Presentation Sisters establish a convent in Waterford, and he started his first school, housed in a stable, in the city two years later. By 1822, when the Congregation of Christian Brothers was forma,lly set up, he had helped set up seven schools in Ireland.

In 1827 the Christian Brothers

were racked by infighting, and Rice left the order he had established to set up a new congregation, the Presentation Brothers.

Rice died in 1844 and by that time he had helped set up 13 schools in Ireland, nine schools in England, as well as schools in Pittsburgh; Madras, India; and Sydney, Australia.

St. Kilian's celebrate tOOth anniversary Continued from Page One Venetian marble altar railing, inlaid with intricate mosaic designs, separates the sanctuary and nave.

During Father Brady's pastorate, the parish erected a Barrington brick convent with granite and artificial limestone trimming to house the Sisters of Mercy who had previously been commuting daily from St. Joseph's convent in New Bedford. Amon.g other duties, the sisters taught aLt St. Kilian's parish school, opened Jan. 25, 1925.

During the fifties and early 1960s, the parish grew to more than 900 families with 400 students attending the school. When the school was closed in 1969, the sisters were transferred and thc~ convent was converted into a halfway house.

The unused school building was leveled in 1978 for use as a parish parking lot.

The original rectory at St. Kilian's was once part of the large Butler Farm property which included a French Second Empire style house built in 1857 facing Acushnet Avenue. In 1904the parish acquired the property and converted the house" a three-story building with a mansard roof and dormers, into a rectory.

That building was demolished in May, 1984, to make way for a new ranch-style rel;tory, dedicated on Sept. 21, 1985. The new building also houses classrooms and offices ofthe parish CCD program and provides ample space for meetings of the parish council and other church committees.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri.;'Oct. 25, 1996

Over the past 100 years, St. Kilian's has been fortunate to have dedicated pastors and curates who worked to maintain its physical plant while attending to the spiritual needs of its parishioners.

Following Father Brady came Rev. James R. Burns, who served from 1932 to 1938, Rev. Thomas P. Doherty, 1938 to 1942, and Rev. Hugh A. Gallagher, 1942 to 1947.

Conceived in debt, the parish continued in debt for more than 50 years until the pastorate of Rev. Thomas McNulty, 1947 to 1954, whose business acumen combined with the generosity of parishioners

in the postwar years substantially reduced the original debt.

Subsequernt pastors were Rev. Edward T. Killigrew, 1954to 1959; Rev. Walter Buckley, 1959 to 1972; Rev. Edward Sharpe, 1972 to 1973; Rev. Justin Quinn, 1973 to 1974; Rev. Alban Fusco, 1974 to 1976; Rev. Paul Guido, 1976 to 1990; Rev. Donald D'Ippolito, 1990 to 1996; Rev. Donald Siciliano, 1996; and Rev. Benito Lagos, the present pastor.

All are invited to join the celebration of 100 years at St. Kilian Oct. 27 at 10:30 a.m.

Call for understanding Continued from Page One bration is "Many Gifts - One People ofGod.""We will celebrate the many gifts that God has given us in our different cultures and faith expressions, while rejoicing in our call to be one," said Father Oliveira.

He invites all whose ancestors journeyed to this country some years ago, overcoming difficulty and路 hardship, to come together with those whose journey is more recent but filled with similiu experiences of adversity and affliction.

Scriptural readings will be in Spanish and Portuguese and music will be provided by the choirs of St. John the Baptist parish and Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe parish, both of New Bedford. Participating in the prayer of the faithful will be members of Cape Verdean, French-Canadian, Irish, Italian, Lebanese, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish parishes from

different areas of the diocese and representatives of the Brazilian Apostolate of Cape Cod. Father Oliveira and his Migration Mass committee, drawn from participating ethnic groups, are asking all who come to the Mass to bring a canned good or other nonperishable food items to be pre'sented at the offertory. These food donations will be forwarded at the end of the day to Catholic Social Services offices for distribution to those in need.

To help CSS with donations of either money or food goods, contact any of the area offices in the diocese: N,ew Bedford - 997-7337; Fall River - 67.4-4681; Attleboro -226-4780; Cape Cod - 771-6771.

For information about the new immigration laws, call Frank Hoiland, tel. 674-4681.

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November I 1924, Rev, William H. McNamara, Pastor, St. Mary, Mansfield 1927, Rev. Louis N. Blanchet, Assistant, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River 1944, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John F. Ferraz, Pastor, St. Michael, Fall River 1953, Rt. Rev. Msgr. George F. Cain, Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River 1987, Rev. William E. Farland, Pastor, St. Joseph, Taunton 1988, Rev. William F. Gartland, CSC, Stonehill College, North Easton 1994, Rev. John F. Sullivan, SS.CC., Retired Chaplain, Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford

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Bishop Feehan High Sch()ol

THE NEON Simulator made an appearance at Coyle and Cassidy HighSchool, Taunton, recently., An ono:.board computer is p~ogra~med 10 de~ay,braklng and steering time in proportion 'to the'driver's fictional blood alcohol concentration. ' '

George A. Milot, principal at ographic Institute earlier this Bishop Feehan High School, month.

40 students from Mrs. Taylor's Attleboro, has announced that six seniors have been named as Com- AP Biology class and Mrs. Stenersonmended Students in the 1997 Reynolds' II th grade chemistry National Merit Sch.olarship Pro- classes attended lectures and laboragram: Kyla Bennett, Douglas Clin- tory demonstrations at UMASS ton, Megan Mahoney, John Amherst for the entire day.

The Preliminary Scholastic: AptiMcBrine, Allison Rizzolo and Douglas Varga. A letter of com- tude Test (PSAT) conducted by mendation from the school and the Educational Testing Service in the National Merit Scholarship Princeton, NJ, was administered Corporation (NMSC) which con- , to al1juniors and selected members ducts the program, wil1 be pre- of the sophomore class last week. sented by the principal to the The remaining sophomore!! took the PLAN test sponsored by Ameristudents. can Col1ege Testing (ACT). The The girls' varsity soccer team' test, similar to the PSAT, tested picked up their historic, first-ever students' aptitudes. win, defeating Somerset 1-0 on a The freshman class had II day-goal by sophomore Jennifer Hauslong retreat that was conducted by man. Tri-captains Jessica Crickthe Campus Ministry Office, under ard, Sue Foell and Kristen Joseph the direction of Theology DI~part­ presented the game ball to Princiment Chair Kathleen Legg. pal Milot.

The sophomore class will have The junior and seniors in Mr. its retreat day on Nov. I, fol1owing Grant's Marine Biology class took All Saint's Day Liturgy i [l the .a field trip to Woods Hole Ocean- school auditorium.,

Coyle &, 9assidy High,Sc~o,ol Two 1996, graduates of Coyle driving can be 'tricky as well as and Cassidy High School, Taun- extremely dangerous. ton, have been named AP SchoSenior Laura Lovett has been lars by the College Board in named recipient of the General recognition of their exceptional Billy Mitchell Award. The distincachievement on the college-level tion is given by the Civil Air Patrol Advanced Placement (AP) exam- (CA P). S he holds the ran k of inations. Approximately 54 per- Cadet Commander in the CAP cent of America's graduating sen- cadet program. The award qualiiors have taken at least one such fies Lovett for college scholarships. exam. Only about 12 percent of To qualify for the award, named the more than 537,000 students after the man who helped convince who took the 1996 exam performed the government to start the Air at a sufficiently high level to merit Force, Lovett had to work through such recognition. James Boyle, several achievements, among them currently attending Providence aerospace and leadership tests;' College, and Eric Hager, currently attend a moral leadership session, at American University, both spend one week on' an Air Force scored three or higher on three or base, show moral leadership and more AP exams.

The Taunton Area Committee on the Employment of Individuals with Disabilities has announced The Campus Ministry Team at Bishop ,Stang High School, No. the winners for its annual poster Dartmouth, is sponsoring a food contest. In the high school divdrive to help fill the cupboards at ision, Coyle and Cassidy garnered New Bedford's Catholic Social three top place finishers. Junior Services Food Pantry. The Food Emily Bowen received first place Pantry recently reported that its and a $100 savings bond. Senior current food supply is at 'its all Julie Wolcott, and junior Brian o.'Donnell, placed second and third time lowest level. Responding't'o respectively, and will receive $50 , . this dismal distress sigI}al" the savings bonds. The theme of this Campus MinistryTeammobili~e.d year's contest was, "Ability For and organized a non-peti~,hable Hire." The contest encourages' food drive coordinated 'through employers to consider job appli- , ~omeroom, repre,se,ntatives. cants with disabilities.

C-C students were among the ~ope first in Southeastern Massachusetts to participate. in Chrysler Corporation's "Drunk Car" simulator, demonstration: The Neon VATICANCITY(CNS)-Pope Simulator' is a normal looking John Paul 11 prayed that young automobile equipped with an onpeople in Europe and North Amerboard computer'that can be proica would resist the materialistic grammed to delay braking and and self-centered Villues in their steering time in proportion to the , cultures and emb~ace virginity. driver's fictional blood alcohol Continuing his explanations of concentration. The car shakes and Catholic teaching about Mary to appears out of control, giving the visitors at his audiences, the pope student drivers the sensation of said the Holy Spirit was leading being intoxicated. her to choose perpetual virginity Many C-C students took the even before the Angel Gabriel wheel and drove the Neon around revealed she would become the a course complete with "pop-up" mother of Jesus. pedestrians and obstacles. The hope "Her intention to commit heris that the simulator 'will impress self completely to the Lord" in virupon students that drinking, and ginity "has traditionally been con-

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pass: another difficult test scoring an 85 ,or better: As a leader'in the CAP cadet program, Lovett is responsible for other cadets, decides what to teach them, helps them with studying for tests, conductsdriiis and ceremonies. She hopes to attend the Air Fore Academy and major in Aerospace Physiology or to attend an ROTC school, majoring'in Physical Therapy.

Lovett comes from a long line of military people, the' most promient being Myles Standish, the only military man on the, Mayflower. She is a direct descendant of Standish and is registered with the Mayflower Society.

SEVERAL STUDENTS at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, were named as Commended Students in the 1997 National Merit Scholarship Program. They were, from left: Megan Mahoney; Neil Loew; Kyle Bennett; Doug Clinton; and Allison Rl·zzol.o. Standing are John McBrine, head guisponsoring foo,d drive dance counselor, and vice principal of academic affairs Pat Doug Roderigues, Campus Min- " Kelleher. AbsentJrom picture was Douglas Varga. is~ry moderator, reports that the drive kicke'd off Oct. 17 and runs through Nov. I. By Nov. 2.it is the Stang students' hope th'at the Catholic Social 'Services Food Pantry will 'be 'wel1 stocked for, its' tWIce, ,weekly food distributions. .

• Individuals: wishihg to contribute i1on~perishab.)e foods may;drop .them off at, the <;:ampus Ministry office at Bishop Stangbetween the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. ,

prays'(hat you~h embrace· virginity, cons-eer'ate selveS ' sidered' the beginning and the inspiration of consecrated virgin,ity in the church," the pope said., ."Even in our world, distracted as it is by the suggestions of a cui'. ture which is frequently superficial and consumeristic, not a few adolescents accept the invitation which comes from Mary's example and consecrate their youthfulness to the Lord and to the service of their brothers and sisters," he said.

The decision to remain a virgin, the pope said, is not a renunciation of the human values of love, marriage and family life, "it is a choice of greater values."

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ST. LOUIS CHURCH 420 Bradford Avenue • Fall River

MEMBERS OF the newly-formed Respect Life Committee at Bishop Stang High School, No. Dartmouth, got to hear and meet Chris Godfrey and Mark Bavaro, form~:r members of the New York Football Giants, and current members of Life i\thletes, Inc. Story on page 9.

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Coming of Age FOR YOUTH • ABOUT, YOUTH

By Christopher Carstens Twenty or 25 years ago, getting a good job out of high school of.ten meant going to work for a big manufacturing company and learning a skill that would last for years.

But things have changed, and they will continue to change. Young . people need to know that.

If I were the commencement speaker for the high school graduating class of 1997, here's what I'd say: Congratulations. Graduation is one of life's happiest days, and you· deserve to enjoy'it. Sitting there in your caps and gowns, be proud of yourselves, and' know that your parents, your teachers and your whole community are proud for you.

• Class of '97, the world is a very different place than it was when your moms and dads came up through high school. Their hope was that if they wc:re lucky, they would hold ajob for 40 years, earn good wages and then retire on a company pension.

Those jobs are gone, and they aren't coming back. Some of them have gone overseas, where they're now done by men, women and sometimes even little children working for the equivalent of a few dollars a day.

But many mor,e of these jobs have gone away forever as the machines have gotten more complex; now computers have replaced the operators on the factory floor.

More and more, the machines run themselves, and they don't need anybody to watch them.

The American economy is still the strongest in the world, and it is generating lots of new jobs. However, you need to remember that tomorrow's good··paying jobs will reward you for what you know, not for the labor you are willing to do.

Machines can do the work, but

machines don't know anything.

Our economy is based more and more on knowledge, and the most precious skill you take from lligh school is the ability to learn new things.

Today's exciting news is that you are graduating from high school. Today's sobering news is that almost all the information you learned here will be out of date in five years. As soon as you hang up that cap and gown, your information starts going stale. Success in the decades ahead· requires a new commitment, a personal devotion to the credo, "Never stop learning new things."

Fortunately, Ar;nerica has the finest system of community colleges, and the best colleges and universities in the world.

But it can't stop even with college. Men and women in their 30s and beyond, the ones with the good jobs, are doing things they didn't learn in high school or college. They're doingjobs that didn't exist when they were in school. .

Every year, from npw until you retire, you will need to learn new skills or you will fall behind. If you can start college right away, then start taking classes next fall.

If you go to work for a contractor, take night courses in refrigeration or computer-aided design.

Become an expert in the work your company ·does. Every m:w skill is a building block to job security, promotion and success.

Class of'97, you've done a great job. Remember, though, that graduation isn't the end of the road of education. It's at) important signpost, though. The sign on that post reads: "This is the beginning. Never stop learning new things."

Your comments are welcome.

Please address: Dr. Christopher Carstens, c/o Catholic News Service,3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017.

Will· You Sponsor a Poor Child at a Catholic Mission Site?

Somewhere, one special child is hoping you'll say

"Yes!" And Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA), an international Catholic child sponsorship program can show you the affordable way.

Through CFCA you sponsor a child for the amount you can afford. Ordinarily it takes $20 a month to provide one poor child with the life-changing benefits of sponsorship. But if this is not possible for you, we invite you to sponsor at a level you can afford.

CFCA will see to it from other donations and the tireless efforts of our missionary partners that your

child receives the same benefits as otiler sponsored . children. , Your sponsorship pledge helps provide a poor child at a Catholic mission site with nourishing food, medical care, the chance to go to school and hope for a brighter future. You can literally change a life!

And you can be assured your pledge has its greatest impact because our programs are directed by dedicated Catholic missionaries with a longstanding commitment to the people they serve.

To help build your relationship, you will receive

a picture of your child (updated yearly), information about your child's family and country, letters from

Little Corina lives in a small moun. tain town in Honduras. Her mother is blind and her father abandoned them.

Your concern can make'a difference in the lives of children like Corina.

your child and the CFCA newsletter. But most important, you'll receive the satisfaction of helping a poor child.

Please don't miss this opportunity to make a difference. Become a sponsor for one poor child today!

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Ed DeMayo, a Christian music Ori Oct. 29 at 8 p.m., the Solati petitions to promote the sanctity of all human life from the unborn to artist, will be featured at the Coffee Trio will perform works by LeClair, House Oct. 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Haydn andoTchaikovsky. the elderly. The Holy Hour for Life will, consist of a candlelight Living SACRED HEART, There will be a Healing Service on Both programs will tak!: place at ST. MARK, NO. ATTLEBORO N.ATTLEBORO Rosary with Pro-Life meditations, Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. led by Father the Joseph W. Martin Institute for "Emrbacing The Mystery," a ser"The Last Canticle of St. Francis" vice of healing and remembrance for Richaro Lavoie, MS, of Our Lady of Law and Society on campu:" and are Exposition ofthe Blessed Sacrament and liturgical readings. the Cape parish in Brewster. free and handicapped acceHsible. will be presented by the Damien families, frienas, caregivers and those Productions at ~ p.m. Nov. I in the living with HlV / AIDS will be held ST'-MARY, N.'ATTLEBOIW . ~ll childre? and ~heir paren.ts are BIRTHRIGHT OF church, preceded by' intercessory at 2 p.m. Oct. 27 in the church. All Adoration of the Blessed Sacra~nvlted to a Blessmg ~f' Children MARTHA'S VINE¥ARD prayer in the chapel from 6:30 to 7 welcome. ment is held 'in the chapel at the rear m Halloween Costuffi:es on Oct: 27 Birthright of Martha's Vineyard,. p.m. and Mass at 7 p.m. Refresh,of the church every First Friday . at 2 p.m. by ~ather RI.chard Dehsle, a pro-life alternative to abortion, ST, ANTHONY OF tHE DESERT, ments will follow the program and immecfiately following the 7 a.m.

MS. For mfor.matlOn on any needs volunteers. Be an answer to . adoration will continue through the FR Mass and ending prior to the 9 a.m.

LaSalette happenmg, call 222-5410. prayer. Put your faith int,) action.

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament night and until 3 p.m. Saturday.

Mass on Saturday. Evening prayer DCCW RECOLLECTION DA Y Call 693-4137 for informat:.on. noon to 6 p.m.

Nov. 3, with a holy 'Information: Charles Baker, tel. is Friday at 9 p.m. and special prayThe Diocesan'Council of Catholic ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR hour from 5 to 6 p.m. in St. Sharbel 1-800-578-0825.

Chapel, 300 N. Eastern Ave. Exposiers are Saturday at 8 a.m. Informa- Women is sponsoring a day of ~ecolSt: Anne's Hospital and the Mass.

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, FR tion: Joan Provost, tel. 699-2430. lection Nov. 2 at Stonehill retreat Dept. of Health are offering free tion is also held each Monday, TuesThe rosary of Our Blessed Lady day and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to ST. MARY, SEEKONK house, No. Easton, directed by Faprofessional portraits' for underincontinues to be prayed prior to the midnight. . suredand uninsured women over Cursillo. information 'night 7:30 ther Thomas Lawton. Information: 12:05. p.m. Mass (Mon.-Fri.) and Cathy St. Martin, (508) 339-4946. the age of 40. The portraits are in p.m. Oct. 28, church hall.

WIDOWED SUPPORT GROUP, before the 9 a.m. Mass.

VOLUNTEER EDUCATION CATHEDRAL CAMP recognition of National Breast CanFR E. FREETOWN' cer Awareness Month and llre scheDAY, FR OUR LADY OF MT. CARME-L, All widowed persons welcome at NB Fr~m 9 a.m. t? 3:30 p.m. N~v . 2 Thefollowingeventsares~heduled duled for Oct. 26 at the hospital in meeting 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in St. Mary's A benefit concert given by John the DIOcesan Office ofA!DS Mlm~- at Cathedral Camp, E. Freetown: the Nannery Conference Ro.)m from Cathedral school hall on Second St. Michael Talbot for New Bedford 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Women who sign up try a~d H~pe House of St. Anl}e s Oct. 24-27 _Men's Tres Dias Retreat; Donald Vianiti of the Fall River Ho.spltal wI.ll offe~ a yoluntee~ eduOct. 27 _St. Francis Xavier (Acushfor a free photo session are also eligCatholic Schools will be held on office of Social Security will speak.

Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at the church. Call c,atlOn day, I~cl~dmg an overview of net) confirmation retreat., Oct. 29 _ ible'for a free·breast cancer sereening Further information: Annette Delin November. Call 674-5600. exten993-4704 for ticket information.

AI ,DS , a dd IC t IOn a~ d. s~ b s t ance lecese, tel. 679-3278.

Vocatl'on Office meeting', Oct. 30 _ sion 5686 for information.

I' l t b a. use, vo un .e~rcareglV1ngm ormaNewly ordained mentor program; , HOLY NAME, FR SACRED HEART, tlO~ and spIrItual. ca.re for AIDS Nov. 1-3 _Emmausretreat program.

WORLD COMMUNITY,DAY,NB The parish youth group 'will colN. ATTLEBORO patients.

Those wlshmg to attend Nov. -I, World Community Day, lect clean, usable sweaters after all Former 'Broadway actor Charles may call Joan Cuttle, 674-5600, ext.

DIVORCED 'AND SEPARATED will see Church, Women United Masses this weekend for distribuBaker will perform a one a~t play at 2295.

SUPPORT GROUP s,ponsor an evening prayer service tion to needy families through CathoSacred Heart's First Friday celebraDivorce,d and Separat~d Support at7:30 at St. Martin's Church, County lic Social Services. Boxes will be at 'BETHANY HOUSE, TAUNTON tion Nov. I at 8 p.m. following the 7 Attorney David Swan, from the .

Group .meetsat Holy Family Church; and Rivet Streets. Prayer, will conall entrances to ,receive the sweaters. 'p.m. Mass.

370 ~I~dlebo~o Ave., E. Taunton, cern violence against ,woml:n. All law offices of Harold Cohen, P.c., Foxboro, will be featured speaker the flrstand thlr~ Wednesday of the welcome.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS for Be'thany HouseAdult Day Health ,month. InformatIOn: tel. 880-0109.

Care's Oct. community information HIS LAND-BETHANY HOUSE, St. Francis ofPeace Frate:rnity of session. Swan will di.scuss wills, . LAKEVlLLE the Secular Franciscans, West Hardurable power of attorney,' health On Nov. 2 at HIS-LAND-Bethany wich, will hold its annual mini retreat care proxy and trusts at 6 p.m., Oct. House of Prayer, Lakeville, a workon Nov. 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 30. The free presentation will be held shop will be given by,Barbara Wright the Family Life Center, North Dartat Bethany House, 72 Church Green, of St. Patrick's, Providence. The mouth. Retreat master will be Father Taunton. Re~reshments will be title of the presentation is "Be Angry Kenan Morris, OFM. 'Contact Leona Eppinger, tel: 432-4424, for n:servaserved. Call Diane Craig, Bethany But Sin,Not," (Facing our emotions).

House director, at 822-9200 to regis- Information: Pat or Norma, tel. 947tions. The retreat will replace the monthly meeting. ter. .

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