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Bishops' statements on Nov. 8 election The four Roman Catholic bishops of Massachusetts, Boston Cardinal Bernard Law; Worcester Bishop Timothy Harrington; Fall Rh'er Bishop Sean O'Malley; and Most Reverend Thomas Dupre, administrator of the Diocese of Springfield, have issued two statements regarding the ~ov. 8 general election. They follow:

PRE-EJLECTION STATEMENT In many parts of the world, people struggle for the right to vote and prize this right as a sign of a free democratic society. Paradoxically, so many in the United States who enjoy the right to vote, do not exercise it.

On Tuesday, Novernber8th, the people of Massachusetts will have the opportunity to exercise their most precious right as citizens, the right to vote. We urge every registered voter to exercise this right.

Each voter has the moral responsibility to vote in an informed and responsible manner. Voters should judge candidates by their positions on issues that affect the local city or town, the state, the nation and the world. They should be aware of where candidates stand on issues of justice and equity. Candidates should have a strqng commitment to the dignity and the sanctity of life in all its phases. Since the foundation of society is the family, candidates must be willing to create and protect the conditions that foster family life and values. .

All of us must be k(:enly mindful of our simultaneous right and duty to vote. We appeal to all citizens to vote on November 8th. May God help us all to be active, faithful citizens.

STATEMENT ON BALLOT QUESTIONS Ballot questions call for voters' serious consideration. Voters have a responsibility to inform themselves with reference to these questions and to vote on them as their consciences dictate. All citizens should be mindful of their obligation to vote freely in the interest of advancing the common good.

Two of the 1994 ballot questions have evoked our particular concern and summon our expressed position. They are Question #5 and Question #1.

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Bishop Regan, Fairhaven native, dead at 89 Bishop Joseph Regan, a native of Fairhaven and a veteran China and Philippine missioner, died of cancer, Monday, Oct. 24 at San Pedro Hospital, Davao City, Philippines'. He was 89, and a Maryknoll priest for 65 years, the longest missionary career of any Maryknoller in the 83-year history of the Society, Bishop Scan O'Malley has offered condolences to Bishop Regan's relatives and friends and to the priests of the Fall River diocese who were close to him. The bishop will include a special remembrance of the Maryknoll missioner at the Mass for deceased priests he will offer at 12:05 p. m.

Monday, Nov. 7, at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

"Super 1.010" For the past <I I years Bishop Regan had been a constant presence in the Philippines, continuing to live and work there long after his official retirement in 1980.

He outlasted a number of governments and revolutions in the island country, and was almost always in the midst of political unrest. To the Filipinos he became known as "Lolo," or grandfather, and the title of "Super Lolo" was

given him by Bishop Gaudencio Rosales of Malaybalay. He gained such wide respect that once, when bandits who had stopped him on the road recognized him, they exclaimed, "It's Lolo!" and asked for a blessing.

Joseph William Regan was born AprilS, 1905, in Fairhaven, the son of William D. and Mary McFarlane Regan. His younger sister, Sister Rita Marie Regan, M.M., 87, served in South China and Taiwan most of her life, and is now in retirement at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll, NY. She is attending her brother's funeral in the Philippines.

The bishop's father was a railroad car inspector for the New York-New Haven Railroad, and the family moved many times during Bishop Regan's early life. He attended St. Joseph's parochial school in Fairhaven and graduated from Fairhaven High School in June, 1921. In June, 1925, he grad uated from Boston College, then studied at St. Bernard's Seminary in Rochester, N.Y., as a candidate for the Fall River Diocese, before entering Maryknoll in Septern bel' of 1927 Turn to Page 12

Mansfield parish to mark centennial Sunday will be a once-in-a-hundred-years occasion for St. Mary's parish. Mansfield. where centennial celebrations began last April and will culminate Sunday with an anniversary Mass at noon. with pastor Father Peter N, Graziano as principal celebrant and many priests as concelebrants, including Rev. George Scales. parochial vicar. and Rev. Michael K. McManus, in residence in the parish.

Honored guests will include Bishop Sean O'Malley and priests and sisters who formerly served in or were from the parish, including Holy Cross Father George De Prizio, the third man from the parish to have entered the priesthood, and Father Jay Maddock. pastor ofSt. William's parish. Fall River, and judicial vicar of the diocesan marriage tribunal. in 1975 the sixth Mansfield man to be ordained.

Bishop O'Malley will be principal speaker at the banquet following the Mass, to be held at Holiday Inn in Mansfield.

Events leading up to the centennial started last March when seven commi-ttees began regular meetings to plan spiritual, educational and social activities for the parish.

A four-day mission aimed at spiritual renewal of participants took place last April, followed by summer programs for youth and for families as a whole. In the meantime work was proceeding on a centennial history, prepared

by Andrew Todesco, to be published in December, and a centennial gift committee has made preparations for a memorable contribution to the parish: replacement of the existing concrete entrance walk to the church by a granite walk way.

In addition, stone benches will be installed on either side of the

two front doors and a living tree will be placed in the glassed-in former baptistry that divides the doors, forming a sunlit meditation area. said Bob Fox, a parish religious educator and public relations chairman for the anniversary.

Parish History The following history of St. Mary's combines material from a booklet issued to commemorate the dedication of its parish center June 14. 1987. and a histol'y by Heather Aiello appearing in the Mansfield News July IS, 1994.

The parish center booklet reports that "from the first Mass, which was celebrated in a pine grove in West Mansfield in 1844, to the dedication of the beautiful parish centeronJune 14,1987,St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church of Mansfield has grown and prospered through the leadership of its pastors and through the perseverance of its parishioners."

Even earlier. the seeds of SI. Mary's were sown in West Mansfield, where tradition has it that the first Mass offered in the area took place about 1838 at the home of a Mr. Sullivan. Catholics had been d ra wn to the area to work on a railroad then being constructed and in West Mansfield coal mines.

Later, liturgies were celebrated in Mansfield itself. in the home of the O'Rourke family, with priests from St. Mary's parish, Taunton, ministering to "parishioners" from Mansfield, Foxboro, Norton, Easton and other localities. Massgoers would gather at the O'Rourke's on Saturday evening for supper and, following the meal, a room was prepared for confessions. "Then the men would 'go out for a smoke: while the ladies would prepare an altar with their finest linens for

'celebration of Mass the following morning."

As the Catholic population grew beyond the space available at the O'Rourke's, Masses were celebrated at Union and Unitarian halls as the Mansfield area became successivelya mission of Easton, North Bridgewater, Foxboro and North Attleboro parishes.

"By 1869," relates the parish center booklet, "there were 40 families in this Catholic community, "The need for a permanent church building was first recognized in IS70. A building committee acquired property on Church Street on Jan. IS, 1871, for the then "exorbitant" sum of $225.

Donations were collected door-todoor and ,parishioners also contributed vest ments a nd other necessary items.

"Plans were drawn and ground was broken July 26, 1871, and the wooden building was completed in time to offer the first Mass there on Christmas Day of that year: however. the first resident pastor, Rev. Thomas P. Elliott, was not appointed until 1893; and it was not until 1894 that St. Mary's was separated from St. Mary's, North Attleboro, of which it had been a mission, and erected as a parish in its own right.

"The first St. Mary's in Mansfield was destroyed by fire July 29, 1914, and both in response to the fire and in recognition of the need that had already existed for a larger church, construction of a brick building began quickly and its dedication took place Sept. 26, 1915.

"The second St. Mary's served the parish through the early 1960s.

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AMERICAN DREAM Challenge student winners from Fall River Catholic schools and their ed~cators are (from left): Renee Tessier and Vanessa Barreira of St. Anne's School, with their principal Denise Gagne and teachers Patricia Souza and Matthew D'Andrea; Leslie Nov. 3 Viveiros, Espirito Santo School, with principal Patricia Benoit; Amy Boucher, Notre Dame . 1988, Rev. Jose M. Bettencou'rt School; Marianne Rego, fourth grade teacher at Dominican Academy, who taught swdent E. Avila, Retired Pastor, o.IL. Mt. winner Melynda Ciarpella; Sister Paulette Ma'rie Gregoire, RJM, Notre Dame principal. Dr. Carmel, New Bedford Irving Fradkin, right, is chairman of the American Dream Challenge committee. (Hickey Nov.4 . photo) 1990, Permanent Deacon James M. O'~ara \.

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Fourth-graders aim high for future with American Dream Challenge

By Marcie Hickey Six Catholic school students were among44 students from Fall River schools meriting awards in the 1994 American Dream Challenge program. which offers forward.thinking fourth-graders funds for future education.

The Catholic school winners include Vanessa Barreira. taught by Matthew D'Andrea. and Renee Tessier. taught by Patricia Souza. both from St. Anne's School; Amy Boucher, taught by Elinor Moran, Notre Dame School:. and Leslie Viveiros. taught by Sister Nancy Rioux at Espirito Santo School.

They are now fifth-graders at their respective schools.

Also winners were Colby Gamboa, taught by Sister Betty Roy at St. Anne's, and Melynda Ciarpella, taught by Marianne Rego. at Dominican Academy. These students have since transferred to other schools.

The 44 young honorees. winners of an essay contest on why education is important to them, were honored at a ceremony in May. Chaired by Dr. Irving Fradkin. founder of the Citizen's Scholarship Foundation. the American Dream Challenge promises the fourth-grade winners a $1 00 a ward upon graduation from high school.

Furthermore. continuing every second year until their graduation from the Fall River school system. the students can increase the amount of the award based on essays and ad herence to a pledge to stay in school. perform community service, and refrain from using drugs and weapons. Each student can potentially earn $1.000 for higher education, Bishop O'Malley joined education and civic officials in commending the winning students..

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"Watching the television news. or reading the newspaper these days. one cannot help seeing all the violence and tragedy in our society. You young men and women

will be a flicker of hope for your generation," he wrote.

Their pledge, said the bishop.

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Benefit dinner, loitgtimt~ aides help Mt. St. Rita For the 25th year the Sisters of Mercy are planning a dinner-dance to benefit Mt. St. Rita Health Centre in Cumberland, RI. The centre, primarily for elderly members of the Mercy community, also serves relatives of community members and others on a space available basis. .

The dinner-dance will take place at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, ~t Venus de Milo restaurant, Swansea. Further information on it is available from Sister Marie Lourdette, 679-8511, ext. 319; Sister Mary Rose Angela, 222-7970; and Sister Mary Nora, 992-3694'.

As well as financial support, M t. St. Rita's is always grateful for the assistance of volunteers, and Sisters Margretta Sol and Donald Marie Kerr, both themselves Sisters of Mercy, are among its most faithful aides.

Since 1976 they have spent un-

counted Saturday mornings at the centre providing one of life':; simple pleasures-clean beds, starting on the third floor and working their way downwards, After bed-making, the sisters take those unable to walk to chapel to daily Mass, then to lunch, to complete their morning of volunteering.

In addition to their own rr..inistry, over the years the sisters have brought many new volunteers to Mt. St. Rita's. Among them have been numerous students who have as a result gone on to careel's as nurses or nurses' aides.

Commenting on the contribution of the sisters to the centre, one admirer said, "C.S. Lewis says all legitimate conflict is waged fol' the homey smells of dinner cooking, a cold drink, a roaring fire and clean beds. Sisters Margretta and Donald Mari~ certainly supply the latt,~r."

SISTERS OF MERCY Margretta Sol, left, and Donald Marie Kerr, pri~cipal and first-grade teacher respectively, at Our Lady of Lourdes School, Taunton, are dedicated volunteers at Mt. St. Rita Health Care Centre, Cumberland, RI.

Service offers solace for those affected by HIV/ AIDS

By Marcie Hickey

To embrace the mysterl' /s to di.H'ol'er the real.

Cardinal Basil Hume, OSB Last Sunday the Diocesan Office of A IDS Ministry held its first service of prayer and heali ng in memory of persons who have died of AIDS. The office plans to continue holding such services throughout the diocese, reaching out to persons with AI DS, their families and friends, survivors of AI DS patients and all others concerned about the disease.

The service was celebrated at St. Thomas More Church, Somerset,

by Fathers John Ozug and Joseph Viveiros and Msgr. HenryT. Munroe. Themed "Embracing the Mystery," it was a reminder that those who have HIV/ AIDS, and their companions on their journey of life and death, are sharers in the mystery of suffering anel in Christ's redemptive love.

The gathering was an invitation "to embrace the mystery of God's love for us, proclaimed by Jesus crucified," Father Ozug said. "[We ask him to) come into our lives and hearts and to heal in us what might be bitter, anything that prevents us from taking nourishment from his

word or prevents us from being with one another" in times of sorrow and joy alike.

A focal point at the service was a painting by St. Thomas More parishioner Donald Burton of a red ribbon, symbol of compassion for and solidarity with persons with AI DS, draped around a cross.

Burton created the painting for the AI DS ministry office to display at various events. He and Joan Cuttie provided music for the service.

The service included anointing with oil of each person present as a sign of healing spiritual and physical brokenness and, in the words of the prayer accompanying the rite, "to make you whole and holy, to consecrate you for ever deeper service and friendship, to give you courage to go through the narrow gates of your journey."

During a memorial prayer, participants had the opportunity to remember, in silence or aloud, loved ones lost to AIDS. AI DS and other suffering, homilist Father Ozug said, must evoke a Christian response of compassion. "Compassion is more than sympathy; it involves ail experience by which I really participate in the other's life."

Like the prophet Elijah, who in

the service's first reading (I Kgs 19:48) became so weary on a desert journey that he asked God to take his life, "there are times in our own life'sjourney that we enter a desert," said Father Ozug. But just as the Lord sent an angel to Elijah to encourage him, renewing his faith and hope, "the Lord does send us angels, messengers to encourage us, companions on the journey" who are visible signs of God's presence in our lives.

When "we grow weary because of the pressures of life," Father Ozug continued, we need to be companions to one another, "to support each other by our presence, by our prayer, to simply be with each other."

In that sharing, "we will discover at our very center, at the very heart of who we are, the God of love and compassion."

In their homes for the sick and dying, Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity give each person a crucifix, said Father Ozug. As the

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patients look at that crucifix, the sisters "tell them how much they are worth," that Christ died for them.

"Those outstretched arms of Jesus crucified are all-embracing," said Father Ozug. "In the giving of himself, in the suffering he end ured and which he continues in each of us, he shows what it means to give life for love."

Let us then "be in our lives and our words, instruments of that mystery, of G od's love manifested in each of us," he concluded.

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With the theme Seek God's Wisdom, the Diocesan Department of Education plans celebration of Religious Education Month in November, and all parish religious education programs are encouraged to organize activities.

Among events scheduled thus far: New Bedford Deanery St. Joseph's parish, Fairhaven, plans a first penance retreat, "God Calls Me By Name," 2 to 4 p.m.

Nov. 6 and a first year confirmation retreat, directed by LaSalette Brother David Dumaine, Nov. 12 at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown.

A Thanksgiving liturgy 7 p.m.

Nov. 23 will feature a procession of children dressed as Pilgrims, Indians and in ethnic: costume. It will serve as a closing liturgy for Religious Education Month.

At St. Julie's, North Dartmouth, children will write stories on the topic "What Makes My Family Special" by Nov. 6. Prizes will be awarded in each grade and the essays will be posted in the church hall. Winners from each grade will

then compete with one another, with overall winners to be chosen

by Nov. 20, based on which entrants have employed the most. words designated for their grade level.

Taunton Dellnery The religious education coordinators of the seven Taunton area parishes met to compose a history of Catholic parishes in the deanery, including highlights and interesting facets of their religious education programs. Theycontacted the Taunton Gazette to request that the information be featured in weekend editions during November.

Fall River Deanery Parishes are participating in the second annual Catholic Challenge competition, a quiz game in which students in grades 5 through 8 have the opportunity to exhibit their knowledge of the Catholic faith. Parish and'semifinal competitions will lead up to the final event Nov. 13 at St. Thomas More parish, Somerset, when the champion team will be determined.

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Question 5?

Once.more the question of Sunday sales rears its ugly head.

Question Number 5 on the Nov. 8 ballot addresses the ~om­ mercial world's desire to open retail businesses on Suhday morning. Tagged on to the idea is removing t?e so called! blue laws from certain civic holidays. For all practical purposes we must sadly concede that there is little doubt the questiorl will pass.

As the forces of crass l;ommercialism advance in po ler, a certain inertia has set in among those who truly want to lee p holy the Sabbath." The vast number of Christians who lonce observed the Lord's Day as a time for worship and rest Ihave thrown in the towel on this ·one. The current plight of empty pews is aggravated by a secular mind-set that is determin~d to make capitalism its god. In a nation beset by consumetism, Question 5 will indeed pass with plenty of votes to sparel.

It would ~e sad,. however, to let this. ~appen withoutl any objection being raised. In 1976 when citizens were ask9d to vote on a non-binding question on the subject, the M09ring opposed such a change. As a result many advertisers simply pulled their accounts from the paper. The Anchor sUffe~ed a significant financial setback as a result and the offices of the· diocese were inundated with protests of irate businesses whose owners had thought they would have sufficient clout to ba1nish the Mooring. Well, a lot of water has flowed past the Moo:ring since that time and, to put it quite frankly, the position of the paper has not changed. Sometimes you simply have to suffer, especially in the marketplace, if you stand up for your be~iefs..

It's a shame so many Catholics refuse to do this and are willing to compromise between their God and mammon. . I . Sunday is a very special day from a faith viewpoint; it is a celebration of life viewed in the splendor of the Resurrection.

The story of Genesis tells us tl:tat in the work of creation:God rested on the seventh day. No matter how you interpret the Holy Word, there has always been a Lord's Day. It's riot a matter of forcing beliefs on other people. It's a fact of hi~tory. that most iconoclasts wish to expunge.'

I From a sociological viewpoint, Sunday sales have turned life topsy-turvy. Our rush to have "things" has made it n~ces­ sary to increase incomes. In some families, mothers and fathers are working two and three jobs just to maintain their fuasic standard of living. They become too busy for one anothe~ and have to plan so called "q uality time" if they wish to communicate. Rare is the family which does things together on ~eek­ ends and the lack of community is. showing up in a world W1here people just tire of each other. .

As families become too busy to care for one another, ins,titutions are expected to take up the slack. Schools have been reduced to babysitting service,s which must also provide mrals.

Churches are faced with the challenge of planning around the schedules of overcommitted people.

I These are but a few of the fallout realities of our social order caused by the battle for sales and profit. Anyone who tHinks . that Sunday sales do not have a negative impact on the qu1ality of life and living is blind, and in the long run society as a ,hole is the worse for it. A no vote on Question 5 will probably not change matters as they now exist, but will be a recognitionlthat somewhere along the line weare going to crash into the s~one wall erected by capitalism out of control. A "no" vote maY[ be a voice crying in the wilderness, but a lot of such voices mright bring society back to its senses.

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POPE JOHN PAUL II MEETS WITH SAMUEL HAD AS, ISRAEL'S FIRST AMBASSADOR TO THE VATICAN

"Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell . in unity."Ps. 132:1

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Catholic-Jewish unity on school aid .soug,ht SOUTH ORANGE. N.J. (CNS) As they build cooperation, Catholics and Jcws could team up to seek constitutionally sound aid for nonpublic schools, Archbishop.

William H. Keeler of Baltimore recently advised a gathering o( Christians and Jews in South Orange.

The archbishop, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, addressed a forum at Oheb Shalom Synagogue.

"There can and ought to be a new moment in Catholic-Jewish relations in the United States, as both sides seek higher levels of co()peration," Archbishop Keeler said. One key area could be seeking some form of aid 10 nonpublic school students or parents, he proposed. "Of course, this aid orrelief would have to pass constitutional muster," he added.

Arguments for rethinking the issue "range from an acknowledgement of the primacy of parental responsibility for their children's education ... to the affirmation of pluralism as opposed to governmental monopoly of education," he said.

He stated that Catholic schools are the church's "most effective means" of combatting anti-Semi(ism. "Surveys have shown that graduates of Catholic high schools in this country are not only more positive toward Jews and Judaism than other Catholics, but far more positive than the general popuhition, which is to say, graduates of public schools."

Catholic schools also provide an opportunity for many minority youngsters to graduate from high school and go on to college, "a way now imperiled by r·ising costs," he· said.

At the session, Carol Buglio, an official of the New Jersey branch of the American Jewish Committee, thanked the archbishop for his continued efforts, in the United States and abroad, to ex pa nd JewishCat~olic dialogue and contribute

to deeper understanding and mutual appreciation.

On his part, Archbishop Keeler expressed appreciation for the actions of the government of Israel, which underwrites up to 85 percent of the operating costs of religious schools in that country, including Catholic schools.

Progress toward peace in the Middle East and establishment of full diplomatic relations between Israel and the Vatican have provided "a new moment in the world climate," Archbishop Keeler said.

New opportunities for understandingand collaboration have opened since the collapse of communism in Eastern and Central Europe, which "ended an area of pain and suffering for both our peoples," he said.

praye~BOX A Student's Prayer Spirit of Truth, enlighten my mind that I may acquire a deeper knowledge of you and your creation; keep my attention from wandering that I may focus on my studying; enable me to do my work completely and. neatly that I may imitate your perfection; prevent me from distracting others that they too may learn your ways; and guide me that I may assist others who may need my help. Jesus, stay with me and be my model as I study. Mary, the mother of Jesus and my .mother, help me with my studying.

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As a result of numerous dialogues since the fall of European communism, the European bishops have issued a declaration opposing anti-Semitism; the Polish bish·ops have issued "a strong ,:all td the people to combat anti-Semitism"; and the German bishops have "condemned the new manifestations of anti-Semitism in Germany and elsewhere," he said.

"Pope John Paul did the same in the name of the whole church."

Other steps to improve understanding have included bringing Jewish scholars to Polish seminaries to lecture on Jewish spirituality and history. he said. Moreover, he said, Polish scholars now have opportunities to present to Jewish groups and Jewish seminarie:; facts of Polish history, including the Nazi occupation, "to overcome the stereotypes of Poles and Catholics which contribute to continued misunderstanding," he said .

He also lauded the work of the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies at Seton Hall Uniwrsity, and said scholars are developing a better understanding of the Catholic Church's efforts on behalf of Jews during World War II. Likewise, he warned against generalizations about inaction during the Holocaust. "There is no questiQn that some Christian leaders failed, nor is there a question that others acted heroically," he said.

The archbishop emphasized that the Holy See "contributed to the rescue of many" and quoted directly from wartime news reports that praised papal opposition to Naziism and Nazi propaganda reacting-to papal concerns.

Responding to a question, he said claims that the church had assisted the escape of war l:rimi. nals have been proved unfounded, "but still they persist." Nonetheless. "the many bridges that have already been built" :between Jews and Catholics are erasing such misconceptions, he said.

Which is the best Bible?

Q. I have just begun reading the Bible seriously. We have a DouayRheims version.

Someone mentiol1led the book of Sirach, and I can't find it. We also have a 1957 New Catholic Edition, which has S:irach. In fact, the foreword says this book is usually not in the Luthernn Bible.

I always thought the DouayRheims was a real C:lltholic Bible.

Could you advise us which would be the best Bible to halve? (Pennsylvania) A. The Douay-Rheims version is certainly Catholic, the first English translation of the Latin Vulgate of St. Jerome. It was produced in continental Europe between 1582 and 1609.

For reasons of scholarship, historical precedent or consistency, several books in the Bible are labeled differently today than they were in some Bibles years ago.

First and Second Paralipomenon in certain older Bibles have become First and Second Chronicles in more recent translations. The four books of Kings have become the two books of Samud and the two books of Kings.

A similar change happened to the book you refer to. The Hebrew title was The Wisdom of Yeshua (Jesus) Son of Eleazar son of Sira (Sirach in Greek).

An early Christia.n title of the book, however, was Ecclesiasticus, probably because of its ecclesiasti-

. Daily Readings Oct. 31: Phil 2:1-4; Ps 131:1-3; Lk 14:12-14 Nov. 1: Rv 7:2·-4,9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1In 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12 Nov. 2: On 12:1-3; Ps 23:16; Rom 6:3-9; In 6:37-40 Nov. 3: PhiI3:3-8;Ps 105: 2-7; Lk 15:1-10 Nov. 4: Phil 3:17-4:1; Ps 122: 1-5; Lk 16: 1-8 Nov. 5: Phil 4:10-19; Ps 112:1-2,5-6,8-9; Lk 16:9-15 Nov. 6: 1 Kgs 1'7:10-16; Ps 146:7-10; Heb 9:24-28; Mk 12:38-44

Shepherd novitiate in Peekskill, NY, in 1942, professing final vows in 1945.

She worked for many years with troubled teenagers in New York.

She was provincial superior of the New York province during the post-Vatican Council period and then was superior in Marlborough, M A, from 1974 to 1980, founding a central infirmary to care for sick and elderly sisters of the province.

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By FA THE~ JOHN DIETZEN cal, or church, use. This is what you will find in your DouayRheims. Today, most Bibles call the book Sirach.

Sirach is one of what are called deuterocanonical books. It was not in the Hebrew Bible and is generally not included in Protestant editions of Scripture, which explains your point about Lutheran Bibles.

Early Christians usually considered Sirach part of sacred Scripture, however, and it has been part of the official Catholic canon of biblical books for centuries.

As I've said previously, in my judgment the most readable and scholarly edition of the Scriptures under Catholic au'spices for the general reader is the New American Bible.

The St. Joseph Edition of the NAB also contains church documents and background information extremely helpful to the average person desiring prayerfully to be touched by the word of God. Q. I have a desire to become a eucharistic minister, for our parish.

What are the requirements, and what is the selection process? Does one volunteer, or does the pastor just choose? (New Jersey) A. Basic norms for extraordinary communion ministers were established by Pope Paul VI in 1973 in an instruction on facilitating reception of the Eucharist titled "I mmensae Caritatis. " Such ministefs, according to this instruction, are chosen in the following order: reader, major seminary student, male religious, woman religious, catechist, man or woman. The order may be changed, however, according to the prudent judgment of each bishop.

In practice, most bishops, here

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Name Church, Fall River, for Sister Gertrude Belanger, RJ M, 72, who died unexpectedly Oct. 24 in California.

A Fall River native and resident, she was a former superior of all Religious of Jesus and Mary in the United States.

The daughter of the late Onesyme and the late Eugenia (Desrosiers) Belanger, she entered religious life in 1950 and professed final vows in 1953.

She taught in the 1950s and '60s at schools in Woonsocket, RI, and in New York.

She was treasurer of the Regina Mission Center, Hyattsville, M 0, from 1968 to 1970; superior of Jesus Mary Academy and Notre Dame School, Fall River, from 1970 to 1974; and provincial superior ofthe American province of the Religious of Jesus and Mary from 1974 to 1980.

She was superior of Joan of Arc Residence, San Diego, 1980 to 1982 and 1984 to 1987, and was treasurer from 1987 to 1990 at St. John's Mission Center, Kingsbridge, NY, and then from 1990 until this year at Jesus Mary Cenacle, North Providence, RI. She also taught CC·D at Holy Name parish for the past four years.

She is survived by a sister, Rogathienne "Roxie" Goddu of Somerset. and a niece.

The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Oct. 19 for Sister M~lrY Patrick Mulligan, RGS, 82, who died Oct. 16 at Cranberry Pointe Health Care Center, Harwich.

Rev. Bede Mulligan, O.Carm., was principal celebrant of the Mass for his aunt in Huntington, NY. Sister Mulligan was born in New York City, the daughter of the late John Philip and Anne (Murphy) Mulligan. She graduated from Heffley's Business School in 1928 and entered the Good

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Beyond this, the document states that "a special minister of holy communion must be duly instructed and should distinguish himself or herself by Christian life, faith and morals, striving to be worthy of this great office; cultivating devotion to the holy Eucharist and acting as an example to the other faithful by piety and reverence for this most holy sacrament of the altar."

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Ever)(one has heard that "there's no business like show business," but I have just discovered a group of people who give new dimension to the idea.

They are part of a not-for-profit group that provides live entertainment to ease the isolation and suffering of AIDS patients in New York City hospitals. They call themselves Hearts and Voices, and they aim to help nurture the patients' will to live.

I had the honor of being part of the group on' a recent Monday night, not as an entertainer but as a volunteer visitor as St. Vincent's Hospital, speaking with patients and telling them about an unusual performer that evening - a jazz harpist.

Harpist Tracy Moss and I have been friends for about 10 years.

When' she called me to tell me that she was now in the "have harp, will travel" business, I thought she was , joking. She wasn't.

This dynamic woman hauls her harp onto her station wagon, drives two hours from Connecticut to

Manhattan, changes into a glamor gown, and plays her heart out for the AIDS patients. Her pay? "It's about love."

She puts on a show that goes from foot-tapping jazz to dreamy love songs, as she did in the years she played professionally in Las Vegas.

But that Monday night she was energetically present for a select audience - a dozen or so young men in various stages of their debilitating illness, their friends and'hospital workers.

Hearts and Voices began because actress Nancy Sondag had a roommate with AIDS. Ms. Sondag thought it would be a nice surprise for him to hear some music he composed. Sadly, he died a short time later. ' To get over her grief, she and another entertainer, Matt McClanahan, collaborated in developing the music into a revue and began performing it for other AIDS patients.

In June 1990 they started entertaining at the Cardinal Cooke

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By Mitch Finley Gilbert Keith Chesterton (18741936) is probably the most quotable and most quoted English-speaking Catholic of the 20th century.

Certain Catholics may find a few of his quips scandalous. "It is the test of a good religion whether you can make ajoke of it," he said.

Whatever you do; Chesterton emphasized in his many books and articles, don't take religion too seriously. Rather, the Christian, religion is meant to stand us on our heads and give us a point of view many people will think is unrealistic and. impractical.

"We need so to view the world," Chesterton wrote in "Orthodoxy," "as to combine an idea of wonder and an idea of welcome. We need to be happy in this wonderland without once being merely l;omfortable."

Take this passage from his delightful novel"The Man Who Was Thursday": ' "'Listen to me,' cried Syme with extraordinary emphasis. 'Shall I tell you the secret of the whole world? It is that we have only known the back of the world. We see everything from behind, and it looks brutal. That is not a tree, but the back of a tree. That is not a cloud, but the back of a cloud: Cannot you see that everything is stooping and hiding a face? If only we could get round to the front. ...

Chesterton's writings are filled with wit, lightness of spirit and joy. In "Orthodoxy" he wrote that "solemnity flows out of men naturally; but laughter is a leap. It is easy to be h'eavy; hard to be light."

But the strangest thing has hap-

pened. Chesterton's works are used by some right-wing Catholics to .

I· support a narrow, reactionary pomt of view. "Here," they say, "i~ w/lat.

Chesterton had to say abopt the great eVil,S of our time - F:1EMINISM (!!!), for example."

Great Scott! Read a few pages of what Chesterton said about feminism and you'll see th~t the feminism he wrote about has!little, if anything, in common with the I feminism of today.

In his 1910 book "What's Wrong With the World," Chesterton rrote a section titled "Feminism, or the Mistake About Woman."

"Aha!" some exclaim as they spy this. "Chesterton was against feminsim! He is on our side!I" In fact, they miss the magnificent irony that permeates Chesterton's commentary. , Chesterton defined a feminist as "one who dislikes the chief ifeminine characteristics." It would be laughable to claim that this i~ how feminists - Catholic fe'minists included - define themselves tbday.

It's apples and oranges here.j Would Chesterton's rightjwing American Catholic fans tak!e the I vote away from women today, as Chesterton suggests? I doubt it.

I Why do they send poor Chesterton onto a field that no Ibnger exists to do battle with outmoded weapons against a foe he hever envisioned?

If these Catholics - who, I suspect, never, ever make jokes ~bout religion - want to take Chbster. ton seriously, I would suggest meditation upon some other words from "Orthodoxy": the sehion where the great milO calls pe~sim­ ism "the unpardonable sin."

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Dear Dr, Kenny: Our son is going through a divorce, and the judge has ordered him and his wife into mediation to determine the custody of their two children.

What does this mean? He doesn't want any more counseling. He and his wife have been in marriage counseling for several years without success.

Why can't the court simply listen to both sides and make a ruling about the best home for the children?-Iowa Mediation is not counseling or psychotherapy. Mediation is an attempt to help contesting parties resolve their dispute without relying on a third party (the judge) to make important decisions for them.

Your son'sjudge is wise. Mediation is a much better way to resolve disputes about custody and visitation than a court fight.

Your son and his wife are divorcing as husband and wife. They are not divorcing as father and mother.

They can't. They will always be coparents of their two children.

They need to learn to work together. It is of critical importance that this first postdivorce parenting decision be made by agreement if at all possible.

Court hearing~ create a fighting atmosphere. Fights always have winners and losers. Often the loser is back in court within six to 12 months with evidence that the judgment should be reversed. Parents will have set a poor precedent for all future parenting decisions.

Child rearing is a process, not a once-and-for-all issue to be decided by the judge. If the car is awarded to the wife, that car does not decide six months later that it would rather be driven by the husband. The car, like all property, can be awarded and the matter is finished. .

Not'so with children. There are always new problems, new choices, better arrangements, to be made. Learning how to find agreement in a continuing process is far better than returning to court each time.

Offspring awakening I'm compiling notes for a pamphlet destined to become a bestseller: "Parental Guide for the Awakening-Challenged: Bloodless Techniques for Effecting Morning Consciousness in Offspring.'.'

My children claim I cherish the back-to-scli'ool season only because it provides me with the challenge of creating new ways to induce them to abandon slumber and begin a new day.

Not true. I have created all the ways I need. They come in three categories: greetings, threats and pain.

Each of our four children was born awakening-challenged; No. 3, however, has a severe condition.

He could sleep through rap music turned full volume. Hecould sleep through a buzz alarm Stephen King would love. Family fire drills included practice throwing his body out his bedroom window in the, e~ent of a morning fire.

For Schlep (his morning nickname), about the only rise-andshine technique that works is the

leg hair pull, which of course comes under Category 3: pain.

Sometimes for form I do bang his door 12 or 13 times and scream, "Time to crawl into the kitchen and put your face in a bowl of Fruit Whoopies." The standard response is "Mmmmmph."

Done with the proper number of hairs and with precise torque, the leg hair pull triggers enough adrenaline to stand a. 5-foot-10inch 16-year-old upright in a flash.

(A flash is the amount of time it takes to fling a bedspread spinning into the air like a giant pizza dough.)

The problem is you end up with this disoriented humanoid wobbling around like a newborn fawn in men's underwear- and it wants to curse you, but can't make its mouth do much but mutter things like "sleep terrorist."

In truth, the leg hair pull is akin to nuclear stockpiling, a handy da'ndy threat. Many mornings all one needs to do is whisper into offspring's ear, "The next time I come into this room, Schlep, I'm,

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Health Care Center, and then at Incarnation Children's Center, and the idea for Hearts and Voices took off. They now have 1,000 volunteers and perform at eight hospitals in New York City, with 14 others on the waiting list. Hearts and Voices also has spn:ad to Denver and Los Angeles.

As part of the volunteer group, by far the greatest impression made on me was the reception by the patients. Every single one was gracious, courteous and warm to me, an utter stranger. I could feel the instant blessing that came from reaching out with care and from their willingness to accept us.

Ms. Sondag is clear abou,t what this work has meant to her. "It's the adventure of my life," she said.

By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY Fruitful negotiations betwl:en opposed parties are possible.

Mediation helps both parties to focus on what they want, usually the maximum time possible with their children. Of course, compromises are considered. But when successful, mediation allows both parts to be winners, and the children most of all.

Better for the divorcing ';ouple to learn how to achieve agreement when they can no longer count on a reservoir of good feeling and good will. Mediation is clt:arly a better choice than a court battle.

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going' to nuke you with a leg hair pull."

In addition to an entire chapter on the leg hair pUll (featuri::lg the tweak and other variatiom,), the pamphlet will include sections on innovative and effective calls, yelps and noises you may use - some you might recognize from hog calling competition.

The epilogue supplies snappy example retorts to your own Schlep's inevitable comment as he/she zings out the door. "I sure wish you would wake me u:~ earlier."

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, this state showed their support for . THE' AN'CHOR - Diocese Fall River - Fri., Oct. 28,1994 life on the 80ston Common. On October 2, 60 percent of voters polled in Oregon supported allowing the terminally ill to get presCHRISTIAN PRO-LIFER criptions to take their own life.

HELPER We are a disposable society from ApOSTOLIC paper products to relationships. It ADVISOR takes great courage to stand up TRUE and to voice our Catholic values in RESTORE~ St. Joseph food cellar is much a society that has become desensimore than giving out a bag of HOLY MEDICATOR tized to affirming the value of the food. It's expanded to many other individual. We must be able to say ministries: working with alcoholANTI-ABORTIONIST ONE they came for the unborn and I ics and drug addicts. Sharing food CAREGIVER spoke out. Then they came for the is only a small part of our ministry.

THOMAS PASTERNAK LOVING handicapped and I spoke out. Then We've shared depression, anger, P".,muist INSTRUCTOR they came for the terminally ill and happiness, we've experienced the INFALLIBLE:.

SPlCIALIST I spoke out. Then they came for births of family members and 202 Rock St. the elderly and) spoke out.

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Cotuit St. Joseph Food Cellar is an instrument of God's love for those in need and is also an instrument for all of us to express our love for the poor and needy by donating our time, food. money and prayers.

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I appreciate receiving the Anchor. You are a strong positive model! God bless you and your ministry!

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On speaking out Dear Editor: On Nov. 8, the voters in Oregon will decide on what supporters have called the ultimate personal freedom: to allow terminally ill to get prescriptions for suicide. The proponents say tl)at the measure would reduce the often ruinous cost of keeping the terminally ill alive. Pat McCormick, head of the Coalition for Compassionate Care, warned that allowing suicide may encourage the ill tQ choose a quick, and cheap death. People are vulnerable at this point in their life and don't want to be a burden financially or physically.

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50,000 food bags! . Dear Editor: October 4th, 199), three years ago, St. Joseph Food Cellar in Attleboro opened its door and heart to those in ne:ed ...

We started giving out bags of food every Friday night to people in the community who were having a tough time making ends meet. Our first night we gave out four bags. Three years later, we average 200-225 bags weekly, a total of well over 50,000 bags; that's right, 50,OOO!

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CNS interviews Helen Alvare WASHINGTON (CNS) - The door to Helen Alvare's office is covered with a diverse collection of cartoons, bumper stickers. and news clippings that have caught her fancy over the years.

Prominent among them is a 1873 quote from Elizabeth Cady Stanton: "When we consider that women have been treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to ,be disposed of as we see fit."

Some who don't know her are surprised that the pirector of planning and information in the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for ProLife Activities would relate so strongly to the early American feminist's words. But "Catholic feminist" is the title she wears most proudly.

"I think the church's position on abortion is the only one compatible with true feminism," Ms. Alvare said in an interview with Catholic News Service.

"In fact, my feminism comes right out of Catholicism, out of creation tradition and equality of ~ creation and Jesus' treatment of women in particular," she added .. eNS photo "So there's nothing for me inconHELEN ALVAREAND BABY CATHERINE sistent about our position on abortion and our statements for the coverage after H ill's arrest, no one [who] then think, 'What have dignity of women." in the secular media mentioned done?'

Ms. Alvare adl1\its that her par~ "that we were there in the begin"I have a lot of sympathy for ents, Rosemary and Louis Alvare ning, denouncing his opinion wholewomen who are overwhelmed at of Wayne, Pa .. would "kind of roll heartedly." Hill contends that kil- the idea, but I also have more their eyes" at her self-description. ling abortionists isjustifiable hom- insight into how wonderful it is "The word 'feminist' is not their icide, a view condemned by church when you do welcome new life and favorite," she said. . leaders and mainline pro-life you kind of surrender to it and say, The youngest of four daughters groups.

'You know what? My life is chaos and one son in what she calls a and it's going to be that way for a Ms. Alvare would like to see "very Cat holiC" and "very outwhile,''' she added. "It's very freemore balanced treatment on other spoken" family, Ms. Alvare thinks ing." abortion-related issues from the that if public relations work could Asked if she could envision the secular media. One of her biggest be "in a family's blood, it's in possibility of a change in public concerns recently was the U. N.ours." Two of her sisters own a sentiment on abortion that WoJuid sponsored International Conferpublic relations firm and her make her: job unnecessary, Ms. ence on Population and Develbrother is a graphic artist.

Alvare sees a, chance "not in the Born in Lansdowne, Pa., in Oc- opment in September and the onshort term, but possibly in the long going battle over including abortober 1960, Ms. Alvare graduated term." in 1981 from Villanova University. tion in health care reform.

"I say that because in prior U.S. "I wish the Vatican's position She earned her law degree at Corhistory we have seen what people neil University in Ithaca, N.Y., in [on the Cairo conference] was getregarded as unbelievable turnting more press for its promotion 1984 and a master's in theology at arounds in public sentiment,'" she The Catholic University of Amer- of the dignity of women, the digsaid, citing the anti-slavery and . nity offamilies and authentic develica in 1989. civil rights movements and the She worked as a litigation asso- opment, particularly the responsichange in attitude toward the r.lenciate with a large commercial law bility of the wealthy West to have tally ill. "And they occurred because less so that people in other areas of firm in Philadelphia for three years, of unfaltering, unflappable m ovethenjoined the U.S. Catholic Con- the world can have more," she ments that, even when times were said. ference Office of General Counsel rough, stood firm. in 1987. Three years later, she was On health care reform, Ms. Al". am convinced that intrinsinamed to the newly created post of vare hesitated to speculate about cally abortion is so detrimental pro-life information director. what might happen if the package not just to individual lives but to In the first few years, Ms. Alvare eventually approved includes an society, its mentality is so stingy, traveled widely, spending about abortion mandate. so individualistic, that we won't 100 days a year on the road, stopBut she said she has heard indiwant to live with it forever," Ms. ping in 44 states and about twice as vid ual bishops talk about the posAlvare said. many dioceses. She estimates that sibility of la wsuits, tax resistance "But the changes that are reshe's spoken at 200 high schools or "having to, against their w'ill, no q uired to accomplish that arc: so and 200 to 300 colleges. longer have operating'certain secbig," she added. "I mean, we're But after the birth of her first tions of their Catholic health care talking about nothing less'than re:hild, Catherine, in March she cut community." envisioning the respect owed to her travel schedule to about 30 After those fights are finished, women, particularly mothers.... Wodays a year. She also decided to Ms. Alvare expects R U-486, the men having children in diffit:ult center her work on church groups French abortion pill, to prompt "a circumstances are practically her~ priests' conferences, youth ralmajor philosophical, moral battle oic. And society makes it that lies, Catholic high schools and col- for a long time to come." way." leges - and on major media opporThe full effect of the pro-life At 33, in her third job after 1:01tunities, where she can reach mil- . message hit home with Catherine's lege, Ms. Alvare is asked to reflect lions in one appearance. birth in March. It was followed by on her "dream job" 10 years dClwn One such appearance last year two months of severe postpartum the road. brought her into contact with Paul depression, even though Ms. Alvare "You know, this may be my Hill, the man charged with killing and her husband, Brian, a govern- dream job," she said. ". feel so Battwo people at. a Pensacola, Fla., ment economist, were thrilled at isfied and suited to this job that I abortion clinic in July. Recalling a the baby's arrival. worry that it can't last.. ... can't see debate with him on ABC-TV's "I thought, 'God, I'm the propast this job, because there doe:;n't "Nightline" show, she described life director and I've got this postseem to be a diminishing need for Hill as "frighteningly cool'and colpartum depression. This doesn't it and because I feel so enthu ,ed lected, saying outrageous things seem right.' And I wanted this about getting it done. I'll tell you, about cold-blooded murder in the baby terribly,'" she said. "And to I've thought about that, • mean,' most friendly of tones." think about women who didn't where do you go from here? And. Ms. Alvare regrets that in all the [want a child but had one] and really don't have an.:answer."

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Tre.atment and educati~'n centers fight stigma of'leprosy in India

By Sister Barbara Ma:ycr, OSB Most people considc:r leprosy an illness belonging to a past age. before modern medicine and scientific research. We remember how ./esus cured 10 lepers in the Gospel. But we seldom hear of people today still afflicted by what is now called Hansen's disease.

Although the disease is curable when specific medical treatment is provided. it is still found in some parts of the world. DuC' to lack of education and access 1.0 medical facilities. people with the disease can suffer loss of body parts and are often shunned by the rest of society.

The sad plight of leprosy patients living on the banks 0: the Ram Ganga River in Bareillv. India. inspired the Capuchin Friars in Uttar Pradcsh to purchasc cight acres of land for a t'ehabilitation ccnter in InD. Called Assisinagar Rehabilitation Center. it consists of 50 one-room houses with verandahs built with funds from Caritas-I ndia.

In addition to providing medical treatmcnt and cducation, the center offers work programs for the able-bodied and welfare programs for old and disabled patients.

There are presently about 60 patients able to work and 40 disabled. The primary goal is to keep them from having to resort to begging. and eventually to rehabilitate them with their families and society.

Progress has been made in helping the residents live self-respecting lives. but there remains a great need to provide for the welfare and education of their children. which would enablc sons lind daughters to eventually get jobs rather than become beggars..

These children. some as young as five. help care for the elderly and disabled at the center by feeding them, bathing them. combing their hair. running errands and leading the ones who are blind.

They are learning compassion and concern at a very early age.

Kothagudem, another leprosy center run by the Carmelites:assists about 80 families with Hansen's disease. It is mainly the parents who have the disease. but their childrcn arc also isolated and taught separately because of people's fears.

"The superstition of contagion prevails in rural al'l:as such as Hemachandrapuram Village." explained Father Guilbert. an Indian Carmelite. "The people think it isa disgrace sent from God. Although those with leprosy can work. perhaps run a poultry farm. others often will not buy from them oui of fear of contracting the disease.

Therc is a great need for education."

Begun in 1975. the Karunambika Lean Life Center tries to help the families \cad norr.1allives. The government provides medication for Hansen's diseas(: which prevents loss of body parts if taken in time. It is believed that leprosy is more prevalent in this area beca usc of the coal mines located there.

Father Guilbert said.

Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, a Catholic child sponsorship program aiding over 40.000 children and elderly in 23 developing countries. has begun a sponsorship program at Assisinager Center and Karunambika Center for the children of the residents.

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Miami priest with Aristide during return to Haiti MIAMI (CNS) ~ Summoned at the last minute by the White House, ferried by limousine and flown on a former Air Force One jet, Miami's FatherThomas Wenski was among Americans who accpmpanied Father Jean-Bertrand Aristide on his return to Haiti.

Father Wenski, director of the Pierre Toussaint Haitian Catholic Center operated by the archdiocese of Miami, was among the diplomats, members of Congress, political activists and celebrities who flew with Father Aristide to Port-au-Prince Oct. 15.

It was Father Wenski's first trip to Haiti in almost five years and his first meeting with Father Aristide in II years.

"He was happy to see me and said, 'Father Wenski, we're going back together to Haiti,''' the Miami priest told The Florida Catholic, Miami's archdiocesan newspaper.

The flight into the capital city showed Father Wenski some of the work that lies ahead for Haiti's restored government.

"You could see the devastation of the deforestation," he said. "The whole northwest of Haiti seems just a barren area."

A longtime factor in Haiti's economi~ problems has been abuse of natural resources, including de~truction of the island's forests by people cutting timber to sell for fuel.

Father Wenski also said the country will need to establish a functioningjudiciary system quickly as a way of redressing grievances without vigilantism.

"Haiti never had a real rule of law. You have to start sometime."

Also aboard the two U.S. aircraft that brought Father Aristide's party to Haiti were Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Rep. Joseph Kennedy, D-Mass., members of Congressional Black Caucus and the Organization of American States, TransAfrica director Randall Robinson and filmmaker Jonathan Demme.

In the group, too, was Mercy Sister Mary Healy, director of the Washington Office on Haiti. She said her clearest impression upon arriving in Port-au-Prince with the dignitaries was that instead of being welcomed by Haitians, the first faces they saw were of U.S. soldiers.

"It was clear this was an occupied country," Sister Healy told Catholic News Service.

Sitting with her on the plane was Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, forl1)er president of Pax Christi USA. Representatives from Pax Christi, Americans For Aristide and the National Coalition for Haitian Refugees were also in the group.

Following a ceremony on the steps of Haiti's presidential palace, Father Wenskijoined a state dinner attended by representatives of the Vatican and the Haitian bishops' conference. The Vatican and most of Haiti's bishops have not been strong political supporters of Father Aristide, but they have encouraged a peaceful return to democratic government.

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II THE REH'ABILITATION departments of the foJr diocesan homes celebrated National Rehabilitation Week last month with informational ses~ions for families and staff, demonstrations, luncheons, posters and fun.

National Rehabilitation Week . is celebrated to highlight successes in rehabilitation and to salute the professionals who provide ~ervice to elders with disabilities. In many cases, elders who spend shor t-.term rehabilitative stays in a nursing home are able to return to their homes in the community.

At Marian Manor, Taunton, the rehabilitation department sponsored a demonstration that featured displays designed to help staff and the public understand what it's like to have a disability.

Students from Coyle and Cassidy High School attended.

At the occupational therapy dis- . play simulating perceptual diffiCOYLE-CASSIDr HIGH SCHOOL students, under culties, students were challenged supervision of physical therapy aide Bette Karol, use a to solve a puzzle while looking in a specially-designed cutting board during Marian Manor's mirror. Other adaptive equipment was also demonst"rated, such as a recent rehabilitation de1monstration. special cutting board for people who have the use of only one hand.

The speech department offered samples of specially prepared drinks designed to accommodate those who have difficulty swullowing. The physical therapy department provided a simulation for participants to experience various . disabilities with the use of walking aides. Visitors were challenged to negotiate an obstacle cour~e sitting in a wheelchair while w<:aring vision-impairing eyeglasses.

At Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, posters that introduced the rehabilitation department staff . and described their jobs were displayed. Another poster desGribed '.' in detail the work of a restorative nurse aide (RNA) and included . . pictures of an RNA retraining res:,". idents in the activities of daily livDOG DAY: Joan Brenneke visits OUf L!ldy's Haven with Y::.ing, such as dressing and groomtherapy dbgs. her registered :~~'ing, improving range of motion f?,···;·and restoring dining skills. ~:." :.:' During October, National Physmands spoken to them G1aelic. dog, a canine and its owner must ~~: :i(;al Therapy Month, a "Posture Ms. Brenneke, a South Dartdemonstrate certain qualities. i:: Yourself a Good Health" clinic/- mouth resident and certified evalFirst, the dog must have com~'!\ 'open house provided a posture uator for Therapy Dogs In!ternapleted obedience training, been ~:::'screening and hints on improving tional, has been training ddgs for temperament tested and have earn" posture.

37 years. eel a "canine good citizenship cerI'," .. ··~AfOur Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, In 1981, she was asked to help tificate." Ms. Brenneke then takes ., r~habilitation week was celebrated establish a pet therapy progr~m by the dog into a nursing home sev;~:.With an open house for residents a friend who ran an agency!offereral times to observe how it reacts ;~. 'and families. Two in-service eduing outings for nursing home resiwith residents. ...... «ation sessions were organized to dents. The program was oneloft~e The dog's owner must also visit \.~. 'familiarize staff in different aspects first pet therapy programs in nursing homes and .hospitals with of rehabilitation. Speech path'oloMassachusetts.

Ms. Brenneke and the dog, to . gist Gene Piii-alotto gave a talk on Although the agency later Closed, learn how to handle the dog in that to. dysphasia, an impairment of speech Ms. Brenneke continues td take setting. and verbal comprehension; occuher registered therapy dogs tb area . Before the dog is awarded a reg., pational therapist Suzanne Galnursing homes and hospit~ls to istered therapy dog tag, Ms. Bren.iagher described the benefits of perform for and interact with resineke said, "the owner must make a ." retraining some residents in the dents free of charge. . commitment to visiting residents activities of daily living.

"It's wonderful to see the way and patients regularly. It's not just Madonna Manor, North Attlethe elders and animals reab toanother title. Bonding with resiboro, celebrated with a luncheon wards each other. Resident~ look dents is very important." . for the rehabilitation staff and an forward to our visits and Ibond She said her dogs performed informational session for nursing with the dogs. If I don't bring all about 25 obedience demonstrastaff. Occupational therapist Cindy three dogs to the home, resi1dents tions in nursing homes and hospiBertrand said the department will ask me why," she said. ' tals last year: This year she expects ,offer in-service ed ucational ses:,ions "The dogs give residents someto make 30 appearances. for the nursing home's staff. thing to talk about and I hhe a * * * * grand time talking to residents.

F or more information about reTHE SUN cast long shadows, When I leave the nursing holme, 1 habilitative therapies at any fl) the but the golfers showed no signs of always feel good," she addedl. , . : diocesan homes, contact Colleen tiring during Madonna Manor's "Our residents love Joan and .0' McRoy, director·of clinical servifirst golf tournament held recently . ~ ces. at 508-679-8154. her dogs," said Natalie Bea~, the Haven's director of therapeutic at the Norton Country Club, * * *. * Norton. activities. "The dogs are ver~ well A LIVELY Irish trio - Patrick, behaved and let our resident~ hold . Seventy-two participants played Seamus and Finawn - visited or hug them. Joan has even taken eighteen holes of golf and enjoyed Our Lady's Haven recently, though a dog up to visit a residentl who a steak supper following the tourthey weren't "wearing 0' the green," nament. wasn't feeling well enough to tome just fur coats. to the home's activity rooni and Madonna Manor raised over The three poodles, registered see the show," she said. $4,000 from the tournament, which therapy dogs in Joan Brenneke's According to Ms. BrenneRe, to will be used to benefit the home's Dog Show, all understand combecome registered as a thdrapy resident services.

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Alzheimer's'support grolllp announces events In connection with Alzheimer's Awareness Month, observed in November, the Greater Fall River Alzheimer's Support (,roup announces the following events: Monthly meeting, 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 8, Family Services Association. 151 Rock St.. Fall Rivcr.

TCI Cablcyision program, "Close Up" with Mary Lou Palumbo, will have Alzheimer's as topic 7 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14.

"Who Cares?" workshop for Alzheimer's caregivers and interested persons Nov. IS, White's of Westport. Speakers include Paul Raia, PhD, of Alzheimer's Association of Eastern Mass.; Stanley Mueller, PhD, RN, CS, of Salve Regina University, Newport, Rl. preregistration required; information: Paulette M. Masse, MS, LSW, Greater Fall River Alzheimer's Support Group facilitator, 997-9396. ' Tour of Blaire House's specialized adult day health care center, the only Alzheimer's/ dementia specific adult day health cemer in Southeastern Massachusetts, Nov. 21: for reservations co Iltact Ms. Masse.

Voting-age population "rill continue "graying" The voting-age population in the United States is expected to reach 193.7 million persons by . Election Day 1994, an increase of 7.8 million persons since the 1990 Congressional elections, according' to a report of the Commerce Department's Census Bureau. The 45-and-over age group will' make up 44 percent (84.4 million people) of those eligible to vote in 1994, up fro.m 42 percent in 1990.

Since 1972, there has been a 38 percent increase in the number of people eligible to register to vote.

"A lot of this growth is due to births during the peak Baby Boom years from themid-1950s to 1964," says Lynne Casper, author of Projections of the Voting-Age Population for States: November 1994.

In addition, Ms. Casper says, "The recent shift toward older-age voters is primarily due to the aging of the Baby Boomers. This 'graying' of the voting-age population is expected to continue through the end of the decade, reaching 95.2 million people by the year 2000.

Almost no growth is anticipated for the 18-to-44 population between 1994 and 2000."

The report also includes state highlights and ranks and other Novem bel' 1994 voting projections: • This year, Florida is projected to be the only state where more than one-half (51.3 percent) ofthe voting-age population will be over age 45. Alaska will have proportionately more of its voting-age population under 45 years of age (69.7 percent) than any other state.

• Women will comprise 52 percent of the voting-age population and. will outn.umber men by 7.8 million (overall.

They will also outnumber men in all age groups except !lmong 18-to-24 year olds. Th(:re will be more women than men in all states except Alaska, Hawaii, and Nevada.

• Whites will be the largest group of voting-age persons (163.3 million or 84.3 percent of the voting-age population).

Over 22 million (11.5 p(:rcent) of the voting-age population will be African-American.

Other races will number 8.2 million (4.2 percent of the voting-age population). Hispanics, who may be of any race, will number 17.1 million (8.8 percent) of the voting-age population.

• The largest proportion of African Americans ofv:ltingage will be in the District of Columbia (62.2 percent), Mississippi (32.0 percent), Louisiana (28.5 percent), South Carolina (27.5 percent), and Maryland (25.1 percent).

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Virtually no growth is al1.ticipated by 2000 when this age group is projected to'reach only 25.9 million.

• Among all states, Whit,~s will constitute the largest proportion of voting-age persons in Vermont (99.1 percent), fol. lowed by Maine (98.8 percent), New Hampshire (98.1 percent), Wyoming, and Iowa (97.1 percent each).

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by Pennsylvania (20.8 p'~rcent), Iowa (20.7 percent), South Dakota (20.3 percem), and Arkansas (20.2 percent).

DAVID DUNLOP observes a putt by George Forensick at the Madonna Manor Golf tournament.

• Hispanics will constitute about 37.2 percent of the voting-age population in New Mexico, and about one-quarter of the voting-age population in Texas (24.9 percent) and California (24.7 percent).

Famed singer will appear in New Bedford With CNS reports John Michael Talbot, a leading figure in contemporary Catholic inspirational music, will present a program ofhiscontf:mplative compositions 8 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Zeiterion Theater in New Bedford.

Proceeds will assist St. Lawrence parish, New Bedford, and nonperishable foods will also be collected for Market Ministries of New Bedford. Further information is available by calling 994-2900.

Talbot's music reflects a rich spiritual life. He is the founder and general minister of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity, a Catholicbased ecumenical monastic community which serves the poor and needy.

"My music is not [specifically) Gospel, contemporary Christian, or liturgical," explained Talbot.

"It is simply sacred music."

He studies music and texts of the early Church and experiments in blending words., music and insiruments of past and present.

Along with the Bible and the liturgy, as well as his own lyrics, his sources includt: St. Francis of Assisi, St. John of the Cross, St. Patrick and the contemporary Thomas Merton.

His latest release. "Meditations from Solitude," is the second of a planned trilogy of quiet, reflective compositions designed to bring the listener into a deeper communion with God. "My music has always held a unique place in hdping believers

JOHN MICHAEL T ALSOT to enter into Spirit-filled meditation and prayer," Talbot said.

Billboard magazine's top-rated male Christian artist of 1988, Talbot is no stranger to the stage.

Born in Oklahoma City in 1954 into a musically-talented family, he began studying piano at age six and, at eight, began singing with brother Terry's pop group, the Quinchords.

In the late '60s and early '70s the brothers led a buckskin-shod band, Mason Profitt, popularizing issuesoriented country and folk music and achieving cult status before the group disbanded in 1972.

At the time of the band's breakup, the Talbot brothers, raised Methodist were going through profound spiritual changes that led them to write and record contemporary Christian music. .I ohn Michael recalls a visionary experience that changed his life. "I sa w a Christ figure and at that moment I knew I was loved and forgiven," he said..

He had been going through a .. THE路ANCHOR-.rDiocese of Fall period of experimentation with several religions; then in 1978 became a Catholic after studying ego." Living as part of the Broththe life of S1. Francis of Assisi. "I ers and Sisters helps him to "stay found that he lived the radical. real," he said. simple Gospel that I have in my After several years out of the heart," he said. publ;c eye, during which he pracHe released his album "The . ticed street ministry and visited Lord's Supper," based on the Mass, parishes. Talbot returned to the followed by "Come to the Quiet," concert scene in 1992 with the based upon traditional monastic release of a new book and album, praying of the Psalms. both titled "The Master Musician."

During this time, Talbot also The book is among a dozen he has founded the Brothers and Sisters written. During World Youth Day celebrations in Denver in August of Charity, which has about 500 1993. he offered meditative music members nationwide. They follow a simple Gospel way of life either during the Stations of the Cross at Mile High Stadium. in their homes or in an integrated Talbot has raised public awaremonastic community of families, ness of hunger and homelessness celibates and singles. with benefit concerts for Mercy Talbot makes his home with wife Viola at the community'S Lit- Corps International. a Christian relief and development agency optle Portion Hermitage in Eureka Springs, Ark., in the Ozark Moun- erating worldwide, and has traveled with Mercy Corps to sites of tains.

Talbot describes the community poverty and unrest in the Middle East, Honduras and the Philipas charismatic, contemplative and pines. characterized by apostolic action.

Talbot counts as especially mean"We grow our own food. catch fish out of our own lake, raise pigs, ingful moments. in his life a 1983 meeting with MotherTeresa and a chickens and cows, use passive 1991 audience with Pope john solar energy sources when possible, design and build many of our Paul II in which the pontiff gave own structures and engage in daily his blessing to the Brothers and rhythms of prayer, worship, work Sisters of Charity.

Talbot received Mercy Corps and scheduled times of quiet solitude," he said.

Talbot says the responsibility he feels as a Christian artist motivated his establishment of the community. He considers it a good way to follow up on the conversions audience members experience GENERAL CONTRACTORS at his shows.

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"We are living in a world of upside-down values," Talbot said. .. As Americans, we are a tiny minority of the world's total population which uses a disproportionately large percentage of the world's resources. As Americans. we must learn to exercise our moral responsibility in our hurting world.

As Christians, we must address human need, which is to embrace the whole Gospel of Jesus Christ."

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Bishops'statements Continued from Page One Question #5 deals with the repeal of the present Massachusetts law which limits the number of hours retail stores can be open for bu~iness on Sundays. There are strong moral, religious and historic reason~ why store hours are limited on Sundays. The State of Massachusett~ has always maintained that a common time of rest is in the best oterall interest of the family and society. It is for the common good. W~ join with many other religious groups and labor unions in supporting a!I'N 0" vote on Question #5 in order to maintain the current la w.

Question # I would limit the way in which corporations can participate directly and indir~ctly in ballot questions eliciting the opi~io~ of +t~rs on public polIcy Issues. We are concerned deeply that It will restnct churches. hospitals. colleges and universities. non-profit human sdrvice corporations from participating in public policy issues affecting pbople and in which they have knowle~dge, experience and solicitude. Further. it is not clear if Question # I sufficiently protects First Amendment rlights of all individuals and groups, in the realm of public debate. In view of these concerns, a "NO" vote on Question #1 would be appropriate ih our opinion.

Mayall of us appreciate our simultaneous right and duty to foster whatever wejudge to be for the advancement of the common good. May we devote ourselves to the welfare of all sincerely, fairly and indeed with charity.

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Bishop Regan dies Continued from Page One After his ordination on Jan. 27, 1929. he was assigned to South China where he served until 1952.

He was first assigned to the Maryknoll mission~in Wuchow, South China, where he remained until 1934, 'when he was transferred to neighboring Kweilin mission and began pastoral work among the Mandarin-speaking peoplt: in Laipo.

In '1935, he took on additional duties" and from 1938 to 1948 was Vicar Delegate of Wuchow for the Kweilin area. He then worked in the Laipo mission for 16 years, also serving as a contract chaplain for U.S. Army Air Corps personnel stationed in the area.

The then Father Regan was placed under house arrest on Dec. 15, 1950, after the Communist takeover of China and was jailed on Dec. 25. He spent two months in solitary confinement and was expelled from China on June 20, 1951, suffering from amoebic dysentery.

On Dec. 14', 1951. as group superior he led the first II Maryknoll priests into Maryknoll's new mission field in Laguna, Lipa diocese, Philippines. There he learned the Tagalog language and served for eight years in Pakil and Paete.

On Oct. 4,1956, he was appointed regional superior of the Philippines.

In 1958 Father Regan spearheaded another new mission in Davao del Norte and Davao Orientalon the island of Mindanao, and in 1959, the Congregation of Propaganda Fide in Rome created in the northern part of Davao a prelature nullius and appointed him prelate in. charge.

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hospital, a radio station and a seminary and stressed the tra'ining of local seminarians. By thel time he retired there were 35 local priests, and in a few yearsj that number climbed to more than 50 in the dioceses of Tagum! and Mati, both formed from the'original prelature of Tagum.

In 1980, at age 75, Bishop Regan retired, turning the Tagum ~rela­ ture over to native Filipino Bi~hop I Pedro R. Dean, who proIT;lptly appointed him a vicar generaL In "retirement," he continu~d as the active resident chaplai1n of Christ the King Hospital in -rdgum and filled in for two succedding bishops ofTagum in their absbnce.

He also continued to offer sdhool Mas.ses. in both the Tagumj af!d MatI dIOceses, and hear confessions of the students.

The bishop is survived by a cousin. Charles Stiles of Fairhaveln, as well as by his sister. Msgr. John J. Regan, pastor of St. Patrick'slparish, Falmouth, is a distant relaltive.

Bishop Regan's funeral l'V1ass and burial will take place irl the Philippines, with a memorial ~erv­ ice to be held at a later date at Maryknoll headquarters in 0 sining, NY.

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Continued from Page One when it ,could no longer accommodate the increasing number of parishioners. by then numbering about 1200 families. To this day. parishioners can recall having to 'listen' to Mass from the sidewalk. despite six Sunday liturgies.

"Father Edward L. O'Brien, then pastor. named a committee to plan for a new church facility and parishioners approved the pliws for the present building on Route 106 (330 Pratt St.). which was dedicated May 30, 1965.

"Because of the forethought and sacrifice of the parishioners of 1965." notes the parish center booklet. "the facility has been sufficient to accommodate the large numbers of new parishioners who have come to make Mansfield their home."

With the new church a reality. attention turned next to the parish religious education center. housed

in the former church building.

Over the years it had become more and more inadequate for-the numbers of young people it served.

Thus in 1984, the late Msgr.

Armando Annunziato, the then parochial 'vicar Father Stephen Avila, and a planning committee began work on a new parish center which would not only provide space for religious education but for adult programs, meetings of organizations and various special events.

The center was blessed June 14.

1987. by then Fall River Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and was dedicated last Pentecost Sunday in memory of Msgr. Annunziato, who oversaw its building and who died Aug. 31,1993. still as pastor, fulfilling the wishes of his devoted parishioners. now numbering over 10,000 persons.

An interesting aspect of the centennial celebration. as repprted in the Mansfield News. was discov-

ery of a "time capsule" buried in April 1.914 at the time of the second St. Mary's Church. Opened recently, the capsule was found to contain coins of the period and a copy of the Attleboro Sun for April 15, 1914. in surprisingl~ good condition. It included an announcement of the fact that Bishop Daniel F. Feehan would preside at the dedication ceremony.

Also in the paper, said Andrew T odesco, were news stories concerning the tense pre-World War I period. The war began two months later.

Todesco said the capsule also contained a vial of a brown substance, which currently is 'being examined at M IT for possible determination of its composition.

Meanwhile, a new time capsule will be placed under a centennial memorial stone at the center of the granite walkway to be installed.

Fourth-graders aim high for future Continued from Page Two makes "a statement to Y9ur fellow students. to your parents and to our community as a whole. In our day and age it takes great courage to take a stand and to hold to our beliefs." .Excerpts from some of the winning essays follow.

BISHOP REGAN and his sister, Sister Rita Marie Regan, M M, during a ra1re home visit to Maryknoll headI quarters, 'Ossining, NY. (Rhoto courtesy of Maryknoll)·

Renee Tessier "I Can Make a Difference-I Will Make a Difference": First grade up to college is the most important part of my life, because as I get older I am becoming more involved with the world. Up to now I've learned many, many 'things. but one of those things stands out above the rest..:! will make a difference if I try hard enough ...

Vanessa Barreira "How Education Can Mlike Me a Better World Citizen": I think it will make me a better person by going to college so I can get a good education and so I can have a good job to support my family. I can also learn to pay my deb!. ... 1just don't want to help and keep my family healthy, I also want to help others ....

I will try to find a cure for AI DS and if I fail once or twice I will keep trying because I won't be a quitter! I will try to keep the earth clean so that the children can enjoy it....

I want to do a lot of things. Like say that guns are against the law and other things. I thin~ education makes me a better person because I can learn what people want these days so·l·can help them!

Leslie Viveiros "How Education Can Make Me .a Responsible Citizen": Education helps me improve my life and prepares me for the future .... Ec:ucation teaches me how to be responsible and to have good thinking skills to help solve the country's problems. Education can help me understand the'world I live in and helps me work in solving the world's problems. School prepares me, and other students for our future jobs so that the United States will be strong.

Amy Boucher "How Education' Can Make Me a Responsible World Citizen": Education can help you very much.

I'm very glad that we have school.

Just think, without school we wouldn't be able to read or write.

Mrs. Moran, my teacher, is giving me a good education by teaching me new things that I don't know. I think that if I get a good education that I will have a nice life. Having an education is very nice. So if you're at the supermarket and you want to buy so mething, you will just read the lahels.

But if you don't have an education you will buy the wrong thing....

If I get a good education I can' help other people..:.with all of the' things they say are ·hard.

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FIRST FRIDA Y CLUB, FR Meeting 6 p.m. Nov. 4, Sacred Heart Church, FR, for Mass celebrated by Father John P. Cronin, followed by meal and speaking program with Father Paul Mooradd of St. Anthony of the Desert Maronite Catholic Church.

ST. LOUIS, FR Women's Guild will meet 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 and hold meat pie supper Nov. 5.

PAX CHRISTI Pax Christi Massachusetts will hold second annual n:treat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 12 at St. Stephen's Priory, Dover, led by Father Mike DeTemple, OP. For r;egistration information contact Mary DelMonte, 655-4605.

CATHEDRAL CENTER of RENEW",L, L FREETOWN Tres Dias Retreat Oct. 27-30.

Bishop Feehan H.S: faculty retreat day Oct. 28. Corpus Christi. Sandwich. confirmation retreat Oct. 29.

Day of Recollection for Religious 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 29.

Tuesdays at the L.ake. guided teaching and discussion series on "The Practice of the Presence of God" II a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. I. 8 and 15; information: 763-3994.

SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY Legal scholar and author Professor Harold Berman will speak on "The Crisis of the Western Legal Tradition" 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at O'Hare Academic Center on the Newport. RI. campus. Currently a law professor at Emory University. hc has also taught at Harvard Universitv and Moscow State Universitv it; Russia. He i~. the author of se~'eral books. including Law and Revolution: The Formation of the Western I.egal"! radition.

ST. ANTHONY of the DESERT, FR Exposition of Blessed Sacrament noon to 6 p. m. with holy hour 5 to 6 p.m. Nov. 6. St. Sharbel Chapel. 300 North Eastern Ave. Exposition also held 9 a.m. to midnight Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD All ages arc welcome for an All Saints Day parade of saints noon to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29. parish center; participants should dress as a saint or wear tag with a saint's name and be prepared to share facts about that saint.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, HYANNIS Afternoon of recollection for womcn 3 to 5 p.m. Nov. 14; confessions will be heard 2:30 t03 p.m. and at 5 p.m. by a priest of Opus Dei. O.L. CAPE, BR~WSTER Volunteers are nec;ded for Loaves and Fishes, a project feeding the ncedy each Saturday at the Salvation Army in Hyann:s. for which five volunteers make 12 bag lunches each week. Each voluntc;cr is asked to participate on two or three Saturdays within the next six months.

Information: Anne Mason. 385-6140, or Gladys Usher. 896-5231.

ST. ANNE, FR A "town meeting" to examine the parish and its needs will be held 7: 15 tonight, shrine.

WIDOWED SUPPORT, CAPE COD Support group meeting I :30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Christ the King parish education center library, Mashpee. Topic: "New GuidelinesWhich Way to Turn."

ST. JULIE BILLIART, N. DARTMOUTH Sister Theresa Travers. SND, Bishop Stang H .S., slliff member. will speak about St. .I ulie after 7 p.m. Mass ~ ov. I; refreshments will follow. Vincentians will hold Thanksgiving food collection Nov. 5-6 and 12-13: boxes for donations will be at church entrance.

ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO Adoration of Blessed Sacrament in chapel at rear of church will follow 7 a.m. Mass Nov. 4 until9 a.m.

Mass Nov. 5. Evening prayer at 9 p.m. Friday and special prayers at 8 a.m. Saturday. Information: Joan Provost. 699-2430.

The Nov. 6 Sunday healing service has been rescheduled to 2:30 p.m.

Nov. 13. The only prayer meeting in November is 7 p.m. Nov. 17. parish center.

TEAMS OF OUR LADY Teams of Our Lady will hold annual retreat for Portuguese-speaking couples Nov. 4 tQ 6 at LaSalette Center. Attleboro. All Portuguesespeaking are invited to participate.

Information: Octayio and Rosa Marie Canholo. 678.3391.

SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR Saint Anne's willj.oin with Charlton Memorial Hospital and the Kiwanis Club to offer the first annual Kiwanis Kids' Fair I .to 4 p.m. Oct. 29 at Fall River's GQvernment Center.

Topics for parents will include newborn care, parenting issues. car seats, administering children's medications. Halloween safety. diabetes and asthma education. Adolescent issues will include teen suicide and accidents. drugs and alcohol. pregnancy, Al DS and Safe Sitter. Program. Forchildren there will be face painting and a tcddy bear clinic.

Information: John Sullivan. 6724099.

BOSTON COLLEGE CLUB OF CAPE COD Mass for deceased alumni II a.m.

Nov. 9. O.L. Victory Church. Centerville; luncheon will follow. Reservations: 394-5932.

SACRED HEART, N, ATTLEBORO : Youth group will host" A Haunted Evening" 6 p.m. tomorrow; costume contest and Halloween party included.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Mass of anointing 2 p. m. Oct. 30.

COMMUNITY VISITING NURSE AGENCY,ATTLEBORO Hospice of Community Visiting Nurse Agency will hold its fourth annual] nterfaith Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving 3 p.m.

Nov. 6. Trinitarian Congregational Church, East Main and Pine Streets.

N orton. The service will honor deceased hospice patients. Information: Valerie Contois. 1-800-220-0110.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE Food pantry will conduct holiday food drive throug~out November; donations may be left at church any time. Fall adult education series on the new Catechism of the Catholic Church will meet 7:30 p.m. seven Tuesdays beginning Nov. 8. religious education classrooms. Information: Alice or Millard Cramp. 477-3672.

LEGION OF MARY Mass for Legion of Mary founder Frank Duff. who died Nov. 7. 1980, will be held by diocesan Legion of Mary7:30 p.m. Nov. 2. St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett. Rosary recited 7 p.m. Refreshments will follow the Mass.

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First Friday Club, a men's group that meets at 6 p.m. each First Friday of the month at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, for Mass and a following meal and speaker.

Dumais said the club has been in existence 47 years and that he was president for the firsttimein 1969.0theroffic-

ers for the coming year are Dennis Griffin, vice-president; and Ken Leger and Dennis Hurley, who share the offices of treasurer and secretary. The club year extends from October to June for the traditional nine First Fridays.

All area men are welcome to join the group, said Dumais.

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For as little as $10 monthly, you can help a poor child at a Catholic mission site receive nourishing food, medical care, the chance to go to school and hope for a brighter future. You can literally change a life.

Through CFCA you can sponsor a child with the amount you can afford. Ordinarily it takes $20 per month to provide one of our children with the life changing benefits of sponsorship. But if this is not possible for you, we invite you to do what you can. CFCA will see to it from other donations and the tireless efforts of our missionaries that your child receives the same benefits as other sponsored children.

And you can be assured your donations are being magnified and are having their greatest impact because our programs are directed by dedicated Catholic missionaries with a long standing commitment to the people they serve.

Little Conchita lives in a small village in the mountains of Guatemala. Her house is made of ,cornstalks, with a tin roof and dirt floor. Her father struggles to support the family as a day laborer.

Your concern can make the difference in the lives of children like Conchita.

Plus, you are your child's only sponsor. To help build your relationship, you will receive a picture of your child, information about your child's family and country, letters from your child and the CFCA quarterfy newsletter.

Please take this opportunity to make a difference in the life of one poor child. Become a sponsor today!

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Award for Collins Hon. John F. Collins, former mayor of Boston and now a Hyannis resident, will receive the John W. McCormack Public Service Award at the annual reception and award banquet of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, to b.e held at 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 2 at the Sheraton Tara Hotel in Braintree.

Boston Cardinal Bernard Law and former Governor Edward J. King will be among distinguished guests and Senate President William M. Bulger will be master of ceremonies.

Further information is available at tel. (617) 325-6357.

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Poetry is becoming a family tradition for sisters Melissa, left, and Jennifer Larrivee, students at St. Anne's School, Fall River.

Melissa, an ll-year-old sixth-grader, writes:

Who Is God? God is the one Who created the world He made the trees And animals with ease He sculpted the mountains With the best of clay He darkened the night .

And lightened the day He made the sky a shade of blue He made the water a dear sort of hue Then he .made the best creation of all...

And there stood man, proud and tall!

Jennifer, a seven-year-old second-grader, folio ws in her sister's footsteps with: . ' .

Love Love is the gift of kindness But love is not for money it is. for the kindness Of your heart and the thoughtfulness of your heart

'Coyle and Cassidy High T AUNTON- Several eve ntH are planned for prospective students'and their parents, beginning with a Parents' Information Night 7 p.m. Nov. 15 in the school library.

Following an introductory program, faculty and adminisiration members will answer questions on the school's curriculum, financial aid and eKtracurricular activities.

The school's annual open house will be 6 t09 p.m. Nov. 21, with current students conducting tours for eighthgraders and their parents. Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria.

The placement test'for the Coyle-Cassidy Class of 1999 will be held 8 a. m. Dec.,3 at thl: school. School applications and other information will be distributed after the exam.

For further information, contact the admissions department at 823-6164.

Athletic Association The Coyle-Cassidy Athletic Association will meet 6:30 p.m. Nov. 2 in the school library. New members are always welcome.

Bishop Connolly High FALL RIVER - Prospective students and their parents are invited to an open house 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 9 to meet teachers, coaches, students and their p'arents.

The placement exam for the 1995-96 school year will be 8:30 a.m. Dec. 3 at the school, with a make-up exam at 8:30 a.m. Dec. II. Preregistration is not necessary. For information call the school at 676-1071.

Yearbook Staff Melanie Poisson and Rebecca Hancock, both seniors from Fall River, have been named chief editor and senior路 editor, respectively, for this year's school yearb~ok, Opus '95. Both have been members of the yearbook staff since their freshman year.

Other members of the editorial staff are: assistant editors Kelli Costa, Kerri Timberlake and Kate Hancock and computer data controller Steve Splinter, all of Fall River; business managers Amy Goodrich of Portsmouth, RI, and Joanne Dinis of Fall River; and senior photographers Evan Brum of Tiverton, R I. and Christian San Martin of Portsmouth.

They are assisted by a support staff of about 15 students from grades 9 through 12.

ATTLEBORO - Bishop Feehan High School cele-路 bra ted its twenty-fifth annual homecoming Oct. 15, featuriing a speaking program and parade of floats. Speakers incliuded Kevin Poirier, state representative for North Attleboro, and William Dunn, a member of the Class of '71.1 . . Sleniors Terry Newth and April Gentes were Homeco~ing King and Queen.

F)ollowing the 40-minute presentation and parade, the , Feehan football team emerged victorious against their Da~tmouth rivals, 24-7.

Elvents continued Oct. 16 with a "homecoming powderpuff football game," won by the senior class girls, and a sem:iformal dance at the Holiday Inn in Mansfield.

Tlhe weekend events were the culmination of a week of spirited activities at the school, including the annual "Cdllege Bowl" game. The senior class took the champio~ship in the student vs. faculty "Jeopardy"-like trivia ganie. Members, of the victorious team were Megan Collins! Erin McHale, Anne Buote, Lesley Sarikas and Jennife!- Fellows, Homecoming events were organized by committee merhbers Anne Casey, Rebecca Fisher, April Gentes, Jen~ifer Parker,' Charles Antone, Brad Dean, Jason Der~sa ilnd Terry Newth, Alan Kazarian and Sister Patricia Harrington were faculty moderators of the committee.

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the spot to watch this year as ,each week excellent work by students is displayed. .

A highlight 'of October has been the school walk-a'thoh Oct. 15, in' which students, parents and faculty participated with police escort.

Grade I has been studying fall vegetables, while grade 2 read various versions of the story "Stone Soup." Principal!Patricia Moncey acted out parts of the story for the class. ~ighth-graders elected class' officers and are preparing BiglSisterj Little Sister activities with their kindergarten friends. The eighth-graders look forward to receiving clas:s rings in NoveIl\ber. llhe grades K-5 chorus and the newly-formed Academy Singers of grades 6-8 are rehearsing for this year's presentations under direction of John Travers,

Bishop Stang High NORTH DARTMOUTH - Bishop Stang High School has been granted affiliate membership in the' National Forensic League, a 70-year-old speech honor socibty represented in 2,500 schools nationwide. Stang hjstbry teacher Jim McDonald established the chapter of the Southeastern Massachusetts Forensic and Debating Program at Stang with the assistance of his son, Joseph, wh~ earned a scholarship in debating to Western Kentuck!y University.

The National Forensic League sponsors district and natibnal competition in various forms of debating and givef awards based upon participation in spee.ch and debate events.

Sportsmanship trophy Albert Vaillancourt, associate director of the Fall RivJr Area Catholic Youth Organization, has announced tha~l Eric Schecter of St. William's parish has been awarded the Annual Umpires Sportsmanship Trophy. the bnly individual trophy given by the CYO Baseball League. Each league manager is invited to nominate one player from his team who best exemplified qualities of leadbrship and sportsmanship during the season, and thenl the league umpires vote for the winner from among that Igrou p. .'.

Srlhecter. a standout 'pitcher with Bishop Connolly in his High school days, joined SI. William's in 1991. A sore shoJlder has kept him from pitching on a regular basis, but he is still able to throw hard in relief and was a big fact9r in game one of this year's playoff finals against Not~e Dame. He is a hard hitting outfielder who lias been a quiet team leader for the last four years.

S~id SI. William's manager Brian Gibbons. "It was a PIea~ure to have coached Eric this year. His biggest asset to our team was his leadership. His soft-spoken words of enco:uragement to the younger players and never-say-die attitude helped us to win the CYO Championship."

Sdhecter, who is eligible to return for another season, will teceive a trophy and his name will be inscribed on a plaq~e displayed at the Fall River CYO on Anawan

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Installed recently at St. Joseph's School, Fairha'V~n, were student council officers, top, with James McNamee and Father Patrick Killilea, and safety patrol members, below, with Police Chief Ted Silva and Officer .Phil Lacerda.

.St. Joseph's School FAIRHAVEN - Class officers and safety patrol members were installed at recent ceremonies.

Ind ucting students into the Father Damien Student Government were Father Patrick Killilea, sS.ce, and principal Sister Muriel Ann Lebeau, sS.ce Father Killilea blessed the students and encouraged them to use their gifts in service to others. Sister Lebeau presented the class officers with certificates of their offices and student wuncil pins. .

James McNamee of the Diocesan Department of Education spoke to the students about their leadership roles and conveyed congratulations from Bishop O'Malle:I, The officers, listed in order of president. vice presid,~nt, secretary and treasurer, are as follows.

Grade 6: Jonathan Restaino, Joshua Sylvester, Jeffrey Gonneville, Jaclyn Martin, Grade 7: Kalee-Ann Dutra, Jeffrey Oliveira, Jamie Stykowski, Amanda Hasenfuss, Grade 8: Jacqueline Jozapaitis, Patrick Cummings, Jillian Bourque, Karen Whitehead.

Safety patrol members were installed by Chief of Police Ted Silva and Officer Phil Lacerda. Each pal:rol member received a badge and membership card. Officer Lacerda led the inductees in their pledge to set a good example and provide leadership in safety matters.

Jonathan Davies is captain, Kristen Dzialo is lieutenant and Joshua Abreau is sergeant for the safety patrol.

Other members are Keri Gelnett, Justin Kagan, Timothy Murphy, Haley Rose, Elizabeth Gonneville and Kurt Riley,

St. Joseph's School NEW BEDFORD - Grades I and 2 recently visited Keith's Apple Orchard, where they went on a hayride and picked apples and pumpkins. First-graders made applesauce. .

The first grade class is also taking recorder lessons.

After two lessons, students learned to play "HOl Cross Buns."

The second grade visited Domino's, where they made their own pizzas.

By Charlie Martin

LUCKY ONE You're the kind When you love you love With all your might And you're the kind I would dream about at night Now I'm the lucky one Baby, I'm the lucky one You're- the kind That I want to be with in the dark You're the kind That i!; capturing my heart And I'm the lucky one Baby, I'm the lucky one And I have never been the one To fan in love so soon But I l:ould never face Another night or day Without you Baby, I'm the lucky one You'r(~ the kind With IlOetry and Valentine cards YOU'rE~ the kind Who will never ever leave And I"m the lucky one The IUlckiest girl Baby I'm the lucky one Written by Amy Grant/Keith Thomas. Sung by Amy Grant (c) 1994

by Age to Age Music Inc. (ASCAP) CHRISTIAN MUSIC artist been the one to fall in love so turned pop star Amy Grant has soon." However, now she feels that "I'm the lucky one!" Lisa ncw disc out titled "House of tening to the song made me Lovc." The CD combines both her styles and gives Ms. Grant wonder: When it comes to roanother chart hit in "Lucky mance, does it take luck to find One." the right person'? The answer The song is a woman's reflecmay depend on how you look at tion on how she's found the romance. .

Many times, hpw we meet kind of guy that "I would dream about at night." He is the "kind another person depends on cirthat is capturing my heart." cumstances. There does seem to She ad mits that "I have never be an elemcnt of cbincidence in

Stonehill College The following events will be held at the Joseph W. Martin Institute for Law and Society on the North Easton campus of Stonehill College: Bonnie Bewick, Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist, accompanied by pianist Timothy Steele, will perform a classical music concert featuring selections by Franz Schubert, Manuel de Falla and

Sergei Prokofieff 8 p.m. Nov. I. Information: 230-1487.

Thomas Patterson, history professor at the U niver~ity of Connecticut, will discuss "Spinning Out of Control: The Cuban Missile Crisis and John F. Kcnnedy's Crisis Management" 4 p.m. Nov. 2. Information: Professor James Kenneally, 230-1128.

Workshop for high school seniors and their parents on Stonehill's Army ROTC program 6 p.m.

many beginnings of relationships. Yet, the eventual course of a relationship is influenced by many factors other than luck.

Forexample, you can develop a sense of what kind of person you want to marry. Your mental picture reflects your values.

Given this self-knowledge, you can evaluate whether a dating relationship holds the promise of developing into a permanent commitment.

Furthermore, you can assess whether the person you are dating shows respect for you. Does the individual listen to your thoughts and feelings, even when he or she has a different viewpoint'? What happens when there is a disagreement or conflict between the two of you?

Does this person stand up for him- or herself without putting you down while working with you to find a middle ground that both of you can accept?

Surely, any of us could list a whole set offactors that depends less on luck and more on going slow with love and then honestly evaluating what we are experiencing. Pausing to listen to your thoughts and feelings about a relationship can possibly prevent heartbreak in the future.

Personally, I believe that each of us is called to depend more on trust than luck. We cannot be sure of what will happen in a relationship. Yet, we can trust that God wants us to experience love and satisfaction.

Like all other aspects of our lives, God invites us to make choices when it comes to romance - to spend time thinking things through. In making our choices 路we determine what our lives will become. Whether these choices lead to hurt or happiness, God's love will strengthen us and guide our way.

Your comments are welcomed

by Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, IN 47635.

Nov. 5. Information: 230-1365.

Warren F. Dahlin J r., professor of health care administration, will lead a disc,ussion on "Ageism and the Individual" 4 p.m. Nov. 6.

The first of a three-part series, "Changes Challenges and Choices: Ageism Mythsand Realities,"sponsored by the Martin Institute's Jewish and Catholic Steering Committee, it will explore a positive approach to aging, employing film clips, literature and art.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Oct. 28, 1994

By Christopher Carstens Her pale blue eyes had that frightened look people get in the emergency room when they realize they almost died. Pretty, just 16 and a sophomore honors student, four hours earlier she stopped breathing.

Her friends called the paramedics, and luckily they got there in time. What caused this medical crisis? She had taken an accidental overdose of heroin.

She wasn't an addict, or even a regulardrug user. But three months earlier someone had brought heroin into their social group, and they'd started using it together during their weekend "parties."

They got some unusually pure stuff. She shot up first, passed out and stopped breathing. "I knew it was dumb," she told me, "but I did it anyway."

If her heart had given out, the doctors would have listed the cause of death as "accidental drug overdose." But the real cause was her own insecurity. She was so afraid of losing her friends that she lost the ability to say no.

Parents. say lame things sometimes. My dad used to ask, "If your friends were going to jump off a cliff would you jump with them?" 1 hated that. because he was almost right.

My friends didn't jump off cliffs, but they did some pretty dumb and dangerous things, and I did some of them right along with them.

Sometimes you have to dig deep for the courage to tell your best friends "I'm not with you on this one."

It helps if you have a plan. You can stay out of trouble and still keep your friends.

The first key is listening to your instincts. If you get that sense down inside that says, "This is a mistake. it's trouble, it's dangerous"路- pay attention! If that little voice is saying "Don't do it" the voice is probably right.

I've learned that lesson in costly ways. Whenever I ignore the instinct that says "This is a mistake" I end up sorry. It was true when I was 14, a nd it's true today.

Once you've recognized the danger, let your friends know that you aren't going along with them. Tell them some reason. Blame your

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parents, if it helps, by saying, "My dad would beat me to a pulp if I did that." They may call you a wuss. You can deal with it.

Offer an alternative, something else you could do together. "How about we go over to Jake's for some pizza. I'll buy." It doesn't have to be thrilling or original. It does need to say, "Look, I won't do this, but I still want your friendship."

If it doesn't work, you need to split. The longer you hang around the more chance they have to talk you into ignoring your inner voice.

As you leave say: "Look, I'll call you tomorrow. We'll get together, I just gotta go now." Then go, and don't look back.

The next day, make contact.

There's a risk of strained relations, but real friendships last through this challenge. You'll probably find that you gain respect as a person who makes his or her own decisions.

But let me tell you, some of the saddest words I hear in the emergency room are these: "I knew it was a mistake. I did it anyway."

Real life can be pretty grim. Sometimes survival depends on finding the courage to get up and go home.

Your comments are welcomed

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