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Grey Nuns' foundress canonization Sunday d'Youville, which she passed on to her son.

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In a Dec. 9 ceremony at St. Mother d'Youville The congregation's foundress Peter's Basilica, Pope John Paul II will canonize Canadian-born Marie was born Marie Marguerite DuMarguerite d'Youville, foundress frost de Lajammerais Oct. 15, 170 I, ofthe Sisters of Charity of Quebec, in Varennes, a smal1 village near known as the Grey Nuns.

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At age II she was sent for two In the Fal1 River diocese, the Grey Nuns, a branch of the origi- years of schooling at the Ursuline nal foundation in Montreal, have Sisters' Convent in Quebec City, staffed Sacred Heart Nursing Home after which she returned home to in New Bedford since 1917. They help care for her five younger have been in the Fal1 River diocese siblings.

In '1722 she married Francois since June 9, 1890, when they arrived to open St. Joseph's Or- d'Youvil1e. The marriage became phanage, which later became a trial for the young wife as she Mount St. Joseph School, closing was treated coldly by her motherin 1986. in-law, with whom she lived, and Among those who will be pres- was given little attention by her ent at Sunday's canonization are husband, who was rarely at home.

Father Marc H. Bergeron, pastor Madame d'Youville soon learned of St. Joseph's Church, New Bed- that her husband was engaged in ford, and Father Clement E. Du- illegal liquor trade with the Indifour, pastor of Sacred Heart ans, squandering what he earned Church, also in New Bedford. _ and eventuaHy his inheritance Sacred Heart Nursing Home is in - through gambling. When he Father Dufour's parish. died in 1730, he left Madame Both priests have ties to the d'Youville a penniless widow with Grey Nuns. As a youngster, Father two smal1 sons. Four other chilBergeron served Mass at the nurs- dren died in infancy. ing home and he stil1 visits a sister To pay her husband's debts and he knew as a boy. Now over 100 support her family, Madame years old, she is living in retire- d'Youvil1e opened a dressmakeing ment in the community's mother- shop. As time went on, debts were' house in Beauport, Quebec.. paid, sons Francois and Charles a . entered the seminary and Madame At St. Joseph's Orphanage child, Father Dufour's mother de~··: .d'Youville devoted her time to parveloped great devotion to Mother Turn to Page II

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THE BEAUTIFUL new parish center of Corpus Christi Church, Sandwich, was bathed in sunshine for last Sunday's dedication ceremonies. (Studio D photo)

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By Pat McGowan with historical material from 1960 Anchor articles by Russell Collinge

Under smiling skies, members of Corpus Christi Church, Sandwich, gathered last Sunday for the dedication of their new parish center, which took place in the context of a Mass at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal celebrant with Very Rev. George W. Coleman, pastor, .Rev. Felician M. Plichta, OFM Conv., parochial vicar, and many priests of the diocese as concelebrants. Rev. James A. center. Still to come are a church Road and Service Road in East Calnan, also a parochial vicar and rectory which will adjoin the Sandwich, about three miles from at Corpus Christi, was master center at Quaker Meetinghouse Turn to Page Seven of ceremonies, and Permanent 'Deacon Richard J. Murphy Sr. assisted.

At the presentation of the gifts, crosses, later to be blessed and placed in each room of the building, were among the offerings. At the conclusion of the liturgy, theWASHINGTON (CNS)-Cathcrosses were blessed, then the bisholics in this diocese and throughop 'moved through the building, out the country wil1 be asked to blessing each room. contribute to the needs of retired At the conclusion of the cere- and aging religious at parish colmonies, Women's Guild members lections this weekend. , were hostesses for refreshments Nearly $20 mil1ion has been disserved from the center's brand- tributed to religious orders this new kitchen. year to meet the needs of their Sunday's festivities marked the retired and aging members, accordsuccessful conclusion of a building ing to the Tri-Conference Retireprogram that began April I of this ment Office, which runs the annual year, when the bishop blessed the national col1ection. site of the center-to-be. Now comAn additional $2 million in supplete, the structure covers 21,000 plemental grants will be made by squar<; feet and houses the parish Dec. 30 to meet the emergency hal1 where Sunday's Mass was needs of up to 28 orders. offered, and which wil1 henceforth Last year's co!lection totaled be used for.Sunday and holy day $22.86 million, down slightly from Masses.

1988, when the col1ection broke The hall can accommodate over records for first-year col1ecfions 500 people, in contrast to the 320 by raising $25 million. seats available at the present CorFall River, however, was among pus Christi Church, which was 28 dioceses whose 1989 donations constructed in 1901. Today, pointed increased over 1988 levels. out Father Coleman, there are Among retired religious benesome 900 young people enrol1ed in fited by the fund in the Fall River religious education classes alone, diocese are Sisters Irene Putney, while the parish numbers nearly OP, and Frances Sebastian Dwyer, 2,000 families in Sandwich and the SUSC. nearby communities of Sagamore An insert in last week's Anchor and Forestdale. . described Sister Putney of the Such figures, said the pastor, Dominican Sisters of St. Cathepointed up the necessity ofthe new rine of Siena as having been pro-

Collection will ben,efi~ retire<l religious fessed in religious life over 60 years ago and still serving at the Park Street, Fall River, motherhouse of her community through sewing for sisters in the infirmary and performing the duties of a sacristan.

Sister Dwyer, 64 years a religious and retired from a long teaching career, cqntinues ministry through daily prayer for her former students and their families.

The 1988 col1ection was the first of a planned- 10-year series of appeals by the tri-conference office, composed of representatives of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. The tri-conference office uses financial data and retirement needs surveys completed by religious orders to calculate eligibility and the size of grants, used solely for the needs of retired members.

Orders have also begun their own fund qrives to further meet the needs of their aging members.

It is estimated that $5.6 .billion would now have to be on hand to meet the retirement needs of all religious sisters, brothers and priests in the United/States.

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F ALL RIVER area Bishop's Ball committee members include, from left, Mrs. Joseph Gromada, decorations committee; Father Daniel L. Freitas, diocesan Ball director; Mrs. Richard Waring, Fall River District Council of Catholic Women president; Raymond Boulay and Antone Pacheco, ushers. (Gaudette photo)

Presentee committee n2lmed for Bishop's Ball Thirty-six young women of the O'Brien Jr. of Fall River chairperdiocese will represent their par- ' son of the presentee committee. ishes at the 36th annual Bishop's She will be. assisted by Claire Charity Ball Jan. II at White's of O'Toole, Fall River; Dorothv A. Curry, New Bedford; Adrienne Westport.

Lemieux, Taunton; Mrs. Harry Each year, one-third of dioceLoew; Attleboro; and Mrs. James san parishes are represented in the presentee ceremony, during which H. Quirk, South Yarmouth. , Proceeds from the ball benefit the young women are escorted by their fathers. charitable apostolates of the dioBall director Rev. Daniel L. cese, including four summer camps Freitas has named Mrs. James A. for exceptional and underprivileged children.

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DA YTON, Ohio (CNS) - Sister Angela Ann Zukowski, president of Unda-USA and UndaNorth America, has also been elected first vice president of UndaThe Mass of Christian Burial was offered Nov. 26 at St. Patrick's· World,' All are organizations for Church, Falmouth, for Mrs. Gil- Catholic broadcasters and, media bert J. (Astuto) Noonan, 77, who- professionals.

Sister Zukowski was elected at died Nov., 23. Msgr. Henry T. Munroe, diocesan vicar general. ~n Unda-World assembly in Bangrepresented Bishop Daniel A. kok, Thailand. Unda is, the Latin Cronin at the Mass. at which Msgr. 'word for"wave."'Her new appointJohn J. Regan, St. Patrick's pas- ment was announced from Undator, was' principal celebrant and USA headquart,ers in Dayton.

She said that in her new post she homilist, and which was attended

by Diocesan Council of Catholic would seek to support church comWomen members from through-' munications in developing coun7 tries. At home, she is founder and out the diocese. executive director of the Center He descr.ibed Mrs. Noonan, DCCW president from 1961 to for Religious Telecommunications 1963, and in 1974 the first woman at the University of Dayton. She is named chairman of the annual also a consultant to the Pontifical Catholic Charitie~ Appeal, as a Council for Social Communicapioneer of the DCCW and a Christ- tions. like person who always walked in faith.

A Brockton native. she came to WASHINGTON (CNS) Falmouth with her late husband Father Richard Ryscavage Jesuit after their marriage. She was active has been named to succeed Msgr. in parish affairs, working annually Nicholas DiMarzio as executive for the Catholic Charities Appeal of the U.S. 'Catholic Condirector and maintaining membership in St. Patrick's Women's Guild. She ference's division of Migration and was a past president of the Cape Refugee Services. Father Ryscavand Islands District Council of age has been MRS deputy director Catholic Women and for over a of policy since 1988. Msgr. Didecade one of a corps of archivists Marzio expects to return to the responsible for sending area news- archdiocese of Newark, N.J., as paper clippings and other material human services vicar. to the diocesan archives. She was 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111II11I11111111I111 also a past meember of the dioce- THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-020). Second san finance committee, a member Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass, of the Daughters of Isabella and Published weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 887 Highactive in civic organizations.

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NEW YORK (CNS) - New York Cardinal John J. O'Connor has announced that a skeleton exhumed from the cemetery of Old St. Patrick's Church has been positively identified as that of Pierre Toussaint, who could be the first black U.S. saint.

All bones of the skeleton were found, he said. "Not a single one , was missing."

Born a slave in Haiti in 1766, Toussaint became a resident of New York when he was brought to the city by his owner in 1787.

Allowed to keep some of the money he made as a hairdresser, he bought his freedom but nevertheless secretly supported the fam- . ily of his master, who died on a return visit to Haiti.

By the time of Toussaint's death in 1853, he was known for his works of charity and his devotion to the E,ucharist.

Cardinal O'Connor formally launched Toussaint's cause for canonization last December, and ceremonially initiated the search for his remains last month. Exhumation is required by the Vatican for verification of the remains of a candidate for sainthood.

The search for Toussaint's remains, the cardinal said, fascinated many people, and increased awareness of who Toussaint was and of the meaning of canonization.

If Toussaint is cano,nized; he said, it will be "a wonderful thing" for New York, for the church and for the black community. He said the city was currently suffering from a psychological- not merely economic - depression, and a canonization would "restore some pride to the city." c., .. " . E'mp'hasizing ~hat has b-een one of his most frequent themes, the cardinal said the fundamental evil confronting New Yorkers, deeper than racism and drug abuse, was "contempt forthe human person."

Because Toussaint symbolizes concern forthe human person, the cardinal said, he would bring the skeleton to St. Patrick's Cathedral, and place it in the crypt where, deceased archbishops are ' buried.

He said the transfer would be made without fanfaretQ avoid any public display of devotion not approved by the church prior to canonization. '

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CARDINAL O'Connor turns symbolic first shovelful of dirt as exhumation of Pierre Toussaint's remains begins. (CNS/ UPI photo)

.Vaticail'S No.2 man retires VATICAN CITY (CNS) - On Dec. I, in a major change of church leadership, Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of his chief adviser, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, architect of the church's policies toward Eastern European communism, and replaced him with veteran diplomat Archbisho'p Angelo Sodano.

The secretary of state is the church's most powerful policymaking official after the pope and functions as a prime minister. He is in charge of relations with foreign governments and national hierarchies. He also coordinates the work of the Roman Curia, the church's network of central administrative agencies.

Vatican officials said the changes signal continuity in the church's overall international policies. They noted Archbishop Sodano has been Cardinal Casaroli's chief assistant since 1988 in dealing with foreign governments. i Cardinal Casaroli, a 76-yearold Italian, had been secretary of state since 1979. He had also been the Vatican's point man in negotiations with Eastern Europe's communist states for more than a quarter century.

In addition to his special role in the Vatican's "ostpolitik" - its dialogue with communist governments - as the pope's No. I assistant, almost everything officially said or done by the Vatican passed through the hands of the short and slight cardinal during his II-year tenure. .

He is retiring after a total of 50 years in the Vatican's diplomatic service, over half of it as a negotiator with communist gov~rnments.

He had actually submitted his resignation a year ago when he turned 75, the normal retirement age for cardinals heading Curia departments.

The pope, at the Dec. 1 ceremony announcing the cardinal's retirement, said he refused to accept the resignation in 1989 because "I did not want to deny myself so soon of such a wise and expert collaborator."

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CARDINAL CASAROLI Cardinal Casaroli was the only official to sign both the landmark 1975 Helsinki accords on human rights and European security and cooperation and the follow-up treaty signed in November which set the foundations for new European political and economic cooperation in the wake of the collapse of communist governments.

In 1971, while head of the Vatican Council for the Public Affairs of the Church, he spent six days in Moscow, officially to deposit the Vatican's declaration of adherence to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with the Soviet government.

But he said the trip "also offered the opportunity of contacts that I might call substantial and interesting talks with the Soviet government" on religious issues.

During his long career, Cardinal Casaroli was. also involved in 1963 negotiations with the H ungarian government over the status of Cardinal Jozsef Mindszenty, a critic of communist rule who lived for years in the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, Hungary, after eluding arrest by Hungarian authorities.

Gulf crisis protests mount WASH INGTON (CNS) Warnings against premature U.S. military action against Iraq have mounted as the Persian Gulf crisis moved closer to possible war in January if Iraq refuses to leave Kuwait.

"We have 'to be very careful the stakes are too great, the potential loss of life is so very tragic," Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul-Minneapolis told Catholic News Service Dec. 3.

From the Vatican, in one of his last acts before retiring as papal secretary of state, Cardinal Agostino Casaroli Nov. 30 asked "all those of good will to promote a patient dialogue."

Key to the new phase in the crisis was the U.N. Security Council resolution Nov. 29 authorizing use of military force against Iraq if it

Holy Day STIR UP our hearts, 0 Lord, to prepare the ways of thine only-begotten .Son; that through his coming we may attain to serve thee with purified minds, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without end. Amen.

In 1977, Cardinal Casaroli led a Vatican delegation for the first . high-level talks with the Czechoslovakian communist government. , His attention was also often drawn to international issues outside the East bloc, ranging across the globe from China to Central America.

During the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981, Cardinal Casaroli met with the Iranian foreign minister.

The Vatican officially denied he was neg'otiating for the hostages' release, but Vatican sources said he had raised the question.

He also was involved in talks with Nicaraguan officials in the controversy over priests who held high posts in the Sandinista government.

Closer to ho~e, as top administrator of the Roman Curia, he investigated the Vatican bank's connection with the fraud-driven failure of a major Italian bank and dealt with Vatican employees who in 1982 came close to mounting the Holy See's first strike in a dispute over pay and benefits.

Agostino Casaroli was born Nov. 24, 1914, in the small town of Castel San Giovanni in northern Italy.

He entered the seminary at age 15 and seven years later was studying canon law at Rome's Pontifical Lateran University.

In May, 1937, he entered the Pontifical Ecclesial University the church's school for diplomats.

He was ordained that same year.

In a lifetime in which talk was one of the main tools of his trade, Cardinal Casaroli once complained humorously to journalists that his post consigned him to the "church of silence."

For a man as talkative and friendly as the cardinal, it seemed a contradictory thing to say; but journalists who unsuccessfully tried to pry, Vatican secrets from him knew what he meant.

Saturday, Dec. 8, is the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a holy day, and as always, when such a day falls on a Saturday or Monday, there is an obligation to participate in two separate Masses.

The Sunday obligation is fulfilled at a Saturday vigil Mass or at any Sunday Mass; The holy day obligation may be fulfilled at a Friday vigil Mass or at a Saturday morning Mass.

One Saturday evening Mass does not fulfill both obligations.

does not get out of Kuwait by Jan. 15.

Just before thc U.N. resolution passed, Archbishop Roach, as new chairman of the U.S. bishops' International Policy Committee, wrote to all U.S. senators and representatives urging a "national dialogue" and "informed and substantive discussion on the ethical dimensions" of the Gulf crisis before embarking on a course of war.

In an earlier letter to members ,of Congress, made public Nov. 28, Archbishop Roach reiterated the Catholic position onjust war, that warfare is morally unacceptable unless all peaceful alternatives have been exhausted.

In other reactions to the massive U.S. military buildup against Iraq: - Pax Christi U.S.A., the U.S. branch of an international Catholic peace organization, denounced the U.N. resolution authorizing military force as a "misguided, tragic and immoral" position that "allows no face-saving alternatives and intensifies the pressure to go to w,ar."

- In England, more than 50 prominent Anglican and Catholic bishops and theologians publicly criticized "the timetable of war" contained in the U.N. resolution and Western actions.

- Morethan 1,000 U.S. Catholic youth ministers, meeting in Rochester, N.Y., sent Bush a message Nov. 29 urging "continued patience.

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themoorin~ Guidance for Our Times Times on the home front are becoming more and more difficult. Things are not going well in Saudi Arabia and one can ,only hope that Operation Desert Shield will not be viewed as a means to pull the country out of the growing recession.

One need not be a cynic but merely a ,realist to be aware that there are those who would go to war for profit. It has happened before in our history that few complained while many died.

If a Middle East war is fought for profit, you can be sure the only losers will be those on the front lines. It's difficult to have a more positive outlook while our elected officials' simply refuse to act responsibly.

The twin spectres of war and recession haunt us all. Good times have made us comfortable and fat. Extravagant spending and lifestyles have prepared us poorly for hard times.

The truth is that we have been misled by our elected officials and by many in positions of public trust. The current savings and loan scavdal an'd the present Senate hearings of the "Keating five" have severely wounded the credibility of Congress.

The infighting for federal projects benefiting the standings of members of Congress with their constituents is surpassed in guile only by the turncoating behavior in the Senate over. the Keating affair. It's somewhat pathetic to see senators trying to shift blame from themselves to their confreres.

Whatever happened to the concepts of public trust and personal integrity? These seem to be passe notions with little relevance for those in elected office. One could easily conclude that the motivation of many is purely financial. If nothing else is accomplished by the savings and loan hearings, they should at least convince all that p'ayoffs to members of Congress by special interest groups can no longer be tolerated.

It is also imperative that as we the people struggle to pay our inflated gasoline and oil bills that those wheeling and dealing in state houses and~the Congress realize that honor and fidelity must be part of their public lives. Is it not a contradiction to expect the qualities of patriotism from our service personnel on the sandy frontlines路 of the Arabian de~ert while those qualities are disregarded on the home front?

What the coming months will bring is a matter of frightful speculation. All the signs and portents indicate that the recession will worsen, jobs will become more scarce and money tighter. Efforts to turn the economy around have thus far failed miserably. With turmoil both at home and on the inter-. national scene~ American freedoms are being curtailed by the dynamics of circumstances that seem to be running unchecked.

Recession and threatened war are indeed antithetical to prosperity and peace.

But we the American people must not become voiceless intimidated by the events of our times. We must witness for peace and integrity. If we remain silent, we are conspirators in deciding our fate.

It is true that peace and freedom come at a high cost. But it has already been paid by the Prince of Peace. Let us remember that this Advent season and let us be guided by His precepts in the difficult days ahead.

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FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

"Fair in every part, my true love, no fault in all thy fashioning!" Cant. 4:7

"What's important oncelife goes?"

ROME (CNS) - The Catholic Church in the United States risks losing its authority if it does not stem dissent from church teaching on abortion, said Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York.

"Abortion has become the No. I challenge for the church in the United States," he said during a talk last week at North American College, the U. S. seminary in Rome. lt is a challenge "not only because of the attack on life, not only because of the deaths of millions of unborn - some 22 million since 1973 - but it is a primary challenge because of the attack on the authority of the church itself," the cardinal said.

The cardinal's presentation on the pro-life movement and the church in the United States was sponsored by the college's Seminarians for Life chapter.

More than 400 people attended, including Thomas Melady, the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican; U.S. Cardinal William W. Baum, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary; Colombian Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, the new president of the Pontifical Council for the Family; Archbishop Pio Laghi, . head of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education; and several other Vatican officials. .Cardinal O'Connor, chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee, told the audience that if Catholics feel they can disagree with the church's position that abortion is murder, the way is open for "the questioning of any church teaching." .

"What's important once life goes?" he asked.

"I'm very much afraid that church silence and fear of administering sanctions" against Catholics who publicly support abortion

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simply exacerbate the problem," the cardinal said.

"The entire credibility and authority of the faith is at stake," he said.

The bishops should show how serious they are about the immorality of abortion by making it clearly known that canon law allows them to impose various penalties on Catholics who disregard church teaching, including excommunication of those who procure or assist with an abortion. . The cardinal said the use of penalties "has to be addressed with great care and great prayer."

In the vast majority of cases, he said, compassion, counseling and assistance are the most appropriate church responses to worpen who have had or are considering an abortion.

Excommunication is a last resort for dealing with Catholics who violate church teachings, he said.

"The church is a huge net, and a

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, Prayer to Mary o Virgin Mary, our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament and joy ofthe universal Church, pray for us. May we with you adore, thank, supplicate and console the most sacred and beloved Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.

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net路 can 路holdmany.fish:- minnows and sharks," he said.

"If organizations of men and women, including religious, can reject publicly the church's teaching on this matter, and not receive any reprimand publicly, how can we blame an iridividual campaigning for public office or an individual holding public office if he says, 'Well, as a Catholic I am personally opposed (to abortion), but I will not impose my morality on others.' " Cardinal O'Connor said he expects Catholic officeholders to demonstrate their sincerity by' working at least to limit abortion.

When considering penalties, "the triggering factor is scandal," he said.

- "When organizations that give themselves a Catholic title can advertise in the newspaper and write to legislators and say, 'You are being deceived by the bishops about the teaching of the Catholic Church,' " the bishops have a responsibility to respond, the cardinal said.

Such groups usually defend their position by claiming that the Second Vatican Council left most moral decisions up to an individual's conscience.

Bishops must correct this "misinterpretation" of the council's teaching, he said, by making sure people understand that their decisions should come from "a correct conscience, a formed conscience, faithful to the law of God." The ability of the church to promote and protect human life is being undercut by the growing acceptance of abortion, he said.

"In 1973 when abortion became a national pastime, it became clear that euthanasia would be next," he said. "This is such an obvious . slippery slope."

Family Advent activities Advent is a time of waiting, of anticipation, of yearning, of hoping that things will improve. The word means "coming" or "arrival," and has the same derivation as the word "adventure."

Family liturgies and traditions are among the most positive memories of our childhoods. We asked families to share with us the way they celebrate Advent. Here are some of their ideas: -We build up celebrations throughout Advent as an alternative to the culture which emphasizes materialism. We use the Advent calendar and an Advent wreath.

We light a candle each night and

By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY either pray, sing or just sit together quietly for a few minutes and look at the candles. . . -We hang our Advent wreath from the ceiling over our nativity scene. We use .this as the focal point for family prayer and celebration all through the Advent and Christmas season.

- We start Advent with an empty (strawless) manger. We ask our

Medjugorje report heard but no statement issued ROME (CNS) - Yugoslavian would publish a statement on the bishops heard a report from a events at a later time. He ,said he commission investigating the al- had attended the meeting, but could leged Marian apparitions at Med- not comment on what was discussjugorje, but decided not to issue an ed. immediate statement on the conBishop Zanic has complained , for years about Medjugorje piltroversial events there.

The Yugoslavian bishops' con- grimages and questioned the authenference held the special session ticity of the alleged apparitions.

In 1984 and 1987, the YugoslaNov. 27-28 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, for an in-depth discussion of vian bishops asked for an end to developments at Medjugorje. At organized church pilgrimages to its start, the bishops said they were Medjugorje. Their statements were going to hear evidence and, if published by the Vatican newsnecessary, publish pastoral direc- paper, L'Osservatore Romano.

The ban on church-organized tives for priests and faithful who wish to visit the site in western pilgrimages was reiterated last May Yugoslavia. in a letter from Cardinal Joseph After the meeting, however, the Ratzinger, head of the Congregaconference said it would not issue tion for the Doctrine of the Faith. to Bishop Josef Stimpfle of Augspastoral norms at this time.

A source in Rome said the deci- burg, Germany. sion reflected the delicate nature Cardinal Ratzinger, noting that of the Medjugorje conflict, which a German group was organizing has pitted the local bishop against Medjugorje pilgrimages under spirthe Franciscan pastors who guide itualleadership of priests, told the the young visionaries whose report- bishop that the rules against such ed apparitions began in 1981 when initiatives "are still valid."

Pilgrims, including many priests, six children claimed to have daily visions of Mary. Since then, Med- continue to flock to Medjugorje jugorje supporters say, Mary's from around the world. appearances have continued on a re~ular bas~

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Most members of a diocesan investigative panel concluded that the events were not supernatural, but their report was never published. At the Vatican's request, a nationwide commission of Yugoslavian church and medical experts was convened in 1987 to further study the Medjugorje events. This commission presented an extensive report to the bishops at their latest meeting in Zagreb.

Bishop Pavao Zanic of MostarDuvno, the diocese that includes Medjugorje, said in a telephone interview Nov. 30 that the bishops

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children at the end of each day to add a straw for each good deed they did to prepare baby Jesus' bed. Parents do the same. We even include our children's friends in this.

- We secretly exchange the names offamily members. All during Advent each member doe~ good deeds for the person they drew. "Secret friends" are revealed on Christmas.

'-We use Advent as a time to make gifts for others rather than to ask for gifts that we want.

-Each day one of us selects a small 'household object that reminds us of the Lord's coming. We explain why the object is selected and put it on the mantel. Then we leave it there until Christmas.

-We move Mary and Joseph closer to the crib in our nativity scene each day before Christmas.

We put baby Jesus in the manger on Christmas morning. Then we move the wise men closer each day until Epiphany.

-Each person makes one ornament for the Christmas tree every year during Advent. Then as children leave home, they can take their ornaments with them.

-It's an Irish tradition to put a caO(tle in the window on nights during Advent, and especially on Christmas Eve to welcome any strangers. This relates to the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem. We invite new and-or old friends over during Advent as our way of saying "welcome."

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By DOLORES CURRAN

My friend, a nun, called me after Christmas last year. "Guess what I got for Christmas?" she asked, delight in her voice.

"A shawl? A dictionary? Stationery?" I guessed, recalling gifts we used to give nuns.

"An electric train," she said.

"And I've been playing with it for

By FATHER JOHN J.

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Q. On occasion I have been unable to attend either Saturday evening or Sunday Mass, and have turned on the televised Catholic Mass. My question is, have I fulfilled my Sunday obligation as required by the Catholic Church?

If the obligation is fulfilled, would this also apply to shut-ins and those not physically able to

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two days." She went on to tell me . controlled car. She touches them she always wanted one as a child with sadness and envy. but because she was a girl, her parGiving adults toys as gifts is a . ents thought it inappropriate. wonderful idea. We struggle to Some of the sisters in her order, come up with new ideas every year of which she is president, knew of and end up giving shirts, books, her secret longing, though, and and utterly sensible things when a plotted to surprise her. When I totally nonsensible toy might fill visited her five months later, the an adult with forgotten pleasure. train was set up on the floor of her One gerentology group suggests living room. stuffed animals, especially teddy Whoever said grownups don't bears, for elderly people, claiming need toys? Watch a man shopping they evoke joyful images of play in a toy department for his sons. and cuddling, which everyone He gravitates toward the toys he . needs. loved, or coveted and didn't have, Several years ago, I made my as Ii child, not toward the age- mother-in-law a set of farmer / appropriate toys for his children. farmer's wife dolls because I Watch a woman pick up the thought they would fit the decor of toys she was told were for boys their home. But she was delighted with them as dolls, not decoration. and thus denied her - a baseball mitt, a chemistry set, a remote

She moved them from place to

place, decorated them in seasonal dress, and showed them to her friends.

She told me she loved to play dolls as a child and this gift gave her an excuse to recapture a bit of childhood joy. .

That's the real value of giving an adult a toy. It gives them permission to be children again and we all need that occasionally.

I recall the expressions on my children's faces when they watched their dad and his childhood friend break into spontaneous play with a set .of large wooden blocks unearthed from Grandma's attic on a visit.

These two grown men got down on the floor and re-enacted the torpedo game they created in childhood, complete with strategy and

noises. Their recall of moves and countermoves was instantaneous.

They were kids again and our kids loved it. There's a difference between playing with one's kids and playing like a kid again with a childhood friend.

So my suggestion is to put a toy under the tree for your spouse, parent or friend instead of a shirt this year. Ittells them you still recognize and appreciate the child in them.

And put a toy on your list, too.

What toy would you like to have around today to enjoy when TV gets you down? A model to build?

An ant farm? A remote controlled car that goes in all directions and makes all kind of noises? A soft cuddly kitten? Let those who love you know. You'll save them a lot of shopping and get something fun, to boot.

TV Mass does not fulfill Sunday obligation stand or sit for.a long period of time? (Mississippi) A. Watching Mass on television can never replace personal presence and participation in the Mass.

To consider viewing a TV broadcast as "just as good as being there" is to overlook some essen+ tial truths about the meaning of the Eucharist in our lives as Catholics.

The difference is not at all trivial. Many Catholics unfortunately still do not understand that the obligation concerning Sunday Mass is not to hear or watch someone else do something.

The responsibility is to be there to do it oneself, to share it with our fellow Catholics who join us in

that particular assembly to hear God's word and to unite ourselves to the death and resurrection of Jesus in the celebration of the Eucharist.

The Eucharist is an action, a celebration of the Catholic community' and cannot be substituted for by seeing a television program.

If one is excused from Sunday Mass because .of age or illness or other reason, a television or radio Mass might help that person join with that Mass in spirit, or even in sharpening the person's desire for union with Christ in the sacrament of the Eucharist, but such watching never takes the place of being there.

Q. My Jewish friend was mar-

ried in a civil ceremony to a divorced Catholic man. When he died, the Catholic cemetery required that two plots be purchased, one on top of the other.

No questions were asked about my friend's religion, and at the time she was naturally not in a state of mind to inquire about rules for burial in a Catholic cemetery.

Now she wonders if she can be buried with her husband. She does not want to do something wrong, and will appreciate any light you can shed on this, (New York) A. There is no general church I'aw that would prohibit your friend's burial with her husband.

People of other faiths, or of no

faith, are frequently buried today in Catholic cemeteries; usually, of course, this results from some Catholic connection in their families.

According to canon law, local church authorities, the diocesan bishop for example, could establish particular policies regulating use of Catholic cemeteries.

A local pastor, or the diocesan . chancery office, would give your friend the information she needs.

A free brochure outlining Catholic prayers and beliefs is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701.

Questions for this column should be sent to him at the same address.

.In a troubled world, Advent people are full of hope Union in Washington, D.C., deIf ever we needed to be an scribes them as people who, "full Advent people, it is surely in these of hope, know that change is pos- troubled days, when the world sits ANTOINETTE sible and are willing to engage on a powder keg, waiting, wonderthemselves in working for a better ing, worrying whether we are to be world." catapulted into another war.

BOSCO He names the original Advent The words that Pope Paul VI people - Mary, Joseph, Zecha- spoke when he made his historic riah, 'Elizabeth, John the Baptist visit to the United States in the late - who did something to try to '60s keep repeating in my brain: heal the world. And he suggests "War, never again. Never again "Becoming an Advent People," a booklet by Father Joseph Don- that we can become empowered to war'" be attentive and, with others, do ders, published by Twenty-Third The world situation and the American role in what is happenPublications in Mystic, Conn., pre- something about changing life in ing is especially agonizing as we sents a reflection on the Gospel for , this uneasy world.

The reflections he has selected each day of the four weeks of this prepare for Christmas and the are geared to inspire you to help . coming of the Prince of Peace. pre-Christmas period.

Who are Advent people? Father change the world for the better as Certainly, there is a feeling of helpDonders, a professor of theology we prepare for the celebration of lessness. What can we do to change at the Washington Theological the birth of Christ. the hearts of leaders so that they

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By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK Royal blue skies, crisp air and the golden-yellow shock ofautumn: it was the kind of fall you'd like to see again and again in the future -the kind that makes you want to take the ecologists seriously.

Concerned environmentalists today argue that if ecology is to be taken seriously, its ethical aspects need to be given prime time.

William K. Franena gives our minds a workout in "Ethics and

do not take actions which put their people in perilous positions?

I do not know the answer, but certainly it is clear that if we give up, believing that we are immobilized and powerless when it comes to making any change, then we are not Advent people. For we shall have lost hope, and Advent people, says Father Donders, are full of hope. They never lose sight of the Redeemer King who is, by the promise of God, coming to mak~e the world holy.

Especia,lIy striking for me was Father Donders' reflection on the Magnificat, the song of Mary that "echoes the oldest hopes of the prophets and of the whole of humanity."

The ethics of ecology: what is at Environment," a chapter he wrote that we are the most important part of God's creation and above in "Ethics and Problems of the 21st Century" (University of Notre all else must be preserved.

Should we rather be' concerned Dame Press).

Do we want to ensure good air that the misuse of the earth's resources will harm all human beings? qu~lity and to preserve the'earth's resources solely for the sake of our After all, to the degree that we own needs? Should we be con- abuse fresh air, animal life, vegetacerned because it is we who will tion, etc., we harm those we love suffer ifthe environment is abused? since they depend on these reShould we fight' for clean air to sources.

This rationale for environmenkeep our lungs healthy while cutting down forests to meet our need tal concern still puts human beings at the center of the picture. As long for new homes?

Those reasons for ecological as human beings are satisfied, we concern put us at the center of the eouid argue, we can use the earth's picture and involve a sort of resources however we choose. egotism. .

One kind of ethical concern for the environment holds that any On this kind of ethical base, we being possessing feelings and concould condone cutting down forests and draining lakes on grounds sciousness deserves respect. Since

Mary's song says, he writes, "God's love is going to be the organizing principle in the world.

Injustice and exploitation will end.

All human beings, equally loved

by God, willli짜e in mutual respect, harmony and peace. Creation will be seen as a gift entrusted to the whole of humanity. A new world will be born. All will be as it should be. Her son will take care of that."

Advent people have to believe that this blueprint is in place already and that no matter what turmoil erupts in the world, in families, in nations, we have not been abandoned. Our Savior has come and he is Emmanuel - God With Us.

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fresh air or the soil do not possess the powers of reflection or have feelings, they do not count.

Another point of view takes into 'account everything right down to the most minute cell in a leaf.

According to this way of thinking, all organic and non-organic beings are connected, and the more we respect and preserve all of nature, the more completely responsible is our ethics.

Some would point out in response, however, that nature often destroys itself - for example, electrical storms cause destructive forest fires.

Finally, there is God. If we abuse animals, the air quality or the forests, does it hurt God? Does God require us to respect every-

thing in creation to the point that we ought to preserve it at all costs lest we cause unhappiness for God? And is it good theology to suggest that God can become unhappy?

My point is not to place one ethical motive over against another.

I just want to look at what is at stake ethically because I believe this is a means of getting a handle on ecology. It is a necessary step toward making care for the environment a priority.

Keeps Fire Going "When I am incapable of praying, I want to keep telling God of my love. It is not difficult, and it keeps the fire going." - St. Therese of Lisieux

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Corpus Christi parish 'center dedicated Continued from Page One the 1901 church onJarves Street in Sandwich.

With New England frugality, however, further construction will be phased in "when funding is in place." said Father Coleman. He noted that completion of the entire

complex could take several years, but in the meantime, in an era of a decreasing number of parish priests, the new center will be able to offer Mass celebrations to greater numbers of parishioners and visitors.

Looking backward, Father Cole-

man noted that when the new church is constructed, it will be the fourth to serve the Sandwich area.

Historical Sketch The Catholic presence In the area owes its beginnings to the world famous Sandwich glass fac-

tory. The New England Glass Works moved to Sandwich from East Cambridge in 1825. An entire community of Catholics moved with the company and founded St. Peter's parish. now Corpus Christi.

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Catholics came from near and far. and on foot and by boat to attend the dedication Mass at St. Peter's Sept. 25, 1830. '~Vespers 'were sung in a beautiful style by the ladies from Boston, to the great delight of all. especially of the Sandwichers, who had never seen the Catholic service performed before, nor heard the impressive music of the Church." reported a contemporary account of the service.

The church was but a small frame building with little to recommend it architecturally, and yet one can be sure that the eyes of the good Catholics of Sandwich must have lit up with loving pride and satisfaction when they rested on, this little edifice which they had erected to the glory of God, and as a place where the cravings of their souls might be satisfied.

Indeed. in 1892, St. Peter's had the first Catholic school on Cape Cod with Miss Mary Murphy the teacher. The school had been opened in protest to the closing of the Jarvesville School where the town's Catholic boys and girls had gone. A year later, the School Committee reopened the Jarvesville School, and Father Clinton discontinued his school in what . later was to become a market.

But it filled a breach and was an . indication of the grim determination of Sandwich Catholics to give their children "the best possible education."

It is interesting to note that Corpus Christi was the first pastorate of the late Rt. Rev. Msgr.

John F. McKeon, pastor of St. Lawrence Church in New Bedford, who came to Sandwich on May 27,1911 from Sacred Heart Church in Fall River.

The Catholi<; Church in Southeastern Massachusetts has grown steadily over the years with the diocese of Fall River playing a vital r-ole in fulfilling the spiritual needs of the flock. The history is rich with memories of what came before!

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Pope John Paul II has conferred the title of basilica upon the National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Conception.

Public announcement of the conferral will take place at tomorrow's noonday Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Cardinal James Hickey of Washington, chairman of the shrine's board of trustees, will be joined at the ceremony by Archbishop Augustino Cacciavillan, apostolic pronuncio to the United States.

The title of basilica is applied to certain churches because of their antiquity; design, historical importance, or significance as centers of worship. The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is designated a minor basilica. Established by the bishops of the United States, it is the largest Roman Catholic Church in the western hemisphere and the seventh largest church in the world.

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Causes of hunger discussed by pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) makethe poor their main priority, World hunger is not simply caused . the pope added.

"Econ'omic mechanisms should by inadequate resources, but by economic and political policies that not be cold monsters, inaccessible need to be carefully critiqued, Pope to the vital needs of entire populaJohn Paul II told members of the tions," he said.

Vatican's umbrella charity organiDevelopment plans should value long-term human needs above moneyzation, "Cor Unum," at its annual making, the pope said, questionmeeting in Rome to discuss hunger relief. ing whether those who "exploit the The causes of hunger, the pope forests and the soil for immediate profit" today are concerned enough said, "are not only natural." with leaving "a fertile land for the "World opinion needs to better generations to come." assess the economic, social and The pope praised the work of political factors t hat create or "Cor Unum" and said that despite maintain situations of shortages widespread hunger and inequality which, too often, are deadly," he it should not be discouraged. said.

"The resources of the earth and of humanity are considerable," he International architects of ecosaid. nomic recovery programs should

Foundress to be canonized Continued from Page One ish societies that cared for the poor. In 1737, under the tutelage of Father Louis Normant du Faradon, vicar general of Quebec, she and three friends consecrated themselves to service of the poor sick, handicapped and abandoned: They began with no notion of founding a religious order, and their work was openly condemned by the upper classes, who accused the ~omen of fostering laziness, catenng to beggars and obtaining money through the salpe illegal schemes perpetrated by Madame d'Youville's late husband.

The women persevered, however, pooling their resources to establish a home for the poor.

In the years that followed, one of the group died, Father Normant became seriously ill, and Madame d'Youville, herself ill, for seven years directed the commun= ity from her sickbed.

Eventually, as the foundress and the priest recovered and new mem-

bers joined the community, their work began to prosper, while, to her joy, Madame d'Youville's sons were ordained to the priesthood.

In 1747, the governor of Montreal named Madame d'Y ouville administrator of the city's general hospital, then understaffed and on the brink of ruin. Finally, in 1753, Louis XV of France granted royal sanction for the foundation of a religious community. It was then .that the women adopted the grey uniform and the designation of the Sisters of Charity.

Mother d'Youville died Dec. 23, 1771, at the age of 70. Many witnesses later reported that on the night she died, a luminous cross was seen in the sky above the general hospital.

Mother d'Y ouville was beatified

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No vacancy at Villa Stritch VATICAN CITY (CNS)- The Villa Stritch, the home away from home for U.S. clergy working in Rome, has put out a "N 0 Vacancy" sign for the first time since it was built more than 20 years ago.

The apartment complex, located on a green hillside near the Vatican, is crammed with a record number of Americans - 28 L-who work at Roman Curia offices. Two more are on a waiting list.

Other Americans, members of religious orders, work at the Vatican but live at their congregation houses in Rome. All in all, counting those in the Holy See's diplomatic corps, nearly 50 Americans today hold Vatican positions.

Does the increasing U.S. presence mean the Roman Curia is becoming Americanized?

Not really, say those who work there.

"My impression is that U.S. influence is not growing. The dayto-day activity is still largely in the hands of Italians," said one official.

"I think the Roman Curia will always have a tendency to be Italian," said another American with years of experience in Rome. Italian priests still constitute the vast majority in the cur!al ranks.

Nevertheless, there has been a steadily growing need for Englishspeaking officials in the Curia.

And compared to the rest of the world, U.S. dioceses can better afford to "lend" priests to Rome for several years at a time.

When they arrive, most of them hang their collars at the Villa Stritch. It is sometimes called "the house that Marcinkus built," because U.S. Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, a longtime Vatican official, was a prime mover in establishing an American residence in Rome.

"I always felt that a priest should have a study, a bedroom and a bath. The study should be such that he could invite somebody in there - he ,doesn't have to invite them to his bedroom, see?" Archbishop Marcinkus said recently.

After the two apartment buildings were put up in 1968, the villa gained a reputation - undeserved, say its inhabitants - as an enclave of American comfort.

"People sometimes see the Stritch as a luxurious little pit. For most people who live there, that's not true," ~aid one resident. Everyone agrees, however, that given Rome's high~priced accommodations, it's the best housing buy in town.

Priests at the Stritch pay about $250 a month for a three-room apartment, meals, laundry service and use of common facilities. The rent, called a "contribution" for Italian tax purposes, does notcome close to covering actual costs. Most villa expenses are covered by' a subsidy from U.S. bishops. ' In comparison, the rent at Rome's best-known "clergy hotel,"

the Casa Internazionale del Clero, is nearly $800 a month - and residents pay additionally for laundry by the piece.

"The Stritch is a good deal," said the villa's director, Father Michael Swalina. But he said the falling value of the dollar on foreign exchange markets has had a "devastating" effect on the annual budget, as well as on priests' pocketbooks.

In addition to their Vatican salary, many U.S. priests receive supplemental incomes from their dioceses. Almost all have their own cars, which is a mixed blessing. At the busiest times of year, it can take 45 minutes to drive two miles to work.

"I considered driving in the Roman traffic the most traumatic change in my life," said Msgr.

Daniel DiNardo, now returned to Pittsburgh, but who served six years at the Congregation for Bishops.

Many U.S. priests at the Curia were educated in Rome and already know Italian. Others, like the doctrinal congregation's Msgr. Harry Greig, came in cold and went to language school.

"Language is the biggest adjustment. And you don't learn church terminology in an Italian class," said Msgr. Greig, who spent two years studying the local lingua.

The other big hurdle facing new~ comers to Rome is adjusting -' some would say surrendering - to Italian bureaucracy. Anything involving state and government offices is likely to require more than one try and a lot of waiting in line.

"Where else but in Italy can you plan a whole morning around mailing a package?" said one American priest.

The Villa Stritch was designed to ease the culture shock. Residents have a tennis court - rarely used these days - a small pocketbook library, refrigerators to raid and VCRs. Priests eat their meals at a long, L-shaped table, but "the only time you'll find us all together is at Thanksgiving," Father Swalina said. On that occasion, the villa's Italian cook puts out a classic turkey dinner.

Residents say the Stritch has its share of shop talk and office gossip, but for the most part it's a relaxing spot a world away from the Vatican.

Said Father Swalina, who has worked in the doctrinal congregation for seven years: "It's nice to be able to walk into a little oasis, partly American and partly Italian, set in a park-like atmosphere.

It's a true blessing and nice to come home to."

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MARBLE MOSAIC images of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa, have been installed alongside those of patron saints in a central Italian church.

"I 'put them in because Gorbachev is a great man: He has knocked down walls of ideology, he has resolved conflicts with the church/' said the artist, Father Ugolino da Belluno, a Capuchin friar at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Terni, just north of Rome. Father Belluno said he began the mosaic in December, 1989, after meeting the Gorbachevs at the Vatican, where their historic first meeting with the pope took place.

The 22··ton work portrays Mrs. Gorbachev in a red suit and her husband in blue pinstripes.

The couple smiles serenely at Pope John Paul II, clad in his habitual white. Hovering over the .earthly three are Christ, three evangelists and a scene ofthe Last Supper. (CNS/ Reuters photo)

Pope, cardinal appreciate, Gorbachev too ROME (CNS) - Pope John ~he S~viet leade~'s courage in fa~Cardinal Casaro!i ~aid he hOP~d Paul II has a high regard for Mik- Ing hiS country s problems, said the pope could VISit the SovIet hail Gorbnchev and appreciates' then-Vatican Secretary' of State Union "as soon as possible," but Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, who said such a trip could not be . ru~hed. "The pope naturally wants 'retired pec. I . .

CardInal Casaroh, commentmg to make this visit but he wants to on last month's second meeting . do it properly," h~ said. between the two leaders, said he thought the pope harbors "a feel.~n the topic of the Pe~sia~ Gulf VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The ing of esteem" for Gorbachev and cns~s, Cardmal C~saroh saId the human mind is more than a com- recognizes him as "an exceptional Vatlcan and the UDlted States share puter, and its workings are part of person on the human level. too." a de~ir~ for peace. even though a creative relationship between the -"I think the pope also has an pubhc statements by the two have individual and the world, a partic- appreciation of what this man has differed in tone. ipant told' a Vatican-sponsored courageously accomplished, and a "I don't believe Washington has conference. sincere interest in the current said 'We want war because we Nobel Prize-winning neurobiolo- situation in the Soviet Union," he enjo'y it.' No, instead'they say they gist Gerald M. Edelman presented said. want peace," the cardinal said. recent theories about brain func-, The Soviet Union today pres. tions that move beyond the "mind- ents "extremely serious problems . The Un.. t~d ~tates has ~mphas­ as-computer" concept. The latest for Gorbachev that require wis- Ized .th~ IDJu.StlCe co~mltted ~y evidence indicates that each indi- dom and strength on his part," Iraq In IDvadlDg KUW~lt, he saId. vidual "is unpredictable, works Cardinal Casaroli added.

The Holy See has not Ignored the The cardinal spoke in an Inter- fact that international law must be under a value system and is thereview while attending a meeting in protected, but it has underlined fore precious," he said.

The recent three-day conference Paris of the Conference on Secur- the need for peaceful solutions, he said. . was sponsored by the Pontifical ity and Cooperation in Europe.

Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers. It brought together some 1,700 international VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope infant mortality, malnutrition, low experts in medicine and theology to discuss aspects of "The Human John Paul II asked Bolivia's bish- salaries, high unemployment, and ops to continue opposing illegal Mind." poor education and health facilities.

Edelman, who won the Nobel drug traffic and the corruption it Basic Christian communities are Prize for medicine in 1972, said the generates. , a "privileged place for communion The pope also criticized birth and participation" in church life brain is co'mmonly perceived today as an intricate computer. But the ,control and abortion programs and a "revitalizing force of Chrislate'st scientific findings indicate and favored strengthening of basic tian dynamism" useful in the that "we are not machines, we are Christian communities as an anti- "necessary and urgent" fight against not computers, and the world is dote ·to· the rise of sects. ,sects, the pope said.

"The drug traffic and its internal not a pie,cl: of [computer) tape."

Sects "create confusion among He presented findings that show and external consequences, gener- the faithful and threaten their how brain cells connect and form alized as different forms of corrup- identity by sowing division and an "individual repertoire" through, tion" are a challenge that must be uncertaip.ty," he added.

The an~idote is developing a a process of individual selection. faced, the pope told Bolivian bishThis selection occurs in the embryo ops at the Vatican to report on deeper faith among Catholics, he and later through human expe- their dioceses. said.

Bolivia is a main producer of rience, in a way that is not pre-set.

Basic communities are small The human mind is thus seen as coca leaves, the raw material from groups of Catholics that combine more crea.tive and less efficient which cocaine is extracted. scriptural reflections, liturgical than the "computer" model, h~ Other social problems needing services 'and social action. said. Its development is apparently church attention, the pope said, In Bolivia, 93 percent of the 6.8 more determined by values than are unequal distribution of wealth, million inhabitants profess Catholby a built-in set of instructions. discrimination against women, high icism.

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·Cards wanted Dear Editor: December 8 is the first anniversary of 'Pope John Paul II's ecology message. In it he reminds us: "It is necessary to help the poor overcoQ1e their poverty, because a sustainable ecological balance will never be achieved unless we address the structural reasons for poverty."

Put more simply, the poor, at least here in Guatemala, in their desperation to merely survive, are continuing to strip the forests for firewood and to slash and burn the land to plant subsistence crops, as they are doing here in our parish, and throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean, until Mother Nature will no longer put up with the strain.

At that point the poor will become a steady stream of economic refugees heading north. No immigration quotas, such as, those recently passed by the U.S. Congress, will hold them in check.

If not for love of God and neighbor, at least out of self-interest it behooves American and Canadian Catholics not to neglect their. southern neighbors, despite the apparently more important Gulf crisis.

What to do besides taking the pope's advisory seriously? Answer: Let people here know that they're

not forgotten and that Canadian and American Catholics wish them well and will do them well.

For those who have not done this up to now, let me make a humble suggestion: Send a box of 50 to 100 used Christmas cards (religious themes are preferred, front part of card only). The luxury of graphic beauty means a lot, as our native-Indian Dominican Sisters told me when I passed on used Christmas cards to them several weeks ago.

The beauty of a greeting card and 'the paper it's printed on need not be junked nor stored for future junking. Beauty can be appreciated again and again without being consumed.

Although Christmas cards won't substitute for a nutritious diet, perhaps this handing-down-south of used, cards will lead people to investigate what Our Holy Father means by "the structural reasons for poverty," that is, why some

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A Fall River native, born April 7,1951,heisagraduateofB.M.C. Durfee High School in the city and also attended Bristol Community College, Fall River, and was a computer operator before entering on studies for the priesthood in 1981 at St. John's Seminary, Brighton. He completed his preparation at Holy Apostles Seminary. Cromwell. Conn.

Concelebrants at his first Mass. offered at his home parish. included Fathers John Martins, pastor of Our Lady of Health, and Jose M. Sousa, a diocesan vice chancellor in residence at the parish.

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Junior and senior criminology students recently heard New Bedford defense attorney John Callaghan and Judge J ames Cronin of the Fall River courts, both parents of Stang students, discuss their roles in the judicial system.

In,Boston, students visited State Police Barracks and the Public Safety building. Also, as part of Project Outlook, they toured the Southeastern Massachusetts Correctional Center in Bridgewater, where they spoke with some ofthe prisoners. A day in the local courts is planned at the conclus.ion of the semester.

Atbletes and their families gathered for a fall sports Banquet Nov. 29. Awards were presented as follows: Cross-country: Sophia Park, Vincent Hayes Award; Matthew Sullivan, Coach's Award, Field Hockey: Erin Hoye, Allison McConnell, MVPs, Football: Christopher Brady, David Dakin, MVPs; Timothy Schmitt and Patrick McCormack, unsung heroes.

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Soccer: Christopher Tholl, Richard Brown, Tarryn Maynard, MVPs; Thomas Neves, most improved; Elizabeth Krudys, 101% Award; Volleyball: Tenaya Dean, Jennifer Lawrence, MVPs; Kimberly Alvares, sportsmanship.

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Report cards for the first term were issued Nov. 20. About 40 percent of students made the first quarter honor roll.

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Rev. Paul Sullivan, SJ, was Mass celebrant and Athletic Director Cindy DeCosta was MC for a sports awards banquet Dec. 2. The following awards were presented: Girls' Soccer: Jodie Medeiros, most improved; Maura McDermott, best goal; Shannon Studders, 12th player; Chris Bounds, Coach's Award; Christina Fasy, best player; Cara McDermott, MVP and Eastern Athletic Conference coach's b~st player award . .1991 captains are Sarah Rodgers, Barbara Peters, Christina Fasy.

The team finished first in EAC play; conference all-stars are Cara McDermott, Sarah Rodgers, Barbara Peters, Maria Davis.

Boys' Soccer: Eric Lafrance, out.standing effort; Manny Leite, unsung player; Fred Currier, Tim Manning, Coaches' Awards; Greg Czarkowski, leadership; Tom Botelho, best offensive player; Jared Owen, best defensive player; Mike Iacovelli, MVP. The team finished second in the EAC; all-stars are Tom Botelho, Mike Iacovelli.

Volleyball: Aimee Reynolds, most improved; Sarah Ryder, Coaches' Award; Julie White, Mary K. Johnson, Christy Carroll, MVPs; Aimee Reynolds, 1991 captain.

The team finished second in the EAC; all-stars are Mary K. Johnson and Aimee Reynolds.

Cross-country: Sophia Park, Emily Hill, Vincent Hayes Award; Matthew Sullivan, Coach's Award, Field Hockey: Erin Hoye. Allison McConnell, MVPs, Football: ChristopherBrady, David Dakin, MVPs; Timothy Schmitt and Patrick McCormack. unsung heroes.

Athlete of the Month awards went to Maria Davis, Eric Lafrance, Anne Conforti and Mike Donnelly.

Students at Taunton Catholic Middle School opened Advent with a eucharistic celebration that included blessing of the Advent wreath and recognition of Father Arnold Medeiros, school chaplain for 15 years.

Father Medeiros concelebrated the Mass with Fathers David Costa, Jay Maddock and Richard Beaulieu. Also participating were Deacons Robert Faria and Michael Murray.

J ames Machado was songleader and music was by eighth graders.

Students were flag, cross and candle bearers and faculty members were readers. Sister Michaelinda Plante, RSM, associate superintendant of diocesan schools, was Scripture bearer.

Machado, student council moderator, and council president Brian Lanagan presented Father Medeiros with a plaque for his years of service to the school.

Other parts of the liturgy were presentation of a Jesse Tree by sixth graders, a seventh-grade discussion ofethnic Advent and Christmas traditions, and a presentation on salvation' history by eighth grade students.

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Planning activities for its 20th anniversary in 1991, TCMS seeks to locate alumni. Alumni or those knowing their whereabouts may contact the school office at 8220491 between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on school days or Kathy Kirouac Gordon, Class of'n, at 823-5097.

Bishop Feehan Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. has announced its first quarter honor roll. , Seniors: Highest honors went to Keith Collins, Matthew Freeman, Lisa Houghton and Colleen Keough. 51 received high honors and 34 achieved honors.

Juniors: Highest h'onors were awarded to Deirdre Palermino. 26 students received high honors and honors went to 14.

Sophomores: Highest honors to Timothy Famulare, Erinn Hoagg and Nita Patel. 16 achieved high honors and 30 achieved honors.

Freshmen: Highest honors ,to Vanessa Casarz, Nathan Cote, Amy Dwyer, Jeffrey Gomes, Holly Grochmal, Michael Laroque, Katherine McGowan, Meredith Pettingell, Jennifer Thomson. High honors went to 35 and honors to 17.

St. James-St. John School Sixth graders at St. James-St. John School, New Bedford, have received several responses to their letters to servicemen and women in the Middle East. Seventh graders sent a 30-pound box of useful items and are now preparing a box of homemade cookies.

Eighth graders have visited Bishop Stang, Bishop Connolly and New Bedford high schools and New Bedford Regional Vocational School. Each school presented a video describing its academic, athletic and extracurricular programs.

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By Hilda Young There are not many things more trying for children than taking their parents to the pediatrician.

One way young people can reduce the trauma for their folks is to familiarize them with the terms and equipment they will encounter at the doctor's office.

Thermometer: a device employed by children to check nurses' ability to shake their wrists; sometimes when hidden under the tongue long enough, you can trick a nurse into giving you a balloon or popsicle to get it back.

Immune: a condition in which children are not susceptible to childhood problems - such as So, kids, cut out this little gloshearing commands to hold still for sary for mom and dad. Your next the doctor, stop jumping off the visit to the health clinic could examining table, remove therbecome smoothermometer from nose and quit playing with the urine sample.

Vital signs: These are directional Cotton balls: puffs of cotton placards and wall signs carrying popular with the vast majority of essential information such as the location of the restrooms and water~ medical practitioners; when dipped in alcohol and rubbed on skin, can fountain. cause a severe case of "Here it Weigh scale: a machine used to test a child's aptitude at jumping . comes itis" with accompanying symptoms such as shrieks of "I up and down. don't want a shot!"

Tongue depressor: a wooden Applejuice: a miracle drug used device used to fool children into to cure cases of "Here-it-comesbelieving there are monstrous popitis" and similar afflictions. sicles somewhere in the doctor's Band-aid: a popular toy used to office. . decorate foreheads and upper arms; also placed on areas to telieve pain What It rakes from shots.

"The day that hunger is eradiShot: the state of a parent's wellcated from the earth, the world being after a trip to the pediatrician. will have the greatest spiritual ex_"Your comments are welcomed plosion humanity has ever known."

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Grand reunion held for St. Mary, St. James, St. John classmates Over 600 alumni and guests gathered for a buffet and dance at the Venus de Milo restaurant in Swansea at a recent grand reunion of forlt:Jer students of St. Mary's, St. James. and St. John's schools in New Bedford. The latter two schools have merged to form S1.

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Alumni came from as far away as California and Florida. The oldest class represented was S1.

Mary's Class of 1917, with Dr. James M. Quinn in atten,dance.

Paul Espinola was master, of ceremonies and, those in attendance were welcomed by Mary E. Mello, principal, and Father Stephen A. Fernandes, director, of St. Jam~s-S1. John S·chool.

Grace was said by Father Henry Arruda, pastor of S1. John the

Baptist Church, New Bedford. and Father James F. Greene. pastor of S1. James Church, gave the benediction.

All alumni in attendance were made charter members of an alumni association that has been formed fOf the three schools.

Former and pres~nt faculty were introduCl;d, and a video produced, by alumnus Albert Williams was shown. It depicted class members, faculty, special 'events and' other memorabilia from the schools before and after the merger. Williams also videotaped the reunion.

Anyone interested in obtaining a video or joining the new St. Mary, S1. James, S1. John Alumni Association may contact f\:1 iss Mello at S1. James-S1. John School, tel. 996-3087

SS Peter and Paul School Students at SS. Peter and Paul School, Fall River, are continuing to correspond with alumni. and friends serving in Operation Desert Shield. Christmas greetings are on the way and 16 boxes of snacks were recently mailed.

School projects volunteers are remembered o'n an honor roll posted in the school corridor. The "Heavenly Heipers" assist in the library, computer lab, kitchen and in fundraising projects.

First graders recently toured Charlton Memorial Hospital with their teacher, Sister Davida Dunne, RS M, while grades 3 and 5 enjoyed the electrical. safety programs "Electricity from A to Zap" and "Stay Clear, Stay Alive."

Looking ahead to February's science fair, Ed Texeira spoke to students in grades 6 through 8 and their parents about preparation of science projects. Texeira has been involved with the regional science fair on the local and ~tate levels.

Students in grades 2 through 5 are preparing for an INVENT AM ERICA! competition to be held in conjunction with the science fair.

The Computer Learning Foundation published with its best 1989

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri. Dec: 7' 1990 "'ST:MARY; NORTON . , , , , -O.L. CHAPEL, NB ' l6 , , Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m.

A sisters' conference with medita--------------------------Dec. 12, parish center, for potluck tions on the Blessed Virgin Mary at

Iteering pOintl APOSTOLATE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Christmas Mass II a.m. Dec. 16, St. Vincent's Home, FR, followed by social noon to 4:30 p.m., White's of Westport. All who bring a child are asked to bring a wrapped gift for that child; adults are asked to bring a wrapped gift for a Yankee Swap.

Reservation deadline Dec. 9; information: Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities, 679-8373 (voice) or 679.

4277 (TTY) CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB, NB Christmas meeting 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12. Wamsutta Club, NB. Entertainment by SMU Youth Symphony.

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ST. ANNE, FR JesseTree ceremony 10 a.m. Mass Sunday. Scout blood drive 3 to 8 p.m. Dec. 10; appointments: Cecile Michno, 674-8120.

ST. JOSEPH. TAUNTON Advent Vespers Service 3 p.m.

Sunday with discussion of Mary's role in salvation and redemption; reflection for parents of deceased children. Vincentians have sent a Christl11as shipment of 6500 pounds of clothing to Dorothean Sister Maureen Crosby for immigrants in south Texas. Lectors meet 7 p. m.

Dec. 12, rectory; eucharistic ministers 7 p.m. Dec. 13. Meeting on current situation in El Salvador 7 p.m.

Dec. II, church hall.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Women's Guild Christmas party 7 p.m. Dec. II, Magoni's restaurant.

Information: Mary Martha Murphy, 674-5573 after 4 p.m.

ST. PIUS X. S. YARMOUTH The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be celebrated at a SpanishEnglish Mass at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12.

All welcome. Advent Evening Prayer, including chanted psalms, will be offered at 5:30 p.m. each Wednesday until Christmas.

ST. JULIE BILLIART. N. DARTMOUTH .

Rehearsals for Christmas Eve children's Mass and pageant 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. today, Dec. 14 and 21.

Vincentians mee't 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13, church hall. Youth group Christmas caroling 6:30 Sunday; LaSalette trip 4:45 to 9 p.m. Dec. II. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Wrapped gifts for Women's League giving tree may be placed under the tree this weekend and next.

supper, Yankee Swap and installation of officers Hilda Ribeiro, president; Claire Kelly, vice president; Johanna Medeiros, treasurer; Anne Schleicher and Shirley Hunter, secretaries. First graders will present "Mary" 9 to 10 a.m. and 10:30 to II :30 a.m. tomorrow, parish center; all invited.

ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM Advent ,retreat, "Becoming an Advent People," 9.to II a.m. Dec. II, 18. Youth Mass 10 a.m. Sunday.

Jr. CYO trip to LaSalette 3:30 to 10:30 p.m. tomorrow. CCD carpooling information: 295-0780.

CUSILLO Christmas ultreya 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14, St. John's Church, Pocasset, with concert by Father Andre Patenaude followed by liturgy.

LaSALETTE CENTER. ATTLEBORO New Year's retreat Dec. 28 to 30.

Program will focus on "goodbye and hello" phases of life, reflection on what has been and what will be.

Retreat directors are Father Gilles Genest, MS, and Sister Patricia Cocozza, SND. Information: 2228530.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Lower Cape ultreya 7:30 tonight, parish center; all welcome. Faith and Light Community meeting 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Committee chairpersons and volunteers needed for Christmas dinner; information: Elinor Along, 394-5870. .

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST. POCASSET Gifts for parish giving tree may be placed' unwrapped under the tree by Dec. 16. Women's Guild communion breakfast following 9 a.m. Mass tomorrow; Bob O'Brien will present a video "Eucharistic Miracles."

55. PETER AND PAUL,FR The CYO is sponsoring a parish giving tree project.

HOLY ROSARY,.TAUNTON Kolbe Guild Christmas party 6:30 p.m. Dec. II, parish center.

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10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. will be held Dec. 15 at the chapel by Father Hilary Scott, OFM. SACRED HEART" N. ATTLEBORO Rectory open house 8 to lOp. m.

Sunday. Anyone interested in representing the parish at the taping of the Christmas TV Mass Dec. 15 at the cathedral may contact Father Marcel Bouchard. Vincentians meet 9:30 a.m. Sunday, rectory.

SACRED HEART, FR Men's Sports Alumni luncheon I p.m. Dec. 22, White's of Westport; reservations: by Dec. 15 with Abe White, 672-7070; Ken Fitzgerald, 679-3307; Norman Bazinet,679-1337.

First, Friday Club Mass 6 tonight fo~lowed by dinner.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE Penance service 7 p.m. Dec. 13.

Bible study group meetings in library: I p.m. Wednesdays and 7:30 p.m.

Sundays; information: Alice Barton, 477-3672.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD Catholic Woman's Club meeting 7 p. m. Dec. 13, parish center; note time change. Parish children will present a Christmas tablaeu directed

by Rosemarie Boyden and thejunior folk group will perform. New members and guests welcome.

SACRED HEART, NB Boy Scouts meet 7 tonight.

Wrapped gifts for parish giving tree will be accepted up to Dec. 16.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK Vincentians meet following 10 a.m.

Mass Sunday. Parish families are invited to bring a wrapped baby gift (clothing, food" etc., no toys) to holy day and Sunday Masses for Christmas distribution by Catholic Social Services and Birthright.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, FR Men's Holy Name Society and Ladies' Rosary Sodality will jointly attend 8 a.m. Mass Sunday; afterward the men's group will convene in Fall Reis Hall.

ST.GEORGE,WESTPORT Nikki Dion and Derek Petrin will represent the parish on the diocesan Youth Ministry Advisory Board.

NOTRE DAME de J.,OURDES, FR Sounds of Christmas concert 7 p.m. Dec. 16. Parishioners invited to make symbols for Jesse Tree. Extra daily Mass during Advent at 11:30 a.m.

HOLY NAME, FR Students will perform "Glad Tidings of Christmas" 6:30 p.m. Dec. II, school.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Women's Guild Christma~ party Dec. II, Venus de Milo; information: Lucille Raposa, 678-2727. Children's trip to LaSalette Shrine Christmas lights 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Dec. 13.

ST.STEPHEN,ATTLEBORO Father Ray Marquis thanks the parish for sharing the Thanksgiving collection with his parish in Haiti; the donation will be used toward medical care. Reception honoring parish Marian Medal recipient Madeleine Charette following II a.m.

-Mass Sunday. Advent program includes contributing toward purchase of winter clothing and toys for ,the needy; donations to food pantry and Attleboro food bank. Youth group meeting 7 p.m. Sunday.

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ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH Fifth grade st udents will participate in II: 15 a.m. Mass Sunday.

Lectors needed; contact Father Richard Roy. Junior high youth group first meeting 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE OLVjOLH Guild meeting noon Dec. 10, parish center; all parish women invited. Ultreya Festival of Lights and potluck supper 7 tonight, R. E. Center. Saints and Singers Christmas concert 3 p.m. Sunday.

CATHEDRAL CAMP. E. FREETOWN St. Michael's, Swansea, youth day retreat 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.

ST. THOMAS MORE. SOMERSET Junior high Christmas dance 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Dec. 14, parish center.

ST. JOSEPH. WOODS HOLE Five boxes of canned goods recently donated by parishioners were delivered to Falmouth Service Center for distribution to the needy.

SEPARATED/DIVORCED CATHOLICS NB area meetings, 7 to 9 p.m., Family Life Center, N. Dartmouth: Dec. 12, open discussion; Dec. 17, Christmas party and Chinese auction hosted by Rosanne Cormier, bring a small gift. Holiday dinner 6 p.m. Jan. 5, Seaport Inn and Marina, Rt. 6, Fairhaven.

Attleboro area meeting 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. 5t. Mary's parish cen- . ter, N. Attleboro.

WIDOWED SUPPORT Attleboro area meeting 7 tonight, St. Mary's parish center, N. Attleboro.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Altar boys meeting 9 a.m. tomorrow. Senior Citizens' meal 6 p.m.

Dec. 13; information: Claire Carty, 672-0140. Confirmation students will provide babysitting Dec. 15; information: 675-7002. Youth ministry Mass 10 a.m. Sunday. Vincentians assisted a dozen families with Thanksgiving baskets and CCD students filled an 8-foot table with food items collected on a "scavenger hunt" fo~ the poor. The Deacon Gene Food Bank is in need of Christmas donations. Spiritual Life Committee meeting 7 p.m. Sunday, rectory..

ST. JOHNEVANGELIST, ATTLEBORO . Ladies' Guild Christmas party 7 p.m. Dec. 12, school cafeteria. Entertainment by Happyhearts and a visit from Santa. All parish women invited. Members asked to bring gift for grab bag. A brief business meeting and meeting of District IV Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will precede party at 6:30 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH, NB Prayer group Christmas party 7 p.m. Dec. 12. No Bible study this month. Seniors' Christmas party at Thad's noon Dec. 12.

DAILY READINGS Dec. 10: Is 35:1-10; Lk 5:17-26 Dec. 11: Is 40:1-11; Mt 18:12-14 Dec. 12: Zec 2:14-17; Ps 45:11-12,14-17; Lk 1:3947 Dec. 13: Is 41:13-20; Mt 11:11-15 Dec. 14: Is 48:17-19; Mt 11:16-19 Dec. 15: Sir 4'8:1-4,9-11; Mt 17:10-13 ' Dec. 16: Is 6tl-2,10-U; for Ps Lk 1:'t6-50,53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; In 1:68,19-28