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Women could be "new GalilJo" NEW YORK (CNS) - Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland, warning that women's issues could be the church's "new Galileo," has urged putting women in top Vatican posts and allowing dialogue on ordaining women priests. Pope John Paul II in Nov~mber acknowledged that the church erred when it condemned 17th-century astronomer Galileo Galilei for maintaining tht the earth revolved around the sun. "It is not enough to say women should be members of local parish and diocesan councils, as recent Vatican documents suggest. Women must be integrated at the Vatican itself," said Archbishop Weakland, in an op-ed piece published earlier this month in The New York Times. Noting that the top three positions in 21 Vatican offices - positions of prefect, secretary and undersecretary - are filled by cardinals, archbishops and monsignors, t·he Milwaukee archbishop said "women must be given places in those ranks." While currently Vatican diplomats, also known known as papal nuncios, are archbishops and their
aides, monsignors, "there is no reason why women could not serve in these capacities," said Archbishop Weakland, a former Benedictine abbot. He called openness to the insights and perceptions of women theologians imperative. Archbishop Weakland, in the op-ed piece, said that "for much of its history" the Catholic Church "has assumed that women are inferior to men. "This attitude will not disappear
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priesthood because they are women, not because they are inferior." Cardinal O'Connor said, "The I more we support the ~uge number of Catholic women wro, I personally believe, want nothing more than to be respected as women, neither as sex symbols nor as frustrated would-be priests, the happier such women will be'with us, as bishops, with the dhurch, with I themselves:" He added, "I fear that cominuing emphasis on' the ordination of women in preparingl for the day that another people w1ill'see things differently' is simpl~ to create a revolution of rising -f- and unfulfillable - expectations." Cardinal O'Conn~r also took issue with Archbishop Weakland's call that the Vatican place women in the Roman Curia a'nd the diplomatic corps. The situation as it exists does so because "the church i~ unapologetically a hierarchical qrganization. hierarchical because apostolic:," he said, which is "a tough reality to deal with." I The church's hierarchical structure, which is "at wOl'k in nu nciatures and delegations as it is in the Roman Curia, " Car inal O'Connor said, "is not to be treated as an evolutionary accident."
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BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY, from top, reopens Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, at solemn pontifical Mass; stands with Marian Medal recipients from the five diocesan deaneries: from left, Mrs. Prudence Smith, Taunton; William Mulcahy, Cape and Islands; Mrs. Evelyn Silvia, Fall River; James·Walsh, Attleboro; Mrs. Mary Worden, New Bedford; greets area Sisters at annual dinner hosted by Father Francis L. Mahoney at Holy Name parish, Fall River. Additional pictures on page 6, (Hickey, Studio D and Gaudette photos) ALL ARE WELCOME to attend 2 p.m. Mass Saturday, Dec. 19, at St. Lawrence Church, New Bedford, when Bishop Sean O'Malley will welcome the Missionaries of Charity to the diocese. Four sisters will minister in New Bedford, temporarily residing at the former Kempton Street convent of the Guadalupana Sisters. Following Mass, Bishop O'Malley will accompany the sisters to Kempton Street and place the Blessed Sacrament in the convent chapel. Sister Mary Dolores, provincial superior of the community, will accompany the four sisters to New Bedford for Saturday's ceremonies. The local superio.r will be Sister Mary Concepta. Mother Teresa of Calcutta is the mother general of the Missionaries of Charity, founding the order in 1950 in the Indian city. Today it numbers some 4,000 members worldwide. Ministries the sisters have undertaken in the United States include soup kitchens, emergency shelters, homes for the dying and various children's programs. In New Bedford, as is their custom, the sisters will study the community to determine where they are most needed, then will decide on a permanent convent.
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Sister St. Jean Masson of the Sisters of St. Joseph, a Fall River Fighting with Sin native, died Dec. 14 in Holyoke, "Fight with your own sin, and where the retirement center of her let that fight keep you humble and community is located. The daughter of the late Lucien full of sympathy when you go out and Rose (Ledoux) Masson, she into the world and strike at the sin was in the 74th year of her reli- of which the world is full. Fight gious life, entering the Sisters of with the world's sin, and let the St. Joseph from Notre Dame par- needs ofthat fight make you aware ish, Fall River. From 1921 to 1949 . of how much is wrong, and make she was sacristan at the former St. you eager that everything shall be right within yourself."- Phillips Mathieu parish in Fall 'River and thereafter served at St. Joseph par- Brooks
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..... REPRESENTATIVES of the Massachusetts Council of Churches met recently at St. Mary's Cathedral rectory with Bishop Sean O'Malley to discuss ecumenical matters of common interest.' From left, Rev. John Mueller, vice-president of the Fall River Council of Churches; Rev. John Douhan, interim executive director of the Interchurch Council of Greater New Bedford; Rev. Horace J. Travassos, cathedral rector and' chairman of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission; the bishop; Rev. Diane C. Kessler, executive director of the Massachusetts Council of Churches; Rev. K. Gordon White, executive secretary of the Massachusetts Commission on Christian Unity; Carolyn L. Bronkar, executive director of the Attleboro Area Council of Churches; Rev. Ellen Chahey, executive director of the Cape Cod Council of Churches.
Yule Masses, papal In addition to the Mass of Christ. mas to be telecast from II a.m. to noon Christmas Day on WLNE Channel Six, and to have Bishop Sean O'Malley as celebrant and' homilist, other Masses and the annual message of Pope John Paul II will be telecast Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. A list follows: Dec. 24,6-8 p.m., EWTN Cable, Midnight Mass from St. Peter's Basilica, live, with tape delay midnight to 1:30 a.m. NBC. Dec. 24, 10:30 p.m.-midnight, EWTN Cable, Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve, live from Shrine of Immaculate Conception, Washing-
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The following is a list of holiday activities at the diocesan nursing homes. Catholic Memorial Home, FR: visit from religious education students of St. William's parish 10 a.m. tomorrow. Resident and family celebration with distribution of gifts from St. John the Baptist Church, Westport, giving tree I to 3 p.m. Sunday. Family visits and hospitality table 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 25. New Year's Eve party with singer Dave Valerio 2 p.m. Dec. 31, New Year's Eve party with threepiece band 6 p.m. Dec. 31. Madonna Manor, N. Attleboro: "Christmas Greens" garden workshop with Bernadine Veiga 2 p.m. Dec. 23. Marian Manor, Taunton: Christmas program by the Lutheran Church of the Way 3 p.m. tomorrow. Coyle-Cassidy High School chorus and jazz band concert 9:30 a.m. Dec. 21. Christmas entertainment by Bennett Elementary School students 9:30 a.m. Dec. 22. Resident and family Christmas party 2 p.m. Dec. 24. Trip to LaSalette Shrine 6:30 p.m. Dec. 30. New Year's Eve with the Grandmamas singing group 2 p.m. Dec. 31. Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven: Family Christmas party with entertainer Chuck Dee 6:30 p.m. Dec. 20. Christmas play at Rogers School I: 15 p. m. Dec. 21. Visit from Holy Family-Holy Name School kindergarteners 1p.m. Dec. 22. December birthday luncheon noon Dec. 30. New Year's Eve party I:30 p.m. Dec. 31.
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LEMOA, Guatemala (CNS) Maria Chacaj knelt before the pine coffin marked "Skeleton No. 12" and prayed for her husband, Antonio. Twenty-two identical coffins adorned with flowers were at the. foot of the altar at the church in Lemoa, a village in Quiche, northwestern Guatemala. This was the second time Antonio and his comrades had been buried. The first time they dug their own graves. Chilling evidence of Guatemala's 32-year war lies hidden in its soil. More than 120 clandestine graves are believed to be in Quiche alone. Recent exhumations by a team of forensic anthropologists allow families to give burial. Violence hit Lemoa during the early 1980s. In 1982, 12 community organizers fled to Guatemala City because
members of the military-directed Civil Defence Patrols threatened to kill them if they did not join. The unpopular patrols were key to the army's counterinsurgency campaign. Males over the age of 16 were obliged to volunteer. Eventually, the self-exiled men said they were willing to join the force so they could return to Lemoa and their families. But on arrival at the ~own, the Civil Defense Patrol accused them of being guerrillas, ordered them to a nearby valley, forced them to dig their own graves and shot them. They were buried with their hands tied behind their backs. , Marcelina Ventura, recounting the story of the death of her brother, Juan, said, "The patrollers were ordered to kill their very own n'eighbors." Former patrol members still live in Lemoa.
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Open Minds, Open Hearts By the turn ofthe century, only seven years away, 10 million new people, mostly immigrants, will be added to the American church family. In the comfortable confines of our own little worlds and parishes, we sometimes fail to look over the walls of our mind and we tend to forget our own immigrant roots. But as we prepare to enter the new year, we should also seek a new vision of our church in the United States and realize that there ate many newcomers to our family. In general, little public attention has been paid to the changing face of U.S. Catholicism. What notice we receive, especially from the secular media, seems for the most part biased if not outrightly hostile. Currently fewer Europeans are emigrating to America. Many feel this situation could change radically if the tension, wars and persecution in Eastern Europe continue; yet even a dramatic increase in our church family from that area of the world would be unlikely to match the new tide of Hispanics sweeping across the land. The Spanish spoken by over two million known Mexican immigrants has already changed the language of many a parish liturgy. And another two million Hispanics from the Caribbean, Central and South America are expected to gain entrance to the United States in the coming years: four million Spanish-speaking immigrants in one decade! In another area, over a million Catholic Asians are already among us and another two million are expected, also within this decade, mainly from the Philippines, Vietnam and Korea. And these figures do not consider possible emigration from Hong Kong and mainland China after 1997, when China annexes Hong Kong. The above projections are for the most part based on predicted legal emigration. Noone knows how many illegal immigrants are already arriving in America annually, but their presence is evident in every city in the land. The church in general has to be responsive in this situation. Rather than complaining about change, already-established Catholics should realize that fleeing from newcomers is far from sharing in the evangelical mission that is the responsibility of all the baptized. Needs are many: special ministries from language apostolates to housing; liturgies with elements familiar to those of other cult~.lfes; advocacy groups supportive of congressional and state appropriations for immigrant protection and resettlement programs. The possibilities are limitless, the potential infinite. Yet when it comes to particular cases, it is the individual who can make a real difference. When we go to church, we must offer a true sign of peace to the newcomers among us. In this regard, there seems to be a special prejudice towards our Asian brothers and sisters. We harbor many anti-Asian stereotypes, some relics of PearLHarbor and Saigon; some newly spawned as immigration increases; all indefensible. Change is never easy, sometimes demanding discomfort and even personal pain. But that is what the Lord experienced; yet He took us in. Let us in turn open our minds and hearts to everyone God has created. The Editor
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"The Word of the Lord" The bishops of this country have decided that lectors and Gospel readers are to make a small change in the phrases that follow the scripture readings at Mass. Instead of "This is the Word (Gospel) of the Lord." we will now hear "The Word (Gospel) of the Lord." Why? The change is an improvement. Much of the language we use in liturgy is special. It is different from everyday language. And that is because liturgy is different from everyday activities. Liturgy is, above all else, something we do. not something we talk. And the kind of language we use in liturgy is very often language that does something, not language that tells something. Language specialists know well that language has more than one purpose. We can use it to convey information ("The opening hymn is on page 364") or to accomplish an action ("I forgive you all your sins."). Sometimes the words we use have little to do with the meaning we want to convey. When we are being introduced, for instance, and we say, "How do you do'!" we don't expect our new acquaintance to answer the question! If they respond with "How do I do what?" we may wonder whether the meeting is a happy one! "How do you do?" is an accepted ritual expression that does not
literally mean "How do you do?" It is simply courteous behavior. So what's the difference between "This is the word of the Lord" and "The word of the Lord"? A great deal! Grammatically speaking, "This" (a demonstrative pronoun) and "is" (a verb) make the sentence more like the language we use to tell something rather than to do something. At this point in the liturgy we are doin/{ something-
praye~BOX For Life Blessing and honor to you, 0 God. You give the spark of life and we are created. May the fire of your love fill every heart tempted by despair.' May the light of your wisdom enlighten every mind threatened by fear. Protect every beginning of human life, that every creature may praise your name. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
celebrating the word of God as it still rings in our ears. "The word of the Lord" is more like a trumpet blast than a piece of information. It is the kind of language we use when we want our words to mean more than meets the ear. Our response is an exalted piece of ritual language, too: "Thanks be to God." There are other examples of such language in the liturgy. The clearest parallel to "The word of the Lord" is what we hear when we receive communion. "The body of Christ." The communion minister is not simply telling us what we are receiving; the words are not "This is the body of Christ." No. the minister is doing something here: celebrating the faith you have in this sacrament. And so are you when you respond "Amen." So this little change in the liturgy is not so little after all. It reminds us that liturgy is not a classroom. It is not a gathering where people tell each other things they already know. It is a community that does something very special together. The language we use echoes our' purpose for being there. - Copyright Š 1992, Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Avenue, Chicago IL 60622-110 I; 1-800-933-1800. Text by Aelred Rosser.
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Matthew 1:18-24 Before 1970, Catholics who were acquainted with prophets through the weekend liturgical reading had a few problems. We had no readings from the prophetic books of the Hebrew Scriptures! We heard the words of Jewish prophets only when they were quoted in the Christian Scriptures to back up some Christian teaching or to interpret an event in a specifically Christian way. So unless we did reading on our own, or participated in an almost-impossible-tofind Bible study program, we probably thought the sole function of Scriptural prophecy was to predict the coming of Jesus and the authenticity of the church he founded. I clearly remember a diocesan clergy conference 17 years ago. Father Ray Brown shocked many of us priests by calmly stating, "There are no predictions of Jesus, as such, anywhere in the Hebrew Scriptures!" Along with almost every other Christian denomina. tion, we Catholics had presumed we could find such predictions in all the prophetic books. But sometimes even our "new and improved" liturgical formularies - even those containing prophetic pericopes - are slanted just enough to make us still think the prophets were "Jesus predictors." Today's readings are a classic example. First, Matthew gives us a Christian interpretation of the Isaiah reading. "All this happened," he writes, "to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin shall be with child and give birth to a son, and they shall call him Emmanue1.'" Then, Paul reminds us that he "was set apart to proclaim the gospel of God which he promised long ago through his prophets, as the holy Scriptures
DAilY READI NGS Dec, 21: Ag 2:8-14 or Zep 3: 14-18; Ps 33:2-3,11-1.2,2021; Lk 1:39-45 Dec. 22: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1,4-8; Lk 1:46-56 Dec. 23: Mal 3:1-4,23-24; Ps 25:4-5.8-10,14; Lk 1:57-66 Dec. 24: 2 Sm 7: 1-5,811,16; Ps 89:2-5,27,29; Lk 1:67-79. Christmas Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps '89:4-5,16-17,27, 29; Acts 13:16-17,22-25; Mt 1:1-25 Dec. 25: (At midnight) Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3,11-13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14. (At dawn) Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1,6,1112; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20.' (During the day) Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; In 1:1-18 Dec. 26: Acts 6:8-10; 7:5459; Ps 31:3-4,6-8,17-21; Mt 10:17-22 Dec. 27: Sir 3:2-6,12-14; Ps 128:1-5; Col 3:12-21; Mt 2:13-15,19-23
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WASHINGTON (<fNS)- Archbishop John L. May resigned Dec. 9 as head of the St. Louis archdiocese for health reasons. Auxiliary Bishop Edward J. O'Donnell has been Inamed archdiocesan administratbr until a new archbishop is appoi~ted. The archbishop. 70, had surgery in July for a malignanl brain tumor. I n a letter to his people he said that By FATHER ROGER although the cancer has not reapKARBAN peared. anticonvulsa!nt drugs and record - the gospel concerning other treatment he I has had to his Son.. .': undergo since surgery have weakThe first nine verses of Isaiah's end him so much tnat governing famous "Emmanuel" passage are the archdiocese "ha~ becoffit~ imleft out - verses which clearly possible for me." I show that the next five verses are Archbishop May I had headed not a prediction of Jesus' coming the St. Louis archdiocese since or his virginal conception. Unless 1980. He is a former president of we know Scripture from sources the National Conference of Cathoother than these, we'll never unlic Bishops and U.S. ~' atholic Conderstand and appreciate biblical ference and former head of the prophecy. Catholic Church Ex ens ion SociYet there's a good reason why ety. an organization devottd to we reduced these powerful books home missions. I to simple "proof texts." Ordained a priest! of the ChiUntil recently we weren't able to cago archdiocese. he M-as an a uxilreconstruct the times and situaiary bishop there ahd bishop of tions which the prophets addressed Mobile. Ala .. befor~ he be,came . I路 precisely enough to understand archbishop of St. 1_oIUiS. . many oftheir oracles. So we, alo.ng During his years in St. Louis. with our Jewish and MuslIm Archbishop May wa~ noted for his brothers and sisters, presumed they ability to pull togeth~r community referred to future events instead of and religious groupS:lO tackle varpast happenings. ious problems. rangipg from povEven more important, those who erty and unemployljl1ent to race first sensed the risen Jesus in their relations and care for' people with lives understandably tried to locate AIDS. their experiences against the backLast May he critieir-ed St. Louisground of God's constant care for based McDonnell Douglas Corp. his people. Though they perceived for threatening Con~ress with layand felt things which were quite . offs if it did not approve a sale of unique, they logically thought th~y fighter jets to Saudi l\rabia. could find a precedent for them In Unemployment is pot an excuse the Lord's past words and actions. "to make war or things of wa r." he Prophetic sayings became a gold wrote in his May 8 dolumn in the mine for those engaged in such a St. Louis Review .. t~e archdiocequest. san newspaper. lJ r 111 g wea.p~~s Today, due to an "historicofor the sake of .Iobs'lhe added. IS. critico" method of biblical interwrong. War and th~ weapons of pretation, we're more sophisticated war create hardship." in our approach to prophecy, and Last month. Liguori Publications also more conscious of the unique published "With Staff and Pen." a I experiences which Jesus' earliest book of excerpts from the nearly disciples encountered. We're bet1,400 newspaper columns Archbiter able to understand, for instance, shop May wrote oveir the years as Matthew's attempts to express the bishop of Mobile an,d archbishop "out-of-this-worldness" of the of St. Louis. ' Lord's presence among us and the In the letter announcing his difficulties which a virginal conresignation. he said Jlthat after his ception created for a couple whose brain tumor surger\ "I have unmarriage had been ratified but not dergone extensive radiatior: and yet consummated. chemotherapy.... In Jddition.I am I. Isant We can also better appreciate on high doses 0 I, antleonvll how Paul's vocation to evangelize medication to control sei/ures Gentiles was at right angles to characteristic of this form of everything he, a pharisaical Jew, II cancer. " had ever learned or experienced. "All of this has left me in a very God was working in very, very weakened state. wit~out the use of strange ways. my right arm. with lillY ability to Yet the conception of Jesus and concentrate. make decisions. spea k. the mission to the Gentiles were attend public or liturgical funcnot totally unique. Seven centuries tions, and even w~lk. seriously before, Yahweh had used the conimpaired:' he wrote'j ception of Ahaz's son, Hezekiah, as a sign that the king was to put I his complete faith and trust in Yahweh and not in any armed might. Is it possible that our hang-up on prophecy as prediction has at times hindered us from seeing the uniqueness of God's actions in our own lives? Often what has happened before is little he~p in predicting what's happemng now. God's only predictable attribute might be unpredictability!
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Mother Teresa prays for separated royals Dec. 19 1988. Permanent Deacon Eugene L. Orosz Dec. 20 1953. Rev. Manuel s.. Travassos. Pastor. Espirito Santo. Fall River Dec. 21 1968. Rev. Henri. Charest. Pastor. S1. Mathieu. Fall River 1989. Rev. Laureano C. dos Reis. Pastor Emeritus. S1. Anthony of Padua. Fall River Dec. 22 1991. Rev. Armand P. Paradis. SJ. psychologist. San Francisco. Calif. Dec. 23 1901. Rev. Owen J. Kiernan. Pastor. Immaculate Conception. Fall River 1947. Rev. Charles P. Trainor. SS .. S1. Edward Seminary. Seattle. WA 1970. Rev. Msgr. John A. Sil: via, Pastor Emeritus. S1. John Baptist. New Bedford 1986, Rev. William E. Collard. Cochaplain. Catholic Memorial Home. Fall River . Dec. 24 1886. Rev. James K. Beaven. Pastor. Sacred Heart. Taunton 1914. Rev. Timothy J. Duff. Assistant. S1. Joseph. Woods Hole
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Bishop gets award YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (CNS) - Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown has received the AntiDefamation League ofB'nai B'rith's prestigious Cardinal Bea Award, becoming only the third Catholic so honored. The award, named for the late German Jesuit who pioneered interfaith relations between Jews and Christians before and during the Second Vatican Council, was presented at a dinner in Youngstown attended by some 350 Catholics and Jews.
"I accept this qardinal Bea Award with a grateful heart," Bishop Malone said. "I r<ialize that the ADL confers this award on those whom they perceive as giving continual effort to im*oving interfaith relations, and I am honored to be considered wbrthy of that award." ,
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MANCHESTER, England (CNS) - Mother Teresa of Calcutta said she was praying for Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana, who have officially separated after II ~ars of marriage. In an intefview with The Universe, Catholic weekly newspaper, shortly after the Dec. 9 announcement of separation, Mother Teresa said she was "distressed at this sad news." "I am praying for that family," she said, speaking by telephone from her home in Calcutta, India. "I feel very sorry for them, I feel very bad. "I am praying for both ofthem. Love begins at home, and the family that prays together stays together." British Prime Minister John Major told Parliament in a special statement that the couple would continue to carry out public duties and would "participate fully" in bringing up their two children, William and Harry. In February, the Princess of
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MEMBERS OF Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting at regiona,l conference in Biddeford Pool, Maine. Father Stephen B. Salvador, at center of picture, is diocesan chaplain for the committee. The cross held by a committee member symbolizes the meeting's theme: Discover Faith Together."
Diocesan Scouters at Maine parley Led by Father Stephen B. 'Salvador. chaplain. and Paul Parente. chairman. nine members of the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting attended a recent Northeast Regional Conference on Catholic Scouting. held at Marie Joseph Spiritual Center. Biddeford Pool. Maine. With the theme"Discover Faith Together,"leaders of Boy and Girl
Scout troops and Camp Fire groups participated in workshops on lay ministry. sexuality. religious emblems. recruiting and retaining volunteers and the Boy Sl:out "spiritual trek" conducted at .the Scout ranch in Philmont. N M. Father Salvador said that it was the first time that Girl Scout and Campfire groups had joined the Boy ~couts at the conference.
Nuns aid needy WASHINGTON (CNS) - A new national study of more than 72,000 U.S. women religious indicates that they are moving more and more to serving those most in need, such as the poor, elderly, terminally ill, homeless, and minorities. There are still more American nuns in, teaching than in any other field, with parish ministries now forming their second-largest and fastest growing occupation. Doing what their order was founded to do and serving the poor ranked highest when leaders were asked to list ministries in which their orders should engage.
SCHEDULE OF CHRISTMAS MASSES: CHRISTMAS EVE: 4:00 and 7:00 P.M. MIDNIGHT MASS preceded by Carols CHRISTMAS DAY: 8:00, 9: IS and 10:30 A.M.
SCHEDULE OF NEW YEAR'S MASSES: NEW 路YEAR'S EVE: 4:00 P.M. NEW YEAR'S DAY: 8:00, 9: IS and 10:30 A.M. ands:OO P.M.
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ceremony, attended by Cardinals Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago and Anthony F. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia; Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, apostolic pro-nuncio to the United States; and at least 200 faculty and representatives from Catholic University and other institutions. He was inaugurated by Washington Cardinal Jam(:s A. Hickey, university chancellor, at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. . "I am not going to do the academic thing of thanking everybody," he said at the start. He also said he hoped he would be able to live up to the accolades given to him by the university representatives, particularly the "optimistic j...,~ proposal of leading the school into ~.' the next millennium." , He said his role as president was to "push, pull, mediate, market, foster, hint at improvements, dream a lot and envelop in protective rhetorical fog without ever, if possible, telling anyone person din~ctly to do anyone thing." ~. "1 .IIIIi , Brother Ellis said the school's DE LA SALLE Christian Brother Patrick Ellis smiles as he leaves Washington's National Catholic tradition provided a "dyShrine after his installation as 13th president of Catholic University. (CNS photo): namic interplay between the duty to be true to the faith" and the "grace of letting God's truth loose New CU president inaugurated around the place." I I The new president said he would prefer to struggle with the concept that a Catholic university has been called "a contradiction in terms" WAS HINGTON (CNS) - CathBrother Ellis, a Catholic Unireflect on the "creature itself which than to "be condemned to some olic University "has yet to become versity alumnus who was presi- I have been invited til, as it were, kind of value-free definition of that most magical of entities in the dent of La Salle University in Phi- lead." , freedom." minds of high school seniors, a hot ladelphia for the past 15 years, Eschewing the stuffy and s.taid He said courses in theology and property," said Christian Brother shattered a few academic stereofor the bright and i breezy . he philosophy were necessary elements Patrick Ellis at his inauguration as types at his inauguration speech, remained lighthearte<!. even with in education. But he said they the university's 13th president. which he called an opportunity to the formality of his induct-ion should never attempt to convert
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people, which he called, "the last no-no left in society." In emphasizing the distinction between the university and the church, Brother Ellis said Catholic University was nourished by the church and shared many of its concerns, but its corporate existence and socialization "are those of a university, warts and all." He said a university would be hard pressed to eliminate internal politics, hasty generalizations, individual fan clubs and pettiness. In fact, he said, a school without these characteristics would be "bland to a fault" and "the students would be bored to death." Although the president said many people called his assignment a challenging one, he dismissed their tributes as "borderline compassion." He said his apostolate was no different "in the most important aspects" than the work of each faculty member and school leader present. "We're all in this together," he told them .
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States than elsewhere because U.S. Continued from Page One Such advice, he said, "would be Catholic women are so well-educated, he said. seen as hypocritical." The Milwaukee archbishop said Archbishop Weakland said following the second option would following the Enlightenment, the mean dialogue that "involves lis- church opposed the "reign of reatening to all voices, especially the son," and it wasn't until after World wisdom of the laity, and with War I that Catholics in Italy were prayer and reflection, seeing what allowed to engage in politics. But that church model was God wants of the church today." Along with this discussion, he "blown apart" by the Second Vatisaid, the church must set an exam- can Council in the early 1960s, when a "positive attitude toward ple by changing church structures . this ,world, toward science and so they are accessible to women. He said the idea that "jurisdic- toward religious freedom" was tion and power in church law must born, said the archbishop. Vatican be tied into priestly ordination has II, he said, "even encouraged laity to be altere,d so that women can to' see this world as the proper sphere of their calling and votake an active role at all levels." . Tensions stemming from the cation." Saying the church is now "at a limited role of women in the church may be felt more in the United turning point," Archbishop Weak-
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Card. O'Connor . Continued from Page One If curial cardinals and archbishops were to be replaced by women, "would the perception not be created that the church is abandoning its hierarchical structure, not only in Rome, but throughout the world?" he asked. "Would that not create unfulfillable expectations? Would it not be speculated that if a woman could head the Congregation for Bishops. or the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, that a woman could be pope? "N one of these questions might be important, if we were not an apostolic church, and there's the rub!" Cardinal O'Connor wrote. He said he supported major posts for women in the church and noted that in the New York archdiocese a woman is director of health and hospitals, the highest paying and one of the most critical posts in the archdiocese. The cardinal agreed with Archbishop Weakland that the church should not pretend to have all the answers, and that it must respect the findings of science and take a leadership role in a new global culture. He also agreed in principle that the church should be open to the insights of women theologians. "My agreement with women theologians," Cardinal O'Connor said, "is contingent on the same criteria I use for men theologians: Do they seem to make sense? Are they in accord with reasonable interpretations of the Scripture? If they depart from tradition, do they offer valid reasons for doing so? Are they in accord with the church's body of revealed and defined doctrine?"
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The thirty-eighth Annual Bishop's Charity Ball will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight Jan. 15 at White's of Westport. Set up of decorations is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Jan. 12. Rehearsal for the presentees has been scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at White's. All presentees and their presenters are asked to attend. Miss Claire O'Toole of Fall River heads the presentee committee. Leonard Nicolan of Assonet and Mrs. Andrew W. Mikita of Chatham are honorary co-chairpersons of the Ball, and Frank Miller of Sandwich is master of ceremonies. Tickets may be obtained at any rectory in the diocese or from members of the Ball Committee.
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Unity seen nearer vATICAN CITY (CNS) - With the expected completion next year of a statement on justification and the church, the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches will take a major step toward visible unity, say observers. An international Lutheran-Roman Catholic commission met in Germany recently to begin finalizing a seven-year study of justification and ecclesiology, said a Vatican statement. Justification means that God forgives people and saves them by their faith.
Christmasflowers honor veterans Dear Editor: This Sanctuary group monument [Mary Queen of All Hearts] is located in the Sacred Heart Cemetery on Mt. Pleasant St., New Bedford, in front of the chapel. Every year I collect money for flowers [to remember] the veterans, living and dead, and also for the beloved dead who are in the cemetery. I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart, in the name ofMary Queen of All Hearts. God bless them all. I have the Anchor every Friday: I love to read it. Thank you very much. Happy Holidays. Gertrude Landreville New Bedford
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 18, 1992
150 years for black community NEW ORLEANS (CNS) When Henriette Delille, a free black woman, wanted to become a nun 150 years ago. Louisiana laws prohibited herfromjoining a white religious community. She set out to establish her own community to. serve blacks and others in need. Her bishop, convinced of her dedication, gave her permission to found the Sisters of the Holy Family in New,Orleans. "Mother Henriette Delille was dedicated to all - the aged, the lonely, the outcasts on the streets," said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph A. Francis of Newark, N.J., in a homily at a Mass to mark the order's, sesquicentennial. He added that her order, which today has' 20'3 members, has 'consistently followed her example. "You would have to search far
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to find an order which has done so much for so long with so little material wealth," said the bishop, one of three of the nation's II active black bishops who were taught by the order. "They may not be strong in numbers, but they have educated an army of children." "At the time when the order began, human life came cheap," he said, referring to slave markets. "Much has changed since 1842, and much is still to change." On Nov. 21, 1842, 20 years before the abolition of slavery, Miss Delille, her childhood friend - Juliette Gaudin and two others founded their religious community for black women. They began their ministry by taking five elderly women into their home and caring for them. Some of these women were slaves no longer able to work who had been abandoned by their masters. The sisters' hospice care was the beginning of what is today called the Lafon Nursing Home, also celebrating its 150th year. The New Orleans facility is the oldest incorporated home (or the elderly . in the V nited States. The first Holy Family Sistt:r,s . not only provided care for the aged, but they also visited slaves who were sick and taught bo'th free and slave children and adults. They begged for money{osupport them, selves, since they did riot charge ,for services. ,: When Mother Delille died at the age of 50, there were 12 sisters in her community.'She never wore a habit because black women reli. iio~s were ~ot permitted to wear them unt.il 1872.--
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MOTHER DELILLE Today her sisters still care for the elderly, instruct youth and minister to the poor. They work throughout the New Orleans area and in Texas, California, Washington, D.C., and Belize. They have a sister order in Nigeria. Among schools the sisters operate in New Orleans is St. Mary's Academy, the oldest V.S. school in continuous operation for black girls. They also run child development centers, a tuition-free primary school, a nursing facility and apartment complexes for the elderly. Since July 3, 1988, when the cause for Mother Henriette's canonization was opened, the sisters . have been focused on her beatification. "Right 'now she is considered venerable. Two miracles have to be attributed to her," said Mother Mary de Chantal told the Clarion Herald, New Orleans archdiocesan newspaper. "It could be any day now or it could take years. But we're hoping it's within the anniversary year," she added. .,
This is the time of year we send and receive holiday greetings from friends and loved ones. I'd like to use this space to extend welldeserved wishes to some of the nameless folk who make our lives a little brighter' throughout the year. So here goes: Holiday greetings to all those who stay cheerful while serving the public during the hectic holiday season, especially those who have to listen to the same Christmas music over and over from Thanksgiving on. Merry Christmas to those who sell Christmas trees and have to listen to how 'much the buyers paid for their first tree 30 years ago. Season's greetings to all those church workers who give us Advent and Christmas liturgies, pageants involving dozens of over-stimulated kids, and preachers who have to come up with yet another new. profound, and touching Christmas Krmon even though theivedone so in front of the same congregation the past 15 years. ' And while we're at it, 'happy holidays to all those editors of diocesan papers and religious magazines who have to come up with creative Christmas issues without repeating what they've done in years past and while juggling their own busy holiday family schedules. Happy holidays to school bus drivers who wait for tardy young ones, find lost mittens, and protect their precious cargo throughout the year by driving safely in the midst of childh.ood energy. And teachers everywhere - a very peac'eful holiday season to you. May you make no lists, correct no papers, and attend 1'10 meetings during this blessed fortnight. Special greeti ngs go to the paperboys and papergirls who get up in,the cold dark and land our paper on' the front stoop so we
don't have to get dressed to retrieve our paper to read while relaxing with morning coffee. Merry Christmas to the young man at the self-serve gas station who pumped gas for me when I stood there bewildered. Your mom did all right with you. Happy holidays to those law officers, snow plowers, and sand spreaders who are out there early on snowy mornings so we can drive safely. And also to those patient workers at the airport who manage to keep smiling as disgruntled fliers blame them for delays due to weather and holiday traffic. Seasonal wishes to all the elderly who enriched our holiday lives by giving us memories and traditions to pass on in our own families. You are truly national treasures and you need to know it. Merry Christmas to the little boy who upset the display of spaghetti sauce at the supermarket and got harshly spanked by his mother. May your tears be absolved by Jesus and Santa who understand you didn't mean to do it. Happy holidays to those hairdressers everywhere who give free cuts and stylings to teenage girls in shelters and elderly women in care 'facilities so that their self-esteem rises to match the joy of the season. And to those who volunteer in the Santa Chius shops in July so . children can 'get toys and repainted bikes for December. Season's wishes to all who work on holidays - doctors, nurses, firemen, furnace and electrical repairmen, phone operators, clergy, and mothers. We appreciate the security we feel just by knowing you are there. And, fimilly,a veifmerry Christ': mas to all who read this column throughout the year without demanding perfection. May the peace and joy of the Holy Birth invade , your hearts and 路homes this holiday and forever.
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, . A Christmas crib blessing For a home blessing of a Christmas crib, the mother, father or other adult takes the part of the leader. For parish, school or other groups, a leader may be designated. Leader:. As we gather to bless our Christmas crib"let us be mindful of the goodness of God in coming to us as a helpless infant whom no one could fear but whom every , one can love. Children or other designated persons read: . A reading from the Gospel of St. Luke: The shepherds said one to anotner: Let us go over to Bethlehem and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath showed to us. And they l;ame with haste; and they found Mary and Joseph and the infant lying in the manger. And seeing. they understood the word that had been spoken to them concerning this child. And all that heard. wondered; and at those things that were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these words. pondering them in her heart.
And the shepherds returned. glorifying and praising God. for all the things they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. Let us pray: Jesus, sweetest child, born in Bethlehem of the Virgin ,Mary, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger. announced by angels and visited by shepherds. have mercy on us. All: Have mercy on us. Child Jesus, have mercy on us. Let us pray: Jesus. sweetest child, manifested by the leading of a star to the three Wise Men, worshiped in the arms of thy mother. presented with the mystic gifts of gold. frankincense and myrrh, have mercy on us. Leader: Bless, we beseech thee. o Lord. our Christmas crib. converted by your presence into a royal throne. May our souls also become your dwelling place and may we love and serve you in this life so that we may be worthy to enjoy you eternally in the life to come. All: Amen.
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What to celebrate -w-he'n By Father Eugene Hemrick Do celebrations like Christmas that are so much a parLof Catholic life really matter'? That question hit me as I read,a report by Gwen Kennedy Neville, an anthropologist at Southwestern University in Texas. She is studying Catholicism in the South. especially the kinds of Catholic gatherings - the celebrations that occur there. Celebrations and leisuretime go hand in hand, In "Leisure: The Basis of Culture," Joseph Pieper wrote: "God ended his work and behold it was very good, In leisure. man too celebrates the end of his work by allowing his inner eye to dwell for a while upon the reality of the creation. He looks and affirms: It is good." To genuinely celebrate, we must curtail unnecessary activity so that we can fully absorb our blessings. Celebration means affirming the goodness of those blessings and expressing joy over them. Leisure therefore, is a time to contemplate and absorb goodness, letting it flow through us. Dr. Neville studied the major gatherings in Catholic parishes. She offers us an opportunity to reflect on how those gatherings provide us with something essential: celebration. There are gatherings on Easter and Christmas in which our eyes are focused with particular intensity on the divine and its relation to our life cycle. Then we gather for the baptism of our children and relatives. This provides the opportun ity to reflect on how a newborn child is a gift
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SUCH A SMALL KING
tl,1ing you would only give one perBy Christopher Carstens Between now and Christmas, son and nobody else on your list. It you'll be shopping for a, lot of shows that you know enough about the receiver to select something he presents. . Christmas shoppers divide them- or she will reaiWerijoy: Some of the best gifts I ever got selves into two general groups 'were from my kids, gifts I know grabb<:rs and ponderers. G~ab.bers walk into a store with they wouldn't have given to any~ a lis'(c)( 10 names, and 40 minutes body b~t. their dad. ' One year they bought me tickets, later they walk out with 10 pres-, ents. The task is completed with 'to a Paul Simon concert. They'd, rather have dental work than lisie'n minimal fuss and bother. ., , If PIP~ wrenches are on sale, the to Paul Simon themselves,' ,but really 'efficient grabbe'r can 1;lUy , 'they know I iove his music. When I opened the envelope: everybody wrenches, and leave- it at that. After all, everybody can with the tickets inside, I laughed use a,good wrench now and then. , with joy. They could have spent. Ponderers, on the other hand, ' five times the money buying me a spend weeks' thinking about just color television or a dozen fancy silk ties. ' the right gift. But those tickets showed that Of course, nothing actually gets they know me and know what I' purchased on the first two or three trips to the mall. They're just for like. So thaesthe first rule. The,per- l warmup. Each strategy - grabbing and ,fect gift issomethi':lg you wouldn't ponderi'ng -c has its own strengths give anybody else. ' . . ' The second rule is' a bit more and weaknesses. But if you buy all, , your friends perfumed paraffin' tricky. The perfect gift is some-, cockatiels, that thump, thiJmp on thing nobody but you could give. Maybe it's something that only Christmas morning will be two dozen smelly wax birds landing in ' you can give because you'rt; the the bottom of trash cans all across ' only one who knows the receiver' would want it. That means you've town. Ponderers often buy quite' nice listened and paid a,ttention. If you've heard you'rfriend singand appropriate gifts - if they can ing along with an old Led Zeppelin finally makeup their minds. "We've got one family member song, you might hunt around until who spends so much time choos- you find"Stairway to Heaven" in ing that we usually get our pres- a record store. It doesn't cost any more than ents from him sometime in March. the newest Janet Jackson release, The ideal solution lies somewhere but it will mean more to the person in the middle. If you're buyingfor who receives it. a lot of people. you can't spend Or maybe you're the only perforever selecting just the right gift son who could give the gift because for each one. you made it yourself. But in selecting gifts for the Write a poem and give it toyour people you really care, about, a litmom in a frame. Paint a picture tle pondering goes a long way. An for a friend. Fill a nice basket'with inexpensive l?ut well chosen 'gift can say"] love you" much more , fancy houseplants for your dad's loudly t.han an expensive gift that ,office. The perfect gift is chosen by one ' isn't right for the situation. ' person for one other person. It's There are two r!lles in choosing personal. And its perfection has the, perfect gift. nothing to do with its cost. First, the perfect gift is some"
Such a small king, isn't he? Such a small king. How can he bring deliverance to me? Can he be the one wholl set us free? Such a small king, Such a small boy. What can I bring to worship him, What can I bring? Angels sing and wi,se men bring him gold Shepherds kneel to shield him from the cold Such a small king" ' Such a small boy. : ', I could bring him a candle And lamp to light his way" J can bring him a laml)'s wool To place on the hay Bring him a song of 'love' . For the shepherds to play. ' 'Tis a Savior that's born today, Such a small king, iS,n't he? Such a s",all king.' " , Yet he will bring deliverance to me P,rophets foretold' his place in history , Such a sman king Such a small boy. Only his name will reign eternally Such a small king Such a'smalJoking Such a small king Such a small boy. Words and music by C. Harry Causey (c) 1983 by ," horst Press Inc.'
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We may not possess anything remarkable like an angel's song or wise-men's gold. ' Yet this person looks within himself or herself and brings forth simple gifts from the heart, "a candle and lamp 1'0 light his way" and "a song of love for the shepherds to play," No matter what Our age, we can do the same. Within us is a
C. HARRY CAUSEY'S modern carol reminds us of a different kind of gift-giving at Christmas. We give gifts to thosl: close to us. But this is' also a time' to bring special gifts to the God who comes to us as "such a small king." Like the character in the song, we may not know what to offer.. ,
Problems pondered VATICAN CITY(CNS)- Pope John Paul II and Episcopal Bishop Frank T: Griswold of Chicago discussed problems in the AnglicanRoman, Catholic dialogue at a,: recent private ,meeti~g at theVatican. Bishop Griswold cochairs the U.S. Anglical-Roman,Catholic Consultation. Pope John Paul II "underscored 'th'e stumbling block the ordination of women is in the Anglican-Roman Catholic dialogue." Bishop Griswold said after the meeting. But he noted that his ' private audience, was a sign that the Vatican is committed to continuing dialogue.
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"YOU DESERVE a break today" was the borrowed jingle of ninth grade confirmation students at St. Joseph's parish, Taunton, who hosted a Sunday afternoon program for children ages 5 to 10 while their parents took,time out to Christmas shop or just relax, The teens offered craft projects, a video show and snacks for the younger parishioners. CCD coordinator Ma~garet Travis directed the program.
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treasury of gifts that manifest our caring for a child who is also Savior and Lord. For example, this Christmas you can give our God the gift of your. attention. Whether we call this kind of attention prayer or just the simple sharing of one's heart, we can make sure that we pause each day of this season and focus on Emmanuel, God-in-ourmidst. Tell God what Christmas means to you, Seek God's guidance for ways to keep Jesus' message of healing and love alive in your heart. ' Or briilg your dreams to the small king. Think about your own life, the lives bf your family members and our larger family of humankind. , Offer God your hopes and vision for how' you and others can discover new levels of meaning and life enjoyment. , Offer the small 'king your ~romis'es and commitments. Think about specific changes that wilY make you' a better person, Consider those you live with. How' could you show these people more respect, more generosity and, more kindness? Brin'g these new commitments to' our God as a gift of your heart this Christmas. Finally, open your heart even 'Pore to offer God your fears. Speak to him about what makes you discouraged and afraid. Ask tl'iis small king to walk with you through times of d'arkness, inviting him 'to lead you to new source~ of love's light. Yes, Christmas is the remembrimce of the birth ~f such a smail king long ago, Yet it is God's rebirth in each' 'of our hearts this year that makes the difference for our lives, and indeed, for the future of our planet. , What, gifts do you bring to Qis manger? Your comments are welcomed by Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, IN 47635.
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(on stage from left)'Nathan Green, Heather Macintyre, Gregg An Advent service for students and their families, themed "Jesus Daniels, Billy Servant and Bridget Sprague offer prayers of the is the Reason for the Season," will faithful at a Mass concluding a retreat day conducted by the be held at 7 p.m. Dec, 21 in the Fountain Square Fools. The professional Catholic retreat Taunton Catholic Middle School troupe from Cincinnati, Ohio, challenged students to recogaliditorium. Thescho.ol's Advent theme has nize their gifts and use them to make a difference in the world. been "Welcoming a Child.~' Stu- , One portion of the program dealt with Rosa Parks, the dents have been donating items African-American woman who became a force in the civil weekly for Birthright: first receiv- rights movement by refusing to sit at the back of the bus in the ,ing blankets, then diapers, and 1950s. Also included was a dramatic interpretation of the story finally sleepers and undershirts, of "Doubting Thomas" which emphasized that although belief Baby toys will be collected during and God can sometimes be difficult and confusing, we can the week following Christmas vacanever give up on the God who never gives up on us. tion.
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in our schools Bishop Stang High School Students, parents, faculty and' friends participated in the third annual tree lighting and caroling celebration last night at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth. Christmas songs were led by the school chorus and instrumentalists. , Elections for class officers were held recently. The results are as follows: Seniors: president Christine Patenaude, vice president Elizabeth Krudys, secretary Margaret Green, treasun;r Alison Fleming. Juniors: president Jason WiIli~ ams, vice president Jason Roderiques, secretary Michelle Walker, treasurer Shelli Pereira. Sophomores: president Robert Machado, vice president Colleen Carney,secretary Michelle Neves, treasurer Victoria Marcelino. Freshman class elections will be held after the first of the year. Several Stang students achieved recent honors, among them Maureen Zukowski and Kristen Janiak, who were na'med to Who's Who among American High School Students. Miss Zukowski', a senior, was cocaptain of the field hockey team and is captain of the winter track team. Miss Janiak was named to the New Bedford Standard T,imes all-star soccer team and is a member of the newly-formed ski team. Senior Maureen Murphy was among II swimmers from the Cape Cod Swim Club honored by the United States Swimming Association for outstanding performance during the 1991-92 season. Miss Murphy is in her eighth year of competitive swimming and was named among the top 10 swimmers in New England for best times in the 1,500 meter and 1,000 and 1,650 yard freestyle events. Stang has just announced the formation of its own girls' swim team, scheduled to begin competic tion in the 1993-94 school year. Senior Sara Garde has been accepted into the 'Southeast Dis-
trict Music Festival Chorus for the Jan. 15 and 16 festival at Brockton High School. She is an alto in the Stang chorus. The Bishop Stang fall sports banquet was held Dec. 3. The following awards were presented (recipients are seniors except where noted): Cross country: coach's award to Kevin Grant; sportsmanship award to Kerri Freitas. Field hockey MVPs: Monique Sorel, offense; Laura Chase, defense. Football captain's awards: John Harrington and Michael Pacheco. Boys' soccer: Michael Cronin, MVP; Matthew Cronin and Gabriel Houdelette, 110 percent awards. ' Girls' soccer: juniors Jessica Byron, MVP; Kathryn Negri, 110 percent award. Volleyball: Serina Gundersen, sportsmanship award; junior Ana Vasconcelos, most improved. , Cheering: Jennifer Kilshaw, 110 percent award; Bethany Alexander, coach's award. ' MIAA sportsmariship awards: Frederick Mello, Elizabeth Krudys.
Bishop Connolly The staff of Paw Prints, literary magazine o(Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, is publishing its first volume of the school year this month. It will include original poems. essays, short stories and artwork by students and faculty.
Paw Prints staff nilembers are Kevin Paiva, Betharl y Sullivan, Melanie Arruda, Laurie Leal, Ianya Paquette and Su~an Somes. David Morey is the fac~lty adv:,sor. Sarah Anne Ryder tvon a recent Fall River Lions Club ~peech competition with a discus~ion of "Our American Democracy) Fact or Fiction?" She now adv~nces to the Jan. 16 regional corI petition in Hyannis. The Connolly Nati10nal Honor Society recently spon~ored its annual Christmas Gift Drive for disadvantaged children ~n the area. Both students and faculty purchased presents, whidh are being collected this week fo1lr Christmas delivery. Jennifer Currier and Frank Hill have been named recipients of the Thomas Keyes Memorial Scholarship, given in memory bf a member of the Connolly Class :of 1984 who was killed in an automobile accident. The scholarshin, given to a student who exemplifies enthusiasm, devotion and ca~e for Bishop' Connolly High School, is funded I by the annual Tommy Keyes Memorial Golf Tournam'ent. Mike Donnelly, ~I four-year • member of the boys' cross country team, has been name4 to the Bos-' ton Globe All Scholastic Cross I Country Team. He has been the team's premiere mmier since: his sophomore year andl is the only athlete to have won tHe Fall River City Championship face in I;onsecutive years. He also: participates in winter and spring track. ' Jennifer Aze~edol and Blrian Comeau have been named Teenagers of the Month fot December. Miss Azevedo is captain of the , I spring track team and a membl~r of the National Honor S~ciety, school' newspaper staff, student government and the drama flub. She is'
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Last weekend's snowstorm forced cancellation of the Bishop Connolly makeup entrance exam. It has been rescheduled for 8 a.m. to noon Jan. 9. Those wishing to take the exam should call the school at 676-1071 to register.
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The Parish Staff an(l the Dominican Fathers join in wish~ng you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
Saint Anne Parish and Shrine Corner South Main and Middle Streets Fall R,iver, Massachusetts
Holy Family-Holy Name School Students at Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford, will hold a birthday party for Jesus' Dec. 22 beginning with a paraliturgy led by' Father Jim Medeiros and followed by a pizza lunch. Students will each bring a "birthday 'present for Jesus" to be distributed to the needy through the parish giving tree project. The, junior choir will sing fora Christmas celebration from 3 to 4p.m. A Christmas pageant will be performed at,3 p.1TI. Sunday at St. Lawrence Church, N,ew Bedford.
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St.M·ary's Scho'ol Students of..St. Mary?s, School, New Bedford, will present the musical program "Around the World at Christmas Time" 9 a.m. Dec. 23 in the scho'ol gym. Sixth- and seventh-graders have made a display of nativities from around the world recreated from pictures and cards. The project, directed by art teacher Maxine Bonneau, will be open for viewing during school hours Dec. 22 and 23.
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AT ST. PATRICK'S parish, Falmouth, Ryant,Mahoney hangs ornament that includes promise of toys or needy youngsters on Jesse Tree as Jennifer Peterson wai s her turn (top picture); bottom, Rev. Gerard A. Hebert receiv1es the toys at offertory of St. Nicholas Day Mass. (Leavens PiotoS)
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CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE 1 Z OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH New Bedford, -Massachusetts CHRISTMAS NOVENA: begins Thursday, Dec. 17 ' daily with homily and special prayers at all' Masses: 7:00 (Eng.), 7:45 a.m. (Port.), 12:10 p.m. (Port.). 5:30 p.m. (Eng.).
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SACRAMENT OF PENANCE: Confessions in preparation for Christmas: Daily. Monday through Friday, Dec. 14 to 18 at 8:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, 4 to 5 p.m. and at 7 p.m.
PENANCE SERVICES: Monday, Dec. 21, at 7 p.m. ' St. John's Church Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 7 p.m. ' Mount Carmel Church Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 7 p.m. ' Immaculate Conception Church
There will be no Confessions on Thursday, Dec. 24th. * *-* * * CHRISTMAS MASSES: Christmas Eve, Vigil Mass in English at 5:30 p.m. Midnight Mass' Bilingual Ceremony. Christmas Day' In English: 8:15; 11:00; 5:30 p.m. In Portuguese; 9:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.
No 7 a.m. Mass on Christmas morning.
To all our Parishioners we wish
A BLESSED AND HOLY CHRISTMAS Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, Rev. John A. Raposo" Rev. James Ferry. Rev. Daniel O. Reis, Rev. Antonino, C. Tavares Deacon Paul J. Macedo
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