12.23.83 by The Anchor

Bishop Cronin's Christmas Message

Following is Bishop Dal1l iel A. Cronin's annual Christmas message to the faithful:

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Once again, we find our selves in a joyful and blessed season of the year. Christ mas is a time when we re flect upon our blessings. Our thoughts turn, naturally, lto giving and sharing with

family, friends and . loved ones. We are surrounded by the signs of the season which invite us to celebrate with a joyful spirit.

reflect upon the words of the prophet Isaiah, to consider the "depth of the knowledge and the wisdom of God." In His infinite goodness and love, Almighty God sent His As Catholics, we ought to Son to take on our humanity approach Christmas with so that we might share more particular fervor and joy, for fully in His divinity. our celebration is to be This year we celebrate marked by a genuine under standing of the reality of Christmas within the Holy Christmas. Our celebration Year marking the Jubilee of should direct us t~ pray and our Redemption. It is, there

fore, all the more appropri at~ that we pause to con sider the Mystery of the In carnation; God becoming man. Jesus' birth at Christ mas is only the beginning. Jesus' birth also made oUJr redemption possible, and Jesus' death and resurrec tion made our redemption a reality. Our celebration of Christmas, therefore, can not be an isolated event. It should become a part of our

FALL RIVER, MASS., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1983

IN BETHLEHEM nearly 2000 years ago, in Los Angeles today, Christ comes as a defenseless child; in Bethlehem sheltering in a manger, in Los

As Bishop of Fall River, I offer to all 01 you my prayers and personal best wnshes for a joyful and holy Christmas. May Christ's coming be a SOUTce of grace and blessing for you. May the New Year bring you the blessings of health, happi ness and peace.

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THE CHRISTMAS ILLUMINATIONS at LaSalette Shrine; Attleboro, now in their 30th year, are attracting more people than ever. The young, the old, in good weather or bad, from near and far they come. Some are attracted by. the beauty of 100,000 lights. Many are seeking a plaGe for thinking about their lives, for talking over their problems, a i>lac~ with warm and understanding people. .. How to explain the ever-increasing number of pilgrims? The answer goes beyond the glow of lighted trees, the sound of carols. In the midst of unemployment, rising costs, international conflict or family strife, we need to remjnd ourselves of Emmanuel's birth. God is with us. He does care. We are loved. The 1983 Illuminations feature depictions of the seven days of Creation as enlarged to billboard size by Fall River's Sister Gertrude Gaudette, OP, from a dazzling book, "Be ginnings: A Portrayal of the Creation," with art by Heinz Seelig and text by Spencer Marsh. They are on. View through New Year's Day.from 5 to 9 p.m. each weekday and from 5 to 10 p.m. on weekends.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - A vene in the treatment of Baby Vatican Radio editorial Dec. 17 Jane Doe, they do have the ob supported two U.S. court deci Ugation to prevent Ms., Bouvia sions involving right-to-life is from taking her own life through "passive or indirect euthanasia," sues. One was the Dec. 12 Supreme which, it added, "is never al Court refusal to force surgery on lowed." . 'Baby Jane Doe. The other was L'Osservatore Romano, the a Dec. 16 California Superior Vatican newspaper, however, in Court decision not to allow 26 its Dec. ,16 edition, opposed ,year-old cerebral palsy victim : withholding treatment from Elizabeth Bouvia to starve her Baby Jane Doe. It called With self to death. holding' treatment a form of passive, ,euthanasia and said it Vatican Radio said both de cisions coincide with traditional "constitutes a vjolation of the right to life." church teaching. Baby Jane Doe was born in In the case of handicapped Baby Jane Doe, parents of the October with an incomplete closure of the spinal co~, an child "d<f not have the obliga abnormally small head and a tion .to use extreme or extra ordinary therapeutic means" to buildup of fluid exerting pres save' th~ .life of the child, said sure on her brain. The combina tion of defects is life-threateiling Vatican Radio. It"eited the Dec and usually results in mental re laration on Euthanasia, publish ed June 26, 1980 by the Vatican tardation even with corrective -Congregation for the Doctrine surgery. The parents, 'whose names ,of the Faith. The declaration states that have not been made public, al '''one cannot impose on anyone lowed minor. surgery to insert the obligation to have recourse a tube carrying antibiotics into to a technique which is already the baby's skull, but have re in use bilt which carries with it fused to allow major surgery. Ms. Bouvia, a wheelchair it risk or' is burdensome. Such a ,'efusal is not the equivalent of bound quadriplegic who is pain ~:uicide on the contrary it fuJ;ly arthri~ic, wants to starve heiself to death and had gone 5:hould be considered as an ac to court to prevent medical per c:eptance of the human condi tion, or a wish to avoid the ap -11_ ' -.... plication of a medical procedure ·__·,,,-".._ _ d.isproportionatH to the results THE ANCHOR (USPS-545·020). Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published that can be exp,~cted, or a desire weekly except the week of July 4 and the after Christmas at 410 Highland Aven· not to impose e~~cessive expense week ue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the Cath· on the family or the community." olic Press of the Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mall, postpaid $8.00 Vatican Radio said that while per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA the -courts do not have to inter 02722. . ..

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of disaster in Portugal

Expressing the "prayerful unity" of members of the Fall River diocese with victims of early December flooding, tidal waves and landslides on the coast of mainland Portugal, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has transmitted $10,000 to Antonio Cardinal Ribeiro, Patriarch of Lisbon. The gift from the Fall River diocese wm assist in funding disaster relief efforts, said the bishop.

The disaster, gone largely un reported in the United States, was brought to the bishop's at tention by the patriarch, who reported that vast coastal areas were affected, with loss of life and destruction of many homes. 'Bishop Cronin noted that civic efforts to aid disaster vic tims are being launched in south eastern Massachusetts. He urged pastors to encourage support by parishioners of such initia tives.

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A funeral Mass was offered at Hospital, Fall River. In addition to Miss Dussault 10 a.m. today at St. Patrick'!, Church, Somerset, for William and Mrs. Mahoney, Mr. Dussault H. Dussault, 94, father of Rose· leaves two other daughters, Rita mary Dussault, business and Lapointe of South Dartmouth advertising manager of The and Helen Souza of Tiverton; a son, WiUiam H. Dussault of Anchor. Mr. Dussault, widower of Swansea; a brother Edward Dus· Ellen (McGough) Dussault and sault of Fall River; eight grand children and 13 great grand son of the late Ernest and Rose anna (Skelly) Dussault, was children. known to thousands of Fall Interment was in St. Patrick's River residents as the elevator Cemetery, Fall River; operator of the former R. A. McWhirr department store. He had lived in Fall River and Swansea before moving to PROVIDENCE, R. I. (NC) Somerset 16 years ago, where he Responding to petitions by par resided with a daughter, Cecilia Mahoney, director of volunteer ishioners of nine Catholic services at Charlton Memorial churches, Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr. of Providence has promised to seek an end to abor tions being performed at a medi cal office in an ethnic neighbor Bishop Daniel A. Cronin hood. The parishioners had wiD celebrate a television sought help from the mayor, Mass at 10:30 a.m. Christ Gov. J. Joseph Garrahy Jr. of mas "yon WLNE, Chan Rhode Island and other officials. nel 8. Those unable to at The office, which opened in November, is staffed by four tend a parish Mass due to doctors and is located on At· .-age or Infirmity are urged to wells Avenue, the main street of make tJUs telecast a part of a predominantly Italian- Ameri their ¢hristmas celebration. can neighborhood.

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This Christmas Americans once again find themselves in armed conflict in foreign places. The American dlilitary are still issuing casualty lists. American youth are still shedding blood in dubious battles for even more dubious goals.' I', There are many who would see the current military undertakings as peacekeeping efforts. Indeed, this is the fondest ideal of all. Yet in our fragile human condition we ~ , have too often recognized that ideas which on the $urface .' I , I pose as noble and lofty are frequently debased b~I' crass

and devious political motives. '

The presence of American forces in Lebanon if such

a situation. History reve~ls the futility of foreign in~efVen

tion in a war that has' been waged since Old Testament

days. Yet too many still refuse to recognize that t6day's • mideast struggle is but another phase in the ortgoing

agony that has bloodied centuries.

Our inability to assent to this fact of history has led to the current wave of casualties, the result of a false :sense fA nationalism. The past tells us that we should not be ":;~~~~;;i\{' ! surprised at the growing tide of Moslem fundamentalism. . ',. It should also indicate to a reflective man· that the c~rrent Western presence in the Mideast is no more than the ~xten .. "C/U,. 'Illlle sion of the Crusader ideal which was itself never far re I: moved from tarnished political objectives. REFUGEE MOTHER AND CaILD IN ETHIOPIA When one views our ineffectiveness in the tangled

'There was no room for them in the inn.' Luke 2:7 Mideast situation which mingles religion and natiotlalism

in proportions inscrutable to the West, one question~ why

. we are involved in the matter. Is America committing itself to a conflict more determined by fatalism than facts? Have our military forces become _an overt fotce in defense of the state of Israel? What are the Wlicief that sharing," says a staff member, brates three Masses, the first By Father Kenneth J. Doyle have already claimed the lives of too many of our y,0uth? a' public midnight M~ss in St. "and ,that what is his, is every VATICAN CITY (NC) There are so many questions to be asked about ~s one Christmas trees, carols, presents one's." Peter's Basilica, with the Sis tine Choir providing the music. instance of American involvement. There are so few re staff also out Members of the and cards are' distinctive fea After a short night's sleep, he tures of the Christmas season lined the pope's personal Christ I. sponses. celebrates an early morning mas schedule, shaped by cus There are other lands where America is walking the for many people. Mass in his private chapel. At toms from his native Poland. Pope John Paul II is no differ very fragile line between war and peace. Grenada, Cbntral The 'pope marks Christmas 10:30 a.m. he celebrates Mass ent, say members of his house America, and Peru are but a few of the areas that hav~ seen hold staff. eve as a vigil. He observes strict again in st. Peter's, after which Americans shed their blood for very uncertain motiv~s and fast and abstinence, with only he goes to the balcony over the Although the pope must pre reasons. . pare several major addresses and one full meal in the evening, central door of the basilica to allow for extra hours of prayer when the first star appears; greet the thousands who await It is not sufficient to wave the flag and demand pa triotism. Draping the flag on a young man's coffinl does during the A:dvent and Christ Joining him at this meal are his him in St. Peter's Square. "family," the members of his From the balcony he delivers not automatically justify his' death. A man's life is too mas seasons, he still makes time household staff. During the meal, his traditional message of peace for cherished homey celebra precious to forfeit for another man's pride.· as is Polish custom, family and gives a blessing "Urbi et tions. The angels' song of peace to men of good will must Orbi," Latin for "to the city and Pope John Paul also has members express special grati not be drowned out by the whist1~ of missiles or the or:atory brought some familiar Christmas tude, ask forgiveness and re to the world." He also del}vers traditions to the public life of establish loving relations with Christmas greetings in about 40 of politicians. True peace cannot be achieved by truce; it can only the Vatican. More than a million each one present, If any differ languages, which, his staff say, ence has developed among them. he practices beforehand with a be realized in truth. It is truth that should be allowed to Christmas visitors last year were The pope has no close family tape recorder. beneficiaries of a papal brain surface so that the forces of peace might be bondJi to members living. His only brother storm. For the fir~t time a Christ Throughout Christmas day, the gether. It matters little today if war is\waged by a Itiighty mas crib with life-sized figures died when the future pope, Karol sound of recorded Christmas army or by fanatic terrorists. Soldiers still die and the and a 40-foot Christmas tree Wojtyla, was 12, and his only carols flows through the papal sister died before he was born apartment. On Christmas night innocent are sacrificed. So often the quest of peace sbems decorated St. Peter's Square. so his staff make up his Christ According to his staff, the the pope places several telephone I: futile. There,seem so few men of good will. pope also had a tree placed in mas "family." Since this Christ calls to old friends and to ailing May we earnestly-pray this Christmas that the Rrince the hallway of the papal apart 'mas vigil is a special time of church officials, . , of Peace may raise up men and women who will hear once ment and a crib scene in his good will, the pope also may in vite poor neighbors or travelers " The pope is known for his love more the song of the angels. private chapel. of music, particularly carols. As for cards, the pope sends to the dinner, where a special Five years ago, on his first New May we no longer have to seekaftet those of good will. May they abide in our presence. May we be among none but. receives thousands ,place is set for an "unknown Year's Eve as pontiff, he invited overseas guest." from aCfOSS the globe, say mem Before eating, all who have a group of Polish students to his them. . bers of his staff. Many are ac apartment for caroling.

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Most Rev. Daniel A, Cronin, D.O., S.T.D.

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knowledged by the Vatican Sec- . gathered exchange good wishes ,retariat of State, but the pope and share the oplater, a thin personally responds to old white wafer, the symbol of Ifriends, heads of state and Christ born in Bethlehem. Then begins a traditional meal I~hurch dignitaries. " of Polish dishes such as beetroot . "The pope has no time to llhop" for gifts, says a staff soup, fish, sauerkraut with mush rooms and macaroni with poppy member, but he receives -hun dreds of presents, including seed. No meat is served as the food, from around the world. day of abstinence is still ob Much of' the food is donated to served. After dinner, guests join in orphanages in Rome. "He wants people to know Christmas hymns and carols. that Christmas is a time for On Christmas, the pope cele

One carol is traditionally sung while people join hands and sway to the music. An elderly priest beside an attractive young woman shyly declined to reach for her hand. Then he heard the pope call out his nam!!. "I see," smiled tile pontiff, "that Father is not used to this custom," Everyone laughed, including the priest, who took the woman's hand as the singing continued.

Faith for Chris,tmas

Bill REEL

What am I getting for Christmas? Faith, X hope. he was, he came to work every What am I giving for Christ day. Everyone in the office mar mas? Faith, I hope. I could ,velled at this, show of courage, use more faith, and so could most people I come in contact with. Probably no one 'has enough faith. I recently had a bad bout with food poisoning. It lasted 24 hours. I was as uncomfortable as I've been in my life. My stom ach was so upset that I couldn't stay still, and yet whenever I moved I felt worse. I lay in bed, suffering and feeling sorry for myself. "You know there is a good reason why this is happening," I told myself. "Offer your suffer ing to God. You know there are millions of s,ck people in the world right now suffering far worse than you. Don't be so self centered." I tried praying for half a min ute or so, but then I gave up on it and went back to feeling sorry for myself. I had a strong faith for about 30 seconds there. If I can't even apply faith to a bad stomach ache that I know will go away in a day or so, how can I expect faith to sustain me in a time of real crisis? This would worry me if I let it, but I refuse to look ahead. In my set we never, never project. This day will have troubles enough without projecting what new ones tomorrow will bring. Christianity is supposed to be lived in the present tense, it seems to me. My favorite prayer is the Lord's 'Prayer, and I could never thank Jesus enough for it. "Give us this day our daily bread," Jesus told us to pray, and I've always interpreted bread in the larger sense of necessities of life. Give us this day our daily needs. Reciting that wonderful, peace-giving prayer, quietly to myself or aloud with others, has strengthened my faith tremendously over the years. Two good friends of mine died of cancer this year. Their strong faith in the face of death was a gift to all who knew them. One lunchtime in the summer of 1982, a reporter who sat near me in the city room, a sweet heart of a guy named Marty King with whom I had been close for half a dozen years, asked me to take a walk over to S't. Agnes' Church on East 43rd St. with him. We strolled over, and we sat and said a prayer or two, and walking back Marty told me, "I've got cancer. Larynx. I've got the X-rays upstairs. I'll show them to you." We went back to the city room and he showed me the big white cloud on the X-ray of his throat that meant he had a year or so to live. Marty wasted away physically over the year, but he grew spirit ually. He joked and smiled des pite intense, terrible, exhaust ing pain and discomfort. Sick as

but Marty downplayed it. "I'm only here ,because this place is airconditioned and my apart ment isn't," he would say, grin ning. One day near the end, I was sitting at the next desk gab bing with him. By then he had lost his voice. He spoke in a raspy whisper. "I'm ready to go if God wants me, but I wish he, wouldn't make me suffer," he said.

Marty died in a chair at home

watching a ball ga!lle a couple

of nights later. At his wake, his lovely wife and teenage son agreed with me that Marty had been a model example of the power of faith. , Another dear friend, Francis Arricale, battled cancer gamely and succumbed last month. One night a bunch of us were sitting around having coffee, and Fran 'Cis put his arm around his pal Harold, who was beside him, and said, "I had a terrible day yesterday, a lot of pain, and I called my dear friend Harold

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here, and he came over to my house and sat with me for six hours. I thank God for Harold." We all had to 'look away be cause we were crying, including Harold, a fonner professional fighter. Francis was dying, but all he could think about was how good God was to give him good friends. Faith is the gift of Christmas. You have to give it to keep it.

HRISTMAS... A time for spiritual redediCation. A time for, sharing' memories and re~ewing cherished friendships. A time for joy and peace.

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OSLO, Norway (NC) - Lech Walesa placed the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize medal his wife re ceived for him in Oslo, Norway, at the shrine of the Black Madonna of Czestochowa, upon his wafe's return from the cere monies. Walesa received the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize in absentia Dec.., 10 and his Nobel lecture appealing-for a political dialogue with Polish authorities was de~ Hvered for him by an exiled Solidarity leader. Walesa's wife Danuta and son, Bogdan 13, accepted the prize in Oslo for him while he followed the a'Ctivities by radio in Gdansk, Poland. Walsea did not uttendas an expression of support for jail ed comrades and in fear that he might not be allowed to return to Poland. Wa-lesa's Nobel lecture was read for him Dec. 11 by Bogdan Cywinski, an exiled leader of the outlawed Solidarity union. Walesa listened to a Radio Free Europe broadcast of the Nobel ceremony in the study of his friend, Father Henryk Jan kowski, and attended an evening Mass with hundreds of Solidarity suporters. The Solidarity leader has pledged the $192,OOO'that is part of the peace prize to a farmers' fund operated by the Polish Catholic Church. Consoled Pope In an interview published re cently in ,the International Her ald Tribune, issued in Paris, Wa lesa said that he and Pope John Paul II consoled each other about the future of Poland dur ing their private meeting, near CraCow, Poland, last June. In his remarks, Walesa praised the church's role in aid ing jailed dissidents, explained his reluctance to accept in per son his Nobel Peace 'Prize and , predicted the government's economic program would lead to the "pauperization of the nation." Asked about his June meet ing 'with the Pope, Walsea said:

"The holy father looked tired and worried. He tried ~o console me and so I thought that I would console him. t sa.id, 'Father, I believe that Poland is a chosen nation, and the most fortunate one on earth.' "The holy father looked at me and asked why. I told him: 'Be cause every day we have to prove to ourselves what we are. We've been deprived of our rights. What appears to be evi dent elsewhere is uncertain here. What is white abroad is black here. We're testing ourselves every day, and we constantly have to refer to our origins. "The holy father liked what I said."

ANTHONY L SYLVIA has been named to the board of directors"of the First Fed eral Savings Bank of Am erica, which has offices in Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Somerset, Taunton and Cape Cod. Sylvia, president of Baker Manufacturing Company of New'--"Bedford and Provi dence, is active in area com munity affairs.

Good old days?

With the onslaught of Christmas and the tempta tion to "feel sorry for our selves, it may help to know that things have improved for Women. A friend of mine has fallen heir to a wonderful old housewifery guide published in 1891. If we think we've got it rough today, read on. Two popular dishes were rab bit and roast pig. On rabbit, the author says, "Most cooks gar nish the rabbit with slices of lemon and serve it up with cur rant jelly. Sometimes the head is cut off before sending it to the table but this is a matter of individual taste." (I wouldn't suggest it if your kids love Thumper or the Velveteen Rab bit.) On cooking roast pig, she ad vises, "Turn it so that it may be evenly cooked. When the eyes drop out, it is done." Wonder who picked them up? A popular gift for Christmas giving was head cheese: "Having thoroughly cleaned a hog's head, split it in two with a sharp knife, take out the eyes, take out the brains, cut off the ears, and pour scalding water over them and the head and scrape them clean. Cut off any part of the nose which may be discolored," Think I'll stick with Christmas candy. For holiday beauty, she writes, "Red hands may be overcome by soaking the feet in hot water as often as possible." And she advises washing the face with oatmeal and glycerine, adding a warning, "We know of one beau tiful lady who has not washed her face for three years, yet it is always clean, rosy, sweet and kissable. With some of her other secrets she gave it to her lover for safe keeping. Unfortunately, it proved to be her -last gift to that gentleman, who declared in a subsequent note that, "I can not ;reconcile my heart and my manhood to a woman who can get along without washing her face.' " For pretty eyes, "Eau de cologne is occasionaHy dropped into the eyes with the effect of making them brighter." 1 bet. On holiday headaches: "Fem inine headaches prevail in Am erica and men, no matter how selfish they may be, lllre deeply concerned about it, for a wife with a headache cannot be com panionable. The trouble is that all American women who have headaches live indoors where the best air is never good and they have none of the exercise which saves man from the popu lar feminine malady . . . Girls who ride, row, sail and shoot seldom have headaches. Neither do those unfortunate enough to be compelled to hoe potatoes." Headaches are more under standable when she discusses a clean house: "Nothing can be (next to a miserable dinner) more exasperating to a tired man than to come home and find the house topsy-turvy. And it certaiijly raises his opinion of his wife's executive ability to find everything freshened and brighten~d and that without his having been annoyed by the odor

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Let us celebrate in harmony the birth of Our Saviour, Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. We pray in His name that people ~~-- ~ throughout the world will find peace and contentmelllU for all times to (~ome.

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every ounce of labor from him to protect and increase his own wealth. . Cratchit,' a man of fIdelity to his family, accepts thIs exploita tion so as to support those who depend on him. He also bears a cross, knowing he cannot pro vide the medical care needed by his son, Tiny Tim. So the child faces an early death. Death is, at first, the domInant theme of the story. Dickens creates an eerie setting that forces Scrooge to face his own evil and the death this will -lead him to. It is a bleak destiny for a man who has lived for money and exploited people. He is also forced to see the unjust death of a child, one he might have prevented. It may seem strange that. a Christmas story begins on this note of death. For Christmas is a time of birth. But that's the seduction of "A Christmas Carol." By undoing his symbolic death, Scrooge realizes how he lost his life - and he asks forgiveness and another chance. Dickens' story, then, becomes a story of renewed me in ,the rebirth of Scrooge and the saving of Tiny Tim. I think "A Christmas Carol" has become a classic that lives on because it is a Christian meta phor about how the Scrooge in aH of us must die so that we can be born again into goodness and life.

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hir, the u.s. Catholic Confer ence's director for international justice and peace. "I think the bishops' letter will help keep the nuclear question before the Am· erican public as one of the cen·

tral issues by which any candi date or party ought to be jud.ged, and .in that sense I think it will have an impact on the election," he said in s' New York inter· view.

THE VERY SPECIAL decorations on this living, sing ing Christmas tree are grade school children at St. Louis Church, Batesville, Ind., who found a new way of hitting high notes. (NC Photo)

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Massachusetts state winner in a -clothing project; to the school's eight selectees for the Southeast New coaches at the North Conference ,All-Star Team; to partmouth high school are Gilii' Mike Thomas and Dan Boyle for Aldrich, winter track, and Steft nomination "to the Brockton McNamara, girls' basketball•. ,Enterprise All-Scholastic Team. Clarenetist Debra Brodeur, . Also to Century III Leader drum majorette for the I1IDg ship essay contest semifinalist marching band, has been accept John Rogers; to school Voice of ed by the Southeastern Massa Democracy essay c.ontest winner chusetts District Band. She wiU Steve Rawlings; to Ken Couture, participate in a January concert a candidate for clarenetist in an . on Cape Cod. upcoming music educators' festi An eager group is anticpating vall; and to Kathy Alden, in a trip to Washington, D.C., dur vited to participate in a recent ing April vacation under the di dance seminar at the Boston rection of Peter Crowley, social Conservatory. studies department chairperson.

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Ire liked to' submit news Items for tllil The parish parking lot has column to Tile Ancllor, P.O. Box 7,' Fall d i il bl River, 02722: Name of city or town sllould 'been complete and s ava a e be Included as well as full dates of all for use, activities.. Plean :send., news of: future ratller Parishioners are participating thin PlSt events. ,Note: We do not carry "0 ti S t CI " news of fundralslrill activities sucll. as in an pera on an a aus bln,los, wllists, dances, suppers and bazaars. program benefiting children at We Ire Ilappy to carry notices of spiritual St M 'H N w Bedford . programs, club meetings youth prolects and • • ary some, e slmllir nonprofit actiVities. Fundrafslng proCCD classes are in recess and lects may be advertised at our regular ratel. '11 J 8 obtllnable from Tile Ancllor business office, WI resume an. .

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religious education office. CATHEDRAL,FR Music for cathedral Christmas SSt PETER & PAUL, FR liturgies will 'be Qffered by the CYO members will attend 11 children's, choir 'at the vigil a.m. Mass Jan. 1. Mass, by ,the adult ch<lir and by . 'ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA an ensemble consisting of Ann Danis and John Gomes,' violin; Family Mass: 7 p.m. Christ John SC~nlon, viola; Ruth Trex- mas Eve, including a candle ler, cello; Gene Cresafulli, ,trum- light, procession and children's pet; 'and John Beaulieu, tym- meditation at the manger. Mu pan!. DiTecting and playing the sic by parish choirs, handbell Qrgan will be Glenn Giuttari ringers, brass' quar.tet, cantor and Joanne Mercier will be and Qrgan. cantor. Midnight Masses will be held The program will include both at the church and in the Corelli, Christmas Concerto; parish center. trumpet wOTks by Torelli; selec tions from Handel's Messiah; HOLY NAME, FR o Holy Night by Adam; the Confirmation candidates at Sussex Carol; Lullay My Liking tending Catholic schools will by Holst; and Mass selections attend classes beginning a~ 7 from the works Qf Hughes, p.m. Jan. 23. - Giuttari and Charpentier. Youth group meeting: 7 p.m. The musical program will be- Jan. 8 at the parish school. All gin half an hour before the 8 welcome. p.m. liturgy Ohristmall Eve and O.L. GRACE, WESTPORT the 10:30 a.m. liturgy Christ mas Day. The youth center will be open A Messiah-sing will be held for volleyball and whiffle ,base at 8 p.m. Dec. 28 with soloists, ball Dec. 28 from 10 to 11:45 chorus and orchestra. All wel a.m. and from 1:30 to 4 p.m. for come to join the singing. Par- , children from 4th through 8th ticipants a·re requested to bring grade. It will be open for teen scores if possible. ' volleyball from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and for open volleyball from ST. STANISLAUS,FE 8 p.m. on. Congregational sinl~ing will O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE feat1,Jre a Christmas Day Even song service"at 6:30 p.m. , CYO members caroled for par The Christmas crib and trees ish shut-ins las,t night. 'will be blessed at 10:30 a.m. The parish will ·be resp,onsible Mass Christmas Day. Christmas for Thursday's meal at the Hy cake will also be distrIbuted. annis soup kitchen, beginping in Members of the dioc:esan dia January. Those wishing'to as conal community will celebrate sist ~n this project may call the the feast of St. Stephen, the parish office. first deacon, at a 4:30 p.m. Mass A buffet supper for college Dec. 26. All welcome. students will beheld at the rec tory at 5 p.m. Jan. 8. All w,el ST. MARY, NB The Christmas crib will be come. blessed at I midnight Mass ST.M1CHAEL,SWANSEA

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January. New 'Bedford area alumni will A candlelight proce!lsion will hold a reception from 6 to 8 be held at midnight Mass Christ p.m. Jan. 8, New Bedford Whal mas Eve. Those wishing to par ing Museum. Area graduates, ticipate will meet in the sac spouses and guests are welcome. risty at 11:30 p.m. Als·o at 11:30 Reservations: Ted DeNicola, p.m. the choir and a brass 401-865-2415. chorale will offer a sacred con certprepara,tory ,to Mass. D of I, ATTLEBORO Alcazaba Circle meeting: 7:30 BL. SACRADNT ADORERS p.m. Jan. 5, K of C Hall, Hodges Holy hour: 7 p.m. Dec. 27, Street. Sacred Heart Church, No. Fair

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Meeting: 7:30 p.m. J'an. 6, St. has called for the diversion of arms funds to help wipe out T'heresa's church hall, So. At tlebOro. Line dancing will be world hunger. "Two-thirds of featu·red. humanity still live under severe ST. RITA, MARION and sometimes intolerable condi· CCD classes for fi.rst graders tions," the academy said in a begin Jan. 10. statement issued at a recent Advent service: 7 tonight. meeting. "This scandal is so ST. ANTHONY OF ,DESERT, FR much the greater because only Adoration of the Blessed Sac rament: noon to 6 .p.m., Jan. 8, 7 percent of the world budget of St. Sharbel Chapel, 300 North armaments could POll/iibly re Eastern Ave. dress the situation," it added. The international group of Cath ST. JOSE~H, FAIRHAVEN A Christmas pageant was pre olic and non-Catholic scientists sented in the school hall last also criticized the destructive night by CCD students with the Christ C.hild portrayed by power of nuclear and conven tional weapons; Matthew Dussault.

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McGinnis warned parents that they cannot always control what gifts their children receive. One of her sons wanted a computer' and wrote to his grandparents .asking for money. "We weren't 'Comfortable with his writing his grandmother to ask for money. But she said to us, 'There are some things you can't control. I have a relationship with my grandson. I'll decide whether I'm going to give him that money.' I think I agree with her."

'Sometimes the family goes Even though the family tones through the toys and takes some down its gift-giving, "we think down to the Catholic Worker it's important for the. children to _House. If the children don't want have something on Christmas to give anything away, "we just morning that their peers will let it go. It has to be what they think is all right," McGinnis want to give away, not what we said. "In one of our workshops take away from them." we were talking about alterna She said it is important for

tive gift-giving. One' woman said the family to do fun things to

that was was fine except when your kid's friend gets a stereo gether. "One of our fun things is

and your kid gets a walk with to visit Our Lady of the Snows

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his mother in the park. light display which is Christ

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Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens. Catholic ratings: Al-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3--approved for adults only; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive Which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-rnorally offensive.

NOTE Please eheek dates and times of television and radio programs against local list Ings, which may differ from the New York network sched ules supplied to The Anchor.

New Films "AmItyville 3-D" (Orlon) In this episode of the dreary "Amityville" series, Tony Rob· erts is a writer who moves into the infamous Long Island house confident that he's got a real bargain. The usuaR extended Amityville-style housewarming follows. Because of its absurd violence, this film is rated A3, PG. "Christine" (Columbia) This is the story of a car that kills people either for the fun of it or because they're rude to its adored teen-age owner (Keith Gordon)'. Mediocre fare marked by language notably foul even by today's standards. ,Because of this, an unwholesome view of family relations and sex and vio lence, Christine is rated 0, R. \ "A Christmas Story" (MGMVA) Adapted from the popular Jean Shepherd novel "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash," this is a nostalgic re-creation of what it was like to be a 1940s boy yearning for a genuine Red Ryder air rifle for Christmas. Warmly entertaining. A few vulgar syllables. A2. "The Dresser" (Columbia) Al bert 'Finney and Tom Courtenay triumph in this splendid adap· tation of the play by Ronald Harwood about' the symbiotic relationship between Sir, a vail, doddering Shakespearean actor, and his dresser, Norman. The main portion takes place at a performance of "King Lear" duro ing an air raid at a provincial English theatre in the darkest days of World War 11. In one brief sequence, Finney attempts an improper advance to a young actress. Otherwise the film is innocuous. A2, PG ,, "Fire and Ice" (Fox). This ani mated ,feature by Ralph lBakshi about a war between good and evil wizards reiterates Bakshi's obsession with grotesque sex and extravagant violence. 0, PG "A Night in Heaven" (Fox) A married school teacher (.Lesley Ann Warren) has an affair with a student (Christopher Atkins) who wprks as a male exotic dancer. ! Because of nudity and graphic sex, this film is rated 0, R.

"Sudclen Impact" (Warners) Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint

Eastwood) of the San Frandsco police brings his straightforward approach to law and order to bear on assorted scum for a fourth time, going to a pictur esque little coastal city, Santa Cruz, to investigate a series 'of gruesome shootings by the vic· tim of a gang rape (Sondra Locke) who is exacting ven· geance upon those who brutal ized her and her sister. Harry catches up with her but they have so much in common, the result is predictable. Because of violence, espousal of an end justifies·the-means outlook and appeal to the worst instincts of viewers; it is classified 0, R.

Religious Broadeasting -- TV Each Sunday, 10:30 a.m., WLNE, Channel 6, Diocesan Television Mass. Portuguese Masses from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church,

New Bedford: 12:15' p.m. each

Sund,y on radio station WJFD·

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Mass Monday to Friday every

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"Confiuenee," 8 a.m. each

Sunday on Channel 6, Is a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as permanent participants Father Peter N. Gra· ziano, dioceS8JJI director of soclal services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island; and Rabbi Baruch Korff. "Breakthrough," 6:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 10, a pro gram on the power of God to touch lives, produced by the Pastoral Theologi?al fnstitute of

Hamden, Conn. THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 23, 1983 1~ "The Glory of God," with Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m. port on religious, ethical and Sumday, Dec. 25, (CBS) "For each Sunday, Channel 27. Our Times" A tribute to moral concerns. "MarySon," a family puppet Christmas with the CBS Orches· Saturday, Dec. 24, (NBC) 11:30 tra and soprano Veronica Tyler. show 'with moral and spiritual perspective 6 p.m. each Thurs-· p.m. - Bishop Agnellus Andrew Om Radio reports preparations for the day, Fall River and New lBed Christmas midnight Mass at St. ford cable channel 13. Charismatic programs are Peter's Basilica in Rome. The heard from Monday through Fri· '~Splrit and the Bride," a talk day on station WICE 1210 AM; show with William Larkin, 6 Mass follows at midnight. p.m. each Monday, cable chan Sunday, Dee. 25, (ABC) "Di Father John Randall, 9 to 10 a.m. and 11 to 12 p.m.; Father Edward nel 35. rections" - "Kalikimaka: Christ Eaeh Sunday (SPN) "World mas In Hawaii," a Christmas McDonough, 8-12 a.m.; Father Real Bourque. Report" - NC News weekly re- service from Honolulu.

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