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cational assignments including Our Lady of GraceParish, Westport; Our Lady ofMount Carmel Parish,Seekonk; St. Mary's Parish, Mansfield; and Our Ladyof Mount Carmel Parish, New Bedford, where hewas later assigned as a deacon.

His first Mass will be celebrated this Sunday at 5p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, NewBedford and Deacon Driscoll said he feels "excite­ment and a sense of accomplishment;' as his ordina­tion approaches. '1'm looking forward to celebratingthe sacraments and bringing God's Word to peopleand being part of the new evangelization that ourHoly Father Pope John Paul IT is calling us to."

When asked about the seminary experience Dea­con Driscoll said it gave him a chance to "reflect onhow God was acting upon his life and calling him,"and advised those considering a vocation to listen to

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best wishes."A banquet at the Venus de Milo Res­

taurant, Swansea, will follow at 12:30 p.m.Richard Pierce will serve as master of cer­emonies and Father Michael K. McManuswill offer the invocation. The closingprayer will be given by Father John J.Murphy and the celebration will feature astring ensemble with Gary Davis on cello,Mary Ellen Dollard on violin, and JonneGomes on violin and viola.

"Our theme is "50 Years of Faith andFellowship," and Father Steakem, who hasserved as pastor over the last four years,"and we really are celebrating that. Whatwe have seen over the past 50 years is thatpeople have faith in God, their priests andone another," reflected Father Steakem.Two large banners depicting the themegrace the church entrance and exit.

The theme was chosen by the parishcouncil and Father Steakem said it didn'ttake a long time to select it. "Faith andfellowship are good keys to remember.Jesus really admired the faith and fellow-

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REV. MR. DARIUSZ KAUNOWSKIREV. MR.TIMOTHY P. DRISCOLL

By MIKE GORDONANcHoR STAFF

FALL RIVER- Five transitional deacons will beordained to the priesthood by Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM, Cap., in St. Mary's Cathedral tomor­row at 11 a.m.

The five men are: Rev. Mr. Timothy Paul Driscoll,Dariusz Kalinowski, Roger J. Landry, TadeuszPacholczyk, and David M. Sharland, a Youth Apostle.

Rev. Mr. Driscoll was born in Taunton, son ofPauland Evelyn (Furtado) Driscoll. A 1984 graduate ofTaunton High School, he attended Bates College inLewiston, Maine and Boston University before en­rolling at Stonehill College, North Easton, where hewas 1992 magna cum laude graduate earning abachelor's degree in humanities.

Deacon Driscoll attended St. John's Seminary,Brighton from 1995-99 and served in several edu-

St. Thomas More Parishcelebrates golden jubilee

Five men to be·ordaineddiocesan priests

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By MIKE GORDONANCHOR STAFF

SOMERSET - When the parish fam­ily of St. Thomas More Church gathersthis Sunday for the 11 a.m. Mass they willmark the 50th anniversary of its foundingin 1949. According to pastor Father John1. Steakem, the day will be a celebrationof faith and fellowship.

"We have a very good community ofpeople here," said Father Steakem. "It'sreally been a privilege to be pastor at St.Thomas More and share in the celebra­tion. It's helped to build community."

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, who will beprincipal celebrant at the Mass, offeredhis congratulations to parishioners. "In thepast 50 years, the Lord has truly blessedthe parish family of Saint Thomas Morewith an abundance of grace. The manypriests who have served in the parish haverendered visible witness to the message ofthe Gospel and have enabled countlesslay men and women of all ages to come toknow, love and serve the Lord. I offer myheartfelt congratulations and prayerful

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The Anchor business office will beopen. however, during the break.

Seven diocesanpriests mark

specialanniversaries

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CatholicCharitiesexceeds$3.17M

FALL RIVER - For the first time in itshistory, the Catholic Charities Appeal of theDiocese of Fall River has exceeded $3 mil­lion.

In announcing a total of $3,175,862 inthe 1999 spring Appeal, officials at Dioc­esan Headquarters echoed the profoundgratitude and satisfaction of Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap., at the increase of9.1percent over last year's total.

This increase, amounting to $265,847,when combined with the $328,592 increaseof last year, represents an impressive 23 per­cent or $594,439 two-year gain in revenues.

Funds received in the annual Appeal areused to maintain and expand the servicesof a wide variety of ministries andapostolates serving the needs of residents

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2 TIiEANCHOR-DioceseofFall Rivei"-:-Fri., June 25, 1999

July 71965, Rev. James E. Lynch, First Pastor, St. Joan of Are, Orleans

June 301952, Rev. Simon Pease, SS.Cc., Administrator, Sacred Hearts,

Fairhaven1961, Rev. Alphonse M. Reniere, O.P., Dominican Priory, Fall

River

Please pray for the followingpriests during the coming week

NECROLOGYJune 28

1947, Rev. Thomas C. Gunning, Assistant, St. Lawrence, NewBedford

June 28 Rev. David A. CostaJune 29 Rev. William M. CostelloJune 30 Rev. Henry Creighton, SS.CCJuly 1 Rev. John P. CroninJuly 2 Rev. Columban Crotty, SS.CCJuly 3 Rev. Bruce W. CwiekowskiJuly 4 Rev. Albert Dagnoli, SS.CCJuly 5 Rev~ Henry 1. DahlJuly 6 Rev. James P. DalzellJuly 7 Rev. Philip A. DavignonJuly 8 Rev. William B. Davis, SS.CCJuly 9 Rev. Richard E. DegagneJuly 10 Rev. Kenneth DelanoJuly 11 Rev. Richard Delisle, MSJuly 12 Rev. Jose Ignacio Del Val, IVEJuly 13 Rev. Arthur T. de MelloJuly 14 Rev. Msgr. John F. Denehy, Col. USAFJuly 15 Rev. Clarence J. D'EntremontJuly 16 Rev. John F. Dias, CSCJuly 17 Rev. Gustavo Dominguez, IVEJuly 18 Rev. Robert C. Donovan

PRIESTS CURRENTLY SERVING

July 181968, Rev. Adalbert Szklanny, St. Patrick, Fall River1984, Rev. Lionel G. Doraisi, SSS., Native South Attleboro

\ July 61963, Rev. Edmond Francis, SS.CC., Pastor, St. Mary, Fairhaven

In Your Prayers

July 11993, Rev. Fernando A. Veiga, CM, Vincentians Mission House,

Fall River

July 41955, Rev. James A. Coyle, S.T.L., Pastor, Holy Name, Fall River

July 21967, Rev. Gerard A. Boisvert, Assistant, Notre Dame, Fall River1996, Rev. Maurice H. Lamontagne, Retired Pastor, St. George,

Westport

July 31942, Rev. Thomas P. Doherty, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford

July 51943, Rev. 1.F. LaBonte, Pastor, Sacred Heart, New Bedford1985, Rev. Edwan! P. Versailles, M.S., LaSalette Shrine

July 8 ~

1887, Rev. Edward 1. Murphy, Pastor, St. Mary, Fall River1995, Msgr. Patrick lO'Neill, Retired Pastor, St. Julie Billiart,

North Dartmouth .

July 171960, Rev. William 1. Smith, Pastor, St. Jacques, Taunton1981, Rev. Edmond Rego, Associate Pastor, Espirito Santo, Fall

River1997, Rev. Ernest N. Bessette, Retired Pastor, St. Joseph, Attle­

boro

\ /' July 101938, Rev. Pie Marie Berard, O.P., Dominican Priory, Fall River1972, Rev. Maurice E. Parent, l'astor, St. Michael, Swansea1987, Rev. John E. Morris, M.M.;. Retired Maryknoll Missioner1987, Rev. Theodore M. Morin, M.S., LaSalette Shrine

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July 13, '1979, Rev. Arthur P. Deneault, M.S\, 'LaSalette Father

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1938, Rev. Nicholas Fett, SS.CC., Pastor; St. Boniface, New Bed-ford \ \

1949, Rev. Edmund 1. Neenan, Assistant,' Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs\ \\ \

July 16 \..~

1937, Rev. Bernard Percot, O.P., Founder, St. Dominic, Swansea

Daily ReadingsJune 28 Gn 18:16-33;

Ps 103:1-4,8-11; Mt 8:18-22

June 29 Acts 12:1-11;Ps34:2-9;2Tm 4:6­8,17-18; Mt16:13-19

June 30 Gn 21 :5,8-20;Ps 34:7-8,10-13; Mt8:28-34

July Gn22:1-19;Ps 115:1-6,8-9; Mt 9:1-8

July 2 Gn 23:1-4,19;24:1- 8,62-67; Ps106:1-5; Mt9:9-13

July 3 Eph 2: 19-22;Ps 117:1·2;In 20:24·29

July 4 Zec 9:9-10;Ps 145:1-2,8-11,13cd­14; Rom8:9,11-13;Mt 11:25-30

July 5 Gn 28:10­22a;Ps91:1-4,14­15ab; Mt9:18-26

July 6 Gn 32:23-33;Ps 17:1-3,6­7,8b,15; Mt9:32-38

July 7 Gn 41 :55­57;42:5­7a,17-24a;Ps 33:2­3,10-11 ,18­19; Mt 10:1-7

July 8 Gn 44:18­21,23b­29;45:1-5;Ps 105:16­21; Mt10:7-15

July 9 Gn 46:1­7,28·30; Ps37:3-4,18-19,27·28,39-40;Mt 10:16-23

July 10 Gn 49:29­32;50:15­26a; Ps 105:1-4,6-7; Mt10:24-33

July 11 Is55:10-11;Ps 65:10-14;Rom 8:18­23; Mt 13:1­23 or 13:1·9

July 12 Ex 1:8-14,22;Ps 124:1-8;Mt 10:34-11:1

July 13 Ex2:1-15a;Ps 69:3,14,30-31,33-34;Mt 11:20-24

July 14 Ex 3:1-6,9­12; Ps 103:1-4,6-7; Mt11:25-27

July 15 Ex 3:13-20;Ps 105:1,5,8-9,25-27;Mt 11:28-30

July 16 Ex 11:10­12:14; Ps116:12-13,15-16bc,17­18; Mt 12:1-8

July 17 Ex 12:37-42;Ps 136:1,23­24,10-15; Mt12:14-21

July 18 Wis 12:13,16-19; Ps86:5·6,9­10,15-16a;Rom 8:26­27; Mt 13:24­43 or 13:24-30

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Born in East Boston, the daughterof the late Thomas and the lateCatherine (Kenny) Matthews, she en­tered the Good Shepherd Novitiate inPeekskill, N.Y., on Sept 8, 1928 whereshe received initial preparation for alifetime mission serving teenage girlsand women with family and schoolproblems. After professing her firstvows on July 3, 1931, she instructedyoung women in domestic science.In 1935 she was rnissioned to the GoodShepherd program in Providence, R.I.,where she was an assistant child caresupervisorand taught vocational train­ing. She later utilized her good humorand human relations skills success­fully in Manhattan where she was in­volved in fund-raising. She was alsoinvolved in teaching business and

.other high school subjects.

Seven diocesan priestsmark anniversaries

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Pray for our children

OFFICIAL

Diocese of Fall River

Rev. Stephen J. Avila, Parochial Administrator, Saints Peter &Paul Parish, Fall River, while remaining Episcopal Secretary.

Rev. Stephen A. Fernandes, Sabbatical Studies at FordhamUniversity, New York City, while remaining Pastor, Saints Peter &Paul Parish, Fall River.

Effective July 5, 1999

Rev. Steven R. Furtado, from Chaplain at Charlton MemorialHospital, Fall River, to Parochial Vicar, Santo Christo Parish, FallRiver.

Effective July 5, 1999

Rev. Thomas E. McGlynn from sick leave to Judge at the Di­o~esan Tribunal with residence at Saint Mary Cathedral, FallRIver.

Effective July 1, 1999

Effective July 8, 1999

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM.Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appoint­ments:

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July 5 - 9th.Catalog office will be open.

Store and office will be closedeach Saturday of July.

The Second Annual Phil Tally Memorial Golf Tournamentfor Assumption Parish Inner City Ministries will take place

at Potowomut Golf Club, East Greenwich on Monday, August 9.Call (401) 331·4400 for details.

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FATHER JOSEPH VIVEIROS

named administrator, then pastor,of Our Lady of Mount CarmelChurch, Seekonk, in 1963 and pas­tor of St. Joseph Church, Taunton,in 1969. He was named pastor ofHoly Name Church, New Bedford,in 1975, serving until he retired onJune 28, 1989. In addition to hisparochial duties he served from1953 to 1963 as moderator of theNew Bedford District Guild for theBlind.

Father FreitasA native of Terra Cha, Terceira,

in the Azores, he studied for thepriesthood at the Seminariod'Angra in Terceira and later at TheCatholic University in Washing­ton, D.C., and at St. Mary Seminary

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FATHER JOHN J. MURPHY

FATHER HENRY CREIGHTON SSCC

as associate pastor at Notre DameParish, Fall River until 1955, whenhe was transferred in the same ca­pacity to Blessed Sacrament Par­ish, also Fall River. In 1966 he wasnamed administrator of St. Hya­cinth Church, New Bedford and in1970 to pastor of St. Anne Parish,also New Bedford. He retired onJune 18, 1980.

Father MurphyBorn in Fall River, he is the son

of the late Michael and the lateMary (Sarsfield) Murphy. He gradu­ated from St. Patrick's GrammarSchool and B.M.C. Durfee HighSchool in Fall River and preparedfor the priesthood at St. Charles

. Seminary in Catonsville, Md., andSt. Mary Seminary in Baltimore,Md. He was ordained a priest onJune 3, 1939 in St. Mary Cathedral,Fall River, by Bishop James A.Cassidy, and was immediately as­signed to Holy Name Church, NewBedford. He subsequently servedas parochial vicar at St. LawrenceChurch, New Bedford; St. Peter theApostle, Provincetown and HolyName Parish, Fall River. He was

FATHER DANIEL L. FREITAS

FATHER ROLAND B. BOULE

FALL RIVER - Seven priestswho have served the Diocese ofFallRiver are currently celebrating an­niversaries in the priesthood. Theyare:

Father Roland B. Boule, whomarks 65 years as a priest; FatherJohn J. Murphy with 60 years; Fa­ther Daniel L. Freitas and SacredHearts Father Henry Creighton cel­ebrating 50 year jubilees; and Fa­thers William M. Costello, StephenB. Salvador and Joseph Viveiroswith 25 year anniversaries

Father BouleA Fall River native, he is the son

of the late Honore and the late AnnaBoule, He prepared for the priest­hood at the Seminary of Philoso­phy and the Foreign Missions ofQuebec Seminary and was ordainedat the Cathedral of St. James inMontreal on June 24, 1934.

As a young priest he served atmissions in Manchuria and Japanand was also treasurer at hiscommunity's seminar in Pont Viau,Quebec.

In 1950, Father Boule returnedto the Fall River Diocese and served

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A shrine not to be bypassedMary and an altar would be perfectfor handling the crowds while at thesame time honoring Mary.

He tried to receive his bishop'sapproval by suggesting the grotto bededicated to Our Lady ofGuadalupeor Our Lady of theAmericas. But forsome reason it was the idea ofa shrinededicated to'the motherhood ofMarythat finally struck home. .

And, as often happens when ashrine is meant to be, various people,some qui~ ~urprisingly, entered thescene with contributions that enabledthe projeCt to move forward. Maryfinally had her shrine, and mothersnow have'this unique monumentdedicated to their motherhood..

As I see it, th'eshrine's 'lesson isuriiquely valuable as well. The firsttouch Christ felt was from his'mother'shands; when he died, it was to Marythat his head bowed.

And as with Mary, once a womanbecomes a mother, her life is nolonger hers, she is always there forher children.

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mothers fulfill. When mothers aregiven a back seat, we jeopardize the

If you are planning a vacation in very soul of a society.the Midwest, I suggest you visit the Women and mothers are the onesMother of the Church Shrine in who seem to know best why war and

Laurie, Mo. This unique shrine is barbarous incivility mustbe countered.dedicated to motherhood. Thanks to FatherFred Bamett, who

A place such asWash4tgton, D.C., conceived the idea ofa shrine to moth­contains hundreds of monuments· . ers and now directs it, we have a force­dedicated to heroit meriand women. ful reminder ofthe important roles ful­Not included are shrines to the he- filled by motheis. His\shrine, like theroes' mothers. They are taken for Vietnam Memorial, includes a gran­granted. But mothers' are very spe- ite wall surrounded by fountains andcial to a nation. beautiful flowers where the name of

Amother's heartbeatis the first one's mother can be inscribed.. sound we hear in life..Her caresses Next to this:wall is an outdoor a1-bring our fir~t ~nse pf security, as- tar where Mass is celebrated daily forsuring us that someone loves us. Her . mothers.. .sensitivity detects. the onse~ ofa cold ~ As with most memorable shrines,in our cry; as we grow, Ii mother just . the Mother of the Church Shrine.hadknows when we our troubled. to sunnount a number of difficulties

It is common to hear our post- before becoming a reality. It was firstmodern age speak of equality be- conceived when summer crowdstween the sexes, and this is impor- grew too large for Father Barnett'stanto But with the exception of small parish, 81. Patrick's.Mother's Day, seldom do we hear In search of a solution, Fathermuch about the momentous role Barnett thought an outdoor grotto to

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Chain gangs and the common goodThe sheriff of Bristol County recently introduced the

horrifying practice of shackling prisoners taking part.inpublic works programs. This return to the archaic chaingang of the past century is dehumanizing and outrageous.In addition, prisoners involved are dressed in a brilliantred and one simply cannot miss the charade. In a day andage when civility has been seriously abused on so manyfronts, do we really need to parade human beings in sucha manner? What purpose does it have for the bettermentof our social order? Granted that penalties are reduced,but can other options be created that would not be sooffensive to the common good?

It would be well for all of us to remember that in keep­ing with the social nature of man, the good of each indi­vidual is necessarily related to the common good, which,in turn, can be defined only in reference to the humanperson. The dignity of the individual is not respected in'! chain gang mind-set.

We teach in the Church that the common good is al­ways oriented towards the progress of each person. Inthe ideal, the concept of prisoner rehabilitation is man­dated for the well-being of the common good. Those whohave failed in their due respect for justice and humanrights should not be abused by the penal systems. Everyattempt should be made to restore and re-establish theindividual to the social order. The methods should bepositive and re-enforcing. The chain gang approach isneither. We have been down that road in penal historyand it accomplished nothing for the good and well-beingof the person. Much care must always be taken to pro­mote institutions that improve the condition of humanlife. It is also incumbent on those who exercise politicalauthority to strengthen the values that inspire the confi­dence of those who have elected them to public office.

In the process of helping people adjust to a new be­ginning after imprisonment, it is imperative to create newjob skills that will be enabling and empowering. In thisway, self-respect is returned to those who have turnedaway from their own natural goodness.

Respect for the human person entails respect for therights that flow from their innate dignity as creaturesmade in the image and likeness of God. These rights arethe basis of the moral Regitimacy of every authority. Byflaunting them or refusing to recognize them, a societyundermines its own moral legitimacy. When this happens,authority relies on force, abuse and often outrageouspractices to obtain the obedience of individuals, directlyor indirectly.

Chain gangs are an affront to everyone's moral aspi-.ration for the common good of each and every individual.

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Applications available forMinistry to Sick program

DAY FOR PRIESTS - Father Robert E. Barron, left, a member of the faCUlty at Car­dinal Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, was the principal presenter at the recent Convo­cation of Priests of the Fall River Diocese. With Father Brown are Bishop Sean P. O'Malley,center, and Fathers Mark R. Hession, director of Continuing Education and Formation ofClergy; and Father John A. Perry, Secretary of Ministerial Personnel for the diocese.(Photo by John E. Kearns, Jr.)

FALL RIVER - The Fall RiverDiocesan PastoralCare Department islooking for men and women who tolive the Gospel message of caring forthe sick.

Applications are being accepted forparticipation in the 1999 Pastoral Careto the SickEducation Program this fallfor persons interested inproviding min­istry to the homebound, seniors inhousing for the elderly, residents inlong-term care and assisted living fa­cilities and patients in hospitals.

The program will beoffered on sixconsecutive Wednesday evenings be­ginning Sept. 8 and continuingthrough Oct. 13, from 7 to 9:15 p.m.,at St. John of God parish center inSomerset. Upon completion of theclasses, participants will gather for aday of retreat on Saturday, Oct. 16.Attendance at all of the sessions ismandatory.

Topics to be presented include Lis-

tening and Communicating, &tablish­ing Pastoral Care Relationships, Func­tioning as a Pastoral Care Giver, andMinistering in Timesof Grief. Instruc­tors in theprograms arequalified teach­ers as well as professionals trained inthe ministry of the care to the sick.Many ofthem are on staffs at hospitalsand nursing homes located through­out southeastern Massachusetts.

Acertificateofattendance from thediocesan DepartmentofPastoral Carewill be awarded to those who com­plete course requirement.

Tuition for the program, coveringclass and retreat expenses, is $125,which is due at the time of registra­tion.

Contact Mercy Sister ShirleyAgnew for registration fonns or in­formation. She can be reached at477-6170, or by writing to 661Falmouth Road, T-129, Mashpee,MA02649.

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Assisting the chairmen with theevening's preparations are committeemembers Lili Billings, Mary F. Burke,

mal program. The emphasis is on pro­viding an enjoyable dinner while sup­porting the scholarship fund.

Bishop O'Malley has emphasizedon many occasions that Catholic edu­cation is one of the fundamental waysthattheChwch has tocarry outthecom­mand of Christ to ''teach all nations:'

''We must do all that we can here inthe Diocese of Fall River includingCape Cod to ensure that our childrenhave the opportunity to receive thiseducation;' the bishop said.

The bishop said he is very pleasedand most appreciative to those involvedin the planning of this benefit eventand to the three couples who have beenso generous to offer matching funds. "Iam grateful to all who are giving oftheir time and resources to assist us inhelping students and their parents meettuition payments at our Catholicschools. I know that the committee has

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and Mrs. ThomasJ. Hatley and Dr. andMrs. ThomasA.Vanderslicehavestatedthat they will match whatever fundsthe committee raises for the evening,up to $50,000 each.

Ideally then, the committee hopesto raise $150,000 through table spon­sorships and ticket sales, which, com­bined with the matching funds, wouldmean a gross income of $300,000 forthe night

Chairman Mrs. Downing reportsthat all are working hard to try to meetthe financial goal. She invited indi­viduals, parishes and businesses to con­sider attending or hosting a table. Vari­ous levels ofsupportare available, fromindividual tickets at $200 per personup to patron sponsorships at $5,000for a table of 10. Patrons and sponsorswill be listed in a program. Those inter­ested should contact her at (508) 428­4484 for further information.

The committee has come upwith acelestial theme for the fund­raiser- ''A Starry SummerNight"- in anticipation ofwhat they hopewill be a stellar experience forguests. The trio, 'The Satin Dolls;'will provide music. There is no for-

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MASHPEE - Supporters ofCatholiceducation will gatheron CapeCod in July to enjoy ''A Starry SummerNight" to help make Catholic schoolsan option for students unable to meettuition costs.

The fund-raising dinner will beheld Friday, July 23 at theWJ110wbendClub in Mashpee, beginning at 7 p.m.

Proceeds from theevening will sup­port the St. Mary's Education Fund,which provides fmancial scholarshipsto needy students at Catholic schoolsthroughout the Fall River Diocese in­cluding Cape Cod. The fund was es­tablished by the diocese in 1991 fromthe proceeds of the sale of the formerSt Mary's Home for children in NewBedford.

The summer event to support theeducation fund was inaugurated lastyear, raising almost $56,000 after ex­penses.

Chairman Suzanne W. Downingand co-chairmen Sheila D. Feitelbergand Phyllis M. MacNeil hope to buildon lastyear's success and meet thechal­lenge presented thecommittee by threeprincipal benefactors of the event.

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Carney, Mr.

6 TIIEANCHOR-DioceseofFall River-Fri., June 25, 1999

Who's in charge - me or the computer?

By Antoinette Bosco

The BottomLine

bought and planted more flowers for my gar­den. As I dug in the dirt, I felt human again.That feeling got me musing about what I .

He said, "It is only through facing technol­ogy that we will ultimately understand it andtranscend both its fascination and insidious­ness."

At the moment, h'owever, I didn't feel in atranscendent mood. I started to wonder if Icould free myself of dependence on the com­puter. I even started, stupidly, to envy mygrandmother and my mother who never hadto worry about the technology-age problemsthat beset me.

But no computer would mean no morewriting. That thought sobered me, and I ca­pitulated to the reality that my life alwayswill be interlinked with technology's mar­vel: the computer.

As Ihde told me 20 years ago, technologyis a fact of our existence. The question wealways have to answer is, How does one usewhat one finds and what one creates to fulfillhumanity?

That's the major question. But first, I'vegot to make friends with my new computer!

You'll get your computer back, fixed, andall will be well," I felt no consolation. It waseasier to feel sorry for myself.

The repair man thought my hard drivedied because it got old. But my computer isless than three-and-a-half. Then he said itmay have been a virus. I have been reading abit about computer crime. In a recent casecomputer hackers, angered by an FBI inves­tigation, vandalized two government siteson the Internet. This got me thinking aboutan interview I did some 20 years ago withDon Ihde, a philosopher at the State Univer­sity of New York at Stony Brook.

Ihde was contemplating a philosophy oftechnology and was already writing abouthuman-machine relations. He was concernedabout the ethical and social impact of tech­nology, even raising the specter that "tech­nology can appear as a kind of Frankenstein­phenomenon, a created 'body' which nowthreatens its creator."

Ihde did not remain pessimistic, however.

sometimes think of as a plague of our soci­ety: how dependent and beholden we are tomachines.

Clearly, I was disoriented. After all, I havemade my living using the great word ma­chine we used to have, called "typewriter,"and graduating happily some 15 years agoto its genius offspring called "computer." Butwhile I kept saying: "And this, too, shall pass.

As I was writing a column, I went intoshock. All of a sudden my computer tookover. My "mouse" was gone, and my screenwas "frozen." I had to turn the ma­chine off, and when I rebooted all Igot was "No operating system."

To make a long and horrible storyshort, what I soon found out was thatmy hard drive had crashed. Worseyet, nothing I had on my computercould be restored!

I went into instant mourning. Allthose stories I had written for thepast several years were now ghosts ....----------.....~'-....:...._...ll-lof the past. Two books, one yet unpublished,hundreds of pages of hard, hard work, allgone. Fortunately, I had back-up discs formuch of this work, but at the moment all Icould think of was the hard work ahead ofme getting used to a new system and tryingto restore my stories.

With no computer in the house, I did some­thing I had wanted to do for about a week:

Mrs. Don Weber; $100 M-M JosephHigginbotham, M-M Matthew Ostrowski, Pe­ter Tirinnazi.

EAST FALMOUTH51. Anthony $100 G.M. Consulting, Inc.;

Col. & Mrs. Ernest Keating; M-M JamesLaughlin.

EAST FREETOWNSt. John Neumann $100 Francis J.

Pinkos.EAST TAUNTON

Holy Family $200 M-M Vincent A.Mammone; $175 Frances Winterson; $150M-M Mario Bettencourt, Mrs. TerralynnSullivan; $100 M-M Matthew St. Germain, M­M William Holden, M-M George Gonzaga,M-M Paul Berube, Mary Littlehale, TheresaGomes, James Quigley.

FAIRHAVEN51. Joseph $100 M-M Michael Powers.

FALL RIVERSt. Anthony of Padua $500 Colonial

Wholesale Beverage.Holy Name $1,000 M-M Daniel E. Bogan.St. Elizabeth $600 St. Elizabeth Holy

Ghost Society; $550 Ladies of St. Elizabeth.51. Anne $120 Arthur N. Picard; $100 Ken­

neth & Phyllis Duarte.St. Stanislaus $250 Chester, Alice &

Helen Weglowski; $100 Caroline Dawicki.Sacred Heart $100 M-M James F. Cleary

Jr., Alice & Mary Harrington, Margaret Tolan.55. Peter & Paul $100 M-M Alberto

Javier. .Espirito Santo $1,000 J.P. Auto Tech;

$200 Espirito Santo Holy Name Society; $100Espirito Santo Holy Rosary Society.

Our Lady of Health $1,000 Rev. Jose A.F.Dos Santos; $425 Holy Name Society; FeastCommittee; $100 First Communion Class;Holy Rosary Society & Guild; St. Vincent dePaul Conference.

MANSFIELD51. Mary $250 M-M Robert C. Rubino;

$150 M-M Keith Ninesling; $100 M-M JosephMok, M-M Anthony R. Camelio, M-M VincentBotti, M-M Andre J. Charpentier.

MARIONSt. Rita $500 William J. Joyce; $100 M-M

Harold LeBlanc, Ina C. Roehr.MASHPEE

Christ the King $1,000 M-M W. DouglasHanar; $750 M-M Martin F. Henry; $500 ArthurA. Brennan, M-M Robert M. Tischler, M-MKevin D. Fallon; $440 Rita Behnke, M-M JohnH. Leahy Jr., M-M Gregory J. Beckel; $250 M­M Lawrence Drago, M-M John J.Shaughnessy, M-M Edward Defoe; $200 M­M James W. Crowley, M-M Dwight S.Giddings, M-M Anthony Franchi, Adult Choirof Christ the King, M-M Edwin M. Karp; $120M-M Raymond Masce, M-M Daniel Martin;$100 M-M Harrison Cota, M-M Robert W.Hubbell, M-M Frank D'Amario, M-M CharlesPapagni, John F. Foley, M-M Timothy Doble,Elizabeth Shea, Christine Perrault, M-M An­thony Camerota, M-M Robert B. Dykes, M-MChristopher P. Kerins, M-M William R.Edmonds, Estelle D. Godleski, M-M GilesThreadgold, M-M Servulo Vasconcelos, M­M Paul T. Kelleher, Dr. &Mrs. Robert L. Farrelly,Mrs. Anne Tierney, M-M Michael Lahart, M-M

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47.0%39.5%33.9%32.3%26.7%

78.8%23.7%22.5%14.5%14.2%

31.6%18.8%17.4%15.7%15.6%

31.3%23.4%23.2%15.2%12.3%

LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE:

ATTLEBORO AREA:Sacred Heart, North AttleboroSt. Joseph, AttleboroSt. Theresa, South AttleboroSt. Stephen, AttleboroSt. Mary, North Attleboro

CAPE COD AREA:OurLady oftheAssumption, OstervilleSt. Margaret, Buzzards BayOur Lady ofLourdes, WellfleetChrist the King, MashpeeParishes of Martha's Vineyard

NEW BEDFORD AREA:S1. James, New BedfordS1. Mary, South DartmouthOur Lady of Fatima, New BedfordSt. Joseph, FairhavenOur Lady of the Assumption, NB

TAUNTON AREA:S1. Joseph, North DightonHoly Rosary, TauntonS1. Paul, TauntonOur Lady of Lourdes, TauntonHoly Family, East Taunton

FALL RIVER AREA:St. Bernard, AssonetEspirito Santo, Fall River.St. John the Baptist, WestportBlessed Sacrament, Fall RiverOur Lady of Grace, Westport

BUSINESS &COMMUNITY

FALL RIVER AREA$2,000 Attorney & Mrs. Kenneth Sullivan;

$1,200 Egan's Religious Gifts, Somerset;$1,000 Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank;$700 Fall River District Council of St. Vincentde Paul Society; $500 Leary Press.

TAUNTON AREA$1,000 Bristol County Savings Charitable

Foundation; $200 St. Mary St. Vincent de PaulSociety.

PARISHESACUSHNET

St. Francis Xavier $200 Edward &Sharon Isaac; $100 Pauline Smola.

'ATTLEBORO51. Stephen $100 Sharon Hewitt, M-M

Christopher Fox.Holy Ghost $350 M-M John A. Caponigro;

$100 M-M John Amaral.51. John the Evangelist $200 M-M Paul

Scanlon; $150 M-M Brian Boyd; $100 M-M F.Boschert, M-M Stephen Carey, M-M EdwinListon, M-M Kevin Manning, M-M AnthonyRinaldi, M-M David Schriver, M-M MarkSturdy, M-M Gary Trudo, John & JayneConroy.

ATTLEBORO FAllSSt. Mark $250 M-M James Gildea; $100

Mr. Thomas Laviano.CENTERVILLE

Our Lady of Victory $250 Mrs. D.T. Dun­ning, M-M Paul G. Kirk; $200 M-M Alan D.Donheiser, M-M Robert D. Smith, Attorney &

$ 85,095.0060,031.0052,099.0041,701.0040,222.00

$ 57,461.0052,031.0045,179.0041,487.0039,637.00

$ 48,407.0036,225.00 ­32,157.0031,839.0025,795.00

LEADING PARISHES

AITLEBORO AREA:Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, SeekonkSt. John the Evangelist, AttleboroSt. Mary, MansfieldSt. Mark, Attleboro FallsSt. Mary, Seekonk

FALL RIVER AREA:Holy Name, FRSt. Thomas More, SomersetSt. John the Baptist, WestportSt. Stanislaus, FREspirito Santo, FR

CAPE COD AREA:St. Pius X, South Yarmouth $ 150,880.37Our Lady ofVictory, Centerville 105,257.00Christ the King, Mashpee 84,0I0.00Corpus Christi, East Sandwich 83,801.00Our Lady of the Assumption, Osterville 77,176.00

the total sum donated.Many parishes have had exceptional re­

sults. Once again, St. Pius X Parish in SouthYarmouth led the total amount contributed,exceeding $150,000. This year, Our Lady ofVictory Parish in Centerville became the sec­ond parish ever to exceed the $100,000 mark.Other parishes including Our Lady of MountCarmel in Seekonk, Christ the King inMashpee and Corpus Christi in East Sand­wich, exceeded the $80,000 mark.

Indeed, the considerable sums garneredby those mega-parishes helps greatly. How­ever, the percentage increase registered bySt. Bernard's in Assonet of almost 80 percentand many others throughout the diocese ex­ceeding 20 percent, were noted at DiocesanHeadquarters as remarkable and welcomedachievements.

Bishop O'Malley was apprised of the fi­nal results while he was attending the gath­ering of U.S. Bishops. He expressed relief atthe assurance provided by the success of thecampaign that all diocesan apostolic endeav­ors would be able to exist on a sound finan­cial basis for the coming fiscal year; and heextended sincere and profound thanks to allwho helped make this year's Appeal an un­precedented success.

TAUNTON AREA:St. Ann, Raynham $ 37,089.00Holy Cross, South Easton 29,902.74Immaculate Conception, North Easton 28,210.00St. Anthony, Taunton 27,307.00Holy Family, East Taunton 26,765.00

NEW BEDFORD AREA:Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, NBSt. Julie Billiart, North DartmouthSt. Mary, South DartmouthImmaculate Conception, NB.St. Patrick, Wareham

Continued from page oneCCAacross the diocese.

In announcing the final tally, Appeal Di­rector Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington and Di­rector of Diocesan Development Michael J.Donly, identified encouraging growth in thereturns of many of the 111 parishes stretch­ing from the Cape Cod and the [slands Dean­ery to the northern perimeter of the diocese,the Attleboros, Mansfield and Easton. Not­ing the substantial increase of more than aquarter of a million dollars over last year'sAppeal, the coordinators acknowledged theexceptional leadership of pastors and parishvolunteer committees in conducting thecampaign.

"We have made a special effort to provideparish lay leaders with suggeslions and ma­terials to allow them to be of genuine help totheir busy pastors," said Donly. "Indicationswe are receiving from the field suggest to usthat this approach has been paying divi­dends."

The generosity of people in both the"mega-parishes" in Barnstable County andthe smaller urban and suburban parishes inand adjacent to the cities of Brristol Countyhas been consistent. Msgr. Harrington said.

"Certainly we are delighted at the returnsregistered in some of those enormous paro­chial communities of faith on Cape Cod,"the monsignor added. "Some of them hadconsiderable increases in terms ofdollars andpercentage. However, one of the very bestpercentage increases was registered by St.Bernard Church in the village of Assonet,just north of Fall River."

Father Timothy J. Goldrick, pastor of St.Bernard's, reported that members of his par­ish committee have already convened to dis­cuss plans for improving their performancesin the millennium year Appeal in the springof 2000.

Regarded as most significant in achiev­ing the unparalleled success of this year'sdrive were the existence and activity of par­ish committees. The practice of keeping pa­rishioners informed of the many diocesan in­stitutions, agencies and apostoEates fundedby the Appeal throughout the entire year isalso considered to be influential in contrib­uting to its growth.

"We are hoping to raise consciousness ofeveryone that the Catholic Charities Appealis a process and not simply an event," Donlyasserted. Periodically, newsletters about theAppeal are circulated in all parishes. The fly­ers, called Sharings, enlighten readers aboutthe scope of care provided by the contribu­tions to the Appeal. Another main cog in theprocess has been greater emphasis on thepractice of supporting the program throughpledges. The number of contributors whospread their gifts across the entire year hasgrown and many have decided to increase

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Profit must not be only concernVJUlCAN CfIY.(CNS)- Wbile truly quality and long lasting tourism

promoting tourism benefits a nation's which is compan'ble with the ecosys-­people, profit cannot be the only con- tern," said Msgr. Piero Monni. .sideJaticn, a Vatican officiallold theWall!1bur:ism 0rgani2ati0n.

An excluolive focus on toorist dol­lars "can slow the development of a

welcoming a child as part of a family that belongsto that community. And it is the child professing,through the parents and godparents, its belief inthat community and wishing to become a memberof it.

A highly respected canon lawyer made the pointwell several years ago. Speaking of the right to bap­tism (and the other sacraments of initiation; conrrr-

mation and Eucharist), he said: "Surely human be­ings have a right to enter the community and par­ticipate in it. But they bave no right to enter it todestroy it.

"The community itself has the right of self-pres­ervation and growth. It has the right to be what Godintends it to be. And this right of the communityconditions the right of individuals to enter it."

A good pastor will never simply dismiss coupleswho have these problems. He will try to work withthem to prepare them for baptism, as canon law re­quires him to do for all new parents. But sometimesthere is little or no faith to build on - at this timeof their lives at least.

From what you have written, it doesn't look likea spiritaally healthy sitaation at all. If they decideto go the route of baptism, I suggest you talk withthe priest or whoever would be preparing for thissacrament_ with them, explain your concerns andask his advice.

A free brochure answering questions Catholicsask about receiving the holy Eucbarist is avail­able by sending a stamped, self-addressed enve­lope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL61651.

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To: beQt nottobe the baby's godmotherQ. A friend is due to have her first child next

month and has asked me to be the godmother. Iwas delighted.

There is a dileDlJDll, however. She is Catholicbut not practicing. The father is a nonpracticingBuddhist. They are not married. Her family wantsthe baby baptized Catholic, but the father wantsto take the child to the Thai temple for some sortofdedication. My friend, the baby's mother, is stillundecided.

If they have the baby baptized, do I say no be­cause the baby probably won't be raised Catho­lic? Or do I accept and try to have some influenceon the child? (Mississippi)

A. Both canon law (868) and the Rite of Baptismfor Children state it is unlawful for a priest or any­one else to baptize a child unless there exists somewell-founded hope that the baby will be brought upin the Catholic faith.

At least twice during the ceremony of baptism.Catholic parents openly profess that they acceptand believe the faith in which the child is beingbaptized, and commit themselves to give the ex­ample and teaching necessary for the child to beraised in this faith.

Normally, of course, Catholics who in signifi­cant ways are not living out their faith and have noserious intention of doing so could not make thesepromises honestly and sincerely.

Every experienced priest and other parish minis­ters know that some parents. for whom Catholic be­lief and practice are clearly not important, bringtheir children for baptism out of a vague sense that"it's the right thing to do" or because of family tra­ditions or pressures, which is perhaps what is hap­pening with your friend.

To baptize a baby in these .circumstances is toabuse the meaning of this fundamental sacramentof our Christian faith.

Some Catholics seem to feel this policy is ratherharsh. If that is so, perhaps it is because we havesomewhere grievously lost our understanding ofwhat baptism is about. For us, baptism is not simplyan individual matter between the person, or the im­mediate family, and God.

It is an action of the whole Christian community

Dear Dr. Kenny: We are par- frigerator: dishes, clean-up, thing going most of the time. Weents of seven children and the trash, etc. The jobs switched usually have a cookout with agrandparents of 19. We read your monthly. The charts and switch- camp fire in the evenings. And"Family Talk" column regularly ing assured that the work was ghost stories.and appreciate the ideas you distributed fairly. The cost is minimal since weshare about family life. We have At family camp our children do most of our owtf meals anda good family activity we have taken delight in resurrect- cooking. And the work is lessthought you might pass on to ing those chore lists. The cook- since the tasks are distributedyour readers. ing, the cleaning, the child care, and we take turns.

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There are so many tend to interrupt family LEMIEUX Mon. - Sat. 10:()()- 5:30 PMadvantages. Our only rhythms. rnnegative is that we didn't think even supervising various activi- So much of daily life has be- HEATING. INC. GIFTS

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This also allows our children and get to know one another. Tbank you for sharing ato spend Christmas in their own The activities and games have wonderful family activity. Thehomes, with their own families, happened more or less sponlane- only point I would add is thator to spend it at their spouse's ously.Oneadulttakesthekidsfish- you need to make reservations'home without feeling theyhave ing. Several startup a soccer match manymonthsaheadfor_r 'I Foryollthomeorbusiness. Ito choose which family to be or a ballgame. Some go off hiking. weeks in a state park. Ifttotthis ..1 John. C. Iwith at Christmas. Stories are read. Some of the year, plan for the nexL

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One of our new classrooms and some of our living treasures.

New Chapel for Saints Peter & Paul Parish in our school building.

• Renovated worship space for Sunday Euch• Expanded' church-parking facllitY/handiea• Chap~1 for daily Massi!"li:'• Additional pariSh school classrooms a• Parish conference center."

Renovated Holy Cross Church of Saints Peter & Paul Parish.

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MERGER OF SAINTS PETER & PAUL AND HOLY CROSSPARISHES TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THE FOLLOWING:

I We are particularly grateful for the patience and -i cooperation of the people of Saints Peter & Paul Parish! during the construction process. We thank all of you: and Father Fernandes for this opportunity and wish: you many more years of peace and blessings in your. new parish facility.

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8 1HEANCHOR-DioceseofFaIlRiver-Fri.• lune2S.1999

THE JUNGLE man rescues Jane in the Walt Disney animated feature fHm "Tarzan." (eNSphoto from Walt Disney Pictures) .

Adolescents should go apeover Disney's 'Tarzan'

Bringing out a gentler side of thetale"", Jive sweet-naturedsongs writ­ten by Phil Collins, who performs fourof them. 11Je animati()ll' is accom­plished, very dimensional, colorfuland expres$ive·on both the humanimd animal faces. Nor does the paceever flag.. "IYpical of~~isney,eartoon for­mula, two ofTan:;lb's'animal pals arecomic sidekicks: Wayne Knightvoices a nervous-Nellie elephantbuddy while R9Sie O'Donnell is afeisty wise-cracking gorilla.

Driver's vocal ralents as Jane arecommendable sod the animatorsseem to have captured her facial ex­pressions Ulncannily well.

Although the anatomical render­ings ofTa=m are exaggerated in theextreme, Tony Goldwyn's voice­overs of the character are nicelymodu1ated,. especially as he slrUggieswith his emerging humanity.

The ending may not be true toBurroughs' original rale, but seemspositioned to ensure a sequel ifit is abox-office blockbuster.

Given the intensity of the actionscenes, the G rating is surprisingwhen PG (parental guidance) wouldseem a better fit. Although the U.s.Catholic Conference classification ofA-IT indicates it is-appropriate forteens on up, parents may find it alsosuitable for pre-teens.

Due to some intensely menacinghunting scenes, the usee classifi­cation is A-IT - adults and adoles­cents. The Motion Picture Associa­lion of America rating is G - gen­eral andiences.

Masses originate from St. Ann's Ba­silica in Scranton, Pa.

Odyssey also will continue topresent its bilingual "La SantaMisa" Sundays at I p.m. EDT fromSan Fernando Cathedral in San An­tonio.

Odyssey said in an annouocementthat the changes were being madedue to "a significant volume ofviewer requests."

Odyssey to add Sunday Mass,change time of daily Mass

By Catholic NeWll Service

NEW YORK - Effective Mon­day, July 5, the Odyssey cablechannel's showing of "The DailyMass" will move from 8-8:30 a.m.EDT to 9-9:30 a.m. EDT.

Odyssey will also add an English­language Sunday Mass effective Sun­day, July 7. It will be shown 7:30-8a.m.EDT.

Both the weekday and Sunday

las, endangering the entire group.As directed by Kevin Lima and

Chris Buck, the fast-paced story iseventful sod exciting, but parenlsshould think twice about assumingthis Disney cartoon is appropril!le fQl'sensitive younger children, espe­cially pre-schoolers.

Vntuallyall thq-action scenes are

based on predatory violence, thehunt, with some ex1ended and intensemenace that could frighten a smallfry. All of the deaths hut one occurdiscreetly off-screen and for double­digit aged youngsters it might notbe a problem. Boys especially wiDenjoy beefed-up Tarzan's wild vinerides and physical feats possible onlyby animation.

Nonetheless, the glorification of'Ilirzan's prowess does seem over­blown. Tamer scenes involving hisfamily lifeamong the apes andTarnmshowing game Jane the beauty of thepristine jungle get short shrift com­pared In marauding wildcats, stam­peding elephants and ClaylDn's at­tempts to cage or k:ill the gorillas forprofit,

By GEAAI PARECATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK - Edgar RiceBurroughs' classic ape-man charac­ter gets a boldly brawny translationin tpe \ifst ~engtl} animated •tal~''Ilinan~'(Di.sney)::. "'

Action - fasl, fierce and furious- is the _ of. the gllDID. in this.Version, oplrAiIlg.wiil:the.pareJlts ofbaby Thrzao surviving a fiery ship­~ bIIt notsuryiving an off-screenencOunter with a leopard in theirjungle tree house. .

The adorable infant, however, isdiscovered by gentle mama gorillaKala (voice of Glenn Close), who isgrieving over the loss oflier blIby toa vicious predator. The hungry le0p­ard returns to finish off the baby boyhut Kala manages to rescue him andwants In raisehim despite the objec­tions ofthe berm8te, thegroup's aus­tere patrian;h, Kerchak (voice ofLance Henriksen). The nearly hair­less blue-eyed creature is not their/rind, be insists, hut to 110 avail.

Kala prevails, tenderly watchingTanan befriend the others (conve­niently, Thrzan and the gorillas allspeak English) and he grows from ascrawny child to a superbly muscled,vine-swinging adultwhohao;oo idea1bal there are other humans outsidetheir isolamd, v'JC!Orian-era Africanjungle.

Oneday, the unfamiliarsound ofgunfire aIanns the peaceful gorillaSas sneaky h_ Oayton (vOice ofBrian BIessed)aniveswiIb dottyPr0­fessor Pco.tet (voice of N'igeI Haw­tbome)andhisspmky~,JaDi:

(voice of Minnie Driver). 'ThIzan istransfixed, especially byJane, whomhe immediaJeIyn:scuesfrom a1fIrongof angrily pursuing baboons.

Defying paI1ia1ch Kaebat, whoinsisls they remain hidden from theinterlopers, TaI7JIIl visits their campand learns about tI!e outside worldfrom their magic-1antem slide shows.

Soon 'Thrzan is turn between hisbudding love for Jane, who must re­turn to England, and the only family.he hao; ever known. Butbefore hecanchoose between living wiIb man orbeast, he unwillingly leads trigger­happy ClaylDn straight to the goril-

By PETER DRoeGECA1IiOIJC NEWS SERVICE from prison after ...-ving 20 years of

hard Iaborf\ll"sreaIingaloafofbreadInDENVER-Sevmdnigbtsa wrek, feed a slIlrVing child. His nemesis, In-

thousaitdsofpeople1eamaboutGod's spector Javert, is set on returningmercyfiomJoanA1medilla.Thenthere Valjean In prisolt, believing, once aare themalinees.thief.a person isalwaysathiefandean-

Almedilla, who plays the role of nol change for the belIo:J:.F""tine in the touring Broadway pro- Forsome,itisanexislmlialaccountduqion of"Les Misernbles;' is con- ofthe absurdity oflife, forothers, itisatmJPIafingjoioingtheSismrsofSt.John timeless sllwy of how faith and hopethe!JllPiiSfm NeW York: She fulS oeen overcome adVersity.~~ part, by the courageous "When I fust saw 'Les Mis,' I onlyfaiduifthecllara:1et sheplaysonstage. saw Fantine as the vidim of tenible

BmJandraised in Cebu City, Fhil- circum>1ances,"AhJ!i'4i!JarecallOO. "As.• ~ auended a Cath<>- rehearsed for the ..~.a;lllldfalldthe University of ~asamodelbQ!"*,,,loliee-SaIl<:arIoi~~g acareecin Fantine is a siclIIY Woman wl»inmiJsi:. '. ,t,.. despetation ........;10.~onio

''M,.famiIysaysI wanbom\otfr- pay for thecareofBiittlqitiniMelillletairt(I:"she daughter,joked'inan 'Cosette,interview and almqstwith the . goes toDenver· prison.Catholic CosetteReg'ister ends up inadai::u:s:t. an abusive~. foster"Our home butkitch'en' Valjeantable was promisesmy stage;" the dying

As a FlIDIine·betee n , will,.takeAlmedilla Cosettejoined a aIId raisepopular'her a.HilSrock b3nd . 0WIl.in the Fhil- . . "1fIseeippines. Fantine asand. was one wh<isesooo play- Iifeisnoth-ing New ing butde-York clubs spair, I wiDin Queens . not be 00-and Man- .' ing herhaIWI.~. JOAN AlJIEDIl.JA, a Philippile native ~liar~cterwas "diS- .who piays Fantine in the touring Broadway Justice,"covered:' prOI:kJclion oI"les Miserables,"saidthe role ~~whilemt has helped inspire her tooonsidei'joining the If I smg

;:~ Sisters of Sl John the Baptist. (CNS photo) ~~at the it becomesApollo;' a nationa1ly leIevised theaJer even more tragic.show. "A lot of people think the show is

''BefOO, I got on stage, I was very dark and depeosing," she said. "rryounervous,butsaidtomyseH, 'Youknow love God and are close to God, youwhat, God? Sing through me;" she re- wiD not see it tbat way:'called. " sang there threeWednesdays A nWllber ofthe cast members arein arow and RichanI1 Alexander, then CaIhoIic and~thepuductionexeculive jKUducer of 'Les Mis,' saw anivesinanew1OWl1,oneof1bemfindsan episode and asked me In audilion." the address of the nearest cIudi and

AlmedillalandedtheroleofKim in ca1Is for the Mass schedule, AlodiDathe B""I'!way musical "Miss Saigon" said.and perfmned in a nwnber of other When she is not touring,AImrdjDaproductions before being cast as IM:s in Loog Island, N.Y, MiI2e ....Fantine in "Les MiS<lables." hao;deveIopedaclose...."'Shipwilh

"I was the first Asian to play the Sisters of St, Joim the Baptist.Fantine," she said. '~llirst, 1wasa1i1tle "When I am home, 1v,isit1bem everywouied about being a FiIipioo play- week and~Ibtm in \D)'a: III theiring a French charncla', but GOO hao; convent," AJmedjD. said.ways of making things work and the " had'-lbinkiDgaboutbecam­experience hao; been overwhelmingly ing a nun, and then I got the role ingood for everyone involved in the pro- 'Les Mis.' I asked them, sis!=, whalductiOll:' should1do?1bey1oldme tbatthemost

''LesMiserables''becameaninstant important thing was In be honest withclassic inl'raore when it waspublished myself-that's how we know wherein 1862 by Victor Hugo. While its au- God is calling us;' she said.thor ostensibly belonged In no churcli, "PlayingFantinehao; aetuaIIy giventhe book, and Broadway producIion, meadeeper~fornuns,"she

are rich with religious themes. added. ''There is sometbing so selfless"Les MiS<lables" weaves a tapes- about how the nuns care for Fantine

try of story lines around its main char- when she is dying - for me, tbat isacter, Jean VaIjean, afla'he is IeIeased what it means In be CaIhoIic." .

Actress drawn to..eligious life by role.in 'Les Miserables'

10 TIiEANCHOR-DioceseofFalIRiver-Fri.,June25,I999

University joins projects fightingworker exploitation overseas

ACCU head says Vaticanwants 'real universities'

$1,000 Dr. Peter H. Cressy; $125Norman Therriault.

SEEKONKOur Lady of Mt. Carmel $175

M-M Charles Mercier; $100 M-MRaymond J. Gaudet, M-M RonaldJ. Souto.

SOMERSETSt.Thomas More $200 St.Tho­

mas More Club; $100 M-M PaulFitta, Ms. Pamela J.Greenough,M-M John 1. Smith Jr.

SOUTH ATILEBOROSt. Theresa $1,000 Rev.

James Fahey; $100 M-M EmileDubois, M-M Donald Duval, M-MJames Lallier.

SOUTH EASTONHoly Cross $250 St. Vincent

de Paul Society; $150 Dr. & Mrs.Edward O'Brien; $100 M-M BruceBreef-Pilz, M-M Joseph Cleary,Ms. Mary Edmonston, PeterFarrell, M-M John Nicholaides, M­M Robert Tarallo.

SOUTH YARMOUTHSt. Pius X $1,000 M-M Dou­

glas J. Murray; $500 Mary Mar­garet MacPhee, Dorothy Quinn;$400 M-M William McLoughlin;$300 M-M Clifton G. Hoey; $100M-M Peter Arnold, M-M EdwardCulhane, M-M Dennis Cambal,M-M Edwin McGuire.

SWANSEAOur Lady of Fatima $300 Ri­

chard A. Crosson.TAUNTON

St. Anthony $500 In Honor ofSt. Anthony, Anonymous; $100Anthony Medeiros.

St. Paul $100 M-M FrankAlmeida.

Our Lady of the Most HolyRosary $100 M-M RobertEstrella.

St. Jacques $100 Doris Bird.St. Mary $1,000 Drs. James &

Kelly Hoye; $400 Joseph & GailSousa; $200 Michael & LucyPowers, Dr. Joseph F. Nates; $100Vince & Ann Barrett.

Sacred Heart $100 M-MAlbert Mendonca.

St. Joseph $100 M-M MichaelCabral, M-M Louis Lubold, M-MJ. Thomas Coulombe.

WESTPORTSt. John $250 Matthew

Esposito, Suzanne Caron; $100Paul Durand, George Sine.

POPE JOHN Paul II wipes his eyes during the departureceremony ending his 13-day trip to Poland. (eNS photo fromReuters)

TIffiANCHOR-DioceseofFall River-Fri., June 25, 1999

Continuedfrom page six

George B. Wood Jr., M-M DavidG. Fennessey, Marjorie L.Donovan, M-M Peter C. Bowker,M-M John J. Hart III, M-M WilliamF. Murray, M-M CortlandNaegelin, M-M Christopher RayJr., M-M Daniel A. Grady, ElaineAvis, Louise Dainis, M-M JamesConnolly, M-M Robert W.Costello, Marion Raffetto, M-MCharles F. Feeney, M-M JohnMarsh, M-M James K. O'Brien,Louise Snyder, M-M JosephSlattery, M-M Joseph Lynch, M­M John E. Coughlin, Ms. JuneManton, Marilyn J. Mac Keen, M­M Edmond Clermont, MarianGurnick, Catherine M. McKay, M­M Jack Lynch, Raymond N.Belouin, M-M Edward Scahill Jr.,M-M David Pierce.

MATIAPOISETTSt. Anthony $100 M-M Ken­

neth Clarke, Robert Inman, M-MDaniel C. Lee Jr.

NEW BEDFORDOur Lady of the Assumption

$100 Dorothy Lopes, M-M Anto­nio Costa.

St. Hedwig $100 M-M RobertOlejarz.

St. Mary $400 St. Vincent dePaul Society, St. Mary Conference.

Sacred Heart $2,000 InMemory of Gerald R. LaFrance.

NORTH ATILEBOROSt. Mary $250 M-M Stephen

Eighmy; $100 M-M JohnBrennan.

NORTH DARTMOUTHSt. Julie Billiart $300 M-M

George Silvia.NORTH DIGHTON

St. Joseph $500 Alfred Costa.NORTH FALMOUTH

St. Elizabeth Seton $1,200 M­M William Black; $300 M-MLeonard Roberge; $250 M-MThomas Kennedy; $225 M-M Ed­ward Coye; $220 M-M GaryDeziel; $100 M-M James Frame,Mrs. Mary Scavotto.

NORTONSt. Mary $100 M-M Ralph

Foster, M-M Robert Maher.ORLEANS

St. Joan of Arc $100 JohnGauthier.

POCASSETSt. John the Evangelist

adopted by the U.S. bishops.The ACCU alternative pro­

posal would restore the 1996document in its entirety. Itwould attempt to meet Vaticanconcerns by adding a 14-pointjuridical framework to the 1996text.

In their conversations withVatican officials, "we were notgoing just to say what wouldnot work, but what wouldwork," Hellwig said. She be­lieves the matter may not becompletely settled for years butvoiced optimism it would beresolved.

Some press accounts on thecontroversy over universities'Catholic identity "have beensensationalized," Hellwig said,adding that most bishops havestressed that they don't want tocontrol universities in theirdioceses.

"Bishops who have collegesin their dioceses have been verypatient and friendly ... remain­ing in continuous dialoguewith the leaders of their col­leges and learning about thecontext in which they operate,"Hellwig said.

given a "generic uniform,"Manetta said.

Father Maher, minister to theathletic department and in Au­gust scheduled to become alsovice president for campus min­istry, said "the issues were in­tensified" by Keady's actions.

"Some good questi,ons wereraised by Mr. Keady," he said.

In December, Vincentian Fa­ther Donald J. Harrington, presi­dent of S1. John's, appointed Fa­

ther Maher to head the taskforce, which includes stu­dents, faculty and administra­tors. Affiliation with the twogroups came at the recom­mendation of the task force,according to a university an­nouncement recently.

Participation in the twoprograms includes financialcommitments. Father Mahersaid St. John's was giving theFair Labor Association an ini­tial $5,000 for operating costs

and committing $70,000 for itstraining of monitors, an amountlarger than the $50,000 maxi­mum the association had sug­gested for universities.

Father Maher said St. John'swould give the alliance 25 per­cent of the value of its Nike con­tract. But he said that this con­tract prohibited the universityfrom disclosing the amount itgot from Nike.

He said members of the taskforce, including himself,planned to inspect some over­seas factories and tal" withworkers about the conditions oftheir lives, particularly in China,Indonesia and Thailand.

At the Rome meeting withofficials of the Vatican's Con­gregation for Catholic Educa­tion, "we got a very carefulhearing and gracious recep­tion," Hellwig said. "They lis­tened carefully." She was joinedby Jesuit Father Charles Currieof the Association of Jesuit Col­leges and Universities.

Vatican officials are "wor­ried about the (U.S.) universi­ties floating away" from theirCatholic identity, as has hap­pened in Canada and Europe,Hellwig said. "But they wantthem to be real universities.They want them to be universi­ties recognized as such in thehigher education world. Thatenables them to dialogue withthe larger culture."

In Rome, Hellwig and FatherCurrie discussed a recent pro­posal drafted by the ACCU forjuridical norms to implementPope John Paul II's 1990 apos­tolic constitution on highereducation, "Ex CordeEcclesiae" ("From the Heart ofthe Church"). The Vatican hadrejected as insufficient a 1996document overwhelmingly

ing the company's logo.The agreement became a

matter of controversy at St.John's last year when JamesKeady, a graduate student inpastoral theology who was anassistant soccer coach, chargedthat he lost his coaching job be­cause he refused to wear the Nikelogo.

He argued that Nike was prof­iting from the exploitation ofworkers and that this violatedCatholic social teaching.

Edward J. Manetta Jr., ath­letic director, denied that Keadywas forced to wear the Nike uni­form. He was told that if he hadmoral objections, he would be

dation and the World Bank. ButFather Maher said he knew ofno other university that hadjoined.

In 1996, St. John's - aCatholic university run by theVincentian Fathers - enteredinto an agreement comparableto those Nike and other compa­nies have with many universi­ties, providing funds and uni­forms for the athletic programin return for team members wear-

Father Maher said that onJuly 1 Sf. John's would alsobecome part of Global Alli­ance for Workers and Commu­nities, an organization whoseformation was just announcedin April and which will work toimprove conditions ofworkers.

ByTRACY EARLY

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

~ Secularization ofCatholic Collegesinternationally spurs

concerns.

By BILL KURlZ

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

MILWAUKEE - A trend ofsecularization of Catholic col­leges in Canada and WesternEurope has prompted Vaticanconcern that the same thing willhappen to U.S. Catholic insti­tutions, says Monika Hellwig.

In Milwaukee to accept anhonorary degree fromMarquette University, Hellwig,who is executive director of theAssociation of Catholic Col­leges and Universities, talkedto the Catholic Heraldarchdiocesan newspaper aboutan informal April meeting sheattended with high-rankingVatican officials.

A retired theology professorfrom Jesuit-run GeorgetownUniversity, she also reflected inthe interview on how teachingof theology has changedthrough the years at Catholicuniversities in the United States.

NEW YORK - S1. John'sUniversity, criticized for its af­filiation with the Nike company,has announced participation intwo projects to fight exploita­tion of factory workers in poorcountries by multinational com­panies.

Vincentian Father JamesMaher, chairman of a CorporateCode of Conduct Task Force atthe New York university, saidin an interview that affilia­tion with the Fair Labor As­sociation began earlier in themonth.

He said the association,which includes more than 70U.S. colleges as well as Nikeand other manufacturingcompanies, emerged fromdiscussions initiated by theWhite House after the pub­licity over child labor beingused in Honduran factories toproduce items for the line of en­tertainer Kathie Lee Gifford.

The association monitors fac­tories that produce items suchas the S1. John's T-shirts soldunder licensing agreements withthe universities, he said.

Father Maher said that onJuly I S1. John's would also be­come part of Global Alliance forWorkers and Communities, anorganization whose formationwas just announced in April andwhich will work to improve con­ditions of workers.

The alliance is supported byNike, the toy manufacturerMattei, the John D. andCatherine T. MacArthur Foun-

12 THEANCHOR- DioceseofFall River-Fri., June25, 1999

A wing and a prayer:Friest serves remote

nsiands 1by ]plane

cease and the land of Vieques is re­turned to its people," the bishopwrote.

Bishop Corrada, who is also anauxiliary bishop of the Archdioceseof Washington, dispatched FathersGerman Cano and Hilario Sanchezto the island to lead a worship ser­vice in a chapel constructed justabove Yayi beach at the edge of thebombing range. Some 300 peopleattended the ecumenical service, de­spite Navy prohibitions on trespass­ing in the zone.

"Tomorrow they may tear downthis chapel, but our struggle for lifewill go on," said Father Sanchez inhis homily. "We in the Church areclear: The Navy must leaveVieques!"

In Washington, more than 100people gathered last week in front ofthe White House to protest the bomb­ing and demand that the U.S. Navyleave the island.

bombing range, their tents pitchedamong bomb fragments andunexploded ordnance.

In May, Archbishop Gonzalezjoined a special Puerto Rican gov­ernmentcommission studying politi­cal alternatives to the Navy's contin­ued control of two-thirds of the is­land.

In a pastoral letter, Bishop AlvaroCorrada del Rio, apostolic adminis­trator of Caguas, whose diocese in­cludes Vieques, demanded that theNavy "permanently cease its bomb­ing and as soon as possible ... leaveVieques, so that all the people ofVieques can have the right to peace."

Bishop Corrada said the Churchwill continue its peaceful demonstra­tions should the Navy resume bomb­ing of the island.

"It should remain clear that thediocese will not abandon its peace­ful protest until military activities

~ Concerns over pope's health and thechallenge of travelling over roughwalkways posing problems.

VIEQUES ISLAND, Puerto Rico(CNS) - Catholic leaders in PuertoRico and residents of a small islandoff its eastern coast demanded an endto U.S. Navy bombing practice onthe island.

Archbishop Roberto O. GonzalezofSan Juan has called the Navy's ac­tivities on Vieques "immoral."

The Navy, which has used the is­land for bombing exercises for morethan 50 years, stopped bombing fol­lowing the April 19 death of a civil­ian security guard when a Navyfighter dropped two 500-poundbombs more than a mile off target.

However the Navy announcedthat it planned to resume the use oflive ammunition on the island some­time this week.

Within days of the April incident,islanders and supporters from themainland of Puerto Rico had set upprotest campsites on the Navy's

Vatican diplomat says papal HolyLand trip in 'advanced stages'

Church supports struggle againstU.S. Navy in Puerto Rico

TWO PRIESTS from Puerto Rico lead a protest of a U.S. Naval bombing range on the island ofVieques in the Caribbean. Father German Cano, with microphone, and Father Hilario Sanchez joinedsome 300 people for an ecumenical service at the edge of the bombing range where military exer­cises have been conducted for more than 50 years. (CNS photo by Paul Jeffrey)

problems because of concerns over the pope's health,Msgr. Mathes said. The pope fell while on his Junetrip to Poland and was down for a day in bed with theflu. And the monsignor noted, for instance, that the

By JUDrTH SUDlLOVSKY area around the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has noCATHOUC NEWS SERVICE vehicle access, which would require the pope, who

often uses a cane, to climb up and down a number ofJERUSALEM - Plans for a papal visit to the Holy stairs to get to the church.

Land are- "in the very advanced stages," but the Vati- "We are making our plans and putting them in thecan is keeping a close eye on possible hot spots, said drawer, and we will 'take th~m out when we have thethe, cultural attache of the' apostolic delegation in exact date," said the attache, 'Jerusalem and Palestine. In March, the Israeli Tourism Ministry said Pope. "We have to evaluate if the situation here Would John Paul 'would visit in March 2000. The Vatican

allow foranother,media event and if radical groups said there was no definitive agreement on a papal trip(would) use such an event to make trouble:' said Msgr. to the Holy Land, but sources said a trip in the spring

, Richard Mathes, attache. "In Nazareth we. fear. this a' of 2000 looked increasingly likely.bit, but, it s~ems to be calming down there. We just '. Msgr. Mathes, also director of the'Notre Dame guest~eed a calming dialogue, and since it is still very im- house'center, added that he believed the earlier esti­portant in this country not to lose face as a good host, . mates of an arrival of up to 4.5 million pilgrims were,there are very intense taJks in Nazareth." high and th.at the numl>er was more likely to be 3" ,Recent tensions in Nazareth have been poli~cal million, b~ed on reservations it.has received.and religious. A muniCipal .~~uncil has not been' "We,haye a tremendous demand for the month of

"formed,l:>ecalJse pf a lack,of majority of eithe~ the Is~," April,. but for June-July th¢re are still rooms avail­lamic part)', or the Communist Party. Islamic funaa- able," he said. "We expect ~'simple stream of pilgrims,

, mentalists want t!J build a mosque in front of the Ba-, a bit more and more prolonged than during Easter, andsili~a ,of. tht: Annunciation on a plot of land that the there may be a strain on the infrastructure."municipality ~ad intended to become an Italian-styled Israelis, he said, need to understand the "thirst ofpiazza. ,,' ,real believers" to come back to their origins and to

The logistics of the pope's visit are also causing remember where their Christian faith"was born.

!By ClAN MOLLOY

C.:\THOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Consecration to the Divine WillOh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the

immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may opento me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all inYou, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate beforeYour Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the littlegroup of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Pros­trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that itclothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, DivineWill. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, theenrapturer of my he<ut and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast itaway from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happi­ness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall havea singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things andconducts them to God.

Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinitythat They permit me to live in the cloister- of the Divine Will andthus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creaturewas created. '. ,

Heavenly Mother. Sovereign and'Queen of the Divine Fiat,take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the DivineWill. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and willteach me to live in and to maint:aiQ myself in the order and thebounds of the. Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate mywhole being to Your Iinmaculate Hearl. You will teach me the 'doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively toYour lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the, .infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to en­tice me and make in~ fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my ~atestGood, Jesus, You will give me Your ,flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to 'form in me the Life of the Divine Will. ' ,',

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. Youwill keep my heart jealously and shall· never give it to me again; ,;that I may be sure of never leaving the Will ofGod..

My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in ev­erything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrumentthat draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. '

( In Honor ofLuisa.Piccarreta 186'5:'1947 Child,oJ.the D,ivine Will)

high seas, would not be able tomake the trip.

DUBLIN, Ireland - When Fa- Islanders are famed for being re-ther Liam Reil1y lost his assistant sourceful, and Father Reilly is nopastor, :1e decided the best way to exception. ,solve his manpower problem was "During the St. Patrick week-to gain some wings. end (in March), I spent seven hours

Father Reil1y's parish covers the at sea, commuting between the is­remote Aran Islands, off Galway lands," he said. "So I decided toBay. While .-- ---. take a seri-

he still had "During the Sf. Patrick week- ous look athelp on the situa-Inisheer is- end (in March), I spent seven tion."land, he had hours at sea, commuting be- His solu-no help on tween the islands," he said. tion was toInishmaan "Soldecidedtotakeaserious sell his caror Inish- and get amore. look at the situation." loan to buy a

Eve r y ~ • light air-

Sunday the plane, apriest faced a race against time single-engine Cessna 150. Fatherand the tide when, after finish- Reilly was able to use the Interneting Mass on Inishmore by 11 :30 for preliminary flying studies be­a.m., he would have to dash to fore undergoing three weeks of in­the quayside and board an open tensive lessons in England.fishing boat to take him to It now takes Father Reilly fourInishmaan for Mass at 12:30 p.m. minutes in the air to travel fromFrequently, because of the Inishmore to Inishmaan, and in an­weather, he would be delayed or, other 10 minutes, he can make it toin particularly bad weather and the airstrip on Inisheer.

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Heearned abachelor'sdegree in financefrom James Madison University inHarrisonburg, Va, in 1984 and studiedtheology from 1993-97atSt John Semi­nary, Brighton. Priortohisseminarystud­ies he worked as a Catholic schoolteacher for three years.

During his seminary years heservededucational assignments at Our LadyofMount Carmel, Seekonk and NotreDame Parish, Fall River. He currentlyserves as the local director for theYouthApostles Institute. He spent a pastoralyearatSS. Peterand Paul Parish atHolyCross Church, Fall River and later as adeacon was assigned to that parish.

His firstMasswill becelebrated Sun­day at 12:30 p.m. in SS. Peter and PaulParish atHoly Cross Church, Fall River.

Deacon Sharland sayshe feels "utterjoy;' about his upcoming ordination. ''Ifeel very humble about what is about totake place. It reminds me about the taskbefore me:' He also said that life at theseminary reminded him ofseveral thingsincluding ''how we have to share ourlives with one another and build eachother up:'

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Born in St. Michael, Azores, he isthe son of Antonio and Mary(pacheco) Viveiros. He prepared forthe priesthood atSt. Mary's Seminary,Ky., and St. Mary's Seminary, Balti­more, Md. He was ordained in St.Mary Cathedral, Fall River, on May11, 1974, by Bishop DanielA. Cronin.He served as parochial vicar at SacredHeart Church, Fall River, St. John theBaptistChurch, New Bedford, St.An­thony ofPaduaChurch, Fall RiverandSanto Christo Church, Fall River. In1994 he was named pastor ofOurLadyofFatima Church, New Bedford, andin 1995 was named pastor of St.DominicChurch, Swansea Hehas alsoserved in pastoral ministIy at CharltonMemorial Hospital, Fall River; as di­rector of the Deaf Apostolate; as di­rector of the Apostolate for Personswith Disabilities; and as an advocatewith the Diocesan Tribunal.

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roscienceatYale University in 1992andis currently working on a Licentiate indogmatic theology at theGregorian Uni­versity in Rome.

Whileworkingon hisdoctorateDea­con Pacholczyk began to study theol­

,ogypart-timeat theHolyApostles Semi­nary and eventually enrolled full-timeat the Pontifical North American Col­lege in Rome.

His educational assignments haveincluded Russian Language studies inBelarus; Sacred Heart Parish, NorthAttleboro; and Holy GhostParish,Attlf}­boro. His deaconate was served inVati­can City.

Deacon Pacholczyk'sfirst Mass willbe said this Sunday at 10 am. at StStanislaus Parish, Fall River.

''A vocation to the priesthoodlreli­gious life is a beautiful gift from God,and while it certainly brings its share ofdifficulties and challenges, I am con­vinced it is away oflife filled with someof the deepest joys and blessings that aperson can experience in the service ofGod's people:'

Rev. Mr. Sharland is thesonofDonaldand Anne Sharland of Warrenton, Va

He became administrator at St.Mary's in Taunton on July 28, 1993and named pastor there in February,1994. He was named pastor of St.Anthony Church, East Falmouth, ef­fective July 1 this year.

Father SalvadorA native of New Bedford, he is

the son of Seraphim and Agnes(Borges) Salvador. He studied for thepriesthood at St. Mary's College Semi­nary in St. Mary, Ky., and St. MarySeminary University in Baltimore,Md. He was ordained in St. Mary'sCathedral, Fall River, on May 11,1974 by Bi~hop Daniel A. Cronin.He has served as parochial vicar atSt. John the Evangelist Church,Attleboro, St. John of God Church,New Bedford, St. Anthony of PaduaChurch, Fall River, and since July1993 as pastor ofHoly Ghost Church,Attleboro. Other assignments in­cluded, chaplain ofSt. Patrick Circle,Daughters ofIsabella; diocesan chap­lain ofBoy and Girl Scouts and CampFire groups; the Catholic Commit­tee on Scouting; as chaplain to theBishop Cassidy Council Knights ofColumbus, and as chaplain at St.Luke's Hospital. New Bedford. Hehas been a member at large of thePlymouth Bay Girl Scout CouncilBoard of Directors, and is a memberof the National Catholic Committeeon Scouting and its chaplain.

Father Viveiros

Lisbon; andOurLady ofMountCarmelParish,NewBedford. Hisdeaconatewasserved in Vatican City.

Deacon Landry's first Mass will becelebratedatSS. PeterandPaulParish atHoly CrossChurch this Sundayat 10:30am. and said thathe has wanted to be apriest since he was a very young boy. ''Ithought the priest in our parish was solucky because he got to hold Jesus inhis hands;' said Landry.

He also said that the opportunitieshe's had in Rome have been wonderfuland "a very formative experience to­wards the priesthood:' Deacon Landryestimates that he's taken more than 900pilgrims on the tour ofSt Peter's tomband hopes to bring experiences like thatto others. ''Rome has been my class­room. I hope I can bring some of thethings I've experienced to people anduse those things for the greater glory ofGod;' he declared.

Rev. Mr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk wasborn in Boston and is the son ofDr. andMrs. A.G. Pacholczyk ofTucson, Ariz.Hegraduated magnacum laude in 1988from theUniversityofArizonawith boch­elor degrees in philosophy, biochemis­try, molecular and cellular biology andchemistIy. Heearnedadoctorate in neu-

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at the congregation's seminary inWareham; and as chaplain to SacredHeart Hospital in Morristown, Pa.. Hereturned to the Fall River Diocese in1972 and was named pastor of Sa­cred HeartChurch, Fairhaven. He laterwas parochial vicar at St. Anthony's,Mattapoisett and St. Mary'sFairhaven, before retiring in 1996 tothe Damian Residence of the SacredHeart Fathers in Fairhaven.

Father CostelloBorn in Northampton, he is the

son of the late James, F. and the lateEleanor (Bowler) Costello. He gradu­ated from St. Michael's High School,Northampton and then attendedGreenfield Community College. Hestudied at Holy Apostles Seminaryin Cromwell, Conn., St. Mary Col­lege, Kentucky and at St. John Semi­nary, Brighton, where he earned amaster ofdivinity degree. He was or­dained a priest on May 11, 1974 byBishop DanielA. Cronin in St. Mary'sCathedral. Father Costello was paro­chial vicaratSt Pius XChurch, SouthYarmouth until 1978 when he wasnamed chaplain at Sturdy MemorialHospital, Attleboro, with residenceat St. John Evangelist Parish, also inAttleboro.

In 1985 he was assigned as paro­chial vicar at St. Mary Parish, Norton,serving there until 1990 when he wastransferred ~o St. Anthony Parish,Mattapoisett; in the same capacity.

His first Mass will be said this Sun­day at 11:30 am. atSt Mary's Church,Seekonk and he is looking forward toputting his studies into practice. 'i\s or­dination approaches I feel a great joyand I lookforward to meeting the needsof the people, administering the sacra­ments and reaching out to the youngpeople of the Church."

Rev. Mr. Landry was born in Lowellto Roger and Midge Landry. He gradu­ated from Lowell High School in 1988and attended Harvard College wherehe received a bachelor's degree in biol­ogy.

Deacon Landry attended Mount StMary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md.,St Philip's Seminary,Toronto, Canada,and the Pontifical NorthAmerican Col­lege in Rome (Gregorian University)where he has served as a guide to theexcavations underneath the Basilica ofSt. Peter since 1996. His educationalassignments have included CathedralCamp,EastFreetown;SS. Peterand PaulParish atHoly CrossChurch, Fall River,where he worked in the EvangelizationOffice; Portuguese Language Study in

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ship of people. In the Gospel we al-, including the addition of classrooms - ment were givt;n out to parishioners,ways see him at gatherings with for its religious education center, an and many other activities.people.", elevator, an organ and ceiling fans. "Everyone here is so cooperative,"

St. Thoma$ More Parish began as 'The anniversary has given people said Father Steilkem. "We've been do-a mission outreach of St. Patrick's 'a chance to reminisce about our par- ing a stewardship progriun for over aChurchinNorthSomerset.Construc- . ish and thy time they,'ve been-here. year now and'that's also been verytion on the St Thomas More Chapel Many ha've brought :in pictures to - successful."began in 1937 ~d the first Mass was share and I've hung those 'up along The celebration- is ,being held oncelebrated one year later in 1938. with picturesofall the former pastors;' the ,Sunday clc;>sest to the feast of theBishop James E. <;::assidy dedicated it. _ saidF~er Steakem. ''It's nice beCause parisH's patron saint,St Thomas More,a few weeks later. A life-siied Statue of . it gives people a sense 'of history a,n:d' - and Father Steakem hopes the enthu- .St. Thomas More was added in 1940. / they Say' 'bh, I remember Father so 'siaSm remains' wi:th parishioners 'as

With the growin'g population in and'so...he married my diuighteror they enter a neW millennium at the :,Somerset the mission chaPel was eS~' baptiZed my son.''' , , parish.' '"' .,", -, - "tablished as an independent parish in' Celebrationofthe 50th anniverS3ry , " "I' hope peoplecontinlie the cel-1949 and Msgr. William Harrington began last November with aMass and ebration and show die community thatserved as its first pastor. In 1965 Communion breakfast. The year has we are a faith-filled and caring people;'ground was broken and construction featured a choral group performance, declared Father Steakem. "I pray thatbegan on a new church building which involvement by the youth group, a pro- all of us will continue to witness ourstands at 386 Luther Street Over the gram entitled 'The Year of the Bible;' faith and fellowship to all as we enteryears improvements have been made in which 600 copies of the New Testa- the 21st century."

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in Baltimore, Md. He was ordained inSt. Mary Cathedral, Fall River, byBishopJames L. Connolly on June 11,1949. He served as a parochial vicar atOur Lady of Mount Carmel Church,New Bedford, Santo Christo, FallRiver; St. Elizabeth's, Fall River, andas pastor of St. John ofGod Church inSomerset Besides his duties as spiri­tual advisor to the St. Vincent de PaulSociety, other diocesan assignmentsincluded being director of the Catho­lic Charities Appeal and the Bishop'sAnnual Charity Ball, and being an au­ditor and advocate at the DiocesanTri­bunal.

Father CreightonA native of Fall River, he is the

son of the late Henry and the lateMargaret (Brow) Creighton. Hegraduated from SS. Peter and PaulSchool, the former Msgr. Coyle HighSchool, Taunton, and ProvidenceCollege. He studied for the priest­hood at Sacred Heart Communityseminaries in Wareham and Washing­ton, D.C. He was ordained June 7,1949 in the Chapel of the Shrine ofthe Immaculate Conception in Wash­ington, D.C. by Archbishop PatrickO'Boyle. He was assigned as procu­rator at the Sacred HeartFathers' semi­nary in Washington, then served mis­sions in the midwest and Pennsylva­nia; in Glendora, California; as procu­rator of the congregation's seminaryin Winona, Minn.; as novice master

Priests

God's call.Rev. Mr. D~usz Kalinowski was

born in Lapy, Poland and is the son ofHalina Kalinowski and the lateCzeslawKalinowski. He attended high schoolin Lapy before entering a philosophyprogram at the seminary in Bialystok,Poland. He thencontinued his seminarystudies atSS. Cyril andMethodius Semi­nary, Mich., until 1999. He had the op­portunity to do ministIy with people innursing homes,jails and hospitals whilein Michigan.

Deacon Kalinowski's educationalassignments included St Julie Bi1liartParish,North Dartmouth;St PatrickPar­ish, Wareham; and St Mary's Parish,Seekonk where he has served as a dea­con.

Deacon Kalinowski' said that hisexperience as an altar server in Polandand seeing the witness of the peoplewas where his desire to be a priest firstbegan. 'The witness of the people ledme here. There was a priest in my homeparish that had a lot of energy and Iwanted to follow his way. I followed theplan that God set before me."

Ordinations

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. OUfCatholic Schools·. OUf Catholic Youth1.====================.1ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, NEW BEDFORD

GRADUATES - 26 eighth graders graduated from St. Mary's School, New Bedford,at its 29th Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Ceremony. Msgr. John J. Oliveira,pastor of St. Mary's, celebrated the Mass and offered it for Ballin Draffen, who would havebeen a member of the graduating class.

We at The Anchor would like to encourage youth group leaders and parents tosend in slimmer photos of parish youth group activities. We know many children arebrought on field trip:~ and spend time at camps so please let us share in your fun.Make sure to identify students by name and parish and include a number where youcan be contacted if there are any questions. Forward photos to: The Anchor, 887Highland Ave., PO Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722, Attention: Mike Gordon.

..,St'. Elizabet,h >S~ton Parish

861 Quaker Road North Falmouth

Summerfest '99July 16th · 17th · 18th

PRINCIPAL DENISE M. Peixoto of St. Mary-SacredHeart School,> North Attleboro, is pictured with BishopFeehan High School principal George Milot and eighthgrader Justin Brunell, recipient of a scholarship to at­tend the Attleboro-based school in the fall. Brunell wasawarded for his academic achievement and school in­volvement.

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'VqUTH AMBASSADOR ~ Zachary Baumgart, asophomore at Sishop Stang High School, NorthDartmouth, will represent his school in this summer'sEastern Massachusetts Hugh O'Brian Youth LeadershipSeminar. It will bring together hundreds of students to ad­dress topics such as volunteerism, community service,education and the media.

Friday, July 16th: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

FAMILY NIGHTFree Hot Dogs and Ice Cream

Games For All

Saturday, July 17th: Doors open at 9:00 AM. Rain or Shine; Everything is Under the Tent.

• Gigantic: Garage Sale • Chinese Raffle • Face Painting• Used Sports Equipment Table • Beanie Babies • Homemade Items

'. Plant Table '·'Baskets of Cheer· Silent Auction ~ Bake'Sa'le

Sunday, July 18th: 7:30- N(lon• Coffee and Don ~ts • Garage Sale

$ Silent Auction, etc. continue....Take a chance on a fully loaded 1999 Isuzu Rodeo~

, BISHOP FEEHAN High School theology teacher, Dea­.con Jim Me.loni, left, taught a world religions class at theschool this semester. With .his wife Anne, he meets withMohammad Shafi, a member, of the Islamic Center of NewEngland's board of directors, and Abdul Samma. Shafiand Samma spoke about the Islamic religion in Meloni'sclass.

Points to ponderabout Cassie Bernall

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By CHARLIE MARTIN • CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Make room for grandparents

IF YOUR parents grew up in the '70s, ask themif they remember Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Then,expect their eyes to light up! "BTO" was a main­stay of rock tours.

Then mention that you have a review of a songby one oftheir sons and expect that smile to turn tochagrin. Time moves so fast!

I couldn't resist listening to the album "TalBachman" when I learned that the artist is RandyBachman's son. On this album is "I Wonder," a songabout the importance of grandparents. The boy inthe song attempts to understand his relationshipwith his grandfather. He sings:

"Dad says it's striking how I look like you, andhow we share the same eyes. Yes, he swears I'mjusta smaller form ofyou."

And then, "I really wonder, could I belong tosomeone so old, who can only speak in whispersand who cannot hear a single word I say?"

His grandfather is "a man with a quivering hand."The young man says, "How we're connected Ijustcan't understand."

Perhaps you've had similar thoughts about yourown grandparent". Their lives may seem so differ­ent from what you experience. Yet, if you are fortu­nate enough to have living grandparents, I inviteyou to discover the treasure right before your eyes.A real relationship with your grandparents is some­thing to cherish. Unlike your parents, grandparentshave no responsibility to raise you, yet their care

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want, not even God.Bemall's story should tell you that

it'sjustnot true. Jesus himselfsaid, overand over, that he didn't come for thehealthy, he came for the sick.

TheotherpartofBemall'sstorythatinterests me is that even atsuch a youngage, after herconversion, she was abso­lutely focused on serving God.

In fact, after she converted, she in­sisted on leaving the Christian schoolwhere she was enrolled so she couldattend Columbine High. She wantedto witness to God's life-ehanging love,and to her itdidn't make sense to spendall her time in an environment full ofthose who already knew about that.

In an article in the Weekly Stan­dard, MattLabasW reports that the nightbefore she died, Bernall wrote to afriend, ''Honestly, I want to live com­pletely for God, it's hard and scary, buttotally worth it"

Here's a second point to ponder:Does it ever even occur to you to useeven a fraction ofthe time you're givenon this planet every day to share God'slove with the lost and the lonely?

The cynics might say, "Yeah, she1llmed her life around, and look whathappened,"

But therestofusjustanswer: ''Yeah.Look what happened."

Bemall'sdeath, like any such event,is a tragedy and a manifestation ofevil.God didn't want her to die. But Godcan use her death for good, just as heused his Son's death for the ultimategood: our salvation.

We all know Cassie Bemal!,s namenow because her tragic death has en­abled her to do what she wanted: livefor God and witness to him.

Are you listening?

By AMyWELBORN

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Three months ago, she was just agirl trying to do her best as a daughter,asllldentand achild ofGod. She wasn'tfamous. She was justCassie.

That was beforeApril 20.Now she isdead, murdered atpoint­

lank range after she answered a singlequestion.

''Do you believe in God?"Witnesses say she hesitated, but for

just a moment, before she answered,''Yes:'

And now almosteveryone with anyawareness at all of what's going on inthe world has heard of Cassie Bemall,martyr.

There are countless aspects ofBernall's story worth contemplatingthatgo beyond even the question we'veall probably asked ourselves afterread­ing about,hersimple, brave affirmation:"What would I have done?" But we'llsave that one for last.

First, there's her road to Christian­ity.You may not know this, but Bernallwasn't always aChristian.At one pointin her life she was involved in verynegative expressions of popular cul­ture, and some of the people she hungout with veered perilously close to out­and-out Satanism.

Herparents tried almosteverything,and the youth pastor who eventuallybecame so important in her faith lifehas said that when he frrst encounteredBernall, she seemed almost like a lostcause:

"I never gave Cassie a hope. Shewas disconnected, she wasn't going tolisten to anything, she was into blackmagic, the dark stuff."

But then her parents took frrrn ac­tion and forced her - yes, forced her- to attend a weekend retreat.

AndBemall opened herheart toGodand allowed him to 1llm her life around.

So lesson No.1: It's never too late.Sometimes we can be tempted to thinkthat because we've crossed a certainline of sinful behavior and habits, it'simpossible to re1llm. We see ourselvesas damaged goods that no one could

I just can't understand.

(Repeat refrain)

Butwhen I think of how you smileAnd the way you look at me

It isn't hard to recognizeThat you belong to me,That you're a part of me.

(Repeat refrain)

Written and sung byTalBachman

Copyright (c) 1999 by SonyMusic Entertainment

for you can influence your life positively.Tapping into this opportunity depends on you,

Most grandparents are not likely to seek involve­ment in teen life unless invited. If you convey toyour grandparents that you want to know abouttheir lives, you are likely to have much returned toyou. You will gain a new way to understand your­self as you hear about your family's emotional andspiritual history.

Sometimes, as the song suggests, relating to yourgrandparents means facing their health problems.The best approach is simply to accept your grand­parents as they are, including how aging has af­fected them. Build your relationship with them onhow you can "be" with them rather than what you

-can "do" with them.Be gracious as they deal with their lives' physi­

cal limitations. For example the grandfather in thesong cannot speak or hear well. But by spendingtime with him the boy discovers a connection. Herealizes "that you belong to me, that you're a partofme."

Should you make the effort to know your grand­parents, your life will be enriched in ways that aredifficult to explain. In a life already full of home­work, hanging out with your friends and perhaps ajob, this will only occur if you make it a priority. Ifyou are blessed to have living grandparents, stop"wondering" how they fit into your life. Make roomfor them, and discover the love that they can share.

I WonderYou're under ground?Tell me, how can a son

BeafatherA mother, a daughter

And I be a man someday?Well, I wonder

Yes I do. I really wonder.

Could I belong toSomeone so old who

Can only speak in whispersAnd who cannot hearA single word I say?

You're a man withA quivering hand.

How we're connected

Refrain

Dad says it's strikingHow I look like you

And how we share the sameeyes.

Yes, he swears I'm justA smaller form of you.

But brittle bonesAnd wisp of white hair

Alii see in that old rockingchair.

Tell me, how longHave you been around

And how long until

Star of 'The Practice' visitsCatholic grade school alma mater

DYLAN MCDERMOTT, star of ''ThePractice" on ABC. attended grade schoolat St. Mary's in Waterbury. Conn. "I cameas a frightened young boy and left withconfidence;' he said of the school during arecent visit. (CNS photo from ABC)

By JOHN BOHUSLAW

CATHOLIc NEWS SERVICE

WATERBURY, Conn. - DylanMcDermott, star ofABC's "The Practice,"paid a visit to his Catholic grade schoolalma mater in Waterbury and paid tributeto the quality of Catholic education hereceived. there.

"St. Mary School is a solid and beauti­ful place in so many ways, with strongroots of religion," said McDermott, whograduated from eighth grade in 1975. "Icame as a frightened young boy and left

.with confidence."McDermott, who won a Golden Globe

this year for his performance in the EmmyAward-winning series, made the commentsduring "The Bells of St. Mary" awards din­ner, where he received the school's Dis­tinguished Alumni Award.

Other awards went to a local couple,Frank and Judith Bush of Southbury, fortheir commitment to St. Mary School andto ImmaculateL:onception, an inner-cityparish where the school is located; and to

Father James Blanchfield, former pastorat Immaculate Conception, for Christianscholarship and Christian service.

But the top attraction of the eveningwas McDermott, who, despite racing inafter a hectic trip from Los Angeles, seemedrefreshed. He posed for photos and talkedto many in the crowd. His eyes stillsparkled as he recalled his days at theschool.

"One of my fondest memories was walk­ing downtown to church from school,"McDermott said. He graduated from HolyCross High School in 1979 and has adrama degree from Jesuit-run FordhamUniversity in New York City.

Dylan's sister Robin remembers herolder brother protecting her from un­wanted boyfriends and even returning tothe school after he graduated just to rootfor her in every basketball game.

"He was a great brother then, and he's agreat brother now," Robin said,

Principal Margaret Josephs recalled aday three years ago, when McDermott re-

turned to the school, presumably for a fewhours.

"Instead, he stayed the entire day ­talked to every student in every class,"said Josephs. "He told them, 'Whateveryou want to be you can be.' They lookedup and they believed him. It was inspir­ing."

In response to questions after the awardsevent about the types of story lines for hisshow and whether they square with hisCatholic education, McDermott replied,"When you become an actor, you have tolearn to keep your acting life separate fromyour personal life."

"I even try to keep my family awayfrom the life of Hollywood. Now that 'ThePractice' is successful, I might be able tohave a larger choice of roles," he added.

As the evening came to an end,McDermott casually walked up to the po­dium at the front of the packed hall andsaid, "I stand before you today to say 'St.Mary's works.' Waterbury is the place tobe - and St. Mary's is the place to learn."

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ter ShirleyAgnew at 477-6170.

SOt.mIYARMoum-ASepa­rated-Divorced 'Catholics SupportGroup will meetSunday at the St. PiusX Parish Life Center. It will feature avideo with spiritual writer Sister JoyceRupp and be themed '1nTough Tunes,Trust and Lean on God."All welcome.Meeting begins at 7 p.m. Welcome isat 6:30 p.m. For more information callFather Richard M. Roy at 255-0170.

from Tucson, Ariz., where the U.S.bishops were at a spring assembly,Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza ofGalveston-Houston called CardinalHume "an outstanding leader forthe' worldwide Church as well asfor his own nation,"

Bishop Fiorenza, president ofthe U.S. bishops' conference, saidCardinal Hume had been invited tolead the assembly, with its theme"The Challenge of Episcopal Lead­ership in the Third Millennium."

"Foreseeing the possibility thathis illness would prevent him frombeing with us, he graciously pro­vided a videotape ofhis insightfuland thought-provoking presenta­tion, ripe with the wisdom of his 23years as a bishop," Bishop Fiorenzasaid.

"We feel.betterfor having a fel­low bishop whose faith in God andthe'Church placed him among thegreat and good spiri ts ofour times,"he said.

Cardinal Hume announced inApril he was suffering from inoper­able cancer.

"I have received two wonderfulgraces. First, I have been given timeto prepare for a new future," Cardi­nal Hume said in a letter to clergy."Secondly, I find myself- unchar­acteristically - calm and at peace."

The cardinal's funeral will takeplace today in Westminster Cathe­dral, London. His body was takeninto the cathedral last night, fol­lowing a period of three days oflying in the adjacent WestminsterCathedral Hall for public viewing.

SOMERSET - The DiocesanDepartmentofPastoralCare to the Sickis holding asix-week programfor menand women, religious and deacons toprepare them for ministry to the sick. Itwill beheld from 7-9:15 p.m. Wednes­day evenings beginning Sept. 8 andcontinuing on Sept. 15,22,29, Oct.6,13, and 16 at StJohn ofGod PariSh.For more information call Mercy Sis-

·Pauline-Hubert·at 759-1190.

Brother Berchmans Gibbons escFALL RIVER- Word has

been received here ofthe deathon May 31 of Holy CrossBrother Berchmans Gibbons,90, at Dujarie House, NotreDame, Indiana. Brother Gib­bons taughtat the former Msgr.Coyle High School in Taun­ton and had celebrated his67th year as a Holy CrossBrother earlier this year.

Born Charles Gibbons inRed Lodge, Mont., he was aproduct of the DepressionEra and rode the rails until1932 when he made his firstprofession of vows. Al­though he taught at HolyCross College in New Or­leans and at Notre DameHigh School in ShermanOaks, Calif., he often re­turned to the Taunton-FallRiver ·area either as a guestofformer students or for classreunions.

In 1982, on the occasionof his golden jubilee as a religious, his provincial granted him a trip toRome ·where he had an audience with Pope JcihnPaul II. On his returntrip, Brother Berchmans stopped off at Taunton. In 1991 he was the guestof honor as the Coyle Class of 1941 celebrated its 50th reunion.

Anglican Archbishop GeorgeCarey ofCanterbury said he learnedof the cardinal's death with "pro­found sadness."

"I especially value his personalcommitment to bringing our Chris­tian communities and traditionscloser to one another," ArchbishopCarey said.

In a joint statement, the auxil-

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iary bishops of Westminster said,"For.23 years he has been a rock ofstrength for this diocese. We shallmiss his calm and reassuring pres­ence. We shall miss his inspiringleadership. We know that his eyeswere always fixed first on God. Thesteadiness of this gaze filled himwith the compassion and forgive­ness that God has for us all."

In a June 17 statement issued

Rhode ISland for all Massachusetts el­ders,;60 years ofage and .older. To.ob­tain a copy call 1-800-427.,2101 or675-2101.

NEW BEDFORD-A Eucharis­ticpay of Prayer for world peace andvocations to the priesthood and reli­gious life will be held on July 15 be­ginning with 7:30 am. Mass at.OurLady ofPerpetual Help Church. Expo­sition ofthe Blessed Sacrament willfollow ·and· continue until Mass at 4p.m.All welcome.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - ASeparated- Divorced Support· Groupwill meet on June 28 from 7-9 p.m. atthe Diocesan Family Life Center, 500Slocum Road. Sister Jane Hogan willbeguestspeaker.All welcome. Formoreinformation call 993.,2442.

NEWBEDFORD-AHoly Hourwill be held tonight at 6 p.m. at OurLady of Mount Cannel Church withBishop Sean P. O'Malley and the fiveseminarians who will be ordained Sat­urday. All welcome.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - Aworkshop seriesentitled "TheDangersofLiving With Stress and How to Re­lease It," will be held July 14, 21, and28 from 7-9 p.m. at the Family LifeCenter. The three sessions entitled,"People Stress," "Life ChangingStress," and "Spiritual Stress," will beled by Dorothy 1. Levesque. For moreinformation call 999-6420.

POCASSET - The seventh an­nual Mass for the anointing of the sickwill· be held Sunday at 2.p.m. at St.John the Evangelist Church. All wel­come. For more information call

.Church, ·British officials .recallCardinal Hume's compassion

By PAUUNUS BARNES

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MANCHESTER, EnglandCatholic Church leaders and gov­ernment officials paid tribute toCardinal George Basil Hume ofWestminster, recalling his strongspiritual leadership, ecumenical ef­forts and compassion for those onsociety's margins.

Pope John Paul II, in a telegramof condolence, said, "I thank theLord for having given the Churcha shepherd of great spiritual andmoral character, of sensitive andunflinching ecumenical commit­ment and firm leadership in help­ing people of all beliefs to face thechallenges of the last part of thisdifficult century."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II andPrime Minister Tony Blair led trib­utes to the 76-year-old cardinal, aBenedictine, who died June 17 at aLondon hospital where he was inthe final' stages of inoperable ab­dominal cancer.

In May, the queen conferredupon Cardinal Hume the rare honorof the Order of Merit - an.honorreserved for 26 of the country ~s mostdistinguished people. It had neverbeen given to a Catholic Churchleader.

Blair, who is Anglican and oc­casionally attends Mass with hisCatholic wife, Cherie, said June 17:"He was goodness personified - atruly holy man with extraordinaryhumility and unswerving dedica­tion. He did much to inspire peopleof all faiths and none."

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and witness from people returningfrom MedjugOIje, Yugoslavia will beheld on June29 at7 p;m. atHoly NameChurch.Asocial will follow in theHolyName School Parish Center. For moreinformation call 679-6732.

lFALL RIVER - The Fall RiverWidowed Group will meet on June 28at 7 p;m. at the St. Mary's School Hall.Atty. Jane E. Sullivan will be guestspeaker. All widows and widowers arewelcome. For more information callAnnette Dellecese at 679-3278.

FALLRIVER-HospiceOutreachseeks volunteer drivers to pick up and

.deliver medical supplies and equip­ment to terminally ill patients in theGreater Fall River area. Drivers' musthave their own transportation and beavailable 2-3 hours one day a week.For more information call JohnMarcelino at 673-1589 or 1-888-423­8001. .

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ATILEBORO - Singer JohnPolce will perform tonight at7:30 p.m.in the La Salette Shrine'Chapel. Allwelcome. Members of the Shrine'sprayer community will be available ifindividuals·wish to be prayed over atthe end of the evening.

A concert featuring the CelebrantSingers from California will be heldthis Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Shrine'sGarden ofWorship.For more informa­tion call 222-5410.

A Pilgrimage Day for People WithDisabiliti(ls and their families will beheld on June 27 at the Shrine. It willbegin with Mass at 2 p~m. and includemusic, a healing service and refresh­ments. All welcome.

The Shrine's Counseling Center isoffering Grief Education Programs inJuly for those dealing with thedeath ofa loved one. Sessions will be held July8and 22 from 1-2:30 p.m. and on July12 and 19 from 6:30-8 p.m. For moreinformation call 226-8220.

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