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Religious educators convention

llope for the future Sister Doreen Donegan, SUSC, thrive, he said.

Director of -Religious ·Education Sister Doreen told The Anchor for the FaB River diocese, .was that the Jesuit priest employed one of 33 persons from the dio- imagery and symbolism: in his cese· led hy" Bishop Daniel A. addresses. -"Who wiU roll back Cronin to attend ,the third New the stone?" he asked, quoting England Convocation of Parish from scripture. Without rolling Directors/Coordinators of Reli- back the stone, he continued, gious Education, held Aug. 20-22' one\ can't ,t,alk .about hope. in Manchester, NH. Father Weber said we live in

"The program opened with a . a dark age, adding that our spirit­very beautiful prayer service," uality rises out of darkness and Sister Doreen said. Each of. the must come from a community New England dioceses was repre- setting. sented with a banner at the mov- ' . Dr. Barbara Hilkert Andolsen ing ceremony, with one repre- spoke at one of the· parley's sentative from each placing a "focus sessions." Addressing the candle,synibolizing light and the. group as a. middle-class woman,' hope it brings, in front of his she gave ari overview of the first or her diocesan banner. . .draft of t1lebishops' pastoral

Fall River was represented by detter on the econoniy:She told a banner with a distinctly nau- .,the convocation that the tetter tica'l flavor. A cross, a "failing" . is ecumenical; in the first section river and an anchor are featured. the bishops outline principles; in

Father Jacques Weber, S.J., the' second they concentrate on was keynote speaker at the bien- application of those principles. nial convocation, the theme of People are encoumged to make which. was "Hope: Challenge of suggestions .pertaining to' the the Religious Educator." final form of the tetter, she

Among .his topics were the noted. differences between the domestic Sister Doreen believes that and the parish church. In the. programs such as the recent New domestic church of the home, Hampshire gathering help her he said, we celebrate the sacra- 'grow in her position. ments of breaking bread and of "Each time I attend a function reconciliation in the lcitchen and like this it enriches me," the the sacrament of matrimony in Holy Union sister said. "Hear­the bedroom. The domestic ing different views refreshes me church must be real to the lay and· provides me with a real person for the parish one to sense of hope for the future."

TENDER MOMENT: Mother Teresa of Calcutta holds a baby during a recent visit to Washington where she told National Right to Life convention delegates that the plight of babies at risk of abortion is far worse than that of lepers.. SNC/UPI photo)

DIOCESAN DIRECTOR of Education Father Richard Beaulieu addresses.faculty and staff at St. Mary's School, New Bedford. With a roster of 21 persons~ the staff is the larg­est in the diocese. (Rosa photo). .' .

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New director optimistic abou·t diocesan schools

Father Richard! W. Beaulieu, Certificate of Advanced Educa­ Mary's School, New Bedford. the new director of the Diocesan tional Studies in counseling psy­ What he told them, he said, was Department of Education, who chology, both from Boston Col­ his' message to aU diocesan.

. schools.'· .. .succeeded F:ather George W. lege.. She has also taken courses' Coleman in the posfas of July 1, and att~nded workshops in the He stressed three points for looks forward with optimism to field at Providence College. school personnel to keep -in mind his first year at the helm of the Her experience includes ap­ in their relationships with stu­diocesan system of four higli pointments as guidance coun­ dents: schools and 26 elementary, mid­ selor and director of guidance at . - Christian witness: "Whatdie and special need schools. . vaz:ious Catholic high schools in you' say -is i~portant but ~ven

With nearly every school post­ Southeastern Massachusetts and more :important is what you do"; ing long waiting lists, projected Rhode Island. Most recently she - 'Bringing hope: '\We wantenrollment figures are 7,218 ·stu­ has been director of guidance, ,to bring the spirit of Christian dents ·in primary schools and a counselor, a psyohology in­ hope to the lives of our children 3,520 in high schools. structor and test coordinator at and their families;"

.A new addition to the diocesan St. Mary's Academy, Bayview, - Openness: "We want to be

staff is Sister Doris E. Kelly, Riverside, RI. open to Uie needs and problems

OP, of the Dominicans of St. Diocesan Goal of those we serve."Oatherine of Siena. She has been Noting that Momentum, the. Father Beaulieu sa'id that heappointed Secondary School Ad· magazine of the National Cath­ and Sister Mary Michaelindajustment Counselor, serving the' olic Educational Association, Plante, RSM, associate superin­four diocesan high schools as wiH devote its September issue ,tendent in cha'rge of elementary school psychologist. to the role of pastors and prin­ schools, hope in the course of

Her work will include cipals in developing schools, the year to visit every diocesan - assisting guidance person­ Father Beaulieu said that devei­ school for a prayer service with

nel, teachers and principals lin opment was also the diocesan staff members.dealing with problems demand· goal. ing more attention than the regu­ The' new director spoke' last lar school guidance counselor is Monday at a day of prayer for Policy paperable to give; staff and faculty members at St.

- providing' casework ser­ WASHINGTON (NC) - A vices to students and parents in new joint Catholic and P.resbyte­

rian-Reformed policy paper says order to encourage constructive . participation in the educational members of the denominations

process and to establish and plan are convinced that they "cannot . for respective role~ in the modi­ be faithful Americans except as fication of pupil behavior; publicly and articulately Chris­

tian." The paper also said the- evaluating and identifying grol,lps agree that they muststudents with 'learning, emotional offer Christian values to Ameri­and/or social adjustment prob­can society, especially with re­lems and conducting psycholo­gard to nuclear war. But thegical assessments and diagnosis denominations disagree in somewhen necessary. areas, including that of tuition

Sister Doris has extensive tax credits. Their statement,background in the field of psy­ "Partners in Peace and Educa­chology and counseling. tion," was approved last May by

She holds a bachelor's degree the Roman Catholic and Presby­in psychology from Regis Col­ terian-Reformed Bilateral Con­lege, and a master's degree in sultations on Kingdom-Church.guidance and counseling and a SR. DORIS KELLY State Relationships.

3 P'ro-c'hoice abortion ad, THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 30, 1985

Cardinal wants scandal repaired

WASHINGTON (NC) - Car­ which was published last Oct. 7 their consciences is "to observe dina'! Jean Jerome Hamer Aug. as a full-page ad in The 'New the moral, teaching of the 23 repeated Vatican demands York Times. The ad was sponsor­ church." that U.S. Religious who signed a ed by Catholics for a F~ee In his six-point clarification of pro-choice abortion ad last year Choice, a group backing an op­ the Vatican position concerning must declare their support for tion for abortion. the issues at stake, Cardil)al Ha­church teaching on the topic. Cardinal Hamer stressed that meralso stressed that his con­

Some women Religious in­ the Vatican views the funda­ gregation was working through volved have iI'eportedly been mental issue of the abortion ad the supe~iors of the Religious cleared now on the issue. ' in the Times as a confrontation who signed the ad and that "due

The cardinal, who heads the over "the church's teaching ... process procedures" would te VatioanCongregation for Reli­ on the roadica'l immorality of followed. gious and Secular Institutes, direct abortion" arid not as a "The congregation from the praised "the good will" of the question about 'legitimate "free­ start has left it to the superiors Religio\is and their superiors in­ dom of conscience" :among Cath­ of the Religious involved to se­volved in the controversy. He olics, as claimed by some who cure from them statements of met with some of them Aug. 17 signed the ad. The central con­ adherence to the church's teach­at the Vatican nunciature in cern, he said, was the part of the ing," he said. "Should this not, Washing,ton, a nunciature offi­ 'ad "describing as 'mistaken' the be possible in 'any, particular cial said. belief that condemnation of di­ case, the matter would then be

Ca~dinal Hamer's statement rect abortion is the 'only legi­ subject to the provisions of can­was issued in Wa,shington the timate Catholic position.''' . on law" including due process day he was leaving the United "Conscience cannot be pro­ procedures which fully respect States to return to Rome. In it posed as a principle to legiti­ individual ~ightsand dignity." he repeated the demand that mize contradiction of the At the same time, he made it,

church's clear and' autho~itativesigners who have not yet done clear that the penalty for failure so must "take steps to repair the teaching on abortion," he said. to meet the Vatican demands scandal (caused by the ad) by in­ The "expression of opinions" could be expulsion from one's dicating their adherence to the Jinvollves both "~igihts land ,religious order. Regarding the teaching of the church" regard­ duties," he said, 'and one of the due process linvolved he cited ing abortion. duties of Oatholics in forming canons 697-700 of the church"s

On Aug. 25 a nun in 5t. Louis, Code of Canon Law. These can­Sacred Heart Sister Mary J. ons deal with the steps that must Byles, reportedly said she was be taken before a ReHgious can cleared without having had to . be dismissed from his or, her, reca'i1f'on"the 'M. 'Rusself S~'aw, order 'for .'''grave scanda'!"" or a public affairs spokesman 'for "obstinate disobedience:" the U.S. bishops. said he has Three men, Religious and 24 been told that "severa'l of the women Religious were among 97 women Religious" who signed signers of the abortion ad. Each the ad "have reached a meeting bf the men Religious subsequent­of minds" with the Vatican con­ ly made a' public statement say­gregation. ing he adheres to dhurch teach~

Half of Cardinal Hamer's ing on abortion. Until Shaw and 1,100-word statement was de­ Sister Byles spoke, there had voted to spelling out his congre­ been no word of a resolution in gation's position on the contro­ any of ,the cases involving versy involving Religious who women ReHgious. signed a declaration on 'abortion CARDINAL HAMER TUrn to Page Six

usee Labor Day statement

For-profit health care a threat to poor

WASHINGTON (NC) - Car­ "The tremendous growth in "Every person has a basic dinal John J. O'Connor of New investor-owned facilities for non­ right to adequate health car,:! York, chairman of the U.S. Cath­ hospital emergency and surgical which 'flows from the sanctity oHc Conference Committee on care is troubling. As such sys­ of me and the dignity of human Social Development and World tems become the norm ... those persons," he said. "The bishops Peace, has criticized for-profit who cannot pay and have no in­ called on the federal government health care as a threat to the surance wiH find fewer and to be the guarantor of a basic poor. fewer sou~ces of medical care," level of ihealth services for all,

The cardinal, in the USCCs he said. with special attention to the annual Labor Day statement, "We cannot tolerate public health needs of the poor, whose noted that on the 20th anniver­ policies or institutional arrange­ interests are usually threatened." sary of the establishment of ments that subordinate basic hu­ The Catholic tradition has Medicare and Medicaid, progress man rights to government cost viewed heaUh care as a ministry; in providing heaLth care to all savings or investors' profits," he as have other religious groups Americans is being eroded. added. and communities, he said, add­

"In some states, there appears In a 1981 Pastoral Letter on ing: "Now those institutions as to be a ,clear ~elationship be­ Health Care, the U.S. bishops well as Catholic facilities face tween the growth of investor­ "strongly ~eminded us that heal,th competition from a variety of owned health facilities and !I'e­ care ds neither a commodity to medical enterprises specializing duced access to care for the poor be left to the free ma~ket nor an only in profitable care of the af­and uninsured," Cardinal O'Con­ optional community service," the fluent and well-insur~."

nor wrote. cardinal noted. Some 35 million Americans

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BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN, aided by Msgr. John J. Oliveira, dedicates the altar at the reconstructed and en­larged Church of the Immaculate Conception in New Bed­ford (top picture). Below, he stands outside the parish com­plex with its proud pastor, Father Manuel P. Ferreira. Renovations included facing the sanctuary walls with marble imported from Portugal. (Rosa photos)

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(more than one-fifth of the na­tion) lack the money and the health insurance to meet their health-care needs, he wrote.

"Fewer of the ,poor are now eligible for Medicaid; only half of those with incomes below the federal poverty standard can re­ceive benefits," he said.

Moreover, he added, many public and private health-care facilities recently have reduced their services to the poor and many physicians wiH not accept new Medicaid patients. Work~s also are not safe, he

said. Health-care coverage is often dependent on employment and ceases if a worker is laid­off, while low-paying jobs fre­quently offer no health insumnce plans, he wrote.

Cardinal O'Connor urged local communities, parishes and dio­

ceses "to work with labor unions, senior citizens, anti-poveIlty groups 'and pro-life organizations to identify and meet local needs (~nd) document and publicize in­adE!quacies in local services."

Starving islanders MANILA, Philippines (NC) ­

The reality of starvation on Negros Island is worse than what is being reported publicly, says Bishop Antonio Yapsutco For­ticll of Bacolod, Philippines. The bishop recently visited Manila newspaper offices and organiza­tions seeking donations for is­land sugar workers. The U.S. bishops' Catholic Relief Services, the ,largest church food aid agency in the Philippines, has donated $30,000 in emergency funds to the Bacolod diocese.

4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese Of Fall' River-Fi'i., August'30; 1985 .

the .moorin~ How Times Have Changed

There is little doubt that a dark cloud of Americanpessi;; mism is beginning to block the economic rays of the rising sun.

Japan and America ,are locked into an economic battle that may yet win for the former the battle lost 40 years ago.

As Theodore White put it in a perceptive New York Times Magazine article, within the next 10 years we will finally know who won that aspect o~ World War II.

Today the Japanese are on the move in one o(history's most brilliant commercial offensives. In the process they are dis­mantlin~ American industry and once more fostering those fears played out in another way on the Pacific battlefields.

To. this day the Japanese provoke American unease because they continue to be a closed and inward-looking society.

It is well for us on this Labor Day weekend to remember that American industry grew up in conjunction and partnership with European industry. Japan is another matter. The Japa­nese, already far ahead'in the race for world trade, are cur­rently moving in another>direction.

Due largely to their export profits, they have huge sums available for investment and are controlling as well as pene­trating various areas, providing basic support to American

'industries from California to Massachusetts. In the Los Angeles area alone, the Japanese have direct

influence on over 1,500 firms. Their inroads into American banking are now underway.

While this is taking place, one should keep in mind that Americans are all but excluded from Japanese capital markets and cannot sell freely in Japan. Consumer markets are also closed off by seemingly arbitrary regulations. ­

,Today no consumer radios are man~factured in America, nor are black and white television sets. All come from Japan,

,as do most of our video-cassette recorders, hand-held calcula­tors and high-fidelity audio equipment.

The automobile and garment industries are also victims of Japanese marketing techniques. Shortsighted American man­agement and complacent unions have led to a steady increase in the consumption of Japanese cars by the American public. Also hard hit by Asian competition are American garment makers who cannot compete against the low foreign wages that make it possible to undercut U.S. pay scales.

Many feel that what is needed is "a structural change in American life and thinking from factory floor to research

, laboratory, from trade school to university, from reduction of the federal deficit to a r.eview of trading policies~ ,

American trade unionists must also get their house in order. For too long have they taken America for granted. Union' refusals to retool, rethink and reform have given the unified and determined Japanese more than a mere foothold in our own industrial house. ,

Last but not least, we must begin to translate our university , and industrial research into practice. The Japanese 'are very, very good at what they produce. They are brilliant, efficient, aggressive people who place a prime priority on education. Unless we start doing' the same, our deficit .economy will continue to hold ~ur industries and workers consumer prison­ers. It is imperative for America to face the 'Japanese challenge

by finding new ways to share both world resources arid their corresponding markets. We have little choice but to, live In a wQrld that the Japanese are shaping. It ~ould be welUfwe could learn from them before time runs out and they take total control ofworld trade, which would then no longer be .free.

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"I have run the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart." Ps. 118: 32

Howsand whys By Father Kevin J. Harrington

Small differences often make a great difference in the way that people think. Perhaps it may be considered an oversimplification, but several decades ago American philosppher W.T. Stace made this astute observation: "You can draw a sharp line across the history of Europe dividing it into two epochs

posited by the ancient pagans than upon the revealed truths of the Ten Commandments.

The saint's teachings reflect' an unchanging human nature. But if man's mind is the measure of all truth we enter a brave new world . of moral relativity. The trust­wQrthiness of human reason ~ust . be s'ubjected not only' to the rigorous guidelines of the scientific method but to the collective experience of mankind. In short, moral teachings must be based on prudence, a virtue rarely men­tioned or understood in o~r age.

Nevertheless, despite the popularity of the how questions, human nature will not let us forget the whys. To reduce the human mind to biology, chemistry and physics is to oust Goa from our thinking.

True, the brightest achievement of the Enlightenment, was its pursuit of the .scientific method, which has i'numinated so many hitt\erto unexplained phenomena in our universe.

. .However, we must not so bask in that light as, to forget who created our universe.

No' matter how many how questions are answered, there will always be room both for religious faith and a religious interpretation of the physical world. Our world can never be totally predictable because it reflects a God of mystery. That is why human beings will alwa~s ask why?

Successful kids "I worked so hard to bring

up successful children," a 60­ish mother said on a TV inter­view show. "Now 1 look at them and they're all successful ­and all unhappy."

She went on to explain that her children had positions of impor­tance and money but personal lives filled with multiple marriages, depression, and alcoholism. "I wish I had focused on a different kind of success," she said with deep sadness in her voice.

What is a successful child? I use this question in parenting work­shops and the answers parents submit are revealing. Some par­ents respond with answers like these: achieving, responsible, ma­ture, efficient, does well in college, and makes a good marriage.

These are not traits of a success­ful child but a successful adult in our culture. To these parents, child­hood is a period when qualities of childhood must be curtailed as quickly as possible to get on with the goals and stresses of adult life.

These parents mean well. They see ours as a competitive society so they put their children on a pres­sure track early in life. The child­ren must do well in pre-school to get into the top elementary classes to eventually make it into the right high schools and college. They must achieve in youth leagues to be eventual professional N AL players. They can't be allowed to fritter away free time because life is out there waiting to test them.

Other parents define a success­ful child as one who is comfortable with herself/himself, has good self­esteem, enjoys risk, exploration and imaginative play, is carefree and learn's to cooperate rather. than compete with others. These are the parents who are willing to grant their children a childhood rather than sacrifice it to a success­ful adulthood.

There has to be a balance, of course. Gradually, as children mature, their carefreeness andirre­sponsibility has to be controlled. They must learn self-discipline and responsibility. But not too soon.

The most popular workshop I've offered the past year is one for adults rediscovering the child within. I find many adults who attend have had little or no child­hood to rediscover. Others, the majority, long for a way to recap­turing treasured traits ofchildhood to make their'adult lives more bearable.

In these workshops, I ask parti· cipants to list their most cherished traits of childhood. These appear: carefrel;ness, play, freedom, awe, fantasy, anger, silliness, tears, secret places, best friends, imagination, trust and energy. ,

Next, I invite them to list traits of a successful adult in our society. 'Here's what comes up: hard­working, self~controlled, respon­sible, patient, efficient, attractive, fit, financially secure, on top of everything.

Finally, I invite them to list characteristics of a highly stressed

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penance

Homilies on work When did you last hear a of the worker as well as for the

company.good sermon on the meaning of work? The question was What can the homilist do? He raised at a Chicago sympo­ might ask how parishioners envi­sium on the parish sponsored by sion work. Have some come to Foundations and Donors 'Inter­ accept work as a meaningl~ss exer­ested in Catholic Activities. cise - boring, stultifying or nerve­

wracking? Is work considered good One participant contended that because it makes big money and the topic of work is never or sel­provides an opportunity for pro­dom addressed in homilies. motion, fame and power?

After the symposium I ran to In work, do we act as healthy catch an evening commuter train.

human beings? Do we act as spir­As a student I had taken that train itual beings with a moral sense? Or daily. Then, as now, hundreds of does work create moral conflict people rushed into the terminal, with our deep-seated values? Is crowded onto the platform and there a real sense of rendering ser­once aboard the train collapsed in vice to other persons? Does the their seats. work develop gifts we have been

As I revisited this scene, I won­ blessed with or are we engaged in a dered what I would tell these tired job that is an affront to our talents? travelers in a Sunday homily on

Then there is the ultimate ques­work. Sunday is supposed to be a tion: How much does the worker day of rest. Does a person who has believe he or she is made in the worked all week want to hear the image and likeness of God and is,word "work," let alone a homily because of that fact, a special kind on it? ofartist both on and offthejob?In

At first thought, probably not. his book "Good Work,"E.F. Schu­However, once he or she reflects .macher quotes Anandil Coomar­on the fact that work occupies. aswamy who said,. "It is not as if most of our energies, and that it the artist were a special kind of has such a decisive, formative influ­ man; every man is a special kind of ence on our character and person­ artist. " ality, I believe most Sunday church­goers would perk up their ears to On first sight, the tired, worn­listen. out traveler on the 5:36 co.mmuter

The French philosopher Albert train could be seen as brutalized, . Camus once said: "Without work, beaten down at the office, in the all life goes rotten; but when work shop and on the job. is soulless, life stifles and dies."

The quote reminds us that while But is there a way for homilists to really I1ve our lives we must to address the meaning of work in work, good work is more than just thought-provoking ways? Wouldn't ajob. Work should beforthe good it be valuable for parishioners to

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reflect on their work - the value that already exists in it, the mean­ing that might be instilled in it the potential to grow as per~ons through workr If work is such a big part of our lives as Christians, don't we need to talk about it?

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Sept. 4 Rev.. Joseph P. Tallon, Pastor,

1864, St. Mary, New Bedford Rev. JohnJ. Maguire, Founder,

1894, St. Peter, Provincetown Sept. 5

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course, your brother and his fam­ily permit you.

Naturally you ask God's bless­ing 8,nd guidance for her.

I have no idea what her new church might do. But according to the usual understanding of bap­tism, she would not be baptized again. Once one is baptized, in whatever faith, :t is for life.

Q. My husband and I were mar­ried in a Catholfic church and were divorced two years later.

A year after that we were remar­ried by a justice of the peace. Three yeal's later we had our first child baptized. Is there a place for us in the Catholic Church as a family? CUI we receive Communion? (Ohio)

A.When you say you were remar­ried by a justice of the peace, I assume you mean you were remar­ried to each other.

If so, there is and has been nothing preventing you from full participation in the life of the church, including the sacraments of penance and the Eucharist.

As far as Catholic Church law is concerned, your first marriage in the church is still valid. Your mar­riage by the justice of the peace was simply a civil ceremony, mak­ing you again in civil law husband and wife following your civil di­vorc=e.

This answer may seem obvious to most Catholics. I can assure them, however, that a large number of l:ouples in your situation are confused about it.

Ifyou have not already done so, please go to a priest and get back to the sacraments.

Q. Is it possible for a person to san his soul if for years he has received the Blessed Sacrament whine in the stlllte of sin, due to embarrassment over sins omitted in the sacramernt of penancf,!?

He makes a perfect act of contri­tion with a promise to straighten out and confesB these sins, but at the next confes!lion lacks the cour­aae to tell them.

Then the same problem repeats itsellf, the same sin is committed and no courage. Is there a chance for repentance for this kind of person? (Illinois)

A. There's always a chance for repc:ntance and for getting straight­ened out with God.

Confession of all serious mortal sins of which a person is aware is surely required in confession. No one can e'xcuse himself from that.

It is possible, however, for an individual to get so mixed up emo­tionally and so unreasonably frightened by the prospect of con­fession that his personal guilt before God is very questionable. It may reach the point where even the individual himself is incapable of judging his guilt.

My main concern, however, is your own confusion and fear which could so easily be eliminated or allt:viated if you would simply talk to a priest. It doesn't have to be your own parish priest. Your city has a dozen or more who would be anxious to help you. Please go and talk with one of them soon.

or depressed adult. These often include: unmotivated, chaotic, ner­vous, ~eepy, insomniac, on edge, tense, Impatient, alcoholic, hyper­active, withdrawn.

When the three lists are visually in front of us, we readily perceive a ·progression. The God-given traits of childhood must be controlled to become a successful adult but'when they are too successfully controlled or stifled completely, they lead to depression and high stress.

The irony is that when these stressed or depressed adults go for help, the qualities of childhood are prescribed. They have to put more silliness, feelings and carefreeness into their lives to cope with today's success-orien'ted culture.

So, while successful children are granted the right to. childhood qualities, so are truly successful adults. They don't rid themselves ofthese to be respected and respon­

. sible. To the contrary, they need them to be whole.

Otherwise, like the grownup children described in my opening anecdote, they deal with their stress by embracing new marriages, alco­holism and destructive ways. The mother was right. They may be successful in the world's eyes, but not in their own;

Q. I deperately need your help. I .am a Catholic and was in the cha­rismatic movement for several years. A fellow worker, sensing what he said was my "hunger for Christ," invited me to his non­.denominational Pentecostal church. They told me I was not saved because I needed to be immersed to be baptized and that I was only "christened" as a baby.

So I went through this water baptism. Now I read that you can­not be baptized twice. I have never given up Catholicism but am afraid to go to confession and I do hunger for Communion.

Please 'tell me what to do. (Maryland)

A. I am sorry to say that your experience demonstrates the fact that many faith problems result from limited knowledge.

It is true that baptism can be received only once. It is also true that baptism by immersion is a richer sign of "death to sin and rising with Christ" than pouring water over the head ofthe baptized.

However, Christian tradition has insisted that this difference does not affect the validity of baptism. Pouring water over the head is itself a rich symbol of rebirth in Christ and cleansing from sin.

To claim that only immersion is a true baptism is clearly not con­sistent with Christian practice through the ages.

Please don't let this experience keep you from the sacraments. If you do not wish to talk to your parish priest about this, go to another and tell him very simply just what you told me. He will not be scandalized and I'm sure will make it easy for you to come back.

Q. My brother married a Baptist girl, and I am the godfather for their daughter, who they said would be raised Catholic.

Now my brother has started going to another church. Their daughter, now 3 years old, goes with them.

Does that mean I am no longer her godfather? I promised to work with her parents to give her a full Catholic life, and that's wh!'t I intended to do. But what can I do now? Will she be rebaptized in the new church? (Ohio)

Your understanding of your res­ponsibilities is correct, and you are right in being concerned. During the ceremony ofbaptism, the Cath­olic parent (and godparents) sev­eral times profess that they believe the truths 'of our faith and solemn­ly promise both God and the church that they will be an example of that faith for their newly baptized child.

Your brother's decision to leave our faith limits. some of your options, but there are many ways you can probably still help your niece.

Your kindness to her over the years, remembering her with a gift (perhaps religious) on the anniver­sary of her baptism or other spe­cial days, your thoughtfulness and possibly presence at big celebra­tions of her life - these are things any baptism sponsor might do.

You can do them' also - if, of

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synod. called Continued froni Page Three wonderful opportunity 'to 'listen VATICAN CITY (NC) - Car­

~Cai;din~l Hamer all)o- e~p~ained to American Religious and ,learn dinal Antoine Pierre Khoraiche, :why the; Holy .Seehild focused about the way' they live ,their patriarch of the world's Maron­attention on thJ:! Religious who consecrated, Hves.:' , ite Oatholics, has caUed a' special 'signed the 'lid aria 'not on the lay - '; His trip took him to the arch-' synod of ~ll Maronite bishops in persons. "While all members -of, dioceses qf New York; Phila~ ear:ly November, said Father ,ihe church have a duty to: give" . delphia, Washington and Chi..; Marco Brogi, an off.icial 'at the :witness to the Gospel and' the ~ cago, and to the dioceses of Vatican CQrigr~g~tion for East-, ~eaching of thE! church,"he said,· , Providence"R.I.; Metuchen, N.J.; . ern Churches.' ' ~~Religious have a special, publ.ic Nashville, Tern:; .and:Pi:tt~burgh" Because of the turmoil in Leb­obligation in' this regard." He praised the contributions anon, headquarters of the patri­,''He 'said the'_issue- of scandal of7-some .:e1l5,OOO : U:S;·'..women archate, the synod will .be in did n.o~ depe~d on 'Whether;~tne ·.Religious., !ind ;~O\OOO. U§ 'me~ ~ome,with ,approval by Pope ~igners had dntend'e<i it or not. ,;' .Religious to .the Hf~ ohhe','churc~ John Paul II. ,',

. The~e ,are two Maronite.; "Considering that the adver- both in the United St'ates and If~ churches within the territory of tisement was:P1JbHshed. in;~ 'S-."many Thil'~' W~r:~c;l "count1-ies.~' the' Fall River;:diocese: St. An­prominent' nati~ria1.·publication;' " His visit was par(of'lm over.. thony of the Desert, Fan 'River,

~~. is evide,~~ that. s~~d~l ~a~." all ef.fort ,by, Vatican officials to and Our Lady 'of Pur.gaiorY,NeW gIven, regardless, of what any- gain mO,r~ "fi-rsthand knowledge Bec;lford. .J'~~ . ,world, MAr.onjteone may hav.e intended: Thus it of the' world's' diffel'ing situ,a. population numbers,J,7. million:. !sbecessary thaphe' signers take tions with their:..attendant prob­

steps to .repair ,the, scandal," -he . 'Iems andoPP6rt~-nities'!' 'he ,said. said.: ' ',' I,:, '. , "·:"'-Whil~'-Rej.igious a:e' not ini: .. Abp., Rom.ero

The' yat,i~an .official sa.id~ he rriune, from the pressures ,gf con. would not discuss the 'case. Qe-' temp'orary societyjYhich rrtilitate .'CaSe reopenedyond. the questic;m of the general against the demands of Christian principles involved because "it discipleship the countercultura'l SAN SALVADOR, o£l Salvador is a matter of pastoral confiden- . witness of ~o many faithful reli. (NC) - A Salvadoran court has tiality." gious men and women effectively oi'dered the ,reopening of the in­

Regarding his U.S. trip in gen· proclaims the 'Kingdom of God," vestigation into the death of eral, ihe said he. called it "a the cardinal said, . Archbishop Oscar Romero of San

Sa'lvador, killed more than five , years ago.

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lar's office said his request for . Sponsol1'e~ By The. Women's Guild t. the new investigation was grant­

ed Aug. 20. ST. BERNARD CHURCH,. ASSONET I. The case had been discarded 3:2 SO,u rH MAr ftoi S T R E ET .. I. in December'after court author­

dties ,decided there was insuffi­SA T UR D'A Y, S'EPT. 7 Ii cie'llt·'eVidenceStiVtell who \vaS 9: 0 0 A.M." .~, 1: 00 P.M.~ I . behind the killing.

Archbishop Romero was killed .;,-. Assorted Items - , (I, I.. . .March24, 1980, as he celebr:ated •...-..- ~ ..-. .--..' ......::... ..-.. ~ ~ ~ I

-...-.. ~..... Mass. After becoming 'archQishop of San Salvador in 1977, he had been a strong critic of the gov­ernment's .human· rights record,

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Pro-Life Dear Editor:

I wanted to jot a short note to express my appreciation for your editorial of Aug. 2, "The Divisiveness of Abortion." Cer­tainly such an article helps en­'lighten and encourage our Cath­closer to regaining and securing olic readers and moves us a step the right to life for the unborn.

I ,have 'been on board at the MCC since Aug. 1 tas Director of Pro-Life Education. I 'look for­ward to working closely with you to keep our Catholic com­munity informed, educated and active on all the life issues.

Jeffrey J. Dongvillo Mass. catholic Conference Boston

Gift of Life Dear Editor:

Following a recent life-threat­ening medical emergency, I am filled with wonder and questions. After standing on the brink of the end of me, it is frightening to ponder one's mortality. ' I have always felt that suffer­ing has a purpose and contri­bU~ to spiritua'l maturation. TIlls sort of emergency is not foreign to me, yet each time it happens I wonder anew Why God has given me life. I cannot help but feel that he has a job' for me.

While I know Christ said "Fear not, I am with you all days," I was very afraid. To be able to find Christ's hand in all that is inflicted upon us truly must be the epitome of faith.

Perhaps ~t is not so much fear that makes such emergencies so meaningful but rather the love which flows from mothers be­cause someone suffers. I have received love in the form' of warmth and considera'tion from family and friends.

What I had previously failed to see in Christ's promises was that no mention was made of by- ' passing fearsome events but only that he would be there when they occurred. I know now that he was lin my family and friends, holding, sustaining and 'loving me.

While I have not fully grasp­ed, his true intent for my physi­cal failings and possibly never will, I saw him in them and am once again grateful for his gift of life.

Jean Quigley Rehoboth

VCR obscenity Dear Editor:

Results of a national survey made by U.S.A. Today reveal that the number of X-rated movie theaters in our nation de­clined over the 1ast two years from 800 to 500, a drop blamed on the so-called VCR boom, with

its attendant sky-rocketing sales and home rentals of obscene video cassettes. ' .

As one interested person ·said, "Why sPend $5 to see a filthy movie in 'a sleazy X-rat~ thea­ter, when one can rent the same at .48 for showing in the home." And with the aoded right' to lift restrictions of age applying to X-rated movies ina theater!

One asks why obscene cas­settes are sold and rented in di­rect violation of state and fed­eral laws. The answer requires no expertise. Our -law enforce­ment officials, as a rule, do not want to be bothered with porno­graphy cases, as resultant media publicity is minimal at best. Our prosecutors appear to be indiffer­ent and unconcerned, even when

, complaints by the public pile up at their offices. •

This 'atti'tude boggles the minds of concerned citizens. These cas­settes debase respected woman­hood, disrupt responsible family Hfe, and tend to corrupt the, minds and hearts of growing children when they are shown in the sanctity of the home.

This is another example of a crime-controlled industry trying to put down the throats of un­

, suspecting people, its ideas on an acceptable way of 'life. It is simply a crass exploitation for the making of "dirty" money.

Our people should take serious notice before it is too late. In the English Parliament of many years ago, the famed Edmund Burke said: "It is enough for the triumph' of evil that good men do nothing." These words ring true !today!

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Legion:aries plan living rosary

A traditional living rosary will 'be sponsored by the Legion of Mary of St. Joseph's parish, New Bedford, 'in the church at 3 p.m. Sept. 8, the feast of the nativity , of Mary.

Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, chancellor ~nd diocesan director of the Legion of Mary, will offi­cia\e at recitation of the rosary and Benediction. Father Matthew SulIivan, SS.CC., associate pas­tor of St. Francis Xavier parish, Acushnet, and New Bedford curia chaplain for the 'Legion, will be the homilist.

In connection with the 75th anniversary of St. Joseph's par­ish, legionaries conducted a ros­ary drive, asking for 75,000 ros­

.a'ries to be recited in honor of Mary's nativity. The goal has been reached and final figures will be announced on Sept. 8.

Knights of Columbus wiH form an honor guard for the living rosary procession, to include Men of the Sacred Hearts from

, Fairhaven. The latter group will escort a statue of Mary to the church. . .

All are welcome to attend the service and participate in the pro­cession.

Pope discusses trip to ·Africa VATICAN CITY (NC) - After

returning from a 12-day trip to seven African countries, ,Pope

, John Paul II said the continent was graduaHy gaining maturity and autonomy.

At his weekly general audi­ence, the pope said :that among signs of the church's maturity in Africa were its growing number of vocations, its careful liturgi­cal preparation, its cultural and 'intellectual groups and its indi­genous missionary activity.

"In this' way the .African church acquires its own native identity and gradually makes it­self autonomous. It even begins to think of sending its own mis­sionaries to needy countries. It wants to return the gift that it has received," the pope told pH­grims in St. Peter's Square.

Above all, the pope said, mis­sionary activity has character­

, ized the past and present church 'in Africa. Africans feel a "deep gratitude" toward missionaries for their work in schools, hos­pitals and charities, he said.

"This intense missionary work is still indispensable. African bishops, churches end societies

want to have missionaries -priest and lay - and ask for them," the pope said.

In each of his stops in Africa, the pope said, he found that "the Eucharist was the main meeting place with the people of God and with society."

He had particular praise for the liturgy during a Mass of con­secration for a new cathedral in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, noting "the spontaneity of the singing, the delicacy of gesture in the African dance and the forceful prayer."

The pope expressed special thanks to King Hassan II of Morocco, who invited him to address thousands 'of Moslem youths at a sports stadium lin Casablanca.

"This event merits special attention because it's a way of realizing the dialogue with non· Christian religions called for by' the Second Vatican Council," the pope s~id.

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Father James F. Lyons proudly refers to his parish, St. Patrick's in­Wareham, as the one that's the gateway to the Cape. He has led the parish, just minutes from the Bourne and Sagamore, bridges, since 1976, also having served there

, immediately after his 1943 ordina­I tion:

Over 1200 families make up the congregation at the Wareham Cen­ter church. Total parish popula­tion numbers about 5000, 900 of whom are children enrolled in the CCD program.

St. Patrick's is a true melting pot; represented among parish-. ioners are large groups- of Cape Verdeans, Polish and Irish: An Italian community utilizes the par­ish mission, St. Anthony's in West" Wareham.

Parish boundaries extend to the Plymouth and Rochester town lines, and to East Wareham.

Originally a mission of Sand­wich's Corpus Christi faith com­munity, St. Patrick's was dedicated as a parish in 1911. It will celebrate its 75th anniversary next June.

Assigned to the church as paro­chial vicars are Fathers John Daly,

. C.S.c., and Robert C. Donovan.' Additional priests assist the Ware­ham parochial team during the

The parish CCD program, effec- ' tively coordinated by Sister Thom­asine, MSBT, holds classes Mon­days through Fridays. Parish family retreats are held periodically.

A much awaited activity at the Wareham church is the Mardi Gras, an appreciation party for parish workers held shortly before Lent.

'FATHER LYONS

. In addition to meeting the needs of their large parish community, Father Lyons and his staffare on emergency call at Wareham's busy Tobey Hospital. The priests a.lso ,

busy summer months-;whenatten-' "say Mass at a large area .nursmg . home each Monday morm~~ .

Doing catechetical and census' work and making home visits to parishioners, two ~isters, both Missionary Servants of the Blessed Trinity, live in the St. Patrick Cenacle next door to the rectory. The order arrived in Wareham in 1941 at the invitation of the late Bishop James E. Cassidy. '

which portray the joyful and glor­ious mysteries of the rosary. (The sorrowful mysteries are depicted in the stations of the cross.)

The parish hall, renovated by, Father Lyons in the late 70s, was once the main church. When the present church was raised in 1940, the old building was moved sev­eral hundred yards across the grounds after its steeple was removed.

Today, after recent renovations. the hall provides eight CCD class­rooms, office space, a conference room and open area for gatherings.

Father Lyons modestly refers to this transformation as his most outstanding accomplishment at St. Patrick's.

"I think that what has been accomplished ,since I've been here is because of the people," he said. "There is a good spirit in this

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dance doubles.

A permanent deacon, William A. Martin, assists at Sunday Masses and with baptismal catechesis.

St. Anthony's, the church inis­offers two Masses each week­end year-round, and more in the summer when it also serves the vis­itors who enjoy the area's fine beach and camping facilities. The mission will also celebrate an anni- am who am," and the New Testa­

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-who he is."

Church organizations include the St. Patrick Circle, a women's guild; an active St. Vincent de Paul con­ference and a CVO group.

_versarY,~~xt, ~ear, its 5l!th: , The church, of colonial archi­tecture suited to the Cape Cod area, seats about 700. Inside, it is decorated in sOft p~rple and white; its airy atmosphere enhancing the delicate stained glass windows

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He will supervise publications ofthe National Conference ofCath­olic Bishops, the Campaign for !fUlI\al1 Dev~lopn:tent, tb.e C~th­olic Communications Campaign, and the Latin Alllerica and Peter's Pence collections.

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BREWSTER, Our Lady of the Cape, Stoney Brook Road: (Sche­dule effective July and August) Sat. 5, 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10, II :30 a.m.; no II a.m. on Satur­days; Confessions, Sat. 4: 15-5.

EAST BREWSTER, Immaculate Conception, Route 6A: (Schedule effective July and Aug.): Sat. 4:30 and 6 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:30 and II a.m. Confessions, Sat. 4:00-4:25 p.m.

BUZZARDS BA Y, St. Margaret, 141 Main St.: Sat. 4:00 p.m.; Sun. 8, 10, II a.m., daily 8:00 a.m. Sat. 9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:30.

ONSET, St. Mary Star ofthe Sea, Onset Ave.: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10:30 a.m.; daily Mon., Tues., & Fri. 9 a.m.

CENTERVILLE, Our Lady of Victory, 230 So. Main St. Sat. 5, 7:30p.m.; Sun. 7,8:15,9:30,10:45, 12 noon and 5:15 p.m. daily, 7; 9 a.m., Confessions, Sat. following 9 a.m. Mass and 4-4:45 p.m.

WEST BARNSTABLE, Our Lady of Hope, lUe. 6A; Sat. 4 & 5:15 p.m.; Sun., 8:45, 10, 11:15 a.m. daily 8 a.m. confessions, before each Mass.

CHATHAM, Holy'Redeemer, 57 Highland Ave.: Schedule July 4, Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8,9, 10, II a.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; Confessions, Sat. 11:30 a.m.-12 noon; First Friday­Mass 8 & 9 a.m., Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass. Closing with Benediction at noon.

SOUTH CHATHAM, Our Lady of Grace, ~,te. 137, off Rte. 28: Schedule July 4, Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun. 8:30,9:30, 10:30, 11:30a.m.;daily, 9 a.m. Confessions Sat. after 7 p.m. Mass.

EAST FALMOUTH, St. Anthony, 167 East FaRmouth Highway: Sat. 4:30, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7:30, 9, 10: 15, II :30 a.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:30-4: 15 p.m., weekdays, any time by request.

EDGARTOWN, St. Elizabeth, Main Street: Sat. 4 and 6 p.m.; Sun. 7, 9, II a.m.: daily, Mon.­Sat., 8:30 a.m.; confessions, 3:30, Saturdays. Rosary: 8: 15 a.m. weekdays, 8:30 a.m. Sundays.

FALMOUTH, St. Patrick, 511 E. Main St.: Sat. 5:30, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:45, 10, 11:15 a.m., 5:30 p.m.; daily, 7 and 9 a.m., Sat. 8 a.m.; confessions: Saturdays 3:45-4:45 and following 7 p.m. Mass.

FALMOUTH HEIGHTS, St. Thomas Chapel, Falmouth Heights Rd.; Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 8,9, 10, II: 15 a.m.; daily 8 a.m.

HYANNIS, St. Francis Xavier, 347 South St: Schedule effective May 30 - Oct. 6-7, Sat. 4:00, 5: 15, 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily 7 a.m., 12: 10 p.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00,-3:50 p.m: and following 7:30 p.m. Mass

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YARMOUTHPORT, Sacred Heart, off Rte. 6A: Sat. 4:00, 5: 15 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.; con­fessions before each Mass.

MARION, St. Rita, 113 Front St.: Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10, 11:15 a.m.; daily, Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri., 8:30, a.m.; confessions, Saturday, 4:15-4:45 p.m.

MATTAPOISET.T, St. Anthony, 22 Barstow St.: Sat. 4:30, Sun. 8, 9:30, II :00 a.m., daily 8 a.m.; Con­fessions 3:30-4:20 p.m.

NANTUCKET, Our Lady of the Isle, Federal St.: Sat. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7,8:30, 10 and 11:30a.m.and 7:00 p.m.; daily, 7:30 and 9:00 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4-4:45 p.m.

SIASCONSET, Union Chapel: Sun. 8:45 a.m. during July and August.

-NORTH FALMOUTH, St. Elizabeth Seton, 481 Quaker Rd.: Sat. 4, 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:45, 9, 10:15, 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily 9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3: 15-3:45, 4:45-5: 15 p.m.

OAK BLUFFS, Sacred Heart, Circuit Ave.: Sat. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9: 15, 10:30 a.m.; daily (Mon.-Fri.) 7 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 5: 15-5:45 p.m.

ORLEANS, St• .Boan of Ar~, Bridge Road. (Schedule effective through Labor Day): Sat. 5; 7 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:30, II a.m.; 5:00 p.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4-4:50 p.m.; Our Lady of Per­petual Help novena, at 8 a.m. Mass Wed. .

NORTH EASTHAM, Church of the Visitation (Schedule effective through Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. daily Mass 9 a.m. Mon.-Wed.-Fri. during July and Aug.; confessions, Sat. 6:30-6:50 p.m.

OSTERVILLE, Our Lady of the Assumption, 76 Wianno Ave.: Sat. 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30,' 10:30 a.m., 12:00 noon; daily, 7, 9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:30 to 4:00 p.m.

COTUIT/MASHPEE, Christ the King, SANTUIT, St. Jude Church, 4441 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28: Sat. 4:00 p.m.; Sun. 9, II a.m.; daily, Mon.­Fri. 8:00 a.m.

MASHPEE, Queen of All Saints, Great Neck Rd. (towards New Seabury): Sat. 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m.; Daily 9:00 a.m. Mon.-Fri.

POCASSET, St. John the Evangelist, 15 Virginia Road: Sat. 4,5:30; Sun. 7:30,8:30,9:30, 10:45 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily, 7:30 a.m., except Thursday and Saturday; Tues. and Thurs. 9:00 a.m.; Sat. 8:00 a.m.; Confessions Sat. 3-3:45 p.m.

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PROVINCETOWN, St. Peter the Apostle, 11 Prince St: Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun. 7,9, II a.m., 5:30 p.m.; daily, 7 a.m., confessions, Sat. 6:30-7:00 p.m. and by appointment.

SANDWICH, Corpus Christi, 8 Jarves St.: Sat. 4, 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7,8,9,10, II a.m., 12 noon; daily 9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:45 p.m.

SAGAMORE, St. Theresa, Rte. 6A: Sat. 5:00 p.m.; Sun. 8:30,9:30, 10:30,' 11:30 a.m., First Friday 5:00 p.m., confessions Sat. 4:00­4:45 p.m.

SOUTH YARMOUTH, St. Pius X, 5 Barbara St.: Sat. 4,7 p.m.; Sun. 7,9,10:15, 1I:30a.m.;5p.m. daily, 7, 9, a.m.

BASS RIVER, Our Lady of the Highway Rte. 28: Sat. - May 26­.Sept. 7 - 5:30 p.m.; Sun. - July I -Sept. 2,- 8, 9:30, II a.m.; daily (Mon.-Fri.) 8 a.m.

VINEYARD HAVEN, St. Augustine, Church and Franklin Sts.: (Schedule effective June 28 thru Labor Day): Sat. 4:00 and 7:00p.m~; Sun. 8, II a.m.; daily 8 a.m.; confessions, Sat:3-3:45 p.m. Novena to O.L. of Perpetual Help, Monday:after 8 a.m. Mass.

WAREHAM, St. Pauick, 82' High St.: Sat. 4, 6, p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30, 10, II :30 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3-3:45 p.m.

WEST WAREHAM, St. Anthony, off .Rte. 28 (Schedule effective July and August): Sat. 4 p.m.;, Sun. 9, 10 a.m.; confessions before each Mass.

WELLFLEET, Our Lady of Lourdes, 56-58 Main St.: Sat. 4 and 5 p.m.; Sun. 8,9, 10, II a.m.; daily, 9 a.m., confessions, before all Masses.

TRURO, Sacred Heart, Rte. 6A: Sat. 7 p.m.; confessions before Masses

NORTH TRURO, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Pond Road: Sat. 4,5 p.m.; Sun. 9, 10, II a.m.; con­fessions before Masses.

WEST HARWICH, Holy Trinity, Rte. 28: Sat. 4:00-5:30 p.m. Sun. 7:30,9, 10:30, 12 noon; daily 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; confessions, Sat. 2:00-3:30 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m. First Friday - Mass at II a.m. followed by Exposition of Blessed Sacrament closing with Benediction at 2 p.m.; confessions eve of 1st Friday 2:00-3:30 p.m.

DENNISPORT, Our Lady of Annunciation, Upper County Rd.: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m. Daily 8:00 a.m.; Confessions, Sat. 3-4 p.m.

WOODS HOLE,St. Joseph: Schedule June 29-30, Sat. 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7,9:30, II a.m.; daily 8 a.m.; Confessions Ih hour before Sunday Masses.

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Reemergence By Dr. James and Mary Kenny , will allow you to work on the posi­ and visitation? Haying children

tives in your situation. Most impor- live with each parent for a week Dear Dr. Kenny: I have been tant, you have been clean from may seem fair to you, but it is

married for 10 years. My problem alcohol and drugs for four months. usually quite unsettling to the is ..-y wife has separated from me This is a wonderful accomplish­ children. Perhaps you two can and wants a divorce., We have ment. Do not feel it -is too late fashion a better arrangement.three young children who live with because your wife will not acknow­ ,

As your children grow, neweach parent one week\at a time. ledge it as a reason to renew the problems will call for new solu­Our problems carne to a climax marriage. Rather, be proud of tions. Children begin sc~ool, join

over Diy use ofalcohol and drugs. I yourself that your havere-emerged activities and develop certain prefer­have since stopped ~11 abuse and as a strong and capable individual, ences. At the same time, you and have been clean for four months, one with sufficient character to be their motner may face changes ofbut it see~s to·la(e. She says she a father to three small children. residence and, the possibility of doesn't love me 'anymore and ' ' remarriage. . . WilDts a new direction in her life. I Now_all will see whether your

, still love her very much and would recovery was dependent upon. , You ,might want to set a regular do anything for her. ' your wife's return or whether your, hour each week to meet and 'I don't feel divorce is the'" recovery was indepen4ently mo- . al\ticipate these changes rather

tivated.Showthat your'defeat of than have to meet after the fact in a solution. She says she has given our .marriage all 'the chances she the addi~tionsto drugs and alcohol problem-by-problem appro~ch.

was a sincere and self-motivated Perhaps your couns~lor would.can and isbumt out. I am working act to improve yourself. Your consider meeting with you to­on myself and growing., I know, our relationship could be better recovery must be able to stand on gether to help you develop a new

its own. 'style of relating as father and .than ever if given the chance. We mother.both se'e 'the 'same counselor When a cO\~ple with children

separately. " splits, they may end their relation­ Your situation is a hard one, How can I show her my love? ship as husband and wife, but they wishing {or what may be irre­

Should I Just back away and let do not end as father and mother to vocably lo.st. Instead of pining for their children. You will have 'to what is at the momc;nt beyondtime and space run their course? •

feel through prayer and hard work' continue to 'work positively and , your'control, focus on the success c'onstructiveIy with your. wife over you have had in defeating your this marriage could work out. - ­

Pennsylvania their proper,care. Why not focus addictions and on your new roles . on improving this relationship or as separated parents. And by all'Accept what you cannot change perhaps developing a new style of m~ans, continue to grow. and work on what you can. Your working together.

wife has made it clear that she wants a separation at this time. It You have much to discuss now Reader questions on family liv­takes two yeses to make a as you plan for the children's best ing and child care to be answered marriage, but only one no for a interest, and you will continue to in print are invited. Address the divorce. need to work in harmony. What is Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's

Accepting what has happened the best arrangement for custody College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

The little touches By Antoinette, Bosco'.. " .' .

I was talking recently to a pastor I have long known and admired. He was teIling me

,about 'a disturbing experience. A young man had come to the

church to see a priest. He wasn't a parishioner and was unknown to my friend. The man was in great distress, crying.

The priest t'ried to give him some comfort but it didn't !I'eally help. The youth was crying be­cause his mother had died and he had no money to buy her flowers.

Why were the flowers so im­portant? The priest didn't ask. Instead, he wenb to the altar, took the two beautiful flower arrangements that had been placed there for Sunday Mass and gave them to the young man. "You have no idea how happy he was as he walked out with those two huge pots of flowers," my friend sa'id. 'Then he mur·' mured, "Can you imagine what it must ,be Hke to be so poor that your mother dies and you can't buy her a flower?" ,

I was really moved by his story, visualizing him helping the young man get through 11 rite of passage that was apparently essential to him in deaHng with his mother's death.

The incident reminded me of how important it is to notice

;how often people reach out to us ,with love.

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power came :through when~ he until' my cancelled" checks ar­placed his hands on someone. rived from the bank. On the can.

Thinking about our own lives, celled check I had 'written for surely we can find instances my granddaughter, sh~ had writ­where people are trying to reach ten, "I 'love you, Grandma." us with their' love. Sometimes the positive, touches

That's what my Aunt Thelma, happen at work. Not long ago on widowed a year ·ago, did for me a late afternoon, I was working when, an unexpected package hard at my chores as editor of arrived at my home a few weeks a weekly newspaper. A young ago. There was 'no note, only a reporter popped in and asked me '!'eturn 'address. Inside the pack~ if there was anything she could age was 'a beautiful, hand"cro- .' do to help me. cheted afghan. Her work was done for the

i called her immediately to day. She c.ould easily have start­thank her. She told me that her ed on her next story, taken a . hope is to make an afghan for walk, a long coffee break or each niece, aU nine of us, now just gone. home. Instead, she that .she has ~he time. It was a offered a helping !hand. 'lovely, thoughtful, unexpected Often I think about all the things 'act of 10ve - one that will' be that make life worth living. Cer­with me for the rest of my me. 'tainly, the little touches that say

: -Then there \was the touching' here's a person who's spreading gesture of my granddaughter Julie which I didn't discover

Burundi releases By NC News Service

The ,government of Burundi has released 13 of 16 pr'iests ar­rested early in August for defy­ing a ban on conducting religious seryices during weekday daylight hours.

Archbishop Dernard Jacque­line, papal pronuncio to Burundi decJoined to name those freed but said the remaining three were from' the Diocese of Bujumbura, Burundi. '

He also said Aug. 22 that 90 foreign missionaries had been re­fused renewal of thei'r visas and had been expelled from 'Burundi where nearly 57 percent of th~ 4.4 million- people are Catholic.

love in his or her own way rate high in my book.

religious c~ptives The priests had been arrested

for defying a 1984 government ban on all religious activities dur,ing the daytime on weekdays and before.noon on Saturdays.

According to the African Faith and Justice Network, an organization of Catholic mission­ary orders with personnel in Africa, the ban prohibits retreats, youth 'fallies, catechism classes, prayer groups or marr~age prep­aration classes. Visits to the sick

,are allowed to, those in danger of death, said a network statement.

Since 1972, the statement said, more than 200 missionaries have been expelled from Burundi.

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WASHINGTON- Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, general secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference, has reiterated to the nation's bishops that the usec will not back a controversial civil right bill unless it contains anti-abortion provisions.

"Only the right to life i~ 'a , legitimate civil right," he said in memo reassertin'g' church, com­mitment to civil rights. .

In later explanations of the memo, he and a USCC press spokesman stressed that it was not meant to imply that other civil rights, such as freedom from racial discrimination, freedom 'or the press and similar basic rights are not important: •

Rather, "we don't want abortion to be seen as a civjl righ~. A\>ortion is not the civil right -.: the dght to life is the civil right," Msgr. Hoye said.'"''

" I While the religious tenet may

protect church colleges from hav­ing to provide, abortion-related services, a non-religious private university also needs protection and "shouldn't have to perform abortions in order to get its federal assistance," Msgr. Hoye said'. "That's the real issue."

Through testimony and other statements, the USCC previously has said it backs the principles of the proposed bill - the Civil Rights Restoration Act, H.R. 700 (informally, the "Grove City bill'') but believes that the legislation must contain safeguards against using it to promote abortion.

The Hoye memo noted that the bishops are blamed· as a"'~stumbl· ing block" to the bill's success and have been under pressure from the Congressional Black Caucus, whose members seek to expedite passage of the measure. '

The bill would override a Supreme Court ruling which held that ifuniversity or other higher educational institution is found guilty of discrimination in a given

program, only federal funds to that program - not the entire ,university - Clln be cut off.

'The Restoration, Act would eJ!:tend the civil rights provisions to an entire institution. '

The 1972 anti-discrimination law known as Title IX has been, interpreted as requiring abortion­relating services for women at federally fund~d univerl\ities., '

Two versions of the civil rights bill have been approved by separate House commit'tees.

One version contains amend­ments, acceptable to the USCC, to, protect institutionsfrom having to provide ~bortion coverage under the legi~lation and to ill,ow religiously afflilated institutions to refrain f~om activities violating their religious'tenets.

The other version lacks such measUres. '

Torture reported , 0,

WASHINGTON (NC) - Cath­olic sources in East Timor support allegations that Indonesian forces have systematically tortured and killed civilians, Auxiliary Bishop P. Francis Murphy of Baltimore has reported. The bishop said that al­though Indonesia has barred journalists and human rights observers 'from East Timor, "in­formation does leak out,'~ enough "to suggest that a great deal is wrong in East Timor."

Polish rulings KIELCE, Poland (NC) - An

appeals court has suspended a one~yearJjail,sentence' imposed"on Father Marek· Labuda for pro­testing the government-ordered removal of crucifixes from state­run schools. Instead, the court placed Father Labuda on three years' probation and fined him $630. Another priest" Father Andrazej Wilczynski, lost an appeal to drop his 10-month suspended sentence and $380 fine.

Life iIi lO-minute slices. By Hilda Young

There are two kinds of husbands - those who use snooze alarms to wake up and those who don't.

Needless to say, if mine was one of the latter I wouldn't even bring it up. But he is a user, and I am beginning to use the word like they do on " Hill Stre~t Blues."

And it's my fault. I gave him the radio news alarm for Christmas. You know the one: after the alarm or radio goes on, you can push a button and it gives you 10 more minutes of sleep and then comes on again.

At first he did not use it at all. When it's time to get up, it's time'

to get up, he said. '

But one Saturday morning he used it. Just for fun. It was no big deal, he said. However, things have progressed. He was using it occa­sionally, theneve'ry weekend, and now every day. At first he had \t turned to a soft classical station that hardly even disturbed my sleep.

Now I swear he has turned up the volume and has moved'through polite soft rock and country west- ' ern to the hard stuff, an all news station. .

If you live with one of these

people you know the pain of listen­ing to newscasters' sentences con­stantly being cut off in tile middle;

- "Voted to lead the list of America's best looking men (click)." ,

- "Researchers today reported women approaching 40 must be aware of (click)."

- "This news alert just in: The president (click)"

I have tried to ignore the prob­lem. After all, a friend's husband' has hit the snooze alarmJor years and it hasn't seemed to really harm anything, although at times she does seem to iwitch,every 10,min­utes or so.

And I am beginning to worry that my husband can't stop any­more at one or two. He has 'started setting the alarm sooner so he can take an extra hit or two before having to come down - I mean, to get up.

WO,rse yet, I have begun waking up after the first alarm anQ just lying there waiting for the rad,io to come back on.

"I'm worried about your snooze alarm abuse," I said to him' last night after the children went to bed. ,

"Can't we talk abollt it in 10 minutes?" he asked.

I think I need to see a priest.'

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A few' hours l'ater the volun­, teers walk to the gate in :the

yard with those men who have become their friends. The two groups bid each other farewell. The volunteers return to their busy lives in the city and the in­mates to their cells.

"We are very blessed to be able to share,with them (the in­mates) and be part of their lives;" said Sister Barbara Gon­zales, one of the volunteers" after prison Mass.

"I wish there were a 'lot more Catholic volunteers 0 coming out here,' said inmate Ga'ry DuPont, a former volunteer facilitator. "A lot of us don't have family around ,to share with. When the volunteers come; it helps to take

,away tensions'and ,loneliness and :helps us get closer to Jesus."

Marcos Pardo, an inmate who is currently the Catholic volun­teer. facilitator, :says ihe enjoys :the volunteers. - "n makes me ,real happy when they come," he said. "It shows that someone out there really' does care' - ,cares enough to give up some of their free time to share the word of God with us."

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"It's tough bringing' up par~nts nowadays" is a. pop.,. ular phrase among teenagers. But· such tongue-in-cheek turn-about reminds us that the parent-child relationship is reaJIy. a two-way' street. While you scrimp, save and sacrifice to keep your kids well clothed and in a state o( video bliss, don't forget thin one day they may be responsible for you, should you

.become unable to support your-

Parental rights and duties self. So when your 16-year-old starts introducing you as 'the trust furid', you might remind her that she is the pension.

Probably your, most basic obli­gation to your children, legally and' morally, is that of suppor~.

Most laws still speak in traditional terms, giving. the father primary liability as breadwinner while a mother's support has more "nur­turing" and personal care over­tones (this is likely to change as the economic structure offamilies con­tinues to equalize). Although in an extreme case of neglect of these duties a child may be removed from your custody, most' court~ don't allow children to sue their parents directly for "inadequate care', e.g. food, clothing, housing, medical.

Hand in hand with your duty of support comes your po'wer of authority. Pa.rents get to make practically all decisions about their children's welfare, short of breaking any laws. This of course includes your right to discipline, which occasionally and tragically is mistaken for a license to abuse.

All states have "disobedient child" laws,a device for bringing your kid into,court if he absolutely refuses to abide by any of your

rules, and seems headed for serious trouble. The hope is that he may steer off his collision course when facing possible probation, a foster home or reform school. Obvio~s­ly, resort to the courts should be reserved for fairly severe cases. Chronic runaways and alcohol abusers are probably good can­didates; the obnoxious, irritating and those whopabitually refuse to

, clear the dinner dishes will just have to be dealt with more creatively at home.

The support obligation legally ends upon your child's "eman­cipation", the magical age at which the law officially declares adult­

, hood. Though it's usually 18, a teenager can become independent before then by·doing certain acts, like joining the army, becoming self-supporting or getting married, but in many states, parental consent is also required for the marriage of a person .under 18 to be valid.

N9W that college has become something of an educational necessity to compete successfully on the job market, can your kids force you to put them through college too, even though they're past 18 and technically not your responsibility? This is a question judges may face in the near future.

Some parents would say that such an extended support duty should give them equal decision-making power over things like choice of college, field of study and even lifestyle. Generally, there is no parental duty for parents to provide a college education for their children.

A hundred years ago, whipping was a fully acceptable way 'to discipline children. Today you would have to answer to the Department of' Social Services. Although exact figures are im- . possible, experts estimate that between one and four thousand American children are actually killed by their parents each year. The 60,000 or so national cases of abuse and neglect reported each year are probably only the tip of a well-concealed iceberg.

Child abuse comes in many flavors. It can be physical, emotional or sexual molestation, or hurting a child by failing to provide him with adequate nour­ishment, shelter, clothing, or medicine, not sending him to school, or leaving him unattend.ed

other states, doctors, nurses, teachers and police are under a legal obligation to report any suspected case of child abuse or neglect to the appropriate social welfare agency. If a bona fide case of abuse is uncovered after a prompt and thorough 'investiga­tion into the home, the child may be removed permanently or tem­porarily from an abusive parent's custody. In an extreme case, a parent might be criminally prosecuted., -

Finally, what happens when Johnny throws a baseball through the neighbor's window? It used to be that you were not responsible for personal or property damage caused by your child unless it resulted from your own failure to supervise. Though this is still true in many places, almost half the states, including Massachusetts, 'now hold parents liable for such damage, but only up to a specified amount. In Massachusetts, parents may be responsible for damage up to $2,000. In any case, if you know that you 8-year-old has a habit of picking up rocks and throwing them at passing cars and

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The"church and labor: an endangered tradition? By Msgr. Ge~!ge G. ~iggins

Paul Weber, editor ofthe Wage Earner, a labor weekly'published by the Detroit chapter of the Asso-/ ciation of Catholic Trade Unio­nists in the late '30s and '40s, died recently at the age of 77. Although his name was once a household word in both church and labor cir­cles, I imagine few. Detroit Cathol­ics' under 50 have heard of him or ~~~ defunct publication.

An experienced journalist who earned his labor spurs as a skilled negotiator for the Newspaper Guild, Weber did as much as any-, one in Detroit to implement the church's teaching on labor when mass production workers, an.d spec­ifically autoworkers, were being organized.

Labor Day is a good time to honor his memory, for it was pio­neers like Weber who,ata turning point in the labor movement, not only kept alive but deepened and strengthened the relationship be­tween church and labor, a rela­tionship some now question.

Ed Marciniak, another News­paper Guild product who -once edited the'qewspaper Workfor the Chicago Catholic Labor Alliance, has given this question .much thought. He has sounded a timely ­warning.

"The future ... of. the church's closeness fo the labor movement is by no means secure," he. observes. "It is quite possible that the church's great tradition of deep sympathy for working people 'and their un­ions...could could be lost to the United States and to the world."

Chiefly responsible for such a tragedy, Marciniak argues, "would be a failure by the church to develop lay men and women whose mil­itancy and philosophy find ,their

source inthe Gospel.~'It is through, such "people,and not primarily bishops and priests as in the past, that this IOO-year-old tradition will be nou,rishedand extended, he concludes.

Thelate Humphrey Desmond, pub­lisher of a chain of Midwestern Catholic papers, once made a sim­ilar point. Predicting that labor would "find its own mores," Des­mond suggested that "the useful, practical expedients are apt to come, not from men trained i,n seminaries, but from men close to the working conditions...The church would act wisely if it maintained a sympathetic attitude toward Cath­olics and unions and to the extent

Convert WASHINGTON (NC) - Less

money for the Catholic Church's evangelization efforts and·chang­ing needs of potential converts are

-among the reasons for the decline in the n\lmber of' people joining the church, said Paulist Father Alvin A. illig, director of the National Catholic Evangelization Association in Washington.

The 1985 Official Catholic Direc­tory reported a slight drop in the number of converts across the nation' - from 95,346 to 91,750 '-after 1'0 years of slow but steady growth. .

Father Illig, citing possible rea­sons for that decline, said that "the case for Catholic evangelization in America was not helped when the American Catholic bishops, after five years of fairly high visibility for its Committee on Evangeliza­tion, voted to maintain the evan­gelization committee but with no budget, no staff and no meetings."

Practically speaking, he said,

even of tolerating their efforts' to eliminate the 'scab'wcfrker." . The churcH did that on a fairly widespread scale du'ring the first half of this century,_ particularly from the 30s through the '50s, when the Catholic social action movement, however limited its reach and however top-heavy with clerics, gave the labor problem special attention.

After World War II, -however, many Catholic social actionists graduall'y began to concentrate on other problems. There has been a slight revival of interest in labor in recent years, particularly unorgan­ized farm workers and textile, workers, but Marciniak's warning remains timely. The church's tra­

dition, its deep sympathy for work­ing pe6ple'and tneit unions, could be lost.

We are faced with a rather pro­found sociological and cultural shift in the United States which will not be easily reversed, at least in the short run, despite the church's best efforts. While the hierarchical church can do much, it. cannot work cultural miracles.

Specific discussion of this issue can be expected in the U.S. bishops' pastoral on the economy. Where the church goes from there, how­ever, will not depend so much on the wisdom of the hierarchy as it will on the initiative of the laity: people like Weber and Marciniak. May their tribe increase.

decline is .examined the shrinking number of clergy

- and religious is "perhaps the big­gest single detriment to work with

. converts and inactive Catholics. As the clergy are swamped with the pastoral needs of the active, they have less time for potential converts and for work with inac­tive members which is very time-con­sumiiig:" , .

He warned evangelizers that they ,m~y be surrendering their role in church life to liturgist~ and reli­gious educators. . "Evangelizers are missionaries,

and missionaries are the 'market­illg people' of the church. After a few years, of little or no programs by the evangelist, the liturgist and the religious educators frequently

'find few people 'to initiate because the pool of interested people within the a«tive parish community has dried up. ~

The Catholic Church should ask itself how it is adapting to a culture that is less attracted to formal rit­

ual, Father Illig said, and evangel­izers should study the economic situation of today's converts. . "As the Catholic community be­comes better educated and more affluent, there is growing evidence that we are effectively locking out the poor and the simple who find it increasingly more difficult to relate 'to the Catholic community," he said. '

Also, "it used to be ~asy to gain membership in the Catholic Church," according to Father Illig. Then, the demands became great­er once the person. was in the church. Now it is more difficult to enter but once in, demands are fewer.

"Could one reason for the fall­ing number of converts be that somehow we got it all turned around in the turmoil of renewal?" Fl!-ther 'Illig asked, calling for a closer examination of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, a lengthier process than the inquiry class format.

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THE ANCHOR.:.. . 13:'Joseph TinsleyChurch Friday, Aug. 30, 1985 The Mass of Christian BuriaI 'too white' was offered Tuesday at St. Pat­

rick's Church, Somerset, for Marian Medalist Joseph A. Tins­says Bishop Lyke JEFfREY E. SULLIVANley, 76, who died Aug. 23.By NC News service FUNERAL HOMEAn officer in the St. Vincent The Oatholic Churdh "is stiU 550 Locust Street de Paul Society on both the dio­oppressively too white," Auxi­ Fall Rlvell', Mass.cesan and parish levels, he was Bary Bishop James P. Lyke of Rose E. Sullivanalso a Past Grand Knight and a Cleveland said at :the National Wllliam J. SullivanFourth Degree member of the Margaret M. SullivanOffice of Black Catholics' work­Knights of Columbus. shop in Atlanta. 672-2391

He was active in the BoyThe recent workshop was one Scout organization and wasof two national meetings of awarded the St. George Medalblack Catholics. Three national for his work with Catholic units. organizations of black religious MARRIAGEHe is survived !by his widow, , leaders meeting in Baltimore al­Margaret (Cary) Tinsley, a PREPARATIONso discussed how to express to daughter, three sons, four sisters the churCh and society their ,AT ITS BEST!and nine grandchildren. black religious identity, vision Give .4. Gift

and mission in the United States. (;ertlfleate For AIt's Up to UsAt the Atlanta meeting Bishop Weekend Away"The Christian regeneration of Lyke said that 'all too often "the

T Fir Inf. Contacta whole community is pivoted onchurch has been slow to be lin .:."";:::,.:. ED" BECKY ST. PIERREour own, individual regenera­102' Ra, Str..tthe forefront, slow to make nec·

tion." - Today f.1I RIVlr. MA 02720essary ch'anges, and relate to the E E T~I. 175·2271needs of today and of each unique cuoiture. IdeologicaUy, With 31,000 Subscribers -liturgically, financially, adminis· tratively and numerically, the It Pays To Advertise churoh is still oppressively too white." . In The Anchor FLINT, Mich. (NC) - 'I1he first They realized they were break­

He added "Clergy !I'eflect ra· time Kenneth' Berger and his ing ground as the first 'lillY ad­cist attitudes or are not sensi­ wife, Pat, stood before the con­ minstrators responsible for the tive to black people, or are not gregation at Sacred Heart day-to-dayaffaiors of a Catholic Montie Plumbing committed to the radical preach· Church in Flint as its new pas­ parish in the 10-county Diocese & Heating Co. ing on justice. Parishes Gack toral team, they were excited of Lansing. They also !I'ealized

Over 35 Years good programs for young and and humbled. the trust placed in them by mem­of Satisfied Service PROVIDENCEolder !black people and parish bers of the 167-family parish.

Reg. Master Plumber 7023 councils are not efficient enough 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Due to a priest shortage, the JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. C.OLlEGEto respond to black needs." church, at decision-making levels, . parish was left without a resi­ 432 JEFFERSON STREETThe church fails to attract and diocesan pastoml councils, com­ dent pastor in June and the Ber­ Fall River 675-7496 Graduate Studiestrain enough black lay people mittees, boards, agencies. Is gers took up residence in July. for :leadership services and lacks In Religion there an oU'treach to include Nearby priests celebrate Sunday a sincere drive and commitment black Catholics in areas that af­ Mass and administer the sacra­ Announcesto black vocations; Bishop Lyke fect the whole church or are they ments at. the inner-city parish, O'ROURKEsaid. Fall Courses called on omy when we deal with a strong Slovak back­

Bishop Lyke call~d spil''ituality with a 'black issue?' " . ground. (Starts Sept. 9, 1985)Funeral Home the greatest gift of black Cath­ The Ba<ltimore meeting, mean­ Berger, 31, had been executive Biblical Studies olics. "Prayer is as natural to us while, was attended by repre­ 571 Second Street director of ill Flint organization as breathing, spontaneous and sentatives of the National Black Pre..xmc Israel which ran food and clothing pro­ Fall River, Mass. a,n-pervasive, our God is as Catholic Clergy Caucus, the Na­ Temnce Keegan, O.P.grams for the poor. Its soupclose to us as our b'lack skin. tional Black Sisters' Conference 679-6072 · .' .. Monday, 7 to 9 p. mkitchen is across from SacredAnd !inseparable too. Our black and the National Black Catholic Eplstlos of PaulHeart Church. skin cannot be separated from SeminaI'ians Association. Helen O'Neill, O.P. • our souls. We never knew the Berger, who was dispensedJosephite Father William Nor­ · ..... Wednesday 3:45 to 5:45 p.mdistinctions that the white man from perpetual vows with thevel, the new president of the Johannlne Literature placed between intellect and Redemptorist order in 1980 while LEMIEUX Thomas A. Collins, O.P.clergy caucus, said the develop­emotion, spirit and body, action studying for the priesthood, · Wednesday 7 to 9 P-Pl.ment of strong black leadership HEATING, INC. and contemplation, individual graduated that same year cum ....in the church lis needed to give

Sales and Service ....-...'and community, secular and sa· 'laude from Mount St. Alphonsus people a sense of ownership. for Domestic Religious Studies credo We are not diviiders, we Seminary 'in Esopus, N.Y.Dominican Brother Jesse de and Industrial are includers. It is for us all one; The Creator and Creation Porres Cox, new preSident ,of Work with various activist 995·1631as me is one, as God is one ­ John P. Mahoney, O.P.the seminarians' association, groups took him to Michigan, 2283 ACUSHNET AVENUE'as we are one," he said. · Monday 3:45 to 5:45 p.m.added that an environment is where he and his future wife NEW BEDFORD History of SpiritualityReferring to the "seamless gar· needed in which blacks can feel were comanagers of a successful

Mary Ann Follmarment" of ChI'istian va:lues often at home and be secure in their 1982 campaign putting the state · Tuesday 3:45 to 5:45 p.m.spoken of by Cardinal Joseph blackness. Role models of strong in f1avor of a nuclear weapons

American Religious History Bernardin of Chicago, Bishop black men and wom~ working freeze. The couple was married OUR LADY'S James Prest, O.P.Lyke urged that there be "a' in ministry are needed; this can during the campaign. · Tuesday 3:45 to 5:45 p.m.RELIGIOUS STOREseamless garment of concern, of be done if religiolis orders and Earlier Mrs. 'Berger,' 29, had Medieval Church HI6tOry ~conscious and efficacious efforts, diocesan offices take black voca· , 93650. Main St., Fall River been'a candidate for the Domini­ Thomas McGonigle, O.P. .to incorporate black Catholics tions seriously, he said. can Sisters of Adrian, Mich. ......... Thursday 3:45 to 5:45 p.m..BRIDE'S MISSALSwithin the structure of the Father Cyprian Davis, a his­

Theology of rJllnlstrySacred Heart parishioners are torian, said the laity should be· AND BIBLES' Elaine Scully, R.S.M:familiar with activist leadership. come more involved in parish _____Thursday 7 to 9 p.m:11:00 To 5:30 Sunday Tbru SaturdayTheir.' retired pastor, Fatherand diocesan affairs and' that George Z:abelka, was Catholic Tel: 673-4262 Religious Education Religious' and clergy' need to in­chaplain for the U.S. airmen who form 'the :laitY of positions avail· Whollstlc Approaeh qropped atomic hombs on Hiro­able for them. ' to Humen Development shima and Nagasaki, Japan, dur­Father George Stallings, vice Elaine Scully, R.S.M.ing World War II and later be­preSident-elect·of the clergy cau· · Friday, 9:20 to 11:20 a'.m. came a peace 'advocate and, acus, said that while the overall Inquire:member of a. pe!1ce pilgrimagenumber of new religious voca- Graduate ProgFams across Ithe United States. and .tions is declining, there is an in­ Religious Stu~ie'sEurope that arrived in Bethle­crease in the number of black hem in December 1983. Departmentpriests and Religious in '. the

United States. The Bergers 'look forWard to Providence College This is cruciJal, he said, be­ reviving the parish religious edu­ •Providence, RI 02918

cause blacks need to see indigen· cation program. rebuilding other or call: (401) 865·2274 ous clergy and relig!ous, th~y programs and working with

Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity need to see a church that is reo neighborhood blacks and other Institution (M/F/H)

sponsive to their cultural needs. minorities.

Kenneth and Patricia Berger

Parish administrators

BISHOP LYKE

679-5262

LEARY PRESS

14 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River:-Fd., A.ug. 3,~, ,1985

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An hon~~able profession

'.fP

, :- ' :' By ~ecilia Belanger,' I have recently finished writ­

'ing a letter of reCommendation for a young ,man who is enter­ing religious life. '

There are spheres an life for which'people are particularly fit­ted and others whiCh they shou1d stllY aw.ay from. We pray that a kind Providence' will guide those youth best fitted for the priesthood to find people who

. have the insight to say, "Young

. man, I think this is what God is trying' to teU you."

.' The young man of whom I speak '!had 'tried everything and found, nothing satisfying. The

, emptiness remain~. the unful­j fillment was still- there. The busi­, ness wor.Jd was ,not for him. The , , thirst for something else foHow­j: ed him around': from job' to job.

God ,wassti1l foJ.lowing, him- around, though. Finally the 'call came through loud and clear: He sa,id,' "Suddenly all of life made 'sense!'" " • . Through, all: of \' ~is. searching, however,' his faith was growing ~nd everytliing, he h:id, been • taught-as a child in a, good Chris­tianhome also made' .sense to 'him.. Ai 'times iike these,'one be­gins to appreciate more; one ~s growing ~p" ' ,

" Pis our young friend sat in the Oining-Toom I' Hs~ened, with 'a thankful prayer .to God for the mysterious way in which, he works. I prayed -that others .who

;have 'Unrealized vocations will 'finei theirriiche as': well. :, ~:.

" , ;".

What"s'. -, .'

on ,y'our .mind?

"

Q. How well should a teen­ager get along \Vith hEl'. parents? (Ohio)

A. Let's <listen for ~l moment to several young adu.Jts in their 'late 20s tidk, about their teen

, year.s: ,

Ginny:' "Sometimes'j was just awful.. Looking' back, 1 don't know'· how my mother put up With ,me: A couple of times I talked really mean ·to her. Now I'm glad she stood her ground and didn't give in, to me all the time." .' ,

, Mike: "I liked my parents' a lot and I 8tiH do. But there were times when dad was working 12 hours a' day ~nd he would be hard to get along with: When he was this way, I'd be glad if he didn't come home for supper be­cause I knew we would fight. I understand him a lot better now, and we get along great."

Sandra: "My dad walked out on my mom when I was a senior -in high school. I stm find it hard to forgive him. I guess this brought my 'm9ther and I c1o~er together, We'd have smaIl ~p,ats

now and then, bU~ mostly \Y.e got

The spirit of change Which has characterized our times has p~ne­trated the church and shaken the old stability of the ministry, but I think that stability will return 'in the midst of the change,be­cause the center is immovable. I~ no profession are-men exposed

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to greaterand,more 'startling changes 'than in" the! priesthood. -If one builds,up Within one's ~elf an energy ,of purPOse, an iron strength '. of, ptinciple, these things will' disarm . outward changes and give ·power to one's ministry, whether it be in a' pros­perous or an adverse lot.' ....Be strong ,in ·the :Lord,' and in the power ot~~ighh;::~.,:

., ..... " . ",' .. .~~

By

rOM

LENNON

'aiong real well and I'd try to do a'lot of tlhe housework because she had a job: We seeme4 to' understand 'each other well too~ That helped 'very much." , These true sketches iridicate how impossible it is to .Illy ~own some rule about how' well a teen­ager shou~d gtrt, ailong withhis or ,her parents. ' '

But it's wise to expect a cer· . tain 'amount of conflict between

parent and teen and not to be alarmed by it. The :teen is a:eaCh­ing,.for independence and 'can't achieve it all at once. Parents know they must' be cautious in

.. how' much freedom they grant. Too much could spell tragedy.

S'o conflicts, arise. It can be a healthy thing 4f all parties try to resolve the argument in a sane and easygoing way. Yelling Tare­Iy does any good. Giving sound 'reasons for an option can do

, much good Trying to stay cool, and to

keep the emotional telJ.lperature. low is also likely .10 be benefi-. cial.

Send questions to Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass Ave. N.W., Wash­ington, D.C. 20005. '

AIDS clini~

for New York NEW YORK (NC) - The .Arch­

diocese of New York has an­nounced a "comprehensive plan for the study and care of PiIDS patients," to be 'assisted by sis­ters of Mother Teresa's order, the Missionaries of Charity. .

A vacant convent will be used, the announcement said, for hous­ing some AIDS patients ·who do not require hospitaI cll!l'e. "Moth­er Teresa and the Missionary Sisters have volunteered to care for: the patients of the shelter, w,ith medical backup provided by the New York Medical Col­'lege and St. Clare's Hospital," the archdiocese said. .

For'study of AIDS (Acquired

Communities convention ,that a will for serving God's creation manifests dtself through "a per~ sonal sense that God's moving us to be that creative and ~oving

force in the world we all so need."

"The way to >love God is to love what he 'loves," he said.

Milan delivered his comments in a keynote aqdress to the 250 participants, ran'ging in age from 13 to 76, who attended the 14th biennial national convention of

,'the CLC !held in Cieveland in

i\"TEENAGER at ,a recent Catholic prayer group con­ference in Ohio leaves' no doubt as to wherelje's froin.

interest because the prelate has been at odds with much of the homosexual community, parti-'

August. " .Founded by Jesuits and for­

merJy known as the SOdaHties' of Our Lady, 'CLCs are iay or­ganizations fostering religious and social activities. There aTe about ~'50 'locai. cOplmunities affiHated with ,the '42·country World I"ederation of Christian Life Communities. Its U.S. head­quaTters is in St. Louis.

.Coy~e-Cassidy

Immune ,Deficiency Syndrome) .adisease. most often found among m8'le homosexuals, !the archdio· cese ~s joining with New Yorlc ~edical 'College' to establish a center' at the college' faciHty lip Valhalla, NY, nea'1' New Yo~k

City. Th'e College and its 35 'affi­Hate hospitals, the announce­ment said, treat at ieast a thkd of New York!g acute' AIDS pa­'tieilts on a given dliy.' ' .

cularly over the iss~e of employ~, ing practicing homosexuals lin archdiocesan institutions . and more generally over l1is in~is­tence that homosexua·l behavior is morally wrong.

"This new comprehensive pro­gram. for AIDS research and treatment does not represent a change in .the policy of the arch· diocese," the announceme1).t con­cluded. "It is felt that a coordina­

15 -varsity, cheerleaders attend­. , .ed ~ Aug. 7-10 wor~shol1 at Em·

'ma'miel Col'lege, Boston. The .girls >learned new cheers and

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routines, participated in' a talent show and presented a pep ratly.

The Coyle-Cassidy group was selected' as, 1985s outstanding squad by the Nationwide Cheer­leaders Association, program sponsOr. Among dther' awards presented to the girls were two blue ribbons '~or suPerior cheer­ing.

Over 200 cheerleaders from several' states attended.

Additionally, 'the ,'archdiocese is' investigating the situation of cnildren with AIDS' and win es­tablish''', a ' 'special 'program for them if the need is found.

News of an atchdiocesan AIDS program first" came from. New York' Cardinal John J. O'Connor. The annOl.~ncement held spe.ci~I'

ted effort to study '.the problem' of AIDS wi'll. be more successful than ,!D~i1Y different approaches."

,C~C .~onve.ntion, ' CLEVELAN.D '(NC) - 'Former

president Jack Milan told ,parti­cipants·' ~t the' Christian "Life

,',.' , " "'::J'\' :;,., ." ..lp.r?k l11'l"lsJggest~""k~epingJ)-'in mind thrit we do not travel alone. We need to slo~ down and notice glltC81\D~:,the needs of those who travel with' us.

This means watching <?ut for

CI5<­,By Charlie Martin

DAYS ARE NUMBERS: THE TRAVELER The traveler is alw~ys leaving town He never has the time to tum.around And If the road he's taken isn't leading anywhere He ,seems. to ~eeompleteIy unaware. The'traveler is·always leaving home The, only kind of life he's ,ever known Whenev'rymoment seems to be, a .race against the time

. There's always one more mountain left t~. climb. '. Days 'are numbers . Watch (the stars We cm only see so far, Some day you'll know where you are. The, traveler 'awaits the morning tide' He doesn't know what's on the other side But something deep inside of him keeps telling him to go He h~SDI't foUnd a reason to say no.' '

. The travener i~ only passing through He cannot understand your point of view Abandoning reality unsure of what he'll find The traveler in me is close behind.

Recorded by the Alan Parsons Project. Written by Alan Parsons and !Erie Woolfsom (c) 1985 by Woolfsons, Ltd.

. 'and Careers Music,· l!nc.'

each other. In this world, many travelers are hungry, some are homeless and almost all need a 'loving rtouch. Reach out to your .fellow travelers.

Second, OU'1' destination gives us ,perspective. Too often we be.

come overly upset with the small things that go wrong in our lives. We need to ask ourselves the question: "Just how important is this?

That doesn't mean we should not be disappointed and at times genuinely hurt. Rather, we need

' to keep the perspective that as 'travelers, today's pain will pass ,and' that tomorrow win bring new opp~rtunities.

Finally, we should remember that we have a guide for our journey. God helps us find a way. Sometimes we might feel lost but God stays with us. If we look for God's presence in our 'lives, the journey becomes clearer.

We still face 'Uncertainty but God's love and ClU'e can give us strength and confidence as we encounter the 'Unknown in the future.

"DAYS ARE NUMBERS" is a 'While I am uncertain about There are many ways to travel typical Alan Parsons Project hit what that means, I want to pick thTOUgh Hfe. What is most im­- an interesting sound coupll~d 'up on the song's' idea th,at we portant is to find a way that is with a mysterious messag~. We are travelers. This idea' 'makes Tight for us, with God's help. are told to "re~ember days are sens,e, for our 'journey through Your comments are always numbers"'and we should "count time is Hmited and our destina- welcome' and may be used in the stars, we can only go so far, tion is beyond OUT CUTrent Hfe. future colunms. Address Charlie one day, you'll know where you Given that we all are travelers, Martin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., are." , how do we want to travel? Evansville, Ind. 47714.

JOHN JENCO, nephew or'Father Lawrence Jenco, talks with reporters after meeting with White House officials. Relatives of four hostages were in Washington to influence governnient leaders to take steps aimed' at freeing the captives. (NC/UPI photo)

Jenco update WASHINGTON (NC) - Syria's

government will try to help free Servite Father Lawrence Jenco and six other Americans held hostage in the Middle East, but claims no knowledge of their whereabouts or captors, accord­ing to an American Congress­man.

Rep. George O'Brien R-Il1., after a trip to Syria where !he met with Syrian leaders, said in Washington Aug. 21 ,that Syrian President Hafez Assad has prom­~sed to try to' get the captives released. However, Assad says he does not know the ~ocation

of the hostages or the identity of the kidnappers, although he does have "a general idea," O'Brien added.

Father Jenco,'director of Cath­olic Relief Services operations in Beirut, was kidnapped Jan. 8. Six other U.S. ctiizens, including another clergyman, the Rev. Ben­jamin Weir, also have been seized in Beirut.

O'Brien, a Catholic, i"epresents the Joliet area, where Father Jenco's family lives.

Assad "doesn't know where. they are and he doesn't know who has them, but he has a general ddea," said O'Brien in a teleV'ision interview. "But I did get ,the reassurance from him that for humanitarian reasons he and his country would do every­thing they could to continue to try to find 'and negotiate the reo lease of the seven A'mericans."

O'Brien a few days earlier had voiced similar comments about the Syrians' declared willingness to help. An aide to O'Brien a'lso had offered additional, informa­tion, such as the report the hos· tages were receiving needed mediCal care, but O'Brien con­tradicted that statement Aug. 16 with the comment the Syrians did not know how the hostages were being treated.

Four Frenchmen and a British writer also have been kidnapped ,in Beirut.

Syria is often a key player in Middle East affairs. Assad's' in­fluence was' considered import­ant in ,~he release June 30 of U.S. citizens taken hostage during an airplane trip from Rome to Athens. One Amerioan was mur­dered in the incident and others were held captive for more than two weeks in Beirut.

On Aug. 16, UN. Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar met with relatives of Father Jenco and the other hostages and pub'licly s.ought the captives' freedom.

CYO hockey starts 13th season

The Bristol. County CYO Hockey League enters its 13th season a,t 9 P.M. Sept. 8, when tryouts and practices begin at the DriscoU RJink an FaB River. AU wishing to play this season must be on hand.

League participation is open to aU skaters from Bristol and Barnstable counties. Players must be born on or after January I, 1963, and must be at least 17 years of age. All games are played on Sunday evenings.

There are many roster vacan­cies and an opening for an entire new team, if players from a par­ticular area wish to form a squad'.

Players are provided team jerseys and socks but must furnish aU other equipment and pay a $65 fee for a 20-game season plus playoffs. Additional ~information may be obtained from diocesan CYO director Father Paul F. McCarrick, 673-1123.

The Courage "Have the courage to believe

in Christ. When he :is with you, you oan have !hope in regard to the big problems of today and in finding solutions to them." Pope John Paul II

tv, movie news Symbols following film reviews indicate

both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-I3-parentalguidancestrongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested;· R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require soine analfSis and explanation); O-morally offenSive.

NOTE, Please check dates and

times of television and radio programs against local list· Ings, which may differ from the New York network sched­ules supplied to The Anchor.

New Fflms "Volunteers" (l'rf-Star) the

madcap adventures of Peace Corps volunteers in the jung,les of Thailand make for pretty duil entertainment. What could have been a biting satire of the Peace Corps and its constituents be­comes uninteresting and vapid. The characters are uninspiTed and sterotyped, the action scenes mediocre and the plot senseless. John' Candy and Tom Hanks hand in adequate enough perfor­mances, but sink to vulgarity and sight gags in a wasted efort to produce a laugh. Be sure to miss this one. 0, R

"Real Genius" (l'ri-Star) a col. lection of college geniuses are

engaged in a senior science pro­ject that will produce the ulti­mate weapon. Of course, these altruistic kids are just innocent pawns in the hands of their ei­ders. When they discover this, they revolt and save the world. Trite cliche drivel sums up the artistic efforts of this film. There are some laughs, not enough to makeup for the stagnant min­utes in between. A3, PG

"American Flyer" (Warner Bros.) has some merit; the ~ct·

ing is good, the dialogue fairly well-written. Two brothers, one with a fatal brain disorder, enter a grueling bicycle race where they must face competition and caring together and cement their family bonds just in time for the end. The bicycle race scenes are endless and the ending is

.dictable. A3, PG-13. pre­

Friday, Films on 1V

Sept. 13, 9·11 p.m. EDT (CBS) - "The C8nn0nball Run" (1979) - A banal and tedi­ous cross-country oar race movie with Burt Reynolds and Farrah Fawcett. Some vulgarity and sex­ual innuendos. A3, PG

Religious 1V Sunday, Sept. 1 CBS) "For

Our Times" - CBS reports on the civil rights movement for blacks i!1cluding' the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa,

Religious Radio Sunday, Sept. 1 (NBC) "Guide·

line" - Eileen Egan is inter­viewed about her new book on Mother Teresa, "Such. a Vision of the Street."

VISITORS HAVING fun on Cape Cod this summer in­clude Tim and Susan Richardson of Tulsa, OK. (Motta photo)

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are asked to submit news Items for this column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall

MY DAD River, 02722.. Name of city' or town shouldbe included as well as ·full dates of allAt dawn everything Is quiet so It seems activities. please send news of future ratherTIll Dad's alarm goes off with a scream, than past events. Note: We do not carrynews of tundraisinll activities such asIn a little while his footsteps by my door binllOS, whlsts, dances, suppers and, bazaars.To the shower same as the days before ­ We are happy to carry notices of spiritualSmell of coffee seeping Into my room IlrOllram$, club meetinlls, youth prolects and

similar nonprofit activities. Fundralsinll pro-,hearing Dad stirring his coffee with a spoon. lects may be advertised at our rellular rates,Now, obtainable from The Anchor business office,telephone 675-7151.Ipretend Iam asleep On Steering Points Items FR, indicatesknowing before he goes Fall River, NB Indicates New Bedford.he'll open my door he will peek

not disturbing me ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH' making Sl,lre Iam there Women's Guild opening meeting: safe and asleep without a care Mass and dinner Sept. II. In­the garage door opens the car he starts formation: 997-2592; 996-4127. off, to work he goes, with a full heart Nanette Turner and her son CraigIwill miss him every moment of this day will become Catholics at. 9 a.m.,He's my Dad - God made him that way Mass Sept. I. All welcome.

, © Herold L Bele.,.r - (Fold) Cathechetical Sunday will be cele­brated at II :30 a.m. Mass Sept. 8.

------~----------~-----­'Old you drink and drive ti>day? ST. ANTHONY,Your back home sa.fe-you say , MATTAPOISETT _It dO€sn't always end up that way A pre-school kindergartenThis boy's prayer, happened today program will be offered during 9:30 a man drunk a.m. Sunday Mass beginning this driving acar, fall. Those wishing to enroll children came-so fast, from afar may call the religious education Hitting dad's car driving It into a tree office. killing dad leaving me ST.STEPHEN,ATTLEBORONow,

Mission party for Fa.ther RayIwait f,or a new, dad Marquis, OMI and his Haitian

The man that hit us is In jail parish: I:30 to 5 p.m. Sept. 8. Allfeeling very sad welcome. -Every night, Ipray My Jesus ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Bless me with a new dad Prayer meeting: Sept. 7, beginning my Jesus with 7 p.m. Mass. ' Please forgive the man who Is very sad O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE

The winter Mass schedule willl!I Harold L. Belanger resume after this weekend.

If you drink and drive Women's Guild: season begins carry one of these cards Sept. 9, new members welcome. Help-keep Dad's people alive.

ST. THOMAS MORE,To Order Individual Caples Not Plastic Enclosed SOMERSET

Adult choir rehearsal: 7:30 p.m. 02@$1.25 Sept. 3.

ST. ELIZABETH, FROther Quantities Available At Lower Price Mass and mortgage-burningAll Prices Include Tax, Postage and Handling ceremony: 4 p.m. Sept. 22, followed Total sent $, ~ b¥ dinner in parish hall. All Pniyers on SIze 4"xT" CoIor8d card Stock-Prtnted In CoIor8d Ink HOSPICE OUTREACH, FR, NB

send Checks To: . Training course for Fall River Baby'S Prayer, l?O. Box 9038, Warwick, R.I. 02889 area volunteers willing to provide

bereavement and emotional support, respite care, advocacy and trans-Name' _

, portation' to terminal cancer patients Addressi _ and their families: beginning Oct. 7

twice weekly for six weeks, In­Clty, _ State, Zlp, _ formation: 673-1589. A similar

program is offered at St. Luke'sAmount Hospital, New Bedford, beginning

Sept. 24. Information: 997-1515, . ext. 2520.

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ST. MARY, NB . Women's Guild: wine and cheese

social 7.:30 p.m. school cafeteria. All II welcome; for transportation ca, Debbie Letendre, 998-1849: . 9

Opening of school Mass: a.m. Sept. 4. Parents' meetings: Sept. 4,

f 6 h h 8 h dparents 0 , th t roug t gra ers; Sept. II, parents of nurse~y throu~h 5th gr,aders. Both meetmgs b~gm

,with 7 p.m. Mass; both parents are expected to attend.

..... SS. PETER & PAUL, FR

Women's Club: meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 3, Heritage Park for park tour, film strip viewing, business session. All parish women welcome; trans­portation from rectory parking lot available. Information: 673-050 I.

Other meetings: 7 p.m. Sept. 5, administration committee, .Coady center; 7 p. tho Sept.,8, parish council, Coady center; 6:30 Sept. 9, CCD teachers, school.

Mass of thanksgiving honoring 7th grade teacher Sister Eileen Kitchen's silver jubilee as a Sister of Mercy: II a.m. Sept. 8, followed by reception.

ST.ANNE,FR New members of the school stl\ff

are Brenda Roclia, Rhonda MacLeod, Leslie Rogers, Janice Heining and Jeffrey,LePage.

The parish nursery school for 3 to 5-year-olds' begins' Sept. 9. In­formation: 678-2152.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Prayer intercessors for the week

are Eleanor Gagnon and Rose Marie Oliveira. '

St. Patrick's Fellowship: meeting 7 p.m. Sept. 8, parish center.

O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK A Maryknoll missioner will speak

on behalf of Philippine missions at all weekend Masses.

Youth ministry adult team meeting: Sept. 13. Ministry opening: , 6 p.m. Sept. 15.

Open house for those interested in catechumenate: 8:30 p.m. Sept. 30, parish center.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS CCD 'classes will begin the week

of Sept. 23.if construction of class­rooms in the basement of the new church is completed.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Altar server schedules available in

sacristy. Family Mass: 9:30 a.m. Sunday,

followed by refreshments in parish hall. '

Our Lady of Angels feast will begin tomorrow when a statue of the feast patroness is carried from the rectory to Our Lady of Angels Club for prayer. Other spiritual activities will be a Portuguese-language Mass at 10 a.m. Monday and a procession at I p.m. The church will remain open until 9:30 p.m. each evening of the feast to permit visits to the Blessed Sacrament and Marian shrine. CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH

Schedules for Eucharistic minis­ters, lectors and altar servers avail­able in sacristy.

Parish prayer meeting: 8 p.m. each , Friday, Father Clinton Hall.

Rosary Group: 7 p.m. each Wed­nesday, Corpus Christi Church. Daily rosary prior to 9 a.m. Mass. CATHOLIC NURSES, CAPE& ISLANDS

All Catholic nurses are invited to a special1iturgy at lOa.m. Sept. 15 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyan­nis. A coffee hour will follow and information about the local chapter

.of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Nurses will be available. ST. KILIAN, NB

Widowed S.upport Group: open meeting 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9. rectory, basement.

' A religious knowledge test will be offered at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 for entering 8th grade students. Those doing well will have the option of enterl'ng the Confirmation I pro­'gram immediately and receiving the sacrament in 9th grade.

SACRED HEART, FR The children's chorus will resume

singing Ilt 9 a.m. Mass Sept. 8, with a preceding rehearsal at 8:25 a.m. New members may call Mrs. Colette Waring, 672-5494. .

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON Mrs. Bridget O'Hearne is the new

parish CCD coordinator.. s';lcc~ed­ing Mrs. Maryann DZleklewlcz. Teachers will be commissioned at 9: 15 a.m. Mass Sept. 15.

Clothes packages for Poland will be picked up from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 27 at Polish Hall Lounge.

Old tools, even those broken or handleless, are being collected by parish Vincentians for Conventual Franciscan missions in Africa.

ST. RITA, MARION Annual parish golf tournament:

Sept. 15, Rochester Golf Club.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Women's Guild: opening meeting

7 p.m. Sept. 10; Mass for deceased members; reception for new members. All welcome.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK Prayer group: meets each Mon­

day, 7:30 p.m., church hall. Father Ray Marquis, OMI, a

Seekonk native, will speak at weekend Masses on behalf of a food for the poor program.

NOTRE DAME, FR Boy Scouts will meet at 7 p.m.

Sept. 4 and Cub Scouts at 6:30 p.m. Sept. II both at Notre Dame School.

ST. ANNE HOSPITAL, FR Natural family planning courses

will begin Sept. 7, 14, and 21, each to run for three monthly sessions. Infor~ mation: Mariette Eaton, RN, 67­45741, ext. 2481. CHRIST THE KING, COTUIT/MASHPEE

, A parish memorial card ac­knowledging gifts in memory of a deceased person is now available.

A new parish bulletin format has been adopted. News is requested to be submitted by Wednesday noon for the following weekend.

Those wishing to be lectors or altar servers· may contact Father Roriald A. Tosti, pastor. ST LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA

Basketball team registration for boys in grades 5 through 8: 6 p.m. Sept. 4, parish hall. Also on Sept. 4: youth group meetings resume 7 to 9:30 p.m.

SACRED HEART, N.ATTLEBORO

A typist is need for three hours a week in the CCD program.

New windows are being installed in the CCD classrooms and memor­ials for them are available.

1986 Mass reservations may no~ be made at the rectory.

Church-state cases WASHINGTON (NC) - The

Supreme Court has struck down as unconstitutional a Connecticut law that no employee could be requir:ed to work on the day he or she-observed as the Sabbath. In an 8-1 decision the court said the state law violated the First Amendment's ban on government establishment of religion.. Earlier the court struck down an Alabama law allowing a moment of silent prayer in public schools.

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