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of encyclicalBy Father Kenneth J. Doyle

CASTELGANDOLFO, I t a I y(NC) - Pope John Paul II calledwork, along with prayer, the"way of sanctification" as heannounced publication of thethird encyclical of ,his pontifi­cate, which was issued Tuesday.

The encyclical deals with thenature of human work and therights of workers, the pope saidto a crowd of about 12,000 pil­grims who attended his SundayAngelus talk at his summer resi­dence at Castelgandolfo.

The pope said that the docu­ment was written to mark the90th anniversary of the encycli­cal "Rerum Novarum" of PopeLeo XIII. That papal letter, thefirst of the church's social en·cyclicals, exalted the rights ofthe working man and helpedspearhead labor organizing afterthe industrial revolution.

The two previous encyclicals ofPope John Paul were "Redemp­tor Hominus," issued in March •1979, and "Dives in Miseri­cordia," in November 1980. "Re­demptor Hominus" detailed therole of the human person inGod's plan of redemption, and"Dives in Misericordia" was de­voted to the mercy of God and areminder to human beings toshare that mercy with one otherby recognizing the dignity of in­dividuals.

In his Angelus message thepope said that the social issuesdiscussed in Pope Leo's encycli­cal "must continually be re-ex­amined in the forever-new con­text of time and circumstances."

The pope indicated that hisnew encyclical was originallyscheduled to be released to markthe May 15 anniversary of PopeLeo's document. In fact, said thepontiff, he had intended to speakabout human work on May 13,the day on which he was shot inSt. Peter's Square, "but whathappened before the start of theaudience prohibited me fromspeaking on this problem."

The new encyclical had beenprepared in advance of the May13 audience, said the pope, butthe time spent since then in thehospital and convalescing atCastelgandolfo had given him anopportunity to "review" it.

During his· pontificate PopeJohn Paul has touched often onthe rights of working· men, in­cluding the right to organize, andhas criticized the exploitation ofworkers for profit.

On Sunday the pope quotedfrom a discourse which he gavein 1979 at Guadalajara, Mexico,

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FR. dos REIS

Dedication Ceremony3:00P.M.

at St. Michael's Church, FallRiver, where he served until1946, then becoming associatepastor at Our Lady of Mt. Car­mel, New Bedford.

He remained at that post untilhe assumed the pastorate of St.Anthony of Padua.

During his years at the FallRiver parish the veteran pastorsupervised construction of a newchurch building, dedicated May20, 1969, by Bishop James L.Connolly.

With its towering modernisticsteeple dominating the BedfordStreet landscape at 16th Street,the church has striking stainedglass windows, contemporarystations of the ·cross and a dis­tinctive glass-walled circularbaptistry.

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FR. TAVARES

OPEN HOUSE2:00-6:00 P.M.

Sunday, September 27, 1981

600 Slocum Road

01 the

DIOCESAN FAMILY LIFE CENTER

•._..-----.-r.....--.---You are cordially invited to the dedication

Fall River pastorto retire Sept. 30

His Excellency, the Most Rev­erend Daniel A. Cronin, has ac­cepted the resignation of FatherLaureano C. dos Reis from thepastorate of St. Anthony of Pad­ua parish, Fall River, and hasappointed Father Evaristo Tav­ares as administrator of the par­ish. The changes are effectiveWednesday, Sept. 30.

Father dos Reis has been pas­tor of St. Anthony's since 1955.Born in Capelas, St. Michael,Azores, the son of Joao andMaria (Camillo) dos Reis, hestudied for the priesthood at theSeminary of A'ngra and was or­dained June 11, 1933, by theMost Reverend Guilherme A.Guimaraes.

He served on the island of S·t.Michael until 1938, when hecame to the United States andwas assigned as associate pastor

urday with a concelebratedMass.

Father Martin Buote, diocesandirector of Catholic Scoutingand Camp Fire, noted that areapriests and others working withthe Scout program are invitedto participate in part or all ofthe program.

Preceding the program, FatherBuote and Mrs. Margaret Leger,diocesan chairperson for GirlScouts and Camp Fire, are head­ing diocesan delegates at a meet­ing of the New England Com­mitte for Catholic Girls' Organ­izations being held today in Port­land, Maine.

To be discussed are a recentnational conference in Houstonand the newly introduced "Fam­ily of God" religious recognitionfor Brownies and Bluebirds.

both of SS. Peter and Paul par­ish, also Fall River; and hisuncle, John Burke, a formerdiocesan employe now residingin County Tipperary, Ireland. Hisbrothers and sister, together withmost of his nephews and nieces,were also present to share thebeauty of the moment.

In remarks in English andSpanish, Archbishop flores said"today is a great day in the lifeof the Delaney family and forthe diocese of Fort Worth.

"When the joy and celebrationssurrounding this appointmentcalm down," he continued, "thenew bishop will face the day-to­day life of a bishop with itsduties and many worries, itstrials and satisfactions."

Then, in a dramatic gesture,the archbishop called upon eachdepartment, organization andministry of the diocese to standand affirm its support for itsnew shepherd.

In his own remarks, ~ishop

Delaney exprssed gratitude tohis predecessor, Bishop JohnCassata, for his gracious andhospitable welcome. He pledgedto enter into the spirit of hisyouthful diocese as it faces thefuture. In flawless Spanish healso pledged his support to poorand needy of his flock.

Five priests from the dioceseof Fall River attended the or­dination and installation: Msgr.Patrick O'Neill, Rev. John Cron­in, Rev. John Foister, Rev. BarryWall and Rev. John Moore.

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Tomorrow and Saturday thediocese of Fall River will be hostto an Area I meeting of the na­tional Catholic CommitteE! onScouting.

With the theme "The ScoutingProgram in Service to theChurch," Scout leaders from allparts of New England will meetat the new diocesan Family LifeCenter in North Dartmouth fordiscussions of Scout religiousawards, days of recollectiol1: andretreats and vocation programs.

Also on the agenda will beconsideration of Catholic-spon­sored troops and the role ofchaplain aides in the organiza­tion.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin willgreet convention delegates at theopening sesion tomorrow night.The program will conclude Sat-

By Father John F. Moore

Fort Worth, Texas, is a newdiocese with a new bishop. Amidthe rising skyscrapers of it!l seecity a native son of the diclceseof Fall River, the Most RI~ver­

end Joseph Patrick Delaney, be­came its second shepherd and thefirst to be ordained within itsboundaries to the fullness of thepriesthood.

On Sunday, in the Ta:rrantCounty Convention Center, be­fore a congregation of over 8000people, Father Delaney knelt be­fore Archbishop Patrick Flores,Metropolitan of the Provin<:e ofSan Antonio, for the ceremonyof the laying on of hands. Over20 ,bishops from the state ofTexas also imposed hands ontheir new brother in the episco­pacy.

The ordination rite embracednot only the ancient liturgy ofthe church but also its diversityand unity in today's world.Readings and hymns were inEnglish and Spanish and a 500­voice choir, accompanied by asymphony orchestra, offered aprogram blending traditionalmusic including a ninth-centuryLatin hymn, with contemporaryguitar compositions and theethnic ·music of Hispanic-Ameri­cans.

One of the most moving mo­ment of the ceremony occurredwhen the newly ordained bishopwalked into the congregation toembrace his parents, Joseph andJane Delaney of Holy Name par­ish, Fall River; his aunts, Mar­garet Delaney and Mary Mt:>ran,

2, THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Sept. 17, 1981

DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

FALL RIVER. MASSACHUSETTS

BISHOP'S OFFICE

September 19-20, 1981

Dearly beloved in Christ,

. Each year, "Catechetical Sunday" provides an opportunity for everyparish to focus on one of its more important functions, namely, theministry of catechesis, by which members of the parish communityare assisted in acquiring and deepening their Christian faith. Thetheme for this year, "Called to Share in the Work of the Lord," remindsus of the apostolate carried out by hundreds of catechists throughoutthe Diocese of Fall River.

on this occasion, I have an opportunity to express my gratitude tothese devoted catechists for their generosity in giving time andeffort precisely in order to make Christ and His teaching betterknown. All parents whose children receive religious training fromcatechists should be thankful for the rich new dimension which re­ligious instruction adds to the values and knowledge transmitted totheir children in the home.

On this Catechetical Sunday, I wish to offer words of encouragementto our catechists and to all who assist in the preparation and pre­sentation of catechetical programs. Sharing in the work of the Lordby instructing children, youth and adults is, indeed, a great privilege.Ultimately, it is the Lord Himself who beckons' me~bers of the parish'COmmunity to assist in carrying out His work in the area of catechesis.This call is articulated by the Bishop, in collaboration with hisco-workers, the priests.

I encourage catechists to respond to this call with fidelity andwith. courage. Be assured that the Lord, who has issued the call, willprovide the grace necessary to accomplish His will. Remember thatyour ministry will be fruitful insofar as you remain faithful to theteaching of Christ and His Church. This teaching, which is "the wordof faith," (Romans 10:8), must be offered whole and entire, with allits beauty, its hope and its demands. As our beloved Holy Fatherpope John Paul II has declared, " ••• in catechesis, it is Christ, theincarnate Word and Son of God, who is taught and it is Christ alonewho teaches ••• anyone else teaches to the extent that he is Christ'sspokesman, enabling Christ to teach with his lips." (Catechesis inOur Time, 6)

Asking God's blessing upon all in the Diocese of Fall River who areengaged in the work of catechesis, ~ remain

Devotedly yours in Christ,

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WASHINGTON (NC) - A United Nations conference on economic assistance tothe world's poorest countries is an opportunity to develop "moral interdependence"among nations, according to the president of the U.S. Catholic Conference, John R.Roach of St. Paul-Minneapolis. The archbishop's statement called attention to theUN Conference on least Developed Countries, which opened Sept. 1 in Paris. Arch­bishop Roach noted that the long-term goal of the two-week meeting in Paris is totransform the economies of the poor nations.

DALLAS (NC) - The New RJight used a RaHy for life in Dallas ,to send a messageto elected officials: that politicians differ with many constituents on such issues asabortion and that the New Right is distressed by the nomination of Sandra O'Connorto the U.S. Supreme Court. "We want to remind you ... that you are woefully outof step with the moral concelns of grassroots America, especially on the slaughter ofinnocent Americans," said Edl McAteer, head of Religious Roundtable at the openingof the rally Sept. 3.

LA PAZ, Bolivia (NC) _. A Na.tional Press Association protest Hsting past viola­tions against the news media and its workers shows that Catholic news media havebeen placed under restrictions during :the past 13 months. The protest, issued dn lateAugust, lists arrests, tortU1'e or exile of journalists and raids on facilities of radio and

. print operations. The Catholic daily, Presencia, owned by the Bolivian bishops, wasraided twice this year by Interior Ministry agents and some of its offices damaged. Thegovernment suspended the nE!WSpaper for a week in January, accusing it of engagingin libel.

..~BELFAST, Northern Ireland (NC) - One of seven jailed Irish Republ,ican Army

'guerriiHas on hunger strike in Nor.thern Ireland ended his fast Sept. 4 and was givenmedical treatment at the request of his family, a British government spokesman said.The spokesman said the family of Matthew Devlin, 31, an liRA member, asked doctorsto save his Jife when he feB unconscious. He had been fasting since July 15. Devlinwas ,the fourth man to end his fast since the hunger strike began March 1. Ten guer­rillas, mostly members of the IRA, have starved to death in an effort to force theBritish government to improve conditions in the Maze prison near Belfast.

Bishop of Fall River

"OF SUCH is the kingdom of heaven." Pre-school youngsters at HolyGhost parish, Attleboro.

VATICAN CITY (NC) _. The Vatican announced that it had "never made state­ments or expressed theories" that any group or government might have been behindMehmet Ali Agca's attempt to assassinate 'Pope John Paul II May 13. The Vatican an­nouncement, made Sept. 5, came in. response to newsmen's questions concerning re­ports that the KGB, the Soviet secret police, or Eastern European countries had en­gineered the~tack. A British news program, "TV Eye," -shown Sept. 3, had specula.ted,that the Soviets were worried about the impact of the pope's strong defense of Solid­arity, the Polish ~abor union.

GDANSK, Poland (NC) -- Links with the Catholic Church were prominent as thePolish independent oJabor union, Solidarity, held its first nationaoJ conga-ess. Before thecongress opened Sept. 5 about 5,000 union members gathered in the Gdansk cathedralfor a Mass celebrated by Poland's leading churchman, ATChbi~hop Jozef Glemp ofWarsaw and Gniezno. The archbishop said that Solidarity had been born in anger butmust now work for peace and order in ·Poland. MeanwhHe Polish-born Pope JohnPaul II in his Sunday Angelus talk at his summer a-esidence south of Rome voicedsupport for Solidal'ity. '-LOS ANGELES (NC) - "Extension of the Voting Rights Act is a matter of hasicjustice," said Auxiliary Bishop Juan Arzube of Los AngelE;ls. "Minorities of this coun­try should expect nothing qess than full participation in the politicllil process," thebishop said in a statement issued in Los Angeles. The bishop caUed the act."one ofthe most important civil rights laws ever enacted." Major portions of the 1965 lawwil:l expi,re next August unless extended by Congress.

WASHINGTON (NC) - A new study of the Hyde amendment's impact on abor­tion seems to prove that women have not been seeking "back al:ley" abortions. Thestudy by the federal Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta found that only one per­cent of women who might have sought an abor-tion under the Medicaid programturned to iBegal abor:tions. But pro-<life leaders said that limiting the overal1 numberof abortions was not the intent of the amendment. The purpose was "to take thegovernment out of the business of paying for the killing of unborn. babies" said Dr.J. C. Wi:llke, president of the National Right to Life Committee.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Msgr. George G. Higgins, former U.S. Catholic Confer­ence secretary for special concerns and a long-time 'labor advocate, has been namedtrustee of a special AFL-erO fund for the famitHes of striking air 'traffic controllers.The fund is to help P.rofessional Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) members' familiesconfronted with financi8'l crisis. Msgr. Higgins, 65, worked for the usec for 36years before Tetir-ing Sept. 1" 1980.

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the LCWR, focused on socialjustice and prophecy.

Installed on the final day ofthe meeting as LCWR presidentfor 1981-82, Sister Bette Moslan­der, a Sister of St. Joseph ofConcordia, Kan., recalled thewords of Pope John Paul II atHiroshima, Japan: "To rememberthe past is to commit oneself tothe future."

Franciscan Sister 'Lauretta Ma­ther of Milwaukee told theLCWR members that dehuman-

Sister Patricia Sullivan, OP,Sister Carol Regan, SUSC, andSister Barbara McCarthy, OP,were among over 500 membersof the Leadership Conference ofWomen Religious attending afive·day meeting in Indianapolislast month.

They are provincial superiorsrespectively of the DominicanSisters of the Presentation, theHoly Union Sisters and theDominican Sisters of St. Cath­erine of Siena.

They joined in a unanimousresolution opposing productionof the MX missile, the neutronbomb and other "planned in­struments of destruction."

In a statement the LCWR al­so approved committing its mem­bers:

- To be solidly united withthe poor and the oppressed;

- To work toward the equal­ity of all people, especially wo­men, both in church and society;

- To do all in their power toeliminate racism in all its forms;

- To dedicate themselves toaffirming the right of self-deter- 'mination of all peoples, especial­ly those in Latin America; and

- To work toward equitabledistribution of the earth's re­sources for all people.

The Indianapolis meeting, the25th anniversary assembly of

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parley, oppose MX missileization, the legitimization ofevil, violence, fear, idolatry' andisolation are major evils per­meating present society and alsoinfluencing religious congrega­gations. She urged her hearers todisassociate themselves fromthese evils.

Elizabeth and David Dodson­Gray, directors of the Bolton In­stitute for a Sustainable Future,Wellesley, Mass., discussed fuMture needs and dangers facingthe earth's inhabitants.

Stressing the interrelatednessof all systems of the universe,the Dodson-Grays recalled thatmost Americans have been edu­cated to tunnel vision. "We arenot used to thinking in the con­text of interrelatedness," theysaid. "We have been trained tothink in terms of cause and ef­fect. The reality is that eventsare results of many interactingcauses."

Other new officers commiss­ioned on the last day of the as­sembly included Sister HelenFlaherty, Sisters of Charity ofCincinnati, vice persident; Sis­ter Mary Canavan, Sisters ofCharity of St. Elizabeth, Con­vent Station, N.J., secretary; andSister Catherine Laboure Fitman,Sisters of Providence, Holyoke,Mass., treasurer.

How Sweet It Is"The life of a laborer that is

content with what he hath shallbe sweet and in it thou shaltfind a treasure." - Ecclus 40:18

lem fundamentalist groups andtheir clerics. The official govern­ment news agency said the first65 of 40,000 privately run mos­ques were being put under gov­ernment supervision and thatonly preachers authorized by theministry or the AI Ahzar Univer­sity would be allowed to speakfrom now on after prayer ser­vices on Friday.

At the end ,of August, Sadatordered the arrest of more than1,500 religious extremists bothChristian and Moselm, and vari­ous opposition elements, includ­ing lawyers, joUrnalists and poli­ticians. He also took a numberof other measures to halt the sec­tarian strife afflicting the coun­try, including the closing of 13religious extremists societies andseven religious and politicalpublications.

Montfort headROME (NC) - Father Gerard

Lemire, a native of Montreal,has been elected superior generalof the Montfort MissionaryFathers and the Daughters ofWisdom, two congregationsfounded in France by St. LouisGrignon of Montfort.

Father Lemire, 51, was or­dained in 1957. Until earlier thisyear he was provincial s~perior

of the Montfort Fathers in Cana­da.

The community has 52 priestsin the United States and con­ducts four U.S. parishes, includ­ing St. Peter's, Dighton.

The Daughters of Wisdomhave 214 nuns in the UnitedStates.

CAIRO '(NC) - Mayo, thenewspaper of Egypt's ruling Na­tional Democratic Party, saidSept. 7 that Pope Shenouda III,patriarch of the 5 million Egyp­tian Christian Copts, had been"advised" to stay in his monas­tery and was "not allowed" totravel either to Cairo or Alex­andria.

This step effectively excludeshim from contacts with othermembers of the church.

The newspaper said the pope'soffcial seal no longer has anyvalue and that he was told notto see any congregation.

The disclosure of these addi­tional measures came two daysafter President Anwar Sadat an­nounced the annulment of a 1971government decree giving offi­cial state recognition to theelection of Shenouda as the117th patriarch of the OrthodoxCoptic Church. He has said acommission of five bishops wasbeing set up to take over papalduties.

Despite this apparent disestab­lishment of Pope Shenouda, achurch spokesman said Sept. 7that he was still regarded as thespiritual leader of the churchand the "pope of Alexandria andthe See of St. Mark." He saidthe commission Sadat was estab­lishing would handle only ad­ministrative duties and relationswith the state.

Pope Shenouda's position isnow that Sadat no longer re­gards him as the patriarch, whilethe bishops of the church stilldo, at least in spiritual matters.

Whether a real confrontationwas developing between thechurch and the state over thepope's status was not immedi­ately clear.

Meanwhile, the Ministry ofReligious Affairs has taken itsfirst steps since S'adat's an­nouncement to tighten controlover mosques controlled by Mos-

ROME (NC) - Father PedroArrupe, superior gener~ll of theJesuits, has returned to the Jes­uit generalate after four weeks atRome's Salvator Mundi hospital.

The 73-year-old Spanish priestsuffered a stroke on Aug. 7 atthe Rome Airport after I~eturning

from a two-week trip to visitJesuit communities in the Philip­pines.

Father Arrupe is grad.ually re­gaining his ability to speak andis beginning to show SOrtle move­ment in his right hand, which atfirst was' paralyzed by the stroke.

Doctors have described a peri­od of complete rest for FatherM'rupe. He is staying in a smallinfirmary in the Jesuit general­ate. He is not to have any offi­cial visitors, is not to force him­self to speak and must refrainfrom any tiring activity.

The 28th successor to St. Ig­natius tendered his resignationas head of the world's largestreligious order in April 1980 be­cause of advancing ,Olge, butPope John Paul II requested thathe stay on.

Since Father Arrupe's strokethe "temporary vicar" of the27,000-member society has beenFather Vincent O'Keefe, a 61­year-old American wh,o is theformer persident of FordhamUniversity and one oJ order'sfour assistant generals.

Jesuit sources said the orderis awaiting word reg,arding ageneral congregation which willchoose Father Arrupe's success­or, but that that word mustcome from the pope, to whomJesuits are called to pledge aspecial loyalty.

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Papal visitBIRMINGHAM, England (NC)

- Cardinal George Bas:il Humeof Westminster, England, warn­ed against overburdening PopeJohn Paul II when he visits GreatBritain at the end of May nextyear.

The cardinal's comments weremade in a letter to the 12th an­DUal meeting of the ::-;rationalConference of Priests, held inBirmingham Sept. 7-11. The con­ference consists of elected repre­sentatives of the 7,000 Catholicpriests of England and Wales en­gaged in pastoral work.

"As you will doubtless realizethere are new factors in relationto the visit of the holy father,"said the cardinal in a lletter tothe conference's chairma.n, Fath­er Robert Spence. "His well-be­ing and security problems aregrounds for anxiety for the or­ganizers."

"I for my part (and I speakonly for myself) am most anxi­ous that the visit should be bothpastorally beneficial and frugal- and we must not impose onthe holy father burdens that willbe too heavy, as he con1inues toregain his former strength," add­ed the cardinal.

The priests' conferem:e plansto draft a letter of welcome tothe pope, setting out what it seesas the most important aspects ofthe church's life and mission inthis country.

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A Definite MustA recent article in a national Catholic magazine stated

that most nuptial Masses are liturgical messes. To sub­stantiate this point of view, it was pointed out that in manyparish situations the ceremonies are disjointed and thepriest almost a passive participant. However, the greatestamount of criticism was aimed at the music that one hasto endure at weddings.

If a wedding today is to be in the social mainstream,then most couples attempt to turn the church into a supperclub. Relying on familiar pop tunes, soloists usually croonanything from "We've Only Just Begun" to "You Light UpMy Life." Often guest guitarists or local night club artistsfind their way into the sp'otlight with endless verse and anequal infinity of poor talent.

All in all, most marriage ceremonies for all their reli­gious significance could be held in anything but a church.

Much of this attitude of course does stem from purecommercialism. Couples rent churches as they would abanquet hall. So very often disappointment sets in whena couple can't get the church at the time they want becausethey already have made reception plans a year in advance.

With this mentality as a start for the entire rites andrituals, is it any wonder that our wedding ceremonies havelost a great deal of their sacramental meaning. Yet, amid"Sunrise, Sunset," most churches want to maintain peaceat all costs..

Few couples take the time to sit down and talk aboutthe sacramental aspect of marriage. Secular show biz hasentered the sanctuary. Grooms are made to look likePrince Charming; brides like Cinderella. Lights, camerasand now video tape are everywhere. What the couple wantsis what the couple gets.

Well, we know only too well from the short-lived daysof many marriages that from the very beginning suchcouples just did not give the Lord or themselves sufficienttime and reflection. In their effort to put on a good show,so many ignore the reality of what should be the verycore of their marriage. Love is viewed from the now.Words of faith, trust or confidence are seldom mentionedin the effort to make sure that everyone is kept happy.

Fortunately, there is a real glimmer of hope amidstall this pretense. More and more dioceses, realizing the lowregard for marriage in today's society, are trying to bringsome sense of sacrament to the lives of couples who choosea church wedding.

Engaged Encounter and Pre-Cana programs offer anoptimism that has not been present for a gen~ration. Manyparish priests, who often must pick up the pieces of' ashattered marriage, are actively involved in these pro­grams that reach out to help couples get their lives straigh­tened out before they enter the state of matrimony.

The best news is that there are a growing number ofyoung people who realize that all the trappings and trim­mings to stage a great party have little meaning as theyseek to find the Lord of Love and Life in their personalrelationship.

These efforts to ensure that one views marriage as asacrament and not a sideshow are not optional. They area must if we as a believing community wish to stem theever-climbing divorce rate. We must replace the secularwith sacrament.

within the United States.He said the biggest single cate­

gory is teachers with ministriesalso including accountant, admin­istrator, skilled tradesman andyouth worker.

"Teachers are always in de­mand," he said. "The problem isto avoid becoming just a recruit­ment office for Catholic schoolteachers."

He said they refuse teacherrequests "unless a definite miss­ion thrust is there."

Father Olowin described layminstries as a part of the futurethrust of many religious orders.He said many of them are look­ing at lay associates - trainedand formed in the spirit of theircommunities but without the reli­gious vows - as part of "awhole new life for them."

The kind of cooperation andfeedback promoted by Interna­tional Liaison, he said, can alsobring a whole new dimension todiocesan mission offices.

Most used to be little morethan fundraising agencies forthe Society for the Propagationof the Faith, he said, but now"they have a larger task thanbefore."

He cited his own office inErie, which in cooperation withthe Holy Ghost Fathers is train­ing and sending lay volunteersto several places in Africa.

Father Olowin and Paratoresaid that most of the lay volun­teers placed through Internation­al Liaison range between theages of 25 and 60, and manyenter a lay ministry after yearsof work in professional or skill­ed fields.

Further information on Inter­national Liaison is availablefrom 1234 Massachusetts Ave.,N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

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and adequate training programs,stipends, living conditions andhealth benefits.

The key approach used in re­cruiting lay volunteers, said Par­atore, is "our theological thrust,which makes us different: We'retalking abou:~ a temporary buttotal vocation. It's for one, two,three, maybe five years, but theyare asked to give themselvestotally."

International Liaison is affilia­ted with the National Conferenceof Catholic Bishops in the UnitedStates and is a coordinating-re­ferral agency for numerous typesof organizations.

A mechanic who contacts In­ternational Liaison this yearmight be referred to two or threeIndian missions in the Midwest,Northwest or Southwest, andtwo or three missionary ordershaving domestic and foreignmissions.

The essential approach of In­ternational Liaison is simple. Itlinks potential lay ministers withagencies needing their skills.

It publishes an annual bookletlisting member organizations andthe personnel they are lookingfor, with cross-indexes to helpa potential a:pplicant focus onorganizations that may needhim.

A preliminary application sentto International Liaison by a po­tential volunteer leads to a re­turn letter telling the applicantwhich organizations might beinterested in his talents and let­ters to those organizations tell­ing them of the potential appli­cant. After that the applicantsand organizations are in directcontact.

According to Paratore, about75 to 80 percent of the volun­teers placed through Internation­al Liaison work in ministries

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International liaison

'When it is time to leave, tarry not; be off for homel There take your ease andthere enioy doing as you wish.' Ecclus. 32.15

By Jerry FUteauNC News Service

What do a bus driver in NewMexico, a nurse in Tanzania, ayouth worker in Appalachia, anirrigation engineer in Bangla­desh and an inner-city schoolteacher in New York have incommon?

Their jobs are some of thethousands that InternationalLiaison, Inc. tries to help fillwith Catholic laymen willing tooffer one to five years as layapostles.

International Liaison's secondtitle, the U.S. Catholic Coordin­ating Center for Lay VolunteerMinistries, describes its workmore fully.

Last year it helped place morethan", 1,500 lay Catholics in min­istries needed by religious or­ders, parishes, diocesan missionagencies and other Catholic or­ganizations.

Recently Matthew Paratore,International Liaison's executivesecretary, and Father Jan Olow­in, member and past presidentof its executive board, were inRome to explain the agency'swork to the Pontifical Councilfor the Laity and other Vaticanofficials.

They told NC News that theirprogram is unique in its compre­hensive approach to lay minis­try.

The more than 100 InternationalLiaison members, including reli­gious orders, diocesan officesand lay mission agencies, are re­quired to meet certain standardsof employment for the jobs theyare trying to fill.

These include adequate job de­scriptions, screenir:g of candi­dates - including psychologicaltesting in many cases, especially

'for overseas mission work -

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She did this by denying themany knowledge of her plans andalso by denying them a time togrieve their mother's death a1 adignified burial.

Then he added the s~Lddest epi­taph, in a tone that held no ven­geance, only distress: "'That wo­man made me a worse person bycoming into my life."

I shuddered. I had an actualphysical reaction to his com­ment and all it said about some­one who should have made hima better person becau~:e she hadborne the wife he loved.

We all know that people haveexisted since life bllgan whowere cruel and who exploitedothers. History books are loadedwith such characters. So are

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time and he will give you yourreward in his time." - Ecclus.51:38

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not take a person who for yearshas been hobbled by chains andliberate him, bring him up to thestarting line of a race and thensay, 'You are free to competewith' all the others,' and stilljustly believe that you havebeen completely fair."

But to many others the govern­bent's affirmative action rulesare just one more example offederal overregulation of pri­vate enterprise. Governmentshould encourage minority hir­ing by business but should notmandate what steps should betaken.

Proponents of affirmative ac­tion maintain, however, thatgovernment has the obligation tosee that tax funds are expendedin a way that ensures that publicpolicy goals will be met. Tellingbusinesses which receive federalmonies that they must complywith an affirmative action policyis a legitimate funC£ion of gov­ernment, proponents say.

One, Father Frederick M. Hin­ton, executive director of theNational Catholic Conference forInterracial Justice, says it is "de­plorable" that affirmative actionis being attacked so much thesedays.

The rules being scaled backmerely establish "government asarbiter to insure that (business)will do not only what is to itsindividual advantage but alsoto the advantage of the largercommon good," he said in an in­terview.

Father Hinton also maintainedthat affirmative action neverwas meant to provide minoritieswith an advantage over othersin seeking jobs or schooling. "It(affirmative action) simply rec­ognizes the way the systemfunctions and attempts to in­sure that those previously ex­cluded will be able to partici­pate," he said.

Still, the future of governmentaffirmative action programs iscloudy, even though the SupremeCourt in the 1978 landmarkBakke "reverse discrimination"case said affirmative action isconstitutional even if strict quo­tas are not.

A Senate subcommittee chair­ed by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R­Utah) has been holding hearingson affirmative action this yearin what some critics charge isan apparent attempt to dismantleaffirmative action even further.

Hatch also has introduced aconstitutional amendment thatwould ban the federal and stategovernments from making anydistinctions - including affirma­tive employment steps - basedon race, color or national origin.

A Reagan administrationproposal to scale back af­firrnative action require­ments for government con­tractors has brought to the sur­face again the debate over pub­lic and private reports to correctpast practices of discrimination.

Affirmative action generallyrefers to a variety of efforts bybusiness and education to helpthe victims of discrimination re­turn to an equal footing in jobsand schools. The tools of affirm­ative action can include specialefforts to recruit minorities or toestablish goals and timetablesaimed at raising the level ofminority employment or admiss­ions.

Under the Reagan plan, an­nounced in late August by La­bor Secretary Raymond J. Dono­van, many businesses benefitingfrom government contracts ­and there are a substantial num­ber of them because of the sizeand spending habits of govern­ment - would be relieved of the"burden" of affirmative actionpaperwork.

More specifically, many medi­um sized businesses no longerwould have to file formal docu­ments showing what steps theyare taking to raise the numberof minorities and women in theirworkforce to levels equal to thearea's general employment pat­tern. Also eliminated would berequirements that businesses be­ing considered for the new fed­eral contracts submit to a reviewof their hiring practices beforethe contract can be awarded.

Like many issues in Washing­ton these days the proposal wascriticized from both sides: busi­ness groups contended the newrules didn't go far enough ineasing a major regulatory bur­den, while civil rights groups de­cried the proposal as a retreatfrom the anti-discrimination pro­gress of the past two decades.All sides have until the end ofOctober to file comments on theproposal, after which final regu­lations will be issued.

Among the supporters of theconcept of affirmative action arethe U.s. bishops, who in a 1979pastoral letter said racism some­times is the source of the senti­ment that too much is being giv­en minorities through affirmativeaction plans.

"At times protestations claim­ing that all persons should beequal reflects the desire tomaintain the status quo," thebishops said.

While few would argue againstthe concept of equal employ­ment opportunity, proponents ofaffirmative action maintain thatadditional steps must be taken toensure the rights of minorities.President Lyndon Johnson, forinstance, said in 1965, "You do

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not defer nor neglect it, for Ishall not pass this way again."

After my talk with that youngman, I found myself remember­ing the great people, philoso­phers and holy leaders who hadimpressed me throughout my life.I examined my conscience hop­ing to discover how I stackedup against their wisdom.

I was jolted into putting neweffort into my relationships withothers to guarantee that no onecould ever say their lives weremade worse by coming into con­tact with me.

And I started adding to mydaily prayers' the petition of St.Francis of Assisi, "Lord makeme an instrument of your peace;where there is hatred, let me sowlove ... "

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Here's where I take issue withSloan Wilson - they all writeand communicate well.

There's a big difference be­tween talking and communica­ting. We communicate ill lots ofways - by silence, glances, lis­tening, body language, express­ions and reactions. Communica­ting builds relationships. Talkingclarifies personal thinking andinitiates lively discussion.

At least, that's what it doesin our family. We find out whatwe think by talking it out withone another. When the familyisn't here and I have to clarifysomething I write, I talk to my­self, often taking the pro andcon on the way to the refrigera­tor to see if there's an answerthere. When we're at the tableor in the car we have animateddiscussions on the state of theworld or of the boys' rooms. Weall talk, unfortunately sometimessimultaneously.

Did my mother talk a lot? Yes.Does that prove Sloan Wil­

son's point? Yes.

Does that make me feel anybetter about talking too much?No.

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books of fiction.Scrooge, of Charles Dickens'

"A Christmas Carol," was one ofthe most infamous characters offiction. I assume his creatormust have known a few realScrooges upon whom he basedhis character. Scrooge, of course,was lucky. He was given a revel­ation, allowing him to see him­self as others saw him. Hisheart was softened.

I too have known people whoare selfish, sour, miserable. Youfind them all around - in peergroups, in work situations, incivic associations, in politics andin health-care systems.

I reacted with revulsion at theson-in-law's comment becausehe had described a relationshipbetween family members thatwas terrible and now it was toolate to change it. The mother-in­law would have no secondchance to mellow.

The memory of the incidentstill makes me shudder. It wouldterrify me if I thought the son­in-law's words would be myepitaph.

There's an often-quotedthought that my mother used torepeat when she would talk tome about the meaning of beinga good person in this world. "Ishall pass through this worldbut once. Any good thereforethat I can do, or any kindnessthat I can show another humanbeing, let me do it now. Let me

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ble to be tongue-tied and stillhave verbal facility with a pen,but most writers I know talk agreat deal and come from fami­lies that talk a great deaL"

Bingo. Ouch. Unfair. Humilia­ting. True.

I talk too much of the timeand I don't much like myself forit later. If I could design myself,I would be a serene and mysteri­ous observer of people, acceptingtheir ideas without disagreementor comment, and totally lovedfor my self-control. I would alsowrite fiction.

The worst part of all this islack of scapegoats. Whose faultis it that one talks too much ornot at all? God's? Parents? Ourown? And is it a vice or a virtue?As a teacher, B.C. (Before Child­ren of my own), I used to tellparents that their children neversaid anything, implying this wasa problem. They stared at me asif to ask, "But what can we doabout it? He doesn't talk athome, either." I recently readthe response of a student whotold his teacher he didn't join inclassroom discussion because: "Ithink I will learn more by listen­ing. Anything I would say, I al­ready know."

I thought back then that par­ents simply told their childrento talk or to hush up and theydid. Foolish pre-mother. Then Ihad three of my own: one whotalks, one who doesn't and onewho talks when he feels like it.

S4)UrAHis mother-in-law died

last month and the youngman sounded mournful ashe talked about her death.

Without consulting her child­ren, she had willed her body toa medical school, requesting theschool to cremate her remainswhen it had finished with them.The children, grown and in their30s, were crushed.

The mother had belm a sourwoman, difficult to get alongwith, and prone to use guilt tomanipulate her child.ren. Theson-in-law said, sadly, that Qebelieved the woman had man­aged to inflict pain on her child­ren even in death.

~'The best friend a would­be writer can have is atalkative mother," s',aid thearticle in the writers' maga­zine. I read the sentence again,speculating on whether I shouldbe pleased or insulted. ][ decidedto be positive. What a legacy Iam giving my children, I preen­ed. A pity they don't appreciateit. (I'm still smarting over my10.J ear-old's astonishment afew years back when he learnedthat people paid to hear me talk).

Because one of my too manyhats is occasional teacher of pro­fessional writing, I was intenselyinterested in an article I foundin the magazine on the relation­ship between talent and writingsuccess. I liked the first partimmensely and found. myselfnodding enthusiastically andunderlining copiously until Ireached the part that :made mesquirm.

Author Sloan Wilson indicatedthat he was about to treat us toeight characteristics that dis­tinguish people who write wellenough to publish. The first ofthese was verbal facility. I likedhis introduction to it: "Probablythis is acquired by inheritanceor environment. The best frienda would-be writer can have isa talkative mother."

Well, the Lord wamed aboutpriding and falling. While I wascongratulating myself, SloanWilson hit a nerve. "It is possi-

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The Foundation"The capacity to grasp values,

to affirm them and to respond tothem is the foundation for realiz·ing moral values of man."-Die­trich von Hildebrand

By Father John Catoir

Do you remember the summerof '66? It was a summer of riot­ing and racial unrest. Storiesabout Vietnam and political cor­ruption filled the newspapers allthrough thoses hot months. Ifyou believed everything youread in the papers, you wouldhave thought America was fin­ished as a nation.

But one editorial put aside allthe emotionalism. The September16 issue of Life magazine thatyear had a brief footnote on thebottom of its editorial page. Itbegan:

"At the end of another 'long,hot summer,' it is worth notingthat approximately 21,999,000U.S. Negroes (out of 22 million)did not throw any Molotov cock·tails, tip over any automobiles.smash any store windows, orotherwise rampage or riot.

"Approximately 172,999,000U.S. whites (out of 173 million)did not throw rocks or rottenvegetables or yell 'black bas­tard,' or otherwise insult or in­terfere w.ith Negroes staginglawful demonstrations."

Not many editorials ... are"worth noting" 15 years afterthe fact, btu that one certainlyis. It puts things in perspective,and that basically is the respon­sibility of a good newspaper.

We are all so inundated withnews about rape, murder, arson,terrorism and the like, that webecome programmed for gloom,seeing so much evil, we beginto feel that society has gonemad. Not so, not so.

Most people are good. Crimin­als and headline seekers are onlya tiny percentage of our nation.It's a shame we hear and readso much about them. This isnot to criticize press coverage- we do need to know what ishappening but you don't haveto soak it up. For your ownspiritual well-being you shouldprotect yourself from bad newspollution. It can lead to mentaldepression and pessimism.

There is so much good beingdone in this world, more thanyou possibly imagine. You'll feelbetter if you concentrate on thegood. The Lord wants you to behappy because of the knowledgeof His love. To cultivate a joyfulheart, reduce the negative in·fluences invading your psycheeveryday. Break your addictionto bad news. Kick the habit, andbe happy.

"Serve the Lord with gladness,come before Him singing forjoy." (Psalm 100)

For a free copy of the Christo­pher News Notes, send a stamp­ed, self-addressed envelope toThe Christophers, 12 East 48thSt., New York, N.Y. 10017.

New bishopTurn to Page Two

his native diocese to celebrate aspecial Mass of thanksgiving at7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in thechurch of his baptism, SacredHeart, Fall River. Bishop DanielA. Cronin will preseide at theceremony.

His friends: are invited to at­tend the Mass and a reception tofollow.

Bishop Delaney, before leavingthe Fall River diocese to assistthe then Bisl:op Humberto Med­eiros in .Brownsville, Tex., wasassociate pastor at Sacred Heartparish and chaplain of CoyleHigh School, both in Taunton.

areas, 252-4304 or 673-2833; RonAllison, New Bedford area, 993­5077; Joanna Alden, Tauntonarea, 822-9823.

PastorContinued from Page One

will reside at the Catholic Mem­orial Home, Fall River.

Fathilll' TavaresFather Tavares, also an Azor­

ean, was born in Candelaria onthe island of St. Michael, the sonof Jose and Mariana (Silva)Tavares.

After completing his studiesfor the priesthood at the Semin­ary of Angra. he was ordainedJune 5, 1960, by the Most Rev­erend Manuel Carvalho.

Coming at <once to the UnitedStates, he was appointed associ­ate pastor of Our Lady ofLourdes parish, Taunton, in Aug­ust of the same year.

He also served at St. An­thony's, Taunton, St. Michael's,

. Fall River and Immaculate Con­ception, New Bedford, beforecoming to Our Lady of Angelsin 1979.

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at St. Joseph's Church, NewBedford, and a faculty memberat Bishop Stang High Schol andProvidence College.

A' following discussion will beled by Ron Allison of St. Law­rence parish, New Bedford.

Registration should be madeby Sunday with Geraldine Boles,Cape area, 771-3062; Glenn Giut­tari,Fall River and Attleboro

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To be addressed are rehearsaltechniques and choir recruiting,repertoire and motivation. Thepresentation will be given byGeorge Campeau, music director

iRETIREMENTRev. Laureano C. dos Reis, retired as pastor of St. An­

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APPOINTMENTRev. Evaristo Tavares, associate pastor of Our Lady of

Angels parish, FaH River, to administrator of St. Anthony ofPadua pal'lish, Fan River.'Both changes .are effective Wednesday, September 30, 1981.

AT COMMUNION BREAKFAST at OUf Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bed­ford, sponsored by St. Vincent de Paul Council of Greater New Bedford, from left,George Mendonca, council president; Manuel Gomes, Mt. Carmel conference president;Bishop Daniel A. Cronin; Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, VG, Mt. Carmel pastor.

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where he called human work "atrue vocation of transformingthe world in a spirit of serviceand of love." He also alluded toa statement made at Guadalajarain which he said that work con­tributes to the self-realization ofhuman beings and to the pro­gressive humanization of theworld and its structures.

The pontiff pointed to the lifeof Jesus as a carpenter in Naza­reth as showing the worth ofmanual labor.

Quoting the motto of St. Bene­dict, "pray and work," the popesaid that work and prayer to­gether constitute "the way toman's salvation."

The pontiff said that the newencyclical was dedicated to "hu­man work and the person ofworkers."

The pope concluded his mess­age by reciting with the crowdthe Angelus, which he callea"the prayer Which, according toChristian tradition, is recited dur­ing work, interrupting it for amoment to renew our conscious­ness of the mystery of the in­carnation of God's son."

(necroloQY)September 18

Rev. Luke Golla, SS.CC., 1945,Seminary of Sacred Heart, Ware­ham

Rt. Rev. Edmund J. Ward,1964, Pastor, St. Patrick, FallRiver

September 19Rev. Henry E. S. Henniss,

1859, Pastor, St. Mary, New Bed­ford

September 20Rev. Simon A. O'Rourke, 1918,

Chaplain, United States NavyRev. Orner Valois, 1958, Pas­

tor, Sacred Heart, New Bedford

September 21Rev George Pager, 1882,

Founder, Sacred Heart, NewBedford

Rev. George Jowdy, 1938, Pas­tor, Our Lady of Purgatory, NewBedford

Septmebr 24Rev. Joseph E. C. Bourque,

1955, Pastor, Blessed Sacrament,Fall River

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out war. Our draft board systemis being set up now to pressour young men into this warmachine. The war machine isbeing put in high gear and theAmerican people are being econ­omically, psychologically andpolitically readied for war.

America! Must you wait untilyour population lies slaughteredand your cities incinerated be­fore becoming aroused. Writeyour politicians and protest thisunprecedented militarization ofour land. If we refuse to pay forthese war preparations now, wemay well avoid another warlater. This decision to payornot must be made first in theconscience of each American tax­payer before our politicians willhave the moral courage to re­flect this decision in their ownappropriation decisions.

Paul J. PerreaultTaunton

Heads chaplainsHAGERSTOWN, Md. (NC) ­

Father Kloman F. Riggie, Cath­olic chaplain at the MarylandCorrectional Training Center inHagerstown, has been electedpresident of the American Cath­olic Correctionai Chaplains As­sociation.

Mortal threat

and their families, thus are im­mobilized in the face of broken­ness, pain, punishment, evil andsin.

Jesus Christ wants us to beconscious of prisoners. We asChristians have so many gifts,blessings, graces, healing powersand talents which can be ex­tended to those persons.

Regular visitation by presentand future religious leaders canbe a big part of the solution tocrime and punishment.

Rev. Joseph P. MoDermottCatholic ChaplainNorfolk State Prison

Dear Editor:Awake, America! Why do you

sleep? How long will you slum­ber? The greatest danger of yourentire history now cJlnfrontsyou. This mortal threat comesnot from some foreign foe men­acing your shores but from theenemy within. ...

The Pentagon planners aremapping stategy for a long, all-

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This Zambian catechist--religion teacher, community lead­er, lay missionary-is sharing his faith and the knowledgehe acquired in Mission school.Because the priest cannot be everywhere, the Churchdepends on such zealous young people to preach theGood News of Christ to all.To help him, and many others like him, the Propagationof the Faith provides about $30. a month for family support.

Won't you help us continue to help them?Thank you!

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Dear Editor:Recently a group of priests,

sisters, ministers and seminar­ians visited Norfolk State Pris­on as part of a course in clinicalpastoral education. The prisonerswere pleased to "see how theseChristians love one another."Their hope for the future wasstrengthened. For these leaderswill influence thousands by whatthey say in the pulpit, religionclass, university, and in smallgroups.

Because of this visit to Nor­folk they will be better able tominister to prisoners, victims andtheir respective families.

Many prisoners have had verybad experiences with church peo­ple. Most clergy and their con­gregations fear crim~, are con­demnatory of the law-breaker,do not know how to minister tovictims, prisoners, ex-offenders

Prison visitation

letters Ire welcomed, but should be nomore than 200 words. The editor reservesthe right to condense or edit, If deemednecessary. All letters must be signed andInclude a home or business address.

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Island gets nuncioVATICAN CITY (NC) - The

Vatican is establishing diplo­matic relations with Dominica,a West Indies island which is aself-governing state in associa­tion with Great Britain.

Discovered by Columbus in1493, it was settled by the Frenchin the 18th century but later be­came a British possession. Ithas a population of 70,000.

The Holy See will name a pa­pal nuncio to Dominica, whichwill appoint an ambassador tothe Vatican.

point to meet one person he orshe did not know; introduce atleast one person to at least oneother person; invite people to situp towards the front of thechurch.

The program was such a suc­cess that within six months,there were more people interestedin getting involved than therewere Masses to accommodatethem.

According to Father Frago­men, the value of the greater em­phasis on cordiality among ush­ers is that it encourages a close­ness, a humaness. "Ministers ofhospitality can help create aholy buzzing of congenial peo­ple," said Father Fragomeni, in­dicating however that the con­gregation should not become atalkfest that disrupts the flow ofthe liturgy.

"But we don't have to worryabout a friendly greeting or ex­change. The more we're humanwith one another the more we'reholy. It shows that the churchbuilding is not God's house, it'sa house for God's people," hesaid.

While women customarily havenot taken roles as ushers, thereare no reasons they shouldn't, hecontinued. "Women have a knackfor that sort of thing, and some­times make better ministers ofhospitality than men.

"What we're interested in to­day is broadening the concept ofthe usher's responsibility. There'smore to it than seating peoplefor a business meeting or cor­ralling them like cattle.

Hints for ushers

What can ushe~s do for the people in the pew?

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NC) - Ush­ers may be the Rodney Danger­fields of the liturgical service- like the comedian, they some­times "don't get no respect."

Parishioners complai.n thatushers get people into Commun­ion lines like a ringmastElr direct­ing the Barnum and Bailey Cir­cus, that they sit in back ofchurch and talk or smo:ke cigar­ettes, that they act as if theyown the church.

Father Richard Fragomeni, co­ordinator for liturgy for the Al­bany Diocese, said there is prob­ably some solid evid.mce forcomplaints against ushers. Infact, he said, if some are lessthan hospitable it's probably be­cause they are adhering to anold conception of their rolewhich puts less emphasis on be­ing cordial than on corralingpeople into pews.

"We've all seen the type ofusher with the two fingers up,rushing down an aisle way, aheadof people and then quickly wav­ing them into a seat. He's allbusiness," Father Fragomentisaid. He said he believes thosewho greet and seat people inchurch should exude a bit morewarmth.

"Usher is a bad word to de­scribe what these people shouldbe doing. They should do morethan show people to their seatsand take up collection:s."

The title that liturgillts preferto use .today instead of usher is"minister of hospitality," whichthough longer and more awk­ward-sounding, is morEl descrip­tive and encompassing.,

While changing the name ofushers can help, it takes morethan that to change their image.And to expand their Irole fromofficial doorkeeper to host cantake some doing, but it usuallypays off, according to FatherFragomeni.

One church, for example, de­cided to update its ushElring witha concerted effort to make itmore personal and friendly. Itbegan with six familiel; - men,women and children - who wereinstructed to: be at c:hurch 20minutes before Massi :make it a

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JACKSON, Miss. (NC) - "Iguess the notoriety started whenPresident Reagan was given oneof my chairs by the NeshobaCounty Fair Association," saidGreg Harkins, a craftsman fromJackson.

"The committee wanted to givethe president something repre­sentative of the state, so theychose the handmade rockingchair," he said. "A couple ofmonths later one of Reagan'saides called to say tpe presidentwanted a pair and ordered an­other. Since then orders havepicked up a good bit."

So how did Harkins, a parish­ioner at St. Richard Church inJackson and a 1976 MississippiState University psychologygraduate, end up making furni­ture?

Harkins explained that he gotthe psychology degree becauseit best fit his requirements forgraduation after he had changedmajors several times.

After graduation he went tolive with his grandparents incentral Mississippi and beganfree-lancing with other crafts­men. He then worked for twoyears in a furniture factory anddecided the factory didn't suithim.

"I left them before I lost mymind," he said. "I realized Iwas not actually a craftsman buta button-pusher and this was notwhat I wanted." So Harkins thenworked as an apprentice with amaster craftsman, Tom Bell, for18 months, learning how to get"personal with wood."

After his appren::iceship, Har­kins set up shop in an old ware-

house north (),f Jackson. He keepsthe location quiet to avoid dis­ruptions and he had his shopphone taken out. Now, his sis­ter Jean manages the furniturestore in Jackson and takes thecalls.

At 29 Harkins helieves he issomething of an endangeredspecies for several reasons.· Thefirst is the lack of young appren­tices and craftsmen. "When Ifirst got into woodwork, I usedto know 10 different craftsmen.Now I would have a hard timefinding a handful of them," hesaid.

Another reason is the "rapeof southern forests by timbercompanies.

"Oh, the timber companies doreplant, with pines, but theydon't replant the oaks, ash orother types of trees they cutdown," Harkins said. "I wonderjust what type of wood I will beusing for chairs in 10-15 years."

Harkins does 9Q..95 percent ofthe work himself. Younger help­ers sometimes assist in the sand­ing and staining and local crafts­men help with caning occasion­ally.

He produces about 12 chairs aweek. "I use basically the samemethod of building chairs ~s

was used in the 1800s and Idon't use nails to hold them to­gether." Instead, he uses con­struction which calls for greenlumber in the front and backposts and dry lumber for the cen­ter pieces. By the time the woodshrinks, it holds together as ifmade of concrete.

Harkins usually uses ash oroak because they are sturdierthan pine. He demonstrated hischairs' strength at a local crafts

show when a Mercedes-Benz wasplaced on top of· four chairs.Despite bearing an averageweight of 1,400 pounds perwheel, the chairs were undam­aged.

In addition to his White Houseorders, Harkins has also made achair for a nationally syndica­ted radio commentator, PaulHarvey, who said he may wantan entire set. Rep. Trent Lott (R­Miss.) got one for the AndrewJackson room at the U.S. Capi­tol.

Those are widely knownnames, but for Harkins the real"celebrities" are the people wllopurchased the chairs when hefirst hegan his business andneeded orders.

Shrine footpathnamed after pope

ROME (NC) - The footpathleading to the ancient Shrine ofOur Lady of Good Counsel inItaly's Prenestine Mountains hasbeen named the Karol Wojtylafootpath in honor of Pope JohnPaul II.

The six-mile-long path wasdedicated with a concelebratedMass attended by about 250Italians and 24 Poles from Kras­nik, who planted a pine tree tomark the occasion.

Before being elected pope,Karol Wojtla often visited theshrine during stays in Italy. Helast visited it seven days afterhis election to the papacy.

The shrine is loca~ed on 290­foot-high Mount GuadagnolQ,about 25 miles from Rome. It isbelieved to date to the fourthcentury.

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Cooke of New York and Arch­bishop Raymond Hunthausen ofSeattle for speaking out againstthe conversion of single-room­occupancy hotels, whose resi­dents are mostly elderly andpoor, into luxury apartments.

"One of the real problemsabout providing low-incomehousing with federal subsidies,"McMurray said, "is local opposi­tion to the location of the hous­ing.

"Generally the church has notspoken out on it. In several dio­ceses the church has taken acourageous stand." But else­where, he said, the fear ofcrime and a decline in the valueof investment in homes amongsuburban Catholics has mutedthe church's voice.

The issue "gets down to fearthat anything called housing isgoing to be destructive of proper­ty values," McMurray said. "Arewe entitled to say," he asked,"that people should not havesafe, decent, sanitary housing sothat my overinflated propertyvalue should be maintained?"

On the issue of public housing,the church's role is that of "anadvocate before its own consti­tuency," McMurray continued.He said he had never seen anydata showing that property val­ues in an area are destroyed be­cause of the construction of pub­lic housing there.. "S\lre," hewent on, "if you put in a 1,500­unit assisted housing project fill­ed with problem families, it'sgoing to ruin the neighborhood,but that kind of assisted housingis not being built any more."

There is a shortage of housingfor everyone, not only the poor,McMurray noted. "Back in 1968,Congress said a minimum of 2.5million new units would he need­ed per year, including both apart­ments and single-family homes.In only one year since then was

. that goal met." Because manymore people are choosing to re­main single longer and becausedivorce breaks up families, hesaid, more than 2.5 million newunits would have to be builteach year to meet the housingneeds of the population.

who, because of the energy cris­is and the' price of gas, foundolder houses attractive." Becauseof this movement, he said, "theprice is $50,000 for a house onCorocoran Alley (in Washington)that 10 years ago would havesold for $8,000." As a result,landlords oust tenants to sell.

Conversion of rental apart­ments to condominiums is an­other aspect of the housing prob­lem today, Msgr. Baroni said."In the Dorchester Apartmentson 16th Street (Washington)," hesaid, "people were paying rentsof $250 to $300 a month. Whenit was converted to a condomini­um, the mortgage was $800 to$900 a month. Older people aredisplaced and then they competein the rental market with poorerpeople."

In recent years church repre­sentatives have been advocatesof various housing programs intestimony before federal, stateand local legislative bodies.

"The church has been involvedin testifying on housing bills,"said Gerald R. McMurray, staffdirector of the subcommittee onhousing and community develop­ment of the House Committee onBanking, Finance and Urban Af­fairs. He noted that ArchbishopPhilip M. Hannan of New Or­leans lobbied for passage in 1974

, of the revision of the U.S. Hous­ing Act of 1937.

McMurray pointeCi out alsothat in April the U.S. CatholicConference in a letter to Rep.Henry B. Gonzalez (D-Tex.),chairman of the subco~ittee

on housing and community de­velopment, expressed oppositionto the cuts in funds for low-in­come housing proposed in theReagan administration's budget.

Those cutbacks "represent asevere attack on governmenthousing' programs," McMurraysaid, and amount to "a 40 per­cent cut in what has been done.". McMurray stressed the need

for the church to represent thepoor in the development of poli­cies on housing. "The poor arenot a constituency," he said."No one speaks for them."

He praised Cardinal Terence

By John Maher

In their 1975 statement, "TheRight to a Decent Home:: A Pas­toral Response to the Crisis inHousing," the U.S. Catholic bish­ops said advocacy was one ofthe functions' the church couldperform in relation to housing.

"As an advocate," they said,"the church should analyze hous­ing needs ill the light of 'the Gos­pel, make judgments and offer

·suggestions. On the national levelwe should attempt to educatepeople regarding the demands ofjustice in the area of housingand suggest principles uponwhich proposals for changemight be based. We should alsoinvolve ourselves in the ongoingdialogue over housing policy andunderline the moral dir.:lensionsof the problem."

Msgr. qeno Baroni, formerassistant secretary of housingand urban development (HUD),who is now a special assistantto Archbishop James A Hickeyof Washington, said: "I see achurch role in reviewing the im­plications of the housing crisisfor the poor, the elde:rly andfamilies to determine w:ltat kindof policies we .need, and in try­ing, together with othe:r peopleof, good will, to have an impacton a new national polil~Y.

"Since the 1930s," Msgr. Ba­roni said, "we've had a commit­ment to provide safe, decent,sanitary housing. Have we re­Deled? What is the new commit­ment?"

On the local level, he said, thechurch should study the issuesof rent control, landlords' rights,tenants' rights, the disp:lacementof homeowners or renters by de­velopment and give priority tothe elderly and the poor.

"The climate' is so changedsince 1975," Msgr. Baroni said,"that new strategies, new pro­grams, new remedies are goingto have to be devised."

One of the issues that has tobe faced in cities like' Seattleand Washington, he said; is dis­placement of the poor by "thereturn to the cities of the newgentry, young, middle-class types

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them vision. They'll be the onesworking in their parishes, exam­ining the more than 100 elementsof the Mass while taking a lookat the historic, theological andpastoral aspects of the liturgy."

Father Krosnicki told confer­ence participants that throughtheir study, "we're not criticiz­ing or downgrading the presentstructure - it's proven to be areal treasure given to us fromthe Vatican Council."

"Realistically, however" thereare areas that need attention,"he said.

In a subsequent talk at the De­troit conference, summing upother addresses, Father Kros­nicki discussed the positiveforce of discipline in liturgy. Hesaid that some discipline Is need­ed to ensure beauty and order.

The project is scheduled to becompleted in 1982. The U.S. bish­ops may see an initial report inNovember of that year and willsubsequently approve a final ver­sion, which the Vatican willthen receive.

ter? Compromise. If daughteragrees to wear a dress on Sun­days, mother might agree thatshe can choose her own clothesfor school.

A clothing allowance can be agodsend. Instead of arguing overevery purchase, you might giveyour daughter a certain amountof money and within that limitlet her select her own clothes.

Her choices will not pleaseyou. However, clothing choicesare very important to your'daughter. Choosing clothes per­mits her to begin decision mak­ing, an important skill for adult­hood. A poor clothing choice isa fairly harmless mistake.

You and your daughter willdisagree about many things inthe next few years. At eachstage you can try to win herover and pressure her to thinkthe way you do., The other possibility is to al­low her to take as much re­sponsibility and make as manydecisions as she can handle,even at the risk of making mis­takes. If you want to help yourdaughter become an effective in­dependent adult, the choice isobvious.

Reader questions on famllyliving and child care to be an­swered in print are invited. Ad­dress questions: The Kennys;Box 67; Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

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hegan the three-year project tostudy the Mass in light of 10years of experience since PopePaul VI in 1969 approved thepresent Order of the Mass..

Phase one of the project end­ed in 1980 with approval by thesecretariat of the BCL and theFederation of Diocesan Liturgi­cal Commissions of a 175-pagedocument covering every ele­ment of the current celebrationof the Mass. That document willserve as a guidebook for theevaluation. .

The evaluation's goal is to"determine how effective thestructure of the Mass has beenin terms of the prayer experi­ence of American Catholics,"Father Krosnicki said.

He added that the study is notconcerned with texts and trans­lations, the various roles of min­isters or changing the eucharis­tic prayer.

He said that one of the primarypurposes of the Detroit confer­ence was to "fire these peopleup, encourage goals and give

growing up, it is not easy forparents.

While parents must under­stand adolescent growth, theyshould not relax discipline. Whatdo you do with a procrastina­tor? Nagging has not worked.She's getting worse. You needanother approach.

Exactly what do ,you want herto do? Set the table? Clean thebathroom? Run,an errand? What­ever the task, specify what youwant done Imd give her a dead­line.

If she misses a deadline, speci­fy what penalty you will impose.An effective penalty for adoles­cents is to deny certain privil­eges until the job is done. Ex­amples include not going outwith friends, no friend comingover or not talking on the tele­phone. Then stick to the condi­tions.

Don't nag. Just mean what yousay.

Clothes are very important tothe adolescent. To feel acceptedthe adolescent must dress ac­cording to the dictates of thepeer group. This is normal andit will pass. Early adolescentsthink they must wear what theirpeers wear and approve. Thecorollary is that they must notlike what their mothers like.

Given this attitude, how canparents survive a growing daugh-

evaluations planned

Surviving

Liturgy

By Dr. James and Mary KennyDear Mary: I seem to be hav­

Ing two problems with my daugh­ter. She Is 12, a very good stu­dent, active in Girl Guides, butbecoming very much a procras­tinator. I have to ask her timeand again to do a chore or finishan assignment. I feel that thiswill only become worse unless Ifind a solution soon.

The second problem has to dowith dress. About a year ago Iyielded to her persistent plead­Ings for jeans, and she wearsthem almost every day. I insistthat she wear a skirt or dresson Sundays and on one schoolday each week. She now makesa big fuss about' the dress on aschool day.

Am I being unreasonable? (Al­berta, Canada)

Welcome to the world of ad­olescence! You have described avery normal girl of 12.

Adolescents have a necessarydevelopmental task. They must"grow away" from parents inorder to break the parent-depen­dent child relationship. Some­times their attempts to grow upcan become stormy.

With the onset of adolescence,parents become less importantand agemates assume a morevital role. In a sense adolescentsreject their parents. While suchrejection is normal and a sign of

DETROIT '(NC) - As part ofa three-year project some 900participants in the third annualDeroit Conference on Worshiptook a look at the current ritualof the Mass.

Participants, including religi­ous education and worship de­partment personnel from u.s.dioceses, will coordinate nine­month evaluations of liturgy intheir own areas.

In a major address to the con­ference, Divine Word FatherThomas Krosnicki, executive di­,rector of the bishops Committeeon the liturgy (ReI), discussedthe objectives of the "Ordo Mis­sae" project.

"The first goal is instruction.We need to know what thisMass ,is all about in terms of itsstructure," he said. "Since we'reall asked to participate activelyin the liturgy, the ideal is tohave everyone aware of what'sgoing on so they're intelligentlyinvolved."

The Committee for the liturgy

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of Hartford.Vivian R. Stephenson, news

editor and research coordinatorsince 1972, was named the pa­per's editor. The Transcript isthe newspaper of the HartfordArchdiocese and the dioceses ofBridgeport and Norwich, Conn.

Msgr. John S. Kennedy, editorof the paper since 1954, retiredfor reasons of health, Msgr. Ter­rence P. McMahon, executive edi­tor since 1946, has resigned thatpost. He continues as pastor ofSt. Brigid Parish, West Hartford,a position he has held since1964.

The changes were effectiveSept. 1.

Donald ~. Foskett, managingeditor for the past 15 years anda member of The Transcriptstaff for 35 years, will continueas managing editor until he re­tires in September 1982.

Msgr. Kennedy is only thethird editor in The Transcript's85-year history. His 46 years ofcontinuous service on the paper- the entire span of his priest­hood - is supassed only by the49 years recorded by Msgr.Thomas S. Duggan, the paper'sfirst editor. He has been editorof The Transcript for over 27years, succeeding Msgr. JamesP. Timmins in 1954.

Miss Stephenson has been withThe Transcript a total of 20years. A native of Hartford, shejoined the news staff in 1949.

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An ARCIC communique saidthe final report, which was notmade public, contains matrialalready agreed in earlier state­ments on the Eucharist, on min­istry and ordination and on au­thority in the church, but in­cludes also new material elab­orating on the earlier authoritystatement.

Members of ARCIC were ap­pointed by Anglican and Cath­olic authorities.

FATHER NORMANDGRENIER, associate pastorat Notre Dame parish, FallRiver, has been named di­rector of the parish school.

DialogueNEWSCASTLE - UPON - TY.

NE, England (NC) - The "as­tonishing progress" made in 12years of dialogue between theAnglican Communion and theCatholic Church is a sign thatAnglicans have not entirely for­gotten their vocation "to seek forour own extinction by workingfor the restoration of the onegreat universal church - thecoming church, w'h:ich Chmtpromised not even the gates ofhell could withstand," said Ang­lican Archbishop Robert Runcieof Canterbury.

Anglicans have never claimedto be the one true church to theexclusion of every other Christ­ian church, he said Sept. 9 at theopening of the Mlglican Consul­tative Council at Newscastle­upon-Tyne.

We are part of the one, holy,'catholic and apostolic churchthroughout the world - achurch, now sadly in fragments,which exicts only in parts andwhose energies are dissipated byunbrotherly love," the archbishopadded.

Archbishop Runcie asked Ang­licans to follow the example ofMary by serving Jesus Christwith a combination of passionand cool reflection.

"We need to yoke passion,an urgent desire for change, withcool thought and attention," hesaid.

Archbishop Runcie said theecumenical progress has beenmade through the efforts of the .Anglican-Roman Catholic Inter­national Commission (ARCICJ,which recently complete'd 12years of consultations.

ARCIC held its final meetingAug. 25-Sept. 3 near London toperpare a final report to be pre­sented to authorities of the twochurches.

Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Dietzen,81. Mark's Parish, 1113 W. Brad­ley, Peoria, Dl. 61606.

pening to your children. Everygood parish and school has nu­merous sessions for parents, es­pecially at times like first con­fession, first Communion andconfirmation.

Finally, don't be surprised atall at your need to know more.In today's church, a constantefort to keep up on what's hap­pening and why is absolutelyessential for any priest or par­ents who don't want their child­ren or parishioners leaving thembehind.

The church is not a museumbut a community of living be­lievers who face in each genera­tion the responsibility to re­apply the Gospel and the tradi­tions of the church to new ex­periences and new demands.

History proves that some­times the church as a wholetends to forget this. For a longtime, for example, the churchseemed to act as though it couldlive and teach in the 19th and20th centuries pretty much as itdid in the 15th century - aneglect that helped make Vati­can Council II, which Pope Johnintended to move the church to­ward dealing more realisticallywith modern society, such ajolt for the Catholic world.

Individual Catholics can domuch the same. the assumptionthat what one learned 30 yearsago will do for the rest of one'slife, if it was ever valid, surelyisn't valid today.

Unless we are to be strangersto the church our children willlive in, and that we ourselveswill be a part of 30 years fromnow, consistent, prayerful read­ing about how and why thischurc'h is trying to meet the chal­lenges of today's society is ab­solutely necessary. Many Cath­olics feel alienated and frustra­ted these days because theyhaven't realized this. The HolySpirit will keep you moving inthe right direction with yourchildren.

Ball plannerswill meet Sunday

The annual planning meetingfor the Bishop's Charity Ball isset for 1:30 p.m. Sunday atWhite's Restaurant, North West­port.

To be discussed are the theme,motif, color and scenario for thecharitable and social event to beheld on Friday, Jan. 15, at Lin­coln Park Ballroom, North Dart·mouth.

Ball proceeds help promoteand expand facilities at St. Vin­cent de Paul Camp, CatholicBoys' Day Camp for underprivi­leged children and Nazareth DayCamp for exceptional children.as well as at Nazareth HallSchool, Hyannis, and NazarethHall School and Pre-VocationalTraining Center, Fall River.

uestion cornerBy Father John Dietzen

Q. How are convert parentsto help their chi~dren tlirough aCatholic grade school when theythemselves are still leaming? Itook instructions more than 10years ago. What I learned thenwas not all retained, and. I can'tremember being taught suchthings as May Crowning or firstconfession and first Communion(child style).

I feel that to be bettEif' Cath­olic parents we need to be bettereducated. Our priest is old­school in his ideas. I know fromretreats I've been on thid thereare different ways of bl!lieving.My fear is not to know enoughabout my religion to answer mychildren's questions. If lfOU canunderstand my feelings on thismatter enough to make a ques­tion out of it, I would be grate­ful. (Kentucky)

A. You ask some good ques­tions which obviously expressthe concern of thousands ofother Catholic parents a~: well.

In all our classes and programsfor people preparing to enterthe Catholic faith, we attemptto prepare them for the veryfrustrations you feel. Even mostlife long Catholics don't realizehow the "feel" for numerouspractices, devotions, fea.sts andcustoms has become part of theirbones through the years.

An inquiry class cannot possi­bly cover all these points. To beperfectly honest, they must belived through, perhaps severaltimes, and not just learnedabout, if one is to really under­stand them.

Several remedies are avail­able to you. The first, lind per­haps most important, is to giveyourself the opportunity to ex­perience as many as possible ofthe things you hear about inyour parish or elsewhere thatwill acquaint you with the dailylifestyle of being a Catholic.

This doesn't meal) you mustaccept, or even like, everythingyou see. Ours is a big churchwith a long, rich and profuselyvaried tradition. All of the tra­dition is good, but everythingcannot be for everyone.

The Eucharist, the sacraments,fidelity to the Christ who revealshimself in the Gospel .- theseare the essentials. Ways ofprayer, preferences in liturgicalcelebrations, customs whichbring the great themes of ourfaith into our home, these willvary from one person to another,one home to another, and for thatmatter, from one parish or dio­cese to another.

So be patient, but give your­self a chance.

Another help, for "born" Cath·olics as well as converts, is tohave a good Catholic dictionaryin your home. Some ,excellentones are on the market, brieflyexplaining most points of Cath­olic history, belief and practiceyou could ever want '~o knowabout.

Also, take advantage of everyopportunity your parish givesyou to cue in on what is hap-

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Parish councils .. as diverse as the church

The Year of Matthew

IICorinthing and effect of the Eucharist:"Because the loaf of bread isone, we, though we are, are onebody, for we all partake of theone loaf:'

In Paul's eyes, the Corinthiansactually were destroying thisunity in the very act of celebra­ting it. For example, the morewell-to-do members were gorg­ing themselves, while the lessfortunate were lucky if they hadanything at all to eat or drink."Would you show contempt forthe church of God and embar-

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faculty and students, commun­ity planning boards and healthcouncils, all of which involvemany people must try to balancethe varied views of their mem­bers with those of professionalsor experts.

It will take time and- commit­ment to the value of this kindof sharing to achieve satisfac­tory ways conducting parishcouncils.

However, insights are begin­ning to emerge:

- The responsible ways par­ishioners can serve need to beencouraged.

- Parish councilors shouldgenerally be involved in parish

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•Insemble, it is not to eat theLord's Supper." This sounds am­biguous, for that is preciselywhy they are coming together.From the context, however, Paulapparently means that the Cor­inthians are! going through theliturgical motions, but are offthe track nonetheless.

In Paul's day, the Eucharistwas celebrated within the frame­work of a communal meal or"parish supper," to which allwere supposed to contribute.This table fellowship was abeautiful expression of the mean-

an annual parish assembly toestablish major directions for theparish in the year ahead.

The forms of parish councilsreflect different ways in whichparishes make sure that mem­bers participate in parish life.

But why do councils exist?First to increase the sense of re­sponsibility for parish life, butalso to provide a forum for ex­pression of diverse viewpointsand to bring to light hidden tal­ents.

But, given all this, it is stillnot surprising to run into diffi­culties in having councils worksmoothly. Other councils alsoexperience difficulties. For in­stance, university senates of

Scandalous disunity..

know your faith

By Father John J. Castelot

St. Paul praises the communityin Corinth but then qualifies hispraise in Chapter 11 of FirstCorinthians. Paul indicates hehas heard of irregularities intheir liturgical worship - es­pecially their conduct during eu­charistic gatherings.

He writes: "What I now haveto say is not said, in praise, be­cause our meetings are not profi­table but harmful I hear thatwhen you gather for a meetingthere are divisions among you."

Paul continues, "When you as-

ting committee to ensure com­munication among the ,threecouncils.

4. In an Indianapolis parish,people are recruited to run forelection to specific council com­mittees - the liturgy commit­tee, the education committee,etc. This ensures that councilorshave appropriate interests andabilities.

Some council~ are composedof members elected at large byall parishioners. In some places,parishioners active in specialareas are elected to serve on thecouncil by other parishioners en­gaged in the same activity. Otherparishes use both methods. Somehave not only a council but also

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2. At St. Mary's in Colts Neck,N.J., the council is served byrepresentatives of each organ­ized parish activity, as well asmembers committed to pray twohours every week in a consciousattempt to discover God's willfor the parish.

3. In a Brooklyn parish wherethree languages are spoken, thereare three councils, one for eachlanguage group, and a coordina-

By Janaan Manternach

It was Sunday evening in Tro­as, a town in what is now calledTurkey.

The community of Christiansgathered for the breaking ofbread, the Eucharist. They wereexcited because they expectedPaul at the celebration.

They gathered in the house ofa leading Christian. The upperroom soon was packed with peo­ple. By the time Paul began thecelebration people were evensitting in the open windows.

Paul was leaving Troas in themorning. He suspected he mightnever return. So there was muchhe wanted to share with thesedevoted Christians. He had somuch to tell them about Jesus

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ordinator of adult education, "be­cause all the pieces fell intoplace for the first time." -Peoplesaw Jesus as a "person challegedto live within his culture and dothe will of God." This causedmany to "turn their livesaround."

For adults, the basic teachingtool was "A Commentary on theGospel of Matthew," written byObach and Father Albert Kirk,

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I~ or children

By Katherine Bird

In 1978, after the parable ofthe unforgiving servant was readat Mass, families throughout theMemphis Tenn., diocese gatheredto recall a recent family experi­ence.

Then they role-played that ex­perience, first with an unforgiv­ing ending, then with a happyending in which the people in­volved forgave one another.

In diocesan adult educationseminars that same year, groupsshared views on such questionsas "How would you describe thebasic orientation of your life?"What philosophies in Americanculture compete for your atten­tion?"

It was the Year of Matthewin the diocese, a time for inten­sive study of the Gospel of Mat­thew, for a fresh perspective onScripture. In the process it wasshown that a carefully-planneddiocesan religious education pro­gram can work.

During the year, Catholicsstudied Matthew in connectionwith Sunday liturgies, followinga program devised by the dioce­san religious education office.The ambitious program was div­ided into two major parts, onefor adults, the other for familiesand groups of friends at home.Individual parishes adapted theprogram to fit their own needs.

The year was a "blessing,"said Robert Obach, diocesan co-

By Father Philip J. Mumion

There is no single blueprintthat parish councils follow. Con­sider some examples:

1. The parish council at Christon the Mountain Parish, in Lake­wood, Colo., is an executivecommittee within a parish elab­orately organized into seven dis­tricts, 28 neighborhoods, 170smaller communities and 550 reg­istered families.

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released from the hospital onAug. 14 and has been stayingat Castelgandolfo since then.

Vatican sources said that thepope has regained much of hisold vigor and that the ceremonyOct. 4 will mark his permanentreturn to the Vatican and to asomewhat normal schedule ofmeetings, appointments and audi­ences.

When the pontiff was dis­charged from the hospital doc­tors were pre~<:ting a two­month recuperative phase.

Five men and women arescheduled to be beatified on Oct.4, said the Congregation forSaints' Causes.

They are Alanus De Solmini­hac, a 17th-century French bish­op; Richard Pampuri, an Italianmember of the Order of the Hos­pitalers of St. John of God, whodied in 1930; Aloysius Schosoppi,a 19th-century Italian who wasa member of the Oratorian Fath­ers and founded the Sisters ofDivine Providence; Maria Repet­to, a 19th-century Italian mem­ber of the Order of Our Lady ofRefuge; and Maria A. Sancto Ig­natio, a 19th-century French nunwho founded the Congregation ofJesus and Mary.

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he opened his eyes. He wasalive. People were amazed. Theythought of how Jesus raised tolife the daughter of Jairus andthe son of. a Roman centurion.

Full of joy they returned tothe upper room, broke bread andate a fellowship meal together.It was a very special meal forthem. They could feel the pres­ence of the risen Christ.

Paul talked to the happy com­munity the rest of the night. Atsunrise he left them. Eutychuswaved goodbye with the rest..They were all happy. The boywas alive and they were filledwith the good news of JesusChrist.

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Return to VaticanVATICAN CITY (NC) - The

Vatican's Congregation forSaints' Causes on Sept. 8 con­firmed reports that Pope JohnPaul will return to Rome to pre­side at a beatification ceremonyOct. 4 in St. Peter's Square.

The pope has been convales­cing at the papal summer resi­dence at Castelgandolfo, 15 milesfrom Rome, recovering frominjuries suffered in an attempton his life on May 13. He was

For childrenContinued from page twelve

that he was still talking at mid­night.

By then the room was hot andstuffy and everyone was drow­sy. But Paul had more to say.

A boy, Eutychus, who was sit­ting on a window sill, could nolonger keep his eyes open. Hedozed off, slumped back and fellout the third-story window.

Those nearby screamed. Paulstopped preaching and ran downto the street. Others were beforehim.

Paul watched as they bentover the boy's limp body. Theboy, the Bible says, was dead.People began weeping.

Paul fell down on the boy andclutched his body close. For amoment he held Eutychus closeto him.

Then he looked up and smiledat those around him. "Don't bealarmed," Paul said. "There islife in him!"

The community was astonish­ed. The boy was breathin~. Soon

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rass those who have nothing?"Paul asks.

He reminds the Corinthians ofthe institution of the Eucharist.Twice he repeats the rubric, "Dothis in remembrance of me."

In other words, the eucharis­tic celebration was supposed tobe an effective remembrance,one which brought into being,"the death of the Lord," that is,the totally unselfish love thatbrought Jesus to the cross.

To Paul, the scandalous self­ishness of the Corinthians nega­ted this love.

He says the Corinthiansshould reflect seriously on themeaning of the Eucharist, for"he who eats and drinks with­out recognizing the body, eatsand drinks a judgment on him­self." In this context, "the body"is the community which, for.Paul, is the body of Christ.

Paul then concludes: "There­fore, my brothers, when you as­semble for the meal, wait for oneanother. If anyone is hungry, lethim eat at home, so that yourassembly may not deserve con­demnation."

CouncilsContinued from Page Twelve

activities. If they are not, coun­cil sessions can become discus­sions of what "they" (the staff)are going to do. If councilors areactive, for the most part thethrust is "What are we going todo?"

- Time should be devoted toformation of council m.embers,including reflection on fnith andthe church, as well as training insuch skills as listening, handlingconflict, running a meeting.

- Constant effort is :requiredto keep the whole parish inform­ed about council activitil~s.

- Each council meetingshould include thoughtful prayerand reflection.

- Councils should try to en­courage the initiative oir othersand support parishioners will­ing to exercise leadersh.i:p in theparish. It would be a shnme if acouncil attempted to dominateor control all initiative i:n a par­ish.

- Continuity is important. Itmay be necessary to find ways tokeep people involved for longerthan the usual two-ye~lr term.This is easier to accomplish withrepresentatives of the variousparish activities. An active par­ishioner who has served on thecouncil may remain involvedthrough the activity.

- TIle clearer the council isabout the parish mission and itsown agenda, the less likely it isto fall into constant discussionof building maintenal1ice andfinances.

The year of MatthewContinued from page twelve diocese distributed 3,000 book-

diocesan director of rl~ligious lets to parishes and ?OO famil!education, "to help peopll~ reach ~embers ret~rned hIg~y ~OSl­into what Matthew was trying t!ve evaluatIon questIonnaires.to get across." .The Year of .Matthew started

According to Obach, the com- wIth Father KIrk, w~o saw amentary highlighted the histori- year-long study of a sI?gle Gos­cal backgroun.d. of Matthew and p~l as a. great teach~ng tech­included weekly discussio:n ques- mque. ~It~ a green hght fromtions relating the Gospel to the ~emphis BISho~ Carroll T. Do­lives of parishioners. ZIer, Father KIrk brought to-

Parishes used the adult pro- gether 20 pri~sts and lay peoplegram for eight weeks, some- to plan ~ senes. . .times in small home groups, Fol~oWIng a year. of IntensI~eother times following a lecture planmng, the commIttee explam­and discussion format in parish ed the program to pastors andcenters. parish representatives at two

Obach said the diocese trained big meetings. In each parish, a491 people to lead thE: adult coordinator was a link with thegroups, in which 4,000 adults diocese.. .. .participated. Some groups were Obach thinks that In addItIonso pleased with the experience to other positive results, the Yearthat they are still meeting. of Matthew gave people a new

In the fall of 1978, parish fami- res~e~t .and un~erstanding forlies took their turn with the Year Chnsiamty's JewIsh background.of Matthew. They used a fam­ily-tested booklet, "Whe:re Twoor Three are Gathered," focus­ing on helping the Christianhome to be "an environment forlearning to live our faith inJesus Christ."

Used for seven Sundays, thecomprehensive family programincluded an explanation of thebiblical text, discussion questionsand a variety of activiities aswell as a pamphlet, "Hl~lps forFamily Prayer," written byFather David Knight. Familieswere encouraged to use thebooklet to prepare for or followSunday Mass.

Though Obach said he had nofirm count of how many fami­lies actually participatl~d, the

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The market control methodsused by unions are similar tothose used by firms that attemptprice fixing. The most importantdifference is that price fixing byfirms is. illegal, while price fix­ing and restriction of competi­tion by unions is protected bythe law.

Space does not allow me togo into great detail about theentry into certain occupationsthat are regulated by law. Forexample: there are often highentry costs in the taxicab busi­ness. Some cities, such as NewYork, require a medallion foreach vehicle, costing ~etween

$26,000 and $28,000. What so­cial justification is there for thishigh entry fee? How many cap­able youth could get into thisbusiness? No wonder taxicabrates are so high!

And there are other licensedoccupations that reduce employ­ment opportunities that wouldotherwise be open to youth andother. disadvantaged groups.

Effective career training canimprove the skill level for manyyoung people, but, as WillardWirtz put it, "While the casefor change is in the minds andhopes of scattered million!!, thecase for things as they are is inthe hands of two or three strong­ly entrenched bureaucracies."

Breathing Life"The Catholic Church under­

stands religious faith not as aprivate relationship between. theindividual and God - but as arelationship of the person withthe community and through thecommunity with God •.• It mustbe prepared to breathe life andwarmth and compassion into thelives of people everywhere." ­Cardinal John Dearden

"We interrupt this programwith a message for allteenagers - today·isSunday. try church."

Damien ReportHONOLULU (NC) - The Da­

mien Report, a monthly news­letter about the life of FatherDamien de Veuster, a 19th-cen­tury missionary to Hawaii, willbe published by the HawaiiState Catholic Conference. TheBelgian priest worked withlepers on the Hawaiian island ofMolokai until his death in 1889.The newsletter wiII feature rarephotographs, documents, inter­views and updates on eventsconcerning Damien.

I fOCU/~== onyouth~By Cecilia Belanger

I feel that youth unemploy­ment is a major problem in ournation today. Our young peopleface a rate of unemployment

.which even in the best of timesis often three and a half timesthat of the labor force as awhole.

High youth unemploymentwould not be such a criticalproblem if youth employmentwere considered only as a meansto supplement family income orto earn spending money.

But the absence or presence ofearly work experience has effectswhich may spell the differencebetween a successful or unsuc­cessful future work career.

The period of 16 to 24 yearsof age, and perhaps even earl­ier, can be looked upon as oneof transition-from-school-to­work.

Early work experiences, evenin the most menial of tasks, aidthe individual in the acquisitionof skills and attitudes that willmake him or her a more valu­able employee in the future.

Early work experiences teacheffective job search techniques:teach good work habits; pro­vide the self-respect and confi­dence that come from being fin­ancially independent or semi­independent; provide the valu­able opportunity to make mis­takes at a time when mistakesare not likely to be as costly aswhen the worker has depend­ents.

The failure to acquire theselabor market skills that econ­omists summarize as "invest­ment in human capital" is notthe only effect of high youthunemployment. Inadequate workopportunities may also discour­age youths from continuing theirformal training. InadeqUate em­ployment options may also con­tribute sign£ficantly to criminalactivity and other antisocial be­havior.

No one is asking that we re­turn to sweat shops and childlabor. But there are those whopresent a very strong caseagainst the restrictive practicewhich limits job opportunitiesfor youth due to governmentalmarket intervention through theminimum wage laws. They be­lieve that the Congress, throughthe Wagner Act of 1965, and itssubsequent modifications con­ferred upon unions extensive la­bor market monopoly powers.

I have heard both sides of thisargument and I feel that thereis no harm in hiring youth forless than is paid adults for jobswith more responsibility.

Most youth jobs are temporaryand they give young people .thechance to earn towards theireducation, as well as much-need­ed experience.

I think many people are tiredof the buzz words hurled at themwhenever they suggest that it isbetter for youth to be employedeven at lower wages than justto hang around doing nothing!

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JOBIN DENVER fans wil:l wel­come his new album, "SomeDays are Diamond," which in­cludes this song.

The question of what lies inoW" future is intriguing. In thissong Denver poJltrays the uno.known aspect of our future as apower that brings out the best inus: Without -it we might never"make a wish or climb a moun­tain, 'cause we'd a1ways knowthe answer."

The truth is "life ain't no easyfreeway, just some gravel on theground." Life is not alwayssmooth sailing.

Yet Denver finds meaning forthe journey in a simple way: Wemust walk together. Most of us

-agree, but often forget what itmeans. We are too busy findingour own destinations to see whois traveling with us.

We forget that all of life's des­tinations are temporary. At theend of our lives, what will makethe difference is who we touchedwith our love.

How do we bring the meaningof these words into our every.day lives? What problems doyou encounter as you reach outto others? What surprise rewardshave you found? Are peoplereally looking for someone totravel with and to be a friend?

The gravel on the groundslows us down. That may be thebest thing about it.

For if life were just a free­way, we would speed on by andmiss each other. That would beto miss the best part of life!

Readers' thoughts are wel­c.omed. Address eorrespondeDceto: Charlie Martin, 4705 Boule­vard Place, Indianapolis, Ind.46208.

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GRAVEL ON THE GROUNDIf our lives could lie before us

Like a s~ght and narrow highway

So that we could see forever

Long before we took the ride

We would never look to heaven

Make a wish or climb a mountain

'Cause we'd always know the answer

To what's on the other side.

But life ain't no easy freeway

Just some gravel on the ground

You pay for ev'ry mOe you go

And you spread some dust around

But we aU have destinations

And the dust wl1l settle down

This llfe ain't no easy freeway

Just some gravel OD the ground.

So let's walk the road together

Who knows what we'll find tomorrow

Maybe good times, maybe sorrow

Both are waltin' round the bend

Given time two hearts discover

What they're feel1n' for each other

At the best we'll end up lovers

At the least we'll make a friend.

Sung by: JoJua.·"ver, written by Debbie Hupp and Bob Morrison

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"A single letter can often bean instrument of reform," Tor­ok points out. "Prisoners arepeople who will return to thecommunity after they haveserved their sentence. That's thebest reason for helping them tolive a normal life."

To emphasize the importanceof even a single letter, Torokquotes Mother Teresa, the miss­ionary nun who cares for out­casts throughout the world, "Thebiggest disease in the world to­day is not leprosy or T.B., butcather the feeling of being UDe

wanted, uncared for and desert­ed by everybody."

In the "New World Prayer"which he wrote after watchingthe Attica Prison riots on tele­vision, Torok reaffirms his owncommitment, "I recognize that Ibelong to the family of man ..•I am responsible for myself andfor all human beings who sharethis earth with me."

Readers may obtain a freecopy of the PrIson Pen Pals bul­letin by writing Lou Torok, careof Box 1217, Cincinnati, Ohio45202.

string budget is supplementedby people who send rolls ofstamps. A foundation picks upthe printing costs.

"Nothing I have ever done inmy life has given me greatersatisfaction," Torok said. Afterspending 12 years in variousstate lock-ups and experiencingthe corrosive loneliness of celllife, he's convinced Prison PenPals can play a major role in re­ducing recidivism.

life"The burden of life is from

ourselves, its lightness from thegrace of Chdst and the love ofGod."-Archbishop Ullathome

ORLLANOO, Fla. (NC) - AWinter Park, Fla., abortion clin­ic's suit against Bishop ThomasGrady of Orlando and other or­ganizab.1ons and suit chargedthe Orlando bishop, the NationalConference of Catholic Bishopsand other defendants "with in­terference in an advantageous,business relationship and con­spiracy with malice." Judge Jo­seph Baker dismissed the suitsaying the attempt by the opera­tor of the clinic, Dr. SamuelBarr, "to make the Roman Cath­olic Church a defendant is with­out precedent."

LOU TOROK

Suit dismissed

He helps the forgottenBy Edward R. Walsh

CINCINNATI, Ohio (NC)"Serving life sentence, new-bornChristian" ... Very lonely, for­gotten, seeks pen pals" ... "Ondeath row, a lonely place, nofamily mail" . . . "Feels like aleper being left so alone."

Hundreds of messages such asthese crowd the pages of eachissue of the Prison Pals Bulletin.After the inmate's name, identi­fication number and addresscomes a capsule comment plead­ing for friendship. .

Thousands of men, women andjuveniles locked up in jails, pris­ons and correctional institutionshave found new friends by turn­ing to the non-profit programbased in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Last year Prison Pen Pals pro­cessed over 250,000 pieces ofmail and helped match morethan 21,000 persons from theUnited States, Canada, and afew foreign countries. Nunsfrom New Guinea have contac­ted the organization and lonelym.issionaries in Chile and Colom­bia have joined the growingranks of correspondents.

The man behind this movementto humanize life behind bars isex-convict Lou Torok, 54. Con­victions for grand theft, burglaryand assault once left him bitterand rebellious. He looked like alifetime loser.

The warden urged Torok totake up writing as a hobby. Hedid and soon began selling es­says and articles to the ChristianScience Monitor, the New YorkTimes, the Chicago Tribune andother .publications. The Cincin­nati Inquirer asked him to writean advice column for teen-agers.The desire to undo some of theharm he'd done helped "restoremyself as a human being."

Torok, who had abandoned hisCatholic faith when he turned tocrime, started practicing his re­ligion again, thanks to the pris­on chaplain. He learned to playthe organ and assisted at chapelservices, he said. One of thegreatest influences on his re­habilitation were the people whowrote to him.

A Chicago housewife, whowrote regularly, changed his at­titude completely. "Do you dareto grow up where you are?" Shechallenged him.

Paroled in 1972, Torok joinedthe Cincinnati archdiocesannewspaper, as an adverstising re­presentative. During his sparetime, Torok took on volunteertasks, He became a staff mem­ber of the Seventh Step Founda­tion, a non-profit group thathelps rehabilitate former offend­ers. He writes, lectures on prisonreform and counsels young peo­ple.

To keep his son Tony "fromever ending up like his father,"Torok wrote "A ChI1d's Guide toPrison," later published by BobbsMerill as "The Strange World ofPrison." Torok has written threeother books, a two-act play, aTV documentary, hundreds ofarticles and is currently work­ing on a novel.

But his consuming interest isPrison Pen Pals, which he fundsout of his own pocket and runswith volunteer help. His shoe-

Togetherness"If 'togetherness' means noth­

ing more than being sociable,.there is little to keep i.t together.Community means charity or itis nothing." - Dom Hubert vonZeller

cross country schedule at hometo Dighton-Rehoboth next Mon­day.

In schoolboy soccer Somersetis home to Connolly, Durfee isat Westport tomorrow. Somersetis home to New Bedford Mon­day. Connolly and Duifee meetnext Wednesday... High school volley ball is alsoalready underway. In games to­day Connolly is at Westport,Somerset at Case. TomorrowDurfee is at Connolly, which en­tertains Somerset on Tuesday.Next Monday Westport is atSomerset, -Durfee at Taunton andCase at Bourne.

Case is home to Dartmouthtoday and visits Durfee Tuesdayin field hockey. Monday Somer­set is at Dartmouth. Durfee en­tertains New Bedford High to­day.'

0, Durfee High pinned a 7-0 set­back on Dartmouth High, and,the Old Rochester Bulldogs de­feated Fairhaven Blue Devils bythe same score.

In the third annual Multi­School Soccer Scrimmage at OldColony Regional Vocational HighSchool last Saturday afternoon,New Bedford High defeatedStang, 2-0, and Old Colony, 1-0,but lost, 1-0, to Dartmouth High,which also defeated Old Colony,1-0.

Falmouth High played score­less ties with Bishop Connollyand Bishop Stang Highs. The lat­ter two played to a I-I tie andOld Colony blanked Connolly, 2­O. Falmouth also defeated Dart­mouth, 1-0.

By Bill Morrissette

ponswQtch

The Bishop Slang High footballt,eam gave its new cOllch, JimLanagan, an auspicious welcomewith an 8-0 victory over GreaterNew Bedford Yoke-Tech in thefirst Greater New Bedford HighSChool Football Jamboree atDartmouth's Memorial Stadiumlast Saturday evening.

Early in the game SpartanPeter Shaffer blocked a Voke­Tech punt and his tellm mateJohn Green picked up lthe looseball and ran 15 yards for thetouchdown. A pass from Crans­ton Paull to Paul Levine gaveStang the bonus points.

In other games in the jam­boree, attended by an l!stimated5,000 persons, New BedfordHigh's Crimson blanked theSomerset High Blue Raiders, 13-

The Bishop Feehan Shamrocksopen their football season to­morrow night with their annualnon-league clash with No. Attle­boro. Feehan compete:; in theSoutheastern Mass. Conference,No. Attleboro in the HockomockLeague.

Among non-league footballgames Saturday are Stang atBourne, Fairhaven at Somerset,New Bedford Voke-Tech at Dart­mouth, Middleboro at Wareham,Old Rochester at Seekonk. Thegames at Dartmouth and Ware­ham are at 7:30 p.m., all theothers at 1:30 p.m.

Non-leaguers involving Hocko­mock schools list Frnnklin atMedway, Sharon at Hull (10:30a.m.), Attleboro at Mansfield,Norton at Oliver Ames, Ran­dolph at Stoughton, Canton atSilver Lake, Westwood at Fox­boro, Bellingham at King Philip.

In cross country F'eehan ishome to Durfee and Somerset to­day, an~ Connolly is host toWarehwp tomorrow, Connollyalso is 110me to Case next Tues­day and Durfee is at SElekonk onMonday. Diman Voke opens its

Spartan Gridders in Win

Fee'han in Grid Opener

Baslketball Coming UpThe Rev. Bruce M. Neylon, fy for the Prep division, players

area director, has an.nounced must be in their freshman orthat preparations are underway sophomore year in high school.at the Fall River CYO for the The Junior division is for in­1981-82 basketball season, and dividuals in the sixth, seventh orthat AI (Val) Vaillancourt will eighth grade.again be the athletic coordinator. Players interested in joining

So, meetings for conches of the league should contact theirteams and cheerleader advisors parish directors or sign up athave been scheduled for OCt. 6, CYO Hall by Oct. 31. Persons13 and 27 at seven p.m. in the interested in refereeing for theAnawan Street Hall. league should contact Father

The league will aga.in have Neylon or AI Vaillancourt atthree divisions for boys - sen- CYO Hall, telephone 672-9644,ior, prep and junior, ;Ilnd one or in person.division for girls. Chelerleaders Preparations for the comingfor all three divisions are in- season in another sport, ice hock­vited to participate in this ey, continue in the Driscoll Rink,year's program. Fall River, by the Bristol Coun-

Any male born on or a.fter Jan. ty Catholic Hockey League with1, 1961 qualifies to pnrticipate practice at 9 p.m. Sunday even­in the Senior division. To quali- ings.

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today and tomorrow. The contin­uing struggle is ours to try tounderstand and express hisgreatness and to respond to hislove." - Monika Hellwig

CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB,NEW BEDFORD

The annual opening tea willbe held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sundayat the Wamsutta Club. Mrs.George Mello, president, will behostess. She invites prospectivemembers to attend.

NOTRE DAME,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will meetat 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28,in the parish hall.

SEPARATED & DIVORCED,FALL RIVER AREA

The area support group sep­arated, divorced and remarriedCatholics will meet at 7 p.m.Wednesday at Our Lady of Fati­ma Hall, 530 Gardners. NeckRoad, Swansea. "Separated:Where Do We Go from Here?"will be discussed. All are wel­come.

KillingsBELFAST, Northern Ireland

(NC) - The killing of two police­men was condemned "in thestrongest possible terms" byCardinal Tomas O'Fiaich of Ar­magh, Northern Ireland. Hisstatement was made Sept. 8 afterthe illegal Provisional Irish Re­publican Army claimed respon­sibility for the murders.

"This act must be called byits proper name of murder," saidCardinal O'Fiaich.

The two policemen had beenkilled the previous day in aland mine ambush the IRA saidit organized.

ST. LOUIS,FALL RIVER

A film, "St. Francis of Assisi,"will be shown at Sp.m. Sundayat the church hall. There will beno admission charge.

SSe PETER & PAUL,FALL RIVER

The parish council will meetat 7 p.m. Sunday in the school.

Junior CYO members will meetat 7 p.m. Tuesday in FatherCoady Center.

CCD registration will takeplace Sunday following 9:30 and11 a.m. Masses and classes willstart Monday.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

Father Gerry Dye will speakat a fellowship meeting to follow7 o'clock Mass tonight.

CCD teachers will be com­missioned at 11 a.m. Mass Sun­day. Teachers' schedules will beavailable in the CCD center fol­lowing the Mass.

The parish group will sponsoran organizational meeting from2 to 4 p.m. Sunday for youngadults to age 29 who have beenconfirmed.

BLESSED SACRAMENTADORERS, lFAIRHAVEN

Exposition of the Blessed Sac­rament will take place tomorrowfollowing 8:30 a.m. Mass until 9p.m. at the chapel of SacredHearts Church, Fairhaven.Adoration takes place from 8a.m. through. 9 p.m. daily exceptWednesday.

CATHERINIAN CENTER,NORTH DARTMOUTH

The cente:r will begin its fallprogram Tuesday and a day ofcentering prayer will be heldfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday,Sept. 25. Full information onseminars, workshops and groupmeetings offered may be obtain­ed from Sister Judith Brunell,996-1305.

ST. MARY,SEEKONK

The choir will begin its seasonat 10 a.m. Mass Sunday.

ST. ANNE,FALL RlVElt

The parish board of educationwill meet Monday, Sept. 21 andthe parish <:ommittee on Mon­day, Sept. 28.

Girl· Scouts and parents willattend an orientation meeting at7 p.m. Tuesday in the school.Also at that time, New Cuj>Scouts may register at theschool.

ST. MARY,NEW BEDFORD

Bishop Joseph Regan of Mary­knoll, a Fairhaven native, willspeak at all weekend Masses inbehalf of his missions in thePhilippines.

CCD teachers are needed for.grades 6, 7 and 8. Volunteersmay contact the rectory.

SEPARATED" DIVORCED,CAPE COD AREA

Separated, divorced and remar­ried Catholics will meet at 7p.m. Wednesday at St. An­thony's Church, Falmouth. Allare welcome.

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL,FALL RIVER COUNCIL

Bishop Daniel ~. Cronin willbe principal celebrant and homi­list at a Mass at 7:30 p.m. Wed­nesday at St. Mary's Cathedral.The liturgy will mark the feastof St. Vincent de Paul and com­memorate the death of Freder­ic Ozanam.

A regular Icouncil meeting willbegin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6,at St. Mathieu Church, FallRiver.

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HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

CCD teachers meetings will beheld at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in theschool for grades one throughsix; and at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept.28, in the rectory.

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GILBERT C. OLIVEIRA,INS. AGENCY

WATCH OUT FOR THE LITTLEGALS AND GUYS!

Children move fast. so go slow!Drive carefully on streets near schools and

in all residential areas. Remember too, that

some schools have double sessions and

shorter school days so be on the look-out for

children on bikes and on foot throughout the

day. G!ve the little kids a chance to grow up

big, like you!

11EYBIG DRIVEAI

Come Celebrate

The Feast of. OUf Lady of La Salette

~~You ar~~~r::~~ryin~;i~~l;~y~~~p';s:I~~~1'., '~ , La Sa/;tte with Her Mi;;onaries.

TRIDUUM OF PRAYERSeptember 17, 18 & 19

7:30 P.M. Mass

SOLEMNITY OF FEASTSunday, September 20th

3:00 P.M. Concelebrated MassHis Excellency Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D.

Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts

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