dJ The ARCHORVol. 21, No.3 - Fall River, Mass., Thurs., Jan. 20, 1977 A.n Anchor of the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul
Diocese Affirms Dignity of Life,Hope That Does Not Disappoint
DIOCESE OF FALL RIVERFAll RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
January 27, 1977
Dearly beloved in Christ,
Respect for the dignity of the human person is a basic princ!ple of our JudaeoChristian tradition. This principle, reflected in the United States Constitution, affirmsthat every person is created in God's image and endowed with certain unalienablerights. Chief among these is the right to life.
There have been times in our history, however, when the basic dignity and equalityof all human beings have been denied or ignored. We are living in such times. Forfour years now - since the fateful abortion decisions of the United States SupremeCourt on January 22, 1973 - the law of our land has denied unborn children theirbasic right to life. In the past year alone, more than one million children have beenkilled by abortion in our country.
The disruptive effects of the policy of permissive abortion continue to become increasingly evident. This past July, the Supreme Court ruled that a father may donothing to protect his child from abortion once the mother has made up her mind.
The Court also said that parents cannot interfere with the abortions of their teenage .daughters. Lower courts have directed that private hospitals must provide abortions,even when their own governing boards are opposed. A high government Commissionhas argued that public opposition to abortion for ethical reasons constitutes athreat to the First Amendment.
As you know, my dear people, directly procured abortion is always morally wrong,with or without the consent of husband or parent. To weaken our moral standardsas they should be reflected in law is ethically reprehensible.
Various solutions have been proposed to correct the present state of affairs. Nonehas been effective. The only realistic way to deal with this problem is to amendthe Constitution in order to provide clear and unquestioned protection for unbornchildren. I have joined with my brother bishops in repeatedly calling for such anamendment. Though this is sure to be a time consuming and demanding effort, thedifficulties and uncertainties involved do not justify tolerating a legal structurewhich sanctions the present massive violation of the' right to life.
This year, as we mark the anniversary of the Supreme Court's tragic abortion decisions, we reaffirm to all that human life is sacred and of surpassing value. Theright to life of every human being deserves protection and care by society. We urgeall Catholics to take an active part in implementing the educational, pastoral andpublic policy aspects of the United States Bishops' Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities and to join with others in public efforts to assure constitutional protection of theright to life of all persons.
I pray that our efforts in behalf of human life will restore to public and private lifethose standards so dear to our religious heritage and so necessary for the moralfibre of our nation.
Devotedly yours in Christ,
Thishopedoesnot
disappoint us...because God's love has been poured
into our hearts ttlrough the Holy Spirit. Fbnans:, :,
Bishop of Fall River1977~ WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY
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Msgr. Boyd,Man of Church
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Saint HyacinthParish Closes
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Those KidsJoy of His Life
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Bishop's BallHighlights
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Meetings Are SetFor Separated, Divorced
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Z THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Jan. 20, 1977
What'sHappening.
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NationalFor Puerto Ricans
NEW YORK - Bishops from 26 northeasternU.S. dioceses and Puerto Rico will meet Jan. 2428 to plan a better pastoral program for PuertoRicans who live on the mainland. The north:'eastern dioceses are in 14 states with an estimated Puerto Rican population of 1.5 million about half of the islanders who live on the continent.
Nun Heads- AgencyMONTPELIER,Vt.. - Gov.ernor-Elect Richard
Snelling has named Mercy Sister Elizabeth Candon, former president of Trinity College in Burlington, to head the Vermont Human ServicesAgency, the state's largest department with a$155 million budget. Sister Candon, 55, has beenactive in the Vermont Democratic Party Cindwas herself considered by some party leadersas a candidate for governor in 1972.
Jesuits on TVNEW YORK - The martyrdom of an English
Jesuit and the activities of Jesuit missionariesin the northwestern United States are the subjects of CBS television's "Look Up and Live."The hisjory of Catholic persecution in 16th-century England will be broadcast at 10:30. A.M.Sunday. A week later, the program will featurePart I of a two-part series on "The Black Robe,"documenting Jesuit activity among Indians.
Last WordsWASHINGTON - As Father Thomas Meers
man, Catholic chaplain at the Utah State prison,finished blessing condemned murderer GaryGilmore, Gilmore looked toward him and utteredhis last words, "Dominus Vobiscum." ("God bewith you.")
Father Meersman was surprised, but he responded automatically "Et cum spiritu tuo."("And with your spirit.") _
Moments later a five-man firing squad discharged their rifles - on.e contained a blank and Gilmore became the first person executedby the state in this country in nine-and-a-halfyears.
Study Church AuthorityWASHINGTON - An international commis
sion of Anglican and Roman Catholic theologianshas found what it called "significant" consensuson the question of "Authority in the Church."
The group - the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) - declaredthat their new agreed statement on authority"represents a significant convergence with farreaching cqnsequences" despite "difficulties"that still remain regarding the extent of papalauthority.
The "difficulties" center around four areas:- The weight given by Catholics to the "Pet
rine texts," those passages in the Bible traditionally used by Catholics to justify claims for theauthority of the pope;
- The use of the term "divine right" in Catholic teaching to describe the basis of the pope'sclaim to universal primacy or authority;
- The papal claim to infallibility under certain circumstances in matters of faith andmorals;
- The papal claim to "universal immediatejurisdiction" over the whole Church and everylocal Churcli. ,
Even in these areas, however, the theologianssuggested ways in which agreement might eventually be reached or the problems overcome.
WorldAsk Pope Back CO's
ROME - Italian conscientious objectors have
asked Pope Paul VI to call for massive conscientious objection among Catholics, to withdrawmilitary chaplains and to sell alleged VaticanholdiQgs in arms industries. Participants in a convention of conscientious objectors here askedthe Pope in a telegram to back up the sentimentsexpressed in his world day of peace message.
'Unjustifiable Silence'VATICAN CITY - Vatican Radio has called
the Chinese government's failure to seek international aid for victims of July's catastrophicearthquake an "unjustifiable silence." According to unofficial statistics, the earthquake whichstruck the city of Tang Shan to the southeastof Peking left 655, 237 dead and about 779,000wounded.
Seek Art ThievesMADRID ~ Police sealed off airports, border
points and seaports in an effort to catch thieveswith $4.5 million worth of religious art treasuresstolen from the cathedral at Murcia. Newspapersheadlined the theft as "the greatest haul of thecentury" and "the worst sacrilege." Police theorized from clues that at least two thieves' useddetailed blue prints and torches to break throughiron bars, metal doors and a network of chainsand reach show cases in the museum section ofthe 18th-century church.
Burn'Joe Immorality'BOGOTA, Columbia - Catholics here added
a new twist to Epiphany celebrations when theygave vent to their anger at rising crime and pornography by burning "Joe Immorality" in effigy.
Joe Immorality took the place of King Herod,who is traditionally torched on the Epiphanyfeast for slaying innocent children in an attemptto kill the infant Jesus..
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Rev. Joseph M. Griffin, 1947,Pastor, St. Mary. Nantucket.
Rev. Msgr. John J. Shay,1961, Pastor, St. John Evangelist, Attleboro.
Jan. 29Rev. Christiano J. Borges,
1944, Pastor, Pastor, St. JohnBaptist, New Bedford.
Rev. Albert J. Masse, 1950,Pastor, St. Joseph, Attleboro.
Jan. 31Rev. Charles J. Burns, 1901,
Pastor, St. Mary, No. Attleboro.Rev. William F. Sullivan, 1930,
Pastor, St. Patrick, Somerset.Rev. Manuel C. Terra, 1930,
Pastor, St. Peter, Provincetown.
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DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
OFFICIALOn Monday, January 17, 1977, His Excellency, the Most
Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, executed aformal canonical decree effecting the termination as a canonical entity of the ·French-national Parish of Saint Hyacinth in
New Bedford. The decree takes effect on Saturday, January22, 1977.
On that date, all persons who are registered as parishioners of Saint Hyacinth Parish shall enjoy the right of affiliating, in accord with their individual preferences, with theFrench-national Parish of Saint Anne in New Bedford or withthe territorial parish in which their residence is located. Parishioners hitherto affiliated with Saint Hyacinth Parish should,in exercising this right, register in the parish of their choicein the customary manner; this registration will permanentlyestablish their new parochial affiliation.
On that date, the boundaries of the French-national Parish of Saint Anne in New Bedford shall be extended to includeall territory south of Union Street in the City of New Bedford.
. Bishop of Fall Rivflf
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Pastoral Letter Reiterates Pro-Life Stand
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The· Shrine had an interfaithservice Jan. 16 and an Inauguration Day Mass today, with Cardinal William Baumof Washing:ton as chief concelebrant.
The Lincoln memorial servicebegan at 8 a.m. and lasted approximately 40 minutes. It was.led by Rev. Bruce Edwards, pastor of the Plains Baptist Churchwhich Carter attends.
Carter's sister, evangelist RuthCarter Stapleton, read from theScriptures and hymns were sungby Metropolitan Opera stars Leontyne Price and Sherril Milnes.
A 400-voice choir, made upprimarily of choralists from theWashington area but featuringthe Alanta Boys Choir. alsosang.
tural and social and religiousbackgrounds."
"Abortion is wrong and federal funds should not be used . . .But if the courts say that feder·al funds shall ,be provided, I'llenforce the law just like anyother law," Califano said.
In St. LouisMeanwhile, in St. Louis, a
city official.'s attack on abortionduring oral arguments beforethe U.S. Supreme Court prompt-
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WASHINGTON (NC) - Inauguration festivities here todaybegan with an unprecedented !interfaith prayer service at theLincoln Memorial, for whichJimmy Carter chose the readings and hymns.
The homily was given by theRev. Martin Luther King Sr. onthe same site where his lateson, the Rev. Martin Luther KingJr., delivered his "I Have aDream" speech 13 years ago.
The prayer service. was themajor, but far from the only, religious event of this week.
A numlber of Washingtonchurches, including the NationalShrine of the ~mmaculate Conception, held special services tomark the Carter inauguration.
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on abortion identical to Carter's.Califano, who is of Irish-ital
ian extraction and a graduateof Holy Cross College and Harvard Law School, said he sharesCarter's belief that day carecenters, foster homes, adoptionreforms and more sex educationwould reduce the demand forabortions.
According to Califano, he andCarter hold "the same position"on abortion, although theyreached "it from different cui-
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Father AlexisServed Here
A concelebrated Mass ofChrist the Eternal High Priestwas sung last Saturday at St.Joseph's Church, Fairhaven, forFather Alexis Wygers, SS.CC.,71, who die~ Jan. 10.
o Born in Turnhout, Belgium, heentered the Sacred Hearts Congregation in 1926 and was ordained in Belgium in 1933, thencoming to the United States andserving as an associate pastor atSt. Joseph Church, Fairhaven,
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largest anti-abortion protest yetmounted in Washington.
Led by Rev. Thomas L. Rita,diocesan pro-life coordinator,the area group will participatein lobbying visits to senatorsand ·representatives and willthen march to the White Housecarrying banners and roses,symbolic of life. Among thosepresent will be representativesof Bishop Cassidy Council,Swansea Knights of Columbus,·
Against AbortionOn the national level, the pro
life movement found spokesmenin two separate happenings lastweek.
Joseph A. Califano Jr., a Catholic and Jimmy Carter's choicefor Secretary of Health, EducatioJl and Welfare, told two Senate committees he holds views
River where he remained forthe next 40 years.
While serving the parishChurch of St. Patrick in theSee City he also began a longand distinguished career of devotion to the entire community.In 1949, he became director of
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Fr. John LawlerDies in Peru
Rev. John J. Lawler, 61, ofNew Bedford, a Maryknoll Missioner in Peru since 1950, diedthere last Friday. Born in Preston, Lancashire, England, hecame to New Bedford in youthand graduated from Holy Family High School in that city.
He entered the MaryknollSeminary in 1933 and was ordained in 1942, celebrating his.first solemn Mass at St. Kilian'sChurch, New Bedford. His first
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MSGR. BOYD
the Most Rev. James E. Cassidy.He was first assigned to serve
the people of God at St. Mary'sChurch, Nantucket. A fewmonths later he came to Fall
use a special Prayer of theFaithful at weekend Masses.
The prayer includes petitionsthat the faithful will "have thestrength and courage to raiseour voices in defense of the victims of abortion and euthanasia" and that "the presence ofthe disadvantaged . . . will motivateus to respect one anothermore fully."
Tomorrow night a bus willleave the diocese carrying demonstrators who will participatein what is expected to be the
OrdinationSaturday
Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin,S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River,will ordain Mr. John.A. Raposoof North Dartmouth as a deacon during special ceremoniesat St. Mary's Cathedral onSaturday, Jan. 22, at 11 a.m.
Mr. Raposo, a seminarianstudying for the priesthood, isa member of Our Lady of Mt.Carmel Parish, New Bedford,and the son of Emidio and Mariana (Andrade) Raposo. Following his early education at Mt.Carmel Parish School and Bishop Stang High School, hecompleted studies at St. John'sSeminary, Brighton, and St.Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.
Bishop Cronin cordially invites the clergy, religious andlaity of the diocese to participate in the diaconate ordination.
Priests wishing to concelebrate with 'Bishop Cronin areasked to bring amice, alb, cincture and stole.
A churchman and a gentlemancertainly describes the life ofMsgr. John E. Boyd who diedthis past weekend. Devoted tothe Church not only on the parish but also on the diocesanlevel; gentle to the child, theadult, the lonely who sought hisunderstanding and kindness.
Born in Taunton, the son ofthe late Michael and the lateLouisa (McCormack) Boyd,the future prelate attended St.Mary's Grammar and HighSchool in his native city..He attended ProvidenceBernard's Seminary to studyfor the priesthood. He was ordained on June 10, 1933 by thelate third Bishop of the Dioces~,
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Church bells throughout thediocese will toll at 3:30 p.m.this Saturday, the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Courtabortion decisions, memorializing the millions of innocents"legally" slaughtered since 1973.
Also spearheading diocesaninvolvement in renewed national efforts to arouse public opinion against abortion is a pastoral letter from Bishop DanielA. Cronin, reproduced on thefirst page of this issue of TheAnchor. Additionally, the Ordinary has asked aU parishes to
EDITOR'Rev. John F. Moore, M.A.
Carter, Catholic Ethnics
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PERMANENTDIACONATEThe office of the Diocesan
PrOgram for the PermanentDiaconate is now located at410 Highland Avenue, FallRiver, telephone 675-7151. inquiries with regard to the program may be made to FatherJohn F. Moore, director, at theabove address or by mail toP.O. Box 7, Fall River 02722.
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He said it is his job to see thatfor every job filled, Carter's options include qualified women,qualified minorities and qualified ethnics.
One group not represented atthe Cabinet level is Hispanics.They have already proteste<1"Patterns of neglect" by th~
transition staff and they will bewatching lower level appointments very carefulIy, accordingto Paul SedilIo, Secretary fotthe Spanish-Speaking for tileU.S. Catholic Conference.
Not CompleteWHITE HOUSE STAFF:
Some prominent ethnics, such asauthor Michael Novak, have expressed concern that Carter'sefforts to streamline the WhiteHouse staff may mean elimination of the year-old position ofSpecial Assistant for Ethnic·Affairs. But Ann Edwards of thetransition press staff said staffrevision is not yet complete andthat Carter intends to restructure the staff without eliminatingkey functions now handled atthe White House.
TRANSITION STAFF: Thetransition staff includes only ahandful of ethnics, mostly volunteers and as a whole does notseem to have an exceptionalsensitivity toward ethnics. Thisis largely because the staff iscomposed largely of young people with little experince. But ithas no permanent function andwill be far less important in thelong run than appointmentswhich will be made soon.
At the same time, Joe Duffey,who' headed Carter's Washingtonoffice during the campaign andis now working on appointmentsfor sub-cabinet positions, saidthe sensitivity of the transitionstaff is no worse than that ofsociety at large. "Erasing stereotypes" and "raising consciousness about a pluralistic societyis not a one-season thing," Duffey noted.
INAUGURATION PLANS: italian, Greek, Slavic, Oriental andother ethnic organiations havecriticized plans for inaugurationfestivities for not adequately representing the pluralistic natureof American society. As a resultof their protests, two folk dances planned for the inaugurationwill include a number of ethnicdances and other changes maybe made.
But, according to Father PaulAsciolIa of the Italian-AmericanFoundation, the ethnic organizations are still disappointed thatan entertainment gala, whichwill be taped and 'edited fOf TV,includes only famous stars anddoes not include enough etltnics.He called this approach "commercialIy sound but not politi·cally savvy."
lems in Eastern Europe, wheremany Americans have family.roots.
Ethnic leaders may .be somewhat disappointed at the naming of Patricia Roberts Harrisas Secretary of Housing and Urban Development because shehas a limited background inthose areas. But the Carter Administration is committed to apolicy of preserving and revitalizing neighborhoods, and it isexpected that· sub-cabinet andother positions will be filled bypeople with more experience inurban situations involvingblacks, Hispanics and ethnics.
HIRING: More than 2,000 political appointments remain, andthese will telI a good deal abouthow serious the Carter Administration is about finding and hiring qualified ethnics. .
Press coverage has almost exclusively focused on efforts toattract qualified blacks andwomen into the Administration.But Matthew Coffey, director ofthe Carter Talent Inventory Program, said "outreach" is alsobeing directed toward ethnics.
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LOVERSTwo young lovers . . . walk along together . .
absorbed in one another . . . as they round a bend . . .and walk into a woods.
Where does their path lead? ; .. What lies aroundthe bend of life's winding path? ... What does theirfuture hold?
What lies ahead . . . remains- hidden from them.. . What is to come . . . is veiled with uncertainty... What awaits them in life's shadowed woods ...cannot be guessed.
But they walk into the unknown ... together . . .trusting in their mutual love ... as source of strength. . . as unfailing guide ... as grounds for hope.
Love is' all that . . . Love is stronger than life'sfiercest obstacles . . . a firmer ground of hope thanpower . . . or riches.
For love . . .' partakes of God . . . who is life'ssurest ground . . . and unfailing light.
"Love bears all . . . believes all . . . hopes foreverything ... endures all things ... Love never fails."
(I Corinthians 13:7)
The wooing of urban Catholicethnics by both major presidential candidates was a majorpart of the 1976 presidentialcampaign. Jimmy Carter wonboth the election and the support of the bulk of those ethnics.As the transition period between election and inauguration ends, it seems appropriateto look at how Carter and histransition staff have reacted toethnics in various areas.'
THE CABINET: The most"ethnic" appointments havebeen those of Joseph Califano tohead the Department of Health,Education and Welfare andZbigniew Brzezinski as nationalsecurity adviser. Califano is onlythe third Italian ever to benamed to a Cabinet post.
Califano is also keenly awareof the need to build social policies around strong families, oneof the top priorities of ethnicleaders and families. He headedCarter's campaign task forceon the family.
On the foreign policy level,Brzezinski has shown that he issensitive to human rights prob-
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4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Jan. 20, 1977
Always ReadyWith the many tragedies that have visited the coast of
New England in these past few weeks, one group of menand women have been given' very little public notice andgratitude for their courage, dependability and service:.namely, the United States Coast Guard.
On the national level the Coast Guard is like a poordisinherited stepchild, barely recognized by the brass of thePentagon. Of course, we must remember that this branchof the service is under the Department of Transportationand not the Defense Department. As a result of this uniquesituation, the Coast Guard misses the proverbial gravy trainof appropriations that flow so readily into the coffers ofthe other branches of the armed services. And who suffersfrom this neglect? The men who go down to the sea in ships.
Considering the monumental sea disasters of recentdate, together with the proposed extension of the 200 milelimit at sea and the omnipresent cries fo rhelp from fishing boat to pleasure craft, the Coast Guard not only musthave support, it must also have muscle.
The demands of today's oceans in turn demand thatthe Coast Guard be supplied with extensive new equipment,manpower and funding. It also must have its rightful placein the sun, which means that its revenue rivals in Washington must begin to realize that it is the Coast Guard thatsaves the sailor and rescues the citizen.
As for all of us who live by the sea and who love thesea, let's begin to realize that we need an efficient and modem Coast Guard. This realization however, must be broughtto fruition by our own personal support and encouragement.If we merely sit back and let some other person do thework, then our waters will indeed be covered with oil andour fishing grounds destroyed.
The Coast Guard, day in and day out, protects andpreserves to the best of its ability one of our most preciousnatural resources, namely, the sea. It will cOIitinue to be"always ready" to do this if we are "always ready" to offerit our co-operation and support. .
Today's HistoryToday James Earl Carter has been inaugurated as the
39th President of these United States. At this particularmoment in the history of his country, regardless of partisanpolitics, President Carter deserves the support of the American people as he assumes the highest office in the land. Hisprogress from Plains to Washington has been a uniquemarvel in the political history of this nation. The transitionperiod from the date of his election to today has also beenone of the smoothest in recent memory.
But there is much to be accomplished if the Presidentis to fulfill his campaign promises. In his favor, of course,is the unique advantage of working with a Congress that isoverwhelmingly partisan. Yet all his advantages are secondary to the basic national need of bringing to PennsylvaniaAvenue an accountable and honorable Executive branch ofgovernment that will ~nduce the moral and ethical leadership which this country so desperately needs.
This will be the true test of the Carter administration.The American people are crying aloud for political leaderswho will be above all true to their promises, moral in theirbehavior and sincere in their service. If James Earl Cartersucceeds in bringing to the presidency of this land suchqualities, he could well become one of the most outstandingpresidents in our history. If he fails to achieve this nationalnecessity then he fails not only himself but above all thepeople whom he now represent~ and to whom he has promised so very much. .
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and religious education programs.-A "growing number" of dio
ceses are educating their clergyin the broader permission forCatholics to enter mixed marriages with non-Catholics.
Shared Buildings-In several areas, Catholics
and Protestant churches areplanning new buildings together.
-In offiCial dialogues withLutherans, Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox, .Catholic theoiogians have reached consensuson the meaning of ministry, theEucharist and the nature of theChurch.. --.Barriers between denomina
tions have been replaced bytransdenominational groupings,focused on moral concerns orsingle issues such as abortion orwomen's ordination.
-Among theological "problem areas," papal infallibility isstill a stumbling block for majorProtestant denominations.
"Jimmy Carter has been agood education for Catholics,"Father LaFontaine said. "We'veoften feared Baptists becausethey are such radical Protestants, and are ethnically unfamiliar and geographically isolated."
Catholics are generally urban,northern and coastal, he continued. But with the growth of theSun Belt, "you have the phenomenon of Catholics having tolive with Southern Baptists intowns where the Baptists are incontrol socially and politically."
Because Catholics have recently had the Pentecostal movement, the "born again" experience, language and mode ofprayer is not totally unfamiliarto them. And it is here thatecumenism is flourishing. hesuggested.
Bishop Daniel A. Cronin announces the following importantdates for the 1977 Catholic Charities Appeal:
Klck-off Meeting - 8 p.OLWednesday, April 13 at BishopConnolly High School, Fall River.
Special Gifts Phase-April 18to April 30
Parish House to House Phase-May I to May II.
With the slogan "For Love ofGod and Man," the Appeal isin its 36th year of serving thecommunity and, expressing genuine care and concern for human life.
Charities Appeal
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Jan. 20, 1977 S
No matter where you live inthe Fall River Diocese, thereis a Fernandes near you!*NORTON, West Main St., *NO. EASTON, Main St.,*EAST BRIDGEWATER, Bedford St., *NEW BEDFORD, Jct. Routes 140 & 18, *AITLEBORO, 217 So.
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Mam St., *SOMERSET, Route 6, *RAYNHAM. Route44, *FAIRHAVEN, Route 6, *BRIDGEWATER, Route18, *MANSFIELD, Route 140, *FALL RIVER, Southway Plaza, R: I. Ave., *FALL RIV~R, Griffin St.,*SEEKONK, 17 Central Ave., *Middleboro, 133 So.Main St., *NEW BEDFORD, Mt. Pleasant St., *NEWBEDFORD, Rockdale Ave., *FAIRHAVEN, HowlandRd., *SO. DARTMOUTH, Dartmouth St., *NEW BEDFORD, Rodney French Blvd., *SOMERSET, Route 138.
Unity Week Not 'Token Time'NEW YORK (NC) - The
Week of Prayer for ChristianUnity, once known as theChurch Unity Octave, is no longer just a once-a-year "token"time of shared prayers but acelebration of year-round "surprising" yet quiet progress inecumenism, an official of theFranciscan Friars of the Atonement, initiators of the week,said here.
Atonement Father Charles V.LaFontaine, associate directorof the Graymoor Ecumenical Institute, gave this assessment ofinterreligious relations in theUnited States as parishes marked the 70th annual observanceof Unity Week, closing nextTuesday.
In an interview with NCNews, Father LaFontaine saidthese trends seemed to surfaceduring the last year:
-The election of Jimmy Carter provided Catholics with aneye-opener and "good education" in the Baptist and evangelical culture of the South.
-The Detroit "Call to Action" conference in October wasskimpy in explicit ecumenicalcontent of shared church problems, perhaps because of its social justice emphasis.
-Ecumenism has made greatprogress in terms of "hundreds"of local level covenants betweenCatholic and mostly Episcopalor Lutheran parishes, in whichthey have agreed to pray foreach other and share facilities
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Saint HyacinthParish Closes
Bishop Cronin celebratedMass last Sunday, January 16th,1977, with the parochial community of Saint Hyacinth'sParish in New Bedford. Althoughnearly every registered parishioner was present for the Mass,the congregation was not large,numbering fewer than 100 persons.
On the occasion of his visit,Bishop Cr~min explained to thecongregation that a lengthy,careful and sympathetic processof study and consultation hadpersuaded him that no alterna- ,tive remained, and that he therefore intended, within a fewdays' time, to execute the formal canonical decree whichwould result in the cessation ofthe French-national parish.
"A bishop has many pleasantduties," he stated," and otherduties which are not so pleasant." To talk of the practicalnecessity of closing Saint Hyacinth's Parish was, the prelateconfided, definitely a duty ofthe latter sort.
Bishop Cronin spoke of reports which he had receivedfrom the clergy of the parish,past and present, and from theDean and other Diocesan visitators who make periodic visitations to alL parishes. Changingsocial patterns, these reportsconcluded, had caused a declinein the population of the parish,at first gradual but in recentyears more precipitous. Consultation had, the Bishop told parishioners, been held with consultative bodies in the Diocese, including the Board of Consultorsand the Senate of Priests.
The Bishop spoke of his meeting with parish leaders, one ofwhom, Mr. Norman Brassard,
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IN MEMORIAMJANUARY 22, 1973
"When doctors first began invading the sanctuary of thewomb, they did not know that the unborn baby would reactto pain in the same fashion as a child would. But they soonlearned that he would. By no means a 'vegetable' as he hasso often been pictured, the unborn knows perfectly wellwhen he has been hurt, and he will protest it just as violently,as would a baby lying in a crib."
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love on the part of Sister Gertrude Gaudette, O.P., of the faculty of Bishop Stang HighSchool, North Dartmouth, Inthree colors and individuallysilk-screened, they combinedsymbols of Msgr. O'Neill's commitment to the Fall River diocese and his parish with a sailboat, indicative of his lifelongenjoyment of boats and thewater.
Speaking for those with whomthe educator worked most closely, Sister Marion said, "I knowI speak for the whole staff ofthe Education Center when Isay that we will miss MonsignorO'Neill's ability to challengethose with whom he works."
And Miss Grace A. Taylor, for26 years with the departmentof education, declared, "It hasbeen a great pleasure to workwith Monsignor O'Neill thesepast 16 years. He has shOwn inhis office and among his staffthe openness and understanding which make great efforts
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Those KidsLife'
MSGR. PATRICK J. O'NEILL
'SeeingJoy of
After 16 years in charge ofthe educational destinies ofthousands of diocesan youngsters, Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neillstill lights up when he speaksof his charges.
"Seeing those kids in themorning is the joy of my life,"he said, speaking of pupils atSS. Peter and Paul School, FallRiver, whom he encounters dailyon his wily to the Catholic Education Center, where he directsthe three-pronged diocesan program serving sch091s, parishprograms for children and awide range of activities foradults.
After Feb. 1 he will still begreeting the SS. Peter and Paulyoungsters, but he will not bemaking the trip to the Education Center, having decided, partially for reasons of health, butalso and importantly "becauseI like being a parish priest" todevote himself full time to thepastoral ministry.
He will, however, be greatlymissed on both the diocesanand national educational scenes.Last night hundreds of hisfriends and colleagues told himso at a testimonal banquet at
• which the chief speaker wasRev. John Myers, president of·the National Catholic Educational Assn. (NCEA). Also speaking were 'Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, Sister John Elizabeth, SUSC,representing the educational community of the diocese,and Sister Marion Geddes, RSM,superintendent of schools, whopresented a volume of lettersof tribute from educators andothers.
Master of ceremonies for theprogram was a close friend ofMsgr. O'Neill, Robert N. Lynch,student at Pope John XX!IISeminary and former staff member of the United States Catholic Conference.
Programs for the affair, saidSister ,Marion, were a labor of
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dy's gown was printed withblack and red flowers and wasdesigned with a high waistlineand a semi-scooped neckline. .
Orchid is always lovely butnever more so than on someonewith beautiful grey hair. Mrs.Rita Morrow of Holy Name Parish in Fall River wore a strikingtwo-piece simply cut blue-tonedorchid grown. Cut very simplelines. Another slender columnof a dress in a soft, shimmerymint green Quiana was outstanding on Mrs. Theresa Toulinof St. Mary's parish, Fall River.Terry is a talented seamstressand this gown was her owncreation;
While soft pastels and whiteseemed to dominate, there weremany exotic splashes of red.Mrs. Jeanette Levesque of NotreDame parish, Fall River, wore astriking red outfit showing theOriental influence. It was comprised of pleated culottes and ared chiffon overtop scrolledwith gold motifs. Mrs. NoraBerube of St. Dominic's parish,Swansea, also chose a flatteringtwo piece red jersey. The formfitting gown was ,topped by ashort jacket of the $ame red andwhite print as the basic sheath.White pearls picked up thewhite in the print of the gown.
An oriental design was thechoice of Rita La France of St.John the Baptist parish, Westport. The Tori Richards creation sported a matching mandarin necklined jacket and slimfashionable lines cut from subtly printed pure silk.
Many gowns had matchingjackets, a perfect choice for afrigid evening. Mrs. Pat Correiaof Our Lady of Angels parish,Fall River, wore one of these.Her deep aqua crepe was finished with a cape-like top whichwhen removed revealed .a slim,sophisticated crepe column.
In Mrs. Correia's party Mrs.Dorothea Almeida, an activeworker in Our Lady of Angels,wore a ~piece knit withthreads of orange, rust and silver making up the design. Thiscolor combination was strikingwith her silvery white hair. Thethird member of this trio, Mrs.Janice Santos, also of this parish, looked slender and youthfulin a soft silver grey gown withlong sleeves and a scooped gathered neckline.
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lovely shocking pink chiffonthat went perfectly with thetheme of an Island paradise.Miss Lahey always has an outstanding outfit for the yearlyevent, but this year she outdidherself.
There were so many beautifulgowns worn by so many lovelywomen that this columnistwishes she had both space todescribe them and time duringthe event to talk to them. Somerset was well represented byMrs. Bertha Borge of St. Johnof God and Mrs. Elinor Kirkmanof St. Thomas More. Mrs. Borgewas also wearing a floating chiffon, hers delicately printed withsalmon and pink flowers of atropical design, and accented bygold jewelry and accessories.Mrs. Kirkman's soft and shortpale blue crepe was very flatte}'ing.
In Mrs. Kirkman's party hersister-in-law, Helen Kirkman ofHoly Name Parish, Fall River,wore a striking black, white andsilver two-piece pant outfit.Mrs~ .Florence Harrington, alsofrom Holy Name, chose a blackpajama type ensemble toppedwith a chiffon over-blouse inshades of blue, and Mrs. EileenPlichta, a teacher at NazarethHall, looked lovely in a romantic Scarlett O'Hara type dress ofbrown and white polka dotswith a large white collar.
Chiffon in a more fitted version was worn by a young mother of four, one of my formerstudents, Trudy Antaya .of St.Bernard's parish, Assonet. Tru-
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Despite the snow, the Lincoln Park ballroom had beentransformed by an imaginative talented committee intotruly an "Island in the Sun." Flowers bloomed on everypost, colorful gowns and decorative hangings, along withmounds of tropical flowers,made the dancers inside forget the blizzard outside des-,pite the coldest and cruelestNew England 'winter imaginable,the Bishop's Ball was a memorable evening.
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"Write clearly. What you, write will be sent to the Pope.
"So, make it significant,thoughtful and real."
When the letters are collected,they will be published in an indexed book.
Honest OpInionsFrom what my friend has
seen, the contributions are direct, honest opinions. Interestingly, with all the talk todayabout indifference, to the authority of the Pope, the lettersconvey the attitude that thePope could change things if hecared to.
Obviously Pope Paul has littleopportunity to dialog with today's teen-agers. Yet, as "Relationships" pointS out, theyoung thrust education upon us.
I hope that when this bookis delivered to Pope Paul, hereads - and believes - it. Hewill gain some insights regarding the Church that could comeonly from the young. They "tellit as it is," with no attempt' tobe subtle.
For example, one of my teenage daughters concluded herletter to Pope Paul by saying:"If today's young people areturned off by the Church, whenall the older people die, whowill you have left?"
Good question.I think the Christian Brothers
deserve a great deal of creditfor taking the trouble to offeryoung people's opinions to thePope. But then the Brothers'business is young people. Theyknow the future of the Churchis in the young.
I wonder how Pope Paul willregard the book?
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Letters From U.S. YouthT,ell Pope T·h,eir Hopes
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It started me thinking aboutsome of the single people Iknow. Curiously, the ones whoare directly involved in the education' of young people seemto be the ones best keeping upwith what is going on in theworld.
And those who are "out oftouch" are generally the oneswho have little or no day-to-dayconversation with the young.
These thoughts were goingthough my mind when one ofmy favorite single friends,' aChristian Brother who teacheshigh school religion, dropped infor a visit. He told me about aproject the Brothers have undertaken which I think is a greatidea.
They are asking 800 teenagers to write letters to PopePaul. The Brothers are organize~
into eight provinces coveringthe United States, and each ofthe provinces is gathering 100letters, so there will be inputfrom all parts of the country.
The teen-agers who are taking part are given a very simpleinstruction before writing theirletters:
"In the Fall of 1977, the Popeis calling a meeting of the bishops across the world. They arecalled together to talk aboutpeople your age. They are calledtogether to talk about the wayin which the Church can helpyou live deep, effective lives.
"I would like you to take out
In a book titled "Relationships," author Helen Westlakehas some advice for people who choose to remain single.One of her suggestions struck me as being profound. Shesays that single people should be especially careful to continue learning. While everyoneought to continue his education, she points out that,"Those who are married andand have families will have education thrust upon them."
I was impressed with thetruth of that simple statement.
tJnmISta1rahie"Only when the members of
the Church allow the Spirit todeclare His presence withinthem will those outside the foldbe convinced that here is the unmistakable witness to Christ."Dam Aelred Graham
THEANCHOR-OIqcese of Faft River-Thu.... Jan. 20, 1~77 7
GOWEN JUBIlARlANS: Sister Theresa 'of JesUs Bouchard (left) and Sister Imelda M8rtineaubaYece1ebrated.50years as Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine Of Siena. Theirjubilee Mass was celebrated at.~ Fall River motberhouseof the conununity by Rev. JosepbMartineau. ,pastOr ofSt.Michael's Church, Swansea, and brother of Sister tmelda.It was followed by a banquet. Sister Theresa, 'mothergeneralof her congregation for many years, 'opened manY"DeW con;'vents and a North Dartmouth novitiate. She taught at theformer .Dominican Academy and is presently· superior ofSt. :Peters Convent, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Sister Imelda hasdone d~tic work in Fall River, Al:U$bnet 'arid Plattsburgh convents and also worked with chUdren at the formerSt. John's Day Nursery in Fall River; For 15 years s~e wassacriStan at St. Ann~'s Church, Fall River. She remainsactive at the Fall River motherhouse. '
Joy· of My LifeContinued from Page Five dOn't necssarily uk • 'child for
possible. I am sure thJs has beenhls opipion en whether .thaAmfelt throughout the diocese. I erican Revolution waS a goodwish him much bappiness in his thing or not. You ]ust .expectfutUre· ministry." him to learn the facts about it."
RecIiIIcoverIDI Wheel He said that recent research inLast week Msgr. O'Neill took the ways a child leama and the
a .reflective took at-"his career ages at .....hich various levels' 01in educatiOn. beginning when on .==:=..~sbort notice he stepped. intothe shoes of his predecessor, religioUs educa'on. "although
'mistakes ~bave been made inRev. Ed\vard J. Gorman, to whom this'·..... and probab''Iy stiU • ...;. ".,he paid high tribute. "He was -...... .....the great. educational giant of Speaking personally, Masr.the diocese," he 'said, "~d it O'Neill said that his involvement
. with NCEA has been his 4CreaJreally wasn't difficult to follow love andcbiet volunteer 'eomhim., He bad his office and rec-ords so wen organized that there mitment".during the past 16was no confusion whatever.... years. He has served the organ-
But if there was no confusion iia~'.as 'tuesident of itS ..~eBt of,'Chief AdminiStra;.
within, Msgr. O'Neill's tenure as torS Of Catholic Edocati&1 anddiocesan superintendet)t and then .director of education has span- has held membership on many ofned a period of unequalled con. its committees. Additionally,' hefusion, without, as educators has serVed on· state education
committeeS and was_ the first·have sampled a smorgasbord of Catholic administrator' to beapproaches to teachina •
... chainnait .of the Independent"NOW," he said, '''there seems School C{>Dimission of the New
to ~ a rediscovery of the wheel England Assn. of SCJtools aridin the-sense that we're going Colleges. ' 'back to ,basics. The post Sput- On the diocesan level, he said
~ nik era created a curriculum ex- one of his major efforts hasMsgr~JollnE;Boyd Dies in Fall River plosion that in some places been to make Catholic schools
, , found innovations implemented as independent as possible, "I. Continued from Page'Three. 1974. ..He resided until the t~e too quickly. Virtue. as always, see the pri~"""-l- as the key to
the CathOll·C Welfare Bureau, of his death at the Catholic is in the middle~" he continued; ~ ---the school," he said, "and our
residiQg as chaplain at S1. Vin- Memorial Home, Fall River. "but .~ have been exciting job as _training principals to' do, cent's Ho~e. Msgr. Boyd's funeral Mass' years and in spite of everything their work effectively." To this
w~ concelebrate(l on Tuesday I feel that curriculums hav'e im-His ..many activities for years of this week at St. Patrick's proved. We're more sensitive to en~ . he noted, many functions
included broadcast of a weekly Church, Fall River. His Excel- the needs of individual kids." that used to be performed op the"A Cath' I· p. t diocesan level for schools haveprogram, OIC nes leney, the Most Rev. Daniel A. Commenting on dropouts, an
Looks at tJ1e News," over a Fall Cronin was chief concelebrant, ever-looming problem' on the been channeled~ to them.River radio station ,and he also assisted by A!JXiliary Bishop public;,. school horizOn, Magr. Sallln&S~ •
broadcast descn.ptions of many Timothy Harrington, Worcester; O'Neill said the rate "approach- At the end of, this monthiiturgical ceremonies, from St. Rev. Howard A. Waldron;' Rev. es zero" in Catholic schools, Magi'. O'Neill wiD attend an e4~,Mary's Cathedral and other James Mcshane, a nephew; Rev. but noted 'that youngSters ''who ucators' ,meeting in Miami, fotchui'ches of ·the diocese. On the Maurice Jeffrey; Rav. Kevin F. pay tuition and know 'that they , Jolflng it with a sailing vacationoccasion of the funeral of the -Tripp, homilist; and scores of will get a lot of homework" are in Florida waters. In this fav-late Bishop Jfmes E. Cassidy ltiocesan priests. not. usuaIl)' dropoutma~' orite' recreation be is frequentlyit was estimated that he reach- The prelate is" survived by The educator: also commented joln.ed by. his brother, Rev. Cor-ed over one million listeners as two. sisters, Mrs. Russell :Mein- on religious education following nelius i.' O'Neill, pastor of St.he described the rites. bold of Providence a,nd Mrs. Vatican n, which, might be James Church, New Bedford.
His out8tanding contributions James McShane of Quincy. tenned the Church's Sputnik. Other interests include' swim-were recognized by his fellow - - "There was a springtime fer- ming and "'amateur carpentry inpriests wbo elected him many Day vor period' in which there was the parish."times ,to the Priests' Senate. Recollection' S an eJi1phasis on experience over But-most of all he looks for-
III testbnony to his work and A series of days of recollec- COlttent _in religious education. ward to more active iftvo1Yeliw.ntdevotion to the Church. he was tion for nuns, to be held on the During that time ~ts would . with the affairs~ of 55. Petercreated a Domestic Prelate on last Sun~ay of each month, W~ll ask me, 'What are you ~ple 'and Paul, in' particular .with theJuly 20, 1967. His c:oneern for begin thIS Sunday at Our Lady s trying, to teach the kids, any- lucky kids who are the joy ofthe underpriviledged involved" Chapel, 600. Pleasant St., New way?' But now programs are his life.Msgr. Boyd in many community .Bedford. To take place from.2 re-emphasizidg e»nten1."activities, for which he received to 4:30 p.m., the programs will Magr. O'Neill belives in c.onthe Lex King Souter Humani- indude a conference buedon tent. ,"Ithfhk there·s a purposetarian Award in August" 1976. ,the book,' ''Models Qfthe in having youngsters learn truths
, . . Church," by Avery Dulles, SJ,Il and God's laws, whether theyDue to failing~ health, Msgr. coffee break, exposition· of the . believe in and observe them per
Boyd retired. last year. from St.Blessed Sacrament and shared sonally or not. If they don'tPatrick's Parish, Wareham, prayer, foDowed by 8enedictiori even know them, how can theywhere he had been assigned in and Mass. CorifeBsions will be ever keep them?
, 'laeard throughout the afternoon. "After 81(" he' addect; "you. . "
Father Alexis<;ontimJed from Page Three
and Holy Trinity ChureJ1, WestHarwich.
In 1!l39 Father Alexis was assigned to Washington, D.C..lWhere he taught at SacredHearts 8eminilry and studied atthe Catholic UQiversity of' America, becoming a professor ofmUSic there and at Sisters' Col-lege." ,Re~ing to the Fall River di~ in 1952, he served as pastor of St. Boniface Church, NewBedford, until 1953, when he be~
came pastor' of' St: FrancisXavier Church, Acushnet, ser~ving thereuntil 1963. when he... named pastor :of Sacred
,Hearts Church. North Fairhaven.," III 19'n Father Alexis became
chaPlain at.-Saered Heart Home,_New Bedford. wheJ'e he remained untifllis retirement' to SacredBeariaMonastery, Fairhaven,
,·last year.
He ~ survlved by twobrotliers, Father John Wygersand George Wygers, both ofBelBium.
Way to Peace"Forsake~ thyself,' resign thy
self, and thou, shan enjoy great·mw.rd' peace...· - Thomas a
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Father LawlerContinued from Page Three
assignment took him to Bolivia,where he founded the country'sfirst parochial school. He wasalso in China and Brazil, beforegoing to Pero, where once againbe founded the nation's firstparochial school, as ,part of the~. of Lima'.' first parishnamed in, honor of its patronsaint, S1. Rose Of Lima.
The· parish, regarded as aDlCideI, included, besides thechurch and schools from primaiy through 1,2tb grade, a socialservice center, a convent, a rec·tory ~ 'a credit union. Amongits Workers from 1961 to 1964WllS the first Papal Volunteer toLatin America, a young teacherfrom Utah enrolled in the LatinAmerica aid program.
.Over the years. Father 'Lawler kept in close touch With theFall., River diocese and, manystories of' his accomplishmentsappeared in~ Anchor. He was
,a frequent visitor here, on histrips to the United States and
, bi$ survivors include a brother,Francis J. Lawler, fonner NewBedford mayor. Another brother,Robert S. Lawler, is in PanamaCity, Panama.
Interment of the missioner,was in Peru. .
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Bishop's Ba,ll HighlightsProud fathers escort. their daughters for presentation
to Bishop Cronin at 2200 annual Bishop's l3all. In centerpicture presentees gather with prelate for souvenir pictureof never to be forgotten occasion. At center left, Mr. andMrs. James Welch and Dr. and Mrs. Frank Leary of Holy
-Name parish, New Bedford, enjoy colorful scene from theirbox. Center right, Mr. ,and Mrs. Antone Maseda andMr~
and Mrs. James Cleary of Sacred~Heart parish, Oak Bluffs,agree trip from their island homes was distinctly worthwhile. Bottom left, Bishop Cronin is escorted by ball co~
chairmen Antone Pacheco, president of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul. and Mrs. Michael J. McMahon, presidentof the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Right, diocesangroup chats with Bishop who commented on event's Caribbean island theme that it should remind participants that"no man is an island" ~nd works of charity such as the ballafford opportunity for'diocesans to help one another.,
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tleboro Falls. Rev. George Bel·lenoit. telephone: 699-7566.
Upper Cape - Monday. Jan.24. St. Anthony's Chw$ HaU,East Falmouth., Rev. ThomasMayhew. telephone: 548-0108.
Lower Cape - Wednesday.Jan. 26., Holy Trinity, _WestHarwich. Rev. James Nickel,SS. CC., telephone 432-0650.- Father Methot noted that thehelp of volunt~rs willing to aidwith arrangements for the meet·ings will be appreciated. Suchpersons may contact any of thepriests listed. "
"This meeting will be informal." he noted in a letter to persons who had indicated their in·terest in support groups, "yet itis an important step for dtilter·mining needs and direction. Thenature of support groups is thatthe direction for the _group'comes from the participantsthemselves. We consider yourcontribution in this endeavor tobe valuable. Please join us."
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Organization of support groupsfor separated and divorced Ca·tholtcs in six areas of the FallRiver diocese has been announced7.by Rev. Michel G. Methot ofthe Diocesan Department of Ed·ucatioa. Au initial aroup meetings will take PIace ~ weekandwiU begin at 7:30 p.m..
Dates. locations and the namesof the priests who win convenethe gatherings follow:
'FaIl River - TUesday. Jan.25. $t. Anthony of 'Padua; 16thand BedfordSts., Rev. JohnGomes, telephone: 673-2402.
New Bedford - Monday. Jan.24, '. St. Anthony of, PaduaChurch Hall, Bullard St.. Rev.Marc Bergeron, t~lephone: 9931691. ,
Taunton - Wednesday, Jan.26., St. Mary's School . Lodge.Rev. Michael Nagle. telephone:822-7116:
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stood there. all huddled in a does provide. All manner ofbuneh their eyes wide open." people find help. prayer grOuPS~
A siow process. nut a steady priests. brothers. nuns, studenU.one. One night when only Jroys from a vocational~enough food came in to serve school give "a shave and a halrtliem soup and potato ChiPS. the cut" every TUesday night. Thestaff was awed to find guests priests. in the area are workinglingering afterwards. to talk to to make McAuley House guestsone another over their coffee 'welcome' as their pUlshionen. <
cups; to f'md- one man relinqu- There are so 'many ways toishing his last cig~te at an· help. If teachers would give ,aother's re,quest. "call to consciousness" to t!teir
. Where Do 'You Go? dasses.maldng'them aware-that'And when these I things begin the pOOr and the hungry ate
, to, hapPef1, where do you go very close to them; if groupsfrom there? When defences be- would organize a drive, on some
, gin to break ,down. with what consistent basis, for goods ofdo you replace them? As more all kinds. "anything that goes.and more guests begin to talk into or comes out of a kiteheD.H
to each other. begin to volunteer A phone call made to the righthelp in the House. they are able, person or organization mightthrough process and counsellin& aid a staff that· is -too 'busy cIft'.i.
. to reach new levels of needs. ectIy serving to be able to tap .Plans are beii1g negotiated in valuable resources. There .. a 'conjunction with an .existing need for 8Ilything and every_'alcoholics program; ai1d some thing: bolGP' plutic~even go further - thtee of the' paper plates,' paper .toWels andguests ma4e a' w~kend ,retreat napkms" ~P. 'trash, bags. lunchand ~e of them returned to the bags, dishtoweIs,. oven <'~
. Church after ten yean. ten-pound' can8 of beans. tapto- '"We dream of a larger house," ca fruit cocktail. money for
Sister Terry mused. '''We' care ~t; cookies. handaids; cigarfor the tired ()f heart. They so ettes, sugar. cheese. tuna. men'smuch need a place to corne in lOCks. 'winter coats, women'sand sit down ai1d just-be with pantyhose. salt and pepper' sha-.one another.",·- kelS, spaghetti of an Idnda,and
So many have no roof, over mops and a paH-with-~er•their he8ds. 'S~ few are' pro- Need we say more? Happy.vided rooms at'the YMCA when New 'Year to every family fromthere are enoulh· funds. There . the family at McAuley House,are no state, no federal endow- '46'Gallup Street, Providence. Aments. "If the f~' comes in, different 8$peCt, perhaPS•. of. tlle· •we eat," Sister Terry philoso- familiar S"JSter of Mercy~ Aphized; "if it doesn't we don·t." ~nce.maybe. fot Mercy pupils,
'But McAuley HO\lse must be '- old and yoUng. to aelupeD what ~blessed by God, because ,He they've been ~ taught! , '
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bus, chUgged. off to Narragansett, out of the realms of con·crete and into'the. fresh oceanair. The staff at McAuley Housewanted them to see. to smell. totaste the salt spray. to be free., "But how unfree they were."
Sister Terry recalled. "How they
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cracked and peeling walls, j)is- mus. There was no meal to be, ter Terry Beaudreau spoke of had that evening, nothing to
wanting to proVide ..hearth ex· be .gained by coming but 'aperience" for these poo)'. it giv· tremendous sense of giving and
. ing of warmth spiritually as ~ng in community. It waswell as physically. a' sharing of indeed a "hearth experience.""'the bread that does nOt come As .one elderly guest. who livesin it loaf. ' on the streets and serves by
"It is more than just the giv. taking care of the garbage at theing of ~." Terry offered. "It HOt,IS~ said, "Hey. Sister, do you
tile know rm a son/of God?"is our hope that by feediJlg On. another, recent dBy. 65 ofpoor. clothing the nak~ giving ,these sons of 1"--1 in a tente.ddrink to the thirsty, We might ~
create a sense of community8IDODg the caring and the eaiedfor; that we might open them upto ail awareness of each~as brothers' and sist4b.ft'
No, M'CAuleyHou.se is' ~ abona fide spci8Iseivice agency.Most -'of the people who- 'comeIackmOtivatic:in to get ~I,ves invol~, on their own, in aregulatiOn agency. 'Ib~/ are; for
,the most part, frightened, toobeaten to unravel the red tape.The, McAuley House staff ,seesitself' as an advocate for thesepeople. encouraging thelrt' toperservere in contact with suchagencies.'
So many .of .these. people, areso. hurt; famUies disown them.friends tum' away. McAuley'HOQ8e emu to call them out oftheir cellars. doorways. park&out of the dungeOns that aretheir homes.· and to call usotitof the dungeons of our 0'Wrimaking, that we might come ~greet one another.
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Following the Mass, all present gathered for informal con·versation and refreshments inthe lower hall. During the reception, Bishop Cronin had the 0pportunity to meet and talk witheach and every parishioner, anda warm spirit of community wasnoted.
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VATICAN CfIY (NC) - The1977 edition of the "AnnuarioPontificio," the official year·bORk of the Holy See, showsthat 19 residential Sees werecreated and 128 new arChbishops and bishops were ordainedduring 1976.
The yearbook shows 221 institutes of men Religious with atotal membership of 253,903,1,173 institutes of women Religious with 777,768 members.
Apostolic nunclatures wereopened in Cape Verde, Icelandand MorocCO in 1976, accordingto the yearbook.
The number of Catholic universities remained the same at46, and the number of theological faculties in st3te universitiesremained at 33. But the yearbook indicates that two newfaculties of ecclesiastical studieswere opened last year, bringingtheir number to 33.
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Present on the altar with Bishop Cronin were MonsignorLuiz G. Mendonca, Pastor of theneighboring Parish of Our Ladyof Mount Carmel and VicarGeneral of the Diocese, Monsignor Thomas J. Harrington,Chancellor of the Diocese, Fa-
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Continued from Page Fiveserved as lector for the Mass,and another of whom, Mr. Wilfred Rousseau, served, with hiswife, as a bearer of the gifts atthe Offertory Procession. Thesespokesmen, devotea parishioners, had acknowledged that theSaint Hyacinth Parish familycould no longer sustain even themost limited kind of activitynecessary for parochial Vitality'.All the consultation led to thesame conclusion.
The Bishop laUded the admirable spirit which the waningnumber of faithful parishionershad shown to their Parish. Heexpressed' his gratitude to themand pledged his persorial concern and affection for all.
Parishioners, the Bishop ex-
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The Women's Guild will sponthree dinner-theatre bus tripsto Chateau de Ville, Warwick.All are open to non-membersand those interested may callHelen Ouellette, telephone 6744050. The programs will be"Caesar Salad," Sunday, F$.20; "Unsinkable Molly Brown,"Sunday, March 20; and "Sand·ler and Young," Sunday, May22.ST. JOSEPH.AlTLEBORO
Knights of the' Altar and Junior Corps members will be in·stalled at 7:30 p.m. Sunday,Jan. 23, with Rev. John FoIster,pastor of Sacred Heart Church,Fall River, as homilist.
Demanding Eternity"The day will come when the
silence of death will descendupon our planet . . . Against thisfutility of an all-devouring time,the human soul rises up demanding eternity."
Urges PortugalJoin Market
OPORTO, Portugal (N:C)-Bishop Antonio Ferreira Gomes ofOporto has urged Portugal toenter the European CommonMarket, calli~ it one of themain hopes for peace in theworld.
At services for world peacehere the bishop also scored theUnited Nations, saying it seemsto be moving away from thehigh ideals of peace and international cooperation on which itwas founded after World WarII.
Portugal's economic problemsand political turmoil have prevented it from meeting CommonMarket entrance requirements.
Bishop Ferreira, a foe of theSalazar dictatorship overthrownin 1974, is considered one of themost progressive Church leaders iii Portugal.
At similar ceremonies forworld peace in Lisbon, CardinalAntonio Ribeiro said that I'virulent ideologies, terrorism andabortion are the main enemiesof peace."
He lamented recent ideological conflict and terrorism inPortugal and added:
"In the name of false liberation, and invoking the risks ofillegal abortions, some mediafoster a compaign for liberalizedabortion laws."
"Peaceful coexistence is onlypossible when political ideologies divest themselves of virulence and totalitarian traits," thecardinal added.
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The Couples' Club will sponsor a Winter Wonderland dancefrom 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Jan. 22 in the parish hallon Main Road. Music will be bythe Gene Oliver Duo and MissLynn D will offer a ma~ic
program. Refreshments will beserved. Reservations may bemade with Mr. and Mrs. JohnPoulton, Mr. and Mrs. RobertCondon or Mr. and Mrs. FrankFernandes.
ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER,
A roast chicken supper sponsored by the parish committeewill be served in the school auditorium Saturday evening, Jan.22. .
Also to be sponsored by thecommittee is a ski weekend Feb.18 through 20.
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A whist party, open to thepublic, will be held at 1:30 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 23 in the FatherCoady Center. In charge of arrangements are Mrs. Noel T.Harrison and Mrs. EdwardJohnson.
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A "Polish Night" dance isplanned for Saturday, Jan. 22in the parish hall. Music will beby John Sowa and Polish foodswill be available. Tickets maybe obtained at the door or reserved by calling 678-1503 or676-8603.
SACRED HEART.FAU. RIVER
Confirmation classes will beheld at 10 a.m. each Saturday,beginning the first week of Feb·ruary. All eighth and ninthgrade students, whether in public or parochial schools, mustregister for reception of the sacrament by Saturday, Feb. 5 withFather Joseph Viveiros.
The Linden Club party willbe held at 7:30 Saturday, Jan.30 and prospective members maycontact Ginger Carey, telephone674-0205 or Brenda Lopes,676-2367.ST. JOHN OF GOD.SOMERSET
A Swiss steak ~pper anddance will be sponsored by theHoly Name Society Saturday,Jan. 22, in the Church hall. Supper will be served at 7 p.m. anddancing will follow until midnight. Tickets are available atthe rectory.
Publicity chairmen of parish or,lnlzatlonsIre ISked to submit news Items for thiscolumn to The Anchor. P. O. Box 7, FillRiver. 02722. Nlme of city or town shouldbe Included IS well IS full dltes of IIIIctlvltles. please send news of future ratherthin llIst .vents. Note: the ume newsItem can be used only OIIce. PlelSe do notrequest that we repelt an Innouncementleverel times.
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newlyweds assembled in theirnormal spot near the right frontsection of the hall.
Often during the audience,our Holy Father extended hisparticular blessing to the elderly, the infirm and the children.In what was for me the mostmoving portion of the morning,Pope Paul put those words intopractice at the conclusion of thehour and half event.
A pilgrimage of invalids fromBoston were summoned forwardby the pope when he had completed the formal portion of theprogram. An older woman, carried in a wheel chair to theHoly Father, received his individual blessing. Then a man bearing in his arms a young sonwithout any arms stepped up.Pope Paul kissed the child, embraced ~e f!lther and blessedthem both.
This is the man we pray forat every Mass during the eucharistic prayer. We speak of Godon his behalf, worship in unionwith him, and call him to mindat the important part of theliturgy.
One makes that prayer andremembrance differently after apapal audience. We begin topray with and for a holy man,a caring person, a person ofmany.
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the audience hall proper likewise had traveled to Rome forthis audience from every cornerof the earth.
A Caring FatherPope Paul spoke and acted in
deed as a holy, spiritual, caringfather. He talked about theneeds of people today, not onlytheir bodily or material demands, but their spiritual requirements as well.
Then the Holy Father introduced the various groups of pilgrims, often interjecting a comment of encouragement or aword of concern.
After the final blessing, PopePaul moved slowly about togreet individually a few personsor clusters of participants. Hegave a warm embrace to a retired Lutheran bishop from Sweden; showed special affectionfor the visiting priests from Milan (his episcopal see beforeelection as pope); waved withenthusiasm to the numerous
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Mention the word "pope" orthe name Pope Paul VI to certain persons, including some Roman Catholics, and you canimmediately- sense a feeling ofreserve, displeasure, even hostility cOI?e over them.
For those people the Pope isa distant figure dressed in white,that man who rules with unquestioned authority a rna·moth, cold, institutional, highlyorganized church, the individualbehind those Vatican stlltementswhich seem so out of touchwith today's society.
Here in Rome we look at PopePaul from a different viewpoint,an approach reflected in thetitle most often used whenspeaking about him: Our HolyFather. .This vision of PopePaul sees him as the' universalman of prayer, a sensitive, singular individual who carriesthe burdens and joys of the entire world, of every nation inhis heart.
That universality and humanness becomes very evident inthe weekly papal audiences.They are held on Wednesdaymornings at 11 :00 in the plain,spacious, but extremely functional hall constructed specifically for these gatherings.
I sat for a recent audience inthe glass-enclosed press area, asection equipped with closed circuit television. This marvelousvantage point above the 7,000participants and at one side ofthe auditorium, enabled me tosee everything and hear eachword
Before the Holy Father arrived, commentators describedin several languages the traditional procedure Pope Paulwould follow during his audience: the sign of the cross, abrief religious message, introduction of the bishops present,acknowledgement of specialgroups from many nations, theOur Father (in Latin) and a finalbleSSing.
The universal quality of boththe sign of the cross and thesung "Pater Noster" strikes anobserver at once. So, too, how-
. ever, does the introduction ofbishops who are in Rome o~
.business or a pilgrimage. Theycame, for example, from suchplaces as Canada, Australia,Poland, Italy and Africa, including a native prelate from thatdown under continent. Those in
Because of God's free choiceand through no merit of its own,Israel became "His people" (Ex.3,10, 14,31), a "priestly kingdom
.and a consecrated nation" (Ex.19,5).
The covenant theme, or God'sgracious choice of Israel as Hisbeloved people was taken up anddeepened by the prophets, wholikened the relationship to theloving friendship, faithful untodeath, that is meant to exist between husband and wife (cf.Hosea, Ez. 16,6-14).
God's covenant with His people was renewed and given evendeeper meaning in Christ, whoseblood is the blood of the newand everlasting covenant (Mk.14,24 and par.). God's choice ofus as His people is irrevocable;it is etched into our hearts(Rom 5,5, 8,4-16; cf. Jer' 31,31-34); because of it we are a
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'reds, superstitions, adulteries,"thefts and cheatings. He whocould barely stare into the eyeof the mayor of Anatoth is called by God to eyeball the verygovernors of Jerusalem - in·deed the king himself - and tellthem to their faces that theythink no more of God than theydo of slaves in the royal kitchens.
Jeremiah may have been a. retiring personality, but he wasnot dumb. He knew what Godwas asking. He realized the consequences - and. he hated thevery thought of putting him~erf
in the public eye in so compromising a fashion.
And he told God as much. "Iam too young. I know not howto speak." (Jer. I, 6) The sparebiblical statement masks the fullbrunt of his protest. He citeshis youth to illustrate his awkwardness and the lack of credibility before the sophisticatedmiddle class and royal courtiercrowd in Jerusalem. And as faras his speech was concerned, itwas not just that he lackedplatform presence or a stagepersonality. He claimed he simply could not bear to stand before the eyes of others in so bolda manner.
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By Father Alfred McBride,O. Praem.
The story of the call of theprophet Jeremiah is a case studyof the meaning of faith. Born inthe little town of Anatoth, a fewmiles north of Jersusalem, Jeremiah anticipated a quiet, unassuming career as a low rankingclergyman. Anatoth was a retirement community for clergyand Jeremiah was born of apriestly family. His own self image was' that of a frail, shy unpolitical type personality. Hehated crowds. He abhorred public speaking. It was anguish forhim to do even the most obsurepublic duties be(ore the eyes ofan audience.
In another age he would probably have been a faceless clerkin a large bureaucracy - andhave been perfectly happy atthat.
But God had other plans forthis young man. The Lord entered his consciousness and called him to leave the little village, go up to Jerusalem andundertake the ministry of calling the sinful people to grace.Jeremiah, who could scarcelytell a dog to get out of his way,was now supposed to stand upin the temple and accuse thepeople of their selfishness, hat-
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Pastoral LetterContinued from Page Three
ed Associate Justice ThurgoodMarshall to ask whether the official was there to argue a cur·rent case or the Roe and Doeabortion cases which set national policy four years ago.
Justice Marshall's questioncame after Eugene P. Freeman.deputy city counselor for theMissouri City, described thematter before the court as"something broader" than thequestion of whether St. Louis'city hospitals should providE'non-therapeutic abortions.
Freeman's 'courtroom opponent maintained that since maternity services are offered bythe two St. Louis municipalhospitals, so also should abortions be offered, regardless ofmedical indications.
But Freeman appeared tosurprise the nine justices withhis insistence that abortion issimply wrong.
"There is a world of difference between childbearing andabortion," the St. Louis officialsaid.
"Childbearing is the naturalconsummation of pregnancy,and life is its end," he said. Onthe pther hand, he continued,"Abortion is an interruption ofa natural process; death and obliterati{)n are its ends."
He called abortion "genocidal," and an assault on a female's womanhood. "But childbearing fulfills her womanhood,"Freeman said.
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and share with us and that Hewills that we communicate andshare with others.
We reject God's choice of uswhen we close our hearts tothese goods and to the humanpersons in whom they are incarnated and for whom they aremeant. We reject His choice ofus when we look on them asour private possessions and refuse to realize that all humanbeings, all the children of God,have a right to them. We rejectHis choice of us when we deliberately, of set purpose, setout to destroy these goods inourselves and in others.
Most important of all, weratify God's choice of us as Hispeople when we choose to actas He did in Jesus. If we, Hispeople, are to choose God'schoice of us, we will choose tobe like Him and to make of ourlives and oblation, a gift, of service to Him in and with and forthe persons with whom we shareour lives..
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be in your heart and bones,keeping your bones from shaking and your heart from faltering fear. My love will eventuallydrive out the fear that holds youback. Let me in."
God had chosen Jeremiah. Butit was up to Jeremiah to acceptthat choice, to take the risk offaith and let God into his life.Jeremiah could recite a thousand reasons for not doing it.But he found himself strangelytouched and moved by this offer of love. "Let me in," saidGod. And Jeremiah finally opened his heart, made a faith choiceto let God into his life. The results were astounding. Throughthe years, Jeremiah grew intoone of the world'~ greatest prophets. Not overnight. Not without grief. But surely and steadily to the point that we treasure his life and his witness2,500 years later.
"Let me in," says God to eachof us. "All right. Lord, do comein."
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royal priesthood and a holy nation (1 Pet 2,9) whose highpriest, Jesus, is forever with theFather interceding for us andinaugurating our communionwith Him (Heb 8,8-12).
Yes, God has chosen us, andin choosing us He has chosenall men and women of everyage. For we are simplv to hethe vanguard of His kingdom,His reign of love and justice andpeace. By choosing us, and inparticular by freely choosing tobecome Himself one of us, Hereveals to us our sanctity andour vocation.
God invites us to choose life(cf. Dt. 4,1) and in Jesus Hemakes this possible. What, inpractice, does this mean? Itmeans that we are to respondgratefully and joyfully to God'schoice of us. We are to lookupon life itself and the goods oflife - health, knowledge, play,friendship, justice, peace - asgifts from His loving hands. Weare to recognize them for whatthey are and to love them properly.
This means that we are tolove these goods because theyreally are goods of human persons and created participationsin the goodness of God Himself.We are not to make of themidols or substitute gods.
That would be quite wrong,for God alone is the highestgood, to be loved above everycreated good. But we are toacknowledge them for what theyare: real goods of human persons, gifts from the loving Godthat He wills to communicate to
Faith: Choosing God's Faith In UsContinued from Page TwelveGod simply waved aside the
objections. God did not want apolished public speaker, nor didHe intend to send a distinguished silver-haired wise man whowould persuade by the sweetreasonableness of his presenceand smooth talk.· God decidedon an apparently poor choice:a young unseasoned personwith a halting capacity for therich cadences of speech. "Towhomever I send you, you shallgo; Whatever I command you,you shall say. Have no fear before them, because I am withyou to deliver you, says theLord."
Jeremiah pondered this offer.He resisted, He squirmed. Herationalized. He asked his friends. They were no real help forthey agreed he would be a poorchoice. He wouldn't last half aday in Jerusalem before theyhounded him out of the citywith laughter and perhaps a fewtomatoes thrown at him. StillJeremiah reflected on God's promise, "I will be with you. I will
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By The Dameans
WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND
Life
ROUTE 6-between Fall River and New Bedford
Last night, I waved goodbye,Now, it seems years
I'm back in the city where nothing is clearBut, thoughts of me - holding you,
Bringing us near, and tell me • • •When will our eyes meet
When can I touch you • • •When will this strong yearning end
And, when will I hold you again • • •Time in New England took me away
To long, rocky beachesAnd you, by the bay • • •
We started a story whose end must now waitI feel the change comin'
I feel the wind blowI feel brave and daringI feel my blood flow • • •
With you I could bring outAli the love that I haveWith you there's a heaven
So earth ain't so bad.
(c) 1975 Unart Music Corp./Piano Picker Music
Music and Lyrics by Randy Edelman
Performed by Barry Manilow
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A couple of months ago, I attended a Barry Manilowconcert. Among his other hit songs are: "Mandy," "Tryin"to Get the Feeling Again," "It's a Miracle," "This Song's ForYou," and" I Write the Songs." He has also authored suchcommercial hits as the jingle for McDonalds, State Farm Insurance, Pabst, and many others. Throughout the concert onefelt that he not only was performing but was living his songs.His ballads made the loves in his life come alive with thefullness as well as the hurts involved with love.
At one point when the response of the audience wasstill polite and reserved, he commented that he could seethey "wanted blood." And blood he gave. He poured his lifeout to that group of people. As I left, I felt that life was trulygood. and exciting. I was renewed to embrace life fully again,as my senses haq been revived by this performer.
"Weekend in New England" offers each of us the chal~
lenge to come to terms with our life. Through Barry Manilow, it likewise presents us with the question of whether weinspire others to a fullness of life, pouring out our gifts andtalents so that others may find new life.
(Copyright (c)- 1977 by NC News Service)
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Valentine DanceFor Holy Family
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edience," said Mrs. Kreitzer, themother of a first grader andtwo pre-schoolers.
She was arrested along withthe seven others as they report-
,edly blocked access to the abortions rooms at the NorthernVirginia Women's Medical ,Center. They were charged with"obstructing free passage ofothers," and released in theirown recognizance to await trial.
About 20 placard - carryingsupporters demonstrated outsideas the eight were picked upbodily by police and carried tovans waiting outside the clinic.
Another of those arrested,Mrs. Joan Harris of Arlington,
. said: "The abortion chambersthat we blocked were all set upand ready for operation. Seeingthe glass jar of the suction machine, it suddenly seemed soimportant to be blocking thatdoor."
Also arrested were Mrs. KayBailey of Alexandria; Mrs. AnnSchutt of Beltsville, Md.; Laszek Syski of Silver Spring, Md.;William Ryan of Kensington,Md., and John O'Keefe of Wind.'sor, Conn.
Trial dates for the eight wereset from Feb. 1 to March 4.
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The parents of 16-year-oldMary B. McKernan of Arlington, Va., who faces juvenilecourt action next month following a demonstration at an abortion clinic in suburban Fairfax,Va. are proud of her action.
Asked whether she would permit her daughter's name to be'made public, Mrs. John V. McKernan said, "Certainly. We'reproud of our daughter. Thereare so many people of her generation on the other side of theissue, and they get plenty ofpublicity."
Speaking for the seven othersarrested with Mary, Mrs. MaryAnn Kreitzer of Alexandria, Va.termed the demonstration "justa beginning."
She praised peaceful demonstrations, such as the March forLife to be held in WashingtonSaturday, the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court abortion decisions, but insisted that·more militant action is alsoneeded.
"A year ago I probably wouldnot have set out to get arrested," Mrs. Kreitzer told NCNews. But the lack of progressby the pro-life forces means thepeaceful demonstrations are nothaving sufficient impact bythemselves, she continued.
"Blacks would still be ridingthe back of the bus had theynot decided to use civil disob-
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I prom'ised a couple ofyoung space buffs that I wouldd() a column on the Viking landing on Mars and ships in cosmicoceans. I promised it - not because I know very much aboutthese things - but because Iwas lucky enough to have hadan expert for a teacher two summers ago. His name: Carl Sagan.
He is the Duncan professorof astronomy and space sciencesat Cornell University, directorof its Laboratory for PlanetaryStudies, and a member of thescience team for Viking at theJet Propulsion Laboratory inCalifornia. He is .brilliant, young,and refers to himself as "aJewish boy from Brooklyn whomade good," We were mostlylay students in his class and weknew little about astronomy, buthe has such a talent for makingcomplicated matters understoodthat we left his class much better informed about space.
It's been three centuries sinceman has taken off on a real epicvoyage. It's as if in this pausehe was gathering the wherewithal to launch upon his greatest. In the past, the caravelleswhich discovered the Americas,plied the Pacific and circumnavigated our planet were manned. The interplanetary instrumented devices from Earth, partly'under control of the distanthome planet and partly on theirown.
Carl Sagan vigorously defendsthe space program. He says, thelengths of the voyages of thepast and now are comparable.That compared to the gross national product of Spain, England or France in the sixteenthcentury, the realtive costs ofexploratory missions are nowmuch less.
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landscape, but as a place without life.
"Then Mars must illuminatethe question of the origin of lifeon Earth. For we will then llaveexamined two planets near eachother in space, equally cold, withrather similar environments, butlife has begun and evolved onone but not the other. Why?
"The entire history of the pastexploration of Mars that thereare a host of astonishments anddelights awaiting future discovery.
"But one thing seems clear.Having landed on Mars we shallhave to go back to explore it,to learn it, to cherish it andperhaps to transform it. It maybe that the voyages of yikingare of greater ultimate importance to the human race thaneven the voyages of ChristopherColumbus almost five centuriesago."
And finaily, in the CornellAlumni News, Dr. Sagan writes,"We have put our ships into thecosmic ocean. The waters arebenign and we have learned tosail. No longer are we bound toour solitary island Earth."
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Continued from Page FourteenThe Duncan professor goes on
to note that by studying thegeology, the meteorology, biology, if any, on other worlds, wehave a unique opportunity tobroaden both our theoretical andour practical understanding ofthe Earth. That these are sciences of global scope; and it isneither easy nor prudent to perform experiments on a globalscale. But the neighboring planets are natural experiments onthe alternative pathways thatworlds may take.
"I believe," he says, "that theeventual practical benefits fromthis scientific perspective willpay many times over for thecost of unmanned planetaryvoyages."
Sagan believes that there isanother sense of perspective,one which speaks to the deepesthuman questions, longings, andaspirations. That by examiningother worlds, we have a significant chance of improving ourunderstanding of the nature, origin, and fate of our planet andourselves. "It is possible to seehow planetary exploration is already beginning a deprovinciaIization of the Earth," he added.
Viking LandsViking has landed on Mars.
For the first time in human history two artifacts, messengersfrom the planet Earth, havelanded on the surface of the redplanet and returned "a stunningbonanza of scientific information." As we know, the Vikingmission is still in its earlieststages. But even at that, it isalready clear that we have obtained more essential scientificinformation about Mars with Viking than in the entire previoushistory of space flight.
is There Life?If life is found on Mars it
will be a monumental event inhuman history. But suppose thatafter intensive study Marsproves to be lifeless. What then?Dr. Sagan feels that even inthis case we will have gained.He says, "For then Mars will'be seen as a world in many respects similar to the Earth, as aplace where winds and runningwater have transformed . the
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Saturday night's Division Twoschedule lists Dartmouth atSeekonk and Bourne at Attleboro. Wednesday night's gameshave New Bedford Yoke at Durfee and Fairhaven at Dartmouth.
In Inter-division action Wareham visits Fairhaven tonight,Dennis-Yarmouth is at BourneWednesday night and CoyleCassidy goes to Feehan Mondaynight.
Youth Reject ChurchIn Latin America
BOGOTA, Colombia (NC) Church concern over bringingthe Gospel. to Latin Americanyouth has intensified as surveyshave revealed "massive indif-Iference" in many groups.
A meeting on non-believerssponsored here by the Latin American Bishop's C 0 u n c i 1(CELAM) in December showedthese findings on youths:
- Their religious beliefs often have little doctrinal contentand are full of distortions andvagueness.
-They tend to view liturgicalcelebrations as outmoded "obligations" with little to convey tomodern generations.
-Faith, religion and Churchappear as "unrelated" entities,and churchmen are often considered authoritarian and hypocritical.
-Among distortions of religious practices are spiritualism,fetishism, magic and emotionalism.
- Large numbers of educatedyouth favor Marxist tenets, viewChrist as "another rebel," andfeel that bishops and manypriests side with the rich andneglect the poor.
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IN THE DIOCESE
Pace-setting Somerset is hostto Falmouth tomorrow nightand to Seekonk Friday night inDivision Two action. Other Twogames tomorrow night are Bishop Feehan at Dennis-YarmouthOld Rochester at Falmouth,Fairhaven at Seekonk. Fridaynight's action lists Coyle-Cassidy at Feehan, Dennis-Yarmouth at Falmouth and Fairhaven at Old Rochester.
In Division Three, in whichNew Bedford Yoke is making astrong bid for the title, Yoke isat St. Anthony, Diman Yoke atNorton, Westport at Case andDighton-RehobOth at Bournetomorrow night. Tuesday nightit will be· Bourne at St. Anthony, Case at Norton, DimanYoke at Westport and New Bedford Yoke at Dighton-Rehoboth.
neau, New Bedford Yoke, 13.3were second, third and fourth.Sixth-place Debbie Miller was12.4; Joanne Dobney, ·Fairhaven,11.4, ranked seventh and HolyFamily's Carmen Quinoneseighth.
After Stang and Dartmouth inthe standings are Fairhaven 3-2,New Bedford 2-2, St. Anthony2-2, Holy Family 0-4 and Yoke0-4.
At 6:30 tonight, Stang is hostto St. Anthony and tomorrowafternoon at 3:15, Yoke visitsDartmouth and New Bedford isat Fairhaven.
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By BILL MORRISSETTE
Canton will play host to Sharon Tuesday night when otherleague games send Stoughton atOliver Ames, Foxboro at KingPhilip and North Attleboro atFranklin.
Hockomock hockey games
Durfee High's Ken. Fiola andKevin Whiting continue theirprolific scoring. Excluding lastTuesday's game with Barnstable,Fiola had scored 207 points fora 23 point average, Whiting hadnetted 176 for 19.6.
Favored to win their thirdstraight Division One Southeastern Mass. Conference crown,the Hilltoppers have a bye ontomorrow night's schedule andwill visit Bishop Connolly Highnext Tuesday night. DivisionOne games tomorrow night areDartmouth at New Bedford,Connolly at Barnstable, Attleboro at Bishop Stang. Tauntonis at Holy Family Saturday.Other games Tuesday night areHoly Family at New Bedford,Barnstable at Attleboro andTaunton at Stang.
Sharon Maintains Hockomock LeadSharon High, undefeated in Saturday night have North At
six league outings as of last tleboro at Canton, King PhilipFriday, continues to set the pace at Franklin and Oliver Ames atin the Hockomock Basketball Stoughton while next WednesLeague but has a bye on tomor- day's games are Canton atrow night's schedule, which, Stoughton, King Philip at Northlists Mansfield at Stoughton, Attleboro and Franklin at OliverCanton at Foxboro, Oliver Ames Ames.at Franklin and King Philip at Girls' basketball in theNorth Attleboro. Hockomock League lists Stough
ton at Mansfield, Foxboro atCanton, Franklin at Oliver Amesand North Attleboro at KingPhilip. Tuesday night it will beCanton at Sharon, Oliver Amesat Stoughton, King Philip atFoxboro and Franklin at NorthAttleboro.
Fiola and Whiting Scoring Aplenty
Conference HockeyTwin bills are on tap tonight Case, at six, in Three and .Con
at Hetland Memorial Rink, New nolly against Taunton in One.Bedford, Driscoll Rink. Fall· In other Division One action,River, and at the Taunton Rink. Somerset is !it Barstable and
In New Bedford Wareham Dennis-Yarmouth at New Bedopposes Fairhaven at" six o'clock ford Saturday night, Connollyin an inter-division Two tilt, at Somerset and Taunton atwhile in ·Fall River Old Roches- New Bedford Monday nightter and Case clash at six in a while Falmouth is host to ConDivision Three contest and Dur- nolly Wednesday night. In Divifee is host to Seekonk, at 8, in sion Three Norton is at FeehanDivision Two. The Taunton twin Saturday night. Monday nightbill has Coyle-cassidy against action pits case at Dighton-Re-
Stang Girl Hoopsters Going Great GunsDespite the lack of really high average scorers, the Bis
hop Stang High basketball team, entering this week, wasleading its conference with a 5-0 slate and was unbeatenin eight outings. The Spartanettes were scheduled to meetrunnerup Dartmouth lastMonday night in a conference game. Dartmouth, before that Monday nightgame, was 3-1 in conference and9-2 overall.
Joanne Bourque and CathyDavid of Stang· ranked ninthand 10th among the leadingscorers with 10.4 and 9.1 averages. Dartmouth's only playerin that group is fifth-place MaryV~ntura with an average of 12.7.
Mary Beehan, of New BedfordHigh, is the leader with 19.0.Cathy Bernard, F~irhaven, 14.5,Yvetter St. Amand, St. Anthony, 14.0, and, Terry Charbon-
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