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EDITOR

FALL RIVER - It was a good day forthe Catholic Church. A very good daywhen hundreds filled the Cathedral of St.Mary of the Assumption here on Tuesdayto witness the ordination and installationof Bishop George W. Coleman as the sev­enth bishop of the Diocese of Fall River.

Before a congregation including 32bishops from across the country, scores ofdiocesan priests, numerous other invitedpriests and interfaith representatives, localpolitical dignitaries, and hundreds of in­vited guests, the words of the prophetIsaiah came to life: ''The Spirit of the Lordis upon me, because the Lord has anointedme" (Isaiah 61).

When Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo,Apostolic Nuncio to the United States,anointed Bishop Coleman with chrism andpresented him with the Book of the Gos­pels, a ring, miter, and pastoral staff, thefaithful of the Fall River diocese wereblessed with their seventh shepherd in thediocese's 100-year history.

"My heart overflows today with joy andthanksgiving to the Lord for the manyblessings he has given me," remarked thenew bishop in his first address as shepherdof the diocese. The hundreds who wit­nessed the ceremony at the Cathedral andthe hundreds more who watched live cov­erage on television surely shared those sen­timents.

Throughout the two-and-a-half hourevent, Bishop Coleman's countenance wasone of humility and joy. At the conclusionof the cer,emony, the newly ordained andinstalled bishop addressed the diocesanfaithful with words of thanksgiving andpromise.

"I am profoundly grateful to our HolyFather Pope John Paul II for calling me to

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NEWLY ORDAINED and installed Bishop George W. Coleman blessesthe congregation gathered at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, following theceremonial Mass there on Tuesday. (Anchor photo by Bruce McDaniel)

Nuncio citeschallenges,talents of

new bishopBy DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - The responsibilitiesof a good shepherd and the correspondingtalents of Bishop George W. Coleman tomeet them were addressed by ArchbishopGabriel Montalvo, the Apostolic Nuncioto the United States, in his homily duringthe ordination/installation of BishopColeman as the seventh bishop of the FallRiver diocese.

The ages old ritual of the ordination ofa bishop were held in St. Mary's Cathe­dral here Tuesday, with more than 30 bish­ops, 250 priests and hundreds of parishio­ners from across the diocese attending thelimited seating liturgy.

Archbishop Montalvo said that whenformer Fall River Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap. was "unexpectedly"sent to take over Florida's Palm Beach dio­cese in October 2002, "the Holy Fatherwanted to fill the void in the Fall River dio­cese which is especially dear to him. Henominated Msgr. Coleman as bishop,teacher and shepherd. It is my great joy tocongratulate him today."

Bishop Coleman, who had been theelected administrator of the Fall River dio­cese since shortly after Bishop O'Malleyleft, was named the bishop-elect on April30 by Pope John Paul II.

The archbishop said Bishop Coleman,who is 64, "is a well known and an illus­trious son of this diocese, who, since hisformation (theological studies) in Rome,has always exercised his priestly ministry"in many ways as an administrator.

The Somerset native, a priest since1964, in his many leadership years hasserved as a pastor, diocesan director ofeducation, and as a monsignor with dutiesas vicar general and moderator of the Cu-

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a special moment for allA new bishopBy MIKE GORDON

ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - Following BishopGeorge W. Coleman's ordination and in­stallation as the new bishop of Fall River,The Anchor had a chance to speak withpeople in attendance and the following isan account of those impressions.

"I thought it was a great and beautiful

ceremony," said Marian Desrosiers, assis­tant director of the Pro-Life Apostolate."We are very blessed to have BishopColeman as our leader and he's a gift to allof us."

Diane Baron of St. Mary's Parish, NewBedford, called the ceremony moving anddescribed it as "a very sacred and holymoment in history." It had that sense, said

Baron, of being '~(}' special moment in ourChurch's history."

Her son Peter attended the installationwith her and said it was the most ceremo­nial event he's seen in the Church andsomething he really wanted to see. "It wassolemn and holy. You could feel somethingspecial was happening," said Baron.

As attendees boarded buses from St.

Mary's Cathedral to White's of Westportfor the reception, Dick Mahoney, whotaught Bishop Coleman in the eighth­grade, explained that the tickets he receivedfor the installation were unexpected, but anice surprise.

"It was a fantastic event," said Mahoney."It's nice to be here and I'm very proud of

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Sister M. Lucretia Duffy RSM July 28 Ex 32:15-2,4,30-34; Ps 106:19-23; Mt 13:31-35

July 29 Ex 33:7-11 ;34:5b-9,28;Ps 103:6-13; In11 :19-27 or Lk10:38-42

July 30 Ex 34:29-35; Ps99:5-7,9; Mt13:44-46

July 31 Ex 40:16-21,34-38; Ps 84:3-6,8-11; Mt 13:47-53

Aug Lv 23:1,4-11,15-16,27,34b-37; Ps81:3-9,10-11; Mt13:54-58

Aug 2 Lv 25:1 ,8-17; Ps67:2-3,5,7-8; Mt14:1-12

Aug 3 Ex 16:2-4,12-15;Ps 78:3-4,23-25,54; Eph4:17,20-24; In6:24-35

\Aug 4 Nm 11 :4b-15; Ps

81 :12-17; Mt14:13-21

Aug 5 Nm 12:1-13; Ps51 :1,3-7,12-13;Mt 14:22-36

Aug 6 On 7:9-10,13-14;Ps 97:1-2,5-6,9;2 Pt 1:16-19; Mk9:2-10

Aug 7 Nm 20:1-13; Ps95:1-2,6-9; Mt16:13-23

Aug 8 Dt 4:32-40; Ps77:12-16,21; Mt16:24-28

Aug 9 Dt 6:4-13; Ps18:2-4,47,51; Mt17:14-20

Aug 10 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps34:2-9; Eph 4:30-'5:2; In 6:41-51

Aug 11 Dt 10:12-22; Ps147:12-15,19-20;Mt 17:22-27

Aug 12 Dt31:1-8; (Ps) Dt32:3-4,7-9,12; Mt18:1-5,10,12-14

Aug 13 Dt 34:1-12; Ps66:1-3,5,8,16-17;Mt 18:15-20

Aug 14 Jos 3:7-10a,1(13-17; Ps114:1-6; Mt18:21-19:1

Aug 15 Rv 11:19a;12:1-6a,10ab; Ps45: 1Obc, 11-12ab,16; 1 Cor15:20-27; Lk1:39-56

Aug 16 Jos 24:14-29; Ps16:1-2,5,7-8,11 ;Mt 19:13-15

Aug 17 Prv9:1-6; Ps34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; In 6:51-58

Daily Readings

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In Your PrayersPlease pray for the following

, priests 'during the coming weeksJuly 29

1913, Rev. Mathias McCabe, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall River

July 311865, Rev. Daniel Heame, Pastor, St. Mary, Taunton

Aug. 51917, Rev. Martin J. Fox, Founder, St. Paul, Taunton1934, Rev. Thomas A. Kelly, Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River

Aug. 61961, Rev, Joseph P. Lyons, Pastor, St. Joseph, Fall River

Aug. 71986, Rev. John F. Hogan, Pastor, St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth1987, Very Rev. Roger L. Gagne, Pastor, St. Mark, Attleboro Falls

Aug.S1880, Rev. William Brie, Founder, St. Joseph, Fall River

" Aug. 121974, Rev. VictorO. Masse, M.S., Retired Pastor, St. Anthony, New Bedford

Aug. 131896, Rev. Edward 1. Sheridan, Pastor, St. Mary, Taunton1964, Rt. Rev. Leonard 1. Daley, Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis1991, Rev. Gabriel Swol, OFM Conv., FormerAssociate Pastor, Holy

Rosary, Taunton

Aug. 141947, Rev. Raphael Marciniak, OFM Conv., Pastor,Holy Cross, Fall River1969, Rev. Conrad Lamb, O.S.B., Missionary in Guatemala

Aug. 151926, Rev. Charles W. Cullen, Founder, Holy Family, East Taunton

Aug. 17-1882, Rev. Cornelius O'Connor, Pastor, Holy Trinity, West Harwich1996, Rev. Msgr. Maurice Souza, Retired Pastor, St. Anthony, East

Falmouth

She was the sister of the lateMercy Sister M. DunstanDuffy, Mercy Sister M. InezDuffy, Anne V. Whalon,Katherine Duffy, and John E.Duffy.

Her funeral Mass was cel­ebrated July lOin St. Margaret

Mary Chapel of the Catholic MRS. JEAN Corrigan and daughter, Sister Kathleen Corrigan,Memorial Hoine. Burial was in at ceremonies in SacredHeart Church, North Attleboro, duringSt. Patrick's Cemetery. which the young religious made her perpetuafvows.

The "Cherry Place" Home of

Waring-Sullivan, Ashton, Sister makes her perpetual professionCoughlin and Driscoll, 178Winter Street, Fall River, was, : NORTH ATTLEBORO - 'a vocation to th'e religious life.in charge of arrangements. Holy Union Sister Kathleen, There she met Holy Union Sister

. .' .. Corrigan made her unconditional Margaret Kernan and five yearsr---E-O-IC-T"'"A-L"C-IT-A-n-O-N----' vow of poverty, chastity and obe- from that first meeting she entered

DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL dience in her perpetual profession . the Holy Union Sisters' novitiateFALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS at Sacred Heart Church on June 28. in Brockton. ,

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y, and The novitiate formation pro-Since the actual place of residence of graduated from Frankli n D. gram is a time ofpreparation, prayer

NELIA M. AlBERNAZ is unknown.We cite NELIA M. AlBERNAZ to ap- Roosevelt High School, she at- and study for living life as a reli-

pear personally before the Tribunal of the tended the School of Visual Arts in gious. After two years she made herDiocese of Fall River on Tuesday, August 5, New York City and majored in art first profession of vows and com-2003 at 10:30 a.m. at 887 Highland Av- education at Brooklyn College. pleted an integrated degree in reli-enue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give tes- While attending college she be- gious studies and fine art fromtimony to establish: ki' . h EElC Il . B

Whether the nullity of the marriage gan wor ng as a waIter In t e x- manue 0 ege In oston.exists in the Camara -Albernaz case? ecutive Dining Room ofGoldman- Sister Corrigan is currently the

Ordinaries of the place or other pastors Sachs, a major brokerage house on ,administrator of the Holy Unionhaving the knowledge of the residence of Wall Street, and eventually worked Sisters House of Hospitality whichthe above person, Nelia M. Albernaz, must' her way up to the position of maitre 'overlooks the Sakonnet River insee to it that she is properly advised in re- d'hotel. She held that position for Tiverton, R.I.gard to this edictal citation. eight years. There, Sister Kathleen is able to

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in Los Angeles April 19, 1935.Hewas ordained a priest of that arch­diocese Apri125, 1961, after theo­logical studies at S1. John's Semi­nary in Camarillo, Calif.

After six months in parishwork, he was sent to Rome inOctober 1961 for graduate stud­ies in canon law, earning a doc-Tum to page // - Phi/adelphia

By JERRY FILTEAU .

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - Pope JohnPaul II has accepted the resigna­tion of Cardinal Anthony J.Bevilacqua of Philadelphia andnamed Archbishop Justin F. Rigaliof St. Louis to succeed him.

Cardinal Bevilacqua, whoturned 80 in June. has headed thePhi ladelphia Archdiocese since1988. For the past two-and-a-halfyears he has been the oldest ac­tive U.S. bishop.

Archbishop Rigali, 68, hasbeen archbishop ofSt. Louis since1994. Before that he spent 30years in Vatican service, culmi­nating in posts as president of the

Pontifical Ecclesiastical Acad­emy in Rome, 1985-89, and sec­retary of the Vatican Congrega­tion for Bishops, 1989-94.

In Philadelphia he wi1llead thenation's sixth-largest archdiocese,with 1.5 million Catholics .­nearly triple the St. Louis Catho­lic population - in 282 parishes.Philadelphia's last four archbish­ops have been cardinals, goingback to 1921 when Cardinal Den­nis Dougherty received the red hat.

Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo,papal nuncio to the United States,announced the changes in Wash­ington.

Archbishop Rigali's installa­tion in Philadelphia is set for Oc-

tober 7. Until then, he and Cardi­nal Bevilacqua will continue tolead their respective archdiocesesas apostolic administrators.

Since his move to St. Louis hehas continued to have an activerole in international affairs andquickly became involved in na­tional affairs as well.

Cardinal Bevilacqua, origi­nally a priest of the Diocese ofBrooklyn, N.Y., has been a bishopsince 1980. He headed the Pitts­burgh diocese from 1983 until1988, when he was made arch­bishop of Philadelphia. Pope JohnPaul made him a cardinal in June1991.

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"FOR THEY DO NOT SPEAK PEACE, BUT THEY DEVISE DECEITFUL WORDS AGAINST

THOSE WHO ARE QUIET IN THE LAND" (PSALM 35:20).

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stant, we experience the awesomepowers of unity.

The renowned theologian Fa­ther Romano Guardini would takeus even deeper and say that to seeanother means to receive him orher into oneself, to submit to hisor her influence and to place one­self within the person's grasp. Inother words, to connect meansgiving ourself over to another,leaving our needs and concernsbehind. This in turn means put­ting aside pride and believing inthe other.

When we are in their pres­ence, truly charismatic indi­viduals leave us feeling awe­struck. If we reflect on this feel­ing, we're likely to discoverthat the other's power is not so

. much a result of being well in­formed or insightful; rather, itis born of this person's abilityto look into our souls and tospeak to them.

If ever the Church's peopleneeded to be more connected, itis now. There is no better way toachieve this than to look eachother in the eye and to see intoeach other's soul.

totally. Like anything, good, wealways will want to become bet­ter connected because being a partof a team whose members listento each other and care generatesa wholesome sense of solidarity.

One of the fundamental rea­sons we fail to connect better isthat we don't know how really tobe present to one another. We canspend all the time in the worldtogether, but unless we makemeaningful contact we will neverconnect.

In Scripture, Christ gives greatprominence to our eyes becausethey can serve as the gateway toour soul and our real self. Someof the most energizing momentsI have experienced in parish meet­ings have come from making eyecontact with another person andsensing that we'd connected, thatunderstanding .was beingachieved.

When we put aside con'cernsabout ourselves and look into theeyes of others long enough to seewithin them, vital energies be-,tween them and us are allowed toflow, lending a heartwarmingfeeling to the moment. For an in-

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

One of the most commonlyheard laments in our parishes isthat if priests, deacons and thelaity connected better with eachother, we would have a muchmore unified Church and reducethe size of our problems.

Why is it that so many sensethese sorts of disconnections ordistances between people in theChurch?

In conducting two-and-a-halfdecades of research on bishops,priests, the laity and deacons, wecould always count on hearingpeople complain of this lack ofconnection. Priests forever werereporting a distance betweentheir bishops and themsel.ves.Lay people and deacons repeat­edly called for'c1oser contact andcol1aboration with pastors,priests and the parish commu­nity.

My 'guess is that the yearningfor more meaningful contact alsois heard between employers andemployees,' and husbands andwives.

This cry will never disappear

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Creation and environmentLast month the Holy Father sent a special message to the Fifth Inter­

national Environmental Symposium. He reflected that on a number ofoccasions he surfaced the need to respect the environment and the mu­tual resources which God has given humanity. Stressing the importanceofenvironmental issues, he told the group that solutions cannot be foundapart from the God ofcreation. Forthe pope, ecological responsibility isat heart a moral problem founded upon an anthropological error, whicharises when man forgets that his ability to transform the world mustalways respect God's design of creation. In this light, the pope wrote,"A solution to ecological challenges demands more than just economicand technological proposals. It requires an inner change ofheart, whichleads to the rejection ofunsustainable patterns ofconsumption and pro­duction. It demands an ethical behavior which respects the'principles ofuniversal solidarity, social justice and responsibility."

It is so very important that we who are concerned with environmen­tal issues do not separate them from the creator. Today, the survival ofGod's earthly creation is in dire straits. Each of us can perceive thefragility of the planet with our own eyes. Environmentalists and ecolo­gists constantly draw our attention to the extent of the danger to life onearth. Our waters are in deep trouble. The ongoing pollution of surfacewater, both fresh and salt, and the contamination of ground water aqui­fers are always growing. Each day we see more and more people turn­ing to so-called purified bottle water sources. So much so, it is now abi II ion dollar industry. We purchase water to drink while we continue toignore the needs of nature.

Air is also a major concern. Air quality and the continuous decay ofthe ozone layer is a real source of distress. Debate and discussion sur­face over the extent and long-term results of the Greenhouse Effect.The appalling rise of lung diseases throughout the world is a true medi­cal difficulty. Air pollution has been tied to the increase of asthma­related diseases.

The list of ecological problems is not diminishing. Caught up in tur­moil and terror, environmental issues have been put on the back burner.When people are dying in warfare and civil strife, onIy.'the immediatebecomes the priority. Sad'to day; the'destructioncausecI by '~arrare billyadds to our ecological woes. Right now we are like the proverbial Dutchboy who is trying to hold back the flood by placing h(s finger in the holein the dike. Unless we broaden our view, the neglect ofcreation will beour destruction. '

It is necessary for all of us to realize that our Judeo-Christian tradi­tion offers a firm foundation for an ecological theology ofGod. To treatcreation as a mere tool for man's economic gain ignores the many bib­lical texts that underline the basic unity ofcreation and redemption.

As Pope John Paul II has so often pointed out, our Catholic faithcontinues to affirm the goodness of the natural world. God, the sourceof all life, is actively present in all creation, and also surpasses all cre­ated things. As the American bishops pointed out in their program, "Re­newing the Face of the Earth," care for God's creati'on is an intrinsicallyreligious issue. God is the creator of the universe. All creation bears acertain resemblance to God, mostespecially humans, created in his imageand likeness. As we continue to seek solutions to our environmentalanxieties, let us trust a God who loves to lead us to solutions. Cooperat­ing with his inspirations, the human family can, in solidarity, make adifference in seeking ecological solutions. Apart from God and oneanother, we continue to plot our own self-destruction by our crass ne­glect of the ecological trust he has placed in our hands. Remember al­ways, "And God saw that it was good."

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On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia(seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Announce in myname that I promise to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces

necessary for the salvation oftheir souls, all those who on the jirstSaturday of jive consecutive months shall:

1. Go to confession; 2. Receive Holy Communion; 3. Recite theRosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me company for 15 minutes whilemeditating on the 15 mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the intention of

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Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after thefirst Saturday, and Holy Communion may bt; received ateither the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday.

I'm sitting on my sofa watchingthe Red Sox lose another game inthe standings to the Evil Empire,and my mind starts to wander, Ipicture myself in a much betterplace, walking along MadaketBeach on Nantucket at sunset withmy dog. The surf is rhythmicallyslapping the shoreline anda warm breeze parts Igor'sfur a thousand differentways.

Igor runs ahead of meto lead the way - itmakes her feel important.She stops abruptly andbegins to dig in the sand.From my vantage pointher silhouette gives theappearance that she's riding abicycle. She stops digging, pokesher head into the hole and extractsan object. Immediately, automati­cally, and without emotion I barkout the mantra, "No Igor, don'tbite."

Immediately, automatically, andcharged with emotion, Igor ignoresmy plea. Proudly, with herunusually large ears pinned backagainst her head, she runs my waywith the newly found object. Asshe nears, I can see it glistening inthe red and orange hues of aNantucket sunset. It's a bottle, butI can't seem to make out fromwhich brewery - very odd!

Igor lifts her head with thetreasure firmly grasped in her vice­like jaws. "Good girl," I tell her.nearly separating my shoulderattempting to extract it from mycanine's canines. "Cookie?" Iblurt, guiltily wishing I had a treat

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Steering PointsLynda Taylor was charged withaggravated assault because she triedto injure her chemically sensitivehusband, police said, by wearingperfume and lighting scentedcandles. She went even further,spraying her house with disinfectantand using scented air fresheners.

The woman's husband said thiswas all about putting him in a stupor

so she could take hiscomputer apart so hecouldn't use his E-mail,among some other com­plaints. Well, now weknow: Perfume can be anassault weapon!

Turning attention west, Ifound that California nowhas approved an orpinancebanning the declawing ofcats. Those who supported

the ban made a good argument for it.They said declawing cats couldcripple them, give them arthritis or,even worse, emotional problems!

Back to Rome. When the Vaticanannounced the sale of limited­edition coins celebrating the 25thyear of Pope John PaulU's papacy,police had to create a human chainto control the "coin rush." It seemsthe sale drew in a lot of scalpers,who said the coins could be resold atgreat profit.

As for why there's such a market,maybe it's out of admiration for thepope. I'd buy one for that reason!

As I promised, there's alwayssomething new under the sun.Happy sun days!

Though many Catholics insituations similar to hers share herhesitancy, from what you havetold me nothing prohibits herreception of the sacraments ofpenance and Eucharist.

Two points need to be madehere about your daughter andothers like her. First, many suchcases arise from highly chargedfamily events - unmanied

pregnancies; maniageplans complicated byparents, pastors or otherChurch officials; personalcrises with Catholicschools; etc - that causeinvolved individuals tobadly misinterpreteverything they hear fromfamily members orothers.

Thus, just plain misunder­standings often cause alienationsthat are unnecessary but whichunfortunately continue fordecades.

The second suggestion forthose whose problems go backyears, if not decades, is to talkagain with a priest in whom one

. has confidence and ask his adviceand assistance. Sometimes a'different person's perspective, orperhaps a change in someprocedure, can put a differentlight on the problem and point theway to a solution.. Please ask your' daughter to dothat if she has not already doneso. She has been away from thesacraments too long.

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for Venetian calendars, but this timeI wanted to do something Roman,and what better than priests? Thepriests are young and good-looking,but that doesn't make them sexsymbols," he comiriented. Hisproject is not affiliated with theVatican!

some serious misunderstandingstook place along the way. Forexample, it is true that priestsoccasionally give the advice yourpastor gave to your daughter. Inthe almost inevitable tensions andpressures accompanying a youngunmarried pregnancy, it is oftenevident that the couple simplycannot properly and maturelydiscern their readiness for mar-

riage or give appropriate attentionand time to the preparation. .

The desire to give the child aname or to resolve the socialstrains on an expectant unwedmother is clearly not a reason toget married. When other avenues,such as waiting until after thebirth when at least the pressuresof pregnancy are absent, arerejected, the priest may have goodpastoral reason for his comment.

One confusion arises fromyour statement about not receiv­ing Communion. You seem toindicate that, even after yourdaughter's civil divorce from her .husband, when they stoppedliving together, she did not feelpennitted to receive Communion.

Well, here's another new one. In. Nevada, the legislature, wanting to

save money, decided to cut the foodbudget for prisoners. Fortunately,that caught the attention of Gov.Kenny Guinn, who looked into itand made quite a discovery. Nevadaspends $2.29 a day to feed aninmate, but spends $2.50 per day tofeed wild horses.

The governor, pointing out thatthe state pays more to feed wildhorses than prisoners, criticized thelegislature's action. Just for therecord, most Western states spend anaverage of $4.41 to feed a prisonerfor a day.

Now here's an ingeniousapproach to a situation. In Horida,

By FatherJohn J. Dietzen

Questionsand

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By Antoinette Bosco

The BottomLine

In the lazy, hazy days of summer,I sometimes take a break fromwriting my column on the seriousissues of the times. Instead, I go for alight moment, talking about "what'snew under the sun." I hope thatsome of "what's new" will bring asmile to your day.

Here's a new one, coming fromItaly. Customs officials at FiumicinoAirport in Rome decided tocheck out a six-and-a-halfpound parcel arriving at theairport because it hadoriginated in Peru, whichthey consider a source ofnarcotics. It was amazing, atraditional creche with thefigures of the Holy Familyperfectly designed,destined to be picked up bya collector and expert onsacred art.

But then officials made anamazing discovery. The creche wasmade of pure cocaine! When thecollector came to collect his "uniquepiece of art from South America," hewas honest on one point. It wasindeed "unique," a most creative useof cocaine, having an estimated drugvalue of $1.6 million!

Here's another one from Italy.Italian photographer Piero Pazzi puta new spin on "pin-ups," producinga calendar of "pin-up priests." Hefound a number of handsome youngpriests, had them pose in front offamous Rome landmarks andcreated "Caleruiario Romano 2004"to promote tourism in Rome. He

Afailed civil marriage

Always something new

Q. Our daughter ,becamepregnant when she was 17. She

. and her boyfriend wanted toget married quickly, but ourparish priest, learning she wasexpecting, said he wanted totalk with her.

He told her because she wasyoung they could marry beforea judge if they wished to givethe baby a name; if the mar­riage lasted they couldbe married in theChurch later.

As he predicted, theirunion lasted a shorttime. The pastor toldher she could notreceive Communionwhile living in sin. Sheleft the Church forseveral years butreturned about two years ago.

She still doesn't feel sheshould go to Communion

. because of what she was toldnearly 25 years ago. Please helpher. (Michigan)

A. Many readers of thisquestion will be confused as Iwas about, among other things, aseemingly good bit of misinfor­mation. However, the situation inwhich you and your daughter findyourselves is shared by a hugenumber of Catholics with ahistory of problem marriages andsubsequent uncertainty abouttheir status in the Church. Formany of them I have a suggestionat the end of this response.

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NORTH FALMOUTH - ACan­cer Support Group meets at St. Eliza­beth Seton every third Wednesday ofthemonth at 7 p.m. For more infonnationcall 508-563-7770.

coming welcomed members of faithcommunities. If you would like to vol­unteer an orientation will be provided.For more infonnation call Donna Payerat 508-679-5233. ext. 13.

NEW BEDFORD-The CourageGroup will meet August 9 at 7 p.m. inthe rectory of Holy Name of the SacredHeart of Jesus Parish. Courage is a sup­port group for Catholic men and womenwho are confronting same sex attractionissues and who are striving to lead chastelives. For more infonnation call Msgr.Thoma~ Harrington at 508-992-3184.

NEW BEDFORD-Calix, agroupwhich enlists Catholic men and womenwho are gratefully celebrating recoveryfrom alcoholism, drug addiction andother dependencies will meetAugust 10at 6:30 p.m. at the parish center of HolyName of the Sacred Heart of JesusChurch. Newcomers always welcome.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - AWidowed Support Group, for those wid­owed five years or less, will meet Au­gust 13 at 7p.m. atlhe Family LifeCen­ter, 500 Slocum Road. For more infor­mation call 508-999-6420. .

SWANSEA - First Friday day­long Adoration ofthe Blessed Sacramentwill be held August I beginning afterthe 8a.m.Mass at Sl. Dominic's Church.It will continue until 6:30 p.m. when aHoly Hourand Benediction will be held.

. Devotions to Our Blessed Mother fol­low the 8a.m. Mass on First Saturdays.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - A. Separated-Divorced Group will meet

July 28 at the Family Life Center, 500Slocum Road. from 7-9 p.m. It will in­clude a video "Kids Care," and discus­sion. An open meeting will be held Au­gust II at the same time. For infonna­tion call Joanne Dupre at 508-993-0589.

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BREWSTER - AMass and heal­ing service will be held August 6 at 7p.m. at Our Lady of the Cape Church,468 Stony Brook Road led by La SaletteFatherWilliam Kaliyadan. Forinfonna­tion call 508-385-3252..

EAST TAUNTON - Holy Fam­ily Church is sponsoring a Holy Hourofeucharistic adoration for vocations Sun­day at 6 p.m. Taunton Deanery Voca­tion Coordinator Father Jeffrey Cabralwill preside. Refreshments will followin the church basement: For more infor­mation call 508-824-5707

FALL RIVER - The LuminousMysteries of the rosary will be dramati­cally enacted by agroup ofyoung pt.."Oplefrom Good Shepherd and Holy Trinityparishes as follows: July 28 at St. JohnNeumann Church. East Freetown; Au­gust II at Holy Trinity Church, FallRiver: and August 12 at St. Joseph-St.Therese Church. New Bedlard. For moreinfonnation call 508-679.-4348.

MlDDLEBORO-A Mass will becelebrated hy Oblates ofMary Immacu­late Father Richard McAlear July 28 at7p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 240 Cen­tre Street. Ahealing service and the sac­rament of n.'conciliation will follow.

FALL RIVER - The Hudner On­cology Center at Saint Anne's Hospitalinvites area C,fficer patienL~ to participatein an education and support program tobe held Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. inRoom 220 of Clemence Hall. For moreinfonnation call Mark Theodore at 508­674-5600. ext. 2279.

MISCELLANEOUS - Faithcompanions are needed to assist personswith developmental disabilities in be-

MISCELLANEOUS ARetmuvaille weekend will he held Sep­tember 12-14and oilers couples achanceto heal and renew troubled marriages.Rediscover yourselfand yourspouse anda loving relationship in marriage. For in­!annation call 1-800-470-2230 or 508­999-6420.

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Annual Parish Fair and Auction at St. John the BaptistChurch, 945 Main Road, Westport, MA will be held Satur­day and Sunday, August 2nd & 3rd, 2003, on the churchgrounds.SATURDAY'S events are scheduled from 10 AM to 10PM. The day's events are a Silent Auction, Arts & Crafts,Grandma's Attic, Designer Jewelry, a Country Kitchen, anda variety of Foods. For the children, there will be FacePainting, Games, Moonwalk, and much more!!!The Silent Auction will close at 6 PM.Tickets for the raffle of our handmade quilt called 'The Roseof Sharon" and our New England Auction will be availablethe entire day. Drawings will be on Sunday at noon.A CHICKEN BARBECUE will be held from 5:00 to 6:30PM. Advanced reservations are recommended. Tickets are$10.00 for Adults and $6.00 for Children 12 or under. Call508-636-2251 .Our LIVE AUCTION begins under the tent at 7:00 PM.

SUNDAY'S events are from 8 AM till NOON. A PAN­CAKE BRE,AKFAST will be held during these hours in thechurch hall. Tickets for our Quilt Raffle and the NewEngland Auction will still be available. Grandma's attic willalso be open for late bargain seekers.Drawing for all raffles will be held at NOON.

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elementary schools. Those figuresrepresented a decline of 4,805 stu­dents in Catholic high schools and34,179 fewer in elementary schools.

Nationwide, 38 diocesan or par­ish high schools opened during thereporting period, while five privateCatholic secondary schools closed.There were 150 new parish or dioc­esan elementary schools and 43 newprivate ones.

one must assume the persondoes not see them and/or thatthe butts no longer exist.

However, , think some ofthe butt flickers do actually seethem at least for a short time.They see them long enough to

stomp on them andthen grind them intoyour driveway or patio.This, then, makes theminvisible. At least to theflickerpersons, , guess.

Maybe they thinkthe butts are instantlybiodegradable. Filter­tipped butts are particu­larly interesting in this

regard. What are they going tobiodegrade into - recycledtoothbrushes?

I was sweeping up cigarettebutts around our parish churchparking lot recently andmeditating on ways to makethem more visible so personsprone to not seeing them wouldor could. (Would or could seethe cigarette butts, not theparking lot, although that's athought, too.)

I couldn't come up withanything very effective, withthe possible exception of beingable to shove a stun gun intothe ribs of friends and relativeswho drop them on one'sdriveway. Still, one must start

priests was reported at 449,30 fewerthan in the previous year.

There were decreases in the nUIll­ber of sisters, by 802 to 74,698 andthe number of religious brothers,with 122 fewer for a total of 5,568.

The number of petmanent dea­cons continued an upward trend,however, with 342 more this yearthan last, for a total of 14, 106.

Fewer marriages were reportednationwide, down by 14,836 to241,727.

Among people joining theChurch, the number of infant bap­tisms decreased by 2,226' to1,005,490, but the number of adultbaptisms grew by 1,121 to 81,013.The number of people coming intofull communion with the Churchalso was higher in the 2003 direc­tory, at 82,292, an increase of 1,052.

There were more first Commun­ions and confirmations as well, with897,635 first Communions reportedin the newest edition, up by 5, 103,and 637,705 confitmations, up by9,564.

The total number of students inhigh school religious education wasup by just under 1,000 to total767,739. In elementary school reli­gious education there were morethan 35,000 new students, for a to­tal of nearly 3.6 million.

That compares to the 686,651students in Catholic high schoolsand 1.9 million children in Church

sucked them into their headswhere they take root in theirsinuses and eventually invadethe brain, and they are not ableto complete a sentence again.But this is rare."

I often wonder about thisphenomenon - that is, ciga­rette butts turning invisible forsome people. Do they reallynot see them? I see them. Iknow many of you see them. Inparticular I notice them when Istep into a pile dumped in aparking lot or when I seesomeone flick one onto thesidewalk. Chances are thisperson would not do this with ahandful of cantaloupe rinds oreven an empty soup can. So

assured it is true. Many smok­ers, for example, have decidedto quit smoking after only twoor three hours of walkingarouncl with a filter-tipped cig­butt sticking out their nose. Oh,sure, a few have accidentally

By Dan Morris

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.(CNS) - While a decrease in thenumber of pt;ests and religious inthe United States continued, thenumber of Catholics in the countrynevertheless kept pace with the U.S.population growth in 2002.

The 2003 edition of the OfficialCatholic Directory, known inChurch circles as the Kenedy Direc­tory for its publisher's imprint,showed that although the number ofpriests and religious continued todecrease, the number of Catholicsin the country increased by abouttwo percent to' 66.4 million, a levelon par with the overall populationgrowth rate. Catholics continue torepresent about 23 percent of thetotal U.s. population.

The directory includes detailedinformation about Church institu­tions and personnel in each of the208 U.S. archdioceses and diocesesas well as statistical informationabout everything from the numberof new pat;shes to the numberof sis­ters teaching in each diocese.

Figures from the 2002 directorycompared to this year's directoryshow that the total number of dioc­esan and religious pIieSL'i nationwidedropped by 1,226 to 44,487. Of that,29,715 arc diocesan pt;ests, downby 714 from the previous year, and14,772 are members of religious or­ders, down by 472.

The nUlllber of newly ordained

Do you know what is funnyabout cigarette butts? Noth'ing!What is intriguing about many,many, many cigarette butts,however, is that they appar­ently become invisible andcease to exist once theybecome actual butts.

You can certainly seethem before theybecome butts - smoke­and-death-generatingtubes of smolderingtobacco sticking out ofsomeone's face like ashort straw on fire.

Haven't you everwanted to grab someoneon the street and yell: "Hey,you, did you know there is atube of smoldering, smellycrappola in your hand? Oh, no!Don't do it! You're not goingto stick that into your face areyou?"

Better yet, wouldn't it be funto whisper to them, "Listen, myfriend, maybe no on~ has evertold you this before, but if youstick the filter-tipped butt ofthat cigarette into your nosewhen you are done pollutingyour lungs you will undergo anawesome array of potentialexperiences"?

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Friday, July 25, 2003

LONG PROCESSION to ordination ceremonies for the new bishop included more than30 bishop, 250 priests and deacons. .

LAITY AND CLERGY fill St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River for ceremonies of the ordina­tion of Bishop George W. Coleman on Tuesday. With only several hundred seats and morethan 346,000 Catholics in the diocese, seating was limited. (All photos are Anchorphotos byBruce McDaniel)

and encouraged by the wholeChurch."

He added: "Those who arefaithful priests are far more nu­merous than those who unfor­tunately have lost their way."

Saying the bishop's tasks arenot easy, Archbishop Montalvosaid that "as the Good Shepherd,you will be expected to go andsearch for the lost sheep so thatthis Diocese of Fall River maybe one flock united under oneshepherd."

Following the cathedral cer­emonies there was a receptionat White's of Westport.

During the inspiring andprayerful two-and-a-half hourcelebration the assembly heardthe reading of the mandate ofthe former Msgr. Coleman's callto be bishop; the assembly join­ing in applause of consent; ex­amination of the candidate byArchbishop Montalvo; the pros­tration of the candidate; the lay­ing on of hands - the essence.

.of the ordination - by Arch­bishop Montalvo and otherbishops; the prayer of consecra­tion and the anointing of thecandidate's head with holychrism; investiture with ring,miter and pastora!staff; and theformal seating of the newbishop.

The new bishop briefly ad­dressed the congregation andgave them his blessing.

The principal co-consecrators,two former bishops of Fall River,were Archbishop Daniel A.Cronin of Hartford, Conn., andnewly named Archbishop of Bos­ton Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap.

Archbishop O'Malley will beinstalled in the Boston dioceseduring ceremonies on July 30,at which Archbishop Montalvowill also preside.

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"His wonderful gifts '" ofmind and heart, his accessibil­ity, affability, his great faithand profound love for theChurch ... and his feel for thegood of souls entrusted to hiscare, are the hallmarks of hispriestly life," ArchbishopMontalvo said.

"As a gentleman and as apriest, he has known how toearn the love and respect of thefaithful he has served, preciselybecause ... he is a shepherd ofsouls and one who conscien­tiously participates in the onepriesthood of Jesus Christ."

Quoting from the day's read­ing from Isaiah, ArchbishopMontalvo said that the sameSpirit of the lord talked of therewill come .down upon BishopColeman with his ordination asbishop in the Church and as asuccessor to the Apostles. "Hebecomes a teacher, a shepherdof Christ's flock and as a sanc­tifier of souls."

Archbishop Montalvo alsomade it clear that as pastor ofthe Church at Fall River, BishopColeman's "principal and pri­mary concern will be the .careof the whole people, priests, re­ligious and the faithful whoform this portion of the univer­sal Church."

But he specifically talkedabout the bishop's relationshipwith his priests.

"Because the priests are thefirst and the closest collabora­tors with the bishop they musthold a very special place in yourheart," he said. "The attentionand concern you give to yourpriests pleases Christ andstrengthens the Church. Thepromises they made on their dayof ordination must be supported

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MEMBERS OF the clergy and taitytoo were aboard the several buses that ,carried peopleto and from White's of Westport for the Episcopal ordination at St Mary's Cathedral andthen back to the restaurant for a formal reception.

SEATED IN his chair as leader of the Fa'II River diocese, Bishop George W. Colemarn isflanked by left, Archbishop Danie~ Cronin of Hartford and Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo,apostolic nuncio to the United States.

filled people who live in our area.I admire your goodness, your sac­rifices, and your faith. Words can­not express how blessed I am toserve you as bishop of this won­derful diocese."

Only adding to the Spirit-filledceremony was the music of theDiocesan Choir under the direc­tion of Madeleine P. Grace. Can­tors Marianne Grace ~nd ShirleyGuerreiro skillfully and prayer­fully led the congregation insongs of worship, celebration andthanksgiving.

Many of those attending the or­dination and installation ofBishop Coleman came away fromthe Cathedral with

a renewed hope ..-----------------------------------------..and pride in theCatholic Church.

Commenting onthe pope's Apos­tolic Letter, "At theBeginning of theNew Millennium,"in which the pon­tiff refers to thenew millennium as"opening beforethe Church like avast ocean,"Bishop Colemanconcluded his re­marks by saying,"Yes, my dearfriends, let us goforward in hopehere in the Dioceseof Fall River. Therisen Christ ac­companies us aswe venture uponthat vast ocean."

It was a goodday for the Catho­lic Church this pastTuesday. It was avery good day for

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RECEPTION at White's of Westport found Bishop GeorgeW. Coleman receiving best wishes from hundreds of parish­ioners and friends.

serve as bishop of this Church ofFall River," he began. "On behalfof the faithful people of the Dio­cese of Fall River, I assure theHoly Father of our fidelity, ourlove, and our prayers."

Bishop Coleman went on tothank Archbishop Montalvo forhis presence and for "ordainingme and installing me as bishop ofthis wonderful diocese."

He also addressed his two pre­decessors who served as co-prin­cipal consecrators with theApos­tolic Nuncio; Archbishop DanielA. Cronin of the Archdiocese ofHartford, Conn., and ArchbishopSean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap.,soon to be installed as shepherdof the Archdiocese of Boston.Bishop Coleman assured theArchbishop O'Malley of theprayers of his former diocese ashe assumes "the responsibilitiesof being our Metropolitan Arch­bishop."

In a poignant moment, BishopColeman offered words of en­couragement to his brother dioc­esan priests. "For 38 years I haveworked with you as a brotherpriest in the vineyard that is theDiocese of Fall River.

"We have prayed together, re­joiced in each other's company,and suffered, too, when throughthe actions of a few, innocent liveswere damaged and a cloud castover the Church. My brothers, ourlove for the Church has not wa­vered; we have been faithful tothe One who calls us to share inhis priesthood. I now look for­ward to our continued collabora­tion as, together in Christ, webuild up and strengthen theChurch in this portion of theLord's vineyard."

To the diocesan faithful hesaid, "During my years of priestlyministry, I have met thousands ofthe good, hard-working and faith-

thea~ Friday, July 25, 2003 :'/

Saint Anne's Hospitalhonors volunteers

PEOPLE FROM the parish library at St. John the Evangelist Churob, Attleboro, enjoyan afternoon tea where they were honored for their volunteerism. Seated from left: MarilynScallon, Yolanda Donnelly, Barbara Sheehan, Jean Robichaud. Standing: Mary Myles,Megan Myles and Linda Bardsley. Below Yolanda Donnelly pours tea for fellow volunteerMarilyn Scallon.

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New Bedford; Annie Souza,Rehoboth; Muriel Rogers,Somerset; Thomas Carroll andDoris Gaudreau, Swansea; CaroleSiembab, Westport and JoanLaFond and Gertrude Valentinoof Tiverton, R.I.

In addition, volunteers whopassed away in the past year wereremembered for their dedication.They are: Constance Colbert,Helen Garcia, Jackie Lafleur,Elizabeth Schoene and RobertaTrainor.

Saint Anne's Volunteer Ser­vices Coordinator Diane Palmernotes that there is an ongoingneed for volunteers in many ca­pacities. "Volunteer opportunitieswill satisfy most schedules as wellas accommodate personal inter­ests," Palmer said. "For as littleas two to three hours a week, it'sa wonderful way to help the staffduring busy times while alsomaking hospitalization a littlemore pleasant for patients."

For more information on vol­unteering call 508-674-5600 ext.2080 or check out the Website:www.saintanneshospital.org.

FALL RIVER - Twenty-sixmen and women were recently rec­ognized by Saint Anne's Hospitalfor their volunteer service duringa luncheon at White's ofWestport

Volunteers who receivedawards for reaching milestonesfrom 100 to 8,000 hours of ser­vice in areas throughout the hos­pital are as follows: 8,000 hours:Rita Romanowicz, Fall River;7,000 hours: Marrilou Leonard,Fall River; 6.000 hours: LouiseChapdelaine, Fall River; 5,000hours: Alice Arruda, Fall River;3,000 hours: Dialina Furtado,Lorraine Heroux and EleanorShea of Fall River; 2,000 hours:Dominican Sisters Ire'neBroudeur and Thomas More ofDighton; 1,000 hours: TheresaCanuel, Fall River; ValerieChmielewski. Somerset; andAlbertine Caron, Portsmouth,R,I.: 500 hours: Ann Forand,Somerset: Jeanne Menard andTheresa Rodrigues of Swansea,

One hundred volunteer hourswere achieved by: Marge Dumas,Beverly Ferreira and Joan Seddonof Fall River; Dorothy Winter of

Attleboro Serra Club news

DISTRICT COURT Judge Lance Garth, left, was guestspeaker for a recent New Bedford Serra Club meeting. Withthe judge are, from left: Atty. George M. Thomas, Club Presi­dent; Timothy E. Mitchell and Robert A. Makin.

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ATTLEBORO TheAttleboro Serra Club recentlyheld meetings at Folan's Restau­rant and at St. Mary's Church hall,North Attleboro.

At the first meeting, SisterLeona Misto, vice president ofSalve Regina University, New­port, R.I., was the guest speaker.She spoke about the life ofCatherine 'McAuley, founder ofthe Sisters of Mercy, who wasborn in Dublin, Ireland, in 1778and began the order in 1827.

The second meeting featuredthe annual Altar Servers Night,welcoming 50 boys and girls fromthroughout the diocese.

Father James Fitzpatrick gavethe welcome and then introducedguest speaker Pete Brock whoplayed for the New England Pa­triots from 1976-1988.

The evening also featured thealtar server awards including T­shirts, basketballs, footballs, andother sporting goods equipment.

The Serra Club consists ofCatholic lay-persons who seek topromote. vocations to the priest­hood, religious life and thediaconate., For more information, contact

the Club by mail at: Serra Club,P.O. Box 10 15, North Attleboro,MA.02761.

THOMAS F. HEALY, ad­ministrator of the CatholicMemorial Home, Fall River,holds up awards he receivedupon being named recipientof the Paul Harris Award fromthe Taunton Rotary Club. Theaward is presented to a per-

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emy. He was the first Americanto head the Church's diplomaticschool in its 284-year history.

In 1988 the pope made him amember of the Congregation forBishops. He was the only super­numerary member - one whois neither a cardinal nor a bishopheading a diocese. He was alsomade a counselor to the Pontifi­cal Commission for LatinAmerica.

That same year the pope es­tablished the Council of Cardi­nals and Bishops to assist theRelations With States section ofthe Secretariat of State. Arch­bishop Rlgali was one of twoarchbishops named to the coun­cil along with 35 cardinals.

He was made secretary of theCongregation for Bishops inDecember "1989 and receivedappointments to several otherVatican agencies as a memberor consultor. The followingmonth he was named secretaryof the College of Cardinals.

Families are torn apart whensomeone must leave Mexico towork, when migrants delaytheir return home because theylack documents to protect themand again when one dies cross­ing the deserts or rivers, hesaid.

The stories he has heard ofMexicans who live in the Un­tied States include the sad ones,but are mostly about success,he said.

In brief remarks later inthe program, BishopRamazzini said that whatMexico wants for its Giti­zens as they migrate to theUnite<;l States Mexicoshould be prepared to of­fer to people from othercountries who seek betterlives in their northernneighbor.

People migrating northfrom Guatemala, EI Salvadorand other countries to the southof Mexico face problems muchlike those awaiting Mexicanmigrants across the U.S. bor­der, he said.

Those who migrate, emi­grate or leave their homeland asrefugees "have never had inmind taking away anotherperson's work, dignity ormeans of support," he said."They are not thieves or usurp­ers. They go 'in search of' ingood faith, with good inten- .. ...

tions and therefore cannot be Advat"",mcnt

treated as bad people or crimi­nals, much less usurpers."

Encourage them, he said, byhelping them find hope. Andaccompany them, by believingin their words, dreams, choicesand lives, he added.

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ARCHBISHOP JUSTIN F.Rigali is pictured in the Ca­thedral Basilica of St. Louisin August 2002. (CNS photofrom Sf. Louis Review)

ordained him a bishop, givinghim the rank of archbishop andnaming him president of thePontifical Ecclesiastical Acad-

missions in northwesternMexico and the southwesternUnited States, and Mexican set­tlers moved into what are nowTexas, California, Arizona andNew Mexico, Creel said.

Today nearly a milli.onpeople cross the border everyday. Another 23 million peoplewho are living in the UnitedStates either moved here fromMexico or are descendants ofMexicans, he said.

"It is time for us to explorenew alternatives" to the U.S.policy of containment on itssouthern border, Creel said.Widespread surveillance and anenforcement crackdown haveonly changed the routes used bysmugglers who are paid to takepeople through increasinglydangerous crossing points.

"for dealing with these broth­ers and sisters about whom wehave spoken and reflected."

Creel said he fully agreeswith that idea and thestatement's observation thatMexico and the United States"share an interdependencenever before seen in their his­tory."

The two nations have sharedcultures since Italian Jesuit Fa­ther Eusebio Kino founded

"Paradoxically, the terrorist at­tacks that delayed the discussionon migration make even moreevident the need to reach a mi­gratory understanding betweenour two nations."

By PATRICIA ZAPOR .

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

torate in 1964. When the SecondVatican Council began, he servedas a priest-assistant at St. Peter'sBasilica for the 1962 and 1963sessions.

In 1964-66 he attended thePonti fical Ecclesiastical Acad­emy, the training ground inRome for priests enteringVatican diplomatic service.

He was assigned to diplo­matic service in Madagascarfrom 1966 until 1970, when hereturned to Rome as director ofthe English section of theVatican Secretariat of State andchief English-language transla­tor for Pope Paul VI.

The then-Msgr. Rigali re­mained in that post after PopeJohn Paul's election in 1978,and he usually traveled with thepope on his many visits to En­glish-speaking countries. He ac­companied the pope to theUnited States in 1979 and againin 1987.

In 1985 the pope personally

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Cardinal, bishop, Mexican officialdescribe goals for Dligration

WASHINGTON - The Mexi­can secretary of governance haslaid outacase for treating the U.S.­Mexican border as a place of "en­counter and integration" ratherthan as "a historical scar that setsus apmt."

In an address to the Church­sponsored National MigrationConference. Santiago Creelquoted from a joint U.S.-Mexi­can bishops' documentabout border issues andsaid it is time for the twogovernments to return tothe path toward relaxedmigration restrictions thatwas pushed aside by theterrorist attacks of Sept.11,2001.

"Paradoxically, theterrorist attacks that de­layed the discussion onmigration make even more evi­dent the need to reach a migra­tory understanding betweenour two nations," said Creel.He spoke on the final day of acon ference for nearly 800people involved in Church­sponsored programs for immi­grants and refugees.

Guatemalan Bishop AlvaroRamazzini Imeri of San Marcoslater asked the Mexican gov­ernment to offer the same con­siderations and protections toCentral Americans who crossinto MexiCo that Creel wasseeking for Mexicans in theUnited States.

At the same session, Hondu­ran Cardinal Oscar RodriguezMaradiaga urged those whowork with migrants and refu­gees to adopt Gospel attitudes

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Holy Union Sisters observe jubilees of 17 members

AIDS Ministry to cosp,onsor dayof reflection in Provincetown

Aline Bedard, Sister Blanche Bergeron,Sister Anne Des Roches, Sister GraceDonovan, Sister Lea Doucette, Sister RitaGalligan, Sister Antoinette Landry, andSister Rose Anna Picard.

Sister Arsenault entered the Congre­gation in September, 1930 in Fall Riverand her made her final profession in Sep­tember, 1940. After earning college de­grees she taught locally at Sacred HeartsAcademy. St. Mary High School,Taunton, and was principal at Immacu­late Conception School in Taunton'. Sheretired from the French Department atCoyle and Cassidy High School,Taunton, in 1991 after 29 years of ser­vice. She resides at The Landmark.

Sister Bedard entered the Congregationin 1938 and made her vows in 1940. Afterreceiving a nursing diploma she taught atSacred Hearts Elementary Academy andSacred Heart Parish School in Fall Riverand St. Mary's in Taunton. After serving28 years as a missionary nurse in Africa,she returned here in 1985 as a nurse to re­tired Sisters. Until her retirement in the late1990s she performed in-home infant daycare ministry in Seekonk and Fall River.She resides at the Catholic MemorialHome.

Sister Bergeron entered the Congrega­tion in 1939 and was professed in 1940.She holds a master's degree in library sci­ence. She began her ministry at St. Mary'sConvent in Taunton and Holy Union Pro­vincial House in Fall River. Locally shetaught at Sacred Heart School in NorthAttleboro. She resides at the Holy Union

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, ,FALL RIVER - Seventeen membersof the Holy Union' Sisters are being hon­ored as they celebrate anniversaries rang­ing from 75 to 50 years of dedicated ser­vice in the many ministries of the Congre­gation.

All of the religious sisters have localties.

Sister Rose Francis Riley is observingher 75th anniversary as a member of theCongregation she entered in September,1928 and in which she professed vows onMarch 25, 1930, She graduated fromDurfee High School: Fall River, in 1925before going on to receive a teaching cer­tificate, and a bachelor's degree in math­ematics and science from the Catholic Uni­versity of America, Washington, D.C.

Sister Rose taught locally at SacredHearts Academy, Fall River; St. Mary'sHigh School, Taunton; and St. Mary's Pri­mary School in Taunton. She resides at theCatholic Memorial Home, Fall River.

Sister Mary Evelyn Sipes. a native ofBaltimore. Md .. is marking her 70th yearas a Holy Union Sister. She entered theCongregation in August, 1933 in Fall Riverand made here profession of vows in 1935.

Among her many local teaching assign­ments were St. Anthony's Parish in Ports­mouth, R.I., and St. Michael's ElementarySchool in Fall River. After her retirementin 1980 she remained active at CharltonMemorial Hospital. She currently residesat The Landmark. Fall River.

Nine Sisters are marking their 65'h an­niversary in the Congregation. They are.Sister Eugenia Marie Arsenault. Sister

Retirement House in Lowell. Sister O'Hare received her under-Sister Des Roches entered the Congre- graduate and graduate degrees in history

gation in 1939 and professed vows in 1940. from Villanova University. Locally, sheDuring her long, local teaching career, she was principal of Coyle-Cassidy Hightaught at St. Jacques School, Sacred Heart School; was named provincial 'treasurerSchool, Immaculate Conception School, of the former Fall River Province inSt. Mary School, Our Lady of Lourdes 1997; and is currently assistant to the fi­School and St. Anthony School, all in nancial officer of the Fall River diocese.Taunton; Sacred Heart School, Fall River; Sister Gabrielle Maria earned herSacred Hearts Academy, and St. Michael master's degree in education from BostonSchool, Fall River. She resides at The College and a master's degree in pastoralLandmark. studies from Loyola University. She taught

Sister Donovan also entered the Con- at school in Massachusetts and Rhode Is­gregation in 1938 and was professed in land. She is currently a eucharistic minis­1940. She holds a bachelor's degree from ter and volunteer at the East Point Reha­Manhattan College, a master's degree and bilitation and Skilled Nursing Center indoctorate in history from Boston College. Chelsea.She' also studied at Oxford University in Sister Piche is a graduate of the Catho­England and the University of Parish. Her lie Teachers College in Providence, R.I.,teaching career has been mostly on the col- and is a 1966 graduate of Boston Collegelege level, and she has served internation- where she was awarded a master's degreeally with the Congregation International in education in guidance and counseling.Research Commission. She is province ar- Locally she taught at St. Jacques Schoolchivist for the Congregation. in Taunton. She later was vice principal at

Sister Doucette also, entered the Con- St. Raphael's Academy in Pawtucket. Shegregation in 1930 and was professed in resides at The Landmark.1940. She holds a bachelor of science de- Celebrating their 50th anniversary asgree from Fordham University in New members of~he Holy Union Sisters are Sis­York. Locally she has taught at Sacred ter Barbara Kirkman, Sister HelenHeart School, North Attleboro; Sacred McPeak, and Sister Maryellen Ryan.Hearts Academy, Fall River, and Immacu- Sister Kirkman entered the Congrega­late Conception School in Taunton. She tion in 1953 and was professed in 1957.retired in 1984 and resides at the Catholic She received a bachelor's degree in edu­Memorial Home. cation from Catholic Teachers College in

Sister Galligan joined the Congregation Providence, R.I., and received her LPNin 1938 and was professed two years later. from Bristol Community College, FallAfter obtaining college degrees she taught River. Locally she taught at St. Josephlocally at St. Mary School and St. Anthony ,School and St. Mary School in Taunton.schools in Taunton; and St. Michael Later she became a member of the nursing

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cese. " Currently Sister Kirkman's ministry isSister Landry entered the Congregation as a: special education assistant at St.

in 1938 and professed vows in 1940. She Vincent Treatment Center in Fall River.is a graduate of Stonehill College. Locally Sister McPeak entered the Congregationshe was principal at Sacred Heart School, in 1954 and made her vows in 1956. SheFall River; was principal and part-time holds a master's degree in guidance andFrench teacher at Sacred Heart Academy, counseling psychology from ManhattanFall River; became provincial secretary for College in New York. Her local teachingthe former Fall River Province in 1970 and includes Sacred Heart School and St.was secretary for Bishop Connolly High Michael School in Fall River, St. AnthonySchool, Fall River, until 1994. She resides School in Taunton. She also served at Sa­at the Holy Union Sisters Convent in Fall cred Parish and Vocation Minister at HolyRiver. Union Sisters in Fall River. Currently she

Sister Picard entered the Congregation is a pastoral care minister at St. Vincent'sin 1938 and took her vows in 1940. After Home.receiving college degrees she taught locally Sister Ryan entered the Congregationat Sacred Hearts Elementary Academy in in 1954 and pr'ofessed vows in 1956. SheFall River, and St. Jacques in Taunton. She earned a bachelor of science degree fromresides at the Holy Union Retirement Catholic Teachers College, in Provi­Home in Lowell. dence, R.I., and a master's degree in re-

Celebrating 60 years of ministry in the ligious education from Fordham Univer­Holy Union Sisters are Sister Virginia sity. Locally she taught at Sacred HeartO'Hare, Sister Gabrielle Maria, and Sister School and Holy Name School in FallBernadette Piche. They joined the Congre- River. Currently she is the pastoral as­gation in Fall Riverin September, 1945 and sociate at St. Mary Parish in lower Man-professed vows in August, 1945. hattan, N.Y.

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Rev. Bruce M. NeyloD, Pastor

PROVINCETOWN - A Day of Reflec­tion for persons living with IDV/AIDS 'andfor those affected by the virus - families,friends, caregivers - will be held August 14at St. Mary of the Harbor Episcopal Church,517 Commercial Street, Provincetown.

Cosponsored by the Hill River DiocesanAIDS Ministry Office and St. Peter theApostleChurch, the program is planned as an inter­faith event.

This Day of Reflection will be centered ona theme of "... waiting for my soul to catch

up." Dr. Krysten Winter-Green, director ofdiocesan AIDS Ministry, and Father HenryH. Dahl, pastor of St. Peter the ApostleChurCh, will be the facilitators for the program.

The program will be from 10 a.m. to)p.m., with lunch provided.

Interested persons are asked to register forthe day in advance. There is n,o charge to par­ticipate.

To register or obtain additional infOlmation,contact the AIDS Ministry Office of the Dio­cese of Fall River at 508-674-5600, ext. 2295.

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cons or Sisters who helped fill theCathedral to capacity or the manylay people who have had the op­portunity to work with Bishop

Continued from page oneMomentBishop Coleman."

Mae Medeiros, sister-in-law ofthe late Cardinal HumbertoMedeiros, was moved by the cer­emonies and described the expe­rience as "out of this world."Medeiros added that she is im­pressed by Bishop Coleman stat­ing "he has a lot ofgreat qualities."

Friends Marina Orosz andMary J. Camara were both gladto be in attendance at the uniqueevent. Orosz, a parishioner at St.Dominic Church, Swansea, said"it's nice to share such a specialmoment with Bishop Coleman. Itwas awesome and I'm thankful tobe here."

Her friend Mary Camara firstmet Bishop Coleman when shetaught CCD for him at St.William's Church and described

.the event as "magnificent. Youcould feel Christ's presence in theCathedraL" added Camara. "Itwas full of love."

Dominican Sister JoannaFernandes was also in attendanceand happy to attend the "beauti­ful ceremonies. It was a movingexperience," said SisterFernandes, "You could see the joyin Bishop Coleman's face."

At the reception atWhite's, at­tendees shared in sandwiches andappetizers as they entered a newera in our diocesan ·history.Bishop Coleman arrived to a loudround of applause and spent timewith his new flock in a receivingline. Many gave the bish.op's ringa traditional kiss or shook hishand to offer congratulations. Asalways, Bishop Coleman humblytook the praise 'and thanked at­tendees for their thoughts andprayers. .

Diane Casey-Lee, executivedirector of the Cape Cod Co'uncilof Churches, was one of the ecu­menical representatives in atten­dance and thought the event "wasbeautifully done," and broughtforth a "sense of community."Casey-Lee added that she likesBishop Coleman and he "exudesa sense of calmness and serenityand strong faith."

"It was a great celebration forthe Church," said Father Craig A.Pregana. "The music was won­delful and when Bishop Colemanspoke to the priests as one of us itwas very poignant."

Riley Williams, a recent gradu­ate of Bishop Stang High School,was working as an usher for theevent. "I thought it was great,"said Williams. "It was nice to seeso many of the faithful come to­gether to share in this event."

As Lisa M. Gulino, director ofadult education, walked to get inthe receiving line, she spokehighly of Bishop Coleman andsaid "it was beautiful to see thetraditions of the Church livedout. Bishop Coleman spoke withgreat love for the Church and forthe people that he now shep­herds."

The day was a moving one forall who attended and watched athome via the live video feed.Whether it was the priests, dea-

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FOUR FACULTY mem­bers of SS. Peter and PaulSchool, Fall River, were re­cently honored for their dedi­cation and service to the

. school. From left: PhyllisCiosek, Peg McCaughey,Terry Sinko and DouglasMedeiros. Combined theyhave 47 years of service.

of the First Friday Club. For many years, he servedas a CCD teacher and he has made over 40,000 ro­saries for missions around the world.

For 38 years, he served as a police officer withthe Fall River Police Department. This is indeed awitness of his commitment to serve the community.He was a member of the Fall River Police StressTeam and attended courses at Brown University andHarvard University. O'Neil was able to help manyyoung police officers during difficult and stressfultimes. He also trained with the head of Family Ser­vices Organization.

After graduating from SS. Peter and Paul School,O'Neil attended Diman Regional Vocational HighSchool and then went on to Bristol Community Col­lege where he received his associate degree in Po­lice Technology.

O'Neil noted that his elementary school days atSS. Peter and Paul were the foundation on whichhis faith was built. He is proud to be a graduate ofSS. Peter and Paul School - a school that contin­ues to give its students a faith-based education com­bined with academic excellence.

Retired' police officer receives55. Peter &' Paul alumni award

WILLIAM O'NEIL, right, receives his Distinguished Grad award from Father StephenSalvador, pastor of SS. Peter & Paul Parish and Kathleen Burt, principal of SS. Peter & PaulSchool, in Fall River.

FALL RIVER - SS. Peter and Paul School hasawarded William F. O'Neil Jr. its National Catho­lic Educational AssoCiation Distinguished Gradu­ate.

O'Neil who graduated from the school in 1949 re­ceived this prestigious award at an Academic Awards,together with family and friends who gathered at theschool. The award recognized him for his outstand­ing dedication to his church and community.

"Bill holds a place of honor among numerousfaithful alumni," said Principal Kathleen Burt. "Thisis a wonderful opportunity for us to recognize himfor all he has done and continues to do. Bill hasconsistently pursued the highest possible profes­sional and personal standards. He is an example ofhow Catholic schools educate students to take lead­ership roles in their community and beyond."

O'Neil noted that his faith was reinforced throughthe dedication of his teachers at SS. Peter and PaulSchool who helped guide him to continue the tradi­tion of teaching and spreading of the faith .

O'Neil serves as the head of the Pro-Life pro­gram at SS. Peter and Paul Parish and is a member

first with $28,959 raised with thattotal coming from food donationsand matching funds combined.They ranked second for the totalamount of money raised per stu­dent at $29.55.

The MilIion Can March projectwas organized by the school's stu­dent council and its outreach pro­gram with faculty and administra­tive support. Food donations werecollected from students, teachers, .staff, alumni, parents and residentsof the Attleboro area. All collecteditems were donated to local foodpantries.

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KASEY RYAN, Kate Cosimano, Katelin Doogan, JaimesonPorter and Julie Rojee helped collect more than 50,000 cannedgoods during Bishop Feehan High School's Million Can March.

THESE STUDENTS were among 10 incoming freshmanhonored by Bishop Stang High School with President'sAchievement awards for academic excellence. From left are:Thomas Lally, Caitlin McQueen, Seth Hayes, Daniel Amaral,Trent Ainsworth, Aubrey Hartnett, Alyssa Smith and SamanthaRicci. Not pictured are Annie Cervin and Andrew Grenier.

Feehan collects 53,918canned goods for the needy

ATTLEBORO - BishopFeehan High School principalChris Servant was recently in­formed that the school's MillionCan March earned first place intwo categories in the 2003Feinstein Foundation NationalSchool Challenge.

The challenge is an opportunityfor schools from around the coun­try to collect food for the needy,raise money and compete with oneanother. Out of 732 schools whoparticipated, Bishop Feehan col­lected the most items with 53,918canned goods. They also placed

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National Honor Society officersand members announced

Be chaste, use summer vacation toboost prayer life, pope tells youth

Anne Barry, Thomas Borden,Patricia Brousseau, Daniel Burke,Michael Celone, Jake Clarke,Courtney Collins, Brett Corrigan,Alexander Costa, Kate Darling,Amanda DeFrias, John DellaMorte.

Dominic DeMello, AlexDonnelly, Nealyn Dunlop, JeffreyDzialo, Katie Eager, Carlos Farias,Laura Farren, Patrick Fitzsimmons,Morgan Fryer, AngelinaGiammalvo, Ashley Gomes, Eliza­beth Grace, Rebecca Greene, CoryGuenette, Kyle Hemingway, Eliza­beth Hersey, Sarah Higgins, SarahHunt, Jacob Johnson, Kacie Kelley,Tara Lachapelle, Alyson Lanagan,Matthew Lecuyer, Caitlin Lennon,Jennifer Luiz, Brittany Lynch,Meghan Lynch, Paolo Mabasa,Douglas Marshall, Alexander Mar­tin, John McCoy, Lauren

McGeough.Eileen McGue, Stephanie

McNear, COUItney McNeil, KellyMedeiros, John Mills, BenjaminMoberg, Stephanie Morin, ToddNery, Edward O'Leary, ScottO'Meara, Jenny Ozug, NicolePaulo, Marielle Pedro, KimberlyPepin, Andrew Poitras, TimothyPuim, Brian Quintin,Ashley Racine.

Michael Raposa, AlexandraReilly, Christina Reynolds, JonathanRezendes, Daniel Robbins, IanRodrigues, Jenny Rusin, JanetSheridan, Amanda Silva, LelandSnyder, Veronika Solomos,Catheline St. Laurent, Erin Sullivan,Sabra Sullivan, Amanda Teehan.Joana Teles Fazendeiro, KaelynViveiros, John Voci, PaulineWeigand, Lauren Wickel, NicholasWoldorf, Rachael Zaffini andZachary ZolnieI7:.

'protects' authentic love," he said.The pope told young people that pUlity, like all vir­

tues, "requires daily training of the will and constantinterior discipline."

Another essential is dedicated recourse to God inprayer, he said. The frenetic pace of modem life Clm

make it difficult to cultivate this spiritual dimension, hetold youn.g people, but summer vacations can be a goodopportu IIIty to start.

"If they aren't 'burned' in dissipation and simple en­tertainment, they can become a good occasion to givenew breath to interior life," the pope said.

The pope has moved to his summer residence out­side Rome, where he was expected to stay until lateSeptember. Officials have said he plans to finish wlit­ing a book on his experiences as a bishop, in addition tohis usual summertime regimen of reading and praying.

NORTH DARTMOUTH ­Bishop Stang High School recentlyannounced its new members andsenior officers for the 2003-2004Sister Teresa Trayers Chapter of theNational Honor Society.

This past year the group made animpact in the community by collect­ing more than 6,500 pounds of foodfor many local food shelters, sentbooks to Our Lady of GuadalupeSchool in Texas, raised money forseveral missions and had severalblood dlives.

. Elected"officials are: Laura Szaro,president; Katherine Connolly, vicepresident; Kate Murphy, secretary;Elizabeth Cheney, treasurer; KristinHetzler, parliamentarian; and KyleReid, histOlian.

New members inducted were:Matthew Allison, Sarah Arruda,Emily Babbitt, Hilary Bancroft,

VATICAN CITY - As summer vacation seasonapproached, Pope John Paul II offered young peoplet:-v0 pieces of advice: Be chaste, and use your holidaytIme to boost your prayer life.

The pope made his remarks dUIing a midday bless­ing in St. Peter's Square at the close of centenary cel­ebrations of the death of St. Maria Goretti, an I I-year­old Italian girl who died from stab wounds inflicted bya neighbor after she refused his sexual advances.

The pope said the saint reminded young people eventoday that true happiness requires courage, a spirit ofsacrifice, and a willingness even to die to be faithful toGod's commandments.

"Today, pleasure, egoism and even immorality areoften exalted in the name of false ideals of freedom andhappiness. It's necessary to reaffirm clearly that purityof heart and body must be defended, because chastity

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STUDENTS FROM Debra Vieira's fifth-grade class at OurLady of Lourdes School, Taunton, present a check for $74 toretired priests at the Cardinal Medeiros Residence during arecent visit to Fall River. Students held a penny drive to thankthe priests for their years of service.

FIFTH-GRADER Catherine Labelle of St. Joseph-St.Therese School, New Bedford, and her mother Liz show offtheir frontier costumes during a recent "Oregon Trail Day:'

What's in a family outing for teens?By EFFIE CALDAROLA

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Somewhere I read a Yiddishproverh: If all pulled in one di­rection. the world would keelover.

Have you ever known a fam­ily - parents and kids - whereat any given time, with any par­ticular plan, everyone pulled inthe same direction? It happens.But what arc the odds?

Case in point: On the Fourthof July I awoke to what normallywould be a rare treat - no kidsat home. Our oldest daughter leftfor work in the early morning, ouryounger kids were away atslecpovers. My husband and I hadjusl the luxury of each other, themorning newspaper and a freshpot of coffee.

Then it hit me. This was a holi­day. I needed kids.

Undeterred, we went down-

town to the Fourth of July parade,just the two of us, but somehowit wasn't quite right. The floatswere patriotic, the bands weremarching and the politicians weresmiling their usual smarmysmiles.

But when all the little kidswent scurrying whenever candywas thrown from a float, I grewnostalgic. Even though my chil­drenare way beyond the candy­chasing age, I missed them.

So when everyone returnedhome that afternoon, I jumped atmy husband's suggestion to takeour annual family trip down thehighway to the Girdwood ForestFair.

A little craft and music fairtucked away in the woods arounda ski resort, the Girdwood ForestFair is full of tasty food and'enough beards, beads and tie-diethat you'd swear a time machine

had dropped you into the 1970s."Let's go," agreed the girls."I don't want to do that," said

my teen-age son.Now, one rule for you naysayers

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in the crowd: Ifyou're going to voteno, provide a reason. "Just because"makes little headway.

It came out, gradually, thatthere was probably going to be aparty that night - in my son'ssocial circle these affairs are lastminute - with fireworks view­ing from a home on the city's hill­side.

It sounded like fun, but itwasn't an either-the-fair-or-the­fireworks decision. We'd be homebefore the fireworks party.

But he wanted to stay home incase the phone rang.

Understandable? Yes. But notgood enough. We all hopped inthe car. Actually, four of ushopped, one slumped listlesslyinto the back seat.

Luckily, it turned out to be agreat afternoon. The best part waswhen we encountered a group ofour son's friends, guys and girlsand a mom leaving the fair as wearrived.

Plans were quickly confirmed.Yes, said a pert blonde, the partywill be at my house. And, said an­other, we may swim at my placefirst. Call both places when youget home to see where we are.(Both girls have parents who areterrific chaperones.)

With these social amenitiestaken care of, we enjoyed the fair.

And the moral of the story'?As a mom, I need to recognize

that my kids are growing up andaway. They don't need our tightlittle family social circle like theydid in pre-teen days.

But kids still have a commit­ment to family. Holidays, gradu­ations, birthdays, any-old-days­the family is owed some qualitytime. Ultimately, this provides farmore than one invests in it.

There's an old expression,"Love is a decision." When youbelong to a family, made up ofpeople of totally different agesand interests, sometimes you justhave to decide to go along and getalong.

Actually, that's not a bad rulefor all of life's relationships.

Maybe that's why God startsus all off in families.

.Fall River,diocese marks its centennial. The follOwing are the~ next in a series' of1listorical sketches ofthe parishes comprising the Diocese ofFall River, founded in 1904. The series will run in chronological

order from oldest to- newest parish, according to' diOcesan archives, concluding in March, 2004, the centenniLll anniversary of the diocese. Please note that ALL parishhistories will run in the order'tlzey werefounded - including parishes that have been suppressedor merged. Histories ofmergedparishes will run according to the time-line.

'.Sacred Heart Parish, North Attleboro

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NORTH AlTLEBORO _. 'The begin~ tries. Fornioretball 80 years the paPshioners parish as a newly ordained priest, retUrned asningsofSacredHeartPaosnhere:canbet:raced1 llavebeenstmmchsnpportersofCatholicedu- pastor in 1979. Fati!er Marcel H. Bouchardback to the'early days, ofthe~ Uiri(JllI SLJ~ cation;.' Tod'?-y;, Saint Mary-Sacred Heart dramatically changed the destiny of the c~m-

, Baptiste; IDuyemay <C0uncil~ Nb:,42: S,ehQariS: an' integral part of the parish, con- munity when he introduced stewardship at,", ":. Inl NovemberU9(i)2.~the:<C0uncil! formed; a tiqbilig the important work begim in 1923. Sacred Heart Parish in the mid~1980s: Us~g

'committee'fij)lfuvesti'gateiilie:possibijity of esc " Fm~tobis:prornise:"Ifyou.buildme a the principles of stewardship, the parish wasta~l~'sfuing, a' parfsfu' iiI, N6~,' ~ttl~i!loro fOli . scft0011,' I willi build you a church," Father renewed and energized..Father RiChard'

. ': Franco-Americans:, . . Dequ9Y' supervised the construction and~ Degagne continued 'to build upon the strong'. After studying tfie fuformation gathered: 'goi'ntinent ofthe upper church in 1929. foundation left by Father Bouchard.

. :' andreceivingthefinanciaIlli>ledgeofthefourid~: 1!'fuough tfu;~.cllicades the parish community. Today, under the l~hip of pastor Fa-'ing members, Bish0[l1WilliiunStang,.the PrSti . grewfurIUlIlbeF; spirit and devotion under the . ther David Costa, the parish has grown to 850bishop of the FaIr River: diocese" canonically' €at:'aOIe feadersIrip of fine pastors including households with more than 30 different par­established the PariSl1 of the Sacred Heart" Father Victo~Masse.FatherAlfred Bonneau, ish ministries, 245 students enrolled ill theNorth Attleboro, on Sept.4~ 1904'. FatheFOmerLnssieF,.FatherJosephLarneand parish school, and almost 300 students in the

Just a week before;, 00'Aug. 24, 1'904, the Father George Daigfe.first pastor; Father ID(:D~Vtllandfe;, who had One priest who greatly influenced the lifebeen serving. as curate at Notre Dame de:' (j)f Sacred Heart Parish was Father EdmondLourdes·Parish in.Fall River, arrived in' North, L Dick:1mson. The newly-ordained FatherAttleboro\ as one parish history describes, "to DickfusonarFived at Sacred Heart as a curate

..-encourage the fledgliiJ.g]parishioneliSandcalm on IDee. 10;, ]943,. He was responsible for thetheir anxieties.:' estabfisfmrents of all branches of Catholic

In a few short years, land was' purchased' SC0uting,iIDtheparish.aCYO.Vocation Qub.fOF a church, a basement church built and a Holy Naine SOciety, catholic Family Move­building bought fora. rectory. FatherVtllandre ment,. fre-Cana, and the Confraternity ofworked tirelessly for the spiritual and tempo- Christian Doctrine. He reactivated the St.ral needs of his pari'shioners. Catechism Vmcent de~ Society, established a Home­classes, parish missi0ns and a choir were or-School'Association, and affiliated the LadiesganiZedVariouspaEiSl1,organizations founded of Sainte Anne with the National Council ofduring his pastorate' fucluded the Ladies of Catholic Women.Sainte Anne, the Qrillfren of Mary, and the In thefall of 1967, Father Dickinson wasLeague of the Sacred~Heart. ' named pastor ofSt Roch Parish in Fall River.

Recognizing the need.and importance for His sudden death, a few weeks later, on Oct.Catholic: elementary education, the second 27,1967, was a: shock to both parish COffill1U­pastor, Father Louis N. Dequoy, worked at nities. Hisfuneral Mass was celebrated in theestablis~nga parish school. In 1923, the Sis- parish he served for 24 years and he was bur­ters of the Holy Union arrived in the parish to ied_ in the parish plot at St. Mary Cemetery,staff Sacred Heart School. Two Holy Union North Attleboro.Sisters continue to serve in liturgical minis- Father,Roger D. Leduc, who served the

:::~t. Jacques' Parish, Taunton

· Faith Formation Program.· .. Joseph Regali serves the parish as deacon.Mrs. Connie Schroeck is coordinator of FaithFormation, Mrs. Denise Peixoto is the princi­pit! ofSaint Mary-Sacred Heart School, DavidD'Amico is director of it1Usic~ Mrs. Stacy

·.sailtos is the parish's adrriinistrative assistant,and Dean Demers is the sexton. The mailingaddress for Sacred Heart Parish is 58 Church

·Street, North Attleboro, MA 02760. It cap '.~reached by telephone at 508-699-8383; byFAX at 508-699-7016; by E-mail atshna@attbi.com. For more information con­sult the parish Webs!te: www.shna.om.

TAUNTON - Shortly after becoming the first bishop' . ,ing number of French-Canadian Catholics who hadof the new Fall River diocese in 1904, Bishop William . settled in the north end of the city known as theStang was made aware of the spiritual needs of the grow- Whittenton area.

At the time, these French-Canadians attended reli­gious services at Immaculate Conception Church on BayStreet. .

On Oct. 11, '1904, Bishop Stang announced the for­mation of St. Jacques Parish and appointed Father AlfredCarrier as pastor. He immediately began planning fOf achurch and rectory. He .rented a house at King andLawrence streets for the rectory and held services at St.Jean Baptiste Hall on Whittenton Street until 1907.

A house at Washington and Van Buren streets wasrented to house the Holy Union Sisters who had to traveldaily from St. Mary's Convent tostaff the parish school.That done, Father Carrier set out to erect permanent par-ish buildings. .

Construction of a church began on Oct. 21, 1906.The comer stone for St. Jacques School on Fifth S~eet

was blessed by Bishop Daniel Feehan on Aug. 20, 1912.It opened with 500 students on March 31, 1913.

In 1922, the Holy Union Sisters moved into their newhome, which currently serves as the parish's ReligiousEducation Center. .

Father Alfred Levesque, who served as curate for threeyears, succeeded Father Carrier as pastor in February,1931. He founded the.St. Vincent de Paul Society andan addition to the school was completed. The Ligue duSacred as well as Les Dam~s.de.Ste. Anne and La Soci­ete de En/ants de Marie, we.realsq established.

In the late 1940s, a defective boiler caused a fire thatdamaged the rear of the church.

Father William Smith became the new pastor in Feb-

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ruary, 1950, and he completed the upper church. On July25, 1953, the feast of St. Jacques, the yellow brick churchwith a Romanesque influence, marble pillars and oaknatural woodwork was dedicated by Bishop James L.Connolly. For the French-Canadian Catholic Commu­nity of Whittenton, it was a dream come true.

When Father Smith died in 1960 he was succeededby Father Anatole Desmarais, who paid off the debtand renovated the rectory. He was followed in 1966 byMsgr. Alfred Gendreau.' Father Andre P. Jussaume, whohad been a curate at St. Jacques since 1958, was namedadministrator. He would spend 30 years there untiltransferred to St. Louis de France Parish, -Swansea in1988.

When current pastor Father Thomas E. Morrissey ar­rived in June, 1988, he enthusiastically began renova­tions. The church and rectory were refurbished, the Re­ligious Education Center refinished, gutter problemsrectified, the sound system improved, the church hallpainted, a handicapped r'amp installed and blacktop ar­eas resealed. The total cost was $362,000 and becauseof a generous parish stewardship, was paid off in eightyears. ,

During the same time Frank Wilhelm established achoir. .

Besides the St. Vincent de Paul Society,. the parishhas an active Women's Guild. ., .

Father Morrissey is assisted by Deacon Philip Bedard.Holy Union Sister Irene Brochu is the parish secretaryand Ginny Jacques is the coordinator of religious edu­cation. The rectory'isat 249 Whittenton Street, Taunton,MA 02780. It can b~ reached by teleph<;>ne at 508-824-7794; or by FAX ,a~ 508~,822,-8014. .