• " ......_---------........ ...... ea FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSEnS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS Cardinal Bernardin remeInbered for his courage and caring Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly - 513 Per Year thedral of the Holy Name. Statements flowed in from around the world, praising Cardinal Bernardin's leader- ship as archbishop of Chi- cago and as president and general secretary of the bishops' conference. He was lauded for his role in guiding the church through tur- bulent times and for his personal ex- ample of faith and -..=-..=...... .-i-._.... de di ca tion that led him to continue work- ing until just a few days be- fore he died. In a telegram sent to the Chicago Archdiocese a few hours after the cardinal's death, Thrn to page 13 vented him from joining Bishop Pilla and the other bishops in Washington for their annuatfall meeting, died Nov. 14 at his residence in Chicago. His funeral was held Nov. 20 at Chicago's Ca- Conference of Catholic Bish- ops and U.S. Catholic Con- ference. Cardinal Bernardin, whose battle. with cancer had pre- FALL RIVER, MASS. WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Fellow church leaders, co-' workers and President Clinton cited lifelong accom- plishments and the dignified and coura- geous way Cardinal Jo- seph L. Bernardin faced his own death as they re- membered the man many con- sidered a good friend. "His ac- ceptance of death not as an enemy but as a friend could only come from the deep faith of a person who knows that our destiny is not for this life only;" said a statement from Cleve- land Bishop Anthony M. Pilla, president of the National CARDINAL JOSEPH L. BERNARD.N VOL. 40, NO. 45 - Friday, November 22, 1996 Bishops conclude fall meeting WASHINGTON (CNS) - When the U.S. bishops met in Washington Nov. 11-14 forthefall general meeting of the National Conference of Catllolic Bishops and U.S. Catholic Conference, they: - Discussed at length but did not vote on a series of proposals to restructure the USCC and NCCB and the committees of the twin conferences. - Mourned the death Nov. 14 of Chicago Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin, who chaired the ad hoc Committee on Mission and Struc- ture, which made thl: restructuring proposals. - Approved on a voice vote the 76-page "Sons and Daughters of the Light: A Pastoral Plan for Ministry with Young Adults," designed to address spiritual and pastoral issues faced by young adults as they enter into new stages in education, work, independence and family relationships. - Gave their OK to the final two segments of the general Sac- ramentary as proposed for use throughout the English-speaking world. The full Sacramentary, which the bishops have been work- ing on for several years, must be approved by the Vatican. - Overwhelmingly approved norms for Catholic higher educa- tion, titled "'Ex Corde Ecclesiae': An Application to the United States." . - Approved a 10-point state- ment of economic principles that emphasizes making economic deci- sions based on moral principles that focus on protecting the poor and vulnerable. - Ratified by voice vote a set of guideli1'lesfor televised Masses, which favor the broadcast 'of live Masses over prerecorded ones. - Heard a report on efforts against assisted suicide and partial- birth abortions and authorized a statement by Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland, NCCB-USCC president, affirming the bishops' solidarity with all who are threa- tened by assisted suicide. Approved by voice vote guidelines that appear in Catholic missalettes for receiving Com- munion at Mass, in order to bring them into conformity with current canon law and ecumenical direc- tives. - Expressed outrage, through a statement by Bishop Pilla, at the taping of a sacramental confession of a prisoner in Oregon. - Elected Bishop Robert J. Banks of Gn:en Bay, Wis., as the new NCCB-USCC treasurer and chose more than a dozen new committee heads, as well as dele- gates to the upcoming Synod of Bishops of the Americas. - Agreed to provide $1 million to fund their national Office for the Third Millennium from 1997 to 2000. - Ratified a $43.4 million 1997 budget, about $1.5 million above the 1996 NCCB-USCC budget, as well as priorities and plans for conference activities in 1997. - Approved propsed adapta- tions in funeral rites when crem- ated remains are present. BISHOP SEAN O'Malley participates in last week's National Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Washing- ton, D.C. Next to him is Bishop Elliott Thomas, his successor as bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Other photo page 13. (Kearns photo)
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Cardinal Bernardin remeInberedfor his courage and caring
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thedral of the Holy Name.Statements flowed in from
around the world, praisingCardinal Bernardin's leadership as archbishop of Chi-
cago and aspresidentand generalsecretary ofthe bishops'conference.He waslauded forhis role inguiding thechurchthrough turbulent timesand for hispersonal example offaith and
-..=-..=.......-i-._.... ded icat ionthat led him to continue working until just a few days before he died.
In a telegram sent to theChicago Archdiocese a fewhours after the cardinal's death,
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vented him from joiningBishop Pilla and the otherbishops in Washington fortheir annuatfall meeting, diedNov. 14 at his residence inChicago. His funeral washeld Nov. 20 at Chicago's Ca-
Conference of Catholic Bishops and U.S. Catholic Conference.
Cardinal Bernardin, whosebattle. with cancer had pre-
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WASHINGTON (CNS) -Fellow church leaders, co-'workers and PresidentClinton cited lifelong accomplishments and the dignifiedand courageous way~hicago
"His acceptance ofdeath not asan enemybut as a friend could onlycome from the deep faith ofa person who knows that ourdestiny is not for this life only;"said a statement from Cleveland Bishop Anthony M. Pilla,president of the NationalCARDINAL JOSEPH L. BERNARD.N
VOL. 40, NO. 45 - Friday, November 22, 1996
Bishops conclude fall meetingWASHINGTON (CNS)
When the U.S. bishops met inWashington Nov. 11-14 forthefallgeneral meeting of the NationalConference of Catllolic Bishopsand U.S. Catholic Conference, they:
- Discussed at length but didnot vote on a series of proposals torestructure the USCC and NCCBand the committees of the twinconferences.
- Mourned the death Nov. 14of Chicago Cardinal Joseph L.Bernardin, who chaired the ad hocCommittee on Mission and Structure, which made thl: restructuringproposals.
- Approved on a voice vote the76-page "Sons and Daughters ofthe Light: A Pastoral Plan forMinistry with Young Adults,"designed to address spiritual andpastoral issues faced by youngadults as they enter into new stagesin education, work, independenceand family relationships.
- Gave their OK to the finaltwo segments of the general Sacramentary as proposed for use
throughout the English-speakingworld. The full Sacramentary,which the bishops have been working on for several years, must beapproved by the Vatican.
- Overwhelmingly approvednorms for Catholic higher education, titled "'Ex Corde Ecclesiae':An Application to the UnitedStates." .
- Approved a 10-point statement of economic principles thatemphasizes making economic decisions based on moral principlesthat focus on protecting the poorand vulnerable.
- Ratified by voice vote a set ofguideli1'lesfor televised Masses,which favor the broadcast 'of liveMasses over prerecorded ones.
- Heard a report on effortsagainst assisted suicide and partialbirth abortions and authorized astatement by Bishop Anthony M.Pilla of Cleveland, NCCB-USCCpresident, affirming the bishops'solidarity with all who are threatened by assisted suicide.
Approved by voice vote
guidelines that appear in Catholicmissalettes for receiving Communion at Mass, in order to bringthem into conformity with currentcanon law and ecumenical directives.
- Expressed outrage, througha statement by Bishop Pilla, at thetaping of a sacramental confessionof a prisoner in Oregon.
- Elected Bishop Robert J.Banks of Gn:en Bay, Wis., as thenew NCCB-USCC treasurer andchose more than a dozen newcommittee heads, as well as delegates to the upcoming Synod ofBishops of the Americas.
- Agreed to provide $1 millionto fund their national Office forthe Third Millennium from 1997to 2000.
- Ratified a $43.4 million 1997budget, about $1.5 million abovethe 1996 NCCB-USCC budget, aswell as priorities and plans forconference activities in 1997.
- Approved propsed adaptations in funeral rites when cremated remains are present.
BISHOP SEAN O'Malley participates in last week'sNational Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Washington, D.C. Next to him is Bishop Elliott Thomas, his successoras bishop of the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands.Other photo page 13. (Kearns photo)
Dec. 1: Is 63:16b-.L7,19b;64:2-7; Ps 80:2-3,l!i-16; 1Cor 1:3-9; Mk 13:33-:17
Helen Lombardi, and a brother,Thaddeus Sowa. She was the widowof the late Robert F. He!:sion and'Jack Botelho and the da'Jghter ofthe late, Albert and Catherine (Circel) Sowa.
parish rectory will have ticket anddonation information.
Friends in business, industryand the professions have been gen-
. erous helpers over the yeClfs, alongwith parish organizations and in- .dividuals. Gifts to the Ball andinquiries may also be made toDiocesan Headquarters, locatedat 344 Highland Aven'Je, P.O.:Box 1470, Fall River, MA 02722,or by calling (508) 676-894~. Proceeds of the Ball are used to helpprovide the funding for the myriadapostolates, institutions and ministries of the Catholic CharitiesAppeal of the Diocese of FallRiver.
Msgr. Harrington willi be appearing as a guest on th«! WPEPTaunton Tuesday afternoon talkshow, November 26th, hosted byRoger Parent for a discussion ofthe Bishop's Charity Ball, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Support urged for'Balll'
at Notre Dame cemetery, FallRiver.
Born in Fall River, David J_osephwas the' brother of Benjamin,Lauren and Emilie Jolivet. Hismaternal grandmother was ColetteBelanger and his paternal grandparents were Loridas and EmilieJolivet, all of Fall River. He alsoleaves behind several aunts, unclesand cousins.
inspector for the golf ball divisionof the Acushnet Compa'ny andpreviously she was elTlployed byTeledyne Rodney Metals and wasactive in a family business, Sowa'sMeat' Market in New Bedford.
As well as by Father Hession,she is survived by a daughter~
Theresa Hanczaryk of Westport;two sisters, Gladys Sowa and AnnaSowa, both of New Bedford; 17grandchildren in addition to Fa-
'ther Hession; and nieces andnephews.,I Mrs. Botelho was predeceasedby a son, Robert Hession, Jr., twosisters, J os~phine Worden and
DISCUSSING PLANS for the 1997 Bishop's CharityBall, to be held Jan..10, are (from left): Mrs. John Schondek,president ofthe Taunton district Council of Catholic Women;Adrienne C. Lemieux, presentee committee; Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, diocesan dir~ctor of the ball; Horace Costa?diocesan president of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul; andMrs. Theodore J. Wojcik, Sr., lay coordinator Taunton area.(Gaudette photo)
. With the arrival of Thanksgiving, the "holiday seasort" formallycommences with Advent, a time ofjoy and hope which blossoms intothe warmth and brightness ofChristmas. And for more than 40years, the holiday season has closedwith the annual Bishop's CharityBall.
This .year, the ball Will.be held.Januar.y,·10 'a't the, Venus'-de Mill;>,Res'taurant .in' ,Swansea. BishopSean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap.,will host this joyful gathering offolks from Cape Cod and theIslands to Mansfield, Easton andthe Attleboros. Director of theBishop's Charity Ball; MonsignorThomas' J. Harrington, offersDiocesan residents a suggestion:"W.hy not put a ticket to the Ball insomeone's Christmas stocking? It'ssurely a gift which will be appreciated and enjoyed, and it's for aworthy !=haritable cause!" Your
Mary P. Botelho
David Joseph JolivetOBITUARIES
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Father Mark Hession, Diocesan Director of Clergy Formationand a chaplain at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, was principal concelebrant and manypriests of the diocese, includingFathers John F. Moore and Thomas E. McGlynn, were concelebrants at today's ,Mass of Christian Burial offered atSt. Mary'sChurch, South Dartmouth, forMary P. (Sowa) Botelho, 82, whodied Nov. 19 in ,Marion. Father'Hession was Mrs. Botelho's grandson.
A New Bedford native,s,he livedin that city and, in Fairhaven for.most of her life and was a member·of St. Mary's parish, Fairhaven.~efore retir~ng in 1979, she was an
David Joseph Jolivet, son ofAnchor staff member Dave Jolivetand Denise (Belanger) J ol.ivet diedNov. 9 at Children's Hospital inBoston. He was two days old. Aprivate Mass of Christian Burialwas offered Nov. 12 at Notre DameChurch, Fall River: concelebratedby Rev. Michael Racine, Rev.Richard Beaulieu and Rev., Stephen A. Fernandes. Interment was
Sister Louise Angele, SSJ, 80,the former Jeannette Chouinardof Fall River, died re'cently in theDiocese of Springfield, MA, whereshe had retired to her community'smotherhouse in 1993.
The daughter of the late Adelard and Emilie (Bernier) Choui-,nard, she entereo' the Sisters ofSt.·Joseph from N'ohe Dame parish,Fall River, in 1931. In Fall Rivershe had. attended Notre DameSchool and she held a bachelor1sdegree from Rivier College, Nashua, NH, and a master's degree in
,library science from VillanovaUniversity, Villanova, PA. Shetaught at St. Jean Baptiste and atthe former Blessed SacramentSchool in Fall River; at severalgrammar schools and the formerSt. Anthony High School in NewBedford; and was principal andlibrarian at the former St. MichaersSchool, Swansea.
In 1987 Sister Louise Angelereceived the Miriam Joseph FarrellAward for distinguished teaching from the National Catholic'Educational Assn. '
She is survived by a sister, Bertha Carrier of Biddeford, ME, andby nieces and nephews.
Saint Anne's Hospitalannounces appointment
Saint Anne's Hospital, FallRiver, is pleased to announce theappointment ·of Anita Corrao asChief Therapist in Radiation Oncology.
Mrs. Corrao has 14 years experience in Radiation Oncology providing direct patient and adminis-
, trative duties: Mrs. Corraro hasbeen an employee of Saint Anne's'Hospital as 'a certified MedicalDosimetrist since 1993. i
In 1982, she achieved her Certification of Completion at ~he Harvard Medical School Joint Centerfor Radiation-Therapy. She graduated from Providence College in1985 with a bachelor's degree inHealth Services Administration,M,rs. Corraro currently resides inSeekonk.
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Catholic Social Services of theFall Riverdiocese has been awardeda grant of $20,050 from the Massachusetts Bar Foundation of theMassachusetts Bar Assn. for itsImmigrant Legal Advocacy Program that provides access to legal.information to low-income immigrants through monthly communitywide workshops and volunteer legalaid teams.
The foundation seeks to fulfillthe charitable and philanthropicgoals of the legal community ofthe Commonwealth through grantprograms and charitable activities,representing lawyers' commitmentto improve administration of justice. promote understanding and
His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM., Cap.,Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appointments:
Reverend John J. Perry from Par~hial Vicar, Our Lady of VictoryParish, Centerville, to Parochial Administrator, St. Joseph Parish, FallRiver.
R~verend Andre H. Faria from Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of MountCarmel Parish, New Bedford, to Parochial Vicar, aUf Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville.
Effective November 29, 1996
THE 17TH annual Office of Family Ministry jubilee Mass for couples marking 25 and 50years of marriage was held Nov. 17 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Bishop Sean O'Malleycelebrated with mOf(: than 200 couples representing 74 parishes. Here pictured with the bishopare Mr. and Mrs. Francis Luca of Our Lady of Assumption parish in Osterville, celebrating 50years, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Jupin of St. James parish in New Bedford celebrating their25th annivers~ry. At left, Cathedral Rector Rev. H6race Travassos. (Anchor/ Mills photo)
INVESTED AS Knights and Ladies of the ord~r of the Holy Sepulchre last .Saturday byCardinal Bernard Law at St. Paul's Cathedral, Worcester, were 5 members of the Fall RiverDiocese. Here standing with Bishop Sean O'Malley shortly after the investiture are William J.and Margaret M. Sullivan of Holy Name parish, Fall River; and Carmine F. and RoseannaMcCourt-Grassini of Our Lady of Victory,parish, Centerville. Also invested in the order wasRev. John F. Moore, pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton parish in North Falmouth. (Kearns photo)
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."Therefore, our God, we give you thanks and we praise the majestyof your n~me." 1 Ch 29:13
Cardinal Bernardin's letter to theJustices ofthe U.S. Supreme Court
Dear Honorable Justices:I am at the end of my earthly life. There is much that I have contemplated these last few
months of my illness, but as one who is dying I have especially come to appreciate the ,gift oflife. I know from my own experience that patients often face difficult and deeply personaldecisions about their care. However, I also know that even a person who decides to foregotreatme.nt does ~ot necessarily choose death. Rather, he choos~s life without the burden ofdisproportionate medical intervention.
In this case, the Court faces one of the most important issues of our times. Physicianassisted suicide is decidedly a public matter. It is not simply a decision made be:tweenpatient and physician. Because life affects every person, it is of primary public conCI~rn.
I have often remarked that I admire the writings of the late Father John Courtney Murray,. who argued that an issue was related to public policy if it affected the public order of society.
And public order, in tum, encompassed three goods: public peace, the essential protection ofhuman rights and commonly accepted standards of moral behavior in a community., Our legal and ethical tradition has held consistently that suicide, assisted-suicidc~, and
euthanasia are wrong because they involve a direct attack on innocent human life. And it isa matter of public policy because it involves a violation of a fundamental human good.
There can be no such thing as a "right to ~ssisted-suicide" because there can be no legaland moral order which tolerates the killing of innocent human life, even if the agent of deathis self-administered. Creating a new "right" to assisted-suicide will endanger society andsend a false signal that a less than "perfect" life is not worth living.
Physician-assisted suicide also directly affects the physician-patient relationship and,through that, the wider role of physicians in our society. As has been noted by oth,~rs, itintroduces a deep ambiguity into the very definition of medical care, if care comes to involve killing. Beyond the physician, a move to assisted-suicide and, perhaps beyond that, toeuthanasia creates social ambiguity about the law. In civilized society the law exists toprotect-life. When it begins to legitimate the taking oflife as a policy, one has a right 1:0 askwhat lies ahead for our life together as a society.
. In order to protect patients from abuse, and to protect society from a dangerous erosionin its commitment to' preserving human life, I urge the Court not to create any right to as-
, . sistedsui.cide. , .'With cordial good wishes, I, remain
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This past week the entire country has focused on the deathand manner of dying of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. From thecovers of national magazines to lengthy stories in the secularpress, his life and works have been .memorialized and celebrated. In many ways his death closes a uniqu~ chapter in'American church history, which will emerge more clea'rly astime goes on.
The cardinal's passing has also helped the church family tofocus on the role of its shepherds, the successors of the apostles,. Once far removed from the faithful by the trappings andtraditions imposed by a stereotyped inind-set, bishops wereYiewed as ecclesiastical potentates. .
However, the directives of Vatican Council II helped all inthe church family to view bishops in a new, refreshing light.The Council's Dogmatic Constitution on the Church discussedthe pastoral role and responsibilities of bishops, matters takeninto account by Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan, who wrote an .introduction to that Constitution for the American edition ofthe Council documents.
In his introduction the archbishop quoted from a letter ofPope John XXIII sent to all bishops two weeks before theCouncil began. The pope wrote: "A bishop who is himself holywill certainly have a following of holy priests, whose ,holinessin turn redounds to the religious perfection of the whole dio-;cese." Both the papal letter and the Constitutiori itself broughtabout a renewed vision of the rol~ of the bishop. The pomp,power and adulation that had been promoted came to a crashing end, 'replaced by prayer, piety and praise. A haughty lordliness was no longer to be the hallmark of one ordained to theorder of bishop. Rather, members ofthe episcopate we're to behumble, kind and solicitous for God's people.
The development of these new concepts of the episc9pacywas admittedly gradual, but it was steady. Every page in the·Vatican II De'cree on the Bishop's Pastoral Offi~e inspireshope. As St. Augustine said to his people: "For you I ambishop, but with you I am a Christian. The first is an office'received, the second is grace received. I am gladder by far to beredeemed with you than I am to be placed over you."
The saint describes what a bishop should be as he leadsGod's people. It is the call of the Councii; it is the reality ofwhat is needed in our church. The central Council teachingconcerning the bishop emphasizes his primarily spiritual role.In exercising his office offather and pastor, he should stand inthe midst of his people as one who serves. As the D~cree states,"Let him be a good shepherd who knows his sheep and whosesheep know him. Let him so gather and mold the wholefamilythat everyone is conscious of his or her own duties and lives inharmony, peace and love."
This is the ideaL Some pragmatists may say such a calling isimpossible in the r'eal world. Seen in this light, that'is true; butwe are called to be part of the world, but not of the world.
There·is no doubt that the church in our very materialisticcountry needs bishops who seek, to fulfill the ideals of theiroffice. People are hungry for spiritual leadership. The bishopof a local church must exemplify that call to holiness. Decrees,directives and letters of themselves will do very little to enkindle the fire 6f love. People are touched and molded by love,care and concern in practice, not by hearing or reading about
, them. Such love, care and concern must be the priority of every'bishop called to shepherding. Everything else matters little.
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EDITOR GENERAL MANAGERRev. John F. Moore Rosemary Dussault'
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How do you.know if you have areligious vocation?
If you stop and consider thatfrom all eternity your HeavenlyFather has had a specific plan forY04r life you might be more opento giving up your own plan! Iadmit I was rather reluctant, believing that I knew what would makeme happy and. HOLY! In prayer Iwould 'keep 'reminding' Jesus ofmy plan as He gently hinted thatHis was differe'nt - I would be awife and mother but in a deeper,more spiritual way than I imagined.Being a religious sister in realitymakes me a spouse of Christ. It isto accept a marriage proposal fromTHE PERFECT MAN - the Sonof God! Only through prayer,silence, and solitude will a personbe able to hear the voice of theLord. There is no fear in answering His call for He made us, webelong to Him and He knows whatis best for us. As our Holy FatherPope John Paul II often says,..... only in giving the sincere gift ofhimself can man truly discoverhimself."
How do you know which commu-nity? .
'fhe' call is very specific - if Godwants you to be a religious He alsowants you in a certain community.My call is to be a Capuchin Franciscan; for me this is simply Gospelliving. St. John tells us that if welove Christ we will live as He did.We imitate SI. Francis only becausehe imitated Christ so well. Jesuschose to live with His Apostles asbrothers, poorly, chastely andhumbly. The vows we take allowus the freedom to live as Jesus didas much as we possibly can. I felt Icould live this call within my community because it is committed toprayer, fraternity, radical poverty,traditional religious obedience, andhumble, minor service to HolyMother Church.
Finding the right communityfor you takes patience and prayer.It also takes an active seeking - asGod can only lead those who willget up and follow!
Sister Celeste Marieof St. Joseph
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What appeals to me about priesthood is the priest as a role modelfor others, being a man of greatprayer and faith. He encouragesothers in their spiritual journeys.
Jeffrey CabralSt. John Seminary, Brighton
Two of my uncles, now deceased,were very good role models as tothe type of priest I would hope tobecome: a man who lives his faithin a Christ-like way, every day andalways.
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I always wante.d to have the bestboss and the best product to offer.Priesthood provides both. God ismy boss and the good news is theproduct.
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All these answers are still part ofmy response of love. Yet, I knowGod's revelation continues. Religious life and the Sisters of Mercyhave called and continue to call meback to my heart's desire, God'sdeepening of life within me.
Although there are many challenges and sometimes struggles,my life has been and continues tobe deeply enriched. I have come tofeel life more fully and know Godmore deeply. God is good!
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who admired the Sisters of Mercywho taught me! I wanted to be justlike these women who touched somany people with God's love.
The past five years have broughtabout many more answers: "TheSisters of Mercy challenge me tobe the person God, created me tobe ... I feel a congregation ofwomen religious would challengeme to use my gifts and talents totheir potential... The thing thatattracts me most about Mercy isthe challenge of lit ... I know that acommitment to live like Christ, forChrist, and with Christ is a commitment that I must make eachand every day. I feel that a congregation of religious women willnurture that and help it thrive .ooThere's a certain mystery aboutMercy. It's fully alive in the world.That's the way that I want to be:fully alive ... Mercy has been and is.an important part of who I am,maybe even the essence of who Iam.. ."
MISSIONS:Bolivia. Brazil. Japan e, PeruKenya. South Africa. Zambia
Although questions regardingmy choosing religious life havebeen frequent, I find myself to becontinually drawn in to obtain amore "accurate" response eachtime I am asked. As a five-yearold, my proclamation to be a "sister" was most likely O'ivine inspiration and/ or humor (since I wasin the midst of one oftltose "Whatare you going to be when you growup?" lectures). As a young adult,
life when you let Him; if Godw~nts you He'll lead you rightwhere He wants you. All I had todo was be open', immerse myself inprayer (not be afraid of the answer)and ask questions. And now I'mthe bride of Christ. What a tre-'mendous grace and responsibility- What joy! .
Sister Kelly Francisof the Holy Spirit, .
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people and sharing stories; theIrish have a gift for this. From ayoung age priesthood was in theback of my mind, but for years Iresisted the call. God has blessedme with many talents, and Godwilling, it will be used to bringpeople closer to God.
Edward MurphyHoly Apostles Seminary,
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There are many pl:ople whohave helped inspire me and bringme to the realization of God's callin my life. Specifically, my parent,swere inspiring. Their tireless dedication to the truth and church hasalways been for me a great source' .of inspiration and strength.
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question: How did you know youwere called to be a religious sister?I guess the best way to answer thatfrom my own experience was firstof all being open to what Godwanted of me. I knew from a veryyoung age I was called to the religious life but there was still a lot ofdiscernment to be made along myjourney. The most important thingI had to do was to pray, to spendquality and quantity time alonewith Jesus.
'When a man and a woman areinterested in each other they spenda lot of time alone together - to getto know each other; it's the samewith Jesus. I had to get to knowJesus in an intimate and personalway to see if I was truly called tospend the rest of my life as Hisspouse. This confirmation cameover time through a deep peace, ana~hing pull or desire in my heart,Christ drawing me to Himself.Basically I had fallen in love withLOVE Himself, and I knew myonly response was to give myselftotally and exclusive:ly to Him(and I strive to do this every day).
Naturally this relationship withJesus (through prayer) didn't endwith my decision to resp~nd toGod's call but has deepened andintensified my love and my response.
Having accepted the call fromGod I still had to discern where Hewished me to live out my consecration to Him. Again much prayerwas needed in order to be sensitiveto His gentle guidance. I visitedsisters and asked questions and Ifound I was called to the Franciscan ideal and, in learning moreabout St. Francis of Assisi, I knewI was called to the Capuchin expression of the Franciscall1 family. It'sama~ing how God workS in your
Priesthood has been made attractive to me by the priests whom Ihave met during my Iife.ooin particular, their dedication to Godand people. It is appealing as thepriest serves the spiritual needs ofpeople, helping them to discoverGod's presence in their lives, to getclose to God and feel his endlesslove revealed in Christ.
Dariuz KalinowskiSts. Cyril & Methodius Seminary
Orchard Lake, MI
'Bishops .recall their fe2lrsupon enterin.g semina,lry
He praised the bishops for theirwork during the past two years toimplement their na~ional strategyfor' more vocations.
He said the national strategy,which "requires a generous involvement of many... deserves c9ntinued encouragement and sup-port.".. .
He noted that a recently approved, soon to be released jointstatement by the bishops' committees on African-American Catholics and on Hispanic affairs urgesAfrican-American and Hispanic
, Catholics to work together topromote and support vocations todiaconate, priesthood and religiouslife."
He said the approaching SpecialAssembly of the Synod of Bishopsfor America, one of a series ofregional synods being held inpreparation for the year 2000, willseek to address the problem of thelack of vocations today,
"We must work to overcomedifficulties and not to allow themto produce a sense of impotence ora paralyzing effect:' he said. "Weare facing materialism and secularism, and a crisis of the family too,but there are also believers, andfervent ones, and sound. Catholicfamilies in which seeds of voca-
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He devoted more than 'half histalk to the question of vocations topriesthood and 'conse.crated life.
·Enc()uragingv.ocatfons is m,ajor"papal cO'ncerntions to priesthood and religiouslife are plaJ;lted by divin~ providence."
On implementation of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church,"Archbishop Cacciavillan urged thebishops to have a special concern
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He' said the approach of thethird millennium, which the popehas asked the world's Catholics tocelebrate as a year of jubilee, isattracting "a growing flourishingof interest and enthusiasm, withcorresponding practical initiatives."
He praised preparations in dioceses and the bishops' conferenceto celebrate the millenmum. "Thegreat jubilee is indeed a spiritualand pastoral experience which wemust be able to manag'~ and livewell for several years:' he said."What a pity if we were to miss,such an extraordinary opportu-
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he, wa.s years 0 e ~as a r~a y He didn't wantto leavl: home-thInkIng about becomIng a pnest. 'h f' h'ld dA year later he entered Immacu- e was one 0 SIX C I r.en - an,late Heart of Mary Seminary in he wanted to at.tend. hi:; fathe~ sSanta Fe in his home state of New' alma mater,.CretIn High School,.nM . St. Paul, MInn., run by the Chns",
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he said in an interview during a But by hiS graduation from highbreak at the U.S. bishops' fall sch.o~l, he was pretty much readygeneral meeting in Washington to JOIn the Oblates of Mary Im-Nov. 11-14. maculate order.
The example of young priests, "I enjoyed the social life," Bishophis first Communion at age 8, and Schweitz said. "I went to promsthe encourageme!;lt of his mother -not only my own'obut I kept upfor him to be an altar server were with my grade school friends, andall factors that influenced him. I went to the public school proms,
But diocesan priesthood was not too."his first choice: '" wanted to go to What helped him get fhrough itMaryknoll," he said. "I wanted to was by talking with hi!: parentsbe a missionary. We got the maga- and the girls he dated a.bout hiszine at home." desire to become a priest - con-
Bishop Tafoya also thought he'd versations that continued during~ miss out on all the fun that adoles- his sumf!lers home from the semi
cent boys have. Then a priest at the nary.seminary "showed me the footballfield and the recreation area, and I . Through talking with parentsthought, 'This is great!'" he said. and friends, "I got to have a real
Bishop William S. Skylstad of peace," he said. "The big step forSpokane, Wash., also entered a me was perpetual vows. , had'aboarding seminary out o(elemen- real sense of peace about it then."tary school. Except his new school, Bishop Anthony M. Milone ofthe Josephinum, was nowhere near Great Falls-Billings, Mont., saidhome. It was in Ohio, 2,500 miles that when he graduatl:d from
'from the one-room schoolhouse Creighton Prep High S,:hool inhe had·attended for his first"five Omaha, Neb., he knew he was
- years of schoqL . "going to miss dating and family"My greatest fear was to leave .:...- having a family."
home to travel," Bishop Skylstad He said he cannot pinpoint when,said. "When I got there (to what is he came to terms with what henow the 'Pontifical College Jo- would lose by gaining pril:sthood,sephinum), I was homesick forthe but he recalled "getting a betterfirst few·days. understanding of a wider family
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parishes by Syracuse Bishop JamesM. Moynihan has had "a lastingeffect."
Father Jim Gould, vocationsdirector for the Diocese oJ Arlington, Va:, o~tlined the Arlingtonformula of working with priests,religious and parents to promotevocations, , '
Over 12 years on the job, FatherGould has regularly 'visited par
Though a small dioc(;se withonly 62 parishes, Arlington hasordaineg 32 pr,iests.in recent years,with expectations' of more ,ordinations in each of the next four years,he said. -
He also credited women religious in Arlington, especi~lly thePoor Clares, for their support ofvocations through prayer.
Mercy Sister Mary Ann Walsh,associate director of the U.S.Catholic Conference Dep,artmentof Communications, talked aboutmedia support in a ve,cationsstrategy.
She encouraged bishops to usetheir positions of standin,g in thecommunity to lobby the owners,publishers and editors of secularnewspapers to report Catholicnews and urged them to create
,"strong diocesan newspapers." Shesuggested they invite media to important Catholic celebrations suchas ordinations and RCIA I:vents.
"Don't be afraid to talk' aboutyour own vocation," she said. "Ifyou're free to share these moments,the meaniug of priesthood becomes'alive for people."
, celebrations. "I had,planned thatday, in the sense of preparing andlooking forward to it, for 12: years."
The cardinal remembers the sunwas shining and he dressed withgreat care, "making' sure everything -was just right."
In addition to the details of driving to the' cathedral, v.esting in analb made by family friends ,and thenervousness of his pastor, Cardinal Hickey, said he could still feelthe way his bishop imposed his'hands on his head.
"I thought I was going to go, right through the floor," h,~ said .
The bishop laid his'hands withforce, the cardinal said, and Cardinal Hickey has laid his hands onthose he has ordained with thesame pressure. , '
\'It gave me a sense of the'responsibility ... here's somethingvery important that is going tochange my life," the cardinal said.
Despite having spent mNe thanhalf of his priesthood as'a bishopand cardinal, with the added responsibilities of those positions,Cardinal Hickey said, "I'd like tothink I am,still Father Hickey."
"It is not the same as sustainedwork in a parish, but the bi.shop ispastor of his priests; as a bishopyou always work with lay people,who since the council are involvedin greater numbers," he said.
~'I work with seminarians and Ido teach kids," he said. "I love todo confirmations and I d.o quizthem, that is teaching."
"I would say I've probablytaught a lot more people than if Iwere pastor of Clacking Creek," atown in Michigan where he oncewas parish administrator.
"It's different obviously, but abishop is not separate from hispeople, nor should he be," the car-dinal said. '
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"Actually, I feel very good. I tiremuch less easily than I used to,",which is' especially noticeable whenhe travels between Washingtonand Rome, the cardinal said.
A week after Pope John Paulshared his recollections of his earlymorning walk to the archbishop'sresidence in Krakow, Poland, lyingprostrate on the floor of the chapeland being ordained, CardinalHickey said such clear 50-year-oldmemories are not a su~prise.
"My menlOries are just as vivid,"he told Catholic, News Servicewhile at the Va!ican for the jubilee
Tucceri had invited Dandurand,then a high school senior, to just'such a dinner with the bishop, saidBishop Donnelly. Dandurand willbe ordail}ed a priest next year.
Miles also talked about OnCampus, Retreat, a program onthree public and two private college campuses in the diocese, inwhich busy students are invited tomeet briefly with'a spiritual director and join in regular but shortperiods of prayer over a week's
,time. "The two men who entered the'
seminary ,this year from SiouxFalls said Miles, came from Operation' Andrew and On CampusRetreat experiences.
,In the' Diocese of Syrilcuse, N.Y.,Kathleen Dyer, executive directorof the' Diocesan Pastoral Council,has been responsible for .implementing parish vocations committees over the past year. .
Out of 172 parishes, ,156 nowhave vocations cO,mmittees whosejob is to invite' vocations, supportpeople in discernme'nt and pray,she said. -
"Last year; for the first year inthe history of the dioces,e, we hadno ordinations," said Dyer, Butthe picture already has improved,she said, "with 12men currently information, five who have appliedfor seminary admission, five aboutto make formal application andsix in conversation about apply-ing." , ,
Dyer praised the bishops' national strategy as their main resource, ahd said the commissioning of 'vocations, committees in
By Cindy Woo~en
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - LikePope John Paul II, Cardin,al JamesA. Hickey of Washington recallseven the, smallest details of hisordination day in 1946.
And" like the pope, 50 yearslater he celebrated his goldenjubi-'lee as a priest after recovering ,from surgery.
Cardinal' Hickey, who underwent a quadruple heart bypass 'astspring, said he is happy he couldjoin some 1,600 priests gathered inRome to celebrate their anniversaries with the ,pope.
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ant. And it's a collaborative project, with breakfast provided bythe Serrans and diImer by theKnights of Columbus. '
She said it has helped "speed updiscernment" and also been "agreat morale booster for priestsand religious."
Also, the Emmaus Program hasinvolved archdiocesan priests asmentors for some of the 4'25 mennow in discernment in Los Angeles,she said, adding that "personalcontact is the key."
. In the Diocese of Sioux Falls,S.D., Operation Andrew and Operation Miryam bring togetherpriests and religious and their invitedguests for dinner and conver- ,sation about v,ocations.
Kevin Miles, vocations directorfor the diocese, said Bishop RobertJ. Carlson hosts these dinners athis house or in a parish rectory.They are kept "as small and inti-,mate a,s possible,'" Miles said, toallow the guests to hear personalstories about vocations, includingthe' bishQp's, and to help themconnect their baptismal vocationwith a possib,le religious vocation.
At one round-table discussion,Auxiliary Bishop RObert W. Donnelly of Toledo, Ohio, said suchdinners have a long history inhisdiocese.
At the recent ordination to thediaconate of Michael Dandurandin a Tiffin parish, Bishop Donnelly recalled seeing Father RobertTucceri, whom he hadn't expected 'to see, and asking about his connection to Dandurand.
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WASHINGTON (CNS) -:- Per- diocesan voca'tions directors, de-sonal contact with religious ,and scribed several 'successful voca-priests - including bishops - and tions programs.hearing their personal s~'ories arekey ingredients in successful voca- Sister Kathleen Bryant, a Religtions programs, said speakers at a ious Sister of Charity who is vocavocations strategy workshop for tions director for the Los Angdesbishops. ': Archdiocese, said that in her arch~
The Nov. 10 workshop, requested diocese a "7-11 Ministry Day"by the bishops earlier this year, gives both men and women thinkwas held just before their annual ing about a religious vocation the
, fall meeting opened in Washing- opportunity to "experience first'ton. It was" sponsored by the hand what daily life.is like for abishops' Committee on Vocations priest, a sister or a brother."as parl of a national vocations Priests and religious sponsorstrategy' approved unanimously by individuals from 7 a.m. to II p.m.~
the bishops at their November in a day that includes morning1995 meeting. prayer, work, an evening Mass
The strategy - titled"A Future celebrated by Los Angeles CardiFull of. Hope" and covering caleri- nal Roger M. Mahony, and adar years 1996-99 - calls on each talent show' starring only priests,Catholic to take seriously the. religious and seminarians. ,In One"privilege and responsibility" of show, a Samoan' seminarian per7
inviting others to consider a voca- formed a fire dance.tion to the priesthood or religious ','What they see in the course of a 'life. ' day is lots of life," said Sister Bry"
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The collection has been the mostsuccessful in U.S. history, raisingmore than $200 million. Still, theunfunded retirement liability the amount religious orders figurethey are lacking to meet theirmembers' retirement needs - hasrisen to $7.9 billion.
The Sisters ofMercy are an international communityofRoman Catholic women vowed to serve people whosufferfrom poverty, sickness and ignorance, with aspecific concern for women. In innovative andtraditional ways, they address human needs throughcofiaborative efforts in education, health care,housing, pastoral and social services.
sponsor the National ReligiousRetirement Office.
The annual collection waslaunched by the U.S. bishops in1988 when it became obvious thatreligious orders lacked the finances to support their aging membersas the ratio of retired members toworking members grew steadily inmost communities. With fewer sisters and religious-order priests andbrothers working to support theirentire communities, the orders cutcosts and began to sell off prop-
put youngsters on the path to"great earning' power" are themselves left with little financialsupport.
"The nuns who taught us inCatholic school did more thanprepare us for a lifetime of learning; they taught us to love learningitself," she wrote. "Now, however,despite devoting themselves to theyoung for their whole lives - religious usually retire at age 70 many today an: left without support. rushy pensions are obtainedat General Motors, not at ReginaHigh School." .
The theme for the 1996 collection is "They Shaped Lives andThey Still Do."
It is ajoint project of the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops.the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious' and.the Council of Major Superiors ofWomen Religious. Together, they
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Novt:mber 271948, ~t. Rt:v. Patrick E. Mc
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Novt:mber 281959, Rev. Adrien A. Gauthier,
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November 291965, Rev. Francis A. McCarthy,
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few pointers cracking across desksor boys getting their ears boxed,"Carlson wrote. "The 'look' andmissing recess were th~ nuns' realstock-in-trade. They administeredthe original versi.on of tough lovewith the utter certainty that theyknew what was best for us."
Carlson noted that while muchof the success of schools in herchildhood seemed to be a result ofthe efforts of the nunswho taughtthere, today's Catholic schools havesimilar order, discipline and commitment from their mbstly nonreligious teachers.
"I visited several parochialschools recently and found thetradition continuing,. despite thepresence of only a few nuns oneach campus," she said, "all ofwhom, I might add, continue towork for low or no pay."
Noting the need for the retirement collection, Carlson wrote thatmany retired nuns whose guidance
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WASHINGTON(CNS)-Catholic schools get too littk credit forteaching their students to reach farin life, writes Time magazinecolumnist Margaret Carlson in theDecember issue of Catholic Digest.
"The nuns I had for 12 years ofschool in Pennsylvania made thelife.! came to live possible," Carlson said in an essay adapted forthe national monthly magazinefrom a Sept. 23 article she wrotefor Time.
"And that's not just because Sister Alma Dolores gave me my firstcopy of the New Yorker in sixthgrade," Carlson continued. "Thenuns were single-mindedly devotedto the task of enlarging our mindsand saving our souls in the beliefthat we were all God's children;the doctor's daughter and thepipefitter's son; the 150 IQ and thedyslexic. If they knew you weretrying, there was nothing theywouldn't do for you."
She urged readers to support anational collection for retired religious that is to be taken up in mostCatholic parishes the weekend ofDec. 7-8.
Carlson's original Time pieceran packaged with a story discussing the success of Catholic schoolsin comparison to public schoolsand about several local efforts toprovide public funds to childrenwho go to Catholic schools.
She noted in the Catholic Digestthat "Catholic schools are nowbeing held up as it mod.el for fixingwhat ails so many of our publicschools.... My only question abou1this current wave of fashionabilityis what took so long?"
"I remember, in spite of theirreputation for harsh discipline, very
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Imprisonment, conversion, looking ahead: jubilarians tell stories',"In the midst of so much confu
sion in today's world, I thank Godthat he has given us security andpeace in the person and the directives of the successor of PI~ter, ourHoly Father John Paul II," hesaid. .
. Fathedoan Rosca, an Eastern~
rite Catholic from Romania, alsoshared stories of imprisonment, anexperience he shared with all of hischurch's bishops, hund reds ofpriests and dozens of lay peoplecommitted to keeping the churchalive under communism.
As in other parts of EasternEurope, Romania's communistgovernment had tried to forceE.astern-rite Catholics to give uptheir ties with Rome and mergewith the Orthodox.
"Prison was for us a rr,eans of'the apostolate and of love," hesaid.
Being imprisoned with intellectuals, doctors, lawyers, formergovernment officials, Orthodoxpriests and Pro.testant ministers,he said, "I' lived a practical ecumenism in love' and suffering, intruth and in hope."
Father Rosca and the otherswho survived the cold, hunger andmaltreatment of prison were released in 1964, he said. Their churchwas illegal, but having ceh:bratedthe Divine Liturgy secretly underthe noses of the. prison guards,they adapted to clandestine liturgies celebrated at night.
. He described his ministry as "50years of trials and suffering, butalso of joys and hope; 50 years ofdeep faith in Christ and his suffering; 50 years of professing beforethe, world the primacy of Pet,er."
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the steps when he turned to look atPope John Paul and noticed thepope beckoning him.
, Father Luli knelt and ~issed thepope's ring. Then the pope pulledhim up and embraced him.
Father Edward Kangootui hasbeen a priest in the Archdiocese ofWindhoek, Namibia, for fully halfof the 100 years of the CatholicChurch's presence in his country.
After walking slowly to thepodium with his cane, he apologized to his fellow jubilarians, saying he would have to address themsitting down. .
Father Kangootui, the first nativeNamibian ever ordained, gave onlya brief nod to his anniversary andthe centennial of Catholicism inhis country. He was not lookingback.
':Celebrating golden jubilees isnot the end of everything - no,",he said.""fhere is a thanksgiving tobe done on our part. It was throughthe graces of the good Lord thatthese golden jubilees are possible."
Msgr. Feliciano Barreto CasteloBranco, a pastor in the Archdio-.cese of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,'n.oted that he and his peers ministered for 20 years before the SecondVatican Council.
It was in the atmosphere ofchange brought by the council, hesaid, "that my conversion occurred, .thanks to the renewal in the Spirit."
"I searched for the essentialwhich can never be placed in doubt:Christ, whom I proposed to servewithout reserve," the Brazilianmonsigno'r said. "He alone is theLord of my life and my ~tory. He isin me; he loves me and heals me."
Msgr. Branco had special thanksto Pop'e J dhn Paul for his m'inistryat the end of the millennium.
merciless persecution of religionbegan," Father Luli told his fellowpriests during a Nov. 7 ceremonyat the Vatican.
Arrested Dec. 19, 1947, afterbeing ordained just more than ayear, Father Luli was charged withagitation and arti'-governmentpropaganda. He spent 17 years ina maximum security prison andanother 25 in forced labor, being
. granted amnesty with the end' ofcommunism iIi 1989.
"My first prison cell ... was atoilet. I was there for nine months,forced to live amid feces and without ever being able to stand at my ,full height," he said.
He was stripped and' left tofreeze; 'handcuffed for months onend, which left scars on his wrists;kicked and beaten, tortured withelectrical shocks.
But, Father Luli said, his experience is not unique.
"Thousands of priests have suffered persecution because of theirpriesthood," he said.
The key that unites the pope andall 'the c,ardinals, bishops andpriests celebrating their anniver
"'sary is love~ he said."The priest is" above all, one
who has' known 'love," he said."The priest is a man who lives forlove, to love Christ and, to loveeveryone in him.
"People can do anything to apriest, but, they can never takeaway his love for Christ, his lovefor his brothers and ,sisters," Father Luli said.
"It's true that 50· years havepassed since our priestly ordination, but our love for Jesus andJesus' love for us never grows old,"he said, before a young pries't tookhis hand 'to lead him down thesteps of the Vatican audience hall,back to his seat.
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Some knew de~ocracy,and thefreedom to exercise their priestlyministry only after mor~ than 40years of suffering and clandestinepastoral activity.
Several priests shared their personal stories with Pope John PaulII and the other priests celebratingtlieir 50th anniversaries of ordination.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Eachof the 1,494 priests who came tothe Vatican to celebrate their 50thanniversary of priesthood had astory to share.
. Ordained just after World WarII, their entire adult lives coincided with the huge social, culturaland political transformations ofthe second half of the 20th century.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Nov. 22, 1996 1t
Guard, Mike Staab; OutsideGuard, Mark Switzer; Advocate,Robert Goodman.
Lecturer, David Switzer; Trustee, I Year, Joseph Daley; Trustee,2 Years, Butch Rich; Trustee, 3Years, John Drane; and Chaplain,Father Arnold R. Medeiros.
Recipients of the Knight of theMonth award have been GeorgeCharette, May; Joseph Daley,June; Robert Goodman, July;Tony Medeiros, August; andRobert Kellner, September.
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Treasurer, Paul Grenier; Recorder, Mark Bowditch; FinancialSecretary, John St. Martin; Inside
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SISTER GERTRUDE Gaudette gave a lighthearted talk to alumnae of DominicanAcademy, Fall River, during their annual C9mmunion Breakfast. (photos by Dr. Susan L.Costa, DA class of 1971)
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Sister Gertrude Gaudette wasthe principal speaker at the annualDominican Academy CommunionBreakfast held at the Fall Rivergirls' school on October 13th. Sister shared a light version of herautobiography with the 200 alumnae who gathered to celebrate her50 years of sisterhood. .
Many of the women in theaudience had the privilege of beinga student of Sister Gert and trulyappreciated the warm stories sheshared about convent life and hervarious artistic endeavors: updating the DA chapel including building the altar; carving Bishop SeanO'Malley's coat of arms; paintingthe story of creation .on small billboards (on display at La SaletteShrine, AttlebQro);qe~ign~ngand
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It's not unusual to encounterreligious men and women ministering in prisons and jails thesedays. '
Stories such as Sister Helen Prejean's "Dead Man Walking" haveemphasized the continued needfor God's presence in places wherepeople are incarcerated.
However, Sister Kintzele acknowledges that there's neverenough help to go around. Shegets an occasional assist fromseminarians at Notre Dame, butfor the most part she's on her own."I would welcome others 1:0 help,"she said.
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~orm our parish in your image to bethe sacred environment forlistening to the Spirit that theseyou!1g men and women may hearyour call and respond with generoushearts. May they give themselves,their time, and their talents toserve your Son and ~he Church.We ask this through Christ ourLord. Amen.
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see a few repeat offenders, but notthe majority," she said. "!'am seeing more women then I did yearsago, sometimes 20· to 25 a day.Many of them have children, andthat is a consideration, too."
When Sister Kiritzele ,is not arranging bail for her clients, she'sworking as a cQUrt liaison at theDu Comb Center, a communitybased correctional facility in SouthBend. She also does counseling atDismas House, a resipence forreconciliation where college students and ex-offenders live in community.
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"I taught math for nine years,b\lt I finally got tired of explainingto teenagers why they had to takegeometry!" Sister, Kintzele saidwith a chuckle. So in the mid1970s she signed on with the bailbond project, which was initiatedby a group of attorneys in the '60s.For the past 10 years ~'Sister Sue"has been flying solo with theprogram. ,
Sister Kintzele is a familiar facearound the courthouse. "All thelawyers know me," she said. Andmos~ of the prisoners know of hersoon enough. In the St. JosephCounty Superior Court there arecurrently no provisions for bailbondsmen, so Sister .Kintzele'sservice, funded by her congrega-
UThe faith-filled. parish community provides. '. the ,.environmentnecessary to ponder and op.enly discuss feligioLf,s vocations. Itencourages parishioners" to talk about vocations in the home, ..theparish school, and,the religious educatio.n programs' -- in qi! facets
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (eNS) Everyone who knows her calls her
,Sister Sue, a former math teacherwhose ministry has'shifted fromthe classroom to the county jail.
She's still working with numbersand problem solving, but not thekind found in textbooks.
Holy Cross Sister Susan Kintzele is the bail bondswoman forthe St. Joseph County Jail in SouthBend.
"My phone number is writtenon the walls of the county jail,"said Sister Kintzele, a member ofthe Sis(ers of the Holy Cross. Herorder's motherhouse is on the campus of St. Mary's College at NotreDame.
tion~s Ministry With the Poorapostolate, is in demand at the jail.
"My annual budget is usuallyaround $10,000," she, said. ,"Butmost of it is recycled money. About
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After individuals are arrested,they have a first court appearance,where they are arraigned and thejudge sets bond.
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"The peace within his soul, whichdoes indeed surpass understanding, remained with him to theend," said Bishop Pilla.
"He had a remarkable gift ofconsensus building, of being ableto bring people together, reconciling differences," he said at thepress conference.
Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, NJ, said in astatement that Cardinal Bernardin's death is a loss to the countryas well as to the church.
"The church has lost a good andholy priest," he said. "Our nationhas lost an eloquent and courageous religious leader, and I, amongso many others, have lost a dearfriend."
dnued effort to increase aware~
ness of HXV disease/AIDSand to educate through pro~
grams worldwide. Hope Housewas in~ited to help in the cele~bration of 'World AIDS Dayby the Diocese of Fall Riverand The Office of AIDS Minis~
try.On December 2, a World
AIDS Day candlelight marchwill proceed from the NewBedford City Hall to the .Zei~
terion Theater, along with two. AIDS Memorial Quilt panels
that will be on display begin~
ningat 6:30p.m. A check willbe presented at the march toHope House from proceedsraised at the 1996 Walk OnAIDS in Boston.
For more information onthe services offered by HopeHouse or 'World AIDS Day,contact Deacon Michael Mur~ray, Clinical Coordinator, at324~9225.
Hope House ofSaint Anne'sHospital, Fall River, a medicaland residential home for peo~
pie with intermediate to endstages of HIV/ AIDS, will cele~brate World AIDS Day onDecember 1, 1996 during aHealing and R~membrance
Mass. Hope House is an ex~
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brance Mass is scheduled forSunday, December 1, at theSt. Pius XChurch at 2:00 p.m.in South Yarmouth. The Masswill be celebrated by BishopSean O'Malley, O.F.M., Cap.,Bishop of the Diocese of FallRiver.
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us that he has now experienced abirth into new and everlasting life."
A successor to Cardinal Bernardin in the presidency of thebishops' conference, Bishop Pillarecalled that his predecessor was askillful administrator who fulfilledhis duties with wisdom and prudence.
"He went about his duty with acalm and a serenity that inspiredpeace in others and which werethemselves inspired by his deepfaith in God and fidelity to thechurch," he said. "It ,was his voicethat time and again spoke thewords that brought debate to asuccessful and harmonious conclusion and restored a sense ofunity and common endeavor."
THREE CLASSMATES meet: Rev. John F. Moore, editor of The Anchor, talks withBishop Francis W. Irwin and Bishop John B. McCormack, both auxiliarie:s in the BostonArchdiocese, at the: recent National Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Washington,D.C. The three were in the same class at St. John's Seminary in Boston. (Kearns photo)
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Pope John Paul II expressed hisgreat sadness and said the churchhad lost a generous and devotedpastor.
President Clinton called Cardinal Bernardin "one of our nation'smost beloved men and one ofCatholicism's great leaders."
"Hillary and I loved and admiredCardinal Bernardin very. much,"said the president's statement,which made note of his phone callto the cardinal the day before .hedied. "Our conversation remindedme of the strength, grace and dignity with which he lived his life onearth and with which he preparedto leave this life for the next."
"Asl said in September when Ihad the honor of presenting Car-
'dinal Bernardin with the Medal ofFreedom, Cardinal Bernardin wasboth a remarkable man of Godand a man of the people," Clintonsaid.
Philadelphia Cardinal AnthonyJ ..Bevilacqua said in a statement,"I feel he will be particularly remembered as an icon of courage andpatience during his long terminalillness. We will neVf:r know howmany thousands of sick and suffering people he inspired by his holysubmission to God's wilL"
In August Cardinal Bernardinwas told that the pancreatic cancerdoctors removed a Yf:ar earlier wasrecurring in his liver .and was inoperable. After learning he likely hadonly a few months to live, Cardinal Bernardin corresponded, visitedand prayed with ailing people andtheir families from around thecountry.
Just a few days before he died,he sent a letter to the' SupremeCourt drawing on his own experience in facing death in telling thejustices that there "can be no suchthing as a 'right to assisted suicide.... This winter the court willconsider cases about physicianassisted suicide.
"How characteristic of this generous-hearted man that at 'a timewhen most of us would chooseprivacy, he chose to share even hisexperience of death in the hopethat it might serve our natIOn increating a better society," saidBoston Cardinal Bernard F. Law.
Bishop Pilla reminded peoplethat while "we who remain behind,experience a profound sense ofloss ... as believers in the resurrec-
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High Seholo)'The 'school's S'panish HonorSocii:ty,unde'~the directioll of itsmoderator'J oart Drobnis (N orthAttleboro) is' organizing a schoolwide volunteer effort at tWI) localAttleboro charitable sites. Studentswill be coliectjng food weekly andvolunteering at 51. Joseph's ChurchfO'od pantry' in Attleboro. Severalstudents 'will also be as!:istingweekly with the SI. Vince:nt dePaul clothing 'distribution i:enter.The students will help dislributeclothing and assist in the" interviewing process 'with the Spanishspeaking clients. .
Michelle Taylor's phys:.ologyclass heard a presentation 011 No\'.15from Margie King,a local regis
. tered physical therapist.
The school continuc<s to provide"visitation" days for inte;:estedeighth grade students. Thi:; pastweek the Guidance Departmenthosted the students from SI. Cecilia's School in Pawtucket. RhodeIsland.
Senior' Tatum Charron (Attleboro) daughter of Leo and SueCharron, was recently'announcedas the school's D.A. R. (Daughtersof the American Revolution) 1996Award Winner. Tatum demonstrated dependability, service, h:adership and patriotism io an outstanding degree. An honor rollstudent, she is the captain (If thegirls' volleyball, basketball andtennis teams. She is a vice president of the school's student council and was chairperson for thisyear Homl:coming weekend.
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.C(;nSec'ratio~ to the Di~ineWillOh adorable and Diyine Will,. behold me here before the
immensity.of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may opento me the doors· and mak~ me enter into'It to form my life all inYou, Divine Will. Therefore, oh'adorable Will, prostrate beforeYour Light, I, the least of all creatures,. put. myself into the littlegroup of th~ son,s and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT.'Prostrate in my nothingness,' I invoke Your Light and beg that It
. clothe me and eclipse all tl!at does not pertain to You, Divine 'Will. It will be my Life,' the center of :my intelligence, theenrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this hea'rt any longer. rwill cast ita\.V?lyfrom me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have asingular stren'gth and a' holiness that sanctifies 'all tl'iings andconducts them to God.
Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity,that They permit me to live in the dOister'of the .Divine Willand thus return in me the first order of creation, just as 'the .creature was created. '
Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Rat,take my !:land and in~roduce rile into tne Light of the DivineWill. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and willteach me to live in and·to maintain myself in the order and thebounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate mywhole being to Y01.lr Immaculate Heart. You will teach me thedoctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively toYour lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that theinfernal serpent dare not peRetrate into this sacred Eden toentice me and makeme fall into the maze of the human will.
Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Yourflames that tl}ey may burn me, consume me, and feed me toform in me the Life of the Divine Will.
Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You willkeep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again,that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God.
My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument thatdraws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.
, (In Honor of Luisa'piccarr?ta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will) .
AMONG STOPS the first lady of Portugal, Mrs. Maria Jose Ritta, made in the Fall Riverdiocese last week was one on Nov. 15 to visit Bishop Sean O'Malley. She and her entouragearrived at the bishop's residence escorted by securityand state police. FromJeft, Coronel Viana,military accessor; Dr. Rui Machete, president of tQe Luso-American Development Foundation; Doctora Gabriela Albergaria, consul of Portugal; Very Rev. He'nry S. Arruda, pastor ofOur Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, New Bedford; Mrs. 'Ritta; Bis.hop O'Malley; Graca AndresenGuimaraes, the wife of the Portuguese ambassador to'the United States; Msgr. George W.
. Coleman, vica~ general; D. Nuno' Botelho, accessQr .to the president of the republic; ,LuciaPiloto, lady in waiting; 'and Antonio Valdemar, representing the press of the Portuguese
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Mary Pat St. JeanDir.:ctor ofAdmissions .Weston Jesuit School of Theology3Phillips Place, Dept. Q3Cambridge. Mas~chusetts 02138-3-+95Phone: (617) -+92,1960Fax: (617) 492,5833
Open House Visiting Days9:00am-2:00pm on the following days:
Wednesday, December 4, 1996Wednesday. February 5,1997 .
Are you interesled in educalion for pr9!essionalministry in today's Cathol.ic Church?
_Programs Include:
Muster of DiVinityMaster ofTheologyMaster of Theological Studies .
Licentiate in Sacred TheologyContinuing fducation Programs includingthe Sabbatical Program
Madeline Pecora Nugent, SFO, executive director of Saints' Stories, Inc. and author of St. A nthony: Words ofFire, Life ofLight andPraying with Anthony ofPadua ~ill offer a book signing at Seek
and Find Catholic Book 'Shop, 763 PurchaseSt., New Bedford, (508) 990-1991.
Sat., Nov. 30Noon to 3p.m.This Christmas, give your childrenand loved ones inspiring 8xl0 inchstories of their own patron saints.Printed' on parchment like paperand personalized with theindividual's name, each is ready forframing. Thoroughly researched.
Readable. Affordable. All namesavailable
Other Catholic books, several in Portu·guese, and many othergift items are available.
Ms. Nugent is also available to speak about the saints for retreats or days ofrecollection. Information will be available at the book signing or by callingSaints' Stories, Inc., at (401) 849-S421.
Refreshments served
Find out about the personbehind St. Anthony of padua?
THE ANCHOR:...,.:.Diocese of· Fall River-'fri.: Nov. 22; 1996
selected a pumpkin at the pumpkin patch and then they were driventhrough the corn field. Some ofthe children had never seen cornactually growing on the stalk. Alsoamong stops were a new cranberrybog, the lake and the bee hiveswhere ,explanations about eachwere given. -
Back at the apple orchard thechildren Wl:re instructed on thepropel' way, to pick apples andwere allowed to bring some home-.
Chris Cote, Mark Bender, AlanBiszko, Louis Raposa.
Girls' Cross Country (CoachTom Botelho): letter winners AnneShort (MVP captain)"', Annie Pietraszek, Sarah McLaughlin, MaryBeth Nolan, Lauren Daley, KayChristiansen. '
Boys' Cross Country (CoachTom Botelho): letter winners MarcNormandin (M VP)... , Matt L'Heureux, Peter nernier, Shawn Donnelly, Pat Walsh, Joe Dacey, RyanLord, Jeremy Moreau.
Certificate winners Ingrid O'Reilly, Bill LeBlanc, Ben Pease, PatDunn, Tim Sullivan, Brian Kinsella, Sean O'Connor, Matt Marino.
Athletes of the Month for thefall sports season were TiffanyChapman, Marc Normandin, Kristen Gould, Lauren Daley, BrianDoherty.
Dressed in'their gym uniforms,seventh and third graders fromSt. Jamell-St. John school. accompani~d by ~ister Ba~bara,
Mrs. LaVIgne and Mrs. Damels setoff for Keith's OrChard in Acushnet.
Once at the farm. the group wasintroduced to Keith and Sue Santos, owners of the orchard. andwas invited to board a hay wagonpulled by a tractor for a three-miletrip around the fatm. Each student
A fi~ld trip to the orchard
Waghelstein, Caitlin Fennessey,Cara Lee Willi, K.C. McWatters,Megan Burns, EIt1na Berretto,Kristen Gould, Melissa Eslinger,Denise Raposa, Heather Pearson.Certificate winners (Coach Maurice Levesque): Jaime Ferreira(captain), Jen Jones (captain),Alison Coakley (captain), KayeBerube (captain), Andrea Carreiro,Chris Sarna, Kate Lowney, Lindsay Naragon, Morgan Buonanno,Kim Marcantonio, Sarah Chase,Kim Cordeiro, Jess Elinger, RachelCurrier.
Boys' Soccer (Coach DaveAudet): letter winners Paul D'Andrea (captain). Shane Fennessey(M VP).... Jon Ponte, Jose Pacheco,Evan Lowney, Brian Doherty, MattWeber, Andrew Gumkowski, GianiWaghelstein, John Hurley, JobHall, Chris Fagan, Garrett Seiple,Todd Collins, Michael Teixeira,Paul Wesling, Matt Boland, DanManning, Tom Brown, Chris Fontaine. Certificate winners (CoachJoe Rocha): Jeff Karam (captain).David Silvia (captain). Sam Nadeau(captain), Matt Cote, Mike Burns,Steve Fernandes, Chris Rodrigues,Jon Diamond, Matt 'Langevin,Brandon Mello, Kyle Armstrong,Michael Almeida, Ben Totushek,Aaron, Sylvia, Josh Neves, BenAlbritton, Matt Brocklehurst, BenTague, Todd Ardito, Michael Fasy,
Six Bishop Connolly HighSchool, Fall River, students fromthe Class of '96 have receivedawards from The C~llege Board.AP Scholar Awards were given toPamela L. Costa, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Robert Costa-of Swansea; Lauren Mauceri, daughter ofDr. Richard Mauceri of N. Dartmouth and Mrs. Marianne McLennan of Westport; Joseph McLaughlin, son of Attys. David & MaryAlice McLaughlin of New Bedford; and Angela Pacheco, daughter of Jose and Maria Pacheco ofFall River. AP Scholar with HonorAwards were granted to KeelinGarvey, daughter of Terence Garvey of FalI River and Mrs. Margaret Garvey of Swansea; andKenneth Marino, son of Mr. andMrs. Angelo Marino of Warren,RI.
The College Board is a nonprofit educational association serving students, schools, and colleges'through programs designed toexpand educational opportunity.AP Scholar Award is granted tostudents who achieve grades of 3or higher on three or more Advanced Placement examinationson full-year college-level courses.AP Scholar with Honor Award isgranted to students who achievegrades of 3 or higher on four ormore AP examinations on fullyear college-level courses, andwhose average AP exam grade isat least 3.25.
The following are: leiter and certificate winners for sports teams.An asterisk denotes Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star members.
YOUNG PEOPLE in the Religious Education program at St. Joseph's Church in Tauntoncelebrated the parish's IOOth anniversary by burying a time capsule. For the past year, studentshave collected postage stamps, novena booklets, medals, pictures and copies of the Anchor andthe Taunton Gazette to place in the capsule-along with personal notes telling a little aboutthemselves and their wishes for future generations; A memorial plaque was also placed to markthe spot.
CORRECTION
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For Persistenc.~
Almighty God, our 11Iopeand strength, without youwe falter, Help us to followChrist and to live according to your wilt We askthis through our Lord Jt~sus
Christ, your Son, ·who livesand reigns with you.and theHoly Spirit, one God, forever and ever.-Amen.
'ADVENT REFLECTIONS ,The Offices of Adult ar.:d Relig
ious Education will be presentingthree evenings and one mc'rning ofreflection and prayer De,;. 10 atCorpus Christi, Sandwich, '7-9 p.m.;Dec. II at Our Lady of Lourdes,Taunton. 7-9 p.m.; Dec. 12 at HolyName, New Bedford, 7-9 p.m.; andDec. 17 at St. Pius X, So. Yarmouth,10 a.m. - 12 noun. Lisa M. GulinowiU present "Mary, Mother "f Christand Mother to us AU" and DeaconBruce Bonneau wiU speak on "TheMessiah is Born" at each :meeting,which wiU co.nclu!1e with benl:diction.
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.·····.·.···6·. THE ANCHbR:",:,:,'Oioceseon;all'River~Fri::Not'22;'1996-' ··f~irs·normally·appear'in a parish's" CURSILL~' , . . . . ... ... .. . ... own bulletin, we are forced to limit The Cursillo Community ofSom-
""",""",""",-;-;:;-"---:""'=---;c-"~~~-""'-;:7"'--"" ,items to events of general interest. ers~tlSwansea will hold an UltreyaAlso, we do not normally.carry no- tOnight ~t ~:30 p.m. at St. John oftices of fundraising activities which God par~sh In Somerset. The witness
, speaker IS Dan Cesarz who t ..may be advertised at our regular " . . se 0PIC IS. StUdy and FormatIOn In our Lives."
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(508) 675-7151. .' SCHOOL ALUMNI. ~n Steering ~oints ite~s, ~R in- In an effort to join in the Orleans'dlcates ·Fall River, NB indicates Bicentennial Celebration 1997 Suzie'New Bedford. (Norgeot) Schwebach is c(j~.pilingST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB current names, addresses and phone
There will be a Day of Recollec- , numbers of students from the old St.
tion on Nov. 30 beginning a~ 9:30 ti~:~oo~e~;~rS~~~~~n~:u~~e;t~~~~a:m. and led by Father John Kllmar- or information write or call her cj 0tin, FD~. The event, sponsored by SJA, P.O. Box 336, Orleans, MAthe .Legl?n. of Mary Ne~ Bedford 02653 tel. 240-2652. Last week's Anchor advertisedCuna, wIll Include adoratIOn of the 'Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the ST. JULIE BILLIART the Fr. Justin J. Quinn ffiI~morialrosary and will end at3:30 p.m. The NO. DARTMOUTH ' basketball game, inviting alumnipublic is invited and those attending Annual Mass for deceased Ser- of the former Holy Name Highare asked to bring their lunchfs. rans will be celebrated at St. JulieLEGION OF MARY REUNION Billiart Church, No. Dartmouth on School. CorreCtly, it is the former
The Legion of Mary Annual Re- Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. Serra is an interna- Holy .Family High School.unionwill be held on Dec. I at 2 p.m. tional organization of Catholic wo- ._atSt. Casimir parish .in New Bed- me~ an~ men, who gather to grow in OFFICE OF AIDS MINISTRYford. Following recitation of the the~r faith together,.and have as their By participating in the Office ofrosa.ry, Legion of Mary Pravers and ~aln apostolate to pray for voca- S" CBenediction, there will be it social hons to the religious life and priest-· AID Ministry are Coupon Pro-.
h d gram, you can help remember thosegathering in the church hall. All are 00. who are less fortunate. The officeinvited and lunch will be served. OUR LADY OF VICTORY welcomes gift certificates fOJ super-
CENTERVILLE ' markets, pharmacies, departmentA mid-Cape Cursillo community stores, fast-food chains and recrea
information session will be held at tional activities. No amount is tooOur Lady of Victory religious edu- small. Information: tel. 674-5600,cation center on Nov. 24 at ! p.m: ext. 2295.Information: tel. 790-3528. FALL RIVER WIDOWED GROUP
A Mass ·for parents who haveexperienced the loss ofa child will be The fall River Widowed Groupoffered at the church Dec. I at 2 p.m. will meet Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. inthe St.Please bring the whole family. Refresh- Mary's School hall on Second St.,
Fall River. Tom Gagnon. a Fallments will be served in the parish River Gas Co. represenlative'will be~::~~ immediately following the the speaker. Information: Annette,
tel. 679-3278. .CAPE COD WIDOWED BIRTHRIGHT OF GREAl'ERSUPPORT. GROUP . FALL RIVER
There Will. be a meeting of the. Birthright of Greater Fall River. Cape Cod Widowed Support .Group has recently relocated to 310 Wilbur~t the lowe~ church, St. F;ancls ~~;O Ave., Swansea, b.ecause of severeJer, .Hyannls, on No~. 2 . fro~" . storm damage, losing everything bUIto 3:30 p.m. The t.OpiC Will be.. T~~ a storage of baby clothing. If youHohdays~HowWlllIGetThrough.- can help. call 675-1561 MondaysInformau0
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tel. 617-26 -5258. p. m. or Tuesdays and ThursdaysLaSALETTE SHRINE, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.ATTLEBORO CATHEDRAL CAMP
The last Coffee House evening for EAST FREETOWN '1996 will feature t,~e Boston-~~sed Thefollowingevents are sd.eduledgospel ensemble· Persuaded on at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown:Nov.· 23 at .6:30 p.m:. . YES retreat, Nov. 22-24; Young
There Will be a Heahng Service Adult retreat, Nov. 29-Dec.:I; CarNov. 2411:t 2 p.m. led b~ Fat.her Er- dinal Spellman High School(Brock-nest Corr.lve~u; MS, shnne director. ton) retreat, Dec. 3. .
All are inVited on Nov. 27, Thanksgiving eve, to bring bread and rollsto be served on Thanksgiving Dayfor a special Blessing of the Bread.
. As part of its Christmas Festivalof Lights, LaSalette will featureFather Timothy Goldrick's international collection of m'ore than 100nativity sets. Father Goldrick will beavailable to give a talk and tour ofthe sets ·by appointment on Dec. 5,12, and 19 between 3 and 4 p.m.Group'leaders (15-25 people) should
. make reservations with the shrineoffice at 222-5410. •
Father Goldrick will also give atalk on "Christmas Customs Aroundthe World" each Sunday in December at 1:30 p.m. in the shrine chapel.All are welcome. For 'informationon any LaSalette happening, call222~5410.
