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Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of
God. Just as
everyone ing
in
my own
1
diaconate set to expand diocesan
please
try to
benefit but that of the
many, that they
may be saved. Be
me, as
imitators of
I
every way, not seek-
am
I
Corinthians 10:31,33—11:1
FEBRUARY 14,
prison ministry
of Christ.
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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2003
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USCCB takes steps
celebrates
to protect children
Africari'American culture
Workshops, policies aimed to help create
OLCand OLA pull together for Black History Month
safe environment* By KEVIN
MURRAY
E.
Acting Editor
The Ad Hoc Committee
on Sexual Abuse will conduct a series of workshops throughout the country later this year.
The workshops
will assist
dioceses in implementing the
"The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People," developed by the ad hoc committee and approved by the full body of the
US.
Catholic Conference of
(USCCB)
Bishops
in its
Novem-
ber 2002 general meeting
Implementation of the "Es-
Norms
sential
for
Diocesan/
Dealing with
Eparchial Policies
PHOTOS BY KAREN
A.
require that
each diocese have a written policy on the sexual abuse of minors by priests and deacons, as well as by other church personnel.
Each diocese must file a copy of its policy with the USCCB by June 1, which is within three months of the effecof the norms.
tive date
The
Office of Child and Youth Protection (OCYP), established by the charter, will help conduct the workshops
scheduled for April, May and June of this year. Audits to en-
Abuse of
Allegations of Sexual
The norms
shops.
November,
in
be covered in the work-
will also
—
WASHINGTON U.S. bishop's
Minors," adopted
See WORKSHOPS, page 8
Vatican OKs Harry Potter
EVANS
Rome, local opinion says boy wizard hot evil'
Our Lady ofConsola tion parishioners lead the Harambee Mass a t Our Lady of
processional at a
the Assumption Church.
The Mass was celebrated
as part ofBlack History Month for the students
By KEVIN
Vatican
Pictured left, 9/1 1 survivor Victoria Lockhart
selling
performs during the Harambee Mass.
By
KAREN
A.
EVANS
Staff Writer
—
CHARLOTTE woman dances
dressed
down
all
in
the aisle
Lady of the Assumption Church. In front of the
altar,
she continues her joyous dance. Thus begins the Harambee-influenced Mass presented for the students of
Our Lady of
the Assumption
films are not evil; instead, they
story,
are fdled themes.
page 8
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Christian
the woods,
by stealing away into Plummer ex-
ing the release of a Vatican document on the New Age
narrated the Harambee procession. Harambee, a Swahili term meaning "pull-
plained.
movement.
ing together," refers to the desire to bring a diverse group of people together as one congregation.
side
in traditional
Af-
in secret
Once
the woods, an iron pot would be turned upin
down on
slaves
the altar, and
would pray
into
it
so
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boy wizard was brought up because strains of the New Age movement promote magic and the
of the
body ...PAGE
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CNS
page document entitled "Jesus
photo from
Warner Bros.
Christ the Bearer of the
fictional
occult, according to the 93-
See HARAMBEE, page 8
Speaker relays theology
U
with
practiced their Christian faith
American slaves were forbidden to worship, so they
6.
rican costume,
1000-665^ ON TIIH 0C68 ao
the best-
officials said
Harry Potter books and
Our Lady of Consolation Church (OLC) parishioner Robin Plummer
Dressed
white of Our
—
"I see absolutely no problem with Harry Potter," said Father Peter Fleetwood at a Feb. 3 press conference mark-
School Feb.
A
MURRAY
VATICAN CITY
Our Lady ofthe Assumption School.
See accompanying
E.
Acting Editor
of
of
Life:
on the "I
A
Water
Christian Reflection
New Age." don't think any of us the imagi-
grew up without
See POTTER, page 14
Parishioners spend a
Sister of St. Joseph
day with
sees ministry as great
St. Paul's
adventure
letters ...PAGE
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