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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE

2004 ^^^^^^^^^

HELPING HANDS

PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN

Bishops approve 2004 child sex abuse policy audits BY

CATHOLIC NEWS

Kathleen McChesney, ex-

SERVICE

—

DENVER

ecutive director of the bishops'

The

and Youth Prowhich conducts the audits, said the vote leaves enough time to do the 2004 Office of Child

U.S.

bishops have approved on-site audits this year of

all

tection,

U.S. dio-

and

Eastern-rite eparchies to monitor compliance with child sex abuse preceses

audits.

"Last year's audits began

vention policies.

The

at the

vote was 207-14 in

end of June. This leaves

us approximately the

same

favor with one abstention, ac-

amount of time," she

cording to a June 15 news reU.S. Conference of Catholic

hierarchy also diall-lay National Review Board to prepare, in con-

Bishops.

junction with the bishops'

lease issued in

The

said.

The

Denver by the

rected

its

Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual

vote was taken during

the bishops' June 14-19 closeddoor spring meeting, held this

Abuse, proposals for a study

year in a Denver suburb.

See AUDITS, page 12

Guiding Christ

Courtesy Photo bv Carol Rasmussen

Mark

Sinclair,

a parishioner of

St.

Aloysius Church

Hickory, helps repair a roof during the parish's

adult mission trip to western North Carolina June 6-11.

up homes, hope in western N.C. Parishioners build BY

THEA SINCLAIR

The Catholic News & Herald HICKORY While

Special to

—

many

Bishop Peter 3rocession '^aryfleld

Jugis carries the

on the

Chapel

monstrance during a eucharistic

10th anniversary of High Point June

perpetual adoration

For more on this story and

other Corpus Christ! coverage, please see pages 8-9.

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at St.

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first

Church

western borders of

Seventeen parishioners and Father Edward Sheridan, pastor, spent June 6-1

ing

people

who

Aloysius Church, helped organize the trip.

Ranging 75,

the

Clay

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS,

2000)

group

home of

POPULATION: 24,298

PER CAPITA INCOME:

members

—

worked in two teams one team installed vinyl siding on the

CHEROKEE COUNTY $19,193

age from 30 to

75-year-oId

assist-

INCOME STATISTICS (U.S.

ing," said Rev.

adult mission

the Diocese of Charlotte.

CLAY COUNTY POPULATION: 8,775

PER CAPITA INCOME:

$22,057

NORTH CAROLINA POPULATION: 8,049,313

and See MISSION, page 16

Watch

'A great devotion'

Culture

Parishioner endows funds for

Priests are happy, says book

Sc. Joseph

substandard hous-

such as Jamaica, Mexico and

trip to the Gerald Potka*

live in

sion trips to far-away places

hosted Br Rev, Mr.

who

Mr. Thomas Rasmussen, permanent deacon

parishes sponsor mis-

Africa, St. Aloysius

Photo

Cherokee counties. "You don't need to leave our state to find many people

PER CAPITA INCOME:

$27,308

Perspectives

Combating violence and

pom; Caring for refugees

Church

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The Catholic News & Herald

June 25, 2004

Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the world to your own baci^yard

human trafficking

in fighting ROME

—

(CNS)

Church and

DEPARTING PRAYERS

women religious' role

Conference lauds

The women

especially

Catholic religious

are playing a crucial role in the global

human

battle against

participants in a June

trafficking, said

human

7 conference spon-

was honored recently by the U.S. State Department for her work in the fight

international borders as cheap labor, sex

men

tionate

number of

dispropor-

victims are

and children, the organization

women

said.

ma-

Religious orders offer "spiritual, terial

and

human

support to victims of

social

whose psychological

trafficking,

and physical health has been jeopardized" by the experience, said Stefano Volpicelli of the organization's

Rome

bureau.

"Religious play an important role" in

exposing trafficking networks, protecting victims' rights and giving victims a way out of forced labor, Volpicelli said.

Diocesan, planner

against trafficking of sex workers, said religious felt uneasy talking about an issue that mostly affects women. "They don't feel they can get involved because they have ideas that this is a woman's problem," said Sister Bonetti. "But instead it is a man's prob-

lem, too

the Dover Ahr Force Base in

the remains of nearly

two chaplains serving the

Delaware.

800 people

the last 15 months, the

— most

them

U.S. soldiers

mortuary

facility

who died

Iraq.

"It's logical bishops' conferences or other faith-based religious structures should be involved" in the battle, said Sister Mary Ellen Dougherty, a School

Dame and project admin-

Sister of Notre

Migration and Refugee Services grant on human istrator for the U.S. bishops'

trafficking.

all

ASHEVILLE

VICARIATE

—

SWANNANOA

St.

DOVER AIR FORCE Del.

BASE,

(CNS) — Father Robert Cannon

confronts "the face of evil" every day as he prays over the remains of U.S.

military personnel being returned from Iraq and ministers to mortuary workers as they prepare those bodies for a final trip

Amid

home.

the horrific results of

that he sees, Father

Cannon

war

said he

maintains his mental and spiritual health by approaching his work "as

man

of faith." very easy for anyone to recoil fi-om the face of evil; I see the wounds of war as part of the reflection of the evil of our day and time," he said. "I confront that with prayer, with Scripture." a

"It is

The priest,

52,

a lieutenant colonel

and a reservist who was called to active duty 18 months ago. Father Cannon is the only Catholic chaplain at the base's Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Services, the Defense Department's only mortuary in the continental United States. The center handles remains of U.S. troops from around the world. Over the past 15 months most of those remains have come nearly 800 bodies from Iraq. While Father Cannon deals with death, he said his work has deepened his

—

re.spect for

—

life.

CHARLOTTE

VICARIATE

CHARLOTTE

commitment to welcome to join Perpetual Adoration Society. For details,

make

like to

a firm

adoration for one hour a week the

Kathleen at (704) 366-5 27 or e-mail Terri terridugan@earthlink.com.

call

CHARLOTTE — The Happy Timers of St. Ann Church meet the

first

Wednesday of each month

Sacrament is

Adoration of tlie Blessed offered in the chapel of St. Mat-

Saturday at 9 a.m. Adorers are needed, particularly during the hours of midnight-6 is

gift,"

said the priest, a con-

sultant to the U.S. Catholic bishops' pro-

'Tou understand how and how precious it is."

life office. life is

Father Cannon views as putting the spiritual

fleeting

his ministry

works of mercy

into action, especially the admonition to

pray for the living and the dead. He said it was his vocation to pray for those who have died. "And to pray for the families, that the Lord's peace and consolation will come upon them in their grieving, that they can find some consolation and some hope in the sacrifice that has been made for our country, for peace in the world," he said. Recently, Father Cannon's phone rang it was Base Operations, telling him that a plane with remains would arrive in 25 minutes. As he got up and prepared to start the cycle again, to board a plane and pray over the remains of dead soldiers, he of-

a.m.

For more information,

call

Charles and

Bernice Kish at (704) 8 46-7387.

HUNTERSVILLE forming a group

—

at St.

Elizabeth Ministry

Mark Church, 14740 offers

confidential, one-to-one contact, information,

women who have ex-

perienced miscarriage, stillbirth or early fant death. Please call 948-4.'587 for

Sandy Buck

in.-

at (704)

more information.

CHARLOTTE

— Fun and

GREENSBORO

classes are being offered at St. Gabriel

adult.'-

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO — Jim

McCuilough,

directoi

of faith formation of Our Lady of Grace Church

2205

W. Market

St., will

new way

present "Key

to tk

to read the Bible wit!

understanding. Classes will meet Tuesdays

p.m. in the library.

7-i

name, address and phone number with Maryat (336) 274-6520, ext. 33.

Ann DipPaola

GREENSBORO School 14,

— Notre Dame

Catholic Higi

Aug

planning an alumni reunion for

2004. For more information,

Schnyder

Fitness after

—

of gentle exercise promotes joint flexibility

F/<n«i" classes Wednesdays and Fridays,

—

Perpetual Adoration of the

nicholas.schnyder@bellsoutli.net.-

Immaculate Heart of Mar; HIGH POINT Church, 512 Montlieu Ave., offers free "Gentli

CHARLOTTE

333-3456 or e-mai

(336)

call Nichola;

Church, 3016 Providence Rd. This program

and muscle strength. Registration is not necessary. For more information, call Maureen Benfield at (704) 362-5047, ext. 221.

tot

p.m. in the

age 55 and older are welcome. For more information, call Charles Nesto at (704) 398-0879.

Scriptures," a

Stumptown Rd. Elizabeth Ministry comfort and healing for

parish activity center, 3635 Park Rd. All

—

until

"Life

Any

Gabriel Church, 30 16 Providence Rd.

who would Margaret Mary

thew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., each Friday following the 9 a.m. Mass

respect for life

members

parishioner interested in the Apostolate and ^

with a luncheon and prograin at

mortuary work deepens his

the clergy and laity in the Diocese of Charlotte

Church, 102 Andrew Place, offers Adoration oftlie Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday of each month following the 12 p.m. Mas.s with Benediction at 5 p.m. For information call (828) 686-8833,

Chaplain says military

beings

has taken

human

Blessed Sacrament is available for

PHOTO BY Don Blake, The Dialog

U.S. military

trafficking in

...

destro3Ting families," she said.

at St.

one

Eugenia Bonetti, who

Embassy to Holy See. Between 600,000 and 2 million people each year are smuggled across

ganization for Migration.

Father Robert Cannon

trafficking.

Italian Sister

sored by the U.S.

workers, child soldiers and organ donors, according to the International Or-

CNS

works with religious su-| periors in training nuns who alreadyl have had experience in social work and Volpicelli

2:30 p.m.

The

1:30!

classes are structured to the

'"'^

fit:

ness levels of seniors and anyone wanting low

impact aerobic workout. For more information Deana CoUis at (336) 885-7029.

call

—

—I

THE

Catholic NEW^ERALD KT-cwrc*- llvr> a

fered a final tribute.

an absolute honor and a sacred privilege to serve our men and women who are defending our freedoms, and to contribute a little something back to them for the freedoms I enjoy," he said. "To be able to worship freely in this "It is

country comes at a cost. I am grateful to those in the past and present who defend my freedom to worship freely."

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FROM THE VATICAN

Pope: God is refuge, especially in times of danger and fear VATICAN CITY

— God

(CNS)

with God," he

said.

blood.

general audience.

in St. Peter's Square.

on Psalm

June

which he said "ex-

46,

God

presses an indestructible faith in

who

and our strength, an ever-present help' in our distress." The psalm celebrates the city of Jerusalem as "the city of God, 'the holy place where the most high dwells,'" he said. It is God's presence there that reafour

'is

reflige

firms the psalmist's conviction that de-

any chaos or trouble, "Jerusalem

spite

not be disturbed;

'will

God

will help

it,'"

the pope said.

"Despite the turmoU which makes peoples shudder and kingdoms totter, the faithful find in Zion the peace and

come from communion

serenity that

ASHEBORO Winkler

—

Franciscan Father Jude

on Negative Gifts in\y 26 at 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. at St. .lo.seph Church, 512 will spyeak

W. Wainman St. We think of gifts as our talents, our best qualities and the best times, but more

our struggles, both those within ourand the difficult circumstances of our lives, that bring us closer to God. We learn to see these struggles as gifts and allow God to use even our weakness. Father Jude has written hundreds of articles and books on Sacred Scripture for adults and children. He conducts missions and retreats throughout the U.S. and Europe. Call (.S.'3f>) 629-022 or email often

it is

selves

stjoe@triad.rr.com for

more information.

With God, wars end in peace and "wartime instruments of death turn into tools for the development of mankind," he wrote. 'The Lord from his throne in Zion intervenes with great vigor against wars and establishes the peace that all people long for," the pope said. The Christian tradition then turns to Christ as "our peace and liberator from evil through his death and resurrection," the pope said. At the end of the audience, the pope gave his greetings in eight different languages and spent more than an hour offering his blessings to the long line of people who came to greet him.

CONCORD

will

— Sumimr Faith Formation

Catechesis in the

school building of St. Francis of Assisi Church,

S28-B Woodsway Ln.

NW.

There

will be

opportunity for discussion of the day's Go.spel. All are invited to share their thoughts.

information,

call

the

church

For more

office

MOORESVILLE

gram

Church, 720

St. .Joseph

gram

Pastoral Care Training pro-

be offered July 24, 10

will

a.m.-2:.'30

13th St.

p.m. at

The

pro-

designed to train parish volunteers to

provide pastoral care to the elderly in a variety of facilities. Volunteers will be exposed to the following concepts: parish ministry, eucharistic ministry, senior sensitivity and confidentiality/

compliance/consistency. Deadline for registrais July 20. Call Sandra Breakfield at (704) 370-3220 or Kathy Mott at (828) 322-2397 to

tion

SALISBURY

—

military.

each

St.,

in the

church

the first

office

Tuesday of

conference room,

more information, call Cathy (704) 636-6857 or Joan Kaczmarezyk

10-11 a.m. For

Yochim

at (704)

—

797-8405.

Episcopal calendar

Web site, voluntary unpaid blood donors offer the safest blood supplies as they have shown to be less likely to

mention

— an event organized

part by the

World Health Organiza-

the

tion, the International

carry potentially life-threatening viruses such as HIV and hepatitis.

Federation of

Cruz-ing toward Athens

p.m. at St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley

School Rd.

draw strength from

others'

call

Joy at (704) 664-3992.

and up

are invited to St. Therese Church, 217

Brawley School

Rd., the second Saturday of

month following the 5:30 Mass for .S'^nior Games Night, featuring games and a pot-

each

luck dinner. Call Barbara Daigler at (704)

662-9752

for details.

MOUNTAIN

HAYESVILLE

VICARIATE

— The

Cherokee and Catholics

conversation will continue July 20 at Immacu-

Heart of Mary Church, U.S. Highway 64 West. Tribal archeologist Russ Townsend late

will discuss the history of the

more information,

Cherokee. For

church (828) 837-2000 or (828) 389-3758. call the

CNS

Brazilian Olympian Joaquim Cruz poses with the Olympic torch atop Corcovado

Mountain WINSTON-SALEM

VICARIATE

CLEMMONS — Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., offers Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday. Exposition begins at 6 is

PHOTO FROM Reuters

office at

9 p.m.

front of Brazil's

famous "Christ the Redeemer" statue June 13

Rio de Janeiro. The Olympic torch relay

made

its

10th stop

the Brazilian city

while crossing through five continents en route to the 2004 summer games in Athens Aug. 13-29. Cruz won the gold medal in the 800-meter run at the 1984 Los Angeles games.

your parish or school sponsoring a free

event? Please submit notices for the Diocesan Planner at least 15 days the event date

In writing to

DIOCESAN REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING MINISTRY-RELATED SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR

prior to

Karen A. Evans at

Any

individual having actual

knowledge of or reasonable cause abuse is to immediately report the

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to

incident of ministry-related sexual

(704)370-3382.

Chancery.

The Chancery

will

then report the incident to the proper

individual reporting the incident to the

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in thefollowing events:

regarding the Chancery's 3.

June 27 Carolina Black Catholic Conference

Greensboro

special

marked World Blood

Donor Day

Mortfi

Support Group for

are

rosaries for the missions and the

The group meets

month

The pope made that June

World Blood Donor Day is meant pay tribute to the anonymous donors who give blood voluntarily and with no compensation. According to to

Our Lady Rosary Makers of

Sacred Heart Church, 128 N. Fulton

making cord

gesture of great moral and civic value," he said. "It's a gift for life." "May blood donors, to whom all are grateful, increase in every part of the world," he said. a

Have Lost a Child of any age meets the .second Monday of each month at 7

p.m. and Benediction

VICARIATE

SALISBURY

"Donating one's own blood voluntarily and without compensation

Parents IVho

SMOKY

—A

civic value."

(828) 75-1-5281.

NEWTON

At the end of his Angelus prayer June 13, the pope said blood donors perform an act of "great moral and

Discover how beautiful

MOORESVILLE — Seniors ages 55

be offered each Sunday, 10:20-10:50

A large majority of the world's people have no access to safe blood supplies, according to the World Blood Donor Day Web site. Of the millions of units of blood donated every year, 38 percent of them are collected in developing countries where more than 80 percent of the world population lives, it said.

experience of loss and grief For more infor-

VICARIATE

LENOIR

—

Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and world blood donor organizations.

God's plan for marriage really is! Natural Family Planning classes are being ofiered at St. James Church, 25 1 Union St., Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Learn a natural method that is just as effective as the Pill and is in accord with Catholic teaching. Contact Susan Chaney at (704) 720-0772 for more information or e-mail questions to sujo94@aol.com.

mation,

HICKORY

— Pope

read only a small portion

of his one-and-a-half-page catechesis to the more than 10,000 pilgrims gathered

The pope

(CNS)

urged people worldwide to give "a gift of life" and donate

always with us to help us, especially at times of great danger or fear, said Pope John Paul II at his weekly his catechesis

VATICAN CITY John Paul

The pope focused

Pope urges people to give 'gift of life' and donate blood

filing

This reporting requirement

July 5-8

make

Meeting of the bishops of the Atlanta province

Should an individual choose made to the Chancery.

Atlanta,

Ga.

a report to

civil

of the incident with

will

civil

suspect an

incident to the

authorities.

The

notified of the particulars

authorities.

not intended to supersede the right of an individual to

authority, but to

Chancery

make a

ensure proper, complete and timely reporting. report to

civil

authority,

a report

is still

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June 25, 2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE

NCCC presents service award to

Painting on Pentecost

Greensboro parishioner JOHNSON EXEMPLIFIES DIVERSITY, RICHNESS

and a justice,

OF COUNCIL

rich longing for justice

—

racial

economic justice, gender justice,"

said Reed.

GREENSBORO

—

The North

Carolina Council of Churches presented a distinguished service

Brown Johnson,

award

to Bridget

a parishioner of St. Paul

the Apostle Church.

Given in recognition of an excepand extended record of service to the council, the award was presented at the council's house of delegates' annual meeting in Greensboro. Johnson and fellow former council president Rev. Joseph Brown, pastor of the AME Zion Church in Wilmington, were honored with the award. "I'm glad that we can recognize Bridget and Joe together. They embody tional

many

of the diversities that contribute to

the richness of the N.C. Council of differences in church, race, Churches

—

gender, geography, even in leadership styles," said

George Reed, the

council's

executive director. in common a strong deep commitment to the

"They have personal

faith, a

CouncU's work for Christian wholeness.

Johnson served as president from 1999 to 2001. Her service included work with the Caring Program for Children, which was a precursor to the state's Health Choice program, and service on the Equal Rights Amendment Committee and on the advisory board for Jubilee. She worked for several years for Catholic Social Services in Greensboro.

Previous recipients of the award include Father

George

Kloster, pastor of

William Church in Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hayesville; and Christian Community Sister Evelyn Mattern, founder of the Diocese of Raleigh's Peace and Justice Department. The North Carolina Council of Churches is a statewide organization representing 15 Christian denominations and committed to the twin goals of ecumenism and social justice. More than 1.5 million North Carolinians are members of congregations under the St.

Council's umbrella.

A boy

Leading catechesis

patiently waits while his face

Courtesy Photo by Father Ioseph

Maq

painted at Asheboro's Frazier Park during

St.

Joseph Church's annual picnic May 30. Almost 650 people attended the parish's 7th annual bilingual Mass for Pentecost and picnic, which featured multicultura food, music, games and face painting. The event, designed to bring the Englishand Spanish-speaking cultures together, is staffed by the parish Knights of Columbus council, the Hispanic youth

group and other parish volunteers.

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2004

OUR SCHOOLS

Outstanding outside the classroom Charlotte Catholic students serve homeless, special-needs athletes KAREN A. EVANS

STAFF WRITER

—

CHARLOTTE

Students at

Charlotte Catholic High School spend hours in the classroom, on athletic fields and at extracurricular activi-

They

ties.

also spend hours helping

their fellow Charlotteans in a variety

of ways.

Throughout the winter months, work the first and second Tuesdays of each month at Charlotte's Emergency Winter Shelter. Since 1981, Emergency Winter Shelter (EWS) has operated from Destudents

cember through March, serving as the Uptown Men's Shelter on North Tryon St. As many as 1,400 men receive food and shelter at

overflow from the

the

EWS each

winter.

"The students

are our main workforce (of the volunteers ft-om St. Patrick Church)," said Dick Kelly, a paishioner of St. Patrick Church and volunteer at the shelter. "They have a ;trong Christian faith and devotion to his work." The students work serving food, 2ntering identification information into the computer for recording purposes, distributing blankets and other miscel-

SOAR campers and

whom

'These students should be praised their good work," he said. "Work-

hope

will

st satisfaction

been,

of my

ties

life."

work

the shelter, 75 students spent the

the

Charlotte.

back riding. Participants also enjoyed cheerleading, arts and crafts and bingo.

first

hree days of their summer vacation olunteering at the Special Olympics \thletic Retreat (Camp SOAR), held at he Jewish Community Center in south

A dance for athletes and volunteers con-

"harlotte June 9-11.

how

cluded the days'

The camp

also emphasizes that

fast

A Camp SOAR athlete and volunteer share an enthusiastic "high

sion of

the

Bob Bowler,

dream and

Special

vi-

Olympics

volunteer, coach and "jack-of-all-trades"

five" during the

three-day event designed to expose Special Olympics athletes to a variety of sports activities.

more than 20

for

years.

rismg senior. "All of our volunteers were terrific this year and the more than 50 students from Charlotte Catholic they not only had a great experience but were a credit to their school with the exemplary way they pitched in to do whatever needed to be done," said Al Tinson, media relations volunteer for Special Olympics Mecklenburg County.

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June 25, 2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE

'A great devotion' mental

Parishioner endows Rinds for St Joseph

"He

Church St. it

KEVIN

—

Many who knew Carpenter, a parishioner of St. Joseph Church in Newton before his death on June 4, 2003, adored him. "He was the last of the aristocracy," said Denny Schell, a fellow parishioner and friend.

Descendant of a pioneer family in Lincoln County, Carpenter had an-

who

participated in both the

Revolutionary and As such, the former professor in higher education had a great love of and respect for history he was ^ member of Sons of the Revolution, Sons of the Confederacy, Organization of American Historians and Catawba County Historical Association, Civil wars.

—

among

others.

Born

1924 and a lifelong bachelor. Carpenter converted to Catholicism at age 70 at an Easter Vigil Mass in 1994. It was then that his love of Catholicism truly began to blossom. "He had a great devotion to the Blessed Mother and the rosary," said in

Schell. It

was Carpenter who was

initiated

before

came

Collins, pastor.

"He was

a great

motivator, and he will definitely be missed because he made his presence

Charles Harold Carpenter was a self-described "true Southern gentleman."

cestors

monthly ro-

Joseph and even though he's gone, still continues today," said Father

Jim

MURRAY

EDITOR

NEWTON

in establishing a

sary service after the Sunday Mass.

instru-

BUYING a

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very known." Carpenter also served as a lay minister, a Prime Timer (seniors group) and as a greeter in the parish. "He took his role as greeter at St. Joseph very seriously," noted Schell. Carpenter also supported numerous Catholic organizations, including the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, the Legion of Christ in America, the Church of St. John in New York City, the Salesian Missions of the World and the Society of St. Jude (his patron saint). Carpenter's love of his church motivated him to continue assisting it after his death.

"In his will, he instructed that

$200,000 of his assets be used to set up a trust for the benefit of St. Joseph Church," said Schell, whom Carpenter named executor of his will. "The endowment was very generous," said Father Collins. "I never expected it. I was very surprised." "He lived in a humble home and drove a simple car," said Schell. "The only sign of his being well-to-do was his generosity."

The Alma Mae Hoover Carpenter and Charles Harold Carpenter Endowment Fund for the Benefit of St. Joseph Parish was soon established through the Foundation for the Diocese of Charlotte.

The endowment was named both Carpenter and his mother. Mae, who died in 1995.

after

Alma

The

endowment's name "was his way to honor his mother," said Schell. An endowment is a permanent

ENDOWMENTS AND PLANNED GIVING

fund placed in the diocesan foundation that earns income over time. The original amount is not spent, but the income can be used in a manner

tion or

stipulated in a person's estate plan or

cific

an endowment agreement, according to Jim Kelley, foundation director. Currently, the diocesan foundation has 118 endowments. in

The Carpenter endowment assist in the general,

addition to

a bequest in a will

—

which

you can stipulate that the diocesan founda-

named endowment receives a spe-

amount, a percentage of your estate,

or remainder after other bequests are filled

— there are

primary ways to

five other

donate an endowment to the diocese, according to Gina Rhodes, diocesan director

will

of planned giving.

non-budgeted

— —

needs of the parish, said Schell. "We hope to use proceeds from the endowment for things like repairs, maintenance or other non-budgeted items, or for outreach programs to help the community," said Father

They

are:

Gifts of cash, securities or real estate.

Gifts of life insurance,

which allow you to

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to give

an asset

outright.

you

You can

donate a paid policy that you already own or you can purchase a policy to donate.

Collins.

—

"Anyone from the parish can contribute to the endowment, and thereby continue to give perpetually to the needs of the parish," said Schell. The foundation is a non-profit organization established to provide endowments for the Diocese of Charlotte and its parishes, schools, agencies

Life

income arrangements, which allow

you to make a retaining

gift

during your lifetime while

and even increasing your income

from those assets for the remainder of your life.

These include trusts and charitable gift

annuities.

—

Gifts

from retirement plans, which you

can designate your endowment as the

and organizations.

re-

mainder beneficiary of an IRA, 401 K, or

People in the diocese are giving not only of their current income, said Kelley, but more and more people are taking another step in stewardship by giving their cumulative assets to take care of the church. Carpenter's endowment will continue to take care of St. Joseph Church for a long time to come. "He left his mark on the church, and we will not be able to forget him," said Father Collins.

annuity to receive what

is left in

your retire-

ment plan after your death.

—

Agift of life estate in real property, which

allows you to enjoy your home or vacation

property during your lifetime, while giving

you the satisfaction of knowing your church will

benefit from the

learn

gift

giving or to set

after your death.

about

planned

up an endowment, callJim

Kelley at (704) 370-3301 or e-mail jkkelley@charlottediocese.org, or Gina

Rhodes

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STAFF WRITER

the

be translated into a major

mo-

Like the previous two

member," 'The Notebook"

they begin the kind

an endear-

a very simple

—

see Noah, the teen-agers argue over whether they are right for each other or

the

heart-wrenching scene shows Allie rushing to the lumberyard to see Noah, only to learn that he is not there. Later, a heartbroken

drives into

Allie tries to forget

Noah by im-

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film.

instantly

McAdams), spending the summer in Seabrook. When they meet at a carnival

attracted to Allie (Rachel is

Noah. Seven years

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choice

—

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faced with a

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man who

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McAdams

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to film. Gosling

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from

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young

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17-year-

Equally

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the 21st century

it is

not different from realistic for

to look for a love story like Allie's in their

own

people

Noah and

lives.

"People have changed less than people think they have," he

said.

Sparks said his Catholic faith affects his writing in a number of ways. "It impacts the things I will write

and the things

I won't write," he said. "I won't write stories of adultery or stories I think are wrong an older man ...

—

and a young girl, for instance." "If I do include a love scene, it's very tame," Sparks said. 'There is always a sense that the couple is going to end up together."

an entirely different me"There are certain things that, although I could try to capture them with words on pa-

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Rowlands, as well as Joan Allen and Sam Shepard as Allie's mother and Noah's

per, they're not quite

father.

resonate as well as any picture could."

strong enough to

everlasting, unconditional love, says

The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are

Sparks.

strongly cautioned.

Ultimately,

now-

deserted home.

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who

Noah

the locked gate of the Hamiltons'

present. Garner's character narrates this

just a

ton.

—

Noah (Ryan Gosling)

summer romance. Before Noah and Allie can reconcile, Hamiltons return home to Charles-

if it is

fill

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with the

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and Noah and Allie seem destined for a happy ending. Allies parents and World War II step in, however, and drive the young surf

tic

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phone interview.

court-

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unlike Noah,

in a

ily

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'"The Notebook'

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Perspectives

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

Only Christ fulfills humanity's thirst for justice, truth,

Caught in a cyclone In September 1989,

was

I thought I was going to have an easy couple of days because I was sent to Charleston, S.C. The storm was projected to make landfall

hurricane.

little

BY CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

a tele-

vision reporter assigned to cover a

farther north.

Catholics

VATICAN CITY

would

re-

the Media

found myself out of doors, trying to find my hotel after a failed attempt at doing a live report for my station. I had just crossed Market Street in the heart of Charleston and thought my hotel was a few feet to my right. The hotel was hard to find bethere was no cause I couldn't see electricity and it was pitch black. Because of the wind, the rain was falling horizontally and pummeling my eyes shut. No matter what direction I turned, I could not open them wide

—

to orient myself I was helpcaught up in something that overwhelmed me. I thought of that terrible night

enough

lessly

when

was introduced to an information campaign of the U.S. Conrecently

ference of Catholic Bishops called "Re-

—

newing the Mind of the Media" the topic of this year's campaign is pornography and violence in the media. Thanks to things like cable television and the Internet, America is being overwhelmed with violent and pornographic images. We are surrounded, pounded and shocked to numbness on a daily basis- by mediadelivered images of sex, sex and more sex. Like the hurricane, the images come at us from every direction network television presents images of hotel heiress Paris Hilton mockingly seducing a boy; "Sex and the City," a raunchy HBO show, is celebrated as it moves to a more widely available

—

of cable TV. These examples are the rule, not the exception. The development of the tier

Internet and cable television are the

two horns on

Satan that have the back alleys of America to its living rooms. Remember the day of the seedy "adult" bookstore? Cesspools of crime and perversion, they were raided regularly by police who donned rubber gloves to remove videotapes and magazines while leading small-time this

moved pornography from

owners away

The

in handcuffs.

most part are gone. But pornography is far more pervasive than it ever was. Why do we have fewer porn shops but more pornography? Because our country is stores, for the

all

cul-

Speaks

can fully satisfy those needs, said Pope John Paul II.

DAVID HAINS

"All the nations will

come and

POPE

JOHN PAUL

worship before the Lord" to recognize his "righteous acts or rather the inter-

throughout history of staunching evil and praising good," the pope said at his June 23 general

ventions

ster

—

The Pope

Justice,

tures and religions, but only Christ

Guest Columnist

But Hurricane Hugo was a monCategory 4 storm. It would hammer both Charleston and me before heading inland. Around 11:30 p.m., the worst winds of the storm came ashore 140 miles per hour and I unfortunately

—

truth and love are desired by

wind, a couple

of nights in a hotel and turn home.

pope says

woven with

the wires of cable and the

Internet and

now sprayed with

wireless access that puts the images

of violence and porn at our fingertips

on computers and TVs, anytime we get bored with surfing the 150 or so other channels. How far down this slippery slope

have we gone? The touchstone of modern porn is the magazine "Hustler." Larry Flynt, the magazine's publisher, once said in an interview that the kind of images that were appearing in his magazine in 1974 could now be found on network TV. Whom do we blame? AOL TimeWarner, AT&T and General Motors are a few of the companies that built the cable, Internet and satellite infrastructure that delivers this garbage. Should the CEOs of these corporations,

who make

audience.

Some 8,000 pilgrims from all over the world packed into the Paul VI audience hall, where the weekly audience is held during Rome's hot summer months. The pope focused his catechesis on Chapter 15 of the Book of Revelation.

said the book's canticle

was

"beautiful" in its "universal breath of

religiousness and hope."

The

chapter speaks of the seven plagues through which "God's fury is accomplished." The pope said last

the plagues symbolize "a judgment upon evil, oppression and violence in the world."

"For this reason it is also a sign of hope for the righteous" who are "the

who stand before the of God," he said. Having conquered the beast, the enemy of God, the chosen ones raise up to the Lord a hymn of praise, the

just of this earth risen

Lamb

pope said. "True prayer, in fact, other than asking for something, is also praise, thanks, a blessing, celebration, a profession of faith in the Lord who saves," he said.

COMING TO AMERICA

millions in profits

from porn, be dragged away

in handbookstore owners? It's tempting to point a finger of blame, but first maybe we should look at ourselves. How much porn is in our lives because it is just so easy, so convenient and so private? How often do we breeze by designer clothing ads that debase women and

cuffs like the adult

young

girls?

The "Renewing

the

Mind

of the

Media" campaign is a good place to start. Check out the video and other information at www.renewingmedia.org and consider signing the pledge. No one can stop the force of nature that is a hurricane, and I was lucky the night I was trapped by

Hugo to find the shelter of my hotel. Thankfully, there are things we can do to stop the twisted cyclone of violence and pornography that comes at can stop us from every direction. watching TV shows and avoid offensive, pornographic Web sites. can write the sponsors and the above-

Foreign-born residents States or

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ASK THE BISHOP

mentioned mega-corporations and tell them to stop spreading smut. Yes, you may feel like a candle in the wind, but given time a positive,

prayerful force that is an example of the Lord's love will prevail. The alternative, to simply live with these sad

images that confront us on a daily basis,

simply unacceptable.

David Hains

tionsfor the Diocese

director

of communica-

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June 25,

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2004

Care of refugees According to U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers, there are 17.1 million refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced per-

Though

sons worldwide.

this

number

—a

those

22 percent

Guest

Column

peace has (e.g.

come

JOEPURELLO

than three years

less

ago. Part of the decrease

that relative

Director, Office of

& Peace

Justice

to once war-torn areas

may

appear as just a

what seems to be an endless, unsolvable problem; yet Lubbers recently stated that the decrease represtatistic in

sents for

more than 4

million people "the

end of long years in exile and the start of a new life with renewed hope for the

(June 20) was "A Place to Call Home." It honors both the considerable efforts

improve some pressing refugee

situ-

ations (such as the lengthy ordeal of the

Sudanese "Lost Boys," many of whom have found a new home in North Carolina) and challenges wealthier nations that much work is left to be done to aid refugees seeking "a place to call home." After Sept. 1 1, 2001, refugee admissions into the United States and other nations slowed dramatically, with U.S. admissions falling fi-om approximately 70,000 per year to fewer than 30,000 per year. This drop is one of Sept. 1 1's terrible aftereffects, as tens of thousands of refugees in camps throughout the \v orld saw their dreams of finding a new home crushed as the United States and other governments grew more cautious

whom

they admitted.

While our government

bound by

the 1951 U.N. Convention Relating to tlie Status of Refugees to assist refugees,

communi-

faith

ties receives inspiration to

care for refu-

gees fi-om a standard higher than any

The

international agreement.

dignity

and value of people transcends any governmental policy, for all people are created in the likeness of God.

The prophets

The theme of World Refugee Day

about

work of

the non-profit

future."

—

you do

"as

to these

shared with bishop a biessing Guest

by the Diocese of Charlotte.

and refugees are returning home. decrease

suffer

resettlement services in the area served

Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Balkans)

The

who

ones QanawimJ you do unto me." The Catholic Church resettles nearly one-fourth of all refugees admitted to the United States each year, a ministry offered regardless of the race, nationality or religion of the refijgee. The Refugee Resettlement Office (PIRO) of Catholic Social Services is the largest provider of ref ugee little

reveals a horrendous level of suffering, it

Moment

faith-based response

of the

Hebrew

Scrip-

tures call the people of Israel to care for

—

the "anawim"

ing the

Hebrew word mean-

ones," or those without

"little

power. Traditionally, "anawim" is used to identify "the widow, the orphan and the stranger."

That the Hebrew people were once strangers in foreign lands

used as a and the

teaching point by Moses

who

prophets: "You shall treat the alien resides with

you no

differently than the

natives born

among

you; have the

love for

him

were once

as yourself; for

Over the past two "years, the RRO has resettled more than 300 Montagnard refugees from Vietnam. This summer, the RRO is preparing to receive more than 100 Hmong refugees from Laos and an additional 1 10 Bantu refugees from Somalia (51 Bantu refugees have already arrived). Some of these refugees have only known life in camps circled by barbed wire, even raising families in confinement.

remember refugees in your and especially consider prayers for the Montagnard, Hmong Please

same you too

vicariate

WANT TO HELP?

parable of the Good Samaritan teaches us to reach out in kindness to those not of our land. The Holy FamUy, seeking safety in Egypt

need

newcomers to

different types of as-

sistance: furniture, household items, food

employment opportunities efits.

Those interested

that offer ben-

attended the ordination

Mass

Jugis in Charlotte in

to speak to the bishop,

and he very kindly talked to me for several minutes. I told him about my mom, Razia Anthony, who converted fi-om Islam to Catholicism and sacrificed a lot for her faith. My mom is ailing and is in a nursing home, and I requested the bishop pray for her.

making financial

listened very

name and

attentively and asked for her

or other types of donations, or willing to

assured offer volunteer assistance, please contact

of his prayers.

After a confirmation

the Refugee Resettlement Office at (704) 370-

our eternal

how we

will

vouchers, English language training and

King Herod's wrath, knew firsthand the fear and struggles of those fleeing for their lives and what it meant to depend on the kindness of strangers. determined by

addition to your prayers,

our diocese

to escape

fate will be

three decades.

and Bantu refugees currently resettling in our diocese. May our prayers help us to see in the struggles of our refugee brothers and sisters the struggles of the Holy Fainily fleeing to Egypt.

25, Jesus says

am a parishioner of St. John Bapde La Salle Church in North Wilkesboro and have been for more than I

tist

October 2003, and our vicariate Mass in Boone with the bishop in November 2003. Both the ordination and vicariate Masses were spiritually uplifting experiences for me and they strengthened my faith in the Catholic Church. I requested a few minutes after the

19:33-34)

Matthew

ANTHONY Guest Columnist

of Bishop Peter

The Gospel

VERONICA

prayers,

aliens in the land of Egypt."

(Leviticus

Column

Mass

at St.

John Baptist de La Salle Church June 9, 2004, I saw Bishop Jugis and he asked me about my mom. I do not have the words to express my happiness and

3283 or (704) 370-3277.

treat

pleasant surprise that the bishop re-

The crowning of Maiy A

local Catholic high school

Question

parents want to observe with the students.

her words in the Magnificat, "From now on will all ages call me blessed; the Mighty One has done great

The head of the

things for me, and holy

embroiled over a

Middle Ages adoration of is

the

to entice nonbelievers into

Mary and

was denounced

What

religion department ob-

ceremony started

jects that this

May crowning that some

that this ritual

at Vatican Council

II.

the church's position? Is

there a reason not to

have them?

(New

York) A.

realize this response will not

reach you during May, but I have no idea why this woman would think

Vatican

"denounced"

May

crowning

ceremonies. Just the opposite. If it is a form of devotion to the mother of Christ that enhances honor for him, the rite is encouraged.

The Council of Ephesus (431) defended the teaching that Mary is the Mother of God, not first to honor Mary but to clarify Catholic belief that Jesus is one (divine) person with two natures, human and divine. Following this council. Catholic honor of Mary increa.sed greatly, a fact which the church generally saw as ful-

filling

Through of devotion to

his

Our Lady tended

DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

to cloud

the vital distinction between her role and

Some

FATHER JOHN

name."

the centuries certain forms

the role of her Son.

Corner

prayers

peared, for example, seeming to place her on an equal footing with Jesus as redeemer of the world. So it is true that Vatican II told theologians and preachers to be alert to treat correctly the unique dignity of the Mother of God. They should,

—

unfounded.

The concept

ap-.

Mary

Queen

Mother, a prestigious title often given to the mother of a king in ancient times to signify her particular influence with her

son, has

good

scriptural

roots. (See, for example,

and traditional

Solomon and

his

mother Bathsheba.)

The

membered her, despite the fact that he meets thousands of people in the Diocese of Charlotte. After the confirmation reception. Bishop Jugis visited my mom at the nursing home in Wilkesboro. He prayed the rosary and gave her the most holy blessing. I deeply appreciate that Bishop Jugis took time from his busy schedule to make an unplanned visit to bless my mom we are very fortunate to have had this unique experience. The director of nursing commented that this was the first time a bishop had visited the nursing home.

church, of course, has a feast of

later shared

experience with

John Baptist de La Salle Church before the Saturday Mass. They thanked me for narrarating this story; one parishioner commented that it renewed his faith in the Diocese of Charparishioners of

St.

said the council, "equally avoid the

the Queenship of Mary, celebrated riow

of exaggeration on the one hand, and the excess of narrowmindedness on the other" (Constitution on the Church, No. 67).

on Aug. 22. There is no need, therefore, to see May crownings as anything more than a legitimate form of paraliturgical prayer, a way of appropriately honoring the mother of Jesus. Almost any devotions, from the Sta-

Jugis' piety, meekness, humility

the church through the centuries, since

tions of the Cross to novenas, can be

simplicity, will interminably be

abused, distorted or misunderstood. But

ded in my mind. I will never forget Bishop Jugis and will always remember him in my prayers. God bless Bishop Jugis, now and

falsity

It insists,

however, that traditional

practices and exerci.ses of devotion to-

ward her be

treasured, as approved

"Mary shines forth on earth as a sign of sure hope and solace for the pilgrim people of God" (No. 68). ...

problem with Mary beor crowned as, queen, that too

If there's a

ing called,

that

only a reason to be thoughtful and

careful that these celebrations

fit

within

authentic Catholic tradition and teaching. It is

not a reason to forbid them.

lotte. I

regretted not having a camera to

capture the image of the bishop blessing

84-year-old mother, but

sure

the spiritual image, as well as Bishop

always.

and embed-

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June 25, 2004 4

LIVING

THE FAITH

homes

Parishioners build hope,

Ad Altare Dei emblems

above agenand projects undertaken in some of the poorest counties of North Carolina. The group shared their experiences during a prayer reflection on the last workday of the trip. Many felt they had collaborative efforts of the

MISSION, from page 1

cies

widow; the other team stained and sealed a wheelchair ramp and installed a new roof on the home of an 84-year-old widow.

The

group's efforts were inspired by

the youth of

St.

Aloysius Church,

have made mission

who

trips for the past five

summers. The adult group wanted to stay in North Carolina, and Father George Pvloster, pastor of St. William Church in Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hayesville, recommended the Hinton Rural Life Center

a loving legacy in the

left

were

rehabilitated

and the

homes

lives

that

of their

inhabitants. "I got so much more out of this week than I gave," said parishioner Carol Rasmussen.

"It

was a

privilege to be literally the

hands, feet and eyes of Jesus in service to others," said parishioner "I

Mark

Sinclair.

believe that these mission trips

are a wonderful opportunity for urban

in Hayesville.

mission agency of the United Methodist Church, the center is a resource and advocate for rural and smaller membership churches in the Southeast. For 10 weeks of the summer, adult and youth groups come to the center to repair 80 to 90 houses in Clay and Cherokee counties in North Carolina and Union

Towns County in Tennessee. The Office of Economic Opportuprogram of the diocesan Catholic and Peace, partners with the center on a number of grants and projects. The St. Aloysius Church group became more aware of the economic problems in western North Carolina. During the trip, they met with Joan Furst, program director of the Office of Economic nity, a

what the

Catholics in our diocese to see

Catholic Church

doing in Appalachia,"

said Furst.

"We hope

that Catholics from will continue to visit this beautiful region and volunteer their time serving others," she said. 'There is

much

done

After two years of study, five Catholic

these poverty

McDonald, Altare Dei

to be

hours are so very much appreciated by the people out here."

Boy Scouts from St. Aloysius Church in Hickory at Mass May 22. Pictured above are: Matthew Corsi, Miles Dunning, Max Karaffa and Peter McAnulty. The Ad

received their Ad Altare Dei

stricken counties and the volunteers'

Social Services' Office of Justice

Opportunity; Father Kloster; and a cenand learned about the

Courtesy Photo

around the diocese

Phillip

emblems

(to the altar of God) program, developed by the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, helps Catholic Scouts develop a fully Christian way of life in a faith community. Dick McDonald, adult Scout leader and parishioner at St.

Aloysius Church, served as counselor for the program that

Thea Sinclair

a parishioner of St. Aloysius Church in Hickory. Staff Writer is

Karen A. Evans contributed

to this story.

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