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Vatican newspaper:

Schiavo condemned to 'an atrocious death'

Bishop, priests

SCHIAVO BEING PUNISHED FOR BEING 'USELESS,' SAYS EDITORIAL

rededicate to ministry during

chrism Mass

CAROL GLATZ

by

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE by

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

CHARLOTTE

—

demned

Priests

Christ's people, said Bishop PeJ.

Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservotore

Jugis.

"Whether

Romano in its March 23 edition.

A judge in the United States

a priest is cel-

ebrating the sacraments, or teaching in a classroom, he is in all

"has decided that Terri's

time condemning the

around him, and they hear him and respond as %he feeds them on the Word of Life and the sacraments," said Bishop Jugis.

The bishop offered these words during the chrism Mass, Christ's flock

is

woman

to

an atrocious death: death by starvation and thirst," the paper said .

The paper gave

reaction

its

to the case of the severely brain-

damaged Florida woman

in a

front-page editorial.

Schiavo, 41,

one of the Church's most solemn St.

life

not worth living, at the same

of those instances gathering

Masses, at

to die "an atrocious

death" in a society that is "incapable of appreciating and defending the gift of life," said the

must be willing to sacrifice in order to be good shepherds of ter

— Terri

VATICAN CITY

Schindler Schiavo has been con-

EDITOR

who

has been

Patrick Cathedral

See SCHIAVO, page 4

March

22. During the annual Mass, priests rededicate them-

selves to their priestly ministry,

and the bishop blesses the

oils to

Photo by Kevin

Bishop Peter Cathedral

in

J.

E.

Murray

oil during the chrism Mass at St. Patrick Deacon Carlos Medina, permanent deacon at St.

Jugis prays the prayer of blessing for the chrism

Charlotte March 22. Pictured (from

left):

Patrick Cathedral; Bishop Jugis; seminarian Paul McNulty; Oblate Father Joseph Zuschmidt (background),

See CHRISM, page 5

pastor of Queen of the Apostles Church

in

As opinions shift, church campaigns

Belmont; and Father Christopher Roux, master of ceremonies.

against death

Lending a helping

penalty Execution

moratorium called

Hand to Hand

for in

Ministry one ofmany programs highlighted

by

HQ

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

EDITOR

during CSS Awareness by

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—

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Parish Profile '

—

North Carolina lawmakers were

March 25, 2005

The Catholic News & Herald

2

Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

CRS

collects $ 1 2 1 million in

tsunami aid

BALTIMORE (CNS) — Catholic Re-

lief Services,

ARMED WITH

FAITH

relief

the U.S. bishops' overseas

and development agency based

in

Baltimore, has collected $121 million for

tsunami relief operations as of March 1 6, said Elizabeth Griffin, CRS media

natural disaster.

A

relations director.

Griffin said that the

tsumani contributions

amount of

will continue to rise

many dioceses still have not reported how much money they have collected. The Diocese of Charlotte raised more as

is developing because in poor village of fishermen unaffected by the tsunamis -is not getting help, but a nearby resort village where the people are better off economi-

disparity

some areas

cally

a

getting aid because

is

it

was

hit in

the disaster, she said.

than $420,000.

The sum

educate donors to send contributions that are not earmarked for tsunami relief so that other programs can be developed in the tsunami-stricken countries for chronically poor villages spared by the

collected so far

means CRS

can extend its programs in the disaster areas as the amount exceeds the agency's $80 million program commit-

ment, said Griffin.

17 issue of The Chronicle

The March

of Philanthropy listed CRS as- the U.S. charity that has collected the second highest amount for tsunami relief programs.

CRS

still accepting money eartsunami relief but stopped actively soliciting tsunami funds at the beginning of February, she said.

The Dec. 26 tsunamis left hundreds of

marked

is

for

thousands homeless in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Maldives, Bangladesh and

More

East Africa.

than 170,000 people j

Listed

first

was the American Red Cross.

Griffin said that

CRS is now trying to

—Diocesa planner n.

ALBEMARLE

BISCOE

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Lance

Douglas Curl

Cpl.

Jr.

during a

Marine

Camp Fallujah, Iraq. Pace other Marines who were wounded in

visit earlier this

presented the Purple Heart to Curl and several

Staff, talks with

USMC

of Guido Farrinaro

sent to Vietnam in 1968 and put in

on the desk

mand

still sits

gon

office.

"He was the something that

I

man

first

killed

doing

asked be done," said the

four-star general, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

He is the secondman in the nation.

highest-ranking military

The

not only a reminder of Farrinaro, but of all those who have died under his command while photo, he said,

is

serving their country.

It also

reminds him to act

his Catholic faith requires

him

ways act and

in

to

moral lessons imparted to him by the nuns who taught him.

"I struggled real hard not to lash out and be vindictive" after Farrinaro's death in Vietnam, Pace said. "That would have been counter to what the nuns taught me. I can't imagine how I would live with myself had I succumbed to something

recalls the

contrary to what they taught me."

The School Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, who staffed his boy-

Bogota, N.J., taught him morals that "are my anchor and the time to hold onto that anchor is the time you

hood parish

in

are least prepared to do so."

After joining the Marines, Pace was

of a

rifle

CHARLOTTE — St. Thomas Aquinas Church,

CHARLOTTE — As com-

heavy casualties.

His time in Vietnam, he said, "drew me closer to God. The most memorable Masses I ever attended were in the field, with bomb craters as gathering places and artillery crates as an altar."

Pace said his Catholic faith and belief in God are fundamental to what he does today.

"Without God, you could start to believe that the power you have belongs to you," he said. "It does not belong to you. It belongs to God and you borrow it.

"As a general you can do good things, you can use your power to make things right. When you report to the next life, you had better be able to report that you used your power to serve the

to schedule an at (704)

370-

www.ncdonor.com.

visit

—

Theology on Tap will meet at

Road Shopping Center, 4267 Park Rd; Tuesdays in April, at 6:30 p.m. The theme for the sessions will be "Uncorking the Truth About God, Sex, and the Sanctity of Life" and will feature Father Timothy Reid, Cindy Brown, Dr. Matt Harrison and Abbott Placid Solari as speakers. For more information, contact Pepperoni's Pizza in Park

Catrina

Conway

CHARLOTTE

632-8620.

at (704)

— Al Barbarino and Father Gio

more

a ministry to the hearing

the Word April -3 during the 10 a.m. Mass at St. John Neumann Church, 845 1 Idlewild Rd. For more information, call the church office at (704) 536-6520 or Cindy Satink, (704) 573-5143.

CHARLOTTE Ballantyne

—

Commons

Matthew Church, 8015 Pkwy., will celebrate Di-

solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Reconciliation will not be offered. For more information, call the church office at (704) 543-7677.

ter

with the Blessed Sacrament, adoration and Benediction will be offered following the 5:30 p.m.

— The Community Blood Cen-

Mass. For

more information, contact Debbie Smith

at

(704) 578-5059.

—

CHARLOTTE The Toung Adult Faith Reflection group meets at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., the first and Mondays of each month.

The group will read "The Faith Explained," 3rd edition, by Leo J. Trese and a chapter will be covered every meeting. For more information, call Jordan (704) 737-1964 or Ryan at (704) 377-1328.

GASTONIA

St.

vine Mercy Sunday April 3 at 3 p.m. with a

CHARLOTTE

Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., April 10. A free concert, healing service visit St.

VICARIATE

information, call Paul Deer at (704) 948-0628.

platoon that experienced

Vanessa Garcia

Belanich, director of Croatian Relief Services, will

CHARLOTTE

impaired Vanessa Pappas will sign the Liturgy of

— A photo

of Marine Gen. Peter Pace in his Penta-

428-3051.

Reconciliation will not be offered. For

no conflict between military, faith (CNS)

office at (910)

1400 Suther Rd., will celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday April 3 with a Holy Hour at 3 p.m. including Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

High-ranking Catholic Marine sees WASHINGTON

220). Bishop Peter J. Jugis will preside at the groundbreaking. Following the ceremony there will be food and pageantry followed by a bilingual Mass of Thanksgiving at 4 p.m. For

year to

area fighting.

call

CHARLOTTE

VICARIATE

church

For more information or

3357 or

— The groundbreakingfor the new Our

details, call the

missing.

appointment,

Lady of the Americas Church 1 p.nt on Farmers Market Road off Route 21 in Candor just east of Interstate 73/74 (Hwy

photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Alan Heusdens,

still

and several thousand more are

killed

health.

will be April 9 at

CNS

were

VICARIATE

BELMONT — What do you

know about Islam?

Find out more'at Queen of the Apostles Church's formation

faith 4,

1

1

and

1

series,

Islam Religion ofPeace, April The series will cover

7-8:30 p.m.

8,

Islamic history, practices and contemporary sues. Classes will

meet

at the church,

is-

503 North

St. For details, contact Dennis at (704) 8259600, ext. 26 or e-mail teallfleming@yahoo.com.

Main

of the Carolinas will host a Blood Drive at the

1 123 S. Church St., April 6, Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh 1 10 pounds or more and in good

Pastoral Center,

1

a.m.-3 p.m.

GREENSBORO

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO

— Theophany Catholic Theatre

Company will perform "The Jeweler's Shop,"'written

MARCH

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people."

His Catholic faith does not conflict with his military career, he

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"I am very comfortable with the United States military and what we do.

We do not keep territory. We go in, do what we need to do, free the people and

PUBLISHER: Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis EDITOR: Kevin E. Murray STAFF WRITER: Karen A. Evans GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Tim Faragher ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE: Cindi Feerick

leave," said Pace.

SECRETARY: Deborah

"We

never conquer and

subjugate the people. fundamentally good

— we

and their lands."

we never

What we do

The Catholic News & Herald, the

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March 25, 2005

FROM THE VATICAN

Vatican official says church must

be committed to life at all stages —

VATICAN CITY

(CNS) The Catholic Church's commitment to justice must include a commitment to protecting human dignity at every stage of human life, said Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

The church righdy is praised for its work on behalf of the poor, but when it comes to protecting the

life

of the unborn,

ridiculed, said the cardinal, prefect

it

often

is

of the Con-

gregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Cardinal Ratzinger was the main celebrant and homilist at a

March

18

Vatican conference marking the 40th anni-

"Gaudium

volved in promoting justice in the world,

the Eucharist

while at the same time remembering that

the

promotes human dignity, which is a gift of God. "When the church commits herself to works of justice on a human level and there are few institutions in the world which accomplish what the Catholic Church accomplishes for the poor and disadvantaged the world praises the church," he said.

—

—

when

tice

the church's

work

for jus-

touches on issues and problems which

the world no longer sees as bound up with

him

sponsibilities to

et Spes," the

blasphemy because he

to death for

claimed the miracles he performed were the result of his special relationship with

God.

"Gaudium

Cardinal Ratzinger said

et

human to

life

dignity

of every

tion to natural

—

protecting the right

like

human being from concep-* death, or when the church

confesses that justice also includes our re-

God

himself

— then

(CNS) The when consecrating

priest recites

must be the words

Thanksgiving,

show others

the

X

II),

April 9 at St. Pius

This new theatre group is dedicated to the renewal of contemporary culture through dramatic art as a unique and highly effective way of reflecting Christ to all people.

There is no charge for admission. For reservations, -please contact Peter Strafaci at (336) 931-1239 or

2200 North" Elm

School,

St.

April 6, 13, 20 and 27 at Coopers Ale

and Healing Mass the first Sunday of each month at 4 p.m.

Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant. For further information,

West Market

call Bill

.Sppsfrafaci@yahoo.com

—

GREENSBORO

•

Theology on Tap will meet

House 5340 For more information, e-mail greensborotot@yahoo.com.

St.

it is

what

Priests are called to be heralds of the

"We

of his

life,"

gifts

he has received

the pope said.

have our crosses to bear

—

to sing

fail

that

on the cross and through

salvation of all people,

Pope John Paul wrote.

we sense that we ourselves how can we be convincing her-

"Yet unless are saved,

pope asked. he said, comes from knowing that one has been saved, living a holy life and demonstrating that one truly believes

alds?" the

Credibility,

that Christ will

come again.

'Vocations will certainly not be lacking

our manner of life is truly priestly, if we become more holy, more joyful, more im-

— and

passioned in the exercise of our ministry,"

but the

he

that

said.

we

from the depths of our

own Magnificat," the Blessed Virgin Mary's hymn of praise, he said.

Modeling his life on Christ who gave

Editor's note:

The

text

can befound on the Vatican 's

of the pope's

W

letter

?6 site at: http:/

www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/

letter s / 200 5 / documents / hf_jp-

himself for others, the pope said a priest

ii_let_200503 1 3_priests-holy-

must "offer himself as a gift, placing himself

thursday en.html.

— Sacred Heart Church, 128 N.

SALISBURY Fulton

and

if

in the course

cannot

720-0600.

said,

of gratitude for the many

Cardinal Ratzinger

office at (704)

pope

"the people of God expect of a priest."

the Eucharist Jesus shed his blood for the

we are certainly not the only ones gifts we have received are so great

church

exactly what Jesus expected of

hope must mark not only a priest's celebration of Mass, but his whole life as well, the pope wrote March 13 in his annual Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday.

The pope quoted parts of the eucharistic prayers and explained how those words should shape the life of a priest. Jesus' first words at the Last Supper, he said, were words of thanksgiving.

A priest "must cultivate a constant sense

the

campus building will be open and refreshments will be served. For more information, contact the

is

good news

hearts our

Iby Karol Wojtyla (John Paul

at the

bering Christ's saving work, holiness and

world not infrequently reaches for the stones mentioned in our Gospel today," said.

'This

remem-

to salvation,

community and

service of anyone in need."

his apostles," the

II said.

self-sacrifice, a desire to

way

at the disposal of the

that guide

way he lives, Pope John Paul

justice

"But

—

VATICAN CITY words a

Second Vatican Council's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.

The day's Gospel reading was the account of Jesus' enemies wanting to stone versary of

must guide way he lives, pope says

Spes" pushed the church to be actively in-

Mass at a

words at consecration

Priest's

celebrates a Charismatic

St.,

Owens

at (704)

Weaving faith

639-9837.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN VICARIATE HICKORY

VICARIATE

LENOIR

—

Woodwsay

—

SYLVA

Francis of Assisi Church, 328-B Ln. NW, will host Landings, an outSt.

program for those who have left the CathoChurch and are thinking of returning. Landings will meet Saturday evenings at 7 p.m., April 2-May

St.

Mary Church 22

Bartlett

reach

munal prayer and song followed by

lic

at St.

Anyone

28.

interested in participating should call

the church office at (828) 754-5281.

HICKORY — A first

of

Charismatic Mass

Thursday of each month

St.

is

SALISBURY

—

A

Rachel's Vineyard

retreat for post-abortion healing will

be held in at Living Waters Catholic Reflection

NE, at 7 contact Joan Moran

Center, 103 Living Waters Ln., April 8-10. For

St.

further information or to register contact Shelley at (828) 684-4330, (828) 230-4940 or

sglanl234@aol.com. For treat dates and

VICARIATE

MOCKSVILLE — St.

weekend

Sebastian Chapel

in

Aloysius Church, 921 Second

p.m. For further information, K828)-327-0487.

a reception

Mary's Rectory next door. Come celebrate with us the great mystery of His Divine Mercy.

For more information, call (828) 586-9496.

MAGGIE VALLEY

celebrated the

St., will

observe Divine Mercy Sunday April 3, S-4 p.m., with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, com-

Francis of Assisi Church, 862

a

complete list of relocations visit

www.rachelsvineyard.org.

;Yadkinville Rd., will celebrate the Feast of Divine mMercy April 2 at 5 p.m.; April 3 at 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m.,

.

and 12:30 p.m. Masses. We will also process and enthrone the Divine Mercy image with eucharistic adoration at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with reconciliation,

recitation of the holy rosary and Divine

Mercy

fchaplet and Benediction at 3:30 p.m. Reception will

Follow Ichurch

in the Parish Center. office at (336)

CONCORD — An •construction of the

#139 Manor Ave.,

For

Is

open

to the general public?

Please submit notices

for the

Diocesan

Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event

details, call the

date

75 1-2973.

CNS

your parish or school sponsoring a

free event

in writing to

Karen A. Evans

at

Sister of St. Joseph Joan St.

John Bosco Church

nun learned the art

at

Romaniak demonstrates palm weaving with parishioners

new

St.

commemorate

seen as a symbol of protection

in

the home, she said.

the

James the Great Church,

will take place April 10,

2-4 p.m.

(704) 370-3382.

Serving the Carolinas for more than 24 years!

all

Confirmation 8c calendar

March 26

— 7:30 p.m. Easter

St. Patrick

Cathedral, Charlotte

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate

Vigil

in thefollowing events:

— Celebration of Feast of

April 6

First Communion Veils, Cards & Special Gifts ==t1 — — CAROLINA CATHOLIC _ BOOKSHOPPE—_ l

St.

Benedict

Belmont Abbey, Belmont

<

"

March 27

— 11 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass

April 9

St. Patrick

Cathedral, Charlotte

Our Lady of Americas Church, Biscoe

St.

— Ordination to the Diaconate

Vincent Seminary, Latrobe, Penn.

April 4-5

— Bishops'

Ecumenical Dialogue

LARCUM Catholic Conference Center, Hickory

—

p.m Groundbreaking for new church .

— 5 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation

April 9

Our Lady April

1

11

of the

Annunciation Church, Albemarle

— 7 p.m. Sacrament of Confirmation

Our Lady

of

Grace Church, Greensboro

at

Hammond, Ind., following Palm Sunday Mass March 20. The home and in her early days in the convent. Woven palms were

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March 25, 2005

AROUND THE DIOCESE

For the least among us

Schiavo's death 'atrocious' SCHIAVO, from page 1

sons behind the court decision "absurd and

and said Schiavo's "destiny" based on a court decision was not unlike the death sentence facing the men and women sitting on death row.

However, in this case, 'Terri has not committed any crime, other than that of chilling"

brain-damaged for the past 15 years, can breathe on her own but requires nutrition and hydration through a feeding tube.

On March 22, U.S. District Judge James Whittemore refused to order the restoration of Schiavo's feeding tube, which had been removed March 1 8 by order of a Florida state judge. A 2-1 ruling by the 1 1th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in At-

being gift

Schiavo's parents had appealed to the

of life,"

judge after U.S. President George signed emergency legislation

cide

is

it

said.

2 1 allow ing them to do

ture," the

indecent race to arrogate the right to de-

W. Bush March

eyes of a society that

"A human being, not a vegetable, is slowly dying" and instead of "provoking a wave of pity or solidarity," the "authentic drama" of Schiavo is "smothered by the

lanta confirmed that decision.

federal

'useless' in the

incapable of appreciating and defending the

so.

on the

and death of a human crea-

life

paper

said.

But Whittemore said he refused to or-

Schiavo's suffering recalls the "the

der restoration of Schiavo's feeding tube

agony of love" that comes when one remembers to help those who are "more fragile and needy," said the paper.

"The slow, heart-rending agony of Terri" is "the agony of humanity," it said.

because the woman's parents had not established a "substantial likelihood of success" at trial

on the merits of their arguments.

Vatican newspaper called the rea-

The

Courtesy Photo

Knights of Columbus from several councils around North Carolina hold a $38,329 check for "Local Forsyth Area Agencies and Schools " during a disbursement dinner at St. Leo the Great

Church

Steve Angrisan© LIVE

Winston-Salem March

10.

During

20

agencies

Operation

LAMB (Least Among My Brethren) program began in North

The councils in Forsyth County have raised more than $92,000 in

St.

pm

Aloysius Catholic Church,

921 Second

St. 1WE,

Come experience

left):

The

the past three years to benefit

LAMM

Dave Thomas, Council 8509; Grand Knight Butch Tomlinson, Council 10504; Op Director Bobby Page, Council 2829; Grand Knight Bob Nicolosi, Council 9499; Op Director and emcee Bailey Cobbs, Council 1 0504; and Op LAMB Director Brian

Director

LAMB LAMB

Sternecker, Council 9499.

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struggling

in

school?

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adults.

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Grand Knight Chip Evans and Op

.earning can be frustrating for

students

is limited.

Bishop

Hickory

Catholic singer-songwriter. He will wow you with laughter, song, story telling, and hilarious audience interaction.

Space

—

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March 25, 2005

FROM THE COVER

Rededication of priestly ministry A

CHRISM, from page 1

commitment and

sign of a priest's

surrender to Christ

total

is

the prostration

which takes place during the tion, said Bishop Jugis. be used throughout the diocese in the up-

rite

of ordina-

In each of the ordination rites

coming year.

—

deacon, for priests, for bishop

—

for

there

is

Bishop Jugis, along with concelebrants

the prostration, the sign of his total surren-

Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin; Abbot

der to the Lord in which he says, by that

Placid Solari,

OSB, abbot of Belmont Ab-

very posture,

and

'The other time prostration shows up

permanent deacons and seminar-

in the sacred liturgy

of the church

whom they serve.

of the Lord's Passion, where the priest and

During his homily, the bishop welcomed the priests who were retiring and those who were celebrating anniversaries

deacon, as they approach the

of priesthood ordination.

his Passion."

our Lord's

The recommitment ceremony, which Word, included

gives

priestly

Bishop Jugis. 'The

said

first

question

to the ministry, because apart

life

we

pleasure and ambition in order to

Paul II's new book, "Rise, Let Us Be On Our Way," the Holy Father "makes a con-

carry out the responsibilities of the priest-

nection between the Lord's Passion and the

are asked

our

own

hood

...

is if

are willing to sacrifice

...

order to promote only Christ."

in

The

we

rite

second question deals with the

ministry the priests perform

—

down

A powerful

the minis-

his

life

and

priest

teaching and the ministry of shepherd, said

herd

the bishop.

flock, said the bishop.

a

life

where everything is placed

is

is

for his sheep

a figure of Christ the

when

the priest

is

Good Shep-

surrounded by

"The shepherd stands

at

..."

practical sign that the

try of the sacraments, the ministry of

"It's

Good Shep-

of ordination. Christ the

herd lays

Murray

Jugis to concelebrate the eucharistic prayer

J.

Patrick Cathedral

St.

in

Charlotte March 22.

Holy

Priests receive the grace of the

from him, we can do nothing," he said.

The bishop stated that in Pope John

promises with a dialogue of two questions,"

Priests gather around Bishop Peter

during the chrism Mass at

E.

of the church, but in his as a priest."

Christ's love, Christ's grace, that

"It's

renew our

life

own life personally

ministry. priests will

Photo by Kevin

"not only in the

like

Christ and being faithful to their sacred

"We

of himself in

total surrender

"The priest, in the midst of his people, by his prostration is giving a sign of the primacy of Christ's love," said Bishop Jugis,

the priests' renewal of their dedication as

more

are

altar,

"prostrate on the floor once again, recalling

followed the Liturgy of the

ministers of Christ, striving to be

the

is

prostration of Good Friday, the celebration

ians for the diocese to celebrate the liturgy

with the people of faith

surrender ev-

I

receive,'" said the bishop.

of the diocese, gathered with about 100 priests,

yours.

'all is

erything to you. All belongs to you. Take

Abbot Patrick Shelton, pastor of St. James Church in Hamlet; and other clergy bey;

in the

his

midst of his

the service of Christ," said the bishop. "Are

flock; as

we willing to sacrifice all?"

the voice of the good shepherd," he said.

they listen to him, they recognize

through the laying on of hands and the prayer of consecration, said the bishop.

Spirit

"How many

graces pass through the hands as he ministers to God's people, and how marvelous is that anointing that we receive at our ordination, and in which we remain steadfast everyday in our prayer," said Bishop Jugis.

"In this Mass of commitment to priestly service, and the blessing of the oils and consecration of the sacred chrism, let the example of total surrender of the good shepherd, which we entered into at our ordination, be now our inspiration and our priest's

guiding light," he

said.

Also during the Mass, Bishop Jugis blessed three oils used in sacramental and

of the throughout the coming year. liturgical practices for all

WRITERS SOUGHT

faithful

The oil of the sick, used to anoint the ill The Diocese of Charlotte will publish a commemorative book for to

its

upcoming 35th anniversary.

and dying, was blessed blessing of the

Spiritual reflections of 250

used during the

1,000 words on a variety of topics are sought. sought" on Diocese

homepage at

The consethe

place

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is

derived

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Photo by Kevin E. Murray

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March 25, 2005

EASTER SPIRIT

Reliving the Stations

Courtesy Photo by Lisa Crates

Fifth-graders at

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in

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and faculty

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March 25, 2005

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST

Credo Understanding the Mystery ofthe Mass, Part 12 In the Liturgy of the

Guest

Adoration of the Eucharist is offered

Column

at the following churches: Andrews

FATHER

Word, Christ

body and blood of Christ." From Spain, the

Mass spread

are unfolded from the

was eventually

promise of a Savior to the

placed after the Gospel.

Old Testament New Testament in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Following the particular Scripture sons

les-

the homily or sermon, wherein the

is

celebrant inspires, encourages and

admon-

it

to

Like the Gloria, the Profession of Faith

can be distinguished into three parts:

God

confession of faith in

1)

the Father as

Son of God; and 3) a confession of faith in the means of salvation, supplied by the Holy

The homily

of God.

or sermon

is,

in

presented in the Liturgy of the the purpose of increasing

As

with

a further extension of our response

Word

to the

Word

faith.

of God, the Profession of

com-

Faith and the General Intercessions plete the Liturgy of the

Word

and are the

focus of this week's catechesis on the Mass.

The know n

Profession of Faith

Creed (from the

as the

Latin, "Credo," that

is

believe").

is "I

otherwise

first

in

The Creed

is

an ancient summary of Christian

is

a

compendium of the

word

beliefs. It

Spirit

These three parts of the Creed unite to form a body of truths that establish the foundation of orthodox Christian faith and ultimately, give witness to the marvelous history of God's love.

And, as a further response to the events of salvation in Scripture and in recognition of the ongoing work of salvation in the world, the faithful speak on behalf of the church in interceding for the needs of the church and the world.

pose: 1) as a

Church

list

important to note that the

eral," that

was framed

in

the

for a two-fold pur-

of affirmations recited by

they refer to the broad needs of

is,

the universal church and the world.

By

use in the holy sacrifice of the Mass. Rather,

early Catholic

It is

that the Profession

the Profession of Faith

thanksgiving or praise.

The church

salvation of the world, for those oppressed

and most concise sets of beliefs.

However, due to rampant heresy and theo-

logical confusion, the

by any need and for the

elements ofeach sym-

local

community,

including the faithful departed.

The General

was one of the

earliest

Intercessions bring closure

Word

to the Liturgy of the

high priest must again be presented.

Nicaea in 325, added to

it

at the

,

sition at the It

that first entered the in

Mass

at the Council

may

Bryson City

St.

Church

Mass

Fridays following 8:15 a.m.

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Fridays following the

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Joseph Church

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2:1

Our Lady of the Assumption Church

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Fridays following 9 a.m.

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Francis of Assisi Church of the

Saturdays, 4:15-5:15 p.m.

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declared in song, and that the souls of believers, in accepting that faith,

The one,

"flesh

Next week we begin

Spain in 589: 'Let the Creed

resound, so that the true faith

St. Elizabeth

of the Mass: the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Council of Chalcedon in 451.

was this more explicit symbol of faith

Toledo

us."

Council of

Constantinople in 38 1 with the final compo-

Mary, Help of Christians Church

Boone

Word of God. But the Mass is not ended. The Word

posed the

of truths at the Council of

Belmont Abbey

and bring to

must again become

list

Lawrence

completion our verbal response to the

were elaborated and given further explanation. Thus, the church probol of faith

Basilica of St.

orders

of the church, for public authorities and the

Apostles' Creed

Asheville

the sequence of intercessions: for the needs

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Joseph Church

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It is historical fact

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Francis of Assisi Church

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March 25, 2005

CSS AWARENESS WEEK

Refugee resettlement

CSS ministries chan

directors convene in Charlotte CSS, from page 1

CSS resettles, assists thousands ofrefugees by

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

CHARLOTTE — Dozens of Catholic and refugee

about her.

longer only about her.

Today, thanks in part to the Catho-

resettlement throughout the Southeast and

Southwest recentiy gatiiered

all

But two weeks before the start of her freshman year, she stumbled.

Brigette was pregnant and single. The college career was cancelled, her future was in doubt and, obviously, it was no

EDITOR

directors involved in immigration

she says, was

Life,

in Charlotte to

lic

discuss and share ideas about the ministry.

Hand

Social Services

gram, Brigette

Elizabeth Thurbee, executive director

is

to

of Catholic Social Services in the Diocese of

2-year-old Isaiah, a working

Charlotte, and Cira Ponce, director ofCSS's

full-time student.

Refugee Resettlement Office

social

in Charlotte,

New

Reality," held at the

in Charlotte

March

Omni

As

Since 1975, the U.S. Conference of

(MRS) has coordinated the resettie-

ceses throughout the country. cally

Photo by Kevin

in dio-

MRS periodi-

convenes program directors from vari-

Bishop

Peter

Murray

welcomes

Jugis

J.

E.

to

Charlotte participants of the Migration

and

Refugee

2005 Regional

Services'

Convening March

3.

ous regions to discuss strategies and report

on the various aspects of their ministries.

"It's an opportunity to bring together those

who

provide the services to discuss

problems and the creative ways they have found to address the problems so the resettlement process can happen more effectively," said Thurbee.

"It gives us an opportunity to speak with national offices about concerns and strengths in our diocese and to network said Ponce. issues,

program

for the

thousands of refugees resettled legally

in

the United States.

settlement Office has assisted in the re-

settlement of

more than 8,400

refugees

from 28 nations and serves as a link between the refugee population, service agencies and the local community.

Through combined efforts of paid staff and volunteers, the diocesan Refugee Re-

throughout western North Carolina, such

Week

Boonville, Greensboro

will provide

we

assist are

camps," she

said.

With each group of refugees,

there are

commu-

Thurbee.

Those issues

are not only financial, she

but also include support from the

community such as

here

and often have spent one to 10 years

in resettlement

said,

CSS does among

us and for us."

as supplying apartments,

mentors and

translators;

in

front of her

and Winston-Salem;

Charlotte was established in 1972,

spond to the needs

in the

Hand

to

The Hand

CSS

to

Hand Program

is

parenting for the first time. More than 1,500 teens have received services from

communities,

said the bishop.

"Even today, CSS is challenged to do more and reach further because of the needs of parishioners," said Bishop Jugis. "Rooted in the Eucharist and reaching out with the help of CSS, we can better serve the many people in our diocese who need our help."

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in 1988.

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success of

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The cardinal told Vatican Radio he was particularly concerned about the fact that

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Church and the Christian faith during the Holy Year 2000.

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church, he said.

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is its

"denial of

said, is to try to

one

is

convince people "that if one has not 'Do not read it

not an adult Christian I

say,

and, especially, do not

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he thinks promotion of

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was Kenny's

glances.

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weekly oppose the death penalty, compared to 50 percent of less frequent churchgoers, he found.

A phone survey of more than 1,700 Catholics interviewed in November 2004

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St.

St.

Catholics polled by

Jugis

in support of moratorium legislation in North Carolina.

'The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has considered it a hopeful sign, and a testimony to society's growing recognition

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as recent as 2001,

topic.

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of a parish

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on the

In

who

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sued dozens of statements and pastoral letters

Catholic

to

by launching a End the Use of the

Death Penalty.

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education program.

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ishment, the U.S. bishops on

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new polling data showing

Catholics increasingly oppose capital pun-

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campaign hopes to bring

national

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capital trials

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to sign

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him

group of 38 N.C. state representatives signed House Bill 529 that calls for a twoyear suspension of executions so a commission could study North Carolina's capital punishment system.

well as

to:

St.

able to the use of lethal force," he wrote.

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seeking an experienced Director of Faith

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FROM THE COVER Theodore

Cardinal

CAMPAIGN, from previous page

split at

48.5 percent and 48.2 per-

Zogby

cent, respectively,

said.

the

of

Zogby,

John

Zogby

left,

is

CEO

and

president

of

a

International,

whose recent data shows that firm

polling

opposition

Catholic

the

punishment by about the

death

to

has

penalty

increased dramatically.

rate as the general public.

among CNS

killing.

for both

life

must be chosen over Shifting

momentum

John Carr, director of the bishops' De-

not about ideology but

Peace, which

McCarrick.

is

coordinating the campaign,

sinking in and being recognized

moral teaching of our

nation of lots of smaller events, such as the

said Cardinal

is

wrong by

We cannot defend life by taking poll results

strate that the consistent

Church, that

human

life is

life."

demon-

message of our sacred and wor-

thy of protection from conception to natu-

as a foundational

mentally retarded or

who committed

their

crimes as juveniles.

ops, as well as the

work of countless

activ-

our communities and parishes advocating for life - whether for the unborn, ists in

those in hospital beds, or those on death

row

contributing to building our

- are

difficult

must not be the

challenges society and

said, we 'choose life, we and our children may live,'" he said.

The North Carolina Coalition for a

Supreme Court rulings saying

Church," said Joe Purello, director of the

recent

diocesan Office of Justice and Peace.

unconstitutional to execute people

it is

who

are

so that

Moratorium, of which

Local initiatives In North Carolina, the moratorium

death," he said.

said one of the factors that seems to be changing people's support for the death penalty may be that "we've been executing a lot of people and we don't feel better."

Capital punishment will eventually be gone from the United States, Carr said, but it won't be because of a single court ruling or law passed by Congress, but the combi-

life,"

"The numerous pastoral statements from Pope John Paul II and the U.S. bish-

photo by Paul Haring

the Catholic Church's prophetic stance that

partment of Social Development and World

'These (Zogby)

ral death, is

becoming impossible,

Catholics and non-Catholics alike, to ignore

nonexistent.

cannot teach that killing

their legisla-

"As sacred Scripture

"It's

sary because such circumstances are essen-

"We

and writing

said.

individuals face," said Purello.

ment in order to protect society, in the modern world the death penalty is unneces-

respect for

he

response to

has the right to resort to capital punish-

this is

said Dear.

says violence and death

and taking to heart the church's teaching that fundamental respect for human life includes even those guilty of crimes. Pope John Paul II and the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" say that while the state

"For us

bill,

"This will not happen without people

Church's counter-cultural message that

Catholics seems to be that they are hearing

tially

contact their legislators to urge their

tors,"

polls.

said the shift in opinion

now

support for the

campaign

will be

in

calling, visiting,

Until recently, Catholics have tended

Zogby

conference

it

on to the Senate for consideration.

Concerned North Carolinians should

use of the death penalty.

support of several percentage points from

same percentage

at

press

passes the House,

If the bill

sent

Catholic bishops to end

those figures represented a decrease in

to support capital

speaks

new

by 66 percent and 62 percent, respectively.

Both the Gallup and Quinnipiac reports said

most recent previous

a March 21

Washington launching a

Broader polls done by Gallup and Quinnipiac University last fall found Americans overall supported capital punishment

the

this year."

McCarrick of Washington

1,000 Catholics found supporters and op-

ponents

E.

ber, will

PFADP

hold a Moratorium

is a memDay on March

bill

30 in Raleigh to give organizations, congre-

does not call for the end of the death penalty,

gations and individuals an opportunity to

according to Rep. Paul Luebke of Durham.

meet with

"On

the contrary, this

reform of a system that

bill calls

in dire

is

for a

need of

their legislators.

Those wishing torium

Day can

to participate in

repair so death penalty supporters can have

buses leaving from various

intended pur-

Carolina at www.pfadp.org.

confidence

it

is

serving

its

Mora-

find information about cities in

North

pose," he said.

Stephen Dear, executive director of

Patricia

Zapor contributed to

this story.

People of Faith Against the Death Penalty

(PFADP),

said

momentum for a moratorium

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Many people are confused and misby the national media. Although your articles covered the basics, what they did not mention were the ethical implications. People must be made aware of the ethical dimension that adds to the movement into our "culture of death" and the

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When

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est in

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of others.

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diseases that

are being treated with adult stem

The ethical

If pursued

fication

life.

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being.

cations of this issue are staggering.

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at the

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killing a

have developed an interthe stem-cell issue and have been

Recently

learned the inspiring account

her AIDS-afflicted child, traveling a Lenten journey to the cross and beyond, I knew I was immersed once more in the

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told the story of

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To be considered

and given beautiful child the home she yearned Sister

With the blessing of Albany's Bishop Howard J. Hubbard and her religious community, Sister Mary Ann became Barbara's mother, caring for her nearly

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Those who stand with the

Bridging

accused

Gaps

People deserve compassion, not contempt

CAROLE NORRIS GREENE

A youth minister is

CNS COLUMNIST There are plenty of high-profile court cases to weigh in on these days.

Scott Peterson was given the death penalty in the brutal murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Connor.

Martha Stewart has been released from prison and is now on home detention until August with some restricted travel

felons deserve the public's consideration?

Are their sword-pierced hearts, their grief for what has happened to someone dear to them reasons for critics to refrain from jeers and name-calling?

I can hear one of my more cynical friends saying: "Give I

Michael Jackson

is

battling accusations

where

What

me about

disturbs

what they bring out in

people.

these cases

is

Too much of

Anne

Peterson's half-sister

Bird has

written a book, "Blood Brother: 33 Reasons

Why My

Brother Scott Peterson

Is

Guilty."

heard Stewart called unflattering

names because so,

listening?!!

Come on!"

she's spent time in jail.

Even

people with nothing better to do are

walk in her shoes, trying on home-detention monitors and coveting the shawl she wore when released.

Jackson continues to be a favorite brunt of comedians and late-night talk show rallying to

Do

disconsolate at his sentencing. Jackson, too,

continually surrounded by his famous

is

parents and siblings. find

(I

interesting that, while the

it

Jacksons reportedly are Jehovah's Witnesses,

it is

a Christian minister, the Rev.

guilty,

is

statement about himself.

He

he makes a

but for the grace of God, "there go

that,

No one act represents all

there

is

I."

to an

individual, but a particularly heinous act can

overshadow

all

good

in the eyes

of others.

Because they've grown to love a person,

members and

Some

she wailed.

We

despite terrible odds for a resolution that

and convicted

will

promote growth and continued

said sincerely:

"We

are so very,

ters

your brother."

Our compassion made her stop crying for the moment. Then she disappeared into a sea of people oblivious to her heartache.

believe people like her should mat-

I

ter.

They deserve

our_ compassion, not

tip of the hat to the

who

youth minis-

labor long and hard in parishes

—

some paid, some some full-time, some not; some young themselves, some not.

Having known a handful pretty well, across the country not;

however,

I

can venture that:

—A youth minister

very sorry. We'll be praying for you and

our contempt.

life.

A

years ago, outside Superior

Court in Washington, a friend and I saw a young woman crying her heart out. We stopped and asked her what was so wrong.

"My brother just got 40 years in jail,"

true friends hold out

members and

CNS COLUMNIST

their anxiety before court.)

broadcasts his

own lack of humility.

Humble people are well aware of their own faults, like the Good Thief crucified with Jesus. Humble people have a good idea how much they have been forgiven by the Almighty. Humble people are ever mindful

DAN MORRIS

who counsels and prays with

them by phone almost daily to help diminish

family

wonder:

have remained present for

Jesse Jackson,

friends loyal to defendants

I

is

lambasting another, regardless of whether

family

Jiosts.

her daughand others him and were

at Stewart's side

every cruel pronouncement one makes or not the other

ugly.

I've

world

in the

My answer would be, "Well, yes." For

of child molestation.

it is

bimbo jailbird mother may be some-

can't call a creep a felon or

simply because his

allowed.

me a break! You mean

Always

ter Alexis. Peterson's parents

is

someone who

is doing mighty forces of culture

at times feels like he or she

battle with the

and peer pressure with a coat-hanger sword and a smile.

A youth minister is someone who marvels at how powerful Jesus can be when wielding a pipe-cleaner sword and

—

a smile.

—A youth minister

is

someone who

aches for the adolescent struggles he or she witnesses.

—A youth minister is,someone who

Lost and found

—A youth minister

Oh

thought cynically. First money and runs away, turning

great,

she steals

I

our parents into crazy people as they try to find her. Now she returns as if nothing happened.

To make

worse, they'll probably over her like she's some conquering hero returning from battle.

But I didn't say that. I just mumbled,

make

"I'll

it

a big fuss

be

in

my room."

barely notice me,"

Why don't say that to

I

get

my

mother just

I

more attention?

I

tried to

parents one time, but

me

told

my

to read the story of

the Prodigal Son.

You know,

the prodigal son. That's

the story about the brother his

who wastes home in

inheritance, then returns

shame to beg for forgiveness. Instead of punishing him, however, his father throws a party. The older brother complains that he doesn't get as tion as his

much

to care.

my

as

my

sister

eventually leading to drug addiction and alcoholism. The thing was, the worse her situation became, the more sympaI

was.

wasn't

till

we were out of high

I began to understand addicand how incredibly strong its pull can

school that family.

I

sister gets a celebration just for

Where's the fairness

But

lots,

It

like

When we

we

grew, so did her rebellion. It was hard to watch, especially because she seemed so unhappy.

Gradually she went her way, and I went mine. My sister's path took her down dark alleys and lonely abandoned out.

troublesome kid brother, but

do the

right things without reward while up.

went

in that?

my

showing

tion be.

That made

it

Coming of Age

someone who

bent on squandering

gifts.

easier to stand by her

when she entered drug treatment or got in trouble with the law. I guess it made

is

is someone who humbled by the innate wisdom of

young people.

—

A youth by what to do by those in his A youth

—

to

used to play games together with the kids in the neighborhood, and we'd whisper in bed after the lights

thetic

sounds

didn't start out that way. little

atten-

nobody seemed It

My sister was the type who loved

push the boundaries to see how much she could get away with. She hung around with people who never looked you in the eye, who smelled of smoke and didn't play sports or make it home by curfew. She was the kind of kid I didn't like. She didn't like me very much either.

It

often

I

"thank you."

were

is

—A youth minister

were in high school. I was two years older and always had been a goody-two-shoes with glowing report cards and friends who said "please" and

been here

all along, and they thought to myself as I skulked up the stairs. What about me?

'I've

troubled teen

or she watches a gifted

who seems

youth those

excitement.

when he

hurts

My sister and

a

takes a positive turn toward maturity.

Life is too short to hold grudges "Your sister just called. She's coming home!" my mother shouted with

when

rejoices deeply

M. REGINA

thanks

CRAM

God

is someone torn with confidences shared or her care. minister is someone who

minister

for the times she or he

is

able to help a youngster carry a burden.

—A youth minister

CNS COLUMNIST

is

someone who

sleeps with a thin blanket and socks for a

gym floor during a 48hour youth ministry fast in solidarity with the poor.

A youth minister is someone who praises God when a young person moves from feeling that Mass is an unpillow on a hard

was still my baby sister even though we walked vastly different

me

see that she

roads.

Our best times together were later when she was dying. She was

years clean

of drugs and alcohol, so that outrageous sense of humor was back. She always

made me laugh. I knew we didn't have much time left, so perhaps that softened me and made me more willing to forgive the past and try to make the best of the little time we still had.

That's what we did. Sometimes we laughed ourselves silly. Often we cried about stupid things we'd done. I forgave her for the trouble she had caused, and she forgave me for being so self-righteous.

was long after she died that I realwhat had happened. I was no longer the whiny older brother to the prodigal. I had welcomed my brother home.

It

ized

—

bearable obligation to experiencing a joyful celebration

it

as

and encounter with

God.

—

A youth minister is someone who enjoys challenging young minds to grasp truths, traditions and teachings that are rooted in all time.

A youth minister is someone who comes to understand acutely the power of example.

A youth minister is someone who is caught off guard when a parent or a pastor puts an arm around his or her shoulders and says: "You are doing a great job. We are blessed by you."

Well, youth ministers, you are. And

—

—

we

are.

March 25, 2005

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PARISH PROFILE As Kannapolis grew, so did St. Joseph Church. Industry and businesses have added

Kannapolis mission church serves growing Catholic community

and a number of concomplemented its growth as well, prompting the need for additional facilities. to the congregation,

verts have

A

parish hall was built during the Modular classroom space for religious education was added in the 1980s and a parish activity center was constructed in 1950s.

JOSEPH CHURCH

ST.

108 Saint Joseph

the early '90s.

St.

In August 1969, the community of St. Joseph Church became a mission of St.

Kannapolis, N.C. 28081 (704) 932-4607

James Church

in Concord.

Father Alvaro Riquelme, pastor of St. Joseph Church, is a native of Chile who was

Vicariate: Salisbury

Redemptorist

Administrator:

raised in the United States.

Father Alvaro A. Riquelme

Permanent Dan Carl Number of

Deacon

Deacon:

The predomi-

nately Hispanic parish has a ratio of three

Hispanics to one Anglo.

Father Riquelme has seen tremendous

registered households: 150

growth

in the Spanish-speaking population

of his parish.

"When

worked

I

as a seminarian in this

area in 1995, there was just one Spanish

Mass

per month with 75 people attending," he

said.

By 200 1 more than 500 Hispanic fami,

lies

were worshipping regularly

at St. Jo-

seph Church, while about 160 Anglo families

were registered.

St.

Joseph Church

now

has two Spanish Masses each week with

800 to 1,000 worshippers.

One of St. Joseph Church's most active groups is the charismatic prayer group, which draws up to 100 parishioners to its weekly services.

Redemptorist Father Alvaro A. Riquelme

KANNAPOLIS

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In the

first,

A bilingual staff, including Father Riquelme; Josh Gilliam, youth minister;

half of

the 20th century, the Catholic population in

North Carolina was largely a missionary group. Northern Cabarrus County Catholics, like many others in the state, had to travel for Mass, and it was partly from that need for more churches that Bishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh decided to

St.

Joseph Church, one of only two Catholic churches

spiritual

needs

of

hundreds

a

new

in

Cabarrus County, meets the

of Catholics in Kannapolis.

was transported

the charter congregation.

With

establish a parish in Kannapolis.

parish taking root in

to Kannapolis

night

Redemptorist Fathers to begin priestly

mission in Mooresville and placed

lived in Kannapolis at the time.

work

care of St. Joseph Church's clergy.

in

1944, "Bishop

Waters

invited the

Kannapolis. Before that ministerial

presence, locals traveled to

Concord or

Salisbury for liturgies. Redemptorist Fa-

Funk was named the first pastor of St. Joseph Church and was ther Francis

handed the task of locating a site for a church. Masses were celebrated in a private home in the meantime.

Father Funk was successful in his quest, and a building on the six-acre site was furnished as a chapel. The first Mass in the chapel was celebrated on Christmas Day, 1954. Sixteen parishioners made up

in the

Mass

Diocesan clergy assumed the pastorate Joseph Church and its mission, St. Therese Church in Mooresville in August 1954, interrupting for a time the Redemptorist presence. St. Therese Church gained parish status in 1956.

berculosis Sanitarium in Huntersville.

Tragedy struck St. Joseph Church on Holy Thursday in 1949 when a fire destroyed the chapel. While parishioners

made

of

551

Trinity

Lane, Hickory,

worship was required and, on Oct. 6, 2001, then-Bishop William G. Curlin dedicated a new 1,000-seat St. Joseph Church, built on the site of the small, white church that had served the parish since 1949.

StaffWriter Karen A. Evans contributed to this story.

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