May 21, 2004

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Roman

Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Parish Profile: St.

Benedict the Moor

Church helps shape

Winston-Salem

NEWS^fMERALD

Established Jan. 12, 1972

by Pope Paul VI

MAY

21,

any otiier day,

reinforces

WOODEN

VATICAN CITY —

baptismal grace AlBY

though there was a birthday cake and a special lunch, Pope John Paul II's birthday also was "an ordinary day of work," the Vatican spokesman said.

The pope celebrated his

will

EVANS

Editor's Note: This

sacraments.

the

is

BELMONT

—

"Michael,

be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit," said Bishop Peter J.

Jugis as he confirmed Miguel

Maldonado

and, especially, of thank-

Joaquin

A.

sixth story in a series on the seven

18.

God for the gift of life,"

KAREN

STAFF WRITER

"For the Holy Father it be an ordinary day of

work ing

May

33

recalls,

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MARY, QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

SEALED WITH A GIFT

butwitii cake,

BY

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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE

2004

Pope's birthday like

Vicariate

at

Queen of

Apostles Church

said

Navarro-Valls,

May

the

17.

Within a span of several weeks, hundreds of eighth-

Vatican spokesman.

See BIRTHDAY, page 4

See CONFIRMATION, page 7

Arm in arm

Photo by Karen A. Evans

Second-graders Anna Tonseth and Max Barrios crown a statue of Mary with a wreath of flowers.

Father John Putnam, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury, celebrated the Children's Mass in honor of the Blessed Mother May 14 for the students and faculty of Sacred Heart School.

Sacred Heart studen ts crown the Blessed Mother BY

KAREN STAI F

A.

EVANS

WRITER

laria Goreth,

catechism teacher, walk together during recess

West Bank May

4.

re

crown

recognition of her position as

May.

church.

Queen of Heaven and Earth.

Coronation ceremonies

Karen A. Evans

have been a tradition in the Catholic Church since the 16th

kaevans@charlottediocese.org.

'Crossroads of humanity'

Prayers

Culture Watcli

Airport chaplains gather, discuss

Greensboro prayer group

In book, pope wonders ifhe

ministry

thrives for three decades

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chool teaches catechism to Catholic students and Islam to Muslim tudents, and helps foster peaceful values in an area

young

century. Today,

honoring mothers, Catholics May to honor Mary as the mother of Jesus and of the

—

saints

received their

Following the Ecumenical Council of Nicea II in 787, public veneration of icons and

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crowning

a statue of

Mary

in

in tlie air

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first

Commun-

ion are typically selected to

PHOTO BY Debbie Hill

and Islamic religion teacher, and Sister

Latin Patriarchate parish school in the

tlie

and boys who have recently

CHARLOTTE hafijeh Khalifeh, Arabic

Mary and

was no longer persecuted by some in the church as a form of idolatry. Conse-

month CNS

images of Jesus,

a statue of Mary during

a special

Mass

Contact (704)

in the

month of

Staff by

Writer calling

370-3354 or e-mail

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Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

Bishops' official calls for recomtnitment to just educational system WASHINGTON

BULLETING HISTORY

(CNS)

— On

the

Sister

McPhee noted

that although

50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's

"many implementation struggles ensued

Brown

in the

vs.

Board of Education desegrega-

tion ruling, the U.S. Catholic bishops' edu-

Supreme Court commitment

cation secretary said the

decision should "renew our

to a just educational system."

"Without the Brown

decision,

is

it

hard to imagine any serious efforts to improve education for all children in the United States," said Dominican Sister

Glenn Anne McPhee May 17.

She noted that the ruling, with

years following Brown, and

continue today, the tured in the

decision lives on."

She also referred to a 1995 document, prepared by the U.S. bishops' education committee and approved by their Administrative Board,

titled "Principles

Reform

for Educational

United

in the

States*"

"We its

Brown

many

of hope cap-

spirit

have a deep concern that

all

means

children will be provided with a

declaration that "separate educational fa-

to attain a quality education that will

are inherently unequal," repre-

prepare them to be good citizens, lead productive lives, and be socially and

cilities

sented what was a "long-overdue victory" at the time and also shows "how far our nation has come" in the 50 years since

morally responsible," it said.

In a reformed educational system, it said, parents, teachers, administrators

—

cept their responsibility to students,

it was issued.

She said the May 17, 1954, decision which said that segregation had no valid purpose and was also unconstitu"benefits all American children, tional

—

regardless of race."

and government policy-makers are "the central focus of

The

who

education."

bishops also advocated policy deci-

sions that

Diocesan, planner

all

fully ac-

would allow school

choice.

CHARLOTTE — All women are invited to join JVomen

in the

'"I

IVord for weekly gatherings for

Sunday scripture, music and sharing experiences of Christ in daily life.l The group meets each Thursday, 9:45-11:45 prayer, reflection on

ASHEVILLE

VICARIATE

ASHEVILLE CNS

Joy Ebnet, a secretary at Five Saints Faith tray that catches parish bulletins as they

can be a source of historical records for

Community

come some

in

PHOTO BY DiANNE ToWALSKI, St. ClOUD VISITOR

Bowlus, Minn., adjusts the

the copier

off

in

late April. Bulletins

parishes.

— The

Martin De Porres Dominican Laity Chapter meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the rectory building at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. Inquirers are welcome. For more information, contact Beverly Reid at (-taa)

Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Ordermeets the fourth Sunday of each month

3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West, Visitors and inquirers are

welcome. For more information, call Helen SFO, at (828) 883-9645.

Gillogly,

communications tool but

CHARLOHE

also historical record ST. CLOUD, Minn. (CNS) These days, it is rare for Catholics to exit weekend Mass without a bulletin in

in the bulletins

about

parishioners' deaths, baptisms,

wed-

hand.

tions serves as the only record of those

valuable in that

it's

home —

bringing

a souvenir something tangible of the Mass, so to speak," said Father James Hahn, pastor of Christ the King Church in Cambridge.

James Thoennes, archivist for the Diocese of St. Qoud, said he recaUs that when

taking

Communion

to the

homebound he

would "bring along the bulletin, and that was like a letter fi"om home."

Bulletins are an important vehicle for communication between the pastor and congregation and within the congregation itself But for some parishes, bulletins are a source of important historical records.

The

bulletins at Holy Spirit Church Cloud recently became an invaluable source of information when someone stole the parish safe. Lx)sing $4,000 in checks and cash was bad, said Father Virgil Helmin, pastor, but so was losing the parish documents. in St.

While records of baptisms, marand deaths were copied to the chancery archives, Father Helmin said riages

what was printed

Communions and confirma-

dings, first

events from November 1999 to the night of the burglary.

The most important bulletin feature the listing of Mass was and still is times and intentions, Thoennes said, and

—

—

these are usually the

first

items to go

onto the page. As bulletins became more common, they began to feature times for confessions as well as requests for prayer, he said.

With the growth of parish organizations. Father Hahn said bulletins eliminate "the need of rattling off a lot of data" in verbal announcements and "help people focus more on the Mass, especially the Liturgy of the Word. It frees up the Mass itself for a better worship experience."

To those who announced

ask that their event be

fi-om the pulpit "because no-

—

a highly body reads the bulletin" mistaken assumption, according to

—

Father Hahn has this rule of thumb: Only those events that follow immediately after Mass are announced during Mass.

many

—

14740 Stumptown Rd.,

St.

Mark Church,

will host a Festival

tions, call

Jurga Petrikene

704) 907-0205.

at

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VICARIATE

HIGH POINT— To mark

10 years of perpetua,

Eucharistic adoration at Maryfield Chapel, 1315,

Greensboro Rd., Bishop Peter J. Jugis will eel ebrate Mass June 13 at 3 p.m. with a Corpus Christi procession and blessing of the sick. Al are welcome to attend. Father Frank O'Rourke pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church, will b«| master of ceremonies. For more information cal

of

GREENSBORO School

is

end

Od.

JS5

2004. For more information, call Nicliola; at (336) 333-3456 or e-mai nicholas.schnyder@bellsouth.net.

ration of the Blessed Sacrament. All are wel-

HIGH POINT

TEEN

Debra Lemmon

at

CHARLOTTE — The music ministry of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., will host a Christian Coffeehouse May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Single and married adults of all ages have foimd this to be a great place for entertaining and warm spiritual messages, evangelization and an opportunity for praise and worship music in a Christian environment. There is no charge to attend. To reserve a table for a group of six or more, call Kathy Bartlett at (704) 400-2213.

—

Notre Dame Catholic Higi planning an alumni reunion for Augj

Schnyder

call

Church.i

3016 Providence Rd. For details, call Linda Flynn at (704) 366-9889. For childcare reserva-i

Praise May 22, 8-10 p.m. The evening will feature praise and worship music by St. band in addition to AdoMark's LIFE

come. For details, (704) 948-1306.

ffl

Cf

(336) 886-2444.

VICARIATE

HUNTERSVILLE

"It's

St.

room of St. Gabriel

a.m. in the family

GREENSBORO

6338-4744' or bebereid@adelphia.net.

HENDERSONVILLE — The

Bulletins seen as

—

St.

14,

—

Immaculate Heart of Mar; Church, 512 Montlieu Ave., offers free "Gentl, Fz'Znm" classes Wednesdays and Fridays, l:SO| 2:30 p.m. The classes are structured to the fit ness levels of seniors and anyone wanting low impact aerobic workout. For more informatior call Deana Collis at (336) 885-7029.

—

All Irish-Catholic

,^|,

itaci

''i

GREENSBORO

INC

rei

womelTj

are invited to participate in the Ladies Ancie7\ Order of Hibernians, a social, cultural and chan

group for an ongoing series of fun an ^ meets the firs informative activities.

Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Pit, Kloster Center, 22 10 N. Elm St. Please join ii table

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FROM THE VATICAN

June papal

Pope praises

pontifical mission

Swiss youth, open-air Mass

societies as 'autlientic missionaries' VATICAN CITY John Paul

(CNS)

— Pope

said the pontifical mis-

II

sion societies represent a solid point of

reference for those searching for truth

message of love and hope" as "you help bring the good news to the ends of the earth," he said May 1

'Tou

offer a

an audience address to heads of the four pontifical mission societies.

"In these tumultuous times that humanity is living, the pontifical missionary societies ... represent a reliable reference for those who are seeking the in

truth which saves," the pope said.

Because their message is one of hope, "you must pay special attention to the people of the world where their uffering is greater and their needs are nore acute: the people of the so-called Third World," he said.

Some 1 1 7 national directors of the

met

with the pope at the Vatican May 1 during their May 6-14 general assem-

Rome.

The pope

troubled world.

in a

world's pontifical mission societies

bly in

called

VATICAN CITY John Paul

for truth

and justice

surpassed every national border."

By their concern for the suffering

of others and working to help those in need, mission society workers are also working "to help one's own people escape from narrow selfishness, suffocating abundance and from emptiness and behavior which are at times unworthy of human beings," the pope said.

Performing works of mercy and charity is not a matter of simple almsgiving, but is "fulfilling the duty inherent in one's Christian identity in

helping the other in need," he said.

II's

(CNS)

— Pope

schedule for his June 5-6

with the country's Catholic youths, an

Mass and

open-air

with Swiss

civil

to Elaine

more about our

McHale, president,

at

386) 292-1 118.

VICARIATE

IICKORY

—

A Charisinatic Mass is celebrated Thursday of each month in Sebastian

ilCKORY he

first

'hapel

Aloysiiis Church, 921

,of St.

Second

St.

For further information, contact

iE, at 7 p.m.

of forming a court of the Catholic Daughters of America.

Women

from neighboring parishes,

ages 18 and older, are welcome to join. For more information, contact Angie Erst at (828) 488-6560 or Pat Pickering at (828) 497-4999. the Evangelist Church, 234 Church St., •ffers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the first Friday of every

Mass

month following

iEWTON — The Littk Flowers Catholic Girls'

p.m. For information, call the church office at

is for all Catholic girls ages five and up. group meets the fourth Monday of each lonth at St. Jo.seph Church, 720 West 1.3th St., t 4- p.m. in the Holy Family Hall. For more Jjetails, call Debbie Vickers at (828) 49.'>-2039.

Hie

nCKORY — A nd and

Grief Suffort Group meets the Wednesday of each month at the parlor of St. Aloysius Church,

Bern.

p.m. in

church

NE. For more information,

call

Here

is

the Vatican schedule for the

pope's trip to Switzerland.

Times

are local; Eastern Daylight

MISBURY Ian for

marriage really

beautiful CJod's

Natural Family

is!

'lanning classes are being offered at St.

James

Union St., Tuesdays at (>:30 p.m. " earn a natural method that is just as effective as * ie Pill and is in accord with Catholic teaching.

3iontact Susan Chaney at (704) 720-0772 for •.ore information or email questions to .

hurch,

2.5

1

ijo94@aol.com.

\LISBURY *

pope. After the Mass, recitation of the

in

Angelus and greeting by the pope.

1:45 p.m. (7:45 a.m.). Meeting

is

Saturday, June 5 (Rome, Payerne,

ulton

St.,

— Sacred Heart Church,

celebrates a Charismatic

128 N.

and Healing

the first Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. rayer and worship with prayer teams will be

" fass

ailable at 3 p.m.,

How «^ill 11

and

a potluck

be the celebrant. For further information, Bill Owens at (704) 639-9837.

MOUNTAIN

—

the 9 a.m.

until 4:15

(828) 456-6707 or Christine Ryan

—

9:45 a.m. (3:45 a.m.). Departure from Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport for Switzerland.

—

11:30 a.m. (5:30 a.m.), Arrival at

airport in Payerne.

Meeting with Joseph

Deiss, president of the Swiss confedera-

Greeting by the pope.

1:15 p.m. (7:15 a.m.). Arrival at

home

and aged run by the Sisters of Charity of the Holy Cross (Ingenbohl sisters.)

6:15 p.m. (12:15 p.m.).

ter with

young

Encoun-

Catholics of Switzerland

— —

5:15 p.m. (11:15 a.m.),

Meeting

with the association of former Swiss Guards in the building facing the Viktoriaheim residence. Greeting by the pope.

— — Rome.

—

6:45 p.m. (12:45 p.m.). Arrival at

airport in Payerne. Departure ceremony.

7 p.m.

(l

p.m.),

Departure for

8:45 p.m. (2:45 p.m.). Arrival at

Rome's Ciampino

airport.

Have

shells, will travel

at (828)

926-1.'531.

SYLVA

—

St. Mary Church offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the first Saturday of every month following the 9 a.m. Mass until 3 p.m. For information, call (828) 586-9496.

WINSTON-SALEM

MT. AIRY

St.

VICARIATE

— Holy Angels Church, 1208 N.

with Benediction.

CLEMMONS — Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon

VICARIATE

Mary Church

is

Rd., offers Eucharislif Adoration

every Thursday. Exposition and benediction is at 9 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM

IjLgiiis at

6 p.m.

— The Healing Com-

panions is a grief support group for the bereaved that meets the first and third Thursdays of the month in conference room B at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. F"or further details, call

Joanne Parcel

at (336)

924-9478.

Is

your parish or school having an event?

Please submit notices Planner at least

date

tOKY

the papal entourage in the Viktoriaheim residence in Bern.

4:45 p.m. (10:45 a.m.), Departure from Viktoriaheim residence.

of

Bern)

dinner will

the Mass. F'ather .lohn Putnam, pastor,

..JI/TiJVA

—

with bishops of the Swiss bishops' conference and with cardinals and bishops

Thursday, 10-11 a.m. Adoration concludes

VICARIATE

ONCORD — Discover how

'

listed

Time

parentheses.

—

Mass at meadow. Sermon by the

10:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m.),

the Allmend

Main St., offers Eucliaristic Adoration every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., and every

office at (828) .327-2.3'l-l.

ji

?

—

of his pontificate.

trip

fourth

21 Second St. ie

10 a.m. (4 a.m.), Arrival at the the outskirts of

WAYNESVILLE— St, John

oan Moran (828)-327-0487.

Iroup

—

to

for the sick

RSVP

Rome)

AUmend meadow on

weekend visit, his third Switzerland and the 103rd foreign

Bern's Viktoriaheim residence, a

or refreshments and to learn

7:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m.). Arrival at

Sunday, June 6 (Bern, Payerne,

leaders.

the pope to

calls for

one sermon and four short greet-

—

jroup.

—

Viktoriaheim residence.

ings during the

tion.

i

Bea Bern Expo sports arena. ai

Greeting by the pope.

smaller encounters

and church

The program deliver

at the

Switzerland features a meeting

trip to

them "authentic

missionaries in a globalized world

where suffering

meeting with

trip features

1

for the

Diocesan

5 days prior to the event

in writing to

Karen A, Evans

kaevans@char1ottediocese.org orfaxto (704)

in the initial

stage

CNS

I'HOTO BY

Barry James

at

Seashells adorn the bicycles of Dutch pilgrims Henk de Muynck, Wim Vermeulen,

who stopped in Chartres, France, in early May on de Compostela. They had at that point traveled 400 miles from their homes in the southern Netherlands and had just more than 1 ,000 miles to go. The scallop shell has long been associated with pilgrims making their Peter Uipl<es and Kees Langejan,

370-3382,

their journey to Santiago

ipiscopa

l

calendar

ly

22

— 5 p.m.

" Snation to the priesthood of Jesus ir

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate

May 26 Guadanama

Lady of Guadalupe Church, Charlotte

ly

24

— 7 p.m.

ament of Confirmation iLady

of

Lourdes Church, Monroe

in thefollowing events:

— 7 p.m.

way

to the shrine of St. James.

THIS MONTH IN -1997

Sacrament of Confirmation

MARK PARISH FORMED

Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro

ST.

May 27 — 7:30 p.m.

Due to growth in north Mecklenburg County, then-Bishop William G. Curlin announced the establishment of St. Mark Parish in Huntersville May 13, and named Msgr. Joseph Kerin as its pastor. The Diocese of Charlotte opted to utilize a 23-acre tract on Stumptown Road that was purchased in 1 990.

A home purchased across from the property was designated to serve as the parish rectory.

Baccalaureate Mass for Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro

May

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21,

2004

THE NEWS

AT THE 'CROSSROADS OF HUMANITY'

Airport chaplains gatlier,

discuss ministry KEVIN

BY

MURRAY

E.

—

WASHINGTON

'lost their tickets or lost their

Catholic air-

those looking for a place to

including one from the Diocese of Charcon\'erged in Washington, D.C., to

as

discass their unique ministry to people

1

Na-

Chaplains (NCCAC), who staff airport chapels and provide pastoral care to

and

workers, was held

airline

April 27-30.

Participants included Rev.

Wenning, chaplain

times people are traveling

due to grief, such as a death in the family, and you can spot them sitting in the waiting areas," he said. 'Tou sit next to them, usually a seat apart, introduce yourself and see what you can do for them. Many times you are met with dead silence, and sometimes they open

tional Conference of Catholic Airport

travelers

helping others," said Rev. Mr.

is

it

"Many

8th annual meeting of the

the bath-

Wenning.

on the move.

The

eat,

room, a "German newspaper," and so on.

"It's not so much a ministry of faith

port chaplains from across the country,

lotte,

from helping those who have way" to

travelers,

EDITOR

Mr. Ben

to Charlotte-Dou-

glas International Airport and coordina-

At the recent gathering, chaplains

permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Charlotte; Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers; and Dominican Father Anthony Chinh quang Dao, executive di-

heard presentations on "The Mission of the NCCAC" and "Airport Ministry is

tor of the

Ecumenical and Interreligious," which dealt with how to have a Catholic presence in a multireligious chapel open to people of all

also a presentation en-

"Boundaries" by Dr. Kathleen McChesney, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Office of Child and Youth Protection, and Father J. Cletus Kiley, director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Priestly Life and Ministry. titled

Archbishop Marchetto's keynote address, "Challenges for the Pastoral

Care of Civil Aviation," echoed Pope John Paul II's description of the airport as "a true crossroads of humanity," where the airport chaplain, offering pas-

The

toral assistance, especially in the celebra-

presentation dealt with the issue

of sexual abuse of minors and the liability to which priests and deacons are subject, even at airports, said Rev. Mr. Wenning.

tion of the Eucharist, "reminds travelers

of God's loving presence and bears wit-

"Many

ness to the fundamental truths affecting

children travel alone, and

we

try to be of assistance to them," he said.

life."

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,

more

and staff have sought out airport chapels and chaplains, according to Father John Jamnicky, coordinator travelers

for the

Human

Catholic

News

Service contributed to

this story.

15.

II

with a birthday cake during a special audience at

The pope turned 84 on May 18.

Birtliday ordinary day, but

with calie "Happy Birthday" to the pope in Porta guese. The same tune was used a short time later, when members of the Pontifical CouncQ for Migrants and Travelers

BIRTHDAY, frompage 1

The

only cl^nge fi-om the pope's normal schedule, he said, was that the

pope had invited

"his closest collabora-

The spokesman

ings from heads of state and from indi-

limina" his

new

and the country. The

treaty, guarantee-

ing the juridical status of the church and religious freedom, updated a concordat

signed in 1940.

The

visiting

delegation

sang

and meditation," he

said.

"Associated CNS

Sunday Mass at the chapel at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in September 2002.

often out in the con-

be available for airport employees and

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AROUND THE DIOCESE PRAYERS IN THE AIR

Fun in the sun

Greensboro prayer group thrives for three decades BY

KEVIN

MURRAY

E.

and location, the format of the prayer

EDITOR

—

GREENSBORO It was the summer of 1973 when Hannah Hammer received a call from her daughter about a prayer group forming at St. Pius X Church in Greensboro. Although wary at first, she decided to give

it

Dolan

said

Mass, they sat in a circle and prayed for about an hour," recalled Hammer.

"I did not pray nor did I sit in the circle. I sat outside and listened. The whole thing seemed a little odd to me

Yet Hammer felt drawn to the group and continued going week after week. She finally asked the purpose of the meetings.

The

Hammer, was,

reply, said

"Only to worship and pray.

We

have

a

Holy Spirit."

That devotion has helped the group to thrive for almost 31 years.

Eighty-five people attended the group's 30th anniversary in October 2003, including half a dozen of the original prayer group members. special devotion to the

Caleb Kulla carnival in

rolls a ball to claim a prize Greensboro May 16.

at the

"Boardwalk at

Pius X" stewardship

St.

Parishioners explore mintistries, enjoy carnival REV.

BY

MR. GERALD POTKAY

"Almost 3 1 years

CORRESPONDENT

—

GREENSBORO vvalk"

was bustling

prayers,"

The

at St. Pius

"board-

X Church.

After being inspired by Bishop

J.

evin Boland of Savannah during a dix:esan stewardship

program

otte, parishioners crafted .valk at St.

Pius

the church

It

"We

X" stewardship

May

carnival

16.

two goals

actually have

today,"

Patti Dinning, head of the parish tewardship committee. 'The first and )rimary reason for this carnival is to aid

crease the awareness of our church nini.stries.

The

.second

is

to

do

a better

ob of following up on all those who olunteer time and talents."

The event was designed to bring ogether the parish community in order 0 discover those

who

are capable and

villing to contribute their

time and

tai-

Phoio by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay

Clown Jennifer Otter hands Luke Proia a balloon during the "Boardwalk at St.

stewardship

X"

Pius

carnival

in

Greensboro May 16.

according to Pat Spivey, pastoral

nt,

who

ssociate.

need transportation.

Rev. Mr.

In preparation for the "Boardwalk,"

ackets were mailed to each family in the

Bill

Shaw and

greeted parishioners

Ann

wife

front of their

in

om

Each packet contained a letter Msgr. Anthony Marcaccio, pastor;

booth for Adult Faith Formation. The adult clas.ses, which take place between

list

of all parish ministries; a

Masses on Sundays, offer discussions on contemporary topics. There is an average of 35 adults in attendance at any

arish.

list

of the

parishioners might offer the parand a card indicating how much of a

.<ills

h;

commitment

jnancial

a family

was

will-

given session.

I'g to offer to the parish. jl

As

the ^ards were turned

"I in,

the

am

think this

fairly is

a fantastic

am

way

Scott Voegele.

formed about the opportunities

punched at each ministry table visd for a chance to win door prizes doted by each of the ministries.

One

of the joint ministries featured

the carnival

Ahrens. Both are outreach minries to the elderly of the community e brings meals to the di.sabled and

lolores

erly,

—

while the other transports those

I

finally

being infor stew-

ardship within the church."

wounded and

that Msgr.

anyone

Anthony (Marcaccio) or

during the week."

Often the group will have a "soaking prayer" session they will gather outside the normal meeting time and pray for two hours for one person, one intention. Earlier in the week, more than a dozen people spent two hours praying for a parishioner with cancer.

"It's good to have 14 people stop what they're doing to go and pray for someone they don't necessarily know," said Hammer. "We soaked that person with prayer. We asked God to do a

—

miracle."

Those who attend the weekly gatherings vary in number and purpose, said

Hammer. Some come for a me up," some come

spiritual "pick

when they need prayer for themselves or a loved one.

miracle."

stressed the importance of prayer.

The Intercessors have met in every Catholic Church in Greensboro

cially in the liturgy

through the years, said Hammer, and they picked up some "rules" from the priests who joined them.

"Father (Thomas) Burke told us to stay close to the church, so

Father (now Msgr.)

we

have.

Pharr told us 9 p.m., so we do. Father Bill

end at Larry Dunn told us not to limit the prayer time for any reason, so we to

Hammer.

"We have had hundreds of hurting people of all denominations move through the group," said Hammer.

"Everyone is welcome to come and go as they wish."

The

"regulars," she said, are there

every week.

"Weekly attendees believe intercessory prayer to be an important part of their stewardship ministry," said

Hammer. "Prayer develops an intimacy with Jesus. A prayer group is one way to avail yourself of the power that

is

available."

Pope John Paul

II

encounter Our Lord, espeand in personal prayer, as we journey toward that day

when we

shall see

him

'face to face,'"

weekly audience at the Vatican April 28.

"We've seen a lot of answered have been a part of many prayers. wonderful signs and wonders," said said the

pope during

his

We

Hammer, "but we know that no mzftter how hard, long and fervently we pray, the results are in the hands of our wise

Despite the modifications

in rules

and merciful God."

Can you answer "YES"

to any of these questions?

2.

Voegele. "Even our two children are get-

3.

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ting a sen.se of volunteerism."

4.

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'The best part of the day's is

"The

idea

is

.said

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and get involved

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the friendliness and fellowship,"

Clifford Barr, a greeter.

has often

"We

2.

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in the parish

ill,

else gives us

Emily

a great

are

and government," said Hammer. "It is our privilege to pray for any needs

parish-

is

priests,

who

bruised, our country

new

'This

way

religious, those

ioners to get involved," agreed

was Mobile Meals and

nior Wheels, headed by parishioner

that's a lot of

all

to go," said

y tickets to the carnival. In addition, Irish ioners were given a "passport" to

"I

and

to the parish

pray for the church,

wrote about the group's history for its 30th anniversary celebration.

"Our group is the mother group for prayer groups that meet in other parishes we've helped others get started," said Hammer. "Almost every year, we have a get-together and invite prayer groups from other parishes."

The St. Pius X group met for 21 years before someone suggested they come up with a name, she said.

"Everyone had a different name.

After a lively discussion, we prayed about it for a few minutes and then everyone voted unanimously for the same name: St. Joseph's Intercessors," said Hammer. "This in itself was a

don't," said

new

larishioners received free food or activ-

k

—

commented Hammer, who

—

Char-

in

the "Board-

—

"We deacons,

a try.

"After Msgr. (Hugh)

Rev. Mr. Gerald Poikay

group has remained consistent and simple, said Hammer. Although they had to omit Mass due to the consideration of priests' schedules, the group still focuses on what they consider their "main work" prayer.

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21,

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Taking

Down syndrome students

to the field

it

Pastoral Center,

visit

uptown Charlotte Pilot program at St Patrick School produces

progress BY

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

EDITOR

their faces, three students

moved

in its second year teaches basic academic curriculum as well as life skills based on the students' levels of ability.

eagerly

Cherry was especially impressed with the progress the students have made since joining the program. They were very outgoing and able to interact with adults, such as at the restaurant and on the Gold Rush trolley bus, she

through the diocesan Pastoral Center.

"Nice to meet you," said one student, shaking hands with staff members. "My name is Matthew."

Matthew Isley, 13, was joined by Morgan Grier, 17, and Jenna Clayton, 13, all

of whom have

Down

—

now

— With smUes on

CHARLOTTE

syndrome, a

said.

Courtesy Ph(^

"Matthew sat at the front of the bus and greeted everyone who came

congenital condition characterized by

moderate to severe mental retardation.

They are all students in the Matthew-Morgan Pilot Classroom at St. Patrick School. Linda Cherry, superin-

there's

tendent of diocesan Catholic schools, of-

social skills," said Cypert.

fered the students

and

"Since the beginning of the year,

them

their teachers a

Kitty Cypert, special-education teacher, and Heleen Hogan, teacher's asfor

its

program

she

often

said.

"Getting them out in the commuteaching them the appropriate skills and hopefully getting the world nity,

original students, the

Down s3mdrome

like to hug'people,

joined the students on their tour.

Named

when

of progress especially in "We've taught they meet people, they

Those with

ing them to lunch in uptown Charlotte.

Matthew and Morgan,

that

lot

should say hello and shake their hands."

tour of the Pastoral Center before treat-

sistant,

been a

—

to accept

them

—

Approximately 300 fifth-graders from

all

the elementary Mecklenburg Area Catholli

Schools were invited for a Field Day at Charlotte Catholic High School May 10.

aboard," said Cherry.

that's

what

it's

all

school seniors led the fifth-graders

groups through various

in

about," said Cypert.

classroom work.

Hogan, a parishioner of St. Matthew Church, was influential in instituting the pilot program. She has 1 7 years of experience working with chUdren, the last 10 of which have been spent with specialneeds children.

"The parents and

Hi(

field activities.

"When we go Matthew "They happy

lunchroom

into the

students always ask Jenna,

Morgan

an(

to sit with them," said Cypert

very included, and are

feel

reall

to be here."

"Catholic education should be fo I

wanted a Catho-

all

children, incorporating

all

types

the students and faculty of St. Patrick

students into mainstream society said Angela Montague, principal of S Patrick School. "They are a part of ou community, and we would be los without them."

School for their inclusion of Jenna, Matthew and Morgan. Students often assist them in their studies and other

uted to this

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SACRAMENTAL

LIFE

Confirmation reinforces baptism for the recipient to be aware of having received the sacrament as an infant. His or her response will be mani-

no need

CONFIRMATION, from page 1

graders in the Diocese of Charlotte will

fested as

of the Holy Spirit as they receive the third sacrament of

According to Father Hawker, the second approach the psychological school emphasizes that the sacrament

be sealed with the

gift

initiation: confirmation.

According to Father John Triglio, and Father Kenneth Brighenti, co-

Jr.

hosts of the

EWTN program "Council of on what baptism and what was

Faith," "Confirmation

was begun

in

...

builds

life

unfolds."

—

—

should be received after the age of reason (seven years old) or older. Therefore, the is aware of the wonder, gift and grace of the sacrament at the time of baptism.

recipient of the sacrament

nourished in holy Eucharist."

completes the process of

"It

tion into the Christian

initia-

community and it the work ahead,"

A sacrament with a past The sacrament reality, a

of confirmation

is,

in

reconfirmation of the gift of the

matures the soul for said Father Triglio.

Having been gifted with the Holy Spirit, confirmed Catholics are assisted in fix ing their faith with a greater degree of intensity and integrity, said Father James Hawker, vicar of education for the Diocese of Charlotte.

"When we talk about the Holy Spirit, we should be sensitive to the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the fi-uits of the Holy Spirit," he said.

One of the premier fi-uits of the Holy Spirit is peace, said Father Hawker.

"If there is anything we need in our world today, it is internal peace, as well as peace around us and peace in our

of the Holy Spirit give Catholics the courage to practice their faith, according to Father Triglio and Father Brighenti.

Therefore, the sacrament is a reconfirmation of what has happened previously in a person's life, and a tool for

world."

living out one's- faith in the future.

It is

Holy Spirit to the person within the community of believers.

'There's no question that the recipient of the grace and the wonder of baptism receives the Holy Spirit at that Hawker.

time," said Father

The

faith

given

in

baptism

made

gifts

and

fi-uits

Rooted in the

birth

Confirmation

is

of the church

traditionally cel-

when coming of the

ebrated near the time of Pentecost,

In the theological approach, which

intended to be the norm, confirmation

be faithful to the Gospel of Jesus," Father

"Confirmation, in one sense,

is

one of

more intriguing sacraments in the (Catholic) Church," said Father the

Hawker, "because there have been traditionally two approaches to the celebration of the sacrament."

and communion are received

at the

same

time as baptism. The Eastern Catholic churches celebrate the three sacraments of initiation in this manner.

Hawker

"Each one of us has the responsibility to be faithful to the Gospel and to be witnesses of that Gospel and of said.

Roman

Catholic Church also receive the sacra-

ments together during the Easter Vigil "It should be remembered that the .

.sacrament

of

is

looked at as being a great

God through

the Catholic Church," said Father Hawker. 'There is

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Church

Cecily Tindall,

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name

in confir-

mation is so that we might be reminded of some person within the tradition of the church who was faithful to the Lx)rd Jesus, to his or her identity as a follower of Jesus and to the mission he or she had within the context of his or her own contemporary situation."

"So the taking of the name of this person reminds us of our calling to be faithful, to be disciples of Jesus just as that person was," he said.

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schools

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their students, a

we want

to spread our peaceful values world where peaceful values are not accepted," said Father Majdi al-Siryani, director of the patriarchate schools in the in a

Palestinian territories.

"We religion.

...

need to educate them in their make sure they get the

We

right teachings; otherwise, will teach

someone

else

them the wrong Muslim

The

The

Latin Patriarchate parish

schools have

come

a long

way

since be-

ing founded 150 years ago in the

Holy

Land with a handful of students and a group of determined priests.

Father al-Siryani said in those days

was

difficult to recruit students,

be-

cause families needed their sons to work.

"The schools were established mostly in remote villages where schools didn't exist," said

Father al-Siryani.

Growing together Today the patriarchate runs

—

—

in Israel, tories.

and 15,000 teachers and

communi-

school in Beit Sahour

staff,

he

Nablus

lim; the school in

is

90

is

Mus-

the opposite.

most of the Muslim, Father al-Siryani School officials are hoping to expand

In the village of Aboud,

students said.

ai'e

the school into a high school, he added.

school

is

the only school. One-third of the

students are Muslim, many from a neighboring refugee camp, said Father Rick van de Water, the parish priest.

'There are a lot of children from the refugee camp in the school, and it is one establish

with the people around de Water said.

good us,"

relations

Father van

Alumni from the Latin Patriarchate schools include Suha Arafat, wife of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Suha Arafat was raised Greek Orthodox and converted to Islam to marry Yasser Arafat.

Other alumni are political and religious leaders, including Ramallah

Mayor Ayoub Rabah, a Catholic; Parliament member Razi Hanania; and Lutheran Bishop Mounib Younan. helped build

my

helped

me prepare

for college."

in some schools due to emigraand the checkpoints, the patriarchate laid off 100 teachers and will lay off' another 20 teachers at the end of this

as a

patriarchate aims to maintain

rollment

Many Palestinian communities have unemployment rates of at least 70 percent, so the patriarchate has to scramble to find supporters. Funding comes from the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, the Vatican and other sources.

Some schools were in danger of

and the

Ministry of Education

(Israeli)

on the schools. Here we don't have government follow-up, we have cur-

follows up

fews," Father al-Siryani said.

the

A

The first schools were established in West Bank between 1854 and 1858.

photograph from 1870 shows the Beit

closing because of a lack of resources.

Sahour parish

Father al-Siryani said.

"We still have to be there and educate them. If we don't assume this responsibility, nobody will," he said.

Moretain, in a school picture with his four students.

In 1866, the patriarchate decided to

allow girls at a school in Jordan, but

was not easy

Educating the masses

The

and Jordan function under a more normal situation, he said. it is

different; their life

is just

about nonnal; they don't have the financial

problems

we

have.

Most

it

to get girls to enroll. Father

al-Siryani said.

"The parents believed education

patriarchate scliools in Israel

"In Israel

Father Jean

priest.

schools are

subsidized by the (Israeli) government.

was not good

how

learn

for the girls; they

would

to write romantic letters," he

took some time (to catch on) in

said. "It

the remote villages; they were Bedouin

communities.

was not an easy job

It

to

direct a school."

even when Christian students are in the minority, he said. The parish priest is always director of the school, parish

nuns are always involved in some way, and many of the teachers are Christian.

Until the outbreak of the intifada.

Father al-Siryani was responsible for the patriarchate schools in Israel, but the

The Nablus

school has seen

its

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Priests must take the lead in helping the faithful pay authentic Christian witness to their Muslim brothers and sisters, the pope said.

and respect must underpin Catholics' relations with immigrants, especially Muslims.

It is vital "to approach all cultures with a respectful attitude in which one is aware that he doesn't just have something to say and offer, but also much to listen to and receive," he said.

The pope made his remarks May 18 to the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers during its May 17-19 plenary meeting at the Vatican.

"In every culture, an approach can be found to the mystery of mankind even in its religious dimension and that explains, as the Second Vatican Council affirmed, why some facets of truth are found even

effective

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the intifada-related issues.

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The schools also serve way of helping the Muslim community get to know the Christians since many students are Muslim, he said.

Catholic children.

Chair

in

West Bank.

said.

Last year, because of dwindling en-

The

PHOTO BY Debbie Hill

Nida Hijazi listens to Muslim student Firas Wahsh read from the Quran of a parish school in Beit Jalla,

personality," said

Rabah, who graduated in 1964. "Compared to the others schools in Ramallah at the time, it was one of the best in town. It

to teach catechism to

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In Jifna, the parish elementary

Father al-Siryani said the main mission of the schools

The

ties.

"It

41

including 30 high schools Jordan and the Palestinian terriThe schools have 20,000 students

schools

schools' students normally re-

the religious ratio of their

flect

main way we

teachings," he said.

it

a priest in northern Israel.

(Muslims) an insight into our values.

We don't want them to become Christian, but

by

percent Christian and 10 percent

official said.

"Our schools are an opportunity to gi\ e

made travel difficult and time-consuming. Now, schools in Israel are overseen

he

said dialogue

II

"It

welcoming newcomers) even with pastoral initiatives aimed at meeting and dia-

logue, but above

is

are

more

when "v.'ho

it

to

Muslim immi-

specific

problems," said

comes

pose

the pope.

"Fraternal dialogue and reciprocal

"is

necessary so that the Gospel message

tural

all

people."

makes engage

said globalization

logue.

grants

ethnically diverse than be-

but also because such respect

fore,

unforeseen events or cially

helping the faithful

not just necessary because communi-

ties

essary to

espe-

all

overcome prejudices" and teaching them to be missionaries at home, he said.

The pope said respect for all cultures

But integrating people of different cultures and religions is "never without difficulties,"

therefore, necessary that indi-

(these

He

said.

is,

vidual churches open up to

more

actively

it

nec-

in cul-

exchange and interreligious

""Social integration

and cultural

in-

become a necessary prepeoples and nations to live

teraction have requisite for

dia-

together in true peace," he said.

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SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: MAY

May30y Pentecost Sunday

as a leader BY

JOHN THAVIS

—

ROME

In a

new

BY

autobiographi-

between a small

17.

"There's always a problem of bal-

ance bet\veen authority and service. Perhaps I should rebuke myself for not hav-

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ing tried hard enough to command," the

pope

A nun passes a shop window displaying a new book by Pope John Paul in Rome

said.

"In a certain sense, that's a result of temperament," he added.

The book reviews his 20 years as a bishop in Poland and includes reflections on activities following his election as pope in 1978. An English edition was expected to be published in coming months.

The pope reflected on his authoritarian shortcomings in a chapter that recalled his ordination as bishop in 1958.

He said how to wield episcopal authority is a question faced by every bishop.

All bishops try to keep Christ as a model, who spoke in terms of serving his flock and not ordering them around, he

my

May his

"A

on how

certain balance

is

in

Poland.

needed. If a

live in the

the Spirit's guidance.

One

"Notwithstanding the inner tance

I

made

all

He

felt

in

reprimanding,

I

said that in discussing important

he always liked to ask two questions of his collaborators: What truth of faith sheds light on this problem, and who can we find to help us?

depends too much on authority, people think that he only knows how to command," the pope said. exercised. It the bishop

talked with her helpers as they

community

together, sharing tools, jokes, water and

a glorious day.

Within

five

hours they had painted

three outbuildings, screened in her bacl<

porch, replaced a door, painted her porch, replaced

her

all

fi-onl

her gutters, trimmed

trees, cut a winter's

wood and buUt

worth of

a crib to hold

fire-

it.

Also established, as the Spirit natuwas a bond of love and care. As they finished the lunch that Shirley provided. Pearl told them, "You are all m} family." Hugs the sign of peace.

That's the message of Pentecost God working as community. One God but one with the Son, one with the Holj Spirit and one with us, God's people God's Spirit is poured out on each on< and gathers strength as we join togethei to breathe life and love into the world. rally will,

—

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19:1-8,

Neri), Acts 20:28-38,

John

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Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20, John 17:20-26

6:29-33; Tuesday, Acts 20:1 7-27, John 17:1-11;

Wednesday (St.

Phill|

John 17:11-19; Thursday, Acts 22:30; 23:6-11, John 17:20-26; Friday, Act

25:13-21, John 21:15-19; Saturday, Acts 28:16-20, 30-31, John 21:20-25

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 30 JUNE Sunday (Pentecost Sunday), Acts

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1

5

Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13, John 20:19-23;

(The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Zephaniah 3:14-18, Lul<e 3:12-15, 17-18, Mark 12:13-17;

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worked

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the necessary decisions," he said.

issues,

Throughout the morning

—

with a power and effectiveness greater

resis-

think

them.

country

—

a

of

Paul divided the youths into small crews and instructed

and Appalachia close enough to both to have a foot in each.

Paul is a retired forester, and their house is on the edge of the national forest where he worked for many years. He knows the region and its people very well.

Paul's neighbor Pearl is an 86-yearold mountain woman who still prefers the Spartan life she's always lived, with no electricity or running water in her house. She chops wood for heat and daily carries in water fi-om a well.

Paul sometimes helps with her harder chores, but when he noticed she needed some big repairs she could neither afford nor do herself, he asked his parish youth group to help.

The ensuing project was a perfect model of Pentecost the Holy Spirit of

God working through

could almost see the tongues

spiritual fire parting as

city

balance over the years.

is

it

Go" focuses on

and govern by serving," he said.

The pope said that, despite his temperament, he had tried to strike that

authority belongs to the

bishop, but a lot depends

18. "Get Up, Let Us

20 years as a bishop

bishop says: 'Here I alone command,' or 'I'm only here to serve,' something is missing. He should serve by governing

said.

'TsTaturally,

planned, gave a pep talk and prayed for

JEAN DENTON

Paul and Shirley

monishing. I think that, in this category, I have perhaps done too little," the pope wrote in "Get Up, Let Us Go," a book distributed in Italian and other lan-

May

wondering how the rag-tag group possibly could accomplish the daunting array of tasks Paul had

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Pope John Paul II says he thinks he may have been too lenient as a pastor.

"The pastor's role also includes ad-

On

minister,

1

cal book,

guages

sum of its parts. an early fall morning, 20 sleepy teenagers arrived with 10 accompanying adults and assembled on the dewy grass in Pearl's front yard. Their youth •

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May

Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

A story missed ConAontingevil with love is a story worth covering

Pope, at audience, says

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

human

cycle of sin

—

In

The Pope

God

and punishment

is

Speaks

"God

II said.

POPE

not indifferent to the

is

evil

JOHN PAUL

II

perpetrated by his creatures because he is

said

May

19 during his weekly

general audience.

Some

15,000 pilgrims from around

the world gathered with the pope in

St.

on Psalm 32 and to continue offering him best wishes for his 84th birthday, which was May 18.

A small group of Polish war veterPeter's Square to hear his reflections

ans

who

Italy,

had. fought at

during World

Monte

War

Cassino, II

present for the audience.

The

freedom of the Polish people. It is a gift and a task for today's generation," he said, praying that the Polish people would cultivate their freedom in love and respect for their traditional moral In his main audience talk, the pope

which 860 Polish soland some 2,800 Poles were injured, "opened the way for the Allies to reach Rome," the pope told the veterans.

'This has become a symbol of the battle, in

diers died

noblest values of the Polish spirit and,

courage and readiness to give one's life 'for our freedom and theirs,'" the pope said.

"After the end of the war, Poland had to wait a long time before this hope was fulfilled," he said, referring to the years of communist domination.

"Today, however, we can thank God for the great grace which is the especially, of the

Psalm 32 is a h3TTin of praise to God his mercy and willingness to forgive.

said for

The psalmist initially lacks

the cour-

age to acknowledge his errors, but when he finally says, "I confess my faults to the Lord," God responds "immediately with generous forgiveness" and the sinner is filled with peace, the pope said.

When Catholics approach the sacrament of confession, he said, the same thing occurs.

In the sacrament, the pope said, "one experiences an awareness of sin frequently obscured in our day together with the joy of forgiveness."

"The strict logic of sin-punishment has been replaced, through God's grace, by the joyful reality of sin-forgiveness," Pope John Paul said.

—

—

When asked how

GHF

is

"God

call

the deluded battle cry of a

group of people from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kan. After visiting the group's cult to describe

Web

them

a place of love

Cancro, pastor of St. Eugene Church,

site, it's diffi-

which and worship, or as as a church,

who in my experience are who love the Lord deeply and

Baptists,

people

demonstrate their faith with countless acts of witness and charity.

To show how

little

"We, the pastors of the

have come together to show our solidargoes on to say that "hate can never be used as a means to describe the actions of God in ity in the faith," the letter states. It

relation to people."

That's a polite

God is a being only with love. God's love is the basic message of every Mass and service celebrated at Christian churches. hear this message in the pews over and

churches, schools and any organization

is

that has anything positive or nurturing

Asheville

first

sides of a story

and

lets readers

ers decide about the message.

Percent of those

who

over; seeing

hate group

God's

family

on:

is

lorli

h

in action in response to a

it

1

further proof of the spirit of

jfj

love.

Newsrooms

take note: confronting

|e\

evD and hatred with love and good will is a story worth covering.

The pastor's letter ends by inviting Jtjitj "all people of faith and good, will to pray with us as we gather peacefully in j^j prayer and song, as every Sunday, withi our congregations.

did a

It

jjtr

or view-

Amen.

Other than

that, there

62

age that

its

strange ideas deserve.

I

i

was no coverage.

At first blush, it would look like a wacko fi-inge group got the lack of cover-

said they were "highly satisfied" with...

oil'

We

reach programs that minister to the gay community.

The demonstration, if you can call it that, consisted of a few people who got out of a car, marched outside St. Eugene Church for a few minutes and then left.

WLOS,

a contradiction, since

filled

churches were targeted because of out-

television station,

way of saying that "God Hates Fags,"

the loathsome slogan,

travels the country picketing

The

six churches |::

targeted for protest here in Asheville,

connection the

one of the churches where picketers showed up was the First Baptist Church of AshevUle. Other denominations targeted by the group included Presb3rterian, Lutheran, Episcopal and Methodist.

involving homosexuals.

a

through.

picketers have with mainline Baptists,

GHF

is

model of ecumenism and a faith-based response to an adversarial event. It was evident in the news quotes from the people who walked past the protestors on their way into Sunday service that the message in the pastor's letter got

journalistic approach that presents both

Americans chose family

GHF — a story of interfaith

call to turn the other cheek and to love your brother.

Here's what happened upon learning of the impending demonstration.

The six churches that were targeted for picketing got together and wrote a letter to their parishioners responding to the demonstration. The letter, much of which was written by Father Frank

on the gathering, quoting both the demonstrators and the churchgoers in equal measure. This is the standard

life,

far

cooperation that exemplifies the biblical

story

content they were with aspects of

was a

response to

One

FAMILY CONTENTMENT

there

that occurred in

that the opposite

is

values.

were

maybe that's OK. But more compelling story

a recent

were picketed by a group Hates Fags" (GHF).

the guardian of justice and truth," the

pope

&

churches in Asheville reacted to a recent demonstration outside their doors as Sunday services were starting. Six churches, including St. Eugene Church,

that gives a sense of peace and hope to

believers.'Pope John Paul

Guest Columnist

weekend unfortunately shows is also true, "Good news is no news."

The good news is how a group of

the

replaced by a cycle of sin and forgiveness

Media

ttie

The old slogan, "no news is good news," is appropriate when you are waiting for a jury verdict or for the IRS to ask you questions about your tax return. But a situation in AshevUle over

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beloved children.

The story of a family When Amy tic

came

into

my

office

one day back in the early 1980s, I had no way of knowing this would be the beginning of a friendship I forever shall

The Bottom Line

that they will

was editor of a Connecticut newsand she was a college student

I

asking

she could be an intern reporter.

if

sion?

had been music critic for the World Tele-

much

grain and Sun, a

'ork ne\\ spaper, for

WTiat

years.

known

could not have

I

New

respected

some 40

how

that

connected I was to become especially her to Amy and her family mother, Jeanne Mitchell, the renowned violinist of the '50s, and her sister Lucy, day was

—

with striking violet-blue eyes and fingers that 3e

made everything

she touched,

grand piano or typesetter keys,

a

it

my

But

lifelong connection to

her family

is

ncredible talents.

ind faith

we

not because of their

alessings

shared

(all

the Biancollis

we endured together and we acknowledge.

Amy

As

as

we both

the

A

gave out.

year after Peter's suicide, Lucy

killed herself

Amy, newly

Unbelievably,

was

married,

too soon to face the deaths of her

all

father and, not too long after, her mother.

Jeanne's death

was

my

memories and

a

blow to

best friend

living the excruciating pains of death.

She

me for she as we sup-

ported each other after the suicides of our

know where

writes: "I

[jny loved ones^ because myself...

Importance of church unity

love

I

them

I

still;

find

and

still,

for Today FATHER JOHN

to find

them

Spirituality

in

CATOIR CNS Columnist

for-

ever leaving, they remain."

Amy

in pain,

her daughter Lucy and my son Peter, both of whom had contemplated suicide. We had high hopes for their progress in health, but their

had become

developed into an out-

were united

faced parallel illnesses that

afflicted

because of the love

It is

We

motherhood.

Amy

were converts to the Catholic Church), ^he pain

standing writer, accepted into the Columbia School of Journalism, I got to know her mother and her sister very well. Her mother and I had become instant sisters in our faith and our

beautiful brains

;end a perfect offering into the world.

md

her sister and par-

I read Amy's book the week after I came home from burying my son Sterling, my third son to die. I was so moved.

Her pain was my pain, too, especially her words that no one knows better than the

refuse

I

from

a book

pictures framed with love.

ANTOINETTE BOSCO CNS Columnist

someone so enthusialready committed to this profesHer father, Louis BiancoUi, after all,

Hov\- could astic,

know

ents through her words,

cherish.

paper,

gift

—

she has written about her loss, being the only survivor of her family, lovingly titled "House of Holy Fools: A Family Portrait in Six Cracked Parts." She said she wrote the book for her children so

an enthusias-

Biancolli,

college student,

This month I received a Amy, now a mother of three

writes about the tragedy of

The word "inculturation" refers to way different cultures around the

Lucy's suicide, and

my heart was pierced

the

again: "Suicide

always senseless be-

world affect our Catholic faith. There is need for dialogue in each country where serious differences exist. Those devoted

is

makes no sense at all.... Only God knows why Lucy had to kill herself; only God knows why her brain waged war against her."

This memoir by a daughter of a family that loved music, laughter and joy so much is a memorable love story.

Amy Biancolli writes of them and speaks cause the suffering that leads to

it

—

only of blessings especially of her own conversion to the Catholic faith, which has led her to say, I

can't

"I

was given so much.

doubt anything

in

my

life."

to protecting the faith are usually at

odds with those defending local customs.

Pope John Paul II offered these criteria for true inculturation:

—

The teaching must always be compatible with the Gospel, and the teacher must always be in communion with the universal church. ^Accepting the morality of each culture can damage the integrity of the faith. It can also shatter the universal

—

church's unity.

'W^e Americans,

Teens and their first jobs Hard I've

mentioned

my

low

Coming of Age

work, but earned pride

first

in

previous columns

jobs taught

me

so

KASE JOHNSTUN CNS Columnist

much

working with people, being responsible and having a good time while orking. But I failed to mention some-

ibout

hing

iocial life es,

—

for

cash for gas, cash for

my

•elieving

not cushy.

lealth benefits,

K)ast titles irst

clothes as office jobs.

and they

many

They do not provide and they usually do not

such as "executive director."

way to an once you depart their made shakes. I scrubbed cars. I

llustrious career I

jot dirty.

These jobs were not the world's best.

Standing on blacktop, baking in the I

nore than lOO-degree weather, waiting or a car to

come out

to

com-

about the job I had done and walk way without tipping, is not fabulous.

4any times I hated my first jobs and. oathed going to work to get bossed

plain

round by an uptight manager: "Mop floor, clean the ashtray and clean the

he

Till."

from 3 to 5 work around I

.school

— and

or junior high students

—

had no experience to and a nice office job with a computer, the ntemet, e-mail and paid vacation. So, ve need to push those ideas straight out he f)ffice door of our heads.

Talking with a young man recently, heard something fly from his mouth I ouldn't believe. "I want an office job

afternoon and will

in the

my

others. It

practice."

thought, sure, there are a lot of

good

positions for teens in telemarketing, and they pay pretty good

money.

"I

High lave

They

also offer the

and responsibilities that go along with having $20 in your pocket from serving people slaw on Saturday night or $40 from filling gas tanks Friday afternoon. With the money come many things, including budgeting skills and bank account management, both important skills to learn young.

But the most important thing that comes from holding $50 in your hand from working late into the night on Thursday when everyone else is at is pride. This is not the the game pride that hurts people or takes from issues

— —

wipe down, then

vaiting again for the customer to

one important thing that

teens need: cash.

They

jobs do not pave the

loors.

offer

want

to

do telemarketing.

want a At

real job,"

bubble.

He was above

I

he added.

this point

I

had to burst fast food.

his

He was

above car washing. He was above manual labor. I told him, "Good luck."

There is nothing wrong with fastfood jobs or manual-labor jobs.

They

are

very respectable and honorable. The paychecks from these jobs buy the same

not the pride that gloats.

It is

not the pride that makes your head ex-

pand fit it

to a point that

makes

it

difficult to

through the door.

It

don't

is

is

refuse

to be absorbed by the secular culture?

First jobs are just that, first jobs,

—

parents of the expense.

First jobs are not glamorous. ire

At what point does the church

my

mov-

cash for clothes, cash for cash

tend to

accepted in the secular culture."

else: cash.

Those jobs provided cash

like others,

assume that the church should govern herself by the processes to which we are accustomed in our political and industrial life," said Cardinal Avery Dulles. 'The Catholic Church has thus far remained resistant to such absorption. Her stable traditions and worldwide organization enable her to be in some respects counterculture, and to speak out against certain values and practices that are generally

the pride that gives a

little

upbeat step as you leave your work knowing that your first job is a pain but that you mopped the floor or filled the drink or built a .solid frame the best that you could. Then with cash in pocket you have more freedom to buy the extra hamburger without worrying about giving your parents the change at the end of the night.

That's nice, and it's worth it.

How

are Catholics supposed to remain

ecumenical in these circumstances?

Is it a matter of reaching agreements through compromise or a process of mutual enrichment where each Christian church offers something in the interest of church unity? The Catholic Church offers the papacy as a symbol of universal unity and as a faithful de-

fender of doctrinal integrity against the

popular culture. This

is

an exceedingly

important point.

In the recent controversy over gay and lesbian marriages, we know these are our brothers and sisters in Christ. As

Americans, they deserve to be treated as equal citizens under the law.

Vatican II's Declaration of Religious

Freedom teaches

us that "the

human

person has a right to religious freedom.

This freedom means that all men are to be immune from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups, and of

any human

power....

forced to act in a

No

one

is

manner contrary

to be to his

religious beliefs."

But as a group they can't redefine the church's traditional teaching on the

sacrament of matrimony.

There are

principles at stake,

they cannot be tossed aside in the

of peace.

and

name

May

21,

2004

The Catholic News & Herald 16

PARISH PROFILE

Benedict the Moor Church helped shape Winston-Salem Vicariate landscape

community, now known

as Good Shepherd Church, remains a mission of St. Benedict the Moor Church, while Our Lady of Fatima Chapel is now a mission of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Win-

St.

The

ston-Salem.

Kernersville congrega-

was given parish status in 1973, when Holy Cross Church was founded tion

St. Benedict the Moor parishioners observed the 50th anniversary of their church in November 1990 with a Mass

Benedict the Moor Church 1625 East 12th Street Winston-Salem, N.C. (336) 725-9200 St.

celebrated by then-Bishop

Vicariate: Winston-Salem

Father Lawrence Hunt, pastor; and Father Francis O'Rourke and Father Thomas Gaunt, former pastors.

Parish formation continued through the 1990s under the pastorate of Father Hunt, who has served at St. Benedict the

Pastor: Jesuit Father Lawrence Hunt

Pastoral Associate: Mercy Sister Larretta Rivera-Williams

Number

(now Arch-

bishop of Atlanta) John F. Donoghue.

Among the concelebrants were Jesuit

of Families: 160

Moor Church

since

1990. Parishioners

continue to be involved in an active prayer group, altar servers group, youth group, religious education, choir and a variety of commissions.

The

parish also places a high prior-

on community involvement. Local groups and efforts such as the Crisis Control ministry. Red Cross donor program and Samaritan Soup Kitchen have ity

Moor paThe church building is host to Narcotics Anonymous and Community Watch meetings. benefited fi-om St. Benedict the

Lawrence Hunt

Jesuit Father

Photo by George

St.

of

Benedict the Moor Church was established

in

1940

to serve the spiritual

K.

needs

Winston-Salem Catholics.

WINSTON-SALEM in

— The

parish

Moor was

Catholics.

Now

one of

four Winston-Salem parishes,

parish hall and rectory, in

AprQ 1940 from

Zion Church. The present

As

has

it

was purchased

a bishop of the site is

AME

that of the

Benedict the Moor Church. construction proceeded, the conSt.

Mass November

helped shape the Catholic landscape in

gregation continued gathering for

the Winston-Salem Vicariate.

at the Price

Bishop Eugene McGuinness of Raleigh established St. Benedict the Moor Church in response to the needs of African-American Catholics living in the Winston-Salem area. Placing it under the direction of the Franciscans, the bishop welcomed Franciscan Father Ronald Scott as the founding pastor.

About a dozen local African-American Catholics made up the original par-

1940, in a local funeral home. Bishop

home

and, in

girls.

the following year.

ish family.

ebrated in the

Benedict's

The first Masses were celhome of a lawyer, Hosea and his wife. Working closely with

Francis helped found a parish

and

To

and

year. In addition to education

The parish family of St. Benedict th( Moor celebrated the church's 60th anni-

its first

versary with a retreat, spring picnic,

spiri-

and a dinner celebration

fal

tual nourishment, the school also turned

festival

out championship basketball teams throughout the 1950s, '60s and '70s.

The school continued operation until

parishioners in

1979.

the church. Sponsored by Winston-Sa

St.

Benedict the

Moor Church

December 2000.

Community Knowledge Center was established a In the past year, the

lem State University, the center feature 10 computers and offers classes for se

as-

sumed responsibility for its first mission.

Our Lady of Fatima Chapel in downtown Winston-Salem, in 1969. The following year, the Catholic community to the east in Kernersville became a mission of St. Benedict the Moor Church and

nior citizens, tutoring for middle-schoo students and a tax-filing service for His panics.

to

by

St.

King were

Benedict the

list

As pastor of St. Benedict the Moo Church in Winston-Salem and Goo(|Hfri Shepherd Church in King, Father Hun ministers to hundreds of Catholics Forsjrth and Stokes counties.

continued as such until 1973. Catholics to the north in

for 15(

also ministered

Moor clergy. That

(

Men's Club. enhance the educational aspect of

the faith, the Sisters of St. Francis of

Father Scott, parishioners began searching for a site on which to build a church.

Allegany, N.Y., arrived in Winston-Sa-

Property for that church, along with a

lem, and in early September

15

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McGuinness dedicated the new church Father Scott continued as pastor, in August 1943 he welcomed an associate pastor to assist in developing the parish. Parishioners found spiritual and social opportunities in a number of parish groups and organizations, including the Legion of Mary, Third Order of St. Francis, St. Monica's Guild and St.

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