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VOLUME XIX- ISSUE 74

Guardian Angels

Julie’s Honors Ann D’Auria, Dianne Driscoll at Spring Event

By Ginger DeShaney

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nn D’Auria and Dianne Driscoll are guardian angels for countless women and children at Julie’s Family Learning Program.

“I marvel at their passion and their dedication. This is not easy work,” said Julie’s Executive Director Bob Monahan. “You have to have the right qualities as a staff person to be effective. Their commitment to the mission of Julie’s is just extraordinary.”

For their amazing work, Ann and Dianne will be celebrated as Angels at the Julie’s Spring Event on Saturday, May 7, at Florian Hall in Dorchester.

“They came with all of the credentials, all of the passion, all of the full engagement in the mission of Julie’s, which really put them in the best position to be extraordinary,” Bob said of this dynamic duo.

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“It’s a big honor,” Ann said of the recognition. “We are thrilled.”

The Julie’s Spring Event celebrates mothers and acknowledges the “wicked hard job” it is to be a parent, Bob said.

“These are incredibly determined women, so it’s really celebrating all of that determination and all of that work. And it’s also celebrating the community that is Julie’s.”

The event will feature a buffet lunch and between 40-50 themed raffle baskets put together by alumni and supporters. The raffle ticket cost is affordable and there’s “the excitement of folks going around and putting the tickets in the baskets that they would like to win,” Bob said.

“There will be at least 40 individuals, maybe more, who will walk out with a basket and that’s exciting.”

A highlight to this year’s event will be the “special reunion for the Julie’s family to honor their two longtime beloved teachers,” Bob said.

Dream Team: Dianne Driscoll (from left), Sister Jean Sullivan, Sister Louise Kearns, and Ann D’Auria.

Ann, director of adult services, and Dianne, director of child care services, who have each been with Julie’s for about 40 years, have retired – though they are helping with the transitions for their replacements. Their patient, loving, trusting, and caring approach set

them up for long-term success at Julie’s.

Dianne started as a student at Julie’s and has come full circle. She lost her oldest daughter, Michelle, at age 2-1/2, from cerebral palsy. She had two other children, Kristin (in Continued on Page 3

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Look who's cooking!

By Carol Masshardt

(This series will focus on local chefs)

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oonshine’s owner/ chef, Asia Mei, could be doing a million things successfully.

A Boston College graduate in Biology and Economics with minors in Film and Education, Asia, 40, was a competitive gymnast and has enough sustained intellectual and physical energy to take on most any challenge.

She is a keen observer even as she moves at an Olympic pace.

“I had a revelation that people had a passion for what they were doing, and I only hoped that I would find something that was mine,” she said of her early experiences.

It would not have been easily predicated that this oldest child or Chinese immigrant parents from Silicon Valley, California would be so totally engaged every day at her Broadway Station location at 152 Dorchester Ave. “Although my mother is a great cook, my parents were surprised when I went the cooking route. They thought I would be a lawyer, doctor or that kind of profession” she said. She graduated from a competitive high school, summer program at Harvard and college at BC all the while exploring a myriad on interests and talents to match.

“I never really cooked. I was too busy, but I did know that an office was not for me, but I loved Farmer’s Markets,” she said, and “I knew I needed something where I would have a challenge every day.”

Her other realized dream was to live in the community where she worked and South Boston has been her home for more than the last twelve years.

Asia started as a dishwasher in her friend’s family restaurant in the Fenway, and then walked into the premier Hammersley’s Bistro days after her college graduation. Though she attributes this break as timing, surely Gordon Hammersley saw unusual motivation, commitment and said “yes” to this young woman without the more typical culinary school background.

“I bought every book I could find and then it was working “on the line,” where the best learning happens,” she said. After four years of progressive responsibility, she went on to Whole Foods, and Sam’s and the Franklin Café until launching her passion, Moonshine, seven years ago. It has survived a changing demographic, and the far-reaching pandemic which proved daunting to small businesses and especially restaurants.

“I don’t allow myself to succumb to negativity. I’m hopeful for a lot of things. I do every aspect of this work every day, and I want a cross trained team. I give my team a vision and something to believe in and that is why

Fairy House Building Colm Kennedy of South Boston brought his appropriately attired twins Caitlyn and Hannah, 5 ½, to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Fairy House Building Workshop at Franklin Park’s Schoolmaster Hill on April 21.

The whimsical annual event encourages youngsters to create miniature homes for fairies, sprites, and other fantastical woodland creatures using natural materials gathered by the artists of the Mayor’s Mural Crew.

Moonshine’s owner/chef, Asia Mei I went this route, really” she said in a matter of fact and ever inspired way.

In the pandemic, Moonshine shifted to greater take out but still it wasn’t easy. Asia Mei used her time, cooking and delivering food with her team to non-profits and first responders.

Art, animals, and athletics were also sustaining as she integrates this all in what seems like more than 24-hour days. There is little question that she could be on TV and embrace the competitive parts of this field, but that doesn’t seem to be her driving force.

“Cooking on a hot line, the craziness of every day, combining the bold and bright flavors of CA with New England tastes in a menu that both holds favorites and offers new choices is where I want to be,” she said.

Talking to customers and her team every minute of long workdays

is also part of her natural and earned success. Using her bi-lingual EnglishSpanish skills to relate to a diverse workforce and community as she prepares for the upcoming season of outdoor, indoor, and take out season with a busy bar and popular menus for dinner and brunch is all in the days work. The allure of the kitchen’s fire draws her back and carries her forth.

Asia Mei could be doing a million things well, but she has found a passion, and a community where she lives and works. She makes the work of Moonshine look easy that is not.

You are likely to appreciate not only wonderful food at Moonshine, but something of the passion that drives this exceptional chef and her team.

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Guardian Angels the toddler room) and Joseph (in the preschool program), at the time. “I was broken, grieving, uneducated,” said Dianne, who also has a son, Timothy. A friend told her about Julie’s. “I just wanted a better life for my kids and Julie’s gave that to me.”

Ann was new to her job at Julie’s when Dianne was one of the first students. “Dianne was a wonderful student. She was an eager learner,” Ann said. “I was very impressed. It’s a brave thing to join a program and admit you need help and to be open to that.”

Ann pushed Dianne to go to school; she got her high school diploma, then went to Urban College of Boston and got a degree in early childhood education. “I felt good every time I graduated from something,” said Dianne.

After volunteering at Julie’s, Dianne got a job in the toddler room before rising to her director position.

After Ann had her first child, she was looking to reduce her hours and was leaving her job as a high school teacher. When Sister Louise – Ann’s seventh-grade teacher at St. Augustine’s and a co-founder of Julie’s with Sister Jean – knew Ann was leaving high school teaching, she offered her a position at Julie’s. Her children, Elizabeth and Michael, accompanied her to Julie’s when they were young.

Julie’s becomes family for all who are involved there. “They treat you like family,” said Dianne. “It’s been our home for 40 years. Ann’s like my sister.”

“We went through a lot together,” Ann said. “We spent a lot of time together.”

Ann D’Auria (left) and Dianne Driscoll in their early years at Julie’s.

Ann and Dianne, who both grew up in South Boston, miss that family – and each other – in their retirement.

“I miss the people,” said Ann, 67. “I miss working with Dianne.

We were a really good team.

“I really miss teaching. I’ll probably go back and tutor because I was a director/teacher all my life. I was always in the classroom, and I really miss that.

“I miss seeing people move on and make new progress and reach milestones in their lives,” Ann continued, mentioning that a lot of program participants earned their diplomas and went on to college. “What’s most amazing is to watch how the women, even if they missed some opportunities in their own lives, are really committed to their children’s success in life.”

Dianne, who will be 62 in September, misses the children and always got excited when they would learn something new. She still sneaks in now and then and the kids run over to her and give her hugs.

Ann looks back fondly on all the “graduations.” There’s a tradition at Julie’s that when someone gets a

Ann D’Auria, at the podium, is flanked by Dianne Driscoll and Sister Louise.

diploma, they celebrate in-house, complete with cap and gown, “Pomp & Circumstance,” and a march down the hallway with everyone clapping.

“The graduates get to tell their stories and really inspire the women who are in the room that want to be in that other seat,” said Ann, who witnessed and presided over many a graduation.

“I just miss the wisdom of the women. They were just marvelous in their resiliency.”

Bob saw the love these two retirees had for their charges. “Because of their work, seeing the results, like when an adult learner graduates or a child is testing well … just to see the look on

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their faces when they’re at a graduation celebration or a child is about to transition from K1 or K2,” said Bob. Ann a nd Dia n ne respect and love each other.

Dianne is a shining example of the success of the program, Ann said. “She is the rock in her family. I’m so impressed by that. She is one mother to the world.”

Dianne is quick to say, “If I didn’t have Ann in my life, I don’t know where I’d be right now.”

Added Ann, “I want to thank Dianne for being my partner in crime. Having that close bond made working at Julie’s so much more enjoyable and easier.”

And both women owe a debt of gratitude to Sister Louise and Sister Jean, who were their mentors and set them on the path to be guardian angels.

Julie’s Spring Event May 7, at noon.

Florian Hall in Dorchester Sign up at www.Juliesfamily.org Tickets are $100 If you have questions, reach out to: Bob Monahan at RMonahan@JuliesFamily.org, 617-269-6663, ext. 11, or Jeanne Fletch at JFeltch@JuliesFamily. org, 617-269-6663, ext. 10

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Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine at Five Years

by Rick Winterson

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ast Sunday, South B oston’s S e apor t District celebrated the Fifth Anniversary of Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine.

It was truly a joyful event!

Five years ago, in 2017, the Lady of Good Voyage Chapel in existence at that time closed its doors, after 65 years of religious service on the South Boston Waterfront. Richard Cardinal Cushing had built the Chapel in 1952 to serve people who frequented the Waterfront, especially those who worked there and sailed the sea. The Chapel fulfilled religious needs ranging from Masses every Sunday evening to Memorial services for people like Bobby Sands and President John F. Kennedy. The Chapel’s interior had a distinctly maritime theme.

However, times change – as did our Waterfront, now more commonly called South Boston’s “Seaport District”. After years of discussion, it was agreed that a completely new church dedicated to Our Lady of Good Voyage would be constructed on the southeast corner of Seaport Boulevard and Sleeper Street, overlooking Martin’s Park, the Fort Point Channel, and the City of Boston’s skyline.

While the name of this new church would still be “Our Lady of Good Voyage”, it would also be elevated to the status of a Catholic Shrine. The newly built Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine opened on the 22nd of April in 2017. The new Shrine retains that all-important maritime theme, along with a striking medley of artifacts from many other Archdiocesan churches.

Bishop Robert Reed presided

at the Shrine’s Fifth Anniversary Mass, which he concelebrated with Deacon Paul Kline, Fr. Luis Hernandez, and Fr. Peter DeFazio, the Pastor of the South Boston/ Seaport Collaborative and Rector of the Shrine. Cardinal Sean O’Malley had been called to Vatican City by Pope Francis but sent his greetings in a letter. In this letter, he stated, “Today the Shrine serves as a beacon of faith and welcome to the Seaport residents, those working in this area, and visitors coming over the bridge from the Downtown area.” Cardinal Sean closed his letter by thanking Rector Fr. DeFazio, the Shrine’s staff, and its vibrant young adult ministry.

Bishop Reed offered an eloquent Mass. The first reading was from the Acts; it told of the healing on Solomon’s Porch by the Apostles.

Then there was a reading from the Introduction to Revelations – “I am the Alpha and the Omega”. The Gospel reading was from John, Chapter 20, that tells the story of Doubting Thomas, who finally says, “My Lord and My God”. The Bishop then spoke of the forgiveness of sins in his sermon, using Doubting Thomas as an example. He expressed his gratitude for his own life, and closed by saying, “How blessed we all are to have this beautiful Shrine.” And not so incidentally, Bishop Reed chanted a major portion of the Mass himself, with his soft, high baritone that was tone-perfect on every note. And the Shrine’s choir music last Sunday was absolutely superb.

After the Mass, a collation was served at the Shrine’s entrance. Sen. Nick Collins presented Bishop Reed and Fr. DeFazio with a Senate Citation congratulating Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine on its Fifth Anniversary.

Even the context in which the Shrine now exists is highly meaningful. It is the newest church in Boston - the first completely new church erected by the Archdiocese of Boston in 65 years, after the closure of many other Boston churches. Over the last five years, Our Lady of Good Voyage Shrine has offered 2,700 Masses and has held more than 500 Baptisms, Confirmations, and Weddings.

The Shrine’s Fifth Anniversary Committee welcomes you.

The Fifth Anniversary gathering after Mass.

The Eucharist: Fr. Luis, Deacon Kline, Bishop Reed, Fr. DeFazio.

Bishop Reed opens the Shrine’s Fifth Anniversary Mass.

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Senator Collins Delivers Resolutions to U.S. Navy Effort would see the U.S.S. Massachusetts Commissioned at the Flynn Cruiseport in Boston

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enator Nick Collins delivered Resolutions passed by t he Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives to the Office of the Secretary of the United States Navy. Both Resolutions call for the commissioning of the U.S.S. Massachusetts, to be held at the Raymond L. Flynn Cruiseport in Boston.

The Senate Resolution was sponsored by Senator Collins, with Representative David Biele sponsoring the House equivalent.

The Commonwea lt h of Ma ssachuset ts holds a proud tradition of militar y ser vice, particularly to our Country’s Nav y, dating back to the Revolutionary War. The

submarine U.S.S. Massachusetts (soon to be the latest Virginiaclass nuclear submarine in the U.S. Navy’s f leet), would be the second vessel in the Navy’s history to carry the name of the Commonwealth, and the first in 75 years, with the battleship of the same name having been dec om m i s sioned i n 1947.

“We are honored to have the support of the State Legislature and the City of Boston. Building

and sustaining community for the sailors and families of submarine Massachusetts with the people of Massachusetts begins with the Navy selecting our State as the commissioning site - we look forward to that,” said retired Capt. Dinis Pimentel, Chair of the U.S.S. Massachusetts Commissioning Commit tee.

“This would be a great honor with historical significance and economic impact as well

as a proper way to reaffirm the Commonwealth’s commitment to supporting and honoring those who serve in the United States A rmed Forces,” said Senator Collins, “It was a privilege to be able to deliver these Resolutions so that the United States Navy leadership knows that the Massachusetts L e g i s l at u re s upp or t s t he U. S. S. Massachusetts commissioning here in Boston.”

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Kathleen Bitetti’s Art

Artist Kathleen Bitetti

By Carol Masshardt

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reat artists often draw inspiration from the natural world and from other art forms, and such is the brilliance of South Boston artist, Kathleen Bitetti’s, new exhibit at the Gallery Kayafas on 450 Harrison Ave in the South End. Her show titled “The Sea Hates a Coward,” from Eugene O’Neill’s 1931 play, Mourning Becomes Electra, is pleasing and challenging, fun, and disturbing, and beyond all, beautifully conceptualized and presented. A series of forty-five pieces, and five studies all in repurposed white frames and accompanied by literary quotes draw us into the majesty and peril of this profound natural force. The installation is best described as “site specific small works on paper “and were composed through the visual of the

site, and then the frame, the quote, and the final artistic rendering.

The sea, which has been Kathleen’s backdrop throughout life, provided the power and reach of this successful exhibit. Incorporating the words of such writers as O’Neill, Edmund Burke, Buzzy Trent, Joseph Conrad, Samuel Beckett, Langston Hughes, and Lucretius, among others, she pays homage to a rich thinking and adds her own depth and artistry. The scope of this work wasn’t conceived overnight, but is a continuation of the artist’s mapping projects Crossings: MassachusettsMalta (2009-2019) and Crossings: Emerson was Here. The projects led the artist from Boston to a residency in Malta with Valetta Contemporary, and then home to Boston again.

“It can stand with all my other work,” said Bitetti, “and it involved making my usual 3D into a 2D world and this is a new type of work for me.”

It is impossible to separate the art from the guiding values of this artist. “I find the frames,” she said, “that makes it “green” and keeps the work affordable, but also, they’ve held other memories before and that adds a layer.”

Kathleen created the entire body of work during the protracted and daunting crisis of COVID-19.

“What do you do during a pandemic? I found being outside and then in my studio inspired me and afforded me

the focus to do this,” she said Long respected and immersed in the art world of Boston, Kathleen is an independent curator, currently with Spoke Gallery in South Boston, and her generosity of time and encouragement has benefited legions of artists.

Arlette Kayafas, the Director of the gallery, has seen vast numbers of art work over her twenty-two plus years at the gallery, at first featuring only photography and now includes other carefully selected pieces .

“Kathleen’s soul is in her art.

It’s about deep emotion. When I saw this work, I knew it would work perfectly for my gallery. I always look at the visual connection work has, but also at the meaning. I only show what I would buy,” said Kayafas at the well-attended opening.

Her impression was shared by many attending and most lingering to look for more than a glance of the beautiful images.

“She is such a visual storyteller.

I was dying to see this because she works in the historical and literary and is just such an intelligent thinker,” said Luanne Witkowski.

Ross Miller quickly bought a piece after surveying the show.

“Sometimes you buy something about an idea you have in your head that you haven’t yet explored. I found myself looking at this and then my eyes started moving around. The genre of collage that she’s sewing together resonates with me in ways I

want to think more about,” he said The popularity of this show isn’t surprising given the artists compelling reputation and connections, but Vanessa Boucher, unfamiliar with her work and employed by Art Scope Magazine found her way to the exhibit and examining each piece said, “I like the collage and layers. There is a lot going on in these and I like that. The work has interesting images and details.”

Kathleen Bitetti is a woman and artist driven by quality and values and that extends to the vigor of this show. “I wanted the pieces to be affordable so people who wanted them could actually buy them and am grateful that the Gallery was supportive of this,” she said.”

“I am honored and excited to be represented by the Gallery Kayafas.”

The obvious buzz about this show delighted but didn’t seem to surprise anyone. “She usually stays under the radar,” said Kayafas.

That may have changed thanks to an inspired and thoughtful artist, a wise gallery, and a public yearning to see meaningful art.

(The show runs through May 28th, and the artist will be present on the “First Friday” event where you can see this show and other galleries, and on Saturdays from 2-4 in May. Gallery Kayafas can be reached at 617-4820411 and www.gallerykayafas. com.

Carolhardt@comcast.net with comments and suggestions.

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Earth Day 2022

Chris Cook introduces Council President Flynn and Mayor Wu to Chinatown’s youth.

by Rick Winterson

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arth Day has been obser ved – a nd occasionally celebrated – since 1970. That year of 1970 was the beginning of the decade when humanity began to realize that Earth was having difficulties.

For example, it was in the 1970s that we proved to ourselves that

our globe was warming up. There had been a school of thought that believed that our planet was getting colder, but better measurements showed they were wrong. Furthermore, we could actually measure global warming effects, which were beginning to develop into very serious problems.

In this year of 2022, 52 years later, we observed Earth Day on Friday, April 22.

Lots of activities related to Earth Day took place over the weekend. Many of them included trash pick-ups and disposal, especially in our public parks and playgrounds. Another one of these activities involved a get-together in Chinatown, which was led by Mayor Michelle Wu and included City Council President Ed Flynn.

You are familiar with Ed as our District 2 City Councilor, but were you aware that Ed’s District 2 also includes Chinatown? And as

this year’s City Council President, Ed also has taken on some shared responsibilities that are city-wide.

Friday’s meeting was held outdoors in Kay & Frank Chin Park, located at the very end of the Greenway and dedicated to the memory of the Chins and their non-stop civic efforts in Chinatown. One of the key topics was Chinatown being a so-called “heat sink” or “heat island”,

because of the extensive paving and build-outs in that neighborhood.

Among other effects, this may have caused some of the respiratory problems that exist among Chinatown residents. Extensive testing and piloting of solutions are planned; the misting devices in Chin Park are just one example.

The meeting was followed by outdoor activities for the children in attendance.

Mayor Michelle Wu leads an Earth Day observance in Chinatown.

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Clean Up Southie

Southie got a facelift on Saturday. Three park cleanups took place in honor of Earth Day and ParkServe Day and South Boston Online made it to all three.

A large group gathered for DCR ParkServe Day at Carson Beach. The volunteers paired up and hit either Moakley Park or Carson Beach armed with gloves, trash bags, and pickers. Even some

dogs got into the cleanup act!

Senator Nick Collins, Representative David Biele, and Congressman Stephen Lynch co-hosted a ParkServe Day at Marine Park and Pleasure Bay. Supporting the cleanup were the South Boston Moms Club, Mass State Police, Mass DCR, and the City Point Neighborhood A ssociation.

A bout 50 volu nteers participated in the second annual Friends of NoB Neighborhood CleanUp at First Street/Boston Harborwalk/Eversource Park, hosted by Friends of NoB (North of Broadway), together with Friends of the Boston Harborwalk. Volunteers included many residents of East and West First and Second Streets, Councilor Ed Flynn and his wife,

Kristen, Representative David Biele, Tom Mannion from Council Erin Murphy’s office, Shawn Feeley from Gavin Foundation, and contingents from Bentley University, UMass Boston, and Canada Goose clothing company. More than a dozen city blocks were cleared of garbage.

Thank you to all who volunteered!

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Southie Seal Saves the Day Earth Day weekend and the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act on Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay’s annual free Marine Mamma l Safaris, including 90 people from South Boston.

One highlight of the trip was an appearance by one of South Boston’s resident harbor seals, affectionately called Sammy, who spends the winter between the Fish Pier and Castle Island.

“Nothing brings more life to our beaches and oceans than free events and programs like these marine mammal safaris,” sa id Metropolita n Beaches Commissioner Rep. David Biele of South Boston, who was

South Boston’s resident Sammy the Seal chasing bait and enjoying the sunshine just off South Boston

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early 1,000 kids and families from across the city and around the region celebrated

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he 6th Graders at South Boston Catholic Academy participated in the April School Mass at St. Brigid Church.

Father Christopher Boyle, our Parochial Vicar, was the celebrant at this Mass. The 6th Graders did a wonderful job with the Readings and in leading us with the Prayer of the Faithful.

On Wednesday, April 13, 2022, the 6th Graders did an amazing job with their drawings depicting each of The 14 Stations

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of the Cross. They also took part in leading the students in K2 to 5 in praying The Stations of the Cross at St. Brigid Church. The Stations of the Cross are a 14-step Catholic

devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth as a man.

“We Adore You, O Christ, And Bless You. Because By Your Holy Cross You Have Redeemed The

World.” New families are welcome to email Mrs. Jamie Brown at j.br ow n @ s b c a t hol ic a c a d e my. org for more information about South Boston Catholic Academy.

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