FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD &TME ISLANDS VOL. 36, NO.1.
Friday, January 3, 1992
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Migrants are year-round apostolate in Hyannis By Marcie Hickey
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MEMBERS OF the Brazilian community at S1. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis, celebrate feast of N ossa Senhora Aparaceda with outdoor procession and singing and liturgical dance in church, top three pictures; gather for baptisms of Peter Edward Oliveira (left) and Thomas Silva, Others, from left, Thomas Loughlh, Brazilian apostolate coordinator; Deborah Oliveira, Peter's mother; Vereini and Waldemar Silva, Thomas's parent:;; Father Paul Medeiros, OMI, Father John C. Ozug.
Recalling the Wise Men from the East who traveled to Bethlehem to greet the Infant Savior, the U,S. bishops' Migration and Refugee Services traditionally marks the week of the Epiphany as National Migration Week, This year celebrated Jan, 6 through II, its theme is "Make Room: Open your mind; open your heart; open your arms:' The theme will be explored at a national teleconference, to be held Jan. 7 and to be broadcast via satellite to many downlink sites, including Providence. Some dozen representatives of Fall River diocesan offices involved in providing services to immigrants will attend the Providence teleconference, said John Kearns, assistant to Father John F, Moore, diocesan director of communications, One person for whom the welcoming theme is a year-round reality is Tom Loughlin of Hyannis, head ofS1. Francis Xavier parish's outreach to the Brazilian migrant community of Cape Cod. His ministry includes helping to arrange a weekly Portuguese-language Mass at S1. Francis Xavier and, when necessary, providing food and other necessities for Brazilian migrants, most of whom live in the Hyannis area. Origmally a project of the S1. Vincent de Paul Society, the Brazilian apostolate has become a fulltime project for the softspoken retired department store manager. Loughlin, a member of the Vincentians, first became involved when members of the large Brazilian community in the Boston area, moved to the Cape and sought help from the church, He is now responsible for contacting new arrivals and keeping in touch with settled Brazilians. "I contact about 50 people a week by letter or in person and help those in need with food or clothing," he said. "They have all sorts of backgrounds;' said S1. Francis Xavier parochial vicar Father John C. Ozug, who coordinates the Brazilian community Mass, "Some are not well-educated, but others are, One man taught French in Brazil and is a custodian" here, he said. "Most come from large families;' said Loughlin. "There are always new faces," he added, but there is also a core community that attends the weekly Mass at S1. Francis Xavier. The apostolate has been a challenge for both Loughlin and FaTurn to Page II
BISHOP MAGUIRE
BISHOP MARSHALL
Bishop Marshall succeeds Springfield Bishop' Maguire WASH INGTON (CNS) - Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph F. Maguire of Springfield, and appointed Bishop John A, Marshall of Burlington, V1., as his successor. Bishop Maguire, 72 and a Roxbury native, has headed the Springfield diocese since 1977, After graduation from Boston College and S1. John's Seminary, Brighton, and after serving as secretary to the late Cardinal Richard Cushing of Boston, he was for 18 months in 1976-77 coadjutor bishop of Springfield. The changes were announced in Washington Dec. 27 by Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, apostolic pronuncio in the United States. During his tenure in Springfield, Bishop Maguire was episcopal moderator of the Holy Name Society and was a member of the U.S. Catholic Conference Communications Committee.
In a Dec. 27 statement, Bishop Maguire thanked his staff, priests, deacons, religious and the people of the diocese for their generosity, courtesy and kindness. He called the appointment of Bishop Marshall "a great blessing for our diocesan church." Bishop Marshall, 63, was born in Worcester. He studied at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Sulpician College in Montreal and at the North American College and Gregorian University in Rome. He was an assistant pastor and teacher in the Worcester diocese and served as business manager of the North American College before being named bishop for the Vermont diocese in 1971. He directed a major Vaticanmandated study of U.S. seminaries that began in 1981 and was completed in 1990. The study, which included visitations to all U.S. seminaries, wa~ aimed at Turn to Page Two
35 presentees named for Bishop's Ball At what will be Archbishopdesignate Daniel A. Cronin's last Bishop's Ball in the Fall River diocese, 35 young ladies will be presented to him by their fathers or other escorts. The ball will take place from II p.m. to midnight Friday, Jan. 10, at White's of Westport. Miss Claire O'Toole of Fall River, presentation committee chairman, said that the presentees and their escorts will rehearse at 6:30 p.m. Jan; 7 at the restaurant. They represent one-third of diocesan parishes and are drawn from all areas of the diocese. At 9 p.m. the night of the ball, Archbishop-designate Cronin will
be presented to ballgoers by Mrs. Andrew W. Mikita, president of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, and Frank C. Miller, Cape and Islands district president for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Members of the hospitality and ushers committees for the event Turn to Page Two
SCHOOL SERIES A series ofinformative features on di<)c~Sl.tnschools begins this weei< .on page 13 and will appear periodically during 1992.