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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Jan. 6, 1989
Child porn bill lauded WASHINGTON (NC) The U.S. Catholic Conference and the Knights'of Columbus have praised Congress for approving legislation aimed at curbing child pornography. Passage of the measure was a "notable achievement" by the IOOth Congress said Msgr. Daniel F. Hoyle, USCC general secretary. Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Virgil C. Dechant, said his organization was "e'xtremely pleased" at the congressional action. He called for "vigorous enforcement" of the legislation by the U.S. Department of Justice and federal and local prosecutors. The measure, the Child Protection and Obscenity Act of 1988,
Order thanked' for commitment to' home
Bishop's Ball rehearsal set The 3J young women who will represent 37 parishes of the diocese at the 1989 Bishop's Ball willrehearse with their escorts for the presentee ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at White's of Westport. The ball will begin at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, when Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be presented to attendants by Miss Dorothy A. Curry, president of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, and Victor F. Rebello Jr., New Bedford district president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The presentees' program will begin at 9:05 p.m. and dancing will follow until 10 p.m., when the traditional Grand March is scheduled. Following the Grand Marcfi ' Msgr. Anthoriy M. Gomes, diocesan ~irector of the Ball, will introduce Bishop Cronin, who will discuss the ball's purpose, emphas.- , izing the need for the care of underprivileged and exceptional children at the diocesan summer camps and of the other charitable apostolates of the diocese. The charity ball is in its 34th year and Bishop Cronin will be its honored guest for the 19th year. After the bishop's address, dancing will resume until I a.m. to the music of Studio One and Ed Souza and the Aristocrats.'
dette, formerly known as Sister Natalie, and Simone Decelles, respectively outgoing house manager' and bookkeeper. The two, the director said, had and have much "interest, work and love" invested in St. Francis and its residents. Franciscan Missionaries of Mary superior Sister Bernice Moreau said Sister Gaudette teaches art part time at Espirito Santo School, Fall River, and gives private art lessons. Sister Decelles is religious education coordinator and a sacristan at Our Lady of the Ange~s,Par ish, Fall River, and is also a foster grandparent. Father Graziano said that Fall River's first bishop, William Stang, invited the sisters to work in the Fall River diocese in 1906, when the diocese was only two years old. Their first convent was in New Bedford. In 1910 Bishop Daniel F. Feehan asked the teaching sisters to expand their ministry to Fall River and' two years later they opened the residence for needy working women, providing room and liciii'rd at nominal cost.
Msgr. Hoye also praised the Religious Alliance Against Pornography, an ecumenical organization cofounded by Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin Chicago. The church leaders who comprise the organization, Msgr. Hoye said, "have done the nation an exceptional service in pushing Congress to act in an effective way to protect innocent children and to punish those who would exploit them."
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SISTERS Gertrude Gaudette, left, and Simone Decelles are joined by Bishop Cronin, , second from left, and Father Graziano. (Gaudette photo)
The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, for 76 years directing St. Francis Residence, Fall River, recently concluded that ministry due to personnel shortages. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and Diocesan Department of Social Services executive director Father Peter N. Graziano were among persons honoring the sisters at a recent gathering at the residence. The social services office is continuing the work of housing women. Zilda Avila, a former resident, has been named manager of the 34bed home, which serves retired and active working women, students and individuals dealing with personal difficulties and inability to afford other housing. Women of all faiths are welcomed by the facility. Especially thanked at the gathering, according to Father Graziano, were Sisters Gertrude Gau-
was included as part of the antidrug bill passed by the 100th Congress. Msgr. Hoye hailed the measure for its "efforts to combat child pornographers and distributors of obscene materials."
Father Graziano notes that St. Francis was and remains the only diocesan housing facility. In 1926 and again in the 50s the sisters expanded residence facilities. There are now two large homes and a small cottage. The order's "years of generosity and sacrifice," Father Graziano said, "have set a solid foundation" for housing women in need of such accommodations. The Franciscao order has 10 women in the Fall River diocese. In addition to the apostolates already mentioned, they are home nurses, eucharistic ministers and religious education teachers. Father Graziano noted that in their early days in the diocese, the sisters also cared for women after release from jail.
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