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SIX MEN, pictured above, prepared to be vested with the Stole and Dalmatic at their ordination to the transitional diaconate Jan. 4 at S1. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. See story and pictures on pages 8 and 9. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

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'Family' confere'nce'. , draws 1,500 STAMFORD, Conn. (CNS)The first East Coast Catholic Family Conference attracted about 1,500 adults and children from Toronto to Texas to hear speakers talk about the Christian values found in the Bible and how they can be applied to today's family.

"Because of my own interest in and the obvious need to strengthen marriage and family in our time, I began to check into the possibility of getting a family life , conference in our area," said its coordinator, Father Peter J. Towsley, parochial vicar at Holy Family parish in Fairfield.

It turned out to be "an overwhelming success," added the priest, who organized it with the help of St. Joseph's Communications. The conference included special sessions for teenagers and young children.

Speakers included S<;ott Hahn, a theology professor at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, and Kimberly Kirk Hahn, who talked about their conversion to Catholicism and how their new faith has helped their marriage grow and its effect on their family life.

In separate talks, the Hahns touched on everything from home schooling and family prayer to how they handle their disagreements ,with each other and their children.

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Rev. Rene G. Gauthier Bishop Sean O'Malley was principal celebrant at the funeral Mass of Rev. Rene G. Gauthier held at St. Jean Baptiste Church Jan. 9.

Born April 3, 1924, to Ignace and Aurore (Champoux) Gauthier in Fall River, he was schooled in the city at Notre Dame School and Msgr. Prevost High School, Joliette Seminary in Quebec, Canada, and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, MD. He returned home and has remained in the diocese since his ordination May 22, 1948, at St. Mary's Cathedral by then Bishop , James E. Cassidy. His early assignments were St. Anthony of Padua, 1948-:1952 and 1966-1970, Sacred Heart, 1952-1962,and St. Hyacinth, 1962-1966, in New Bedford.

ATTORNEY FRANK Holland is now available to proIn 1970, Father Gauthier was vide legal assistance to immigrants, through the Immigration named administrator ofSt. Roch's Law Education Advocacy Project', a part of the diocesan parish in Fall River and then achieved a pastorate at St. ThereCatholic Social Services. (Anchor/ Jolivet photo) sa's parish, New Bedford, in 1972.

He became pastor of St. Jean Baptiste parish, Fall River, on June

CSS now able to offer legal assistance to immigrants

about who they choose for legal representation," said Holland.

"Only lawyers and individuals apThe Immigration Law Educaproved by the Office of Immigration and Advocacy Project tion and Naturalization should be (I LEAP), a part of the diocesan utilized."

Catholic Social Services was once Holland, who earned his law an agency where immigrants could degree from Northeastern Univerobtain immigration information sity in Boston, is pleased to be able or be referred elsewhere for legal to provide legal services in associahelp. As of Dec. 19, 1996theoffice tion with Catholic Social Services. can represent pe,ople in legal im- "I like workin'g with CSS as opmigration matters. Attorney Frank posed to a private law firm because Holland became a member of the not only can we provide legal Massachusetts Bar as of that date, assistance, but we can provide and the office located at 73 Slade food and clothing, rent assistance Street, Fall River, has now exand individual counseling to impanded the services it can offer to migrants in need," he said. immigrants in this area: Anyone in the diocese who needs ILEAP is now affiliated with help with immigration matters or the Catholic Legal Immigration who knows of anyone who does Network, Inc. (CLINIC), a naare urged ·to contact Holland's tional organization of advocates office in Fall River at 674-4681. for immigrants that has taken on He also notes that the other CSS several very important legal cases. offices in the diocese located in Attorney Holland speaks Spanish New Bedford, Hyannis and Attleand Portuguese, having an underboro are still available to immigraduate degree in Spanish and grants who need help in things spending nine months in Chile, other than legal matters. "There Nicaragua and other Latin Ameriis a broad array of services that . can countries. ILEAP has indiCSS can offer immigrants," said viduals that speak Kmer, VietnaHolland. mese, Cape Verdean Creole, In addition to the legal services, Haitian Creole and French. The Holland also provides training sesoffice wqrks closely with members, sions including an upcoming sesof the American Immigration sion for social service workers, but Lawyers Association, a professionthe final details are not yet comal group for immigration lawyers. pleted. He is currently preparing a Holland indicated that his office presentation for the Committee is working on naturalization for for Public Counsel Services, trainthe elderly and children who have ing lawyers practicing family law lost their Social Security Insurance . about how the new immigration benefits, a result of the recent laws affect family law. change in immigration legislation.

Funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Bar Association, ILEAP is able to provide legal services for immigrants on a sliding ROME (CNS) - The bishop fee schedule, based on an individ- who has assumed most of the ual's ability to pay. No one is' responsibilities of running the turned away because of an inabil- Ukrainian Catholic Church sees ity to pay. his main mission as unifying his Holland pointed out that in church and overcoming tensions Southeastern' Massachusetts there with Orthodox. Bishop I.ubomyr are no members of the American Husar. 6J. a secretly consccrated Immigration Lawyer Association bishop without a portfolio for IX that speaks any language'other 'years. said accomplishing that misthan English. His office, in addi- sion would help evangelize Ukraine. tion to assisting clients in filling He said he also would spearhead out forms, can attend interviews preparations for a visit by Pope with the Office of Immigration John Paull-J to Ukraine. although and Naturalization. he said such a visit would not be "People should be very careful likely within the next,year.

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Father Gauthier is survived by his sister Bernadette Metivier of Swansea, two nieces, two nephews and three grandnieces.

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Mrs. Adrienne J ussaume Mrs. AdrienneJussaume, mother of Rev. Andre P. Jussaume, died Dec. 30 at the age of96. A Mass of Christian Burial, celebrated by

Father Jussaume, took place at Our Lady of Fatima Chun:h, New Bedford on Jan. 3. Father Richard W. Beaulieu delivered the eulogy.

LaSalette Shrine announces winter schedule The Prayer Group resumes on LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro announces' the· following winte,r January 16 and meets every Thursday in the Theater at 7:30 p.m. . schedule, effective January '6. \ Confession hours will be 2:00 to The Saturday night Coffel: House 3:00 p.m. Monday through Fri- will feature Liz Boehmke on Janday; 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday uary 18 and "The Messengers" on and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday.

January 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the Daily Mass is at 12:10. Monday cafeteria. through Fri<J.ay there is a 6:30 p.m.

Healing Services with Mass are Mass and on Saturday a 4:30 p.m. held on Sundays at 2:00 p.m. as Mass. follows: January 12 with the Prayer The gift shop is open from 10:00 Group and Father Richard Delia.m. to 5:00 p.m. every day. sle; January 19, in Portuguese, Bible Study dates for January with Father Manuel Pereira; Janare the 8th, 22nd and 29th at 10:00 uary 26 with Father Ernie Corria.m. and 7:15 p.m. veau.

As of January 8 the LaSalette/ The Shrine is handicapped accessDivine Mercy Devotions continue ible. every Wednesday at 7: 15 p.m. The For more information, or to January intention is "For aRenewed Appreciation of Baptismal . receive a Calendar of Even,ts, call (508) 222-5410.

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Diocesan AIDS Ministry director named to national board Dr. Krysten Winter-Green, director of the AIDS Ministry in the Fall River diocese has been appointed to the Board of Directors 'of the AIDS National Interfaith Network (AN IN). Dr. WinterGreen was nominated by the Maryknoll Community of New York.

"I'm delighted on behalf of the diocese to accept this appointment," said Dr. Winter-Green. "I hope our endeavor will reach a larger, more ecumenical audience."

AN IN is the only national organization dedicated to mobilizing the vast volunteer resources of America's faith community in the battle against HIV / AIDS. ANIN has taken the lead in forging partnerships between local AIDS ministries, other local AIDS organizations and public health agencies.

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Area parishes aid Azores Many of the Portuguese parishes throughout the diocese held a special collection this past Sunday to aid the flood stricken victims of several Azorean towns.

Heavy rains and high winds have plagued the islands and have caused a great deal of damage, particulary to coastal towns. All of the monies collected will be sent to the bishop of the Azores to be distributed as needed.

Father John J. Oliveira, pastor of St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford, said donations can still be made to local Portuguese parishes, or can be sent to the Chancery Office at P.O. Box 2577, Fall River, MA 02722. Monies sent should be clearly identified as a donation for Azorean flood victims.

FATHER JOSEPH M. Costa receives the Outstanding Management Award from David S. Liederman, executive director of the Child Welfare League of America.

Father Costa honored by Child Welfare League Father Joseph M. Costa, formerly the executive director of St. Vincent's Home in Fall River, was recently honored with the 1996 Child Welfare League of America Outstanding Management Award for the North Atlantic Region.

The CWLA award is presented annually to one agency from each ofCWLA's five regions. The award recognizes and acknowledges effective and innovative management programs.

"I am very grateful that the CWLA has recognized the strides St. Vincent's has made in developing innovative programs to serve children and families in need," Father Costa said. "While the award is given to agency directors, my management colleagues and the nearly 300 employees at St. Vincent's share this honor. None of what we have achieved would

have been possible without their dedication and support."

CWLA is the nation's oldest and largest association of agencies and organizations devoted to improving life for at-risk children and youth, with more than 900 member agencies serving over two million abused, neglected, and vulnerable children and their families.

St. Vincent's is a residential treatment and special education center that has served needy children and their families since 1885.

Sponsored by the Diocese of Fall River, it operates residential facilities in FilII River, Westport and New Bedford.

Father Costa, who had served as director ofSt. Vincent's since 1989, received the award at CWLA's 1996 Biennial Leadership Summit in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 22.

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Renewing the Trust Webster defines the word orthodox as sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine, hence, holding the Christian faith as formulated in great Church creeds and confessions. This definition suits our times well. People who are searching for meaning in their lives are seeking "soundness."

There is a renaissance in religious circles based on theic concept of trust and security. There is a hunger in the land for truth and right. Too many people have been hurt by the lack oftrust that has permeated all levels of our living. An entire generation fell into this trap and we have all paid a great price for "doing your own thing."

The Church was not exempt from this reality. Too many became pied pipers of the bizarre. People lost their sense of belonging to a community. Splintered into groups, many simply founded their own churches and wrote their own creeds. As they progressed down this road, they lost their way.

Secular society was a dominant catalyst' in this process. Standards of moral and ethical behavior were viewed as archaic'and burdensome. Codes and norms of right living were shunned in favor of individual expression. Conformity to any standard of doctrine was avoided.

The results of this are seen in churches which approve of abortion and support euthanasia. How many children have been murdered by selfishness? How many people will be exterminated because they are a burden to the social order?

The list of such questions is endless in a world which still slaughters children and turns its back on refugees and immigrants. From Serbia to Rwanda we view the daily horror of our inhumanity and self indulgence.

Many people are fed up with our decaying society. They want things to change. Above all, they want churches to be churches not circuses. This can be seen in the enormous departure ·of people from what is termed mainstream denominations. The exodus is unbelievable. People go to church for worship, contemplation and renewal. They do not feel that religious expression is to be founded in trendy society and antics. As their world becomes more fragile, people need firm and healing guidance, wanting not only guidelines for right living but also an ethical and moral basis to make their lives worthwhile,

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SMALL PH'OTOS OF THOSE WHO HAVE RECEIVED BLESSINGS THROUGH THE INTERCESSION OF BROTHER PEDRO LINE A WALL NEXT TO A STATUE OF THE MISSIONARY. THOSE WHO VISIT HIS TOMB IN ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA, OFTEN LEAVE TOKENS OF GRATITUDE.

"I desire therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be made for all." 1 Tm 2:1

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By Father Eugene Hemrick When I noticed two pastors wearing beepers at a recent clergy gathering, I knew for sure that However, desire to affirm orthodoxy should not be con- we'd entered a new era of church .fused by much of the subjective fundamentalism that has life. My conviction was reconfirmed captured the fancy of some so-called reformers. There are when I heard the priests raving those who flock to various sects because of individual needs. In about car phones, Internet and the many situations it has nothing to do with theological beliefs latest in computers.

The priests, it seems, are wired but rather a fellowship that fills a vacuum in an individual life. into all types of people and were Such a situation is quite devoid of any acceptance of the sending E-mail messages to parishioners in their homes, workpladeposit of faith. ces and schools.

Orthodoxy on the other hand signifies purity offaith. Right The latest in computer software belief is not merely subjective but in accordance with the allows these priests to manage teaching and directive of extrinsic authority, namely the their books better, communicate Church. People are searching for sound doctrine, having had more effectively and be more creative in designing parish newsletenough of Disneyland religion. ters. As clerical elect.ronic buffs, The Church must always be a welcoming church seeking to the priests epitomize a new elechelp and heal. This can be best accomplished by a loving tronic age in the' church. acceptance of revelation. For Catholics this is of course, a love Electronics alone, however, do for scripture and tradition, the handing on of the Word by the not define the current new era in Church. If we affirm this faith concept again perhaps there will church life. There are some other pastoral changes as well that need be fewer empty pews in our churches. to be noted.

The Editor During the gathering I attended, I heard three non-Hispanic pastors talking to each other in Spanish. They had gone to Mexico to learn the language and the culture.

The parish programs they described evidenced the arrival of a new multicultural age.

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GENERAL MANAGER EDITOR Several pastors discussed the Rosemary Dussault Rev. John F. Moore needs of parishioners suffering from ~ LEA'RV PRESS - FALL RIVER depression or drug dependency.

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As I listened I couldn't help but recall Arduous Huxley's book, "Brave New World," which foretold a new age of drug dependency.

Interestingly, two pastors I heard were concerned about just salaries for parish employees. As one pastor put it, "How can we get up there and preach justice if we don't practice it in our own backyard."

He reflected the feeling of several others. Gone are the days when parish staff members expected to be paid the minimum in terms of salary and when benefits seldom were discussed.

A question arises from all the current realities I've cited. Where will pastors and parish staffs find the energy to keep up with these demanding changes? May I sug-

January 13 1954, Rev. Emile Plante, M.S., LaSalette Seminary, Attleboro January 14 1977, Rev. John J. Lawler, M.M., Maryknoll Missioner January IS 1948, Rev. Thomas F. Kennedy, Pastor, St. Joseph, Woods Hole 1972, Rev. Vincent Marchildo'n, O.P., Director, St. Anne's Shrine, Fall River 1977, Rev. Msgr. John E. Boyd, Retired Pastor, St. Patrick, Wareham January 17 1967, Rev. John Laughlin, Retired Pastor, Holy G~ost, At~le~oro

gest they take to heart an a.ge-old church practice that would urge them to go on retreat. Retreat?

A good retreat is an opportunity and a means to regroup energies physically, intellectually and spiritually. Christ's "going off from the crowds" to pray is an e~:ample of this, And the retreat is educational, with the education tied directly to contemplation. Becoming silent, taking time to reflect and to prayerfully address the issues in our lives can refresh our powers of concentration, revitalize OUT energies and restore our compo:mre.

No doubt pastors and parish staffs need to cultivate new skills to keep up with the new era of church life. In the rush to learn these new skills, a retreat may sound like a waste of time, a diversion from the real task at hand or it may simply sound impractic:al.

But the wisdom of the church's long history tells us that a retreat is anything but impractical. It.isjust what is needed if we don't w~mt the challenges of the times to age us before our time.

A good retreat is a wise investment that is bound to pa.y big dividends.

Archbishop rests MILWAUKEE (CNS) -. Milwaukee Archbishop Rembt:rt G. Weakland, 69, was recovering well from recent prostate surgery but faced treatment for cancer after the disease was found in prJstate tissue which doctors removed.

However, there is no evidence that the cancer has spread, accCording to an announcement from the archdiocese.

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By Stephen Kent OMAHA, Neb. (eNS) - A police officer moves cautiously into a pitch-black alley as the alarm of a warehouse sounding into the dark night raises the possibility of an armed felon lurking around the corner.

A firefighter straps on an air pack and advances into a blazing building, hoping no one remains inside, while wondering if a flameweakened ceiling will collapse upon him.

As they place their own lives in peril, firefighters and law enforcement officers often pray for themselves. They are not alone when at risk. In Omaha, there are thousands of people praying daily for the personnel of their police and fire departments.

It's called Shield-A-Badge. Its purpose: "Protecting our protectors through prayer."

The program began in Holy Cross parish whose pastor, Father Charles F. Swanson, is chaplain to the Omaha Fire Department and one of eight police division chaplains.

"The Shield-A-Badge program is going like gangbusters," said Fa-

ther Swanson. There are 30 Catholic parishes and other denominations already involved, with 10 more expressing interest, he said.

The center of the program is a prayer card. One has" A Firefighter's Prayer" on the back with the fire department insignia and an individual name on the front. The other is"A Police Officer's Prayer" with the police shield and name on the reverse. .

People taking cards are asked to pray at least daily for "their" firefighter or police officer.

"One firefighter tola me, 'Father, I can depend on my wife and children to pray for me, but it's wonderful when a total stranger prays for me,''' said Father Swanson.

"Another person - an older lady - said she would pray the rosary - one per shift - for firefighters," said Father Swanson.

The program began earlier this fall after a member of the Holy Cross Altar Society told Father Swanson about a similar program in one church in Texas.

Father Swanson revised the prayer, then formed a committee of his parish's stewardship committee, members of the Omaha

police and fire division and the Millard fire department. The three departments total about 1,300 personnel.

An initial printing of 5,000 cards was ordered. These have been distributed and a second printing of 5,000 is being rapidly distributed, he said. The funding comes through police and fire unions.

"We contacted each police officer and firefighter individually, told them what was happening, and· said to let us know if they didn't want their name used," said Father Swanson.

Only two of the 1,300 declined, he said.

"We give the name and service only," he said, "no rank, nor address or phone number."

The program has particular appeal in Holy Cross parish, where Omaha Fire Capt. John Dessling, who died in an arson fire, was a member.

The significance of the parish involvement starting with the stewardship committee should not be' overlooked, the pastor said.

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The importance of the special sister-bond Spending four days with my sister Jeannette made me realize how blessed I have been to have four sisters.

I was 14 when Jeannette was born. It had been a long time since I had taken care of her, but for these few days after her knee surgery that's exactly what I wanted to do.

Jeannette and I have had a remarkably similar journey in life. Both married young, survived divorce, and raised and supported our children alone. If we had any help it was Qnly what ~e ~ave to. e.ach other . ,. through the years.

Both of us struggled to earn our advanced college degrees, not an easy task for single parents. We danced with joy for Jeannette when she earned her Ph. D. at Union College and joined the faculty at Skidmore College.

Distance, work and family obligations in recent years have prevented us from spending time together.

So to have four days together was a gift.

The first day after the surgery Jeannette tried to sleep, and I kept watch over her. My emotions surprised me. I felt frustrated by my inability to make her instantly whole. I kept remembering her as the baby I cared for, the toddler I watched when she would sometimes wake up at night and want to play.

And I remembered the teenager who came to stay with me when her emerging independence was more than my mother, growing older, could tolerate.

In those years I was more surrogate mother than sister, but then a wonderful time came when we became two adults who shared not only genes and love, but history, similar responsibilities, goals and values. We realized that our bond is a blessing.

During our four days together our conversations reflected the bond we share: our past, but also concern for human rights, for the end of sexual abuse and violence of every kind, for a better environment; the blessing of music, the marvel of great food, the

wonders of technology, and all the bounty of the Lord.

It was heartwarming to be with a sister who is spiritual, in awe of the wonder of existence and the mystery offaith. We long ago chose to live as essayist George Wharton James suggests: "Make the most of

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FATHER CHARLES F. Swanson, chaplain to the Omaha, NE., fire department, holds cards used in the ShieldA-Badge program to pray for firefighters and law enforcement officers. (eNS / Kent photo)

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SHRINES OF ITAL1f

your happiness and the last of your sorrows. Use the telescope at the enlarging end for the former and at the reducing end for the latter, until you learn what most of us have to learn - how foolish and wrong it is to make our joys mere incidents while we make our sorrows events."

We noted the joy we have now that our children are fine, good adults who have given us beautiful grandchildren.

If we have any fears, it is only that one day we could be old and incapacitated. As two women who had to be independent all our lives, this would be the ,greatest test we could endure.

Then we both realized that the future can be great for sisters whose love has grown over the years.

There was a time when we were together, in the same house, sharing everything. Then there was a time when our lives had to separate.

But as we get older we can look forward to being together again, coming full circle. When the sisterbond is solidified in love, it is as today's youth say: awesome!

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Bosco received her honorary doctorate in humane letters DI:C. 21 at the school's midyear commencement ceremonies, during which she gave the keynote address and presented diplomas to 448 graduates.

She is a prize-winning author whose sixth book, "Finding Peace Through Pain: The True Story of a Journey Into Joy," tells how she gained spiritual strength and inner tranquility after the death of two sons and a daughter-in-law.

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By Steven Sims CLEARWATER, Fla. (CNS) - The Diocese of St. Petersburg is advising Catholics to maintain skepticism about what many people believe is an apparition of Mary in the glass panels of a finance company office building in Clearwater.

So many people have flocked to the Seminole Finance building off U.S. Highway 19 since a customer noticed the unusual discoloration of the windows Dec. 17, that the city formed a Miracle Management Task Force to help maintain order around the building. Police set up a lockbox to hold contributions people have left, which totaled more than $14,000 just 10 days after the crowds began arriving.

By Dec. 29, more than a quarter million people had gone to see the image on the gray mirrored glass panels that cover the two-story building. It looks like the outline of the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, without facial or other details.

It is about 20 feet tall and includes shades of blue, red, green and orange.

"There is no reason to believe that'this appearance of an image has occurred outside the natural order," said Joseph Mannion, communications director for the St. Petersburg Diocese. "Because of that, our advice to people is to approach it with a sense of skepticism."

"On the other hand, it's given a

greater awareness of God's presence and of our connection to each other in this season of hope," Mannion told the Florida Catholic, the St. Petersburg diocesan newspaper.

Glass experts who inspected it said the discoloration is probably caused by water from lawn sprinklers that seeped between the glass panes and their plastic film tint . coating. Similar patches llf discoloration appear around the building, but they are blotchy and don't have the distinctive shape of the "Marian image." Employees ofthe building say it has been visible for at least two years. ' Father Robert Gibbons, chan~ cellor of the diocese, said that while the image arouses curiosity, it should not distract Catholics from "the essentials" of faith.

"We always have to keep in mind that the essentials of our, faith are the word of God, the sacraments and charity toward one another," Father Gibbons said.

Ronald Novotny, director of the Cenacle of Our Lady of Divine Providence School of Spirituality in Clearwater, said he has visited the site and plans to return. Novotny holds doctorates in psychology and Mariology, the study of Mary.

Whether it's natural or supernatural, God can use anything to draw people to himself," he said.

"Especially an image of his mother, because just as she brought him into the world, she brings so many people back to him."

On Soup-er Bowl Sunday

Contributions make good eats for the needy COLUMBIA, SC (CNS) - As the nation gives its attention to the Super Bowl Jan. 26 in New Orleans, church-goers around the country will be asked to be players ilJ a different kind of event - the Souper Bowl.

The fund raising effort for local' food banks and soup kitchens was started six years ago by Spring Valley Presbyterian Church in Columbia. Since then, it has grown to include nearly 5,000 congregations of various faiths in 49 states.

The 1996 collection raised more than $1.3 million.

The collection process is simple.

Volunteers stand outside churches on Super Bowl Sunday holding soup pots. As people leave worship services, they are asked to put in $1, which is turned over directly to a soup kitchen, food bank or another charity the church designates.

At the organizing office in Columbia, staffers will operate an 800 number - (800) 358-S0UPfrom noon to 6 p.m. (EST) the same day to take calls reporting total collections.

In 1996, Catholics in South Carolina accounted for the largest statewide denominational participation, with 21 parishes joining the drive.

Bishop David B. Thompson of Charleston has agreed to be listed ,as a Sou per Bowl advocate, joining various leaders and athletes such as San Diego Chargers coach Bobby Ross, a Catholic, and former first lady Rosalyn Carter.

"We really would like to get

more congregations involved," the effort's organizer, the Rev. Brad Smith of Spring Valley Presbyterian in Columbia, said in a statement. "It is such an easy way for all of us to greatly impact our local communities and to collectively make a difference across the country.

"I hope that more people will get involved this y~ar imd help us top our $2 million goaL" St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rock Hill, SC, has participated in the Souper Bowl for five years in a row. Other Catholic churches that have been involved are St. Hugh in Carmichaels, Pa., Anaconda Catholic Community in Anaconda, Mont., and Holy Martyrs in Fal~ mouth, Maine.

In various parts of the country, arrangements have been made for the Souper Bowl collection at parishes to be matched by local merchants.

In Soddey-Daisy, Tenn., the local Wal-Mart matched town collections. And in Indianapolis, two members of a church who were in the food business matched their congregation's donations with nonperishable food.

For information about the Souper Bowl and materials that may be used to promote the collection, contact Spring Valley Presbyterian Church at (800) 358-S0UP or visit its home page on the Web at www.mindspring.com.

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Novotny finds it interesting that the image is in panes of glass.

"Some of the saints said they wanted to be as panes of glass, so God could shine through them," he explained. "On this 'window God's light can shine through her as one without blemish."

At times, the crowds have grown so large that up to 25 Clearwater police officers were on the site to help keep traffic flowing. The city also set up portable toilets and a police mobile command center on the parking lot.

Candles, prayer requests, pho- ' tos, flowers and other items have been left at the makeshift shrine that runs the length of a 50-fool' wall, and as wide as 9 feet deep in places. Contributors have been divided among St. Petersburg's All Children's Hospital, Metro'politan Ministries of Florida and the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast.

Mike Krizmanich, president of Seminole Finance, said he has signed a letter of intent to sell the building, but has no plans to alter or remove the image.

A member ofSt. Mary parish in Tampa, Krizmanich said whether the image is a real apparition or not, he feels inspired and lucky "to be the host for guests of the Blessed Mother."

Local newspaper reports said Clearwater City Manager' Betty Deptula, a former nun, had contacted Krizmanich about possibly removing the panels to a more accessible location.

In the meantime, the Miracle Management Task Force maintains order around the site and has a telephone number with traffic and parking information - (813) 5624400.

PEOPLE PEER out at a rainbow-like image on th(: glass windows ofa building in Clearwater, Fla., Dec. 18. The i.mage is being described as a likeness of the Virgin Mary by many of the hundreds of people who have gone to see the strange pattern.' Some were calling' it miracu'}ous, others said it was a ' play of light and reflection from water left by a nearby sprinkling system. (CNS/ Harmon photo)

Techniques for handling stress Dear Mary: I feel as though I am holding the world up single-handedly. I have two teenage children who seem to challenge me daily. They are critical with us, with each other, with everyone it seems. In addition, my mother is quite ill, and my dad is very upset. He calls daily, and I feel unable to help him.

I know many people have troubles like mine, but how do you cope with something like this day after ~~-O~

Stress is probably the most popular topic in today's culture. People often live for years in a very stressful situation.

What most people under stress would like to do is precisely the thing they cannot do - to change the persons who are causing the stress. You cannot control directly the behavior of your teens or your parents.

The area where you have the most control is over yourself. Here are some of the many ways you can change your life to cope with stress.

I. Take care of yourself. Use the tried and true means to enhance your physical well-being: diet, rest, exercise.

Guidelines for a healthy diet are everywhere.

Learn and follow them. If your diet is far from ideal, choose one change at a time. T,ry to implement one new change for the better every week or 10 days.

Get enough rest to avoid the constant feeling of fatigue. Reduce extra activities if necessary to get enough rest. If worry keeps you awake at night, try some of the relaxation techniques you will find in this article.

Regular exercise to stretch your heart and lungs will help keep your spirits up, your weight down and your emotions on an even keel. Try brisk walking, jogging, stair stepping or aerobic dancing.

If you cannot motivate yourself to exercise, join with a friend or join a health club. If you do nothing at present, gradually add activity to your life until you are exercising regularly. .

Tension is exhausting. Learn ways to relax such as controlled breathing, imaging or tens~on/ relaxation exercises. "

Pray and meditate on the power, wisdom and compassion of God. Develop short prayers such as "Jesus help me." "Let go and let God." "Peace." Sing to yourself a verse of one of your favorite hymns.

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With Dr. James & Mary Kenny You might select a specific place in your home, your own retreat, to retire to for prayer and meditation.

The setting as well as the prayer can be calming.

Treat yourself. Drive to a favorite park to view nature. Take a relaxing bath. Buy a personal item.

(Beware, however, of focusing solely on trc:ating yourself. You can easily wallow in self-pity.)

Talk to someone. Often, when beset by family problems, we are reluctant to share them with outsiders. And we can't share with family because t.hat is where the problem lies. Nevertheless, a sympathetic confidant can be a source of comfort and sUPI)ort.

Keep a journal, daily if you wish - whenever you feel upset, if you prefer. Simply write down what is bothering you. Move the problem away from you and onto the paper, If you wish, go one step further.

Tear the paper in small pieces and discard or burn them. Do your own symbolic dismissal of your stress.

When under stress, dwelling only on the pmblem is exhausting, discouraging, and counterproductive.

Try some ofthese techniques to continue to function in a very stressful situation.

Reader questions on family living or child ellre to be answered in print are invited. Address questions: The Kennys; St. Joseph's College; 219 W. Harrison st. Suite 4; Rensselaer, IN 47978.

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Returning to sacraments after divorce Q. Nearly two years ago, I ned from my home with our I-year-old daughter. My husband and I were married six years ago, after dating three years. I knew he tended to be jealous, but thought he would change after we married since he was good in every other way.

Several months after our daughter was born he was laid off with hundreds of others. He took it as a personal insult. Eventually he got another job, but he resented the time I gave to our infant daughter.

He began beating me. Once he nearly broke my arm. My sister, and eventually my parents and his parents, told me to leave.

A counselor (he agreed to go twice) was sure he had a chemical imbalance, but he would have no therapy.

For our child's safety and my sanity I filed for a divorce, which was final last August.

I asked for help. One priest simply said to let him know If I wanted to seek an annulment. I was sick with guilt until my mother sent me your columns, with a detailed response about abuse. It comforted me very much but I have some questions.

An annulment means a marriage did not exist.

Isn't that thoughtless toward our child?

I attend Mass regularly and receive Communion.

Is that allowed?

Can I ever be remarried in the Catholic Church? If a new marriage were not recognized, would that mean no future children would be baptized and raised Catholic?

How can I become more comfortable talking to a priest about this? (Florida) A. I'm happy you were able to resolve this tragic dilemma with a good conscience. As I said more at length in the columns to which you refer, fidelity to one's marriage vows does not require tolerating serious emotional or physical abuse.

Victims are understandably the first and most immediate concern. But it also is not an expression of love to one's spouse to persevere in a situation that is destroying him and everyone else.

When one's spouse is brutally abusive, part of keeping the marriage promises is to end the circumstances that make that abuse possible.

An annulment, in church or civil law, does not affect the status of children. A marriage which is later annulled is called a putative marriage.

This means that everyone, including very likely the couple themselves, thought it was a real marriage at the time. The children do not become illegitimate.

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By Father John J. Dietzen For a new marriage to take place in the Catholic Church, action by the tribunal of some diocese would be necessary regarding your first marriage.

You would pursue this normally through your parish priest.

If you enter a new marriage outside the church, that will not automaticalIy exclude the baptism of future children. Church policies, spelIed out in· the baptism ritual and in canon law, require some solid reason to expect the child will be raised as a practicing Catholic.

If a couple not married in the church still go to Mass and otherwise still practice their faith as much as possible, and continue their efforts to return to the sacraments, that usually would provide good basis for hoping the children will be helped to grow up in the Catholic faith.

As for your concern about discussing the subject with a priest, serious differences in personalities and outlook inevitably affect one's ability to deal with such sensitive issues successfully with someone else.

Fortunately, several priests live not too far from your home. Ask around, go to one you feel will be helpful, and let him guide you through what needs to be done. I wish you luck.

A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about cremation and other funeral regulations and customs is available by sending a stamped selfaddressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, 111.

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Questions should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

Your children's inheri'tance - on wheels!

You see them all the time, sometimes in your rearview mirror breathing down your neck - couples driving boxcar-sized vehicles with bumper stickers that say things like "We Are Spending Our Children's Inheritance" or "God, Please Let Us Live Long Enough to Become a Nuisance to Our Children."

You are jealous. They are headed to somewhere oranges don't grow in piles at the supermarket.

They are sipping coffee and laughing along with Rush Limbaugh or singing along with Janice Joplin on their double-dolby, surround-sound system.

They are not worried about the pipes freezing, the gutters being yankc~d off the house by 200-pound icicles or road salt eating at their exhaust system.

What a lot of us do not realize, however, is why they are driving small apartments on wheels rather than a high mileage car.

The math does not make sense. An average price for one of those puppies approaches the GNP of some Third World countries. These vehicles achieve about three miles per gallon. Overnight hookups ain't cheap.

Horror stories about "holding tanks" should be R-rated You could tour the country in a sports sedan and spend nights in modest inns for fewer dollars. Clean sheets. Hot showers. Toilets that flush to somewhere unknown.

So, why do couples buy "motor coaches" that block uphill traffic for miles, take runways to turn around and need Lloyds of London to insure?

My wife and I might have discovered part of the

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reason on a recent and long road trip. The insights began about hour.4 of the second day when my wife said: "You know, I can't find any way to sit that's comfortable. You drive too close to the shoulder. I

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By Dan Morris don't see why you have to chew those pepperoni sticks like they are a cigar or something. I like it better when I drive."

I blew the stub of my pepperoni stick out the window. "Come on, Shotgun, tell me how you really feel about things," I growled ... At least I don't pull up alongside someone and lag along there for 15 minutes before I actually pass. Did you know you keep your left foot way too close to the brake pedal? Why do you keep rattling the map and sighing like a teenager at an accordian concert?"

"Aren't you going to rag on me for folding the map with the wrong side showing? she replied.

"No," I countered, "I thought I'd save that for.a tradeoff when you find out I put the suitcases on your new sun hat when I loaded the trunk."

"You didn't!" she exclaimed. "That was my favorite sun hat. I looked all over for that thing. Did you ruin it?"

"Ruin is such a relative word," I said. "Its shape is definitely a little more horizontal. And please at least fold the map along the edges."

As she was wadding up the map we passed a "motor coach" with a bumper sticker that proclaimed something about being sexy senior citizens.

"Hey, Bobby McGee," wife said slowly, "what do you think one of those monsters costs?"

"Not all that much, really," I said, "if you think of it as your children's inheritance."

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By Christine Vieira Mills Anchor Staff The Dollard string 'trio made joyous the spirits of the hundreds gathered at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, January 4. But perhaps in those anticipatory moments just before the Mass of Ordination to the Diaconate none were so enthusiastic, so absolutely beaming, as the six candidates themselves those men making ready to come only a step away from their priestly ordination this spring.

Fernando and Maria Francisca da Silva of Tabaiana, Brazil, was vested by Rev. Michael O'Hearn.

His diaconate will include ministry to the Brazilian community. on Martha's Vineyard, conductmg Bible studies in homes, preaching, assisting at Mass and baptizing.

Deacon Sharland, from Warrenton, VA, and the son of Donald and Anne Sharland, received his vestments from Rev. William LaFratta, the pastor of Incarnation

parish in Charlottesville, VA. A member of the Youth Apostles Institute, he will continue to serve at Notre Dame parish, Fall River, while finishing his studies at St. John's Seminary in Brighton.

Quincy native Richard Wilson, son of Robert and Mary Wilson, was vested by Rev. Paul Canuel.

Deacon Wilson will return to the Pontifical North American College in Rome to finish his studies until his ordination in June.

Brother David Engo, a friar of the Franciscans of the Primitive Observance for the last (1 years, was vested by his community superior Father Pio Mandato, FPO. The son of Henry and Anne Engo, he presently works with youth and the homeless of the New Bedford area.

Deacon Michael Kuhn, also a Youth A'postles member originally from Virginia, will serve his diaconate at St. Michael's parish in

The maroon-robed diocesan choir made ready to welcome Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., and dozens of diocesan priests in their most har!llonious manner as families, friends and fellow religious greeted one another with smiles and laughter, all so heartily sharing in the joy. The 'scent of freshly lit incense wafted over the congregation as did a hush to begin the happy yet most solemn celebration.

Called and presented to the filled Cathedral were Albertino DaSilva, David Sharland, Richard Wilson, Brother David Engo, Michael Kuhn, and Marek Tuptynski. The . diaconal ordination is very similar in content to the ordination to the priesthood, scheduled for these candidates in June. The six men vowed celibacy, obedience to the bishop and received blessings through the imposition of hands.

The new deacons were presented with the book of Gospels and als(' invested with the stole and dal路 matico Deacon DaSilva, son 01

THRILLED AND all smiles, the six newly ordained transitional deacons pose with Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap. From left are Michael Kuhn, Marek Tuptynski, Richard Wilso'n, the bishop, David Sharland, Albertino DaSilva and Brother David Engo. (Anchor/Mills photo)

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DIOCESAN VOCATION directors of Region I (New England) met recently in Orlando, Fla. Among them, pictured here, are (front from left) Fathers Craig Pregana (Region Coordinator), Marc Guillemette of Manchester, Marcel Pincince of Providence, and Robert Harris of Montreal. Rear, from left, are Robert Blaney of Boston, Anthony Fronttiero of Manchester, Robert Flagg of Boston, John Bietrich of Hartford, David George of the Diocese of S1. Maron and Edward Thompson of Portland.

New England's vocation directors meet Approximately 200 diocesan vocation directors, as well as other men and women.involved in vocation ministry from the United States, gathered at the 33rd annual convention of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors (NCDVD) in Orlando.

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Swansea while finishing his classes at Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, CT. Vested by tt.e assistant director for the Youth Apostles Institutes Rev. John Peterson, Deacon Kuhn is the son or Floyd and Kathleen Kuhn.

From Kwidzyn, Poland, Deacon Marek Tuptynski, son of Barbara and David Tuptynski, is presently a seminarian at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, Michigan alild also attends class at the University of Detroit. Vested by DeaconJohnJ. Emmert, permanent dea';on at Corpus Christi parish in East Sandwich, Deacon Tuptyns:ki ministers at Mary Mother ,of the Church parish in Detroit ,and at St. Pius X parish in South Yarmouth when he is home from the seminary.

Throughout their formation, these men have served at Beveral diocesan parishes and were: challenged by' the bishop during his homily to continue this sl~rvice.

"Today you are launched as deacons," he said, explaining that the word deacon traditionally meant service since early Christian times.

"May you always have a passion to serve... He [God] must increase and [the self] must decrease," he continued. "The minister of the sacrament must introduce people to God and then step aside:" The bishop spoke of this s,ervice as it also can apply to each .of us.

Through the experience of the Liturgy, he said, the Euc:harist brings us closer to God. "The Eucharist teaches us how to wash the feet of others."

tant director of vocations for the Fall River diocese, coordinated the weeklong meeting of New England vocation directors to discuss issues unique to the New England area. The convention theme, "Call and Cost of Discipleship - Joy and Challenges of Diocesan Priesthood," addressed issues facing

diocesan priests in the present day Church.

In the keynote address, Most Rev. Gerard Kicana, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago, addressed how the call to priestly discipleship is lived out daily and how the charism of diocesan priesthood is understood

in light of this call. In order for vocations to flourish, he pointed out, priests must understand their vital role of promoting priesthood.

The living witness of priests content in their ministry has a greater impact than any vocation presentation or poster.

During the convention, members participated in a morning of reflection with Bishop Robert Morneau, Auxiliary Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He focused on the theme, "If a disciple of Christ is not a person of prayer, then one is doomed to a life of superficiality."

Dr. Margarett Schlientz of Creighton University focused on cultural' implications of candidate assessment. Time was given to discussing the psychological evaluation which is part of the candidate assessment process. Dr. Schlientz noted that there are some issues which are related to culture while other \cey life issues cut across all ethnic and national lines.

A pre-convention workshop was given by Rev. William Jarema from the Mercy Center in Colo. rado. This daylong workshop examined skills needed to recognize a healthy candidate for diocesan priesthood. P'sychological accounts of spiritual development were examined to provide partici-' pants with a profile of a healthy candidate. Some issues discussed were: human sexuality and the celibate life, spiritual growth, and parenting and human development.

Most Rev. Paul Loverde, Chair-. man ofthe Bishops' Committee on Vocations and Ad Hoc Steering Committee for the National Strategy on Vocations, addressed the membership at their business meeting on implementing the 1'lational.

Strategy entitled, "Future Full of Hope." Bishop Loverde shared with

the members the models used by other dioceses to implement the National Strategy. He anno'Jnced that there would be a workshop meeting of bishops and vo(:ation personnel in Washington, DC, prior to the regular session of the NCCB. This workshop will examine practical suggestions to successfully implementing the Nntional Strategy at the local level.

As a way to prepare for implementing路this national strategy, the Vocations Office has hosted various visits to parishes in tht: diocese. These parish visits have been held in three of the five deaneries ofthe diocese. Later in the year the vocations Office will continue implementation of the National Strategy to make everyone a.ware and even more convinced that responsibility for the pastoral work of vocations belongs to each member of the Church. As the Second Vatican Council wrote: "The task of fostering vocations rests with the whole Christian Community. ..

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DURING THE Prayer of Consecration, Bishop O'Malley, fellow priests as well as all in attendance petition God that these men will allow Him to lead their lives as they serve His flock. At right, the bishop prays with fellow Franciscan Brother David Engo.

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THE LITANY of the Saints, one of the most solemn parts of the ordination celebration, allows these priestly candidates to fall prostrate in humble prayer before the Lord. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

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Our Lady's Haven helps elderly get on their feet Deborah Osuch, RN, C, MA, geriatric care manager at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, has earned certification in gerontological nursing from the American Nurses Association.

DEBORAH OSUCH As a geriatric care manager, Ms. Osuch helps elders and families understand available health care options, arranges in-home help or other services, provides crisis intervention and assists people who work to care for aging loved ones.

The service is available to elders and their families who live in greater New Bedford and Fall River areas,

as well as Tiverton and Little Compton, RI. "Earning gerontological certification affirms Deborah's commitment to working with the geriatric population. She strives to continually gain as much expertise as possible in the field of gerontology,"said Theresa Magellan, BSN, MS, director of planning and marketing for Diocesan Health Facilities.

The American Nurses Association established the certification program to recognize professional achievement in specifit areas of nursing. Gerontological nursing is concerned with the health needs of older adults, planning and implementing health care to meet those needs and evaluating the effectiveness of such' care. The primary challenge in gerontological nursing is to identify and use strengths of older adults to assist them in maximizing their independence.

Ms. Osuch also holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a master's degree in pastoral ministry from Boston College.

She is the choir director of St. Joseph's Church, Fairhaven, and a member of the Pastoral Care Education Program to the Sick, the National Hospice Organization Council of Hospice Professionals, the Hospice Nurses Association, the Home Healthcare Nurses Association, the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, the National Associa-

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With the help of rehabilitative therapists at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven resident Joan Rivet was back in her own home in time for the holidays. Our Lady's Haven offers complete rehabilitative services including physical, occupational and speech therapy.

Mrs. Rivet lived at the nursing home for two months in the home's short-term rehabilitation program while she received extensive physi'cal therapy to help her walk more steadily after an illness. Mrs. Rivet also required a tracheostomy to breathe; but skilled nursing care at Our Lady's Haven helped' Mrs. Rivet to breathe normally without it.

"At Our Lady's Haven I regained courage and stability," said Mrs. Rivet. "I miss them terribly, they were so nice. From the top executive to the maintenance workers they were aU very nice to me."

N ow back at home, Ms. Rivet has resumed her favorite hobby-

painting., "There is so muchpotential here," she said gesturing towards the town's waterfront. Magnificently detailed paintings of ships and floral arrangements and a portrait of her daughter grace Mrs. Rivet's walls.

"Mrs. Rivet's main goal was to return home. Her home is filled with her memories and paintings.

We would tell her, 'Your home is right down the street and we can get you there,'" said Tammy Sobral, PTA, physcial therapy assistant at Our Lady's Haven....She was very motivated."

At Our Lady's Haven individualized programs are designed around the needs of residents who require a short-term rehabilitative program as well as those who may need the extended care of a longer residence. Rehabilitative programs are developed by a~ mUlti-disciplinary team including the rehabilitative and nursing staff, a social worker, dietitian, therapeutic actfvities and most importantly, the person who needs rehabilitative care.

"It's really the residents who set their discharge goals. We assist

A glossary of terms This month's issue of "Caring & Sharing,".a newsletter produced by the Sacred Heart Nursing Home in New Bedford, featured a list of health insu~ance"buzz words" and their definitions: Capitation: method of payment used by some insurances to pay a physician, hospital or other heaithcare provider a fixed amount for each person enrolled-regardless of the type of amount of service given.

Coinsurance: Your share (usually a percentage) of the cost of the medical service provided. Once the deductible is met, you pay 20% and the indemnity insurance plan pays the remainder.

Copayment: Set amount you pay for uncertain medical services, such as office visits. Copays usually range from $5 to $10 per visit.

Cost Contract: Medicare mana, aged care plan which allows yoiJ to use medical services outside the health plan's network. If you go outside the plan, you will be responsible for the coinsurance, deductibles and extra charges you would pay under regular Medicare coverage. (Harvard Community Health Plan's "Care Plus" is a cost contract.)

Deductible: The amount you must payout of pocket before traditional benefits are paid.

Emergency Services: In managed care with lock-in provisions, these are covered services which may be furnished by a health care provider not associated with your health plan, because a sudden illness or injury requires immediate attention and the time required to reach a participating provider ,may risk permanent damage to your 'health.

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them to reach their maximum abilities and independence. The rehabilitation department is part of a team that works toward: those goals," said Janice Caci, PT, physical therapist.

The nursing department works with the rehabilitative therapy department to resolve medical issues before a resident is discharged. "Our nurses sat rigJlt there with Mrs. Rivet for a long time to help her get past the anxiety as she learned to breathe without her tracheostomy," said Jo-Anne Neagus, RN, C, clincial nurs,: manager. "After the tracheostomy was removed, she progressed r,:markably well."

"Rehabilitation took a while, but the therapists were very patient with me," said Mrs. Rivet, who worked on her therapy almost every day of her stay, sometimes twice a day.

Care for residents requiring short-term rehabilitation d,:>es not end with their stay at the home.

Before a resident returns home, Our Lady's Haven theraph:ts visit to evaluate the person's future needs, point out any safety hazards and suggest ways to make the return home easier and safer. Therapists also make recommendations about special equipment o:r other services available from community agencies. , _ '. , ""they went through the ul>stairs and the downstairs, especially the bathroom. They made suggestions that have been very helpful to me," said Mrs. Rivet. The nursing home staff also arranged servicl:s for Mrs. Rivet with the Community Nurse Association of Fairhaven and the Fairhaven Counc:il on Aging.

"I was 1?rought in for sh'on-term care. If I ever want a nursing home, I know I want to go to Our Lady's Haven," said Mrs. Rivet.

Gatekeeper: A primary care physician who provides basic medical services, and who 'coordinates all aspects of your medical care, including referrals to specialists and for tests.

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO): organized health care delivery system that provides comprehensive health care at a fixed, prepaid premium through selected physicians, hospitals and, other providers. With the exception of emergency and urgently needed can;, services are covered only if care is provided by one of the HMO's providers.

Health Plan: another term for a manage'd care organization or an HMO. SANDWICH Indemnity Plan: a traditional Need someone to stay with your health insurance plan that reimloved one, for a few hours so you burses you or your health care can go out? Call the COA to learn provider for care given on a feeabout the Respite Program or to for-service basis. Indemnity plans volunteer. Hearing tests will be offer individuals freedom to choose offered Jan. 17 at 1 p.m. Home any provider. You pay an annual visits can be arranged. Programs , deductible and a percentage of the on elder law will be offered bl( area cost of health care services. attorneys Jan. 13 from 10 a:m. to Independent Practice Associanoon and Jan. 22 from 9:30 a. m. to tion (IPA): contracts with comnoon. For all programs, call the munity hospitals and independent COA at 888-4737 between 1 ,ind 4 physicians to provide care to HMO p.m. members in their own offices. These REHABILIT ATION HOSPlT AL physicians see both managed care OF THE CAPE & ISLANDS and fee-for-service patients.

There will be a series of free . Lock-in: people enrolled in Mediclasses offered by RHCI on Jan. care risk plans are "locked into" 13,27, Feb. 3, and 10 from 10 a.m. using the health plan's participatto noon covering what to expect ing providers. If you use non-plan from hearing loss and strategies providers, except in emergency or , for effective communication. Topurgent situations, you must pay ics include rephrasing, lip reading, for the care. Neither the health understanding facial expressions, plan or Medicare will pay. gestures, intonations and assertiveManaged Care: refers to an ness training. Call Carol De N oCrio organized system of health care at 833-4140 to register. that encourages providers to deliver the most appropriate quality med~ ical care in the most cost-effective GOD'S treatment settings. Managed care ANCHOR plans are also known as HMO's, Medicare risk plans, health plans HOLDS and .coordinated. carc..p!ans. .

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By Charlie Wieser OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) - Fiftythree years ago, Lester Dreifuerst wrote a letter that changed his life.

A native of St. Cloud, Wis., Dreifuerst was teaching in his hometown when he wrote to Father Edward Flanagan, founder of Boys Town.

"I was hoping to work at Boys Town," he said. "Father Flanagan wrote back and said to come ahead, so I took the next train to Omaha."

When he met Father Flanagan, Dreifuerst knew he was in the presence of someone special.

"Father Flanagan had the old Irish faith," Dreifuerst said. "He was gentle as a lamb with the little kids, but he could be stern with the older boys when they were rowdy."

For nearly three decades, Dreifuerst worked as a counselor.

"I enjoyed every bit of my time as a counselor," he said. "Some of the kids I took care of still keep in touch with me."

Evidence of this last statement can be found on the door to his sitting room: handwritten notes from former Boys Town residents cover the door.

Some of the notes were left by men who visited Boys Town when Dreifuerst was away from the campus: "In town for a family reunion.

Sorry I missed you." "Stopped to say hi. Think of you often." "Sorry we missed you. Have a great day."

Dreifuerst said it is heartening to receive visits and cards from some of the young men he helped through the years.

"Every Christmas I receive a lot of cards," he said. "'These cards bring back many memories."

Those memories include attending what was once the traditional midnight Mass at the Boys Town chapel, decorating trees in the dormitories and passing out gifts on Christmas day.

"In the old days, the boys would stay at Boys Town during Christmas," Dreifuerst said. "Now, most of the boys go home for Christmas."

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Town Visitor Center until he was ordained a permanent deacon in 1981.

"Since my ordination, I've kept busy with the chapel here," he said. As a deacon, Dreifuerst visits the residents at Elkhorn Manor.

He also spent 15 years visiting inmates at the Douglas County Jail until retiring from jail ministry in November.

Thanking Dreifuerst for "this important ministry and compassion in the name of the Gospel," Omaha Archbishop Elden F. Curtiss said in a letter, "I'm told that your infuence and impact at the jail reached beyond those who have been imprisoned to those who were the staff an4 others who offered support and ministry."

Dreifuerst said he stopped making weekly trips to the jail because it's more difficult for him to get around, especially in bad weather, now that he is 80.

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Dreifuerst now resides in the house once occupied by Father Flanagan. On the second floor, where he lives, the rooms are filled with books, old photographs and awards.

"Less Means More to Us" is inscribed on one of the awards from Boys Town alumni. Another award, presented by executive director Father Val Peter, recognized Dreifuerst's "golden jubilee of service to Boys Town."

Along with daily chapel duties, Dreifuerst keeps busy by staying in touch with former Boys Town residents and watching his favorite NFL team - the Green Bay Packers - on TV. "I grew up near Green Bay, so I've been a fan my entire life," he said with a laugh.

Dreifuerst also enjoys attending Boys Town alumni parties.

"We have a big time when we get together," he said. "Writing that letter to Father Flanagan all those years ago was one of the best things I ever did."

Recendy, the Hudner Oncology Center at Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, was reaccredited with commendation,

by The American College of Surgeons until the year 2000.

According to Dr. Richard Hellwig, Chief of Medical Oncology at the center, "The Cancer Registry provides valuable information used in cancer treatments and is a database designed to collect, manage and analyze data on persons diagnosed with cancer."

The information collected by the registry is utilized in local, state and national research studies to provide necessary information on patients and evaluate patient care, treatment and survival rates. The Hudner Oncology Center Cancer Registry was instituted in 1979 and lists over J ,300 patients. In J995 alone, the Cancer Registry collected data on I,J83 new patients and provided follow-up on 4,400 cancer patients.

The statistical reports from registry data enable physicians who treat cancer patients to evaluate the success of specific cancer treatments. It is also used to inform the community about the importance of early detection and treatment.

The Cancer Registry provides to physicians and patients a recommended schedule for regular physical examinations, assuring' continued medical supervision.

"The registry is an important component of the oncol-

ogy healthcare team. It plays an important role in maintaining the hospital's approval status with The American College of Surgeons," explained· Hellwig.

The primary data that is collected includes facts such as: demographicsi age, sex, and medical historYi physical findings, date of diagnosis, and diagnostic findingsi procedures, outcome of treatment, and techniques used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

The Hudner Oncology Center acquires data from the Cancer Registry for use in developing their cancer program criteria and procedures. Data collected by the Hudner Oncology Center Registry aids in the planning and implementation of quality patient care through community cancer programs and community cancer control activities.

For more information on the Cancer Registry at the Hudner Oncology Center, please call 508-674-6266 or the National Cancer Registrars Association at 708566-0833.

Arafat invitation VATICAN CITY(CNS)- Palestinian President Yasser Arafat invited Pope John Paul II to visit Bethlehem for the start of celebrations forthe year 2000, and the pope said he hopes he can make the visit. Arafat made the invitation on Dec. 19 during a private meeting with the pope at the Vatican. The two also discussed new tensions in the Middle East.

Ecumenical aid CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS) - From the ashes of bur~ed churches in South Carolina has risen a cooperative effort among different faith communities to rebuild houses of worship and to improve race relations. The Diocese of Charleston has handled donations from Catholic churches and organizations around the country.

The largest donation of $120,000 came from the Diocese of Pittsburg and the Pittsburg Christian Leaders Fellowship, an ecumenical effort.

Charleston Bishop David B. Thompson presented the Pittsburg check along with $25,820 collected from the parishes in South Carolina and $15,000 sent from the Diocese of Richmond, Va., to the South Carolina Christian Action Council for its Sabbath of Support Project.

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Vatican sets Jan. 1998 dat~ for papal trip to Cuba

By John Thavis VATICAN CITY (CNS) - After weeks of discussions with Cuban officials, the Vatican has set January 1998 as the date for Pope John Paul II's first trip to Cuba.

The decision, announced Jan. 4, means the Vatican opted to push the visit back a few months rather than combine it with a trip to Brazil next October. Vatican sources said that would have been too taxing on the 76-year-old pontiff.

The sources said the idea of an earlier trip to Cuba - perhaps as soon as this spring - was rejected because the Cuban church and government need more time to prepare for the pope's arrival.

Typically, local churches use the

run-up to a papal visit as a time of intense evangelization.

The date was announced in Havana by Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino and confirmed by Vatican spokesman Joaquin NavarroValls, who said the pope would travel to the island during the second half of January 1998. In Cuba, the announcement coincided with a visit by Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini, president of the Italian bishops' conference.

When Pope John Paul and Cuban President Fidel Castro agreed to the visit during a meeting at the Vatican in November, both said they hoped it could take place in 1997. But the pope has four other trips already slated for

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Neither the Vatican nor Cardinal Ortego gave details about the trip; the itinerary was expected to be announced in coming months.

Castro has said the pope would be fr~e to go where he wants and say' what he thinks when he visits the country.

Cuba's Communist Party daily Granma said Jan. 4 that the pope would be welcomed "with all the consideration and respect he deserves." The government news agency, Prensa Latjna, said. the Papal visit bodes well for churchstate relations.

The Castro government has recently loosened some restrictions on church operatioQs in Cuba, home to some 4.5 million Catholics. After the Cuban leader's first face-to-face meeting with the pope, for example, authorization approved entry permits for dozens of foreign missionaries.

Vatican sources said the papal visit was aimed at coaxing Castro further along the road of reforms.

The Vatican is convinced, the sources said, that ifreligious liberties are institutionalized, it will broaden the oppbrtunity for polit~ icalliberalization in Cuba.

But even as the Vatican was following its quiet and patient diplomacy, not all church officials remained silent abollt Cuba's past GREEK ORTHODOX Father Pandalaemon look:) at the relationship with the church. newly restored rotunda of Jerusalem's Church of the: Holy "Fidel Castro should know that the church will not easily forget all Sepulchre during a ceremony marking its reopening .after a his evil doings, and there will be no two-year renovation. The church is believed to be on the' site of surrender to his regime," said the tomb of Jesus. (CNS/ Reuters photo) Venezuelan Cardinal Rosalio Castillo Lara.

"Castro ought to admit his mistakes and truly open ·his. P91iiical system to democratic change," he -said.

Cardinal Castillo Lara, chief administrator ofVaticim City State years ago after an American CathoBy Dana Drezek and a leading member of other lic couple, George and Mar.ie Doty, WEST HARTFORD, Conn. gave the basilica custodians a $5 Vatican departments, made the remarks in an interview with the (CNS) - The tomb of Christ in million gift to help with the restoraRome newspaper La Repubblica Jerusalem is like an onion, with tion. layer upon layer of construction Jan. 3.

The Dotys have long been enHe said the Cuban government's surrounding the original rock-cut gaged in a wide range of Catholic recent easing of restrictions on the burial site, said British archeolo- charitable endeavors. Mr. Doty, a church was a good thing, but that gist Martin Biddle. retired investment banke:r, is a no one should forget that for 30 Biddle, a senior research fellow former treasurer of FADICA, years the church there has fa.ced in medieval archeology at Oxford Foundations and Donors Interested University, discussed his recent in Catholic Activities. real repression.

He said that in his opinion, studies of the tomb of Christ, The present basilica was commany church leaders have been housed in the Basilica of the Holy pleted in the middle of the 12th too soft on Castro. He said this Sepulcher, in a December lecture century, with the Holy Sepulcher degree of tolerance contrasts with .at the University of Hartford. as the focal point under the rotunda He was part of a team of experts on its eastern end. church criticism of such dictators as Chilean Gen. Augusto Pinochet, who used special cameras and comBut the latest shrine ofttle tomb whose regime was, in the cardi- puter imaging to develop three- itself is an early 19th-century nal's opinion, "100 times less harsh dimensional isometric photos of Turco-Baroque structure, Biddle than the Cuban dictatorship." the tomb in preparation for its said.

Cardinal Castillo Lara also under- long-awaited reconstruction.

Within it, he said, is a c<lmplex The tomb is in desperate need of system of earlier edicules, or small lined what other Vatican officials . were saying privately, that the pope rebuilding, Biddle said, because shrine buildings. "will go to visit 'first of all the the. structure was damaged by an "It is like the skin of an onion, Cuban church and the Cuban earthquake in the 1920s and is in one within another," he said. people .,: not the regime." danger of falling down.

When the reconstruction takes One sign of hope for progress on place, it seems quite clear that a rebuilding the tomb was the unveil- wealth of evidence will emerge in ing Jan. 2'of the restored dome of the form of these earlier edi.cules," WASHINGTON (CNS) - Fa- the basilica, directly over the tomb. he said. "We may then be able to ther William P. Fay, an associate The restored dome features a address the question, 'OJ what general secretary of the National clear center through which the sun evidence that we see here, can we Conferen'ce of Catholic Bishops streams. Exploding from it are 12 say that this was the original tomb and the U.S. Catholic Conference, sunlit rays of gold for the 12 Apos- in which Christ was buriedr" has been named a monsignor. Msgr. tles, each ray with three streams of He said he and his colleagues Fay, a priest of the Boston Arch- light for the Trinity, against an of~ believe they have discovered what diocese for 22 years, joined the white background studded with the previous edicule, built in the NCCB-USCC staff in June 1995. stars.

16th century, looked like. They For decades the dome had been think they can also say what earcovered by scaffolding as repre- lier edicules, from the II th c:entury sentatives of the three churches and the fourth century, looked with custody of the basilica like.

Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox The key to reconstruction, he and Armenian Orthodox -'- could said, is getting the Christian comnot agree on a common project or munities responsible for th,: basil.. how to fund it. ica to resolve differences over varThe breakthrough came two ious design plans.

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A VENDOR pushes a cart of fruit and vegetables across the plaza of the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City. Workers are attempting to save the old church, which has sunk nearly eight feet over the past 400 years, from collapse. (CNS/ Sergio Dorantes photo)

Efforts under way to save Mexico City's sinking cathedral

By Lynn Wl!hnes MEXICO CITY (eNS) - The Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City is fil1ed with gold leaf, statuary and paintings, has walls eight feet thick - and is sinking.

For the past eight years the cathedral's appearance has been marred by green scaffolding as workers try to save it from sinking into the soft ground below.

AI1 of the city's historic center was built atop the ancient roadway system of lakes and canals used by the city's Aztec inhabitants; the cathedral sits on a lake bend.

Workers pump out sand and water in an attempt to level the cathedral floor, which has been sinking for centuries. Between 1573 and 1996 the cathedral sank nearly eight feet.

A steel pendulum (:ncased in the center of the cathedral shows visitors just how much the cathedral has dropped.

The fact that the city was built on such soggy ground has contributed to the damage wrought by earthquakes throughout its history.

Flooding and drainage problems have also wreaked havoc.

Although workers toil 24 hours a day, the process is slow, and work is expected to continue for another five to 10 years.

"They can't level it fast because they could destroy it - it would fal1," said cathedral guide Jose Rodriguez Leon. Because of th.e cathedral's size, "if they, leveled It fast, it would break. So they're leveling it millimeter by millimeter," he said.

This is not the first time efforts have been undertaken to save the cathedral from ruin.

It suffered serious earthquake damage in 1894, and repairs were begun in 1905. Architects did reinforcement work below the building in 1941. A 1967 fire destroyed an altar with its gold-leaf retablo and most of the stal1s on the intricately carved-wood Spanish Gothic choir loft. The fresco paint on the main dome was a.lso destroyed.

During Mexico City's worst floods, from 1629 to 1634, the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe was brought from her shrine to the cathedral to assist residents praying for relief.

In a pattern that .was repeated throughout Mexico, the Spaniards who conquered the city in 1521 insisted on pulling down the indigenous temple on the town's main square and building a church.

Hernan Cortes, ther Spanish conqueror of Mexico, ordered that a church be built where the cathedral now stands, and work on it was carried out between 1524 and 1532.

But as the Spaniards made their fortunes and Mexico City developed its grandeur, the Spaniards wanted a more lavish cathedral, one that would reflect the city's economic power. A new structure was begun in 1573 and, although the interior was completed in 1667, the cathedral was not finished until 1813.

In the magazine Artes de Mexico in 1960, Jorge Olvera wrote: "The Cathedral of Mexico ... the work of three centuries, summarizes not only the art of the entire colonial period, but the structural history of Christian architecture

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Like al1 churches in the country, the cathedral was seized by the Mexican government as part of its expropriation of church properties in 1857 and remains government property, as do the cathedral's contents, although it is under the care of the church. The government is undertaking the salvaging efforts.

Role not working WAS HINGTON (CNS) Three former U.S. ambassadors to the Vatican have written to President Clinton, urging him to return the Vatican ambassadorship to a more traditional role, avoiding "the appearance that the post is a political toy." They said although Clinton's expansion of the ambassador's role was unusual but "evidental1y wel1 intended," it caused a "series of controversies which have clouded the integrity of the U.S. diplomatic mission." Among controversies cited were a proposed fundraiser that never materialized and "enormous correspondence" with Americans. The letter, dated Nov. 25 and obtained by Catholic News Service Dec. 19, was timed to coincide with the Clinton team's transition after his re-election, said a source familiar with the letter.

Wil1iam A. Wilson, Frank Shakespeare and Thomas Melady, the first three ambassadors to the Holy See, signed the letter.

By Mark Pattison WASHINGTON (CNS) - A new recording cal1ed "Native Angels" explores the old music of the New World.

Recorded by SA VAE - an acronym for the San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble - the CD is a collection of songs dating back nearly 500 years as New World missioners were converting African slaves and Nativp: Americans to Christianity.

The music is sung by the ensemble in the mother tongues of the time: African dialects, archaic Spanish and Indian languages.

It is an early effort at evangelization through inculturation.

"The music came into being when Spanish Catholic friars, as part of their religious mission, composed songs for the Native Americans and African slaves which incorporated the converts' own melodies, rhythms, and language," according to the CD's liner notes.

Ben Tavera King, owner ofIago Records, which released the album, told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from San Antonio that the effort is "a Catholic layperson do-it-yourself thing." lago released Catholic and classical music albums.

King said lago the name is a shortened form of "Santiago," which in English would be "St. James."

He has been a recording artist himself for about 15 years, doing mostly instrumental albums of guitar and lute music for lago's sister label, Talking Taco.

Four of SA VAE's eight members are Catholic, King said, and four also serve in music ministry at various parishes in the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

"My wife and I were both raised Catholic, so we both have quite an affinity for it as far as the Catholic aspect of it goes," said Christopher Moroney, SAV AE's director and a bass in the ensemble, in a phone interview with CNS from San Antonio. His wife, Covita, is an alto with the group.

Moroney is a graphic artist by trade - he did the cover il1ustration - but is also an amateur

musiologist who has tracked others' rediscovery of the centuriesold musical texts from archives in Mexico and Central and South America.

He credited Robert Stevenson of the University of California at Los Angeles and editor of the Inter-American Music Review for "getting the whole ball rolling."

Moroney said that some songs' texts refer both to "Mother God" and "Father God." While those allusions stir debate today in some church circles, he said the'ir use generations ago was likely an attempt to appeal to non-Christians' beliefs of who God was.

He added the music was often sung in churches during long services on important feast days. The songs, Moroney said, served as a break between long sermons.

SA VAE's first concert six years ago was a program of the same kind of music found on "Native Angels." It has performed largely in Texas and the U.S. Southwest, including San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio.

Moroney said it was apropos that a concert be performed at San Fernando because of its reputation as one of the oldest cathedrals in the Americas.

He added that the ensemble plans to do a string of East Coast performances in 1997, but is already at work planning its next CD - a col1ection of music from roughly the same era as "Native Angels," but with al1 tunes inspried by the Virgin of Guadalupe.

So that concert audiences can understand the context of the music, Moroney and other ensemble members explain during their performances the history behind each song, such as "Oh Senora!" - written to the Virgin Mary by a converted Aztec prince.

"Native Angels" is available on compact disc and cassette at Catholic bookstores, Tower Records and the Borders and Barnes & Noble bookstore chains. It can also be ordered (or $13.98 (or CD or $8.98 for cassette, plus $1.60 each shipping, by calling Iago at (800) 492-1023.

THIS IS the cover to the CD "Native Angels: Musical Miracles From the New World." (CNS photo)

~~==~I路 Bishop Connolly H.S. Members ofthe Class of 1975 of Bishop Gerrard High School, Fall River, gathered at Bishop Connolly High School in that city recently for a memorial Mass held in the school chapel. The Mass held for their classmate, the late Donna Martel Moreira, was also attended by family members and friends. Anthony S. Nunes, Principal of Bishop Connolly, and faculty members were also in attendance. School Chaplain, Father David Costa, was the celebrant.

As part of their remembrance of

their dear classmate, a scholarship in her memory was awarded to Karen Dion, a freshman at Bishop Connolly. Karen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Di'Dn. Her mother, Mrs. Muriel Nadeau Dion, is a member of the Class of '75.

"We wanted Donna's memory to live on through this !:cholarship," said Kathy (Cassidy) St. Laurent, who coordinated the gathering. "We're pleased that the daughter of one of Donna's classmates is the recipient."

BISHOP SEAN O'Malley recently visited Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro to celebrate a Christmas liturgy. The bishop was the special guest of the school at a luncheon where he was joined by several faculty members.

Bishop Feehan High School recently competed at a meet at Somerset. Brad ranked as the top New Bedford High School. speaker.

KAREN DION, a freshman at Bishop Connolly High In the Varsity Affirmative diIn the Novice Negative division, vision, senior Matthew Blair and sophomores Jennifer Esmond and School, Fall River, with members ofthe Martel family. Karen junior, Jonathon Salomon de-, Pam Godsoe defeated a Cohasset- was the recipient of a scholarship in honor of Donna Martel feated Bishop Stang. Matt ranked Tabor Academy combined team.

Moreira, a member of the Bishop Gerrard High School (Fall as the top speaker and Jon as the Pam ranked as the top speaker.

River) Class of '75. ' second speaker.

Seniors Kristen Dissinger and Marisca Cuce also defeated their Stang counterparts. Kristen ranked as the top speaker. BOMBAY, India (CNS) - A supervisors pressed her to abort, the fetus' heartbeat throug:~ sonoSenior Melissa Thomson ranked Catholic flight attendant dismissed and, when she told them her con- graphy.

Admitting that she earlier failed as the top speaker and sophomore by Air India for not aborting her science would not allow abortion, Lindsay Ellis as second speaker . third pregnancy was recalled by taunted her by asking if the church to understand the church's opposition to abortion, Coutinho said the airline while a court appeal she would feed her children. against Foxboro.

Confused, she twice went to a her experience made her 'realize In the Varsity Negative division, filed was pending before the Suhospital for an abortion, but "that abortion leads to a person's seniors Brad McCormack and jun- preme Court.

Air India gave Audrey Coutinho, decided against it when she heard spiritual death." ior Shawn Le Marier defeated 36, a ground job in the flight dispatch section in the Bombay airport with her earlier salary scale, reported UCA News, an Asian An informative Fire Safety Pro- and how and when to us,~ them church news agency based in gram was presented to the first were discussed. last evening and at Mass on the Thailand.

By Lynne Weil morning of the last day. Leading The students participa.ted in India's international air carrier graders at St. Mary's School, New VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Al- up to these occasions will be Bedford by Firefighter Louis Luiz. various activities and each n:ceived fired Coutinho in 1994 after 10 though eight months remain before Topics such as "Stop, Drop and a packet filled with informa.tion to Masses led by church officials in years of service when she gave the next World Youth Day, plan- France and from various other Roll," Lighters and Match Safety, share with their families. birth to her third child against ners already are stirring up sup- parts of the world,get-acquainted port for the material and spiritual - meetings and projects to support departmental advice to undergo an abortion, which she said was preparations for the event. the poor. "against her Catholic faith and Local communities commemoOrganizers said they anticipate rate World Youth Day every year, more than 200,000 young people morals." ,Company regulations sayan air and an international celebration is 'will 'participate in World Youth held every two years in a different Day 1997. Attendance in previous hostess should retire if two childlocation. Paris will host the next years has ranged from 100,000 to ren from previous pregnancies are alive and she does not abort a celebration in August 1997.

250,000. further pregnancy.

The Paris Archdiocese is encouMsgr. Boccardo said logistical Coutinho said she challenged raging local residents to host young preparations are under way, but people, who are expected to come they are overshadowed in impor- the dismissal in court as a ,"denial mostly from Europe, but will also tance by spiritual preparations that of her fundamental right to have be traveling from far!lway coun- the 路pope asked participants to children" and a case was pending tries, according to Msgr. Renato undertake when he announced the in the Supreme Court when Air Boccardo, an official in charge of theme of the next World Youth India agreed to an out-of-court youth affairs at the Pontifical Day: the question posed by the settlement.

Council for the Laity.

She said her present job is "more disciples to Jesus in the Gospel of "Above all, the idea is that the St. Jo'hn, "Master, where do you , difficult than the previous one, but young people can lodge with fami- live?" and his response, "Come I'm learning it, and it is a big help on the homefront." lies, sharing in this way the daily and see." life of a family, promoting diaAn Air India public relations "And so, in accepting this invilogue, mutual understanding and tation of the pope, the young peo- officer said the airline neither the exchange of experience," Msgr. ple will come to Paris reflecting, compromised nor changed its rules Boccardo said in an interview with praying, searching for the way fOT Coutinho, but gave her situaVatican Radio recently. through their own action from the tion humanitarian consideration, NEW BEDFORD firefighter Louis Luiz teaches a stuPope John Paul II is expected to point of view. of a personal en- for which he said she could have appear at least twice in the five- counter with God," Msgr. Boc- applied. dent at St. Mary's School, in that city, the proper "stop, drop day event: at a prayer vigil on the cardo said.

Coutinho said colleagues and and roll" routine to be used in a fire.

Classes resumed at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, on Jan. 2, following the traditional winter break.

The annual Coffee House Art Exhibit took place on Jan. 9 in the school's media and technology center (library). Students and faculty displayed art work, performed and did poetry readings.

The second semester will end on Jan. 15 and mid-year exams will take place on Jan. 16, 17,21 and 22. Students will take two 90minute exams per day with dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Third semester classes will begin on Jan. 23.

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Planners preparing for 1997 World Youth Day

Indian flight attendant chooses life

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Our RocK and Ro!e Confronting and Facing Pain

By Charlie Martin Catholic News Service

BIRMINGHAM Virgil Spencer's got a 19-1nch Hitachi And many demons lingering Friday night he pulled a gun To change the channel Something that he picked up from the King His wife remembers well the man .he knew Seems the dreams she had Have III turned black and blue She's wasted years No time for tears Refrain: 'Cause there's another chance And someday soon Shining like the Alabama moon She's looking for her promised land Out beyond the lights of Birmingham It's 3 I.n,., and Virgil's Passed out on the sofa A fifth of Jim Beam on the floor She's packed a bag and slips The keys out of his pocket She's careful not to slam the door And as she drives she rubs her r08all'Y She's never been so all alone She's never felt so free She's got miles to go Blind faith and hope (Repeat refrain) As the rain falls down Upon the Interstate Any doubts she had Are all but washed away One long look back At Birmingham (Repeat refrain) Written by D. McTaggart. Sung by Amanda Marshall.

Copyright (c) 1998, Down In Front Music/Dreaming In Public/EMI April Music (Canada) and Into Wlshln' Publishing, II division of MCA Inc./Sold For II Song/ O'Brien Songs Publishing (ASCAP) 1995, Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. WHAT IF you were caught Like the vanishing lights of in a dangerous life situation?

"Birmingham" in her rearview How do you create a future? mirror, she puts fear and doubt According to Amanda Marbehind her. shall's "Birmingham," one acts Marshall is new to the pop with courage. nlis is what the charts. Her thought-provoking cassingle leaves us with queswoman in the song does. With all her "dreams" having "turned tions: Where is "Virgil Spenblack and blue," she splits from cer's" wife going? Does she have her alcoholic, abusively violent a plan? How did she attain the husband. courage to leave?

The song offers no answers.

However, I appreciate the way it emphasizes that even in life's difficult situations, options need to be explored.

A new beginning takes form when we look at our lives and see them for what they are, even with their pain. No amount of pretending otherwise will change things for the better.

The woman in the song could have chosen a different approach, for example, sinking into her own alcohol abuse.

This might have brought a temporary escape. Yet, like most easy solutions, it would do nothing to change her painful reality.

Teens need to realize that if their families are hurting, help can be a phone call away. I understand that making such a call is not easy. It means facing the truth of your life and deciding that it must get better.

Who do you talk with? If you are a member of a parish youth group, call your youth minister or the group moderator. Or if you feel more connected at school, approach the school counselor or perhaps speak with a trusted teacher. Any of these individuals are likely to guide you toward those who can help you improve your life.

If none of these suggestions works, then look in the phone book under "Counseling Services." Almost anyone that you might call will assist you in attaining the support and help that you deserve.

Yes, as the song clearly describes, there are times when life can hurt. It takes courage and honesty to confront the pain. Yet, you do not need to face your life alone.

God has put many caring people on our planet. Take the first step - the one that puts you in touch with someone who can help you create a new future.

Your comments are always welcome. Please address: Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, Ind. 47635.

ST. BERNARD'S PARISH, Assonet, recently celebrated a World Youth Day Mass. The parish's junior youth group (grades five through eight) participated in the readings and presentation of gifts and had a membership drive to gain new members.

Coming of Age FOR YOUTH

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By Christopher Carstens Parents are puzzled by the rules of relationships between boyfriends and girlfriends. "When we were young," they say, "it didn't work this way."

These old rules are from ancient times, way back in the '60s and '70s, when most parents of today's teenagers were in high school. The new rules are the ones kids appear to be following in today's junior highs and high schools.

As a psychologist and parent, I've got some impressions about the changes in the rules.

Old Rule: The guy always asked the girl. If a girl wanted to go out with a guy, she could hint, she could pass messages from her friends to his friends, but she could never, ever say, "Hey, do you want to do something together on Saturday?"

New Rule: Whoever wants to initiate the date can. Girls can ask just as freely as the guys.

My Impression: I think this is an improvement. Today's kids share both the risk and the freedom of starting a new relationship.

Old Rule: The guy always paid - every dime.'Ifhe didn't have the money, they didn't go out.

New Rule: Whoever has money pays. Sometimes regular couples take turns paying, but usually it comes down to who has a few bucks in the old wallet.

My Impression: I think this is a good change - but then, I'm a guy. It seems more reasonable to share the expense, along with sharing the fun.

Old Rule: It used to be expected that teens would "date around." A girl or guy who had dates with four or five different people in a month was considered popular.

New Rule: "Dating around" isn't done anymore, and people who do

it are viewed by peers as loose.

There are two choices. Either you go out casually "just as friends," or you're "a couple." Generally, you can go twice in a row as friends, but a third date - unless you've gone out with somebody else in between - makes you a couple.

Being a couple is akin to what used to be called going steady. In ancient days the guy would give the girl his class ring, and she would wear it on a long ribbon, proving that "she belonged to him."

Today, no teenage girl in her right mind .would be caught with her boyfriend's ring around her neck. That custom, along with the idea of being "his girl," a piece of personal property, are out of date.

My Impression: I'm glad to see the end of the "I'm his, he's mine" mentality. Still, the bonds of couplehood bind tightly, and going out with somebody else once you're an item is seen as a major social offense.

I think there are some advantages in dating a variety of people, particularly in the high school years.

The earlier you lock into a committed relationship, the sooner you commit yourself to particular ways of thinking and acting. Once you're in a relationship, especially an emotionally charged one, it's pretty hard to change yourself unless the other person is changing in the same ways.

Often making an important change in your life means changing your friends - and your relationships. That's the main reason most teens find that they go through a series of partners before they marry.

That's important to remember: The relationship you're in probably won't last forever. Recognize that as you change you may need to let go. It's part of the process of learning and growing.

THREE-YEAR-OLD Stacie Pavao portrayed Pocahontas at a recent Family Festival sponsored by the Home and School Association at St. Anne's School, Fall River. The Pre-K class, dressed in American Indian attire, presented 10 Little Indians, an Indian dance and sang "The Colors of the Wind."

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The following events will be happening this month at Cathedral Camp and Retreat Center: Holy Name, Fall River, Confirmation II retreat, Jan. II; and Emmaus Galilee Meeting, Jan. 12.

ST, THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Everyone is invited to a prayer service for vocations on Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The guest speaker will be Father Craig Pregana, assistant director of Vocations for the Fall River diocese.

PAX CHRISTI, CAPE COD "Violence and Language: improving our awareness of how violence is often expressed unconsciously in our language," will be the theme of the monthly meeting of Pax Christi of Cape Cod on Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville. All who are searching for peace are invited to attend.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Grief education programs will be held Jan. 16 (Living with Memories that Hurt) and Jan. 30 (How to Deal with Difficult Feelings). Programs specifically for men will be held Jan. 23 (Common Grief Reactions) and Mar. 20 (How to Reach Out). Additional series of programs will begin Feb. 13, Mar. 27, Apr. 3 (for men). and May 8, each covering new topics. Call the Counseling Center. tel.

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ST. BERNARD, ASSONET A Scripture study of St. Paul's captivity letters to the Philippians, Philemon, Colossians, and Ephesians will begin Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and will run for 10 consecutive Tuesdays. Register by Jan. 19, tel. 6445585.

KNIGHTS OF COI.UMBUS The annual men's retreat at Calvary Center, Shrewsbury, sponsored by the K of C. is Feb. 7-9. Information: Mel Gonsalves. tel. 548-5774 or Jim Curtis; tel. 477-4372.

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