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FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY; MAY 7, 1981
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Appeal at. $411,278 The first reports from parishes thony M. Gomes, diocesan direcand special gift solicitors have tor of the Appeal, said: "We are increased the total of the Cath-. anticipating that every parish - 113 - will be on this year's olic Charities to $411,278.97. Honor Roll. We must have subSpecial gift solicitors are requested to make their final re- stantial increases in every parish to surpass last year's Appeal turns by this Saturday. Parishes will continue to make total of $1,210,087.65." The first parish to receive calls on parishioners not conHonor Roll status is St. Joan of tacted last Sunday. The parish phase ends on May 13. The Ap- Arc parish, Orleans, followed peal books wi1I be open for con- closely by Our Lady of the Angels, Fall River. tributiOllS until May 22 at 1 p.m., Leading parishes, parish totals the closing date for the Appeal. and special gift listings appear Parish Honor Roll on page two of this issue of The Parishes which surpass their Anchor. Next week's edition will 1980 final Appeal totals in' this include an eight-page supplement year's Appeal will be enrolled 路of special gifts and parish donaon the 1981 Parish Honor Roll. tions and listings will continue Last year, 105 parishes were on weekly until all have been pubthe Honor Roll. Rev. Msgr. An- lished.
Father Hoye's,agenda BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN greets participants in a Unit Day meeting for Marriage Encounter couples from coastal New England. With the theme "I Give You Me," the day was held at Bishop Connolly High School, Fan River, and included talks, sharing sessions and a Spanish-English Eucharistic liturgy. (Torchia Photo)
Maryknoll head By NC News Service
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Maryk~oll Superior General Father James P. Noonan said "An investigation or search after a trip to EI Salvador that he wants an independent investi- for a missing person in EI Salvagation into the disappearance of dor at this time is truly very Maryknoll, Father Roy Bourgeois. difficult. I knew this and I spoke Father Noonan said EI Salva- of this very frankly with Presidor President Napoleon Duarte dent Duarte and I asked him if agreed to the search but the he would be willing to have an priest said he had been told by independent investigation . . . a U.S. official that it was not . and he said he would," Father Noonan reported in a May 2 likely. press conference. He had been Bishop Arturo Rivera D.amas, in EI Salvador for four days. apostolic administrator of the Diocese of San Salvador, voiced However, in speaking to the cautious hope May 3 that Father U.S. charge d'affaires Frederick Bourgeois, would be found alive. Chapin, ". . . he said it would The American priest disappeared probably not be very likely that April 26. But the bishop stressed such an independent investigathe lack of progress in a govern- tion would take place," Father ment search he requested. Noonan continued. "He did not Father Bourgeois, 38, had been rule out the possibility but said路 in EI Salvador since April 23 as it would not be very likely.
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"I still do hope that an independent investigation team can be arranged, one that would be agreed upon by both governments (EI Salvador and the United States) and one that would be acceptable both to Roy's family and to our society," Father Noonan said. "I pray that we will have Roy back with us very soon but -if his life has been taken, his blood will have been given to the people of EI Salvador, a people that I realize he has learned to love very deeply. I also realize, knowing Roy, if that is what the Lord has called him to do, he would feel honored to have died so that true justice, love and peace might come to the fine people of EI Salvador." In a Sunday homily at his caTurn to Page Three
for a well-run ~eeting Father Daniel Hoye was viceofficialis of the Fall River marriage tribunal until 1977, when he was appointed to work in Washington with the iI.s. Cath路 olic Conference, where he is now an associate general secretary. He. was recently interviewed by the National Catholic News Service on the dynamics of successful meetings. His comments follow: Father Daniel Hoye has definite ideas about what goes into a well-run meeting. As associate general secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference, Father Hoye facilitates meetings of the bishops. Respect for the abilities of each person you are working with is an essential for effective meetings, Father Hoye maintains. Describing the bishops' meetings as "heavily patience-oriented," he said the bishops disagree with each. other at meetings but they "disagree agreeably." Why? "Because they respect each other, as well as the office that each bishop holds. Without this basic respect, progress is hard to achieve
on anything," he aserted. Since "consensus is what meetings are about," the Taunton-born diocesan priest said it is important to be aware that "pure right or pure truth are not found in one position." People have to be willing to give. and ta~e at meetings. At the same time, people have to aI'cept certain givens. "You can't have a meeting to decide whether Jesus Christ ill God and man," Father Hoye said. "There's no need to discuss that today" it's a given. Instead, "you have to know why you are. meeting and what you want to achieve," the canon lawyer stated. Without a specific and workable agenda, "total frustration can result." He quoted a woman who told him recently that she wouldn't mind running for the parish council "if they did something, but all they ever do is talk." Father Hoye appreciates lJ chairman who keeps meetings on track. To do this, a chairman should summarize what has been said occasionally and also should Turn to Page Six