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VOL. 39, NO. 22
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Friday, June 2,1995
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Five to be ordained to priesthood for Fall River diocese Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., will ordain five men to the priesthood for service in the diocese at II a.m. June 10 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Ordained to the transitional diaconate in January, they are Rev. Mr. Joseph Jaroslaw Blyskosz, Rev. Mr. Marek Chmurski, Rev. Mr. Michael Joseph Thomas O'Hearn, Rev. Mr. Michael Scott Racine,
and Rev. Mr. Christopher Stanibula. Rev. Mr. Blyskosl Born May4, 1968, in Wlodawa, Poland, Joseph Blyskosz is the son of Jan and Stanislawa (Wawryszuk) Blyskosz. He has a younger sister who is a nurse. A native of St. Augustine's parish in Rozawka, Poland, where his family resides, Rev. Mr. Blyskosz
attended grammar and high schools in Poland and then' entered the Seminary of the Oblates of Blessed Virgin Mary in Obra in 1988. In 1992 he began studies at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary in Orchard Lake, MI. He served summer assignments at St. Sta nislaus parish, Fall River, in 1993 and St. Mary's, New Bedford, in 1994. He served his diaco-
nate at St. Patrick's Chur.ch in White Lake, MI. Following ordination, he will celebrate his first Mass at 10:30 a.m. June II at St. Stanislaus Church. Concelebrants will include Father David West, his spiritual director from SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, and Father Dariusz Dudzik. a classmate and priest of the diocese of Norwich, CT. St.
Stanislaus pastor Father Robert S. Kaszynski will be homilist. The parish choir will provide music. A reception will follow in the parish hall. Rev. Mr. Chmurski Born July 28, 1964, in Domaniewice, Poland, Marek Chmurski is the son of Jan and Cecylia (Drozka) Chmurski; he has a brothTurn to Page 10
Pope calls all Christians to unity with bis'hop of Rome VATICAN CITY (CNS) - As a concrete sign of his commitment to Christian unity, PopeJohn Paul II has called for a m:w discussion of one of the thorniest issues dividing Christi'ans: the authority and ministry of the pope. In an encyclical letter on ecumen ism released May 30 at the Vatican, Pope John Paul said the unity of all Christians is God's will and is at the heart of the mission Christ entrusted to his followers. The encyclical, "Ut Unum Sint" ("That They May Be One"), ends 'with a call to "everyone to renew their commitment to work for full and visible communion" and with a specific exhortation to the world's Catholic bishops "to be especially mindful" oftheir mission and duty to work for Christian unity. The pope apologized for times when Catholics have contributed to divisions among Christians and for ways in which Catholics have contributed to other Christians' difficulty in accepting the ministry of the bishop of Rome. "The ca.thoiic Church's conviction that in the ministry of the bishop of Rome she has preserved, in fidelity to the apostolic tradi-
tion and the faith of the Fathers, the visible sign and guarantor of unity constitutes a difficulty for most other Christians, whose memory is marked by certain painful recollections," he wrote. "To the extent that we are responsible for these, I join my predecessor Paul VI in asking forgiveness," the pope said. When Christians enter into a dialogue with one another, he said, both sides must make an examination of conscience'because division "is an evil from which we need to be healed." "All the sins of the world were gathered up in the saving s'acrifice of Christ, including the sins committed against the church's unity: the sins of Christians, those of the pastors no less than those of the lay faithful," he said. Christians must enter into dialogue motivated by love and with awareness that mistakes were made and offenses committed by both sides, the pope said. "Legitimate: diversity is in no way opposed to the church's unity, but rather enhances her splendor and contributes gn;atly to the fulTurn to Page IO
MEMBERS OF parish stewardship committees attend a prayer service at St. John Ne'umann Church, East Freetown. (Studio 0 photo)
Time, talent, treasure are topics By Pat McGowan May 23 saw some 200 members of parish stewardship committees and some 30 priests gathering at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown, for discussion of ways in which church members can share time, talent and treasure with their parishes. The program began with a pre-
sentation to the priests at which they were invited t6 set an example to parishioners by their own sacrificial giving. Speaking was Father Thomas McGread of the diocese of Wichita, KS, whose own parish is an outstanding example of what stewardship can accomplish. Lay persons were invited to a following social hour at which
Bishop O'Malley spoke briefly., After a meal in Cathedral Camp's Neumann Hall and a prayer service at St. John Neumann Church, all reconvened to hear Father McGread's discussion of the stewardship concept. Saying that he himself had been introduced to the idea by two Turn to Page 10