t ean VOL. 44, NO. 24 • Friday, June 16, 2000
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Eight days of special liturgies in the Fall River diocese beginning Sunday will conclude with an outdoor Mass and eucharistic processions on June 25, the feast of Corpus Christi. By JAMES N. DUNBAR o
FALL RIVER - Pilgrimages, evenings of reflection and eucharistic adoration in churches throughout the Fall River diocese beginning Sunday night will set the spiritual tone for a Eucharistic Congress that culminates with an outdoor Mass and processions to downtown churches on Sunday, June 25. Thousands of pilgrif!ls are expected to swell attendance at the outdoor Mass to be celebrated by Bishop O'Malley at 3 p.m., at Kennedy Park, Fall River. The celebration here.cqincides with the International Eucharistic Congress to be con-
vened the same weekend in Rome by Msgr. Stephen J. Avila, secretary Pope John Paul II, and also falls on to the' bishop and chairman of the the feast of Corpus Christi. Eucharistic Congress, said that The theme of the local event Bishop O'Malley '~is excited beis "Jesus Christ: Only Savior cause of all the calls we are of the World, Bread for New getting showing people enLife;' the same theme as the thusiastically responding to International Congress. these events. There has The first Eucharistic been a tremendous reCongress in the diocese, "It sponse from parishes. He is designed to offer u.s an AS THE diocese consid- is hoping that as a diocese opportunity to come to a we can come together as greater understanding and ered a logo for its Eucharistic the Holy Father has asked appreciation of the gift of C~ngress, Msgr. Ste~hen J. us, to focus on the gift of the Eucharist," said Bishop AVila remembered. this one, the Eucharist to the Sean O'Malley, OFM used for the International Con- Church. This will be a . Cap., who convened the gress held in Philadelphia, week of renewal, to congress in celebration of Pa., in 1976, and with permis- deepen our understanding the 2000th annivei:sary of sion, adopted it. and commitment. This is the birth of Jesus Christ. a wonderful opportunity "I pray that you will be able to join in that is placed before us." ,this special c'eI¢bration in this Holy Year,'" Busloads of parishioners from all quarBishop O'Malley added. ters of the diocese are slated to arrive in this
city early on the Mass day. Msgr. Avila said that local public safety officials have met with diocesan planners to ensure all will go smoothly on Jtine 25. Arrangements for buses to park at lower Kennedy Park and in St. Mary's School parking lot on Second Street have been made. Public parking will be available at lower Kennedy Park and at St. Anne's School. St. Stanislaus Parish will be providing parkirlg for the choir and hospitality crews. ''The city officials have been extremely cooperative," Msgr. Avila noted. "We have worked very well with them." Msgr. Avila said the June 25 Mass "will be a rain or shine event. If the day is cloudy or drizzly and the rain is mild, we will still have the Mass outside. But if it is a torrential rain we will celebrate the Mass inside St. Anne's Church." Hundreds of clergy will concelebrate the Mass and assist in the distribution of holy Tum to page 13 - Eucharist
Bishop O'Malley is guest speaker at NAACP event
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.ALASKA-BOUND --:. Rosamaria Carlozzi of Holy Name Parish and Derek Raposo of Espirito Santo Parish, both Fall River,train to run in this Saturday's' Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska. (AnchodJolivet photo)
Road to Emmaus leads pair to Alaska By DAVE JOUVET ANcHOR STAFF
FALL RIVER - For more than 25 years, the Emmaus Retreat Program, endorsed by the Youth Secretariat of the Diocese of Fall River, has helped young men and women en-
rich their relationship with Christ. Last November, two strangers met fofthe first time at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown to begin their road to Emmaus. Seven months later, that road is taking the pair from ,Tum to. page 13 - Road
FALL RIVER - While the 20th century eliminated diseases like smallpox and polio, the spiritual disease of racism is still menacing our world at the start of the new millennium, Bis~op Sean P. 0' Malley, OFM Cap., told members and guests at a meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Bishop O'Malley was the principal speaker at the NAACP's annual Freedom Fund Breakfast held June 10 at White's of Westport. The bishop's address reads: "My uncle, Father Jerry, baptized me a Catholic when I was eight days old. At six, I joined the Cub Scouts. The next organizations I joined were the Legion of Mary and the NAACP when I was in high school. In collaboration with the NAACP, I did some voter registration work in a black neighborhood in Cleveland. The people received me kindly, although many commented with some amusement that a white kid had never knocked on their door before. Some asked me if I had ever voted. 'As soon as I am old enough, I will vote,' I replied.
I have always had the highest regard for your organization as a force for good in the United States, and I truly am honored to have been invited to be part of this annual Freedom Fund Breakfast. The 20th century will be remembered by many as a century of great progress in science, technology, and medicine. Indeed, outstanding achievements unimagined in earlier times were attained; but the 20th century was the most violent hundred years in the history of humanity. The death toll of two world wars was staggering, and an additional 50 million people have died in armed conflicts after the Second World War. In our planning for the millennium celebration, I have asked the Catholic Community to focus on the three great assaults on humanity that have characterized the 20th century - anti-Semitism, abortion, racism. The Pastoral Letter on Racism entitled, 'Solidarity: An Arduous Journey to the Promised Land,' was my way of inviting the Catholic community and people of Tum to page nine - NAACP
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