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Catholic Charities exceeds $3.17M FALL RIVER - For the first time in its history, the Catholic Charities Appeal of the Diocese of Fall River has exceeded $3 million.

In announcing a total of $3,175,862 in the 1999 spring Appeal, officials at Diocesan Headquarters echoed the profound gratitude and satisfaction of Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., at the increase of9.1 percent over last year's total.

This increase, amounting to $265,847, when combined with the $328,592 increase of last year, represents an impressive 23 percent or $594,439 two-year gain in revenues.

Funds received in the annual Appeal are used to maintain and expand the services of a wide variety of ministries and apostolates serving the needs of residents Tum to page six - CCA

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REV. MR.TIMOTHY P. DRISCOLL

REV. MR. DARIUSZ KAUNOWSKI

By MIKE GORDON ANcHoR STAFF FALL RIVER - Five transitional deacons will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., in St. Mary's Cathedral tomorrow at 11 a.m.

The five men are: Rev. Mr. Timothy Paul Driscoll, Dariusz Kalinowski, Roger J. Landry, Tadeusz Pacholczyk, and David M. Sharland, a Youth Apostle.

Rev. Mr. Driscoll was born in Taunton, son of Paul and Evelyn (Furtado) Driscoll. A 1984 graduate of Taunton High School, he attended Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and Boston University before enrolling at Stonehill College, North Easton, where he was 1992 magna cum laude graduate earning a bachelor's degree in humanities.

Deacon Driscoll attended St. John's Seminary, Brighton from 1995-99 and served in several edu-

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cational assignments including Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Seekonk; St. Mary's Parish, Mansfield; and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, New Bedford, where he was later assigned as a deacon.

His first Mass will be celebrated this Sunday at 5 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, New Bedford and Deacon Driscoll said he feels "excitement and a sense of accomplishment;' as his ordination approaches. '1' m looking forward to celebrating the sacraments and bringing God's Word to people and being part of the new evangelization that our Holy Father Pope John Paul IT is calling us to."

When asked about the seminary experience Deacon Driscoll said it gave him a chance to "reflect on how God was acting upon his life and calling him," and advised those considering a vocation to listen to Tum to page 13 - Ordinations

REV. MR.TADEUSZ PACHOLCZVK

REV. MR. DAVID M. SHARLAND

St. Thomas More Parish celebrates golden jubilee

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

SOMERSET - When the parish family of St. Thomas More Church gathers this Sunday for the 11 a.m. Mass they will mark the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1949. According to pastor Father John 1. Steakem, the day will be a celebration of faith and fellowship.

"We have a very good community of people here," said Father Steakem. "It's really been a privilege to be pastor at St. Thomas More and share in the celebration. It's helped to build community."

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, who will be principal celebrant at the Mass, offered his congratulations to parishioners. "In the past 50 years, the Lord has truly blessed the parish family of Saint Thomas More with an abundance of grace. The many priests who have served in the parish have rendered visible witness to the message of the Gospel and have enabled countless lay men and women of all ages to come to know, love and serve the Lord. I offer my heartfelt congratulations and prayerful

best wishes."

A banquet at the Venus de Milo Restaurant, Swansea, will follow at 12:30 p.m.

Richard Pierce will serve as master of ceremonies and Father Michael K. McManus will offer the invocation. The closing prayer will be given by Father John J. Murphy and the celebration will feature a string ensemble with Gary Davis on cello, Mary Ellen Dollard on violin, and Jonne Gomes on violin and viola.

"Our theme is "50 Years of Faith and Fellowship," and Father Steakem, who has served as pastor over the last four years, "and we really are celebrating that. What we have seen over the past 50 years is that people have faith in God, their priests and one another," reflected Father Steakem.

Two large banners depicting the theme grace the church entrance and exit.

The theme was chosen by the parish council and Father Steakem said it didn't take a long time to select it. "Faith and fellowship are good keys to remember.

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MARLBOROUGH-Good Shepherd Sister Florence E!izabeth Matthews, 98, who served as a religious for 71 years, died June 18 at Cape Cod Hospital after a brief illness.

Born in East Boston, the daughter of the late Thomas and the late Catherine (Kenny) Matthews, she entered the Good Shepherd Novitiate in Peekskill, N.Y., on Sept 8, 1928 where she received initial preparation for a lifetime mission serving teenage girls and women with family and school problems. After professing her first vows on July 3, 1931, she instructed young women in domestic science.

In 1935 she was rnissioned to the Good Shepherd program in Providence, R.I., where she was an assistant child care supervisor and taught vocational training. She later utilized her good humor and human relations skills successfully in Manhattan where she was involved in fund-raising. She was also involved in teaching business and .other high school subjects.

For most of her religious life she was called Sister Mary of Our Lady of Sorrows. AfterVatican Council IT, she took advantage ofreturning to her baptismal name. She retired at age 91 and was missioned to the Good Center in Marlborough. On Oct 3, 1997 she was missioned to Cranberry Pointe Health Care Center in Harwich.

Sister Mary Aorence leaves three nephews, Dr. Nathan Wmstanley of Duxbury, TJ. Winstanley ofBrockton and John Winstanley of Winter Springs,Aa Her funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday at Good Shepherd Center Chapel in Marlborough. Interment was in Mount Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury.

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In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming week NECROLOGY June 28 1947, Rev. Thomas C. Gunning, Assistant, St. Lawrence, New Bedford

June 30 1952, Rev. Simon Pease, SS.Cc., Administrator, Sacred Hearts, Fairhaven 1961, Rev. Alphonse M. Reniere, O.P., Dominican Priory, Fall River July 1 1993, Rev. Fernando A. Veiga, CM, Vincentians Mission House, Fall River

July 2 1967, Rev. Gerard A. Boisvert, Assistant, Notre Dame, Fall River 1996, Rev. Maurice H. Lamontagne, Retired Pastor, St. George, Westport

July 3 1942, Rev. Thomas P. Doherty, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford

July 4 1955, Rev. James A. Coyle, S.T.L., Pastor, Holy Name, Fall River

July 5 1943, Rev. 1.F. LaBonte, Pastor, Sacred Heart, New Bedford 1985, Rev. Edwan! P. Versailles, M.S., LaSalette Shrine

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1963, Rev. Edmond Francis, SS.CC., Pastor, St. Mary, Fairhaven

July 7 1965, Rev. James E. Lynch, First Pastor, St. Joan of Are, Orleans ~

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July 18 1968, Rev. Adalbert Szklanny, St. Patrick, Fall River 1984, Rev. Lionel G. Doraisi, SSS., Native South Attleboro

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Seven diocesan priests mark anniversaries FALL RIVER - Seven priests who have served the Diocese of Fall River are currently celebrating anniversaries in the priesthood. They are: Father Roland B. Boule, who marks 65 years as a priest; Father John J. Murphy with 60 years; Father Daniel L. Freitas and Sacred Hearts Father Henry Creighton celebrating 50 year jubilees; and Fathers William M. Costello, Stephen B. Salvador and Joseph Viveiros with 25 year anniversaries

Father Boule A Fall River native, he is the son of the late Honore and the late Anna Boule, He prepared for the priesthood at the Seminary of Philosophy and the Foreign Missions of Quebec Seminary and was ordained at the Cathedral of St. James in Montreal on June 24, 1934.

As a young priest he served at missions in Manchuria and Japan and was also treasurer at his community's seminar in Pont Viau, Quebec.

In 1950, Father Boule returned to the Fall River Diocese and served

as associate pastor at Notre Dame Parish, Fall River until 1955, when he was transferred in the same capacity to Blessed Sacrament Parish, also Fall River. In 1966 he was named administrator of St. Hyacinth Church, New Bedford and in 1970 to pastor of St. Anne Parish, also New Bedford. He retired on June 18, 1980.

Father Murphy Born in Fall River, he is the son of the late Michael and the late Mary (Sarsfield) Murphy. He graduated from St. Patrick's Grammar School and B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River and prepared for the priesthood at St. Charles . Seminary in Catonsville, Md., and St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore, Md. He was ordained a priest on June 3, 1939 in St. Mary Cathedral, Fall River, by Bishop James A. Cassidy, and was immediately assigned to Holy Name Church, New Bedford. He subsequently served as parochial vicar at St. Lawrence Church, New Bedford; St. Peter the Apostle, Provincetown and Holy Name Parish, Fall River. He was

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named administrator, then pastor, of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Seekonk, in 1963 and pastor of St. Joseph Church, Taunton, in 1969. He was named pastor of Holy Name Church, New Bedford, in 1975, serving until he retired on June 28, 1989. In addition to his parochial duties he served from 1953 to 1963 as moderator of the New Bedford District Guild for the Blind.

Father Freitas A native of Terra Cha, Terceira, in the Azores, he studied for the priesthood at the Seminario d' Angra in Terceira and later at The Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and at St. Mary Seminary Tum to page 13 - Priests

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OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM. Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appointments: Rev. Steven R. Furtado, from Chaplain at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, to Parochial Vicar, Santo Christo Parish, Fall River.

Effective July 1, 1999 Rev. Stephen A. Fernandes, Sabbatical Studies at Fordham University, New York City, while remaining Pastor, Saints Peter & Paul Parish, Fall River.

Effective July 5, 1999 Rev. Stephen J. Avila, Parochial Administrator, Saints Peter & Paul Parish, Fall River, while remaining Episcopal Secretary.

Effective July 5, 1999 Rev. Thomas E. McGlynn from sick leave to Judge at the DiTribunal with residence at Saint Mary Cathedral, Fall RIver. o~esan

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Chain gangs and the common good The sheriff of Bristol County recently introduced the horrifying practice of shackling prisoners taking part.in public works programs. This return to the archaic chain gang of the past century is dehumanizing and outrageous.

In addition, prisoners involved are dressed in a brilliant red and one simply cannot miss the charade. In a day and age when civility has been seriously abused on so many fronts, do we really need to parade human beings in such a manner? What purpose does it have for the betterment of our social order? Granted that penalties are reduced, but can other options be created that would not be so offensive to the common good?

It would be well for all of us to remember that in keeping with the social nature of man, the good of each individual is necessarily related to the common good, which, in turn, can be defined only in reference to the human person. The dignity of the individual is not respected in '! chain gang mind-set.

We teach in the Church that the common good is always oriented towards the progress of each person. In the ideal, the concept of prisoner rehabilitation is mandated for the well-being of the common good. Those who have failed in their due respect for justice and human rights should not be abused by the penal systems. Every attempt should be made to restore and re-establish the individual to the social order. The methods should be positive and re-enforcing. The chain gang approach is neither. We have been down that road in penal history and it accomplished nothing for the good and well-being of the person. Much care must always be taken to promote institutions that improve the condition of human life. It is also incumbent on those who exercise political authority to strengthen the values that inspire the confidence of those who have elected them to public office.

In the process of helping people adjust to a new beginning after imprisonment, it is imperative to create new job skills that will be enabling and empowering. In this way, self-respect is returned to those who have turned away from their own natural goodness.

Respect for the human person entails respect for the rights that flow from their innate dignity as creatures made in the image and likeness of God. These rights are the basis of the moral Regitimacy of every authority. By flaunting them or refusing to recognize them, a society undermines its own moral legitimacy. When this happens, authority relies on force, abuse and often outrageous practices to obtain the obedience of individuals, directly or indirectly.

Chain gangs are an affront to everyone's moral aspi-. ration for the common good of each and every individual.

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A shrine not to be bypassed

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

If you are planning a vacation in the Midwest, I suggest you visit the Mother of the Church Shrine in Laurie, Mo. This unique shrine is dedicated to motherhood.

A place such as Wash4tgton, D.C., contains hundreds of monuments· dedicated to heroit meriand women.

Not included are shrines to the heroes' mothers. They are taken for granted. But mothers' are very special to a nation.

Amother's heartbeatis the first . sound we hear in life.. Her caresses bring our fir~t ~nse pf security, assuring us that someone loves us. Her sensitivity detects. the onse~ of a cold in our cry; as we grow, Ii mother just knows when we our troubled.

It is common to hear our postmodern age speak of equality between the sexes, and this is importanto But with the exception of Mother's Day, seldom do we hear much about the momentous role

mothers fulfill. When mothers are given a back seat, we jeopardize the very soul of a society.

Women and mothers are the ones who seem to know best why war and barbarous incivility must be countered.

Thanks to FatherFred Bamett, who conceived the idea ofa shrine to moth. ers and now directs it, we have a forceful reminder ofthe important roles fulfilled by motheis. His\shrine, like the Vietnam Memorial, includes a granite wall surrounded by fountains and beautiful flowers where the name of one's mother can be inscribed.

Next to this:wall is outdoor a1tar where Mass is celebrated daily for . mothers.. . ~ As with most memorable shrines, . the Mother of the Church Shrine. had to sunnount a number of difficulties before becoming a reality. It was first conceived when summer crowds grew too large for Father Barnett's small parish, 81. Patrick's.

In search of a solution, Father Barnett thought an outdoor grotto to

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Mary and an altar would be perfect for handling the crowds while at the same time honoring Mary.

He tried to receive his bishop's approval by suggesting the grotto be dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe or Our Lady of the Americas. But for some reason it was the idea ofa shrine dedicated to'the motherhood ofMary that finally struck home. .

And, as often happens when a shrine is meant to be, various people, some qui~ ~urprisingly, entered the scene with contributions that enabled the projeCt to move forward. Mary finally had her shrine, and mothers now have'this unique monument dedicated to their motherhood..

As I see it, th'eshrine's 'lesson is uriiquely valuable as well. The first touch Christ felt was from his'mother's hands; when he died, it was to Mary that his head bowed.

And as with Mary, once a woman becomes a mother, her life is no longer hers, she is always there for her children.

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Applications available for Ministry to Sick program

DAY FOR PRIESTS - Father Robert E. Barron, left, a member of the faCUlty at Cardinal Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, was the principal presenter at the recent Convocation of Priests of the Fall River Diocese. With Father Brown are Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, center, and Fathers Mark R. Hession, director of Continuing Education and Formation of Clergy; and Father John A. Perry, Secretary of Ministerial Personnel for the diocese.

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FALL RIVER - The Fall River Diocesan Pastoral Care Department is looking for men and women who to live the Gospel message of caring for the sick.

Applications are being accepted for participation in the 1999 Pastoral Care to the Sick Education Program this fall for persons interested in providing ministry to the homebound, seniors in housing for the elderly, residents in long-term care and assisted living facilities and patients in hospitals.

The program will be offered on six consecutive Wednesday evenings beginning Sept. 8 and continuing through Oct. 13, from 7 to 9:15 p.m., at St. John of God parish center in Somerset. Upon completion of the classes, participants will gather for a day of retreat on Saturday, Oct. 16.

Attendance at all of the sessions is mandatory.

Topics to be presented include Lis-

tening and Communicating, &tablishing Pastoral Care Relationships, Functioning as a Pastoral Care Giver, and Ministering in Times of Grief. Instructors in the programs are qualified teachers as well as professionals trained in the ministry of the care to the sick.

Many ofthem are on staffs at hospitals and nursing homes located throughout southeastern Massachusetts.

A certificate ofattendance from the diocesan Department ofPastoral Care will be awarded to those who complete course requirement.

Tuition for the program, covering class and retreat expenses, is $125, which is due at the time of registration.

Contact Mercy Sister Shirley Agnew for registration fonns or information. She can be reached at 477-6170, or by writing to 661 Falmouth Road, T-129, Mashpee, MA02649.

Cape Cod scholarship fund..raiser set for July 23 MASHPEE - Supporters of Catholic education will gather on Cape Cod in July to enjoy ''A Starry Summer Night" to help make Catholic schools an option for students unable to meet tuition costs.

The fund-raising dinner will be held Friday, July 23 at theWJ110wbend Club in Mashpee, beginning at 7 p.m.

Proceeds from the evening will support the St. Mary's Education Fund, which provides fmancial scholarships to needy students at Catholic schools throughout the Fall River Diocese including Cape Cod. The fund was established by the diocese in 1991 from the proceeds of the sale of the former St Mary's Home for children in New Bedford.

The summer event to support the education fund was inaugurated last year, raising almost $56,000 after expenses.

Chairman Suzanne W. Downing and co-chairmen Sheila D. Feitelberg and Phyllis M. MacNeil hope to build on last year's success and meet the challenge presented the committee by three principal benefactors of the event.

Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Carney, Mr.

and Mrs. ThomasJ. Hatley and Dr. and Mrs. ThomasA.Vanderslice have stated that they will match whatever funds the committee raises for the evening, up to $50,000 each.

Ideally then, the committee hopes to raise $150,000 through table sponsorships and ticket sales, which, combined with the matching funds, would mean a gross income of $300,000 for the night Chairman Mrs. Downing reports that all are working hard to try to meet the financial goal. She invited individuals, parishes and businesses to consider attending or hosting a table. Various levels ofsupportare available, from individual tickets at $200 per person up to patron sponsorships at $5,000 for a table of 10. Patrons and sponsors will be listed in a program. Those interested should contact her at (508) 4284484 for further information.

The committee has come up with a celestial theme for the fundraiser- ''A Starry Summer Night" - in anticipation ofwhat they hope will be a stellar experience for guests. The trio, 'The Satin Dolls;' will provide music. There is no for-

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mal program. The emphasis is on providing an enjoyable dinner while supporting the scholarship fund.

Bishop O'Malley has emphasized on many occasions that Catholic education is one of the fundamental ways thattheChwch has to carry outthe command of Christ to ''teach all nations:' ''We must do all that we can here in the Diocese of Fall River including Cape Cod to ensure that our children have the opportunity to receive this education;' the bishop said.

The bishop said he is very pleased and most appreciative to those involved in the planning of this benefit event and to the three couples who have been so generous to offer matching funds. "I am grateful to all who are giving of their time and resources to assist us in helping students and their parents meet tuition payments at our Catholic schools. I know that the committee has

an enjoyable night planned and the cause which it will support could not be more important" Assisting the chairmen with the evening's preparations are committee members Lili Billings, Mary F. Burke,

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TIIEANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River-Fri., June 25, 1999

Who's in charge - me or the computer?

As I was writing a column, I went into bought and planted more flowers for my gar- You'll get your computer back, fixed, and shock. All of a sudden my computer took den. As I dug in the dirt, I felt human again. all will be well," I felt no consolation. It was over. My "mouse" was gone, and my screen That feeling got me musing about what I . easier to feel sorry for myself.

The repair man thought my hard drive was "frozen." I had to turn the machine off, and when I rebooted all I died because it got old. But my computer is less than three-and-a-half. Then he said it got was "No operating system." may have been a virus. I have been reading a To make a long and horrible story bit about computer crime. In a recent case short, what I soon found out was that my hard drive had crashed. Worse computer hackers, angered by an FBI invesyet, nothing I had on my computer tigation, vandalized two government sites could be restored! on the Internet. This got me thinking about

By Antoinette Bosco I went into instant mourning. All an interview I did some 20 years ago with those stories I had written for the Don Ihde, a philosopher at the State Univerpast several years were now ghosts ....- - - - - - - - - -.....~'-....:...._...ll-l sity of New York at Stony Brook.

Ihde was contemplating a philosophy of of the past. Two books, one yet unpublished, sometimes think of as a plague of our socihundreds of pages of hard, hard work, all ety: how dependent and beholden we are to technology and was already writing about gone. Fortunately, I had back-up discs for machines. human-machine relations. He was concerned Clearly, I was disoriented. After all, I have about the ethical and social impact of techmuch of this work, but at the moment all I could think of was the hard work ahead of made my living using the great word ma- nology, even raising the specter that "techme getting used to a new system and trying chine we used to have, called "typewriter," nology can appear as a kind of Frankensteinand graduating happily some 15 years ago phenomenon, a created 'body' which now to restore my stories.

With no computer in the house, I did some- to its genius offspring called "computer." But threatens its creator." thing I had wanted to do for about a week: while I kept saying: "And this, too, shall pass.

Ihde did not remain pessimistic, however.

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LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE: Continued from page one

across the diocese.

In announcing the final tally, Appeal Director Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington and Director of Diocesan Development Michael J. Donly, identified encouraging growth in the returns of many of the 111 parishes stretching from the Cape Cod and the [slands Deanery to the northern perimeter of the diocese, the Attleboros, Mansfield and Easton. Noting the substantial increase of more than a quarter of a million dollars over last year's Appeal, the coordinators acknowledged the exceptional leadership of pastors and parish volunteer committees in conducting the campaign.

"We have made a special effort to provide parish lay leaders with suggeslions and materials to allow them to be of genuine help to their busy pastors," said Donly. "Indications we are receiving from the field suggest to us that this approach has been paying dividends."

The generosity of people in both the "mega-parishes" in Barnstable County and the smaller urban and suburban parishes in and adjacent to the cities of Brristol County has been consistent. Msgr. Harrington said.

"Certainly we are delighted at the returns registered in some of those enormous parochial communities of faith on Cape Cod," the monsignor added. "Some of them had considerable increases in terms of dollars and percentage. However, one of the very best percentage increases was registered by St. Bernard Church in the village of Assonet, just north of Fall River."

Father Timothy J. Goldrick, pastor of St. Bernard's, reported that members of his parish committee have already convened to discuss plans for improving their performances in the millennium year Appeal in the spring of 2000.

Regarded as most significant in achieving the unparalleled success of this year's drive were the existence and activity of parish committees. The practice of keeping parishioners informed of the many diocesan institutions, agencies and apostoEates funded by the Appeal throughout the entire year is also considered to be influential in contributing to its growth.

"We are hoping to raise consciousness of everyone that the Catholic Charities Appeal is a process and not simply an event," Donly asserted. Periodically, newsletters about the Appeal are circulated in all parishes. The flyers, called Sharings, enlighten readers about the scope of care provided by the contributions to the Appeal. Another main cog in the process has been greater emphasis on the practice of supporting the program through pledges. The number of contributors who spread their gifts across the entire year has grown and many have decided to increase

ATTLEBORO AREA: the total sum donated.

Sacred Heart, North Attleboro Many parishes have had exceptional re- St. Joseph, Attleboro sults. Once again, St. Pius X Parish in South St. Theresa, South Attleboro Yarmouth led the total amount contributed, St. Stephen, Attleboro exceeding $150,000. This year, Our Lady of St. Mary, North Attleboro Victory Parish in Centerville became the secCAPE COD AREA: ond parish ever to exceed the $100,000 mark. Our Lady oftheAssumption, Osterville Other parishes including Our Lady of Mount St. Margaret, Buzzards Bay Carmel in Seekonk, Christ the King in Our Lady of Lourdes, Wellfleet Mashpee and Corpus Christi in East Sand- Christ the King, Mashpee Parishes of Martha's Vineyard wich, exceeded the $80,000 mark.

Indeed, the considerable sums garnered by those mega-parishes helps greatly. How- FALL RIVER AREA: ever, the percentage increase registered by St. Bernard, Assonet Espirito Santo, Fall River St. Bernard's in Assonet of almost 80 percent .St. John the Baptist, Westport and many others throughout the diocese ex- Blessed Sacrament, Fall River ceeding 20 percent, were noted at Diocesan Our Lady of Grace, Westport Headquarters as remarkable and welcomed NEW BEDFORD AREA: achievements.

Bishop O'Malley was apprised of the fi- S1. James, New Bedford nal results while he was attending the gath- S1. Mary, South Dartmouth Our Lady of Fatima, New Bedford ering of U.S. Bishops. He expressed relief at St. Joseph, Fairhaven the assurance provided by the success of the Our Lady of the Assumption, NB campaign that all diocesan apostolic endeavors would be able to exist on a sound finan- TAUNTON AREA: cial basis for the coming fiscal year; and he S1. Joseph, North Dighton extended sincere and profound thanks to all Holy Rosary, Taunton who helped make this year's Appeal an un- S1. Paul, Taunton Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton precedented success.

Holy Family, East Taunton

LEADING PARISHES AITLEBORO AREA: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro St. Mary, Mansfield St. Mark, Attleboro Falls St. Mary, Seekonk

$ 85,095.00 60,031.00 52,099.00 41,701.00 40,222.00

CAPE COD AREA: St. Pius X, South Yarmouth $ 150,880.37 Our Lady of Victory, Centerville 105,257.00 Christ the King, Mashpee 84,0 I 0.00 Corpus Christi, East Sandwich 83,801.00 Our Lady of the Assumption, Osterville 77,176.00

33.2% 32.5% 29.9% 29.1% 22.8% 47.0% 39.5% 33.9% 32.3% 26.7% 78.8% 23.7% 22.5% 14.5% 14.2% 31.6% 18.8% 17.4% 15.7% 15.6% 31.3% 23.4% 23.2% 15.2% 12.3%

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY FALL RIVER AREA $2,000 Attorney & Mrs. Kenneth Sullivan; $1,200 Egan's Religious Gifts, Somerset; $1,000 Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank; $700 Fall River District Council of St. Vincent de Paul Society; $500 Leary Press.

TAUNTON AREA $1,000 Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation; $200 St. Mary St. Vincent de Paul Society.

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ACUSHNET St. Francis Xavier $200 Edward & Sharon Isaac; $100 Pauline Smola.

FALL RIVER AREA: 'ATTLEBORO Holy Name, FR $ 48,407.00 51. Stephen $100 Sharon Hewitt, M-M 36,225.00 St. Thomas More, Somerset St. John the Baptist, Westport 32,157.00 Christopher Fox. Holy Ghost $350 M-M John A. Caponigro; St. Stanislaus, FR 31,839.00 Espirito Santo, FR 25,795.00 $100 M-M John Amaral.

51. John the Evangelist $200 M-M Paul Scanlon; $150 M-M Brian Boyd; $100 M-M F. NEW BEDFORD AREA: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, NB $ 57,461.00 Boschert, M-M Stephen Carey, M-M Edwin St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth 52,031.00 Liston, M-M Kevin Manning, M-M Anthony St. Mary, South Dartmouth 45,179.00 Rinaldi, M-M David Schriver, M-M Mark Immaculate Conception, NB 41,487.00 Sturdy, M-M Gary Trudo, John & Jayne .St. Patrick, Wareham 39,637.00 Conroy.

ATTLEBORO FAllS TAUNTON AREA: St. Mark $250 M-M James Gildea; $100 St. Ann, Raynham $ 37,089.00 Mr. Thomas Laviano.

Holy Cross, South Easton 29,902.74 CENTERVILLE Immaculate Conception, North Easton 28,210.00 Our Lady of Victory $250 Mrs. D.T. DunSt. Anthony, Taunton 27,307.00 ning, M-M Paul G. Kirk; $200 M-M Alan D. Holy Family, East Taunton 26,765.00 Donheiser, M-M Robert D. Smith, Attorney &

He said, "It is only through facing technology that we will ultimately understand it and transcend both its fascination and insidiousness."

At the moment, h'owever, I didn't feel in a transcendent mood. I started to wonder if I could free myself of dependence on the computer. I even started, stupidly, to envy my grandmother and my mother who never had to worry about the technology-age problems that beset me.

But no computer would mean no more writing. That thought sobered me, and I capitulated to the reality that my life always will be interlinked with technology's marvel: the computer.

As Ihde told me 20 years ago, technology is a fact of our existence. The question we always have to answer is, How does one use what one finds and what one creates to fulfill humanity?

That's the major question. But first, I've got to make friends with my new computer!

Mrs. Don Weber; $100 M-M Joseph Higginbotham, M-M Matthew Ostrowski, Peter Tirinnazi.

EAST FALMOUTH 51. Anthony $100 G.M. Consulting, Inc.; Col. & Mrs. Ernest Keating; M-M James Laughlin.

EAST FREETOWN St. John Neumann $100 Francis J. Pinkos.

EAST TAUNTON Holy Family $200 M-M Vincent A. Mammone; $175 Frances Winterson; $150 M-M Mario Bettencourt, Mrs. Terralynn Sullivan; $100 M-M Matthew St. Germain, MM William Holden, M-M George Gonzaga, M-M Paul Berube, Mary Littlehale, Theresa Gomes, James Quigley.

FAIRHAVEN 51. Joseph $100 M-M Michael Powers.

FALL RIVER St. Anthony of Padua $500 Colonial Wholesale Beverage.

Holy Name $1,000 M-M Daniel E. Bogan.

St. Elizabeth $600 St. Elizabeth Holy Ghost Society; $550 Ladies of St. Elizabeth.

51. Anne $120 Arthur N. Picard; $100 Kenneth & Phyllis Duarte.

St. Stanislaus $250 Chester, Alice & Helen Weglowski; $100 Caroline Dawicki.

Sacred Heart $100 M-M James F. Cleary Jr., Alice & Mary Harrington, Margaret Tolan.

55. Peter & Paul $100 M-M Alberto Javier. .

Espirito Santo $1,000 J.P. Auto Tech; $200 Espirito Santo Holy Name Society; $100 Espirito Santo Holy Rosary Society.

Our Lady of Health $1,000 Rev. Jose A.F. Dos Santos; $425 Holy Name Society; Feast Committee; $100 First Communion Class; Holy Rosary Society & Guild; St. Vincent de Paul Conference.

MANSFIELD 51. Mary $250 M-M Robert C. Rubino; $150 M-M Keith Ninesling; $100 M-M Joseph Mok, M-M Anthony R. Camelio, M-M Vincent Botti, M-M Andre J. Charpentier.

MARION St. Rita $500 William J. Joyce; $100 M-M Harold LeBlanc, Ina C. Roehr.

MASHPEE Christ the King $1,000 M-M W. Douglas Hanar; $750 M-M Martin F. Henry; $500 Arthur A. Brennan, M-M Robert M. Tischler, M-M Kevin D. Fallon; $440 Rita Behnke, M-M John H. Leahy Jr., M-M Gregory J. Beckel; $250 MM Lawrence Drago, M-M John J. Shaughnessy, M-M Edward Defoe; $200 MM James W. Crowley, M-M Dwight S. Giddings, M-M Anthony Franchi, Adult Choir of Christ the King, M-M Edwin M. Karp; $120 M-M Raymond Masce, M-M Daniel Martin; $100 M-M Harrison Cota, M-M Robert W. Hubbell, M-M Frank D'Amario, M-M Charles Papagni, John F. Foley, M-M Timothy Doble, Elizabeth Shea, Christine Perrault, M-M Anthony Camerota, M-M Robert B. Dykes, M-M Christopher P. Kerins, M-M William R. Edmonds, Estelle D. Godleski, M-M Giles Threadgold, M-M Servulo Vasconcelos, MM Paul T. Kelleher, Dr. &Mrs. Robert L. Farrelly, Mrs. Anne Tierney, M-M Michael Lahart, M-M Tum to page 11

Summertime family camp Dear Dr. Kenny: We are par- frigerator: dishes, clean-up, ents of seven children and the trash, etc. The jobs switched grandparents of 19. We read your monthly. The charts and switch"Family Talk" column regularly ing assured that the work was and appreciate the ideas you distributed fairly. share about family life. We have At family camp our children a good family activity we have taken delight in resurrectthought you might pass on to ing those chore lists. The cookyour readers. ing, the cleaning, the child care, Our children and graQdchildren are scattered allover the Midwest. For the past four summers, we have rented housekeeping cabins in a state park and gathered the clan.

Everyone comes, and we have a great time.

There are so many advantages. Our only negative is that we didn't think even supervising various activi----<lg'1-f~itrls"'g"'gDlle"'rr.-.-·--------tt>ie"'shararee_<a01JIIHaslSSisilllg;nIlClled.

It's a better tiitte than ChristFamily camp has been a wonmas to get everyone together. No derful opportunity for our chiltraveling along icy roads. No dren to gel together and share winter colds and sore throats. parenting stories. Perhaps more And we can spend most of our important, it has been a chance time outside. for the cousins to play together This also allows our children and get to know one another.

The activities and games have to spend Christmas in their own homes, with their own families, happened more or less sponlaneor to spend it at their spouse's ously.Oneadulttakesthekidsfishhome without feeling theyhave ing. Several startup a soccer match to choose which family to be or a ballgame. Some go off hiking. with at Christmas.

Stories are read. Some of the In fact, our first name for the moihers bring arts and crafts. And idea was "Christmas ill July." We there's plenty of time for kids to even passed out gifts. Now we run around and just be kids. simply call it "family camp."

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To: beQt nottobe the baby's godmother Q. A friend is due to have her first child next month and has asked me to be the godmother. I was delighted.

There is a dileDlJDll, however. She is Catholic but not practicing. The father is a nonpracticing Buddhist. They are not married. Her family wants the baby baptized Catholic, but the father wants to take the child to the Thai temple for some sort of dedication. My friend, the baby's mother, is still undecided.

If they have the baby baptized, do I say no because the baby probably won't be raised Catholic? Or do I accept and try to have some influence on the child? (Mississippi) A. Both canon law (868) and the Rite of Baptism for Children state it is unlawful for a priest or anyone else to baptize a child unless there exists some well-founded hope that the baby will be brought up in the Catholic faith.

At least twice during the ceremony of baptism.

Catholic parents openly profess that they accept and believe the faith in which the child is being baptized, and commit themselves to give the example and teaching necessary for the child to be raised in this faith.

Normally, of course, Catholics who in significant ways are not living out their faith and have no serious intention of doing so could not make these promises honestly and sincerely.

Every experienced priest and other parish ministers know that some parents. for whom Catholic belief and practice are clearly not important, bring their children for baptism out of a vague sense that "it's the right thing to do" or because of family traditions or pressures, which is perhaps what is happening with your friend.

To baptize a baby in these .circumstances is to abuse the meaning of this fundamental sacrament of our Christian faith.

Some Catholics seem to feel this policy is rather harsh. If that is so, perhaps it is because we have somewhere grievously lost our understanding of what baptism is about. For us, baptism is not simply

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welcoming a child as part of a family that belongs to that community. And it is the child professing, through the parents and godparents, its belief in that community and wishing to become a member of it.

A highly respected canon lawyer made the point well several years ago. Speaking of the right to baptism (and the other sacraments of initiation; conrrr-

mation and Eucharist), he said: "Surely human beings have a right to enter the community and participate in it. But they bave no right to enter it to destroy it.

"The community itself has the right of self-preservation and growth. It has the right to be what God intends it to be. And this right of the community conditions the right of individuals to enter it."

A good pastor will never simply dismiss couples who have these problems. He will try to work with them to prepare them for baptism, as canon law requires him to do for all new parents. But sometimes there is little or no faith to build on - at this time of their lives at least.

From what you have written, it doesn't look like a spiritaally healthy sitaation at all. If they decide to go the route of baptism, I suggest you talk with the priest or whoever would be preparing for this

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Refurbished church sanctuary featuring the reconfigured Altar of Sacrifice and the Altar of Repose.

New Chapel for Saints Peter & Paul Parish in our school building.

Renovated Holy Cross Church of Saints Peter & Paul Parish.

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WE ARE PLEASED TO BE PART OF THE FINAL STAGES OF THE MERGER OF SAINTS PETER & PAUL AND HOLY CROSS PARISHES TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT THE FOLLOWING: • • • • •

Renovated worship space for Sunday Euch Expanded' church-parking facllitY/handiea Chap~1 for daily Massi!"li:' Additional pariSh school classrooms a Parish conference center."

One of our new classrooms and some of our living treasures.

Former church sanctuary with original marble· . tabernacle and Altar of Repose.

We are particularly grateful for the patience and cooperation of the people of Saints Peter & Paul Parish during the construction process. We thank all of you : and Father Fernandes for this opportunity and wish : you many more years of peace and blessings in your . new parish facility.

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Actress drawn to ..eligious life by role .in 'Les Miserables'

By PETER DRoeGE CA1IiOIJC NEWS SERVICE

from prison after ...-ving 20 years of hard Iaborf\ll"sreaIing a loaf ofbread In DENVER-Sevmdnigbtsa wrek, feed a slIlrVing child. His nemesis, Inthousaitdsofpeople1eamaboutGod's spector Javert, is set on returning mercyfiomJoanA1medilla. Then there Valjean In prisolt, believing, once a are t h e m a l i n e e s . t h i e f . a person isalwaysathiefandeanAlmedilla, who plays the role of nol change for the belIo:J:.

F""tine in the touring Broadway proForsome,itisanexislmlialaccount duqion of"Les Misernbles;' is con- ofthe absurdity oflife, forothers, itisa tmJPIafingjoioingtheSismrsofSt.John timeless sllwy of how faith and hope the!JllPiiSf m NeW York: She fulS oeen overcome adVersity. ~ ~ part, by the courageous "When I fust 'Les Mis,' I only faiduifthecllara:1et she plays on stage. saw Fantine as the vidim of tenible BmJand raised in Cebu City, Fhil- circum>1ances,"AhJ!i'4i!JarecallOO. "As .• ~ auended a Cath<>rehearsed for the ..

THE JUNGLE man rescues Jane in the Walt Disney animated feature fHm "Tarzan." (eNS the University of photo from Walt Disney Pictures) .

SaIl <:arIoi~~g acareecin Fantine is a siclIIY Woman wl»in miJsi:. '. ,t,.. despetation ........;10. ~onio ''M,.famiIy says I wanbom\otfr- pay for the care ofBiittlqitiniMelillle tairt(I:"she daughter, joked'inan 'Cosette, interview and almqst with the . goes to Denver· prison.

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By GEAAI PARE Bringing out a gentler side of the las, endangering the entire group. adai::u:s:t. an abusive CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE As directed by Kevin Lima and tale"", Jive sweet-natured songs writ~. foster NEW YORK - Edgar Rice Chris Buck, the fast-paced story is ten by Phil Collins, who performs four "Our home but kitch'en' Valjean Burroughs' classic ape-man charac- eventful sod exciting, but parenls of them. 11Je animati()ll' is accomtable was promises ter gets a boldly brawny translation should think twice about assuming plished, very dimensional, colorful my stage;" the dying in tpe \ifst ~engtl} animated • this Disney cartoon is appropril!le fQl' and expres$ive·on both the human sensitive younger children, espe- imd animal faces. Nor does the pace As a FlIDIine·be tal~''Ilinan~'(Di.sney)::. "' Action - fasl, fierce and furious cially pre-schoolers. ever flag. tee n , will,. take of. the gllDID. in this Vntuallyall thq-action scenes are . "IYpical of~~isney,eartoon forAlmedilla Cosette - is the _ mula, two ofTan:;lb's' animal pals are joined a aIId raise .Version, oplrAiIlg.wiil:the. pareJlts of comic sidekicks: Wayne Knight p o p u l a r 'her a.HilS baby Thrzao surviving a fiery shipvoices a nervous-Nellie elephant ~ bIIt not suryiving an off-screen rock b3nd .

0WIl. buddy while R9Sie O'Donnell is a in the Fhil- . . "1fI see encOunter with a leopard in their . feisty wise-cracking gorilla. ippines.

Fantine as jungle tree house.

Driver's vocal ralents as Jane are The adorable infant, however, is and. was one wh<ise commendable sod the animators sooo playIifeisnoth- discovered by gentle mama gorilla seem to have captured her facial exing New ing but de- Kala (voice of Glenn Close), who is pressions Ulncannily well.

York clubs spair, I wiD grieving over the loss oflier blIby to Although the anatomical renderin Queens . not be 00- a vicious predator. The hungry le0pings ofTa=m are exaggerated in the and Man.' ing her ard returns to finish off the baby boy extreme, Tony Goldwyn's voicehaIWI.~.

JOAN AlJIEDIl.JA, a Philippile native ~liar~cter hut Kala manages to rescue him and In raise him despite the objecwants overs of the character are nicely was "diS- . who piays Fantine in the touring Broadway Justice," tions ofthe berm8te, the group's aus- based on predatory violence, the modu1ated,. especially as he slrUggies covered:' prOI:kJclion oI"les Miserables," said the role ~ ~ tere patrian;h, Kerchak (voice of hunt, with some ex1ended and intense with his emerging humanity. has helped inspire her to oonsidei' joining the If I smg Lance Henriksen). The nearly hair- menace that could frighten a small The ending may not be true to less blue-eyed creature is not their fry. All of the deaths hut one occur Burroughs' original rale, but seems Sisters of Sl John the Baptist. (CNS photo) discreetly off-screen and for double- positioned to ensure a sequel if it is a at the it becomes /rind, be insists, hut to 110 avail.

Kala prevails, tenderly watching digit aged youngsters it might not box-office blockbuster.

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Given the intensity of the action show.

"A lot of people think the show is Tanan befriend the others (conve- be a problem. Boys especially wiD ''BefOO, I got on stage, I was very dark and depeosing," she said. "rr you niently, Thrzan and the gorillas all enjoy beefed-up Tarzan's wild vine scenes, the G rating is surprising nervous, butsaid to myseH, 'Youknow love God and are close to God, you speak English) and he grows from a rides and physical feats possible only when PG (parental guidance) would scrawny child to a superbly muscled, by animation. seem a better fit. Although the U.s. what, God? Sing through me;" she re- wiD not see it tbat way:' Nonetheless, the glorification of Catholic Conference classification of called. " sang there three Wednesdays A nWllber of the cast members are vine-swinging adult who hao;oo idea in arow and RichanI 1 Alexander, then CaIhoIic and ~the puduction 1bal there are other humans outside 'Ilirzan's prowess does seem over- A-IT indicates it is-appropriate for execulive jKUducer of 'Les Mis,' saw anivesinanew1OWl1,oneof1bemfinds their isolamd, v'JC!Orian-era African blown. Tamer scenes involving his teens on up, parents may find it also family life among the apes and Tarnm suitable for pre-teens. an episode and asked me In audilion." the address of the nearest cIudi and jungle.

Due to some intensely menacing One day, the unfamiliar sound of showing game Jane the beauty of the AlmedillalandedtheroleofKim in ca1Is for the Mass schedule, AlodiDa gunfire aIanns the peaceful gorillaS pristine jungle get short shrift comscenes, the usee classifihunting the B""I'!way musical "Miss Saigon" said. and perfmned in a nwnber of other When she is not touring,AImrdjDa as sneaky h _ Oayton (vOice of pared In marauding wildcats, stam- cation is A-IT - adults and adolesproductions before being cast as IM:s in Loog Island, N.Y, MiI2e .... Brian BIessed)anives wiIb dotty Pr0- peding elephants and ClaylDn's at- cents. The Motion Picture AssociaFantine in "Les MiS<lables." hao;deveIopedaclose.... "'Shipwilh fessor Pco.tet (voice of N'igeI Haw- tempts to cage or k:ill the gorillas for lion of America rating is G - genprofit, eral andiences.

"I was the first Asian to play the Sisters of St, Joim the Baptist. tbome)andhisspmky~,JaDi: (voice of Minnie Driver).

'ThIzan is Fantine," she said. '~llirst, 1wasa1i1tle "When I am home, 1 v,isit1bem every wouied about being a FiIipioo play- week and ~Ibtm in \D)'a: III their transfixed, especially byJane, whom he immediaJeIy n:scues from a 1fIrong ing a French charncla', but GOO hao; convent," AJmedjD. said. of angrily pursuing baboons. ways of making things work and the " had '-lbinkiDg aboutbecamDefying paI1ia1ch Kaebat, who experience hao; been overwhelmingly ing a nun, and then I got the role in

By Catholic NeWll Service Masses originate from St. Ann's Bagood for everyone involved in the pro- 'Les Mis.' I asked them, sis!=, whal insisls they remain hidden from the silica in Scranton, Pa. NEW YORK Effective Moninterlopers, TaI7JIIl visits their camp ductiOll:' should 1do?1bey1oldme tbatthemost Odyssey also will continue to ''LesMiserables''becameaninstant important thing was In be honest with and learns about tI!e outside world day, July 5, the Odyssey cable present its bilingual "La Santa channel's showing of "The Daily their magic-1antem slide shows. from classic inl'raore when it waspublished myself-that's how we know where Soon 'Thrzan is turn between his Mass" will move from 8-8:30 a.m. Misa" Sundays at I p.m. EDT from in 1862 by Victor Hugo. While its au- God is calling us;' she said.

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ACCU head says Vatican wants 'real universities' ~

Secularization of Catholic Colleges internationally spurs concerns.

By BILL KURlZ CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

MILWAUKEE - A trend of secularization of Catholic colleges in Canada and Western Europe has prompted Vatican concern that the same thing will happen to U.S. Catholic institutions, says Monika Hellwig.

In Milwaukee to accept an honorary degree from Marquette University, Hellwig, who is executive director of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, talked to the Catholic Herald archdiocesan newspaper about an informal April meeting she attended with high-ranking Vatican officials.

A retired theology professor from Jesuit-run Georgetown University, she also reflected in the interview on how teaching of theology has changed through the years at Catholic universities in the United States.

At the Rome meeting with officials of the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education, "we got a very careful hearing and gracious reception," Hellwig said. "They listened carefully." She was joined

by Jesuit Father Charles Currie of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

Vatican officials are "worried about the (U.S.) universities floating away" from their Catholic identity, as has happened in Canada and Europe, Hellwig said. "But they want them to be real universities.

They want them to be universities recognized as such in the higher education world. That enables them to dialogue with the larger culture."

In Rome, Hellwig and Father Currie discussed a recent proposal drafted by the ACCU for juridical norms to implement Pope John Paul II's 1990 apostolic constitution on higher education, "Ex Corde Ecclesiae" ("From the Heart of the Church"). The Vatican had rejected as insufficient a 1996 document overwhelmingly

adopted by the U.S. bishops.

The ACCU alternative proposal would restore the 1996 document in its entirety. It would attempt to meet Vatican concerns by adding a 14-point juridical framework to the 1996 text.

In their conversations with Vatican officials, "we were not going just to say what would not work, but what would work," Hellwig said. She believes the matter may not be completely settled for years but voiced optimism it would be resolved.

Some press accounts on the controversy over universities' Catholic identity "have been sensationalized," Hellwig said, adding that most bishops have stressed that they don't want to control universities in their dioceses.

"Bishops who have colleges in their dioceses have been very patient and friendly ... remaining in continuous dialogue with the leaders of their colleges and learning about the context in which they operate," Hellwig said.

University joins projects fighting worker exploitation overseas ByTRACY EARLY CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

dation and the World Bank. But Father Maher said he knew of no other university that had joined.

In 1996, St. John's - a Catholic university run by the Vincentian Fathers - entered into an agreement comparable to those Nike and other companies have with many universities, providing funds and uniforms for the athletic program in return for team members wear-

NEW YORK - S1. John's University, criticized for its affiliation with the Nike company, has announced participation in two projects to fight exploitation of factory workers in poor countries by multinational companies.

Vincentian Father James Maher, chairman of a Corporate Code of Conduct Task Force at the New York university, said in an interview that affiliaFather Maher said that on tion with the Fair Labor Association began earlier in the July 1 Sf. John's would also month. become part of Global AlliHe said the association, ance for Workers and Commuwhich includes more than 70 U.S. colleges as well as Nike nities, an organization whose and other manufacturing formation was just announced companies, emerged from in April and which will work to discussions initiated by the improve conditions of workers.

White House after the publicity over child labor being used in Honduran factories to ing the company's logo. produce items for the line of enThe agreement became a tertainer Kathie Lee Gifford. matter of controversy at St. The association monitors factories that produce items such John's last year when James Keady, a graduate student in as the S1. John's T-shirts sold under licensing agreements with pastoral theology who was an the universities, he said. assistant soccer coach, charged Father Maher said that on that he lost his coaching job beJuly I S1. John's would also because he refused to wear the Nike come part of Global Alliance for logo.

He argued that Nike was profWorkers and Communities, an iting from the exploitation of organization whose formation workers and that this violated was just announced in April and Catholic social teaching. which will work to improve conEdward J. Manetta Jr., athditions of workers.

The alliance is supported by letic director, denied that Keady was forced to wear the Nike uniNike, the toy manufacturer Mattei, the John D. and form. He was told that if he had moral objections, he would be Catherine T. MacArthur Foun-

given a "generic uniform," Manetta said.

Father Maher, minister to the athletic department and in August scheduled to become also vice president for campus ministry, said "the issues were intensified" by Keady's actions.

"Some good questi,ons were raised by Mr. Keady," he said.

In December, Vincentian Father Donald J. Harrington, president of S1. John's, appointed Father Maher to head the task force, which includes students, faculty and administrators. Affiliation with the two groups came at the recommendation of the task force, according to a university announcement recently.

Participation in the two programs includes financial commitments. Father Maher said St. John's was giving the Fair Labor Association an initial $5,000 for operating costs and committing $70,000 for its training of monitors, an amount larger than the $50,000 maximum the association had suggested for universities.

Father Maher said St. John's would give the alliance 25 percent of the value of its Nike contract. But he said that this contract prohibited the university from disclosing the amount it got from Nike.

He said members of the task force, including himself, planned to inspect some overseas factories and tal" with workers about the conditions of their lives, particularly in China, Indonesia and Thailand.

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George B. Wood Jr., M-M David G. Fennessey, Marjorie L. Donovan, M-M Peter C. Bowker, M-M John J. Hart III, M-M William F. Murray, M-M Cortland Naegelin, M-M Christopher Ray Jr., M-M Daniel A. Grady, Elaine Avis, Louise Dainis, M-M James Connolly, M-M Robert W. Costello, Marion Raffetto, M-M Charles F. Feeney, M-M John Marsh, M-M James K. O'Brien, Louise Snyder, M-M Joseph Slattery, M-M Joseph Lynch, MM John E. Coughlin, Ms. June Manton, Marilyn J. Mac Keen, MM Edmond Clermont, Marian Gurnick, Catherine M. McKay, MM Jack Lynch, Raymond N. Belouin, M-M Edward Scahill Jr., M-M David Pierce.

MATIAPOISETT St. Anthony $100 M-M Kenneth Clarke, Robert Inman, M-M Daniel C. Lee Jr. NEW BEDFORD Our Lady of the Assumption $100 Dorothy Lopes, M-M Antonio Costa.

St. Hedwig $100 M-M Robert Olejarz.

St. Mary $400 St. Vincent de Paul Society, St. Mary Conference.

Sacred Heart $2,000 In Memory of Gerald R. LaFrance.

NORTH ATILEBORO St. Mary $250 M-M Stephen Eighmy; $100 M-M John Brennan.

NORTH DARTMOUTH St. Julie Billiart $300 M-M George Silvia.

NORTH DIGHTON St. Joseph $500 Alfred Costa.

NORTH FALMOUTH St. Elizabeth Seton $1,200 MM William Black; $300 M-M Leonard Roberge; $250 M-M Thomas Kennedy; $225 M-M Edward Coye; $220 M-M Gary Deziel; $100 M-M James Frame, Mrs. Mary Scavotto.

NORTON St. Mary $100 M-M Ralph Foster, M-M Robert Maher.

ORLEANS St. Joan of Arc $100 John Gauthier.

POCASSET St. John the Evangelist

$1,000 Dr. Peter H. Cressy; $125 Norman Therriault.

SEEKONK Our Lady of Mt. Carmel $175 M-M Charles Mercier; $100 M-M Raymond J. Gaudet, M-M Ronald J. Souto.

SOMERSET St. Thomas More $200 St. Thomas More Club; $100 M-M Paul Fitta, Ms. Pamela J.Greenough, M-M John 1. Smith Jr. SOUTH ATILEBORO St. Theresa $1,000 Rev. James Fahey; $100 M-M Emile Dubois, M-M Donald Duval, M-M James Lallier.

SOUTH EASTON Holy Cross $250 St. Vincent de Paul Society; $150 Dr. & Mrs. Edward O'Brien; $100 M-M Bruce Breef-Pilz, M-M Joseph Cleary, Ms. Mary Edmonston, Peter Farrell, M-M John Nicholaides, MM Robert Tarallo.

SOUTH YARMOUTH St. Pius X $1,000 M-M Douglas J. Murray; $500 Mary Margaret MacPhee, Dorothy Quinn; $400 M-M William McLoughlin; $300 M-M Clifton G. Hoey; $100 M-M Peter Arnold, M-M Edward Culhane, M-M Dennis Cambal, M-M Edwin McGuire.

SWANSEA Our Lady of Fatima $300 Richard A. Crosson.

TAUNTON St. Anthony $500 In Honor of St. Anthony, Anonymous; $100 Anthony Medeiros.

St. Paul $100 M-M Frank Almeida.

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary $100 M-M Robert Estrella.

St. Jacques $100 Doris Bird.

St. Mary $1,000 Drs. James & Kelly Hoye; $400 Joseph & Gail Sousa; $200 Michael & Lucy Powers, Dr. Joseph F. Nates; $100 Vince & Ann Barrett.

Sacred Heart $100 M-M Albert Mendonca.

St. Joseph $100 M-M Michael Cabral, M-M Louis Lubold, M-M J. Thomas Coulombe.

WESTPORT St. John $250 Matthew Esposito, Suzanne Caron; $100 Paul Durand, George Sine.

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THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., June 25, 1999

A wing and a prayer:

Friest serves remote nsiands 1by ]plane !By ClAN MOLLOY C.:\THOLIC NEWS SERVICE

DUBLIN, Ireland - When Father Liam Reil1y lost his assistant pastor, :1e decided the best way to solve his manpower problem was to gain some wings.

Father Reil1y's parish covers the remote Aran Islands, off Galway Bay. While .-he still had help on Inisheer island, he had no help on Inishmaan or Inishmore.

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high seas, would not be able to make the trip.

Islanders are famed for being resourceful, and Father Reilly is no exception. , "During the St. Patrick weekend (in March), I spent seven hours at sea, commuting between the islands," he said. "So I decided to ---. take a seri-

"During the Sf. Patrick weekend (in March), I spent seven hours at sea, commuting between the islands," he said.

"Soldecidedtotakeaserious look at the situation." ~

Sunday the priest faced a race against time and the tide when, after finishing Mass on Inishmore by 11 :30 a.m., he would have to dash to the quayside and board an open fishing boat to take him to Inishmaan for Mass at 12:30 p.m.

Frequently, because of the weather, he would be delayed or, in particularly bad weather and

ous look at the situation."

His solution was to sell his car and get a loan to buy a • light air-

plane, a single-engine Cessna 150. Father Reilly was able to use the Internet for preliminary flying studies before undergoing three weeks of intensive lessons in England.

It now takes Father Reilly four minutes in the air to travel from Inishmore to Inishmaan, and in another 10 minutes, he can make it to the airstrip on Inisheer.

Consecration to the Divine Will

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Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my he<ut and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister- of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created. '. , Heavenly Mother. Sovereign and' Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maint:aiQ myself in the order and the bounds of the. Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Iinmaculate Hearl. You will teach me the ' doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the, . infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make in~ fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my ~atest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your , flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to ' form in me the Life of the Divine Will. ' ,', Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall· never give it to me again; ,; that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God..

My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. '

( In Honor of Luisa.Piccarreta 186'5:'1947 Child,oJ.the D,ivine Will)

TWO PRIESTS from Puerto Rico lead a protest of a U.S. Naval bombing range on the island of Vieques in the Caribbean. Father German Cano, with microphone, and Father Hilario Sanchez joined some 300 people for an ecumenical service at the edge of the bombing range where military exercises have been conducted for more than 50 years. (CNS photo by Paul Jeffrey)

Church supports struggle against U.S. Navy in Puerto Rico VIEQUES ISLAND, Puerto Rico (CNS) - Catholic leaders in Puerto Rico and residents of a small island off its eastern coast demanded an end to U.S. Navy bombing practice on the island.

Archbishop Roberto O. Gonzalez ofSan Juan has called the Navy's activities on Vieques "immoral."

The Navy, which has used the island for bombing exercises for more than 50 years, stopped bombing following the April 19 death of a civilian security guard when a Navy fighter dropped two 500-pound bombs more than a mile off target.

However the Navy announced that it planned to resume the use of live ammunition on the island sometime this week.

Within days of the April incident, islanders and supporters from the mainland of Puerto Rico had set up protest campsites on the Navy's

bombing range, their tents pitched among bomb fragments and unexploded ordnance.

In May, Archbishop Gonzalez joined a special Puerto Rican governmentcommission studying political alternatives to the Navy's continued control of two-thirds of the island.

In a pastoral letter, Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio, apostolic administrator of Caguas, whose diocese includes Vieques, demanded that the Navy "permanently cease its bombing and as soon as possible ... leave Vieques, so that all the people of Vieques can have the right to peace."

Bishop Corrada said the Church will continue its peaceful demonstrations should the Navy resume bombing of the island.

"It should remain clear that the diocese will not abandon its peaceful protest until military activities

cease and the land of Vieques is returned to its people," the bishop wrote.

Bishop Corrada, who is also an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, dispatched Fathers German Cano and Hilario Sanchez to the island to lead a worship service in a chapel constructed just above Yayi beach at the edge of the bombing range. Some 300 people attended the ecumenical service, despite Navy prohibitions on trespassing in the zone.

"Tomorrow they may tear down this chapel, but our struggle for life will go on," said Father Sanchez in his homily. "We in the Church are clear: The Navy must leave Vieques!"

In Washington, more than 100 people gathered last week in front of the White House to protest the bombing and demand that the U.S. Navy leave the island.

Vatican diplomat says papal Holy Land trip in 'advanced stages' ~

Concerns over pope's health and the problems because of concerns over the pope's health, Msgr. Mathes said. The pope fell while on his June challenge of travelling over rough trip to Poland and was down for a day in bed with the walkways posing problems. flu. And the monsignor noted, for instance, that the

By JUDrTH SUDlLOVSKY area around the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has no

vehicle access, which would require the pope, who often uses a cane, to climb up and down a number of JERUSALEM - Plans for a papal visit to the Holy stairs to get to the church.

Land are- "in the very advanced stages," but the Vati"We are making our plans and putting them in the can is keeping a close eye on possible hot spots, said drawer, and we will 'take th~m out when we have the the, cultural attache of the' apostolic delegation in exact date," said the attache, ' Jerusalem and Palestine.

In March, the Israeli Tourism Ministry said Pope . "We have to evaluate if the situation here Would John Paul 'would visit in March 2000. The Vatican allow foranother,media event and if radical groups said there was no definitive agreement on a papal trip (would) use such an event to make trouble:' said Msgr. to the Holy Land, but sources said a trip in the spring , Richard Mathes, attache. "In Nazareth we. fear. this a' of 2000 looked increasingly likely. bit, but, it s~ems to be calming down there. We just '.

Msgr. Mathes, also director of the'Notre Dame guest ~eed a calming dialogue, and since it is still very imhouse'center, added that he believed the earlier estiportant in this country not to lose face as a good host,. mates of an arrival of up to 4.5 million pilgrims were ,there are very intense taJks in Nazareth." high and th.at the numl>er was more likely to be 3 " ,Recent tensions in Nazareth have been poli~cal million, b~ed on reservations it.has received. and religious. A muniCipal .~~uncil has not been' "We,haye a tremendous demand for the month of "formed,l:>ecalJse pf a lack, of majority of eithe~ the Is~," April,. but for June-July th¢re are still rooms availlamic part)', or the Communist Party. Islamic funaa- able," he said. "We expect ~'simple stream of pilgrims, , mentalists want t!J build a mosque in front of the Ba-, a bit more and more prolonged than during Easter, and sili~a ,of. tht: Annunciation on a plot of land that the there may be a strain on the infrastructure." municipality ~ad intended to become an Italian-styled Israelis, he said, need to understand the "thirst of piazza. ,,' , r e a l believers" to come back to their origins and to The logistics of the pope's visit are also causing remember where their Christian faith"was born.

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Ordinations God's call.

Rev. Mr. D~usz Kalinowski was born in Lapy, Poland and is the son of Halina Kalinowski and the late Czeslaw Kalinowski. He attended high school in Lapy before entering a philosophy program at the seminary in Bialystok, Poland. He then continued his seminary studies atSS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, Mich., until 1999. He had the opportunity to do ministIy with people in nursing homes,jails and hospitals while in Michigan.

Deacon Kalinowski's educational assignments included St Julie Bi1liart Parish,North Dartmouth; St Patrick Parish, Wareham; and St Mary's Parish, Seekonk where he has served as a deacon.

Deacon Kalinowski' said that his experience as an altar server in Poland and seeing the witness of the people was where his desire to be a priest first began. 'The witness of the people led me here. There was a priest in my home parish that had a lot of energy and I wanted to follow his way. I followed the plan that God set before me."

Priests

His first Mass will be said this Sunday at 11:30 am. at St Mary's Church, Seekonk and he is looking forward to putting his studies into practice. 'i\s ordination approaches I feel a great joy and I look forward to meeting the needs of the people, administering the sacraments and reaching out to the young people of the Church."

Rev. Mr. Landry was born in Lowell to Roger and Midge Landry. He graduated from Lowell High School in 1988 and attended Harvard College where he received a bachelor's degree in biology.

Deacon Landry attended Mount St Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., St Philip's Seminary, Toronto, Canada, and the Pontifical North American College in Rome (Gregorian University) where he has served as a guide to the excavations underneath the Basilica of St. Peter since 1996. His educational assignments have included Cathedral Camp, East Freetown; SS. Peter and Paul Parish atHoly CrossChurch, Fall River, where he worked in the Evangelization Office; Portuguese Language Study in

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in Baltimore, Md. He was ordained in St. Mary Cathedral, Fall River, by Bishop James L. Connolly on June 11, 1949. He served as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, New Bedford, Santo Christo, Fall River; St. Elizabeth's, Fall River, and as pastor of St. John of God Church in Somerset Besides his duties as spiritual advisor to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, other diocesan assignments included being director of the Catholic Charities Appeal and the Bishop's Annual Charity Ball, and being an auditor and advocate at the Diocesan Tribunal.

Father Creighton A native of Fall River, he is the son of the late Henry and the late Margaret (Brow) Creighton. He graduated from SS. Peter and Paul School, the former Msgr. Coyle High School, Taunton, and Providence College. He studied for the priesthood at Sacred Heart Community seminaries in Wareham and Washington, D.C. He was ordained June 7, 1949 in the Chapel of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. by Archbishop Patrick O'Boyle. He was assigned as procurator at the Sacred Heart Fathers' seminary in Washington, then served missions in the midwest and Pennsylvania; in Glendora, California; as procurator of the congregation's seminary in Winona, Minn.; as novice master

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Lisbon; and Our Lady ofMountCarmel lHEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., June 25, 1999 Parish, New Bedford. His deaconate was served in Vatican City. roscience atYale University in 1992 and He earned a bachelor'sdegree in finance Deacon Landry's first Mass will be is currently working on a Licentiate in from James Madison University in celebrated atSS. Peterand Paul Parish at dogmatic theology attheGregorian Uni- Harrisonburg, Va, in 1984 and studied Holy Cross Church this Sunday at 10:30 versity in Rome. theology from 1993-97 at St John Semiam. and said that he has wanted to be a While working on his doctorate Dea- nary, Brighton. Priorto his seminary studpriest since he was a very young boy. ''I con Pacholczyk began to study theol- ies he worked as a Catholic school thought the priest in our parish was so ,ogy part-timeatthe HolyApostles Semi- teacher for three years. lucky because he got to hold Jesus in nary and eventually enrolled full-time During his seminary years he served his hands;' said Landry. at the Pontifical North American Col- educational assignments at Our Lady He also said that the opportunities lege in Rome. of Mount Carmel, Seekonk and Notre he's had in Rome have been wonderful His educational assignments have Dame Parish, Fall River. He currently and "a very formative experience to- included Russian Language studies in serves as the local director for theYouth wards the priesthood:' Deacon Landry Belarus; Sacred Heart Parish, North Apostles Institute. He spent a pastoral estimates that he's taken more than 900 Attleboro; and Holy Ghost Parish,Attlf}- year at SS. Peterand Paul Parish at Holy pilgrims on the tour of St Peter's tomb boro. His deaconate was served in Vati- Cross Church, Fall River and later as a and hopes to bring experiences like that can City. deacon was assigned to that parish. to others. ''Rome has been my classDeacon Pacholczyk'sfirst Mass will His first Mass will be celebrated Sunroom. I hope I can bring some of the be said this Sunday at 10 am. at St day at 12:30 p.m. in SS. Peter and Paul things I've experienced to people and Stanislaus Parish, Fall River.

Parish at Holy Cross Church, Fall River. use those things for the greater glory of ''A vocation to the priesthoodlreliDeacon Sharland says he feels "utter God;' he declared. gious life is a beautiful gift from God, joy;' about his upcoming ordination. ''I Rev. Mr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk was and while it certainly brings its share of feel very humble about what is about to born in Boston and is the son of Dr. and difficulties and challenges, I am con- take place. It reminds me about the task Mrs. A.G. Pacholczyk of Tucson, Ariz. vinced it is away oflife filled with some before me:' He also said that life at the He graduated magnacum laude in 1988 of the deepest joys and blessings that a seminary reminded him ofseveral things from the UniversityofArizonawith boch- person can experience in the service of including ''how we have to share our elor degrees in philosophy, biochemis- God's people:' lives with one another and build each try, molecular and cellular biology and Rev. Mr. Sharland is the son ofDonald other up:' chemistIy. Heearnedadoctorate in neu- and Anne Sharland of Warrenton, Va

at the congregation's seminary in Wareham; and as chaplain to Sacred Heart Hospital in Morristown, Pa.. He returned to the Fall River Diocese in 1972 and was named pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Fairhaven. He later was parochial vicar at St. Anthony's, Mattapoisett and St. Mary's Fairhaven, before retiring in 1996 to the Damian Residence of the Sacred Heart Fathers in Fairhaven.

Father Costello Born in Northampton, he is the son of the late James, F. and the late Eleanor (Bowler) Costello. He graduated from St. Michael's High School, Northampton and then attended Greenfield Community College. He studied at Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Conn., St. Mary College, Kentucky and at St. John Seminary, Brighton, where he earned a master ofdivinity degree. He was ordained a priest on May 11, 1974 by Bishop DanielA. Cronin in St. Mary's Cathedral. Father Costello was parochial vicar at St Pius X Church, South Yarmouth until 1978 when he was named chaplain at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, with residence at St. John Evangelist Parish, also in Attleboro.

In 1985 he was assigned as parochial vicar at St. Mary Parish, Norton, serving there until 1990 when he was transferred ~o St. Anthony Parish, Mattapoisett; in the same capacity.

He became administrator at St. Mary's in Taunton on July 28, 1993 and named pastor there in February, 1994. He was named pastor of St. Anthony Church, East Falmouth, effective July 1 this year.

Father Salvador A native of New Bedford, he is the son of Seraphim and Agnes (Borges) Salvador. He studied for the priesthood at St. Mary's College Seminary in St. Mary, Ky., and St. Mary Seminary University in Baltimore, Md. He was ordained in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, on May 11, 1974 by Bi~hop Daniel A. Cronin.

He has served as parochial vicar at St. John the Evangelist Church, Attleboro, St. John of God Church, New Bedford, St. Anthony of Padua Church, Fall River, and since July 1993 as pastor ofHoly Ghost Church, Attleboro. Other assignments included, chaplain ofSt. Patrick Circle, Daughters ofIsabella; diocesan chaplain ofBoy and Girl Scouts and Camp Fire groups; the Catholic Committee on Scouting; as chaplain to the Bishop Cassidy Council Knights of Columbus, and as chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital. New Bedford. He has been a member at large of the Plymouth Bay Girl Scout Council Board of Directors, and is a member of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting and its chaplain.

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ship of people. In the Gospel we al-, including the addition of classrooms - ment were givt;n out to parishioners, ways see him at gatherings with for its religious education center, an and many other activities. people.", elevator, an organ and ceiling fans.

"Everyone here is so cooperative," St. Thoma$ More Parish began as 'The anniversary has given people said Father Steilkem. "We've been doa mission outreach of St. Patrick's 'a chance to reminisce about our par- ing a stewardship progriun for over a ChurchinNorthSomerset.Construc- . ish and thy time they,'ve been-here. year now and'that's also been very tion on the St Thomas More Chapel Many ha've brought :in pictures to - successful." began in 1937 ~d the first Mass was share and I've hung those 'up along The celebration- is ,being held on celebrated one year later in 1938. with pictures ofall the former pastors;' the ,Sunday clc;>sest to the feast of the Bishop James E. <;::assidy dedicated it. _ said F~er Steakem. ''It's nice beCause parisH's patron saint,St Thomas More, a few weeks later. A life-siied Statue of . it gives people a sense 'of history a,n:d' - and Father Steakem hopes the enthu- .

St. Thomas More was added in 1940. / they Say' 'bh, I remember Father so 'siaSm remains' wi:th parishioners 'as With the growin'g population in and'so...he married my diuighteror they enter a neW millennium at the :, Somerset the mission chaPel was eS~' baptiZed my son.''' , , parish.' '"' .,", -, - " tablished as an independent parish in' Celebration ofthe 50th anniverS3ry , " "I' hope peoplecontinlie the cel1949 and Msgr. William Harrington began last November with a Mass and ebration and show die community that served as its first pastor. In 1965 Communion breakfast. The year has we are a faith-filled and caring people;' ground was broken and construction featured a choral group performance, declared Father Steakem. "I pray that began on a new church building which involvement by the youth group, a pro- all of us will continue to witness our stands at 386 Luther Street Over the gram entitled 'The Year of the Bible;' faith and fellowship to all as we enter years improvements have been made in which 600 copies of the New Testa- the 21st century."

Born in St. Michael, Azores, he is the son of Antonio and Mary (pacheco) Viveiros. He prepared for the priesthood atSt. Mary's Seminary, Ky., and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Md. He was ordained in St. Mary Cathedral, Fall River, on May 11, 1974, by Bishop DanielA. Cronin.

He served as parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford, St.Anthony ofPaduaChurch, Fall River and Santo Christo Church, Fall River. In 1994 he was named pastor ofOur Lady of Fatima Church, New Bedford, and in 1995 was named pastor of St. Dominic Church, Swansea He has also served in pastoral ministIy at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River; as director of the Deaf Apostolate; as director of the Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities; and as an advocate with the Diocesan Tribunal.

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CELEBRANT SINGERS IN CONCERT Saturday, June 26 - 7:00 p.m. , Outdoor Chapel - Good-will offering Followed by Open House PILGRIMAGE DAY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISA~ILlTIES Sunday, 'June 27- 2:00 p.m; .

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PRINCIPAL DENISE M. Peixoto of St. Mary-Sacred Heart School,> North Attleboro, is pictured with Bishop Feehan High School principal George Milot and eighth grader Justin Brunell, recipient of a scholarship to attend the Attleboro-based school in the fall. Brunell was awarded for his academic achievement and school involvement.

GRADUATES - 26 eighth graders graduated from St. Mary's School, New Bedford, at its 29th Baccalaureate Mass and Commencement Ceremony. Msgr. John J. Oliveira, pastor of St. Mary's, celebrated the Mass and offered it for Ballin Draffen, who would have been a member of the graduating class.

We at The Anchor would like to encourage youth group leaders and parents to send in slimmer photos of parish youth group activities. We know many children are brought on field trip:~ and spend time at camps so please let us share in your fun.

Make sure to identify students by name and parish and include a number where you can be contacted if there are any questions. Forward photos to: The Anchor, 887 Highland Ave., PO Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722, Attention: Mike Gordon.

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Friday, July 16th: 6:00 - 8:00 PM

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Saturday, July 17th: Doors open at 9:00 AM . Rain or Shine; Everything is Under the Tent.

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, BISHOP FEEHAN High School theology teacher, Dea.con Jim Me.loni, left, taught a world religions class at the school this semester. With .his wife Anne, he meets with Mohammad Shafi, a member, of the Islamic Center of New England's board of directors, and Abdul Samma. Shafi and Samma spoke about the Islamic religion in Meloni's class.

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lHEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., June 25, 1999

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Make room for grandparents

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I Wonder Dad says it's striking How I look like you And how we share the same eyes.

Yes, he swears I'm just A smaller form of you.

But brittle bones And wisp of white hair Alii see in that old rocking chair.

Refrain Tell me, how long Have you been around And how long until

You're under ground?

Tell me, how can a son Beafather A mother, a daughter And I be a man someday?

Well, I wonder Yes I do. I really wonder.

Could I belong to Someone so old who Can only speak in whispers And who cannot hear A single word I say?

You're a man with A quivering hand.

How we're connected

I just can't understand.

(Repeat refrain) But when I think of how you smile And the way you look at me It isn't hard to recognize That you belong to me, That you're a part of me.

(Repeat refrain) Written and sung byTal Bachman Copyright (c) 1999 by Sony Music Entertainment

IF YOUR parents grew up in the '70s, ask them for you can influence your life positively. if they remember Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Then, Tapping into this opportunity depends on you, expect their eyes to light up! "BTO" was a main- Most grandparents are not likely to seek involvestay of rock tours. ment in teen life unless invited. If you convey to Then mention that you have a review of a song your grandparents that you want to know about by one oftheir sons and expect that smile to turn to their lives, you are likely to have much returned to chagrin. Time moves so fast! you. You will gain a new way to understand yourI couldn't resist listening to the album "Tal self as you hear about your family's emotional and Bachman" when I learned that the artist is Randy spiritual history.

Bachman's son. On this album is "I Wonder," a song Sometimes, as the song suggests, relating to your about the importance of grandparents. The boy in grandparents means facing their health problems. the song attempts to understand his relationship The best approach is simply to accept your grandwith his grandfather. He sings: parents as they are, including how aging has af"Dad says it's striking how I look like you, and fected them. Build your relationship with them on how we share the same eyes. Yes, he swears I'mjust how you can "be" with them rather than what you a smaller form of you."

-can "do" with them.

And then, "I really wonder, could I belong to Be gracious as they deal with their lives' physisomeone so old, who can only speak in whispers cal limitations. For example the grandfather in the and who cannot hear a single word I say?" song cannot speak or hear well. But by spending His grandfather is "a man with a quivering hand." time with him the boy discovers a connection. He The young man says, "How we're connected Ijust realizes "that you belong to me, that you're a part of me." can't understand."

Should you make the effort to know your grandPerhaps you've had similar thoughts about your own grandparent". Their lives may seem so differ- parents, your life will be enriched in ways that are ent from what you experience. Yet, if you are fortu- difficult to explain. In a life already full of homenate enough to have living grandparents, I invite work, hanging out with your friends and perhaps a you to discover the treasure right before your eyes. job, this will only occur if you make it a priority. If A real relationship with your grandparents is some- you are blessed to have living grandparents, stop thing to cherish. Unlike your parents, grandparents "wondering" how they fit into your life. Make room have no responsibility to raise you, yet their care for them, and discover the love that they can share.

Three months ago, she was just a girl trying to do her best as a daughter, asllldentand achild ofGod. She wasn't famous. She was just Cassie.

That was beforeApril 20.

Now she is dead, murdered at pointlank range after she answered a single question. ''Do you believe in God?" Witnesses say she hesitated, but for just a moment, before she answered, ''Yes:' And now almosteveryone with any awareness at all of what's going on in the world has heard of Cassie Bemall, martyr.

There are countless aspects of Bernall's story worth contemplating thatgo beyond even the question we've all probably asked ourselves after reading about,her simple, brave affirmation: "What would I have done?" But we'll save that one for last.

First, there's her road to Christianity. You may not know this, but Bernall wasn't always aChristian. At one point in her life she was involved in very negative expressions of popular culture, and some of the people she hung out with veered perilously close to outand-out Satanism.

Her parents tried almosteverything, and the youth pastor who eventually became so important in her faith life has said that when he frrst encountered Bernall, she seemed almost like a lost cause: "I never gave Cassie a hope. She was disconnected, she wasn't going to listen to anything, she was into black magic, the dark stuff."

But then her parents took frrrn action and forced her - yes, forced her - to attend a weekend retreat.

And Bemall opened her heartto God and allowed him to 1llm her life around.

So lesson No.1: It's never too late.

Sometimes we can be tempted to think that because we've crossed a certain line of sinful behavior and habits, it's impossible to re1llm. We see ourselves as damaged goods that no one could

want, not even God. Bemall's story should tell you that it'sjustnot true. Jesus himself said, over and over, that he didn't come for the healthy, he came for the sick.

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TheotherpartofBemall'sstorythat interests me is that even at such a young age, after her conversion, she was absolutely focused on serving God. In fact, after she converted, she insisted on leaving the Christian school where she was enrolled so she could attend Columbine High. She wanted to witness to God's life-ehanging love, and to her it didn't make sense to spend all her time in an environment full of those who already knew about that.

In an article in the Weekly Standard, Matt LabasW reports that the night before she died, Bernall wrote to a friend, ''Honestly, I want to live completely for God, it's hard and scary, but totally worth it" Here's a second point to ponder: Does it ever even occur to you to use even a fraction ofthe time you're given on this planet every day to share God's love with the lost and the lonely?

The cynics might say, "Yeah, she 1llmed her life around, and look what happened," But therest ofusjustanswer: ''Yeah.

Look what happened."

Bemall's death, like any such event, is a tragedy and a manifestation ofevil.

God didn't want her to die. But God can use her death for good, just as he used his Son's death for the ultimate good: our salvation.

We all know Cassie Bemal!,s name now because her tragic death has enabled her to do what she wanted: live for God and witness to him.

Are you listening?

Star of 'The Practice' visits Catholic grade school alma mater

By JOHN BOHUSLAW CATHOLIc NEWS SERVICE

DYLAN MCDERMOTT, star of ''The Practice" on ABC. attended grade school at St. Mary's in Waterbury. Conn. "I came as a frightened young boy and left with confidence;' he said of the school during a recent visit. (CNS photo from ABC)

WATERBURY, Conn. Dylan McDermott, star ofABC's "The Practice," paid a visit to his Catholic grade school alma mater in Waterbury and paid tribute to the quality of Catholic education he received. there.

"St. Mary School is a solid and beautiful place in so many ways, with strong roots of religion," said McDermott, who graduated from eighth grade in 1975. "I came as a frightened young boy and left . with confidence."

McDermott, who won a Golden Globe this year for his performance in the Emmy Award-winning series, made the comments during "The Bells of St. Mary" awards dinner, where he received the school's Distinguished Alumni Award.

Other awards went to a local couple, Frank and Judith Bush of Southbury, for their commitment to St. Mary School and to ImmaculateL:onception, an inner-city parish where the school is located; and to

Father James Blanchfield, former pastor at Immaculate Conception, for Christian scholarship and Christian service.

But the top attraction of the evening was McDermott, who, despite racing in after a hectic trip from Los Angeles, seemed refreshed. He posed for photos and talked to many in the crowd. His eyes still sparkled as he recalled his days at the school.

"One of my fondest memories was walking downtown to church from school," McDermott said. He graduated from Holy Cross High School in 1979 and has a drama degree from Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York City.

Dylan's sister Robin remembers her older brother protecting her from unwanted boyfriends and even returning to the school after he graduated just to root for her in every basketball game.

"He was a great brother then, and he's a great brother now," Robin said, Principal Margaret Josephs recalled a day three years ago, when McDermott re-

turned to the school, presumably for a few hours.

"Instead, he stayed the entire day talked to every student in every class," said Josephs. "He told them, 'Whatever you want to be you can be.' They looked up and they believed him. It was inspiring."

In response to questions after the awards event about the types of story lines for his show and whether they square with his Catholic education, McDermott replied, "When you become an actor, you have to learn to keep your acting life separate from your personal life."

"I even try to keep my family away from the life of Hollywood. Now that 'The Practice' is successful, I might be able to have a larger choice of roles," he added.

As the evening came to an end, McDermott casually walked up to the podium at the front of the packed hall and said, "I stand before you today to say 'St. Mary's works.' Waterbury is the place to be - and St. Mary's is the place to learn."

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lHEANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River-Fri., June 25, 1999

Iteering pOintl ATILEBORO - Singer John and witness from people returning Polce will perform tonight at 7:30 p.m. from MedjugOIje, Yugoslavia will be in the La Salette Shrine'Chapel. All held on June 29 at 7 p;m. at Holy Name welcome. Members of the Shrine's Church.Asocial will follow in the Holy prayer community will be available if Name School Parish Center. For more individuals· wish to be prayed over at information call 679-6732. the end of the evening.

A concert featuring the Celebrant lFALL RIVER - The Fall River Singers from California will be held Widowed Group will meet on June 28 this Sunday at 7 p.m. in the Shrine's at 7 p;m. at the St. Mary's School Hall.

Garden ofWorship.For more informa- Atty. Jane E. Sullivan will be guest tion call 222-5410. speaker. All widows and widowers are A Pilgrimage Day for People With welcome. For more information call Disabiliti(ls and their families will be Annette Dellecese at 679-3278. held on June 27 at the Shrine. It will begin with Mass at 2 p~m. and include FALLRIVER-HospiceOutreach music, a healing service and refresh- seeks volunteer drivers to pick up and ments. All welcome. .deliver medical supplies and equipThe Shrine's Counseling Center is ment to terminally ill patients in the offering Grief Education Programs in Greater Fall River area. Drivers' must July for those dealing with the death of have their own transportation and be a loved one. Sessions will be held July available 2-3 hours one day a week.

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NEW BEDFORD-A Eucharisticpay of Prayer for world peace and vocations to the priesthood and religious life will be held on July 15 beginning with 7:30 am. Mass at.Our Lady ofPerpetual Help Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will follow ·and· continue until Mass at 4 p.m. All welcome.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - A Separated- Divorced Support· Group will meet on June 28 from 7-9 p.m. at the Diocesan Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road. Sister Jane Hogan will beguestspeaker.All welcome. Formore information call 993.,2442.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - A workshop seriesentitled "The Dangers of Living With Stress and How to Release It," will be held July 14, 21, and 28 from 7-9 p.m. at the Family Life Center. The three sessions entitled, "People Stress," "Life Changing Stress," and "Spiritual Stress," will be led by Dorothy 1. Levesque. For more information call 999-6420.

POCASSET - The seventh annual Mass for the anointing of the sick will· be held Sunday at 2.p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church. All welcome. For more information call

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rated-Divorced 'Catholics Support Group will meet Sunday at the St. Pius X Parish Life Center. It will feature a video with spiritual writer Sister Joyce Rupp and be themed '1n Tough Tunes, Trust and Lean on God."All welcome.

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Brother Berchmans Gibbons esc FALL RIVER - Word has been received here ofthe death on May 31 of Holy Cross Brother Berchmans Gibbons, 90, at Dujarie House, Notre Dame, Indiana. Brother Gibbons taught at the former Msgr.

Coyle High School in Taunton and had celebrated his 67th year as a Holy Cross Brother earlier this year.

Born Charles Gibbons in Red Lodge, Mont., he was a product of the Depression Era and rode the rails until 1932 when he made his first profession of vows. Although he taught at Holy Cross College in New Orleans and at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif., he often returned to the Taunton-Fall River ·area either as a guest offormer students or for class BROTHER GIBBONS reunions.

In 1982, on the occasion of his golden jubilee as a religious, his provincial granted him a trip to Rome ·where he had an audience with Pope JcihnPaul II. On his return trip, Brother Berchmans stopped off at Taunton. In 1991 he was the guest of honor as the Coyle Class of 1941 celebrated its 50th reunion.

.Church, ·British officials .recall Cardinal Hume's compassion

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MANCHESTER, England Catholic Church leaders and government officials paid tribute to Cardinal George Basil Hume of Westminster, recalling his strong spiritual leadership, ecumenical efforts and compassion for those on society's margins.

Pope John Paul II, in a telegram of condolence, said, "I thank the Lord for having given the Church a shepherd of great spiritual and moral character, of sensitive and unflinching ecumenical commitment and firm leadership in helping people of all beliefs to face the challenges of the last part of this difficult century."

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair led tributes to the 76-year-old cardinal, a Benedictine, who died June 17 at a London hospital where he was in the final' stages of inoperable abdominal cancer.

In May, the queen conferred upon Cardinal Hume the rare honor of the Order of Merit - an.honor reserved for 26 of the country ~s most distinguished people. It had never been given to a Catholic Church leader.

Blair, who is Anglican and occasionally attends Mass with his Catholic wife, Cherie, said June 17: "He was goodness personified - a truly holy man with extraordinary humility and unswerving dedication. He did much to inspire people of all faiths and none."

Anglican Archbishop George Carey of Canterbury said he learned of the cardinal's death with "profound sadness."

"I especially value his personal commitment to bringing our Christian communities and traditions closer to one another," Archbishop Carey said.

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iary bishops of Westminster said, "For.23 years he has been a rock of strength for this diocese. We shall miss his calm and reassuring presence. We shall miss his inspiring leadership. We know that his eyes were always fixed first on God. The steadiness of this gaze filled him with the compassion and forgiveness that God has for us all."

In a June 17 statement issued

from Tucson, Ariz., where the U.S. bishops were at a spring assembly, Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston called Cardinal Hume "an outstanding leader for the' worldwide Church as well as for his own nation," Bishop Fiorenza, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, said Cardinal Hume had been invited to lead the assembly, with its theme "The Challenge of Episcopal Leadership in the Third Millennium."

"Foreseeing the possibility that his illness would prevent him from being with us, he graciously provided a videotape ofhis insightful and thought-provoking presentation, ripe with the wisdom of his 23 years as a bishop," Bishop Fiorenza said.

"We feel.betterfor having a fellow bishop whose faith in God and the'Church placed him among the great and good spiri ts ofour times," he said.

Cardinal Hume announced in April he was suffering from inoperable cancer.

"I have received two wonderful graces. First, I have been given time to prepare for a new future," Cardinal Hume said in a letter to clergy.

"Secondly, I find myself - uncharacteristically - calm and at peace."

The cardinal's funeral will take place today in Westminster Cathedral, London. His body was taken into the cathedral last night, following a period of three days of lying in the adjacent Westminster Cathedral Hall for public viewing.