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THE WORLD renowned French Choir Boys will per- . form July 22 at Sacred Heart Church in Fall River.

Petits Chanteurs to give concert at Sacred Heart

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FALL RIVER - The pure and crystalline voices of the Petits Chanteurs du Comte de , Flandre will be heard in concert July 22, at 7 p.m., in Sacred Heart Church.

Known throughout America as the French Choir Boys, the group of 27 internationally famous singers who range in age from seven to young adult, will be hosted for the weekend by the Family Life Center in North Dartmouth and by the local community.

For those wondering who

these children might be, they are no better, no worse than any other children in the world, I except perhaps for these particular traits: their love for music, their sense of perfec- i tion, and their desire to partici- I pate in a common, difficult and exacting role - to bring a little of themselves into a choir, as the stones of a living building, i a union of voices, hearts and souls.

Founded in 1972, they are a ; group of 60 young boys from Lambersart, Lille and Lomme, I France, who began their stud- ; ies under director Regis' Decool. Originating as Les Petits Tum to page 13 - Singers I

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2001 returns eclipse last year's drive 'by nearly $300,000.

cials happily confirmed.

Arlene McNamee, diocesan director of Social Services, reported that because this year's Appeal has been so successful, outreach in the coming year will be enhanced by additional staff

aimed at establishing more permanent, stable, living conditions and help for homeless families.

She also alluded to the projected opening of yet another facility offering transitional housTum to page, 11·- Appeal

FALL RIVER - As final figures were tallied and posted the record $3,666,326.59 raised during the 2001 annual Catholic Charities Appeal brought a jubi- . lant mood to the Diocesan Office I for Development. , Bishop Sean P. O'Malley" OFM Cap., visited the office onl the closing day of this historic, annual springtime campaign last week to share the joy of a most successful effort, a strong finish showing nearly $300,000 raised over last year's totals.

Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, director of the Appeal, and Michael J. Donly, diocesan director of Development, reported that this year's contributions, the highest ever received, project out to a 40 percent increase over the past four year's drives, with this year's gain of some eight percent added on to increases realized in the recent past.

It means that Bishop GOING OVER the final 2001· CathQlic Charities 'Appeal O'Malley will be able to provide funding for the myriad of activi- returns are Bishop Sean O'Mall~y,O~M,,d~p..;:Michael J. ties conducted by diocesan Donly, diocesan director'of Developn:ierit:'aI1Q Msgr. Thoagencies and institutions, offi- mas J. Harrington, Appeal director. (AnchonGordon photo)

INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN image of Jesus Christ is borne in procession along Columbia Street accompanied by bands, parish groups, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., and clergy on Sunday during the annual feast of Santo Christo Parish. Thousands attended the festival marking the 125th anniversary of the Portuguese mission to the Fall River region. (Anchor Photo) ,'. ,

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Msgr. Hoye's sabbatical will be multidimensional ATfLEBORO - Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Attleboro, who recently was granted a six-month sabbatical, said the announcement brought many reactions.

In a recent note to The Anchor, he said he felt the sabbatical needed some explanation, "because I have received several inquiries from folks worrying about my health or ministry issu~s."

In much of which he has already informed his parishioners, Monsignor Hoye said that after 30 years of priestly service and 13 years as pastor, he is taking advantage of the sabbatical offered by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., beginning several years ago to his priests as part ofcontinuing education and formation.

"I love what I do and look for" ward to many more years of service to Christ and His Church.... The time and circumstances are right for me to take advantage ofa sabbatical program and the bishop has given his approval," the monsignor said. ' The first phase of the sabbatical

HOLYOKE - Four nuns who hail from the Fall River area will be among 28 Sisters of St. Joseph celebrating anniversaries of their entrance into religious life on June 12 at Mont Marie.

Celebrating 70 years of religious life are Sisters Anna Bilodeau, Anne McCaffrey and Bernadette Parent.

Markini(65 years of religious life is Sister Louis Paquette.

SisterAnna Bilodeau was born in Fall River and entered the religious life from St. Jean Baptist Parish there. She worked as a cook and nurse.in the convents of the Sister~ of St. ~oseph in Fall River before 'retiring to Mont, ' Marie.

Sister Anne McCaffrey, also. known as Sister Lawrence Joseph, was boni in Fall River and entered from Sacred Heart Parish in Pawtucket, R.I. She was a

that began last Monday is a 30-day spiritual retreat in Gloucester, which he called "The opportunity of a lifetime," in which be will follow the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola." . During September, October and November Monsignor Hoye will be living in the shadow ofSt. Peter's Basilica in Rome while studying at the Institute for Continuing Theology Education. He will live at the North American College there joining 37 other priests from the U.S. in a program th~t updates various theological areas.

The Rome program also includes a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, "a place I have never ~een but long to visit," he said.

"During the rest of the time I will travel and relax. I will be back at St. John's befo're Christmas.

That's a promise!", the monsignor asserted.

He added in his letter to his parishioners: "While I am on sabbatical please keep me in your prayers.

Please be assured you will have a special place in mine,"

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teacher for 57 years in the Dioceses of Springfield, Worcester and Providence. She also served as librarian at St. Rose of Lima School, Warwick, R.I., before retirement.

Sister Rose Bernadette Parent was born in Somerset and entered from St. Louis de France Parish, Swansea. She taught for 41 years in the Fall River diocese and also served in the Montessori School in Fall River. She is a resident of Mont Marie Health Care Center.

Reaching the 65 year milestone is Sister Louis Paquette, who was born in 'Swansea and entered religious life frQm St. Louis de France Parish. She taught for 34 years in the Fall River diocese and was director and principal of the Montessori School, Fall River, and the Montessori School of the Angels in Westport. She retired to St.

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"Dear children! I am with you and I bless you all with my motherly blessing. Especially today when God gives you abundant graces, pray and seek God through me. God gives yo.u , great graces, that is why, little children make good use of thiS time of grace and come closer to my heart so that I can lead you to my Son Jesus. ' ' "Thank you for having responded to my call."

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1938, Rev. Nicholas Fett, SS.Ce., Pastor, St. Boniface, New Bedford 1949, Rev. Edmund 1. Neenan, Assistant, Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs 1998, Rev. Vincent E Diaferio, Pastor, Holy Rosary, Fall River July 16

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'Last rites' can mean several things WASHINGTON (CNS) News reports that Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh received last rites shortly before his execution at a federal prison June II provoked questions aQout what is meant by "last rites" in the Catholic Church.

Many reports just used the term without trying to explain or define it. Father Ron Ashmore, pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish near the federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., said, aftertalking with a McVeigh lawyer who was there, that McVeigh apparently received the anointing of the sick.

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Strynkowski, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Doctrine and Pastoral Practices, said "last rites" is "a very ambiguous phrase" that may include up to three sacraments.

These, he said, are the sacrament of penance or reconciliation, anointing ofthe sick and Viaticum, as the Eucharist is called when administered to the dying.

"We really don't know what sacraments Tim McVeigh received" although some reports in- . dicated it was probably only the anointing, he said. The federal Bureau of Prisons imposed a high level of secrecy, bringing in a Catholic prison chaplain from another site and refusing to release his name.

Msgr. Strynkowski said anyone with a serious illness or facing mortal danger may receive anointing of the sick. "Ordinarily the sacrament is given to people once they fall into a serious illness," he said.

He added, however, "Properly speaking, since Vatican (Council) II and the reform of the liturgy, the sacrament for the dying is Viaticum - that is to say, the reception of the Eucharist for the last time."

He said the word "Viaticum" comes from the Latin phrase "via tecum," which means "on the way with you" - a reference to the Lord in the Eucharist accompanying the dying person on the passage from this life to the next.

He noted that in nonemergency situations it is recommended that

the priest encourage the person to receive the sacrament of reconciliation.

"Only ifit's an emergency situation would that be passed over, or if someone had been to confession recently or if the person is not conscious of any serious sin."

If the person asks for anointing but does not want to go to confession first, "I think the priest would have to make a pastoral judgment," he said.

He said if the priest "had reason to believethat the person should be reconciled first,'.' he may try to lead the person in that direction.

At the same time he noted that anointing has always had elements of-penitence and forgiveness as well. "The ritual for the anointing of the sick begins with a penitential rite, similar to what we do at the beginning of (Mass)," he said.

When Pope Paul VI promulgated the renewed rite of the anointing of the sick in 1972, he made note of the 16th-century Council of Trent's comment that the sacrament brings "the grace of the Holy Spirit, whose anointing takes away sins, ifany still remain, and the remnants of sin."

He added that the sacrament of penance remains the proper sacrament for forgiveness of sins, however. In nonemergency situations confession and reconciliation would be preferred, he said, while a priest might go directly to anointing in an emergency.

When asked what a priest would do if a prisoner about to be executed was not familiar with details of the Church's pastoral practice and simply asked for anointing, Msgr. Strynkowski said, "Well, emergency situations are never a good time for catechesis.

In any case, he said, "sin is never forgiven without appropriate repentance, so a person always has to be repentant." ''Ultimately we cannot look into the depths of a person's heart....

We can never make the final judgment; only God can do that," he said. "If someone says to the priest, 'I don't need to go to confession,' the priest has to give the person the benefit of the doubt."

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In these times when parishes, especially in our cities, are being merged or even closed, many peopie are perplexed and confused over these happenings. For so many of the faithful, parishes were TANJILA KHATOON, EIGHT, sign of stability in a very changing society. Immigrants saw them as BREAKS APART PIECES OF a bridge into a new and sometimes frightening world. Many people COAL IN CALCUTTA, INDIA. have created strong and lasting memories about their childhood SHE IS AMONG ABOUT 1,000 parishes. Even though they have migrated to the suburbs, the "old" parish is a very real part of their reminiscence. In a nation where CHILD WORKERS PAID UP TO people are constantly on the move, part of the stability is to be 30 CENTS A DAY BY HER found in the many gatherings and celebrations that bound them "EMPLOYER WHO DEALS IN together in a community that was their parish.

COAL. INDIA ESTIMATES The history of parishes in the life of the Church is evolutionary.

ABOUT 18 MILLION OF ITS For the first four centuries parishes and dioceses were, for all practical purposes coextensive, being under the pastoral care of a bishop.

CHILDREN WORK INSTEAD OF With the end of the persecutions and the rapid increase of the faith it GOING TO SCHOOL, THOUGH became necessary to establish communities of the faithful smaller CHILD RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SAY than dioceses since the bishop could not adequately tend to the THE NUMBER IS MUCH spiritual needs of the larger number of people. At first, bishops enHIGHER. INDIA AIMS TO trusted these smaller communities to the care of priests who were part of the cathedral clergy. In some areas of today's world this ERADICATE CHILD LABOR BY arrangement is still in use.

2020. (CNS PHOTO FROM In the days of Feudalism, parishes were established'in most towns REUTERS) and villages. Their support became dependent on the local landowner. Up to the time of the Council of Trent, parishes were, for the most part, territorial entities with loosely defmed boundaries.

"MAY HE VINDICATE THE The Council of Trent changed all this. It decreed that parishes be AFFLICTED OF THE established with definite geographical boundaries and that the pasPEOPLE, SAVE THE CHILtor or parish priest have jurisdiction over only the faithful residing within these limit.s. Since that time, parishes have been regulated by DREN OF THE, NEEDY AND the Code· of Canon Law universal to all the Church. Thus we see in CRUSH THE OPPRESSOR" the most general terms that what we ,know as parish has had many (PSALM 72:4). different reflections in the long life of the Church and will continue to do so in future times.

Since the· Second Vatican Council some communities have reflected that. the most important part of the renewal initiated by the ~ council ~W.,3§,:~~,.put the Church backjI]to·his!£JY.:. In. 9tjl~r_ ~Qr~, by : showing .~~\<;h!Jrch as a pilgrim. ~l!~rsh,. !h,e...co!Jnqil. ~ge_nti~~ the · Church as' a ayriamic reality, a people· who' could an"dshould grow together, a community that was in movement. Renewal, the council seemed to say, depends on the willingness of the, members of the Church to accept their pilgrim status and all that it entails, namely, a willingriess to change, to move, to grow and to develop. This indeed is reflected in today's ongoing parish scenario.

With all that is going on in this regard, we must never forget that , the parish in the ideal is' a living sacramental community. It is foreBy FATliER eUGENE HEMRICK ., most a place where sacraments are lived. The council's documents Before the council, interest in dom to contemporary issues.

CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE on the liturgy, Church and priestly ministry and life have centered In addition to all these reasons, the different schools of spiritualon the living of sacraments. The parish is where all this happens. It In talking with publishers I've ity usually was restricted to those one other reason for the increased · is not simply a stage place for rituals or isolated celebrations. leamed there is a growing demand in religious life and was consid-' interest in spirituality is found in For example, it is in the parish where we encounter ChriSt in the for books on spirituality. One pub- ered their prerogative. Now mar- this principle: When people tum · sacraments. In this sense, baptism not only means becoming one lisher told me that he recently sold ried couples, doctors,lawyers and to the spiritual for help, it is usuwith Christ but living his faithful teachings; marriage is not simply 10,000 copies of a new book on those in the business and scien- ally a sign that human efforts about a wedding event but living a covenant of life; reconciliation is the spiritual exercises of 51. tific worlds are being urged to alone aren't doing the job.

On Capitol Hill where I live, not simply about forgiveness but it also involved living in a recon- Ignatius of Loyola immediately develop spiritualities that address thf?i~ p~i,cl}lar situ~tio!1s. _ ,many senators and congressmen ciled merciful and compass¥onate way. Parishes are very important ~fter its publication. . places where life in the Sp'irit becomes the essential reality of its , :What .m~gh~ b~c,au,s~ng _this.: ,.:.Wh!lt:h~. ~specil!1!Y.':lla~~ spilj~ ._fre~l~ :ad!TIi~ tha~ ~~vility and members. We simply do not join a parish. ,Rather, we become the heightened II)terest1 ,'. - ." -, tuality attractive toeJay. is .tha~· it .courtesy. have eroded. They also One factor .is, that' more ~' has bec(;~eJncreasrngfy' interdis-' 'know that they cannot succeed in living reflections of sacramental life in a faithful witnessing COIlJmunity that we call parish. Amid all the current pragmatic parish spiritual books,}ourn'als, encyclo-" ' ciplinary and is linked with psy-' government without these virtues. pedic dictionaries arid studies are. chology arid the spirituality found Furthermore, they realize that . involvement we must never forget the ideal: being produced. thanks' to new in other religious denominations. ,education 'isn't enough for teachFor example, the Myers- ing people how to conserve enThe Editor technologies which make publishing less costly. There also are Briggs or the Enneagram are be- ergy, avoid wars, respectthe earth improved marketing techniq'ues to ing employed alongside spiritual and, most of all, life. Education alert the public to books of inter- exercises in order to help people may supply reasons to achieve better understand their true 'these goals, but it doesn't supply est.

But post-modem needs repre- selves. This' relatively new the spirit needed to do so. sent another major reason for the movement is based on the conMoney, organization and crein spirituality.

Today there vieti'on that human and spiritual ativity are all well and good, but interest OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER is a thirst for a spirituality that· development are not' opposing', a divinely inspired spirit of goodPublished weekly by The Catholic Press 01 the Diocese of Fall River takes into account, among other dynamics but are interrelated and ness is needed if any of us are to 887 Highland Avenue P.O, BOX 7 issues, contemporary fears (such complementary. succeed in such goals.

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Letters to the Editor Editor: .

I always enjoy reading your editorials, however, I must take issue with your most recent one on energy.

You take issue with Bush and Cheney for this energy crisis. They have been in office for barely 100 days (as of the date of the editorial). California has been experiencing brownouts for over a year. The supply of energy has not kept up with the demand.

President Bush's plan is to drill for more oil (which can be done ecologically) and build more nuclear plants (submarines have run on nuClear energy for 40 years will no ill effect to the sailors who man them). He also wants to give grants for new incentives. I'd rather see this type of spending, rather than for artists who depict the Roman Catholic faith with blasphemous paintings.

If long-range planning had been done eight years ago, we would be better off today. Please do not turn off the air conditioner in church this summer.

Nancy J. LoGuidice Cape Cod

priests would make a notation in the baptismal register) or, loosely, as a verifiably public renunciation of the Catholic faith, which would occur, for example, by formally joining an avowedly anti-Catholic group or religion. This is rarely the case in the typical young Catholic who gets married outside of the Church.

I applaud Father Dietzen's pastoral sensitivity and desire to lessen the anxiety of parents of children in such situations, but his pastoral advice in this case seems to be have led to more confusion than clarification.

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Editor: One, I feel, can't be two things at once: a practicing Roman Catholic and a militant advocate of abortion rights.

Take Sen. Ted Kennedy, for instance. At Congressman Joe Moakley's funeral Mass in South Boston, he received the Blessed Sacrament. This same man, at the drop of a Editor: hat, will any day President Bush presents a Advocates of the death penalty for Timo- . candidate who leans Pro-Life, become an thy McVeigh, an Irish Catholic, assert that unrelenting vicious antagonist, tooth and the U.S. Government can execute the former nail, against that man or woman. He and solder who served honorably during the Gulf Senator Kerry are continuing leaders workWar because he annihilated 168 innocent ing to maintain partial-birth abortions. victims. This ancient legal principle is termed Sad to say, most of the Massachusetts "an eye for an eye." Jesus himself, cursed delegation are pro-choice. They give us by the cruel death penalty, invalidated this their worn out sing song that their religion precept of vengeance by forgiving his mur- or personal view is against abortion, but derers. The U.S. Government cannot void ... it is the right of the woman to snuff out God's perfect law. the new life in her, they say.

Only God retains the exclusive right to Why do some of these well educated, recondemn a human being. We cultural Catho- ligiously trained, fine people turn their backs lics and institutional Christians are far more on others concerned about new life? Is it responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing just politics? If it is, shame on them. tragedy than Tim McVeigh because of our I hope, at least as a start, there will be a continued support by our vote for godless renewal among our leaders to propagate political government, a concept taught to us cessation of the wholesale slaughter going in atheistic public education. May God have on in our great country. There are resources mercy on the Oklahoma City victims, on to help women make the right choice, and Timothy McVeigh, and on us. also provide for children who are in need.

Joseph E. Vallely, John Francis Waygan Connecticut East Falmouth Editor: A recent column by Father Dietzen on marriage has left several of my Anchor-reading parishioners with more questions than answers.· Father Dietzen stated that a young, nonpracticing Catholic who marries outside of the Church might, in fact, be truly sacrameritally married. He based this opinion on the fact in Church canon law that someone who has apostasized (left the Church by a formal act) is no longer bound to the Catholic form of marriage in order to be validly married. He then speCUlatively argued that someone who has stopped practicing the Catholic faith might be considered a formal apostate and hence would no longer have to marry in the Church to be married at all in God's eyes. I find Father Dietzen's speculation quite imprudent and without sound canonical and theological foundation. No reputable expert in canon law (that I know of) has ever suggested that the failure to practice the faith for a period of time, or even attendance at Protestant Churches, constitutes a formal act of leaving the Catholic Church.

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Editor: On Father's Day I attended the procession commemorating the feast of Corpus Christ organized by the friars of Our Lady's Chapel in downtown, New Bedford, where I had a special chance to give thanks to my Father in heaven. Just as with those we love here on earth, we don't always take the time and effort to say the "thank you" that is in our . hearts. For me this eucharistic procession was an opportunity to say "thank you" and to honor the Blessed Sacrament, the real presence of Jesus Christ.

As we processed from the chapel to the four station churches I was glad to see many join us at each church along the way. It was also nice to know that Mother Teresa's Missionary Sisters of Charity were among those in the procession.

Thank you to all who helped to commemorate the feast, from those who donated flowers spread by the children before the Blessed Sacrament to those who contributed the refreshments.

Although the forecast was for rain, the downpour didn't start until minutes after we returned to the chapel. That was a miracle in itself, for which we should be thankful.

Mary Ann Booth Dartmouth

Fall River eyO Golf Tournament scheduled FALL RIVER - Father Jay Maddock, director of the Fall River Area CYO, announced today that the annual FaIl River Area CYO Golf Tournament would take place July 9 at the Fall River Country Club. To register, golfers must be at the club between 6:30 and 6:50 a.m. No registration will be taken after that time.

Golfers are reminded that as guests of the club they must adhere to its rules: including participants must wear· shirts with collars, no spikes are allowed on the course and neither caddies nor carts are allowed for the tournament.

Only golfers from the Fall River, Assonet, Somerset, Swansea and Westport areas are eligible for this local tournament. The top two finishers in each division will be eligible to take part in the Fall River Diocesan Tournament at Segragansett Country Club of Taunton this August. Anyone born on or after January I, 1975 may participate. Everett Smith will serve as tournament director and Father Maddock was thankful for his efforts, those of Tom Tetreault and the Fall River Country Club in welcoming the CYO Tournament.

This month's Youth Apostles' Youth Ministry seminar is:

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Name of city or town should' be included, as' well as full dates of all activities. DEADLINE IS NOON ON FRIDAYS. Events published must be of interest and open to our general readership. We do not carry notices of fund-raising activities, which may. be advertised at our' regular rates, obtainable from our business office at 508-675-7151.

ATTLEBORO - John Polce will lead the monthly Bethany Nights series tonight beginning at 7:30 at the La Salette Shrine.

For more information about this evening of music and prayer. call 508-222-5410.

ATTLEBORO St. Joseph's Parish has 24-hour Eucharistic Adoration beginning after the 9 a.m. Mass every Friday of the month. It ends before the 9 a.m. Mass on Saturday. Support from people of all ages is welcome. For more information call Pauline L'Heureux at 508-222-7047.

~ B~tWSTE~:~ ~ "c~ur~e entitled "Wake Up to Life: An Eastern Approach to Wholeness," will be held Thursdays in July from 7-8:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Cape Church. It . will be led by La Salette Father William Kaliyadan. For more information call 508:~385-3252.

ond language, and civics in the Attleboro and Tau'nton areas.

Prior teaching experience is not necessary and training will be provided. For more information call Areli Hodkinson' at 508226-4780 or 508-674-4681.

MASHPEE - The monthly meeting of St. John of the Cross Third Order Carmelites is held every third Sund!oly of the month at Christ the King Parish. Mass will be celebrated at 5:30 p.m. and' prayer and study will follow. For more information .call Mary Good at 508-759-6354.

NEW BEDFORD - Adoration is hosted by the Together in Christ Youth Group and its Spiritual Director Franciscan ·Father Joseph Medio everyTuesday night from 7-9 at St. JosephSt. Therese Church.

N~W BEDFORD The Courage Group will meet July 14 at 7 p.m. in the rectory of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Courage is a support group for Catholic men and women who are confronting same sex attraction issues and who are striving to lead chaste Ii,v.~$. For m.ore i,nformation call Msgr.-Tllomas Harrington at 508-992-3184. .

How the Our. Father ends Q. Why does the' Catholic . and since it included this one-sen- who suffer from allergies• Church omit the last words of the tence addition to the Lord's Prayer, -Would it be possible.to list Our Father, "For thine is the the addition became part of what in the bulletin which Masses will kingdom ••!' and so on? I like to was sometimes called the Protestant have incense the following Sunday? use the complete prayer when I Our Father.

-Could a parish have an inAs biblical scholarship advanced, say it privately. Is this wrong?

(New York) it became clear that this final doxol- cense-free Mass early in the mornA. No, there's nothing wrong ogy was inserted later and was not ing, before incense fills the with that prayer. In fact, Catholics an authentic part of the Scripture church?

Thanks for letting me voice my in many other parts of the world text. suggestions. (Illinois) regularly include this con- . clusion to the Lord's Prayer :r.;;:::::::::::::::i A. The number of people who wrote to me after that in their public liturgies and column, all with similar devotions.' If it helps, go problems, 'surprised me, ahead and use it. even though I encountered Theprayertowhichyou' refer became part of the litit several times as pastor.

Clearly, more than a few urgy very early in the ChrisBy Father people are affected, some setian era, probably because John J. Dietzen a similar prayer had been riously, by ~eavy clouds of incense during the liturgy. common in their Jewish heritage for centuries. We, ofcourse, For most of us, of course, it's not Protestant Bibles since the King continue that tradition when we re- James version ordinarily eliminate a problem. For those who suffer cite the same prayer together at Mass the sentence, mentioning it at most from this allergy, however, it can be shortly after the Our Father. in a footnote as an inauthentic addi- a major spiritual concern, dependSometime during the centuries tion to the biblical text or as a clause ing, of course, on liturgical customs before the printing press? when the found in earlier or "some late manu- in their parishes.

Scriptures still were copied by hand, scripts" (New International Version).

I'm not sure what can be done some perhaps overzealous copier(s) No Bible translations under about it, but your suggestions might added these words alongside the Catholic auspices contain this con- help priests. who are sensitive to the Lord's Prayer in Matthew (6:9-13). clusion to the Lord's Prayer. problem. Another reader recognized They constitute what is called a Q. I am writing concerning the value of incense, but asked: Is it "gloss" - a marginal interpretation your coluinn on incense in necessary to cloud the whole church? or pious note inserted alongside the church. I am another person who It would much improve the situatext, possibly just to break the mo- gets sick when I'm around it and tion, she suggested, if less incense notony of a tedious job. Some such was disappointed to le~m from were burned. glosses, including this one, later you that there is no nonallergic I'm grateful to the readers who found their way into the Gospel text incense. brought this' more fully to my attenitself.

Many people find they Cannot tion. At least their thoughts are worth This was the situation when the stay for Mass when the priest uses our pastoral consideration.

King James Authorized English ver- incense, causing them to miss even Questions may be sent to Fasion was published in 1611. Since Easter and Christmas celebra- ther John Dietzen at Box 325, PeoProtestants used this translation of tions; I hav~ two suggestions that ria, IL 61651, or e-mail: .the Bible for more than 300 years, might help my family and others iidietzen@aol.com.

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NEW BEDFORD - Calix, a group which enlists Catholic men and women who are grate- . fully celebrating recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction and other dependencies will meet July 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the parish "In late spring we heard that the United States lost its cultural or humanitarian character." Their goal would be BREWSTER - A Mass and cef!ter of Holy Name of the Sahealing service will be led by cred Heart of Jesus Church. position on the U.N. Human Rights Commission. That "prompting and encouraging resPect for human rights was disturbing news, and many people I spoke to ex- and for fundamental freedom for all without distinction La Salette Father William Newcomers always welcome. pressed confusion and anger. After all, we consider our- as to race, sex, language or religion."

Kaliyadan July 4 at 7 p.m. at The idea of human rights for all is a "seminal conOur Lady of the Cape Church, NORTH ATTLEBORO- selves one of the great leaders in human rights. Are we cepr' of the U.N. charter, Father Drinan reminds us.

468 Stony Brook Road. It is The 16 th annual 440-mile Cana- mistaken?

To get a clear picture of where we and other countries But in reading on, I felt' shame at facing the facts held every first Wednesday of dian Bike Ride will begin July the month. . I at Sirois Bicycle Shop. It is of the world stand when it about my own country: that U.S. backing of human co-sponsored by Bob Sirois and comes to human rights, I EAST FREETOWN - Vol- Madonna Manor to help pur- strongly recommend a rerights has been spotty, that we have a track record of leyball games for young adults chase a van for the nursing flectivereading of'TheMowill be played July 5 and 19 home. Riders are expected to . bilization of Shame" (yale' " not co'operating in some major international human from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Cathe- arrive in Quebec City July 4. For University Press), Written by rights'efforts. For example, dral Camp for anyone in their more information call Madonna Jesuit Father Robert F.

By Antoinette Bosco only two nations have not 20s or 30s. For more informa- Manor at 508-699-2740 or Bob Drinan. This priest-a professoroflaw at Georgetown ratified the U.N. Convention tion call Bud Miller at 508-675- Sirois at 508-695-6303.

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University and a former conon the Rights of the Child: WEST HARWICH - The .gressman from Massachusetts - now has put a spotlight the United States and Somalia.

We are the only Western nation still maintaining a FALL RIVER - The Youth St. Francis of Peace Fraternity on what he calls a "breathtaking" vision for the world Apostles Institute will hold a pro- Secular .Franciscan Order will that emerged from World War IT: the formation of the death penalty, and we are the world leader in executing gram for youth ministers, teach- meet July I for noon Mass at Uruted Nations, dedicated to working for "human rights those who were juveniles when they committed their ers, catechists, parents and, all Holy Trinity Church, 246 Main and fundamental freedom for all without distinction as crime. We also still refuse to ratify a statute for an international criminal court; interested parties entitled "Youth Street. A short meeting and ro- to race, sex, language or religion."

Ministry Forum: A Dialogue for sary at,the St. Francis of Peace Looking to the future, hy presents an almost prophetic As Father Drinan points out, we have the blueprint the New Millennium," July 3 statue will follow. warning that if the self-interest of nations, which has for continuing to make progress in worldwide human from 8-9 p.m. in the conference eroded that 56-year-old dream, continues, abuses of hu- rights, but so much work still has to be done. He points room at St. Anne's Shrine. Atout the worldwide need to gain rights for children, WEST HARWICH - The man rights will worsen. tendees are invited to join them Perpetual Adoration Chapel at The first power of Father Drinan's book is to remind women, prisoners; the need to recognize the right of all for Mass at 7:30 p.m. in the rec- Holy Trinity Church, Route 28, us of the language agreed upon when 48 nations of the to food and religious freedom; and the need to end tortory chapel. For more informa- invites people to sign up and world, mourning the. 30 million-plus casualties ofWorld ture and cruel and inhuman treatment, anywhere and tion call Youth Apostles at 508- spend an hour or two in prayer. War IT, came together and pledged "to initiate a world- everywhere.

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Father Drinan ends with a quote from Solon, the anThis regional chapel of the mid-' wide crusade" to protect human rights.

In forming a United Nations, which 152 more coun- cient Athenian jurist: "Justice will not come until those Cape area depends on the supFALL RIVER - Catholic port of people. All ages wel- tries subsequentlyjoined, these48 founding nations agreed owho are not hurt feel just as indignant as those who are."

Social Services seeks volunteers come. For more information call to be partners in achieving "international cooperation in This book comforts and disturbs, and for this, I suggest, to teach ESL, English as a sec- . Jane Jannell at 508-430-0014. solving in~mational problems of an economic, social,. it must be read.

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By _Dave Jolivet ing radio highlights of 'the '67 Sox, the '70 Bruins and the '84 Celtics.

I have posters and pictures and at Fenway Park (just one of sevautographs all filed neatly in en- eral homes of the nomadic Pats velopes by teams. One of my fa- throughout the years). I've invorite collectibles through the cluded a graphic of this ticket stub. years has been ticket stubs. I have See Exhibit A on this page. Nostubs of Clapton, Springsteen, and tice the admission price - $5.

Billy Joel concerts, and stubs from Now I'm going with the asthe Red Sox and Bruins and even sumption that this price was probsome from Durfee High School ably the least expensive for footbasketball games when I was a ball tickets in that era. And based on my recollections of that day, student there.

One particular ticket stub called ' I'm relatively sure about that, out to me this week. The New since I couldn 'r have been much England Patriots recently released further from the gridiron than I the new ticket prices for the 2002 was.

So, in 1967, the cheapest seat season, the first in their new home CMGI Field in Foxboro. The price was a fin. Next season, the

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"cheapest" seat price will be $49.

By my calculations, that will be a net increase of 1000 percent. I was so captivated by this fact, that I researched the median family income for 1967, and that figure was around $7,000. All things being equal, I multiplied the 1967 median family income figure by 1000 percent. Based on the logic of the National Football League and the New England Patriots, the median family income for 2002 will be $70,000. I can't wait unti I 2002 t! t!

Since it's painfully evident that the ticket price increase has a logic all it's own, I figured that maybe it has something to do with the product on the field. In 1967, the Boston Patriots finished with a record of 3-10-1. The latest version of the Patriots finished with a record of 5-11. And, with two less games played, the '67 Pats scored '280 points to the current squad's 276.

That seef!ls like a big price hike to absorb for just two extra wins and four less points scored.

No matter how I dissect the facts and figures, the only reasonable conclusion I can make is that we the fans continue to be sucked dry, while everyone else enjoys big fat profits.

A view from the pew A new study is under way to analyze pastoral leadership in American churches and discover how people in the pew define good pastoral ministry.

It is unclear if the study is try-

What level of education would you prefer that your new pastor possess?

- A degree in canon law along with doctorates in Scripture and Church history.

ing the processional.

Homilies of the pastor I would favor could be described as: - Tied to weekly Scripture readings, succinct, life-based and uplifting.

- Peppered with conjugations of Latin verbs.

- Read in a monotone with occasional eye contact with Mickey on his wristwatch.

My choice of pastor would address parishioners: - By their names.

- By catchy phrases such as "this fabulous young family," "folks," "you all," "my friend and -his better half' and "special people."

- By their pew envelope number.

My hope is that a new pastor would look for liturgical inspiration from: - The people and cultures of the parish.

- The Roman Missal.

- The largest donors.

Make up your own numerical values for each answer and total them. If the total makes you happy, then it is likely you will find that your ideal pastor: - Already is assigned to another parish.

-- Is about ready to retire.

- Is about ready to finish her studies and is open to the title of "pastoral administrator."

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If the directors of

By Dan Morris "Pulpit and Pew: Research on Pastoral Lead_ ership" find out we really - Correspondence courses in prefer snarly folks who bully pa. rishioners and embezzle money, Bible studies and boiler repair.

- Able to read and write. this could have far-reaching imIn terms of youth ministry, I plications, notably on recruitment would like my new pastor to: and seminary courses.

- Authentically enjoy and However, my guess is the study will find we. want nice, hard- welcome youngsters and teens, working, competent, prayerful and encourage programs for them and participation from them. people as ministers.

- Start conversations with 15One idea for the "Pulpit and Pew" analysts might be a survey year-olds with other than "I haven't to establish what we Catholics noticed you at confession lately."

- Be able to make eye conprefer in pastors. The Jews, Buddhists and Muslims (also taking tact with teen-agers without flarpart in the research) might even ing his nose.

The person I would appreciate get a kick out of it, especially if they enjoyed that movie about the as pastor would have a Church rabbi and the priest who were "political" stance of: - Centrist, with an appreciachildhood buddies ("Keeping the tion for both the history of the Faith").

OK, you gotta see it to under- Church and post-conciliar developments. stand.

- Being concerned that Anyway, this -survey could be called the "Pulpit and Pew Pea- Mother Angelica is showing signs nut-gallery Pastoral Psychologi- of progressive programming.

- Wearing a chartreuse Rocal Profile," or PPPPPP for short.

It would have questions such as: man collar and jumping rope dur-

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Next season, a family of four attending a Patriots game will pay at the very least, $200 for tickets, $20 for parking and $75 for snacks. All that, while watching the lowly Cincinnati Bengals defeat the Pats 31-13, because that's about the only game for which your average Joe will be able to snare tickets. Most of the other duqts will be gobbled up by sea-

off when they frustrate me, and I don't have a two-hour trip home afterward. I can snack and not go broke, and there are no lines for the bathroom.

I'm glad I'm a collector. By bringing out that Patriots ticket stub, I was reminded of a great day I had as a lad. The Pats lost that day to the Kansas City Chiefs, 33-10. But I didn't care. It was fun attending first my game, being ~ C'':- ~ K.t\NSAS CIT" ." ~ c.::. lIlI t pmtofa workCII ::: Lr.-:i et: > ct ing class j ..... ~ CII V5. d . lit :1: : IIOSTUN crow , eatIng CII g!:c popcorn out of V') IU zll'nal: ." c aBostonPatriots C !:!~ .. :;i:JO a II: megaphone FENWAY PAr (which I also ~ ·ce Z lit ."

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Bishop Connolly to hold 10th annual golf tourney FALL RIVER - "Bishop Connolly High School will host the 10th annual Thomas P. .Keyes Memorial Golf Tournament July 16 at the Fall River Country Club. It is held in memory of ·1984 graduate

Tommy Keyes who was killed in an automobile accident. Proceeds from the event benefit the Keyes Scholarship. For registration information call Christopher Myron at. 508-676-1476 or Ed Keyes at 508-674-1480.

Bishop Stang reunion-scheduled· NORTH DARTMOUTH A reunion is set for July 6-7 for graduates of Bishop Stang" High School's classes of 1966, '71,'76,'81,'91 and '96. It will begin with a reception from 7:30,10 p.m. at the Hawthorn Coun'try Club and former teachers and ,staff are welcome: For reservations call Alumni Director Mary

Jane Roy at 508-996-5602, ext.

433 or via email: alumni@bishopstang.com.

On July 7 from 1-4 p.m. a picnic and beach party will be held at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. Lifeguards will be on duty and it will include a barbecue. Mass will follow at 5 p.m. at St. John Neumann Parish.

BOYS IN WEBELOS I and II joined up with Boy Scouts from Troop 52 of St. Mary's Church, Fairhaven, to learn different skills for badges. Stations were set up focusing on archery, knot tying, first aid and Native American song and dance. Seated from left: Chris Fernandes, Erik Trahan, Branden Newell, and Boy Scout Jeremiah Woolley. Standing are .

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'SIXTH-GRADE studentsfrom Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sct:lool; New Bedford, present

"ahandmade poster to Junior Achievement volunteer Lance Gunberg in appreciation for his , assistance in ,learning about world economics. The students are from Ann DeFrias' class.

-,Bishop Stang alumni sponsor golf tourney " NORTH DARTMOUTH The John C. O'Brien Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by Bishop Stang High School alumni will be held July 23 at the Allendale Country Club in Dartmouth. The scramble format will begin with a shotgun start at

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Registration begins at 11:30 a.m. and the day will include' lunch and prizes.

For registration information call Mary Jane Roy at 508-9965602, ext. 433.

~ummertime pictures. If your parish youth group, ' Boy Scout or Gjrl Scout troop is taking a trip or in-' volved in activities why not bring a camera along and take some shots for the paper? Submissions should be sent to The Anchor and marked "Summer Pies."

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Cardinal campaigns to get AT&T out of porn busi~ess call on other members of the bishops' conference to write individual letters to Armstrong expressing their concern on this issue. He said Jewish, Muslim and other Christian leaders would be doing the same thing.

Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, president ofthe bishops' conference, said in response to the report that he thought many of his colleagues would be "happy to write letters and say, 'Shame on Ma Bell.'"

After the report, the cardinal told Catholic News Service that many bishops had approach~d him and offered to join in the anti-porn effort.

"They were ready to turn in their (AT&T) credit cards," he said, "but we're not asking for that yet."

EDDIE MURPHY stars in a scene from the movie "Dr. Dolittle 2." (eNS photo from 20th Lang of AT&T Broadband Century Fox) told CNS that the company provides programming "to a wide, diverse audience ~ith varying interests."

"In the case of adult programming, we give customers control over whether it comes into their homes and who can order it," he said. "We trust' our customers to make decisions that are right for

By GERRI PARE of his own as his 16-year-old daughter, Charisse their households."

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE (Raven-Symone), is getting rebellious and is em- , Lang also said AT&T had anNEW YORK - Reprising his role as the doctor barrassed by her dad's weird talent for chatting with nounced plans last October to spin who can converse with animals, Eddie Murphy again the critters. off AT&T Broadband into a sepa~ This aspect of the story is sort of sweet; family resorts to an overabundance of bathroom humor in ' rate company. mari dad is concerned he's not spending enough time "Dr. Dolittle 2" (20th Century Fox).

Richard Schatz, president and Since the 1998 original (itself a sorry remake ofthe with his wife (Kristen Wilson) and kids, so moves CEO of the National Coalition for charming 1967 "Doctor Dolittle") grossed nearly $400 them all in to a cabin in the forest for the duration. the Protection of Children and million worldwide, a sequel was inevitable. The same But duration it is as viewers must endure countless Families, which founded the Recrude references about mating and potty functions vulgar mind-set is, unfortunately, also on display. ligious Alliance Against PornogThis time the good doctor' gets involved in try- that are more tasteless than funny. raphy in 1986, called the AT&T This mixture of the sweet with the sophomoric ing to save a' forest from greedy land developers spin-off strategy "a ruse" that ready to level it. The worried forest animals tum to ends up firmly in the camp of lowest-common-dewould not end the company's inDr. Dolittle to rescue them, and he's the man with a nominator humor. volvement with the entity that sells The sets also look quite artifiCial and, although plan. Since there is one endangered-species Pacific pornography.

Western Bear in..residence named Ava (voice of Lisa the animals are often appealing, the novelty of their Kudrow), he gets a court-ordered delay of one month mouthing sassy wisecracks can barely sustain an 81in whicti time he must get domesticated circus bear minute running time. Maybe it's time to press the Archie (voice of Steve Zahn) to mate with Ava so mute button.

Because of numerous crude references and potty the forest will be ruled a protected路 area, ~afe from destruction. jokes, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification Trouble is, Archie doesn't know how tO,live in is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picbased her life and nUssion. He exture Association-of America rating is PG - parenthe wild so Ava disdains him. pressed hope that the film would tal guidance suggested.

The doctor is also dealing with a domestic crisis become "the biggest evercinematic project on Mother Teresa for an international audience."

Nath said the movie would ~ave grammed to deeply love his tion drama about an undercover some real-life characters like Jyoti . adoptive mother. (Frances cop (Paul Walker) out to nail a Basu, former West Bengal chief O'Connor) struggles to survive gang (led by Vin Diesel) of minister and communist leader. abandonment in order to become streetcar racers turned hijackers, Basu, who was Calcutta councilor a real boy his mother can love. but whose ideals are comprowhen Mother Teresa started her Writer-director Steven Spielberg mised when he begins an affair work, will be a central character creates a combination fairy tale- with the gang leader's sister in the film. dark fantasy of haunting imagery (Jordana Brewster). Director Nath said Basu's attachment but leaves underdeveloped the Rob Cohen's formula race and to Mother Teresa was such that narrative's .intriguing philosophi- chase scenes alternate with conshe was the only person able to cal questions about technology stant macho posturing for a dull . visit him without prior appointtC~~ clashing with humanity. Stylized but noisy tale ofjustice ignored. ment when he was chief minis路violence to robots, some sexual Some brutal violence, much ter. innuendo and minimal profanity. mindless mayhem, justification An array of leading writers and The U.S. Catholic Conference of felony crime, implied affairs, filmmakers are helping Nath pre-' NEW YORK (CNS) - Fol- classification is A-II - adults and occasional profanity and an inpare the film's script. lowing are recent capsule reviews adolescents. The Motion Picture stance of rough language. The Nath said some groups have issued by the U.S. Catholic Con- Association of America rating is U.S. Catholic Conference classhown interest in funding the film ference Office for Film and PG-13 - parents are strongly sification is 0 - morally ofon the nun.

Broadcasting. cautioned. Some material may be fensive. The Motion Picture As"I am sure my film on the "A.I. Artificial Intelligence" inappropiiate for children under sociation of America rating is Mother will fetch me international (Warner Bros.)

PG-13 - parents are strongly 13. acclaim, not because of my abilVisually striking futuristic tale cautioned. Some material may "The Fast and the Furious" ity, but because of Mother's blessin which a boy robot (Haley Joel be inappropriate for children (Universal) ings," the filmmaker said.

Osment) wh?has been proHigh-octane, low-interest ac- under 13.

ATLANTA (CNS}- An interreligious group that includes Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore is working to convince AT&T to get out of the business of hardcore pornography and may step up its efforts in coming months.

Cardinal Keeler reported on the efforts last week during the U.S. bishops' spring meeting in Atlanta.

He said the campaign organized by the Cincinnati-based Religious Alliance Against Pornography originated with an Oct. 23, 2000, story in The New York Times that detailed how "two of America's best-known corporations, AT&T and General Motors, were in the hard-core pornography business to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars annually."

The GM board of directors has since announced that it will sell the' subsidiary that distributes hard-core pornography, while AT&T is "still in the business," the cardinal said.

AT&T Broadband, a business ,unit of AT&T, provides cable TV service to some 16 million people in the United States. Steve Lang, a spokesman for AT&T Broadband, said "adult entertainment" is offered in some markets.

A delegation from the Religious Alliance Against Pornography met a few months ago with Michael Armstrong, the CEO ofAT&T, said Cardinal Keeler, who was part of . the delegation.

Armstrong "pointed out ways in . which they tried to limit access to the hard-core material and said that they intended to stay in the business while GM did," Cardinal Keeler said. "To' date, however, there is no sign of any change of policy."

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COCHIN, India - An awardwinning Indian director plans a feature film on Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity congregation.

Rajiv Nath, who won a national award for best director in 1999, said he has short-listed British actress Kate Winslet to play Mother Teresa in the still-untitled filIT1.

Nath told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, that the "love and charity" of Mother Teresa, who died in 1997, "have always had an impact" on his life.

The director said he wanted to create a full-length feature film focusing on the life of the nun beginning with her arrival in the eastern city of Calcutta in 1929 as an 19-year-old Loreto nun.

Nath said the film would be shot in Calcutta, where Mother Teresa

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ing to homeless women with children. .

Veteran pastors acknowledged that promotional resources made available through Diocesan Headquarters, including the special video produced this year, highlighted the range of acti vities funded by Catholic Charities. One pastor noted that people "were given a better grasp of the good things we are doing and understood where the money they are contributing is going," reported Monsignor Harrington.

Donly, whQ produces much of the promotional material which the parishes use in conducting the Appeal, expressed satisfaction with the results emanating from some of the parishes, where, during the winter months of planning, he had visited to meet with volunteer committees and engage in training sessions.

Reports indicated that more than 50,000 donors participated in this year's Appeal with returns from the more than 100 parishes in the diocese reflecting not only cash contributions but increasingly more pledges and gifts made through the use of credit cards.

Although the compilation of individual parish returns was oc-

cupying the attention of the headquarters' staff as this week's edi: tion of The Anchor went to press, Monsignor Harrington and Donly noted that increases were reported in virtually every parish.

They confirmed that four parishes had exceeded the $100,000 mark.

Several parishes registered gains in the 30 percent to 40 percent range, and pending final tabulations it appears one parish logged a 50 percent increase.

Full information about the parochial returnswill.be published when The Anchor returns to publication following the July vacation weeks.

"We're swamped at headquarters these days, Monsignor Harrington said with a smile, relating how the telephone and FAX wires were busy as last minute returns and compilations were pouring in from the outlying areas.

The sweet taste of success was literally passed on.

"We had a dish of candy, jelly beans, just like President Ronald Reagan had, and for those who came into our office personally they enjoyed a treat," Monsignor Harrington said.

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Priest urges prayers for McGuckins family ) Family whose children held off police, still troubled.

By COLEnE COWMAN CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

SANDPOINT, Idaho - The children of an Idaho family who made'national headlines this spring when they refused for several days to leave their rural home are "normal, fine kids who are in an ex,traordinarily abnormal situation."

That's the view of Father Dennis Day, pastor or" SI.. Joseph's Parish in Sandpoint.

"We need to pray for healing in that family and safety for the children," the priest told the Idaho Catholic Register, newspaper of the Boise diocese, The McGuckin family drew national media attention when they refused to leave their rural home in late May and tll;rned their dogs loose on authorities after the mother, JoAnn McGuckin, was arrested on charges of child neglect.

After they surrendered June 2, the children were placed in foster care while they awaited a resolution to the child custody dispute and neglect charge against their mother.

JoAnn McGuckin, 45, was free to leave the county jail but had refused to go because she would 'not accept a judge's restrictions on seeing her children, with whom she visited in jail June 12. She demanded the charges against her be dropped and that prosecutors apologize.

Officials have said the family's house was filthy with dog feces, human waste and rotting food and there was no running water oc e!ectricity.

The children's father, Michael McGuckin, died May 12 of com, plications from multiple sclerosis. JoAnn McGuckin had dropped his body off at a local mortuary

because she was unable to pay for ' a funeral.

At the request of the McGuckin's oldest daughter, Erina, who was estranged from the family, Father Day conducted the funeral. Also on hand was Father Timothy John O'Donovan, a retired priest of the Boise Diocese, who lives in Sandpoint and assists at the parish.

About 30 people attended the funeral, including the mother and the children.

In addition to Erina, the McGuckin children are: Kathryn, 16; Benjamin, 15; Mary, 13; James, II; Frederick, nine; and Jane, eight. Benjamin gave himself up to police three days before the other five did.

For days after the standoff, media representatives were calling the parish nonstop to try to get information. Father Day said what he tried to convey was that praying for the family was the best thing people could-do.

Father Day said problems Have been evident for several years in the McGuckin family. JoAnn and Michael McGuckin were married at St. Joseph's in 1977 and were involved in the parish for many years. She sang in the choir and Michael was a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Gradually, the couple developed some strong ideas about"end times and constitutional rights and mistrust of government. They home-schooled their children and dropped out of community activities.

Attempts by the Knights and' ,the Legion of Mary to offer food and clothing were fiercely rebuffed.

"How do we help people who refuse good intentions?" the priest asked. "We're powerless to resolve the situation if they won't let us help. We can continue to pray for them. Our parish stands ready to help in any way."

Church officials ask probe of Colombian priest's death

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RIONEGRO, Colombia Church officials have asked for a complete investigation into the murder of Father Leonardo Alzate Botero.

The 43-year-old priest was killed by armed men the night of June 14 after being taken from his parish house in the town of Abejorral.

His body was found the following morning in an open field. Abejorral is about 120 miles northwest of .the capital, Bogota.

As of last week no person or group had claimed responsibil-

ity for the murder, said Msgr.

Evan Cadavid, pastoral vicar for the Diocese of SonsonRionegro, where Father Alzate was a priest. Police had not attributed the murder to guerrilla or paramilitary groups operating in the area. ~'He hadn't received any threats and wasn't in any trouble," said Msgr. Cadavid.

"We think hired killers took him from his parish house," he said.

Bishop Flavio Calle Zapata of Sonson-Rionegro, issued a decree excommunicating the killers, said Msgr. ~adavid.

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CHILDREN OF UKRAINE surround Pope John Paul II and President Leonid Kuchma at the Kiev airport upon the pope's arrival. The pope was beginning a five-day visit to the primarily Orthodox country. (eNS photo from Reuters)

In Ukraine, pope urges all to work for'society's transforDlation KIEV, Ukraine (CNS) - With respect for Ukraine's Orthodox majority and tributes to the nation's people who endured decades of war and repression, Pope John Paul IT began his June 23-27 trip to the East European nation. ' The 81-year-old pope assured the Orthodox he did not wantlo steal their faithful, but to overcome animosity and move forward together to transform the society.

"I have not come here with the intention ot' proselytizing, but to bear witness to Christ together with all Christians," the pope said in his arrival speech.

In his speeches and in his visits to the mass graves of the victims of the Soviets and the Nazis, the pope paid homage to the suffering of the Ukrainian people.

Pope John Paul told the people, "I have long awaited t/lis visit and have prayed fervently that it might take place."

The pope congratulated Ukrainians on the 10 years of independence they will celebrate in August, an independence won from the Soviet Union without bloodshed.

He also urged the nation's politicians, business leaders and economists to work together to promote the common good, to improve Ukrain.e's economic situation and to care for the poor, who have not benefited from the nation's transition to a market economy.

But it was the tension between Catholics and Orthodox that captured newspaper headlines before the papal visit and that were the subject of Pope John Paul's stron- . gest words.

The pope said Catholics and Orthodox have hurt each other at various times throughout Ukraine's history.

"Bowing down before our one Lord, let us recognize our faults:' he said at the arrival ceremony. "As we ask forgiveness for the errors committed in both the distant and

recent past, let us in tum offer forgiveness for the wrongs endured."

Members of Ukraine's largest Orthodox Church, and the Russia Orthodox Church to which it is allied, objected to the pope's visit and refused to participate in his June 24 meeting with leaders 'of Ukraine's churches and religious communities.

They claimed the Catholic Church was trying to steal believers and that Catholics had used violence to take over thousands of church buildings in Western Ukraine.

Ukrainian Catholic and Vatican, officials have said the charges are not true.

Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said, "We want the Orthodox to remain Orthodox, to become better Orthodox. We want to help them, we don't want to convert them - not at all." , In his arrival speech, Pope John Paul told the Orthodox, ''The most fervent wish that rises from my heart is that the errors of times past will not be repeated in the fufure.

May their memory not be a hindrance on the way to mutual knowledge, the source ofbrotherhood and cooperation."

Only small groups of people lined the routes of the papal motorcades in Kiev, but the crowd of 50,000 people at the pope's June 24 Mass at Chayka airport enthusiastically rushed toward, his popemobile, waving banners and chanting, "Ukraine greets the pope; Ukraine greets Peter."

The crowd at the Mass also in- , cluded 11 busloads of people from Minsk, Belarus.

Presiding over a Divine L,iturgy Monday at Chayka airport, the pope praised the dynamism of Ukrainian faith and the amazing speed With which the nation's Eastern Catholics were able to rebuild their

Church after more than four decades of being forced to live their faith underground. .

The pope sat to the right of the altar near a huge icon of Christ, as Cardinal Lubomyr Husar of Lviv, head of the Eastern-rite Ukrainian Catholic Church, led the liturgical celebration.

Po'pe John Paul said the liturgy, so different from the Latin-rite Mass he celebrated the day before, is just one sign of the diversity found within the Catholic Church.

The peace and cooperation of the two rites, he said, "should become a model of a unity that exists within a legitimate pluralism and has its guarantee in the bishop of Rome, the successor of Peter."

Meeting religious leaders Sunday in Kiev, the pope did not dwell on tensions, but on the importance of the leaders working together to restore the traditional place offaith in Ukrainian culture and society.

In addition to honoring Chri~足 tians who suffered for their faith under the Nazis and the communists, Pope John Paul also paid homage to Ukrainian Jews and Muslims who were persecuted, murdered or exiled under the totalitarian regimes. . On several occasions, Pope John Paul said the horrors of the past offer importan~ lessons on the values that must provide the foundations of Ukraine's future democracy.

Respect for human dignity and religious freedom, tolerance, solidarity with the poor and a commitment to the common good are the pillars of a healthy and prosperous society, Pope John Paul told politicians, business and cultural leaders June 23.

Meeting the nation's Catholic bishops on Sunday, the pope said the changes in Ukraine's political and economic life have placed many families in a precarious situation that requires the attention of the Church.

Actor Carroll O'Connor d.ies; was TV's Archie Bunker

By CAlliOUC NEWS SERVICE

to his wife, Nancy, at the time of his death.

O'Connor and his wife were among the original founders of the John Wayne Cancer Clinic, and they have funded numerous scholarships for, American Indians at the University of Montana.

After their son Hugh's suicide, they were in'the forefront of the fight against drug and alcohol 76. addiction.

Celebrated for his acting skills, O'Connor also "You have to regard your marriage as the most zealously took up an anti-drug crusade after the important thing you ever will do. (In the mardrug-related suicide of his adopted son, Hugh, riage ceremony) the priest says, 'Don't take this in 1995. .. lightly,''' O'Connor said. "Sooner or later you've O'Connor this year was given only the sixth got to realize the importance of making it work life achievement award and staying together, and to be gi ven 01.1 t by the the importance of the time Christopher Awards in its you've spent together."

52 years.

In a 1995 television inHe also won a lifetime terview, O'Connor said he achievement award from and his wife relied on Catholics in Media fn their faith in the wake of 1996. O'Connor had been their son's suicide. on the honorary commitO'Connor recorded a tee for the first Catholics public service announcein Media awards in 1993. ment that sti II afrs on ocHe also had been a casion; in it he simply speaker at the 1999 Nasaid, "Get between your tional Catholic Gathering children and drugs any for Jubilee Justice in Los way you can."

Angeles. More than 60 He was tnstru,mental in national Catholic groups the passage of the Drug sponsored the event.

Dealers Civil Liability Act O'Connor shot to starin California, which aldom as Archie Bunker on lows citizens to sue drug "All in the Family," dealers for the drug-rewhich debuted in 1971, lated deaths of family and its successor, "Archie members.

Bunker's Place," over a In a 1993 interview total of 13 seasons, winwith Catholic News Serning four Emmys in the vice, O'Connor said he CARROLL O'CONNOR process. and his wife adopted He won a fifth Emmy Hugh while the couple for acting during his seven-season run as Sparta, was in Rome, where the actor was working on Miss., police chief Gillespie in "In the Heat of the movie "Cleopatra" in 1962. the Night," which premiered in 1988. His last Other films in which O'Connor was featured role was in the 2000 film romance "Return to before he hit Hollywood pay dirt with "All in Me." the Family" included "Lonely Are the Brave" At the time of his 1996 award from Catholics with Kirk Douglas, and "Kelly's Heroes" with in Media, the organization called O'Connor "an Clint Eastwood. actor, producer, industry leader, a citizen and a O'Connor was born in New York City and remarkable human being who has not only em- was a merchant seaman in World War II. After bodied, in his life and work, the highest ethical the war he enrolled at the University of Monstandards, but has expressed them with magnifi- tana, where he developed an interest in acting. cent artistry."

He is survived by his wife and a grandson, O'Connor had been married nearly 50 years Sean.

CULVER CITY, Calif. - Carroll O'Connor, the Catholic actor who entertained a generation of television viewers with his portrayals of Archie Bunker on "All in the Family" and police chief Bill Gillespie on "In the Heat of the Night," died June 21 of a heart attack. He was

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Chanteurs du Comte du Flandre, they have performed throughout Europe and have been welcomed a numbe'r of times in Canada and the United States.

They have performed on radio, television, and music festivals. In 1974, at the festival in Lille, they had the distinct honor of singing under the direction of Maurice Durufle, currently with the Philharmonic Orchestra. .Following an appearance at the White House in 1977, they were invited to perform for Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's in Rome, where they had repeat performances in 1987 and 1994.

Over and over again they were welcomed and received enthusiastically at places of renown. Their performance before the prime minister in Paris resulted in their meeting with a number of famous musicians throughout the world.

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Their repertoire is diversified: bining voices and ton~s in order of a grave and ~ofemn beauty in to obtain a perfect and well-bal' the religious polyphonic hymns, anced performance.

Their, appearance locally will with a cheerful exuberance for seasonal songs. They are charm- certainly bring pride to our ing and light in style for the secu- Church, our city and our diocese.

At Sacred Heart Parish Father lar polyphonic works of the Renaissance. Yet there is a joyous, Raymond Cambra and others will simple and fresh nature so distinc- greet the singers. After that they tive of children. for folk and will treated to their evening meal French songs of today or yester- by Al Alves at the T.A. Restaurant. year.

The following day, Richard These young singers wish to move you, to make you smile, to LaFrance of Whites's On the make you dream. They also hope Watuppa will be host to the young to demonstrate their ability to performers at lunch following perform various difficult singing their appearance at the 10 a.m., styles. They can interweave their Mass.

They will take time off for a voices for a fugue or a canon, or progress through strict and intri- dip in a nearby pool prior to the cate polyphonic structures mak- evening conceI:l under the direcing musical feasts. Those results tion of Decool at Sacred Heart can only be achieved after a tre- Parish. Following that, they will mendous amount of practice and attend a party hosted by Ronald individual work for voice train- Ferris at the Venus de Milo Resing and collective work for com- taurant in Swansea.

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Continuedfrompage JJ St. Ann: $100-M/M Joseph Holy Ghost Society; $100-M/M An- Harnois. tonio S. Andrade, Mrs. Laura ConSEEKONK stant.

Ol,lr Lady of Mount Carmel: Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe: $240-M/M Edward Barbehenn; $1 OO-Mrs. Aurea Perez. $200-M/M Robert Holme; $125-FloOur Lady of Fatima: $100-0ur rence Piquette; $100-M/M Stephen Lady of Fatima St. Vincent de Paul Lima, MlM Anthony Strycharz.

Society, M/M Anthony W. Enos. st Mary: $250-Michael & Gail Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Noonan; $200-John & Patricia $1 OO-Maria G. Fonfinha, M/M Jaime Harwood; $160-James & Deborah DaRosa.

Bolton; $150-Thomas & Denise Our Lady of Perpetual Help & Drury.

St. Casimir: $120-Theresa Crouch.

SOMERSET St. Francis of Assisi: $250-St. 51. Thomas More: $100-M/M Vincent de Paul Society; $100-M/M Frederick Kozak, M/M Daniel P. Peter Busnengo, MlM James Henry. McDonald, MlM John T. Smith.

St. Hedwig: $100-Mr. Leonard SOUTH EASTON Hudzik.

Holy Cross: $500-M/M Scott 51. John the Baptist: $650-St. McCarthy; $200-M/M Henry John's Cemetery; $500-Anony- Hobaica; $100-M/M David Keane, mous; $250-A Friend, St. John's Con- M/M William Matthews. firmation Class-2001; $200-M/M SOUTH YARMOUTH Jose O. Fragata, M/M Pter Serdahl; 51. Pius X: $1,OOO-M/M Francis $125-MlM Alberto Pereira; $115-M/ Arcikowski, M/M Douglas Murray; M Antonio Alves; $100-St. John's $200-Stephen Nocrasz; $100-MIM Youth Ministry, Anonymous, Berta , Peter Regan, M/M Gerald Foley, tv'l/ Encarnacao, Juvenal Encarnacao, M Daniel Cavanaugh, Barry M/M John Rodrigues, Eduardo Connolly.

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NORTH ATTLEBORO Holy Rosary: $100-M/M John Sacred Heart: $500-Sacred S. Biedak, M/M Gregory Glynn.

Heart St. Vincent de Paul Society; Immaculate Conception: $100$400-MlM Edmond Goulet; $1 OO-M/ M/M Daniel LeBrun.

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St. Joseph: $500-Manuel D. 51. Mary: $500-St. Mary's St. Garcia; $400-Phil & Carol Bois; Vincent de Paul Society; $100-St. $325-BeUy Tigano; $300-M/M Mary's Confirmation Class, M/M Lawrence Masterson; $240-M/M Michael Coyle, Regina Noonan.

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Dorsey; $100-James Kelliher, ThoNORTH EASTON mas & Susan Griffin.

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Diocese of Fall River - Fri., June 29, 2001

Peoria priests urged to continue serving

Church in senior years ByTOM DERMODY

"retire" from his wife and marriage of many years and move away.

PEORIA, III. - Bishop John While the task force study J. Myers of Peoria, in his seventh found that some active older pastoral letter, urged priests of his priests are tired and have found diocese to prayerfully consider an retirement to be "the blessing they alternative to retirement and to sought," others reported feeling continue serving the Church "as useless, nonproductive and lonely long as you are able." in retirement years.

In "A Letter to My Brother Several retired priests, said Priests," issued a week ago, Bishop Bishop Myers, wished they had Myers proposes several lifestyle taken a sabbatical leave or a long arrangements for those opting for vacation instead of making the w)1at he calls "senior priest sta- choice to retire. tus."

But he predicted those who He also announced the estab- work out an arrangement of conlishment of a new episcopal vicar tinued; though limited, service for seniQr clergy to assist the within the diocese as "senior bishop in the care of senior priests. priests" will find fulfillment and "The Church needs you," he satisfaction in sharing their wistold priests near or beyond the dom, guidance. encouragement age of 70, the statutory retirement and prayer, not only with lay age in the diocese. Saying the Catholics but with younger priests number of priests available to and seminarians. serve in parishes, 'schools, instiBishop Myers outlined several tutions, and specialized ministries ways those choosing senior status is down, Bishop Myers added "we could "continue to live out the gift need every priest who is willing of your priesthood, even as your to serve." energies wane under the burden The Diocese of Peoria cur- of years." These include: . rently has about 60 retired priests, ~ assignment to a smaller para number that is expected to re- ish or ministry; main fairly constant over the next -living in residence with lim. few years, Bishop Myers told The ited duties; :-: Catholic Post, Peoria's diocesan -~ living independently, but newspaper. available to help.

The "senior priest status" is a He announced that plans are proposal unique to the Peoria dio- under way to develop a section cese and is not modeled after an- of St. Joseph's Home in West Peoother diocese, he said. ria into several apartm~nts for In the pastoral letter, Bishop senior priests,' and that similar Myers noted the priesthood "is not residences may be established in a career like other men's work." other regions of the diocese.

"It is a vocation, a sacred callHe expressed his hope that ing, an eternal covenant'to serve older brothers in the priesthood God," he wrote. In the strict sense. "live whatever years the Lord has he said, a diocesan priest can no granted you in a spirit pf joy, more "retire" than can a husband hope, and peace."

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

A PERUVIAN woman and her child in the town of Moquegua look over the remains of their home destroyed in a majot earthquake that hit southern Peru June 23. The 8.1 magnitude quake killed at least 70 p,eople and ruined villages. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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earDlarks $50,000 for Peruvian earthqua~e relief BALTIMORE (CNS) Catholic Relief Services has released an 路initial $50,000 to help victims of a-June 23 earthquake . in Peru.

The 'quake killed at least 70 people and injured more than I ,20Q, said Peruvian civil defense officials.

The 8.1 magnitude quake hit areas in a hard to reach area of southern Peru, from its Pacific coast to inland zones high in the Andes路Mountains.

CRS, the U.S. bishops' relief and development agency, said at least 60,000 homes were destroyed, and the number of deaths . and casualties IS expected to rise when contact with these areas is ,re-established.

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Compounding the problems for survivors is the cold, wintry, highaltitude weather in the Andes.

News reports from Peru said many of the deaths occurred in

the colonial city of Arequipa, almost 8,000 feet above sea level and 630 miles south of the capi- , till of Lima. One of the buildings damaged was the 400-year-old cathedral.

Two new .bishops named

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WASHINGTON - Pope John Paul II has named Auxiliary Bishop William F. Murphy of Boston to head the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y. He also appointed Msgr. Victor B. Galeone, pastor of St. Agnes Parish in Baltimore, as the. bishop of St. Augustine, Fla.

The appointments were announced Tuesday in Washington

by Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo. papal nuncio to the United States.

Bishop Murphy, 61, succeeds Bishop James T. McHugh, who died last December. Bishop-designate Galeone, 65, succeeds Bishop John J. Snyder, who retired in December.

Vatican 路appeals for worldwide moratorium on death penalty

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VATICAN CITY The Vatican renewed an appeal for a worldwide moratorium on the death penalty. calling it an "integral part of the defense of human life at every stage of its development."

"It is surely more necessary than . ever that the inalienable dignity of human life be universally respected and recognized for its immeasurable value," Msgr. Paul Gallagher, a Vatican diplomat, told, a recent world congress against the death penalty.

Gathered in Strasbourg, France, speakers of parliaments from four continents signed a formal declaration calling for a global ban on capital punishment and criticized the United States and China for their recourse to executions.

Pope John Paul II, who regularly appeals for sentence, com-

mutations for death-row inmates, had "earnestly hoped and prayed" for a global moratorium during the jubilee year 2000, Msgr.

Gallagher said.

Though that desire was unfulfilled, the pope took encouragement from a growing popular awareness that "it is time to abolish the death penalty," said the Vatican diplomat.

He said the Vatican opposed the death penalty because lesser punishments "may offer time and incentive for the reform of the guilty, hope to the innocent and (may) safeguard the well-being of civil society itself."

"The universal abolition of the death penalty would be a courageous affirmation of the belief that humankind can be successful in dealing with criminality and of our refusal to succumb before such forces," Msgr. Gallagher said.

THOUSANDS OF pilgrims join a procession to the Bosnian town of Medjugorje recently to mark the 20th anniversary of the reported visions of the Virgin Mary there. Millions have flocked to the town since the first apparition was reported by six youths in 1981. The visionaries have said that Mary called for greater faith, prayer, penance, fasting and conversion.

The Catholic Church has never officially confirmed the apparitions. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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Holy sDloke! Skywriter praises God in the air

By IRENE HEY CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

BOCA RATON, Ha. - Because many people live busy and hectic lives often times they forget about God and the many blessings that he has bestowed on them, according to Jerry Stevens, a member ofSt. Jude Parish in Boca Raton, in the Diocese of Palm Beach.

To help people think about God more often, the veteran pilot decided

to take up skywriting and put messages of hope and inspiration in the skies over south Horida.

"I want to get people to think about God and I want them to know how much better their lives would be with him involved," said Stevens, 58.

After 42 years offlying airplanes Stevens decided to take his hobby one step fuither, and he credits that decision to God. Stevens said he was

walking out of church one day and felt divinely inspired to take up skywriting.

"God gave me the inspiration to do it," Stevens told The Florida Catholic, Palm Beach diocesan newspaper.

Not having any experience with skywriting, Stevens sought the direction and advice of veteran skywriterJeffBussen'ofAnchorage, Alaska. It took Stevens three months

of practice to perfect navigating his 25-year-old Grumman Ag Cat biplane named "Holy Smoke."

Stevens adds a special oil to his plane's exhaust system to make the mile-long letters of inspiration, 9,000-12,000 feet above tjle ground.

Three to four times a week people in south Horida can see Stevens' messages,Although most ofhis flights are based over the Boca Raton Airport, he said he has been known to fly to other cities and states.

"I like to fly up to Orlando and display my messages over the many tourist attractions like Disney World," Stevens said.

Because he wants to divinely inspire as many people as possible, he said, he flies during the moming rush hour and when people are out and about on weekends.

He said he keeps his messages short and sweet because they can dissipate very quickly in the wind.

Among his messages are "God is Great," plus "God Loves U" and "Jesus Loves U," the latter two with smiley-face icons. He also changes his messages to reflect the season or

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

We're really big on rapid communication these days: cell phones, e-mail and, quickest of all, the instant message or 1M a little bit of computer magic that lets two people pass notes back and forth on their computers.

Instant messages are a lot like the notes kids used to pass in the back of class. The only difference is that the two people don't need to be in the same room or even the same state or country.

Brattleboy: Whazzup?

Misterygrll: Nutth'n. Whazzup with you?

Brattleboy: Too bored. Algebra test tomorrow and I'm brain dead.

Misterygrll: I got that. Me, I'm grounded for two weeks. Flunkde English.

Brattleboy: That burns. Misterygrll: You are so right.

The term "instant message" is bogus on two counts. First, it may be quick, but the communication is hardly instant. One person types six or eight words, and clicks "send." Then he waits, while the other participant types a reply. 1M exchanges are unbearably slow.

Second, there often isn't much message inside the 1M. You really can't share much real information in an 1M. Besides which, frequently the participant in an 1M conversation actually has three or more exchanges going on,

each in a different window, while he works on his English homework. The pace makes reflection al~ost impossible.

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flge Psychological research tells us some interesting things about how people communicate. It turns out that the words we speak only convey about 20 percent of the information that goes back and forth during a: conversation. The tone of your voice, the expressions on your face and the body language that just pours out of you carry far more information than the words themselves.

Have you ever been with an obviously angry friend - her face red, breathing shallow and fast, her fists clenched - who said, "No, I'm not angry, it doesn't bother me at all." Did you believe her?

Actions speak louder than words. Most of us don't believe what people say if it doesn't fit with how they're acting.

With the 1M all yqu have are the words. None of the other information is there.

A phenomenon takes place

with IMs that I call "Internet hypnosis." Exchanging I~s over a period of hours, you can quickly develop a sense that you know this other person deeply .and that the other person knows you better and more deeply than anyone you:ve ever met.

Next, you start imagining that you've found your perfect match,' better than anybody in your real life.

The sense of intimacy comes because you "tell" things to strangers over IMs that you never would tell friends you had to see in school every day.

Because you share secrets, 'it feels as though you have formed a special bond.

When people "fall in love" over the Internet with someone they've never met, they're almost always in love with someone who doesn't exist.

Remember, all you have are the words, not the rest of the information about the person. The other 80 percent of the person you think is there is made up in your own mind.

When people finally meet these ,Internet heartthrobs face to face, they're often disappointed. The person they imagined was clever, kind and considerate may be all of those things -',or none 'of them.

Never give your heart to somebody you've never met. It's a setup for a heartbreak.

holiday. At Thanksgiving he writes, "Thank God," and at Easter he writes, "He is Risen."

Ofthe different messages Stevens writes, he said his most popular ones have the smiley face in them. "It has been the single most thing that attracts the kids and the kids seem to love the skywriting more than anybody else," Stevens said.

According to Carmelite Father Timothy M. Johnson, parochial vicar at St. Jude Parish, Stevens is dedicated to following in the footsteps of Jesus and spreading the word ofGod. "He truly feels called to spread the word of God and his way of doing that is through skywriting," Fa- , ther Johnson said. This year, he, added, Stevens was named "Parishioner oftheYear" for his many hours of volunteer service.

"He is a eucharistic minister and he often prays at the bedsides of sick people, praying with them," Father Johnson said. Stevens also has headed up several charitable events for the parish and organizations including Food for the Poor in Deerfield Beach.

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HEALTH FAIR - Above, Edward Juergens gets information brochures from Karen Doucette, representative for the Tbbacco Control Program. Below, Marc Brown of Oscb Drug S~ores takes a blood pressure reading from Donal White at the St. Mary's Church 2001 Health Fair. The Mansfield parish's annual event featured an array of services and health information. (Photos courtesy of Charlene McNeil)

. VOLUNTEERS AT the Catholic Memorial Home" Fall River, were recently honored at a luncheon for their work-and dedication in caring for residents. Volunteers give of themselves by assisting staff, transporting residents to and from activities, meals and the chapel, delivering mail, doing laundry and visiting with people. i ~. PR0GRAM DIRECTOR Nl:mcy Reed (left) of Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, presents the Employee of the Quarter Award to Certified Nursing Assistant M. Connie Viveiros for all her work and

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Saint Anile's, Hospital mammography van schedule announced FALL RIVER Saint -July 10,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Anne's Hospital has announced SSTAR, 400 Stanley Street, the schedule for its mobile mam- Fall River, 508-675-1054; . mography van for July and Au---.: July 14,8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., gust..

Hudner Oncology Center at . A registered nurse and radi- Saint Anne's Hospital, Osborn ology technologist provide Street, Fall River, 508-675mammograms, clinical breast 5688; exams, Pap tests and physical - July 18, noon-6 p.m., exams. Other health services Health First, 102 County Street, include free breast and cervical Fall River, 508-679-8111; education and further diagnos- July 23, 6:30 - 8:30 a.m., tic testing if deemed necessary. Hudner Oncology Center; Portuguese-speaking staff and - July 28, 8:30 a.m:- 3 p.m., interpreters for other languages Hudner Oncology Center; are also available.

- Aug. 7, 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 Appointments are necessary p.m., SSTAR; for all services by calling the , -Aug. Il, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., host sites listed below. For ad- Hudner Oncology Center; ditional information contact - Aug. 15, noon-6 p.m., Maria Cabrales; 'RN" at 508- Health' First; 675-5686. '.., - Aug. 25,' 8:30 a.m.-3 ..

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Edmund J. Fitzgerald are recipients: Lorraine Cruz, Madonna Manor; Melanie Rand, Catholic Memorial Home; Sandra Newhall, Marian Manor; Lynda laverdure, Our lady's Haven; Rya'n Perry, Sacred Heart Home; and Ray McAndrews, Marian Manor.