t eanc 0 VOL. 43, NO. 27 • Friday, July 16, 1999
FALL RIVER, MASS.
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Boston College honors New Bedford deacon ~
Deacon Eduardo Pacheco, a buildings and grounds custodian at the college, has earned the admiration of those in the offices he visits daily. By JAMES N. DUNBAR
BOSTON - For two years, Rev. Mr. Eduardo Pacheco, one of the first Portuguese immigrants to be ordained a permanent deacon in the Fall River Diocese, has not only performed his ministry, but has held down two jobs and cared for an ill wife while maintaining an air of humility and modesty as he goes about his custodial duties at Boston CoIlege. His demeanor has come to everyone's attention. On College Road, where Pacheco is a housekeeper, staffers who nominated him for the prestigious service award said his warmth and manner have brightened many a day, says Mark Sullivan, a staff writer for The Boston College Chronicle. who wrote an article about him. The 59-year-old Pacheco
was presented the 1999 Boston College Community Service Award by University President Jesuit Father William P. Leahy, at a campus dinner held recently. "What I am doing is special because it is for God, but it is some-
thing I choose to do," said the 12year building and grounds employee. His reaction came as no surprise to those who know him. "I don't deserve the award, I regret I don't have time to do more," he added, telling of his joy in working there. "He always has a smile or a kind word each morning," Administrative Coordinator Susan Hynes of the Academic Vice President's office said in the article written by Sullivan. "Eduardo is a kind and gentle man who is a true asset to BC and College Road," she said. In a letter to the honoree signed by Associate President W. Paul White and officials of the Boston College Office of State and Community Affairs, they wrote: "Eduardo, we all know of your wonderful qualities and your insurmountable dedication to your community. We can all understand what it takes to be a person, a friend for the needy, sick and elderly. We can all understand what it takes to be in a job, season after season, carrying the same gracious attitude, the same loyalty and unbroken humbleness, PRIDE OF BC - Eduardo Pacheco: day after day." They added, Tum to page 13 - Deacon A man for all seasons.
Five ordained priests for the diocese By MIKE GORDON
the ordination ceremony and presented them to those gathered. He expressed thanks to each candidate for their dediFALL RIVER - Five men were ordained to the priest- cation and to those who have supported them throughout hood June 26 before an overflow crowd at St. Mary's Ca- their formation. He also thanked Auxiliary Bishop Edward thedral. Each of the five transitional deacons, Timothy K. Braxton of St. Louis, Mo., for joining in the ceremony. Each candi'Driscoll, date then anDariusz nounced his Kalinowski, readiness and Roger Landry, wiIlingness Tadeusz to enter the Pacholczyk priesthood. and David During his Sharland, a homily, You t h Bishop Apostle, all O'MaIley answered the spoke about caIl to priestthe duties of a hood during priest and the 11 a.m. said each of Mass in a the candimoving cerdates must emony. "learn to see Bishop the little O'Malley people. See called the five ORDINATION CEREMONIES were held at St. Mary's Cathedral, who is great cand idates Fall River recently where five men answered the call to the priesthood. forward at the Tum to page beginning of (Anchor/Gordon photo) 11- Priests ANCHOR STAFF
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BACKTOTHE FUTURE: The exterior of St. Mary's! Our Lady of the Isle Church on Nantucket takes on an original look. (AnchodJolivet photo)
A sound church for Nantucket Sound By DAVE JOUVET ANCHOR STAFF
NANTUCKET - Three years ago, the parishioners of St. Mary's/Our Lady of the Isle Church on Nantucket celebrated the 100th anniversary of the building of their tiny house of worship. At age 103, the simple wooden church is looking better than ever. A project that began shortly after the anniversary celebration in 1996 has the century-old structure sitting pretty on Federal Street in the island community. While the entire project is not yet complete, islanders and vacationers alike can se~ the changes. "The whole purpose of the renovation project began because of the nature of the building being old," said St. Mary's pastor, Father Thomas Lopes. "We began renovations in the basement, to open it up for meetings and parish events," he said. "But as we progressed we discovered some of the beams were rotting, so we had some important structural renovations to make as well. Now, the basement is open, bright and ready for parish meetings and Tum to page 13 - Nantucket
Faith COUles first By DAVE JOUVET ANCHOR STAFF
NANTUCKET - Surely most Catholics are familiar with the Gospel story of the loaves and the fishes, when Jesus feeds the multitudes with but a few fish and loaves of bread. While attending Mass at the tiny St. Mary's/Our Lady of the Isle Church on Nantucket, I witnessed a similar event. The church itself can hold 350 worshipers in its pews and an additional 50 can be seated in the choir loft. But come Communion time at the 11 :30 Mass on July 4, the stream of faithful seemed never-ending. At the risk of sounding irreverent, it reminded me of watching a car at the circus where clown after clown piles out and you know they couldn't all possibly fit in there. On the more reverent side, the line of people receiving the Eucharist was heartwarming to say the least. People came from the pews, from the choir loft, from the back of the church, from the haIlway of the church and from the outside steps of the church, despite passing rain showers in the area. All this on a holiday weekend. This was a true testimony to the faith of the parishioners of St. Mary's and to the visitors to Nantucket. And the other Sunday Tum to page 13 - Faith
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