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DIOCESAN YOUTH joined high school age students from all over New England and surrounding states at the Steubenville East convention held last weekend at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro. Pictured above are delegates representing the LaSalette Y0uth Group and the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk, Youth Group. See additional photos on page 13. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

2,000 youths gather for prayer weekend at LaSalette LIFTING HOLY HANDS to the Lord, student delegates to the Steubenville: East conference concentrate on their worship. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

By Christine Vieira Mills Anchor staff The cheers were deafening, the excitement enveloping and the air electric. Such was the mood and

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Two t() be ordained to' priesthood July 19 at New Bedford church In the context of an II a.m.

Mass Saturday, July 19, at St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford, Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., will ordain Rev. Mr. David A. Engo, FPO, and Rev. Mr. Richard D. Wilson to the priesthood for the Diocese of Fall River. Both Rev. Mr. Engo, 30, and Rev. Mr. Wilson, 29, were ordained transitional deacons by the bishop in January at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall Rivl:r.

Rev. Mr. Engo, a native of Long Island, N.Y., is the son of Henry and Anne Engo and has one sister and three brothers.

He has been a Franciscan friar of the Primitive Observance for almost II years, entering postulance in 1986 on Long Island. As a brother, his ministry in New York and in New Bedford has focused on youth, leading youth retreats and offering counseling. As a deacon, he has continued his work with youth along with ministry to the homeless, primarily in the south end of New Bedford, where he has resided at the Immaculate Conception Friary.

Rev. Mr. Engo earned a bachelor of arts degree in theology from Seton Hall University, N.J., witha minorconcentratioll in philosophy.

He attended St. Joseph Seminary in Dunwoodie, N.Y. He will return to his native parish, St. Jude's, Mastic Beach, Long Island, to offer his first Mass on Sunday, July 20. On the following Sunday, July 27, he will offer II :30 a.m. Mass. at St. Mary Church, New Bedford, where he assisted as deacon. A reception will follow in the parish hall.

Rev. Mr. Wilson is the son of Robert and Mary Wilson. He grew

up in Quincy, and on Cape Cod, where his family spent summers for many years and now permanently resides. He has two sisters and one brother.

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He earned a bachelor of science degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1990.

As an undergraduate he also studied at the Universidad de Sevilla in Spain.

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So, how does one host 2,000 atmosphere at Steubenville East, a youth conference held July 11-13 people? Huge tents. There was the Lourdes Tent, the Fatima Tent at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro.

Franciscan University of Steu- and the Main Event Tent, where benville, Ohio, held its first youth sessions and liturgies took place. conference in the summer of 1976, The Girls' and Boys' Tents were when youth from around the na- used to house the delegates, who tion were invited to come and came from as far as Indiana and experience a personal relationship .Maryland, New York and New with Jesus Christ and the power of Jersey, as well as from all over the Holy Spirit. Because the re-· New England. sponse was so overwhelming (upLaSalette Shrine director Father wards of 3,000 by the mid 1980s), Ernest J. Corriveau, MS, said he officials divided the conference in was "thrilled to host the event." He two - one for high school age had attended conferences in Ohio . youth and another for college age and. "saw firsthand how God young adults. touched the hearts of these kids."

Eventually, since registrations And did He ever! had increased exponentially, the Two thousand teens, attentive university began to hold more high and enthusiastic during Sunday's school age conferences, offering .closing liturgy, sang and cried and them in differel'tt parts of the coun- laughed and jumped with joy. try. Steubenville South was held in Arms raised and eyes closed in Alexandria, La., in 1995 and this worship, their lips moved as they year there will be six weekend asked God to give them the courexperiences: Steubenville East; age and strength to live lives acSteubenville West, held in Phoe- cording to His word. nix, Ariz.; three conferences at the They heard motivational speakOhio campus; and, for the third ers and were invited to come into year, Steubenville South. All of prayer and a deeper relationship the conferences share the same with their friend Jesus. They were format and speakers, attempting also offered the sacraments of to offer the same experience to reconciliation and the Eucharist each participant. throughout the weekend. Many The theme for this year's con- didn't want to leave. ferences was "Behold the Lamb."

"It's a total breakdown of the A volunteer team that travels with walls you put up in front of anyone the conference put on skits in that else," said Ken Bridges, a member vein including Mary's little lamb of the LaSalette Youth Group. (a real lamb, much to the joy of "It's an unbelievable power that conferencegoers.) you can only get from God." Registration for last weekend's "I love it because I canjust open Steubenville East came close to my heart up to God," said Liz 2,000 students, not to mention the hundreds of adult leaders, youth Bonner, also from the LaSalette ministers and volunteers that Youth Group, who had been to the worked to make such a large under- Steubenville conference in Ohio. taking a success.

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I~===-I Father Halligan New York Cardinal John J. O'Connor; Hartford Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin, the former Bishop of the Fall River diocese; and many monsignori and clergy were celebrants of the Mass of Christian Burial for Father Nicholas Francis Halligan, OP, 81, who died June 29 in New York City.

A Fall River native, Father Halligan was the son of the late Frank and Anna (Connors)' Halligan.

Following graduation from Sacred Heart school ,and Durfee High School, both in Fall River, he graduated from Providence College and in 1936 entered the Order of preachers.

After pret>aring for the priesthood at Dominican Houses of Studies in River Forest, IL, and Washington, DC, Father Halligan was ordained in Washington June 10, 1943. Thereafter he earned a doctorate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known as the Angelicum, in Rome.

Returning to the United States, he taught for 20 years in seminaries within and without the Domin~ ican Order and during this time received from the Dominican Master General the .order's highest degree, the Masterate in Sacred Theology.

Father Halligan then left the teaching field to become secretary and archivist at the then Apostolic Delegation, now the Nunciature, in Washington, DC, where he served from 1971 to 1984. From 1984 until his retirement in 1995 he held numerous positions in the Archdiocese for the Milifary Services, USA, ultimately as its vicar general.

After retirement Father Halligan served at the Dominican parish of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York City, where his funeral Mass took place. Interment was in the Dominican cemetery at Pleasantville, NY. He is survived by two brothers, Father Raymond Ferrer Halligan, OP, also of St. Vincent Ferrer parish; and John E. Halligan of Naples, FL. .

July 19 1934, Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan, D.D., Second Bishop of Fall River, 1907-1934 1975, Rev. Francis M. Coady, Pastor, SS. Peter and Paul, Fall River 1992, Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni, Pastor Emeritus, Holy Rosary, Taunton July 20 1983, Rev. Joao Medeiros, Retired Pastor, St. Elizabeth, Fall River July 23 1893, Rev. Patrick F.Doyle, Founder, SS. Peter and· Paul, Fall River 1938, Rev. George B. McNamee, Pastor, Holy Name, Fall River July 2S 1913, Rev. Michael J. Cooke, Pastor, St. Patrick, Fall River 1984, Rev. Raymond R. Mahoney, SS.CC., Retired, Our Lady of Assumption, New Bedford -

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Dennis R. Poyant, a veteran principal and Catholic educator, has been appointed headmaster at Coyle and Cassidy High School in Taunton, by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM; Cap. The appointment was effective July I. He succeeds Michael J. Donly, who will become the first director . of the- Fall River diocesan Development Office in September.

For the past 22 years Poyant has served as principal in elementary schools in the diocese, for the past five years at Holy Name School, Fall River, and from 1975 to 1992 at St. Mary School, New Bedford.

At Holy Name School he updated curriculum in all major academic areas, greatly enhancing the computer instruction program and electronic learning. He directed hiring of teachers and staff development and was co-chair of"Faithful to His Holy Name," a capital campaign to raise funds for an addition to the school and improvement of facilities. He also helped develop and acquire funding for a counseling .program for parochial schools in the city of Fall River.' .

During his tenur-e at St. Mary School he initiated computer education for all grade levels and began a nursery school program.

While there, he was also New Bedford area coordinator of federal grants for Catholic elementary schools.

In 1991 Poyant was one of 12 Catholic school principals nationwide to receive the Distinguished Principal Award from the National Catholic Educational Association.

After many years of preparing students for high school, Poyant said he looks forward to applying his experience and vision ofCatholic education to the secondary school level. "I have always approached Catholic educatiop at the elementary level as building a foundation for what would c.ontinue in high school," he said, adding that "this opportunity at Coyle and Cassidy allows me to work with faculty to continue this mission at the next education level, nurturing acad'emic, spiritual and

DENNIS R. POYANT personal development within each she added, "he just had three daughters go through the Hchool. student."

Diocesan Superintendent of He comes with a variety of p,~rspec­ Schools James McNamee, a mem- tives'" ber of the search committee for a • Prior to serving as principal, new headmaster, said Poyant was Poyant taught at St. Joseph School recommended to Bishop O'Malley and the former St. Anthony High because of his experience and be- School, both in New Bedford.

For four years he served on the cause he is "a dedicated educator with a clear grasp of the philo- National Catholic Educa.tional sophy of Catholic education to- Association executive com mittee as a' representative of New EngI day."

Poyant, who described Coyle land elementary schools. He has and Cassidy as "an excellent school also contributed articles to the alrea,dy," is no stranger to the Association's quarterly journal, place: Three of his daughters are Momentum.

The new headmaster eamed a recent alumnae and he himself is a 1967 graduate of Msgr. James bachelor of arts degree in history Coyle High School, Taunton, from the former Southeastern which merged with Bishop Cas- Massachusetts University ill 1971 sidy High of that city in 1971 to and three years later a ma:.ter of arts degree in the same subject form the present school.

"I think Dennis' skills and suc- from Providence College. He has cesses as principal, his idea of what completed several graduate courses Catholic education should be from in education and administr2.tion.

Poyant is a lifelong resident of grades K through 12, his commitment to young people and his own New Bedford and a member of St. Mary parish in that city. He is personal faith make him a wonderful choice for headmaster," said married to Christine (Ponichtera) Or. 'Donna Boyle, academic prin- and they are the parents oJ four cipal at Coyle and Cassidy. "Plus,'; daughters. .

New principal at" Dominican Academy' Dominican Sister of Hope Louise Synan has been 'named 'principal of Dominican Academy, Fall River's only private Catholic school for girls: It was founded in 1896 as a 12-grade school, in 1971 closing its high school section when it and two other city Catholic high schools· joined to become the former Bishop Gerrard High School which in its turn was amalgamated with the present Bishop Connolly High School.

It will be the second time around for Sister Louise, who from 1973 to 1986 served her first term as Dominican Academy principal, then going to Coyle-Cassidy High School, Taunton, for 10 years as a guidance counselor and member of the school's English department.

Last September she returned to Dominican as development director and again as a guidance couns.elor. She has also been active in the school's alumnae association and on the public relations committee of its school board.

In her return to her former role of principal, she hopes to form a .student council, upgrade Dominican's computer capabilities, further develop its curriculum and work on improvements in the school environment.

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LAST YEAR these couples joined dozens of others dancing the night away at the Bishop's Evening on Cape Cod. The Diocesan Council of Catl)olic Women will be sponsoring the annual event again this year on August 6. For tickets or more information, call your parish's rectory.

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AIDS Ministry to offer daylong retreat in Provincetown A day of retreat and reflection will be offered on Thursday, July 24, in Provincetown by the Fall River diocesan AIDS Ministry for persons of all creeds who are living with or affected by HIV disease and AIDS, including families, significant others and caregivers.

It will begin at 1O:0!} a.m. and continue until 3:00 p.m. at St. Peter the Apostle parish center, II Prince St. Retreat planners say the day will be one of listening and reflecting on "the silence of God and the voice of God that is within us, and around us." The retreat theme, "a

still small voice," is taken from I Kings 19: 12: And He said, "Go and stand on the mountain before the Unnameable." And behold, the Unnameable passed by, and a great wind tore the mountains and shattered the rocks; but the Unnameable was not in the wind; and after the wind, an earthquake; but the Unnameable was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake, a fire; but the Unnameable was not in the fire. And after the fire, a still, small voice. I Kings 19: 12ff)

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Rev. Mark R. Hession and Dr. Krysten Winter-Green will co-facilitate the retreat. Father Hession is pastor of St. Joseph parish in Taunton and director of Continuing Education and Clergy Formation in the diocese. Dr. WinterGreen is director of the diocesan Office of AIDS Ministry.

Registration is requested in advance. Financial aid is available for those in need. To register or for additional information, call Sister Theresa Bisson at AIDS Ministry, (508) 674-5600, ext. 2295.

The applicant must be: • a committed and practicing Catholic, • an enthusiastic supporter of Catholic Schools, • a seasoned teacher with experience in Catholic Schools, • the holder of appropriate academic credentials, leadership qualities, and computer knowledgeable.

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OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.F.M., Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nomination of the Reverend Robert M. Campagna, O.F.M., Provincial of the Franciscan Province of the Immaculate Conception, and has made the following appointment: Rev. Albert McMahon, O.F.M., Parochial Vicar, Saint Margaret Parish, Buzzards Bay. Effective July 7, 1997 His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.F.M., Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nomination of the Very Reverend Dennis J. Loomis, M.S., Provincial Superior of the Missionaries of Our Lady of LaSalette, and has made the following appointment: Rev. Bernard B. Baris, M.S., Pastor, Our Lady of the Cape Parish, Brewster.

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Much has been publicized this past week concerning the ongoing investigation of the horrendous fate of TWA Flight 800. But very little has been done to activate promised safety reforms, despite formation of the Gore commission to propose and implement such measures. The commission findings were to be guidelines for the Federal Aviation Agency but seemingly they have been put on hold and little has been done by the agency to upgrade airline safety procedures.

Why does it refuse to make public safety and security a top priority? Has it capitulated to airline business interests, ignoring passengers' rights and expectations? Why is it that the FAA h~ one of the worst track records of any federal agency when it comes to implementing recommendations and findings? These are but a few of many questions that should and must be answered. When , lives are at stake, needed changes should not be delayed.

An area of concern in need of immediate attention is that of developing means of detecting explosive devices. In a social order in which bombs seem to be the only answer fanatics have for perceived problems or injustices, the public deserves all the protection a government can offer. Flying safety is not just for the few VIPs who can afford their own planes or who rate a seat on Air Force One. Everyone who books a flight should have the assurance that everything is being done to ensure his or her personal security.

Installation of smoke detectors and fire suppression equipment in cargo areas of planes may begin in October, but the airlines in general tried to block this needed safety precaution, even though the ValuJet crash in the Florida Everglades proved how much must be done in the areas of securing cargo and protecting passengers.

Potentially dangerous materials should not be carried on passenger flights. Some such flights are one step from destruction because the airlines do not want to spend their profits on safety measures~ The corporate dividend is what counts; not the people buckled into¡ uncomfortable seats.

Other areas that the Gore commission emphasized were requirementsto make full bag-to-passenger matches arid to. install newer air traffic control devices. The former issue is 'receiving oilly token trial runs and the latter has yet to receive funding.

Again, the slowness of action by the.FAA and the airlines should not be tolerated. One camlot rest content with a mere promise of government action. It is unacceptable that a single passenger should risk his or her life on a scheduled flight and that the Washington politicians are concerned solely that they might get caught in campaign finance schemes. Far too many of those elected to serve the well-being of their constituents are simply out to fill their political

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STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED LAST WEEKEND'S STEUBENVILLE EAST CONFERENCE FELT TOUCHED BY THE POWER OF GOD.

"Bring to the Lord glory and honor; bring to the Lord glory to His n:ame; adore ye the Lord in His holy court." Ps 28:2

It's time to think about time itself

By Father Kevin J. Harrington The concept of prioritizing concerns on Capitol Hill just does I was recently visiting a Catholic not exist until a tragedy occurs. The name of the game is self, not hospital and was waiting for the elevator doors to open when a nurse others.

In short, until the concept of integrity is restored to government, looked up at tlie electric clock above t11edoors and said to me: "You know, agencies such as the FAA will continue to drag their feet on airline Father, a few hundred years ago it safety issues. The cry that "costs" for improved safety require- would not have been a clock, it would ments are unrealistic pales when one considers the moneys ex- have been a crucifix." At which point a young doctor remarked: "A few pended by the Capitol Hill gang for their election campaigns.

Until we have government officials really comIhitted to public hundred years ago there wouldn't be an elevator here!" service, people will continue to be jeopardized by political selfThis reminded me of a story in a seeking in all areas of travel but most especially air travel.

Russian travel journal written by Above all, it is vitally important that agencies designated by Daniel Wheeler, a Quaker British government to do a specific job be allowed to use their expertise - engineer during the time of Tsar free from politicians and.all-powerfullobbyists. Money might be Alexander I, who was visited by a a concern but it should never be the first thought when lives are at ,group of Russian peasants who - searched his house for a holy obstake. treas~ries.

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ject to venerate. When they could find none, they mistook a mantlepiece clock for a British icon and so crossed themselves, bowed before the clock; and recited their prayers.

The peasants were on to something .. Our industria~ society has given the clock an immense power over the lives of people. A primitive society measured time in a less precise manner that reV9lved around the sun and the moon, not a machine.

Due to the blowing of the wind, tides, and earthquakes, the atomic clock has replaced the more erratic motion of Earth as the standard measure of time. This factor is summed up in a bit of doggerel: "The pendulum's ._swing is a variable thing, so the

atom's vibrating has the highest rating."

Ironically, the main driving force for the development of the mechanical clock was the foundation of the Benedictine order in the fifth century.

St. Benedict specified that monks in his order were to perform certain religious devotions at specific hours. . This meant that at least one brother had to stay awake to watch a candle burn down so that he could wake everyone else at the appointed hours. .

For that lonely monk, the motivation to find a better way to measure time must have been pretty strong.

The popular Christopher saying: "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness," would have given little comfort to that poor soul. We know from indirect evidence that by the twelfth century a monk called Jocelyn de Brakelund at Bury St. Edmunds in England had written about a clock run by dripping water.

By the fourteenth century the familiar gear-oriented clock became ubiquitous. This then new piece of technology became the centerpiece of every tower in every major city.

Early hints of the industrial age to come are evident in a fourteenth-century petition sent by French.businessmen to the town council of Lyon, France: "If such a clock were to be made, more merchants would come to our fairs, the citizens would be consoled, cheerful, and happy, and would lead a more orderly life." Apparently, overselling projects to the

government is not a practice that began with us moderns.

By the nineteenth century the very accurate pendulum clock became the standard means of measuring time.

These clocks were nothing IDJre than sophisticated versions of tht~ familiar grandfather clock.

Now in our computer age, the defor increasingly accun.te standards of t~me continues to grow.

Atomic clocks are virtually :perfect, but not quite, depending for their operation on an electrical os cillator regulated by the vibration fi:equencies of a beam of cesium atoms. The silver-white metal cesium 133 has a natural resonance of 9,192.63177 megahertz. Zap this material with a microwave beam about four times higher than the freq uency of a kitchen microwave oven and it will respond in a unique and mea:mrable way as the relationship between its nucleus and its outermost electron changes.

Cesium is the most electropositive element known to physics and is unchanged by temperature or atmospheric conditions. Thus the atomic clock is estimated to be accurate to the equivalent of 1 second every 6 million years.

This super"accurate clo<:k accounted for the addition of a le~lp sec~ ond at midnight on June 30, 1997, keeping our official time (ba:led on the clock) in sync with the revolution of our gradually slowing Earth. ~and

"Zero effect" and jubilee preparations

By Lisa M. Gulino Diocesan Director of Adult Education Historians have notc:d that people grow increasingly anxious as they approach years ending in zero.

This phenomenon of the human psyche is termed the "zero effect."

One author writes, "perhaps the zero years are fearful because they suggest to us that one era is ending and another, yet unknown, is beginning."

On a smaller, more personal scale, perhaps we have experienced this in our own lives. We can experience this as we celebrate birthdays which end in zero. My sister once shared her experience of the "zero effect" as played out in her own life. She affectionately dubbed it the "decade thing." Each birthday which ended in zero for her was usually preceded by a time of reflection, as to where she had been, where she was presently and what the future would bring for her.

Unwittingly, I think my sister has expressed well what these next three years have in store for us as we prepare for the Great Jubilee - the year 2000! We stand at the threshold of a new millennium the third millennium, the year 2000.

John Paul II, as the Vicar of Christ, is moving the Church, individually and collectively, to prepare well for this Jubilee Year. So significant is the celebration of the year 2000, the Pope wrote an Apostolic Letter entitled, Tertia Millennia Adveniente (On Preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000). The Pope proc:laims for the whole world to hear that at the end of the Second Millennium the Re-

deemer of Man, Jesus Christ, is the center of the universe and of history.

In light of the Year 2000, John Paul II has led us to reflect on the past, to look at our present and to cast a hopeful glance into the future. In his letter he recalls for us where the Church has. been as well as some of her joys and sorrows.

Presently, as always, the Church labors to bring the Good News to all nations. She herself rejoices in salvation and invites everyone to rejoice. An important part of the Jubilee preparations "is to create conditions to ensure that the power of salvation may be shared by all.

Hence the Year 2000 will be celebrated as the Great Jubilee."

The hopeful glance to the future is the desire "to see that unity among all Christians of the various confessions will increase until they reach full communion."

So it is that this year, 1997, begins for the universal Church a three year preparation for the Great Jubilee. I~ many ways, this preparatory period 'is a time of retreat for members of the Church.

We are asked to meditate deeply on the theological truths of our Faith and to enter more profoundly into communion with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This communion, of course, is brought about through prayer.

The second millennium is ending and an extraordinary "threezero" year is coming. Let us reverse the historical "zero effect." We will ignore any voice which is troubling or pessimistic about the future. Rather we will harken to, the voice which speaks words of hope and love and of a "new Springtime

Sacred Hearts name new provincial In June Rev. Patrick F. Fanning, SS.Ce., was elected the ninth provincial of the eastern U.S. province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

From September, 1995, to June, 1997, he was pastor of St. Gregory's parish on the island of Eleuthera, part of the Bahamas mission staffed by the Sacred Hearts Community.

He succeeds Father Columban Crotty, SS.CC., who has held the office since 1991, and who plans, after the completion of his second three-year term, to pursue a sabbatical course at the Center for Continuing Formation in Ministry at Notre Dame University in South Bend, Ind. Father Fanning was born on September 16, 1954, in New York City, son of the late Patrick and Mary Ann (Cooney) Fanning and was educated in Mahwah, New Jersey. In 1970, he graduated with a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Ramapo State College there.

He entered the Sacred Hearts novitiate in Washil1lgton, D.e., in 1976, and made his first profession on September 28,1977. He pursued seminary studies at the Washington Theological Union in Silver Springs, M D, from which he graduated with an M.A. in Theology in May 1983. This formation period included a pastoral internship as a deacon at Sts. Peter and Paul parish in Rochester, NY, where he was ordained by Bishop Matthew Clark on June 12, 1983.

After his ordination, Father Fanning continued to minister there until 1988 when he was appointed Vocation Director for the Sacred Hearts Community. When not on the road, he resided and

ministered at Our Lady of the Assumption parish in New Bedford, and later at the pre-novitiate house, then located in Milton, MA. In 1989, he went to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA, to take courses in religious formation, graduating with a Master's degree in 1990. In: September of that year, he was appointed Novice Master for the three U.S. Provinces (East Coast, West Coast and Hawaii). It was at the end of his term as Novice Master that he volunteered to serve in the Bahamas mission.

Father Fanning, along with the newly elected provincial council, will be installed 'at an evening prayer service July 20 in the chapel of the Sacred Hearts Retreat Center, on Great Neck Road in Wareham. Also to be installed are Fathers William Heffron, Thomas McElroy, David Reid and Stanley Kolasa.

for Christianity." The Pope exhorts, "Be not afraid, open wide the doors to Christ." Jesus Christ is the Word which brings joy, hope and love into our life.

We are asked to reflect this year on Jesus Christ, who is the "same yesterday, today and forever." This time of reflection is to lead us into a deeper relationship with the One whom we call "Lord." Let us promise for the remainder of this year to dedicate time to New Testament scripture reading, so we can come to know Him, "who has the Word of eternal life."

Lots going on at Mansfield parish Hats off to Jeff Anderson of St. Mary's parish, Mansfield, who for an Eagle Scout project designed and with the aid of fellow Scouts implemented landscaping on the church grounds, ·obtaining plants and shrubs for the project. Also assisting in the beautification project were members of the parish Garden Club. Among special touches was the planting of a dogwood tree to commemorate the recent ordination of parishioners Thomas Palanza and Walter Thomas to the permanent diaconate.

Also at St. Mary's, senior citizens at Cedar Court, Park Court and Bicentennial Court are provided weekly with free bus transportation to 9 a.m. Sunday Mass.

Ordination video A video of the June 14th .Ordination to Priesthood at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, will air at 12 noon on Cable Channel 13 in Fall River on Tuesdays during July and at 9:00 a. m. on Cable Channel 47 in New Bedford on Fridays in July. The tape was produced by ClMI Communications of Fairhaven.

Ethnic dance festival There will be a dance festival held at India Point park in Providence, RI, July 27 from noon to 6 p.m. All' are welcome. If there are any church/ethnic dance groups that would like to perform, call Nourhan Sharif, tel. (401) 8311881 for more information.

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Motherhood after 60 But there is one element that makes me Htumble: I think I read everything reported about the California woman who became a mother at age This woman did not really give birth to "her" baby.

Her pregnancy was due to a technologkal feat 63. ' My interest was heightened because I, also in Another woman's egg was fertilized by sperm my 60s, was caring for my 6-year-old grand- from the 63-year-old woman's husband. The ferdaughter, Sophia, while she was on spring break. tilized egg was then implanted in her utems. She Here I had this delightful child, who can do a lot for herself, and guess what?'I was·exhausted! . I didn't have to feed her, or change her diapers, or watch that she didn't put her hand in elec. tric sockets, or fall down. I wasn't dealing with the "Terrible 2s," which all parents know is not a myth, or with a toddler's separation hysterics.

By Antoinette Bosco No. I was. having a great time with a very mature 6-year-old, who was just plain thrilled to have a one-on-one get together with Nana for .....----------t,;.,;:...:.;;,=~l;.;..& five days. really was the host for this developing fetus. The So why was I exhausted? I was learning again ethical question remains. that caring for a child, even one as old as 6, is a The fact that women over 60 can now be hosts non-stop responsibility, and non-stop at my age for fertilized eggs is a new twist in the ongoing rapidly approaches terminal fatigue. ethical deoate about laboratory obstetrics. The That was a sobering realization for me, a question remains: Just because it can bl~ done, mother who raised seven children. I remember . should it be done?

While some of us reflect on the ethics of gerihaving five from infancy to age 8. before I was 29. I never got as tired by day's end caring for all atric pregnancy, however, we're still going to see of them as I did caring fo(just Sophia. There more and more older women seeking to have bawas clearly only one reason for the difference: bies.

I'm not 29 anymore! I think it has to do with self-image and the dread They say that age is only a number, and if a so many have of getting old. If a woman is pregwoman "younger" than her calendar years nant, who can think of her as a senior citizen? If chooses motherhood, what's really wrong with she's never had a child, but now can, she has a that? second chance at participating in the most proAmericans believe in the rightto be free to found, creative act open to women: having a baby.

My, guess, though, is that the vast majority of , ~ake choices about their lives, Our Declaration of Independence says we haye a right to "the my 6b-something colleagues are mighty glad pursuit of happiness." If motherhood in old age they've only got to care for grandchildren, the kids brings a woman happiness, who can argue that you give back to their parents after a nice time at she has no right to go for it? the park or the movies.

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Dear Dr. Kenny: My wife and I are terribly upset. We are long-time foster parents. The welfare department came out yesterday to remove our two small foster daughters, who have been with us eight months. They'said the birth· mother made allegations about abuse, and they were taking the children to another foster home "just to be on the safe side."

When we asked what the charges were, the case manager was vague. We started to argue, but the case managenaid it was a welfare department decision. We are afraid that if we make too much fuss we will be blackballed as foster parents. Is there anything we can do?

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tual substance, CPS will say that.

2. Review the policy that states the appropriate reasons for removing a child from a foster home.

You will find them in the DFC foster-parents handbook or in the materials you received in your foster-parents' training. Un investigated and un subI

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Yes, there. is something you can do, and you are right to be concerned, Removing a child from , stantiated charges of child abuse are not listed as a home is a radical action, comparable to sur- acceptable reasons.

3. Indiana has a Communications Enhancl~ment gery and not to be done without compelling reaProcedure to use when foster parents anc: case son. , After six months, bonding probably has taken managers disagree. You begin by requesting a conplace, Changing homes is a major cause ,of "at- ference with the supervisor, then the county ditachment disorders" for the un bonded child. rector and finally the regional case manager. Put Foster parents can and should stand up for the your complaint in writing. You definitely have the children entrusted to their care, No one, with the right to be heard within the DFC. 4. If you need help going through these praceexception of the birth pare,nts, knows the child better or cares more. . dures, contact Y0\.Jr state foster-parents' group. In The case manager is not with the child 24 Indiana that would be the Indiana Foster Parents hours a day, feeding, helping with homework, and Adoption Association. tucking in bed, calming fears. The foster parent 5. Do you want to take the matter to court? I is the child's custodian - and advocate. believe, according to the Indiana statute, that a Indiana is clear in its statutes and welfare foster parent, as "custodian," has the right to re~ policy about acceptable reasons for removal of a quest a court hearing if necessary and to speak out child, Its policy. is excellent and in the best inter- in court in behalf of the child. ests of the child.

Indiana statutory law (31-6-1-14) defines a cusThe problem in your case may be that it isn't todian as "a person with whom the child resides," being followed and that you have no way to com- Throughout the statute the custodian is given standplain effectively. Here is what you should do: ing in court hearings involving the child, I. Request that the child-abuse allegations be To be effective, foster parents must love the chi 1'properly investigated by the appropriate agency. dren given to their care. Sometimes that love may Your child's case manager should have referred extend to advocacy. the charges to Child Protective Services, CPS has the mandate in Indiana to investigate charges of Reader questions on family living and <:hild abuse within 24 hours. care to be answered in print are invited. AdYou have the right to know what the charges dress questions: The Kennys; St. Joseph's Colare and to have them resolved. If there is no fac- lege; 219 W. Harrison; Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

FollowiIlg our conscience Q. Recently I read part of a confusing address given to a group of theologians by a Ro. man professor.

Any appeal to' conscience, he said, "to contest the truth" of what is taught by the magisterium, is a rejection both of the magisterium and of conscience.

If the quotation is accurate, it seems that in a conflict between the two, a Catholic is obliged to follow the magisterium in preference to his own conscience.

This is not what I was taught throughout my Catholic education, nor have I heard it from any other church source.

Are we now expected to place the magisterium above our own consciences? If so, when did this profound change come about?

(Maryland) A. The statement as you quote it is difficult to interpret clearly. To "contest the truth" of magisterial teaching, in moral matters at least, could have three or four meanings.

Your interpretation is the one probably most people would immediately draw and may be the one intended.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church is overall a good place to start. It clearly states the serious responsibility to form our consciences with faith, diligence and prayer.

Interestingly, it notes that this education of conscience is a long process, "a lifelong task."

The word of God lights our path, in the presence of the Lord's cross; we are assisted by the gifts of the Spirit, the witness and advice of others, and guided by the authoritative teaching of the church (No. 1785).

The first and longest section on conscience, however, is devoted to the obligation to follow faithfully what one's conscience judges to be just and right. Conscience, it says, "is man's most secret core and his sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths."

Cardinal John Henry Newman's famous statement is quoted: "Conscience is the aboriginal vicar of Christ," the voice of Christ for us before all others (1778).

Obviously, then, the duty to form our consciences carefully and honestly, prudently considering all the elements mentioned in the catechism,

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is paramount and most serious.

After that, the individual must abide by that "law which he has not laid upon himself but which he must obey" (1776). This is what you remember learning.

It is worth noting that we have here nothing new

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By Father John J. Dietzen in the church. Thomas Aquinas, along with .other great theologians, taught that even when conscience is in error it must still be obeyed, even though that might lead to unhappy results.

Probably no one has articu lated the Catholic tradition more clearly and unambiguously than the most well-known Catholic theologian of our generation, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.

Over every other authority, he said, there stands the ultimate tribunal, "one's own conscience, which must be obeyed before all else, if necessary even against the requirement of ecclesiastical authority."

How conscience is formed, he continued, cannot be left out of the question. But in the last resort, conscience is "transcendent," "beyond the claim of external social groups, even of the official church" (Commentary on the Documents of Vatican II, ed.

Vorgrimler, 1968; on "Gaudium et Spes," Part I, Chapter I).

Those familiar with the writings of Pope John Paul II will know that he has more than once repeated this understanding of conscience, especially as it regards religious obligations. (See, for example, his . encyclical on the mission of the church, 1991.)

A free brochure outlining basic Catholic prayers, beliefs and moral precepts is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, Ill. 61701.

Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

Secret to a lasting marriage, no. 43 Thank you for little surprise gifts now and then Secret to a Lasting Marriage, No. 43: Keep a -like the Batman kite complete with Batman string. box of thank-you notes handy. Very handy.

Thank you for letting me let the porch-and-deckTake it from a 25-year-man in this marriage industry, a well- placed thank-you note can mean a painting slide another season.

Thank you for not brushing down that spider web lot more to your spouse than an expensive night I love in the front porch rafters. out. And it's way, way cheaper.

I was thinking about that this morning when I was reaching into my underwear drawer. No, there was no thank-you note there. (However, that could be an idea for secret No. 49.)

Thanks to my wife, I can dress in the pitch dark because I know just how my underwear is folded. I can put them on frontward in the dark, which my mother would have found incredible since she

By Dan Morris claimed it took me years to know there was a front.

I can put on my socks in the dark, too, and know what color they are. I know where my grubby Tshirts are and my special collector ones (that say Thank you for not laughing too much when I things like "A Bad Day Fishing Is Way Better Than worry about my looks at this stage of life. a Good Day at Work").

Thank you for taking such good care of yourself.

A thank-you note to her lets her know I truly do Thank you for knowing where to find the kids' appreciate the thankless job of overseeing the fam- immunization records after 20 years in varied boxes ily laundry process. And for not switching my socks and attics. and shorts drawers.

Thank you for tcaching me to deeply enjoy the (Note to the clan of readers in upstate New York ballet. And for finding that pub near it that serves dedicated to sifting all commentary in the Western tcrminal stout and English fries.

World for potentially sexist remarks: Save your Thank you for laughing me out of pouts, for keepstamps. Wife and I do share household chores. She ing the stamp dispenser always full and for attendjust happens to shoulder the larger share of the un- ing the University of Video Cassette Player Operaderwear folding gig.) tions.

Actually, I'll bet I could have written my wife a Thank yous are little things. And little things are thank-you note every day of our lives together and not little at all in a lasting marriage. not have had to repeat myself. _ Your comments are welcome always. Please Think of them as cellulose-and-ink pills dis- send them to Uncle Dan, 25218 Meadow Way, pensed for the long-tcrm health of your daily life Arlington, Wash. 98223. togcthcr.

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Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles, in a letter to priests of his archdiocese, asked parishes to send delegations to the ceremonies. "Since the site is some 5.53 acres, we will be able to accomodate a very large number of people," ~e said.

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Six jubilarians mark total of 330 years of service

THE CATHOUC Association of Foresters awarded II scholarship grants to high school graduates entering college in September. Three of the students are pictured here with society officers. From left- are High Chief Ranger Mary C. McNeil; Nathan S. Waddicor of Fall River; Emily K. Eddy of Dorchester, MA; Catherine P. Cains of Hanover, MA; and CAOF Scholarship Committee Chairman Charles C. Wills.

The Provincial Team o(the Fall River Province of the Holy Union Sisters recently hosted a jubilee dinner honoring Sisters celebrating 50, 60 and 70 years of religious life. Honorees included Sister Edmund Therese Neenan, 70 years; _ Sister 'Ruth KindeJan,- 60 years; and Sisters Marie Duerr, Margaret Kernan, Rosemarie Mu'rphy, and Belmira Oliveira, 50 years - a total of 330 years of service.

Sister Edmund Therese,a Taunton native, taught in elementary schools in Taunton, and Fall River, and in Baltimore and Havre de Grace, Maryland. She resides at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River.

Sister Ruth Kindelan, the former Sister Stephen Helen, is a native of Edgewood, RI, and has taught in elementary and high schools in Fall River and Taunton; Astoria, Patchogue and St. James in New York; and Lewistown in PennsylJUBILARIANS CELEBRATE: Holy Union sisters . vania. For the past sixteen years recently marking jubilees are from left front, seated, Sisters she was a chaplain at Albany MedBelmira Oliveira and Margaret Kernan, both 50 years; standical Center, Albany, New York.

Sister Marie -Duerr, the former ing from left, Sisters Rosemarie Murphy, 50 years; Ruth KinSister Robert Paul, taught on the delan, 60 years;' Marie Duerr, 50 years. Not pictured, Si!:ter elementary level in Taunton and in Edmund Therese Neenan, 70 years.

New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and her home town of in New Jersey, ,New York, Pen- the four 50-year jubilarians is that nsylvania and Rhode Island. She each has a sister who is also a Holy Baltimore.

Sister Margaret Kernan, the was also assistant to the director of Union Sister: Marie Duerr's sister former Sister Edna Maria, a native admissions at Weston School of is Sister Mary Catherine (Kay) Duerr; Margaret's is Sister Ann of Baltimore, taught- in elementary , Theology and now works at the Notre Dame Education Center in' Kernan; Rosemarie's is Sister Mary and high schools in Taunton, New Elizabeth Murphy; and Belm:ira's Jersey, New York and Pennsyl- South Boston.

- Sister Belmira Oliveira, the is sister Mary Oliveira. Sixty-year vania. She was also a campus minister and associate vocation direc- former Sister Claire Francis, a jubilarian Sister Ruth Kindel.'ln's native of Fall River, taught on the sister was the late Sister Stephen tor aQd is presently a free-lance elementary and secondary levels in Mary. desktop publisher in New York.

Attleboro, Fall River, New BedHostesses for the jubilee din.ner Sister Rosemarie Murphy; the ford and Taunton, and in Astoria were Sisters Theresa HorvHth, former Sister Joseph Marita, is a and New York City. She now lives Provincial, and Jean Carpinelli, native of Taunton who taught on in Randolph.

Beverly Furtado and Carol Regan, the elementary and secondary levAn interesting point regarding Councillors. els in Fall River, and Taunton and _

New provincial leadership for LaSalette Missionaries ST. ISIDORE THE FARMER, Knights of Columbus Council #4373 of Dartmouth and Westport presented $125,000 to Sister Mary Florence Gilmore, superior of the Rose Hawthorne Home for incurable cancer patients in Fall River. The donation was given in memory -of all the deceased brother Knights of the council. With Sister Gilmore are, from left, J. L. Roger Pelletier, Grand Knight, and Alfred Lewis, financial secretary.

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Recently the LaSalette Missionaries of the Province of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (based in Attleboro) elected a new leadership team: Fathers Dennis Loomis, superior, Bernard Baris, vicar, and Roland Nadeau, councilor.

Father Dennis Loomis, M.S., 48, was born in Northampton, MA. He was ordained on May 14, 1977, and has since' held various positions in the LaSalette community including director ofvocations, pastor of Holy Rosary parish in Windsor, Ontario, and national director of the Emmaus Spirituality Program for Priests.

He is currently director of LaSalette Shrine in Enfield, NH. He was elected to a three year term as provincial superior. .

WE REGRET that due to space limitations we are unable' to print honor roll listingS from diocesan schools. We are happy to use stories of individual students who have achieved distinctions such as prizes and scholarships, or are personally outstanding for special talents or contributions to their schools, parishes or communities.

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Father Bernard Baris, M.S., 54, was born in Pawtucket, RI, where he attended St. Cecilia's Parochial School and St. Raphael's Academy. He received degrees in philosophy and theology from St. Paul University in Ottawa, Canada.

Since his ordination in 1969, he has held various administrative positions in the LaSalette community: He spent 12 years at LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro, as provincial treasurer, shrine'treasurer and director of the LaSalette Missionary Association. He is presently completing nine years as pastor of Sacred Heart parish in Lebanon, NH.

Father Roland Nadeau, M.S., 53, was born in Pittsfield, MIA, and attended Notre Dame School in that city. He attended LaSalette Seminary in Enfield, NH, from 1957-1961. He also obtained degrees in philosophy and theology from St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada. Father Roland previously served as provincial councilor. He served as superior of LaSalette Shrine in Attleboro, from 19821985. Since 1987, he has been staff chaplain at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N H, a post he will continue to hold while fulfilling his new responsibilities.

THE NEWLY ELECTED leadership team of the LaSalette Missionaries are, from left, Fathers Bernard Baris, Dennis Loomi.s and Roland Nadeau.

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SNUG AS A BUG! The ladies from the S1. John the Baptist quilting circle put the finishing touches on a queen siz(: quilt on which they have been working since last summer-They have made quilts for the annual church fair for the last 14 years. From left are Louise Buckley, Lee Machado, Agnes Potter, Noella Savaria, Ahina Vital, Connie Pettey and Lil Perry. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

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By Christine Vieira MlIJs Anchor staff Everyone knows that a !ltitch in time saves nine, but the quilters at St. John the Baptist parish in Westport are definitely not thrifty with their talents.

"It all started 14 years ago when my friend said that 1 should make a quilt to raffle off at the church fair," said Louise Buckley of her friend Beverly Dos Vais, both parishioners at St. ,John's. "I said 'How about if we make one.'''

But there was one minor obstacle in their path: "Neither one of us knew how to quilt." Enter Michael James, master quilter and author of many books on the craft.

"Bev and 1 took lessons," Buckley continued, "and then taught the other ladies." Now, 'with 14 quilts under their belts, the group of nine ladies works all year to produce what has become the highlight of the annual summer church fair, having brought in $5,000 last year for the parish.

Lee Machado, Agnes, Potter, Noella Savaria, Altina Vital, Connie Pettey, Lil Perry and Ann Burke join Buckley and Dos Vais once or twice each week to work on their labor of love in the parish basement and have truly become a close-knit group.

While quilting, the ladies like to share recipes, talk and tell jokes, a good way to keep them in stitches.

Over lunch, they share the crafts they've made at home. "We used to bake," they lamented, "but then everyone went on diets."

"When they talk too much," Buckley chuckled, "I just say, 'Keep quilting, girls.'''

"She's like a drill sergeant," another lady gently needled.

This year's quilt is a queen-sized array of blues called "Starry Paths." Now that it's finished just weeks before the fair to be held August 2 and 3, the group has already begun next year's design.

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are hidden in the batting and calico.

To choose the next design, the ladies look through books and find a pattern they like. They buy and wash the material and cut out the hundreds of pieces needed for such large projects.

"Sometimes the patterns aren't too clear," Buckley explained, meeting a collective groan from the others, "so you have to figure them out."

Pieces had been sewn together by hand up until two years ago when the group's dwindling numbers necessitated use of the quicker method of a machine stitch.

When the top, or patterned side, is complete, it isjoined to the back and the middle batting with the quilting stitch.

"We put the quilt on the quilt frame," continued Buckley, "and then all sit around it."

Clarence Kirby, a carpenter from the parish who is now deceased, built the frame for the ladies when

they first began to quilt in the late '80s. While the quilt is on the frame, the quilters follow the penciled quilting pattern, hand stitching through all three layers. "It takes a lot of stitches to hold the pieces together," she said, calling forth another united chuckling groan.

The group puts the finishing touches on the project, including two- pillows in the same pattern and mitering the corners of the quilt, which miter might not be too easy!

The ladies have found that they share many things in common. All good cooks and most grandmothers, they agree that the best part about making the quilts is "the getting together."

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While in Rome, he ministered as deacon at Bambino Gesu Hospital, a medica:I facility for children with cancer. He also assisted and preached at seminary Masses.

Rev. Mr. Wilson will celebrate his first Mass at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, at St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford. Rev. Edward J. Healey, chaplain at Cape Cod Hospital, will be homilist. Following Mass a reception will take place in the church hall.

Concelebrating with Bishop O'Malley at Saturday's ordination liturgy will be priests from the Fall River Diocese. St. John the Baptist Parish Choir will provide music and Gayle Boudreau of St. Pius X parish, South Yarmouth, will be cantor.

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He continued his studies at the North American College in Rome from 1993 to 1995, earning a bachelor's degree in Sacred Theology. .

He was then assigned by Bishop O'Malley to a pastoral year at St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford, to experience parish life firsthand and to assist in its many aSPects.

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1947 GRADUATES of the former Dominican Academy High School celebrate their 50th anniversary. From left, front row, Sister Louise Place, Jean Mullaney Phillipe, Theresa Janson Dunnahoo, Muriel Couturier Haslam, Cecil,~ Gauvin.

Bowers, Pauline Chagnon Tremblay, Veronica Thomas McCotmell, Si~,ter Mary Agnes (Dolores) Shannon; second row, Joan Cayer Mercier, yalerie \iViniarski,.

Alberta Therrien Rose, Marguerite Gagnon, Rita Nacaula- Hill, Marguerite Robinson Boudreau, Juliet Jusseatime Lapointe, Sister Annette Roach, Phyllis Walsh Carpenter, Edna Chretien Beaulieu, Claire O'Connor Silva; third row, Joan Booth Lavoie, Madeleine Martin Lavoie, Bernice Brown Gardella, Marjorie Wallace Griffin, Jean Judge, Teresa Lafontaine Cahill. All three religious are Dominicans of .Hope. Seven classmates are' deceased.

1947 DA graduates mark 50 years

"LET'S GO TO THE HOP" was the theme of the annual Family Picnic held at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven. Here, Sheila Koska .got into the spirit :with a poodle skirt made for her by certified nurse's aide Patricia Setera. With Mrs. Koska are her brother {Harry Green, sister-in-law Sue and nephew Jonathan. iiFlower centerpieces on each table were donated by ithe parents of Haven volunteer Robin Alves in memory ifc<>f her grandparents. The Laurel Tree Players and f~kip Daniels Magicians provided entertainment for !jall ages. . . .

Members of the class of 1947 bf the' former Dominican Academy High School in Fall River recently celebrated the class's 50th anniversary at the Fall River Country Club. Class president, now Sister Mary Agnes (Dolores) Shannon, OP, welcomed fellow alumnae and opened the occasion with prayer.

A souvenir booklet presented to each alumna included a special message from fellow graduate Jean Judge, former Lifestyle editor for the Fall River

. Herald Ne~s, who noted' that the alumnae had in common the memories of' their high school days and

a shared philosophy of life that has fundamentally served them through the years.

The laughter cure-c,ll: Can't beat the pric~e

It's often been said that laughter is the best medicine, but many times it takes a' trained eye to look past difficulties and find the humor in seemingly humorless situations.

Dorothy J. Levesque is a master at it.

Having worked at the Office of Family Life in the Providiocese, she has developed programs and dence, support groups for children and the divorced, rElmarried and widowed. Her humor, practical ideas and lively ,..' delivery place her in great demand as a speaker Next month, she will" offer a seminar entitled "Findin"g ., FALL RIVER CAPE COD the fun in dysFUNctional."

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• Women's Health Initiative wants you Are you a woman aged 50 to 79 who plans to remailll in the area where you now live for at least three years? If so, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) would like to hear from you.

WHI is a federally funded research study conducted by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. government's medical research agency. It is the first study designed to monitor the health of a large number of women over a long period and is the largest clinical study ever undertaken in the U.S. Plans call for some 163,000 women in 40 communities across the nation to be followed for eight to 12 years. They will be enrolled in one or more of five programs: Dietary: Participants will follow either their usual eating habits or ~ diet low in fat and high in fruits, vegetables and grains.

Hormone: participants will take either hormone pills or inactive pills, known as placebos, thus enabling researchers to

measure the effect of the hormone as opposed to the placebo.

Women in this group will be scheduled for twice yearly clinic visits.

Calcium and Vitamin D: Open only to women in the dietary or hormone programs, participants in this area of the study will take either calcium and vitamin D pills or placebos.

Health Tracking: The medical history and health habits of women in this group will be followed during the study, but they will not receive medication.

They will complete annual questionnaires and will have a followup visit three years from the time they join the study.

Memory: This smaller study, also using placebos, will determine if estrogen replacement therapy can prevent or delay the onset ofAlzheimer's disease in women. It will be open to women 65 and older. 200 women from each of the 40 communities participating in the National Institutes of Health study will be sought to take part

in the study. They will make three initial clinic visits, then be seen once or twice annually.

In summary, the five studies will seek to determine how women's risk for breast and colon cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis and Alzheimer's disease are affected by dietary changes, hormone therapy and the use of calcium, vitamin D and estrogen replacement. Participants will receive such medical services as examinations, pap smears, mammograms and laboratory tests, depending on the program they join. There is no charge for any service.

Women have until January, 1998, to join the Women's Health Initiative study, said Joyce McKenney, spokeswoman for the program at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, a satellite clinic for the Vanguard Clinical Center at Pawtucket Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket, RI. Vanguard, she said, is one of the largest centers participating in the nationwide program. She added that

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Rhode Island women in areas of the state bordering Massachusetts are free to enter the Massachusetts program.

Ms. McKenney noted that although women comprise half the population of the United States and live longer than men, they have until now not been studied extensively.

The Women's Health Initiative findings are expected to have a significant influence on the health of women for generations to come.

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In addition to the program in Fall River, WHI -has clinics a1 Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester.

Those interested in enroD· ing in the WHI study or wishing further information on it may contact Joyce McKenney at Charlton Memorial Hospital, 363 Highland Ave., Fall River 02720, tel. 679-7626.

Campus Minister Stonehill College, a private Catholic undergraduate college of 2000 students located 2S miles south of Boston, seeks a full-time Campus Minister for community service.

As a member of the campus ministry team, you will develop, lead, and administer student community service activities. Will work with and develop student leadership; facilitate existing volunteer programs including an off-campus "Into the Streets" program, student orientation, and spring break experiences; develop a more extensive theological reflection component; form partnerships with local service agencies; advise students on post-graduate volunteer opportunities, and other related work, including the liturgy. The College is seeking to develop its community service program into a campus institution which meets the challenge of a college education inspired by the Holy Cross tradition.

Qualifications include an M.Div. or MA in Theology (or related field). Experience in community service, organizing. public relations, service learning, and the Christian justice movement preferred.

Interested applicants may send cover letter, resume and 3 references br 7/25/97 to: Rev. Daniel Issing, C.S.c., Director of Campus Ministry, Stone hiI College, 320 Washington Street, Easton, MA 02357 or fax to (508) 565-1423.

TV star touts Carmelite prayer ljne Bv MARK PATTISON WASHINGTON (CNS) - TV viewers might know her better as Theresa Saldana, actress and star of the old TV series "The Commish."

But five years ago, on the Teresian Carmelites' 24-hour prayer line, she was just Theresa. Maybe just Mom. "I don't even know if I gave my name," Saldana said. "I just talked about my kid, described what was wrong. Somebody wrote it down."

Saldana's daughter, Tianna, then 2 years old, had contracted encephalitis, and during a trip to Worcester, Mass., her symptoms worsened.

Saldana, a Catholic, and her Worcester-born husband, Phil Peters" were in town to visit relatives. Throughout Tianna's illness, she asked friends and relatives to pray for her. And while in Worcester, someone gave her the number of the prayer line.

"I was willing to seek any assistance," Saldana told Catholic News Service July I. She called to put 'fianna's name on the prayer list. By the first day, the girl's fever had ebbed. In two more days, the worst symptoms had disappeared.

"You can say what you want to say," Saldana said. "Some people would say she was ~oing to get better anyway. But it happened a httle too quickly and dramatically. The symptoms would have taken much longer to go away."

Before the week was out, Saldana visited the Carmelite monastery, with Tianna in tow, to thank the residents and their prayer line for all their help.

The brothers recognized her; it happened that "The Commish" was one of the few shows the community watched.

"By the time we got back to Los Angeles, she was completely fme," Saldana said. .

The child's recovery did not take months, as doctors had projected, but weeks. This year, in May, Tianna reached a milestbne - she had her first Communion.

Over the last five years, Saldana has maintained a relationship with the Carmelites. "Whenever I go to Worcester, I visit them," she said. "Anything I can do to promote people's awareness of the place."

When an article about the prayer line focusing on Saldana and her daughter was published in May in the Worcester Telegram & Gazette daily newspaper, calls to the prayer line jumped to 200 a day, according to Brother Dennis-Anthony Wyrzykowski.

Since the phone line started in 1983, "I can't

tell you how many books we've gone through" tilled with prayer requests, he added. Calls come in so regularly now that the requests are now jotted down on long sheets of paper that can accommodate 42 requests per sheet.

Prayers are said for the petitioners during the Liturgy of the Hours, at Mass and at eucharistic adoration in the partially cloistered community.

And miracles do happen, Brother Wyrzykowski told CNS. "The supernatural became a natural daily occurrence," he added. "With the increase of telephone calls, we've also had an increase in miracles."

To make the prayer line accessible to more people would take a toll-free number, but with their vow of poverty the Carmelites do not have the resources to afford it. To meet their daily expenses, the community, founded in 1971, relies on donations and what members earn by mailstuffing and addressing services.

With the current volume of calls, the cost for a toll-free number would be $13,000 per year, which is more than they can bear, Brother Wyrzykowski said. . . . But news of their prayer line is spreading. The fi~st non-U.S. calls were received in early summer from the Canadian province of New Brunswick and from Turkey.

The prayer line number is (508) 756-1086.

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. Primosi asks Sister Gratiana to pray with him. When she gives him her hand, her smile is reflected in his face; Primosi is immune to despair. Often, when medicine offers no answers, only people like Sister Gratiana can help. You can, too. Please pray for Sister Gratiana, Primosi and the people of the Mwanza Diocese. And, please, support the work of the Church in the Missions through the Propagation of the Faith.

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Consecration to the Divine Will Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity ofYour Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. 'Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Oivine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created.

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine ofthe Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the inferrial serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus; You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will , keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instmment that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

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AT GROUNDBREAKING ceremony: from left front, Paul A. Bordieri, Preiiident of Jackson Construction Company, and Monsignor Daniel F. Hoye, Pastor ofSt. John'1i: at rear, ~horrias Palanza, Sister Ann Therese, CDP, Peter Walsh, Fred Woll, Robert I!arton" Francis LaPlante.

New Hospitality, Administration Cente~ being' built at St. John's, Attleboro .

Plans for a new Hospitality and Administration Center for Saint John the Evangelist parish in Attleboro have moved to the construction phase, kicked off by a brief ground breaking ceremony held June 25 a.t the site of the 9,000 ,square foot center which will be built next to the church.

On hand for the event were Monsignor Daniel F. Hoye, pastor of St.John's, Richard Jones of R.A.D. Jones Architects, Inc. of Rockland, Paul Bordieri, president of Jackson Construction Company of Dedham, Thomas Palanza, the diocesan consultant of record, and several members of the parish building committee.

Monsignor Hoye said that the building will give the parish much needed space for meetings and for small gatherings after Masses, "Our school is filled to capacity ahd we often have scheduling conflicts for our limited space," the pastor noted'- "Moreover, the school is a block from the' church and this makes it difficult to offer hospitality after services," he' added.

The center will be constructed with the same 'stone used on the church exterior and will also reflect the Gothic design of that building, at 155 North Main Street, Attleboro.

The new center will have a main meeting room'for 250 people, (or 125 at round tables), three confer,ence rooms, a library, kitchen, St. Vincent de Paul pantry and restrooms. In addition, four parish staff offices will be located on the second floor. A full unfinished basement will be available for storage and possible future expansion.

The projected cost for the building, expected to be completed by early Spring 1998, is about $ I. 7, million. The parish has already raised $1.4 million, the amount of the original estimate of the archi- ,

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nary church revenue ar.,d special donations from new pari.shioners.

H9spital medical starr names Palumbo grantees Kimberly Patricio and Donna Marsden, both graduates of BMC Durfee High School, Fall River, have been named by medical staff members of Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, as 1997 recipients of$IOOO Victor A. Palumbo, MD, scholarship grants. The late Dr. Palumbo practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Fall River for over 38 years and was an active member of Saint Anne's medical staff.

Scholarship recipients are selected on the basi,S ,of academic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to health care.

Kimberly Patricio, a 1996 Durfee graduate, achieved high,st honors and was class valedicto-. rian. Her awards included the Harvard Book, Joseph O'Carroll Physics, President's Education and U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Ex-

cellence. Now a student at Brandeis University, she is on the first semester Dean's List and is majoring in biochemistry and biology.

She plans to work towards a doctorate in chemistry and possibly a medical degree, then 'pursue a career in disease/ disorder :research.

Donna Marsden, who graduated from Durfee in 1985, is 芦:urrently working towards a bachelor of science degree in nursing at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. She is certified as both a Peripherally Inse'rted Central Catheter and oncology路mJrse and was named 1991 Nurse of the Year at Saint Anne's, where her associa路tion began as a junior volunteer.

In that role she received an award for dedicated service. She plans to continue working in the field of oncology.

PRESENTING THE Victor A. Palumbo, M.D., Scholarship Awards are, from left, Dr. Donald R. Sutherland, President of the Medical Staff at Saint Anne's Hospital; Beth Palumbo, daughter of Dr. Victor Palumbo; and schola.rship recipients Donna Marsden and Kimberly Patricio.

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Steubenville Continued from Page One "It's like there are no worries in the world."

Speakers challenged the students to get into a habit of prayer and to be accountable to each other for their actions and spiritual wellbeing. With II roar of applause, the youths were charged for action.

Michelle Benoit from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Yout.h Group in Seekonk couldn't wait to go horne.

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"CANDY STRIPERS," from left,· Rebecca Brooder, Sarah' Kochanski, Kimberly Thibault and Carla Schnitzlein, together with Katelyn Mello, not pictured, will assist Dominican Sisters of Hope in the community's Fall River infirmary this month. Rebecca,' Katelyn, Carla and Kimberly are eighth graders at Dominican Academy, Fall River, a~d Sarah is a DAgraduate. The girls will visit the infirm sisters, pilot their wheelchairs and assist ambulatory patients with walking.

LINDSAY' WOLF (left) and Mike Cataldo, both juniors at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, are the school's nominees for the annual Wendy's High School Heisman Award, conferred for academic achievement, community service and athletic accomplishments. Both are honor students and active in sports and Wolf has volunteered at an area soup kitchen and participated in the Walk for Hunger. The top two Heisman winners will be' announced on national television Dec. 13.

AT YEAR'S END Channel 12 weatherman Tony Petrarca spoke to sixth graders at Espirito Santo School, Fall Riv~:r. The students had been preparing daily weather forecasts that included Hale-Bopp, the space shuttle and Mir update~; under the direction of teacber Jay Vaillancourt. Vaillancourt included all students in ~:eeking answers to a daily weather trivia question with the grade with the most correct answers wirrrting an ice cream party.

BEFORE VACATION, students at Our Lady of Lourdes"'School, Taunton, participated in a walkathon benefiting an incoming kindergarten student with a nephrotic condition. Proceeds went to pediatric renal research conducted by the National Kidney Foundation. Leading the walke'rs were, from left, Joshua Narciso, Michael Noronha, Kristin Caputo, Nella Camara and Jessica Lima.

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"IT WON'T BITE YOU" an attendant at Patenaude's Aquarium, New Bedford, as:;ures apprehensive first graders from St. Mary's School, also New Bedford, as she shows them a "MOTHER GOOSE VISITS PRE-K" was the theme of a Stepping-Up ceremony held for 27 pre-K students at St. Anne's snake. The children also met birds, hamsters, rabbits and fish during their visit. On another School, Fall River. Here Kara Gaboriau and Evan Pettenati de- field trip they visited the nearby Potting Bench to learn about plants and their care and each pict Jack and Jill as classmates sing the nursery rhyme. received a plant to take home and raise. .

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., July 18, 1997

Our Rock and Role Grieving and Letting Go By

CHARLIE MARTIN

Until I Find You Again Lately I'v,e been trying To fill up my days Since you're gone.

The speed of love Is blinding And I don't know how To hold em.

My mind won't clear.

I'm out of tears.

My heart's got no room Left inside.

How many dreams will end?

How long can I pretend?

How many times will Love pass me by Until I find you again?

Will the arms of Hope surround me?

Will time be a Fair-weather friend?

Should I call out To angels, Or just drink myself Sober again?

I can't hide it's true.

I still burn for you.

Your memory just won't Let me go.

I hold you tighter Closer than ever before.

No flame could Burn brighter If I could touch You once more Hold you once more.

Written and sung by Richard Marx Copyright (c) 1997 by Capitol Records, Inc. "BREAKING UP Is Hard to Do" was a hit in the early rock era. Richard Marx's "Until I Find You Again" is a more eloquent, updated version of the same message.

Marx is a master of the romantic ballad of the '90s. The cassingle is off his new CD, "Flesh and Bone."

Many of the song's images

speak of the pain of separation.

The person in the song has been "trying to fill up my days since you're gone." His "mind won't clear," and he's cried so much that he's "out of tears." He remains emotionally attached to the girl: "Your memory just won't let me go; I hold you tighter, closer than ever before."

These reactions are part of

emotional grieving. They are a' necessary part of the eventual letting go. Perhaps not every relationship ends with such intensity, but some do.

If you have dated someone for a long time, and one or both of you now realize that it's time to end the relationship, the separation may lead to feelings of grieving.

In the song, the guy seems to be clinging to a hope that he could "touch you once more, hold you once more." He is not ready to accept that the relationship is over. This, too, is part of the process.

Genuine acceptance means giving up this hope. Yet, most of us need time to let go, even when the actual facts demonstrate that the relationship is over.

When you are hurting over the end of a relationship, try to be patient with yourself. Your emotions are likely to be very up and down. Anger, relief, disappointment, blame and false hope may surface at any time.

Try to step away from such feelings and observe them.

Combine this observation with compassion and kindness to yourself. Doing so will keep you from getting stuck in those feelings. Gradually release all of them, and deep, God-given healing will occur.

In counseling, young people often ask how long the grieving will last. There is no set answer.

However, these feelings do diminish over time if you do not deny them or try to rush your life past them.

It helps to take the hurts of a separation to God. No feeling is too bJg for God to handle, including one's anger at God. Share your heart with God, and allow God's presence to guide your grieving.

A life of promise and satisfaction awaits you.

Your comments are always welcome. Please address: Charlie Martin, 7125 W 2008, Rockport, Ind. 47635

Bv AMV WELBORN grants and perhaps even admisAngela probably does wish I wonder if you know what sions? she had the social life of her it's like to be envious.

John is a great baseball player ,classmates.

John might be wondering if I'll bet you do. _ - - - - - - - . . . with a bright fuMy students ~:?l ture. "His dad is the this baseball thing he's so celComing assistant coach," ebrated for is really what he sometimes seem as if they thrive on it. o f ' they murmur. "He wants to do, and he might be ~ They're envious I ....

Age cooks the stats. Be- jealous of his friends whose parof each other's possides, John's on ste- ents and coaches haven't put sessions: For boys, FOR YoaTH. ABOOT YoaTH roids, can't you them on a one-way career road. cars seem to be the tell?" All of this, Another way of looking at primary object of desire; for girls, even though they've seen John this is to quote the old adage: work out and practice for hours ''The grass is always greener on clothes.

They look upon each other's before their very own eyes. the other side of the fence." We accomplishments with those This is not to say that all keep coming back to that color green eyes snapping, comment- successful people are perfect. green, don't we?

Envy isn't one of the seven ing, not with appreciation, but Some of those comments I've with deprecation. noted above may have a note of deadly sins for nothing, you Angela makes straight As all truth to them, but that doesn't know.

When we are jealous of oththe time. "Well, all she does is make it right to greet someone study all the time," her detrac- else's success with belittling com- ers, we immediately devalue tors sniff. "I'd rather have a life, ments about their accomplish- ourselves and our own uniqueif you ask me." ments just because you're jeal- ness. We put up walls between ourselves and other people who Are they still saying that af- ous. tel' graduation when Angela can The funny thing is, if you have every right to their sucgo to school anywhere she pleases ever get to know these success- cess, no matter what we think with scholarship help to boot and ful people, you find that they're about it or wish for ourselves.

It is destructive of our growthey're still scrambling for loans, probably jealous of you!

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ing relationship with God at a time, these teen years, when we need to focus each and every day on our preciousness in God's eyes and our uniqueness.

It's a time when we are buffeted by.self-doubt. The last thing we need is to be constantly holding ourselves up to comparison with others. After all, God knew what he was doing when he

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It might help, if you have a problem with envy and are losing faith in your own talents, if you take this quote from a short story I recently read, copy it and paste it on your bathroom mirror: "Belief is believing in God. Faith is believing that God believes in you."

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri. July 18, 1997

Iteering pOintl PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN are asked to submit news items : for this column to the The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722.

Name of city or town should be included, as well as full dates of all activities. Please send news of future rather than past events.

-Due to limited space and also because notices of strictly parish affairs normally appear in a parish's own bulletin, we are force.d to limit items to events of general interest.

Also, we do not normally carry notices of fundraising activities, which may.be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from the The Anchor business office, telephone (508) 675-7151.

On Steering Points items, FR indicates Fall River, NB indicates New Bedford. All telephone numbers without area codes are (508).

OL PERPETUAL HELP, NEW BEDFORD A holy hour is scheduled for I p.m. Tuesday, July 22. It will include a homily by Father Isidore Kowalski, OFM Conv., recitation ofthe Divine Mercy chaplet and the rosary and Benediction. All invited to attend.

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DIOCESAN VOCATION OFFICE Young men recent graduates or currently high school students are invited to a sharing group from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at Sacred Heart rectory, 160 Seabury St., Fall River. The program will include evening prayer a~d discussion of faith and Christian service. Further information: Father Craig Pregana, 675-1311, Email FRVocationOffice @Juno.com.

All are welcome to join seminarians in the rectory chapel for morning prayer at 7:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.

PAX CHRISTI, CAPE COD All welcome at meeting at 7:30 p.m. July 21 in religious education center of Our, Lady of Victory Church, Centerville. Benedictine Father Roger Nolette will speak on "Violence and Forgiveness: A Disciple Way." Nationally, Pax Christi USA will hold a national assembly and ,25th anniversary celebration Aug: 8 to 10 at Catholic University, Washington, DC, with Haitian President JeanBertrand Aristide as keynote speaker. A Youth Forum retreat Aug. 6 to 8 will precede the assembly and will also be held at Catholic University.

Further information: tel. 771-6737.

SANDWICH COUNCIL ON AGING, E. SANDWICH Upcoming activities and services for senior citizens: today, hearing and sight tests I to 3 p.m. For hearing, call (508) 888-4737 for appointment or to arrange home visit. , July 22, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., foot care; appointment needed at above number; July 23, 9:30 a.m. - 12 noon, legal advice, appointment needed; each Monday, 10 a.m. - 12 noon, outreac~ counseling with Elaine Emery, appointment advised but not mandatory; Outreach Assistant/ Respite Coordinator Cathy Gallagher, each Friday, 10 a.m. noon; come to learn about or volunteer for program; July 23, health insurance' counselor available, appointment needed or home visit can be arranged; Thursday and Friday mornings: door-to-door service to supermarket, bank and pharmacy available; call by Wednesday noon . to make reservation; Better Communication Classes I to 3 p.m. July 28, Aug. 4, II, 18 at Rehabilitation Hospital of Cape Cod. Pre-registration at (508) 833-4140 required.

Classes will teach strategies for com-. municating with the hearing impaired..

SACRED HEART NURSING HOME, NB Volunteers are needed in most areas of the home, including feeding residents, transporting them to activities within the home, doing office work such as filing and answering the telephone. Orientation and training provided. Further information: Annette Gallant, (508) 996-6751, ext. 68.

DIVORCED/SEPARATED SUPPORT GROUP , The Family Life Center, 50D Slocum Rd., No. Dartmouth, will be the location for July, August and September meetings, held from 7 to 9 p.m. on the second Wednesday and fourth Monday of each month.

Topics and speakers: July 28, Father Steve Salvador, "Self-Esteem and Self-Image."

Aug. 13, Sue Dupuis, "Winners vs. Losers - the impact of one's attitude on one's life." , Aug. 25, Open Meeting, with those in attendance introducing discussion topics. ' Sept. 10, "Free to be Me," videotape by Father John Powell, SJ, affording viewers the opportunity to look deeply into oneself and hopefully achieve a new and legitimate freedom.

Sept. 22, Atty. Betty Ussach will walk hearers through legal and courtroom procedures in divorce cases, from hiring a lawyer to final divorce decree. She will also respond to questions gathered at previous meetings and submitted to her prior to this meeting.

HOLY TRINITY, WEST HARWICH Parish pastoral care visitors are offering their annual training session 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19 in Damien Hall at the church on Route 28, W. Harwich. A one-year commitment to visiting patients in nursing homes or at their own homes is required. Further information: Pat Davison, tel. 4323371.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, FR A parish prayer chain offers daily Changes in weekday -Mass sched- prayer for persons in need of interules have been announced as fol- cessions. Requests are accepted by lows: until further notice there will Rita, tel. 339-4483 and Marilyn, tel.

234 SECOND STREET路 FALL R,IVER, MA be no 8 a.m. daily Mass in the Lady 339-2668.

Chapel; the 12:05 p.m. Mass will ST. BERNARD, ASSONET continue. There will be no 9 a.m.

The s'econd annual Disabilities Celebrating 100 years of Service Saturday Mass with the exception of Awareness Night, open to the pub-.路 the monthly ~ass for the Purgator- lic, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Fri1897-1.997 ial Society, which will continue to be day, Aug: I, at the church hall. Leo celebrated the first Saturday of each Canuel, accompanied by his dog TELEPHONE FAX month. As a result of the changes, Reba, will discuss the importance of (508) 679-5262 (508) 673-1545 some Mass intentions have been independence to persons using moved to other dates, thus those . wheelchairs and a speaker from requesting Masses should check the Spiritual Connections will speak on parish bulletin for new scheduling. inclusion of persons with special SEPARATED/DIVORCED needs in the church community. ReGROUP, ST. PIUS X, freshments will follow the program.

SO. YARMOUTH Meeting 6:30 p.m. July 20. Further DCCW, NB DISTRICT New officers of New Bedford Disinformatiom Father Joseph Maurittrict Council of the Diocesan Counzen, 398-2248. cil of Catholic Women are Ellen Calnan, president; Marguerite RoSECULAR FRANCISCANS, nan, vice-president; Janet Demanche, CAPE COD All welcome at day of recollection secretary; and Shirley Magnett, treaSaturday, Aug. 9, beginning at 9:30 surer. They were installed last month a.m.. with breakfast on campus of at a candlelight ceremony and Mass Mass. Maritime Academy. Further at St. Julie Billiart Church, No. information: Vin Corsano, tel. Dartmouth. A reception followed.

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SACRED HEART, NO. ATTLEBORO This computer-conscious parish is requesting families with an E-mail address to notify the parish in order to be included in a parish census . program now being developed. It also reports that four familiesjoined TWO-HOUR VIDEO CAPTURES ALL THE BEAUTY Sacred Heart after finding it on the area Chamber of Commerce web AND SPLENDOR OF THE MAY 24 ORDINATION TO site. When newcomers enter the DIACONATE LITURGY AT THE NEWLY-RESTORED church they find registration mateST. ANTHONY CHURCH IN NEW BEDFORD. ' rials at the door.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, Professionally-produced VHS videtape for viewing on your VCR. .ATTLEBORO A Bible study class led by Father Joseph Ross, MS, will continue sesTO ORDER YOUR COPY PLEASE FILL OUT THE sions through the summer with July FORM BELOW' AND RETURN IT WITH YOUR PAYdates set for each Wednesday at 10 a.m., repeated at 7: 15 p.m. Meetings MENTTO: are held in a classroom above the .OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS shrine gift shop and participants are DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER' encouraged to bring a Bible. No charge, no homework, no tests! FurP.O. BOX 7 FALL RIVER, MA 02722 ther information: (508) 222-5410.

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Also at the shrine, the Silver Leaf CITyrrOWN: STATE: ZIP: Gospel Singers of Boston will be featured at 6:30 p. m. July 26. An 8-man TOTAL: $ _ # __VHS TAPE(S)AT $19.95 (includes postage andh~d1ing) group, the singers have been together - over 50 years. They sing a capella MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS and are masters of jubilee style gospel harmony.

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ST. JOSEPH, NB - Marking the first anniversary of the enshrinement of an image of the Holy Face of Jesus at St. Joseph's altar in the church, Father Roger Levesque, pastor, will offer a Mass of thanksgiving at II a.m. July 22, which all are welcome to attend. The enshrinement was arr~.nged by parishioner Mrs. Laura B:rousseauand took place through the Association of the Holy Face in Montreal, Canada. The association pfCImotes devotion to the Holy Face in order to make reparation for sir... The image is that of the Holy Shroud of Turin.

CATHEDRAL CAMP, EAST FREETOWN ' Upcoming camp evems include an American Medical Instruments picnic and a Kujenga picnic and field day, both July 19; a picnic for members of St. Julie Billiart parish, No. Dartmouth, July 20; a Diocesan Youth Conference 7 to ~ p.m. July 23; an ongoing Union Summer Study Project, which concludl:s July 27; and a children's day camp through Aug. 22.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE Mashpee Wee-Pals pwgram offered each Monday at I p.m. at the church for new mothen: and children. No charge. .

SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR Volunteer opportunit:ies await those with clerical experil:nce, computer expertise or telephone skills.

Information: Betty Novacek, 6745741, ext. 2080.

Activities listed at St. Vincenlt's, DePaul Center Foster grandparents Nellie Casilli and Sister Mary Inez Duffy were honored earlier thi!: week at the Highland Avenue campus of St. Vincent's youth facility in Fall River. Mrs. Casilli has been a foster grandparent 24 years and Sister Inez for 10. They received certificates of appreciation from the facility and citations from Fall River Mayor Ed Lambert.

At the DePaul Center in Westport, also supervised by ;St. Vincent's, neighbors, Westport officials, police and fire chiefs and representatives of the Dep,utment of Social Services will attend an "appreciation cookout" tomorrow with center staff members and residents. The event will be an expression of thanks to Westporters for their welcoming of the' center into their community.

Also at the center, members of its Neighborhood Advisory Group will be team managers as 'youngsters compete in a Summer Olympics program on July 2:1. The event will conclude with a Texasstyle barbecue at 7 p.m.

Daily Readings JUly 21 Ex 14:5-18; (Ps) Ex 15:1-5; Mt 12:38-42 July 22 Ex 14:21-15:1; (Ps) Ex 15:8,10,12,17; Jn 20:1~~!, 1118 July 23 Ex 16:1-5,9-15; Ps 78: 18-19,23-28; Mt 13:1-9 July 24 Ex 19:1-2,9-11,1620b; (Ps) Dn 3:52-56; Mt 13:1017 July 25 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126: 1-6; Mt 20:20-28 July 26 Ex 24:3-8; Ps 50: 12,5-6,14-15; Mt 13:24-30 July 27 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11,15-18; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15 .