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Friday, August 10, 1990
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FATHER JOHN J. Perry, parochial vicar, and Father John A. Perry, pastor of Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville, of which Our Lady of Hope Chapel is a mission, stand by as Bishop Daniel A. Cronin greets congregation members at the chapel's 75th anniversary. (Dumont photo)
In West Barnstable
,Unique Spanish monastic t~hapel celebrates its 75th year ~ The year was 1915. Many Portuguese Catholics were settled in West BarDiitable and attending St. Francis Xavier parish in Hyannis. But they wanted their own chulrch and they also wanted it to resemble the places of worship in their native land. The story of how everything came together .lor them in Our Lady of Hope Chapel, West Barnstable, was told in 1988 by G. Margaret Rourke, a now-deceased pariishioner who was possessed of a merry pen. On July 15, when Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and the priests of Our Lady olr Victory Church, Centerville, of which Our Lady of Hope is a mission, met at a special Mass to celebrat,e the mission's 75th anniversary, the attractive blue and white booklet that mar'ked the occasion included etchings by Marjorie Keary and G. Margaret Rourke's delightful history, which follows.
WASHINGTON (CNS) President Bush asked for prayers in an Aug. 8 nationally televised speech in which he outlined the deployment of V.S. troops in Saudi Arabia in an effort to stem Iraqi aggression in the Middle East. "I ask that, in the churches around the country, prayers be said for those who are committed to protect and defend America's interests," Bush said near the end of his address from the Oval Office. The deployment of V.S. armed forces - "all in the cause of peacl:," Bush said - came six days after Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait, " installed a new government, and later massed troops along the Iraq-Saudi border. "It became necessary to take this action," the president said. "A puppet regime, imposed from outside, is unacceptable. The acquisition of territory by force is unacceptable." Bush said V.S. foreign polil:y goals in the Persian Golf crisis are the withdrawal ofIraqi forces from Kuwait, the restoration of the Kuwaiti government, the security of the Persian Gulf, and the pro-
Panama bishops ~sk victim co"mpensation
PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNS) - Panama's bishops have urged the United States to reduce its forces in the country and compensate Panamanians who were wounded'or lost relatives or property in the Dec. 20 V.S. invasion. "We stress the right to compensation of the dependents and family members of people who died as At the intersection of Route 6A of place" in reference to it, but whatnumber of Portuguese people settl-" a result of the invasion, as well as and Parker Road in West Barnever you call it, officially it is listed ed in West Bamstable. Many were the rights of those who suffered stable, there is a little brick chapel. as "one of the finest examples of fishermen, others farmers, and still physical or material harm," the It has been called the Portuguese, Spanish monastic architecture in others worked in the flourishing Panama bishops' conference said or the Spanish, or the Moorish this country." And there's quite a local brick works. They. were in- in a statement issued Aug. 2. In the statement, the' bish~ps Catholic Church. Sometimes you story behind it. cluded as part of St. Francis Xaveven hear "funny looking" or "out also called for a V.S. troop reBy the 1900s, there were a goodly Tum to Page II duction. "The V.S. military presence [in Panama] cannot be justified outside of the areas strictly set asidl: by 'the canal treaties," the statement said. V.S. troops continue to police the Panamanian capital. "Panama demands respect from the V.S. government for its terri,· torial integrity, in keeping with the common principles of international law," the bishops said. The statement also called for American aid in helping repair the battle damage and compensate OUR LADY OF HOPE Chapel, left; at the anniversary Mass, Fathers Perry, to left and those affected by it. In an Englishright of bishop; Msgr. John J. Oliveira, far right. Note the "perfect brick wall" described in the language summary of their docuchapel history. (Gaudette and Dumont photos) ment, the bishops said that it is "a
Our Lady of Hope, a Work of Love
tection of American citizens abroad. Bush's troop deployment announcement came two days after the V.N. Security Council voted to apply sanctions against Iraq to isolate i~ economically from the rest of the world. "The Vnited States will do its part to see that these sanctions are effective and to induce Iraq to withdraw, without delay from Kuwait." Bush said. "But we must recognize that Iraq may not stop using force to advance its ambitions." The presence of V.S. troops on Saudi soil is "wholly defensive," Bush said. "America does not conflict. nor do we seek to chart the destiny of other nations. But America will stand by her friends." The president asked oil-producing nations to increase output to delay the effects of an Iraqi oil cutoff on the world economy. He also asked oil companies to "show restraint and not abuse today's uncertainties to raise prices," and for Americans to conserve oil. "Standing up for our principles is an American tradition," Bush said.
moral duty of the United States to provide sufficient help for reconstruction and compensation of those who were affected by the invasion." . The bishops criticized the government of President Guillermo Endara, who was sworn in on a V.S. military base on the outskirts of Panama City shortly before the invasion. "The Panamanian _~vernment should be autonomC~n its policy-making decisions," the bishops said, echoing charges that Endara is little more than a figurehead president who takes most of his leads from Washington. Asked about the bishops' statement, Endara told reporters it was full of"very strong criticism" which he considered "totally unfounded." . More than seven months after the invasion there are still conflicting reports about how many people died in the military strike ordered by President Bush to oust military leader Manuel Antonio Noriega. Noriega. the armed forces chief who was the de facto dictator of the country. is in prison in Florida awaiting trial on drug and racketeering charges. The United States has said some 500 people died but independent individuals and groups place the toll higher.