THE ANCHOR• Thurs., Aug. 14, 1975
Planining of Fall Wardrobe
Nuns Contribute To Defiense Fund
Important Summ,er Activity \
When I was in hig~school and college the most exciting event of my summer was the arrival of the fall college issues of tile fashion magazines in early August. By that time the charm of summer clothes had waned, pale colors were looking just that-pale-and all my friends were eagerly sleeveless sweaters come with their own matching cardigans looking forward to the new for a costume look that adds up looks for fall. Time changes points in the sweater game. most things and while I'm beyond the stage of getting excited about the college issues of magaznees, I find that my teen~ge
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, daughters are now the ones planning school wardrobes with those issues in their laps. Glancing over their shoulders, listening to their comments and browsing through their section of the stores, I can agree that there are some lovely clothes on the fall scene for high schoolers, those who are college bound, and even the ageless woman who loves smart sportswear. Sweaters are everywhere and they are truly lovely. Turtle necks, crew necks, and the classic cardigan are holding their own with really decorative sweaters becoming the conver5ation pieces. Bright Sweaters For those gals who loved the decorative T shirts, it follows that their sweaters should be as bright and young-looking as the tops they have been wearing all summer. Scandinavian designs can be found in many of these attractive knjts, and if someone in your family is a talented knitter, then why not put in a pitch for a hand made one. If you don't succeed, however, don't get discouraged, for many of the readyto-wear versions have the distinctive look of a hand-knit. While the sleeveless sweater may not be as popular ,as it has been, do look for it to add a layered 10Qk to a young wardrobe. Some of the newer versions have a capped sleeve effect that gives them a "this year" lOOK. Other
Anglican Group 'Warns Of TV Influences LONDON (NC) - Greed and materialism can be fostered by much of television's fare, an Anglican Church body said in a memorandum to Ii: government committee set up to consider the future pattern of British broadcasting. The warning came from the 5tanding committee of the Church of England's Gen~ral Synod, in a memorandum of evidence signed by its chairman, Archbishop Donald Coggan of ~nterbury.
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"The pervasiveness of advertising in commercial broadcast,ing, with its heavy emphasis on the material world and its appeal to acquisitive iniltinct5" is a matter of "considerable concern" to many church~en. he wrote.
BROOKLYN (NC) - The Sisters' Senate of the Brooklyn diocese contributed the largest amount-almost $3,OOO-of any group in the country to the defense fund for joan L'i We. Miss Little is on trial in Raleigh, N. C., for murder. She is chargea with stabbing her white jailer to death. She has claimed she was fighting off a rape attempt. Sister Mary Camille, vice president of the Sisters' senate, said that a recent letter from Mich· ael' Fidlow, ~xecutive director of the Southern Poverty Law Center, termed the donation of funds raised nationally by 'the senate as "by far the greatest amount forwarded to the center by anw group in the nation."
Knit Coats I mentioned in the column only a few weeks ago that knitted coats will be very important for the older and more sophisticated dresser, but the young set, not to be left out, have their own version of this coat. Its shorter, slightly heavier, but every bit as fashionable. Now that the magazines are here with all the fashion news, Meryl is doing just what I did when I was her age, cleaning her closet, throwing out what 5he doesn't feel she can wear any more, sprucing up what' she does have and making lists of items that shall need to make her "look" for fall '75 the best one possible for the least amount of money.
Prize For Ecumenical' Aefivity Awarded VATICAN CITY (NC)-The honorary president of the World Council of Churches, W. A. Vi&ser 't Hooft, has been awarded the Cardinal Augustin Bea Prize for Ecumenic'al Aotivity in Geneva, Switzerland, Vatican Radio announced. Ca'rdinal Jan Willebrands, president of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Chris-tian Unity, spoke at the presentation ceremony for Visser 't Hooft, who was general secretary of the World Council of Churches from 1938 to 1966. The prize is named after the late Cardinal Bea, first president of -the secretariat which was created by Pope John XXIII. It was initiated by the International Humanum Foundation, which has 'its headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland.
Diocese Issues New Marriage Guidelines DAVENPORT (NC)- The Davenport diocese has joined the growing ranks of U. S. Catholic dioceses that have issued guidelines on the preparation of young couples for marriage. The new rules issued here apply to marriages in which one or both persons is under 21. The rules provide for a 90-day waiting period from the time the couple first contacts the parish priest until the time of the wedding. Announced by Bishop Gerald F. O'K.eefe of Davenport; the rules require that during the 90d~y period the couple attend a marriage preparation conference and at least four meetings with the priest who is to officiate at the wedding. The four meetings with the priest are to cover such topics as preparation for the ceremony, the spiritual element of marriage, the Church's teaching on marriage, a reinforcement of topics covered at the preparation conference and planning for the liturgical celebration on the wedding day.
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CARDINAL IN JERUSALEM: Cardinal John Krol of Philadelphia shoulders a cross in leading the Stations on the Way of Sorrows in the Old City of Jerusalem July 25. The cardinal visited the Holy Land along with a group of pilgrims from Philadelphia. NC Photo
Unu,sual Experim,ent Sisters Live at High-Rise HomeFor the Elderly !DETROIT (NC) - To the residents of Elmwood Park Plaza here, Adrian-Dominican Sisters Marie Carmelita Brown and NOl'ita McDonQugh are special people. The Plaza is a high-rise home for the elderly, and the two nuns, both in their 70's, are fulltime tenants. Their residency is an unusual experiment. Usually, retired sisters go to a retirement house or if necessary to a nursing home. Before Sister Norita came to the Plaza in February of this year, she lived at a home for aged sis-ters in Cincinnati. Sister Irene Marie, provincial superior of the St. Catherine's province of the Adrian-Dominicans, explained how the move came about.
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The Elmwood Park complex mixes senior citizens with handicapped people. Of the 202 apartments in the building, 33 are designed specifically for the handicapped. According to James Few, manager of the building, 40 per cent of the residents get a rent supplement from the government. They pay one-quarter of their income, which is mostly Social Security money, as rent. The population is split 50-50 between whites and blacks. Sister Norita s-~id that the sisters' role ,in the building is to witness the' Gospel to the poor, including the poor in spirit. Sister they are gational and sick
Marie Carmelita said fulfilling their "congrerole to visit the lonely as Chl'ist did."
"One of our sisters has been employed for three years by Holtzman and Silverman, the company that builds these highrises," Sister Irene Marie said. The nuns generally have no "One of her jobs has. been to interview people coming in, to set schedule or routine to follow. check what assets they have and - "They can get involved as to see if they are eligible to get much or as little as they want," in. She said the high-rises could Sister Irene Marie said. "No sure use some sisters, as the sis- great expectations are put on ters have much to give. They them. They seem to be very incan listen with an open ear and volved in having a listening ear. administer to needs." But they're not there to be some Placing the two nuns at Elm- big counselor with all the anwood Park Plaza is a pilot proj- swers.'· ect, Sister Irene Marie said. If the project is successful, other The sisters try to learn the Holtzman-Silverman names of all the building's reshigh-rises for the elderly, one in idents. Both are former school Detroit and two in Cleveland, teachers, Sister Marie Carmelita could also get retired sisters as for more than 50 years, and Sisresidents. ter Norita for 48 years.
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"Our senate has defined its goal as offering ministry for justice as perceived in the Hght of Gospel values," Sister Camille noted. "Concern for women's rights and the improvement of the p~nal system are part of our on-going interests." Contributions, she said, came from convents and lay people as far away as Alaska and Puerto Rico. Stories des-cribing the financing of Miss Little's defense however, had largely overlooked the funds raised by women Religious, the nun noted.
Protestants Organize Against Abortion WASHINGTON (NC)-A new Protestant group caned the Christ.ian Act'ion Council has been formed to oppose abortion and to stress that human life issues are a concern for all Chris-ti,ans, not only Catholics. The council's acting chairman, the Rev. Harold O.J. Brown, said that the group's two ba'sic tasks will be to: Remind non-Catholic Chl"istians that virtuaHy alI Christians from the beginning have been aga'inst pennissive abortion and for the protection of alll human life; Make clear to lawmakers that abortion and related problems are not merely sectarian or doctrinal iss-ues, but issues of fundamental ,importance to the whole of Western civiliz·ation.
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