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THE POPE Impact on a nation

By NC News Service Pope John Paul II traveled across a vast expanse of the United States in September and preached a message as varied as the people and circumstances he encountered.

Focusing on a theme of "Unity in the Work of Service," he called for greater fidelity to church teachings, especially with regard to sexual morality, and urged Catholics to exert greater influence on the society in which they live.

Hundreds of thousands saw and heard him in person and millions watched on television as he visited Miami; Columbia, S.c.; New Orleans; San Antonio, Texas; Phoenix, Ariz.; Los Angeles; Monterey, Calif.; San Francisco and Detroit.

Pope John Paul's call for closer adherence to church teachings was repeated throughout the 10-day visit Sept. 10-19, but came most forcefully at a meeting in Los Angeles with more than 300 of the almost 400 U.S. bishops.

Reacting to presentations by four leading U.S. churchmen who described the diversity - and at times dissent - within the church in the United States, Pope John Paul declared: "It is sometimes claimed that dissent from the magisterium [church teaching authority] is totally compatible with being a 'good Catholic' and poses no obstacle to the reception of the sacraments. This is a grave error that challenges the teaching office of the bishops of the United States and elsewhere."

The pope specifically cited dissent on "sexual and conjugal morality, divorce and remarriage ... [and] abortion."

Answering questions at a news conference after the closed-door meeting, Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati, vice president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the pope was not suggesting that anyone should be excluded from the church.

He said the pope was underlining "the fact that Catholic teaching is not a kind of grocery store where Catholics are free to take what they want and not take what they want."

Regarding the statement that dissent would be an obstacle to reception of the sacraments, Archbishop Pilarczyk said that would be a pastoral matter that could be answered only individually.

"The status of church teaching is the same this afternoon as it was this morning [before the pope spoke]," he said.

Later, Vatican press spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the pope "stated the moral principle.

It is up to the bishops to apply it."

Archbishop Pilarczyk was one of those who made presentations to the pope. Others were Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago, Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco and Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland of Milwaukee.

Archbishop John L May of St. Louis, NCCB president, welcomed the pope.

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PopeJohn Paul II's 1987 visit to the United States is history now, but the approximately three dozen diocesans who participated in the historic event in various cities along the papal itinerary will always have their memories.

Several shared those memories with The Anchor.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin Bishop Cronin, a'Ccompanied by diocesan chancellor Msgr. John J. Oliveira, was in Los Angeles as the pope prayed and met with his brother bishops at Mission San Fernando. The bishop was among concelebrants at the pope's Dodger Stadium Mass, where the Holy Father reconsecrated the United States to the Blessed Mother. He also attended the pope's Los Angeles youth teleconference and as a member ofthe U.S. Catholic Conference Communications Committee attended the pontiffs meeting

with representatives of the U.S. communications industry. .

Quotes from the bishop "I've seen the Holy Father so often, but it's a new experience every time. It never becomes routine."

• • • • On the Dodger Stadium Mass: "It was an exercise in devotion.

It's an amazing thing how Catholics unite around the altar ... the person next to you becomes your brother or sister. It was a tremendous spiritual uplift, a strengthening."

• • • • "The weather was lovely. Thanks be to God we didn't go to Miami!"

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FROM COAST TO COAST a man of prayer, Pope John Paul II began his U.S. visit with solitary prayer in Miami and as the visit drew to a close prayed with his brother bishops in Los Angeles. (NC photos)

POPE JOHN PAUL II (left picture) greets Holy Union superior general Sister Maria Teresa Andant at a visit by delegates to the congregation's general chapter to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Italy.

Right, Sister Andant with newly-elected general councilors, from left, Sister Marilyn Spellman, Sister Mary Patricia Daly, Sister Mary Lou Sullivan.

Holy U ni~n Sisters name new superior general ,

At general chapter sessions held last month in Rome the Religious of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts elected Sister Maria Teresa Andant, a native of Argentina, as superior general.

Among general councilors elected for a six-year term, during which they will live at the community's house in Rome, are a Fall River native and a sister who has served many years in the city.

Sister Mary Lou Sullivan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Sullivan of -Fall River and a graduate of the former Sacred Hearts Academy of Fall River.

Having made religious profession in 1969, she taught in Holy Union-staffed schools in Astoria, NY, and in Baltimore. Her most recent assignment was teaching Haitian children at St. Angela School, Mattapan.

Sister Marilyn Spellman, a native of Astoria, is a former principal of St. Michael School, Fall River.

From 1974 to 1981, she was provincial superior of the Immaculate Heart Province and lived in Fall River. Since leaving the area, she has been assistant administrator of St. Louis School, Clarkesville, Md. Educated in Holy Union schools in Segui, Argentina, Sister Andant joined the community in 1963.

Until 1966, she lived in the Holy Union novititate in England.

Returning to Argentina, she taught history in secondary school and later wa~ the principal in the Holy Union secondary school in Segui.

From 1976 to 1981, she was banned from teaching in Argentina by the military regime in con-

trol at the time. This proved a blessing in disguise, for it caused her to begin working among the poor, a mission later joined by other Holy Union sisters.

Though later vindicated through an appeals process, Sister Andant continued her ministry among the poor and oppressed. She has been active most recently in adult catechesis in base communities.

As superior general, she will guide the Holy Union congregation and encourage implementation of chapter decrees. Although residing in Rome, she will maintain close contact with the congregation's six international provinces and its African region.

Also at last month's general chapter, delegates discussed future directions for the congregation, facilitated by Madame Germaine

Lacorre, former editor of the French Catholic journal, Notre Temps. Having participated in Vatican Council II, she is currentlya resource person for religious congregations in France.

Among topics discussed at the cha'pter were current and future technological changes and their impact on society and on the church. Also considered were specific challenges to religious women and, in particular, the need for prophetic witness in today's church and world.

Sister Ann Kernan, provincial superior of the Immaculate Heart province and the other sisters who participated in the Rome sessions will conduct area meetings throughout the province to share the spirit and statements of the

chapter with all members.

Those wishing further information about the chapter meeting or the community may contact Sister Kernan at 550 Rock St., Fall River 02720.

Members of both the Immaculate Heart and Sacred Heart provinces of the community serve in the Fall River diocese. Immaculate Heart members are at the provincial house, Sacred Hearts Convent, Holy Name and St. Michael schools and Our Lady of Health parish, all in Fall River; and at Coyle and Cassidy and Catholic Middle School in Taunton.

Sacred Heart province members are at St. Jacques parish, Taunton; St. Mary-Sacred Heart School and Sacred Heart and St. Mary parishes in North Attleboro; and St. Mark parish, Attleboro Falls.

Jewish leaders pleased with meeting pope WASHINGTON (NC) - After good. It indicates a maturing of what they described as a "superb the relationship" between Cathomeeting" with Pope John Paul II lics and Jews. in Miami Sept. II, leaders of "We did have a very, very superb American Catholic-Jewish dialogue meeting in Miami," said Gunther said they anticipated renewed ef- Lawrence, director of information forts to deal with remaining dif- for the Synagogue Council of ferences.

America. "I think the road to The pontiff, in a session with Catholic-Jewish relations is on a some 200 Jewish officials on the real high." second day of his U.S. visit, con"I thought it was marvelous. It demned the Nazi extermination of was a very warm meeting," added the Jews and supported Israel as Eugene Fisher, executive secretary the Jewish homeland. He added, of the Secretariat for Catholichowever that "the right to a home- Jewish Relations at the National land also applies to the Palestinian Conference of Catholic Bishops. people."

He said the session was charac"I think that the entire experterized by "a real sense of communication." He said even while ience was one that will contribute the two sides were disagreeing, to raising the level of importance there was "a real joy." of Catholic-Jewish dialogue," said Rabbi Henry Siegman, national Rabbi Siegman, referring to the Vatican's plans to produce an offiexecutive director ofthe American cial church document on the HoloJewish Congress.

The American Jewish Congress caust and its anti-Semitic roots, had been critical of Vatican poli- said the fact the church's stance is cies in light of the pope's June 25 now being scrutinized is important. meeting with Austrian president "I think that is a plus because Kurt Waldheim, accused of com- these things have been repressed" plicity in Nazi World War II

by Jews for fear of alienating Cath-路 . olics and by Catholics for fear of atrocities.

"We continue to believe that what digging into the past might was a serious moral error," Rabbi reveal, he said.

Siegman said of the pope-Wald"In a' sense there's a kind of heim meeting. "Obviously we have theological lag, if you will, where not succeeded in persuading the theology must catch up to living reality," the American Jewish Conpope."

Nonetheless, he added, "the fact gress official said. "The reality is we are now prepared to deal with that we are closer to each other divisive questions in and of itself is than our respective theologies

would admit. There is a new warmth and openness to each other."

The NCCB's Fisher described the current climate as "a new beginning."

"I was delighted by the pope's very strong affirmation of what we've done in this country in the dialogue" between Catholics and Jews, Fisher said.

"I think it was a very joyful event," although "there are some unresolved differences," the NCCB official added.

According to the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, "the task now is to encourage, accelerate and deepen Catholic-Jewish relations in order to resolve longstanding conflicts."

After the pope's visit with Waldheim, some Jewish groups had threatened to boycott the Miami meeting. Fence-mending efforts were underway by midsummer, however.

In a July session in New York, Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Vatican secretary of state, and U.S. church leaders met with Jewish officials. "After that, things began to happen," Lawrence said.

In a conciliary message sent in a letter to Archbishop John L. May, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Pope John Paul described Jews as "our elder brothers in the faith in Abraham."

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The Anchor Friday, Sept. 25, 1987

Sister Kathleen Sullivan, RSM Sister Kathleen Marie Sullivan, RSM, 38, director of finance for the Sisters of Mercy at St. Mary's, Bayview, Riverside, RI, died Sept.

15 after a brief illness.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Catherine (McLaughlin) Sullivan of North Attleboro, and the late Raymond Sullivan.

Sister Katheleen was a grad uate of Bishop Feehan High School· and Salve Regina college. She held a Master's Degree from Bryant College. She taught.at St. Mary's School, North Attleboro; Bishop McVinney Regional School and the former St. Michael's school, Providence; St. Mary's Academy, Bayview; and Mercymount Country Day School, Cumberland, RI. She was also treasurer of the Sisters of Mercy, Province of Providence, and an internal ~uditor at Fleet National Bank. '

Besides her mother, she leaves five brothers, Daniel Sullivan of New Jersey; Paul, Thomas and Michael of North Attleboro; Raymond in Connecticut; and a sister, Maureen Kummer of North Attleboro.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 18 at St. Mary's

Church, North Attleboro. Burial was at Resurrection Cemetery, Cumberland.

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Chaplain "guiding force" for hospital chapel Through the efforts of Father Raul Lagoa, Catholic chaplain at Morton Hospital, Taunton, the hospital recently dedicated an interdenominational chapel.

Formerly the site of a family room, the chapel is on the main corridor of the hospital's first floor.

Thomas C. Porter, Morton's acting president, described Father Lagoa as the "guiding force that brought the chapel from a dream to a reality."

The $30,000 chapel was financed by hospital supporters.

Father Lagoa. director of Morton's pastoral care department since 1985, paid tribute to the efforts of those who worked on construction and decoration of the chapel as well, as to work crews from the hospital's plant operations and environmental services departments.

At the dedication ceremony the invocation was offered by Rev. Thomas L. Crum, pastor of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Taunton and chairman of the hospital's board of trustees. The benediction was given by Father Thomas Lopes, a former Morton chaplain, who first suggested construction of a chapel.

Many hospital friends and staff members donated chapel furnishings in memory of loved ones.

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bathed in sunshine and including the scriptural quotation: "I will never forget you, my people."

Immigration testimony WASHINGTON (NC) - Individuals deemed likely to receive public assistance should not be excluded from immigrating to the United States on that basis alone, said a U.S. Catholic Conference official. The decision on allowing a person to' immigrate should be based on whether he or she is likely to become a "public economic burden," rather than a "public charge," said Msgr. Nicholas DiMarzio, executive director of the USCC's Migration and Refugee Services. He made the comments in written testimony to the House Immigration Subcommittee commenting on proposed revisions to the Immigration and Nationality Act by H.R. IQ9.

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themoorin~ Hope Renewed Long after he leaves this land, the pastoral visit of Pope John Paul II will be the subject of countless reflections and rehashings. A bit more bent under the weight of his office, the pope journeyed through thunder and lightning both of nature and of people.

There can be little doubt that the years of his papacy have taken a physical toll on John Paul. And some say there was less enthusiasm for his visit, considering that it was the second time around.

The American Catholic community is a fickle and varied lo~, hard to judge even for those born and reared in this pluralistic culture.

When one considers the background of the present pope, one thinks that he must often wonder what the church in the United States is all about. We do ourselves.

The openness and questioning that were obvious to the pope should, however, have provided him with many clues as to the state of the church in the United States. There was a somberness about the journey and issues. The moments of joy were tempered with concern. Beyond the trappings and pageantry there was evidence of a changing church in a changing land and the clear indication that American Catholicism is catalytic, energizing and forthright.

Amid differences and difficulties, the church in America is indeed Catholic. This could be said of few other peoples and nations and the pope knows it. We are not an easy people but we are loyal. Papal Visit '87 reflected this fidelity to church amid the conflicting issues of the times. It has been a centering moment of national pride and church credibility. We Americans can be proud of the pope and of Catholicism in the United States.

His words to us this past week evidence his desire to be a world religious leader. There are close to 900 million Catholics in the world, some would say far more.

And for all our infighting over such topics as celibacy and discrimination, Pope John Paul is our religious leader. The conflicts among Protestants are so deep that there is no one single voice to speak for all denominations. In the Moslem world, even the holy city of Mecca is ripped asunder by. bloodshed. Allah is praised by many warring factions. There is no single mind in the Jewish world as the secularist and orthodox in Israel are battling in the streets. But for Catholics of all rites, the pope is a visible sign of unity and solidarity amid divergences and differences.

In so many ways he achieved such unity, not just among Catholic Americans but among many others, from Buddhist to Jew; Black to Asian, young to old, like a father discharging his responsibility to tea"ch.

It was also very evident that the pope's meetings were so arranged that he would hear as well as speak. He listened to the rainbow voices of the church' even though he probably knew what was going to be said. His responses are also deserving of our consideration. If there was one outstanding feature of this trip, it was the dialogues that were part of each of the Holy Father's stops. He wanted to know firsthand how people felt and he was well informed.

What will flow from all of this sharing and participation is yet to be seen. However, we can be sure that this pope will not relegate matters of need to the back burner.

All might not like what he says, but speak he will. As John Paul returns to the Vatican, we pray that our expectations are not unrealistic and that our hopes will not be disappointed.

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Reversing Roe vs. Wade?

By Father Kevin J. Harrington

The celebration of the 200th anniversary of our Constitution has brought a renewed appreciation of democracy to our citizenry, while nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court has brought renewed hope to the prolife movement that the days of abortion on demand may be coming to an end.

That dream can begin with the reversal of Roe vs. Wade, which recognized a woman's right to privacy as inviolate. This right was never consented to by "we the people." . Abortion proponents easily forget that the Bill of Rights guarantees that no one can be deprived of life without due process. Even if you presume that the Founding Fathers considered the rights of the child bearer as more pressing than those of the unborn child, it is ludicrous to assume that the unborn child has no rights at all.

When an unborn child is the victim of assault we justly defend him or her, but there are no legal provisions for the case of a mother who kills an unwanted unborn child.

Since 1973 the Supreme Court has forbidden any legislative body to promulgate laws restricting a woman's right to an abortion.

Pro-lifers who have worked diligently for passage of a human life amendment to our Constitution know the uphill battle they face if

Bork is to be confirmed. Yet I believe that the real battle will come once Roe vs. Wade is reversed and the power to enact laws governing abortion reverts to the states.

Clearly some states will pass more restrictive laws than others.

Massachusetts will probably pass the least restrictive, given the liberal sentiments of so many of its House and Senate members. The last state referendum clearly showed that 45% ofthe electorate oppose public funding of abortion. I am not sure the figures would be the same among our elected legislators.

But if Roe v"s. Wade is reversed, the pro-life movement will have renewed hope. The great psychologist Eric Fromm once wrote: "Those whose hope is weak settle for comfort or for violence." Those politicians who openly opposed abortion before 1973 but changed their tune when the Supreme Court spoke will have a chance to let their true convictions shape the laws. Women who use abortion as a means of birth control have the weakest hope of all as they tragically settle for both comfort and violence. Those who oppose abortion but do not actively involve themselves in the pro-life movement choose comfort and tolerate the violence of abortion.

If there is one man who towers above all our Founding Fathers, it is James Madison. He insisted that

as many people as possible be involved in democracy and strongly opposed any unchecked powers that would allow a small faction to dominate.

His fear of tyranny was so strong that he wrote: "Any attempt to limit the franchise deprived the whole polity of knowledge and experience, of particular and of balance - and weakened the system for all." This vital principle of consent by the people was ignored when the Supreme Court by judicial fiat enshrined a woman's right to privacy as a constitutional right.

14 years later, pro-lifers will have to use their right of free speech to persuade the electorate ofthe importance ofIaws preventing convenience abortions. The struggle is made more difficult by the liberal slant of the media and the relentless attempts by prominent feminists to confuse the issue.

Pro-lifers must unmask certain myths perpetuated by abortio.n proponents. Only 25 percent of abortions in the United States involve unwed teens. The so-called hard cases of rape and incest involve less than I percent of all abortions.

Abortions are not caused because concerned parents are trying to keep condoms out of the classroom.

The majority of our citizens do not favor abortion on demand.

We should not let those who are content with either comfort or violence settle for such weak hope.

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I love you Last year I mentioned how difficult it is for some parents and children to tell each other they love them. I received a number of letters on how one can overcome this barrier.

One poignant letter began, "I never told my mother I loved her until the week she died. Then we both cried and professed our love through the years. But what a lifetime of love wasted!"

Then I received a charming letter from a nun who told me her family never shared expressions of affection. "I had to smile as I thought of my own journey in telling my Mom and Dad I loved them. I knew they knew but never said it. I wrote it first in letters going home from college, then I worked up the courage to say it on the phone, which brought a stunned silence on the other end the first time.

"In time my parents began saying it, too. Then the big day came when I could say it in person!

Funny how we are, isn't it? Now, it is second nature. I would never hang up the phone or leave them without an 'I love you,' and they the same."

When researching my book, Traits of a Healthy Family, I asked family members for the five phrases

they most like to hear from one another. "I love you" overwhelmingly topped the list of both parents and kids.

If yours is a family who can't seem to say those three words, how can you sneak into them?

Two ways. Break the ice by saying something like, "If I didn't love you, I wouldn't put up with this room," or "You're lucky I love you because you'd be in big trouble."

Once you can use it as a preceding phrase, it gets easier to say, "You know, sometimes I think I love you." And smile.

Another way is to write it in a note. "Thanks for putting up with my bad temper, John. I love you.

Mary." Or stick a note in a child's lunch, "Hope you're having a good day in spite of math. I love you.

Mom." Being able to write it makes us less tongue tied when it comes to saying it.

When I work with military couples undergoing a year's separation, I ask them if there's anything positive in separation. They usually mention greater appreciation for one another and discovering their ability to cope without the other.

But the one plus I always hear is that their letters are more intimate in expressions of love than their daily conversation. One wife said wistfully, "I enjoy having my hus-

Limited education?

How many times have you heard the complaint that today's youth don't know the Ten Commandments, the

who don't know their own history and literature? Are they like tourists in their own land? If such people become too numerous don't we risk condemning our heritage to death?

And as wars in the Middle East and Central America heat up wouldn't it be wise for Americans to look beyond the technological skills that education.can provide?

The tool for communication provided by an education that treats history and languages" seriously is growing only more necessary in our world today.

Knowledge of this type begets respect and respect is basic to the world of peace we all desire. It will be a disaster if our youth do not obtain the kind of education that provides the foundation for such respect.

seven sacraments and the other basics of religion? Now a charge of a similar nature has been made by the National Endowment for the Humanities. A studyby NEH found students lacking in the areas of history, literature and foreign languages.

The study found that 68 percent of high school students who were asked could not place the Civil War within the correct half-century and a high percentage lacked knowledge of many of the most important works in literature and history. The study blames this knowledge gap on a de-emphasis of the humanities and an overemphasis on skills in American education.

As I read the report, I remembered a summer vacation spent in Europe with a university student.

In Paris we visited the Louvre museum and walked through its Sept. 26 ancient Roman section with busts 1944, Rev. John J. Donahue, of Caesar, Cicero, Claudius and Assistant, St. William, Fall River Nero.

Sept. 29 Although he was a brilliant stu1899, Rev.J.A. Payan, Founder, . dent in computer science - highly St. Mathieu, Fall River skilled - he had little knowledge Sept. 30 of these people of history nor did 1963, Rev. John J. Griffin, Pashe know any of the history of tor, St. Paul, Taunton Paris. This made him a tourist in Oct. 2 the worst sense ofthe word. As we 1961, Rev. Joseph E. Sutula, walked through the museums, his Pastor, St. Casimir, New Bedford lack of historical knowledge caused our conversation to revolve around home. The city's history, literature 1I11JIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIIIUIIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIJIIIIIII and language were truly foreign to THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-Q20). Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. him.

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band home but I miss his letters.

They made me feel so loved."

Longing for love is a universal experience. Isn't it sad that such an inexpensive yet valuable gift is so rarely given in some families? And isn't it wonderful to hear a spontaneous, "I love you," at any time of any day?

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Special note: In connection with my recent columns on depression, I need to clear up an apparent misunderstanding. I heard from many laypersons and professionals concerned that I gave the impression that depressed people can heal themselves. Some of you even cautioned that this belief can lead to suicide.

I did not intend to give this impression and I need to correct it at once. I am a great supporter of professional therapy and encourage it in my writing and work. So please seek help if you are seriously or chronically depressed. My series concerned mild depression, not serious and ongoing. I regret I didn't make that clear.

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FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

Without an education in the humanities, people will not know what their own nation stands for let alone understand other nations: People will find it easy to harden their hearts toward others.

CRS to move NEW YORK (NC) - Lawrence A. Pezzullo, director of Catholic Relief Services, has announced that the agency will move its headquarters from New York, and relocation consultants have recommended Baltimore as the new location.

A CRS spokesman told National Catholic News Service, however, that Philadelphia is also under consideration, and the CRS board will be making its decision "in the near future." In recent years, the increasing cost of living in New York has led a number of major business corporations to relocate, some to suburbs of the New York metropolitan area and others to more distant places,

A ward for Reston ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. (NC) - Retired New York Times columnist and twice Pulitzer Prize winner James Reston has been named recipient of St. Bonaventure University's 10th annual Bob Considine Award. Hejoins Walter Cronkite, Ted Turner and Red Smith among others who have received the award.

Considine was a renowned reporter and broadcaster who aied in 1975.

Diocese of Fall River -

Questions about divorce

Fri., Sept. 25, 1987

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Q. I am a Catholic woman who has never been married. My Catholic fiance has been married twice before. His first marriage was in sidered that kind of marriage and the Catholic church and lasted those rules important enough to only five months. I have seen a honor and respect?

For your own happiness and for photocopy of the annulment decree granted by the county in which he the good of us all I hope you will decide to be among them. was married.

Please talk to your parish priest Is this comparable to, or acceptable as, a church annulment or is or a priest friend and ask him to that a separate document? help you.

He was married several years Q. I am a practicing Catholic later to another non-Catholic in a non-denominational Christian and wonder about any rules rechurch. That marriage lasted two garding my marriage to a Methodist who has been divorced. Is it stormy years.

Is there any hope for us to be still all right for me to marry him? married in the church so that we Can I receive the sacraments? can both again be practicing Cath- Sometimes I wonder if rules are olics? (California) . nearly as important as the love we A. Since divorces are so easily have for one an9ther.(Colorado) obtainable, annulments of marA. If by rules' you mean certain riages are not common in civil ways of doing things that one is courts. These courts do grant them expected to follow, I doubt that on occasion, however, in certain you really believe we should do types of cases and under clearly away with them. defined conditions.

In your letter you say you want A civil decree of annulment does to marry this man. If rules aren't not substitute for a declaration of important, why bother with marnullity by a Catholic tribunal. While riage? Why not just start living some conditions for the annulment together? may be similar or jdentical, the Isn't it because you know you'll parish priest of either yourself or lose something very special if you your fiance would need to pursue the case through your own dioce- just ignore everything and everyone else because you love each other? san offices. ",' Real and significant rules are Judging from the information intended to keep us from destroyyou give, his seems to be a case ing or losing something important well worth pursuing in that way. in our lives, individually or as a Since your friend is Catholic society. The Catholic community and presumably was at the time of is no different from any other in his second marriage in another this matter. church, that marriage in itself As a church, as a Christian famshould present no obstacle to your ily, we hold certain realities very marriage and full practice of your sacred and vital to our life. Marfaith as Catholics. riage is right near the top of the I realize too well that sometimes list. these rules occasion inconvenience Without going into details about and pain. But when you allow specific rules, that is the simple yourself to go beyond that, isn't it reason we Catholic Christians have true that you are concerned and regulations about marriage. We that you esteem Christian mar- want to safeguard those things riage enough to want to share it without which marriage would bewith your friend, only because come just another minor arrangecountless other couples have con- ment of life.

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Fri., Sept. 25, 1987

Centennial fund drive at St. James

CRS director urges Reagan to support Arias peace plan NEW YORK (NC) - Lawrence A. Pezzullo, director of Catholic Relief Services since 1983 and a former U.S. ambassador to Nicaragua, is urging President Reagan to stop efforts to aid the contras and instead support the peace plan of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias.

"If there is anybody who knows what the problems are in Central America, it's the Central American leaders," Pezzullo said in an interview at his New York office.

The commitment of the five Central American presidents to negotiating a peace settlement under, the Arias proposal, he said, gives the best hope for an approach that will work.

"If it doesn't work, this [Reagan] administration can wrap up Central America' as one big failure," he said.

He said the administration, in calling on Congress to vote more aid for the contras fighting the Nicaraguan government, seems to be "backing away" from the peace plan. There also are reports of the administration pressuring some Central American governments dependent on U.S. aid to back away.

Pezzullo expressed his views in a recent opinion article in The Wall Street Journal. "In bringing forth their peace agreement, the five Central American presidents have dramatically altered the political chemistry in the region and created a momentum that carries with it the real possibility of turning their countries toward peace and away from war," he wrote.

"While the agreement may have imperfections, it deserves greater support than it is now getting from the U.S." Interviewed Sept. 14, Pezzullo said he had gotten no response from anyone in the administration and found it "extremely disturbing" that Reagan had just been quoted as calling the Arias plan "fatally flawed."

"It's very unfair to call it flawed," Pezzullo said. "It hasn't gotten. off the ground yet."

He noted that the plan provides a significant role for the Central American churches, with membership of a bishop on each of the National Reconciliation Commissions, and said the appointment of Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo of Managua to chair the Nicaraguan commission ensured that concerns 'of Sandinista opponents will be addressed.

Pezzullo, a member of the U.S. Catholic Conference Social Development and World Peace Committee, said the Arias plan was in line with the consistent position of the U.S. bishops, and that the role of the U.S. church should be to "look for opportunities to bolster the position of the churches in Central America."

A Foreign Service officer who had been U.S. ambassador to Uruguay, Pezzullo was appointed by President Jimmy Carter as Nicaraguan ambassador in June 1979, the month before the Sandinistas overthrew the regime of President Anastasio Somoza. He stayed in Nicaragua for a time after Reagan's inauguration in 1981, but left that August and shortly thereafter left the U.S. Foreign Service.

"I could see there was no way of pursuing a diplomatic approach," he said in the interview. "Policy was being dictated by people who wanted to go into covert operations and use military options.

That's now a proven failure."

Pezzullo said the "quick-fix guys" believed they could solve basic diplomatic problems and turn a whole culture around by sending out someone like Lt. Col. Oliver North to apply a "potion" in some covert operation. "It just doesn't work that way," he said. , Pezzullo said that the Sandinistas, a Marxist group calling itself revolutionary and talking about the overthrow of other regimes, aroused legitimate concern among their neighbors. They were accused of providing supp~rt for guerrillas in neighboring countries and "there's unquestionably some truth in that," he said. The large size of their army, he said, also creates concern that they could be a destabilizing force.

But in agreeing to the Arias plan. PeZZUllo said, the Sandinistas have now indicated they are willing to forgo such activity for the sake of better relations with their neighbors. "Now their neighbors have to put in place a proce!\s of ensuring that they live up to their word," he said.

Pezzullo said contra support made sense only if they had a chance of overthrowing the Sandinistas, whiCh he said not even the Reagan administration believes, or if they were a force pushing the Sandinistas toward negotiations.

But the Sandinistas are already in negotiations, Pezzullo said, and the contras are "a guerrilla force without a mission anymore." If peace comes to Central America, Pezzullo said, CRS could redirect resources now devoted to helping Central American refugees and displaced persons and concentrate on economic development.

He said the Sandinistas had "botched" their economy, but were now showing more "maturity" in such matters as moving away from collectivized farming.

Uninterested youth PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (NC) - After years of tension, church-state relations might be im- . proving in the two islands that make up the Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago, but now the church is challenged by spiritual and financial problems. Church observers say there is hope for amiable dealings with Prime Minister Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, a staunch Methodist who was elected last December, because his wife, Patricia, is a practicing Catholic. An even closer link is the new minister of education, Clive Pantin, whose brother, Gordon A., is the archbishop of Port of Spain. The Pantins are a prominent Catholic family. But 58-year-old Archbishop Pantin, the first and only Trinidadian bishop, and his 474-year-old Catholic Church find the country's youths less interested in religion than past generations and are having difficulty recruiting local men to the priesthood to replace departing missionaries.

DOROTHEAN SISTER Aurora Helena Avelar, 84, is honored as Person of the Year by the Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts for her longtime service to the needy of New Bedford. With her at testimonial earlier this month are Charles Jorge Jr., society president (lefty and Kenneth Ferreira, testimonial chairman. (Rosa photo)

Sister marks silver jubilee Sister Mary Anthony Castonguay, a member of the Congregation of the Dominicans ofSt. Rose of Lima who staff the Rose Hawthorne LaMtrop Home in Fall River, has marked her silver jubilee in religious life.

Now serving at St. Rose Home in New York City, she was stationed in Fall River for several years during the early 1970s.

Looking back on her years in the Dominican community, the native of Scotland said: I crossed the ocean to come here, to this community, to this way of life, to God. Little did I know my destination when I was leaving. And if anyone had foretold this future for me, I would have chuckled.

Synod speaker CPA president ROCKVILLE CENTRE. N.Y. (NC) - Albina Aspell. president of the Catholic Press Association and editor of The Catholic Post. newspaper of the Diocese of Peoria. Ill.. has been designated a speaker at the October world Synod of Bishops in Rome.

Mrs. Aspell is to address the synod in a 20-minute talk Oct. 7 on The Mission of the Laity in the World of the Mass Media.

She had been selected earlier by Pope John Paul II as one of four synod auditors from the United States, making her one of 60 lay observers from around the world at the synod.

According to James A. Doyle.

Catholic Press Association executive director, Mrs. Aspell's presentation will mark the first time the association has been invited to address a synod or, to his knowledge, a similar Vatican gathering of bishops.

"It's a momentous event forthe Catholic Press Association, and a high honor for those working in the Catholic press and other Catholic media." he said.

Mrs. Aspell described her role at the synod as "a unique recognition.~of the Catholic Press Association and the important role of the Catholic press in the life of the church."

"But 25 years later, I wonder that my life was ever other than it is today. From the very beginning, life in the community has been so full of love - from the patients, from the other sisters, from everyone. What a life!"

The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne. Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer, is an American congregation founded in 1895. by Rose Hawthorne, daughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It has one apostolate: to nurse the cancerafflicted poor, providing them with a free home where they can spend their precious final days in dignity.

The congregation seeks vocations among Catholic women whose compassion and love of the Lord can find expression in a life dedicated to caring for his suffering' poor. All who are interested are invited to visit one of the community's homes to learn more about their work and life.

For more information or to arrange a visit. those interested may . contact the Rose Hawthorne Home at 1600 Bay St., Fall River, telephone 673-2322, or call Sister Anne Marie. director of vocations, at the community'S motherhouse in Hawthorne, NY, telephone 914769-4794, collect if desired.

New church SARAGOSA, Texas (NC) About ISO people gathered recently in the tornado-leveled town of Saragosa to watch Bishop Raymond J. Pena of EI Paso and Father Edward J. Slattery of the Catholic Church Extension Society break ground for a new church. At the same time the bishop announced a five-year, $1 million commitment to the predominantly Hispanic community, where 29 were killed and 121 injured by the tornado last May. The long-term plan "provides for trauma counseling, financial counseling, home visitation, emergency financial assistance, community development. etc.," Bishop Pena said. The new church is planned for completion by May 22, the first anniversary of the tornado.

Rev. James F. Greene, pastor of St. James Church, New Bedford, has announced a IOOth anniversary restoration fund drive, to open Sunday, Oct. 18.

Proceeds from the drive will support major church renovations, beginning with repairs to the building's tower, its slate roof and its copper flashing, masonry repointing, replacement of gutters and downspouts and general waterproofing.

The exterior repairs will be followed by interior restoration, Father Greene said. He estimates the undertaking will cost in excess of $500,000.

The pastor also announced appointment of Richard C. Fontaine as fund 'drive chairman.

Fontaine, a New Bedford native, graduated from St. Ann's grammar school and Holy Family High School in that city. He holds a magna cum laude degree from Providence College and following graduation served in the U.S. Army and in the Army Reserve.

Since 1954 he has held administrative positions at My Bread Baking Co. of New Bedford. Presently he is administrative assistant to the company's general manager.

Active in yachting and civic organizations and in parish and diocesan affairs, he has been a lector and a eucharistic minister at St. James Church and was chairman of the first diocesan Catholic Charities Appeal to raise $1 million.

He is chairman of the board of directors of Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford, and in 1970 was the recipient of the diocesan Marian Award for outstanding service to the church.

Fontaine is married to the former Eleanor Smith and the couple has seven daughters and two sons, all graduates of St. James School.

Father Greene is a Fall River native. He was ordained Feb. 2, 1961, by Bishop James L. Connolly and after three years as parochial vicar at St. Joseph's Church, Taunton, entered the U.S. Air Force as a chaplain.

His service record includes nine years of active duty during the Vietnam war and assignments at United States bases and on the Greek island of Crete and in Japan.

As chaplain at Arlington National Cemetery, he conducted Catholic funerals during the Vietnam conflict.

Returning to the Fall River diocese in 1973, Father Greene served as parochial vicar at St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis and St. Dominic's, Swansea. For seven years he was pastor at Sacred Heart parish, Oak Bluffs, before being named to St. James last September.

Bishop urges end'to unrest VATICAN CITY (NC) - The head of the Haitian bishops' conference has urged an end to a recent wave of violence in his Caribbean nation and called for a negotiated political solution to the crisis. Bishop Francois Gayot of Cap Haitien said the only way out of civil unrest would be a dialogue involving government authorities, political parties and various groups representing the' Haitian people.

Love is out, sin is in, says American Life League president

By Julie Brown President, Ameriean Life LeaJue

The current efforts of "promosexual" groups like Planned Par· enthood Federation of America, Center for Population Options, and others to place a "clinic" in all junior and senior high schools are causing great concern. America one<: had a pUblic education system dedicated to objective truth. It now has chaos.

The "system~ has opened" its doors to public health professionals and community leaders who, "concerned" with the "epidemic" of tcen age pregnancy, actually believe that human sexuality is merely a simple mechanical activity.

They discuss their own brand of ....acts.. designed specifically to destroy the value system which so thinly separates our way of life, (rom that of a barbaric society.

To them, sex is Bathog more thaD. a blind and selfish instinct amona Masts. And, the beasts (which you and I wou'kt identify as young children) need ~'mmal-train­ eN. The school-based seX clinic is simply tM animal h~ital.

If this sounds abSUrd to you, remember that Faye:' Wattleton, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said on the McNeil-Lehrer ptcJsram that, after all, there is birlitsontrol for roaches. Why not for .ns?

What are the real r,.cts?

• Theepidemic isa401escent pro-miscuity, nOl a pregnancy.

• The "one million teenage pregnancies" you read about include more than 650,000 pregnancies of young people who are married.

• The role of parents as primary educators of their children has been eroded to the point where most parents truly believe they are incapable of handling their own children in the area of human Sexuality.

• The adolescent who uses the birth control pUt hasa one in eight chance of suffering from pelvic inflammatory disease, a condition that can leave her sterile.

• The use of the birth control pill will not prevent AIDS. • Tbe condom is only 70 to90% effective in preventing AIDS. • School-based sex clinic studies themselves are fraught with error, leading the public to believe that teen pregnancies decrease where clinics are in use. However, the statistics provided by these clinics .. count a pregnancy only when a child is born. Babies slaughtered by abortion are not counted as pregnancies at all!

• The involvement of the federal government in permissive sex education (that is, how-to lessons in plumbing) has been a dismal failure. These programs began in 1965, from which time this nation has seen dramatic increases in adolescent preganacy, adolescent abortion, adolescent venereal disease and adolescent depression.

• Do not permit some governor's task force on infant mortality oradolescent pregnancy in your state to approve school-based sex clinics.

• Do not permit the March of Dimes and the American Red Cross to convince the parents of young people in your community that school-based sex clinics are a "good idea."

• Become informed on the threat of school-based sex clinics; American Life League has a booklet and two pamphlets on the sub-

ject available, and other groups was written in 1928 by Kev. Daniel have excellent materials as well.

Lord: • Start now to make your voice "God - you see - when He heard. It is your responsibility and placed upon mankind the terrible mine as adults to lead the way. The responsibility for human life, this hour is late! participation in His power QJ crea· tion, knew that He was fearfully As early as 1968, studies of burdening men and women. young people exposed to permis"To bring children into the world, sive sex education showed thatthe to assume the responsibility for instruction has liberalized student their eternal destiny, to suffer as attitudes toward casual sex, homomothers have to suffer and to sexuality and pornography. make the sacrifices that fathers What is our response? have to make - well, it was asking Human sexuality is a gift from, a lot; and God never asks without God. But because God has been giving abundantly in return. banned from the public..,educatiQn "So into the hearts of men and system, the word "sin" has been women He poured this tremendeleted from the vocabulary as dous attraction and joy and exhilwell. aration and sympathy and mutual If I could say something to the impulse called love. It is somemillions of young people in our thing so beautiful that nobody has society who are presently victims ever been able really to explain it. of the co-:opted public education "Men and women clasp hands . system. I would simply !'C~t what and take up the burden of parent-

hood, not so much because they are aware of their cooperation with God in peopling the world and filling heaven as because they are drawn toward each other pow· erfully, delightfully, most irresistibly.

"A great desire to unite their lives, their futures, their thoughts, their bodies flings them together in a happiness that is beyond any other purely natural happiness of earth. So God gives mankind in return for thier participation in His divine creatorship the marvelous thiDJI; called love.

"Love is God's Gift - God's way of drawing men and women toward each other; and it is His reward for their share in the creation of His little children."

But the school-based sex clinic will not teach this lesson. It cannot. Those who promote these

clinics Oy in the face of love by promoting that sin which will rob our chiidren of perhaps ever experiencing love.

You and I must teach this lesson.

Hope for peace nil MANILA. Philippines (NC) Reports from a forum of the Association of Major ReligioUl Superiors of tbe Philippines have enticized President Coruon Aquino and Philippine bishops for failing to do enough for peace. Five of seven workshop reports at a forum sponsored by the superiors' justice and peace commission said any hope for peace and reconciliation was destroyed by Mf'I. Aquino's vigorous resumption of the war against communist guenillas after cease-fire talks collapsed in F.e~ ""'Y.

TAKE ACTION FOR LIFE Twenty million tiny preborn babies are dead, just because the U.S. Supreme Court didn't have the courage to stand up for human life.

This decision must be overridden. We must pass the Paramount Human Life Amendment now.

Will it take another 20,000,000 dead babies before America has the courage to say "no?"

Join the American Life League in the fight to protect all God-given human life.

RESPOND TO THE CENSUS IN YOUR PAPER NEXT WEEK! MrS'. Judie Brown. President American life League. P.O. Box 1350. Stafford VA 22554 17031 659-4171

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Continued from Page One ' ing of collegiality becomM real: when you saw that in action it we~ bound to have a tremendou~ effect. .. And it was challenging. The Holy Father reminded the bishops that they are bound to present the message of the Gospel and real truth in accordance with the teaching of (he Church."

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"The Holy Father's message to them was one of courage and hope."

• • • • On his meeting wilh Hollywood names, ineluding Bob Hope, Dom DeLwle and Ricardo Montalban, at the communications id'dutry meeting: "They listened carefully to his talk ... it was well received. They

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Pap.a} impact on a diocese agreed that they had tremendous innuence and that they ought to use it for good.

"Whether they act on that re~ mains to be seen."

MSlr. Henry T. Munroe MSlr. Munroe, pastor of St. Pius X plltish, South Yarmouth, was amonl reprC'sentatives of U.S. priests meetlnl with the pope in Mllimi. Father John A. Peny, pastor of Our Lady of VIdory parish, CenteniIle, was the other dlocHan delepte.

• • • • "On Tuesday afternoon, Sept.

8. what had been ajoyful anticipalion began to be fulfilled. What had been hailed as a special moment in the history of the Miami area was imminent. In the company of Father John A. Perry, chairman of the Fall River diocesan Priests' Council, I boarded Eastern Airlines Flight 965 bound for Miami International Airport for an event of great significance to the Ameri-

can people, especially those sharing our Catholic faith, the visit of the Holy Father. Pope John Paul II, to the United Slale§.

"The flight was beautiful. Father Perry was excited about the event now so near. He was not alone!

Privileged to share this short time with the Holy Father, we saw lhe wannth and elation of many aboard the plane. Upon our arrival at the Miami airport, we were most cordially received by members of the hospitality committee from the archdiocese of Miami, all wonderfully pleasant and helpful from the moment of arrival to the time of departure.

"Congratulations go to all the members of this committee and to the thoughtful planning which made them available to so many "strangers." , "It was at once visible thet the planning for the papal visit W8lI superb. The air was really filled with rising anticipation and joy.

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"The priests gathering for this historic event spoke of the joy they were experiencing and of how forlUnate they were to be among prieSI delegates to this papal event.

That afternoon. we met Msgr.

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"By 2 p.m., admission by ticket only, seal specified, we were in the church for the momentous event.

That wonderful hospitality committee had iced tea and lemonade for us during our wait for th.e Holy Father's appearance. Believe me. never have such simple clements provided so much pleasant relief!

"At just about the time the lemonade was tasting so good, we met and had a fine chat with. Father Raymond Monty, another fellow priest from Fall River and now an Air Force chaplain §tationed in southern Florida. He proudly told Fath.er Perry and me that he had 77 of the people from his military Turn to Page 13

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 2S, 1987

The pope; impatt on a nation L:Quunuco lfom nEt une Pope John Paul a}:;o called on

tbe bishops to:

- "Present as effectively as possible" the church's teachings againsl artificial contraception.

- Continue their "exceptional commitment and constancy" in opposing abortion.

- Promote the advancement of women but maintain the church's "quite clear" teaching that "women , are not called to the priesthood."

- Work harder for vocations to the priesthood and religiO'Us life and resist the "prophets of doom" who say vocations won't come until church rules on priesthood are chan2td.

- Uplfold the chureh's "unpopUlar"leaching against homosexual a'livity "in the pastoral care that you give to homosexual 'persons."

I Res~ct the primary "right ~nd dutY:;<lf parents" in any sex fducatioJrOgram. " - M tain church discipline restrictin _- he use ofgeneral absoulion" substitute for individal conf' on.

- Get 'ore involved in Cathoic colle and universities "to afeguar ':nd promote theirCath'lic character.:' The Pie's visit got off to a whirlwi ,'tart in Miami. He was greeted a e Miami International Airport _ resident Reagan and ftet priv~_ ,y with him four hours ter . ;", ~_ In betwien he visited the Miami kthedral to speak with local Cath,Plic leaderJand held his firsl major ~ation.lll meeting, with 750 reprepentatives.: of the approximately .57,000 U.S. priests. After he and Reagan J!1et, he wenl by motor· cade through downtown Miami to the reside'nce of Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy of Miami.

Early t'be next morning he met with U.S.,Jewish leaders .lIlld Ihen ran into the first major storm literally..:..... of the visit as he celebrated a'mid-morning Mass at Tamiami Park, where 250,000 had gather-ed in stifling mid·90s heat.

Rain and lightning led to cancellation of the Mass in mid-homily.

The pope concluded tne celebra· tion in a trailer behind the altar, !While the crowd dispersed. . In the prepared text of his homily, the pope had fssued a sharp warning not to give in to the evils of "pornography, ... fornication, adultery, divorce and contracep.tion," and euthanasia and abortion.

He flew from Miami to Columbia, SC, deep in America's Bible Belt, with only about 74,000 Catholics in the entire state, about 2 ~rcent ofthe population.

Hemet there with 26 Orthodox, Protesta"t and Episcopal leaders, urging them to work for unity in an encounter which several described as a historic gathering.

A crowd estimated at 60,000 gathered at the Universit)' of South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium for an ecumenical service led by the pope.

He noted America's tradition of freedom - a themc he struck Qften in this 200th anniversary year Of the U.S. Constitution and said each conscience "should be deeply concerned about the way in which /lins against love and against life are often presented as eKamples of 'progress' and emancipation, '

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pope met briefly with former President Jimmy Carter and Mrs. Carter before flying to New Orleans, where education was his major theme.

He told higher education officials that theological research should not stray from church teachings, and he praised Catholic elementary and secondary schools for academic excellence, commu· nity service and devotion to mi· nority students.

The pope also met with II black bishops and 1,800 other black Catholic leaders and urged them to keep their "rich cultural gifts" alive and active.

Speaking toan estimated 200,000 Bathered for Mass at the University of New Orleans' lakefront Arena, he condemned "the ineffec.tiveness of divorce" and said forgiveness is especially important in marriage.

In a meeting with about 60,000 young people in the Superdome, he urged them to reserve sexual intercourse for marriage even though their peers would regard them as out of step with the times.

In San Antonio, the pope cele· brated Mass before 300.000. de>livered an address to the national convention of Catholic Charities USA and met with Texas seminarians and men and women in religious formation programs at the city's San Fernando Cathedral.

He also addreued Hispani,cs at Our lady of Guadalupe Plaza, speaking'in Spanish, and met with Polish-Americans at Assumption Seminary. ' At the Catholic Charities convention, the pope said helping the poor also means overcoming the "spiritual impoverishment" of the rich who refuse to share their wealth.

At the Mass, he praised "people of great courage and generosity" who have been helping immigrants from south of the border.

His remarks were immediately interpreted by some as an endorse-

ment of the sancturary movement under which illegal aliens are helped to evade immigration authorities.

But the next day a Vatican spokesman said the pope had no intention of encouraging the breaking of a law.

In Phoenix. Ariz.• the pope went 10 St. Joseph's Hospital, where he held II critically ill baby born three months prematurely, s.poke with a IS-year-old boy with an inopera· ble brain tumor and visited a 6year-old girl paralyzed from the neck down.

Aftera motorcade and an address from the balcony of St. Mary's Basilica, the pope spoke to 2,200 rep'resentatives of the Catholic Health Association, telling them they must uphold the church's prohibition against "the great evil" of abortion and euthanasia and other biomedical assaults on the dignity of human life.

The pope met with 16,000 Native Americans and the first Native American bishop, Bishop Donald E. Pelotte. coadjutor of Gallup, NM, in a colorful ceremony pune· tuated by drumbeats..

The pope stood in apparent prayer while he was blessed in a smoke ceremony. then accepted the feather used in Ihe blessing and held it during the remainder of the meeting.

In Los Angeles the major even!

was the pope's meeting with the U.S. bishops. But he also met with many other groups and celebrated outdoor Masses at Dodger Sta· dium, and at the Coliseum during his two days in the city.

A crowd estimated al between 1.50,000 and 200,000, many wav· ing palm branches, greeted him along the streets of los Angeles, where he encountered the city's ethnic diversity as his "popemobile" moved through Chinatown and pasl Our lady Queen of Angds Church, where on some weekends as many as 200 Hispanic children are baptized.

The pope told leaden of the FAMILY AFFAIR: In the first such instalJation in the communications i!!dustry, many of them television and movie area, a father and two sons are seated as officers of Knights qf executives, they have the power to Columbus Damieo Council #4190 in Mattapoisett. From left, "build or destroy, lift up or cast Grand Knight Stephen Holmes; his father Gabriel Holmes, down," and urged them to use past grand knight and lecturer; and James Holmes, deputy their power wisely.

He met with leaders of non· grand knight. (Rosa photo) Christian religions, visited an elementary school with Nancy Rea· gan and participated in a teleconference for youth 'in which Los Angeles was linked with Denver, lorijo Nerad, national director been involved in several picketing St. louis and Portland. Ore. of Women Exploited by Abortion actions and pro.•life marches.

After listening to a young man (WEBA), wiU be the banquet The convention will begin with born without arms play guitar with his feet at the youth meeting, speaker at the annual state con- registration from 9 to 10 a.m. the pope strode to the edge of a vention of Massachusetts Citizens Morning sessions will be on effec· 4-foot raised platform on which he for Life, to be held Ocl. J at Bos- tive use of media, high school sex ton Park Plaza Hotel. was seated. jumped down, walked c1inicsand crisis pregnancy centers. to the startled guitar player and It is suggested that delegates Believing that every abortion embraced and kissed him. bring a lunch and at the same time ha~ two victims, the woman and The guitarist, Tony Melendez, - the unborn child, Ms. Nerad'sper- view pro-life films, also to be shown 2.5, said of the pope's reactioo: sonal testimony will be especially throughout the day. The afternoon '''Awesome.'' .. timely in view of the fact that Pres- will begin with a briefing on proTraveling from Los Angeles to ident Reagan recently asked U.S. life legislation and consideration San Francisco, the pope sand· Surgeon General C. Everett Koop of Supreme Court changes. wiched in an eight-hour stop in to compile a report on the physical The Rev. Mr. Jackson will be Montereyand neighboring Carmel. and psychological impact of abor- heard at 3:30 p.m. A cod::tail hour He celebrated an outdoor Mass tion on women. will foltow and dinner will be at 7 at Laguna Seca Raceway outside p.m.

Monterey and in a brief appearAmong groups convention panTne plenary speaker at the dayance at the Mission San Carlos del long meeting will be the Rev. E.W. elists will represent are Birthright.

Rio Carmelo in Carmel he spoke Jaclr::!lon, a pastor, attorney and the National Right to Life Comabout evangelizaiton and praised the owner of a Cambridge radio mittee, the National Federation the missionary work of Franciscan station. He was instrumental in for Decency, the New England Father Junipero Serra. organizing a coalition of black Christian Action Council, WEBA, Local dignitaries greeting the ministers to oppDse scnool·based Problem Pregnancy and Concerned pope included Carmel's mayor. sex clinics in Boston and has also Women of America. actor Clint Eastwood.

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In bis homily at the Lagu!1ll Advisory Council, and Patrick SecI' Mass. the pope praised bQJ,:h Hughes, director of pastoral minmigrant workers and growers for istry for the Archdiocese of San their contribution to society.

Francisco.

Greeted with cheers at St. Mary1s Pope John Paul celebrated Mass Cathedral in San Francisco, Pope under a hot noonday sun in CanJohn Paul told a meeting of nuns, dlestick Park and fold the congrebrothers and priests that they gation to be "identified with Christ, should not stray from official not only at Mass on Sunday church teaching when they try to which is extremely important reconcile the church with Ameri- but also in the other activities of can culture. life."

Speaking to thepope,a nun and In Detroit, the pope concluded a priest both called for recognition his U.S. visit with five appearances of women in the church, though and a fervent prayer that the visit neither specifically mentioned the ''''would bring greater unity to the ordination ofwomen. Sister Helen 9hurch in the United States.

M. Garvey, president of the LeadThe evening of his arrival he ership Conference of Women Re- we!ll to Blessed Sacrament Cathe~ ligious. and Marianist Father Ste- dral and the following morning phen Tutas. president of the Con- vigited Polish-Americans in Hamference of Major Superiors of Men, tramch and addressed them in Pospoke to the pope. At the conclu- !ish. He said they have enriched sion of her speech, Sister Garvey the U.S. with their faith and their kissed the seemingly startled pope. family values.

The pope met the following He met with representatives of morning with 3,000 lay people the country's 8,000 permanent dearepresenting laity throughout the cons and their wives and praised country. He called on lay people to them as"a great and visible sign of be a greater "sign of contradic- the working of the Holy Spirit." tion" challenging the widespread In Detroit's Hart Plaza the pope secularism, relativism, consumer· said modern industrial technology ism and hedonism of U.S. society. can breed injustice.

He was addressed by Donna HanHe cited "the introduction of son of Spokane, Wash .. chairper· robotics. the rapid development of son of the U.S. bishops' National' communications, the necessary

adaption of industrial plana, the need to introduce new skills in management."

"America is a very powerful country," he said.

"You may choose to close in on yourselves '[0 enjoy the fruits of your own form of progress and to try to forget about the rest of the world, or you may choose to live up to the responsibilities that your own history and accomplishments place on your shoulders."

He celebrated the dosing Mass of the trip before 90,000 at the Silverdome.

As he prepared to leave the U.S., he focused once again on abortion and told Americans: "The ultimate test of your greatness is the way you treat every human being, but especially the weakest and most defenseless ones."

All other pursuits, sucn as feeding the poor, welcoming refugees, promoting the advancement ofwomen, securing the rights of minorities and pursuing disarmament will succeed only if the law protects every human being from "conception to natural death," he said.

He flew from Detroit to Canada and after a brief meeting with native peoples in the Northwest Territories returned to Rome.

THE

Parish observes centennial St. Mathieu's parish, Fall River, will mark its 100th anniversary on Dec. 3. Advancing observance of the significant date by a few weeks, present and past members of 'the French parish will meet Sunday, Oct. 4, for an II a.m. Mass at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin wm be principal celebrant and Father John FoIster will be homilist. Father FoIster is pastor of St. Anne's Church, another of Fall River's French parishes.

Music at the Mass and at a following banquet at White's restaurant, North Westport, will be by the Allegro Glee Club, a city institution "born" at St. Mathieu's in 1947, said Father Adrien E. Bernier, pastor ofthe parish since 1975.

Parish History When St. Mathieu's parish, Fall River, was officially established Dec. 3,1887, Rev. J. A. Payan was named first pastor. He immediately began making plans for construction of a rectory and basement church to serve the French Catholics of the area. Less than a year later, however, Father Payan was appointed pastor of Sacred Heart Church, New Bedford, and Rev. Louis A. Casgrain succeeded him.

Father Casgrain constructed the proposed church in 1894, but the following year, due to ill health, was forced to leave St. Mathieu's, and Rev. J. Georges Lavallee became the new pastor. On Dec. 20, 1896, Bishop Harkins dedicated the new St. Mathieu's Church.

Father Lavallee remained at St. Mathieu's until 1910, during which time he built a rectory on St. Mary's Street near the Church.

During the foundation of the parish, lay teachers had conducted classes in nearby halls and then in the basement of the church.

Sisters of St. Joseph In 1896 Sisters of Charity undertook these duties for nine years, until 1905, when the Sisters of St. Joseph of Puy, France, came to St. Mathieu's. On April 30, 1908, Bishop Feehan blessed the new St. Mathieu's convent. In February of 1910, after witnessing much of the growth of St. Mathieu's, Father Lavallee died.

From 1910 to 19 I4, Rev. Louis A. Marchand served as pastor of the Fall River parish, his major project being the construction of a school.

Succeeding Father Marchand was Rev. Napoleon Messier, who redecorated the parish hall and made many improvements in the church, including installation of stained glass windows, new pews, and a new altar and Stations of the Cross.

Upon Father Messier's death in 1930, Rev. George Cain came to St. Mathieu's where he served for the following 23 years.

During that time the church and the rectory were redecorated. In 1933, Father Cain, realizing that the convent was inadequate for the sisters' needs, replaced it with a new building. Father Cain was named a domestic prelate in 1940.

Father Desmarais His successor, Rev. Anatole Desmarais, served as pastor for seven years, making major repairs

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ST. MATHIEU'S CHURCH in the rectory and having the interior of the church redecorated by the Italian artist Nincheri.

Father Desmarais was appointed pastor of St. Jacques Church, Taunton, in 1960, and Rev. Aurelien Moreau became St. Mathieu's pastor. After only three months in his new parish, Father Moreau suffered a fall in January, 1961 and died on March 12.

Father Moreau was succeeded

by Father Henri Charest who died suddenly in 1968, a death contributed to, some parishioners felt, by sorrow at the loss of 125 parish families due to relocations forced by highway construction.

Father Lucien Jusseaume was the next pastor of St. Mathieu's, serving until 1972, when Father Roger Gagne was appointed to the post, remaining until 1975. During Father Gagne's pastorate the parish school fell victim to the changing circumstances in the church that caused so many school closings in the 1960s and 70s.

Father Bernier, the present pastor, succeeded Father Gagne in 1975 and almost at once was responsible for changing the skyline of the north end of Fall River when winter storm winds threatened to topple St. Mathieu's 60foot twin steeples.

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The new pastor, haunted by the thought of the steeples collapsing on nearby houses, lost no time in having them cut down to their present height of 12 feet. Since they are atop solid square towers, however, they remain very visible to motorists driving eastward on the Brightman Street bridge.

Father Bernier said St. Mathieu's school building was sold in 1977 and by 1981 had been converted to comfortable apartments for the elderly. It is fully occupied.

The large parish rectory was sold in 1981 and Father Bernier lives in an apartment in the former convent. The convent also houses a parish center and chapel, he said, thus is completely utilized.

Asked about future plans for the venerable French parish, now numbering some 800 souls in 370 families, Father Bernier smiled.

"We're living year by year and doing fine," he said.

Dialogue needed COLUMBIA, S.c. (NC) - A "very serious dialogue" is necessary with Anglicans to resolve the issue of women priests, said the Vatican's leading ecumenist. Cardinal Johannes Willebrands, president ofthe Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, told more than 200 ecumenists in Columbia that resolution of the issue could "radically change" CatholicAnglican relations. Cardinal Willebrands said the issue of apostolic succession "has been complicated by the ordination of women in some parts of the Anglican Communion."

The Catholic practice of not ordaining Women is "tradition," he said, but not tradition "in the weak sense of custom." For Catholics "it is part of that tradition of life and practice which has been given by the Lord and handed down by the a'Postles to subsequent generations of the communion of the church," the cardinal said. "The male priesthood is part of that truly apostolic tradition."

BANGKOK, Thailand (NC)Several hundred Catholic priests and Buddhist monks are expected to be released from prisons and reeducation camps in Vietnam under amnesties granted by the government.

The Vietnamese government said it would release more than 6,000 prisoners and red uce detention terms of more than 5,000 people.

Indochina religious affairs observers in Bangkok said they believe Catholic priests and Buddhist monks will be among them.

Archbishop Paul Nguyen Van Sinh of Ho Chi Minh City said nearly 100 Vietnamese priests are interned in reeducation camps.

Many had been South Vietnamese military chaplains in the Vietnam War. Considered for amnesty are those who have shown "repentance for their guilt," those with relatives who rendered services to the revolution. people who are old and sick or have small unattended children or whose families cannot make a living.

The decision was made to milrk the 42nd anniversary of National Day Sept. 2 and the August Revolution Aug. 19. the day a Communist government was declared in North Vietnam.

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Pope stern but compassionate

L".,,!4_~ IN CALIFORNIA, the pope'lays a wreath at the grave of Father Junipero Serra who founded many of the state's l?issions and who many Californians hoped would be canomzed during the papal trip to the U.S. (NCj UPI photo)

Vatican says preaching only for priests, deacons VATICAN CITY (NC) - Only ordained priests and deacons may give sermons during Mass, and bishops who have allowed lay people to give them will have to stop the practice, a Vatican commission said in a ruling approved

by Pope John Paul II. The ruling said local bishops cannot give dispensations from Canon 767 of the church's legal code, which says the homily is reserved to ordained ministers because, it is a part of the Mass liturgy.

The decision by the Commission for the Authentic Interpretation of Canon Law was made public at the Vatican Sept. 19. Taken at the commission's plenary assembly in May, the decision was approved by the pope in June, a Vatican statement said.

Msgr. Julian Herranz, secretary of the canon la w commission, said the ruling followed reports that lay

people had given sermons in some European countries and in the United States.

"This is something that's been done with the permission of a bishop, who acted in good faith.

Now they will have to correct [the situation]," he said.

He said there had been some danger of confusing the lay and clerical roles on the issue, with the sermon seen simply as a form of catechesis.

During his Sept. 10-19 visit to the United States, Pope John Paul emphasized keeping lay and clerical roles in thier own spheres.

Msgr. Herranz said the ruling does not prohibit lay people from giving 'talks at sacred celebrations of the Word when there is no priest or deacon available. That is a common practice in many parts of Latin America, Africa and Asia, where priests are unable to visit parishes every week.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - During the 10 days of his hectic visit to the United States, Pope John Paul II showed American Catholics that he is a stern moral lecturer and a compassionate pastor.

In 45 speeches and in meetings with groups in nine dioceses representing the diversity of American Catholicism, the pope was exemplifying the old Christian adage: hate the sin, but love the sinner.

His tough frontal attacks on Catholics who dissent from church teachings were tempered by the daily hugging, kissing and touching of people, including victims of AIDS. The underlying theme of his actions and words during the Sept.

10-19 visit was simple: U.S. Catholics need to be united through strong adherence to church teachings.

Symbolic of the pope's attitude was his approach to homosexuality and homosexuals.

He strongly reaffirmed church teachings that homosexual acts are always immoral and told the U.S. bishops to clearly announce this teaching although it is "unpopular." , Yet he also met a group of homosexuals, all AIDS victims, in San Francisco, chatted with them briefly and touched them.

In informal remarks to journalists he also said homosexuals are not "outcasts" and their place is "in the heart" of the church.

"To understand the pope you cannot just look at what he says.

You have to look at his gestures, what he does," said Vatican press spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls on the final day of the pope's visit.

Taken in context, the pope's strong statements are not harsh criticisms but "moral challenges" to overcome problems, NavarroValls said.

The pope's strongest attack on dissenting Catholics came in a Sept. 16 talk to the U.S" bishops when he criticized "a tendency on the part of some Catholics to be

U.S. bishops' conference, after the meeting with the bishops.

Vatican and U.S. church officials saw the pope's words as a stimulus to developing better pastoral programs to deal with dissenting Catholics.

During the trip the pope was also "role modeling" for the bishops, showing them how to be pastoral by getting out and mingling with people, said Norbertine Father Alfred McBride, an information officer forthe U.S. bishops during the papal trip.

"I would like to think that bishops would be inspired by the pope's example of pastoral energy in visiting various groups of people," said Father McBride.

One immediate effect of th~ trip could be greater efforts at counseling by confessors and pastors on the church's teaching on birth control, he said.

"There is also the duty of the pastor to propose natural family planning as an alternative" to couples using practices banned by the church, he added.

But after the pope left the United States, questions still remained whether his message would t~ke root once the cheering died down.

"This is going to be a long process," said Father McBride.

At the level of the Vatican and the U.S. bishops, the stage has been set for an ongoing process of evaluating the U.S. situation, taking advantage of the "ad limina" visits to the Vatican scheduled next year for the U.S. bishops.

An "ad limina" visit is required every five yea'rs by a bishop to report on the status of his diocese to the pope and Vatican officials.

Also, in 1989, a major meeting is planned between Pope John Paul and Vatican officials, and the top leadership of the U.S. bishops' conference.

The meeting will give the pope an opportunity to assess whether the bishops have also become stern lecturers and compassionate pastors.

Convent near Auschwitz seen "reassuring"

ROME (NC) - Locating of a Carmelite convent near the Auschwitz concentration camp does not minimize the Jewish aspect of the site, said an American Jewish official. message that God loves everyone, SAN FRANCISCO (NC) - A Instead, he criticized the Polish both weak and strong, and said the government for inadequately prehomosexual priest dying of AIDS pope was saying to those with serving the former Nazi concenpredicted that Pope John Paul II's AIDS: "God loves you. Focus on tration camp "as a symbol of Jewmeeting with AIDS patients in that."

San Francisco will have an effect ish martyrdom."

"I was very moved," he said. "It "down the line."

"I find it difficult to see sinister was a message I've peen speaking motives in the presence of these The priest, Father Robert Arpin, since I went public."

41, was among AIDS patients innuns," said Theodore Freedman, He said others with AI DS also European director of the New vited to a Sept. 17 meeting with the "were moved" as the pope "stopped York-based Anti-Defamation pope at Mission Dolores B~silica. and chatted with them."

He was diagnosed with the' fatal League of B'nai B'rith. B'nai B'rith "He treated the gays like every- is a Jewish fraternal group. acquired immune deficiency synone else, working the crowd.'" drome last April and given 1,7 "I believe their gesture is genuine Father Arpin defended the pope and I find it reassuring that there months to live. ' against criticism by some homo- are those who, in their unique way, Father Arpin, who only recently sexual activists that the pope care," he said. revealed that he is homosexual, focused on children with AIDS at said in an interview that the meetCatholic-Jewish tensions arose ing, thought to b~ the pope's first , the meeting. Father Arpin said it , over locating the Carmelite condid not mean the pope was less vent just outside Auschwitz. Some encounter with AIDS patients, sympathetic toward homosexuals, Jewish groups saw it as diminish"had to affect him" but "we won't adding that wherever th~ pope ing the religious significance of the know how until down the line." goes he shows "an affimty for camp to Judaism.

Father Arpin had hoped'to be kids." introduced to the pope as a homoLast February European Jewish Father Arpin, a priest of the and Polish Catholic leaders agreed sexual priest with AIDS. HowDiocese of Springfield, Mass., since to establish an interreligious prayer ever, he was seated in the middle of 1972, has worked for Catholic center, of which the convent would the group and not on the aisle Charities in San Francisco for the be a part, outside the camp boundwhere he could speak to the pope. past two years.

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selective in the adherence to the church's moral teachings."

It is a "grave error" to think a person can be a good Catholic and still dissent from church teachings and to think that this dissension "poses no obstacle to the reception of the sacraments," he added.

The pope's concerns were expressed against the backdrop of polls showing disagreement among many Catholics with papal teachings on birth control, abortion, women priests and married priests.

This dissent is interpreted by the pope and his Vatican,advisers as an inappropriate application to core church issues of the American tradition of tolerance for dissenting views.

Church teachings are a matter of religious conviction, the pope said.

"It would be altogether out of place to try to model this act of religion on attitudes drawn from secular culture," the pope said.

"Dissent from church doctrine remains what it is, dissent; as such it may not be proposed or received on an equal footing with the church's authentic teachings," he added in his speech to the bishops.

Yet in the same talk and in other speeches, he encouraged pastoral programs and approaches which reaclrout to separated and divorced Catholics, homosexuals, and Catholics who practice artificial means of contraception.

He also encouraged the bishops to develop closer links with dissenting theologians.

The pope "is not saying that those who do not accept all the teachings are out of the church," said Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk of Cincinnati, vice president of the

Freedman was interviewed in Rome after visiting Auschwitz. He said a Carmelite at the convent told him "there was no intention of conversion, no intention to minimize the specific Jewish aspect of the tragedy.

"If I were to complain, it would not be over 12 Carmelite nuns, but with Polish officials over the fact that as a symbol of Jewish martyrdom, the place is empty," he said.

"If you enter the various buildings you have a sense ofthe suffering and death of people of various nations, but of the Jews you have to search," he said, noting that the camp "is devoid of Jewishness."

Freedman was in Poland in May to help plan a 1988 symposium on the effects of. the Holocaust on Polish Catholics and Jews and its meaning for contemporary Catholic-Jewish relations.

The symposium will be sponsored by the Krakqw archdiocese, the Polish bishops' Committee for Dialogue with Judaism and the Anti-Defamation League.

The convent issue is not listed on its agenda, which includes such

topics as Catholic-Jewish relations in contemporary Poland, Judaism in Catholic teachings and liturgy, and the meaning of the Holocaust to Catholics and Jews.

Although there are only about 10,000 Jews today in Poland, Freedman said, before the Nazi occupation, about one-third of Warsaw's population was Jewish.

More than 3 million people, mostly Jews and including newly-beatified Edith Stein, were killed at Auschwitz.

Role of bishops NEW ORLEANS (NC) - Bishops must be participants in Catholic universities and the work of theologians must be tested by the church's teaching authority, Pope John Paul II told Catholic higher education officials in New Orleans during his recent U.S. trip.

Bishops need the 路assistance of Catholic theologians, "who perform an inestimable service to the church," the pope noted, adding that "theologians also need the charism entrusted by Christ to the bishops and, in the first place, to the bishop of Rome."

Papal impact on- diocese Continued from Page Nine pansh coming the following morning for the Papal Mass at Tamiami Park.

"Everyone was soaked, but no one seemed to mind. Then severe weather warnings were issued, noting that dangerous thunderstor.ms were in the area. The celebratton was concluded with the Liturgy of the Word. Many, wishing the Holy Father to continue, shouted "N o!, No!" Reason had to direct things, but the Holy Father was indeed impressed with the faith and courage of the people.

"Then the visit was over. Bags were packed. Plane tickets were readied and Flight 42 brought us home to the usual duties of parish and pastoral life. But it ha4 be~n a time never to be forgotten; a ttme of faith and prayer, a time of celebration and renewal, a moment in history referred to by a news commentator as "the most important event in the history of Miami." "

"While we were at St. Martha's we saw the Holy Father's arrival at the airport via giant screen televisions. What a way to make an immediate preparation for our visit with the Vicar of Christ, the visible head of the Church!

"Pope John Paul II met with the priests from the Miami region aild then made his way to St. Martha's.

We priest delegates from the whole United States were there excitedly awaiting his arrival, Secret Service men were visible, security was strict.

The air was beautifully charged with the anticipation of the 400 delegates, priests all, who were delighted at the opportunity to be visited by the Holy Father, to be confirmed in their convictions of Father James Ferry faith and renewed in spirit by his Father Ferry, parochial vicar at words.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, "Father Frank J. McNulty, a New Bedford, escorted 23 parish New Jersey pastor, addressed the youngsters to New Orleans for the Holy Father, opening to him what pope's youth rally. Also accomhe considered to be the thoughts panied by Marie Macedo, wife of that would be expressed if every permanent deacon Paul J. Macedo, priest in the United States had an the group also attended the pope's opportunity to address him per- evening Mass at the University of sonally. This was followed by the New Orleans. pope's encouraging address to the • • • • priests. It was received with joy in the affirmation of their priestly "Y ou hear so much these days vocations. It was a font of renewed about young people who are doing spirit for all called in the priest- the wrong things. hood to "keep fighting the good "It's refreshing to be involved fight:~to bring the Word and Sacwith a group of young people who raments to the people of God. are doing the right things.

"Friday was the day for con"They [ the New Bedford concelebration with the Holy Father tingent 'J were most enthusiastic at Tamiami Park. More than for the youth rally. It really was a 200,000 people came to the Mass. very good experience.

We arrived at the area for the "I think they were most imprespriests and liturgy participants at sed by the presence of the pope about 8 a.m. Rising was early, himself, and, of course, his words. breakfast at 5: 15. BIDles were to One papal quote, 'Love is purity leave at 6:30. At that point the day and purity is love,' really struck was sunny and very warm. many of them.

"The gathering of the people - "They came away with that quote and the clergy, the numerous consticking in their minds, which was fessions that were heard, the pagean-. very good." try of the banner-bearers and the Jeff Rego procession to the beautiful papal 17 years old and a senior at altar were wonderful. At the seat Greater New Bedford Regional of each concelebrant there was a Vocational Techinical High School, container of hosts to be conseJeff was among the Our Lady of crated at the Mass and distributed Mt. Carmel youth who traveled to to the faithful.

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"The air was alive with faith. It • • • • was expressed in song, and happy were the hearts from which the "It was pretty exciting, an unforvoices rose. One could not help gettable experience. It's going to but be affected by the atmosphere be a while before 1 get to see a of faith, hope and anticipation so person that important again. vibrantly evident as the time for "He [the pope Jknows we're the the Holy Father's appearance came future of the church. He told us to near. Then there arose the wondchoose our own way, not to let erful cry, "Viva il Papa." Sure anyone else choose for us." enough, the Holy Father, riding in the "popemobile" with Archbishop Deacon Richard J. Murphy Edward McCarthy of Miami, Deacon Murphy serves at Corpassed slowly among the people pus Christi parish, Sandwich. With gathered in the park. Though he his wife, Joan, he was in Detroit was not visible to us during this period, his w-hereabouts were plain- for the pope's meeting with U.S. permanent deacons and their spously marked by the warm and happy; es. Also representing the Fall River voices of those he passed. diocese at the gathering were Dea"The moment of Mass was at con and Mrs. Antonio M. (Joanna) hand. It had already rained a bit. da Cruz, Deacon and Mrs. John Ominous dark clouds had apH. (Annamae) Schondek and Deapeared. The Holy Father ascended con Robert B. Raymond. to the altar, stopping to wave in greeting to the crowd as he did so.

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14 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-:-Fri., 8ept.25;1987

By Charlie Martin

CAN'T WE TRyr

KINDERGARTENER Kristine Rodrigues, among poster prizewinners at SS. Peter and Paul School, Fall River, receives Constitution flag from principal Kathleen Burt. (Rosseter phot<;»

Constitution celebrated Youngsters. at SS. Peter and The program ended with cutting Paul School, Fall River, marked of a "Constitution cake" and release the 200th anniversary of the signof red, white ,and blue helium ing of the U.S. Constitution with a balloons. program at which guest speakers Rev. Gerald Blais, Atty. Robert Marchand and Bernard Sullivan Teacher-advisor and health eduaddressed constitutional freedoms. cation programs are new introducWinners of an essay contest held 'tions at Bishop Feehan High in connection with the observance School, Attleboro. . were Aaron Strojney, grade 8; Jason Under the teacher-advisor initiWilliams, grade 6; and Kelly Ains- , ative, the home room system has worth, grade 3. Each received a been revised to provide each stu$50 savings bond. In addition, a dent with an individual faculty Constitution flag went to one stuadvisor. 59 advisors will work with dent from each grade for his or her no'more tha'n 16 students each. essay or poster. Groups donating Each advisor is available to help prizes included the American Lestudents with academic, career and gion, the Knights of Columbus personal questions. and the Niagara Neighborhood "The goal," say officials, "is a Association. school in which every student is known by someone who cares and who can help to facilitate maximum individual development."

Coyle and Cassidy High School, The health education program, Taunton, will again participate in headed by Ms. Patricia DeGrinthe Century III Leadership proney, will administer courses regram, which seeks to identify stuquired for graduation. Topics disdents who demonstrate the leadercussed over the four years of high ship and social awareness qualities school will include sexual relationneeded to meet America's needs ships, AIDS, suicide, eating disduring the nation's third century. orders, smoking and the legal and In the past the school has had two physical aspects of alcohol and national-level participants in the drug abuse. contest, which makes substantial These topics ~ill be considered scholarship awards to state and within a framework stressing selfnational winners.

Also at C-C, Tammy Halpin esteem, values clarification and and Lisa Reid have been named to decision making. the Massachusetts All-Star Cheer He'l Never Change and Dance Squad sponsored by the New England Cheerleading ,"Jesus Christ is the same yesterCoaches Association. Amy Walsh day, today and forever." ~ Heb. was chosen by the same associa- 13:8 tion as Spirit Girl for '88. The Be Giving three will represent the school at "Do not neglect good deeds and various events during ,the coming generosity; God is pleased by sacyear. rifice of that kind." -Heb. 13: 16

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I see your face cloud over like a little girl's And your eyes have lost their shine You whisper something softly And I meant to hear Baby, tell me what's on your mind I don't care what people say About the two of us from different worlds Love is so much that it hurts inside Are you listening (Please listen to me, girl.)

Can't we try just a little bit harder Can't we give just a little bit more Can't we understand That it is love we're fighting for Can't we try just a little more passion Can't we try just a little less pride Love is so much, baby That it tears me up inside.

I hear you on the telephone With God knows who Spilling out your heart for free Everyone needs someone That they can talk to Girl, that someone should be me So many times I've tried to tell you You just turn away (How did I know) My life is changing so fast now Leaves me lonely and afraid (Don't be afraid, no.)

Don't let our love fade away No matter what people say I need more, more each day No matter what people say Recorded by Dan Hill and Vonda Sheppard, written by D. Hill and B. Hill, (c) 1987 by CBS Inc. DAN HILL'S "Can't We Try" It descri~es a history of failed is his first Top 40 hit in several communications. "So many times years. This duet with Vonda I've tried to tell you, youjustturn Sheppard is an emotional appeal away." Both want to share their to save a love that is about to feelings but somehow their mes"fade away." sages are not being understood.

What's on your mind?

Q. What do you do if you want to go to a party where you know that there will be drugs and drinking and your parents know? You really want to go to be with your friends but your parents think it's to take drugs and drink and they" won't let you go. (Maryland) .

By TOM LENNON

dently are aware of and concerned about.

For example, some wise guy may slip some bourbon into your cola when you're not looking and gradually get you high. And you might think you could still drive home safely. .

But a bigger risk is that peer A. Your wanting to be with pressure may wear you down at your friends at a party is under- . some point. Someone may make standable and the pain of having fun of you and you'll give in and to stay home and not be with them take alcohol or some other drug. when they seem to be having such Or maybe you'll see people hava good time is even easier to grasp. ing great fun ,and lots of laughs I feel sure that you fully intend and you'll start thinking, "Man, if not to drink or get involved in any they're having such a good time, drugs. Maybe you've already prov- maybe I should try some of the stuff." en to yourself that you can avoid Peer pressure isn't the only influthese dangers at parties.

Yet going to such parties and ence at work at a pany. Example, whether good or bad, is also a being with the drug-taker:. : r,ll powerful force. And the example drinkers for several hours In' ." .", serious risks that your pare lhS cvi- set by the drug-takers and drinkers

Consequently, their love is changing so fast that it leaves one person feeling "lonely and afraid."

The refrain suggests that they try several things to overcome their communication blocks, for example '~Iess pride" and more giving.

Such efforts may enhance a relationship but growth in communication requires that both individuals share their feelings.

A definite plan aids this process: • Each person needs to identify his or her own feelings. One way is to keep a written record, particularly of those emotional responses that concern the relationship.

• Set aside a time to share what has been written. The one listening should make no response until the other is finished speaking and should have the option of making no response beyond acknowledging the other person's feelings. It may take additional time to think through what has been said.

• Be responsible for your own feelings. It is unfair to blame the other for what you are feeling.

• If it becomes clear that an obvious problem is generating most of the feelings, mutually acknowledge the difficulty and begin to form a joint plan to change the situation.

• Express your anger or hurt.

Otherwise they can build resentments that eventually sabotage love.

• Finish your list by expressing some positive factors of the relationship. For instance, if the relationship has bettered your life in some way, state-your appreciation.

While couples need to face problems, this process need not erode their love.

Your comments always are welcome. Address Charlie Martin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., Evansville, Ind. 47714: could push you down a path that the real you doesn't want to follow.

Another perhaps more serious issue must be confronted. Are these friends really your friends? If there is the possibility that they could lead you into an earthly hell, it makes sense to search for other. friends.

I urge you not to take the risk of going to such parties. At the same time, I hope you don't sit at home feeling sorry for yourself. Self-pity is a waste of time.

Could you brainstorm with your parents or some friends or both about some other fun activity on party evenings?

Try not to be angry about your parents' attitude. Their restriction is motivated by the serious concern which is so often a sign of love.

Many youths involved in drugs and alcohol have told me they wish their parents had been stricter and more protective with them.

Yes, they would have felt rebellious, but they likely would not be in the pain they live with now.

Send questions and comments to Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

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. PLANNIN~ a day of recollection to be sponsored by the DIOcesan CouncIl of Catholic Women from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Oct. 3 at St. Patrick's Church, Wareham, are, from left, DCCW president Dorothy Curry; Church Communities Committee chairman Alice Loew; recollection day chairman Jane Sell mayer; DCCW District II moderator and host parish pastor Father James F. Lyons. With the theme "Mary, Gentle Woman," the day will be directed by Rev. John J. Oliveira and Sister Suzanne Beaudoin, SSCH. All women are welcome and reservations may be made with parish guild presidents.

Papal im.pact on diocese Continued from Page 13 "What struck me about the pope's talk was his affirmation of the permanent deacons' role in the church. He talked about the gifts we bring to the church, challenged us to pray scripture and encouraged wives in their 'love and support and collaboration.' " Deacon Murphy said the some 2,800 deacons and their wives who met last Saturday with the pope in Detroit had to be at Ford Auditorium by 7 a.m. for the 10 a.m. papal talk.

"It took about an hour for us to pass through the very tight security, which included searching pockets and purses," he said. "Then we got identifying stickers to put on our seats and could· get coffee before the pope's arrival."

A highlight of the program, said Deacon Murphy, was the showing of a video tape on the work of deacons prepared by the archdioceses of Detroit and New Orleans.

He said he also enjoyed meeting and comparing notes with deacons from across the nation. He pointed out, too, that of 12,000 deacons in the universal church, 7,800 are in the United States.

The diocesan delegation to the papal talk brought home souvenir posters and prayer cards for their brother deacons.

Father Richard W. Beaulieu Father Beaulieu, director of the Diocesan Department of Educfltion, went to New· Orleans with Thomas Whalen, a guidance director at Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton. They attended a papal meeting with Catholic elementary, secondary and religious educators.

• • • • Father Beaulieu said that Pope John Paul· II's off-the-cuff cOmments really impresse.d him: Noting that he stood before religious educators, the pope remarked that he came before· them as "a student."

"He was very down to earth." said Father Beaulieu, "very warm and human.

"He shared with us the importance of persc\l:ring in teeching Christian val ues, although you don't always see measurable results.

"That's where our faith comes in."

Father Horace J. Travassos Father Travassos, chairman of the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission, was in Columbia, SC, for the pope's meeting with ecumenical leaders.

• • • • "It was exciting, natlirally~ to see the Holy Father an.d to enter the stadium and see the many thousands of ecumenical representatives there.

"The pope stood out as a sign of unity and called everyone to a greater unity in the work of service.

"It was a beautiful evening. There was' a nice breeze, just right.

"It's thrilling to see the Holy Father." .

Father Peter N. Graziano Father Graziano, executive director ofthe Diocesan Department of Social Services, was in San Antonio for the papal address to the annual meeting of Catholic Charities USA.

• • • • "I was very impressed with the fact that San Antonio is a largely Hispanic city and therefore a very Catholic city. The pope celebrated Mass in a field fOF over 300,000 people, the largest liturgy he celebrated during his trip.

"There was a tremendous outpouring of love and affection for the successor of Peter on the parts of both Catholics and non-Catholics.

ARCHBISHOP H.E. Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Apostolic Pro Nuncio of Port of Spain, Trinidad, will lead an afternoon of prayer at the 13th annual Portugue.se pilgrimageday,'to begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at La Salette Shrine, Attleboto: The day will offer a rosary meditation with representations of various Marian apparitions, and a Mass with Archbishop de Castro as principal celebrant and homilist.

Those of Portuguese heritage are especially invited to attend.

Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Films Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for general viewing; PG-13-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or young teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; 4-separate classification (given films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive.

Catholic ratings for television movies are those of the movie house versions of the films.

New Films "Fatal Attraction" (Paramount) - Predatory, happily married lawyer (Michael Douglas) has a fling with compulsive admirer (Glenn Close) and both suffer the consequences as this fatalistic romance begins as moral tale and ends as melodramatic bloodbath.

Graphic lovemaking scenes, rough language and violence dominate.

O,R "Amazon Women On the Moon" (Universal) - Tasteless compiliation of comic skits and parodies of TV fare presented by John Landis.

Irreverent satire, excessive nudity and rough language are low points of this sophomoric joke fest with a huge cameo cast. 0, R "The Pickup Artist" (Fox) Unintelligent late-teen romance about an aggressive womanizer (Robert Downey) and promiscouous museum guide (Molly Ringwald) who take a tumble in the front seat, solve dad's (Dennis Hopper) gambling debt to ruffian Harvey Keitel and find true love without much happiness or a solution to their bad habits. There's superficiality and stereotyping in this lazy tale which endorses gambling and recreational, unsafe sex.

A3, PGI3 "House II: The Second Story" (New World) - Inventive horror fantasy in which Arye Gross digs up his ancestor Royal Dano, kept alive for a century by a magical skull. The funhouse approach is taken, wreaking more terror upon

the cast than on the young audience the film's weirdness is certain to engage. Brief violence, ghoulish faces and silly female stereotypes.

A2, PGI3 "China Girl" (Vestron) -Interracial teen romance blooms amid gang warfare in New York's Chinatown and Little Italy, Action and setting are stressed over characterization and an understanding of the ethnic loyalties and prejudices that rule the lives of two generations of Chinese and Italians.

Bloody violence, lovemaking and profanity ~bound. 0, R Religious TV Sunday, Sept. 27 (CBS) - "For Our Times" - A report on the crisis facing black farmers in the rural South.

Religious Radio Sunday, Sept. 27 (NBC) "Guideline" - Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum of the American Jewish Committee discusses the Miami meeting of Jewish leaders with Pope John Paul II.

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16 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 25, 1987

SS. PETER AND PAUL, FR School parents' meeting 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Father Coady Center.

O.L. ASSUMPTION, OSTERVILLE Adult Choir rehearsals resume 7:30 p.m. Oct. I. ST. JULIE, NO. DARTMOUTH Rosary and Benediction 7 p.m.

Sunday.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON Liturgy meeting 7 p.m. Sunday, Angelus and rosary prayed weekconvent hall. days and Saturdays before 7:30 a.m.

Mass; all welcome. A new Grand • ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Knight and officers of the Taunton Commissioning of religious eduKnights of Columbus will be installed cation teachers at 9:30 a.m. Mass in the church at 2 p.m. Sunday; pubSunday. lic welcome.

ST. JAMES, NB SACRED HEART, FR A. Ethel and Richard Rostron are The parish thanks the Gerald Boucelebrating their 50th wedding annichard family for their donation of a versary. New CYO officers: Michael stove for the parish hall kitchen and Spencer, president; Paul Demers, is praying for the recovery of native vice-president; Tammy Bruneau, secreson Father Norman Lord, C.S.SP., tary; John Furtado, treasurer. School who has suffered two heart attacks. advisory council meeting 7 p.m. Oct. .Women's Guild 40th season opens 3, school library. Parish Council with rosary and Benediction at 7 meeting 2 p.m. Oct. 4, parish center. p.m. Oct. 6; coffee houri open house Religious education teachers will be follows, parish hall, with entertaincommissioned at the 9:30 a.m. Mass ment by The Sweethearts on Parade; Sunday. hostesses for the evening are Marilyn CHARISMATIC RENEWAL, Audet, Barbara Hoyle and Jackie NB DEANERY Serra.

The deanery group will sponsor a Life in the Spirit Seminar Oct. 2 to 4 O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE at the Cathedral Camp Retreat CenDot and Dan Severino are celeter, E. Freetown; Ms. Barbara brating 30 years of marriage, Ed and Wright, a former member of the Terry Nealy their silver anniversary.

National Service Committee and a Parish retreat with Holy Cross Father well known Charismatic Renewal Thomas Tobin Oct. 5 through 8. leader and conference speaker, will lead the seminar; information and registration: 763-8874.

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SECULAR FRANCISCANS, POCASSET St. Francis of the Cape fraternity annual mini-retreat noon to 6 p.m.

Oct. 4, Miramar Retreat House, Duxbury; Miramar priests will conduct conferences; Father Stephen Doyle, OFM, will offer Mass; no regular October meeting; information and rides: Robert Collyer, 5632654, Upper Cape; Dorothy Williams, 394-4094, Middle and Lower Cape.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON Parish social activities organizational meeting 7 p.m. Oct. I, rectory.

HOLY NAME, FR Ushers and collectors needed for Masses. Liturgy for school parents and families 7 p.m. Oct. 28, school.

Women's Guild meeting 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, school, opens new season; a coffee hour I reception for new members (all parish women welcome) chaired by Claudette Montour follows.

ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m.

Oct. 12, parish hall.

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ST. ANNE,'FR Normand and Fay Patenaude celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with renewal of their marriage vows at a recent Mass. Cub Scouts' welcome back meeting and social 7 tonight, school. Young ladies 16 and older interested in being the parish presentee at the 33rd annual Bishop's Charity Ball should contact pastor Father John R. Foister, 674-5651.

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ST. BERNARD, ASSONET All welcome to a four-week program on Conscience Formation to be offered by Father Robert Oliveira beginning at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 and continuing the next three Sundays in the parish hall. To be discussed are the definition of conscience, how to form a right conscience and the application of principles to practical problems.

NOTRE DAME, FR Council of Catholic Women open membership meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, church hall; entertainment by violinist Conrad Briere.

A new sanctuary lamp, the gift of Mr. a!1d Mrs. Gerard Duquette, has been Installed in the church. Scout night 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; adults interested in volunteering may contact Mr. Primo, 673-0025.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Adult education program offering: an examination of the Beatitudes as the foundation of the Christian value system; first session Tuesday; information and registration forms available at church entrance and parish center. Youth ministry program first meeting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, religious education center' all high school-age parishioner's welcome. Life in the Spirit, Gifts and Foundations seminars begin after 7 p.m. Mass Oct. 2 and will continue for eight consecutive Fridays; all welcome.; informatiof\: Mary Viveir?s, 674-7146, Life in the Spirit; Clonnda Ventura, 674-4937, Gifts; Mary Rapoza, 673-3230, Foundations.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Ladies' Guild Day of Recollection begins 9:30 a.m. Oct. 13; Guest priest Father Ernest Corriveau, MS, of the Center for Christian Living, Attleboro, will celebrate Mass and Benediction and hold discussion periods; luncheon included; information: Joan Murphy, 432-1232.

ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT, FR Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 4, with 5 p.m. holy hour, St. Sharbel Chapel.

FIRST FRIDAY CLUB, FR 40th anniversary celebration of ST. PATRICK, club devotion to the Sacred Heart of WAREHAM CCD. registration will take place Jesus Oct. 2, Sacred Heart Church; public welcome to 6 p.m. Mass cele- after all weekend Masses. A training brated by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin; program for catechists and other supper follows; Fall River area Cath- interested adults will be held from olic men interested in attending the 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the church hall meal may contact Daryl Gonyon, every Sunday night through Nov. 22.

672-4822.

HEALING SERVICE O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK Healing service Oct. 4 at St. George Almost 200 pairs of shoes were collected from the parish commun- Church, Westport, begins with 2 p.m. Mass; doors open at 12:30 ity and its friends and shipped to the needy in EI Salvador. Youth Choir p.m.; wheelchair accessible; all wel.(grades one through eight) rehear- come. sals begin Oct. 3; information: 336- LaSALETTE SHRINE, 8972. Special celebration about "be- ATTLEBORO longing" for children preparing for "A Prayer Experience" series befirst communion at 9 a.m. Mass gins Wednesday at the shrine, diSunday: Over 225 parishioners have rected by Sister Lucille Gauvin, OP. thus far signed up for Renew small 'To be held from 10 a.m. to noon and group sessions. repeated from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 30.

Oct. 14 and 28 and Nov. II, it will be held in the conference room near the BLESSED SACRAMENT shrine's pastoral counseling center.

ADORERS, NB Also to be presented by Sister Holy hour celebrated by Father Rene Belanger, SSS, 7 p.m. Mon- Gauvin in the conference room is a day, St. Theresa's Church; refresh- scripture course from 7 to 9 p.m. for ments follow, church hall; all wel- seven consecutive Thursdays, become. Exposition of the Blessed Sac- ginning Oct. I. "Ages and Stages," a seminar on rament at St. Theresa's follows 9 a.m. Mass every Friday and con- middle age, will be given by Dr. Bary tinues to 7 p.m. Benediction; all wel- Fleet, director of the shrine's pascome; information: Angelo DeBor- toral counseling services, from 10 toli, program coordinator, 996-0332. a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 3.

Information on all events: 2225410.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN School Night for Scouting 5:30 D ofl, ATTLEBORO p.m. Sunday, church hall. Parish Daughters of Isabella Alcazaba school girls' basketball team needs Circle Night of Recollection with coach; information: school, 996-1983.

Father Paul E. Canuel, pastor of St. Joseph parish, 7 p.m. Oct. I; recepWIDOWED SUPPORT, tion at rectory.

CAPE COD Cape Cod widowed support group ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN meeting 3 p.m. Sunday, CCD CenNew Parish Council officers: ter at Christ the King parish, Cotuitl Blanche Pepin, chairman; Paul WesMashpee; topic: "Starting Over"; all oly, vice-chairman; John Botelho welcome; information: 428-7078, and Pauline Plaud, secretaries. evenings.

Scripture discussion group has resumed meetings 7 p.m. Thursdays, ST. STANISLAUS, FR home of Elaine Ferreira, 45 CarneChristian Living classes 4 p.m. gie Street, No. Dartmouth; all welMondays, school. Parishioners Stecome. phen Kulpa, Robert T. Pereira and Todd Skibinski were honored at a ST. MARY, NB recent Mass for their dedication to Altar boys' meeting II a.m. Oct. the parish.

3, school hall. Parish Cub Scouts (Pack 12) meeting Monday; adult NEWMAN LECTURE SERIES volunteers needed to lead dens and Lectures and discussions on topsit on committees; information: Norics of current and historic interest at mand Cabral, 998-3704. Youth group Southeastern Massachusetts Univerformation meeting 7:30 p.m. Monsity, No. Dartmouth begin Sept. 28; day, CCD Center; high school uppersponsored by the school's Newman classmen parishioners and those beAssociaiton, all talks will be held in ginning college welcome. Volunteers the Board of Governors room at needed to visit the sick and those in noon o.n their scheduled dates; all distress as part of St. Mary's miniswelcome; bring bag lunch if you try of caring; information: Sister wish; information: Professor AnRita Pelletier, SSJ, 995-6168 or 993thony J. John, 999-8872. Sept. 28: 3829 (evenings).

Models of the Church, Rev. Richard E. Degagne; Oct. 5: Psychology and BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR Religion: Some Difficulties, ProfesChildren's Choir rehearses after sor William J. Rotondi. Oct. 13: 10 a.m. Mass Sundays.

Islam and Christianity, Profesllor ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Shaukat Ali. Choir members needed; informaSACRED HEART, OAK BLUFFS tion: rectory; 675-7206. Parishioner Women's Guild first meeting of and recent college graduate Lisa new season 7:30 p.m. Oct. 12, church Carvalho has joined the Peace Corps; hall; new officers: Violet Rego, presthe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John ident; Claudia Metell, vice-president; Carvalho is working in the PhilipEstelle Suprenant, treasurer; Nancy pines.

Billings. secretary.