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Schools benefit dinner plans near completion Plans are almost complete for the second annual Catholic Schools Scholarship Fund dinner, to be held Oct. II at the Cape Codder Hotel in Hyannis, with a reception at 6:30 p.m. and dinner served at 7:15 p.m.

Chair Patrick Carney of the Claremont Companies has announced that $120,000 of the dinner goal of $180,000 has been raised. He said that Bishop Sean O'Malley will be among speakers celebrating the difference that Catholic education has made in the lives of both those who have attended Catholic schools in the past and are attending them now.

Carney is being assisted in dinner preparations by deanery co-chairs, who have already taken reservations from individuals, parishes and businesses for 35 tables of 10 persons each. The co-chairs are James S. Brennan, Jeweled Cross Co., Inc., and Paul Rixon, Attleboro Sun Chronicle, for the Attleboro area; Joseph H. Feitelberg, the Feitelberg Co., and Richard L. LaFrance, White's of Westport, forthe Fall River area; Ed OeBross of OeBross Oil and Roger LaCoste, OOM, for the New Bedford area; Tom Porter of Morton Hospital and Frank Tosti of Tosti Real Estate, for the Taunton area; and

Owen Gafney and Leroy Jarrett for the Cape Cod area.

The $92,000 proceeds from the 1995 dinner were distributed throughout the diocese as partial scholarships to financially needy Catholic school students. "Our challenge," said Carney, "is to keep Catholic education an option for those who may not otherwise be able to afford it. Events such as the dinner make Catholic education possible for these children."

With this year's opening of St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School in Hyannis, the total operating expenses of education at the 23 elementary, two middle and four high schools of the diocese exceed $20 million annually. At the same time these schools are saving their respective cities and towns over $41 million a year.

Rev. Richard W. Beaulieu, diocesan director of schools, and coordinator for the dinner, is assisted by James M. Riley of St. Mary's parish, Mansfield, in preparations for the latter. Individuals. parishes or companies wishing more information on hosting a table or attending the dinner should contact any area coordinator or Riley at the Catholic Education Center (508) 678-2828.

BISHOP SEAN O'Malley processes into Holy Ghost Church, Attleboro, prior to the Mass celebrating the 75th anniversary of the parish last week. To the bishop's left is Father Stephen B. Salvador, pastor of the parish. Inside the church, a banner proclaiming the anniversary is carried down the center aisle. The banner will be enclosed in a time capsule to be buried on the site of the original church in a ceremony on Oct. 6.

Holy Ghost Church, Attleboro celebrates 75th anniversary On Sept. 21, Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., was the principal celebrant at the Mass commemorating the 75th anniversary of Holy Ghost parish, Attleboro. Father Stephen Salvador, pastor of the parish, and many priests and nuns who served there in the past, were also in attendance.. Following the Mass, the pa-

rishioners gathered for a dinnerdance at the Attleboro Lodge of Elks. "This was a very prayerful and joyful celebration," said Father Salvador. ... lt was a simple parish family celebration."

The festivities will continue on Oct. 6, when parishioners will again gather, this time for a cookout provided by Father Salvador.

Also on this date, a time capsule will be buried on the site of the original church building, located where the parish center is now.

Enclosed in the capsule will be PATRICK CARNEY, President of the Claremont Comitems from the parish, including panies, and chairperson of the 1996 Catholic Schools Scholarthe original tabernacle doors and ship Fund dinner, believes it is our challenge to keep Catholic the 75th anniversary banner (shown education an option for those who may not be able to afford it ~ in the picture above). .olherwise..(8achrach photo) ..

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CARDINAL BERNARD F. Law of the Boston Archdiocese and Bishop Sean O'Malley stand before a portrait of Cardinal Humberto Medeiros at the blessing of the Cardinal Medeiros Residence last week. (Anchor/ Jolivet phQto)

Cardinal Medeiros praised as a man of faith and prayer at residence dedication

By Dave Jolivet Anchor staff The Cardinal Medeiros Residence, a retirement center for diocesan priests, was dedicated and blessed on Sept. 18, in a ceremony attended by Cardinal Bernard Law of the Boston Archdiocese, Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., many members of Cardinal Medeiros' family and priests from throughout the diocese.

The residence, located on the campus of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, will officially open in early October.

Despite a cold rain outside, the atmosphere inside was warm with remembrances of Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, who was a beloved priest in the diocese from the time of his ordination in 1946 until he became Bishop of Brownsville, TX, in 1966, and Cardinal Archbishop of Boston in 1970. This year would have been the golden jubilee of his priestly ordination and the ceremony at Cardinal Medeiros Residence took place one day after the 13th anniversary of his death.

"Coming into Fall River today, I stopped at the grave of Cardinal Medeiros and his dear parents," said Cardinal Law, who succeeded Cardinal Medeiros as Cardinal Archbishop of Boston. "It speaks volumes of the man, it's a grave indistinguishable from the rest.

And he's buried with his family, attesting to the fact that,like all of us, his knowledge of the Lord Jesus and the stirring of vocation within his heart began in the bosom of the family."

Cardinal Law talked of how Cardinal Medeiros always did what the Church asked of him.

"He served in Boston in a time of great tension, of great difficulty.

Yet he did it with that gentleness, that prayerfulness, that tenacious fidelity that endeared him to all who knew and loved him."

Bishop O'Malley recalled the times he met with Cardinal Medeiros. "During the 20 years that I lived in Washington, it was my pleasure to meet with Cardinal Medeiros concerning ministry to the Portuguese immigrants in the capital area. He was always a wonderful inspiration," said the bishop..

"I was not at all surprised when I came to Fall River to find the people here so devoted to him. He was a man offaith, a man of prayer, he was every inch a priest."

Bishop O'Malley thanked the many people who made the center a reality. "It is very important that the diocese have a fitting home for our retired priests. It's our way of. saying thank you, our way of ~ay­ ing we appreciate all that you are, all that you have done, and it's our way of saying we love you," he said. "You are our family. It's our hope that our retired priests at the Medeiros Residence will not be shepherds on the shelf, but feel a part of the diocesan family."

As he blessed the residence, Cardinal Law said the house was for priests who remain priests forever, but for some reason can no longer fulfill a fulltime assignment in the diocese. "We pray with all our hearts that this may be a

very hallowed place, not simply in the memory of him whose name graces this building, but hallowed in the lives of those who make this their home," he said.

Bishop O'Malley was presented with the building plans by John M. Sheskey, architect for the project, and Dennis DeGrazia, representing Standen Contracting Co., Inc., presented the keys. Elizabeth McElroy was introduced as the supervisor of the Cardinal Medeiros Residence.

"This building came out of the works of people and the talents and gifts that God has given them," said Father Edmund J. Fitzgerald, executive director of the Diocesan Health Facilities Office, in his introductory remarks.

Following the dedication and blessing, guests were invited for refreshments and a tour ofthe new facility.

Members of Cardinal Medeiros' family present at the ceremony were his sister Natalie and her husband, Antone Souza; their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Talbot; his brother Manuel, his wife Mary, their daughter and son-in-law, Kathleen and Thomas Lapointe, and their granddaughter Grace.

Also the Cardinal's brother Leonel, his wife Mae and their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Desmarais, their daughter Sandra Schrader and grandchildren Daniel and Alison; as well as M r. and Mrs. Joseph Pochon. Mrs. Pochon is a niece of the Cardinal.

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Applications -a.vaHable .. for development grants

Area non-profit groups working to alleviate poverty and help the disadvantaged are urged to apply for a grant from the Campaign for Human Development (CHD), the U.S. Catholic bishops' domestic anti-poverty program.

Craig Gaspard, the assistant director for the program in the Fall River diocese, said that CHD is "looking to identify and fund nonprofit, self-help groups whose projects benefit communities within the geographic boundaries of the Fall River diocese." The diocese comprises cities and towns in Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties and the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion and Wareham in Plymouth county.

To qualify for a CHD grant, four criteria must be met: the organization or group must have a nonprofit 501(c3) status; must benefit low-income participants; offer a non-traditional approach to alleviating poverty or helping disadvantaged people; and not provide direct services (i.e., casework, therapy, etc.).

Maronite pastor honored by pope Msgr. Norman J. Ferris, pastor of St. Anthony of the Desert Maronite Ch urch, Fall River, has been named .Right Reverend Monsignor and a prelate of honor to Pope John Paul II. He was invested with his new rank at a Mass offered last Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

A banquet followed the liturgy.

Msgr. Ferris was ordained May 23, 1953, by the late Bishop James L. Connolly. Subsequently he was parochial vicar at St. Mary's Church, Taunton, for 17 years, and later at St. Margaret's, Buzzards Bay, and its mission, St. Mary, Star of the Sea, at Onset.

He was named administrator of St. Anthony of the Desert in August, 1970, and pastor in October, 1975. In 1982 he was raised to the rank of monsignor.

Former governor honored in Ireland Former Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey was honored Sept.

20 by St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland, when he was the recipient of an honorary doctorate of philosophy. It was conferred by Cardinal Cahal B. Daly, Primate of All Ireland and chancellor of the pontifical university at St. Patrick's College.

The honor recognized Governor Casey's record of public service, in particular to Irish-Americans. Cardinal Daly singled out for special praise the governor's contributions to 'both national and international debate of pro-life issues and his advocacy of the American family.

St.Patrick's College, with 4,200 students, is one of the world's largest major seminaries. It serves both Ireland and Great Britain.

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FATHER EDMUND J. Fitzgerald (left photo), executive director of the Diocesan Health Facilities Office presents supervisor of the Cardinal Medeiros Residence Elizabeth McElroy to Bishop O'Malley. Right photo, Some of the many guests invited to the dedication and blessing of the residence. (Anchor/ Jolivet photos) . . .

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Gaspard reported that in recent years two organizations within the diocese received help from national CH D grants: the United Interfaith Action of Fall River a.nd New Bedford, a community organizing coalition; and the Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled in Hyannis.

Within the six Nt:w England states this year CHD i:; awarding a total of $531 ,500 to 20 organizing and economic development projects. Across the nation over $1.5 million is being distributed through CHD grants.

Gaspard invites groups and organizations who met:t the CH D criteria to contact him immediately in order that the pre-application process may be complt:ted by the November Ist deadline. He can be reached at Catholic Social Services, 783 Slade St., P.O. Box M, South Station, Fall River, MA 02724, or by telephone at (508) 674-4681. Assistance in completing the application paperwork will be provided.

Funds for CHD grants are raised through the Campaign's annual collection in Catholic parishes nationwide. In the Fall River diocese the collection is held the weekend before Thanksgiving; this year it will be November 23-24.

SAINT Anne's Hospital, Fall River, has named Ronald Rousseau, a carpenter in the maintenance/ engineering department of the hospital, Employee of the Quarter. Rousseau was selected by his coworkers as an exemp.lar of outstanding performanee.

He will receive a $ 100 savings bond and reserved parkingforthree months. His name will be placed on the hospital's Employee of the -QtIarter plaque and he will also be eligible for the Employee of the Year Award, to be announced during National Hospital Week in May 1997.

According to Rousseau's supervisor, Richard Yokel, "Mr. Rousseau is kind, courteous and works well with others." He has been an ,;:mployee of the hospital fol' II years and is described by his co-workers as a man who lives out the mission of Saint Anne's Hospital each day by his willingness to help anyone in ne:ed of assistance.

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PETER KREEFT, (left) author and Professor of Philosophy, Boston College, was the keynote speaker at the Religious Education Convention held last Saturday at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River. To the right are Deacon Bruce Bonneau, Diocesan director of Religious Education and Msgr. John J. Oliveira, secretary for education/evangelization in the diocese. The theme of the convention was "Called to Forgiveness." (Anchor / Jolivet photo)

Diocesan Family Ministers recognized for service

By Christine Vieira Mills Anchor Starr Brilliant afternoon sunshine poured through the stained glass depiction of the Last Supper at the entrance ofSt. Julie Billiart Church in North Dartmouth. And bright too were the spirits of those in attendance at a Mass honoring over 200 volunteers for the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry.

Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., celebrated and 10 diocesan priests involved in family ministry concelebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving September 20. "I want to thank each one of you in a very special way for all you do for the Office of Family Ministry," the bishop told the volullteers.

The Family Ministry Office, directed by Father Horace J. Travassos and located at the Family Life

Center in North Dartmouth, is a resource to families "in all times of life," says its motto. The ministries based at the office are tailored to the needs of the communities they serve throughout the diocese.

During his homily, the bishop cited materialism and individualism as threats to the family unit.

"By becoming what it is meant to be, the family is the most efficacious tool in educating [our youth)." he said, calling ministry programs vital to the community.

At a banquet following the Mass, Family Ministry program directors husband and wife team Jerry and Scottie Foley also thanked the volunteers who represent the seven facets of family ministry currently offered in the diocese.

Special awards were given to individuals and couples for their work with each program:

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A New School Catholic schools have not disappeared; in fact, they are popping up everywhere and especially in the Cape Cod area of our diocese, most recently in last week's opening of the new St. Francis Xavier Prep School in Hyannis. The parish middle school, consisting of grades 5 through 8, complements our new elementary schools in Buzzards Bay and West Harwich. A great deal of credit must be given to Father Edward Byington and his staff for St. Francis Xavier Prep, which is living testimony to the truth of the series, "The Invisible 'Miracle of Catholic Schools," currently being published in this paper.

Too many have forgotten or wish to ignore the fact-that the Church'sinvplvement: in education is demonstrated in a very special way by our Catholic schools, with their purpose of. creating an atmosphere enlivened by the gospel spirit.

In their Vatican II do,cument, "Declaration on Christian Education," the Council fathers earnestly instructed "p'astors' of the Church and all the faithful to spare no sacrifice in helping Catholic schools to achieve their purpose."

But in a crassly materialistic world, many young Catholics do not hear the Good News in their classrooms and many are so occupied with mere survival that there is time for little else.

But Catholic schools bring to the world of education not a mere alternative system but one that accepts the task of forming the whole person. St. Francis Prep is such a school and it will indeed influence the entire community as its students put into practice the lessons of life taught in its classrooms.

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BRITTANY DEGAGNE, PRAYING WITH HER DOMINICAN ACADEMY, FALL RIVER, SCHOOLMATES, WAS THE GUEST OF HONOR AT A PRAYER SERVICE SEPTEMBER 20. THE GATHERING WELCOMED HER BACK TO SCHOOL AFTER SHE RECOVERED FROM SUCCESSFUL LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGERY.

In their "Decree on the Bishops' Pastoral Office in the Church," the Fathers of Vatican II reflected on their responsibility to their priests, stating that "a bishop should always welcome priests with a special love, since they assume in part a bishop's duties and carry the weight of them day to day."

"And they cried to the Lord in their affliction: and He brought them The local ordinary is directed "to be concerned about the out of their distresses." Ps 106:28 spiritual, intellectual and material condition of his priests."

For this reason a bishop should always be sensitive to their needs. Doing this, he will in a very real way attend to the welfare of the entire flock entrusted to his care.

By Father Kevin J; Harrington journey ~way from being a Roman good. In the seminary, before The physical and material needs of priests change froni time A sage once remarked that Catholic monk into being a psyreceiving Holy Orders, a candito time due to varied circumstances of life and health. It is humans began to think of themchotherapist is. in a nutshell, what date, in my day, had to sign an sometimes taken for granted that they can take care of them- selves as God when the electric I mean by a paradigm shift. For 19 oath that said he was motiva.ted to selves and have the wherewithal to do so, but in many situa- light bulb became commonplace. centuries the model of sin, repent- petition for orders out of three tions this is simply not the case. It is true that diocesan priests The wonder of a God who could ance and salvation served the concerns: "for glory of God, for do not take a vow of poverty but many live it and personal create light out of darkness by Church in good stead in the pas- the service of the Church and for saying: "Let there be light" toral care of souls. A new model the salvation of my' suu-I." The expenses are a factor in their lives as in those of everyone else. simply had been diminished. or paradigm has evolved to replace Church had its priorities right!

As priests get older, for the most part their needs increase and, Rabbi Harold Kushner, the it that can best be summarized as . Nature always seeks to fill a like most of us, they are living longer: But after they retire, famed.author of"When Bad Things experience, insight and growth. vacuum. Jeffrey H. Boyd, M.D., a psychiatrist and an Episcopal minHappen To Good People," comBut it is a dangerous paradigm some have no place to call home ..

Aware of this, Bishop O'Malley, in his caring and fraternal mented in his book. "Who Needs shift which is as revolutionary as ister, in a fascinating book, "Reclaiming the Soul," reported ~;ome manner,. began the work of providing a haven for retired God,.... We continually amaze our- . that of Copernicus. It makes' figures that should give us pause: selves with what we can do, and in humans, not God, the center of the priests. The Cardinal MedeirosResidence is thefruition of his the process God seems less and less universe. The extent of the shift . The 1994-1995 New Haven Yellow care and concern. . impressive. When Samuel F: B. has had manifold manifesta·tions. .Pages, he wrote, had 60· percent It is noteworthy that the residence was named forCardimil Morse invented the telegraph over My father's generation ·was re- more listings for psychotherapists Humberto Medeiros. Although Archbishop of Boston at the 100 years ago, the first words he cruited into the service of the nation than for churches and synagogues. time of his qeath, he was first a priest of this diocese. As sent by wire were 'What hath God with the slogan "Uncle Sam needs If you added up the Protestant, wrought!' When Neil Armstrong . you!" Today's recruiting slogan is Catholic and Jewish churches and chanc~llor, his kind direction and help.were offered to all those stepped onto the surface of 'the "Be all that you can be in the , synagogues 340 were listed. who came to him; From desperation to weight problems, he moon in 1969, his first words were Army." Tnepursuit of the indi"There were 555 listings for graciously and mildly greeted each priest' who came to his 'That's one small step for a man, vidual has tragically triumphed mental health experts offering office. All in the diocesan family were proud of his progress one giant leap for mankind.' Notice over the service of the common psychotherapy, 192 fQr marriage and family therapists, 48 for sodal from humble immigrant to prince of the church. Most who will who gets the credit, and who gets left out, when' it comes to twenworkers, 132 for psychologists, 69 reside in the new home will have their personal memories of tieth century marvels." for psychotherapists, and 114 for . Cardinal Medeiros and he \villiong live in their hearts.' . A paradigm shift has occurred psychiatrists. These figures do not

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in the second half of the twentieth century, best summarized as a total eclipse of the soul. A very talented and popular writer, Thomas Moore. wrote in his book, "Care of the Soul": "The great malady of the twentieth century, implicated in all our troubles and affecting us 'individually and socially. is 'loss of soul.' When soul is neglected. it doesn't just go away: it appears symptomatically in obsessions, addictions, violence, and loss of . meaning. Our temptation is to isolate these symptoms or to try to eradicate them one by one; but the root problem is that we have lost our wisdom about the soul, even our interest in it."

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. include an additional seven listings under the heading of Child Guidance. 30 under Drug Abt;se and Addiction. and 41 under Alcol)olism," he reported.

Dr. Boyd added, "Not counting the Apocrypha, the word "soul" is found in the King James Versie,n [of the Bible) 533 times. It is found less often in the twentieth century translations: Revised Standard Version, 220 times; New Revised Standard Version. 180 times; New International Version, 136 times; and the Living Bible, 88 times."

Is there an antidote for this los;; of soul? Yes, and Pope John Paul II's encyclical. "Veritatis Splendor." addressed to the bishops of the' world, is the antidote the doctor (i.e., the Divine Healer) orderedl

Holy Ghost Church, Attleboro Continued from Page One A parish history Around 1918, in a section of Attleboro then called Lonicut, Catholic residents attended church either at St. John's in Attleboro, or walked approximately six miles to St. Mary's Church, Hebronville, of which they were officially parishioners. Pastor of St. Mary's at that time was Rev. Patrick McGee, known as "Reverend Father Sam." Each week, Father "Sam" bicycled from Hebronville to Lonicut, bringing candy for the children, who used to sit along a wall near the railroad bridge for their catechism lessons.

Soon a delegation was formed by the parishioners, for the most part of Portuguese extraction, on the advice of Father McGee, to petition the Bishop for Ii parish of their own. Permission granted for Holy Ghost parish, plans were drawn up for a church, and Rev. Francis Bettencourt was named first pastor. By May 26, 1921, the church was completed, and the first Mass was celebrated by the long-time friend of the parish, Father McGee. Three years later, Father Bettencourt was transferred to Fall River, and Rev. Manuel Salvadore became the second pastor at

Holy Ghost, Attleboro, on June 17, 1924. Before he left, however, Father Bettencourt had purchased a house on Palm Street to be used as a rectory. It is still part of parish properties.

Father Salvadore remained until 1927, when Rev. Thomas McNulty came to Holy Ghost to guide the parish for the next eight years, during which time it increased in number of souls and in activities.

Then followed Monsignor John J. Sullivan, who served there from Jan. 5, 1935 to Sept. 12, 1951. In 1947, Msgr. Sullivan purchased a new and larger home on Linden Street across from the church for a rectory, and altered the original rectory to be used as a kindergarten.

It also was due to Monsignor Sullivan that the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity, or the Trinitarians, first came into the Fall River Diocese. They staffed the kindergarten, and conducted Christian Doctrine classes every day except Sunday.

Other projects undertaken by the Monsignor included the purchase of a second house on Linden Street for a Cenacle for the Sisters, property used as a parking lot and playground for the children of the parish and additions to the new

Prevost graduate dO,nates $1,000 to alumni association scholarship fund Leonel Breault, a 1943 graduate of Msgr. Prevost High School, Fall River, has donated $1,000 to the alumni association's scholarship fund in honor of one of his teachers, Brother Patrick Menard, F.I.C. Brother Menard, now 83, was a teacher at Prevost from 1931 to 1946, and was principal his final ye,ar.

Prevost High School was operated by Notre Dame parish in Fall River for most of its existence, and graduated classes from 1938 to 1972. The school. which was located on Eastern Ave., near Lafayette Park, was destroyed by fire in 1968. The last four classes graduated from the campus of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, with which Prevost merged. The Brothers of Christian Instruction staffed Prevost and still teach at Connolly today.

Breault is a longtime resident of California, now residing in Foster City there. At Prevost, he was an honor student, excelled in French

and was the timpanist in the school orchestra. In a letter to the association, he recalled Prevost as a "small but very influential high school" for boys. The Prevost spirit lives on, he noted, despite the fiery loss of the building; Breault said that the quality and zeal of the brothers and their dedication "resulted in an abundance of lifetime benefits," for Prevost graduates and. later their families.

He added that Brother Patrick not only taught academics, but also set an example of "humility, perseverance, charity and responsibility," and passed on important life lessons "not found in textbooks."

Breault views the contribution not so much as a gift but as an investment to keep Brother Patrick's spirit going in the education of future generations. The Prevost scholarship fund now stands at about $38,000, providing awards to students attending Catholic high schools. The students must be relatives of alumni.

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rectory to provide more room.

The playground has since been dedicated as the Monsignor Sullivan Memorial Playground.

Rev. James A. Downey succeeded Msgr. Sullivan in 1951, but died suddenly the following year.

In November, 1952, Rev. John F. Laughlin, became the sixth pastor.

Family Life Ministry Continued from Page Three Riley were honored for service to the diocesan marriage preparation program.

The final presentation of the evening, the Family Ministry Award in recognition of outstanding service to the domestic church, went to Sister Ruth Curry, SUSc. "Always eager to go the extra mile," said Father Travassos ofthe honoree who celebrates 50 years in religious life this year. "Sister Ruth is a compassionate and comforting presence to all, tireless in her effort, despite physical discomfort."

He called her quiet and loving generosity a gift to all who are privileged to work with her as it was to the first graders whom she taught for over 30 years before joining the Family Ministry staff.

After many accolades, the Holy Union sister received her a ward from Bishop O'Malley as had each winner, then received a standing ovation.

"We also want to acknowledge the representatives of several independent ministries who contribute greatly to the lives of families in this diocese," said Mrs. Foley,listing Engaged Encounter, a weekendlong marriage preparation program; Retrouvaille, a program for troubled marri~ges which has helped more than 40 diocesan couples; and Marriage Encounter, a weekend program developing the c'ommunication ability of couples.

October 13 set for children's day to honor Mary ALEXANDRIA, S.D. (CNS) - Sunday, Oct. 13, has been designated as "National Children's Day to Honor Our Lady."

The Fatima Family Apostolate in Alexandria announced that the theme for this year's observance will be "Mary, Mother of the Church - Mother of Families."

This 40th annual celebration of children's day in the United States falls on the anniversary ofthe final apparition of the Blessed Mother to three children at Fatima, Portugal.

Many parishes observe the day by involving children in the Sunday liturgy and in leading the rosary before Mass. Children also make an act of consecration to Mary.

For a handbook with suggestions fOl~the day, including sample sermons and home catechesis, call (800) 213-5541 or write to the apostolate at P.O. Box 55, Redfield, SD 57469. Cost is $3 per copy or $1 each for 10 or more.

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Paradox.o.t loss: sadness an.d s.trellgth I was reading a story about Pope John Paul's recent visit to Hungary, and was saddened when the reporter said the pope appeared to be in a weakened state.

Addressing a gathering of elderly and sick nuns and monks at the Pannonhalma monastery, the pope said: "Illness is a paradoxical state. On the one hand, it is an impediment to the person, leading to the firsthand experience of one's own limits and fragility; on the other hand, it puts us in direct contact with the cross of Christ and opens new doors to us."

We could substitute any loss in place of Illness -the death of a loved one, end of employment, a bomb in an airplane - and the pope's words would ring true.

The paradox we all have to confront is that we are. fragile and not in control of what can happen to us.

Yet we are in control of how to respond.

The pope expresses the mystery of it all - that somehow this pain, loss, this cross, if we turn to Christ, becomes a key to opening new doors that link us to a joy we could never have imagined.

Some people face this paradox of learning through loss head on. One is Paula D'Arcy, who lost her husband and child in a car crash back in the '80s.

D'Arcy wrote a book about this loss called "Song for Sarah." It received much attention because it was not a treatise on sadness and death but an affirmation of life.

A few days before 1 read the pope's statements, I had received a copy of a new book by 0' Arcy called "Gift of the Red Bird, A Spiritual Encounter" (Crossroad). It is her story of her continuing search for faith that is stronger than fear.

D'Arcy courageously went into the wilderness for three days, without food or books, to connect with God. An unexpected storm came up and it is a metaphor for life - hers and ours. She hears God ask, "Paula, can 'you trust me even when you do not feel

my presence.... Can you believe when you don't understand my ways?"

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The storm within me becomes quiet and somehow I know that this is the question I have corne into the wilderness to answer: What is greater, my fear or my faith? Do I want my own way or do I really want God? ..

"I've never experienced anything like the force of this raging wind .... But God's question is posed with greater force. Who am I, really? Am I hi:" or am I pretending?

"And quietly, in the midst of the chaos of the night, I find a place of truth at the very core of me. I trust God. I sit for a long while in the silence of that knowing. If I blow away and die tonight, or live and. am protected, I am equally safe....

"I begin the walk back to my spot and (hopefully) my tent. I have been touched by a power and a tenderness which have thoroughly changt:d me. I know I must still look like me, but truly, I will never be the same. I walk slowly down the dirt path. I am new."

0' Arcy has found that the cross of Christ is a key which. as the pope says, has opened new d,)ors for her. And that's the paradox- that loss mo\'es us to seek what it is that God wants of us - to trust: that he loves us, in spite of our not being able to understand all his ways.

Teens tune out parents' divorce·: Dear Dr. Kenny: My wife and I are divorcing. We have twOtteens, ages 14 and 17. They have become sullen and quiet. When we try to talk to them and explain, they act as if they aren't interested, in a hurry to be somewhere else. What do we say to our children? - New Jersey .

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Divorce is hard for everyone, not only the divorcing parties but also those who are most affected.

Lacking a knowledge of why, your children may think the divorce was caused by some failure of theirs. .

Because of this, a simple explanation of your reasons'is important. Be brief but honest. Don't hesitate to blame yourselves. Make it clear that they are not the reason.

Be brief, especially since your teens seem disinclined to discuss the matter. If necessary, give them a short written explanation. "Mom and Dad can't get along with each other, and we have decided it is better for us if we separate...."

You also need to tell them, whether they seem to listen and respond or not, that you may be divorcing each other, but you are not divorcing them. You will each maintain an individual relationship with them, and you will work together as best you can to manage the rest of their home years.

You say you are concerned that your teens appear uninterested. I am certain that is not true. What is probably more accurate is that your teens do not wish to share with you how they feel about the divorce.

The major developmental task of the teen years is to fashion an identity. Ultimately, identity will come from a choice of spouse and a choice of career. For the moment, however, teens need to be well-defended against attempts by parents to "communicate."

"I need to be off by myself for a while to find out who I am and what I'm supposed to do.... Let me alone." This was the cry of one teen telling his parents to "back off' from pushing him into a career.

You are coming up against this same need for privacy and protection as your te~ns take their first steps toward adulthood and independence. Nevertheless, despite their apparent lack of interest, you must find some brief and direct way to explain yourselves. Don't expect your teens to respond. They are unlikely to tell you how they feel or what they think.

If they do respond, however, be sure you listen.

Don't tell them how they should feel. Accept what they say.

Don't try to ward off their anger. Accept that too, as an honest expression offeeling. Very possibly they are quite angry at having the home dis,fupted.

Selfishness is another trademark of the teen years.

Teens, in desperate search for themselves, an: apt to ,see everything as it relates to them. , They are less likely to see or understand your problems and pain. Mostly, they will be thinki ng and worried about how the divorce changes things for them.

...mlly ·...aIIE With Dr. James & Mary Kenny Consequently, they may naturally have questions like: "Why can't you stay together until I gradua.te?"

"Where will I live?" "Who's going to pay for my college?" , Explain your reasons for divorcing even if your teens act bored. Be honest and brief. Accept your teens' reaction, both their silence and their anger.

And move to some positive post-divorce parenting.

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.~1 September 29 1899, Rev. J.A. Payan, Founder, St. Mathie:u, Fall River

September 30 1963, Rev. John J. Griffin, Pastor, St. Paul, Taunton 1993, Rev. George Taraska, OFM Conv., Parochial Vicar, Holy Rosary, Taunton October 2 1961, Rev. Joseph E. Sutula, Pastor, St. Casimir" New Bedford October 3 1991, Rev. Msgr. Arthur G. Considine, Retired Pastor, St. Mary, South Dartmouth'

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Not baptizing child Cs'tholic as promis'ed Q. Our family is Catholic going back many generations. Some have left the church, but I didn't think it would happen in our own family.

One of our sons, when he was married to a nonCatholic, said in the papers he signed that he would continue his Catholic faith, and would do everything he could to raise his children Catholic also.

A few years ago, howenr, he joined another church, the Methodists, with his wife. Recently their child, our grandson, was baptized in their church.

Our priest has been a great help in many ways, but we haven't received a solid answer to one matter that concerns us. According to Catbolic teachings, is our grandchild really baptized?

Whatever the differences, we would not want him deprived of that. Can you explain, and give ussomething we can tell our son and our other children?

(New Jersey) A. In a word, the answer is yes. The Catholic Church clearly recognizes the validity of baptisms in many other Christian churches.

There's nothing brand new about this. 30 years ago, Vatican Council II referred to baptism as one of the sacramental bonds that link us with other Christian churches. ]n one place, the council says, the Christian way of life of these (Protestant) brethren is nourished by faith in Christ. It is strengthened by the grace of baptism and the hearing of God's word." (Decree on Ecumenism, n. 2) About 20 years before that the church explicitly mentioned Lutherans, Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, Congregationalists and Disciples of Christ as among those who should not be baptized again if they convert to the Catholic faith.

The reason is that there is no reason to doubt the validity of the baptism they received in the church they belonged to previously.

As you imply. the promise or affirmation made when your son was married added nothing to the responsibilities any believing and committed Catholic has as she or he enters marriage.

Those who take their religious commitments

Daily Readings Sept. 30: Jb 1:6-22: Ps 17:1-3.6-7; lk 9:46-50 Oct. 1: Jb 3:1-3.11-17,20-23; Ps 88:2-8; lk 9:51-56 Oct. 2: Jb 9:1-12,14-16; Ps 88:10-15: Mt 18:1-5.10 Oct. 3: Jb 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-9,13-14; lk 10:1-12 Oct. 4: Jb 38:1,12-21:40:3-5: Ps 139:13,7-10,13-14; lk 10:13-16 Oct. 5: Jb 42:1-3.5-6,12-16; Ps 119: 66.71,75,91,125,130; lk 10:17-24 Oct. 6: Is 5: 1-7; Ps 80:9.12-16.19-20; Phil 4:6-9; Mt 21:33-43

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seriously (and for Catholics this would include their beliefs concerning the church, the Eucharist, the sacraments, etc.) have a serious responsibility to do everything they can for their own faith, and to pro\ide their children an opportunity for that same relationship with God.

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GIFTS Sometimes, however. even the best efforts and intentions do not work out, and it's impossible for us to get into anyone else's conscience to know their relationship to God in these matters.

This is why the affirmation made by a Catholic before an interfaith marriage is worded as you stated: He or she will do everything within their power to share their Catholic faith with their children, and hold onto it themselves.

Your son's experience is one more evidence of how seriously couples should take their religious convictions at the time of marriage.

One of the primary purposes of the church's requirements before marriage is to bring the couple to a serious dialog about how they will keep and respect their own and each other's consciences in their religious lives.

A free brochure, in English or Spanish, asking questions Catholics ask about baptistm practices and sponsors is available by sending. stamped selfaddressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N, Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701.

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Musings on the holiest of carpenters ] wond,er if Jesus had nicknames for his carpenter tools. I'd almost bet he did, given the fact carpenters of his era had limited tool inventories.

If my Scripture study serves me well. Nazarene carpenters had minimal access to warehouse-type ha'rdware stores where you can stand for hours ogling router accessories alone.

Not only that, availability of electricity was pretty well restricted to electrical storms. Thus, they had to forgo thit;lgs like table saws and power drills and even rechargeable screw drivers.

Besides, Jesus did not have a cube van, a beat-up pickup truck or even a rusty, aging Volkswagon with a tiny trunk and no back seat~ any of which can lug around a large volume of tools.

Jesus was no doubt limited to what arc called "hand tools:' And, if you only have six or seven. it would only make sense each would have a nickname.

I bring this up because my wife recently questioned a conversation I was having with my tools.

"Bertha," I said to my larger sledgehammer, "let's go make some sidewalk cement suffer."

"Come on, Grunt." I told my crowhar, "you might as ~'ell come along, too."

Spouse stood at the door of the garage shaking her head. "Do you have names for all your tools?"

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She got me there. It was a good question. After a moment's meditation. it came to me.

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"'Pain:' I said thoughtfully. "I hadn't thought about it much before, but I think tools earn names if they cause one pain."

Made sense: Blister the hedge clIpper, Shinkiller the weed eater, Knievel the lawn mower, and of course, Bertha the sledgehammer.

Then there's Whacker, my big framing hammer, and Son of Whacker, a smaller hammer 1 use to destroy thumbnails on a roughly semi-annual basis.

The question about \\'hether or not Jesus nicknamed the contents of his tool box came about in a convoluted kind of way.

"Do some of your tools have biblical names?" wife asked. ";\lone that popto mind," I said. "unless you count Devil. the ax. Why?" She raised her eyebrows. "Dh, I just thought I heard some words from the Bible being flung around while ).ou were working on the sidewalk yesterday." "'Dh."" I hlushed. "1 think I was trying to explain the difference between tl' instep and a hunk of cement to Bertha."

Made me wonder what the holiest of carpenters might have said if he accidentally smacked himself with his mallet.

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By Sol Stern Part III When Deborah Hurd became principal orSt. Gregory's, the parish gave her five years to turn the school around. She did it in less than three. Taking charge right away, she did some fundraisingand found patrons who helped her add new programs, including preschool and kindergarten classes. To build enrollment to its current 280. she advertised in local newspapers.

During her first summer, Hurd had the school painted and the restrooms renovated. She cut the auditorium in half to make space for more classrooms. Unlike a public school principal, she didn"t have to wait years for a central buildingmaintenance office to approve her renovation requests. "1 just went out and found a contractor and a plumber who gave me a good price," she says, "There's no magic to it. It can all be done if you have half a brain and you don't have a bureaucracy breathing down your neck," The school must pass the test of the market: it will survive only if it meets the needs of its students. whose parents pay up to $1,700 a year in tuition, (The rest of the school's $2.500 per pupil budget comes from the archdiocese, private donors, and government grants for books. transportation, and school lunches.) Catholic schools are "called into being by the community," as principal Pat Kelly of St. Angela Merici school in the South Bronx puts it. "The community comes. The community pays. And the school goes. If the people didn't want to come, it would be closed."ln return for the $100 per pupil subsidy that St. Gregory's receives from the archdiocese's scholarship fund. the only requirements are that all students study religion for one period a day (though non-Catholics aren't required to receive the sacraments) and that the school follow a standard curriculum. which parallels the state curriculum.

But Catholic schools succeed where state schools fail because they have virtually no central-office bureaucrats tel1ing principals how to do their jobs. In public schools teachers almost automatically get tenure - a lifetime job guarantee - after three years. Most Catholic schools around the country have no tenure system whatsoever, though in New York City, where the teachers are represented by a union many do get tenure after three years of successful teaching.

But it is the principal who grants tenure not some distant bureaucrat. And unlike in the public schools, tenured teachers have no claim on job openings in other schools. The labor contract imposes no work rules that tie a principal's hands in the area of teacher hiring and assignments. Even tenured teachers can be fired for incompetence or nonperforman~e far more easily than in the public schools. And there is no rigid credentialing system: principals can select teachers for their talent and commitment.

Consider how Hurd hired Susan Viti, 51. Gregory's fourth-grade teacher. Viti had been a public school teacher near Chicago when

STUDENTS AT SI. Anthony's School, New Bedford. her fiance was transferred to New York. The young couple found an apartment a few blocks from St. Gregor楼,s. While trying to decide what she wanted to do in New York, Viti befriended some of 51.

Gregory's students, who played in a sman playground next to the school. One day. on a whim, she walked in off the street in her tennis clothes to meet Deborah Hurd.

Hurd was impressed, and ,,!,he.~ a position opened up just before the first day of schooL she offered it to Viti.

Only nominally Catholic, Viti took the job because she believed she could make a difference in the lives of some of the children she had met. She could not have been hired in a public school, for she lacked a city teaching credential, and, in any case, the central bureaucracy moves at a glacial pace. But at St. Gregory路s. Viti was in front of the classroom a few days after being offered the job.

Viti's fourth-grade classroom is nicely decorated with students' artwork and writing samples. On one of the walls hangs a poster:

she returns graded assignments, each child says, "Thank you, Miss Viti." "You're welcome, darling," she answers cheerfUlly. I sat in as Viti conducted a review lesson on the geography of the western United States. All the children were completely engaged and had obviously done their homework. They were able to answer each of her Questions about the principal cit~ ies and capitals of the western states - some of which I couldn't name - and the topography and natural resources of the region.

"Why do the Rocky Mountains have lower temperatures?" she asked. One of the children explained the relationship between altitude and temperature.

"Which minerals would be found in the Rocky Mountains?" Eager hands shot up; Viti called on sev~ eral children, each of whom contributed an answer. She used the lesson to expand the students' vocabulary and understanding of

concepts such as the differences between crops and minerals. When the children wrote things down, she insisted on proper grammar and spelling.

Without pausing for a break, Viti moved on to the day's math lesson. She had the children go to the blackboard in teams to do multiplication problems with fractions and decimals. She praised the students who solved the problems and gently corrected mistakes.

As I sat in that classroom, I found myself wishing that my own son's fourth-grade teachers at P .S. 87. reputedly one of the best public schools in the city. were anywhere near as productive and as focused on basic skills as Viti. Both my boys' teachers have wasted an enormous amount oftheir time with empty verbiage about the evils of racism and sexism. By contrast, in Viti's class and in all the other Catholic school classes I visited, it was taken for granted that a real education is the best antidote to prejudice.

I was amazed at the children's ability to endure more than two hours of learning without losing their concentration. The students at 51. Gregory's, as at most Catholic schools, have very few breaks.

St. Gregory~s cannot afford art and music classes, and offers only one gym period per week. From first grade on, children are expected to sit quietly and learn for most of the day.

Viti, too, has few breaks. On some days, other than a lunch period. she is on her feet in front of her class for almost six hOUTS. Because she assigns considerable homework, Viti does a lot ofgrading at home. She is constantly on the phone or writing notes to parents. Four days a week she stays after school to do remedial work with some of her struggling students; twice a week she gives up her lunch hour to do extra work with her more advanced math stu-

dents. On weekends she sometimes drops in on students' Little League games.

She earns just $21,000 a year, $8,000 less tha n a first-year teacher in a public school. "I've taught in an all-white, affluent suburban school, where I made over $40,000, she says. "This time I wanted to do something good for society, and I am lucky enough to be able to afford to do it. I am trying to instill in my students that whatever their life situation is now, they can succeed if they work hard and study. I involve the parents, and they know that I am serious about holding their children to a high standard....

St. Angela Merici principal Pat Kelly echoes this sentiment: "Those of us who are doing the work do it not only for a paycheck. We're doing it because we get to practice a profession that we love."

Of course, not all Catholic school teachers are as impressive as Viti. I visited some classes where the teachers overemphasized rote learning and focused too narrowly on the textbook. But in every classroom 1 visited, the teachers were deeply, personally engaged with their students. They were on top of them constantly, refusingto let them fall behind. It was inconceivable that] would see what I and other pa rents have witnessed in several junior high schools in our district: children literally asleep in the classro.om. I_was reminded of an epigram of Bryk, Lee, and Holland: Catholic schools take the position that "no one who works hard will fail.... whereas the prevailing approach in too many public schools is that "no one who shows up will fail."

Reprinted with permission from lhe Summer 1996 edition of City Journal, published by tlHl Manhattan lnstitute, Part IV of this article will run in the next issue of the Anchor.

Classroom Rules I. Follow directions.

2. Be prepared for class.

3. Respect others and their property.

4. Be a good citizen.

Consequences I. Name written down.

2. No recess.

3. Discuss with parent.

4. A meeting with principal.

Viti's students, all black and Hispanic. project an admirable tone of civility and seriousness.

The boys are dressed in gray slacks, light blue shirts, and ties; the girls all wear the same plaid jumpers and blue shirts. They sit in matched pairs of desks, their books an.d notebooks stacked under their chairs. It's a far cry from the worst public schools, where disorder prevails. Catholic schools, after all. never went through the rights revolution of the 1960s, which eroded the order-keeping authority of schools and discouraged teachers and principals from disciplining disruptive students by establishing elaborate due-process procedures.

When Viti asks a question, hands shoot up enthusiastically. When

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Should you really blame it on aging?

By Monica and Bill Dodds How are you as an adult child supposed to tell the difference? Is your parent developing a new and potentially seriow; health problem, or is it simply part of what could be called the natural aging process?

Throughout our lives, our bodies change. As long as a human body is living, it's growing older.

The temptation is to assume that a new problem your parent develops is one every older person experiences and that nothing can be done about it.

Take being confused, for example. Aren't a lot of aged people more forgetful than they used to be? Doesn't everyone, if he or she lives long enough, have problems with mild dementia?

Medical research now says, yes, the chances of developing Alzheimer's increases with age, but there

are other reasons a parent might be suffering from confusion. Maybe a change in Dad's metabolism is making way for new side effects from a medicine he's been taking a long time. Or is it a new tnedicine combined with what he's already taking?

Maybe, without your being aware of it, Mom is drinking more than she used to. Maybe Dad has had a small stroke.

That's why it's important you keep your parents' primary physicians informed about what's happening with Mom or Dad. If you see something new, ask the doctor about it.

The same applies even if you think what you see is to be expected with a chronic condition your parent may have. (It's important for you to know the usual progression of that condition.)

Therapeutic activities head named at Catholic Memorial Home Joyce Sevasin, CTRS, ADC, has been named director of therapeutic activities at Catholic Memorial Home, 2446 Highland Ave., FalI River. She will implement and evaluate therapeutic activities for the home's 300 residents.

Such activities help residents retain their interest in the physical, intelIectual, social and spiritual aspects of life and encourage their self-expression in ways they might not have thought possible. Some forms of therapeutic activity may also help residents to work through and resolve personal issues. ''I'm looking forward to providing activities that enhance quality of life, foster feelings of empowerment and maintain our residents' confidence and self-respect," said

Sevasin. "My goal is to help residents reach the highest possible level of independent functioning."

Previously, Ms. Sevasin was director of therapeutic recreation at Sarah Brayton Nursing Care Center, FalI River, and assistant director of therapeutic recreation at Preakness Hospital, Paterson, NJ. An Assonet resident, she holds an associate's degree in gerontology from Cabrillo College in Aptos, CA, and a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation from Northeastern University. She is a member ofthe National Therapeutic Recreation Society, the American Therapeutic Recreation Association and the Activity Directors Association of Bristol County.

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Say, for example, Mom has arthritis; she's having more pain and more difficulty using her hands.

Isn't that the nature of arthritis?

Yes, it may be inevitable that her condition will worsen, but it could be there is other more effective medicine or treatment she could be using as the inflammation reaches this new stage. There may be physical therapy that would help her feel better. Occupational therapy and a variety of devices might make it easier for her to perform daily tasks like holding a fork or zipping a sweater.

It's also important not to compare your parent's condition or symptoms with another older person's. Maybe your best friend noticed her father was growing hard of hearing, and now he has to wear a hearing aid. You hesitate to bring up the subject with Dad or his doctor because you're fairly certain that getting your parent to accept one would be a tremendous battle.

And maybe Dad, who has noticed the trouble he's having, is too frightened to say anything. But it worries him. .

So while you both tiptoe around the subject, it could be the source of your father's problem is nothing more than wax building up in his ears. A nurse could quickly and easily take care of it and give both of,you tips on how te avoid having it happen again.

A final suggestion: Don't assume that what you see happening to your parent is only the latest in a series of what has already been happening. Yes, it could be. But another condition or problem could have an identical symptom.

Again, always run it by your parent's doctor.

Remember that while you and your parent may become very good at spotting and diagnosing a change or a problem, that's not the same as having an objective health-care professional evaluate what's happening.

Let that person be the one to decide if it's an inevitable part of the aging process.

Oct. 11-13 A Retreat with Mary, Our Mother.

Presenter: Sr. Elaine Twitchell, SND Oct. 16-20 A Directed Retreat.

Directors: Fr. Fem Cassista, MS; Sr. Mary Hammill, RSM Nov.8-10 One Mind, One Heart: MenIWomen's Open Retreat Nov.8-10 Spirit-Life in Romans 8.

Presenter: Fr. Normand Theroux, MS Nov. 15·17 Remarried Couples' Retreat Nov. 15·17 The Courage to Come Home. Presenter. Sr. Ave Clark, OP For more information, please call or write Retreat Secretary 508-222-8530

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Glenn Hilt's 18-wheel tractor trailer and prostitutes." Some are even Even though a fulltime trucker at a Connecticut (ruck stop. addicted to truck stop video games, is lucky to earn a $30,000 salary, The rig has a lighted cross over said Hilt, people are drawn to the Hilt said. the cab and the words "Mobile But he said the chapel isa deter- 'Iife for its freedom.

Chapel" on the trailer. Inside are "Many truckers are running rent. "They see the name of Christ, two dozen chairs and a pulpit, and it reminds them that the sin away from something," he said. where ex-trucker Hilt welcomes they're about to get involved .in is "They're running away from their and counsels truckers and leads wrong," he said. He sees his minis- problems. They feel free out of;. the them i~ Sunday worship services try "as an extension of the trucker's road." and Bible study.groups.

Hilt sees that as another reason local church."

"Whenever I'm around, I stop in In addition to counseling, Hilt . to be available at the truck !:top just to speak my piece and say a often provides friendship. Once he chapel. "It's a ministry of service," prayer," said Rob Ferenez, a had to tell a trucker passing he said. "This is where the ext:iteCatholic trucker from Pennsyl- through that.his wife and children ment is for me." vania who'is pn the road in his own rig five days a week.

"It's a real lonely .l,ife for us, to Call Citizens-Union Savings Bank at 5086754316 . be out here on the road," Ferenez told The Catholic Transcript, newspaper of the Hartford Archdiocese. "You're faced with all kinds of problems, but you have Member FDIC/DIF LENDER nobody to talk. to. This is like a confessional; you can come in and just talk, one-on-one, with the chaplain."

Hilt, 49, spent 18 years asa trucker before becoming a chapBAKERSFIELD, Calif. (CNS) task, but also one of enormous lain. His rig is one of 18 chapels - Catholic Online in Bakersfield importance," said Michael Gallothroughout the United States and and The Catholic Catalog Co. in way, president of Catholic On:tine.

Canada. with another in Moscow, Milwaukee have announced a "By establishing a home page on R'ussia. joint-venture agreement to provide the Internet, each local church will The chapels are run by a non- free Web sites on the Internet to have the ability to instantly comdenominational Christian organi- the 19,500 Catholic parishes in the municate with their local parishBETHANY NIGHTS: JOHN POLCE zation called Transport for Christ · United States. ioners, other churches in their dioFriday, Sept. 27 - 7:30 PM - Chapel International in Denver, Pa. The According to a statement issued cese and churches across the coun- . group introduced "mobile chap- Sept. 12, the agreement is designed try," he said. els" in 1951, and they had become to provide every parish a free Catholic Online was launc:hed WORKSHOP: so popular by 1985 that the organ- opportunity to share its informa- in 1995. The. company's core busi· ization made·thempermanent fix- tion on line with parishioners as . ness is electronic communications "0VERCOMING DEPRESSION~'~. , tures at truck stops. well as with the ~ntire Catholic and networking as well as Internet ~ with "Thomas .Delisle', .Ph..D•..

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Normally, there are costs for the'· The Milwaukee-based catalog Saturday~ .;.10~OO"... 4:00 'dividuals, churches and a few design, production, and mainte- company was founded to offer' 'trucking companies. nance of Web pages. Besides pro-. gifts and collectibles, includingobHilt, who quit his trucking job viding Web sites, the two organi- jects that are authorized reproducCOFFEE HOUSE: to' study atthe Elohim Bible Insti- · zations also plan to provide each tion.s of holdings of the Vatican DIANE-MARIE" HERVEY tutein Castile, N. Y., finds minisparish_ with free access to the Library. · tering .to .truckers fulfilling. He Saturday, .Sept.

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Due to limited space and also because notIces 01 strictly perish allalrs normally appear In a parish's own bulletin, we are forced to limit Items to events of general Interesl. Also, we do not normally carry notices of fundralslng activities, which may be advertised at our regular rates, obtaInable Irom The Anchor business office, telephone (508) 676-7151.

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O.t. CAPE, BREWSTER Healing service and Mass offered

by Father Dick Lavoie, MS, a member of the Assn. of Christian Therapists. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2. All welcome.

SEPARATED/DIVORCED/ WIDOWED,FR A conference. "Broken Promises to New Life," will take place Oct. 5 at St. Mary's School, Second and Spring Streets. Further information: Diocesan Family Life Center, tel.

999-6420.

ECHO OF CAPE COD Echo is offering retreat weekends for high school juniors and seniors.

A girls' weekend is slated for Nov. 15 to 17 and a boys' weekend for Dec. 13 to 15. Further information: Father Richard Roy, tel. 255-0170.

CAPE COD WIDOWED GROUP Sept. 29 and Oct. 27, 1:30-3:30 p.m., will be the next two group meeting dates at St. Francis Xavier (lower) Church, Hyannis. Topics will be "Searching for the Way-Reentry" and "New Guidelines-Which Way to Turn." Information: Dorothyann Callahan at (617) 267-5258.

CATHEDRAL CAMP, E. FREETOWN Upcoming activities at the camp: Sept. 27 to 29, Catholic Scouting Program retreat; Sept. 30, Bp. Stang High School Day of Recolle.ction.

RESPECT LIFE WALK, BOSTON Annual Walk begins from the Boston Common at I p.m. Oct. 6.

Further information Rita Pavao, tel. 672-8483. Reservation deadline, Oct. I.

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THE KNIGHTS of Columbus Council86 wants to assure that they are doing all they can to assist seminarians who are studying for the priesthood. They have dedicated a special room (top photo) at St. Louis Rectory, Fall River, to be used by seminarians coming in from Rome and other countries.

Present at the dedication were (bottom photo, from left) Thomas Huges, chancellor; Edmond Madore, deputy Grand Knight; Father Michael Carvill, administrator of St. Louis, Fall River, and chaplain of Council 86; and George Nicolan, Grand Knight. The room was dedicated in memory of William Whalen Jr., one of the oldest members of the council and in honor of Father James C. Tuxbury, OFM, former chaplain of Council 86.

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RESIDENTS ENCOUNTER CHRIST, IJ;ARNSTABLE A retreat for persons at the Barnstable County House of Correction will be offered Sept. 27 to 29 by a team of 20 members of Cape Cod pariShes. Prayers for its success are requested.

ST. JOSEPH, NB A living rosary, sponsored by parish Legion of Mary members, will be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 6. The speaker will be Capuchin Recollect Father Pio Mandato. Participants will include Legionaries, first communicants, Men of the Sacred Hearts and Knights of Columbus. The event will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Legion of Mary and intentions to be prayed for will include the success of the Respect Life Walk to be held the same day in Boston and of preparations for the third millennium, to begin in the year 2000.

Music for the event will be by organist Marshall Connelly and soloist Bernadette Mendes. Refreshments in the school hall will follow the ceremony. Those interested in Legion of Mary membership may call Father Barry Wall, diocesan director, tel. 758-3719, or Father Matthew Sullivan, SS.Ce., spiritual director of tile New Bedford Legion, tel. 999-0400.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO "Overcoming Depression," a workshop examining the mind-bodyspirit and soul connection to help recognize depression, will be offered Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Shrine Theater. The workshop will be led by Dr. Thomas Delisle, a clinical psychologist from New Hampshire whose work focuses on the integration of psychology and spirituality.

Diane-Marie Hervey, a Christian music artist, will be featured at the Coffee House Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD Bereavement support group will meet every Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m.

Topics to include letting go and getting through the holidays. Information: Edith Becktol, 339-7056 or - Katherine Pitocchelli, 337-6230.

RETREAT FOR WOMEN A monastic weekend for women is being offered at Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, MA. Oct. 4-6. The retreat will include time for reflection, prayer, relaxation, guided discussion and group interaction. To register, call (617) 749-2155.

O.t. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK Life in the Spirit seminars will begin at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. 2 in the church.

CATHOLIC NURSES, NB The New Bedford Chapter will hold its 10th annual Birthright Shower meeting on Oct. I at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Nursing Home.

Mass will be celebrated by Father Mathew Sullivan, SS.Ce. A social with refreshments will follow.

HOLY CROSS, FR On Sept. 28 at 4 p.m. the Polish Business and Professional Club of Greater Fall River will celebrate Polish Heritage Month with a Mass followed by the awarding of a scholarship to Brian Nawrocki. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited.

HOLY TRINITY, W HARWICH The Holy Trinity Women's Guild of West Harwich will have its annual Communion Breakfast at The Country Inn on Oct. 4 after the 9 a.m.

Mass. Information: call the rectory between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. MondayFriday at 43.2.-4000.

CURSILLO, FR Cursillistas will gather for a liturgy at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Bishop Sean O'Malley will be principal celebrant and homilist. All are welcome.

LITURGICAL WORKSHOPS, TAUNTON Workshops for Eucharistic ministers, lectors, musicians, servers and sacristans will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Coyle/ Cassidy High School, Taunton. Speakers will include Professor Mark Bradford and Father Jon-Paul Gallant and Bishop Sean O'Malley will be principal celebrant at Mass. Further information is available from parish priests.

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Construction on Coyle and Cassidy High School's (Taunton) new communications wing is moving along at a fast pace. The new high tech and fine arts center will house a computer center, a new library, a music and dramatic arts center, along with new classrooms.

"We will be opening nine new

and renovated rooms for instruction areas in October," commented Headmaster Michael J. Donly.

"This much needed space will not only enhance our curriculum design but better serve the students attending CC this year. At present we are at capacity.- To continue our tradition of excellence in edu-

Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro Bishop Feehan High School, course will be available to any Attleboro, has started its 1996-97 senior. The course began Sept. school year. Daily mass is offered 20th. To sign up call the center at every Tuesday and Wednesday at 695-2951.

10 a.m. in the school chapel by Plans are presently underway Father Thomas Frechette, the for the school's 27th Annual Homecoming scheduled for Saturday, school's chaplain.

Guidance Department chairman, October 5th. This year's theme" Neil Loew has announced that the '~Get On And Ride It" will feature College mini-fairs for 1996 run a series of floats decorated like the every Thursday from September cars of a train.

19th to October 27th froni 10:00Newly elected officers for the 10:45 in the school's cafeteria. National Honor Society are presiApproximately 25-30 college rep- dent, Kelly Bambery; liaison, Meg resentatives will meet with stude,nts Mahoney; secretary, Kathy Aprea' at each of these sessions.' and treasurer, Liz Martin.

Brenda Loiselle, Art Department Moderator Diane Crane has chairman, announced the newly' announced that the newly elected' elected officers for the National members of the Debate . Society Art Honor Society: president, Jon are president Danielle Szelag,vice .

Benoit; ,vice president, Lauren 'president Tasha Buzzell, s.ecr'etary Varga; secretary, Deana Trapani Carla Fazio 'and treasurer Shawn and treasurer, Shawn Le Marier.

Le Marier. The national high Senior Marisa Cuce, a member school debate topic for the ,year is: of the Youth Advisory Board of Resolved: That'the United States Sci-Tech Center in North Attle- should develop a program to subboro, indicated that a free SAT stantially reduce juvenile crime.

Parents coalition objects to decision to deny parental choi'ce of schools

cation it is crucial for us to underscore our Catholic identity, maintain academic excellence, improve our facilities to better support our program, and maintain our present policy of assisting all students in need of financial aid."

Coyle and Cassidy's new theater, computer center and library are sched uled to open in early February.

The school began its 85th year ofprov\ding quality Catholic secondary education to the greater Taunton area on September 4 with more students than ever before. A record 721 students from more than two dozen cities and towns from Southeastern Massachusetts fill the Taunton school.

The freshman Class of 2000 has made its mark already at Coyle and Cassidy by being the largest class ever. There are 204 freshmen who are making themselves at home at the school.

The 1996-97 student body was greeted by veteran teachers and many new faculty and staff members as well.

The school began its school year with its 'annual Bac'k ,To School Liturgy on September 13, The 800 member school community was led in its celebration by chaplain, Rev. John Denning, CSC, and Father Benaro Aguilar. During the Mass, the new Leadership Assembly was swom into office and was given a blessing by students and staff alike.

Hours following the Mass, the school community gathered again in the gym for the first sports pep

The Coalition For Parental in Cleveland to attend public, priChoice in Education (CPCE), an vate, or religious schools, using alliance of groups that support vouchers from the state. In Wisparental choice in education, today consin, a state court is considering criticized Attorney General Scott allowing religious schools to par-" Harshbarger's decision not to cer- ticipate in a successful five-year- , tify an initiative petition aimed at .old pa~ental choice program. The eliminating language in the state Vermont'town of Chittenden is . constitution that effectively' bars suing the state for cutting off all parental choice of schools. The education funding after the local'" proposed petition would have school board decided to provide' modified the so-called "Anti-Aid vouchers for students to attend the Amendment" to the Massachusetts 'school of their choice.

Marek Tuptynski was born in June Constitution to enable parents in A recent study by Harvard Ul)i~ of 1967 in Kwidzyn, Poland. He is Massachusettsto use their tax dol-' versity researcher PaulE. Pt;tersen the son' of Barbara. and David Ia-rs to send' their childr~n to the ~and Univers,ity ofHotistQn~profes~ Tuptynski, and he has a school of their choice. The state sor Jay P. Greene found that, over younger sister, Bozena. He currently provides aid to families a three to four year period, the . . ' • attending puplic, p,riv,at,e, and relig- Milwauke'e voucher program' has' graduated from a' high school, ious affiliated colleges as well as succeeded in raising test scores of ,in Kwidzyn in 1986 ~d entered, , pre-sc.hool programs, but does not .. tow-in.come minority students. colleg~ at .the Society of the .... permit parents of students.in grades . Rea'ding',scores of stuoents receiv-: . Divine. Word 'in Poland. He';· K-12 t?" use their .tax money for i~g vouchers were up to five points graduated with a degree in phi- I educatIOn except 10 governmcnt- hlgh~r, tha:n those of comparable. losophy in 1991. ki h . d h: operated schools. pubhc school students. Math scores .' T " uptyns as enJoye . f 12 parents f A group 0 rom Clt- were f'Ive to twe I ve " pomts, h'Ig h er' '" . ' IS,.' ies and towns across; Massachu- . fOf the parental choice participants. affiha~on. With the DIOcese of setts' filed the petition 'in August. . ' Fall River and notes that he has "Unfortunately, the people who met many wonderful people and thatthe atmosphere and cliwill be hurt the most by the Attormate of New England remind ney General's decisioriare children oflow-income p~re~ts who cann?t him of his native country. afford to get their kids out of fa 11CHICAGO (CNS) - John . . . ing schools" said Maryann Mac- White, the Pulitzer Prize-winning HIS preparatIOn for :the Intyre, CpeE member. "Parents photographer for the Chicago. priesthood has been strengthwho can afford private or paroch- Sun-Times daily newspaper, called ened by his personal prayer and ial school tuition or a house in a his new photographic memoir of by reading Scripture. The semitown wit.h good s.l:hools already Chicago Cardinal Joseph L. Ber- nary preparation process inhave chOIces; low-mcome parents nardin "an assignment from God." cludes spiritual' pastoral and "This Man Bernardin," published . II al C '.

A . have no choice." . rnte ectu 1 ormatIOn. serruH ars hb arg~r' s ru I'109 comes 10 in hard cover Sept. 9 by Loyola. .

Press' \n Chicago, contains 186 nanan at Sts. Cynl and the wake of several court decisions in other states supporting parental black-and-white photos of the Methodius Seminary in Orchoice options. Last month, the cardinal, most taken by White chard Lake, MI, he also attends Ohio Court of Appeals rejected a over a 14-year period, with a classes at the University of Detroit. bid to shu! down .a pilot pr~gram few from the cardinal's family During his seminary formation, hat permits low-mcome chl1dren album.

Tuptynski has been involved in vari-

CONSTRUCTION ON Coyle & Cassidy High School's new communications wing is well underway. The high tech and fine arts center will house a computer center, a new library, a music and dramatic arts center and new classrooms. Completion is expected in February. '/ rally of the year. All teams were information that.is import;~nt introduced and performances were about 'Cc. given by the CC band and cheerCoyle and Cassidy's domain leaders. The highlight of the rally name is www.coylecassidy.organd was the first appearance of Coyle can be accessed 24 hours a ,day. and Cassidy's new 'sports mascot, , The pages are maintained by senior "Wally The Warrior," played by Matthew Pelletier as' part of his National Honor Society service senior Steve Neumeister. project. Access to the Internet Coyle and Cassidy has joined comes through the Internet Conthe information superhighway with nection of Mansfield. The pa,ges new pages on the Internet's World are dedicated to the memory of Wide Web. The school went onSister Saint Paul Collard, longline on September 15 with a series time math and computer tea<:her of pages showcasing school events, at Coyle and Cassidy, who pa!:sed athletics, academics, and other away on August 3.

Getting to Know Our Seminarians Marek Thpty,nski ous apostolates including ministry to the sick and dying, prison .ministry and religious" education. Tqis past summer he 'w'as assigned to St. Pius

New photo book

MAREK TUPTYNSKI X Parish in South Yarmouth under the guidance of the pastor and Diocesan Vocation Director, Msgr. John 1.

Smith, Y.E.

When asked what he finds :nost appealing about the priesth·Jod, Tuptynski says that he has al.ways wanted to have the best boss and the best product to offer.

In the priesthood, he' sees that God is the boss, and the Good News is the produc!:. He was especially influenced in formation by the m,issic nary priests ofthe Society of the Divine Word, whose work: and dedication in proclaimin.g the Good News inspired him.

Christ's call to the pI"iesthood, diaconat'e or relil~ious life is an invitation, and as such it can be refused or accepted. If refused, it may be given again, but it may not.

Give thoughtful' and prayerful consideration to Christ's invitation if it is being offered to you. To talk about the possibility of church service, contact Father Craig Pregana, Vocation Office, P.O. Box 2577, Fall lRiver 02720, or call him at 675-1311. Listen to the voice of the Spirit.

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THE FACULTY of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, New Bedford, was commissioned by Father Henry Arruda, pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, and members were blessed as they rededicated themselves to the education and formation of their students.

Bishop Connolly High School Kristen Carreiro and Anne Short, both seniom at Bishop ConnoIly High School, Fall River, have been selected to attend The National Young Leaders Conference this fall in Washington, D.C. The conference is a unique leadership development program for high school students who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit. Kris and Anne will be among 350 outstanding National Scholars attending the conference from across America.

Its theme is "The Leaders of Tomorrow Meeting the Leaders of Today." Throughout the six-day program, Kris and Anne will interact with key leaders and newsmakers from the three branches of government, the media and the diplomatic corps.

Highlights of the program include welcoming remarks from the floor of the United States House of Representatives and a panel of discussions with prominent journalists at the National Press Club.

Scholars will visit foreign embassies and receive policy briefings from senior government officials.

Kris and Anne may also meet with their senators and representative or an appointed member of their staff to discuss important issues facing their towns and the nation.

To complement: these special meetings and briefings, Kris and Anne will participate in a number of leadership skill-building activities. In one activity, "If I Were President," students role-play the President, members of the Cabinet and representatives from Capitol Hill who must respond to an international crisis involving Russia.

Culminating the conference is the "Model Congress," in which scholars assume the roles of United States Representatives by debating, amending and voting on proposed legislation for an official language and immigration reform.

Senior Bethany White attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in San Fran-

cisco, California for II days this past slimmer. Ms. Carol Pesce, of the Connolly Math Department, recommended her, based on her excellent academic record, leadership potential and interest in pursuing a career in medicine.

The program Beth attended gave her an intensive look into current healthcare management trends, AIDS, medical research, and life as a medical student. Visits to area hospitals and medical schools were part of the experience. She also participated in daily group meetings and discussions with medical panels. She met with today's leaders in the medical field including the president of the American Medical Association, Dr. Lonni Bristow.

Principal Anthony S. Nunes announced that the following have been named Commended Students in the 1997 National Merit Scholarship Program: Matthew J. Cordeiro, Jenny Lynn and Anne G. Short. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation(NMSq, which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.

About 35,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are bl:ing honored for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the competition for Merit ScholarshipR awards to be offered in 1997, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than a million students who entered the 1997 Merit Program by taking the 1995 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Along the: Westport River the Bay Scallop Restoration Project is in full swing thanks to the work of the Water Works Group, Inc. Water Works has been working to revive the scallop for four years and anticipates that when the bay scallop season opens in October, Westport should have the largest

crop in years. Bishop Connolly High School is one of the groups that has had' students volunteer their time and effort to help bring this about.

Senior Anne Short has been selected as one of 1,020 state finalists in the Wendy's High School Heisman Award Program for the 1996-97 school year.

Anne will receive a bronze medal in recognition of her selection. She will now be in competition to be named State Winner. If chosen (one boy and one girl from each state will be selected) she will be one of 12 students named national finalists.

The 12 national finalists will be invited to attend a banquet in New York City where each will receive a gold medal. One male and one female will be announced as the 1996 Wendy's High School Heisman National Award Winners and will receive a specially designed trophy.

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Indian Mission Director Pleads for Help Special to The Anchor THOREAU, NM - As Catholics around the world celebrate the season ofPentecost, the director, priest, sisters, lay missionaries and staffofa New Mexico Mission school are concerned about urgently-needed help.

They work daily to make quality Catholic education a reality for American Indian children in their care.

These children "do without" as a way of life ... will you help them?

Trusting in God, everyone at the Mission prays for urgentlyneeded help.

51. Bonaventure Mission started a school more than a decade ago when the founder realized the Indian children in the Mission's CCD classes didn't have even the most basic reading and writing skills. Today over 300 children, most of them Na-

tive American, join in prayer to keep their school from closing.

For many of our students, the school at 5t. Bonaventure Mission is their "last hope."

The Indian boys and girls attending St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School live with the following realities: • 55% ofthe Navajo population cannot read or write; • McKinley County (where the Mission is located) has the highest poverty rate (43%) in the state; • The suicide rate among Navajo teenagers is ten times higher than for their age group in the population at large.

• McKinley County has the highest alcoholism rate in the United States.

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A nearly 40-member strong corps of dedicated lay missionaries teach and carry out the other work of the Mission. This "other work" includes maintaining the bu~es and vans which travel the remote mesas to bring the children to school; preparing two nourishing meals daily for the children; and bringing both food and water to aging Navajos living in poverty in remote areas of the barren Reservation.

New lay missionaries often ask, "Can this be America?"

They've experienced failure in other schools or inability to get to school from great distances.

Will you help?

Gifts made to 51. Bonaventure Indian Mission and5chool are taxdeductible. The school also qualifies for "Matching Gifts."

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