t eanc 0 VOL. 42, NO.40 • Friday, October 16, 1998
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Provincetown parish's Kitchen'Angels take on a new venture
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Besides providing holiday meals to the needy and shut-ins, they'll bring toys and gifts at Christmas. By JAMES N. DUNBAR
PROVINCETOWN - This community's Church of St. Peter's Kitchen Angels are at it again.
It all began several years ago when a group from St. Peter the Apostle Parish learned that Meals on Wheels, the federally funded program thatde!ivers meals to local shut-ins, did not do so on holidays. The group came to the rescue, rapidly expanded, settled on the name "St. Peter's Kitchen Angels," and the slogan: "Holiday meals for holiday shut-ins." Each ye~, the group provides anywhere from 25 to 52 dinners each on the Thanks-
Thousands participate in annual March for Peace his homily at the Mass celebrated at St. Anne Church on 'Columbus Day, following the March for Peace that began at St. Mary's Cathedral. The bishop, who joined with approximately 2,500 marchers who moved along South Main Street, called the procession "a pilgrimage, a pilgrimage for peace." Saying he was pleased to se~ so many young people participating in the pilgrimage, he added that: "We pray in a special way tonight for them, that their century will be a better one than ours; that it will be without war. We learn from so many participating in this pilgrimage that we , I are not alone (in our quest for peace) ... we see we are part of something PILGRIMAGE OF PEACE - More than 2,500 people bigger than ourselves: prayed and sang as they processed from St. Mary's Ca- the Body of Christ, thedral to St. Anne Church for Mass follOWing the an- which is the Church."
giving, Christmas and Easter holidays. This year, it also has a new adventure, bringing toys and presents to the needy at Christmas. "We are hoping to give a meal, a Christ- . mas tree and a gift to every family on our list," said Yvonne Cabral-Edwards, who heads the group of five at the helm of the Angels. Adding to their volunteer duties of preparing and delivering hot meals to senior shut-ins on the holidays, the Kitchen Angels will try to make a number of deserving children and their families very happy people on Christmas morning. Having already conducted a successful
clothing drive and with another planned this month, the group wil1 hold a parish dinner as part of fundraising efforts to amass enough money to help families who are financial1y strapped to enjoy a happy and fun-fil1ed Christmas. "This new idea carne up last year at Thanksgiving, as we discussed the fact that we have a very large town comprised of 'haves' and 'havenots,' especially children in town who are in need. The idea was not to present these kids with another handout, rather that we take the stress off the parents and provide a gift for them to mark with their child's name and put under the family tree. Turn to page nine - Angels
FALL RIVER - "Peace is a gift from God ... it is for that gift that we corne and pray tonight," said Bishop ~e,an P. O'Malley during
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WORLD MISS "S:ur:U)AY is Oct. 18 and we haveia speciar:a '. "" nity to pray for the missionaries of the world and provi<jfe supportfor pastoral work for the poor in rural areas. Daily, the Sisters of St. Francis Dongen in Indonesia (seen above), follow their charism of serving the poor and the weak - as brothers and sisters - with the spirit of simplicity . and prayer.
nual March for Pea.ce on Oct. 12. (Photo by John Kearns)
Anllual Bishop's Charity Ball setfor Jan. 8, 1999 FALL RIVER - Plans are underway for the 1999 Bishop's Charity Ball to be held January 8 at the Venus de Milo in Swansea. / Arrangements will be furthered at a committee meeting Oct. 18 at Holy Name Parish Center, New Bedford, to be attended by representatives from deaneries throughout the diocese, reported Msgr. Thomas 1. Harrington, director of the ball. The ball is a delightful midwinter holiday social that brings together parish Turn to page nine - Ball
L'a Salette looks to the future with hope By FATHER BILL SUGHT, M.S. ATfLEBORO - Attleboro has been the home of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette since 1942, when they purchased a large prophty of what is mostly wetlands on route 118; It included a large castle-like building that had once been a sanitarium, a place of rest, retreat and healing. It was well known as Attleboro Springs. Perhaps it was in God's mind the perfect launching pad for what it has become today. La Sale,tte Shrine, as it is now known, has become a center of Marian devotion, worship, spiritual healing and peace. It is the fmit of the ministry of many La Salette priests and brothers, well assisted by an even larger number of lay persons, some veritable missionaries themselves, called "lay associates." With the approach of the new millennium and the challenges the Church faces today, the La Salette Community is constantly taking steps towards its own renewal in religious life and in its ministries. With the other three provinces in the United States, the Attleboro province is actively engaged in restructuring Turn to page nine - La Salette
MISSIONARIES - Priests and brothers who make up the community of Attleboro's La Salette Shrine gather for a photograph. Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette have served in the area since 1942. Father William Slight, vocations director, stands at far left.