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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., November 30, 2001
Parkes concert is Sunday at 2 p.m. rectly listed as 3 p.m. Tickets are $12 ($10 for seniors) and will be available at the door. Please note the corrected time is 2 p.m. for Sunday's show.
FALL RIVER - Internationally known Irish singer David Parkes will perform Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bishop Connolly High School. In last week's Anchor, the time of the concert was incor-路
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"St. Pius-:~ . parishioner.is envoy to International Catholic Nurses cal issues involving the elderly, paSOUTH YARMOUTH Samsung Hospital. 'The directors of Samsung want tients With AIDS, genetic engineerMarylee 1. Meehan, who spent more than 20 years as a clinical nurse, says their hospital to be the best in the ing, euthanasia, physician-assisted suithe great spirituality common to world," Meehan reported, "and it cide and death and dying, Meehan, Catholic nurses across the world needs appeared they are well endowed to who also teaches ethics at Dean College in Franklin, said the faith deto be continually nourished if they accomplish that goal." are to remain effective. Meehan said that the American mands ofCatholics was a prominent Meehan, a member of the Fall Aag was prominently displayed and topic. 'The realization is that to be a River Diocesan Council ofNurses, is carned in the opening ceremonies in Catholic nurse in currently the reptruth demands livresentative from ing a life of faith the North Ameri.can Region of the professionally as well as solidly in International one's own life ... Catholic Committhat the two cantees ofNurses and not be separated," Medico-SocialAsshe told The Ansistants. As one of five chor. "From what I international vice saw I can say that presidents of faith remains very CICIAMS, she strong," she added. has attended meetMeehan, said ings and conferher spirits were ences in SouthAfrica, Taiwan, Geralso raised, when, IN KOREA - Marylee J. Meehan is flanked by Bishop in recent weeks, many and the Netherlands, and Javier Lozano'Barragan, president of the Pastoral Assistance she attended a remost recently, in to Health Care Workers, from the Vatican; and Bishop Peter treat for women at September, at the Ki-Heon Lee of Korea, who is in charge of pastoral assis- La Salette in 8th Regional Con- tance to Health Care Workers. Attleboro. "It was wonference held at the Catholic University ofKorea in Seoul, which nurses from 14 Asian coun- derful and inspiring to find out that Korea. ties, plus Belgium, Scotland and the of the 20 women making the retreat, A member of St. Pius X Parish, United States took part. 11 of them were Catholic nurses," Meehan recalls helping to found a There were Masses and many she said. unit of Catholic nurses there some meeting, and Meehan addressed the Next on Meehan's international 25 years ago, "and it has been a con- topic "What It Means to Be a Catho- agenda? It may be the CICIAMS tinuous international journey for me lic Nurse in My Country (America)" World Congress to be held in Bangaever since." before the assembly at the regional lore, India in October 2002. It will The Asian conference, hosted by meeting. be held in conjunction with the the Korean Catholic Nurses Associa''The Korean Catholic Nurses As- Catholic Nurses Guild ofIndia's Retion, had as its theme "Protection of sociation served God faithfully in con- gional Conference. Human Life in a Changing World: ducting such a spirit-filled profesCatholic Health Workers' Responsi- sional conference," Meehan reported. CORRECTION bility." "Once again, participation in our uniIn last week's Anchor, DeaMeehan joined with Maria Leigh, versal Church deeply enriched all con John H. Schondek Jr.'s . director of the College of Nursing at participants ... especially at daily name was misspelled. The Anthe Australian Catholic University in Mass." chor apologizes for the error. Sidney, and 50 others in a tour of the As she listened to the talks on ethi-
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In 'Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming week Dec. 3 1926, Rev. John W. McCarthy, P.R., Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall River Dec. 4 1945, Rev. Charles Ouellette, Assistant, St. Jacques, Taunton . 1994, Rev. Edward C. Duffy, Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis Dec. 5 1986, Rev. Eugene 1. Boutin, Manchester Diocese 1990, Rev. Coleman Conley, SS.Cc., Chaplain, Sacred Heart Home, New
Bedford Dec. 6 1959, Rev. Joseph L. Cabral, Pastor, Our Lady of the Angels, Fall River 1966, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John H. Hackett, Chancellor of Fall River Diocese, June-December 1966 1971, Rev. Joseph K. Welsh, Retired Pastor, Our Lady ofVictory, Centerville 1985, Rev. John T. Higgins, Pastor Emeritus, SI. Mary, Mansfield Dec. 7 1976, Rev. Thomas F. Daly, Retired Pastor, St. James, New Bedford 1977, Rev. Ambrose Bowen, Retired Pastor, St. Joseph, Taunton Dec. 8 1940, Rev. John F. Broderick, Pastor, SI. Mary, South Dartmouth Dec. 9 1983, Rev. Rene Patenaude, O.P., Retired Associate Pastor, SI. Anne, Fall
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