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RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSEnS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1981
VOL. 25, NO. 51
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THE GIU1ITARIS: GLENN, NATHAN, AIDAN, JOANNE
He has: a harmonious life Not only does Glenn Giuttari of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, Seekonk, produce beautiful music at St. Mary's. Cathedral, Fall River, but he has orchestrated the other components of his active life into a harmonious whole. Giuttari, cathedral music director, is also in charge of music for Providence's Cabot Street Playhouse. At their 1810 country house in Rehoboth, he and his wife Joanne operate a national harpsichord clearing house, repairing and restoring the instruments and circulating a quarterly buyers' and seners' newsletter. The Giuttaris also make psalteries, zitherlike instruments much favored in Bible times. These go for about $150 each and are made "mostly for convents and special friends." Additionally, Giuttari has been involved in planning many area music festivals and is director of the Fall River diocesan cha.pter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. "This country doesn't support the arts sufficiently to allow
most musicians to have a fulltime job in music," he explained. "But all my jobs are music-related," he added cheerfully. "My life is always full of possibilities." He does much of his work from his sunny, plant-filled. house, heated by wood on all but the coldest days, with an enormous south-facing kitchen window taking advantage of passive solar energy. "I think one builder did most of the construction in this part of Rehoboth," he said. speaking of his rambling home. "I sometimes think I'm in my own house when I'm visiting Jriends, the old buildings around here are so similar." The Giuttari house, however, has features not easy to duplicate . One is a magnificent 16th century court cupboard that dominates the kitchen; another is a massive table that was a grand piano cabinet in its first incarnation. Sharing the home are th~ Giuttari sons, Nathan, 9, and Aidan, five months. Not to be forgotten are Sam, an amiable dog res-
cued by the family after he was tossed out of a passing car, and two large and comfortable cats. Nathan, a victim of cerebral palsy, attends the Meeting Street School in Providence, and his father is vocal in his appreciation of state programs that assist in transporting him to school and in other expenses his care entails. A gifted child, Nathan is active in Cub Scouting and his parish CCD program. He is also looking forward to the ayailability of a promised marvel of the electronic age that will assist him in communicating with friends and famly. The son of a textile manufacturer, Giuttari ascribes his interest in church music to the fact that when he started piano lessons at age five his teacher was a nun; and that by age 12 he was playing the organ and directing the choir for his native St. Joseph's parish in Ashton, R.I. He briefly managed a mill in Central Falls following his graduation from Brown University, but his bent for music was irresistible, leading him to a teachTurn to Page Six
President Reagan phoned the pope and Polish-American Catholics prayed for their countrymen in the wake of the Polish government's crackdown on the Solidarity trade union. In the Fall River diocese all Polish parishes were represented at a hastily arranged Monday evening Mass at St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River, where Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal celebrant. Despite snow mixed with freezing rain and hazardous driving conditions, the small church was packed to the doors. Bishop Cronin asked prayers for a "peaceful future" for Poland, noting that the way to peace would lie in negotiations. His remarks follow: We gather together tonight in prayerful response to the recent sad events which have occurred in the country of Poland. They are, indeed, a cause of severe anxiety for all uf us. Our fears for our Polish brothers and sisters, however, and our prayers tonight for what is for their peace, extend, as well, to a prayerful concern for the world itself, for the whole human family. We know only too well that
a spark, ignited in Poland, could welt lead to a conflagration of world-wide proportions. Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, addressing a large gathering of the faithful yesterday in Saint Peter's Square in Rome, urged that "Everything must be done to create a peaceful future for the country" of Poland. These were the Pope's words. This is our prayer tonight. If "a peaceful future" is to come to Poland, the causes of. the present tense situation must be eliminated. This, however, can only be accomplished through peaceful negotiations. We pray tonight that such negotiations will be possible and will be forthcoming between the Polish authorities and the people of Poland. It is only through such concerted effort that the work of the restoration of the Polish economy will be brought about, and conditions, conducive to a peaceful and humane society, will be restored to the country of Poland. This must also be the approach to fostering peace Turn to Page Six
Ernest Digweed sponsors Second Coming ,LONDON (NC) - Will Jesus need money during the Second Coming? Not Ito worry. Ernest Digweed ofPol"tsmouth, England, has taken care of the matter. Digweed, a recluse who died four years ago, left 30,000 pounds ($57,000) for Jesus Christ if he returns to earth within the next 21 years. He stipulated that ,the money should be invested at a return of 12.5 percent, which would make the accumulated tota.) after 21 years the equivalent of about $615,000. As executor Digweed appointed -the Public Trustee, a nonprofit government department. Digweed's relatives have asked the Public Trustee to declare the will invalid, which would mean the money would be divided among them. The Public Trustee has provisionally agreed, but wants to hedge the bet and take out insurance with Lloyds of London against the Second Coming taking place and the terms of Digweed's will having to be fulfilled. It will ask the courts to approve this arrangement. Digweed, who had worked out Ithe expected date of the Second Coming from the Book of Revelation, further stipulated in his will that if the Second Coming should be postponed for any reason the capital should stH! be kept for Jesus Christ, Ithough all further interest would go to the state. Under English law this arrangement would last for 80 years, after which ,the money would be divided among Digweed's relatives: In the meantime, the difficulty is fending off people claiming to be Jesus Christ. A:lready two unsuccessf.ul attempts have been made to claim Digweed's legacy.