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Cardinal Law sees Catholi.c identity as catechism's key

The following parishes have alreadymet that goal: St. There~a of the ChildJesus, Attleboro; Our Lady of Mt. Car­mel, Seekonk; Our Lady of the Isle, Nan­tucket; O.L. of Assumption, Osterville;St. Pius X, S. Yarmouth; St. Augustine,Vineyard Haven; St. Joseph, WoodsHole.

St. Mary's Cathedral, Blessed Sacra­ment, Holy Cross, St. Anne, St. Anthonyof Padua, St. William, Fall River; St.Patrick, St. Thomas More, Somerset; OurLady of Grace, Westport; St. Anne, St.John the Baptist, New Bedford; St. Jo­seph, St. Mary, Fairhaven; St. Mary, So.Dartmouth; Holy Rosary, ImmaculateConception, St. Anthony, St. Jacques,Taunton; Holy Cross, So. Easton.

Catholic Charities listings continue onpage 11.

The briefing in Washington marked theopening phase of a national effort by thechurch, to be conducted mainly throughdiocesan media offices, to get informationabout the catechism out to the Americanpublic.

Msgr. Maniscalco said his office hassupplied those offices with extensivebackground materials on the catechismand was encouraging them to hold pressbriefings with local media across thecountry.

Cardinal Law said it would be a mistaketo view the catechism as a weapon in ideo­logical battles among Catholics. "It tran­scends ideological categories. It attemptsto reflect accurately the faith ofthe church,and it does so."

When asked how the U.S. bishops feelabout developing a national catechismbased on the new "Catechism of theCatholic Church," Cardinal Law said hedid not know how other bishops feelbecause they have not discussed the ideaas a conference.

But he added that he found fairly strongsupport for that idea at a recent meeting ofnational catecheticalleaders and publish­ers which he attended.

"I would think that for the moment it'spremature for us to consider a nationalcatechism, because I think we need toappropriate this and I think this needs tobe a service to catechetical publishers," hesaid. "Then, once we've done that, I thinkwe're going to be in a better position tomove toward a national catechism ifthat'sindicated."

When he was asked how he hopedCatholics would approach the new cate­chism, he summarized his answer in twowords: "In faith."

As of May 23, reports from parishesand Special Gift donations brought thetotal of the 1994 Catholic Charities Appealto $1,996,877.00:

Collectors for the Special Gifts and par­ish phases of the Appeal are asked tocomplete their calls as soon as possibleand bring their reports to their headquar­ters or parishes.

The parish phase of the Appeal closedon May 25 but Appeal books will remainopen until 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 8 andreports received by this time will be cred­ited to the 1994 Appeal. To assure suchcredit, reports from May 31 on should bebrought in person to Appeal headquartersat 344 Highland Ave., Fall River.

Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, Diocesan Direc­tor of the Appeal said, "We hope that eachof our 112 parishes will surpass its 1993total."

Catholic Charities Appealstands at $1,996,877

our relationship to God is, what it meansto be part of a civil society, what it meansto be part of a world of nations."

Cardinal Law - who originated theidea of a universal catechism at the1985 World Synod of Bishops and whooversaw the drafting of its translation intoEnglish - said the catechism alone is notgoing to solve all the problems offaith andlife.

"We're not going to just go through lifewith this book and nothing else," he said,"but it will help people come to a betterunderstanding of their faith.

"I would hope that it would be widelyused by the faithful," he said. He called thecatechism "a complete but succinct expo­sition of the faith" and a needed tool for"proclaiming in all its integrity the Gospelof Jesus Christ."

The U.S. edition of the catechism, co­published by the U.S. Catholic Confer­ence and 15 other publishers around thecountry, numbers 816 pages. Its initialpress run of 566,250 copies reflects thehigh level of popular interest it hasengendered.

Since the catechism first appeared inFrench in late 1992, more than 3 millioncopies have been sold in French and otherlanguages, said Father John E. Pollard,USCC coordinator for the implementa­tion of the catechism.

Msgr. Francis J. Maniscalco, directorof USCC Office for Media Relations, whowas also at the press briefing, said, "Onereason for the hunger for this was the needfor an expression of faith that is on theadult level after so many years of havingmaterial that's basically developed foryounger people."

"We need to back off and take stock ofwho we are, what we believe in, what webelieve the dignity of the human personmeans, what the human person is, what

MEXICAN VILLAGERS travel towards shrine of Our Lady of Guada­lupe in Mexico City. Some traveling hundreds of miles, groups come to theshrine on the 12th day of every mQnth, commemorating year-round theofficial Guadalupe feast ,on Dec. 12. (eNS/ KNA photo)

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Boston's Cardinal Bernard F. Law speaksearnestly about basics offaith and life when he gets talking about the reasonsfor the new "Catechism of the Catholic Church."

The English translation of the catechism was approved by the Vatican thisspring and will be published in the United States and Canada June 22.

"I think we have a major challenge as acommunity offaith," the cardinal said at apre-pub,lication press briefing in Wash­ington.

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MaylS1982, Rev. Lionel A. Bourque,

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May 301929, Rev. Jordan Harpin, O.P.,

Dominican Priory, Fall River1937, Rev. Edmond J. Potvin,

Pastor, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River1950, Rev. James M. Quinn,

Pastor, St. John the Evangelist,Attleboro

1993, Rev. Robert T. Canuel,St. Anne's Monastery, Fall Riv,~r

May 311964, Rev. Vincent A. Wolski,

OFM Conv., Pastor, Holy CroBs,Fall River

June 31991, Bishop James J. Gerrard,

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$149,000 toretired religiousThe Fall River diocese,c(lntrib­

uted more than' $149,000 to thenationwide December collectionfor the Retirement Fund for Relig­ious, announced Sister Mary NoelBlute, RSM, Episcopal Represen­tative for Religious.

The 1993 appeal was the sixth of10 planned annual appeals spon­sored by the Tri-Conference Com­mittee, comprised of members ofthe U.S. Bishops' Conferem:e andthe Conference of Major Super­iors of Men and Women Religious.

The diocese contributed $1 :::,9,000to, the 1992 collection and hasgiven more than $850,000 to meetthe needs of retired rel,gious sincethe collection was instituted.

National FiguresOn the national level, the Retire­

ment Fund collecte.d more than$25.5 million, the second Ia.rgestamount since the collection startedin 1988. About $150 million hasbeen contributed since the cam­paign's beginning.

Proceeds,ofthe 1993 colle:tionare being distributed to 647 relig­ious orders throughout the coun­try, with grants ranging from $300to $660,000 based on a formulathat takes into account the order'ssize, its financial need and theaverage age of its members.

The Retirement Fund wa:; es­tablished'to run for 10 years inorder to offset a financial c:risisfacing religious orders, created byrising health care costs, decliningvocations and the inability of relig­ious in past decades to save forretirement because they eitherworked without salary or receivedvery low stipends.

When the crisis first becameevident, it was estimated that theorders needed $2.5 billion to fundretirement programs.

Subsequent estimates have dou­bled that figure, but many ordershave taken their own steps to sup­plement R.etirement Fund monl~Ys.

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Before visiting France, the Chi­nese delegation was in Belgium,where the priests concelebratedMass with Bishop Roger J. Van­gheluwe of Brugge.

Bishop Fu was appointed "pat­riotic" bishop of Beijing in 1979"without Vatican authorization. Heheads the national seminary, andthe visiting priests are expected tobecome lecturers in Chinese sem· ....inaries.

played down the significance ofthe visit, describing it as "one partof a continuing process." Therewas some speculation that the visitrepresented a rapprochement be­tween the Catholic Church and thepatriotic association. ,

Under pressure from the govern­ment in the 1950s, the Chinesechurch broke ties with the Vati­can, but some Catholics remainedfaithful to the pope,despite perse­cution.Their underground church,as it is known, rejects comprom­ises between the Vatican and theChinese Catholic Patriotic 'As­sociation.

The patriotic association picksbishops without seeking Vaticanapproyal and rejects papal author­ity in domestic affairs.

Richard M. Doerflinger, asso­ciate director for policy develop­ment of the U.S. bishops' Secreta­riat for Pro-Life Activities, notedthe surgeon general's commentscontradict previous statements onassisted suicide by President

. Clinton.Prior to the November 1992

election, Clinton several times saidhe opposed Kevorkian's efforts. Inresponse to a Catholic News Ser­vice survey of presidential candi­dates, Clinton responded, "I donot support doctor-assisted sui­cide."

In other public forums, Clintonsaid that eV,en though severalmembers of his family had suf­fered with Alzheimer's disease, hewould not support attempts tolegalize assisted suicide.

Doerflinger urged the presidentto reaffirm his position on theissue. "It has become imperativethat the president reclaim author­ity over his administration andreaffirm his stand on this criticalissue," he declared.

Cardinal James A. Hickey ofW.ashington also has been urgingClinton to disavow statements byMs. Elders. In letters to the presi­dent in March and mid-May, thecardinal asked the president toclarify whether the surgeon generalwas speaking for his administra­tion when she has attacked reli­gious teachings about sexuality,voiced approval for adoption byhomosexual couples and supportedhomosexual activity.

PARISH (CNS) - Clergy fromthe government-approved ChineseCatholic Patriotic Association arein France and Belgium to visitseminaries and meet with leadingFrench churchmen.

The clerics, 15 priests and abishop, visited the Marian shrineat Lourqes on Pentecost Sunday,as well as the shrine at Lisieux andthe ecumenical monastery at Taize.

The group, led by government­appointed Bishop Michael Fu Tie­shan is scheduled to meet withCardinal Albert Decourtray ofLyons, France during, its lO-dayvisit in France.

Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustigerof 'Paris decided against meetingwith them. ,

Catholic sources in France

Surgeon General rapped for viewson life issues

AWARDING 1994 Fall River Catholic Woman's ClubScholarships to Durfee High School graduate Nicole Ferlandand Bishop Connolly High School graduate Matthew Doyleare (from left) president Catherine Audette, scholarshipchair­person Mrs. Roland Desmarais and moderator Father Vin­cent Diaferio. (Hickey photo)

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Sur­geon General Joycelyn Elders hasonce again come under fire forpublic statements about life issues.

At a taping for a Detroit televi­sion news show, Ms. Elders saidfamilies and doctors should beallowed to choose assisted suicide

, for sc:riously ill patients.The show was taped a day after

Dr. Jack Kevorkian was orderedto face murder charges for assist­ing with two suicides in 1991. The'Michigan Court of Appeals alsostruck down the state's law againstassisted suicide.

For the show, Ms. Elders ac­knowledged there should be somebroad rules governing assisted sui­cide, but they should not interferewith personal decisions.

Asked whether she supportedKevorkian, Ms'. Elders said siJedoes not consider him a criminal.He has helped about 20 ill peoplecommit suicide but has nev'er beenconvicted of a crime.

"If Dr. Kevorkian is workingwith his patients and the familyand this is their decision, I do not

, feel I can step in the middle of thatdecision," Ms. Elders said, accoFd­ing to a wire service report.

"You don't know what you'll dountil the time comes," she said."An'd then it just depends on allthe circumstances surrounding thatas to the decision you make," sheadded, comparing the choice tothe process women go through inconsidering abortion.

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Perla was previously seniordirector of marketing for Em­manuel College, Boston. A Leo­minster resident, he was previouslythe city's mayor, a councilor and aschool board member. He is chair­person of the Worcester diocesanboard of education and a memberof many parish and diocesan com­mittees.

He expressed enthusiasm forthe vision of PACE, noting that"Catholic schools are a beacon ofhope in these turbulent times whenparents are confronted with thereality of their children entering aworld fraught with such realitiesas school violence, AIDS" andescalating teen pregnancy, coupledwith an overall decline in academicperformance of students;"

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PACE, a new statewide Catho­lic school organization, was ex­plained by Stephen A. Perla, itsexecutive director, at an annualluncheon for diocesan school prin­cipals and pastors of parishes withschools.

Held last week at White's of West­port restaurant, the luncheon wasalso attended by Rev. Richard W.Beaulieu, director of the DiocesanDepartment of Education; SisterMichaelinda Plante, R.S.M., andJames McNamee, associate super­intendents of schools.

Formation of PACE (Parents'Alliance for Catholic Education,Inc.), was announced by the Mas­sachusetts Catholic Conference, aswas the appointment of Perla. Itsobjective is the promotion andfurtherance ofthe mission ofCath­olic education in Massachusetts,according to a' statement from thenew organization.

Pointing out that current Mas­sachusetts public policy "limitsschool choice to public schools,thus denying to parents the alter­native of Catholic schools withtheir value~centeredcurricular, highacademic standards and disciplinedenvironment," Perla told the dioce­san educators that "it is the visionof PACE to empower all parentsin Massachusetts with the right to

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Last Sunday, OASIS, a pro­gram for single Catholics seekingways to quench the thirst of God'speople, was held at St. Mary's par­ish center, Mansfield, for personsfrom the Attleboro and Tauntondeaneries of the diocese.

A video presentation of activi­ties sponsored by the diocese andreligious congregations workingwithin its boundaries highlightedways in which priests, religiousand laypersons are meeting manyspiritual and physical needs.

Laypersons spoke.on how theyhad been aided by ministries withinthe diocese, while members of reli­gious congregations and the dioce­san priesthood addressed the waysin which they assist the spirituallyand materially needy.

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SUNDAY, MAY 29 • Concelebrated Mass at 11:30 a.m. Grand Procession at.3 p.m. with Bishop Sean P. O'Malley as our guest.Concert by Our Lady of Light Band & Jorge Ferreira.

John P. Murray, SJ. Father RobertLevens, SJ, rector of the Jesuitcommunity, will be homilist.

Moderator, chaplainnamed in AttleboroMsgr. Daniel F. Hoye, VE, pas­

tor of S1. John Evangelist parish,Attleboro, has been named Attle­boro district moderator for theDiocesan Council of CatholicWomen. Also in Attleboro, Rev.John M. Sullivan, chaplain atSturdy Memorial Hospital, will beSerra Club chaplain.

103 graduates at 4 p.m. June 5 atBishop Connolly High School, FallRiver. Class valedictorian KathrynE. Marino and class president JohnC. Roderick will speak. Both stu­dents are from Warren, RI.

The commencement address willbe given by Joseph Feitelberg,president of Feitelberg InsuranceCo., and the Concordia Brass Quin­tet will perform the processionaland recessional music.

A baccalaureate Mass will becelebrated 7 p.m. June 4 at HolyName Church by principal Father

Confirmation agesWASHINGTON (CNS) - The

Vatican has ratified for a five-yearperiod the U.S. bishops' decisionthat confirmation should ordinar­ily be administered between theages of 7 and 18 among Latin-riteCatholics in the United States.The bishops voted last June toadopt a flexible national policybecause of the diversity of currentpractices around the country andthe lack of consensus in the churchas to the best age for the sacrament.

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BREAKING GROUND for an addition to Hope House, Saint Anne's Hospital's 10­person Fall River residence for those with AIOS or HIV infection, are hospital chairpersonSister Joanna Fernandes, OP (second left), Hope House director Toby Shea (center) and otherhospital representatives. Hope House is scheduled to open in September. (Hickey photo)

Commencements will be held atthe four diocesan high schools inthe coming week. Bishop Sean P.O'Malley will award diplomas.

Coyle and Cassidy High School,Taunton, will graduate 115 seniorsat 4 p.m. ceremonies Thursday,June 2.

Class valedictorian LauriePoyant of New Bedford will addressher classmates and speakers are toinclude Peter G. Ga7.2ola, a memberof the Msgr. Coyle High SchoolClass of '59, and Taunton MayorRobert Nunes.

A baccalaureate Mass will pre­cede the.graduation at II a.m. atSt. Mary's Church. School cha­plain Father Gerald P. Barnwellwill celebrate and class salutato­rian Theresa Arpin of Middleborowill speak.

Bishop Feehan High School,Attleboro, will award diplomas to148 students at II a.m. Saturday,June 4. Valedictorian Vanessa Ce­sarz of Seekonk will speak at thecommencement, and salutatorianAmy Dwyer of Mansfield will speakat Awards Night 7 p.m. June 2,designated as Class Day. The bac­calaureate Mass will be offered at10 a.m. that day.

One hundred students graduatefrom Bishop Stang High School,North Dartmouth, at 2 p.m. Sun­day, June 5. Valedictorian Ana­bela Vasconcelos of New· Bedfordand class president Shelli Pereiraof Fall River will speak.

A baccalaureate Mass will becelebrated 6:30 p.m. June 4 at St.Julie Billiart Church.

Diplomas will be awarded to

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hold. The cost of such reform was$15.5 bil1ion over five years.

But the welfare reform bill in itslatest form has radically reducedchild care and assistance for two­parent families and has cut theprice of the program to $9.5 bill:ion.

At its best, welfare reform couldreduce the likelihood of negal:iveresults in recipients such as break­ing up of families, causing womento have more children solely forthe sal\e of increased payments,encouraging recipients to remainon the rol1s for long periods and

. influencing them to drop out ofthe labor market. Policies aimedat breaking the cycle of povertyshould be based on the assurr.:p­tion that welfare recipients have

. much in common with the rest ofthe population.

As matters stand, those on pub­lic assista'nce are oft!;n madescapegoats for their threefold mis­take o( first, being poor and vul­nera.ble; second, being dispropor­tionately composed of traditionallydisenfranchised gr~ups in oursociety, such as racial minorities,women, children and the incapaci­tated; and third, relying on pubhctax dollars for support.

How we treat the poor speaks agreat deal about our character as apeople,

Democratic president is saying it."President Clinton has.been very

effective in using the bul1y pulpitto preach high ideals. From thevery pulpit where Martin LutherKing Jr. delivered his last sermon,the president declared: "I do notbelieve we can r.epair the basicfabric of society until people whoare willing to work have work.Work organizes life. We cannot, Isubmit to you, repair the Ameri­can community and restore theAmerican family, until we providethe structure, the values;,the disci­pline and the reward that workgives." Shalala was right in herown fashion when she said the dif­ference was that a Democraticrather than a Republican presi­dent was speaking. Democrats aremore likely to look to the govern­ment as both the source of a prob­lem a.nd of its remedy.

.At first glance, President Clin­ton's welfare plan looked as if itembodied a great deal of commonsense. To break the'cycle of depen­dence on welfare, it set a time limitfor benefits. To ensure that recip­ients would get a fighting chancewhen benefits ended, it providedfor job training: To ensure child­ren's well-being while mothers werein the program, it provided forchild care.

To overcome prospective em­ployers' understandable reluc­tance to hire people with little edu­cation or work experience, it sub- .sidized wages for a period. Lastly,it restructured benefits to encour­age both parents; but particularlyfathers, to remain in the house-

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Welfare: a system in need of reform,By Father Kevin J. HarringtonOne of the most diffi'cult issues

facing our country today is that ofwelfare reform. It is not surprisingthat other national issues such as.trade, health care and crime havecome first on the Clinton agenda;and needless to say, the last issueto be tackled w{1I be reform of themeans politicians use to raise cam­paign funds.

President Bil1 Clinton's promiseto "end welfare as we know it" is

· clearly enormously popular; how­ever, it is less clear ·how willingvoters are to pay the cost of fixingthe system. Indeed, family struc-

· ture and support among the indi­gent are at their most vulnerablelevel in history.

. There is a temptation to yield tothe Adamic tendency to point thefinger of accusation at women asthe main cause of the welfare prob­lem. But this strategy clearly back-

· fired during the 1992 presidentialcampaign, when liberals and thenational news media vilified Vice­President Dan Quayle. for havingthe courage to suggest in his famousMurphy Brown speech that chil­dren are best raised by a motherand a father. A year later, how­ever, President Clinton was quoted

· as saying in an NBC interview,"It's certainly true that this coun­try would be much better off if ourbabies were born into two-parentfamilies."

'Donna Shalala, his Secretary ofHealth and Human Services, wasquoted as replying in response to acomment on the similarity betweenwhat Quayle and her boss said, "Ithink that what is important is a

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Paths That Crossed

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History certainly weaves unique patterns. Who could imaginethat in so short a time the Nixon and Kenne9Y paths wouldonce more cross. The deaths of Richard Nixon and JacquelineKennedy Onassis so close together renewed earthshaking andpoignant memories. Both world figures, both involved in the1960 presidential election, he as the losing candidate, she as thevictor's wife, they were otherwise poles apart.

For then-Jacqueline Kennedy, the election was a triumph ofgrace and beauty; for Nixon, a defeat marked by pettiness andrage. Jackie became the symbol ofa new lifestyle that swept theland; Nixon retreated into the trenches that he dug throughouthis career. One was a winner; the other a loser.

The contrast continued to the days they died: Jackie left theWhite Hou~e amid a horrible beauty and continued to charmthe nation; Nixon departed in agonizing disgrace and spent therest of his life endeavoring to regain center stage.

The gunshots of Dallas changed our lives as a people. Theybrought us together in agony and grief, but the majesty of the·presidential funeral brought us to the realization that as anation we could overcome the darkest of moments. This wasthe gift of a woman who held her children's hands in such a waythat she held the hands of all of us. She lit an eternal flame andthrough that action the darkness of those days was dispelledand ~he nation began to heal.

In recent days we have seen those pictures again and theyhave .reminded us of the way we were. We can look backthrough the bifocals of time, a bit older, though perhaps notwiser, and recall that woman who graced our land with herpresence.

Events and gatherings gave us but glimpses of Jackie butnever a complete picture. We had to wait, as all of us will, forthat ultimate moment of life we call death. It was in the finalityof the past few days that the picture of Jackie which we heldfrom the past lived again. She died as she. lived, with dignityand grace.

It is paradoxical that short weeks ago we once again remem­bered the painful departure of Richard Nixon from the highestoffice of the land, not by an assassin's hand but as a result of hisown actions. Those too were dark days for the land; and therewas no Camelot, only clouds of suspicion and deceit.

Nixon's wave from the helicopter steps brought a sigh ofrelieffrom an embittered and ashamed people. The cameras ofWatergate captured no shining hope, only a vision of defeat.Even in the years that followed, one had the feeling thatsincerity and integrity were never much in evidence. But in theend, Nixon knew his efforts were futile. He too let go. Evenamid the necessary panoply of a state funeral, he died as helived.

Both Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Richard MilhousNixon are now part of history. Much will be written' aboutthem; they will not be relegated to dusty archives.

There will of course be partisans on b.oth sides with their, own biases ~nd prejudices. But one thing can be ~aid from the

evidence at hand: Jackie will always be at center stage; Nixonwill linger in the shadows.

For better or worse, each had a tremendous impact onAmerica.' It is strange how their paths crossed.

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other areas of the cou ntry as soonas we have enough sisters to doso."

"We do all the nursing ourselves,"Sister Edward added. "Personallycaring for our patients is part ofour charism. We literally welcomethem into our homes and into ourlives, attending to them as onewould a family member or friend.This personal care makes a big dif­ference in the lives of our patients,in the quality of their final days.You would think our homes wouldbe sad places. But they are joyful.The patients, the sisters, thefamilies-everyone has a height­ened awareness of how preciouslife is, and we celebrate it everyday."

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,. ·Dom.ini~ans,.recej.vefive postulants

The Dominican Sisters of Haw­thorne, who nurse incurable cancerpatients at Rose Hawthorne Homein Fall River, have received fivewomen from around the countryinto their novitiate to begin prepa­ration for religious life. They areJoan White of York, PA; BarbaraMiller of Louisville, K Y; Amy Kuof Brooklyn, NY, via Calcutta.India; Suzanne Diemler of Cin­cinnati, OH; and Malou Borja ofThomasville, CiA; via the Philip­pines.

Also welcomed to the novitiatewas Sister Remedios Guerrero,who was a Franciscan for nineyears before transferring to theHawthorne Dominicans. She wasa secretary for 10 years and ashorthand instructor for six yearsbefore entering the Franciscans,with whom she served as a reli­gious education teacher and coor­dinator. She holds a bachelor ofarts degree, a bachelor of sciencein education, a masters in religiousstudies and a certificate in secret­arial science.

In addition to Rose HawthorneHome, The Dominicans of Haw­thorne have. six other homes: inNew York City; Hawthorne, NY;Philadelphia; Atlanta; St. Paul;and Cleveland. The communitywas founded almost 100 years agoon the Lower East Side of Man­hattan by Rose Hawthorne, daugh­ter of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Thecommunity's apostolate is to nurseincurable CClncer patients, provid­ing them with a free home wheretlley can spend their precious finaldays in dignity.

"For every new sister in ourcommunity," said Sister. MarieEdward, o'P, novice mistress, "wewill be able to care for an ad­ditional 50 patients a year. That isvery important because there areso many suffering souls in need ofour care. There is a waiting list foreveryone of our seven homes.And, we hope to open homes in

By FATHER JOHNDIETZEN

Liturgy, altar girlsWASHINGTON (CNS)-When

the U.S. Catholic bishops meet inSan Diego June 16-22, they willdiscuss liturgy issues and altargirls, although prayer and reflec­tion are the main purposes oftheirgathering. The theme of the 1994special assembly is "Shepherding aFuture of Hope." Like previousretreat··style assemblies, it is closedto the press. .

Such assemblies, held about onceevery four years, are not businessmeetings. No conference businessrequiring formal action or votingis conducted, although many com­mittees use the occasion to holdmeetings;

As a result of discussions ontranslation of liturgical texts attheir general meeting last N ovem­ber, the bishops decided to add aJune 22 study day on principles ofliturgical translation to the gather­ing.

a need fo check one's spiritualprogress, sometimes a need formore accurate' discernment of vo­cation, a need. to move throughsome spiritual apathy or crisis andoften a need for broader spiritualdirection which is easily linked tothis sacrament.

Our Holy Father also describessome special benefits from receiv­ing this sacrament in the contextof a communal penance service(Rite B) offered these days in manyparishes at certain times of theyear.

Even those whose lives containnot even a hint of mortal sin canprofit from two special features ofthis type of ceremony, he says.First, listening to the word of Godtogether with others of our faithhas a remarkable effect not avail­able when it is read individually.

And second, our attention iscalled more effectively to the socialcharacter of sin and of reconcili"a­tion, that it is more than simply aprivate matter between ourselvesand God (Exhortation on reconci- .liation and penance, n. 32).

All the above reflects one insightthe church has gained more clearlyin recent times. A major effect ofthe sacrament of penance is that itstrengthens our minds and heartsand wills in those virtues thatmake our lives more Christian,and help us deal with those rootsof sin such as selfishness, greed,pride and other vices which are thesource of our actual sins.

As a pastor, I must agree thatthe immediate pre-Easter crush atthe confessional does not oftenprovide opportunity for the kindof reception of penance that dem­onstrates these advantages. Butthey are good to keep in mind aswe develop our spiritual lives.

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Daily ReadingsMay 30: 2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps

91:1-2,14-16; Mk 12:1-12May 31: Zep 3:14-18 or

Rom 12:9-16; Is 12:2-6; lk1:39-56

June 1: 2 Tm 1:1-3,6-12;Ps 123:1-2; Mk 12:18-27

June 2: 2 Tm 2:8-15; Ps25:4-5,8-10,14; Mk 12:28-34

June 3: 2 Tm 3:10-17; Ps119: 157,160-161,165-166,168; Mk 12:35-37

June 4: 2 Tm 4:1-8; Ps71:8-9,14-17,22; Mk 12:38-44

June 5: Ex 24:3-8; Ps 116:12-13,15-18; Heb 9:11-15;Mk4: 12-16,22-26

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Q. A priest was hearing confes­sions before Easter. Granted, healready had spent many hours inthe confessional and WitS probablyexhausted.

I had just exited the confes­sional when he stepped out andsaid, "Any of you who don't haveserious sins to confess can gohome."

Naturally, everyone got up andleft. I'm sure no one would stayafter that. I'm in my 70s, and sincethat happened I've had a hard timewith confession.

I don't want to take up thepriest's time, and am not even surethis sacrament is for anyone whocan't come up with a really big sin.I'll appreciate any help you cangive me. (Florida)

A. Your priest certainly foundan effective way to shorten his lineof penitents. It's hard to imagineanyone doing this, but you heardit. . .

Many church documents affirmthe value and significance ofreceiving the sacrament of penancewhen no serious sins are present. Iwill mention two.

The introduction to the Rite ofPenance, the official ritual of theRoman Catholic Church for thissacrament since after Vatican Coun­cilll, stresses its particular healingpower.

"Those who through dailyweakness fall into venial sin drawstrength from a repeated celebra­tion of penance to gain the fullfreedom of the children of God," itsays.

Frequent and careful celebra­tion of this sacrament "is not amere ritual repetition or psycho­logical exercise, but a serious striv­ing to perfect the grace of baptismso that, as we bear in our bodiesthe death of Jesus Christ, his lifemay be seen in usever more deeply."

The sacrament of penance, inother words, carries many spirit­ual benefits - the growth of pur­ity of heart, a living spirit of humil­ity before God, increased opennessto the healing mercy of God and amore intimate sharing in the life ofthe risen Lord.

Pope John Pl\ul II, in his 1983exhortation on reconciliation andthe sacrament of penance, repeatsthat Christians come to this sourceof grace for other reasons thanregaining life and grace lost bymortal sin.

Among these, he explained, are

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me, then look at my wife ,~nd say,'What does he want?' My wifesays, 'Ask him,'''

What keeps Hansen moving for­ward, he believes, is his faith inGod. He has come to the conclu­sion that there is a force greaterthan humankind and beyond thecontrol of mortals.

"I think his activity is more apart oflife than we know," he said,adding that he feels "GCld hasgiven me a second chance. I foundout the hard way that all th,lt glit­ters is not gold. I've found O~Jt thatlife is about doing things th'at aredifficult, not things that are easy,"and this is where true satisfactionis found.

I think God gives us peop::e likeJack Hansen so that we get toexperience inspiration clo!:e upand firsthand. In spite of his, trau­matic injury, he opened his heartso that "the love of Christ himselfcould grow within me," and Hansentouches others with that love,

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You still differ about the trip.But she can understand that youcannot be happy without her evenfor three weeks. You can betl:erunderstand that she has dreamsand that this is an important O;lefor her.

Be more open about admittingyour own feelings, even negativeones. Allow your wife and yourself'space to follow some dreams apartfrom each other. Enjoy the differ­ences in your personalities whic:bcan enrich'you both.

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Home running smoothly. When itwas announced that Louise won,the entire facility was jumping forjoy. That's when you know theright thing has happened," saidAnthony Sousa, personnel director.

Ms. Rogers received her awardMay 9 at a Boston ceremony with 'Massachusetts Attorney GeneralScott Harshbarger. The awardsprogram, sponsored by the Mas­sachusetts Federation of NursingHomes, recognizes the state's mostoutstanding' and interesting resi­dents, staff and volunteers.

Awards are announced duringNational Nursing Home Week tohighlight the fact that nursinghomes are active communities inwhich 100,000 people live, workand volunteer,

In the first years after the acci­dent, he made the decision that itwas defeating to ask, "Why me?"Instead, he was determin,ed to staywith the flow of life. He had muchto be thankful for, he says, addingthat the person mainly responsi6lefor his recovery is Michelle.

They had been engaged, andtwo years after the injury theywere married. She gave up ajob asa graphics designer fora WallStreet firm to devote time to herhusband and the two sons theywere to be blessed with. Alwaysshe kept her Christian faith, help­ing her husband in his "spiritualquest," as he puts it.

Hansen still works for PaineWebber, handling about 80 ac­counts from

lhis computerized

home office. Remaining produc­tive has been a blessing, he believes.

But he also has learned muchabout how unfairly society treatsdisabled people, and he tries toeducate people about abilities that'are "untapped" because of preju­dices regarding the disabled.

"We need to work to keep peo­ple with disabilities from feelinglike excess baggage. Society is stilloriented toward physical abili­ties....

"I'll go out for dinner with mywife, and the waitress will look at

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in return. You have different styles.She may not feel comfortable doingwhat you, do,

2) Be more open with her. Youwere angry about your wife leav­ing, Apparently you never told herthis. Instead you wrote her a letterof love and commitment. Love let­ters are wonderful, but you sharedonly a part of yourself. Share youranger and your vulnerability. Behumble enough to admit that youare not perfect, that you get angry.Yo'u might tell her, "I was reallymad when you left us for threeweeks. I was upset because our six­year-old was upset."

'3) At the same time, recognizethat your wife can have interestsand activities apart from you. Onceyou admit your feelings, you giveher the opportunity to say "I'msorry you're angry, but this trip is.very important,to me, as impor­tant as business trips are to you.You are provided for at home, andI want very much to take thisopportunity."

Memorial Hoine employeeearns state award,

Louise Rogers, an employee ofthe Catholic Memorial Home, FallRiver, for over 30 years, is amongto nursing home employees to berecognized in the "Who's Who inMassachusetts Nursing Homes" for1994. She was selected from morethan 130 nursing home staff em­ployees.

A Fall River resident, Ms. Rog­ers is an administrative secretaryat the Memorial Home who "goesout of her way to extend that per­sonal touch to everything she doesand says. Her warm ways andwinning smile are a valuable asset

'to residents, staff and visitorsalike," said Sandra Shrader, busi­ness office manager at the' home.

'''Louise always goes the extramile to help keep the 'Memorial

Marital communicationDear Mary: My wife and I have

been married for 23 years withthree children. Weare a very closefamily and except for businessnever separated for more than acouple of days.

Recently my wife, 45, took agroup of children to Spain forthree weeks. It devastated our 6­year-old who mourned her mother,and me for the effect on the child.It made me quite angry, to thepoint that for most ofthe trip I didnot miss my wife until the last fewdays. This of course changed uponher return. A wonderful event tohave'her home and for all the rightreasons. ,

On Mottier's Day I wrote her aletter to reaffirm my love and statethat I had and would continue tohonor our vows to each other andwould try to be worthy ofher love.

:I'o my surprise she did not men­tion the letter until I brought it up.She said it was wonderful. I hadhoped she would write the same tome. Later I brought it up oncemore and stated that I thought itwas a good idea to reaffirm thevows.

She became provoked and statedthat she could not state that shehad never even harbored a thoughtofbeing with someone else. Franklythis outburst was a surprise. Thematter was dropped. I am left towonder about it 'all. - Kentucky

Twenty-three years togethersounds as though you and yourwife know something about livingwith each other.

You seem to have some penson­ality differences, and that's won­derful. Many persons choose theirmilrriage partner precisely becausetheir personality strengths and weak­nesses complement on'e ano'ther.In your case, you seem to favorstability, permanence and orderwhile your wife may be more spon­taneous and impetuous.

Recogniie and enjoy the differ­ences between you. Hl;re are someways:

I) Do not insist she write a letter

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Once in a while we are privi­leged in this life to meet a personwho is an incredible gift to theworld. Jack Hansen and his wifeMichelle are such people.'

I first met Hansen via phone. Hewanted to contribute a businessarticle for publication in the paperI co-edit. _

I had a hard time understandingthe conversation, because hisspeech was slurred and hesitant,but soon I was able to make out hisproblem. He suffered atraumaticbrain injuryjn an accident a decade,earlier when he was 32.

Remarkably, the injury to hisbrain did not rob him of his analyt­ical and thinking abilities. It did,however, seriously affect his speechand ability to walk.

' .., As I got to know Hansen, I con-,, sidered myself lucky to have had

the opportunity to become'a friendof a man who is so bright, full 'ofgood humor and truly so full oflove for God.

What happened to him would 'have defeated many people. Herehe was, a brilliant business gradu­ate, making good mone¥ on WallStreet with the Paine Webberfirm,a Vietnam veteran -about to getmarried to a lovely woman - andhe trips on some steps, taking a fallthat put him in a coma for sixmonths.

early to go fishing, I closed up theshop at 5. .

It came out, casually, that I wasa Catholic. Perry nodded respect­fully, then recalled that in his boy­hood he saw Catholics kiss thehems of nuns' skirts. I was aston­ished and declared that I certainlyhad never done t~at!

One afternoon, when businesswas slow, ~erry sat me down withhis Speed-Graphic camera andmade a portrait of me looking likea real photographer.

-I learned some skills ofthe photobusiness - how to load film holdersin total darkness (keep the jaggedcorner of the film sheet in theupper-right-hand corner); in a roomlit only by a dim red bulb how to"read" a negative in, the enlarger inorder to expose the photograhicpaper for the correct length oftime; and how with rubber-tippedtongs to bathe the exposed paperin the various malodorous devel­oping solutions.

This was more than 30 yearsago. It took me that longlo realizethat over the three summers Iworked for him what Louis B.Perry taught me was not so muchtpe photographer's craft 'as somelessons I would need to grow up.

This is· how to use a push­broom. (Message: Do the job well,no matter how humble it is.)

Here's how to load film holdersin complete darkness. (Message:You can learn anything you wantto learn.)

Sit here while I take your pic­ture holding the Speed-Graphic.(Message: You can be anythingyou want to become.)

Lock up on Friday afternoons.(Message: You are a person worthyof trust.) .

Seventy-five cents an hour, did Isay? No, Perry paid me far more:He patiently helped me learn someof life's basic lessons.

No matter how you look at it, Igot the best of the deal.

Learnin'g at 75 cents an hour

ON TRACK: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein of Indi­anapolis stands on the racetrack before delivering the invoca-'tion at the 1993 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. He win deliver theinvocation at this year's race on Sunday. (eNS photo)

By Mitch FinleyThe summer after my high sc~ool

freshman year, in 1961, I decidedto find a job. My first day out, Ihappened upon a photograher'sshop.

"Perry Studio,'~ said the wea~

thered sign over the big front win­dow. 1 took a deep breath andopened the door. A rude buzzersounded. On the walls hung sev- 'eral large framed portraits offresh-faced high school graduatesand beaming brides.

A short, stocky, balding man inhis early 60s appeared from behindthe dark green curtain that coveredthe entry to the back of the studio.

. Gazing through thick eyeglasses,he asked politely what he could dofor me. I wondered if he might belooking for summer help.

The man asked how old I was.Fifteen.Any experience in photography?

No.... Well, I owned a box cameraand had taken some pictures withit.

"Coine back this afternoon at4." He needed to talk it over withhis wife.

I sailed home and waited forwhat seemed 10 years, then returnedto the studio at the appointedhour. Louis B. Perry hired me thatday. Seventy-five cen'ts an hour.

Absolutely, knock-me-out fantas­tic!

The first skill I mastered washow to use a push-broom. Sweep­ing up each day out front andinside the shop. was my respon­sibility.

"Not like that," Perry instructed,the rhythm and shape of his wordsstill those of his native RhodeIsland. "Put some muscle into it,like this." Whump, whump,whump,"Kick up the dirt and dustand push it ahead."

When the door's buzzer sounded,I was to wait on customers. OnFriday afternoons, when Perry left

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.lasting dawn of God's presence: inheaven as we pray for Jacquelineand_ for ourselves.

"In the ancient cemeterles oftheChristians in Rome, called cata­co_mbs, the inscription on the tombshowed their belief," continuedthe archbishop. "Generally, theyimeribed just the name of thedeceased person, with the words,"Dies Natales in Domino,' that is'birthday in the Lord,' then afte;that simply the date ofde)lth oftheperson, not the date of birth in thislife.

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as a family and as a country," Sen.Kennedy said.

In a telephone interview, FatherModrys said he had been disturbedby some people calling into ques­tion the propriety of a church fu­neral fOT Mrs. Onassis, alluding toher relationship with the late Aris­totle Onassis and to her livingunmarried with a longtime male inrecent years.

But Father Modrys said he did.not consider it a problem, and noexception was made for her. Thechurch does not view death as thetime to pass jndgment, but praysfor the deceased aDd preaches theResurrection, he said.

At ArIinp....Retired Archbishop Philip M.

Hannan, who led graveside servi­ces for Mrs. Onassis at ArlingtonNational Cemetery, told CatholicNews Service in a telephone inter­view that she was always surprised··at the praise she got for maintain­ing her composure. because shealways felt she could meet anysituation."

Archbishop Hannan was anauxiliary bishop of Washingtonwhen John F. K.ennedy was-in theWhite House. When Kennedy wasassassinated, the then-BishopHannan was homilist at his.funer­al Mass.

In 1963, he also presided at lhereburial of the t"';o Kennedy chil­dren - Plltrick, who died threedays after his birth in AuguSt 1963,and an unnamed daughter, whowas stillborn in 1956 - alongsidetheir father. And in 1968, he re­turned again to Washington, thenas New Orleans archbishop, todeliver the graveside eulogy at thefuneral fur Robert F. Kennedy,_who lies a few paces from hisbrother.

One of his most vivid memorieswas of Mrs. Kennedy coming tohim, "anxious to have Carolinetaught religion by a sister. She$aid, "I never had an opportunitymyself as a chUd to know a sisteror profit from sisters and I think itwould be very good for Caroline."

He arranged for a nun'from TheCatholic University of America toteach Caroline and other childrenof White House staff in a class heldat Visitation Convent in George-town. _

"I think also it should beremembered that she certainly feltthat the president, her husband,should be involved in the church,nhe added.

JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS .

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Jackle-'Dow lives wfthGod"says funeral homilist

NEW YORK (CNS) - Jacque­line Kennedy Onassis "now liveswith God," Jesuit Father WalterF. Modryssaid in his homily at herfuneral Mass May 23 at St. Igna­tius Loyola Church on Park A ve­nue.

"Though we cannot wipe awayall our tears, let them be tears ofhope and not of despair," he saidat the private service.

Mrs. Onassis was baptized andconfirmed in the church, and herFifth Avenue apartment is withinits parish bounds. ~n recet;lt years,she had attended a smaller nearbychurch, St. Thomas More. Its pas­tor, Msgr. George F. Bardes, admin­istered the sacrament of anointingthe sick shortly before she diedMay 19 of lymphatic cancer. Butto accommodate the large numberattending, the funeral Mass was at8.. Ignatius Loyola, which seats1,000.

Father Modrys celebrated theMass and centered his homily onthe Scripture lessons and theChristian doctrine of the Resur­rection. The concelebrants wereMsgr. Bardes and Jesuit FatherDonald A. MacMillan, who hadofficiated at the marriage of Mrs.Onassis' daughter, Caroline Ken­nedy Schlossberg, at Our Lady ofVictory Church, Centerville. FatherMacMillan is chaplain at BishopConnolly High School, Fall River.

Father Idodrys urged themourners to let their tears makethem more'compassionate towardthe suffe~ingof others. But he alsodirected their attention to theResurrection.

"As Jacqueline was conformedto dying with Christ," he said,"first in the ritual of baptism, andthen through the tragedies she hadto endure, ~nd then finally in herown physical dying, now she istransformed into the risen life thatChrist has won for heL"

After Communion, Sen. EdwardM. Kennedy, D-Mass., brother ofthe late President K.ennedy. paidtribute to her. He spoke of herdevotion to ,family, especially theattention she devoted to her chil­dren - "her two miracles" as hecaned them - and ber grandcbil­dren.

Along with her more recent workof book editing and of support forhistoric preservation, he recalledher role in leading national mourn­ing when President Kennedy wasassassinated. "She held us together

Bishops ask safehaven for Haitians

Sinking ship

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Withmore fleeing Haitians stopped atsea in two weeks than during theprevious four months, the head ofthe ~p':~.:refugeeprolP'amscalled .ori President Clinton to im­mediately start screening boatpeople for asylum eligibility.

The president had' announcedMay 8 thatthe United States wouldbegin screening would-be refugeesat sea or in ~ third country ratherthan. interdicting boats at sea andreturning paasengen to Hlliti.. T!!e DOW policy was not exPected

" to beginfor several week.s,·as new... procedures were put in p1Jlce. SinceMay 8, over r,300 Haitians ha""been returned tb their homeland.

Jesuit Father Richard Ryscav­age, executive director of Migra­tion and Refugee Services for theU.S. Catholic Conference, said theUoiled StaleS'should immediatelystar! screening Haitians stopped atsea fot eligibility as refugees.

"If it is a choice between humanlives and burea~ra'ticefficiency,let's get on wilh the business ofsa~nglives,~ he said.

The USCO has an asylum "ro­ccssingeeDter in the Hainancity ofCap HaWen and would aid the

"adminiStration to begi" handlill8-applications at sea immediately,he said.

A sweeping United Natiolis tradeembargo against Haiti, which tookeffect May 22, was eXJ>C!'led to

_. exacerbate problems of malnutri­tion and poverty. PriCes for foodhave risen dramatically sinceafuelembargo was imposed in Qct~,and the cost of transportation hasincreased by 300 percent.

The additional sanctions wereexpected to cause loss of up to15,000 jobs in a country where·unemployment is estimated at 70percent.

Sincerely,Father Rawley MyersColorado Springs, CO

Believable"Some things have to be believed

to be seen...·-Ralph Hodson

Dear Editor:The ship is sinking. Violent

crime, juvenile violent crime,teenage suicides have tripled since1962. Our streets are not safe, ourhomes are not safe, our schools arenot safe, our children are not safe.The Holy Father in Denver said••America is in need of muchprayer~lest it lose its souL"

Are we praying more? There isno sign of it. lnstead we are busymoving around statues and sanc­tuary furniture and calling it greatreform. It is more like "rearrang­ing the deck chairs on the Titanic."Evidently we think we know morethan Pope John Paul. We must bevery proud. It is said, "A flabbymind caters to a runaway ego." As

-~---- ODe obscnu_-noted-;'MThe egoism ­of modems is astounding."

We can only hope and pray thatwe 'will put away our pride inwhich we think we have all theanswers and become humble e­nough to pray - before it is toolate. But then proud people are thelast to know what is really goingon.

West Harwich parishioners reach out to elderly, hungry, homeless

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asserted.uGod gives you rewards.It has helped me see him more, seethe iHDly Spirit working more, andmiracles happen almost every day.

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These "mushrooming" activitieswere not exactly what Murray ha4envisioned when he and his wifeJudy moved to tlte Cape in 1997.After 17 years in local governmentin Arlington, he was ready to "getoff the merry-go-round."

But he soon found that '" can'tbe satisfied when-homelessness andmisery are still out there:'

Public life honed the commun­ity leadership skills demanded inhis faith-ln-action approach, plus"I've always had a sensitivity for~Ul;; \fUU\o.UV5. "~ "'........ • ...

member as a child watching foot­ball and wanting the losing team,whoever it was, to catch up andwin!!>

These days the stakes are higher,and when he thinks of the "trauma·ofa mother going to become home­less, it's an easy choice of how tosROnd my time."

One client at a time, HECH andthe food pantry "do make a differ­~ence in people's lives," he said.

There have been cases, he noted,of persons who once assisted thefood pantry falling on hard timesand turning to it for help them­selves. "We're just glad we werethere:' said Murray.

Happily. it also works the otherway around: a carpenter oncehelped by the pantry was hired bya woman he recognized as'a pantryvolunteer, though she didn't knowhim. He revealed the connectionwhen hefinished thejoband asked

. her to i10nate half his<pay to thefood pantry.

Such gifts are the mainstay ofprograms like the food pantry andHECH, though they also get grantsand Federal Emergency Manage­ment Administration monies.

During the 1992 holiday season,Holy Trinity pastor Father GeraldShovelton held a special secondcollection for HECH, netting$4,144, and has since allocated fivepercent ofall parish conections forthe organization.

Murray himself undertook afund raiser walk of nearly 100 milesfrom Sandwich ',to Provincetownover eight 4ays!.last July. Aiongthe way he waS: joined by numer­ous volunteers, including localleg~

lslators, a bank president:and aradio' personality, raising $29,000in the process.

That effort served as inspirationfor formation of the Dennis-Yar­mouth ECH, which held a kickofffund raiser dinner in November atSt. Pius th.e Tenth parish.

Besides the immediate goal ofgetting families back on their feet,Murray hopes HECH and similarefforts will have significant impacton public policy, heighteningawareness of the liomelcssnessproblem and showing "what's be­ing done with the pUblic's moneyand how cost effective preventionis..,

He also sees the programs asessential conduits for Christianaction.

He's quick to point out there'snothing unique about his ,ideas:the blueprints are found right inMatthew 25.

"There are so many people look­ing for ways to act out their Chris­tianity," he said, and "whenchurches don't offer any. they arerobbing people of that opportun­ity."

... ,. .."'0 .." .... \"" ..""...1 "' .. urru ,,11..,_eating $250,000 for housing inBarnstable County, prOVided theregional Housing Authoritymatches it with another $100,000.The program was renewed for1994.

Meanwhile Murray points tonew projects arising to assist thehomeless in Sandwich, Chathamand Dennis-Yarmouth and anotherunder consideration in Barnstable.The groups can complement oneanother by tackling different as­pects of the homelessness prob­lem, such as prevention, homelessh~~~'i'~g'f~~-AiD~~-s ~if~-;~~~ -~r{-h~mentally ill. said Murray, whosince February 1993 has beenexecutive director of the Falmouthhousing Authority.

HECH was founded "basicallyfor kids" whose families face ahousing crisis - and there aremore of them of the Cape thanpeople might expect, he said."When the summer tourists leave.[some of] the people who wereserving them becQme homeless."

Crisis can be precipitated byanything from job loss to divorceto illness, said Murray, citing thecase of a couple with three chil­dren whose two-year-old had can­cer.'Unable both to work and carefor their children, they turned toHECH for help.

Domestic violence is anothermajor concern, Murray added, tell­ing of a mother of two who "fledabuse eight times and went backfor economic reo\lsons. Now :she,doesn't have to:'

HECH locates rental units andmanages the lease for its clients,who then reimburse the council."The rule of thumb." said Murray,is "if we wouldn't live there, theyshouldn't have to either_" Thoughthey may come from anywhere,HECH's clients are relocated with­in a IS-minute ride of Harwich sothe council-ean monitor their pro­gress. It makes a yearlong com­mitment to each family, establish­ing specific goals for education oremployment. which is whereHECH's "spinoff' p~ogramscome10.

Clients agree to weekly visitsfrom volunteers in the aide pro­gram, run as of this month byHoly Trinity Deacon Ralph Cox.

Aides. many of them retirees,"keep an eye on things," assistingwith school or job applications,transportation or other "simplethings a good neighbor would do,"said Murray.

Meanwhile a day-care center for10 children is operated in one ofthe Congregational churches at nocost to parents. HECH hopes toexpand it and also open a jobtraining center for parents.

"The only way for independencefor these single moms is educationand job training to become self­sufficient:' Murray said.

HECH also has a furniture ware­house, with donations kept inrented storage space, and has closeties to another of Murray's orain­childs: the food pantry begun atHoly Trinity in 1989. Nowassist­ing up to 15,000 clients a month, itoccupies a 6,000 square-foot ware~house, is the Cape Cod distributorfor the Boston Food Bank, andhas been a model for other foodpantry programs, including onerecently begun by the Sacred

years':' he said, and society "ulti~

mately pays a higher price forthat" in shattered lives.

"Some people carry big burdensand it is the responsibility of Chris­tians with whatever talents Godhas given you to lighten,someone'sburden_"

A bettor future for children incrisis is the heart of HECH's mis­sion, and that is a goal that spansboundaries of religious denomina­tions. said Murray. Seven Har-,wich churches and one in Brew­"er includin~ Murrav'sp'~rishofM01)' I flnllY III .... l;;S'~ Ull "1\"11,

'have joined forces for HECH. Theclergy association, which meetsmonthly, embraced Murray's 1990proposal as "something they couldcomfortably work on together. Wesaw it as doing God's work with­out getting caught up in divisions."Pooling their resources, the 70 orso council volunteers have housed65 families since January 1991.

HECH works. Murray said, be­cause "we use the donated moneywisely and compassionately" to-provide families with security andrespect and "we ask families tomake a commitment to themselves"to improve their lives.

With that philosophy, HECHea·med the 1992 Ecumenical Rec­ognition Award from the NationalCouncil of Churches, because itgoes beyond helping to actuallysolving the problem of homeless­ness for its cHents, according toKathleen Hurty, director of thenational council's Ecumenical Net·work.... ','

"It's so easy to·do this," Murrayemphasized. "If every communityhad one of these [programs], wecould make a major dent in home­lessness in this country:'

Ripple EffectA year ago, the state established

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Eagle Pond facility, includingweekly recitation of the rosary,conducting Stations of the Crosson Good Friday and arranging fora week-long stay of the statue ofthe Pilgrim Virgin of Fatima andfor a Mass of remembrance fordeceased residents and staff mem:

~ice h~s'b~~n hei'd each"Dece~lbersince the program has been inplace.

The visitors go through traiDingsessions patterned on a similar butmore extensive Pastoral Care Ed·ucation Program for the Sick spon­sored by the diocese for volunteersserving in hospitals, nursing homesand home settings. At the sessions'end they are anointed, commis·sioned and introduced to the EaglePond ministry by way of a periodof orientation.

Program! ActivitiesDuring the p~st year the pas­

toral visitors were responsible formany spiritual, activities at the

In the past ye r speakers wereFran Lavin, RN, program directorfor Alzheimer's isease patients atEagle Pond, an4 Father ThomasFrechette, Holy !frinity parochialvicar. Respecti~ely, their topicswere Pastoral C~re to Alzheimer'sResidents and Creative Suffering.dedi-~~t~d-i~- StIi~seph,- the -pro­tector of the Holy Family. FatherFrechette and Ifather Shoveltonare its spiritual, directors and inaddition Ms. Da:Vison as programcoordinator and the JanneUs asteam coordinat9rs, Audrey Whit~comll serves th~ undertaking asprogram assista~t.

- .--- .PATRICIA DAVISION, front left in picture above, andpastoral care visitor Fran Curran, standing bthind wheelchair,chat with an Eagle Pond resident. At right, Father GeraldShovclton, a pastoral care program spiritulfl director: greetsanother resident. . I

make home visits when re­quested.

They are not Eucharistic minis­ters, notes Mrs. lannell, butWessentially are listeners, sharers,touchers and above all pastoral."

Rather, further explains Patri-

~odprogrinicof,~r;Urtiepastoral care visitor is a compan~

ion on the journey with peoplewho are faced with losses, grief,loneliness, isolation. sickness,despair and death. A pastoral carevisitor is a good listener who cele­brates the joys as well as the painof eaeh person. Finally, the pas­toral care visitors develop skillsthrough training, education, pas­toral visits and group reflection."

Training is followed up withmonthly support and educationalmeetings for the pastoral visitors.

...with assist~nce programsBy Marfie Hickey

Robert Murray is undeterred In taking on s~meofsoclety's most daunting problems, becausehe knows the secret of success:" faith. "

"Sometimes the hardest concept to get acro~sto people," he says, "Is that when you do God'swork, you don't have to worry. God.takes care ollt." .

When St. Peter set. out to sisting homeless ramilles which has motel. Furthermore, HECH's c1i-walk across stormy waters to inspired similarl ventures .in oth"r ents are couns~led toward self-

Cb I M" towns and evenl a state pilot pro- sufficiency, headtng offfuture need

r st, urray says, as soon gram. I for public assistance.as he had doubts, he sank!" Launchedthr4e-and-a-halfyears Murray, however, is more in-

Things are going a bit more ago by the Harwich Clergy Asso- elined to count savings in human"swimmingly for Murray. who. with ciation with Mlurray as founder rather than financial terms. Fami-plenty of faith and a bevy of volun- and president,! HECH resettles lies trapped in poverty or home-teers and supporters, has become a homeless families into rental units lessness "develop problems thatnavigating force for various grass- and provides e:mergency aid forroots assistance projects on Cape families in danger of losing hous·Cod. ing. And in thl: process HECH

Local efforts to aid the needy saves money, s~abilizing familieshave found a flagship in the Har- for about one-tIilird of the $1,5OOawich Ecumenical Council for the month it costs the state to supportHomeless, an a.mbittous effort as- them long-term in a. shelter or

handicapped. It numbers 32members who visit residentsat Eagle Pond Rehabilitationand Living Center in SouthDennis, several of wbom also

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Today the undertaking, nowknown as the Pastoral CareProgram, has completed itssecond year of ministry toelderly, sick, shut-ins and the

...at South Dennis living centeIn the fall 011991, Father Gerald Shov'elton, pastor of Holy Trinity parish; West Harwld!, and parishioner Pa ieia Davison had a meeting. Out ollt came the

Holy Trinity Pastoral Visitors program. "It seems," says Jane JanneD, today a team coordinator with her husba d, John Jannell, "these two people had similarvisions for quite some time but it began, as always, in God's time." "

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traveled copy of~HowTo Aban­don Ship."

The book had helped me handlewinter storms on the North Atlan­tic, a comic-opera trip on a shipwith a starboard list, and a fierceAdriatic 6'bora," a storm with 120­knot hurricane winds".

Our cruise developed no crises,and the 585 crew members gavefirst class service to the 1,600passengers.

I asked Captain Pavlos Pantela­ras ;tbout the claim thllt his crewhailed from 37 different countries.He nodded, saying, "There is nosum"-tbTngasanAmencan mer-­chant marine. I need a crew withdedication...a happyship. We wantpassengers to be satisfied andhappy."

Now a U.S. citizen, the captainsaid he had spent 37 of his 55 yearsat sea. He started as deck boyjnGreece. Now married, he has totravel to tbe Netherlands to see allhis family,

Did he recommend a life at seato his only son?"'1 didn't want himto be a seaman because ofthe longseparations," the skipper said. Hisson chose another adventurouscareer as an engineer on offshoreoil platforms.

Pantelarasand his'multinationalcrew kept the- passengers busy,happy ami contetlt. A pi\grimageit 'was not; and Dilrotlly and I·feltspoiled and pampered night andday.

CASSERLY

them down. Don't be afraid todream. What would you really liketo do on your own?

.Whatever your dream, begia tl> '~ake small steps t.. accomplish itcSchedule a Crlut elass once a Week.Teaoh a craft to others. Join.volunteer group wbichattra<:ts yc{u.Become involved in politics. Con­tact two friends to' form a regularaerobic walking orbicycling grOuJ>.YoU'are all more apt to persevere ifyou meet regularly and depend oneach other to exercise t"lether.

What might you and your hus­band do together now that workand family demands haft lessened?What do you both enjqy? Are yououtdoor people? ,0..(~hik; __ing, call1Jling attract you? Do )'9U,enjoy Music, ~ovies, coolgng, all~ "tiques, woodworking?

A,s with yonr individual aclivi- ­ties, start small in planning yci~activities as a couple. Sugest obt" :-- ~

place to go or one activity to dotogether in the coming week. Be',.specific, let your hushand knowt~ 'yQu would enjoy it and urgehim to join }5Q~.

Try not to be discouraged if atfirst he sbows little entltii,iasm.Continue to invite-him to jOiny~in plans you have madefor tbetwoof you.

Pursue the activities which aremeaningfuito you. While you can·not make _your husband puisuenew goals,. you can structure muchof your own time. You can modelyour involvement and satisfactionin your~wnp~nuits.And you caninvite him to joia you in interestsyou share.

Too much togetherness,By Dr. lames and Mary Xenny

Dear Mary: My husband retiredabout a ,ear aco. J stopped work·ing outsiie the bOlDe a few years

, earlier. I lID now suffering from acommon problem: baving him a·round allday. I know lots of wivescomplaill about this problem, butwhat do they do to solve it? ­Pennsylvmia

You ale right that this problemis often mentioned, but seldomaddresset The change from workto retirenent requires a whole newstyle of narital togetherness.

One ofthe joys of retirement isthe lack )f rigid schedules. Evenolder peo)le who continue to workwantjobsthat free them from rigidwork holTS. Flexibility is highlyprized.

Total bck of schedule, however,can leave (ou frustrated. Probablyyou have fallen into this position.How can you develop a schedulewhich is fuxible yet effective, whichallows yeu both time apart andtime toge'her, which satisfies bothof you? A tall order indeed.

If you simply need him out ofthe house: occasionally, be direct.If you want him to leave on a cer­tain day etch week while you cleanhouse, sa~so.lfyouwant his help,give him !pecific tasks. Schedu)e aregular time for housework eachweek. You will probably both behappier.

In terns of personal activ~ties,

remembt'l' that the one person youcan chan,e at will is yourself. Startthere. Wlat are your priorities inlife at thB time'! You might write

Notexactly a·pilgrimage

What', the difference ~WeeRgoing on pilgrimage and travelinglike a touist? One seasoned trav­eler told me it's simple: If yourroom ha.s a TV, you're not apilgrim.

The stateroom my wife and Ioccupie<i on our recent voyage tothe Bahamas did not have a TV, soI suppo., we could be called pil­llrims. Actually, I didn't see TVsanywh~r~ except in a bar on thepool dec.c "

My only complaint was the food:" there wal too much of it. The only

real flawwas the traditional bakedAlaska dessert at the Iast-night­out dinrer. It was not deliveredaflame!

Our trip was anything but asenior cnise: It was a cross sectionof societf: honeymooners, youngfamilies, some seniors and a lot. ofkids on !pring break.- -Olir thy caom wasaeCJ)tnlhebowels of the ship, encircled by arambunctious group from Appa­lachian State University, Boone,NC. The kids partied and turnednight inb day, but sp~nt most oftheir actlal daytime hours topsidein the SUl.

Biggelt attractions for the olderpassengers were the dining rooms,the ship' duty-free shop and thestraw nurket in Nassau.

My crocerns over the four-dayAtlantic :fuise proved groundless.The sea was calm, and my bridedid not need the scopolaminepatches lbrought along to combatseasickness. I saw only one trav­eler with the telltale circle behindhis ear.

We were called to lifeboat drill afew ho~after OUr liner Ie,ft PortCanavent, FL, and we atIleamedhow to tie on our lifejackets. Inever hid to consult my well-

tOOth birthday

visiting the 5 &. to store to buy thecandy as a child.

For those residents who mightnot enjoy socials. crafts or otherevents, attending a service or Massin the home's chapel may be a ful­filling part of the day. Workingclosely with the chaplain andeucharistic ministers, the activitydepartment creates programs forholy days and special observances."Ministry is taken seriously," saidGary Poholek, activity director atMadonna Manor.

An activity professionars goal,he said, is to "try to get residentsout of their rooms, meeting otherpeople, motivated or simply en­gaged in an activity. Many justneed a little encouragement."

Sarah Shea, a resident atMarian Manor nursinghome in Taunton, cele­brated her IOOth birthdaySunday with a party at­tended by family andfriends.

A Fall River native, MissShea worked in the busi­ness office of Marcell'sFurniture store for manyyears and was active in theSt. Joseph's Catholic W 0­

men's Club. A resident ofMarian Manor for over fouryears, she enjoys playingbingo several times a weekand attends Mass and reci­tation of the rosary daily.

SALUTING,

SENIORS

RESIDENT Alice Routhier, right, and her daughterJeanne Warner enjoy a Catholic Memorial Home event.

simply choose not to attend, theactivity department can come tothem. The staff makes one-an-onevisits. often accompanied by a"sel\iOrycarf' that contains brightlycolored posters, picture· b"ooks,cassette players, an aroma kit (vialsof different scents) and other devi­ces to improve hand and eye coor­dination and sensory perception.

For Florence B., the sensorycart is a delight. Although Flor­ence·has very limited speech, onceOur Lady's Haven activity assist­ant Evelyn Perry puts a cassettetape in a specially designed teddybear, the two ladies sing everyword together. "'While doing musicwith her, I was thrilled to- learnthat she could sing the words,"said Ms. Perry.

Often, a scent from the cart's"aroma kif" might spark a memory,as it did for Rosebell B. at MarianManor. Given the scent of hcoriceto guess, Rosebell reminisced about

SARAH SHEA

Activities engage mind, body, soulTherapeutic activity departments

in nursing homes accommodate awide range of resident needs andabilities. The newest and mostexciting recreation therapies com­bine art, music and reminiscencetherapies with reaHty orientation,sensory stimulation and good oldfashioned fun.

According to Anne Racine,activity director at Catholic Memo­rial Home, Fall River, "the activ­ity program is designed to help res­idents retain their interest in the·physical, social, emotional, inte!­lectual and spiritual aspects ofdaily living."

All residents are encouraged toparticipate in as many activities asthey can. from cooking clubs, craft,worksho~.,modified sports Ijk'e'

, volleyball and bowliJlg"JQ_socialsan4 word games. Activity profc·s­sionals strive to care for each resi-

, dent as an individual with uniqueabilities, background and pref-e_. ': 111, a r~ent art tnerapy group at

Catholic Memorial, for exampho,res}de~t8 were enc~rage~ tochoose Jr' c»lored,matker, crayonOr paint,' then draw 'a" design orpicture' within It eirele oft whitepaper. The circle, they were told,meant completeness or wholeness.

The focus of the activity is not toproduce a finished product, saidRacine. but to encourage residents·to talk about their pictures, "evenif that means j~t describing it,remembering things and eventsfrom their lives before they enteredthe home or bringing UP" currentfeelings and concerns."

Lynn Buchanan, an activityassistant at Madonna Manor,North Attleboro, believes thatmaking residents feel comfortableis an important part of her Sen­sory Group, in which residentshave discussions, look at booksand pictures, exercise and rem­inisce.

At Our Lady's Haven, fair­haven, Natalie Bean uses the~'team approach" in ~tting- resi­dents to attend events.

"We work closely with our nursesto keep residents informed aboutactivities scheduled each day:' saidMs. Bean. "We even go into eachresident's room, not to insist, butto offer a gentle reminder," shesaid.

For residents who are unable, or

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Leading Parishes Mansfield-St. Mary 27,857.00 Immaculate Conception 5,840.00 St. Francis of Assisi 4,197.00ATTLEBORO AREA North Attleboro Notre Dame 10,530.00 St. Hedwig 1,813.00

O.L. of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk $40,283.00Sacred Heart 8,624.00 Our Lady of the Angels 16,873.00 St. James 10,019.00

St. John, Attleboro 29,868.00St. Mary 16,735.00 Our Lady of Health 6,098.00 St. John the Ba ptist 20,250.00

St. Mary, Mansfield 27,857.00Norton--St. Mary 11,721.50 Sacred Heart 14,288.00 St. Joseph 10,834.00

St. Mary, Seekonk 25,957.00Seekonk St. Anne '13,359.00 St. Kilian 203.00

Mt. Carmel 40,283.00 St. Anthony of PaduaSt. Mark, Attleboro Falls 25,941.00 St. Mary10,949.00 St. Lawrence 13,916.00

25,957.00 St. Eliza beth 4,903.00 St. Mary 19,178.00CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS AREA St. Jean Baptiste 6,718.00 St. Theresa 8,348.00

St. Pius X, So. Yarmouth $90,078.50 Brewster-D. L. of the Cape $23,726.00 St. Joseph 10,570.00 Acushnet-St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 71,650.00 Buzzards Bay-St. Margaret 7,488.75 St. Louis 4,798.00 St. Francis Xavier 5,940.00Our Lady of Victory, Centerville 44,004.00 Centerville-D. L. of Victory 44,004.00 St. Michael 9,518.00 East Freetown-Holy Trinity, W. Harwich 38,584.00 Chatham-Holy Redeemer 29,771.12 St. Patrick 9,399.00 St. John NeumannChrist the King, Mashpee 33,117.00 East Falmouth-St. Anthony 25,565.00 SS. Peter &Paul 9,979.00 19,351.00

St. Stanislaus 18,715.00 Fairhaven-FALL RIVER AREA Edgartown-St. Elizabeth 2,770.00 St. Joseph

Falmouth-St. Patrick 32,684.00 St. William 12,576.00 13,663.00Holy Name, Fall River $39,294.00 Hyannis-St. Francis Xavier 71,650.00 Santo Christo 18,509.00 St. Mary 7,041.00St. Thomas More, Somerset 27,713.00 Mashpee-Christ the King 33,117.00 Assonet-St. Bernard 10,627.00

Marion-St. Rita 1,798.00Holy Rosary, Fall River 25,530.00 Nantucket-D. L. of the Isle 12,911.00 Somerset

Mattapoisett-St. John of God, Somerset 21,989.00 St. Anthony 14,908.00St. Stanislaus, Fall River 18,715.00

North Falmouth- St. John of God 21,989.00 North Dartmouth-St. Elizabeth Seton 24,118.00 St. Patrick 15,351.00 St. Julie BilliartNEW BEDFORD AREA Oak Bluffs-Sacred Heart 4,042.00 23,966.00

St. Thomas More 27,713.00 South Dartmouth-St. MaryMt. Carmel, New Bedford $39,195.00 Orleans-St. Joan of Arc 25,894.00 Swansea

29,297.00

St. Mary, So. Dartmouth 29,297.00 Osterville-Assumption 20,180.00 Our Lady of FatimaWareham-St. Patrick 23,577.00

Immaculate Conception, New Bedford 27,727.00 Pocasset- 18,267.00 Westport-St. George 10,793.00St. John the Evangelist St. Dominic 13,105.00

St. Julie Billiart, No. Dartmouth 23,966.00 22,660.00 St. Louis de France 14,702.00St. Patrick, Wareham 23,577.00 Provincetown-St. Peter the Apostle 6,120.ll0 St. Michael 11,439.00 TAUNTON AREA

Sandwich-Corpus Christi 32,515.ll0 TauntonTAUNTON AREA South Yarmouth-St. Pius X 90,078.S0 Westport- Holy Family $12,388.00

St. Ann, Raynham $23,288.50 Vineyard Haven- Our Lady of Grace 14,856.00 Holy Rosary 7,483.00St. Joseph, Taunton 21,536.00 St. Augustine 8,405.00 St. John the Baptist 15,564.00 Immaculate Conception 11,945.00St. Anthony, Taunton 19,507.00 Wellfleet- Our Lady of Lourdes 13,738.00Immaculate Conception, N. Easton 18,173.00 Our Lady of Lourdes 5,100.00 NEW BEDFORD AREA Sacred Heart 11,446.00Holy Cross, So. Easton 17,780.00 West Harwich- New Bedford St. Anthony 19,507.00

Parish TotalsHoly Trinity 38,584.00 Holy Name $14,801.50 St. Jacques 11,619.00

Woods Hole-$t. Joseph 17,710.00 Assumption 2,353.00 St. Joseph 21,536.00

ATTLEBORO AREA FALL RIVER AREAImmaculate Conception 27,727.00 St. Mary 14,601.00Mt. Carmel 39,195.00 St. Paul 10,631.00

Attleboro Fall River Nuestra Senora'de Guadalupe 2,202.00Holy Ghost $8,482.00 St. Mary's Cathedral $12,045.30 Our Lady of Fatima _ 7,876.00 Dighton-St. Peter 5,974.00St. John 29,868,00 Blessed Sacrament 5,104.00 Our Lady of Perpetual Help 6,553.00 .North Dighton-St. Joseph 8,318,00St. Joseph 9,000.85 Espirito Santo 14,883,00 Sacred Heart 5,344.00 North Easton-St. Mark 25,941.00 Holy Cross 4,532.00 St. Anne 4,489.00 Immaculate Conception 18,173.00St. Stephen 10,299.00 Holy Name 39,294,00 St. Anthony of Padua . 5,991.00 Raynham-St. Ann 23,288.50St. Theresa 21,150.00 Holy Rosary 25,530,.00 St. Casimir 4,087,00 South Easton-HolY Cross 17,780.00

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ATILEBORO$800

St. Mary Conference, Seekonk$500

Krew, Inc.Duffy-Poule Funeral Service, Inc.Jeweled Cross, North Attleboro

$350Holy Ghost Conference

$300St. Mary Bingo, Norton

$200St. Mary Catholic Women's Club,

Mansfield$150

Stephen H. Foley Funeral Home$100

St. Mary Seniors Saints, Seekonk

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Our Lady of the Cape $100 Francis J.Peters

BUZZARI)S BAYSt. Margarets $50 M/M John Silva$200 M/M Michael Ramos, M/M

Richard Lewis; $100 M/M John Pignato,M/M Brian Mackenzie, Annette Stackpole

$250 St. Margaret & St. Mary Star ofthe Sea Guild; $125 Neil J. McCallin;$100 Chester Dolan, John J. Murphy,Anna M. Shea, Richard &Eleanor Maho­ney, Kay Connelly

$50 Gildo R. Cubellis, Roger W. lin­coln, John Bellissimo, Nassibe Nisby,John Raposa Jr., John &Becky Dubowik,Walter Eno, Yvette J. LaBailiere, PaulMoncevicz, M. Broderick, Lee Stephens,Irene Gosselin, Hart Insurance Agency,Bailey's Beef HOUSEl, Joseph A. Wilkin­son, John Silva, Tony P, Vieira, RobertMcCaffrey, Thomas P. O'Brien

$90Bliss Bros, Dairy', Inc.

$50St. Mary Prayer Group, SeekonkWashburn, Nelson AssociatesSt. John Women's Guild

TAUNTON$400

Reed & Barton Foundation$325

St. Jacques C~nference

$300North Easton Savings Bank

$250Sacred Heal1 Conference

$125Bristol County Savings Bank

CENTERVILLEOur Lady of Victory $500 M/M Vin·

cent Kaseta, Henry Mcl nerney; $400M/M Philip E. Ballou; $300 M/M HerbertJ. Morrison; $250 Atty. & Mrs. RobertDonahue, Helen T. McCabe, Agnes Mcin­erney; $200 Rita Mainey, Mrs. John F.Shea; $150 M/M Carmine Grassini; $125Lillian F. O'Neil, Louis Sault; $120 M/MWilliam C. Hayes

$100 DrlM Michael P. Atkins, M/MJohn J. Brosnan, Joseph Cairns, Sr., M/MWilliam T. Carey, M/M Joseph Corsiglia,M/M Douglas Crabtree, Richard M. Gol­den, M/M Edward Gula, MlM EdwardHannan, M/M William F. Jappe, M/MWilliam Kenney, Katherine MacDonald,M/M Stanley McLean, M/M John Pen·dergast, Jr., M/M Rene L. Poyant, Judge& Mrs. Joseph Reardon, Dr/M JosephRyan, M/M John Sweeney

$80 M/M Frank J. DeLeo, Jr.; $75Mary Bohling, M/M Joseph L. Cairns, Jr.,M/M John Lonergan; $50 M/M John

$100Sacred Heart Women's Guild

$50Irene's Gift &Frame ShopEdward F. St. Pierre, Inc.

CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS$725

St. Peter Conference, Provincetown$500

Knights of Columbus, Walter WelshCouncil, Provincetown

Great Rock Tractor, Bourne$335

Brazilian Community of Cape Cod$300

John Vidal Construction Co., EastFalmouth

$150St. Pius XCatholic Women's Club, South

YarmouthSt. Anthony Couples Club, East FalmouthSt. John Women's Cl.ub, Pocasset

Anderson, Dr/M G. C. Barry, Helen S.Corsa, M/M John F. Cosby, M/M Leo J.Coveney, M/M John J. Flynn, John Forte,M/M Daniel.!. Gallagher, M/M B. DennisGamache, M/M David Hamnquist, IreneHarkins, M/M Charles H. Hazelton, M/MWayne L. James, M/M Charles L. Maher,M/M Joseph McMahon, Mabelle O'Neil,M/M Donald J. Pitcher, Atty. & Mrs. DonWeber, M/M John Willett

$480 Jean B. Timlin; $100 M/MRichard F, Clifford, M/M James J. Con­nors, Jr., M/M Mark E. Dean, M/M JamesW. Higgins, Dr/M William Johnston, Jr.,MlM Bernard Kelley, Rev/M Joseph P.Stanley, Jennifer M. & Steven Thys; $75M/M Donald F. Roycroft

$50 M/M John Baldner, Mrs. RobertElliott, Mrs. William Fleming, M/M RobertGuertin, MlM John F. Haugh, MaryLemay, Jean O'Neill, M/M Gerald M. Ott,M/M William J. Tillo, M/M Gerard G.Wollal<

EAST FALMOUTHSt. Anthony $600 Rev. Leonard M.

Mullaney; $100 Alvaro Lopes, M/M Cha­rles Mahoney, M/M John Reine; $80M/M Robert Donovan; $50 John Coppin­ger, Manuel Duarte, Agnes Gallagher,Janina Sikora

$100William Bonito, Accountant, FalmouthKnights Of Columbus, Council 813Thompson's Clambar, HarwichportPuritan Clothing of Cape Cod, Hyannis

$50Christine's Restaurant, West DennisBishop Feehan General Assembly #0401,

West YarmouthJohn F. Martin Insurance Agency, South

YarmouthDoug's Country Florist, East FalmouthClover Landscaping &Monument,

Falmouth

NEW BEDFORD$200

The Pine Framery$100

Captain Frank's Seafood MarketCabral's Baylies Square Funeral HomeKnights of Columbus, Bishop Stang

CouncilStott, Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral

Home, Wareham

$200 E.S. Quirk, James Boudreau;$100 Elizabeth McCarty; $150 M/MManuel S. White, M/M Edward Reardon,M/M Ernest R. Keating

$50 Donna Sofuolis, Amelia Pena,M/M Richard LeMoine, M/M James L.Coughlin, Carolyn Ann Cabral, M/MGeorge Botelho, M/M Tony Aridrews,M/M Eugene Brady, M/M Charles Oliver

CHATHAMHoly Redeemer $300 Knights of

Columbus, Pope Paul VI Council 7312;$120 M/M Douglas Wells; M/M $100James T. Amsler, M/M James E. Cullen;$50 Francis X. Carroll, Rosemary Farley,Richard A. Grillo, Mary G. Higgins, M/MWilliam Krim

$125 M/M Peter Starkey; $100 M/MWilliam Brennan

HYANNIS .St. Francis Xavier $200 Joseph

Beecher, M/M David Bisbee, M/M Ber·. trand Fournier, M/M Robert L. Kelley,

M/M William Naylor, Toni G. Nagel$100 M/M Leo J. Berard, M/M John J.

McConnell, Helen Moriarty, M/M DonaldRogers, Evelyn Rose, M/M Francis W.Shannon, M/M Paul J. Stenberg; $75M/M William McTague

$50 Vivian Docarmo, Dr/M James

FALL RIVER$2000

White's of Westport

$1300Venus de Milo, SwanseaStaff of St. Vincent's Home

$200St. Bernard Conference, AssonetDaughters of Isabella, St. PatriCk Council

#335, Somerset

$100Chaves Market, Inc.Allied Security Consultants,lnc., SomersetNotre Dame ConferenceBoule Funeral HomeAndre Nasser, M.D..White Spa Caterers

$75BJ.1.

$50Americana TravelF.W. Harrington InsuranceMicro User's Unlimited, Inc.

Dunne, M/M Robert Dyka, M/M RobertGirard, M/M Ralph G. Meyer, M/M Wil·liam J. Miller Jr., Mary Regina Rowell

MASHPEEChrist The King $1000 Devlin Family;

$500 St. Vincent dePaul, Connor Family;$200 Hanley Family, M/M Austin Find·len, Thomas Family, M/M StephenO'Connor, Shaughnessy Family, M/MFrederick Holway, Keen Family, LeahyFamily, Karp Family; $150 ElizabethTyminski

$120 Barney Family, M/M RobertCrotty; $100 Coyne Family, Balch Family,Hannon Family, Connolly Family, DefoeFamily, Raymond Family; M/M DwightGiddings, Angelis Family, MacMillanFamily; $75 M/M Richard Shaughnessy,Bottos Family, M/M John Shea; $60Pendergast Family, Richardson Family,M/M C. Cipullo

$50 M/M Nello Traverso, LouiseSnyder, Anne Bearse Goler, M/M RobertDosch,Kaminske Family, Margaret &Mary Hogan, Helen McCarthy, M/MRobert Sullivan, Massa Family, CroninFamily, M/M John Carey, M/M SamuelRe, Howar Family, Gerson Family,Rosemary Gannon, Mary Leahy, Friel

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Family, Leganowicz Family, Kelleher Lemieux, M/M Martin P. Varley, M/M St. James $50 MlM Arthur Arruda,Family, Lynch Family, Gauthier Family, Donald C. Winters, M/M Francis X. Kil- Mary M. WordenBjork Family duff, M/M Edward J. Rondelli, M/M

$600 The Della Morte Family,' $260 Albert Montani, M/M John B. Cahalane, St. John the Baptist $50 In MemoryM/M Th A D of Addie Fernandes, Anonymous;

Roberta Quirk; $150 The Garvin Family; omas . onovan, M/M Edward$120 The Kerins Family; $100 The Ful. F. McCann, M/M Francis 1. McCusker, St. Joseph $1500 St. Joseph Bingo,Iman Family; The Galvin Family, The Dig· M/M Richard E. Nycz, M/M Mario G. New Bedford; $450 Rev. Marc H. Ber·gins Family Baratta, MlM John F. Dobe'l, M/M Fran· geron; $250 Deacon & Mrs. Maurice

$50 The Williams Family, Ross Family, cis P. Crowley, Louise G. Robbins, Maura Lavallee; $100 M/M Leo Fredette, InThos. F. Boyd, The Mullane Family, The T. Millbern Memory of EzeQuiel &Olive Medeiros,Paul Family, M/M Michael Gyra, The FALMOUTH M/M Dennis Bowen; $55 M/M RonaldGately Family . St. Patrick $2000 Friends of St. Tho. Lamarre; $53 Susan Weaver; $50 M/M 1.

NANTUCKET mas Chapel; $500 M/M Charles Bardelis, Rene Dufresne, M/M Ovila Fortin, M/MSt. Mary's Our Lady of the Isle $100 M/M NicholasZackoff; $400 Rev. Gerard Raymond 'Methot, Rosa Myers, M/M

A H b t $200 M . I S F II M/M Alfred W. Sylvia, Jr., M/M Hilaire Trem·Henry Huyser, Melvin Cardos, Richard . e er; une. arre,C r:J Sh $150 M/M M' h I R blay, M/M Thomas Weaver, M/M David

Congdon, James Crecca, Eileen McGrath; orne IUS' . ea; IC ae . Zoimeirz, M/M Kevin Bellavance, M/M$60 In Memory of Patricia Strojny; $50 Grady Philip ViallWilliam Pew, Francis Psaradelis, Heathie $100 M/M James Brown, M/M RobertPykosz, St. Mary's Rosary Group, M/M S. Carter, Robert 1. DeMont, M/M Michael Our Lady of Mt. Carmel $1000 Rev.Joseph Agostino, M/M Donald,Allen Jr., Herlihy, M/M Lawrence 1. Hines, M/M Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca; $350 St. Vin-Frederick Coffin, M/M Richard Herman, Raymond G. Laliberte, M/M James T. cent de Paul Society; $100 M/M EdmundM/M Joseph Lopes McDonough, M/M Edwin Medeiros, M/M Salvador; $50 Boy Scout's Pack and

OSTERVILLE Paul Olenick, St. Patrick's Women's Guild, Troop 11, M/M Francisco Ferreira, MlMM/M James Sughrue, James Toner, Isa- Jose Manuel Medeiros:M/M Jose Manuer

Our Lady of the Assumption $500 belle 1. Volk _ Pavao, Raul Pereira, Jr.Anonymous; $200 M/M William Naas; $75 M/M Edward 1. Perry, Robert St. Lawrence $200 M/M Joseph P.$100 Harold Mark Cloran, M/M William McDonald, M/M Joseph W. Sharp, ,Harrington; $120 Dr. & Mrs. RobertMcCormick, M/M Richard O'Keefe, M/M Edmund C. Wessling; $60 Kathleen Craig, Small; $100 M/M Philip C. Beard, M/MJohn L. Quigley; $75 M/M Benjamin Jane A. Hopewood, M/M Theodore Albert L. Fisher, Mary K. Harding, M/MPerry; $50 M/M Elinus B. Hadley, M/M Tavares David A. McLaughlin; $75 M/M' MarkEdward F. McLaughlin, Jr $50 Samuel Acquaviva, M/M Freder· Pittman; $60 M/M James M. Anderson;

PROVINCETOWN ick Akerblom, Mrs. Benjamin Bevelander, $55 MlM James Dee; $50 Genevieve F.St. Peter~s $75 Fireside Insurance; Janice H. & S. Michael Burton, M/M Baillargeon:James Buckley, M/M John

$50 M/M Howard Days, M/M Francis Bernard 1. CaSsidy, Rita E. Conlon, Jose· Fletcher, M/M Manuel Guerreiro, AnneSilva phine Doyle, M/M Timothy Doyle, M/M ,E. Hooper, Mrs. Ernest King, Mrs. Roland

ORLEANS Robert Dutra, M/M Paul Gilmartin, M/M Mathieu, M/M Antonio Melo, M/M JackSt. Joan of Arc $300 Henry McCusker; Paul Hopewood, Evelyn E. Keenan, Mrs. Nobrega, MlM Antone T. Pina, M/M

$200 AFriend; $150 M/M Paul Duggan; Robert Koob, Jean T. Larkin, M/M Robert Donald H. Racine$120 Brian & Patricia Eastman; $100 Leavens, M/M Gilbert C. Martin, Mrs. $500 M/M Richard T. Saunders; $200M/M William Baskin, M/M John'Flavin Patrick McDonnell, MlM Arthur Mello, Guard of Honor Society, Saint Lawrence

$75 Althea Robida; $50 Paul Alarie, Mrs. Joseph B. Miskell, Margaret & Paul Parish; $190 In Memory of Rev. WilliamAnna Doherty, Lucille Hall, M/M George Navin, James Nidositko, Frank 1. O'Con· R. Jordan; $80 M/M Thomas 1. Long; $60Hart, June & Bernt Rathaus, Mary E. nor, Eve Rourke, Francis 1. & E. Joan M/M Arthur B. Walsh; $50 Nelson Du·Shakliks, M/M Kenneth Spengler Ward . maine

POCASSET SOUTH YARMOUTH St. Theresa $200 St. Theresa St. Vin·St. John the Evangelist $100 M/M St. Pius Tenth $1000 M/M James cent dePaul Conference; $100 Donna

Gordon Wixon, M/M Michael Cicoria, McGonagle; $200 M/M Robert McGo- Poyant; $60 M/M Normand Bras$3id;Mason Environmental Services, M/M wan, Mary & Robert Lynch, M/M John $50 M/M Raoul LeBlanc, Lemieux Elect·Robert Collyer; $50 M/M W. Gordon Mullen; $150 M/M Robert Sibley, Mrs. ric, M/M Kenneth Rebello, Rev. Ray·Keefe, M/M Bernard J. O'Donnell William 1. O'Brien; $120 M/M Robert, mond A. Robida ..

WEST HARWICH Paul, Edith Black; $100 M/M Edward Our Lady of Perpetual Help $300 InHoly Trinity $300 Angelo A. Bandoni; Oberlander, M/M James Quirk, M/M' Memory of Parishioners Living & De·

$250 M/M Philip Cacciatore; $240 Ruth James Kirby, M/M William Lionetta, M/M ceased; $75 M/M Bill Arabasz, ASpecialFoley; $100 M/M Ralph Barnes, John R. William Yoo, M/M Ronald Murphy, M/M Intention; $50 M/M Edward DabrowskiBlackburn, Arley Makurat Cline, M/M Paul Dempsey, M/M Ronald Ferentheil &Family, M/M Thad Irzyk, M/M Paul A.Gordon Fallow, M/M Ed Goggin, M/M $75 M/M Gino Azzola,. Mi'M Joseph Pabis .Robert Spidle, M/M John D. Sullivan Tierney, Mary 1. Donovan; $65 Mrs.John $50 M/M Robert Koczera

$50 M/M Paul Ballantine, M/M John Manwaring; $60 Agnes' Lucius, M/MR. Black, M/M Timothy Clifford, M/M Thomas Dean St. Anthony $500 Anonymous; $75

$50 John Kenn d M· h· IF' Anonymous; $50 AnonymousThomas M. Cummings; Mrs. D. Agnes e y, IC ae rUCCI,Gorsuch,EdwardF. Hathaway, In Memory M/M Ernest Carbone, Mrs. Walter Our Lady of Fatima $150 M/M Anibalof Sylvia &Luedeker Families, Helen D. Schmidt, James O'Neil, MfM John E. Medeiros, M/M Paul Pelletier; $100 TheMarsden, M/M Charles McCabe, Carlota Connolly, M/M Francis Sullivan, M/M Key Man, M/M Louis LeBlanc, M/M JosePena, MlM Vincent 1. Vieraitis Edward Robinson, Margaret Murphy, DeMedeiros, M/M William Teixeira

WOODS HOLE Mary Connolly, M/M Robert Kinkead, St. Francis of Assisi $500 In Memory. Edward Dunleavy, M/M Thomas Faulkner,

St J h' $300 J d L of Frank Garcia; $100 Mrs. Anthony L.. osep s u ge awrence M/M James LaFrance, M/M William Bul.Cameron; $200 Evelyn Nolan & Sophie I k M/M A d C . Armanetti; $52 Rita Marcotte; $50 M/MWeslonski', $100 Stephen &Carol Wagner, oc, n rew omgan, M/M John David 8. Souza, 'M/M Arthur Carvalho,

Bonitatibus ' M/M H K H I$75 Peg- Mcinnis; $50 Charles Clarklin, enry . ea yCatherine Fay VINEYARD HAVEN ACUSHNET

St. Augustine $100 Michael Fontes, St. FrancisXavier$100Yvonne, VioletSANDWICH Walter &Mary Puciul; $75 Eugene DeLo· & Leo Boucher; $60 In Memory of Deo·

Corpus Christi $250 ,M/M Dante F. renzo; $50 Beatrice Phillips . linda Xavier; $50 M/M John Connelly,Gallerani, M/M Kevin M. Flannigan; $200 , OAK BLUFFS M/M Donald E. Souza, M/M VincentM/M William H. Mitchell; $125 M/M Neil, Lefevre, M/M Mitchell Smola, DianeC. Ahern, M/M William E. Murphy Sac'red Heart $100 Jean O'Brien; $50 Jacques, M/M Robert F, Travers

$100 M/M Charles A. Peterson, M/M Sacred Heart Bi;lgo . 'Joseph F, Desrosiers, Dorothy E, Gallant, "NEW BEDFORD FAIRHAVENCI J K'I II $75 M/M W'II' St. Joseph $250 M/M James Hono·, arence . I ga en; I lam Holy Name $150 George Rogers', $100K E ·1 '$50 M/M F k A L . han; $100 Manuel Garcia, $50 MlM Jef-. ar e; ran . aunno, Womens' Guild of Holy Name Church, frey Osuch

Anna L. Caron, Mrs. Myra T. Ross, Anna John Correia, M/M Robert Sylvia',' $50M D . M/M F d 'k A T $100 ~t. Vincent dePaul Society', $60. OIron, re enc ,. womey, M/.M Arthur Fonseca, Mrs. Thomas F.Z I · M M d M/M J t' W M/M Jose Ambar; $50 M/M Thomasu mira' . en es, us In . Cawley', Lynne-Marie Sylvia, M/M GeorgeG M/M J h A S II' Aiello, Mrs. Gerard C. Benoit, Mrs. Roberta. eorge, • 0 n . u Ivan Swansey " ,

$250.M/M Francis W. Van Nostrand; Braley, M/M Earl Hebert, M/M Robert$150 Dr/M Richard R. Brodeur, M/M Immaculate Conception $300 Rev. ,Mitchell, Helen Sullivan, M/M PeterKenneth 1. Figueiredo, Dr/M Leo B. Maurice O. Gauvin; $200 M/M Eduardo' Szala, M/M Eryk Szatek, Mrs. BoleslawMonaghan; $125 M/M Eugene L. Ma- Sousa; $50 M/M Manuel Amaral, M/M Szeliga, Mary E. Tucker, Mrs. MichaelaI d $120 M/M J h A S'I $100 Manuel D. Machado, M/M Robert O. Wojcik. ea y; . 0 n . I va; A.maral, 'M/M Jose C. Da 'Ponte, Mrs.M/M John F. Crowley, M/M Robert D. MATTAPOISETTWhearty, Patrick E. Murray, M/M George Maria G. Torres, M/M Alfred N. Da: Silva St. Anthony· $250 M/M MauriceD. Williams, Mary R. Hauser, M/M Robert Our Lady of Assumption $75 M/M Downey; $150 M/M George Charette;F. Rogers, M/M John W. DeNa pies Joseph Baptista, Antonio Livramento; $100 Mrs. Francis O'Neill, The Chadwick

$75 Jean R. Wright, M/M David 1.. $50 M/M Norman Turner, M/M Antonio Family, Mary F. Dempsey, M/M JoseGibbons, M/M Robert D. Wentworth; $60 Costa, Deacon &Mrs. Antonio M. daCruz, Bea.triz, Dr./Mrs. Thomas McCormack,

, M/M Donald L. Stubstad; $50 M/M Mi'M Antonio Gomes, JoaQuim Livra- M/M John McGarrie, Daniel O. Mahoney;George W. Streeter, M/M Joseph S. mento, Julius Gomes $60 M/M John Gannon; $55 Dr./Mrs.

William Muldoon Sr.; $50 M/M MichaelDahill, M/M Alden Counsell, M/M JosephHassey

NORTH DARTMOUTHSt. Julie Billiart $200 Mary C. Hallo­

ran; $100 MlM Robert 1. Besse, M/MAndrew D: Quinn, InMemory of Joseph &Agnes Soares, Manuel E. Rodrigues &Elvira Ferras; $50 Arlene Burke, M/MCharles Dolan, M/M Joseph Ferreira, Jr.,M/M Everett Frias, Robert E. Honohan,M/M Mark King, M/M Robert W. Ma­chado, M/M Edmund Tavares, M/MMark Vitone, M/M Robert Zukowski

SOUTH DARTMOUTHSt. Mary $500 St. Mary's Conference

St. Vincent de Paul; $50 M/M Paul Clark,M/M Milton Breault, M/M John George,M/M Anibal P. Medeiros

WAREHAMSt. Patrick '$1000 Stephen Santos;

$500 M/M Milton King, M/M Louis Uva;$400 Elizabeth M. O'Brien; $200 JeanneF. Neale, Mrs. Herman Prada; $150 MarySavignano, Helen G. Maloney; $120Richard Boucher, M/M Robert A. Williams

$100 M/M Robert Anderson, PatriciaBrennan, M/M Joseph Cardoza, Dr/Mrs.Thomas Geagan, Mrs. Frederick Kite,M/M Salvatore A. LoPiccolo, BarbaraMcMahon, Marie E. Murphy, Mrs. NatalePompile, John Reed Family, Mrs. WilliamRogers, Jr., M/M Albert Santos, Mrs.Oliver Silva, Robert J Sylvester, M/MDavid Trucchi

$75 M/M Kenneth Ferreira, M/MCharles Hunter; $65 M/M Robert Kocker;$60 M/M Carmelo Castellana, M/MThomas Mitchell; $50 M/M Sylvester

. Andrade, Mrs. Leslie Braley, MlM Mar­shall Bugg, M/M Albert Carreiro, M/M­Antone Cordeiro, Jr., M/M John T.Donahue, Daniel Felix

$50 M/M John 1. Filkins, M/M WilliamGiblin, Mrs. George Gifford, M/M RichardHurley, M/M Richard, Kiernan, PhylissLeFavor, M/M Dennis Mattos, M/MRobert E. Short, Mrs. Antonio Tavares,Mrs'. John Texeira

EAST FREETOWNSt. John Neumann $100 M/M Julius

Schmidt, M/M Paul A. Dumas; $50 LynnDonohue, Christopher P. Mulrooney

$100 M/M Paul Mathieu, M/M RobertPusateri; M/M Arthur Blais

FALL RIVERImmaculate Conception $75 M/M

Paul R. PachecoSaint Anne $100 Edgar & Jeanne

Ross; $50 Misses Quintin, Helen Rivard,. Steven & Kelly Mauricio

Our lady of the Angels $500 St. Vin­cent dePaul Society; $50 leotildes Mello,M/M Richard Arrugo

$100 M/M Michael Langton; $75 InMemory of Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes.

Sacred Heart $200 M/M Peter Hea­ley; $100 M/M Robert M. Wilcox, M/MJames Smith, Dennis HurleY,ln Memoryof Rev. James F. McCarthy, Loretta Hun·ter; $50 Mrs. Arthur Beland, HortenceBerube, Mrs. John Dean, M/M DonaldFrancoeur, M/M Marcel Lafond, DorisSullivan, M/M Paul White

Holy Name $1000 Kenneth Sullivan;$600 M/M Thomas 1. Carroll; $200Atty/M William F. Patten, M/M GerryFortin; $150 M/M Steven Pereira, Dr/MJohn Carvalho; $120 M/M Joseph Keefe

$100 In Memory 'of M/M John Dzi­duszko & M/M Joseph Gromeck, CeciliaSheahan, Margaret P. Kelliher, M/MThomas F. Burke, Leonard H. Phelan,Mrs. Romeo McCallum, Mrs. RaymoridClancy, M/M James Harrington, Atty/MWilliam F. Long, Jr., Mary Carvalho, M/MJohn T. Scanlon, M/M Gilbert Reis

$85 Marion &Daniel Foley; $75 PatrickJ. Foley, Rita V. Kenny, M/M RichardCharland, Dr/M Alfred Roy, M/M John J.Mitchell; $60 M/M Jospeh F. Doran; $53Michael Fitzgerald, Vincent M. Fitzgerald

$50 M/M James J. McCloskey, Atty.Wilfred C. Driscoll, Jr., Dr/M Robert Gui-

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$50 M/M Mathew Landoch, M/MRobert Polak, Christopher Haponik, M/MJohn Luddy, M/M louis Przewoznik,Joan Clark, Clava Blackburn, M/M DanielGagnon, M/M Leo Lavoie, M/M JohnCoroa, John Szember, M/M John Had·field, Christine Oliveira, Patricia Pereira

SOMERSETSt. John the God $250 Dr. George &

Dr. Sharon Sousa; $50 Gil Freitas, JohnVelozo, Jr., M/M Manuel Chaves, MariaDeSousa

SI. Thomas More $300 M/M Roger M.Fortier; $100 In Memory of Harold Mee·han & Hazel McGreavy, M/M CharlesLeary; $50 M/M James H. Sullivan, M/MBrian E. Murphy, M/M Ronald Mande·ville, Sr., M/M Peter Bartek

St. Patrick $100 M/M Joseph Soroka;$75 M/M Richard Mellaney; $60 M/MPeter Burke; $50 Maureen O'Connor,M/M Frank Jasparro, M/M AnthonyCamuso

SWANSEASt. Dominic $100 M/M Mario A.

Andreozzi, Barbie Lomas, St. Dominic'sWomen's Guild, louis Travers; $50 M/MAntone Pavao

$100 St. Dominic Conference, Mrs.Stanley C. Walters; $50 M/M Rene Ber·nard, M/M Raymond Bryden, M/M LarryBywell, Edward Mitson, Angela Nystrom

Our Lady of Fatima $200 Our Lady ofFatima Senior; $100 Louis Almeida; $50M/M Thomas Doyle, Arthur 1. McAn·drew, M/M Daniel Azevedo

St. Michael $100 MlM Stephen C.Soderlund; $50 M/M Raymond Duclos,M/M Joseph Goyette

WESTPORTSt. John the Bap'list $250 M/M

Robert RussellOur Lady of Grace Parish $100 Lucy

Lee, MD, Our Lady of Grace Council ofCatholic Women

St. George $125 M/M Paul Methot;$100 M/M Michael Guilmette; $60 M/MChristopher Bennett; $50 M/M MichaelCadieux, M/M David Cunha, M/M EdwardSt. Onge

ASSONETSt. Bernard's $125 Rose Sullivan;

$100 M/M Paul Lamoureux, M/M RobertAdams; $75 M/M Felician Brochu; $60M/M Raymond Rose; $50 Manuel Mello,M/M Maurice Larrivee, M/M JosephAndrews, M/M Raymond Thibault

TAUNTONSt. Jacques $50 M/M James Desrosi·

ers, Claire Lopes, Corrinne WagnerSacred Heart $1000 Rev. Cornelius 1.

O'Neill; $100 M/M Horace Costa, M/MBrian Brown; $50 William McCaffrey,

Clifton Pierce, Louise Kelliher, BruceBlunt

St. Joseph $1500 Dr/M ThaddeusFiglock; $400 M/M Thomas Santoro;$100 M/M Manuel Garcia; $50 Mrs.Anna Champney, Dr/M Michael Brout·sas, Virginia McCormack, M/M CharlesSmith, MlM Nicholas Caras, M/M BruceBallard, M/M Stanley Saladyga, Jr.,Joseph A. Figlock

$300 Phillip & Carol Bois; $100 SisterBeth Mahoney, CSC, M/M HumbertoMoitoso

Our Lady of Lourdes $50 John Paulo,Jr., ,M/M Hermano DaPont

St. Mary's $200 Nina Knox, In appre·ciation to Marian Manor by Mary Tripp;$150 Evelyn A. Rice; $100 Peter H. Corr,Mrs. Edward 1. Galvin, Dr1M CharlesHoye, Cecelia F. Sheerin

$50 Joseph &Mary Butler, Robert &Sallie Changery, Michael & PamelaCleveland, Dr. Charles 1. Grady, JosephA. Lane, M/M John S. Lawson, Joan M.Leonard, M/M Edward McGaughran, M/MJohn R. Moore, Francis Mulholland, JamesE. Mulholland, Mary Mulholland, M/MJames Rogers, Bernice Sousa; $75 EdwardDuffy

St. Paul $200 M/M John Dubena,M/M James Duffy, Jr., DeniM JohnSchondek; $100 John Ferreira, Jr., M/MWalter O'Shea; $75 M/M Philip Leddy

$50 M/M Thomas Boiros, M/M Ralph .Cabral, M/M Robert Fielding, JosephGiannini, Olivia Giannini, Mrs. FrancisMorrison, M/M Paul Plumb, Mrs. LydiaSpinelli .

St. Anthony $250 AFriend; $100 InThanksgiving for My Blessings, AFriend;$50 For Underprivileged Children, InThanksgiving

Holy Rosary $60 M/M Joseph Arci·kowski &Family; $50 Anthony Kokoska&Family, Alexander Korkolonis, Atty/MRichard Patenaude & Family

Immaculate Conception $100 Wil·liam F. McCaffrey

EAST TAUNTONHoly Family $700 Rev. George F.

Almeida; $200 M/M Robert Kelliher;$125 M/M Albert Adams; $60 Mrs.James Melville, M/M Gerard Ducharme,M/M Joaquin Bernardino; $50 M/MStanley Baran, M/M William McGrath,M/M David Mello, Mary Casey, EdwardBooth, James Quigley

'DIGHTONSt. Peter's $300 M/M James Murphy;

$150 M/M Leo Deslauriers, Eleanor Cas·sidy; $100 M/M Raymond Covel; $50M/M Clinton Rose, M/M William McKeon,M/M Michael Costa

NORTH DIGHTONSt. Joseph $100 M/M Arthur Costa,

M/M Raymond' Monteiro; $75 M/M LeoA. Plouffe; $50 M/M Gerald Cunniff,Dorothea Silva, M/M Robert Murray,M/M Edwin Ready

NORTH EASTONImmaculate c.onception $500 St. Vin­

cent dePaul Society; $250 M/M RobertMoulton; $200 M/M Colin MacDonald;$100 M/M Bernard Mulholland, Dr.Rosanna Adams, Dominic Falzone, M/MFrancis Mahoney, Jean Larkin, M/MRobert Garrow

$60 M/M Gus Swanson; $50 M/MCarrol Luxton, M/M John Murphy, M/MJohn Gerety, M/M Alvaro Sousa, M/MRobert Drewniak, M/M Stephen Drew,M/M Edward Olsen, M/M LawrenceNoonan, Jr.

RAYNHAMSt. Aim's $100 M/M Henry Cromqie;

$60 M/M Frank Ventura; $50 KathleenRoberts

$600 Rev. Philip A. Davignon; $50M/M David Tangaro

SOUTH EASTONHoly Cross $300 M/M Martin Mail·

loux; $100 Mrs. Fred Dolloff, M/M PhilipGilbride, William M. Matthews, WilliamCafferky, M/M Hadley LeClair, FredricMacLennan, Lawrence PasalacQua, M/MRobert Tarallo, M/M James Tuominen;$75 M/M Henry Hobaica, Mrs. HenryWalkeapaa

$60 M/M John 1. Reardon; $50 M/MChuck Barbato, M/M David Boch, JosephBourgeois, Rosemary Canton, 'M/M Sal·vatore Ferraioli, M/M Richard P. Gal·lagher, M/M Ignatius McCann, M/MCharles McGrath, M/M A. Theodore Welte

ATTLEBOROSt. Theresa $300 M/M Vincent De·

Quattro, William Stand ring; $120 LeonBaker Family; $100 Mrs. Thomas Leed·ham, Jr.; $75 M/M Harry Williams, Jr.;$50 M/M Leonard Stasiukiewicz, M/MJohn McManus

$150 M/M Edward Rizzo; $100 M/MEugene Hodge, Deborah Guilmette; $50M/M John D. Trinidad, M/M G. RussellLebeau, M/M John Mannix, Jr., M/MRobert Peloquin, M/M Robert Dussault

St. Joseph's $200 Rev. Kevin 1. Har·rington; $150 M/M Leonard Pinault

St. Stephen $250 Gilberta Ringuette,George Ringuette; $150 M/M JeffreyFletcher; $130 M/M Leonard Rathbun;$100 M/M Normand P. Beauregard,John & Barbara Farley; $75 M/M JackMaloney; $50 Emilienne Morin

St. John the Evangelist $400 M/MJames 1. Coogan; $200 M. Karen Dill;$150 Edward Kelley; $125 M/M RobertMangiaratti, M/M Richard Marsh; $110M/M Egino Savioli

$100 M/M John P. Callahan, M/M

Stephen Fontes, M/M Charles Guillette,M/M Robert Lamarre, M/M Peter Lynch,M/M Edward G. Mellon, M/M EdwardO'Donnell, M/M Jose Pedro, M/M Ray·mond Raposa, M/M Paul Silvia, Mrs.Richard Smith

$75 M/M David 1. Foley, M/M RonaldLemieux, M/M Alfred A. Paille; $55 M/MJohn Carty, Anne D. Duffy, M/M EugeneGoulet

$50 M/M Kenneth Anderson, M/MMartha 1. Anderson, M/M David Binns,M/M Francis Birch, Mrs. Thomas Blake,M/M Joseph Caponigro, A.R. Cassidy,M/M Thomas P. Clancy, Marie Coppola,Margaret M. Doran, Florence B. Doyle,M/M George 1. Geisser, MarieangeKirouac, M/M Albert Laliberte, Mrs. EarlMarchand, M/M Francis McGowan, M/MChristopher Nolan, M/M Emil Paquin,M/M David Petrie, M/M James Rocha,Helen Roffinoli, M/M Frank Rose, M/MAlan Svendsen, Janina Towl, M/M JohnT. White Jr., Alison Wood

St. Mark $1000 M/M James Keiper;$300 M/M Robert Cunningham; $200M/M Robert A. King; $150 John McGuire,Sr.; $125 Dr/M Harold Thompson; $100M/M David Walkins, M/M Norman Ro·gers, Dr/M John Friedman, M/M Sal·vatore Pino, M/M Robert Haggerty, M/MWilliam McBrine, M/M Richard Sebas·tiao, M/M Robert Demers, M/M PhilipLindstrom, M/M Christopher Longee,M/M Charles Roland, M/M ChristopherCarges, David C. Amirault; $75 Dr/MJames DeWitt, M/M Constantino DiBiase,M/M Arthur Raposa, M/M Zane Jaku·boski, M/M Lawrence Duffany; $70 M/MBernard Gamache

$60 Mrs. Mae Nolan; $53 M/M HaroldFuller, M/M George Boyd, Jr.; $50 M/MEdward McCrory, M/M Michael Bastille,M/M Norman Pinsoneault, M/M ThomasTaylor, Annmarie Derenzo, M/M JohnO'Neill

$50 M/M Francis Droney, M/M EmilioGautieri, M/M Leonard Pierce, M/MMichael Kummer, Mrs. John Murray, Jr.,M/M David 1. Henriksen, M/M HerbertDeCato, M/M John A. Stuart, Jr., M/MEarl Logan, Clarence Courcy, M/M JohnMcintyre, M/M Donald Ouellette, M/MMichael Alessandri, M/M Michael O'Con·nor, M/M Michael Croke; M/M LeoLacasse, M/M ·Robert Guillette, M/MBenjamin Brunell, M/M Edward Armon,M/M Alan Waugh, M/M Lawrence McNeil,M/M Michael O'Connor, M/M RichardSteele, Arthur & Mary Anderson, M/MRobert Raymond, M/M James Basque,M/M Richard Smith, M/M Thomas Slowey

$250 M/M Keith King; $200 Ann D.Walton; $175 Rita Gallant; $100 M/MPaul Lenahan, M/M Keith Braber, M/MEdmund Allcock; $500 Cecilia Mulligan,M/M James L. Carroll, M/M David Mcln·

erney, M/M Edmund McCracken, M/MFrederick Thorpe, M/M Frank Ward,M/M Patricia 1. Downing, M/M JamesMagnan, M/M Alfred Hopkins, Mrs.Mariette Dube, M/M Thomas Slowey

Sacred Heart $100 M/M Ronald Achin,M/M Joseph Barrette, MlM Brian Coyle,M/M Gerald Duquette, M/M Walter

.Landry, M/M Francis Reynolds; $50M/M Stanley Podsiadlo

NORTH ATTLEBOROSt. Mary's $500 Nelson Gulski; $300

M/M Robert Cox, Jr.; $250 Robert P.Kelley; $100 M/M John Colletto; $55M/M Francis Considine; $53 M/M RobertGoyette; $50 Dennis Flynn, M/M JosephKelly, M/M Michael Vigorito

SEEKONKOur Lady of Mt. Carmel $200 M/M

John J. Mulvey, Sr.; $160 Mrs. FrankGamboa; $100 James Araujo, M/M RobertFuller, M/M James A. Hall, M/M JosephManion, AI Musson, Joseph R. Swift, Mrs.Constantine Vavolotis; $75 Linda Mello

$50 Robert A. Candido, M/M GilbertDevine, M/M Domenic Ferrante, M/MCharles A. Greaves, III, M/M James Han·drigan, M/M Leo Morin, M/M JosephMotta, Raymond Murray, M/M WalterNason, M/M Daniel Pimental, M/M An·thony Piquette, M/M William 1. Quirk,Ruth Ann Santos, M/M William Toole

$300 St. Vincent dePaul Society; $150Mt. Carmel Women's Guild; $100 MlMRobert Breen, M/M Charles Mercier,M/M James Rassol, M/M James Risko;$50 M/M Joseph Brennan, M/M RobertCoccia, M/M Stephen Dunn, M/M Har·vey Mace, M/M Dennis O'Grady, M/MJohn Searles

MANSFIELDSt. Mary's $100 M/M Edward Curtin,

M/M James Greene; $50 M/M RobertoBolandrina, M/M Robert Carroll, M/MJohn R. Murphy, M/M James Rochford,M/M Alvin Stewart, Patricia Warren,M/M John E. Woods

$150 M/M John Caughey; $120 MaryseS. Lee; $100 John &Melissa Davey, M/MMichael Dougherty, M/M Gary Eagan,Mark 1. Looney; $60 M/M Dennis T.Lebon; $50 M/M Gregory C. Becker,M/M James Borden, M/M James Cam·pell, M/M Kenneth Drinan, M/M RichardD'Onofrio, M/M Charles Mulcahy, M/MWilliam Murray, Louis Soldani, M/MKevin Sullvan, M/M John Otdesco, M/MEmery Visconti

Special Gift & parish listings willcontinue to appear weekly in orderreceived by the printer until all havebeen listed.

THE PRAYER book that saved a nun from a flyingbullet. (eNS photo)

Holy Childhood

"Children are like gifts wrappedup in different forms, all waiting tobe discovered and developed," saysCanossian Sister Christine Ho, amissionary working at a day carecenter for impoverished childrenin Perak, Malaysia.

A child is a gift from God.Sadly, though, these precious andunique gifts are often mistreatedand ignored. So many children inThird Worid countries are tryingto scrape a living on the streets ofBrazil and the Philippines, work­ing in the factories of India and thefields of Guatemala, starving inSomalia and Sudan. They do notsee a future bright with promise,but instead worry that they willhave nothing to eat, that theirsicknesses will not be cured, thatthey will be alone in the world,that they will never get a chance togo to school.

The uniqueness ofcountless chil­dren might never be discoveredand nurtured without support ofthousands of Catholic missionar­ies, people like Sister Christinewho are witnessing to the love of

Children helping childrenChrist - and other missionarieswho will never actually meet thesechildren, They are children in U.S.Catholic schools and religious edu­cation programs who, with theirprayers and sacrifices, support thework'being done for the church indeveloping countries through theHoly Childhood Association.

The Association is the Church'smission organization for children.Through it, U.S. young peoplehear about children in developingcountries and share their ownblessings with them. Annually,U.S. youngsters contribute about$2.8 million to support churchwork for children of their ownages in over 100 countries. Withthe help of caring adults, theirefforts can be expanded.

For more information about thework of Holy Childhood, contactMsgr. John J. Oliveira, diocesandirector of the program, at POBox 2577, Fall River 02722.

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mother superior surmised that therobber saw the- officer and beganfiring.

New Orleans police later arrestedCharles Price and' charged himwith two counts of attemptedmurder. Police said he had anextensive history of armed rob­beries.

large purse the nun was carrying,shredding photographs and otheritems.

The sisters were on their way tonursing assignments when theshooting' began. The policemanhad just arrived at the convent topick up another sister who wasgoing to care for his mother. The

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) - TheLiturgy of the Hours, once calledthe Divine Office, is 2,080 pageslong and about an inch-and-a-halfthick.

But the mother superior of theSister Servants of Mary in NewOrleans feels there was more thanpaper and cardboard at work whenthe book shielded one ofher sistersfrom a bullet fired by' a fleeingrobber.

"I have seen miracles before, butthis was the biggest miracle I haveever seen," said the mother super­ior, who asked that she and theother sister not be identified.

The 38-year-old sister wasstanding on a street outside herconvent last month with the mothersuperior, another sister, an elderlycouple and an off-duty policemanwhen a gunman who had justattempted to rob a nearby fast­food restaurant began firing at thegroup.

One of the bullets ripped throughthe prayer ~ook, tore a hole in thenun's habit and bruised htlr lefthip, but it did not pierce her body.Another bullet passed through a

Pr.ayer book isa life-saver

II In our schools around the diocese IBishop Feehan High

Christopher Servant, English teacher at Bishop Fee­han High School, Attleboro, has been named a 1993-94"Educator of the Year" by The 21st Century, a newspaperwritten by and for teens and distributed throughout NewEngland. Servant was nominated by Feehan seniorJolene LaJoie. ,

Former Governor Michael DUkakis, now a politicalscience professor at Northeastern University in Boston,spoke to student nominators and winning teachers at arecent awards dinner at the university. From over 700nominees, The 21st Century and Northeastern's journal­ism department selected 14 educators - four from Mas­sachusetts and two from each of the other New Englandstates - for re,cognition. Each received a $250 award,while their student nominators received a $50 gift certifi­cate: AU received plaques and dictionaries.

The 21st Century is a 40-page monthly publicationwhich encourages teen reading and writing and aUowsyoung people to share ideas, cOllcerns and talents. It ispublished by the Yo'ung Authors Foundation, Inc.,which distributes over 120,000 free copies each month to755 public and p'rivate schools in New England. Furtherinformation is available by calling (617) 332-1185 or writ­ing The' 21st Century, Box 30, 1'!ewton 02161.

Miss LaJoie's essay nominating Christopher ServantfoUows. ., .'

Educator of the YearAs a senior about to graduate from Bishop Feehan

High School, I find myself reminiscing about the pastfour years. I can't help but recall my freshman year whenI first met my current English teacher, Mr. Servant. I,remember following swiftly behind him down a flight ofstairs, and noticing the sticker-covered briefcase he car­ried in one hand and the overwhelming stack of papers inthe other.. As we approached the doors, Mr. Servantcourte()usly placed his briefcase on the ground, held oneopen, and allowed me to pass. Looking directly at me, hegave me a vi!>rant smile and said, "Hi! How are you?" Tome this illustrates the personal interest Mr. Servant takesin not only his own students, but in every student.

In my junior year I was surprised to see that the kindand generous attitude he had displayed outside of theclassroom was present in it as well. He was able to be nice'and have fun with his students, but at the same time,teach us in an effective manner, unduplicated by any ofhis coUeagues.

When he gives us an assignment to write an essay (adescriptive essay, for example), he will supplement the ­assignment with an article taken from a newspaper or amagazine that represents it. By actually seeing an articlewith the techniques we are learning, we better understandthe angle we are to take on the assignment. He takes timeto do this for every assignment.

Mr. Servant has dedicated himself to making us betterwriters. This is evident when he returns our papers all cutup and bloodied with red ink. Our fears, however, sub­side ~hen we turn over our paper and see a gold star or asticker that says "Great Job!"

What amazes me is that Mr. Servant usually has ouressays, tests, and quizzes back to us in two days. This is nosmall feafsince he has six classes a day, is the English ­department head, is a husband, father of four children(ranging seven to 16), is a marathon 'runner, a coach foryouth soccer; baseball, and basketball in North Attle­boro, is head of the Academic Decathlon Team, and acoach for many school sp·orts. I have wondered where hefinds the time and energy.

Mr. Servant is a master ofthe English language. He hasconfidence in his knowledge of the subject, and as aresult, his students have confidence in him. Teacherssubconsciously motivate their pupils when they displaytheir love for their subject, and this is what Mr. Servantdoes for me. I can see how much fun he has with Englishand I strive to achieve the same fulfillment with myknowledge. . .

Mr. Servant has an obvious pride inteaching at BishopFeehan High School. I suppose it stems from being agraduate of the Feehan'class'of 1966.

For me, Mr. Servant epitomizes the ideal teacher. I amlucky to have him as one of my,educators.

St. James -St. JohnNEW. BEDFORD - Recently, the kindergarten class

visited the Dartmouth Children's Museum. Favoriteexhibits included the water pump and pulleys, the pirateship, and the puppet theater and dress-up room. Thechildren agreed that the best part of the trip was thescience lesson, presented by the museum staff, about therabbit, the turtle and the ferret. Adding to the excitementof the field trip was the bus ride itself, which for somechildren, was the first time they had ever been on a bus.

, EXCELLENT EDUCATOR: Bishop Feehan Eng­lish teacher Christopher Servant, left, nominated by stu­de'lt Jolene Lajoie, is congratulated,byformer Governor'Michael Dukakis as all; Educator ofthe Year as selectedby the teen publication The 21st Century.

/'~~.~AIKIDO AD VANTA GE: Fall River police officer

Michael Pleiss (left) demonstrates Aikido as a form ofself-defense dU~ing Connolly's Health Day.

Bishop Cl!nnolly HighFALL RIVER - The Bishop Connolly Alcohol and

Drug Awareness Team, which. counsels teens in makingwise decisions regarding alcohol, drugs, sexuality andother adolescent issues, recently held its tenth annualHealth Day. .

Bruce Bickford, a U.S. track and field athlete whocompeted in the 1988 Olympics" spoke about settinggoals for success.

Students viewed, ~ .movie about drunk driving acci­dents and heard about the dangers of cigarette smokingand chewing tobacco from Joanne Filo ofFRESH (FallRiver Ends'Smoking Habits).

Acquaintanc'e rape and sexual harassment were thetopics of perforl1,1ers from Dandelion Productions.and ofAlan Silvia and Lynette Dispirito of the Stanley Street.Treatment and Resource Center. .

Various ongoing programs were offered in the gymna­sium, inCluding fitness and stress tests; heaJth screenings;d~monstratio,ris of exe~cise techniques and equipment,and information 'on nutrition. Senior Ken Ferus spokeabout steroids and weight training.

Students also. discussed making decisions about col­lege with Connolly alumni and UMass-Dartmouth PeerLeaders. The Peer Leaders participated i~ the day's activ­ities along with their superv~sorsfromBishop Feehan,Bishop Stang, Coyle-Cassidy and Westport high schools.

Twenty-four students contributed to the year's fourthvolume of Paw' Prints, c.onrioUy's literary l1,1agazine.David Morey' is faculty moderator of the publication,which contains students' poetry, prose and art work.

Coyle-Cassidy High .TAUNTON - Sean Flaherty of Raynham and Laurie

Poyant of New Bedford were named top senior c!thletesof the year at the annual Sports Awards CommunionBreakfast May 22. Athletics director William Tranterand Peter Lamb presented each with $1,000 Jam.es andHelen Lamb Memorial Scholarships.

Flaherty w'as captain of the cross-country and winterand spring track teams, earning letters in all three eventsas well as Eastern Athletic Conference honors. He lostonly one cross-country dual meet (to state championBishop Feehan) and was undefeated in the one-mile andtwo-mile winter and spring track events.

Flaherty won the mile in the Greater New Bl~dford

Voc-Tec meet in the winter and placed second at thl~ StateCoaches Spring Meet.

Miss Poyant is a four-year member of the volleyballand basketball teams. She lettered in and was the 1993-94varsity captain of both teams. .

Junior athletes of the year are Robert Kinney of Mid­dleboro and Jaime Leonard of Taunton; s'ophomore ath­letes of the year are Stephen Rivers of Berkley and ]I(errieRobbins of Taunton; and ·the freshman honorel~S areAdam Levesque and Erica Fitzgerald of Middleboro.

Sportsmanship Awards went to seniors Miss Poyant,Ryan: Levesque and Theresa Arpin of Middleboro, andRichard Riccio of Taunton; juniors Jack Taylor, Lake­ville; Marybeth Thompson, Bridgewater; and :KevinAvilla and Laurel Goj, Taunton.

Sophomore recipients were Eric Hager and SherylMarshall, Middleboro; Richard Curran, Norton; cmd J.Elizabeth McGarr; North Dighton. Freshman sports­manship awards went to Steven Souza, Taunton; ErikJohnson and Lindsey Forman, Bridgewater; and 1rarynC.arbone, Middleboro.

Bishop Stang HighNORTH DARTMOUTH - Academic Awards Night _

was held May 17. The top 10 students in each class wererecognized. The top 10 seniors, and the colleges they willattend are: Anabela Vasconcelos, Holy Cross College;Amanda Lima, Yale University; Rosemary Ferna,ndes,Providence College; Selena Bates, Brigham Young Uni­versity; Matthew Gross, University of Arizona;

Jason Williams, Boston College; Kathryn Negri, Wor­cester State College; Je~sica Byron, Boston CoJ.lege;Maja Cordeiro, Stonehill College, Andrew KisseU andJoanne Shea, both ranked tenth, will attend Boston Col­lege arid UMass-Dartmouth, respectively.

Mark Oliveir.a i,s ranked first for the Class of 1995,Marissa Oliver for the, Class of 1996 and Nicholas I::;on­way for the Class of 1997.

, Special AwardsHugh O'Brian Leadership Award to sophomore perek

Sousa. College Club of New Bedford Award and We:lles­ley College Book A~ard, both for highest ranking female

. junior, to Sandra Pereira-. College of the Holy CrossBook Award ,for outstanding junior to James Olden.Harvard College Book Award for highest ranking juniorto Mark Oliveira.

Regis College Book Award to junior Nichole DaCqsta.UMass-Dartmouth Book Award to junior Kate'Prior.United States Navy Award for achievement in mathemat­ics to Anc;lrew Kissell; for achievement in science to Mat­thew, Johnson.

English Department Book Awards for most improve­ment to freshman Michael Santos, sophomore Michael I

Joseph,junior Jason Roy, senior Edna Carreiro. StudentCouncil Awards to president Kristen Janiak, vice presi­dent Colleen Carney, secretary Michelle Neves, treasurerJohn Pedro. .

Perfect Attendance Awards to (four years) seniorsRosemary Fernandes, Ty Olden, Ahabela Vasconce:los;(three years) Danielle Charest, Jared DaRocha, Chris­topher Dumont, John A. Harrington, James Olden,

., Priscilla Paiva, David Plamondon, Kerry Pimental.

Degrees awarded :St. Joseph's College, Standish, Maine, has awarded

bachelor's degrees to the following students from I:he 'diocese:

ManuelP. Amaral, Attleboro; Andrew J. Motta,Westport; Lisa Wilson, Norton; Emily Wiehe, EastSandwich; Sarah Mikolajczyk, East Falmouth; LindaRoza, East Taunton; and Norma Shidlovsky, Eastham.

UMass-DartmouthDARTMOUTH - The Catholic Student Organi2:a­

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8. Take a risk. Give it a whirl.9. Integrity. Stick to your values.

Decide what's important and whatisn't - and go for it.

10. Faith. No one can do italone. Have a love affair withGod, and there's nothing that canstop you!

Kids who fall victim to alcoholor other drugs can make terrificcomeback, with the appropriatehelp. The name of the game is get­ting help early, before serious con­sequences make it a long roadback.

If having an attitude is a prob­lem, challenge your courage.

What are you willing to do tomake concrete changes?

Are you brave enough to con­front chemical dependency andwrestle it to the ground?

Can you turn a stinking attitudeinto a healthy one by using yourstrength and ingenuity?

,You bet you can! Just rememberthat you can't do it alone, but thatwith God, all things are possible.So go for it!

By Mick ConwayHave you got an attitude? Most

of us do. But what I'm talkingabout here is an "attitude." Youknow - hostile, angry, jealous,short-tempered.

People with an attitude can behard to be around, like a pain inthe neck.

Kids who have trouble withalcohol or other drugs often exhibitan "attitude." It can be a defensemechanism to keep their denial ata high level. After all, gettinghooked on alcohol or drugs isscary. It can alter one's physical ormental stability.

Some of the signs of developingan attitude are these:

I. Intolerence. I'm right, andyou're wrong.

2. Demands. Wanting your ownway.

3. Self-pity. Poor me. What didI do to deserve this?

4. Resentfulness. Holdinggrudges, inability to forgive.

5. Jealousy. I own you, needyour attention.

6. Seeking approval. Get alongwith the crowd, be popular, nevermind the price.

7. Oversensitivity. I feel peopleare talking about me, or they'realways picking on me.

8. Perfectionism. Everything hasto be just right to be acceptable. Ifothers don't measure up to mystandards, they're wrong.

9. False pride. I'm a big shot-just ask me.

10. Procrastination. Not now,later. It doesn't matter if I incon­venience others.

Alcohol or drugs are notoriousfor causing attitudes. When youconsider that chemicals causeproblems with the family, school,job, the law and spiritual life, it'sno wonder unhealthy attitudes de­velop.. So what's to be done for some­

one who has an attitude? If it hasanything to do with chemicals,some form of therapy may beneeded. As long as booze or drugsare in the picture, the attitude will­be there too.

The flip side of having an atti­tude is focusing on personal char­acteristics that have taken a backseat for a while. They are:

I. Patience. Be willing to takeshortcomings of others into con­sideration.

2. Cooperation. Work with oth~

ers for' a common goal. .3. Gratitude. Thank'those who

have helped' you.4. Acceptance. With God's help,

learn to accept people and thingsin your life that you cannot change.

5. Compassion. Be sensiti~e tothe needs and feelings of others.

6. Sense of humor. Don't takeeverything so seriously. Lightenup.

7. Stability. Get a life. Takeresponsibility for situations as theyoccur.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River.....:.Fri., M,~y 27,1994 15was, she remembers all thestrength and love that she re­ceived from this other person.

Certainly, change in a rela­tionship can be painful. Yet nomatter how a relationship mightevolve, you can choose to re­member how you were blessedby having this other person inyour life.

Of course you don't have towait for some painful change tosee and validate these blessingsfrom your relationships. Rather,you can express your gratitudefor the ways another person'spresence uplifts and supportsyour life.

Such efforts can have specialmeaning for those who do thingsfor you without normally receiv­ing any notice. For example,now that we are near the end ofanother school year, how aboutexpressing your gratitude to theschool principal? Your princi­pal has worked to keep yourschool running smoothlythroughout the year.

Or, why not write a note ofthanks to your school bus driver,or if you walk to school, to thestreet-crossing guards.

Likewise, school cooks andmaintenance staffs often gettaken for granted. A timelythank-you would make a dif­ference in how they feel abouttheir contributions to yourschool.

These are just suggestions toget you thinking. Be creative.Start noticing and then express­ing your appreciation to peoplewho bring everyday kindnessinto your life.

Parents, grandparents, teach­ers, coaches and our closefriends touch our lives in count­less ways. We need to make fre­quent mention of how theirlove and caring affects us.

Don't wait for change to re­member what others do foryou. Make a weekly plan to tellsomeone that your life goes bet­ter because of what he or shedoes for you.

Your comments are welcomedby Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box182, Rockpmt, IN 47635.

By Charlie Martin

BUBBLE ZONE: Carolyn Burgoyne of Landsdale, Pa.,one of 1,400 1994 graduates of the Catholic University of 'America, blows bubbles at commencement ceremonies outsidethe Basilica ofthe National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Concep­tion in Washington. (CNS photos)

Say goodbyeNot knowing whenThe truth of my whole life beginsSay goodbyeNot knowing how to cryYou taught me thatAnd 111 remember the strengthThat you gave meNow that I'm standing on my own111 reml~mber the wayThat you saved me111 rememberInside I was a childThat could not mend a broken wingOutside I looked for a wayTo teach my heart to singAnd 111 rememberThe love that you gave meNow that I'm standing on my own111 rememberThe way that you changed meI'll rememberI learned to let goOf the illusionThat we can both danceI learned to let goAnd to treasure the experienceAnd I'll remember happinessI'll remember .

Written by Patricl< Leonard/M. Ciccone/Richard Pagel. Sung byMadonna (c) by Sire Records

The song's story focuses on arelationship that is changing,and perhaps ending. Yet, thewoman in the song remembersthe goodness that has passedbetween herself and the otherperson.. She remembers the beginningwhen "inside I was a child thatcould not mend a broken wing."Then, she was looking "for away to teach my heart to sing."

Even now, as she learns to"let go of the illusion" of whatshe thought their relationship

MADONNA'S latest releaseis titled "I'll Remember." Thesong is offthe soundtrack ofthesoon-to-be-released film, "WithHonors." The cassingle show­cases Madonna's softer, and inmy opinion, more talerited mu­sical style.

I am not aware of how thesong fits into the film's theme.However, the song's messagecan stand on its own: We needto acknowledge the positiveways that people touch ourlives.

CY0 banquet heldProvidence College basketball

coach Pete Gillen was guest speakerat the Fall River Area CYO Bas­ketball awards banquet in his firstpublic appearance since his recentappointment to the coaching post.He was accompanied by PC's newassistant coaches Bobby Gonzalesand Tom Herrion.

Gillen spoke to CYO players,parents and guests about treasur­ing family, friends and a good ed­ucation because "you don't knowwhat you have until it's gone." Heshared recollections of his youth inBrooklyn, NY, and his own partic­ipation in CYO.

Father Jay Maddock, Fall RiverCYO director, introduced specialguests, including assistant direc­tors, referees, Park Commissionerand Mrs. Gilbert Amaral, and KenFord, head of the Durfee HighSchool culinary arts department.

Sportsmanship awards were pre­sented to Rebecca Lussier, Espi­rito Santo parish, Junior A GirlsDivision; Kyle Edwards, SS. Peterand Paul, Junior A Boys; andMelanie Ferreira, St. Jean Bap­tiste, Junior B Girls.

Trophies were awarded to theregular season and diocesan cham­pion teams in the eight CYO bas­ketball divisions.

SACRED HEART,N. ATTLEBORO

Parishioner Tara Bennett is salu­tatorian at North Attleb,)ro HighSchool.

and music by the parish c:hoir.A street procession with BishopSean O'Malley will marchfromthe church at 3 p.m. Marl;herswill include the seven Domin­gas, including the Mordl)mo,first communicants, schoo:lchil­dren and members of the ..Wo­men's Guild, Holy Name andHoly Rosary societies, cityoffi­cials and nine bands. The pro­cession will conclude with l3ene­diction.

The evening program will be­gin at 5:30 with music by vClcal­ist Arlindo Andrade and hisgroup until 7 p.m., followed byOur Lady of Light band from7:30 to 9:30 p.m. and eriter­tainment by Jorge Ferreira forom10 to midnight.

The festival grounds will openat I p.m. Monday and the A,zo­rean Cultural Association folkgroup will perform from I :30 to3:30, followed from 4 to 6 p.m.by Nossa Senhora da Concei~iio

Mosteirence band from 4 to 6and by the musical group Fan­tasy from 6: 15 to 10 p.m.

Portuguese and Amerit:anfoods will be available on thefestival grounds during 'allevents.

years. She said that because of thelongevity of the employee family,mutual love and respect betweenstaff and residents can continueuninterrupted for many years., pro­viding a. unique climate of care.

Service award recipientsSister Bergeron, RN, BSN, was

honored for 35 years of service,Shirley Vieira for 30 years andBarbara, Brunette, Muriel. Barks­dale, .sabel Dean, Jani.ce Sylvia,Barbara Jacques, Margueriteagiiton and Yvette Vi~on for 20years.

Also recognized were 12 em­ployees with 15 years of service;seven with 1.0 years; and 28 withfive years.r-··I

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SHIRLEY Vieira, honoredfor 30 years of service.

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Espirito Santo annual feast ii

"Espirito Santo parish, Fall

River, will celebrate its annualfeast tomorrow through Mon­day, Memorial Day, with litur­gies, processions, concerts andfamily entertainment. The eventhonors the Holy Spirit, patronof the 5,000-member parish.

Father Luis A. Cardoso, pas­tor, and Father Douglas H.Sousa, parochial vicar, inviteall to participate in the fes­tivities in the church and theparish hall and on the sur­rounding grounds on AldenStreet.

At 6:30 p.m. Saturday, pa­rishioners will join in proces­sion to bri~g the Crown of theHoly Spirit and gifts to be auc­tioned to the parish hall. OurLady of Light band will accom­pany the procession and offer aconcert from 8 to 9:30 p.m.Also on the program will beCanadian vocalist Diniz Cruzand his musical group. Food,games, a flea market and enter­tainment will continue untilmidnight.

Sunday's schedule includesan 11:30 a.m. Portuguese-lan­guage Mass with Father JoseEduardo Med.eiros as homilist

Sacred Heart Home honors work.~rsSacred Heart Home, New Bed­

ford, honored employees, retireesand volunteers at its recent 13tha'nriu~1 seryice recognition cere­mony held in the home's a.udito­rium and followed by a reception.In all, 56 employees with serviceranging from five·to 35 years werecited.

Additi.onally, \0 scholarshipswere awarded to employees, theirchildren and grandchildren. Asepl,lratel,lward, theJackie PequitaScholarship, open· to a New Bed­ford High School seni.or, went toJennifer Alv~s, daughter of AnnMarie Alves, RNC, case mix co­ordinator for. the hOl11e.

Also acknowledged were thec.ontributions of nine retirees,includ'ing Sister. Ste. Henrietta ofthe'Sisters of Charity of Quebec,who. direct Sacred Heart Home.She retired to .the community'smotherhouse in Beauport, Quebec,after serving at the New Bedfordfacility since 1986.

The work of.volunteers, some ofwhom have served' thousands ofhours, was also recognized ..

.In-acknowledgment ofthe Inter­national Year of the Family, thetheme of the c::.eremony was "OurFamily Caring for Yours." SisterBlandine D'Amours, home l,ldmin­istrator, pointed out that caregiv­ers who remain at a nursing facil­ity for many years truly becomepart of its family. The thought was.echoed by Sister Theres~Bergeron,director ofnursjng, who has serve!:!at Sacred. Heart HOlpe for 36

Mass to markD-Day anniversary

D.ofl.Daughters of. Isabella Alcazaba

Circle 65 meeting and potluck supper6 p.m. June 2, K. ore. Hall, HodgesS.t., Att1ebo~o. ..

The Francophone Associationof Fall River will· commemoratethe 50th anniversary of D-Daywith a Mass celebrated by BishopSean O'Malley 10 a.m. June 5 atS1. Anne's Church, Fall River.

The Francophone Associationand St. Anne's pastor Father JohnFoister invite World War II vete­rans, their families and friends,and the public to pray for the sold­iers who died for the liberation ofEurope.

Afterthe Mass, Fall River MayorJohn R. Mitchefl will place a wreathat the foot of a Kennedy' Parkmonument memorializing soldierswho died for their country.

Edward A. Peters of the WarVeterans Council is coordinating

, participation of various .groupsand organizations.

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LaSALETTE SHRINE,ATTLEBOROFilipino Pilgrimage Day Sunday,

organized by Holy Infant JesusPrayer Group,of Massachusetts andFather Joseph Gosselin of Shrinestaff. Program includes II a.m. reg­istration and refreshments, 12: lOp.m.Mass and afternoon Mayflower fes­tival honoring Blessed Mother, pro­cession, Benediction, and potluckreception. Wearing of national dressis encouraged.

Third annu,al youth rally 9 a. m. to6:30 p.m. June 25. Program includesworkshops for teens on leadershipskills, music and youth culture aswell as for youth advisors on foster­ing leadership in youth. The day willconclude with a barbecue and dance.Information: Father Richard Deli­sle or Brother Dave Dumaine, 222­5410.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLEGradu~ting high school seniors

are invited to dinner following 5: 15p.m, Mass June 5. Sign up in youthministry office or call Bobbi Para­dise, 771-9378, by May 29~ .

HOL)' NAME, NBSeveral projects on parish prop­

erty have been completed by men inthe Bristol County Inmate WorkRelease program.

OUR LADY'S CHAPEL, NBMass for feast of Corpus Christi 9

a.m. June 5, followed by Expositionof Blessed Sacrament. Processioncommences 2 p.m. at chapel to St.Lawrence Church for Benediction,continuing to St. Saviour's Convent(Sisters of the Resurrection, 405County St.) for second B~nedi.ction;and· returning to chapel for thirdBenediction an'd closing. Procession'participants should arrive at chapelby 1:45 p,m;

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Healing sen:lce and Ma~s 7.30 Public Safety Day festivities at Her- I1ls1. Traditional "sopas" will bep.~. June I with F.at~er Dick !.:a- itage State Park, FR. served in church hall after Mass.VOle, MS, of ASSOCiation of Chns-tian Therapists. Information: 432- ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON4934. Memorial Day Mass 10 a.m. MayST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL, NB 30, S~. ~oseph's Cemete~y, weather

Catholic ministry is. iq need of pe.rmlttIng; th~se ~ttendlng shouldvolunteers to serve as eucharistic bring lawn chaIrS.ministers, pastoral visitors; secretar- ,ies, sacristans, lectors, musicians forliturgies. Portuguese and Spanish­speaking persons are particularlyneeded. For information on nine­month volunteer training program,contact Father Francis J. McManus,SJ, 997-1515 or write' to him at St.Luke's Hospital, 101 Page St., NB02741. .SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR

Applications are being acceptedfor junior volunteers (between ages14 and 18 and in 9th-12th grade)'towork one morning or one afternoona week during the summer. Informa­tion: volunteer department, 674-5741ext. 2080, open until 5 p.m. Monday­Thursday. Application deadline June20.

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