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Religious Programs BeginOn Catechetical Sunday ment, there are fears that the

violence wlil worsen. The IRAseems determined to continue toshoot policemen and British sol­diers and to bomb buildings. Theyclaim to be fighting for anti­colonial liberation - for Brit­ish withdrawal from NorthernIreland and the incorporation ofthe province into a united Ire­land.

given to our beloved Pope JohnPaul II. His historic visit willthus be not only an event ofextraordinary joy, but also a'teachable moment' when wecan literally meditate upon thewonderful gift which AlmightyGod has given to His Church inthe person of Peter and hisSuccessors."

Meanwhile iii Rome, at hisweekly general audience, PopeJohn Paul has asked AmericanCatholics to prepare spirituallyfor his visit. ,

"I desire to assure all Am­ericans - Catholics, Protestantsand Jews, and all men and wom­en of good will of my friendship,respect and esteem," said thepontiff. "I ask my fellow Cath­olics in particular, in these days

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Leaders DubiousOn Census Aid

New York and Newark offi­'cials have said they are unwillingto help the U.S. Census.Bureau

'count illegal alie~s unless theyreceive a guarantee that the fed­eral government will keep theinformation secret.

The Census Bureau has con­tacted the National Conferenceof Catholic Bishops-U.S. Cath­olic Conference and some dio­ceses asIqng for help with the1980 census. According to Msgr.Thomas Leonard, NCCB-USCCassociate general -secretary, the

. conference does not have a policyconcerning cooperation with thecensus, although he said a policymay be considered at a Septem­ber USCC Board meeting.

Msgr. A'nthony Bevilacqua,director of the Migration andRefugee Office of the Brooklyndiocese, said he would want apersonal guarantee "at least

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Hope Visit of PopeBe Tension Easer

The Provisional IRA and thosewho shelter and support them areCatholics, a small minority ofthe 500,000 Catholics or North­ern Ireland. They seem to havebecome insensitive to appealsfrom the church and it is doubt­ful whether even a direct appealfrom the pope would have anyeffect on the gunmen, though itmight win a response among themore religiously inclined of theirsupporters.

Far from. any sign of settle-

IrishWill

tinued the bishop, "prompts meto indicate to you my own de­sire that as many priests as pos­sible plan to be personally pres­ent at the sacred liturgy onBoston Common. I urge you toencourage your parishioners tobe present to greet the' HolyFather and to express in a tangi~

ble and enthusiastic manner ourloyalty and affection for the.Pope.

"Likewise, I urge all prieststo make use of the remaining

. weeks which precede the visitof Pope John Paul II to our area,especially in homilies and in­structions at Sunday Masses inthe parishes to focus upon theunique role of the Papacy in the.Church and to reflect upon theextraordinary gifts of mind andsoul which Almighty God has

Last week His Excellency,Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, parti­cipated, together with the Or­dinaries of the other dioceses ofNew England, in a meeting atthe residence of His Eminence,Cardinal Humberto S. I Medeirosof Boston, to discuss plans forthe forthcoming visit of PopeJohn Paul II.

In a letter to the clergy ofthe, diocese, Bishop Cronin notedthat it is hoped that large andrepresentative groups from everyNew England diocese will be atthe Boston Common for the pa­pal Mass at 4:30 p.m. Monday,Oct. 1.-

Diocese Joins New EnglandIn Preparations for Pope

"Great numbers," wrote thebishop, "will have a direct viewof the aItar which will be erectedon the Common. Others will havethe opportunity to see the HolyFather as he travels completelyaround the perim.eter of Boston .Common in an open car. As youhave doubtless read in the newsreports, plans have been madeto .~elevise the ·Papal Mass Onlarge screens placed on build-ings in the viciriUy of the Com- DUBLIN, Ireland (NC)mon, so that all who are gather- Pope John Paul n is not expect- ,ed can view the Mass." ed to address himself directly~to

Bishop Cronin said pastors the grave problems afflictingare encouraged to~arrange trans- Ireland during his three-day tourportation for parish groups to of the country Sept. 29-0ct. 1.attend the Mass. Many parishes But the Irish Conference of Bish­have already finalized such plans ops hopes that the spiritual re­and others are in the process of newal that he. will stimulate willdoing so. help solve or ease them.. "Obvio~sly," the bishop Co?- By far the most intractable

tmued, you~~ and. old ":111 - problem is the violence in North­wa~t to partlc~p~t~ 10 the hls- em ireland. The bishops were.tonc papal VISit. He not.e~, appalled by the killing of Lordh~wever, that the Boston VISit Louis Mountbatten and 21wIll focus on youth and h~ urged others by the Provisional IRA

. that pastors make special ar- Aug. 27 and have appealed forrangements for young people to peace and respect for the sa­be present at the Common. credness of human life. The kill-

To encourage .this, Father ings have been condemned byGeorge Coleman, diocesan di- the pope and are responsible forrector of education, has an- his decision to exclude North­nounced that all Catholic schools em Ireland from his itineraty. Itwill be closed on Monday, Oct. had been proposed that he go to1. Further details concerning Armagh, Northern Ireland, pri­parochial school participation in matial See of all Ireland for 15the papal visit will be forth- centuries.coming.

At the meeting of the bishopsit was announced that there willbe a special section reserved forpriests who wish to attend theMass. Although it will not bepossible for priests to concele­brate, all the clergy are heartilyencouraged to he present inorder to be closely united withthe Holy Father as he offersMass.

"This historic visit of the HolyFather to our country and speci­fically to New England," con-

Youth MinistryAlso in connection with ob­

servance of Catechetical Sun­day, the department of religiouseducation pas announced finalplans fQ':: a youth ministry train­ing program.

Details were presented to theYouth Ministry Advisory Groupat a recent meeting at St. Mar­garet's Church, Buzzards Bay.They were explained by FatherMarcel Bouchard, director ofyouth ministry, and a planningtask force.

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home. Our. parish. programs ofreligious education underscorethe roles of family members inthe mutual encouragement ofgrowing in the faith.

"As we begin a new academ!cyear, I urge your support of par­ish catechetical programs - inreligious education, in -parishschools, in programs of adult for­mation. By our dedication to thecontinuing growth of all.membersof." God's people - in our homesand parish famiiles - we willfoster communities that reflectthe Gospel message of peace andunderstanding."

In further observance of theday, Rev. Michel G. Methot, di­ocesan director of religious edu­cation, will offer 11 a.m. Masson television Channel Six.

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September 16 will be Cate­chetical Sunday in the Fall Riverdiocese, traditionally the begin­ning date for parish religiouseducation programs. Manychurches will offer a specialMass during which parish CCDteachers and other personnelwill be comrilissioned as reli­gious educators.

A letter from His Excellency,the Most Reverend Daniel A.Cronin, to be read in all parishesthis weekend, stresses the sig­nificance of the occasion.

"On this weekend," he writes,• "as we celebrate CatecheticalSunday, the theme, 'Bringing theWord to God's 'Family,' .remindsus of our awesome responsibilityand !hope. We are called, as in­dividuals and as a parish family,to share the Word of God, andwe are privileged to' experiencethe consolation of Jesus' messageof love.

"At a time when family life isexperiencing much tension andneed for support, each of usmust become even more con­scious of our call to bring theGospel message to our own im­mediate families as well as tofamiiles in general.

"The family should be" the pri­mary place wherein the Word ofGod is h~ard, proclaimed, experi­enced an~ nurtured. The parishfamily continues and supportsthe nourishment begun in the

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{DPeOple ~ Places·Events~NCNews Briefs IDSinful TV

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - "Uncultured,irreligious and sinful" are just a few ofthe words veteran NBC newsman FrankBlair uses in describing some of theshows now being aired over commercial

'television. "Television is a powerful me-dium, and as such it should lead insteadof follow," said' 'Blair in an interviewwith the Nashville diocesan newspaper.

Fair Housing,WASHINGTON - Church, labor and

civil rights groups are gearing upfor a congressional push for what theydescribe ,as the most important civilrights legislation of the 96th Congress ­a bill to give the. federal government thepower to enforce laws prohibiting dis­crimination in housing. Congress passeda federal fair housing law in 1968, butdid not give the Department of Housingand Urban Development power to en­force the law.

Goes to StarWASHINGTON - Jim Castelli, federal

reporter for National, Catholic NewsService since 1974 and a regular Anchorcolumnist, has been named religion editorof The Washington Star. Castelli will beresponsible for all the Star's religiousnews coverage, including its regularSaturday religious news pages.

Regional izataonCLEVELANl)......iBishop James A. Hickey

of Cleveland hasregionalize~ the 951,000member Cleveland diocese into four re- I

gions, each with an auxiliarY bishopserving as vicar.

British PDsLONDON-The bishops of England and

Wales should set up a governing body tooversee recruitment, selection, trainingand employment of permanent deacons,according to a recommendation by thebishops' Commission for Priestly Forma­tion.

Women's IssuesBOSTON - Cardinal Humberto Medei­

ros of Boston has decided not to appointa separate archdiocesan commission onwomen's issues, but has chosen to expandmembership of the existing Justice andPeace Commission to handle matters per­taining to injustice toward women. Thedecision came in response to a requestby the Priests' Senate of Boston askingestablishment of a women's commission.

Alleged TortureCARTEGENA, Colombia,- The priests

and nuns of the Cartegana Archdiocesesa~ a young lay helper of Sister Her­linda Moises was tortured by military in­telligence until he signed a confessionimplicating himself and the nun as sub­versives. Since the late August state­ment, a civilian Cl;lUrt has released SisterMoises hecause the alleged discovery ofarms at a warehouse in which she storedrelief supplies for the poor could not besubstantiated.

Uganda PioneerKITOVU; Uganda - The first native

Ugandan priest.. Msgr. Victor MukasaWomeraka, died at the age o( 97 atKitovu MospitaI. He _had ,been a priestfor 66 years. ,

H.o Lay Min'istersWASHINGTON-The Vatican has told

U.S. church officials that special minis­ters of the Eucharist - -such as lay. menand women, - are not to be used atMasses celebrated by the pope in theUnited States in October. The move wasintercepted by some as an effort to keepwomen from assisting at the papalMasses, but officials of the National Con­ference of Catholic Bishops stressed thatthe Vatican was following normal churchregulations on the use of either men orwomen as special eucharistic ministers.'

Abortion SuitORLANDO, Fla.-A physician who op­

erates an abortion clinic in OrangeCounty, Fla., has fHed a suit in U.S.,District Court against two natioDlll or­ganizations, three local hospitals, two laypersons and a Catholic bishop chargingconspiracy to violate the physician's civilrights and violations of the ShermanAntitrust Act. Dr. Samuel J. Barr, whohas operated the EPOC Clinic in WinterPark since 1974, has alleged that the de­fendants kept him from obtaining staffprivileges at local hospitals.

Even Football DefersWASHINGTON-The National Football

League agreed Sept. 7 to allow the Wash­ington Redskins to trade game dates withthe Philadelphia Eagles to avoid conflrict-

, ing with the papal Mass scheduled forOct. 7 on the mall in Washington. Orig­inally, the Eagles were scheduled to playin Washington Oct. 7, and the Redskins,were scheduled to play in PhiladephiaOct. 21.

Policy a 'DisgraceWASHINGTON-U.S. immigration pol­

icy is a "disgraceful black mark for allof us," according, to Leonel Castillo, whois leaving his post as commisisoner of theImmigration and Naturalization Service.He said America's 25-year-old immigra­tion policies have left the country withmillions of illegal aliens who are virtually"indentured workers" and criticized Con­gress for not acting on Carter administra­tion proposals for revising immigrationlaw.

A Bad YearUNIJlED NATIONS-The United Na­

tions reported that in 1979, which is of­ficially designated as the InternationalYear of the Child, there are some 52million children working' under oftenharsh and unpaid conditions, and that400 million are not getting an education.These statistics were presented duringhearings in Geneva, Switzerland, by theU.N. Subcommittee on Prevention of Dis­:rimination and f'rotection of Minorities.

Three Good SignsSAN ANTONIO, Texas - Archbishop

Jean Jadot, apostolic delegate in theUnited States, described three positivedevelopments he sees among nuns in atalk to a meeting of the Leadership Con­ference of Women Religious. He said thedevelopments were the renewal of prayer,both individual and communal; the con­tinuing concern with ministry and theemergence of new forms as "a result ofdisc~rnment of spirits," and the growing

, involvement of 'nuns in service to adults.

BACKED BY THE COLOSSEUM, pilgrims from Holy Rosary parish,Fall River, are photographed in Rome during a trip to Italy that was partof the parish's 75th anniversary celebration and was led by Father VincentF. Diaferio, pastor. Upcoming on Sunday, Sept. 23 is a 4 p.m. Mass atHoly Rosary Church, with 'Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as pri~cipal concele'-

, brant. A banquet at Venus de Milo restaurant, Swansea, will follow at 6p.m. General renovations of the parish plant have also been 'part of theanniversary observance. In charge of arrangements for-the Sepl. 23 ban­quet is Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni, pastor emeritus of, the Italian parish,"mother church" for St. Francis of Assisi parish, New Bedford. '

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MAKING ARRANGEMENTS for the Taunton area jubileee banquet, to be held Sun­day night, Sept. 30 at the Coachmen restaurant, Tiverton, are, from left, Martina Gro­ver, publicity; Estella Margarido, program; Anne Franco, souvenirs; Adrienne Lemieux,general chairman; Eugene Alger, decorations. The banquet and a following dance will bepreceded by an afternoon Mass at St. Mary's Church, Taunton, with Bishop Daniel A.Cronin as principal concelebrant. (Gilbert Photo)

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AN INVITATIONSung Vespers will be

offered at 7:30 p.m. to­morrow at St. Mary's Ca­thedral. All members ofthe diocese are invitedto be present, especiallythose involved in the par­ish music apostolate.Priests attending are-c(sked to wear cassockand surplice.

A coffee hour will fol­low in -the parish hall.

Montforts NameNew Superior

Father George J. Werner,SMM has been named superiorof the American province of theMontfort Missionaries. In theFalI River diocese, the commun­ity staffs St. Peter's parish,Dighton.

Elected advisors to FatherWerner were Rev. Eugene M.Lynch, SMM, pastor of St.Mary Gate of Heaven, OzonePark, N.Y.; Rev. Donald Le­clerc, SMM, pastor of InfantJesus Church, Fort Jefferson,N.Y.; Rev. Peter Ballenger, SMM,pastor of St. Teresa's Church,St. Louis, Mo.; and Rev. William'Considine, SMM, novice director,Washington, D,C.

Father Werner, originalIy ofOzone Park, was ordained in1957. His Ministry has includedpreaching retreats and workingin formation programs and inparish ministry.

St. Louis de Montfort foundedthe community of priests andbrothers to "establish the reignof Jesus Christ through Mary."Their ministry includes workwith the poor sick and elderly,preaching, parish ministry andencouragement of devotion toMary.

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mementos and their names willbe inscribed on a permanentplaque in the school. Also to bededicated to them will be theHoly Family "Walk-a-thon '79,"to take place Saturday, Oct. 6and to involve faculty and stu­dents in a walk through NewBedford and Dartmouth.

Att,?rney Edwin J. living­stone Jr. is heading the HalI ofFame committee.

Kenneth L. Kramer, schoolvice-principal, is coordinatingthe walk-a-thon.

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We have already re­ceived many advertise·ments of congratulationsand felicitations, on , thishistoric occasion. If yourbusiness organization orparish would like to be in­cluded in this souvenirissue, sure to be kept formany years, please con·:act, by Saturday, Sept. 15:

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FALL RIVER, MASS.

Bishop Gerrard was pastor ofSt. Lawrence Church and HolyFamily High School director for16 years. Father Hogan alsoserved as high school director.

Sister Virginia and SisterCharles FraJ;}cis were the lasttwo religious principals of thehigh school, while Jack Nobregawas for' many years athleticdirector and coach, compiling anenvialile record. in BristolCounty basketbalI.

Sister Rose Murray served atHoly Family from 1905 to 1934and again from 1935 to 1?36.

Present Holy Family person­nel Wish to honor the contribu­tion made over the years by theschool to both the Greater NewBedford community and thechurch. As part of their tributethey are recognizing by meansof the HalI of Fame some of themany men and women important·to the school's grQwth and de·

Holy FamilyNew Bedford's Holy Family

High School, oldest secondaryschool in the diocese of FallRiver, will induct into a newly­established HalI of Fame sixmen and women who have madesignificant contributions to theschool since its founding as St.Joseph's High School in 1883and under its present title, givenin 1904. ,

To be inducted at a dinner atWhite's restaurant, North West­port, on Saturday, Sept. 22, areBishop James J. Gerrard, Rev.John F. Hogan, Sister Mary Vir­ginia Quinlan, RSM, SisterCharles Francis Dubuque, RSM,Jack Nobrega, and, posthumous­ly,' Sister Mary Rose Murray,RSM.

The induction will begin witha 6:30 p.m. social hour and con·tinue with dinner at 7:30 p.m.and presentation of the honoredguests.

SOUTH ATfLEBORO Council 5876, Knights of Colum­bus, has awarded scholarship grants of $500 each to five

,students. From left, K of C member Thomas Lowe; LeoDery, educational aid chairman; Charles Brissette, Mary J.Sweeney, Gerard Turcotte, Cheryl Panzarella, Marc Tet­reault, grant recipients; Americo Vieira, K of C.

Leadership TopicOf LCWR Parley

Sister Barbara McCarthy, OP,prioress general of the Domini­can Sisters of St. Catherine ofSiena; Sister Marilyn Spellman,SUSC, provincial superior of theReligious of the Holy Union ofthe Sacred Hearts; and SisterAlmerinda Costa, -SSD, provin­cial superior of the Sisters of St.Dorothy, were among religiousfrom the FalI River diocese at­tending an assembly of theLeadership Conference of Wom­en Religious held in San An­tonio, Texas.

With "Leadership as Leaven"as the assembly theme, delegatesexplored their capability forchanging unjust social situations.

Speakers presented case his­tories of persons affected by so­cial injustice in the areas ofhealth care, youth justice, aging,nuclear development, welfareand minority status.

Gospel insights were broughtto such situations by Sister Mary'Ellen Sheehan, IHM, keynotespeaker, who discussed meansof redressing wrongs.

Change strategies and meth­ods of'social analysis were thetopic of Sister Mary Trainer,­RSM, whose presentation wasfollowed by workshops duringwhich delegates applfed thetechniques she had discussed.

New LCWR officers are SisterTheresa Kane, RSM, president;Sister Clare Fitzgerald, SSND,vice-president; Sister FrancesCunningham, OSF, secretary;Si~ter Catherine Laboure Fit­man, SP, treasurer.

Bishop's BallThe annual planning meetingfor the Bishop's Charity BalI willbe held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday,Oct. 7 at White's restaurant,North Westport.

The balI will be held Friday,Jan. 11 at Lincoln ·Park Ball­room, North Dartmouth. It willbe the 25th year the DiocesanCouncil of Catholic Women andthe- Soeiety of St. Vincent de

, Paul have cosponsored the wintersocial event.

EDITORRev. John F. Moor.e,

Vatican Positilon Paper on Science

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intermediate technology" whichadapts' advances to the needs ofindividual societies.

Priority should also be givento improving food production,"the one grand area which needsurgent and serious attention."added the Vatican.

Another first step towardself-reliance in the Third World,the paper said, is developmentof water resources. Inexpensiveand quick improvements inwater purificatiT' desalinationand irrigation ar sorely needed,said the Vatica .

"The end of ekery power andevery social a~on is the humanperson and the fulfillment of hispotential on all levels of familyand nation in such a way thathe becomes a freer bearer of thevalues of his culture and his be­liefs," said the Vatican.

Scientific and technologicalprogress can contribute to amore just and harmoniousworld "in which people can livein peace of the development ofall people everywhere," it added.

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Ambivalence in the use ofscience and technology "rests inthe attitudes which we human'beings bring to the product ofscientific research and techno­logical development," added thepaper.

"Therefore, before there canbe any evaluation of the worthof this or that technology or thisor that scientific achievement,there must be clarification ofthe attitude of ourselves as hu­man beings and as states whocarry responsibility and whohave the obligation ,to insurethat the values which foster thelives of persons and nationalactivity guide our deliberationand choices," said the Vatican.

The Vatican listed conditionsfor expective transfer of tech­nology to developing nations:

- It must create, local em­ploment.

- It must improve the de­veloping country's ability to ex­port goods competitively andmust stimulate its own evo~u­

tion.The paper cites a need to de­

velop centers for education andresearch so that people fromThird World countries will beable to learn new. techniquesand adapt them to their own (:ul­ture'.

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'UNITED NATIONS (NC)The Catholic Church supportsscientific and technological pro­gress which "truly serves the'good of the inhabitants of thisearth and does not deprive any­one of the just fruits of its ad­vantages and growth."

That was the tenor of a Vati­can position paper for the Uni­tel! Nations Conference on sci­ence and Technology held in Vi­enna last month.

The Vatican also cautionedthat scientific and technologicalprogress is "ambivalent" andlisted conditions for transfer­ring technology from the "haves",to the "have-nots."

The aim of the U.N. conferenceis to redress global imbalancebetwe'en developed and develop­ing nations: Conference plannerssaw the imbalance as potentiallymore explosive than many otherissues which affect world peace.

True progress must be put atthe disposal of people withoutprejudice, said the Vaticanpaper.

The importance of science andtechnology for the developmentof people "cannot escape theconcern and interest" of thechurch, said the paper, becauseit can provide material andspiritual benefits.

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themoorin~Getting a Headstart

In these days of outrageous prices in the marketplaceand banditry by the oil companies, many families are tak­ing a very hard look not only at their depleting bank booksbut also at their family goals and objectives for the future.Many' families with children in high school, especiallythose who are unfairly treated because they choose tosend their children to church affiliated schools, are wonder­ing how they will ever afford a college education for theirsons or daughters.

Realizing that the job market is becoming more andmore limited and that fewer opportunities exist for young

. people to get even parttime jobs to help finance future edu­cational plans, it is becoming obvious that, young peoplewho really desire to further their education on the collegeand university level must seek financial help beyond thenormal family resources. For seniors entering their lastyear of high school the time for seeking is now.

These young people and their families must keep inmind that the total cost of a four-year education at mo~t

private colleges or universities presently far exceeds the$25,000 mark and is expected to continue to increase yearly.Even the cost of pU,blic higher education with its tax-sup-

" ported base is facing the same reality

What this year's high school seniors should realizeis that millions Qf dollars in public and private money areavailable to help students and their families.

However, if you want to share in these monies thetime to act is now. In the past salad years, many studentstook much for granted when it came to meeting educa­tional commitments. Today's economy has changed allthat. Dad and Mom are' no longer able to "flip" all thebills. Other 'means must be sought at the earliest datepossible if a present high school senior expects to receive

. financial help.

Such a search should also be a family affair, notmerely the province of an interested teacher or guidancedepartment. In our growing social plight, none can go italone more especially family units. One reason why somefamilies have unduly burdened themselves financially isthat they have been too proud to seek special help.

This, of course, is totally foolish. Every taxpayer'should realize that in addition to the many private founda­tions willing and ready to help worthy students, UncleSam is into educational' financial aid in a big way.' Al­though unwilling to assist in primary or secondary-privateor parochial education costs, he is ready to help undeI1­graduate or graduate students with the expenses of acollege of their choice. Both federal and state govern-

,ments have many tax-funded grant programs which can be,explored witlr the aid of school guidance counselors.

Thus, a word of advice to high school seniors' desiringto better the world by means of a college education: get aheadstart. Act now. Search and work. Ask and seek.Pursue and investigate. Your entire 'future could dependon your decision to be. the early bird that gets the pro­verbial worm.

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The Dalai Lama emphasizedthe need for interdevelopment,spiritual development to balanceprogress in science and tech~

ol~gy.

"You cannat buy compassionin one of the big shops oeNewYork," he said. "It comes onlythrough interdevelopment."

Msgr. James Rigney, cathedralrector, recalled that when theservice was first proposed lastspring, he readily agreed butwondered "whether' we couldget a few hundred people to­gether for it." Watching the de­parting throngs, who had filledthe cathedral with their pres­ence and their applause, with noincident marring the harmony,he observed, "I guess we got afew hundred together."

personal religious beliefs," hesaid.

The Dalai Lama gave the be­ginning and ending of his ad­dress in Tibetian, translated intoEnglish by an interpreter. Butthe central part of his messagewas given in "my broken Eng­lish."

I NecrologySeptember 21 ___

Rev. George Pager, 1882,Founder, Sacred Heart, NewBedford

Rev. George Jowdy, 1938,Pastor, Our' Lady of Purgatory,New Bedford

September 24Rev. Joseph E. C. Bourque,

1955, Pastor, Blessed Sacrament,Fall River

September 26Rev. John J. Donahue, 1944,

Assistant, St. William, Fall River

TIDS IS the National Mall in Washington, D.C., ex­pected to be thronged with a million worshippers whenPope John Paul II celebrates Mass here on Oct. 7.(NC Photo)

Dalai Lama Welcomed

gage in artificial contraceptioncontrary to the teaclUngs of theChurch; but to accept the killingof the unborn without any effortto end it is a sin that cries toheaven for vengeance. ...

I pray constantly that weCatholics come to our senses.And wouldn't it be a good be­ginning to have in this/diocesea center similar to the HumanLife Center in St. Louis foundedby Father Paul Marx: a centerdedicated to natur~l family plan­ning and to ending abortion.

Edward ActonHyannis

NEW YORK (NC) - CardinalTerence Cooke of New Yorkclasped the hand of the DalaiLama, Tibetian Buddhist leader,as ablack -B~ptist minister' readSt. Paul's hymn to love in FirstCorinthians 13.

The moment was a highlightof the "welcoming service forhis holiness the Dalai Lama XIVby the religious .community of,New York."

St. Patrick's Cathedral was thesite for welcoming the first Da­lai Lama ever to visit the UnitedStates.

The cathedral, which seats2,500 people, was packed, withhundreds standing.

The congregation, includingmany of the Dalai Lama's- Am­erican followers, was enthusi­astic and responsive, frequentlybreaking into applause that wasreinforced by Tibetian hornsblown by two Buddhist monks.

In welcoming the Dalai Lama,Cardinal Cooke took note of thepossibility that some peoplemight fear such a service wouldpromote indifferentism or syn­cretism.

"We haven't compromised ourTwo Conclusions. .

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letters are welcomed, but should be nomore than 200 words. The editor reservesthe right to condense or edit, if deemednecessary. All letters must be signed andinclude a home or business address.

Dear Editor:As I try to enlighten Catholics

to the reality of abortion, I candraw but two conclusions. Eitherthey are educated enough aboutit, are doing their utmost to endit and they need no further mo­tivation; or they are so apatheticthey couldn't care less.

Unfortunately.-the latter seemsto be the case. Otherwise, whyis the killing continuing un-'abated? If Catholics, and I in­clude bishops and clergy, arefighting against this abomina­tion, then why do we continuallyelect men such as Studds, Ken­nedy, O'Neill and Drinan? ...

It is one thing for those whoprofess to be Cathoiics to en-

Letters to­the Editor

Dear Editor:I liked the picture of you and

those other fine priests with ourbeloved Pope John Paul - andthe other picture of Mr. Ferreirashowing Pope John Paul extend­ing his hand with that gracioussmile on his face! So nice to seepeople of our diocese visitingthe Vatican! ... '

I also liked your editorial sowell that I'm forwarding it toPresident Carter. I especiallyliked your words: "It certainlywould be a horrendous situationif the present incumbent of theWhite House decided to receivePope John Paul merely as a dis­tinguished visitor."

If more of our clergy wouldspeak out for the need to haveour 50 million Catholics urgeand work to have a full diplo­m~tic representative from theU.S. at the Vatican, it could bedone....

In fact, the abortion issue inCongress and prayer in ourschools as well would have longsince received votes enough tohave the Human Life Amend­ment passed and a return ofschool prayer.

It is the Drinan-Kennedy mem­bers of both houses who impedeCatholic progress on these is­sues.... And Drinan is now. be­moaning treatment in South'Vietnam, the country he andKennedy helped communize be­cause of lack of financial or po­litical support all ffirough thetime our splendid young menwere dying there!

But I can see millions of stu­pid, liberal-left political hacks'as well as voters supporting TedKennedy for the White House.... A person's religion in politicsmeans nothing to me - butwhat he stands for and tries tolive up to does. ...

A:fter reading Greeley's latestbook, one wonders why The An­chor bothers with his column. Ifeel much the same about MaryCarson and Jim Castelli.... Whynot Patrick Buchanan's column?He is an honest-to-God splendidCatholic!

Kathryn NowakMarion

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In Greeleyls Viewl Itls Lunatic Legalism

Is It Time To' Normalize Relations with Vietnam?

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REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

Am I the only one whosees the conflict betweenthe two most fashionable.current crazes in the Am­erican church - "evangeliza­tion" and guidelines?"

On one hand we have a bunchof maniac and ill-informed en·thusiasts running around thecountry trying to convert the"unchurched'" and reconvert the"fallen away." On the other, wehave another I bunch of lunatics

By

MARY

CARSON

There are times when Ifeel the Catholic Church isgoing down the drain and·nothing seems to stop it.During Vatica'n II I built,. uphigh hopes but I look at thechurch more than a decade laterand wonder how much reallyhas improved.

By

JIM

CASTELLI

~L ..Vietnam is eager to es-

tablish formal relationswith the United States, butthe Carter 'administrationseems reluctant to do so be­cause it fears strong negative

By

MARILYN

RODERICK

Very often we feel we'retoo busy to cook tasty mealsduring the working weekand we rely on costly andunsatisfactory packaged foodsaM quickie take-outs. But goodcooking can be managed by theworking woman and this isproved by Norma Camara ofSanto Christo parish, Fall River.

Norma is not only one of thebest Portuguese cooks in thearea, she is also a working wom-

running around the country, for­mulating elaborate, detailed andmoronic rules regulating admin­istration of the sacraments. Andsome of the .evangelization en­thusiasts are also guideline en­thusiasts.

I doubt that the evangelizersare going to attract many peopleto or back t~ the church. But ifthey do, the evangelized willpromptly encounter a system of"rule morality," more inflexiblethan anything previously devised

, in the church.You attract people' to the

church on one hand, then frigh­ten them away with inquisitorialrigorism' on the other. "Dumb"is the only adjective for suchcontradictory behavior.

But the other day I saw whatmay well be the hope 'of the fu­ture of the church. It wasn't adramatic breakthrough or a big,bold, beautiful council of bish­ops.

It was one priest, a "!telp-out"at Sunday Mass. I never sawhim before. Possibly I'll neversee him again.

All he did was say a Mass ona sticky, muggy Sunday morn­ing. But he had enthusiasm! Hemade me feel he was glad to bethere. He seemed to be glad thatevery single person in the con·gregation was there.

He had a combination of de-

reactions from the public andthe Congress, which is still angryabout the way the administrationhandled recognition of thePeople's Republic of China.

Opposition to normalizationof Vietnam stems partly frombitterness of America's involve­ment in the war there and partlyfrom the fact that Vietnam isseen as the aggressor in Cam­bodia and as a Soviet ally.

But supporters of normaliza­tion offer a number of reasonS

an with four children rangingin age from 5 to 15.

"I love to cook," she said."When I get bored watchingtelevision I'll go out in the kit·chen and make a cake."

Planning is the key to Norma'sability to serve' even the mostcomplicated ethnic specialties toher family during her workweek.

"I start preparing a complica­ted dish the night before, thenwhen I get home from work Ijust add the finishing touches."

Norma's love of good cookingcame to her from her mother,who also worked while bringing'up her family. "At the age of 10'I -was shopping and cooking forsix people," said Norma, "and

One guideline enthusiast ex­plained i1 to me this way: "If weare going to grant annulmentson the grounds of psychologicalinstability, then we simply haveto screen people before marri­age to determine that they arepsychologically capable of get-.ting married."

The idea that it is the role of .the church or the parish priestto "psychologically screen"people who wish to marry is un­charitable, un-Christian and aviolation of canon law. But theguideline enthusiasts have im­posed regulations that makeboth the old canon law and Car­dinal Felici's grotesque revisedcode look like exercises in liber­al permissiveness.

votion, openness, rapport"warmth " . . a sense of thetheatrics that can make a Massa beautiful drama to be shared."I'm afraid that "theatrics" willturn off some people but theMass, after all, is the reenact­ment of a powerful drama.

Have you ever been to Mas'swhere the celebrant' gave theimpression it was a chore to begotten out of the way? It seemsto happen on days when a biggame is scheduled on TV. I'vesometimes had the feeling thata smaller congregation wouldbe appreciated because com­munion would go faster.

for recognizing Vietnam, includ­ing the fact that Vietnam, with50 million people, is the thirdlargest communist· country inthe world. If the United Statescan recognize China, the argu­ment goes, why can't it recog­nize Vietnam?

Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), aVietnam veteran who waswounded twice, says. America'sposition has pushed Vietnam in-­to a closer relationship to theSoviet Union than it wants.

my own daughters help me to­day."

While .discussing ways ofmaking Portuguese dishes, Nor­rna and her older daughter be­gan preparing three bushels ofhot peppers that in the nextcouple of days would become 21large jars of ground peppers tobe used during the winter as anessential ingredient in manyrecipes.

Norma explained that home­qlade peppers are tastier and lessexpensive than the store-boughtvariety.

"Assafroa is one of our mostimportant spices," she said. Al­though it's expensive, it pro­vides a special flavor for manydishes.

The guideline nuts have re­voked the ~ode of canon lawand, as far as I <;an see, the Ser­mon on the Mount as well. Theyhave turned, almost withoutanyone noticing it, AmericanCatholicism into the kind of de­tailed Pharisaic oppression thatboth Jesus and St. Paul' con­demned.

A recent issue of Aim had anarticle purporting to present a"moderate" view of the guide­lines. The· perspective of theauthor is about as moderate asthe Talmud and yet I hear noone complaining.

Ironically; the new hyper­legalism has come precisely when·a lot of sometime-eatholics intheir middle-30s are getting

And then suddenly that Sun­day morning I found myselfthrown into such a compellingforce tha~ I was awed. The priestpreached on "unless you eat myflesh and drink my blood" withsuch thought and preparationthat the following week whenthe readings alluded to the gos­pel from the week before,' I hadno difficulty remembering whatit was! It was one of the fewtimes I regretted a homilistcoming to, the end of his talk.

I couldn't stop thinking aboutthat priest. But he's' only one.What can one priest do?

All of Christianity was found-

Vietnam has a long historicanimosity toward China andwants to limit Chinese influencein Asia. That is one reason whyit has moved closer to the So­viet Union, but Murtha andothers argue that official rela­tions with the United Stateswould have given Vietnam a bet­ter chance to rem'ain independentof Russia.

Rep. Paul Simon (D-IlI.) says,"It is possible that the presentwar in Vietnam almost a

Here is, one of Norma's fav­orite recipes, using both hotpeepers and assafroa.

Norma's Stuffed Eggs1 dozen eggs (hard-cooked)

Sauce1 tablespoon ground hothot peppers2 large onions, chopped3 cloves garlic, chopped2 tablespoons tomato pasteY2 teaspoon paprikaY2 teaspoon assafroa .1 tablespoon chopped parsley2 ,cups waterSalt to taste

Stuffingeggs yolks1 heaping teaspoon groundred peppersY2' teaspoon garlic powder

ready to drift back into thechurch. They are discovering amore authoritarian and more op­pressive church than the onethey left.

The guidelines are mostly un­enforceable. A lot of Catholiclaity will not accept them andwill simply not receive the sac­raments. Others will shoparound until they find priestswho refuse to apply them.. \\lith the guidelines mania,

American Catholicism has de­liberately and consciously em­barked on the path of crushingthe bruised reed. It is melan­choly to think that many of theguidelines nuts will not evenunderstand what that last sen­tence,.. means.

ed on the efforts of one man.Apparently this priest has takenthat to heart.

How easy to excuse ourselves.What can I do . . . alone? Whenthousands are needed, what canone person do?

This priest knows what oneperson can do,. . . the yery besthe's able. He made a congrega­tion feel, "This is somethingwe're all part of . . . and proudof it!"

I hope he comes back some­time. There are two things I'dlike to .do. l'd like to thank himpersonally. And I'd like to beassured it wasn't just a gooddream.

classic case of the growth of war- would not have occurred hadwe recognized the government ofVietnaID:.

"Officials of Vietnam madeclear their eagerness for im­proved relationships with us andtheir desire to maintain inde­pendence from the Soviets andthe Chine~e. But we turned tIiemdown and had no influence inVietnam when the Soviets ap­parently encouraged Vietnam tomove into Cambodia."

Y2' teaspoon onion powder1 teaspoon parsleySalt and pepper to taste2 tablespoons vegetable oil4 raw eggs

1. Make sauce by miXing in­gredients in saucepan, bring toboil and simmer for Y2 hour.

2. Split hard cooked eggs inhalf lengthwise, remove yolksadd to stuffing. To make stuff­ing, mash yolks and mix with,other ingredients.

3. Stuff whites of eggs, dip inthe raw eggs that have beenbeaten well and saute in hot oiluntil golden on both sides. Dipeggs in sauce and arrange onserving dish. Cover with rest ofsauce and decorate with parsley.

Census Aid

Catechetical'sunday

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land-based ICBMs.He said it would be "insane"

for the Soviet Union to launchsuch a strike and that even if itdid have a~ first-strike capabilityagainst 'land-based ICBMs, itwould still be deterred by U.S.air and sea-Iaun.ched missiles.

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preceding my visit, to openwide their hearts to the purify!ngaction of the Holy Spirit. Whatis needed, above all, is a spirit­ual preparation, so, that, when Icome, we may fittingly celebratetogether our unity in the love ofGod, the love of our Lord JesusChrist. '

"In a special way, I am com­ing as a servant of the Gospel ofChrist on a pastoral visit to theCatholic Church in the UnitedStates to proclaim the upliftingand healing message of God'sword," he added(

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"It is, however," he said, "theofficial policy of the U.S. Cath­olic Conference and, in express­ing it, we bishops seek to fulfilla role/of responsible citizenshipas well as religious leadership."

Cardinal Krol rejected the ar­gument that the treaty wouldthreaten U.S. security by givingthe Soviet Union a "first-strikecapability" against American

- New missile systems suchas the MX mobile missile andthe Trident II submarine "shouldbe: considered as negotiable inreturn for equivalent concess­ions" by the Soviet Union in aSALT III treaty. /

The United States andRussia should consider loweringthe number of warheads permissile in future SALT negotia­tions.

He said the position he pre­sented was the majority, not theunanimous, position of the bish­ops' Administrative Board andnot the unanimous position ofAmerican Catholics.

In the forests of zaire, these Little Sisters ofJesusare bringing to the Pygmies, the healing news ofChrist's love as theyheal therr physical hurts. .

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Cardinal Krol Backs SALT IIWASHINGTON (NC) - Car­

dinal John KrQI of Philadelphia,representing the nation's Cath­olic bishops, has urged the Sen­ate 'to ,ratify the second Strate­gic Arms Limitation Treaty ­SALT II - as a "deceleration"of the arms race and "the be­ginning of a continuing and n,.ec­essary process for obtainingmeaningful and progressive re-,ductions" in nuclear stockpiles.

Cardinal Krol made' his com­ments in testimony before I theSenate Foreign Relations Com­mittee.

He made these main points inhis testimony:

- The treaty does notthreaten U.S. security.

....;. Ratifying the treaty shouldnot be used as an excuse to in­crease military spending.

- If the hope of reducing nu­clear stockpiles ever disappears,the Catholic Church "would al­most certainly" condemn -thepossession of nuclear weaponsas well as their use.

have already set dates andplaces for these sessions:

.....,. Taunton - Oct. II, 25,Nov. 8 - St. Mary's Hall.

- Ne~ Bedford - Oct. 9, 16,23 - Kennedy Youth Center.

- Cape Cod - Nov. 19, 26,Dec. 3 - Our 'Lady of VictoryParish Hall, Centerville.

Dates for the Fall River andAttleboro areas have not yetbeen set.

Every parish is invited to par­ticipate in this program, and allwho work with youth, or planto do so, are urged to attend.

Information concerning regis­tration will be forwarded to par­ishes in time to recruit and pre­pare their representatives to theprogram.

Those ~ho desire morl'! infor­mation at this time may ca,IlFather Bouchard at the CatholicEducation Center, 678-2828.

Affairs.Even if the government gives

its assurance, Msgr. Bevilacquasaid that the Brooklyn Diocesewould not be involved directlywith the Census Bureau, butwould inform people and "en­courage people to register.

He said he is concerned thata coincidental, routine arrest ofillegal workers after the censusmight make the workers suspi­cious of the church as well as ofthe governmept.

However, in the Los AngelesArchdiocese, Mexican-Americanleaders have urged aliens to becounted, saying it will be fort'heir benefit.

Continued from Page_ Onefrom the attorney general and·perhaps from the president him­self - that information collect­ed for the census would not beturned over to another govern­ment agency such as the Officeof Immigration and Naturaliza­tion."

Father Franciso Dominguezand Father Nicholas Di Narzioof the New York and Newarkarchdiocesan migration officesalso expressed concern that thecensus could be used againstillegal aliens, as has ArchbishopRobert ~anchez of Sante Fe,N.M., ch,airman of the NCCB'sAd Hoc Committee on Hispanic

GEORGE ATTALLAHof Our Lady of PurgatoryChurch, New Bedford, at age 80 is older than his parish,for which he has been altar boy, sexton, caretaker, watch­man and usher for 62 years. He lives acrQss the street fromthe church and often arises at 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. to make surethat all is well with it. (Rosa Photo)

Continued from ·Page OneAlive: Accepting the Challengeto Minister," the program isaimed both at adults interestedin working with youth and se­lected youth leaders. It will beconducted in each area of theDiocese this fall and will con­sist of three two and a half hour

, sessions.During the sessions the art,

attitudes, and task of .youth min­istry will be discussed. Partici­pants will have the opportunityto share iilformation, do jointplanning, and contribute to eachother's support.

Both the core groups makingplans for each area and thosewho will conduct the sessionswill be local people experiencedin ministering to and withyouth.

Three areas of the Diocese

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By Caroi Dinklage

Jesus is different these days; he's gone modern (so they say). He nolonger tells the woman caught in adultery: "<;To in peace and sin no more."

He tells her: "Do your own thing as long as it's done in love." ,I know a young l11an who went to a priest for,confession; he and his

girlfriend were going to try not to fall into bed with each other.And this priest told him not to get too repressed and they should re­

pent of guilt hangups' over the sex thing..A youngster was saying how great it is the church no longer hangs

an A for adultery around a woman's neck. Nowadays she wears a teeshirt which says on the front: "I am a virgin" and on the back: "This is

. an old tee shirt."Oh well, Jesus is different these days;' he's' gone modern (so they

say). He says: "Be fulfilled, be whole, that's what perfect means."And how can you be whole if you don't try everything out?The Christian churches are studying the family; and they've got to

have a gay couple and a liying together couple as.examples of family, soas not to be judgmental. After all, love is the Christian way, not judgment.

All the speakers agree the family is in a state of disarray. Onespeaker even suggested love would put the humpty-dumpty together again.

But what is love? What love? Don't mention Jesus or holiness ­that's passe, fundamentalist, narrow. He's different these days; he's goneliberal~ liberated; he doesn't want to intrude or give an opinion.

On the other hand, the chariSmatics, the renewed, the born again,the .pentecostals, the evangelists - they talk of Jesus all the time; theyhave him right in the palm of their hand.

They're not afraid to handle him; and they know they're saved; andgoing right to heaven; and they are always speaking infallibly with theirtongues to themselves and to each other; they know the will of .Godwithout even having 'to hear 'it

Jesus is differen! these days. He can be tapped any time for theGifts. He heals on demand. Jesus has gone charismatic..

My God, My God, My God, My God, My God. Why hast thou for-'saken us? Who shall rescue us from the deaths we have fallen into. Evennice respectable Christian deaths?

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Come Jesus, Lord, and Lover, Unimaginable Other. You whom wecannot make into our own image. Incarnate yourself again in our poorsaid Christian lives. Be born again in us Thou Lord of Holy Love, ThouPresent Tense, Thou Now, Thou Eternal One, Thou Refreshing Spirit,come.

WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?"On the night he was betrayed, he took bread and gave you thanks

and praise and said: Take this all of you and eat it. This is my body givenfor you. When supper was ended, he took the cup and again he gavethanks and praise, gave the cup to his disciples and said: take this, 'allof you, and drink from it: This is the cup of my blood; it will be shed foryou and for all men so that sins may be forgiven."

AND WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?"My beloved answered, he said to me: Rise up my darling, my fair­

est, come away, for now the winter is past, the rains are over and gone,the flowers appear in the countryside; the time is coming when the birdswill sing and the turtle doves cooing will be heard in our land and the.vines give forth their fragrance. Rise up my dading, my fairest, comeaway." .

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Do you ever leave more than your ignition key with theaattendant in a parking lot or service station? yes ·No .

If you suddenly realize that a car has been following youfor some time, would you try to lose it? yes No .

When walking, do you make it a habit to sta'y in well-populated areas, walk briskly and act alert and self-assured? yes No .

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10 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Sept. 13,1979. Supporting t.he Family

. Unforgettable Sin"-Despair is the sin which can­

not find - because it will notlook for it - forgiveIress." ­Dom Hubert van Zeller

I need them - to tell me whichnew records are worth hearing;to chauffeur younger membersaround; to cook certain meals;to keep the cars in repair,

Not only do family membersneed to be important to' eachother, but families need to beimportant as families. The parishshould support a family-typeapostolate.

Suppose the parish set up afamily bulletin board. A familycould post its proposed activityin an effort to attract company.Projects might involve a simpleafternoon of sledding or swim-

- ming or a more elaborate projectsuch as a discussion group forparents of children about tomake first Communion.

Families can make posters to­gether for the church liturgy.Families can run booths togetherat the church bazaar.

Engaged couples might eat andvisit weekly with an establishedfamily for their pre-marital in­structions. The experienced fam­ily would take time to discussmoney, sex, in-laws and childrenwith the young couple. At thewedding, the instructing couplemight even be given a. specialrole.

The pastor might call on someof his strong families to help incounseling and support of a fam­ily in \. trouble. The troubledcouple could meet with a' morestable couple or couples as theyattempted to put their ownfam­ily back together.

Parish. families could providea time-out refuge for a troubledteen if a cooling-off period of afew days were needed..

The pastor or certain parish­ioners could act as a facilitatorin mobilizing a helpful networkto meet needs in time of crisis.When illness, death, loss of ajob pr disgrace threaten an indi­vidual or family, other familyunits in the parish could provide

vital care.Families are called upon to

support the parish. Now we needthe parish to support families.

Reader questions on familyliving and child care are invited;Address to The Kennys; clo TheAnchor, P.O.. Box 7, Fall River,Mass. 02722.

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How can the parish supportfamily life? Two principles. Fam­ily members need to be impor­tant to each other, and familyunits need to be important in theparish;

The parish sholtld be carefulabout setting up activities thatseparate family members. Wehave the Holy Name Society formen, altar societies for women,CYO and CCD for youth. Whatis for the family- Mass, I guess,but many families split up evento go to Mass.

Once upon a time the familywas together all week on thefarm. Members needed a chance

.-------------------------------------~-,,~on Sunday 'to get away fromeach other. That is no longertrue.

The family is split during theweek with .dad at.. work, thechildren at school, mom at workor home, and everyone participa­ting in his or her own activities.Church .might be- an ideal timeto bring families together.

The family. should attendMass together. Coffee anddoughnuts after Mass is a goodfamily activity. '

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Suppose we divided the parishinto small units of five to 10families or religious educationcommunities. Such small unitscould be responsible for reli­gious education. The pastor andhis teaching team might assistthem.

Each unit would be calledupon to plan and carry out itsown program. Some might em·phasize liturgy; others, discus­sion and education; others socialaction. Religious educatibnwould be carried on within asmall but vital community. Andfamilies would be important.

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Bishop Cronin will concele­brate Mass at 3 p.m. Sunday. Theliturgy will mark the 25th anni­versary of the parish. Theme forthe celebration, to include a re­ception following the Mass, withrefreshments, games, children'sactivities, singing and dancing,will be "Twenty-five YearsWe've Only Just Begun."

ST. JOSEPH,TAUNTON

Mass at 10:3Q a.m. Sundaywill be offered for the success ofthe parish CCD program. A com­missioning ceremony for teachersand helpers will be part of theliturgy. Coffee socials will re­sume Sunday, following the 9and 10:30 a.m. Masses, with

~ complimentary chocolate, coffeeand doughnuts to be served.

A Cursillo information nightwill take place at 7:30 p.m. Sun­day in the church hall,

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Our Lord has long been seen aspossibly a wrenching prayer.using the 22nd Psalm, one of thegraphic passages in the OldTestament which in an uncannymanner parallels the sufferingof }esus on the cross. The wordswe are considering are the open­ing words of that psalm. Thesame psalm is quoted just a fewverses before this passage!(verse '43), and the followingverses about Jesus' thirst recallthe. later words of that samepsalm, "My throat is dried uplike 'baked clay, my tonguecleaves to my jaws . . . theyhave pierced my hands and "my

,feet."If it is true that" the 22nd

Psalm was involved in this cry,as many Christian writers andbiblical scholars' believe, thewords become one of the mostpowerful acts of faith, love andvictory ever uttered by OurLord.

ST. JAMES,NEW BEDFORD

The Ladies Guild will meet at7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Entertain­ment will be by WaIter Owen, acaricaturist. New officers areDiane Frenette, president; Lu­cille 'Kolbeck, vice-president;Mary Mitchell and ChristineHayes, secretaries; Theresa Lam­oureux, treasurer.

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Catechists are invited to at­tend .Sunday Mass with theirfamilies as the catecheticalschool year opens. Teachers arestill needed for the high schoolclasses and all catechists areasked to pick up their hand­books, to be found in the sac­risty.

SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

CCD teachers and helpers willattend the 9:30 Mass Sund~y

and the p~rish community isasked to join with them.

Grades 1 t08 will beginclasses, Monday and Grades 9and 10, Sept. 24. Teachers in thelast two grades will have aplanning session Monday nightat 6:30. More help is needed, es­pecially in 9th arid 10th grades.

Education committee willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Monday andthe, Junior CYO at 7 p.m. Tues­day. Nomination of officers willtake place.

PRE-CANA CONFERENCES,TAUNTON AREA

'Pre-Cana conferences for en­gaged couples will ~e held from7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16 and

. 23 at Coyle-Cassidy High School,Taunton.

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Question (ornerBy Fatltel John Dietzen

Q. I find your questions andanswers interesting and helpfulfor understanding my faith andour church. At our parish, thereare five Masses on Sundays, andthree priests in the parish. Howmany Masses is a priest allowedto say in one day?

Also, isn't it a rule that apriest must say Mass every day?(Mass.) .

A. According to generalchurch law, priests are allowedto offer no more than one Masseach day, though bishops canpermit them to offer two Masseson special feasts, and Sundays,when necessary.

The basic principle in suchmatters is that the reasonableneeds of the people must be ·met,especially where Mass and thesacraments are concerned. Thus"it is not uncommon for priests tooffer two Masses on weekdays,for example when a funeralMass must be added to the dailyMass schedule.

Many priests also must fre­quently offer three Masses onSundays to fulfill a minimumschedule of Masses in a parishchurch. Priests properly avoidthis as much as' possible, butsometimes, if only a few prjestsare available in a given parish,it must be done if the peopleare to be properly served. .

The church has no specificregulations on when a priest isrequired to offer Mass. The lawsays rather quaintly that priestsshould celebrate the Eucharist"several times a year, but thebishop or religious superiorshould try to see that they cele­brate the liturgy at least on Sun­days and holy days of obliga­tion." Bear in mind, this is notthe ideal, merely the minimuma priest is expected to do fromthe nature of his role in thechurch. Obviously, priests in pa""r­ishes will normally celebrate theEucharist almost. every day.

Q. In the Gospel of Saint Mat­thew, Chapter 27, Jesus criesout on the cross, "Eli, Eli lamasabachthani - that is, My God,My God, why have you for­saken me?" In what languagedid Jesus speak? Is it possible'he said rather, "My Godt whereare you?" The Jesus I knowwould· never say he was for­saken, since he loved andtrusted his father thoughout hislife. (Fla.)

A. This passage has puzzledChristians for centuries. Thereare at least two points that maybe helpful in understanding it.

There is no doubt that Jesusdid suffer much of our commonhuman experience of desolation,grief and possibly even baffle­ment at the time of his Pas­sion. It was torture so agonizingthat it caused a bloody sweatand brought him close to a feel­ing of total dereliction.

Second, this exclamation of

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Touching .Teens

Father Garrigou-lagrange The FootwashingThe Book of Glory (John 13­

21) opens with the solemn pro­nouncement: "Before the feastof Passover, Jesus realized thatthe hour had come for him topass from this world to theFather. He had loved his own inthe world, and would show hislove for them to the end" (13,1­2). Clearly, his death would bethe ultimate proof of his love,and the mention of the betrayerin the next verse strengthensthis impression. But he was toanticipate that act of love in agesture which was more thanjust a lesson in humility andservice.

The setting is the Last Supper.Jesus and his disciples were re­clining on cushions on the floor.Suddenly Jesus stood up, re­moved his cloak and tied a towelabout his waist. Then he pouredwater into a basin and knelt' towash his disciples feet.

They must have been dumb­founded. It was cu~tomary forguests to be given water withwhich to wash dust of the streetfrom their sandaled feet andsometimes a slave - but onlya slave - performed this cour-tesy for them.' .

At times, too, a rabbi's dis­ciples might wash 'his feet as amark of great respect and af­fection. But Jesus, the master,was washing their feet, doing aslave's job.

The contrast is made evensharper by the introductory re­mark in verse three: "Jesus ­fully aware that he had comefrom God and was going to God,the Father who had handedeverything over to him" - thissame son of the Father was onhis knees washing their feet.

This was too much for Peter.Incredulous, he asked: "Lord,are you going to wash my feet?"Jesus answered, "You may notrealize now w!'lat I am doing,but later you will understand."Peter replied so typically: "Youshall never wash my feetl" "If Ido not wash you, you will haveno share in my heritage." "Lord,"Simon Peter said to him, "thennot only my feet, but my handsand head as welL" Jesus toldhim, "The man who has bathedhas no need to wash (exceptfor his feet); he is entirelycleansed, just as you are; thoughnot aIL"

After Jesus had resumedhis place, he explained the sig- 'nificance of what he had justdone. It was intended as a dra­matic example of the humble ser­vice they should render eachother; It was a symbolic act andnot meant to be taken as a lit- ,'eral ipjunction to mutual foot­washing. What it did enjoin on ,Christians was a practical imi­tation of the attitudes it ex­pressed: humility, tender con-

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can be powerful ways of releas­ing me from my own preoccu­pations - if I am also learninghow difficult it is to let go ofthem. That is what meditationis all about; learning to reorgan­ize the most distracting voices,sort them out, and quiet themso the Lord's can be heard.

Static comes from preoccupa­ion with "extras." Try as wemight. we cannot avoid beingmoved by someone's status,overlooking their unvarnishedhumaness. College degrees,monthly income, arrestingclothes, an aggressive manner- all these things affect us aswe try to listen.

But there is another move­ment we can make, besides theyoga breathing. Our eyes nor­mally "process" another person,scanning them with a rigid setof judgments.

How often have we deliber­ately tried to respond to, eachother as MarK tells us Jesusdid with the rich young man: "Helooked on him with, love."

"Try it once or twice. Sittingin a room with a group, let youreyes light on each person inturn, reflecting momentarily' onall that makes that person- lov­able. A fascinating exercise, yethow counter it runs to our setways of responding.

Where do these exercises ­yoga breathing and meditativegazing - lead us? They can

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AWay of Meditating

"IT MAKES SENSE to find a little time to meditatebefore each day begins."

By Father David Burrell

"Naked I came from mymother's womb, and naked shallI return; the Lord gave, and theLord has taken away; blessedbe the name of the Lord" (Job1,20).

T1}ese words of Job sum upwell what meditation is all

\about, and why it makes sense to'find a little time to meditate be­fore each day begins. A littletime taken, between sleepingand waking, finds us alone,naked before the one who madeus and who stands ready to re­new us each day.

We can never be quite that, naked before those who come to

us in need, asking us to unhitch'ourselves, from our cares longenough to listen to them. Butwe can try. We know that com­municating with another. is onlyminimally a matter of words. Itis even more a matter of attun­ing myself to hear what theother person wants to say. Ifind it helpful to do some yogabreathing, to use that simpletechnique to help me locate myown center, so that I' can listento the other person from there.

Listening and helping canoffer another way of meditating,but only if we are becoming'practiced in meditating as well.For it is too easy to pretend tolisten, and common, enough toturn a helping hand into onemore pat on my own back. Lis­tening to and helping' another

of his friends.The disciples could not believe

their eyes. Jesus was their teach­er, their rabbi. But here he waswashing their feet. In the housesof the rich, it was slaves whowashed the feet of guests be­cause tl:le roads were usuallyvery dusty and people normallywore open sandals.

Peter was so astonished thath~ tried to stop Jesus fromwashing his feet. "Peter, if youdon't let me wash your feet,'you cannot be my friend," saidJesus.

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ture in mankind's encounterwith God.

For me, the most memorableof Father Garrigou-Lagrange'sbooks are: "The Love of God andthe Cross of Jesus," "The ThreeAges of the Interior Life" and"Providence." . In them, thisgreat Thomist theologian stressesfour realities which underpinChristian humility and Christianexaltation of spirit: (a) the gra­tuity of God's grac~, (b) the far­reaching/efficacy of divine cau­sality, (c) the sheer super­naturalness of the life of faith,and (d) the necessity of en­countering the cross before ac­quiring that humble self-know­ledge which is a prerequisite forthe contemplation of God.

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been searching for God, but ith~s all been in my head, not inmy heart. A:nd now that I'vefound him, I can look back andsee that my problems could be

,related to the fact that I didn'tknow Jesus.

"I guess I've become a Jesusfreak of sorts. I can't rememberever being this much at peacewith myself."

Like 'so many people today,, Kathy had an experience of God

arid Jesus. Through an intense,prayer-filled and reflective fewdays, an event similar to suchprograms as Marriage Encoun­ter, Search, Capsule Weekend,Charismat'ic Seminars or Cur­sillo, this intelligent girl seemed'to acquire a very personal rela­tionship with the Lord. Sheachieved a closeness long de­sired, but never attained, des­pite regular worship at· Massand fidelity to religion courses.

I found Teen Seminar presen-tations sound theologically.

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By Janaan Manternach

The meal was to be veryspecial. Jesus and his friendswere clebrating the Jewish feastof Passover.

The low table was filled withtraditional foods. Jesus and hisdisciples stretched out on matsplaced around it. This was howeveryone ate in those days.

Soon Jesus stood and took offhis cloak. His disciples had noidea what lie was about to do., . He tied a towel around hiswaist. Then he poured water intoa large basin, knelt down andbegan to wash the feet of one '

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By Father Joseph Champlin

Kathy Franklin (a pseudonym)is a bright young woman, a sen­ior in a large public high school.Her sister has graduated severalyears earlier at the top of a classof 400 students and Kathy, too,will probably rank somewherenear the top.

She is also well-rounded, en­ergetic, generous, questioningand Catholic.

During high school, Kathy ,hasregularly attended Sunday Massand religious instruction classes.But difficulties' about, God,church and prayer have plaguedher, not surprisingly, since sheinherited her father's keen butskeptical mind.

That background should putthis excerpt from a recent letterinto perspective:

"Well, I fimilIy made a TeenSeminAr and lthought you mightlike to know . . . It was fantas­-tic, the best weekend in mywhole life.

"For at least three years I've

. By Father Augustine Hennessy

Genuine spiritual mastershave in common one paradoxicalinsight. They realize that theyanel the rest of us are both won­derful and miserable. Godtaught St. Catherine of Sienathis when he told her who he isand who she was. "I am he whois,'~ he told her, "and thou artshe who is not."

Dominican Father ReginaldGarrigou-Lagrange (1877-1964),a master of ascetical and mysti­cal theology, was fond of quo­ting this lesson. His fondnessfor it stemmed, no doubt, fromhis philosophical turn of mind.All his better-known· writings inthe areas of philosophy, apolo­getics, dogmatic theology ormysticism are geared to pro­ducing the same habitual pos-

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then you must wash each other'sfeet."

Jesus' friends listened care­fully. They knew that he wasnot telling them just to washeach other's feet. Jesus meantthat they should care for oneanother's needs and be willingto serve one another.

Then they ate and drank to­gether, celebrating the' Passovermeal. Jesus' friends never forgotwhat Jesus did and said thatThursday evening when heshared his Last Supper withthem.

Nation Is SplitOn Abortion

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (NC)If a constitutional conventionwere held today, Americanswould favor constitutionalameriqments to give womenequal rights, ban school busingfor integration, permit prayer inthe public schools and controlhamlgun sales, but not to out­law abortions not needed to savea mother's life, according to apoll conducted by the RoperOrganization.

The poll said the general pub­lic would oppose an abortionamendment by 48-46 percent,while taxpayers would opposeit by 50-44 percent.

The amendment questionswere asked in connection withquestions about a constitutionalconvention to consider anamendment to limit federal'spending.

13THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Sept. 13, 1979

Soviet MagazineDefends Pope

ROME (NC) - In an unusualmove, a Soviet magazine h~s

sternly rebuked an Englishweekly for trying to tell PopeJohn Paul II what to do.

According to the Rome-baseddaily newspaper, II Tempo, theSoviet New Times recently de­fended the pope against criti­cism in the English journal, TheEconomist, about the papal tripto Ireland.

"The Economist imagines it­self to be some kind of curia inreserve," said New Times.

"Its editors expect no goodto come from this trip and theyring the death knell for it, fear­ing that the papal visit willdraw new attention to the poli­tical repression of London inUlster (Northern Ireland)," theSoviet magazine added.

New Times also accused TheEconomist of "a' total lack oftact" and of "direct pressures"on the Vatican, II Tempo said.

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cern, 'loving service of eachother. Jesus' appeal was simple'and logical: If he, their teacherand Lord, treated them in thisfashion, then surely they shoulddeal likewise with each other.

This, however, was not theonly purpose of his action. Ithad even deeper significance asa symbol of his death..

"Y~u .may not realize now'what I am doing, but later youwill understand" (13,7). Especi­ally strong is his admonition toPeter: "If I do. not wash you(not "If you do not let me"),you will have no share in myheritage" (13,8).

His "heritage" was the gloryof his resurrection; if he didnot die for us, we should haveno shaTe therein. Peter under­standably missed the point andasked for a complete bath; butif the foot-washing was a symbolof Jesus' death for him, thenthat was more than' sufficient.

Continued from Page Twelveeach of his friends. When hewas finished" he stretched outagain on the mat by the tableand talked with his disciplesabout what he had done. "Youcall me "teacher," and "Lord,"he said to them, "and that iswhat I am. If I, your teacherand Lord, washed your. feet,

And the intrusion of egotism in­to so many of our good works,blurring somewhat our open­ness to divine light,inevitablysummons us to learn true wis­dom through the cross.

In seeing the role of the crossin the life of the Christian as thecost of discipleship, Father Gar­rigou-Lagrange does not en­vision mystic crucifixion as anarbitrary burden laid upon hisfollowers by Jesus himself. Thecross is as native to Christianexperience as having a head orbeing dependent upon a heart­beat. He puts this truth underpenetrating light when he findsfoqr reasons for the necessity ofthe cross: (a) t~ destroy the con­sequences of original sin in us,(b) to do away with the resultsof our own' personal sins, (c) tosubordinate our natural activityperfectly to the life of grace, and.(d) to imitate Christ crucifiedand be associated with him inthe work of redemption.

In wrestling with reality, itbecomes, imperative to let pru­dence become "the coachman ofall the other virtues."

Teens

Mystery Realized"The fundamental mystery of

Christianity, the nuptial rela­tionship between Christ and hischurch, the fact that Christ andhis church are one sole body, isrealized anew in every Christ­ian mariage." - Karl Adam

Me~itatingContinued from Page Twelve

bring us to appreciate the poweravailable in every helping role.From parenting to administra­ting, from morning to night,each of us is constantly beingasked to listen or help. .

We can easily become wearyof the whole thing; before longwe feel like we are being eatenalive.. By focusing on the exer­cises, I have suggested a coupleof ways of turning a profit onthat feeli~g.

For we are being eaten alive;but what if we could becomebread for others in the process?Doesn't that come close to whatit's all about? Isn't that thepoint of our regular participa­tion in the eucharistic meal ­to become bread ourselves?_ We spend most of our wakinghours working for ourselves andour families. We cannot avoidthat, but the Gospel keeps turn­ing us around. It's not earningbread so much 'as becomingbread that is at stake. It's notclothing ourselves but accept­ing our nakedness that'calls forour real effort.

Similarly, it's not using ourjob to get ahead, but discoveringit as a way of' serving othersthat will get us ahead. Happi­ness lies more in helping thanachieving, but we keep divertingourselves from the road weknow is the better one. Yetthere are ample opportunities toserve - to listen and to help ­wherever we are. Perhaps if wecould learn to see them as oc­casions for meditating, we wouldnot pass them up so easily.

Continued from Page Twelveminding us that God literallylooks us int~ loveliness. He doesnot find beauty in us and loveus for. our goodness; he firstputs it in us and loves us as hisown blessed workmanship. Evenour -free acceptance of his giftsis already his merciful work.

Continued from Page.TwelveSessions touch on belonging,prayer, family, Jesus, reconcilia­tion, sharing, God's gifts andcommitment. Films, individualexercises and group techniquestake the general notions of thelectures and render them real orpersonal for the participants.

Follow-up meetings calledreality groups try to support theTeen Seminar graduates in theirnewly discovered love affair withthe Lord.

How long their enthusiasmwill last remains an un'answeredquestion, but people like Kathyreturn praying more easily, be­lieving more strongly and car­ing more deeply. Those are

- strong indications of the Spirit'spresence in the movement.

A Ovelha Perdida

A Verdade E A VidaDirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

Jesus usa parabolas, porque os Seus ou­vintes nao teriam suportado que Ele apresen­tasse como urna lei e urna revelaf~o divinasas verdades que insinua nas suas narra~~es.

o que facd.mente admitimos tratando-se da a-·titude durn pastor para as suas ovelhas, es- _candalizaria se afirm~ssemos que e 0 modo deproceder de Deus com os homens. E no entantoesta parabola revolucionaria introduz-nos nocora~ao do Evangelho e faz-nos compreender

, - boporque e, para alguns, urna nova tao a.Somos transportados a urn mundo novo,

paradoxal, onde os primeiros sao os ultimose os ultimos os primeiros, onde quem perdeganha, e quem quer salvar a sua vida perde-a.Advinhamos qualquer c~isa da originalidadedo Reino e da alegria que a! reina: alegriada liberdade, alegria da gratuidade,alegriada.miseric6rdia que confunde os outros e queJesus censura aos fariseus, aos operarios daprimeira hora e ao irmao mais velho do filhop~digo, per nlo a compreenderam nem partilha'rem.

Deus e soberanamente livre; distribuios Seus dons como the agrada, ao sabor daSua generosidade, segundo as Suas inven~~es

criadoras, fora de todos os calculos, infini­tamente alem de tudo 0 que se esperav~. Urna .so coisa pede limitar a Sua liberalidade: arecusa a receber; ora, esta recusa, infeliz­mente existe muitas vezes nos justos que,per habito, fazem da sua virtude urna virtudepessoal. Embora n~o a tenham senKoda libera­lidade divina, eles chegam a acreditar quelhes pertence de direito e iqdignam-se contraaqueles que querem compartilha-la.

Censuram a Deus por ceder tao facilmentee ser indulgente com os outros. Parecem essesburgueses da segunda ou terceira gerafao quedesprezam os novos ricos que, pelo seu tra­balho ou pelos seus ,meritos, chegam a posi-

., , 15ao que eles proprios a can~aram antes por,meios nem ~empre melhores, por vezes, os pi­ores.

Urn dramaturgo contemporaneo imaginaassim 0 ultimo julgamento: os justos estao ~porta do Para[so, impacientes por entrar,quando, subitamente, se espalha urn rurnor en­tre eles: II Parece que Ele perdoa tambem osoutros!lI. Assombro, indignac;ao geral: pro­testam, zangam-se, lamentam-se: "Valeu berna pena privar-se de tantas coisas boas! AMSe tivessemos sabido! Deviam ter-nos preve­nido. Tiveram sorte os outros!lI. Ent~o, de­satam em imprecafoes contra Deus, e s!o con-denados nesse mesmo instante. \

o julgamento fez-se: Deus manifestou-Secomo deveriam ter aprendido a reconhec~-Lodesde sempre: no perdao, que tantas vezes re­ceberam, pela Sua misericordia, que tantasvezes sentiram; mas perderam 0 sentido deDeus, 0 gosto de Deus, e serao por isso e~r­

namente incapazes de se alegrar da alegria •de Deus, que e ter piedade e perdoar.

Ha ate pecadores que se fecham a miseri­cordia divina. Alguns es~ao tao cegos pelosseus,pecados, que julgam nao ter necessidadedela; encontram-se muito bern no seu misera­vel estado e _adm1ram-se de que se possa pro­per-lhes que mudem.

Somos nos que decidimos da atitude deDeus para connosco. Somos nos que ditamos aDeus as Suas sentenfas ••• se estamos bern pe­netrados da liberdade e da liberalidade doSeu Esp{rito. '

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River~lhur. Sept; 13,1979

By Charlie Martin

Gu~nea ResignationVATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope

John Paul II has accepted theresignation of Archb~shop Ray­mond-Marie Tchidimbo as headof the Archdiocese of Conakry,Guinea. The archbishop was re­cently freed after eight years ofimprisonment in Guinea.'

Holy Familyoffered music by Kenneth Meltzof the Boston Paulist Center.

Mr. William P. Gushue, newprincipal, and his assistant, 'Ken­neth Kramer, welcomed the st.u­dent body,' including 70 fresh­men.

SHE BELIEVES IN MEWhile she lays sleepingI stay out late at night and play my songsAnd sometimes all the nights can be so longAnd it's good when I fin'ly make it home all alone.While she lays dreaming .I try to get undressed without 'the lightThen quietly she says, "How was your night"And I come to her and say it was all rightAnd I hold her tight. -And she believes in meI'll never know just what she' sees in meI told her someday if she was my girlI could change the world with my little songs.I was wrong but she has faith in meAnd so I go on trying faithfullyAnd who knows maybe on some special nightIf my song is right I will find a wayFind a 'Yay.While she lays waitingI stumble to the kitchen for a biteThen I see myoid guitar in the nightJust waiting for me like a secret friendAnd there's no end.While she lays crying 1 fumble with a melody or twoThen I'm torn between the things that 1 should doThen she says to wake her up when 1 am throughGod her love is true.While she ~aitsWhile she waits for me.

(c). 1977 by Angel Wing Music. World rightsadministered by Southern Writers Group USA.

Kenny Rogers is one of the leading country recording artists.Several of his recordings have crossed over into the Top 40

charts, spaces usually reserved for rock and disco sounds. "SheBelieves in Me" is his most recent Top 40 hit. It. describes thehopes of a beginning songwriter who receives great strength fromhis wife's faith in him but who seems so wrapped up in his ownworld that he fails to respond with sensitivity to her. Even thoughhe is out late playing his songs, he continues to "f~mble with amelody or two" after he returns home, neglecting his wife's .needs.His behavior indicates how easily we can lose our perspective onlife experiences. We need to put considerable energy into reachingfor our goals, but we must not do so at the cost of failing torespond to others.

The most powerful message in the song is its statement onhow our belief in others empowers them to become their best selves.

Jesus shows us how we should place our belief in others. Heaccepted. people in their own state, mirrored to them their goodness,then challenged them to grow.

As Jesus' followers we are asked to do the same: believestrongly in our own self-value and further clarify this belief in theway we treat others. Jesus knew that belief in o'!eself was ~hefoundation for growth. Our mission is to be the same type of hfe­giving believer.

Very Reverend John P. Dris­coll, pastor of St. LawrenceChurch and director of HolyFamily High School, celebratedthe Eucharist for the openingof the school year. The gleeclub, directed by Arthur Buckley,

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We all know people who pre­fer organ music to guitars atMass. They say that the organmakes them sense somethingoutside and beyond themselves,while the guitar is too much ofthis world. Musicians say thatthe best way they can communi­cate with God is through theirmusic.

And a student majoring inmusic told me that in a way,music was her religion, thatwhenever she felt unhappy sheturned to her music.

I can recall dozens of momentswhile listening to beautifulmusic when' I was drawn awayfrom myself, inspired,' elevated.The ultiIl).ate elevation, ofcourse, is a vision of God.

I asked one young music loverwhat she thought of some of theturbulent "brain music" of· ourturbulent times. Did it expressfaith of any kind? She said no.She felt there was no vision inthe music, just words and "hu­man cages." "Many aren't evenhopeful," she added. Six new teachers have been

Another youth said that mu./ added to the faculty of Holysicians today place themselves Family High School. They are:'at the center of their music. In Douglas Berry, history and physi­other words, some glory in cal education; Gary Brown,themselves rather than in their English; Gizela Cabral, Spanish;music. Ruth Greene, librarian; Joseph

An Indian poet put it this Menino, religion; and Charlesway: "The sun and moon are Moszczenski, chemistry.not mirrored in cloudy waters;thus the Almighty cannot bemirrored in a heart obsessed by.the idea of 'me and mine.' "

The bottom line is that themusic one creates in church isintended to uplift, not to en·tertain.

SCHOOL NEWSHigh schools of the di­

ocese are invited to sub­mit news and photographsfor use on this page. TheAnchor is published eachThursday. Material to ap­pear in a specific issueshould reach us by theprevious Friday.

"I have' a favorite spot where music. She said that music wasI sit to think and pray," from "natural" but singing was not.another student. "I've found that That when people sang theyI can't tackle anything any more -..performed and that merely play­without prayer." ing the music wasn't so much

A young girl s~id that the big . a performance as is articulatingquestion in her life is: "What do ·words.I want out of it?" She said her .Her statement led to a con-answer is simple. It's 'happiness. versation on faith and music.Then she asked another ques-'tion: "What is happiness?"

We discussed that and agreedthat a life without too muchtension makes for happiness ­also that pain doesn!t necessar­ily mean unhappiness.

Other things: to be calm and'unhurried is a worthwhile goal;that we often get more done inthis state of mind; that every ~

Faith_and Musie"I would rather hear the music

than hear someone sing," said' a12-year old, referring to church

so often we need to take ourburdens to God's doorstep, as itwere, and leave them there "­especially those we can do noth·ing about.

My young friend said shesometimes returned to pick upthe burdens after she'd found asolution! She thought that usingGod as a "dump-heap" wasn'tthe thing to do. So it was a caseof "I'll leave this bundle herefor a while, then I'll return forit."

focus ,on youth

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_4KEVIN McLAUGHUN, II, of St. Michael, Minn., is working on a picture book on the

life of Pope ~ohn Paul II. He has written to the Vatican requesting an audience during thepontiff's visit to the U.S. (NC Photo)

By Cecilia Belanger

I asked a young fellow whyhe w~s going to college this fall.He-- answered, "To find' myself.College will bring a change inscene arid friends. I need that. Iknow I will think more clearlyif I get away from what isfamiliar."

Then there was the religiousdimension. "At college' I thinkI can get this part of my lifestraightened out. So far it's beencompletely shattered. But peoplewho say they can stand on theirown two feet, without God, arecrazy."·

Another youth struggles withwhat he calls "the neutrality ofGod." "I believe that God is'neu­tral, that He created us neutral.And I think that man takes

. God's neutral supplies and com­bines them in such a way as toproduce good or evil, love orhate .apd all the other opposites.That's the only way I can figureit out," he says.

This youth often held otheryouth spellbound. He thoughtdeeply and never accepted any­thing at face value or anybody'sword as final in anything. Aninteresting youth. No pushover.

There was another· youth whosaid, "God is permissive." Why?"Because He will allow us todo anything we want. Anythingthat the mind oJ man can con­ceive, he is allowed to do. Godwill let it happen. That doesn'tmean it's good or the right thingto do, but that's how I inter­pret "free will." More,. "Thesins and evils of the world areresponsibility - we createdthem and we can get rid ofthem. We can stop anythinganytime we want. Take it· from

.me. I did."These young people have", a

point. What they see as the neu­trality and .permissiveness ofGod means that our faith is oneof great responsibility and res­pect. .

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Conference Soccer Opens Wednesday

Marriage"Marriage is that relation he­

tween man and woman in whichthe independence is equal, thedependence mutual, and the ob­ligations reciprocal." - Louis K.Anspacher

TV MoviesSunday, Sept. 16,9 p.m. (ABC)

- "Annie Hall" (1977) - Aromantic comedy written and di­rected by Woody. Allen, who al­so stars in it, this is the storyof an on-again, off-again ro­mance between a Jewish come­dian from New York (Allen) anda WASP from the Midwest(Diane Keaton). Although thefilm is very funny, it falls farshort of its ambitious intentionof making a serious statementabout human relationships. Fin­ally, since it has rough languageand much of its humor is sex­ual it is very mature vieWingfare. PG, A3

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 8 p.m.(CBS) - "The, Other Side ofMidnight" (1977) - A Frenchgirl, left pregnant by an Ameri­can flier at the outbreak ofWorld War II, plots vengeanceafter she has become rich andfamous. Vulgar melodrama thatexploits nudity and graphic sex­uality. R,C

crises that made the multi-storyformat of "Emergency" so popu­lar in the past. Adventure fan­tasy with a pro-social message.

Tuesdays, lo-n p.m. (ABC)"The Lazarus Syndrome." Star­ring Lou Gossett Jr. as a heartsurgeon battling hospital admin­.istration on behalf of his pa­tients, this' dramatic series is abreath of fresh air in dealingrealistically with medical careproblems. One of the best of thenew shows.

THE ANCHOR- . 15Thurs., Sept. 13, 1979

Wednesdays, 8:30-9 p.m. (CBS)"Struck by Lightning." The pilothas little to offer other than thecomic mugging of veteran char­acter actor Jack Elam, as themodern-day Frankenstein mon­ster. That will be enough forsome, but not enough to keepit on the air.

Thursdays, 8:30-9 p.m. (ABC)"Benson." A spinoff with theuppity black butler from "Soap,"the series is tried and true TVcomedy with Robert Guillaumefunning the household of a well­meaning but incompetent newlyelected governor.

Saturdays, 10-11 p.m. (CBS)"Paris." James Earl Jones makeshis series debut as a police de­tective who relies on his intelli­gence rather than on his re­volver. Jones IS a strong actorwho has created a credible char­acter, but he will need better

. scripts than the pilot.

On RadioSunday, Sept. 16 (NBC) -

. "Guideline" presents the first ofa two-part series of talks on suf­fering by Passionist Father Fla­vian Dougherty, director of Stau­ros, an international organiza­tion for research on the ·Passionof Christ as it relates to humansuffering.

Mondays, 8-9 p.m. (ABC) "240­Robert." A crack team of para­medics with guns assigned to theL.A. sheriff's department makesitself useful in the same kind of

the values of their children. Con­sider:

- Sunday, Sept.. 16, 8-10:30p.m. (CBS) "The Tenth Month."A tearjerker starring Carol Bur­nett as a middle-aged, unwedmother who decides to keep herchild. The story is a muddle ofissues, which include abortionand extramarital affairs.

- Wednesday, Sept. 19, 9-11p.m. (CBS) "Sex and the SingleParent." Intended as a "warm­hearted" comedy about thetroubles young divorced parentshave in establishing new "mean­ingful" relationship, the filmprofesses to worry a lot aboutwhat the kids will think of theirparents' carryings-on. Not funnyand definitely not for the kids.

- Wednesday, Sept. 19, 9.-11p.m. (NBC) "l¥Irs. R's Daughter."NBC describes this unpreviewedfilm as "an emotionally chargeddrama based on a true story ofa mother's traumatic and frus­trating battle to bring herdaughter's rapist to trial." Needyou know more?

- Friday, Sept. 21, 9-11 p.m.(ABC) "Hiker." NO one will quar­rel with the message of thisfilm: .hitchhiking is dangerous toyour health. The problem is thatit is conveyed on the saIl1.~_dumb

level as a 1950s "Beach Party"film. It is no great shakes, butat least you will have somethingto discuss with your teen-agers.

New TV SeriesSundays, 10-11 p.m. (CBS)

"Trapper John, M.D." This spin­off from the still popular"M-A-S-H" series teams theKorean War veteran surgeonwith a side-kick from a Viet­nam M-A-S-H unit in a contem­porary hospital setting. As long,as the writers keep the comedy­drama consistent with the char­acters, it has a sure audience.

•movietv;

RICHARD FISH (right), Cape and Islands district dep­uty for the Knights of Columbus, presents Supreme Coun­cil Columbian Award to Robert Anderson, left, counselorfor the Columbian Squires, K of C youth group sponsoredby Father McSwiney Council, Hyannis K of C. (PoissonPhoto)

Symbols following film reviews indicateboth general and Catholic Film Offi~e

ratings, which do not always coincide.General ratings: G-suitable' for .gen·

eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug­gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; B-objectionable in part foreveryone; A4-separate classification(given to films not morally offensivewhich,. however, . require ~ome analysisand explanation!: C-condemned.

New Films"Nest of Vipers" (Paramount)

is a steamy melodrama aboutpassions, frustrated and other­wise, in the Venice of the Fas­cist era. A young piano studenthas an affair with the motherof a fellow student, then aban­dons her for a beautiful youngheiress only to have her resortt9 desperate measures to gethim back or blight his prospects.There are nice shots of Venice,but the characters are repellentand/or dull and the film is mar­red by nudity and graphic sex­uality. R,B

"Yanks" (Universal) is a long,beautifully photographed re­creation of that era when Am­erican soldiers poured into Eng­land for the assault on FortressEurope. The plot deals withthree romances between thenewcomers and English women.One ends in marriage, one (anadulterous affair) in mutual re­riunciation, and one in a separa­tion caused by the force ofevents. Unfortunately, the filmdespite atmosphere· and excel­lent acting (Vanessa Redgrave,William Devane, Lis Eichorn), isskimpily plotted and doesn't goanywhere. The adult scenes andsometimes rough language makeit mature viewing fare. R, A3

Made-for-TV MoviesIf the TV movies shown by the

networks this week are any in­dication of what is to come, itlis going to be a bad year forparents who are concerned about

at Somerset, Plymouth at Fal­mouth, Taunton at Boston Latin,Wareham at Barnstable, Case atOld Rochester, Bourne at OliverAmes, Voke-Tech at W)itman­Hanson, Bristol-Plymouth atDighton-Rehoboth.

Also King Philip at Marsh­field, Westwood at Foxboro,Norton at Mansfield, Appone­quet at Middleboro, Abington atRockland, Cohasset at Martha'sVineyard, Norwell at Nantucket.

New Bedford and Scituatesteal the march on the otherschools as they meet at 7:30 to­morrow night at Sargent Fieldin an exhibition game.

operate in three divisions. Div­ision West opens Monday withSomerset at Coyle-Cassidy, Dur­fee at Attleboro and Seekonk atDiman Voke with Feehan havingthe bye.

Stang is at Wareham, Con­nolly at Dighton-Rehoboth inSmall Schools Division. Case isat Bourne, Old Rochester atWestport in other opener. Div­ision East also opens Tuesdaywith Falmouth at Barnstable,Dartmouth at Voke-Tech, Taun­ton at New Bedford and Dennis­Yarmouth drawing the bye.

Bishop Gerrard, Bishop Fee­han lUld Coyle-Cassidy, the dio­cesan highs with volleyballteams, still have a couple ofweeks before they get into theirconference schedules. All openon Oct. 2 with Gerrard at Dart­mouth in the Cehtral Division,Feehan hosting Taunton andCoyle...cassidy at Seekonk in theWest Division..

,In the past year, the U.S. Im­migration and Naturalization'Service has released. over 300Haitian refugees to the CatholicService Bureau.

conference schools participatedin .the Old Colony jamboree last­Saturday. Most schools' have en­gaged in pre-season exhibitiongames, including Voke-Tech atOld Colony today, Stang at'Westport tomorrow.

Durfee having dropped thebooting sport because of budgetrestrictions leaves Division Iwith only seven teams, Barn­stable, Taunton, Falmouth,Attieboro, Somerset and defend­ing co-champions New BedfordHigh and Dennis-Yarmouth. Theother schools are in Djvision II.

IN THE DIOCESE

By BILL MORRISSETTE

·Interseholast ie·Sports

Other non-league games in­volving schools in the diocesehave Attleboro at Walpole, Dart­mouth at Algonquin, Fairhaven

There will be plenty of actionSaturday afternoon on areagridirons as the scholastic foot­ball season gets underway withvirtually all schools involved innon-league games.

Coyle-Cassidy is the on~y di­ocesan school scheduled for ahome appearance, hosting See­konk. Stang will be at Dennis­Yarmouth and Bishop FeehanHigh has a 7:30 p.m. game, atNorth Attleboro.

The Southeastern Mass. Con­ference soccer season opensnext Wednesday with Holy Fam­ily High entertaining GreaterNew Bedford Voke-Tech, BishopConnolly High at home to Di­man Voke and Bishop StangHigh at Westport.

Other conference openersWednesday list. Dennis-Yar­mouth at Attleboro, New Bed­ford High at Somerset, Fal­mouth at Taunton, Dartmouth atOld Rochester.

In preparation for the. upcom­ing conference season, several

The Somerset InvitationalCross Country Meet, always anoutstanding event, will be heldat 10 a.m. Saturday at Somer­set High School.

In a surprise move, Bill Gon­calo, who had figured impor­tantly in plans for the DurfeeHigh School basketball team forthe coming season, transferredto Bishop Connolly High School.Bill, 6-3, is quite likely to be animportant cog in the Cougar'sbasketball fortunes.

Saturday is also the day forthe Dennis-Yarmouth CrossCountry Classic as well as theNortheastern University Meet.

The Hockomock League hasalready started its regular sched­ule in cross country and hasfour meets on tap for next Mon~day: Foxboro at King Philip,North Attleboro at Canton,Oliver Ames at Franklin, and'Mansfield at Stoughton.

In cross-country,· the SmIth­eastern Mass. Conference will

Gridders Launch Season Saturday

Cross Country Meet Saturd~y

Center for Ha'itian RefugeesMIAMI (NC) - A Haitian pas- priests will come into the arch­

total center for the Archdiocese diocese to help the director ofwill be opened here. Haitian ministry, Father Marcel

It will serve spiritual and so- Peloquin, OMI, who spent 28cial needs of Haitians who have years in the Haitian missions.fled their native land for a vari-ety of reasons including unem­ployment and human rightsproblems.

Archbishop Edward A. Mc­Carthy said' that two Haitian

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EDWARD F. SAUNDERS

OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION,NEW BEDFORD

In conjunction with the South­eastern Massachusetts Univer­sity Division of ContinuingStudies, the parish council an­nounces a values clarificationworkshop to be given by Sid Si·mon from 4 to 9 p.m. Friday,Sept. 28 and 9 a:m. to 4 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 29 at Alfred J.Gomes School, 286 S. 2nd St.,New Bedford. Further informa­tion is available from SMU orthe rectory.

ST. MARK,ATTLEBORO FALLS

The Women's Guild will openits season at 6:30 p.m. Mondaywith a potluck supper in thechurch hall. A recipe swap, andentertainment by Rev. RobertRyder and the "Parson'sPlunkers" will follow.

HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

The sewing group making padsfor the Rose Hawthorne La­throp Home reque~ts white cloth,such' as old sheets and otherlinens. Donations may be leftat the parish school.

540-4172

DAVID M. CHAPMAN

SOLEMNITY OF FEASTSunday, September 16th

3:00 P.M. Concelebrated MassHis Excellency Daniel P. Reilly, D.O.

Bishop of. Norwich, 'Connecticut

Music by:Diocesan Choir of

Springfield, MA

JOHN H. GRANSTOM

Come Celebrate

The Feast ofOur Lady of La Salette

LA SALETTE SHRINERoute 118, Attleboro, Massachusetts

You"are cordially invited to celebrate the 133rdAnniversary of Our Lady's apparition at

La Salette with Her Missionaries.TRIDUUM OF PRAYER

September 13, 14, & 157:30 P.M. Mass

Homilist: Rev. Richard Delisle, M.S.

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475 MAIN STREET

'FALMOUTH,MAssACHUsmS 02540(NEXT TO ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH)

The Women's Guild will meetfor rosary and benediction at 7p.m. Monday, Sept. 24. An openhouse will follow in the school.All parish women are invited.

A reception in the cafeteriamor Michael Cote, former reli­gious education coordinator,will follow 11:30 a.m. Mass Sun- .day, Sept. 23.

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,,FM.L RIVER

CeD registration will takeplace from 10 a.m. to noon Sun·day at the school. Classes willbegin Monday, Sept. 24.

Cathedral' Ch!>risters begintheir year at 10 a.m. Mass Sun­day. Competent singers from'throughout the diocese are in-,vited to join the group, directedby Glen Giuttari.

FALL RIVERDIOCESAN CHOIR

Diocesan choir auditions willbe held from 1 to 3 p.m. Satur­day at St. Mary's School, FallRiver, or by arrangement uponcalling the rectory. The unit willsing the Mozart Solemn Vesperswith orchestral accompanimentSunday, Nov: 4 as" the conclud­ing musical observance of the<;tiocesan jubilee year.

LA SALETTE SHRINE,ATTLEBORO

A triduum honoring Our Ladyof La Salette will begin at 7:30tonight at the shrine, continuingat 7:30 tomorrow and Saturdaynights. Mass and a homily willbe offered each night by FatherRichard Delisle, MS, superior ofthe La Salette community in En­field, N.H., who, was previouslystationed at the Attleboro Cen­ter for Christian Living. Theservices will conclude with acandlelight procession.. The observance will continueat 3 p.m. Sunday with a Mass atwhich Bishop Daniel P. Reilly ofNorwich, Conn. will preside andpreach.

SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER'

New CCD students shouldregister Sunday morning. Theprogram includes a pre-schoollevel.

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ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET ~

Grades 1 through 6 will .be­gin GCD classes Saturday, Sept.22 at various hours and grade 7will begin Monday, Sept. 24 at6 p.m. Confirmation class meetsat 7 p.m. each Wednesday. Acommissioning rite for CCDteachers will take place at 7p.m. Mass Monday, Sept" 17.

The Women's Guild will m,eetat 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.19 in the parish center. All wom­en of the parish are invited.Miss Denise Patenaude will offer

, a musical program and a sOcialhour will follow.

COUNCIL 86,FALL RIVER K of C

Installation of officers will beheld at a 4 p.m. Mass Saturdayat Notre Dame Church, FallRiver. A dinner will follow at,the council home on MeridianStreet.

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CURSILLO COMMUNITY,FALL RIVER DIOCESE

Diocesan ultreya committeeswill meet at Cathedral Camp,East Freetown, the weekend ofSept. 21 to 23. The n~xt Cursillo,for men, will be held Oct. 18through 21 at La Salette Center,Attleboro. Deadline .for applica­tions is "Saturday, Sept. 22.

Swansea Cursillistas will holdan ultreya at 8 p.m. Friday,Sept. 21 at 68 Macomber Ave.Joe Capostagno will be guestspeaker. October ultreyas areset for the 5th, at 210 PearseRoad, and the 19th at 49 Mac­omber Ave.

ST. LOUI$ DE FRANCESWANSEA

Ladies of Ste. Anne will holdtheir first meeting of the seasonat 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19in the p.arish hall. Following anopening Mass, a card party willbe held and refreshments will beserved. Mrs. Jeanne Dionne andMrs. Janet Iwonski, chair­persons, invite aU to attend.

DOMINICAN LAITY,FALL RIvER .,-

Dominican Laity. will opentheir season with a meeting at1:30 p.m. Monday, beginningwith Mass in the priests' chapelof St. Anne's rectory and con­tinuing in the rectQry assemblyroom.

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ST. JOSEPH~

NEW BEDFORDSenior Citizens will hold a so­

cial Thursday, Sept. 20 and agames and crafts meeting onSept. 27.

The liturgy committee willmeet at 7:45 p.m. Monday, Sept.24 in the rectory basement.

Masses of healing will be cele­brated at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday,Sept. 19 and Wednesday, Sept.26. A teaching will be held in 'the school following the Sept.26 liturgy. Parishioners are wel­come to bring friends to theseservices.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

The confirmation team willmeet on the parish groundsSunday, Sept. 30 from 10:30a.m. Mass until 5:30 p.m.

Christian living class i forgrade students begin at 4 thisafternoon. Registration for newstudents will take place at 3:45p.m. and parents of all publicschool students are asked tomeet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in thelower church.

Our Lady of CzestochowaConfraternity will meet Wednes­day, Sept. 19.

Young people who have beenconfirmed will meet for' a pizzaparty at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in

. the school hall. "

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ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER

AU are invited to attend aKennedy Fair Share general"meeting in the school cafeteria at7:30 tonight. Neighborhood gangand vandalism problems will bediscussed.

Mrs. Jacqueline Brodeur hasbeen named coordinator of theparish CCD program. Classeswill" begin in the school at 2:45p.m. Monday, Sept. 17 for grades1 to 6. Dates for grades 7 and8 will be announced. New stu­dents are a&ked to register atthe rectory or by telephoning678-1510.

A GIFT weekend for adultswill be held at Peacedale, R.I.this weekend. Applications areavailabl~ at the rectory.

ST. ANTHONY,MATTAPOISETT

The faU and winter 'Mass$Chedule is as follows: 8 a.m. onweekdays; 8 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and7 p.m; on Saturdays; 8 a.m.,9:30 a.m. (folk Mass)' and 11a.m. on Sundays.

ST. JOSEPH,WOODS HOLE

The winter Mass schedule isnow in effect, with Masses at5:30 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 and9:30 a.m. Sunday. Confessionsare heard for one half hour be­fore each Mass.

SACRED HEARTS,FAIRHAVEN

A special monthly Mass forparticipants in the holy hourprogram of Our Lady of LourdesChapel will be celebrated at 7p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18. Refresh­ments will follow in the churchhall and the public is invited toattend. Those wishing to jointhe holy hour group may callAngelo Debortoli, 996-0332.. .IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,TAUNTON

OCD classes will begin Sun­day, with grades 1 through 5meeting at 9 a.m. and grades 6through 9 at 10 a.m.

DISTRICT COUNCIL,FALLRIVER

The Fall River District Coun­cil of Catholic Women will holda - meeting for presidents and..

_delegates at 7:30 p.m. tonight inImmaculate Conception parishcenter, Fall River.

Members of the ImmaculateConception Women's Guild willbe hostesses.

t 6 Tt;tE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Sept. 13, 1979