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Sr. Heliodore EthierSister Heliodore Ethier, RJM,

89, of Jesus Mary Cenacle, NorthProvidence, died Oct. 25. A nativeof Woonsocket, RI, the da.ughterof the late Pierre and the late IdaEthier, she entered religious lifeJan. 14, 1926, at her community'Sconvent in Sillery, Province ofQuebec, Canada, and was pr,:>fessedin Sillery in 1928.

Subsequently she taught inschools in Woonsocket, Canada,and New Hampshire and for 50years at Notre Dame School, FallRiver. She was remembered by herstudents as a very gentle and under­standing person. Sister Et hier issurvived by a sister, Louisa Planteof Connecticut, and by niec:es andnephews. Her Mass of ChristianBurial was offered Oct. 28 in Provi­dence.

Mass. Knightsrelease figur4~s

The Massachusetts Knights ofColumbus gave $2,566,791 dol.larsand 768,531 hours in personal ser­vice to charitable and benevolentactivities in 1995 according to theorder's annual survey of fraternalactivity.

The figures were released byKnights of Columbus state deputyPeter J. Giordano. "These totalsrepresent a remarkable outpour­ing of generosity - not only .inmoney but in personal ce'mmlt­ment - on the part of Knights inMassachusetts," Giordano :;aid.

The Knights ofColumbus is aninternational Catholic lay organi­zation with more than 1.6 millionmembers 'in the United States,Canada, Mexico, the Philippines,Puerto Rico, the Dominican Re:public and several other countries.'

Brother Lussier

Catholic Woman's Clulbholds Bishop's night

The Catholic Woman's Club of Fall River held itsAnnual Bishop's Night on October 22 at White's of

·Westport. Many area women gathered to greetBishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., their guest ofhonor.

Following a celebratory banquet, entertainment·was prOVided by Guy Rotondo. 0

· This year's Catholic Woman's Club officers meMrs. Stephen J. Nawrocki, presidenti Mrs. LeoRodrigues, vice-president; Mrs. Maurice Phenix, trea­surer; and Mrs. William Jalbert, secretary.

.The Fall River Catholic Woman's Club modera­tor, who was also present·at the evening, is R,~v.

Vincent F. Diaferio.

Brother Barolet is survived bytwo sisters, Elizabeth Hebert ofRiverview, New Brunswick, Can­ada, and Rita Johnson of St. John,also New Brunswick.

Interment was in the cemeteryof the Canadian Dominicans in St.Hyacinthe.

Moving HomilyFather Pierre E. Lachance, OP,

superior of the Dominican com­munity at St. Anne's parish, FallRiver, and a parochial vicar in theparish, offered a moving homily atBrother Barolet's funeral, saying"His whole life was lived in thehumble service of others, like thegreat St. Joseph, his patron."

At an early age, said FatherLachance, the brother had thoughtof religious life, but felt he shouldwork to help support his family.Eventually, however, his pastorput him in touch with Dominicanpriests in Sackville, New Bruns­wick, and he decided to become alay brother, receiving hi.s habitFeb. 15, 1941. Before he enteredthe Dominican novitiate, he wasasked why he wished to become areligious, to which he replied "Ialways thought of becoming areligious so as to offer everythingfor sinners."

"He could do practically any­thing," said the homilist, addingthat his virtue "expressed itself bya readiness to help whenever asked.Brother Barolet, noted FatherLachance, liked best in religiouslife "the divine office recited inchoir and the Mass."

Blessed Sacrament Brother Ray­mond J. Lussier, 82, died Oct. 24in Richfield, OH, at Regina HealthCenter for priests, brothers andsisters. A Fall River native, he wasa member of his congregation forover 59 years.

He served at Notre Dame deChicago, IL, for 43 years, where hewas receptionist, secretary, treas­urer and a member of the parishchoir. In the course of his yearsthere he was elected to his com­munity's chapter.

In 1981 he was among foundingmembers of a new Blessed Sacra­ment community at Sacred HeartChurch, Salt Lake City, UT. Heserved there four years as com­munity treasurer, then was trans­ferred to St. Joseph's Church, SanAntonio, TX. .

Suffering a stroke in 1988, heresided at two San Antonio nurs-Jay T. Maddock

Judicial Vicar

BROTHER BAROLET

BrotherBarolet, OPThe Mass of Christian Burial

was offered Oct. 30 at St. Anne'sChurch, Fall River, for BrotherJoseph A. Barolet, OP, who diedOct. 27, his 79th birthday, at theRose Hawthorne Lathrop Homein Fall River.

He was a native of Moncton,New Brunswick, Canada, and theson of the late Michel and the lateLouise (Landry) Barolet. Hejoinedthe Dominican Order as a laybrother at age 22 in St. Hyacinthe,Quebec, Canada. Thereafter heserved in Ottawa, Ontario, Can­ada, Lewiston, ME, and Sher­brooke, Quebec, Canada, untilassignment to the monastery of St.Anne, Eall River, where he servedfor 37 years as a maintenance man,woodworker, tailor, bookbinder,barber, chauffeur, cook and recep­tionist. Most recently he wassacristan at St. Anne's Church.

EDICTAL CITATIONDIOCESAN TRIBUNAL

.FAll RIVER, MASSACHUSETTSSi~ce the actual place of residence of

SCOTT EDWIN JAMES is unknown.

We cite SCOTT EDWIN JAMES to appearpersonally before the Tribunal of the Dioceseof Fall River on Thursday. November 14, 1996at 2:30 p.m. at 887 Highland Avenue, FallRiver. Massachusetts, to give testimony toestablish:

Whether the nullity of the marriageexists in the Raymond - James case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastorshaving the knowledge of the residence of theabove person, Scott Edwin James, must see toit that he is properly advised in regard to thisedictal citation.

Given at the Tribunal,Fall River, Massachusetts,on this 23rd day of October, 1996.

EDICTAL CITATIONDIOCESAN TRIBUNAL

FAll RIVER, MASSACHUSETTSSince the actual place of residence of TODD

M. SEALE is unknown.

We cite TODD M. SEALE to appear person­ally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of FallRiver on Tuesday, November 12, 1996 at 2:30p.m. at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River,Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish:

Whether the nullity of the marriageexists in the Phillips - Seale case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastorshaving the knowledge of the residence of theabove person, Todd M. Seale, must see to itthat he is properly advised in regard to thisedictal citation. .

Jay T. MaddockJudicial Vicar

. Given at the Tribunal,Fall River, Massachusetts.on this 23rd d~y of October, 1996.

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The theme of the World Com­munity Day celebration is"Women and Violence and theChurch." An ecumenical prayerservice will be held for domes­tic safetv of women and theirfamilies:Those attending will betreated to inspiring choral mu­sic. Offstreet parking is avail­able.

Behind the altar hung a quiltmade by Denita Tremblay, princi­pal at St. Stanislaus School, FallRiver and a member ofthe Migra­tion Day planning committee. Thequilt symbolized the theme, "ManyGifts - One People of God."

"reflect a unity of people and anobligation to reach out to new­comers." "God's commandment oflove knows no loophole~. The.1ovethat binds us together should be asign to others to build a culture oflove," he continued.

THE MIGRATION MASS, was celebrated by (from left)Rev. John J. Oliveira, Bishop Sean O'Malley, Rev. Stephen J.Avila, Rev. Paul E. Canuel, and Rev. Cornelius J. O'Neill. Thequilt hanging behind the altar was made by Delflita Tremblay,a member of the Migration Mass planning committee andprincipal of St. Stanislaus School, Fall River, and reflects theMass theme: Many Gifts - One People of God. (Kearns photo)

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Diocese of Fall River

': M.igratio'ri' M.a:ss?c·e't~b·f~t~s;t:ctltmF~t·/:~:«t;r/<: THE ANCHOR ~ Diocese' of Fall Rivet -:"'Fri.,'NOv.·I; 1996 3

div.~rsity of Fall River diocese

EIIective November 1, 1996

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM., Cap.,Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nomination of the ReverendRobert M. Campagna, O.EM., Provincial Minister of the FranciscanProvince of the Immac;ulate Conception, and has made the followingappointment:

Rev. Frank Genevive, O.EM., Parochial Vicar, St. Margaret Parish,Buzzards Bay.

GERASONS, a Portuguese musical group, provided ethnic entertainment after the annualMigration Mass October 27. (Kearns photo) .

Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM,Cap., presided over the fourthannual Multicultural, MultilingualMass last Sunday at Bishop Con­nolly High School, Fall River. Thetheme of this year's MigrationMass was "Many Gifts - One Peo­ple of God." Following the liturgy,everyone was invited to share asampling of pastries from through­out the world.

The liturgy ofthe word was readin Spanish and Portuguese, andthe general intercessions were readin French, Portuguese., Polish,Cape Verdean, Italian, English,Lebanese, Brazilian and Spanish.

Father John J. Oliveira, dioce­san coordinator of National Mi­gration Week and pastor of St.John the Baptist parish, :~ew Bed­ford, and his Migration Mass com­mittee had asked that all whoattend bring a non-perishable fooditem to the Mass to later be donatedto the Catholic Social Servicesoffices for distribution to those inneed. The baskets of food werebrought up to the altar during thepresentation of the gifts.

In his homily, Bishop O'Malleydescribed the church in America.as a "Church of immigrants." Hetold the congregation that we areall called to be color blind and towelcome strangers. "We must rea­lize that we are part of somethinglarger," said the bishop.

Bishop O'Malley also said thatthere is a large anti-immigrantfever in the United States rightnow. He called on his listeners to

Election Reflections

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pull together to protect and nur­ture human life, or are WI: going toopt for a society that wants tosolve social problems by eliminat­ing people in cold blood:'

Think about that when you gointo the voting booth and the cur­tain closes behind you. "Govern­ment for the people, by the peo­ple." There is no Catholic partyand many Catholic politiciansaren't. Remember that, "Thou shaltnot kill" is written on your heartby the finger of God. We mustlook beyond sectarian politics,beyond personalities, beyond thehype and examine the issues andthe issue is life. To say that "it is amatter of life and death" is nolonger a cliche.

If you are a politician and youfeel that you cannot be in favor oflife and enjoy the support of yourparty or your constituency, it istime for you to seek other employ­ment before it is too late. Yet, I stillhope that a politician of whateverparty, with the courage of his orher convictions, could b<: electedby a conscientious electomte whereso many profess to be helievers.We must encourage our political·parties to make room for men andwomen who are defenders of life.'

I have not said for whom I shallvote, but I will tell you for whom Iwill not vote. I will not vote for anypolitician who will promote abor­tion or the culture of d':ath, nomatter how appealing the rest ofhis or her program might be. Theyare wolves in sheep's garments, theK.K.K. without the sheets, andsadly enough, they don't even knowit.

If I were· ever tempted. to votefor simply selfish reasons, tribalallegiances, or economil: advan­tages rather than on the moraldirection of the country, I shouldbeat a hasty retreat from the cur­tain of the polling booth to thecurtain of the confessional:

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suit and secular humanism, thenew·state religion.

The legalization of the Partial­Birth Abortion procedure shouldbe a wake-up call for Americans.Life, so revered in our Constitu­tion, is no longer sacred in ourcountry. Today's papers report thatDr. Kervorkian has arranged his43rd assisted suicide with impun­ity. It was once touted that abor­tions had to be legalized to allowfor safe abortions for women indire circumstances. The argumentwas a charade.. The argument wasthe camel's nose under the tentthat has led to an avalanche ofmillions of abortions for conven­ience as the 1987 survey of theAllan Guttmacher Institute(a verypro-abortion) group has shown.People seem to forget that abor­tion is never safe for the baby.

The systematic killing of mil­lions of unborn children is part ofa growing disregard for human lifein America. Abortion has coars­ened us,· and we are now poised tostart eliminating people who, be­cause of a chronic or life-threat­ening condition, are inconvenient.Human beings tend to be inconve­nient and expensive at both endsof their lives.

We can learn much by lookingat Holland's experience, wherepublic acceptance of assisted sui­cide has led to the legalization ofmedical killing without the patient'sconsent. Close to 10% ofall deathsin the Netherlands are due toeuthanasia...half of them withoutpatient consent. In our country, itis safe to predict that managedcare medicine, and the high cost ofnursing home care would cause aneven higher rate ofeuthanasia thanin a country like Holland.

We are definitely at a crossroad.What kind of society do we wantfor future generations? Are we.goj·ng tocaI:« ~Qout ea~hother and

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By Bishop Sean P. O'Malley,OFM Cap., Ph.D.

Recently, someone asked me:"Who are you voting for?" Ofcourse, my initial reaction was"It's none of your business!" How­.ever, it is a question that bears ask­ing. When we go into the votingbooth, it is in some ways like goinginto the confessional box. The cur­tain closes behind us and we standthere before God and cast a ballotsupposedly for the one whom webelieve in conscience to be the bestperson. The difference is, I fear,that whereas we leave the confes­sional unburdened and peacefulwith the joyful excitement of tast­ing God's mercy, we can leave thevoting booth with a heavy heart.because perhaps we have said "Yes"to evil forces at work in this land.

Recently, a book has appeared. whose thesis is that the German

population, in general, was a wil­ling participant in the holocausts.Many articles and reviews havepointed out the regime was ruth­·Iess in crushing opposition anddissent. What will history say aboutus? Future generations will saythat we were paralyzed by politicalcorrectness, or more probably thateveryone v~ted according to theirpocketbook for the politician whopromised the most tax cuts, or themost benefits, or best pork barrel.I am Irish enough to understandthat the tribal allegiances thatbound us to the Democratic Partyare very strong and in our not-too­distant past, quite understandable.One Catholic president in 200 yearsspeaks volumes about our history.What saddens me even more isthat the next Catholic presidentprobably will not be Catholic inany recognizable way beyond anIrish or Italian surname - with an"0" at one end or the other. Thefaith of our ancestors, .tested bydungeon, fire and sword has suc­_________________________•.. cumbe~. to tl,1« Brooks Brothers

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themoorin~Get Out and Vote!

The election next week is very important. Polls, hoopla andmedia aside, this election will determine our nation's ethicaland moral vision as the millennium nears. So many seekingoffice have failed to face the basic problems that will shape ourexistence as a nation.

Because consumerism has replaced conscience, we are fall­ing into a materialistic quicksand and taxes, inflation andfinancial stability have become the burning issues of the elec­tion debates. When everyone has a buck in his or her' pocket,food on the table and reasonable leisure time, only then is·democracy seen as a workable form of government.

The dream seems to be to make the nation into one bigDisneyland, but this is no more than political fantasy.

In our headlong desire to gratify our material desires, wehave ignored the very real issues that candidates should beplacing on the table. These are the issues that will over timedetermine the real validity of our democracy as envisioned byour founding fathers. Our refusal thus far to make the comingelection an ethical and moral referendum is making a mockeryof the ideals on which this country was founded.

We are being tyranni.zed by amorality. Without a sense ofmoral responsibility and ethical accountability, this nation isbeginning to flounder and asa people we are losing our senseof purpose and are stepping into a directionless vacuum. Weare losing our sense of direction and simply do not know wherewe are going.

The moral indifference is much more than ourrefusal to facethe facts that abortio~is murder and that euthanasia is nothingless than assisted suicide. If we regard people as disposable,any life can be thrown away.

When the question of helping those who live on the marginalfringe of life is decided on the basis of economics, welfarebecomes a red flag in a bull market and those who depend onthe state for the very basics of life become the victims of thosewho seek bigger profits and tax relief.

But changes can be made. The individual citizen can make adifference. One vote in one precinct can decide an election.Some feel that their vote does not count, thus they do not vote.Such a defeatist attitude has allowed· our current nationalinertia not merely to continue but to thrive.

If we want to change the direction in which America isdriving, we must take control of the steering wheel. Perhaps itcannot be done immediately, but there must be a start.

We should not go to the polls and leave our beliefs andconsciences at home. Our private ideals have a place in ourpublic life. Too many of our present incumbents on all levels ofgovernment have become divided personalities; voting oneway as a politician and privately espousing another way. Weshould elect people who have been cured of ethical and moralschizophrenia. ..',

This country was founded on the faith of our fathers and It sabout time we began to restore it to the American conscience.The only tool each of us possesses is the right to vote. Beforethis becomes another endangered right, let every citizen takeadvantage of his of her power in the voting booth.

As a country, we have one of the worst voting records in theworld. Because of our inertia, values are becoming politicalpawns. 'If you care about our nation, make sure to cast yourballot next week. You might not be able to make a differencenow, but you can send a message of hope for our tomorrows.

. Get out and vote! .

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Beginning Nov. IS at 7 p.m. andcontinuing for seven more weeks,there will be a bereavement supportgroup for those who have lost aloved one. Those already in thegrieving process for five or six monthsor more would be best h~lped by thisprogram. For further information,call Nancy McEnaney, tel. 240-0417.ST. VINCENT DE PAUL,TAUNTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Monthly meeting and Mass forthe intention of the beatification ofFrederic Ozanam and for deceasedmembers of the society will be heldNov. 4 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's, Taun­ton. Meeting will be held in theschool hall following the Mass.OUR LADY OF THE CAPE,BREWSTER

Healing service with Mass will beheld Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. at Our Ladyof the Cape, 468 Stony Brook Rd ..Brewster. The celebrant will be FatherDick Lavoie. MS.ST. LOUIS WOMEN'S GUILD,FR

The St. Louis Women's Guild,Fall River, will hold its next meetingNov. 6 at 6:30 p.m.ST. THERESA'S CHAPEL,SAGAMORE

An afternoon of recollection forwomen will be held Nov. II at St.Theresa's Chapel. Rt. 6A, Sagamore.Confessions will be heard from 2:30p.m. to 3 p.m. and also at 5 p.m. by apriest of Opus Dei. All area womenwelcome.AIDS MINISTR Y OFfICE, FR

On Nov. 2, the Dioce$an Office ofAIDS Ministry and Saint Anne'sHospital Hope House are sponsor­ing a volunteer education day from 9a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The program willinclude an AIDS overview, and in­formation on addiction and sub­stance abuse, volunteer caregivingissues and spiritual care for personsliving with AIDS. Inforrhation: JoanCuttle, tel. 674-5600.HIS LAND·BETHANY HOUSEOF PRAYER, LAKEVILLE

On Nov. 9 a workshop entitled"Healing the Family Tree" will begiven by Father Mike McNamara ofScituate. Information: Pat or Norma,.tel. 947-4704. , .ST. MARY, NO. ATTLEBORO

A Healing Service lind SundayMass with Father WiIIil\m Babbittwill be held Nov. 3 at2:30 p.m. Allare welcome. ..

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. The support group meet's the thirdSunday of the month at the ParishLife Center of St. Pius X parish inSo. Yarmouth. Information: FatherRoy, tel. 255-0170.PILGRIMAGE WITHBISHOP SEAN

A pilgrimage to the annual MarchFor Life in Washington, D.C. isbeing organized' by the Pro-LifeApostolate for Jan. 21-23, 1997.Information: the apostolate office,tel. 997-2290.

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are a.ked 10 submit new. Items for Ihlscolumn 10 The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, FallRiver, 02722. Name of city or lown shouldbe Included, es welles full dalus of all acllv­11181. PleaIe send newl of fUlure ralherIhan pasl evenls.

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On Sleering Polnlsltems, FR IndlcalesFall River; NB Indlcales New Bedford.

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will meet at St. Joseph's Chapel.New Bedford (rear door next to rec­tory) on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Hostfor the evening will be Pauline Rain­ville and Fran Gouveia from West­port will be the witness speaker.Area Cursillistas are invited.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARYMASS, FR

Couples celebrating 25th or 50thwedding anniversaries are invited toa Mass to be celebrated by BishopSean O'Malley at 5 p.m. Nov. 17 atSt. Mary's Cathedral. Those wishingto attend should notify their pastorpromptly.

CAPE·ISLANDS CATHOLICNURSES

The Cape Code-Islands chapter ofCatholic Nurses will meet on Nov.19,7 p.m., at St. Anthony's Church,Rte. 28 in East Falmouth. DebbieSotirkys will speak on "CompassionMinistry in counselling women." AllCatholic nurses, members and non­members, are invited and refresh­ments will follow. Information: Deb­bie Searle, tel. 420-1837.

SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FRSafe Sitter, a two-day medically

accurate instructional seric:s for young­sters age 11-13, will be held Nov.9-10 at Saint Anne's Hospital, FallRive... Information: tel. 674-5600,extension 2480.

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Each Wednesday evening at 7:15p.m., there is a La Salette lind DivineMercy holy hour at thl~ Shrine ofOur Lady of La Salette, Rt. 118,Attleboro. The special intention forthe month of November will be"ForAll the Deceased." All invited. Theholy hour is preceded by a novenaMass to Our Lady of La Salette eachWednesday at 6:30 p.m. (Also at12: 10 p.m.)

On Nov. 2 Father Richard Deli­sle, shrine director, will lead a Dayof Remembrance from 10:00a.m. to4 p.m. in tile theater. It will be a quietday of prayer and reflection; explor­ing the mystery of God's love' in ourlives and our response 10 that love.Pre-registration is required,

A workshop entitled "Living LifeSuccessfully By Making Your Emo­tion Work For You," will be heldNov. 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:0Qp.m.in the theater. The program, led byDr. Bary Fleet; D. Min., Ph.D., willteach participants how tn acknowl­edge and manage their emotions,how to be self-motivating and howto handle relationships.

"Brethren" w.ill be at the CoffeeHouse Nov. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in thecafeteria.

All events are handicapped access­ible. For information, registration:tel. 222-5410.

FALL RIVER CATHOLICCOMMITTEE ON SCOUTING

The Fall River Catholic Commit­tee on Scouting, Diocese of FallRiver, will be holding classes for GirlScouts wishing to earn the I Live MyFaith and Family of God medals.Registration and first (:Iass will beheld on Nov. 5 at St. Anne's School,Forest St., Fall River at 6 p.m.Information: Pat Latinville, tel.678-8667.

FATHERS ROBERT Kaszynski, Lucio Philli;:Jino andJohn Steakem look over the conference program.

BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY celebrates confere:llce Masswith, from left, Father Marcel Bouchard, Permanent DeaconThomas S,ouza, unidentified altar boy, Father Steph,~n Avila,Deacon John. Emmert.

THE RAUSCH family of St. Patrick's parish, Somerset,offers a presentation on making stewardship inviting to theyoung. From left, Tina Kiley, her fiance Ted Rausch, Edward

. Rausch, daughter Mary Beth and wife Janet.

preparation of a list of parishactivities and organizations andthe opportunities they offer volun­teers.

Stewardship should also be keptbefore the eyes of parishioners byway of weekly notes in the churchbulletin, material in booklet racksand mention in homilies and in thePrayer of the Faithful from time totime. New parishioners should alsobe informed of the stewardshipprogram.

Nine WorkshopsNine workshops deaiing with

various aspects of stewardship fol­lowed Kelley's address:

Father Lucio B. Phillipino, pas­tor of Immaculate Conceptionparish, North Easton, discussedstewardship as a change agen·t af­fecting one's mind, heart andunderstanding of life.

Jim and Chris Schwarz of SacredHeart parish, North Attleboro,explored the effects of stewardshipon the parish level in helping peo­ple to hear and respond to its callby means of such practical mea­.sures· as prayer, hospitality andcommunication.

James K. Kelley, conference key­note speaker, also presented' aworkshop onthe purpose, size anddesirable makeup of a stewardshipcommittee, together with an ex­planation of what can be expectedfrom such·a gr~p.

. The Ral,lsch Family of St. Pa­trick's parish, Somerset, where EdRausch is a religious educationteacher, lector and member of themen's club executive board; JanetRausch is religious education co­ordinator, a lector and a Eucharis­tic minister to the sick; son Ted is areligious education and musicteacher, lector, and a folk groupand retreat team member; anddaughter Mary Beth is a nursingstudent at Salve Regina College, isinvolved in campus ministry, andis a Eucharistic minister and anintercollegiate retreat team mem­ber, discussed ways of makingstewardship inviting to youngpeople.

Father Marcel Bouchard, pas'­tor of Corpus Christi parish, EastSandwich, and Diocesan Steward­ship Committee chair, offered in­sights on the role of a pastor inshepherding stewardship in hisparish.·

Father George Bellenoit, pastorof St. Mary's parish, Mansfield,chaplain at Charlton MemorialHospital, Fall River, for 10 yearsand Diocesan Director of Minis­try to the Sick, explaine'd hQw aparish census can facilitate organ­ization ofa stewardship committee.

James and Joann,e Riley of St.Mary's parish, Mansfield, exploredwhat characteristics to seek wheninviting a parishioner to speak athis or her parish and the elementsof such a presentation. They alsodemonstrated a witness talk.

Kay Cambone of Corpus Christiparish, East Sandwich, had as hertopic the nurturing of stewardshipthrough leadership and structure.She has been her parish coordina- FALL RIVER delegation at the recent national :;teward­tor of stewardship for the past two ship ~eeting in New Orleans, meets with Kansas City, KS,ye;.r:iricia Pasternak, director of ArchbIshop Patrick Keleher, STD, Episcopal Moderator forreligious education at St. Thomas the National Catholic Stewardship Council. From kft, KayMore parish, Somerset, and a Cambone, Corpus Christi parish, E. Sandwich; Elizabethformer principal of Dominican Flynn, St. John's, Attleboro; Kansas City, KS, ArchbishopAcademy, Fall River, is a member Patrick Keleher, STD, Episcopal Moderator for the NationalofSt. Stanislaus parish, Fall River. Catholic Stewardship Council; Dolores Motta, Our Lady ofShe discussed the spiritual basis ofstewardship as an integral part of Angels 'p~rish, Fall River; Father Henry Dahl, parochial vicar,Christian living and a response to ,a?d WIlham Mulcahy, both of Corpus Christi parish. (All

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do it joyfully," he advised. "It's sadto hold on to money."

He then told the story of Anita,the mother of several child.renwhose husband had deserted her.She was at Mass in the Hispanicparish where hOe was then servingand had only $5 to her name. Shestruggled with herself over whethershe should put it in the collection,but decided she would. On her wayhome with the children, one ofthem found a $100 bill, which shetook to the rectory in case it hadbeen reported lost.

"I told her to keep it," relatedthe bishop, "and promised that ifanyone came looking for it, wewould give that person $100 our­selves. No one ever came,"

The story of Anita, he said,recalls the story of the widowrelated in the Gospels of Mark andLuke. She could afford to con­tribute only two copper coins tothe temple treasury, but of herJesus said, "She gave more than allthe others....They gave from theirsurplus wealth, but she gave fromher want, all that she had to liveon."

A Way of LifeStewardship, the bishop empha­

sized, is a way of life, not a onetimeprogram, and is an integral part ofScripture, tradition and churchteaching; indeed, half the parablestold by Jesus deal with steward-

. ship.

Keynote AddressThe conference's keynote ad­

dress was delivered by James K.Kelley, director of developmentfor the diocese of Charlotte, NC.He stressed that stewardship is away of life, not merely a money­raising tool, and that it involvesexpressing gratitude to God forwhat one has received by dedicat­ing to Him a portion of one's time,talent and treasure.

"It is important," he said, "thatall members [of a stewardship com­mittee] be people of prayer and beconcerned about parishio.ners' re­lationship with'God, not about the[financial] needs of the church."

Equal emphasi~ should be put,he explained, on time, talent andtreasure, and he recommended thata parish interested in the programshould make formation of a stew­ardship committee its first step.Members should be spiritually mo­tivated, exemplify the goals ofstewardship and be able to en­vision what it can accomplish forthe parish.

Committee activities could in­clude explanation of stewardshipto the parish as a whole by way ofprograms, talks by persons alreadypracticing the "three Ts," and

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Parley response enthusiasticBy Owen and Pat McGowan

Some 133 enthusiastic represen­tatives of the 33 diocesan parishescurrently committed to the stew­ardship way of life met last Satur­day at Bishop Stang High School,North Dartmouth, for a daylongconference. The second annualsuch meeting, its theme was "Con­tinuing the Journey: Time, Talentand Treasure." .

REV. MARCEL BOUCHARD

In a letter to participants in­cluded in the conference programFather Marcel H. Bouchard, Di­ocesan Director of Stewardship,noted that the theme "reflects ourongoing efforts to respond to thecall to discipleship through stew­ardship as a way of life."

Following the director's wordsof welcome to attendees, lay wit­ness couple Arthur and Julie LaChance offered an opening prayerand Bishop Sean O~Malley wasprincipal celebrant for the confer­ence Mass. In his homily he re­called the Gospel story of the richman who asked Jesus what he hadto do to merit eternal life. Jesuslisted the commandments as guidesto conduct, but the man replied,"Teacher, I have kept all thesesince childhood."

Looking at him lovingly, Jesussaid,'''There is one thing more youmust do. Go and sell what youhave and give it to the poor andyou will have treasure in heaven."At that, the man's face fell and hewent away sad, unable to bear thethought of parting with his pos­sessions.

Jesus then said to his disciples,"It is. easier for a camel to passthrough a needle's eye than for arich man to enter the kingdom ofGod," going on to promise thatthose who abandon all to followhim are assured of everlasting life.

The invitation of Christ is toeveryone, said Bishop O'Malley."Give as you have been given, and

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States, Sheila hopes to return tothe missions. In the meantime, herparents, Joseph and CatherineMatthews, also of St. Patrick'sparish, Somerset, look forward toseeing. her every month or so.

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Nov. I, 1996 7

Bishop Weili diesHONG KONG (CNS) - Gov­

ernment-recognized Bishop PaulSong Weili, who administered thechurch in Langfang,just southeastof Beijing, died July 20 at the ageof 83, it was reported a monthlater. Bishop.Song, clandestinelyordained in 1982, was hospitalizedin March, suffering from advancedcolon cancer. Catholics fromnorthern China told UCA News,an Asian church news agency basedin Thailand, that after about 20days in the hospital in March,Bishop Song refused further treat­ment 'to 'save on 'meciica(costs:

from Smoking," to be held onMondays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. inthe hospital's Valcourt ConferenceRoom, beginning Nov. 4.

The hospital was recently a ward­ed Provider Approval status for1996 to 1998 by the MassachusettsNurses Association Council ofContinuing Education. In grant­ing the approval, the associationrecognized Saint Anne's commit­ment to quality continuing educa­tion for nurses.

abroad and to sharing their mis­sion experience with AmericanCatholics. At present the groupnumbers 128 lay members, some650 priests and about 750 sisters..

Married members with childrenare seen as a plus: "Their kids canreach out to kids in mission lands," ,explained Sheila.

She has been in the United Statessince last May and will probably

.be at Maryknoll for the next fouryears. At the moment she is inRome seeking official recognitionof the new group as a canonicallyapproved Association of the Chris­tian Faithful.

After her four-year stint in the

Mass in French in the hospitalchapel at II :30 a.m. and Frenchviolinist Conrad Briere will enter­tain·outside the cafeteria from 5 to6 p.m..

Italian Day, Nov. 6, will offerItalian cuisine in the cafeteria,Mass will be offered in the hospitalchapel at II :30 a.m. by FatherVincent Diaferio, pastor of HolyRosary parish, Fall River, the city'sonly Italian parish, and religiousart and other cultural objects fromItaly will be on display outside thecafeteria.

Polish Day, Nov. 8, will featurethe Krakowiak dancers and musi­cians at the cafeteria at.5:45 p.m.,Polish cuisine in the cafeteria, anda display reflecting the Polishcommunity in Fall River outsidethe cafeteria. Father Robert Kas­zynski, pastor of St. StanislausPolish parish in Fall River, assistedby Permanent Deacon Frank Mis,will offer Mass in Polish at 11:30a.m. in the hospital chapel.

MARYKNQLL LAY missioner Sheila ;\1atthews, center,with her parents, Joseph and Catherine Matthews of St.Patrick's parish, Somerset, displays a brightly-colored apronfrom EI Salvador, 'the Central American nation borderingGuatemala, the nation where she has worked for some 16years. (McGowan photo)

who will serve either in the UnitedStates or at missions in other lands.Members may remain under thejurisdiction of their own diocese ormay join Maryknoll. As a coordi­nating committee member, Sheilawill be in charge of personnel athome and overseas. She explainedthat association members have afour-month orientation period,followed by five months of lan­guage training and adaptation tothe culture where they will serve.They commit to at least three anda half years overseas, followed bythree years back in the UnitedStates, mostly to be devoted toactivities in support of members

Other ActivitiesIn other hospital activities, Saint

Anne's, in collaboration with the. :<\.meri<:an, Lun~ ~$.~n.,.is offe~ing

a'seven-week program, "Freedom

Saint Anne's Hospital, FallRiver, will celebrate its secondannual Cultural Awareness WeekNov. 4 through 8. Events willrepresent the French, French-Cana­dian, Italian and Polish communi­ties of Greater Fall lRiver and areopen to all hospital employees andmembers of the Greater Fall Rivercommunity.

Maria Igrejas, the city's com­munity liaison officer, will speakat 4 p.m. Nov. 5 in the hospital'sNannery Conference Room onWelfare Reform and its Effects onthe Legal Immigrant Population;and at 5 p.m. Nov. 6 Dr. VirgilioZanin will present Growing Up inan Italian Family, a~iso in the con­ference room.

Nov. 4 has been designatedFrench Day and willifeature Frenchcuisine in the hospital cafeteria, aHistorical Society display in thehospital lobby and Notre DameChurch albums, Francophone Soci­ety Franco-American albums, ma­terial from Les Dames Richelieuof Fall River and French artifacts,all located outside the hospitalcafeteria.

Hospital pastoral care directorFather Robert Roch'on will offer

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Saint Anne's Hospital happenings

By Pat McGowanAnchor Staff

In December, Sheila Matthewsof St. Patrick's parish, Somerset,will chalk up her 16th adventurousyear as a Maryknoll lay missi\;>ner.In that time she has served hundredsof impoverished Indians in andaround the small jungle commun­ity of Poptun in the Guatemalanstate of EI Peten.

A registered nurse and a 1968graduate of Stonehill College,North Easton, she worked in Mas­sachusetts hospitals and as a pub­lic health nurse and VIIST A volun­teerin Vermont beforejoining Mary­knoll's lay missionary program in1980.

Sheila prepared for missionaryservice at a four-month trainingprogram at Maryknoll headquar­ters in Maryknoll, NY, followedby a course in Spanish in Cocha­bamba, Bolivia. She then traveledto Guatemala to join a catecheti­cal, health and literacy team in EIPeten.

There since 1981, she has trainedscores of Indian mf:n as healthpromoters in some 109 small set­tlemeQts in the Poptun area andhas established a small pharmacywhich often helps out the localhospital with medications as wellas supplying the needs of its ownpatients.

In 1986 Sheila also opened aneye clinic in response to the tre­mendous prevalence of blindnessin the area, and she has takenhundreds of children :in need of eyesurgery to Guatemala City, 250miles away. The trip can take from10 hours to two days, dependingon road conditions.

New DirectionThis year Sheila completed her

fifth three-year term of service as aMaryknoll lay missioner-andembarked upon a new form ofministry as one of three membersof the coordinating I:ommittee ofthe Maryknoll Mission Associa­tion of the Faithful, based at Mary­knoll, NY.

The association, founded in 1994,is a community of priests, sistersand married or single laypersons

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SUMEYYA ASHRAF, top left, a freshman at Arch­bishop Prenderga~t High School in Drexel Hill, Pa., wea.rs auniform modified to suit '!slamic rules. Other students model'more typical uniform variations. (eNS/ Sharp photo)

chemistry class with sophomoresand Algebra II with juniors.. "She'shappy arid she'5 doing finc:," saidher mother. '- .

Like her classmates, SlImeyyatakes theology classes and attendsCatholic religious ceremonies. .

"I learn about their beliefs andthey learn about mine," she said."I ask them questions when I needhelp.... They respect my rdigionand I respect theirs."

Muslims, she said, "believe Godis Almighty and Jesus is a prophetfrom God." Muslims "must believein all the prophets; if you don't,you're not really a Muslim. I haveto believe in Jesus."

jump at it," added Carol AnnBlair, principal.

When Blair first met with theAshrafs, she was concerned aboutSumeyya standing out from thestudent body in her modified uni­form. The parents assured the prin­cipal that their daughter was ac­customed to and accepted dressingdifferently from her peers.

Prendergast's advanced aca­demic curriculum, female-onlypopulace and value-oriented at­mosphere convinced her parentsto enroll Sumeyya. "Then andthere we decided this is it," saidMussarat Ashraf.

Sumeyya, a freshman honorsstudent, is enrolled in an honors

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PHILADELPHIA (CNS)When Sumeyya Ashrafs parentswere deciding where to send theirl4-year-old Muslim daughter toschool, it was the school uniform- and not the Catholic curricu­lum - that caused concern.

Shorter skirts, jumpers andheadbands are a far cry from the

/ ankle-length skirts, long sleevesand head scarves that are commondress for Muslim women.

Archbishop Prendergast HighSchool for Girls in the Philadel­phia suburb of Drexel Hill allayedthe Ashrafs' apprehensions by al­lowing a uniform modification.

"We're all God's people -every­one is welcome here," said SisterofSt. Joseph Catherine Robinson,president of Archbishop Prender­gast, in an interview with TheCatholic Standard and Times,Philadelphia's archdiocesan news­paper.

Mussarat Ashraf sewed her'daughter's uniform when a special­ordered garment did not arrive asscheduled. The longjumper sportsthe same colors and general cut ofSumeyya's peers' uniforms. An ele­gant head scarf - also in theschool colors - was made in ashop in Saudi Arabia and deliveredby a relative.The Ashraf family moved to theUnited States from Pakistan fouryears ago.

Muslim women almost com­pletely cover themselves'for safetyreasons, said Mussarat. "They donot show their beauty to ... men sono one can dare to hurt them ortease them," she said.

At home, with close male rela­tives, a more relaxed dress is al­lowed. Sumeyya may remove herscarf only in classes taught bywomen.

"The girls can learn so muchmore by being exposed to a varietyof cultures and people,". SisterRobinson said. "They learn to be alot more accepting and under­standing" and "can work better inthe world ifthey recognize" differ­ent cultures.

"Whenever we see an'opportun­ity" to educate in this way, "we

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Nov. I, 1996 9

Move praisedGUATEMALA CITY (CNS)­

Archbishop Prospero Penados delBarrio praised the military's recentmove to disarm rural militias, orcivil patrols, which have beenblamed for the majority of humanrights abuses in the Gu~temalan

countryside. "We believe thateverything that contributes to thecementing ofa peaceful culture, tostrengthening the power of civiliansociety (and creates) national foun­dations for reconciliation must besupported by all sectors," saidArchbishop Penados, an outspokencritic of human rights violations.Ronald Ochaeta, director of theArchbishop's Human Rights Officelegal department, said the dissolu-tion of civil patrols . -'

unfunded retirement liability ­the amount religious orders figurethey are lacking to meet. theirmembers' retirement needs - hasrisen to $7.9 billion.

The collection is a joint projectofthe National Conference ofCath­olic Bishops, the Conference ofMajor Superiors of Men, the L.ead­ership Conference of Women Reli­gious and the Council of MajorSuperiors of Women Religious.Together, they sponsor the Nation­al Religious Retirement Office.

Because the work required bytactual signing is so intensive, twointerpreters are used to sign forSteppl'er during the meeting. Oneis paid; the other is a volunteer,parishioner John Dunn.

During the first meeting, theinterpreters occasionally had toask the other council members togo slower. And Steppler's fellowcouncil memblers also had to learnto identify themselves so that hewould know who was talking.

"He catches everything," she said."He has good suggestions ... andhe's very spiritual. I think thoseare the gifts he would bring to thecouncil."

The' council has had to makesome adjustments to accommodateits new member, however.

The parish provides AmericanSign Language interpreters at its10 a.m. Sunday Masses and at sea­sonalliturgies. Deaf and blind par­ishioners also are active as eucha­ristic ministers and lectors. VictoriaRies, St. Patrick's pastoral lifedirector,leads a Catholic faith ser­ies of the deaf community, withthe help of interpreters.

"We've been trying to includethe deaf community in all aspectsof parish life;" she said.

Steppler has been amember ofthe parish liturgy committee formore than a year, and continues toserve on that group..

Last June, he committed to join­ing the pastoral council.

From his service on the liturgycommittee, Ries knows Stepplerto be an articulate p<;rson and agood story teller.

Nuns croon for religiousWASHINGTON (CNS) - Sistersin Song, a national choir of 60 sis­ters, will be feat~red on a publicservice announcement promotingthe 1996 Retirement Fund for Reli­gious collection, to be conductedin most U.S. parishes the weekendof Dec. 7-8.

The ad will debut on Odyssey,the interfaith cable channel for­merly known as the Faith & ValuesChannel. It will be· available toother TV or cable stations.

The spot will be seen on Odys­sey.Nov. II-Dec. 6 after theMonday-Friday cablecasts of"TheDaily Mass" at 9 a.m. EST.

The ad features Sisters in Songsinging the hymn "Center of MyLife." Its chorus says: "Lord, youare the center of my life. I willalways praise you, I will alwaysserve you, I will always keep you inmy sight."

Sister Janet Roesener, a Sisterof St. Joseph of Medaille who

. heads the National Religious Retire­ment Office, said the song waschosen because the chorus is repre­sentative of the more than 45,000men and women religious who aremore than 70 years old and stillserving the church.

The theme for the 1996 collec­tion is "They Shaped Lives andThey Still Do."

The collection has been the mostsuccessful in U.S. hi!ltory. Still, the

LINDA BURGESS interprets activity at Seattle's St. Patrick Church pastoral councilmeeting for Robert Steppler, who is deaf, blind and dumb. (CNS/ McGuire photo)

SEATTLE (CNS) - RobertSteppler hopes his membership onthe pastoral council at 51. Patrick'sin Seattle will highlight the needfor more interpreters to help bringthe deaf community more fullyinto parish life.

Deaf, blind, and unable to speak,41-year-old Steppler recently joinedthe 12-member pastoral counciland olans to take an active role.

"We need to build a link (betweenthe deaf and hearing communities)and understand one another sothat we can worship God together,"he said through his interpreter'sfingers.

To communicate, Steppler usesa system called tactual signing,where he listens by feeling themovement of the interpreter'sfingers.

At his first pastoral councilmeeting, Steppler sat with his lefthand atop the interpreter's fast­moving fingers and followed theproceedings over the m:xt two hoursas the council discussed prioritiesand how to make St. Patrick's amore welcoming community.

The need for interpreters is "so,so, so important," Steppler said."The deaf can't know about Godand they can't understand aboutGod without communications. Ifthere were more communications,more deaf people would join thechu~h~ . d MA cradle Cathohc an a on-tana native, SteppIeI' was b~rnwith Usher syndrome, the leadmgcause of all deaf-blindness.

Those who have it are bornhearing impaired or deaf and oftenbegin to experience a gradual lossof vision as young adults. Stepplerwas in his 30s when his eyesightdeteriorated. He now walks with acane and is able to detect onlyshapes of light. .

He lives independently, however,sharing a Seattle apartment with aroommate and communicating withthe outside world through a tele­braille machine. He travels by citybus to ohurch and to his job at theLighthouse for the Blind Inc., whichmanufactures products for Boeingand other companies.

Although he lives in another. part of town, Steppler was attractedto St. Patrick's about five yearsago by its commitment to theinclusion of the deaf community.

Deaf - bllind parish council member hopesto incre:lse awareness of deaf community

Associate, 99,makes history

CHICAGO(CNS) - Atage99,Dora Krueger has made historywithout even trying. '

A resident ofSt. Benedict's Homefor the Aged in Niles, Krueger isbelieved to be the oldest associatemember of a religious order sinceshe became an associate of the Sis­ters of Sts.. Cyril and Methodiusearlier this year.

"Actually, Dora was an asso­ciate long before the teJm wascoined," Sister John Vianny Vran­ak told The New World, Chicago'sarchdiocesan newspaper.

For more than 30 years, Kruegervolunteered at the now-closed VillaSt. Cyril retirement home run bythe religious order in HighlandPark. She worked first as ;l recep­tionist and then later, after herhearing began to fail, as a "::riendlyvisitor" to the residents.

"I do whatever I can do," shesaid modestly.

A spry, cheerful woman wholooks several decades younger thanher age, Krueger lived alo:le untilshe was 97 and drove her own caruntil she was 95.

When the Sisters of St:;. Cyriland Methodius decided to closeVilla St. Cyril and transferred theresidents to St. Benedict's, Kruegerdecided to move out of the onlyhome she had ever had and go withthem.

"They had to move, so I had tomove," she explains.

Even as a resident of St. Bene­dict's, Krueger continues ·to helpout in the kitchen. She squeezesthat in between daily MaSH, exer­cise class, reading the daily news­paper, bingo and card playing,praying the rosary and a dailywalk.

November 2A memento for the repose of the

souls of our bishops, prie;,ts andpermanent deacons not on this list.

1923, Rev. Joseph S. Fortin,Founder, St. Jean Baptisle, FallRiver

1933, Rev. Michael V. Mc­Donough, Chaplain, St. Mary'sHome, New Bedford

November 31988, Rev. Jose M. Bettencourt

e Avila, Retired Pastor, O.L. Car­mel, New Bedford

November 41990, Permanent Deacon James

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November 61933, Rev. ·Patrick S. McGee,

Founder, St. Mary, HebrollvilleNovember 7

1985, Rev. J. Edmond Trem­blay, Retired Chaplain, SacredHeart Home, New Bedford .

November 81984, Rev. Pacifique L. Emond,

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"In a world in which longevity israpidly becoming one of its chal­lenging characteristics," he con­tinued, "we should be working todevelop a new and enriched under­standing of aging, and of the widecontribution which the elderly canand should bring to our communi­ties and societies."

The nuncio's statement alsoreiterated Vatican concern for gov­ernmental support of the family.

"Ever faithful to its mission, theHoly See will continue in its effortsat strengthening and safeguardingthe sacredness of marriage'and therole of parents as the first educa­tors of their children, especiallyduring childhood and adolescence,"Archbishop Martino said.. Commenting on problems fac­

ing young people, the nuncio saidthat for many of them "the futureis not marked by hope."

He noted such problems as un­employment, lack of educationalopportunities for girls, a climate ofsexual permissiveness, drugs andcrime.

The primary need of youngpeople is to find "a renewed moralvision and a climate of hope," saidArchbishop Martino.

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UNITED NATIONS (CNS)­The Vatican nuncio to the UnitedNations called on the world com­munity to' show renewed respectfor life in dealing with the elderly.

"It is horrible to think that justas the world begins to make greatadvances in prolonging the lives of"individuals, a reverence and respectfor life has been lost," said Archbis­hop Renato R. Martino.

The nuncio made his remarksOct. 14 in a statement delivered atU.N. headquarters in New York tothe General Assembly committeethat deals with social, humanitar­ia~ and' cultural matters.

He noted that recent decadeshad brought significant advancesin nutrition and eradication of dis­ease, with the result that mortalityrates had fallen. But he said recentyears had been marked by "anincredible contradication."

"This contradiction draws atten­tion away from the care of the sick,the aged and the disabled, andfocuses instead upon euthanasia,"he said. '

Archbishop Martino said theshift in attitude had become "anew source of deep anxiety andfear" for many elderly people.

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ANIMALS WERE in the spotlight in at least three dioce­san parishes as pastors held blessing ceremonies in celebrationof the feast: of S1. Francis of Assisi. At S1. Patrick's, Somerset,a total of 40 dogs, parrots, cats, a guinea pig, a rabbit andgerbils were sprinkled with holy water by Father Marc Trem­blay. At top, from left, Gerry Fontaine holds the holy waterforFather Tremblay; permanent deacon candidate Edward Hus­sey holds the pastor's parrot, Siegfried, as another parrot waitsits turn; and one of the many dogs is blessed. Bottom left,Father Tremblay holds his dog, Virgil; and at right FatherTimothy Goldrick, pastor of S1. Bernard's, Assonet, assistedby Miss Molly Malone, blesses some 30 animals, includingdogs, cats and African birds. Another blc~ssing, but unfortu­nately no pictu~es available, took place at Notre Dame parish,Fall River, where tqe animals blessed included two horses, apony and goldfish, in addition to·the obligatory dogs and cats.(S1. Patrick's pictures by McGowan; S1. Bernard's by Adams.)

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the panelists responded to ques­tions posed by the workshop par­ticipants. In an animated exchange,the Serrans and the panelists dis­cussed the role of clergy and reli­gious in today's Church,

The closing liturgy was cele­brated by Bishop Sean O'M alley,OFM, Cap. During his homily,the bishop praised the support ahdencouragement which Serrans havemade in vocation efforts to ourcountry, in general, and tCI ourdiocese· in particular. "We, heartoday much about vocation crises,as the numbers of vocations to thepriesthood and religious life de­cline," said the bishop. "Is il thatGod i~ call,ing fewer people? Idon't think that is the case. Ibelieve the crisis is that we are los­'ing our hearing -.:... it is more difficultto hear the Lord's call in the midstof a very noisy world. It is into thisworld that we, as Church, need toreach out and assist others to. oncea'gain !ist~n, ~ear and resp~nd,"

. For mo;~' info'rm'ation .o,n 'join­ing the Serra Club or formiing aPllrish Vocation Team, ,call orwrite: Vocations Office, Qioceseof Fall River, P.O",Box 2577, Fall .River 977,20, ~75~13n.'. . .

The afternoon session offered aworkshop given by Barbara Dunn,chairperson of the St. ThomasMore Vocation Team, entitled"Forming a Parish VocationTeam." Dunn described the voca­tion team as an integral part of thelife of the parish community. She'

,said that through prayer and aware-ness programs, the vocation teamhelp, to create the sacred environ­ment for h~aj-jngGod's call to min­istry, A Future Fu/lofHope, pub­lished by the National Conferenceof Catholic Bishops, characterizedthe parish vocation team as part oftHe national vocation strategy,Durin arso shared, as a testimonyto the efficacy to pniyer,' that St.Thomas More parish has a youngman irt' the seminary, a youngwoman i'n formation, and a mar­ried man in the permanent diaco­nate program: A "how to" aboutforming a parish vocation team,was offered at the conference.

Father Mark Hession closed theafternoon session moderating apanel discussion, Panelists inclu­ded: Father Pio Mondata, CR;Sister Patricia Harrington, RSM;and Deac6'nBruce Bonneau. Fol­'Iowing a briefptesentiUion about their'particular'vocation and ministry,

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Previously, she worked as a totalquality analyst and in staff devel­opment at St. Luke's Hospital,New Bedford. A North Dartmouthresident, Mrs. Pontes holds a

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Serra conference focuses on vocations

ATTENDING THE Serra Conference held last week at St. Julie Billiart parish center, No.Dartmouth, were, from left: Roland Benjamin, New Bedford Serra Club; Rev. Craig Pre!l;ana,assistant director of vocations; Rev. Robert Flagg, Dean of St. John's Seminary; Michael Pio,district governor; Rev. Brian Harrington, pastor of St. Julie's and chaplain of the New BedfordSerra Club.

The 32nd annual New EnglandSerra Conference was held lastSaturday at St. Julie Billiart par­ish center, No. Dartmouth. Theevent was hosted by the New Bed­ford Serra Club. President RolandBenjamin faciliated a day of pre­sentations and workshops focus­ing on the topic of vocations 'to.ordained and consecrated life ser­vice in the Chur,ch.

The day started,with prayer ledby Father Brian Harrington, chap­lain to the New Bedford Ser:rans,who later welcomed the partici­pants from the other diocesesthroughout New England, Dist~ictgoveI;nor of the Serrans, MichaelPio, alsoextelJded words of wel­come.

The theme of the day was "·'ComeFoll.ow, Me,', Christ the LivingWaters," setting the tone for,thekeynote address, giyen ,by FatherRobert Flagg, ,vocation directorfor the Archdiocese of Boston andD~an ~f St., John Seipina,ry, ,whoshared some o,f his experiences invocation ministry and the forma­tion process in the life of a~eminarian. , ., In hiS address he'reminded hislisteners that i;astoral miniSt~y .in 'the r Chtlrch' makes: adifference- inthe.lives 'of othefs. He,:s'aid 'that'those .cliiie5i ,'H> the' !Jli,njstry !!lust

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As piHtof. ~il' Pfesenta~ion,fathh Flagg ca:tl~d 'upon RodneyThibault, a seminarian from FallRiver, to d~scribehis' fo~mationjourney.'ln ~ mpving present'ation,Thibault 'sha'red that it was not avocation recruitment programwhich 'caused him to think about

'entering the seminary, rather, it was'the 'example o'f his parish priestwho made the G(Jspel values comealive by his priestly ministry.

The conference continued witha workshop offered by Sister MaryNoel Blute, RSM, Episcopal Repre­sentative for Religious,' FatherRobert Charlton, SSCC, pastor ofSt. Mary's parish, Fairhaven, andFather Craig Pregana, diocesanassistant director of vocations.Each shared unique perspectivesabout fostering vocations. Thecommon thread was a call formore fervent prayer and programsat the parish level to create anawareness of vocations as a viableoption for young people.

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immensity of Your Light, that You,r eternal goo'dness may opento me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all inYou, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate beforeYour Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the littlegroup of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme'f'IAT. Pros­trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg'that ItClothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You,; QivineWill. It will be my Life, the center of my iritelligenc¢:, theenrapturer, of my'heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast itaway from me and th~s form, tne new,l:den of Peace, of happi­ness and oflove. With ItI shall be always happy: I.shall have asingular strength and a hqliness that sanctifies all th,ings anaconducts them to God., ' .",' . ,,","

Here prostrate; I invoke the help of,the Most Holy Trinity,that They permit me to live in the cloister of tne Divine Willand thus return' in me the' first order bf 'creatioIi, just as thecreature was created.

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat,take my hand and introduce me int0 thebght' of the Di~ineWill. You will be "my guide,'my 'most, tender, Mother, and willteach me to live ih and to maintain myself hi the order and,theboun'cfs' of tl)~ Divine, Will., Heavenly Mother, I corlsecrate mywhole being to'Your hnmaculate Heart. You will teacl;t me th~

doctrine of the Divine Will andl will listen most attentively toYour lessons. You will coVer me with Your mantle so that theinfernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden toentice me and make me fall into the maze of the, human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Yourflames that they may burn me, consume me, and feed me toform in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You willkeep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again,that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God.

My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in every­thing so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument thatdraws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

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LET THEM EAT CAKE: Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., and Rev. Benito Lagos,IVE, (far left), pastor of St. Kilian's parish in New Bedford cut a birthday cake with the help offormer St. Kilian's pastors Rev. Ronald A. Siciliano, OFM, (next to Father Lagos), and Rev.Paul Guido, OFM. The parish celebrated its IOOth anniversary on Oct. 27. (De Araujo photo)

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We seek women who are growing in their love ofGod, and desire to join a communitv with a strongspiritual, apostolic and community life.

Living our vows and participating in the life of the Churchby prayer and sacraments, gives us the ability to serve God inthis apostolate.

We nu'rse incurable cancer patients in our seven free, mod­ern nursing homes, located in New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,Massachusetts, Georgia and Minnesota.

Many who enter our community have no prior nursingexperience, but we all share a great compassion for the suffer­ing poor and delight at being able to help them.

Sr. M. BarbaraNative of: Minnesota. B.S. • Business

=--_..........~ Education/English. Before entering, worked illMinnesota State Govemor's Office, Senate, and Treasurer's Office.

"I became aware of God's call through prayer, an O!.7elmess to God'swill and by experiencing His 10l'e in the Sisters and patients. M)'vocation, (ike every grace, is a gift from God, which I seek toremain faithful to."

sician delivers care for less thanthe amount, he keeps the differ­ence; if the cost runs over, he losesincome.

"Even capitation strategies whichdon't put physicians at risk finan­cially set up a moral dilemma forthe physician," he said. Becausethe money physicians save on onepatient may limit what they canspend on the next, "you have thedoctors playing God, making uni­lateral bedside rationing decisions."

Decisions on rationing careshould not be made at the patient'sbedside, but must be part of the

. "larger social debate;" he added.To its crt:dit, Brother Sulmasy

said, managed care has focusedattention on problems of limitedresources, fragmentation and pre­vention, but at the same time it hasmade those problems worse.

He charged that managed carehas increased fragmentation bydiscouraging patients from usingfamily physicians and has de­creased interest in planning forprevention. "Why invest in .pre­vention for the long term if theaverage person only spends threeyears in your system," he asked.

"It's not the doctors but theiremployers (insurance companies)who created the system," BrotherSulmasy said. "It's difficult for thepublic to understand who's re­sponsible for the decision to limitcare. The role of the policy-makersis ambiguous and disguised.They've unloaded an unpleasanttask on the people on the frontlines."

Brother Sulmasy said doctorsand patients who feel abused bythe system will ultimately bringmanaged care down, but that phy­sicians and hospitals have no.choice now but to go with the flow., "If revolt is your answer, you'relosing badly. There's no way toavoid managed care organizationsif you're practicing medicine," hesaid.

Brother Sulmasy predicted thatmanaged care will be replaced by asingle-payer system, but added that"we're in for some tough timesuntil that. happens."

order to spin off more profits toinvestors.

"Prove to me that the moneysaved by managed care is going tohelp anyone, that the funds will beredirected into the system ratherthan be redistributed as profits,"he said.

Brother Sulmasy, a visiting as­sistant professor of medicine atJohns Hopkins University in Balti­more, devoted much of his talk tothe dilemma placed on health careprofessionals by managed care sys­tems. He said most managed carepolicies put doctors through a"moral stress test."

Brother Sulmasy said managedcare is deeply flawed at its corebecause it pits the physician's in­come against the patient's needthrough a system of "restrictivegatekeeping."

"Experience has shown me thatmost doctors put their patientsfirst, but we're also human," hesaid. "Physicians now face a sys­tem in which acting in the patient'sbest interest may entail financialpenalties for themselves."

The practices of gatekeeping andcapitation in managed care givephysicians financial incentives toprovide less care, according toBrother Sulmasy. '

Gatekeeping restrictions encour­age physicians to liI11it tests andreferrals to specialists. In capita­tion programs an insurance com­pany pays a physician a price perhead to care for a group of patients.Under some contracts, if the phy-

By Brian Wallace

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (CNS)­Managed care is a "morally flawedsystem" that interferes with theintegrity of the relationship be­tween physician and patient, ac­cording to a Franciscan brotherwho is also a physidan.

"The unseen hand of (econo­mist) Adam Smith i8 in every trans­action in medicine: because doc­tors l\re forced to limit care purelyon financial grounds," BrotherDaniel Sulmasy told participantsat a recent conference on the eth­ics of managed care.

Held at Sacred Heart Universityin Fairfield, the conference drew125 physicians, nurses and healthcare administrators.

Brother Sulmasy, director ofthe center of c1inic:al bioethics atGeorgetown University School ofMedicine in Washington, said that"the collapse of the Clinton healthcare plan" has left the countrywithout a plan.

In its absence, he said, is "un­managed care ... unregulated com­petition among entrepreneurialmanaged care organizations."

Managed care is usually definedas a system whereby the primaryphysician of an individual is incharge of maintaining and manag­ing his or her health care and actsas the gatekeeper for that patient'saccess to treatment by specialists.

Brother Sulmasy faulted man­aged care as a system which dis­guises the real de:cision makers,cuts off public debate on largersocial issues, and gives less care in

St. Mary's SchoolElections for six"th, seventh and

eighth grade class officers wererecently held at St. Mary's Schoolin New Bedford. The results were:grade eight, president Amy Des­rosiers, vice pres'ident PatrickAllain, secretary Jennifer Beaulieu,and Treasurer Corey Fatula; gradeseven, president Leslie Ann Stev­ens, vice president Timothy Flinn;secretary Amanda DaSilva, andtreasurer Jeffrey Magalhaes; gradesix, president Bethany Lemenager,vice president Ashley Woolley,secretary Hope Solomos, andtreasurer John Pepin.

School Safety Patrol members,who are responsible for aiding theschool staff and faculty at dismis­sal time, were appointed. TheSafety Patrol is under the direc­tion of sixth grade teacher, Mrs.Cathy LaCroix: The 1996-1997school year members are: eighthgraders, Kimberly Lauzon (captain),Kristen David (sergeant), AurianneArabasz and Christine Jasin~i;

seventh graders, Gerald Howland,Kristin Ladino and KrystynaPavao; sixth .graders, HeatherLaCroix, Kyle Pelletier and Ash­ley Pratt.

,TEENS FROM Our Lady of the Angels parish, Fall River, were invited by the Youth Group Angels to participate ill avariety of fun-filled activities in observance of World Youth Day. In the fO'reground, Charlene Moreira (left) and Lysend,raFurtado try to untangle themselves in one of theactivit~es..,

---;....-......;~-------_.:-_-----------------Bishop. Connolly High School' School Students® or The National

Dean s Lis·t®. It is truly a greathonor for a. teacher to be ,recog­nized for excellence by formerstudents who represent the besthigh school and college students inAmerica today.

tonwood Library where they havefamiliarized themselves with ref­erence. materials and .library .er­vices under 'the direction of Mrs.Gail Roberts, the children's, li­brarian.

Father. Quinn Memorial Game. All are invited to the first annual'Father Justin J. Quinn memorialbasketball game to be held No­vember' 29', This' family sporting

. event is a wOllderful way to honorthe beloved former athletic direc­tor at Holy Family High School,New Bedford, in the 50s throughthe 70s. The first game tips off at 6p.m. at Bishop Stang High School,North Dartmouth. The secondgame starts at 7:30 p:m. Betwl~en

games there will be a shoot-ol,lt forthe kids. Snack foods and drinkswill be available in the Stangcafeteria.

Come and renew old friendsh ips,and remember the good times.Bring your school spirit, memo­ries, families and friends! If vouare interested in playing or gettinga cheering squad together, ,;allTom Kruger at 992-1750, MartyTreadup at 994-1456 or MarkKaeterle at 997-4225. For infor­mation, call Holy Family-HolyName School at 993-3547.

HF-HN will hold an ear,ly ch:.ld­hood education program for par­ents of preschool and kindergartenstudents November 20 at 7 p.m. atthe school. All are invited.

Zwierchowski (Religion) and LeoStrickman, (Drama·Director/Ten­nis Coach).

All the listed teachers were se­lected by former students whothemselves were listed in Who sWho Among American High

.Holy Family-Holy Name SchoolToday, students in preschool

through grade eight will be attend­ing an assembly in the schoolgy'mnasium. Each of the classeshas been studying the lives of thesaints and at the assembly eachclass will present what it haslearned, everyt~jng (r-om song to .costumed student "saints." '

Tonight, the school is gatheringfor a 7 p,m. All Saints' Day Mass.The students have been invited todress as their favorite saints for theMass in order to celebrate "ha:l~lowed" people, the saints. Musicfor the Mass will be provided bythe school's Junior Choir. Mrs.Teresa Souza's third graders have

. planned the Mass.Following Mass the entire school

family will retur'n to the HolyName Center for music to con­tinue their celebration of All Saints'Day.

First through six.th graders havebeen enjoying Bookmobile visits.Every other week the students areencouraged to bring their librarycards to school to take advantageof this opportunity to borrowbooks. This year the,school adoptedthe D.E.A.R. program (DropEverything And Read) and theBookmobile service has been' veryhelpful in keeping the studentssupplied with a variety of readingmaterials.

In addition to the Bookmobile,classes have traveled to the But-

The· contest consisted of tworounds of competition. The firstround was an individual competi­tion and the second round was ateam effort. Both rounds were onseco~darymathematics curriculumup to, but not induding, calculus,Based u.pon scores from the indi­vidual round of competition, the.student with the highest scorereceived a $3,000 scholarstiip toWPI. Scholarships were also.awarded for second and third place.In addition, each student who doesnot receive one of these awards butwho is the top scorer"froffi' his o~her school's four-person team re­ceived a $1 ,000 scholar~hip to 'Yrl.

UMass Chancellor AwardHolly Brooder, a senior; daugh­

ter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Br09derof Westport, has been selected aswinner in the University of Mll-ssa­chusetts Amherst's Chancellor Tal­ent Award Program competitionfor 1997.

Her selection for this award isbased on demonstrated high aca­demic achievement both in highschool and on standardized tests.She will receive $5,000 per year forfour years if she decides to enrollat the University of MassachusettsAmherst.Connolly teachers in Who's Who

Eight faculty members are amongthe 120,000 listed in the 4th Edi­tion of Who's Who Among A'mer­ica's Teachers®, 1996: Suzette M.Andrade (Portuguese), Joyce Costa(Mathematics), Anne Marie Fayan(Mathematics), James M. L'Heu­reux (Admissions Director), Ro­land A., Lacroix (English), CarolA. Pesce (Mathematics), Susan G.Silvia (French), Brother Walter

Gaboriau, Matt Gillespie, EricaHasman, Allison Laboissonniere,Josh Lafrance, Evan Lowney,Jenny Lynn, Keeley Malone, Sara.McLaughlin, Jessica Morse, DanMurphy, Mary Noone, Marc Nor-

· mandin, Meghan O'Connor, Jean­Paul Picard, Annie Pietraszek,Anne Short, Stacey Tabicas andRebecca ·Turcotte.

Questions 'ine based on all top­ics in mathematics included in

.:algebra I, plane and solid geome­try, elementary coordinate geome­try, intermediate algebra, trigono­metry, elementary'number theory,

· probability and 16gi~.

Each of the top 10 scorers in the· first level examination will receivea gift certificate for books of his/ herchoic,e. In·addition, the top scorerwill' receive the Lee JamesonAward. Certificates of Merit willa'lso be awarded to 200 other topscorers and the top st udent in eachparticipating school will receive acertificate provided the score isabove the fiftietl:t percentile.

WPI mathmeetThe Mathematical Sciences De­

partment of Worcester Polytech­nic Institute held its 9th AnnualInvitational Mathematics Meet atthe Harrington Auditorium on thecampus ofWPI. Four seniors repre­sented Bishop Copnolly HighSchool: Matt Cordeiro, son of Mr.and Mrs. Stephen Cordeiro ofSomerset; Michelle Freeley, daugh­ter of Dr. Douglas Freeley of Ala­bama and Ms. Maureen V. Free­ley of Newport; Daniel Murphy,son of Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeMurphy of Portsmouth; and AnneShort, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.John Short of Portsmouth. '

Stang mathletes.score big in league

Bishop Stang's math team is offto a fantastic start, earning firstplace in the league following the..opening meet held at Bishop StarigHigh School, North Dartmouth,last week. Dartmouth finishedsecond and ORR was third in themeet. Perfect meets were writtenby three Stang mathletes: seniorPhil Pereira of New Bedford, andjuniors Leah Makuch of FallRiver, and Jeremy Caron of Swan­sea.

Five Stang students had twoperfect rounds each: seniorsRichard Amaral of Acushnet andSarah Walde of Berkley, and jun­iors Matt Jarvis of Fairhaven,Megan Lally of Acushnet, andsophomore Joel Maxwell of West­port.

Additionally, junior Tim Wo­jcik of Fairhaven scored a perfectround. Congratulations to theseoutstanding students and to theircoaches, Mrs. Joyce Menard ofDartmouth and Ms. Eileen Keavyof Fall River. .

The Massachusetts Associationof Mathematics Leagues and TheActuaries' Club of Boston hasannounced its 33rd Annual Mathe- .matics Olympiad Competition.Thirty Connolly students partici-

, pated in the first level examinationon October 22: Nicole. Arnolld,Matt Boyle, Holly Brooder, Kel'inCarroca, Matt Cordeiro, JoillnDePaola, Kate Erklauer, NaomiFontes, Chris Franco,' MichelleFreeley, David Frias, Marissa

St. Alnthony's celebrates centel1lnial

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA SCHOOL, New Bedford, began its centennial year Sep­tember 29 with a Mass (top photo.) Members ofthe St. Anthony School centennial committee(center photo) cheerfully greeted guests at the school's open house and alumni and studentsshared memories over a centennial luncheon.

to be the daughter of a famouscoach.

Also featured in the magazineare question-answer columns andtwo music stories, one on theChristian band Audio Adrenaline,the other on Cornerstone '96, aMidwestern Christian music festi­val. Students also contributed ashort story and a column.

Future issues were to includestories on celebrating New Year'ssensibly, choosing a college, grad­uation and summer plans.

The publishers also are produc­ing a teacher's guide, called Flash­light, containing questions and dis­cussion themes for use by teachersand youth program leaders. Acopy of Flashlight will accompanyall bulk orders.

The individual subscription rateis $10. Bulk rates also are availa­ble: 2-10 copies, $6 each; 11-125copies, $5.80 each; 26-50 copies,$5.40 each; 51-99 copies, $4.80each; 100-499 copies, $4.20 each;500-999 copies, $3.60 each; andmore than 1,000 copies, 52.80 each.There is an additional 15 percentshipping and handling cost. Formore information or to place anorder, readers may phone: (847)359-5226, or write to: Flashpoint,525 N. Quentin Road, Suite 405,Palatine, IL 60067.

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New 'zine aimed at young CatholicsPALATINE, Ill. (CNS) - A

new magazine aimed at Catholicyoung people is being offered freeto Catholic high school students

, and youth groups in the Archdio­cese of Chicago and at a minimalcost to those outside the arch­diocese.

Titled Flashpoint, the magazinewill be published quarterly by TNTPublishing Company in Palatine,Ill. Tom Toussaint, a former stafferat The New World, Chicago's arch­diocesan newspaper, is publisherand editor.

"We chose the name Flash­point," wrote Toussaint in his firsteditorial, "because Webster's de­fines it as 'a critical moment atwhich someone or something burstsforth into activity or existence,'''

"We want to spark life, energyand excitement into your life as aCatholic Christian," he said to themagazine's youthful audience.

Some 30,000 archdiocesan highschool students already have re­ceived the 24-page Fall 1996 issuefree of charge, according to Tous­saint. Paid advertising by compan­ies and institutions interested intapping into the youth market wasexpected to offset the give-awaypolicy.

In the first issue, Chicago Bearshead coach Dave Wannstedt dis­cusses his Catholic faith and howit sustains him, in and out of foot­ball. In a separate article, JamiWannstedt, 15, tells wh~t it's like

number. Children may send intheir own entries or tell theirschools about the contest and chal­lenge their classmates to give it atry themselves.

Catholic Digest will feature thewinners, their art, their families,their schools and their parishes inthe magazine next spring.

Entries must be postmarked byDec. I and be sent to CatholicDigest, P.O. Box .64090, St. Paul,MN 55164.

book received a St. Anthony SchoolCentennial name tag, helpful inrecognizing former classmates,accompanied by an angel pen. Acomplimentary luncheon added tothe day's festivities. Those whoattended agreed it was a day filledwith wonderful memories of theirdays at St. Anthony School. Morecelebrations are planned for through­out the year.

Catholic Digest sponsors poster contestST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) ­

Catholic Digest magazine is spon­soring a poster contest open tochildren from kindergarten througheighth grade.

With their poster entry, con­testants must answer the question:"What is it that I do - even onesmall thing, like one pebbledropped into a pond - that makesmy world a better place?"

The posters should be II inchesby 17 inches and include the child'sname, age, adoress and phone

awards, newspaper articles andphotos to commemorative sou­venirs, old report cards a'nd anattendance record from 1908.

A popular place to visit was thelibrary, where a C9PY of everyyearbook published was availablefor viewing. On the stage a displayof old desks, teaching materialsand uniforms was set up. All formerstudents who signed a registration

On September 29, St. Anthonyof Padua School, New Bedford,officially began its centennial year.The day's festivities began with analumni Mass celebrated by pastorRev. Edmond Levesque, the schooldirector. He was assisted by Fa­ther Richard Beauli,eu and Dea­con Claude LeBlanc, both alumniof St. Anthony, and Father Tho­mas Campbell. Alumni also servedas readers and gift b~:arers.

Hundreds of former studentsattended the Mass and were de­lighted to see some of their teachers,the Sisters of the Holy Cross of theSeven Douleurs, who were alsopresent. Music was provided bythe upper level classes under thedirection of principal Mrs. Eliza­beth Lavigne with Michel Labensplaying the organ.

After Mass the l:ongregationprocessed to the school and enteredthrough the newly refurbishedfoyer. The entire school was openfor visitors to tour and reminisce.Throughout, the halls were deco­rated with memorabilia from

Congratulations on the opening of theN~w St. Anthony Paris~Center in Taunton, MA

We are-pro-ud to have contributedto the success _of the project.

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Design Team:

HACKETT ASSOCIATES I ARCHITECTS105 WilHam Street

New Bedford, MA 02740Tel. # (508) 996-2011

- .Architects _

MULCAHY ENGINEERS681 Park Avenue

. Cranston, RI 02910Tel.# (401) 467-7322

Structural Engineers

GRIFFITH & VARY, INC.-- 12 Kendrick RoadWareham, MA 02571

Tel.# (508) 295-0050- -

, HVAC / Plumbing / Electrical/Fire Protection Engineers

As the General Contractor on the new St. Anthony's Parish Center, Taunton, MA, wewant to congratulate Father Ferreira and the St. Anthony-parishioners on their beauti­ful new facility. Working with Father Ferreira and Owen Hackett of Hackett AssociatesArchitects to bring this Project to life was a pleasure andan honor. We're sure the parish will enjoy and benefitfrom their parish center for many, many years.

Best Wishes,

Mello Construction, Inc.43 Taunton Green • Taunto"n, MA 02780

Tel. (508) 824-7720ANCHORlJOLIVET PHOTO