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byBishopDanielA.Cronintolie Rev.JohnC.Martinswillleave: instatethroughtheremainderof OurLadyofHealth parish,Fall I theday.Thebishopconducteda River,tobecomepastoratSanto: wakeserviceat7p.m.withMsgr. Christoparish,FallRiver. : JohnJ. Oliveira,diocesanchan- ochial vicar at St. Anthony of' HolyFamily/HolyNameSchool, Padua, FallRiver;St. Anthony, New BGdford, asservers. Before TurntoPageNine mergingwithHolyNameSchool, FromNewBedford Ordainedin 1955,hewaspar-' cellor, f.s homilistandstudentsof \, iTRANSCRIPT
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FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPERFOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTSCAPE COD & THE ISLANDS
VOL. 35, NO. 23 • Friday, June 7, 1991 FALL RIVER, MASS. Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly • $11 Per Year
Bishop Gerrard dies at age 93
Bachrach Photo
From New BedfordBishop Gerrard was born in
New Bedford on June 9,1897, theson ofthe late William and the lateElizabeth Livesey Gerrard. He wasbaptized in St. James Church,New Bedford, and attended St.Mary's School (attached to St.James parish) and Holy FamilyHigh School.
After attending St. Laurent College, Montreal, Canada, he continued his education at St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, N.Y.
Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan,D.D., second bishop of Fall River,ordained the future bishop a priestin St. Mary's Cathedral, FallRiver, on May 26, 1923.
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Holy Family was the parochialschool of St. Lawrence parish,where Bishop Gerrard was pastorfor 16 years.
The Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated at II a.m. todaywith Cardinal Bernard F. Law ofBoston present in the sanctuaryand giving the final commendation. Bishop Cronin was principalcelebrant and homilist and manyNew England bishops and priestsof the Fall River diocese wereconcelebrants.
Music for the Mass was by theCathedral Choir of St. Mary'swith Madeleine Grace as director.Altar servers were diocesan seminarians. Interment was in thebishops' crypt o~ the cathedral.
parochial vicar at Corpus Christi, :Sandwich; Holy Name, Fall'River; St. John the Evangelist,Attleboro; St. Francis Xavier, ,Hyannis; and St. Patrick's,'Wareham.
Prior to his sabbatical, which'began last July, he was pastor atSt. Joseph's parish, North Dighton.
Rev. Manuel P. Ferreira, nowpastor at" Our Lady of the Immac- 'ulate Conception parish, New Bedford, will become pastor at St. I
Anthony's parish, Taunton.Ordained in 1960, he served as
parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth'sparish, Fall River, and Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel parish, New Bed- 'ford.
He was parochial vicar, thenpastor, at St. John the Baptist par- ,.ish, New Bedford, before beingassigned to Immaculate Conception in 1979.
Rev. Steven R. Furtado, nowparochial vicar at Our Lady of Mt.Carmel parish, New Bedford, hasbeen named pastor at Our Lady ofHealth parish, Fall River.
Ordained in 1973, he was parochial vicar at Our Lady ofLourdes parish, Taunton, beforebeing assigned to Mt. Carmel in1983. i
Rev. Terence F. Keenan will I.
leave Our Lady of the ImmaculateConception parish, Fall River, toassume the pastorate at Our Ladyof Fatima parish, Swansea.
Ordained in 1965, he was parochial vicar at St. Joseph's, NorthDighton; St. Francis Xavier,Hyannis; St. Patrick's, Wareham;St. James, New Bedford; andSacred Heart, Taunton, beforebecoming chaplain at Cape CodHospital in 1978, during whichtime he was in residence at St.Francis.
He was named pastor at Immac-ulate Conception in 1981. ,
Rev. Thomas C. Lopes, nowpastor at Holy Ghost parish, ,Attleboro, will become pastor atOur Lady of the Isle parish, Nantucket.
Ordained in 1965, he served asparochial vicar at St. Elizabeth's, Auxiliary Bishop James JosephFall River; St. Anthony, lEast Fal- Gerrard, 68 years a priest and 32mouth; and St. John the Baptist, years a bishop, died Monday, JuneNew Bedford. 3. He would have been 94 on Sun-
During chaplaincies at Morton day, June 9.Hospital and Marian Manor in His body lay in the chapel oftheTaunton and Cape Cod Hospital, Catholic Memorial Home, Fallhe was in residence at St. Mary's, River, where he spent his finalTaunton, and then St. Francis years, until yesterday. At 2 p.m. itXavier, Hyannis. , was transferred to St. Mary's
He was named pastor at Holy Cathedcal, where it was receivedGhost in 1985. i by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin to lie
Rev. John C. Martins will leave : in state through the remainder ofOur Lady of Health parish, Fall I the day. The bishop conducted aRiver, to become pastor at Santo: wake service at 7 p.m. with Msgr.Christo parish, Fall River. : John J. Oliveira, diocesan chan-
Ordained in 1955, he was par-' cellor, f.s homilist and students ofochial vicar at St. Anthony of' Holy Family/Holy Name School,Padua, Fall River; St. Anthony, New BGdford, as servers. Before
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Changes announced;two pastors retire
Bishop Daniel A. Cronin hasannounced 14 changes in pastorates, two retirements and one special assignment. All changes areeffective June 26.
Rev. John P. Driscoll willassume the special assignment ofpastor at St. Francis of Assisi parish, New Bedford, while remainingpastor at St. Lawrence parish,New Bedford.
Ordained in 1947, Father Driscoll has been pastor at St. Lawrence since 1972.
PastorsRev. John F. Andrews, now
pastor at St. Joan of Arc parish,Orleans, will assume the pastorateat St. Bernard parish, Assonet.
Ordained in 1962, he was parochial vicar at St. Joseph's and SS.Peter and Paul churches in FallRiver; St. Margaret's parish, Buzzards Bay; and St. Francis Xavierparish, Hyannis, before becomingpastor at St. Joan of Arc in 1980.
The new-pastor at St. Joan ofArc will be Rev. James_W. Clark,now pastor at St. John the EvanI!elist parish, Pocasset.
Ordained in 1956, Father Clarkwas parochial vicar at St. Patrick's, Wareham; St. Joseph's,Fall River; and St. Mary's, Taunton. He was administrator atSacred Heart parish, Oak Bluffs,before being named pastor at St.John in 1977.
Rev. Edward E. Correia, pres-ently pastor at St. Bernard parish,Assonet, has been named pastor ofSt. Anthony of Padua parish, FallRiver.
Ordained in 1968, he was parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mt.Carmel, New Bedford; and at St.Anthony of Padua before beingnamed pastor at St. Bernard in1986.
Rev. Philip A. Davignon, no'wpastor at Our Lady of the Isleparish, Nantucket, will becomepastor at St. Ann's parish,Raynham.
'Ordained in 1962, his assignments as parochial vicar were atSt. Pius X, South Yarmouth;Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs; and St.Mary, Mansfield. He became pastor at Our Lady of the Isle in 1979.
Rev. Kenneth Delano, now pastor arr St. Francis of Assisi parish,New Bedford, will become pastorat Our Lady of the ImmaculateConception parish, Fall River.
Ordained in 1960, he was parochial vicar at St. Patrick's parishesin Fall River and in Wareham; St.Mary's, New Bedford; and St.Joseph's and Immaculate Conception parishes in Fall River beforebecoming pastor at St. Francis in1988.
Rev. Robert C. Donovan willreturn from sabbatical leave tobecome pastor at St. John theEvangelist, Pocasset.
Ordained in 1970, he has been
, The Leading Parishes At This Time Are:
CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS: NEW BEDFORD AREA:
St. Pius X, So. Yarmouth $83,403.00 Mt. Carmel, New Bedford $43,342.25
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ATTLEBORO AREA:
St. John, Attleboro $49,252.00
St. Mary, Seekonk. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 36,855.50
Mt. Carmel, Seekonk. . . . . . . . . . .. 33,383.00
St. Mary, Mansfield. . . .. .. .. 31,610.00
St. Mark, Attleboro 29,160.00
St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis ...... 67,107.00
O. L. of Victory, Centerville. .. . .. 42,786.20
Corpus Christi, Sandwich. . . . . . .. 44,155.00
. Holy Trinity, West Harwich. ... .. 40,829.50
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FALL RIVER AREA:
Holy Name, Fall River ' $50,205.00
O. L. of Fatima, Swansea. .. 30,374.00
St. Thomas More, Somerset..... 25,207.00
St. John of God, Somer,set. . . . . .. 24,495.00
St. Stanislaus, Fall River. . . . . . .. 23,536.00
Immaculate Conception, N. B 36,515.90
St. Mary, So. Dartmouth 33,173.00
·St. Julie, No. Dartmouth 27,156.00
St. Mary, New Bedford..... .. 25,182.50
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TAUNTON AREA:
St Ann, Raynham $29,563.00
St. Mary, Taunton 23,247.00
Holy Cross, So. Easton '. . . 21,462.00
St. Joseph, Taunton ~ 20,284.00
St. Paul, Taunton............... 17,884.00
,BISHOP DANIEL A. Cronin and Catholic Charities
Appeal chairman Deacon Claude LeBlanc, far left, with Taunton area Appeal representatives, from left: Rev. Gerald T.Shovelton, St. Ann's parish, Raynham, area director; EdwardDonnelly, St. Joseph's parish, Dighton; Dorothy Emond andarea assistant director Rev. William L. Boffa of St. Joseph'sparish, Taunton. (Hickey photo)
Special GiftsNATIONALS
$6000Kaler, Carney, Liffler Co., Boston
$200Tally's, Providence
FALL RIVER$1100
Bova Publishers, Inc., Boston$1000
Fall River Gas Company ,$800
First Federal Savings Bank of America
$600Compass Bank
$500Sullivan-Harrington Funeral Homes
$372Waring, Ashton, Coughlin, D.D. Sullivan,Driscoll Funeral Directors
$3,50Aberdeen Mfg. 'Collins Construction Co.
$250ACLumber Co.
$150. John F. Stafford Ins. Agency
$100F. Nasiff Jr. &Co., Inc.Borges Bros. Trucking, Assonet
, $50Rainbow Paint &Wallpaper Co., Somerset
NEW BEDFORD$1000
Compass Bank$800
Fairhaven Savings Bank$500
The Standard Times$100
Ashley Ford Sales
ATTLEBORO$535
St. Mary Conference, Seekonk
$500~orin's Inc.
" $100Morse Sand & Gravel Corp.Micheletti Sisters
$75Sacred Heart Women's Guild,No. Attleboro .
$50PARestaurance, Inc.'
CAPE COD$1000
Corpus Christi Conference, Sandwich$800"
Our Lady of the Isle Conference,Nantucket
$200Puritan Clothing Co. of Cape Cod, Hyannis
. Jara Hyannis Hotel, Hyannis. " $150 .
Friends of St. Peter's, Provincetown$100
Our Lady of the Cape Conference,Brewster
$50Bradford Hardware
TAUNTON$100
Dave's Crossroads Cafe, Inc., So. Easton·Immaculate Conception We-The-ParishAssociation, No. Easton
$50Abreau's Oil Service.
Parishes- - -
FALL RIVERHoly Name $500 Atty. Kenneth L. Sui
livan; $200 Atty/M Mrs. Patrick E. Lowney, Atty/M Roger Morgan, M/M GeorgeA>Lavoie; $150 M/M William F. Patten;$100 Atty/M William F. Long, Jr., M/MJoseph Pinsonneault; $80 M/M Henry J.Pleiss, Jr.
$60 MlM Robert Kitchen; $50 RudolphLavault, M/M Thomas Sousa, MargueriteC. Picard, M/M John Ferland, Ruth &EJjzabeth McCardle, M/M Henry J. Lemerise, M/M Steven Sabra, Mary Ann Dillon, Carole W. Fiola & Kenneth
Blessed Sacrament $300 Rev. ReneR. Levesque
Holy Cross $100 Valerie WiniarskiSt. Elizabeth $1000 Rev. Arthur T.
DeMello; $250 St. Vincent de Paul Society;$91 Charles &Helenda Andrade; $75 St.Elizabeth Federal Credit Union; $65 Peter& Sandra Cabral
St.' Mary $600 Rev. Michael K.McManus
St. Stanislaus $60 M/M Henry Snizek;$50 O'Neil Family
St. Anne $50 Claire R. Pariseault
St. Jos~ph $100 M/M Antero OliveiraHoly Rosary $200 M/M Emilio Dispi-
rito; $100 Dr/M Nick Mucciardi 'St. Michael $1000 AnonymousSacred Heart $50 Raymond P. Leary,
Helen Leary ,St. Patrick $50 In Memory of Joseph
A. A. Levesqu_e_', SOMERSET
St. John of God $1021.50 Confirmation Class Walk-a-thon
St. Patrick $200 St. Vincent de PaulSociety; $100 In Memory of aLoved One;$50 Mary, Hogan, M/M Joseph Pavao
St. Thomas More $50 M/M John W.Soares
SWANSEAOur Lady of Fatima $100 M/M Gerald
F. Morris; $50 M/M Dorvalino CarreiroSt. Louis de France $100 M/M Nor
mand C. Fortin; $50 M/M George T.Costa, M/M Brian J. Vautrin
St. Michael $100 St. Michael Women'sClub
WESTPORTOur Lady of Grace $1~0 M/M Richard
Bussiere; $50 M/M John MacDonald, Jr.,Irene Gavriluk
TAUNTONSt. Mary $140 Mrs. Nina Know; $100
M/M Joseph ~edeiros, Dr/M CharlesHoye; $75 William W. Smith; $50' M/MRobert Funke, M/M Ronald Taurazas
Holy Family $75 Michael Meyers; $70M/M Nemesio Bettencourt; $50 M/MRobert Scheitzer, M/M Marshall Connolly, Mrs. Denise Shea, M/M RodisendoOalican, 'Mrs. Winifred Buckley, M/MEdmond Nadeau, M/M Edward Nolette
Sacred Heart $300 M/M John Cullen;.$100 M/M Bruce Blunt, M/M StanleyBrezinski, M/M Robert Martin; $50 Helena Matteson, M/M Edward Trucchi,M/M Mark Perry, M/M Joseph Martin,Jean Nicholas
St. Anthony $100 St. Anthony's PrayerGroup; $50 M/M Idilio Nunes, JosephVaz, M/M Gary Enos
Immaculate Conception $500 Im-'maculate Conception Church SocialActivity Com!11ittee, Immaculate Conception Getting Together Festival; $115 HelenNichols; $50 Mary O'Dea
Our Lady of Lourdes $250 Confirmation Class, 1991; $175 Holy Ghost Society;$100 Our Lady of Lourdes CCD Students,A Friend; $75 M/M Francis Cardoza,Holy Rosary Society; $50 M/M Adelino
M. Reis, M/M Joseph Cambra, M/MLouis Cavallaro ' ,
SOUTH EASTONHoly Cross $150 M/M Thomas Mad
den; $100 M/M Edward Duggan, Jr.; $50Dorothy McMahon, M/M Robert W. Sullivan, Jr.,
NORTH DIGHTONSt. Joseph $110 Mrs. Paull Horton;
$60 M/M Harold Chartier; $50 Gerald J.Cunniff, Mrs. Patricia O'Connell, MlMRoger Lee
DIGHTON, .St. Peter $50 Mary Fanjoy, M(M
Wayne Thibeault, M/M Orlando Fernandes, Dr. Rose Borges
ATTLEBOROSt. Theresa $1100 In Memory of
Daniel A. Vigorito; $50 MlM JohnMcManus,
St. John the Evangelist $150 KevinLawless; $100 Joseph Spinale; $75 DavidWalsh; $50 M/M William O'Keefe, Maureen Walsh, M/M Alan Cawston, M.E.Bergin
St. Steven $50 MlM George KenneyHoly Ghost $120 M/M Michael
RiordanSt. Mark $420 Paul &Janice Danesi;
$300 M/M Albert Dumas; $200 M/MRobert King; $175 Rita Gallant; $150M/M James Keiper; $100 Judge/M Ed-
ward Lee, Dr/M AlbertFiorini, M/M Leo, nard Roberge, M/M Robert Landry, M/M
Paul Jutras$60 M/M Edward Laudry; $50 MlM
Frank Ward, M/M Robert Kearney, M/MRobert Aubin, M/M Stanley Linowski,M/M Robert Sullivan, M/M Thomas Slowey, M/M, Richard Harris
MANSFIELDSt. Mary $300 Peter Farnum; $150
MlM Phil,ip Crimmins; $100 M/M Thomas E. Rogers, MlM Brian Healy, M/MDaniel E. Joyce; $50 M/M BernardDolan, M/M John' Dunn, M/M PaulEifher, M/M ~a.ymond ,Goddard, MaryMarkt, MlM Wilham J. McCool, M/M William G. McGrane
$50 M/M Philip Giangarra, M/MDonald Bunavicz, M/M Carmen Cardinute, M/M Frederick Conlon, M/M ToddJohnston, M/M Paul Lutkevich, M/MGregory T. Wade
$1000 Douglas P. Collette;:$300 M/MThomas F, Mahan; $50 M/M JamesMcLaughlin, M/M David Flanagan
NORTH ATTLEBOROSacred Heart $100 M/M Harry Cooper,
M/M James Dulude, Daniel J. O'Connor,M/M Edward Romano; $50 M/M RichardHindle $50 Peter &Cathleen Melnitsky
St. Mary $100 In Memory of ManuelTurn to Page 13
Bishop Gerrard dies at age 93 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., June 7, 1991 3
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that It friend who recently visitedhim summed it up best when shesaid, "He's a priests' priest."
"We all agreed," said SisterSean.
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Friday, June 21st 6 pm to 10 pmChowder & Clam Cakes 6 to 8 pm
Saturday, June 22nd 10 am to 10 pmAuction at 11 am Flea Market 9 am to 3 pm
Chowder & Clam Cakes 6 to 8 pm~unday,June 23rd 11 am to 4 pmChicken Bar-B-Q 1 pm Tickets Limited
Entertainment-Giant Raffle 4 pm
Under the Big Tent - Friday - Zip &'ZapSaturday George Allen of "Dialing for Dollars" 8 to 10 PM
Junior ~Igh Dance, Thurs., June 20th 7:30 -10:30 PMDownstairs of Church
• Mini Mall Consisting of. Crafts• Plant Room. Book Roo.m. Toys. Raffle
• Chinese Auction. Christmas Shop ,-----------,
Ethnic Food Booths• Irish • French. Italian. Norwegian
•. Polish • Portuguese. LebaneseSoda, Coffee, and Friendly Gathering
On Our Grounds• Flea Market in Old Church
• Saturday Auction• Games-Children's Rides-Dunk Tank
• Fast Food. Face Painting
"Finally we had to go into thechapel and give it to him there,"she said.- She also spoke of the bishop'shumility and gentleness, adding
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River, in glittering rites presidedover by the late Richard CardinalCushing who was the homilist forthe occasion.
Msgr. Humberto S. Medeiros,who was to succeed the cardinal,was, in his capacity as. diocesanchancellor, the master of ceremomes.
In 1970, when Bishop Croninassumed the leadership of the FallRiver Diocese, he continued Bishop Gerrard as vicar general.
Retirement from parish responsibilities came to Bishop Gerrardin 1972, though he continued toassist Bishop Cronin as auxiliarybishop, often administering thesacrament of confirmation andrepresenting the Ordinary at special events.
In 1973, together with BishopConnolly, Bishop Gerrard wasrecognized for his 50 years of dedicated service to the diocese. Morethan a dozen bishops gathered atthe Cathedral to celebrate thegolden jubilee..
Presiding was one of BishopGerrard's successors in the chancery office, His Eminence Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, the lateArchbishop of Boston. The lateRev. John F. Hogan, pastor of St.Julie Parish, No: Dartmouth, wasthe homilist.
Pope Paul VI sent a personalletter of recognition and tribute toBishop Gerrard on that occasion.
Again in 1976 he hailed theachievements of Bishop Gerrardand wished him years ofjoyful andrestful retirement.
And in 1984,-on the venerablebishop's 25th anniversary of episcopal ordination, he received arare personally signed papal blessing from Pope John Paul II, re~ding, "To our venerable brotherJames J. Gerrard, titular Bishopof Forma, celebrating the 25thanniversary of the day he wasappointed Bishop, anticipating thishappy occasion and sincerely congratulating the good deeds of salvation performed throughout along ministry, with heartfelt lovewe impart the Apostolic Blessing."
A Priests' PriestRecalling Bishop Gerrard, Sis
ter Sean Connolly, O. Carm., administrator of Catholic MemorialHome, said he was most distinguished for his spirituality.
"He would spend hours in thechapel," she said, recalling thatone Christmas day the sisters werewaiting to present him with a gift.
Representative for Religious from1941 to 1945.
Vicar-GeneralIn 1951 Bishop Gerrard was
appointed vicar general by BishopConnolly, thus sharing with theOrdinary the administration of thediocese. He remained in that position under Bishop Connolly andBishop Cronin until Feb. 12, 1976,!when he resigned both as vicargeneral and auxiliary bishop.
On September 6, 1952, he wasnamed an Honorary Prelate withthe title of Monsignor by the latePope Pius XII.
Named BishopIn 195.9, three years after he had
been named pastor of St. Lawrence Parish, New Bedford, theprelate was ordained a bishop,Auxiliary Bishop of Fall Riverand Titular Bishop of Forma.
Bishop Gerrard was the first native of New Bedford to be named abishop and the first New Englandbishop named by Pope JohnXXIII.
Bishop Gerrard was ordainedbishop on March 19, 1959 byBishop James L. Connolly, D.D.,D.Sc. Hist., fourth bishop of Fall
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Parish in Pocasset to Pastor of S~. Joa~9fAr~.Par'~h in.9r'ea,~. ..';\Ilev. EdwardE. Correia from Pastor of St" Ber!'ardPilrisl.. ill·
Assonet to Pastor of St. Anthony,of Padua Parish in Fan Rivei.• "',. :'0-, .' ' ,_'-,'::::::" ,::t, _."":/.\ " c" ':'''c.'.:-:''::::''' ,,', " .'\- _. ,"{:::;:':'
• Rev. Philip A. DarignotffromPast()r of 9ur L~dyo~.he'I~!e
Parish in Nantucket t~P~~~r o~~t. ~'¥' P~1;hi~~aYn~am•..Rev. Kenneth Delano f;Qm Pastor of Si.FranClsofAsSiSI Par~lf
in New Bedford to Pastor of Our Lady of thelmma~ulate(.'oncep..tiollParish in Fall River.
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Be~ord ~~ane~y tOPastor:?~St.;t\nt~~;nYPll~~h~~,Tall;r~n.; .Rev. Steven..Q. Furtad'ofro' r~~~iaIVje.rll',Our..LadY;
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Tenth Parish In South Yarmouth to Pastor of Holy Ghost ParisA",ebor9' ..? ··.·I? .···...i .'. . ; .."'\,.'i... 1
Rev. Gerald T. Shoveiton froin P~tor of St. Ann Parisb~.~!,bal!'to pastor .0f,Hol~l'ri~~tyP~!~hj~weS!I'Ha"~~fb.;
~ev. EvaristoP. TavaresfrOlllPastot of St. AnibonY9fPa... ..••..•"'.rishiit.Fali River to PastorJofOllrLa~yofJIi, I~~aclll.tfl;J9CJbceptl6n P.rish In Newlledt~rd. .'
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Rev. John P·.Drlscoll, while relllainil!.~ Pastor ofSaint {;.wreJ}~Pa~sh in.New ,edfor~"will.lso ll!su!De,!be r~ponll~~lIltY9fpa~!!;lat $aint Francis of AsSiSi Parish in Ne" Bedford. .. . . "
Retiretnents,i\i,~isbop Daniel A.Cronln bas;~ccePt~d th~ reslghatlon, forr~~~ ';ll~t
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After ordination, Bishop Gerrard was assigned to Sacred Heartparish, Oak Bluffs, for 'his firstsummer as a priest. In October ofthat year, he went to St. Patrickparish, Fall River. He is still remembered in the south end of thecity for his zeal and priestliness,especially toward the sick and thepoor.
ChancellorOn June I, 1932, the bishop
became chancellor of the dioceseand secretary to the Apostolic Administrator, the late Most Rev.James E. Cassidy. When BishopCassidy succeeded to the dioceseupon the death of Bishop Feehan,Bishop Gerrard continued as chancellor and episcopal secretary.
The prelate was a member oftheDiocesan Marriage Tribunal from1930 to 1941. In those positions heshowed his ability as an efficientadministrator and did much tokeep diocesan administrationabreast of this period of changeand growth.
Bishop Gerrard became rectorof the Cathedral in Fall River onApril 20, 1939, where he remaineduntil 1956. He served as Episcopal
JAMES J. GERRARD
tion. Our Founding Fathers didnevertheless have the humility andcourage to allow for future amendments and to provide checks andbalances to guard against theirunnecessary proliferation.
This flexibility eventually led tothe 13th and 19th Amendments,giving the right to vote to everycitizen, regardless of race orgender. The amendments did indeed engage the nation in. debatesthat were not always civil butresulted in wotldwide recognitionof America as a pioneer' in thepromotion of civil rights:
Given all this, we should alsorecognize the role of religious believers in promoting the freedomof all citizens. From the abolitionists Qf the 19th century to the civilrights advocates 6f the 20th century, believers have filled pdsitionsof leadership from' wh.ich' theyhave moved the conscience of anation; . "" ." " '
Ifgovernment is to-serve its citizenry, elected officials must neverforget that the rights'of the peopleare God-given and that God willjudge not 'according'to Tavo'rs dispensed but by the way the oath ofoffice is fulfilled.
The humility and cour~geof ou,Fouriding Fathers are legendaryand shrine the more by contrastwith the arrogance and cowardiceof our present day elected officials.
As Abraham Lincoln knew, democracy is extremely fragile andalways just one generation fromextinction; but The Bill'of Rightsis a vivid reminder that an informed electorate is the ultimateguarantor of its own rights.
cerns of government, but shouldthey be considered constitutionalrights?
In my experience, the manner inwhich elected officials administerfunds- raised by taxes differs'littlefrom the behavior ofpeople appointed by a monarch.
From students applying to ourmilitary academies to the poor andelderly applying for subsidizedhousing, all citizens learn whatpowers they have surrendered tothose they have elected. r oftenwonder what Thomas Jeffersonand James Madiso'o would thinkof citizens who vote for theirgovernment representatives on thebasis of th~ favors they have dis-pense'd! ,. . .
, .The ,bic~~tentiialo(our Bill of
Rights provides Americans with a,gold¢n. oPP,ortunity :to enterintoanational dialogqe about .the futuredirection of our cO!J!1t,ry:.
If Americans were drafting·1l'BilL oLRights today, would .theystill adopt .the 1791 model? 'However revered this 'document maybe, it reflects a particular historicalperspective, emerging as.' it didfrom political deal-eutting that per"mitted ratification of the Constitu-
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By Father Kevin J. Harrington"Congress shall make no law.....
.Thus begins the Bill of Rights, thefirst 10 amendments to the Constitution. Like the commandments,these amendments are a conciselistof"thou-shalt-not" restrictionson government interference withthe people's religious, political andlegal rights.
The new democracies emergingin Eastern Europe would do wellto imitate the simplicity of thisdocument that has survived 200years. The bills of rights emergingin these new democracies use. theaffirmative ("It shall be the right ofeach citizen.. ,"). This phraseologyfosters an unhealthy dependenceupon government to guaranteesocial and economic entitlements.. In my opinion, constitutions ate
better at prot~~ting'the civil rightto 'free speech or a speedy trial orat providing for freedom of religion or from unreasonable sear~hand seizure than at assuring ci~i;
zens the right to a job, shelter',education or health care. '
Our Founding Fathers' wetewise to regard government as analien power to be feared rath~r
than as an instrument of social and'economic justice. Two hundredyears later .the,.Bill of Rights remains a powerful document because it views fundamental human(ights not as retractable government grants akin to entitlementsbut as "inalienable rights"grounded in "natural law" to bedefended from encroachments bythe state. Certainly the health,education and welfare of a nation's citizenry are worthy con-
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the moorina-,With the death of Bishop Gerrard, the local church has in a
real way come to the end of the era of Bishop Cassidy, whomBishop Gerrard served as chancellor and episcopal secretary.
Ordained by Bishop Feehan, his long career of diocesanwideinvolvement really began in earnest when he was named chancellor almost 60 years ago. Then and since, he faithfully andloyally served the diocese under Bishops Connolly and Cron'infollowing Bishop Cassidy.
Direct and sometimes didactic, there was no question of hisdetermination to be the good and faithful servant of the Lord.In his own clip and chip style, answers were readily givenwithout fancy frills. There was little need or room for interpretation but always charity and concern.
Due to his advanced age and frailty, his presence on thediocesan scene for the past decade was limited; but his overallpriestly ministry has left an indelible mark on the history ofthediocese.
Never one to seek the limelight, Bishop Gerrard was nevertheless thrust by events into the mainstream of diocesan life.Although a person who preferred, even sought, Jo·b,e in thebackground, when called upon to serve his church, he did sowithout hesitation. .'
Always striving for impartiality in judgment, he treated allwith exacting fairness. As chancellor,vicar general and asauxiliary bishop, he will be ,remembered for his influen.t.ial.position. But he will·be recalled more personally asadevoted'priest by members of St. Patrick's and St. ~arY:s Cathedral.parishes in Fall River and St. Lawrence parish in NewB~fu~. .~, A grateful (fioce'se:·l'ecalls his years ofmihisiry:and prays thathe will rest in peace. .
Slattement of Bisllop Cranill,I! is with a profound sense of loss that I announce the
death of our, <beloved Bishop James J.Gerrard, retiredAu~iliary Bishop of Fall River. •... . ...•
Bishop Gerrard shared the priesthood for more thartsixty years, over thirty years of which were spent inserving the Church as abishop. His priestly life Was Iisource of inspiration to both clergy and laity, for in every'way it was a reflection of Christ the Priest. His solidfaithfulness to the teachings of the Lord and His Church
;'blended well with his deep and abiding pastoral concern;for the. faithful entrusted to his care•.Hetruly earned th~
.<.'.dmiration and love Qfall whose lives he touched. He will<.~.~adl~(missed th!o-ug~out the di~cese..S;6>~;lam,ndee4'personally indebted:to BisltopGerral'd fJi;.~~~ma,g~wa~s in .whic~he.c()lIaborat~~withme ~hen1''<;i$s..rn~the Office of Ordinary ofth~Dioce$eofFall
•.:.!l.~~er .Uis se!~ice~sAu~UiaryBishop,V~car~ene!alaq~i:<Consult-elf was invaluable tome-personally. '. ,t
!,hil~(we ...ourn his.passirg, we are. con~dent that~.:w:i._!hful::servant that he:·was,<Bishop Gerrard will; truly::'
'. ~Pt.er ir~p thejoy ofHis Master. I urge al,I througho..tth.~Y. dit
e~':to urtite inprayerfulre.nembrance;of Bishop"Ga'· :May, he rest in.JhepeaeeQf
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Bishop Daniel A. Cronin presided and Father John F. Andrewsw'as principal celebrant the Massof Christian Burial for his father,Francis F.G. Andrews, 86, ofBerkley, offered last Saturday atSt. Bernard's Church, Assonet.Father Leonard M. Mullaney,formerly pastor at St. Bernard's,was homilist.
Andrews died May 29 at home.He was the widower of Julia C.(Trond) Andrews.
A native of Hyde Park, Andrewswas the son of the late Orton andAgnes (Collins) Andrews. Thefamily moved to Berkley when hewas two years old. He was active intown politics from 1932 to 1988and worked for the state Bureau ofAccounts for 20 years before retiring from that post in 1970. He wasauditor for Berkley from 1932 to1938, town treasurer from 1938 to1958, tax collector from 1944 to1959, assessor from 1981 to 1987and a cemetery commissioner.
He was honored by Berkley res:idents over the years, notably asthe first recipient of the town's _Person of the Year Award and asgrand marshal of the community'sbicentennial parade. His family in
'America since the 1600s, withancestors among the first settlersof the town of Scituate and of theCape Cod communities of Wellfleet, Eastham and Chatham. Hewas related by marriage to threepassengers on the Mayflower andtwo uncles, James and WilliamAndrews, were killed in the CivilWar.
Andrews is survived by, in a~.dl-,
tion to Father Andrews, pastor ofSt. Joan of Arc parish, Orleans,two other sons, Robert V. Andrewsof Mendham, NJ, and Louis O.Andrews of San Jose, Calif.; threedaughters, Ann K. McGurk ofBristol, RI, and Carol L. Mills andMary E. Andrews, b'oth of Berkley; two sisters, Kathryn L. Cribbenand Gertrude B. Gongeon, both ofBrockton; a brother, Emery Andrews of Taunton; seven grandchildren and one greatgrandson.
By FATHER ROGERKARBAN
life. Women, for instance, gothrough a great deal of pain in giving birth. And presuming the husband/ wife structures of their culture, they certainly experiencebitter frustration in their attemptsto build deep relationships withtheir men.
Men also have troubles. Successcomes only after long hours ofexhausting labor; and often theirdrudgery produces minimal results.
No matter how ideal the age,everyone must suffer.
(We suffer a little now becausethose who choose our liturgicalreadings have decided that thispericope or excerpt should endbefore Yahweh confronts the manand woman. So we will have to useour imaginations...and Bibles.)
Thankfully, the Author's theology revolves around a part of theLord's proclamation included inour passage: "I will put enmitybetween you and the woman, andbetween your offspring and hers;he will strike 'at your head, whileyou strike at his heel."
The snake embodies the forcesof evil; the woman and her offspring represent all. humanity. Anyone who has ever crushed a snakeby stomping barefoot on its head,painfully discovers the snake isquicker than the foot: No matterhow successful the crush, thecrusher will always feel the crushee's fangs.
There is no other way to overcome evil. We run the risk of beingbitten eVI:ry time we do good.Even in the fundamental acts ofgiving birth, building relationsand working hard we can expect tosuffer pain and defeat.
Knowing this stops many fromeven attempting good actions.
Yet the Yahwistic Author'smessage is an emphatic "Do it!"He encourages us to raise our painand frustration threshold. Themore effects of evil we can endure,the more good and happiness wewill attain. '
'Believing this, Paul encourageshis Corinthians. "We do not loseheart," he writes, "because ourinner ~eing is renewed each day,even though ourbody is being des-
, troyed at the same time. The present burden of our trial is ligtitenough and earns for us an eternalweight of glory beyond all comparison.~
Mark, tells us that Jesus alsomust deal with such struggles. Notonly do some believe that he receives his miraculous powers from"Beelzebub," the, prince of demons, but one day even his motherand bi~)lhers come to take charge
.of him because they think "he isout of his mind."
No wonder he declares, "Whoever does the will of God is brotherand sister and mother to me."Those willing to endure the consequences of doing good will alwaysbe part of the Lord's family.
Jesus lives the YahwisticAuthor's theology, and he expectsus to do the same.
June 101915, Rev. William H. Curley,
Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, FallRiver .
1949, Rev. George A. Meade,Chaplain, St. Mary's Home, NewBedford
June 141980, Rev. Msgr. George E. Sul
livan, Retired Pastor, St. Joseph,Fall River
1982, Rev. Msgr. Joseph A.Cournoyer, Retired Pastor, St.Michael, Swansea
June 81961, Rev. John S. Czerwonka,
Assistant, St. Stanislaus, FallRiver
Genesis 3:9-15II Corinthians 4:13-5:1
Mark 3:20-35Probably no biblical image is
more misunderstood - its significance even lost - than the conceptbehind the "punishments" ofAdam, Eve and the snake in ourfirst reading. Most of us simplyregard them as penalties for sin,things to be avoided wheneverpossible. Yet the Sacred Authorhas built a very sophisticatedtheology into this passage. Itsmessage is one of the most valuable and important in Scripture.
The creator of this section ofGenesis is the famous Yahwisticauthor; named because he or she ifwe are to believe some recent com"mentators-always uses the propername Yahweh for God. This author is probably the most psychologically oriented biblical writer. Hisinsights into the implications ofYahweh's presence in the universeare as valid today as they were3,000 years ago.
Our passage was composed during the reign of King Solomon: the10th century B.C.E., the "goldenage" of Judaism. Everything isgOing well for everyone. Yet whenthe Yahwistic author examinesthis ideal period with eyes and earsof faith, he discovers somethingwhich others overlook.
As perfect as the era is, everyonestill must endure pain and frustration in very essential' aspects of
June 91945, Rev. Timothy J. Calnen,
Pastor, St. Joseph, Woods Hole1966, Rev. Joseph S. Larue,
Pastor, Sacred Heart, NorthAttleboro
June 131974, Rev. Edward F. Don~
ahue, S.J., B.C. High School, Dorchester, MA
, June 111973, Rev~ Msgr. Augusto L.
Furtado, Pastor Emeritus, St.John,of Ood, Somerset
1986, Rev. Richard J. Wolf,SJ,Bishop Connolly High School·
June J21966, Rev. Thomas H. Taylor,
Pastor, Immaculate Conception,Taunton' '
There'salwayssuffering
6The Anchor
Friday, June 7, 1991 Retelling the" story of valiant chaplain Father Kapaun'
Taking a stand against the spewers of hatred
Seeking ministry and resourc~s for singles
By
ANTOINETTE
BOSCO
If it weren't for Doris Kalinowski, I would never have remembered the story of Father EmilKapaun, the brave chaplain whodied at age 35 as a prisoner of warin the Korean conflict.
Doris, a retired nurse from Torrington, Conn., called me recentlyto tell me of her strange quest. Itwas 37 years ago that she read anaccount of this priest, and over theyears she never stopped hoping
By
DOLORES
CURRAN
A teacher in a suburban Denverschool system is suing the districtfor interfering with her right toexercise academic freedom andfree speech. This came after shewas demoted for pointing out toher students that "not everyoneagrees with the facts of the H010caust."
She also happened to use theword, "holohoax," in place ofHolocaust and gave at least onestudent a copy of a book whichclaims that photos of death campbodies were fake.
School administrators were
By
FATHER
JOHN J.
IDIETZEN
Q.I hope you can assist me withsome ideas for single people.
I have never married, but itseems society is so couple-oriented. Even where I work, if youare not married or are not living
she'd read about him again 10
some publication.May 23 was the 40th anniver
sary of his death, and she told me itis time this valiant man's story betold again.
"We need to know that peoplelive and die for values. He wassuch a witness. To know thatthere is that kind of faith, thatpeople live and die that way,should be made known," Doristold me when I met her. And whileshe shied away from using theword "mission," it was clear shefelt she had a mission to onceagain let Father Kapaun's name beheard.
To her joyful surprise, I couldtell her that I remembered some ofthe extraordinary story of FatherKapaun, the Kansas-born priestwho shared a cruel prison campwith the captured American soldiers.
swift to act after hearing fromstudents and parents who objectedto this interpretation of a disgraceful episode of our human history. In demoting her, theywarned her, "We will not tolerateyour expressing such views duringthe performance of your teachingduties."
When she countered with herlawsuit charging that she wasdenied the right of speech, a newspaper editorial pointed out the difference between academic freedom and free speech. "Like everyone else, she can believe whatevershe likes about the Holocaust andshould be able to state her views tofriends and colleagues withoutfear of punishment. But she doesnot have an unrestricted right toteach whatever she likes."
; The editorial added, "the onlyconceivably valid reason to introduce dissenting views on the H?lo-
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with a member of the opposite sex,you're not considered normal.
Is there any literature I couldread that would have suggestionsfor singles? (Ohio)
A. Society at large, and churchesin particular, have yet to recognizethe size and the needs of two maj orgroups in our midst.
One is single-parent familieswho have more than: doubled inthe past 25 years.
The other is the group to whichyou seem to belong, those who forwhatever reason never marry. Thenumbers also include a sizeablenumber of men and women who
Doris knows the story in detail.In fact, her quest took her on anunexpected journey to Father Kapaun's hometown of Pilsen, Kan.,last fall. The invitation to come tovisit and stay at the rectory of thechurch where the one-time farmboy had worshiped came fromMsgr. Arthur Tonne, who hadwritten a book about the priest in1951. "'
She found out that Fr. Ka-" paun's parents, who had a farm,
were from Czechoslovakia. Hewas a' good kid, quiet, dirt poorand known as a peacemaker. Everyone there was "so proud of him,"she related.
And rightfully so, Doris, a convert, Widow and mother of threedaughters" affirmed, telling somedetails of the bravery of this chaplain. She also told me that testimonials are being solicited by aColonel Cletus Pottebaum of.Wich-
caust would be to illuminate thevarieties ofcontemporary anti-Semitism."
The case draws attention toan increase in both racism andanti,-Semitism in our country. Afew skinheads here or there don'ttrouble me nearly as much as ateacher, minister or politician whoattempts to impose bias and inflame the baser prej udices ofthose who trust and follow him orher.
During the civil rights movement of the 60s, we witnessedmany such incidents and wordscoming from supposedly educatedleiUllers. In retrospect, we havelearned the truth of that old adage,
, "If you repeat a lie often enough,people will believe it." As patentlyridiculous as some of these teachings are, they plant doubt andhatred in many people.
My husband and I were teaching in a public high school during
will marry much later than theirparents did a generation ago.
Even when parish staffs aredeeply concerned about the subject, it is difficult to know what todo about it. '
I'm heartened by your concern,and I hope those who are sharingyour experience will aggressivelystudy what might be done and howthey fit into the church's ministryto themselves and-others.
The subject is vastly complicated. The conditions of singlemen and women, for example, areprofoundly different in anticipating a possible marriage. If a
ita, Kan., who is trying to get theMedal of Honor awarded to Father Kapaun.
Doris believes he should notonly be awarded the country'shighest honor. He should also bebeatified by the Vatican.
Witnesses told of how thisintrepid chaplain risked his lifecontinuously to attend thewounded in the camp. The placewas freezing; the men had only asmall ration of cracked corn dailyto eat; they were infected with lice;and suffered terribly from the ravages of malnutrition.
Half-starved himself, he wouldoften give away his own rations.He was known for being uncannilyclever at raiding the food suppliesguarded by the communist police.With his pockets full of stolenfood, he would crawl back to the
the 1960 presidential election inwhich a Catholic, John F. Kennedy, was running for the firsttime. We had no particularly virulent anti-Catholic minister andflock within our school boundaries that distributed tracts at theschool.
At first, we found these amusing. They spewed out the mostviciously anti-Catholic lies imaginable: that if Kennedy were elected, he would name the pope as hissecretary of state, Catholics wouldbe given the right to assume theproperty and homes of non-Catholics, and so on.
Our colleagues on the staff we(eembarrassed and like us, treated itinitially with humor. My husbandand I asked them how manyrooms they had, what the neighborhood was like, and what theirhomes were worth and they wouldask us how the pope voted on thePanama Canal.
woman desires to marry an~ havechildren, her biological clock influences many of her options anddecisions. Men are not under thesame age constraints.
You ask where to turn. Dozensof books are available. One resource which covers the field in abrief and basic manner is "TheSingle Experience: A Resource."Published by the U.S. CatholicConference Department of Education, it could serve as a beginning resource, for example, for agroup of single people who seriously wish to study their situationin life and discover how they might
huts to bring the men this littleadded sustenance.
He would lead the men inprayer, clean the latrines - adetested chore - and bury thedead POWs, covering their bodieswith frozen chunks of earth. Eventually, this man who became alegend for how he gave hope andstrength to ,so many, becameafflicted with painfUlly swollenlegs, so he could not walk. Whenhe contracted pneumonia, his jailers rem,oved him to what theycalled the "hospital," but was infact the "death ,house."
Father Kapaun lasted a briefwhile, then died on May 23, 1951,never to be forgotten by the menhe had so selfles'sly cared for. Weowe thanks to Doris Kalinowskifor taking on the mission of bringing Father Kapaun's inspiring,lifestory to light once more.
But then we all began sensinga change of attitude among thestudents. As they read these tracts,they began to fear having a Cath-
'olic president. They knew itwas propaganda, but it had aneffect. One non-Catholic socialstudies teacher, alarmed at thelies, attended a service at thechurch, courageously spoke outagainst the smear tactics, and wasforcibly evicted by ecclesialbouncers.
The story got around the schooland gave students the courage toconfront those distributing thetracts. The campaign ended up
,backfiring for the minister andflock.
We too mUst have the courageto confront racism, anti-Catholicism and anti-Semitism, today,just as those parents and stiJdentsdid in the cases above. It's not onlythe right thing to do - it's the onlything to do.
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The manual is available fromUSCC Publications, 3211 FourthSt. N.E., Washington, D.C. 200171194. If you follow through onyour search, please let me knowwhat you learn., A free brochure answering ques
tions Catholics ask about Mary,the Mother of Jesus, is availableby sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father JohnDietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704N. Main St., Bloomington, III.61701. Questions for this columnshould be sent to him at the sameaddress.
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JESUIT FATHER William J. Byron, president ofCatholic University, Washington, DC, announced May 29that he will step down in midsummer 1992 to pursue interests in writing and pastoralwork. "When I took office in1982, I planned a decade ofservice to CU A," FatherByron said in a May 28 letterto the university community.
"There are no problems,personal or institutional, thatprompt this move. It is simplytime to move on. I want to dosome writing and pastoralwork and some more teaching," he told Catholic N.ewsService in a May 29 interview."I'm resigning, not retiring."
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Little wonder then that Koopsees the public high school as a"primary health facility."
The program has a short butexcellent segment on the millionor so homeless teens in our nation,for whom there are few programs.They are a further indication ofhow our society is failing itsyoung.
The second in a five-part series,"C. Everett Koop, MD," fromMacNeill Lehrer Productions, theprogram deals with some essentialmoral questions facing adolescents from the pragmatic perspective of health concerns.
Parents of teens may find it auseful discussion starter not onlyon sexual matters but other areasof adolescent concern.
shared and memories that smilethrough the years. Little by littlewe learn the people who mattermost or those whose caring makesa beautiful difference in our lives.
Love costs more than time ormoney. Real love is purchasedwith genuine emotion found onlyin the hidden places of our hearts.
Edward PachecoFall River
Relatives soughtDear Editor:
I am trying to trace my family'sancestry a'nd would greatly appreciate your help. My parents,Joseph William and Mary Elizabeth (Crossling) Carey, were bothCatholics and resided in Fall Riverthe first 25 years of their lives.
I would like any informationabout them or their relatives orfriends, including members of theMalvey, Waldron, Trainor andConnor families. I can be reachedat PO Box 6582, Nalcrest, Fla.33856 or by calling (813) 696-1269.
Joe CareyNalcrest, Fla.
Teen health needs TV program topicFormer U.S. Surgeon General
C. Everett Koop looks at thehealth needs of today's adolescents in "Listening to Teen-agers,"airing Sunday, June 9, 1-8 p.m.EDT on NBC~
Koop visits Minneapolis to seehow its teens are coping withhealth problems caused by drugs,alcohol, sex and other activitiesonce not considered part of theadolescent world. .
Showing how teen health needshave changed, Koop starts by noting that today, "Some kids cometo school with their kids."
One teen mother-to-be explainshow a school counseling programhelped her cope with her troubledlife.
At another high school, there's apeer education program on AIDSbecause, a teacher says, youpgpeople "listen to their peers morethan their elders."
Mental health problems like depression are also a teen healthproblem, while the pressures oflearning cause some better students to escape into alcohol.
But Koop also tells a successstory of a happy, bright, self-confident high school senior.
Kate Andrews is one of fivechildren. in a Catholic family. Shehas loving parents, a stable homeand solid moral values.
In talking with the family pastor, Koop asks the Catholic position on "the simple problem ofcontraception." Father DennisDease of the Basilica of St. MaryCo-Cathedral, Minneapolis, replies that encouraging young people to use condoms conveys "thewrong message that adolescentsexual activity is healthy and agood."
Instead, the priest says, youngpeople should be taught that postponing sexual activities makes fora future happy marital relationship.
Koop attributes Kate's success'to "the support of family, church,
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What love looks likeDear Editor:It is kindness in a person, not
beauty, which wins our love. It hashands to help others, it has feet tohasten to the poor and needy, ithas eyes to see misery and want, ithas ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of man. That is what lovelooks like. .
Love isn't built on guilt or carefully-worded treaties, but on warming welcomes, comforting hugs,promises kept, secrets safely
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June 16: Ez 17:22-24; Ps92:2-3.13-16; 2 Cor 5:6-10;Mk 4:26-34
Report on FatimaDear Editor:
I had the honor of being atFatima withmy pilgrims from theFall River diocese during the papalvisit. We met several priests and
. bishops but didn't see BishopCronin. We were all glad that hehad the opportunity to be at Fatimawith the other bishops to hear ourHoly Father's message, thanks,tohis invitation from Bishop AurelioGranada.
I have never seen so many cardinals, archbishops, bishops, monsignors and priests at one place atthe same time as on May 13 inFatima; not even in Rome! In allof the 10 times I have visitedFatima, never have there been somany people.
As our Holy Father said, "Nowis the time, Fatima is the place. Wemust do what our Mother asked ofus in her message in Fatima in1917. Lourdes is for physical healing; Fatima' is for conversion pray the rosary."
The pope also mentioned theimportance of receiving the bodyand blood of Christ daily in theEucharist. And of course he mentioned in detail the unification ofEurope. We are so lucky to havesuch a wonderful pope, such aholy man.
Sister Lucia looked much thinner but looks well and of coursehappy. (She looks nothing like thenews photos; she looks muchsweeter and more loving.)
Think of how exciting it musthave been for her to look out overthe million people there and tothink back to 1911, when OurLady appeared to her and hercousins.
Service AwardsMore than 100 hospital em
ployees received awards at a May15 banquet which followed aprayer service in the hospitalchapel.
Service award recipients were:35 years: Kathleen Levesque; 3()
years: Ronald Fitzgerald, Jane O'Connell, Ann Trembley; 25 years:Jane Benevides,.Joan Benevides.
II employees were honored for20 years; 31 for 15 years; 23 for 10years; and 31 for 5 years.
Volunteer RecognitionThe hospital expressed appreci- .
ation to its 202 volunteers at aMay 9 luncheon. Volunteers whoreceived awards were:
8,000 hours: Evelyn Mahon;3,000 hours: Rita Bernier, MildredDutka, Mary Ponte; .
1,000 hours: Phyllis Chrupcala,Sally Grigiel, Carol Medeiros, Margaret Priestly;
1,000 hours: Alice V. Auclair,Madeleine Boisvert, Theresa Chabot, Alice Desjardins, Joan Gal- .vin;
Katherine Hollerane, Eileen Rafferty, Marie Reed, Frank Reis. 10volunteers were recognized for 500hours of service and 25 for 100hours.
M'aria Silva of Somerset is therecipient of the second scholarship, offered to a bilingual/ bicultural Portuguese hospital employee or an· employee's imme-
. diate family member.Daughter of Barbara Silva of
St.Anne's fiscal services department, Miss Silva is a 1990 graduate of· Somerset High School,where her honors included theGreg Sowa Memorial Award andthe Manuel Raposo Award. She
. was appointed to both the Massachusetts Governor's Alliance andthe Lions All-State Band. She wasalso president ofStudents AgainstDrunk Driving.
Currently she is studying pharmacy at Western New EnglandCollege.
Eugenia Vanderkaaden, RN, ofAssonet received the third scho~
larship, designated for a hospitalemployee advancing his or hercareer.
Ms. Vanderkaaden has been employed at St. Anne's since 1974and has served in the orthopedicsunit since 1980.
·She has been elected to Who'sWho in American Nursing and is a
I volunteer with Girl Scouts, theFreetown Elementary School Library and the Parent Teacher Organization.
HOLY FA~ILY parish, East Taunton, hosted an Ozanam Sunday celebration forTaunton District Vincentians, including, top, photo, from left, Father Daniel L. Freitas,diocesan Vi.ncentian modera~or;Father George Almeida, Holy Family pastor; John Connors,district president; Tia Famular<~,Coyle-Cassidy High School Vincentians president; MichelleProulx, Coyle-Cassidy chapter member; Joseph Roderick, district treasurer; and Msgr. Thomas Harrington, Taunton district spiritual director. Center and bottom, the celebrationincluded presentations by the Holy Family altar boy hand bell choir and by first communicants.(Breen photos)
St. Anne's. awards scholarships,fetes volunteers and employees
In conjunction with NationalHospital Week, May 12 to 18, thePortuguese Health Care Committee of St. Anne's Hospital, FallRiver, awarded three $1,000 scholarships to local students and thehospital itself recognized employees at a service awards reception.
Hospital volunteers were honored at a recognition luncheon priorto the week. The PortugueseHealth Care Committee scholarship program, now in its fifth year,awards grants in three categoriesto students pursuing health-related careers. Recipients are
.chosen on the basis of academicsuperiority, community service,and all-around excellence.
Made up of community andbusiness leaders and hospital trustees and staff, the health care committee assists the hospital inresponding to needs of the Portuguese community.
The first award, a communityscholarship given to a bilingual/bicultural Portuguese student ofthe Greater Fall River area, wentto BMC Durfee High Schoolsenior Paul Fernandes.
An honors student, he has participated in numerous school andvolunteer activities and plans tostudy biology/ premedicine at Brandeis University.
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8 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., June 7, 1991
Changes announced
FATHER DRISCOLL
FATHER DELANO
FATHER LOPES
Continued from Page OneEast Falmouth; St. Elizabeth's,Fall River; Santo Christo, FallRiver; and St. Anthony's, Taunton.
He was pastor at St. Peter's,Provincetown, before becomingpastor at Our Lady of Health in1979.
Rev. Raymond A. Robillard,presently parochial vicar at St.Pius X parish, South Yarmouth,will becpme pastor at Holy Ghostparish, Attleboro. ,
Ordained in 1966, he was par- 'ochial vicar at the former St: Hyacinth parish, New Bedford; St.Joseph, Attleboro; Notre Dame,Fall River; Sacred Heart, NewBedford; St. Louis, Fall River; St.Jacques, Taunton; and St. Theresa, Attleboro.
He was t'hen administrator atSt. Stephen, Attleboro, and since1986 has been at St. Pius X.
Rev. Gerald T. Shovelton, nowpastor at St. Ann's parish, Rayn-
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ham, has been named pastor atHoly Trinity parish, West Harwich.
Ordained in 1956, he has beenparochial vicar' at St. Patrick's,Fall River; Sacred Heart, OakBluffs; St. Mary's Taunton; St.Thomas More, Somerset.
He ~as pastor at St. Rita's,Marion, before becoming pastorat St. Ann's in 1974.
Rev. Evaristo P. Tavares will'leave St. Anthony of Padua parish, Fall River, to become pastorat Our Lady of the ImmaculateConception parish, New Bedford.
Ordained in 1960, he was parochial vicar at Our Lady ofLourdes, Taunton; St. Anthony's,Taunton; Immaculate Conception, New Bedford; and Our Ladyof the Angels, Fall River, beforebeing made pastor at St. Anthony's in 1981.
RetirementsBishop Cronin has accepted the
resignation, for reasons of health,
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of Rev. George E. Amaral fromthe pastorate of St. Anthony's parish, Taunton.
In retirement he will reside in hisown home.
Ordained in 1947, Fathe,r Amaral was parochial vicar at St.Michael's, Fall River; and OurLady of Mt. Carmel, St. John theBaptist and Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception parishes,New Bedford.
He was pastor at St. Anthony,East Falmouth, before beingnamed pastor at St. Anthony's inTaunton in 1977.
Also retiring is Rev. AntoninoC. Tavares from the pastorate ofSanto Christo parish, Fall River.He will reside at Our Lady of Mt.Carmel rectory, New Bedford.
Ordained in 1943, he was parochial vicar at Santo Christo; St.Elizabeth's, Fall River; and OurLady of Lourdes, Taunton, beforebeing named pastor at SantoChristo in 1972.
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with John Tortolani of DobbsFerry, NY, a specialist in handlingreal estate transactions for religious communities, were in FallRiver to meet with Bishop DanielA. Cronin and with members ofthe pre,ss in regard to plans for theFall River property.
Sister Maxyne Schneider, a mem- 'ber of the Montessori school'sboard of directors' committee,said that providing for continuance of the school is a major concern of the sisters.
"The jobs of many parentsdepend on assurance that theIrchildren will be well cared for during the day," she said.
She noted that meetings havebeen held with parents, schoolfaculty and other staff mem bers todiscuss the school's future. Inexistence for 19 years, it has hadSister St. Louis Paquette as itsdirector throughout that time.
The school is expected to continue in operation at least throughJune 1992, said Sister Schneiderand will remain at its present location for the time being. Judgingfrom the supportive attitude ofparents, she said, hopes are highthat it will endure, even if eventually at a different site.
said Sister Fernandes. "He bringsto St. Anne's a special blend oftalent, experience and leadershipability we feel is important to thisinstitution."
"I am especially pleased toaccept the position of chief; executive officer of this institution,"said Gabor.
"St. Anne's was founded 85years ago with the specific missionof providing vital medical care tothose who need it, regardless ofability to pay, religion or ethnicbackground. My responsibility isto assure its mission is fulfilled."
Gabor has over two decades ofhealth care experience. For 13years he was president and chiefexecutive officer of MontgomeryGeneral Hospital Health Services,Inc. of Olney, Md., a diversified,not for profit corporation. withfive subsidiaries.
There he achieved consistent consecutive years of positive bottomline performance, restructured theorganization to a profitable parent/ subsidiary model and stabilized inpatient market share in anenvironment where a new acutecare facility opened within the service area.
Prior to that he was director andchief operating officer of GreaterBaltimore Medical Center, a 400bed acute care, communityowned, not-for-profit hospital.
St. Anne's new president holds amaster's degree in business administration from George Washing-·ton University Washington, DC,and a bachelor's degree from Fairmont State College, Fairmont, W.VA.
He is a fellow of the AmericanCollege of Health Care Executivesand served two three-year terpls asa regent of the college representingthe State of Maryland. He has
.been a lecturer and preceptor withthe George Washington University program in health care administration and is a past president ofthe Maryland-Delaware Districtof Columbia-Virginia HospitalAssociation.
ships with Charlton representatives that have developed over theyears will lead to a transition thatpreserves the essential mission ofthe hospital. At the same time,however, this is only a beginningof the process. While the discussions proceed, we intend to continue hospital operations as theycurrently exist. To do this, we willneed your continued support,good will and continued care forthe needs of our patients.
Should our discussions with CharIton Memorial Hospital appear unlikely to bear fruit, we will also, asthe congregation who sponsoredthe hospital since 1906, and as sis- _ters who care deeply about thecontinuance of its mission andpersonnel, be exploringall optionsthat will permit us to continue toprovide services into the future.
We have every confidence thatthe hospital will be able to continue to provide the valuablehealth care service as we have inthe past, whether or not the hospital continues under our sponsorship.
We will keep in close communication with you as discussions continue. The personal sacrifices eachof you makes for St. Anne's aregreatly appreciated. We recognizethat these are difficult times foryou, and that you may feel anxious for the future, so please donot hesitate to seek us out and letus know your questions or concerns. On the part ofthe sisters, weembark on this path with full ,confidence ... that the mission forwhich we all stand will continue tobenefit ... our patients, and ... theGreater Fall River community.
New Hospital HeadIn other action at St. Anne's
Hospital, appointment of FrankR. Gabor as president and chiefexecutive officer was publiclyannounced May 30. It had beenannounced May 27 to the institution's board of directors.
"We are very enthused aboutFrank Gabor assuming the presidency of St. Anne's Hospital,"
rament parish, Fall River, atopTownsend Hill, have announcedtheir intention to dispose of theirproperty at 2501 South MainStreet.
Added to over the years, thecomplex consists of several interconnected buildings, including alarge convent, the sisters' formernovitiate quarters and St. JosephMontessori school. The latter is athriving operation with some 80preschool pupils ranging from 2years and 9 months old to age 6.
The decision to give up theproperty follows the 1974 mergerof the Fall River Sisters of St.Joseph with Sisters of St. Josephin Holyoke. Such mergers havebecome common among religiouscommunities faced with vocationshortages and increasing age ofmembers.
Some 30 sisters in residence atthe South Main Street conventwill have the option of relocatingto the community's Mont Marieconvent in Holyoke or to otherhousing in Fall River. Communitymembers at present serve at St.Mary's School, New Bedford, andSt. Stephen parish, Attleboro.
Earlier this week, Sisters of St.Joseph from Holyoke, together
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Fall River's two hospitals,Charlton Memorial and St.Anne's, are considering a merger.St. Anne's, operated by the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation,since its opening in 1906, is theonly Catholic hospital in the FallRiver diocese.
A memorandum distributed toall hospital employees May 24explained the thinking of hospitaladministrators in the matter. Itcame from Sister Joanna Fernandes, OP, provincial superior of theDominican Sisters and chairperson ofSt. Anne's Health Care System, htc., and Sister-Dorothy Ruggiero, OP, chairperson of the hospital's board of directors, on whichMsgr. Thomas J. Harringtonserves as a representative of thediocese. .' ."
The memorandum follows:We are writing to' you now on
behalf of the Dominican Sisters ofthe Presentation to share with youour thinking regarding St. Anne'sHospital.
As you know, the hospital has.been experiencing financial difficulty in the recent past. Even as wecontinue to provide high quality,wholistic care, the continued provision of service tothe communityremains our highest priority. Withthat in mind, we have decided tobegin a discussion with CharltonMemorial Hospital.
As part of this discussion thesisters have been carefully considering their sponsorship and theirability to continue this sponsorship. Sponsorship of the hospitalis black and white - Catholic ornon-Catholic. We recognize thatthe discussion with Charlton, oreven other options, may not bepossible under the sisters' sponsorship. Because we feel the availability of access to healthcare is sovital to this community, we arewilling to consider the possibilityof transferring our sponsorship toensure continued access to healthcare, if it be~omes nece·ssary.
We begin our discussion processhopeful that our many relation-
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The scholarship went to BishopConnolly High School 1991 graduate Jamie R. Borges, son of Mr.and Mrs. Abel Borges of Berkley,Who will attend Boston Universityin the fall..
He ranked fourth in the seniorclass and received a "Salt of theEarth" service award at the FallRiver school's senior banquet.
He was a straight-A student ;'lldmember of the National HonorSociety, Amnesty Internationaland yearbook staff. He participated in basketball for four years.
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The award, named for the Jesuitcardinal who served five popesand has been named a doctor ofthe church, was established lastyear to honor persons who haveshown exceptional dedication toCatholic education and the idealsof Bishop Connolly High School.
In a career that iricluded 20years on the Connolly faculty,Brother Touchette has taughtscience, math and computers. InFall River, he has been a choirdirector at Notre Dame de Lourdesparish.
He has taught in Plattsburgh,New York, where he also foundedan orchestra, and was a foundingmember of the faculty at the formerSt. Louis High School in Biddeford, Maine.
He served as the brothers' provincial for nine years and as novicemaster for 13. He has also been achoir director at Notre 'Dame deLourdes parish.
Since his retirement at age 80,he has been active as a Eucharisticminister, worker at Connolly bingogames and bursar of the brothers'community.
Brother Millette, associate principal at Connolly for 23 years, iscelebrating his golden jubilee inreligious life this year.
Before coming to Connolly he~·was a·teachefandprincipal at theformer Prevost High School andalso taught in Detroit and inCanada.
He has held several terms asdirector of the Fall River community of the brothers and hasbeen a member of the provincialcouncil and provincial chapter.
He is a Eucharistic minister andsings in the Notre Dame parishchoir.
He has received honors from theJesuit Secondary Education Association and the Prevost Alumni.He has received the diocese's Marian Medal and last year was namedMan of the Year by the FrancoAmerican Civic League.
Testimonial plannedfor Father AmaralParishioners of St. Anthony's
Church, Taunton, are planning atestimonial for retiring pastorFather George E. Amaral to beheld at noon June 23 at the Taunton Holiday Inn.
Joseph Amaral is chairman ofthe event and will be master ofceremonies. Rev. Americo Moreiraof Cambridge will also address thegroup.
Father Amaral's family, specialfriends and area priests have beeninvited to attend.
Reservations are available fromMary Mello, 1224 Somerset Ave.;Louis Dansereau, 179 WashingtonSt.; and St. Anthony's rectory, 126School St., all in Taunton.
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12 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 7, 1991'
Ukrainians challenged
Pope asks for Polish unity
71 to be beatified
Archbishop ou~ted
v ATICAN CITY. (eNS) - PopeJohn Paul II has appointed anapostolic administrator'for Haiti'smai'n ~rchdiocese, i~ effect removing pastoral power from contrave~ialArchbishop Francois-WolffLigonde. The Vatican ·said thatBishop Joseph Lafontant had beennamed to administer the Port-auPrinCe archdiocese, although Archbishop Ligonde remains nominalhead of the see.
Draw on It"Every last one of us possesses
the power to live a truly wonderfullife. Every ,human being ought tolook inside and thank the goodLord that there is unused strengthnot drawn on - and then startdrawing on it." - Norman Vin-cent Peale .
As of June 28, there will be sixactive U.S. cardinals, two retiredc.ardinals, and two working in Vatican posts.
In addition, Cardinal MyroslavI. Lubachivsky, head ofthe Ukrainian Catholic Church worldwide, isa naturalized U.S. citizen whorecently returned to the Ukraineafter decades 'out of the Sovietrepublic.
Cardinal-designate Mahony saidat a May 29 press conference, "It isvery important for me, and for allof us, to remember that this elevation to the College of Cardinals isnot so much a reward for past performance as it is a 'challenge forincreased future pastoral activity."
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - PopeJohn Paul II has approved beatification of 71 brothers and priestskilled in anticlerical violence during the. 1936-39 Spanish civil war.Members of the Brothers of theHospitaller Order of St. John ofGod, the religious, who were working in Spanish hospitals, were executed soon after fighting brokeout. The pope decreed they were to'be considered martyrs; "killed inhatred ofthe faith." '
Curia in posts traditionally heldby cardinals win step up to thatrank.
Cardinal~designateKung was inprison pn charges of spreadingRoman Catholicism within Chinawhen the pope secretly named hima cardinal in 1979. He was paroledto house arrest in 1985 and shortly
: after his sentence was commutedin 1988 came to the United Statesfor medical treatment and has lived
.near relatives in Connecticut eversince.
Other prelates from communist. Eastern Europe were RomanianArchbishop Alexandru Todea andCzechoslovakian Bishop Jan Chryzostom Korec. Both spent manyyears in prison during state persecution of the church.
In addition to cardinal-designate·Kung, two other appointees are 80or older, thus ineIigible to elect anew pope. They are Jesuit FatherPaolo Dezza, 89, who was interimhead ,of the Jesuits during it 1980speriod of rocky relations betweenthe Holy See and the order, andArchbishop Guido del Mestri, 80,a Yugoslavian-born former papalnuncio. They will receive the cardinal's red hat mainly as a sign ofpapal gratitude and esteem.
With the elevation 'of cardinalsdesignate Mahony and Bevilacqua,the latter a lawyer' as well as acleric, to the College of Cardinals,the United States now has 10cardinals.:· .
IN THIS MOVING 1989 photograph, Pope John Paul II greets ailing, aged CardinalIgnatius Kung Pin-Mei, whom he had secretly named a prince of the church in .1979.(CNSj Arturo Mari photo)
Few surprises in cardinal appointmentsWASHINGTON (CNS)
There was only one big surprisewhen Pope John Paul II named 22new cardinals May 29, and thatwas his announcement that aChinese bishop had been a cardinal for 12 years.
Pope John Paul now has named10 I cardinals - including 75 percen~ of all cardinals eligible to votefodi new pope - in five roundsduring his pontificate.
When he named the new cardi-'nals, including two Americans,Pope John Paul II revealed thaiBishop Ignatious Kung Pin-mei,89, of Shangliai had been a cardinal"in pectore" since 1979. He willbe formally installed with the 22new nominees at a June 28 consistory.
The two new American cardinals are Archbishop Roger M.Mahony of Los Angeles and Archbishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua ofPhiladelphia.
The pope said his appointments"reflect in an eloquent way theuniversal character of the church." .The new cardinals include prelatesfrom Zaire, the Philippines, Argentina, Ireland,' Australia and theDominican Republic, among othercountries.
The pope's selections, however,were weighted this time toward theVatican Curia and Europe. They 1
included 14 Europeans, seven ofthem Italian.
Four archbishops in the Roman
the Polish-Ukrainian border. At ameeting with Ukrainian Catholicshe announced that they would begiven the Latin-rite Church of theSacred Heart, and he proclaimedthe church to be the cathedral ofthe Ukrainian Diocese ofPrzemysl.
Pope John Paul said that "anyattempt to revive the historicalnationalisms and aversions wouldbe against Christian identity and aglaring anachronism, unworthy oftwo great nations." Some 10,000Ukrainians crossed into Poland tosee the pope.
Also making the cross-bordertrip was Ukrainian Cardinal Myroslav Lubachivsky of Lvov, who,because of a freer climate for religion in the Soviet Unioll, was.able .to take up residence in his see inApril.
Speaking to Latin-rite Catholics later in Lubaczow, the head'quarters for the part of the Latin.:rite Archdiocese of Lvov whichremains in Poland, the pope continued his plea for unity betweenthe rites.
At a June 4 Mass in Lomza, thepope expressed ,concern for Polishfarmers' economic problems andgreeted some 15,000 Lithuanianswho crossed the border to see him.
He praised the "healthy moraltradition" of farm families, andasked them to preserve that tradition. He told them that God is theGood Shepherd of human loveand that God designed love to be"beautiful, lasting, faithful andilldissoluble."
"May our whole society shrugoff that illusion offreedom, offreelove, which attempts to cloak thetruth ofadultery and debauchery,"he said.
Pope John Paul said he wasaware of the way in which the newPolish government;s move towarda market economy has affectedfarmers who are losing both guara!1teed prices and buyers.
The economic reform programmust take into consideration thespecial needs of farmers, he said,but it cannot be done "separatelyfrom the reform of the entire economic _system."
Apartment and house windowsof Lomza, a city of 54,000 people,were decorated with p,ictures ofthe Polish-born pope surroundedby flowers and flags - both ofPoland and Lithuania. In thenortheast part' of the Diocese ofLomza there is a community of10,000 ethnic Lithuanians, justunder half of all ethnic Lithuanians living in Poland.
Cardinal Vincentas SladkeviCiusof Kaunas', 'Lithuania, who led the .delegation ofhis countrymen'acrossthe borde{for the Mass,' said hewill invite the pope to visit the BaJ-tic nation. ;.
"We want the'pope in Lithuania," said .Father Saulius Filipavicius, another of those making theborder crossing. "If he comes before our independence, that will befine."
Ukrainian Catholic Church in theSoviet Union in 1946, and Poland'scommunist government followedsuit. Both governments closed someUkrainian church buildings andfound different uses for others,
. often converting them into schoolsor museums.
ROME (CNS) ,.- UkrainianCatholics living in Poland facemany of the same challenges ofrebuilding their church that Ukrainian Catholics in the Soviet Uniondo, said Bishop Ivan Martyniak ofPrzemysl, Poland. Communistleader Josef Stalin outlawed the
KOSZALIN, Poland (CNS) Pope John Paul II, making hisfirst papal visit to post-communistPoland, asked his fellow Poles torestore morality and truth wherevernearly five decades ofcommunismhad shattered them.
On the second day of his visit healso tried to diffuse some longstanding tensions between Polesand ethnic Ukrainians in the southeastern part of the country.
Arriving June I for 'his fourthpapal trip to Poland, Pope JohnPaul expressed joy in the changesthat have taken place in his homeland. He began his second daywith a meeting with members ofthe military, previously forbiddenby the Communists.
"May this first meeting betweena Polish pope and the Polish armyremain a symbol of a 'new beginning' in the life of society and ofthe nation whose son I am," hesaid June 2 at the Koszalin mil-itary .airport. .
Landing in the Baltic Coast citythe day before, he said, "my deepdesire is to preach peace" which"decreases hopelessness, restoresharmony and stimulates love."
President Lech Walesa, in his'welcoming address at the Koszalinairport, credited the pope withmany of the changes.
"A free homeland is the fruit ofthe seed that you, too, have sown,"he said.
Celebrating Mass that eveningwith some 150,000 rain-drenchedPoles, the pope said the Ten Commandments provide a moral foundation for human life.
He is highlighting one of theTen Commandments in homiliesat each stop throughout his June1-9 visit.
At his June 2 meeting with themilitary, the pope thanked soldiersand militia who resisted atheistindoctrination and behavior whichviolated morality or harmed thenation.
In January Pope John Paulnamed Bishop Slawoj Glodz tohead the renewed military ordinar-'iate, the first time since 1939 thatsuch an appointment was possiblein Poland.
The pope, whose father was aPolish official in the Austro-Hungarian army, told the troops thatPoland has a "knightly-soldierlytradition" of conscientious, moralservice to the nation.' ,
. '\.Tr~veling to Rzeszow in south-
eastern Poland June 2,he beatified Bishop Joze! Sebastian Peiczar, head .of the Latin-riie' DioceseofPrzemysl fr9mjusrbefore WorldWar I until 1925. '
, . ..The pope·used the.peatifjcation
Mass as a ,call to holiness and ameditation. on the. Second Commandql~nt: "Do not take ~he;nameof ~he Lord your God in vain."
The pope's evening activitiesfocused on overcoming longstanding tensions between Poles andUkrainians living on both sides of
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Caution urged on women's pastoral
SOVIET WORSHIPERS gather in St. Louis Church, the only functioning Catholicchurch in Moscow. Its pastor, Father Fransik Rachiunas, has doubled the number of SundayMasses to six. His main problem is finding a place in which to conduct religious ed~cationclasses. (CNS photo) , '
men] strongly affirm the church'steaching on the regulation ofbirths,there are many others who areprofoundly disturbed by the same.Women spoke of personal suffering, of constant fear of unwantedpregnancy...."
Bishop Imesch said the bishopsmust find a way to reflect thosesentiments but "not say just because someone is caused pain bysomething that therefore churchteaching should be changed."
On the question of anthropology - what it means to be human,male or female - some participants thought the bishops' approach "was not sufficiently inaccord" with the papal apostolicletter, Archbishop Pilarczyk said.
"This does not say that thesecond draft is therefore wrong,"he said. "There are a number ofways in which you can approachthe speculation" on the nature ofhuman beings.
The concerns about how Maryis presented as a model for thechur'ch and for its male and femalemembers focused' on the seco'nddraft's emphasis on the discipleship of Mary.
"I think that what they were trying to, say was let'~ not stress theauthorita,tive 'leadership role" asmuch.as the role of Maryasservant, as mother of Christ andmother of 'tlW ,~hurch, BishopImesch said. ..,A,Q,other of C;lrdiOli.rRatzi~ger's
c,o!1cerns was th« s~ction .~rging
that a Vatican Study on the,possibil,i~y ofwonjeq'de'a<;ons "be under~taken arid bro'ugh(lo compJetionsoon" and the opening' of nonordained ministries to women.
'~The comments were that tnesethings 'are under study.. 'they'vebeen under study for' alfong time,the study isn't ,over yet and 'it's notgoing to help ifyou bishops clamorfor the, co~pletion of:these stud7ies," Archbishop Pilarczyk said.
The bishops weren't told, to'.'delete" $tbose passages" J>ut the,meeting participants who raisedthe'is's~ "said'these are problematic," he said.
Archbishop Pilarczyk said 'noone in the meeting suggested thatthe project be scrapped, althoughsome groups and some bishops inthe United States have made thatsuggestion.
"I'm full steam ahead," Bishoplmesch said.
ordination be open to women andthat the Vatican quickly completea study on the possibility of ordaining women deacons.
A statement issued by all theparticipants at the end of the meeting praised the U.S. bishops fortheir "pastoral solicitude" in undertaking the project and for "havinglistened to the concerns of manywomen before drafting the document."
But it listed "three major areasof concern" with the second draft:
- "The precise nature of thedocument and the related questionof methodology," meaning its levelof authority and the way information from the consultations waspresented in the draft.
- "The need for a more profound anthropology, especially inthe light of Pope John Paul II'sapostolic letter 'Mulieris Dignitatem' on the dignity and vocation ofwomen.
- "The need to develop morefully the Marian dimension of thechurch." ,
Archbishop Pilarc~yk said thethree concerns corresponded tothe main point,S listed at the beginning of the ~eeting by CardinalJoseph Ratzinger, prefect of theVatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith., Downgrading the authority ofthe documeqt carries the "veryreal" danger of some people thinking the issu~s ,aren't .as ImP<?rtantas those in, earlier pastorals ,onpeace and the economx'or that thesuggestions for, action. in ~h~. 'Y0men's document aren't as binding,Archbishop, Pil~rczy.k said.",, But "anoth'er conclusioq' one'might dra~ i~.th\lt t~e theoh;>,gicalclarity of these issues is, suc~ ~ha~
we are not ready at this po~nt tospea,k out"wjth fullforce,he said.
He said the concern with howtheiilput ofthou~an~sof. q.S.women was_pr.eseritedin theld~c
ument was a "danger" in that it,gives the impression "!hat ch",rchteaching is upforgrabs in responseto whoever shouts the loupest.~~
"I do not believe that is what isin the second draft," the archbishopsaid.
Bishop Imesch said he hopedthe concern would not lead to thedeletion of statements "expressingreality."
One example in the second draftis the passage: "while some [wo-
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ROME (CNS) - U.S. bishopsat a Vatican consultation wereadvised to "walk cautiously" withtheir planned pastoral documenton women, said Archbishop DanielE. Pilarczyk.
The archbishop, president ofthe National Conference ofCatholic Bishops, said many participantsat the May 28-29 meeting felt thedocument should not carry theweight ofa pastoral letter, but be apastoral statement or other type ofdocument with "a lesser value ofauthority."
While that decision and the,pseof other suggestions will be left tothe U.S. bishops, he said, "if wehave our heads screwed on tightwe are going to listen to the input"because it is "valuable theologicaland pastoral input."
Archbishop Pilarczyk and theeight other U.S. participants spokewith reporters May 29 at' Rome'sNorth American- College, a U.S.seminary.
"We are dealing with issues herethat ar,e very complex, some ofwhich are going to have resonances throughout the world," hesaid. ,
"Many of the members [at theVatican meeting] thought it wouldbe better to walk cautiously and goslowly rather: than shoot all the bigguns at once," the archbishop said.
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$50 M/M Sylvester Andrade, MlM The committee has begun workJoseph Cardoza, Mary A. Chambers, M/M on a third draft of the letter, theyQennis Kissell, Helen E. Gardiner, M/M said. The second draft, released inTh~mas Mitch~lI, M/M James St. Ger- April 1990, focused on the dignitymaine, St. \atrlck CYO.. ~/M Chester A. and equality of women and stressedSmith, Jr., Suzanne Fairing Braddock the sinfulness of sexism. It asked
- 1 that all church roles not requiring
14 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 7, 1991
Seek First"The sordid love of wealth,
which is the shame and great sin ofour age, will be opposed in actualfact by the gentle yet effective lawof' Christian moderation whichcommands man to seek first theKingdom of God and his justice.. ." - Pope Pius Xl
hear you. Not just mommy anddaddy and everyone else, but youall by yourself. Thinking about itgives you a funny feeling in yourstomach. Decide you like it if theycan.
Near the end of Mass be curiousabout when they sing all thoseother songs in the book. You onlysang three. Ask daddy. He willreply, "That's, a good question."He must not know either.
At the end of Mass, the womanin the pew in front of you mightturn around and say, "My, younglady, you have a lovely singingvoice."
Say, "Thanks," and put the hymnal back into the pew rack withoutdropping it. Don't worry if it isupside,down.
over one person's failure torespond to another's love. Itpresents the classic situation of"I want you to want me, baby,just like I want you." The rejected individual is out to"change your mind in someway, somehow."
The power that 1speak abouthas to do with both situations.The first is a clear example ofthe power in our choices. Howeach of us chooses to live willdetermine what happens to thisplanet.
In contrast, the second describes only the illusion ofpower, for we c'an never make
'another person love us.Using true power brings
what we seek through our ownefforts. Having a sustainable,quality life on Earth remains inquestion. Some in the scientificcommunity state that what happens during the next 10 yearswill give us the answer.
If we do not use our power tochange our lifestyle and live inmore environmentally sensitiveways, then we may have passedthe time when today's damagecan be healed. Yet each of ushas power over our choices.The deeper question is how willwe use this power.
However, trying to make another "want" us speaks more ofcontrol than power. Certainlywe can choose how we will treatanother, but whether this person opens his or her heart to usis clearly up to the individual.
Love always remains a gift.We can always choose to givelove. How this will affectanother is not within the scopeof our power.
When we accept and use ourpower, giv,ing up the attempt tocontrol others, we learn more,about living in satisfying andsuccessful ways. We can allowour love to guide how we treatthe Earth and all who live uponit.
We can discover true powerwithin us and make a genuinedifference for our world. Making a decision to live in a lovingand concerned way createshope for all our futures.
Your 'comments are welcomed by Charlie Martin, RR3, Box 182, Rockport, Ind.47635.
By Charlie Martin
on the pew between mommy anddaddy. Hold your hymnal open infront of you like they do. Ask whatpage you should turn to.
If mommy says, "I thought yousaid you couldn't read," say: "Ican't. But I can sing." Logic is notall on the adult-s' side, you know.
Listen to how nicely mommysings. Unfortunately, daddydoesn't. Wonder if he can hearhimself. Decide he probably-can't,or he wouldn't sing.
Try to sing along with mommy.Don't worry about the words.Sing 'Mmmmmm ... awwww ... "uhhh ... ohhhaah" like daddydoes. Really enjoy the long soundslike "eee,""ing" and "aww."Try tohold onto those notes as long asmommy, but be sure to take abreath if you have to.
Ask, "Who is Gloria?" Mommywill tell you gloria is not a person.It is a "word of praise." Point outto her that you have a friendnamed Gloria. Mommy will suckin her breath and exhale her oldstandby at you, "Let's talk about it'after Mass."
Wonder if God and Jesus can
Mercy, ,mercy meThings ain't what they used to beNo, no, where did all the wind that blowsFrom the north, west, south and eastMercy, mercy meThings ain't what they used to beNo, noOil wasted on the oceans arid the seasOur fish full of mercuryMercy, mercy meThings ain't what they used to beNo,noRadiation underground and in the skyAnd in the animals and birds that live nearby
, Mercy, mercy meThings ain't what they used to beWhat about this overcrowded landHow much abuse from man can she standI want you the right wayI want youBut I want you to want me tooWant you to want me, babyJust like I want you111 give you all the love you wantYour happiness is all I craveToo bad, it's just too sadYou don't want me nowBut I'm going to change your mindIn some way, somehowI want you the right wayI want you~ut I want you to want me tooI, want you to want me, babyJust like I want youThe one we love is just a fantasy:,To share is precious, pure and fairLove is somethingYou should cherish for life, babyDon't you want to care for me '1 want you ,
'Produced ,by Teo Macero, Robert Palmer. Sung by RobertPalmer (c) 1991, EMI Records USA
ROBERT- PALMER'S The first" half 'of the song"Mercy, Mercy Me" is a song of bemoans what has happened tocontrasts. Any reader with a 20- the Earth, with "fish full ofyear memory might hear Mar~ mercury" and radiation "in thevin Gaye's original behind this animals and birds." The'songremake. The contrast has to do asks: "How much abuse fromwith power and how we try to man can she stand?"use it. The second part is a lament
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CIJMercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)/I Want You
, Singing at Mass the small-fry wayBy Hilda Young
How to singat Mass if you are 3and a half.
Pull a hymnal (that's a songbook) out of the pew rack. Be careful. Hymnals are notoriouslyheavy. Set aside time 'to kind ofiron the pages back into shapewith your palm after you drop iton the kneeler and step on it tryingto pick it up.
This completed, place the hymnal on your lap and solemnly turnthe pages. When your mommywhispers, "It's upside down,"remain cool. Say, "I don't care. Ican't read anyway."
Thoughtfully turn a few morepages' before' you turn the bookaround.' Note that the lines andmusic and other stuff on the pageslook very much the same as before. Wonder why adults makesuch a big deal about it, especiallysince it doesn't have pictures. '
Ask your daddy why they callthe songbook a "himmel." He willsay, "Because it is a book ofhymns." Ask if there is anythingsuch as a "herrel."
When it is time to sing, stand up
Coming Up Short"To forgive our enemies, yet
hope that God will punish them, isnot to forgive enough. To forgivethem ourselves, and not pray toGod to forgive them, is partialcharity." - Sir Thomas Browne
2. "Bend my heart to do your, will, Lord" (Ps. 119:36).
3. "Lord, make my heart andmind c'ompletely new" (Eph. 4:23).
4. "Jesus, may I come to knowyour love" (Eph. 3: 19).
5. "Lord, may my thoughts bepleasing to you" (Ps. 104:34).
6. "Jesus, help me show a gentleattitude toward alI" (Phil. 4:5).
After you've made use of one or, more of these prayers for several
weeks, you might find it helpful totry to find a quiet time and placenow and then to meditate on oneof these prayers. Maybe you couldchoose a different prayer eachweek.
You can trigger some thoughtson these pray,ers with questionssuch as these:
What could "bend my heart"mean? Would this have somethingto do with being unbending andstubborn? Am I ever stubborn?Could it be that such stubbornnesscan only be defeated with the helpof the Lord?
Are my mind and heart in a rut,maybe a rut of selfcenteredness?What might happen to me andthose around me if gradually overthe next few years the Lord mademy heart and mind "completelynew?"
You may frame similar questions for each of the prayers, andperhaps the answers to those questions will lead you to other informal prayers of your own making.
And you'll be on your way to aricher, more rewarding life and toa closer friendship with the perfectfriend.
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THESE FIRST COMMUNICANTS from St. Julie'sparish, North Dartmouth, were among participants in a Maycrowning that included prayers and hymns.
By Tom LennonHow much time should a person
spend praying each day? I have ananswer that will boggle your mind.It comes from a Christian wholived in the I~th century and who
~ became an expert pray-er, St.Teresa of Avila in Spain.
Here is, her mind-bogglinganswer: two hours each day.
Two hours?Even Mass isn't that long! And,
there wouldn't be much time leftfor television! Besides, who couldever pay attention that long to aGod you can't even see?
My young friend Guy, a recovering alcoholic, told me recently thatfor the past year he has spentabout 15 minutes almost every daymeditating on words of Jesus inthe New Testament.
He was aghast when I mentioned Teresa's two hours and said,"How could anyone do that?"
But I wonder: Do Guy's short 15minutes seem awfully long to you?Do you wonder how anyone couldconcentrate on prayer for 15 longminutes?' '
'Perhaps this' is the answer:People grow' into prayer, Theyoung bodybuilder starts out withlight weights and eventually worksup to bench":pressing 350 pounds.
Might a young Christian, similarly, start out with very shortperiods'of prayer- and, as the yearsgo by, lengthen his or her prayertime?
Here are some lightweight prayers, short- but important, all basedin some way on biblical passages.You can use one or all of them atany time of the day or night and asoften as you wish.
At the end of each prayer is the_chapter and verse of the biblicaltext on which the prayer is based.
1. "Lord, help me to seek youwith all my heart" (Ps. 119: 10).
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Busy end-of-the-year activitiescontinue at Dominican Academy,Fall River, inclliding a fourth gradetrip to the Roger Williams ParkZoo to see the zoo's latest additions to its animal kingdom.
Grades K through4 entertainedschoolmates, faculty and parentswith·a 'fashion show of their owncreations..Hats with fruit; flowers;and Mom's oversized 'handbagsmade: for some unique apparel.Theyoung--models -thoroughlyenjoyed the event.
Winners in a recent "GlobalChallenge" on current events andgeography were eighth gradersElizabeth Ramos, first place, ToniAllard, second; and seventh graders Vanessa Demarco, first, andDeborah Rodrigues, second..
The annual eighth grade awardsceremony. took place yesterdaymorning..
Students and faculty plan a rollerskating party for June 10.. The Hom!; and School Association will iristall officers at 7 p.m.June 12 in the chapel. They areDonna Mattos, president; JeanQegagne, :vice president; CamilleBarudin, treasurer; and MaureenLizak, secretary. Teachers will behonored that day with a prayerservice and reception.
On the last day of school, June14, Father Craig Pregana, parochial vicar of St. John Evangelist
·Church, Attleboro, and cousin ofstudent Heidi Berube, will conduct a prayer service.
Student body officers will beBrian Kiley, president; JoelAndrade, vice president; KimTripp, secretary; and Mike Donnelly, treasurer.
P ri nci pal's Ac h ieve men tAwards were among honors presented at the Bishop Stang HighSchool, North Dartmouth, academic awards night May 15.
Principal's awards recognizemembers of the incoming freshman class for overall academicexcellence and for performance onthe Stang placement exam.
Principal's Achievement Awardplaques were presented to:
, Chaney Becker, who currentlyattends Friends Academy inNorth Dartmouth; Rachel Bruneof Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, MarkOliveira of St. Joseph's andRoland Vigeant of St. Mary'sschools in New Bedford; NicholeDaCosta, Westport MiddleSchool;
Michelle Fitzpatrick, Henry T.Wing School, Sandwich; BryanLemieux, Ford Junior HighSchool, Acushnet; James Olden,Hastings Middle School, Fairhaven; and Gregory Morrisetteand ~ori Pedro of St. Anne'sSchool, Fall River.
The incoming freshman class isthe largest in three years, according to principal Theresa Dougall.
. "The value of Cathoiic education is becoming more and moreevident," she said, referring to thepositive role of parents, alumniand students in promoting benef~
its of a Stang education.Last year the school's overall
attendance rate was 95.5 percent."There's only. one reason for
that number being so impressive,"said the principal. "They enjoybeing here. That is a tribute to thefaculty and staffand the stu~ents."
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Bishop Connollyawards presented
16 members of the sophomoreand junior classes explored healthcareers at Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, recently.
Charlton staff provided toursand demonstrations involving thestudents, who saw the hospital'sradiology, lab, pharmacology, occupational and physical therapy,medicine, nursing and communication disorders departments.
Rev. James Mattaliano, SJ, ofthe guidance department coordinated the venture.
Juniors Stephanie Schuller,Aaron Gendreau, Christina Fasyand Kyle Walkden attended .the "International Student LeagershipInstitute yeste~day at Southeastern Massachus~tts University.
2g students have completed .. atwo-part program in peer training.In addition to discussing theeffects of drug and alcohol abuse,the group learned ways· in· whichstudents can help peers with drug,alcohol or other problems.
The program was directed' byPauline Carey, BMCDurfee HighSchool psychologist and clinicalcounseling coordinator for St.Anne's Hospit.al's Lifeline substance· abuse assistance program.
Spring athletes were honored ata June 4 potluck supper andawa'rds night.
Student Government electionssaw reelection of president JeffGuimond, vice president AmyHess, secretary Matt Doyle andtreasurer Craig Gaudreau as officers for next Year's sophomoreclass.
Juniors elected Katie Abramssecretary and Jennifer Azevedotreasurer, while the president.andvice president will be determinedin a runoff election.
Senior class officers will beMeredith Lowe, president; Yvonne.Troya, vice president; ChrisMigneault, secretary; and FrankGarand, treasurer.
Among awards presented at thetraditional senior banquet of Bishop Connolly High School, FallRiver, was a bronze medal forphysics to John Clappi.
Other winners of academicawards were:
Anne Conforti - French; ChrisCondon - art; Bruce Mason, Jr.- Spanish; Breda McCarthy religious education;
Cara McDermott - law; Suzette Pinto - Portuguese; Kimberly Schuller - psychology; Melissa Sheldon - computer education. Michael Nasser received theHoly Cross Book Award.
Ignatius awards, given in thename of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association to the male andfemale student who best exemplifyintellectual excellence and commitment to service and justice, werepresented to Eric Hatfield andBreda McCarty.
Voted by seniors and the facultyas most admired students were:Amy Almeida, Anne Conforti,Breda McCarthy, Cara MeDermott; Philip Nadeau, Ryan Doyle,Khoi Pham and Philip TllVares.
The top 10 ranking seniors atConnolly are:
Porsha Ingles, Philip Nadeau,John T. Clappi, Jamie R. Borges;Anne L. Conforti and MelissaSheldon (tie), Kevin Soares, Marjorie A. Merrick, Christine Dumont ana Tommaso Vannelli.
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River':"'-Fri., June 7, 19C,{t' 15'
in Bostorrand went whale watching.
Pastor Father Ernest E. Blaiswas the recipient of prayers andhandmade cards on his May 21birthday visit to the school.
Parents and friends were guestsat a student art fair May 22.
Eighth graders took part in aMay 23 retreat at Cathedral Camp,East Freetown, in preparation forgraduation on Sunday.
Mrs. David Costa with daughters Valerie and Kathleen.
Recently she was appointed anadvanced placement teaching consultant for the New England Regional Office of the College Board.
• • • •More than 150 athletes received
varsity letters at a May 19 sportsawards banquet. .
Among honorees were seniorsMichael Simpson and ChristinaPinto, who each received a $600James and Helen"Lamb MemorialScholarship.
Simpson was also named theJohn Butler Memorial Awardwinner as the most outstandingboys' basketball player and most·valuable runner for the springtrack team. He is the first' schoolathlete in decades to receive fourvarsity letters (cross-country, bas-
.ketball, winter and spring track) inthe sam,e year: . . .
He will attend the"U niversity ofConnecticut.
Miss Pinto, a 'top b.!ls~etl;>allplayer for the Lady Warriors1 willpl.ay for the .ston~h\ll CollegeLady Chieftai'ns in the fall.
Other awards were:. Michael 'Butler" Memorial
Award (baseball): Joe Hines. ., Unsung Hero Awa~'d (football):
George Melo. " " .Bertanga Goaltending' SchocH
$500 scholarship: Shawn (;renier.
Students in kindergarten throughgrade 3 enjoyed a performance ofCinderella by Bishop Stang HighSchool students, while seventhgraders attended both Anne ofGreen Gables at Bishop ConnollyHigh School, and, with eighthgraders, We'll Try at Durfee HighSchool.
Grade 8 students took part inJunior Achievement, and fifthgraders visited the Freedom Trail
Notre Dame School
annual awards night, the Arnold Costa family was namedthe Fall River school's familyof the year, while the DavidCosta family was honored asthe diocesan "Faith Alive"family of the year. Awardswere presented to the families- and to 45 students in grades4 through 8 for academic excellence -- by Sister Michaelinda Plante, RSM, EdD, associate superintendent of diocesan schools. Pictured: Mr.and Mrs. Arnold Costa, left,with children Jennifer, Stephanie and Scott, and Mr. and
Coyle-Cassidy High School, Outstanding Dedication andTaunton, held its annual Honors Commitment to Coyle-CassidyNight assembly last week. Award (for parent volunteers):
Mrs. Louise Scanlon presented George and Helena Silva.$500 memorial scholarships in the New National Honor Societyname of her late husband, Joseph officers seated at the honors proScanlon, to C-C Man and Woman gram were Neil Morrison, presiof the Year, seniors Paul· Gomes dent; Julie Poyant, vice-president;and Melissa Poy.ant. Laura Watson, secretary; Jesse
Gomes is the son of Mr. and Holmes, treasurer..Mrs. Noe Gomes of Raynham; $500 NHS s.cholarships wereMiss Poyant is the daughter of awarded to Anne Giovanoni andMr. and Mrs. Dennis Poyant of Melissa Poyant.New Bedford. New inductees are Anne Marie
Outstanding student awards Hoye, Jessica Cleary, Dana Arvidwere presented to junior JonathanO'Reilly, sophomore "Gina Reis son, Kimberly Cambra, Scc;>tt
Hughes, Kera lolli. .and freshman Laurie Poyant.Other awards given that evening Also .Kathleen McGlynn, Mel-
were: anie Rogers, Paula Teixeira, Jef-Headmaster's Service Awards frey Tenney, Amanda Terra, Ther
for volunteer service: Sarah esa Watson.Funke, Anne Giovanoni, Michael Siste~ Ma~y Catherine Burns,Simpson. . ·SUSC; received a stantling ova-
Coyle-Cassidy Service Awards: tion at the announcement that theJennifer N:iJ.nes, T!mothyBooker, 1991 yea~book is dedicated' to her.Peter Amaral, Melanie Rodrigue, Sister Burns has been associatedDavid' 'Navin, Tammy 'Balboni, with Bishop Cassidy l,lnd CoyleJonathan' O'Reilly, Jo.y Cabral.' Cassidy High SchoolsJor 26 years.
National Merit Scholarship Fin- ·She heads a IO-year accreditationalist: Patrick Sweeney. process to be completed in Oc~
Army Scholarship-Athletic tober arid coordinated an ExemAwards: Michael Simpson, Chris- plary School project that'resultedtina Pinto.. ' in Coyle-Cassidy being named
Bausch and Lomb Science among top high scho~ls in theAward: Julie Poyant. country.
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STUDENTS OF THE YEAR: Coyle-Cassidy Headmaster Michael Donly with, in leftpicture, Man and Woman of the Year Paul Gomes and Melissa Poyant and from left in rightpicture freshman of the year ,Laurie Poyant; sophomore of the year Jonathan O'Reilly andjunior of the year Gina Reis. (Breen photos) .
Coyle-Cassidy honors scholars, athletes
I'CELEBRATED COSTAS:
at SS. Peter and Paul School's
Among activities last month atNotre Dame School, Fall River,were the "Learn Not to Burn" and"Bear Down on Drugs" programs,the first for ,grades I, 3 and 5 andthe second for grade 5 only.
For Mother's Day, first gradersconcocted Chef-Kid Cookbooksto give their moms a break.in thekitchen, while third graders madegifts of potted plants and footprints.
O.L. CAP'E, BREWSTERDeacon Jim Nunes, MS, to be'
ordained to the priesthood tomorrow, will celebrate Mass at O.L.Cape 11:30 a.m. June 16, followedby a reception I to 4 p.m., parishcenter. New altar servers needed;information: Paul Sullivan, 8967181.
EMMAUS/ GALILEEEmmaus 89 this weekend with
closing Mass 7 p.m. Sunday, Neumann Hall, Cathedral Camp, E.Freetown. Galilee monthly reunion7 to 10 p.m. June 16, Neumann Hall;Lucien Beauregard will speak on"Prayer: Through the Struggle" andFather Jack Oliveira will be Masscelebrant. Annual family picnicnoon to 6 p.m. July 14; information:Paul Bra~ells. 999-6527.O.L.VICTORY, CENTERVILLE
Memorial Service for children whohave died at Cape Cod Hospital-through miscarriage, stillbirth, ec
, topic pregnancy and newborn death7 p.m. Sunday, radiation therapycenter. Volunteers needed to provide paperbag lunches at SalvationArmy Soup Kitchen, Hyannis, Sundays through October. Informationin church candle room.HOLY'GHOST, ATTLEBORO
Lector meeting 6 p.m. June II.Hospitality group meets 7 p.m. JuneII. Finance council meeting 7:30p.m. June 10, rectory.SEPARATED/DIVORCEDCATHOLICS
Fall River area support group, meets 7 p.m. second Tuesdays andfourth Wednesdays, O.L. GraceChurch, Westport. Attleboro areagroup meets 7 p.m. Sunday, St.Mary's parish center, N. Attleboro;information: 695-6161.WIDOWED'SUPPORT
NB area meeting 7:30 p.m. June10, St. Kilian rectory basement; information: 998-3269 or 992-7587.O.L. GRACE, WESTPORT
New altar boys' rehearsal 9:30a.m. tomorrow, church.ST. LOUIS SECULARFRANCISCANS, FR
St. Louis Secular Franciscan Fraternity of FR Mass 6:30 p.m. June12, St. Louis Church, followed bylecture by Veronica Ellis, a native ofAfrica who teaches at Boston University, Wheelock College and theUniversity of Massachusetts.ST. STANISLAUS, FR
Mass for solemnity of SacredHeart of Jesus 7 tonight.CATHEDRAL, FR
CCD registration 3 to 4 and 7 to 8p.m. June 10, CCD office. Teachersand staff meeting 2 p.m. Sunday,Cathedral School hall.HOLY NAME, FR
Grade 8 graduation 7 p.m. June10, church. Holy Name School parents' group meeting and potlucksupper 6 p.m. June 12, school.
. Grades I through 7 will have fieldtrips during the week. New altarservers may sign up in sacristy.
taSALETTE CENTER,ATTLEBORO
Teach the Children Well enrichment program for catechists or anyone interested in learning about theirfaith will be held in summer sessionsat LaSalette Center.
Week I, July 8 through 12, provides renewed understanding ofbasicelements of faith and qualifies participants for basic certification inmost New England dioceses. Week3, July 15 to 19, will cover the topics"Morality" and "The Catechist
, Comes of Age·." Program coordinators are Rev. Gilles Genest, MS, Sister Patricia Cocozza and FeliciaMcKnight. Children may accompanyparents and attend a concurrent vacation Bible school coordinated byKathryn Wrobel. Information: 2228530.ST. KILIAN, NB
Father Paul Guido, former pastor, will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving for his 25th jubilee noon June23 at St. Kilian's, 306 Ashley Blvd.,NB. A buffet will follow in churchhall. Information: Imelda Vezina,998-3269; Irene Ponte, 993-9409;Millie Sansoucy, 993-9256.
SACRED HEART, NB50th anniversary Mass for Father
Lucien Jusseaume 10 a.m. Sunday.Cub Scout dance 8 to 12 p.m. June 8;'information: 997-6628.
ST. GEORGE, WESTPORTAltar servers meeting lOa. m. Sat
urday, center.
ST. MARY, SEEKONKVincentians meet following 10
a.m. Mass Sunday.
ST. JOSEPH, WOODS HOLEFinance committee meeting 7: 15
p.m. June 12.
ST. THERESA,S. ATTLEBOROSeminarian Charles Jodoin will
speak on vocations at Masses thisweekend.
SS. PETER AND PAUL, FR1939 graduate retired fire chief
Louis Shea will speak at eighthgrade graduation at II a.m. MassSunday: reception will follow in parish center. Representative Ed Lambert will speak to students on FlagDay, June 14. Parishioners, alumni,parents and friends are invited tomeeting with National Catholic Educational Association assistant executive director Sister Kathleen Collins 7 p.m. June 19. Vincentiansmeet 7 p.m. June 13, rectory.
ST. ELIZABETH SETON,N. FALMOUTH
Bereavement group meets Sunday;video: "Surviving Loneliness." Information: 563-6807; 548-8665.
IS YOURPARISH HERE?
If not, why not send us'your bulletin, weekly andspread the word ofthe goodthings going. on in yourpart of the diocese. The,address:
STEERING POINTS. The Anchor
PO Box 7Fall River, MA 02722
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB50th wedding anniversary Mass
for Mary and Louis Bellotti 4:30p.m. today.
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA" FRCouncil of Catholic Women Mass
for deceased members, incorrectlyannounced for June 2, is at 9:30 a.m.June 9.
Council of Catholic Women meets7 p.m. June 18, Father Reis Hall.
SACRED HEART, FRFirst Friday Club will attend 6
p.m. Mass today at St. Anthony ofthe Desert Church.
ST. MARY, FAIRHAVENCub Scout Parvuli Dei Awards
and 50th anniversary of John' andClotilde Canto will be celebrated at9:30 a.m. Mass Sunday. Adult Scrip-'ture Discussion Group meets June13, Pillings' home. Sacred HeartFeast Mass and holy hour 7 tonight.Parish council meeting June II.
SACRED HEART,N. ATTLEBORO
Vincentians meet 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Sacred Heart Feast Mass 7tonight; parish council electionsfollow.ST. JOSEPH'S TAUNTON
Vincentians recently shipped 7900pounds of clothing to Appalachia. Asimilar shipment to the diocese ofBrownsville, Texas, prompted thisresponse from parish native FatherMike Annunziato: "The clothescame at a very opportune time. Theyarrived the night before a severestorm, with a tornado touchingdown and doing damage. There wasmore flooding, with some areas stillunder water. The clothes were welcome; some folks had lost everything."
CoDA, (Codependents Anonymous) meets 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays, parish center.
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ning with procession from Slade'sFerry Ave. II a.m. with arrival fornoon Mass at, church, followed bysoupas arrival and drawing ofdomingas for 1992, parish center.Scholarship committee meeting 7:30p. m. June 10, rectory meeting room.Meeting to set church calendar 7:30p.m. June II, rectory meeting room;all parish organizations urged tosend a representative. Scholarshipselection committee meets 6:30 p.m.June 12, rectory meeting room.ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET
Senior youth ministry meets 5:30p.m. June 13 to finalize plans forJune 20 trip to Martha's Vineyard.Subsequent meetings 7 p.m. secondand fourth Thursdays; welcomemeeting for 8th graders June 27.Father Michael Ekpenyong of thediocese of Uyo, Nigeria, will speakon the missions of the St. PatrickFathers at Masses this weekend.
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Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts chapter monthly meeting,Sunday, Brass Rail, Rt. 6, Seekonk;dinner 6 p.m. followed by discussionof activities. Upcoming events: golfnight 7 p.m. June 13, Pitch n' Putt,S. Attleboro; a discussion night andBay Queen Dinner/ Dance Cruisealso planned. Information: TonyMedeiros, 82,4-8378.
ST. MARY, S. DARTMOUTHGuild officers are Rose Wright,
president; Madeline Gonsalves, vicepresident; Peggy Amarante, treasurer; Sandy Carvalho and StellaSouza, secretaries. The board ofdirectors are Glenys Dwyer, JaniceMonte and Mary Ida Devine.HOLY NAME, NB
Parishioners are invited to attendthe Holy Family-Holy Name Schoolgraduation liturgy noon Sunday atSt. Lawrence Church, NB.CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE
Young People's string concertfeaturing works of Bach, Handel,Vivaldi, and Gounod 4:30 p.m.Sunday. Blessing of the Crown forHoly Ghost Society of Santuit andCotuit centennial celebration 10a.m. Mass Sunday; dinner will follow at Holy Ghost Hall, Santuit.
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