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women's role in church and societywould be addressed in a later docu­ment.

In the letter the pope arguedagainst traditional views that Godmeant women to be subject tomen. He said that when God toldEve, after she and Adam sinned,"he shall rule over you," it did notrefer to the way God meant thingsto be, but rather to "the constant'inclination to sin,' the tendency togo against the moral order," thatresults from original sin.

God's intended order, the popesaid, is for men and women to beof equal dignity and united in mar­riage in "a mutual subjection" inwhich each affirms the other's per­sonhood, dignity and vocation.

Pope John Paul described Maryas "the archetype of the wholehuman race" and said that "Christ'sway of acting (toward women), theGospel of his words and deeds, is aconsistent protest against whateveroffends the dignity of women."

TheologianDoris Donnelly saidin a telephone interview that the

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copal Church and the first in the27 member churches of the world­wide Anglican Communion.

The election of the pastor of theEpiscopal Church ofthe Advocatein Philadelphia must be confirmedby a majority of the 117 diocesanstanding committeesin the UnitedStates and by a majority of theapproximately 200 U.S. Episcopalbishops. .

Although Bishop-designate Har­ris' election is expected to createconsiderable debate, a spokesmanat the Episcopal Church Center inNew York said that "it's been rare- only once or twice in history-that an elected bishOJ1 has notbeen affirmed." Her installation isexpected in early 1989.

Women's ordination was ap­proved by the Episcopal Church in1976 and the status of womenpriests ordained before then wasvalidated.

Bishop-designate Harris was or­. dained to the priesthood in 1980after a career in. public relations.For four years she served as a pris­

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Papal letter seendefending women

Bishop sees dreamof unity shattered

WASHINGTON(NC)- WhilePope John Paul II's new letter onwomen ruled out their ordinationto the priesthood, initial reactionsto the document viewed it as astrong defense of women.'s dignity..

"He says the inequality we'vepracticed is due to original sin, andwe'.ve got to work to overcome thissinful condition," said Bishop J os­eph L. Imesch of Joliet, Ill., headof the U.S. bishops' committeewriting a pastoral letter o~ women'sconcerns.

The first draft of the U.S. pas­toral says that attitudes or actionstreating women as less than menmust be overcome.

The papal letter, titled "MulierisDignitatem" ("The Dignity ofWomen"), was released by theVatican Sept. 30. The 119-pagedocument focuses on the place ofwomen in Scripture, with particu­lar emphasis on .Eve, Mary andChrist's approach to women.

The pope described the letter asa "meditation" on the "bases" ofthe equal dignity of men and wo­men. He said specific issues of

of their labors. What they aredoing, he said, keeping with the

. day's "Sow Justice, Reap Peace"theme, is "planting seeds that willbloom later."

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LAURA VER GOW, religious education coordinator atSt. John Evangelist parish, Attleboro, conducts workshop atlast Saturday's coilVention at Bishop Stang High School.(Motta photo)

The annual convocation is de­signed to assist catechists in pre­paring for their teaching responsi­bilities.

Father Beaulieu said during hishomily that catechists very oftendo not immediately see the fruits

North Dighton parish ~arks'75 years

Like a glass of fresh water

AT 75th anniversary celebration for St. Joseph's parish, North Dighton, from left,parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Charwood; Bishop Daniel A. Cronin; Father William F.O'Connell. (Rosa photo)

By Joseph MottaGeorge Averill of St. Patrick's

parish, Wareham, was one of hun­dreds of individuals involved withparish religious education in theFall River diocese who gatheredSaturday at Bishop Stang HighSchool, North Dartmouth, forthediocese's fourth annual ReligiousEducation Day.

Averi II, a veteran eighth gradeteacher, said that attending theconvention "is always a renewal"for him.

"It's like a glass of fresh water,"he said.

Highlights ofthe gathering werea morning liturgy with principalcelebrant Father Richard W. Beau­lieu, Diocesan Department ofEdu­cation director; an address by Eli­nor R. Ford, Ed. D., president ofSadlier Publishing Company; andan AIDS information workshopwith Father James M. Krupa, SJ.

Convention attendees, who in­cluded catechists, religious educa­tion coordinators, clergy and relig­ious, also were able to select fromtwo dozen workshops on religiouseducation topics.

. On Sept. 25, members of St. the Diocesan Council of Catholic their own parish. A temporaryJoseph's parish, North Dighton~ Women; and- State Sen. John F. church building was erected, de-looked back over 75 years of par- Parker. signed for future use as the parishish history. The occasion was hall.marked by a Mass ofthanksgiving Parish History The first pastor was Father E.at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin Around the turn of the century, Sousa de Mello, who initially alsowas principal celebrant and homil- the Mount Hope Finishing Com- served the people of South Digh­ist. pany was built in North Dighton, ton, who now attend St. Peter's

Dinner and dancing at the par- attracting many workers, includ- parish. In 1917 he was succeededish center followed the Mass, with ing Catholics, to settle in the area. by Father John E. de Valles, whoremarks by the bishop; Father The first Catholics were part of a remained at St. Joseph's only aWilliam F. O'Connell, pastor; Mrs.. mission of Sacred Heart parish, few months before entering theLeo Plouffe, dinner chairperson Taunton, but by 1913 their numbers armed forces chaplain corps toand Taunton district president of grew to the point that they needed T t P 14 WASHINGTON (NC) - Elec-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~u.rn~.o~.a.g.e~~~~~1 tionofawomanbishopinthe U.S.

Episcopal Church is a "major set­back" to dialogues aimed at unit­ing the Roman Catholic and theAnglican Communion as "oneflock with one shepherd," saidArchbishop John F. Whealon ofHartford, Conn.

Archbishop Whealon, coch~ir­

man of the U.S. Anglican-RomanCatholic Consultations, said thatelection ofa woman bishop "meansa shattering of that dream" ofunity.

Atonement Father ThaddeusHorgan, associate director of theU.S. bishops' Committee for Ecu­menical and Interreligious Affairs,said the decision "accentuates theneed" for continued <:\ialogue be­tween the two churches.

"While as an ecumenist, I sin­cerely regret that this impairs oursense .of communion," as imper­fect as it may be, "it doesn't negatemy hope" for continued progressand eventual unity, Father Hor­gan said.

The Rev. Barbara C. Harris, 58,a black pastor in Philadelphia,was elected Sept. 24 as suffragan(auxiliary) bishop of Massachu­setts during a vote by clergy andlay delegates to a diocesan con­vention.

She is the first woman to beelected a bishop in the U.S. Epis-

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Anointing service'Elderly and infirm members

ofSt. Joseph and St. Mary par­ishes, Fairhaven; St. Anthony,Mattapoisett; St. Francis Xay­ier, Acushnet; and Our Lady ofthe Assumption, New Bedford,are invited to attend the annualMass and anointing service at5t. Joseph's, Fairhaven, at 2:30p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16.

The Mass will be concele­orated by pastors of participat­ing parishes, a nurse will be inattendance and wheelchairs willbe available.

The service is sponsored bySt. Joseph's EvangelizationCommission. It will be followedby refreshments provided bythe parish Couples' Club andserved by young parishioners.

Too Young To Be Widowed, Dor­othyann Callahan, widow, direc­torCapeCod WidowedSupportGroup:How do you face life when you areyoung and suddenly alone and/ orresponsible for a small child/ chil­dren.

Grieving personsconference set

The many faces of grief will beaddressed at a daylong diocesanconference for grieving persons tobe held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 5, at the FamilyLife Center, 500 Slocum Rd., NorthDartmouth. -

Sessions will deal with the emo­tions of widows and widowers,those affected by suicide, and be­reaved parents.

An opening address by AnnMurray, a widow and director ofthe Family Life program of theNorwich, Conn., diocese, will dealwith the process, stages and feel­ings of grief.

The closing address, "My God,My God, Why Have You For­saken Me?" will be' delivered bySister Theresa Carlow, SND, ofthe bereaved and pastoral careministry of St. Anne's Hospital,Fall River.

Further information and advanceregistration forms are availablefrom the family ministry office.

Morning Workshops11:15 a.m. -12:15 p.m;

Coping with Widowhood, AnnMurray: Adjusting to single life in a"couple world"; dealing with loneli­ness and building friendships.

The Aftermath of Suicide, NoreenStoro, bereaved, administrative assis­tant for Family Life, diocese ofNorwich, Conn.: When touched bysuicide, personal reactions are filledwith conflict. How does one dealwith attitudes and emotions?

When a Parent Buries a Child, .Jim and Priscilla Norton, bereavedparents, founders of Rhode Islandchapter of Compassionate Friends:We never expect to bury our child.What happens when we are facedwith that devastating reality?

Afternoon workshops1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

For Men Only, (a) "A Husband'sGrief," George Vezina, widower, co­director of New Bedford WidowedSupport Group; (b) "A Father'sGrief," James Norton. (two separateworkshops).

Children Grieve Too!, Dr. Josephand Natalie Ryan, bereaved parents,psychologist: Assisting adults to helpa child Ichildren deal with grief afterthe death of a loved one.

One has a great interest in -andtalent for basketball.

"He's the Basketball Shoot-A­Thon champ!" Edwards reports,proudly.

He said the Special Olympics'most popular events are track andfield, soccer, bowling and swim­ming. Other sports include diving,volleyball, softball, wheelchairgames, speed and figure skating,skiing and floor hockey. _

A short film produced by thesoutheastern Massachusettsprogram shows a graceful,powerfully-built young man per­forming on the rings to tremend­ous applause.

Another young guy, in tears,cheers himself as a gold medal isplaced around t).is neck.

"I'm going all the way!" youhear another athlete exclaim. "Noone's gonna stop me, neither!"

Ron Edwards turns the film off.He speaks of how he's affected bythe athletes' happiness and emo­tions and by how serious they areabout competition.

"We have opportunities," hesaid, "for people who can coach oroffer skills," be they artistic, cleri­calor other.

People with just a couple ofhours a week to spare are wel­come, he adds.

Volunteers, Edwards explained,gain as much as the athletes. Hetalks of "the fulfillment inside"that comes from knowing you've"helped someone to excel atsomething."

The communities of the FallRiver diocese are served by sev.eralregional Special Olympicsprograms. Information for poten­tial participants and volunteers isavailable from Edwards, 992-0033,and the program's state office,1-800-451-1001.1111111II111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

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The fulfillment insideSpecial Olympics

RON EDWARDS

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By Joseph Motta

Confidence. Self-esteem. Theability to communicate effectivelywith peers. Sportsmanship.

We're better off if we possessthose attributes. And a lot of us, atone time or another, have had tomake a real effort to obtain orkeep them.

. Now imagine that you're men­tally retarded. Self-esteem, forexample, just migh.t be a bit harderto come by.

Ron Edwards of St. Mary's par­ish, New Bedford, is one of manyindividuals who care about whatthe mentally retarded think ofthemselves. He's a SoutheasternMassachusetts Special Olympicsworker.

Special Olympics, founded in1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver,is the world's largest year-roundprogram of physical fitness, sportstraining and athletic competitionfor mentally retarded adults andchildren over eight years of age.

In Massachusetts, 4000 volun­teers serve 8000 athletes. The South­eastern Massachusetts program isone of 14 in the Commonwealth.One half of its athletes are youngadults, ages 20 through 30, the restare children, teens or older than30.

Fairhaven resident Edwards, 30,is a residential director for a NewBedford mental health agency,heading up a group home for fourmentally retarded men ages 40through 55. He's also a juniorstudying education and psychol­ogy at Southeastern MassachusettsUniversity, North Dartmouth.

He said he became involvedwith Special Olympics throughcoaching clients to compete.

He is an outreach coordinatorfor the southeastern Massachusettsprogram. His responsibities includeindentifying eligible volunteers andathletes not yet participating.

With outreach committeemembers he will also work withschools, aiding them in involvingmentally retarded students withSpecial Olympics.

All the men in Edwards' grouphome are in Special Olympics.

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in 'Portuguese, French, Spanish,Italian, Polish and English. A statueof Our Lady will be carried in theprocession, which will leave theCathedral.

At 7 p.m. or a little later, depend-'ing on the time needed for marchersto arrive, the Mass for peace willbe celebrated in St. Anne's church,which faces the park at SouthMain and. Middle Streets,

The principal concelebrant willbe Bishop Daniel A. Cronin.

Priests of the diocese wishing toconcelebrate the Eucharistic liturgyare asked to bring vestments. Dea­cons are also encouraged to vestand participate.

Disabled or elderly personsshould proceed directly to St.Anne's Church, where a specialarea will be reserved for their use.Parish groups in the peace proces­sion are urged to identify them­selves with banners or flags.

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bus Day holiday, members of the·Fall River diocese are invited tojoin in the 14th annual candlelightprocession and Mass for peace.

Marchers will meet at 5:50 p.m.at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River,tomarch about a mile to KennedyPark.

They will carry candles, recitethe rosary and sing Marian hymns

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correspondence; respect for free­dom of thought, religion and con­science; freedom of expression;freedom to meet peacefully and tojoin a union; the right to propertyand education; the right to travelfreely and to leave any country,including one's own.

- The human rights commission,its court - consisting of judgesselected from each of the 21 signa­tory nations - and the council'sranking Committee of Ministerscan rule on cases brought againstmember states by their own citi­zens or by other states.

The recognition of a legal pro­cess beyond a country's own bor­ders and a willingness to submit tointernational review is unprece­dented in modern Europe.

While in Strasbourg, the popewill meet with young people, withlocal Protestant and Jewish com­munities, and with boatmen andworkers in the city's Rhine Riverport.

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ture, housed in the architecturallystriking complex known as the"Palace of Europe." In the com­plex meet the European Parlia­ment, the Council of Europe andthe Commission and Court of Hu­man Rights.

The pope is to speak to theCouncil of Europe and the Com­mission and Court of HumanRights tomorrow. He will addressthe European Parliament Oct. II.These speeches will be opportuni­ties for him to repeat previous callsfor a united Europe and to reasserthis often-stated support for inter­national organizations and the pro­tection of human rights.

As the pope told members oftheCouncil of Europe visiting theVatican in March, one of the coun­cil's greatest accomplishments wasthe 1950 European Convention onHuman Rights.

Signed by 21 member states, theconvention's wide-ranging guaran­tees include the right to life, libertyand s~curity; respect for an indi­vidual's private life, dwelling and

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VATICAN CITY(NC)- PopeJohn Paul II's 40th pastoral tripoutside Italy will be a symbol­laden journey to the heart ofEurope: France's Alsace-Lorraineregion.

Although the pope is travelingto France, his major focus is likelyto encompass Europe. Particularlyin the medieval city ofStrasbourg,the pope is expected to remind thecontinent of its Christian roots atthe same time that he addresses itsfuture.

The Oct. 8-11 trip will includepastoral visits to the cities of Stras­bourg, Metz, Nancy and Mulhouse,and to the mountaintop abbey ofSt. Odile, a historic Alsatian sanc­tuary, all located in eastern France,along its much-contested borderwith Germany.

Strasbourg is a fitting symbol ofEurope's past: a center ofmedievalChristian humanism and a diocesewhere a 187-year-old Napoleonicconcordat compels the secularFrench state to pay the clergy.

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Appointments listedHis Excellency, the Mos(Rev­

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Reverend Richard Lavoie, MS,and Reverend Thomas Parish, MS,parochial vicars at Our Lady ofthe Cape Parish, Brewster.

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The ball will be held Jan. 13 atWhite's of Westport. It will benefitdiocesan camps for underprivilegedand exceptional children and otherdiocesan charitable apostolates.

It is cosponsored by die Dioce­-san Council of Catholic Womenand the Society of St. Vincent dePaul. "

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. dictions with observations. Hawk­ing lists a whole series of viabletheories that might survive such atest.

As the dream of explaining allnature in terms of a single forceseems to be coming closer to reali­zation, believers in God need notfeel threatened. Ifdiscoveries showthat the freedom of God to actupon the universe is limited bynature's laws, there will remain theconcept of the God who creatednature and devised the laws ofphysics that made the existence ofour marvelous universe inevitable.

After theoretical physicists havecongratulated themselves upon un­locking so many mys.teries of theuniverse, I would hope they wouldbe gracious enough to thank Godfor creating that universe that hasteased so many generations ofthinkers and stretched the capac­ity of that wondrous three poundorgan, the human brain!

I highly recommend Hawking'sbook because although he main­tains objectivity by not endorsingany particular religious interpreta­tion of the physical world, heclearly indicates that probing thelaws that govern the universe is theclosest he has come to reading themind of God.

What makes his work all themore remarkable is the fact thatboth he and the universe haveovercome incredible odds!

He has turned his interest fromblack holes (singular points ofintense gravity where matter isconde~sed into nothingness) intotrying to unify present theoriesconcerning the origin and fate ofthe universe into a theory that willaccount for all the forces of nature.

I hiive read many books oncosmology but until "A brief His­tory of Time" have seen none thatgives so objective an overview ofthe "world views" that have evolvedsince the time of Aristotle.

Hawking's explanations of Ein­stein's 1915 theory of relativityand Heisenberg's foundational dis­covery of the uncertainty principlein quantum mechanics are given inthe most dowl).-to-earth terms Ihave ever read.

Accomplished scientists usuallybefuddle readers with mathemati­cal abstractions, while popularwriters simplify to the point of 'puerility; but the popularity ofHawking's book testifies that thereis a happy medium.

The dream of 20th century sci­ence is to combine the insights ofrelativity (the theory of the vast)with those of quantum mechanics(the theory of the extraordinarilytiny) into a unified quantum the­ory of gravity. Such a theory mayvery well challenge some of ourtraditional assumptions.

Hawking ventures that there is'areal possibility that the end oftheoretical physics is in sight. Withthe help of creative minds and thepowerful tool of computers, a par-

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Miracles are always occurring.One of the most miraculous ha,p­penings of our century has beenthe advance of theoretical physics.One of the most knowledgeabletheoretical physicists of our day isStephen W. Hawking, author ofthe current number one nonfictionbook on the New York Times listof best sellers.

The book, entitled"A Brief His­tory of Time from the Big Bang toBlack H,oles," is Hawking's firstattempt to write in words ratherthan equations about the populartheories of cosmology, the studyof the origin and nature of the uni­verse. In the book he captures aspirit of reverence and awe as heattempts to unlock the secrets ofspace and time.

Hawking was born in 1942\ 3QOyears to the day of the date of Gali­leo's death. He is a victim of LouGehrig's disease and has been con­fined to a wheelchair for 20 years.Now in his forties, he considershimself "over the hill" becausemost physicists accomplish theirbest work before age 30 while theirmental powers are at their peakand while they are likely to beirreverent of tradition.

Hawking was inducted into theBritish Royal Society of Science in1974 at age 32. Some feel thishonor was bestowed upon him atsuch a young age because societymembers feared his life would beshort.

EDITORRev. JohnF. Moore

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The Biblical MaryCatholics cannot and should not forget that Mary is a

unique treasure of the Church. In October, this month of theHoly Rosary, it is not only fitting but, considering the times,necessary to remind ourselves of her role in the plan ofsalvation.

In this period of church history we should, as the HolyFather so often reminded us in the Marian Year just con­cluded, stress her importance as we hand on the faith to thenext generation. Yet many Catholics have neglected Mary. Ina search for religious "relevance," many so-called educatedchurch members have set her aside as some pietistic phenom­enon good for the simple but certainly unsuitable for thesophisticated believer.

Indeed, in the wake of self-styled religious awakening, manysolid faith practices were hurriedly abandoned. The rosary,Marian devotions and Marian hymns were discarded in favorof burlap and banjos. To be truly relevant one had to encoun­ter, to experience and to confront religious practices andtraditions.

Those that did not meet the Woodstock standard weresimply to be abandoned and disregarded. Many threw Maryout of their lives as they threw the baby out with the bathwater.

Renewal of Marian devotion in the Church certainly hasbeen the hallmark of our present pope. Like a sign to all, the Memblazoned on his coat of arms shines like a beacon to all whowant to know Mary's place in the Church. She is indeed, asproclaimed by Pope Paul VI, the Mother of the Church.

She moves us toward an intensive life of faith not throughso-called visions and apparitions but because more and morepeople want to know the real Mary, the biblical Mary, theneglected Mary.

It is interesting to note that fundamentalist televangelistsnever mention Mary. They hold up the Bible, they wave it inthe air, some even weep over it, yet never is the name of Marymentioned. Her biblical presence is deliberately and deter­minedly avoided.

Catholics who involve themselves in such spirituality leaveMary before they leave the Church. How often does one hear

'of Catholics who join fundamentalist sects decrying the so­called supersitions of Mary, saints and angels. It is as if there isa selective process aimed at ridding Scripture of what is plainlypresent in its pages.

It is well for us to recall that Mary lived in a society moldedand formed by the Old Testament. The New Testament waswritten under the inspiration of the Spirit while witnesses ofher life still lived. Both testaments derive their importancefrom her Son.

Much work is yet to be done but no doubt exists as tobiblical references to Mary. All ~ Catholic need do is listen tothe Lectionary readings for Masses honoring Mary. It's ajourney from Genesis to Revelation. She is the hope of theprophets Isaias, Micheas and Zacharias. The pages of Mat­thew, Luke and John proclaim her role in the mystery of theIncarnation. From the beginning of the Church, Maryremained with the apostles in expectation of Pentecost. She ispresent today in the midst of the pilgrim church..

Catholics should not be ashamed to proclaim the biblicalMary. Too many who say they follow her S~n Jesus work veryhad to eliminate her from the plan of salvation. God did not,nor as a believing people can we or should we.

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ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH

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By Joseph Motta

St. John Neumann Church is atreat for the eyes. It's a handsomebuilding, rugged as a Catholicchurch should be. It harmonizeswell with its pristine countrysetting.

And the scent of freshly-carvedwood in the new East Freetownhouse of worship, to be dedicatedat 3 p.m. Monday by Bishop DanielA. Cronin, is clean and invigorat­ing. It brings to mind the confi­dence Catholics have in their par­ish communities.

St. John Neumann parish waserected by Bishop Cronin on Ash

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-Wednesday, 1984. It comprises thegeographical area of Precinct 2 ofthe Town of Freetown and is adja­cent to Cathedral and Our Lady ofthe Lake.camps, the diocesan youthand retreat facilities on scenic LongPond.

When· erected, it had alreadybeen functioning. informally forseveral months and had in place aparish council, a couples' club, aprayer group and religious educa­tion and youth ministry programs.

In its early days, the parish usedAssumption Chapel at CathedralCamp as a place of worship.

The parish began with 550 fami­lies and from the beginning, ac­cording to founding pastor FatherGeorge E. Harrison, found thechapel too small to meet its needs.

Father Harrison, 45, a Fall Rivernative, was originally assigned, onOctober 19, 1983, as director ofthe East Freetown camps with

pastoral responsibilities in the EastFreetown area.

The assignment, in a way, com­pletes a circle that began when hewas a young boy.

Attending Cathedral Camp as ayoungster, Father Harrison said,he was successively a Brave, aWarrior, a Hunter, a Chieftain.

During the summers followinghis sophomore and junior years atTaunton's former Msgr. JamesCoyle High School, now part ofCoyle and Cassidy, Father Harri­son took care of horses at Cathe­dral Camp. The seminarians whostaffed the camp, then an over-

night facility often asked the teenif he wanted to be a priest.

"This is where my·vocation camefrom," the pastor said, stressingthat the seminarians had a verypositive influence on him.

The next time he returned to thecamp he was a seminarian himself,counseling and again working withhorses.

Now, ofcourse, he's a veteran ofthe camp director's position.

".Literally, I've experienced everyaspect ofthe camp," he said. "NowI'm building a church on the veryhorse field where I really beganthinking about becoming a priest."

Father Harrison said that a campdormitory he "had slept in morethan once" as a youth was reno­vated for the parish when squeez­ing Massgoers into AssumptionChapel became impossible. Thechapel was still used for dailyMass, weddings and funerals.

What is now the rectory wasonce the camp caretaker's house.

The parish is named for Phila­delphia Bishop John NepomuceneNeumann, a European immigrantfrom Bohemia, born in 1811 andeducated at seminaries in Budweisand Prague.

The future saint joined a mis­sion project for America, since hisordination at home was deferredbecause there were so many can­didates for priesthood at the time.He was ordained in New York in1836 by Bishop John Dubois.

The young priest worked amongforesters near Niagara Falls forfour years, then entered the Re-

EAST FREETOWN

demptorist congregation, where heministered to German-speakingimmigrants, first in Baltimore,where he pronounced his religiousvows, and later in Pittsburgh,where he remained three years andwas superior of a Redemptoristhouse.

Returning to Baltimore, he be­came the first Redemptorist pas­tor in the United States, servingthe parish of St. Alphonsus. Asdescribed by Pope Paul VI in hishomily at the saint's canonizationMass on June 19, 1977, he was"always first in work and sacrifice,always last in matters of rest,always a model of regular religiousobservance."

In 1852 Father Neumann wasnamed bishop of Philadelphia,where he established some 100Catholic schools and was knownfor his love of the poor.

He oversaw construction of Phil-

adelphia's cathedral and foundtime to write a famous catechismwhich went into many printings.He died very suddenly on Jan. 5,1860, stricken by sudden illnesswhile on the street.

About 800 families are nowmembers of the East Freetownparish. The quick growth,. FatherHarrison said, has come from thecommunity's expanding popula­tion and from "people cominghome."

He said"A lot of it is a directresult of people's enthusiasm fortheir faith and their parish com­munity."

Early last year, St. John's

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launched Total Stewardship, atwo-and-a-half-year program ofspiritual revitalization.

Developed by the NationalCatholic Conference for TotalStewardship, the retreat-workshopthat launched the parish programwas conducted by Father FrancisA. Novak, C.SS.R., the program'soriginator, like St. John Neumanna Redemptorist.

Father Harrison stated last yearthat "emphasis in this process is ontotal stewardship, not fund raising,that is, on spirituality and on mak­ing Vatican II teachings happen,enabling the laity to share respon­sibility for carrying out the mis­sion of the church by good man­agement of all their gifts andthrough the exercise of meaning­ful ministry."

The parish is now entering theprogram's fifth and final phase,which focuses on the Eucharist. As

a result of the recently-completedfourth period, Home Visitationand Evangelization for Commun­ity Building, Father Harrison said,"some tremendous fruit cameforth," with unchurched Catholicsreturning to the fold.

Father Harrison says the St.John Neumann populace is "ex­traordinary.

"The people here," he explains,"are very generous with their timeand their talents. You never haveto beg them to share their gifts.

"I've always said, 'Let all thatyou do be done in love.' Thatwould be our credo."

The parish has a "very active"

ladies' guild with about 50 mem­bers, the pastor said. Shirley Mag­nett is president.

A comprehensive youth minis­try program, including a highschool youth group, which alsohas about 50 members, is anothersource of parish pride. A half­dozen teens have been commis­sioned the organization's leaders,Father Harrison said, noting thattwo attended a recent ChristianLeadership Institute at CathedralCamp and two others attended thesame program in Boston last year.

The sociaJ-oriented couples' clubis "active and growing," the pastorsaid. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Fer­reira are its leaders.

St. John's parish council annu­ally assesses parish, needs andestablishes a theme for each year.Evangelization, youth ministry and

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ST. JOHN NEUMANN CHURCHContinued from Page Five

adult education have been themesto date.

Rachel Constant is in charge ofthe parish prayer line. LorraineSadeck coordinates the 450-childreligious education program, whichincludes about 45 confirmationcandidates.

Sister of Mercy Elizabeth Hath-. away is St. John's pastoral minis­ter, visiting the sick and workingwith catechumens. This year twowomen and two men are preparingto enter the church through theRite of Christian Initiation ofAdults.

A charismatic prayer group withabout 30 regulars meets weeklyand an adult Bible study group iscurrently focusing on the prophetIsaiah. .

The Bible study, Father Harri­son 'said, is "one of the most pow­erful spiritual tools we have. It's

been a real instrument of conver­sion in people's lives."

Atty. Robert Surprenant is pres­ident of the parish Vincentian con­ference, which has over a dozenmembers and .an auxiliary group.An adult choir rehearses weekly toenhance parish celebrations.

The rosary and morning prayerare a part of daily morning Masses.A parish festival is held everyMemorial Day weekend.

St. John's has established a Re­spite and Bereavement Programthat Father Harrison calls "verywonderful." Parishioners involvedoffer at-home care to severely im­paired or dependent persons bypreparing meals, sitting at thehome, providing transportation orassisting with personal care.

The volunteers also host post­funeral gatherings at NeumannHall.

St. John's first paris~ council

described the parish's mission withthis statement: "to proclaim thegospel of Jesus Christ to all and toinvite all to belong to our Chris­tian community where the tradi­tions and values of our Catholicheritage are treasured."

The new church, its pastor ob~

serves, reflects that sense of com­munity.

The building was designed byfhe Boston architectural firm ofHolmes and Edwards. It featureslarge exterior and interior gather­ing spaces and windows affordinga view of Cathedral 'Camp andLong Pond, a spacious parishlibrary/ meeting room, also with apond view, and a small chapel offthe narthex.

The narthex has as a focal point"The Family Tree," a wall sculp­ture with brass leaves bearing thenames of "pioneer families whomade the initial sacrifice to buildthe church," Father Harrison said.

A bronzed mold of a Madonnaand Child statue that stands in

Q'ueen of All Saints Cathedral,Baltimore, where Father Harrisonwas ordained to the subdiaconateand the diaconate, is also a churchhighlight.

Radial pews will seat 500 and 50choir chairs are at the right of theoak altar. A striking crucifix hangsin front of the altar.

The church's Stations of theCross were completed in Canada.A memorial panel in the back ofthe church listing donors has aboveit windows with the pope and thebishop's coats of arms.

Parishioner Barbara E. Cunha,of Flying Colors, Assonet, createdSt. John's stained glass windows.

Windows depicting the four evan­gelists will surround others form­ing a cross above the choir area.

The eight main windows arethemed "The Seasons ofSalvation."

Four are on either side of thechurch.

First are two Autumn windows,one showing the story of creation

with Adam and Eve resting besidea stream.

Their fall from grace is detailedin the second window.

Ms. Cuhha's Winter windowsare striking. One shows a deerdrinking from a stream in a darksnow-covered forest. According tothe artist, the window portrays "atime when the world received verylittle of God's ·light."

The deer represents man's thirst­ing for God, she explained. Shaftsoflight filter through the darkness,representing the prophets.

The birth of Christ is't1etailed inwindow number four. A starannounces the birth of Christ. Beth­lehem is seen in the distance whileevergreen branches, a sign of hope,are prominent in the foreground.

The Spring and Summer win­dows represent the mystery offaith.

The first Spring window evokesthe crucifixion. A dogwood treesignifies the wood of the cross,palms recall those which lined the

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Father Michael R. DufauItcamelut week l<fSt.John'su parochialvicar... It's- re&lly exCiting," he told·The Ancher-durin« a tour _of the

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The J98S ordinand pointed outthe church's large Vermont granitebaptiSmal font, which features flow·ing water.

"bn't that beautiful," he said."Now, that's a piece of the rock'"

Another chunk of granite is infront of the church. Inscribed withthe name, "St. John Neumann," itawaits a statue of that Wnt.

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The saint, once consideredboorish by Philadelphia highsociety, was "close to the sick"at home with the poor and afriend to sinners," said PopePaul.

Lectors for the canoniza­tion liturgy included Dr. Wil­liam Zintl of Philadelphia,one of two physicians whosupervised the exhumation ofBishop Neumann's body priorto the investigation preceding

his beatification in 1963, anda German representative ofthe Bishop's ethnic heritage.Cantor for the ceremony wasPeter Manna, director of theCollegiate Choir ofthe Cathe­dral Basilica, SS. Peter andPaul in Philadelphia, whichjoined the Sistine Choir inleading the singing for theMass.

A triduum of Masses in themajor basilicas of Rome fol­lowed the canonization andadhered to the pattern of an1854 pilgrimage to Rome madeby Bishop Neumann on theoccasion of the declaration ofthe dogma of the ImmaculateConception.

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But she sees the "radical change"as an opportunity for church mem­bers to expand their experience ofGod by recognizing that a womanpriest can image Christ at theEucharist and by experiencing the"mothering" of God through wo­men pastors.

The attention focused on theordination of women has detouredthe dialogues' more importantfunctions, Ms. McLaughlin said.Among those issues she listed:meeting the needs of the poor andthe oppressed; working towardpeace; and evangelizing the un­churched.

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League divisions are junior boys,grades 5-8;junior girls, grades 5-8;prep boys, grades 9-10; and seniorboys, grade II to 21 years of age.

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change in the tradition of a male­only priesthood.

Episcopal Bishop Frank Gris­wold of Chicago, a member of theU.S. Anglican-Roman CatholicConsultation, said Bishop-desig­nate Harris' election is "a legiti­mate and welcome expansion ofthe Catholic tradition."

The Rev. Eleanor McLaughlin,a member ofthe Anglican-Roman'Catholic Consultation and a priestof the Episcopal Diocese of Mas­sachusetts, called the conventionwhich elected Bishop-designateHarris "an extraordinary experi­ence of the church"-responding tothe Holy Spirit.

For the nine years Ms. Mc­Laughlin has served on the dia­logue team, she said, "we havebeen wrestling with what the'ordi­nation ofwomen" means for churchunity.

Ms. McLaughlin, a church his­torian and a professor at Andover­Newton Theological School, agreedthat the ordination of womenrepresents a break with Westernchurch tradition.

Bishop sees dream of unity shatteredContinued from Page One

. on chaplain and in 1984 was ap­pointed pastor ofa small church inNorristown, Pa. She has also beena writer and editor and publisherof The Witness, an Episcopaljournal.

Archbishop Whealon, in a tele­phone interview with NationalCatholic News Service in Washing­ton, said it had been hoped thatAnglican-Roman Catholic conver:­sations would lead to an "Angli­can rite" in the church.

The rite would be similar to theLatin and Eastern rites of thechurch, he said, in allowing Angli­cans to keep their parishes andpractices while at the same timerecognizing them.as part of "oneflock with one shepherd," the pope.

The election of a woman bishopand the decision by Anglicanbishops at the 1988 Lambeth Con­ference in England to respect theordination practices of memberchurches "means a shattering ofthat dream," he said.

The dialogues will continue,Archbishop Whealon said, but "ata lower level."

The Roman Catholic Churchwould question not only the valid­ity of the ordination of a womanbishop, but also the validity oforders she then confers upon oth­ers, Archbishop Whealon said..

Father Horgan, in a: separateinterview, said that key questionsraised by the ordination include: Isthe tradition of a male-only priest­hood and episcopacy open tochange, and can women bishopsclaim, as male Roman Catholicand Anglican bishops do, to besuccessors of the apostles?

Pope John Paul II has repeat­edly stated that there can be no

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She said the pope rightly empha­sized that the woman's maternitygives her a "specific precedenceover the man," but said the mod­ern world does not always under­stand it correctly.

"This is recognized, yes - butunfortunately in the negative sense.I am talking about abortion, aboutthe mother who is left to 'decide;"slie said.

Philippine President CorazonAquino, in an article written forthe Rome newspaper II Messag­gero Oct. I, said the letter was"beautiful and profound" and rep­resented a "milestone" in thechurch's teaching. It has specialsignificance for people like herselfwho hold positions ofsocial respon­sibility, she said.

Readers who want the full textof the papal letter may obtain it ata price of 53.50 per copy fromOrigins, NC News Service, ,1312Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Wash­ington, D.C. 20005.

years since that August night whenfire ravaged our parish center.'Many sacrifices have been madethroughout the parish and endlesshours devoted to reaching thisday.

"But the task was made easierbecause, with God's help, we cametogether as a parish to work towarda goal we believed in . On this spe­cial day I extend my heartfeltthanks to everyone who has madea contribution, no matter howlarge or small, to making ourdream a reality."

Today the friendly, involved peo­ple of S1. Joseph's move confi­dently toward the completion of'their 1?arish's first century.

1958

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"Do you remember?'OCTOBER

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Papal letter

O'Connell inspected newly laidchurch carpeting. He recalls think­ing that with that project com­pleted, the parish plant was inshipshape condition.

Six hours later, on Aug. 9,1981,he was awakened by the reflectionof flames. The 70-year-old parishhall was being consumed by a fireof suspicious origin.

It was a time for the parish topull together and pull together itdid, said Father O'Connell, at theOct. 28, 1984, dedication of a$683,000 center replacing the oldbuilding. A program for the occa­sion included words of gratitudefrom the pastor, who wrote: "Ithas been a long and difficult three

Pope Pius XII died after a 19-year reign, the 12thlongest in history.

. 1963Installed as Holy Name Society officers at Holy Fam­

ily parish, Taunton, were Joseph Mozzone, president;Joseph Rapoza, vice-president; Raymond Cooke, secre­tary; and Joseph Medeiros, treasurer.

~ 1968Father Peter N. Graziano, president of the Fal1.River

diocesan Priests' Study Group, opened the '68 -'69 pro­gram.Father Leo T. Sullivan, James W. Clark and.Arthur DeMel10 were, respectively, executive board vice­president, ~ecr'etary and treasurer.

1973Augustine parish, Vineyard Haven, welcomedPaul G. Connol1yas pastor... .... 1978

Karo) Kardynal W6jtyla was elected pontiffand chose,I.hename Pope John Paul II........: .. 1983 i·.. .

'i .9ol1:enBrady, WilliaT ~utl:r,~aul Dowd, JosephMedeiros and John' Mosher, seniors at Bishop Stang

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Continued from Page Onenew papal document "moves thediscussion about women to a newlevel," chiefly through its interpre­tation of Scripture.

The pope's scriptural interpre­tations of women's dignity andequality exhibit an awareness ofand. sympathy with "the way thatwomen are reading the Scripturestoday," she said.

She said some people had ex­pressed fears that the papal letterwould "write off' the U.S. bishops'pastoral on women, but instead "itsupports it, I would say."

Ms. Donnelly praised the pope'semphasis on "the radical equalityof women," oil the need for maleresponsibility in sexual relationsand childbearing, and on the sin­fulness of discrimination againstwomen.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, inter­viewed by the Italian Catholic news­paper Avvenire, called the letter a"truly marvelous gift."

Continued from Page dneserve heroically in World War I.He was followed by Father SimonA. O'Rourke, who also left after afew months for army service.

The next pastor was Father JohnDoyle, who served until 1921. Rev.Thomas Trainor, who served atSt. Joseph's until 1931 ,formulatedplans for a permanent building toreplace the 1913 structure. Despitethe Great Depression, which beganin 1929, he mounted a successfulfund drive. His successor, Rev.John J. Shea, completed the pro­ject in 1932.

Father Shea's name, wrote Mar­ion Unsworth in a 1960 parish his­tory, "became synonymous with~he growth of the parish in NorthDighton.

"He served there during the de­'pression and through World WarII, leaving in 1949 to become pas­tor at St. John's, Attleboro.

"St. Joseph's Church had beenerected and then left unembellished,due to the trying times. It waspainted for the first time by thenext pastor, Rev. William Dolan,who served there from June, 1949to November, 1954.

"Tile flooring and new pewswere added during the pastorate ofRev. Thomas F, Walsh, pastorfrom November, 1954, until Feb­ruary, f956."

Father Walsh was followed byFather Francis A. McCarthy, whooversaw a 1957 renovation of theold parish hall. During his pasto­rate the Mount Hope FinishingCompany, which had attracted St.Joseph's original members to theDighton area, moved operationsto the South, taking with it manyparishioners following their jobs.

Parish newcomers, however,were primarily young Catholic cou­ples, thus St. Joseph's continuedto flourish. 1963 saw its goldenanniversary celebration, arrangedby Father Leo Cuny, who hadsucceeded Father McCarthy in1962. Former pastors Fathers Mc­Carthy and Walsh were amongpriests present for the occasion.

Fatiter Curry served at S1.Joseph's until 1967. During hispastorate he was assisted fromtime to time during periods ofillness by Father William McMa­hon. In 1963 the latter was instru­mental in purchasing 'land adjacentto the church for use as a parkinglot.

Fattter Curry's pastorate con­cluded in 1967 and one of his lastacts was arranging to have thechurch interior painted. He alsohad new statuary installed, includ­ing a set of Stations of the Cross.

In 1967 Msgr. Bernard Fenton,a much-decorated former Armychaplain, became pastor of St.Joseph's. Serving until his retire­ment in 1976, he renovated thechurch interior and altered thesanctuary to meet the liturgical .guidelines promulgated at VaticanCouncil II.

The church hall basement wasconverted into religious educationclassrooms and the remainder ofthe building was· renovated. By1971 the religious education pro­gram had grown sufficiently torequire a fulltime coordinator. Thelatest to serve in the post is Sister.Judith Costa, SSD.

It was a special event when thepresent pastor, Father William F.O'Connell, the first priest ordainedfrom St. Joseph's parish and thehomilist at its golden anniversarycelebration in 1962, was named tosucceed Msgr. Fenton.

Life rolled along smoothly inthe parish and in 1981 Father

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"Patty Hearst"(Atlantic Releas­ing ) - Intense docudrama on1974 kidnapping of heiress PattyHearst (Natasha Richardson) fromher Berkeley campus apartmentby the Symbionese Liberation ar­my. Much conscienceless violenceand wall-to-wall profanity. A4, R

"Sweet Hearts Dance"(Tri-Star)- Tracks temporary midlife break­down of a 15-year marriage (DonJohnson and Susan Sarandon) andbehind scenes machinations oftheirkids and best friends (Jeff Daniels,Kate Reid and Elizabeth Perkins)reunite them. Locker-room lan­guage, implied sexual infidelity,sexual involvement by the unmar­ried couple and brief nudity. A3. R

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(CBS) - "Out of Africa" (1985)-Slow-moving narative and beau­tiful photography characterize thisdramatization of storyteller IsekDinesen's (Meryl Streep) years asa plantation owner in East Africaand her love affair with a hunter(Robert Redford). Romanticizedtreatment of adultery. A4, PG

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Please check dates andtimes of television and radioprograms against local list­ings, which may differ fromthe New York network sched­ules supplied to The Anchor.

Symbols following film reviewsindicate both general and CatholicFilms Office ratings, which do notalways coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable forgeneral viewing; PG-13-parental gui­dance strongly suggested for childrenunder 13: PG-parental guidance sug­gested: R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or young teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents: A3-approvedfor adults only; 4-separate classifi­cation (given films not morally offen­sive which, however, require someanalysis and explanation); O-morallyoffensive.

Catholic ratings for televisionmovies are those of the movie houseversions of the films.

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"The Deceivers" (Cinecom) -.Based on truth, this lackluster crimestory features efforts of a Britishofficer (Pierce Brosnan), based inIndia circa 1825, to infiltrate andexpose a murderous cult preyingon travelers. Violence, brief nudityand hallucinatory sexual encoun­ter with prostitute. A3, PG 13.

"Memories of Me" (MGM) ­37-year-old cardiac surgeon (Billy

NEWYORK(NC)- The $3,000top prize in a film-videotape con­test sponsored by The Christopherswent to a Protestant seminarianfor his video interpretation o'f themessage that one person can makea difference.

Jonathan Clark of United Theo­logical Seminaryin Dayton, Ohio,won for "If I Had a Hammer," avideo about a civil engineer wholeft a secure job to work for Habi­tat for Humanity, an associationwhich builds and renovates housesin poor neighborhoods.

The Christophers offered $8,500in prizes for the best video or film

interpretations of the Christopherbelief "that one person can shapeour world for the better," saidFather John Catoir, director ofthe Catholic association.

Elizabeth Blanchard of North­western University won secondprize for "Soup Kitchen," the ac­count of a woman who obtainedweekly professional entertainmentat a Chicago soup kitchen.

Third place went to Amy Straussand Glenn Eglinton of Ithaca Col­lege, Ithaca, N. Y., for "Hospice; ASpecial Kind of Caring."

The winners will be aired nextyear on "Christopher Closeup,"the association's nationally syndi­cated TV program.

tional significance. They wouldnot be parishes as such, but wouldhave Masses and other devotions.

One proposed shrine is St. Alber­tus, the third oldest Polish Cath­olic parish. in the United Statesand a Michigan historic site.

The other proposed shrine isSweetest Heart of Mary, locatednear St. Albertus.

The closing of a parish does notnecessarily mean a school will close;and no decisions have been madeon the disposal of buildings, al­though it is expected that somewould be sold, leased or used byother archdiocesan or communitygroups.

A special office will be estab­lished to assist ·parishes with ques­tions on buildings, parish records,proposed mergers and workingwith parishioners.

Providence editorto head CPA

ST. LOUIS (NC) - Owen P.McGovern, editor of the Provi­dence Visitor since 1983, has beennamed executive director of theCatholic Press Association.

McGovern's appointment takeseffect Oct. 31, his 42nd birthday.

His selection by the CPA bOardof directors was announced Sept.28 by Father John T. Catoir, asso­ciation president, after a board

. meeting at a fall regional meetingof the CPA in St. Louis.

McGovern began writing forthe Visitor in 1981 and joined thestaff in 1982. In 1983 he wasnamed editor. Previously he hadbeen in the advertising and musicp'ublishing business.

,He has won a number of CPAawards for advertising, editorialwork and reporting.

He succeeds James A. Doyle,who retired at the end ofJune after30 years' service to the CPA. Re­gina Salzmann has been interimexecutive director.

The CPA is an association ofCatholic newspapers, magazinesand other publishers in the UnitedStates and Canada.

McGovern is a native of Provi­dence and a graduate of the Uni­versity of Rhode Island.

Detroit' proposes closingof 46 parishes

DETROIT (NC) - The Detroitarchdiocese will close 46 parishes- more than 40 percent of thecity's Catholic churches - if amajor reorganization plan recom­mended by two archdiocesan com­mittees is put into practice.

The Urban Advisory Board andImplementation Committee out­lined their recommendations at anarchdiocesanwide telebriefing Sept.28.

In light of falling parish enroll­ment, declining priest numbers andrising costs, the committees recom­mended:

- Closing 45 Detroit parishesand one parish in nearby RiverRouge.

- Designating two parishes 'asshrines.

- Establishing five new parishes.- Giving preference to minor-

ity leadership, especially black andHispanic, in parishes, particularlyin formation of new parishesthrough merging existing parishes.

In the reorganization, the num­ber of parishes in the city woulddrop from III to 70.

Church historian Msgr. JohnTracy Ellis told the Detroit FreePress, "I don't think you couldfind. a single historical parallel tothis." Parish closings are ocCur­ring elsewhere, he said, "but notanywhere near these numbers."

Detroit Cardinal Edmund C.Szoka is expected to make a finaldecision concerning the closings inJanuary.

The recommendations followfour years of study on the viabilityof city churches. The committeesconsidered each parish's ministe­rial service, the number of availa­ble clergy, the parish's financialstate, geographical location andthe condition of the physical plant.The committees did not visit theparishes.

The study also recommendedmission status for four parishes. Amission is defined as a "quasi­independent" parish communitynot necessarily served by a resi­dent priest, but which owns itsbuildings and has a Mass scheduleand programs.

The recommendations call forestablishing two parishes as shrines,existing for their historical or devo-

Youth Day movedWASHINGTON (NC) ­

Beginning in 1989 the annual U.S.Catholic celebration of the WorldDay of Youth will be moved fromspring to autumn.

The administrative committeeof the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops has moved theobservance from Palm Sunday tothe 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time.In 1989 that Sunday is Oct. 29.

The bishops' Committee on theLaity requested the shift on behalfof the National Federation forCatholic Youth Ministry. It saidthat since Palm Sunday is a majorfeast, attention has been drawnaway from the youth celebration.

, adequate preparation is of the ut-most importance. .

"They are like little sharks," sheoffered. "If you go in unprepared,they'll eat you alive."

Teachable moments, she said,should of course be used, "butdon't wait for something to happenevery week to build your class on."

The energetic presenter said thatteachers should "stay on top" oftheir students' lives by learningsuch things as what television showsthey like and what communitygoings-on affect them.

"They don't think we're in reallife," Ms. Burke said, also warningthat if one's enthusiasm level islow, the kids will pick up on it inno time.

Activities should be chosen care­fully, she said. If children are tiredwhen they begin an afternoon class,for example, "you need somethingto lift them up.

"And we need a safety net"activity. "If you finish 10 minutesearly it will be the longest 10 min­utes of your life."

The experienced catechist alsostressed the importance of occa­sional silence in the classroom. Itcan be used to give children achance to absorb a point or reflecton the significance of a specialprayer.

"Use your body to maintain dis­cipline," she advised, explainingthat positioning oneself next to "aproblem child" while teaching willsolve a problem "without saying aword."

Catechist Michael Racine of St.Lawrence parish, New bedford,said he attends Religious Educa­tion Day "every year."

The sixth grade teacher, a soci­ology student at North Dart­mouth's Southeastern Massachu­setts University, is currently takinga Bible as Literature course.

"You could never know enoughto teach a religion class," he said.

Father Krupa said it is impor­tant "to remember the whole socialjustice aspect" of AIDS.

"If you can imagine rejectionalways being a part of your life,AI DS is it. What do we do with theindividuals, with the people?"

Catechists listened intently asthe young priest hit them withmore stats. Although only 12 per­cent of this country's population isblack or Hispanic, those two groupsconstitute 40 percent of the AI DSpopulation. 70 percent of all wo­men, children and heterosexualmen with the syndrome also belongto those minorities.

The priest also detailed some ofthe diseases people with AIDS'contract.

Father Krupa told the grouphe's been working with AIDS suf­ferers for over three years. Thepoint of his talk, he said, was toleave his listeners "empowered tofeel less scared" and to let themknow that someday, if they're deal­ing with an AIDS victim or anassoclate of one, their simple pres­ence may make a world of differ­ence.

He called his work "a ministryof presence."

The speaker said he comes froma town of 1,800 "in the middle ofnowhere" where four individualshave died from AIDS.

"If it can touch Renovo, Penn­sylvania," he said, "it can touchanywhere."

The afternoon workshops avail­able to registrants included ses­sions on classroom arts and crafts,teaching Catholic morality, class­room Bible use and "prayer expe­riences" for teens.

Laura Ver Gow, religious edu­cation coordinator at St. John theEvangelist parish, Attleboro,offered a storytelling for ReligiousEducators" workshop. .

"If you're a catechist an,d y.ouwant to teach as Jesus did," shesaid, "you have to be a storyteller."

Storytelling can be "sharing ex­periences offaith," she said. "Stor­ies are timeless. You can take themout of any time and they meansomething."

Stories, she said, help us toremember. "That's what the Gos­pels are about!"

Sadlier publishing representativeand consultant Michaela Burkegave a "Practical Methods ofTeach­ing" presentation.

"Does anybody have a full hour"to teach an hourlong class? sheasked, laughing. "Not unless youhave an hour and 15 minutes!"

Because a catechist's preciousminutes with his or her chargesslip by so fast, the speaker said,

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"We may not live to see a trans­formed world," she said, but therewill be satisfying glimpses of what'sto come.

"That, my friends, is what has togive you the guts to go and begtonight." If her hearers did that,she said, most people "are going topass you by. But you have nudgedsomething that is the grace of theirbaptism and you will never knowwhich of them will begin to findJesus Christ."

People will remain apathetic,she said, "unless we give them theopportunity to be angry."

Father Krupa, who taught atBishop Connolly High School, FallRiver, from 1983 to 1985, offeredinformation on Acquired ImmuneDeficiency Syndrome to all con­vention participants.

The priest is a student at WestonSchool of Theology and a memberof the Support Services Team andthe Pastoral Concerns unit of theAIDS Action Committee of Mas­sachusetts.

He explained what AIDS is andthe four ways it can be spread: sex,blood, breastfeeding and by birthfrom an infected mother.

The priest also gave his listenersan explanation of the workings ofthe human immune system.

His terms were, at points, rathergraphic. Catechists planning ondiscussing AIDS in the classroom,he' said, should keep in mind tqat"when you talk about AIDS youtalk about sex," and "if you're notcomfortable talking about sex,you'd be better off if you gotsomeone who is. Otherwise thekids will turn you off."

As of September I, he said, theUnited States has had over 70,000AIDS cases. An estimated one andone-half million are affected withthe virus. Over 38,000 have alreadydied.

By 1991, according to this coun­try's Center for Disease Control,there will bean estimated 270,000cases and over 54,000 dead.So~e parts of Africa, hard hit

by the disease, are expected tobecome "depopulated," Father Kru­pa said.

"It's very easy to get numbed bythese statistics," he added.

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Mrs. Lucas said that coordina­tors can sometimes feel isolated~rom their peers and that gather­mgs such as the convention helplessen that feeling.

Dr. Ford's talk on justice andpeace followed the day's theme.

The speaker had an enthusiasticdelivery, a heavy New York accentand an important message, onethat earned her a standing ovation.

"You and I live in the richestcountry in the world," she told herlisteners. "What are we worriedabout justice for?"

A recent survey in a popularnewspaper, she said, let us knowthat very few Americans wouldkill their best friend or throw theircat off the rooffor a million dollars.

"We're good people!" Dr. Fordsarcastically exclaimed.

But why then, she asked, aresenior citizens in well-to-do Stam­ford, Conn., having to rent couchspace in people's homes just tohave a warm place to sleep? Whywill only4l of the 100 babies beingborn "as you and I sit here rightnow" be living with both biologi­cal parents by the time they turnl8?

Dr. Ford is an angry person.Why? Because, she said, ifan indi­vidual leaves "this marvelous cate­chetical day," and goes to a churchto ask people to work for justice,"in front of you they would washtheir hands.

"Don't you want to clutch themby the throat, with Christianenthusiasm, of course, and tellthem it's their job to help, too!"

The former university professorand New York archdiocesan schoolsuperintendent said that "thosebeautiful good Catholic' people"have yet to meet Jesus and gettheir agendas straight.

The keynoter told her listenersthat the Holy Spirit had broughtthem to the convention and thatthey were faithful to their gifts."You, my friends, are holy peo­ple," she said. "Don't tell me youain't holy!"

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Continued from Page OneLord is there," the director said."He is the one guiding the church."

Mass concelebrants were FathersRobert A. Oliveira, director of theeducation department's Continu­ing Formation of Clergy and Laityprogram; and Martin Dubuc, SSC,a North Attleboro native homefrom mission work in Japan.

Permanent deacon James M.O'Gara, who serves at St. Joseph'sparish, North Dighton, also as­sisted at the Mass. SeminarianDouglas Rodrigues was acolyte.

Lectors were Sisters EugeniaBrady, SJC, and Elaine Heffer­nan, RSM, the education depart­ment's associate directors of relig­ious education.

A small but powerful group ofvocalists and musicians, most fromSomerset's St. Thomas More par­ish, earned applause from Mass­goers for their energetic contribu­tions to the service.

Elaine Lucas, for three yearsreligious education coordinator atSt. Bernard's parish, Assonet, wasat the Mass. She said the day was"a chance for community," a timefor religious education personnelto meet others "in the same space.It's a chance for us to maintain the

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