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Pro-Life: Not just a day's march

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

~ The Fall Riverdiocese's youngpeople are urged tocarry the standardforward.

the nation's capital for the Jan. 21­23 observances, and who praisedthe behavior and stamina of "thepilgrims at liturgies and events.

"It was a great experience fora lot of first-time kids who went... from the four high schools,Bishop Connolly, Bishop Stang,

FALL RIVER - Inspired by Bishop Cassidy and Bishopthe young people they accompa- Feehan... some 85 boys and 132nied to Washington, D.C., for the girls and chaperones," McNameeJan. 22 annual March for Life to reported. .protest abortion in America, di- "We ... the boys ... were guestsocesan clergy, youth leaders and at Pope Paul VI High School ineducators are eagerly planning to Virginia and the girls were atresume their battle in even greater Bishop Ierton High Schoolnumbers next year. nearby. We were royally treated,

"My bones are sore but my greeted on the Saturday by thespirits are high," quipped James Paul VI Youth Group and theyA. McNamee, superintendent gave all of us a pizza party. Weof Diocesan Schools, who not attended Mass and confessionsonly made the trek by bus with were available. It was a wonder­the young people, but also ful start;' said McNamee.spent the two nights in a sleep- Early Sunday the youths wereing bag on the floor of a school bused to the Holocaust Museumin Virginia. in Washington "and Bishop Sean

McNamee was one ofseveral , . P. 9'Mallyy';:O~¥ Cap., joinedadults accompanying appro~i":~:~4s~4i\iitlnQUJi~e.,d;~dtoured withmately 220 teen students among":Oih'e~s'il.ideiii's;1'htl:5'eagerly tookthe 331 aboard six buses that '.headed through the snowstorm to Turn to page eight - Life

.FOR THE RECORD -:- Having marched their message to the Capitol, young Pro-Lifersfrom the Fall River'diocese seize the moment on the famous steps. (Photo courtesy ofJames A. McNamee)

Liturgies launch CatholicSchool's Week .activities

Two Tau~ton parishesto become one in July

STUDENTS EXIT St. Mary's Church,Taunton, following a Mass by Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap. (AnchodGordon photo)

FALL RIVER - Students across the dioceseattended Masses as they began a potpourri ofevents as part of Catholic Schools Week celebra­tions.

At St. Mary's Church in Taunton, studentsfrom Our Lady of Lourdes School, St. Mary'sPrimary School and Taunton Catholic MiddleSchool gathered for a Mass Monday morningwith Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., asprincipal celebrant.

The bjshop told the assembly that it was a greatjoy to come together to give thanks to God andcelebrate Catholic Schools Week, because it hasmeant so much to so many people over the years.He noted that there are 10,000 students attend­ing Catholic schools in the diocese and another40,000 students in religious education classes.

"Parents are the first educators of children,"Bishop O'~alley said. "Many parents send theirchildren to Catholic schools so that students mayfind a sense of duty and responsibility to theircommunity and a relatiohship with God's love.Today I urge all you children to love your schoolsand your teachers."

Reminding them that their parents and teach­ers make a lot of sacrifices for them, he centeredon the prime concern: "Good education. That' iswhat our Catholic schools are all about. We wantyou to grow up to know God."

Turn to page J6 - Schools

By JOHN E. KEARNS JR.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

TAUNTON - Saying that itis no longer possible to maintainthem as two separate parishes,Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFMCap., has asked parishioners ofOur Lady of Lourdes and Sa­cred Heart in this city for theircooperation in the creation of asingle new parish that will bringtogether Catholics from bothplaces.

The bishop made the requestin a letter to parishioners thatwas read at all Masses cel­ebrated this past weekend atboth churches.

A merger of the two parishesinto one entity has been understudy for several months.

Regarding the closure ofbuildings in the plan, the bishopwrote, " I am pleased to reportthat both churches and theschool (now attached to OurLady of Lourdes) can be main­tained" for use by the new par­ish.

Sacred Heart Church will be

the parish church, where week­end Masses will take place.

Our Lady of Lourdes Churchwill become a chapel for thenew parish where daily Masseswill be offered.

Bishop O'Malley also saidthe needs of the Portuguese­speaking parishioners would be"addressed and. services forthem maintained."

A new name will be chosen forthe new parish. The bishop willmake the final decision after con­sultation with parishioners.

Plans call for the new parishto begin sometime on or aroundJuly 1 of this year.

Bishop O'Malley explainedthat several factors necessitatethe change. Chief among themare a continued shortage ofpriests and growing numbers ofCatholics in other parts of thediocese that require additionalresources.

In October, the Diocesan Of­fice of Pastoral Planning heldmeetings with the pastors, Fa­ther Jon-Paul Gallant of Sacred

Tum to page J3 - Taunton

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BROCKTON"::'" Permanent Dea­con John W. Cwiekowski, 79, hus­band of the late Adeline (Baigert)Cwiekowski and fatherofFatherBruceCwiekowski of Portland, are., diedJill, 23 in the Embassy House SkilledNursing and Rehabilitation Center inBrockton. Prior to retirement as adea­con, he had served at Holy FamilyParish in East Taunton.

Born in Meriden, Conn., the sonof the lateWalter Cwiekowski and thelate Mary (Mis) Cwiekowski, he wasagraduate,ofMeriden High School. Aresident of Raynham, he was em­ployed in the silver industry beforeretirement and attended Holy RosaryChurch in Taunton.

,He was ordained a deacon on June7, 1980 by Bishop DanielA Cronin in

St Mary's Cathedrai, Fall River.He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of

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World War II,.a member oftheAmeri­can Electroplaters Society, theKnights of Columbus and the St.Vincent de Paul Society, He was a re­cipient of the Marian Medal from theDiocese of Fall River.

Besides his priest son, he leavestwo 'other sons, Gery Cwiekowski ofEastWareham and Keith Cwiekowskiof Taunton; a brother, GeneCwiekowski ofConnecticut; and fourgrandchildren.

His funeral Mass was celebratedMonday in Holy Rosary Church byhis son, Father Bruce Cwiekowski.Burial was in St. Joseph's Cemetery,Taunton.

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as directress of the St. Francis Guildand continued giving art classes. Shewas transferred to the Holy FamilyCommunity in North Providencewhere she taught art until 1997 whenillness forced her admission to St.Antoine's Nursing Center in NorthSmithfield. '

Sister Gertrude is survived by.nieces and nephews and members ofher religious community.

Her funeral Mass was celebratedThursday in the chapel at Holy Fam­ily Convent, North Providence. Inter­ment was in the convent's cemetery.

. Lodge of Elks and the Frank AllenWilcox" POst, AmeriCan Legion.r,-Besides,"his"'Ppiast brother heI.~~~e?~a .q~iU'('~~\eM!J!~.ne~S,y)Jiy~nof 1"'a:1I. River; a nepnew, and'sev-era:I cousins. .. . . .

His funeral Mass will be cel­ebrated .today at 10 a.m., in St.Louis Church on Bradford Avenue,Fal1 River. Burial will be in St.Patrick's Cemetery.

The "Cherry Place" Home ofWaring-Sullivan, Ashton, Coughlinand Driscol1, 178 Winter Street, isin charge of arrangements.

rn Your Prayers['lease pray for the following

.pT:iests dur(ng the· coming week'. \.' Feb. 6

1988, Bishop Fre~ericlc po'':1aghy, Vicar Apostolic ofWuchow

., Feb 7. . .1991, Rev. Arthur N. Robert,O.P.,St. Anne Shrine, FalI River

, '.Feb. 8 ___-\

1996, Rev. Raymond P. Monty, Chaplain~''.---'. --,-'

_ - . -Feb;91963, Rt. Rev"Msg(,iohnJ. Ke,lly, Pastor, SSt Peter & Paul, Fall

River .\~//' \ .1972, Rev.'Peter 1.McKone, Si,"Bishop Connolly High

School, Fall River . \ .. 19.8,5, Rev. Vincent R. Dolbec, A.A.; Assumption College

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,', Feb. to ,1966,.Rev. Edwar~rL. O'Brien, St. Mary, Mansfield1983, Rev. Lucien A. Madore, Retired,Chaplain, Mt. St. Joseph

School, Fall River. Director, Notre Dame c;emetery, Fall River

Feb. 11 \1910, Rev. John O'Connell, Founder, St.John Evangelist,

Attleboro \ \1961, Rev. John 1. Sullivan, S.T.L., Pastor,'Holy Rosary, Fall

River -1987, Rev. William J. McMahon, Retired Pastor, St. Joan of Are,

Orleans

James R. Wingatetax,assessor i,n the Division of Em­p'19YJImllt. S.e~yr;ty.., ,He: \Y"!.S :a)J.S:'Army'veteran and served during theK~r~~W~:;I~:~'l~·:·'::'i-' ·:~:t~~~#~ ~t',~r~', He:was'~ member pf St.. Mary's

Cathearal parish where he was' aeuchirristic minister and member ofits Finance Committee and wastreasurer of its St. Vincent de PaulSociety. He was a volunteer in pas­toral ministry at St. Anne's Hospi­tal and also was a volunteer atLaSalette Shrine. He was a 1997recipient of the Marian Medal. Hewas a member of the Fall Ri;yer .

vent in North Providence.She was first missioned to the

, former St. Francis Sanatorium forchil­dren suffering from rheumatic fever.Later she was sent to St. Anthony'sConvent in Fall River to serve as acook in the St. Francis Guild. .

From 1960 to 1979 SisterGertn,Jdecontinued to use her culinary skills atHoly Family Convent in North Provi­dence ll!1d then began a'new ministryas a teacher of arts and crafts at theFruit HilI Day Center. She also taughtart to children.

In 1981 she returned to Fall.River

Sister Gertrude A. Gaudette FMM

fAI..L:RIVER --:J;imes RaymondWingate, 67, formerly of Highland,~venue~an4,WhWp!e S.tr~~t~)Jrother:?f Father Aithur Wingate, a retired:pries.t of the Fall River diocese, died'Monday in the Catholic MemorialHome after a long illness.

Born in Fall River, a son of thelate Raymond Wingate and the lateAngela (Kirby) Wingate, he was alife long resident here.

He was agraduate ofMsgr. CoyieHigh School and attended BryantCollege. Before retiring he wasemployed for many years as a field

Daily ReadingsFeb 5 Gn1:1-19;Ps

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Feb 6 Gn 1:20-2:4a; Ps8:4-9; Mk7:1-13

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NORTH SMITHFIELD, R.I. ­,Franciscan Missionary ofMary SisterGertrudeA Gaudette, 74, ofEin KarimCommunity here, died Sunday atLandmark Medical Center,Woonsocket, R.I., after it brief illness.

Born in Manchester, N.H., thedaughter of the late Pierre and the lateRose (Hebert) Gaudette, she enteredthe Franciscan Missionaries of Maryat Holy Family Novitiate, Fruit Hill,North Providence, R.I., on Aug. 30,1944. She made her first vows onMarCh 19, 1947 and her fmal vows onMarch 19, 1950 at Holy Family Con-

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SELF-DEFENSE -Instructor Ricci DeGaetano and Lydia~reckon of Catholic ~ocial Services demonstrate a techniqueIn a self-defense workshop held recently in Swansea.

a good program and probablywon't be the only time such anevent is organized, Chhim servesas coordinator of domestic vio­lence outreach at CSS and pro­vided a Cambodian translation forattendees.

"It was successful and incred­ibly useful," said Breckon. "Par­ticipants felt like they got some­thing positive out of it and our in­structor was great. It was not aboutfighting back, but protecting one­self, feeling safe and boosting one'sself esteem," she added.

DeGaetano demonstrated prac­tice exercises and then he and hisassistants helped participants prac­tice with one another. There weresmiles and laughter during the pro­gram, but the lessons learned wereserious ones~The belief is that b-y,krloWiilg' 'and priic6Ci~g ;~¥IF~~,~,fense moves one can increase theil'confidence an9 awareness of theirenvironment. "The two-and-a­half-hour program was fun andempowering," said Breckon.

the importa~ceof the availabikity. in' the community of auto~:mated external defibrillators for:resuscitation of heart attack vic­tims,

As a member of the AHAstaff for seven years, she alsohas taught extensively about thesigns and symptoms of heart at­tack - but ironically, when sheherself experienced a series ofsuspicious sensations a year ago,she dismissed them as indiges~

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SWANSEA - A self-defenseworkshop was recently, organizedby Kelly Chhim and LydiaBreckon of Catholic Social Ser­vices and many women interestedin learning basic techniques to pro­tect themselves participated,

The program offered attendeesan opportunity to learn importantaspects of self-defense includinghow to break someone's hold onyou, what to shout when you needhelp on the street and how to getsome distance between you and anattacker.

It was held at Complete Karateof Swansea and led by proprietorand Sensei Ricci DeGaetano. Ac­cording to Breckon, coordinatorof immigrant and refugee servicesat Catholic Social Services, it was

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practice some moves at therecent self-defense workshoporganized by a pair of employ­ees of the Diocesan CatholicSocial Services Office.

FALL RIVER - Area resi­dents are invited to enjoy anevening of heart-healthy edu­cation, "mocktails" and "Wheelof Heart-Healthy Fortune" Feb.7 at 6:30 p.m., at Fall RiverHeritage State Park off DavolStreet.

, Judy Trieff, a Fall River resi­dent and executive with thesouthern New England Divisionof the American Heart Associa­tion - and a one-year survivorof an unexpected heart attack ­will present "My Story CouldBe Your Story: Tales of a HeartAttack Survivor." : ,

Trieff's story is tinged withirony. Currently the director ofDevelopment Operations' itith'the American Heart Association,Trieff is well known for her ad­vocacy of healthy initiatives.She is well versed in heart­healthy living - diet, exercise,stress reduction - and promotes

the living word

<~fhe :1Vi'a'rcti\'for'ijfe:···'All about bel ief

vation or who is allowed to es­cape the country first to avoidgenocide.

The March for Life confirmsthe belief than no' person is everto be considered the one leastworthy to live, or to be labeled.asecond-rate citizen, or to belooked down upon because ofrace or nationality.

Rather, the march stands forthe principle. that God created usall, so we are equals; it is our re­sponsibility to fight for thatequality. Confmned at the sametime is the belief that no matterhow hideous a crime rimy be, theperson who commits it shouldnever be put to death. Every per­son is capable of conversion.

This march also stands for the.pril)c,ipl~ that suffering has a pur­pose in God's eyes. This flies. in

,.the face:of those who deny anyv.alue in suffering and who ad­

. vocate euthanasia as' the kindestway to relieve a person's suffer-ing:' .. Today all types of protest

marches take place, but theMarch for Life is a protest againstall that reduces the dignity of life.

"THE BLESSING OF THE

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NAME Of THE LORD". (PSALM 129:8)

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STORY OF ST. BLAISE. HE IS

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which we have a right or some­thing we can dispose of at will.

Also basic to the March forLife is a commitment to Christ'sway of life, which is dedicatedto uplifting life - to enhancingarid transforming it.

.During his three years of pub­li.c ministry, Jesus,made peoplewhole agam by heaImg their bod­ies, minds and souls. He was for­ever bestowing new life OJl thosehe met. Those whose lives hadbeen made marginal because ofsickness were restored to healthand to their cOl1llpunity.

People found a new, freeinglife in Jesus. The dead Lazarusliterally was raised to life; on thecross, Jesus restored the spirituallife of the thief beside him.. But life' has 'not always been

·s~ h~nored In our time's:. Wehave, seen people left. to die' andhelped or ·caused to· die ~ausefor one reason or anothedheywere considered worthless tosociety. '

In some countries women'have been labeled the least wor­thy to live. when it is a case ofwho gets food in times of star-

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By FAlHER EUGENE HEMRICKCAlHOUC News SERVICE

Mass at St. Joseph's Churchon Capitol Hill Jan. 22 wasn'ttypical of most Mondays. In ad­dition to our regular parishioners,Pro-Life marchers flooded thepews.

Thanks to concerned Catho­'lics from arou'hd the country, thenumber of marchers this yearwas exceptionally large. Watch­ing them march up Capitol Hillto the Supreme Court,. I askedmyself, "What statement doesthis March for Life make 'to, ourcountry?" .

The march is all about belief.It represents religious beliefs thatmore often than not are opposedby.the general public.

To understand what these be­liefs are, we need to start withan idea put forth by a notedspiritual writer who said, "If you ,want to experience how pre­cious your life is, think about thetime God thought of you, and atthat instant you became."

Contained -in this awesomethought is the belief that life is agift from God. not something to

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Papal surprisesOne of the most interesting reflections concerning Pope John

Paul IT is that you can never tell what he is going to do in his leader­ship of the Church. The rece!1t additions to the College of Cardinalsare a perfect example of his W1predictable style. Everyone thoughtthe 'number of cardinals was set when he announced that he wasincreasing the college with 37 additions. This past week, in a verysurprising move, he let the world know he .had more new namesthat will be honored at the next consistory. Speaking from his bal­cony, as is his custom on Sunday at noon, he spoke of the sufferingChurch under communist oppression. The touch and go Vaticandiplomacy of the current members in the Russian confederation hasnot been an easy one. There remains great resentment among Rus­sian Orthodox in relation to their Catholic Ukrainian brothers andsisters. Both churches were at the mercy of horrendous persecution.They survived the Russian state. The question now is can they sur­,vive one another. The naming of three cardinals from the once­Soviet block is indicative of the pope's care and conct<rn fOf thenewly emerging Catholic ~orr~Jl:lI.i~i.~~~s, in ·that.most ~t1~~edictab.I.epart of the world. ." ... -, ,. " '.. ;. .~.. "': ;~

. As a history ·maker,. the pope has forgedal1ead to increase the. number of cardinals· to '135,: The new 'honors· reflect tlie'uriivefs'ali,fy. of. the :Chuich neit just in' mere' numb'ers :btit ·also. in content: anaintent. This shaping of the college will indeed. have a major impactin the election of the pope's successor.

The pope also honored men who wer_e not residential bjshopsbut .only priests. His selection of Avery Dulles, the noted Jesuit theo­logian, was an historic milestone in the history of -the AmericanChurch. It is the first time an American theologian has been recog­nized for his writings,and efforts in behalf of the universal Church.It is also more than a mere token nod to the Jesuit community. In alongstanding personal tradition, the pope has once again indicatedthat he has a sense of things that should be done and that previousguidelines can always be adjusted for current necessities.

No one knows how long the reign of John Paul will last. Cer­tainly his fragile health is a major factor in the daily administrationof the Church. The body might be weak, but the 'spirit is still deter­mined. The danger for the Church is thar because :of the obvioushealth ·elements he will be forced to become more and more remotefrom the daily needs of the Church. Given his)ong history of totalinvolvement in the life the Church, these limitations of body indeedwill weigh heavily on the man himself. There will be much publicspeculation especially in the media on this health issue. Sometimesit might even seem as if outside forces are determining Church.policy. .

It is well then for all of us at this time in the Church family to oncemore acknowledge that the 'Roman Pontiff is not a mere pop staracclaimed by awards and fame. He is the successor of Peter and isthe perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity of allbishops and of the whole company of the faithful. As the Fathers ofVatican IT reflected, "For the Roman Pontiff by'reason of his officeas Vicar of Christ' arid as pastor of the entire Chur~h :has full su­preme and universal power of the whol~ Church, a pOwer which.hecan always exercise unhindered." :.

In appointing the new members to the College of Cardinals thepope not only set precedent, he also showed to the entire world he stillis in the driver's seat. As pastor of all the faithful his mission is to

. promote the common good of the universal Church. His selection ofthe new cardinals indeed reflects this commitment in fact and In deed,

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Former students of bothschools are cordially invited toattend the Saturday Mass and pre­sentation of the relics.

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27 to the Vatican's representative inIndia, Archbishop LorenzoBaldisseri. In the message, the popesaid he was praying 'especially forrescue and aid workers, "encourag­ing them to persevere in their ef­forts to bring relief and supPort tothe stricken population." .

In an interview with Vatic~ Ra­dio Archbishop Baldisseri saidCaritas offices in New Delhi andBombay were mobilizing relief ef­forts.

He said the fact thai the quakestruck on Republic Day, a nationalholiday, aggravated the disaster, be­cause many people were at home.

Carilas Intemationalis, the Rome­based umbrella group of Catholiccharity organizations, launched a$1million appeal Jan. 26.

India's prime minister, declaringa national state of emergency, ap­pealed for $i.s'bilIion·to 'tebuild

·.Qujatat:·' , ,,<. ',' :.~, ....• '.. -Tn~ United States; ,Britain, Ger­many,'Chinaand other,countries 'al­:ready have-pledged millions ofdol­. lars.;

Catholic ReliefServices, the U.S.bishops' international relief and de­velopment agency, announced it hadapproved $150,000 in initial emer­gency funding to assist victims. CRSoperates five offices in India

'in response to the need of thou­sands of children victimized bythe French Revolution. Her con­gregation is now international andserves in 25 countries.

In 1993, in an historic first,Dina Belanger, a member of thereligious congregation and knownin religious life as Marie SaintCecile of Rome, was beatified,and on the following day,Claudine Thevenet, the foundress,was canonized for her heroic life.The events took place at theVatican and Pope John Paul II pre­sided.

Dina Belanger's life spannedthe years 1897-1929 in Canada.The focal point of her union withGod was Christ in the Eucharist.

The Religious of Jesus andMary came to Notre Dame Par­ish here from the French-speak­ing Province of Quebec, Canada,in 1877 to educate the young. Itwas the first assignment of thenuns in the United States and they

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Pope offers prayers, supportfor Indian earthquake victims

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Re­sponding to news of an earthquakethat devastated nOlthwestern Indialeaving more than 13,000 dead,Pope John Paul IT prayed for vic­tims and survivors.

At his Sunday weekly Angelusprayer, the pope said he was follow­ing the latest reports from India"with great concern."

U.S seismologists measured theJan. 26 quake, centered in India'swestern Gujarat state and also felt inneighboring Pakistan, at magnitude7.9, making it the strongest to strikeIndia in 50 years. Indian officialsfeared the death toll could rise to20,000 people.

Pakistan has reported a dozendeaths.

Just two weeks earlier, an enor­mous earthquake of a similar mag­nitude hit EI Salvador and surround­ing countries, killing m0t:e than 700people. " '

T1iepd~ called on·all people to"unite their moral' and materialforces: SO'0ur brothers and sisters soharshly tri,edget then~sary relief."

"While I pray for the victims,"he said, "I assure my closeness, withsentiments of deep solidarity, to theIndian and Pakistani populationsstruck by this appalling disaster."

Thepope also sentatelegram Jan.

Notre Dame Parish to' receiverelics of two saintly religiousFALL RIVER - First class

relics of the saint-foundress andalso of a beatified member of theReligious of Jesus and Mary willbe presented to Notre Dame deLourdes Parish at a special cer­emony Saturday at the 4 p.m.,Mass.

Sister Diane Dube, superior ofthe community of nuns that con­tinues to serve in Fall River as theymaintain the Thevenet MissionCenter at 632 Highland Avenue,said the relics consist of very smallfragments of bone from the bod­ies of Sisters Claudine and Dina.

Father Richard Chretien, pas­tor of Notre Dame, will acceptthe relics on behalf of the parish.

Saturday will be a particularlyappropriate moment for the pre­sentation sif!ce it is the 1"64th an­niversary of the death of SaintClaudine. Sunday is also WorldDay for Consecrated Life.

Claudine Thevenet founded theorder on July 31, 1818 in France,

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recruiter was his first break. Joining the military service~ a young teen, as World War IT erupted, he was "in thethick of fighting" for several years.

A high point of his war service was meeting Gen.George Patton, who asked him, "Would you like to bean officer?" Three weeks later he was elevated to Sec­

ond Lieutenant, an honor hecherishes.

Thanks to the GI Bill ofRights,Wiggins was able toget a degree in political sci­ence and teach in highschool - until the KoreanWar broke out. Then, as areserve Army officer, he

....--.....--;...~----t~::.......1._;;,;,,;.:J .. went to Korea, servingthere for three years.

After Korea he settled in'New Jersey, getting backinto teaching and a career as an innovative educator.FIve years ago he and his wife Janice moved to Con-necticut. .

Life is good, he says, even as he acknowledges per­sonal pain as a father who l~st two sons, Jefferson, atage 32 from kidney failure, and Hoyt, at 19 from asthma

Today, Wiggins acknowledges that what he has ac­complished "astounds him." He credits "some greatmentors;' among them a Catholic priest, who helpedhim at an emotionally difficult ti.J.Tle. Father DonaldMorelli told him: "Son;you:re.stillliving in the shadowof the KKK. Go back to Jerusalem. The KKK is yourJerusalem.'Shake off that crucifixion."

"I went back to the'old shack, still there, but fallingapart. I recreated that night and was scared. But Fatherwas right," he said.

WhatWiggins learned was that he could let go of thepain, while always holding onto the lesson. He has sinceworked consistently to end hate crimes, teaching, asGeorge Santayana wrote, that "those who cannot re­member the past are condemned to repeat it."

Memori'es of hate 'never fade .

The soul "after" death but"before" the: Second Coming

I attended a meeting recently that put a spotlight on'hate crimes.

A swastika had been painted on the local synagogue'sStarofDavid with the words ''Hitler forgot some" writtenunderneath, and many members of this Connecticutcommunity were outraged and saddeneq..

One of the speakers atthe meeting was Jefferson r-----------­Wiggins, a distinguishededucator, who remiricied usthat "hate crimes didn'tbegin'today." . .

. He leamed about themfirsthand in 1932, at ageseven. Son ofa sharecrop­per in Alabama, where 11members of his familylived in a little shack at the edge of the woods, he re­called the commotion outside their door in the dead ofnight. The Ku Klux Klan had come, with shotguns, onhorses, carrying a Confederate flag and getting a crossburning instantly.

As for why they were there, it was to kill his father,Oem, for having sold a bale of cotton to get money tofeed his starving family. It was his share of cotton tosell, but he had defied the owner, who had decreed thatthe cotton could not be sold until he could get a betterprice. For adisobedient black man, the punishment wasthe death penalty!

Because of the shrewdness of his grandmother,Wiggins' father managed to escape into the woods be­hind the shack. That night, thewhole family moved 13miles away to the next county. The memory hauntshim to this day.

After hearing his story, I met with this gentleman,wanting to find out how he had made the leap from thatboyhood in Alabama ~o become a respected educatorand author ofan internationally acclaimed book, "WhiteCross, Black Crucifixion." He said meeting an Army

NEW BEDFORD - Adora­tion of the Blessed Sacrament willbe held on Sunday from noon to 5p.m. at St. James Church, 255COunty Street. A holy hour for vo­cations will be held at 4 p.m. andwill end with benediction.

Q. Some friends and I were discussing what hap- Withoutgetting too philosophically technical, all thispens to your soul when you die. I thought the soul follows from the Church's traditional explanation ofimmediately goes to heaven. our·human narur:e ("body" and "soul") in te~s of the

Another thought one's soul remains sleeping un~· Greek metaphysIcs passed,down.to us·by Aristotle andtil Jesus comes again; then we'go to heaven,·but it-.. '.ThomasAquinas, in·which elements called matter.aridwill feel like you have.been asleep for only asecond.·

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First F~day cel.eb~ation. w~1I be light on your discussion. explain the continued exist-held tomght begInmng WIth Inter- First, we know that By Father ence of deceased humancessory prayer at 6:30 p.m. at Sa- . people are in heaven right John J. Dietzen ~odies through centuries ofcred Heart Church, 55 Church now, including Jesus, of time?Street. Mass will be held at 7 p.m. course. Our Catholic and I don't think we can ex-and an' hour-long program "Near general Christian understanding ofsaints who have died, plain it. Ir is commonly acknowledged today that theDeath Experiences," by guest been canonized or otherwise, is that they are with God ~wakening pf the dea.d to the sound of the trumpet ~t

speaker Dr. John Adams w.ill fol- :~. or, if you wish., "in heaven.'~.· '. . ~e e~d of tI~e of which St. P~ul speaks (l Cor 15), ISlow. Adoration Will begin at 9 p.m. ~ SeCond, as far as we can theorize, for reaso~s that his metaphom:~ effort to put Into human .language anand continue until 3 p.m. Satur- are obvious there will be no "time" as we .have it here . event, the cosrmc myste.ry oftransformed ~fe, that tran-

. .:. (hours, days, years) in whatever existence comes after scends all human expenence and concepts.day. For mort: InformatIOn call d th Ti 1 ted . ds lik ''u tI'l ''''1 ""beft" Your friend's comment about being "asleep for only699-8383 . . . ea . Ime-re a wor . en, ater, . ore, ". . . .

. "after" and so on, really are thus meaningless 'in that a second IS Interesting. Putting all the above (and lotssetting. of other factors) together, many have suggested that

As we know with God there is no past or future no when we die, our next conscious moment will be theyesterdays or t~morrows. All that is exists in one ~ter- resurrection; our rising to the n~w life that Paul at­nally present moment in and for God. Ifwe think about tempts to describe in that letter.it, that is the nature of eternity - no limits, no bound- It seems to make sense, insofar. as any explanationaries, no markers into the future. we might make of the next life can make sense, given

Third, we cannot think of the soul as the real "me" our .very limited experience in this one.and our body as a dispensable attachment that we need Perhaps the response Jesus seems to give about suchin this life, but no longer: Both our spiritual and mate- questions (in John 14, for example) is still the best:rial parts, traditionally referred (0 as body and soul, are Don't be afraid. Trust me, and don't be too concernedessential for our human nature, whether here or in the about it. IfI told you, you couldn't understand anyway.next life. ' Just know it will be worth waiting for.

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TAUNTON - The YouthApostles Institute will hold a semi­nar entitled "A Diocesan Vision ofYouth Ministry," on Feb. 6 at 8 p.m.in the Dolan Center at St Mary'sChurch. Youth ministers, teachers,catechists, parents and .interestedparties are invited and welcome tojoin them at 7:30 p.m. for Mass inthe sidechapel. Guest speakeris BudMiller, director qfYouth and YoungAdult Ministry. For more informa­tion call 672-2755.

TAUNTON - The TauntonDistrict of the St. Vincent de PaulSociety is sponsoring a 7 p.m.Mass on Feb. 5 at St. Paul's

. Church in memory of deceasedmembers and for the intention ofthe canonization of BlessedFrederic Ozanam. It's regularmonthly meeting will follow.

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FALL RIVER - A series offour monthly classes on NaturalFamily Planning by the Couple toCouple League will begin Feb. 6from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at SaintAnne'sHospital. Classes will be held onMarch 6, April 3 and May 1. Forregistration information call DianeSantos at 674-5741 ext. 2480.

NEW BEDFORD - Devotionto Our Lady of Perpetual Help iscelebrated every Tuesday follow­ing the noon Mass at Our Lady ofPerpetual Help Church.. Devotionto Divine Mercy follows the noonMass on Thursdays. For more in­formation call 992-9378.

NEW BEDFORD - TheCourage Group will meet on Feb.10 at 7 p.m. at the rectory of HolyName of the Sacred HeartofJesusParish. Courage is a support groupfor Catholic men and women whoare confronting same sex attrac­tion issues and who are striving tolead chaste lives. For more infor­mation call Msgr. ThomasHarrington at 992-3184, .

NEW BEDFORD - Calix, agroup which enlists Catholic menand women who are gratefully cel­ebrating recovery from alcohol­ism, drug addiction and other de­pendencies will meet on Feb. 11at 6:30 p.m. at the parish center ofHoly Name of the Sacred Heartof Jesus Church. Newcomers al­ways welcome.

NORTH DARTMOUTH-Afive-week course presentedby Fa­ther Tom Feeley, national dilO~ctor

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Stands

It's been a few weeks since82-year-old Ted Williams under­went major heart surgery to re­place and repair valves in h~s

ticker. He still lies in a New Yorkhospital bed in 'serious condi­tion, but has shown slow andsteady improvement since theprocedure.

To those who know theSplendid Splinter, not person­ally, but as a baseball fan, there'sno surprise the man is beatingthe 60-40 odds againstsurviv­ing such a complicated opera­tion at his age.

The reason is simple... it was

appearance as a Red Sox, a teamwith which he played his wholecareer. And he played on somewoeful Red Sox teams, butnever once asked to be traded

: to a contender (sorry Mr.Bourque). After his playingdays, he became manager of theWashington Senators, and wonA.L. Manager of the Year in hisrookie season. Ted gave hisheart in everything he did.

.And that heart went out, in abig way, to children. The Splin­ter loved kids. As a player, heplayed a major role in the suc­cess of the Jimmy Fund. That

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. tired. To· thisday, Williamscontinues tosupport thebattle againstcancer in chil­dren finan­cially and any

his heart they were repairing, other way he can.and aside from his incredible 20/ I met Williams once when I10 vision, that is Williams' great- was'12 years old. I never saw 'est asset. Teddy Ballgame is still him play for the Red Sox, butalive today because he has heart as a Boston fan, I knew of him- he loves life - just like he. and held him up as a hero. Tedloved baseball, fishing the out- had a baseball camp in Low,low rates starting:t

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Despite his lack of interper- to me. I have that autographsonal skills, Williams' heart was framed in my office at The An­as big as they come. He played chor. The picture is a bit yel­ball with reckless abandon, lowed and the signature a bitbreaking his arm running into. 'smudged by a misdirected vol­the outfiel,d f~nce in ·aJ'!.le~in~~' ~,leY'.ff()m·a, squirt,gUn'yearrago 'less All-~tilr 'gatr,ie: :He,,~xeelle<!:,'." 'W'he.n,th¢~pffo(o Was' nanging on' ,as a,·tgnter'pit' 't'itlIWotli:f!Wiif :m' btdrHom"wall, but it's still a. '.' " L' /,,[9 c,.i.r,·-n1Y'I' ,r .. "J ..;--~ .' ,'Y ""11 I I '1-"'" ,,", ~, !II and tne 'Kolean "Waf. 'He ap~' 'tre,asure', J. : • :;"",.,,~ .. ;..:., •

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Marchers. told: 'You arethe 'Church, act now!'

BANNER ALOFT - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., center, in beret, is flanked byclergy, officials and marchers. At far left is Father Richard D. Wilson, secretary to the bishop.School Superintendent James A. McNamee is in red scarf and Pro-Life Office AssistantDirector Marian Desrosiers is in blue scarf. Father Stephen A. Fernandes, Pro-Life Officedirector, is right" of bishop. (Photos by Madeline Lavoie)

MARCH KICKOFF found one group ready after Mass for a photo in the Church of the Ameri­cas. At left of Bishop O'Malley is Laurie Larson Silva, project manager in the Pro-Life Office.

Continued from page oneLifehim with them and it was a great cipals and we can't rave enough ;;shot-in-the-arm for them." about the students' wonderful

That night, at Immaculate behavior and how they did every­Conception the groups attended thing asked of them. They camean 8 p.m. Mass with Cardinal ready for a spiritual experienceWilliam H. Keeler as principal .and they found it. They were pre­celebrant and Bishop 0'Malley pared for putting their faith on theamo.ng the concelebrants. "Even line," McNamee asserted.getting there three hours early we He added that the students hadcouldn't get to sit together the the opportunity to meet with stu­church was so packed," said . dents from across the nation.McNamee. "We' got back to our "They were amazed that' theyschoolforthenightaround12:30 could walk among 100,000a.m., for what had been a long, people and just do this." .but rewarding day." There were group pictures

On Monday, the day of the taken on the Capitol's steps andmarch, the young people and the entourage then went to Unionadults met at Our Lady, Queen of Station and on to .the Pentagonthe Universe Church, Bishop Mall for three ho'urs and enjoyedO'Malley's former parish, for a supper.Mass celebrated by him. "At the Tuesday found them at the'Mass we presented the banner Franciscan Monastery in Wash­that we would carry in the March, ington where Bishop O'Malleyand it bears words in maroon, said Mass "and Father Stephenblue, red and green, which are the Fernandes, director of the Dioc­colors of our four diocesan high esan Pro-Life Office, preached aschools," the superintendent said. wonderful homily." .

Members of the Spanish min- McNamee said the one thingistry of the church served a "big Bishop O'Malley emphasizedbreakfast" to the 300-plus pil- and which Father Fernandes re-grims after the Mass and they then peated was that hopefully, next WASHINGTON - Even as they readied to value in life, and is thinking dark thoughts, "helpboarded buses to travel to the rally year, each student might get two. march in protest of.the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision him or her see how .much God loves them."at the Washington Monument and more students from his or her by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing abortion, young He suggested that, "When you return with usthen march up to the Supreme school to participate "and then we' . students from the Fall River diocese were advised to next year bring two friends who have never been.Court. would go wit4 eight buses. . take up the challenge with greater faith and action. And when you pray, pray that your children or

"The remarks by the students Wouldn't that be marvelous.'" . . Taking a theme from the Sunday Gospel on Jan. your parishioners. will not need to come to thiswere incredible," said McNamee. Marian Desrosiers, assistant '" 21, Father Stephen A. Fernandes, director of the city every January! Yes, you are the Church now."They thought there might be director of the Pro-Life Offi~e, .' Fall River diocese's Pro-Life Office, told those And how much we love you because of the good,hecklers, but it was a wonderful, who brought her lO-year-old·son·, gath~re(UorMass that "we l!fe the brO.thers ,and that only you Gan.do as the Church."prayerful march arid with our ban- Stephen on the trip, .sard tpat:~~:?'· sisttJ:~J1tJ~§!}~~h9..IiSlye;epll)!:::tQ~.9 his~~.ill~ffl~t;.~:;~~::.:: ~!1_t ~"!~~t:~~:.~!, sai~Iiath,el'IFernandes"S@- '.ner before us we stayed together snowstorm "was corisid.ere(}., :' we are!poing,GQd'~wilV:';.,,~ " Ij<'i.".l', "pounce the Qood.News to them whioh-i,s th~.fqun-:' ,as a group. Bishop Sean marched. beautiful and the travelers were During his homily he told the congregation: dation ofour Pro-Life ministry. Look at what Godand mingled with them and talked more than willing to go, saying "We are here because we know the urgency. thinks of us. God knows we are more preciouswith them and it was a great ex- the trip was to promote the sacred- ; Twenty-eight years, 40 million abortions. Violence that the purist metal, of greater value than the rar- .perience for .all of us." ness of life and therefore too im: at home and at school. Suicide, once whispered, est diamond. God looked at us in our sinfulness

"I talked to all four school prin- portant to call off." , now celebrated. Capital punishment a 21st cen- and said, 'You're worth it. I'm sending my Son to '",.., ' . ..•. "7.tjJ~" '~.-. tury anachronism." make it clear as possible.'"

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And when someone is desperate and sees no know and love. God bless you." !:

8 THE ANCHOR - Diocese ofFall River - Fri., February 2, 2001

... CLERGY MAKINGthe march included FatherHernando Herrera of theYouth Apostles and OurLady of Mount CarmelChurch, Seekonk.

~ LENDING MUSIC atMass in the Church of theAmericas in WaShington isFather Richard E.Degagne, pastor of OurLady of the ImmaculateConception Church inTaunton.

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changing because it really doesn'tcorrespond to reality," he said.

But others see good historicaland practical reasons to leave thelaw untouched, even if it meanshaving to break it from time totime.

Msgr. Charles Burns, a Churchhistorian and former Vatican ar­chivist, said VaticRII officials"have probably calculated that120 is a good maximum number"to enter a conclave to elect a pope.

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"The number goes down bysheer attrition: The guys become80 years old or somebody dies,"he said. "We could quite quicklybe down again to 120 electors."

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the pope's aides "will tell hi{I1,'Holy Father, you can't do that!'And'he says, 'I'm the pope.'"

The record number of prelateschosen for the red hat in 2001mostly head archdioceses and fillVatican administrative posts thathave traditionally been filled bycardinals.

Pope John Paul's casual ap­proach to administrative legality,particularly in a matter as weightyas cardinal electors, distressessome Church law purists.

Msgr. Brian Edwin Ferme,dean of the canon law departmentat Rome's Lateran University,noted that the pope has "dero­gated" - or suspended the law- at both consistories since there-promulgation ofthe 120 limit.

The pattern seems to suggest,both "for tidiness' sake" and logic,"that the law probably needs

Those familiar with the pope'sadministrative style are not sur­prised at his disregard of the rules,which the pontiff, as the Church'ssupreme legislator, is perfectlyfree to break.

"This pope could care lessabout norms when it comes toadministrative things," said Do­minican Father Joseph Fox, pro­fessor of canon law at Rome'sAngelicum University. He said

ignored a Church law provisionlimiting to 120 the number ofcar­dinal electors - thosetmder 80years old and allowed to vote fora new p(jpe.

Barring any deaths before a.scheduled Feb. 21 consistory, thenumb'er of cardinal electors willrise to 128, well over the limit es­tablished by Pope Paul VI andreaffirmed by Pope John Paul in1996.

By JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

New cardinals. will join oneof Church's oldest institutions

PARAGUAYAN SOCCER player Alejandro Da Silva dis­plays a "100 percent Jesus" shirt after scoring a goal againstColombia in a qualifier match for a South American tourna­ment in Machala, Ecuador recently. Paraguay defeated Co­lombia 3-1. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Pope's breaking of cardinalslimit reflects administrative style

John Paul II, the College of Car- only between 20 and 30 members.dinals has taken on an important After a period of outright

VATICAN CITY - When consultative role, too, and has abuses - popes typically re­they receive their "red hats" this been regularly convened to dis- warded their relatives with themonth, 44 new cardinals will join cuss such issues as abortion, rank of cardinal during the 1400­one of the Church's oldest and Church finances and ecumenism. 1500s - Pope Sixtus V reformedmost exclusive institutions., Some 40 cardinals reside in the college in 1586 and set a limit

Being a cardinal today does Rome and work in Vatican of- of 70 cardinals.not carry with it the temporal fices. The rest typically come Since then, several things havepower that it did in the Middle through Rome several times a remained fairly constant in theAges, but it is still an unparalleled year for meetings, conferences College ofCardinals: Its membersmark of rank in the universal and one-on-one audiences with are all male, papally appointedChurch. Material perks have dis- the pontiff. and - since the 1917 reform ofappeared, but the respect remains. No one is sure where the term Church law - clerical. Their red

Cardinals are most visible to "cardinal" comes from, but by the dress symbolizes the commitmentthe world when they enter a con- sixth century it was used to de- to the faith, even to the point ofclave to elect a new pope. That's scribe a small coterie of papal martyrdom. When they meet totheir most dramatic and important .advisers in Rome. Institutional- advise the pope or, in other cer­task, now.tesetVeKft6l:tla,tli~Ij;j;: .i~ed'inl{he 11 loth: centut)';;the1ttGl< irf 'e'n1o'nie!;;'it'S' C'alle'da 'cbrlslstory.under'th'~;agb; 6d~o:i"t ~r:'llll 'Jl N")~e~e'of)eWdinal~asextended to But theie'liave~beeri 'changes

But especially under Pope include non-Romans, bot still had in recent decades, too. The mostobvious is the size of the college,which, with the 44 new appoint­ments, will now reach a record185. It was Pope John XXIII whofirst increased it to more than 80cardinals. Then Pope Paul VI seta ceiling of 120 cardinal-electors,but said this group could only in­clude those under the age of 80.

Pope John Paul II has twicesuspended the limit of 120 andhas also appointed several over-80 theologians - such as thisyear's appointment of Jesuit Fa­ther Avery Dulles of New York- as a sign of recognition andgratitude. Thus the cardinals'membership is higher than ever- though because of the age rule,nearly one-third of them could besitting on the sidelines when thenext papal election comes along.

In theory, the under-80 rulewas designed to lend moreyouth to the conclave and avoidputting elderly cardinalsthrough its demanding require­ments. But even with' the agecap, the cardinal electors aregetting slightly older. In fact, thenew cardinals named in Januaryhave an average age of more I

than 70. Only seven cardinalstoday are below age 60.

Today, cardinals are a moreglobal bunch, coming from 64countries. Although membership I

is still heavily tilted toward Eu­rope at 53 percent, 27 percent arefrom the Americas, 10 percentfrom Asia, eight percent fromAfrica and two percent fromOceania.

By JOHN NORTON

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - PopeJohn Paul II's decision to exceedhis limit on the number of cardi­nal electors reflects his personaladministrative style and the in­creasing importance of cardinalsin guiding the Church, saidChurch law experts in Rome.

For the third time in his nearly23-year pontificate, the pope has

10 THE ANCHOR - Diocese ofFall River - Fri., February 2, 2001

Confirmation Schedule - 2001Most Rev. Sean O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap.

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ing nations."But the International Planned

Parenthood Federation predictedprograms to prevent unplannedpregnancies would suffer the mostunder the new policy because abor­tion services themselves were al­re,ady ineligible for U.S. funds. A

member of the EuropeanUnion Employment and So­cial Affairs Commission saidshe would encourage thepresident of the EuropeanUnion to raise the issue in ameeting with Bush plannedfor, June. The EuropeanUnion is an alliance of na­tions for economic, social,defense and foreign policies.

Bush's plan to reverse hispredecessor's action on the MexicoCity policy was announced by hispress secretary, Ari Fleischer.

"This policy recognizes ourcountry's long history of provid­ing international health Care ser­vices, incl~ding voluntary familyplanning to couples around theworld who want to make free andresponsible decisions about thenumber and spacing of their chil­dren," read Fleischer's statement.

Bush's statement said therewould be no new restrictions onfunding for organizations that treatwomen suffering from injuries orillness that result from abortions.

from Carl A. Anderson, supremeknight of tl)e Knights of Colum­bus.

At a press briefing, DouglasJohnson, legislative director forthe National Right to Life Com­mittee, said the action means theU.S. government "will no longerbe using taxpayer donars to en­courage abortion."

Reversing the Mexico Citypolicy was listed by NRLC as oneof its priorities for the new ad­ministration. Johnson said theClinton administration's policy"collided with the cultural and re­ligious values and the laws thatexist in the majority of develop-

Pro-Life organizations rangingfrom the Knights of Columbus tothe National Right to Life Com­mittee.. '''We are heartened that one of'President Bush's first acts was to 'set a Pro-Life course for his ad­ministration," said a statement,

Bush's orderbans the use of U.S.aid funds by international organiza­tions that spend anymoney - evenfrom othersources - on eitherpro­moting orperforming abortions.

" no longer call you servant but the one who is loved, because I havemade known to you all that the Father has told me:' In the fourth gospelJesus invites his disciples, " to dwell in my world," and so know the liberat­ing truth He brings. In this Triduum we focus on John's last discourse inwhich the Risen Christ explains his Passover to those who believe in him.

Catholics urged to· staJldQ~;~~;i;' v~""'''''~if(ifJRDES FRANCE'

up to fundamentalists GARABANDAL, SPAIN!&. . FATIMA, PORTUGAL

programs "aren't always that ally disappeared or even lost PILGRIM'AGE"good" and that an too often they ground. It came to the nation's Ji'tinvolve sman groups of people attention again about 20 years agosharing with one another "what and has enjoyed remarkablethe Bible means to me." growth since.

"If that's the only kind of Bible While many converts to fun-study going on, then you should damentalism have come from thebe concerned because the point is large number of Americans whonot just what the Bible means to always have been unchurched andme, but what did the Bible mean from the many dropouts fromto the Pl?ople who first framed it, other denominations, Catholicspreserved it, what has it meant seem to make up a disproportion­through history, an~ then what ate share of the new recruits, Fa­does it mean to us and then, ther Witherup said.maybe, what does it mean to me?" The Sulpician educator saidhe said. Catholic parishes need to be alert

Father Witherup said his ex- to the fundamentalist threat, andperience has been that Catholic - among other things - shouldparishes are chilly in their recep- arm themselves with strong, well­tion of visitors, unlike most fun- conducted Bible study programs,darnentalist congregations, which good resources like the Catholictend to be warmly welcoming. He Study Bible, the Bible Compan­said he frequently goes to differ- ion and Bible Today, as wen asent parishes "to experience them" intelligent use of Internet re-and doesn't feel welcome. sources.

"No one talks to me, greets He warned his audience not tome," he said. "It's like you're not play "Biblical Jeopardy" with fun­part of the in crowd." damentalists "because they feel

Fundamentalism, with its re- they have the absolute truth, andliance on a rigidly literal inter- they're not likely to change theirpretation of the Bible, emerged minds."around the tum of the 20th cen- As fundamentalists tend to betury as a reaction to liberalizing secure in their faith, so too musttrends in'American Protestant- Catholics, Father Witherup said.ism. It broke off, but never com- "We are a people of the word,"pletely, from evangelicalism, of he said. "We are people of thewhich it may be considered one Bible. Fundamentalists have nowing. idea what our liturgy is about and

In the mid-1900s it passed how it is the liturgy of the wordfrom public view but never actu- ,of God and how biblical it is."

By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

~ The order findsPro-Lifers applauding. ,

On first workdaY,Bush reversesabC?rtion funding p~licyabroad

BALTIMORE (CNS) - Bib­lical fundam,entalism js "creepingand finding its way into Catholiclife" and a growing number ofCatholics are peing seduced by itsreligious naivete and oversim­plistic approach to Scripture, ac­cording to the U.S. provincial su­perior of the Sulpicians.

While attributing some of thedefections to the active and evenmilitant evangelizing efforts offundamentalists, Sulpician FatherRonald D. Witherup also blamedthe losses on weak or nonexistentCatholic Bible study programs,unwelcoming Catholic churchesand poor preaching.

"The reality is that the preach­ing quality in the United Statesamong Catholic priests and dea­cons is not always of the highestcaliber and is not always very bib­lical," he told a group of parish­based catechists, youth ministersand educators in a daylong pro­gram Jan. 11 in the BaltimoreArchdiocese. .

A much sought after lectureron biblical and liturgical topics,Father Witherup has just com­pleted a book, "What EveryCatholic Should Know," to bepublished by Liturgical Press laterthis year.

Noting with regret that thereis no established national Catho­lic Bible study program for par­ishes to fonow, Father Witherupsaid local Catholic Bible study

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WASHINGTON:...... On his first'workday in office, President Bushsigned an order reinstating restric­tions on U.S. funds for in­ternational family planninggroups that encourage abor­tion.

The order was signed Jan.22 as tens of thousands ofabortion protesters wenthome after the annualMarch for Life from theWashington Monument tothe Supreme Court. Themarch marked the Jan. 22 anni­versary of the 1973 SupremeCourt ruling that legalized abor­tion in the United States.

Bush's order bans the use ofU.S. aid funds by international or­ganizations that spend any money- even from other sources - oneither promoting or performingabortions.

l\vo days after he took officein 1993, on the 20th anniversaryof Roe v. Wade, President Clintonrescinded the ban on such fund­ing, which had been in place sinceit'was instituted in 1984 by Presi­dent Reagan.

Bush's action was hailed by

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Vatican ~ays trip to Ukraineon despite Orthodox request

Mongolia region, snowstormshave devastated 31 county-leveladministrative areas, affectingmore than 1.6 million people, 59million acres of grassland and 22million livestock, of which

·220,500 have died.Bishop John Liu Shigong of

Jining told UCA News last weekthat his diocese also encountered'difficulties in contacting Catho­lic herders there, and snowstormshave nreye'n'ted sorlie' Ci,ltholics~6nf~ol~g'llilJcJ{uP8\:SrVI -

,', Bishop'Zhu Wenyu ofChifengtold DCA News that although hisdioc~se has been less severely hitby the blizzards, some poorCath,olics' houses that were oldand in disrepair were further dam­aged by the wintry weather.

'The blizzards have threatenednot only Inner Mongolia but alsoneighboring Hebei and Henanprovinces, and Beifang Jindeurged Catholics in and outsideChina to help the blizzard victimsin the three areas.

It said thousands of Catholicsin remote mountainous areas ofHebei were suffering from fueland food shortages.

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

~ A million herdersaffected; hundreds ofthousands of animalsdead.

aid needs were killed when theirhelicopter crashed in Mongolia

.in mid-January.Father Kang said about 30,000

Catholic herders live in the grass­lands of Xilin Gol, and there areanother 2,000 urban Catholics. At

HONG KONG - Catholic least 60 Catholic families werefa~rl~lies are a~ong mor~ than a affected by the blizzards inmIllion herders In Inner Mongolia Hohhot Diocese, he said.sUffe~ng .from fU~1 and food sh?rt- Much of Inner Mongolia hasages In bllzzard-l:ut northern China. been criopled by snowstorms-, "F~thefK~H&711e'rt'o\'ng" ;'asidfof 1 J~';H~'~ la~J)D'd 01: ...UIl')" 'tIi" t' _,-I ~. Po ':l' H ' P. ' eceJlJUer" WI emX'ilrN" dbi rJi;nl')~Hlh~i"sf 'tD'ner 'liIp~r Yo'te'Sfb8ve~ng9N&u'Whfir-Mongolia Autonomous Region, r nus 31 degrees Fahrenheit. 'said the loc~l Ch.~rch was unable By Jan. 22, at least 29 peopleto render relief aid to those fami- had frozen to death some 800!ies because the blizzards, the worst were injured, and 'more thanI~ 4~ year~, have cut off commu- 5,000 cattle and sheep had died,mcatlOn With the areas, with thousands more missing.

UCA News, an Asian church About 100,000 herder house-ne,ws agency based in Thailand, holds were reportedly low onsaid Father Kang was quoted by fuel and some 400,000 in theBeifang Jinde, a Catholic social ser- worst-hit areas were low onvice ~)fganization in China's Hebei food. Some 70,000 people haveprovince. suffered from bad colds, frost-

Herders in China's northern bite and snow blindness.neighbor, Mongolia, also have been Materials such as clotheshit by the weather. Eight herders heating facilities, fu~l, instantand nearly 500,000 animals have food and'cold and anti-frostbitedied since November, and nine medicine were urgently needed.people on a U,N. mission to assess Across the vast Inner

Catholics among Mongolianherders hit by blizzards

HERDERS IN Delgerhaan county of Mongolia skin a cow they slaughtered because itwas too weak to survive through a devastating winter. Half a million animals in the regionhave already starved and frozen to death. (eNS photo from Reuters)

Pope. appeals for endto, Colombian violence

By CINDY WOODENCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE of peace when the defense of this basic value is

missing."VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II appealed "I also want to invite all sides to promote an

for an end to violence in Colombia and asked the effective and true dialogue, while I beg them togovernmen~ and rebels to return to the nego~iations ,stop the kidnapping, the acts of terrorism, attacksbroken off In November.,", ;,against lives as well as the plague of drug traffick­. The pop~ decried the "awful increaseo~violenc((..".ing," the pope,said. , ,:', 'In Colombia as the rebels refuse to negotiate be- ,,'~Now is th'e hour to"retiJrn to the Lord of lifecause of What they see as a lack of governmeiit 'ac-, ~:so tliathe would move th~ ,hearts of all Colombi~tion against paramilita:Y groups. ,'~ ,,' a~s 'and,makethemunderstand thaqhey are one

.I:luman nghts J:I1omtors have blam~d thepar~- big family," the pope said., _,.,. .military groups for some 130 deaths since the first ' ColombiilnPresident Andres'Pastrana is to de-of the year. Meanwhile, the rebels continue to at-' cide on whether to allow the rebels 'to continue totack villages, kidnap people for ransom and fund' control a demilitarized zone in southern Colom-their activities through the drug trade. '. bia. The government gave the rebels control over

. Pope John Paul called on a~l Colombians "to' re- the area two years ago as a concession to get themdiscover the supreme value of life. One cannot speak' to the negotiating table.

stops in Kiev, the capital, andLviv, the principal city of West­ern Ukraine, the region with thehighest concentration of Catho­lics.

Western Ukraine has been thefocal point of the Russian Ortho­dox Church's complaints aboutCatholics trying to steal believersand property from the Orthodox.

The Vatican has said that whileproblems arose immediately af­ter the Ukrainian Catholic Churchemerged from 45 years of com­munist repression, almost allpoints of contention have beenresolved.

Nevertheless, Russian Ortho­dox Patriarch Alexei II ha~ con­tinued to claim that Catholics areproselytizing Orthodox and steal­ing their churches.

The statement released by theRussian Orthodox Church said its42 bishops in Ukraine had dis­cussed the situation of Catholic­Orthodox relations in Ukrai~e anddecided they would not be ableto meet with the pope or partici­pate in any events during his visit.

Ukrainian Autoc.ephalousArchbishop Igor said in a tele­phone interview from Kharkov,Ukraine, that MetropolitanVladimir's letter objecting to thepapal visit indicated that the bish­ops loyal to Moscow had yet to

, fully~understa,!p they were liviT\gin'a~democracy, r,

"Some of the hierarchy is stillthinking in the sameway they werewhen the church, as part of a to­talitarian or czarist regime, coulddictate to other confessions howto behave," said Archbishop Igor.

"Our church has repeatedlyvoiced its respect for the Catho­lics of the Western and Easternrite in Ukraine to meet with theirchief hierarch," Archbishop Igoradded.

Ukraine, a former Soviet re­public with 49 million citizens,is home to an estimated five mil­lion Catholic believers.

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you. Little children, the one who prays is not afraid of thefuture and the one who fasts is not afra~d of evil.. Once again, Irepeat to you: only through prayer and fasting also wars can bestopped - wars of your unbelief and fears for the future. I amwith you .and am teac~ing you little children: your peace andhope are In God. That IS why draw closer to God and put Himin the first place in your life. '

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VATICAN CITY - Despite arequest from Ukraine's largestOrthodox Church that Pope JohnPaul II delay his trip to Ukraine,the Vatican said, the trip is on andthe pope hopes it will contributeto improving Catholic-Orthodoxrelations.

The Ukrainian Orthodox hier­archy in communion with theRussian Orthodox Church alsosaid that if the pope me,ets withother Orthodox communities inUkraine - communities theyconsider to be in schism - itcould mark the end of Catholic­Orthodox relations.

Last week, the Russian Ortho­dox Church released a letter fromMetropolitan Vladimir of Kiev,Ukraine, to Pope John Paul II,asking that the June visit be post­poned.

Two other Orthodox churchesexist in Ukraine, and the letter tothe pope said, "If, during yourvisit, there were to be meetingsbetween Your Holiness and anyof the schismatic leaders, espe­cially with the pseudo-PatriarchFilaret, who was excommunicatedby our church, this would meanthat the Roman Catholic Churchdoes not t~e into account the prin­ciples of canonical relations be­tween the churches and blatantlyinterferes in our internal affairs,supporting the schismatics withyour authority."

"During his pastoral trip, thepope will meet Ukrainian Catho­lics, and he hopes to contributeto a serene ecumenical dialogue,"Vatican spokesman JoaquinNavarro-Valls said, "The trip ofthe Holy Father will take place asit was planned," June 23-27.

The pope's trip is to include

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resentation from both churchesalong with each pastor, the com­mittee will continue to meet towork out the details of the pro­posal and to offer recommenda­tions to the bishop. Officials fromthe Pastoral Planning Office willassist the task force with its work.

In his letter, Bishop O'Malleytold parishioners that since thecreation of Sacred Heart Parishin ,1873, changes in pastoral lifeand population shifts resulted infive parishes being formed in whatwas all of that parish's originalterritory.

When previous bishops had "torespond to the wider needs of thediocese," he wrote, "the peopleresponded with some concern forthe future, but also with confi­dence in God's Providence."

Bishop O'Malley emphasizedthat what is being proposed is anew community of faith and thatparishioners are "pioneers" in theproject just as their ancestors werewhen the original parishes werefounded.

Although acknowledging thatchange is inconvenient, the bishopassured both congregations that"with good will and our commonFaith to guide us, we can, I 'amsure, grow together in God's gracein this new and exciting parishcommunity."

Johannes JoachimDegenhardt of Paderborn, Ger­many, who turned 75 Wednes­day;

- Julio Terrazas Sandovalof Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bo­livia, 64;

- Wilfred Fox Napier ofDurban, South Africa, 59;

- Karl Lehmann of Mainz,Germany, 64;, Vatican spokesman JoaquinNavarro-Valls said the pope'sdecision to name cardinals intwo groups a week apart hingedon the fact that Cardinal-des­ignate Husar was up for elec­tion by the Ukrainian Eastern­rite synod in late January.

The pope wanted to namemost of the cardinals in mid­January, so they would havetime to prepare for the Febru­ary consistory. But he held backseveral names so that Cardinal­designate Husar would not bethe only one nominated on Jan.28, Navarro-Valls said.

With the new appointments,Pope John Paul will have leftan even stronger personal markon the College of Cardinals,having named 125 of the 135cardinal-electors and 161 of the185 cardinals overall.

Leaving aside the possibil­ity of deaths, it would be Janu­ary ~003 before the aging pro­

, cess wouid' re(iu~e the numberof potential conclave cardinalsto 120.

First Street in the city's Weir sec­tion, already were joining togetherfor daily and Holy Day Masses'and for Confirmation preparation.

From those initial sessions ajoint planning task force was cre­ated to continue the discussionsand evaluation. Comprised of rep-

friend of Pope John Paul. Be­cause of the delicate relationsamong Christian communitiesin Ukraine, his nomination wasconsidered a sensitive issue.

- Janis Pujats, 70, the arch­bishop of.Riga, Latvia. In 1~98,the last time the pope namedcardinals, the archbishop wasmaking news by publicly urg­ing Russia to stop interferingin Latvia's internal affairs, par­ticularly on the status ofLatvia's Russian minority.

Speaking from his apartmentwindow above St. Peter'sSquare, the pope said he hadseveral other new cardinals inmind which, for various rea­sons, could not be announcedthe previous week.

They included Cardinal-des­ignate Lubomyr Husar of Lviv,head of the Eastern-rite Ukrai- 'nian Catholic Church, who waselected to his post by a Ukrai­nian synod Jan. 25 and ap-

, proved by ~he pope the nextday: The Ukrainian-born prel­ate is also a naturalized U.S.citizen. He will turn 68 on Feb.26.

Cardinals-designate Husarand Jaworski are expected totake leading roles in preparingthe pope's June 23-27 pastoralvisit to Ukraine.

. The pop~, 'ftthol.!~ furtherexplanation,' then' 'namea 'four"well-deserving pastors" to thelist of new cardinals:

Continuedfrom page oneTauntonHeart and Father John A. Gomesof Our Lady of Lourdes, as wellas with. parishioners to begin anassessment ofeach palish and con­sider how the two might come to­gether.

The two parishes, which arelocated about a block apart on

THE ARTWORK of students - like this painting by kin­dergartner Kathy Nguyen =- is helping to raise funds to paythe rising heating costs for St. Jphn/Holy Family School indowntown Kansas City, Kan. Donors to the heating bill fundreceive one of the students' handmade creations. (CNS photoby Joe Bollig, The Leaven)

By JOHNTHAVIS

CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - In a sur­prising and unprecedentedmove, Pope John Paul II namedseven new cardinals after ap­pointing 37 just a week earlier.

The new nominees includedarchbishops from Ukraine andLatvia whom the pope had des­ignated cardinals "in pectore"- in his heart - in 1998, butwhose names could not be di­vulged until now.

Additionally, he named twoprelates from Germany, the firstblack cardinal from South Af­rica, a Bolivian and the headof thee Ukrainian Eastern-ritechurch'.

Announcing the nominationson Sunday, the pope said herecognized that he would befurther exceeding the technicallimit of 120 cardinal-electors,who are under age 80 and eli­gible to vote in a papal con­clave. After they accept their"red hats" at a consistory Feb.21, the total number of cardi­nal electors will be 135.

Barring deaths, the latest ap­pointments will leave the Col­lege of Cardinals with arecord-high membership of185.

The two "in pectore" cardi-nals-designate were: ,

- Marian Jawo~ski,74, (heLatin-rite archbishop of Lviv,Ukraine, and a close personal

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TEDDY BEAR INVA­SION - Students fromHoly Family-Holy NameSchool, New Bedford re­cently organized a collec­tion of Teddy Bears for new­borns in the children's ward.at St. Luke's Hospital andthe Kennedy-Donovan.With parent volunteerMaurice Ouellette arefourth-graders EliseOuellette, center, and Mor­.gan KUliga.

also tried on suits of armor andmedieval attire in the Quest Gal­lery before learning several me­dieval games arid heraldic pen-nants. .

The trip was arranged by thesocial studies department andteacher Shirley Bousquin, who isteaching units on the Middle Agesand the Renaissance with students.Chaperones were Mary Bumila,Julie Cronan, Anne Souza andSandi Sherman.

sentation explaining the develop­ment of armor in ancient, medi­eval and Renaissance periods andhow combat armor differs fromceremonial armor. Sixth-graderKelly Gorrochotegui' was given'the opportunity to try on somebattle armor and wield a shieldfrom the Crusades.

Stude'nts then entered what iscalled the Great Hall which hasseveral armor exhibits includingleather and chain mail. They

TAUNTON - Students ingrade six at Taunton CatholicMiddle School enjoyed a treat re­cently when they traveled toWorcester to visit the HigginsArmory. The armory houses oneof the largest collections of ar­mor in the United States andguides conducted interactive vis­its for the 'children who learned.firsthand what life was like dur­ing the Middle Ages.

. Boys and girls attended a pre-

Honorees were: PaulMatheson III '66, Kevin Phelan'69, Bill McMillan '74, NicoleCloutier '89, Lynn Sl. Martin'96, Matt Carrier '97, ErinHarrington '99 and EllenWheeler '00.

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Bishop Stang honors1,000 point s.co~ers

NORTH DARTMOUTH ­Bishop S~ang High School re­cently honored eight of its formerbasketball standouts who achieved1,000 points or more in their highschool careers at an alumni-spon­sored ceremony.

NEIL LOEW congratulates his son Brian upon being nomi­nated by the faculty of.Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, STUDENTS FROM Taunton qatholic Middle School learned about knights and armorto participate in the Hugh O'Brien Leadership Program this firsthand on a recent trip to the Higgins Armory in Worcester. The day included exhibits,spring. Students involved in the program are evaluated on lead- hands-on demonstrations and a taste of life in the Middle Ages.ership skills, academic excellence and commitment to others.

Neilservesasd:c~orofgUklancefOrthesA~kl~~:~b~I'~' ,"~.;:Te·MS'- takes a trip back" ..' b~~~~E~f Bi;~~~ to the M-Iddle Ages·

Feehan High School, . .will serve as a faculty

. consultant at the 2001Advanced PlacementTest Reading by theCollege Board. ThisJune she will join otherAP teachers and col­lege faculty at TrinityCollege in San Antonio,Texas, to score andevaluate the free-re­sponse portion of theexam and provide inputfor the developmentcommittee. Drobnissaid she is "excitedabout the opportunity:'

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+ HOLY UNION SISTERS'--111 Sister Constance Gagnon, SUSC

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Sister Monique Couture, FCSCJTel. 603-444-5346FAX 603-444-5348E-mail mocou@connriver.net

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RELIGIOUS OF JESUS AND MARYSister Diane Dube, RJMTel. 508-672-7952

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Office of the Permanent.Diaconate

PERMANENT DEACONSMsgr. John F. MooreDeacon Lawrence A. St. OngeTel. 508-993-9935FRDeacon@sprynet.com

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CONSECRATED LIFESister Mary Noel Blute, RSMTel. 508-675-1311

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to teach as the Lord has instructedus," Deburro added.

Teachers at St. StanislausSchool in Fall River began theweek with their own program,"Celebrate the Gift of Knowl­edge" by giving students the dayoff and going to a workshop onteaching strategies presented byLouise Thompson

"On Tuesday we opened "Cel­ebrate the Gift of Life' withgames directed by a gym instruc­tor and then took time from thebusy-ness of the day to observepastor Robert S. Kaszynski's 41stanniversary of ordination," re­ported Principal DenitaTremblay. "It marked the gift oflife because many of the childrenhe baptized are our students."

Wednesday found the studentsat "Celebrating the Gift ofFrierids,"and a big-buddy little-buddy scav­enger hunt to find students' nameshidden throughout the school.

On Thursday it was "Celebrat­ing the Gift of Relaxation." ,Thestudents came to school in paja­mas and slippers and evenbrought their Teddy Bears,"Tremblay explained. "Parentsmade us a big pancake breakfast."

Events concluded on Fridaywith "Celebrating the Gift ofSharing Fun," with the eighth­graders putting on an activity dayrun totally by them that includedlunch, cotton candy and popcorn"and we just shared a fun day,"said Tremblay.

"Catholic education is veryimportant and we like to celebrateit," she added.

part of Tuesday's "Spirit Day;" schools. "Higher test scoresand Wednesday, Teacher Appre- greater school allegiance, stron­ciation Day found the Home and ger connection to faith, increasedSchool Association sponsoring a likelihood of making social con­luncheon for teachers as.parents tributions, greater probability ofcovered ,!be afternoon classes. ,',: employment success all are com-

!hursday was 'tC1a~,4?ay" at.j ~on'outc0r.nesof stu~~ntsattend­which student$ dressed ill cl()!h-, mgCathohc. schools.ing patterns th~t clashed; Im4:~1 Believing that each student is aevents conclu~~d ?n F~.?a~, with.' chil~ O! God and ch~llenging eachstudents dressmg mtherr gtadec,. to achieve academiC excellencelevel colors. A volleyball tourna- . and to embrace the Gospel in theirment was held in the afternoon everyday dealings "is a daily stan­before the entire student body, dard in our Catholic schools. Atand the Home and School Asso- St. Francis Prep, such outcomesciation provided a pizza luncheon are part of the daily commitment

AS PART of Catholic Schools Week festivities at Holy Trin­ity Regional School in West Harwich, the students, the HolyTrinity Saints, and the faculty, the Holy Terrors, hooked up ina basketball game. The Saints nipped the Terrors, 32-31.(Courtesy of Jer.esa ~arbo anq e,alr!ce ryIic.lJael)

and soda.Headmaster Robert H.

Deburro said the celebratoryweek "is also an opportunity tolaunch the school's admissionprocess ... because Catholicschools celebrate the strength,faith and hope of our futureChurch leadership. It is an impor­tant time for celebrating our col­lective excellence and our com­mon commitment to the Gospelteachings of Jesus Christ."

Deburro pointed out the clearand evident success of Catholic

, Working with a theme of "Cel­ebrating A World of Difference,"principals, teachers, teacher aids,parents and students in the vari­ous Catholic schools are holdinga variety ofcontests, spelling beesand science fairs; allowing dress-:down days and sending students:skating; catering pizza lu~ches

and showing movies; briiigiI).g inspeakers and entertain'e',s: 'andstory tellers and promoting careerdays.

Many schools are hosting openhouse as part of registration ofnew students for the 2001-2002school year and offering parentstoo a look at just what is beingoffered academically, socially andspiritually.

The celebrations in schoolsranging from North Easton to FallRiver and New Bedford and outto Cape Cod and the Islands areseen by school officials as con­tinuing the celebration of the Ju­bilee Year and underscoring faithin the impact that Catholic edu­cation will have in the new cen­tury.

In Hyannis, St. Francis XavierPreparatory School joined the ob­servance by celebrating its schoolmotto, "Lord Teach Us," in a mostappropriate way, hosting Congre­gation of Notre Dame SisterPatricia McCarthy on Monday.

The well-known advocate ofinternational peace told the stu­dents how she has carried thatmessage to many of the world'strouble spots, including NorthernIreland, Croatia and Bosnia. Shehas even co'ndueted classes-i~Littleton, Colo", following thetragic Columbine Schoolshootings.

Sister Pat spoke with indi­vidual grade-level glasses, con­ducted a separate workshop forteachers in the afternoon andmade a presentation to parentsand members of the communityin the evening.

Other activities during thisweek included "Sundaes on Mon­day" by the Home and SchoolAssociation; students being al­lowed to dress in school colors as

,SISTER PATRICIA McCarthy, C.N.D., has an exchangewith eighth-graders at S1. Francis Xavier Preparatory Schoolin Hyannis. She spoke 'with students as part of CatholicSchools Week activities at the school. (Courtesy of JerrySullivan)

Where: Dolan Center, St.Mary'sParish, TauntoQ

When:Tuesda~Feb. 6,20017:30 p.m. Mass inChurch Side Chapel8:00 Seminar in Dolan Center

Presenter: Mr. Bud Miller,Diocesan Director, Youth& Young Adult Ministry

For: Youth Ministers, Teachers,ReI. Ed. Volunteers, Parents, Priests

Info: Youth Apostles (508) 672-2755

"A Diocesan Vision ofYouth Ministry"e------1,

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HEALING SERVICESFeb. 4 - ~:30: Spanish

Feb. 18 -2:00: Portuguese'Feb. 25 -2:00: English

MARIAN DEVOTIONSSUllIlllday,Felb>. ii-2:00p.m.

COFFEE HOUSE·- SPOOTSa;wrday, Feb. 17- 6:30 p.m.

Cafeteria servingmnell' until 6:30.

JOHN POLCE- BETHANY NIGHTS, Friday, Feb. 23 -7:30p.m.

ASH WEDNESDAY,- FEB. ,28Masses at 12:10,4:00& 6:30 p.m.

GIFfSHOPDaily 10:008.m.- 5:00p.m.

CAFETERIAThes.-Fri. -lO:OOa.m. -2:00p.m.SaL-Sun. - 11:00a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Call fora CalentiarofEvents

The Youth Apostles Institute presents a seminar entitled:

'The Office for Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Fall River accepts thechallenge oftheAmerican Bishops to help parishes empower young peopleto live as disciples of Jesus Christ; to draw young people to responsibleparticipation in the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community;and to foster the total person and spiritual growth of Catholic youthf' .

(from Office for Youth Ministry Mission Statement)

STUDENTS PREPARE for the Mass celebrating the be­ginning of Catholic Schools Week. From left are: Peter Hoye,Taunton Catholic Middle School; Russ Benjamin, S1. Mary'sPrimary School; Molly Gadry, Samantha Benevides, andChris Peschel of TCMS. (AnchortGordon photo)

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