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Diocesan Family a New

St. Elizabeth Seton ChurchDedicated in Falmouth

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Labor Backs BanOn Making LoansTo South Africa

NEW YORK (NC) - Fifteenlabor leaders have backedchurch and other efforts to dis­courage U.S. banks from mak­ing loans to South Africa.

In a statement released by theInterfaith Center on CorporateResponsibility (ICCR), the laborleaders called upon Citibank,Manufacturers Hanover Trust,Morgan Guaranty, Chase Man­hattan, Continental Ulinois, FirstChicago and Bank of America to"cease immediately all furtherloans to the South African gov­ernment or its agencies."

The labor leaders said they de­plored "the current situation inSouth Afirca where the racistsystem of apartheid exploitsblack workers and their familiesthrough legislation that deniesthem the right to organize, tocollectively bargain and strike,the right to vote, right to land,and forces the majority of thepopulation Jnto inhuman work­ing conditions."

They endorsed efforts by theICCR, representatives of theblack community and the UnitedNations to encourage the banks"to develop a policy that willprohibit further loans to SouthAfrica until apartheid is ended."

The ICCR is a group of 150Catholic religious orders and 14Protestant denominations found­ed in 1970.

SidelightsCredit should be given to

Mrs. George F. West for thewonderful choir ithat sangat the dedication of theChurch of St. Elizabeth Se­ton. It was interesting tonote that the CommunionMeditation Song was "Amer­ica the Beautifui," written byKatharine Lee Bates, a na­tive of the town of Falmouth,in which the new parish islocated.

Among the many visitingclergy who attended the ded­ication was Msgr. Finn ofBoston. What is so uniqueabout this is that he win be100 years old next month. Hewas an active concelebrant of

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Rev. Ernest J. Bartell, CSC,since 1971 the president ofStonehill College, North Easton,has resigned from the collegeeffective August 1. He has beennamed director designate of theFund for the Improvement ofPost Secondary Education (FIP­SE), a separate organizationalunit under the Department ofHealth, Education and Welfare(HEW) in Washington, D.C.

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By Father John Moore

In a historic and moving cere­mony, the Parish Church of St.Elizabeth Seton in North Fal­mouth was dedicated last Sun­day afternoon by His Excel­lency, Archbishop Jean Jadot,Apostolic Delegate in theUnited States.

The meaning of this specialday was indeed enhanced bythe presence of the Archbishop,visiting the diocese for thefirst time. It was also the firsttime that the new liturgicalrite of solemn dedication of achurch was used in the diocese.

Archbishop Jadot was theprincipal celebrant of the Mass,together with Bishop Cronin,and Father Joseph Powers, pas­tor of the new parish. In addi­tion, over 60 priests of the di­-ocese and summer .visitors join­ed in this joyful expression ofGod's work in this diocese.Bishop Cronin was homilist forthe Mass (the complete text ofhis dedicatory homily ap­pears on page 3).

,In his address of welcomeFather Powers expressed thejoy all felt at having the Apos­tolic Delegate celebrate thismemorable day with the peopleof St.· Elizabeth Seton Parish.After reflecting on the historicmeaning of the day, the pas-

tor expressed his gratitude toall who made it possible, especi,ally the dedicated parishioners.

Then, in a formal ceremonyhe presented the plan for thechurch, the list of workers whobuilt it and its keys to theApostolic Delegate represent­ing Pope Paul VI and throughhim to the Ordinary of our di­ocese, Bishop Cronin.

-The new rite of dedicationcontinued with the blessing of

CitizenrySeekonk

Members of the Catholic par­ishes of the Seekonk area arespearheading grassroots opposi­tion to the proposed building ofan abortion c1ihic in the smalltown.

An ad hoc committee headedby Ernest Trahan of St. Mary'sparish has gathered almost 1000signatures of voters to a petitionsupporting a zoning by-lawsamendment that would prohibitsuch clinics "and/or similar in­situtions wherein abortions areperformed." There are 6,760registered voters in Seekonk.

Although Seekonk's three se-

the walls of the church. Afterthis solemn action, the profess­ion of faith took place, follow­ed by the singing of the Pelo­quinn "Gloria of the Bells." TheLiturgy of the Word then tookplace with the Litany of theSaints offered. The altar ofconsecration was then anointedand the church incensed inpreparation for the 'Liturgy ofthe Eucharist.

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lectmen have individually de­clared opposition to an abortionclinic for the town, they haveraised legal questions regardingthe proposed· by-laws amend­ment. As The Anchor went topress they were awaiting advicefrom Max Vorterra, town coun­sel, who has termed the situa­tion complex, citing a case inSouthboro, Mass. in which asimilar amendment was chal­lenged. The case has been await­ing a state Supreme Court de­cision for more than sevenmonths.

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Our' Warmest Best Wishesand

Congratulations

To Our New Neighboring Parish

Dedicated To

ST. ELIZABETH S,E,TON'

. THE PRIESTS AND PARISHIONERS.

Of

St. Anth·ony's IC;hurch - E'ast Falmouth.! Ma,ss.

,St. Jos,eph·'s ·Churc,h - Woods Hole, Mass.

,St. P·atrick's Churc,h - ,F1a,lmouth, ,M1a,ss.

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ed to build both a new churchand a new parochial communityof Faith.

I urge and encourage you tocontinue to suport him in hisefforts to complete the develop­ment of a parish complex anda parish family.

To those who served withsuch enthusiasm and dedicationon the various parish commit­tees, the parish council, theguild, the building committee,the fund-raising group, I amheartily grateful. You may takejustifiable pride in the beauti­ful results of your hard labors.

I express a word of sincerethanks to the architect, the con­tractor, the workers, the offici­als of the Town of Falmouthand the Commonwealth of Mas­sachusetts. The beauty and dig­nity of Saint Elizabeth SetonChurch will stand for years asan eloquent testimonial to yourcompetence and skill, and I wishto compliment and thank youall.

Above all, I wish to expressheartfelt gratitude to the won­derful parishioners of SaintElizabeth Seton Parish and ofSaint Joseph's Parish, fromwhich this new community ofFaith has sprung. As your Bish­op, I know and share your joytoday, as a dream long cherish­ed has come true. Were it notfor your loyal, dedicated andinspired cooperation, this couldnot be.

I count this day as one ofspecial and particular blessingfor the Diocese of Fall River,and I thank you, one and all,for your share in this most sig­nificant accomplishment;

We could well say of thismomentous occasion: Be whatyou celebrate! As we dedicatethis beautiful Church of SaintElizrtbeth Seton, this holy tem­ple, may we - bishops, priests,religious and faithful one andall-be the Church, a holy tem­ple of the Lord.

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religious community which shefounded, inspiring and strength­ening all with her heroic sanc­tity, Saint Elizabeth Seton be­came a wonderful reflection ofChrist, a true model for all ofus.

How appropriate it is thatthese rites of dedication of anew house of worship for anew parish community be con­ducted under the patronage ofa new saint! Though proclaimeda saint only recently, ElizabthSE:ton manifested in her life asanctity and a holiness as VE!D­

crable as the mystery of theChurch itself, whose divine ori­gins we have been today con­templating.

Venerable, and yet ever new,ever vital, ever vibrant. The veryrites of dedication themselvesspeak to us of the vibrancy ofthe Church. By happy privilegeaccorded to us, we are utilizingtoday a new rite; the Churchof Saint Elizabeth Seton isamong the very first churches tobe dedicated in accord withthis new ritual.

Many, many people have con­tributed to the joy of this oc­casion. I wish first and fore­most to compliment your Pas­tor, Father Powers, and to ex­press to him and to his worthyassociate, Father Wiseman, myprofound gratitude. I know howdiligently Father ·Powelrs haslabored to provide for the pas­toral care of souls in this newparish.

From the very beginning ofh~s pastorate at the venerableParish of Saint Joseph in WoodsHole, Father Powers, recogniz­ing and understanding the needsof the residents of the NorthFalmouth area, began to developplans for a new church. Withzeal and determination, FatherPowers has provided that pas­torally sensitive leadership need-

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temple of God . . . the Spiritof God dwells within you . . .the temple of God is holy andyou are that temple." (l Cor. 3)

Recall his words to the Chris­tian community of Ephesus:"You are fellow citizens of thesaints and members of thehousehold of God. You form abuilding which rises on the foun­dation of the apostles and pro­phets, with Christ Jesus Him­self as the capstone. ThroughHim, the whole structure is fit­ted together and takes shapeas a holy temple in the Lord;in Him~ you are built into thistemple, to become a dwellingplace for the Lord in the Spirit."(Eph 2)

This then is the Church. Thebeautiful structure which wededicated today should be apowerful reminder to us of themystery of the Church. This isthe sacred place in which wegather as God's holy people;through our encounter with theLord, whose presence is here,we are continually being form­ed into that holy temple, thatbuilding which is Christ cometo full stature.

This new Church of SaintElizabeth Seton, attractive,functional and comfortable, hasbeen designed to proViide a fit­ting place of worship within thecultural and architectural char­acteristics of colonial Americaand Cape Cod.

The new church does not vi­olate the natural beauty of itsenvironment, :but rather en­hances it. It is, therefore, acontribution to the communityof which all local citizens canbe justifiably proud.

It is most fitting that thisChurch be dedicated under thepatronage of Saint ElizabethSeton, our first native-bornAmerican saint, a woman ofnoble and heroic sanctity, awoman who can most appropri­ately be called a type of whatthe Church is and continuallystrives to be.

Our Holy Father Pope PaulVI has only recently made thesolemn declaration of canoni­zation of Saint Elizabeth Seton.Gentle,competent and holywoman that she was, ElizabethSeton became a "school of theGospel," instructing others inthe Faith by her teaching andher example.

In her own home and in the

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faithful, our sentiments of af­fection, loyalty and obedience.

We proudly reaffirm our rec­ognition of his unique positionas successor of Saint Peter andVicar of Christ on earth. Weare grateful for his forthrightleadership, his pastoral zealand care for all the Churchesand for his courageous and clearteaching in so many difficultand sensitive points of faithand morals. Please assure HisHoliness that our loyal and in­stinctive adherence to his au­thoritative teaching and direc­tives is supported likewise byour prayerful remembrance ofhis intentions always.

As we ponder the mystery ofthe Church today, we are re­minded of the divine origins ofthat very mystery. Founded bythe Lord Himself, the Church isimbued with His abiding pres­ence and has ben given themission of evangelization, thatthe Gospel may be announcedto all peoples. We cannot helpbut be reminded that the "Faithof the Apostles, the "GoodNews" preached by Jesus, con­tinues to thrive and spread inour midst today.

This is precisely what hasprompted the dedication of thisgrand Church. This occasionproclaims to one and all thata people, formed and foundedin a unity of Faith which re­flects the unity' of Father, Sonand Holy Spirit, is growing vi­brantly in this portion of theLord's Vineyard; a Christianpeople, whose living faith pow­erfully witnesses to the valuescontained in the Gospel, isflourishing here! The dedicationof this noble house of worshipis wonderful testimony to thefact that the Church continuesto be marked by steady growth.

Oftentimes, the Church iscalled the "building of God."However, this identification ofthe Church as God's buildingdoes not imply that it is some­thing static and lifeless-merewood and stone. Rather, it pow­erfully identifies the Church asvital and alive.

Saint Paul, in his various let·ters to the Christian communit­ies of his day, stressed againand again that the Church wasindeed God's building, His cre­ation. Recall his message to theChristians of Corinth: "You arehis building . . . you are the

BishoplsWe come today to dedi­

cate in solemn yet festiverites this impressive Church[)f Saint Elizabeth Seton tothe lasting' service of Al­mighty God, Father, Son andHoly Spirit.

This Church will today be setaside forever as a "house ofprayer," - an abode of Godwhere His holy people, sensingin faith the mysterious presenceof their Lord, will lift theirminds and hearts to Him inprayer, saying individually andas a community: "Speak, Lord,your servant is listening." (1Sam. 3)

Through. 'these sacred rites,this Church will be dedicated asa noble "temple of worship"in which the Sacrifice of theCross will be renewed and of­fered continually on behalf ofthe People of God, through theministry of the priests, by thepower of the Holy Spirit, to theglory of God the Father.

Saint Elizabeth Seton Church,from this day forth, will serveas a "school of the Gospel."Christ the Teacher, throughHis Holy Word which will beproclaimed and preached here,will speak to His people of Hislove and His commandments.And through the religious edu­cation programs that will beprovided, the People of God willbe formed in the Gospel so thatthey may faithfully walk in theways of the Lord.

In a very real way, thisChurch will today become a"home" in which the Lord'sfamily will be nourished andstrengthened often, at the Lord'sown table, on food which theLord Himself will give: the Bodyand Blood of Christ His Son.Through their sharing in thisEucharistic Food, the faithfulwill more and more grow in theimage of the Son of God sothat Jesus may become "thefirstborn of many brothers."(Romans 8)

However, added spiritual joysurrounds this blessed occasionbeca·use of the presence in ourmidst of His Excellency, theMost Reverend Jean Jadot, Apo­stolic Delegate in the UnitedStates and personal representa­tive of our Holy Father PopePaul VI. It is my happy privilegeto welcome Archbishop Jadotto the Diocese' of Fall River. Itis significant, indeed, that hisfirst visit to our Diocese is onthe occasion of the dedicationof a new church for a new par­ish.

We welcome Your Excellency;we are proud to have you withus, and we are honored byyour visit. We are grateful toyou for accepting so graciouslyour sincere invitation to youto preside at these joyous rites.Your Excellency, Ad MultosAnnos!

The participation of Archbis­hop Jadot in these dedicatoryrites leads quite naturally tothoughts of our Holy Father.We respectfully ask Your Ex­cellency to convey to His Holi­ness Pope Paul VI, on behalfof the People of God of theDiocese of Fall River, the bis­hop, the clergy, religious and

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Humberto Medeiros of Bostonhas criticized Iboth the tradition­alist rebellion of French Arch­bishop Marcel Lefebvre and arecent study on human sexual-'ity, calling them "two apparent­ly dissimilar but essentially re­lated incidents which have dis­turbed the peace of the CatholicChurch."

In a pastoral letter in ThePilot, Boston archidocesan news­paper, the cardinal said he feltobliged to comment on "theseirresponsible attacks on theChurch's teaching authority" be­cause they "have had the effectof weakening the allegiance infaith owed by Catholics to theHoly Father, and to the struc­ture through which he choosesto lead, teach and govern."

NecrologyJULY 29

Rev. Mathias McCabe, 1913,Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall River

JULY 31Rev. Daniel Hearne, 1865,

Pastor, St. Mary, Taunton

"There is a basic difference,"the court said, "between directstate interference with a protect­ed activity and state encourage­ment of an alternative activityconsonant with public policy."

Fifteen states and the U.S.Congress have passed laws pro­hibiting the use of Medicaid forabortions which are not medi­cally necessary. On a practicallevel, the Court's decision willresult in battles in state and fed­eral legislatures over whetherthose legislatures should exer­cise their option to fund non­therapeutic abortions and overwhat constitutes medical nec­essity. There will also probablybe an increase in private abor­tion clinics.

But the real impact of theCourt's decision may be muchmore intangible. Supporters ofpermissive abortion laws haveacted as angrily in response tothe Maher decision as oppon­ents of such laws reacted to Roeand Doe. People's perceptionsof what an action, such as aCourt decision, means are oftenfar more important than theactions themselves.

Many people saw Roe and Doeas a moral judgment that abor­tion was sound public policy;now, many people see the Maherdecision as a moral judgmentthat it is not.

The Court appeared to under­stand this paradox in the emo·tional abortion issue, which isborne out by polls and legisla­tive votes: just obout everyonewho opposes legal elective abor­tions also opposes the use ofgovernment money to pay forabortions, but not everyone whofavors legal abortions believesthe government should financeabortions.

The American people will tol­eratelegal abortions, but don'twant to encourage them, thecourt seems to be saying.

RulingIn Maher V. Roe, a case in­

volving a Connecticut law toprohibit the use of Medicaidfunds for abortions that are not"medically necessary" (this in­cludes "psychiatric necessity"),tile Court said "Roe did not de­clare an unqualified 'constitu­tional right to .an abortion' ...

"Rather, the right protects thewoman from unduly burdensomeinterference with her freedomto decide whether to terminateher pregnancy. It implies nolimitation on the authority of astate to make a value judgmentfavoring childbirth over abortionand to implement that judgmentby the allocation of publicfunds."

EDITORRev. John F. Moore, M.A.

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A mother ... and her son . . . in intimate con­versation . . . Is she listening to him? . . . correctinghim? ... comforting? ... encouraging? ... Is he sad?angry? . . . pouting? . . . lonely? .. , or just peacefullyquiet?

What they are saying . . . or just how they feel... is not clear ... What is clearer ... is the mother'sdeep regard for her son . . . and his receptiveness toher.

.He sits quietly ... peacefully ... encircled byhis mother's arm . . . She bends down to him . . .leans close to him . . . body language for caring . . .Her attitude suggests understanding . . . compassion. . . gentleness and quiet strength . . . She seems tocircle him with her love ... with herself.

She images in so ordinary a setting ... the extra­ordinary closeness . . . and care . . . of God . . . asmillions of believers experience him . . . and as theScriptures portray hm:

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AbortionBy Jim Castelli

When the U.S. Supreme Courtruled that states are not re­quired to pay for nontherapeu­tic abortions with Medicaidfunds and that public hospitalsdon't have to perform thoseabortions, it said, "Our conclu­sion signals no retreat" fromthe 1973 Roe and Doe decisionswhich held that the state can­not directly interfere with awoman's decision to have an ab­ortion in the first two trimes­ters of pregnancy.

But the three dissenting jus­tices - including Harry Black­mun, who wrote the Roe andDoe decisions - believe the de­cision was such a retreat.

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Begin Begins the Beguine

This week the new prime minster of Israel begins hisdiplomatic dance along the banks of the Potomac. With hisvisit to President Carter, a new beginning marks the re­lationships between this nation and Israel. One wondersif this tripping the light fantastic will be enjoyable. It seemsfrom all reports that some one will step on someone else'stoes.

One should not be too surprised if and when thishappens. The reason for this obvious uneasiness existingbetween the two countries is Menahem Begin's hawklikehistory. Ever since he fought to establish the state ofIsrael, he has been what is referred to as a hard liner. Hispolitical philosophy is based on "divine right." Thus itwould seem that his position on the Palestinian questionand the hope for some international recognition of the cityof Jerusalem is only too obvious.

Mr. Begin would be opposed to any settlement of thePalestinian question that would involve a legal recogni­tion of a sovereign state for these displaced persons. It ishis firm belief, in his own words, that a "Palestinian statethreatens the security of the civilian population and en­dangers the existence of the state of Israel." Seeminglyhis firm convictions in this matter are not open to anycompromise.

Any idea that Jerusalem would become an internation­al city open to peoples of all faiths also seems to be aconcept doomed to face defeat in a Begin government. Hebelieves that "the right of the Jewish people to the landof Israel is eternal. Judea and Samaria shall not be re·linquished to foreign rule; between the sea and the Jordanthere will be Jewish sovereignty alone."

It is thus obvious that the new government of Israelhas little enthusiasm for solving the Palestinian and Jerusa­lem questions as outlined by the United Nations resolvewhich, in fact, is all but ignored.

However, there are sti.11 people who have a deep andabiding concern for the millions of Arabs and their familieswho were displaced by the creation of the state of Israel.For example, the Catholic Near East Welfare Associationhas over the years been one of the few organizations thathas actively attempted to help these people in their refugeecamps. It has firmly upheld, in action, their human rights.

Peace will not come to the tired and bloodstained landof the Bible until Mr. Begin also begins to realize that thesearching question of human rights is not a selfish one­way street.

This is also true of his position on the city of Jerusa­lem. It is now a Jewish city. In fact, it is a city dear to thevery souls of Christianity and Mohammedanism. Yet theirfreedom of religious expression is limited by the controlsthat the· state of Israel imposes in its civil administrationof the Holy City.

Most Israelites would like the question of Jerusalemto be ignored. However, in the minds of millions of non­Jewish people this subject is an integral part of any per­manent peace settlement. For them it is also a question ofa basic human right to worship.

These reflections are not brought to the surface inthis editorial to further separate Jew and non-Jew. Theyare referred to in the hope that Mr. Begin will realize thatmUlions of non-Jewish Americans still believe that thequestion of the Palestinian peoples and the international­ization of Jerusalem must be faced and brought to a satis­factory settlement by the present and future governmentsof Israel. As Mr. Begin sits down this week to share hisviews with President Carter, it would be well if he keepsthis in mind.

'For all of us the complex questions of the Near Eastpose an international difficulty that is unfortunately parti­san in spirit and biased in expression. Until the interestedparties begin to turn their swords into plowshares, thenall the talk and international visits will be mere diplomaticmaneuvering for public applause.

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IN ADDITION TO the North Falmouth dedication,there Were many other highlights of the Delegate's diocesanvisit. From top of page, he celebrated Mass for cloisteredCarmelite nuns of South Dartmouth, enjoyed meeting withretired Bishops James L. Connolly and James J. Gerrard,toured a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution researchvessel, celebrated a parish Mass at St. Pius X Church, SouthYarmouth, emphasized a point during an animated dis­cussion at a Fall River lunch in his honor and, enthusiastic­ally greeted priests and laity at the same lunch.

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academic dean of Stonehill Col­lege, has 'been appointed inter­im president by the college'sBoard of Trustees until a per­manent president lis selected.The board has established aPresidential Search Committeeof eight members, to be chairedby Rev. William ~., Ribando,C.S.C., .composed of two trust­ees, two advisers, two faculty,one alumnus and one student.

As director of FIPSE, Father,Bartell will oversee a giant-mak­ing organization established toimprove postsecondary educa­tional opportunities by providingassistance to educational institu­tions and agencies for a broadrange of reforms and innova­tions.

Father Bartell was director ofthe Center for the Study ofMan in Contemporary Societyand the former chairman of theDepartment of Economics at theUniversity of Notre Dame beforecoming to Stonehill. During hissix-year tenure at Stonehill, thecollege experienced a surge ofphysical, financial and academicgrowth.

Interim President Cleary join­ed the Stonehill College facultyin 1949, and was chairman ofthe Social Science Departmentfrom 1950 to 1965. He was dir­ector of the Summer School in1967 and 1968, a member of theCollege Council in 1967, and hasserved as associate academicdean since 1968.

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today must be men not only offaith but also of hope. He urgedthem to be aware of the weak­ness of man while at the sametime recognizing his dignity.

Monday morning the Apos­tolic Delegate offered Mass atthe South Dartmouth Monasteryof Discalced Carmelite Nuns, atrue sign of the Holy See's careand concern for the cloisteredorders of the Church. He thentraveled to Fall River wherehe visited the Cathedral of OurLady of the Assumption. Atnoon he met with the retiredBishops of the diocese, greet­ingBishop Connolly and BishopGerrard. Despite the heat of theday, he continued his scheduleby lunching with a large groupof Clergy and lay representa­tives of the diocese.

The diocese is not only grate­ful to Archbishop Jadot for hisvisitation but also the betterthat he shared with us his ownlove of the Church. His unob­strusive and gentle manner wasinfectious as he took the timeto greet people and priests. Hisvisit was indeed welcomed andbrought a dimension of repre­sentation that reminded us once

'more that we are members ofa caring and loving Church.

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their attendance and participa­tion.

The North Falmouth cere­mony was the highlight ofArchbishop Jadot's first visitto the diocese .during which hewas the house guest of BishopCronin. On Saturday morninghe visited the National Ocean­ographic Institute in WoodsHole and the historic church ofSt. Joseph's, from' which thenew parish was founded. Laterin the day he offered Mass atthe church of St. Pius, in SouthYarmouth. It was Pope Pius Xwho founded the diocese of FallRiver, the first diocese he estab­lished in the United States.

On Sunday evening, the Arch­bishop addressed the clergywho attended the dedicationceremony. In his sharing withthem he stressed that clergy

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At the dedication it was nice tosee our transitional deacons ful­filling their proper liturgicalroles. Rev. Mr. Jon-Paul Gallant,and Rev. Mr. Normand Grenierwere chaplains to the ApostolicDelegate. Significantly, they arestudents at the Pontifical NorthAmerican College in Rome.

The window in the southtransept depicts St. ElizabethSeton receiving her vows fromBishop John Carroll, first U.S.Catholic Bishop. The setting forthis window is the seminarychapel of Paca Street, Baltimore,where priests of this dioceseworshiped as seminarians.

A comment should be madeon the beautiful windows' of theNorth Falmouth church, whichportray the history of the churchin that Cape Cod town, especi­ally the window dedicated to'St. Joseph, which pictures thefamous Woods Hole bell tower.

In the sacristy there is a win­dow dedicated to the Immacu­late Conception, a reminder ofthe mission church that onceserved North Falmouth. In ad­dition there are windows of St.Patrick and St. Anthony, pay­ing tribute to the other parishesof Falmouth.

Archbishop Jadot was ac­companied by a member of thestaff of' the Apostolic Delega­tion, the Very Rev. NicholasHalligan, O.P. who, it is inter­esting to note, is a native ofSacred Heart parish, Fall River.

SidelightsContinued from Page One

the Mass and partook fully inthe liturgy.

St. Elizabeth Seton

FALL RIVER COUNCIL 86, Knights of Columbus, pre­sents check to Rev. Thomas L. Rita, director of St. Vincent'sHome, Fall River for use in summer camp program. Fromleft, Armand Cousineau, grand knight; Darin Willams; JohnPicard (rear); Father Rita; Joseph Dakin; William F. Whal­en, Youth Activities Chairman.

For If point of history, thisis the second church built un­der the direction of Father Pow­ers. He was pastor at St. Mark'sin Attleboro Falls, supervisingthe building of that church andrectory. He is the only priestin the diocese in recent memorywho has this to his credit.

Continued from Pa~e OneBefore the final blessing the

Apostolic Delegate addressedthe parishioners of St. Eliza­beth Seton, urging them tobuild a strong community offaith. He pointed out how im­portant it is for parish com­munities to realize that theyare also part of the great com­munities of the diocese, the na­tion and above all the universalchurch. The Delegate stressedthat parishioners should striveto build their new communitywith a quality of faith trulyeffective in its witness to thereality of the Gospel message.

Following the Mass, Arch­bishop Jadot, Bishop Cronin andFather Powers greeted a largegroup of friends and parishion­ers in the new parish hall, in­dividually thanking them for

Christian Life UnitsTo Meet in August

ST. LOUIS (NC) - Membersof the Christian Life Communi­ties in the United States willmeet Aug. 10-14 in New Orleansto discuss changes in the 400­year-old movement since theSecond Vatican Council.

Formerly known as Sodalitiesof Our Lady, the Christian LifeCommunities made a namechange and adopted new rulesallowing greater autonomy forlocal groups ,and greater layinitiative at its 1967 internation­al assembly in Rome.

Christian Life Communitiesare lay organizations fosteringparticipation in the religious andsocial activities of the Church.There are appro)4imately 150local U.S. communities affiliatedwith the 42-country World Fed­eration of Christian Life Com­munities. They include units atBishop Gerrard and Bishop Con­nolly high schools in Fall River.

Seekonk ClinicContinued from Page One

While awaiting action by theSeekonk selectmen, the anti­clinic ad hoc committee hasbeen meeting weekly. It ;includesmembers of St. Mary~s and OurLady of Mt. Carmel parishes inSeekonk, as well as of St. Ste­phen's in nearby Dodgeville andarea Episcopal churches.

The committee members sayif selectmen do not themselvesact on the by-laws amendment,they will present petitions tohave the matter placed on theagenda of a representative townmeeting scheduled for Sept. 12.It would then be voted on bythe town's 120 representatives,with a two-thirds majority of aquorum of 100 representativesneeded for passage.

Additionally, Father EdwardC. Duffy, pastor of St. Mary'ssince 1971, has been mountinga vigorous education campaignregarding abortion in generaland clinic opposition in particu­lar, using his parish bulletin andSt. Mary's pulpit to clarify theunequivocal pro-life stand of theChurch.

The clinic issue was origin­ally raised publicly June 22,when it was made known thatDr. Charles H. Mandell, an as­sociate radiologist at Union­Truesdale Hospital in Fall Riv­er, had approached Seekonktown officials on the possibil­ity of building such a facility.

Dr. Mandell has consistentlyrefused to comment on the op­position to his proposal, norhas he named any partners hemight have in the project. Fa­ther Duffy said, however, thatthe physician has been quotedas saying he chose Seekonk asa possible clinic site because hethought it a "very progressivecommunity with a sex educa­tion course in the high school."

Father Duffy said there is nosuch course at Seekonk HighSchool. He also noted that anti­abortion "is not just a Catholicissue," pointing out that ninestates, including Massachusetts,have voted for a constitutionalconvention for the purpose ofadding a human life amend­ment to the U.S. constitution.

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Question (ornerQ. Maybe you can tell me

what the theologians are tryingto do, destroy the Church? Asfar as I can see, all they are do­ing is undennining the faith ofgood people. (Ohio)

A. This considerably abbrev­iated comment was preceded byseveral other obviously rhetor­ical questions concerning cur­rent developments in theChurch. Most of the statementswere clearly not meant to behonest questions, and perhapsthis final comment wasn't real­ly meant to be answered either.But its spirit is evident oftenenough in numberless lettersthat cross my desk.

Theology is a highly special­ized and intricate science, andtheologians are nothing butspecialists in that field. Throughthe centuries, the Church hasdepended heavily on the re­search and writings of men likeSt. Jerome, St. Thomas Aquinas,St. Augustine, St. AlphonsusLiguori, and thousands of othergreat and lesser lights. Most ofthem, incidentally, were "proph­ets without honor" throughmuch of their own lifetime.

When I say the church hasdepended on them, I includebishops and popes. While theyare the official teaching bodyin the family of Christ, bishopsare rarely specially trained theo­logians.

Of its nature, theology is aspeculative, open - end science.Part of its business is to be atthe cutting edge of Catholicthought, as the Church's under­standing of Jesus and His mess­age develops through the ages.As with mothers, fathers, orpriests, there are' capable andless capable ones. A theologianmay be right or wrong or inbetween. His expertise may bein one field rather than another.Above all, his theories and opin­ions are only as good or as badas his reasons for them.

When anyone condemns orridicuies "the theologians,"therefore, I can't avoid thesuspicion that he has neverseriously studied what specifictheologians have to say on asubject, or he is seeking some­one to blame for things hedoesn't understand or doesn'tapprove of.

Blanket blaming of parents,teenagers, intellectuals - ortheologians - for oUr discom­forts and crises is a copout, andrarely contributes anything to­ward our understanding or thesearch for truth.

Q. Should we go to Confess­ion to gain sanctifying grace,which we were taught we gainfrom this sacrament, or doesthe Penance Service replace go­ing to Confession? Our catech­ism never mentioned penanceservices. (Del.)

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At noon Sunday, July 24,aboard the USS Massachusetts,the parish will participate in a200th anniversary ecumenicalservice honoring the arrival ofGen. Casimir Pulaski in theUnited States. Also involvedwill be Holy Cross parishionersand members of the Blessed Vir­gin and Holy Trinity ·Polish Na­tional Churches.ST. HEDWIG,NEW BEDFORD

The combined societies of theparish will sponsor their annual .summer bazaar the weekend ofJuly 30 and 31. Donations oftoys, books and household itemsfor a white elephant booth maybe left at the rectory. Polishand American food specialtieswill be featured and hours willbe 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday and1 to 10 p.m. Sunday.ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

The parish patronal feast andlawn party will take place theweekend of July 29 through 31on the church grounds on Bray­ton Avenue, beginning at 6 p.m.Friday and Saturday and at 1:30p.m. Sunday, with a processionopening Sunday's schedule.

Features will include home­made Portuguese and Americanfoods with malasadas sold onFriday and Saturday. Raffles willinclude black and white andcolored televisions and a cashaward. Penny sales are sched­uled for Friday and Saturdayand a Parishola on Sunday, andthere will be a nightly cash at­tendance prize.

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of the Missionary Sisters of theHoly Spirit ·(S.Sp.S.), was oneof three' expatriates recentlyhonoured with the Ghana Na­tional Award by President Ig­natius Acheampong.

She has for 26 years workedwith a group of lepers, who atpresent number 55, with about100 children dependent on them,finding them food, clothing,medicines and soap and in­structing those interested in theChurch.

our catechisms were written, isan increasingly popular rite. Itis simply a ceremony in whicha group of Catholics (or otherChristians) confess their sinful­ness before God and each other,reflect on the meaning of theirsins with the help of Scriptureand meditation, and ask for­giveness for any offenses com­mitted against God and theirfellow man.

From the catechism you men­tion, you will remember thatprayer and contrition of thiskind can forgive sins. However,this does not mean that such aservice (without sacramental ab­solution) replaces the Sacramentof Penance, which is a veryspecial way of meeting a forgiv­ing God in a spirit of sorrowfor our sins, and a desire ofreconciliation with Him. Certainhealing, forgiving, and sanctify­ing graces are the fruit of thissacrament, which makes it dif­ferent and unique among allPenance rites.

The sacrament of Penance isoften included within the kindsof common Penance servicesyou speak of, but such is notnecessarily the case.

(Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Dietzen,c/o The Anchor, P. O. Box 7,Fall River, Mass. 02722.

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Furthermore Jesus told us thewords to use when we pray:"Our Father ..." And this doesnot mean that only these wordsare legitimate prayer. Recallhow central are the psalms inthe life of Jesus, expressions ofprayer which reveal every con­ceivable agony and ecstasy.

In search of a solution to. thisapparent conflict between pray­er and service, a well-knownchurchman asked a very wisegrandmother who had risen alarge family how she was ableto do so much and still be aperson of prayer. She said:

"The person who is perform­ing a valuable service is alwaysable to pray. The person who isof prayer is always ready andable to perform genuine l!ervice.And when the two enjoy thisblending, then one has neithera person of prayer nor of serv­ice, all of life is holy. That isthe important matter. Holiness.Neither prayer alone, nor serv­ice alone leads to holiness.There is no tension in the holypersons,"

What happened? Why did thesteam vaporize so quickly? Per­haps lack of preparation wasthe greatest reason. In somecases the experience was simplya guilt remover or some otherkind of escape. Maybe St. Vin­vent De Paul would argue thatthe spiritual power which yieldslong-term commitment and mo­tivation )Vas never there in mostcases. Who can say?

The story does have a moral.Not one that rebukes the well­

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By Gerard A. Pottebaum

When we think of a person in­volved in service to others, weusually see someone withoutmuch time for himself or her­self. On the other hand, whenwe think of a person who prays,we usually see someone who isinactive, not terribly busy. Wetend not to see the involved per­son of service and the reflectiveperson of prayer as descriptiveof the same individual.

One often hears the activeperson say, "I wi!lh I had timeto pray." The person of prayer,on the other hand, we identifywith such remarks as, "I'll haveto pray over this," which leavesthe impression he won't do any­thing, at least not immediately,perhaps never.

These stereotypes impede un­derstanding either service orprayer, or resolving the ques­tions of how a person of servicecan also be prayerful or how theprayerful person can be of serv­ice.

We cannot resolve the ten­sion between prayer and servicewith slogans, such as "My serv­ice is prayer." Or, "When I amat work, I am at prayer."

Jesus did teach us that Godknows what we need better thanwe do, and before we realizethe need ourselves. . . whichsuggests that one should get onwith life, and God will provide,

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and hope disappeared. No songsnow. No marches. No pleadingwith real estate rascals or tight­fisted backers. Not even anyWindex or ,Lysol or LemonPledge. If tracers were put outon the crusaders they wouldfind hundreds of sheepish facespursuing graduate degrees, buy­ing farms or chic town houses,purchasing season tickets at theopera and for the games, scan­ning the fashion pages andchecking the guest list for Sat­urday night's buffet.

By .Father Alfred McBride

When St. Vincent de Paul wason his death bed, a novice ask­ed him what was the secret ofChristian service? "My daught­er," he replied, "you must learnhow to love the poor so theycan forgive you for the breadyou offer them." This percep­tive comment of Vincent wasan effort to help the young Sis­ter avoid the, pitfalls of selfrighteousness and patronizing inher works of social concern.

He might also have added thatlove, proceeding from a strongprayer life, is esseptial if thereis to be any long-range socialservice to the deprived. The late1960s witnessed an extraordin­ary rise in social consciousnessamong the well-fed Christianmiddle class. The result was aflood of volunteers for inner­city work. Leaving traditionalforms 'of Catholic ministry suchas schools and hospitals, thenew legions of idealists pouredinto the grimy tenements, rat-in­fested alleys and trash-filledstreets where the poor of Am­erica live.

Their intentions were admir­able and their enthusiasmwould match any crusader onthe way to rescue the HolyLand from the infidel. Chester­ton, with the mighty beat ofhis ballads would have lovedto chronicle these armies of no­ble-spirited Christians, anxiousto prove that the fire of justiceand charity had not gone out insecular America, let alone in theChurch Catholic.

They joined in civil rightsmarchers, teachings on the Viet­nam war, soup ladling in start­led city mission kitchens, con­certed action against banks thatredlined the poor, harassmentof absentee landlords and oth­ers all too ruthlessly present. .

They celebrated people'S Mas­ses, sang spirituals, stood by theIndians at Wounded Knee andGresham, backed Marlon Bran­da's newly found social con­sciouness and Robert Redford'shopes for a protected environ­ment. Windows shone, andfloors gleamed; wood sparkledwith new paint and undesirableinsects were shooed away asthese inheritors of middle-classsanitation scrubbed and cleanedthe hovels of the poor. A newday was dawning. Christianityhad a fresh enemy to defeatand loyal and persistant soldiersto prosecute the battle.

Or was it? Paciftsts had sung,"Where have all the flowersgone?" But now one could adaptthat poignant song to say,"Where have all the crusadersgone?" And so quickly at that.Barely seven years after the ex­pectations had been raised, allwas eerily quiet on the innercity front.

Smile buttons vanished. Theburlap tapestries with flannellettering about joy and love

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Early believers in Jesus "de­voted themselves to the apost­les' instruction and the com­munal life, to the breaking ofbread and the prayers. . . Theywent to the temple area togethereveryday..." (Acts 2, 42; 46)..Our daily Mass goers reflect asimilar pattern in their lives.Thanks to the generosity of oneparishioner, they now are un­ited more closely with the pray­er of other Christians through­out the world.

with the preparation. of thegifts: After communion, thatcanticle of Zechariah ("Benedic­tus") or that of Mary ("Magni­ficat") is recited with its properantiphon depending upon thehour celebrated; the service con­cludes with the Post-Commun­ion prayer and the dismissalrite of Mass.

Four publishers have produc­ed authorized versions of"Christian Prayer": CatholicBook, Daughters of St. Paul,Helicon and Liturgical Press.Parishes would do well to ex­amine each edition to judgewhich best 'serves their needs.

We link Mass and "ChristianPrayer" often, but not .always.It does not lengthen the week- .day liturgy significantly, yetprovides those who come regu­larly with a more varied andeven deeper worship experience.Moreover, it represents an at­tempt to fulfill ideals of Vati­can II as expressed in article 27of the General Instruction:

"Whenever groups of the lai­ty meet for prayer, apostolicwork, or some other religiousreason, they are encouraged totake part in the Church's officeby celebrating some of the Lit­urgy of the Hours."

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By Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin

We have country club hoursfor weekdays Masses at HolyFamily - 9:1.5 a.m. and 5:15p.m. Through experimentationwe discovered tt.s greatest num­ber of people could participatein daily Eucharists with thatschedule.

The size of the communityfor those liturgies varies-from10 to 35. However, a solid coreof regulars appear each dayand often remind me of thefirst Christians. Acts 1, tells usthat the apostles "devotedthemselves to constant prayer."Moreover, they prayed, notalone, but together with "somewomen in their company, andMary the mother of Jesus, andHis brothers."

Six months ago one of ourparishioners was anxious to do­nate a gift for the church inmemory of her recently deceasedmother. The suggestion that wepurchase 20 copies of "ChristianPrayer," a one-volume text con­taining morning and eveningprayer from the Liturgy of theHours, won her immediate ac­ceptance.

Upon their an'\val, an artisticparishioner designed an appro­priate lI\emorial bookplate forthe inside of th.s official prayerbook. We then began to integ­rate these two parts of the di­vine office into our weekdayMasses.

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THE ANCHOR- 13Thurs., July 21, 1977A Verdade E A Vida

Dirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

TRABALHOo Verao e para muitos tempo de descanso,

de ferias. Emuito born e agradavel. Mas 0 des­canso esta ligado com 0 trabahlo. s6 quem tra­balha merece descansar e descansa para voltarao trabalho com' novas energias.

Os primeiros cap{tulos da B{blia apre­sentam-nos duma forma simples e popular 0 tra­balho de Deus nos seis dias da criasao e 0descanso ao setimo dia como urn modelo para anossa vida .

E quando 0 Filho de"Deus se fez homempas sou trinta anos de vida obscura num tra­balho monotono, de sol a sol, de carpinteiroduma pequena aldeia da Palestina. Ensinou-nosque 0 trabalho e algo de belo, que podemosdivinizar e 0 modo de 0 conseguir. Nao ha duasvidas: uma para Deus (rezar), outra para nos(trabalho, descanso, comida, trato social).

Ao apresentar urn plano de vida, urn pro­grama para 0 viver dum filho de Deus ca naterra, nao basta falar das normas de piedade.Tambem.o trabalho tern de ser oraG~o. Tambemele faz parte do nosso plano de vida, comoalgo fundamental, pois a ele dedicamos a mai­or parte das horas do nosso dia.

Ao falar de trabalho podiamos resumirtudo em tres perguntas: a primeira .•. porquetrabalhar? Que sentido tern 0 trabalho humano?

Uma ideia que pode surgir quase espontan­eamente e que 0 trabalho e urn castigo para 0homem. E e errado. A Bfblia diz que Deus paso homem no Jardim de Eden "para que 0 tra­balhasse". Castigo do pecado e 0 esfor<;o, adureza que leva consigo e que nao acompanhar­ia as nossas tarefas se nao tivessemos estra­gada 0 plano de Deus.

Outra ideia errada e que trabalhar e s6para os que nao podem ocupar a vida noutra

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o trabalho serve para tornar este mundomais perfeito. Deus chama 0 homem a colaborarna obra da cria~ao. "Enchei a terra e subme­tei-a." Torna-la mais acolhedora, mais agra­davel, recordando ao mesmo tempo, que "naotemos aqui cidade permanente."

/Serve tambem para cada urn ter 0 que ne-cessita. Para si e para os seus. A providenciade Deus conta com 0 que nos podemos fazer.Trabalha e Deus dara 0 pao, diz 0 povo.

o trabalho serve para servir os outros."NliO e born que 0 homem es tej a s6." Deus fez­nos para viver em sociedade, ajudando-nosuns aos outros. E tod06 nos apercebemos distoquando falha alguma atividade: quando fazemgreve os varredores das ruas, quando os pa­deiros nao cozem 0 p~o.

Quando prestamos urn service nao podemosolhar s6 ao dinheiro que nos vao dar e de quenecessitamos para viver. Devemos dar-nos con­ta do bern que estamos a fazer, pondo nele to­do 0 nosso entusiasmo. Medicos, engenheiros,pintores, empregadas domesticas, encarregadosde serviGos de limpeza, todos podemos parmuito amor aos outros no que fazemos. 0dinheiro e uma forma de trocarmos servisos,em mutua a;uda.

o trabalho e meio de nos aperfeicoarmos.Actuar para os filosofos e aperfei~oar-se.

Toda essa atividade, se pusermos esfor~o, eum"caminho de perfeisao humana e sobrenatural"0 homem foi feito para trabalhar como a avepara voar." 0 trabalho e escola de virtudese a ociosidade, diz 0 povo,e mae de todos osv{cios. Quantos problemas poe hoje, sobretudopara a juventude, uma vida em que os lazeresvao ganhando terreno aos afazeres. Como e im­portante saber ocupar os nossos tempos livres!

Christ the Cure"Sin is the disease, Christ the

cure. The result is a miracle."- Frank Buchman

SISTER MARIA TOR­RES" MD, SSD, an obstetri­cian and gynecologist, willbe among speakers at thesecond international con­gress of the Alumni of theSisters of St. Dorothy, to beheld July 29 through Aug.2 at the Statler-Hilton Ho­tel, New York City. She will:liscuss Church teachings onsexuality, marriage andfamily planning.

Diocesan delegates to themeeting will be led by Sis­ter Cecilia Ferro, SisterMary Fraga and Miss Rose­mary Ferro. They will rep­resent alumni and religious:>f our Lady of Mt. CarmelSchool, New Bedford, andVilla Fatima novitiate' andprovincial house, Taunton.

Main congress theme willbe the place of the family asthe. basic unit of society.Presentations by interna­tional lecturers will be fol­lowed by discussion sessionsand' the framing of resolu­tions. Bishop Louis Gelin­eau of Providence will cele­brate the opening Mass, atwhich newly-created Car­dinal Luigi Ciappi, OP willalso be present. The closingliturgy will have CardinalTerence Cooke and Cardin­al , Humberto Medeiros asconcelebrants.

Support of the congressgoals has been expressed byPresident Jimmy Carter,Archbishop Jean Jadot,apostolic delegate in theU.S., Bishop Daniel Croninand New York city andstate officials.

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meaning sincerity of those whotried and basically failed. Tohave tried is itself a recommen­dation of an interior and com­mendable idealism. No, the mor­al of the story is that enthusi­asm is not enough to propelChristians into a major and sig­nificant commitment to a lifeof service to the poor and thedeprived. Enthusiasm is all rightfor a starter. But to it must beadded a deep spiritual life. Sen­timental love of the poor won'tdo. Sound love based on discip­lined contact with the HolySpirit is the inner power oneneeds in facing the admittedlyenormous demands of inner-citywork and other commitments tojustice.

A new call is needed today:one that is more sober but alsomore insistant and challenging.Jesus says that the measure ofour personal greatness is ourcapacity to serve the needy.Don't miss the chance.

Name Music DirectorFor National Shrine

WASHINGTON (NC) - Rob­ert Shafer, 31, has been appoint­ed music director of the Nation­al Shrine of the Immaculate Con­ception in Washington, D.C., byMsgr. John J. Murphy, Shrinedirector. He will succeed JosephMichaud who is retiring. Shafer,who holds a master's degree inmusic from the Catholic Univer­sity of America, has directedthe Madison Madrigal Singers inVienna, Va., the Oratorio Soci­ety of Washington, the Alexan­dria (Va.) Choral Society, theWashington Chamber Singers,and the music ministry of St.Matthew's Cathedral, Washing­ton.

Women to MeetSunday, July 24 at 2 p.m.

there'll be a meeting of womeninterested in attending the Na­tional Council of Catholic Wo­men Convention to be held inSan Antonio, Texas, in Novem­ber. Information on hotels andtours will be available at thismeeting, at the home of Mrs.Aubrey Armstrong, 40 BeachAve., Somerset. (Rain date isJuly 31.)

At the convention Mrs. Mich­ael J. McMahon, St. Mary's Ca­.thedral parish, Fall River, willbe a candidate for the officeof Second Vice President. Mrs.James W. Leith, Holy NameParish, New Bedford, is a nom­inee for the 1979 nominatingcommittee.

For additional information,please contact Mrs. Armstrongat 672-1658 or Mrs. McMahonat 672-7698.

Endorses Statement on Eastern EuropeWASHINGTON(NC) _ The Carter, Secretary of State Cyrus

head of a Catholic rights' group Vance and UN A~bassador A~­has endorsed the U.S. bishops' d.rew Young,. Jes~llt Father VI~­recent statement on Eastern gIl Blum mamtamed that reh­Europe and has called on U.S. gious persecution is widespreadofficials to speak out for reli- throughout .Easte~ Europe.gious freedom there. Father. Blum IS preSIdent ~f. the

Cathohc League for Rehglous'In 1etters to President Jimmy and Civil Rights.

By The Dameans

LUCKENBACH, TEXAS

The only two things in life that make it worth livingIs guitars tuned good and firm-feeling women

I don't need my name in the marquee lightsI got my song and I got you with me tonight

Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas, Waylon and Willieand the boys, This successful life we're living

got us feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys.Between Hank Williams' pain songs and Newberry's

train songs and, "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain,"Out in Luckenbach, Texas, ain't nobody feeling no pain.

So, baby, let's sell your diamond ring, buy someboots and faded jeans and go away.

This coat and tie is choking me and in your .high society you cry all day.

We're busy keeping up with the Jones' ­four-car garage and we're stlD building on,

Maybe it's time we got back to the basics of love.Written by Bobby Emmons and Chip Moran

Sung by Waylon JenninsgBaby Chick Music, Inc., B.M.I.

Many people hav:e an empty feeling when they finally reachthe top of their fields. One need only recall the sad story ofFreddie Prinz of "Chico and the Man."

Waylon Jennings, one of the giants in country music, givesus yet another insight into the life of someone dissatisfiedwith the diamond rings and four-car garages, someone whowants to leave it all to get back to the basics of love. Thistune made number one on the country charts and a strongshowing on the popular charts.

What it says is that happiness and sucess don't necessarilycome just because a person has a lot - "this successful lifewe're living got us feuding like the Hatfields and McCoys."Sometimes it's the simple things which can truly teach uswhat real wealth is all about.

Luckenbach, Texas may be a restful town but I really doubtthat "ain't nobody feeling no pain," because everybody every­where experiences pain. It's not a place we should search forbut a space, an attitude which allows us to realize how happywe can be if we only recognize the wealth that always sur­rounds us.

The person who can count wealth in terms of the sun thatalways rises, the flowers that grace even the abandoned cor­ner lot; and the children who always need playing with isclose to the richest that shall not perish or be taken away.Nor do we have to fight each other for such gifts. They arefree for us all - gifts from One who knows how to give thebest of His love. And His way of giving is basic to any kindof love.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., July 21, 1977

•••duce them to mere didactic de­vices, to moralizing allegories.We will let their poetic powerwork within us.

The poetic power of the para­ble is the power of the event.Poetic means more than poetryas a literary genre. Poeticmeans creative.

Trust Jesus' Word

We must trust in the Para-'bles because Jesus spoke them.To trust in His word is the bed­rock of our faith. He continual­ly offers us new beginnings andthey are significant even whenthey end, for all things end.Every cause for justice is worthour best efforts. Every act ofreconciliation is worth it, evenwhen new- controversies anddivisions occur. Every resolu­tion to do better is worth mak­ing, even if it is not alwayskept. Eventually we hope thatwe will all be brought to a newfaithfulness, to a new "courageto be."

Birthright UnitOffers Speakers

iBirthright of Greater Fall Riv­er is offering a speakers' service,now accepting engagements forthe fall. It is directed by MissJanet Barbelle, who may bereached at 674-0180.

Named members of the execu­tive board for the coming yearare Tom Donahue, president;Mary-Lou Mancini, vice-presi­dent; Rita Lopes, treasurer; Mar­ilyn Coughlin, secretary.

Ray Picard, Dr. John Malloy,.claire Mullins, Dr. Victor Pal­umbo, Sister Theresa Mazzolini,Sister Angela Francis, MarcellaWarrener, Mrs. Mariette Eaton,Patricia Sullivan and Miss Bar­belle.

the landlord in the Parable ofthe wicked husbandman, whoafter having sent his servants,sent his son. What Palestinianproperty owner living abroadwould be foolish enough to actlike this landlord?

Or what can we say aboutthe host in the parable of thegreat feast who looks for sub­stitute guests in the streets?

What employer would paythe employees of the eleventhhour the same wages as thosehired first? At what village wed­ding has anyone slammed the

door on the frivolous maidenswho do not consider the future?Jesus wanted people to THINK!

Those who .exploited His name,for too many years ins-ultedthose who did try to think."Let me do all your thinkingfor you!"

The surprising strategy usedby Jesus in His discourses saysto us, "Let your imaginationsbe opened to new possibilities,"

,Looking at the parables as ata word addressed to our imag­ination rather than to our will,we shall not be tempted to re-

focus on youth•••by Cecilia Belanger

Why is it disquieting that theparables allow no translationin conceptual language? Perhapsat first glance some readers willthink there's weakness in thestory form. But on secondglance, it reveals uniquestrength.

The beauty of the parables isthat they are not one long dis­course. There is a full range ofshort parables gathered togetherin the unifying form of the Gos­pel. This means that the pra­bles make a whole, that we haveto understand each one in thelight of the other. The parablesmake sense togethe~

The challenge of rational theol­ogy is nowhere more obviousthan in the parable of the goodseed spoiled by the darnel sownamong the wheat. The farmer'sservants went to their masterand said, "Sir, was it not goodseed that you sowed in yourfield? Then where has the darnelcome .from?

Such is the question of thephilosopher when he discussestheoretically the so-called prob­lem of evil. But the answer weget is itself metaphorical: "Thisis an enemy's doing,"

And you may come throughseveral kinds of theologies inagreement with that enigmaticanswer.

Obviously, the Parables teach,but ,not in an ordinary way.Maybe there is something inthem that we have overlooked.One finds them having some­thing in commen with the pro­verbs Jesus used. The use ofparadox and hyperbole In suchaphorisms and antithetical for­mulae as: "Whoever seeks togain his life will lose it butwhoever, loses his life will pre­serve· it."

Consider the extravagance of

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Jesus continually- offe.rs us new beginnings

By Bill MORRISSETTE

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Christi USA, the Americanbranch of the international Ca­tholic movement for peace, willhold its fourth annual confer­ence Nov. 4-6 in Memphis. Thetheme will be "Nonviolence ina Violent World,"

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Veneration of the Relic of Good Saint Anne atany time.

OTHER MASSES:7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Noon and 6:30 p.m. UpperChurch.

DEVOTION SERVICES AND PROCESSION2, 3 and 4:00 p.m.

joint sessions "to celebrate, af­firm and experience the workof the Holy Spirit."

Discussing the event, Dr. Vin­son Synan, a member of itsplanning committee, said, "Thiswill be one of the most signifi­cant conferences of the twen­tieth century. It will bear com­mon witness to the mighty workof the Holy Spirit in thechurches of our day,"

SOLEMN HIGH MASS:7:30 p.m., Shrine - The Mass will be followedby a Candlelight Procession outside theChurch, weather permitting.

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Beginning yesterday and con­tinuing through Sunday, Baptist,Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran,Mennonite, Methodist, Presby­terian, Pentecostal and Messia­nic Jewish groups are holding acombination of individual and

IN THE DIOCESE

Special awards were present­ed to Paul Pelletier, prep coachJim DurY, junior coach Ed Mc­Cormick, junior coach Judy Bel­li, cheerleading advisors BettyAnne Bruce and Lillian L'Abbe.

African SistersMOSHI (AlF) - The Evangel­

izing Sisters of Mary, an inter­national African missionary con­gegation of Sisters has beenfounded in East Africa, to paral­lel the African congregation ofmen, the Apostles of Jesus.

fy for berths in the post-seasonchampionship tourneys.

In more recent years, bas­ketball team qualified for post­season play if it won only 59percent of its regular-seasongames. In baseball the percent­age requirement was 60. Inhockey and softball, the newrule will have no effect as 75percent is the requirement inthose sports.

Attleboro's representat i v e sare William Vine and Leo Mc­Donald, senior division; JohnMonast and George Saxon 3rd,intermediate; James Bell andGreg Barrett, Junior; MachaelDix and Mark Schmidt, cadet.

The Taunton area's represent­atives are Billy Bourque andMatt Quintana, senior; Bob Bragaand George SaXon, intermediate;Richard Vieira and Peter Kelly,junior; David Bourque and Mich­ael Beaulieu, cadets.

Carrying the colors of the NewBedford area Barry Higham andMatt Szulik will vie for thesenior crown; Joel Gonsalvesand Dan Donovan will competein the intermediate division, JohnConnor and "Butch' Brown inthe juniors, and, Mike Stone andJohn Palmieri in the cadet divi­sion.

The Cape Cod section will berepresented by John Sances andPeter Stephen in the senior divi­sion; Bruce Murphy and MitchMcCullough, intermediate; JeffStewart and Peter Stewart, jun­ior; Brian Stewart and StevenDonnelly, cadet.

Bill Boyle, who directed theNew Bedford area qualifyingtournament, will be the directorfor Monday's diocesan tourna­ment. Dick Maxwell, of SouthYarmouth, conducted the CapeCod area tourney. Other direc­tors were Jim Lenaghan, Jr.,Fall River, Larry Masterson,Taunton.

InterscholasticSports

Requirements for qualificationto participate in high schoolpost-season championship tourn­aments have been tightened bythe Massachusetts SecondarySchools Principals Association.

The association's StandingCommittee on Athletics has an­nounced that hereafter highschool teams, in any sport, mustwin at least 70 percent of theirregular-season games to quali-

Holy Name Athletes HonoredHoly Name (New Bedford) Livramento, junior cheerleader

CYO basketball and baseball ·Bernice Brennan and seniorteams were honored at a sports cheerleader Sherry Soares.award banquet, inclUding the Most Valuable Player Awardsparish's undefeated champion went to senior Bob Lima, prepjunior basketball girls' team. John Kumor, seJ.1ior Ron Fre-

John Pacheco, basketball and nette, juniors Mark Bruce andbaseball coach at New Bedford Mary Beth Bruce.High, was guest speaker andPaul Pelletier, coach of theHoly Name senior teams, base­ball and basketball was masterof ceremonies. Rev. StephenFernandes, area CYO director,gave the invocation, and Rev.John Murphy, pastor of HolyName parish, gave the welcom­ing address and the benediction.

Outstanding SportsmanshipAwards were presented to sen­ior Bob Lima, prep John Kumor,senior Dennis Lowney, juniorMike Chandler, junior Melody

Diocesan CYO Golf Championships MondayGolfers from five areas of the

diocese-Fall River, Taunton,New Bedford, Attleboro andCape Cod-will participate inthe 18th annual CYO DiocesanGolf tournament at the PocassetGolf Course, on Cape Cod, nextMonday, July 25.

Play will be in four divisions:seniors for those who were bornon or after Jan. I, 1951; inter­mediates, who were born on orafter Jan. I, 1955; juniors, bornon or after Jan. I, 1961; and,cadets, who date of birth is Jan.I, 1963 or later.

'Each area is allowed two en­tries in each division. Trophieswill be awarded to the championand runnerup in each division.The finalists in each divisionwill represent the Fall River dio­cese in the New England torrna­ment next month.

Again this year the MartinHiggins Trophy will be awardedto the outstanding golfer of thetourney. The trophy honors thememory of the late Martin(Marty) Higgins, who for manyyears was pro and greenskeeperat the Fall River Country Club.

Pete Saunders and Dave Frei­tis will represent the Fall Riverarea in the senior division.Other qualifiers from the FallRiver area are Paul Saundersand Jeff Reilly, cadet division;Jeff Massoud and Martin Sowa,intermediate division; and Pat­rick Shaw and Mike Alves,junior division.

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