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Hundreds turn out tosupport Catholic .Schools

BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY led the annual candlelight pr.ocession and Mass for peacefrom St. Mary's Cathedrai to St. Anne's Church in Fall River Oct. 14. Marchers carriedcandles, recited the rosary and sung Marian hymns in various languages. (Kearns photo)

Healthcare workers meet for Mass

By Christine Vieira Mills. Anchor Staff

On October I I hundreds of Cath­olic school supporters joined Bi­shop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap.in the JFK function room at theCape Codder Hotel in Hyannis fora fundraising dinner that will makedreams come true.

Together, through.the generousdonations of individuals, parishes,and businesses, the communityraised more than $200,000 to beused for scholarship grants forneedy children to attend Catholicschools within the Fall River Dio­cese.

Patrick Carney, president of theClaremont Companies and thisyear's chairman of the annualdinner, thanked those at the assem­bly for their presence and their"loyal support of Cat-holic edu­cation."

"Catholic education is alive andwell in our diocese," he said. "Yoursupport enables our families tosend close to 9,000 children to the23 elementary, two middle,· andfour high schools operating in ourdiocese."

He quoted Forbes Magazinewhich praised the excellence ofAmerica's Catholic schools, stat-

ing that they succeed because theygive children structure, discipline,guidance and direction "and theydo it for about half the cost ofpublic schools." "Catholic schoolshave high expectations ofall child­ren," he continued, adding thatthrough their contributions theeducational mission of the diocesecan continue.

Rev. Bartley MacPhaidin, CSC,president of Stonehill College, wasemcee for the dinner, which wascoordinated by James M. Rileyand directed by Rev. Richard W.Beaulieu. Father Beaulieu present­ed an award for outstanding ser­vice to the Catholic schools tolongtime teacher Sister Vera Her­bert, a woman he called "foreveryoung."

Sister Vera, now age 88 andonly recently fully retired fromteaching high school English, hasbeen a Holy Union Sister for thelast 70 years. The Baltimore, Mary­land, native has taught in elemen­tary and high schools in Fall River,Lawrence and Taunton. CurrentlyinVolved with the Adult LiteracyProgram in Taunron, she hastouched many lives with her teach­ing over 60 years.

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By Dave JolivetAnchor Staff

An estimated 550 people, 40 ofwhom were physicians, gatheredat Christ the King Church, Mash~pee, last TuesdllY evening for the(irst annual Eucharistic Celebra­tion of Healthcare: Workers in theDiocese of Fall River. Bishop SeanO'Malley, OFM Cap., covenedthe gathering of healthcare workersand ministers to the sick, for anevening ofcelebration and affirma­tion.

At the conclusion of the Massthe bishop imparted the ImagoDei (Image of God) bles'sing to allpresent, calling upon the Lord ·tobless the mind, heart and hands ofeach attendee, so that He mightcontinue to work in them a newand wonderful h(:aling, and thatthey might touch others with Hispeace. Following the liturgy, therewas a social hour with refresh­ments and a keynote speaker, Fa­ther Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD, aprofessor of medicine at LoyolaStritch School of Medicine, Chi­cago, IL. His topic was "Living theGospel Life."

"It's good that we have thisopportunity to celebrate the WhiteMass, to refocus on our Christianideals in the face of the culture ofdeath," said Bishop O'Malley inhis homily, during which he dis-

cussed current world problems."There is something wrong", hesaid; "when the laws forbid painfulprocedures in slaughterhouseswhere animals are killed and thenallow similarly painful proceduresto be used in abortion clinics; andthere is something wrong when·your teenage daughter needs yourwritten consent to have her earspierced, but atl. abortionist canperform life-threatening proceduresupon her without your consent,

. and even without your knowledge."The bishop told the gathering

that whatever they do to help oth­ers, through their love and con­cern, has a ripple effect, and thelove that is shared comes back tothem.

Many of the healthcare workerstook part in the Mass. James Lyons,CEO and president of Cape CodHealth Systems, Hyannis, read theLiturgy of the Word, DeaconRobert LeMay, a mi~ister of thesick, read the Gospel, and thePrayer of the Faithful was read insix languages: English - RobertGauthier, vice president, St. Luke'sHospital, New Bedford; Portuguese- Magarida Resendes, CNA, Cath­olic Memorial Home, Fall River;Spanish - Sister Maria PaulinaCardenas, Marian Manor, Taun­ton; Italian - Sister Lucille Soccia­relli, RS M, Charlton Memorial

Hospitai, Fall River; French ­Fran~ois Rocher, RN, Cape CodHospital, Hyannis; and German ­Bishop O'Malley.

The presentation ofthe gifts wasnarrated by Mary Vigeant, RN,Sippican Healthcare Center, Mar­ion, and they were presented by.William Connolly, MD, Cape CodHospital; Patrick Gannon, direc­tor of pharmacy, Charlton Memor­ial Hospital; Marsha Marcell, RN,Hospice, Fall River; JamilynnNovo, RN, DON, Sippican Health­care Center; Patricia Suprenant',Social Worker, St. Anne's Hospi­tal; David Dunne, Hospice Out­reach volunteer, Fall River; andJeanne Bernard, LPN, St. Luke'sHospital; Catholic Nurses BoardMember. Kathy Morais, RN, On­cology Clinic. St. Luke's Hospital,sang with the music ministry.

Concelebrating with the bishopwere Msgr. George W. Coleman,VG, and Fathers Edmund J. Fitz­gerald, George C. Bellenoit, Ed­ward J. Healey and Myles Shee­han, SJ, MD.

In his keynote address followingthe Mass, Father Sheehan saidthat the secular press would prob­ably find his address to be "a no­news talk," speaking as he was.about Evangelium Vitae, abortion,

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SISTER VERA HERBERT received an award at theannual fund raising dinner for Catholic School Scholarshipsfor her outstandiong service and dedication to Catholicschools during her 60 years as a teacher. With her are BishopSean O'Malley and Father Richard W. Beaulieu, dir~ctor ofthe dinner. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

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Diocesan Stewardship Conferenceset for ·Oct. 26 .

and community for people fromacross the diocese to recognize andcelebrate all that God has given usand to give back to Him from ourfirst fruits." said Father Bouchard.

Other members of the DiocesanStewardship Conference PlanningCommittee completing the finalplans this week include ElizabethFlynn of St. John the Evangelist,Attleboro; Donna Grennon 0:: St.Julie's, North Dartmouth; DoloresMotta of Our Lady of the Angels,Fall River; Thomas Pasternak ofSt. StanIslaus, Fall River; RichardM. Peirce of St. Thomas More,Somerset; James M. and Joa'nneN. Riley of St. Mary's, Mansfield;Edward Romano of Sacred He'art, 'North Attleboro; and Carol Sim­ons of St. ~atrick's, Somerset.' .

"This conference is a wonderfulopportunity for those attending to

. gather ideas and materials t(l bebrought back and shared withothers in the parish. It will empower,pastors and parishioners to formparish stewardship committee~ tolead other parishioners toward liv­ing lives ofstewardship," said Riley.

Those who are interested' inlearning more about steward!,hipand obtaining registration fo;rmsand information for attending theconference should contact theirpastors, Father Bouchard at ~:88­

0209, or Mr. Riley at 339-039(1. /

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istics of good stewards from parishcouncil~, finance councils, minis­tries and groups and other inter­ested parishioners in general toalso attend the introductory work­shops. Existing stewardship com­mittees are invited to' attend themore advanced workshops.

''I' am very encouraged by thework of. the committee in prepar­ing a forum for prayer, hospitality

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'B~SHOP SEAN O'Malley, OFM, Cap" processes into the brand new parish center at St.Anthony'S Church, Taunt?n, for a dedicati?n ceremony last Sunday. To the bishop's left isDeacon :homas J. ~o~za; I? the foreground IS Father D'ouglas H. Sousa, parochial vicar at Sot.Antho~y s and to hiS ng?t IS t~e pastor, Father Manuel P. Ferreira. (Bottom photo) A large~ath~nngof St. Anthony s panshIOners attended the ceremony in the new center. (Anchor/ Jo-Iivet photos) .

Committee" by James K. Kelley,Diocese of Charlotte; "Family andYouth: Making Stewardship Tan­talizing" by Janet, Ed, Ted andMary Beth,Rausch ofSt. Patrick'sparish, Somerset; and "Steward­ship: One ofthe Treasures of OurJewish Roots" by Patricia A. Pas­ternak of St. Stanislaus parish,Fall River.

Two hundred people,represent­)ng 30 parishes attended the May1995 dinner and evening presenta­tion by Father Thomas McGread,Stewardship Director of the Dio­cese of Wichita, Kansas. Over thelast year, these participants havebeen working to cultivate steward­ship in their parishes and over­whelmingly agree on the need for'clergy and laity to jointly supporta stewardship way of life, Subse­quently, there have been severalrequests for diocesan assistance' in'providing more extensive e'duca­tional opportunities to learn "how"to promote, stewardship on theparish level. It is the planningcommittee's intention that thisconference offer one of those

.opportunities.. Pastors still forming their com­

mittees are invited to attend andare encouraged to invite "first­timer" individuals within the par­

'ish' who already exhibit character-

of the Angels, Fall River; and Eli­zabeth Flynn, St.John's, Attleboro.

Rev. Marcel H. Bouchard, pas­tor of Corpus Christi parish, EastSandwich, and director of Steward­ship has announced that James K.

. Kelley, director of Developmentfor the Diocese of Charlotte, NorthCarolina will be the keynote speakerat the second Diocesan Steward­ship Conference to be' held atBishop Stang High School on Oct.26, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Kelley is responsible for assist­ing parishes with stewardshipefforts throughout the Diocese ofCharlotte in addition to erganiz­ing and operating the DiocesanSupport Appeal, assisting parishes·with capital campaigns and schoolswith dt;velopment efforts. He is'the author of "Stewardship Man­ual: A G~ide for Indi'viduals and

" Parishes Developing Stewardshipas a Way of Life" and "Sustainingand Strengthening Stewardsl:Iip."He is also cowriter and coeditor of"Stewardship: A Practi~al Guidefor Pastoral Leaders," a publiCa­tion of the National Catholic Ste­wardship .Council(NCSC).\Kelleyis also a board member of NCSC.

The theme of the second confer­~nce is "Continuing the Journey".Registration packets and coffeewill be available starting at 8:00a.m., followed by a welcome, anopening pr-ayer, and a witness

-presentation by Arthur and JulieLaChance of Coprus Christi par­ish, East Sandwich. Bishop SeanP. O'Malley, OFM, Cap. will bethe principal celebrantfor a Massoffered for the continued successof stewardship throughout thediocese.

Kelley will speak on "Steward­ship: A Way of Life." "Steward­ship is based on the spiritual prin­ciples of the Old Testament andthe teachings of Jesus, and whereit has beep practiced, lives have.been changed," said Kelley. "Ste­wardship is a way of life, a way ofthanking God for all His blessingsby returning a portion of the time"talent and treasure given, to us. Itengenders a spirituality thilt deep­ens our relationship with the Lord.Promoting stewardship as a wayof life in the parish requires thecombined efforts of the' pastor,parish leadership and the Steward­ship Committee."

Following Mass, participants willbe invited to enjoy lunch and attendthree of nine different small grouppresentations and workshops. Top­ics include: "The Bishop's PastoralLetter: Stewardship is more thanFundraising" by Father Lucio B.Phillipino, pastor of ImmaculateConception parish, North Easton;"Vitalize the Parish: Stewardship'sEff~ct" by Jim and Chris Schwartzof Sacred Heart parish, NorthAttleboro; "Role of the Pastor:Shepherding Stewardship in theParish"'by Father Marcel H. Bou­chard, pastor of Corpus Christiparish, East Sandwich; "TheABCs of Stewardship: Beginningthe Journey" l?Y Father George C.Bellenoit, pastor of St. Mary's,Mansfield; "Conversion to Steward­ship: the importance of the LayWitness" by James M. and Joanne

'N. Riley. of St. Mary's parish,Mansfield; "Nui-turing Steward­ship: Vibrancy through Leadershipand Structure" by Kay Cambo'neof Corpus Christi parish, East Sand­wich; Key to Successful Stewa'rd­ship Efforts: the Stewardship

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and of the- Massachusetts StateCommission on Aging.

An authority in the field of ger­ontology, he planned and super­vised construction and maintenanceof the diocesan homes for theaged, which have won' nationalrecognition as prototypes for effi­cient, dignified and professionalcare of the elderly. Msgr. Consi­dine was also a key organizer in aspecial aid program for leper col­onies throughout the world.

He was the last survivor of sixbrothers, Msgr. Arthur G. Consi­dine, Maryknoll Father John Con­si~ine, and George, Walter andFrancis Considine. He is survivedby nephews and nieces.

cent de Paul, Mr. 'Gerardi hadlong been associated with theSociety'S efforts to promote therecognition in our'Church of theheroic sanctity of the founder ofthe Vincentians, Frederic Oza­nam, a 19th Century Parisian.News was formally released of theHoly Father's intent to proclaim"Blessed" the devoted layman,professor, lawyer, husband andfather, and having heard of thislong-awaited development, Mr.Gerardi peacefully expired.

Members of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul from throughoutthe diocese support the Bishop'sBall; many Vincentians serve asushers. Succeeding Mr. Gerardiaschairman of the ushers committeefor the ball wilfbe Horace Costa ofTa unton, thl: president of theDiocesan Council of the Society.On the night of this year's ball,prayerful remembran~e will bemade of Mr. Gerardi, with grati­tude for his long and loyal serviceto this charitable endeavor. Mem­bers of the Society of St. Vincentde Paul will be continuing in hisimportant role' on that evening.

There is an important planningmeeting of all committee memberson Sunday afternoon, October 20,1996, at 2:00 p.m. at the HolyName parish' center on MountPleasant St. in New Bedford.

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parish il) New Bedford, went hometo God during thi§ past summerafter a long and rich life as one ofthe outstanding lay leaders in ourdiocesan community of faith.

A distinguished representativeof the apostolate of charity con­ducted by the Society of St. Vin-

MSG'R. RAYMOND CONSIDINE

cese in 1935, he w~s appointeddiocesan director of the Societyfor the Propagation ofthe Faith, aposition he held until 1977, con­currently serving for 17 years assecretary to Bishop. Cassidy andfor 32 years as director of theCatholic Charities Appeal. In 1951,Msgr. Considine was named pas­tor of St. William's parish, wherehe remained until his retirement in1977.

Over the years he combined hispastoral responsibilities with thepost of diocesan director of PapalVolunteers for Latin America andof the Holy Childhood Associa­tion and was also a member of theDiocesan Administrative CounCil'

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ABOUT 500 people gathered at Christ the King Church inMashpee for the first annual Eucharistic Celebratiop ofHealthcare workers Oct. 15. (Anchor/ J olivet photo)

For the first time since its incep­tion, 42 years ago, the Bishop'sCharity Ball, to be held on Fridayevening, January 10, 1997, will doso without the servicf:S of V. VitoGerardi of Ne.w Bedford as one ofthe corps of ushers. Mr. Gerardi, amember of $1. John the Baptist

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'Builder, pastor, mission supporter dies at age 94

V. Vito Gerardi remembered as plans beginfor 1997 Bishop's .Charity Ball

Bishop Sean O'Maney, OFMCap., ~ill be principal celebrantand Rev. John P. Driscoll will behomilist at the Mass of ChristianBurial to be offered at II a.m:tomorrow at St. William's Church,Fall River, for Rev. Msgr. Ray­mond T. Considine, PA, 94, whodied unexpectedly 0.;1. 15 at theCatholic Memorial IHome, 2446"Highland Ave., Fall River, whoseconstruction he supl:rvised, andwhere the unit for Alzheimer'spatients is named in his honor.

Visiting hours for the veteranpastor and founder of both theDiocesan Catholic Charities Appealand the diocesan office of thePropagation of the Faith will befrom 2 to 7 p.m. today at theCatholic Memorial Home, with.aChristian Wake Service takingplace at 6:30 p.m. Interment willbe in the priests' lot at St. Patrick'sCemetery, Fall River.

Msgr. Considine was born March25, 1902, in New Bedford, to thelate John and the late Alice (Mur­phy~ Considine. He attended Holy

. Family grammar school and theformer Holy Family High Schoolin the city and studied for thepriesthood at St. Charles'College,Catonsville, MD, and St. Bernard'sSeminary, Rochester, NY.'

He was ordained June 9, 1928:at S1. Patrick's Cathedral in Roches­ter and subsequently was paroch­ial vicar at Sacred Heart Church,Oak Bluffs; St. Patrick's, Ware­ham; St. Mary's, Taunton; and St.Patrick's, Fall River. In 1934 hewas sent by then Bishop James E.Cassidy to Rome for advancedstudies and work in the office ofthe Propagation ofthe Faith, wherehis late brother, Maryknoll FatherJohn Considine, was then a consul­tant:

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unions - significantly int:reasesthe likelihood of both givi:Jg andvolunteering, she said. .

She attributed this to "the power. of the ask: If you are a meniber of. an 0rganization, you are a!,ked togive and you are asked to volun­teer."

"For example, if you were amember of a religious organiza­tion, 67 percent reported thl:y wereasked to give (to some cHaritablecause) last year, arid 48 percentwere asked to volunteer. If youwere not a member, only 45 per- .cent reported that they wen: askedto contribute and 31 percent wereasked to volunteer," she said.

"We've also found out that eventswhen (people are) young have life­time consequences," she reported.

She said the reported giving andvolunteering rates of adults whowere involved in youth groups oryouth volunteer work or W:lO sawtheir parents volunteering "are twoto three times the rate" of adultswho did not have those youthexperiences.

"This is a very cheap inlerven-. tion. If we had every child with a!1opportunity to volunteer, to be amember of a youth group, wecould see major changes in 'behav­iors as adults," she said.

Hodgkinson reported that sur­vey data gave strong evidence thattax deductibility of ch~ritablecon­tributions is a critical factor in lev~

els of charitable giving, and stu­dies of the probable impa,:t of aflat tax indicate it would causesevere funding problems for char­itable organizations.

She said Independent Sectoradvocates aHowing everyo:lle, in­cluding those who do not qualifyfor tax itemization, to obtain a taxdeduction for charitable c:ontri­butions.

It makes no sense, she said, totreat "affluent and nonaffluentpeople differently for the sameactivity."

increase in the percentage of peo­ple who did volunteer work markeda reversal of a substantial declinein the.'years 19~9-93.

Iridependent Sector is a nationalcoalition of nearly 800 voluntaryand philahthropic organiiations.It was founded in 1980 as a forumfor research on and encourage­ment of philanthropy, volunteer­ing and not-for-profit initiatives toimprove American life.

Every other year it commissionsthe Gallup Organization to con­duct an in-depth survey, throughmore than 2,500 in-home inter­views, of the giving practices andvolunteer activities of Americansover the previQ,us 12 months.

'It released its 1996 report at anews conference at the NationalPress Club in Washington.

"Trends over the last five sur­veys" ~ive important infor~ationabout giving and volunteeringpatterns, said Virginia Hodgkin­son, Independent Sector directorof research.

The first is that giving and doinggo together, she said: On average,volunteers give three times as muchof their household income asnonvolunteers..

"Volunteering the giving ofti,me,"is related to the giving of money,she said.

"The second thing we've learnedis that membership is extraordi­narily importanrto the level ofgiv­ing and volunteering, not only in

.religious organizations but in otherorganizations," she said.

"If you w~re a member of a reli­'gious organization, 76 percent ofhouseholds contributed, and if youwere not a member, 55 percentcontributed," she added. "If youwere a member ofareligious organ­ization, 55 percent volunteered; ifyou were not, one' cut of three'volunteered."

Membership in any organiza­tion - from garden clubs to alumniorganizations, from ethnic organ­

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HUNDREDS OF PALESTINIANS AND CHRISTIANS STOOD IN JERUSALEM'S OLD CI:TYRECENTLY, METERS AWAY FROM THE EXI)" DOOR OF THE CONTROVERSIAL TU:~NEL

WHICH PASSES FROM AJEWISH HOLYSITETOTHE'MOSLEM QUARTEROFTHEOLD CITY.THE DEMONSTRATION WAS PEACEFUL, CALLING FOR AN END TO CLASHES BETWEEN

PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI SECURITY FORCES.,

"Pray ye for the things that are for t"e peace ofJerusale~:an~ abundancefor them that love thee." Ps 121:6

American givirig: the good and bad nelfSBy Jerry Filteau'

WASHINGTON (CNS)- Inde­pendent Sector's l~test biennialreport on U.S. giving and volun­~eering, released' Oct. 9, was filledwith.good news arid bad news.

Good news:, For the first timesinc~ 1989, per-household givingwas up last year after adjusting for"inflation. .

Bad news: Fewer Americans didthe giving. The percentage of house­holds that reported no charitablecontributions rose from '21 percentin 1993 to 32 percent last year.

Good news: People give orvolunteer when someone they knowwell asks them. Contributors andvolunteers rated that the top rea­son they gave or volunteered.

Bad news: Too many people arenot a'sked. More than half thosesurveyed said they had not beenasked to do' volunteer work bysomeone they knew. Of that group,only one in five tOQk-the initiativeto volunteer. . .

For religion, the good news isthe people who belong to a churchor synagogue give more - "bothto religion and to other charities'"- than those who claim no reli­gious involvement.

But for Catholics there was badnews. Among Americans withreligious affiliation, Catholics areway down on the bottom rung ingiving - less than half the rate ofthe other groups.

Catholics surveyed reported giv­ing an average of 1.4 percent of'household income to charity lastyear, while Protestants reportedgiving 2.9 percent and members ofother religions 3.0 per~ent.

In constant dollars the averagehousehold contribution in 1995was $1',017, up from an average of$928 in 1993.

.Volunteers donated an estimated20.3 billion hours of time 'in 1995,up I billion hours from 1993.

The -estimated dollar value ofvolunteer contributed services was

. over $200 billion, and a' slight

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The annuallndex of Social Health is a study of data pro­cessed by the Institute for Innovation'in Social Policy ofFordham University. It reports the social health of the nationas gleaned from federal government statistics on 16 varyingsocial problems, then comes up with an index figure on a scaleof 0 to lOO'-The higher the score, the 'better the rating. .

The most recent report, however, gave the quite low figureOf 38, showing that U.S. social health is fast approaching astate indicating that the patient needs intensive care. One of theprime reasons for this is the condition of children and 'youngpeople. The study reported that of the six major problems

. faced by America's youngest citizens, four - child ahuse, drugabuse, the school drop-out rate and teen suicide - are reach-ing crisis ,levels.. .

Looking at teen suicides in particular, the rate is 95 percenthigher than a generation ago, largely occasioned by teensfeeling isolated, lacking community, having depressed h.omeenvironments and experiencing no personal support. In short,more and more teens simply cannot control their lives.

The Fordham Institute merely reports data; it does notsuggest solutions to the probiems it highlights. 'What it didstate was that neither political party now in power has beenable to improve social health, which within a single decade ha~

fallen to a horrendous low.It is imperative that we begin an honest examination of this

dark world that has engulfed our teens and prod uced a rio-winattitude among them. Our Holy Father has called oUTS a"culture of deat~" and the facts indicate that he is absolutelycorrect.

First and foremost, how can people respect their own lives inan environment that not only tolerates death but is caught upin promoting its legality. Our national policy on birth control,partial-birth abortion and the possibility of assisted suicide isnothing more than the reflection of our lack of respect andreverence for all life.

When presidents, senators anrljudges support the culture ofdeath, is it any wonder that kids are killing themselves?Anguish, fear and hardship are the lot of far too many Ameri­can' chilqren. The loneliness that so many experience flowsfrom their family life, with divorce and separation leaving toomany youngsters emotionally and psychologically stranded.

Once the family was the heartbeat of children's stability andsecurity, but as it disintegrated, so did its victims, the young,immature and searching. By their very nature, teens need andseek acceptance. Many are not able to find it in their families,thus they look for it elsewhere. Parental selfishness and neglectare products of a consumer ag.e that promotes instant self­gratification. So often parents go their own way and do theirown thing, leaving their children in an emotional" vacuumwhich too often leads tq despair and eventually suicide.

Somehow we must come to grips with the fact that t·hecommon good demands common care, beginning with familylife, nurtured by life in the ,spirit 'and supported by a caringsocial climate. When these elements do not exist in a child'slife, we see the soaring tee~ suicide rate this nation is currentlyexperiencing. '. .

We must reverse the trend'and this will only happen when allof us respect life and its wonders' at every stage of its existence.If we continue to ignore the plight of teenagers, we will allbecome victims of hopelessness and despair..

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• Dr. William Hoffmann is agraduate,of Georgetow~MedicalSchool and an Assistant Professorin the DePartIl1ent of Psychianyand Human Behavior at BrownUniversity.

• George Dion, previously the UnitDirector of the Justice ResourceInstitute, Rehabilitation andTreatment Program, received hisMaster of Social Work degree&om Boston University Schoolof Social Work.

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Bishop Nowak led the group inprayer and song below the pope'swindow, and later in, a privatemeeting was assured by thepatient himself that they had beenheard. '

Numerous patients reportedlyjoined in the: tribute to the pope,whose suite is on the hospital's topfloor.

adviser for the St. Vincent de PaulSociety, called the meeting anopportunity for the Vincentians torenew their spirituality and "beginplanning for the future, particu­larly for the next millennium,"

He called all members to use thespirit of St. Vincent and BlessedFrederick Ozanam, the society'sfounder, to be "the St. Vincents'and Blessed Fredericks ofour time."

At the dosing dinner, Boston'snewest auxiliary, Bishop FrancisX. Irwin, said that what the Societyof St. Vincent is doing in offeringunconditional love to the poor is"nothing short of greatness."

Dignity a priorityCOR"oOBA, Argentina (CNS)

- Argentine bishops and lay lead- ,ers, gathered at a three-day meet­ing in Cordoba, said Aug. 25 thatthe government's new economicprogram must defend human dig­nity. At the seventh Meeting ofConstructors of Society, held Aug.23-25, the Catholic prelates urgedgovernment authorities to "hu­manize the economic system" sothat it promotes human dignity."We must not ,consider humanbeings as rqbots ready to producemoney," said Cardinal Raul Pri­matesta of Cordoba. The meeting'was held two weeks after Argen­tina's government announced itsnew economic program aimed atlowering the deficit.

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We didn't know any of this until Paul and Suearrived for the party. Sue held up the printed story,which they had enlarged and posted on a laminatedboard. Then Paul wrote the check. He had had anauction at the summer New York Coin Exposition,and Margaret's nickel went for $ll,OOO!

I thought how often I had prayed to the Lord myI single mother's prayer: "Please, Lord, let my chil­dren be a solid family. Help them to always love onel!-nother."

There was a lot of cheering and singing' and"wow"-ing. I g()t the camera out. Sue was videotap­ing the event. I was ecstatic. Now Margaret could gether new roof, finish the bathroom for the boys andmaybe .relax a bit for the winter. A great time wasbeing had by all.

But for me it was,much more than all that. I was, asC.S. Lewis would put it, "surprised by joy." I kept

, looking at Paul's face, and he was beaming over the,gift he had beeq able to give: his sister. I watchedMargaret and heard her say how lucky she was tohave a brother like Paul, who wouldn't have deceivedor cheated her.

500 Polish pilgrims serenade popeROME (CNS) - 500 Polish

pilgrims serenaded fope John PaulII the day after his operation, anda number of other patients sangalong.

News of the singing at the Gemellihospital was relayed in a VaticanRadio interview Oct. 10 with Aux­iliary Bishop Jan Nowak of

,Gniezno, Poland.

Senate to overturn President Clin­ton's veto of the partial-birth abor­tion bill, ' ,

"What have we become?" heasked. Calling this type of abor­tion infanticide, Cardinal Law said,"Once you can do this withoutconscience, you can'do anything."

Cardinal Law used the words ofSt. Vincent de Paul to remindsociety members tha~ God, in Jesus,chose to be poor. To imitate Christrequires consoling, caring for andhelping the poor.

"What a blessing it is for you'and me to live in this turning

point: this century of incredibleviolence and sin; this century satu­rated in a culture of death .... Howdo we prepare for that millennium?"

Serving the poor, which is thehallmark of the St. Vincent dePaul Society, is "helping create acivilization of love. That is ourtask. Jesus did not choose the richand powerful to be his apostles,"Cardinal Law said.

Society members and staff"justdo it. You just go" and generously,selflessly serve, he said. "What ahope you are. What a gift you are.I look forward to the new millen­nium because of.people like you,"

He teased the group for themembers' frugality and resource­fulness which lets them get "yourdollar's worth out ofevery quarter."

Bishop J. Terry Steib of Mem­phis, Tenn., national episcopal

'Cardfftill"Law' urges"ViilC·e·oti'attS' ',,"to continue good ,works for poor

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I celebrated my birthday in September with mostof my children and grandchildren. I had been feelingabit down a few days earlier because my daughterMargaret had been fe~ling down: Any mother read­ing this will understand.

Years ago, Margaret, who has two sons, bought ahouse, one of those "handyman specials." She hashad to keep pouring money into it to hold it together.Her latest problem was a leaking roof and finding themoney, to repair it:

Margaret arranged to have a birthday dinner forme, with the family in attendance. A call from myson Paul helped her mood. He said that he and hiswife Sue had a surprise for her: a check for somecoins she had asked him to appraise and sell. Paul is acoins and medals dealer in New York City.

How Margaret got the coins - several nickels anddimes - was a fun story. Several years ago she wentto an estate sale where she saw a box of old stationeryabout to be thrown out. Since she is an artist andfashion designer, she appreciated the lovely designon the paper. She bought the box for 50 cents andput it in a closet for six or seven years, until thissummer.

When she took the paper out she discovered anenvelope with old coins in it. She took them to Paul,who sent one which appeared to be valuable to theNumismatic Guaranty Corporation of America foran honest appraisal. It authenticated the coin andgraded it as "extremely fine."

Pa.ul even wrote a story about it for Coin Worldmaga'zine. What his sister had found would berepo~ted as a most valuable "circulation find" - a1916 Indian head, double die 5-cent coin.

''I'm sure she'd have been thrilled to get $50, 100times cost, for the lot. But she didn't bring them tomy store. She showed them to me in church. And Now I .was tha~king God f?'r that an.sweredshe's my sister. Oh yeah - I'm also honest, much too pra~er. Th.ls was a birthday I won t forget - Just.forhonest," Paul wrot<: in Coin World, '",' th,e ~qy"Q( ~t!, " ,)

BOSTON (CNS) -- Boston Car­dinalBernard F. Law praised mem­bers of the St. Vincent de PaulSociety for their ongoing serviceto t,he poor, telling them they were"helping create a civilization oflove."

He also talked to the groupabout the Pllrtial-birth abortionissue as well as what he called his"current preoccupation" - howcuts in foreign relid' aid wouldaffect Catholic relief agencies.

About 1,100 members of St.Vincent de Paul groups from acrossthe country gathered Sept. 25-29in Boston for the society's nationalconvention. They included a dele­gation from the Fall River diocese,led by Horace Costa, which includ­ed represent~tives of diocesandeaneries. .

Cardinal Law addressed th<:group ina general assembly and atMass, praising the society's variedmini,stries to "the poor, the forgot­ten, the addict, the abused, theimmigrant - illegal or legal" andall who are children of God regard­

'less of status, health or age,"As you help them, you pro­

claim Jesus Christ as Lord," Car­dinal Law said at the Cathedral ofthe Holy Cross. Nourished by theideals of St. Vincent; members ofthe 151-year-old society "really arethe green wood. YOIl are the oneswho have the vision." '

Cardinai Law discussed what hecalled his preoccupation, "theimplications of cuts in foreign aidand their effects on Catholic reliefagencies." He advocated puttingforeign'aid dollars into helping thepoor.. '

"Our voice should be loud andstrong that the poor, whereverthey are on the face of this earth,are our brothers and sisters," hesaid,

Cardinal Law used the homilyto condemn the failure of the U,S.

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"How can youfeel better?Give genero,usly on World ~ission Sunday!~'

"Hence, they could not be saved who, knowingthat the Catholic Church was founded as necessaryby God through Christ, would refuse either 1.0 enterit or to remain in it."

The words in the middle of that sentence are cru­cial. They profoundly affect'what we believt: aboutsalvation and membership in the Catholic Church .The same thought is repeated often in this and Qtherdocuments of our faith.

To put it plainly, therefore, b;~~-use-of-th~_leasonsI indicated above, Catholic doctrine ackno~~ledges.that people can in good conscience refuse t(l enterour church·, or choose not to remain in it, and stillcome to eternal life. .

Here as always, the words "in good consc:ience"carry a load of responsibility. But again, unravelingthe spiritual effects ofan individual's moti"es andactions is God's 'prerogative, not ours. .

the way home, Here ar,e some ways to mbimizechances for such a tragedy: ,

- Assign or hire someone for the task of staying inthe parking lot and assuring that no one from yourparty gets into the driver's seat of a car drunk.Announce this plan at the wedding and ask forcooperation,

-Have designated drivers available or a c:hauf­f~uring plan. Perhaps the groomsmen would fill thisfunction, provided they don't drink.

-Rent one or more hotel/motel rooms so thatanyone who has had too much to drink can beinvited to stay the night.

A wedding.day may well be the most importantday in your daughter's life. It should be celehratedwith abandon, but not with unnecessary risk.

If the"above:precautiol)s seem like too much trou­ble, remind yourself that a serious injury to one of

, the guests would mar the day forever. Being'sensibleabout alcohol· use and a~use is a very modern andwise precaution.'

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Alcohol a·t·a wedding ~elebration

F?eople who leave the Catholic Chur,chQ. Several of us couples were in a discussion

recently concerning people who leave the (:atholicChurch and join another congregation. .

When we studied the catechism long ago, most ofus learned that if you left the Catholic Church yoursoul was lost.' . .

Does the church still teach this? If not, what is the'Catholic doctrine' now? (Illinois)

A. Let's admit first of all that no one, now or in the,past, knows the eternal destiny of anyone who leavesone fait!! to accept another. Q ••stiLO...

To cla.i·m........such.!nowledge would claim to knowmuch more about tfie'workings of God's grace and aDaelthe condition of another .person's.relation to Godthan we will ever know this side of eternity.. .....S•••• ~

We believe, if we are knowledgeable and'Commit-ted Catholics, that sources of life with God· and ~. -'-"":'--:-.J!y Fatheravenues to recognize and acknowledge God's love ....for us - the sacraments, the Eucharist, encourage- John J:'Dietz.~nments and means of prayer, the ~upport of a' com-,muriity of like believers - are available in ourchurch in a unique and spiritually pricelessway.

We believe that Jesus Christ is the mediator andrevealer of these truths and, as St. Paul says, that he .dwells permanently in his body, the church, as itshead (Col. 1:18). '

We believe fu'rther that when God provides, suchknowledge and gifts for us, he has a right; as Creatorand Savior, to expect and oblige usfo accept themand use them. .

These truths undergird the doctrine that "thechurch, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary forsalvation" (Vatican Council. II, Constitution on theChurch, 14). "

None of us needs reminding that; to put it mildly,not every person in t~e world agrees with what I'vesaid. .

For one thing, billions have never heard of it.. Other countless millions have heard it all, but havenever been able to accept it in.faith.

This:latter group includes, among others, Chris­tians of Protestant denominations, whose conscien­tious faith decisions we- obviously respect.

And we must admit that this same group includesmany former Catholics, whose knowledge or expe­rience of our faith, 'for whatever reason, neverreached a level of personal conviction and commit-ment." . '.

Others were to all appearances once committed _members ofthe,Catholic faith; but something serious"

, perhaps something over which they had'no control,intervened somewhere to negatively affect theirfaith. \

The Catholic Church recognizes the possibility ofall these situations. Thus, the Second Vatican Coun­cil, in the same paragraph quoted above, says thefollowing:

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Dear Dr. Kenny: Our daughter is getting marriedand we want to know what to do about alcohol at thewedding. On the one hand, we are willing to providealcohol so that everyone can have a good time. On .the other, we don't want anyone hurt 'orkilled on th~

way home.. '.What would you advise? (New York)Alcohol at a wedding celebration is, subject for

concern. As you put the problem so well, you arecaught between appearing cheap and taking a risk,Everyone who plans a wedding faces your problem.

One solution is not to_ have alcohol at all.At the other extreme is an open bar where eve­

ryone m~y drink as much free liquor as they wish,Surely, a middle ground exists.I believe that a completely open bar is an invita­

tion to serious problems. I would limit access to"free" alcohol. If people think you are cheap, letthem. Give the money you save to charity or to thehoneymoon couple,

Some people, especially those who have a'problemwith alcohol and are unable to admit it, will drinktoo much. They are anisk for unpleasant incidents,and certainly a danger on the road. "

To avoid unlimited access to alcohol, you mightchoose on'e or two o(the followil}g: '

. -Provide alcohol, punch and soft drinksJroin the,time guests arrive until the meal is served. Stop the ,open bar at that point. , ' .

-Provide beer and wine up to ,a' certain time,perhaps one-half hour after the band begins. Thislimits a lot of drinking before driving hQme. ' ,

-Provide champagne for a toast.-Have a carafe of wine on each table. 'YOIl are potentially liable- if a guest leaves the

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President Bill Clinton sent get­well thoughts and prayers on behalfof U.S. citizens.

Polish President AleksanderKwasniewski said word of the oper­ation's successful outcome was

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Behind the scenesat Gemelli Hospital

By Lynne Weil ambassador frOm Taiwan to theROME .(CNS) .- When she Holy See. Raymqnd Tai. "I bring

came to an tntersectlon of two hall- messages from my president andways, the woman with the pink vice president, and the minister ofbathrobe and matching fuzzy slip- foreign affairs. We all hope he getspel's stopped, turning first to the well soon. I.t does not matter howleft, then to the right. he gets the messages, as long as he

She was out for a morning stroll does." ,to rebuild the muscles in her leg, Perhaps that was the sentimentfo.r which she .hadjust undergone a as well among the hundreds whomtnor operatIOn. telephoned the hospital on the day

"Usually, , go this way," she ofthe operation. They were directedsaid. "But today, because of the to the Office of Relationswith theHoly Father, I go that way." Public, where three women sat in

On t~at da~, Oct. 8, the halls of cubicles logging all calls.Gem~1I1 HospItal were not safe f?r "Yes, Signora. Thank you, Sig­str~llIng, as packs of. reporters dId nora," said one. "You are prayingtheir rounds seardung for Pope for the doctors? Yes, Si~nora?"John Paul II's do(:tors - or any- Throu'gh the day, 10 windowsbody else in a white coat or hospi-' overlooking the' hospital's fronttal scrubs who would offer a good door on a certain section of the topquote. floor remained shuttered. This sec-

Much of the time they just talked tion was the back side of the pap'alto each other. Hl~re and there a recovery suite. From time to time,mobile phone would ring. • photographers trained their lenses

While the journalists went about on the shutters, as if to invokespeaking into their hands, men in them to open. They never did.suits with wires coming out of For much of the day, thosetheir ears were ta.lking into their whose job it was to hang aroundties. The Vatican security service and see what happened had timewas out in force, along with a pha- 011 their hands.lanx of uniformed police posted at They had time to notice thatall the main doors to the facility. orderlies routinely broke the no-

Still, security was not exactly smoking rule in the hallways. Theywatertight. One c:ould climb the had a chance to discover the dis­back stairs unimpeded to the ninth turbingly decrepit public restrooms, .floor, where the papal appendec- considering this, was a hospital.tomy was taking place. Access to They noticed the laundry hangingalmost.all parts ofthe building was on drying racks on s,ome of thefree. bakenies.

Eyen the p~lice. walkie-talkies They had time; to comprehendwere ope~ to l.ntr~slOn.?one ~ffi~er the full ,:"eaningpf the headline inordered radiO Silence, pOtnttng the ItalIan paper Corriere dellaout: "We're not the only ones Sera, which had been written withlistening." the pope in mind' "It is the.longest

Gifts for the patient streamed day." 'through the lobbv. A floral deliv- A d th d' 'hery man brought ~ bouquet labeled n ~ goo WIS es ~ame ."To His HoIines"" which got as As a patIent at GemellI Hospl-far as the first set ;;j-guarded doors ta.l, Pope John Pa.ul II was flooded_ then a man with a wire in his ear WIth get-well greettngs from a b.r?adtook charge of them spectrum of people, from polItical. The bouquet j(lin~d a bunch of lead~rs in faraway capital~ to child-others heaped on a table alongside re~, 10 the ward downstalTS. "a thick stack of telegrams, to be I was also ope;rated on here~ ataken upstairs to a room where 10-year-old boy named Antomnoreportedly the flowers and greet- said in a handwritten lette~. "You

, ings were strewn about in waist- know, I am also undergotng myhigh piles. fifth .operation, ~nd I know how

One ofthe telegrams came from worned you are.Mehmet Ali Agc:a, the man who The boy wrote the pope a poemshot and wounded the pope in titled "To a friend who is suffer­May 1981. The message said in ing."part; '" am praying for you." This item and several others

Well-wishers dropped by to pay were shared with the media by thetheir respects, perhaps knowing Vatican Press Office Oct. 9, thethat they would be intercepted by day after the pope's appendectoiny.the Vatican secretary of state or The messages came by mail, fax,his head of protocol. e-mail, and telegram.

"I came to wish the pope a U.N. Secretary-General Boutrosspeedy recovery," said the new Boutros~Ghali sent his'greetings,

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The Catholic Pastoral Care Warnat Charlton continues the healingministry of Jesus through: heaJing-helping a sick or troubled persongain wholeness or wellness bothphys,ically and spiritually; guiding- that function which helps a bewild­ered person make confident choi-'ces between different course!, ofthought or action; sustaining -

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Daily ReadingsOct. 21: Eph 2:1-10: P:;

100:2-5; Lk 12:13-21Oct. 22: Eph 2:12-22: P:;

85:9-14; Lk 12:35-38Oct. 23: Eph 3:2-12; (Ps)

Is 12:2-6; Lk 12:39-48Oct. 24: Eph 3:14-21; P:s

33:1-2,4-5,11-1,2,18-19; Lll12:49-53

Oct. 25: Eph 4:1~6; Ps 24: 1­6; Lk 12:54-59

Oct. 26: Eph 4:7.·16; P:s~ 122:1-5; Lk 13:l-9

Oct. 27: Ex 22:20-26; P:s18:2-4,47,51; 1 Thes 1:5c­10; Mt 22:34-40 .

Catholic Pastoral Care teamprepares jar. Pastoral Care Week

THE CATHOLIC Pastoral Care Team at CharltonMemorial Hospital in Fall River is preparing for Pastoral CareWeek, Oct. 21~27. Standing from left are: Sister Lucille SOI;ci­arelli" RS M; Father Herbert Nichols; and Father Steven R.,Furtado. Seated from left are: Sister Jacqueline Dubois, SSA;and Sister Marceline Velasquez, F¥M. Missing from thephoto is Father Mark· R. Hession, chaplain of the hospital.(Anchor/ Jolivet photo)

The Catholic Pastoral Care teamat Charlton Memorial Hospital,Fall River, is busy preparing fl;)rPastoral Care Week, Oct. 21-27.The team consists of Fathers Mark

, R, Hession, chaplain 'of the hospi­tal, Herbert Nichols and Steven R.

. Furtado and Sisters Lucille Socci­arellj, RSM, Marceline-Velasquez,FM M, and Jacqueline Dubois,SSA.

Their celebration will take placeat the hospital on Oct. 23. They

. and friends in the clergy will gather'for light refreshments. Father Hes­sion wilI offer an informal talkentitled: "What All Clergy Need to

- "Catholic Mass," from St.Anne's Shrine in Scranton, Pa., 9a.,m. Sundays. '

- "Catholic Mass (Bilingual),"a Mass celebrated in Engli~h andSpa'nish at San Fernando Cathe~

dral in San Antonio, 4 p.m.Sundays.

- "The Daily Mass," celebratedat St. Ann's Shrine in Scranton, 9a.m. Mondays-Fridays.

- "Father Murphy," the oldNBC series starring Merlin Olsenas a man who poses as a priest tosave orphans from the workhouse,9 p.m. Mondays, I a.m. Tuesdaysano 8 p.m. Saturdays.

-"God Squad," featuring Msgr.Tom Hartman of the Diocese ofRockvilIe Centre, NY, and RabbiMarc GelIman engaging in con­versations that encourage interfaithdialogue and understanding, 6:30p.m. Tuesdays. '

- "Our Family/ Nuestra Fllmi­lia," an in-depth exploration of thespiritual, social and personal life

. of Hispanic cuI'ture in light of theCatholic faith, 9:30a.m. Mondays''and 5 p.m. Fridays. .

- "The Teaching of Christ WithBishop Wuerl," aprogram of teach­ing, discussion and prayer withBishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pitts­burgh, 8:30 a.m. Sundays and 9:30a.m. Fridays.

- "The Word with FatherMichael Manning," with the DivineWord priest offering Bible studyand commentary, 8 a.m. Sundaysand II a.m. Mondays.

A program guide is a~ailable bycalling (212}9M-1663. '

Papal .documentary amongOdyssey's highlights

doing it and to bring the discus­sion of religion back from themargin of culture and,wresting itaway from those who exclusivelyhave been 'interpreting 'it with apolitical agenda."

Moyers said the series' bestsequence came during a discussionof the failed seduction of Josephby Potiphar's wife. 'Feminist theol­ogian Phylli~Trible of Union Sem­inary in New York said, "This ismisogynous," Moyers said, then"far 15 minutes we're suddenlyforced to acknpwledge that weeach interpret this Bible throughthe lens of our own experience:"

Such interpretation is all toocommon, according to Moyers.

"Growing up, we Baptists talkabout the Bible with other Bap­tists, Episcopalians with Episco­palians, Presbyterians with Presb­yterians, Jews with Jews ... butmore for homiletical purposes thanfor the sake of debate and argu-

. ment and enlightenment in theway that the Jews dQ it," he said., "A lot of people, I think, don't

. want their religion challenged orquestioned or t\:1e authority of itdisemboweled with tlte sword ofskepticism," he added. "I know alot of people who just simply don'twant to have the bumper stickersdisturbed or the sound' bites re­assembled." .

But with America's growingreligious pluralism, Moyers said,"just because you come into thepublic arena with a religious ideadoesn't mean that idea is inargua­bl,e. An idea has to be argued. Youjust can't expect somebody torespect your idea because it's areligious idea arid you can't justclaim authority as its sole found-ation." .

NEW YORK (CNS) - Odys­sey, a cable channel formerlyknown as the Faith & ValuesChannel, wilI feature a one-hourdocumentary on Pope John Paul

, II as one of the highlights of itsfirst quarter of programming.

"Papa Wojtyla," celebrating thepope's 50th anniversary of hisordination to the priesthood, will

.receive two showings on AlI SaintsDay, Friday, Nov.·I, at 9:30 a.m.and 7 p.m.

It traces the personal develop­ment of, Karol Wojtyla from hischildhood and early manhood,.exploring his love of acting, hiswriting, the death of his parents',his growing relationship with thechurch, and his struggle to keepfait~ alive under both Nazi andcommunist regimes.

"The Ties That Bind," a docu­mentary special on U.S. immigra­tion policy co-produced by Mary­knoH Productions, wilI be shown~t 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, witha repeat showing at 2 a.m. Wed­nesday, Nov. 27.

Odyssey, first known as VISN,for Vision Interfaith Satellite Net­work, is stilI carrying much of theprogramming that appeared onthe channel when it was calledFaith & Values.

An alphabetical listing of showsof particular interest to ·Catholicviewers follows, with air dates andtimes'(alI times Eastern):

-"Accent With Bishop Bosco,"documentaries, discussion andcommentary by Bishop AnthonyG. Boscp of Greensburg, Pa., 9:30a.m. Wednesdays.

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tance of inner harmony as a mani­festation of the outer harmony­that can only 'follow... ," he con­tinued ....But I still remain'a personof the text." .

The Genesis stories "still con­tain a revelation about God that Idon't find anywhere else."

Still, Moyers said he considershimself "a spiritual seeker" whohas "benefited considerably with­out becoming '" polytheistic aboutit." .

How he gained new perspectivescan be observed in the PBS series,"Genesis: A Living Co'nversation,"which will air 8-9 p.m. Wednes­days for 10 weeks on most PBSstations; viewers should check withthe local affiliate for e'xact datesand.times.

Each program begins with anactor briefly ielling the biblicalstory, then shows seve~ or eightpeople iri conversation about thestory. The participants, many ofwhom are theology professors, in­clude Jews, CathoHcs, Protestants·and Muslims. .

A companion book under thesame title expands upon the con­versations that were taped for TV.A study guide, "Talking AboutGenesis," is also available as aresource guide for Bible studygroups and for individuals study­ing the Bible.

What most gladdens the heartof Moyers, a Baptist, is "the dis­coyery that it is possible to talk.about God in public without poli­-ticizing religion or polaiizing thedebate or proselytizing."

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With Katelynn fllcinga possibleyearlong recovery period, a majorconcern for her parents was themaintenance of social contact withher friends a~ St. Thomas School.

The computer te<:hnology allowsthe youngster to work from anoffice at her home in West Spring­field, where she sits wearing herblue plaid St. Thomas uniform.She is able to see her teacher andclassmates, and she can send andreceive written assignments via faxmachine. . .

Back in the classroom, Jona­than Auber, Katelynn's classmateand friend, sits to the left of thevideo screen. He has volunteeredto adjust the monitor, microphoneand camera as needed during thevideo classroom lessons..

"I'm just trying to make her feellike she's one of us," he told TheCatholic Observer, Springfielddiocesan newspaper. Speaking ina loud, clear voice, he repeated the

. teacher's instructions fo~ Katelynn:. "Open your English textbook topage 14."

Katelynn responded to a ques­tion from her teacher, Linda Let­endre, and wrote out an assign­ment in her notebook.

The other fifth-grade .studentscalled the' interactive video system"cool," but admitted that the videoscreen was no substitute for thephysical presence of a classmatedescribed as outgoing.

"You can't see: her as well orhear her," said Rachel Scott, 10,who has been Katelynn's closefriend since kindergarten. "We can'tsee her at lunch. At recess wealways play togf:ther - and we'don't have Katelynn. She's the onewho always has the jokes."

But Domenic Battista said thesystem could "open up the doorfor many kids around the countrywho are like Katelynn," unable toattend classes due to medicalproblems.

"Katelynn's routine is just· likeevery other kid that is going toschool," he said. '''She gets up inthe morning and gets dressed forschool but, instead of going to thebus stop, s.he goes into the officeand turns on the computer." .

dination by her fa'ther, OomenicBattista, and representatives ofNYNEX telephone systems andBaystate Data Systems ,of WestSpringfield.

The video schooling system,similar to video conferences in thebusiness world, involves computerand video transmissions through atelephone line.

"We're trying not to di,srupt theclass too much," said Battista a's heand Roger Pfeil of Baystate DataSystems adjusted the microphoneduring an English lesson.

Katelynn, who. was qiagnosedwith leukemia at 22 months, had atwo-year period of remi~sion thatended last February. When it wasclear she would need a bone mar­row transplant, 4, 165 people cameout to be tested; matches werefound for Katelynn and eight othercancer patients.

"I never knew so many peoplewould come out to support us witha phone call, a meal," said Kate­lynn's mother, Michele Battista."People we didn't even know wouldsend a card."

By Rebecca DrakeWEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.

(CNS) - "You're making history,Katelynn."

As Sister Lillian Reilly., princi­pal of St. Thomas the ApostleSchool in West Springfield, spokethose words in early September,fifth-grader Katelynn Battista mayhave become the first student inthe U.S. Catholic school system toreturn to the classroom throughthe technology of interactive videocomputer schooling.

That statement from SisterReilly, a Sister of St. Joseph, wasmet with a giggle from IO-year-oldKatelynn, who appeared on a smallmonitor placed atop a desk at theright rear of the classroom.

Katelynn underwent a bonemarrow transplant June 13, andone of the restrictions of her reco­very period was that she could notattend school for one year. So theschool came to her via computerand fax machine.

The technological connection toKatelynn's school is the result oftwo months of research and coor-

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As nursing home reliidents havebecome increasingly fl'ail, in needof wheelchairs or other speciallyadapted chairs, the chapel be'cameless accessible. Renovation plansfocused on increasing the func­tional space in the chapel and help­ing residents feel more involved inthe Mass.

Renovations included removingpews from one side of the chapelallowing more space for wheel­chairs, moving the altar closer tothe congregation, and: adding askylight for more natural light.

"The chapel is beautiful. It'ssuch a nice place to go and medi­tate. I go there in the afternoon. Ilike to go to the chapel," said LeaArthur, a Madonna Manor resi-

. dent."The new chapel is much bright­

er and more beautiful.. It lendsitself to prayer. From what I seeand hear, the residents fl:el more athome," said Father Moquin, theManor's ch.aplain'

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. AM()NG FRIENDS of Madonna Manor, No. Attle­boro, who hit the lin.ks for the Manor's'third annual golfingtournament were from left Wayne Regan, Thomas Healy andShirley Buron, who is sinking a putt, The tournament, partici­pated in by 120 playe-rs, raised over $10,000 which will gotowards renovations for the Manor's chapel. The not-for­profit nursing facility sponsored by the Fall River dioceseoffers short-term and extended care, social services.an.d reha-·bilitative and restorative programs.

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VOLUNTEER ELENA Goddard escorts MadonnaManor resident Alma Lalancette to greet Bishop O'Malley and~ev. Edmund Fizgeraldafter the Mass.

Voices rose in song an<,1 hearts in .prayer as the Most Reverend SeanP. O'Malley, OFM Cap., PhD.,Bishop of Fall River; ·Rev. EdmundJ. Fitzgerald, Executive Directorof Diocesafl Health Facilities; Rev..Raymond Moquin, M.S. an~ Rev.William Babbitt blessed MadonnaManor's newly renovated chap,elduring a recent Mass celebration.

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October 191928, Rev. Manuel A. Silvia,

Pastor, Santo Christo, Fall RiverOctober 21

1937, Rt. Rev. Msgr., Edward J .Carr, P. R., Pastor, Sacred Heart,Fall River, Chancetlor of Diocese,1907-1921

1942, Rev. Francis E. Gagne,Pastor, St. Stephen, Dodgeville(Attleboro)

1979, Rev. Walter'J. Buckley,Retired Pastor, St. Kilian, NewBedford

October 221940, Rev. John' E. Connors,

Pastor, St. Peter, Dighton1983, Rev. Jerome F. O'Don­

nell, OFM, Our Lady's Chapel,New Bedford

October231970, Chor Bishop Joseph Eid,

Pastor, St. Anthony of the Desert,Fall River

October 241982, Rev. Marc Maurice Dage­

nais, O. P., Retired Pastor, St.Anne, Fall River

October 251935 Rev. Reginald Chene, O.P.,

Dominican Priory, Fall River1950, Rev. Raymond B, Bour­

goin, Pastor, St. Paul, Taunton1988, Rev. James W. Conner­

ton, CSC, Founder, Stonehill Col-,lege, North Easton

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Terminal~y ill mom se'eksadoptive parents for boys

By' Brenda ReesL<?S AN~ELES (CNS). - A California mother of two boys

who IS suffenng from termtnal cancer placed a verv different typeof ad recently in The Tidings, the weekly newspaper of the LosAngeles Archdiocese.

"Ple~se, adop~ my boys!" read the ~d from Susan, a 51-year-oldCathohc and a stngle mother of two adopted boys, ages 6 and 9._Susan, wh,ose name ~as change? to protect the family's privacy,

was told she has a qUIck-spread109 and terminal form of livercancer and only a few weeks to live.

Her only goal, she told The Tidings, was to fi~d a loving homefor her boys as quickly as possible.

"I am ~rgently searching for a happily married Catholic familywho will raise my boys," she said in her ad.

In an interview she said, "I don't have any doubt that the Lordwill show the way. God has a plan for these boys; 1would just liketo know they will be in a good place before I go,"

Susan's rela·tive, Anne, recommended placing an ad in theCatholic newspaper. "We want to get the message out to the rightpeople - family-oriented Catholics," Anne said.

.The ~udden onset of Susan's condition startled fa,mily and~nends tn.the. Los Angeles area, Anne said. "The only tqing keep­109 her ahve IS what to do with her children,"

The .ad list~d Michell~ Meyer at Holy Family Services, aCathohc ad~ptlon agency 10 Pasadena, as the contact for inquiries.

Meyer said thaI Susan's decision' to seek adoptive parents forher boys through a newspaper ad was highly unusual. As of Oct. 8,the agency had received over 35 phone calls about it. '

Holy Family was working with other agencies 10 find prospec­tive families, but Meyer said it could be a difficult task. Mostfamilies wish to adopt infants, so placing two older boys in a familywould be a challenge, she explained. I

Susan knew firsthand the challenges an adoptive family wouldface - she adopted her boys at birth. "The parents will have to bea"ware of the kids' grief. Yes there will be scars," she said. "Thiscould very well be the worst trauma of their lives,"

.But she was convinced the ideal family was ou~ there, a family~Ith a father.

The boys "are at an age where they need an older man in theirlives,. a guy they can wrestle with, ride bikes together - someonewho IS an all-around good dad," she said.

Susan's ad ended with the words: "Time is of the essence if I amto meet you befon: I go." Every day she was growing weaker.

One night, she said, she explained to her older son she would doanything to be healthy and to be with him during his life.

"I told him, morns and kids do lots of things together" she said"but it is nothing compared,to what 1can do for you w'hen I'mi~heaven with the Lord. I will spend my eternity making sure youknow you are loved and cared for in the best way."

Calls can be directed to Michelle Meyer at Holy Family Adop­tion Agency', (818) 432-5685.

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. Nov. 3.The campaign got its start in

198.7 when Norma Morris of Butler,Pa:, heard her pastor, Msgr. Fran-

During National Breast Can~ cure rate. A recent report by cis Glenn, say from the pulpit thatcer Awareness Month, St. the National Cancer Institute local prosecutors and law enforce­Anne's Hospital will be offer~ showed that the survival rate ment had been deluded into think­ing free mammograms to unin~ ofAmerican women is increas~ ing that people did not care about. the hardcore porn being sold insuredand underinsured women ing du'e to mammography their community.Oct..24 from 9 a:m. ~ 3 p.m. at screenings, early detection and Believing that p~ople indeedTru~Med II on Pleasant St., treatment. cared, Morris came up with the

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mont are' promoting the Anne's Hospital also offers a County Citizens for Decency andimportant steps involved in monthly breast cancer support the Butler Fellowship of Churches

. detecting breast canc~:r, aware~ group. The group is designed to organize the first White Ribbonness of mQnthly breast self~ to help women cope with the campaign.examinations, atl'ant).!Jal'breast issues surrounding breast can~ The campaign's highlight wasexam by one's phy~siCi~n-,.,a 'cer in a supportive and safe the demolition of a closed pornmammogram at the age of 40'-envirQnment. ' bookstore the Butler County Citi-and a yearly mammogr'am after -.... '-... zens for Decency had bought just

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LEADERS REPRESENTING.various religions walk together at the close of an interna­tional peace conferenc~ in Rome Oct. 10. Cardinal Roger Etchegaray (second from right),president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and peace, walks besides Orthodox MetropolitanDamaskinos of Switzerland (second from left). (CNS/ Reuters photo) .

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A lack of mutual resp(:ct amongreligions has caused some of theglo,be's bloodiest recent fighting inAfrica, the Middle East and Bosnia­Herzegovina, said Bishop MichaelFitzgerald, secretary of the Pontif­ical Council for InterreligiousDialogue.

But even in times of tension andconflict, he said, interrelil~iousdia­logue is cOl)tinuing and ~;rowin~.

Mutual respect and a genuinesharing of beliefs must mark rela­tions between members of differ­ent faiths as the religious mix ofcountries increases and a~, meetingother believers becomes more'com­mon, the leaders said.

A key to respect and peaceful. coexistence, other leaden said, is

not asserting an exclusive claim onpod and ,truth.

The speakers at one discussionsaid that when people's identity,security and well-being are threat­ened, religious fundamentalism andviolence find fertile ,ground.

Religi'on is a basic element ofpersonal identity, said Rabbi DavidRosen, director of interreligiousrelations for the Anti-DefamationLeague in Israel.

Religion can become a vehiclefor violence when it tries to streng­then the identity of its members byaffirming differences, rather thantrying"to help people see how theirfaiths bind them to other bdievers.

Another contribution religionscan make, to world peace is topromotejustice and reconciliationbased on an acknowledgment oftruth, said the Rev. Gunnar ~tal­sett, a professor of theology inNorway.

"Wounds are not healed untilthey are cleaned by the t~'1Jth,''' hesaid.

Processes to reestablish peace inm'!ny former communist coun­

'tries or'th,ose"torn apart by civil:war have proven that without call­ing the guilty into acc;:ount, people

.cannot move towar4 forgivenessand reconciliation, he said.

to members of their own faiths,who claim religious motivationsfor engaging in violence: "Weremind them that peace is one ofGod's names. To.speak of a reli­gious war is an absurdity. No hatred,no conflict can find its incentive inreligion."

In some two dozen round-tablediscussions during the Oct. 7-10meeting, the religious leaders gaveonly a brief nod to the fact that

. since the' 1986 meeting, the IronCurtain has come down and'theCold War has ended.

New tensions, often exploitingreligious differences in the formerYugoslavia or ethnic differences asin Rwanda, show' that dialogue,respect~ prayer and recon~

ciliation are just as necessary today."Wars a{e born from human

selfishness and the thirst for dom­ination, even they are is masked byother pretexts," Cardinal Sodanosaid in his personal address to themeeting. ,

"Educating people to love, reli­gi,ons will educate people forpeace," he said.

"Historians tell us that we ofthe20th century have already givengreat scandal to future generations:more than 8 million military andcivilian deaths in the First WorldWar; about 60 million de,aths jnthe Second World War; more than20 million deaths in more than 100'conflicts the world has known since·1945," he said.

The religious leaders tried ,tofind' common ground and practi­cal solutions to the tensions whichgive rise to confliCt. . '

"Peace is not built on words,"said Romanian Orthodox Archbi­shop Casian of Galati. "Peace canshine forth,only from the hearts ofpeople renewed through conver-sion." '

Pope sends thanks to religiou~ leadersat. end of peace meeting

By Cindy WoodenROME (CNS) - Ten years ago

Pope John Paul II planted a seedby inviting hundreds of religiousleaders to the birthplace of St.Francis of Assisi to pray for peace.

In th'e heart of Rome Oct. 10, anestimated 400 religious leaders gath­

.ered to conclude the 10th anniver-'sary followup meeting on religions .

"and peace, and received a message.from the pope thanking all thosewho have worked to make sure"the'seed sown 10 years ago' inAssisi continues to sprout."

The San Egidio Community, aRome-based lay group, has spon- 'so red the annual follow-up meet­ings, bringing together Christians,Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists,

'Sikhs and other believers."In this decade-long journey,

many believers have come to knoweach other better, to use a lan­guage of solidarity and to spreadthe message of peace in their en­vironments," the pope said in a

. letter to the participants. 'The Vatican secretary of state,

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, read themessage written by the pope, whowas in the hos~ital recovering froman Oct. 8 appendectomy.

Andrea Riccardi" president ofSan Egidio,said, "For 10 y'eurs, wehave said that .. religions qo notwant war. We have cried out thatreligion and war 'are not sisters,they are not friends, they are oncompletely opposite sides of his-tory. ' .;

,"The strength of' believers isprayer from which are born loveand understanding," Riccardi saidat the concluding ceremony. '

Belore lighting c'andles in thesquare in front of- the Basilica ofSanta Maria in Trastevere, thereligious leaders signed an appealfor: peace. '. ' ,,'

Since the 1986 meeting, theysaid, "new energies of peace andnew sentiments ,of understandingamong believers have developedlike a stream that grows."

"We want this river of peace tobathe the earth of war, ~xtinguishhatred, and pourish hope for a'world that isjust and without con­flict," the religious'leaders said.

They addressed ,an admonition

Jean Louis Orphelin, director­general of Citroen Italy, also de­murred on the subject, as well asthe price for repairs. ' .

"When one gives, one gives," hesaid. "And one does not count the·cost." I

Orphelin said assembly-line ver­sions of the same model and yearwould be "practically priceless,"since there are only 15 left from tHe102,000 produced.

Remarking on the historicalvalue of the car, Orphelin said itspresentation to the pope came at a .time when the company was facingincreasing resistance to its effortsto manufacture in Italy due to"protectionist laws."

Oiphelin stopped short of say­ing that the papal gift was just apublicity stunt. But he did notethat in years past, Citroen had'used sky-writing airplanes to adver­tise. And one time it put its namein lights, in 9O--foot-high letters, onthe Eiffel Tower.

It was for the company a happycoincidence of history that it choseto promote its first six-cyclinder'models at a time when the HolySee was headed by a car buff: " .'

In Ap'ril '1929, w'hen Fiat Presi-. dent Giovanni Agnelli gave Pope

Pius a Fiat 525, the pope in hisenthusiasm posed several questionsabout its motor to the chauffeur, afamous race car driver who camefor the occasion. The driver wasreportedly so befuddled that Agnelljhad to step in to satisfy the pon­tiffs curiosity.. For the auto industry, this musthave seemed a marked improve­ment over St. Pius X, who withinfive years received three cars asgifts, 'but was quoted as saying hewould never step into one of those"carriages that go 'teuf-teuf.'''

And though the next in line,Pope Benedict XV, 'clearly alsohad access to the p~>ntifical motorpool, his successor, Pope Pius XI,was the first pope to ride in anautomobile.

From then on, there was noshyness about travel by'car - evenafter Pope Pius XII had to suffer'the indignity of a flat tire on theway to Castel Gandolfo in thesummer of 1943. However: he didnot have to 'change it.

Such mishaps are unlikely tobefall the Citroen now that it hasbeen spiffed 'up. It has gone for itsfinal drive." ,

On the day of its presentation,the regal brown car made one lastfurn around a courtyard for thebenefi~ of the press. Then it wentto a new parking place within theVatican Museums.

1930 'Citroen papal car.makes debut in museum

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By Lynne Wei!VATlCAN CITY (CNS) -Long

before the glassed-in popemobilebecame recognizable on the road,Pope Pius XI had. a car that wasjust as conspicuous in its day.

Chocolate brown with gildedfixtures that included the papalseal, it boasted a driver's seat ex­pos'ed t~ the open air and a separ­ate, enclosed passenger compart-ment. •

In each corner of the compart­ment' was a candle-shaped lamp

· hidden in the niche. Where theback seat might have been, therestood a throne-like wooden chair- upholstered, like the interior,with rose-colored damask.

And near the chair's right arm­rest was a panel with eight brassbuttons that communicated therider's wishes to the driver. Eachhad a label: "Proceed," "Slowly,""Right," "Stop," "Reverse," "Quick­1y'" "Left," and "Vatican."

Pope Pius got the car as a giftfrom the French company Citroenin 1930, the year after receiving aGraham-Paige from the UnitedStates and a Fiat from the Italiancarmaker, a year in which much ofthe industrialized world was suf­fering economic recession or worse.

Perhaps this embarrassment ofriches explains why his new wheelsnever left- Vatican City. Or maybethe pope did"not prefer foreign-

, made cars.For whatever reason, he rode in

the' Citroen exactly once, on the· day it was presented to him, around

the Vatican grounds. Then it was,parked in a papal.garage. '

But time was unlCind to theFrench confeCtion - the damaskdeteriorated, the barely touchedbrass became tarnished and thepaint lost ,its sheen. Although ithad' gone no more than 100 miles,~he motor stopped working.

The speeches made on the vehi­cle's inaugural day are a matter ofrecord, as is a commemorat.ive cer­tificate signed by Andre Citroen.But nobody' knows the con.... lionof the warranty, if there was one.

So it was a ree,nactment of itsinitial generosity when the Citroencompany agreed to restore the carfor the Vatican Museums, Whichpresented it to the world ,againOct. 3.

At a news conference, the mu:, seums' acting director-general,

Francesco Buranelli, said the Cit­roen stands in contrast to "moresober a'nd discreet modes of trans­portation" used by subsequeqtpopes. B!Jranelli declined to guessat the car's present-day,value.'

THIS CHOCOLATE-BRPWN Citroen, received by PopePiJls XI in 1930 from the French 'maker, was -restored andpresented at the Vatican Museums Od. 3. Pope Pius only rode

· in the car once., (CNS phot'o courtesy of Vatican Museums)

Foremost on the Palestinians'mind is that they be taken seriouslyas an equal partner in the peacenegotiations and that Israel beginto adhere to the Oslo accords ­namely the withdrawal from He-

. bron and maintaining the statusquo in Jerusalem until the finalstatus talks.

Some Israelis speak cautiouslyof the possibility of war, with theSyrians and Egyptians massingtroops on their respective bordersand the Palestinians fighting fromwithin. For their part, Palestinianssay they don't know if they can

.trust Israel as a negotiating partnerafter the shootings. They, in turn,worry that the Israeli tanks nowpoised on some ofthe borders withPalestinian-controlled areas willbe used to retake their land.

Both sides say that at the centerof the conflict is control over Jer­usalem, which both claim as theircapital.

Israelis remember when Jerusa­lem was in the hands of the Jor­danians: Synagogues within theOld City were desecrated; Israeliswere not permitted to visit theWestern Wall; homes were builtagainst the wall, which is theirholiest site.

Palestinians say the Israelis willsoon use a newly expanded touristtunnel - trigger for the late­September violence - to take awaytheir holy shrines and prevent themfrom praying at a nearby mosque.

Ironically, Jersusalem means"City of Peace," but if truth betold, the city holy to Jews, Chris­tians and Muslims has never beenone of peace. And I wonder, as Iwatch the people who claim reli­gious rights over the city flex theirmuscles, if this is what the Godthey believe in would want for hiscity.

ing so close to her sister's home asshe sees her own son: just as thethought of her son getting shot isterrifying, so, too, is the thought ofanother woman's child being in-

. jured.

"I am Palestinian, but if therewas a Jew here bleeding in front ofmy house I would give, him myblood'," she said, stretching out herarm for emphasis. .

Throughout the recent conflict,foremost on the Israelis' mind wasthe fact that Palestinian policeused their weapons against Israeli

, soldiers. It is very grave, IsraeliDefense Minister Yitzhak Morde­cai said in a press conference, thatat the first outbreak of a real crisis'the Palestinians used the weaponsthey were supposed to use to main­tain order,. to shoot at Israelisinstead. In Gaza they shot at civ­ilians in the Jewish settlements aswell as at soldiers, he pointed out.

Later, I talk to an Israeli soldiersitting in his jeep down the roadwho said he was at the tomb whenthe shooting began, and it was def­initely the Palestinians who startedit.

Barakat's siste,r-in-Iaw Hanan,35, and her sister Antoinette ArnIe,44, watch as the fighting continues!War Rachel's Tomb while theirchildren and nieces and nephewsscamper inside the enclosedcourt­yard of their home. I watch withthem and drink the cold water theyoffer me. .

"This is not the peace we want,"said Hanan. "This is the blood ofthe Israeli people and the blood ofthe Palestinian people. I blame

'both sides. It is not good to haveviolent demonstrations. Averagepeople want to live together. It isthe politicians who can't."

ArnIe said shl: sees the youngIsraeli and Palestinian men fight-

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this region of the world is like theebb and flow of the ocean tide,~nd, it seems, it is just as naturaland just as eternal.

The confrontation line both daysin Bethlehem wasat Rachel's Tombon the main road leading into thecity, where Israeli soldiers areposted to protect Jews who cometo pray at the tomb. A Muslimcemetery is next to the tomb, andthe area is a main point of conten­tion for Bethlehem residents, whowould like to see the entire areaunder their control.

Palestinians insist the Israelisstarted the shooting, and TaherBaraket, 32, points to bullet holesin his second-floor window, whichhe says the Israelis shot deliber­ately. The Palestinian police sta.rtedshooting in self-defense, he said.

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By Judith SudilovskyJERUSALEM (CNS) -- When

a bullet whizzes by you and hits ajeep parked only a few hundredyards away, it doesn't much mat­ter whether the shot came from anIsraeli gun or from a Palestinianone. .

. On Sept. 25 I found myself hId-ing from the bullets behind a guardtower with some Israeli soldiers. Iwas not able to cross into Bethle­hem because the gunfire began justas I was midway through the Israelicheckpoint.

The next day I was walkingdown one of the main streets inBethlehem, which was filled withyoung men - some throwing rocks- when the Israelis retaliated withrubber bullets and'tear gas. SomePalestinian police tried to keep theyouths a way from the fighting andarrested demonstrators, but oth­ers leaned against walls, smokingcigarettes in the shade.

The previous day, Israelis hadcharged Palestinian police withnot maintaining order and withhelping the demonstrators attackthem, shooting live ammunition atIsraeli soldiers.

I can't say when it started, it justdid. There was the sound of a shotbeing fired and the Palestiniansstarted running in thl: oppositedirection, 'some picking up rocksand throwing them over a wallwhere they believed an Israeli jeepwas patrolling.

I watched as'rocks were thrownand heard' the sound of rubberbullets being shot by the Israelis.For me, it is hard to distinguishbetween tite rounds of rubberbullets and live ammunition, butthe Palestinians and the Israelisoldi~rs bo.th knQw \"e.differ~\lcc<.Real bullets make a kind of high­pitched whistle as they cu't throughthe air, first an IsraeU and then a

Iteering pOintlST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, NB

A Eucharistic vigil to encouragerespect for life will be held Oct. 23,opening with Mass in Portuguese at8 a. m. followed by exposition of theBlessed Sacrament. A rosary will beprayed in Portuguese and English at5:30 p.m., with Mass in English fol­lowing at 6 p.m. Adoration con­tinues until 8 p.m., when there willbe a bilingual closing prayer serviceand Benediction. All are welcome toparticipate in this day of prayer.

The Marian Movement of Priestsinvites you to an evening of prayerand reflection in the form of a cen­acle given by Father Francis Gere­mia, CS on Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m.HIS LAND BETHANY,LAKEVILLE .

His Land-Bethany House of Prayerwill hold a workshop Oct. 26 givenby Barbara Jacobbe entitled "InChrist I Can Do All Things." Infor­mation: Pat or Norma tel. 947-4704.SACRED HEART SCHOOL,NEW BEDFORD

A monument erected in memoryof Sacred Heart School will be dedi­cated on Nov. 3 at 3 p.m. 'on thechurch grounds.AIDS MINISTRY

A service of healing and remem­brance for persons living with andaffected by HIV and AIDS will beheld at St. Mark's parish in Attle­boro Falls on Oct. 27 at 2 D.m.CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB,FR

The Catholic Woman's Club ofFall River will hold its annualBishop's Night at 7 p.m. Tuesday,Oct. 22, at White's of Westport, withBishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap.,as guest of honor. Entertainmentwill follow the dinner.

Club officers are Mrs. Stephen J.Nawrocki;president; Mrs. Leo Rod­rigues, vice president; Mrs. M~u.rice

Phenix. treasurer; Mrs. WilhamJalbert, secretary.

O.L. HOPE, W. BARNSTABLERainbows, a support group for

children ages 4 to 13 grieving adeath, divorce, or other painful fam­ily event, will meet each Thursdayfrom 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. in the reli­gious education center. Informati<!,n:Linda Harding, tel. 775-9863 .

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER ''An eight-week support group for

those who have lost loved ones willbegin at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 inthe parish center. Information: NancyMcEnaney, tel. 240-0417. CatholicDaughters will sponsor a Birthrightbaby shower Oct. 19 to 25. A pl~ypen

in the church will be available toreceive newI used items.

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ST. THOMAS MORE,SOMERSET

All welcome at vocation prayerservice at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26. Thespeaker will be pa~ishioner andseminarian Bill Rodngues. ,

'LaSALETTE SHRINE,ATTLEBORO

The Coffee House will feature thegroup ':Levite" on Oct. 19 at 6:,30p.m. in the cafeteria.

John Polce will perform Oct. 25 at7:30 p.m. for the "Bethany Nights"program.

A Portuguese Day of Reflectionentitled "Christ My Life" will beheld Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. t04 p.m. Itwill be led by Father Manuel Pereira,MS, a native of Faial, Portugal.

For any information on LaSalettehappenings, call 222-5410.

SEPARATEDI DIVORCEDSO. YARMOUTH •

Separatedl divorced Catholics ~reinvited to a support group meetmgat 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at Par­ish Life Center, St. Pius X parish,Barbara St., S. yllrmonth. Caringfor children's issues at the time ofdivorce will be discussed. Informa­tion: Father Richard Roy or FatherJoseph Mauritzen, tel. 255-0170.

PRAYER VIGIL"On Our Kne'es for Life" is a

national fast and prayer vigil to takeplace from 9 p.m. to I a.m. Friday,Oct. 25, for the intention of electinga pro-life ·government.STONEHILL COLLEGE,NO. EASTON

All welcome to a free lecture onthe influence of religion on politicsat 4 p.m. Sunday, .Oct. 20 at theJoseph W. Martin Jr. Institute onthe college campus. Assistant Pro­fessor Peter D'Agostino will lead thediscussion and panelists will be Rev.Holly Bell of the Unity Church ofNo. Easton and Stonehill ProfessorsMichael Coogan and James Ken­neally.BRISTOL COMMUNITYCOLLEGE, FR

All welcome at a free lecture,"Church Annulments: What? Why?How?" to be given at 7 p.m. Oct. 23at the college. A question period willfollow the presentation by FatherJose Sousa of the Diocesan Mar­riage Tribunal.

CURSILLO,SOMERSET/SWANSEA

All are invited to the communityUltreya Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at St.Michael's parish hall in Swansea.

DAY OF RECOLLECTIONThe Diocesan Council of Catholic

Women is sponsoring a day of recol­lection for all women of the dioceseNov. 2 at Holy Cross Fathers Retreat

CATHOLICWOMAN'SCLUB,NB House on the campus of StonehillThe club will hold its Executive College North Easton. Father Thom­

Board Meeting Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at. as La~ton will conduct the 4ay.St. Lawrence rectory, 110 Summer • Information: tel. 226-0745.

, St., New Bedford.

. LIVING WITH LOSS,HEALING WITH HOPE~nyone interested in learning

more about grief and grieving isinvited to Old Rochester RegionalHigh School on Oct.' 23. Dr. EarlGrollman, internationally knownlecturer, writer and retired rabbiwhose books on coping with griefand other crises have touched thelives of hundreds of ,thousands ofpeople will speak from 6:30 - 9:30p.m. Call 758-1300 for i.nform.ationor to register, as seatmg WIll belimited. This program has been ap-proved for CEUs an4 professionaldevelopment points.PAX CHRISTI OF CAPE COD

The 20 minute video "Compelledby Conscience: Wily we need a pea.cetax fund" will be presented and diS­cussed at the monthly meeting Oct.21 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Vic­tory Churc~,Centerville, i~ the re~ig­ious education center. ThiS meetmgis the first in a series on disarma­ment, which will alternate with a ser­ies on non-violence during the 96-97season. All are invited.

DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLAAll members of the Daughters of.

Isabella in the Fall River Diocese areinvited to the taping of their televi­sion Mass on Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. atthe Bishop Stang High School Chapelin No. Dartmouth. The celebrantwill be Father Stephen B. Salvador,diocesan moderator.

Because of the New Bedford HolyName bazaar, the Daughters' busi­ness meeting will be held one weeklater than usual, on Oct. 22, _fol~

lowed by Halloween entertainment.

PERSONNEL ISSUES SEMINARPROVIDENCE, RI

Religious of the Fall River dioceseare invited to attend a free seminar,"Personnel Issues from a FaithPerspective," from 9 a:m. to noonSaturday, Nov. 2, at Bishop McVin­ney Auditorium on Franklin St:,Providence. Father Stephen Rosetti,a psychologist, lecture.. and author,will discuss current trends in sexual­ity and church ministry. Pre-registra­tion is requested by:Oct. 28 by call­ing Sister Georgette Chasse, tel. (40 I)278-4633 at any time, leaving name,telephone number and number ofreligious who will attend.

CATHOLIC CAMPUSMINISTRY

The Catholic Campus MinistryOffice at Bristol Community Col­lege, Fall River, is sponsoring a lec­ture entitled "Church Annulments:What? Why? How?" by Father JoseSousa of the Diocesan MarriageTribunal on Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in theCommonwealth College Center (Lot12). A question and a,nswer periodwill follow and there is no charge orprior registration.DIVORCED/SEPARATEDSUPPORT GROUP

All are invited to any and all meet­ings of this group held from 7-9 p.m.at the Family Life Center in NorthDartmouth: "The Value of Counsel­lng," Clara Weeks-Boutilier speaksOct. 28; "Surviving the Holidays,"Patricia Correia speaks Nov. 13;Open Meeting on ~~v. 25; "A Timeto Relax and Enjoy," Dec. II; andSue Dupuis speaks on"A New Year,A New Start," Dec. 23.

,end that members can help theschool "continue to offer a quality

. education within a ~atholic environ­ment."

St. John's school opened in 1954and currently has 262 stt:idents'ingrades K-8'.

itation is to insure that a schooloffers quality education and toassist schools in building on a solidfoundation, Msgr. Hoye stated thatthe self-study 'and report on St.John's have been shared with the'schoo( advisory committee to the

FROM TOP, Taunton Catholic Middle School prindpalKathleen Simpson talks to parents of 5th and 6th gra.dersabol,lt the rece.nt accreditation. Msgr. Daniel F. Ho'ye, pastorand director of St. John Evangelist School, Taunton, shares:the good news .of its accreditation with principal Sister AnnTherese Connolly, COP. An exterior view ofSt. Mary's Prim:'ary School 'in Taunton, also recently receiving accreditation.

Three diocesan schools ar.e accreditetI

S~. Joseph' School, Fair~aven, student officersSt. Joseph School in Fairhaven re- Treasurer: Thomas Whitehead, grade

cently held their elections for class of- 6; Meghan Kelly, grade 7; Eric Hayes,ficers. These officers will also serve on grade 8.the Student Government for the upcom- Secretary: Tanya Gaudreau, grade 6;ing school year. The election results are: Valerie, Labbe, gra'de 7; Nicole

President: Aimee Belanger, grade 6; Verronneau, grade 8.Allison Kelly, grade 7; James Souza, . National 'Junior Honor Society: Johngrade8.' Bizarro, Eric Hayes, Stacy Labon1te,

Vice president: Matthew Bevilacqua, Jaclyn Martin, James Martin, Reb~cca

grade 6; Meghan' Fitzge~ald" grade 7; Osuch and Nicole Verronneau.Jaclyn Martin, grade 8.

'Taunton Catholic MiddleSchool, St. Mary's Primary School,Taunton; and S1. John the Evan­gelist School, Att.Ieboro, have;>received accreditation from theNew England Association ofSchools and Colleges, the oldest ofsix regional accrediting agencies in'the United States.

Kathleen Simpson is principalof Taunton Catholic, MiddleSchool; Brian M. Cote ofSt. Mary'sSchool; and Sister Ann Therese

, Connolly, CDP, of S1. John theEvangelist School.' •

At Taunton 'Catholic Middle"SARAH WALDE (right), a senior at Bish6p Stang High accreditation followed an 18-month

School, receives aLetter of Commendation from t,he Nati,onal ,process of evaluation bY faculty, 'and staff and an,on-site visit by a

Merit Scholarship Corporation, present~d 1;)y Theresa Dou- six-member team of.education pro-gall (left); presi,dent and Mary ~nn Miskel"ptincipal. ' fe·ssionals. The school is now

B • h' St T.J-. h' :'S .h" I implementing recommendationsIS op· ang ·.r.llg ,C 00 ,made by ~he visiting team, in.c1ud-, . ,', .' ing formation of an adVisory

Mary Ann Miskel, principal of' all have upcoming reu~l!>nsc» council to provide advice and sup-Academics at Bishop Stang High planned. port to the prinCipal and the dioce-

'School, No. Dartmouth, announ- A 25threunion for the, ~Iass of. san Education Department; modern-ced that senior Sarah Walde has '71 is set for Nov.;9 at Hawthorne ization of the school library; andbeen named a Commended Stu- 'Country Club in Dartmouth. Activ- development of plans relative todent in the 1997 National Merit ities for the evening are cocktails, ,alumni'and the school's Develop-Scholarship Program. at 6:30 p.m., grand b4ffet at. 7:30 ment Office.

About 35,000 Commended Stu~ p.m., followed by dancing and vis- The evaluators commended thedents throughout the natio'n, are iting until midnight:, Liz Vendit- middle school for its excellent pro­being h!lnored for their exceptional telli and P.at Zukowski ~ave been grams, pleasant atmosphere andacademic promise. Walde placed spearheadmg the planmng. Miss- the strong leadership 'and insightamong the top five percent of ing members of the clas!! ar,e: Peter of its administration. Faculty andmore than one million students Arse!1ault,. James ~atty, Ronald staff were praised for their effortswho entered the 1997 Merit Pro- Belom, Michael Bennett, Stephen on behalf of individual studentsgram by.taking the 1995 :Prelimi- Bettencourt, Kemper Blanchard, and students for their modeling ofnary SAT/National Merit Schol- MichellePaiva Boldiga, Jonathan mutual respect and trust.arship Qualifying Test. Boyce, Maeva Hayes Carney, "

Walde was also selected a winner' Michael Connor, Susa'n Ramos St. Mary s, S,t. John sCoulombe, Carol (:urran, Thomas A, Iso at St; Mary s a~d ~1. Johnin the University ofAmherst's Chan- h E I d t t f IDaignault, Natalia Farias, Kath- t e v~nge I~t, accre I a ~on 0­

cellor's Talent Award Program leen Foster, Paul Gomes, Nicholas lo~ed mte!1~lve self-studies andcompetition for 1997. She received Jameson, Paul Larue, Marie EIli- three-day vI~lts.from teams of Newthis award as a result of her dem- E I did h

son Lauzon, Robert LaBlanc,' ~g an, . pnncl~a s an tea~ er~onsfrated high academic achieve- Donald Maillet, Gary Matheson, pnmanl~ to valIdate the schoolsment both in high school and on If d d I t ffstandardized tests. Walde has been Stephen Mello, Johana Murphy, se -stu. les an a so 00 . er com-

Maurice Paquin, Rosemary Per- mendatlOn~ and suggestIOns foroffered $5,000 per year for four f h tras, Thomas Pina, Anne Rapoza, yet urt e~ I~prqv\emen s. .·Years if she enrolls at UMASS I

Amherst." Gary Rodrigue Jaime Silveira, St. Mary's School was espeCial yand Martyn So~za. commended ~or its arti.culati~n ~nd

Seniors elect officers The Class of '76 is holding its understanding of Its mission,The senior class held elections at 20th reunion on Nov. 29 at the statement, for the openness ,and

the end of September. The results Wamsutta Club in New Bedford: cooperative interaction of its facultywere: president - Nathan 'Huff; Key organizers of the event are and the entire ~chool communi~y.vice president-Chuck Burke; secretary- Patricia Mathieu Costa, and Betsy Rec?mmendatlOns, had to do WithMatt Trahan; treasurer - Jeff Bolton Kearns. The festivities com- CUrriculum, profeSSIOnal resources,Figueiredo.' Illence at7 p. m. a,nd fe~ture refresh- !nstructional material and in,crease~

AP Scholars announced ' ments: a light grazing menu and mvolveme!1~ of t?e schooi s a~vl-, Three members of the Class of dancing. ~issing members of this sorycouncil 10 long-range planmng.1996 have been 'named AP Scho- claSs are: Giovanna Be~lini, Dorene At, S1. John th~ Evangelistlars by the College Board in recog- Bothroyd, Mary Co~nor, Debra School, p~rishpastor and schoolnition of their exceptional achieve- Cooper, Halene De~lson, Steven director Msgr.' Daniel F. l:Ioye'ment on the college-level Advanced Dowd, M~tthew Gllb~rt, Susan applauded the pii,ncipal and facultyPlacement (AP) Examinations. Only. Hunt, .Mane Hurley, Bnan ,~anell~, for achieving the institution's accred­about 12 percent of the students Debbie .Ketcham, Saml11Y Lal, itation. "This is a wonderful creditwho took the exams this past May Maureen Mahoney, Brenda Medei- .' to the marvelous 'work being doneperformed at a sufficiently high . ros, Ona O~eke, Louise Paul, ~oni by Sister Ann Therese and herlevei to merit such recognition. Graham Picard, D~nna R.acme, ,dedicated lay faculty," he said,

Jeffery Robinson, Joanne ThIbault, adding that the purpose of accred-Katherine Thomas, Milton Tobi- -asz, and Pamela, Woodcock. ... ..... ~--.....---.....------ ._.,

The Class of 1986 is holdjng its10th reunion on Nov. 29 at Venusde'Milo in Swansea. Kelly ReedPacheco, Lori Silva Medeiros andAnne Marie Harney have beenplanning the event. It will beginwith cocktails from 6 p.m. to 7p.m., followed by a buffet anddancing. Missing members of thisclass are: Sonya Bogaars, EileenDeAndrade, GnJ,ce Gomes, Dar­lene Lorange, Leslie Mello andJoy Pierce. ', Tickets forall reunions must be

purchased in advance. Questionsshould be directed to Mary JaneRoy: Alumni Director, tel. 993­8959.

Two students qualified for theAP Scholar with Honor Award byearning grades of three or aboveon four or more AP exams. Thesestudents are Dan Osuch (biology,English, psychology, calculus), whois now at UMASS ~mherst, andCourtney Vien (biology, English,European history, psychology), whois now at Providence College.

One student, Brian Jusseaume,qualified forthe AP Scholar Awardby cqmpl,eting three or more examswith grades of three or higher(chemistry, calculus, biology). Juss.!

. eaume is a freshman.at the ~ir

Force Academy.Stang reunions

Bishop' 'Stang graduates fromthe classes of 1971, 1976, and 1986

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Continued from Page OneMedicare and managed health care."But there realIy is news tonight,there is a story," he said. "One ofour challenges as Catholics isalways to keep the Good News ofthe Gospel."

Father Sheehan said that it some­tim~s isn't easy to be a Catholic inthe healthcare environment "Thereare things in this world we have tosay rio to and realize that's wherelife comes from. The chalIenge wehave is to always love people in theworld and to recognize the good- .ness that's there even when we dis­agree with them." He spoke abouthow society has made abortion,euthanasia and assisted suicideseem right, but also stressed how,as Catholics, we must say no tothem and seek alternatives.

Noting how well healthcareworkers can take care ,of otherpeople, Father Sheehan also point­ed out that such workers are oftennot so good at taking care of them­selves. He stressed the importanceof taking care of yourself and pre­venting burnout and suggested athree-part spiritual care: .prayerand meditation, especially at busytimes; the Eucharist; and a closerelationship with God. .

Father Mark R. Hession, mod­erator of the event and chaplain ofCharlton Memorial Hospital, wasvery pleased with the evening. "Iwas personalIy touched by theoverwhelming presence of health­care workers from the diocese whoattended," he said. "The eveningwas a very hopeful one. FatherSheehan was very much a part ofthat hope, filling us with thanksand encouragement. The commit­tee worked very hard, and its effortswere rewarded with a large, diversegathering from all over the diocese."

teenagers who have willingly givenup ~heir Friday night out to eatdinner with their principals in orderto thank alI of you for the greatthings you do for Jhe students ofthe diocese."

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She accepted her award, anengraved plaque, from BishopO'Malley, to a standing ovation,'many in the audience no doubt herformer students.

A six-minute video highlightingmany diocesan Catholic schoolswas next on the program. Thepresentation featured students ex­pressing their appreciation for theopportunity to attend Catholicschools.

To further thank those in attend­ance, three students representingCoyle and Cassidy High School inTaunton, Bishop Feehan HighSchool in Attleboro, and TauntonCatholic Middle School gave speech­es on how they ~ave personallybenefited from scholarship dona­tions.' None of them would, havebeen able to attend a' Catholicscho'ol and receive a treasured edu­cation without financial aid..

Bishop O'MalIey addressed thegroup and thanked the studentsfor what he calIed a "great wit­ness" to the importance of Catholiceducation. He also mentioned howhappy he was to honor Sister Vera"as a token of our appreciation foralI other teachers, sisters and reli­gious in the past who have madeCatholic schools a reality in ourcountry.

"Catholic schools are an impor­tant part ofthe church's mission toevangelize," the bishop continued,adding that they have made uni­que in-kind contributions to theUnited States' public educationsYstem by educating youth at nocost to the state. .

He explained that t,he mostimportant feature of Catholicschools is not their academic ex­celIence or their cost-efficient oper­ation but rather the fact that theyimmerse children in a Christianatmosphere.

Perhaps the best example,though, of how important Catholiceducation is to students was pointedout by Doug Varga, a senior atFeehan.

"Here tonight," he said," are 10

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and denominations, including Cath­olic Charities USA, the NationalCouncil of Churches and the Unionof American Hebrew Congreg­ations.

"At a time when this countryhas shamelessly dismantled the safe­ty net for our children and is push­ing over: I million more childreninto poverty, the religious com­munity must redouble its efforts tostand up for children and join withthe community at large to build amovement so powerful that nochild is left behind," said MarianWright Edelman, pre$ident of theChildren's Defense Fund.

in a chaplain-intern programat a hospital.

Fedak notes that it is open­ing one's heart to theLord's call which enablesa young person to con­sider a church vocation.

The Lord's call issubtle and many expe­rience a gentle attrac­tion to the work of thechurch, perhaps teach­ing religious education,being involved in theparish group, or servingat Mass.

Examine YOUR lifein the Church. If youfeel the Lord may becalling you, contact Fa­ther Craig Pregana atthe Vocation Office, tel.675-1311, or write P.O.Box 2577, Fall River

also taught religi.ous educa- . 4)2720. The Lord may betion at a parish in Reading. waiting for your response.Currently, he is participating

a program at the Pine StreetInn helping others earn theirhigh school GED. Fedak has

CDF to hold Children's SabbathsWASHINGTON (CNS) ­

Churches, synagogues and mosquesthroughout the country plan tohold special services, educationprograms and outreach activitiesOct. 18-20 to mark the fifth annualnational observance of Children'sSabbaths.

The theme of Children's Sab­baths this year is "Stand for Child­ren: Pray, Speak Out and Act" as afollow-up to the Stand for Child­ren at the Lincoln Memorial JuneI.

The observance is sponsored bythe Children's Defens(: Fund andendorsed by more than 175 nationaland local religious organizations

FIFTH GRADER Lindsey Broekel of St. Jame$-St. JohnSchool, New Bedford, stands beside her model biome or typeof a major ecological community, in her case a tropical ra~n

forest. Each fifth grader chose a different biome to researchand depict and other classes were invited to view them and askquestions about them.

Paul Fedak is in his thirdyear of theology studies at St.John's Seminary located inBrighton.

Originally from Con­necticut, Fedak studied atSalve Regina College inNewport, RI. As well' ashis parents, he has one sis­ter. He likes the Fall RiverDiocese beoause he canbe close to his family andfriends.

Followin'g his studies atSalve Regina, Fedakworked in hotel manage­ment 'and auto sales. Heentered St. John's in 1993.Fedak notes that his deci­sion to enter the semillarywas a personal one, how­ever his family upbringingwas very influential inmaking his decision.

While at the seminary, hehas participated in variouspastoral ministries, including

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