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W o r k i n g hard o n the Pastoral^ Counci l consti tut ion a t St. Stephen's, Geneva , a r e ' Patricia Schmidt [ l e f t ] , Sister M a r y A n n Binsack, Father John Mu l l igan and Father Douglas H o f f m a n , director of Pastoral Ministry a n d commi t tee cha i rman .

Committee OKs Constitution for

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Pastoral Council By SHARON DARNIEDER

Geneva ^ ^ f t e ° - l i 5 - m e m b e r Pastoral Counci l Formation Commit tee unanimously ac­cepted the final d r ^ 7 t > k t h e council constitutijQTLaT their last meeting June 11. ^

The commi t tee has been working on the constitution since its establ ishment in 197,1, assembling and discussing Ms input as well as the revisions and suggestions that came from other diocesan groups, such * as the Priests and Sisters councils, when the first draft of the constitution was submitted to them in May 1973.

i The recently completed constitution" wi l l again go to the various diocesan groups for approval starting in the Fall when meetings resume.

According to the constitution's provisions it must be ratified by two-thirds of the voting members of the Prfests and Sisters councils and each regional conference with final approval given by Bishop Joseph L Hogan.

The introduction states [ that " the Pastoral Council of), the diocese of Rochester is I the coming together of the Bishop, priests, religious and laity on a regular basis t o provide for the

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ministries 'm gives the' council a unique competence/f ' '

It salsp adds that; vyhile i fs distinct from other consultative bodies, i t should function in close cooperation with them under the Bishop's coordination

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According'to the constitution; [membership" consists ( off the .Bishop, the directorj'ofi.Pkstorar i Ministry, five pries.ts/1 five ̂ sisters ( and 30' regional' representatives' i (three from each regional con- < |ference), a t least twp of- whom i Ishould be lay persons. •'

There also wou ld be am executive secretary, Tfour youth f

nrembers, one brother arid five to ten other members Representing minority groups and special

• ministries, all of whom would be * appointed by the Bishop,

[ "Any Roman Catholic in the diocese o f Rochester who has

"evidenced,a real concern for the mission of the .Church and a personal commitment to service ijs eligible/' according to the cons t i t u t i on . / " i

ider Religious pportinll-S

GARY AVERS

Ayers to Head Newspape.

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Washington, D C . [RNS] -Participants in a national pro-life

\ ^convention here, seeking to gear • t thei r ef forts ' t o w a r d strong ! support o f a a constitutional

amendment pro tec t ing the u n b o n , cal led for broader religious support of the anti-abortion "movement In the'U.S*.

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peoplu wi th prq-life sentiments from all religious backgrounds

' would "give the| lie to the oft-j ieard accusation1 that the pro-life moveinent is-strictly a Roman jCatho ic endeavor^"

. j Mote than 1,000 pro-life people ? y o m i cross the country attended

three-day, second annual ve l t ion of the National Right

Life Committee (June 7 t o ,9). he meeting -was devoted to

speeches and some, 20 workshops designed to deepen un­derstanding and commitment to the pr>l i fe cause. « *

TheNRLCs board of directors, sole policy-making'and decision-^, making body w i th in t h e organi cation/took several actions during the convention, including a vote to reverse its position on a "human l i fe amendment "

• proposal drafted last year for consideration by Congress

The board announced that after 'very thorough debate" i t c f y l d no longer * support the p^posal because not all pro-life 'groups endorsed a segment of the' proposal wh ich" permi t ted rneasu es to prevent the death o f the mother in childbirth.

Gary 'Ayers, ' 36 has been

! J It also ^adds that proposed,

nominees should "have ' ' a reasonable understanding of the time, effort and travel involved in rjegular attendance* at council meetings, committee^ activities, rjegional contacts and must

ongoing needs of the people o f , express willingness.-to serve oft

named director of production at the CouVier-Journal In his new position?}^ will be responsible for adopted a all pre-pr^ss production of the submitted newspaper, with composing room functions his main responsibility

Anthony J. Costello, general manager ~of the Courier-Journal said ,'the new posi t ion was established because the newspaper has been increasingly handling its own production •responsibilities.

The soard also decided to hold regional convent ions in the future so that imore pro-life adherents cquld\ participate It

series of resolutions by local, state and

regional pro-life groups, including a moti yn to "withdraw support" of the Voung Christian Women's Association because of its pro-, abortion stand

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The nature and purpose section classifies. the council as "con­sultative by nature" and is a "forum seeking the collective wisdom of the local Church.''

It goes on to say that "by its nature, the council is broadly based and composed o f persons aware of the hopes and needsof the people they represent. This membership with | its variety of

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congress in Philadelphia is tied to a "nationwide spiritual renewal With the Church in America," the P h i l a d e l p h i a archd ioce 'san spokesman'pointed out. I t wi l l be preceded by two years of special devotion arid prayer — the local 1974 Holy Year observance and the 1975 Holy Year income, both decreed by Pope Paul. -

Phi ladelphia c iv ic o f f ic ia ls , including Mayor Frank Rizzo and City, Representative Harry Berlinger, have already pledged their assistance:

i Berl inger sa id ;Phi ladelphia

offers facilities for mass meetings , "unmatched" anywhere in the world. "We can accommodate 100,000 people in John F. Ken­nedy Stadium, and i f necessary, put another 65,000 in Veterans Stadium and another 20,000 in

the Pastoral Council i f elected

Council officers wil l be the Bishop, the chairperson and the vice chairperson - v •

The Pastoral fCounci l For­mat ion Commi t tee, wh ich worked on the constitution, is composed,of regional, Sisters and Priests Council representatives l l t has been chaired ' by Father Douglas' Hoffman, director o f -Pastoral. Ministry, since Sep­tember. 1973 f

"Asfwe have > added modern equipment and have begun doing all of our own typesetting and layouts i t has become necessary1

to coordinate these functions under one person," Costello said,

« Before Joining the Courier-

Journal in March 1973, Ayers was assistant foreman of production •; at the Daily Record where he worked for 10 years. Before that he put in eight years a t the Gannett Newspapers, including" his apprenticeship

dit ion, \b&[ board urged eldpment of "sufficient

sophistication, contacjt m to approach the very

isorsfor our (human life' en t" . '

, * L I • •-In an opening convention

speechl Sen. Dewey F. Bartlett (R-Okla.},] co-sponsor of a pro-life amendment i n the Senate, declarepthat "a guarantee o f the c6nditipns of l i fe for a human being during the first nine months are per laps more important than

"I f a human being's \ life! is terminated In the first n'me mqpths, he is absolutely denied all of his inalienable rights^ ^nd has no second chance to regain them , — - ever," the senator declared

Several speakers emphasized non-Catholic involvement^in the pro- l i fe movement a f t e / , t h e commit tee's- board discussed ways of continuing to involve people with pro-life sentirilents' from all religious backgrounds. Three of the six off icers elected to the board are now Catholics

The Rev. Robert Holbrook of Hallettsville, Tex.^ president of Baptists for Life, asserted I that pro-life people are not trying to legislate any specific ,religious doctrine into the Constitution. He condemned what he said wa | the attitude which "allows Churches to speak out on any other social issue and yet commands them to be si lent about [ "abort ion's manifest social evi l ." I . ,

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' ' I -• The Rev. Michael Baldwin, a

United Methodist from Yellow Springs, Oh io , j charged j the Religious, Coalition for Abortion Rights" with using "deceptive rhetoric to substantiate support of abortion on> demand '* '

- I • l i . j - "Woe unto them for continuing to'give the impression <that jmajor Protestant bodies endorse! their position," he said" ' /',

The Rev Charles Carroll, i priest of-the Episcopal Diocjese o ( California, told trie delegates that/ i f opposi t ion t o "perrrnssive abortion is a Catholic issue', I am prepared to stand with Catholics who oppose such devaluing o f ; innocent human l i f e " J \ ' r >* i

Skylab astronaut Dr. Joseph i Kerwin, who acknowledged that the world faces a shortage of food and natural resources through Over-populat ion, said' the "elegantly simple solution" put forth by proponents of abortion is no f the real solution t

those 6f months

any succeeding nine

'He said food and resource problems are being solved and

1 the real answer is making every country a "highly developed" country. ] -

In what was described as a "significant development," the board reversedl its January 1974 approval of - a I proposed human life amendment because" not ail pro-life groups could endorse a section permitting measures to

"prevent the death of the1/mother in chi ldb i r th / i I

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' The Philadelphia archdiocesan spokesman said the.congress wi l l encompass a variety of events, inc lud ing ' outdoor Masses, seminars, inspiration - ana in­structional services, and wi l l a t tempt- t o " focus on the Eucharist as -the center of sacramental l i fe in the Catholic Church -" • . > '

He added that the congress wi l l also serve as a "means of unifying and strengthening the Church, increasing understanding and

-devotion to Jesus'Christ in the Eucharist, and relating this liturgy of worship t o ' l i f e / ' '

Part ic ipants w i l l i nc lude Catholic clergy, religious' and laity from all over the U.S., as well as thousands from foreign ^countries, he added. * ! "

He"and his wife^lnora, live on Chili Avenue m Chili and have

__ three children, Karen, Sharon and .- David.

r NURSING: GRADUATES Elmira — Bishop Joseph l '

Hogan ̂ conferred diplomas on 35 students at the graduat ion exercises of St. Joseph's School of Nursing * t Ss. Peter and Paul's Church here Sunday- The graduates completed 33 months of study

Mary Lou Mitchell of Corning received the Rev. Francis <J Walker Memorial Award for highest scholastic achievement.

Dinah Scott of Towanda, P a , !

received the St Joseph's Hospital Alumni Award for excellence iri nursing practice. ""* - Maryanne Blum o f Rochester received the District 3 New York Sfate Nurses Association Award for ^ outstanding leadership - in student nurse activities - 1 Mary Rose Lepore was awarded, the Mary Lou Lambert Award for excellence- m professional at­titude ' - |

Hospital chaplain Father A n ! , , Astronaut Guise assisted - - i ~ - v e n t u m *

un chats, with Dr. Jefferson at' the con-r t h e Na t iona l Right t o Life C o m m i t t e e .

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