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SHARING HONORS at Blessing of Fleet ceremony in New Bedford are Rev. John F.Hogan, in foreground, pastor of St. Julie Billiart parish, North Dartmouth, and Rev. Con­stantine Bebis of New Bedford Greek Orthodox Church. (Rosa Photo)

best papal tonic

Neutron plan

is deploredBy Jim Lackey

WASHINGTON (NC) -- Thehead of the U.S. bishops hasquestioned the Reagan acllminis­tration's decision to produc:e neu­tron warheads, saying their pro­duction may "gravely impair fu­ture prospects for reversing thearms race."

In a statement released Aug.12 Archbishop John R. Roach ofSt. Paul-Minneapolis, prl~sident

of the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops, also questionedwhether current .U.S. policy­makers are almost uncons,:::iouslyremoving the barriers to nuclearwar.

"There seems to be renewedinterest in policy circles todayabout the possibility of fightingand containing a nuclear war,"said Archbishop Roach, citingwhat he called a "significant dif­ference" in the context of decis­ions made in the Carter andReagan adminstrations on neu­tron warheads.

In 1977 the Carter administra­tion announced plans to developneutron warheads, which releaselarge amounts of radiation nec­essary to kill people while leav­ing buildings and other objectsintact. But President Carter es­sentially reversed himself in 1978and decided to defer thE~ir pro­duction.

Archbishop Roach said theReagan administration's decisionon neutron warheads should beevaluated in the light of PopeJohn Paul II's 1979 speech atthe United Nations. In it thepope asked whether anyone inthe modem age could really be­lieve "that the breathtak:;ng spi­ral of armaments is at the ser­vice of world peace."

The Reagan decision is alsobeing strongly condemned byCatholic peace and social jus­tice groups, who say the neu­tron weapons are immo:ral andcould help lead to nuclear war.

"We are not persuaded. by theassurances that use of the neu­tron bomb will be, or even couldbe, limited to strictly militarytargets," said Pax Christi U.S.A.,the American branch of the in­ternational Catholic peacle move­ment.

"And if it were possib:le," PaxChristi continued, "it wouldstill not meet the traditional testsof the 'just means' of warfare."

The neutron weapon kills witha huge dose of radiation whileavoiding the massive blast whichleveled tliroshima and Nagasaki.Reagan administration officialssaid the weapon would be par-

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CrowdsVATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope

John Paul II had his busiestweekend in three months Aug.15-16, making two appearancesat his apartment window in theVatican before flying to greetanother crowd at his summerresidence in Castelgandolfo.

The 61-year-old pope, releasedfrom Rome's Gemelli PolyclincAug. 14 and required to spendat least six more weeks conva­lescing from an assassinationattempt May 13, addressed acrowd of 80,000 in St. Peter'sSquare Aug. IS, the feast of theAssumption of Mary.

About 50,000 people came tothe square Aug. 16 for the pope'snoon Angelus address, and an­other 4,000 were waiting in thecourtyard of the papal summerresidence in Castelgandolfo,about 15 miles from Rome, thatafternoon.

Pope John Paul appearedhealthy and in good humor, oftendeparting from his prepared

texts to joke with the crowds."It seems that crowds of the

faithful are better for him thanany medicinal tonic," said oneVatican official.

The size of the Aug. 15 crowdstartled Roman observers andeven the pope, because the ital­ian capital is usually .empty on"ferragosto," a national holidaywhich most Italians spend atcooler places such as the beachor in the mountains.

"Thank you for your pres­ence, which certainly doesn'tcorrespond to the traditions ofthese days, when Rome becomesempty," Pope John Paul saidafter his 20-minute talk, whichalso included greetings in French,English, German, Spanish, Portu­guese and Polish.

"Let us see fulfilled in Marythe unity with Christ for whichwe long and follow her examplein listening to the word of Godin our hearts," he said in Eng­lish.

The pope reaffirmed thechurch's belief in the dogma ofMary's bodily assumption intoheaven and said Mary "partici­pated in the glory of (Christ's)resurrection" through the as­sumption.

Before leaving the window,Pope John Paul told the crowdthat he was sweating "not be­cause of illness but because ofthe ferragosto sun." Rome temp­eratures were in the 90s duringboth noon talks.

In his Angelus address Aug.16 the pope asked prayers forCatholics in Hungary, where, hesaid, there exists a "grand heri­tage of faith, morals and culturewhich had its beginnings in theperson and mission of St. Step­hen."

He also announced his immin­ent departure for Castelgandolfoand said he would appear eachSunday on the courtyard bal-

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Feehan site

for deaconsThe diocese of Fall River will

host the fourth annual New Eng­land regional assembly of thepermanent diaconate on Satur­day, Sept. 26, at Bishop FeehanHigh School, Attleboro.

With the theme "The Deaconand His Family," the programwill include speaker Msgr. Ern­est Fiedler, executive director ofthe U.S. bishops' committee onthe permanent diaconate. He willreview and discuss a recent sur­vey of the status of the programin this country.

Workshops will be conductedby deacons, deacon candidatesand their wives on family, work,parish and interdiaconal relation­ships, as well as on parish anddiocesan ministries and the situ­ation of celibate deacons, eitherunmarried or widowed.

His Excellency Bishop DanielA. Cronin of Fall River will beprincipal celebrant of the day'sliturgy, assisted by permanentdiaconate directors of the NewEngland dioceses. Deacon JamesJ. Meloni Jr. of Attleboro will bedeacon for the Mass.

. Diocesan organization of theevent is under direction of Rev.John F. Moore, Fall River direc­tor of the permanent diaconate.

Religion test

OI{'d by ABANEW ORLEANS (NC)

Church-run law schools may dis­cr.iminate on the basis of religionand still receive accreditation,the American Bar Associationhas decided.

By a narrow 147-127 vote theABA's House of Delegates, meet­ing in New Orleans, decided toamend its standards and grantaccreditation to the law schoolat Oral Roberts University, whichrequires students and facultymembers 'to take an oath affirm­ing their belief in Jesus Christ.

Previously, Oral Roberts hadbeen denied' accreditation for itslaw school because it was not incompliance with ABA standardsforbidding discrimination on thebasis of race, color.. religion, na­tional origin or sex.

Graduates of law schools with­out ABA accreditation cannottake bar examinations to be li-'-'censed as a lawyer in moststates. .

The new standard adds thefollowing to the existing stand­ards:

"Nothing herein shall be con-

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2 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 20, 19i1l

SECURITY SURROUNDS Pope John Paul II as he leaves the Gem­elli Polyclinic in Rome after being pronounced in good condition afterthe May 13 attempt on his life. (NC/UPI Photo)

SISTER CAROL REGAN, SUSC (centef), new superior of Fall Riverprovince of the Holy Union Sisters, with her councillors, from left, SistersMary Lou Sullivan, Ann Kernan, Doreen Donegan, Bernadette Sullivan.(Torchia Photo)

BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN visits youngsters at Nazareth Camp,Westport. (Torchia Photo)

ROME (NC)-Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe, 73, superior general of 27,000 Jesuitsthroughout the world, is tn markedly improved condition, said community officials.

On Aug. 7 Father Arrupe suffered a stroke which left his right side paralyzedand his speaking ability severely hampered.

The announcement by the Jesuits on Aug. 17 said that Father Arrupe's speechhad improved and that he was regaining some movement of the right side.

American Jesuit Father Vincent O'Keefe is temporary Jesuit vicar general.

TORONTO (NC)-The Inter-Church Committee on Human R'ights in Latin Americaasked the Canadian government to "demand full explanation from the Guatemalanauthorities and seek full independent international investigation of the circumstancesof the death of Raoul Joseph Leger." Leger, a Catholic lay missionary with the QuebecForeign Mission Society, was killed in an explosion July 25 when Guatemalan securityforces attacked a private home. Leger's body was burried immediately by Guatemalanofficials, but his identity was not made public until Aug. 3. The inter-church commit­tee is a Canadian ecumenical group, headquartered 'in Toronto.

INDIANAPOLIS (NC)-A nun has been appointed assistant chancellor of theArchdiocese of Indianapolis. Providence Sister Loretta Schafer's appointment to thenew post was announced A'Jg. 14 by Archbishop Edward O'Meara of Indianpolis.He said, "we need a person with sister's background and talent to share the adminis­trative and pastoral responsibilities of the diocese." Sister Schafer, 64, was formerlysuperior general of the 1,060-member Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woodsin Indiana. Archbishop O'Meara asked her to assume her new posit,jon the same dayshe was succeeded as supericr.

ROME (NC)-An anonymous letter writer told Italian police that he and twoother people were in St. Peter's Square May 13 to help Mehmet Ali Agca in hisattempt to kill Pope John Paul II. The writer, who identified himself as an Italianand by the initials G.V.M., said that he, Agca and two German-speaking accomplicesworked for an organization which wanted to eliminate "this uncomfortable but authori­tative Pole." The duties of the German-speaking accomplices, were "to shove peopleout of the way to free Agca" from the crowds after the shooting, according to theletter published by the Rome daily, II Tempo.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (NC)-Joe -Borowski, who began what he said was a three­month fast for the legal protection of the unborn in Canada May 1 broke his faston day 80. Borowski was fa.sting to oppose legalized abortions in Canada, wherehospitals perform an average of 1,300 abortions a day. Borowski abandoned the fastbecause his lawyer told him that if he died the pro-life court case he initiated threeyears ago would die with him. The court case challenges abortion laws, saying theycontradict the Canadian Bill of Rights.

ROME (NC)-A 37-year-old Italian nun was shot and killed by bandits Aug. 10near Moroto, Uganda, according to a communique issued at the motherhouse of theCombonian Missionary Sisters in Rome. Sister Liliana Rivetta, a native of Gavardoin the ·Brescia Province of Italy, had worked in Uganda since October 1969. Accordingto the missionary sisters in Uganda, Sister Rlivetta was traveling in a Land Roverwhen bandits attempted to rob the cargo in the vehicle. She was killed by asingle gunshot.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (NC)-The Costa Rican Bishop's Conference has warnedthat the traditionally peaceful democracy of their country 'is in grave jeopardy be­cause of widespread deterioration of moral and economic conditions. They blameparents, teachers and politicians for allowing the situation to develop in the CentralAmel"ican country. "We must correct these evils in order that this oasis of peace ina turbulent world may preserve the virtues and values for which it is admired bymany," they said in a pastoral letter timed to coincide with the start of the campaignfor the elections next February.

LONDON (NC)-The need for "attitudes of reconciliation rather than revenge"has been stressed by Archbishop Derek Worlock of Liverpool, England, and AnglicanArchbishop David Sheppard of Liverpool in a joint statement issued in the aftermathof the r·ioting that broke out in July in the Toxteth area of the city. "The wholecommunity must accept some responsibility for the deprivation in Toxteth and forfailing to react positively to the many reports and forewarnings issued in these lastyears," the bishops said.

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workshops and seminars, con­certs and praise and liturgy ser­vices.

Father dos Santos will discussPortuguese participation in theCatholic chaI1ismatic movementand Father Goldrick's topic willbe the successful "We CarelWeShare" program which he organ­ized last fall in the Fall Riverdiocese.

Up to 18,000 persons from allparts of the east coast are ex­pected at the three-day program.

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parish, Fall River, is a graduateof the former Sacred HeartsAcademy and an honors gradu­ate of Hunter College of the CityUniversity of New York.

She taught in Fall River andNew York on the secondary leveland has studied at the GraduateSchool of Social Work of theUniversity of Maryland.

Sister Carol has served as amember of her community's gen­eral council in Rome for the pastsix years. In this position shehas visited Holy Union com­munities in Africa, Latin Ameri­ca and Europe as well as in theUnited States.

Previously, she was provincepersonnel director. She will nowserve for five years as provincialof sisters who minister in theNew England states, New York,Maryland and Florida as wellas in their congregation's Afri­can missions.

Provincial councillors who willserve with Sister Carol are Sis­ter Mary Lou Sullivan and SisterAnn Kernan,' stationed in Balti­more; and Sister Doreen Done­gan and Sister Bernadette Sulli­van, stationed in Fall River.

Program starts tomorrow

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Riv,er-Thur. Aug. 20, 1981

Father Jose A. F. dos Santos,CM, associate pastor at St. JohnBaptist parish, New Bedford, andFather Timothy J. Goldrick, as­sociate at St. Lawrence parish,also New Bedford, will be amongspeakers at the third annual Na­tional Catholic Lay Celebrationof Evangelization, to be held atthe Hartford CiV'ic Center start­ing tomorrow.

Many lay persons from the dio­cese will also be in attendance atthe program, to include over 100

Tonic

Sister Carol is superiorSister Carol Regan was in­

stalled as provincial superior ofthe Holy Union Sisters' FallRiver Province at a liturgy cele­brated Monday, Aug. 17, at HolyName Church, Fall River, byFather John Murphy, S.J.·

Sister Carol, the daughter ofFrancis Regan of Sacred Heart

Continued from Page Onecony at the papal summer resi­dence.

The crowd broke into ap­plause when Pope John Paulsaid he would go to Castelgan­dolfo "according to the recom­mendations of the doctors."

"I see you agree with that, thatyou support it," he said in re­sponse to the cheers. "That wayit will be easier for me to obeythe doctors."

Pope John Paul seemed mostlively with the smaller crowd atCastelgandolfo, where he spokefor nearly half an hour withouta prepared text.

"We will have to get togetheras soon as possible," he toldresidents of the small town onLake Albani. "But you mustunderstand, I come from Gem­eIli and those (doctors) are fol­lowing me here, they are check­ing up on me."

During his stay in Castelgan­dolfo, expected to last until theend of September, Pope JohnPaul's health will be constantlymonitored by his personal physi­cian, Dr. Renato Buzzonetti, andanother member of the nine-manmedical team which cared forhim at the GemeIli Polyclinic.

After arriving by helicopteraround 6 p.m. the pope wasgreeted at the papal villa bygroups of Poles and Italianssinging folk songs and by vari­ous groups waving banners.

To the singers he said, "I seethat you have made some im­provement since the last time."Eyeing the signs, he asked,"Aren't those the same ones 1saw this morning in St. Peter's?"

The light tone was counter­acted by the presence of a largenumber of Italian and Vaticanpolicemen and security guards,brought to Castelgandolfo to pre­vent another assassination at­tempt like that of May 13 in St.Peter's Square.

The papal residence was alsolit by 300 new lamps which aredesigned to prevent an assail­ant from reaching the buildingwithout being seen.

Story deniedROME (NC) - A spokesman

for William A. Wilson, PresidentReagan's personal envoy to PopeJohn Paul II, denied a Commun­ist Party newspaper's' story thatWilson had asked the Vaticanto remove some priests and nunsfrom Latin America because of"subversive activities." The re­port in L'Unita said Wilson hadsent a list of priests and Reli­gious to the Vatican's Congre­gation for the Clergy, askingthat they be removed from ElSalvador, Nicaragua and Guate­mala.

FATHER LEO POL·SELLI, CSC, a native ofHoly Rosary parish, FallRiver, has been named pas­tor of Most Holy Trinityparish, Saco, Maine. He -isone of nine children of MaryPolselli and the late Gae­tano Polselli. A 1962 gradu­ate of Stonehill College,North Easton, he spent twoyears in Chile as a PeaceCorps member before enter­ing the Congregation ofthe Holy Cross. He return­ed to Chile as a deacon andwas ordained at Holy Ros­ary in 1970.

Prior to his new appoint­ment he was on the'staff of Holy Cross noviti­ate, W ate rf 0 r d, N.Y.,served as a director of Fam­ily Rosary, Inc., in Albanyand ministered to the His­panic community of theAlbany diocese.

He also taught religionand was superior at NotreDame High School, Bridge­port, Conn. and was voca­tions director for the east­ern province of his com­munity. He holds a degreein counseling from Fair­field University.

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administration, criminal justice,health care administration, psy­chology, social studies, sociologyand public administration.

The college division of con­ferences and institutes will offera program on Food ServiceSupervision in Nursing Homesbeginning Tuesday, Sept. 8.Officials said the 90-hour coursemeets federal requirements fordietetic supervisors.

The continuing education de­partment will hold an open houseWednesday from noon to 2 p.m.and 5 to 8 p.m. in the collegecenter on the Stonehil~ lo~er

campus.Information will be available

on all parttime, evening andweekend programs. Informationmay also be obtained by tele­phoning 238-1081.

al council to help meet its opera­tional expenses and fund futureneeds. The diocesan style showis one of many fundraisers beingsponsored by councils of Cath­olic women throughout the na­tion.

The work of the NCCW wasrecognized by Archbishop JohnR. Roach, president of the Na­tional Conference of CatholicBishops, who said in a congratu­latory message: "You should berightly proud of the enlightenedand dedicated service whichyour members have given bothto the church and to so manysegments of contemporary Am­erican society. Yours is a recordwith few parallels in the historyof U.S. Catholicism."

There will be a general meet­ing of the committee planningthe bridal fashion show at 7 p.m.Tuesday at St. Francis of Assisichurch hall, Mill and NewtonStreets, New Bedford.

Reports on ticket sales and a"gift-o-rama," also to be fea­tured, will be given at the meet­ing.

Honorary cochairmen for thebridal show are Miss Ethel Crow­ley and Miss Adrienne Lemieux.General chairmen are Mrs. Aris­tides A. Andrade and Mrs. Mi­chael J. McMahon.

Other officers are Miss LydiaPacheco, secretary, and' Mrs.Richard M. Paulson, treasurer.

District cochairmen are Mrs.Armstrong and Mrs. Manuel No­gueira, Fall River; Mrs. J. Rob­ert Costa and Miss Theresa Lew­is, New Bedford; Mrs. WilliamGrover and Mrs. Anthony Mar­garido, Taunton; Mrs. EdmondMessier and Mrs. Madeline Para­dis, Attleboro; Mrs. Gilbert·Noonan an Mrs. James H. Quirk,Cape and Islands.

Other chairmen are in chargeof table gifts and prizes; reser­vations; the gift-o-rama; publi­city; fashion show arrangements;hospitality and ticket sales andcharts.

Commentators will be Mrs.Armstrong and Mrs. McMahon.

d> GOD'S ANCHOR HOLDS

This September over 1000adults are expected to enroll inmore than 125 courses to beoffered by the evening divisionof Stonehill College, NOIth Eas­ton. New courses will include"Shakespeare on Film," a socialhistory of American medicineand "Self-Assessment a::ld Car­eer Development."

A new program for rE,gisterednurses offering a bachelor ofscience degree in nursing willbuild on the foundation laid innurses' training. Although speci­fic courses in this program willnot be offered until September,1982, applications are now beingaccepted and students are en­couraged to begin taking prere­quisite and general studiescourses this year.

Other Stonehill eveni,ng pro­grams lead to degrees in business

Sr. ElizabE~th

Heirloom wedding gowns rep­resenting each of the liO yearssince the National Council ofCatholic Women was organizedin 1921, will be seen at a bridalstyle show to be sponsored bythe Diocesan Council of CatholicWomen on Sunday, Sept. 27.

The dresses, most belonging toDCCW members, their mothersor grandmothers, will be model­ed by women from the five dean­eries of the Fall River diocese.

The event will take place atVenus de Milo restaurant, Swan­sea, following a 12:30 p,m. socialhour and a 1 p.m. dinner.

Proceeds will go to the nation-

New programs at Stonehill

SIster AgnesSister Agnes (Lydia) Boisson­

eault, 87, of the Domi::lican Sis­ters of the Presentation of St.Anne's Hospital, Fall River, diedAug. 9.

She served at the hospital allher religious life with the ex­ception of a period in Franceand the years 1962 to 1969, whenshe was superior of Marian Man­or, Taunton.

She was born in St. Croix,Canada, where two survivingsisters, Mrs. JeanneUe Lemayand Mrs. Gerard Lemay, reside.A brother, Henri, lives in San­ford, Fla. Among her nephewsis Rev. Laurent Lemay of SaoPaulo, Brazil.

A funeral Mass wa:; offeredTuesday at the CathoEc Memo­rial Home, Fall River, for SisterM. Elizabeth Joseph, O.Carm.,58, who died at the home aftera long illness.

Born in KUllkenny, Ireland, shecame to Philadelphia as a childand entered the Carmelite com­munity in 1940.

She served at hOUSE!s of thecommunity in Staten Island, theBronx and Hyattsville, Md., be­fore coming to Fall River.

She is survived by a brother,Thomas Delaney, of Haverstown,Pa.

Interment was at Our Lady ofMt. Carmel Cemetery, German­town, N.Y., where thE! commu­nitys' motherhouse ,is located.

'The islands wait for me and the ships of the sea.' Is. 60:9

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the Boston archdiocese.

Passover. And when he breathedhis last he was home with hisChurch. That's when we couldculminate this long liturgy withsong and praise and glory to ourGod.

At every liturgy there is theall-important role of priest-pre­sider. The presider is one wholeads and enables the whole as­sembly to be one. With all thatour family did for our father werecognize that he was still thepresider. For it was his opennessand receptivity that led and en­abled a whole parish to be fam­ily.

At the final liturgy of Resur­rection, we sought to ritualizethe "common work" of the finalweeks. Many of the 40 nurse­parishioners gathered to sit asa body in the Church. Six ofthem placed the pall on thecasket, seemingly appropriatethat those who cared for hisbodily needs now clothe himwith the symbol of immortalityin his glorified body. All thenurses present escorted thecasket in procession out of theChurch as a whole family ac­claimed our God as holy. Thenurses were a significant part ofthe final days. And yet they rep­resented a whole family whosought to celebrate the liturgyof life and death with theirpastor. .

So we miss him already. Andyet like the tree that anotherparishioner planted on thegrounds of St. Michael's an hourbefore the Funeral Liturgy, wehave planted our hearts a hope,a strength, a new life thatFather John Wallace gave us,his family, before the final Pass­over.

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fear of so awesome a task, nomatter how well-intentioned.But could we?

After consulting with the doc­tor, a few phone calls to parish­ioners who were nurses, thepossibility began to becomereality. Within a few days anoverwhelming response of near­ly 40 nurse-parishioners and thenursing care plan began. A weeklater we brought our father hometo his family.

For the next ten days Fr. Wal­lace's repeated acclamation re­sounded in the words: "It's sogood to be home. It's so good tobe with my friends. It's so goodto be with those who love me.It's so good .....

We laughed with him, we criedwith him. We fed him his sup­per, we bathed his frail body.We spoke of the future, we re­membered the past. And weprayed with him. A group ofparishioners wired up a speakerfrom the church to his room tomake him a. part of the daily.Eucharist and the special min­isters left the assembly with cupand plate in hand from the com­mon table. Some of the familynursed him, others helped lifthim, shave him, read him hismail. Some baked food for himand all the family prayed forhim.

On the night before he died,as our father was passing awayto the Father, his parishionersand his brother, sisters, niecesand nephews gathered close tohim in vigil. We anointed himwith the oil of salvation for thestrength of t:he final journey. Allnight long we prayed with himand for him, we hugged him,held him, reassured him. In themorning at :£ucharist we heardthe Passover reading from Exo­dus and we prayed for him in his

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A familyBy Rev. Joseph J. Driscoll

(Father Driscoll is AssociatePastor of St. Michael's Church,Bedford. In this article, he de­scribes how the parish, gatheringas a family, ministered to itsFather in the Lord, Rev. JohnFarrell Wallace, .who died onJuly 17, 1981, after a long ill­ness.)

We miss him already. Threedays ago we buried our FatherJohn Wallace in the great litur­gy of Resurrection amidst sing­ing and praise and glory to ourGod. But it was a liturgy thathad begun weeks before, actuallymonths; and, looking back, evenyears.

For "liturgy" means "commonwork." And the "common work"of worship last Monday was pre­ceded by the "common work" ofa family called .st. Michael'swho gathered together. not onlyin prayer but in the care of afather in his health, in his sick­ness and ultimately in his dying.We want to share with the ex­tended family of Church notonly the Liturgy of the Resur­rection but the Liturgy of Lifeand Death which we brought toMonday's celebration.

John Farrell Wallace, priestand pastor, came as father to thefamily of St. Michael's someeleven years ago. And like anyfamily there were ~he good timesand the bad, the sickness and thehealth, and there was the deathwhen we did part.

When several weeks ago thedoctors recognized that Fr. Wal­lace's struggle with cancer hadtipped more to sickness, theneed for round-the-clock nursingcare led to the inevitable direc­tion of a nursing ~10me. A fleet­ing thought of bringing him"home" to his church familyalmost went by because of the

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4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 20, 1981

Sunset and evening StarClosing of the Washington Star places our nation's

capital in the demeaning position of being a one-newspapertown. Despite the obvious efforts of Time, Inc. and itsexpenditure of $85 million in the effort to salvage the Star,it just could not gain the circulation or advertising neededto make it viable.

It is not alone in its fate, which has befallen or soonmay befall many other newspapers. Soon, it seems, mostmajor cosmopolitan areas will become subjects of a one-newspaper dictatorship. ..

There are many reasons for the creation of this newAmerican monster, the one-newspaper town. The flight ofpeople to the suburbs from the city created immense vac­uums, filled in most areas by non-English speaking immi­grants.

Nor should the change in American lifestyles and socialhabits be overlooked. Americans are no longer dependenton newspapers for information. Few spend time with theprinted word when they return from work.

This part of their day has been taken over by today'scyclops, the television. "Tum on the TV!" is the cry inhomes, not "What news is in the paper?" , .

Americans go to work later. If they read a paper, it isin the morning, on the way to work, after the kids havegone to school, before the job begins.

Once the work whistle sounds, people are on the move.By the time the proverbial rat race is run, who has timeto read? A snooze before supper and then it's off to LittleLeague meetings and the like, with, of course, a half hourtaken out to watch one's favorite news reporter.

But the most dangerous trend, one that will continueto be a factor in closing newspapers and will ultimately, ifunchecked, become a national disaster, has nothing to dowith unions or postage rates.

It is one that all of us have allowed to become Am­erica's disgrace, one that is already raising havoc in col­leges as well as in industry; namely, the inability of manyAmericans to read.

Millions of our citizens cannot read a newspaper. Notbecause it is printed in English and they have anothermother tongue, but rather because their literacy is on thelevel of "See Spot run."

True, many of our cities have vast populations that donot use English as their first language. That does not meanthey cannot read. What is alarming is that so many youngpeople born in this land, supposedly educated in our schools,have a most difficult time understanding anything morethan the comics and sometimes not even them.

The multitude that cannot get beyond a fourth gradereading level increases daily. Public education, long sincereduced to the functions of babysitting and providing po­lice patrols, can no longer guarantee that its students willunderstand what they read or recognize what they see.

Colleges must offer special courses in remedial read­ing while in public places signs and symbols are fast re­placing words. Hope for appreciation of the beauty oflanguage is but a forlorn and fading dream.

Given these circumstances, is it a wonder that news­papers close, why the written word can no longer sell, whyone-newspaper communities abound?

If the situation is to 'change, beginnings must of coursebe made in the home and school. But considering the cur­rent status of these basic institutions of learning the set­ting of the Star may be but the herald of a new d~rk age.

IRISH WOMEN perform sad ritual of banging trashcan lids on Falls Road, Belfast, to signal death of hungerstriker. (NC/UPI Photo)

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ant critic at a very early age.God knows where those note­books are today, which I hadkept for years, or to what frivo­lous winds their pages have beenscattered forever. To this day,however, nobody has publishedthe kind of book I had in mindto do.

I think about sentences evenwhile commuting. Riding in atrain is nicely conducive to think­ing up whole sentences and partsof others depending, ofcourse, on the length of rideand one's disposition of mind.It is almost certain, when I putmy mind to it, that even as thesun begins to rise from behindBig Blue Hill in Milton, the trainto Boston will have produced inme enough creative intuitions tolast well beyond the Norwoodand Dedham marshes that reflectin their various textures andcolors, any given season of theyear.

My heroes are not those nean­derthal types who, for the gross­est possible amounts of money,bash each other to smithereensin hockey rinks and prizefightrings and on professional foot­ball fields across the land,rather my heroes are the menand women who make definitecontributions to the continuityof the arts and sciences as civil­izing agents of the human race- I mean the poets and philoso­phers and the saints themselves.In particular, because I am clos­est to them both in practice andaspiration, I mean the writers.Good writing is a fotm of civilityeven when good writers them­selves are barely civil to oneanother. And yet, though thewriter may be a scoundrel, thereis something very moral aboutwriting well - or, as OscarWilde said, the fact that a manis a poisoner should not be heldagainst the purity of his prose.

All in all, though, I tend tofavor writers with whom I havemuch in common. Gore Vidal isa marvelous writer who leavesme with nothing more to sharethan our rudimentary bond as

.members of the same species, andeven then I wonder. I like thewriting of John Updike andWalker Percy and prefer theirnonfictional prose to that oftheir more celebrated novels. Myroster of admiration must cer­tainly include the civilized proseof Malcolm Muggeridge, WilliamF. Buckley, Jr., Daniel P. Moyni­han (though trying desperatelyto think of some liberal stylists),John Kenneth Galbraith, HenryFairlie, Barbara Grizzuti Harri­son, Mary Gordon, Joyce CarolOates, V. S. Pritchett, AndrewPorter, Red Smith, John Cheever,Wilfrid Sheed, Jacques Barzun,Helen Vendler, Hugh Kenner,and Robert Penn Warren. liter­acy lives!

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Riv·er-Thur. Aug. 20, 1981

The enjoyment of read­ing and some basic skills inwriting are the good com­panions of a long and diffi­cult journey, meaning life itself,but a sense of dismay caused byan increasing illiteracy rateamong the young is enough todog one's tracks like an un­wanted hound at the heels. Acouple of decades ago, educa­tors were just beginning to dis­cover that Johnny couldn't read.Suddenly, years later, it is bignews to us that Johnny's broth­er, now a college student, canhardly put an intelligible Eng­lish sentence together, let alonepunctuate it properly. Even theeducated are partially illiterate.Television news programs, forexample, are rich sources ofpoor English usage. I have notheard a TV or radio newscaster,either nationally or at. the locallevel, who has not used theword 'unique' as a comparativeor who has not abused the num­erical compatibility of nouns andverbs, etc. Big deal, you say,but it's the disregard I can'tabide, the careless lack of res­pect for the language itself, andso I hope you won't mind if Iramble on a bit about this craftof words that has held me inthrall for most of my life.

In the beginning was the sen­tence. I have had an abidingpassion for the English sentenceever since my first literate loveaffair with the muse of poetry,no less, while still in high school.It turns out that some of ourgreatest poets were exception­ally good writers of prose - theKeats of the letters, for example,and Emily Dickinson's less well­know but superlative letters inthis country. On my own, I be­gan to read Hazlitt, Swift, Thor­eau, and Emerson and even cop­ied down, which is to say sedu­lously aped, what I took to betheir best sentences and para­graphs. I believed that by doingso, with 'diligence and care,some of their qualities as accom­plished writers would have tobrush off on my own emergingefforts as well. Eventually, any­way.

Mainly, though, it was throughEmerson that my love for thesentence inevitably developedinto a preoccupation with theEnglish aphorism. I used to goto the town library on sunnyafternoons, when, as a nightworker I should have been sleep­ing during the day, and there I'dextract all those hard and glit­tering nuggets from Emerson'sJournals and list them separate­ly according to subject matterand chronological order. In thisway, and on the presumptionthat I would be the first one tocompile the definitive collection,I filled half a dozen looseleafnotebooks with Emerson's aphor­isms and fancied myself a brilli-

·Hero ofa fallen,cause?

18. He doesn't ask why thereare little bumps in mygravy and not in hismother's.

19. He enjoys spending timewith his kids and talkingabout their interests.

20. He bought me a typingchair instead of a frypanone Christmas.

21. He says, "You're not fat."

22. He's not afraid of growingolder - with me.

23. He's willing to put in foranother year of marriage.

LACKEY

JIM

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By

DOLORES

CURRAN

tion will jump to 10 percent in1983.

But while slicing the marriagepenalty had overwhelming sup­port in Congress, some analystsare beginning to charge that, bythe same token, it makes the taxsystem somewhat less fair toone-income families. Why, for in­stance, should a one-incomefamily earning $50,000 a yearpay more in taxes than a two­income family earning the same?

There is also speculation thatreligious and pro-family groupsmight say that the new taxbreak is a disincentive for two­income couples considering giv­ing up one job so someone canstay home and raise the baby.

The real problem is that thereis no perfectly equitable tax sys­tem covering all categories oftaxpayers.

just the two of us:'8. He didn't make fun of me

when I was 'learning toswim at 40.

9. He doesn't ask me where'sthe change.

10. He likes his family betterthan TV football.

11. He doesn't chew tobacco.12. He tak.es his sons fishing

when he'd rather stayhome but they don't knowit.

13. He laughed when I toldhim Phyllis Schlafly hasto ask her husband's per­mission to give a talk outof town.

14. He eats leftovers.15. He chose me.16. He's not embarrassed to

pray with his family.17. He's got a nice smile.

from singles, in 1969 lowered thedifferential to no more than 20percent.

Thus there was still some­thing of a "marriage bonus" forone-worker married couples, whocontinued to enjoy a tax advan­tage over their single counter­parts. But by lowering the taxesfor singles Congress widenedthe marriage penalty, an effectwhich became much more appar­ent through the 1970s as moretwo-worker marriages were cre­ated.

On a total income of $25,000a married couple might pay$3,399 in taxes, depending ondeductions, dependents andother factors. But if the samehusband and wife were singleand each earned $12,500, theirtax liability would be $3,170 ­a $229 penalty for being mar­ried. The disparity grows athigher tax brackets.

Under the new law, couplesfiling a joint return for 1982will be able to deduct five per­cent of the lower earningspouse's income from their totaladjusted income. The deduc-

reasons

marriage tax

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TheIf you are married and

your spouse works, Cong­ress has bestowed a newtax break on you: a slicein the so-called "marriage pen­alty" that taxes working mar­ried couples higher than if theywere single.

Ending the marriage penaltyhas almost universal appeal. NewRighters like it because they feelthe current structure encouragesyoung unmarried couples to livetogether rather than marry.

Feminists like it because thepresent tax discourages work­ing wives. It taxes their earn­ings higher than their husbands'since they are treated ;as if werestacked on top of them.

But others say that by elimina­ting this inequity Ccngress. issimply creating another, and thatin another 10 years or so thenewly oppressed group will becoming to Washington to demanda fair shake just as workingcouples did after the marriagepenalty was "created" in 1969.

The problem, according to taxexperts, is that any time youcreate a tax break for one groupyou almost automatically in­crease the tax burden on an­other. That's what has been hap­pening to married couples andsingles since before 1948 asCongress periodicall~, tinkerswith the tax system to try mak­ing things more equitable forboth.

Prior to 1948 about a dozenstates had "community propertylaws" in which the husband ­usually the lone wage earner ­could file a joint return and splithis income with his wife, a de­cided tax advantage. Taxpayersin other states couldn't do that,so in 1948 Congress acted, ex­tending the benefits of incomesplitting to all marril~d couplesfiling joint returns.

That, however, automaticallycreated a perceived bias againstsingle taxpayers, who paid asmuch as 42 percent more intaxes than a one-income family.Congress, bowing to pressure

"Twenty-three yea r syou've been married," mar­velled a young fri'end. "Ididn't know people stayedtogether that long." Then slyly,"Can you give me 23 good rea­sons for staying married?""More," I replied. But here aretwenty-three:

1. I never have to change theoil.

2. He doesn't notice when thekitchen or my hair is amess.

3. His mother says, "'I'm gladhe married you."

4. His teens think he's thegreatest possible dad.

5. He can't stand liver either.6. It doesn't bother him when

people ask him what it'slike being married to me.

7. He says, "Let's get away,

Fr. Corriveau CMSM leader

Jubilee Mass

Ball meeting

September 20

'Bishop Daniel A. Cronin willbe principal celebrant of a Massat 5 p.m. Sunday, Ott. 4 at St.Mary's Cathedral, arranged bythe diocesan Office of FamilyMinistry . to honor couples ob­serving silver, golden or othersignificant wedding anniversar­ies.

Those wishing to attend shouldnotify their pastor.

The annual Bishop's Ball plan­ning meeting will be held at 1:30p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 at White'srestaurant, North Westport.

Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes,ball director, said that meetinginvitations have gone to 150committee members.

The 27th annual midwintersocial event, to be held Friday,Jan. IS, at Lincoln Park Ball­room, North Westport, will bene­fit diocesan schools for excep­tional children and camps forboth the exceptional and under·privileged.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Thelife Amendment Political ActionCommittee (LAPAC), a Wash­ington-based pro-life group hasshifted positions on the proposed"human ,life bill" and now saysit supports the measure.

When the bill first was intro­duced last January, some pro­life groups talked, saying it coulddelay enactment of a humanlife amendment to the Constitu­tion.

The bill falls short of anamendment but, according to itssupporters, would allow statesto reenact abortion restrictionlaws struck down by the 1973Supreme Court abortion decision.

Paul A. Brown, LAPAC direc­tor, said his organization's earlyopposition to the bill was due tothe "vague and ambiguous lang­uage" of the original bill.

He said the ambiguity wasclarified when the Senate sub­committee which held hearingson the measure approved II

slightly modified version andsent it to the full Senate Judi­ciary Committee.

While several pro-life groupssupported the bill, saying itwould serve as an interim stepto the full constitutional amend­ment,others questioned its po­litical wisdom, noting that itmight provide an easy way outfor legislators opposed to anamendment and might be tied upin the courts.

Further action on the bill.hasbeen delayed until another Sen­ate subcommittee holds hearingslater this year on a human lifeamendment.

In an effort to extend the 14thAmendment's protection for the"person" to the unborn, the billwould establish that life beginsat, conception.

J.JAPAC shifts

bill stance

to reconsider

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Sponsors asl~edWASHINGTON (NC) - Bish- when the Springboks play there.

op Thomas C. Kelly, general sec- Bishop Kelly sent an identi·retary of the, U.S. Catholic Con- cal letter to Richard Money­ference (Uscq, has asked the maker, president of the Ameri­organization sponsoring a tour can Rugby Football Union, whichof the United States next month is fielding a national team toby the South African national play the Springboks in Newrugby t('am to reconsider itl'l York City on Sept. 26.position. The other two games of the

"What is involved is not mere. tour are scheduled for Chicagoly sporting compeUion but an on Sept. 19 against the Midwestimportant indicator of the atti- Rugby Union and for Albany,tude in this country toward N.Y., on Sept:. 22 against theSouth Africa's racial policies," Eastern Rugby Football Union.Bishop Kelly said in a letter to The Springboks are now playingWilliam Haffner, treasurer of in New Zealand and their visitthe Eastern Rugby Football Un- there has sparked demonstra­ion, which invited the team, the tions leading to hundreds of ar·Springboks, to come to the rests and requiring expenditureUnited States. of more than $2.3 million for se·

curity.Opponents of apartheid, South In his letters, Bishop Kelly

Africa's policy of strict racial quoted from 21 statement madesegregation, are planning to hold on May 1 by the administrativedemonstrations in Chicago, AI· board of the Southern Americanbany, N.Y., and New York City Bishops' Conference, who said

"the few changes for the betterin South African sport whichhave been maC:e in recent yearsresult from sports boycotts."

The great inequality betweenblack and white citizens in SouthAfrica is evident in sports as wellas other aspects of life, theSouth African bishops said.

"We wish to encourage all at­tempts to bring about realchange in South Africa by non­violent means," the bishops said."Sport boycotts are an effectivemeans of applying pressure forchange."

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Dominican Sister Mary 0'Keefe, co-director of the Nation­al Assembly of Women Religious,said the decision "must be de­plored by all thinking people."

The National Coalition of Am­erican Nuns called attention toits 1977 statement on the neu­tron bomb.

In a letter to president Carterthe organization called thebomb a "monster" and said, "Ifwe develop it, we will use it."

Father Neil McCaulley, NFPCpresident, . said the Reagan ad·ministration decision to resumeproduction is "the kind that'brings the human family to thebrink of self-destruction."

Another who noted the ironyof the timing of the announce­ment was Coadjutor Bishop Mi­chael J. Murphy of Erie, Pa.

In a homily Aug. 9 markingthe Hiroshima and Nagasakibombings, Bishop Murphy com­mented, "What frightful pro­gress we have made. In 36 yearswe might have banned the bomb.Instead we have perfected it."

wide range of issues. Delegates:- Voiced opposition to the

arms race, neutron bomb, nu·clear weapons, MX missile, aidto EI Salvador and Reagan ad­ministration cuts in educationand human services funding.

- Supported handgun control,the Equal Rights Amendment andimproving methods to laicizepriests.

- Expressed hope for a meet­ing with the U.S. hierarchy todiscuss pastoral planning.

The statements on the armsrace, EI Salvador and laicizationwere unanimously approved.

meet in IndvtI

niversary of the conference, re­flecting on its history and plan­ning for its future.

The program will include ses­sions on nonviolence; politics;world poor; the emerging church;the theology of work; and life­style in an age of limits.

A major feature will be an ex­hibit of art by U.S. women re­ligious. 137 pieces by 73 artistswill be in a display open to thepublic.

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With the theme "Intersections:Women Committed to Justice,"members will mark the 25th an-

Some 600 leaders of 80 per­cent of the religious Women'scongregations in the U.S., in­cluding several from the FallRiver diocese, will meet in In­dianapolis Monday through Fri­day of next week for the annualassembly of the Leadership Con­ference of Women Religious.

Continued from page oneticularly effective in WesternEurope to repel Soviet tanks andinfantry while only minimallydamaging property.

Pax Christi, in a statement byits national executive council reoleased Aug. 11, called the de­cision "patently immoral" andsaid that not objecting to it"would be a betrayal of our ob­ligation as followers of Christ tbgive witness to his truth in thecause of peace."

The statement criticized the"moral insensitivity" of the Rea­gan administration in announc­ing its decision as peace groupsaround the world were markingthe anniversary of the atomicbombing of Hiroshima and Naga­saki.

The announcement came Aug.8. The anniversaries of the bomb·ings of the two Japanese citiesin 1945 are Aug. 6 and Aug. 9.

The' administration's decisionalso criticized by two organiza­tions of nuns and by the presi­dent of the National Federationof Priests' Councils (NFPC).

Father Ernest Corriveau, MS,was named to the executivecommittee of the Conference ofMajor Superiors of Men at theorganization's annual meeting,held this year in Milwaukee.

Father Corriveau is superiorof Immaculate Heart Province ofthe Missionaries of La Salette.Provincial headquarters are inAttleboro.

Other officers are Oblate Fath­er Ronald Carignan, president;and Divine Word Father TerrySteib reelected vice-president.

At the meeting CMSM mem­bers approved resolutions on a

THE SUMMER PROGRAM of Our Lady of Fatima parish, Swansea, is over but pleas­ant memories linger for participants. Directed by Sister Denisita Sullivan, RJM, it hadMrs. Judith Costa and Mrs. Ann Keshur as teachers. Erica Watkinson (left) and Chris­tine Keshura display sign during field trip to home of Jeanne Gilbert, Rehoboth. The ponylooks as if he'd like to sign up for next year. (Jeanne Gilbert Photo)

Theology school proves popular

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strued to prevent a law schoolfrom having a religious affilia­tion and purpose and adoptingpolicies of admission and em­ployment that directly relate tosuch affiliation and purpose solong as notice of such policies hasbeen provided to applicants, stu­dents, faculty and employees."

The new policy is expected tohave little or no immediate im­pact on law schools at Catholicuniversities since most have hadno problem complying with stan­dards forbidding discriminationon the basis of religion.

The Oral Roberts law school,opened in 1979, requires studentsto swear an oath of religious be­lief, pledging to follow the ex­ample of Christ. Faculty mem­bers also must support and ex­emplify the code, and hiring in­cludes tests of religious belief.

The ABA accreditation com­mittee had found Oral Robertsin "substantial compliance" withall other standards.

THE ANCHOR - 7Thur.• Auqust 20. 1981

Green lightWASHINGTON (NC) - The

Reagan administration has givln"a green light all the way" totuition tax credits, according toPatrick Murphy, associate direc­tor of the U.S. Catholic Confer­ence Office of Educational As­sistance.

The green light Murphy sees isa statement by Martin Andersonindicating that the administra­tion hopes to propose a tuitiontax credit to Congress next year.Anderson, Reagan's assistant forpolicy development, made thestatement Aug. 13 at a breakfastmeeting with reporters.

"This coming out so early afterthe passage of Reagan's initialeconomic recovery program isa good signal," Murphy saidAug. 14. "It shows tuition taxcredit is a high priority."

Murphy hopes the next bigstep will come at Reagan's Stateof the Union address in January."In his budget message to Con­gress he will have to include theprojected revenue loss from tui­tion tax credits."

Deputy Treasury SecretaryRichard McNamara said, "thereis still a lot of work to do yet"on tuition tax credit and Murphyagreed.

lay people to fill the gap asHungary's clergy get older andseminarians decrease.

'Prospective employment oflay people in certain types ofchurch activity would be ground­ed in Vatican II directives onlay involvement and viewedagainst a background of declin­ing numbers of priests. In 1960there were 3,722 Catholic priestsin Hungary but only 2,790 in1979. About 67 percent of Hung-ary's population of 10.6 millionprofesses Catholicism.

one little bit," said Hinton."But what they (the human

rights groups) don't seem tounderstand is that there's some­thing worse that could happen,"Hinton added, referring to U.S.attempts to prevent a commun­ist takeover in EI Salvador.

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"Anger is like a stone castinto a wasp's nest." - Malabar

. proverb

are 'guilty as hell'

(necroloQY)

August 27Rt. Rev. Francisco C. Betten­

court, 1960, Pastor, Santo Chris­to, Fall River

Rev. Hugh A. Gallagher, 1978,Pastor Emeritus, St. James, NewBedford

He and Catholic officials haveindicated the theology-by-corres­pondence program will help train

A Hungarian correspondenceschool for theology has gradu­ated its first students and thethree-year program is so popu­lar applicants are being turnedaway.

The course founder, TamasNyiri, said the program is uniquein communist-ruled Eastern Eu­ropean countries.

August 22Rt. Rev. Manuel J. Texeira,

1962, Pastor, St. Anthony, Taun­ton

Rev. William R. Jordan, 1972,Pastor, St. Louis, Fall River

August 23Rev. Thomas Clinton, 1895,

Pastor, St. Peter, Sandwich

August 24Rev. Peter J. B. Bedard, 1884,

Founder, Notre Dame, Fall River

August 25Rev. Joseph F. Hanna, 1974,

Founder, Holy Cross, South Eas­ton

Hinton also said he does notdisagree with human rightsgroups in the United Stateswhich complain about widespreadabuses by Salvadoran securityforces.

"There are a lot of things inSan Salvador that I don't like

SalvadoranschargesHe

enroll in the brown scapular; alltrue lovers of Mary and theirchildren should wear it worth­ily, meditate on its spiritual sig­nificance and recognize it as thetraditional sign of a life livedin, through and with Mary, ourmother, given to us by her Son.

Constance ZygielNew Bedford

WASHINGTON (NC) - SixSalvadoran servicemen held inthe slaying of four Americanchurchmen last December are"guilty as hell" even though theymay never be convicted, accord­ing to the current U.S. ambassa­dor to El Salvador, Deane R.Hinton.

Hinton made his remarks in awide-ranging interview on theEl Salvador situation with theAssociated Press.

The Salvadoran governmentconfirmed last May that sixservicemen had been arrested inconnection with the killings ofthe four churchwomen, whosebodies were discovered last Dec.4 in a shallow roadside grave.

The four - Maryknoll SistersIta Ford and Maura Clark, Urs­uline Sister Dorothy Kazel andlay volunteer Jean Donovan ­had last been seen alive at theSan Salvador airport.

While personally believingthat the six members of the arm­ed forces are guilty, Hinton saidthe rules of evidence in the Sal­vadoran court system are "verydifferent" from tbose in theUnited States.

"The evidence that will beused in court is not normally thekind that would bring convic­tions in the Salvadoran legal sys­tem," said Hinton, who was ap­pointed ambassador to El Sal­vador by the Reagan administra­tion in April, replacing RobertWhite.

Dear Editor:The great feast of the, Assump­

tion of the Mother of God re­minds us of God's enormouslove for her by granting her theunique and beautiful gift of as­sumption into heaven body andsoul.

As co-redemptrix of the hu­man race she shared not onlyhis glory but also his anguish.

Each of us in our own way iscalled upon to carry his cross.Theologians state that thosetruly devoted to our Lady willfind, like herself, much sorrow,pain, alienation, suffering, re­jection and criticism. But ourSavior will sustain them andunite them to himself, the Suffer­ing Servant.

Mrs. Jean QuinnSouth Dartmouth

The scapularDear Editor:

I understand that when somechildren receive first holy com­munion they are not e:nrolled inOur Lady of Mt. Carmel's scapu­lar confraternity and :so do notreceive a scapular.

I feel it is unfort\llnate thatthese children, having receivedthe S·on, do not in this wayhonor and appreciate the loveof his mother; and arc~ deprivedof this blessed scapular.

Pope John Paul II has saidthat he is never witho\;lt his scap­ular and has gained much profitfrom it.

Pope Paul VI cites Vatican IIin exhorting the faithful to holdin high esteem the prflctices anddevotions to the Blessed Virginapprove4 by the teaching author­ity of tbe church in the courseof the centuries. The rosary andthe scapular are among thesepractices.

All priests have the faculty to

Dear Editor:A friend of mine, over 70 at

the time, said somethirlg to methat I found quite enlightening.She said "Do you realize thatwhen some people shake handsduring Mass it is the (mly timethey ever touch anothe:r humanbeing."

Having come from a largefamily and with a grE,at manyfriends, her words came as asurprise and really impr(~ssed me.We don't stop to think that thereare many people alone in theworld who would welc~ome thewarmth of a friendly hllndshake.

A short while ago, a youngwoman in my office, II convertto Catholicism, told me that shewasn't keen about going to Massbecause she found Protestants atchurch services much friendlierthan Catholics.

Could our lack of warmth beone of the reasons why a greatmany young adults do not attendMass?

Genevieve E. :FoleyNew Bedford

the moDPOCket:llletters Ire welcomed, but should be no

more than 200 words. The editor reservesthe right to condense or edit, If deemednecesury. All letters must be signed IndIncludl I home or business Idllress.

NEW YORK (NC) - CatholicRelief Services (CRS) has sentabout $30,000 worth of food,medicines, clothing and cash thisyear to aid Salvadorans whohave fled to Honduras from theirwar-torn country.

The United Nations High Com­mission for Refugees estimatesthat at least 305,000 people havefled from El Salvador to all coun­tries in Central America in thepast year hecause of violenceand hunger in their homeland.Of the total, 70,000 are in Hon­duras, 110,000 are in Mexico,90,000 in Guatemala, 20,000 inNicaragua, 8,000 in Costa Rica,5,000 in Belize and 2,000 inPanama.

Some 50,000 displaced per­sons remain in EI Salvador. Morethan 26,000 Salvadorans havebeen killed in political violencesince a coup in October 1979.

Thousands more, perhaps35,000, have sought asylum inthe United States during the pastyear.

CRS aid to the refugees is inaddition to relief programs pro­vided for Hondurans, which lastyear amounted to more than $2.8million.

eRS programs for Hondurasrefugees include:

- Providing milk for childrenand nursing mothers and babyformula, baby food, fish, eggs,meats and vegetables at campsin Santa Rosa de Copan, thefirst Honduran diocese to aidSalvadorans. There is also dis­tribution of cooking utensils,seeds and garden tools. Five nu­trition centers care for the needi­est refugees. Funds are also usedto buy tents, tables, chairs andsewing machines, which refu­gees use to mend donated cloth­ing.

- Providing medicines fordistribution by Honduras Cari­tas, the local Catholic reliefagency, and the Medical Brig­ades of the National University.

- Providing money for an ac­cess road to La Virtud, the larg­est refugee camp, which must becompleted before Septemberrains set in. It is estimated tocost about $90,000. The Hon­duran government has pledged$55,000 and CRS has providedhalf of the balance. Other fund­ing agencies are to provide therest. Should the road not becompleted on time, more than11,000 refugees will be isolated.

- Along with the NationalEmergency Committee (CEDEN),eRS is increasing supplies ofcom, beans, rice, flour, coffeeand salt supplies at La Virtud.CEDEN 'and others are trainingsome 50 refugees to raise chick­ens. About 90 percent of theproduction will go to the refu­gees.

- At Colomoncagua, a campwith 5,000 refugees, more than200 children suffer from acutemalnutrition. SeveraJ die eachweek. Funds for an extensiveprogram will secure. threemonths of a balanced diet forthe entire population of thecamp. Afterwards refugees willrely on their own vegetable gar­tlens and the chicken projects.

CRS helpsSalvadorans

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"The degree of their exposureto the violence usually deter­mines just how angry they maybe," McCullough said.

Father Philip Jacobs, pastor ofSt. Peter's Episcopal Church inBuzzards Bay, also involved inthe program, agreed that manyof the children had had "nega­tive experiences" in Belfast."That is why the program is de­signed to create a positive at·mosphere where Catholics andProtestants live side by side andwe hope the children will re­member this when they return toBelfast," he said.

In Northern Ireland Protes­tants and Catholics live in differ­ent neighborhoods and, for themost part, attend separateschools, according to McCul­lough, In some ways McCul­lough thinks the children "areoblivious to the turmoil andtrouble around them. Unfortun­ately, it will probably not re­main that way for very long."

"I just try to think aboutother things; things that havenothing to do with the fighting,"said Maureen Dempsey, an 11­year-old Catholic.

"I don't really know whythere's so much fighting and Idon't want to have to fight,"said Michael Mullin, an ll-year­old Protestant. "But it probablywon't change, at least not whileI'm alive. Sometimes I want togo back home because I miss myfamily. But when I'm in bedhere at night and it's so quiet,I'd like to stay here for just alittle longer."

"We've had five youngstersourselves," said O'Donnell, whotermed the experience "very re­warding."

As director, he's on tap forany problems that may ariseamong the children, mostly 9 toll-year-olds, but he said thatthey are few: "A bit of chicken­pox one year, some toothachesand quite a bit of homesicknessduring the first few days."

O'Donnell paid tribute to Capemerchants who over the yearshave provided boat trips to Nan­tucket and Martha's Vineyard,free admission to roller and iceskating rinks and visits to Heri­tage Plantation in Sandwich tothe Irish youngsters. This year'streat was soccer shirts embla­zoned with the program's name.

Traditionally the children'sstay is climaxed with an ecumen­ical service, this year held atSt. Mary's Episcopal Church,Barnstable, and offered byFather David Myers of thatchurch and Father Robert Dono­van of St. Francis Xavier.

The Cape program began in1975 through the efforts ofFather George Cobbett, then atthe Barnstable church. It hasspun off similar efforts in Bos­ton, Providence, New York andseveral other areas, said O'Don­nell.

He noted that his committeehas a slide presentation avail­able which members are glad totake to communities on and offthe Cape. He can be contactedin Hyannis at 775-6868.

When asked how close thechildren are to the fighting inBelfast, John McCullough, a Bel­fast public school teacher whoaccompanied the group to Cape

Cape Cod gives Irish kidsbreak from turmoil

By NC News Service

Things are different in Ameri­ca, Brian Longridge, 14, hasfound. "It doesn't matter thatI'm a Protestant and you're aCatholic over here. And I guessthat's a good thing."

It does matter in Longl'idge'shome in Belfast, Northern Ire­land, where the conflict betweenthe two religions has gone onfor centuries. Longridge is oneof 63 youngsters in the CapeCod, Mass., Irish Children's Pro­gram, now in its seventh sum­mer.

Fifty of the children visitedCape Cod for the first time,while 13 others, including Long­ridge, returned this summer atthe expense of families that havesponsored them in previousyears.

"We want to give the young­sters six weeks of peace awayfrom the violence and turmoil oftheir Belfast hometown," saidRobert O'Donnell, director of theprogram and a member of St.Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis.The youngsters left the CapeAug. 10.

With Joseph O'Malley, pro­gram treasurer. of Our Lady ofVictory parish, Centerville, andMrs. Alyce Hayden, its cOlordina­tor, also of Centerville, O'Don­nell has discovered that the CapeIrish Children's Program is ayear-round activity, merelyreaching, its peak during thesummer,

"We run fundraisers through­out the year," he said. The pro­gram pays expenses for first­time visitors, while returnees aresponsored by the families thatinvite them back to the Cape.

10 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Riv·er-Thur. Aug. 20, 1981 Visiting the elderly: 2

Groups for separated and div­orced Catholics are active inevery area of the Fall River dio­cese under direction of the Off­ice of Family Ministry. Timesand places of meetings foIlow:

- FALL RIVER AREA - OurLady of Fatima parish, 530Gardner's Neck Rd., Swansea, 7p.m., second and fourth Wednes­day of each month, Father JohnP. Cronin, director;

- ATTLEBORO AREA: St.Mark's parish, 105 Stanley St.,Attleboro Falls, 7:30 p.m., thirdSunday of each month, FatherGeorge Bellenoit, director;

- CAPE COD AREA: St. An­thony's parish, 167 E. FalmouthHighway, East Falmouth, 7 p.m.,second Sunday of each month,Father John Ozug, director.

- TAUNTON AREA: St. Jo­seph parish, 19 Kilmer Ave.,Taunton, 7 p.m., last Sunday ofeach month, Father HerbertNichols, director;

- NEW BEDFORD AREA:Our Lady's Chapel, 600 Pleas­ant St., New Bedford, 7:30 p.m.every Sunday, Father EdwardHaIloran, OFM, director;

LONDON (NC) - A parlia­mentary report has accused theBritish government of doing toolittle to combat the racial dis­advantage faced by Britain's 2.4million non-whites. The reportby the House of Commons HomeAffairs Committee focused onLiverpool, where rioters recentlylooted and burned buildings andbattled police.

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freshments in her own home.Let your elderly friend give youthe gift he has planned. Satis­factions for the elderly comefrom planning things, doingwhat they are able to do andgiving gifts.

8. Ask them: Is there anythingat all I can do for you? Thenlisten to their answers. They willtell you what they want. It maynot agree with what you thinkthey need or would like to dofor them. But accept the factthat they know their own mindsand try to do what they haveasked of you.

Older people can try your pa­tience and even your temper.They can seem selfish and petty.The above suggestions will helpyou get past the preoccupationwith mundane details, the mem­ory lapses and the negativism tothe person who is your friend.The elderly need your focusedattention and love as th~ cometo the close of their lives. Lookto them carefully, and you mayfind a quiet wisdom in return.

Reader questions on familyliving and child care are invitedAddress to The Kennys; Box 67;Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

the noise and bustle of your ownfamily.

3. Tell them wha't is hap­pening in your life. Older peo­ple may be interested in hear­ing about your family or friendsor whatl~ver you are currentlydoing.

4. Enc,ourage success even insmall doses. Watch for fatigueand the blues. Don't overwhelmthem by pushing too hard. Onthe other hand, be supportive oftheir enthusiasm and achieve­ments.

5. Don't be critical. Admiretheir appearance and possessions.Keep your conversation positive.Ignore, if you can, their faultsand failings.

6. Don't argue with older peo­ple. You ~llay have differences ofopinion, hut don't get locked in­ta a confrontation. If you con­tradict them frequently, you willdry up any conversation.

7. Let older people do thingsfor you and for themselves. Theymay be capable of doing morethan you let them do. Don't takeaway their pride. Through falseconcern, you may deprive themof the chs:nce to provide for you.Let your aging mother serve re-

atmosphere of trust and sharing.Ruth Spencer, regional chair­

woman of the conference, saidthe sessions show participantsthat they are not alone in theirgrief.

Mrs. Spencer, who w'as awidow with three children, saidshe remarried "for all the wrongreasons." After 10 years, hersecond marriage was annulled.Because of her own grief, shesaid she could help others over­come their sufferings.

The group participates in vari­ous activities to meet theirspiritual needs, such as homeliturgy celebrations and specialretreats. Social events andspeakers are also scheduled atmeetings.

Although the church is be­coming more active in ministryfor the separated and divorced,many problems remain.

New Horizon member JoeLucas recounted his difficultieswith divorce:

"The separation came as asurprise to me, and I went to

, our pastor for help. His responsewas devastating - he said thathe was going on vacation thenext day and why do we alwayswait until it's too late beforecoming to the parish church forhelp."

Eventually Lucas said he talk­ed to other priests who gave himunderstanding and advice.

Schaffer describes the waydivorce has changed his life. "Iknow I am not bad and evil be­cause of this thing called div­orce. My life has changed in aspiritual way. I feel closer toGod than E~ver. I also feel closerto the church, although I recog­nize there is still much work tobe done in this area."

horizonsNewSAN JOSE, Calif. (NC) - "1

was devastated when my marri­age broke up ... I was comfort­able that God still loved me butI was not so certain about thechurch. I had witnessed the ex­clusion of divorced Catholics somany times before, I felt ex­cluded also."

Mark Schaffer, a divorcedCatholic in San Jose, Calif., isnot alone. A recent study by theCanon Law Society of Americarevealed there were 225,720 div­orces involving Catholics in 1975.MOre than 30,0<:'0 marriage caseswere decided in church courtsin 1979.

A support group for divorcedand separated Catholics has beenhelping people such as Schaffer.Called New Horizons, it is spon­sored by Holy Family Church inSan Jose, Calif., and it givessupport and encouragement toseparated and divorced Cath­olics.

Schaffer was uncertain whatto expect the first time he wentto a group meetihg. But he. dis­covered a caring group of menand women who shared a com­mon grief.

"I felt very warm, welcomedand unthreatened," said Schaffer."I carry the same feelings oneand a half years later."

New Horizons, started in 1976,is one of 800 s:milar groups inthe United States and Canada,including many ::n the Fall Riverdiocese (see list at the end ofthis article). Most hold member­ship in the North American Con­ference of Separated and Div­orced Catholics, based in Boston.

The Jesuit pastoral team atHoly Family actively supportsthe group. Rap sessions are heldevery two weeks, stressing an

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny

Last week we answered a let­ter from a reader who felt un­comfortable visiting older per­sons. We gave some suggestionsto improve the quality of thecontacts. Here are some morethoughts on visiting elderlyfriends and relatives.

1. Listen to your older friendscarefully. Give them your com­plete attention. Maintain eyecontact. Don't assume you knowwhat they have to say.

Sometimes, if they ramblewhile· talking or catalogue theircomplaints, it may be difficultto be patient. However, as youlisten you will get clues abouttheir current hopes and fears,their interests and feelings.These may be quite differentfrom what you expected. Youmay be able to select some posi­tive areas which you can en­courage.

2. Spend quiet time together.You may find that you can reada book or write a letter at theirhouse. Just being there is im­portant. There may be an op­portunity for you to watch aball game or television musicalprogram with them away from

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Agca prisonsite changed

ROME (NC) - Mehmet Ali Ag­ca, recently sentenced to life im­prisonment for an attempt on thelife of Pope John Paul II, hasbeen moved to a maximum se­curity prison about 100 milesnortheast of Rome.

Agca, a 23-year-old Turk con­victed July 22 after a three-daytrial in Rome, was in solitaryconfinement at the Marino DelTronto maximum security prisonnear Ascoli Piceno, Italy, offi­cials said.

He was moved from the Kebi­bbia prison on the outskirts ofRome, where he had also beenin solitary confinement. Officialsdid not say whether he wouldremain at the Marino Del Tron­to Prison or be moved to anotherjail in the future.

Agca was taken from the Re·bibbia Prison on Aug. 10. Severaldays earlier members of the ital­ian Parliament had called for aninvestigation of the prison, say­ing it was overcrowded and lack­ed water at night and that itscell temperatures sometimesreached 104 degrees.

A. No, this procedure is neverallowed in the Catholic Church,nor in any Protestant churchthat I know of. For one thing, itcould create considerate legalconfusion over the marriage thatmight be detrimental to the newbride and groom.

Both by general church law forthe entire world, and by regula­tions of the bishops of the UnitedStates, it is not permitted tohave two separate religious mar­riage services, or one servicewhich would include both theCatholic and non-Catholic mar­riage ritual.

You may be thinking of themarriage of a Catholic to a per­son of another faith (or of nofaith) which takes place before ajudge or Protestant ministerrather than before a priest. AsI've explained several times be­fore, it is permitted now, on con­dition that a dispensation is ob­tained for such a marriage fromthe Catholic party's bishop.

Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Dietzen,St. Mark's Parish, 113 W. Brad·ley, Peoria, Ill. 611606.

Togo gets nuncioVATICAN CITY (NC) - The

Holy See and Togo will estab­lish diplomatic relations and ap­pointments of an apostolic nun­cio by the Holy See and of anambassador by Togo are expect­ed shortly.

A former German colony inWest Africa, Togo achieved in­dependence in 1960. About 20percent of its 2.5 million citizensare Christians.

The addition of Togo will bringto 100 the number of countrieshaving diplomatic relations withthe Holy See.

O~~lon cornerBy Father John Dietzen

Q. You recently answered aquestion about Protestants re­ceiving Communion in the (:ath·oUe Church. You said that theymay do so providing they believeIn the Eucharist as Catholicll do.I certainly disagree with youranswer. I would report any non·Catholic receiving CommuJl1ion.I never heard of this before.(California)

A. The question you refE~r toasked why Protestants <:ouldever receive Communion in aCatholic Church, since the Eu­charist is a sign of unity. In myresponse I noted the require::nent- that Protestants "have a faithin the sacrament in confol'mitywith that of the church" .- isonly one of the necessary con­ditions before such a Commun­ion.

These conditions are not new.They have been reported often inthe Catholic press, including inthis column, during the past 15years, and are contained in the"Directory for the Application ofthe Decisions of the Second Ecu­menical Council of the VaticanConcerning Ecumenical Mat­ters," approved by Pope JohnPaul VI in April, 1967.

As the directory points out,- since the Eucharist and other

sacraments "are both signs ofunity and sources of grace, thechurch can for adequate reasonsallow access to those sacramentsto a separated brother."

Other conditions in additionto the one noted above are:

1. The situation must involvedanger of death or urgent need- for example, in time of perse­cution or in prison.

2. The individual has no ac­cess to a minister of his or herown Protestant community, andspontaneously asks a Catholicpriest for the sacraments.

3. The individual is rightlydisposed for the sacraments.(This means that to receive theEucharist, for example, thE! Pro­testant should be conscious of nounrepented serious sin, andshould be in the state of grace.)

The local bishop, or the bish­ops' conference of a particularcountry, may judge other casesof "urgent necessity" to be suf·ficient for a Protestant to reoceive Communion. An instancewould be allowing a Prot.estantspouse to receive Communion atthe Mass of his wedding to aCatholic. This could be pennitted(and has been, I've heard) by thelocal bishop if the abovecondi­tions are fulfilled.

So don't jump to conchsionsif you see this happen. It may bein perfect accord with the regu­lations of the church.

Q. My nephew is marl1rlng anon-Catholic and asked. thepriest if their marriage cerl~mony

could have two recitations of thevows, one for the priest alld onefor the Protestant pastor of thebride, who will also be pJ:"eSent.The priest said this was im·possible. I thought this was doneoften now in other churches, sowhy can't it be done in ourparish? (Ohio)

f 2 THE ANCHOR-Diocne of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 20, 1981

For children

II

It's JesusBy Judy Ball

Less than a decade ago thewriting was on the wall for St.George parish in Cincinnati'scentral city. Membership had de­clined drastically. The parishneeded new life to survive.

The medical report is nowcomplete. And the news is good:St. George parish and NewmanCenter is a growing, thrivingcommunity which has not onlymanaged to preserve and cherishthe old but also to nurture aspirit that continually attractsnew life.

Much of that new life hascome from students at the nearbyUniversity of Cincinnati campus,particularly since the 113-year·old Franciscan-run parishmerged with the campus New­man Center in 1974.

Hundreds of jeans-clad collegestudents faithfully attend daily

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their minds to him. Matthew's ac­count mentions no emotions.

Similarly, at the end of theaccount of Jesus' visit to Naza­reth, Mark tells us that "Jesuscould work no miracles there. . . so much did their lack offaith disturb him." Matthew,however, omits any reference toJesus' feelings and says simply:"He did not work many miraclesthere because of their lack offaith."

Both examples... indicate a gen­Tum to Page Thirteen

may require ability to speak inpublic.

Obviously, one person maydraw on several abilities whenserving as a leader. It is thushardly surprising that leadershipvaries as it does from one per­son to another.

Finally, people talk aboutleaders! Every four years in theUnited States, the national sportof electing a new presidentleads to countless discussions ofwhat a leader is. The public'sperception appears to change,depending on what problemsseem most important at a giventime.

No wonder it is so difficult todevelop a concensus on leader­ship.

--

In fact, the same Christian mayact as a leader in several differ­ent circumstances.

While managing a home, forinstance, a parent is a leader inraising children, developing com­passion, understanding and con­sistency in the process.

The same parent may carryout leadership roles in a parish,perhaps in a low key way byserving on a committee, perhapsmore noticeably as head of acommittee striving to obtainpublic services for the poor. Thisrole may require an ability towork for concensus.

Yet again, in the civil com­munity this parent may lead inhis or her voting precinct or asa fundraiser, positions which

Jesus the teacherBy Father John J. Castelot

It seems Matthew had a defin­ite structure in mind for his Gos­pel - one that scholars havestuggled to decipher. Withinthis structure, his portrait of Je­sus is offered.

According to one popular view,Matthew's Gospel consists offive booklets with a prologueand epilogue.

An alternative proposal div­ides Matthew's Gospel into threeprincipal sections and is' strong­ly promoted by Jack Dean Kings­bury, a modem student of Mat­thew.

Kingsbury's proposal calls at­tention to the person of Jesusand, for this reason, is some­what more attractive than thedivision into five sections cen­tered on the theme of the king­dom -a view which can createthe il;llpression that the Gospel isa rather impersonal catecheticalwork.

The portrait of Jesus in Mat­thew's Gospel has features incommon with that offered by theGospel of Mark. But Matthewis not just a copy of Mark.

In Matthew the post-resurrec­tion titles "Lord" and "Son ofGod" appear more frequently.Matthew also either omits orsoftens Mark's references to thestrong emotions of Jesus.

Let's compare two passages,one from Mark and one fromMatthew, (Mark 3:4-5 and Mat­thew 12:12). Both tell of the manwith the shriveled hand whomJesus cures. Mark describesJesus as angry and "deeplygrieved" because people closed

What is leadership

know your faith

By Katherine Bird

The meaning of the term"leadership" is elusive. The wordis tossed about all the time. Weassume there is common under­standing of what leadership is.

'But is there? Do people agreeon what quaEties wake up aleader?

Certainly it's easy enough toname some. leaders. St. Francisof Assisi qualifies. A solitaryvoice at first, Francis pursuedhis vision of Jesus into a life ofabsolute poverty. He inspiredby the force of his own example.A man of simplicity, he didn'task for followers. But todaythousands follow his way oflife.

In the well-known novel, "Eastof Eden," John Steinbeck por­trays a charismatic Irish leader,Samuel Hamiton, who neverheld public office and struggledmightily to support his manychildren on a bleak Californiafarm. Hamilton possessed the.gift of laughte:" the heart andlanguage of a poet. A man whoradiated warmth and compas­sion, people carne to him forcomfort and wisdom - andsometimes changed their waysafter talking with him.

Then there is Pope John PaulII. Firm and strong, yet ap­proachable and especially win­ning in his love of children, heleads through courage and forceof character. His spontaneousforgiveness of his would-be as­sassin showed how he also leadsby example.

This look at leaders hints atthe problems of defining leader­ship. Each leader has his or herspecial brand of leadership.

In an interesting but rathermurky entry, Webster's ThirdInternational Dictionary refers toa "leader" as a "guide, a con­ductor; one who plays a directrole and wields command or in­fluence; one who has a followingin any sphere of activity orthought." That leaves greatroom for variations on the theme!

In the United States, 11 premi­um is placed on leadership. Be­ginning in early childhood, peo­ple are taught to develop leader­ship qualities. Children as youngas 7 are evaluated for leader­ship potential in some schoolsystems.

But perhaps ::eadership's veryelusiveness is advantageous. Per­haps this draws attention to themany roles to be filled by lead­ers. Leaders in parishes, for in­stance, are caI:ed into variousquite different Itinds of service.

It was an obvious question.Ever since Penecost those whocarne to believe in Jesus had ex­perienced the presence and powerof the Holy Spirit in their lives.But these recently converted dis­ciples had not had this experi­ence.

They glanced at one another inpuzzlement. "We have not somuch as heard that there is aHoly Spirit," they answered.

Their answer puzzled Paul asmuch as his question had puzzledthem.

"How were you baptized?" heasked. "With the baptism ofJohn," they immediately respond­ed. They were referring to the

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cation classes in homes, and theservices parishioners provide foryouth, the aged, the separatedand divorced, are some ways forChristians to accept and exercisegreater responsibility for theirparishes.

In my travels I meet many peo­ple whose sense of responsibilityfor their parishes is strong. Ihave noticed that many such peo­ple have participated in a Cur­sillo (or "little course" in Chris­tianity), a Marriage EncOunteror in the Charismatic Renewal.

Often these movements under­score the significance of bap­tism as a sharing in the life ofJesus. People who experience aCursillo or Marriage Encounterweekend often develop an appre-

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By Janaan Manternach

Priscilla and Aquila welcomedPaul back to Ephesus. The wholeChristian community celebratedhis return.

It had grown much largerwhile Paul was away visitingother Christian churches. Somenew disciples apparently knewlittle about what it meant to'bea Christian.

One day Paul met a group of12 new disciples. Impressed withtheir enthusiasm, he wanted totest their knowledge of the Chris­tian way.

"Did you receive the HolySpirit when you became be­lievers?" Paul asked them.

Response-abilityBy Father Philip J. Murnion

Response-ability. What is it?How can we make it grow?

Perhaps some will say I'mplaying fast and loose with theword "responsibility." But ithelps to look at it this way. Re­sponsibility reflects an ability torespond.

But who's responsible? Whatshould we respond to?

The parish is people and par­ishioners are recognizing morefrequently that they are able todevelop a sense of responsibilityfor their parishes.

There is, in other words, agrowing realization that all Chris­tians are the church - just asVatican Council II stressed. Thechurch is a people of God.

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He had summered on CapeCod for many years, said FatherJohn J. Brennan, SS.CC., HolyRedeemer pastor. He retired toChatham some seven years agoafter suffering an incapacitatingstroke.

A native of Newark, N.J., anda graduate of Fordham Univer­sity, Ryan in 1933 opened theRyan-West Bank Note Co., en­gravers of stocks and bonds, inNew York City. He became wellknown in church circles, how­ever, for his designing of coats­of-arms for bishops.

Ryan also created coats-of­arms for the archdioceses ofWashington and Atlanta as wellas the dioceses of Savannah, Ga.,and Norwich and Bridgeport,Conn.

Ryan's wife, Alice, a son, twodaughters, three sisters and fourgrandchildren survive him.

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CHATHAM, Mass. (NC) ­The work of William F. J. Ryan,who died in July at 79 after alengthy illness, can be seen everytime many bishops display theircoats-of-arms.

Ryan, whose funeral was heldJuly 22 from Holy Redeemerparish, Chatham, designed manyof the coats-of-arms of Ameri­can prelates, including those ofBishop Daniel A. Cronin andCardinal Humberto Medeiros.

words. They immediately askedto be baptized in the name of theLord Jesus. Then, as Paul placedhis hands on their heads theHoly Spirit filled each person.The Spirit's presence filled themwith peace and courage.

Some of them began to speakin tongues, in unusual languagesand unfamiliar words. Othersspoke prophecies. They all spokewords inspired by the HolySpirit.

Now the 12 were really Chris­tians. They thanked Paul forhelping them grow in faith.

childrenFor

TeacherContinued from page twelve

eral tendency on the part ofMatthew to soften the implica­tions of Jesus' humanity and toaccentuate his divinity.

Another distinctive trait ofMatthew is the presentation ofJesus as the realization of thehopes of Israel. Over and overagain, he points explicitly to thewords and deeds of Jesus as thefulfillment of Old Testament pro­phesies. Jesus is the long-awaited"Messiah, son of David, son ofAbraham."

In Matthew, Jesus alsoemerges preeminently as theteacher, one characterized notonly by profound wisdom but al­so by supreme authority. WhileMark gives us surprisingly littleof the actual teaching of Jesus,Matthew presents it in great de­tail. The Sermon on the Mountis the most familiar example ofthis..

But if Jesus is a teacher, he isalso a man of action and each ofhis discourses is preceded by asection recounting his activity.One whole section, Chapter 8-9,is devoted to this aspect of Je­sus' ministry. He not onlypreaches love and compassion ­he practices it, especially interms of healing.

Jesus demonstrates that it isactually possible for a humanbeing to live according to theideal he holds out to his disci­ples: "You must be made perfectas your heavenly Father is per­feet." Thus, by word and exam­ple he forms the disciples whowill make up his community.

Continued from page twelvebaptism of John the Baptist..

It was now clear to Paul thattheir knowledge of the Christianway was not accurate. Theirfaith was still immature. So Paulgradually drew them deeper intoknowledge of Jesus and of Chris­tian baptism.

"John's baptism was good,"Paul began. "It was a sign thatyou turned away from sin. ButJohn himself used to tell peopleabout a man who would comeafter him, a man in whom theyshould put their faith. That manis Jesus. To be a Christian weneed to be baptized in Jesus'name, not John's."

The 12 were excited by Paul's

teaching and through opportuni­ties for reflection on the mean­ing of Christ's life.

Second, they need the skillsand support to respond to needsof the community.

Third, opportunities for re:sponding should be well-coordin­ated by parish leaders.

Finally, everyone who becomesactive in parish life should en­courage others to do the same.In this way, the circle of re­sponse-ability will widen.

St. Paul wrote often of themany parts of the body of Christand their need of each other. Allmembers of the parish share re­sponsibility for each other andfor the life of Christ that theparish tries to make incarnate.

Continued from page twelveciation of how God's gifts arefound in everyone; how theythemselves have gifts that cancontribute to parish life and thedevelopment of the Christiancommunity.

Who, then, is responsible forthe parish? Many people: pastorand staff members; parishioners;the bjshop; and, in some areas,regional vicars and deans.

If response-ability is to he fur­thered in parishes, people musthear over and over about God'scall to them - in prea(:hing,

It's JesusContinued from Page Twelve

and weekend liturgies and takean active role in parish prayergroups, retreats and social jus­tice projects.

But students do not representthe whole picture, says Francis­can Father Joseph Rigali, pastorand head of the six-member pas­toral team. "Many people feel athome here," he says, ref1erringnot only to area residents butothers who make up the 750families that belong to the par­ish. Most see St. George as acommunity where they are ac­cepted, valued, welcomed, andchallenged to grow.

One such is Tony Leininger,20, a UC architecture studentwho last Holy Saturday was re­ceived as a Catholic, along with20 other catchurnens. Beforecoming to college, says Tony,Catholicism just wasn't "invit­ing" to him. But at St. George's,he explains, "people are veryproud of the parish. Everybodyhas a direction."

Another is Mary Provos:~y, 26,a mother of two, wife of a UCstudent and another recent con­vert. She sees in St. Georges, "aplace where I can grow in myown faith." She says: "I hadthought a lot about Catholicismbut was intimidated by it. Butwhen I came here I was not."

Lifelong Catholics also f.ind St.George a special place _. froman aged Italian woman who haslived in the parish most of herlife to young and growing fami­lies and college studentll whopractice their maturing faiththere.

"There's a spirit of peacle, hap­piness and prayer and that'scontagious," says Father KenSchoettmer, a diocesan pr::est onthe pastoral team. "Everybody ishere because he wants to behere. People are proud to belongto the parish."

What makes St. George work?Why do people flock to it? Whydo their talents and gifts blos­som there? Why are weekendliturgies crowded with young

. and old, educated and uneduca­ted - all praying and ilingingtogether. How can such a di­verse, unlikely community workso well?

Some would say it's a pastoralteam that is prayerful, open tothe Lord and committed. Somewould say the answer lies: in therich diversity of the parish com­munity.

But the pastor has h::s ownconvictions. "It's Jesus Christ. Ireally believe Jesus is behind itall," says Father Rigali.

14 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Riv-er-Thur. Aug. 20, 1981 Her faith will go to pageantfriend. There her faith wasstrongly affinned, she said.

"In two and a half short daysI was finding out what he (God)meant in my life and I was find­ing myself," she said.

Miss Clayton is now preparingfor various competitions that arepart of the national pageant. Shereads to keep up with currentevents and daily has workoutsat a fitness center and threehours of rehearsals for her talententry, a dance.

She said she enjoys the publicrelations part of her title, in­cluding driving a car labeled"Miss Oklahoma."

Her pageant competitions area family affair. Her mother andsister help pick her clothes andfollow her perfonnances closely.

She hopes to get a master'sdegree in business from HarvardUniversity and participate incomm~nity theater in the futurebut the Miss America pageant isforemost in her mind right now.

"I love competing," she said.Interviews with pageant judgesdon't worry her, she added. "Iwill answer how I feel. I'm notmade up of how others think ofme, I'm me."

APRIl. LYNN CLAYTON

worst. But she was so interest·ing she could hold our attentionfor the full 45 minutes."

The family moved to Cameron,

Okla., a town near the Arkansasborder with a population of 300,when she was 16. At the end ofher junio:r year in Poteau HighSchool, she made a "Search," areligious camp weekend, with a

By Martha WyattTULSA, Okla. (NC) - When

Miss Oklahoma, April LynnClayton, 22, goes to Atlantic Cityin September to compete in theMiss America pageant she willtake along a strong belief thatGod is with her each step of theway.

Miss Clayton -said her faith be­gan growing as a child when shewent to a pari..h. school and at­tended Masse.. in California.where her family then lived.NoW she attends Mass at Im­maculate Conception Parish, Po·teau, Okla., with her family.

She credited her parents andher parochial education in Cali­fornia with being great influencesin her faith. "At the time, when

jj you're a kid, you don't think of, the Catholic school as different

from any other. But I think Ilearned more there," she said.·

Her memories include wearinguniforms "so we were all on anequal footing, no one betterthan anyone else," and SisterAnthony's history class in seven-th and eighth grades. "She was70 years old by then," Miss Clay­ton said of Sister Anthony. "Myclass was the biggest and the

DENISE PEREZ of Denver learns about herself aswell as about how to climb rocks. (NC Photo)

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.They learn aboutmountains and themselves

...

DENVER (NC) - The teen­ager, outfitted with a safety hel­met, boots and ropes, was tack­ling a beginner's climb.

Slowly, picking out handholdsand footholds in the rock face,she made the ascent. Finally, shewas reaching and stretching forthe top, with the support of in­structors and other students.She made it. She challenged andwon.

"Facing a challenge" and striv­ing for a goal is the key lessonof the Christian Outdoor Leader­ship School (COLS), now in itsseventh year. Rock climbing isone part of a COLS session thatteaches students that if theycan surmount their fears theycan sunnount anything.

The physical challenges arefun and part of something deep­er - they give the students"something to reach out andtake hold of," said COLS direc­tor Bob Cook.

"It helps you to realize yourown potential for overcomingfear ... We're talking aboutseeing the frontier disappear,but to overcome fear is a front­ier," said Cook. "We want tocreate. 'possibility' people, peo­ple who realize their own poten­tial. We're out experiencing crea­tion, experiencing your own needfor interdependence."

COLS doesn't stress independ­ence so much as interdepend­ence, Cook said, adding that theyouths "need each other."

"The rock climbing is not tomake climbers but to help ustranscend, or go past, the great­est limitation to ourself, which isfear," said John Stanek, COLSprogram director. "Some of thestudents say they can't climbbut maybe the.y never tried it.You can say that about yourwhole life, that you can't do this

or can't do that, but if you trans­cend fear, you can do anything,"said Stanek.

COLS is sponsored by theCatholic Youth Services of theDenver Archdiocese. The three­week sessions involve studentsfrom 16 to their early 20s fromColorado and across the countryin a mountain wilderness ex­perience, a physical, mental andspiritual challenge.

Groups number about 20 stu­dents and four instructors. Theyuse three different camps: a basecamp at which improving physi­cal conditioning is stressedthrough rock climbing, hiking,running and a rope course; acamp at a higher elevation whereemphasis is on survival skills;and a final camp from whichstudents leave for two-or-three­day expeditions.

Time is reserved daily for con­ferences on anything from spirit­uality to wilderness survival andeach group has a chaplain.

Cook said there are few "world­ly attachments," It's just thebasics - tents, sleeping bags,meals, conversation around thecampfire. A bath is usually ajump into an icy waterfall orstream.

Students are enthusiastic aboutthe program.

"I needed some adventure,something to strive for . . . Iknew it would be tough," saidDenise Perez, 17, of Denver. "It'ssomething to go for. At the endof three weeks, if I can accom­plish it, I'll know I can do any­thing,"

"I feel it's the first hurdle ina long, long race," said Mac Col­lette, 17, of Englewood, Colo."It develops character in you,"

Laurie Heitpas, 18, of Kau­kana, Wis., said COLS "has beena lot of fun, praying and singingtogether and sharing feelings,"

By Charlie Martin

TAKE IT ON THE RUNHeard it from a friend who

Heard it from a friend who

Heard it from another

You've been messing around

They say you've got a boyfriend

You're out late every weekend

They're talkin' about you

And it's bringing me down

But I know the neighborhood

And the talk is cheap when the stc,ry is good

And tales grow taller on down the line

But I'm tellin' you babe

That I don't think it true babe

And even if it is

Keep' this in mind

You take it on the run baby

If that's the way you want it bab~,

Then I don't want you around

I don't believe it, not for a minute

You're under the gun but you take it on the run

You're thinking up your white lies

You':re puttin' on your bedroom eyes

You say you're coming home

But vou won't say when

If you're leavin' then keep on running

And you need never look back again

Written by G. Richrath, sung by REO Speedwagon,

(c) 1980 CBS, Inc.

REO Speedwagon has spentmost of its career playing smallMidwestern cities, but it now en­joys a national reputation and anumber of top chart hits.

"Take It On The Run" looksat fooling around while beingcommitted to a serious relation·ship. Its message is simple: "Ifyou're leaving, then keep run·ning and you never need lookback again,"

Apparently rumors have reach­ed one partner's ears. He doesnot think that they are true butif they are he wants no part ofher.

Authentic commitment to an­other is built through honest dia·logue, beginning with onseself.Anyone enjoys the attention andcaring of a committed love rela­tionship. But what about itsresponsibilities?

Are you ready to settle downinto one primary relationship?Have you experienced other re­lationships so as to have a basisfor choosing? What do you planin tenns of job or school? Do youknow the difference hetweenlove and infatuation?

If these questions have notbeen thought through, you arenot ready for a serious love re­lationship.

The second part of the dialoguemust be with the one you carefor. You must examine thesequestions together. When differ·ences occur, honesty is best.

Christians value their ownand others' feelings. "Whitelies," unfaithfulness and brokenpromises conflict with this reospect for ourselves and others.We can avoid this conflict byhonestly evaluating our readi­ness for a serious commitment.

How do you know when youare ready to go steady or be en­gaged? Share your thoughts withother readers by writing to thiscohuwr. Charlie Martin, 4705Boulevard Place, Indianapolis,IncL 46208

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Aborigines' stateappalling

SYDNEY, Australia (NC) ­The Australian government neg­lects and disregards the rights ofaborigines, according to are·port issued by the World Coun­cil of Churches (WCC).

The federal government failsto meet its constitutional respon·sibilities to protect aboriginalrights because of oppositionfrom some state governments in­tent on letting mining companieshave unlimited access to mineralson aboriginal land, said the re­port.

The report said health, hous­ing and educational standardsfor the aborigines is appalling.

"Racism is entrenched in everyaspect of Australian society,"the WCC said.

Heads of several state govern­ments strongly criticized the re­port while the federal govern·ment reacted cautiously.

Aboriginal Affairs MinisterPeter Baume said the report de·tailed some of the worst aspectsof aboriginal life but did notmention recent improvements ingovernment policy.

Queensland State PremierJohn Bjelke-Petersen said "It's aload of rubbish. I won't evenread it."

THE ANCHOR - 15- Thur., August 20, 1981

True Strength"What gives true strength to

a man's heart is gratitude." ­Romaine

Sunday, Aug. 23, (ABC) "Di·rections," looks at the AmericanJewish Committee. Celebratingits 75th anniversary, the AJCcontinues its work for peace andjustice. Father Theodore Hes­burgh, president of the universityof Notre Dame, is a guest.Check local listings for time.

Sunday, Aug. 23, (NBC)"Guideline" - Father JosephFenton interviews Sister LoraAnn Quinonez of the leadershipConference of Women Religiousabout problems facing Americannuns today. Check local listingsfor time. '

Hollywood in the post-war eraof blacklisting. There is simplytoo much material here to avoidtrivializing the period and eventsin favor of its glamour. Slick butdiverting. A3, PG .

Thursday, Aug. 27, 9-11 p.m.(NBC) - "Burnt Offerings"(1976) - This inept horrormovie relies heavily on visualshock. Its fidelity to the RobertNarasco novel upon which it isbased stacks the odds hopelesslyagainst Oliver Reed, Bette Davisand Karen Black. A3, PG

Friday, Aug. 28, 9-11 p.m.(NBC) - "24 Hours of theRebel" (1977 - theatrically re­leased under the title "9·30-55,"the date of actor James Dean'sdeath, the film concerns its ef­fect on Arkansas college stu­dents. Honest though it is, thefilm fails to build much sym­pathy for its principal characters(Richard Thomas and DeborahBenson) or explain why theywere drawn so compulsively toDean. Several scenes of youthfulsexual exporations rule it outfor other than mature viewers.A3, PG

Friday, Aug. 28, 9-11 p.m.(ABC) - "FM" (1978) - Thisis a lightweight film about aradio station taken over by itsdisc jockeys because they won'tcontaminate their music withunsuitable commercials. Jokesare feeble and characters unin­teresting. Some highly suggest­ive dialogue and a sequence ofa woman throwing herself at adisc jockey while he is on the airmake the film adult fare. A3, PG

Religious Broadcasting

Sunday, Aug. 23, WLNE,Channel 6, 10:30 a.m., DiocesanTelevision Mass.

"Confluence," 8 a.m. eachSunday, repeated at 6:30 a.m.each Tuesday on Channel 6, isa panel program moderated byTruman Taylor and having aspermanent participants FatherPeter N. Graziano, diocesan di­rector of social services; Rev. Dr.Paul Gillespie, of the Rhode Is­land State Council of Churches;and Rabbi Baruch Korff. Thisweek's subject: Aging in Amer­ica.

Films on TV

Sunday, Aug. 23, 9·11:20 p.m.(NBC) - "Audrey Rose" (1977)- A low-voltage thriller about asupposedly reincarnated 11-year­old girl who becomes an objectof contention between a manclaiming to be her father in herprevious life and her shockedparents, the plot is thin and un­involving. Some graphic scenesshow the girl suffering acuteanguish. A3, PG.

Sunday, Aug. 23, 9:11:18 p.m.(ABC) - "The Way We Were"(1973) - Robert Redford andBarbara Streisand are ill-matchedlovers in a now-funny, now-seri­ous story sweeping from ivyleague idylls in the late 1930sinto World War II and on to

Symbols following film reviews indicateboth general and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen·eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug·gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: Al-approved forchildren and' adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; B-{)bjectionable in part foreveryone; A4-separate classification(given to films not fllorally offensivewhich, however, require some analysisand explanation>: C-condemned.

New Films

"Camouflage" (Libra Films):This 1977 Polish import is anessay on the corruptive natureof bureaucracy and the destruc­tive games it makes people play.The setting is a summer instituteon linguistics during which anolder professor takes pleasure intrying to disillusion a young andidealistic faculty newcomer. Inthe institute's beautifully bucolicsetting, the cynical veteran cas­ually explains how to use thesystem to further one's career.Soon the novice knows frombitter experience that academiais concerned with more thanknowledge and truth. Simple yetcomplex, the film's success liesin its intelligent script and theperceptive direction of Krzysz­tof Zanussi, among Poland'sleading directors. Zanussi's lat­est work, "The Man from theEast," a film biography of PopeJohn Paul II, will premiere short­lyon NBC. "Camouflage," be­cause of its mature theme andseveral sexual situations, isclassified A3.

"Under the Rainbow" (Orion­Warners): According to moviefolklore, the off-screen drunkencarousing by the diminutive ac­tors playing Munchkins in "TheWizard of Oz" shocked 1938Hollywood. That legend has sur­faced as the central premise ofa dim comedy further burdenedwith slapstick subplots involvinga mad assassin and Axis spies.Romance is supplied by a SecretServ·ice agent (Chevy Chase) anda studio assistant (Carrie Fisher).Because of coarse language,double entendres and bawdy sit­uations - as well as the taste·less stereotyping of little people- the movie is rated A3,PG.

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coach, is hopeful that the highrankings may gain Gauvin an in­vitation to the Pan-Americangames in January.

Meanwhile, Comeau has ar­ranged three more fights for hisprotege, believed the only ama­teur boxer in this area -to gainsuch high rankJings in either as­sociation.

Comeau will take Gauvin andseveral other CYO competitorsto boxing shows in Montrealnext month, Nova Scotia in Octo­ber and Bermuda in November.

portswQtch

Doesn't helpWASHINGTON (NC) .- Re- indicated that research is often

search in the Catholic Chu:rch has irrelevant to real pastoral needslittle impact on dioceses and par- and that there is often resistanceishes, according to a booklet, to accepting research results."Toward More Effective Re- The booklet calls for develop­search in the Church," published 'ment of diocesan and parish­by FADICA, Inc., a national as- based research capabilities, in­sociatioll of private foundations creased involvement of laity andinterested in Catholic activities. clergy in design and use of re-

Research is frequently under- search studies, greater attentionvalued and underused in the U.S. to means of communicating re­church and seldom receives ade- search information and more co­quate fipancial support, accord- operation among researchers.ing to the findings, whieh also

eyo I)layoffs UnderwaySemi-finals in the postseason Entering this week's play there

playoffs of the Bristol County was still one more berth to beCYO Baseball League are sched- filled in the post-season playoffsuled to get underway Sunday eve- of the Fall River CYO Baseballning at Thomas Chew Memorial League.Park, Fall River. Swansea, with a 15-4 record

Maplewood, first place finisher and two more games to play thisin regular season play with a week, Flint Catholic, which has17-6 record, and Somerset, 16-9, finished its regular schedule withrunnerup, drew byes in thE! quar- a 13-8 slate, and Immaculateter-finals. Conception, 12-8 and one more

In best-of-three quarter-f.inals game to play, had already gainedthird place North End, 14-12, met post season play.sixth place Central, 3-20, and St. William, 9-9 and threefourth place South End, 13-13, games remaining, St. Michael'stangled with,fifth place Kennedy, Club, 10-11 in the final stand­11-14. ings and Our Lady of Health,

Both series will continuE! Tues- 8-11 and two more games to go,day night with Maplewood vs. were the contenders for theSouth End or Kennedy being the fourth spot.first game, Somerset vs. North Al Vaillancourt, league coordi­End or Central in the nightcap. nator, said playoffs could startIf needed, third games will be tonight if all four contestants areplayed next Thursday evening. determined. Otherwise the post­Aug. 30 and Sept. 1 and 8 have season play would likely startbeen set as the dates for the Sunday.best-of-three final.

Gau'"in Ranks High

Miscellaneous NotesLooking for a job as varsity and is home to the Cougars on

field hockey coach? Get ill touch Oct. 9. In a home-and-home set­with Peter Looney, athletic: direc- up, Case entertains Coyle-Cassidytor at Apponequet Regionnl High on Oct. 6 and visits the WarriorsSchool, Lakeville. on Oct. 23. Connolly and Coyle-

Coyle-eassidy, 'Bishop Feehan Cassidy are also the only dioce­and Bishop Stang Highs ure the san schools on Case's volleyballdiocesan highs on Case, High schedule. Connolly is home toSchool's varsity football sched- the Cardinals on Oct. 2 and atule. The Coyle Warriors will en- Case on Oct. 21 while Case istertain the Cardinals on Sept. 26, host to Coyle-'Cassidy on Oct. 5Feehan's Shamrocks will be home and away to Connolly on Oct. 21.to the Swansea gridders on Oct. There are no diocesan schools21, and Case visits Stang's Spar- on the Durfee High footballtans on Nov. 14. schedule but the HiUtoppers meet

,In cross country, CasE! visits Malden Catho)ic on the latter'sBishop Connolly High on Sept. 22 gridiron on Oct. 10.

Dave Gauvin, fighting out ofthe Fall River CYO, has beenranked eighth nationally in the119-pound class by the UnitedStates Amateur Boxing Federa­tion and sixth by the NationalCoaches of America.

Now in his fourth seaHon ,incompetition, Gauvin, whe> willenter the senior class at :BishopConnolly High School nextmonth, has the enviable recordof 30 wins against one .Ioss.

Obviously pleased a,t this turnof events, Ron Comeau, CYO di­rector of boxing and Dave's

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16 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 20, 1981

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CCD teachers will meet at 7p.m. Monday in the chapel.

The Women's Guild will meetat 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.9.

Rosary-makers will resumetheir meetings on Wednesday,Sept. 30. Those interested inmaking rosaries for the missionsmay call Mrs. Anita Joseph, 673­8686.

Bread of Life prayer groupwill meet at 7:30 tomorrow nightfor prayer and liturgy. Healingand prayer ministry will followat 10 o'clock.

BLESSED SACRANIENT,FALL RIVER

STANG ASSEMBLY,KNIGHTS OF COLUNIBUS

Officers will be installed at adinner dance Saturday, Sept. 12at the Council Home, 1492 Col­umbus Dr., Fall River.

ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER

Father Rene Belanger of theBlessed Sacrament Fathers willmake an appeal for his commun­ity's missions the weekend ofAug. 29 and 30.

The parish fellowship willmeet at 7:30 tonight in theschool cafeteria.

ST. JOSEPH,FAIRHAVEN

Parishioners not officially reg­istered are asked to call the rec­tory and give the secretary theneeded information.

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ST. MARY,NEW BEDFORD

The parish acknowledges thegift of a chalice from Mrs. Jo­seph Bettencourt and her familyin memory of Joseph Betten­court. It will be used in the con­vent chapel and the chalice nowthere, memorializing FloridaHealey, will be sent to San Pe­dro Sula, Honduras, for use ina mission church.

Altar boys will have an out­ing to Rocky Point on Monday.

Persons" interested in workingon a sewing project in the earlyfall are asked to contact FatherJohn F. Moore, pastor.

VoluntElers for choir member·ship are needed and it is alsorequested that parishioners con­sider membership in an inter­cessory pJrayer group to be form­ed this full.

Parish organizations are, askedto submit their calendars ofevents to the rectory by the endof August so that a completeschedule may be published.

HOLY NAl\fE,FALL RIVER

Rehearsals for The Music Man,to be produced by the parish,

, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Monday,Aug. 31, in the school hall.

BIRTHRIGHT,NEW BEDFORD AREA

The organization is in need ofbaby and maternity clothes. Do­nors may call Betty Flanagan,996-2568, or bring items to theBirthright center, 398 CountySt., New Bedford.

DEAF APOSTOLATE,FALL RIVER DIOCESE

The apostolate's educationprogram for all ages will reopenin the fall. Those wishing to en­roll in classes or to assist withteaching are asked to contactthe apostolate office at St.Anne's Hospital, Fall River, 674­5741 or Father Joseph Viveiros,director, at St. John the Baptistrectory, New Bedford, 992-7727.

Also scheduled to begin inlate September or early Octoberare sign classes.

CHRISTIAN LIFEFELLOWSHIP, SONIERSET

An international and ecumeni­cal tent meeting will take placeMonday, Aug. 24 through Sun­day, Aug. 30 at Slade's FarmPark, Rtes. 6 and 113, Somerset,with services held from 7 to 10p.m. weekdays and from 1 to 4and 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday andSunday.

Monday's opening speaker willbe Father Pierre Lachance, O.P.,of St. Anne's Shrine, Fall River,and Father Andre Patenaude,M.S., will lead the La SaletteSingers Thursday ev,ening, Aug.27. Other speakers and musicalgroups will be heard through­out the week.

BREAD OF LIFE PRAYERGROUP, FALL RIVER

The group will sponsor twoLife in the Spirit seminars forFall River deanery prayer groupmembers. The first will start at7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 andthe second at the same timeThursday, Sept. 10. Both willcontinue for s~ven weeks andwill be held in the chapel ofBlessed Sacrament Church, FallRiver. Those wishing to attendshould contact Fred Demetrius,644-2375, or Sonny Ferreira, 625-

5344.

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PRAYER 'GROUPS,NEW BEDFORD DEANERY

Area prayer groups are spon­soring a family outing fromnoon to 6 p.m. Saturday at OurLady of the Lake Camp, EastFreetown. "Food, chairs, grillsand guitars" should be brought.The event will be canceled inthe case of rain.

SANTO CHRISTO,FALL RIVER

The Council of Catholic Wom­en will sponsor a trip to theKateri Tekakwitha Shrine, Au­riesville, N.Y. Sunday, Oct. 4.Those wishing to participate maycall Hilda Silvia between 9 a.m.and 5 p.m. at 672-7872., The council will meet at 7:30

p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8. New mem­bers are welcome.

ST. MICHAEL,SWANSEA

Tomorrow is the feast of St.Pius X, who established the FallRiver diocese. Veneration of thesaint's relic will take place fol­lowing 9 a.m. Mass.

Religious education teachersare needed to conduct classesat home or in the parish school.

i I'"The books are appea 109, thechildren love you and you'respreading God's word," say CCDofficials in asking for assistancein the program and noting thatteacher training is available.

Application forms will beavailable this weekend for wom­en wishing to join the parishWomen's Club.

BLESSED SACRAI\fENfADORERS, FAIRHAVEN

The Adorers' monthly holyhour will be held at 7 p.m. Tues­day, Aug. 25 at Sacred HeartsChurch, Fairhaven. Father HenryCreighton, SS.CC., will officiateand refreshments will follow.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

Confirmation candidates willbe invested at 7:30 p.m. Wednes­day, Sept. 9. Starting dates forother CCD classes will be Sept.21 for 7th grade; Sept. 26 forgrades' 1 through 6; and Oct. 3for kindergarten.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

Czestochowa Confraternitymembers will meet for spiritualdirection during either of theMasses on Wednesday.

, Prayer Days are being heldthrough Wednesday, the Solem­nity of Our Lady of Czesto­chowa.

At 6:30 p.m. Sunday Anoint­ing of the Sick will take placein a ceremony open to parish­ioners and non-parishioners.Father John Darcy of Warwick,R.I., will preach.

OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION,NEW BEDFORD

CCD registrations for gradesone through 12 are now beingheld. Prompt' registration is urg­ed so that materials may beordered for September. Parentsmay call the parish center, 994­7602, from 10 a.m. through 2:30p.m. Monday through Friday.

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