eVOL. 46, NO. 24 • Friday, June 28, 2002 FALL RIVER, MASS.

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Marriage Amendment session delayed

Complete list of state senatorsand representatives within theFall River. diocese, including"phone numbers - page 11.

BOSTON -On June 19, Senate Presi­dent Tom Birmingham (D-Chelsea) re­cessed the joint session of Senate andHouse stale legislators without a debate orvote on the proposed amendment to thestate constitution affirming marriage as a

, union between one man and one woman.Prompting shouts from the gallery by

200 citizen supporters of the Protection ofMarriage Amendment calling for a vote,Birmingham gaveled the joint session to aclose after just 3 minutes, and announcedthat a new session will be held July 17.

According to Maria Parker, associatedirector of the Massachusetts CatholicConference, and coordinator of MCC-Net,

the delay "thwarts the will of the peoplewho want a vote at the ballot in 2004 onpreserving the institution of marriage."

Parker noted that a legislative vote musttake place before July 31 or the measurewill die. "It's going to be a real shame ifthis issue is squelched by the decision ofone person,without adebate andwithout avote,"Parker said.She

u r g e dCatholics

across Massachusetts to continue contact­ing their state senators and representativesto support the amendment and to have theirfriends do the same. In addition, she saidthat everyone should directly call SenatorBirmingham's office at 617-722-1500.

Parker advised that "our message to thelegislatorsand espe­cially thesenate presi­dent shouldbe that wewant a votein the legis­lature to

bring the amendment to the ballot. Even ifyou don't support the amendment, at leastlet the democratic process go forward sothat the people can have their say on thevital issue of marriage."

The Massachusetts Catholic Conferenceand the Massachusetts Family Institutehave been meeting with individual legis­lators. "We point out that the amendmentwill not cut off social benefits such ashealth care or insurance, and talk about theunique qualities that make the marriageinstitution as traditionally defined so criti­cal to the common good", Parker said."But the legislators need to hear more from

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FALL RIVER - Challenged by ayear which began with the September11 th attack upon our nation, which in­cluded negative economic develop­ments in much of the area encompassedby the diocese and concluding with thetroubling revelations of the sexualabuse of children by priests in regionalparishes, the headquarters staff con­ducting the 61 sl Annual Catholic Chari­ties Appeal in the Diocese of Fall River

,embarked upon this year's campaignwith baited breath.

"We fully understood that manypeople had contributed very significantsums to and for the relief of the vic­tims of the September ll'h attack," re­marked Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington,director of the Appeal.

"And, though some of the punditssee economic recovery on the way, herein southeastern Massachusetts, thereare still many negative factors. Folkson fixed incomes are facing drastic in­creases in the cost of medicines andpharmaceuticals.

"The New Bedford fishing industryis squeezed by environmental concerns.Folks depending upon investments inthe stock market or in vehicles likebank certificates of deposit have fewerresources for charitable giving. And, ofcourse, some of our regular contribu­tors have been discouraged by the on­going revelations of priestly misbehav­ior."

And yet, despite all of this, the newsemanating from headquarters as the fi­nal tally for this year's Appeal is beingcalculated remains optimistic, nolonger "guarded" or "cautious," but

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New Seaburyto host

EducationFund dinner

By DAVE JOLIVET

EDITOR

NEW SEABURY -As has been thetradition for the past four years, CapeCod will host an evening of fine diningand entertainment to benefit the St.Mary's Education Fund, which raisesmonies to provide need-based scholar­ships to students attending Catholic el­ementary and high schools in the Dio­cese of Fall River.

This year, The Country Club at NewSeabury will do the honors on July 26,with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7p.m. Special guests include BishopSean O'Malley, OFM Cap., and anchorand reporter for News Center 5 in Bos­ton, Natalie Jacobson, who will serveas master of ceremonies. Tony Placewill conduct the musical portion of theevening. An added treat will be the per­formance of the St. Francis Xavier Pre­paratory School Choral Group ofHyannis.

Suzanne Downing, a parishioner ofChrist the King Parish in Mashpee, isthe chairman for this fifth Cape Codsummer dinner to benefit the fund.

"This is a most important elementto help our young people acquire agood Catholic education that is mostneeded in our world today," she saidtold The Anchor.

Downing, one of the founders of theCape dinners, sees the events as vitalto the future of the Church. "It's thechildren who benefit from the dinners,"she said. "And, it should be a very won­derful and fun evening this year. We'reat a beautiful new venue, and peoplewill enjoy seeing and experiencing thenew Country Club at New Seabury."

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You Never Had ServiceUntil You Tried Charlie's

TV Mass time change. This Sunday, the TV Mass

usually seen at 8 a.m. onWLNE-TV Channel 6, will airat 10 a.m. on that same chan­nel. The move is necessitated

,by the station's live broadcastof the World Cup Soccer finalgame. The Mass will resumeits regular slot on July 7.

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Daily ReadingsJuly 1 Am 2:6-10,13-16;

Ps 50:16-23; Mt8:18-22

July 2 Am 3:1-8;4:11-12; Ps 5:4-8; Mt8:23-27

July 3 Eph 2:19-22; Ps117:1-2; Jn20:24-29

July 4 Am 7:10-17; Ps19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8

July 5 Am 8:4-6,9-12;Ps 119:2,10,20,30,40,131; Mt9:9-13

July 6 Am9:11-15; Ps85:9,11-14; Mt9:14-17

July 7 Zec 9:9-10; Ps145:1-2,8-11,13-

'. 14; Rom 8:9,11-13; Mt 11 :25-30

July 8 Has 2:16,17b-18,21-22; Ps145:2-9; Mt 9:18-26

July 9 Has 8:4-7,11-13;Ps 115:3-10; Mt9:32-38 .

July 10. Has 10:1-3,7-8,12; Ps 105:2-7;Mt10:1-7

July 11 Has 11 :1-4,8c-9;Ps 80:2-3,15-16;Mt 10:7-15

July 12 Has 14:2-10; Ps51 :3-4,8-9,12-14,17; Mt 10:16-23

July 13 Is 6:1-8; Ps 93:1-2,5; Mt 10:24-33

July 14 Is 55:10-11; Ps65:10-14; Rom8:18-23; Mt 13:1-23 or 13:1-9

July 15 Is 1:10-17; Ps50:8-9,16-17,21,23; Mt10:34-11 :1

July 16 Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11 :20-24

July 17 Is 10:5-7,13-16;Ps 94:5-10,14-15; Mt 11 :25-27

July 18 Is 26:7-9,12,16-19; Ps 102:13-21; Mt 11 :28-30

July 19 Is 38:1-6,21-22,7-8; (Ps) Is38:10-12,16; Mt12:1-8

July 20 Mi2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4,7-8,14; Mt12:14-21

July 21 Wis 12:13,16-19;Ps 86:5-6,9-10,15-16; Rom8:26-27; Mt13:24-43 or13:24-30

In Your PrayersPlease pray for the following

priests during the coming weekJuly 1

1993, Rev. Fernando A. Veiga, CM, Vincentians Mission House,Fall River

July 31942, Rev. Thomas P. Doherty, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford

July 41955, Rev. James A. Coyle, S.T.L., Pastor, Holy Name, Fall River

July 51943, Rev. J.F.LaBonte, Pastor, Sacred Heart, New Bedford1985, Rev. Edward P. Versailles, M.S., LaSalette Shrine, North

Attleboro

July 201983, Rev. Joao Medeiros, Retired Pastor, Sl. Elizabeth, Fall River

July 21967, Rev. Gerard A. Boisvert, Assistant, Notre Dame de Lourdes,

Fall River1996, Rev. Maurice H. Lamontagne, Retired Pastor, St. George,

Westport

July 61963, Rev. Edmond Francis, SS.Cc., Pastor, St. Mary, Fairhaven

July 71965, Rev. James E. Lynch, First Pastor, St. Joan of Are, Orleans

July 81887, Rev. Edward 1. Murphy, Pastor, St. Mary, Fall River1995, Msgr. Patrick 1. O'Neill, Retired Pastor, St. Julie Billiart,

North Dartmouth

July 101938, Rev. Pie Marie Berard, O.P., Dominican Priory, Fall River1972, Rev. Maurice E. Parent, Pastor, St. Michael, Swansea1987, Rev. John E. Morris, M.M., Retired Maryknoll Missioner;

Rev. Theodore M. Morin, M.S., LaSalette Shrine, North Attleboro

July 131979, Rev. Arthur P. Deneault, M.S., LaSalette Father

July 141938, Rev. Nicholas Fett. SS.Ce., Pastor, Sl. Boniface, New

Bedford1949, Rev. Edmund 1. Neenan, Assistant, Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs1998, Rev. Vincent F. Diaferio, Pastor, Holy Rosary, Fall River

July 161937, Rev. Bernard Percot, O.P., Founder, St. Dominic, Swansea

July 171960, Rev. William 1. Smith, Pastor, Sl. Jacques, Taunton1981, Rev. Edmond Rego, Associate Pastor, Espirito Santo, Fall

River1997, Rev. Ernest N. Bessette, Retired Pastor, Sl. Joseph, Attleboro

July 181968, Rev. Adalbert Szklanny, St. Patrick, Fall River1984, Rev. Lionel G. Doraisi, SSS., Native South Attleboro

July 191934, Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan, D.D., Second Bishop of Fall

River, 1907-341975, Rev. Francis M. Coady, Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River1992, Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni, Pastor Emeritus, Holy Rosary,

Taunton

THESE PRESENTERS recently spoke at Our Lady's Ha­ven, Fairhaven, on the topic "Transitioning from Home to As­sisted Living: How it Affects Seniors, Families and Doctors."From left: Deborah Osuch, geriatric care manager; Dr. Rich­ard Reimer of Hawthorn Medical Associates, and Andrea K.Morgan, health and wellness manager at Marriott MapleRidge of Dartmouth.

unborn and aged.The St. Charles music ministry

group from St. Charles Parish inProvidence provided music.

St. John's Council No. 404Knights ofColumbus held its annualdinner for priests and religious oftheAttleboro deanery recently. Guestsat the council hall included priests,religious brothers and sisters, perma­nent deacons, State Secretary Rich­ard Guerrio and his wife Patricia andState Advocate Michael Baldner.Also attending were brother Knightsand spouses from Councils No.3669 Swansea, 5876 SouthAttleboro, 11690 Norton and 330North Attleboro.

Speaking for the religious, MercySister Elaine Heffernan, Fall Rivervicar for religious, thanked theKnights for their recognition topriests and religious as well as thegood works they themselves do. Thecouncil presented Sister Heffernanwith a $200 gift which will be usedto fund the annual gathering of reli­gious next year.

Father Michael Carvill, pastorof St. Joseph Church, Attleboro,spoke on behalf of the priests,thanking the Knights for their ef­forts and dedication. TheKnights presented Father Carvilla $1,000 gift to help with reno­vations as St. Joseph's preparesto celebrate its centennial.

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ATTLEBORO - The Knightsof Columbus Massachusetts StateCouncil iIi conjunction with theAttleboroffaunton area councils, re­cently celebrated the 15th annual Pro­Life Living roSalY and Mass.

It was held in the La SaletteShrine Church with the rosmy at 2p.m. followed by a 4:30 p.m. Mass.Father John Randall of the Provi­dence, R.I. diocese delivered thekeynote address and was principalcelebrant.

Father Randall spoke about thepreciousness of being a priest intoday's Church and the gift that theycan bling to their ministry. He alsoaddressed the sanctity oflife and thechallenges we face in protecting the

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By 1966 the diocese took overthe financially troubled Prevost andplanned a major expansion of theschool located on Eastern Avenue

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PRACTICE THE DEVOTION OF THE FIRST SATURDAYS,

AS REQUESTED BY OUR LADY OF FATIMA

On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia(seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Announce in myname that / promise to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces

necessary for the salvation oftheir souls, all those who on the firstSaturday of five consecutive months shall:

1. Go to confession; 2. Receive Holy Communion; 3. Recite theRosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me company for 15 minutes whilemeditating on the 15 mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the intention of

making reparation to "}e."In a spirit of reparation, the above conditions are each to be

preceded by the words: "In reparation for the offensescommitted against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."

Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after thefirst Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at

either the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday.

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., June 28, 2002 3at the Sarah Brayton Nursing CareCenter, Fall River.

Prevost expanded into a highschool for boys in 1934 and gradu­ated its first class in 1938.

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ated by the Brothers) in North Can­ton, Ohio. He also speaks Frenchand Italian. He ~erved for six yearsas superior at the motherhouse inRome. Back atWalsh University, hewas a teacher, then bursar, from1987-2000. He is now in retirementat Alfred, Maine.

In 1927, the Brothers came toNotre Dame Parish to staff a gram­mar school for boys: I'Ecoie Prevost,named after Rev. Msgr. Jean A.Prevost, pastor there from 1888 to1925.

There is only one known survi­vor of the 17 boys in that first gradu­

.ating class in 1928. He is GerardBerger, 88, who resides in his "littlehome," a comfortable private room

who taught at Msgr. Prevost HighSchool, then at Bishop Connolly,from 1958-74.

A special guest at the celebrationwill be Brother Henri (Alban)Bernier, who turns 87 on August 4,the oldest living Brother who was aPrevost student and who returned toteach there.

Brother Henri was only 12-and­a-half years old and in the seventhgrade when on Feb. 27, 1928 hedecided that God might be callinghim to a religious vocation. He wasa teacher at Prevost from 1951-53,and principal from 1955-60. He hasmastered several languages, andfrom 1968-81 taught Spanish andGerman at Walsh University (oper-

BROTHER HENRI BERNIER

FALL RIVER - The 75th an­niversary of the Brothers of Chris­tian Instruction in the city and Dio­cese of Fall River will be celebratedSaturday, August 17, with a 4 p.m.Mass of Thanksgiving in NotreDame de Lourdes Church, followedby a banquet atWhite's ofWestport.

The public is invited to bothevents. A picture-filled souveniryearbook about the Brothers is inpreparation, chronicling the approxi­mately 150 Brothers who haveserved in the field ofeducation hereover those 75 years.

The Brothers are the only reli­gious still maintaining a presence atBishop Connolly High School. Twoare teachers: Brother Daniel Caron,American provincial superior, con­ducts classes in Advanced Place­ment chemistry and biology; andBrother Walter Zwierchowski whopasses on the faith in his religionclasses.

Bro'ther Roger Millette also pro­vides an a1Tay of support services atthe school. He was academic viceprincipal for 26 years, 1968-94.Another member of the Fall Rivercommunity is Brother Normand(Benjamin) Simoneau, now retired,

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FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTSSince the actual place of residence of

RICHARD H. BENNETT is unknown.We cite RICHARD H. BENNETT to ap­

pear personally before the Tribunal of theDiocese of Fall River on :rhursday, July 11,2002 at 10:30 a.m. at 887 Highland Av­enue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give tes·timony to establish:

Whether the nullity of the marriageexists in the Rusek . Bennett case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastorshaving the knowledge of the residence ofthe above person, Richard H. Bennett, mustsee to it that he is properly advised in re­gard to this edictal citation.

(Rev.) Paul F. Robinson, O. Carm., J.C.D.Judicial Vicar

Given at the Tribunal,Fall River, Massachusettson this the 24th day of June, 2002.

BROTHER MARCEL SYLVESTRE

EDITORDavid B. Jolivet

FOR THE KINGDOM IS THE LORD'S AND

HE RULES OVER THE NATIONS (PSALM 22:28).

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more years. I have adisability too.but try to cope with it. I wouldsay it is best to help others andfollow the example of this re­markable pontiff.

began in the I970s, falling by nearly4,000 this last year to 75,500.

These few statistics alone revealthat those ofus who in the past weremost responsible for the Church'seffectiveness need to rethink our at­titudes.

What attitudes must we cultivatethat are entrepreneurial in spirit,while founded in reality? As we ap­proach a future that is telling us wenever will enjoy the Church as weknew it in the past, will we clingdesperately to memories or createnew dreams? Will we continue totry and do business as usual or lookfor ways to generate a new and bet­ter apostolate?

Will we blame everyone but our­selves for the difficult future we face

, or shoulder responsibility for mak­ing that future outstanding? Will wecontinue to reinvent the wheel ortake to the air and enter the strato­sphere?

'No doubt the future of theChurch looks ominous, that is, if welook at it only one way. New alti­tudes give us a new view and, moreimportant, new hope.

Letter to the Editor

198 from the year before.Not only do the statistics suggest

that we will be seeing more parisheswithout a priest in residence, theyalso raise the serious question ofvocations to the priesthood and reli­gious life in the United States andwhy this life dedicated to God is notattracting more young men,

No doubt the present scandals areone reason, but even before themvo'cations had been dropping off.

On the positive side, other statis­tics tell us that we can expect to seea much strongercollaboration of la­ity and deacons wjth priests. Laypeople and deacons are going to playa bigger role in parish life.

The number of pennanent dea­cons rose by 416 to 13,764 at thestart of 2002. Lay ministers and layministry training centers also in­creased.

Unfortunately, sisters, who oncewere the backbone of many parishescoping with fewer priests and in­creased numbers of Catholics, willnot be able to continue in that sup:porting role. The numberofreligioussisters has continued a decline that

Editor:

Thank you for the recent ar­ticles from Catholic News Serviceabout Pope John Paul II's healthcondition. The articles were quiterevealing.

We should all pray that theLord will bless him with a few

The future of our Churc'his in our attitude

A U.S. FLAG WAVES ON THE PORCH OF ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL RECfORY IN PEORIA, ILL., AS

A CATHEDRAL SPIRE RISES IN THE BACKGROUND. u.S. CITIZENS MARK INDEPENDENCE DAY

JULY 4, CELEBRATING THE ADOPfION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE BY THE SECOND

CONT~NENTALCONGRESS IN 1776. (CNS PHOTO BY TOM DERMODY, tATHOUC POST)

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

If the Catholic Church continuesits current growth rate in the UnitedStates, the small and personal par­ish with its own personal pastor willbe a thing of the past.. The 2002 edition of the Official

Catholic Directory reports there are65,270,444 Catholics in the UnitedStates and its possessions, up nearly1.6 million, or five percent, from a ,year earlier.

These statistics reveal that Catho­lics are increasing in numbersthrough new births, an influx of im­migrants and adults entering theChurch,

One would think this would leadto a surge of new parishes, but thisisn't true. The 19,496 parishes in theUnited States were 48 fewer than ayear earlier, while the number ofmissions was down by 39 to 3,036.Thirty-five new parishes were estab­lished in the past year to help offsetparish closings.

Statistics such as these are lead­ing analysts to believe that manyparishes t~at once enjoyed the

, luxury of being small will becomemegaparishes.

Among the reasons why we'reseeing few new parishes despiteenonnous growth in the number ofCatholics is the continual decline ofnewly ordained priests. There were30,429 diocesan priests at the startof 2002, down 226 from a year ear­lier, and 15,24;:4 priests in religiousorders, a drop of 142. Diocesan andreligious seminaries report 4,719students at the start of the year, down

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4 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., June 28, 2002

the moorin&-.,Another look at global warming

A recent study by scientists from major universities has surfacedanother dangerous side effect of global warming. Researchers havefound that climate changes are disturbing natural ecosystems in a waythat is allowing the spread of infectious diseases, thereby placing theinhabitants of the planet in danger of contracting bacterial and viralinfections. Already people in Latin America and Africa have beenexposed to epidemics of deadly mosquitoborne diseases. Climatechanges have also contributed to a strain of malaria that has wiped outthousands of birds in Hawaii. Malaria and Yellow Fever are predictedto become more common.as milder winters permit the seasonal sur­vival of more mosquitoes. A warmer climate also could enable themto move into areas where cold kept them out. Warming seas are de­stroying coral reefs in many parts of the world and are allowing germsthat attack systems to thrive even in areas as far north as Maine.

With scientific data accumulating which clearly indicates the di­sastrous scope of the effect of global warming, so many nations aresimply ignoring the causes and aftereffects of this endangering real­ity. Sad to say, the United State is one ofthese countries. Recently theBush administration agreed that man-made sources ofgreenhouse gaseswere responsi~le for global warming. However no policies were sug­gested to counteract this serious situation. The pollution of the envi­ronment must become a major issue in the political assemblies ofeach and every industrialized nation.

It should be obvious that we simply cannot play around and try tofool Mother Nature. Yet for the cause of profit and gain we have setourselves on a course that well could spell our own self-destruction. Itis very important that we be kept abreast of the ongoing scientific data

.presented to us and not be lulled into a false sense of security. Tomerely nullify our vigilance by indifference and ignorance is verydangerous to our survival and that of the earth. A member ofthe HarvardMedical Center for Health and the Global Environment reflected,"We've clearly underestimated the rate at which climate would changeand we have underestimated the response to ecological systems tothat warming." ,,'

If we tum our back on the fact of increased destruction and deathcaused by our selfish abuse of nature then we are endangering the

. entire world family. The most profound and serious indication of themoral implications underlying the ecological problem is, in a nut­shell, our lack of respect for life. Respect for life should be the ulti­mate guiding norm for any sound economic and industrial progress,Nations have ignored this principle and'millions have died for thesake of monetary profit. In so many ways economic interest takespriority over the good of individuals and even entire nations. In thiscase pollution and env.ironmental destruction is the result of blindedvision, which leads to a contempt for the individual person.

Once more we are called to accept the fact that the earth is ulti­mately a common heritage. In the words of the Second Vatican Coun­cil, "GC?'! destined the world and all it contains for the use of everyindividual and all peoples." ~

To avert further depletion of the ozone layer, to check the produc- ~

tion of greenhouse gases, and to reduce the effects of global warmingwill require unprecedented collaboration and commitment among allnations of the earth. We must affirm that even as humanity's mistakesare at the root of our current dangers, ,human talents and inventionscan and must assist us in the earth's rebirth. The task set before us isintricate and complex. We shall be required to be genuine stewards ofnature. For believers we should pray with new conviction and concernfor all God's creation.

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri .• June 28, 2002 5morejoyous... and appreciated. The sions will provide more thrills. Andsmell of hot dogs and hamburgers the journey home from the lighton the grill will be a bit more tanta- show, on a warm summer evening,\izing. The drinks will be abitcolder. with asleepy but satisfied eight-year­The beaches will be a bit warmer old in tow, will fill the heart withand the water a bit cooler and re- thanks and gratitude.freshing. This Fourth of July, let's give

The strains of "The Star- America the party she deserves. TheSpangled Banner," as bland a na- party we deserve. Let's keep it abouttional anthem as it is, will evoke family and friends. Let's rememberlarger-than-normal sized goose our brolhers and sisters who fell Sep­bumps. Even the sad summer tradi- tember II, and those who fall alltion of watching the Red Sox fall around the world daily. And whilefurther behind the Yankees won't we're at it, let's thank the Almightyfeel as bitter this year. The fireworks for this great gift. God blessAmericawill tickle the eyes and the explo- and happy birlhday U.S.A.

cide bombers murder unsuspectingcivilians all over the globe, andchances are good they'll hit homeagain.

Even our anticipatedbirthday party next weekis tempered with vaguelhreats against our coun­try. Despite all this, in factbecause of all this, July 4,2002 must be relished.Theold expression tells us"you don't know whatyou have until its gone."Fortunately for us, we doknow what we have, and

we still have it.America, despite her faults is still

a great country in which to live. Ourfreedoms are invaluable, and weknow it now. That's why, come nextThursday, lhe reds, whites and bluesof flags floating in the breeze willappear brighter. The galherings offamilies and friends will be a bit

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September 11,200I taught us alla tragic lesson. Americans no longertake freedom for granted in lhe wakeof the slaughter of innocents. Sincelhat infamous day,lhe United Statescan relate first-hand to the sufferingof other countries. Where we oncestood tall and unafraid, we now lookoverourshoulders wilh caution. Sui-

II years. More recently, July 4, 1976was one for lhe record books. ButJuly 4, 2002shouldbeembraced wilhalllhe gusto Americans can muster.

By Dave Jolivet

Continued from page three

My Viewfrom the

Stands

Brothers

Across lhe time line ofone's life,arise a number of extraordinarybirlhdays lhat hold a bit more sig­nificance than do others. A tot's firstbirlhday, albeit never remem-bered by lhe honored rug rat, .----------­is usually acut above the rest.

Olher notables include lhemuch-anticipated metamor­phosis from child to teen-ager; turning sweet 16; theadvent into adullhood at 21 ;then the steady and not-so-slow climb up lhe ladder­30,40,50 and (hopefully) so ....--------­on and so on.

One such exceptional birlhday ison the horizon. Come next week,Americans will party en masse, forthe good, old U.SA After more than200 birlhday celebrations, Americahas had her share of notable soirees.Obviously July 4, 1776 was signifi­cant, as were July 4, 1876 and lhosethat fell during lhe World War I and

THE FALL River Community of the Brothers of ChristianInstruction is made up of, from left, seated: Brother Normand(Benjamin) Simoneau; Brother Roger Millette; and standing:Brother Walter Zwierchowski and Brother Daniel Caron whois the American' provincial.

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Includes the Vatican, Roman ruins, Franciscan Shrines,Laverna, Sorrento, and an audience with Pope John Paul II!

Mass celebrated each day!

For Infonnation, Reservations and a full color brochure, Contact:Fr. Tom Washburn, D.F.M.,

$1,949 from Bostonsuperior general in the worldwidecongregation. He was a leader in theestablishment of the first Catholicuniversity in Haiti several years ago.He is now based in LaPrairie, Que­bec, and works to advance programsdealing with world heallh issues.

For information about ban­quet tickets and the souvenir year­book, contact President RobertChouinard, Msgr. Prevost HighAlumni Association, 277 ConcordStreet, Fall River, MA 02723 orcall 508-678-6352.

N. Y.; Biddeford and Sanford,Maine; and at the motherhouse inAlfred where centers of formationwere established as well as a smallcollege and other facilities.

A number of priests willconcelebrate the Mass of Thanks­giving, including priest-graduates ofPrevost High and several Jesuitswho at one time or another taught atBishop Connolly and who becamevery good friends of the Brothers.

Brother Marcel (Ignatius)Sylvestre will address the galheringat the banquet on behalf of lhe reli­gious order. He taught at Prevostfrom 1949-58 and was principalduring lhe 1960-61 academic year.He went on to Walsh University, andserved as a teacher, then academicdean and later acting president. Heeamed adoctorate in sociology fromOhio State University.

Brother Marcel has held a num­berofespecially important positions,including that of first assistant to the

at the southern tip ofLafayette Park.But on May 27, 1968, an arsonistdestroyed the school building beforeconstruction began on the expansion.

Prevost moved into the unoccu­pied second 11001' of the brand newBishopConnolly High School cam­pus on Elsbree Street. In 1972Prevost graduated its last class, andonly Bishop Connolly continued on.

The Brothers of Christian In­str1Jction trace their origins as a reli­gious congregation to France in1816. The order expanded intoFrench colonies, then to the French­speaking Province of Quebec inCanada, and in the early 1900s toFranco-American centers in NewYork State and New England.

In the late I940s, when lhe Brolh­ers were at their peak numbers inthe United States province (head­quar1ered inAlfred, Maine), as manyas 15 Brothers were assigned to FallRiver. Other major communities ofBrothers were located in Plattsburgh,

6 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of FalI River - Fri., June 28, 2002 The dollar bill and the Masons

ROGER L. VIENS Jr., was named Employee of the Quar­ter at the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River. Viens works inthe housekeeping department and has been employed bythe home since 1989. He received a cash award, pin andaward plaque. From left are: Sister Margaret Jackson, assis­tant administrator; Paul Chasse, housekeeping coordinator;Viens; and Sister Mary Robert Romano, administrator.

bois on the great seal.The Latin phrase "annuit

coeptis" on the reverse side of theseal means: (God, or divine provi­dence, symbolized by the eye) hasfavored our undertakings; "novusordo saeclorum" means: a neworder of the ages. Both have theirorigin in works of the pre-Chris­tian Latin poet Virgil.

The more familiar "EPlutibus Unum" (one outof many) apparently alsooriginated in Virgil orpossibly another Latinpoet, Horace. In anyevent, there is no evi­dence of a direct Masonicconnection.

The great seal, in itspresent forin, was placed

on the $1 bilI in 1935, at the or­der of President Franklin D.Roosevelt.

For those interested, a majordetailed history of the backgroundand design of the great seal of theUnited States, "The Eagle and theShield," is published by the De­partment of State. It is availableat all Federal Depository librar­ies.

A free brochure answeringquestions Catholics ask aboutannulments is available bysending a stamped, self-ad­dressed envelope to FatherJohn Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria,IL 61651.

Questions may be sent to Fa­ther Dietzen at the same address,or E-mail: iidietzen@aol.com.

scrapped the agreement until an insanity plea wasallowed, saving his brother's life.

The other two were Mary VanValkenburg andPaul Bosco, my children. I listened with tears andpride to their statements. They were the only onesto speak as victims. .

Mary first told of the murders of her brother Johnand his wife Nancy by an 18-year-old named Jo­seph Shadow Clark. "We wanted Clark in prison,

removed from societyforever, so he could neverhurt another person. Butwatching Clark suffer anddie would have donenothing to help us heal.Worse -that wou Id haveonly diminished us andshriveled our own souls.I don't know if ShadowClark has a right to live.

But I do know I don't have the right to take hi's lifeaway. I know the death penalty is ugly. Every timethe state kilIs a person, human society moves in the'direction of its lowest, most base urges. We couldchoose to rise to a higher, wiser, more mercifullevel."

Paul spoke of the 18-year-old who kilIed hisbrother and his sister-in-law. He £aid, "One of thegreat counterarguments death penalty opponents faceis the ch~lIenge, 'If it were your spouse/child/siblingwho was murdered, you'd feel differently.' Never didI feel that that boy's shocked parents, who were lo~­

ing their son as surely as my parents lost theirs, andwho have the added pain of shame, needed to suffermore. An 18-year-old's execution would not giveback the dead. Nor would it have given me 'closure,'which I regard.as a myth - a politician's fiction.Spare me, please, your feel-good vengeance."

The council members listened respectfully to all,and then they voted overwhelmingly for the mora­torium. Where it goes from here, time will tell, butwhat an uplifting start this is!

It is true that the pyramid, theeye above it and the resplendenttriangle around the eye are foundin Masonic tradition. The eye wascommon, however, in aJt formsof that period as a symbol for theall-knowing and alI-present divin­ity. Its appearance on the seal ap­parently originated with the art­ist Pierre du Simitiere, for whom

no link with Freemasonry hasbeen found.

Similarly, people in the 18thcentury had a widespread inter­est in Egypt and ancient Egyp­tian lore. In the Library Com­pany in Philadelphia at the timewas a volume called"Pyramidographia."· It containeda drawing of the "first pyramid,"which did not cOIT)e to a completepoint, and had an entrance on theground level.

This work would have beenavailable to Francis Hopkinsonand William Barton, members ofthe design team, who were ma­jor contributors for this part ofthe seal design. These, ratherthan Masonic sources, seem toexplain the presence of the sym-

By FatherJohn J. Dietzen

By Antoinette Bosco

The BottomLine

Q. Is it true that the seeingeye on the $1 bill is a Masonicsymbol, put there by severalMasons, including GeorgeWashington (whose picture ison the other side), who was aMason?

We have been told that otherparts of the dollar bill, includ­ing the Latin mottoes, comefrom Masonic beliefs. Isthis true? (California) --Q-u-e-s-t-J1..-o-n-s-~

A. The two majorsymbols on the "back" andside of the dollar bill arethe obverse (eagle) and Answersreverse (pyramid) sidesof the great seal of theUnited States, createdoriginalIy in 1782.

Your question hasbeen raised often, because severalelements of the seal, the eye withthe radiant triangle around it, forexample, were said to have Ma­sonic origins. It seems unlikely,however, that this is so. Manydetails interpreted to have Ma­sonic origins were added in laterrevisions of the seal.

First, of the 14 men who par­ticipated in designing the seal,only one, Benjamin Franklin, wasdefinitely a Freemason. Two, in­cluding John Adams, were defi­nitely not.

No firm evidence exists thatany of the others were connectedto the Masons. George Washing­ton was a Mason, but was not in­volved directly in the design ofthe great seal.

On June 12, I was in New York City CouncilChambers in Manhattan to witness a, most impor­tant happening. People had gathered to present tes­timony to the council's Fire and Criminal JusticeServices Committee on Resolution No. 12-A, urg­ing "the governor and the state Legislature to placea moratorium on all executions in New York untilthe application of capital punishment in New Yorkis investigated and issues of fairness, justice, equal­ity, due process and costare addressed; and callingupon the U.S. Congressto pass S.233/H.R.1038,the 'National Death Pen­alty Moratorium Act of2001.'''

I was in good com­pany, starting with thecommittee chair, Yvette ....----------"""1_..;",..__;.........1...D. Clarke, a woman inher first term representing Brooklyn. Representa­tives from Amnesty International, NAACP, theAmerican Bar Association, New York Civil Liber­ties Union, Criminal Defense Lawyers and EqualJustice documented searing reasons for opposingthe death penalty.

I was honored to be with Mercy Sister CamilleD' Arienza from Brooklyn, who has worked fordecades opposing the death penalty. (SisterD' Arienza also works to promote the Cherish LifeCircle's Declaration of Life. People signing thisdeclaration ask that if they are murdered their killerbe spared his life, sentenced to life imprisonmentwithout parole.)

Three other people I consider very special werethere, too, all of whom know personalIy the pain ofheinous crime. First was David Kaczynski, execu­tive director of New Yorkers Against the Death Pen­alty, who turned in his brother Theodore, the infa­mous Unabomber, assured that he wouldn't face thedeath penalty. David Kaczynski then had to facethe betrayal of the criminal justice system, which

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p.m. and Mass at 7:30 p.m. in thechapel. For more information callYouth Apostles at 508-672-2755.

NEW BEDFORD - Devotionto Our Lady of Perpetual Help iscelebrated every Tuesday and De­votion to Divine Mercy every Thurs­day at the noon Mass at Our LadyofPerpetual Help Church. For moreinformation calI 508-992-9378.

NORTH DIGHTONTwenty-four hours of eucharisticadoration will begin folIowing the 8a.m. Mass July·5 at St. Joseph'sChurch.

SWANSEA - First Friday day­long adoration of the Blessed Sac­rament will be held July 5 beginningafter the 8 a.m. Mass at St. .Dominic's,Church. It will continueuntil 6:30 p.m. when a Holy Hourand Benediction will occur. Devo­tions to Our Blessed Mother followth~ 8 a.m. Mass July 6.

NEW BEDFORD - Calix, agroup which enlists Catholic menand women who are gratefulIy cel­ebrating recovery from alcoholism,drug addiction and other dependen­cies will meet July 14 at 6:30 p.m.at the parish center of Holy Nameofthe Sacred Heart ofJesus Church..Newcomers always welcome.

NEW BEDFORD - TheCourage Group will meet July 13 at7 p.m. in the rectory of Holy Nameof the Sacred Heart of Jesus·Parish.Courage is a support group forCatholic men and women who areconfronting same sex attraction is­

.sues and who are striving to leadchaste lives. For more informationcalI Msgr. Thomas Harrington at508-992-3184.

BREWSTER --.:.... A Mass andhealing service will be held July 3at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the CapeChurch, 468 Stony Brook Road. Formore information calI 508-385­3252.

Publicity Chairmen areasked to submit news items forthis column to The Anchor,P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722.Name of city or town shouldbe included, as well as fulldates of all activities. DEAD­LINE IS NOON ON FRI­DAYS.

FAIRHAVEN - A First FridayMass takes place at 7:00 p.m., July5th at St. Mary's Church on NorthMain St., sponsored by the Men ofthe Sacred Hearts, Fairhaven Chap­ter. AlI welcome to spend time withthe Blessed Sacrament in a holy hourfollowing Mass. Refreshments andsocial time folIow.

FALL RIVER - A FamilyConnection Session entitled "Deal­ing with Losses," will be held July17 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Catho­lic Memorial Home. It is part of aseries to educate caregivers of resi­dents diagnosed with Alzheimer'sdisease and wilI be presented byDiane Leclair and Maureen Hebert.For more information calI 508-679­0011.

FALL RIVER - The YouthApostles Institute will hold a pro­gram for youth ministers, teachers,catechists, parents and alI interestedparties entitled "Drama and Theater:Helping Youth in a Creative Way;'July 2 from 8-9 p.m. at the newYouth Apostles residence, 42 Chi­cago Street. Attendees are invited tojoin them for evening prayer at 7: 15

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., June 28, 2002 7Faith Companions programseeking dedicated volunteers

them and continue to supportthem," she added.

For more information onFaith Companions contact

Denise Porche at Catholic So­'cial Services, 238 BonneyStreet, New Bedford, MA02744; or call 508-997-7337.

Spiritual Director:Most Rev. George H.

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and Paul, St. Anthony of Paduaand Notre Dame in Fall River; St.Patrick's in Somerset and St.Dominic's in Swansea.

In Taunton the program istitled "Spiritual Explorations" andis directed by Deacon Bill Bedardwho serves at St. Jacques' Parish.There is one Faith Companion atthis time.

The idea is for each parish toprovide Faith Companions, fre­quently married couples, who

would be responsible forproviding transportation andaccompanying their dis­abled new friends to church,Porche explained.

"Right now we have longlists ofpeople, both young andold in areas across the diocesewho would like to attend Massin person and become evenmore involved in the parish lifethey are missing because theycan't get there by themselves,"she said.

"So we are renewing our ef­fort to contact· all pastors andchurch groups, including the vari­ous St. Vincent de Paul societies

.and .parish ministry groups to seeif we can find more people withfriendly attitudes to participate byreaching out to help those whoneed help," Porche reported.

Usually the parishes makelinks between potential FaithCompanions and those peopleinterested in anending parishfu'nctions.

Once her office obtains thenames of the Faithful Compan­ions from parishes, "we train

Carmel and St. J9hn the Baptistas well as St. Mary's and St.Joseph's in Fairhaven; St. FrancisXavier in Acushnet and St. JohnNeumann in Freetown.

Currently there are 12 Com­panions, including two couples,involved in that area.

The program in the Fall Riverarea is named "Spiritual Connec­tions." Dennis Canulla, advocateof the Office of Persons with Dis­abilities, is president of thatgroup's board of directors. Therearc 13 individuals, including threecouples, serving as Companions.Parishes involved are SS. Peter

vantageous for the parishes aswell as those involved. Frequentlythere is a spiritual rejuvenationand. often real friendships areformed."

In the New Bedford area,where the p·rogram initiatedamong churches of many faiths,the program is called "Bridges toFaith."

Catholic parishes participatingthere include St. Francis ofAssisi,St. James, Our Lady of Mount

By DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR

~ New ministry literallybrings persons withdisabilities back tochurch.

FALL RIVER - Across theFall River diocese many peoplewith disabilities are again able toattend Mass and other parish ac­tivities thanks to a collaborativeeffort by caring volunteers.

For the past six years,caring Catholics calledFaith Companions see to it "SO we are renewing our effort tothat those with develop- contactallpastors andchurch groups,mental disabilities, wh.o including the various Sf. Vincent dethey have befriended, get toreligious services and other Paul societies and parish ministrysocial events at the heart of . groups td see if we can find moreparish life. ' people with friendly attitudes to par-

The joint effort involves', ticipate by reaching out to help thosethe parishes and the h dh I II n h' ddiocese's 'Catholic Social ~ 0 nee ep, rorc e reporte .Services Office.

"Currently we have par­ticipation by several parishes inthe New Bedford area that haveFaith Companions who not only

. bring the person with disabilitiesto church, but usually sit withthem during services and helpthem in many ways," said DenisePorche, coordinator of the Officeof Persons With Disabilities, aprogram in the diocese's Catho­lic Social Services.

"It's not unusual for theseCompanions to take these peoplefor coffee afterwards before theymake sure they get home safelyafter liturgies, suppers and otherevents," she explained. "It is ad-

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broadsheet size so headlines willfit. You can only use "specialyear" and "the big event" or "bigbirthday date" and "I 50th-yearthing" so many times., Think of the poor Catholic jour- •

nalists in the Diocese of Spring­lleld in Illinois (that's itsreal name) - whose"I 50th-year thing" is justa year away. Slipping inan occasional "sesquicen­tennial" could very wellgive their computers apo­plexy or internal ruptur­ing. It is unsettling to hearspell-check programschuckle fiendishly, thenscream.

As you read this, at least twohandfuls (that's 10) of sees (a.k.a.dioceses and archdioceses) arescheduled to celebrate their "bigbirthday date" in a year. SomeVatican official - technicallycalled the pope - established abunch of new dioceses and arch­dioceses for the United States July29, 1853. Little did he know itcould lead to a plethora of sab­batical applications 150 yearslater.

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Worse yet, even iI' they knowhow to say it and how to spell it(Oh, sure, like that's going to hap­pen!), they know they are going'to have to use it in stories andheadlines sooner or later.

No doubt it is on the tip of yourtongue, which explains why yourtongue is hanging so far out ofyour head: "sesquicentenary."OK, yes, there is also its kissingcousin: "sesquicentennial."

It is rumored that somesesquicentennially challengeddioceses with tabloid-size news­papers are going back to the big,

bioethical issues jumble it up with"sextuplets."

yet, even if they can pro­nounce it, they hate trying to spellit. It makes "millennium" and"ecclesiastical" seem like walksin the Dick and Jane readers.

I'll bet many of you are think­ing, "All it takes to be a Catholicjoulllalist is the ability to spell 'arch­'diocese' and 'eschatological.'"

Hah! NottlUe! I have been onefor years (a Catholic joumalist, notan archdiocese), and I want you toknow 1do not know how to

spell either one. My llngers ....----------..,...C'-""":::~--hdo (which is one reason I al- The offbeat .' :-~ways keep them handy). - , "

The test of a real world of ' \.Catholic journalist's metal .~..... ..~~' .is his or her knowledge of UncIe Dan i _.~.,when his or her diocese or A" .~~ ..- .archdiocese was founded, By Dan Morris .,erected, formed or estab- .... ~~

lished. In that way, he orshe can schedule a sab-batical, maternity leave or a ner­vous breakdown if and when hisor. her archdiocese or diocese isgoing to turn 150 years old.

You see, friends. there is aword feared and very rarely spo­ken among Catholic journalists ­even in hospitality rooms utCutholic press conventions.

Why?For starters, a rare few know

how to say it. Catholic writers inthe Northwest confuse it with"Sasquatch" and other Native­American words like "SwinomishCasino." News people covering

ers anywhere anq at anytime, Fa­ther Taft said.

"What Ignatius failed to see,because of the state of Catholicliturgy in his day, is that ... liturgyis, by its very nature and irre­placeably, public andcommunitarian: salvation is notan individual but a body cal.led theChurch of Christ," he said.

"For prayer to be Christian, itmust also be common, and if ourprayer is not that, then we are in­adequate as Christians and espe­cially as praying Christians," hetold the conference.

"Private preference or devo­tional needs" are not an adequatereason to go against the Church'spreference for communal celebra­tions of the Mass, he said.

"In the matter of liturgicalprayer, which is an expression ofthe life of the Church, personalpreference, taste and need alwaysgive way to. the ideal expressedin the tradition and magisterialteaching of the Church," FatherTaft said.

gious vocations, Catholic devo­tion and Christian fellowship.

She met with a local advertis­ing executive who came up withthe button idea and the design.Its red letters on a black back­ground say, "Spread the love."Below the message, in white, isher Web address: www.catholic­cards.com. The site features freeelectronic greeting cards andScriptural passages on varioustopics. The site plans to containrotating advertisements for vari­ous religious communities andvocations offices.

pline, obedience, fidelity to therubrics ... is replaced by self-willand by the elimination of everysense of mystery' in the liturgy,"Cardinal Danneels said.

"If we tum the liturgy into themost individual expression of themost individual emotion, then wewipe out any possibility of com­munal celebration," he said.

The cardinal also said time isneeded to discern which expres­sions of local culture can appro­priately be incorporated into theliturgy.

Jesuit Father Robert F. Taft,professor emeritus at the Orien­tal Institute in Rome, said that,despite the fact that some of theworld's best liturgical scholars areJesuits, the liturgical life withinthe Society of Jesus is often in­adequate.

When St. Ignatius of Loyola,founder of the order, insisted thatJesuits not be required to recitethe Liturgy of the Hours together,he wanted to ensure that the mem­bers were free to minister tooth-

A SHEETLET of Vatican postage stamps, including a new round stamp, depicts variousscenes of 19th-century Rome. The stamps were issued to commemorate the 150th anniver­sary of the Vatican pre-paid postage stamp. (CNS photo courtesy of Vatican Philatelic andNumismatic Office)

Liturgy not place for theatrics,say speakers at Jesuit conference

By CINDY WOODEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROME - Liturgy is a commu­nal form of prayer and not a show­place for the creativity or the pi­ety of any participant, whethercelebrant or member of the con­gregation, said speakers at an in­ternational conference in Rome.

Belgian Cardinal GodfriedDanneels of Mechelen-Brusselstold the conference last week thatthe liturgical reforms of the Sec­ond Vatican Council rightfullyemphasized the importance of theactive participation ofeveryone ata liturgy.

But many attempts to involvepeople and make the liturgy morerelevant have ended up beingmore a celebration of the creativ­ity of planners and celebrants thanof faith in Christ and his savingwork, the cardinal said. .

The International Meeting onJesuit Liturgy brought together122 Jesuits from 44 countries aswell as Vatican officials and otherCatholic and Anglican experts on 'liturgy. . Nun hopes 250,000 buttons

Opening the conference, Car- wills'end vocations messagedinal Danneels, a member of the

. Vatican's Congregation for Di- SPOKANE, Wash. (CNS) ~vine Worship and the Sacraments,said the active involvement of . A cloistered nun in a religious

'community in Spokane says shepeople in the liturgy is "an unpar- has come up with a way to reachalleled gift" from Vatican II to the 250,000 people around theworld.entire Church. She plans to do this thi-ough an

However, he said, setting the l'k I b tt .un 1 e y means: u ons.liturgy free from "its untouchable Sister Patricia Proctor of thequality, which in itself is not a bad Poor Clare Monastery came upthing," also left it open to "a sort with the button idea to tap into aof liturgical 'coup' in which the common World Youth Day prac­sacred is eliminated, the language tice _ pilgrims trading pins andtrivialized and the cult turned into buttons with each other. Shea social event." hopes that by getting traded and"The exaggerated emphasisfrom before the 1950s on disci- passed around, her 250,000 but­

tons will spark an interest in reli-

8 THE ANCH.OR - Diocese ofFall, River - Fri., June 28, 2002

ARCHBISHOP LEONARDO Sandri (at podium), a top of­ficial of the Vatican's Secretariat of State, says a prayer atground zero in New York'while laying a wreath at the siterecently. He was accompanied by Cardinal Edward M. Eganof New York (center left) and the permanent observer of theHoly See to the United Nations, Archbishop Renato R. Martino(right). (CNS photo by Chris Sheridan)

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the wounded."I invite everyone to pray to

the Lord with me that he willchange hardened hearts and in­spire thoughts of peace and recip­rocal forgiveness in those wholive in that region so dear to us,"the pope said.

Israel announced that itwould seize and hold Palestin­ian -lands until terror attacksagainst its citizens cease. Israelitanks began moving into theWest Bank town of Jenin and itsrefugee camp.

The suicide attacker, who ex­ploded a nail-studded bomb onthe crowded bus, was identifiedas a 22-year-old Palestinian manwho belonged to the Islamic mili­tant group Hamas. The attack wasthe deadliest Palestinian bombingin Jerusalem in six years.

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VARA EID, 13, plays football with her father, Aeid, whileher brothers Ibrahim and Basel hang out on the back porchof their home in the Beit Safafa village of Jerusalem. Due toongoing suicide bombings in Jerusalem, the Eid children playat home and are closely watched when they visit their friends.(CNS photo by Debbie Hill)

By JOHN NORTON .

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - In astrongly worded condemnation ofPalestinian terror attacks, PopeJohn Paul II denounced a suicidebombing in Jerusalem that killed20 bus passengers and wounded55 others. .

''The dramatic news of the at­tack that 'yesterday sO'YI;:Q.terror,and death in Jerusalem cannot butprompt the most absolute repro­bation on the part of all," he saidat the end of his weekly generalaudience at the Vatican.

"For the umpteenth time, I re­peat to those who plot and plansuch barbarous attacks that theymust answer for them beforeGod," the pope said.

He expressed solidarity withthe victims' families and with

with him for strength."I could have set off any metal

detector with all the medals I hadon," Kollaja told the South Texas·Catholic, newspaper of the Cor­pus Christi diocese.

Upon arrival in Afghanistan,the women on the plane madesure their heads were covered,and the group was soon informedthey must dress like the locals sothey would not stand out.

Blending in isn't exactly partof a clown's job description, butthey readily complied. They alsotoned down their brightly col­ored clown attire which was dis­turbing to many they encoun­tered.

Then Lanky and his wackyfriends began hand-deliveringthe goods to schools, hospitalsand orphanages.

Three interpreters accompa­nied the clowns, who often couldnot speak to each other becauseof language barriers. Most oftheir performances consisted ofgestures and acting that didn'tdepend on the spoken word, onlythe universal language of funnynoises, which brings a laugh tochildren in any part of the globe.

"They've got to be survivors,"said Kollaja of the Afghanpeople, who have lived and diedthrough Russian occupation, .civil war and the current inter­national conflict.

Before long, Kollaja said, aninterpreter told the group that thetalk of the city was, "The clownpeople are here to make us laughagain."

Laughter and music had beenbanned and nearly forgotten un­der Taliban rule. The clownsmade connections with a groupofAfghan musicians, who finallycould come out of hiding. Theyalso discovered the closest thingto an Afghan clown, a man whodid bird calls. They named him"The Birdman" and made himpart of their troupe.

It has been a long voyage forKollaja who put on a clown facefor the first time in 1975 for ahigh school performance.

"There was never a thought ordream that I would be doing whatI am doing," he said. "Back thenthere was never any vision thatGod wanted me to do anythingwith my talent. I didn't evenknow I had a talent. God has aplan for me and he's slowly let­ting me know it."

Kollaja said he would love todo more international relief trips,but they don't pay the bills. Fornow, he will do what he can.

He hopes some of the joy hetried to spread in Afghanistan haslasted.

Before he left Kabul on thatfirst trip, he said, one of the in­terpreters wondered what lifewould be like "after the clownsleft."

Kollaja said he told him,"That's your job. We are here toget it started, you keep it going.Here's a nose. Now get to work!"

members of Clowns of AmericaInternational on that first trip.

The mission was initiated byItalian documentary filmmakerStefano Moser and funded pri­marily by the city of Rome. Thegroup visited such places as theIndira Gandhi Children's HealthInstitute, and in all deliveredabout 10 tons of humanitarianaid on their mission.

Moser wanted to help thepeople of Afghanistan, but waswary of sending aid, not know­ing how and to whom it wouldbe distributed. He thought he,and the vulnerable recipients,might be able to trust a group ofclowns, so he contacted Adams,who agreed to recruit some fel­low clowns. Moser filmed thetrip and plans to release it asdocumentary.

The crew of 35 was under theprotection of the Italian AirForce. When the military person­nel slammed clips into their ma­chine guns and announced theywere in an international warzone, reality hit Kollaja. He saidhe relied on prayer and the reli­gious articles he had brought

Texas clown brings laughter,vital supplies to Afghan children

DR. HUNTER "Patch" Adams, pictured with an Afghan childon his shoulders, was among the international team of 21clowns that visited Kabul earlier this year. (CNS photo byNobumasa Ohmori, South Texas Catholic)

By PAULA ESPITIA

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas ­Danny Kollaja, aka "Lanky theClown," has gotten a lot of mile­age out of his red rubber nose.

It's taken him to orphanagesin Russia, a clinic in Guatemalaand most recently the war zonesof Afghanistan.

"Clowning dragged me in thatdirection," said Kollaja. On sec­ond thought, he added, "Goddragged me in that direction.Clowning is the vehicle."

In May, Kollaja, a part-timeyouth minister at St. Philip theApostle Parish in Corpus Christi,accompanied two Kabul-boundcargo planes packed with medi­cal supplies and other essentialgoods. It was the second good­will mission he has made to theAfghan capital in less than threemonths.

Earlier this year, he was oneof 21 clowns from six continentswho traveled to Kabul.

"Our duty was to drop 'lovebombs' on Afghanistan," saidKollaja, who accompanied Dr.Hunter "Patch" Adams and other

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eNS video reviews·'Lilo &, Stitch'is a bit too

spicy for younger viewers

thrown out of the NBA for hisrepeated obnoxious antics oncourt, so he pretends to he awoman to play for the women'sleague, where he develops a ro­mantic crush on a fellow team­mate (VivicaA. Fox). As directedby Jesse Vaughan, the film fee­bly inserts a message about team­work, but the stale jokes don'tscore and the sappy ending can'tcompensate for the sexually sug­gestive poses, clothing and lan­guage. Several crude expressionsand language and brief rear nu­dity. The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops classification isA-III - adults. The Motion Pic­ture Association of America rat­ing is PG-13 - parents arestrongly cautioned. Some mate­rial may be inappropriate for chil­dren under 13.

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throne of France, but upon hisarrival in Paris he discovers thesentiments for the emperor havechanged and ends up falling inlove with a poor widow (lbenHjejle). Holm's superb perfor­mance makes the slender what-ifpremise in ,director Alan Taylor'sfilm enjoyable, although the op­portunities for humor are mostlysquandered. An implied live-in

. relationship and fleeting crasslanguage. The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops classification isA-III - adults. The Motion Pic­ture Association of America rat­ing is PG - parental guidancesuggested.

"Juwanna Mann"(Warner Bros.)

Weak comedy in which acocky professional bask~thall

player (Miguel A. Nunez) is

as Jumba and Pleakley close in on Stitch, who is de­termined not to be taken back to Turo.

Director Chris Sanders weaves in lessons on theimportance of family. Through her love and unwa­vering belief in "ohana," a Hawaiian concept of fam­ily which means no one is left behind, Lilo breaksthrough Stitch's nearly impenetrable skin to his heal1,teaching him the one thing he wasn't designed to do- care about others.

Lilo's unsinkable optimism and hopefulness in themidst of a broken family life make her utterly sym­pathetic, and though the fearsome blue gremlin never

becomes warm and fuzzy,Stitch (whose grunts andfew words are voiced byChristopher MichaelSanders) does eventuallyendear himself, especiallywhen he identifies withthe fairy character of theUgly Duckling, makinghim feel like even heneeds a family.

The animation is com­pletely hand-drawn withsoothing watercolor back­grounds, marking the firsttime Disney has used wa­tercolor since the I940s.The film's music alsostands out. A combination

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, . , children s chOIr stnke. thepage. (CNS photo from Paramount ClaSSICS) right chord, with both be-

ing refreshing and surpris­ingly on target with the story.

After.the September II attacks, Sanders and histeam went back and altered a rescue sequence trans­forming an airplane into a spaceship out of respectfor the victims and their families. However, the mildsci-fi action sequences both at the beginning and to­ward the end are still quite intense, especially whenone considers the target audience. The brazen dia­logue is also a concern. For example, when Lilo seesthe disheartened David, a young man who has a crushon Nani, once again rejected by her sister, Lilo re­marks, "Don't worry, she likes your butt'" as a· wayof encouraging the suitor.

"Lilo & Stitch" is a spunky change of pace, hut thesometimes l1ippant tone it takes may be ofT-putting.

Because of'several scary moments and some'slightly irreverent expression'S, the U.S. Conferenceof Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adultsand adolescents. The Motion Picture Associationof America rating is PG- parental guidance sug­gested.

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NEW YORK (CNS) - The fol­lowing are capsule reviews of mov­ies recently reviewed by the U.S.Conference of Catholic Bishops'Office for Film and Broadcasting."The Emperor's New Clothes"

(Paramount Classics)Pleasing historical comedy

that has Napoleon Bonaparte (IanHolm), exiled on St. Helena,sneak off, leaving a double (Holmagain) in his place to reclaim the

NEWYORK - The sassy animated comedy "Lilo& Stitch" (Disney) stands out by injecting familiarDisney fare with some bold characteristics and a mildlyirreverent attitude. But parents may not consider thecheeky dialogue, the rambunctious character behav­ior or the discussion ofgenetics appropriate entertain­ment for the younger set at w.hich this film is aimed.

In the offbeat story, Lilo (voiced by Daveigh Chase)is ,a little Hawaiian girl living with her older sister,Nani (voiced by Tia Carrere), who has become herguardian since their par­ents died. Lonely and un­able to get along well withothers, Lilo prays that shebe senta friend, asking for il '

"the nicest angel you :'have." Her prayer is "an­swered" when the nextday Nani takes her toadopt a puppy..

Lilo is enchanted by adisagreeable little bluecreature she spots and in­stantly takes'a shine tohim, naming him Stitch.What Lilo doesn't know,but the audience has beenclued into from the open­ing sequence, is thatStitch is actually an aliengenetic experiment gonewrong who has landed onEarth after escaping im-

.prisonment on his ownplanet, Turo.

Created by the roguealien scientist Jumba (a purple creature with a roly­poly body and two eyes on either side of his nose),Stitch has only one instinct - destroy everything hesees. Once Turo's rulers discover that the Russian­accented Jumba (voiced by David Ogden Stiers) hadproduced such a creature by manipulating geneticfactors, Stitch is on his way to permanent exile ­but manages to escape. The bumbling team ofJumbaand an effeminate Earth expert ·named Pleakley(voiced by Kevin McDonald) are then dispatched toEanh to recapture him.

Stitch, with his long floppy ears, claws, penchant.for destruction and obnoxious temperament to boot,proves to be quite.a challenge for Nani; who is des­perately trying to keep her small family together de-

,spite attempts by Mr. Bubbles (voiced' by VingRhames), a Mr. T-like social worker, to take Liloaway. He has given Nani one last chance to proveshe is a fit guardian for Lilo, but the blue critter'svicious, calamitous character may be more than shecan handle. Meanwhile: things go from bad to worse

quences when his parents abruptlydecide to stay put. With laughs fail­ing flat~d a theme ofrevenge thatis only weakly rectified at the end,director Tim Hill's tired tale haslittle to recommend it. Bullyingbehavior and a few crude jokes.The U.S. Conference of CatholicBishops classification is A-II ­adults and adolescents. The Mo­tion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is PG - parentalguidance suggested. (Disney)

"Orange County" (2002)Slim comedy about a high

school student (Colin Hanks) re­jected by his top college pick whoenlists his dysfunctional family,including his slacker brother (JackBlack), to convince the school tolet him attend. Even.a tiptop co­medic cast (including CatherineO'Hara, John Lithgow and LilyTomlin) cannot perk up directorJake Kasdan's uninspired film,which takes a very lenient view ofpromiscuity and underage drink­ing and provides only the occa­sional chuckle. Several impliedsexual situations, blief drug useand sporadic crass language andexpressions with an instance ofprofanity. The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops classification isA-Ill .,---- adults. The Motion Pic­ture Association ofAmerica ratingis PG-13 - parents are stronglycautioned. Some matelial may beinappropriate for children under13. (Paramount)

"Rollerball" (2002)Mindless remake set in 2018 in

which the popular player (ChrisKlein) of a brutal blood sportwhich combines roller derby, mo­torcycle racing and hockey, dis­covers that the team's owner (JeanReno) is behind the serious on­COUll acciderttsaimed at increas­ing TV viewership. Sci-fi actionflick is relentlessly repetitive withan absurd plot that director JohnMcTieman doesn't even bother todevelop, concentrating instead onthe violent extreme-spons anticsand lavish, bizarre costuming. In­termittent violence, an impliedsexual encounter, fleeting drugabuse and recuqing profanity andcrass language. The U.S. Confer­ence of Catholic Bishops classifi­cation is A-IV - adults, with res­ervations. The Motion Picture As­sociation ofAmerica rating is R­restricted. (MGM)

"Saints for Kids" (1998)A trio of shon animated stories

highlight how St. Francis ofAssisisaw God's presence in all of cre­ation; how Elizabeth andZachariah cooperated in God'splan for salvation by becoming theparents of John the Baptist; andhow St. MaI1in of Tours inspiredthose around him by his humility,generosity and spirit of forgive­ness. The images and narrationconvey in simple terms the vinuesthat made these four holy, joyfuland pleasing to God. The U.S.

.Conference of Catholic Bishopsclassification is A-I - general pa­tronage. Not rated by the MotionPicture Association of America.(Pauline Video, 617-522-8911)

NEW YORK (CNS) - Thefollowing are home videocassettereviews from the U. S. Conferenceof Catholic Bishops' Office forFilm and Broadcasting. Each vid­eocassette is available on VHS for­mat. Theatrical movies on videohave a USCCB classification andMotion Picture Association ofAmerica rating. 'All reviews indi­cate the appropriate age group forthe video audience.

"Gosford Park" (2001)Splendid murder-mystery set in

1930s England where an aristo­cratic couple (Michael Gambonand Kristen Scott Thomas) host ahunting weekend patty at whichsomeone is killed, implicatingguests (including Maggie Smithand Jeremy NOitham) and servants(including Emily Watson andClive Owen) alike. The airy yet bit­ing siudy of the English class sys­tem is a classy ensemble produc­tion that employs director RobertAltman's roving, inquisitive stylewith acumen and flair. A fewsexual encounters and blief roughlanguage. The U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops classification isA-Ill - adults. The Motion Pic-

, ture Association ofAmelica ratingis R - restricted. (USA)

"I Am Sam" (2001)HeanfeIt drama about a men­

tally handicapped single father(Sean Penn) fighting to regain cus­tody of his seven-year-old daugh­tel' (Dakota Fanning) with the helpof a high-powered, self-absorbedattomey (Michelle Pfeiffer). Direc­tor Jessie Nelson's feel-goodtem:ierker refreshingly maintainsthe impOilance oflove in a parent­child relationship, but a fewHollywoodesque contrivancesstlike false notes in an otherwisefine film. Some profanity and anil.lstance of rough language. The'U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bish­ops classification is A-II - adultsand adolescents. The Motion Pic­ture Association ofAmelica ratingis PG-13 ~ parents are stronglycautioned. Some matelial may beinappropriate for children underI~. (New Line)

"Larrybo,Y and the AngryEyebrows" (2001)

Lively animated cartoon inwhich secret superhero Larry theCucumber must halt villain AwfulAlvin's invasion of flying angryeyebrows which attach themselvesto the good citizens ofBumblyburgcausing widespread hostility andunkindness. With humor and col­orful visuals, the half-hour video/i'om the "Veggie Tales" series re­minds children that God wants usto be nice to people and to let goofour anger. The U.S. Conferenceof Catholic Bishops classificationis A-I - general patronage. Notrated by the Motion Picture Asso­ciation ofAmclica. (Big Idea 630-652-60(0) "''Max Keeble's Big Move" (2001)

Disappointing children's com­edy ahout a junior high studcnt(Alex D. Linz) who gets the cour­agc to avcnge thc school's bullieswhcn he finds out he is moving,hut thcn must face the conse-

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and I hope it comes to that."Lepper repeated what he said

in a letter to voters, that "my in­tention is to vote in favor of de­fining marriage as a union be­tween one man and one woman.To (legally) broaden the defini­tion to include other personal re-

two times it appeared, "and I fearthe matter will not come up again.The problem is that the negativeside (The Massachusetts Gay andLesbian Political Caucus) haspressured the legislators not to doanything and they're using argu­ments of all sorts that are not true.Everyone who feels this mattershould come to a vote shouldpressure their local delegates toact. If they don't contact themthen they'll never see the 50 votesneeded."

Correia said he "always fa­vored preserving marriage any wecan. It's been assailed on everypossible front. As the most impor­tant institution in our society itdefinitely needs our backing."

He added that "despite the factthat it is a referendum - and Ihave never been in favor of gov­ernment by referendum - I'llvote favorably on the POM -

representatives and three of thearea's eight senators had re­sponded.

Among the House memberswho reported they supported theamendment were Robert Correiaof Fall River's Bristol District

.Seven, Elizabeth Poirier of NorthAttleboro's Bristol District 14,Philip Travis of Seekonk's Dis­trict Three, and John Lepper ofAttleboro's District Two.

Poirier told The Anchor that"putting this to a vote is an op­portunity to put this question be­fore people - some 100,000 ofthem who tell us they want tohave a say and they should haveit. If the legislature - and thepeople - don't decide this issue,then the courts will and I don'tthink they should be the ones tomake the decision."

She said she was ready to votefavorably on the amendment the

BOSTON - Even as bothsides debate a measure in the Mas­sachusetts Legislature that wouldrecognize only the union of oneman and one woman as a marriage,a polling of the area's state sena­tors and representatives found fewwilling to say how they would voteif the issue came to that.

Many never responded to TheAnchor's call.

The Protection of MarriageAmendment has found a "misin­formed campaign underway" todefeat the amendment, saysDaniel Avila, associate directorfor policy and research for theMassachusetts Catholic Confer­ence.

The MCC, the official publicpolicy voice of Catholic Churchin the Commonwealth, supportsthe amendment.

As The Anchor went to pressthis week, only six of the 20 state

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Amendmenttheir constituents. Without Catho­lics and other concerned citizensin their districts coming forth toexpress their support, legislatorscan simply walk away from theissue," Parker explained.

That's why Parker and othersuppOlters of the amendment werepleased with the turnout in thestatehouse on June 19. "What aspirit-lifting experience to see somany people willing to take a dayoff to come to Boston to expresstheir support:' Parker said. "Thelegislators seemed shocked thattheir actions were being closelywatched by so many of their con­stituents," Parker continued.

Parker pointed to a case work­ing its way through the state ju­dicial system asking the Massa­chusetts courts to redetine mar­riage to allow same sex couplesto hecome married. "If we don'tact now, the courts will make thedecision for us, like they did inVermont" she said. Vermont lawnow treats persons in same-sex"civil unions" as spouses with allthe rights of spouses.

The amendment has to bevotcd on once this year, and oncein the following two years by thelegislature in order to reach thc

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Jr.; $350-Edward Sliney, Sr.; $300­MIM Robert Pietrafetta; $2S0-MIMGiles Dognazzi, M/M John J.Tanous, M/M Raymond A.Pitocchelli; $240-Dorothy M.McCarthy; $200-Jean M. Bums, M/

. M Eric Butler, Patricia Gorman,Mary Ellen Gremore, MIM Alan J.McKenna, Theresa Garofano, M/M David Nolan, M/M FrancisBaldini; $17S-MIM A. Boldrighini;$1 SO-Thomas F. Crimmins; $100­Mrs. Raymond Cassidy, M/MAndre J. Charpentier, M/M F.Ellsworth, MIM C.M. Fillmore, M/M Frederick G. Gibbs, Jean Lee &Ray Martin, MIM John Riccio, M/M Denis J. Villiard, M/M AlbertWilley, MIM Conley Eagan, MIMRichard P. Harrington, Josephine

, Lodico, MIM Joseph Murphy, MIMBernard S. O'Malley, Mrs. Dana J.S1. James, Virginia Simoni, JamesDePillo, MIM James M. Dion, MIMKevin King, MIM David P. Murphy.

MarionSt. Rita: $1,OOO-Dr. Stephen

Heacos; $SOO-Sandria Parsons;$200-M/M Daniel McCoy, M/MFrank Cafarella, Dr.' BrianFitzpatrick; $1 OD-Dora Rosenfield,Mary Jones, Dr/M MatthewMessina, MIM William Fredericks,MIM John W. Burns, MIM CharlesSands, MIM William Fredericks.

Martha's VineyardRoman Catholic Parishes:

$100-M/M Henry Shelley, M/MPeter M. Williamson.

MashpeeChrist the King: $3,Ooo-DrlM

Robert Wilkinson; $1,000-M/MWilliam P. Janovitz; $600-M/MKevin D. Fallon, MIM Paul Becker;$S7S-Ms. Rita Behnke; $500-Mrs.Stephen O'Connor, MIM Peter J.Bartek, Mrs. Mary M. Sullivan, M/M PeterT. McEntee, Sr., MIM Mar­tin F. Henry, MIM James Remillard,Jr.; $350-MIM Michael J. Howley;$300-Dr/M Edwin M. Thomas,Christ the King-S1. Vincent de PaulSociety, Mrs. Anna Hurley; $2S0­MIM Daniel F. Murphy, MIM PaulHarney, MIM Michael T. Leahy, M/M Philip R. Elia; $200-MIM JohnV. Harvey, MIM Larry F. Wheatley,M/M C. Farrell Galloway, M/MDonald G. Chabot, M/M CaryPankovich, MIM Thomas Cullen,Jr., MIM Robert R. Ryder; $1 SO­Mr. Brian Veroneau, Mrs. Mary LouCrowley, M/M William P. O'Brien,M/M Donald F. McCarthy, M/MDaniel D. Lindberg, M/M JamesKelley; $120-Felicia L. Barney;$1oo-MIM Warren Fearnley, MIMRobert Finelli, M/M StephenVachon, MIM John P. Agricola, M/M Albert H. Hijchins, MIM RobertJ. Kelley, Mr. Thomas Capizzi, M/M John C. Ostrom, M/M Gerald.Anderson, MIM George Kelly, Mrs.Marie Leone, Ms. Carol Maraso,Mrs. Shirley Hogan, MIM RobertTUOhy, MIM Ralph Crichton, Mr.William Johnston, M/M AlfredFiore, M/M Paul S1. Germain, Ms.Dorothy M.,O'Brien, M/M Alfred E.McCoole, MIM Joseph Crowe, M/M Timothy Doble, M/M GeorgeKouri, Mrs. Marion Raffetto, Mrs.Elizabeth Stanley, M/M RobertEverett, MIM Edward B. Kelly, Mrs.Anne A. Tierney, Mrs. MaryellenLeonard.

MattapoisettSt.Anthony: $7,OOO-M/M Paul

Duchaine; $175-M/M EdmundButler; $1S0-M/M William G.Moore; $1 OO-MIM William Matthes.

Nantucket .'St. Mary/Our Lady of the Isle:

$1,000-Grace E. Bardelis; $400­Christine Hart & Frank Milligan;

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M Paul Pacella, Atty/M Russell J.Redgate, MIM Philip E. Ballou, Mrs.Janet Canning, M/M Dale A.Carlisle, MIM Robert D'Ambrosia,MIM Albert R. Guiod, Mrs. Rich­ard Herold, Kathleen Knowles,Mrs. Ann McKeon, M/M TomPeterson, Elizabeth Reilly, RobertA. Vacher.'

ChathamHoly Redeemer: $600-M/M

Richard Stenberg; $300-Paul A.McKenna; $200-Association of theSacred Hearts, Mary C. & MaureenForbes, MIM Horace McDonnell;$100-John Bush, M/M DavidCoupal, MIM William J. Dunn, Jr.,·George Marjolle1.

East FreetownSt. John Neumann: $12S­

Gary & Nancy Lucas; $100-MIMHarvey Brooks, M/M Dallas M.Darland.

East TauntonHoly Family: $1,OOO-M/M

Robert Gallagher; $2S0-Mrs.Terralynn Sullivan; $220-M/MJames Withers; $200-M/M KenDee, MIM Don Parish; $1S0-M/MWilliam McGrath; $100-M/MVincent A. Mammone, M/MChristiano Victoria, M/M JohnLepage, MIM Vincent Barrett, M/M Brian F. Crehan, MIM Glen Gre­gory, MIM Luis M. Machado, MIMWilliam Emsley, Mrs. CharlesWoodward, Mrs. June Isabel, Rob­ert Larkin, Arthur McCarthy.

FairhavenSt. Joseph: $100-Ms.

Michaela Wojcik.St. Mary: $1 OO-MIM Robert R.

Benoij, M/M Armand Chagnon.Fall River

Holy Name: $200-MIM JosephReilly; $1S0-HonIM William Long, 'Jr.; $12S-Philip Silvia; $100-MIMDennis Kelly, M/M Herman Mello,MIM Dennis M. Canulla, MIM SantiDiRuzza, M/M Barry Bibeau, Will­iam C. Furze, M/M ThomasStanton, Theresa Ryan.

Holy Trinity: $150-MauriceMilot; $1 OO-Edmond Bellefeuille.

Our Lady of Health: $1 ,200- ,Rev. Jose A.F. Dos Santos;$1,000-Lucy & Adelino Pereira;$400-Holy Name Society, HolyGhost Committee, Our Lady ofHealth Feast Committee; $200­Our Lady of Health Prayer Group;$1S0-0ur Lady of Health-S1.Vincent de Paul Society; $1 OD-HolyRosary Society, First CommunionClass, Deacon Robert A. Faria, M/M Herman S. Lopes.

St. Stanislaus: $1,000-M/MDavid Carlos; $SOO-A GratefulFriend, Anne Joerres; $300-MIMRaymond Girard; $1S0-M/M Rob­ert Gaw; $130-A Friend; $100­Paula Gagnon, John Mazurek, Jr.,A Friend, Mary Timberlake, MIMWalter Wisniewski.

FalmouthSt. Patrick: $500-Joseph J.

Costa, Inc. Painting Contractor;$2oo-Robert L. Dwyer; $1 SO-Mrs.James V. Toner, Jr.; $12S-M/MHenry V. Greene; $1 OO-MIM Rich­ard Coco, M/M John Condon, M/M Joseph P. Connors, M/MMichael W. Herlihy, M/M SandyMcGhee, M/M William J. O'Brien,In Honor of Father Francis X:Wallace from Ken & Judy Rebello,Mrs. Eleanor L. Swanson.

Hyannis,St. Francis Xavier: $250-MIM

William Barry; $100-Mr. JosephHoffman, MIM Paul Given, WilliamEagan, M/M Richard Corbin.

MansfieldSt. Mary: $2,000-M/M Francis

X. Maloney; $1,000-Dr/M PhilipSibilia; $SOO-MIM James Vaughan,

NEW BEDFORD AREA$2S0-S1. Mary-S1. Vincent de'

Paul Society, Fairhaven; $100­Cabral-Lamoureux FuneralHome; Lawler InsuranceAgency, Inc.; Your Girl Friday;Murray F. DeCoffe AutomotiveService, Inc.

FALL RIVER AREA$3,000-Slade's Ferry Ban'k;

$1,300-Venus de Milo Restau­rant; Briere & Paquette, Inc.

CAPE COD&THE ISLANDS AREA

$200-Corpus ChristiWomen's Guild, East Sandwich;$100-Little Harbor Studio,Osterville.

TAUNTON AREA$SOO-S1. Joseph-S1. Vincent

de Paul Society; $1 OO-Knights ofColumbus-St. Joseph Council#11914.

PARISHES

BUSINESS &COMMUNITY

ATTLEBORO AREA$2,OOO-V.H. Blackinton &

Company, Inc., Attleboro Falls;$300-J&R Investments, Norton;$200-S1. Mary Women's Guild,Seekonk; $1S0-Knights of Co­lumbus #330, North Attleboro;$100-Vachon Mazda, SouthAttleboro.

AcushnetSt. Francis Xavier: $200-MIM

Rene Trial; $130-M/M RobertSampson; $100-M/M William·Morin, Barbara Mello.

AssonetSt. Bernard: $1 ,OOO-Donald &

Jennifer Emond; $100-Dennis &Peggy Read. '

AttleboroSt. John the Evangelist:

$7S0-MIM John Walsh; $300-MIMThomas Castro; $120-M/M PaulHarris, M/M Robert Wuesthoff.

St. Stephen: $1,SOO-S1.Vincent de Paul Society-AttleboroDistrict Council; $12S-MIM MichaelMaguire, Sr.; $100-M/M DonaldBrown, MIM Robert Soares, M/MJustine Jennings.

St. Theresa of the ChildJesus: $300-MIM David LeMay;$2S0-MIM John Sefcik; $200-S1.Theresa Women's Guild, JudithRichter; $100-1 rene Thatcher,Dolores Sweeney, M/M RobertSweeney.

BrewsterOur Lady of the Cape: $100­

Kathleen Byron, M/M RalphHarber.

Buzzards BaySt. Margaret: $150-Charles &

Alyce Lindberg.Centerville

Our Lady of Victory: $3,000­M/M Joseph V. Della Morte;$1 ,OOO-MIM Bruce Gilmore; $SOO-

,Jennifer Hill; $400-John F. Dewey;$300-M/M Joseph J. Gentile, Mrs.Mary Lemay, Mrs. Roland J. Morin;$250-MIM Sean P. O'Neil, Atty/MRobert Donahue, M/M Alan D.Donheiser; $200-Atty/M Don We­ber, MIM Edmund J. Walsh; $1 SO­Charles A. Wry; $12S-M/M GarrettF. Bowler; $120-Mrs. Charles Hills,Mrs. Donna Cafolla, M/M John S.Loucks; $100-Dr/M DonaldDeschenes, M/M John Dugger,Irene Farrell, Francis Fleming, M/M Richard Foster, Mrs. AnnaHuber, MIM David L. LaMachia, M/M Alfred S. Mcintyre, Robert R.Morin, M/M Jon O'Connor, Jr., M/

$ 144,757.0065,156.0053,620.0047,313.0037,127.00

$ 163,825.00133,825.50108,760.0078,440.4375,023.00

$ 51,845.00" , 41,656.00

41,041.0037,408.0035,065.00

$ 59,412.8952,384.0051,667.00 .49,593.0047,153.00

$ 60,134.0036,216.0031,188.0027,784.0026,735.00

extend sincere thanks to all whohave contributed."

It will be some weeks beforethe precise number of contribu­tors has been calculated, as par­ish committees. in turn, prepareformal reports for the central of­fice. Anecdotal indications, how­ever, suggest that many contribu­tors, literally thousands, increased"their gifts this year to help meetwhat was expected to be at thevery least a modest downturn."We're just a fraction off las~

year's record-setting sum," ex­plained Msgr. Harrington. "Giventhe circumstances prevailing thisyear, we are well satisfied withthe 98 percent return from theparishes."

The Diocesan Catholic Chari­ties Appeal has an outstandingrecord of achievement. As Donly,notes, "94 cents out of every dol­lar contributed goes directly toservice those who approach us forassistance; families and individu­als. distressed people, immi­grants. and a host of others in cir­cumstances of need. From theperspective of a donor, this is"thebest bargain you can find."

Because of the availability ofthe pledge system and the use ofthe major credit cards. many do­nors have seen fit to spread theirgifts throughout the entire year, apractice which staff members re­ported allows greater levels ofgenerosity.

While this year's campaignis officially concluding now,gifts, donations and bequestsfor the "Catholic Charities Ap­peal" are always accepted at Di­ocesan Headquarters, acces­sible by mail at Post Office Box1470, Fall River, MA 02722­1470, or by telephone 508-675­1311.

Appeal

Taunton

'AttleboroOur Lady of Mount Carmel. SeekonkSt. John the Evangelist. AttleboroSt. Mary. MansfieldSt. Mark. Attleboro FallsS1. Mary. Seekonk

Cape CodS1. Pius Tenth, South YarmouthOur Lady of Victory, CentervilleChrist the King. MashpeeHoly Trinity, West HarwichCorpus Christi, East Sandwich

Fall RiverHoly Name, Fall RiverS1. Thomas More, Somerset51. Michael, SwanseaS1. Stanislaus, Fall RiverSanto Christo. Fall. River

New BedfordS1. Julie' Billiart, North DartmouthOur Lady of M1. Carmel. New Bedford,St. Mary. South DartmouthImmaculate Conception. New BedfordS1. Patrick, Wareham

S1. Ann, RaynhamS1. Anthony, TauntonAnnunciation of the Lord, TauntonS1. Paul, TauntonImmaculate Conception, North Easton

rather satisfying and h·opeful. "Itlooks as though all of our agen­cies and institutions, our minis­tries and our services will be ableto carry on for the new fiscal year.We've not set a new record, butwe are delighted to announce thatthe campaign will be closing itsbooks this year with a very satis­fying sum of $3,568,683," re­ported Msgr. Harrington.

"Technically, this may not bea record sum; last year's Appealbrought in a bit more. But, giventhIS situation, we might be ex­cused for considering the effort,and the result, to be without pre­cedent," he added.

Diocesan Director of Develop­ment, Michael J. Donly, who or­chestrated much of the promo­tional process and the materialswhich were utilized in this year'scampaign noted that more than 50percent of the parishes in the dio­cese met or surpassed last year'stotals. "We are profoundly grate­ful to the pastors who vigorouslyconducted the drive in so manyareas and thank the volunteercommittee members whose col­laboration has been instrumentalin attaining this level of success,"he said. "Quite frankly, this is byfar the most successful Catholic

, Charities Appeal campaign in the61 year history of the Diocese ofFall River."

Visiting headquarters duringthe waning hours of this year'scampaign, Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap. was re­lieved and encouraged by thenews of the sum generated by thediocesan spring-season cam­paign. "God certainly favored ourefforts' this year." the bishopstated. "In the name of all thosemany good people who will behelped through our outreach, I

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Saint Anne's announces July scheduleFALL RIVER - Saint Anne's Hospital has an­

nounced the July schedule for it's Women's HealthNetwork Outreach Program of breast and cervicalcancer medical services.

A nurse practitioner provides clinical breast ex­ams, pap tests, physical exams as well as breast andcervical education at host sites throughout the FallRiver area. Mammography is provided at thehospital's FIRSTFED Center for Breast Care. Otherhealth services as ordered by the physician are in­cluded as needed. Portuguese speaking staff are avail­able as well as interpreters for other languages. Ap­pointments are necessary. For more information con­tact Maria Cabrales at 508-675-5686.

The schedule is as follows: July 2, 8:30a.m. to 3:30

p.m., SSTAR Family Health Care Center, 4000 StanleyStreet; July 9, 9a.m. to noon, Somerset-Swansea Walk­in-Center, 67 Grand Army Highway and from 6:30­8:30 p.m. at the FIRSTFED Center for Breast Care atSaint Anne's Hospital; July 13, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.,FIRSTFED; July 16,6:30-8:30 p.m., FIRSTFED; July20, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., FIRSTFED; July 22, 6:30­8:30 p.m., FIRSTFED; July 25, noon to 3 p.m.,Healthfirst Family Care Center, 102 County Street;July 27, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., FIRSTFED.

Women who qualify for Women's Health Networkservices through a state grant are Massachusetts resi­

. dents; 40-64 years old; or under 40 with personal orfamily history; or over 65 and not eligible for Medi­care and able to meet income guidelines.

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been vitally important in the suc­cess of the Education Fund, hav­ing raised over $68,000 in the firstyear and more than $300,000 ineach of the following years.Michael 1. Donly, diocesan direc­tor of Development praised theefforts of the Cape Cod commit­tee. "The group of volunteers onCape Cod has done tremendousthings for the St. Mary's Fund,"he told The Anchor. "Not only isthe evening always a great socialnight, but so much money is raisedfor kids in Catholic schools, notjust on Cape Cod, but throughoutthe diocese. Suzanne Downing hasbeen instrumental since the CapeCod dinners began, and the peoplewho work with her are so futureoriented, making sure a goodCatholic education is available toall children in the diocese."

Assisting Downing in the plan­ning for the event in New Seaburyare co-chairman Mary Riordanand committee members MaryBurke, Patrick Carney, William M.Cousins Jr., Janet Daley, SheilaD.Feitelberg, Mary Lou Howard,Leroy Jarrett, Phyllis M. MacNeil,Jo Ann McGrath, John V.McManmon Jr., Thelma Mosher,Thomas P. O'Neill, AnnePellegrino, and Mercedes D. Riley.

Tickets for "A SummerEvening" at The Country Clubat New Seabury are $200. Res­ervations must be made by July22. To reserve a space for anevening offood and fun on CapeCod, and to help further qual­ity education.in the diocese, callSuzanne Downing at 508-428­4484.

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Where: Youth Apostles Residence, 42 Chicago St., Fall River(Formerly St. William's Rectory)

When: Thesday, July 2, 20027: 15 p.m. Evening Prayer; 7:30 Mass; 8:00 Seminar

Presenter: Mr. Robbie LePage, Diocesan Seminarian,Youth Minister

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

Info: Youth Apostles 508-672-2755

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This month's Youth Apostles' Youth Ministry seminar is:

Bishop O'Malley, who hasbeen a staunch supporter of theEducation Fund since his arrivalin 1992, commented on the impor­tance of a Catholic education, par­ticularly in this crisis period for theChurch in the United States. "Dur­ing this challenging period inAmerican Society, a Catholic edu­cation is more profoundly impor­tant than ever before," he said."The Catholic schools in the Dio­cese of Fall River provide an op­portunity for our children to learnin a safe Christian setting wherethey can develop a sense of respon­sibility and respect for themselvesand each other. With the reality ofrising costs and necessity for ourschools to be financially self-suf­ficient, it is vitally important toincrease both the number and theamount of scholarships availableyearly."

The St. Mary's Education Fundwas established in the diocese in1991 with proceeds from the saleof the former St. Mary's Home, adiocesan-sponsored orphanage inNew Bedford. The interest fromthe fund is used to provide need­based scholarships to students whootherwise would not be able to at­tend a Catholic school.

In 1995, a fall scholarship din­ner was initiated to provide moremonies for the fund. The dinnerwas held throughout the diocesein the following years until 1998,when the first summer dinner tookplace on the Cape, and has eversince. The fall dinner continues tobe held in October at White's ofWestport.

The Cape Cod dinners have

$20,000-Mr. Anthony Andrade;$500-0ur Lady of Mount CarmelWomen's Guild; $400-MIM JohnGregorek; $200-M/M JeremiahO'Connor, M/M Reynold W.Paniccia, M/M Michael E.Harrington; $100-Mrs. FlorenceMcAloon, MIM David Soares, M/M Joseph Renzi, M/M DennisFarias, MIM Michael Downey..

SomersetSt. Patrick: $500-Lafayette

Federal Savings Bank; $125-MIMJoseph Soroka; $1oo-St. Patrick­St. Vincent de Paul Society.

South EastonHoly Cross: $100-M/M

Vincent Hurley, Ms. Anne Pike.South Yarmouth

St. Pius: $750-MIM GeorgeKaup; $3oo-Barbara Clark; $250­M/M Kevin Morris, Mrs. JohnMaroney; $200-MIM Peter Regan;$100-Thomas Murphy, M/MJames Wyse, M/M Paul Smith,Valerie Whiteman, M/M RobertErwin.

SwanseaSt. Michael: $1,OOO-lnMemory

of Idola M. Hargraves; $500-lnMemory of Claire G. Hargraves.

TauntonSt. Jacques: $100-Corinne

Wagner.St. Joseph: $200-ln Memory

of the Victims of 09/11; $100-Jo­seph Teixeira, M/M J. ThomasCoulombe. .

St. Mary: $1 ,Ooo-Drs. James&Kelly Hoye; $1 OO-Peter& PatriciaMedeiros, James Kelliher, John &Maria Furtado, Louis & ElizabethRaposa.

St. Paul: $300-ReplM JamesFagan; $1 oo-MIM Donald Duncan.

WarehamSt. PatriCk: $350-St. Patrick­

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Stott,Chapman, Cole and Gleason Fu­neral Home; $200-A Friend; $150­St. Patrick's Circle; $100-JosephCafarella, William G. Stevenson,MIM Thomas P. Hogan, St. PatrickYouth Ministry, M/M CharlesErwin.

WellfleetOur Lady of Lourdes: $100­

Richard Benedict.West Harwich

Holy Trinity: $300-MarjorieTivenan; $200-M/M WalterBosworth; $150-John Greenwood;$100-Kelly M. Cavanaugh, Mrs.Dominic Ciaccio, M/M MichaelFitzgerald, M/M RaymondFournier, MIM Michael A. Hession,Daniel &Alice Kennedy, MIM Rob­ert Maguire, M/M T. RobertReynolds, Albert & KathaleenStiglmerier.

WestportOur Lady of Grace: $1oo-M/

M Jeffrey Scheller.St. George: $250-MIM Paul

Dion.

M Leo H. Dery, Frank Chambers.St. Mary: $500-James

Bazzinotti; $200-M/M LeonardKarp; $1 OQ-MIM Samuel Smith, MIM Barry Bacon.

North DartmouthSt. Julie Billiart: $1,000-MIM

George Silvia; $120-Donna L.B.Grenon; $1 oo-MIM Peter Healy, MIM Michael Sikorski.

North DightonSt.Joseph: $1 ,OOO-in Memory

of Mary & Alfred Costa.North Easton

Immaculate Conception:$1,000-Anonymous; $400-M/MGeorge White; $100-M/M ScottFaust, M/M Walter Chojnacki,Henry Donahue, Mrs. JohnDowney.

North FalmouthSt. Elizabeth Seton: $1 ,800­

Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore.Orleans

St. Joan of Arc: $200-CarolAbel; $100-Beverly Adamkovic,Rita Essigmann, James Rosato,Virginia Smith.

OstervilleOur Lady of the Assumption:

$1 ,Ooo-MIM Frederick Wrightson,M/M Philip Danby, M/M James J.Derba, MIM Richard Colman, M/M Thomas A. Vanderslice; $500­The Bentivegna Family, M/MCelestino Digiovanni; $350-M/MRobert Daley; $300-William Perry,MlM Michael Dadarria, MIM FelixD'Olimpio; $250-M/M DanielHosteter, William M. Cousins, Jr.;$200-MIM Richard O'Keefe, Mrs.Robert Kelleher, M/M JohnCurran, Robert J. Owens, M/MRobe~ J. Lawler; $150-MIM Ber­nard J. Foley, M/M DavidMcCarthy; $100-M/M PaulBeaudreau, MIM John Bergin, M/M David Crosby, Mrs. Paul M.Ryan, M/M Richard Darwin, M/MEdward T. Sullivan, M/M ArthurCasavant, M/M Donald A.Crowley, Mrs. Harold J. Field, Mr.Richard Ledoux, M/M Paul E. Fair,Dr/M Richard O'Hara, M/MVincent B. Legendre, MIM Fred M.Bean, M/M Daniel O'Day, M/MJames Hines.

ProvincetownSt. Peter the Apostle: $900­

St. Peter the Apostle-St. Vincent dePaul Society; $200-YvonneCabral-Edwards; $100-JosephAndrews, Elaine Cabral.

RaynhamSt. Ann: $500-M/M Jean

Jacques; $4OO-MIM Mark Karsner;$150-MIM Thomas Porter; $125­MIM Joaquim Craveiro; $1 OO-MIMAntenor DaSilva, M/M PawelFichna, MIM Albert Lounsbury, M/M E. Jason Oldfield, DrlM FrankTomase, MIM Thomas laks, MIMGlenn Fortin.

SeekonkOur Lady of Mount Cannel:

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$2~0-MIM Myles Reis; $200-MIMThomas McGrath, MarshaKotalac; $150-M/M Orrin Macy,Lemberg & Son, Inc.; $1oo-Rob­ert N. Lelle, MIM William Spencer,MIM William Snow, Francisco An­tonio Deras, M/M James Joynt,Carmen S. Martin, M/M FrancisPsaradelis, Ann Lehan.

New BedfordHoly ~ame of the Sacred

Heart of Jesus: $2,000-lnMemory of Gerald R. LaFrance;$150-MIM Wayne Dean.

Our Lady of the Assumption:$100-St. Martin de Porres Guild.

Our Lady of Fatima: $1oo-M/M Roger Dube, M/M AntonioMendes, MIM Anthony Enos.

Our Lady of Mount Cannel:$10Q-Holy Ghost Society.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help:$1,500-lntention of Jamsat;$1 ,OOO-OurLadyof Perpetual HelpBingo, In Memory of the DeceasedParishioners of the Former St.Casimir Parish; $600-ln Thanks­giving for Graces Received; $120­Mrs. Theresa Crouch.

St. Anthony of Padua: $500­Anonymous; $100-M/M ReneLaFrance.

St. Francis of Assisi: $250­St. Francis of Assisi-St. Vincent dePaul Society; $1 oo-MIM William R.Balderson, Jr., Atty/M JamesHenry.

St. John the Baptist: $1 ,000­St. John's Cemetery; $2oo-Anony­mous, In Thanksgiving.

St. Lawrence: $600-St.Lawrence-St. Vincent de Paul So­ciety; $200-Paul & William Walsh;$120-Suzanne Sullivan.

St. Mary: $400-Lisa M. Gulino;$150-MIM Stephen Paiva; $120­Dennis & Donna Rodriguez &Family; $100-M/M FernandoRaposo, MIM Emanuel Aurelio, MIM Paul Boutin, MIM J. Oliver.

North AttleboroSacred Heart: $1,000-M/M

Warren Boehling; $800-M/M Jo­seph Buchinski; $550-MIM DonaldlaCasse; $5oo-M/M Dennis Dion,M/M Charles Meunier, SacredHeart-St. Vincent de Paul Society;$400-M/M James Dulude, M/MEdmond Goulet; $250-M/M Ed­ward Dion, Jr., Costa Green­houses, Kenneth Giacoppo, MlMKevin Fitzpatrick; $200-GertrudeRoy; $150-MIM Norman Rogers,Claire Deschenes; $100-M/MGeorge Diebling, MIM Paul Sauve,M/M Andrew Bennett, MlM DavidMello, Albert Lapierre, MIM PaulGuimond, MIM Richard Leydon, MIM John Clark, Jr., M/M FrankViscusi, Lauretta Wood.

St. Mark: $125-MIM EdwardM. Sullivan; $100-M/M ThomasMcHugh, MIM Kenneth E. Silva, MI

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reco'rd once again capturing theEastern Athletic Conference title.Coach Neil Loew said he waspleased with the team's play allyear and each member made asignificant contribution whetherat practice or in the team'smatches.

Team members pictured beloware: From left, front: BrendanFeeney, Andrew Schroek, DanielDemers, Peter Warq, BeauJacques, Jack Hogan and BrettZerba; middle: Stephen Graves,Keith Sheridan, Jonathan Cotter,Christopher Ward, JamesCostello, Jeffrey Santoro andMichael Finocchi; standing:Coach Neil Loew, TiffanyDiPanni, Harry Minke, JamesRenner, Adam Amin, BrendanSmith, Michael Swanson, Will­iam Maguire and Jeremy Hall.Not pictured are Steven Altieriand Louis Stabile.

case, prepared strategy and hadto think quickly during court­room arguments. They werejudged on their ability to followprocedure and present a plau­sible case.

The mock trial was part of aunit on the legislative and judi­cial system and PrincipalKathleen Burt said the benefitsof this program to students is"endless."

"They learn through experi-.ence how the legal systemworks and how they fit into it.They also exercise their leader­ship skills and learn to thinkanalytically and on their feet,"she said.

Bishop Feehan golf teamwins second straight ti~leATTLEBORO - The Bishop

Feehan High School golf teamsecured its second straight Divi- 'sion One State Golf Champion­ship title recently at Easton Coun­try Club by dominating the fieldof competitors.

The Shamrocks shot an im­pressive team score of 292 anddistanced themselves from thenext closest team, which had ascore of 322. Feehan placed fiveplayers in the top 10 finishers forthe individual championship andteam member James Renner tookfirst with a three-under-par 68.

William Maguire shot a 71 tohelp give the Shamrocks the vic­tory and Keith Sheridan added around of 76. Brendan Smith shota 77 while Michael Swanson hadan 81 and a round of 85 was puttogether by Jeremy Hall.

The team completed its regu­lar season with a perfect 16-0

Fall River schoolholds mock trial

THE BISHOP Feehan High School Golf Team won it's sec­ond straight state title this year and compiled a perfect 16-0record. They are coached by Neil Loew.

FALL RIVER - With the helpof Attorney Sandra Oliveria, and.sixth-grade teacher RicardoPimentel, students at SS. Peter andPaul School researched, preparedand held a mock tlial for theirclassmates.

Pimentel told students that amock trial is much like a realcourt trial with attorney teams, .witnesses and preparing a casebefore a judge. The case stu­dents worked was called "TheCase of the Big Bad Wolf," asuit against Curly Pig for at­tempted wolf cooking.

Students learned trial rulesand a variety of legal terms.They rehearsed roles for the

• EIGHTH-GRADERSfrom Our Lady of MountCarmel School, NewBedford, learned about thedangers of drugs and alco­hol during a course thisyear. They created anti­smoking skits and posterspresenting them to fellowclassmates. Sierra Limaand Kelly Nunes display ananti-smoking poster.

~ OUR LADY of Mt.Carmel eighth-gradersJayme Cancela andCarlos Andre say no tocigarettes.

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MEGAN O'DRISCOLL of Holy Trinity School, Fall River, displays a plaque she receivedfor placing first in this year's Lion's Club Poster Contest. It was themed "Lighting the Path toWorld Peace," and O'Driscoll also received a cash award for her efforts. With her are Princi­pal Kathleen Barboza and Lion's member Bert Patenaude.

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Vatican confirms pope to visitGuatemala, Mexico after Toronto stop

CONSTRUCTION OF a stage for use at the upcoming World Youth Day in Toronto isviewed by onlookers recently. Pope John Paul " will celebrate Mass on the stage July 28.(eNS photo from Reuters)

The dangers of keeping secrets

By CINDY WOODEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - TheVatican confirmed that Pope JohnPaul II will make planned stops in

. Guatemala and Mexico followinga July 23-29 visit to Toronto forWorld Youth Day.

The trip schedule reflects oneslight scaling back of the 82­year-old pontiff's planned activi­ties: A beatification service inMexico August I - the pope'sfinal day in North America ­will be a Liturgy of the Wordceremony, not a Mass.

After arriving in Canada July23, the pope will spend more thanhalf of his time resting at aBasilian-owned retreat center onStrawberry Island in Lake Simcoe,about 90 miles north of Toronto.His appearances at World YouthDay, expected to attract hundredsof thousands of young people, in­clude a welcoming ceremony, avigil and a closing Mass.

In Guatemala July 29-30 and inMexico July 30-Aug. I, the pope'sactivities are limited to canoniza­tion and heati fication liturgies,with the exception of arrival anddepmture ceremonies.

Here is the Vatican schedule ofthe pope's tlip to Canada. Timeslisted are local; Eastern DaylightTime is in parentheses where it isnot the same as local time.

Tuesday, July 23 (Rome,Toronto)

- 9:40 a.m. (3:40 a.m.), De­parture from Rome's Leonardo daVinci International Airport forCanada.

- I p.m., An'ival at Lester B.Pearson International Airport.Welcoming ceremony, withspeech by the pope.

By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Sometimes the local TV and ra­dio news is awful. Right now,broadcasters in my town are fillingthe airwaves with a pmticularly hor­lible tlia\.

I will repeat a little of the infor­mation here because it is instruc­tive. Sometimcs we learn from ourown mistakes. Now and then wehave the chancc to learn from themistakes of others.

A little girl disappeared from herhedroom in the middle of the night.Anguished, her parents rallied thecommunity. Hundreds of friends,neighhors and perfect strangerssearched huge areas, hoping to findher alive. After weeks ofan increas­ingly desperate hunt, her lifelessbody was found out in the country­side, hack away from the road. Shehad heen murdered.

- I:50 p.m., peparture in he­licopter for Strawberry Island inLake Simcoe.

- 2:40 p.m., Ahival at Straw­berry Island.

Wednesday, July 24 (Straw­berry Island), Private rest.

Thursday, July 25 (StrawberryIsland, Toronto)

- 3 p.m., Departure in helicop­ter from Strawberry Island forToronto.

- 3:50 p.m., Arrival atToronto's heliport.

- 4:30 p.m., Arrival at Exhi­bition Place in Toronto. Welcom­ing ceremony for World YouthDay, with speech by the pope.

- 6:50 p.m., Departure from

A neighbor was charged in thecrime. His trial continues as I write,and every minute is being coveredlive. There are local news wrap-upshows each evening, with somberexperts brought in to share theiropinions.

We also have been told the par­ents were home when their daugh­ter disappeared but were usingdrugs and perhaps having sexualrelations with people one of thembrought home from a bar. Each de­tail of their conduct that eveningand their "unconventional lifestyle"has been analyzed on the news.

On the suspect's computer harddtive was an organized library ofpornographic images, includingmany pictures and cUl100ns of littlegirls engaged in sexual activities.

The defense seems to be that theway the parents lived lel unknownnumbers of sick and disgusting

Toronto's heliport for StrawberryIsland.

- 7:40 p.m., Arrival at Straw­berry Island.

Friday, July 26 (Strawberry Is­land), Private rest.

Saturday, July 27 (StrawberryIsland, Toronto)

- 9:30 a.m., Departure in he­licopter from Strawberry Island forToronto.

- 10:20 a.m., Arrival at theMorrow Park heliport in northernToronto. .

- II a.m., Meeting withCanada's governor general at themotherhouse of the Sisters of St.Joseph in Morrow Park.

- II :20 a.m., Meeting with

people into the home. The prosecu­tion says they have the killer. Theneighbor could be falsely accused.Nobody knows the truth yet, and

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that's why we hold tlials instead oflynching whomever the mob de­cides is guilty.

But there is one truth we know.The lives of the people involved arechanged forever because their deep­est secrets are the subject of publicconversation. The parents lost achild and now also are sufferingpublic humiliation. By the sametoken, even if the neighbor is

Canada's prime minister.- II :40 a.m., Meeting with

Ontario's prime minister.- II :50 a.m., Meeting with

Toronto's mayor.- Noon, Meeting with the su­

perior general and council of theCongregation of the Sisters of St.Joseph.

- I p.m., Recitation of the An­gelus with the community of Sis­ters of St. Joseph in theirmotherhouse's chapel. Speech bythe pope, followed by lunch in themotherhouse's refectory withCanada's bishops and members ofthe papal entourage.

- 6:40 p.m., Departure in he­licopter from the Morrow Park he-

proven innocent, his reputation inthe community is destroyed bywhat the investigation brought tolight.

The reporters smell blood andcircle like sharks.

The lesson, however, is not thatreporters and TV news coverageneedlessly ruin careers, reputationsand lives - although sometimesthey do that. In this case, the shameand humiliation are caused not byanything reporters did. The realdamage was caused by choices anddecisions the players themselvesmade, believing their actions wouldremain secret.

Both the defendant and thevictim's parents knew it would beembarrassing - or worse - if ev­erybody in town knew what theydid behind closed doors on week­ends. They just never imagined thatanybody would find out. They be-

liport for Toronto's DownsviewPark.

- 7 p.m., Arrival at the heli­port of Downsview Park inToronto.

- 7:30 p.m., Vigil with youngpeople in Downsview Park.

- 9:50 p.m., Departure in he­licopter from Downsview Park forMorrow Park.

- 10: 10 p.m., Arrival at Mor­row Park's heliport.

Sunday, July 28 (Toronto)- 8:25 a.m., Departure in he­

licopter from Morrow Park forDownsview Park.

- 8:45 a.m., Arrival atDownsview Park's heliport.

- 9:30 a.m., World Youth DayMass in Downsview Park, withhomily by the pope. Mass endswith Angelus and a speech by thepope.

- 12:50 p.m., Departure in he­licopter from Downsview Park forMorrow Park.

- I: 10 p.m., Arrival at Mor­row Park's heliport.

- 6 p.m., Greeting to the na­tional organizing committee forWorld Youth Day 2002 at themotherhouse of the Sisters of St.Joseph in Morrow Park.

Monday, July 29 (Toronto,Guatemala City)

- 8:30 a.m., Ptivate Mass inthe chapel of the motherhouse ofthe Sisters of Sl. Joseph in Mor­row Park.

- 10:45 a.m., Departure in he­licopter from Morrow Park forLester B. Pearson InternationalAirport in Toronto.

- II: 15 a.m., Anival at LesterB. Pearson International Airport.Departure ceremony.

- II :45 a.m., Departure fromToronto for Guatemala.

lieved their secrets were safe.That is the lesson. You cannot

live as if your secrets are safe be­cause they never are. The best ad­vice is this: "Live as if you believethat whatever you do could beshown tonight on the local TVnews. If you would be ashamed tohave everybody in town know whatyou are doing, think about makingbetter choices.

Oh, yes, and there's one lastthing. Even if your choices do notmake the TV news, eventually youwill present your life to God. Inthe final accounting, you are re­sponsible for your actions. Thereis no way of keeping secrets fromGod.

Your comments are welcome.Please address: ChristopherCarstens, do Catholic News Ser­vice, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Wash­ington, D.C. 20017.

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for Lifetime's "Within TheseWalls."

Those nominated for the 90­minute or longer network categorywere Kirk Ellis for ABC's ''AnneFrank," John Wierick for "CrossedOver" on CBS and Paris Quallesfor ''The Rosa Parks Story," alsoon CBS.

Nominees in the 60-minute cat­egory were Bruce C. McKenna forthe "Bastogne" episode of HBO's"Band of Brothers," Lukas Reiterand David E. Kelley for the"Honor Code" episode of ABC's"The Practice," and Aaron Sorkinfor the ''Two Cathedrals" episodeof NBC's ''The West Wing."

Those nominated for the 30­minute category were Matt Tarsesfor the "My Old Lady" episode of

, "Scrubs," Steven Peterman andGary Dontzig for the "Looking forGod in All the Right Places" epi­sode of ABC Family's "State ofGrace," and Hollis Rich and BrendaLilly for another "State of Grace"episode, "Love, Love ty1e Do."

Children's liveactibn categorynominees were Gary ,Rosenkranzfor the episode "The StudentBody" of Nickelodeon's "TheBrothers Garcia'," and AnnaSandor'for Showtime's "My Loui-siana Sky." , .' '

Nominees for the children'sanimation category were Peter K.Hirsch for the episode ''The BoyWith His Head in the Clouds" ofthe PBS show "Arthur," Dev Rossfor Cartoon Network's "Balto II:Wolf Quest," and Melody Fox forthe "Harold's Birthday Gift" epi­sode of HBO Family's "Haroldand the Purple Crayon."

Those nominated in theSundance feature film categorywere Phillip Gwynne and PaulGoldman for "Australian Rules,"Mark J. Gordon for "Her Majesty,"and George LaVoo and JosefinaLopez for "Real Women HaveCurves." ,

In all, $130,000 in prize moneywent to the winners.

Bill Moyers receivesfirst Kieser Award

LOS ANGELES (eNS) ­Television journalist Bill Moyershas been named the first recipientof the Kieser Award, named afterFather Ellwood Kieser, the Paulistpriest who founded the HumanitasPrizes.

Moyers received the specialHumanitas Prize at a luncheon onTuesday.

In addition, 29 writers werenominated for awards in the eightcategories of the HumanitasPrizes, which started in 1974. Thewinners were announced at theluncheon.

During his career, Moyers haswon three Humanitas Prizes, plusmore than 30 Emmy Awards andthe Charles Frankel Prize, now theNational Humanities Medal. He"represents the very best that tele­vision offers its viewers," saidPaulist Father Frank Desiderio ina recent statement. "Bill Moyershas based his career on providingintelligent, informative programsthat ser:ve as a benchmark for, tele~vis'ion journalism:"

:The ,Kieser Award is given to aperson, or group whos(:,work has

, helped to promote a greater appre­ciation for the dignity of eachmember of the human family, andchallenged others to exarninetherole they play in the search formeaning, freedom and love.

The Humanitas Prize honorswriters whose work honestly ex­plores the complexities of the hu­man experience and sheds light onthe positive values of life.

Feature film nominees wereAkiva Goldsman for "A BeautifulMind," Kristine Johnson andJessie Nelson for "I Am Sam," andRichard Eyre and Charles Woodfor "Iris."

Nominees in the 90-minute orlonger cable category were MoisesKaufman and the members of theTectonic Theater Project forHBO's "The Laramie Project,"John Pielmeier for FX's "Sins ofthe Father," and Robert J. Avrech

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