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COMMUNION IN TilE HAND will become an optionin the Fall River diocese the weekend of Nov. 19 and 20.(See informative article on page 10.)

NC News Head Will SpeakAt Hyannis CPA Meeting

Gallup Poll Shows UpswingIn Catholic Involvement

the Alienated and Unchurched?"Gallup said there are other signsof a Catholic upswing, amongthem these facts:

- Four percent of teenageboys express some interest inthe priesthood or in the Brother­

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during the synod, Hie Pope saidthat "unfortunately the nationsare not few where the right ofindividual men to liberty, theright of families to educate theirchildren, and the right of reli­gious communities to educatetheir members are totally sup­pressed or at least unjustlylimited."

"Still again we plead govern­ments of people that they re­spect the right of individuals andreligious communities to bothsocial and political freedom inthe religious field," said thePope.

The Pope urged bishops topay "vigilant attention" to re-

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Closes Synod,for Freedom

PopeAsks

movements has increased, thatMass attendance is holding solidduring the mid- 1970s, and thatyoung Catholics (18-29) are at­tending Mass slightly more of­ten than they did in 1975, Gal­lup said.

In his address on "Who Are

VATICAN CITY ~NC) - PopePaul VI closed the fifth worldSynod of Bishops with an ap­peal to governments to respectthe religious rights of individ­uals and religious communities.

In a speech to the final meet­ing of the synod, Pope Paul alsotold synod fathers, who hadbeen discussing catechesis for amonth, that he is concernedabout the teaching of full, sounddoctrine in religious educationprograms.

The Pope said that the synodproduced "happy and comfort­ing results" and "most usefulsuggestions" on catechesis.

Regarding religious liberty,which had become a major theme

MARRIOTTSVILLE, Maryland(NC) - "I have some good newsfor a change," pollster GeorgeGallup recently told participantsin an evangelizatiol} workshopfor priests and pastoral associ­ates of the Baltimore archdio­cese.

Current statistics show that ahigher proportion of adults in­dicate the Catholic faith as theirreligious preference than a de­cade ago, that interest in innerlife and involvement in religious

Children and the elderly werethe objects of diocesan concernat events' that took place .lastweek at Centerville and in FallRiver.

Last Wednesday ground wat>broken by. Bishop Daniel A.Cronin on the 17-acre Fern­brook estate in Centerville fora new major facility to providedignified, independent living forthe elderly with nursing super- .vision constantly available.

On Friday the former St.John's Day Nursery building inFall River was blessed and dedi­

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Diocesan GrowthIs Manifested

magazines on the eastern sea­board will be in attendance.

Greeting delegates on behalfof all the people of the dioceseon Wednesday evening will be,Bishop Daniel Cronin, who willpreside at an opening Mass inhistoric St. Francis XavierChurch, Hyannis.

The Anchor will host a recep­tion for delegates following theMass. All priests of the diocese

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Richard W. Daw, Director andEditor in Chief of the NationalCatholic News Service will befeatured dinner speaker at aregional Catholic Press Associa­tion, (CPA) meeting to be heldNov. 9, 10 and 11 at Dunfey'sHyannis Resort. This meetingmarks the first time that the di­ocese of Fall River has hostedsuch an event.

Editors and staff from over50 Catholic newspapers and

NEW BEGINNINGS: Bishop Cronin, aided by Father Peter N.Graziano (center) and Father Thomas L. Rita, places a crucifix on thewall as he blesses new offices of the Diocesan Department of SocialServices and Special Apostolates. At right, he joins in groundbreaking.ceremonies for Fernbrook, new facility for the aged to be erected inCenterville. With him, from left, Mother M. Aloysius, O. Carm., superior

of the Carmelite Sisters who will staff Fernbrook; Lawrence Newman,master of ceremonies for the dedication program; Mrs. Donald C. McGraw,Fernbrook Development Committee member. The Bishop uses an antiqueshovel belonging to the original Fernbrook owner, Mrs. McGraw thetraditional "silver" implement. It was announced that construction of the120 bed facility will begin immediately.

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ill People.~laces.Events-NC News Briefs ill

FATHER JOHN V. MAGNANIhas been named spiritual directorfor the society of St. Vincent dePaul in the Greater Attleboro area.

VIRGIL C. DECHANT, LaCrosse,Kan. has been named to a secondterm as supreme lmight of theKnights of Columbus.

WATERGATE FIGURE CharlesColson who is active in "Prison Fel­lowship," a religious program aid­ing prisoners, has apologized fortelling a "hearsay" story about aCatholic prison chaplain who, hesaid, violated the seal of confessionby turning in an inmate who hadconfessed to a murder.

More TimeWASHINGTON - Supreme Court

Justice John Paul Stevens has giventhe National Labor Relations Board(NLRB) more time to decide whether toappeal a federal court decision barringit from Catholic schools.

Want Real UnityVATICAN CITY - The world's 200

Christian churches are trying to turntheir "bureaucratic" unity into a deepbrotherly union which respects legitimatepluralism, Pope Paul VI said at hisweekly general audience.

Small Is BeautifulROME - Three African delegates to

the Synod of Bishops said ·they wereencouraged to see that their views, par­ticiJlarly on the importance of smallChristian communities and concern forsocial justice, were shared by other synodmembers.

Leper PriestHONOLULU-Performance of a play

about" Father Damien De Veuster, theleper priest of Molokai, will mark theopening of the Damien Museum andArchives on Nov. II at St. Patrick'sMonastery in Honolulu. The SacredHearts priest died on Molokai after work­ing 16 years with the lepers there.

Bing's legaciesREDWOOD OITY, Calif. - Although

the bulk of Bing Crosby's estate was leftin trust for his wife and seven children,several Catholic institutions are benefi­ciaries also. Gonzaga High Schol and'Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash.,both of which he attended, will receive$500,000 each, while St. Aloysius Churchin Spokane, his childhood parish, will get$5,000.

Dorothy Day 1580MILWAUKEE-A Mass and two days

of lectures and discussions on the Mar­quette University campus beginning Nov.8 will mark the 80th birthday of DorothyDay, a cofounder of the Catholic. WorkerMovement and its newspaper, "TheCatholic Worker." Many of Miss Day'spapers and those of the movement arein Marquette's archives.

It's Not MagicVATICAN CITY-Pope Paul VI re­

minded thousands gathered in St. Peter'sSquare on Mission Sunday that the"Gospel doesn't announce itself." Beforereciting the Angelus with the crowd,Pope Paul said, "without an internationaltransmission from man to man, the Gos­pel does not spread itself."

Asks Contrac'l' DenialWASHINGTON - A U.S. Catholic

Conference (USCe) official has askedSecretary of Transportation BrockAdams to deny a federal contract to aSouth African firm ready to work witha black-owned American firm. Grant­ing the contract would provide SouthAfrica with "propaganda" material, saidthe official, Father J. Bryan Hehir, USCCassociate secretary for internationalpeace and justice.

Biko AutopsyJOHANNESBURG - Observers are

predicting increased pressure on theSouth African government from abroadfollowing disclosure of an autopsy re­port that said black leader Steve Bikodied from a massive brain injury while

'in police custody.

Catechesis for SdentistsVATICAN CITY - A "very precise

and specialized form of catechesis" toscientists is a task which "cannot beignored" by the Church, said the Am­erican bishops in an intervention pre­sented to the world Synod of Bishops.

Won't HireWICHITA, Kans. - Bishop David Mal­

oney of Wichita has said that he willrefuse to hire homosexuals as teachersin the diocese's Catholics schools despitea new homosexual rights law in the citywhich bans employment discriminationbecause of a person's "sexual or af­fectional preference."

Bambinos, BewareROME-The Justice and Health Com­

mittee of the Italian Chamber of "Deput­ies, the lower house of Parliament, meet­ing in joint session, have approved thefirst two articles of a bill removing re­strictions on abortion.

Censure VoteBALTIMOE - After months of de­

bate and polling, the Baltimore archdio­cesan Senate of Priests voted to cen­sure the National Federation of Priests'Councils '(NFPC), but remain in the or­ganization. The action stemmed fromdisapproval of the national conventionin March.

Women, JusticeVATICAN CITY - The American bis­

hops have asked the world Synod ofBishops to "recognize and utilize to thegreatest degree possible" the talentswomen have in the field of catechesis,in another paper submitted to the synodon behalf of the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops, the U.S. delegates call­ed for a greater commitment to justicewithin the Church, saying that "anybody or institution which ventures tospeak to others about justice must itseltbe just, and must be seen as such."

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Utilities Commission has denied SignMagazine a charitable discount on itsphone service. Following a hearing inNewark the PUC upheld a decision bythe New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. todeny the discount to Sign, a magazinefor the support of foreign missionsstaffed by the Passionist Fathers. ThePUC said the magazine did not meet therequirements of providing "direct aidto the physical health and comfort ofhuman beings," the criterion established.by Bell to qualify for the discount.

Neutron Bomb ProtestWASHINGTON - A Catholic Worker

couple reportedly on their honeymoonand three others, including former priestand anti-war activist Philip Berrigan,were arrested at the White House afterunfolding a banner protesting the neu­tron bomb.

IrresponsibleWASHINGTON - Catholic, Protestant

and Jewish Scholars have branded "ir­responsible" the 209 signers of an at­tack against the Catholic Church's rolein the abortion controversy. The labeled"A CaB to Concern" constitutes ."acause for concern," according to theinterfaith grOup, which includes Paul

. Ramsey of Princeton, Arthur Dyck ofHarvard, and Jesuit Father Avery Dullesand William E. May, both of CatholicUniversity.

BISHOP NICHOLAS D'ANT­0NIo' who has a price on his headin Hopduras for his support ofpeasant rights, is now vicar for His­panics in New Orleans.

. CHRISTIAN BROTHER MiguelFebres Cordero was one of twomembers of his community beati­fied last Sunday by Pope Paul VI.An Ecuadorean, he taught languageand literature, died in 1910..

ARCHBISHOP JOHN QUINN ofSan Francisco is among bisl)opsnominated for president and vice­president of the National Confer­ence of Catholic Bishops. Electionswill take place this month.

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Dominican TertiariesMembers of the Third Order

of St. Dominic will meet at 7:30p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 at the RoseHawthorne Lathrop Home, 1600Bay St., Fall River. Celebrationof Mass will be followed by re­citation of the evening prayerfrom the Divine Office and adiscussion on the Kingship ofChrist.

- Archbishop John Roach ofSt. Paul-Minneapolis.

- Archbishop John' Whealonof Hartford Conn.

Ten BirettasIn Ring

WASHINGTON (NC) - Apreliminary vote among the Am­erican Catholic bishops has pro­duced 10 candidates for thepresidency and vice-presidencyof the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops (NCCB) andU.S. Catholic Conference (USCC)to be voted on this month inWashington.

In alphabetical order, they are:- Cardinal William Baum of

Washington, D.C.- Cardinal Terence Cooke of

New York.- Archbishop Thomas Don­

nellan of Atlanta.- Bishop James Malone of

Youngstown, Ohio.- Archbishop Edward Mc­

Carthy of Miami.- Bishop Joseph McNicholas

of Springfield, Ill.

- Bishop Cletus O'Donnell,of Madison, Wis.

- Archbishop John Quinn ofSan Francisco.

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Catholic NursesCape Cod and Islands chapter

of the Diocesan Council of Cat­holic Nurses will meet at 7:30p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 at St.Pius X Church, South Yarmouth.A round table discussion will beheld and new members will bewelcomed.

Joan Kenneally, telephone394-8405, is accepting reserva­tions for the New England Con­ference of Catholic Nurses meet·ing to be held tomorrow throughSunday at the Hyatt Regencyhotel in Boston.

ways new forms which ideolo­gies and programs take on."

Regarding class struggle as themeans to justice, L'Osservatoresaid that "violence, even for a.Christian, can ,be a momentarynecessity, but is never and willnever be a permanent valve."

On state ownership, the Vati­can paper said it "runs the riskof negating the values of parti­cipation and responsibility,equally essential for social bal­ance."

Scout RenewalThe New Bedford area Cath­

olic Scout Committee will spon­sor a Scout Renewal Day from9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov.5 at Sacred Heart Seminary,Wareham. Any Catholic Scoutwishing to participate as an in­dividual may call George Vezina,telephone 996-1737, for reserva­tions. A registration fee will in­clude a noon meal.

Bishop MaguireTo Be Installed

ate critical analysis by L'Osser­vatore.

It said that catechesis mustnot seek simply to "stuff heads"with formulas, but rather to "ed­ucate people toward discernmentto affront as Christians the al-

In Bishop Cronin's absence toattend the San Antonio conven·tion of the National Council ofCatholic Women, Msgr. Luiz G.Mendonca, Vicar-General, willrepresent the Fall River dioceseat tomorrow's installation of Bis­hop Joseph F. Maguire as fifthbishop of the Springfield diocese.

Cardinal Humberto Medeirosof Boston and Archbishop JeanJadot, Apostolic Delegate in theUnited States, will head thenearly 30 bishops and abbotswho will particiupate in tomor-·row's noon ceremony at theSpringfield Civic Center, which

,will be followed by a reception.Cardinal Medeiros ordained

Bishop Maguire to the episco­pacy on Feb. 2, 1972 and he wasan auxiliary bishop in the Bos­ton archdiocese until he becamecoadjutor in Springfield in April1976.

He succeeds Bishop Christo­pher J. Weldon, bishop ofSpringfield since 1950, who re­tired Oct. 15 for reasons ofhealth.

Cath'ol ie-Marxist Collaboration?

He called for development ofChristians "ready to collaboratewith frankness and clarity wherecollaboration is demanded forthe common good," but insistedthat they also be ready to "taketheir distance when Christianconscience demands it."

The article came as the fifthworld Synod of Bishops hadbeen raising questions regard­ing the Church's position onMarxism and working withMarxists.

The article also appearedshortly after Italian Communistleader Enrico Berlinguer toldItalian Catholics that his partywas not atheist and would not"impose or favor" atheism inItaly. Berlinguer's statement washarshly criticized by leading Ital­ian churchmen, including Card­inal Giovanni Benelli of Florence,a strong anti-Communist. But itwas given a much more moder-

VATICAN CIIT o(NC) - TheVatican daily paper said in afront-page comment last weekthat Marxism seems to be chang­ing and that Catholics must hetaught by the Church to evalu­ate when they ought to collab­orate with Marxists for the com­mon good.

The article was a significantshift in the Vatican's mostly neg­ative attitude on working withMarxists, as expressed in thepaper in recent years.

L'Osservatore Romano vice di­rector Msgr. Virgilio Levi wrotein the comment that catechesismust form people to be "sensi­tive to socio-political evolutionwhere such an evolution is tak­ing place, to be capable of ap­preciating that which is valid inwhat is proposed, but able to befirm in measuring what deviatesfrom Christ and from the Chris­tian attitude toward life and be­havior."

HAPPY ABOUT THEIR ROLES as honorary co-chairmen of the Bishop's Ball on Fri­day, Jan. 13 are James J. Gleason, representing the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and Mrs.James E. Leith, representing the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. The organizationsare co-sponsors of the annual charity event.Listing in' seven categories are available for asouvenir program to be distributed at the ball and further information is available fromBall Headquarters, 410 Highland Ave., Fall River 02722, telephone 676-8943.

Art TreasuresTo Be On View

Ancient manuscripts, a chaliceused by Pope John XXIII andanother made. from clay of theAuschwitz concentration campwill be among treasures of reli­gious art to be exhibited thisweekend at an ecumenical artsfestival co-sponsored by theGreater Fall River Council ofChurches and the Fall River Di­ocese.

To be held at Central Congre­gational Church, 100 Rock St.,Fall River, the festival will offeran evening of contemporary mu­sic beginning at 7:15 tomorrownight and including selections byFather Andre Patenaude and theglee club of Bishop GerrardHigh School.

An all-day children's work­shop directed by Sister Ann Bo­land, SUSC, principal of HolyUnion Primary Schol, Fall River,will begin at 10 Saturday morn­ing and a program of poetry anddrama is scheduled for Saturday'night.

A Messiah Sing open to allarea singers will take place at3:30 Sunday afternoon.

Exhibits will be on displaythroughout the weekend. Themanuscripts, dating from the13th century, include pagesfrom altar missals and medievalbooks of hours, while the chal­ices are on loan from FatherJohn Foister of Sacred Heartparish and Father Robert Kas­zynski of St. Stanislaus, bothFall River.

A heroic-sized hanging, al­ready considered a museumpiece, which depicts a tradition­al Polish Christmas Eve scene,will also be on loan from St.Stanislaus parish, and a variedassortment of liturgical bannerswill come from several churchesand schools.

It's time to check closets andlinen cupboards for usable cloth­ing and blankets for the annualThanksgiving Clothing Collec­tion of the Catholic Relief Ser­vices (CRS).

The campaign will be conduc­ted Sunday, Nov. 20 throughSunday, Nov. 27 in all diocesanparishes and will be headed byFather Thomas L. Rita, aided byassociates in each area of thediocese.

Father Rita stressed that light­weight clothing is most needed,since most CR:S aid goes tocountries with warm climates.High on the priority list of wantsare blankets and infants' lay-ettes. .

"This is an opportunity forevery Catholic family in the di­ocese to do something concretefor their less fortunate brothersand sisters in Christ," saidFather Rita. "What may seemto them useless and unwantedclothing can be pl'.::eless toneedy families in other lands."

Last year's collection, amount­ing to 11 million pounds ofclothing and blankets, was dis­tributed in 49 countries, he said.Since 1950 CRS has collectedover 439 million pounds, repre­senting more than a billion in­dividual articles.

It's That Time-­Check ClosetsFor CRS Drive

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A New Urban Policy

theancho~ NecrologyNovember 6

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Bronx. He is also a member ofHUD'S Urban Regional PlanningGroup, a task force with the as­signment of making major ur­ban policy recommendations byNovember 15.

Msgr. Baroni, who has donehis share of criticizing unrespon­sive administrations in the past,is well aware that the CarterAdministration is now called un­responsive by blacks, Wue-col­lar workers and others who putCarter in office.

"It's going to get worse," hesays. "There are two things atwork: First, there are 'new ex­pectations' that the Adminstra­tion will be 'more responsive.'After eight years, expectationsare there.

"At the same time, there'sbeen a change from the 60s. Noone is going around today think­ing he had 'the plan' to save thecities. There's a great skepticismabout just how much govern­ment can do.

"Don't get me wrong," hesays, "I'm all for governmentprograms. Government can do alot, but it can't love children foryou."

But Msgr. Baroni does see away to make government moreeffective - he wants to makegovernment more responsive tocommunity groups and othernonprofit organizations concern­ed with city life. "There was anarticle in The Wall Street Journ­al the other day that said neigh­borhood groups did more re­habilitation in the City of NewYork than the city did last year,"he points out.

The neighborhood and thefamily should be the focus ofgovernment policy, Msgr. Bar­oni believes. "There are no lob­bies for the family in Washing­ton, there are no lobbies forneighborhoods in Washington,"he told a meeting of diocesanFamily Life Directors in mid­Octobe·r.

Is Msgr. Baroni getting hispoint across to others in the Ad­ministration? "Ask me in sixmonths," he answers.

'But he is eager to point outwhat the Administration has al­ready done for the cities and todiscuss its future plans.

First, he notes, there wereAdministration initiatives in the$6.2 billion Housing and UrbanDevelopment bill just signed bythe President. One was the Ur­ban Development A~tion Grantprogram to provide one-timegrants of $5 million to $20 mil­lion to 40 or 50 cities for use inlong-term projects to revitalizeneighborhoods, stimulate jobsand similar efforts.

The Community DevelopmentBloc Grant program, part of theHUD bill, includes a new formu­la designed to favor aid to theolder, poorer cities of the North­east and Midwest, according toM!!gr. Baroni.

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Msgr. Baroni will be involvedin devising a follow-up plan forrevitalization of the South

Ge'no Baroni, a long-time activistin civii rights, ethnic and neigh­borhood issues who is now As­sistant Secretary of Housing anl:lUrban Development for Neigh- .borhood Revitalization, Consu­mer Afairs and Regulatory Func­tions.

Kim ... a growing girl of 15 slowly cominginto her own . . . through the painful awkward ...sometimes lonely years . . . of adolescence . . . smiles. . . wanting to be photographed . . . but protestingagainst it.

She seems full of vitality ... almost bursting intolife . . . filled with promise . . . as she takes tentativesteps ... toward womanhood.

Behind her stands her mother . . . smiling, too . . .letting her daughter enjoy' the spotlight.

Mother and daughter ... one of life's most inti­mate . . . intricate . . . intriguing relationships . . . auniquely close . . . sometimes competitive . . . oftensupportive and freeing . . . at times destructivelyhostile . . . bond between two women . . . a union ofincalculable potential . . . for mutual enrichment . . .or hurt.

Mother and daughter ... present a less fami-liar . . . but no less enlightening image of God andus . . . an image of a love . . . perhaps more tender... more intimate ... more compassionate and under­standing . . . than that between father and son.

In the stormy years of adolescent conflict . . . aswell as in the quiet moments of infant intimacy . . .a mother's affection for her daugliter ... can help usbetter grasp ... God's enduring care fOr us:

"tan a mother forget her infant . . . be withouttenderness for the child of her womb? ... Even shouldshe forget ... I will never forget you." (Isaiah 49:15)

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,By Jim CastelliWASHINGTON (NC) - Presi­

dent Carter recently focused at­tention on the problems of Am­erica's inner cities with highlypublicized visits to New York'sdevastated South Bronx area anda similar neighborhood in De­troit.

One of the people responsiblefor Carter's visits was Msgr.

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What Did They Really Do?The closing reviews of the recent Synod of Bishops

were wordy if not verbose. The subject of this much publi­cized meeting was what we commonly refer to as cateche­tics. In an attempt to focus the eye of the universal churchon this important subject, the delegates of the synod offer­ed few positive solutions to an' ever growing problem. Thefact of the matter is that news releases would have us be­lieve that this was not much more than a friendly synodwhere a good time was had by all.

Obviously the deliberations of this world meeting didnot get world headlines. In fact, they made few headlinesin the Catholic press. All reports indicate that this synodwas a sharing party where the delegates just sat backand listened to one another.

Now, is this really what a synod of Bishops who repre­sent the Catholic world should be? A mere friendly meeting;a moment to exchange niceties; a time to say hello to oldfriends in the hierarchy.

Rather, does not the Catholic world today need newvision and new dynamism as it faces the tremendouschallenges catechetics presents to those who have beengiven the mission to preach the Good News.

The work of evangelization, which is what cateche·tics is really all about in today's society, must be done onthe local level, according to local custom. The bishops ofthe synod seemingly did not grasp that the message of 'theGospel must be preached where the people are actuallyat, not where churchmen would have them be.

Hopefully, the next synod will be a bit more realisticand its participants a bit more aware of the realities ofthe day to day life of the people of God on their pilgrimjourney.

Get Out And VoteOne of the greatest privileges of this democracy is

our ability to have a "say" in government. This "say" isthe ballot box. Only this box keeps us free, keeps us ademocracy.

This Tuesday, elections will be held in many of ourarea cities. Again people will be asked to exercise theirdemocratic rights. There are pressing issues in all of theseelections that affect us all. The problem of taxation isma~ing most of our cities ghost towns;' the waste in civicgovernment is a horrendous scandal; crime lurks as anissue that most politicians prefer to ignore. The list isendless.

If you are a reader of this paper, then you will voteon Tuesday because you really do care. However, TheAnchor would also like to reach the thousands who whineand pine, crying "What can I do?" The thing to do is toget out and vote! One vote in every precinct in this countrygave the 1960 election to John Kennedy. The one vote canbe even more i~portant and powerful in local elections.

Many issues, such as corruption, crime and graft, aremoral issues. In this part of Massachusetts, where so manyin public life are Catholics, one wonders why so many areafraid to face the reality of morality in government. Is itbecause we have become so used to the absence of goodgovernment that we accept lack of morality as the normfor those who hold or seek political power? If this be thecase, then we certainly deserve the troubles that have beeninflicted on the body politic by the maverick minds of de­ceiving demagogues.

However, if we have had enough of the horrors thathave been crushing the ordinary citizen in today's urbanjungles, then perhaps we might realize that election time isa golden opportunity for us to change the tide, stem theflood and stop the flow of forces that are eating awaythe quality of city life.

If you want a better Fall River, Taunton, New Bedfordor any other community in our diocesan area, make sureyou plan now and take time to vote on Tuesday!

4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Nov. 3, 1977

BROTHERS' RESIDENCE IN FALL RIVER

Brothers Mark 50 YearsService to Diocese

5

At St. ElizabethSt. Elizabeth Church, Tucker

Street, Fall River, will be thescene of a monthly five-hourFirst Friday vigil, to take placefrom 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. tomorrownight, beginning with a votiveMass of the Sacred Heart andconcluding at midnight with avotive Mass of the ImmaculateHeart.

The rosary will be recitedand a holy hour conducted, andthere will be a coffee break at10 p.m.

All are invited to attend allor any part of the services.

are chairmen for the Homecom­ing, heading a large committeeof Prevost Alumni and othersassociated with the Brothersover the past 50 years.

forthcoming optional practice ofthe reception of communion inthe hand.

Father Edmund J. Fitzgerald,diocesan director of pastoralcare, will conduct a specialorientation session for Extra­ordinary Ministers who willserve in hospitals..

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin willcommission the new Extraordin­ary Ministers at a Mass to becelebrated at St. Mary's Cathe­dral in Fall River at 5:30 p.m.,Saturday, Nov. 19, the Solemnityof Christ the King.

For Tickets or Information Call:

676-1071 (8 a.m.-3 ".m.) Monday thru Friday672-5763 (anytime between 4 ".m. It 9 p.m.)

All FRIENDS of the Brothers, parents andmembers of the CONNOLLY/PREVOST AlumniAssociations are invited to join in this tributeto the Brothers of Christian Instruction.

NOVEMBER 26:

6:30 P.M. - Folk MassHOMECOMING for parents, friendsand relatives of the Brothers(Bishop Connolly High School)

Mass for someone who clearlyaccepted none of its teachings,"he said.

But permission for full Cath­olic burial is routinely given incases of suicide, unbaptized in­fants and ordinary excommuni­cants, including those who havedivorced and remarried, thecemetery official said. And al­though cremation has been al­lowed in the Catholic Churchhince 1963, not all Catholicsknow this, he added.

However, the Church continuesto recommend burial in a Cath­olic cemetery, Philbin said, add­ing: "The Catholic cemetery is avisible symbol of the beliefs ofthose who are buried there,"

7:30 p.m. and at Bishop FeehanHigh School, Attleboro, on Tues­day, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m.

The sessions will be conduc­ted by Father Horace J. Trav­assos, vice-chancellor, and willconsist of a review of the theol­ogy of the Holy Eucharist, and astudy of the role of the Extra­ordinary Lay Minister. Specialattention will be given to the

Paul Dumais has been namedgeneral chairman for theBrothers' t~stimonial. He is a1939 Prevost graduate. RobertLevesque and Robert Landry

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IN THE FALL RIVER DIOCESE

OF THE

GOLDEN JUBILEE

NOVEMBER 25:

5 P.M. - Mass of Thanksgiving(Notre Dame de lourdes Church)

6:30 P.M. - ReceptionTESTIMONIAL DINNER/DANCE(Venus de Milo Restaurant)

Brothers of Christian Instruction

CHICAGO (NC) - The Cath­olic Church has buried its oldattitudes on funeral regulations,a top cemetery executive said inthe current issue of U.S. Cath­olic magazine.

"We are looking for reasonsto give Christian burial, not todeny it," said John Philbin, ex­ecutive director of Chicago'sCatholic cemeteries. "Leniencyand mercy are generouslymeted out when burial decisionsare made,"

According to Philbin, denial ofburial rites is reserved only forthose who have committed a no­torious crime for which they havenot shown the slightest remorse."The Church would not offer

Old Funeral Rules Buried

Eucharistic Ministers Orientation SetOver 100 religious sisters,

brothers and laypersons fromparishes and hospital and schoolapostolates throughout the dio­cese will participate in the fallprogram for Extraordinary LayEucharistic Ministry.

Orientation sessions for thesecandidates will be held at BishopStang High School, North Dart­mouth, on Monday, Nov. 7, at

ince has drawn one-third of itsBrothers from the greater FallRiver area. These "native sons"will be among special guests atthe jubilee celebration.

MEMBERS OF BROTHERS' COMMUNITY at Bishop Connolly High School, seatedfrom left, Brothers Daniel Caron, superior; Roger Millette, associate principal; David Tou­chette; standing, Brothers Louis St. Pierre, Theodore Letendre, Michael Barnaby, RobertMichaud, Leo St. Pierre.

Dame pastor who invited theBrothers of Christian Instruc­tion to his Franco-Americanparish and who had the visionof Prevost High School, a com­prehensive Catholic high schoolfor boys, the first of its kindin southern New England.

In May 1968, however, firecompletely destroyed the schooland the foUowing day Rev.Charles Dunn, SJ, then rector ofthe Jesuit community at BishopConnolly High School, invitedthe Brothers and their 360 stu­dents to occupy the second floorof the then brand new highschool.

Eventually, the schools mergedand since 1969, the Brothershave been on the Connolly fac­uIty.

At present seven Brothers areinvolved in guidance and teach­ing. Brother Roger Millette isassociate principal and BrothersTheodore Letendre and Louis St.Pierre are in the guidance de­partment.

Brother Daniel Caron is ath­letic director, head of the sciencedepartment and superior of theBrothers' community. BrotherMichael Barnaby teaches biologyand coaches track and cross­country. Brother Leo St. Pierreis on study leave in Chicago.

Brother Robert Michaud, Ph.D., heads Connolly's English de·partment. Brother David Touch­ette first American provincial ofthe Notre Dame 'Province of theBrothers and a former master ofnovices, teaches physics andmathematics. He celebrated hisgolden jubilee in 1975 and is theoldest member of the Connollyfaculty.

Over the years, 150 Brothershave taught at Prevost and Con­nolly High Schools, making it nosurprise that the American prov-

This month, the Brothers ofChristian Instruction will mark50 years of service to the youthof the Diocese of Fall River.

The celebration will beginwith a Mass of Thanksgiving at5 p.m. Friaday, Nov. 25 in NotreDame de Lourdes church, FallRiver. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin .will be principal celebrant,joined by many priest-graduatesof the former Msgr. PrevostHigh School of Fall River aswell as by many area diocesanand religious clergy. Rev. PaulCarrier, SJ, a 1967 Father Pre­vost· graduate, will be homilist.Father Carrier is presently a·campus minister at FairfieldUniversity in Connecticut.

The Notre Dame parish choir,directed by Brother David J.Touchette, FIC, will lead the con­gregation in singing. Threebrothers will be guest soloistsat the Mass.

Following the liturgy, a testi­monial dinner dance will be heldat Venus de Milo restaurant,Swansea. A speaking programwill include representatives ofcivil, educational, and religiousgroups and Fall River MayorWilfred C. Driscoll will proclaimthe Thanksgiving weekend asBrothers' Weekend. Citationswill be given to two Brotherscelebrating 50 years of religiouslife, both past7principals of Pre­vost High School.

On Saturday, November 26, agala homecoming will take placeat Bishop Connolly High School,Fall River. Families of theBrothers, friends, henefactorsand members of the Prevost andConnolly Alumni Associationswill attend and the evening willinclude a folk Mass, speakingprogram and dancing.

The Connolly auditorium isnamed in honor of the Notre

6 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Riv-er-Thurs., Nov. 3, 1977

Still True: The More You Ask, The More You GetBy

REV.

-ANDREW M.

GREELEY

One reason seminaries andnovitiates are almost emptyis that they don't challengeyoung people any more.

They don't challenge them in­tellectually, hence students driftthrough their preparation forministry with such mushy thingsas "Clinical Pastoral Experience,""Field Training:~ and "DeaconYears." Such junk may appealto those not bright enough tothink, but it turns off those whoare.

Worse still, they don't chal-

lenge them religiously. Insteadthey offer motivation and goalsno different from those providedin the secular universities byagnostic secular humanists ­save that the universities do abetter job at being secular hu­manizers than we do. .

Thus one seminary wound itsorientation week around thethemes of "gift of self" and "giftof community," deftly mixingintellectual slush with secularhumanist pop psychology. God,sin, life, death, Jesus, Mary, re­demption - these apparentlyare no longer important as weturn to the most bankrupt ofthe psychological cliches to tellwhat we're about. .

Who needs it?Not many young men and

women, it would appear.

And the religious orders ofwomen offer a public image, notmuch different in great partfrom those of Bella Abzug andGloria Steinem - not notingwhat happened to ·Bella ,in theNew York election or to theNew York State equal rightsamendment (if you can't getmajority support there, youcan't get it anywhere). Ideologi­cal "feminism" turns off mostwomen, even most young wom­en. Anyhow, why go to the con­vent for it when it fills the pagesof the magazines and news­papers?

I am not suggesting that sem­inarians and whatp.ver in theworld they call novices thesedays should be uninterested inintellectual and social issues. Iam rather arguing (a) they

should have a better descriptionof these issues than slogans andcliches, and (b) there should bea specifically and explicitly re-

-ligious dimension to their lives.So seminaries should be sem­

inaries and not "ministry train­ing centers" at which the facultypretends to be indifferent towhether you become a priest ornot. If the faculty doesn't care,why should the students?

How .did we get into thismess? 'First, a lot of folks pan­icked when they saw enroll­ment declining. They said in ef­fect, "Maybe we're too religious,so let's stop being religious, andwe'll get more students." Theywere not' smart enough to seea third possiblilty: being religi­ous in 'a different way. Theywere not intellectually mature

enough to realize that therewere other ways of being religi­ous besides getting up at 5:20a.m. and wearing medievildresses. It was either the oldhorarium and the old rules orthe watered-down secular hu­manism of pop psychology.

The other reason is that manyof those responsible for train­ing of future priests and religi­ous lost their own religious con­victions. They turned to muckbecause they no longer knewwho they were or what they be­lieved. They passed nothing onto their students because theyhad nothing left themselves. Sothey turned to the "gift ofcommunity."

And, as the Lord says, whenthe blind follow the blind every­one ends in the pit.

. . .went off to his room, havingdisposed of the termite problem.

The first resident left, unableto face the inevitable collapseof the beloved house.

The third resident, althoughhe had been told to mind hisown business, started strength­ening the infested timbers. Hisscraping and sawing and ham­mering irritated the loyal resi­dents.

They called it to the master'sattention. ','This man is destroy­ing our house. You must expelhim!" ,- -, .

The master was deeplytroubled. He wanted peace. Hewanted the house to stay as ithad been. He wanted to ,be ridof this third resident.

And the residents just keptfighting amongst themselves..

We must never change thebuilder's plan."

The second resident said, "I,too, was there. The damage isextensive. The house will fall.Changes have been made be­fore. We must make them now."

The master said, "I have notseen this damage. You are mis­taken. There can be no change."

The second resident believedthe house was doomed andwalked away.

.The master questioned thethird. "Yes, master, there isdamage; some ,m the beams need

. to be replaced. I believe if wewere to ... "

But the master interruptedhim. "This house has stood forgenerations. How can you findfault with it?"'-

There was long berating andhumiliating. Finally, the master

Others saw its weaknesses.­"The roof leaks. Yes, the

house was good years ago, butnow it needs paint, and theheating and wiring need repair."

Three residents were discuss­ing the condition of the housewith the master. One told himthere were tefl!1ites in some cru­cial beams.

The master asked, "What doyou mean? Those beams havealways been strong."

The resident said, "I put aknife into seve'ral. They are hoI;;low. There is risk that the housewill collapse." '

And the master said, "I knownothing of this. What have theothers to say?"

One resident said, "Master, heis wrong and you. are right. Ifyou knew nothing of damage tothe beams, there can be none.

The attic beams ran in variousdirections. In some rooms therewas evidence of ancient dor­ways and in the basement eventhe foundation had beenchanged.

The residents frequently dis­cussed whether the changeswere part of the builder's workor if they came later. Some in­sisted the house was as it hadbeen originally. Others weresure changes had come later,even though great effort hadbeen spent making the~ appear .as if they had always beenthere. Moldings were similar,'trim was duplicated, corniceswere faked to match the origin­al.

Some looked at the house andsaw its strengths. "n's beautiful.It's stood for years. It offerscomfort, shelter, solace."

MARY

There was a magnificentold house that had stood formany years that none of itspresent residents had beenthere when its foundations.were laid. But they had lived init for many years. They lovedit, and they could retell storiesof when it was built.

They told of the first stones,the first timbers. They weresure they knew the intent of thebuilder. Yet, upon examiningthe house, it was appar~nt thatthere had been some changes.

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Morality, National Interest Dictate Israel AidBy

REV.

JOHN B.

SHEERIN, CSP

"I'd rather commit politi­cal suicide than hurt Israel."The speaker was PresidentCarter. He was addressingCongressmen stunned by thenews of the pact on Oct. 1 be­tween Soviet Russia and theUnited States regarding theMiddle East. The text sounded asthough the' President had soldIsrael down the river. But in

his remarks to the Congressmen,he sounded as if he was desper­ately trying to undo a blunderand win back Jewish good will.

Was he attempting to showfavoritism to Israel or was hesimply bowing to pressure from"the Jewish lobby?"

I believe he was following atraditional American policy thatis just and fair. The UnitedStates does have a special con­cern for Israel and with goodreason. Every American govern­ment since the birth of Israel in1948 has expressed its moralconcern and sympathy for thetiny state.

The United States is also sym-

pathetic to the Palestinians and'can say in all honesty that itrespects their legitimate rights.But the United States cannot ingood conscience help or endorsethe Palestine Liberation Organ­ization (PLO) which is hostile todemocracy. The PLO Charterboldly and explicitly states thatit is dedicated to the destructionof Israel. As a democratic na­tion, the United States cannotgive its blessing or financial aidtoward the destruction of a dem­ocratic state.

Secondly, the United Stateshas a tradition of concern forpersecuted peoples. In the 1940s,Americans felt a deep sense of

pity for the six million Jewsmurdered in the Holocaust andhelped to create the State of Is­rael in 1948 as a home and ha­ven for Jews.

The United States rightly con­siders itself the leader of thefree world. In helping to sup­port a democratic nation strug­gling for independence it is fol­lowing established Americanpolicy.

Opposition to the PLO doesnot mean that the United Statesis hostile to Arab countries. Asa matter of fact, we have im­portant interests in these coun­tries as well as in Israel and ourpolicy has been to promote good

relations with them.

Does the American publicagree with our national policyof helping Israel? In a LouisHarris poll, taken after the 1973Arab-Jewish war, Americanswere asked to indicate theirchoice between supporting Is­rael with military aid or gettingArab oil in sufficient quantitiesand at lower prices. Sixty-fourpercent of Americans opposedstopping aid to Israel as againstonly 18 percent, who preferredcheaper oil. In short, the United,States is giving massive aid toIsrael because of our moral con­cern for and our national inter­est in Israel.

Mill Outl,ets 'A Plus For S,outh,easterrn Massae,husettsBy

MARILYN

RODERICK

My city has a large indus­try producing men's andwomen's clothing and such

diverse extras as cosmeticcases and pillow covers. It's fas­cinating to watch a dress orskirt take shape, from uncut rna·terial to finished product. De­signs originate on Seventh Aven­ue but this part of the dioceseis responsible for the fi.nishedproduct.

At present this industry em­ploys a large percentage of our

female labor force but its futurelooks bleak because of the popu­larity (due to price) of foreignimports. I find it disturbing toknow that we are putting our­selves out of business. This hap­pened to the Brockton shoe in­dustry and instead of learningfrom this we are now workingon the demise of our garmentindustry, However, one great

plus of having many garmentfactories in the area is the abun­dance of mill outlets allowingus to become bargain hunters.There are even a couple ofbooks and booklets on the mar­ket that inform visitors and na­tives alike of values to be foundif one has the time to searchthem out.

If you can't find a written

listing, just ask one of yourmoney-conscious friends. He orshe will know a goodly numberof these outlets because most oftheir publicity is word of mouth.

These stores provide excellentvalue for each of your shoppingdollars, and are why the wiseshopper in this area has noreason not to be able to find abargain. .

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Hospital StaffAt Convention

Sister Angela Francis, OP, as­sistant director of St. Anne'sHospital, Fall River, was moder­ator for the keynote session ofthe New England Conference ofthe Catholic Hospital Assn., heldlast month in Worcester.

Father Edmund Fitzgerald,hospital director of pastoral care,was homilist for a Mass at whichWorcester Bishop Bernard Flana­gan was principal celebrant andBishop Daniel Cronin was amongconcelebrants.

Theme for the meeting wasself-evaluation by hospitals. andtheir individual staff members.

Also in attendance from St.Anne's Hospital were James F.Lyons, executive director, Mar­garet Goslin, RN, RaymondSheelY,Paul Cavanaugh, Char­lene Richard, Jean Gonet, RNand Terry Nientimp, 'RN.

announced that he and SisterMiriam Murphy, a Notre DameSister, had founded the Prince­ton Religious Research Centerto explore the religious andspiritual climate of America.Paulist Father Alvin A. Illig, di­rector of the new Paulist Officefor Evangelization, and chair­person for the Baltimore arch­diocesan workshop, will be amember of the staff.

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to believe in Jesus Christ and toworship Him in the communityof believers."

For every Catholic epgagedin such activity, the pollstersaid, there are three Protest­ants.

Among the other possible sol·utions mentioned by Gallupwere: increased outreach through

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hood, and eight percent of teen­age girls express some interestin the Sisterhood.

- Pope Paul VI receives a"highly -favorable" rating of 37percent among Catholics today,up from 25 percent in 1976.

- As high a proportion ofCatholics as Protestants are inupper income and upper educa­tion groups, and a greatly in­creased .percentage of Catholicsis now in leadership roles inbusiness and other fields. -

- Non-Catholic attitudesabout Catholics are more favor­able than in the past. and moreimportantly, Catholics feel bet­ter about themselves. The pro­portion of Catholics rating theirown faith as "highly favorable"on a 10-point scale has increasedsince 1975 from 62 percent to69 percent.

But, Gallup said, 20 percent ofall baptized adult Catholics ­some 8.5 million - are totallyalienated from the CatholicChurch, and 49 percent' - some19 million - do not attendchurch in a typical way.

An overwhelming proportionof teenage Catholics (82 per­cent) and Protestants (74 per­cent) believe that a person canbe a good Christian or Jew ifhe or she doesn't go to churchor synagogue, the pollster said.One third of teenagers who des­cribe themselves as "very reli­gious" do not actually attendchurch, he added.

"The conclusion would appearclear," Gallup said. "Americanteenagers are highly religiousor spiritual, but are 'turned off'by the churches and organizedreligion. Only one fourth expressa high degree of confidence inorganized religion, far lower thanthe figure recorded for olderpeople and for the adult popula­tion as a whole (38 percent)."

Explorlng solutions to theproblem of the alienated and un.churched, Gallup said: "TheCatholic Church might makeconsiderable headway in evang­elism by encouraging Catholiclaity to reach out to the un·churched or religiously aliena­ted and try to encourage them

PARTICIPANTS in Sisters' Senate meeting at Dominican Academy, Fall River,from left, Sister Anna Marie Kane, SSJ, Holy Cross College chaplain, who explainedwork of National Association of Women Religious; Sister Joan Guertin, SUSC, formerHoly Union Sisters provincial, now enrolled in the Master of Divinity program at Wes­ton School of Theology, who discussed the Leadership Conference of Women Religious;and Sister Teresa Trayers, SND, of faculty of Bishop Stang High School, North Dart­mouth.

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have been invited to participatein the Mass and attend the re­ception.

On Thursday morning vari­ous workshops will be held todiscuss problems faced by allnewspapers and magazines intoday's reading world.

Among the topics to be dis­cussed are changes newspapersface in their relatio'nship to theentire field of communications.Brian Wallin, director of com­munications for the diocese ofProvidence, will address this is­sue, while George Walker, NewEngland district manager forthe US Post Office, will chair adiscussion concerning postalrates and mailing regulations af­fecting the Catholic press.

In the general area of adver­tising and subscription tech­niques, Leo P. Carroll, circula­tion manager of the Beacon, thediocesan newspaper of Pater­son, N. J. will share his exper­tise.

On the same day, James P.Doyle, executive secretary of theCPA, together with Robert L.Fenton, CPA president and edi­tor of the Catholic Digest, willhost a briefing session on mat- .ters discussed at the recentWorld Congress of the CatholicPress held in Vienna.

Friday's main speaker will beAnthony LaCamera, televisioncritic for the Boston Herald Am­erican, whose daily column isread by network presidents, sta­tion executives and viewersalike.

In his capacity as critic, La­Camera has spoken on such na·tional television programs as theDavid Susskind show and anABC News documentary exam­ining the state of the medium.

For his forthright standagainst broadcast laxity, he wona national Christopher award.He has been a judge for sever­al television award groups, in­cluding the Sylvania Awards,Critics' Consensus and EmmyNews and Pocumentary Awards.

Arrangements for the con­vention are the responsibility ofthe host paper, The Anchor.Father John Moore, editor, Msgr.John Regan, financial adminis­trator, and Rosemary Dussault,Advertising Director, are coor­dinating the program. FatherJohn Ozug and Father JamesLyons are preparing for the var­ious liturgical celebrations thatwill take place. Also cooperatingin convention plans are membersof the Cape and Islands DistrictCouncil of Catholic Women andCape Cod candidates for thePermanent Diaconate.

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The agenda for the meetingalso includes a proposal for anannual collection for diocesanand national use of media tospread the Gospel, the report ofthe Bishops, Ad Hoc Committeeon National Collections, discuss­ion pf the recommendations ofthe usec Ad Hoc Commissionon Marriage and Family Life, areport on the Synod of Bishopsand a proposal for the electionof synodal nominees, and theelection of a new NCCB-USCCpresident and vice president.

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Father Walter Maader,Frankfort Airport chaplain, re­cently officiated at a weddingas close as any to Cloud Nine.The happy couple, a stewardessand pilot, asked to be marriedduring a flight and chancery ap­proval was obtained.

Bishop Wilhelm Kempf of Lim­burg cautioned, however, thatthe plane had to be within di­ocesan limits during the wed­ding. The problem was solved bycircling the Limburg cathedralthroughout the ceremony.

& Deaf Apostolates, CampaignFor Human Development, Cath­olic Relief Services, JuvenileCourts, Pro-Life and RespectLife, Spanish Apostolate, Refu­gees, Pastoral Planning, ParishCouncils. The office is also in­volved in justice advocacy bothon its own and in concert withparishes and other diocesan in­stitutions and departments.

It is foreseen that with thisnew beginning, the social ser­vice mission of the Diocese, de­pending upon its resources, willcontinue to expand into thoseareas that are beyond the pur­view of individual parish com­munities.

Established hy Bishop Croninthree years ago, the new dioce­san department operates as hispastoral arm in the Church's so­cial dimension and special apos­tolates. For the people of theDiocese it is a visible witnessof care and concern for those inneed.

At the dedication ceremoniesmany visitors toured the reno­vated building. Among them wasa very special guest, Miss HelenBurns, a social worker with thedepartment from 1930 until herretirement in 1975. Reminiscingabout the many changes she hadseen in diocesan services, shesingled out for special commentthe outstanding work done bymembers of the Society of St.Vincent de Paul during the de­pression days of the 1930's.

"Working with us, they wereready to bring immediate assis­tance to the needy at any hourof the day or night," she said.

She also spoke of the openingof Fall River's Catholic Memor­ial Home, still a model facilityfor care of the aged, and of thepioneer days of the immenselysuccessful Catholic CharitiesAppeal, which funds most of theprograms of the Department ofSocial Services.

In Fall River, during his re­marks following the Social ,Ser­vices building blessing, BishopCronin thankea Father JamesF. Kenney, pastor of St. Pat­rick's parish, within which thenew facility is located, for hiscooperation in renovation ef­forts. He also commended FatherPeter N. Graziano, director forhis work in coordinating themany social service endeavorsof the diocese.

"This building is tangible evi­dence of the generosity of thosewho give to the Catholic Chari­ties Appeal," declared the pre­late.

Although the diocese has beeninvolved in social services sinceits founding in 1904 the newoffice, located at 783 SladeStreet in the south end of FallRiver, is its first facility clearlydiocesan in scope, said Father·Graziano.

He noted that the former daynursery was extensively reno­vated to accomodate the centralDiocesan Office of Social Ser­vice. With Father Thomas L.Rita as assistant director, thedepartment directs or coordin­ates the following programs: Al­coholism (pilot outreach), Blind

Social Services

Mrs. Donald C. McGraw, re­ception hostess, said that Fern­brook residents would have ac-

, cess to the estate's gardens andarboretum which will be pre­served intact. She noted thatthe gardens were designed inthe 1880's by America's first andmost famous landscape archi­tect, Frederick Law Olmstead,designer of Boston's Public Gar­dens and The Fenway.

The new building will be pri­marily one story, with a twostory section. Construction isscheduled to begin immediately.

CHRIST IN THE PACKING SHED: Father Michael Diehl celebrates farmworkers'Mass in packing shed in Vista, Calif., as worshippers sit on packing crates. A Life in theSpirit seminar for farmworkers lIas helped build strong community feeling. (NC Photo)

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cated as headquarters of the Di­ocesan Department of SocialServices and Special Aposto­lates. "Above all we pray forthe children," said Bishop Cro­nin in his prayer of blessing.

At Fernbrook, the CarmeliteSisters who staff the CatholicMemorial Home in Fall Riverand Our Lady's Haven in Fair­haven will provide non-sectar­ian, non-profit care for 120 per­sons.

At groundbreaking ceremon-.ies Bishop Cronin blessed theCape Cod site and Rev. GeorgeT. Cobbett,· rector of St. Mary'sEpiscopal Church, Barnstable,delivered the invocation. Repre­sentatives of many faiths joinedin the ceremony and receptionfollowing.

The Fernbrook project was re­cently approved by unanimousvote of the Public Health Coun­cil of the Comonwealth . ofMassachusetts and the CarmeliteSisters were commended fortheir continuin~ efforts to healthneeds of the elderly.

During the ceremonies MotherM. Aloysius, O. Carm., presidentof Fernbrook, emphasized hergratitude to local residents whohave aided the project, particu­larly noting the work of the De­velopment Committee, compris­ing Robert D. Watt, M.D. andWilliam J. Hearn of Centerville,Mrs. Donald C. McGraw of Os­terville, Lawrence Newman ofHyannis Port, and James S. Mc­Gonagle of Hyannis.

Lawrence Newman, master ofceremonies for the ground­breaking, noted the history of theFernbrook estate whose mainbuilding was contructed by How­ard Marston in 1883 and hasbeen maintained in original con­dition by the Sisters. The 19thcentury shovel used in thegroundbreaking is etched withMarston's name.

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"When I read the Gospels, Iread them as an aboriginal. Somany of the things Christ saidand did, and the way He lived,make me think of the good thingsin our own way of life.

"Christ did not get worriedabout material things. He wasborn in the countryside in acave, like many of us have beenborn. He had his own littlegroup like us. He was strong onsharing.

"He liked the bush as we do.He loved nature. He saw in thelilies a glory greater than Solo­mon's."

Boniface PerdjertAustralia's first aboriginalpermanent deacon

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"The foundational mark of thevital parish must be the unap­peasable thirst for holiness.Community without h'oliness isplastic, and charity without holi­ness is not and never will beanything but sounding brass."

Archbishop John Quinnof San Francisco

"The Church must effectivelyconvey the fact that we are alltenants on an earth that belongsto God and that the poor are the'collection agents' of what isowed to Him."

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ligious education programs intheir dioceses.

"We do not intend to repeathere how very close to our heartis the work of. defending anddeveloping solid doctrine," saidthe Pope.

Referring to his "worry" oversound doctrine, the Pope saidthat "fidelity to the deposit ofrevelation clearly ·demands thatno essential truth of the faithis passed over in silence."

"The people entrusted to ourcare have the sacred and inalien­able right to receive the wordof God - the whole word ofGod," said the Pope.

Proper religious education, hesaid, must include "an explana­tion of moral principles, boththose regarding individuals andthose concerning all of society."

As the synod did in its docu­ments, the Pope in his speechinsisted on the value of mem­ory as a religious educationtool.

Memory, he said, "greatly fa­vors sure and stable knowledge"of doctrine.

CORT MeetingNew England members of the

Conference of Religious Treas­urers (CORT) heard a discussion

.on the new canon law and itsimplications for religious treas­urers at their fall meeting, heldat Notre Dame College, Man­chester, N.H.

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Adult education Bible studyclasses will be held from 7 to 9p.m. each Tuesday in the parishhall, beginning Nov. 8.

The High School of Religionwill meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Sun­day, Nov. 13, beginning withMass and continuing with a filmand talk on the sanctity of life.Speaking will be Dr. FrancisJames, obstetrician, gynecologistand member of the parish. Areateenagers and parents are invitedto attend.OUR LADY OF ANGELS,FALL RIVER

Holy Rosary Sodalists will at­tend 5 p.m. Mass Sunday, Nov.13. A banquet will follow in thechurch hall.

The Council of Catholic Wom­en will sponsor a trip to NewYork City Saturday, Dec. 3. AChristmas show will be attend­ed and there will be time forshopping. Reservations may bemade with Mary Furtado, tele­phone 679-6607.

Families of Holy Name Soci­ety m~mbers are invited to at­tend 8 a.m. Mass Sunday, Dec.11. A breakfast will follow.IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,NEW BEDFORD

A Friendship Dance for teen­agers will be held from 7 to 11p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in theschool hall at 138 Earle St. Res­ervations may be made withBob Rebello, tlephone 995-7051,and tickets will also be availableat the door.IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will meetat 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 in theparish center. The program willfeature a demonstration of cakedecorating and hostesses will beMrs. John Albernaz and Mrs.Milton Wiles.SACRED HEART,NEW BEDFORD

A recognition Mass to be cele­brated at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov.27 will honor seven parish BoyScouts who will be among dio­cesan young people receivingthe Ad Altare Dei award in dio­cesan-wide ceremonies Sunday;Nov. 20. The parish recipientsare Matthew Lopes, Robert Roy,Steven Terrell, Arthur TerrellMark Fuller, Paul Brunette andHenry Daigle.ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

The Brayton Club will meetafter 9:45 a.m. Mass Sunday,Nov. 6. Refreshments will beserved and membership cardswill be distributed.

ST. HEDWIG,NEW BEDFORD

The parish choir will sponsora card party at 1:30 p.m. Sun­day, Nov. 6. Prizes and refresh­ments.

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The annual parish bazaar willbe held from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 19 in the schoolhall. Cakes, candy, gifts, grabs,white elephant articles, plantsand a fish pond will be offeredand the kitchen will be open allday. Volunteers are requested tohelp at booths.

A Mass for deceased membersof the Women's Guild will beoffered at 5:15 p.m. Monday,Nov.7.SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

David Viveiros, a graduate ofthe Culinary Institute of Ameri­ca, will speak on holiday enter­taining at the meeting of theWomen's Guild scheduled for8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7.

TACT youth group will meettonight to play holiday activities.

Senior citizens will meet at 2p.m. Monday, Nov. 14 to organ­ize a parish senior citizen group.ST. WILLIAM,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will meetat 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 andwill sponsor a turkey whist at1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, bothin the parish center.

At the Nov. 9 meeting MissChristine Von Dohlin will pre­sent a dramatic program and dis­cuss acting as a profession.ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER

The ,Parish Committee willsponsor a dinner dance at 7:30p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5.

An adult retreat is plannedfor the weekend of Nov. 18through 20 and the LiturgicalCommittee is preparing a fam­ily Mass with the date to beannounced.ST. JOSEPH,AITLEBORO

Cub Scouts will meet and theBoy Scout leadership corps willhold an overnight camping tripthis weekend.

P~rish girls will play volleyballagamst Holy Ghost parish at 2p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6 at St. Ther­esa's parish hall, South Attle­boro.ST. JOSEPH,NEW BEDFORD

The public is invited to devo­tions to be held at 1:30 p.m.each Sunday in the church be­ginning this week. They' willconsist of the rosary, spiritualreflections and congregationalprayers.ST. PATRICK,FALL RIVER

A meat pie supper from 7 to8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19,followed by dancing, will bene­fit the parish school. The eventwill be held in the school audi­torium and tickets are availablefrom all pupils.ST. JAMES,NEW BEDFORD

The Ladies Guild will hearMrs. Louise Freeman of the Bris­tol County Extension Servicespeak on "What to Eat Insteadof Meat" at their 7:30 p.m. meet­ing Wednesday, Nov. 16. Pennysale gifts may be brought to themeeting.

Publicity chairmen of parish organizationsare asked to submit news items for thisc~lumn to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fa IIRiver, 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included, as well as fUll dates of allIctivities. Please send news of future ratherthan past events. Note: the same newsItem can be used only once. Please do notrequest that we repeat an announcementseveral times.

HOLY GHOST,ATTLEBORO

A "Happy Holiday" parish ba­zaar will take place in the churchfrom 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov.II and 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 12. Among raffle items willbe a Thanksgiving dinner bask­et and other features wil' be acountry store, white elephanttable, handknit articles and a"pot.o'-gold." Refreshments willbe available.ST. THERESA,SOUTH ATTLEBORO

Volunteers to help prepare forthe annual parish Christmas ba­zaar and Country Store are askedto meet in the church hal1 at6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7. Bringscissors!

The bazaar will take placefrom 2 to '9 p.m. Thursday andFriday, Nov. 10 and 11, and willoffer a pastry both, "Grandma'sattic," knit goods, a children'stable, holiday decorations.crafts, aprons, a "silent auc­tion," plants, toys and a linenchest.ST. JOHN BAPTIST,CENTRAL VILLAGE

A Thanksgiving whist withEdith Kirby as chairman will beheld at 8 tonight in the parishhal1 under sponsorship of theWomen's Guild.

Also planned by the guild isa penny sale for 7 p.m. Saturday,Nov. 5 in the hall. Tickets maybe reserved by calling the rec­tory, 636-2251.ST. MARY,MANSFIELD

A Woodchopper Ball withsquare dancing and a log sawingcontest will be sponsored from8 p.m" to midnight Saturday,Nov. 5 in the VFW hall, Fox­boro, by the Catholic Women'sClub. Tickets may be reservedwith Janice Gray, telephone339-6203.IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,TAUNTON

The contents of the school andconvent will be auctioned byArthur Corey at II a.m. Satur­day, .Nov. 5.

A giant penny sale is plannedfor 7:30 p.m. Tuesday andWednesday, Nov. 15 and 16.

Line dancing classes are heldat 7:30 p.m. each Thursday withEd Bush as instructor.

Parish ParadeHOLY CROSS,SOUTH EASTON

The annual parish "HollyFair" will be held from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 atthe church hall on PurchaseStreet, off Route 138. Attrac­tions will include needlework,holiday items, baked goods, toys,plants, jewelry, white elephantsand children's specialties. Raf­fles, a snack bar and a visit fromSanta Claus will be featured.

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in the people themselves. TheGreco-Roman civilization hadcol1apsed and Christianity hadto find a new home among thetribal peoples who had invadedEurope. From the age of theChurch Fathers to the MiddleAges, the center of WesternChristianity shifted from Italyand Africa to what eventual1ybecame the countries of Spain,France, Germany and the Is­lands.

These newly Christianizedpeoples brought a different reli­gious heritage with them, muchsimpler and more elemental.They were closer to nature,more oriented to sacred thingsand sacred persons. Their con­cepts of "the sacred" weremixed with notions of fear, su­perstition and taboo.

There was an increased senseof sin and unworthiness. Therewas the growth of the notion ofpriest (and king) as sacred per­sons. With this came growingnotions of sacred vessels, sacredplaces (the church building es­specially, the sanctuary), andthe Eucharist as the most sa-

. cred object of all. And these no­tions of the "sacred" were in­creasingly expressed by placinga distance between the personsor objects considered sacred,and the Christian laity.

The Eucharist, above all, wasregarded as an object to beworshipped and adored (static),rather than as the sharing of theLord's presence (dynamic). Therewas a growing gap between theEucharistic Body of Christ andthe Ecclesial Body of Christ.Eucharist was deprived of muchof its working action as express­ing and achieving the unity of theBody of Christ.

dThe opdon of recelvln.Holy CommunionIn the band.

While historical evidence issketchy, enough is available toestablish the general practice ofthe manner of receiving com­munion in the early centuries.The evidence is sketchy becausethere was little need to com­ment on a simple practice uni­versal1y accepted.

From scattered remarks ofwriters of the early centuries, wegather that the Eucharist wasordinarily received standing, un­der both kinds, receiving thebread in the hand and drinkingfrom the cup. Furthermore, Eu­charist in the form of bread wascarried to the sick, to those inprison, and taken home by thepeople to eat during the week.

This presupposes an ordinaryhandling of the Eucharist bythe Christian people that wasnot at al1 inconsistent with a deepreverence for and belief in theEucharist as the real presenceof Christ.

From other incidental re­marks of the Fathers of theChurch we learn more in_ detailabout the practice of receivingEucharist. These fathers refer tothe ordinary practice of com­munion in the hand as practicedin the churches known to them.

While the Eucharist washandled by the Christian peoplein a familiar way, this was notat all inconsistent with a deepreverence for and firm belief inthe Eucharist at the real pres­ence of Christ.

A gradual change from com·munion in the hand to the oral

,reception of communion in theWest <Jates from the 8th and9th centuries. It fits within thecontext of a number of otherchanges. Communion graduallyceased to be given under bothkinds; there was a change fromleavened to unleavened bread;and' small round hosts were in­troduced instead of the break­ing and sharing of the bread thathad prevailed in earlier centllr­ies.

Most significant of al1, thepractice of receiving commun­ion a~ Mass became increasinglyrare among the faithful. Thismeant that the symbolism oftable fellowship for Christianbelievers was largely lost. Thecontinuation of the use of theLatin language also meant thegradual loss of the sense ofcommunity prayer.

The various ministerial rolesand functions in the liturgy weregradually absorbed by the priest

I until the Mass became almostexclusively the action of thepriest. To him was reserved the.central symbolism of hreakingbread, of eating and drinking.For reservation of the Eucharistand for occasional communions,it was -convenient to have smallround hosts, using an unleavened

I form of bread.These changes must be situ-

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A holy hour for vocations isconducted every Thursday from7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Also amongintentions are sanctification ofthose in religious life and thespiritual welfare of the' parish.

The parish council will meet at7:45 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 in therectory.

'Parents and sponsors of con­firmation candidates will meetat 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 inthe parish hall. Sister TheresaSparrow, RSM, diocesan coordin­ator for special education, willspeak.

Holy Rosary Sodalists willmeet at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6for a rosary service followed bya business meeting.HOLY ROSARY,FALL RIVER

A Mass for deceased Women'sGuild members will be celebra­ted at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7.A meeting will follow at whichJeannine Whitehead, an interiordecorator, will discuss homefurnishings.SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

Vincentians will meet tonightat 7:30.

Parents of confirmation can­didates will meet at 6:30 p.m. inFather Coady Center. The candi­dates have volunteered to baby­sit at 9:30 and 11 a.m. SundayMasses.

Ms. Patsy Rousseau will speakon "The Application of Make­up," for the Women's Club at8 p.m. Home and School Organ­ization will meet Tuesday at 8p.m.

Openings exist for a highschoolers retreat, Dec. 2 to 4.Anyone interested may call Sis­ter Leona at 672~7258.

very loud voice) "you do thatwhen you're drunk."

I never married because Ithought it was unfair for an al­coholic to marry. I know thatwas a larger mistake than theNew Orleans Superdome.

A. I think a major part ofyour problem is just too manypriests. Different priests mayhandle your problem differently,but it's important that you pickone you can talk to, trust him,and be at peace following theguidance he gives you. Driftingfrom one to another usuallybrings nothing but confusion.

As a non-resident of New Or­leans, I'm not about to involvemyself in the superdome contro­versy. I will say only that, what­ever mistakes may have beenmade, they are using it, whichis what you must do now withyour life - use it! God willing,you have a good number ofyears ahead of you. I hope youenjoy them.

(Questions for his columnshould be sent to Father Diet­zen clo The Anehor, P.O. Box 7,Fall River, Mass. 02722.

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Q. I read with great interestyour answers to questions inour paper. Born and raised aProtestant, I desired for a longtime to be a Catholic, and con­verted in 1976.

The priest gave me instructionsfor about six weeks, and thenadministered the rite of Con­firmation. Since that time, someclose Catholic friends havewondered whether a priest cangive confirmation, or can onlythe bishop do this? Now I amnot sure if I am truly a Cath­olic.

A. No need to worry. If youfollowed the instructions andprocedures your priest suggest­ed, you are a full-fledged mem­ber of the Catholic faith.

Until a few years ago, thesacrament of Confirmation wasordinarily administered only bya bishop. Now, however, a par­ish priest may administer thissacrament in ~everal circum­stances, one of which is the re­ception of an adult convert in­to the Church. After the Bap­tism {or the profession of faithif the person is already bap­tized), the rite of reception in­to the Church calls for thepriest to administer Confir,ma­tion to the new Catholic.

Q. I am a Protestant writingon behalf of my Catholic auntwho married my uncle, a Pro­testant, in 1935. Her first mar­riage was annulled in 1934.

My aunt is now 75 years old,and has never taken Communionsince she married the secondtime, which grieves her verymuch. I have told her about thearticles I've read concerning thechanges in your church's rulings,but she feels she should haveofficial sanetion. Can you ad­vise me -how to help her?

A. I wonder if your aunt hasever talked with a priest abouther concern. Judging only fromthe information in your letterI see no reason for her not go- ­ing to Communion. I'm pre­suming that she married youruncle in the Catholic Church,and there appears to be no rea­son she would have done other­wise.

Please ask her to discuss thematter with the nearest priest,who, I'm sure, could settle herconscience in a few minutes.Many previously married people,who are in perfectly good stand­ing with the Church, mistakenlyfeel they cannot receive the sac­raments of Penance and the Eu­charist. Your aunt may well beone of them.

Q. Is it possible to be ex­cused from Confession if you are75 years old? And with a speak­ing and hearing problem? Thesin I have trouble with is againstpurity. I've been told everythingby at least seven priests ­from "if you waste the seedyou are a murderer" to (in a

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True God, True Man

By William E. May

In the Middle Ages the Bene­dictine monk, St. Anselm of Can­terbury, described theology as"faith seeking understanding."The truths about Christ, andourselves are so rich in meaningthat they can never be exhaus­ted. They are like bread fromheaven to nourish our minds.The theologian's vocation is tostake this bread to distribute itto others and to awaken inthem to a passionate longingfor more and more of it.

In the early Church as out­standing example of a theolog­ian like this was St. Athanas­ius. In our day one of the bestexamples of this kind of theolo­gian is Walter J. Burghardt, S.J.Born in New York in 1914,Father Burghardt was ordainedin 1941 and shortly afterwardsreceived his doctorate in theol­ogy from The Catholic Univer­sity of America, where he speci­alized in the study of patristictheology.

From 1946 through 1974 hetaught patristic and historicaltheology at Woodstock College,and from 1974 until the presenthas been a professor 'of patris­tic theology at The Catholic Uni­versity of America. He has beenassociated with "TheologicalStudies," a Journal founded byhis Jesuit colleagues John Court­ney Murray, almost from its in­ception and has, since 1967,acted as its editor-in-chief.Through this' Journal, amongthe most prestigious in the en­tire world, he has helped toshape a generation. of theologi­cal students.

Father Burghardt has been noivory towt!r scholar; he hasbeen actively involved in theecumenical movement, has writ­ten extensively for the Catholicpress and has given workshops

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They, too, experience positiveand negative reactions.

The drive or walk home isjoy-filled when they have visit­ed a couple who seem reallyto care about this sacramentwith all its ramifications. It canbe joyless when they encountera couple who manifest little in­terest in baptism other than toget it over and return to theircustomary non-church going be­havior.

It is one thing to debatetheology. It is quite a differentmatter actually to enroll as aworker and join the struggle.

"Can you drink of the cup Iam to drink of?"(Mt. 20,22)Our volunteers learn they mustbe willing to taste the bitter aswell as the sweet, to drink thecups of both joy and sorrow, ifthey are to be apostles worthyof the name.

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FAITH

By Father Joseph M. Champlin

Not many of us relish messy.jobs. We naturally enjoy thoselabors which bear immediate re­sults, bring great satisfactionand entail little effort.

Tackling the tougher tasks re­quires greater commitment anddeeper involvement.

These general, abstract state­ments have particular applica­tion in this column to participa­tion of lay persons in theChurch's more intimate apostolicworks.

Last week, I spoke about thepastoral value of home visita­tion, but mentioned the pain andfrustration which often accom­panies those house calls on par­ishioners. It is neither easy norencouraging to experience hos­tility or indifference, material orspiritual poverty.

We have two programs atHoly Family which bring ourlaity in to close, personal con­tact with devout, lukewarm, in­different and occasional hostilepersons. Through these oppor­tunities, they taste both the bit­ter and the sweet sides of min­istry.

In the one-couple-to-one-couple marriage preparation ar­rangement, a dozen or sospouses alternate in entertain­ing engaged pairs for an even­ing of discussion on 10 pertin­ent topics. These experiencessometimes prove inspirational,sometimes cause frustration,anxiety or discouragement.

When the couple about to bemarried is obviously in love,emotionally mature, regularchurchgoers, open during theevening's visit and enthusiasticat the end, the host and host­ess tend to judge they have ac­complished something valuable.They feel their own marital com­mitment has been renewed andbelieve the engaged man andwoman profited from the sever­al-hour s~ssion.

When, however, the coupleabout to be married arrive at thedoor sullen and edgy, rarelyrespond to leading questions,n~ither has been nor apparentlyever will be vitally concernedabout the Church, look at theirwatches continually and rushout the door at the visit's conclu­sion with barely a farewell ora word of thanks, the host andhostess feel great disillusion­ment and doubt. Is all thisreally worthwhile? Have weachieved anything tonight? Whatdid we do wrong? Will thiscouple make it in marriage?

In the baptismal home visita­tion program, parishioners visitparents who have requested theirinfant's baptism within the nextfew weeks. They meet the par­ents, leave an explanatory book­let and invitations, then explainhow to design the baptismalgarment given them at thattime.

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ed in staunch agreement. WhenAlexander died he succeeded himas bishop, despite the loud pro­tests of pro-Arian bishops. Hesoon had a fight on his hands,a preview of things to come. OneMeletius accused him at thecourt of Constantine, but heeasily vindicated himself beforethe emperor.

Then the Arian bishops, led byEusebius, opened fire in earnest.One of their first accusations wasthat he had murdered a bishop.He appeared before the emperor,bringing with him the murderedbishop!

Then he was ordered to ap­pear before an Arian council atTyra. He refused and went di­rectly to the emperor. This timehe was not so lucky. His en­emies accused him of plottingto cut off the imperial city'scom suply, Constantine flew in-

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By Father John J. Castelot

The modem Church is enjoy­ing a wonderful peace, comparedfor instance, to the fourth cen­tury, when she was racked bydivision, disorder, turmoil, andeven violence, all occasioned bythe Arian heresy and its condem­nation by the Council of Nicesin 325, which gave us our Ni­cane Creed.

Many bishops in the East re­phrase "one in Being with theFather." They came up with asubstitute which was really acleverly disguised Arianism andwon over even the Emperor Con­stantine, who had called for theCouncil in the first place. Theythen embarked on a reign ofterror, attacking and deposingCatholic bishops, and through­out the East the Church was ashambles.

One of the most pathetic andyet heroic victims of their at­tacks was Athanasius, bishop ofAlexandria from 328 to 373.Born about 295, he recieved anexcellent and broad educationand proved himself not only in­telligent but also truly holy andincredibly brave.

Ordained a deacon in 318, hewas appointed secretary to Bish­op Alexander and accompaniedhim to the Council of Nicea,with"whose decisions he remain-

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salvation, of Mary the Virgin,the Godbearer."

The complex and stately lang­uage of these two Councils restsbefore us like texts chiseled inmarble. It happened so long agothat we no longer hear the de­bates nor sense the agony thoseChristian people went throughto hammer out words that some­how try to catch a glimpse ofthe majesty, mystery and won­der of the one God and the mean­ing of Christ. They basicallysucceeded for Greek and LatinEurope.

But the mesage was not suf­ficiently communicated to thecommon people of the Mideast.This may account for the enor­mous success of Mohammed andthe Moselem, merely a centuryafter Chalcedon.

Allah is One! The cry per­suaded and convinced the shep­herd peoples of the desert whoseoil-rich descendants we negoti­ate with today.

And for us? Has the dilemmabeen solved? For the most part,yes. Sometimes we tend to em­phasize Jesus as God a bit much,or stress His humanity too much.But the waves of emphasis seemto balance out most of the time.

How human Christ is. Yes.Jesus is Lord. Yes. If we canhold on to these competing at­tentions, we will have the hon­or to know the One God and theWhole Christ.

KNOW

By Father Alfred McBride

Blessed be Jesus Christ, trueGod and true Man. How easilythis line from the divine praisescomes to the lips of the tradi­tional believer. How tumultouswas the struggle of fourth andfifth century Christians to findwords that preserved the NewTestament affirmation of the hu­manity and divinity of Jesus.We are so much at ease aboutsaying One God and Trinty atthe same time, we forget thatfor the first four centuries ofChristianity, an acceptable lang­uage to illumine this mysterywas not simple to find.

The first thing to remember isthat the mideast peoples arestrong believers· in one God. Itwas this belief that distinguishedJudaism, and helped displace theidea of many gods.

Then carne Christianity withits belief in the divinity of Je­sus. This perhaps more thananything else caused the decis­ive break between Judaism andChristianity. Jews could in prin­ciple believe Jesus was the mes­siah, but not the Son of God.Their resistance was based ontheir belief in the openess ofGod.

But the problem persistedeven among Christians. Themeaning of Christ became thestumbling b10ck even for them.They could not avoid the NewTestament evidence. Matthew,Mark and ·Luke clearly stood forthe historical, human Christ(while not denying the divine).John and Paul clearly stood forthe divinity of Jesus (while notdenying the human).

But how do you reconcile thedivinity of Jesus with His hum­anity? And more to the pointhere, how can there be one Godif Jesus be divine as well? Overseveral centlfries the debatesraged. Some solved the dilemmaby saying Jesus was only a man,and not divine at all.

Another group stated that Je­sus was not human but God as­suming an apparent physicalshape.

A third group, the Arians,claimed that Jesus was born andlater became divine. It was theimmense persuasiveness of thisposition and its potential threatto the unity of Christianity thatmoved the Church to convenetwo benchmark Councils: Niceain 325 and Chalcedon in 451.

Nicea might be called the Trin­ity Council. It faced the questionof the One God in Three DivinePersons and reaffirmed Chris­ianity's faith in the divinity ofJesus. Chalcedon might benamed the Christ Council inas­much as it avowed faith in thehumanity of Jesus. As it stated:

"Christ is of one substancewith us as regards manhood,like us in all save sin. As re­gards Godhead, Christ is begottenof the Father before all ages. Asregards His manhood, Christ isborn, for us men and for our

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Sacrif,'cio

A Verdade E A VidaDirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

A Santa Missa ...

H~ duas no~oes fundamentais nara enten­der a Santa Missa: sacriffcio e Corpo Mfsti­co de Cristo.

Sacrif,'cio. n homem nao fa1a s6 com pa­1avras. ns qestos sao ainda mais expressivos.Abel e Cairn ofereceram a Deus sacriffcios:Abel, 0 me1hor cordeiro do rebanho, Cairn, osfrutos da terra. E todos os novas manifesta­ram com as suas ofertas a sua adora~ao a di­vindade. Sobre urn altar de pedra colocavam asua oferenda e sacrificavam os animais, ouei­mando-os em oarte ou tota1mente (ho10caustos)em honra do Senhor. A1quns cheqaram a imo1aros seus proprios fi1hos.

Tamb~m, oor Moises, Deus requ10u os sa­criffcios do Antiqo Testamento: bois, cordei­ros e cabritos eram oferecidos a Deus' no Tem­010. Nro deviam ter defeito e serviriam nararepresentar a oferta de si mesmo e do seucora~ao, Que era 2 Que Deus pedia. Por issoos orofetas fa1arao contra 0 cu1to puramenteexterior.

"Ao entrar no mundo, Cristo diz: nao oui­seste sacriffcio nem ob1a~ao mas preparaste­me urn corpo. Os ho10caustos e sacriffciospe10 pecado nao Te aqradaram. Entao Eu disse:Eis Que venho- como esta escrito de Mim nolivro- para fazer, 6 Deus, a tua vontade."

"Em virtude desta verdade," continua, "eque nos somos santicados oela ob1asao do cor­po de Jesus feita de uma vez para sempre."

Jesus ofereceu-Se 'uma so vez e toda aSua vida, desde a Incarnacao, foi sacrif,'cio,oferta de Deus, atinqindO~D seu coroamento nocimo ~o Calv~rio. .

E urn sacrif{cio dum valor infinito por­Que se Jesus se oferece enauanto homem, a ver­dade eQue a Suas ac~oes sao divinas oor ser­em da Sequnda Pessoa da Santlssima Trindade.A mesma Eofstola aos Hebreus desenvo1ve estaideia comparando 0 sacriflcio da Cruz com osdo Antiqo Testamento.

Jesus auis oue esta oferta se tornassepresente, se renovasse em todos/os luqares eem todos os tempos, realizando a profecia fei­ta por Malaquias: "Eu j~ nao encontro em v6so Meu compr.azimento, diz 0 Senhor dos exer­citos, e nenhuma oblasao vinda das vossas maosj~ Me aqrada; porQue, desde onde 0 sol despon­ta ate onde se poe, qrande e0 Meu nome entreas na~~es, e em todo 0 1uqar se ofere€e ao Meunome a perfume do incense com uma ob1a~ao pu-ra. " ..

Na ultima Ceia instituiu a Santa Missa,memorial e renova~ao misteriosa da Sua morte."Todas as vezes Que comerdes deste pao e be­berdes este cal ice, anunciareis a morte doSenhor, ate que E1e venha. Isto e a Meu corpoentreque par vas ... Este e 0 c~lice do Meusanque derramado par v6s ... Fazeii sto em me'-moria de Mim." '

As duas consaqra~oes tornam misticamentea Morte do Senhor e sem uma e outra nlo ha 'missa, apesar de na hostia consaqrada, comono c~lice, se encontrar Jesus todo. As oa1a­vras corpo entreque, sanque derramado par v6sfazem notar esse car~cter de sacriflcio." .-Comemoramos a Sua morte e esta e uma so,

N 't C ' ,."., 't? Pnao mUl as. omo e uma so e nao mUl as. or-que foi oferecida uma vez, como a obla~ao noSanto dos Santos. Isto e uma fiqura daqui10 eesta uma fiqura daquela. Com efeito oferecernossemore 0 mesmo, nao aqora uma ove1ha amanh~

outra, mas sempre a mesma. Oaf Que e urn s6 0sacriffcio, por esta razao. Portanto, do modoQue oferecido em muitos luqares e urn so corpo,nao muitos, assiRl. tambem e uno 0 sacrif{cio.

relative calm, during which heworked vigorously at building upChristian life and promoting mo­nasticism throughout Egypt.

But when Constantine becameemperor in 350, Athanasius en­emies returned to the attack,carrying it now into the West.They had him condemned at thecouncils of ArIes (353) and Mi­lan (355). In 356 troops invadedhis church during services, buthe escaped to the desert, wherehe had many friends to refuge,managing somehow to keep con­tact with his people and to dosome writing.

'Even in simplified form, At­hanasius had a complicated car­eer. He could have made it sim­pler just by repudiating Niceaand siding with the Arianists.But rather than deny the trueCatholic faith he preferred tosufer heartbreak, harassment,alienation, exile.

Fr. BurghardtContinued from. Page Twelve

and seminars throughout thecountry.

But no listing of statisticscan give true insight into hisimportance as a theologian.What is most remarkable abouthim is his ability to communi­cate to others a love for learn­ing. For him, such love and thedesire for God go hand-in-hand.

This is the message thatcomes home to all who haveever heard Father Burghardt,surely one of today's most witty,engaging, and charming lectur­ers. . The Itruth he professes,moreover, is not a cheap instanttruth. It demands discipline,readiness to burn the midnightoil, and willingness to do some­thing truly risky and exciting­think. But it leads to happinessand peace and pushes one onto learn more and more andmore about the wonderful, inex­haustibly rich, unfailingly lovingGod for whom we are made.

First Friday-Lionel Dupont, a Fall River

fire department lieutenant, willspeak for the First Friday Club'On the Cursillo movement at aPolish supper tomorrow follow­ing 6 p.m. Mass at St. John'sUkrainian Church, Center Street,Fall River.

Other club speakers will beGerry Remy, California Angelscaptain and second baseman, andhis former high school coachJames Sullivan, Friday, Dec. 2at a Father and Son night inSacred Heart parish hall; andBishop Daniel A. Cronin at PastPresidents' Night in March.

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Common CauseRev. Edward Van der Hey,

minister of Fall River's FirstBaptist Church, is local coordin­ator of a Common Cause peti­tion drive supporting institutionof a code of ethics for state andcounty officials. Citizens wish­ing to sign the petition may doso this Saturday at various lo­cations in the North Dartmouthand New Bedford areas.

Continued from Page Twelveto a typical fit of rage and ban­ished him to Trevas in Gaul.

However, two years later thenew emperor Constantine II re­stored him to his sea. Later thatsame year or in 338 at the Syn­od of Antioch the Arian bishopsdeposed him and put in theirown men.

This time Athanasius took hiscase to Rome. ·Pope Julius Icalled a synod which found himinnocent. The Eastern bishopswould not accept the verdict, sohe remained in the West. Finallya general council was called atSardica, but the Eastern bishopswould not attend, knowing At­hanasius would be vindicated.At last upon the death of theArian usurper of his see he wasallowed by the emperor to re­turn. There followed 10 years of

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Return of the Pink PantherSinbad and· the Eye of

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So MuchThe Wild DuckYou light Up My life

Cutrageous!Pardon Mon AffaireShort Eyes

One-Dn-DneOne Sings, the Other

Doesn'tRubyA Small Town in TexasTown That Dreaded Sun·

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Czech ComplaintNIJMEGEN, The Netherlands

(NC) - Four Dutch associationsof Religious priest, Sisters, andBrothers have appealed to thePrague government to end itsstranglehold on Religious life inCzechoslovakia.

natius Guild will co-sponsor aHarvest Dance from 8 p.m. tomidnight Saturday, Nov. 5 at theFall River school. Music will beby the Mel-O-Tones and refresh­ments will be available. Ticketswill be sold at the door.

The Golden CalfHawmpsHerbie Goes to Monte

Carlo

MacArthurMidwayMohammed, Messenger

of GodMurder On The Orient

ExpressNickelodeonPeople That Time Forgot

Journey into the BeyondThe last Days of Man on

Earthlet Joy Reign SupremeMarathon ManMean Frank, Crazy TonyMother, Jugs and SpeedMissouri BreaksNetworkThe Next ManThe Omen

Kentucky Fried Movie Satan's Brewlittle Girl Who lives Down The Sensual Man

the lane ValentinoOther Side of Midnight The VanRabid . Women in Cellblock 7Rolling ThunderSalo

Effi Briest The OutfitFuture World Outlaw BluesGator Piece of Action

Break· The Greatest Pink Panther Strikes AgainGrizzly RockyHeroes RollercoasterHigh Street Sandakan 8I Never Promised You a Seven-Per·Cent Solution

Rose Garden The ShootistIsland of Dr. Moreau SidewinderJaws Silent MovieKing Kong Silver StreaklaGrande Bourgeoise Shout At The Devillast Remake of Beau Geste Smokey and BanditThe late Show Sorcererlifeguard Spy Who loved Me'looking Up StroszekMarch or Die SwashbucklerMurder By Death A Star Is BornNew York, New York Sweet Revenge9/30/.55 TentaclesObsession ThievesOh, God! A Woman's DecisionOrca .

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Across the Great DivideBugsy MaloneFor the love of BenjiFreaky Friday

Airport 77The American FriendThe Black PearlEquinox FlowerFantastic Animation Fest·

ivaiGreased lightningJacob the liarJuliaThe lincoln Conspiracy

AguirreAll The President's MenAnnie HallBad News Bears in

ing TrainingBig BusBittersweet loveBlack and White in ColorBlack SundayBobby DeerfieldBreaker, BreakerBridge Too FarA Brief VacationThe CarCar WashCassandra Crossingt;itizens BandCousin AngelicaCria!Cross of IronDay of the AnimalsThe Domino PrincipleThe Eagle Has landedThe Front

Between the lines':ross of IronThe Deep~mbryo

The EnforcerFinal Chapter· Walking Tall~rom Noon Till Three~un With Dick and JaneSods of the PlagueIt's AliveJabberwocky

A Special Day My Father, My MasterIn the Realm of the Senses NashvilleJoseph Andrews Nasty HabitsThe lacemaker One Flew Over The Cue-The last Tycoon koo's Nest

C - CondemnedThe Chicken ChroniclesEquusExorcist II: The HereticThe First Nudie MusicalThe Hills Have {yes:-louse by the lakeJail Bait

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Bishop ConnollyThe Loyola Club and St. Ig-

in the annual senior-facultybasketball game.

"Who won?" queried the HFreporter. "Age has a way oftelling on three of the players ­Holy 'Family students just a fewyears ago. And with the stu­dents in their prime . . . well!Three cheers, however, do goto Mr. John J. Finni, principal,who took on Colleen Norton ina one-to-one and did the facultyproud."

A-4 Separate Classification(A Separate Classification is given to certain films which while notmorally offensive, require some analysis and explanation as a pro­tection against wrong interpretations and false conclusions.)

B - Objectionable in Part for EveryoneThe teachings of Jesus seemto possess more value with theyears, his tender summons to allof us to respond when asked forhelp, his reminder that it isn'tour opinion of him that is soimportant as our imitation ofHim.

Jesus was not the maker ofa system. He considered eachcase by itself. He always gaveof Himself with complete disin­terestedness to the single per­son before Him. He did not pre­sent His demands in an abstr~ct

form. He applied them to thosepersons with whom He had di­rectly to do at the moment.

sessed the little company in thefirst glow of their new faith.Sharing each other's possessionswas a sign of their perfectbrotherhood.

Fortunately for the Christianlife, however Jesus does not shutit within the limits of any singlesocial scheme!

Holy F'G'milyThe faculty greeted the par­

ents of Holy Family students atan open house meeting which in­cluded a guided tour of the newschool facilities conducted bystudent council members.

Recent instructive assembliesat the New Bedford school pre­sented the breast self examina­tion program and a film andtalk on venereal disease.

And in the midst of class andextracurricular activities stu­dents are conducting a maga­zine-music subscription campaignand participated enthusiastically

The Scout offering and all otherproceeds will be used for thepoor in Appalachia and to servearea needy at Christmas.

Following the walk, a Euchar­istic liturgy was offered at Con­nolly by Father David Hare. Ascanty "hunger meal" followed.

Many CLC supporters workedbehind the scenes during theproject, preparing the meal andmonitoring the walk.

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better world, but feel it losessomething when it becomes tooinvolved.

Where does the answer lie?Within the Gospel of Jesus

are not both viewpoints right?

I remember CCD classes inwhich Christian communism asopposed to the monastic systembecame the chief topic. At laststudents decided that the onlyway out of economic disordersand imperfections is throughthem. The Christian .way, theydecided, was not to revert to animpossible past but to create abetter future.

Later it was pointed out thatthe mother of Mark continuedto own her home in Jerusalem,and voluntary relief was sentfrom Antioch by "every man ac­cording to his ability." Nowherein Paul's speeches do we findcommunistic regulations. Thecommunism of his day was aspontaneous, unlque elevationand unity of spirit which pos-

St. Anthony senior, is hisschool's winner of the CenturyIII Leaders scholarship competi­tion, a nationwide future stud­ies, writing, citizenship and cur­rent events awareness competi­tion. He is now eligible to com- .pete on the state and nationallevel for college scholarships inthe program. An honor societystudent at the New Bedfordschool, he plans a career in ac­counting.

Connolly-GerrardSome 60 Christian Life Com­

munity (OLC) members fromBishops Gerrard and ConnollyHigh Schools in Fall River re­cently participated in a 12-mileAwareness Walk. Some offeredit for family special intentions,while others took part to buildcommunity and to become awareof the needs of the less fortu­nate.

During the walk students metmembers of a Girl Scout bike­a thon who, on hearing of itspurpose, made a contribution.

THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Nov. 3, 1977

St. AnthonyRobert W. Souza, 17-year-old

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By Cecilia Belanger

During religious seminars thispast summer I heard many opin­ions on social questions fromyouth. The main question seem­ed always: "What would Jesushave to say about this?

Why charity is necessary andwhy poverty exists? Why theef­fects of industry are so crueland unjust? Why not justice in­stead of patronage? Why not therighteous restitution of wealthto those who created it, ratherthan the generous distributionof charity?

Such were some of the de­mands that assailed my ears.They reminded me of the wordsof an English agitator who said,"charity panaceas for povertyare of no more value than apoultice to a wooden leg. Whatwe want is economic revolution,and not pious and heroic resolu­tions."

Social change is always view­ed by many with grave appre­hension, by others with jubilanthope. I'm not going to get intoa labor-vs-management debatehere, because I want to talkabout Jesus and the social ques­tion. I did want to throw outsome thoughts entertained by,our youth - to show that theyare "thinking youth," th~ kindin whom I place my hope andtrust.

I have found among 'youththat there are those who do notwish to see the Church involvedin social movements. On theother hand there are those whowant it to be involved over itshead, almost forgetting thatthere is another reason for itsexistence.

Others want the Church tohave a part in the shaping of a

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Nine Feehan vocalists andmusic1ans are practicing for au­ditions tomorrow at Plymouth­Carver High School, hoping tobe among students chosen toparticipate in a SoutheasternMassachusetts Music Festivalthis winter.

New activities on the Attle­boro campus include a string artcourse taught by Vincent Fa­gone and dramatic workshops onThursday nights, conducted bySister Marialyn Riley.

Freshmen will vote for classofficers Wednesday, Nov.9. Al­so on that day 20 seniors willparticipate in a marriage semin­ar. Last weekend senior girlsattended a. weekend retreat atMercy Lodge, Cumberland.

Ongoing in all classrooms area United Fund drive and a year­book subscription drive.

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TV Reviews

DIRECTIONS (ABC, 1-1:30p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6-13). Filmedinterviews with bishops attend­ing the Synod in Rome.

PLEASANTVILLE (pBS, 10­11:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6).Gael Sondergaard stars as an in­dependent grandmother, visitedfor the summer by her 10-year­old granddaughter. For matureaudiences, this is a gentle, sensi­tive film about life, growing upand death.

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South takes on New Bedford atnine o'clock, Fall River Northopposes Somerset at 10, and,Taunton goes against Westport­Dartmouth at 11. All game~ arein the Driscoll Rink.

I, CLAUDIUS (P,BS), 9-10p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6). The firstMasterpiece Theatre programfor the season is a 13-partadaptation of Robert Graves'fictional memoir of ancientRome's first imperial family.Complicated but impressive, withexcellent acting and helpful in­troductions by Alistair Cooke toeach segment of the series. Not,however, for the impressionableyoung, since extremes of vio­lence and vice are presented.

FOCUS ON THE HANDI­CAPPED (pBS, 6-6:30 p.m. Mon­day, Nov. 7). This first of a 10part series on successful adjust­ments made by handicappedchildren will be shown as partof the new season of "Zoom,"WGBH's award-wining show byand for children.

TV, Movie NewsROLLING THUNDER (AlP)

- is a new film about a formerprisoner of war (William De­vane) returned home after sevenyears of captivity. Hoodlumsmaim him and murder his wifeand son and he then. wreaksbloody vengeance. This film toyswith psychological problems ofPOWs before it "lovingly de­picts mayhem and slaughter,"The reverence shown for gunsapproaches fetishism. C (R)

YOUNG ACTRESSES Kenia Borell and Nita Dee ap­pear in "Mobile Maidens," a CBS after-school dramatic spec­ial to be seen from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10.(NC Photo)

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IN THE DIOCESE

New Bedford, still the only"un-un" school in the division,has a two-point lead over Attle­boro, 3-0-1. New Bedford haswon its four conference starts,in Division I.

Saturday, Coyle-Cassidy ishome to New Bedford Yoke,0-4-0, and Feehan, 2-2-0, is hostto Barnstable, 2-3-0, in DivisionII games. Stang visits Durfee atDiman Yoke's John P. Harring­ton Field n a non-league game.

In Division I it will be Attle­boro at Dartmouth and Fair­haven at Taunton ·as New Bed­ford is host to Catholic Memor­ial in on-league play.

Wareham, 3-0-0, and Bourne,3-1-0, share the Division IIIlead. Wareham will entertainDighton-Rehoboth, 0-3-0, andDennis-Yarmouth, 1-2-0, goes toSeekonk, 2-1-0, in that division'sgames Saturday. Bourne is sched­uled for a home non-leaguegame against Case.

4-2, Connolly 3-3, Stang 2-4,Westport 1-5, Case 0-6.

The Division III meet washosted by Connolly and held onthe campus of SoutheasternMass. University in Dartmouth.Brother Daniel Caron, FIC, Con­nolly's athletic director, said:"We wish to thank the athleticdirector, Harry Connally, andBob Dowd, the SMU cross-coun­try coach, for use of theircourse and their fine co-opera­tion in running the meet,"

In the conference's other div­isional meets, New BedfordYoke-Tech was the winner inDivision I and Taunton in Div­ision II. Yoke-Tech had 27points, Dennis-Yarmouth 37,host Dartmouth and Falmouth,106; Old Rochester 122, NewBedford High 163; Barnstable172.

Taunton amassed 58 points inthe Division II meet held at Di­man Yoke in Fall River. Somer­set had 78, Attleboro 78Y2, Di­man 92, Seekonk 102, Coyle­Cassiday 124, Dighton-Rehoboth144Y2.

InterscholasticSports

Canton, Stoughton and NorthAttleboro share the lead inHockomock League football witheight points each. Canton andStoughton are 4-1-0 (won, lost·tied), North Attleboro is 4-2-0.Canton, which had been unde­feated and untied in four earilergames lost to Foxboro last Sat­urday. Foxboro, 3-2-0, cannotyet be counted out of conten­tion.

Next Saturday, Stoughton is atKing Philip, Franklin at Foxboro,North Attleboro at Mansfield,and, Sharon at Canton. Fox­boro is fourth followed by Frank­lin, 2-2-1, Sharon, 2-2-1, Mans­field, 2-3-0, King Philip, 2-4-0,Oliver Ames, 0-6-0.

·Coyle-Cassidy, despite its ti~

game with Somerset last Satur­day is still the leader in theSouthern Mass. Conference's Di­vision II with a 4-0-1 record.Stang is close by with 3-1-0.

Hockey Southies Keep Rolling AlongFall River South, continuing Cabral, Somerset dropped a 4-3

its winning ways, blanked West- decision to New Bedford, whichport-Dartmouth, 5-0, in the Dris- is now 2-0-2. Somerset is 0-4-0.coli Rink, Fall River, last Sun- Mike Kitchen scored two goalsday night an dremained the un- and was credited with an assistdefeated leader 4-0-0, won, lost, in leading Fall River North to atied) of the Bristol County Cath- 5-3 decision over Taunton. Northolic Hockey League. is now 2-1-2, Taunton 1-2-1.

Despite a "hat trick" by Brian Next Sunday night Fall River

Football Pennant Races Close

Dennis-Yarmouth, Attleboro Soccer ChampsDennis-Yarmouth has clinched Division I the final program of

the Division I championship the season lists New Bedford atand Attleboro is the Division II Falmouth, Durfee at Dennis-Yar­crownholder in conference soc- mouth, Diman Yoke at Taunton,cer. Both have also qualified for and, Westport at Barnstable. Thethe Eastern Mass. playoffs which Division II games are New Bed­start next week. ford Yoke-Tech at Stang, Con-

,Both divisions close their reg- nolly at Old Rochester, Somer­ular schedules tomorrow with set at Attleboro, Dartmouth atthe usual four-game cards. In Holy Family.

Feehan Cross-Country ChampionBishop Feehan High, of Attle­

boro, won the Division III South­eastern Mass Conference cross­country meet and placed fourharriers on the division's all-starteam.

Feehan compiled 31 points toWareham's 53 and Bourne's 56.Bishop Connolly High, of FallRiver, was fourth with 86 pointsfollowed by Bishop Stang High,of Dartmouth, 169, Case, ofSwansea, 176 and Westport, 177.

David Whitefield, David Po­peo, Kevin Southwood and EliotBrais are in the Feehan harriersnamed to the all-star team, whichalso includes Hildegar Camara,Connolly; Daniel Smith andMark Hurley, Bourne; Xevi Bro­gioli and Walter Rocha, Ware­ham; and Daniel Collis, Stang.

Feehan, 29 points, also wonthe junior varsity meet in whichConnolly, 45, was the runner­up. Bourne had 70, Wareham 97,Case 171. Stang and Westportdid not have teams in this event.

Undefeated in six conferencestarts, Feehan is also the Divis­ion III varsity titlist. In confer­ence, Bourne was 5-1, Wareham

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