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"2 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur.-Dec. 27, 1979

A message

to families·

Dearly beloved in Christ,

As 1979, the Jubilee Year of the Diocese of Fall River, comes to aclose' on this celebration of the Feast of the Holy' Family, we turn ourattention to 1980, the "Year of the Family," as declared by our Churchleaders, in conjunction with a civil observance supported by national andinternational groups.

Such attention is more than deserved, as we all look to the family ...not only as the core of society, but also as the very heart of the greaterfamily which is the Church.

For indeed, it is in the family unit that we should find the atmospherethat is exemplified by the Holy Family; a 'place where love should domin­ate and where a spirit of Christian joy can foster a deeper' awareness ofthe values of the Gospel.

Our beloved Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, reminded us during hisrecent visit to our country: "To maintain a joyful family requires muchfrom both par.ents and the children. Each member of the family has tobecome, in a spe.cial way,. the servant of the others and share the burdens.Each one must show concern, not only for his or her own life, but alsofor the lives of the other members of the family; their needs, their hopes,their ideals."

It is in this hopeful spirit that our own Diocese has undertaken thechallenge of the Bishops' Plan of Pastoral Action for Family Ministry.The goals of the program are to raise the level of awareness of the sac­ramental nature of Christian marriage within the framework of therealities facing today's families, as well as to develop and encourageloving and caring families.

To that end, we. have established a new Office of Family Ministrywith personnel and resources sufficient to. inaugurate and carry out pro­grams of enrichment for all levels of family ministry.

At the same time, we are mindful of the many problems facing thevery essence of family ideals. Our concern for those many fragmentedfamilies who have had to face the anguish of divorce, separation, death,emotional difficulties or other problems is a challenge to the ministry ofthe Church and an object of our prayers.

It is in this spirit that we seek to reach out to all families in this"Year of the Family" through programs of care and support. It is in thissame spirit that I turn to you .to ask you to pledge your continued prayerand service, that together, as one family of the Church of Fall River, wemight carry out the Gospel message that "we all may be one." Withprayerful good wishes for the coming year, I am

Devotedly yours in Christ,

Bishop of Fall River

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of the doctrinal congregationpanel and emphasized that theprocedure was a "colloquy" andnot a "trial."

The Vatican procedures in­volving the 65-year-old theolo­gian, who has held the chair oftheology and the history oftheology for 22 years at theCatholic University of Nijmegen,the Netherlands, has attractedworld attention because he isconsidered one of the foremost

,Catholic theologians in Europe..Central issues in the meetings

with the doctrinal congregationwere his teachings on Christ,particularly on Christ's divinity,the ressurection, and Christ'sawareness of himself as beingthe Messiah and Son of God,Father Schillebeeckx's' "jesus:An Experiment in Christology"was his major work under ex­amination.

On the questioning panel weretwo congregation consultors ­Belgian Bishop Albert Des­camps, honorary rector of theCatholic University of Louvain,Belgium, and secretary of thePontifical Biblical Commission,and Dutch Dominican Father Al­bert Patfoort, professor atRome's Pontifical University ofSt. Thomas Aquinas.

The third questioner was Jes­uit Father Jean Galat of thePontifical Gregorian University,an expert for the doctrinal con­gregation, whose well-publicizedattacks on Father Schillebeeckxhad created a controversy beforethe hearing.

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Father 'Edward Schillebeeckxhas declared that he sees noreason to change' his teachingsafter two days of secret churchhearings into his orthodpxy.

Speaking to journalists atRome's Foreign Press Club, hesaid his two days of question­ing (Dec. 13 an4 14) before apanel of the Vatican's DoctrinalCongregation took place "in avery amicable - perhaps tooamicable - atmosphere."

He declined to link names ofhis questioners to questions theyasked or views they expressed,pointing out that they wereunder a strict oath of secrecyand would not be able to respondto anything he said.

Nevertheless the priest's com­ments provided a rare insight in- .to the workingsof a process thathas evoked a storm of protest inthe Catholic world.

Those protests included peti­tions signed by scores of theo­logians in the United States andCanada, Great 'Britain, and Eu­rope; a petition signed by morethan 60,000 Dutch Catholics;and a television appearance indefense of Father Schillebeeckxby the Netherlands' leadingchurchman, Cardinal Jan Wille­brands of Utrecht.

'Father Schillebeeckx suggest­ed it was public opinion pres­sure which had led the Vaticanto issue an unusual press re­lease the first day of the hear­ings, which named the members

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rights and religious freedom.The pope's trip to predomin­

antly Moslem TurKey saw amajor step taken toward unitywith the Orthodox Church. Thepope made his three-day journeyNov. 28~30 to meet OrthodoxEcumenical ,Patriarch DimitriosI of Constantinople. The twochurch leaders established ahigh-powered ecumenical com­mission to resolve theologicaland doctrinal issues dividingtheir sister churches.

In addition to the trips abroad,other major papal actions of theyear included meditation of aterritorial dispute between Chileand Argentina, creation of 14new cardinals, appointment of.a new papal secretary of state,convocation of a special sessionof the College of Cardinals andpublication of his first encycli­cal, "Redemptor Hominis," of a .document on catechetics, ofletters to priests and bishops onthe priesthood and celibacy, andof norms for ecclesiastical insti­tutions of higher learning.

Events in Latin America werein the headlines repeatedly dur­ing the year. The' church wasdeeply. involved in the eventsin Nicaragua that led in July tothe ouster of President Anasta­sio Somoza after 42 years ofdictatorship by his family.

In neighboring EI Salvador,Archbishop Oscar Romero of SanSalvador was nominated by hu­man rights groups and legisla-

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Beginning next week, TheAnchor will present a series ofarticles on the Catholic charis­matic movement by FatherPi~rre E. Lachance, O.P. of St.Anne's Dominican community,Fall River.

By NC News Service

Few persons in recent timeshave so dominated a year'snews, both religious and secu­lar, as Pope John Paul II did dur­ing 1979, when he completed thefirst year of his ppntificate.

He made' four trips abroad,the first to Mexico and the Do­minican Republic, the second tohis native Poland, the third toIreland and the United States,and the last to Turkey, where hetook a major step toward re­union . with the OrthodoxChurch.

The pope also made newswhen he interviewed with Iran'sMoslem leader, the AyatollahKhomeini, after A:mericans weretak~n hostage by a group ofstudents Nov. 4, but Khomeinirejected the pope's efforts at ne­gotiation.

From the vantage point of theUnited States, the highlight ofthe year was the pope's trip toIreland and the United Statesfrom Sept. 29 to Oct. 8.

The pope's basic message onthe trip was that governmentsand individuals have the respon­sibility and obligation to workfor peace.

The 10-day trip was a hugepersonal triumph for Pope JohnPaul. His warm personality,lively smile, youthful vigor anddisregard for official schedulesto spend mor,e time talking andtouching people impressed the·millions who personally sawhim and the millions more whofollowed his activities on tele­vision.

On the trip, he became thefirst pope to be received in theWhite House.

Of all the more than 70 talkshe gave, his speech to the Uni­ted Nations on Oct. 2 drew themost attention. He called strong­ly for peace, justice, human

EDITORRev. John F. Moore,

'Thou shalt bless ,the cro'(\.," of the year of thy goodness.' Ps. 64:12

help give him the tools he needsto find his true vocation.

Knowing is not important un­less it leads to being somebody.Both teachers and students cringefrom the challenge of discover­ing their true destiny. They askfor the mountain to be removedrather than for the strength toclimb it.

Many consider the nature oftheir work secondary to the ma­terial value which society placesupon it. The decline of crafts­manship and genius in this gen­'eration tragically pears out thistruth. The most alarming evi­dence is seen in the breakdownof the family unit, the institu­tion most valuable in the incul­cation of values.

But all is not desperate. Whenman misshapes himself, God hasa way of letting his will shinethrough. In the midst of.. ourturmoil, there seems an efforton .the part of some to return tocommitment.

All other avenues have beentriE!d and found wanting.

Sooner or later man realizesthat as long as he operates withtwo wills, God's 'and his own,he will never find happiness.But efforts to determine the willof God by reason alone willnever prove fruitful. Surrender­ing one's will to that of theLord is much like floating. Tryingto maintain one's own will ismuch like swimming. Everyoneknows that you must learn tofloat before you learn to swim.

Man must learn to float withhis destiny. Reason alone offersa false sense of certitude. It canprovide us with a grJm fate butnot a rich destiny.

When we have a destiny,daily life is made holy andGod is let into the world.

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Nothing more evidences man'slack of confidence in God thandoes the absence of prayer.Prayer challenges us to raiseboth our minds and hearts toGod. It generates a confidencein God and shows us the limitsof reason.

Those limits are evident in our·schools. Too many teachers arecontent with merely communi­cating knowledge; but the truechallenge of a teacher is notsimply to bring a person fromignorance to intelligence, but to

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more than a shot in the dark?Faced with life's uncertainties itis often easier to plan with ourminds than to trust those mys­terious pushes and pulls of in­tuition.

The only way to cultivate sen­sitivity to these promptings. ofthe Holy Spirit is through prayer.The lack of commitment in ourage is simply a reflection of ourlack of confidence in the Godwho cails us from birth. Themost creative action in a person'slife is to discern God's unique

.plan for him. We are created bya divine force which is stillshaping us from within.

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Attuning ourselves to theseinner pushes and pulls is as mucha challenge to our reason as toour intuition. In our age ofreason, we rarely trust our intui­tion, yet we need it to arrive ata sense of order in our lives.

.St: Augustine tells us thatpeace is not an absence of tur­moil but a serenity in the midstof turmoil. Without serenity, acommitment beyond anythingmore than meeting our ownneeds seems t60 demanding.Many people avoid the question:"What is God's will for me?"But our lives hunger for' mean­ing. Those who find it are usu­ally those who take the risk ofcommitment.

How can our commitment tosomething beyond ourselves be

By Father Kevin Harrington

There' has been much atten­tion focused upon the vocationcrisis. For years the church usedthe word vocation to mean ~

religious calling, but now it ad­mits a larger meaning.

To become aware of one'svocation one must learn to listento the voice within. While it isthe ultimate conceit to believeourselves free of all illusion, itis also self-destructive to ignore

'our inner inclinations. In ourrational age the words: innervoice or inclinatiol1, appear toomurky.

I prefer to think of these in­clinations as "the promptings ofthe Holy Spirit. They can betrustworthy when their fruitsprove helpful for the humancommunity. These inclinationsare sensed by the will and theintellect and involve both theheart and mind. When actedupon, they usually produce thefruit of Christian virtue.

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4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur.-Dec. 27, 1979

the·moorin~A vision for the 80s

The New Year has been declared by the National Con­ference of Catholic Bishops/U.S. Catholic Conference asthe Year of the Family. The reason should be only. tooobvious. '

The seventies have been a decade which has attemptedto fracture the very essence of family life. In the world atlarge the destruction of families by warfare,' starvationand separation has equalled the brutality of a Nazi Ger­many or a Russian Siberia.

Here at home the drive to legalize the destruction oflife itself has made abortion clinics commonplace.

The heartbreak- of divorce has been a trauma shatter­ing adults and children, leaving their lives in shambles.

Thus, given American attitudes and mores in relation~

ship to decaying family life, the bishops have designated1980 as a time to call for a new approach within the Churchto pastoral services to· families.

The plan of action for the year will focus primarily oninvolving the church on all levels in an effort to helpfamilies become aware of their special charisms, talentsand potential for self-help and ministry to others.

In their statement of intent. the bishops say: "We hopethat this Family Year dedicated to the celebration of familyvalues and ministry will usher in a decade of research intoChristian marriage and family life. and a time for the de­velopmepJ of outstanding programs in family ministry."

. If these expectations are to be fulfilled, there is aspecial need that must be addressed. To undertake therenewal of marriage and family life, the church must ad­dress the question of its ministry to young people and thosenot yet married.

Such efforts are now being made but unfortunatelythey do not always touch the majority of the engaged,especially at the parish level. More and better ways arealso needed to help those already married, including thewidowed and those now referred to as single parents.Ministries must be developed for hurting families, for sep­arated and divorced parents as well as for their children.

It is clear that achievement of these objectives mustbegin at the grassroots level, which is that of the parish.

Ideally, each and every parish should plan its ownministry program in conjunction with that of the diocese.Existing parish structures and institutions such as schools

.and religious education programs should be reminded oftheir potential for marriage and family ministry withintheir area of competence.

On a wider level, it might be said that candidates forthe priesthood and the permanent diaconate should becompetently prepared for family ministry. This ministrycould also well become a major element in the continuingeducation of those already ordained.

In general, then, time, effort and monies should beenthusiasticall~ expended in support of this importantundertaking. Every area of church life should be caughtup in this crusade to restore to our society a proper andtotal vision of what family life should be in all its aspects.

This Year of the Family must help all of us in thechurch'realize that the family is in.deed the apostolate ofthe 80s. I

MARINE CORPORAL Wesley Williams, released froJDTeheran embassy before Thanksgiving, prays with FatherBede 'Ferrara at St. Leonard's Church, Boston, after light­ing 50 candles for remaining hostages~ (NC Photo)

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January 15Rev. Thomas F. Kennedy,

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Friends, came away 'convincedthe Carter administration iscollecting points.

"Attacking Vietnam is poli-o tically populf.r. It's a Communistcountry and 'it defeated"'us."

Edward Snyder, of the Friends'Washington office, who visitedCambodia in September andfound its leaders "people of goodwill," thinks it regrettable Car­ter decided to exacerbate thepolitics of the situation and tocreate new difficulties for therelief workers on the ground.

"Of course, the food isn't get­ting out as fast as we wouldlike," says Snyder, "but it is nota matter of policy."

Part of the problem is theCambodian perception that weare plotting to restore the in­famous Pol Pot to power. Theadministration denies it, but ourvote for him at the U.N. wastaken for proof, and it's as hardto disabuse the Cambodians ofthe notion as it is to persuadethe Iranians we are not workingon a new scheme to put the shahback on his throne.

It is much more likely, any­way, that we would support acomeback by the popular PrinceSihannouk, who is now in exilein China. He would be accept­able to the Chinese, and also tous.

The relief agencies mourn thatCarter, despite a show of con­cern, is playing cold' war geo­politics as usual.

Bob Hohley of Oxfam's Bos­ton office, says, "He has erodedpublic confidence in the reliefeffort. He has already dampenedthe response of people who wantto help and now think it's use­less because the food isn't get­ting to the starving."

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Politicsvs.hunger

WASHINGTON ',...- 'If theCarter administration put asmuch effort into feeding theCambOdian people as it doesinto trying to discre~it the Cam­bodian government, the faminewould be over in a month.

On Dec. 6, President Carteraccused the Vietnamese, whoput the Heng Samrin- regime inplace, of deliberately starvingthe Cambodians for politicalpurposes.

These charges come from "se-cret intelligence" reports gather­

,ed from Cambodian refugees onthe border of Thailand, whereCarter has chosen to make themajor U.S. effort to avoid con­taminating himself by dealingwith the Vietnamese.

On one point, the agencies andthe Carter administration agree:Cambodians are starving whilethousands of tons of food arestockpiled in warehouses.

Where the difference comes isin the reason. The relief agenciessay it is the inexperience of thegreen and jumpy young man­agers of Cambodia and ttte totalabseJ;)ce of any technology, be­ginning with telephones, trucksand railway lines.

The Carter administration in­sists it is the malevolence of theauthorities, who divert the foodto Vietnamese invaders, and useit as a weapon to control thepopulation, which, having suf­fered 10 years of U.S. bombingand the murerous regime ofPol Pot, is now in the throes ofcivil war.,

The private and internationalrelief agencies in the field ad­mit they can~t "categoricallydeny" the Carter charges, -butprotest there is "no evidence" tosupport them.

They claim the situation is,with painful slowness, improv­ing.

Kirk Alliman of the ChurchWorld Services, recently return­ed from a second trip -to Cam­bodia, says he saw Soviet sup­plies being delivered in carefullyrationed amounts in the country­side.

Like many relief workers Alli­man favors recognition of Viet­nam as a means of insuringgreater cooperation for the mass­ive operation required to pre­vent the famine deaths of twomillion people.

A delegation of New EnglandQuakers bearing a petition withover 2,000 names of contributorsto Cambodian relief, who urgeda new approach to Indochina,visited the White House lastweek. They hoped to see the

'president, but since their pro­recognition stance is well known,they had to settle for tW9 mem­bers of the National SecurityCouncil staff.

One member of the delegation,Jerry Elmer of Rhode Island

discontinue addressing theproblem by freezing' failuresprior to throwing them away.

15. We will make reasonableresolutions, annually anddemocratically, which the

'family will keep for a wholeyear. Hopefully.

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Let me quickly add that Iam not endorsing such a res­ponse. r am simply reporting it.Church leaders can proclaim un­til they, are blue in the face thatif you are a Catholic, you haveto keep ALL' the rules. In theabsence of the secular arm toenforce such a proclamation themajority of American Catholicshave decided differently.

Neither leaders nor right-wing,enthusiasts can force out of thechurch those who have opted forboth loyalty and selective obedi­ence. Because the code ofcanon law seems to think you'rea Catholic until you either incurexcommunication or formallyapostasize yourself, most folksare not about to leave or bethrown out.

The post-John' Paul II surveymerely confirms what has' beenobvious for many years. TheChurch leadership does not' yetseem to comprehend the newsituation. Clearly, they did notadequately brief the pope forthis strange phenomenon of loy­alty and selective obedience.

10. No library books in bath­tub.

11. "Gross," "You Know,"and "hopefully" will disap­pear from the family tongue.

12. There will be no BB gunpractice around the birdfeeder.

13. We will no longer argueabout (a) going to the den­tist; (b) wearing jeans tochurch; ,(c) whose turn it isto put gas in the car; and (d)why we can't eat on paperplates. '

14. When Mom goes to the \work of trying new recipes,we will eat them. We will

ought not to be astonishing toanyone who has studied Ameri­can Catholics for the last 15years. Indeed, the only surpriseis that people are surprised tolearn that papal popularity is nolonger translatable into Cath­olic ethical values. American<;:atholics have become quiteskilled at combining intense loy­alty to the church and to theCatholic tradition with highlyselective obedience to the offi­cial teaching of the church.

In Poland the pope encoun­tered Cath2lics who were, bothloyal and obedient (they maypractice birth control as much,if not more tha~ American Cath­olics, but they still confess it).In Italy he deals for the mostpart with Catholics who areneither obedient, nor loyal (savein some ritualistic sense of theword).

On the United States, perhapsalone of the countries in theWestern world (though Canadaand Ireland seem to be tendingin this direction, too), enthusi­asm for the, papacy and strongcommitment to the Catholic heri­tage coexist with skepticismabout much of the church's ethi­cal teaching. American Cath­olics seemed to have determinedin the last 15 years that you canbe a Catholic and not keep all'the rules.

A family or so ago, I was ,naive enough to think wecould sit down and makefamily resolutions we couldactually keep. I am wiser to­day. That doesn't mean we nolonger make family resolutionseach January, only that we don'texpect to keep them.

At this time of year, wrapuplists are popular. We read the 10best movies, the 20 worse teamsand the dozen most importantstories as editorialists close outone year and begin another. Ihave a modest contribution alongthat line. Here are my FifteenMost Futile Resolutions.

1. We wil lalways returnscissors to their right place.2. Clean clothes will be puton and dirty clothes will beput in the hamper - not thereverse.3. Phone calls will be limitedto five minutes.

4. Each person will be respon­sible for remembering his/herown soccer, band, play, andbasketball practice schedules.5. We will go to one Masstogether on Sunday, not tofive individually.6. No socks with holes willbe worn to Grandma's.7. Late viewer~ will not askabout the program in progressuntil the commercial.8. Only sugarless gum willbe chewed.9. Homework is the individ­ual's responsibility, notMom's. All big papers andassignments will be begunmore than one day prior todate due.

Selective obedience

Futile res,olutions

The national polling or­ganizations are out withevidence that the pope'strip was an enormous suc­cess with all Americans, Cath­olic as well as non-Catholic. His86 percent approval rating wouldbe far more than enough to guar­antee him a victory in the NewHampshire .presidential 'primary,should the constitution permitsuch a candidacy.

However, this incredible per­sonal support was not transla­ted into a change of mind onsome of the controversial issuesabout which he spoke.

If anything, it would appearthat his opposition to the ordina­tion of women (a cautious andguarded opposition by my read­ing) seems to have actually in.­creased the proportion of Cath­olic Americans who are in f~vor ­of the ordination of women.

Catholic attitudes on divorce,birth control, abortion andhomosexuality, for example, donot seem to have beep changedin the slightest by the people'svisit., "John Paul II we love you!"But then American Catholicsadd, '~But when we think youare wrong we are not going totake you seriously as a teacher."

This nuanced response of Am­erican Catholics to the pope

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Sister Desiree Trainer, SP. hasbeen reelected president of theFood Alternatives CommunityTeam, a Fall River marketingcooperative which she organizedas a means of bringing freshproduce to consumers at areasonable price and whichoperated a successful summer­

,long farmers' market in FallRiver's Kennedy Park..

With her will serve John J.Fitzgerald, vice-president; FredUnger, secretary; Rev. BrunoVisco, treasurer; J. Michael Hur­ley, assistant treasurer.

Father David Hare, SJ waselected to ihe board of trusteesand is also a member of an ad"hoc committee that will exploreoptions for expansion of FACTactivities.

At the annual~eeting of theMassachusetts 'Federation ofFarmers' and Gardeners' Mark­ets, held at Marlboro, Sister De­siree was one of seven repre­sentatives of the 47 farmers'markets in the state elected tothe federation's executive bo~rd.

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Fr. DuboisFuneral services were held last

Thursday at La Salette Shrine,. Attleboro, for Father Etrneric A.

Dubois, 80, a founder and thefirst provincial superior of theLa Salette province of the Im­maculate Heart of Mary.

In retirement he had been inresidence at Our Lady of the,Cape parish, Brewster, where hefrequently assisted in parishduties.

Father Dubois was born inWare and was professed as amember of the La Salette com­munity in 1978. He was ordainedin Fribourg, Switzerland in 1924and in 1928 was appointed firstheadmaster of La Salette Se~inary, Enfield, N.H.

His "term as provincial superiorextended from 1945 to 1957. In1959 he established Maria deNieve Seminary near Segovia,Spain, serving as its superioruntil 1971.

Last Job"0 let me not put it off to the

last, to have my oil to buywhen I am to burn it, but letme so dispose of myself, thatwhen I am to die" I may havenothing to do but to di~."

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of Americans," said BishopThomas Tschoepe of Dallas.

The center will be headed byPermanent Deacon Steve Land­regan, former editor of The·Texas Catholic.

In addition to producing Cath­olic television and radio pro­grams fot commercial stations,the center will produce religiouseducation videotapes and pro­vide a media consultation ser­vice for parishes and other Cath­olic institutions.

It will also be the diocesaninformation office and coordin­ate the Dallas permanent dia­conate and pastoral lay ministryprograms.

.At their fall general meeting,the U.S. bishops issued a pas­toral letter on racism, condemn­ing it as a sin '!.that divides thehuman family."

At the same meeting, the bish­ops defeated a proposal to elim­inate male-only references fromthe liturgy.

Among notable deaths during1979 were those of ArchbishopFulton J. Sheen and of twoAmerican cardinals, CardinalJohn Wright, prefect of the Vati­can Congregation for the Clergy,and retired Cardinal JamesFrancis McIntyre of Los Angeles.

Other Catholics who died in1979 included actor John Wayne,converted the day before hedied; Walter O'Malley, boardchairman of the Los A:ngelesDodgers and Father Charles E.Coughlin, the radio priest whoonce had an audience of 40million.

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DALLAS (NC) - The newOffice of Communications andEvangelization of the Diocese ofDallas will be named in honorof the late Archbishop Fulton J.Sheen who pioneered the use ofelectronic media for evangeliza­tion.

Religious agencies, includingCatholic Relief Services (CRS),the overseas aid agency of U.S.Catholics, were also involved inthe relief of the starving peopleof Cambodia.

- Religious agencies, includingthe USCC's Migration and Refu­gee Services, were involved inresettling them. In May, Am­bassador-at-Iarge Dick Clark,U.S. coordinator for refugee af­'fairs, praised the work of theusec unit and said Catholicagencies had resettled more thanhalf the refugees the UnitedStates had taken. '

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demonstrations, the March forLife in Washington, brought tothe nation's capital a crowd es­timated at 60,000 to 100,000.

The flight of refugees aroundthe world, particularly south­east Asian refugees, continuedto be a cause for concern.

HE DIDN'T GET his two front teeth for Christmas, but he had a great time at LaSalette Shrine's holiday party for youngsters from St. Mary's Home, New Bedford, andSt. Vincent's Home, Fall-River. (Torchia Photo~

Continued from Page Threetors in Europe imd North Ameri­ca for the 1979 'Nobel PeacePrize because of his vigorousdefense of the poor and thepersecuted in his country.

While Archbishop Romerowas nominated for the Nobel',Peace Prize, another Catholic,Mother Teresa of Calcutta,foundress of the Missionaries. ofCharity, was awarded it for herwork among the poor.

Abortion continued to be a fo­cus of controversy in the United.States and abroad. Pope JohnPaul began the New Year bysupporting the Italian bishops intheir condemnations of Italy's1978 law allowing abortion vir­tually on demand in the firstthree months of pregnancy foradult women.

Also in January, demonstra-tions around the United States

, demanded an end to abortion inthe country six years after theSupreme Court decisions strik­ing down most state restrictio~s

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur.-Dec. 27, 1979 7F~th~r KungCannot Teach

VATICAN CITY (NC),- Swisstheologian -"Father Hans. Kung"can no longer be considered a

, Catholic theologian and, as such,cannot exercise the function ofteaching," the Vatican announc­ed Dec. 18.

Father :&ung's rejeCtion of in­fallibility - the infallibility of

. the church qr, the pope to be in ~

. error:'1n fundainentat mat~etS of .. faith and iPorality - was. at ...._-------------- ......;".

the heart of the Vatican condem-·nation.

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The deciSion - made b)l' theVatican's doctrinal congregationand personally approved by

'. Pope John Paul IT - was chu~lJ~

state implications' in Wesj; Ger- .many where Father Kung is onthe Catholic faculty of the state.­run U~iversity of Tub~en.

Father {{ung w'as warned onhis vjews On infallibijity ).0 IJJ75"the deClaration.said, but thedpc- .trinal congregation took no fur:'~ther action. "e~ting in, th~

.. ' meantime that he .:would. briDghis opinions mto harmony, withthe doctrine' of the authenticmagisteriutn (official teachillgauthority)."

"However, qp to" the' presenttime be has ,i8 no way changedhis opinion o'. ;: Instead he has~ntltp~~ed~isviewagaininor! explicitly . . : even-though

,"Fiesta Sunshine" wiD be the day, 'January 6 at 1 p.m. to dec-, this 'sac~, congregation hadtheme of the 25th annual Bish- 'orate the ~lroom.· . affirmed' :that such an opinion'op's Charity Ball, to be held Fri- Names of the Souvenir. BaU 'eontradktsthe doctrine definedday night, Jan. 11 at Lincoln 'Booklet are still being ilcceptea., ,by, vatican Co~ncil land con­Park Ba1b'OQm; North, Dart- Each subscriber will receive _firmt!d by' Vatican C'OtUlcil' II,"moUth. tickets accoJdilig to the\ CategOry the declaration said.

An air of summer will petVade selected. There are seven cate-the event, say decOrators, with gories. ,Despite more th!lIl a d~de ofthousands of yards of. yellow, Tick "I bl -,.._' t clashes between the controver-

eta are ,aV81 a e ,auu a, sial theoloorian. and the Vatican,white and orange material'adom- Catholic church rectories and D"

ing the huge- ballJ'9On1. Touches ' lrom mem'bers of the sQll' com- many thought ,Father Kung was• of silver will emphasize the fact mt"ttee and -.;.." ,.be' ·sot..a at thee practically; untovchable becaus.e

""1ft fl,& of qUestmns a:' cond~ationthat the ball is 25 years old thiS' door on the night of the Ball. might raise' over his state-paidYear, the. longest-running' suCh R f incl' 6f~ ,equests or 88l0n, CathQIic, t~ching post - andC.funetion i1! any'American, names in the BoOkIef, may be thus over the concordat between

made to Bishop's Charity 'Ball West Gel'Diany and the HolyGreens.. and -flowers will be Headquarters, 410 Highland See..

used with a lavish Jwxt box Ave., Fall Ri~er, 027~t P.O.-seat covers will' b4! white and' Box 1470, tel. 676-8943. ' Of more immediate interest; tobOx dividers will be gold. Fur-' ,the Church at large was the iDl-

. tiler' em...J.ft':_:_g the summer 'P .. ., plication that the condemnationth~ :h:"bi~'s b()x will Ope7S ~lant. would have for theological studyhave white wrought iron fti.rni- . ' and teaChing.' 'tore. while tbepresentees" box is .newest 'gUard In making the announcementptwillet' >f!~thmbllttie a ba~..~eomd'- VA'TI~AN rM'V (HC) _ before a Crowd of joUmali~ at

e, WI a· ce, ................ They'veAl1read:-Jrlclm~ him the Vatican, Vatican p~sYell. carnations 'With "the pope's giant.... spokesman ~atheJ' Romeo Pan­

Olange and yellow streamerS ' .Standing six-foot-eight and ciroli emphasized that lhe K\Ulghave been, chosen for .the bou- weighiDg 251 pounds, be I is. decis\on was ~ated to a reo. .'queis

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to be canied by the' Pres-, J~h LiSch4n'. 20,' the !leWest cent, e.ondelDnation of :views onentees. '. SWiss Guard, who' ebmes from Christ by French Dominican

Planners for the breath of ·th~ S.wiss~ of So~ Father,Jatqiles Poltieror to just-summer ill midwb)ter ~ bead- He is believed '!be talIen completed hearii1gsm R..oDJe overed ,by MisSM~ M. I..ahey, 'member' in the, history of the~ . the orth*xy of,DutehDQmlni­aided by Glen and N-qrman Hath,""" .earl 800- eaf.;oId guatt;l. can Father' EdwllJ'd ',' SChille-awai, john McDonald and Stan- n L~S y s,ize has -caused" ~kL ','.... , '

.ley~' ," some minot 'problems. ,Tailors" The deeree does 110t ,affecttBaII jJroceeds benefit 'three" bad to -sew him a' speCial set 'Father, Kung'sstandiDg as a

Nazareth Hall Schools for ex- of the famous red, blue and Catholic or as a priest. "ceptional children and four gold Swiss Guard uniform. In West Germany, Cardinalsummer camps for underprivi- He also needed an extra-long Joseph Hoffner of Cologne, theleged and exceptional children. halberd - the spear-and-axe president of the German 'Bishops'

Lester Lanin's orchestra under weapon carried by the Guards Conference said that the priest'sthe petsonal direction of Lester - because the regular ones right to teach as a Catholic theo-

, Lanin will provide the music in were out of proportion to, his logian had been withdrawn bythe main ballroom. Art Perry's height" his Jocal bishop." ,orchestra from 'New ,Bedford ~ The local bishop, Bishopwill play for dancing in' the Future George Moser of Rottenburg-lounge. "We don't know what the fu- , Stuttgart, said he has asked uni-

The Ball committee of over ture holds for us, but we know versity authorities to 'find a re-125 persons will meet on Sun- who holds the future."--ortega placement for Father Kung.

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A modern St. Francis

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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (NC) ­Bishop Bernard J. Topel. whoretired 'last ~ar after 23 years

,as head of the Spokane, Wash.,Diocese, has been awarded thePoverello Medal by the Collegeof Steubenville for "exemplify­ing in our age the Christ-likespirit of charity which filled thelife of St. Francis of Assisi."

Poverello; Italian for "littlepoor man." was the 'name givento St. Francis, the Franciscancollege's ,patron. the son of awealthy merchant. who in theearly 13th century abandonedriches for a life of service to thepoor.

In making the award. the col.lege cited as a modern-day Fran·cis a bishop whose high churchoffice ~as,meant to him only a ,call to more Cluist-like service.

Influenced strongly by the-Second Vatieatl- CounciI.BishopTopel set oUt to simplIfY his life­style. Several years· ago he dis-posed of his episcopal mansion ,', '.

and moved into a $4;000. four- Bernard ToPel stu'died theolog)t gave ,·his views of a christian'srOom'house in SPok8ne's: inner in Montreal and mathematics at ' obligation toward his neighbors.city. There he' tends II back- ,Harvard, where' he ea.rnec1,. 'ap ''Peace and ~..'tice in theyard garden, that provides the M.A and th ty f ,.....bulk ~ olhis daily sustenance ' a.t e uDlversl ,0 world are aU important. For"

Notre D~, where ~e J:eCeived ,peace. thOugh, there must- beyear-round. a Ph.D. He was ,ordamed to the justice. In ~ng of justice. I

At his own request. the 76- priesthood in,1927.. think of all People who have ~"year-old bishop receives no pen- ' H~ taught, mathematics ~d any ~ of.• need. The oblig",.-' sian from the Spokane Diocese. phySICS at~ Carro~1 ,CoI~~ III tions ofJustice inc these -~ins meager monthly Social Helena. Mont.• while servmg as- are muCh mere binding andsecurity' ebeck pays his ex- vocations director for the Hele- much more extensive tl1an wepenses. including gas for his 16- na-Diocese.. There he developed used to think.year~1d Chevrolet. a unique seminary programs that

One of 'the many inejdents allowed candidates f6rthe priest- '\For in~e. we do have re-c;haracteristic of his life~ hood"'to participate in aetjvities . ~POre",~~~J!~,tolll.w~..,~E'"see~':~'severe! ,yeen.ago' when lie; read on The college campUS'.:', . " .. "'...........6 ~..... oJ UIlC

about' two young ,men booked Since Vatican Il;---13ishop Topel of us does. We do have respon­by the police on ~spicion of has, been in demand as a retreat sibility -also for those wJlO' do4rug abuse. Bishop TOM bailed master Jor priests around 'the not have decent living., eondi­them 'Qut "so that they eould country. In his preaching. he in- tions in Africa. We are not true.spend' Christmas at home...· but sists that 'the Gospel c81ls _pri- followers' of -Christ, unlesS wealSo blasted the inequity of the marily for prayer and a person- feel that rewonsibiUty and re­b8n system. ,Later found not al. eoncern for neighbors. spond 'ts it. The' respc)nse mustguilty. ~ two sus~s return- In his column in the Spokane be mote"than passing ~lu­ed the ban money to him. 'diocesan, newspapeF. the. Inland tions or carrying placards or

Anati'Ve of Bozeman. Mont., Register", jn 1972, the bishop' even preaChing sermons."

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Holidays. wl;1ich shQuld be, ahappy time, leave many t:!'OOJ)lefeeling blue. The time after theholidays is even worse. We feelmore ,l!ke 'Scrooge than TinyTUn.

HoBdays are not all they ,areadvertised to be. They come

, upon us promising so much. andwe ate disappointed. One reasondepression frequently hits atholiday time is that~ promisefalls- short of the reality. We hadloOked forward to the holi4&Y,.sas a time af ,hope; joy~ peace,and tbey 'diOO;t li'Ve up to_ourexpectations. We wonder ifsomething is wrong with us.

Another reason for the bluesis the discrepancy between thecommercial aspect of the holi­days and the personal side. Allthe ads tell us to buy. buy for.theones we love. Our love canbe measured by the price. Acard with a plastic greetingmade up by someone else is sup­posed to express how we feel.It is rather phony, and we sense

that deep within.We relate to 'others at holiday

time. and we may sense that ourrelatio~»s are somewhat arti­ficial and supetficiaL Like theclown with the painted sinnetwe are forCed, to erect a facadeof friendliness.' We eRi1 ha'Veto, be" nice to people we don't

,like. To make matters worse,other people around us seem tobe genuinely having a good,time.

. We may truly ~ ionely. If, we do not have telatNes and

friends with us' at hOIid8ys, wemiss those'. close ties intenselywhen we see others enjoyingthem.

An obvious 'reasOn for theblues is-that we get plain tired.We a~ likely to overwork. Buy­ing gifts. -cleaning house, stayingup late cuts into~sleep. So doparties.. We get less rest duringthe holidays. Being tired makesfor depression.

Some simple techniques canhelp us cope With the holidayand post-holiday blues. First of

all, realize thllt the holidays arenot aU bliss. They are a time 'fot joy; bUt alllO a time of hardwork. disapPointment and pres­Sure. Rea1iZipg this will helpkeep oqr expectationS at ,a morerealistic ·Ievel. Thus we avoidthe 'disapppointed that followsUnreaIi$fJcal high hopes.I secoRd, get extra rest. Take.­a short afternoon nap. Encour­age other family members to. 40the' -same. Enjoy :'the·.chance-tosteep late ~ the morning. F~tigueis a .major .ca~ of'depress.ton.~ 'l"hitd" collcen~te '00" yourfriends. Avoid those ~~onswhere you feel the friendlinessis fake. Do things you would liketo do but don't usually have thetime to do. Do them with peopleyou like.

May your post-holidays pro­vKle the peace of extra :rest andthe joy of deepening true friend­ships.

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the confidentiality of the census,"Bishop Thomas C. Kelly said incommenting on the 1980 census.

The general secretary of· theUnited States Catholic Confer­ence was commenting on gov­ernment requests that the USCCencourage people, including il­legal aliens, to register for the1980 census.

The matter was discussed inopen session by the U.S. bishopsduring their semiannual generalmeeting in Washington. Al­though no vote was taken, Bish­op Kelly said, the discussion didpoint to a consensus.

"The Catholic conference fullyappreciates the importance of thecensus, but as far as undocu­m~ted aliens are concerned,usee is neither encouragingthem to register nor discourag­ing them fro,m doing so._ "The confidence does not

doubt the sincerity of census of­ficials in offering assurances ofconfidentiality, but it is in noposition to do the same concern­ing a government program ofsuch magnitude and complexity,"Bishop Kelly said.

SISTER DULCE of Sal­vador Bahia, Brazil, whohas been working with thepoor since she was 13, isknown as Brazil's MotherTeresa.

Job -of Feds,not church-

Q•.I am a convert to Cath­olicism, engaged to marry 81

non-Catholic in about a year.He was married before (not inthe Catholic Church) and is notdivorced.

Because he was not marriedin the church, does the CatholicChurch recognize his first mar­riage? Will 1 still be able to par­tiCipate in the sacraments?

We plan to be married in theCatholic Church. Even thoughhe has DO plans to become aCatholic at this time he enjoysgoing to Mass with me. (Ohio)

1\. Contrary to what manyapparently believe, the CatholicChurch always has recognizedthe marriage of non...catholics.Catholic regulations require onlythat, without a dispensation, allmembers of the Catholic Churchbe married before a priest inorder that their marriage bevalid.

As long as two non-Catholicsare free to marry (in other .wordsif they have not married beforeand are not otherwise impededfrom entering into marriage to­gether) the Catholic Church

. looks on that union as a perfect­ly valid and real marriage.

Too many facts are missingfrom your letter for me to giveyou any more than one verycritical piece of advice. Pleasego to your parish priest or toimotherpriest you know and ex­plain the 'situation to him im­mediately. A marriage betweenyou and your finance may bepossible in the Catholic Church;it is also possible that suchpreparations would require agood deal of time, perhaps evenas much as a year if formal ac­tion would be required throughyour qiocesan marriage tribunal.

I wish you good luck. Butplease don't set any dates atleast until after you have talkedto your priest.

Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Diet­zen c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7,Fall River, Mass. 02722.

uestion corner

TIJE DIOCESAN DELEGATION is pictured at the recent Pittsburgh convention ofthe National Council of Catholic Women. Miss Adrienne C. Lemieux, diocesan councilpresident, seated fifth from left, was named to the national nominating committee andMrs. Michael J. McMahon, seated eighth from left, was elected national treasurer. Thevoting delegates were accompanied by Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, left, and Father JamesLyons, Fall River and New Bedford district council moderators.

By Father John Dietzen

Q. It has been at' least 20years, perhaps longer, since thediscovery of the Dead SeaScroUs. 1 have heard people askwhy they have not yet beenfully translated.

Some think the reason thework is so slow is that higher­ups are afraid people will losetheir religion if everything islearned about them. But true reo<Ugion need fear nothing. Whythe delay? (Md.)

A. The delay in the transla­tion and publication of the DeadSea Scrolls is due entirely tothe technical difficulties involv­ed in that work.

'First, discovery of the scrollsextended over several years. Insome instances more years ofpolitical controversy took placeover who owned the documentsand who had the right to attemptthe scientific work which followtheir discovery.

Many years of work were fre­quently required simply to un­roll the documents without de­stroying them or rendering themillegible. More years were need­ed to decipher them and finallyto match them with paralleldocuments and archeological dis­coveries. Much scientific workon the scrolls, in fact, remains tobe done even today.

The contents of the Dead SeaScrolls have been nothing buta thrill to Scripture experts andother scholars whose scientificfields are affected by' the dis­coveries. They certainly raisesome intriguing and challengingquestions, but they have re­vealed nothing which threatensour Christian faith.

Q. Has the church condemneduse of the rhythm method forbirth control in the last fewyears? (01.) _

A. The Catholic Church hastaught that the rhythm methodof birth control is morally per­missable for some time now.There has been no condemna­tion of this practice during thelast 20 years.

..12 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River:"Thur.-Dec. 27, 1979

.Living together

I love you, but ...

Yet the young adult has beensubject to many influences dur­ing his growing-up years. Homeis only a part. The adult "child"makes his own choices and takesresponsibility for them. Parentsdo not fail if their offspringchooses a lifestyle different fromtheir own.

Friends, relatives and priestswho become involved in the sit­uation frequently experiencesome of the same feelings asparents. Their initial impulse isto judge the situation and takesides. But this does not help butmerely hardens the divisions al­ready present. Christ dealt withsinners throughout his publiclife. He was extremely harshwith some and gentle withothers. Hypocrites; money grab­bers, and pompous, proudpeople provoked his anger most.interestingly, these are rarelythe sins of young people, but

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By Father John Castelot

These days, when premaritalsex is just another fact of lifeand cohabitation without theformality of marriage has be­come increasingly common,present a sharp contrast to bib­lical days and customs. The samebasic human drives were in­volved, of course, but within avastly different cutural frame­work.

The boy-girl relationship wasdetermined to a large extent bythe established marriage cus­toms, and the overriding consid­eration was one of strict legaljustice. The wife was consideredthe possession of her husband,along with his servants, maidsand domestic animals (Exodus20,17).

It is important to keep thislegalistic attitude in mind. Theimpression is heightened whenone recalls the custom of "mo­har,' money which the fiancehad to pay the girl's father. This

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Justice

By Mary Kenny

"My daughter moved in withher boyfriend. They have noplans to get married." A heart­broken mother "confesses" tothe actions of her daughter withsuch sorrow and guilt that onewould think she was the culprit:Few actions trouble parentsmore than the increasingly com­mon practice of "living in" with­out beipg married.

"Living in" generates strongfeelings in most parents. Firstcomes judgment: "My child iswrong." Next anger: "My childhas totally rejected my values."

. Then embarrassment: "What will 'friends and relatives think?" Fin-

o ally failure: "I am a bad.parent,"Before parents can begin to

deal with the' situation, theymust sort out their own feelings.The first tendency is usually tojudge the child as wrong andthen too often to reject, not thebehavior, but the child.

Sex outside marriage is notthe only sin. Yes, the son ordaughter -is ~rong, but so aremany .other actions which wedo not judge harshly. Pricegoughing? "That's just goodbusiness," Was'ting natural re­sources? "Everyone does it. Be­sides they'll find other sourcesof energy," Selling a used caryou know is faulty? "That's thebuyer's problem," Generally weare understanding of manykinds of behavior, but extremelycritical of sexual sin.

Parents need to acknowledgetheir anger at their son ordaughter. At the same time, theymust recognize that each per­son is an individual and by thetime adulthood is reached, peopleare responsible for their' ownactions.

Embarrassment hurts but theopinion of others is a peripheralissue. The central problem is thegood of the son or daughter andsalvaging the parent-child re­lationship..

Finally, dwelling on parentalfailure can actually be a formof pride. God-like, parents maywant to take responsibility forthe actions of tJIeir grown child.

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she said, and added, "I will drawwater for your camels, too,"

Abraham's servant knew thatthis was' the woman God hadchosen for Isaac. He placed twolarge gold bracelets on herwrists. "Whose daughter areyou?" he asked her. "Is thereroom .for us to stay tonight atyour father's house?"

"My name is Rebekah," sheanswered. "My father is Beth­uel. We are related to Abraham.There is plenty of room for youat our house. We have plentyof straw and fodder for yourcamels, too," She ran home totell her family that Abraham's

. servant was coming.A few moments later Re­

bekah's brother, Laban, ran upto Abraham's servant. He, in­vited him to come with him.

At dinner that evening, Ab­raham's servant explained howhe was looking for a wife for.Isaac;. He said God had givenhim a sign that Rebekah waschosen.

'. Afterwards Rebekah's motherand brother questioned her. ':Re­bekah, you've heard what thisman has told us. Do you \yantto go with him to be Isaac'swife?" "I do," she answered.They blessed her and said shecould ' go~ The next day shemounted her camel and set outwith the caravan for Abraham'shome.

One evening as they were stillcrossing the desert, Rebekahsaw a man walking toward the

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is a covenant between you, thewoman you love and God. Tochoose against' marriage indi­cates a decision not to decide."

"Well, I knew you werewordy, Terry," Jim replied witha wry smile. "You haven't saidwhat I hoped you'd say. Butyou ,have given me lots to thinkabout."

So far, Jim and Jeanniehaven't decided. But I hope

, they'll opt for marriage. Gailand I didn't go into marriagewithout fears either. But thatall-out commitment we made to

,each other and God put him inthere with us. He's a part of ourmarriage. As we look back,we're aware that we are stead­ily growing together, not sep­arately.

By Janaan Manternach-

Abraham was an old man. Hisson, Isaac, was at the age formarriage. Abraham fa)t it wastime to find him a wife.

So he called a trusted servant:"I want you to gc;> .to my rela­tives. There you are, to find awife for my son, Isaa,c."

The servant bowed in obedi­ence. The next morning ,he took10 camels. He loaded them withgifts for Abraham's relatives.

It was a long journey' to thecity of Nahor. Finally the cara­van approached the city.

The servant stopped at thewell outside the city. He andthe camels needed shade andwater. But first he prayed: "Godof my master Abraham, help metoday to find a wife for Isaac.Give me a sign to show mewhich woman you have chosen.When the women come to drawwater this evening. I will say toone of them, "Please lower yourjug and give me a drink,' Ifshe answers, 'Take a drink. Letme give water to your camels,too,' that will be a sign thatyou have chosen her fot Isaac."

Soon young women begancoming to draw water. Abra­ham's servant noticed a verybeautiful girl. He watched herclosely.

She went to the well and filledher jug with water. As she be­gan to return to the city, .... heran up to her. "Please give mea sip of water from your jug,"he begged. "Take a drink sir,"

"Dave and Tricia thought theyhad figured out their problems.But I think they forgot thatpe~ple change with time, thatcommitment involves responsi­bility as freedom implies choice,and choice requires a limit onfreedom.

"Finally, I think they forgotthe most important thing of all:where God fits into th~, unionbetween man and woman. Ourvery nature is against saying tothe man or woman we love, "Idon't mind your dating someoneelse."

"When you contract to livewith someone without marriage,you're withholding part of your­self. If you and Jeannie loveeach other, marry. Marriage ismuch more than a contract. It

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know your faithBy T. J. Moore

"Terry, there's something Iwant to discuss. You probablyrealize Jeannie and I are in love.The problem is that we're botha bit afraid of marriage, sowe're considering living to­gether." Jim's face was seriousas he sat across from me in thequiet little restaurant.

"Why are you afraid of mar­riage?" I asked.

"The statistics of marriagesthat end in divorce are frighten­ing. We'd rather be sure we'recompatible, and it seems thebest way to find out is' to testour relationship. We've dt!cided,if we go through with it, thatwe'll work it out like a con­tract. We've agreed to sharehousehold chores and expenses.We've agreed, too, to allow eachother freedom," Jim explained,

"Well, I may as well tell youthat I think you'll be making aterrible mistake. I've had toomany friends who chose livingtogether rather than marriage.Tricia and Dave are a good ex­ample.

'iTricia was 20 and a collegejunior and Dave worked fQr acomputer company. Their planwas for Dave to support Triciauntil she finished school, thencomplete his' education. Eachwas"to be free to go where theywanted, without explanation.They lived together for years.

"During those years, Triciafinished school. They had noreal problems; they also did notspend much time together be­cause they had alternate sched­ules and rarely saw each otherexcept in bed. It all worked sowell they decided to marry.

"The first year they were mar­ried, Dave completed his degreework and alternate schedulescontinued. No problems.

"'Frouble came after Dave'sgraduation and subsequent em­ployment. ~hen Dave and Tri­cia began spending most of theirfree time together, argumentsarose, first about small things ­caps left off the toothpaste, w:ho ,was, to do the dishes.. /'

"But then their focus of dis­content changed to more per­sonal matters. Tricia began toresent time with Dave's friendsbecause she hated sports eventsand political discussions. AndDave detested rock concerts andthe latest fashions. Their rela­tionship continued to deterior­ate.

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caravan. She asked Abraham'sservant who he was. "That isIsaac," he said.

Isaac was delighted with Re­bekah. He fell in love with herand Rebekah came to love himtoo. Not long after they wer~married.

Abraham died happy that hisson was married to a good andbeautiful woman from amonghis own people.

ed the sheep (Genesis 29, 6).drew water at the village well-- the corner drugstore? (Gene­sis 24. 131)

This freedom sometimes ex­posed them to the violence ofyoung men. but the man, whoseduced a virgin was bound tomarry her and pay an increasedmohar, and,he forfeited-the rightto divorce her (Exodus 22 15'Deuteronomy 22. 28.29). • •

It was justice that was atstake. the violation of basic hu­man rights. And while this mayseem a cold. legalistic approach.justice is a fundamental demandin all human relationships.

No Loss"He alone loses none dear to

him, to whom all are dear inHim who cannot be lost.. . . Thee none loseth but wholeaveth," -- St. Augustine

Deacon DeploresKu Klux Klan

JusticeContinued from Page Twelve

looks like a deal in which theman bought the girl. But, infact, the mohar seems to havebeen compensation to the bride'sfamily for the loss of her ser­vices.

There were, unfortunately,cases in which a father sold hisdaughter as a' concubine, butthis was slavery, not marriage.

The Bible gives no precise in­formatton about the age at whichgiI\ls usually married. !but itseems likely it was very young.If premarital sex presented rela­tively little problem in thosedays, the reason would seem ob­vious: There was. in most cases,hardly any premarital period tospeak of.

Given the early age of marri­age, it i~ not surprising that theparents made all arrangements.The girl's wishes were usuallynot consulted; neither. often:were the boy's (Genesis 24.33­53). Still, this parental controlwas not so shackling as to leaveno room for the feelings of theyoung couple.

There were definitely lovemarriages in Israel. The fellowcould express his preferences(Genesis 34. 4-4; Judges 14. 2), or •make his own decision indepen­dently. eyen against his parents'wishes (Genesis 26, 34-35). Morerarely did the girl take the ini­tiative, but it did' happen. as inthe case of Saul's daughter. iMi­chal. falling in love with David(I Samuel 18. 20).

In truth. young people hadplenty of opportunity to fall inlove and ,express their feelings,for they were quite free, at leastin the early days. Young girlswere not kept in seclusion andwent about unveiled. They tend·

, FORT WORTH, Texas (NC) -­The deacon at St. Patrick's Ca·thedral spoke out stronglyagainst the Ku Klux Klan duringa Sunday Mass. saying it was"contradictory to !belong to theKlan and c1a-im to be a Chris­tian." - .

Deacon Lucas Graywolf. aChoctaw Indian from Santa FeN.M.• and associate pastor at St:Patrick's, said, "The Klan's big.otry. hatred of races and otherLiving creeds. its past and present pub.

, Iic statements aga-inst Catholic.Continued from Page Twelve ism, are alLag~inst o'Jr faith.

rather the sins toward which "Christ said to love one an·go«;>d, upstanding churchgoing other. He didn't say unless theyCh~istians might be tempted. " , are Jewish. black, brown, etc....:

• the deacon said. 'When Christ dealt with the

woman taken in adultery and Graywolf said he has been toldthe Samaritan, woman at the the Klan is growing significantlywell. he was kind while in no in the Fort Worth area and thatway condoning their sexual mis- he felt it was God's will that hebehavior. Yet the encounter speak against -it.with Christ changed the sinners. "I've b'een told by a formerThey did not change because Klan member 'that the Klan isJesus admonished them; they seriously growing here and allchanged because he loved them. ov~r the country." he said;

A harsh, judgmental attitude. After preaching that sermonI whether from parent, friend or at all five Sunday Masses at St.priest. may tum a couple away Patrick's, Graywolf said he waspermanently. But it is much approachEfd by four par-ishionersmore difficult to follow Jesus' who said they belong to theexample. Yet if we can accept Klan. "These persons tried tothe sinner while in no way con- reason with me on a logicaldoning the sin, we are trying level why they belong to theto be healers rather than judges. Klan, although there is no such

Even so, we can never be as- reasoning." Graywolf said. He'sured that our acceptance and said he has also received a fewlove will win the person over to threatening phone calls.our values. All we do know is The deacon said Klan mem­that a healing attitude keeps bers feel oppressed. "The econ·communication open and love omy is killing the white middleavailable. class and they, have to blame

Like Jesus, we are called to that on something,'"love. Christ loved without re­serve even when his love· wasnot returned or betrayed. Suchis our model of love: to love ourchildren even and especiallywhen they anger us, embarrassus. and let us down.

CCD STUDENTS at St. Mary's parish, North Attleborocelebrated the Lord's birthday with Mass and tableaux de~picti~g the five joyful mysteries of the rosary. Everyone inthe fIlled to capacity church received a blessed rosary as amemento of the ceremony and a party for the CCO childrenfollow~d, complete with 16 birthday cakes for the InfantJesus.

14 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-Thur.-Dec. 27, 1979

By Charlie Martin

Bishop FeehanSenior Joanne Carvalho is

Feehan recipient of the DARGood Citizens Award. She waschosen on the basis of schooland community service andleadership by vote of the seniorciass and faculty.

The second annual Attleborogirls' Christmas basketballtournament is in progress atFeehan, with Attleboro, NorthAttleboro, Feehan and Mans­field high schools participatjng.

I can't take another heartacheThough you say you are my friend, I'm at my wit's endYou say that your love is always fineBut that doesn't coincide with the things that you doAnd when I ask you to be nIce, you sayYou got to be cruel to be kind, in the right measureCruel to be kind, it's a very good signCruel to be kind, means that I love youBaby, you got to be cruel to be kindWell I do my best to understand, dearBut you stm mystify and ,I want to know whyI pick myself up off the ground and I have youKnock me back down again and againAnd when I ask you to explain, you say (repeat refrain)

Written by N. Lowe, I. Gomm, sung by Nick Lowe, © 1979, .Rivera Globai Productions, Ltd., and Columbia Records

"Cruel to Be Kind" is a song about playing games in relation­shi~s. Though love is expressed verbally and pledged between people,?ctl~ns do ~ot "coincide" with this promised love. The reason givenIS bIzarre: You have to be cruel to be kind," and treating anotherthis way means "I love you."

There are many reasons why people play games in relationships.Some people fear becoming emotionally vulnerable. They maketheir feelings behind "put-downs," 'unkind .remarks, or some otherform of "cruel" behavior.

The saddest aspect abou~ this way of forming relationships isthat the ,loneliness that often remains inside these pel'sons nevergets an opportunity for healing by building lasting relationships.

Not all' game-playing in relationships operates on such an overtand conscious level. A Jove relationship possesses an intense dy­.namic whereby each person minrors to the other his or her ownindividual qualities. Some of these discoveries will be pleasant,others may indicate areas we would rather ignore, for example,stubbornness, pettiness, or selfishness. Bl:lt any relationship thatseeks to last must face all the parts of each individual.

"Cruel to iBe Kind" challenges us to examine the ways we re­late to others. Have we listened to the ways we Ispeak to those weJove? Do we put them down, make belittling comments about them?Are we finding ways to. translate 0Ui' "I love you's" into lI.ctionsthatvalue and affirm the other?

Each relationship is a gift and deserving of special treatment.The more we demonstrate this specialness. we find in others, themore loving and alive our relationships will become.

CRUEL TO BE KIND

I8-percent and growingVATICAN CITY ~NC) - Ro- downs by continent -- Roman

man Catholics made up over 18 Catholics made up 62.3 per centper cent of the world's popula- of the population in North andtion at the end ·of 1977, accord- South America combined; 39.8ing to new Vatican statistics re- per cent in Europe; 25 per centleased in mid-November. in Oceania; four per cent in

The 1977 Annuarium Statisti- Afr,ica; and 2.3 per cent in Asia.cuni Ecclesiae (statistical year- The Catholic Church was di­book of the church), compiled by vided into 2,372 ecclesial juris­the Central Statistics Office of dictions at the end of 1977, in­the Vatican, said baptized Cath- cluding 833 in the Americas andolics numbered 739 million 688 in Europe. I

among the more than 4 billion On Dec. 31, 1977, there werepeople in the world: 1.6 million Catholics "actively

The yearbook also gave break- engaged in pas.toral ministry,"the yearbook saId.

The figures include 3,700bishops, 421,859 priest!! (ofwhom 259,965 were diocesanpriests); 4,456 permanent dea­cons; 1,063,097 Religious (76,311men and 986,786 women); and.133,673 catechists in missionterritories.

There were -6,034 priestly or­dinations in 1977 throughoutthe world, 144 less than thepreceding year.

Throughout the world in 1977 ­4,669 Catholic periodicals wer~published with a total printingof 1.8 billion copies.

gether: the end point of all Chris­tian journeys, the Lord himself.

The first Journey was takenby Robert Ostrye's sophomorehomeroom.• Each of the othersix sophomore homerooms isscheduled to take its own journeyduring the school year. '

The prograql. is a new pro­ject at Stang, complementingexisting retreat programs for theother classes. It is also part ofStang's effort to implement di­rectives of the new NationalCatechetical Directory' callingfor Catholic high schools to be­come real church communities.

'Bishop StangTwenty years of "quality

education to the area" and "out­sta.nding effort in contributingto the positive image of thecommunity" garnered for Bish­op Stang High School of NorthDartmouth a special award atthe 95th annual dinner meeting .of the New Bedford Area Cham­ber of Commerce.

'Bill Cabral of the First Na­tional ~Bank made the chamberpresentation to Bob Zukowski,assistant principal and Al Ca­telli, public relations director.

The school, dedicated in 1959,initiated a year-long celeb~ationof its 20th anniversary lastVeterans' Day weekend.

closer to each other and the im­portance of community life forthe Christian is emphasized.

The second stage of the re­treat addresses the message ofChrist, exploring messages oflove and sharing. The retreat­ants are given the opportunityto share community prayer andpersonal reflections on life'sjourney. Several gospel storiesprovide the basis for this stage.

During the second day of theretreat, the theme of service isnot only discussed but put intopractice. Based on St. Paul'sidea of being a "fool for Christ,"the students brainstorm how theycan serve others in very practi­cal ways.· They are asked to listthings they would do for othersthat do not involve money ormaterials. Clowns have little ofeither, they are reminded, yetthey serve others in uniqueways., The journey takes on a physi­

cal aspect as retreatants createtheir own clown faces and travelfrom Regina Pacis to down­town New-Bedford, ;.vhere at theshopping mall they experiencesomething of what it means toput the community and. messageaspect of the Christian life intoaction.

The journey ends with a tripback to Stang where the stu­dents celebrate Eucharist to-

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JOURNEYING CLOWNS gather around Stang altar as Father John' A. Perry cele-brates Eucharist. (Sister Gertrude Gaudette Photo) ,

By Ed Parr

ReUglon Dept. Coehairperson8ishop Stang High School

New Bedfordites are gettingused to seeing clowns in white­face makeup roaming their city'sdowntown mall, exchangingcandy for smiles, wishing pass­ersby good day and chattingwith elderly shoppers.

it's -all part of "Journey," thesophomore retreat program atBishop Stang High School, NorthDartmouth. Based on commun­ity, message and service, it's a24 hour experience for partici­pants, who will be making theretreat in small groups through­out the school year, led byhomeroom teachers.

Activities during the periodinclude discussions, film-view­ing and prayer, all centeredaround the threefold theme,which is taken from "To TeachAs Jesus Did," the recent mes-.sage on catechetics issued bythe U.S. bishops.

The 24 hours begin at ReginaPacis Center, New Bedford,where students are told that

,the Christian life is a journeyon which we grow closer toothers and to the Lord. Theybegin their "journey" by re­flecting on community. Variousactivities bring the retreatants

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Forthe 21st time the National LaborRelations Board (NLRB) hasruled that J. P. Stevens and Co.violated U.S. labor laws in itsbattle to keep unions out of itstextile plants.

Citing the gi~nt textile com­pany for a 13-year string of ,un­fair labor practices, the NLRBordered Stevens to give theAmalgamated Clothing and Tex­tile Workers Union broad accessto company facilities and em­ployees during the next twoyears, including an opportunityto speak to workers on companytime.

The NLRB also ordered thecompany's president, chairmanof the board and other directorsto sign personally a notice prom­ising to end the company's il­legal anti-union activities. Thenotice must be posted at each 'of the company's facilitiesaround the country and copiesmust be distributed to all 45,000company employees.

The board voted 2-1 to imposethe unusually harsh penalties,which will be appealed byStevens.

A number of Southern bishopsand national Catholic organiza­tions have supported efforts toorganize Stevens' workers. In1978, six Catholic bishops issueda statement accusing the com­pany of interfering with its em­ployees' right to unionize.

The bishops offered to act asmediators in the dispute, an offeraccepted by the company andthe union. In December 1977and January 1978, the bishopsmet separately with Stevensrepresentatives and union offi­cials.

A boycott of Stevens prod­ucts, supported by the NationalConference of Catholic Chari­ties, the National Federation ofPriests' Councils and the Na­tional Assembly of Women Re­ligious, remains in effect. _

On Radio

Sunday, Dec. 30 (NBC)"Guideline" - The concludingprogram in a series of conver­sations on the meaning of theU.S. papal visit. Auxiliary Bish­op Joseph A. Frarfcis of NewarkN.J. examines the needs of th~family in the light of papal em­phasis on the dignity of theindividual.

with a segment about what col­lege fraternities are really like.

TV Film Fare

Monday, Dec. 31, 9-11 p.rn..(ABC) - "The Master Gun­fighter (1975) - Tom Laughlin,best known for the role of BillyJack, stars as an ace gunslingerand master samurai swordsmanwho sides with the victims ofYankee oppression in this lushlyproduced but tediously preten­tious Western set in Old Cali­fornia. A3

J. P. Stevens, Co.Down '21st 'Time

tv, movie news

On TV"Who Is This Man? John Paul

II in America" will be shown at12:30 p.rn. Sunday on ABC-TV.Its theme is the role of thepapacy in the modern world asexemplified by the pontiff's U.S.trip. It includes an interviewwith Bishop Thomas C. Kelly,general secretary of the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops.I "Ohms," Wed., Jan. 2, 9-11p.m., CBS is the story of the re­action of a peaceful farmingcommunity to the news that amillion-volt power line is to crosstheir lands. Ecological, biologicaland psychological effects ofsuch lines are explored andavenues of citizen protest aredepicted.

Thursday, Jan. 3, 4-5 p.m.(CBS) "The House' That HalfJack Built." A lonely 13-year­old who wants desperately to beaccepted by his classmates ispressured by some of them intotrying drugs in this drama on"The CBS Afternoon Playhouse."

Saturday, Jan. 5, 1:30-2 p.m.(CBS) "30 Minutes." A film re­port showing the effect on youngpeople of a decade of terrorismin Northern Ireland is paired

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

General ratings: G-suitable for gen·eral viewing; PC-parental gUida~ce sug­gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved' foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; B-objectionabl@ in part foreveryone; A4-separate classificati6n(given to films not morally offensivewhich, however, require some analysisand explanation): C-condemned.

New Films

"All That .Jazz" (Fox-Colum­bia): A workaholic, womanizingBroadway director-choreographerdrives himself, quite literallY,todeath while rehearsing a newmusical. Along the way, he fan­tasizes about hiS past, presentand future - all usually drama­tized in song and dance num­bers. Despite its excellent danc­ing. this is a shallow film,aboundino; in heavyhanded irony.The celphrlltion of the hero'smoral failings, the nihilisticmood, and some lewd dance se­ouences are extremely offensive.R,C

"The Black Hole" (B.V. Dis­ney): A spaceship discovers aseemingly derelict craft suspend­ed tranquilly within the gravita­tional Dull of a giant black hole.It is commanrled by a maverickgenius (Maxmilian Schell) whohas set himself up in CaptainNemo~style and is waiting forthe right moment to plunge hisship into the black hole and sodiscover the secret of life. ThisDisney film has fine special ef­fects and' a good cast but lacksa satisfactory payoff to its bigbuildup about the black hole.,Incidental violence, mainly robotagainst robot, is graphic enoughto rule out younger children.PG,A2

popular in the Cape area, is theVocational Invitational Christ­mas Classic which will be heldtoday through Saturday at Sand­wich.

Ice hockey is not without itsholil;lay tourneys and a big oneis .the Silver Lake ChristmasTournament in the HobomackArena, Pembroke, Mass., whichgot underway yesterday and willcontinue tomorrow and Satur­day. The Johnson and WalesWinter Track RelayS, in whichseveral schools from within thediocesan area will participate,will be held tomorrow.

Netherlands SynodVATICAN· CITY (NC) - The

seven bishops of the Netherlandswill meet in Rome to begin a"particular synodal assembly"to try to resolve a liberal-conser­vative split in the Dutch church.Vatican Radio said the theme ofthe synod would be "the pastoralwork of the church to be exer­cised in the Netherlands in thepresent situation."

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The Christmas vacations arereplete with tournaments in avariety of sports.

A tourney that usually attractsmuch attention'is the ChristmasBasketball Tournament in RogersHigh School in Newport, whichopens tonight.

Tonight's games have DurfeeHigh of Fall River opposing hostRogers, and, Middletown takingon St. Anthony of Washington,D.C. The winners will meet to­morrow night in the champion­ship final, the losers in the con­solation final.

Another hoop tournament,

. Conference, Hockomockln Full SwingTom~rrow night Bishop Con- at Case, Bourne at Falmouth.

nolly HIgh will be home to Fair-haven in a Division One South- Hockomock League games to-eastern Mass. Conference bask- morrow night are Mansfield atetball game. Other games to- King ~hilip, Oliver Ames atmorrow night in that division FranklIn, Canton at Foxboro,list Dartmouth at Ta t Sharon at Stoughton. Next Wed-

un on, d' h d I .Barnstable at New Bedford a d nes ay s sc e u e IS No. AttIe-Attleboro at Somerset ' Nn t boro at Oliver Ames, Sharon atWednesday's games are' Som:~- Mansfield, Franklin at Canton,set at Connolly, Durfee at Attle- Stoughton at Foxbor~.

boro, Taunton at Barnstableand Dartmouth at Fairhaven. '

Divisions Two and Three opentheir schedules next Wednes­day. .Holy Family will be hometo Bishop Feehan High, BishopStang High will be host to NewBedford Voke-Tech, Dennis­Yarmouth at Wareham and See­konk at Old Rochester in Divis­ion Two openers. Division Threeopeners have Coyle-Cassidy atDighton-Rehoboth, Diman Voke

Holiday Tournaments Abound

Diocesan Hoop Tourney ContinuesThe first Holiday Festival Last Sunday's victory was the

Basketball Tournament, sponsor- 11 th in a row and the seventhed by the Diocesan CYO, con- consecutive shutout posted bytinues tomorrow night with semi- New Bedford, the team's eighthfinals in the Kennedy Youth overall this season. In the otherCenter, New Bedford. The game last Sunday Rochester andchampionship and consolation Fall River North tied, 1-1.finals are scheduled for Satur- Next Sunday night's games al­day night. Trophies will be pre- so in the Driscoll Rink, havesented to the top three teams 'New Bedford vs. North at nine~nd to the outstanding player. o'clock, Rochester vs. Somerset­Admission is $1 for adults, 50 Freetown at' 10, and,' Tauntoncents for students. vs. South at 11.

Grammar schools entered in New Bedford is now 11-1-0the tournament, which opened (won, lo~t, ,tied), Somerset­last Saturday night with the Freetown 7-4~1, Taunton 5-6-1,quarter-finals, are St. Anthony, Rochester .5-6-1, 'South 4-6-2,St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount North 0-9-3.Carmel, St. James-St. John and \ Another CYO activity is theSt. Lawrence, all of New Bed- awards dinner of the Bristolford; St. Francis of Acushnet; CountyCYO Baseball League toHoly Name of Fall River; and be held tonight in White's Res­Taunton Catholic Middle School. taurant in North Westport.

The pennant race in the Bris- Trophies will be presented to,tol County CYO Hockey League Somerset Catholic, the leaguegradually appears to be a one- titlist, to the batting champ~on,

team run. Pace-setting New Bed- outstanding pitcher, most valu-, ford blanked Taunton, 5-0, last able player, outstanding fielder

Sunday night in the Driscoll and rookie of the year.Rink, Fall River.' That victory Norm England, of the champ­plus Fall River South's 3-2 upset ion team, was the batting leaderof runnerup Somerset-Freetown with an average of .468. On theincreased New 'Bedford's' lead mound, England posted the bestOller Somerset-Freetown to 1Y2 pitching record with seven winsgames. and two losses.

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FOR THE BENEFIT OF THEEXCEPTIONAL AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN

OF EVERY RACE, COLOR AND CREED ­COMMEMORATING THE SILVER JUBILEE OF THE CHARITY BALL

FRIDAY EVENINGJANUARY 11, 1980

LINCOLN PARK BALLROOMDANCE MUSIC BY

ART PERRY AND HIS ORCHESTRAIN COCKTAIL LOUNGE - 8 P.M. to 1 A.M.

and FEATURINGLESTER LANIN'S ORCHESTRA

UNDER THE PERSONAL DIRECTION OF LESTER LANININ THE BALLROOM

9 P.M. to 1 A.M.CHARITY BALL SOUVENIR BOOKLET

SEVEN CATEGORIESIN MEMORIAM· 4 Tickets· Admit •• $200.00 or more BENEFACTOR· 2 Tickets· Admit 4 • $100.00 (box holder)VERY SPECIAL FRIEND • 4 Tickets • Admit. '. $'150.00 or more BOOSTER • 2 Tickets • Admit 4 • $75.00GUARANTOR • 3 Tickets • Admit 6 • $100.00 SPONSOR • 1 Ticket· Admit 2 • $50.00

PATRON • 1 Ticket • Admit 2 • $25.00

Argentina Wors~

Than IrelandWASHINGTON (NC) - "Our

problems in Northern Ireland.!ire nothing compared with thedreadful lack of human rightsin Argentina," said Mairead Cor­rigan, co-winner of the 1976Nobel Peace Prize, on her wayhome from that South Americancountry.

-During a 10-day visit to Ar­gentina she interviewed relativesof missing prisoners, former po­litical detainees, and leaders ofchurch and human rights organ-izations. . .

"I brought back a documen­ted list of 5,470 persons missingin Argentina after arrest by se­curity agents," she said. "Butreliable sources' speak' of at least10,000 more who have been sentto secret prison camps or killed.

lunches - Sandwiches • CocktailsTennis Courts Available Now

County Road, Po~asset

563-7171Private Function Room

After Mass Sunday BrunchAt

,POCASSETGOLF CLUB

FATHER.EDWARD HOLLERAN OFM leads meeting for separated, divorced and re­married Catholics at Our Lady's Chapel, GOO Pleasant St., New Bedford. Group meetsat 7:30 p.m. each Sunday, is open to all. (Rosa Photo)

THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Dec. 27, 1979

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PUBLICITY CHAIRMENare asked to submit news Items for thiscolumn to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, FallRiver, 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe included as well as fUll dates of allactivities. please send news of future ratherthan past events. Note: We do not carrynews of fundraislng activities such asbingos, whlsts, dances, suppers and bazaars.We are happy to carry notices of spiritualpfo,rams, club meetings, youth projects andsimilar nonprofit activities.Fundralslng projects may be advertised atour regular rates, obtainable from TheAnchor business office. tele!'hone 675·7151.

ST. ANNE,FALL RIVERA children's Mass will be-cele­

brated at 10 Sunday morning.Parochial school pupils will pre­{lent "the Christmas Story" andCCD students will act out the"Our Father" as an observanceclosing the International Year of

_the' Child.

ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL,FALL RIVER

An infection control confer­ence on the use of antibiotics inthe community hospital will beheld at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday,Jan. 9 in Room 112 of ClemenceHall. The speaker will be GeorgesPeter, M_D., a Brown Universityfaculty member and director ofinfectious diseases at Rhode Is­land Hospital. The session isopen to physicians, m.edical· pro­fessionals and students.

BELLUNO, Italy (NC) ­There's a new Albino in thefamily of the late Pope JohnPaul I, the former Cardinal AI­tbino Luciani.

Pia' Luciani Basso, the eldestniece of the pope and the oneconsidered closest to him dur­ing his lifetime, has given birthto her: third child in the SanGervasio Hospital in ·Belluno andnamed him for her uncle.

John Paul IRemembered

ST. JOSEPH, .NEW BEDFORD

The 7 p.m. Mass on NewYear's Eve will be offered in,thanksgiving for the graces of1979.

The 7 p.m. Mass Wednesday,Jan. 2 will be followed by ahealing service.

ST. RITA,..." , MARION

Parishioners are participatingin a campaign to send messagesto the Iranian Embassy in Wash­ington requesting release of theAmerican hostages held in Teh­ran.

GEORGE O'HARA CHEVROlET­CADilLAC

This Message Sponsored by the Following Business Concernsin the Diocese of Fall River

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