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VOL. 49, NO.7¡ Friday, February 18, 2005
Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly • $14 Per Year
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"We would have had a big deficit if these donations had not come in," McNamee said candidly. It was the second year in a row that donations "made the difference." BY DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR While the 18 parishes with St. NEW BEDFORD - At a time Vincent de Paul chapters comwhen almsgiving becomes the bined to raise monies, volunteers topic of Lenten homilies, the gen- from five parishes are those who erosity of the St. Vincent de Paul actually staff the pantry, District Council of New Bedford, McNamee said. They are, Our and 50 businesses in the Town of Lady of Mount Carmel, Our Lady Dartmouth, give that concept a of the Assumption, St. James-8t. new practicality. Therese, and St. John the Baptist, Just this week The Anchor all in New Bedford; and St. learned that a $10,000 donation Mary's in Dartmouth. from the St. Vincent de Paul Dis"This is an essential food retrict in the Whaling City, and an- source for many families, and it other $10,800 from 50 private is a good program," reported Bob businesses in the Town of Goldblatt, the basic needs coorDartmouth, are making life easier dinator of the food pantry. for more than 900 families who The pantry is open Wednescome to the Solanus Casey Food days and Thursdays from 10 a.m., Pantry on Bonney Street for food to noon, "and we average 150 to staples. 200 families weekly who come to Arlene McNamee, director of us." the Diocesan Office of Catholic During their monthly visit the Social Services, which has oper- families are given a large bag of ated the food pantry for five years, dry goods and other perishable said both donations came at a time foods. "We go to the U.S. Department just before Christmas when food supplies were dwindling quickly. Tum to page 13 - Help
Solanus Casey Food Pantry is resource for 900 families monthly.
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CATECHUMENS WHO signed the Book of the Elect at the Rite of Election ceremony last Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, gather with Bishop George W. Coleman. The Elect have been preparing to become members of the Catholic Church through the diocesan Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program. Other photo on page 13. (Photo by Bruce McDaniel)
More than 100 faithful take next step to Church membership BY DAVE JOLIVET,
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FALL RIVER - Bishop George W. Coleman presided over the Rite of Election ceremony last Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral here, welcoming more than 100 individuals who have professed a
desire to become part of the Catholic Church. Representing 28 diocesan parishes, 41 catechumens, those unbaptized in the Christian faith, and 63 candidates, those already baptized in other Christian traditions,
signed the Book of the Elect, expressing their intent to join the Catholic Church. The ceremony is part of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults program. The Elect will Tum to page seven - Rite
STATION CHURCHES FEBRUARY
18-25, 2005
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Fri., Feb. 18 St. Theresa, Attleboro - 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Masses Sat., Feb. 19, St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro - 10 a.m. Exposition and 4:00 p.m. Mass
, Mon., Feb. 21 St. Mary, South Darbnouth ,- 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Masses
Tues., Feb. 22 Our Lady of Mt Cannel, New Bedford - 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Masses Wed., Feb. 23 St. Anne Shrine, Fall River - 11 :30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Masses .Thurs., Feb. 24 Christ the King, Mashpee - 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Masses 'Fri., Feb. 25 St. Mary, North Attleboro - 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Masses
BISHOP GEORGE W. Coleman and Father Edward J. Healey, rector of St. Mary's Cathedral, distribute ashes at a Mass at the cathedral in Fall River on Ash Wednesday. The Mass signified the opening of the Lenten season, and was also the first of 40 Lenten Station Church events that focuses on Mass and day-long eucharistic adoration to be held on each weekday in Lent. (Anchon'Gordon photo)