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[Newsworthy ■ C o lu m n Inside A r t i s t t e ^ H Bishop Wuerl congratulates the Sister Mary Fidelia Chmiel writes Editorials........................Page 4 Sister Caroline Scheuermann, Pittsburgh Catholic on its recent this week about the life and ideals Columns........................ Pag» 5 RSM, and other retired Sisters of awards from the Catholic Press of St Thomas More. Her award- Association. He also discusses the Classified........................Page 8 Mercy continue their contribution winning column on the lives of the Sports .................. Page 11 to the community by rfealgrrtwg importance of the newspaper anH saints, “ Crib, Cross and Crown,** how it provides the diocese with Catholic Life................... Page 7 and making crafts from rfonataH will not run for the remainder of Entertainment Page 6 news from Pittsburgh and from the summer but will resume In the supplies. The activity enables the around the world. Around Diocese Pages 9*11 nuns to express their artistic fall. Obituaries.................. Page 10 . Page 4 P age» abilities. Page 7 —4 r \ j S i ► fr— —4 lemSI PITTSBURGH I N < . S i fr— X (N OC OC 0 * u 41 O' > CD N z O N 3 O r O 0 d j V*| X >- T 3 h » X Si H» 3 —4 Z 1 UJ S ì Si O X 3 3 h » O o o O f u O •N 3 3 *N n -J r \ - J f t rear, i^jvi^vII No. 14 25 cents Established In 1844: America’s Oldest Catholic Newspaper In Continuous Publication Friday, June 21, 199Ì Bishop to visit West End . mission in Peru parishes By PATRICIA BARTOS and pastoral work in the Nuevo to operate PITTSBURGH — The diocese Chimbóte community. will commemorate the 25th an The diocese's long-time ties to niversary of the work of the Mercy the people of Chimbóte, in terms new school Sisters in Chimbóte. Peru, and of of both personal and financial the founding of the Maternidad de commitment, have made a great PITTSBURGH — The dioces^ Marla Maternity Hospital there difference in the lives of the peo announced that a new regional next month when Bishop Donald ple of Chimbóte, according to Fr. school, which will open for the Wuerl and a number of area per Kozar, who is Peru mission coor 1991 fall term, has been named sons visit the South American dinator for the diocese and newly Elizabeth Seton Elementary country. named administrator of Resurrec School. Ft. John Kozar, who has visited tion Parish in Brookline. The school, named for St. the diocese's Peruvian missions He credits the efforts to the Elizabeth Ann Seton, a pioneer in many times over the years, will "commitment of all the bishops, American Catholic education, lead a delegation of 14 persons to tracing back to Bishop (John) was formed in a reorganization of Peru from July 7-21 as part of the Wright, who have reaffirmed the three elementary schools — Holy Jubilee celebration. They will tour work in Chimbóte as a special Innocents, Sheraden, and St, the country and visit area mis- mission outreach of the diocese.’* James and St. Martin, both in Pit sioners at work there. He added that an essential ele tsburgh's West End. Bishop Wuerl will visit Peru ment of support has been the an Offering kindergarten through from July 15-21. Fr. Kozar's nual Founders Day Dinner, the eighth grade as well as pre-school group will meet the bishop In diocese's major fund-raising effort classes for three- and four-year- Lima on July 15 and travel with for the Chimbóte missions. old children, it will be located at 'mmIM him by bus to Chimbóte. The Pittsburgh Diocese's the complex which housed the Once in Chimbóte, the bishop presence traces back to 1961 former Holy Innocents School. will celebrate a special jubilee when the late Msgr. James “ We are pleased to be able to Mass Wednesday, July 17, in San Shanahan arrived as a miaaioner continue the rich tradition of ta Teresa Parish, where three area in Chimbóte. He was followed by values based Catholic education Mercy Sisters work. He will also a number of diocesan priests, in Saintly project in the area served by the new visit the hospital, which traces its cluding Fr. Roos, who has served school," said Dr. Rosemarie history to Pittsburgh missionary in Chimbóte since 1964. Fr. Roos Phillip Robinson of B A B Ciblk, diocesan secretary for Fr. Jules Roos, who established quickly saw the need for a health General Contracting careful education and superintendent of the hospital and now serves as Catholic schools. care facility to aid the impoverish ly paints the face of the director. The bishop also will do ed families of Chimbóte. The new school, she said, will pastoral visiting in the area. statue of St Benedict the feature, in addition to a strong The Mercy nuns currently sta Working with the Dominican Moor which sits high atop core curriculum, a special Sisters from Michigan who still tioned in Chimbóte are Sister the Hill District parish’s language arts emphasis in its staff the hospital today, he over Elizabeth Ann Carroll, former tower. St. Benedict the Moor course offerings. president of the order and former saw renovation of a wooden Church ts presently Pastors of the three parishes in- head of Mt Mercy (now Carlow) building which had once housed undergoing interior renova volved — Rev. Donald N, College in Oakland, Sister Rose the indigent elderly into a “very humble clinic,” in Fr. Kozar's tion. The statue of the Buchleitner, Holy Innocents; Rev. della Tezze and Sister Rita Moorish saint which Harasiuk. words. John D. Brennan, St. James, and overlooks Downtown Pitt Rev. L. James Susany, St. Martin Sister Elizabeth is involved Soon, Fr. Roos and the nuns sburgh was donated to the with ministry to women of the realized that if health care ser — have signed an agreement for vices were to be introduced into 102-year-old parish in 1968. mally establishing the new area. Sister Rose works in school. pastoral ministry at Santa Teresa the community, they should and Sister Rita does catechetical (Continued on page 2) Among the provisions of the agreement signed by the pastors were those for formation of a school board, for the funding of Bishops cut budget, simultaneously hike programs, wages the school, and for the establish ment and implementation jot By MARK PATTI SON Catholic assessment charged policies pertaining to the opera assessment increase. USCC Office for Film and Broad News Service in a June 18 inter WASHINGTON (CNS) - The each diocese, the assessment will tion of the school. NCCB-USCC administrative casting from the general fund to view that initial proposals will U.S. bishops agreed to cut by rise annually through 1996, ac operations will be cut 10 percent Named principal of the new about $1.1 million the general the Catholic Communication first be advanced at the Aug. 5 cording to the plan adopted by the in 1993, while a net cut of no Campaign collection. school was Mrs. Mary Lee fund budget for their twin con bishops. more than 6 percent will take The bishops authorized the meeting of the NCCB Committee Kalocay, who had been principal ferences, the National Conference The assessments make up place in program offices. on Priorities and Plans. at St. Martin. •of Catholic Bishops-U.S. Catholic NCCB-USCC general secretariat about 75 percent of the general The cuts would have been 10 to recommend how reductions Conference, in 1993, but allow for The “ parameters" of the 1993 Enrollments this year at the fund. In turn, the general fund percent for both administrative will be achieved. Some program a 5 percent growth in programs, budget are expected to be voted three schools were Holy In makes up about one-third of the and program offices, but the offices may suffer cuts greater salaries and benefits from 1993 on by the bishops at their general nocents, 259; St James. 118, and NCCB-USCC budget, once fees lower figure for program offices than 6 percent, while others will St. Martin. 170. Dr. Clbik noted through 1996. and grants are factored in. meeting this November, Fr. • came about after bishops adopted get lesser cuts, said Father Dennis the number of students that have The action came during a clos The bishops' meeting was the a proposal by Auxiliary Bishop Schnurr said. It would then be left ed meeting of the bishops in St. Schnurr, NCCB-USCC associate preregistered for the fall term is culmination of the Conference Edward J. O’Donnell of St. Louis, general secretary. to Individual NCCB-USCC office rapidly approaching the combin Paul June 13-15. About 250 Assessment Project, known by its chairman of the USCC Com bishops attended the meeting. Fr. Schnurr. who was at the directors how to implement fun ed figure for this year. Informa acronym of CAP, started after the munication Committee, to shift meeting as a NCCB-USCC tion on registration for the fall After a cut in 1993 in the per- bishops in 1989 rejected a 1-cent ding decisions in their respective the (239,000 funding for the resource person, told Catholic offices. term can be obtained by calling the school at 331-4529. Pittsburgh Byzantine Archbishop Kocisko resigns VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Ar Minn., and at the Propaganda the first U.S. bishop who was the chbishop Stephen J. Kocisko of Fide College in Rome, where he the Ruthenlan Byzantine Ar son of a priest. Ordination of mar earned a licentiate in theology.