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Catholic to Relocate; Early Deadlines 0 4 8 0 0 0 0 140th Year, CXL No. 22 15 cents E s t e DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY library c Newspaper in Continuous Publication Friday, August 17, 1984 LOCUST 8t COLBERT STS PITTSBURGH PA 15219 I n s i d e » 1 . « ■ U 1 A I I U I 1 aw arded to aid needy Catholic Charities ol the Service Block Grant, is for Program: the program provides the Unemployed. Also renewed in A gen cy on A gin g P rogra m Diocese of Pittsburgh, Inc., has Neighorhood Based Services, a residential placement of elderly Butler County was a $29,270 received a $862,847 contract to been awarded 15 contracts, program founded in 1965 to assist residents no longer able to live on contract for Senior Citizens provide counseling, homemaker totalling $1.75 million, to help the residents within four low-income their own. Also renewed was an Placement Program, funded by assistance, transportation, needy of the diocese. Pittsburgh communities. The $18,156 contract funded by an the Butler County Area Agency on congregate dining, home- Funded by various government, second was for Family Day Care Adult Service Block Grant for Life Aging. delivered meals, health screen­ county and local service agencies, Services, five contracts totalling Skills Education, a program In Lawrence County, Catholic ing, socialization and recreation these contracts, many of which are $439,511 from the Department of designed to help county residents Charities received two contracts programs for senior citizens. renewals from last year, enable Public Welfare, to provide caught in economic crisis. from the Pennsylvania Depart­ In Washington County, a Catholic Charities to provide subsidized family day care to In Butler County, a new contract ment on Aging concerning older contract was renewed for $98,792, essential services in Allegheny, eligible familes within the City of totalling $18,778 was awarded to residents. A $34,382 Title V Senior funded by the Children and Youth Beaver, Butler, Lawrence, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Catholic Charities for the Community Service Employment Social Service Agency of Washington and Greene Counties In Beaver County, a $26,516 Unemployment Assistance Grant was received to employ Washington County, lor Y outh and M other Angelica through June 1985. contract with the Beaver County Program: the program, funded by eligible county residents 55 years Family Services Program that In Allegheny County, two sets of Area Agency on Aging was the Butler County Community of age and older whose helps status oflender youth. A Beaver County couple have contracts were renewed. One for renewed for Catholic Charities' action, will be provided in employment opportunities are R en ew ed also was $25.000 $188,345, funded by an Adult Senior Citizen Placement conjunction w ith the Coalition for poor. Catholic Charities' Area helped to make Mother (Continued on page 2) Angelica's Eternai Word Television Network the leader in cable grow th. Story on page 3. Diocese slates Fam ily values courses for adults Defense of family values The diocesan Office of Religious education which is the teaching ol dominates the Knights ot Education/Con fraternity ol the Christian message, lormation Columbus convention. Story on Christian Doctrine will offer its ol community leading to prayer page 7. most extensive program for the and worship, and service to catechist formation, beginning in others. In addition to instruction, September. The Continuing the teaching team members will P r e s s Christian Development Program model the environment and will be offered in 72 centers in all attitudes that the participants will Liz Armstrong reports that employ as catechists. lederai law places restrictions 16 deaneries of the diocese for catechists, parents and interested For Catholic school catechists, a on non-profit publications such adults. course in Catechetical Methods us the Pittsburgh Catholic. Story on page 4. The beginning course. Com­ will be offered at four centers. municating the Christian That course will be followed by the Message, (CCM), will be offered survey ol Doctrine course that at 15 centers. The CCM is a will be available the second trimester. At two centers, courses program of the basic teachings lor B irth control Catholic religious education in Catholic Phiiosphy and Survey ol Doctrine will be olfcrcd foi integrated with contemporary Catholic school teachers who arc Pope John Paul 11 said that catechetical methods based on the natural methods ot birth working toward diocesan age and development ol the accreditation and who don't teach regulation are "morally learner, some background in correct," but using them religion education classes. psychology, use ol text books, Eighty-seven courses, including without a valid reason manuals, audio-visuals, etc. Most the basic subjects — Ole "constitutes a separate ethical ol these programs provide lor problem." Story on page 6. Testament, New Testament various levels — primary, Church. Morality. Sacraments intermediate, upper elementary Chrislology and Spirituality — and high school age groups. The will be offered to catechists tc M i s g u i d e d program certifies CCD catechists study as immediate backgrounc and is an alternative lor Catholic lor the theme ol their text book Refugees welcomed school catechists. Father Peter Horton states series for speclfc grade levels The CCM is a team taught, Seven members of the Mai family are greeted by that "Cloak and Dagger" is a Other advanced courses will be Patricia Maria Jackson, the parish's social service process-based program ol which representativ es of St. Paul Church in Butler — and misguided project. Movie available lor the persona representative; Msgr. Francis Glenn, pastor; and the goal is a grow th in lailh lor the by their son and brother Minh Mai — on their Minh. Story on page 2. review on page 12. enrichment ol participants, tc participants. It incorporates the arrival last Thursday at Greater Pitt International — Photo by John C. Keenan three-fold m ’nistry ol religious (Continued on page 2) Airport. With the family are, in rear. Sister Says B ishop M alone Catholic to relocate; Church not saying how to vote early deadlines set By JERRY FILTEAU to politics could be useful, but judgment that it is "not logically He said abortion and nuclear might better be curried out in a tenable’ ’ for candidates to say that war are "paramount" life issues The Pittsburgh Catholic — on Tuesday, Aug. 28 — w ill move to WASHINGTON (NC) — The non-election year. "their personal views should not lor the U.S. bishops, but they new offices oil the 5th floor of the building at 100 Wood St. ;.S. bishops are not telling As head of the USCC, the influence their public policy consider "important" the whole To facilitate the move, an early deadline has been set for all 'utholics how to vote and their bishops' national public action decisions." range of other life issues that they editorial copy and all display ads and classified ads. mg. 9 statement on the elections agency. Bishop Malone issued the Because Democratic president­ have addressed, including full All articles and ads for the Aug. 31 issue must be in the present hould not be interpreted that Aug. 9 statement on politics and ial candidate Walter Mondale and employment and adequate food, oltice at 110 Third Avenue by 10 a.m. on Thursday. Aug. 23. The , ay, said Bishop James Malone of religion, supplementing the his running mate. Rep. Geraldine housing and health care for the pages must be completed by Aug. 27. The paper w ill be printed on oungstown, Ohio, president of USCC's earlier election-year Ferraro, D-N.Y. — the only poor.. Aug. 29. he National Conference of statement -on political issues Catholic on either national ticket On the possibility of a meeting An early deadline also has been set lor the lollowing week 'atholic Bishops and U.S. currently facing the country. — say they personally oppose between the bishops' leadership because ol the Labor Day weekend. All editorial copy and display :alholic Conference. He was asked if any particular abortion but w ill not impose their and the 1984 presidential ads and classified ads lor the Sept. 7 issue must be in the new office "W e are a multi-issue church," event or series of events, such as view us public policy, the USCC candidates similar to the 1976 by 10 a.m. on Thursday. Aug. 30. he bishop said in an interview the presence of a Catholic on the statement was immediately meetings w ith candidates Gerald The new address will be: Pittsburgh Catholic. Filth Floor, 100 , ith National Catholic News Democratic ticket or the many interpreted as a criticism ol the Ford and Jimmy Carter, Bishop Wood St., Pittsburgh, Pa., 15222. e n ice Aug. 13 during a visit to controversies over the place of Democratic candidates. The telephone number w ill be the same: 471-1252. Washington. religion in politics in recent Bishop Malone insisted that the (Continued on page 3) The bishops, he added, are months, had contributed to the principle should be applied to all eeking to promote "a consistent unusual issuance of a second candidates on the full range ol fe ethic" across <a spectrum ol statement. No such follow-up public policy issues, and not just to ublic policy issues. statements accompanied the 1976 the Democrats on abortion. Bishop Malone repeatedly or 1980 USCC statements on Asked if the next sentence in the Catholics on both sides efused to say anything that could political responsibility. Aug. 9 statement, which objected e interpreted as supporting or Bishop Malone said he did not to candidates running on a record pposing any party or candidate, consider it an unusual move.
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