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Funerals Palace Cross_____ Inside A revised ritual for the celebra In the Home Again column, Con There are different versions of Editorials............................ Page 4 tion of Christian funerals will be in nie Ann Valenti and Father Ron the cross, a universal symbol of our L etters.................................Page 5 troduced on All Souls Day. Nov. 2. Lengwin discuss the Prabhupada's Christian faith. Father Charles Entertainment................... Page 6 Father M. Eric rn»lH« *•-—*->r of Palace of Gold near Wheeling, Bober explains the different ver Catholic Life.........................Page 7 the diocesan C . ex W.VA. and examine Vaishnavism, sions of the cross to a reader and Classified............................ Page 8 plains the vari a monotheistic religion which ex also talks about its symbolism. Around Diocese isted before the birth of Christ. ....................................... Pages 9-13 ............................................. Page 7 Schools............................... Page 14 •JÌ 4 t— 0l l/l PITTSBURGH of- iu > 31 3 0 1 0 £ id u) a > z' ^ >U or </* H- _4 < 111 CO 1 or ? o * - f) T f* O O ^ O — O J :• -> a 145 Year, CXLV IS ^ents Established In 1844: America’s Oldest Catholic Newspaper In Continuous Publication Friday, October 27. 1989 B ishops to consider P r e l a t e s w orship in parishes t o c h o o s e in absence of priest p r e s i d e n t WASHINGTON (CNS) — When By JERRY FILTEAU The proposed norms emphasize the U.S. bishops elect a new presi WASHINGTON (CNS) — When that weekly celebration of the dent of the National Conference of the U.S. bishops meet in Eucharist remains the ideal. Catholic Bishops and U.S. Baltimore Nov. 6-9, they will be "In places where Mass cannot Catholic Conference this asked to vote on a proposed order be celebrated on Sunday, the November, they’ll choose from a of Sunday worship for use in faithful are encouraged to go to field of 10 candidates, all parishes in the absence of a priest. another church nearby in order to archbishops. Based on Vatican's 1988 participate in the eucharistie The archbishops are nominees "Directory on Sunday Celebra mystery," says the introduction for the three-year post as leader tions in the Absence of a Priest," to the proposed rites. "At the pre and chief national spokesman for the proposal envisions a Liturgy sent time this solution is recom the U.S. hierarchy. of the Word or a celebration of mended. When and where this is They are, in alphabetical order: either morning prayer or evening not possible, arrangements Archbishops Anthony J. Bevtlac- prayer from the Liturgy of the should be made for a celebration qua of Philadelphia; William H. Hours when lack of a priest makes without a priest, using one of the Keeler of Baltimore; Thomas C. it impossible for Catholics in a forms found in this ritual." Kelly of Louisville. Ky.; Daniel W. parish to assist at Mass on The bishops' Committee on the Kucera of Dubuque. Iowa; Oscar Sunday. Liturgy, which developed the pro H. Lipscomb of Mobile, Ala.; A Communion service, using posal. says in its report on the pro Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles; the Eucharist reserved from a posal that according to a 1987 Eugene A. Marino of Atlanta; previous Mass, may follow the survey answered by 167 of the Theodore E. McCarrick of service of prayers and readings. country's 174 Latin-rite dioceses, Newark, N.J.; Daniel E. Pilarczyk If no deacon is available, a train 51 dioceses said they had situa of Cincinnati; and J. Francis Staf ed layperson may be designated tions in which “Sunday worship ford of Denver. as the presiding minister at such in the absence of a priest was The list was released in services. necessary, either weekly or Washington Oct. 17. Before the proposal can be im occasionally." The presidential nominees are plemented in the United States, it Of the remaining 116 dioceses, I chosen by a process in which must be approved by at least two- 91 "Indicated that they foresaw each bishop in the country sub thirds of all active U.S. bishops such a need in five to 10 years, " mits five names. The 10 prelates and confirmed by Rome. Once ap the committee said. Anoiiiting ol sick in Munhall proved. it would be up to each Father Ronald Krisman, direc Bishop Donald Wuerl. assisted by Father Joseph McCaffrey, officiates the anointing of the sick and ^ommaUQir^epiaceiTon bishop whether or how to imple tor of the bishops' national liturgy elderly recently at St. Michael Parish In Munhall. - Photo by Jim Herrmann the ballot Thls Vear s flna ment it in his diocese. (Continued on page 2) not include any cardinals P arishes in diocese to begin first phase of self-study By PATRICIA BARTOS plete parish population. The population of the area is aging, according ST. JAMES & REBECCA C. MERTZ “This parish survey is intended to evaluate the to Fr. Meyer, with few families moving in to the Father Warren Metzler is pastor of St. James community. Unemployment has resulted from Parish in Wilkinsburg, a business and residential PITTSBURGH — Special votive Masses will be importance and quality of parish life, discover the closing of nearby Gulf Research and reloca community in Pittsburgh’s eastern suburbs. said in each parish on Nov. 4 and 5 as the diocese people’s attitudes about change and provide tion of PPG sites, although Allegheny-Ludlum is The parish numbers 1700 families, or 3543 in begins the first phase of a Parish Self-Study pro demographic information on those responding to still providing Jobs for parishioners. dividuals. Its parish school has 283 students in gram designed to revitalize and reorganize its the survey,” said Father Robert G. Duch, The parish itself is the product of a merger 20 grades K-8 and preschool. St. James also has an parishes. diocesan director of the project and pastor of St. Barnabas, Swissvale. years ago of the former Sacred Heart Church, a extended day-care program. Aux. Bishop William J. Winter, who heads the Fr. Metzler said the community has many task force which designed the program, said that "It will focus on five areas of parish vitality — German ethnic parish staffed by the Holy Ghost the parish as a whole community, as a worshipp Fathers, and the territorial St. Peter Parish. It is minorities with a lot of elderly people and young there are many benefits to be gained from the professionals with children. self-study, including: ing and praying community, as a community of housed today on the site of the former Sacred Heart Church. "It’s an excellent cross-section of city life," he • A clear definition for each parish of its mis service, as an educating community and as an Fr. Meyer has asked Jim and Carol Huet of says. "It’s a community with a great potential for sion and ministries: administering community," Fr. Duch said. Tarentum to head the parish self-study process becoming a very dynamic area on the edge of the • A direction in addressing the issue of need Initial surveys are expected to be returned by at Sacred Heart/St. Peter. The quesionnaires will city." ed and available resources; Nov. 20 and parishioners throughout the diocese be distributed through the parish council, the But there is frustration, Fr. Metzler said, in try • The consideration of the sharing of will be informed of the findings in December. finance committee, organization presidents and ing to deal with big-city problems on a small resources among parishes; Subsequently, individual parishes will hold other designated persons. Fr. Meyer and the town budget. • The encouragement of new talent and "town-hall" type meetings, form a task force and Huets have been getting background on the self- Fr. Metzler has formed a self-study committee leadership; conduct in-depth self studies, to be completed by May 1990. study project in preparation for the survey. at St. Jam es with parish members Barry O’Leary • An increase in the awareness of religious and Andrea Helbling as the chairpersons. The The pastors of Sacred Heart/St. Peter Parish in Fr. Meyer said he sees a value in the massive vocations; questionnaire will be distributed parish wide, Tarentum, and St. James Parish in Wilkinsburg diocesan-wide effort: "It will help the diocese in • An increased awareness for parishioners on and a three percent, random sampling will be the nature of their parish and its growth described their parish communities and told the determining what's on everyone’s mind anyhow Pittsburgh Catholic about their expectations for — 'Will my parish be around in the future, will it sent to the diocese. potential; "We see the self-study as having two pur the self-study. be suppressed, will it be part of a m erger of two or • The realization that future work can be ac poses," Fr. Metzler said. "One, the diocese wants complished with methods different from those three parishes’?” to have data on us, and it's also for the parish employed in the past; and SACRED HEART/ST. PETER On a personal level, he added, the survey will Father Robert Meyer is pastor of Sacred itself to determine what our needs are." • The development of an authentic sense of be valuable because "we must take an honest Fr. Metzler said that the St. James community "Church" among the people of the diocese. Heart/St. Peter parish in Tarentum, an industrial look at ourselves, our strengths, weaknesses, community along the Allegheny River. is excited about the self-study.