Catholic, Friday, October 29, 1982 — Page 9 Ladies of Charity plan annual appeal Since they established their Emergency Trust Fund for the elderly six years ago, the Ladies of Charity have collected an overall total of $107,772 through their annual appeal. These contributions aid the Ladies of Charity in helping the elderly poor meet the small, unexpected expenses that can prove traumatic on a small budget. Items such as utility bills, minor home repairs, rent emergencies, medication are provided for through the fund. In a report just issued to contributors Mrs. James P. (Mary) McArdle, chairman of the Committee of 100, which adminis­ ters the fund, explained that $32,936 was collected in last year’s effort. She wrote to the fund’s benefactors that ‘‘these funds were applied to help those people who other wise would have gone unaided. Because of your concern we were able to fill the gap that was left when the official agencies or government could not help." Of the future of the fund, she added "We know the road ahead will be harder. Because of cutbacks and the tremendous increase in costs of living there will be more to help. Now more than ever,” she Mrs. Mary McArdle, right, chairman of the the group’s annual Emergency Trust Fund for the explained, “ we need our friends." Committee of 100 of the Ladies of Charity, meets with Aged appeal. Mrs. Mary Kay Hampsey, left, a board member, and The annual appeal begins each Mrs. Hildegarde Schneider, co-chairman, to plan for year during the Christmas season, —Photo by John C. Keenan and the letters announcing the drive are being readied now. The fund is organized so that Sister Carol Sukitz, supervisor for Polish bishop visits attack victims the Parish Social Service workers, processes requests made to the By NANCY FRAZIER Archdiocese of Poznan, Poland, who grenades were thrown into the fund. The Ladies of Charity work in spent four years at Dachau. conjunction with the Sisters in the ROME (NC) - A Polish bishop synagogue and submachine guns parishes to locate the needy. Sister who spent six years in the Nazi “As former detainees, we are fired on the crowd leaving the Carol spelled out the variety of concentration at Dachau during particularly sensitive to the synagogue. needs met by the fund: hearing aids, World War II visited several sufferings of the Jewish people and "We who suffered with the Jews eye exams and glasses, food, hospitalized victims of an attack on we see in the recent attack the same what was an irreparable wrong are clothing, health care (part- a Rome synagogue recently. inspiration that guided the Nazi profoundly affected by this horrible payment) insurance, prescription The former Dachau prisoner, persecution,’’ said Bishop attack," said Bishop Majdanski. N atrona celebration shoes, dentures, hospital beds, help Bishop Kazimierz Majdanski of Majdanski in a talk to Rabbi Vittorio "The death of little Stefano is a for fire victims and water heater Szczecin-Kamien, Poland, was Della Rocca, assistant to Chief poignant reminder of all the victims Fr. Paul Henne, pastor of St. Joseph parish, Natrona, stands in front of the repair, among many others. accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Rabbi Elio Toaff of Rome. of the war." church with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heinle, life-long members of the Bronislaw Dabrowski of Warsaw, The synagogue attack, in which The Polish bishops were in Rome congregation, and Thomas Conroy, president of the parish council. St For information on the annual secretary of the Polish Bishops' appeal for the Emergency Trust two-year-old Stefano Tache died and for the canonization Oct. 10 of Fr. Joseph parish marked its centennial with a Mass and banquet last Sunday! Conference, who was held for two Fund for the Elderly write the another 34 people were injured, took Maximilian Kolbe, a Polish years in a Nazi labor camp, and Fr. place Oct. 9 at the end of a ceremony Franciscan priest killed at Ladies of Charity, Diocesan Stanislas Jezierski, a priest of the Building, 111 Blvd. of the Allies marking the Jewish new year. Hand Auschwitz. —Photo by John C. Keenan Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222. Swiss OK extradition PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT NC NEWS SERVICE prison, told Martella that Bagci daily newspaper, Hurryet, Agca Italian authorities investigating knew the purpose for which the gun said he did not have "any fear of the VOTE PRO LIFE whether there was a conspiracy to was needed, the Swiss court said. revenge of the V atican " but The following candidates have been officially ENDORSED BY LIFEPAC/PALPAC, the pro-life kill Pope John Paul II in May 1981 complained about "inadequate Bagci was arrested June 3,1982, in Political Action Committees of won a victory Oct. 13 when Soletta, Switzerland, at the request security conditions" at the Italian Switzerland's highest court agreed ol Martella. maximum security prison where he to extradite Omer Bagci, a 36-year- has been held in isolation since old Turk who said he furnished the Martella was in the United States shortly after his conviction, July 22 -JUDGE FOR STATE SUPREME COURT- gun used to shoot the pope. at the time of the Swiss court ruling. 1981. Stephen ZAPPALA Bagci, who arrived in Italy Oct. 14, ”1 have never killed anyone," the Forrest SCHAEFFER told the Swiss court that he had The magistrate's U.S. visit was to Agca letter said. "I am really given fellow Turk, Mehmet Ali interview several Americans who penitent for the pope. I believe his Agca, a Browning pistol on May 9, were present in St. Peter’s Square U.S. SENATE- sincerity...He has forgiven me GOVERNOR PALPAC has no endorsement for this seal. Democrat Cyril Wecht is 1 1981. in Milan, Italy. during the May 13, 1981, immediately. But there are some assassination attempt and to talk to Gov. Dick endorsed by N O W. and is a public supporter ot abortion. He was an j people in the Vatican that want to Advisory Board Member of Pennsylvania’s first abortion lobby. But he said he did not know that journalists involved in a recent NBC kill me." THORNBURGH the pistol was to be used by Agca television production which claimed Incumbent Republican Sen. has a mixed voting record. lour days later in an attempt on the Agca received financial backing Hurriyet reported that the letter pope's life in St. Peter’s Square. from the Bulgarian and Soviet was sent to Cardinal Agostino The Swiss court agreed to the secret services. Casaroli, papal secretary of state; U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES extradition after reading excerpts the London-based human rights from an interrogation of Agca by Shortly before the Swiss court group, Amnesty International: Italia*i Senate President Amintore William COYNE Joseph GAYDOS Hilarion Martella, the Italian extradition ruling, Agca, 24, 4TH DISTRICT 14TH DISTRICT 20TH DISTRICT magistrate heading the investiga­ claimed that "some people in the Fanfani: Enrico Berlinguer, head of tion of the conspiracy theory. Vatican" want to kill him. the Italian Communist Party; and Bettino Craxi, head of the Italian AGCA, WHO was convicted of the IN AN ENGLISH-language letter Socialist Party. 18TH DISTRICT NO ENDORSEMENT assassination attempt and who is published in photocopy form on the In the 18th district pro-abortion Congressman is running 22ND DISTRICT serving a life sentence in an Italian front page of the Ankara, Turkey, Fanfani confirmed receipt of the against Ted JACOB, whose position, while not up to endorsement letter Oct. 7. standards, is better. Ted JACOB is opposed to public funding of abortion'and does support parental consent.

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