California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Inland Empire Hispanic News Special Collections & University Archives 1-10-1996 January 10th 1996 Hispanic News Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/hispanicnews Recommended Citation Hispanic News, "January 10th 1996" (1996). Inland Empire Hispanic News. 75. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/hispanicnews/75 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections & University Archives at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Inland Empire Hispanic News by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. j \ ^ \ # I--* ! < ^ Bishop Gerald Barnes Celebrates His First Mas|||IF. STATE Oijjv As Bishop of the Diocese of San Bernardino 'sajMich mO'119 ' LIBRARY 05 L/l C3 ‘ A Publication of the Hispanic Communication & W ^ CO Development Corporation TT INLAND EMPIRE m y § BULK RATE Wednesday U.S. POSTAGE January 10,1996 PAID Volume 9 SAN BERNARDINO. CA Number 10 ispanic e PERMIT No. 118 H N Nj > Serving the Hispanic Communities in the Inl^ npire ' San Bernardino • Colton • Rialto 'Bloomington 'Redlands 'Fontana ' Rancho Cucamonga 'Ontario 'Victorville Riverside ' Casa Blanca ' Moreno Valley ' Corona ' Perris Barnes named Bishop of Diocese of San Espanol Bernardino - Ceiebrates his first mass Nuevo Obispo Celebrd Su Primera Misa Auxiliary Bishop Gerald Barnes celebrated, his first Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral on Sunday, December 31 as new pastor following the an­ El Obispo Auxiliar Gerald Barnes celebro su primera misa en la Catedral de nouncement by Pope John Paul II of his appointment as permanent bishop for the Nuestra Senora del Rosario el domingo, 31 de diciembre, como el nuevo pastor Diocese of San Bernardino. luego de que el Papa Juan Pablo II lo nombrara obispo permanente de la Bishop Barnes received an ovation as he entered the Cathedral to celebrate Didcesis de San Bernardino. Mass. In his homily, he talked about his family and their traditions in celebrating El Obispo Barnes recibrounaovacional entrar a la Catedral. En suhomih'a the Christmas seasons. el habl6 de su familia y sus tradiciones al celebrar Navidad. Barnes stated, “I am very grateful “ Estoy muy agradecido de que el that the Holy Father has placed his Santo Padre haya colocado su confidence in me. This is an opportu­ confianza en mi. Esta es una nity to serve God and our people in the oportunidad para servir al Senor y a Diocese of San Bernardino. This is a nuestra gente de la Diocesis de San great responsibility, and with all of us Bernardino. Esta es una gran working together we will better serve retponsabilidad, y trabajando todos throtrglP- nto& Tnejor ' las > out the diocese.” necesidades de nuestros feligreses de The Catholic Diocese is comprised toda la diocesis,” declare Barnes. of the Counties of Riverside and San La Diocesis Catolica esta integrada Bernardino and was established in 1978 por los condados Riverside y San as an outgrowth of the Diocese of San Bernardino y fue estabiecida en 1978 Diego. The founding bishop was Bishop como una extension de la Diocesis de Phillip Straling, who was recently trans­ San Diego. El obispo fundador fue el ferred to the Diocese of Reno, Nevada. ^The total Catholic population in the Obispo Phillip Straling, quien recientemente fue transferido a la diocese is approximately 820,000 or Diocesis de Reno, Nevada. La more, and continually growing, in an poblacion total de la diocesis es area of 27,000 square miles. aproximadamente 820,(KX) o mds y Appointed auxiliary bishop on continiia creciendo, y abarca una cirea January 27,1992 to the Diocese of San de 21,000 millas cuadradas. Bernardino, Bishop Barnes previously Nombrado obispo auxiliar de la served as president and rector of The Diocesis de San Bernardino, el 18 de Assumption-St John Seminary in the marzode 1992, el Obispo Barnes sirvio Archdiocese of San Antonio. previamente como presidente y rector We are very pleased that del Seminario Assumption-St John, en Bishop Barnes has been ap­ la Arquidiocesis de San Antonio, pointed to our diocese. He will be Texas. able to meet the spiritual needs Los abuelos del Obispo Barnes of our diverse population emigraron de Sonora, Mexico a Jeanne Ferraro. Phoenix, Arizona donde el nacio. Parishioner Credo en el Este de Los Angeles, donde su familia operaba una tienda de Bishop Barnes’ grandparents im­ comestibles en la Parroquia de la migrated from Sonora, Mexico to Phoe­ Mision de Dolores. Cada uno de los nix, Arizona where he was bom. He siete hijos (seis hermanos y una grew up in East Los Angeles, where the hermana) pasaron tiempo trabajando family operated a grocery store in the en la tienda. Dolores Mission Parish. Each of the Barnes estudio en la escuela primaria seven children (six brothers and a sis­ Riggins Elementary, la secundaria ter) spent time working in the store. Belvedere Junior High, y lapreparatoria He attended Riggins Elementary Rooselvet High School y recibio su School, Belvedere Junior High School licenciatura en ciencias poilticas de Cal- and Roosevelt High School and re­ State, Los Angeles. Despues,el estudio ceived his political science degree from en St. Leonard College, en Dayton, Cal-State, Los Angeles. He later at- Ohio, donde recibio una maestria en Bishop Gerald Barnes, Diocese of San Bernardino Continued on page 3 Continued on page 2 2________________________________________ Social Security Inland Empire Hispanic News Wednesday, January 10,1996 Nuevo Obispo from p. 1 Social Security Changes For 1996 divinidad. Fue ordenado sacerdote en el Seminario Assumption-St. John, de Social Security and Supplemental provisions in the law and are tied to- disability benefits with as few as San Antonio. Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries the increase in average wages. six credits. Sus responsabilidades incluyeron el will receive a 2.6-percent increase The combined Social Security and • The maximum amount of money fungir como pastor adscrito de St. J in their benefits for 1996. The in­ Medicare tax rate will not go up that beneficiaries between the Timothy y St. Paul, y director del crease will appear in the checks in 1996. For employees, it remains ages of 65 and 69 can earn in Centro Catacumenico de la Social Security beneficiaries re­ at 7.65 percent (6.2 percent for 1996 without reducing the ceive on January 3, 1996, and in Social Security and 1.45 percent Arquididcesis de San Antonio, y luego amount of their Social Security director de la Oficina de Desarrollo the SSI checks recipients will re­ for Medicare). The tax rate for benefits is $ 11,520. For every $3 ceive on December 29, 1995. self-employed individuals remains a person earns over this limit, $1 Clerical. En 1988 ,el Obispo Bames Benefits Increase at 15.3 percent (12.4 percent for is withheld from his or her bene­ asumio el puesto de rector Seminario . Social Security and 2.9 percent for fit. In 1995, the limit was Assumption-St. John y en 1989 se le The average monthly Social Secu­ Medicare). $11,280. nombrd Prelado Honorario de Su rity benefit for a retired worker will Other changes include: Santidad y se le elevo al titulo de increase from $702 before the cost- • For people under age 65, the cor­ • The Social Security “wage base” responding limit will be $8,280 monsenor. of-living adjustment to $720 in for 1996 will be $62,700. In January 1996. The estimated aver­ next year. For every $2 a person En una entrevista luego de la Misa 1995, the taxable wage base was under age 65 earns over this Dominical, el Obispo Bames declard:.^, age monthly benefit for a couple $61,200. The wage base is the where both spouses are receiving amount, $1 is withheld from “Nuestra diocesis est^ creciendo en maximum amount of earnings benefits. In 1995, the earnings benefits will be $1,215 in January taxed for Social Security. poblacidn a un ritmo tremendo. 1996, compared with $1,184 before limit was $8,160. Tenemos tambien una gran poblacidn • As was true in 1995, all wages the adjustment. Average monthly • The benefits of people aged 70 hispana catolica y una diversidadde and salaries will be subject to the disability benefits will be $682 in or older who continue to work grupos etnicos representantes de January 1996, compared with $665 Medicare portion of the Social are not reduced, no matter how cada nacion. Hay muchas necesidades before the increase. A young widow Security tax—1.45 percent. For much they earn. with two children who received an the self-employed, the tax re­ espirituales y necesidades humanas average monthly family payment of mains at 2.9 percent and it, too, Future Tax Changes que debemos confrontar.” $1,371 before the cost-of-living ad­ applies to all their earnings. Social Security beneficiaries De acuerdo con los resultados de justment will receive $1,407 in • The amount of wages needed to should be aware that they may have una encuesta, el Obispo Bames January 1996. earn one quarter of coverage, or to pay taxes on some of their bene­ delineo los temas crfticos: fits. Couples whose provisional The maximum federal SSI a Social Security “credit,” will evangelizacion, la juventud, liderazgo, income is more than $44,000 and monthly payment for one person be $640 in 1996, up from $630 violencia, diversidad etnica, recursos y will be $470 in January 1996, up in 1995. The maximum number individuals with income exceeding reestmcturacion. from $458 in 1995. For a couple, the of quarters that can be earned $34,000 may pay income tax on up maximum monthly amount will in­ each year is four.