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-' \.-\V * ••isf~ Thursday, December 24, 1987 Courier-Journal A GREAT GIFT IDEA! PLEASE SEND A COURIER-JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION f FOR ONE YEAR TO: ADDRESS CITY m&m&m&mimi^mi*»m'w<m'im* FOR ONE YEAR [Urn «M.M ttf HwHiiwfml Met) SEND US YOUR ORDER AND WELL SEND A HANDSOME GIFT CARD! Marl your order to: COURIER-JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTIONS 1150 BUFFALO RD., ROCHESTER, NY 14624 WOKR 13'S DON ALHART AND DIANA WrGHTMAN ^ Pick up a 13 Caring Gifts catalog at any Wegmans. Watch NEWS CENTER 13 for details, or call 454-1150. ' W GiveaGifu,^ IromThe Heart COUNCIL OF VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA This space donated to the Ad Council as a public service of the Courier Journal MOVING? iPlease Remember to Include / Your Mailing Label when notifying us of an address change. COURIER- JOURNAL Bishop Matthew H. Clark President Bishop Dennis W. Hickey General Manager Karen M. Franz Editor Vol. 99. No. 12 December 24,1987 Courier-Journal (USPS 135-580) Published weekly except week after July 4 and Christmas, by the Rochester Catholic Press As- sociation. Subscription rates: Single copy S0(. One-year subscription in U.S. SIS. Canada and Foreign $20. Offices: 1150 Buffalo Rd., Roch- ester, N.V. 14624, (716) 328-4340,Second Class Postage paid at Rochester, N.Y.. POST- MASTER: Send address changes to Courier- Journal, 1150 Buffalo Rd., Rochester, tf.Y. 14624. - • ' ' INCREASE ATTENDANCE At Your PARISH FUNCTIONS Make Your Fund Raisers a Success... Advertise them in The Courier-Journal! Every Thursday and Friday, our subscribers read our Ads and attend parish activities around the Diocese. For Advertising information Call: 328-4340 My dear people, .. When I was ordained a bishop, I chose the motto \God; s love en- dures forever!' It was taken from Psalm 135 and expresses ttatfongo- ing haturcpf God's presence* throughout the history of^he Hebrew people. God's love continued to touch the fives of peopleand be- came incarnate in the Word Made Flesh. The year 1987 marks my 25th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood, It is a year Of gratitude and appreciatiori;Tt is a year when God's enduring love has become even more evidenttormein the peo- ple and events of my ministry. As we move to celebrate, the Christmas mysteries, I am especially appreciative of the Word incarnate The Jesus of Bethlehem continues to inspire us today. He summons us to be love incarnate to others. Jesus asks us to witness his presence to poor, forgotten and marginal- ized people. He calls us to celebrate'His presence in ottf family lives and evolving relationships; Jesus asks us to gather in'prayer in praise of the God who created us. '•'\•;»*;. In the spirit of Christmas, I wish you God's enduring lbve'and that special peace that only God can giveC I thank you for the unique gift you are to me. I rejoice irt the birth of our Savior and ask you to be evangelists of the Good News: Today is born the Savior, Christ the Lord! May God's richest blessings be With you and your family. May the divine Love that touches the hearts of all guide you in the coming new year. * l ... . . •* .\%ur brother in Christ, t Matthew H. Clark , Bishop of Rochester QJis £ovv> ( LnJvrts Jbmtiu Pope's schedule includes students J atkuiGty(NC) —Pope John Paul II will begin his Christmas ceremonies with Roman schoolchildren and end it with foreign diplo- mats, according to a schedule released by the Vatican. Highlights of the three-week period in- clude the traditional Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve,'the \Urbi et Qrbi\ blessing on Christmas Day, and the papal. Mass on January 1, the World Day of Peace. On Sunday, Dec. 20, the pope blessed A loijg winter's mv \In keeping with our U.S.,Postal Permit, the Courier-Journal will not publish on December 31. Our next is- sue will be Thursday, January 7. The staff of the Courier-Journal wishes each of you a joyful Christ- mas and a wonderful year ahead. See you on January 7. nativity figurines brought to St. Peter's Square by the city's children. On January 9, he will greet the diplomatic corps at the Vatican and deliver an address that tradi- tionally, touches upon many of the world's political trouble spots. . In one innovation this year, the pope will join members of the Taize Community, an ecumenical prayer group based in France,- for a prayer vigil at the Vatican December 30. The following is the pope's Christmastime schedule released by the Vatican December 12: • Sunday, Dec. 20, alter the Angelus in SUPeter's.Square, blessing of figurines from nativity scenes in local schools, homes and parishes; • Tuesday, Dec. 22, meeting at noon with 1 members of the College of Cardinals, the Roman Curia and the papal household for traditional Christmas greeting and talk; • Wednesday, Dec. 23, weekly general audience at 11a.m.; • Thursday, Dec. 24, midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica,' expected to be broadcast live tojnany parts of the world; • Friday, Dec. 25, Christmas Mass in St. • Peter's at 10:30 a.m., followed at noon by the pope's blessing \to the city and to the world\ (\Urbi et Orbi\) and Christmas message from the central balcony, of the basilica; • Wednesday, Dec. 30, weekly general audience at 11 a.m. At 6 p.m., the pope will join youths from the Taize Community for a prayer vigil in St. Peter's Basilica; • Thursday, Dec. 31, at 5:30 p.m. the pope leads the traditional year-end \Te Deum\ of thanksgiving at,Rome's Jesuit Church.of theGesu; • Friday, Jan. L, at 9:30 a.m. Mass in St. Peter's Basilica with children's choir to celebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother of God, and 21stannual World Day of Peace; • Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 9:30 a.m. the pope marks Epiphany with a Mass in St. Peter's, including the ordinations of new bishops and archbishops. No Weekly general audiences .„.,.,.,.,.., , ^ ; ,, v x .. ;'y, .^ * • Saturday, Jan. 9, talk to the diplomatic. corps accredited to the Vatican.