Al} - Friday, September 21,

1984 - North Shore News

From Page A3

the crowd as they met with
children, adults and priests

from all over the Pacific
Northwest.

There were the little
children, some of them ob-

viously too young to unders-
tand what they were doing at
the site but still enjoying
themselves as they played

Papal

with their peers and watched
the religious goings-on with
wide-eyed uncertainty.

There were the hundreds
of make shift confessionals
made out of simple boxes,
occupied by the priests
pressed into service for the
thousands who wanted to
have confessions heard.
There were poignant scenes:
A woman who wept as she
was blessed by a priest; the

A Christian action

husky, young native man
who smiled and embraced
his wife as he emerged from
confessing his sins.

There were the thousands
of security forces, in
uniforms and _ plainclothes,
stationed at every possible
spot on the site. There were
even those most people did
not realize were policemen,
silently moving through the
crowd undercover, ensuring

BOB CONLIN said he
decided to travel to Ab-
botsford early and offer his
services as a volunteer
because he wanted ‘‘to be a
part of this whole opera-
tion.””

‘*Ask me the same reason
why I put chairs away after a
bingo. Some people just tend
to volunteer because you
help out, a Christian action.
Love your neighbor, isn’t
that 10? And if you’re help-
ing an old lady pick up
chairs that’s helping your
neighbor — and besides, my
sister told me to come,’’ said
Conlin.

There was never any ques-
tion he would attend the
mass: ‘*Even it’d been hail
and snow and we had to
walk, | would have been
here.”’

“Its just super. There's
sort of a mellow feel It's
not like the PNE or a
fairground or anything. It's
just a mice mellow feeling
1 don’t know, it’s just
and warm I'm pleased *’

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the safety of the Pope and
his followers.

And there were priesis —
from everywhere. In stark
contrast were the young sem-
inarians, looking youthful
and tranquil in their newly-
chosen vocation, while the
older priests, some needing
the assistance of canes to
move around, displayed a
solid determination not to
miss a2 moment of the day’s

unique proceedings.

Even the vendors were
determined that people
understand the real meaning
of the gathering. One young
concession worker politely
informed one man of the
reason why there was no hot
food available as the Pope’s
arrival drew near: ‘‘After all

sir, we have to go to mass
too.

lt was a special day for all

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“Seeing the Pope will
probably mean a renewal,
confirmation of what I've
felt more or less all my life,
because | was brought up
that way. | get a very warm
feeling from thinking there's
so many people that also
want lo see the Pope,’’ said
Conhn "

You feel part of the family

SISTER MARGUERITE
Curard, of the Sisters ot
the Child Jesus in
Vancouver, had a particular
honor bestowed upon het
for the Abbotsford Mass

She was selected (oO perform

the second reading of the
Papal mass in brench

‘im president of the
Sisters Association of Van
couver and | speak French |
guess those are the two
tcasons (she was selected) |

am oof Brench parents trom
France. | owas bora oon
Maitllatdville and o-oo owas
educated around here Sood
got the Prench at home and
the Pnglish outside 9 she

said

North

There was never any ques
tion Sister Marguerite would
attend the mass “No, 1
wouldn't fet that occasion

pass by And she said she
was particularly struck by
the size of the crowd
gathered to see the pontutf at
Abbotstord

‘Live never been to oa
papal visit before, but lve
been in Rome, ve been in
Lourdes, Pve seen large
cbowds. but nothing — like
this oshe sard “o What - find

catraordinary,
muanute

too. the
you

you fe ail

theef someone
with
you feel

And |

belonging to the

homme them

You know

pant of
tcl

family of

the farnily thas

Christians, particularly of
Roman Catholics of course,
but then 1 feel that that feel
ing of togetherness of
totality of the church being
here present is an impres
sion that oo one can describe

because ous) personal, and

because is very deep ""
Without question,  Saster

Wiargucrite said her day's

ughlighe was to be her pas

IPation in the mass

“This asoat, the partioipa
bam gomp to take ome
to rcally get withen myselt,
so that PE owall allow the spurt
to work And FE don't kiow
what that’s going to be she
sand

thon

He hnows. TP don't

Contirmed by

SOPHIA WALCOELT who
spoke to othe North Shore
News through an iiterpreter

revealed her pacteular claiun
Tucsday as a lit
the ginlin Kiakow tn the date
WSS8Q°,) she was

by Cardinal Karol
long before tas

to fame on

confirmed
Woytyla

Chee tit as

Pope Jobo Paal I

Now oa member of ‘v1
Mary of the Valley Parish oo
Mantaoc.
Waleortt

would

Washington
sand although she
liked to
with the Pope while he way
wo Vancouver she

Wheat sf all ttre Peookash

have meet

tealieod
prccrpede

Pope

mo the COomprepation made the

sane Foquest tbat Hewat hel
Varo Cover beveape as Coens

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to Codhepe wathe deothre Pad on
Krakow thas teoen an
Arner an otlisegy tor only tO

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ass left special feeling

that and more; special to the
extent that with the Pope’s
arrival, there were tears and
emotions that cannot be ex-
pressed, nor forgotten.

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