East F:almouth Seeks Top Honors
St. Anthony1s Pastor Promises Largest Family Circulation "More people will read The Anchor in St. An thony's parish in East Falmoubh this coming year than in any other parish in the entire diocese," Rev. Geol·/te E. Amaral, pastor, promised today. "You can quote me because I am positive of what I am saying," the Cape Cod pastor confidentally enthused, adding: "We are second in to"tal weekly subscriptions in the diocese right now, only 10 or 12· behind the leader in family coverage. But, this year our territorial parish wiU be first. "I am particula,rly proud of the members of St. Anthony's parish here in East Falmouth. We are no where near as large as many, IUS GR. GOMES many parishes yet we can justi-
fiably boast that more families are reading The Anchor in our parish than any other Parish in the diocese, except one. "And, starting this month, we will not have to look uP. We'll be looking down. It is a fact that Father Amaral's Cape Cod par ish has the second largest fully-paid subscription list in the diocese, trailing by only 12 the total number of paid subscriptions in Our Lady O'.f the Angels parish in Fall River where Rt. Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes is as ,determined to hold first place honors as Father Amaral and his parish coun cil are to take it away from the See City prelate. There were several years when The Anchor re ferred to Msgr. Gomes 'as 'our best f.riend.' The Monsignor's sobriquet is being challenged seriously this year by Father Amaral. An ambitious lay coun cil in both parishes is at work in the first place drive.
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. Bishop Oonnolly haos &nnounced 'new Vrincenti'an 9noderator and instituted the new popsition of coordinator in the Lay Retreat Movement. Rev. J. Orner Lussier, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish, No. Attleboro, has. been named D'loderator of the Particular Council of the St. Vincent de of the increase of retreat centers Paul Society of the Attleboro in the. Diocese. There are, at Area. Father Lussier suc present, four centers: ceeds the late Rev. :Edmond L. ; OU1'- Lady' of Good Counsel. mckinson, who died on Oct. 27, Retreat House, Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. 1967. La Salette Retreat House, 947 Rev. Raymond W. McCarthy, Park Street, Attleboro. loJdministrator of St. Mark's Par ish, 'Attleboro Falls, has been Holy Cross Fathers Retreat uarned Diocesan Moderator and House, Washington Street, North eoordinator of the Lay Retreat Easton. Movement. Our Lady of Round Hill Re :rhe position of coordinator treat House, Smith' }\leck .Rd;, bas become a necessity because So. Dartmouth.
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We reported last week that Rev. John J. Casey, pastor at the Immaculate Conception in North Easton, is bent upon the most complete parish cover age in the diocese. "We cannot gain as many SUb scriptions as many other parishes , ....... ....... -._. , because· we are not as large. But, .[' we will strive to achieve the most complete coverage of any parish " in the diocese," Fa.ther Casey noted today as he expressed satise ~~ faction with the drive in his par ish on the periphary of the dio cese. "Don;r quote me," said another pastor who insisted he remain anonymous when he· declared "we'll be piling up subscriptions as never before while -the others Turn to Page Thirteen FR. AMARAL
Pope I;>aul VI has' furthered his reorgani~ation and modernization of the Roman Curia by mtming not only more internationai members as his advisers but by even choosing members of the J.aity and religious. A Canadian priest, four leaymen, three laywomen and five women Religious are now members of the Roman Cuda. All the nominations, ex cept the Canadian p r i e s t s , ' . " have been to the Congrega number of consultors to the con~ Mother Laetitia Malinowska. tion for the Evangelization grcgation, this time naming 36 superior-general of the Sisters of of . Nations (formerly the new· consultors. St. Peter ClaveI'; Mother Jean : Re;. Dorio M.. Huot, S,M.: a Philippe; superior-general of the Congregation for the Propaga of Our Lady o·f the Apos tion of the Faith). In all, the Ca.n'adian· Montfort Father, has SI·~ters '" Pope practically doubled the been chosen by the Pope to serve tles; Mother Mary Antonietta, asUnder~ecretary for the Secu superior-general of the Banna lar Institutes Section of the Con bikirR Sisters of Masaka; and gregation for Religious and Sec Mother Mary Theodosia, supe ular Institutes. rior-general of. the Apostolic Pope Paul VI has followl-"d the Carmel. directive of Vatican IT as con The, four laymen a're M.G. tained in the Decree on the Koenen, secretary-general of the Gabrille Maria Cardinal Gar Tum to Page Three. rone, prefect of the Sacred Church's Missiona,ry Activity when it stated (No. 29): Congregation for Catholic In "Communities of Religious struction has announced that a women, regional undertaking on special day of Prayer for Priest ly and Religious Vocations will behalf of the missions and lay. be '. held on April 28, 1968, the ' organizations- especially inter national ones-should be suit Se~ond ~unday after Easter. . This particular Sunday was ably represented." Among the newly named are chosen because it is known as Good Shepherd Sunday as is ev Mother Marie of St. Agnes, su The Adult education divi ident from' the Gospel read on perior-general of the Franciscan sion of St. Mary's CCD, No. that day. Missionary Sisters of Mary; Attleboro, has scheduled a dis~ussion course on the Sec ond Vatican Council. Entitled "The Spirit of Renewal", it will be held on eight successive Thursday evenings beginning Feb. 22. Some of the topics to be cov ered during the sessions include WORCESTER (NC) - Bishop Council.. The ,Diocesan Council the LitUrgy, the Mea,ning of the 'Bernard J. Flanagan called on was formed here 18 months ago Apostolate, Ecumenism, the priests and laity of the' diocese out of a consolidation and ex Church in the World and the to begin work immediately pansion of the former Diocesan Parish in Renewal. toward est;1blishment of .parish Council ,of Catholic Men and The discussion forinat will be councils in each of the diocese's Diocesan. Councii of Catholic supplemented by audio tapes by Women. 129 parishes. . '. "Rev. Bernard Cooke, S.J., a , Speaking at a' seminar called .. At the' time ,the bylaws were 'Marquette University theologian, to explain bylaws for parish promulgated, the bishop set Tum to Page Three councils promulgated by him Sept. 14 as the date on which in early December, the bishop councils must be established in 'said the parish council repre each parish. The date is the sents "a new concept of author second anniversary of the estab ity within the Church." lishment of the Diocesan Coun S~rD~s If they are to work, he said, cil. the concept of authority lJlust . Under the council system, each Staft'i@ii~ be properly understood by pas parish will be represented in tors. "The pastor must not look one of the diocese's 11 areas by CLEVELAND (NC) - A upon himself as a ruler holding a parish (lay) representative. television series dramatizing dOq1inative authority, .but as a Each of the 11 areas will be rep servant of his people," Bishop resented on the diocesan board the Life of Christ in the form of 15 Rosary Mysteries Flanagan said emphatically. of directors by an area coor "We bishop and pastors, are dinator (layman) and a spiritual will be shown on some 200 U. S. TV stations, plus the world tQ serve your needs," he said, director (priest). Both the Dioc speaking directly to the laity esan Council and parish councils wide Armed Forces TV network, among the 750 seminar partici will work through committee according to Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., originator of the pants present; "our service must systems. be to let you exercise your free In addition to the five dioc-' Family Prayer Crusade. dom as sons of God." The color series is called the esan committees (social action, . The bylaws for ..P;;lrish coun ecumenism, world responsibility, Family Crusade's Prince of eils were 'drawn up by a SPecial fam.i1y life and religious educa- Peace Movies and'will be shown . . Turn io Page Three Turn to' Page Thirteell' , committee of the' Diocesan
Vocation Prayer Sunday, Apr. 28
North Attleboro CCD Plans Set Of Lectures
Asks Pa'rish Council
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