Eight Synod Commissions Organize
At last Friday's firs,t meet ftw.x of the General or Pre ll'llratory Commission fOl' the ~~·thl'oming diocesan Synod, llie nine-member Commission 0stablished eight Commissions and chose Chairmen and Secre rories for eaLh. The proposed Commission on Church in the Modern World was dropped and ~ work divided between the
Commission on the Laity and the Commission on Catholic Ac tion. It was, believed that this would result in the'matters be ing handled in a more concrete way "and without overlapping. Commissions and their Chair men and Secretaries are as fol lows: ' 1. Clergy: Chairman, . Rev. Gerard J. Boisvert; Secretary Rev. George W. Coleman.
2. Religious: Chait'man, Rev., John J. Brennan, SS.CC., Secre tary: Rev. Fulgence Gorczyca, O.F.M. Conv. 3. Laity: Chairman, Very Rev. Robert L. Stanton; Secretat'y, Bento R. Fraga. 4. Liturgy: Chairman,' Rev. John':? Driseoll; Secretary. Rev. Edward J ..Burns. 5. Sacraments: Co-Chairmen, Rt. Rev. Alfred J. Gendreau,
S.T.D., Very Rev. William A. Galvin, J.C.D.; Secretary, Rev. Roland Bousquet. 6. Catholic Action: Chairman, Very Rev. William D. Thomson; Secretary, Rev. Ronald A. Tosti. Chairman, 7. Temporalities: Rev. James F. Kenney; Secretary, Rev. John J. Smith. 8. Ecumenism: Chairman, Rt. Rev. Henri A. Hamel; Secretary: Rev. Edward J. Mitchell, J.C.D.
These Commission Chairmen and Secretaries will meet with the General Commission at Bish op Cassidy High School in Taun ton on Tuesday, March 14, at 2 P.M. for the purpose of choosing other members of the eight Com missions. Advisers and experts from the clergy, religious men and women, and laity will be subsequently chosen by each Commission.
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LAETARE SUNDAY APPEAL LEADERS: Rev. John F. Hogan, administrator of St. John the Baptist Church, Central Village, and Diocesrm Director of the Catholic Bish ops Overseas Aid Fund Appeal, meets Rt. Rev Daniel P. Reilly, Director for' the Provi dence Diocese, and Most Rev. Edward E. Swanstrom, Executive Director of the CRS, at a conference held in New York a's the Appeal opens.
School Board SetsH olydays, Teachers Pohc~ At the monthly meeting ,tend school on holydays begin ')etc! on Tuesd'ay, Feb. 14 at ning, in September 1967. Tradi 'tionally, parochial schools' have m,"Ihop Cassidy High Schooi, .observed all holydays as seh'ool Taunton, the Diocesan School holida:-s. However, after discus ·Boarcl voted that ·the parochial l)ltpil~ of the diocese would itt-
sion it was noted that holydays could be celebrated more mean-
Two .MaiorMemorials
.At Connolly High Two major sections of the new Bishop Connolly High .[School, Fall River, are ~he results of Memorial gifts, each lMDH>unting to upwards of $100,000. . The chapel has been given as a memorial to Mr. and Mrs. Francis T. (Agnes Mc Ann, Elizabeth, Ellen, Mal'garet, ,Bride) Connolly and their Agnes and their four sons Ed wihlt'en Mary, Margaret, ward, Francis, Jeremiah, and Francis T. Jr., John E., ,Jo Michael. seph V., Bernard P. and James L. The library is a gift from the A~ncs W. Sullivan Estate, and Utose to benefit fl'om the memo l.I'~al are Edward and Johanna '" SuBi van and their five daughter,S
This new educational Diocesan institution will be the fifth erected ,under the direction of .the present Ordinary of the 'Diocese, 'Most Rev. James L: Connolly.
American Bishops Endorse Masses in Private Homes' '\v ASHINGTON
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(NC)-'l'he U. S. Bishops' Commission 00 the Liturgical Apostolate favors the celebration of Masses liRn private homes and the use of contemporary music in the ~turgy. The commission-a sub-committee of the National i00nference of Catholic Bish unacceptaable for the liturgy." GllpH-has endorsed both prac The commission's statcment t.nceK. declaring that they cites a recent joint declaration GllmuKt not be deterred by by the Congregation of Rites and Ohe regl'ettable abuses of some." Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan of Atlanta, commission chairman, noted the "positive v,iew of home, Dnd neighborhood Masses, pro '\lid : no unauthorized liturgical innovations are added." "DiocC£8n programs for such l'JIasses," he said, "can be a help mot a hindrance in developing a better parish spirit and better t'lillderstanding of the Sunday IYlass in church. "We also bope that the state m~nt will allay fears that sound ~ltemllorary styles of music are
the Postconciliar' Liturgical Commission concerning unau thorized home j,Vlasses and ex perimental music has' "been the subject of misinterpretation." According to the (:ommission, the Vatican statement, which has been construed by some as a ban on home Masses and use of modern music, was "not a new decree or new legislation." "The ,warning to observe the present liturgh:al discipline," the commission said, is "directed against abuses, not against the Turn to Page Silt
ingfully in school when Mass is students. The state requirement a part of the school day, and a of 180 school days per year has special program on the signifi meant that the parochial schools cance of the day can be provided. have had to be in session longer Many parents are' working, due to the holydays having to and having young children at be accounted for. Several dio hOlT - on a working day has cre ceses in the area have already es ated problems. It was also noted tablished this policy of attending "that there could be greater co school on holydays.. ordination with the public The Board also voled thal the .schools, especially in cities ,or requirements for Teacher ,Ap ,towns where children ride the proval as established by the di same busses as public school' ocese in 1963 be sanctioned with the addition that at least two 'thirds of "the religious and lay faculty of each school possess permanent approval. Also that. within five years every elementa . ry school would have one teach-
'Marine Chaplain 'U rges Respect For Teenagers
LOS ANGELES (NC) A U.S. Marine Corps chap lain admonished adults here not to Undel"estimate the character and capability of tcen agel's, and to respect them. Capt. (Father) 'William P. L~ ne, U.S.N., chaplain of the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base, told a meeting of archdioc esan Catholic Youth Organiza tion advisory poards that the averagl. age of our fighting troops in Vietnam places them in : the teenage bracket. ' "There is a growing conviction among military leaders," Father Lane said, "that our troops in Vietnam are better than their e~ads in World War II, and better than their older brothers in Korea." "T,hese are teenagers. Respect them," he declared. Citin the problems faced by "oung men in military service today, the chaplain said that some of them are "built in." These young men, he asserted, come from a society that has encouraged them to be individ ualists, and has neglected to in culcate a respect for authority including that of parents, teach ers and law enforcement - in them. "Milita,ry leaders have no con trol over the raw material they receive," Father Lane said. "Mil itary service in itself is neutral. It won't make a good man bad or a bad man good."
er with a minimum of 15 credits in each of the following subject areas: Religious Education, Sci ence, Mathematics and Reading. The Board recommended that schools should pay lay teachers a salary, comparable to the pub lic !'chool salary for the cit~· or town in which the school is located, and that the schools of fer lay teachers a yearly written 'contract according to a form suggested by the Catholic Schoo! Department.
Education Board To Close School In New Bedford
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The Diocesan School Board, at its meeting last week, Is
voted regretfully to approve the closing of St. Hyacinth A Synod?
The convocation of a dioc esan synod is not an every day occurrence in the life of a diocese. The tremendous study, evaluation, planning un dertaken by so many in a dio cese gives it a special importance. 'H;owever, the holding of a synod should not be the cause of alarm. It does not mean that the particular diocese is in Some kind of a crisis. It is an impor tant, but normal, step in the careful· and conscientious admin istration of a diocese. ,The general law of the Church understands that there are to be periodical synods in the life of each diocese-one every ten years. The Church thinks that after the bishop has visit.ed the entire diocese, and comprehends its Turn to Page Eighteen
[?O[j'~fr Oll'il S@)[j'O®~ This is the first in a series of articles explaining the "diocesan synod," what it is how it works, what it hopes to de; based on the "Roman Pontifical", the liturgical ritual used by bishops.
School in New Bedford. The school, associated with St. Hyacinth Parish, has decreas ed in numbers due to population scift in the area. The building is old and inadequate and has dou ble grades and these considera t:. ns 'led to the (Iecision by the School Board. Turn to Page Six
Diocesan A.reas Hold Programs Special programs featur ing a deeper understanding of Catholic values and prac tices will be taking place in various areas of the Diocese this week. St. Patrick's Hall in Ware ham will be the setting next Monday evening at 8 for "Lenten Customs for Christian Homes." The Program, sponilored by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, will feature home ob servances for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter. A narrator at each table will explain the origin, symbols, foods and religious articles significant for each feast. All this will serve Turn to Page Eighteen