EXPECT TO HAVE FALL RIVER ACADEMY ADDI~IONREADY FOR OCCUPANCY BY NEXT YEAR
The ANCHOR An Anchor of the'Soul, Sure and F'irm-ST. PAUL
Holy Union Nuns Planning Sacred Hearts .Academy Addition in Fall River
Construction of a new building on Sacred Hearts Academy campus, Prospect Street, Fall River, will highlight ob,servance of the 1961 diamond jubilee of the arrival of the Religious of the Holy Union of thEi Sacred Hearts in the United States. Details of the project have been announced by Mother Mary William, S.U.S.C:, provincial, who noted that the building waS origin' II ally planned following the ..... community's golden jubilee in 1936, but that war con-
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ditions in succeeding years prevented its 'erection. The new building will include Most Reverend Frederick A. Donaghy, M.M., New a gymnasium~auditorium with Bedford born Bishop, Regional Superior of t.he Maryknoll Socond Class Mail Pri~i1ege. Authorized at Fall River, Mass. additional classroom space above; a newly-equipped' cafeteria and Fathers in the Miaoli se<;tion of Taipei, Formasa, will have separate locker room; enlarged a Catholic university erected in his territory. Richard Cardseparate chemistry and biology , inal' Cushing has launched a raised in the United States, laboratories; an enlarged and $900000 fund drive to help be the Cardinal said. He added he fully equipp.ed business depart",_. b ild 'an 'nstitute of higher has ,pledged to collect the ment and hbrary; a new lanu . I . guage laboratory and a larger learnmg on the Island off money within two years. The Catholic school children's phase of the 14th anThe Cardinal pointed 'out the mainland China. The Archnual U. S. Bishops' Relief Fund Appeal will open on Ash art studio. drive is being conducted by the Link with Founders bishop of Boston disclosed that Wednesday and continue through Lent. There are more , Providing a link with the pio- Pope John has already pledged newly formed United States than five million students in U. S. Catholic schools. As neer Sisters who came to Fall $100,000 toward the goal of one Committee for the Catholic University of China, of which a result of Lenten sacrifices classrooms, but only a check of River in 1886 is a memorial million dollars set for beginning he is chairman. He is directing statue of the Sacred Heart, pre,work on the university. the students have contribu- local radio program listings will the campaign at the request of 'Turn to Page Eighteen The, remaining $900,000 will ted more than one million Turn to Page Eighteen the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, of dollars annually to the relief which he is a 'member. fund. Cardinal Cushing declared the During the past several years. establishment of a Catholic the students' campaign has university on Formosa will opened with a special message "help immensely to win respect from the Pope. Last year, the for and spread knowledge of the ,The combination of a determined pastor and an energetic curate has again demonstra- Faith." message from Pope John was the first by the Pontiff to the ted that each and every parish in the Dioces e can meet its quota if the parish sets out to said that .construction costs people of the United States. accomplish that goal. The Anchor today' signa Is out St. Thomas More parish in Somerset onHe Formosa are about one-fiftb The Holy Father's message those in the United States, and this year will be read, as it was' as an example for every other parish in, the Diocese. St. Thomas More is the fourth the Blessed Sacrament in the 'one million dollars now last year, by Archbishop Karl J. parish to report it has . being, sought will thus be the Alter of Cincinnati, chairman of achieved its quota. But, Fall River. of some five million the administrative board of the more important, is the . The list is growing and equivalent there. National Catholic Welfare Conthere is no doubt that the • The university will be known ference, the U. S. Bishops' vol- fact that this is the first year since this newstotal this year will more as the Fu-Jen Catholic Univeruntary coordinating agency. The major radio networks will paper has been in existhan exceed that of last sity. The original Fu-Jen Unibroadcast the message. An effort tence that the' Somerset year when 22 were in the versity was located in Peking will be made to present it at a Turn to Page Eighteen parish has gone over the quota column~ , time when it can be heard in
Fall River, Mass. Thursday, Feb. 25, 1960 ..... 8 . . PRICE lOe © 1960 Th.e Anchor $4.00 per Year I 4, 1"1110. V O.
Schoo! Phase of Bishop's Relief Starts Wednesday
St· Thomas ,More Parishioners in Somerset Exceed Quota· in Sales for T~e, Anchor,
BishopMcVinney Blames Vocation lag on Parents PROVIDENCE (NC) - A "serious dearth" 'of priests, Brothers and nuns is retarding develop'ment of new parishes and schools in the growing suburban areas of the nation's smallest state, a bishop stated. Bishop Russell J. McVinney of Providence, who is the spiritual head of some 507,000 Catholics in Rhode Island's total population of 828,000 people, has said that t"e lack of religious vocations is unprecedented since the diocese became well established. He blamed a "what's-in-it-forme?" outlook for discouraging religious vocations among young people. Turn to ~ace Elcbteen
top in circuiation. The fact that St. Thomas More has exceeded its quota by 10 per. cent is also especially pleasing to Rev. Joseph K. Welsh, pastor. "Our subscription list today has almost quadrupled since 1958," Father Welsh reported' as he, complimented his curate, Father Patrick J. O'Neill who work~d with a group of laymen under the" chairmanship of George R. Harrison. Three other parishes previously reported quo,: ta-sales.. They are: Immaculate Conception in PROVE IT CAN BE DONE: North' Easton, St.. Jo-' Father Joseph K. Welsh Chairman George R. Harrison seph's in Taunton and ,
The best evidence that the number of parishes Somerset Parish in the quota column is on , Purchases Land the, rise is shown by the fact that both the Im- For Expansion maculate Conception (No. Rev. Edward J. Gorman, Easton) and St. Thomas pastor of St. Patrick Church, More "(Somerset) are iri Somerset has announced that this bracket for the first the parish had purchased time. the farm of Mr. and Mrs. Most Diocesan parishes Manuel Souza at 171 South Somerset. have not reported their Street, The pur c has e includes totals to The Anchor Cir- an eight and one-half acre tract culation Department as of land with 400 feet on South yet but unofficial word Street and running approxi800 feet deep to the low indicates that when these mately water mark of the Taunton lists arrive this week the River. It includes 500 feet of total circulation of this what was formerly known as newspaper, the largest Pierce's Beach. There is also a large cow barn and house on the weekly publication in property. Southeastern MassachuFather Gorman said that the setts, is headed for a sub- purchase was made to allow for stantial .. increase. .Turn .G Page Elgbteen