dJThe AKCHOR Vol. 20, No.9-Fall River, Mass., Thurs., Feb. 26, 1976
An Anchor
of the Soul, Sure and Firm-8t. Paul
To Dust You Will Return
Remember You Are Dust
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Offer Various Opportu nities For Lent Eucharistic Weekends
Adult' Education and Penance
Eucharistic Weekends of Prayer will be held throughout the diocese during Lent, as part of a spiritual program of preparation for the 41st International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Philadelphia this August. Rev. John J.' Oliveira, diocesan coordinator of Congress activities, has announced that programs for the first weekend of Lent will take place on Saturday and Sunday, March 6 and 7, at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River; St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis; Our'Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford; and Immaculate Conception, Taunton. Programs will vary from parish to pal'ish but will often include Benediction services, holy hours and scheduled hours of adoration for organizations or specific groups of parishioners. Each parish will announce hours of its activities and memberc; of other -arishes in each area are urged to take advantage of the opportunity to honor the presence of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. ' Forthcoming Weekends Schedules for Eucharistic Weekends for the reminder of Lent are: Second weekend, March 13 and 14; Notre Dame, Fall River; St. Mary, North Attleboro; Our Lady of Victory, Centerville; St. Joseph, New Bedford; St. Jacques, Taunton. Third weekend, March 20 and 21: St. Stanislaus, Fall River; St. Theresa, South Attleboro; Our Lady of the Cape, Brewster; St. Joseph, Fairhaven; Sacred Heart, Taunton. Fourth weekend, March 27 and 28: St. Michael, Fall River; St. Mary, Mansfjeld; Holy Trinity, West Tum to Page Nine
Dates and locations for a four week Lenten enrichment program for adults. "What's Happening to Confession?" have been announced by Rev. Michel G. Methot, Associate Director of Adult Education for the Fall River diocese. Discussing biblical, historical, sacramental and liturgical aspects of the sacrament of penance and providing an explanation of forthcoming changes in the rite, the sessions will run from 7:30 to 9 p.m. for four weeks on dates varying from parish to parish. There will be no charge for the program. Fall River programs will be held at Holy Name School, Pearce Street, on Wednesday, March 10, Tuesday, March 16, Wednesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 31, with Rev. John Gomes, Rev. Raymond Monty, Rev. Bruce Neylon and Rev. Ralph Tetrault. Also at St. William's Center, Stafford Road, on Wednesdays, March 17, 24 and 31 and AClril 7, with Rev. Ciro Iodice, OFM, Rev. Maurice Jeffry, Rev. Pierre Lachance, OP and Rev. John Moore. Serving Somerset and Swansea residents will be a series at St. Louis de France Convent on Buffington Street, Swansea, scheduled for Mondays, March 8, 15, 22 and 29, with Rev. Richard Gendreau, Rev Daniel Hoye, Rev. Joseph Maguire and Rev. Thomas Rita. In Attleboro Falls sessions will be held at St. Mark's parish hall on Stanley Street on Tuesday, March 16, 23 and 30 and April 6, with Rev. George Bellenoit, Rev. Richard Chretien, Rev. Philip Davignon and Rev. George Harrison. In New Bedford Those.in the north end of New Bedford are invited Tum to Page Eight
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Rice Bowl and' SIGN It could be the best Lent ever.
That's the reaction of those who've had advance looks at diocesan plans for the penitential season, including Eucharistic Weekends of Prayer and a fourpart series of discussions on the sacrament of penance, both fully deSCribed in this issue of The Anchor. Additionally and very importantly, the diocese is giving full support to two national programs: Rice Bowl and SIGN (Service in God's Name). Both aim to involve Christians actively in the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. People taking Rice Bowl seri:>usly, for instance, can expect to feel very hungry one day a week, and may grow in compassion for the 500 million poor of the earth for whom lifelong hunger is not a matter of choice. The interfaith project, designed to help feed the the world's hungry and sponsored by the 41st International Eucharistic Congress, will be launched nationally on Ash Wednesday, March 3. The congress asks that families eat a sacrificial meal each Wednesday during Lent, and contribute the money saved to their local churches for distribution to the hungry through international charitable organizations. Suggested menus appear on page 9 of this issue of The Anchor. "PrimarY among man's hungers is the basic hunger for food, a necessity for survival," noted Msgr. Robert J. ColI, Rice Bowl chairman, who conceived the idea last year as part of an interfaith fund raising effort in the Allentown, Pa., dioces~. Pain of Hunger "We ask American families gathering around their Tum to Page Nine
In This Issue-----------------------------------_ Regulations
Catholic Charities
A Look At
Pass It On
Menus
For Lent
Head Named
Ford Budget
Parish Newsletter
For Lent
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