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The ANCHOR

The Diocesan .. Confrater­ nity of Christian Doctrin~e will condudan' evening of Christian' Ren'ewal at '1 :30

Wednesday' ' night, 'March.. 15 at locations in fiVe areas'" of the Diocese.' " ., ." ' .. An invitation to attend is ex­ tended to ali interested persons, not only those currently involved in the CCO Apostolate, by Rev. Josep~ L. Powers, Diocesan di­ :rector. , The' Fall River meeting wiii be held at Mount St. Mary Acad­

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emy with James Kelleheir as speaker. He is Pllst Dioces~D. CCD president and present presi.:· . dent at St.' Joseph's" pilri~h~ . Taunton. A graduate of Provi:':' dence coliege, ' h e ' formerly taught English at Taunton High School and is. now Inember of the English department .. at Bridgewater - Raynham High School. He is married luid the father of two children. . Mrs. Mary Fuller will speak at the meeting in Bishop Stang High, North Dartmouth. A co­ chairman of Helpers on the Di­

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ocesan . executive bOllrd, she teaches in the High 'School' of Religion' and is a member of the executive board of St. Margaret's · Padsh, Buzuirds Bay. A wife' ana mother;'. Mrs. Fuller is' 11 grad·uate. of Fordham University.: She teaches at the Otis Air Force Base public' elementary school! · and is . currently giving the 20­ . week'course in elementary teach­ it g mettlods for CCD teachers oil ·the Upper Cape area. .. Taunton, .Attleboro, Cape At Bishop Cassid'y High Schooll" Turn to Page Twelve

faU River, Mass. q Thursday Mar. 9, 1961

·Vot 11, No. 10

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The Anchor

$4.00 per 1I'ea, . PRICIE ICc

:Anchor Subscriptions

Now Being Processed

Mr. Kelleher

'In accordance with the wishes of the Most Reverend ~i8hop, parishes of the DiQCese are meeting their quotas' k The Anchor and all"e 8ending· in the names of their , . , ~ishioner8 who will soon be receiving the weekly diocesan.· D.ewspaper by mail into their homes. There are several of 75 and which mails The t;arishes which have not Anchor to its 250. families; St. Anthony's Parish in 'East Fal­ ~nly met their quotas out ~'Ve instituted ~plete famil~·

or continued coverage with 'mn.e Anchor being mailed each week into every home of the ~Il'ish.

m this group are Our Lady of

fihe Angels Parish in FalU River wfnich has a quota of 300 sub­ lrell'iptions but which mails sub­ GUiptions to 708 families; St. J/ohn the Baptist Parish in Cen­ \lira! Village which has a quota

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mouth whose quota is 300 and where 673 families receive the '!Veekly diocesan newspaper; and Holy Redeemer Parish in Chat­ ham where the quota is gO and where 168 families are weekly readers of The Anchor. Many pastors have recognized that The Anchor' is a prime source of Catholic education for every member of the family and especially for those members above school age where there is little or no' formal religious training through either a paro­ !=hial school or a Confratemity of Christian Doctrine program. The following parishes Me those which have already sent their quotas to The Anchor office and whose subscriptions are now Turn to Page Two

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TlltesqJ)ay·s Instruction on Music gatDoll1l of @

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MEDALIST: Marine Cap­ tain Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., 2G, of Cheshire, Conn., re­ ceived the Congressiona.l Medal of Honor from Navy Secretary Paul H. Nitze in Wa"hington, for heroism in Vietnam last December. l'he capi;<;dn is a former altar.ooy ::At St. Bridget's chllllrch in Cheshire. NC Photo.

cern as a "moral concern" grow­ ing from certain aspects of the Vietnamese conflict. Pointing to the documents of the Second Vatican Council, the archbishop reminded his listen­ ers that the Catholic Church had condemned the stockpiling of nuclear weapons and indiscrim­ inate bombing. To these condemnations, the archbishop added his own criti­ cism of news management, say­ iIllg: "It is unworthy of a great nation to withhold from its citi­

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Rites in Rome, made tlluese se\'eraH points:

the instruction's primary object is to aid and encourage Roman Catholics to participate more fully in the Mass by singing; . no kind of music is prohibited as long as it corresponds to the spirit of the celebratior{;

o territorial bodies of bishops are to decide the .extent and use of the \·crnacular in singing with their decrees confirmed by the Holy See;

NEW YORK (NC}-Clergymen who must take ~ stand on the morality of the war in Vietnam are faced with "a grim and confused situation," Atlanta's Archbishop Paul .J. Hallinan told the New York Committee of Clergy and Laymen Concerned About ~ens vital facts involved in the . Vietnam.. Nevertheless, he conduct of the war." . .declared to the group in Archbishop Hallinan urged Manhattan's All Saints' Epis­ elergymen to help create a cli­

"Although not a member of your organization," Archbishop Hallinan said, "I too am con­ cerned." He explained his COl\­

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Vietnam Grim, Confused Situation for Clergymen

copal church: "We must all walk the second "'lile. Whether mir'lis­ ter, rabbi or priest, we must all preach a sermon in season and out of season that, there are' al­ ternatives to war."

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mate of peace but at the same time cautioned them to act in humility.. Describing· the predicament of the clergyman who speaks about the war as "grim and confused,"

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,. traditional Gregorian Chant has pride of ptaoo . but there is great leeway in choosing othel!' musical forms; ,. competent territorial authorities may intrOl­ duce new melodies into sacred music; ,. reaf'firms the 'traditional position of adapting the music and insh'uments of a locale to sacred! worship under supervision of competent church authorities as long as the instruments are not, by common opinion, suitable for sec­ ular music only.

Newspapers have already given several interpretations to the issue of popular music in church. The Instruction neither proposes nor condemns beat or jazz Masses. It loes uphold the use of Rev. Mr. Paul L. Charbon­ the pipe organ as the church's traditional instrument and then neau', C.S:V., son of Mr. and Mrs. goes on to say, in Article 62, Joseph G. Charbonneau of Heav~ "The .use of other instruments en Heights, East Freetown, wiUll may also be admitted in divine be ordained to the priesthood by worship, given the decision and . Bishop Connolly at 10 Saturday mornLg, March 18, in St. Anconsent of the competent terri­ · thony Church, New Bedford. '. "rial authority, provided that A native of New Bedford, Rev• the instruments are suitable for Turn to 'Page Two Turn to Page Fou'rteen

Bishop to Ordain In New Bedford

Police Captain"s Forum Topic ""Na rcotics"

enough to seek peace, humble enough to ask 'Do we have all the answers?'" He conti ~d: "A new climate

The Catholic Community Center on Franklin Street in . Fall River will be the scene again this Sunday evening at

for peace is not only desirable' but possible. As clergymen, by conversations, sermons, books and discussions, we can unite in a common vehicle." Observing t hat clergymen "must be consistent seekers after peace," Archbishop Hallinan concluded: "Conscience and voic.e must· 'raised. ,We must do more than hold meetings. We ; ...Ist walk that second mile, and when we cannot walk, we must tl·udge."

7 as the CYO presents its fourth talk in the current Lenten Forum for Young Adults of high school age. Captain Walter A. McQueeney of the Providence Police Depart­ ment will speak this Sunday on "Narcotics." The topic, a ris­ ing problem among young adults, has been discussed with great success by the police expert be­ fore many groups. A question and answer period will follow the talk..

BEV. MR. CHARBONNEAU


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