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An .Example for All:
Every pastor and parish in the Diocese can tRke heed of the tremendous' example of St. Michael's parish in Swansea. Rev. Joseph A. Cournoyer has clearly dem enstrated that Catholics are not only willing, but are eager to support the diocesan Catholic press. Father, Cournoyex: has completely quelled the too~easi1y and oft-repeated remark "it can't be done." Regular subscribers will recall' two weeks ago we published a sizeable item atop Page One saying Father Cournoyer would not be satisfied with merely meeting the parish quota this ye~r as he initiated an organized campaign for com Vlete parish coverage-that is, a .weekly copy
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of The Anchor delivered to every parish home. Father Cournoyer's two .assistants-Rev. Maurcie E. Parent and Rev. Clement E. Dufour .-were equally determined to accomplish the complete paris}} coverage goal. The Ocean Grove parish secured oniy one third of its assigned weekly parish quota 'of regular mail subscribers last year. Father Cour,. noyer was not proud of that record. But the record of St. Michael's parish now stands as a beacon for every other parish in the Diocese as The Anchor today begins its second year of publication. St. Michael's parish has increased its yearly
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Eulogizes Father Lewin. For Priestly Devotion "No one loved his Mastel' more nor tried harder to be like Him than did Father Lewin. Surely he would have eonsidered it a great privilege to have his death identified
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gation that filled St. oMary's Church, Hebronville, to over . flowing Monday morning for Rev. George A. Lewi.n, former pastor of the church. "For 32 years of a life span of 58 years," the eulogist continued, "Father Lewin has dedicated himself to the work of the priest hood. It was his great pride and his cupful of joy to be known as a priest. . . . . "If we search for some par ticular influence in his boyhood days to direct his footsteps to-
CatholDc Schools
Enroll Nearly
Five Million PHILADELPHIA (NC) More than 4,700,000 young sters will be enrolled in the Church's elementary and lteCondary schbols as the start of the next school year in Septem ber. The estimated totals for grade and high school enrollments· in dicate that both levels of educa tion are moving rapidly tOward iOQ per cent increases in the' numbers of s.tudents since the end of World War II. Educators Meet It was also estimated that in the Fall of 1958 about 322,000 students will be enrolled in the nation's more than 225 Catholic eolleges and universities. These figures are froll).· a statement released at the 55th annual convention of the Na;. tional Catholic Educational As Sociation being conducted here this week. Turn to Page Thirteen
Diocese Planning Organization Of Youth Council Priest directors from all parishes of the Diocese will meet at 1,:30 P.M. next Monday at C.Y.O. Hall in Fall River to make preliminary plans for the formation of a Diocesan Catholic Youth Council,
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mail subscription list by 400 per cent over'last .year. It rates first in the Diocese, percentage wise, in exceeding its quota. St. Michael's parish has over-subscribed the parish quota by more than 50 per cent for this coming year. The answer is relatively simple. Work produces results. An aroused pastor directed his sights upon a target and was determined to achieve his goal. He engaged the assistance of a corps of zealous parishioners to follow-up Sunday pulpit announcements about subscrip tions to The Anchor. The priests and parish ioners are' now justly proud of the most·' successful subscription eampaign thus far coa ducted for The Anchor.
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Rev. Leo T. Sullivan, Dio cesan director of the Cath olic Youth Organization, an . nounced today. The Council Plan, as it is known, has its foundation in the parish organization, whose offi cers help select' regional and Diocesan officers. Its purpose is to stimulate and, promote youth programs and to coordi nate youth activities throughout the Diocese. Federation of Groups The preliminary meeting of' directors will be followed, at a date to be announced, by a meet ing of youth representatives from all parishes to elect officers an'd draw up a constitution. A Diocesan Catholic Youth Council is a federation of the approved Catholic youth groups within the confines of a Diocese. It is a unifying device, primary purpose of which is to place youth's forces under' the spon sorship of the Bishop. Membership Through Affiliates It is not a separate, distinct
Fall River Academies Award .Scholarships Awards of ' full tuition and partial scholarships to Mount St. Mary Academy and Sacred Hearts Academy, both in Fall River, were announced today. Winners were named on . the basis of results of competitive examinations held recently at the. schools.
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Paula Martin, 122 Winthrop place with Colleen McGuill, Lord Junior High School, mem daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph ber of St. William's Parish. Street, daughter' of Mr. and Mary Tnne Huszcza, daughter Mrs. Paul H. Martin, merited McGuill, 284 Snell Street. Both first place in the competitive girls are awarded full four-year of, Mr.' and . Mrs. Anthony tuition scholarships. Carla is in Huszcza, 32 Grafton Street, New scholarship examination held re cently at Mount St. Mary Acad-' grade eight at St. Stariisiaus port, R. I., St. Augustin School emy. One hundred twelve girls School and is a member of St. and Parish, Newport. Phyllis Pytel, daughter of Mr., StaniSlaus parish. Colleen is in of grade eight took this exam ination. Miss Martin is the re grade eight at' SS. Peter and and Mrs. Andrew Pytel, 100 cigient of a full four-year tuition Paul School, and is a member of Corigress Street, Holy Cross School and Parish. scholarship. A member of St. SS. Peter and Paul Parish. Four-year partial scholarships . Cynthia A. franco, daughter William's Parish, Paula is in grade eight at Henry Lord were won by the following grade of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. .Franco, 782 Plymouth Avenue, Junior High. eight pupils: Carla .Rudyk, daughter of Mr. . ' Kathryn Carvalho, daughter SS. Peter' and Paul School 'and and Mrs. Carl Rudyk, 610 Brad of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Car~' Parish.. Turn to Page Eighteen ford Avenue, tied for second valho, 70 Lane Street, 'Henry
festival April 20 For Vincentians
or competitive organization de
signed to destroy or absorb
existing organizations, Father
Sullivan explained" but rather
Ii federation of all approved
Catholic youth groups within a
Diocese regardless of labels or
particular objectives. ,
The Diocesan Youth Council
makes no provision for'indivi
dual membership. The only way
in which membership can be
obtained is through membership
in an affiliated organization.
Extraparochial Catholic youth
gr'oups may secure representa
.tion by the appointment of two delegates to the Executive Com mittee of the Diocesan Youth Council.
Diocesan Appeal
Kickoff Session
Next Monday
The general meeting of the 1958 Catholic. Charities Appeal will be held at 3 ne?ct Monday in the Catholic Mem orial Home auditorium, High land Avenue, Fall River. Rt. Rev. Msgr. James E. Ger rard, Vicar-General of the Dio cese, Will pt:eside. . Two speakers will be featured as the formal part of the meet ing. Rev. William D. Thompson, pastor of Saint Mary's Parish, . Norton will speak for the clergy. James E. Bullock, Sr., 19.58 Diocesan Lay-Chairman will be the spokesman 'for the laity. Both have had wide experience in fund raising efforts and share a broad background of charitable and civic activities. . Continued on Page Nineteen
Pope Speaks as
World's Pastor
Easter mOItning in Rome dawned 'with skies threaten- .. ing rain, but Roma:ns gave their customary aSSlrranCe: "The sun will shine; it .always 'does for the Pope." And it did. . An estimated 200,000 Romans and pilgrims from many count ries filled St.Peter's Square for Mass which was celebrated on the front steps of the Basilica. This second Mass followed the first Mass said inside the great Church. Exactly . at. noon the Holy Father appeared. on the center balcony over the main door of Turn to Page Thirteen
Bishop Extends
Easter Wishes
Sunday, April 20th, the second Sunday after Easter, is one of . His Excellency, the Most Rev the four Annual Festivals of the erend Bishop, asks the blessings Society of St. Vincent de Paul. of the Risen Christ on all According to the Rules of the during this Easter Season. Society all members, both ac The Bishop is grateful for the tive and honorllry, are required RETURNS TO AFRICAN MISSION: Sister Helen William, S.U.S.C., Mansfield na-. many good Wishes and' prayers to receive Holy Communion on extended to him through his .thiS day or during the Octa-&e tiveand former. operating 'room nurse. a~ Union Hospital, Fall ~h~~r, ~rranges return pas-. present .illness. The Bishop it. .. on any day' within eight days ' 'sage to h~r missio~ 'dispensar.y at I)schang in the Ftench Camerons" ~fter-" visit to· the now recuperating: from vuill infection. '.' Holy 'Union Motherhouse ·inFall River. jnceding Ute Festival.
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