North Attleboro Man Heads Catholic Charities Appeal Representative groups from each pa-rish in the Fall River Diocese will gather in the Jesus Marie Academy auditorium, Fall River, at 3 o'clock next Tuesday for the organizational meeting' of the 1957 Catholic Charities Appeal. The parish groups will be m,ade up of pastors, curates, parish chairmen and trustees. Speciallnvltations'havt been extended to the men who sei"ved as Diocesan Lay Chairmen in previous years. Followt,pg the custom of
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past years,' His Excellency, Most Reverend James L. Connolly. 0.0.. and Diocesan Lay Chair man Robert V. McGowan will address the meeting. They will stress the needs met by the Ap peal and outline plans for this year's Charities Appeal. Enthusi asm generated at this meeting is the directing force for the con tinued success of ,the Charitie~
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Thur.sday, April 25, 1957 APfl~~;'year's theme, "The Appeal
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Dighton War Veteran Ordination on May 3 . Rev. Donald McInnis, C.P., World War II veteran and son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McInnis, '300 Spring street, North Dig'hton, is one "f 12 Passionists who will be ,or dained priests by the Most Rev. Cuthbert. O'Gara; C.p.., Bishop of Yuanling, China, at a pontifical Mass on Fri day, May 3, at St. 'Michael's Monastery Church, Union ,City, New Jersey. Father McInnis will sing his
First Solemn Mass at 10 :30 Sun day. May 5. at st. Joseph's Church in North Dighton. Assist ing' will be the pastor, Rev. Fran cis McCartliy, archpriest; Rev. Timothy Fitzgerald, C.P.,· Our Lady of Sorrows Monastery, West Spl'ingfield, Mass., deacon and Rev. William O'Connell, assistant pastor, SS. Peter and Paul's Church, Fall River. subdeacon. The sermon will be preached by Rev. Joseph Patrick O'Neill, C.P., assistant retreat director. st. "'-
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Nuclear Weapon Test,·ng
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" REV. DONALD MciNNIS, C.P. '
Nantucket Parish Makes Quota For The Anchor Another parish has gone over
the top In its circulation drive
for The Anchor. Our LadY of the Isle on Nan tucket, where Rev. Edward F. Dowling is pastor. has met the quota establl&hed for It by the Circulation Department of The Anchor. And. in addition. the parish has subscribed to the paper for every young man who is In the Armed Forces..
Each day additional of the diocesan Faithful are subscribing to OUl' paper. We are gratified with the response we have received. . Many parishes throughout the diocese need only a few more subscriptions to reach their quo tas. Parish sodalities. societies and organizations can assist the· subscription campaign In many ways. We prefer home deliveries. It is easy to arrange to have The Anchor sent to your home every week. Merely write your name on any white envelope, put your subscription money Inside. print YOUI' name distinctly on thll . envelope, and write the words. The Anchor, under your name. Then, just drop the enve lope into the collection basket at YOUl' church on Sunday morning. Your pastor will forward yom' aubscription to us. Our goal is the delivery of The Anchor into every Catholic home 1n the diocese every week.
With a Heart." will receive spe
cial ellJ.phasis. It includes the
notion of d'onors who contribute 'with consistent generosity, in
'spired by love of neighbor. The
,dedicated devotion of the good
· religious who staff our Diocesan
- Institlltions, which ,receive their
: support from the Appeal. is in
cluded. It also envelopes thl! heartfelt gratitude of the thou sands who are the beneficiaries of these Homes and Hospitals.. NOl·th Attleboro Native BLESSING OF THE FIRE: Rev. Joseph A. Martineau Mr. McGowan and his .family Is shown blessing the, Fire at St, Joseph's Church, New are members of St. Mary's Parish Bedford, ,on Holy Saturday. Rev. Roland J. Bousquet fa In Nortl~ Attleboro. Mr. Mc at Father Martineau's right and Rev. Louis E. Prevost, Gowan is a life-long resident ot North Attleboro. Mrs. McGowan pastor, 18 behind the Paschal Candle. was formerly a member of St.' · Theresa's Parish, South Attle-" . c
· bora. Following the lead of their father, the McGowan children are former, present or prospec~rrles .~ tive students at St. Mary's Parish s<;hool. Claire is presently attendWkSHINGTON (NC)-The future of nuclear weaporis Ing the Dominican Academy in promises to be the number one topic for international Plainville. Robert is a Freshman thinking and discussion throughout the spring and at North Attleboro High School. summer. Both are graduates of St. Mary's. Both Mr. and Mrs. McGowan More and more people and heighten the Interest alreadT oreated. have devoted much of theii' time nations -are being encour With Increasing frequency in and talent to civic, parochial and diocesan interests in addition to - aged to give their attention dividuals and publications reter · their business and family-raising to the problems involved in to the Christmas messages ot Hia Hollness Pope Pius xn tor 1955 ,activities. For nine years Mr. the use of nuclear power tor wea ,McGowim was a member of the pons. and In the testing ot these and 1956. In the first, the Hob' North Attleboro School Com- weapons. Events thaf are SOOn to Father called for a renunciation mittee serving twa years as Sec- take place are. expected to Turn To Pare Fifteen . retary and' two as Chairman. Fl'Om 1940 to 1946 he was Town' · AuditOl~of North Attleboro. He Is: - a member of the A.O.H., Elks.
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Honors Bishop
Con~olly
The Portuguese governrnen' has announced that It wlll con tel' the Order ot Christ on the Most Reverend James L. Connol ly, D.O., Bishop or Fall River. The Bishop was officially notified by Dr. Luis Esteves Fernandes. Portuguese Ambassador In Wash ington, through the Vice-Consul ,in Fall River, Dr. Manuel C. Pereira.
This Order Is granted for dJa tlnguished service to POI·tugal or to humanity. The Bishop will be made a Grand Official of the Order the second highest rank. The first rank Is reserved , for heads of state and royalty. Queen Elizabeth or England was presented with this Order on her recent state visit to Portugal. The Insignia at the Order la a red jeweled cross on which fa . superimposed a smaller white cross. It Is the cross often seen 10 history books decorating the salls ot the ships ot Portuguese plorers and navigators. On December 10, 1939, the late Bishop Cassidy was honored with this same decoration. and In 193a the King or Portugal conferred the Order ot' the Immaculate Conception on the late Bishop Feehan. - Bishop Connolly will recelv8 the decoration from the Portu ~ese Ambassador at a banquet to be held In Lincoln Park on Sunday. June 23.
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CHAIRMAN OF 1957 CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL AND FAMILY: Robert V. McGowan,of North Attleboro, has been appointed to lead this year's Catholic Char ities Appeal, scheduled for next month; is shown with his family. Sitting, left to right, are Eileen, Mr. McGowan, his wife Evelyn G., holding the youngest member of the fam . ily, Joan; and Paul. Standing, Claire and Robert.