Bishop Plans Diocesan Synod
Session Is Outgrowth' of Vatican Council
Bishop of the Diocese of "alll of Vatican II-supported bY' a11. River. The schema for the coun the force of Canon Law. cil was' distributed to the priests The naming of the various on June· 14; 1905,. and the Synod commissions to serve is now be w:as celebrated on June 28, 1905. ing prepared and the listing of Diocese of Fall River. The general purpose of the the projected divisions and con I The first Synod was convoked Synod will be to implement and tent of the Synod are complete. . ~ May 12, 1905, by Most Rev. put into practice the Constitu
A synod is a meeting of the r.tHiam Stang, D.D., ~he first . !ions, Decrees and Declarations Bishop with his priests for en . acting laws to promote the faith, I morals, and discipline of the clergy and the .faithful of the diocese. The particular needs of / the. clergy and laity are dis-' cussed, and the result· of the dis. cussion .le,;lds .to the enactmen~ .'. certain statutes for the more faithful observance of the rules of the Church. Such m.e~tinp ,of. a . Bishop'
Most Rev. James. L. Con Nly, Bishop of the Diocese, ~~, announced' .the ho'1ding !f the second Synod of the
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Diocesan Educators To ',Hear ··Kiernan .'
More· than 1,000 religiolls and lay teachers of. the Diocese of Fall . River will eonvene next Thursday and
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Friday, May 5 and 6, at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, for the 11th annuaI C<>Uvention of the Catholic Teachers' Associ ation of the Diocese of Fall Riv er. Educationai ex pert s from . throughout New England wHl attend the Convention so as· to speak to elementary and high school teachers on topics vary ing from Social Conscience to . Electronic Computers.. In addition 100 companies which produce textbooks' and other educational materials. will display their produ'cts, with con sultants on hand to give required information. The. keynote address, follow . Turn to ,Page· Eighteen
Special guests at Satur day's convention of the Dio cesan . Council of Catholic Women will be representa
Ordinary Asks Generosity' For Contemplated Projec;:ts
Most. Rev. James L. Con nolly, Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, will be conse crator at ceremonies in Fall
River's St. Mary's Cathedral, on . Thursday, June 9, the Feast of Corpus Christl, that will give . Bishop-elect Humberto ·S. Me deiros the full power of the Beloved People of .God, Spring is a· great season here. All nature burgeons Poriesthood. Turn to Page Two with beauty and growth and life, and we see how a many ~lored mantle changes the monotony of a weary, winter IlIttllIlIlI III1111111111111111111111111II111111111111111111tt1111140
"LOfJe God, ••• love your neighbor, ••. on these two comma.ndments depend all the taw and the P1'()phets," ,". (St. Matt. 22 :4:0)
llillndscape. Spring is also a wonderful time in this Diocese. Over tmle years, the Inonth of May has brought new strength ~llld support to our varied Charities, opened many a heart fum generous kirldly co-operation, and made us extend our eUoak of many colors over 30 or, more distinct services. ~ is good to be alive, and enjoy the warmth that has en couraged our gl"owth from 20 separate Catholic Charity ~encies in 1952 to over 30 in 1966. To say we are grateful is to say much too little. The rw.ndreds andthousands whose lives have Deen made more
parishes in the Diocese. More than' 96,000 contacts will be made by the' 13,000" charity-ininded ..solicitors· iii the 110' parishes throughout the ,DiOcese. . Indications 'd~ring the Special Gifts phase' of the campaign have caused ·this 'comment· ·from . headquarters; ',,"he bJ1sinellsand professional people of the area ar~ convinced' of the import'ance . of the work of charity through out the Diocese and, their· re sponse has been instant." , So stroilg is the campaignI'uri ning that' a new high over last year's total of $712,083.13 is be ing antic~pated. . 'SpeakiT,lg to. Atty. William H. Carey, this year's Appeal Chair man, The Anchor was told, "The feeling I. had every year when an Appeal solicitor app~oached me was one of gratitude-thank ful that God has blessed me in
Women Convene On' Saturday In Fall River
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and his priests have come from have been 21 such Ecumenical the' early days of the Church, Councils' in the history of the and appear throughout the his Church. The first of. these gen tory of the Church. The Acts of eral, or Ecumenical Councils, the Apostles relates the meeting was held at Nicaea in the year of Peter and Paul and others at 325, and frolU it come a formu Jerusalem when disagreements .lation of the chief truths of the arose concerning the admission Catholic Faith, now known as of, converts to the Church, As the Nicene Creed. Two hundred centuries 'passed, there were not Bishops gathered u'nder the di only meetings of' .Bishops· and rection of Pope Celestine I in their priests, but meetings of 431 at. Eph,esus to 'discuss views Bishops with the Pope to discuss" on the position of Mary in the cert~n. matters of faith and life .of the. Church and defined morals when confusion or heresy th,at she was the Mother of God. arose;.When these ·Bishops were'·, At··the last Ecumenical Council, expressly called by the Pope for . which ended less tha'n a year ago, decisions on' questions of faith or 2500 members of the hierarchy morals, the meeting was cailed met and discussed the renewal of an Ecumenical Turn to Page Six ,,;-, ...Gou~cil:There' .'. .
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Msgr.. Ha,cltett Is Appoin,ted 'Chancenor,
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, Most Rev. James L. Con nolly' has announced the appointment ofRt. Rev. M s gr. John H. Hackett. J,C,D" vice-chancellor and epis copal secretary to the position of chancellor for the Diocese of Fall River. Monsignor Hackett has held the dual position since Oct. 5,' 1960, and his new appointment became effective on Monday, April 25, 1966. . The new chancellor and young est Domestic Prelate in the Diocese wa£ born on May 12, 1926, the son of the late Dr. John ~. Hackett and the late Madeline . Turn to Page Eighteen
tives of the· United Church Women of Greater Fall River; sisterhoods of the Jewish syna gogues of the city; and members of women's societies of the Greek Orthodox and Blessed Virgin National Churches of Fall River. This announcement was made by Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr., president of the Diocesan organization, as arrangements were completed for the gatper ing, to be held at Mt. St. Mary Academy; Fall ~iver. . The convention program in eludes addresses by Miss Mary A. Sullivan, dir~tor of Katha rine Gibbs Secretarial School, ProVidence; and Msgr. John C. ~ott, Family. Life Bureau Di Turn. to Page Twenty
Ordinary Salutes Polish Cardinal In a lettel1 to Stephen Car dinal Wyszinski, Archbishop of Gniezno and War saw, Bishop Connolly, on Tuesday
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of. this week, assured the Polish Primate that all of the faithful of the Diocese of Fall River will join in 'prayer to the Prince of Peace on Sunday, May 1, com memorating the glorious history Turn to Page TWQ
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CCA on TV " A Parish Solicitors TV meet· ing will be conducted from IJ to 8:30 Sunday morning overi' Channel 6, WTEV, New Bedfordl. Bishop Connolly, Chairman Wil· liam H.' Carey' and formerr. Chairman Larry Newman wi.[, form the panel.