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Bishop Says 'The Fruits, 'of Your G,iving'.

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Provide Monuments to Charity

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Of Understanding, .Companionship, Security . "How eloquently. the. two Nazareth Hallll he emphasized, "it is a more blessed thing' t9 8ehools for Exceptional Children speak of the give than to receive." .' fruits of your'giving," the Most Rev. James L. l'he Bishop's Appear statement follows: t:onnolly, Bishop of Fall River, observed in his "Once again, I address you in the interest .~ annua],' Catholie Charities Appeal statement of our Diocesall· works of -mercy. There are the' - 'which :was read at aU masses in the diocesan ,spi'ritual wol'l(S which, everyone. of. us' should, / .tlurches' last Sunday.',' " show in , his Hfe. Then there are the corporal ",What monuments to Charity, and indeed works: of mency; carried out to ~Jf)me; extent by el)mnumity spirit, are ,our five Homes for the all of us;. but, sinae they are so many and v.aried,

Aaed and Chronically III 1" the Bishop said as administered by, Religiouf3, sisters, nurses" ·Dioc- '.

esan priests 'supported, by hundreds of.. paid UlY -ass-istants.

The image of Catholic Charity looms large in the Fall River DiQCese. We have a considerable heritage in our nurseries, and homes for children. . Youth' activity-. welfare-bureaus,' free health:" c'amps and pay-camps have been conducted for many ve~l's. So" too, in our provisioll Turn to Page Six

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I' SR. JAMECITA TEACHES TELEPHONE TECHNH}UE

BISHOP VISITS NAZARETH

Christian Renewai For . Over 1,100 Diocesan Adults Over a thousand adults of the Diocese of Fall, RiveJr mad e Wednesday night" April 26, a busy one. In five areas of the diocese they' con­ werged to pray, listen, discuss lMld pray again. Diocesan schools .pened their doors to "old" stu­ litudents that night. In :Fall River S'l3 camc to Mt. S. Mary Acad­ ~y; Ncw Berford sent 357 te. Bishop Stang High School; Taun­ ton, 85 at Bishop Cassidy High; Attlcboro, 110 at Bishop Fcehalll High and Cape Cod, 260 at Holy­ 'l'lI'inity School. In each area, the sessiolIll

opened with a very brief Bible Vigil. The biblical lesson - St. Peter's' Epistle - reminded the audicllces that they were part • a Pcople of God, valued and redeemed at a high price bY' Christ; each ox whom had in diSTurn to Page Eleven

So Lovable, 'Appreciative For. Anything You Do ,By Eva E. Dane ' All of us have a contribution of our' own to make to the world we live 'in. Those whose intellectual grasp is narrower haves sunnier disposition aI1da much greater capacity for patience and love than average. people. Just step into the bright rooms of Nazareth Hail around the cornel' from St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis and see' the warm welcome you will tel' games from which to derive "They are so lovable and apreCeive from Bishop James basic skills. pre'ciate anything that is done L. Connolly's speCial child-: The older ,gl'0up learns to buy for them and with' them. Often reno 'l'hen watch their eager groceries, plan meals from you learn much more from these response to class room instruc­ tion geared for the below 50 per cent I.Q. Some catch on faster and will help a companion who needs more time to ·assimilate the task at hand. .- ' For the younger ones there are picture puzzles, number and let-'

Teachers Meet in Attleboro The Catholic Teachers Association of the Diocese :Us holding its twelfth annual convention today and tomorrow at Bishop Feehan High school illl Attleboro. Approximately 1,000 religious and lay teachers as well aa priests associated with school work are attend. ing sessions and panels deal- tute teachers from the first three IiDg with every phase of moo- gl\"ades, while at 3:30. the teach­ ... edueation.. ell'S flI'om grades 4 to 8 wm helllr '!'his afternoon, Miss Therese M. Bluhm, senior editor at Ginll\ ~d Co., will address elementary IIChool teachers in two sections. .& 2 , her audience will CO!lSU-

her address on Essentials Readbg Instructions. .

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Bluhm has worked! ilim dAoceses throughout the countG' TurD to Page Seveg Miss

graphic cards, to express their

.feelings in drawings - all pre­ dominantly happy ones-about school, home" people around them. Both classes avidly listen to bible stories told by the two sisters of Mercy in charge. Principal Sister Mary Jameeita, a diminutive spark of fire, in­ troduces you to everyone of her little pupils, with a word or rec­ ommendation for each as if it was her very own.

Vol. 11, No. 18 May 4, 1967 lFall River. Massachusel\1s ® 1967 PRICi: lOe $4.00 per

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special children, termed mentally retarded, than you can give them." , Sister Mary Jamecita has cared for the 25 students aged

6 to 16 ever since Nazareth Hall

was established in Hyannis 8 years ago.

Sister Mary Howard instructs the older children. A student from Cape Cod Community Col­ lege near by and another lay volunteer. assist the two sistel's in their work. It takes an enormOUi amount of patience and a SeLJe of humor to be in Special Education, but the ultimate satisfaction is in­ finite. Many people don't realize the latent capacities in these youngsters. They are very good at crafts and will excel at many jobs that most people find dreary and routine." Sister ,Mary Jamecita, like her predecessor Sister Mary Joel, hopes some day there will be a workshop center for those be- • Turn to Page Six

Diocesan Board

Aga,i~ Outlaws

School Sales 'l'he Diocesan School De­

partment has again voiced

its disapproval of the distri­

bution of promotional liter­ ature and door-to·door !!und

raising campaigns.

'Thc diocesan policy states that

schools may not distribute to !ltudents or parents advcrtise­ ments, coupons and other pro­ motional literature of a commer­

cial nature. Schools may not rc­ lease lists of students to com­ panies for direct mailing or lit­ erature. It was also voted that schools

,may not make use of fund rais- , ing activities which involve the

door-to-door selling of merchan­ dise by school children.

Women Convene Next Saturday

Scores of workers are nec­ essary for the success of a major undertaking such as the annual convention of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, to be held Saturday at Mt. St. Mary Academy, Fall River. ' Under ,direction of' Mrs. Mi­ chael J. McMahon, convention chairman, . cOmmittees are in charge of al: facets of the day­ long program, to which repre­ -sentatives of all Protestant and Jewish churches and synagogues in Fall, River have been inviteo1. Convention advisors are Msgr. Thomas F. Walsh, Rev. Raymoniil Turn to Page Eleven

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