New Assignments for Five Priests
Fr. Avila Heads New Bedford Parish
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Fall River, Mass., Th~rsdaYI May 7, 1964 Vol. 8, No. 19 ©
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FR. J. M. B. e AVILA
FR.L. G.MENDONCA
, FR. M. M. RESENDEB
Explains Council's Action On Devotion to Mary
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The transfer of' a Cape Cod pastor and a Fall River administrator together with
the appointment of a new Fall River administrator and the shifting of two New Bedford
curates has been announced by the Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River.
The new assignments, announced by the Diocesan Ordianry, are effective next week.
By Rev. John R. FoIster They are: .
Rev. Luiz G. Mendonca, ad- St. John the BaptI.st Church, Rev. Jose M. Bettencourt e st. Anthony Church - New Bedford Avila, pastor of St. Anthony ministrator of Our Lady of New Bedford, as aSSIstant. Father Avila How has Vatican II affected the devotion to .Mary? Church. :East Falmouth to Our Health Church, Fall River, to St. The new pastor of Mt. Carniek Father Eamon R. Carroll, O.Carm., associate professor of Lady of Mount Carmel' Church, Anthony Church, East Falmouth, New Bedford, as pastor. as pastor. Church, New Bedford, Father theology at the Catholic University, Washington, D.C., ex , Rev. Manuel M. Resendes, as- Avila was born on Nov. 16, 1906, plained the Fathers' aCtion in an article for the NCWC sistant at Immaculate Conception in Rosais, San Jorge, Azores, the Church, New Bedford, to Our son of Rosa Silveira de Anches News Service. In a proce will make the Church more un.. Lady of Health Church; Fall and the late Joao Marie Betten dw-al vote in October 1963, derstandabie and attractive to Riv~r, as administrator. court e Avila. He studied philo the biRhops decided by a slim the modern mind. Re\1. George E. Amaral, as- sophy and theology at St. Mary'. The tradition majority to discuss, Our sis,tam at St. John the Baptist Seminary in Baltimore and was Lady not in a separate schema, al truths about Church, New Bedford, to Im- ordained by the late Bishop originally proposed, but as a Mary retain maculate Conception, Church, Cassidy on June 14, 1930 in st. chapter in the larger schema on their full valid New Bedford, as assistant. ' ' Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. ~he Church. , fty: she is the P. Ferreir,a, a~Father Avila served as an as Rev. Manuel one conceived . An immense amoilnt has been sistant at Our Lady of Mount sistant at St. Anthony's Church. ..ublishec,l about the signifi~an<:e without origi Carmel Church, New Bedford, to Turn to Page Eleven , VATICAN CITY (NC)
of this move. Some' reports nal sin, the characterized it as a "de-emp~a_, ever _ Vir gin
Pope Paul VI has made a
sis" of Mary. The fact is that the Mother of God,
special appeal for prayers in council was not playing down taken to the a letter to the world's b.ish Mary but attempting to present wmpany of the ops. Marian doctrine in.a way that Turn to Page Thir:tytwo Happy that the bishops "are preparing themselves with the greatest diligence for the third The Catholic Teachers Association of the Diocese of ~ssion of the council," the Pon_ Fall River will hold 'its Ninth Annual Convention next tiU declared that "such an event Thursday and Friday, May 14 and 15, at Bishop Feehan calls therefore for the over flowing virtue of the Holy Spirit High School in At,tleboro. Over 800 religious and lay teachers Who fills minds with enligp.ten- who staff the 71 sch90ls of display their materials, with NEWARK (NC)...:.-Youth 'crime was linked by fOur the diocese will convene to consultants on hand to give re Turn' to ~age Four New Jersey judges speaking here to the easy traffic in smut hear of' the latest develop .quired information. . .. . made possible by availability of indecent publications which ments 'in the educatioriai The keynote address will be -defies description" and inadequacy of anti-obscenity laws. world. A full program of experts given by Rev. Charle,S F. Don 'The Most Reverend Bishop in various educational areas will ovan, S. ,J., , Ph.D., academi6 The judges of Essex County "D l' ' ts . t' R I e mquen . commg before w~1I celebrate a Pontifical An speak to elementary and high vi<;e-president and dean of Bos J uvem.] e and D omes IC e a- the court" they said '''h niversary Requiem Mass in St. school teachers' on topics varying ton College.' Other featured tions Court in their 1963 available them in th~ pu:~~ Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, from teaching high'school seniors speakers will be Very Rev.' annual report asser,ted the market a' vast array of crime on Friday, oMay IS, at 10 in about Communism to' teaching Arthur T. Geoghegan, S.T.D., rise in juvenile crime and the stories, masochistic, fetishistic the morning, tor the repose of first graders reading. superintendent of Schools for upswing in anti-social behavior and obscene magazines contain the soul of the late Most Rev. the Diocese of Providence, aneJ: by young people is reflected in ing borderline or lewd stories. In addition, 100 companies Rev. Thomas E. Lawton, C.S.C .James E. Cassidy, third Bishop the number of youths involved 'The availability of such' pubU'which produce textbooks and of the Diocese, who died May Turn to Page Ten ' in sex offenses. Turn to Page Four 17, 1951. other educational materials will
Pope Asks For 'Unity Prayers
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Diocesan Teachers Meet At ,Attleboro May 14, 15
Judges Blame Easy Traffic In Smut for Youth Crime
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,ANNIVERSARY
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Faithful "We don't set quotas. We just set records," said 1964 Catholic Charities Appeal Lay Chairman Larry New man of Hyannis today as the initial returns in the '29 Hearts in l' campaign mounted to $243.907.60. "Weare more than pleased by the angelic works of the more fortunate diocesan faithful as they remember their less fortu nate brothers," Mr. Newman as serted as he evaluated the early returns from the 110 parishes throughout the diocese. "The first returns would seem to indicate ,that more peo ple a~ trying to do' just a little more," he 0 hs er v e d.
Remember noting that the returns as of this date, compared with the, same period last year, are slightly higher. "I sincerely hope the gain continues through next Wednesday, the final day of the 1964 appeal," the Hyannis lay director dedared. He also announced that for the second consecutive year Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Fall River; is the first Parish to achieve the honor roll by ex ceeding its 1963 final total. "The survey made on Sunday evening and the many personal contacts we have at Head quarters," Newman said, "con-, , , vince us that parish committee men are working hard and will 'continue to do so until' their '
Less Fortunate
wntacts are all successfully completed, We are all very happy to hear that the number of ten dollar contributions is increasing noticeably. This is a healthy sign. , "Many Spec~al Gifts and Parish contributions are still to' be reported. It would help move the entire Appeal to a success ful conclusion if all committee men would make frequent re turns to their headquarters. At' this point it is impossible to make a flat prediction of the final outcome. The next few days, especially the coming weekend, will determine the de_ gree of success 'for many parish committees. The example set by , Our La<iy of the Angels is an.
example to all that concentl'ated, organization and dedication are 'most effective." Although the ,Appeal extends until the 15th of the month, Parish chairmen are urging their captains and collectors to make all contacts as soon as possible so that returns to the main of fice can be made soon. In this way, also, return' calls can be made 'and every parishioner given an opportunity of making his donation or pledge. Indications are that asignifi cant number of persons are taking advantage of the pledge system, which is available for gifts of $10 or more, to make a larger donation than they would otherwise feel able to make.
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