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Maryknoll Ordination For Wareham Man Rev. Mr. Alan K. Borsari, M.M., of Wareham, Mass., will be ordained to the missionary priesthood Saturday, May 18, at the Maryknoll Seminary. His Eminence, Terence Cardinal Coo\.<e, Archbishop of New York, will'be the Ordaining Prelate.
REV. MR. BORSARI, M.M.
Set Open House For Birthrigh,t In Fall River Birthright of Greater' Fall River, a non-sectarian program offering emergency pregnancy service to girls and women, will hold an open house from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. today at its offices on the second floor of Clemence Hall, 243 Forest St., Fa.ll River. Volun~eer members and directors of the organization will be on hand to explain its services, which include legal, financial and medical aid. Confidential telephone counseling is available from 7 to 9 Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights at 675路1562, note the directors, who include Claire Howard, Jean Shea, Sheila Feitel~erg, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Donahue, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Partridge, Dr. Joseph Ryan, Atty. John Lund, Marcella Warrener, Rev. Edmud P. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Mariette Eaton, Marie Leandro, Sister Angela, R.N. and Dr. Victor A. Palumbo.
Father Borsari, son of Mr. and Mrs. AttiIio Borsari of 73 Marion Rd., Wareham, has been assigned to Maryknoll's missions in Tai路 wan. On the day of his ordination he will also take part. along with other Maryknollers undertaking their first overseas assignment, in Maryknoll'\S 57th annual Departure Ceremony, which also will be held at the Maryknoll Seminary near Ossining, N.Y. Born in Wareham, Sept. 11, 1946, Father Borsari received his early education in his home town, graduating from Wareham Senior High School in 1964. He received a bachelor of arts degree in special education from Boston College in 1968 and is currently completing work for the degree of master of arts in theology at Maryknoll Seminary. Father Borsar! attended Boston College on a four year, full football scholarship. On graduation he was ,awarded a $200 scholarship from the Boston College Athletic Association and received the Mr. and Mrs. Roberts Medal for contribution to the School of Education spirit. As part of his preparation for the missionary priesthood Father Borsari spent two-and-a-half years in Maryknoll's overseas training program in Taiwan. While there he studied the Ml\ndarin dialect of Chinese, studied at the Jesuit Theologate for two semesters, worked on the Regional Meeting of Asian Bishop Turn to Page Four
NONAGENARIAN COLLECTOR: Elmore Treadup of 51. Lawrence Parish, New Bedford, observes his ninetieth birthday today doing what he has been doing for many years, collecting for the Catholic Charities Appeal. He is shown receiving contribution from Miss Mary C. MacFarlane. '
CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL ..
First Report Encouraging First returns from the 113 parishes from the Diocese plus returns from the Special Gifts. phase bring to $308,696.14 this initial 1974 Catholic Charities Appeal report. "It is most encouraging to see the init,ial parish reports," said Mrs. Gibbert J. Noonan of Falmouth, this year's' diocesan lay chairwoman of the Appeal. "It indicates a most favorable response by the people in the parishes to Bishop Cronin's call for support of the work'!; of charity, mercy, education, sqcial services and other apostolic endeavors of the diocese." .Every parish which surpasses its 1973 final total in the Appeal in this year's campaign will be
The Pope and Latin VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope by noting that Pope Paul has on Paul VI has sent each of the several occasions "expressed the world's bishops a booklet con- wish that Catholics of all nationtaining a oollection of Latin Gre- alities should know some Latin gorian chants in the hopes they chants for the Mass, for example, will e:1courage the renewed use the Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Pater of Latin in at least some parts Noster and Agnus DeL" The new booklet, which may of the liturgy. The booklet, entitled "Jubilate be reprinted without copyright Deo" was sent out at Easter- charge, contains simple Gregortime "as a personal gift. from ian chants to accompany those the Holy Father" by the Vatican's Latin prayers, the cardinal said. Congregation for Divine WorAs a result of the Second Vatship, which oversees the litur- ican Council's liturgical reform, gical norms and practices the cardinal's letter stated, "the throughout the Latin rite. The . number of languages used at letter was signed by the congre- Mass, the songs and hymns in gation's new prefect, Australian local vernaculars, all express the same faith but also what is Cardinal James Knox. Cardinal Knox's letter began Turn to .Page Four
listed on the Honor Roll. Last year 89 parishes achieved this distinction.
PARISH TOTALS Attleboro Area ATTLEBORO Holy Ghost St. John S1. Mark Seekonk-Mt. Carmel
5,109.00 6,443.00 3,436.00 6,909.50
Cape & Islands Area Buzzards BaySt. Margaret ChathamHoly Redeemer HyannisSt. Franci3 Xavier South YarmouthSt. Pius X West Harwich, Holy Trinity
3,664.00
At this stage of the Appeal much depends on the individual parish collectors lind their zeal in making their calls and-when necessary-calling back on those who may have been out or unavailable at the time of the first call. This is the unsung but vital. activity that can make the difference in a successful parish campaign. The diocese is divided into five areas an.d the leading parishes of each area are listed. Areas are: Cape Cod and the IslanQs, the Attleboros, Taunton, New Bedford, and Fall River.
4,104.00 10,402.00
Ordination
8,764.00
Bishop Cronin cordially invites the clergy, Religious and laity of the Diocese to participate in the priestly ordination of ~ev. William M. Costello, Rev. Stephen B. Salvador and Rev. Joseph Viveiros in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, on Saturday morning, May 11, at 11 o'clock.
5,978.00
Fall River Area FALL RIVER St. Mary's Cathedral 8,987.50 Espirito Santo 1,430.00 Holy Cross 1,457.00 Holy Name 16,74g.00 Notre Dame 5,100.00 Our Lady of Angels 12,832.25 Holy Rosary 1,730.00 Immaculate Concept. 3,696.00 Sacred Heart 4,145.00 St. Anne 1,826.00 St. Anthony of Padua 1,770.00 St. John the Baptist 3,069.00 St. Joseph 4,387.00 St. Matthew 1,617.50 St. Michael 5,597.50 St. Patrick 4,325.00 SS Peter & Paul 5,377.00 Turn to Page Two
Priests wishing to concelebrate with Bishop Cronin are asked to bring am ice, alb, cincture and stole. All priests present are invited to take part in the laying of hands in the ordination rite.. They are to be vested in cassock and surplice or Mass vestments.