Charities Special Gifts Increase As Parish Drive Opens Sunday
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their efforts achieve the same increased degree of success," Parish Committees in the'parishes of the Diocese completed the mailing of their contact cards last Monday. They will' hold their meeting to clear up the final details of the 1960 Appeal "", evening and tomorrow evening. '::ommittees have been expanded to meet the demands of a concentrated Appeal. Pride in Dic---"n standing in charity is spurring many Committees to extend themselves to enthusiastic, efforts to surpass their last year's total and also to exceed, the gains of their neighboring Parishes. In his television appearance c' last Sunday, Bishop Connolly asked all to receive the solicitors as representatives of Charity and Turn to Page Seventeen
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Chairman George Vigeant announced at Catholic Charities Appeal Headquarters this morning that additional Special Gift receipts have increased the Appeal total to $44,797. "There is a decided trend upwards," Mr. Vigeant said. "Increases of considerable size have been evident, on all levels. of giving. It is V!'lry encouraging. We hope that the efforts made by the Special ' , , ' . ," .. " Gift Solicitors will inspire our Parish Solicitors. We hope, too, that they will by
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._-,j . I"OLLOWING MASS OF THANKSGlVING: Bishop Connolly congratulates Mother Mary Elizabeth ,of Portugal, left, and Sister Mary of St. Hubert, right, both of St. Anthony's Convent, Fall River,' following the Pontifical Mass at St. Iv,Iary's Cathedral, in honor of the golden jubilee of the convent.
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By Avis C. Roberts A fresh and challenging approach to teaching the meaning of Mass to little children was the subject of an' absorbing talk at the closing day's session of the Fifth Annual Convention of the Fall River Catholic Teach'ers Association at Stang High School, North to spend the day living the Mass. Dartmouth. The provocative She poin'~:l out, for example" speech was given by Sister that children sacrific'e by "jumpInnocence, O.S.F., A.M., pro- , ing out of Qed at Mother's first lessor of religion at Alverno College, Milwaukee and coauthor of "Come to Mas~," Her talk was splendidly illustrated with slides of chalk talks ahe has given to animate her lubject. Sister Innocence maintained appreciation of the Mass,' must be instilled by teachers in Catholic schools. ' She urged the 800 teachers attending to make a simple altar on their desks and appoint a child "priest" and two servers. At first the children pantomime the Mass and later, Sister Innocence said, they recite from missals .all the pray'ers of the Mass. Instead of describing the offertory, the speaker said, she uses a three-part illustration which shows the children the "preparation of gifts" and the subsequent invitation to '''sit down and eat" the Sacred Banquet. Each' day, the nun said, the' children should be encouraged to make "one definite act of sacrifice or selflessness that they may have that one gift to make lit the offertory." Sister Innocence said, children ibould be taught and encouraged
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gium, was consecrated Titular Bishop of Andropolis and Auxiliary Bishop of Providence here yesterday. Archbishop, Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic, Delegate in the United' States, officiated at the ceremony, the first consecration ever televised in the Providence diocese. More than 30 members, of the hierarchy from the United States,' Europe and the' Bahamas witnessed the ceremony in the ,Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul. Co-consecrators were Bishop Russell J. McVinney of Providence and Bishop James A. McNulty of Patel'son, N.J., AuxilTurn to Page ,Thirteen
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The Most Reverend Bishop will celebrate a Pontifical Requiem Mass at 10 o'clock on T'!esday, May 17, in St. Mary's Cathedral on the l}inth anniversary of the death of the late Most Rev. James E. Cassidy, third Bishop of Fall River. ' The ,Mass will be attended by clergy and laity of the Diocese 'who thus' keep alive the m~mory of a great' spiritual leader' aitdremember his soul in their' prayers.
PLAN PARISH DRIVE: Participation of St. Mary's parish, North Attleboro, in the Catholic Charities Appeal is discussed by George Fisher, left; Edward S. Smith, parish chairman; and Rev.' Armando A. Annunziato.
Diocesan Women Convene Saturday Bishop James L. Connolly and Auxiliary Bishop James J. Gerrard will be guests of honor at the luncheon opening the annual ,convention of' the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women'this Saturday at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth. A Iso among \, ill be Rev. William McMahon, honored guests will be Rev. Spiritual Development; Rev. Thomas F. Walsh, Diocesan Francis A. McCarthy, Discussion Moderator of the Council and Gl"~UPS; Rev. Raymond McCarDistrict One Moderator; Rt. Rev. Hugh A, G,allagher, District Two M~<.lerator; Rev. Cornelius O'Neil, District Three Moderator; Rt. Rev. John Shay, District Four Moderator; and Ve":' Rev. L' 'nard Daley, T)i[ '-ict Five Moderator. Spiritual Directors present
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, Plants that respond to rock 'n' roll, growth of African violets, 'from a one-leaf cradle to maturity, and weather predictions for the weekend. Those were some of the fascinating exhibits at the third annual Diocesan science fair at Stang Hjgh.. School, heid : Topping all' contestants was 'in ~onjunction with the fifth Anita Desrosiers, St. Anthony's :ami.ual 'convention of ,the High School, New Bedford. Fall River Catholic :Teachers' Witp. her exhibit of an oscillating AsSociation.
Father Stanton Typical, of ,Service, 'c;hap,ll~~n~,' " Throughout Nation Armet!Forc~s ~e'ek. He makes a special trip to a Naval station to hear the confession of a. man on duty who' can't get to a church. He visits Navy personnel in area hospitals.·His is the sad ~uty of conveying the Navy's sympathy to bereaved families. He lends an understanding ear to young sailors "at' sea" over any arid all kinds of problems. It's all in the job to Rev. Robert' L. Stanton, curate Saturday, May 21, Armed Forces Stan'ton feels; for, civilians to at Immaculate Conception Day, 'san opportunity, Fa" er consider "the interdependence of t' ~' Jeep and abiding religi~us Church, Fall River, and faith of Americans and our sechaplain to the Fall River Naval Reserve Training Unit. ~ He's on call 24 hours a, day not only to parishioners of "the Immaculate," but to 'his large added flock. , On full-time duty as a Navy chaplain during the Korean War, Father Stanton became a Naval Reserve' chaplain in 1957. He lectures to Reserve trainees every Tuesday: night at the Training Center on Davol Street, Fall River. Armed'Forces' Week, starting Sunda.)" and running through.
curity," as President 'E.isenhower ;' phrased'it.' ' The series of "Moral Leader-' ship" lectures' given :by Father Stanton and other chaplains or . ~pecially 'trained ' officers throughout the country 'have played a large part,' he says, in making Navy personnel aware of this interdependence. The le~tures', have been responsible for ciearing'up,aS much as ~~"', of trouble in, some com-, rr:l'nds, he ,noted: ,They' "teach Tarn io Page Eleven
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thy, F· .,y and Parent Educatio,,\; and Rev. Leo T. Sullivan, ,Y)uth. Past presidents of "le Diocesan Council \ "1 ' ) be hon~ed at the meal, as will other area clergy. Convention registration will . Turn to Page Eighteen
'circuit machine designed to r ,light rays audible as well ' as visible she won first ,prize of $1'l0. ,
, Second prize of $50 went to ~ Coyle High Scho:J1 student, William Wheelock. His mathematical entry was entitled "Experimental Verification of Integration in the Determination of Area." A ,s'tudent from the host school, Bishop Stang, took third prize of $25. He was -;eter Lawrence', w:lose exhibit dealt with amateur meteorology. Honorable Mentions Honorr" 'einentiori awards of ,$10 each went to four Dominican Academy 'students and one each from' Stang High and St. Anthony's., ' , Winners and exhibits were: Doris E., Goyette, Dominican, , "Prctein r ficiency"; Anne . 'Marie.' 'Levesql.\e, Dominican, ,"Paper Chromatography"; Cecile "A. Roy, Dominican, "Effects of Music on Plants"; Joan A. White, Dominican, "Crystal Growth"; Robert Murray, Stang, "DevelTW'II io: Page Twelve