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Fall River, Mass., Thursday, May 15, 1969 Vol. 13, No. 20 © 1969 The Anchor PRICE 10¢ $4.CO per Year
N. E.· Vincentians Meet May 23 The members of the Society of St. Vincent de' Paul in the Diocese of Fall River extend a cordial welcome to the visiting Vincentians' who are coming to the Fourth Annual Northeastern Regional Conference from the New England States and New York State on May 23, 24, 25. President H. Frank Reilly of the Central Council says that all arrangements have been completed for the three-day meeting.
May 17. In Fall River, the ses-
c C D sions will be held at the CCD Center, 446 Highland Avenue. In the New Bedford area, Bishop Stang High School will be the scene of the parent/teacher gatherings. Both workshops will begin in the morning with registration at 9:30 and conclude with a worship service beginning at 3 in the afternoon.
Dedicate Church To St. Anthony In Fall River Bishop James L. Connolly has announced that he will preside at the dedication of the Diocese's newest church, St. Anthony of Padua in Fall River. The May 20th ceremony -will grace the Bedford Street area with an ultra-modern design replacing the Sixteenth Street church which has been in existence since 1913. Pastor of the new church is me Rev. Laureano C. dos Reis, assisted by Rev. Joseph M. Ferreira. The ceremony will begin at 7:30 in the evening.
After consultation with all involvep. The Most Reverend Bishop today announced the establishment as parishes of two mission churches, the transfer of three pastors· and the appointment of an administrator, and the assignment of seven assistants, six of them. the priests newly-ordained on May 3. Rev. Donald A. Couza, pastor
of Sacred Heart Church in Oak Bluffs, becomes pastor of St. Elizabeth's Parish in Edgartown, newly-raised from mission status attached to Oak Bluffs Rev. James A. McCarthy, pastor of St. Dominic's Church in Swansea, becomes pastor of St. John's Parish in Pocasset, formerly a mission of Corpus Christi Parish in Sandwich.
Rev. Leo M. Curry who has been convalescing from sickness and was formerly pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in North Dighton, becomes pastor of St. Dominic's Parish in Swansea. Rev. Francis M. G. Coady, assistant pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Fall River, becomes administrator of Sacred Heart Church in Oak Bluffs.
New Pastors Transfers Affect Three Pasf:ors in Diocese and Create Administrator for Island 'Parish
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Bishop Establishes Two Mission Churches as New Parishes on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard
The Holiday Inn in Fall River will be the headquarters and all delegates outside of the Diocese of Fall River will register there. The Fall River Vincentians attending the meetings will register at St. Anne's School on Forest Street on Friday evening and at Bishop Connolly High School on Saturday. Mr. J. H. Leon Gauthier, secretary of the Central Council, is "assisted by Mr. Antone Pacheco . and Mr. Francisco Silvia for the Turn to Page Four
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In the Fall River area, the leaders of the workshops sessions aimed at parents and teachers of elementary school children are Rev. Maurice Jeffrey, assistant at St. Jean Baptiste parish, and Sister Mary David, S.U.S.C. who is associated with Holy Name parish. Turn to Page Four
St. Joan of Arc School Closes On Cape Cod The parishioners of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Orleans were notified at all the Masses on Sunday that the parish school will close at the end of this scholastic year. Founded in 1953 by the late Rev. James E. Lynch and staffed by the Sisters of Providence, the school opened with three grades and then increased until eight grades were in session. With the shortage of teaching sisters developing , the seventh and eighth grades were closed in September, 1967. Turn to Page Four
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New High Charities Appeal Returns Climb Steadily Every Day . And New High Total Is Aroticipafed Catholic Charities Appeal Headquarters in Fall River announced today that the 1969 drive has reached $569,989.11 as of this morning. National and special gift volunteers will complete their remaining contacts this week and parishes are urged to make final returns by Friday noon, May 23, when the books will close. Lay Chairman James H. Smith of Falmouth has stated, "We
are pleased at this figure and we look forward to a dramatic leap upward within the next few days since many parishes which made slow initial returns are coming in with the bulk of their contributions now. I hope that alI parishes will have completed their contacts and returned to those contributors who asked solicitors to call back by the end of this week. Contributions from all priests and parishes should be
made right away to headquarters since books will be closed at noon a week from tomorrow. I believe that there has been need this year of many call-backs and I am grateful to the workers who are doing this so willingly and well and to the people who are so anxious to give. This indicates the truth and necessity of the theme of this year's Appeal-"Each gift makes a difference."
New Assignments ReossugnmelJ'Ot of One Assistant Peastor and f j,st App@8El1Jil:m®l1Dfs lor Six NewBr-Olf'dltJJD'ned p'r;e515 Rev. Edward E. Correia, assistant at Sacred Heart Church' in Oak Bluffs, is transferred as assistant to Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville. The six newly-ordained priests were also given the following first assignments' as assistant pastors:
Rev. Normand J. Boulet to St. Stephen's Church, Dodgeville. Rev. Robert J. Carter to Sacred Heart Church, Fall River. Rev. Gerard A. Charbonneau Immacunate Conceptlion to Church, FalI River. Rev. Richard E. Gendreau to
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Rev. John A. Gomes to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Taunton. Rev. Owen E. Smith to Immaculate Conception Church, North Easton.