Catholic Charities Appeal Response Indica.tesNew Diocesan Record ,
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Vol. 4, No. 20
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and look very good. Our Parish Committees did an outstanding job in making contacts last Sunday. Every' home in the Diocese was visited. The results are still piling in to Headquarters, and these, too, are very encouraging. A very healthy growth in the use of pledges is evident. This is a good sign." Headquarters requests that 'all Special Gifts be completed today. Parish Committees will continue to complete their contacts and are urged to make Immediate returns to their Parish.
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Declares Survey Satellites Vita I To U.5. D~fense
WASHINGTON (NC) A Solemn Pontifical Mass of Requiem will be celebrated The chief of U.S. Air Force at 10 tomorrow morning in the Sacred Heart Church, Fall research and development River, by the Most Rev. James L. Connolly, D.D., Bishop of ,says the development of the Diocese, for Rt. Rev. John Joseph Sullivan, P.R., pastor warning and communications of the Sacred Heart .church satellites is essential to U. S. , security. for the past nine years. Lt. Gen. Bernard A. SchrieveJ; lVlsgr. Sullivan, who spent 24 h s told delegates to the golden years of his priestly career at the Fall River Ct- 'ch, died Monday night at St. Anne's )l',)spital, Fall River. A native of New Bedford, son of the late John L. and Elizabeth (Hurley) Sullivan, he was a gradMate of Holy Family High School in. that city. He studied at St. It 'trIes College, Maryland, St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, and St; Bernard's Seminary, Roches~er. The Most Rev. Daniel F. ~'oehan ordained him on June lHi, 1915, in St. Mary's Cathedral, Jioll River. • ·,gr. Sullivan served his olltire curacy of 15 years at the Sucred Heart Church in Fall JRi,v!'lr, and was named pastor of m. Peter's Parish, Dighton, in Turn to Page Twelve
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A total of $109,563.55 has been contributed to date in the. Catholic Charities Appeal. The total represents a combination of Special Gifts and ear.ly Parish returns. Headquarters is receiving Parish reports hourly. Each list brings an increase in individual Parish totals. Commenting on the progress of the Appeal to this date, 'ChairmaJl George Vigeant said, "All of us are very pleased with the progress of • the Appeal. Our Special I' Gifts are almost completed
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CCA CAPTAIN TAKES RETURNS: St. Joseph's Parish, New Bedford, reports with Charities Appeal donations to the 'homes of the Parish captains. Left to right, Yolande Despres, a worker, Rev. Joseph A. Martineau, parish assistant, Mrs. Doris Fournier, worker, and Muriel Lebeau, captain, exemplify the new method.
Catholic Press Wins Papal Commendation .w
jubilee Catholic Press Association convention' that observer satellites will help offset the , Soviets' -ecrecy advantage. General ~chriever predicted great advantages to the U,S. ASHINGTON (NC) - Pope John says the Catholic from the Midas safellite now Press is especially important and necessary today when being developed. Purpose of the forces of evil twist the printed word in an effort to overMidas, he said, is "to detect throw the foundations of the Christian religion. The Pontiff missile firings" and to give the 'U..S. advance warning time in asse'rted he derives great golden jubilee convention of the which to prepare against a mis- 'Satisfaction from knowing Catholic Press Association. sile attack. that great numbers of the Pope John's message follows: General Schriever joined other We have learned with leasure faithful are "being nourtop authorities in the space and that the Catholic Press Associaished on the w;.olesome food 'f Turn 'to Page Twen*y~'two tbn is shortly to celebrate the , Catholic ,reading mf.' 'lrial, dedigolden jv' 'lee of its foundation, cated to the service of truth and ~ 1 We gladly take this occacon'-iniI:..; suitable religious insion to address .to you a word , uct 1on-" r· • ", ~~'" greeting. The Holy Father's comments were in a message sent to the Turn to Page Twenty-two
Canadian Fa,vors Mer'e Immigrants To Aid Economy
TORONTO (NC)-Canada ne'eds more immigrants, ac~ording to industrialist Robert Winters, mining com-
Diocesan Women Examine Status of, Today's Youth
WASHINGTON (NC)-The vocation of Catholic priests appears for the first time in the 1959 Occupational Outlook p~ny president and former CanBy A vis C. Roberts Handbook, which recently made' its 'appearan'ce here. It is adian Minister of Public Works. "How can a child have personal discipline if he lacks included in a wholly new section· on the clergy, which ~lso '-, declared the postwar boom . includes for the first time, :' , w a s due in part to the flow of , parental ,discipline? Unfortunately we are living in an era nate as one's lifework' involves immigrants. which'says punishment is abhorrent. God.in His infinite reports on the training and considerations which do not enHe'· said 100;000 immigrants wisdom has told ,us our transgressions will be punished. work of Protestant minis- tez: into the seledioU; of a career ': 'nd an average of $59 million tel'S and Jewish rabbis. The in most occupaticins,'~ and that a year, pay. $8 .million in taxes If.we believe th~t" how can as "stimulating, positive and , we 'not provide punishment ,constructive," the Most Rev. handbook, published by' the "it is important for young people and save at le'a~' $8, million'. " for our' children's wrong- James L. Connolly, D.D., Bishop Bureau of Labor Statistics, u.s. interested in becoming clergyRoom for More of Fall River, lauded the, council doings ?". ' Department of Labor, is intendmen to have as much informa"The average new family ared for the guidance of persons planning their' careers. In all, it contains references to 600 oc~upations and 30 major industries. An intrOduction to 'the new section says "the choice of the ministry, priesthood, or rabbi-.
ti(lOaS possible about th~ pro':' ,riving in ,:'anada is. worth to our This wa's a part of a potent fo. its choice of speakers. "I taik given' by Robert· V. Mc- .. ha,ve enjoyed this program," the fession and how to prepare for economy well in exce~s of $3,000 it; the kind of ,life ',it offers, and an'nually," -Mr.: Winters said. Gowan, K.S.G., of No.'Attleboro BiShop said, "more than any in:a panel discussion before more- we've had. It is recognition that its needs for personnel." "With - 'Ir vast la', : area and this organization continues to It hastens to add that a ,young, millions of acres of agricultural , elan 400 members of the Fall person consid~ring a. career' ,as , land we could obviously support R"'';r Dioceslm Council, National , a 'celerate; gets up a full head of Turn to. Page S~xteen" a much greater population than , C"····cil of' Catholic Women, at steam and makes excellent ptogress." our present 17,500,000. ' their severit'· '1nnual convention Mrs. John J. Mullaney of At, at 'Stang, HighSchool last' weekTurn 'to Page Twenty-two . , tleboro and the entire slate of , end. Describing the four 'panelists Turn to Page Twenty-two
Second Diocesan eyO Convention Opens in Taunton on Sunday
The second ~nnual diocesan CYO convention will 'ue held on Sunday, May 29 at the Taunton CYO. All parishes with CYO units are urged to send two voting delegates to the conclave. Plans will be made for the New England CYO convention which will be Diocesan . level so tl1at every parheld in the Fall River Dio- ish will have a CYO Council cese on June '18-19. This will be the final point on the Diocesan convention will em- agenda.
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phasize discussions on the four point pl'ogram of the CYO. Efforts will be made in order to exemplify the organizational program that is necessary for Diocesan coverage. In an exchange of ideas, all attending the conclave will participate in an attempt to coordinate all the activities of the CYO. Finally, the means necesaary on the parish, area and
William Doyle of New Bedford and Mary Elien Cronin of Fall River, adult advisors for the CYO, will participate in the convention's discussions. Rev. Leo T. Sullivan is the Diocesan Director of CYO. The area directors are: Rev. Francis B. Connors, of the host city, Taunton; Rev. Walter A. Sulli... van~ Fall River; Rev. Edward C. Duffy, New Bedford; Rev. Bernard \F. Sullivan, Attleboro.
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Monsignor ,Considine 'to ,Receive I-Jonorary Degree at StonehiU The Very Rev. Richard H. Sullivan, C.S.C., president of Stonehill College, announced today that Itt. Rev. Raym:ond T. Considine, Dfocesan Director the Propagation of the Faith and pastor of St. William's Church, 'Fall River, will deliver the baccalauOther recipients of honors will reate address 'to the grad- be Philip Hemingway, transuat,es on June 4 and receive portation executive of New Bedan honorary Doctor of Laws ford; Dr. Martin H. Spellman,
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degree at the ninth commencement exercises on June 5. The commencement address will be delivered by Luke E. Hart, Supreme Knight of the Knights of C6lumbus, who will also receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
Boston physician; Rev. Brother Ephrem O'Dwyer, C.S.C., provincial of the Brothers of the Holy Cross in the Eastern United States province.
A total of 81 graduates will rec'eive bachelors degrees at the exercises.