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Appeal Nears Close, Total at $832,491 The 1975 Catholic Charities Appeal has gone to $832,491.64 at this date. There are still many parish ,returns and &pecial gift donations to be reported. The official closing of the Appeal is noon Friday, Ma'y 23. Edward F. Kennedy of Taunton, this year's diocesan lay chairman, said: "All special gifts, priests' donations and parish contributions mu&t be 'at the central headquarters in Fall River by noon tomorrow in order' to get proper accreditation for this year's Appeal. The final Appeal total will be published in next
Three Deacons To Minister In Dioc-ese
REV. FRANCIS B. CONNORS
REV. CORNELIUS J. O'NEILL
Silver Jubilee Two pastors w1ll be celebrating their silver jubilees in the priesthood on June- 3, 1975. Rev. Francis B. Connors, pa&tor of Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville, and Rev. Cornelius J. O'Neill, pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish, Central V.iUage. Both priests were ordained by Most Rev. James L. Connolly, D.Sc. Hist., Fourth Bishop of
Fall River, at St. Mary's Cathedral in F.:lll River, on June! 3, 1950. Father Connors Son of the )ate Frank D. and the late Mary Minahan Connors, Rev. Francis B. Connors was born in Taunton on May 14, 1925. After attending St. Mary Parish School and Msgr. Coyle High School in Taunton, he went on to St. Charles College, CatonsvH1e, Md., and St. John's Seminary, Brighton. Following his ordination to Rev. Peter N. Graziano, Dioce- ~he, priestho~::: :-:e wa!'> assigned san Director of the Office of 1.. St. Kilia:'l Parish, New BedSocial Services and Special f;lrd, for six mO:'lths. Before Apostolates will be the homilist undertaking - the pastorate of of a Memorial Day Concelebrat- Our Lady of Victory Pari,h in ed Mass at Notre Dame Ceme- Centerville, he served some 20 years as assistant pastor at Satery, Fall River. Heart Parish, Taunton. cred The special Mass will be ofFather Connors 1ra&' also s~rv fered for deceased veterans and ed in Taunton as CYO Director, all the departed, on Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the Director of Pre-Cana Conference, Juvenile Court Chaplain, Cathocemetery Mausoleum. lic Charities Appeal Area DirecThe general public with loved tor. He is presently the Spiritones buried in the cemetery is especially invited to participate ual Moderator for the DCCW in in the ceremony. Priests from the Cape and Islands Area. Father O'Nelll the parishes of Greater Fall RivRev. Cornelius J. O'NeH!, son er have also been invited to assist and concelebrate with Fa- of the late Patrick and the late ther Graziano and Rev. Lucien Sarah Coogan O'Neill, was born A. Madore, Cemetery Director. in Fall River on March 18, 1926. After studying at Sacre.d Heart Parish School, Foall River, and Msgr. Coyle High School in Outdoor Mass Taunton, he attended St. Charles An outdoor Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Memorial Day, College, Catonsville, Md. and Monday, May 26 at Sacred St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. Since his ordination, Father Heart Cemetery No.2, Mt. Pleasant St., New Bedford. In O'Neill has served at St. Marca&e of rain the service will be ga·ret Parish, Buzzards Bay; Turn to Page Two held in the cemetery chapel.
Cemetery Mass Memorial Day
Three seminarians will take the first steps into the hierarchial ministry this week with their ordinations to the diaconate at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, on Saturday morning, May 24, at 11 o'clock. Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, will be the ordaining prelate. To be ordained a,re: Rev. Mr. Gerald P. Barnwell, 117 Lewis Ave., Somerset, of St. Thomas More Parish and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. Rev. Mr. Ste.,hen A. Fernandes, 105 Casewell St., New Bedford, of St. Mary's Parish and St. John's Seminary, Brighton. Rev. Mr. Edmund Rego, 22 West Cove St., So. Dartmouth, of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, New Bedford, and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore. Bishop Cronin cordially invites the clergy, Religious and laity of the Diocese to participate in the ordination ceremonies. Priests wishing to concelebrate with Bishop Cronin are asked to bring amice, alb, cincture and stole.
Catholic Press True Apostolate NEW YORK (NC)-The Cathalic press is "a true apostolate in the fullest sense of that ancient, much-abused word," outgoing president John F. Fink told the members of the Catholic Press Association (CPA) here. Addressing the CPA at the opening session of its four-day convention at the Roosevelt Hotel, Fink said, "The Catholic Pre&s in the United States is tremendously important and is performing magnificently in its service for the Church." He cited especially extensive education efforts by Catholic newspapers and magazines in three areas: -Publicizing the National Catechetical Directory, a guide for .religious education in this country which is currently undergoing a nationwide consultation; -Informing Catholics of the issues and principles involved in abortion; Tum to Page Four
week's edition of The Anchor. I hope that all the parishes will be "over the top" tomorrow." Forty-three parishes have surpassed their 1974 final totals. There are some which are very dose to achieving Honor Roll status. The goal is that the 113 parishes will be finally enrolled in the 1975 Honor Roll list. The following parishes were added to the Honor Roll since the last listing. They are: St. Mary Seekonk; Holy Redeemer, Chatham; Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs; St. Joan of Are, Orlean&; AssuItlption, Osterville; Corpus Christi, Sandwich; Cathedral, Blessed Sacrament, Espirito Santo, Holy Cross, Holy Rosary, St. Elizabeth, St. Joseph, St. Stanislaus, St. William, Fall River; St. Dominic, Swansea; Imm'aculate Conception, Mt. Carmel, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sacred Heart, St. Casimir, St. Theresa, New Bedford; Sacred Hearts, Fairhaven; St. Anthony, Mattapoisett; St. Patrick, Wareham; Holy Ro&ary, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton; St. Julie, North Dartmouth; St. Joseph, North Dighton; St. Ann, Raynham.
Attleboro Area
St. John, Attleboro $13,488.00 St. Mary, Mansfield 11;987.60 St. Mary, 11,555.25 North Attleboro Mt. Carmel, Seekonk 11,009.00 10,060.00 St. Mary, Seekonk
Cape & Islands Area st. Francis Xavier, . Hyannis St. Pius X, South Yarmouth St. Patrick, Falmouth Corpus Christi, Sandwich Assumption, Osterville
16,203.00 15,441.00 12,875.50 12,119.50 10,081.25
Fall River Area Holy Name, Fall River 28,481.50 Our Lady of the Angels, Fall River 14,235.00 Cathedral, FaU RiW!r 13,764.45 St. Thomas More, Somerset 11,933.50 Sacred Heart, tall River 9,464.00
New Bedford Area
Mt. Carmel, New Bedford 27,944.31 St. Lawrence, New Bedford 15,477.30 St. James, New Bedford 13,504.25 St. Jo&eph, Fairhaven 12,404.35 Immaculate Conception, New Bedford 10,175.00
Taunton Area
St. Mary, Taunton 10,480.00 Sacred Heart, Taunton 8,737.50 Immaculate Conception, North Easton 7,350.00 7,293.00 St. Joseph, l1aunton Holy Family, East Taunton 6,648.00
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