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Contributions Reach $661,936

The 1963 Catholic Charities A ppeal has reached a new total of $661,936.89, the largest total in the 22-year history of the Appeal. Eighty parishes have already excee(led their final total of last year's Appeal. Holy Name par­ ish of Fall River; St. Lawrence of New Bedford and St. Mary's

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of North Attleboro :lre the Iead~ ing parishes of the Diocese. "Returns continue in a strong and pleasing category," Chair­ man James F. Mooney Jr. re­ ported today. "When the books are closed on this year's Appeal, it is expected that the total will be considerably higher. "A final plea goes out to all

Solicitors to make their remain­ ing returns at once. The present total can be increased consider­ ably if all outstanding contribu­ tions are returned immediately. "Committee members of the 80 successful parishes merit a special commendation. It ha:~ been their efforts that achieved the present notable total. They

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have surely been successful rep­ resentatives and salesmen for the Charities Appeal. The many thousands of hours spent by the parish and special gift commit­ teemen has had great results. We appreciate their efforts and thank them for their devotion to the Charities Appeal and dedication to their neighbor. HI

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WASHINGTON An American pre ~ ide n t will meet with a Pope for the third time in hil'ltor~' when President Kennedy calls Pope John next month.

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.Bishop Connolly To Ordain "Winthrop Man Saturday .

Rev. Mr. Peter N. Graziano of Winthrop will be . ordained for service in thi" diocel'le bv the Most Rev. Jamel'l t,. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River, i~ St. Mary's Cathedral at 10 next Satul'da.\' morning. The ordinandu" is the son ef Mr. and Mrs. William P. The future diocesan priest has Gl'a:idano of 185 Woodside taught in the Boston school sys­ 'A venue, Winthrop. Sister tem and also at St. Anselm's Col­ J ufie 'Peter, his sil'ltel', who lege in Manchester, N. H. He is

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now serves in the Worcestel' Dio­ also a member of the U. S. Army is a member of the Sisters Reserve. of ,';"lI'e Dame de Namur. The ordinandus will be spon­ I~,·v. Mr, Graziano was grad­ sored by Rev. Agostinho Pacheco. U""'O in 1956 with a Bachelor of He will celebrate his first Sol­ Arts ctcgree from Boston College. High Mass at St. John the Evan­ He !'<'('eived his Master of Arts gelist Church in Winthrop at fl'VIll the Hub Jesuit College in noon next Sunday. Msgr. Aloy. 1957 ,and. gained his Licentiate sius Finn, pastor. will be the ill' Sacred Theology at Catholic assistant priest; Rev. William . University in Washington thil1 Butler. deacon; Rev. Gerard )'ear. Donnolly, O.S.B.. sub-deacon and Rev. Charles Toomey, S.J., preacher. -eE''''.

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Guild for Blind To Mark Annual Bishop's Day

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Bishop Connolly will be guest of honor at the annual meeting of the Diocesan Guild for the Blind· at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon in Sacred Heart School, Fall R.iver. The Diocesan Guild is com. prised of regional units in Attie. boro, Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River which meet monthly from September to April in these cities and conclude the sea­ son's activities at the Diocesan meeting in the See city with the Most Reverend Ordinary as

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Diocesan Youth To Meet June 2 In Fa II River On Sunday, June 2, the Fifth Annual Diocesan CYO Convention will be held at the Cat hoI i c Community Center on Franklin Street in Fall River. Mr. John Michael Hickey, Diocesan CYO Presi­ dent, will conduct the progl'am for the day. Activities will begin with registration from 1 to 1 :30. State and local civic officials will extend greetings from the Commonwealth and municipali­ ties of the area. Most Rev. James J. GenaI'd, D.D .. V.G .. Auxiliary Turn to Page Seven

Bishops Confirm 6571 Persons With the last two Confir­ mation ceremonies at Paul A. Dever State School on Monday, May 27, and at the Cathedral on Pentecost Sunday, June 2, Most Rev. James L.

Connolly, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese, and Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, D.D., V.G.• Auxiliary Bishop, will finish this year's guest of honor. "C>nfirmation schedule having Members'will be accompanied confirmed 6571 persons. bY drivers, .escorts <and ilieir Th,e two Bishops will have regiona:l' direch~rs. " .' "'.. confirmed, in 57 ceremonies, Rev. Georg"E·. ~~l1ivari"'pas... :.• 3123 beys, 3004 girls; and 444 tor of ~t. ,Joseph's' Church', Fa1t . aQul~s "'7;'.221 ·men·and 223 River, is.o.i~n director,' . women.:

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served or were to serve as Pres­ ident of the Un ited Stutes also were received by Popes. They are Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover and Harry S, Truman. Pope John received Mrs. Ja,"~~ Queline Kennedy in a privatt: audience March 11, 1962. Originally President Kennedy and the First Lady were sehe­ duled to go to Rome on a state visit in June and it was expected ....... :'"that Mr. Kennedy would have " " . an audience then with the Pope. However, the state \l'isit was MARYKNOLL, N. Y.· ....;. postponed when it became Rev. Peter P. Mullen. M.M., known that Mrs, Kennedy is ex­ of North Attleboro, hag been pecting her third child in August agsigneo to the Marvknoll and would not be able to ac­ missions of the Phil ippi;les. it company her husband, The presidential visit to Italy was announced at Maryknoll was then reduced in scope to a headquarters here. working visit which would in­ Father Mullen. son of Mr. & Mrs. Peter P. Mullen of 122 volve only a trip to Milan to Ellis Road, North Attleboro, is meet with Italian government presently stationed at SI. Jo. officials. Now, however, Mr. Kennedy seph's Church, Hilo, Hawaii. is to visit Rome and one or two In the Philippines. in 1958, other cities in Italy as well. Maryknoll assumed responsi­ It is not yet known whether bility for 3,200 square miles in the visit will take place at the Davao. on the island of Minda­ Vatican or at the Pope's Summer nao, with a population of 365,000 residence at Castelgandolfo. De­ people who speakil Visayan tails will be worked out by a dialect. The area is the "Wild White House party going to West' of the Philippines and Italy next week. homesteading is encouraged. During his European tour the There is a gl'eat need for mis. President will also visit West sionjl in the Islands, because Germany and Ireland. He will Turn to Page I'out' return to the U.S. June 29.

Local Missioner T o Serve Un d er . Bishop Regan

Fall River, Mass" Thursday, May 23, 1963

Vol. 7, No. 21

Two previous U.S. chid exe­ cutives whu have m~t with a Pope while in office are Wood­ ruw Wilson, who visited Pope Benedict XV in 1919 and Dwight D. Eisenhower, who visited Pupe John in 19;;9, Four other men who had

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First American To Direct Notre Dame de Namur Nuns The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, who staff Bii-lh()p Stang High School. North Dartmouth, have a new Mother General. Replacing Mother JOHepha de St. Francois is Mother Loretto Julia, S.N.D., who has been Provincial of the Connecticut Province for the paHt four years. The new Rever end Mother was elected at a General Chapter of the Congregation currently being held in Rome. The incoming Mother General was the former Provincial of the Massachusetts Province, and it was under her aegi:; that the Sisters of Notre Dame came to staff Bishop Stang High School. Last Fall. Mother Loretto ,Julia paid a visit to Bishop Stang High School, where she enjoyed a brief marching performance by the band. As Reverend Mothe:r, she will live in the Generalat~ in Rome, from which center it will be her task to govern the houses of the Congregation in the United States, Europe, Ja.pan, and Africa. Mother Loretto Julia has the distinetion of being the first American Mother General of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.

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