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VOL.46, NO. 21
FALL RIVER, MASS.
• Friday, May 24,2002
Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly • $14 Per Year
DIACONATE CANDIDATES lay prostrate in the sanctuary. of St. Anthony's Church in New Bedford last Saturday. At left is Msgr. John F. Moore, director of the diocesan Permanent Diaconate, and Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap. Seventeen men became permanent deacons at the Mass. r
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Simpson to·guide personnel in diocesan school system And in a title change, George A. Mi/ot is superintendent of diocesan schools.
turing of the schools' administration, he will hitherto carry the title of superintendent of schools, also effective July 1. "I am extremely happy and fortunate to have Kate Simpson as a member of what is now a three-posiBy DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR tion office in the administration of our diocesan FALL RIVER - Kathleen A. Simpson, princi- schools;' said Milot. "She is very competent, been pal ofTaunton Catholic Middle School, will become a principal at two other Catholic schools and she one of two assistant superintendents of Fall River brings to our staff a person with the expertise of the Diocesan Schools, effective elementary schools." July 1. r------.~.~-.With Dr. Boyle and Mrs. Simpson, of East Provi,/ ~~?..".", Simpson "we now have the cadence, will be the assistant supability to come together in the ,I way we have long envisioned perintendent in charge of per- """.-';. • and never had before;' Milot sonnel. She will join Donna Boyle, added. Among Simpson's primary academic principal at Coyle and Cassidy High School in areas of responsibility will be Taunton, who in March was to supervise the maintenance of also named an assistant superpersonnel records of all emintendent - in charge of curployees of Catholic schools in riculum - in the diocesan the diocese; to interview and schools grades kindergarten approve all prospective candithrough 12. dates for hiring; to assist the suThe appointment of perintendent in providing leadSimpson was announced by ership and direction in setting administrative, developmental Director of Education George A. Milot, who told The Anchor Turn to page J2 that in the continuing restruc- Simpson ~
RECRUmNG - Nurses at long-term diocesan health facilities in a concentrated effort to finding talented co-workers include: seated, Diane Leclair, Cindy Pelczarski and Nancy DeSouza; and standing, Melandie Karol and Sherrie Grime. (Anchor Photo)
Diocese's healthcare nurses make a pitch By DEAcoN JAMES N. DUNBAR FALL RIVER Five healthcare nurses are making a public relations appeal in an effort to stem a nursing shortage by attracting more colleagues to join their ranks in the practice of longterm quality care for geriatric patients. Representing four of the five skilled nursing and rehabilitative
healthcare facilities operated by the Fall River diocese in Southeastern Massachusetts, the nurses talked with The Anchor last week. The quintet included Nancy DeSouza, MSN, RNC, director of nursing at the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River; Diane Leclair, MSN, RNC, assistant director of nursing at the home; Melandie Tum to page 12 - Nurses
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