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:Bishop Leaves 'Jun,e 1 Too Confirm" .Overseas Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, will leave on Friday, June 1, for a ,three weeks 'Confirmation tour of foreign United States Air Force bases. Leaving the McGuire Air For,ce base in New Jersey, the Bishop will confirm in Africa and Europe. Three Contfirmations will be administered in the neighborhood of Rhein-Main, Germany and one in Spain. , Africa will be visited when the Bishop will confirm once in Morocco and once in Libya. Administration of the Sacrament is scheduled for one place in Southern Italy and one site in Northern Italy. The scheduled date of return ~ June' 23. . In the course of the tour; which will cover many thousands of miles, the Bishop will administer Confirmation to recent converts and to others who ,have not received the sacrament. These will include service per-' $onnel' and members of their BISHOP CONNOLLY families as well.
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Paced by strong Parish returns on Sunday, the 1962 Catholic Charities Appeal has reached a total of $259,441.70. Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Fall River, and St. Ann's Parish in Raynham are the first Parishes of the Diocese in which this year's Appeal exceeds their 1961- final total. For the first time in the history of the App~al, this 21st drive saw the first Parish returns in all Parishes on the Diocese made the same day the' IAppeal opened, with Parish collectors making thencontacts on Sunday afternoon. In pddition to Parish returns, Charities Headquarters is still receiving Special Gifts.. Chairman J. H;arry Condon said at Headquarters today: "Sunday's returns from the Parishes show that a wonderful effort was made by Parish' committee captains and members. We are hopeful that this same dedication will move them to complete all returns quickly." The Appeal extends until the 30th of this month;
FALL RIVER AREA St. Mary $2,561.00 Blessed Sacrament 624.55 Espirito Santo 927.00 Holy Name 4,451.00 Holy Cross 275.00 ' Notre Dame 2,292.00 O.L. 'of the Angels 2,901.30 O.L. of Health 1,104.50 Holy Rosary 805.00 Immaculate Conception 2,779.90 Sacred Heart 5,658.75 St. Anne 1,069,.05 St. Anthony of Padua 1,280.60 St. Anthony of the Desert 320.00 St. Elizabeth 494.50 St. J ahn the Baptist 1,291.00 St. Joseph , 2,916.70 St. Louis 1,462.00 St. Matthew 967.00 St. Michael ' '1,977.25 St. Patrick 3,758.00 , 725.00 SS. Peter & Paul St. Roch 1,124.50 St. Stanislaus 95.00 St. Williams 2,844.00 Santo Christo 501.20 St. Bernard-Assone.t 873.00 St. John Baptist_ Central Village 1,376.00 O.L. of GraceNo. Westport 1,591.00 st. MichaelOcean Grove 1,600.00 St. ,John of GodSomerset 1,996.00 Turn to Page Two
Asks Episcopa~ians,to Pray Plan Senior' Day For Vatican Council Success " For Graduates ~
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Oct. 11 have been asked by the Rt. Rev. J~hn,SevIlleHiggms, ,Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island. "We ~nglic~ns must be deeply interested in this .' Council," he told 450 clergy-: lecg~lHe' men and laymen at the 172nd, annual 'convention of the \ Se(lJ$081 ~~~~opal Diooese' of Rhode Is- . 'The first Retreat of the '''We must pray for it," he said, year for the 'Laywo:inen's~ "because we have a great stake group of Our Lady, of Good in what happens there." . Council Retreat League was! Devoting nearly half of his concluded with a Holy Hour and, convention add res s to the Benediction on Sunday afterecumenical movement toward noon. , church unity and the coming Sixty retreatants from all council, Bishop Higgins declared parts of the diocese made thisno body of Christians tO,day "can the largest group ever to attend. afford much longer the weak- ,the Spring retreat at the Dioceness that comes from' our un- san. Retreat .Hpus"e. " . ' happy divisions." Rev. Fr. Thomas Manning, ,The Bishop expressed the view O.M.L from the Oblate Fathers,"'a great change has come over Newburgh, N.Y., conducted the many Roman Catholics" who Retreat, using the, Mass as anow are beginning to discover' theme for his bilks; ., insights into Protestantism and As a fund raising project for Anglicanism. the League, Ii dessert card' party The Bishop asserted some of will be held on Monday evening, the best writing in. the ecumemi- June 4 at 7:30 in the Retreat路 cal field is now being done by House..Mrs.. Timothy, ,Neville, ' Roman Catholics. He added: 'Vi~e P,resident 6f' Ways' arid "We should weigh carefully' the" 'Means announced there will be serious suggestions they make . a: prize for each table, together :l'or the renewal of their own' - :witl) ,severa!. f.ine door. prizes. church at the forthcoming coun- For' ticket reservations at one eiL" . ' .doliar, -contaetj . 'Mrs. l'imothy He said if the llouncil makel!l 'Neville, . 23 .Sheridan St-.. Taun Turn to Page Twelve ton.. 0,'
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Senior' Day, to be sponsored by the CYO Wednesday, May 30 at Cathedral 'Camp for all graduating seniors o{the diocese, whether enrolled at' public or Catholic schools. . Area chairmen are Rev. John' Pegnam; Cape 1m!! Islands; ,Re,v. Edward DUffy," New Bedford; Rev. Franci,s Connors, Taunton; Rev. Walter Sullivan, Fall River. The 'program will comprise ~ass. at. 10 o'clock, followed by brunch, various' sports, including s:wimming"a coqk-out and Bene-' diction. Dancing will be featured路 in tHe evening. . A bus will leave St. Mary's parish center at 9 Wednesday ,morning for Attleboro area stu-dents. '
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MARKS ANNIVERSARY: Lorenzo Durette, employed at St. Joseph's Home, Fall River, for 25 years, is honored by Sisters and children at special program. From left, Mr. Durette, Mrs. Durette and their daughter, Sister Gilbert Marie, assigned to the Grey Nuns' orphanage in L@well. Children are Michael Desrosier, J eannirfe Daigneault, Georg0 McGrath.
Dioeesan Youth To Convene 'In Attleboro on Sunday On Sunday,. May 27, the Catholic Youth Organizafion of the Fall River Diocese will hold its fourth Annual C<mQ vention. This year, for the first time, the host city is Attleboro and the place, Bishop Feehan High School. '.(,he afternoon affair will include the election of new diocesan ican and present high-scorel" o~ officers, a~d the setting" up the World, Champion Boston of'the new year's CYO activi- Celtics, Tommy Heinsohn, will be the keynote speaker on this ties. theme - "Youth Serving His Excellency, Bishop James year's God." ." L. Connolly, will attend the sesThe registration fee for the' sions along with Congressman convention is $2.00 per person Joseph W. Marti.n, Mayor Cyril attending. This fee may be paid . K. Brennan, and other governat the opening of the day's activQ ment officials of the surrounding ities. This year a pre-convention "towns. Former Holy Cross All-Amer- dance will be held in Norton at St. Mary's Parish Center on Saturday evening, May 26 from until 11 p.m. The $2.00 fee may B~andtoWe~lCome 8also be paid at this Saturday night dance of May 26, and the CO!rnB1l@~~Y admission fee for the dance is Bishop Connoily will be included in this registration fee.Q E'ach CYO Area, that is Attle guest of honor at the annual boro, Taunton, New Bedford, the meeting of the Diocesan Cape, and Fall River, will be Guild for the Blind,' at 2 allowed two voting delegates o'clock Saturday afternoon in and three votes will be cast by Sacred ~eart School, Fall River. the present Diocesan Youth The Diocesan Guild is com- Council. Each Area will propose prised of regional units in Attle- two candidates, one boy and one boro Taunton, New Bedford and girl, for oijice on, the Diocesan Fall'River, which meet monthly Council for the coming year.Q in these cities" from September Elections are held at the Con to April and conclude the sea- vention. All CYO'ers from the Attleson's activties at the Diocesan boro Area are encouraged to meeting in the See city. , Members will 'be .accompanied make this a big affair by atQ bY' drivers, es~orts'and their re-, tending. and' taking part in the gional d ire c tor s, - Father activities. The ,officers elected for the Gerard. 1.. Chabot, Attleboro; Father John J. Murphy,' New com'ing year. will be installed at Bedford;.Father James F. Lyons, a Bimediction ceremony by the 'Taunton, and Father James F:. Rev. Walter A. Sullivan, DioceMcDermott of Swansea,' Fall san CYO Director. Following the installation ceremony there' will River. Father 'George E. Sullivan, be a buffet served to all those p;lstorof St. Joseph's parish, attending. Turn to Pa.ge Thirty-one Fall River, is Diocesan,director.
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