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SERVING SOUTHEASTERN -MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS

t eanc 0 VOL. 22, NO. 20

FR. O'CONNELL

20e, $6 Per Year

FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1978

FR. DUFFY

FR. PHILLIPINO

St. Patrick's To Close Its School in June St. Patrick's parish, Fall River, staffed by the Sisters of Mercy, will close its school in June, ending an educational enterprise that began during the pastorate of Father Michael Cooke, who served the South End parish from 1890 to 1914. The statement of Father James F. Kenney, present pastor of St. Patrick's follows: We have an announcement to make today, which we make with much sadness, affecting as it does, 100 of our parish families and 50 families from other parishes, all represented in our parochial school. It has long been common knowledge that the survival of St. Patrick's School has been precarious, its continuation be-

ing a matter of concern from -year to year. Declining enrollment, scarcity and irreplaceability of religious teachers, uncontrollable escalation of costs - all factors which have resulted in the closing of other Turn to Page Eleven

Vocation Vigil For Diocese It began last year in St. Margaret's parish, Buzzard's Bay, as a project of Father Timothy J. Goldrick, associate pastor. It was so successful that this year it's going diocesan and come this weekend everyone will know about Vigil for Vocations. It's a plan that takes the Lord Turn to Page Thirteen

Graduation Ceremonies Set 路For Catholic High Schools Seven hundred and sixty-eight seniors, 446 girls and 322 boys, will graduate from the seven high schools of the diocese in ceremonies that begin at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 at Bishop Fee-

han High School in Attleboro and will conclude at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 11 at Holy Family High School, New Bedford. The largest class will be the 205 students graduating from Bishop Feehan High School, where Bishop Cronin will presside, Mary V. Diaz will be valedictorian and Susan C. Richardson will be salutatorian. Other events at the Attleboro school included a sports banquet Tuesday, and a class day program and Mass yesterday. 'Parents' Night wilr be held tonight. One hundred and seventy-five boys and girls will graduate from Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 31. Bishop Cronin will confer diplomas and will speak and greetings will also be delivered by Michelle Carrier, senior class president. The Turn to Page Thirteen

FR. QUINN

CCA Report The 1978 Charities Appeal is in its closing days, standing at a total of $992,291.78. The official closing is tomorrow. There are still many parish returns, priests' donations and special gift contributions to be reported. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the Appeal, said today: "All special gifts, -priests' donations and parish contributions must be made at central headquarters of the Appeal in Fall River by 1 p.m. tomorrow. These reports should be made in person to insure credit for this year's Appeal. The final Appeal total will be published in next week's Anchor. I hope that every one of our 113 parishes will be over the top tomorrow in order to surpass last year's final record total." Sixty-eight parishes have thus far surpassed their 1977 final totals. The goal is 100 percent enrollment in this year's Honor Roll. The following parishes have been added to the roll since last week: Holy Ghost, St. John, St. Joseph, Attleboro; Sacred Heart, North Attleboro; St. Mary, Norton. St. Mary, Seekonk; Our Lady of the Cape, B~ewster; St. Anthony, East Falmouth; St. Patrick, Falmouth; St. Joan of Arc, Orleans. Assumption, Osterville; StPeter, Provincetown; St. Pius X, South Yarmouth; St. Augustine, Vineyard Haven; Holy Trinity, West Harwich. ;Cathedral, Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Holy Rosary, Immaculate Conception, Fall River. Sacred Heart, St. Anne, St. Elizabeth, St. Joseph, St. Patrick, St. Michael, Fall River. 5S. Peter and Paul, St. Stanislaus, St. William, Fall Turn to Page Eleven

FR. MAHONEY

FR.

FR. STEAKEM ,-

MULLANI~Y

Pastoral Ch:anges To Affe-ct ~,iany The Most Reverend Bishop has announced clerical changes affecting many areas of the diocese. Always mindful of the needs of local parish churches and after due consultation with the Priests' Personnel Board, the Bishop has made these changes effective on Wednesday, June 1~

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Announcement of Father John Higgins' retirement from the pastorate of St. Mary's Church, Mansfield, was made in last week's Anchor. It is the policy of this paper to give special recognition to. the clergy who have served the diocese well as they retire from active ministry. Father Higgins will be replaced by Father Edward C. Duffy, the present pastor of St. Mary's Church of North Seekonk and Attleboro. Well-known throughout the diocese, Father Duffy is especially noted for his service to diocesan youth in the New ,Bedford area.. As former area CYO director, he was a foremost supporter of the Providence College Friars and of course of his friend Bob Cousy's Boston Celtics. Father Lucio Phi1lipino win -be

the new pastor of Immaculate Concepetion parish, North Easton, replacing Father Joseph O' Donnell who has resigned from flat pastorate to take a sabbatical leave. Father Phillipino has recently served at St. Bernard's, Assonet, and _has been associate director of the Diocesan Health Facilities. Father Justin Quinn will move from St. Rita's parish, Marion, to take up new duties as pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, Fall River. Celebrating his silver jubilee as a priest this year, Father Quinn has spent most of Turn to Page Eleven

J~sgr.

Regan -fo Mark Jubilee Msgr. John J. Regan, rector of St. Mary's Cathedral, marked his 25th anniversary of ordination on Monday. Formal observance of the event will come at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 10, when he will offer a Mass of thanksgiving at the Cathedral in the Turn to Page Eleven

Deacon Ritual At Cathed ra I Raul Lagoa of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, New Bedford, a member of the class of 1979 at Pope John XXIII Seminary, Weston, will be ordained to the transitional diaconate at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Diocesan candidates for the permanent diaconate and their families will be present at the ceremony as witness of their sharing in the diaconal role; and Father John F. Moore, director of the permanent diaconate program,/will be among assistants to Bishop Cronin.

MSGR. REGAN


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