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DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASS., CAPE & ISLANDS Vol. 27, No. 21
Fall River, Mass., Friday, May 27, 1983
$8 Per Year
Coyle-Cassidy drive
For athletic facility
OVER THE TOP AGAIN: Once more the diocese of Fall River has broken its own Catholic Charities Appeal record. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes smile over total receipts of $1,465,178.30.
Appeal hits $1,465,178
Touchdown!
The Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, has announced that the 1983 dioce· san Catholic Charities Appeal has attained a record sum, $1,465,178.30. The amount is an increase of $91,406.27 over the 1982 total. Appeal contributions aid in maintaining diocesan aposto lates and institutions which en gage in social service, child care, education, pastoral ministry to the sick, apostolic and pastoral programs for special groups and related endeavors. Bishop Cronin was delighted to note that 1983 contributions established an unprecedented new level of generosity. "Our slogan for the 1983 Ap· peal was, 'Someone in need ... needs you," the Bishop observed, "and obviously, many people in every area of the diocese recog nized the plea of those less for tunate by contributing." The Bishop expressed his joy at the final report, with its un precedented success. "Our dioce san apostolates will be operating
The office of development of Coyle and Cassidy High School has announced Campaign for Coyle and Cassidy, a million dollar drive to fund major capi tal improvements and a new athletic facility addition to the Taunton school. A campaign steering com mittee is headed by Joseph Quinn, general chairman; Coach James Burns, honorary chair man; and Joseph McCarty, special gifts chairman. Other committee members are Rev. Richard W. Beaulieu, Mi chael J. Donly, Dr. Charles Hoye, Attorney Frank M. O'Boy, Sr., Virginia O'Hare, S.U.S.C., The resa Palazesi, Joan Ross, At· torney Edward Roster, Very Rev. Gerald R. Shovel ton, Michael J. Tabak, Frank Tosti, and Thomas J. Whalen. A campaign kickoff dinner for committee members, class chair-
persons, captains and volunteers will be held at Coyle and Cassi dy on Sunday, June 5. An information booklet issued in connection with the driv(~ notes that when the school was opened as a coeducational in stitution in 1971 its facilities were hastily renovated from those designed for what was originally an all-girl school. "Temporary" arrangements for boys' locker rooms and showers in use since that time are in great need of replace ment. The renovations will also include adequate locker space and showers for Coyle and Cassi dy students and visiting teams as well as coaches' rooms, an athletic conference room and equipment storage space. There will be handicapped access to the gymnasium and cafeteria as well as from the gymnasium to the parking area.
Expansion of the sports facili ties will release space in the Coyle and Cassidy academic wing now used for athletic stor age ard meetings. Specifically, the administration projects that three additional classrooms, new study areas and a computer in struction workshop will becomtl available. 0" Also planned is an expansion of the school parking area and resurfacing of the existing park ing lot. Building heating and ventilation systems will be up· dated and various general re· pairs will be undertaken. Asked if expansion plans are demanded by current school needs, administration officials pointed out that Coyle and Cassidy has grown from an en rollment of 400 ~o 600 students. It was also noted that in grant ing the institution its last 10Turn to Page Five
on a sound basis in the coming year," he remarked. "In times of economic difficulty, it is the source of great consolation to know that, because of the gener osity of the friends of our Cath olic Charities Appeal, we shall be maintaining and improving· our outreach to the thousands of folks who benefit from our endeavors." The Bishop expressed sincere thanks to Monsignor Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of t.he Appeal, and to Mr. Joseph Gromada of Fall River, lay chairman of the 1983 campaign. St. Francis Xavier Parish of Hyannis recorded the largest parish total, $43.241. Father Ed ward C. Duffy, pastor commend ed his parochial committee for diligent efforts in conducting a total canvass of parishioners. He attributed the unparalleled success of the parish effort to careful planning. "The Catholic Charities Appeal is a priority here," _he said. "We're making Turn to Page Five
STUDYING ARCHITECT'S DRAWING for proposed Coyle and Cassidy High School addition are, from left, Michael Tabak, CC director of development; James Burns, honor ary campaign chairman; Joseph Quinn, general chairman; Michael Donly, principal.