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diocese of fall river
t e8 VOL. 23, NO. 22
FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1979
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Catholic Charities Appeal Su rpassesAl1 Records The Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, expressed . sentiments of joy and gratitude at the news that the 1979 Catholic Charities Appeal of the Diocese of Fall River had exceeded the 1978 amount by a healthy margin, attaining a. record-setting sum of $1,119,483. 48. The Bishop acknowlledged the generous response of residents of SoutQeastern Massachusetts to the appeal for support
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THE PILGRIM VIRGIN
Pilgrim Virgin To Arrive In Diocese Tomorrow The Pilgrim Virgin statue of Our Lady of Fatima, which has been traveling around the world, will come to the diocese of Fall River tomorrow as, part of the year long celebration of the 75th anniversery of the foundation of the diocese. The statue will visit many parishes and institutions in all areas of the diocese during June. The full schedule of visitations is listed in this edition of The Anchor. It will begin tomorrow at Holy Cross Church, Fall River. TIie Fatima devotion recalls the appearance of the Virgin Mary to three children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917. The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue was blessed by Pope Pius XII and has since then traveled around the world, as a symbol of peace, the essential theme of the message of Fatima. Arrangements for the diocesan visit have been made by the Jubilee Committee, with the assistance of Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, Diocesan Chancellor and several groups within the Diocese, foremost among them membeq; of the Blue Army of - Our La4y of Fatima. In ~ticipation of the visit, faithful ! in the diocese have made tljousands of rosaries and scapula~s, which will be distrib-
uted to those participating in devotions at the parishes and institutions which the statue will visit. The full-time custodian of the statue, Louis Kaczmarek, will accompany the Pilgrim Virgin and tell of the message of Fatima. General programs at the individual churches may vary, but will usually include exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and 'Eucharistic adoration, access to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, recitation of the Rosary and Marion devotions, prayTurn to Page Seven
Charismatics Set Sunday Service Charismatic prayer groups from all parts of the diocese will celebrate Pentecost and the diocesan jubilee with a prayer meeting from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. The call to worship and introductory remarks will be by Father Robert S. Kaszynski, diocesan liaison with charismatic groups. A regular prayer meeting format will be followed, with 'Father Richard Roy of St. Theresa parish, South Attleboro, givTum to Page Seven
VAnCAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II will elevate 14 bishops to the College of Cardinals on June 30. He illso named another prelate a cardinal "in pectore" -that is, secretly. The name, which mayor may not he made public at the time of the consistory, is believed to be that of an East European prelate, possibly Lithuanian BIsh op Julijonas Steponavicius, apostolic administrator of Vilna, Soviet Union. ' Also among the neWly named was Most Rev. Wladislaw Rubin, 61, auxiliary of Gniezno, Poland and general secretary of the Synod of BIshops at the Vatican. He visited Fall River in July, 1960 when he was rector of the Polish Pontifical College in Rome, joining in celebration of the millennium of Polish Christianity and taking the opportunity to visit a seminary classmate, the late Father Adalbert A. Szklanny, who was associate pastor of St. Patrick's parish, Fall River, at the- time of his death. BIshop Rubin's reception of the red hat increases speculation that Pope John Paul is grooming him eventually to succeed strong but aging Cardinal Stephan Wyszynski of Warsaw primate of Poland. The bishop's synod post has brought him into personal contact with an international range of bishops scarcely matched by any other Vatican official, and this would be an invaluahle asset for anyone called t9 fill Cardinal Wyszynski's shoes. This is the complete list of the new cardinals except for the unnamed prelate: - nalian Archbishop Agostino Casaroli, 64, recently named to head the papal Secretariat of State and the Council for the Public Affairs of the Church. Turn to Page Seven
of Diocesan apostolic endeavors in pastoral, educational, social service and health care areas in the Jubilee Year of the Diocese. From Catholic Charities Appeal Headquarters, Reverend Monsignor Anthony M. Gomes, Diocesan Director, announced that an unprecedented sum had been attained in the 1979 Appeal. Bishop Cronin lauded the efforts of Monsignor Gomes and of Lay Chairman Melvin B. Gonsalves of St. Anthony's Parish East Falmouth. The Diocesan Ordinary noted that the success of the Jubilee Year Catholic Charities Appeal is attributable to the efforts of the vast army of lay volunteers on parish committees in every area of the diocese. The leadership and inspiration provided by Catholic Charities headquarters and the diocesan chairman were instrumental in bringing about the record-' setting results of the Appeal. Eighty-five parishes were designated as "honor roll" members, surpassing their 1978 level of giving. Msgr. Gomes expiained that Mount Carmel parish in New Bedford once again led the diocesan units, closely followed by
Holy Name parish of Fall River. St. Pius X Parish of South Yarmouth and St. Francis Xavier Parish of Hyannis were reported in third and fourth place respectively among the 113 parishes of the Diocese, with St. John the Evangelist Parish of Attleb,oro, registering a healthy increase, in fifth place. Bishop Cronin expressed particular satisfaction with the record-shattering results of the Appeal, given the fact that the 1979 Catholic Charities Appeal coincided路 with the observance of the 75th Jubilee Year of the Diocese of Fall River. The Bishop noted that the unprecedented generosity of the faithful throughout the Diocese during the Jubilee Year was, in fact, quite necessary. Preliminary budgetary consultations with the various beneficiaries of the Appeal in the areas of social service, child care, education and health care, to say nothing of pastoral endeavors, indicate that the impact of inflation and the anticipated expansion of certain endeavors clearly require a greater level of funding. Happily, the Bishop noted, the Tum' to Page Five
Ordination Is Scheduled Fo~ Saturday Morning Rev. Mr. Bruce W. Cwiekowski and Rev. Mr. Raul H. Lagoa will be ordained priests for the Fall River diocese by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in ceremonies at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral.
Rev. Mr. Cwiekowski, a native of Meriden, Conn. and the son of John W. and Adeline (Baigert) Cwiekowski, is a member of Holy Family parish, Taunton. His father is a member of the Tum to Page Five
REV. MR. CWIEKOWSKI
REV. MR. LAGOA