Charities. Gifts·Total $627,554 0'
Diocesan Appeal Reflects 10% Increase Over 1960, .Ordinary Most Grateful·
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A new high of $627,554.92 has been reached in this year's Catholic .Charities Appeal commemorating Bishop Connolly's tenth anniversary as Ordinary of the Diocese.. This figure represe~ts a gain of $61,187.41. It is an increase of 10 per cent. Bishop Connolly in the.following statement to The Anchor today expressed . the wide programme supported by our his heartfelt gratitude .to all: CatholiCf Charities. "Our Catholic Charities Appeal has once more received cordial endorse-
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ment. There has been generous increase in the 'measure of giving, even when it involved sacrifice. Help has been received from all levels of industry in the area. But we must ,none the less, recognize that the strength of this year's Appeal comes from the grassroots, from the thousands that 'have benefited, in one way or other, from
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Bishop Connolly Sings Fr. 'Mendes Requiem The Most Reverend Bishop celebrated a Pontifical Requiem .Mass Monday morning in Our Lady of the Angels Church for the late Rev. James V. Mendes, .administrator of the parish, who died Thursday, May 25, at the age of 45. Assistant priest was Rt: Rev. Humberto S. Medeiros, Chancellor of the Diocese. Rt. Rev. John A. Silvia and Rt. Rev. Hugh A. Gallagher were deacons of honor. Other officers of the Mass were lRev. Maurice Souza, deacon; Rev. James F. Lyons, subdeacon; Rev. Donald A. Couza and Rev. Robert L. Stanton, acolytes. Rev. Anthony·M. Gomes, thurifer; Rev. Agostinho S. Pache~ book bearer; Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski, candle bearer; Rev. Gilbert J. Simoes, gremiale bearer; Rev. Thomas E. Morrissey, mitre bearer. Masters of Ceremonies were Rev. John H. Hackett and Rev. Manuel Andrade. Rev. Luis G. Mendonca was eulogist. "It has often been said that Turn to Page c Twelve
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May the Good Lord bless and reward all those that help keep us going and progressing along the road to true brotherhood founded on friendship as well as faith. For all are inspired by Him Who said: "A.s long as you do kindness to one of these least, my . brethren, 'you do it to Me". As dispenser of new resources, I keep all friends of Catholic Charity in prayerful ,memory, and approach the Turn to Page Two
Nation's Highest Court Upholds Bay State Sunday Blue Laws Massachusetts authorities today promised rigid enforcement of t·he so-caned Blue Laws which prohibit Sunday s~les' in the Commonwealth. The law compliance directive followed four separate decisions by the United States Supreme Court which up~old the constitutionality of laws restricting Sunday sales in 'the Bay State, Maryland and Peimsylvania. The nation's top tribunal voted 8-1, upholding the laws which restrict Sunday retail commercial activity. The court voted 6-3 in deciding that the Sunday laws can constitutionally be applied to. Orthodox Jews and others whose religion require them to refrafn from work on a day' other than Sunday. Chief Justice 'Earl Warren wrote the decisions in all four cases. Justice William O. Douglas dissented. 'He was joinej by Justices William J. Brennan Jr. and Potter Stewart as dissenters in 'the case which decided that . the laws can be applied to those whose rel1gion demands rest on , a day other than Sunday. It is now the duty of the police department in every: community in the. Commonwealth to en~orce the Sunday sales ban, Attqrney General Edward McCormack 'has declarj'ld following the· Supreme Court decisions. Bay State Case The Massachusetts case gtit·ted in Springfield seven years ago when Harold Chernok, owner of Crown Kosher Supermarket; • three customers, and 'Rabbi Moses Scheinkopf brought suit against the city to enjoin it from enforcing the blue laws, claiming they were unconstitutional. ' The litigants lost in all MassaTurn to Page Tliree
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FIRST RECEPTION IN THE U.S.: Four members of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, received, the habit of the Order fi'om Bishop Connolly, Tuesday morning in the hospital chapeL Left to right, Sr. Marie Claire of the Infant Jesus (Claudette Salois) ; Sr. Michael Joseph (Mildred Midura) ; St. Catherine of Jesus (Day Elizabeth Chesbro) ; and Sr. Angela Francis of the Cross (Sandra Souza) 0 I
COlthed If0 I Camp To Add Facility Fori' D@y Campers Rev. JAMES V. MENDES
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Rev. William J. McMahon, director of Cathedral Camp and Our Lady of the Lake Day Camp for Girls, an-
nounced today that Bishop Connolly has directed him to open a day camp for boys of the Diocese in conjunction with thai Twenty-five seniors from the Fall River Diocese will daily life of the overnight be among 108 students to receive degrees at 10th annual Cathedral Camp. Under the direction 9f Father commencement exercises at Stonehill College, North Easton, McMahon and a staff of compethis Sunday afternoon. ,Among recipients of honorary tent men, who have been chosen degrees will be Dr. Clement Volpe of Massachusetts will de- on the. basis of their ability in C. Maxwell, president (}f liver the chief address and John the field they direct, their underof children and personMassachusetts State College P. Burke, Waltham will be vale- . standing ality, this new operation will at Bridgewater. A native' 'of dictorian. open this year. Reverend Richard H. Sullivan, 'l'au'nton, he is chairman of the Each department will be headdrive to raise funds for the con- C.S.C., Ph.D., president of Stone- ed by an expert in his field. struction of Memorial Catholic hill, will confer degrees. Transportation to and from High School for girls in that city. In addition to Dr. Maxwell, Cathedral Camp will be provided Bishop Connolly will preside others to receive honorary de- at no extra cost. Buses will ieave at commencement ceremonies, grees include Governor Volpe; ,New, Bedford, Fall River and L'lcheduled to begin at 1:30 and Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Taunton every morning .between to be held on the lower campus Riley of Boston; Ralph D: 8 apd 8:30, to arrive at camp CIIf the college. Governor John A. Turn to Page Nineteen T~n to Page Eighteen
P~an June
lS Examination
For Seminary Candidates
The examination for college students who desire to enter the Major Seminary and study for the priesthood for the Diocese will be held Thursday, June 15, at the Convent of the. Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts, Prospect Street, Fall River. The college. . . Major Seminary consists of The matter of the exammatIon, . .' as announced by Rev. Alfred J. .two y~ars of PhIlosophy and Gendreau Secretary of the allied subjects - compar- Board of 'Examiners, will cover
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able to the last two years of college-and four years of Theology. The examination is for those who have finished their first two years of college in either a Minor Seminary or a 0
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A collection will be taken up in all the Churches of the Diocese on Sunday for the Ecclesiastical Students Fund.
subjects usually undertaken during the first two years of the college classical course. Those accepted as students for the priesthood for the Diocese as a result of the examination and recommendation by their pastor will be assigned by the Most Reverend Bishop to a Major Seminary and will begin their studies in Philosophy in the FalL