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Friday, June 3, 1988
F ALL RIVER, MASS.
FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly
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2 new diocesan priests Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will ordain two men to the priesthood for the Fall River diocese in ceremonies at II a.m. June 4 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. They are Rev. Mr. Daniel Wilfrid Lacroix and Rev: Mr. George Blair Scales. Both prepared for the priesthood at St. John's Seminary, Brighton. Rev. Mr. Lacroix Rev. Mr. Lacroix, a native of St. Mary's parish, New Bedford, is the only child of Norman C. and Irene A. (Depault) Lacroix. Born Nov. 24, 1949, in New Bedford, he is a 1973 graduate of St. Mary's parish school and a 1977 alumnus of North Dartmouth's Bishop Stang High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Bridgewater State Col-
lege in 1981 and from 198 I to 1983 taught English and history to seventh and eighth graders at St. Matthew's School, Cranston, R.I. He entered the seminary in 1983, and while a student worked with a Catholic Youth Organization at St. Luke's, Belmont, as a chaplain intern at Carney Hospital, and at St. Peter's parish, both in Dorchester. From 1984 to 1986 he spent summers working in the nature department ,at St. Vincent de Paul Camp, Westport. Rev. Mr. Lacroix was a transitional deacon at Holy Name parish, New Bedford. He will offer his first Mass at 5 p.m. June 5 at Holy Name Church. Rev. Mr. David E. Green of the Providence diocese and I:all River
diocesan permanent deacon Lawrence A. St. Onge will be deacons. Father John F. Moore, pastor of Rev. Mr. Lacroix's native parish, will be homilist. Designated concelebrants are Father Moore and Fathers Robert T. Canuel and Mark R. Hession, St. Mary's parochial vicars, and Fathers John J. Murphy and John J. Perry, pastor and parochial vicar at Holy Name. Music will be by the choirs of St. Mary's and Holy Name parishes. Sister Rita Pelletier, SSJ, and Frances Guilbert, religious education coordinators at St. Mary's and Holy Name parishes, will be readers at the Mass. Michael Caron, Devon Flood, Michael Silva Turn to Page Six
Cardinals for 2 U .8. sees
HAPPY MOMENT: Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr., Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes review the final Appeal report. (Gaudette photo)
New CCA record for diocese The Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, announced today that the 1988 Catholic Charities Appeal in the Diocese of Fall River has been completed with the largest sum realized in its 47-year history. Diocesan headquarters reports that the total sum realized in the annual springtime campaign was 51,974,486.85, an increase of some $1 14,000 over the previous year's total. The Catholic Charities Appeal remains the single most important source for funding the wide variety of activities conducted under diocesan auspices throughout the region. In making note of the unprecedented success of this year's Appeal, Bishop Cronin expressed his delight that so many worthy programs benefiting both Catholic and non-Catholic residents of the diocese will continue providing needed service. The bishop said the campaign was a tremendous source of encouragement. "It is evident that the good works of the various apostolates of the diocese have earned the admiration and sup-
port of so many people and businesses throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. It is heartwarming to know that these endeavors can continue through the generous gifts of so many people. "As Christians, we are a people of hope, and we are called to bring that hope to one another - especially those most in need. The Appeal is a tangible sign by which we demonstrate our commitment to help one another by sharing our material goods. The pastoral, educational, and social endeavors funded by the Appeal are indeed the hope of so many people of our area. On behalf of the apostolates and of the many people who are served by them, I convey my gratitude to one and all for this generous response." Bishop Cronin expressed special thanks to Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, Diocesan Director of the Appeal, and to Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr., of Fall River, lay chairwoman. Conscious of the leadership of the clergy of the dioTurn to Page Six
List of all new cardinals appears on page 6. VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has named 25 new cardinals from 18 countries, including U.S. Archbishops James A. Hickey of Washington and Edmund C. Szoka of Detroit. The pope, announcing the selections May 29 at the Vatican, said the new cardinals-designate were '''generous and worthy servants" of the Holy See whose choice underlined the church's universality. He set June 28 as the date for a consistory, when they will formally be installed, raising the College of Cardinals to a record 162 members. The nominees include bishops from Lithuania, Hong Kong, Hungary and Mozambique, as well as
four current officials of the Roman Curia. The pope chose one nonbishop, Swiss theologian Father Hans Urs von Baltha~ar, who is over 80 and therefore would not be eligible to vote in a conclave. The nominations would bring the number of voting cardinals to 121, one more than allowed under church norms established by Pope Paul VI. That situation would exist until Italian Cardinal Corrado Ursi turns 80 on July 26. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the ceiling on cardinals who are papal electors remains at 120. The pope made a minor exception rather than delaying installation, he said. The assumption is that there will not be a papal election between
the consistory and the time Cardinal Ursi turns 80, said NavarroValls. Cardinals-designate Hickey, 67, and Szoka, 60, like the pope, are seen as progressive on social issues and conservative on theological and doctrinal matters. Cardinaldesignate Hickey represented the Vatican in sensitive cases involving Seattle Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen's administration and the controversial views of Theologian Father Charles Curran. Cardinal-designate Szoka is a close friend of the pope. Both men are Michigan-born. Their elevation brings the number of U.S. cardinals to II. Turn to Page Six
19 priests reassigned 19 priests are affected by changes announced June I by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. Eight pastors are moving from one parish to another, three parochial vicars have been named pastors and eight parochial vicars or holders of various diocesan posts are moving to other parochial vicar assignments, some including other duties. All the changes are effective June 15. Father George F. Almeida, pastor of St. Elizabeth's parish, Edgartown, will become pastor of Holy Family parish, East Taunton. At Edgartown since 198 I, he was previously parochial vicar at St. Michael, St. Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Angels parishes in Fall River; St. Anthony's and Our Lady oi Lourdes, Taunton; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford; and Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs.
Father Louis R. Boivin, pastor of St. Louis de France parish, Swansea, since 1970, will become pastor of St. Joseph's parish, New Bedford. Ordained in 1948, he served at St. Louis de France as parochial vicar from 1948 to 1952, was at St. Hyacinth parish, New Bedford, from 1952 to 1955, then was vicar at St. Joseph's parish, to which he is returning, until 1970. Father Marcel H. Bouchard, now parochial vicar at St. Julie's parish, North Dartmouth, chaplain at Bishop Stang High School and diocesan director of the television Mass, will become pastor ofSacred Heart parish, North Attleboro. Following his 1972 ordination, he was parochial vicar at St. Joseph's, Taunton, Notre Dame, Fall River, and Holy Family Taunton, before going to St. Julie's. He has also served in the Diocesan Department of Education as assistant
director of religious education and director of continuing education for clergy. Father Kenneth J. Delano, now parochial vicar at Immaculate Conception parish, Fall River, will become pastor of St. Francis of Assisi parish, New Bedford. After, his ordination in 1960 he served as parochial vicar at St. Patrick's parish, Fall River, St. Patrick's, Wareham, St. Mary's, New Bedford, and St. Joseph's, Fall River, before going to Immaculate Conception in 1982. He has combined his priesthood with a distinguished career as an amateur astronomer, specializing in study ofthe moon and also traveling to several countries to view total solar eclipses. He is the author of "Many Worlds, One God," a 1977 book Turn to Page Three