Dedicate, Diocese to Sacred Heart His Excellency, the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, will consecrate the Diocese of Fall River to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Friday, June 6, 1975, in rites celebrated in conjunction with the noon-time Mass at Saint Mary's Cathedral in Fall River. Friday, the First Friday of June, is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Feast marks the Three
Hundredth AnniverSary of the Great Apparition of the' Sacred Heart of Jesus to Saint Margaret Mary, and it is being observed with special Eucharistic devotions in all parishes of the Diocese. Bishop Cronin, who will be principal concelebrant of the First Friday Mass at the Cathedral, will commend the entire Diocese and all its members to the special protection of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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On Saturday afternoon, June 7 at 1:30, the Sister Maureen Hanley, R.S.M. Home at 782 Rock St., Fall River will be dedicated. At this occasion, tribute will be paid to Sister Maureen of Nazareth Hall, Fall River, in recognition of her years of service to exceptional and emotionally disturbed children in this area. Sister Maureen, a native of St. Patrick's Parish, Fall River, entered the Sisters of Mercy in 1928. 'She taught in parochial schools Turn to Page Thr~e
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Father James F. McDermott Resigns Somerset Parish Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the resignation of Rev. James F. McDermott, pastor of St. Patrick Parish, Somerset, for reasons of health. Pastor of the Somerset parish since March, 1966, Father McDermott was born in Taunton on June 22, 1907. He is the son of the late Bernard and the late Margaret (Lynch) McDermott. After attending Weir School and Taunton High School he pursued his studies at Boston College. He prepared for the priesthood at St. Bernard Seminary, Rochester, N.Y. Most Rev. James E. Cassidy,
Assigns Priests, Deacons
D.D., Third Bishop of Fall Rive!, ordained him to the priesthood in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, River, on May 21, '1932. S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, has Father McDermott served as announced the retirement of a assistant pastor at St. Joseph pastor, the, appointment of one and Immaculate Conception pastor, the assignment of an asParishes in Fall River, 'and Holy sistant pastor and four deacons. Name Parish, New Bedford. Rev. James 'F. McDermott, While in New Bedford, Father pastor of St. Patrick' Parish, McDermott was the initiator of Somerset, has retired as pastor the Miraculous Medal Novenas. of the Somerset par,ish. His eloquent talks and stirring Rev. Msgr. Robert L. Stanton singing filled the church beyond has been appointed to succeed capacity at three scheduled Mon- Father McDermott at St. Patrick day services conducted for some Parish, Somerset, as pastor. four years. The effective date of the reBishop James L. Connolly, D.D., D. Sc. Rist., Fourth Bishop tirement and pastoral appointof Fall River, appointed Father ment was Monday, June I, 1975. Rev. Philip J. Higgins, assistMcDermott as Administrator of St. Peter Parish, Dighton, in ant pastor at St. George Parish, Westport, has been transferred 1956. Two years 'later, he appointed to St. Peter the Apostle Parish, him as the founding pastor of Provincetown, with Wednesday, Our Lady of Fatima Parish, June 18, 1975, as the effective Swansea-a new parish formed date. from territory that once was that of St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset, and St. Michael Parish, Ocean Grove. 'Father McDermott saw more than simply a new church, new rectory, expanded parking lot in Plans are rapidly progressing Swansea. Under his leadership the parish became more than for the start of the 1975 season a child of parent parishes. Well at the Cathedral Camps. TIre inspired, guided and organized, Camps', now comprised of Cathethe Swansea parishioners be- 'dral Boys' Day Camp and Our came leaders in their own right. Lady of the Lake Girl's Camp In 1966, Father McDenndtt are operated by the Roman moved to the neighboring town Catholic Diocese of Fall River and took up his duties as pastor and are located on the shores of St. Patrick Parish, Somerset. of Long Pond in East Freetown. Experiencing tremendous. growth The first camping period starts over the years, the Somerset on June 30th and campers may Turn to Page Three Turn to Page Three
Cathedral Camps Open House On Sunday
FATHER MeDERl'tIOIT
Receiving assignments in the ,in 1965 with the rank of Comdiocesan diaconate program are: mander. . Rev. Mr. Stanley Barney, as deaIn the military, he received the con at Sacred Heart Parish, Fall River; Rev. Mr. Gerald P. Barn- Presidential Unit Citation for acwell, as deacon at St. Mary Par- , tion against the enemy in Wonish, Mansfield; Rev. Mr. Stephen san Harbor, No. Korea. During A. Fernandes, as deacon at St. his preparation, he had graduatJohn ,the Evangelist Parish, At- ed as honor man in his class at tleboro; Rev. Mr. Edmund Rego, the Chaplains' School, Newport. as deacon at St. John the BapA most interesting experience tist Parish, New Bedford. in his life, Msgr. Stanton reMsgr. Stanton called, was his role as Naval ReThe son of the late Daniel A. serve Chaplain in efforts to loand the late Dorothy Lynch cate the nuclear submarine USS Stanton, Rev. Msgr. Robert L. Thresher, lost 260 miles off ProvStanton was born in Taunton' on Turn to Page Nine Sept. 10, 1917. After graduating from Immaculate 'Conception Parish and Taunton High School, Msgr. Stanton attended Boston College. He prepared for the priesthood' at St. Bernard Seminary, Rochester, N. Y. and St. Mary Seminary, Baltimore, Md. Most Rev. James E. Cassidy ordained him to the priesthood at St. Mary's Cathedral on Nov. 27, 1943. Following seven years of priestly ministry at St. Mary Parish, No. Attleboro, he entered the Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theater during the Korean Conflict. Following his active military service, he was assigned to Immaculate Conception Parish, Fall River, as assistant pastor, but remained asa Chaplain in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He eventually did retire from the military MONSIGNOR STANTON