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,To Grant ,1188 DiplomeIDs Twelve high schools of the Diocese will graduate 1188 students in ceremonies next week. Seven schools have scheduled Sunday programs, three will graduate on Monday, one on Tuesday and one on Wednesday. Three religious, 455 boys and 730 girls will receive di})lomas, an increase of 71 graduates over last year. ,Also increased, by 101, is the number of boys grad June 12. Rev. Patrick 0', Bishop Feehan High School in uating. As in past years, night, Neill, Diocesan superintendent Attleboro will graduate 82 boys Bishop Stang High School of schools, will confer diplomas , and 115 girls in an auditorium in _ North Dartmouth will at ceremonies in the school program at 8 Tuesday night, have the largest contingent of graduates. One hundred and thir.ty-one boys and 117 girls will graduate at 7:30 Wednesday
auditorium presided over by Bishop Connolly. State Sen. Mary Fonseca will be the prin cipal speaker.
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HARRISBURG (NC) - Pennsyivania Gov. Raymond
Po Shafer has ended 17 months of cautious opposition by &.nmouncing his support of a House-passed bill which will (,mabie the state to subsidize the teaching of secular subjects £lm church - related schools. Shafer announced his sup ~he bill will give the program
lOOrt two weeks after the the fi,rst $1() million raised from home racing 'and half of the Bouse passed the bill, Id5 to remainder. State Budget Direc 00. The legislation had been
GMppoMed by the Pennsylvania tor Arthur Sampson said the total would be "well above" the Oatholic Conference and Prot .nrst $10 million. ' ~ant and Jewish educational Pennsylvania now, has only 'ltOOups. ' hal'l1esss racing, but intends to But. for 17 months, Shafer stal't thoroughbred racing-the ~useg to give the pending glamorous money-maker-in the ~gislation his blessing. He held near future. out for more limited aid" s~ch The education bill permits the 00 shared-time. state to pay non-public sChools l!mmediately after the House for teaching their pupils such ~, h<lwever he said he might SUbjects as mathematics, mod DIOCESAN GUILD FOR THE BLIND: Bishop Connolly Qpprove if two changes were em,l:angu,ages, science and phy(> made. These would shift· the ical educatiori. The schools meets some of the members of, the Diocesan Guild at its f'rogram administration from a themselves 'would be responsi final meeting for the year. Left: Kempie Smith of Attleboro, (1peCial authority to, the, state the Bishop, Mrs .Elizabeth Forrest of New Bedford, and ble for religious educ~,tion" or J!)epartment of Public Instruc Clem Labelle of R'aynh~m. ' Turn to Page Eleven -tion and would shift funding from a cigarebte tax to a tax on bol\'lC racing. He bas since sent both amend ooents along with his endorse ment to the Senate. Under these amendments, the Most Rev. J8im~s,L. Oooinolly, Bishop 'of Fall River, today expressed his heartfelt Department of Public' Instruc i€ on is forbidden to use any gratitude to the Southeastern Massachusett& residents in the Fall River Diocese, for their "'Olley raised for the public .reoord-breaking contributions to the 1968 Catholic Charities Appeal The Ordinary said: tJchools to administer the I hasten to speak ~ word of heartfelt thanks a .nursing home, for the 'Aged and CnronicallY j)mivaie school program. fur the very generous expression of support for Ill, I ,can assure all concerned that, realization our many agencies of service. Those that bene is much closer now than it was six weeks ago. fit will be among the first to thank God for the. Enthusiasm brings its ~wn reward, especially new and emphatic assurance that they are not when it consists of mo~ than wishful "{ords. being overlooked'. I can give my word that I remember all benefactors in' prayer and at Holy For the mentally retarded, it will be possible Mass. So too, do the sisters ,and social workers now to move towards ex,panded and even new staffing our institutions. , _
facilities. 'We are surer than ever of existing A better than usual measure of support has
needs, and of our ability to meet them. The annual appeal for sup come from banks and industries in the diocese. Again, to all our friends, thanks and God port of the Ecclesiastical Cape Cod has added much to the customary con Bless· you. Student Fund was announced tributions. If it is done, in the hope of securJng
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<Jf the diocese in a letter read 00 last Sunday. Bishop' Connol £V, in expressing the increase ()f the number of seminarians sfludying for service in the Dio cese of Fall Ri ver, emphasized the increase of the cost of edu cating philosophical and theo ~gical students in 1968 as coin I18red to the cost 40 years ago. The letter follows: "i will not henceforth call ~ servants, but fl'iend$,'~ St. John 15; verse 15. Beloved in Christ: The above words were ad dressed to the Apostles by Our Lord, ,the night before He died. n is indicative of warmth of af fection rather than a denial that 9riests are servants. "I have given you an example. If I ,"our Lord and Master have been as a servant among you, so a'llould you be." The Holy Father's most cher ~hed' title is that of "servant ~ the servants of God," So, in Turn to Page F<lul"teen
Deacons to' Share Priests' Work Rev. Mr. Normand 'Boulet of ''There's just too muoh to do 296 Coffin Avenue, New Bed III (> how will we ever get ford, to St. Hyacinth Church, things done!" may have charac terized the worried APostles as New Bedford. Rev. Mr. Robert' Carter of 17 they instituted the Diaconate so as to adequately serve all the Studley Street, New Bedford, to Sacred Heart Church, Fall peopfe of God's Church. River. This -week, in the Diocese of Rev. Mr. Gerard Charbonneau Fall'River, deacons again take of Heaven Heights, East ,Free up the'ir work in sharing the town, to' St. James Church, wo-rk of the diocese's pl'iests. Taunton. The help-though real and ap Rev. 'Mr. Joseph Garcia of preciated-is not the primary 163 ,Summer St., Somerville, to reason for the deacons' Summer St. Patrick Church, Fall River. work, however. This time, they. Rev. Mr. Richard Gendreau work at the side of, the priests , of 127 Mason St., Fali River, to so that they may, gain the rich St. Joseph Church', Attlel:!oro. ex,perience of working with the : Rev. Mr. Jobn A. Gomes of people and thus· make their 65 Swift St., 'New Bedford, to 11lSt year of seminary training St. Michael Church,' Fall River. even more important. Rev. Mr. Albert Hamel of With this in mind, Bishop 1918 Acushnet Avenue, New Connolly assigned the following Bedford, to Holy Name Church, deacons to work in the Diocese Fall River. of Fall River: Rev. Mr. Owen Smith of 43 III
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Emory St., Attleboro, to Immac ulate Conception Church, North Easton. All appointments are effective today, Thursday, June fi? The Most Reverend Bishop, who or-dained these men as members of the Diaconate last Saturday at the Cathedral of the Assumption, has indica,ted that the deacons procure train ing _in hospital and youth work, an invaluable phase of the par ish priest's work. ~or the third year in succes sion, the 'Bishop has put into force the suggestion of Vatican II that seminarians-especially deacons~gain practical experi ence in prieStly work before they are' ordained as priests. The 'program has been most successful permitting newly or dained priests to enter immedi ately into parish work with' an Turn to Page Three
June 11. Diplomas will be pre sented by Bishop Connolly and Father O'Neill will preside. Al 90 on the program will be Mar jorie Masse, valedictorian. Bishop Connolly will also pre sent diplomas at Mt. st. Mary Academy exercises in Fall River. Ninety-two girls and three Do minican Sisters of the Presenta tion will graduate at 1:30 Sunday afternoon, June 9. Also slated :for Sunday are ceremonies at Dominican Aca demy, Jesus Mary Academy and Prevost High School, all in Fall River; at Sacred Hearts Aca demy, Fairhaven; and at St. An· thony High School and Hol1
Family High School, New Bed· ford. Sixty girls will receive diplo mas f,rom Bishop Connolly l1) Dominican Academy at 3:30 Sun. day afternoon. Principal speake~ ,will be Jack' Hudnall, Bristol) Community College president. Fif,ty-two girls from Jesus Mary Academy and 59 boys from Prevost High School will hold! j<oint ceremonies presided over by Bishop Gerrard at 3 Sunday afternoon in Notre Dame Church. Principal speaker will be Rev. Roger Poirier. Diane Dugal has been named Jesus-Mary's vale dictorian and Madeleine St. Denis, is salutatorian. Rev. Cosmas Chaloner, sS.ce. will confer diplomas and Rev. J<>hn O'Brien, SS.CC. will speak at chapel ceremonies at Sacred Hearts Academy, Fai,rhaven, Turn to, Page Eleven
Prevost Brot.ters Change" Habit For Teachi'ng The Brothers of Christian Instruction in the American Province'may now choose to wear black suit with either clerical colla'l' or white shirt and black tie in the classroom and in public.' , But any of the brothers may continue to wear black cassock ,an~ crucifix, which will remain the traditional garb. This was one of a number of decisions and revisions made by 12 elected and ,6 ex officio del ega,tes at the Americari Province chapter meeting held during the week(;)nd at Walsh College here: , The decisions and recommen dations affect the community and religious life of the 110 brothers in the American Prov ince of the worldwide order 'of 2,500 brothers. The provincial chapter im plemented the' work of the ex ·traordina'ry' 'general chapter me~ting of th'e order held in March and April' on the island of Jersey in the English Chan nel. . - Among delegates elected were Brothers Rbger Millette, prin cipal of Prevost, and David Tou 'chette, a, teacher at Prevost. Brother Henry J. Vanasse,
the American provincial, pre
sided at the first provincial chapter ever held in the Amer ican regiGn of the order.
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