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The ANCHOR
Fall River, Mass., Thursday, June 11 , 1964
Vol. 8, No. 24 ©
1964 The Anchor
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YOUNG APPSTLES: Msgr. Raymond T. Considine, Diocesan Director of Society for Propagation of the Faith, congratulates students at Jesus-Mary Academy, Fall River, who'll spend the Summer aiding Trinitarian Fathers in Southern states. They will teach catechism to children, adults and will also aid mothers in homes. From left, Denise Ge linas, Patricia Dumais, Msgr.Considine, Donna Thibeault and Madeleine Morin.
Diocesan :Schools Graduate Record 1,761 Students A total of 1761 boys and girls will graduate from the grammar schools of the Diocese
~e~ week, .il~ increase of 42 over last year. The largest class will be graduated from the
aEV. HOWARD A. WALDRON
REV. JOSEPH K. WELSH
ChanceryAnn.ounces
Transfer of Pastors
The Chancery Office today announced the transfer Qf two pastors within the Diocese. Rev. Joseph K. Welsh, pastor of St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset, since 1955,. becomes pastor of Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville, and Rev. Howard A. Waldron, chial schools, he attended Holy paRtor of the Centerville Cross College and studieq phil Parish since its founding in osophy and theology. at St. 1957, replaces Father Welsh Bernard's. Seminary, Rochester, as pastor of the Somerset Parish. The transfer becomes effective on Wednesday, June 24. Father Welsh, son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Kennedy) Welsh, was born Aug. 28, 1895, in New Bedford. Educated in New Bedford public and paro·
N.Y. He was ordained in St. Mary's, Cathedral, Fall River, on May 26, 1923,.by the late Most Rev. Daniel F. Feehan. Father Welsh served as an assistant at St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, St., Lawrence Turn to Page Three
Father .Plichta Returns To Head Home Parish The MO:':lt Reverend Bishop has approved the nomina
tion made by the Very Rev. George Roskwitalski, O.F.M.
Conv., provincial of the Order of Friars, Minor Conventual,
Baltimore, concerning the assignment of Rev. Felician
Plichta, O.F.M. Conv., as
, pastor of Holy Cross Church,
Fall River, to succed the late
Rev. Vincent A. Wolski, who I
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BEV. FELICIAN PLICHTA
died suddenly May 31, 1964, while ..lttel)ding a testimonial banquet in honor of his thirtieth anniversary of ordination. Father Plichta was born in Fall River on March 14, 1917, the son of ,the late Stephen and Mary Miska Plichta. A member of the first gradu ating class from Holy Cross Grammar School, Fall River, the newly appointed pastor gradu ated from Durfee High School, Fall River, and entered the Franciscan Novitiate, Ellicott City, Md. Having completed philosoph ical studies at the Seminary of Montreal, Father Plichta attend ed the University of St. Casimir, Turn to Page Twelve
Sacred Heart School, Fall River, with 80 eighth graders. The smallest graduating class will be that 9£ S~. Mary's Home, New Bedford. Three boys and one girl will receive their diplomas. Holy Nam-e School, Fall River, wiH hold its first g,faduation exercises in June 1965, while Our Lady of
Council's Momentum Felt In Cremation Declaration
Lourdes School, Taunton, opened last Steptember with four grades and 'thus the first class By Rev. John R. Foister
graduate in June 1968'. S&. Anthony Church - New Bedford
,Throughout the' Diocese girls Just as Spring is "busting out all over" so the Vatican outnumber. the boys in gradu-' ating classes. There will' be 973 Council is spreading its effect in all the fields of religious girls and 788 boys. . life.. Pope John's "letting in of fresh air'; is ever clarifying . Facilities for the 'students to and emphasising the truths of religion and disintangling continue their Catholic educa-', them from the webb of his toward cremation. True, some tion are better than at any pre vious time in the FaIt- River tQricalcrises. "Aggionamen of the penalties that were levied to", thanks to the spirit of in. the past against those who , Diocese, it was nofed. There are 59 elementary the council, makes daily willed or cooperated in crema'" . schools in' the Diocese of" Fall strides.' tion have been lifted. That i.' River. These have a student en not the same as officially canon. -Recently, the question of cre rollment(i963-1964 school year) mation, ~nd ·the .serious penalties izing the practice. of .19,540. . ,As such, there is nothing attached to a Christian's Use of WJ'ong with cremation. 'Dhis has Twelve, high schools are in: it~ was' reviewed. .The Va~ican denied _that the always been the Church's offic. operation in the area.' Bishop Feehan High School will have' ~uro.h ba.s cha~ged its attitude, - Turn~, Page Eighteen. its first gradqating class ~n. 1965, while Bishop Cassidy High, Taunton, the former St. 1V,[ary~s High, has had enlarged facilities. since last September 'and thus makes it possible f.or more girls ' from the Ta.unton area to receive a' Catholic High Schooi educa-· . Rev.· John F. Laughlin, pastor of Holy Ghost Parish, tion. .
will
A't'tle"orb' -P~stor to Mark. Ordination Golden Jubilee
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Slate ,Day Camp For Retarded At W'estport The Catholic Boys Day Camp today announced. that plans' have been made to open a new camp for mental. ly retarded boys. This will be a pilot program and will operate for three weeks from Monday, June 29 through Friday, July 17.' The camp will run in conjunc tion with the Catholic Boys Day Camp, Westport. However, it will be under a separate staff and will follow a program suited entirely to the needs and abilities of the children. It will be directed by Joseph A. Ryan, Supervisor of Special Education, Turn to Page Eighteen
Attleboro, will celebrate a Solemn High Mass at 5 P.M. Saturday in the church observing the 50th anniversary of his ordination.·Bishop Connolly will preside. Fr. Laughlin will be assisted by Rt. Rev. Francis McKeon, deacon; and R~. Rev. Hugh A. Gallagher; sub-deacon, Rev. Robert J.
Laughlin, 'a grand-nephew of the jubilarian, will be master of ceremonies. The sermon will be preached by Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Walsh. A reception and supper in the church basement will follow. Rev. Edward L. O'Brien will give the invocation and Rev. Ubalde J. Deneault, the bene diction. Son of the late James and Margaret (Craig) Laughlin, Fr. Laughlin was born April 5, 1890. He attended grammar school in Taunton and was graduated from LaSalle Academy, Provi dence. Following studies a,t St. Laurent College, Montreal, and St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Turn to Page Twelve
FATHER LAUGHLIN