The ANCHOR An Anchor of the Soul, Sure 4M Firm-ST. PAUL
River, Mass.,
Thu~sday" July
5, 1962
ARCHITECT'S DRAWING OF PROPOSEP NEW ESPIRITO SANTO CHURCH IN FALL RIVER
Ultra Modern Machines To Aid Council' Work VATICAN CITY (NC)-Punched card ballots, electronic analysis machine~ and multipurpose chairs like seats ia. commercial airliners will expedite the work of the 21st largest ecumenical council in the Church's history. These devices are a few of the The Administrative' Secretamany details worked out by riat, too; has outlived the other. three groups now pr~paring Turn to Page 18 for the council. They are a part of the physical and regulatory side of the historic assemb17, the smooth running machinery which mUst accompan)' the grave and complex business awaiting the ahnost 3,000 'council participants. Two of these groups, the Subeom.rnission for Regulations and the Technical - Organi~ational €ommission, are parts of the Central Preparatory CommisSion. The third 'is the Administrative Secretariat. Although the central commis'&ion officially terminated its work with the last meeting of itS seventh plenary session, the Subcommission for Regulations and the Technical- Organizational Commission will probably still be at work when the bishops of the world begin arriving in Rome on the eve of the counc~
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New Espirito Santo Church Now Under Construction Work on the' construction of the new ~spidto Santo Church, east of the present church on Alden Street, Fall River, is progressing with the. pouring of the cement foundation. Of contemporary' architecture, the edifice will be constructed of yellow brick. Three stained glass window~ w,ill adorn t,he.. facade, of the building, with symbols of , Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost in brick paneling , over the three oaken doors. Terrazzo,flooring will be used
Bishop of B'ahama Islands' Stre~ses' $pi~itual, Financial··Needs· of .Widespread :Diocese
"Every'Sunday, when you come to' this lovely church, if you would. say.one Hail Mary for the missions, inc1u~ing. tho'se o~ the B~hama Islands, you would do more good than all the' money I 'could collect." Thus declared Most Rev. Paul L. Hagarty, O.S.B., ordinary of the Bahamas, in addressing congregations at Holy .Name Church, Fall River. He will be at St. Patseven churches _singlehanded. Sacristies frequently serve as rick's Church in Wareham rectories, said the Bishop, in adSunday, July 15. Both visits - dition to dental offices, surgeries: are part of his annual trip to ami courts o{ law. 'Missiollari~
the United States and Canada to beg aid for his missions, con!!istillg of 3,000 islands ~cattered over 800 miles of Atlantic Ocean off the 'Florida coast. No stranger to this area, the Bishop visited St. Margaret's Parish, Buzzards Bay, last year and in 1958 toured the Diocese administering the Sacrament of Confirmation at many churches. He has been a missionary to the Bahamas for 25 years and Bishop there for the past 12. "I beg for three months out of the year," he told Holy Name parishioners, explaining that although tourist literature shows the bright side of life in the Bahamas, actually there is much poverty and misery. . "In Nassau alone we have 5,000 children in Catholic schools. Nearly all are poorest - of the poor and we must feed and clothe in addition to educating them.'; The Islands, with a population of 100,000, are about 20 per cent Catp,olic. To serve these people and to extend the work of the Church, the Bisliop has 35 priests. Eight are full - time ' teachers and some of the remain-' ,) ing men take care of as many ati, " BISHOI', HAGARTY, O.S.B.
are trained to do minor surgery . and extract teeth in addition to more routine' priestly 'duties. The Bishop related the story of.a ,priest, who possessed only one dental tool, designed to extract teeth from 'the lower jaw. His first patient, however, had a decayed upper tooth. The resourceful missionary turned the man upside down and thus accomplished the extraction. In general, said the prelate, the Church- is progressing well in'the Islands, and a recent education bill passed by the government should materially assist Catholic schools. The need remains, however, for prayers and financial aid, so the Bishop will be away from his Islands until mid-Augu!1t. This week he is visiting Canadian motherhouses of religious' communities represented in the Bahamas. During this time 'of the' year, all the Catholics in the Diocese will have the opportunity to hear of the various mission works' when under the' Cooperative Mission J;>hin of Msgr. Considine's office, every parish will ·be host to a missioner.
for, both nave and sanctuar)'. The main' altar of granite will be mensa type with baldachino. .' Side' altars, also of granite will honor th~ 'SacrEid Heart arid the BI~ssed Virgin Mary. A work sacristy' and a priests' sacristy are planned. Two shrines will be erected on each side of the main church" which will have a seating capac_ ity of 575, with choir accommoo . dations for 25, Also planned arc six stained glass windows for each side. . The Baptistry, with entrance from the vestibule of the church" will be round, with inner dome of plastic bearing the symbol ol the Holy Ghost. Turn to Page Twelve
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