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Fall River, Mass. Vol. 1, No. 17
ST. PAUL
Thursday August 1, 1957
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Orleans Parish Observes Three-fold An:niversary' I-
A supper to be held in Eastham Town Hall Saturday night under the auspices of aU parochial organizations w.ilL be one of the highlights of the three-fold anniversary· being observed this Summer by. st. Joan of Arc :E»arish, Orleans. ' The year 1957 marks the 10th anniversary of the church at Orleans, estab lished by the late Most Rev. Bishop James E. CassIdy, D.D.; the 50th annivel'sary of Imma culate Conception Church at Brewster, and the fifth anuiver":' sary of the dedication of the Church of the VisItation at North Eastham, at which Bishop Con nolly presided on July 2, 1952. Rev. James E. Lynch, pastor, recently celebrated the Mass to commemorate the anniversary of the church at North Eastham, with specIal music by the Chil dren's Choir. . Bishop Connolly will bless the statue of the Blessed Virgin at services to be held at 4 P.M. SundaY, Aug. 18, lJ,t Immaculate Conception ChUl'ch. Mass commemorating the an niversary at Orleans wll1 be ce-
'REV. JAMES E, LYNCH
Vatican Transfers Fast Fr9m Aug. 14 to Dec. ,7
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Vineyard and Nantucket, 163 Masses are said in 39 parish churches and missions on the Sundays' of July and August, the schedule published in this is sue of The Anchor reveals, Hours for Benediction, Rosary and other services are also listed in the schedule. Since last Summer two new parishes have been established in the area by decree of Most Rev. James L. Connolly, D,D., Bishop of the Diocese. Effective last April 24, St. Augustine's Mis sion at Vineyard Haven was es tQblished and constituted a new parish by. Episcopal decree. Rev. John. T. Higgins' was appointed administrator of the parish, which comprises the towns of VIneyard Haven, Tisbury, Chil mark and Gay Head on Martha's Vineyard. The decree establishing Our Lady or' Victory Parish at Cen terville was issued June 28 by Bishop Connolly. Rev. Howard A. Waldron was appointed ad ministrator. Boundaries set In the decree are Mid-way CQpe Highway. on the north; Route 132, Phinney's Lane, StraWberry BELL TOWER AT WOODS HOLE: Two bronze bells Hill Road and Old Town Road sound the AngelUS in the beautiful tower,'a gift of Mrs. on the east; Centerville River, 'Scudder Bay, Bump'S Rivel·. Frank R. Lillie of Chicago to st. Joseph's Church. The Prince Fuller' Road and Shoot tower is set in a small park surrounded by Be tall hedge and Flying Hill Road on the west. provided, with seats and flower beds - a restful haven Church at Sandwich, for those who seek respite from the pace of modern life. The present number of year ·round parish and mission church es reflects the growth of Catholi cism on the Cape. Concern for the care of souls 'in the area, manI 'fested by Bishop Connolly and hIs predecessors in the Episco NEW YORK (NC)-As a new high of 23,368,348 in pacy, dates back to the oorliest
days of the Church In this re circulation for the Catholic press in the U. S. was an
gion. In his "History of the Diocese nounced, the head of the Catholic Press Association cited of Fall River," the late Rev. the need for Increased lay.and religious leadership to ex Francis J. Bradley, D.D., writes: pand the influence of the . "Ten years after the establish paper, stressed the point In con ment at New Bedford of the first Catholic press. with pUbllcation of th(l Msgr. ,John' S. Randall, nection church in the diocese, the second 1957 Catholic Press Directory, 'was erected: not in Taunton, nor . CPA president and manag which gIves full statistics on FQll River, as one might suppose, ing editor of the Courier Jour but in a small town just within nal, Rochester diocesan news, Turn to Page Ten the arm of Cape Cod, directly be low Plymouth - the town of Sandwich." The church l'eferred to was st,
Peter's, now Corpus Christl. It
was dedicated by Bishop Fenwick
on Sept. 19, 1830. "The· Navy You Don't See" might well be the caption of the official photograph showing a few of the men stationed aboard the USS Grand Canyon attend ing daily Mass. SpIritual welfare of the Catho lics aboard the ship, currently berthed at the state Pier, Fall River, is supervised by Rev. (Lieutenant Commander) Joseph C. Fitzgerald, USN. "They are a continual source of inspiration to all their ship mates," Father Fitzgerald says of the men who assist at the Holy Sacrifice each day. "However:; he adds, "it is al~ most true to say 'the nearer to church the farther from God," So many more could be there but are not. Home training pays off." The hour of daily Mass is es tablished for the convenience of all hands, the chaplain points out. "Because of the Holy Fath er's latest generosity in relaXing the Eucharistic fast, Mass hour has been changed from 0630 aboard ship to 1130 hours to en courage more men to receive our Blessed Lord each day," Father Fitzgerald has been a. Navy chaplain 18 wears.
Catholic Publications Set ·New Circulation Record
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VATICAN CITY (NC) - The fast and abstinence on the vigil of the Assumption has been transferred to the vigil of. the Immaculate Conception. The change is a permanent one. A decree setting it forth, issued by the Sacred Congrega tion of the Council, was signed by His Eminence Pietro Cardinal CIl'iact. Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Council, and Msgr. Francesco RobCl'ti, secre tary. The change in regulations was made, according to the decree, because "many ordinaries of various nations have called the attention of the Apostolic See'to the many difficulties Which, be cause of circumstances of time and place, run contrary to com plete obscrvance of the raw of fast and abstinence established for the vigll'of the A~sumpt1on." The feast of the Assumption of the Blessed ViI'gin Mary is cele brated on Aug, 15, which this year falls on a Thursday. Dec. 8 Is the day on which the feast of th~ Immaculate Conception is ouserved. This year the latter feast falls on a Sunday, thus the day of
. The extent of the effort made by the Diocese of Fall River to provide for the spir. Itual care of the thousands of Catholic Summer residents vacationers and' tourists who reside temporarily within its confines is evident fro~ a study of the schedule of Masses and other devotions in churches located where the seasonal influx is greatest. In the Cape Cod area, ex tending' from Mattapoisett to Provincetown and includ ing the islands of Martha's
Chaplain of Gra.nd Canyon Offers Daily Mass on Ship