Bishop Connolly Establishes Diocesan Commission for Chri'stian Unity
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Most Rev. James L. Connolly, D.D., Bishop of Fan River, has anoounced the forma tiOl\ of a Diocesan Commission fur Ohristian Unity. The Commission, composed of mem bers of the clergy, religious and laity of the D i 0 C e 8 e, will study the Second Vatican Council'~ "Decrep. on Ecumenism," examine present-day society in its light and suggest ways in which contributions may be made to further the cause of Chtistian unity. Chairman of the Commis
Fall River, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 2, 1964
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Stresses Personal .Action In Fight Against Poverty WASHINGTON (NC)-Every citizen should "take advantage of every opportunity to minister to the poor and the dis'advantaged by the personal practice of the spiritual and corporal works of mercy," says the 1965 Labor Day statement of the Social Action Department, degree to, which we have minis National Oatholic Welfare tered--or failed to minister the material as well as the Conference. Prepared under to: spiritual needs of our neighbor.
the direction"of Msgr. GeorgeG. Higgins, department director, the statement emphasizes: ''This is .our common responsibility and not merely an elective, so to speak, for the.few. None of us, in other words, is free to look the other way or to stand' on the sidelines as a passive ·spectator. We are all called upon to become personally involved in helping the poor to help themselves." On the day of judgment, the statement said, "our love of God will be measured strictly by the
'Believe me,' the Lord will say to each of us in the final day of judgment, 'when you did it to on.e of the least of my brethren, yo~ did it to me,' or ' . • ": when you refused it to one of the least of my brethren here, you refused it to me. And these shall pass on to . eternal punishment, and the just to eternal life,''' Moses' commimdplent to hi. followers "to be generous and' open-handed to thMe who might Turn to Page Twenty
Sisters of St. Joseph Announce Transfers Following Retreat The Sisters of St. Joseph, whose Provineialate is at 127 Howland Street, Fall River, announce the following transfers: From Blessed Sacrament Convent, Fan River: Mother Marie Bernard to St. Joseph Mother Louis Joseph to St. Jean. Novitiate, Fan River; Sister 'rum to Page Eighteen. Jean Marie and Sister Vie tor Marie to St. Michael, Swansea. From St. Jean Baptist, Fall River: Mother Marie Madeleine to Blessed Sacrament; Sister Marie Celine to St. Joseph, New Bedford; Sister Ernest Marie to St. Louis de France, Swansea. From St. Joseph, Vinton, La.~ Sister Marie de l'Assomption to Provincialate, Fall River; Sister Paul de la Croix to St. Michael, Swansea. From St. Louis de France, .Sister Ste. Marguerite to St. Jean Baptist, Fall River. From St. Mathew, Fall River: Mother Marie Claire to Blessed Sacrament; Sister Marie Joseph to Ste. Therese, New Bedford. Fn'm St. Michael,. Swansea: St. Therese de L'Enfant-Jesus to St. Mathew; Sister Rose Berna dette to St. Roch; St. Paul Michel to Blessed Sacrament. From St. Roch: Sister Marie Stanislaus to St. Louis de France. From St. Joseph Novitiate: Mother St. George to Blessed Sacrament. From St. Joseph Provincialate:
. CCD CONVENTION: Bishop Connolly greets Most .Rev. Ernest J. Primeau, S.T.D., Bishop of Manshester, N.H., left, and Rev. Kenneth E. Bathnf Worcester. speakers at the general session Saturday night. .,
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Conclave Participants Hail Ecumenism Theme By Patricia Francis It was warm and humid, but the more than 1,500 per sons who crowded into the auditorium' of Stang High School last Thursday for the opening session of the 19th annu al New England Regional Con gress of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine didn't seem to mind.
"Let Your Light Shine Before Men" was the theme of this year's conference and the ''light'' really did shine for four days as religious and lay speakers alike stressed the brotherhood of man as children of an all-loving Creator and Lord. Importance of the Confrater nity in this '~merging layman" and-ecumenical era of the church was the threalYthat wove together the 29 general and spe-
Fall River Academy Diamond Jubilee Mt. St~ Joseph Solemn Pontifical Mass on Sunday
The Most Reverend Bishop will celebrate ~8olemn pon tifical Mass, Sunday, to in augurate the Diamond Jubi lee of the Mount St.' Joseph Academy, Fall River, earlier known as the St. Joseph's Or phanage. The celebrations will begin with the Mass at Notre Dame Church, Fall River, at 11 o'clock. Bishop Connolly Will be as sisted by the Rt. Rev. Humberto S. Medeiros as Assistant Priest, Rev. Romeo Murphy, O.M.I. as deacon, Rev. Maurice R. Jeffrey as subdeacon. The Deacons of Honor will be Rev. John E. Boyd and Rev. Arthur G. Dupuis. The sermon of the Mass win be delivered by Rev. Roland BrOdeur of Long Island, New York, an alumnus of the insti tution. The festivities win then be continued at White's Restaurani
sion is Rt. Rev. Henri A. Hamel, pastor of St. Jean the Baptist Church, Fall River. Secretary is Rev. Edward J. Mitchell, J.C.D., of Holy Name Church, Fall River. . Other members of the Com mission include Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Walsh, pastor of St. John's Church, .Attleboro, and Dean of the Attleboro Area; Very Rev. William D. Thomson, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Church, Hy annis, and Dean of the Cape Cod Area; Rev. Edward A. Oliveira of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Taunton. Rev: Cornelius' J. O'Neill of St. Paul's Church, Taunton. ' Rev. Felician Plichta, O.F.M. Conv., pastor of Holy Cross Church, Fall River; Rev. Albert F. Shovelton of St. James Church, New Bedford; Rev. James F. Kelley of St. Mary's Church, Mansfield; Rev. Manuel P. Ferreira of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford; Rev. Bento R. Fraga of St. John of God Church, Somerset. Rev. John J. Brennan, SS.CC., pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Fairhaven; Rev. Joseph A. Nolin, M.S., pastor of Our Lady of the Cape, Brewster; Mr. Robert V. McGowan, K.S.G. of Attleboro; Maurice F. Downey, Esq. of New Bedford; Barnstable CounTurn to Page Thirteen
where the Most Reverend James ;I. Gerrard will preside over a banquet. The Master of cere-
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monies will be Attorney J. Ed ward Lajoie. Attorney Antonio Prince, for mer Secretary of State for Rhode Island and Woonsocket Postmaster for 28 years, will be the featured speaker with the Rev. Maurice Lamontagne speak ing for the "Alumni Marguerite . d'Youville," Sister Ste. Yolande Cecile, teacher of music at the Mother house of the Sisters of Charity in Quebec, will entertain the jubi lee guests. Sister Yolande Cecile holds a Masters Degree in Music, cum laUde, from the University of Laval and was the recipient of the French Government Award for having obtained first place in the History of Music. Among the invited guests are the Provincial of the Sisters of Charity together with some 50 sisters from Quebec, 15 from Lowell and 10 from New Bed ford.
cial sessions for the religious and laity into a cohesive whole. The speakers who highlighted' the program were excellent. The topics w ere thought-provoking and evoked considerable discus sion. The exchange of ideas is expected to prove most fruitful.' But, the most exciting aspect of the Congress was one which . was not consciously planned: It was the living proof offered by both the religious and lay parti cipants of the vitality, the in-' creasing "aliveness" of the Cath olic Church. The Congress proved that God's priceless gift of faith, rather than being injured by an intellectual renaissance of the laity" actually is strengthened by it. Speaker after speaker demon strated that with an increase in knowledge about GOd-His infi nite love and compassion, HiR generosity, His pattern for and hopes for mankind - comes an ever-increasing surge of fervor, an increase in zeal to spread His word, by word and by action. . "Ecumenism is everybody's business," the Most Rev. Ernesl J. Primeau, 'S.T.D., bishop 0:1 Manchester said during one ot the general sessions. Members of the Confraternity showed during the Congress the:JI not only believe in ecumenism and the revitalization of the Church - is their business, but they are doil~ something about it. ~ To a "Baltimore Catechism" Catholic--even one who still has Turn to Page Twenty