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Msgr. Harrington Praised A Man Ahead of This Age Msgr. William H. Harrington, known as the "Man of Charity" throughout the Diocese was buried Tuesday morning from Holy Name Church with Bishop Gerrard and numerous priests of the Diocese officiating. The homily of the funeral Mass was preached by Msgr. Daniel Shal100, pastor of Holy Name, who praised the late Cemetery Supervisor as a se1f1ess priest who was ahead of this age. Monsignor Harrington, son of the late John and the late Bridget (Sullivan) Harrington was born in FaU River on Jan. 21, 1889. He graduated from Boston College and was ordained to the priesthood on May 26, 1923, following theological studies at St. Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, New York. . His first parish assignment was at Sacred Heart Parish, Oak Blufss, where he served as as-
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sistant until transferred to St. Louis, Fall River in Dec. 1924. He was then named director of St. Vincent's Home, Fall River and in July, 1930 he was additionally appointed Supervisor of Diocesan Charities, remaining in these positions until Dec. I, 1949 when he became first. resident pastor of St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset. Six years later on Oct. 2, 1955 he was assigned as pastor of Holy Name, Fall River. Monsignor H\lrrington founded Holy Name parochial school and superv·ised the erection of the new building opened in Sept. 1960. The late Pope John XXUl raised him to the rank of Domestic Prelate with the title of Right Reverend Monsignor on Oct. 31,
Diocese Gives $10,000 To Assist Self-Help Projects The deaf, the anxious, the aged, the retarded, the sick will have their crosses somewhat lightened as they receLye the consoling and understanding helping hand of the Bishop of Fall River during these weeks. Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, through the Department of Social Services and Special Apostolates of the Diocese of Fall River and assisted by a special committee of clergy, religious . and laity, has distributed over $10,000 ,to self-help' projects throughout the Diocese in 'his allocation of funds collected in each parish last November. The annual collection is the Campaign for Human Development, the U. S. Catholic Church's national anti-poverty programa concerted effort to aid groups and organizations in self-help efforts. Seventy-five per cent of the amount collected in each diocese is sent to be nationally distributed in country-wide anti-poverty ef.forts; twenty-five per cent of the Fall collectior;1 remains in each diocese to be apportioned among poverty groups attempting to raise their own standards of living and improving their lot in life.
Some 28 proposals for aid benefit from the Campaign for were received by the Diocese of Human Development on a diocFall River in July, reflecting all esan level are: $800 - United Front Homes kinds of human suffering and earnest effort; Portuguese and Day Care Center, Inc., New BedSpanish immigrants, programs ford, for its nursery program for for the aged and retarded, the the children of working mothers. anxiety of unwed mothers,' alco- $800-Portuguese Youth Cultuholism programs; the sick lonely ral Organization, Fall River, for in their homes, the deaf children its Bi-Lingual Multi-Service Cenand adults, the nursery children ter. $750 - Southeastern Conferand burdened working parents. ence for the Deaf, Attleboro, for Attempts to respond to the sincere ef,forts of dedicated the purchase of a Telecommunigroups and organizations were cations Unit. $600 - Regina Pacis Summer translated into grants from $800 for a day care nursery program Program for Spanish American to $1900 for aid with. the trans- Children, New Bedford, for reliportation of the elderly to med· gious and culturally oriented summer programs. ical appointments. $600 - Summer Camping, Each applying agency or organization was given the oppor- Taunton-Attleboro Spanish Apostunity to describe its purposes . tolate, to provide overnight and the intent of the requested camping facilfties for Spanish grant. The Department of Social speaking childhen. $500 - Homemakers of Fall Services and Special Apostolates received and processed the re- River to help provide in-home quests. A committee of clergy, servi~es such as meal preparareligious and laity then studied tion, light housekeeping, shopthe requests and made recom- ping, laundry, personal care, mendations to the Most Rever- physical therapy and companionship to the elderly, handiend Bishops. On Saturday, August 23, Bish- capped, retarded, mentally ill op Cronin personally distributed and families with multi-problems. $250o-Birthright of Fall Rivchecks to some of the agencies and saw to the sending of grants er, New Bedford, Taunton, AttleTurn to Page Two to others. Among those who will
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Considered one of the best clerical adm.jnistraoors ·in the diocese, Msgr. Harrington served for more than 43 years as supervisor of St. Patrick's, St. John's, and St. Mary's Cemeteries in Fall River. Although he retired as pastor of Holy Name in April 1967, Msgr. Harrington continued his supervisory activ,ities of the' three Fall River cemeteries witn a dedication to work and service as an exemplar of what it means "to serve." In his prie!'>thood which spanned over half a century, he was instrumental in developing St. Thomas More Parish into one of. the area's fastest-growing Christian communities. Msgr. Harrington is also known for his outstanding accomplishments as the Director of the Fall River Diocesan Welfare Bureau. His successes in that office were -all the more outstanding when one recalls that his appointment was made in 1930 when the country was in the throes of its worst economic depression. The text of Msgr. - Shalloo's homily is found on page four.
THE BUILDING IN QUESTION: The subject of the civil suit brought against Bishop Cronin is the St. John's Day Nursery building. In the background is St. Patrick's Church. The nursery operated for years as a part of St. Patrick's Parish. The present occupant'., ~he St. John's Child Care and Development Center Inc., has been organized as a private and mdependent corporation totally without the authorization or the knowledge of the Bishop. R~peated. e.fforts wer~ mad.e to effect the withdrawal of the corporation from the facility WIth a mmimum of dIsruption and representatives of the corporation promised to do this over the course of many months. Their failure to move left Bishop Cronin no alternative and after ample forewarning the building was secured on Aug. 11 .
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Mary Carson applauds Betty Ford
Independence for the Azores?
Do Police have the right to strike? Read Msgr. Higgins
brings the Gospel to the American Indians
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