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Thursday, Sept. 12, 19~7
Fal River, Mass..
Vol. 1, No. 23
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Bishop Requests Support For Diocesan Regional High School Program The Most Reverend Bishop, in a letter read in all churches of the diocese Sunday, is once more inviting contributions to support the Regional High School Prog·ram. A collection for that pUrpose will be' taken up at all Masses on next Sunday. The . generous response to the Bishop'S appeal last year shows that the Catholics of the . diocese appreciate the need for Catholic high schools. About 1,450 boys apd girls High S~h091 Program were graduated from the 5-! ele~
me'ntary schools of the diocese
In June. Only about half of these will be able to continue theil', education in the 10 Catholic high schools of the diocese, Many boys 'and girls attending public schools would like to go to Catholic high schools. The schools and the places in the schools are limited. Of the 45.504 Catholic children under Instruction in the diocese last year. 20,113 attended .Catho lie schools, 2,530 of them ii:; Cath olic high schools. I~alth and. Conscience The need, as the Bishop points out, Is great and public' response enthusiastic. The Bishop insists 1n his letter that the .purpose of the Catholic high school is to prepare young people for eternity· as well as for time. Since "faith and conscience cannot be sepa rated from education for comTurn to Page Thirteen
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- Bishop Connolly will pre sent diplomas to 25 mem bers of the 1957 graduating . class of st. Anne's Hospital Patrol man Gelose Brault of the New Bedford Police Department presents'a safety poster to Sister St. Philomena, a teacher at St. Joseph's parish school in New Bedford. Listening to the officer's safety advice is Nelson Ostiguy, a member of the school safety patrol. SCHOOLS ARE OPEN -
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Six Diocesan Wo~en Enter ·Novitiate of Holy Union Six residents of the Diocese, including four from Taun ton and two from Fall River, are among the group of pos tulants who have entered Holy Union Novitiate, Immacu late Heart Province, at 520 Rock Street, Fall River. Miss Janet Burns, a mem a government physics research bel' of St. Mary Parish, project, in addition to participe.t Taunton, is the daughter of 'ing In the orchestra. For the past few summers she has been a Mr. and Mrs, James Burns, playground Instructor In Taun
18 Harrison Street. Highest rank ing student of the graduating class of St. Mary High, 1956, she completed her freshman year at Emmanuel College In June. In high school she was editor-In chief of the yearbook. vlce-pres 1dent of the senior class, and ac t1ve In glee club, orchestra. and dramatics. At Emmanuel she was selected as a student assistant In
School of Nursing' at exercises In St. Anne's School Auditorium, Fall River, at 2:30 next Sunday afternoon. St Anne is the only Catholic hospital I.n the Fall· River Diocese. Guest speaker will- be Mrs. Cecilia E. Morley, director of the Fall River District Nursing Asso ciation. Miss Frances Pianka will read the class essay. Miss Florence Mi chaud will receive the District Three American Nurses Associa tion awards of $25 and a $15 membership in the organization. Greetings from ·the medical staff of St. Anne's Hospital will
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Five ·St. Joseph eye Dedication Nuns Take Vows In New Bedford Listed Sept. 28 At Fall River
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Once agaill we invite you to support our Regional Catholic High School Program. The response last year was good. Many were interested to the point of askillg for immediate action. Much was pledged. But we could not get very far in buildillg with what "'as 'actually contributed. So we try agaill to test the amoimt of substantial interest in this im portant project. The need is apparent in 'every part of the Diocese. We have nothing .like sufficient acco;'lmodations for our Teell-agers. Most parents would be happier if they k'lew provisioll wa., being made. They realize that education must be more than facts and figures. The ideals, the moral and spiritual val'les that stem from religion, are most importallt. An.d since these are integrated into 0111' Catholic Teaching alld Methods we come close to realizing the goals set forth several years ago by the Policies Commission of the National Educational Association. Our system is not split down the middle by so-called high wall of separation that keeps most schools ill the camp of secularism. We seek to fit our youngsters for happiness in the home, as well as in business, for eternity as well as ill time. We set up stalldards of success similar to those of Our Blessed Lord: "What doth it profit to gain the whole . world, at the cost of one's soul?" It is really impossible to separate faith and ·conscience from education for complete living. So we do not try to. What we knmv about God, about the Will of .God in our behalf, about human responsibility as well as human rights, gives perspective alld proportion to what we .learn in 'fields of science, history, literature and the arts. And the learning that associates with religioll is more tTlle to life than allY one divorced from highest spiritual realities.
Morality based on convention can qllickly become smug and self-satisfied. Social justice can be translated ill terms of majority rule, as unfortunately it is ill some areas. And there we see people denied their fundamental rights. Virtue without consciOllSlless that God is our Father and Jlldge can be more a matter of etiqllette to change with the times and moods of society. All this may explaill some of 0111' present-day problems. It does not excuse them. Our times are out of tune. And this is due in great measure to· sllbstituting self for God. All the talk about l~ving it up because it's later than you think illustrates this. But it's never too late to melld. We can and should lift up our 'eyes and direct the eyes of our young people to God's plall for society, for each individual among us. Once we get the habit, and make it ingrained through daily practice, our learning becomes more thall a basis for eaming a good liv ing. It means livillg the good life. This is the goal we set before our youth {it secondary schools. This is the hope we ask yOIl to help us realize through our Regional High School Program.
Bishop Connolly will lay The annual retreat of the Sisters of St. Joseph at St.. the cornerstone and dedi Teresa's Con v e nt, 2501 cate the Community Youth South Main Street, Fall Center in New Bedford at 2. Saturday afternoon. Sept. 28. A gift of $250,000 from the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation was pI;esented in October, 1955, to the Diocese toward the con struction of the bulIding. ]dain feature of the structure Is the auditorium - gymnasium with an 84'x 45' basketball court and rollaway bleachers. The stage Is fully equipped' with drop curtains, lights and outlets for
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Nazareth Hall, the new dioce ton. Miss Jeanne Linhares is the . san School for Exceptional Chil daughter of MI'. and Mrs. Jesse dren, will be blessed by Bishop Linhares, 78 Tremont Street, Connolly at 2 next Thursday Taunton. In addition to holding afternoon, Sept. 19. 'the office of president of the Class of 1957 at St. Mary High School, she had the honor of be ing the highest ranking student
River, ended with a simple but touching ceremony of Religious Clothing and Profession. Miss Claudette Samson of St. Theresa's Parish. New Bedford. was vested with the religious habit signifying her admission to Noviceship In the Congregation. Miss Samson Is now Sistel' Lu <cille Marie. Three young Sisters also pro nounced their first temporary
. Beloved in Christ:
Thanking one and all for generous support, and with a hearty blessing, I remain Faithfully yours in Christ.
NAME;P TO LEGION
Father Patrick J. Sullivan, S. J., is the new Assistant Executive Secretary of the National Legion of Decency.
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