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Thursday" Sept. 21, ]967
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CCD To Emphasize Adult ,Education The CCD will sponsor a diocesan-wide Adult Christian Education effort in conjunc ton with its annual teacher training program in each area of the diocese beginning Oct. 3. Courses in Christian Doctrine, Advanced Scripture and Elementary and Secondary Mehtods will be open to the pubilc to answer the great need of adult education and spur the establishment of . '1 I •• t h a d u I t discussion _action tIon ~I 1 conSIst 111 one hour of gram. The prospective eac ers . . doctrme and one hour of meth- will then di.vide into groups for mtendmg to prepare for ods each week. the second hour for elementary intendin got prepare for All present will attend the or secondary methods depend teaching CCD courses in parishes, a basic 20 week' (40 hour) program for credit and certifica-
course in Christian Doctrine taught by one of the diocesan priests assigned to the CCD pro-
Bisho~ Urges Support
For Confraternity \
An expanded catechetic keep our own ideals and, sense of loyalty to Christ and the Gos prog'l'am in every parish in pcl. ' the diocese is the immediate There is no surer' way to be a objective of Most Rev. James good Christian than to preach
:b Connolly, Bishop' of Fall River. "'This Fall we are to inaug \l!lI"ate a more intensive course in teacher training for release-time $faaching," the Bishop stressed in pastoral letter which was read at all masses in all churches of &be diocese on Sunday last. "We want-we need-mOl'e 1laried courses in adult educa tion,"" the diocesan Ordinary emphasized. We need, in Confra ternity work, the use of our 'school facilities, and the help of 3\lxiliary aids in the form of books, projectors,' films and whatevet' might help make more nnpt'essive and permanent the teaching of Christ," the Bishop lISSerted. The pastoral letter follows: , "Lol'd to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eter
nal life." St. John Chapter
VI,v:68
Beloved in Christ: We are at present preparing a Diocesan synod, aiming to carry out, as best we can, the ideas ,and ideals of the Second Vatican «aunci!. An overwhelming ma jority of the Bishops voted for Pastoral Renewal in every avail able form. They emphasized the JIIOle of the Catholic in the mod world. There always has been wch a thing as the Apostolate ei the Laity, but the summons to know Christ . . . and be Christ . . . has never been em Phatically declared as it has been by this Council and this Pope. 'No one can live passively or .differently in our confused :world. Either we become domin lilted by what others do or say, and tamely follow after leaders £:Oing off in all directions, or we
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Ordinary Names Two Moderators . Bishop Connolly has an nounced the appointments to ~o Diocesan posts. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, pas ior of Our Lady of Angels Church, Fall River will serve as area moderator of the :Diocesan eouncil of Catholic Women, • rea No.1, Fall River and co ordinator of the Bishop'" An -..al Charity Ball. Rev. James F. Lyons, admin ~trator of Our Lady of Victory ehurch, Centerville has beeD Ilamed as area moderator of the Diocesan Council of Catholic .women, Area No. 5, Cape Cod _d the Islands.
Christ's Gospel. Some men might say they couldn't do that Consci entiously, since they do not prac tice it. For them, I can think of nothillg better than that they preach what Christ did, being eet·tain that if we preach, we will be constrained to practice. 'Then we become Apostles of the Word. Then we may be sure our lives will not be'lived in vai.n. Many at'ound us judge Christ ianity by what they see in or hear from us. It's a pity to think of the many who do not know Christ, mainly because they have never seen His reflection in a neighbor. But it is more sober ing to find so many "weak and unprofitable servants" who bury their faith and hardly ever re veal it through an apostolic deed. For years the Confraternity Tur.t~ to Page Fi~teen
Bishop in Europe To Administer Confrmation Bishop Germany oom.mence which will
Connolly is in today' ready to a two-week trip take him through'
T'ur!tey and Greece to adminis ter the Sacrament of Confirma tion within the United States Ai~ Foree (European theater) geo graphical area. The Ordinary will follow 'the steps of Pope Paul in vis'its to Istanbul, Turkey and Ephesus, Greeee where he will pray for the laity, religious and clergy of the diocese at the site of shrines of Our Lady and St. John the Apostle. ' Making the trip at the invita tion of the Air Force, the Bishop expects to ,return to the diocese on Monday, Oct. 9. Fr. (Lt. Col.) John F. Burke of the Manchester (NH) :Diocese
win serve as chaplain to the Fall
River Ordinary. '
The Bishop's itinerary follows:
Sept. 20-New York to Rhein
Main.
Sept. 22-Frankfun to Istan
bul.
Sept. 24-Istanbul to AnkarQ Sept. 26-Ankara to Diyarba kill'.
Sept. 27-Diyarbakir to An kara. ' Sept. 28-Ankara to' Adana. Sept. 29-Adana to Ankara to Istanbul to Izmir. At Izmir he will go to EphesWi Turn to Page Sm .
CONFIRMATION TOUR: Bishop Comiolly, center, is tendered Godspeed by Bishop Gerrard, right, and Father Barrett~, chancellor, left, as he leaves for a Confirmation t()ur of Air Force Bases in Europe.
ing on thei I' level of teaching. There- will also be presented an advanced doctrine course in New Testament Scripture - 10 weeks (20 ·hours). Credit and certification 'in this course will be given to any prospective or active teacher who has already completed the basic doctrine and methods course, Those taking part in the courses for adult education need not take part in the methods courses. They can enroll in either the Christian Doctrine or Advanced Sacred Scripture Courses. The only charges will be that stemming from materials and books used in class. The courses provided, places and dates are the following: .'all River All courses will take place at Mount St. Mary Academy, Fall River on Thursday evenings at 7:30 beginning Oct. 5. Christian Doctrine: Rev. John R. FoIster; Advanced Scripture: Rev. George ·W. Coleman; Ele mentary Methods: Miss Patricia Makin, MoEdo; Secondary Meth ods: Sister Mary Timothy, R.SoM. New Bedford ,All courses will take place at Bishop Stang High School, No. Dartmouth, on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 beginning Oct. 3. Christian Doctrine: Rev. Agos tinho S. Pacheco; Advanced Sa cred Scripture: Rev. John J. Smith; Eiementary Methods: Sis ter Mary Columban, R.S.M.; Secondary Methods: Sister Joan Bernadette, SoN.D. Turn to Page Six
.Pope's Senate Choices Bring Total to 1:9'7 ,
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VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI has nominated the 15 per cent of the member ship of the Synod of Bishops which was 'allowed him under the synodal arrangements approved by him earlier. Among the 24 bishops from throughout the world that he has chosen, three are Americans: Francis Oardinal Brenna" of the Roman Curia, Archbishop Martin J. O'Connor, head of three bishops will join John F. Dearden of Detroit, John 'the Ponti:f;ical Commission theThese four U. S. prelates that have Cardinal Krol of Philadelphia for Communications Media, been elected by the American and Bishop John J. Wright of and Bishop Fulton J. Sheen bishops:-Lawrence Cardinal She Pittsburgh. han of Baltimore, Archbishop of Rochester. Another American, ArchbiSbOp
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM LOB-443 NLC Vatican Most Rev. James L. Connolly, c/o Bishop's House, 394 Highland Ave. Fall River, Mass. Holy Father, having learned of, forthcoming diocesan synod, Fall River, offers prayers fur its success for good of souls. Cordially .imparts' to your Excellency, partici pants, synod, clergy, religious~ faithful your diocese in pledge of illuminating Divine graces, paternal apostolic benediction. Cardinal Cicognani
Ambrose Senyshyn of the Uluainian-rite archeparchy of Philadelphia will also attend the synod because of his position in an Eastern-rite church. Turn to Page Fifteen
DCCW Meeting The first quarterly meet ing of the Board of Directors
of the Diocesan Council of Catholiic WOnt en will be held on Sunday 'afternooDO Sept. 24 at 2:30 in St. John's School Hall. Attleboro. Among the items on the agenda will be a discussion of the preliminary plans for the Annual Bishop's Charity BalL