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Rapid Pac·e ~tarks School Drive

Fall River Boys' High Plan Brings Great Response

Chairmen for each of the 36 Greater Fall River parishes which will participate in the new boys' memorial high school drive were a'nnounced today by Chairman John T. Farrell, Sr:, lay chairman. The individual parish selections were made. by the pastors, Attorney Farrell reported as he cited the promptness of action as an initial baro­ meter of an imminently suc­ cessful campaign to realize

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the $2.6 million school which will be staffed by the Jesuit Fathers. "I have been associated with many campaigns in my life time but never have I been associated with one that has moved with the efficiency and enthusi&:'m that marks the current school drive," Chairman Farrell ob­ served. "The parish memorial and special gift committeemen to­ gether with all the parish con­ tacts have already been sub­ mitted to the main campaign ofTurn to Page Ten

Intensive preparation and organization at both the area and parish levels is now underway preliminary to the campaign drive which will be conducted in 36 Greater Fall River parishes for the new Fall River boys' memorial regional high school. Announcement was made today of the chairmen of the memorial and special gifts committees and also the vice chairmen of the general area committee.

Campaign Committee Leaders

Normand Boule

James F. Mooney, Jr.

Thomas F. Tansey

John C. Travis

Drive leaders are pleased at the enthusiasm shown by those selected for these key posts. James F. Mooney., who headed the last and most successful Catholic Charities Appeal, will serve as the director of the Memorial Gifts phase of the over-all campaign. John C. Travis and Thomas F. Tansey will be the co-chair­ men of the Special Gifts Com­ mittee. Normand Boule will serve as chairman of the National and Organizational Accounts. '.J?urn to Page Eleven

Pope Paul VI Plans Roman Curia Reforms VATICAN CITY (NC) ­ Pope Paul VI has announced he will simplify and decent­ ralize the Roman Curia, the

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Church's central administrative body. The Holy Father said the Curia has "grown ponderous with its own venerable age." The Pope announced his plpn to the cardinals, priests and lay­ men of the curia at a special audience. The curia reforms, he stated, "will be formulated and promulgated by the Curia it­ self." He outlined some re­ forms: Members of the Curia will be recruited on a "supernational" basis. At present its membership is predominantly Italian. Members will receive what the Pope called an "ecumenical" education in preparation for the Curia work. Local bishops will take over functions now performed by the curia which can be handled more efficiently on a local basis.

Father Edward J. Mitchell Will Again Cover Council Session for The Anchor Readers Bishop Connolly leaves tonight for the second session of the Ecumenical 'Council. Meet­ ing him tomorrow at Rome's airport will be Rev. Edward J. Mitchell, for the past few ex­ eiting years in the Church's history, The Anchor's "man in Rome." Readers have been privileged to glimpse with the young Fall River priest the stirring ceremonies attendant upon the death of Pope John "c7::""'7n1"""'T'TI::1"r':;F~~"""?,c""'""'":"""'"'T" and the coronation of Pope Paul. During the first ses­ sion of the Second Vatican

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Council, they followed its prog­ ress in a special way by means of Father Mitchell's weekly ex-" planatory columns, which will be continued for the second ses. sion. And this Summer, hundreds of Diocesan Catholics met the man behind the columns as they at­ tended a unique combination of tape recording, slide-showing and lecture by Father Mitchell. Idea of Council The program which Father Mitchell gave some 21 times be­ fore various parish and Diocesan groups, was, as he says, an at­ tempt to "get the idea of the CQuncil across to people." An expert amateur photogra­ pher, he re~orded the events of the past year in Rome in scores of color shots. These were com­ bined with a tape-recorded com­ mentary enlivened by such sound effects as the singing of the Sistine Choir, the voices of Pope John and Pope Paul, and the singing by the Council Fathers of "Ubi Caritas," hymn opening each day's proceedings. Ninety per cent of the slides were taken by Father Mitchell himself, with the occasional aid . , fellow students. A friendly TurD to Pale EiehteeA

Local bishops may be brought into the Curia. "And We shall say more: Should the Ecumenical Council show a desire of seeing some representatives of the episcopa­ cy, particularly prelates who direct a diocese, associated in a certain way and for certain questions'" * '" with the supreme head of the Church in the study and responsibility of ecclesiasti. cal government, the curia will surely not oppose it." Speaking in the Hall of Bene­ dictions over the front porch of St. Peter's Basilica, he revealed his plan to members and workers of the Curia-from cardinals to

Council To Consider Needs of Missions ROME (NC) :r- If the missionary bishops in the ecu­ menical council can give to their brother bishops of non­ mission countries in the council an accurate idea of the nature and the needs of mission work, their hopes in the council will be fulfilled. The among all * * '" missions want a degree of lievable "The temptation of the mission autonomy; they want a de­ has always been and always will gree of freedom to adapt the be to 'sacramentalize' and 'insti_ liturgy to local needs; they'do not want "institutionalization" to 'come before evangelization; they do n'ot want to be western­ ized. These, for example, are a few of the "wants" and "not wants" of the missions, all of which would follow if the nature and needs of the missions were understood. A few extracts "from the pro­ posal on the missions drawn up by bishops of the Congo under­ line this point: "The means of carrying on the work of the missions are essen­ tially the Word and the signs that must render this Word be-

CCD To Present Training Course For Teachers A teacher-training pro­ gram on the elementary level will be available for CCD teachers in the d i 0 c e s e

REV. EDWARD J. MITCHELL

typists-who filled the vast room, which is as long as St. Peter's is wide. Beg inn i n g his 3,OOO-word speech with a tribute to the Curia, Pope Paul said he had brought the curia members to­ 'gether to give them all his "cor­ dial and reverent greeting." He continued: "We Ourself had the honor of giving Our humble service in the Roman Curia for many years. In the ranks that compose it We have had very worthy superiors and teacher:>, excellent col­ leagues, collaborators and unfor­ gettable friends." Turn to Page Fourteen

during this Fall and Winter. The course will consist of eight weeks of methods and eight week of doctrine. Those who complete the course will be awarded a CCD teaching certifi­ cate. The methods course will be giv en by Sister Dolores: O.L.V.M., of West Harwich" Classes will be held at Bishop Stang High School, North Dart­ mouth, beginning Saturday af· TurD. to Page Tweln

tutionalize' before having evan_ gelized. Christianity would be nothing more than an article of clothing that runs the risk of covering a lot of superstitution, false belief and false morals. The first thing, as Our Lord taught the apostles, is the Word which leads to the Faith, which later in its turn leads to the sacrament of Baptism * '" '" "Here lies the first problem: the world's wealthier regions­ except for the Soviet Union­ are the regions of Christianity; the poor regions are those in which the Church is in a minor_ ity or is spiritually anemic, at least apparently. If the Chris­ tians make no effort, even at the outset, on the plane of economic and cultural development in order to help the poor countries, an immense counter-witness on a global scale would be given to the young Churches * * *" The fear of Westernization was expressed by Father Germain­ Marie Lalande, C.S.C., Superior General of the Congregation of Holy Cross: "The exportation of western­ ism paralyzes the Church in mis. sion,countries. The Church must bring the message only. The peo­ ple receiving it must be free to clothe it in their own culture." The "clothing it in their own culture" has particular reference to the liturgy. "Westernization" and "Latinization" give 'the Faith the appearance of a foreign im­ portation in the minds of mall7 peoples of mission countries. Turn to Page Eighteen

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