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priests and religious, will join the Apostolic Delegate ~. / 1 and Archbishop-elect Humberto S.! Medeiros as he concelebrates ~ his first Mass in Holy Cross Ckthedral as the Archbishop of Boston. AU$PfCB frl4ARIA I Concelebrating the Mass for V the installation of Archbishopel~ct Humberto S. Medeiros of Bbston, will be: ,Most Rev. Luigi Raimondi, Apostolic Delegate to the United Sfates; I Most Rev. Humberto S. Medeir6s, Archbishop-elect of Boston; An Anduw of the Soul. Sure and Firm - ST. PAUL IMost Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River; I Most Rev. Christopher J. WelFall River, Mass., Thursday, October 1, 1970 . don, Bishop of Springfield; I Most Rev. Bernard J. FlanaPRICE 10¢ Vol. 14, No. 40 © 1970 The Anchor gan, Bishop of Worcester; $4.00 per year I }
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Bishop Medeiros Saw Brownsville Expand The following account of Brownsville under Bishop Medeiros is taken from the Valley Catholic Witness, official newspaper of that Texas See. The diocesan growth under Bishop Medeiros' firm, but loving hand", is reflected in today's stQtistics, which show 58 par.ishes, as compared with 40 in 1966; III priests today as compared with 81 in 1966; plus the construction of some 39 churches, CCD centers, rectories, parish halls and adjunct buildings. During his tenure as spiritual leader of Brownsville, Bishop
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I Channel 5, WHDH-TV, Boston will televise live in color the Installation ceremonies of .Most Rev. Humberto S. Medeiros as A rchbishop of Boston starting at 4 o'clock on Wednesday 'after~oon, Oct. 7 and continuing to the conclusion of the rites.
Medeiros also emerged as a leading figure in the United States Catholic Conference and the National Conference' of Catholic I + ••••••••••••••••• Bishops, serving with distinction as Chairman of the NCCB Subcommittee on Allocations for Latin America, plus many months of labor on the Ad' Hoc I Committee on Labor Disputes spOllsored by the NCCB. A member of the AdministraI What can you do in four: tive Boards of both the NCCB years? It's the time it takes to and the USCC, Bishop Medeiros ~et a high school or college edualso holds such recognitions as' ¢ation. It's the time it took BishState Chaplain of the Texas' ~P Medeiros to "graduate" from being a freshman Bishop of one Turn to Page Twenty-three ,bf the newest dioceses in the ?ountry to being Archbishop of one of the oldest, to go from being shepherd of a quarter million souls to having respon~ibility for nearly two million. I His four years in Brownsville :-vere busy. When he arrived at wishes and prayers of Cardinals, soon-to-be fellow Archbishops, ~he Texas see in 1966, some Bishops, Monsignori, 'Priests, 28,000 children were under CathBrother,. Sisters, Laity and the plic instruction. Today there are pver 40,000. Aided by volunteers faithful of the Church. trom the Fall River Diocese, the But * * * there also.were warm Turn to Page Sixteen and humble greetings from Bishop Medeiros' former public schoolmates, seminarians, parishioners and those in prominent political life, including many in diplomatic posts. Turn to Page Six o
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CCD Schedules: Courses Of Adult Education Rev. Ronald A. Tosti Beginning the week of Oct. 12 in all areas of the diocese, specially tailored programs of adult education will begin. The schedule of sessions in each area will appear in the Oct. 8 edition of The Anchor. Further copies. of the schedule will be available at all parishes throughout the Diocese. These courses are designed for the adult laity and religious of the Fall River Diocese. They are not intended to be teachertraining programs for CCD teachers. In these times of confusion and misunderstanding, it is
Most Rev. Timothy J. Harrington, Auxiliary Bishop of Worcester; Rev. Msgr. Alfred R. Julien, Diocesan Consultor for Boston; Rev. Msgr. Victor W. Ralpr. Vicar-General of Brownsville; Very Rev. Emanuel A. Ballard, O.M.L, Chancellor of Brownsville; Rev. Francis J. McGann, representing the Boston Priests' Senate; Turn to Page Three
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Friends Quick To Respond To News of Appointment Bill Rudd Valley Catholic Witness BROWNSVILLE - Telegrams, letters, telephone calls and personal visits by the hundreds deluged Archbishop-elect Humberto S. Medeiros when his appointment to the Archdiocese of Boston was announced. . The messages covered every strata of society and embraced • a complete spectrum of social status. There were the expected
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Most Rev. Robert F. Joyce, Bishop of Burlington; Most Rev. Ernest J. Primeau, Bishop of Manchester; Most Rev. Peter L. Gerety, Bishop of Portland; Most Rev. Jeremiah F. Minihan, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston; Most. Rev. Thomas H. Riley, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston; Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston; Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, Auxiliary Bishop of Fall River;
hoped that the adult .Catholic population of our diocese will take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about their faith in its various aspects. The courses will only be six weeks in length with a two hour session one night each week. The , timing was particularly chosen I so as to make these programs more convenient for all. The courses will end the week I of Nov. 16 thereby being comPhlel~edd before the begdinnhin g of the o I ay season an t e uncertainties of the Winter months. The courses vary in the different areas responding to both the Turn to Page Eighteen • I'
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PARTICIPANTS: Among those participating in Archbishop Medeiros' Installation Mass at Boston's Holy Cross Cathedral next Wednesday as fourth Archbishop of Boston will be, left to right, Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, D.O., Auxiliary of Fall River, Most Rev. James L. Connolly, D.O., Bishop of Fall River, Most Rev. Luigi Raimondi, D.O., Apostolic Delegate to the United States, and Archbishop Medeiros. Bishop Connolly was consecrator and Bishop Gerrard a co-consecrator at Archbishop Medeiros' Episcopal consecration four years ago when the former Chancellor of Fall River became a BishQ.p.
'High Scho'ol College Day On Stonehill Campus Stonehill College, North Easton, in cooperation with the Diocesan School Department will sponsor a College Day on its campus on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 12. Junior and senior high school students, whether from diocesan, parochial, private or public high schools, who are interested in furthering their educatio'n are urged to attend this well-planned event. Brian P. Murphy, director of admissions announced that approximately 87 college representatives from the Mid-West to the Atlantic seaboard will be present for consultation and guidance and thus enable stu-
dents and their parenls to get a comPfehensive view of what the various colleges have to offer in order to comply with the student's aspirations and abilities. The success of past College Days has been certified by the annual, growth .in attendance for this event. This eighth annual College Day and open house will be held frpm 9:30 to 11 :30 in the morning and will consist of formal and informal sessions in classrooms and the cafeteria. There will also be an opportunity for free exchange between parent and representative and student and representative. Turn to Page Two