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:Help Spread 'Faith ','I an'! come as a light into the world, that all who believe in'Me may 110 longer live ill darkness" / St. John 12:,46 October 10. 1957

Plan $400,0,00 Parochial School in Mew Bedford

Beloved ill Christ: No one ever appreciates the light so much as those that sit -ill darkness. No Olle, tUlless perverted in mitid' alld heart, would choose darkness for light. It is not easy to have to grope about. It is sad II0t to see olle's way ahead. This is true, also, of darklless that affects the soul. No one lI'allfs it. It does not pay to be ignorallt. 1t is II0t good to live u;/{Ier a cloud of uncertainty. We all want to distinguish frin/{l f;'Qm foe, right· from W1"Ong. ,A nd for this we need the light of Ti'uth, - especially do we need Him Who is our Way alld a Light t9 our feet. That is wltY , St. lohl'- speaks of Our Blessed Lord as enlightening every one bominto this world. St. John also told of the Light shilling into da':klle>~.\· and the darkness not comprehending. There has never, perhaps, been mOre dependence on An Anchor of the Soul, S/lre and F/ftn - ST. PAUL light thall today. There has IIever been a wider diffusion of physical light. But there reI/win great areas of darkness, especially SIJirifllal darkness. Throughout the world. but especially ill Asia and Africa, a tremendous stmggle is Thursday, Oct. 10, 1951 fall River, Mass.' taking place for the souls of mell. Much of it is fought Mail Privil.~ .. Authorizod PRICE, 10c ill darklless for the reason that the powers of perversion V o. I 1, N O. 27 . Second Class .t Fall River. Mass. $4.00 per Yr. are bitterly active. It seems a pity that the Light of Christianity should burn dim in missionary lands for Wll/it of men alld women to hold aloft the torch of Truth. What poor economy it i,v to send supplies too little or too late to our missionaries. c. Each year at this time we appeal for help for those Archbishop Richard J. Cushing of Boston will deliver that work in' fields afar. The response has always been the keynote address at the official opening of an intensive generolls. We hope and pray it continlle so. For the need house-to-house solicitation by 3,400 volunteer workers In grows daily for Light and Learnillg to dispel the clollds cast over mell',f minds on the ,lark contillent. the Greater New Sedford area for the first regional high Ollr Holy Father calls /IS all to answer this challellge. school bUllding, fund cam­ sents contributions of m'ore than In' a recent Encyclical,he tells us to take seriously our paign. $90.000 during the past week. respollsibility for the Faith that is in liS. "We exhort you:' The, Boston prelate will Memorials Phase speak to the volunteers on 'Th,e advance memorial gifts he writes, "to sllpport the expansion of the Chllrch ;;1 the Wednesday. Nov. 6 at St. An­ phase of the regional high llchool world. MtlY it be .God's Will that the missionary spirit thony of Padua Church in New fund campaign gets underway to­ penetrate more deeply the hearts of priests, and 'inflame Bedford. the Most Rev. James L. day. Very Rev. Hugh A. Gal­ the hearts of the faithflli. This· spirit, animated by the Connolly. D,D., Bishop of Fall lagher, campaign moderator, an­ River. announced today as he re­ 'light of charity i~. in some way, the first prqof of our nounced today. ,Eight hundred ported the advance gifts to the men. representing the combined Love of God comllllmicating to ollr brethren the Faith school building fund riow total in memorial committees of the 30 we have received." participating parishes. will work excess of $300.000. This repre­ "We are not /lIwlI'are of the'/llIrdlless of present times. under the direction of Joseph P. Duchaine. The solicitors, mem­ Bllt what cOllld the missionary not do with the mOlley bers of parishes from Wareham that a Christiall spellds occasionally on pa~sing fancies~ , 'on"Cape Cod to Westport in Bris­ May every member of the faith, every family, every Chris­ Turn To Page Four tian community question itself on this point. Remember the generosity of Our Lord Who made Himself poor for your sakes, give that which is superfluous to YOllr needs, and even sometimes that which is necessary. The develop­ ment 0/ the missionary apostolate depends 0/1 your liber­ alt'ty." These, dearly beloved, are words of the Holy Father "It seems a pity that the •directed to me alld to yOIl. I beg you take them seriously, Light of Christianity should recognize a need, and do all you call through prayer and bUl'n dim in missionary sacrifice to help .brillg the light of true faith to, those that lan<;is for want of men and sit in darkness and the shadow of death. women to hold aloft the torch Let us Jlelp raise high the standard of the Cross in of Truth," the Mos,t Reverend , Bishop says in the Mission Sun­ which is light and life ,'and protection from all enemies. day letter to read at all Mass­ Let u.v help hearten Olir missionary men alld women who e$ in. all parishes of the Giocese have given Ul} all that the world holds dear to lift up their next Sunday. brethren in IIeed and direct their eyes to .~alvatiol1 coming A collection for the missions will be taken up in all diocesan f1"Om 011 high. Let liS give comfort to the heart of ollr Holy churches on Sunday, Oct. 20. Father by rallyillg through prayer and works to the help 0/ "Our Holy Father calls us all the missions. A nd may those whose eyes are glqddened by to answer this challenge," Bishop the light of truth and the promise of life reward lIS all by says in his pastoral . FOR THE PRESIDENT: Connolly letter. Referring to the recent their Christian lives. A scrapbook of pictures plea of the Holy Father.' Pope Believe me, with every best blessing.

Pius XII. "to support the expan­ and other data concerning, sion of, the Church in the World." Faith/ully yours in. Christ,

Salve"' Regina College in the Ordinary urges all to "help Newport, was presented to raise high the standard of' the Cross in which is light and Ufe President Dwight D. Eisen­ and protection from all enemies." hower as a souvenir of his "Let us hearten our missionary Newport visit. Sister Mary men and women who have given Mercedes is holding the book up all that the world holds dear Bishop of Fall River

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Regional School Gifts, Now' Ate in Excess of $300,000

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Plans for the construction of a ,new $400,000 school , bUilding with 12 classrooms for the Immaculate Concep-, , tion parish in New Bedford were announced today by Rev. A. Castelo Branco, pastor. The new two-story structure, which will eventually accommo­ date the needs of the parish chil­ dren for the first six grades. will be staffed by members of the Sisters of the Holy Nam~s of Jesus and Mary. Father Branco also announced today that the contract for the school, which will ,be the first in the history of the New Bedford parish. has been awarded to Theodore Loranger & Sons of New Bedford. The new building will include a kindergarten, general offices. visitors' parlor. a lounge for the faculty and a kitchen. Modern in every !lense of the word to meet the ever increasing demands of the parish's current educational requirements, the new plant will also include an auditorium which will care for social activities ot the youth of Tum To Page Eighteen

Regional CCD Group to Meet ' In Bri~geport Most Rev. Bishop James L. Connolly, D.D. and Rev. Joseph L. Powers, Diocesan Director of the Confrater-" nity of Christian Doctrine, will have active parts in the 11th an­ nual New England Regional Con­ gress of the Confraternity to be held tomorrow. &turday and Sunday 'at Bridgeport. General and special sessions, under the ausJ;lices of the arch­ bishops and bishops of the pro­ vinces of Hartford' and Boston, will be held in the new four-mil­ , lion-dollar Notre Dame of Bridge­ port Catholic High School. Every bishop in New England will IX\rticipate in -the program, theme of which 'is ';To restore all things in Christ.'~ Also taking part wlll be hundreds of lay delTurn To Page Thlrteelll

Church Observes

30·Year Mark

st. Casimir's parish in New Bedford is observing the 30th anniversary of its foundi'ng. Today. the parish has three times as many membe'rs as when it was established. But the zeal­ ous work ,of Rev. Joseph Sutula, pastor. and his curate, Rev. Cas­ Imir Kwiatkowski continue for the expansion of the parish and the salvation of souls. , The Most Reve.rend Bishop at­ tended a program marking the 30th anniversary exercises 011 Sunday. . The history and growth of the parish is probably best told in a pamphlet publlshed in connecTurD To li'age 'll'hB'ee

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