Century of Service, Leadership For Bishops .Connolly, Gerrard
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Issue Children's Norms On Penance, Eucharist Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, for and celebration of first PenS.T.D., Bishop oJ Fall River, has ance and Eucharist. approved norms relating to the A .paper on sAcramental prepSacraments of Penance and of . aration, "Stuffy Paper for First First Holy Communion by chil- Confession," prepared by the dren. United States Catholic ConferA statement issued by the ence is available at the Catholic Department of Education of the Education Center, on 423 HighDiocese points out that the land Avenue in Fall River. norms are in keeping with the Norms for the reception of joint declaration of the Sacred first Penance and first Eucharist Congregations for the Discipline are as follows: of the Sacraments and for the I-Those responsible for parClergy terminatEng the period of ish sacramental programs should experimentation in which first insure that an opportunity is Eucharist was permitted prior provided for children to receive to first Penance. The norms also the sacrament of Penance before recognize newer teaching meth- their reception of first Eucharist. ods based on findings in child 2-Since Penance and Euchapsychology and approved con- rist are distinct sacraments, temporary liturgical celebrations both the catechesis for and celand continue to emphasize the ebration of these sacraments are role of parents in the preparation Tum to Page Three
Namel5 Rev. Paul Connolly Vineyard Haven Pastor Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, to-
day announced the assignment of Rev. Paul G. Connolly, administrator of St. Elizabeth Parish, Edgartown, as pastor of St. Augustine Parish, Vineyard Haven. Father Connolly will continue to also serve 'as administrator of St. Elizabeth Parish. Father Connolly, the son of Michael J. and Ir~ne (Goetz) Connolly, was born in Norwood on Oct. 17, 1929. After pursuing his education at Walpole public and high schools, he studied with the Maryknoll Fathers in New York.
REV. PAUL G. CONNOLLY
After preparing for the diocesan priesthood at St. Mary's Seminary 'in Baltimore, Md., he Tum to Page ~ix
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A century of service and honoring Most Rev. James L. leadership will be commem- . Connolly, D.D., Dr. Sc. Hist., For· orated and gratefully acknowl- mer Bishop of Fall River and edged on Sunday as bishops, Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, priests, Religious and laity D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Fall gather at St. Mary's Cathedral River. at noon for the jubilee Mass Since their ordination to the priesthood in 1923, both men have distinguished themselves in dedicated service to the flocks entrusted to them. Kindness has been their trademark as they did parish work or seminary teaching, as they showed themselves leaders of their colleagues in the priesthood, as they both became bishops. Eldest brother of the priests of the Diocese, Bishop James J. Gerrard has always been the prototype of a serving priest no matter what title he was honored with. . For many years Bishop Connolly proved to be the all providing father of us all as he was entrusted with the care of the entire Diocese. The principal celebrants of the Jubilee Mass will be His Eminence, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, Archbishop of Boston; Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River; Most· Rev. James L. Connolly, D.D., D. Sc.H., Former Bishop of Fall River, and Most Rev. James The prelate who guided the J. Gerrard, D.D., Auxiliary BishFall River diocese through some op of Fall Riyer. of the most challenging and difOther prelates participating in ficult years in the long history the Mass will be Most Rev. John of the Catholic Church wiU be F. Whealon, Archbishop of Harthonored Sunday on the occasion ford; Most Rev. Robert F. Joyce, of his golden jubilee in the priest- Former Bishop of Burlington, Vt., hood. He is the'Most Rev. James and also a golden jubilarian, orL. Connolly, D.Sc.H. who with dained in 1923. his longtime friend and fellow Most Rev. John J. McEleney, bishop, the Most Rev. James J. S.J., Former Bishop of Kingston, Gerrard, D.D., also a jubilarian, Jamaica; Most Rev. Lawrence J. will celebrate a Mass of thanks- Riley, Auxiliary Bishop of Bosgiving at St. Mary's Cathedral. ton; Most Rev. Vincent J. Hines, Bishop Connolly was born in Bishop of Norwich, Conn. Fall River November 15, 1894, Most Rev. Timothy J. Harringthe son of the late Francis and ton, Auxiliary Bishop of WorcesAgnes McBridge- Connolly. At ter; Most Rev. Peter L. Gerety, the age of three days he was bap- Bishop of Portland, Me.; Most tized in St. Patrick's Church by Rev. John A. Marshall, Bishop Rev. J. F. Haney. His godparents of Burlington, Vt., Most Rev. were Patrick Corrigan and Helen Joseph F. Donnelly, Auxiliary Mannion. He grew up with two Bishop of Hartford, Conn. sisters and four brothers, all now Most Rev. Walter W. Curtis, deceased. One, Bernard joined Bishop of Bridgeport, Conn.; him in the priesthood, serving as Most Rev. John F. Hackett, Auxa Sulpician and a professor at iliary Bishop of Hartford, Conn.; St. Charles Seminary, Catons- Most Rev. Louis E. Gelineau, ville, Md., until his death in 1932. Bishop of Providence, R. I.; Rev. The future bishop graduated Msgr. Robert E. Mulvee will repfrom St. Patrick's School in 1909 resent Most Rev. Ernest J. Priand from B.M:C. Durfee High meau, Bishop of Manchester, School in 1913. He entered St. N.H. Charles Seminary, Catonsville, The homilist of the Mass will and continued his studies at the be Rev. John F. Hogan, pastor of Sulpician Seminary in Washing- St. Julie Billiart Parish, North ton. He was ordained Dec. 21, Dartmouth. 1923 by Bishop Feehan in St. At the dinner following the Mary's Cathedral, where he him- Mass and offered at White's self was to ordain so many Family Restaurant in Westport, priests in future years. Very Rev. Luiz G. Mendonca, His first assignment was as a Vicar General and Pastor of St. summer assistant at Our Lady John of God Parish in Somerset, of Lourdes Church, Wellfleet, will serve as Master of CerTum to Page Eighteen emonies.
Bishop. Connolly
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Speakers at the banquet will include Humberto Cardnial Medeiros, Bishop James L. Connolly, Bishop James J. Gerrard, and Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. Mrs. Albert Petit will sing the National Anthem.
Bishop Gerrard
Fifty years of priestly service ,to the diocese of Fall River will be celebrated Sunday by the Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, D.D., auxiliary bishop and former pastor of St. Lawrence parish, New Bedford, who now lives in retirement at the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River. Bishop Gerrard, like Bishop Connolly a native of the diocese, was born in New Bedford on June 9, 1897, of the late William and Elizabeth Livesey Gerrard. He was baptized in St. James Church and attended St. Mary's narochial school, attached to St. James parish. In 1914 he graduated from Holy Family High School, the parish high school of St. Lawrence Church to which he returned in 1956 as pastor. Ordination After attending St. Laurent College, Montreal, Canada, Bishop Gerrard continued his education at Rochester, for two years of philosophy and four years of theology. He was ordained to the priesthood at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River by Most, Rev. Daniel F. Feehan, D.D., second Bishop of Fall River, on May 26, 1923. Classmates of the Bishop in· clude Msgr. William H. Harrington and Msgr. John A. Chippendale, both of whom share his retirement at the Memorial Home. Aflter ordination.- Bishop Gerrard was assigned to Sacred Heart Church, Oak Bluffs, for his first summer as a priest. In October of that year he went to Tum to Page Nineteen
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