The
CHOR
A.. AtNA:or df ,., 1otII, ...... .., ,.. lit IY. P.a
faU River, Mass., Thursday,
Vot 11, No. M
~ov.
© 1967 iDle Anchor
2, 1967 $4.00 Iller Yoar
PRICE lOe
Provi~ence
Journal Repori in Error
The Providence Sunday Journal erred seriously this week in a headlined front-page story written on the pre timinary drafts for a Synod in the Diocese of Fan River. The Journal, under the curious head "No Confession/In Com munion/Is S u g g est e d," fin this initial Synod draft that spoke of recommendations youngsters about to make their :Q)r dropping confession as a First Holy Communion have no requirement for communion. need of Confession s~nce they Such a statement, of course, is ilnaccuratc. The Journal includ . . a correction in the body of an olber story on Monday _and ,rinted a further correction on lI'»esday. Catholic teaching, presented. fa. this strange and incorrect :way in Sunday's Journal, was dtstorted. What the Journal meant is -Illat a suggestion was included
Message to Africa Praises Heritage VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI has sent an 8,500-word message to Africa, encouraging it on the road to material pros perity and at the same time urging it to hold fast to its best traditions. He said that Af rica's moral and religious heritage is a pro vidential foundation for building a "new society in Christ." But he deplored racism, the pitting of one racial group against another and I an interracial violence that I "assumes almost the propor tions of genocide." Speaking of African develop ment, he said that the dignity of peoples receiving aid "must be respected absolutely." He singled out education and agriculture as the principal problems to be dealt with along the road to development in Africa. The second half of the docu ment consisted of messages to various components of African society: clergy, rulers, families, woinen and young people. Officially the document was entitled "A Message of His Holi ness Pope Paul VI to the Sacred Hierarchy and to All the Peoples of Africa for the Promotion of the Religious, Civil and Social Welfare of Their Continent." Turn to Page Thirteen
are not in any state of- serious sin. Church teaching does not obligate a Catholic to go to con fession before receiving Holy Communion unless there is a mlltter of seriO\~s sin, although most Catholics receive the Sac rament of Penance frequently from a desire to encounter Christ through the sacrament· and as a means of further grace
and correction of faults in their
lives.
'aU nations, bapti,zing them in t~e name of the Father, and of the SOn, and of the. Holy Spirit." , Nor was Father ever forgetful of. the depth of such a' tre: mEmdous gift. By the providen tial hands of Almighty God he was assigned to -serve the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus in' this church which we joyfully ac;"
knowledge today as his earthly home. Yes, it was here, in this parish; it was in this town of North Attleboro, in this diocese of Fall
. River, that we have been priv
ileged to witness his devotion spent in the imitation of Christ. Seldom in the vineyard of the Lord have we seen such an ar dent laborer who was so alive and alert to the reality of Christ in His Mystical Body, and so re sponsive to the appeal of the needy. Endlessly he gave without counting the cost; constantly his I work glorified the wisdom and 1 ~ love of God. Now removed from our sight in the noon-day of life, already he had reaped a rich harvest. His work was already done, characteristic quality of his God-given talent and ability. He submitted himself to the wiM' of God in all things and re:.. TurD to Page Six
area, diocesan and national apostolic action." The eulogy by Father I.e Due, who served as a fellow curate with the late Father Dickinson, follows: '"I have glorified you on earth and finished the work that you gave .me to do." (In. 17: 4) "Father knew well the power of Our Lord's words: "I have
SATHER DIClUNSON
STANG GROUP AT WORKSHOP: Sr. Bernadette, SND, of Stang High will direct Arthur Buckley, John Burns and Janelle Sevier in a folk-hymn singing demonstration at the Nov. 15th workshop.
Plan Music Workshop On Nov. 15 'at Stang The Diocesan Commission on Music will conduct a Workshop on Wednesday night, Nov. 15 at 8 o'clock i.n Bishop Stang High School, No. Dartmouth for all organists, choir directors and leaders of congregational singing. A demonstration of folk -hymn singing at Mass will Sacred Music issued on March Ii be conducted by Sr. Berna of this year by the Congregation dette, SND, of the Stang of Rites.
Devotion, Zeal, Obedience: Father DickinsQn's Life The Rev. Edmond L. Dickinson was eulogized on Mon day morning during a concelebrated Mass of Requiem in the Sacred Heart Church, No. Attleboro as "while a lion· of devotion and zeal, Father was a lamb of submission and obedience. Obedient to his chosen. you." For this reason, he Bishop, he devoted himself selflessly. and in total maturity lI:eSOlutely to the progress of accepted the directives - of his this diocese in parochial, Lord and Master: "Go and teach
o
VINCENTIAN: Rev. Cor neliusJ. O'Neill, assistant at St. Paul's _Church, Taunton, has been named by the Bishop as moderator for the Taunton Particular Council of the St. Vincent de Paul sOciety.
Faculty, and she will be assisted by students from the No. Dart:' mouth Diocesan High School. Mr. Horace Travassos, director and organist at St. Patrick's ChurCh, Fall River will present a demonstration on leading con gregational singing. The concluding portion of the program will consist of a panel discussion on the Instruction on
Members of the commission are: Rev. James F. Lyons, chair man; Rev. William G. Campbell, secretary; Rev. Joseph L. Pow ers, Rev. Paul G. Connolly, Rev. Albert F. Shovelton, Rev. Mau rice Souza, Sr. Stephen Helen, S.U.S.C.; Sr. Bernadette, S.N.D.; Sr. Evangela, R.S.M.; Mr. Nor
mand Gingras, Mrs. Edward
Studley.
Urges Final Acceptance Of Celibacy Encyclical COLUMBUS (NC) - Bishop John J. Oarberry of
Columbus has urged that priests of his dipcese "humbly and prayerfully, sincerely, willingly and joyfully accept as final, the encyclical of Pope Paul VI," calling for continued p r i est I y celibacy. Bishop Carperry, at a dio cesan clergy conference here, appealed for the "loyalty"
Thanksgiving Clothing Drive
The annual Bishops' Thanks giving Clothing Drive will be conducted in all parishes of the Diocese during the week of Nov. 5 -12.
Rev. John J. Hogan, diocesan
MODERATOR: B ish 0 p director of the drive, has an Connolly has named Rev. -nounced that each parish will Brian J. Harrington, assist specify when and where the ant at Sacred Heart Church, clothing is to be delivered. On Monday, Nov. 13 all Taunton as moderator for packed cartons from each parish the Guild for the Blind in the will be eollected by trucks dis Taunton area. patched by Father Hogan.
and "obedience" of the priests in this "special area," and noted that Pope Paul "has spoken on this topic in a most solemn fashion." The bishop also noted that the Second Vatican Council "had al ready spoken in this matter very clearly, and that the American bishops, in their meeting in Chi cago last April, 'reaffirmed its stand on the matter. "Despite all of this, there is still unrest," he said. "There is still agitation and indications of rejection of this most blessed practice." Bishop Carberry said that his appeal was "not one of polemTurn to Paae Thirteen