Greater Attleboro Area Citizens Regret Minister's Erroneous School Charges ,
Thinking citizens of the' Greater Attleboro Area were disturbed last Sunday by erroneous and inflammatory
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charges made in a sermon delivered by Rev. Ray I. Martin, pastor of the First Methodist Church in North Attleboro. As reported in Monday's edition of the Pawtucket Times, Rev. Mr. Martin said that the public pays in two ways for a private school system. He said that the actual cost in dollars is great because the community loses state aid that would come to a sizeable portion of the educational budget. Rev. Mr. Martin is in error. According to Chapter 70 of the General Laws of Massachusetts, the S~ate refunds to the community, from State Income Tax funds, a per capital amount of money for every child in the community between the ages of seven and 16, even if the child is attending a private or a parochial school. When the funds are b e i n g requested, community school officials count private and parochial school pupils in the community as well as public school pupils. When the per
Pope Praises Holy Liberty
capita reimbursement is received, the mone~' is used exclusively by the public school system of the community. This is the law. In 1960, for example, the Town of Nortli Attleboro received $64,845 for the pupils being educated in parochial schools in the community, and this money went to the public school system. It is estimated, on the basis of school cost per child, that parochial schools that year saved the tax-
payers of North Attleboro the sum of $371,149. During the same year, the Attleboro public school system received from the State the sum of $22,721 for children being educated in parochial schools. The tax savings to Attleboro citizens for children receiving parochial school educations was $165,813. Parents who exercise their Constitutional right of freedom Turn ~ Page Thirteen
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In Church . VATICAN CITY (NC) His HoI i n e s s Pope John XXIII, speaking to the Catholic bishops of the world,
WELCOME ,HOME: ,Most Reverend James j. Gerrard, D.D., V.G., left, Auxiliary to Bishop Connolly, welcomes the Ordinary as he arrived at his residence Tuesday afternoon i'rom the Vatican Council in Rome. .
Council Work To Continue Even During Adjournment By Rev. Edward' J. Mitchell On the Feast of the Immac~late Conception, the Coun00 Fathers met in St. Peter's for the 37th and final time. They met to offer Mass together in gratitude to God for )lis blessings on the Council, and tio ring down the curtain' on the first session of Vati. a slow and solemn introcan II. It was a moment to like duction to the great work of the ['~member. The closing cere· Council-a generous willingness mony, however, was as dif- to enter into the heart and SUbllerent from that of the opening day as 1962 is from the Middle Ages. Having oimply taken Cheir regular ceats in the Clave of the lllasilica, the (Council Fa\mers, 0 v er ?,OOO strong, ((hen joined in Oi n gin g the ~east day Mass i':n honor of Our Lady. At f.ts conclusion (,)he Holy F-ather quietly walked tnto the 'church and then, from Lilis throne above the tomb of the :"Jrst pope, spoke to the bishops of the important work they had \)egun. "The first session," the Holy Father recalled to them. "was
stance of Our Lord's plan. It was necessary for brothers, gathered together from afar around a common hearth, to make each other's closer acquaintance; it was necessary for them to look at each other squarely in order to understand each other's hearts; they had necessarily to describe their own experiences, reflecting the conditions of the apostolate under the most varied climates and circumstances, in order that there should be a thoughtful and profitable interchange of views on pastoral matters." That "profitable interchange of views" has now temporarily ended. Part I of Vatican II is over. The army of bishops, theo. logians, observers and reporters has marched home to a welldeserved rest. In the strange Turn to Page Fifteen
stressed that the work of the Ecumenical Council will continue during its nine-month recess and foresaw the Council's possible end by Christmas, 1963. Pope John, looking drawn although his voice was strong, in an 'address at the concluding ceremonies of the Council's twomonth-long opening session, declared that the Council "really remains open during the' next nine months" until the start of its second session next September. ,The Pope, speaking in St. Peter's basilica after a Mass on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, made these other points: -The sometimes "sharply divergent" views of the Council Fathers manifested during the first session, were a healthy demonstration to ,the world of the "holy liberty" that exists within the Church. -The volume of work accomplished by the first session shows that "a ,good beginning has been made." -The bishops of the world, in the months ahead, should· conTurn to Page Four
Faithful May Sel,ect Day of Observan'ce Of Christmas Vigil The Chancery Office has issued the following notice: "The Sacred Congregation of the Council, by a decree of December 3rd, 1959, granted to each of the faithful the privilege of selecting either December 24th or December 23rd for the observance of the law of fast and complete ab· stinence associated with the Vigil of Christmas. By a decree of February 3rd, 1962, the Sacred Congregatio,. of the Council has decreed that each of the faithful. this year, °may select either December 24th or December 23rd and if the choice is for Sunday, December 23rd, the obligation of fast and abstinence ceases according to Canon Law.
HAPPY AMERICAN CHRISTMAS: Mak Koo Lim lights candles of Advent wreath as new sister, Donna, left, and Rosemary look on. They are children of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Caron, South Swansea. Mak, a Korean orphan, was adopted last month by family, joins their 10 children. He knew no English on ari'ival, is now enrolled in third grade at St. Michael'~ School" Ocean Grove.
Eighth Bishop's Charity Ball Looms as All-Time Finest For Diocesan Social Set Every Catholic with a heart and every American with a heart has a deep sense of responsibility and concern for the under-privileged, more especially for under-privileged children. And, that's the real reason behind the Bishop's Charity Ball in this diocese The devoted men and which has developed into the tion. women in these two organiza. outstanding annual South.' tions are giving of their time eastern Massachusetts so- and effort to help Bishop Con-
cial. The Most Reverend Bishop decided upon the annual charity ball to aid the under-privileged children of the Fall River Diocese eight years ago. Starting with a modest get. together, the enthusiasm for this undertaking has increased an. nually. It has been bigger and better each successive year. The Diocesan Council of Cath· ,olic Women and the Diocesan St. Vincent de Paul members have worked tirelessly to make the Bishop's annual charity ball the overwhelming success that it has been. This year is no 'excep.
nolly in his charity toward the under-privileged. The eighth annual BishOp's Charity Ball will be held on Wednesday night, Jan. 9 next at Lincoln Park. Tickets may be procured from members of the Catholic Women's Council or the St. Vincent de Paul Society. In addition, tickets are also avail. able at every rectory in the diocese for those. who are not con. tacted by the organization members and who, too, are just as interested in aiding the Ordinary's work in behalf of the under-privileged.