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Prayer Octave Bishop Connolly has approved. the following recom mendations for the Octare of Prayerfpr Christian Unity scheduled for eight days Jan. 18-25, 1966. The recommenda tions were prepared by the Committee for the Prayer Week of Christian Unity, under . and at all other services through the direction of Atty. Mau- out the Octave. rice F. Downey of New Bed- . The booklet entitled "Week of. ford, chairman; Rev. Albert Prayer for .Christian Unity"
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F. Shovelton, St. James Church, New Bedford; and Rev. John J. Brennan, SS.CC., St.. Joseph Church, Fairhaven. The Recommended are the'fol-, lowing guidelines for this period of prayer: Recitation of a common prayer at the Sunday servi<:es in the Protestant Churches and Sunday Masses throughout the Diocese,
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Catholic Education Group Gives ·Role to Laymen RIVER EDGE (NC)-An experiment with potentially' far-reaching implications for participation by laymen in Catholic educational affairs is in progress on a country-wide eeale here in New Jersey. It is the Bergen County Catho lie Educational Association, and six priests and Reli • lay-oriented group orga laY,men gious. .ized in September. The as,:, !.l'wo types of memberships are .ociation b r i n g s together - available, "bloc.k:" and laity." paStors, teachers, parents and Thirty parishes have taken others interested in education to "block" memberships. This is eonsider area-wide educational · nearly half the parishes in the problems, mcluding those of · mushrooming suburban county _ildren in public schools. across the Hudson River from The association is the succes · New York. lor to the Bergen County Con Block-member parishes are terence of Catholic Parent represented in the association by "eacher Organizations, formed six people, four of whom must tour years ago. Its president is be lay people. "The others. are 1:. Patrick O'Connell of Engle usually the pastor and the school wood, a former member of the principal," O'Connell said. Itoard of education there. In addition, individuals from A 25-member board of direc these parishes and from all other tors sets association policy and parishes in the country may take projects. Father Leonard J. Jor out individual memberships for dick of St. Peter the Apostle $2. All members have full voting ehurch, River Edge, represents rights. Msgr. Joseph P. Tuite, archdioc Msgr. Tuite's office has per esan superintendent of schools, manent representation on the . Turn to Page Twenty _ the board, which includes 13
Interest Is Running High In Bishop's Charity Ball Co-chairmen Mrs. James A. O'Brien, Jr., president fJf the Diocesan Council of· Catholic Women, and Dr. David ~osta, Jr. president of the Particular Council of the New Bedford St. Vincent de P.aul Society announced today area committeemen to serve request for tickets has In various capacities for the hitThe the earliest high since the 11th Annual Bishop's Char institution of this magnificent It~r Ball scheduled for Jan. Charity affair was initiated and 12, 1966, at the Lincoln Park Ballroom, No. Dartmouth. Accompanying the naming of additional committee members, file co-chairmen stated that "this "ear's response to this annual affair that has become the lead ing social event of Southeastern Massachusetts has gone beyond eur greatest expectations.
Prelate Asserts Council Attained Major Purposes -BALTIMORE (NC)-"All of the major purposes" ()f the Second Vatican Council lhave been accomplished, Lawrence Cardinal Shehan of Baltimore said here. In a press conference in Balti more's Catholic Center after his return from Rome, Cardinal Shehan said credit for the coun eil's "successful conclusion is due above all to Pope Paul - to his Turn to Page Twenty
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Bishop Connolly High Brochure Available
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Deaf Apostolate Joins National Catholic Unit The regular monthly meet ing of the Diocesan Deaf Apostolate was held on Sun day, December 12 at St. William's Church ·in Fall River. Excitement ran high and dIscus sions wer~ numerous among the membership, for the business of the day was a little different than the usual, the group had voted to affiliate itself with the International Catholic Deaf As sociation. Officers were elected arid a name chosen for this newest chapter of the fast growing I.C.D.A. In the international or ganization, the Fall River Dioc esan representation shall be known as the "Christ, the King Association" of the I.C.D.A. When the polling was com pleted, the officers were: Presi dent, Francis Motta of New Bed ford; Vice Pres., John Hurley, New Bedford; Secretary, The resa Dyll, Fall River; Treasurer, William Dyll, Fall River. Among the directors were the following: Louis Medeiros, Fall , River; Frank Rogers, Fall River; Gerald Harrington, New Bedford. Rev. James A. McCarthy, as sistant at St. William's Church, Fall River, and chaplain· of the Diocesan Deaf Apostolate, will be chaplain of the Christ the King Association. Turn to Page Four
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An infonnative brochure concerning the new Bishol' C1mnolly High. School for 'Boys,Fall River, has been pre pared and printed by. members of the Society of Jesus who will staff the new educational institution~ The bro chure explains the entrance that aU first year students wiD requiremEmts, offers specific take the same courses, which details regarding the en will be aimed at providing·. trance examin'ation' and oth... strong foundation in the basic
er pertinent information for prospective students. The brochure spotlights the fact that Bishop Connolly High School will be associated with the world-wide Jesuit educa tional network, encompassing, in the United States alone, 28 colleges and universities and 54 high schools. All courses of study will be college preparatory. Although the detailed curriculm for the four years has not been an nounced, the brochure indicates
CINCINNATI (NC)-Internal problems of the medical profession deserve some of the 'attention doctors are giving to the threat of government controls, Father John J. Flan agan, S.J., executive: director of the Catholic Hospital Association, said here. He spoke at the Mary O'Connell pital's first administrator, Sister Anthony (M a r y) O'Connell; Commemorative Dinner, hon whose Civil War nursing exploits oring Good Samaritan Hos- won her the title, "Angel of the
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college preparatory subjects.' Aithough the permanent fa~ cilities for the new school win not be ready for occupancy in September, 1 9 6 6, temporary quarters will be provided in the new st. William's Catechetical Center on Stafford Rd. and Chi cago St., Fall River, so that the school will welcome its first freshman class on Sept, .7, 1966. The brochure is being· dis tributed through Bishop Con Turn to Page Five
Physicians Should Examine Internal Medical Problems
Name Holy Father 'Man of the Year'
NEW YORK (NC)-Pope Paul VI has been named Man of the Year by CBS-TV's "The Twen tieth Century." The Pope was also named. Man of the Month for December by the same program, a presen tation of CBS News. In a special program to be broadcast on Sunday, Dec. 26 (6 P.M.,EST), Pope Paul will be honored for his historic trips outside the Vatican and for the Second Vatican Council. The Pope's brother, Ludovio Montini, a'member of the Italian Senate, will be interviewed on the program about the Pope and his efforts for peace and the unity of mankind. John Cogley, chief religion writer of the New York Times, and Father John Courtney Murray, S.J., chief ar chitect of the council's Declara
sponsored by the National Coun cil of' Churches and the World Council of Churches and recom mended by the Bishops' Commis sian· for Ecumenical Affairs can be used as a guideline for the prayers to be recited on'the Sun day within the Octave and the other days in the Octave. The theme of Christian Unit,. Turn to Page Three ..
Winston Burdett, CBS Rome correspondent will conduct the interview. The broadcast will cover the Pope's early life in Brescia, his years as a Vatican diplomat under Pope Pius XII, his work with the poor as Archbishop of Milan, the death of Pope John XXIII, Paul's succession to the papacy and his history-making trips to the Holy Land, India and the Unite(l Nations. The comple tion of the Vatican council will also be featured. The program has been filmed in Concessio, the Pope's birth place, Brescia, Milan and Rome. "The Twentieth Century" be gan choosing men of the month this Fall. Pope Paul is the first Man of the Year which is ex pected to be an annual feature of the proiram.
Battlefield." Archbishop Karl J. Alter of Cincinnati was among the guests. In an obvious reference to the medicare program, Father Flan agan said he understood the "pressures and possible controls from external agents" and that he did not wish to minimize the physicians' concern. "I hope,however, that these fears will not make introverts Turn to Page Twelve
Dispensation The fast (affecting those 21 to 59 years of age) and complete abstinence from meat (affecting all over 7 years of age) pre scribed for the Vigil of Christmas may be observed either on Thursday, Dec. 23, or Friday, Dec. 24. Those who choose the 23rd are dispensed from the Friday absti nence Dec. 24. On Friday, Dec. 31, there will be a general dispensatioD from Friday abstinence.