Bishop Connolly`s 10th Anniversary

The Bishop's Coat of Arms
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La Salette Fathers - La Salette Shrine
Attleboro, Massachusetts
A FRIEND GREETS THE BISHOP AT NAZARETH· .HALL
Most Rev. ]anies L. Connolly Observes
Tenth Anniversary·as Diocesan Head
St. Paul Seminary
Rector at Time
Of Elevation
Keen Leadership
Builds Greater
House of God
" through many series of C_
Conferences dealing with hueband-wife and parent-Child relations and the orientation of U.
whole family to God.
Full cooperation with the f~
ward-looking directives of tile
Holy ,See in regard to hours ~
celebration of Mass has' been
Bishop Connolly's policy. Tbo
'first evening Mass in the DioceSe
was held June 3, 1953, in c~
nection with the amalgamatioia
of Diocesan women's organizations with the National Council
of Catholic Women.
Bishop Connolly was one eM
the first Bishop in the counb:7
to direct complete compliance
with the Papal Instruction OS
greater participation by the
faithful in the Mass. He issuecl
his directive on Oct. 9, 1958, jusa
one week after the Instruction
was released in Rome.
From that beginning, parishes
have reached the point when:e
evening Masses on Holy Da~
,First Fridays and during Les
are commonplace, while ap. aftlernoon Mass is celebrated ev~
Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral.
'Parishes are also directed m
permit congregational participa..
tion in the giving of Mass re=
sponses formerly reserved 1Il>,
altar boys.
A new "first" was recorded
this February, when the first
evening ordinations ip. the DA>.
ocese, and indeed in N~w En&land, were held at the Cathedral!.,
During Bishop Connoll~"
epIscopate, ~e has ordained 123
men to the priesthood, 71 ~
the diocese and 52 religious.
By Patricia McGowan
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USPICE
MARIA - With the Help of Mary - is the
motto on the coat of arms of His Excellency, the
Most Reverend James L. Con~olly, D.O., Dr.Sc.Hist.,
since 1951 Bishop of the Diocese of Fall'River. It
is a motto well chosen, for Mary, patroness of the Diocese,
seems to have smiled on the episcopate of Bishop Connolly.
The future prelate was born, also instrumental in the founding "
in Fall River Nov. 15, 1894, of a free cancer hospital in the
the son of the late Francis Archdiocese.
and Agnes McBride Connolly.
In 1945, Father Connolly was
He was baptized three days later
in St. Patrick's Church by Rev.
J. F. Haney with Patrick Corrigan, and Helen Mannion as his
sponsors;
There were seven children in
the family: two girls, Mary and
Margaret, and five boys, Francis, John, Joseph, Bernard and
James, the future Bishop.
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John E. Connolly lives in Fall
River. The other brothers and
sisters are deceased. Bernard,
who died in 1932, was a Sulpician
priest and a professor at St.
Charles Seminary, Catonsville"
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appointed Titular Bishop of
Mylasa and Coadjutor" with the
right of succession, of the Fall
River Diocese.
Consecration
ceremonies took place in St.
Paul, May 24, 1945, with Archbishop John Gregory Murray
the presiding prelate.
SACRED
lII~AIRT
PASTOR
IN FALL RIVER
Bishop Comlolly's chaplains at '
the ceremony 'were themselves
destined to become' bishops.
They were' Rev. Russell J. McVinney, now' Bishop of Provi'dence and Rev. James J. Ger, ,rard, now Fall 'River's Auxiliary
mSTORICAL SCIENCE
Bisliop.
DOCTORATE DEGREE
The Diocese itself welcomed its
The future prelate graduated' Coadjutor at a solemn pontifical'
from St. Patrick's parochial Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral
school, Fall River in 1909 and June 7, '1945. Archbishop Murfrom B. M. C. Durfee~Iigh ray preached and Cardinal SpellSchool in 1913. He attended St. man, then an Archbishop, headed
Charles Seminary, 'Catonsville; visiting prelates.
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St. Mary's" Baltimore and the
SEEKS ACTIVE CCD
The,new
Bishop
took
up duties
Sulpician Seminary, Washington,
IN EVERY PARISH
being ordained ,Dec. 21, 1923 by as pastor of. Sacred Heart
Many organizations areacti".
Bishop Feehan in St. Mary's' Church, Fall River, in addition
in the Diocese. Very important
Cathedral. He served as assistant to his position as Coadjutor. He
served
in
these
capacities
until
among them is the ConfraternitJ'
for the Summer at Our Lady of,
the sudden death of Bishop
of Christian Doctrine. It is •
Lourdes Church, Wellfleet.
specific directive of the Bishop
An inveterate winner of hon- James E. Cassidy on May 17,1951,
that this group should be active
ors and prizes, according to elevated him to the post of
Ordinary
of
the
Diocese.
in every parish.
seminary classmates, the young
Many "firsts" have marked the
priest was marked for further,
In this-he is reminiscent d!
studies. Following ordination, he past 10 years but, rupning,
Bishop Stang, first Ordimiry cd
returned to Washington for ~ through all Bishop Connolly's
the Diocese, who was' si~ilar17
short time and from 1924 to activities has been a thread of
enthusiastic about the CCD, butJ
1928 worked for a doctorate in concern for the need~ and aged.
whose short episcopate, did ~
historical science at Louvain'
'This concern has takencon-,
permit him to introduce' it b
University, Belgium. The ,degree 'crete form in projects such, as
many rarishes.
was awarded 'summa cum laude. the addition of- Bishop'Cassidy
More than 30 catechetical aDd
Father Cennolly's disser.tation' Memorial Wing for the ill arid
,social centers have' been COBwas an exhaustive study'of John 'aged,'~ the Catholic Memorial
iltructed Under ,the' Bishop's . ,
Gerson, 15th century Chancellor , Home, Fall River; and the open",' ,'rection during his ten 'years •
'Ordinary.
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of the University 'o£,paris.' Illus- ing, planned for this Summer, of
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trated and 400 pages long; it was the former Taunton Inn, reACTIVATES' WOMEN;S
the first such study in English of modeled to serve the aged and
now, in the planning board stage. the Church through living more COU~CIL Il\l ~)lO,CESE
the famous reformer and"mystic. ,infirm of the Taunton area.
In future view ~re a boys' high, Christian home lives.
A highlight of"i952 ';as Ii fo~
At the r~q~e~t of' th~ Ar~h­
school in Fall River and a .fifth
The Bureau directed I»' Rev. day observance of th~ 100th aabishop ,of St. Paul, Bishop Feehan DIRECTS EXPANSION
allowllef 'thte~" Of 'his -priests' 'to"" OF 'SCHOOl;;' PROGRAM" ,;.:";'" ,,, .... institlltioh;"to 'be'located,onCape "lti(ymond " ,,~vi." 'l'~cii¥iliy;:'"rci),:;";;"'hiv¥rsary:;-ijf:"the-"'litarf" c>f''O co~;;":'
go to that Archdiocese and to
III 1957 Nazareth Hall, Fall Cod.
ordinates activities of 19 priests, struction of St. Mary's CathedraL
The Family Life Bureau, a 14 doctors and 20 married Ceremonies included the cree.teach in its major seminary. The
River,
opened
to
care
for
excepDi
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f'
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three were, Father Connolly, , tiemal. children of the Greater" 'ocesan service' that has" co,uples.,., ,Th~y, prepare young tion
0 SIX monsignor, nc u D8
Fath~r William 0.' Brady, now FaU'iUver'areaand, in 1960, it reached"near!y,10,oOo'engaged: 'couples"for,'marriage by means
tile now AuxiliaryBi.s~op ~
couples in its 10 years of exist- of Pre-Cana Conferences and' Fall'Rlver, Most'Rev. James ~
Archbishop of St. Paul, and
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Father Francis J. Gilligan":-now was followed by Nazareth-on- ence, was instituted by the help couples already married .to Ger~a'i:d~
Hyannis, receiving, Bishop, to ,help families serve realize their vocation more fully'
, CO,Dtinu~d oil Page' ThIri7
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Gilligan of st. the-Cape,
Cape Cod children': Both schools
Mark's Church, St. Paul.
are staffed by specially trained
Father Connolly returned to Sisters of Mercy.
the United States in 1928 and
Numerous parishes have been
began teaching at the major
seminary' in St. Paul. Courses formed during Bishop Connolly's
he gave included history of spir- episcopate, and church buildings
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'itual,ity, history of. philosophy have been constructed, as well as
and .,educational theory and prac- convents,parochlal schools and
additions to exisiing facilities.
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Heartiest Felicitations
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To_ 'His' Excellency Most Reverend
FAMILY LIFE BUREAU
REACHES 'J'BOUSANDS
Erection ~ a chain of high
During his years iii' St. Paul,
the y'oung priest was named rec- sChools through()ut the Diocese
surely be a lasting monutor Of both the minor and then
tbe ~major seminary,and was " men~.,to ,~the, "Bishop. Bishop
Stang High School, North Dartmouth, is complete and in oper- '"
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THB ANCHOR '
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ation, with Bishop Feehan Hig!!
.t Fall River. Mass. Published every , ,
School, Attleboro; slated'to open
ThurSday at 410 Highland Avenue. Fall
River. Mass., by the Catholic Pn!lIB of the
this Fall. A third high school,
D10eese of Fall River. Subserlptlon price
this one for girls in Taunton is
by mail. postpaid $4.00 per year.
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JAMES L, CONNOLLY,
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Bishop .- ~f Fall River
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Dloc~se
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Decade of Devotion Theme to Feature
Diocesan Catholic Charities Appeal
Opportunity for Laity
To Further Increase
Christ-Like Works
ECAUSE HE CARED •••
Because he cared - the theme of the Annual
Charities Appeal for nineteen hundred and sixtyone. A fitting phrase summing up the life and
work of Bishop Connolly during his ten years as Ordinary
of the Diocese of Fall River.
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On his consecration day in nineteen hundred and
forty-five, he was admonished in the words of St. Peter:
..... tend the flock of God which is among you ... becoming
from the heart a pattern to the flock."
As the following pages evidence, the words of the
first Vicar of Christ have rung true in the life of this
successor of the apostles who assumed the care of the
flock in the Diocese of Fall River on May the seventeenth,
nineteen hundred and fifty-one.
The devotion he showed as· seminary professor, as
rector of both minor and major seminary, as Coadjutor
Bishop and parish priest, was given full scope when he
became shepherd and guardian of the quarter of a million
souls in the Fall River Diocese.
With keen leadership and all-embracing interest has
lUshop Connolly labored as Ordinary for ten years to ·build
the living stones of his flock into a "spiritual house, a
chosen race, a holy nation, a purchased people."
These pages of The Anchor, presented at a time when
attention is once again called to the Christ-like works of
the Charities Appeal, give a kaleidoscopic picture of how
Bishop Connolly has tendered ~he flock which is among you.
Most Reverend James J. Gerrard, D.D., Auxiliary
Bishop of the Diocese and Chairman of this year's Appeal,
and Right Reverend Raymond T. Considine, Appeal Director,
are quick to point out that the emphasis of the Appeal
has always been upon people. While there exist many
monuments in 'stone and brick underlining past successes
and justifying. present confide-nee, the true monuments to
the Appeal are in the lives of those to whom Bishop
Connolly has ministered with Appeal funds.
This, then, has been Bishop Connolly's use of the
Appeal during his leadership throughout this decade of
devotion. With Appeal assistance, he has become "from
the heart a patte~n. to. the flock;" tending the flock in the
Dame of, and after the example of, the Prince of shepherds.
Because he cared'. '.
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AUXILIARY BISHOP GERRARD
MONSIGNOR CONSIDINB
Zealou~ Priest ... Distinguished Prelate••Outstanmng Adn)inistrator
His Excellency
JAMES L. CONNOLLY, D.-D.
BISHOP of FALL RIVER·
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PiE ANCHOR. - Sunda~. April 30" 1961
FRIGJDAIRE .·REFRIGERATION, APPLIANCES, AIR CONDtTIONING
Francis J. Devine
. Arthur J.
Dou~et
363 SECOND STREET-FALL RIVER, MASS.
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C'ons,truct8
·19:·::New.. C,hurches··iri; D'e'ca'de
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Great-', strides
M~r-k,,.: R·~.~ig'n
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Nineteen new churches
have been erectedl in: the.
diocese during, Bishopl Con:..
nolly's tenure.. Mosil, o~ the~
gation\ a\ new c;urch
w~s: built. in
~:e~~i~~e~a;:~i~;dtt~~g~'
with
First Solemn Mass' in tIte new
St\.. Mary's was;, celebratedt'- May·
10;, 1956, with.' Bishop] €onno~.
presIding.
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It was celebrated by the Rev.
John J. Considine, M.M., brother
of Rev. Arthur G. C:=onsidine;;
pastor of St. Mary,,'s' since' 1954~,
Another brother, Rt.. ~vi;, M'sgr.,.
saw the opening on the' neW! St.,
~~~:~:a~~u&h;t~l~b~r;:.nN~I~;~
Because He cCared' . . .
.I'\Jne,19511" by Bishop ConnoH3r,-•. ",
Designed to 'seat 414, the new:,
structure has,. an aUditoriUm in "..'
the basement. A great attraction
oil' this: parish is that.' itl. is'
the onl~ Catholic; chur~h in\ Ne~
Bedford 'with a noontime Sunday
Mass. The first Mass was sung
in the new church Sept. 2, 1957.
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Theresa's with a seating·.capacity
o~ 600;, is ot brick constt:uction
and' follows, traditionall andl
simple lineS'.
The new church was dedicated
May 16, 1957, eve of the anniversary of the canonization of'
On May 30, 195'11" Bishop ConSt.. 'Fhel'esa; patron. saint of, the' nolly; dedicatedl the new St.
pariSp.,. Bishop Cbnno~ offici;"· Mary;'s;ChUrch\mINorth Seekonk.
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new structures are' smaller than\
the old granite· andl brIck
churches in the diocese~ Alli are:
lighter, airier andi many" feature'
New England colonial! desIp\
rather than the earlier fa:vorite
GotHic architecture~
One of the' frnst acts; in\ the
episcopate' 0:1)' Bisliop; €onnolly
was his blessing; of' the' new, StLoWS; de' France' Church\ in:
Swansea: onlY, a, few hours: after:
the: death' oll Bishop, Cilssiliy,. 'IlJiei
first Solemn High Mass· was' cell.·
ebnated' by" the,pastor, ReV!. Eouij),
E. Prevost.
RE:VtIiVE' S:r: Mi\:R~'S,
NEW; BEDFORD'
IN~
In. JUly.., 1951, Bishop) Connoll$
dedicated' the' new, St.. Anthony"
Church in Taunton. The beanti:'
ful semi-colonial' structUl'e' is,
built of grey: matte bnick with;
white. trim and: gold. dome; and~
·MaD~r §bUIT~~Mes
Of' New IhThg]and:
eross~
The church replaced: the _for-, .
mer St. Anthony's. basement
ehurcfu which1 was remodeled' to
become an elementary" scJiool~
The original St. Mary's'Church
in the North End, oll Newl Bedford
was levelled. in, the. 19a8~ hm:ni;"
cane. The~ pariSh, wasl abandonedt
for a whire· but, Bishop) Connoll~'
broke groundi Marchi 2\, 1953\, fall'
construction. of a' rev,iv:edl church.,
Work on\ the~ newl casement.
church was) completed! U1\ the'li1aUf
of 1953. Of concrete'extenion'with\
brick veneer: St\. Mary/sl has: a\
seating capacity! of, 508\.
The BisJiopl oflliciiltedl at the'
blessing of t!b.e: cuifding~ and! con..·
secration o:ll' ~ maiill altar ~,
St. Jacques: <l:Jiurch., 'Ililuntonl' OUI
.July 25, 1953,.
MISSION €RUReB
AT'DENN:lSPGInl'
The maiil: bo~ of Sf;, Jacques;
was built oveIl' tile: ala:· l)asement!;,
completed! inl 1906: 'IlJiel Uppel!:
church seat's, 8001 people:,
0ur LadW of' the: .AnnunciatiOD!
Mission <!:hurC.Ji1 i.ill I!Jimni'spolltl.
was openedl in\ MYI 1953> with\
Bishop C'onno~ presiiffug; at!;
the dedicatoDYl exenciSeS;, (l)w:'
Lady of.: the Annunciation\
Church is staffedl b~ the: Sacredl
Hearts Fat!b.ers:. 'Ilhe: miSSIon, isl
part' of HoINI Ti:iiri~ Parish\ inl
West Harwich'..
The ancient. and! beautifUll
Maronite lifuJ;~' was; used! m\ a\
Pontifical Mass; May! 9,. 1954'"
commemorating;
the~
formal
opening and, bl'essi.Dg; of' tile new
Our 'Lady of PurgatOry' ehureh',
New: BedfDrd;. Bishop Conno~
blesSed' tlie' edi'£lire' and' presiaed
at the Mails.
.~oI9ni:aE. JID)~ign,
is: beihg( ihconporated! ihl the CUI'· lIentt bui!allig; of: St;, Wiilliam'li
· €huncdii, li1aJ.ll Ri¥el':, 'lllie new'
chuncdi\ bemg; built; easft. of the
rectmr)t onl <l:hi\:agOl St'neet, will
· r.ep,lliw: tliel basementi: church
.that', has; beenl ihl use b;W parish. . . lonensl .cUI' 'Sf!; Wiiffiilmls; for '55
:i' ;yea1!S:,'
TWO -NEW .€Hm€ImSt -l!JNi.DER'· C0NS!l'R1!JC'FI(l)N(:' St; Willi~ltrlS'l Church,' 'im
E'aIll River. (top)' and; 811; Amnrs' €hureli' iinr R'ayn:ham1 (lbelow)\ indiCate, llhe' continuing
g;tlG~h of the diooese~ .under.' Bishop.. (Conno1ly whO' has~ directed' tlhe'bufltlfug of .19 neW!
c:h.Ul!Ches during his, decade em leadensbip~.
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Ra~ond
Considine; pasfor' o!' ateel' att the' SOlimm\ Pontifical'
Stl.. William's Church,.FalllRiiv.e1l;, Highl MallS~,
wasl a chaplain to the. Bishopl.
Not a parish but another ne.w" NEW' CJ\O: PARISH' .
cIlurch in the Fall Ri\rer Diocese; IN: CENfllEB;V,ILLE:
iSlOur Lady's Chapel'm' down(l)lm. l1ady of{ VliCtioryr Plm1sh\
town New Bedford. The' Fhan..·
ciB.can Order of Friamll Minon' . in ClmteJ::ViWe· on €ape: Codl was:
first. Mass!
opened their former chapel' in a . mad-e inl 195'l~,
renovated clothing store May, was' celebrated~ 1:)y Rev~ lioward:
22, 1956. Bishop Connoll)7 offih-, &. Waldllon,. »astml;' on:' July.. 7;,
ciated at the blessing; of the. ne.w 1957>" when. the church. was par:-·
chapel and monastery, last. Feb- tiillly completed; TJie' beautiful'
ruary. The new churcft. was built: whit'e--clapboard1 colonial; edifice'
was: a\ beaufiifull adi:iition\ to; the:
i:Ust,north of its forms' site.
Cape~ <!:hurllhes, honollin.g;' M~..
NE.W1 SO. ATTLEBORO'
The eornerstone of' the· new
CHURCH. SEATS 600
Our· Lady of Assumption <Churc:li\
-The:
Easter Sunday in. April, 1951·
in New Bedford' was blessed' in
Th'e' st1ltIet'IIre is> wooden colonial
with, a\ sea~ capacity of 550.
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~D:o.then, bl!l1I1dl neW! ahurch W
'lIhe: basement: is; equipped with
St!.. A!nn(SI ml Ra~, Sit, Arm's
a. lcitchen, and. at hall for parish alBO) is; a\ DeW! ·p.aniSfu. li1iirst Mass
functions.
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. waal'ceIebnatedl b;W tJie Re-v. Leo
E>ur' Lad~' of: Fatima Church, · 'Jr., Sw:Iiv.~,' pastal!;' onl Palm
a, newl peRish, 00) Gardner's. Neck
SUndaW" Mallch. 26t'-iin tlie newly'oompIef:edt basement; sec1lion of
Roa~, Swansel1'" opened May 22,
1958.. It. isi also> on. American' the .cm.ur.ch\, FlJ1ilien' Sullivan
colonilll design and seats. 57& an1li.Cii'pates; the u-ppen' church
people.. 'lllie bas erne n t. is w.illl . be ffuiShedl biT early.",
eq¢pped with. m'Odern kitchen
S~wr;,
facilities and: a~ .Jii111 which holds
. A'diiiUfunsI tol cli.W!cdiesl in Hy-'
as: many people- as- 'the' main anniSl. BuzzardS; Baw;, <l:liatham..·· },
bodY!' oJr tlie
BllslI; .' Ri.v.eI!;, 'I!l'enniSpoJrt and-El:llithaml' dUring; BiShop Con-"
F~LL RIVER' CIIURCH
naUM'!:r tenure as; 0itdfuar.y have
N.Q'W BEING. BlJILT
more:. than douiiledl ·me' seating
Contemporary Georgian design. capacity' of those: Cfdifices.
IItJIED SlI': pros' :;X:'
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al seating
and ·will
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IN! SO: YARMOUTH
Ci:l?,nstruction of" >St~ . Pi.US: ;X
Churcm at\ SO.utJil '¥liJmIoutihl be,am'A'prill 26; 1954'. 'I'Jie' oliurell'
wlIBl:.dedicated- by Bishop ComDO~, the follOWing' Summer on
comPletion of We basement sec~
tiom:: There are accommodatlOD8
Iol!' '500 persons.
'lme new Immaculat~!' Co~
tiom' €hurch in, Taunton. 'was
'dedkated. Sept. 25; '1954~ by'
Bisltop. Connolly.
ClUr Eady of Grace ChU1'!ch· of.
Month· Westporl was blessed. ~.
Bi~p ConnGll~ Oct. %,.195~
JiltJllowing' the. bIesrdng off tile
aUU, Bishop ConnoD¥t ot.m'c.iiltedl
at tale blessing, and: la;y;ing: oL the
clitDlCli. corne1'lrtime d me~·
eastr..wing of. the' colonial, st;yIe:
builliing.
When tiny (200, seating' C8DWb-St. MalIY!s' Chur.ch,. S'outli\
BaJ:t:lrwuth;, eo.uld\ no, lonpsl'
hold' its ever increasing congre-
'.IIfte) ahurcb\ Wiil1l ha:v.e:
(l~ of about. 800l
1)e lleadW"t1iiS1 Siunmer~,
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aioeeae of IfOll"Riveri MassaeJltusefta.
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Catholic Charities Benefit ·AII·in ,Diocese
Annual Total
Continues
To Soar
C. Y. a.-FALL RIVER
"We take up the work of
dtarity where Bishop CaslSidy set it down. We carry
OIl as he would have U8 do.
Generosity Shows
Laity Appreciatf
Heart Projects
We will seek to expand it and
extend it until its fruits are
'risible in every corner of the
diocese."
'J;'hese were ~ prophetic
words spoken by a ~""rowing
8ishop Connolly as he opened
fttp 1951 Catholic Charities Ap~l just four days after the
hath of :J'lt.h~p Cassidy.
istered to; the sick receive hospitalization; cancerous poor receive the solace of complete
care; pre-marriage counselling
is offered to every couple preparing for marriage; families /lire
aided and sustained; chronically
ill persons . . . have the most
modern home in New England at
their service."
MORE AND MORE
)lEAP BENEFITS
That year and in each suceeeding year during Bishop ConDOlly's episcopate the 'Appeal
eontributi.ons have soared hi~.,
er and higher. Fifteen. agencies
ha"" heen founded or expanded
b!r Bishop Connolly since 1951
and the fruits of Catholic Charities extend the length. and
breadth of the Fall River Dio-
EDUCABLE CHILDREN
ARE REMEMBERED
The "most modern home'· referred to by Bishop Connolly is
the Catholic Memorial Home in
Fall 'River. Its Bishop Cassidy
W'Lng for the aged and chronically ill was - - .. ' ~d in 1957 at
a cost of more than $1,000,000,
m"··· than the total receipts of
the 1955, 1956 and 1957 combined Catholic Charities Appeals.
Nazareth Hall for exceptional
but educable children was a
special project of Bishop Connolly's and opened in Fall River
Sept. 19, 1957, staffed by the
Sisters of Mercy.
A second Nazareth, in Hyannis, was established in April,
1960. The first School accommodates 39 pupils. The Hyannis
Nazareth which opened last
Fall, has room for 30 children
and has 14 enrolled at present.
It also is staffed by the Sisters
of Mercy. The two schools are
open to children irrespective of
color or creed.
The New Bedford Joseph P.
PREPARING FOR ANNUAL CHARITIES APPEAL: Joseph E. Fernandes of Kennedy Jr. Community Youth
was dedicated in OctoSt. Mary's Parish in Norton is Lay Chairman of the 1961 Diocesan Catholic Charities Center
ber 1957. Spurred by a gift of .
Appeal. He is preparing for the Appeal with his two 'secretaries Miss Mary Camara and $250,000 from Joseph P. Kennedy, father of the President
Mrs. Annette Dumont (standing).
and former ambassador to Great
that it is really our Appeal he defined as diffusive, "extend- fundamental characteristic of Br'·· '. the center was erected
* * * * and this year: our Appeal ing itsel1, improving what it charity-diffusiveness, he said. at a cost of more than $500,000.
"Children have homps !,,:':--":~ed; It is named in memory of Lieutouches."
has achieved another h i g h
Fall River Diocesan charities youth obtains guidance; old- ten:>nt Kennedy, who lost his
mark."
The 1951 Catholic Charities have been touched with this sters are cared for and admin- life in World ''',- TT.
subscription amounted to $248,920.54, an increase of $11,555.57
or five percent more than the
1950 drive.
Here are the results of Cathol~c Charities Appeals in the decade ended last year:
cese.
Agencies founded by· Bishop
Connolly include the Family
Life Bureau, the Oatholic Youth
Or,:"n i ":1tion (Kennedy Center)
tin New Bedford, the Catholic
Community Center, Fall River;
ilazareth Hall in Fall River and
Na~"l'eth on the Cape (in HyanDis); Guilds for the Blind and
<)ur Lady of the Lake Girls
Camp in Lakeville.
APPEAL WITH HEART
EXPANDS FACIlLITIES
Existing facilities expanded
during Bishop Connolly's regime
are Our Lady's Haven in Fairbaven; St. Anne's Hospital, F'aU
River; Catholic Memorial Home,
raIl River; Sacred Heart Home,
Jlew Bedford; Rose Hawthorne
Lathrop Oancer Home, Fall
River; Cathedral Camp, LakevJlle; Catholic Youth Organization, Fall River; St. Vincent de
Paul Health Camp, W"sport and
CIte Diocesan Guil~ for the
DeaJ'.
10 addition to the 15 agencies created or expanded by the
Bishop since 1951, Catholie
Charities has continued its support of the 11 existing agencies
-Fnll River Welfare Bureau,
I!t. Vincent's Home in Fall
River; St. Mary's Home, New
Bedford; New Bedford Welfare
Bureau, St. Joseph's Home, Fall
River; Home Nursing by. the
I'an River W.hite Sisters; St.
801m's Day Nursery in Fall
River; Bishop Stang Day Nursay, Fall River; Catholic Youth
Organization of Taunton; Home
aursing by New Bedford White
Stshrsj St, Francis Guild, Fall
River.
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
.ACH YEAR BItING8_
-W HIGH TOTAL
Later in the 1951 Aopeal campaign, Bishop Connolly said, _
*'The manner in which our
Catholic Charities Appeal moves
torward each. year to higher
IOv~ia of accomplishment proves
248,920
250,643
279,094
316,915
311,210
336,317
354,477
366,207
502,327
566,367
NOTES DIFFUSIVENESS
OF CHARITIES APPEAL
During the 1951 Catholie
Charities Appeal Bishop Connolly discussed fhe mea,ning and
effects_ of true .charity. Cba·rity
To Our
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Beloved Friend and Bishop
Congrat~lations
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Because He Cared l , • • •
R~SE ~AWTHORNE
H!JME
Over ·24,000 Now
Channel Power
Of Womanhood
the year in the Fall River Die->
cese. Proceeds of the affair aN
used 'by the Bishop for' tOO
benefit of exceptional and un.derprivU~ged children.
An assist to the DCCW hi
given by the national council
which provides the area womell
with monthly messages and
pamphlets covering all phases ct2
activity..
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ATTLEBORO WOMAN
HEADS COUNCIL
'.l1he first president, appointed
bY'the Bishop, was Mrs. Carolyn
B. Manning of New Bedford.
.The National Council of'CatHolic Women is a branch of the'
Nationa1 Catholic Welfare Conference, which. is' an. organization composed of archbishops
and pishops of the .United
Stl;l'tes.
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,
,The, first "annual conventiop
council was held June 22, 1954
in Fall River. At that time there
were ,15,000 members a~d 101
affiliated organizations.
At present the' Diocesan
Council numbers 24,000 members in its 125 affiliated groupS.
Mrs. John J. Mullaney of Attleboro is current president: "
The council is devoted to activities of spiritual develop-_
ment, ,fa'1TIily' and parent 'edu<;ation, youth discussion groups
and organization and develoPmeht committees.
W,ORK A~O,USES
K.EEN INTEREST
'in the field of spiritual development .the women have fos-_
tered·the use of 'dialogue Masses"
d~ys
of" I:ecollection, closed
retreats 'and evenings of io8~\ietion. . They have studied
Christian Doctrine, the Ten'
COInmandrilents and. the Bible, .
among other. subjeCts.
.
,Enco1Jraged by the Council.
have been recitation of' block"
rosaries, showing of religious'
films, daily ·recitation of the
Angelus, men(al prayer, Holy..
Hours, maintenance of outdoor
shl"ines and practice. of the
corporal works of mercy.
Members have received in-
ATrLEBORO PASTOR
COTlNCaMODERATOR
SHARE CREDIT FOR ~OUNCIL SUCCESS: Moderator, president, and, former
presidents of the, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, are, left to right, Miss Margaret
l\J., Leahy of Fall River, who, wa:s' the.s~ond president of the council; Mrs. W. Harry
Manning of New Bedford,'first president; Rev. Thomas F. Walsh, pastor,of St. John's
parish, Attleboro, di~esan, moderator,;, ¥r~. John J. Mull:mey of :Attleboro, fourth and
present president; and Mrs. Emmett P. .A.hnond of North, Dartmouth, third ~ouncil
president:
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In additio~, Father. Thomas R
Walsh, Diocesan moderator of
the counci~.'!lin"e 1954" atten~
many'natiomu conventions, anclI
brings baek new thoughts to the
'area coun'~il. ' ,
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"At the' eonventions you realize the zeal of the laywomatt
in the' works of the church,Father Walsh said'on his returi:l
fro.... a--St. Louis meeting: "The
council really, is teaching lead;.
ership. Even at the districll
meetings the clergy tries to stay
out of the business being ~
ried on'and just say the openiDff
and closing prayers." ,
Under the guidance and lea.
ership Of Bishop' Connolly, thQ
DCCW of this Diocese docs C&
tremendous work for all Catholics of the area.
" i
on the-incorporation Catholicism and they have been ceptional children preparatory.
Of liturgical praetices in' the
alerted
study the literature to'theii' reception of F:irst Holy
read in their families. Aim of Communion. Later "a similar
home.
Cana and pre-Cana co:n.fet': the discussion club committee is older class was trained for Conences throughout -- the diocesan to make each member partici- firmation.
The Diocesan· Council labors
area have been sponsored by pating a morE! articulate lay·
zealously wJ.th the St. Vincent de'
family and parent education apostle.groups.
Fall River distri¢ women Paul Society in organizing the
This committee 'also has' 'dis- have worked' ~or exceptional annual Bishop's . Charity Ball
tributed bulletins' to show par-_ children; New B~dford affiliates each January. The bal~ has beents hoW to teach religion' in showered Stang High nuns with cOJ1le the, largest sOci,al event ~.
the home. Family' attenda'nce at groceries; .,Taunton , members.,
Mass and family p:--tidpation in work ,with the CYO . youth ~========~==~==::§:==$~~:;=;~;:=i:====:;m
social activities, also are empha- council 'and Attleboro women'
sized.
have sponsored a benefit for
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Bishop
Feehan High 'School, an
SPONSOR FORUMS
all-distr,ict dialogue Mass and Ii'
FOR YOUNG FOLK
Senior Day at Cathedral CamP.
, .'
'l1he youth coriimittee 01. the
DCCW has participated in Na- WORK'FOR SUCCESS
.OF CHARIT~ BALL
tional Oatholic Youth Week.' It
sponsored a Lenten forum 00:
Confraternity 0 f Christian
dating and marriage and assists Doctrine is the forte of the Cape
tHe projects' of parish youth and Islands and that g,roup has
groups..
given Catholic literature to lib- '
There are more than 80 dis- raries during _ Catholic Press
cussion clubs throughout" the , ,Month.
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The DCCW was instrumental
diocese. '11he members have improved their knowledge of in training the first class of exstrl'-"~"
to
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BISHOP
CONNO,LlY
Ad,Multos A"nnos!
SACRED H£ART'
FATHERS
,9f Fairhaven
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i: LEADERS OF: ACTIVE WOMEN'S COUNCIL:' 'Area presidents of the Diocesan'
Council of Catholic Women are, 'left to right, Mrs. Timothy Neville! of Taunton, Mrs.
Gilbert J. Noonan of the Cape and Island; Miss Kathleen C. Roche, New Bedford; Mrs.
deorge J. Bauza, Attleboro, and. Miss Helen G. Chace of Fait Rivec.
Page Eight
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The Anchor Ready to Begin Fifth Year
Every Family
Ought to Be
Subscriber
River
By John' T. Crowley
"I am sure Th'e Anchor
will find an honored place,
like the crucifix, in every
home throughout the Di-
e
Newspaper Seeks
To Weave' Laity'
ocese.
. May God bless my
personal representative, the
Diocesan Paper ,' . . ," Bishop
Connolly wrote as he p'" "'~ed
the first issue Of the official
Diocesan publication to the
faithful on April 11, 1957 and
commended it to their interest
and support.
In Close Ties
Diocese, regardless of effort re
quired or expense involved.
As a result, at least 50 per cenc
of. The Anchor space has been
used to inform readers of Cath- ,
olic action within the Diocese of .
Fall River, where the Faith has
long since been established and
maintained under God by loyal
and devoted bishops, priests,
Religious and laity.
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''lRED PLACE
IN "'VERY HOME
His Excellency's dedicatory
words stated the purpose of The
Anchor - to s e l' v e as the
Bishop's personal repres~ntative,
- and set a goal for those to
whom he had entrusted the task
of producing the publicationan honored place for the newspaper .in' every home in tlMl
Diocese. '
: About two m'onths before the
first issue appeared, Bishop
Connolly 'had appointed Rev.
Daniel F. 8halloo, then assistant
at 8t. Joseph's, Fall River, and
now administrator of 8t. Louis
Church, Fall River, as general manager; Rev. John P.
Driscoll, assistant at 88. Peter
and Paul, Fall River, as assistant general manager. Attorney
Hugh J. Golden, associated with
the Fall River Herald News for
15 years in t.he editorial department, was named managing editor by the Bishap. '
Thumbing the pages of eight
bound volumes which include
the first four years' issues of the
newspape'r, one is,amazed at the
amount and variety of information of Diocesan origin presented
in' a relatively short time.
FROM THE ATTLEBOROS
TO THE ISLANDS
One notes again the inspiring
story of a Martha's Vineyard
couple celebrating their golden
wedding anniversary and still
taking care of the church at
Edgartown, a labor of love they
began in their fil'st year of
married life;
Sto~ies of ordinations and assignments of priests; of Religious
taking vows; il)terviews with
foreign missionaries, home in the
Diocese for brief vacations, or
with Diocesan priests serving all
chaplains in the Armed Forces;
BEST FEATURES
IN EACH ISSUE
The nucleus of a staff that now
covers every corner of the Diocese stUdied content and format,
type faces and photographs of
v"
l 1y every Catholic weekly
p'lblished in the United States;
evaluated syndicated material
available for purchase; contracted for world-wide National
Catholic, Welfare Conferen~e
news and photo service, and
made printing and mailing arra
"'cnts.
Encouraged by the number of
subscriptions ar' "- '9Port of
ad\" -:·tisers, and inspired by the
many words of commendation,
both within and from outside
the Diocese, following publication of the first few issues, the
priests and laity who produce
the weekly have striven to attain for The Anchor the high
place in Catholic journalism
desired by the Most Reverend
Bishop.
BISHOP PRAISES
WORK OF STAFF
Appraising the effort and
reiterating the wish that the
newspaper receive a cordial
welcome in every home in the
Diocese, His Excellency wrote
in the issue of Feb. 4, 1960, at
the beginning of the fourth Mnual subscrip~ion drive:
"We have an unusually fine
Diocesan Paper. It is newsy,
accurate and eye-appealing. It
scans the whole Catholic front
of activity, national and '.,ternational, and informs us' ~n
crisp, easily-read series of items
as to what goes on in the world.
MAKES EVERYONE
FEEL "''I': BELONGS
"'The Anchor reflects every
facet of activity within the
Diocese, so that the faithful in
'every section are made aware
and appreciative "If what others
are doing. We have fine feature
writers indeed, but among the
best of them are our very own
who have been the past several
years introducing us to one
another and presenting varied
sidelights to illustrate our faith
ilOd practice.
Boy Scouts receiving Ad
Altare Dei awards and high
school seniors winning college
scholarships; accreditation of
St. Anne's Hospital School of
Nursing; Franciscan Missionaries
of Mary marking 50 years of
service at St. Francis Guild;
AN HONORED PLACE
IN EVERY HOME
FIRST PAGE OF FIRST EDITION
EMPHASIZES ACTIVITIES
WITHIN THE DIOCESE
"The Anchor's friends and
supporters are strong in their
loyalty. Once familiar with its
pages and methods they are impatient to have each week's
copy, and' painstaking readers of
everything from editorials to
sports-page, from parish parade
to spotlighted schools, with an
eye alert to note all social or
service activity of Catholic men
and women.
"That is as it should be. It
makes for a well-knit Diocese.
The more people read The
Anchor the less there will be
areas of seeming neglect, or no
man's land. Everyone can and
should feel that he surely belongs. And an excellent way to
achieve this is to become acquainted more and more widely
through the pages of The
Anchor."
The Bishop's statement notes
the broad scope of the two fields
of The Anchor coverage - the
whole front of Catholic activity,
and every facet of activity within
the Diocese.
A new novitiate for the Sisters
of St. Dorothy at Taunton; only
brief and rare references to the
St. Vincent de Paul Society and
the Serra Club and Mary's Legionaries, because they prefer
to work "unhonored and unsung."
SPARE NO EXPENSE
TO OFFER COVERAGE
These and hundreds of similar
reports from within the Diocese
"illustrate our faith and practice."
With the conviction that Catholic news need not be historically or geographically remote
that it may inspire and edify,
,The Anchor has explored every
possible source of' news in the
The goal, as The Anchor
begins its fifth year, remains
the same-an honored place ill
every home in the Diocese lUI
the Most Reverend Bishop's personal representative.
Congratulations and Best Wishes to .Bishop. . Connolly on His Tenth Anniversary
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THE OFFIQ,ERS AND EMPLOYEES OF
L E- A··R"Y
lohn R. and Josephine McGinn
Constance M. Black
Ev'erett Collins
William Collins
William H. Cooper, Jr.
Leo W. Fagan
Francis B. Leary
John R., Jr. and Sally McGinn
Carlton Gagnon
Frank P. Guarniere, Jr.
Olive Harrington
,
William Hayden
Mary Holden
,
Simon S. Sullivan
Quinlan F. Leary
MIldred R. Mooney
Marion E. Rebello
Albert Stafford
Elizabeth Wyrick
Delia C. McGinn
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THE ANCHOR - Sunday. April 30. 1961
Establishes Ten 'Parishes
Emphasizes
Diocesan
Growth
•
Ten Years
In
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Of the 109 parishes in the
Fall
River Diocese, ten
have been established, in the
last 10 years, by Bishop
Connolly.
THIRD PARISH FOR
WESTPORT FOLK
Announcement was made Oct.
10, 1954 of the creation of a new
parish in Westport to reduce the
size of St. George's. Parish.
Named Our Lady of Grace, the
parish officially began Oct. 14
under the administration of Rev.
Maurice H. Lamontagne.
Our Lady of Grace Parish
which covers 10 square miles:
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ST. ANNE'S MATERNITY WING
On March 2, 1953, Bishop Connolly broke ground for St. Mary's
Church in New Bedford. This
new church and parish re-established a church destroyed in the
1938 hurricance when the parish
was suppressed.
Creation of a new parish to
serve Mattapoisett was announced by the Chancery Office
March 8, 1954.
St. Anthony's Mission Church
was built in 1911, and was a part
of St. Joseph's parish in Fairhaven.
Because He Cared . . .
Planned to Offer
Better Service
To All Faithful
PLANNIED NEW CIHIUIRCIH fOR VINIEYAR.D HAVIEN PARISH
serves about 350 families and
an additional 125 in the Summer
months.
The new parish of St. Pius X
in South Yarmouth was established and the church blessed in
the Summer of 1955, just days
after the canonization of the holy
Pope who established the Fall
River Diocese and called it "his
first born."
ESTABLISHES PARISH
AT VINEYARD HAVEN
Establishment of a new parish
in Chatham, dedicated to the
Our Lady of Fatima in Swansea was established as a parish
April 8, 1958. On May 22,' 1958
the first Mass was celebrated by
the Rev. James F. McDermott,
named first administrator of the
new church.
Holy Redeemer, was announced
April 25, 1955 by ,Bishop Connolly: Rev. Theodore Brennan,
SS.CC., was named administrator of the new parish.
Church will be replaced soon
by a new church now under construction. It is located on Franklin; Lake and Pine Streets, Vineyard Haven.
Holy Redeemer Church I at
Chatham until its designation as
a parish was a mission under the
supervision' of the Holy Trinity
Parish in West Harwich.
RAYNHAM FAITHFUL
NOW HAVE PARISH
On June 7, 1960, the first Catholic parish in Raynham - St.
Ann's - was decreed by the Most'
Reverend Bishop.
The parish of Our Lady of
Victory was established at Centerv~lle on Cape Cod by a Decree issued July 1, 1957 by
Bishop Connolly. Rev. Howard
A. Waldron is administrator.
The church formerly was a mission of Our Lady of Assumption
Church in Osterville.
And this month the Bishop
made a parish in East Brewster
of the Immaculate Conception
Church, formerly a .misSion of
Orleans. It is headed by Rev.
Joseph Nolin, M.S., and is the
first parish in the diocese to be
served by the LaSalette ~ath~rs.
Establishment of a new parish
at Vineyard Haven was announced in April 1957. It formerly was designated as St.
Augustine's Missions.
The present St. Augustine's
Cong~atulations./and
Best Wishes
To Our' Distinguished Benefactor
His
Excellency~Most
Reverend
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JAMES L. CONNOLLY, D.D.
On The Occasion: of His Tenth Anniversary
As Ordi,naryof. the Diocese of Fall River
CYO·CYAO- NEW BEDFORD
Congratulations and Best Wishes to
l' .
HIS EXCELLENCY
MOST REV. JAMES L. CONNOLLY, D.D.
Bishop of Fall River
F. L. COLLINS & SONS, INC.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERS
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ACADEMY BUILDING - FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS
DtOQ8Se of Fait River, M0&6ochusetw
New Ardor and Zeal in Diocesan Guilds
Spiritual Zest
Grips Laity
In Diocese
,ST. VINCENT'S HOME
Vocations have been fostered, retreats have flourished, the blind and the deaf
have had new spiritual and
H!·.·i
Variety of Units
Strengthening
Religious Life
social vistas opened to them, and
professional people have banded
in declarations of faith.
In the last 10 years Guilds
have been formed or rejuvenated, all under the auspices and
blessing of Bishop Connolly.
Two-fold purpose of the Guild
is p~-:~hing members spiritually
and' ~'lcially. Each lO~'11 guild
~~s its own program of activitIes.
. PHARMACISTS AID
DIOCESAN HOMES
Catholic Pharmacists' Guild
of St. James was founded in the
. dl - '~se in 1952. Primary purpose of the Guild is to elevate
the profession in accordance
with the teaching of the Catholic church on moral issues.
There is an annual Mass for living and dead members.
During the Spring of the year,
the Guild solicits donations from
its members throughout the
diocese so that some charitable
institution may restock its
pharmacy and medical supply
room. Organizations benefiting
have been the Maryknoll Sisters, Servants of Relief of Incurable Cancer and Medical Missionaries of Mary.
St. Luke's Physicians' Guild
was formed Nov. 16, 1953 at
Fall River. More than 30 physicians took part.
Objectives of the Guild are
promotion and observance of
Catholic moral principles in
medical educa·tion and practice
and attainment of high professional standards by its members.
MEDICAL PROFESSION
BANDS TOGETHER
Five annual "White Masses"
have been held in New Bedford
and Fall River.
Physicians,
nurses, dentists and others in the
h~alth fields attend.
, The Mass takes its name from
the white usually worn by
those serving the sick. The occasion is to honor St. Luke,
Patmn of Physicians, and at the
sm-'
time petitioning him to
ask the Divine Healer to look
down with favor on those who
perform service to the afflicted.
The Serra Club of Fall River
was formed in the Fall of 1952
and Bishop Connolly was speaker at its first dinner meeting.
The Serra Club has the primary
objective of encouraging priestly
vocations.
INTEREST IS HIGH
IN RETREAT MOVE
ATTEND SERRA CONVENTION: Most Rev. Egidio Vagnozzi, Apostolic Delegate
to the United States, greets Bishop Connolly at the annual Serra Convention in Texas.
Apost01ate to the Deaf. Rev.
James A. McCarthy of Fall
River, whose interest in the deaf
dates back to his seminary days,
is diocesan moderator.
Father McCarthy is adept at
using sign language and gives
his sermons in it. There are 80
Guild members in the Diocese
who attend meetings in New
Bedford, Fall River and Taunton. There is a sermon, benedic_
tion and a social hour.
BISHOP ORGANIZES
GUILD FOR ~JLIND
Several children belong to the
Guild whose work is aided by
the Holy Name Women's Guild
in Fall River; Queen's Daughtera in Taunton and Catholic
Nurses' Guild in New 'edford.
On June 14, 1954, Bishop Con-
nolly announced receipt of a
charter of incorporation for the
FaJ.l River Diocesan Catholic
Guild for the Blind, Inc. He
formed the Guild in 1951.
The new corporation has fur
its principal purpose the promotion of the religious, social,
,civic and moral welfare of the
blind and visually handicapped,
and .' assistance and service to
such persons without regard to
creed or color.
At the time of incorporation
active chapters of t~~e Guild had
been established in Fall River,
New Bedford, Taunton and Attleboro.
ANNUAL CONVENTiON
HIGHLIGHTS YEAR
The first annual convention of
the Fall River Diocesan Catho-
lie Guild for the Blind was held
in Sacred Heart Auditorium on
May 22, 1954.
The Catholic Guild for the
Blind had as its nucleus the
committees for the blind in the
Catholic Women's Clubs of Fall
River and New Bedford. Other
organizations who have contributed much are the Knights of
Columbus in New Bedford;"
Daughters of Isabella in Taunton and various women's guilds
and the Knights of Columbus
chapters in the Attleboros.
Highlight of the Guild year
is the annual convention which
members in the whole diocese
attend and at which Bishop
Connolly is present to greet each
guest personally. There are 125
blind in the diocese and 200
sighted volunteers assist with
monthly meetings.
Our Lady of Good Counsel
Retreat League wa.~ founded in
the Spring of 1957 by Rev. William J. McMahon, diocesan
director. He inaugurated it to
foster interest in the retreat
movement among the laity. TlTe
Retreat House is at Cathedral
Camp, East Freetown.
Members of the League :Ire
asked to recite the Memorare
each day and to make a retreat
at least once every two years.
They are urged to try to enlist
a new retreatant every year.
One of the objects of the
League is to dispel the notion
that retreats are solely for
priests and religious and to
point out the spiritual advantages of lay retreats.
ALL WALKS OF LIFE,
YOUNG AND OLD
Retreats are held weekenda
during the Spring and Fall.
They are scheduled for girls,
laymen, boys, professional men,
lay women, Boy Scouts and
other groups. All retreats begin
at 7:30 Friday evening and close.
at 3 Sunday afternoon.
Retreats are arranged by Father
McMahon for organizations or
groups interested in such an activ;~y. Accommodations include
private rooms and excellent
meals. A yearly retreat for
every man and woman in the
diocese is the goal of the
League.
Congratulations to Our
THREE SERRA CLUBS
NOW IN DIOCESE
FOUNDER and BENEFACTOR
It derives its name from the
Rev. Junipero Serra, a Spanish
Franciscan, who founded the
celebrated missions in California. He became known as the
"Apostle of California," and was
chosen as the patron of the organizations by the business and
professional men who founded
Serra in Seattle in 1935.
Membership is by invitati9n.
Serra has regular meetings at
which speakers discuss Catholic
principles as they apply to modern social problems.
'
The Fall River SerrlKls were
first to form. In 1956 a club was
organized in Attleboro.' New
Bedford Club received its cha·rter in April 1959.
With the common purpose of
promoting vocations, S e I' I' a
groups sponsor activities for
altar boys, vocation talks in
schools; speakers' bur e a us,
which accept invitations to' address meetings of other organizations; seminary tours and
altar boy awards.
His Excellency
BISHOP CONNOLLY
DIOCESAN SERRA .CLUBS
USE SIGN LANGUAGE
TO INSTRUCT DEAF
FALL RIVER-ATTLEBORO-NEW BEDFORD
Work among the deaf and
hard of hearing in the Diocese
was revitalized by Bishop ConDolly through the Diocesan
THE ANCHOR - Sunda~ Apr-i1
:w.
196>1
Page Elev&n
Excep~ional
Children Have' Two' S,chools
Because He Cared • • .
'Bishop Visits
53 Students
Regularly
Of his innumerable proj'ects of mercy, probably the
dearest to Bishop Connolly's
heart are the two Nazareth
NEW BEDFORD WHITE SISTERS
Halls he has established in the
Diocese to instruct exceptional
children.
There are 39 children in the
.Fall River Nazareth, located in
:the former Burke Home on Hfgh,land Avenue,. an,d 14 children iit
:the Hyannis school. ,Ment,ally
retarded but educable children,
between seven arid 12 years of
age, regardless of race and cre,e~,
are accepted at the schools.
They are staffe~ by ,th~ Sis~ers
.of Me,rcy, of whom ~he, Bishop
:said, "They are long known an~d
,esteemed in the Diocese for the1r
'dedicated services in educating
,the young."
Our Best Friend
.Is Way'Pupjls
,Greet Prelate',
a class of 10 children at S(
Lawrence Church, New Bedford..
,A ~imilar program ~ollow,ed' ira
, Attleboro.
' " .
'Besides preparation of classes
for First Communion; a progra~
'-of religious education for"children afflicted' with . cerebral
:palsy is conducted at .the ,Traiiling Center in, Fall R1ver.
LOVE NEIGHBOR FOR.
, LOVE OF GOD "
'
SISTERS OF MERCY
'STAFF BOTH SCHOOLS
"
Religious education for the
Announcement of the open~ng
exceptional children in the diof the first school was made by
ocese was promoted by Bishop
the Most Reverend Bishop in
Conn'olly's concern for their
May 1957 as final plans were
spiritual·needs. "
made for launching the Catholic
, "These are not problem chilSWEET
'CHILDREN:
'Sister
Mary
Jani~sita
(left)
chats
with
a
p,upil
,at
the
Na~areth
'Charities Appeal.
,
dren not clinical cases, not probThe Fall River school opened Hall School in Hyannis 'while Sister MariE;:Lourdette (right) enjoys the record player'with lems' in education," he has said
in September 1957, staffed' ,?y ,one of her pupils' at' Nazareth ,Hall,. Fall Riv:er.
~,.
'
frequently. "They, are children
:Sister'Mary Joel, RS,M., B:E~.,
slow to learn but quick to, love
'Sister' Mary Maureen, RS:M., 'Septernbei" 1957 a:£ter' the Burke ·Bali for' the"benefitof the Bish- fite'd .the Nazaretlis. Asiiver 't~a ,their n'eighbor for love of God."
,B,Ed", principal, and Sister Mary -residence 'underwen{ two months op's 'Fund' for E?,ceptiol}al ChH:. 'was held 'in Augus't 1960 at' Our
The religious education of the
Constantia, RS,M., REd. All of extensive renovations to 'con:" 'dren. Five Councils' and, tw,o Laqy' of' ~ssumption 'Ohurch in exceptional children was started
have had special preparation and vert 'it'intci'a 'schciol bUiidiilg ad'- 'Fourth 'Degree A~semblies unite,d 'Osterville for the 'benefit' of 'in 1955' by affiliated organizatraining for the type of work in mira'bly 'suited..for'the"riew work. in sponsoring it' ball in 1958 at, Nazareth :on the 'Cape. ,~ ,
tions of the Diocesan Council of
which they are engaged.
The 'school is 'ope,r~te!l, eigl~'t ,Lincoln, Park. 'Parti.cipating .. ','C,HIL,DRiN,,'REC~I~E, -:, ' ,: ,
Catholic Women.
,
Object of the Nazareths is to months ayear ahd'hourg·are 9;39 ,Councils were'Fall River No. 86;
A poster depicting phases of
'to
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'p."m'.'
Pu'p'l'ls'
~r1'n'
g',
th'e1'r
B'·
h
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C
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S
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No
FIRST
COMMUNION
• 1S ~p . ,aSS1 y,
wansea,
.
help the children who are not
'the religious education 'program
intellectually able to follow the own lU'nches" arid, auxniary ,3669; Damien, Fairhaven-MattaNazareth is" not the only prof- ,in this diocese won the diocesan
lunches,
hot
drinks
arid
soup
poisett,
No.
4190;
St.
'Isidore,
the
regular school program but who
.ect Bishop' Connoily , has' for
council a commendation at the
'
'
" , ,;Farmer, Dartmouth - Westport, 'helping· exceptional'.chilor,en. In annual convention of the Na"can follow and benefit by a more are served.
simplified program in ,small , The tuition fee of $35 a month ,1':lo. 4373;, Bishop Stang, New '1956 'he inaugurated a program tional Council
of,' Catholic
'groups. The teachers help to 'includes books; ceramic and craft Bedford, No. 4532;
of religiaus education·for excep'- Women. It read' in part, "We
correct speech, .impr()ve ,co- supplies, ~edical cpr-e, auxiliary
Fourth, Degree
assemblies tional children in Fall River and 'commend their foresight and
'ordination and develop physical ' lunches,and parties. But inability ,~niting in the project were extend~d the program, to Neyv devotion in this work, which' so
'and mental skills' within ,the 'to pay is 'not a deterren~ 'to ag- Bishop'Stang of,Fall River and Bedford and, Attleboro' Districts .practicallY and appropriatelr
'powers of those' committed to mission at the schools.
,Bi~h,op ,C.assidy ,of, New Bedford.
.the, followin'g year. '
shares Our Lord's concern for
their care.
, ,
The Blackfriars Guild, of Fall " For' the' first time in ,the his- bringing our children closer to
, Bishop Connolly is a freque~~ GROUPS CONTRIBUTE
River ,aiso presented' a play in tory oJ tlie' Fali Riv.er Diocese 'Him.
"
,visitor at Nazareth where he, is TO DEFRAY' COSTS
April 1959 for the benefit 6f ·the Sacrament of~Holy, Eucharist .. "The cause of these children ~8
known as ~'best friel}d" to th~
The, nucleus 'of a 'fund to set Nazareth Hall: '
'·was administered 'to exceptiomll especially ~oving becau~ they
'children..He blesses them, sing~ up the Cape Nazareth"was 'pre,The Catholic Woman's Club children in May 1956.' A group are unable to help themselve~."
with them ,and they cavort w~th sented to Bishop Connony at the and the Clover Club, both of Fall ()f'lO received Holy Communion
In 'a prayerful postscript to
him.
annual Bishop's Night dinner of River, co-sponsoreel, the gala from Bishop' Connolly in the this, Bishop Connolly said, "May
He loves the,Nflzareths. "The the Catholic .. Woman's' Club of premiere of the color motion pic- ' Bishop's' Chapel of St. Mary's we· all 'unite to help these chi!.
c~ildren ar'e, praying for ~e ,,',New Bedford, in November 1959. .lure, "Embezzeled, Heaven," last Cathedral.'
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'dren use the talents given 'them
~iocese," he said.
Nazareth also has benefited February at the Strand Theater.
In ,1957 the Bishop adminis- ,for ,the honor 'and .. glory of
from a Knights of Columbus Proceeds of the picture beneThe'Holy Name." ,
tered First Holy Communion to
, 'NUNS ARE DOING
,TREMENDOUS JOB
, The patient arid kindly nuns
have taught children to read,
after they had, b~en told the
children never would be able to
learn. Numerals and words
posted on bulletin boards have
been made by children who
were unable to hc;>ld a pencil ill
their hands until" they entered
• Nazareth.
;,
Love, patience' and understanding are the three requisites
for teaching' exceptional children and the Sistets at the Nazareths abound with all.
Mental testing is administered
at various periods. They, are
placed in the first, second and
third class, commensurate with
their abilities.
OPEN SECOND SCHOOL
ON CAPE COD '
Sister Mary Joel, formerly at
,the Fall River Nazareth, is principal of the Hyannis Nazareth.
She is assisted by Sister Mary
'Jamesita, formerly with Fall
River Nazareth, Sister Mary
Berriadetta, formerly of St. Vin'cent's Home, Fall River, and
Sister Mary Rosarii.
. With Sister Maureen at Fall
'River Nazareth are Sister Marie
Lourdette, Sister Maria Petrea
,:and Sister Mary Carolita.
:' Dr. John C. Manning, a Fall
;River pediatrician, makes reguJar checks on the physical well:being of Nazareth students in
itall River.
The Fall River Nazareth was
blessed by Bishop Connolly in
',P~ge Twelve
'.' ,'. 'CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations
and
and
BEST' WISHES
,
'Best 'Wishes ~
. '
,
'.
to
Exc~llen,cy
His
,To Our Beloved,
,
,
BISHOP ,CONNOLLY
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:
Benefactor
'from the
"'BISHOP CONNOLLY
,
,
DIOCESAN, LEGION
CATHEDRAL ,CAMP .
OF MARY
... 'Diocese of Fall River, :Mas6achusettf
St. Anne's Offers· Best Hospital Facilities
Because
He C~r~d ...
1
Kindly Nuns
Help 10,000
Each Year··
One of the most modern
and fastest growing insti-
tutions in the Fall River
Diocese is St. Anne's Hos-
Finest Equipment
Ready to Serve
Acutely III
pital, the only Catholic hospital
in the diocese.
Achievements chalked up by
the hospital during Bishop ConDOlly's regime include a new
wing, new chapel, new school
at nursing and full accreditation
from the National Nursi~ Ac~diting Service.
"
Crucifixion and the Assumption.
Superior General of the community, Mother Therese-Augu'sta
attended the dedication. She
came' from the mother-house at
Tours, France, especially for the
ceremony.
In October, 1957, Dr. A. Daniel
Rubenstein, director of the Division of Hospitals, 'State Department of Public Health, informed
Mother Pierre Marie that the
hospital had been granted $250,000 under the Hill-Burton Construction Act for a new hospital
school of nursing.
INSTITUTION ADDS
MATERNITY WING
Blessing of the new ma"ternity
wing at St. Anne's was invoked
~y Bishop Connolly in April,
~54, at cornerstone laying ceremonies for the new $1,500,000
unit.
The new 58-bed addition, formally dedicatee:. June 25, 1955,
eomprises a maternity wing, outINitient department and dispensary, laboratory, power' house,
emergency and accident rooms
and a medical library.
Construction of the building
started July 1, 1953. It was
~anced mainly through funds
accumulated by the hospital
~ough an appeal and a $166,974
grant from the Federal government.
Forty-two of the 58 beds in
ftle new addition are devoted to
maternity cases. The remaining
1'2 are for the surgical and medieol denartments.
HOSPITAL CIfApEL
ENLARGES PLANT
Matemity patients enjoy the
most modern facilities in New
England, including air-conditioned labor and delivery rooms.
".he babies' nurseries also are
air-conditioned as are the hospital's five operatt"ngrooms. '
. . More .than 10,000 patients a
,ear pass through the portals of
St. Anne's. The vast complex
Itructure of the hospital is overeeen by Mother Pierre Marie,
.-apervisor. Thirty-six nuns who
VO..,UNTEER WOMEN
TREMENDOUS HELP
ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAJ~:. This air view shows the extensiveness of, the Fan River
hospital, with the original building at the top, the new maternity wing in the center, and
the new School of Nursing at the bottom.
.
labor diligently for the sick are
members of the Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation o( the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The new chapel at St. Anne's
was dedicated and blessed' by
Bishop Connolly in June, 1957."
The beautiful chapel was constructed for the comfort and
convenience of the patientS. Be'sides a seating capacity of 200,
the chapel provides space for
wheelchair patients and a balcony to accommodate second
floor patients.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
IS MODEL FOR ALL
There also are facilities for
convalescent priests to say Mass,
with an office for the chaplain
adjoining.
Stained glass windows depict
important events in the life of
the Blessed Mother - st. Anne
and the Bl~ssed Virgin; the
Presentation, the Annunciation,
the Visitation. the Nativity, the
The school is directed by Sis:.
ter Madeleine Clemence, who re:.
ceived her Doctorate in Philosophy from Boston College last
year.
"The new three-story structure
includes teaching facilities, dormitory space for 160 students,
science, nursing and diet laboratories, six classrooms, faculty
offices and lounge, recreation
room, and a gymnasium-auditorium with a seating capacity of
350.
The cornerstone was laid by
Bishop Connolly in April, 1960.
He described the new $1,000,000
facility as "a monumental example of selflessness and service
on the part of the Sisters."
The faculty and nuns at Sf.
Anne's got an assist in 1959 when
the Friends of St. Anne's Hospital was organized. Personal
service to patients and assistance
to student nurses is stressed by
the volunteer organization whose
members have put in thousands
of hours at the hospital.
Fil.ial Congratulations from the
Jesuits of N ew~ngland
to the Distinguished:·
and Beloved Alumnus of the
College of the Holy.:" Cross
and of' Boston College
The Most Rev. James L. Connolly,
D~D.
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,. 'Thousands.Participate in CYOProgram
,Because He Cared •..
Membership;
Continues
To Climb
What is the Cat}.lOlic Youth
Organization? It is a program sponsored by the
church in the United States
iCATHOUC MEMORIAL HOME
for the sanctification and salvation of the souls of youth and
the betterment of the community. It is an apostolate of youth
for youth,' with the guidance,'
encouragement and assistance of
the clergy and appointed, adult
advisors. It ,is a valid effort to
know and help Catholic youth
grow in grace and wisdom before
God and man. This is the defini·tion' of CYO by the Rev. Walter
A. Sullivan, diocesan director of
the organization.
Design Program
To Aid Church
ADd C()untry
Forums, 'the spiritufll progr_
in' Fall River, includes Annual
l?~Y' : of ,Recgll:ection,
Holt"
Thursdliy nqcturnal adoration aI
St. 'Mary's Cathedral, and Communion breakfasts.
OVER 2,000 ENJOY
'SEE, CITY PROGRAM
THOUSANDS OF YOUNG
'ENJOY CYO FUN .
And the' CYO is fun! Ask' any
of the thousands'of boys and
'girls who participate in danceS.
'basketball,
baseball,
sewing,
table tennis, cooking; ceramics',
soccer and a myriad of other
pastimes.
'
'
Somewhat loosely' organized
-in 1940 and devoted mainly to
a limited sports program, the
CYO has made tr'emendous im,pet1.!s during Bishop Connolly's'
episcopate.
,.
Here's a capsule 10-year h~s­
tory of some of the larger CYO
units in the diocese.
HAPPY CYOers: Attleboro 'area CYO members are (left to' right) Nancy' Camara"
William Adair, John B,ernardo and his si!,ter, Jacqueline Bernardo'. '
The boys' recreational p!!'000
gra'm i, directed by Samuel
,Priestly, secretary of the Fall
'River CYO since 1943. Car.
Lynch was program direc~
from 1959 to 1960 and was s~
ceeded by Donald Montle. M&
'Montie also' teaches, gym classe;
and trampoline:
TJ1ere are more than 2,000
'members in' the' two centeaa.
There are' an additional 75' me~
bers in the Catholic Youth AdYII
Orgariizat~on formed in 1960.
3) Social: Semi-formal dances,
"Sound Off" that provides the .. a library with study desks, a TV
weekly record hops restricted members with an up to date . room, a large, gym and auditoexclusively to registered' eyO calenqar of the clubs' agenda. '
rium. Miss Mary Cronin is lay
members, CYO summer outhigs
director 'of the Fall ,River Girls'
and field trips, annual Mardi CORRELATE ACTIVITIES
eyo. 'She has many volunteer
Gras and Miss Personality Con- ,TO PARISH COUNCIL'
'assistants.'
100%- INCREASE IN
test.
More than 1,000 Catholic boys
Lenten Youth Forums are held TAUNTON MEMBERS
TREMENDOUS GROWTH
4) Athletic: Baseball and ~as- and girls, young men and young every,Sunday in Lent. Saturday , When Bishop Connolly toc$
iN NEW BEDFORD'
ketball leagues for' both senior women, ar'e using the facilitieit of ' night dances are conducted at over the leadership of the ~
Like the proverbial mustard and junior CYO members, bad- the Kennedy Youth Center reguboys' and girls' centers. The 'oceSe in 1951, the Taunton CYO
seed the New Bedford area CYO minton, volleyball, ping pong, larly. The junior CYO, has 26 Anawan ,Center is host to boys was only four years old. In 19""
has grown tremendo'usly in mem- sport nights, track, golf. Since basketball teams in competition and girls' who are juniors and
the late Bishop Cassidy had p.....
bership and activities in recent 1948 the New Bedford Area CYO this season in the boys and girls seniors in high school and boys chased the USO' Building
years. Those who participated in has won the diocesan basketball basketball leagues. Sixieen par- and ,girls in college. The Frank- placed Rev. 'John J. Griffie
the CYO programs of 20 years crown every' year with the ex- ish teams make up' the senior 'lin Sfreet Center dances are for in charge. Father Griffin, 1~
ago often compare the "new ception of 1949 and 1952. In basketball league with a similar boys and 'girls' of freshman and
years previous,' had conducted
look" 'of the present generation. 1960 the New Bedford Area CYO parish representation in baseball sophomore ,classes. Occasionally baseball and basketball leaguee
organization.
" t r a c k team won permanent pos- competition.-.
,there are dances at the Franklin under CYO auspices for the b~
During the 1930s and 1940s, session of' the Diocesan Track
The present "area director of Street c!,!nter fOr Junior High and girls of the Taunton' area. '~
Father Henry Hamel and the late Trophy after winning the ,Dioce- the New Bedford CYO is Rev. School students.
In February 1951, Rev. Francia
Th
.
Ch' tin
B. Connors was, appointed ...
Father Ro land Decosse worked san track meet three successive ,Edward C. Duffy who was apdiligently in behalf of the New years.'
'r '.
'
pointed by Bishop Connolly in" 'Year:r:p~~i~ld:~~e :~da~~ ~:;: sistant to Father' Griffin. Wh.
Father Griffin became pastOr ...
Bedford CYO.' But their zealous ADULT ADVISORS :AID'
'May'of 1960.' He is supported by convention' is 'held annually.' '
. efforts ,of necessity had -to be 'AREA DIRECTOR .,
William. F. Doyle, a teacher at
In addition, to the Youth
Continued on N~xt Pan
restricted largely to a baseball'
,
Roosevelt Junior High,' and Ade-'
'and basketball program. Games'·'· In recent· months 'a stereo lard Bastarache'who'is custodian
were played in a small outmoded' souna system and television have of the Kennedy Youth. eenter.
gym 'and when this building was been added to the ,Kenl'ledy 'Cen- The latter is affectionately re. , .....
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sold: the CYO basketball games' ter facilitie's: The area,CYO pro~ fer red to' as "Mr. 'CYO of New
'were"played at Norma'ndin"and " gram .is'.. aided' })'y' an 'efficient' ',Beaford" b~cause of his long
",
Ro'osevelt Junior "Hig~ j Schools;', cor'p's Of 'adult ad~iilors wbli"assiSt' ' careen of service an~ devotion
"
. "" the ar~a director in'l'the p'lanriinc ( to the c'ause of Catholic youth ,in.;
"KENNEDY MEMORiA'i.. "
of acHvities and events7';": .. '.. ',this area of the Diocese.
,CENTE~
OPENED
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,l\n orga~iza~~~!,.. J~a.t,. hu .. FALL RIVE'R ALSO
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The New Bedford Area CYO p~oven very su~cessful. m ~verf EXPANDS PROGRAM
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received a much needed head- respect and fulfills an Important
Using as a nucleus the Fan
:quarters in SeptemQer of 1957 ser,vice ,is the Catholie Y~ung
when the Joseph P. ~~nnedy Jr. ' Adult Organization that:~ ,was, River'Catholic ~ague, the Fail
. ."
Memorial Youth Center, was founded in September of' '1958. River CYQ got'under way about
',' :
blessed and dedicated ,by Bishop Since that time, some 200 Cath- 20 years ago under the direc'~
eonnolly.· The' center: cost-.in olic·'Young men and ,women '01. tiori"of Rev, James,E;, Gleason.
the New Bedford Area, betw~n With the Young Men's Irish,
excess of $600,000. '~'"
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,The center is built' on a part the a~es of 20 and·29, have jo~ned' . American building'for headquar- "
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of the property then the site of the organization and participated ters the early CYO' emphasized
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basketball and baseball proSt. John's Academy. .A, check for , in its activities: •
" HAS
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$250,000 from the L~eutenant CYAO
ELABORATE"
grams.
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Joseph P. Kennedy Jr,' Founda- FOUR POINT PROGRAM
The four-fold spiritual, 80-'
tion was given to Bishop Concial, atpletic and cultural pro, I
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nolly for the, center.
"
.. ", ,{' 1) Spiritual:' Monthly:
gram .was adopted in 1957. '
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to.
Father Leo Sullivan,' who di- munion Sundays with a di1iferent '
In 1958 the Fall River area
l
rected the Ne~ Bedford Area as parish designated each' !honth, ' accepted the council program
well as the DIocesan C:yO from annual Communion Breakfast, embracing ,activities for all
'
1946 until 1960, was ~ble to' in-' Christmas baskets to the neeay, youth. Nine parishes particistitute the f~ur point' "CYO pro- scholarship fund for a needy stu- pated in the program in 1958. It
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gram and to inaugurate new dent' studying for the Prie'sthood, now has extended to 21 parishes.
~ctivities attractive to yout~:,. talks by priests on dogmat'i~ ,and
" ,
- Area programs for boys at the
The Kennedy Center serves as moral subjects.
CYO Hall on Anawan Street
~ headquarters buildin'g and i~
2)' Cultural: Presentation of. include
basketball,
baseball,
10 use seven d~YS a week from
plays; seminars and talks on im- golf, track meets; bowling tourSeptem,ber untIl July:. ,In June portimt
national and 'civic:, nam~nts, ,table tennis, pool, gym,
of 1960 the annual New England themes; music appreciation, an- boxing, weight lifting' and tramCYO Congress was c9pducted at nual award to the outstabding poline.
the Kennedy Center.
man and woman CYAO inemSOMETHING DOING
her:
,i '
ACTIVE YEAR ROUND
3) Social: Annual se~i-fch:mal .ALL THE TIME
ORGANIZATION
.
ball, bowling club, social nights
Fall River Cyq Gir~ buildi,ng ,
A partial list of some of the
bi.:monthly; mystery rides, 's~m.­ at 31 Franklin Street was opened
CYO activities in recent yean
mer .outings, Christmas party.
in October, 1957. A model kitchen
folloW'.
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Athletic: Basketball,: pi~g offers cooking classes, and sew1)
Spiritual:'
Communion
pong,
badminton,
trips
to
Boston
ing,
ceramics
and
dramatic
breakfasts, Lenten discussions,
religious
movies, ' ChristmH for baseball and hockey games, groups are always busy. There
,tenp.is, the annual ski trip to. is a game room for ping pong,
food baskets for the needy.
and badminton and dances are
2) Cultural: Discus~ions OIl Ne..v, Hampshire, golf.
,'
In', addition the CYAO pub- scheduled regularly.
civic themes, plays, CYO workThere is, ~n immense lounge,
shops. .
lishes . a monthly. newspaper"
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:,Cong":r:atuJ~tion$, .'.,~.lQ:.
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His, "E~~e~ency,
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,.BISHOP·,
CONNOLLY
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und', Benefactor
His Tenth' ,Anniversary
CYO, and'CYAO'
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Page Fourteen
OF ',FALL 'RIVER
~
Dioc,se of FaU River, Ma55achu~
Pope JOhD Welcomes Ordinary· to Rome
Because, r
He)~Cared,
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BishopPays
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Ad
Visit
ST. JOHN'S DAY NURSERY
On Sept. 14, 1959, thQ
Most Reverend Bishop accompanied by his Ch~ncellor,
the Rt. Rev. Humberto S.
,lVIedeil'os, 'left for Rome and his
"ad limina" visit to Pope John.
The Bishop had a :priVate audience with the Pontiff on Sept. 30,
4lnd then Monsignor Medeiros
was introduced ,to the Holy
Father.
. Both the Bishop and the'
Chancellor spoke in French with
the Pope. This was Bish0p Con-:
!lolly's first meeting with Pope"
.John.
Re met· with the Holy Father
,again the next year when, in rtihe
Fall of 1'960, he headed the First ,
Official Fall River Diocesan
Pilgrimage to Europe. Albout '75
llilgrims made ,the trip with the
Bishop :aboard the iIta'lian !liner
iLeonal'do ,da Vinci, which'landed
in Naples ,on 'Oct. 12. His Holi!ness received Bishop Connolly
in pri~ate audience on Oct: !I.5;
4U1d then received the ,entire pilgrimage in audience, speaking
to them in his newly-learned
En.~lish. '
"After Rome the pilgrims' visCCD ',PARENT-EDUCATOR 'SECTION: Rev. 'Joseph L. Powers, Diocesan director
ited, Florence, Milan, and Lu,of th-e CQnfrat-ernity of Christian Doctrine, confers with his parent-educat<'JT section at
rerne. In :France they worshiped
at the Shrine of the Miraculous Our Lady ,of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedf9rd. Seated (left to right) are Mrs. Herbert
Medal. They visited Lourdes, Roderiqu-es, Mrs. Manuel Andrade, section chairman, and Mrs. Manuel Ricar-do. Standing:
Ireland and London. 'The group, Herbert Roderiques (left) and Manuel Ricardo.
retl,lrned to the United States
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Grace and Wisdom
Spiritual, Athletic
euItor,al, Social
In CYO Plan
Rev. 'Bernard F. Sullivan D little
more than one 'year ago, as 'CYO
Director of the ll-pnrish Attleboro area.
RELIGIOUS EVENTS
MOST SUCCESSFUL
The athletic program began.
with an entry in the CYO Suburban League last season. This
year, an eight-team basketball
league was' 'organized which
played its 'games mainly in the
school gymnasium of St. John's
parish in Attleboro. Plans are
now underway to organize a
baseball league for the Summer
'months.
CYO has organized only a few
area dances. Most have been run
on a parish scale with invitations sent. to the other parishes.
FT. Sullivan is hoping to find
facilities where a weekly area
dance can be held to enhance
the social program.
The spiritual program has
been the most active. Recently
a Teen-O-Rama, a three-day
retreat fo'r teenagers, was conducted at St. Mary's Church in
Norton. Fr. Richard Madden"
O.C.D., was the preacher.
A second Teenagers Forum
was held recently. Last year a
three-day Forum was sponsored
at Norton High School whicn
proved very successful. This
year a Forum was held Sunday
: nights during Lent at St. John's
ScllIool Hall in Attleboro. They
were' most successful.
What made the greatest im-'
pression on the pilgrims was ,the Continued From Previous Page BOWLING. TENNIS
naments open to all young
spirit of unity that pervaded, the'
FOR TAUNTONIANS
people in the area.
entire trip. The pilgrimage was St. Paul's Church, Father FranA 90-member CYO unM: was
made in a family spir.Lt, with all cis Connors succeeded him as
With the 'establishment of St. formed in 1958 for the youth of
,brought closer together ,as ,they director. He has served in that Ann's bf Raynham, there are 13 St. Patrick P:arish, Wareham.
visited, with their, spiritual capacity since 1951.
parishes' in the Taunton area. They attended' Confraternity of
In the 10 year period, mem- All are well represented at the
· ~ther, and, ~~ny for the, first
Christian Doctri11le and pledged
· tim~, the .relJgl~us and' cu~;tural. , bership as more than douhled Taunton CYO. 'Counselors serve
themselves to ,the reception of
on
a
voluntary
basis.
The
four
.brlnes of the old worJd. "
to almost 1,000. Of necessity,
frequent l[Giy CommuniOOl.
is still commonplace 'in ,any the program has been broad~ned point program: spiritual" culMonth'ly dances are held and
, :.. di,ilecsan gathering to hear" the' " to 'keep"' pace. ' Not' until the tu['al, social, and, recreational is' the boys and girls organized
carried
out.
Last
May,
Taunton
~ "'delighted',Phrase -:-: "'fhere;s' an-' ; council plan was established by'
bowling teams and a dramatic PLAN 1;0 ORGANIZE
other piigrim" - and to 'see a Bishop 'Connolly, however, was played host to the annual CYO group.
ON PARISH LEVEL
,Convention
for
the
whole
diminiature:"sized' reunion taking' real progress made: The estab. place among several who, had lishment of individ~al CYO par- 'oeese.: For the first time in local CYO liN JtTTLEBORO
For the past two years' the
Ithe opportunity' of making the ish units has made the area oper- cro' hist<lry, Benediction ,was' AREA PROGRESSES
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Attleboro
CYOers have conduct. offered at the quarters' 'on 130
kip with the Bishop.
ation function more smoothly.
The CYO of the 'Attleboro ed a pilgrimage ,to the Shrine
High: Street.
. Area is still in its infancy. Yet of Our Lady of LaSalette in
, In addition to the usual s'porto it has accomplished a great deal. AttlebOr,o. '!;his is usually held
on a diocesan basis, such as base- since its, birth less than two in conjunction with National
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ball:' basketball and golf, the "years ago.
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both boys and girls. '
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The Elias trophsr, given .an:
nually to the winner of the'
'Coyl~'-Taunton basketball series, , :
was put'ihti> competition by'the' '.
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Elias, a fOFmer counselor. 'Three, :
'suCcessive titles are required to '
retire mis award.
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''iIlclude',inusic, reading; game and
writing· rooms. .' A- y{)ung adult
group 'decorated one room' for
its 'special' use and the building
accompanied' 'is"'used trequently' for 'comf' 'munit)''''pul'poses
as Red ,',
ch ance II or. o.
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headquarters
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BELOlVED BISHOP
On the Occasion of His
TENTH· 'ANNIVERSARY
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WAREHAM CYO NOW
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The Taunton CYO buildi.ng
was' 'the headquarters for the
recent high' school drive. -The
CYOers themselves co'ntributed
a $750' memorial-a Ciboriumto the riew school. It was' given
in thanksgiving to G<>d for the
favors' and blessings bestowed
u'pon the young people of the
area.
Speaking to the workers of'
,llie drive ,one .evening iri February, Bishop Connolly said:;
."The people of Taunton have
show'n that they appreciate
CathoUc: education.'"
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a.Rt . R ev. Msgr. H urn berto S. Md'
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ANCHOR - Sunday. April 30. 196D
Page Fifteen
Bishop Gerrard· Auxiliary to
Because He Cared ....
Pontiff Giv'es
Head of See
Assistant.
The Diocese took a signal
step forward on the Feast of"
St. Joseph, March 19, 1959,
when Most Reverend James
NAZARETH - FALL RIVER
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Selection Signals
Activity Growth
.Among Laity
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Gerrard, D.D., V.G., rector of
St. Lawrence Church, New Bedford was consecrated Auxiliary
Bishop of Fall River ~nd Titular
Bishop of Forma.
DESIGNATION SIGNAL~
GROWTH OF DIOCESE
dev.otion and dedication in man;.
capacities. * * 41 Our prayers are
with him for continued healtla
and happiness', for many ~ore
years' of devoted service as tho
helper, the Auxiliary of Bishop
Connolly, as the co-worker of
priests and people and spiritual
father of the faithful."
Following the Cathedral cere-.
monies, including the Consecration itself and the Pontificai
Mass within the framework of
which it took place, Bishop Gei.
rard was honored at a banquet
to which members of the hierarchy, visiting prelates and Diooesan clergy were invited, in addition to his own relatives.
Consecration of' an Auxiliary
indicated the growth of the dioeese under the leadership of
Bishop Connolly. 'Such .activities
as the development' of new
schools and parishes, the impl~
mentation of organizations such
as the Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine, the St. Vincent de Paul
Society and the Diocesan Council
of Catholic Women, the nurtur-'
ing of a many-faceted youth
program, in addition to the routine duties of a Bishop such as
officiating at Confirmations and
many other· ceremonies - all
pointed . to the need fOl' an
Auxiliary.
At Bishop Gerrard's consecration, Bishop Connolly was con- .
secrating prelate with Most Rev.
Russell J. McVinney, Bishop of
Providence and Most Rev. J eremiah F. Minihan, Auxiliary
Bishop of Boston, as co-consecrators.
IS THIRD TO SERVE
AS TITULAR BISHOP
CHARGE D'AFFAIRES
IN ATTENDANCE
Heading a galaxy of prelates
in attendance was Monsignor
Achille Lupi, Charge d'Affaires
at the Apostolic Delegation in
Washington. He represented the
Apostolic Delegate, absent from
the country at the time.
Seventeen bishops, in addition
t:o those taking part in the rite
of Consecration, were seated in
the Cathedral, 'in addition to
hundreds of other prelates,
priests, representatives or religious orders, and laymen.
of
THREE PRELATES CHAT: On the occasion
BishOp Gerrard's' consecration to his
. present rank in the church he is pictured, left, with Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston,
center, and Bishop Connolly.
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tion . Music was supplied by sem-'
CARDINAL CUSHING
PREACHES SERMON .
inarians from Sacred Hearts Nevitiate, Fairhaven.
Preacher -of the day was 1r'!S
Eminence, Richard Cardinal
Every convent in the Diocese
sent delegates to the Consecra-
Cushing, Archbishop of Boston.
He said in part: "As a priest of
Fall River, serving as a curate,
a pastor, rector of the Cathedral,
Chancellor and Vicar General,
the new Bishop is well known
and esteemed by his brother
priests, the religious and the
faithful. He knows the diocese
well for be has served it with
Hundreds who could not gain
entrance to
the Cathedral
watched the procession to ita
doors and children of the Diocese
celebrated with a holiday from.
school.
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Bishop Gerrard was named
Titular Bishop of Forma according to ancient custom by which
an auxiliary is given the title of
a Diocese that no longer exists.
He is third Titular Bishop to
serve the Fall River Diocese.
Bishop Cassidy was Titular
Bishop of Ibora when he was
Auxiliary to Bishop Feehan and
Bishop Connolly was Titular
Bishop of Mylasa as coadjutor t.o
Bishop Cassidy•
FmST NEW ENGLANDER
NAMED BY POPE JOHN
A particular honor held b&'
Bishop Gerrard is that he was
the first priest from New England to be named· a Bishop boy
His Holiness, Pope John XXIH.
CongratUlations and Best Wishes
To His Excellency
Most Rev. JAMES L.
C~ONNOLLY,
D..D.
'BISHOP OF FALL RIVER
On IDs· Tenth' Anniversary as' Ordinary Of The Diocese
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Two Colleges Now Operating in Diocese
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Registration
I~ Over 650
At S~@rm®h.illl
. The Fall River Diocese has
two colleges, the College of
the Sacred Hearts in Fall
River, for Religious and
NAZARET~
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Holy Uni@D Plans
Degree Courses
For Religious
Stonehill College in North
Easton.
Mother Mary William, S.U.S.C.,
provincial of the Religious of the
Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts,
bas announced the Massachusetts
Board of Collegiate Authority
bas granted the former Sacred
Hearts School of Education in.
Fall River a college charter empowering it to confer the degrees
of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor'
of Science in Education.
Very Rev. JamesJ. Sheehan was
appointed president in July 1955.
He was succeeded by the present
pl'esident, Very Rev. Richard H.
Sullivan, who came to Stonehill
in July 1958.
Holy Cross Hall, a new classroom building, was blessed and
dedicated in January 1957.
eOLLEGE TO SERVE
HOLY UNION NUNS
, The school is exclusively for
the Religious and mainly for
members of the Holy Union
eommunlty but it will continue
to accept members of all religious communities in the area
as college students.
The school was established in
1934 by the Holy Union nuns and
since its inception it has been
affiliated with the Catholic University of America.
PHYSICAL PLANT
IS EXPANDING
In 1958 the college announced
a large-scale building program,
slated to. cost $5,000,000. The
Family Division conducted a successful drive for $225,000 to be
applied to the $325,000 students
center and cafeteria.
In May 1959 Bishop Connolly
blessed the new Student Union,
first building completed in the
college's development program.
Richard Cardinal Cushing was a
guest at the program.
The StUdent Union includes a
kitchen, dining halls, book store,
students'
lounge,
recreation
rooms, conference rooms and
offices for student organizations.
. Cardinal O'Hara Hall, first
dormitory on the campus, will
be ready to receive men students
in the Fall. Construction of the
$875,000 building began In July
1960 and is being built under the
government college housing program.
8TONEHILL IS NOW
eo-EDUCATIONAL
Stonehill College opened in
1948.
Bishop Connolly was
principal speaker at the first
graduation of 64 men in June
1952. He denounced the "broad
liberalistic tendency that makes
a fetish of academic freedom but
bolds little else sacred."
He lauded Stonehill for the
-richness of the caliber of those
who man it and the presence of
the' Catholic ideal that inspires
n."
Stonehill was once the beautiful estate of the late Frederick
Lothrop Ames; The Fathers of
Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Indiana,
acquired the estate in 1935. It
was not until 1948 that they
turned it Into a college, training
students :in liberal arts, science
and business.
What was the Ames mansion
serves as the college administration building, library, chapel,
ofiices and reception rooms.
When Stonehill opened 140
students were enrolled and Very'
Rev. George P. Benaglia, C.S.C.,
was president. In July 1949, Very
Rev Francis Boland was named
president and the enrolllment·
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LmRARY IS NEXT
COLLEGE PROJIECT
. FALlL']RllVElR DllOCESANS: Miss Hannah C. Sullivan, Junior at Stonehill College,
North Easton, and Paul M: Kelly, Freshman, greet Stonehill's president, Very Rev.
Richard H. Sullivan, C.S.C. Hannah is a parishioner at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River,
and Paul is a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church, North Easton.
had increased to 240 students.
RATE WnTllI! BEST
AS IEDUC&rolllS
In June 1950 the college inaugurated its first Summer
school and in the Spring of 1951
an adult education program
started. About eight courses are
taught weekly during the adult
program. The college became
co-educational in September,
1951.
'J.'he new Shrine of tpe Immaculate Conception at Stonehill was
dedicated by Bishop Connolly
Dec. 6, 1956. The white marble
shrine is in a grotto setting and
features a statue of St. Bernadette kneeling before Our Lady.
The dormitory, the largest new
building on Stonehill's campus
will accommodate 210 students
and five prefects. It is named in
honor of the late John Cardinal
O'Hara, C.S.C., Archbishop of
Philadelphia.
Next project contemplated at
Stonehlll is the construction of
a library which will house 90,000
volumes. Present enrollment at
the school Is 650 students.
Future plans call for another
classroom building, a chapel and
auditorium.
Scout Programs Flourish
The Catholic Scouting
program in the Fall River
Diocese has progressed rapIdly in the last 10 years. One
iii the most significant signs of
~ progress is the great increase
... the number of Catholic
Scouts who have .been examined
lor and have received the
eoveted Ad Altare Dei Cross.
WIlis award, highest Catholic
8eouting has to offer, is received
-.1y by Scouts of First Class
- . k or higher.
M)
ALTARE DEI.
~RIAN'
AWARDS
In the last decade more than
100 Boy Scouts in the Fall River
Diocese have been awarded the
.Ad Altare Dei Cross and this
fI881' promises to be a record
rear for new applicants, accord'-« to Rev. Walter A. Sul1ivan,
diocesan Seouting moderator.
The Ad Altare Dei award, and
a.e Marian Award for Girl
~uts, recogll1ze special studies
.-d service to the church. They
tII'e presented allllually on the
l'east of Christ the King, ill
October. Formerly made on a
fU'ish level, they are now given
IIr the Bishop at a diocesan-wide
-.ent in a different church each
utE
ANCHOJl~'Sunday. Aprit
year 90 that this impressive ceremony will take place in various
areas of the diocese.
TWO NEW AWARDS
Congratulations and Best Wishes
ARE. PRESENTED
An inauguration in 1959 was
the Dew award of Parvuli Dei
(little ones of God) award for
Cub Scouts, the highest attainment in Catholic Cub Scouting.
Also in 1959, the first St.
George awards were made. These
are awards to adult Scout leaders
-the Church's way of saying
"thank you and well done."
AMERICAN mERARCHY
ENDORSE SCQUTING
Retreats are a part of Catholic Scouting. Adult Scouters also
make retreats at Cathedral Camp
in East Freetown.
Taunton Boy Scouts have had
an annual retreat for the past
seven years at Camp Norse, near
Plymouth. It is called "A Weekend with Christ."
Bishop Connolly was one of
the pioneer members of the National Catholic Committee O"n
Scouting. Every BishOp in the
United States has endorsed the
Catholic Scouting program and
appointed representatives to implement it.
30" 1961
to Our Beloved
BISHOP CONNOLLY
on This
Memorable Occasion
John R. Bonner
Bonner Flowers
Fall River, Mass.
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Ordinary Expands
Educational System
HI-gh School
Plan Moves
Ahead Fast
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Ten new elementar'y
schools and two new special
schoois have been erected 'or;
acquired during the 10 year,
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episcopate of Bishop Connolly.
This is in addition to the construction of the first diocesan
high s~hool- Stang High in
North Dartmouth, with two
more regional high schools now
being built.
,Enrollment in the elementary
schools in the diocese in 1951 was
14,916. Today there are 18,972
children. in Catholic diocesan
elementary schools, an increase
of 4,056 or 27 per cent.
ST. ,ANTHONY'S ~ TAUNTON
many of the ~hools of' the die-.
cese have been enlarged or refurbished. An entirely new
school building replaced the old
St. John Academy in New Bedford and St. Michael's in FaB
River also was replaced by •
'colI)pletely new building.
Other physical' changes to
elementary schools fn:the diocese
were at'St. Mary's, North AttIe..
, boro', new JIVing; St. Patrick, FaB
'~iver, added', ~hree rC;>,oms in i.,
day nursery; SS. Peter and Pam..
Fall River, added' two new
rooms; Holy Family School, New
Bedford, added two new rooms;
St. Theresa, New Bedford, added'
rooms; Sacred Heart, North AttIeboro, added rooms; the new
St. Joan of Are, Orleans, added
rooms; St. Michael, Swansea.
added new building.
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ALL AREAS SHARE
IN NEW FACILITIES
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New elementa,ry schools constructed under the Bishop's
direction are: St. John, Attleboro, 'built in 1955. It has 476
students and' schedules its first
graduation next June.
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St. Mary, Fairhaven, 1960, prepriI:nary,"49.stu9.~nts.'
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Bedford, f95~, 471 students, in
first five grades.
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New Bedford, 1960, pre-primary;
25 students.
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St. Joan of Are, Orleans, 1953,
191 students.
Sacred Heart, ,Taunton, 1953,
463 students with first class to
graduate in June.
St. Anthony, Taunton, 1952,
328 students.
St. Joseph, Tauntori, 1953, 387
students.
St. George, Westport, 1956,
308 students to Grade 7.
Holy Name, Fall River" 1960,
, 138 students in first four grades.
SECONDARY SClHIOOLS
STILL lEXPANDlING
On the high school level, M\,
St. Mary's, Fall River, erected a
new building; Dominican Acad-.
emy, Fall River, renovated anell
expanded; Jesus Mary High,
School, Fall River, converted!
elementary rooms into high
sChool rooms; Prevost Higm,
School, Fall River, erected a new
building; Holy Fatpily Higl,\:
School, New Bedford; renovated'
library.
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,River. 'is' planning' a,n ~~tensi~'
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ENLARGE FACILITIES
New special schools are Nazareth Hall, Fall River, 1957, with
39 students and Nazareth'Hem in
Hyamiis, 1960, ·14 students.
',Aside from the formation of
new schools in the 10-year period
,
expansion.
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Day schools for pre-primal'}'
and kindergarten pupils were
opened in September 1959 a~St.
Vincent's Home and St. Joseph'Q
Home, Fall River, each accom,;.,
modating more than 5(;1 childreD.:
The Diocese provided the new,
facilities "in response to frequent:
appeals from various quarters {C'
provide shelter and care for chiloo
dren of parents who, ullfortu-o
nately, have to spend time away
from their children and at work,~,
Bishop Connolly said.
For $1 a day children may attend either school from 8 in the'
morning until 4 in the afternoon.
The fee includes a hot lunch and,
recess-time snacks~
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TRINITARIANS TEACH
IN NO. ATTLEBORO
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Congratulations
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Felicitations
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Great Benefactor,
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nolly blessed a new addition to
the Holy Ghost kindergarten,
North Attleboro. It is staffed by
the Missionary servants of the
Blessed Trinity.
A month later a check for
$1,000 to cover the cost of furnishings for the .new kindergarten was presented by. St.
John's Council, Knights of
ColumbUS, to Rev. John F.
Laughlin, pastor of Holy Ghost
Church.
The kindergarten is considered one of the best appointed
in the diocese. There is an enrollment of more than 100 pupils.
On Sept. 29, 1957, Bishop Connolly blessed two new parochial
school buildings. They were St.
Michael's in Fall River and St.
John's Academy in New Bedford.
Both are completely modern, red
brick structures.
The contract for building
Sacred Heart School in Taunton
was signed Sept. 22, J953" with
dedication ceremonies held the
following June. Consisting of
nine classrooms, auditorium,
stage and two dressing rooms,
first aid room, principal's office,'
teachers' lounge, library and a
large basement, the school
opened in the Fall of 1954 with a
kindergarten, first' and second
grades. The enrol~ent was increased by a new grade eac~
year.
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FIRST CAPE COD
P~ROCHIAL SCHOOL
St. Joan of Arc Schooi in Orleans was started in 1953. It had
a pre-school and grades one and
two. A grade was added each
year until the first class graduated in June 1960. There are 191
students in the school at present.
The school is staffed by the
Sisters of Divine Providenc~,
aided by two lay instructors. St.
Joan's is the first Catholic school
to be constructed on the' Cape.
The blessing of the new Immaculate Conception School in
New Bedford was performed by
Bishop Connolly in September
1958. The new school has 12
rooms.
St. John's School in Attleboro
was opened in 1955 with one
grade. An additional grade has
been added each year, until there
Parochial Schools
Now Educating
More Children
were eight, and the first graduation exercises will be held in
June.' Staffed by the Sisters of
Mercy the school has an enrollment of 476 pupils.
Dedicated May 2, 1953, St.
Joseph's School in Taunton
opened in the Fall of 1954 with
a kindergarten and the first three
grades. Each year another grade
was added until 1960 when the
first graduation was held.
1II0LY NAME BUllILDS
liN JFALIL llUVIER
Sisters of the Holy Union of
the Sacred Hearts staff the new
elementary Holy Name School,
Fall River, which opened last
September. There are kindergarten, pre-primary and the first
four grades at the school. An
additional grade will be added
each year until the first graduation.
The pre-primary school was
opened in September 1952 in the
Holy Name parish hall. It was
staffed until 1958 by the Mis':'
sionary Sisters of the Blessed
Trinity. The purpose of the Trin-' '
itarians .is to provide kindergarten and pre-primary training
to children in areas where there
is no Catholic school.
The new fire-proof school is
of the most modern design arid
planning with concrete floors
and masonry partitions. It is a
one-story building with an auditorium roof twice as high all
classroom ceilings.
HOLY NAME-FALL RIVER
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST - NEW BEDFORD
WESTPORT JPAR][SlII
BUKILDllNG SCHOOIL
In 1956, St. George's parish
opened the first three grades of
its school in the parish quarters.
A year later the church leased
the Westport Factory School
from the Town for the operation
of four-grade enrollment. In July
1960 the parish purchased land
on Route 177 in Westport for
the construction of' a parish
school. Ground-breaking for the
new' school was last October, and
construction now is under way.
SACRED HEART - TAUNTON
Congratulations and Best Wishes
to
BISHOP CONNOLLY
from the
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION - NEW BEDFORD
PAULIST FATHERS
INFORMATION CENTER
AND THE
Paulist Fathers Mission Band
5 PARK STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
81'.
JOSEPH~S -
TAUNTON
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NIEW YAUNYON HOMIE
Sun-browned bodies, joyous hearts and carefree
minds. This is the diOCesan
eamper in Summer. Last
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Collegians Assist
In Daily Work
With Children
year' thousands of children
flocked to Fall River Boys' CathiDlic Day Camp, Cathedral Camp,
the new Our Lady of the Lake
Day Camp and the new New
Bedford Catholic Boys' Day
Camp.
Bishop Connolly announced
lIlis inauguration of Our La.dy of
the Lake Girls' Day Camp,..April
if, 1960, and. the camp successfully
ci:Oinpleted its first s~asOn last
Summer. It is located on a 10acre tract of land on the shore of .
Long Pond, East Freetown, just
west of Cathedral Camp.
ITART NEW DAY
ClAMP FOR GIRLS
Our Lady of the Lake Camp,
directed by Rev. William J.
McMahon, was dedicated by
Bishop Connolly, July 2, 1960,
and is the first girls' day camp
in the Diocese under Catholic
auspices.
The camp began its first season June 4. The staff included
three Sisters of the Holy Union
of the Sacred Hearts and lay
counselors in charge of a full
program of sports, waterfront
activities, handicrafts and special
events.
Buses provided transportation
SUMMER FUN ~ Miss Rosemary Moore instructs two youngsters at the new Our
for the 200 girls who enjoyed
Lady
of the Lake Camp for Girls in the art of making wonderful things with popsicle
each week of the season.
sticks.
The Fall River Catholic Boys'
Day Camp had its third season
Acushnet line. It was under the
Rev. Raymond McCarthy ill EQUAL FACnLllTllES
last year. Originated as a serv- spiritual director for the camp, FOR IIlOMEKIDDIES
direction of Rev. John F. Hogan,
We for members of the Sacred
director of St. Mary's Home in
Four hundred boys partici- New Bedford.
Heart, St. Roch's and' Holy located'. next to the St. Vincent
'Rosary Churches, Fall River, it de Paul Health Camp, Westport. pated in one-week intervals in
In addition to the usual camp- .
. was expanded to include boys A staff of teachers and college the program of the miw Gatholic ing .activities and swimming in'
from Fall River,' . Somerset, '. students assisted. About 100 boys Welfare Bureau Boys', Day Camp the blue . waters 'off Sconticut·
in Rochester, just' over the Neck, Fairhaven, campers' were
Swansea and Westport.
attend weekly.
Feliciltations. and
taken on weekly outings. On inclement days the camp was conducted at the Kennedy Youth
Center, New Bedford. A seminarian and· school teachers' made
up the very adequate counselor
staff. The camp was directed by
John Clements, social worker at
St. Mary's Home. Most children
were from St; .Mary'sHome but
other youths throughout the area
were welcomed. In 1957, children
of St. Mary's Home enjoyed the
facilities of Little Bay Camp,
Fairhaven, through the generosity of Arlindo Dias of. Fairhaven.
CATHEDRAL CAMP
OFFERS THE BEST
. Cathedral Camp is the oldest
camping facility under Diocesan
sponsorship. It is directed by
Father McMahon, and has facilities for about 250 boarding
campers.
Twenty-five seminarians are
on the counselor staff of Cathedral Camp which is situated in
East Freetown.
. In 1958 Cathedral Camp received a special award from the
American Red Cross for outstanding group contribution in
providing Red Cross safety
services.
For _the last eight years a
water safety school for seminal'ians, brothers and lay personnel
of Catholic camps has been conducted at Cathedral Camp. It 'is
the first camp in the United
States so authorized by . the
National Catholic Camping Association.
Congr~tUllatlions
to Our
Distinguished Honorary Alumnus
Most Rev. JAMES L.CONNOLLY,D.D.
Bishop of Fall River.'
Very Rev. Robert J. Slavin,. ·O.P.
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE
Pcaoe Twenty
Diocese cf ;0" River,
Mas'sachu'setts
Many High Awards for Bishop Connolly
Franciscans
Twice Honor
Ordinary
Numerous decorations,
awards and distinctions have
come to Bishop Connolly
during his 10 years as head
Port1Rg~] .Bestows
of the Fall River Diocese.
They include his reception of
the insignia of a Grand Official
of the Order of Christ from the
Portuguese government, various'
honorary degrees from colleges,
induction into the Fourth Degree
of the' Knights of Columbus, a
citation and prize for a sermon
from the Freedoms Foundation
of Valley Forge, Pa., reception
into the Third Order of St.
Francis and affiliation with the
Franciscan Order of Friars
Minor.
Order q}f Christ
For Service
HIGHEST NON-ROYAL
RANK FOR BISHOP
All are distinguished awards,
particularly the Order of Christ.
It was made June 20, 1957, before
1,000 people who crowded to
capacity Lincoln Park ballroom.
The order was presented by Dr.
Luis Esteves Fernandes, Portuguese Ambassador to the United
States.
A Grand Official of the Order
is the highest rank given to nonroyalty or those who are not
heads of state.
.
The Order was presented to the
Ordinary in recognition of his
service to Portugal in the benevolent way he has cared for the
thousands who came from Portugal to his Diocese and for his
encouragement of those of Portuguese descent who are located
here.
At the time of the presentation
Bishop Con'.lolly was the only
bishop in the country to possess
this high decoration.
At the ceremony Ambassador
Fernandes placed on the Bishop's
breast a gold sunburst with a
circle of white enamel trimmed
with gold in the center, which in
turn was charged with the Cross
of Christ.
Around the Bishop's neck the
Ambassador placed the Cross of
the Order which is made of red
enamel, trimmed with gold and
charged with a smaller cross of
white enamel. The cross is suspended from the neck by a red
ribbon with a golden buckle.
CITES ORDER ROLE
, IN CHURCH WORK
In accepting the decoration
the Most Reverend Bishop told
of his pleasant memories of
Portugal which he had visited
a few years previously. He spoke
of the history of the Order of
THREE FR[ARS: Bishop Connolly, center, is shown in 1959 after becoming affiliated
to the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor at ceremonies at Our Lady's Chapel, New
Bedford. The Rev. David Fleming, O.F.M., rector of the chapel, is at the left, and the
Very Rev. Celsus Wheeler, O.F.M., provincial of the New York Province of the order,
is at the right.
Christ and of the role the Order
played in the golden age of Portuguese expansioq, an exploration that carried the faith of
Christ with it.
Bishop Connolly praised the
record of Portuguese expansion
as fairer arid more glorious in its
treatment of persons than that
of any other nation. The spiritual values represented by the
Cross of Christ have always influenced and still guide Portugal's development, the Bishop
said.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John A. Silvia,
pastor of St. John the Baptist
Church, New Bedford, was toastmaster. Francis J. Carreiro, a
Somerset town official, represented the laity; Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Antonio P. Vieira, pastor of Mt.
Carmel Church, New Bedford,
extended felicitations of the
priests of the Diocese. Governor
Foster Furcolo extended the best
wishes of the Commonwealth.
Ambassador Fernandes said
the decision of the president 01.
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Portugal to present the decoration to Bishop Connolly was
prompted by the deep interest
he had shown for the Portuguese
people who make up a segment
of his Diocese.
FRANCISCAN HONOa
FOR ORDINARY
During a centuries' old ceremony conducted according to the
Ritual, Bishop Connolly was recei:ved into the Third Order of
St. Francis at Our Lady's Chapel,
New Bedford, in January 1958.
, With His Excellency, 104 men
received the traditional scapular
and cord, the official habit of the
Order, during the services conducted by the Rev. Vitorian
Reischman, O.F.M., Commissary
Provincial of the Third Order for
the Province of the Most Holy
Name of Jesus of the Franciscan
Order.
The sermon was preached by
the Rev. Anthony O'DriscOll'
O.F.M., Guardian of St. Francis
Friary, Brookline, and director
of retreats at St. Francis Retreat
Lodge at Sharon. He congratulated Bishop Connolly for giving
to the flock entrusted by Almighty God to his paternal care
such a beautiful and humble
example in becoming a member
of the family of St. Francis of.
Assisi.
FRIARS MINOR ORDER
FOR HEAD OF SEE
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HIGH HONOR FROM PORTUGAL: Dr. Luis Esteves
'Fernandes, Portuguese ambassador to the United States,
presents t~e insignia of a Grand Official of the Order of
Christ ,to Bishop Connolly in recognition of his services to
Portugal. Most Rev. Manuel Afonso Oavalho, Bishop of
Angra, AZOl'es, is at left.
In August, 1959, the Franciscans
again honored the diocesan
Ordinary by affiliating him to
the Franciscan Order of Friars
Minor at solemn ceremonies at
Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford.
Bishop Connolly was the third
member of the American Hierarchy to become so affiliatedthe honor' having already been
bestowed upo~ Francis ~ardirial
Spellman, Archbishop of New
York, and Richard Cardinal
Cushing, Archbishop of Boston.
Very Rev. Celsus Wheeler,
O.F.M., Provincial of the New
York Province, read and conferred the official document in
the name of Most Rev. Augustine
Sepinski, 'O.F.M., Minister Gen-
era1 of the Order, who granted
the affiliation in Rome, June 8,
1959.
Father Wheeler said, "This
honor is bestowed only on those
whose love, benefactions and
appreciation of things Franciscan
are well known to us. We honor
Bishop Connolly as a great
churchman and for his accomplishments without number for
God in word and practice.
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES
GO WITH ORDER
The affiliation was the act of
making Bishop Connolly, who
was not a First Order Franciscan
by religious profession, a Franciscan by adoption, thereby giving him the right to use after
his ,name, if he chooses, the
initials, O.F.M.
By virtue of his affiliation
with the First Order of St.
Francis, Bishop Connolly participates in all the merits and
glories of the whole Franciscan
Order and he has the right to
wear, ,when he wishes, the habit
of the Friars; the right to enter
and live in the Franciscan
Friaries anywhere on earth, and
the right to celebrate the special
Masses and offices approved by
the ~oly See for the Franciscans.
During the ceremonies Bishop
Connolly was presented the
habit, sandals and Seraphic
breviary of the Franciscans.
Bishop .connolly was inducted
into the Fourth Degree of the
Knights of Columbus on May
30, 1954, at exercises in Sacred
Heart School Auditorium in Fall
River.
.
The class was named in Bishop
Connolly's honor. Included in the
250 men was President John F.
Kennedy, then U. S. Senator, a
Summer resident of Hyannis
Port.
,FREEDOMS FOUNDATION
MEDAL FOR BJISHOP
State Master John W. McDevitt of Cabot Province, conferred the Knight's highest degree.
The diocesan leader was the
fourth member of the State's
Catholic hierarchy so honored.
Previous Fourth Degree classes
were dedicated to Cardinal
Cushin,g, the Most Rev. Bishop
John J. Wright of Worcester and
the Most Rev. Bishop Christopher .J. Weldon of Springfield.
In February, 1954, Bishop
Connolly was cited by the Freedoms Foundation of Valley
Forge, Pa., for 'his sermotl,
"The Devil Walks."
It was delivered in st. Mary"o
Cathedral on June 3, 1953, at
the first Pontifical night Mass
celebrated in the Fall River
Diocese. Bishop Connolly received a cash award and the
George Washington Honor Medal at a regional ceremony late:r
that Winter.
The object of the Foundation'lll
annual awards is to honor those
citizens, regardless of race,
creed or economic status, for
their outstanding efforts to improve public understanding and
appreciation of the basic constitutional rights and freedoms inherent in the way of American
life, through the things thev
write, do or say.
SWORD OJF SPlIllUT
NEED IS Cll'lrIED
Bishop Connolly, in his prizewinning sermon, warned of the
threats against which no amount
of arms or physical armament
will prevail.
He stressed the need for maa
to "take up the sword of t.he
spirit, the sword of truth, of
loyalty and of faith, and enter
into battle against the spirit o:f
evil that is abroad.
"For some of us, freedoms
began to vanish when we were
subjected to brain-washing by
some little professor with B
cause, who, in the name of aC/Ademic freedom presumed to cleaR'
our minds of our heritage of religious and social convictions," the
Bishop declared.
ORDINARY RIECIEIVES
HONORARY DIEGREE
On June 1, 1954 Bishop Connolly received the honorary degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology from Providence College.
He was the speaker at college
commencement exercises.
Bishop Connolly' was awarded
an honorary Doctor of La:wa
degree at commencement exercises of Boston College June
10, 1953.
The Ordinary received the
honorary degree of Doctor' of
Laws at Stonehill College June
2, 1952.
An honorary Doctor of La:ws
degree was conferred on the
Most Reverend Bishop by Holy
Cross College in 1955.
.
St. Michael College of B~
lington, Vt. conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree 'on
Bishop Connolly at commencement exercises June 7, 1954.
Addressing the 123 candidates
for degrees, the Bishop said, "I
wonder how much confusion, in
the world is traceable to the
assembly lin~ system of t;he
large college where the student
has scant contact with the
teacher who sits in exalted
splendor?
,
,;
"I wonder if much of ',the
cynicism of our day is no&
traceable to the skeptical attitude of the professors who fou'n<!
it easier to impress the young
minds with their capabilities by
questioning and disputing ideals
rather than' developing them?"
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Secret' servicemen of thedIocese, whose ,work by and'
large is unsung, are ,the hundreds who labor with the',
needy and who are members of.
the indispensable and indefatigable St. Vincent de: Paul,
The Society has but one pur<'
pose: The personal sanCtification
of its members through deeds of .
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mercy.
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Spiritual Results,
,Material Works
Please ;P,relate.
by ,Sacred Heart parish <conference, Fall River; and the .st.
V'incent de Paul iHea'lth :Camp
which ministered ,to a total of
439 boys -last ;Summer, in ':addition to more than 1,;000 day
campers.
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Dedicated and devoted' !laymen staff the day camp and a
'group :0£ ,seminarians ta.'kes 'care
of the overnight, ·group. 'The
,Diocesan Council of Catholic
Nurses has donated nursing service all Si.lm~er at the camp for
the last four years.
EACH YEAR BRINGS
,GREATER RESULTS,
During the episcopacy' of,,"
, Bishop Connolly the Society has
increased and multiplied' both'
its spiritual and ~ate.~~al, work'
and its membership rolls.
In 1951 there were 449 activo
members, today the membership
.' is 838.
In' 1951 St. Vincent members
rectified six irregular marriageS;
last year they corrected'12; 1951, .
13 baptisms were arranged; 1960,
34' 1951 18 children were in-.
du'ced to' attend parochhll School; .
1960,68; 1951, 31 children: were
induced to attend Sunday' school;
1960, 683; 1951, 14 persons were.
induced to return to their reli- .
gious duties; 1960, 79; 1951, 677 "
prayer books and other 'Catholic .
literature distributed; 1960, 1,727., .'
The society also secures"many
. converts.
HOLD CONFIDENCE,
OF NEEDY FOLK'
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HIT BY DISASTERS
St. 'vincent de Paul members
have 'op,ened salvage furniture
'and clothing stores 'both in New
Bedford and Fall River. Members
ma~e, contribu4onS on a national
level to councils ill areas strickell
, ,by disasters.
Members meet, weekly in ,their
, ,parishes. Parish conferences are
,organized into ParticularCoun·cils which mee.t monthly. In the
,Fall River Diocese ,there are
, councils in Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, .the Attleboros, lihe
Cape and the Islands.
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, Me~Qers, mak.e an annual retreat .a~ Cathedra~ Camp, East
freetown ..
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Last year St. Vincent de :paul,'
members assisted 2,027 families
" arid 'in'dividuals in the' diocese;: ~
"I: a deca"de 'ago th~ number \\/as~843. : ~
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"... Bies" ~rid 2,647 visitS to' fnstitu- '
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and able to' respect 'the' confirapidly over Frarice
then
dences of people in needs. In
across thewotld. It
intrapairs, they visit cases asSiiiled by
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th'ep~fest-director of ihe;ti-.'oon-,',
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Organizations
Help Clergy
Save Souls
Prayerful and practical
devotion to the Blessed
Mother is accorded by two
organizations formed in the
OUR LADY'S HAVEN
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Fall River Diocese by Bishop
Connolly during his regime.
The Legion of Mary has been
active since 1952 when ;Bishop
Connolly
asked
Legionaries
from Boston to come to this area
to help start the organization.
The first Praesidia, as Legionary
units are known, were established at St. Joseph's Church,
Fall River and St. John of God
Church, Somerset.
Sodality Union
:Brings Unit
Together
Mary activity in the last 10 years
'was 'in May 1958 when Father
Oliveira headed a m0nth-long
pilgrimage . to famed European
shrines.
MEMBERS PERFORM
MONUMENTAL TASKS
The Queen of Peace Sodality
Union was formed in the Fall of
1957 and was the first such so';'
dality in New England. The Most
Reverend Bishop organized it to
conform to the desire of His
Holiness Pope Pius XII, to see
diocesan as well as world and
national federations established.
Purpose of the Legion of Mary
is to help souls. Members work
under the direction of their pastors in performing any spiritual
work assigned to them. They
may help with the census, v,isit
prisons and hospitals, check on
children absent from catechism
classes, attempt to' correct invalid marriages and bring people
back to steady religious practice. Junior groups might help
with catechism classes, visit the
elderly or participate in other
assigned work.
Meetings throughout the world
are conducted identically. Members gather before a statue <Ii
Our Lady and follow a prescribed agenda, reporting OIl
work accQmplished" reciting the
rosary and special Legion prayers, and reading an assigned section in the Legion handbook.
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YOUNG FOLK FORM
QUEEN OF PEACE
The group disembarked at
Naples, spent four days in Rome
and had a semi-private audience
. with 'Pope Pius XII. They spent .
a day in Nice and two days fOF
prayer and devotion at Lourde~.
They visited Lisbon for a day
and paid a visit to Our Lady ()f
Fatima for another day.
. The vivified and strengthened
Queen of Peace Sodality formed
in 1957 included sodalists from
the following schools: PrevoSt
High School, Dominican Academy, Sacred Hearts Academy,
Mount St. Mary Academy and
Jesus Mary Academy, all of Fall
River. A workshop in leadership
was held at Sacred Hearts Academy, Fall River, Nov. 17, 1957.
Seventy-eight sodalist-delegateB
were present.
Sodalists are encouraged to
make frequent attendance at
daily Mass and reception of Holy
Communion, daily mental prayer
and recitations of the rosar~
They discuss liturgy, home attitudes of teen-agers, standard!>
applicable to entertainment and
how to fight Communism..
OVER 4,500 ACTIVE
IN PRAESIDIA WORK
CURIA OFFICERS OF LEGION OF MARY: Front row, left to right: Rev. Edward
A. Oliveira, spiritual director and Mary T. Oliveira, secretary. Rear row, left to right:
James H. Lamb, -president, and Joseph Reilly, vice president, all of Taunton.
• Father...Edward A. Oliveira,
curate at Our Lady of Lourdes
Church, Tauo,ton, has been moderator of the ,Legion, since 1955.
"here are.;1,9 praeSidia active
in, . the diocese and more thaD
4,540 persons p~ay daily for the
suqcess of the Legion. . The.
auxiliary members gather with of Regina Pacis for Spanish- torians.· The Second Diocesan,
the active Legionaries each year speaking Greater New Bedford Legion of Mary Congress was
at Acies, a ceremony in whieb residents. Legionaries took part held .last June at Cathedral
Legionaries rene,v coneeeratioll from 'New Bedford, Fan River, Camp. In addition to diocesan
active members
to Our Lady.
., Somerset, Taunton, Acushnet and Legionaries
. from Boston and Providence.·
Speaker this ~ at the Aetes . Fairhaven.
,
ceremony was the Re¥. Francis
The 18 Praesidia haw 186 . "",ere participants.
Highlight ·at the Legion 01.
Regis 01. New Bedford, dtrector· aetive members and 4I'l6 adju-
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Sodalists were accepted *'>
membership from New Bedfol'd
Dnd Taunton soon after the ~­
activation of I the Fall River
group. Together the boys and
'Mide .Iof Catholic high schoole
have held- days 9'£ recollection.
discussion groups and eonve&o
·tions.
M1 ~portunity
to salute
Reoi'd of. achievement.'
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In this comparatively' brief span fJi. yearn, the number of diocese
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PRAY FOR SILENCED
CHURCH'IN CHINA
Most BevePend Ja~ :L. Connolly, D.O., 011. hi6 ~nth anniverslVY
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• Jl()table. New sehools, youth centers, convents and eommunity
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hig zeal,
not only ill FaD River but in
New Bedford, Taunton. the Attlebol'Oli and' em Cape. Cod.
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The first unit of the new Holy'
Cross Father~' Seminary in North
Easton was dedicated Sept. 27,
1959. The new unit replaced the
former seminary,"a' remodelled
barn which had provided facili'ties for 30 seminarians each year.'
The' new 'wing, with 30 'rooms,
'hous'es 60 men. A cloister walk
connects to the business offices,
dining room, kitchen and recreation room. The Holy Cross Fathers operate Stonehill College in
North Easton
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The -'neweSt' ~~vitiate in' the
,. .diocese is
two-story buildhig
'connected ~ ,tp .. th~, provincial
:b~use of tbe Sisterscof St. Joseph
·on South Main street, FaU.River.
-The,n~w house includes-a chapel,
.sjJ.\dY, aJ;l'd ,recreation hall, iib,'i'ar'y; Hying 'room and'.21 bed. rooms. -Eight nqvi~es settled in
;th~ Iwus,e last January.. '
~ Bishop' Connolly dedicated the
novitiate imd Rev. 'Bertrand
'Dem'ers, a.M.l., home on ieave
:trom the. Philippines,' celebrated
in. the
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- "Originally: the' Sisters planned
.to,renovate '8 house , already exJsting on· South Main' and 'Howland 'Streets. The .plan ,was ,'not
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DOMINICAN NUNS
IN DARTMOUTH
Qu'arters
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Diocese Show':Growth
Another 'new acqui~ition is the
former Prescott estate'on Tucker
Road," North Dartmouth, new
novitiate 'quarters 'for, the Dominican Sisters of the Congregalion of 'St. .catherine of Siena.
The motlier houSe is located at
37 Park Street, Fall Riv~r;
The 17-room mansion accommodates 20 to 24 religiouS; ,and
postulants and novices are uSing
the new' quarters which include
76 acres 'of iand; ,
. The.,qlove m~rks the first time
the community's novitiate' has
been separatedfto~'t.iie:~~tber
'house.'
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Bisl).opCop,noUy, p~ided.. at
opening, ~remonies -_ -f<j,r .: the
Dighton novitiate of 'the Domini~,SiSters of Chari,ty -: .of . the
Presentation of-the·Blessed'Vir"ginMary; Oct.'2, 1960: -~'
Five po'stulailts were pioneer
entrants in "the novitiate.'at 16
Elm Street, first to be established
by" the ' community 'in North
America. In the diocese' the Sistel'S s~ff 'St. Anne's Hospital,
Fall River. Formerly candidates
. for the order made their novitiates ,at Tours, France.
DOMINICAN SISTERS' NOVITIATE - NO. DARTMOUTH
ST. DOROTHY SISTERS
OPENNE~ WING~
Bishop Gerrard blessed the
new novitiate wing of the Sisters
of St. Dorothy' at. Villa Fatima,
Taunton, Oct. 2, 1960.
The two-story brick building
provides living quarters, dormitory, r~ception and work room
facilities and is connected to the
main building and chapel. It
was erected to accommodate the
growing number of novices ill
the religious order.
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HOSP~~AL SISTERS NOVITIATE --- DIGHTON
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Most Reverend
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given teaching certificates to 61
Cape Cod residents who passed
the 30-hour course of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine.
The community of Our Lady of
Victory was founded in 1921 by
the 'Rev. John J. Sigstein, a
Chicago priest.
Its purpose is to give religious
instruction and practical Christian training to childr'en and
adults who have not received a
Catholic school education.
·Varied Tasks
Being Done
By Nuns
During the lO-year regime
of Bishop Connolly the diocese has been blessed by the
arrival of six more communities of nuns and one additional order of priests. They incluc;le teachers, catechists arid
missionaries.
Order of Sisters new to this
diocese are the Religious of the
. Love of God; LaSalette Sisters;
Sisters of the Holy Names of
Jesus and Mary; Sisters of Divirie
Providence; Sisters of Notre
. Dame de' Namur and Our Lady
of Victory Missionary Sisters:'
TEACHiNG RELIGIOUS
COME TO DIOCESE
They welcome Protestant and
Jew in their 400-seat chapel
with good humored conversation
and outgoing personality. The
Franciscan band is headed by
Rev. David J. Fleming, O.F.M.,
rector of the Chapel of Our Lady,
Queen of the Friars Minor.
The 27th and most recent nuns'
community to become active in
the diocese is the Sisters of
Notre Dame de Namur who staff
Bishop Stang High School in
North Dartmoutll.
Bishop Connolly welcomed .the
sisters officially in September,
1959, and expressed his thanks to
Mother Josepha of St. Francis,
S.N.D., Mother General of the'
community, of Fras.cati, Italy.
The handsome' new convent
wing is a part of Stang High.
In the short time they have been
SISTER RACQUEL
Love of God
Franciscans Join
Diocesan Clergy
In Soul Saving
SOCIAL SERVICE
PARISH WORK
The Sisters offer "every possible spiritual and material help
that souls may be converted or
reclaimed for God and Church."
The mother house, Victory
Noll, at Huntington, Ind., gets
its name from Our Lady of Victory and Bishop John Francis
Noll, a great benefactor of the
community.
There are more than 72 mission convents of the order
throughout the United States,
some caring for as many as 7,000
children.
The nuns do not teach school
OUR LADY'S CHAPEL
IN NEW BEDFORD
The priests are Franciscans,
who arrived in New Bedford in
1956, winning a warm reception
from the thousands of New Bed'ford residents. They rented and
remodeled a store in downtown
New Bedford on Pleasant Street,
calling it Our Lady's Chapel.
Earlier this year a new chapel
was opened just north of its
former site and the Franciscan
'business in souls is booming. .
Ten priests' are assigned at
the chapel. Their monastery is
located over ttie church. Indefatigable, they are true "fishers
of men." The Franciscans conduct regular classes for converts,
they seek out and administer to
fallen-away Catholics, they conduct missions ,and novenas, hear
confessions 13 hours daily; and
'celebrate many Masses daily for
the convenience of shoppers,
newspapermen, downtown workers a!ld passe!'s-by.
BISHOP CASSIDY WING
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They were the Superior, Sistl:!r Agnes of Jesus, S.M.S., from
Switzerland, Sister Mary of LaSalette, S.M.S., from Canada and
SISTER JAMES
Our Lady of Victory
at the school the Sisters have
acquired enviable reputations as
teachers.
IN EDUCATION WORK
FOR OVER CENTURY
Founded in France in i803 by
Blessed Julie Billiart, the mother
house was transferred later to
Namur, Belgium. From there the
Sisters established foundations
in England, Scotland, Italy, the
Belgian Congo, South Africa,
China, Japan, Hawaii and the
.-United States.
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. Their first school in this coun'try was established in Cincinnati
in 1840. In 1849, theY,arrived in \
Boston. '
In the Boston Archdiocese
there are 33 Notre Dame foundations
with
many·
others
·throughout 'the New :England
-States'.: . These, Sisters· - staff
Emmanuel College, Boston, and
Trinity College in Washington.
Primarily a teaching order, the
community also is active in the
foreign mission field.
Sister Anne Denise is superior
of the Notre Dame group and
principal of Stang High School.
seven nuns, formerly teachers
for six years in Cuba. They are
learning English before taking
up new assignments. Mother
Angeles is superior in New Bedford.
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NUNS OF HOLY NAMES
STAFF NEW SCHOOL
The new Immaculate Conception School in New Bedford,
which opened in September, 1958,
is staffed by Sisters of the Holy
Names of Jesus and Mary, newcomers to the Fall River Diocese.
Their. convent is at 171 Davis
Street:
. Three hundred children are
registered at 'the school 'which
opened with a kindergarten,' first,
second and third grades. Addi, tiona1 grades are to be added. '
The Sisters of the Holy Names
. of Jesus and Mary was founded
. in Canada in 1844 by Eulalie
Durocher, known also as "Rose
of Canada," from her religious
name, Mother Marie Rose. The
community has about 4,000 members and staffs 265 schools teachFR. JORDAN McGRATH, O.F.M. , ing more than 88,000 children.
It is active in home and forFranciscan
eign missions, teaching Negro
or conduct institutions, but de- ,children in Florida and having
FIRST PAROCHIAL
seven foundations in Basutoland,
vote themselves entirely to ~ate­
SCHOOL ON CAPE
South Africa.
chetical instructions, social service
and
parish
census
work.
The Sisters of Divine ProviLASALETTE SISTERS
- dence 'arrived in the Diocese in LOVE OF GOD NUNS
ARE IN ATTLEBORO
1952 to. staff St. Joan of Arc IN NEW BEDFORD
Three' LaSalette Sisters arSchool in Orleans - the onlY
Catholic school on the .Cap,e.,
,A Spanish religious commu- rivt;!d at the Shrine of Our Lady
The school and convent are nity, the Religious of the Love of of LaSalette in Attleboro in the
h;oused' in -ari 'ultra":modern' God, was welcomed in June, 1958. , Fall of 1959 to originate the first
building.
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At the invitation of the Most foundation of LaSalette Sisters
in the United States.
Non-Catho~ics vie to enter
Reverend Bishop they are entheir children at' the school, not gaged in tea'ching, catechetical
only for the excellent, training and social work in New Bedford,
acquired there"but,also because Fairhaven
and
Mattapoisett,
of the ,Sisters' discipline ,arid" working out of Our Lady of
character training.
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Assumption Parish in New BedThe, Sisters of Divine Provi- ford.
dence were founded in 18»1 by"
They came. to this country
Bishop William Emmanuel von largely through the efforts of
Ketteler of Mainz, Germany. the Rev. Edmund Francis of St.
They came to the,United States in, Mary's Chu&ch j Fairhaven. He
1876 and more'than 400 memhers learned of the work of'the comnow are working in this cou"iltry' munity during a visit to the Cape
and Puerto Rico. Sister Mary Verde Islands in 1955.
Georgette is superior of the
The mother house of the comOrleans community.
munity is in Zamora, Spain. The
1,500 ,members .labor in Europe,
CATECHETICAL WORK"
Africa and the Americas.
. SPREADS ON CAPE
The Sisters' primary work is,
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Also, on the Cape - at West. :Parish,' with 4,000, members ,_
Harwich ~\ are Our Lady of . tIle onlyOCape Verdean parish in
Victory Missionary Sisters _W h !) the United 'States, and ,they are
came to the Diocese in ':1953.- . 'also" servifigPuerto Ricans livThey handle the catechetical ae", 'irig in the area. They train girls
tivities in the p.arishes of West to' sew and embroider and they
Harwich a,!,d Chatham.
are prgan.iz~ng a children's choir
In addit~on, the Missionary 'in' addition, to their catechetical
'Sisters do 'parish census-taking . work. Ciasses are held in the
with the assistance of the laity, 10-room convent on South Sixth
designated as "fishers." With the Street, the gift of a New Bedaid, of these helpers 1,4011 home,S for:d r.esident.
' ..Tl;le. !::ommuriity was founded
- Catholic and non.,Catholic ' were Visited by'the nuns in i958. in Zamora 'Diocese' in 1864 by'a
Hundreds of children have at- Cistercian monk, Jeronimo Usera
SISTER MARY OF
tended the Cape catechism y Alarcon. Recent new arrivals
LA SALIETTE
classes and the Sisters have at the New Bedford convent were
LaSalette Order
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Sister' Chrysostome, 'S.M.S., from
Poland.
Their congregation was founded in France 31 years ago to
spread the message given by the
Mother of God at LaSalette in
1846.
The order at the LaSalette
Shrine is an active one. Their
apostolate consists of seconding
the LaSalette Fathers in their
various undertakings. The order
also staffs schools, hospitals and
homes for the aged and some of
the Sisters are engaged in foreign missionary work.
The Sisters in this diocese assist in clerical and domestic
duties at the shrine and care for
the chapel.
Three young women from t\.1e
New England area were received
last Summer as postulants of the
Congregation at ceremonies at
the shrine.
SISTER CATHERINE
ST. FRANCIS, S.N.D.
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Mass· Participation Deepens Love of God
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By Bis1ID(!))}p
The Fall River Diocese
was one of the first in the
United States to put into
effect the program of fuller
SA~RED
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To Follow Code
Of Holy See
participation in the Mass by the
faithful and strieter attention to
musical correctness in carrying
out the liturgical 'functions of
the Church.
Lay participation throughout
the Diocese was ordered by
Bishop Connolly in October,
1958, less than a week after the
in~truction of the Congregation
of Sacred Rites by Pope Pius
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INTRODUCE LATIN
TO CONGREGATION
New music regulations were
issued by the Bishop in January,
1960. The regulations we r e
drawn up by the Sacred Music
Commission of which Bishop
Connolly is chairml).n.
Among the first parishes
where lay participation took
place were St. Stephen's Church
in the Dodgeville section of Attleboro and St. Bernard's Mission in Assonet.
Several churches followed St.
Stephen's method of introducing
the Latin to the congregation.
Led by altar boys kneeling at
the altar rail and a lay leader
reciting the Epistle and Gospel
of the day, the congregation
started in, learning Latin as the
weeks went on.
USE OF MISSALS
NOW IS GREATER
There followed a greater lIse
of Missals and for the first time
many persons became familiar
with 'the plan of the Mass.
,In many parishes the parochial school children took the
lead in making their parents
fa'miliar with the parts of the
Mass and the proper responses to
the various prayers. In other
parishes the first lay participation was led by CYO groups,
Boy and Girl Scout troops,
members of various societies and
sodalities.
Still other parishes held instruction classes. Typical of this
'was at St. Pius X Church, South
Yarmouth, where Rev. Christopher Broderick, pastor, taught
the Latin responses and pronunciation in a series of evening classes.
FULLER AND BETTER APPRECIATION OF MASS: Rev. Brother James Derrig,
C.S.C., a member of the Coyle High School faculty in Taunton and a native' of, Fa,ll River,
instructs two young men from St. Mary's parish, Taunton, in Mass participation. J,ohn
Doyle is in center and John O'Keefe at right.
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vernacular may be used only for
processional hymns.
Members of the commission
meeting with the choir director!;
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FIRST REFORM IN
FOUR CENTURIES
Lay participation was the first
change in the form of the Mass
since the reform of the Roman
Missal by St. Pius V in 1570.
The First Diocesa" ~ -""1inar of
Sacred Music was held in New
Bedford in September, 1959,
which 200 organists and choir
members of the parishes attend-
an:l organists reviewed the music regulations, to arrive at practical methods of putting th~m
into force in all churches and
,
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to demonstrate how this could
be done.
The late Pope Pius XII reiterated that the classic pipe or-
. gan remains the principal solemn musical instrume- < '')r the
liturgy. Electronic organs, the
instruction said, "can be tolerated for a time" but with ecclesiastical permission only.
REGULAUONS NOW
ARE IN EFFECT
Shortly afterwards the Bishop
put into effect music regulations
concerning funerals, req'li<'m
Masses and weddings.
Labeled not approved for
playing in churches were such
old 'O'""''''''ys as "Mother Dear,
o Pray for Me," "~ring Flowers of the Fairest," "Mother Beloved" and "Goodnight, Sweet
Jesus."
Also banned are the Ave
, Marias
of Schubert, Bach,
Gounod, Rosewig, Mascagni and
Millard and all the Masses of
Gounod, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and a number
of other composers.
CHURCHES FOLLOW
UNIFORM RULE
Music approved for ''leddings
includes the Ave Marias of Abt,
Arcadelt and Schehl, whose Our
Father also is approved, "Prayer for a Perfect Life" and
Franck's "Panis Angelicus."
Complete lists of approved
and disapproved music may be
found in the White List, official
organ of the Society of St.
Gregory of America.
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EXTENDS FELICITATIONS
ATTENDANTS JOIN
WITH CELEBRANT
The first step toward more
active participation in low Mass
was for all worshippers to answer the simpler responses. The
sec.ond was for all at Mass to
say all the responses given by
an acolyte during Mass. T,!l,e
Congregation's third step was to
say with the priest, the Gloria,
Credo, Sanctus-Benedictus and
Agnus Dei.
The final step is for the congregation to recite the parts of
the Mass sung by the choir in a
sung Mass-the Introit: Gradual,
Offertory and Communion parts.
Every Ordination Mass in the
Diocese since the Rome decre~
was issued has featured full participation.
HEART HOME
and BEST WISHES TO
His Excellency
Most Rev. James L Connolly, D.D.
Bishop of Fall River
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and Ohronicany
and For His Most Noteworthy Accomplishments. in the Field of
Education During The Past Decade.
Ad Multos Annos!
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The groups were told that
nothing but Latin hymns could
be used during Solemn Mass.
English, French, Portuguese,
Polish and other hymns in the
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Because H~ Cared . . .
Aims to Build
Better State
And Church
By Rev. Anthony M. Gomes
Recognizing that so much
depended on good families,
Bishop Connolly founded the
Family Life Bureau shortly
PRIESTS' HOSUL
Conferences Offer
Answers to Meet
Modern Prob!ems
after he assumed responsibility
for the Diocese in 1951.
He named the Rev. Raymond
W. McCarthy, assistant at the
Church of the Sacred Heart, Fall
River, as the Bureau's first
director. Father McCarthy still
maintains the Bureau directorship.
the Family Life Bureau with the
cooperation of the various area
and parochial units of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
has promoted family life instructions and formation.
In January of each year, on
the Feast of the Holy Family, an
entire program is worked out to
place due emphasis on the family
as a unit. Special urging is made
to persuade families to receive
Holy Communion as a unit on
this day.
GOOD FAMILY LIFE
BUREAU PURPOSE
The better the family, the
better will be the nation and the
Church. Many problems which
perplex modern society are
solved if family life is good. If
husband-wife relationship and
parent-children relationship are
correctly understood and rightly
filled, better citizens will result
for the nation and for the
Church. Bishop Connolly established the Family Life Bureau
to bring about good family life.
The activities of the Bureall
are varied. Each activity is intended to influence the many
phases of family life, especially
in the realm of the spiritual and
inter-personal relations. In 1952
the first Pre-Cana Conference
for engaged couples was held in
Taunton.
The conferences are intended
to inform couples contemplating
marriage on the importance of
marriage as a vocation and a
particular way to sanctity. Priest
conductors explain the nature of
the sacrament of matrimony, the
masculine and feminine psychology and the true concept of love.
PHYSlCIANS' PANEL
PRE-CANA FEATURE
Nineteen priests are engaged
in the Pre-Cana program. A
panel of married couples partici_
pates in Pre-Cana, giving the
practical experience in actual
married life to the engaged
couples. Twenty couples of the
diocese are doing this ~ork.
Another feature of Pre-Cana
is the physicians' panel. The doctors consider marriage from the
physician's and counselor's viewpoint. Fourteen doctors are
members of this specialized part
of the Pre-Cana program.
Since the beginning of PreCana to the present time, 9,214
couples have attended. This is a
higher average percentage-wise
than in the greater part of the
country. Not content with the
instruction, a criticism sheet was
previously given to each person
attending. Criticism was obtained.
which enabled the betterment of
the program and the eliminatiOil
of some features. This has heeD
most gratifying in its results.
MEDALS FOR NEWLY
BAPTIZED INFANTS
WESTPORT TEEN-AGE CONFERENCE: Rev. Anthony M. Gomes, member of the
Priests' panel of the Family Life Bureau and a curate at Santo Christo Church, Fall River,
confers at Our Lady of Grace Church in Westport with Raymond J. Laurendeau and
Judith Nunes, both of Westport.
attended in New Bedford. These
conferences are composed of four
in a package series, treating
husband-wife relationship, parent and children relationship
from birth to the puberty age
of the child, parent and young
adult relationship and finally
the union of mind and soul of
husband and wife.
conference is attended by 40
couples. A total of 16,491 couples
have attended Cana Conferences
to the present time in the Diocese. There are 10 priests engaged in this work of the Family
Life Bureau.
Another feature of the Family
Life Bureau's program is the
Lenten .Forums for young adults
of the Diocese. These have
ISLANDERS SET
proved very popular and have
BEST RECORD
been well attended. Problems of
These Cana Conferences have youth are discussed.
been held throughout the Dio.Vocation, attitudes towards
cese from the tip of the Cape God, Church, school and comto the Islands and the Attleboros.. munity, and the Christian prinNantucket still holds the record ciples of the life of the young
for the most successful series of adult are the main points of disCana Conferences. The average cussion. In the four-year history
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WOMEN'S COUNCIL
AIDS IN WORK
In cooperation with the Diocesan, Council of Catholic, Women,
many. programs have been arranged. Parents have been invited to conferences given by
doctors on the question of teaching the physical aspects of life
to children. In 1959 the highly
successful workshops of the
DCCW Convention were all
sponsored and arranged by the
Family Life Bureau.
In each area of the Diocese,
GOAL IS TO SAVE
INDIVIDUAL SOUL
Hence, the activities in thie
10-year period of the Family
Life Bureau have highlighted
Bishop Connolly's 10-year tenure
as the Ordinary of the Diocese
because' they have promoted
better family life, whioh is the
bulwark of parochial and diocesan religious life.
With better family life, the
salvation of the souls of the individual membp.rs of the family
has been made more assured and
safer.
Congratulations To Our
PARTICIPANTS ASKED
FOR IMPRESSIONS
Certain new aspects were introduced and new emphasis given
to obvious needs. Recently a
Dew questionnaire was introduced. Each young man and
woman attending a Pre-Cana
Conference is asked to evaluate
the training they received from
their parents for the married
vocation. The results of this survey, when completed in about a
year, will be used to redesign
many of the current approaches
in Pre-Cana work.
Pre-Cana Conferences are held
in Taunton, Attleboro, Cape Cod,
New Bedford and Fall River OIl
regularly scheduled dates.
,The First Cana Conference
(for married couples) was held
in December of 1951 with sessions in Fall River and in New
Bedford; 164 couples attended
in Fall River and 139 couples
of the forums, which have been
held in conjunction with the
Catholic Youth Organization,
3,910 young adults have attended
In 1960, a major event in the
Family Life Bureau's history
was the Marriage Counselling
Seminar for the priests of the
Diocese held in New Bedford
and in Fall River. Two hundred
priests attended these one-day
sessions given by Dr. Alphonse
Clemens, Ph.D., of the Catholic
University, Washington, D. C..
nationally known authority on
family life and marriage counselling.
Throughout the 10 years' existence of the Bureau, members
of the priests' panel have been
continuously approached
by
married couples for a discussion
and solution of their marriage
problems and difficulties.
Another Bureau feature is the
distribution of medals to newly
baptiZed children. Many parishes
have undertaken this particular
project. The medals bear a reliet
image of the Blessed Mother and
the inscription: Be a true child
of Mary, Bishop Connolly.
Beloved Bishop
His Excellency
M~)st
Rev. James L. Connolly, D.D.
Anthony Salvo, President
MADE RITE POTATO CHIP COMPANY
PQgo Twentr-seve.
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Develops Regional····High .School ,'SY8't'.'em
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Because He Cared ••.
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Sec'ondary
Education
Expands
A former educator and al-,
ways a champion of educa-'
tion , Bishop Connolly has
.
demonstrated this avocatiOn
ST.' VINCENT
DE
PAUL 'CAMP
Stang' Qperating,
Two ·Mor.e Now,
Underway
amply during his 10-year episcopate.
Under . his· jurisdiction one
regional high school has been
completed in Greater New ~e~­
ford; a second in Attleboro will,
lie ready for students in Septem:.
nero a third is under. constructiod ir. Taunton; and a fourth,
and fifth are being planned:
Another high school also has
completed a new building. It is
Mount St. Mary's ,Academy, F~ll.
River. Sacred Hearts Academy,
in Fall River is planning .new'
construction.
'
small oratory is contemplated.
~ An addition is being built on
to St. Mary's Convent in St.·
Mary's Square for the nuns who'
will serve on the new school
faculty.
MOUNT SAINT M~RY "
HAS- NEW. SCHOO I,. ,
BUILD FIRST SCHOOL
FOR NEW JlEDFORD
.
The first of the three regional
high schools built was ,Bishop'
.~ Stang in Nortl)Dartmouth,:serv-~
ing' the Greater New Bedford,
Q
,
area. The. school contains ~4
CONFER
AT
TEACHERS
CONVENTION:'l,'he
Most
Rever,end
Bishop (center)
'c1a'ssrooms," scip.nce laboratories."
and' rooms for. teaching' art; do...·· c~nf~r8 'at t~e annual convention for diocesan for ~iocesan school -teachers with ReV-.
,mestic sciences and. business, ' Edward J. Gorman, School Superintendent, and Auxiliary Bishop James J. Gerrard.,
practice. ,The . co-educational
The school was dedicated Nov. ~ishop Feehan High School. $1-,167,428 was subscribed.
, sehool 'accomm'odates 1;000 'boys
11; 1959. The first Freshman One is a convent with complete
The ~ain lobby, which will be'
'and girls.·,'
Bishop', Stang High' School, Class had, an' enrollment 'of 175. living accommodations for\ 42 of glass' and aluminum, will
named in honor of the first ,The Freshman class, this ,year nuns and a chapel to serve both serve as the, entrance to the
Bishop of' the Fall River Di":' 'includes 162 boys and 96 girls~ the Sisters and the student multi-p'urpose wi~g on the left
body.
and the, classroom and adminis~
oeese, includes a chapel, ,dedi- .
The classroom building has 20
tration area on the right.
cated to'the Annunciation of Our BUILD FEEHAN H~GH
, general classrooms, fO,ur science
The qiulti-purpose room will be
Lady. A combination auditorium",. IN: ATrLEBORO ,AREA
situated above ~he lobby and
gymnasium seats '1,000. A- conRegistration for ,the fir§lt· laboratories, domestic science
laboratory,
art
studio,
two
typing
will
serve as a gyrrinasium and
vent for 35 Sisters of the Notre' Frestim'an class at the new
Dame de Namur,. who' staff; Bishop Feehan High' School 'in room,s, business machine room, auditorium. Folding bleachers
will seat about 600 sports' fan's.
Bishop Stang, is, one of the thr,,~;' Attleboro, named' in honor of' study hall and administrative
principal .parts of the. overa~,l; the secon,d. Ordinary of the di- offiCe. The library building is As an auditorium the area will
next imd forms the bridge which seat 1,000.
North I?a~tmouth, plant..
. ~ 'ocese, took place last March.' Th~
The academic' wing is two
A bUlldmg fu. nd camp~lgn for" school will accommodate ap- connects the classroom building
with the auditorium wing. A
stories and its sit~ is to the right
t~e sch<?ol was ~pened, m :;;ep-·" proxjmately '880 boys and girls
gymnasium with locker room ~f the main lobby. This area
tember 1957. Bishop Connolly, from 12 parishes serving the
,facilities is beneath it.' The audiWill, conta'in. ,1'2 ciilssrooms, bu~i­
was honorary chairman arid Rt. area b'etween Seek~nk and North
to'rium" is a separate' 'area and" ness I>ra.ctic~ an~ typing rooms,'
Rev" Msgr: Hugh A. Gallagher"" Attleboro,' from Mansfieid' to
three' science rooms a'rid a large
pastor of St. James Church, New, North Easton. The Sisters of ,a<;coJ11modates 1,100 , persons.
librarY'.
,
.
More than $1,390,000 was sub..:.
B~dford, was campaign modera-:: .Mercy. will staff the new Greater
,scribed'
by:
residents'
of
the
,.J;he.·
~!iool'
will
have
special
t~.r: . Dr. ~rthur F, Buckl~y ,of
Attleboro school.'
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accommodations 'for student acG~eater ,Attleb~ro area to the
New Bedford was general.chalr,
tiVities, domest!c science, ,art,
'man. 'l'h'e' total subscribed was'
. The, school, constructe~ ,on a ·fund raisitJg campaign.
$1668624
Site .between North Avenue and,
health :and a teachers' room. A
,
,
.
North Main Street in Attleboro, , PLAN NEW SCHOOL
OVER 255 REGISTER
includes four laboratories, do,; , F9R TAUNTON AREA
IN FRESHMAN CLASS
mestic arts rooms, commercial'
Announcement of a third redepartment, cafeteria, audito-"
gional high, school-a school for
Hi~ Eminence, Richard Car-' rium and gymnasium in addition
dinal Cushing of Boston, gave to a convent for the religious girls in Taunton-was made by
$50,000 for the Stang chapel. He assigned to instruct the boys and the Most Reverend Bishop last
August. The school' will be lopresented the check to Bishop girls.
cated on land' at the corner of
Connolly at a luncheon followAdams and Hamilton Streets
ing the consecration of Bishop LAITY IS GENEROUS,
near Hopewell Park.
Gerrard. The Cardinal said "the PLEDGES $1,390,000
Bishop Connolly spearheaded
gift was lIfade possible by a
, Rev. William D. Thomson, pasthe Taunton school fu'nd raising
benefactor who wished to remain
tor of St. Mary's Church, Nor- drive. Rev. James F: Lyons,
anonymous."
ton, serv!!d as priest-director curate at the Immaculate ConThe chapel, named in honor
of' the drive for funds to build ception Church in Taunton, was,
of the Annunciation of the
designated 'priest-director' and
Blessed Virgin Mary, honors the, the $2,250,000 Bishop Feehan
Dr. Clement Maxwell was genmemory of Bishop James' E. High School.
'Several buildings make, up eral lay chairman. A total, of
Cassidy.
.
,Bishop Connolly turn~'d the
first shovelful of earth initiating
construction of a $1,000,000 addition to Mt. St. Mary's Academy,
Fall River in June, 1959. In'
September, : 1960, about. 500 stu-'
de~ts ,entered the new 'bi.i~lding.
The 'new school for girls con-'
tains.additional classrooms, audi;;',
toritim arid gymnasiuin; 'The 'au-'
ditorium'accommodates"706: The ,
new structure is the iast word ,
in modern educational facilities, ,
which the Sisters of Mercy will
use to advantage to.improve the.
talents of. their, s'tudents.
HOLY UNION NUNS
ENLARGE ACADEMY
Groundbreaking
cereinonies
for the Sacred Hearts' Academy
addition in Fall -River, with
Bishop Connolly, presiding, were
held last June. Work on the new'
building is now under way. The
insti'tution 'is staffed by the Reli:"
gious .of the Holy Union of the
Sacred Hearts.
.
,When completed the' 'new
building will include a gymnasium-auditorium with' additional
classroom space above, enlarged
separate chemistry and biology
laboratories, 'enlarged and fully,
equipped business department
and library; 'a new language,
laboratory and' a large al·t studio.
Felicitations and
Best Wishes to
His Excellency
Inaugurates'Diocesan reachers' Conclave,
Acting Dioces~n Superi!1t~n-, courage our science stude'nts to
dent of Schools IS Rev. P,/!-tnck p'ursue their studies beyond the
O'Neill, assistant, at· St., 'Thomas limits of the high school curri,More .Church, Somerset. His ap- culum and by, personal investipointment \va.s announced by gation and study to produce origtion of the Catholic .,Teachers B~shop Connolly last January. inal achievements in the field of
Association of the Fall' River
In addition to the conventions;' Science."
Diocese.
nuns of the' Diocese attended &,
workshop of English composition ,INTEREST MOUNTING
The first convention, over in Oct<)ber 1957. ,
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IN SCIE'NCE FAIR
which Bishop Connolly presided,
A M.usic Workshop was. hel~
Popularity of the Fair grew by
under the direction of Rev. Ed- 'on' September 28, 1957' at Sacred
leaps and bounds.. At the third
ward J. Gorman, Superinienden,t Heart School, Fall River. 'It was
annual Fair last year at Stang
of Schools since 1932, was held conducted by Pequ~ Sullivan High School, North Dartmouth,
at St. Anne's School, Fall River. Lyder, Ph. D .. of Pius X School there were exhibits' of 64 scienA total of 800 Catholic teachers,. of l.iturgical Music; '."',"
, ,
tific projects prepared by high
priests, . school directors·, and·
'The' workshop ¢. English com- ~hOQI ·students.
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'supervisors attended. They'rep- position was held on Octobe'r 26,'
resented 64 diocesan schools and 1957.'This was given by Mr. John
They compete' for monetary
17,000 Catholic children.
H. Treanor, Headmaster Francis awa'rds and honorable ,mentions.
Parkman School, Jamaica Plain.
Another first in Bishop ConEXAMINE PROBLEMS
He' is a noted author of 'English n!>lly's regime is his inauguration
books. ..
of an annual elementary school
FACING EDUCATORS
First annual Diocesai-J. Scienee picnic for the elementary school
Under consideration a,t the Fair .:was . held ,Ap~i~ 1958..at ....children of the Diocese, the sectwo-day convention was the role Dominical1 Academy, Fall River, 'ond~of which was held last June.
of the Catholic teachers, some in conjunction with the teachers' Three picnics are held on succeeding days at Lincoln Park.
of the major national problems conv~ntion.
Primary purpose of the Fair, Each picnic is for about 6,000
facing Catholic education and
Father Gorman said, was "to en- children.
comprehensive preparation.
An average of 800 Catho' h
'n the' Diocese
},.IC t eac
ers 1 .
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have attended fiVe annual.
conventions since the incep-
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Most Reverend
Coniiolly,
James
D.D.
BISHOP' OF FALL RIVER"
·on His Tenth Ailluversary
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VAL. D., DUPUIS·
KORMON WATER
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Diocese of, Fait Rivef', Massachusetts
IGreat Advances in Diocesan Secondary Education!
MT. ST. MARY ACADEMY - FALL RWER
SACRED HEARTS ACADE)IY - FALL RIVER
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True Setvantsof God Staff Cancer Horne
Because He Cared •..
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Prelate, ·C]os~
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To Incurable
Patients
The Fall River Diocese
owes an inestimable debt of
gratitude to Rose Hawthorne
Lathrop, convert daughter of
the literary great, Nathaniel
Hawthorne.
It was she, Mother Alphonsa,
who founded the Dominican ;Sistel'S of St. Rose of Lima, better
known as the Servants of Relief. These true servants of God
staff the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home in Fall River. Their
numbers-are so few these nuns
are active only in six dioceses
in the,United States. Their work
is devoted entirely to caring for
patients suffering from incurable
cancer.
The cancer home in Fall River
was opened. in 1932. "The plan
for an addition of a convent
building was announced by
Bishop Connolly Dec. 16, 1954.
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The new convent provides ac,~~ commodations for 20 nuns and is
equipped with a modern refectory and chapel. The chapel is
26 by 23 feet.
The convent is two stories high
and approximately 78 feet long.
John M. Mosher and Soris af
Providence were the architects
and engineers for the new wing.
Sister Damian is superior at
the convent and the home is
staffed by 11 nuns. There are
45 patients at present and the
home accommodates 70.
"We rejoice with you in that
God continues to bless your
work," Bishop Connolly told, the
community of Dominican Sisters
of St. Rose of Lima Feb. 2, 1956,
at the consecration of the new
chapel and convent connected,
with th~ Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Cancer Home.
The bishop paid tribute to
Bishop Cassidy and Mother Rose
HUbert, who together founded
the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Home in Fall River.
On hand to participate in the
eonsecration ceremonies was
Mother General of the Dominican Sisters of St. Rose of Lima,
Mother Mary Siena, who came
fro~ the Mother House of the
Order in Hawthorne, N. Y.
The Bishop referred to the
work of the Sisters in the caring
for the incurably ill as "precious
in the sight of God and men."
"Mother General," the Bishop
nid, "frequently receives requests for help from many parts
of the country, requests which
she unfortilnately is often un-'
able to fill because of the unava:ilablity of nuns for this
exa'cting work."
0,
Fie said, "No shred of selfishness enters in the relationship
of tne Sisters with their patients,
or ~with one another. Here, in.
places like these, we can find
chiii'st under many guises and
dis~uises. And here we can participate in the mystery of our,
Faith, of our participation in the
Myiitical Body of Christ." ,
±'he new chapel and convent,
tbe'Bishopsaid, would be i lasting ,memorial to th.eir efforts on
beh~lf of the sick and suffering.
The new building was, erected
in ithe form of an extension
alon'g the rear of the odginal
hospital building. It includes a
bas~ment. and two main floors.
The:new chapel is on the main
floot directly' behind the old
mafn offices of the convent.
:S:~hind the chapel and on two"
floor.s are the convent rooms'
prop'er. They include a new, refectory, a parlor for the Rev.
Mother to receive visitors, two
smriher visitin:; rooms, a commuiiity room for nuns' relaxatiort,' and the cells for each of the
nuns making up the community.
The new chapel includes nuns'
stahs; a group of pews for visi- I
tors,' and patients well enough to
use them, and an open area
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KENNEDY CENTER
St. Rose of Lima
Dominican Nuns
Do Great Work
CONVENT WING: A convent with accommodations for 20 nun~ and a new chapel
for nuns and pati~nts were added to' the Rose Hawthorne .Lathrop Home in Fall River
; in 1956.
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where wheelchairs and beds with
patients may be rolled in to take
part in Mass or other services.
The stained-glass windows in'dude one above the altar of St.
Rose of Lima, patron saint of
the order, and one of St. Piux X.
Daily Mass is offered at the
Home for the ambulatory and,
some bed patients. Other bed
patients join in morning and
evening prayers at the ward
shrines to Our Lady, Health of
the Sick. Broadcast from the
chapel are the rosary, litanies
and the acts of faith, hope and
, charity.
Mother Alphonsa laid the law
down for her successors. She
would have no experimenting
on the incurables; no aversion
shown to the most d'iseased patient; no wearing of rubber
gloves or fear of a ,patient; no
money to be accepted ,from rela_
tives or friends of the patients.
"These '. things shall be anathema," she declared. '
made. The materials are any sort
of old white material and a cellu-
lose cotton for filling. A collection is taken up once a year at
a meeting of the Catholic Woman's Club to supply the cellulose
and make,a cash donation to the
home. But a great need exists
for used cotton material such as
old sheets and pillow cases. New
material cannot be used since it
is too stiff.
Any individual having such
material is asked to, leave it
either at the Catholic Woman's
Club or the offices of The
Anchor, both located at 41~
Highland Avenue, Fall River.,
Many Fall River organizations
present entertainment for the
patients and several church
groups help in making the ever..,
needed surgical pads for the
home. Sister Damian said the
need is eternally acute.
For 22 years the Community
Service Department of the
Catholic Woman's Club of Fall
River has been making surgical
pads for the home. Workers
are not so much needed as tlie
materials with which they are
Progress ·Highlights Bishop's 10 Years' Leadership
C;ontinued From Page' Foul'
The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women was activated by
Bishop Connolly in 1953. It binds
together all women's guilds and
clubs, enabling them to act as a
"right arm" of His Excellency in
furthering chosen projects and
activities.
One such project is the annual
Bishop's Charity Ball, co-sponsored since 1955 by the DCCW
and the St. Vincent de Paul
Society of the Diocese. Pro-'
ceeds from the event, which has
become. a highlight of the Winter social season, always featur-'
ing a nationally famous orches-, '
tra, benefit the Bishop's many
charities for children
In 1954 came the golden
jubilee observance of the founding of the Diocese by St. Pius X.
Additional impetus was lent to
jubilee celebrations by the fact
that the year also marked the
canonization of St. Pius (who
regarded Fall River as his "first
child," since it was the first
Diocese he erected), and it was,
by
papal
proclamation,
a
Marian Year.
In 1955, the Kennedy Foundation made a gift to the Diocese
toward what was to be known as
the Kennedy Center in New
Bedford. In constant use, it HI
now CYO headquarters for the
Greater New Bedford area and
is also employed as a meeting
place for many organizations~ (It '
was actually completed and
dedicated in October, 1957.)
THE ANCHOR IS
ANOTHER FIRST
Since 1956 teachers
in the
Diocesan school system have
benefited from a yearly Teachers' Convention, at which outstanding speakers have appeared
and where, for the past several
years, a concurrent Science Fair
lias been featured, exhibiting
work of top students of Diocesan
high schools.
With the cooperation of the
'Bishop, arrangements for the
annual event have been ,made
by Rev. Edward J. Gorman,
Diocesan
Superintendent
af
Schools, who is now p.ided,in his
responsibilities by Rev. Patrick
J. O'Neill, Acting Diocesan Superintendent.
Another sign of growth came
in April, 1957, when the first
issue of The Anchor appeared.
"May God bless my personai
representative; this' Diocesan
paper," said the Bishop in' his
message carded iri the first,
issue. His encourag¢ment' and
support have never flagged.
The Portuguese government
recognized the Ordinary's outstanding service to Portuguese
,of the Diocese in June, 1957,
when it awarded him its highest
honor, the insignia of Grand
Official of the Military Order of
Christ. Appropriate' ceremonies
marked conferring of the distinction by Ambassador Luiz Esteves
Fernandes, Portugal's diplomatic
envoy to the United States.
NAME AUXILIARY
AS SEE GROWS
The year 1959 was busy for
the prelate. February saw the
appointment of Most Rev. James
J. Gerrard as Auxiliary for the
Diocese. Bishop Connolly consecrated him March 19 in brilliant ceremonies at which Card-,
inal Cushing preached.
Alert to current trends, during the Summer of 1959, the
Bishop spoke sharply against the
traffic of smut through the mails
and an upswing in Sunday sales.
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AD MULTOS ANNOS,
Honor of another sort came in MAY HE CONTINUE
January, 1958, when' the Bishop
was received into the Third
In September came the OrdiO~der of, St. Francis at Our
nary's ad limina visit to ~ope
Lady's Chapel, New' Bedford. John XXIII. He was accomThis was follo"",;ed in August, panied by Rt',Rev. Humberto S.
1959 by the affiliation of the Medeiros, Diocesan ,Chancellor)
Ordinary to the Franciscan , Events of 1960 included the
Order of Friars Minor.
opening of Our Lady of,the Lake
, Bishop Connolly became third Girls'Day Camp and the leading
prelate in the United States to
by the Bishop of the first Direceive this distinction, followocesan pilgrimage to Rome and
ing Cardinal Spellman and other shrines of Europe. .
Cardinal Cushing. "The affiliaThe year of 1961 has followed
tion is given to those who love the pattern of its predecessors in
things Franciscan, and is equiv- the ,routine, unroutine ,events
alent to becoming a Franciscan that are part of a Bishop's life
by adopti0 ll '" friars at thechap'el in the nurturing and care of his
explaiiied. The Bishop is privi- Diocese. In short, in. the words
leged to use O.F.M., distinguish_
of St. John, "... there are also
ing letters of the Franciscan many other things which he did."
Order after his name, should he
~d multos annos, may he con, tintie.
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so desire.
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'Felicitations and Best Wishes
--'To 'Our 'Friend and Benefactor
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Bec~use He Cared .; •.
Ag~,) Infirm
ReCeive' B;est
In Services
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Three homes for the aged
and infirm - with a fourth
soon to open - in the' Fall'
River Diocese- provide n'
Sr" ANNE'S HOSPITAL
Four Institutions
blessed haven. and a: happy home:
for hundreds of' senior' citizens;
By Summer more than. 700 elder.-·
ly residents' of the diocese' will
be guests: in these four homes.
The Catholic Memorial Home' .
in Fall River and Our Lady's
Haven' in' Fairhaven are st'affed:
by the· Carmelite Sist'ers and
Sacred. Heart H"ome in. New B'ed:'
ford is staffed by tlie Grey Nuns. .
Have Facilities
FOt, 'Over 700
haven accommodates, 140 men
and, w,omen. guests: under the
'loving care of the . Carmelite
Sisters ff)r. the Aged and Infirm.
On Qct., 7, 1954 Bishop Connoly formally blessed the new
OPEN TAUNTON; HOME
$750,000 ,addition to. OUr Lady's
LA$ER IN! 'lUEA:R
Haven The new addition provided 105 additional private
A fourth home is· planned at
rool)'ls , for aged residents, two
the Taunton, Inn" Taunton" re;..
dining rooms, an auditorium
cenUy; purchased: by Bishop.
and diet ,kitchen.
Co~noll~. The purchase on the
Our Lady's Haven, formerly
property and, necessary.· renova-·
Tabitha.. Inn, was purchased in
tions will mean an outlay o:f
1944 b~ Bishop Cassidy, It was
about. $600,000. The Dominican
built by the late Henry H.
Sisters of-Cliarity of: the PresenRogers of Standard Oil Company
tation of' the Blessed. Virgin
fame for accommodation of h.ia
Mary, wllo staff St. Anne's HosFairhaven visitors. When it first
pital. in Fall. Rivel!, will ser.vice
opened, Our Lady's' Haven acthe new Taunton home.
commodated only 50 guests.
The' homes are trulY' "homes"
In February the Bishop anand are not to be confused with;
nounced acquisition. of the Taun"nursing homes" in any sense.
tonInn. for a fourth home for
The.· residents· are not patients.
senior citizens. The inn will acbut are guests in the. true sense
commodate more than 100 guests
of the word. They, may plan their
and is expected to· be ready for
days, at will,; are free~ to. come andl
occupancy' by early;< Summer.
go, shop, visit,. wa.tch. telev:isioD
RESlrORATlViE. 1.1REA1.1MENT':'Sister' Mary Elizabeth straps' the' feet. of' Mrs; Among; changes wi.lr. be the addiand entertain, guests; at. ~ time:
Blanche Rioux in. preparation, fon treatment, b~ the RestQra1loll machine: at: <natholie tion of a' chapeL
of the. da~.
AC'J!(.VI'.rf: CENTEBI,
At. Catholic. Memorial Home Memorial' Home" Fall. River.,
IS lN, CHAPEL .
the BiShoR, Cassidy; Wing, for the'
accommodates' 501 IDlests, i01 addi.., Orner Valois, iur1bng~time chaP- birthday;, visit. the residentS reg"
chronic~ iU was: completed' in
fir all: the Homes; there is a·
ularl~ and. taite' them,for'outingji
1958. The building; fills, a;' long. tion~ to the! 145\ already! in resi..· lain.
great deaL 011 activity.>.. There are
dence)
ati:
the:
home:.
and
dl'lives;,
standing' need for providing\
The. Sisters,of, ChanitYi oil Quefrequent motion pictures and ensuitable. treatment. foil. elderly,- . In the new wing there is a' bec' (Grey; Nuns),. who staff Sac- CAR:MEUlIlE, SISTERS:
tertainments' by viSiting. groups
incapacitated. persons. who need solamuIDJ at< tlie' endl ofi each, cor.;.· red~ Heart. Home ane. assisted, by; SER:v.J~; INi F.A:lBJlAv.EN1
of! artists: from the: various comnursing; care:.
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munities;
rid on:. 'lllie' new! structUre alSo' ,the: Dames; Pilttonnesses, of. the:
ThE!' ·center. ot. actLVityr in an,
Sacred: Heut.. These lay/ women<
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month. for. the. enjp;yment. of. the: SUChl aiJ.moming~ MasSi. entertain-- 'offered every; momfug: There are
Clar.P.eDtliw andl elect.niaall work..
guests. TIley have purchased ments, and: movies;, cant be: piped' speciali devotionS" on, f-east. day.The new; building was an. adSacred.Heart.Home. was found- numerous .television sets, they into' ever.y. room; a1t the' liome;
and 'confession, is; readiJ$ availl.
dition to the north wing of the
OUll' 11.11(13\ 111 Hayen) fill F~· able-fa: a11l the guests!
home. The 74-bed unit contains ed' 45 ;Zearsi aKO) »Yl the: late; Rev:~, send cards~ to each guest on his
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facilities: for persons requir.ing
traction, those disabled by cerebrall hemorrhages or cardiae
affliction, and those suffering
from any of the illnesses which'
accompany advanced age.
Facilities at the Memorial
Home and', other homes in the
diocese are available to all personSl residing in' the diocese
witfiout regard to race, color 01'
creed.
Ubm the Bishop Cassidy Wing
was] 'constructed the aged' and
chronically ill found it necessary..
to seek treatment in the over- -. i"
taxed facilities'of hospitals. Thenew,est nursing wing left hospital 4cilities fi'~e for emergencies:
and.':surgical needs. The Bishop
Cas9lQY Wing costabo~t$850,000.
Alscjj part of: the Memorial Home
is:tJle Priests' Hostel; a separate
builWng tor convalescent priests.
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193Qj,~ contains facilities' for 170
agedhnen and. women. They em-·
joy, lill. the coInfortlJo- of their own'
ho~; in, addition to several!
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lar,*! rooms, for couples;; eilqhl
gue~ has bis Q.wn roam, com, ·",.i
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qu~ closet space and modeN1J .
fixt1ires. The guests\' are free' to .
bri~ ~,lJer pieces, of their' O:w.D,
furniture and' they- Jn83'1 h8..v.e
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poilltt of 1958 for the Sisters and·
l'eSi~ts of Sacred' Heart 'Home"
in ~w Bedford. The wing: wlW
dediCated. i~, tJ1al FaW afI 1958l »3'l
Bisltop Connolly.
The Bishop blessed' each' room
of the four-stOl¥ structure. wlllch;
Tentli Annlrrersaryr as· Ordfuuyr
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Encouurag,es .
Christ~ Like
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In his first episcopal letter
read at Masses in churches
of the Fall River Diocese in
June 1951, Bishop Connolly
OUR ILADY'S GIRLS' CAMP
said an increase in vocations to
the priesthood and religious life
is imperative. His interest and
pursuit of the vocations have
never flagged.
In that first pastoral letter
the Most Reverend Bishop lIiIlnop" , a novena would be held
in all churches in honor of the
Sacred Heart. He occ1 ~~ed special
prayers and sermons on vocations.
More Priests and
Nuns Is Bishop's
Constant Goal '
NEED IMPERATIVE
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"We face the immediate future
with the knowledge that an
Increase in vocations' to the
priesthood and religious life is
imperative," the Bishop said in'
his pastoral., "We know that
God will provide., However, we
are' convinced that we, in 'turn,
must do our part to encourage
and foster vocations in this great
Catholic area that has been the
nursery from which many generous devoted Christ-like priests
and religious have come."
DIOCESAN POSTULANTS: Comparing notes are Sandra Jean Souza (right) of the
Dominican Sisters of Charity of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgi~ Mary and Delia'
Santos of the Sisters of St. Dorothy. The young women have chosen a-religious vocation.
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May was chosen as Vocations
Month in the Diocese. A director of vocations, Rev. John J.
Hayes, pastor of Holy Name
Church, New Bedford, was chosen by the Bishop in 1951.
Father Hayes' program, is twofold-first comes prayer for vo. cations, then .information about,
them.
,AN~UA",TRmUUM,
years there has' been lay particiJ?ation in the Masses.
Pentecost Sunday now is regarded as Vocations Sunday with
the novena leading up to Pentecost., Special vocation prayer6
are recited at the services.
mGH SCHOOL ATTEND
VOCATIONS MASSES .
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Di~i1)ufed annuiUly to' school
children of· ,the Diocese, ar,e
The spiritual program is high- cards bearing the special vocalighted by an annual triduum of .tio~, praY7rs.
Iiuormation' 'is, supplied to
Masses for vocations, held in'
Fall River, New Bedford and' children by posters, factual maTaunton. For the past three, teri;>l~ and from a guidebook for
FOR VOCATIONS
teachers. Religious who recruit
for their communities are assigned time to speak in the
sc1"~-'~ by Father qayes. The
director has 12 priests in the
diocese who assist In carrying
the message emphasizing the
need ~or rellgiO'ls in the diocese to the cl..ildren.
Three Serra Clubs in New
Bedford, Fall River and Attle.:.
boro also work diligently encouraging vocations in the diocese.
Bishop Connolly inaugurated
attendance of school children at
Solemn High Masses opening
the vocations' novenas in New
Bedford, Fall River and Taunton. He celebrates Pontifical
MasS in each city on three successive days.
'f.he Mass, in Fall River is
attended by all area priests and
the student bodies of Prevost
High School, Dominican, Sacred
Hearts, Jesus Mary and Mount
St. Mary Academies.
The New Bedford Mass is attended by Greater New Bed~ord
priests and students fro m
Bishop Stang, Holy 'Family and
St. Anthony's High ~~':1ools and
S?-~ed Hearts Academy, Fairhaven.
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Priests attend the Mass In
Taunton along with the student
bodies' of Coyle and st. Mary's
High Schools.
PRIESTHOOD VOCATIONS: These two deacons of'
the Diocese who are to be ordained this Spring will be
welcome additions to assist in the ever expanding work in
the Diocese. Shown with the ReCtor of St. Mary's Seminary,
BaltiJ:nore, center, Very Rev. Eugene I. Van Antwerp, S.S.,
are, left, Rev. Mr. Bernard R. Kelly and, right, Rev. Mr.
Gilbert Simoes.
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Observing Their'" Golden Jubilee"
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Extend Prayerful Congratulations'
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On His' T_~nth
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CYO-TAUNTON
Most Rev. ,James L. 'ConnollY,,::,D.D.'
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Over 800 Lay
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Assist
CATHOLIC YOUTH-TAUNTON
Although the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine is
more than 400 years old»
much credit for its stimulat-
Mandate Directs
Active Program
In Parishes
ing rejuvenation in the last 1G
years goes to Bishop Connolly.
So interested is the Most
Reverend Bishop that he issued
a mandate last September for
the establishment of the CCD
in every parish in the diocese.
Rev. Joseph L: Powers of
Bishop Stang High School, Dioc:'
esan director of the Confraternity, estimates, that in the last
12 months, 'more than 25,000
elementary and high school children have received religious instruction under the Confraternity
program from approximately
800 lay teachers in the Fan River
Diocese.
and Chatham parishes and at Fall
River by Sister Marie Charles of
the l,\Iission of Helpers of the
Sacred Heart of Boston.
, In the Spring of 1959, 61
lay men and women on Cape Cod
received certificates as teachertl
of Christian 'Doctrine.
Last February, Bishop Connolly presented certificates to
more than 100 persons from 36
parishes who completed the 1~
'week CCD course in methods of
teaching religion on a secondal'7
school level.
In March a Catechetical cen=
ter opened in New Bedford.
'Centro Catholico Hispano is the
Bishop's center for Spanish-speaking people of the Greater
New Bedford area. It is directed
by Rev. Francis Regis, SS,CC..
recently appointed by Bishop
Connolly as missionary of the,
Puerto Ricans in the area.
The first ceremony of the can..
'onical establishment of the CCD
in a parish took place last January in the Immaculate Conce~
tion Church, North Easton.
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PERFECT SET-UPS
Although some basic elements
of Confraternity work are going
on in almost every parish, Father
Powe!'S estimates 16 parishes
"have the perfect" organizations,
using all the CCD methods: A
parish executive board, fishers,
teachers, h e I per s, discussion
clUbs, parent-educators, and
apostles of good will.
Other parishes are using one
or more of these methods, Father
Powers reports.
There are six types of Confraternity members: Teachers, who
assist priests and religious in
catechetical work; fishers, who
make home visits, check absenteeism, take census; helpers, who
provide transportation and classroom facilities, prepare classroom material and distribute
Catholic literature; discussion
club workers, who conduct and
attend religious discussion clubs
for adults; parent-educators, who
promote religious practices in
the home and apostles of good
will, wh'o help promote the
Church among non-Catholics.
STRENGTHENS FAITH,
OFFERS KNOWLEDGE
GAIN INDULGENCES
AND PRIVILEGES
NOTRE ,DAME PARISH OFFICERS: The, Fall Riv~r parish conducts a most
'successful CCD parish program. Leaders are (front» left to right) Helen Chace, treasurer
and Vivianne Mulrooney»' secretary. Rear, Armand Dallaire» treasurer and Hector
Levesque, vice president.
General assemblies were herd
in the State Armory. Morning
and afternoon sectional meetings
were held at various centers near
the Congress headquarters at the
New Bedford, Hotel. In attendance were Richard Cardinal
(then Archbishop) Cushing and
10 bishops including Bishop
Connolly.:
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The ,seed of CCD was sown in
Milan in 1536 by Rev. Castellino
de Castello who organized a
catechetical center which he
named School of Christian Doctrine.
The, work of the Confraternity
is the spread of knowledge and BISHOP URGES LAITY
practice of the faith by the fol- TO SHARE BENEFITS
lowing means:
The occasion was marred by a
Religious training of Catholic
elementary school children not temporary injunction issued
against' the New Bedford' and
attending Catholic schools.
Fairhaven School Boards barring
Religious instruction of Cath- : ~em ,fr.om" 'closing the public
olic youth of high school age not 'schoo'ls' for 'one day of the Conattendi,ng Catholic schools.
gress. The schools were opened
Reli.gious discussion clubs for but attendance was'" somewhat' ,.
adult groups.
spot~y. as ~any, ro~g . people
Religious education of children partiCipated 10 the Congress.
by p~rents in the home.
At, ~e G~lDgress Bishop Con-"
Instruction of non-Catholics in nolly urged all in the diocese to
the ,teachings of the Catholic take part in the important work
faith:', :
of the CCD.
In a pastoral letter, the Ordinary said, "No one, be he theologian or saint as well as simple
unlettered persons, could ever
say he knows all there was to
know about his Faith. There is
a knowledge gained by experience and there is a knowledge
gained by study and discussion.
"All this is what we invite our
faithful to share in, through the
program of the Confraternity of
Christian Doctrine, which we
wish', 'to see carried out in all its
possibility in the parishes of the
Fall River Diocese."
the CCD in every diocesan parish.
The first CCD retreat was in
March 1960 at Holy Trinity
Church, West Harwich.
In May 1958, 151 Sisters, lay
men and women and high school
students from all parts of the
diocese received certificates on
graduating from
the CCD
Teacher Training Course at St.
Joseph's Church, Taunton. There
was a 15-weektraining period
and classes' were conducted eacb'
Saturday afternoon.
CATECHISTS RJ<.;CEIVE
CCD CERTIFICATES
Last September more than 200
priests of the diocese attended
an institute for the promotion
of the Confraternity. There,
Bishop Connolly issued a mandate for the establishment of
: A :similar training course was
cOnducted in Fall River starting
in October 1959 afld at New Bedford starting in September :1959.
Instruction at New Bedford was
given:' by Sister James of Our
Lady of Victory Missionary Sis_
ters, presently engaged in cathechetical work in West Harwich
SPAl\iISH SPEAKING
NOW HAVE CENTER
Seven parishes in the Diocese
have received previously t~
decree of canonical establishment!
informally but the North EastoR
ceremony was the first held. The
other seven are: St. Anthon~
Mattapoiset; 51. Joseph, Taunto~
Mt. Carmel, New Bedford; HolJ'
Trinity, West Harwich; st.
Joseph, Fairhaven; St. James.
New 'Bedford and St. Patrick,
Wareham.
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These seven received the deeree before the custom of having
the, ceremony of establishment
began.
Through the establishment1l
each of the parishes automatically becomes affiliated with the
Archconfraternity of Christian
Doctrine in Rome and membera
participate in the spiritual prlvf,.
leges and indulgences granted
by the Sover,eign Pontiff.
The following parishes have
had the ceremony of canonical
establishment since this practic.
began ircthe' diocese in Jartua!7
of 1961: Immaculate ConceptioDt
No. Easton; st. Roch's, Fall River;
St, Mary's, New Bedford; Notre
Dame,Fall,River; Sacred Heart,
Fall River;' 'St. Anthony's, New
Bedford; St. Louis de France,
Swansea.
, Two; parisheS' will have U.
ceremony of canonical establishment in the very near futurec
St. Jean Baptis~, Fall River and
S't~ John the B'aptist, Central
Village.
REGIONAL CONGRESS
IN NEW BEDFORD
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Stimulating diocesan participation in Confraternity was the
eighth New England Regional
Congress of CCD. It was held
in New Bedford Oct. 11-14, 1954,
attended by more than 1;000 delegates. Bishop Connolly was host
to this first confraternity meeting in this diocese.
The late Most Rev. Matthew F.
Brady, then Bishop of Manchel!-'
ter, N. H., delivered the sermon'
at a Solemn Pontifical Mass' ia
st. ~awrence Church, New Bedford", opening the convention. It
was the first afternoon Mass ever
celebrated jnthe diocese.', '
All spiritual exercises,' includIng two Pontifical Masses and a
Dialogue Mass, were held at st.
Lawrence's.
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Outstanding Adrnini$trator
Most' Rev.: James L' Conn~ny; D.D.
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Brilmg Out
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All the 'grandeur, beauty
'imd .majesty tha~~s St.'
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about only after the thought-
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'Chapel Honoring·,.
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ful' ~building of the edifice, and
, the constant efforts of its 'bishops
and rectors ,.'to keep the' Cathe:':
dr~l.in best' possible conditiort,:"
" The', most· recent extensive
:renovations' took. place jijst ,10
~years', agO-from' April 10, "1,!}51
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appointed a committee to make
'preliminary,studies in prepara:'
·tion for the 'renovations.. The
committee' included Bishop Con:'
pollY, Auxiliary Bishcip :J~me~
J. Gerrard (then rector. of :.St.
,'Mary's)' and the' Rt. Rev.' Msgr.
'Raymond T. Considin~.
: They found that renovations
were imperative. The church it'self needed refinishing, The
'walls had become drab, and
Colorless with the collection of
dust' and dirt which had gath.ered since the prior extensive
renovations 35 years earlier.
,Floors and kneeling ben<;:hes
.were in poor condition. A!ld the
committee found ,that thefoundatiohs under the sanctuary and
. altar 'were in need of repair.
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REMODEI~ED CATHEDRAL SANCTUARY: Remodeling of. the Mother .church of
the Diocese)n Fall 'River which took place '. lO'years ago shows the beauty of the Gothic
structure.
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the church, under ,the center capacity of the gallery. The sIde lng to the choir gallery., .
New pews were set u'p but the'
aisle, providing, space for the . galleries, which had darkened
heating and ve!1tilatio~ ~ysteni6. the interior'of the,churc~, were carv.ed.pew. ends .provi.deci by
Pipes : f~r radian't heat ~er4i! 'removed. ..
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buried in the concrete and new
A: llE:W ~rg;in.was acquiredapd
'Roman: J. Prybot then was
boilers ,were installed;,The lever , placed along ,the.. side walls ,of c!>n1plissii>ned to redecorate the
of the church floor was, changed' the'choir gallery. Newly exposed chu~c~..,·
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sO that there would be no steps
~ere' thr~ lancet .windows pre- ,The customary appearance was
to "the altar' rail.. Three steps',·· vlOusly hIdden ~e~I!1?, the former
changed' by 'the' removal o'f the
were 'built inside the sanctuary. .or:g.al].; ': . <' '';,. '. ,
'sidegalleries 'and: the interior
'rrialting ,the,)lltar the immediate, ' C~THEDRAL BEAUTY
was'considerably brighter.: The
focal point of worshiPElrs' enter:' GREATLY ENHANCED
'woodwork in the ,aiiex was:re:
ing the Catheq.ral. ,i
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" A new marble floor was laid i~. 'finished an~" highiighted with'
~ The choir gallery was ' ex- .the 'san~tuary a:nd in the aisles colqr' reVitalizing' the' ce'iiing
tended from' wall to wall. New of the church. The east and we'st which, had".long beeii'-unappre~
entrances to the gallery' were entrances were', finished' in CiatEid. " , '....
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.Connolly . said,. "Happy indeed
,are, we since we come ,to cel:,ebrate this ·Christmas festival in
'-a 'Cathedral church· made beauti:'
ful, by the solicitous care' of our
,late' BishQP' Cassidy. Pity he
,could not have been spared. to
·seethe beauty lie so generously
provided. for this Hol,ise of Goq..
-But he has been called to wit:ness this ChrisllTIas . ceremony
'froPt the vantage' poi~t .of ~ier~
aity.
"We, liowever, do 'erijoy i~: 'It
1s'good, 'for its to be ,here. 'It is
good to sta'nd before the altar of
God, knowing, that however
lovely' we ,have made it, the
chief charm of this church is
:h:ad'in our presence here. .
:: "May the Lord spare' ~ all
many: years to' add to the beauty
of our 'Fattier's Hou~, by the
-reverent, .devoted, persev~rili,
.Ull~ .",,!e ~ak~ ?f it."
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After Bishop ~a,ssi4Y's fUlJel'.a~ ~
.from Sacred Heart, Church; an!! .,
his interment in 'the Bishop's
. ';'Crypt, ,work on 'the renovatiolls
. at the Cathedral~ was 'renewed .. '
and ,progress \vas, s~eadily ~ade. " :
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Church was,' strengthened: ,with.
'eonctete. A tunnel was' constructe'd running the length of
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pervised the removal of Fa.ther
James' and Father Edward's remains to the Episcopal Crypt at
the Cathedral., The body of
Father Kealey' was reburied in
St. Patrick's' Cemetery.
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1951, and Bishop Conn~lly ,or':'
dei-ed work on the Cathedral,
stopped during the nElxt several
,d:ayS of m'ourning.
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in 1952 with the installat~6n ,oJ
six new. stained glass ,window9-r
The message of Fatima was com~.
-memorated by new, 'Yin~ow~. in
the Lady Chapel. The Dogma .~f .
the Assumption was represen,e~
'in the three large lancets abov~
the choir gallery. These blended
'well with the rose window and
make a glorious' whole' of' the
old and new windows in the
church facade.'
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: Delay ,: was' impossibi~. .'ih~
,studies of the architects, an<i
.engineers were' speeded. Plans
:were' approved by Bishop, Cas1I1dY and ,the renovatiot:l contract
'went to Walsh Brothers ofCa~­
,bridge. Maginnis and Walsh
:were the ·architects..· ~
::. After the April '10 closing of
the Cathedral ser,vices,were held
.at'· th'e ',"Casino" on M.ot:gan
'Street. Work at the Cathedral
got under way ,Apr~l 11, 1951'. "
The'side galleries y;et:,e re,:,
JIloved, .the floor Was ripped ,out
and most of the altar waS :taken
itpart. For"the next few mon~hs
the, edifice :was. a shambles.'
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May workmen uncovered' the
resting places of Father Edward
~urphy and, his nephew, Fatli~r
~ames Murphy. 'Father, ;Edward,
pastor of St. Mary's from,184p, to
,l~87, died July 9;,l887, in Ir:elaI1d
and was buried, beside . his
I1ephew in the' Lady Chapel o~
the'Cathedral. Also buried in the
«:hapel' was Fllther' Th:Q.~as'
Kealey; a priest o£'t~e Manches,-:
, ter diocese who 'had died at his
parents' home on J;>earl Street,'
Fall. River. Father James' died
April 27; 1869, while the. Lady,
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