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Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin,S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, andMost Rev. James J. Gerrard,D.D., Auxiliary Bishop, will bringt;.he greetings of all dioceses asthey participate in anniversarycelebrations in the Archdioceseof Boston and the Diocese ofWorcester this weekend.

On Saturday afternoon, theDiocese of Worcester will cele­brate the 25th Anniversary of itsFounding. John Cardinal Wright,the first Bishop of Worcester andpresently the Prefect of the Vat­ican Congregation for the Clergywill be present.

Bishop Cronin and Bishop Ger­rard will concelebrate the SilverAnniversary Mass.

On Sunday afternoon, Hum­berto Cardinal Medeiros, t"eArchbishop of Boston, will behost for the celebration of the100th Anniversary of the dedi­cation of the Cathedral of HolyCross in Boston, and of the Rais­ing of Boston to the EccleiasticalStatus of Archdiocese.

Here Cardinal Wright will givethe homily. Bi.shop Cronin willconcelebrate in the Cathedralwhere he was ordained a bishopby Richard Cardinal Cushing inSeptember 1968. Bishop Gerrardwill also concelebrate.

nearly $25,000 had to be spentto remedy the situation for theSeptember opening of school.

"We had, by way of furtherexample, anticipated the expen­diture of the sum of $60,000 tomaintain our Catholic WelfareBureau Offices in the principalcities of the Diocese.

"Midway through the .fi!">Calyear - and I am partially to'blame'- for this, because duringlast year I initiated a reorgan­iz'ation of our Diocesan Depart­ment of Social Services to pro­vide even better and more effec­tive 'outreach' to needy persons-it became apparent that costswere outrunnning budgets, andwe are now operating at an ex­penditure of $72,000 per year,hoping to hold the line at thatfigure, but frankly anticipatingat least modest additional ex­pense in maintaining our pro­grams and improving them."

The Bishop then went on toplead: "Consequently, this year,we look forward to the goalwhich up to now ha!> eluded us,namely one million dollars! I

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hill· College from 1951 to 1958and President of Stonehill Col­lege from 1958 to 1964. Rev.Sullivan was then made provin­cial of the Eastern Province ofthe Holy Cross Fathers RetreatHouse in North Easton.

Father Sullivan will have aninteresting and enlightening mes­sage for the women attendingthe convention in conjunction

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Fall River Diocesan President,Mrs. Richard Paulson announcedthat the Fall River Diocesan Con­vention of the National Councilof Catholic Women will have-Rev. Richard H. Sullivan, C.S.C.as their guest speaker on Sat­urday, May 3, at the TauntonCatholic Middle School, 61 Sum­mer Street, Taunton.

Rev. Sullivan is a native ofIndianapolis, Indiana and wasordained at Notre Dame, Indi·ana in 1938, a priest in the Con­gregation of Holy Cross. He hasstudied philosophy at the Grego­rian University in Rome, Theol­ogy at Holy Cross College inWashington, D.C., and receiveda Doctorate in Philoso')hy atLaval University in Quebec,Canada.

Father Sullivan was formerlyassigned as a faculty member ofPhilosophy at Notre Dame Uni­versity from 1939 to 1942. Mas­ter of Novices at HolyCross No­vitiate, North Dartmouth, from1942 to 1949, member of thefaculty of Philosophy at Stone-

REV. RICHARD SULLIVAN

DiocesanConvene

tives of the faithful laity, to­gether with their priests, cometogether to manifest by theirpresence the solidarity of morethan 17,000 workers who willlabor in these coming weeks inour 113 parishes to solicit offer­ings of the faithful of the Dio­cese and the contributions offriends in the various communi·ties to our Catholic CharitiesAppeaL"

There were more than 900people at the meeting, heldTuesday night at Bishop Con­nolly High School in Fall River.

"The Diocese and its Bishopconfronted during this past yearmany of the difficultie!> whichyou have all faced," Bishop Cro­nin explained. "Thanks to themarvelous generosity of res-

. idents of the Diocese a year ago,I was able to respond to suchdemands.

"Let me iIIu!>trate: in the Ed­ucational Apostolate, we budg­eted the customary expenditures,exceeding $150,000 for expensesforeseen. Then news came of agrave structural condition inBishop Gerrard High School, and

Lawlor, Mrs. Jeanette Forgette,Mr. Robert Latinville, Mrs. Mar­garet Hyland, Sr. Anne MarieMcTague, RSM, Mr. David For­gette, Mr. and Mrs. George Brad­bury, Miss Susan Kilroy and Mr.John Tansey.

Ushers for the celebration in­clude Mr. Albert Durand, Mr.Thomas Slater, Mr. VincentFeijo, Mr. Robert Frederick andMr. Fred Dolan. Following theblessing of the Church itself,the procession will go to thesecond floor for the simple bless­ing of the school and then tothe hasement for the blessing ofthe parish hall.

Following the dedication cere­monies, a banquet will be heldat the Coachmen Restaurant in

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The first phase-Special Gifts-of the annual Catholic Char­ities Appeal of the diocese ofFall River, now in its thirty­fourth year of service to thecommunity, begins Moniday,April 21. 850 volunteer specialgift solicitors will make over4,225 calls on profes!>ional, fra­ternal, business and industrialorganizations throughout thesoutheastern area of Massachu­setts.

The solicitors have receivedspecial invitations from the Mo!>tRev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D.,Bishop of Fall River. They haveresponded 'affirmatively of theirwi'llingness to serve.

Rev. Msgr. Anthony M.Gomes, diocesan director of the

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Most Reverend Daniel A.Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of FallRiver, called upon campaignworkers of the 1975 Fall RiverDiocesan Charities A"'peal fora cooperative effort of the vastnumbers of appeal workers who,"fired with a desire to help us,will enthusiastically labor tomake the results of this year ofthe Appeal the best ever."

Bishop Cronin said: "Onceagain we assemble for what isaffectionately known as the"kick-off" of the annual Catho­lic Charities Appeal. Representa-

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serve as Master of Ceremonies.He will be assisted by the Rev.Edmund J. Fitzgerald, Rev. JohnF. Moore and Rev. Barry W.Wall.

The parish choir, the folkgroup and a brass ensemble willprovide the musical program forthe liturgy.

Gift bearers will be: Mrs. Eva

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Island College i!> the keynotespeaker on Thursday. Dr. Mc­Mahon will discuss Religious Ed­ucation and Moral Development.

Bicentennial observance willbe in the limelight when SisterAnn Nelson of Salve Regina Col­lege outlines some specific andpractical bicentennial programswhich could be implemented atall levels.

Si!>ter Ma'rianne Postiglione, aFall River native and a facultymember of Salve Regina College,will give the highlights of herTV program, Marianne's Green­house, which has been featuredon WJAR Channel 10 during thepast year.

Father William Campbell ofHoly Name Parish, Sister Felic­ita of St. Stanislaus School, andFather Francis McManus ofBishop Connolly High Schoolwill address group!> of educatorson various topics.

ISister Marie Andre Guay,Principal of St. Xavier's Acad­emy, Providence will describehow this school moved from atraditional center to a model ofindependent study.

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On Sunday, April 27, 1975, theMost Reverend Daniel A. Cronin,D.D., Bishop of Fall River, willofficiate at the Dedication Cere­monies of the new SS. Peterand Paul Church and Parish Cen·ter in Fall River. The Mass anddedication ceremonies will beginat four o'clock in the afternoon.

Bishop Cronin will be assistedby the Rev. Francis M. Coady,Pastor of SS. Peter and PaulParish and the Rev. Ronald A.To!>ti, Associate ·Pastor. Manypriests of the Diocese are ex­pected to join the Prelate in theConcelebration of the Eucharist.

HomiUst will be Bishop Cronin.Mr. John C. Ozug, a seminari·

an from the parish will be a lec­tor as will be Mrs. Alice Marum.The Reverend John Oliveira will

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On Thursday, May 1 and Fri­day, May 2 the annual CatholicEducation Convention will beheld at Bishop Feehan HighSchool in Attleboro. Most Rev­erend Daniel A. Cronin, Bish­op of Fall River, will be thechief celebrant of the openingMass at 9:30 a.m. The Theme ofthe convention is Justice, Peaceand Reconciliation.

Dr. Eleanor McMahon, Deanof Educational Studies at Rhode

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Fr. Hoye OffersFather's Mass

Most Rev. Daniel A. Croninpresided and gave the final com­mendation at the conclusion ofthe concelebrated Mass of Chris­tian Burial offered on Tuesdaymorning in St. Mary's Church,Taunton for the late Dr. CharlesE. Hoye, the father of Rev. Dan­iel F. Hoye of the School ofCanon Law, Catholic University,Washington.

Father Hoye was the princi­pal concelebrant. Numerousmembers of the clergy fromwithin the Diocese and outsid~

concelebrated.Most Rev. James J. Gerrard

was seated in the sanctuary.Dr. Hoye, the husband of Vir­

ginia Cleary Hoye, died on Sat­urday.

'In addition to Father Hoye, heis survived by seven sons andone daughter. They are: Dr.Charles E., Thomas C. StephenR., and James P. of Taunton, Dr.William J. of Mattapoisett, Dr.David of Sutton,Robert P. ofArlington, Va. and Sara AnnHoye of Taunton.

Also surviving are 10 grand­children and several nieces an:!nephews.

Interment took place in St.Francis Cemetery, Taunton.

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this Appeal. Our Holy Father has APRIL 27told us that we need to re-estab- Rev. Francis J. Bradley, D.D.,lish a genuine, vital and happy 1925, Recto!, Cathedral, Fallrelationship with God, to be ree- Riveronciled with God in humility and Rev. Romeo O. Archambault,love. What better way' is there 1949, St. Ann, New Bedfordto acquire this theme than by AP~IL 28supporting the Catholic Charities Rev. Stanislaus J. Goyette,Appeal?" 1959, Pastor, St. Louis de

Kennedy called upon the laity France, Swanseaand priests to support Bishop APRIL 30Cronin in his endeavors for the Rev. David Sheedy, 1930, Pas-good of the Diocese. tor, St. John the Evangelist, At-

Bishop Feehan High School UeboraBand provided musical selections APRILprior to the meeting and also Rev. John A. Hurley, 1900,during and after the meeting. Pastor, St. Mary, No. AttleboroRev. Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, MAY 1vicar general of the diocese. of- Rev. Francis J. Quinn, 1882,fered the closing prayer. A cof- Founder, Immaculate Concep­fee hour in the high school caf- ~ tion, North Easton; Founder,eteria for the 900 persons attend- Sacred Heart, Fall Rivergin the meeting closed one of MAY 2the best "kick-off" meetings in Rt. Rev. M. P. Leonidas Lariv-the thirty-four years of the Ap- iere, 1963, Pastor, St. Jean Bap-peal which started in 1942. tiste, Fall River

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cial strain with which many areburdened, our faithful will givegenerously to the Catholic Char­ities Appeal of 1975. The needis great if we are to meet thedemands that will be made uponthe diocese by those who requireassistance. We want to be ableto meet those needs, to carryonour programs in spite of in­creased costs and to improve ourexisting apostolates and to en­courage new endeavors wherepossible."

The Bishop's words were re­ceived with great enthusiasm bythe large gathering from all sec­tions of the Diocese.

Edwar4 F. Kennedy, thisyear's diocesan lay chairmanfrom Taunton, asked his fellowworkers to work harder thisyear, being the 1975 Holy Year."The theme of renewal and rec­onciliation of the Holy Year,"Kennedy said, "should be at theheart of what we are doing in

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DIOCESAN DELEGATES AT BISHOP'S MEETING: Left to right, Msgr. Patrick O'Neill,Diocesan Director of Education; Mr. John J. Finni, Principal of Holy Family High School,New Bedford; Sister Cora Marie, CCD Coordinator in Hyannis; Miss Manuella Carvalho,Sophomore at S.M.V. - C.C.D. Teacher; Sister Theresa Sparrow, Coordinator for ReligiousEducation; Miss Denise Robistow, St. Mary-Sacred Heart - Religion and English Teacher;Rev. Michael Methot, Association Director for Adult Education; Bishop Cronin; Rev. JohnJ. Oliveira, Chancery Office; Miss Patricia Leduc, Holy Family-Holy Name, Religion andMath teacher; Sister Barbara McCarthy, O.P., Coordinator for Schools; Rev. Raymond Ro­billard, Assistant Pastor, St. Jacques, Taunton; Rev. Peter Graziano, Diocesan Director ofSocial Services Apostolate.

Continued from Page 01lE'cherish the thought that thisHoly Year of 1975 may be thevery year that we will receiveone million in our appeal.

"I earnestly request the pr·iestsand the faithful in our parishesto engage enthusiastically inmaking the appeal this year anoverwhelming success. Ninetyper cent of the appeal (undscome from offerings realized inthe parish.

"If every parish could set itsgoal at ten per cent above lastyear's results, we would raisethe one million dollars that weseek." (Last year the CatholicCharities Appeal realized thesum of $953,000.)

Rev. Msgr. Anthony M.Gomes, Diocesan Director of theAppeal, master of ceremonies forthe evening, called upon the

'Most Rev. James J. Gerrard,auxiliary bishop of the dioceseand vicar general, for the open­ing prayer. Msgr. Gomes ex­plained the theme, techniquesand mechanics of the Appeal.Rev. Armando A. Annunziato,director of St. Vincent's Home,Fall River, gave a splendid res­ume of the work at the Home,one of the many beneficiaries ofthe Appeal.

Bishop Cronin said: "I am con­fident that despite the economicdifficulties that exist and firian-

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of Mr. and Mrs. James Quirk ofSt. Pius X parish, South Yar­mouth, has been received as anovice of the Missionary Ser­vants of the Most Blessed Trin­ity. The ceremony was held atthe community's motherhouse inPhiladelphia.

FR. LIONEL A. BOURQUE

Fall River NativeMarks JubileeRev~ Lionel A. Bourque, chap­

lain at Cardinal Cushing Hospi­tal, Brockton, and a native ofFall River, marked his silver ju­bilee of ordination yesterday.Because be is recovering fromsurgery a formal celebration ofthe event has been postponeduntil fall.

The son of Mrs. Regina (Teas­dale) Bourque of 183 Lowell St..Fall River, and the late ArthurR. Bourque, Father Bourque washorn Dec. 17, 1923. He attendedNotre Dame elementary schooland Prevost High School, thenentered LaSalette Minor Semi­nary, Enfield, N.H., graduatingfrom the Minor Seminary ofAmos, Quebec and completingtheological studies at St. Augus­tine's Major Seminary, Toronto.

The jubilarian was ordained in1950 in St. Felix de ValoisChurch, Cornwall, Ont., and cel­ebrated his first solemn Massat Notre Dame Church, Fall Riv­er, on April 23 of that year. Hisdeacon and subdeacon were Rev.Donald E. Belanger, now pastorof St. Stepben's Church, Attle­boro, and Rev. Joseph Marti­neau, now pastor of St. Mi­chael's ChW"ch, Ocean Grove,both cousins.

Father Bourque served in theProvince of Ontario for 19 yearsas a high school teacher, curateand pastor, eventually resigningfrom the pastorate of St. Jamesparish, Maxville, Onto due to illhealth. While in' that parish hismother served as his house­keeper.

Since 1969 Father Bourque hasserved as chaplain of CardinalCushing Hospital. He was ap­pointed to his post by the lateCardinal Cushing of Boston withthe approval of his Ordinary, theBishop of Alexandria, Ontario.

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PRINCIPALS AT BISHOP'S CONVOCATION: Most Rev. Christopher Weldon, Bishopof Springfield; His Eminence, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, Archbishop of Boston; MostRev. Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River; Msgr. Wilfred Paradis, National Director ofthe Catechetical Directory.

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Catholic WomenContinued from Page One

with the convention theme "Rec­onciliation and Renewal."

Bishop CroninMrs. Paulson of Taunton fur­

ther announced that his Excel­lency, Bishop Daniel F. Cronin,will be the principal concele­brant of the 4 o'clock Mass con­cluding the convention. Msgr.Gerald Chabot, N.C.C.W. dioce­san moderator, will assist withseveral other priests.

Mrs. Aristides Andrade askedthat women planning to attendthe convention contact their par­ish guild president as soon aspossible due to the limited num­ber of luncheon tickets available.Deadline for tickets is Saturday,April 26.

Guild presidents are also urgedto send the names of the dele­gates and alternates to Mrs.Elmer Paull, 11 Collins Street,New Bedford, Mass. 02740.

A coffee hour at 9:00 a.m. willprecede the official opening ofthe convention at 10 o'clock.

The luncheon will be servedat 12:30 p.m. and the afternoonsession will begin at 2 o'clock.

Msgr. Patrick O'Neill servedas a leader for his discussiongroup.

These groups provided a vari­ety of opinions and reflectionssince each group was structuredto include a Bishop, a personfrom administration in ReligiousEducation, teachers of religionboth in Catholic Schools andParish Religion Programs.

There were clergy, religious,laity, and parents in each group,each bringing to the discussionnuances from their own experi­ence and prayerful reflection.

The large group present wasquickly formed into a commu­nity especially through the litur­gical and para-liturgical ceremo­nies celebrated together. On Sat­urday evening Vespers was cel­ebrated in the. ·Byzantine tradi­tion.

Father Raymond Robillardwas our prayer leader on Sundaymorning and Sister TheresaSparrow was a reader at oneof the liturgies. The highlight ofthe prayer experience was theLiturgy of the Mass.

On Saturday, Bishop Weldon,the Bishop of Springfield, wasthe main concelebrant with 24bishops and over 40 priests. Theoccasion served as a special cel­ebration of Bishop Weldon's 25thanniversary of Episcopal Conse­cration. The closing Mass onSunday was celebrated by theBishops and priests in attend­ance with Humberto CardinalMedeiros as principal concele­brant and homilist.

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nual meeting provides the set­ting for interaction between allmembers of the Church with oneanother, providing input to theBishops of New England fortheir assistance in preparing forthe annual Bishops' Conferencein Washington.

This year the Convocationconcentrated on the first draft ofthe National Catechetical Direc­tory. Each delegate had receiveda copy of the draft. Our own Di­ocesan delegation had a prelim­inary meeting of all the dele­gates, during which each hadan opportunity to prepare forthe Convocation by studying andevaluating the document andadding their own reflections andobservation..

The 12 delegates representingthe Fall River Diocese were ledby Bishop Cro,nin.,

The first evening was devotedto a general introduction to theconvocation and a report byMsgr. Wilfred Paradis, the Na­tional Director for the Directory.He discussed the status of thedocument and the task expectedof each delegate.

,Participants were then as­signed to groups for individualdialogue and study.

Each group consisted of abouttwelve delegates, with one ap­pointed leader and one secretary.Bishop Cronin and other mem­bers of the New England hier­archy participated in discussiongroups for the entire weekend,listening to comments 'and of­fering observations.

Convocation DiscussesEach year for some years now,

the Bishops of New Englandhave met with clergy, religious,and laity from each Diocese inNew England. This has come tobe called the Spring Convoca­tion.

This year the Convocation washeld at Mont Marie Holyoke. Asthe motherhouse of the Sistersof Saint Joseph, the new com­plex provides ample facilitiesand accommodations for themore than 250 delegates andspecial groups represented.

An important event for theChurch in New England, the an-

Conventi~n Parleywill be displayed in the cafete­ria and lobby areas. A recordcrowd is expected as teachersfrom the Diocese of Providencehave been invited 'to attend.

This year a special Pot Pourrifor Elementary Schools will beheld as six schools display mate­rials and have teachers on handto answer inquiries on some ofthe projects that their students'have found exciting and inter­esting.

ExhibitsOver 100 companies with text­

books, visual aids and educa­tional devices will exhibit in thegymnasium and student art work

Continued from Paae One.tion programs and value educa­tion will be explored by out­standing speakers. Mark IV of'La Salette Center will provide aFHm Festival during both daysof the Convention.

AMONG SPEAKERS: Left, Sr. Marianne Postiglione,RSM, left, will speak on "Creative Teaching" while Ms.Alexis D. Butler Davis, right, will address the CatholicEducation Convention on "Ethnic Education."

Six Dele.gatesAt PastoralInstitute

The Provincial Study Weekfor Spring 1975 dealing with"Ministry to the Sick, the Elder­ly and the Dying," is takingplace this week, April 14-18, atthe Pastoral Institute, Boston.Sponsored by the Bishops of theBoston Province, including allDioceses in Massachusetts andMaine, New Hampshire and Ver­mont, the Study Week brings to~

gether six priests from each Dio­cese to study and reflect upon amajor pastoral, theological andspiritual concern.

The faculty for the StudyWeek includes noted members ofhospital and university staffs.

Among the speakers is Dr.Peter Beis!-~:~, a professor atStonehill Colle!:e, and a visitingprofessor at the University ofSan Francisco; Dr. Robert Kas­tenbaum, a distinguished authorand professor at the Universityof Massachusetts; and Rev.Charles Gusmer, professor ofSacramental Theology at Dar­lington, New Jersey.

Also included on the programwill be a panel addressing thepractical questions of State and

i Federal programs for the elder­ly and some suggested programsfor parishes.

The delegates from the Dio­cese of Fall River at the Provin­cial Study Week are Rev. MarcH. Bergeron of St. JosephChurch, New Bedford; Rev. Rob­ert C. Donovan of St. John theEvangelist, Attleboro; Rev.George Dube, M.S. of Our Ladyof the Cape, Brewster; Rev.Leonard M. Mullaney, Immacu­late Conception Church, Taun­ton; Rev. Raymond A. Robillard,St. Jacques, Taunton and Rev.Ralph D. Tetrault, Sacred Heart,Fall River.

4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Apr. 17,1975

Bicentennial Beginning

As the Appeal Opens

Rev. Peter N. Graziano, Direc­tor of the Department of SocialServices and Special Aposto­lates, reported on the develop­ment of plans for Diocesan par­ticipation in the Bicentennial. Healso reported on Diocesan con­cern for the adoption of Viet­namese orphans and the in­tricacies of this international ef­fort.

A statistical report on geo­graphical representation at Ca­thedral Camp was prepared byRev. Leonard M. Mullaney andpresented by Rev. Thomas L.Rita. In the absence of FatherMullaney, Director of the Dioce­san camp, discussion centeredon the merits of a resiQentialsummer camp and the consulta­tive process involved in its be­ing terminated.

The meeting adjourned at 1:50p.m. with a prayer by Rev. Ed­ward Correia. The next meetingwill be held at tile MemorialHome on Friday, May 9, 1975, at11 a.m.

Senate VotesTen Meetings

The April meeting of the Sen­ate of Priests of the Diocese ofFall River was held on Friday,April 11, at the Catholic Memo­rial Home. The meeting wasopened with a prayer by Rev.George W. Coleman and thegood report of Rev. CorneliusJ. O'Neill, Vice-President· of theSenate, that Rev. Walter A. Sul­livan, President of the Senate,was doing very well followingrecent hospitalization.

Rev. John J. Murphy, Chair­man of the Constitution Commit­tee, petitioned that further pro­ceedings of the meeting be sus­pended so as to allow sufficienttime to discuss changes in theSenate Constitution.

A letter was ,received from HisExcellency, Most ReverenedDaniel A. Cronin, Bishop of FallRiver, relative to these changes.

Following some discussion forclarification the Senate voted toaccept the changes as proposedby the Committee, in particular,to hold elections for office inNovember instead of August, al·lowing for the seating of newsenators in January, followingtbe calendar rather than scho­lastic year.

Extra Meeting

It was also moved to add anextra regular monthly meetingto the Senate calendar. The Sen­ate passed unanimously to meetfor 10 months of the year in­stead of nine.

The minutes of the Marchmeeting were 'then accepted andcorrespondence was read rela­tive to NFPC, Cathedral Camp,Gallo Wine, the Bicentennial andDue Process.

Following the Treasurer's re­port which indicated an appre­ciable increase in individualNFPC dues, Rev. Marcel H. Bou­chard, the Senate's delegate tothe NFPC National House ofDelegates meeting last month,made his report.

Working at tbe meeting inthe area of Youth Ministry, asselected hy a vote of the FallRiver senate, Father Bouchardconcluded that working papersthat were presented and dis­cussed were concrete and practi­cal. The dialogue was, he felt,valuable and productive.

Bicentennial

Alhambra MenPlan Supper

Members of Fall River Car-. avan No. 122 of the InternationalOrder of the Alhambra will at­tend their annual CommunionMass at 6:30 p.m. Saturday,April 19 at St. Louis de FranceChurch, Swansea. Immediatelyafterwards, dinner will be served

Alt the parish hall, after whichthe Hi Liters will play fordancing.

The main purpose of the Al­hambra organization is the as­sistance of retarded children byproviding scholarships for thoseworking in the field of mentalretardation, or training as spe­cial education teachersy A totalof 10 scholarships have alreadybeen -awarded in this area for1974 and 1975 and assistancehas also been provided to Naz­areth Hall, St. Vincent's Homeand St. Vincent's Day Camp.

Chairman for the communionsupper is Normand Turcotte. Heannounces that tickets will beavailable at the door, or may beobtained from any member.

Villagers RestoreBamboo Organ

LAS PINAS (NC)-Parishio­ners in this FHipino fishing vil­lage collected $50,000 throughraffles and benefit shows to re­pair the church organ built ofbamboo pipes by their ancestors157 years ago.

Organist Anastacio Cristobal,24, said the organ has been re­paired by the Kleis Organ Co. inWest Germany and is on its wayback to the church, also restoredby the villagers for the occasion.

Much of the initiative camefrom the pastor, Belgian FatherMark Lesage. The organ was inpoor condition after hurricanes,earth tr~mors and termites.

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Stresses Value of Christian MarriageAt Unprecedented Ceremony

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope ciprocal abandonment of one toPaul V;I officiated at the marriage another for all your life: nearof 13 couples at St. Peter's Ba- you to support you in the midstsilica in a special Holy Year cer- of the contradictions, tests, andemony accenting the value of crises which are certainly al­Christian marriage. ways part of the human reality

Pope Paul, who flashed a but which are surely not uncon­broad smile throughout the un- querable, not fatal, not destruc­precedented ceremony April 13, tive of the love which is 'strongtold the couples: "Christ accom- as death,' love which lasts andpanies you on the road of life survives with its overwhelming... To .you, to all young couples ability to recreate itself everyand to. all Christian families, to day, intact and .immaculate."all those who with a love ele- The couples, many of whomvated and transformed by the wore traditional regional Italianvirtue of the sacrament are the costumes, were chosen frompresence and the symbol in the many applicants. The Vaticanworld of the reciprocal love of explained that fewer non-ItaliansChrist and the 'Church, we say were represented because of thetod'ay: Do not fear. Christ is expense of having family andwith you." friends come to Rome for the

ceremony.As the couples -10 Italian,

two Maltese and one Irish-satbehind kneelers, near the Tombof St. Peter, the Pope said thatthe nearness of Christ to themwould "transform your love, en­rich its already great and nobleworth of His even more marvel­ous grace.

"Christ it near you to makestrong, stable and indissolublethe tie that unites you in the re-

Rev. John R. Foister-~leary Press ··fall Riv&:

Re'l. John P. Driscoll

Tomorrow the nation in general and Massachusetts inparticular observe the anniversary of the famed Paul Revereride of two hundred years ago and, in effect, inaugurate thecountry's bicentennial observances.

The next year and more will see many events takingplace of a commemorative and historical nature.

Perhaps the greatest service that people with religiousconvictions can do the nation is to stress the spiritual valuesupon which the nation was deliberately and consciouslyfounded. Of recent years there has been such a stress uponfreedom that the impression has been fostered of a freedomfrom the basic principles of the nation's founding. Anyappeal to moral values and spiritual principles has beenmet with the cry that these must not be forced upon thosewho do 'not subscribe to them. The effect has been t9 forcean atmosphere of irreligion upon everyone arid to give theadvantage to the athiest, the unbeliever, the one believingin nothing.

The fact is that the founding fathers of this nationestablished the country upon belief in God and certainGod-given rights. Their appeal was not to humanism, notto reason alone, but to God. They certainly intended togive God a place of pre-eminence in the national conscious­ness and caused both the declaration of revolution fromGreat Britain and the building up of a new nation to berooted in the concept of God and the rights of men givenby God and the working together of men in a commonpurpose and according to the laws of God.

This nation is a nation of pluralism, of men andwomen of varied and differing religious persuasions andof no religious beliefs. But to water down or to eliminatethe spiritual basis of its founding, to make Americans ofreligious beliefs second-class citizens in favor of those of nobeliefs, to pretend that God and His law have no place inthe nation's life-all this is to ignore the historical facts andto overlook the spiritual beginnings of the United Statesof America.

@rbe ANCHOROFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

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At the beginning of every Catholic Charities Appeal,there are two elements that must be kept in mind: thepurpose of the drive, a basic reaching out of person to personin the name of Christ; and the willingness to take each stepof the appeal and work it through so that the charity in­volved might be as widespread as possible. There is reallyno magic involved in this significant work of charity; itis a matter of many volunteers receiving good leadershipand motivated to do something in the name of Christ andfor the benefit of those who look to this appeal for theirsupport.

All the good will and noble purpose are thus translatedinto a careful census of business and professional and parishcontacts, many volunteer workers so that too few do notbear too heavy a burden, and the inspiration and leadershipthat provide the ongoing thrust to make available the oppor­tunity of charity to as many people as possible for thebenefit of as many people as possible.

Once again, the appeal will take place against a fright­ening economic background. But experience proves thatwhen the cause is worthy and the preliminary work isdone and the motive is the one' of the charity of Christ,then people will open their hearts and do what they canin a financial way. And that is all that is required.

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Butler said that a major partof the "Liberty and Justice forAll" program calls - for discus­sion of the bicentennial themesin Catholic parishes next faUand winter. In addition, "hear­ings" are being held in variousparts of the country in 1975.

Ideas and recommendationsfrom parish consultations andthe "hearings" will be fed intoa national conference on "lib­erty and Justice for AU," to beheld in Detroit Oct. 20-23, 1976.The conference will seek to de·velop a five-year program of so­cial action for the CatholicChurch in the United States.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Apr. 17, 1975

The diocesan coordinators,I3utler said, will direct localplanning for diocesan bicenten­nial activities and coordinate di­ocesan participation in the U. S.bishops' bicentennial program,"Liberty and Justice for All."

Name Coordinators for BicentennialWASHtINGTON (NC) - More

than 120 Catholic diocesesthroughout the country havenamed coordinators for activitiesrelated to the U. S. bicentennial,according to .Dr. Francis J. But­ler, executive director of thesecretariat of the National Con·ference of Catholic Bishops'Committee for the Bicentennial.

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Among family members aretwo sisters, Marguerine Martinand Mrs. Melvin Clarkin of Wa­tertown, and two brothers, Mi­chael Coady of Calgary, Albertaand William Coady of Charlotte­town, Prince Edward Island.

Sister ClaireThe daughter of John and

Bridget (Angers) O'Brien, SisterClaire was one of 12 children.She was born in 1895 in MapleGrove, Quebec and attendedschool in St. Ferdinand, enteringreligious life in 1913.

After two years in her com­munity's novitiate, the religiousserved at missions in the Prov­ince of Quebec for 10 years. In1925 she came to Sacred HeartHome, where she has s'ince re­mained with the exception oftemporary assignments at chil­dren's homes in LoweU and FaURiver.

Sister Claire has one survivingsister, Miss Emma O'Brien ofBlack Lake, Quebec.

May 3 at a banquet and concele­brated Mass at the Home.

They are Sister Benedicta, theformer Evelyn Coady, who willmark her golden jubilee, and Sis­ter Claire O'Brien, a diamondjubilarian.

Tbeir festive day will beginat 1 p.m. with a banquet, fol­lowed at 4 p.m. by Mass, attend­ed by family members, clergy,friends, fellow religious and rep­resentatives of the Knights ofColumbus.

Music will be provided by theSacred Heart Church choir, di­rected by Joseph Scammonswith Mrs. Martha Jenkins asorganist and Mrs. Elda Poitrasas soloist. Sister Beatrice Du­chesne, Home administrator, willbe lector for the Mass and Ger­ard E. Gagnon will be master ofceremonies for the banquet.

Sister EvelynSister Evelyn, one of 10 chil­

dren of Michael and Elizabeth(McElmeel) Coady, was born inthe Prince Edward Islands in1898. After graduating fromnursing school in 1923 she en­tered the novitiate of the Sis­ters of Charity, remaining at thecommunity's motherhouse until1926.

The Grey Nun then served atRimouski Hospital in Quebec un­til 1929, then was assigned toseveral other hospitals in theprovince. In 1934 she was trans­ferred to the United States asa pharmacist at Sacred HeartHome and later returned to nurs­ing.

Two Sisters of Charity of Que­bec who have given a total of110 years of service to theircommunity, 91 of those years atSacred Heart Home in New Bed­ford, will be honored Saturday,

Union for SickInvites NewM'embership

For 25 years Mrs. Joseph Teix­eira of New Bedford has been amember of the Catholic Union ofthe Sick in America and notesthat the organization "was agreat help spiritually at the timeI was recuperating from a pro­longed illness." Now she wishesto share knowledge of this na­tionwide organization with oth·ers who may be invalids.

Rev. Joseph Lamontagne, ad­ministrative leader of the Cath­olic Union, notes that it has1,200 members, divided into cor­respondence groups of eight. "Itwas organized," he says, "togive the physically handicappedan opportunity to realize thattheir sufferings can be spirituallymeritorious. Illness, frustration,loneliness and other trials canhe transformed into merits forheaven by a filial acceptance ofGod's holy will.

Family Spirit"In a short period of time a

real family spirit arises as eachmember pens a message aboutevents, spiritual thoughts andconditions of one's life. Thisgroup letter circulates once amonth, with three days givenfor the reading of the messages.and the writing of one's own.

"As many members have saidin tbe past: 'The Catholic Unionhas changed my life for the bet­ter.' It can change yours also,in bringing you into a family-likegroup and in gradually bringingabout an inner feeling of peaceand comfort."

Further information on theCatholic Union is available from

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BISHOP PRESIDES AT VOW CEREMONIES: Bishop Cronin presides at the SolemnProfession and Veiling ceremony of Sr. Maria Bernarda of the Holy Spirit, kneeling, in thepresence of Mother Superio~ Maria of Jesus Christ, OCD, center, rear, in the CarmeliteMonastery, So. Dartmouth. Bishop Cronin was also principal concelebrant of the Massand homilist.

Set 50th MeetingOf Patronesses

Dame Patronesses of SacredHeart Home, New Bedford, willhold their 50th annual meetingand tea in the Home auditoriumSunday, April 27. The meeting­will open with Benediction inthe chapel, followed by electionof officers.

Plans will be discussed for theofficial celebration of the goldenanniversary, to take place 'atWhite's restaurant, North West­port, on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Vietnam EffortHad Value

MONTCLAIR (NC) - A for­mer hero-chaplain said here thathe did not think the Americaneffort in South Vietnam hadbeen wasted even though muchof the territory defended by U.S.troops has now fallen to thecommunists.

At the same time, Father Ken­neth Herbster, ,who won the Sil­ver Star for bravery in 1968, saidthat he is certain that the UnitedStates "should not go backthere."

Now a campus chaplain atMontclair State College, FatherHerbster added that "in termsof a moral commitment, weshould move the people whowish to be moved."

Father Herbster, interviewedby The Advocate, newspaper ofthe Newark archdiocese, said hepersonally did not think "I wast­ed the time and energy I spentin Vietnam." But he also notedthat "I didn't die there. I am notthe parent of a man who diedthere."

He also said that "we learneda lesson from our Vietnam in­volvement: this is not the wayto do something."

Many of the veterans hecomes in conta'ct with at Mont­clair share his views, he said."They say we got out and weshould stay out. We did what wecould. A few say we ought togo back and hit them again. Butmost have had a belly full."

Father Herbster won the Sil­ver Star for his actions duringan amphibious operation nearHue in December, 1967, when heexposed himself to heavy tirewith disregard for his own safe­ty to help the wounded duringa six-hour period.

a step-ladder you can reach thetop of the pile of laundry to befolded.

Nature trails One of thesedays tha,t baby will get trained.

Steam room Boil another potof spaghetti.

Let t~e sand sift between yourtoes Maybe you can get to vac­uuming tomorrow.

Cruise uncharted waters Bath­,tub's not draining again.

Learn strange native customsNot all kids put catsup in theirsoup. Some put it on their peanutbutter.

Re-Iive History If you followyour toddler, maybe you canfind the other shoe.

Bicentennial Mementoes Leavethose fingerprints on the wood­work for another 198 years andmaybe they'H be important tusomeone.

,Maid Service Put a littleapron on before you go changethe beds.

Comfortable accommodationsAll those sags in the furniturejust fit everyone in the family.No tipping That's for sure.

A vacation you'll never forgetNo ... but some days you'd liketo.

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Bishop's OrdinationNASHVILLE (NC)-Archbish­

op Jean Jadot, apostolic delegatein the United States, will presideat ceremonies here May 20 whenMsgr. James D. Niedergeses willbe ordained a bishop and in­stalled as the ninth bishop ofNashville. Archbishop ThomasJ. McDonough of Louisville, Ky.,will be the principal consecrator.He will be assisted by retiringBishop Joseph A. Dur.Jck ofNashville and by Bishop FrancisR. Shea of Evansville, Ind.

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Explore untouched cavernsClean a kid's oIoset.

Excitement Empty your son'sjeans' pockets.

Sun-filled days If you can getaround to washing the windows,it's out there.. It just takes a bitof imagination jf you are clean­ing them at midnight. ~

Quiet Seclusion Try gettingyour shower at 4:00 a.m. MayJ:>eno one will be knocking ,on thedoor then.

Budget-minded Your pay check.Leisure - wear recommended

That's aH you had anyway.Hospitality Coffee~breaks at

the office.Wide-variety menu There are

37 ways you can fix peanut but­ter sandwiches.

Rest - relax - sleep like a babyYou'll do that after you gethome from work, exhausted.You m,ilY find you cry a lot inthe middle of the night, too.

Gourmet Buffet Put paprikaon the tuna, and parsley on thehamburger.

Tuna, Hamburger ...Tranquility The doctor may

have to prescribe it.Activity-filled days And nights

and days and nights, and days ...Shuffleboard Which bills are

you going to pay this month?Ping-Pong Tuna tonight, ham­

burger tomorrow night, tuna thenext,' hamburger after that ...

Basketball Two points everytime the dirty sox hit the ham­per.

Horseback Riding Try piggy­backing a toddler up to bed.

Scuba diving Don't forget yoursnorkel when you empty thegym bag.

Antique-hunter's Par a dis eChecked under your kids' bedslately?

Mountain climbing Maybe with

Practically all the mothers on my block also havepart-time jobs. Several of us got together the other daywith the travel and leisure section of the Sunday paper.Here is our translation of the glowing terms that aresprinkled throughout the va­cation ads.

Travel The car-pool towork.

Breath-taking View Your housewhen you haven't been able tokeep up with the cleaning for afew weeks.

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Priests, Bishops Discuss Caflechetical Directory'SEATTLE (NC) - About 100 XII of the 12 geographical re- The directory is expected to

bishops, priests, Religious and gions into which the National reach its final stage of publica­laypersons from the Northwest Conference of Catholic Bishops tion near the end of 1976. In themet here April 4-6 to discuss the NCCB is divided. meantime the first draft is un-National Catechetical Directory dergoing a national consultation,(NCD), and recommended sev- The priests, Religious and lay- and a second, revised draft willeral major revisions be made in persons were there at the re- undergo a similar consultationit. quest of the bishops to help before the final version is writ-

them discuss the NeD, which isThe group came from 11 di- ten. When it is completed itnow in its first draft stage and '11 b"d foceses in Alaska, Idaho, Mon- WI serve as a aSlc gUI e orawaiting the results of a na- .. ed' thtana, Oregon and Washington- relIg'jous ucatlOn in is coun-tional consultation.

the area that makes up Region try.

NUNS' DAY OF RECOLLECTION: Among the members of religious orders attendingSaturday's Day of Recollection at Sacred Hearts Academy, Fairhaven, were: Sr. EmmaGuenette, SSJ, Sr. Marlene Lewis, SUSC and Sr. Rosellen Gallogly, RSM, secretary, vice­president and president, respectively, of the Sisters' Senate.

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One title could be "How to keepyour temper in the expresscheck-out line when the custom­er in front of you has 20 itemsinstead of the nine specified onthe sign." I suppose 10 cans ofpeas could be counted as one ifyou're not fussy, or in a rush asmost people who head for thiSline are.

Another topic could be a shortlist of "don'ts" when faced with20 minutes in a check-out line,and then a sudden disapearanceof baggers. The don'ts could in­clude such neat' advice as ­"Don't cry" (never show weak­ness) and "Don't lose your cool"(the thought of leaving yourorder there and departing, maycross your mind but rememberyour family, unfortunately, willexpect you home with food).

No, I suppose those bookswill never be written but it's athought. We could use one o'nsupermarket courtesy, ways tomake it Jess of an ordeal andmore of a pleasure and even per­haps one on how to do yourshopping without visiting one atall.

While I'm sure none will takeup the challenge to expoundfurther on this subject, perhapssomeone could write about thevanishing breed-the neighbor­hood grocer-where the indi­vidual touch was always present.

This recipe for Spumoni Cakeis a favorite for showers, birth­days or other special eventswhere a very spectacular dessertis called for. It was sent in byone of my mother's friend, Mrs.Beatrice Rebello of 51. Louis'Women's Guild, Fall River.

Spumoni CakeYz pound butter or margarine2 cups sugar4 cups unsifted flourYz cup chopped walnuts2 Yz teaspoons almond extract1 jar (8 oz.) cherries drained

and chopped2 teaspoons vanilla4 eggs4 teaspoons baking powder1 (13 oz.) can evaporated mil\<2to 4 drops green food col-

oring2 to 4 drops red food coloring2 oz. unsweetened chocolate,

melted.1) Cream together the butter

or margarine and sugar untilfluffy.

2) Add the eggs and vanillaand cream again.

3) Add the flour and bakingpowder alternately with theevaporated milk to the creamedmixture and beat until wellmixed.

4) Divide the mixture intothree bowls. To bowl one addthe walnuts, green coloring andalmond extract. To bowl twoadd the cherries' and red color­ing and to bowl three add themelted, cool chocolate.

5) Layer the batters into awell-greased. tube or Bundt pan-first green, second red, thirdchocolate.

6) Bake in a 350' oven for60 to 75 minutes or until caketests done,'

Plan to ConsecrateUganda Martyr's Shrine

VATICAN CITY (NC)-PopePaul VI has named Cardinal Ser­gio Pignedoli, president of theVatican's Secretariat for Non­Christians, as his special envoyto ceremonies consecrating theshrine of the Ugandlln Martyrson June 3 at Manugongo, Ugan­da.

During his 1969 visit to Ugan­da, Pope Paul personally conse­crated the shrine's attar. Theshrine was erected in memoryof the 22 Ugandan martyrswhom he had canonized ip. 1004.

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On Su,permarket Ma,nnersBy Joseph and Marilyn Roderick

If you haven't started your seeds yet, now is as gooda time as any. The problem with starting plants from seedis not so much getting them to germinate, which is fairlysimple, but in keeping them healthy after they begin togrow. First, sew your seedin damp peat moss which hasbeen shredded, or spagnummoss or a mixture of pottingsoil and vermiculite, or an)' othercombination that will remain fri­able and, reasonably damp with­out having to be saturated everyday. 'f.he point is that whateversoil mixture you use should beloose enough so that the seed­Ungs will have an opportunityto pentrate the soil and takeroot. It should retain moisturewell enough so that it does notremain sopping wet and yetdoes not need watering repeat·edly.

Many seeds need bottom heatto help them germinate. For thispurpose I use a heating cablebut any source of reasonablebottom heat will do, such as thetop of an oil furnace. Seeds donot need light so in the germi­nating process there is littleneed to concern yourself withthis.

Thinning NeededOnce germinated, seeds should

be thinned so that the little seed­rings that remain have a reason­able chance to spread their rootsystems. Leave plenty of roombetween seedlings. Once theysprout they should be givenslightly less water (but do notlet them dry out) and be placedin a sunny location where theycan begin to grow. In my caseI place them under lights wherethey make very quick progress.

When seedlings develop fourleaves they ,are ready for trans­planting. From here on, mostpeople have difficulty for a num­ber of reasons: the novelty hasworn off, the plants seem to beon their way, and the transplant­ing process is done incorre::tly.

When transplanting, be surethe container used is of suffi­cient depth to allow the plant todevelop a good roo1 system be­fore it is planted outside. Threeinch peat pots are excellent forthis purpose and any good deepflat at least three inches deep.Choose your soil mixture care­fully (I use a mixture of one partpeat, one part garden soil andone part sand which I dampenslightly before I transplant theseedlings). After transplantingbe sure the little plants aregiven sufficient light and waterto survive.

In The KitchenSomeone should write a book,

or a doctoral dissertation, onways to act in a supermarket.

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THE CHURCH EXTERIOR

'rHE ANCHOR -r>;ocese 01 Fall River-Thurs. Apr. "17, 1975

CLASSROOM OF NEW SSe PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL

THE ALTAR OF REPOSITION

WINDOW OFTHE CRUCIFIXION

REV. RONALD A. TOSTIAssociate Pastor

American to be canonized. Atthe entrance of the Church twowindows commemorate the timeof this renovation. On the leftis a dear porttrait of His Holi­ness Pope Paul VI during whosePontificate the project was un­dertaken and completed. On theright is a window depicting theCoat of Arms of Bishop Croninand the Diocese of Fall River.Finally, in the shrine area is aglorious window portrayingChrist in Triumph and thus asone leaves the Church, one canlook to the future, to the glori.ous goal which gives purposeand meaning to all of our under­takings. (21)

The stations -of the cross, in­terspersed among the windowsare silhouettes cast in gildedbronze and each have coloredenamel inserts bringing all whosee them against the white tex­tured walls to a deeper aware­ness of the mystery of our Re­demption.

Sanctuary

The Sanctuary area is spadousand beautifUlly appointed. Thelarge table altar is of solid oakand embellished with red in­serts. The Blessed Sacramentaltar is of matching design and

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right: Mrs. Patricia Bell, Alumnae; Mr. William Tansey,Historical Coordinator; Mr. Edward Tyrrell, parish trusteeand co-chairman of the banquet; Mr. William Hyland, Parishtrustee and co-chairman of the banquet; Mr. Fred Dolan,publicity; Mrs. Thomas Slater, chairman of parish contacts.

Paul to Dedicateand Parish Center

BISHOP CRONIN'S COAT OF ARMS

comes in, one feels an atmos- sprinklers and heat sensors asphere of quiet and peacefulness. well as burglar alarms.The carpeting adds not merely a Shrine Areapractical floor covering but a The shrine area of the Church,sense of serenity. The pews in near its entrance, is greatly en­dark oak seat 600 people as they hanced by a wooden grill ofcome to worship their God to- Spanish design. The backgroundgether. The confessional area for both the statue of-the Vir­has incorporated the latest Htue- , gin and St. Joseph which aregical regulations and one of the the only remnants from the fire,confessionals has an adjoining i., done in flocked ruby coveringReconciliation Room to enable.penitants to have more personal and the ceiling in gold. Thecontact with their ,confessor in stained glass windows through­a spirit of penitence and recon- out the Church bring out in

leaded glass the entire Historyciliation. Following the latestregUlations imposed by the State of Salvation. Beginning in theof Massachusetts, the church is rear of the Sanctuary area, theentirely equipped for handi- windows begin with Creation

and carry us through the Oldcapped persons. Secluded but ac- r Testament until one reaches thecessible are bathroom facilitiesin the church that will accomo- Sanctuary area with the por­date wheel chairs. Safety rail- trayal of the Annunciation and

then the central mysteries of theings are in evidence throughout Faith. In the nave, the windowsthe building. From a technkalpoint of view, the building is bring us through the gloriousequipped with air conditioning, history of the church through im­direct fire alarm system with ages of Saints even to St. Eliz-

abeth Seton, the first native

SSe Peter andNew Church

DEDICATION CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES: Seat­ed, left to right: Mrs. Mary Janick, Dedication Book; Rev.Ronald A. Tosti, Associate Pastor and Rev. Francis M.Coady, Pastor and general chairmen; Mrs. Margaret Hyland,co-chairperson of the Dedication banquet. Standing, left to

The following is a description'of the new Church facility takenfrom the history of the Dedica­tion Book:

The exterior of the buildingwas resurfaced and finally thered-brick east wall was stuc­coed. A lovely ,courtyard wasadded to the f.ront of the schoolbuilding in order to set it apartas a sacred place and to reem­phasize the Spanish lines of theentire building. It is a place ofgathering before and after ser­vices. The statue of the BlessedMother that the people presentedto Father O'Brien on his fortiethanniversary as a priest is locatedin this quiet place. Opposite thestatue, the famuus bell that nev­er was placed in the old churchhas been erected and its longsilent ring will announce eventsin the church. The bell has beenin the cellar of the rectory formany, many years. Its history isnebulous but the story goes thatit came from Spain by way ofthe missions in California >lnd isof solid bronze. It was intendedfor the bell tower that was neverbuilt in the old chUl'Ch. So, weI-,·ave a clear-cut tie with the pastas we look to the future.

The interior of the church isdone in shades of blue and goldwith touches of red. As one

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Longford1s Life of ChristBrings Jesus Into Focus

Edward F. Kennedy of Taun­ton, this' year's diocesan laychairman, said today: "Our fivearea 'lay directors and I thankour special gift solicitors fortheir willingness to launch thisyear's Appeal. We ask that allcontacts be made now. The bestguarantee of success in 1975rests with the increased givingin the special gift phase. Par­ishes will receive full credit forall donations made by thesegroups which belong to parishes.Therefore, there is no betterway for a parish to go "over thetop" than for special gift solic­itors to make their returns di­rectly to their area headquarters.Proper parish credit will be re­corded."

All five area headquarters inFall River, New Bedford, Taun­ton, Attleboro and the Cape willbe open to record returns fromspecial gift solicitors. This phaseof the Appeal closes officiallyon May 3.

Dedication

SpeciaI ~iftsContinued from Page One

Appeal, said that "In behalf ofthe many people in need receiv­ing help from the many servicesand institutions of the Appeal, Iearnestly urge the professional,fraternal, business, and indus­trial groups to continue theirgenerosity in an increased mea­sure this year. The needs aregreater this year. Hence, the re­sponse to these needs by thosewho are able to give becomesgreater. These services are givento aU peoples, regardless of race,color and creed, throughout thesoutheastern area of Massachu­setts."

Continued from Page OneTiverton. After a welcome byFather Coady, Bishop Cronin'will give the invocation.

Mrs. Rita Provost will leadthe Star Spangled Banner andMr. Edward Tyrrell will propoSethe toast. Father Tosti will serveas Master of Ceremonies for theevent and the Rev. Msgr. Thom­as J. Harrington, Chancellor ofthe Diocese will give the Bene­diction.

Dancing will follow the ban­quet.

For this special event, a Ded­ication Book has been prepared.It includes the Memorial listingsas well as many photographs of,the parish organizations, eventspast and present. The mainthrust of the book is a historicalreflection of the parish from itsbeginnings in 1882 to the pres­ent written by Father Tosti.

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ing meet the eye with pleasure.The principal's office to the rightis balanced with the teachers'lounge to the left. The aU-pur­

,pose office follows and the soft­ness of decor throughout lendsitself to quiet purpose. Each ofthe rooms is equipped with in­dividual sinks and bubblers andthe classrooms have movabledividers thus enabling the build­ing to have multiple use witheither four large rooms or eightsmaller ones. The lavatory fa­cilities are more than adequateand most colorful. Storage areasare ample and convenient. Th,ethird floor room is the now largeand pleasant library for theschool and religious educationprogram. Each of the rooms isenhanced greatly by a cross witha figure of the ResurrectedChrist done in sliver on bla'ck'as well as with a Florentineframed reproduction of the Ma-'donna of the Streets, both re­minders of the purpose of theeducational center.

Parish HallGoing to the basement room,

one is delightfUlly surprised tofind a most spacious parish hall.Done in tones of orange and yel­low with white background, theroom is pleasant as well as func­tional. The floor is carpeted ex­cept for the spacious parquetdance floor which has a smallstage area to its right. TheBasement Hall has convenientbathroom facilities as well asa coat r,oom and large kitchen.Adjacent to the latter is an allpurpose room that serves forsmaller meetings and functions.The ample boiler room andstorage rooms -bring out evenfurther the unique use of spacethat could never have been du­plicated if a new structure hadbeen attempted.

All in all, it is 'a beautifulbuilding that reflects an evenmore beautiful- faith and spiritof a good people. It is not anattempt to recapture past gran­deur but rather to present theaccomplishment of this genera­tion to generations to come.

HONOR EDUCATION: Sister Mary Sylvia Rice, RSM,retiring principal of Bishop Gerrard High School, Fall River,acknowledges tribute of 250 persons attending appreciationdinner held in her honot. At right is Bishop James J. Gerrard,also among speakers. -

New Church and CenterContinued from Page Nine

is the pedestal for the beautifulgilded bronze Tabernacle thathas a clear red enamel Cross onits face. The imposing Sanctuarylamp brings out again the bronzeeffect of the appointments. Thelecturn is balanced with the bap­tismal font and along with thepresiding chairs and the sanctu­ary kneelers and chairs the over­all atmosphere is one of quietelegance. Wood-carved plaquesdepicting the symbols of SS.Peter and Paul add a further di­mension of beauty to the sanc­tuary area. The background ofthe presidential chair is done ingold and black, thereby blendingwith the gold carpet of the sanc­tuary area that is enhancedgreatly by the wooden grille thatseparates the choir area of thesanctuary.

To the right of the sanctuaryis the choir room that housescomfortably a large group ofpeople and the beautiful compu­terized organ that is a source ofpride to the parish. To the rearof the sanctuary are the roomsthat are used as the sacristyarea, one for priests and one forthe altar boys. Closets are dis­persed throughout the churchthereby giving ample space forthe storage of all of the neces­sary items for proper worship.

Coat of ArmsAs one leaves the nave of the

Church, the beautifully carvedCoat of Arms of the Most Rev­erend Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D.,Bishop of the Diocese, is prom­inent to the exiting worshipper.A personal gift of the Bishop tothe people of SS. Peter and Paul,it will always remain as a signof his love and devotion to theflock he shepherds.

Educational CenterAlthough the Church is the

central part of the building andits main purpose, it is by nomeans the only part of it. Theentire second floor is its edu­cation center. There are eightclassrooms, each individually ap­pointed with all of the latest andfinest of equipment for educa­tional needs in our times. Softcarpeting is throughout thebuilding and the movable furni­ture allows for innovative ,andcreative learning experiences. Asone enters the school, the bright­ly colored lockers and carpet-

It is curious to pass from theLongford book to the latest novelof the Englishwoman who writesunder the pseudonym of "MissRead." It is called "FatherAfield" (Houghton Mifflin, 2Park St., Boston, Mass. 02107.224 pages. Hlustrated. $6.95).

Readers of previous books bythis author will be familiarwith the village of Fairacre,where the narrator teachesschool. It is small and quiet, ina beautiful rural setting.

There are several minor char­acters deserving attention. Theseasonal changes in the villageare fondly observed, as are theCretan scene 'and antiquities.And scattered through the bookare perceptive comments of thekind which "Miss Read" alwaysdeftly dispenses.

As usual, this author gives usa literate fiction which is plea­sant but no! frivolous.

Cardinal DefendsHealth, Education

SAN JUAN (NC)-CardinalLuis Aponte of San Juan told aGood Friday raHy in front ofthe capitol here that the gov­ernment budget cuts must notendanger education and healthservices.

He repeated his warning in a'letter to Gov. Rafael HernandezColon after budget officials saidthe 1975-1976 expenditures haveto be cut by $144 million inorder to avoid inflationary def­icits.,

"We must be concerned par­l1:iculal"ly about the educationand health care of the young,"Cardinal Aponte said. He joinedother groups in asking Gov. Her­nandez to maintain the state­sponsored educational televisionand radio services.,

• in the wilderness, and links thiswith Peter's remonstrance whenJesus tells of His imminent suf­fering and death. Peter, by theway, is given a character anal­ysis which is plausible, and sev­eral others of the Apostles getthe same (Thomas is said to bepessimistic rather than skepti­cal).. Lord Longford makes thepoint that Jesus introduced "val­ues of a different order ...theonly values that would meansomething to the Father in heav­en." He ~t "a standard higherthan any previously held out tous, capable of endless study anddeeper comprehension, and, ,inits underlying principles, bindingforever." ,

It is said that much Christianteaching today fails because itdoes not bring Jesus into focusand keep Him there. It is foundnot to be centered in Him per­sonally. A reading of Lord Long­ford's book can do much to cor­rect such a faHure in emphasisand proportioning. It concen­trates on Jesus as He was andis and draws one to Him, ratherthan to a set of abstract propo­sitions and rules.

Enter Miss Read

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ject? Did people deci~e to go di­rectly to the New Testament in­stead of loking to accountsbased on it?

There was, one recalls, an ar­gument to the effect that a biog­raphy of Jesus -was, strictlyspeaking, impossible, becausemuch about Him lay beyond thebiographer's reach. In any case,the genre lapsed. Now LordLongford has revived it.

At first 'glance, his book mayseem a neglible effort He has noclaim to special competence inthe field. And much of the workconsists of either quotation orparaphrase of the Gospels. Heoffers relatively few fresh in­sights.

Yet the book has value. It issimple, and it is fluent. Many aperson knows only isolated Gos­pel episodes, with no overview.There are also' those who gothrough the Gospels consec­utively, without ever piecing alltheir contents together.

Concise .Summary

Moreover, one who is muchmore familiar with the materialcan still find himself caught upin this narrative and beginningto marvel anew at the beautyand force of a life surpassing allothers.

Lord Longford begins with aconcise summary of the sacredhistory ,recorded in the Old Tes­tament. This, if only the barestof sketches, has the virtue ofclarity. The scene is set forJesus' coming; the Herods aresorted out; scribes, Pharisees,and Saducees are identified; thedivisions of the Holy Land aredefined.

There is quite a bit of homely,practical information. Thus, thedistance which Mary and Josephhad to travel in their journeyfrom Nazareth to Bethlehem isestablished as 75 miles, and thedistance of the famous trip fromJerusalem to Jericho is estab­lished as 33 miles.

Lord Longford is a CathoHc.His strong faith IS everywhereevident.

Draws Ohe to Him

He has his own thoughtful, le­gitimate, and appealing inter­pretation of Jesus' temptations

Lord Longford's "Jesus: A Life of Christ" (Doubleday,245 Park Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.184 pages. Illustrated.$5.95) comes as something of a novelty. Until a few yearsago, retellings of the life of Christ appeared rather frequent­ly. Some were scholarly,others were in popular style.Some were so lengthy as torequire publication in twovolumes, others were brief.

Why did this type of book be­come a rarity? Did writers orreaders lose interest in the sub-

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siren "(usuaHy used by theC.Y.O. kids, I'm afraid), but per­mitted by a now dead (R.I.P.)public official so I could getall over the place in no time foranything and everything;"

The mahogany coat-of-arms inplace over the door of the cathe­dral "as soon as that gentlest ofwoodcarvers, our Protestantneighbor, Gregory Wiggin, fin­ished it for Jimmy Knowles soSt. ,Paul's would .be a 'full andproper cathedral;' "

-"The crowds of children, al­ways and every place ... the chil­dren, the children"

"What a place and mood inwhich to start a diocese.Breathes there the man withsoul so dead ...?"

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Cardinal Wright is now pre­fect of the Vatican Congregationfor the Clergy. His letter ap­peared in a special supplementto the Catholic Free Press mark­ing the 25th anniversary of theWorcester diocese.

The cardinal recalled otherthings of that day of his arrival:

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he called "frankly a love letter"to readers of the Catholic FreePress, the Worcester diocesanweekly, Cardinal John Wrightrecalled the "tearful moment"when he arrived in Worcesterafter being named the new di­ocese's first bishop 25 years ago.

0"1 especially remember," hewrote, "the 'Wright to Worces­ter' photo that appeared in thepaper the day the diocese wasannounced. It was one of thosesteamrollered faces I frequentlyleave on a news film so that allmy chins get full treatment andthe face achieves a one-dimen­sional blandness that only amother would 'look at twice-andthen reluctantly/'

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Marks JubileeLAFAYETTE (NC) - Bishop

Maurice Schexnayder, retiredbishop of Lafayette, marked the50th anniversary of his priestl~l

ordin'ation April 10 here in Lou­isiana. Bishop Schexnayder, whois in his 25th year as a bishop,lives in retirement in Lafayette.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS,FALL RIVER

IParishioners wishing to aidin planning the Espirito Santofeast are asked to meet at thechurch hall at 7 p.m., Sunday,April 20.

The Council of Catholic Womenwill sponsor a mother-daughtercommunion breakfast Sunday,May 4. A cake sale is scheduledfor the weekend of May 17 and18.

Holy Rosary Sodalists will at­tend 8 a.m. Mass Sunday, May25. A breakfast meeting will fol­low.SANTO CHRISTO,FALL RIVER

The Santo Christo feast fundwin benefit from a penny saleto be sponsored at 2 p.m. Sun­day, April 20 in the church hallhy the Council of CatholicWomen. Mrs. Helen Oliveira,council president, is chairman.ST. ROCH,FALL RIVER

The Council of Catholic Womenwill sponsor a tour of Newport.mansions on Sunday, May 18.Members and their guests areasked to make reservations withJoan Snyder, president, or LauraFrancoeur, secretary. _

The next regular council meet­ing will take place at 7:30 p.m.Monday, May 5 in the parishconvent.ST. WILLIAM,FALL RIVER

New Women's Guild offjccr~

are Mrs. Raymond Gagnon, pres­dent; Mrs. Louis Castanza, vice­president; Miss Irene Boodry,secretary; Mrs. Michael Biszko,treasurer. They will be installedat Oak Manor Monday night,June.

Members will attend a com­munion breakfast following 8a.m. Mass Sunday, May 4.

. Chairmen for the event, to beheld in the parish all-purposeroom, are Mrs. Mary Williamsand Mrs. Genevieve Granito.

The annual parish Guildola isslated for 8 p.m. Wednesday,April 23. Gifts and returns maybe brought to the rectory.SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

Rev. Andre Patenaude of LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro, willspeak at a communion supperto be held in the school hall bythe Women's Guild following6:30 p.m. Mass Monday, May 5.All women of the parish andtheir .friends are invited andtickets are available from ailguild members. Co-chairmen forthe affair are Ms. Madeline Mc­Dermott and Ms. Mary Jenkins.HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

Sister Theresa Sparrow, RSM,coordinator for Religious Ed­ucation in the Diocese of FallRiver will address the ProjectLeisure Group at 2 o'clock onThursday afternoon in theschool hall.

The topic of the address willbe "The Growth of the ChildThrough Penance and the Eu­charist."

A social hour will follow.

Publicity chlirmen of oarish orlanizationsIrl liked to submit news items for thiscolumn to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, FallRiver, 02722. Nlme of city or town shouldbl included II well as full dates of allIctlvltlel. please send news of future ratherthan Plst events.

OUR LADY OF THE CAPE,BREWSTER

The Women's GuHd will spon­sor a "peachy time" card partyon Tuesday, April 29, at 1 p.m.in the church hall. Dessert andcoffee will be served, with tableand door prizes given. Reserva­tions must be made by Saturday,April 26, with Mrs. Wagda, tel­ephone 385-3913 or Mrs. Gren­ier, 896-3685.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

Solemn investiture ceremoniesfor the Acolyte Guild will takeplace at 11:15 a.m. Mass Sun­day, April 20.

The Men's Club Patriots' Daydance and buffet will take placeSunday, April 20 in the schoolhall, with the meal served from6:30 to 8 p.m. and dancing tothe music of the Pawtucket Hi­Hatters following until midnight.

The parish will sponsor a bi­centennial performance of Polishfolk dancers at 3 p.m. Sunday,April 27 in the auditorium ofBishop Connolly High School. Afinal planning meeting for thisevent will take place Monday,April 21 in the church hall. Mrs.Helena Boyko is chairman, aidedhy Miss Jean Drzal, co-chairman.

A flea market is planned forSunday, May 25 in the school­yard in preparation for the an­nual parish festival.

OUR LADY OF PURGATORY,NEW BEDFORD

Parishioners and friends willhold the 21 st St. Maron Socialat 6 p.m. Saturday, April 19 atKennedy Center on CountyStreet. Lebanese and Americanfoods and pastry will be avail­able and music will be by FowziAssaf and the Phoenicians.Tickets wHi be available at thedoor and the public is invited.ST. JOSEPH,ATTLEBORO

Cub Pack 37 will sponsor aham, bean and macaroni supperfrom 5 to 8 P.M. Saturday, April19 in the parish hall. Proceedswill benefit pack activities, andtickets are available at the rec­tory.ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,FALL RIVER

The parish activities commit­tee will sponsor a dinner danceat 7 p.m. Saturday, April 26 atthe school hall, with music bythe Nite Club Entertainers.Roger Vezina is general chair­man. Tickets are avaHable frommembers of his commilttee orat the rectory. The public is in­vited.

ST. PATRICK,FALMOUTH

All parishioners are invited toattend a special program spon­sored by the Women's Gui;JMonday night, April 21. Rev.William Petrie, SS.CC. will speakon the work of Mother Teresaof Calcutta, to which he hasdedicated his life. Mrs. HarrisAuerbach is hospitality chair­man for the evening.

ST. ANNE,NEW BEDFORD

A "Patriots' Dance" will beheld from 8 to midnight Satur­day, April 19 in the school hall. .A continental b'reakfast will fol­low. Music will be by the J.P.Quintet.

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He warned that Arab dollarsare financing a campaign in thesub-Sahara region of Africa toturn black Africa into an Islamicpeople dedicated to the theologythat "there is only oneJrue faith,and this is the faith dedicatedto Allah and his followers, andall others are second class cit­izens."

Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, direc­tor of Interreligious Affairs forthe New York-based' AmericanJewish Committee, spoke afterFather Flannery. "He makes theJewish speech and I end up withthe Christian speech," the Rabbisaid.

to "see to it that the UnitedStates remains firm" on Israel'sright to "survive as a land anda state."

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Center. About 50 persons, mostlyCatholics and Jews, attended theday-long invitation-only meetingApril 8.

Among the ways that Chris­tians show varying degrees ofanti-Semitism, Father Flannerysaid, are by a low interest orcomplete apathy toward Chris­tian-Jewish dialogue and by at­tempts to minimize the full na­ture of Hitler's attempt to ex­terminate the Jews.

But, he said, "the primaryquestion today is the right of Is­rael to exist-that is most injeopardy today."

Need for ToleranceSince Christians make up the

majority in the United Statestoday, .he said, it is up to theChristian body in this country

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Fr. Flannery Abets Israel's RightsWASHINGTON (NC)-"Israel

is to the Jews what Jesus is tothe Christians," a top officialtold a. select in.terfaith group atAdas Israel Synagogue here.

The official, Father EdwardFlannery, executive director ofthe Secretariat for Catholic·Jewish Relations of the NationalConference of Catholic Bishops(NCCB),called on Christians to"stand firm ... for the right ofIsrael to exist within secureboundaries."

Today the attitude of Chris­tians toward the state of Israelis the "litmus test" of anti-Sem­itism, he said.

The gathering in the syn­agogue in Washington was spon­sored by a Washington-areainterfaith organization, the Met­ropolitan Ecumenical Training

man, he), in a recent brilliantstudy of the response of theArchdiocese of Chicago to immi­gration, concludes that, whilethe protests of the other groupswere understandable, by andlarge, the Irish leadership of theArchdiocese did not seek to op­press the newcomers. On thecontrary, he argues, the politicalskills with which the leadershipresponded to pressures from thenew groups, the older groups,and the hostile American societywere extraordinary. The surpris­ing phenomenon is not thatthere were complaints but thatthe enterprise held together atall.

Another Form

In a romantic age like thcpresent one, careful scholarshiplike Dr. Shanabruch's will beignored, but the Irish-baitersshould take seriously the possi­bility that they have missed thewhole point of the ,AmericanCathoHc immigration experi­ence. Maybe the Irish got themmore than anyone else could.

From a 'completely differentquarter, Rosemary (La Furiosa)has recently engaged in anotherform of Irish-baiting. Attemptinga public psychoanalysis of yourreluctant columnist, she an­nounced that I was anti-left be­cause I suffered from the guiltfeelings of an "Irish poor boy"who had become affluent. Grant­ed that even for La Furiosa thisis a bit much, th~ re~l point isnot my family's income or myown (about which Ms. R. knowsnothing and which in any case,is none of her business-or any­one else's), but the use of theextra adjective.

Ethnic Bigotry

If I were a guilt-ridden par­venu Wm not either, incidental­ly), how does it 'improve thebrilliance of La Furiosa's descrip­tion to add the ethnic adjective-unless, of course, that makesme even worse. And Irish"nouveau, riche" apparently isworse than any other kind. Canyou imagine Ms. R. speakingabout a "black poor boy" or a"Jewish poor boy" or a "Chi­cano poor boy"? Of course not.

In fact, she was engaging inethnic bigotry. Perhaps oneought not to be surprised. Mrs.Reuther's folk hero, Daniel Bel"rigan, recently turned anti­Jewish in his attack on Israel.Bigotry now seems to be infashion with the New Left.

-It is built into the structureof romantic radicaHsm to havescapegoat groups-whites, men,

'older people, middle-Americans,ehtnics. Now add the batteredand bedraggled Irish.

Still, I -imagine, we might sur­vive.

(Andrew Greeley, priest andsociologist, is Program Directorof the National Opinion Re­search Center of the Universityof Chicago.)© 1975, Universal Press Synd'c'te

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Apr. 17, 1975

By

REV.

ANDREW M.

GREELEY

Remember the good old days when the men would talkin the living room and the women in the kitchen? Then webecome middle class and there was CFM and the menand women talked together in the same room. Now thatwe've entered the feministera, the women are in theliving room (though we don'tcall it that any more) andthe men are in the kitchen.

That, dear friends, is what wecall progress.

I realize, of course, that the

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Divine Listening"For God does not hear us as

man hears. Unless you shout·with your lungs and chest andlips, a mere man does not hear;whereas to God your verythoughts shout."

-St. Augustine

Natural Target

Similarly, the temptation ofsome Catholics in the so-called"ethnic movement" (I'm notpart of that either) is to turn themovement into an Irish-baitingphenomenon. The poor micksare a natural target for everyoneon the right and on the left.

Thus, Michael Novak cel­ebrated St. Patrick's day bycaHing on the Irish to sharepower according to a quota sys­tem with the other ethnic groupsin the Church. I'm all for it. TheAmerican hierarchy has hadthree presidents and three sec­retarie34general sinoe the Council(five men since one lucky prel­ate has had both jobs). The wayI count them, there have beentwo Germans, one Welshman,one Italian and one Pole.

What about getting us anIrish officer of the hierar,chy,

'Mike?'Part of the mythology of some

of the "ethnics" is that the Irishhave oppressed the other groups.Doubtless there is some groundfor reasonable complaints, butCharles Shanabruch (no Irish-

Radicalism's Scapegoats

Include 'Battered' Irish

most thoughtful people in tne"movement" don't want that atall. They view equality betweenmen and women not as a meansof setting people aga'inst one

. another but of bringing themtogether in' a more free andopen unity; they seek not toseparate but to unite. But the"movement" just now is dom­inated by the man-haters (allmovements end up in the handsof kooks-that's why I want nopart of any movement) whoseaim is permanent conflict he­tween .men and women. Onlywhen feminism exorcises theman-haters will it appeal to that95 per cent of American woman­kind who are between MaryDaly and "The Total Woman."

Most women don't hate men.And vice versa.

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to cultivate love is coming tobe regarded by many theologiansand canon lawyers as an obsta­cle or impediment to marriage.Similarly, the refusal to haveany children has. long been re­garded by the Church as a con­dition or proviso which can in­validate a marriage.

Although cbildren are "thesupreme gift of marriage andcontribute very substantially tothe welfare of their parents," theFathers of Vatican II are awarethat a marriage can be childless-"despite, rather often, the in­tense desire of the couple." Andyet such a marriage continues asa "community of life and main­tains its value and indissolubil­ity" (No. 50).

Initial Demand

In discussing marriage as agraced covenant or sacrament,we emphasized the tremendousfaith in God and trust in one'spartner that is initially demand·ed. But when marital love actu-

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Marriage begins as a commu­nity of two, but it is not meantto be a "solitude for two." Mar­riage may well begin with "teafor two," but if love is open tolife, the marriage community willexpand to three or four, or evenmore. In the words of Vatican II,marriage is "an intimate commu­nity of life and love . . . whichis brought into being by the mar­riage covenant of irrevocablepersonal consent."

REV. PAUL f.

PALMER, S.J.

Marriage is God's kindly strat­egy for educating people to alove that is ecstatic, a love thatgoes outside oneself, a giving ofoneself so completely to theother that lover and beloved be­come one flesh, one being. Butlike the love of the Triune God,married love is meant to breakout of the fastness of a commu­nity of two and to create withGod the larger community ofthe family.

For this reason, the Fathersof Vatican II could not speak ofmarriage without discussing thecomplement and the comnlimentto marriage which is children,the "crowning achievement ofmarital love," Thus, "ma.rriageand marital love are ordered bytheir very nature to the procrea­tion and education of the child" .("On Fostering the Nobility ofMarriage and the Family," No.50).

Refinement of Values

True, the Fathers of VaticanII do not speak of children as theprimary purpose of marriage. Todo so would imply that love isa secondary value. In the earlybooks of the Old Testament fe­cundity or fertility was the over­riding concern of the Patriarchs;so much so, that the sterile wifehad to share her husband. withother wives, concubines and ser·vant maids.

Instead love and new life areregarded as complementary val­ues. Children are not the pur­pose of any kind of marriage!they are to be the fruit of mari­tal love. This. refinement of Vat­ican II is of utmost importance ifwe are to understand theChurch's teaching on marriageand responsible parenthood.

The Church does not demandthat affective love be presentat the time of marriage. In somecultures, bride and groom meetfor the first time at the altar.But the Church or, better, Goddemands that covenant marriagebe open to love, that love be notexcluded. In the same way theChurch does not demand thatmarriage should be fruitful, butthat married love should be o:,ento new life, that children not beexcluded. To refuse to, love or

Christian manner, and to defendthe dignity and lawful independ­ence of the family" ("Decree onthe Apostolate of the Laity,"par. 11).

Childless MarriagesMany married couples, do not

have families, in the sense thatthey do not have children oftheir own. For some this is trag­ic, for they desperately wouldlike to have children. if not theirown biologically then their ownby adoption.

Still others may not have chil­dren because of a consciousch-oice, and this choice can beand certainly is, in many in­stances, a good and praiseworthychoice, for there can be morallycompelling reasons for a partic­ular couple NOT to have chil­dren of their own (for example,if they learn that they are car­riers of a particularly cripplinggenetic defect and that there isa very high risk of having a childwho will himself be crippled ter­ribly by this defect).

Thus childless couples do ex·ist, there are marriages without"families"; and these may wellbe marriages wherein love anda deep commitment to Christand to our brothers and sistersin Christ are found.

Communication of LoveYet this fact in no way severs

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Family Living

So wben a man and a womanpledge themselves to covenantedlove in Christian marriage, theyare implicitly saying to eachother what Jesus has said to allmankind: "I have come that youmight have life and have it moreabundantly." They are making acommitment to family living.And the increase of life that theypromise to each other will nor­mally reach its fulfillment with­in the framework of family love.

When a young couple get mar­ried in Christ, they should ex­pect an enlargement of life fromtheir commitment to each oth­er. They rightly expect to helpeach other achieve an increaseof spiritual, psychical, and pbys­ical life. And this expectation 'isfounded on three basic needs ofthe human hea,rt.

All of us bring to any commit­ment to friendship a need to behealed by love. Unless we aremarvels of God's merciful grace

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immaculate, without stain orwrinkle or anything of thatsort." (Ephesians 5:25-27)

Christ, the bridegroom, is al­ways intent upon fashioning aflawless mystic bride for Him­self and He lifted up human loveinto the world of sacramentalreality so that men and womenall over the earth might join Himin the work of transforming hu­manity into this one timelessbride.

By WILLIAM E. MAY

A popular song years ago ex­pressed the sentiment that "loveand marriage go together likea horse and carriage," and hard­ly anyone would disagree withthis. By its very nature marriageimplies a deep and abiding lovebetween a man and a woman, awillingness to grow together inlove and understanding. A lovefor the other rooted in the will­ingness to share and communi·cate life is at the heart of themarriage covenant. It is thisunion of wills that makes themto be "two in one flesh," thatbrings them into communionwith one another.

It can also be truthfully saidthat "marriage and the familygo together like a horse and car­riage," although today manypeople would probably disagree.This is why it is important toreflect seriously on the relation­ship between marriage and thefamily and to accept the chal­lenge given by the Fathers ofVatican II: "It has always beenthe duty of Christian couples,but today it is the supreme taskof their apostolate, to manifestand prove by their own way oflife the unbreakable and sacredcharacter of the marriage bond,to affirm vigorously the rightand duty of parents and guardi­ans to educate children in a

By REV. A. P. HENNESSY, C.P.

John the Baptist emerges fromthe pages of Sacred Scriptureas a rugged man. He was tough,not a man clothed in soft gar­ments. He was fierce in con­demning evil, not a reed shakenby the wind. He was not afraidto denounce a king yet he wasalways deferential to the meekand gentle Jesus. To me, neveris he so beautiful as when herefers to Jesus as the bridegroomand to himself as the bride­groom's friend.

"He who has the bride is thebridegroom; but the friend of thebridegroom, who stands andhears him, rejoices exceedinglyat the voice of the bridegroom.This my joy, therefore, is madefull." (John 3:29)

Jesus accepted the image ofHimself as a bridegroom. He toldHis critics that He would notallow His disciples to be sad orgloomy as long as the bride­groom was with them. He ex­plained His presence among menas one who came that we mighthave life and have it more abun·dantly. He sealed a covenant oflove with redeemed mankind byan outpouring of His own lifeon Calvary. Then His Spirit in­spired Paul to tell us the mean­ing of it all in unforgettablewords: "Christ loved the Church.He gave Himself up for her tomake her holy purifying her inthe bath of water by the powerof the word, to present to Him­self a glorious churCh, holy and

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WASHINGTON (NC)-A mod­el letter to help familarize Cath­olics with the U.S. Bishops' bi­centennial program has beensent to all bishops in the UnitedStates.

The letter was prepared by theCatholic Bishops' Committee forthe Bicentennial.

In a covering letter," CardinalJohn Dearden of Detroit, chair­man of the Bishops' Committeefor the Bicentennial, said thatthe model letter can be adaptedand issued by the bishops intheir respective dioceses. Heasked the bishops to consider itsuse as a means of introducingthe program to the clergy andlaity in their areas.

The model letter states thatthe nation's bicentennial is anopportunity for "thoughtful dis­cussion of Amerca's past, pres­ent and future. As a Catholic,community we can contributespecial insights and distinctivevalues, derived from our reli­gious heritage, to this nationaldialogue."

Issue of JusticeThe letter notes the bishops'

bicentennial program includesliturgical and historical elementsand focuses in a special way onthe issue of justice in this nationand the world today.

While noting that "some maybe surprised that the Church isgiving this emphasis to socialjustice in its observance to thebicentennial," the model lettersays that efforts to achieve lib­erty and justice are central tothe work of the Church.

"Pope Paul and the 1974Synod (of Bisbops) affirmed that,'while the truths about humandignity and rights are accessibleto all, it is in the gospel thatwe find their fullest expressionand our strongest motive forcommitment to their preserva­tion and promotion:"

a means of "post conceptivebirth control." The Church, byteaching us that marriage in­volves a family commitment, isteaching us that we ought ratherto say "no child, no human beingin fact, ought to be unwanted,"And the way to make sure thatcbildren will be wanted and thatall human beings will becomewanted is to see how deeplymarriage and family life are in­terrelated.

The love that a man and awoman bear for one another andthat is sealed in the covenantof marriage is a love that willmake children wanted. It is alove that will be willing to sharelife with a new generation ofhuman beings and give to themthe root room they need to growand develop as God wants themto. Children, in turn, are meantto be the living symbols of thelove that exists between theirparents. They are meant to deep­en the love that their mothersand fathers have for one an·other. And they will do this ifthey are wanted, if their parentsare really ready to communicateand share the life and love theyhave for one another with anew generation of human beings.

Even those couples who are,for good reasons, childless, areto show that they love the "pro­creative good." For the procre­ative good is, 'in the concrete, anew human being, a new gener­ation of men and women whoare in truth children of God. Andevery human being, in particularevery Christian, is called uponto minister to the needs of thesechildren, to help them in what­ever way is open to them, tobecome aware of who they areand to be able to DO what theymust do if they are to be faith­ful images of the loving God.Like the God for whom we aremade and whom we are to im­age, we must exist WITH andFOR our fellow men, and perhapsnowhere is this more clearly nec­essary and manifested than infamily life.

"Two in One Flesh"Continued from Page Thirteen

the bond between marriage andthe family. A family is the nat­ural and divinely intended devel­opment of married life and love,and the one is meant for an­other. To see the truth of thisstatement consider the follow­ing.-

Each of us was once a helplessinfant. To grow into the human,to become consciously aware ofourselves as personal subjects,and to become aware of ourdignity and sanctity as livingimages of the one and only God,we need help. And that help wasfirst given to us by our parents.Our life itself was a gift thatthey gave to us. Ultimately, ofcourse, our life was a gift fromthe wonderful and loving Godwho made uS for Himself, butthis was a life that He gaveus through our parents.

A man and woman joined toone another in the loving unionthat we call marriage are capa­ble of 'communieating the lifethey sbare and the love theyhave for one another to a newgeneration of human beings, andthey can communicate this lovein the very act in which theyexpress most intimatelv theirown love for one an,other. Thatis .why the act of begetting newhuman life is truthfully calledthe "procreative" act. Sometimes.we speak of human "reproduc­tion," but. when we do we missthe meaning of marital. conjugalintercourse. The making of newhuman beings is not like theproduction of automobiles or tel­evision sets. It is an activity inwhich the Lord of life and aman and woman act together inbringing into existence a beingof priceless worth, a human childwho is summoned to share inthe life of God Himself.

Family CommitmentFrequently today we hear it

said that "no unwanted childought ever to be born." This isa slogan adopted by many whoadvocate the widespread use ofcontraceptives and abortion as

COMMUNICATION OF LOVE: Children are meant tobe the living symbols of the love that exists between theirparents. They are meant to deepen the love that theirmothers and fathers have for one another. Elaine and MikeVoorheis of Rochester, N.Y., dress their new baby, Amanda,and then head home to the rest of the family. NC Photo.

wife in love-will become fruit­ful in children.

Where possible, the love ofhusband and wife will build it­self a home that is full of chil­dren, and yet large enough forthe neighbors' children. Marriedlove will build itself a table,but never too small for an extraplate. It will build itself a ,doorthat is wide enough for the poorand the stranger to enter in.But more important" marriedlove will fashion within the hus­band and wife hearts expansiveenough to embrace the worldand ultimately God Himself.

tion is as great a need of thehuman spirit as food for thehuman body. God" knew that itwas not good for man or womanto be alone, and commitment tofamily living is an expectationon the part of husband and wifeto give and to receive an en­largement of psychic life.

Fear of ExtinctionThere is a fear that has haunt­

ed men and women as long asthe human heart has been beat­ing on this earth. It is the fearof extinction. The terrifying fearthat one's own life will besnuffed out in a meaninglessuniverse. The longing to extendoneself in a child gives impetusto much of the sacrificial loveever witnessed on this earth.The child becomes the visibleembodiment of meaning. Thechild is a reassuring presencewhose very vitality is the prom- .ise of a better world to come.So commitment to family livingwith its promise of an increaseof physical life 'is the normalenvironment wherein a hauntinghuman fear is laid to rest.

"It was on the tree of theCross," wrote Pope Pius XII,"that Christ entered into posses:sion of His Church." The bride­groom gave life to His mysticbride through a gift of sacrificiallove. And sacrif.icial love is stillthe gift that gives life and givesit more abundantly when a manand a woman commit themselvesto family living.

Priest ReportedWith Guerillas

'BOGOTA (NC) - AnotherColombian priest is reported tohave joined a guerrilla group inthe Santander mountains, whereFather Camilo Torres was am­bushed and killed by the armywhile fighting the governmentnine years ago.

Father Luis Zabala Herrerahad been with the guerrillas pre­viously. He has been missingsince early March, and friendssaid he rejoined the NationalLiberation Army headed byFabio Vasquez Castano.

'Father Torres, a graduate ofLouvain Unliversity in Belgium,had worked as a chaplain amonguniversity students and haddone social work in the slumsof Bogota before joining theguerrillas of Santander ·in 1965.He was killed in February of1966 by an army patrol.

During his earlier experiencewith the guerrillas, Father Za­bala had been captured at aguerrilla stronghold. He was re­leased in an amnesty. He thenworked among the poor in aBos0ta suburb.

Continued from Page Thirteenworld of ours, is carried outwithin the family and kinshipcircle" (Rev. J. M. Cooper, in"The Family Today," NeWC,1944). After all, who feeds thehungry, gives drink to thethirsty, clothes the naked? Andall this as so much a matter ofcourse, that mother and fatherwill definitely be surprised whenthey hear the Lord say: "Asoften as you did it for the leastof my brethren, you did it forme" (Mat. 24:40).

Expansive Hearts

Love is by definition diffusiveof self. Married love, unless na­ture intervenes-and this is thegreat tragedy of a husband and

Pope Sees MembersOf British P'arliament

VATICAN CITY (NC)-PopePaul VI received a group of sixEnglish Labor party Members ofParliament April 5 and told themthat it is within their power tomake good laws furthering the"sacredness of man's life in allits stages."

Addressing the Members ofParliament and their wives, thePope said: "As the elected rep­resentatives of your people youbear a great responsibility be­fore God and man. It is withinyour competence to make goodlaws, which acknowledge the in­violability and sacredness ofman's nature in all its stagesand the transcendental nature ofhis final destiny.

"You may be inspired withwisdom in the aceomplishmentthis tas\(, and guided by thedictates of justice and equity.In this way the laws that youmake will always be in accordwitb the law of God,"

Continued from Page Thirteenfrom our infancy, most of us areplagued throughout life by ahard-shelled, sturdy egotism. Itis a self-centeredness which sur­rounds itself with ramparts ofdefense and wants to go on as­serting itself until we die. Andit imperils our spiritual growthin Christ.

Commitment to family livingis a willingness to let ourselvesbe healed of this sickness of

.spirit. The presence of a spouseand the imperious demands oflittle children ani constant in­centives toward achieving somegrowth in other-centered love.Marriage makes this a holy ad­venture because all the while aman and woman are growing inother-centeredness, they are twoin one flesh and thereby lov­ing themselves. Literally, theyare loving themselves into an in­crease of divine life through spiroitual growth.

. AlonenessAlmost on the first page of

Sacred Scripture, God revealed adisability of the human heart.Aloneness. There is a naggingloneliness so intrinsic to crea­turehood that nobody was everdesigned by God to bear it with­out sharing the burden. Not allof us may be called to receivethis surcease from pain withinthe bonds of marital friendshipbut no man or woman is calledto meet it and wrestle with it inisolation. Psychic complementa-

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and to children for fifty years.Citations from the city and stategovernment were read and giv­en, and gifts were presented onbehalf of the parish and school,the Franciscan Missionaries ofMary who staff it, and the Dioce­san school office.

But perha!'s the true Christ­likeness of Miss Cabral can bestbe expressed by some of thosewho didn't sit on the dias togive public testimony to her, buthave been and are, grateful forthe touch of her genuine love forthem:

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Coadjutor BishopVATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope

Paul VI has named Father Jo­seph Chhmar Salas coadjutorbishop with right of successionto Bishop Yves-Georges-ReneRamousse, who heads the apos­tolic vicariate of Phnom Penh,the beseiged capital of Cambo­dia.

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school of Christ.-Edwin V. O'Hara

Honor Teacher for 50 Years ServiceMiss Cabral Half Century in Espirito Santo School"It is not I who lives now, but

Christ who lives in me . . ."Such can be said about MissMary E. S. Cabral, a pre-primaryteacher at Espirito Santo Schoolin Fall River, who was honoredApril 6 at a jubilee mass anddinner.. Seven hundred parishioners,

former pupils, family and friends,expressed pride in, and appre­ciation of Miss Cabral by their.presence at the dinner atWhite's, which followed a con­celebrated mass at Espirito San­to Church.

The Master of Ceremonies,Octave Leite introduced theguest speakers, who emphasizedthe quality and care which MissCabral has given to education

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Deny Catholic PlanePermission to Land

PARIS (NC)-The first aircraftcarrying medical supplies toSouth Vietnamese areas recent­ly captured by the North Viet­namese and Vietcong was de­nied permission to land there, aCatholic priest told a press con­ference here.

The priest, Father NguyenDinh Thi, head of the S.O.S. Fra­ternity Aid Group, a French re­ligious aid organization, said the'Provisional Revolutionary Gov­ernment (PRG) the political armof the South Vietnamese com­munists, welcomed the aid butinsisted that the plane land out­side the areas they controlled.

The PRG told him, the priestsaid, that "problems created byconditions of traffic" made alanding at Danang impossible.Father Thi said he believes therewas no qualified traffic control­lers left at Danang, which fellinto North Vietnamese and Viet­cong control at the end ofMarch.

The plane, an Air France :eoe­ing 707, after the PRG refusal,was to land at Vientiane, Laos,with 15 tons of medical suppliescollected in France and destinedfor' people in the Danang area.Father Thi said the supplieswould be sent into PRG-control­led zones from Vientiane.

IN THE DIOCESE

SCHOOLBOY SPORTS

By PETER J. BARTEKNorton High Coach

Weather Cool, Competition HotIn S.E. Mass. Baseball League

The "warm" Spring weather is finally upon us and withit the start of the schoolboy baseball season. The local ninesopened a week ago under rather frigid conditions,. but thecompetition was anything but cold. In the multI-school,three division Southeastern

then trounced the FalmouthMassachusetts Conference a Clippers. Somerset kept pace byfull slate of games is sched- notching three victories for theuled for this week. Keeping week. The two will collide in to­up with the results will be like morrow's feature Division Itrying to figure out the National game.Hockey League playoff schedule. Durfee and Somerset both arcConference teams will play 28 highly respected baseball schools.games this week. Games will be Over the years they have turnedctaged Monday, Tuesday, Wed- out some of the best teams fromnesday and Friday. within diocesan territorial limits

While it is much too early to Each contributes players to thepredict a trend, the die has al- college and professional ranksready been cast in each of the almost on a yearly basis. Mostthree brackets. noteworthy of recent grads in-

In the eight team Division I c1ude Durfee's Mark Bombackrace, Durfee High is off to its who many observers feel will beusual excellent start. Coach Joe pitching for the Red Sox beforeLewis's combine edged out an long, and Somerset's Jerryopening game victory over a Remey who is playing secondstrong New Bedford club and base for the Los Angeles Angels.

Cause for Re-evaluation in Division IIIOoach Lewis and Somerset's past and was expected to be

Jim Sullivan are regarded as representative again this Spring.two of the most outstanding Holy Family dropped its open­mentors in the State. When their er to Bourne 8-7. Bourne andclubs meet you expect a great Wareham had been tabbed thegame. Tomorrow's contest should pre-season favorites. Bourne'sbe a thriller as the powerhouses close call and the Vikings lossbattle for large school suprem- on opening day are cause foracy. re-evaluation._

Elsewhere on Friday's Divi- Westport and St. Anthony'ssion I docket Dennis-Yarmouth now appear to rate with thewill be in Dartmouth to play pre-season choices; but, NewBishop Stang High, New Bedford Bedford Vocational is the teamis at Falmouth and Taunton is at to watch. The Artisans shut outBarnstable. Attleboro has the Wareham 6-0 last week and mayday off. be the team to beat enroute to

New Bedford area fans will the pennant.have the opportunity to view When action resumes tomor­an intra-city Division III clash row Diman will be at Westport,on Friday and then take in a St. Anthony's at Holy Family,doubleheader on Saturday. St. Bourne in Mattapoisett to meetAnthony's will meet Holy Family Old Rochester and Norton willHigh in a Conference contest host New Bedford Vocational.that could forecast St. Anthony's An interesting doubleheader ischances in the pennant race. scheduled to be played by New

The lightly regarded Saints Bedford High Saturday. At 10:00came from behind to defeat Di- Saturday morning Coach Johnman Regional of Fall River last Pacheco's Whalers will be inweek to cause Division III fol- Dartmouth to meet the Indianslowers to sit-up 'and take notice. and at 2:00 P.M. they'll be backDiman has been one of the small -in the city to host the Case Highschool division powers in the Cardinals from Swansea.

Race to the Wire Probable in Division IIParents and fans should try to the wire. Division II seeming­

to take in one of the games. Iy is the best balanced of theDartmouth is highly rated in Conference's three brackets. If-Division II and should give the all holds true to form, DivisionRed and White plenty of com- II teams will take turns beatingpetition. Case is the Division II each other and settle the issuedefending titlist. on the final day of the campaign.

Case is off to a poor start in Dartmouth, Seelmnk, anddefense of the crown and will Msgr. Coyle-Bishop Cassidy Highhave to come on strong if it of Taunton received the pre­hopes to repeat. The Cardinals season fayorites billing. Fair­lost to Bishop Feehan High last haven, Case and Dighton­week by a 7-5 count. Feehan Rehoboth were all listed as con­coulc\ surprise, but from. all ac- tenders. Feehan has alreadycounts the Diocesans were not beaten Case which. destroysconsidereC: Division I: contenci .. most of the prognosticators'ers. However, Case beat NeVi theories.j}edford eariiel' this seaS0l1 ::;-<3:. Division 7.. gC'.mes listed fo;­Sat:.2rday's rema',~j: shcuIc; be :?:-idar find Dal-:mouth at Fee­interesting. han, Fairhaven at Seekonk,

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College StudentsAttend Liturgy,.Discuss Religion

DAYTONA BEACH (NC)-Ata time when the Church haslisted ministry to youth as oneof its major concerns, many ofthe thousands of college stu­dents visiting the Dayton:lBeach area attended an Eastermorning liturgy on the shore ofthe Atlantic Ocean here.

College students, who visitDaytona Beach in huge numbersevery Easter season, predom­inated in the crowd of 3,000persons that fiHed the DaytonaBeach bandshell beyond capac­ity. Sunburned youths lined thestone wall surrounding theseating are'a of the bandshell.

Youths attending the liturgy,which began at 9 a.m., were re­luctant to categorize the atti­tudes of their age group towardreligion, observing that as manyyoung people were taking reli­gion "to the street" as wereapathetic about religion. Manyalso noted 'much religious activ­ity among themselves outsidechurch structures.

Some students were aware ofthe Holy Year effort to reconcilealienated youths to the Church."-But aUenation from the Churchis largely an -individual decision,"said Grahame Donlon Of BostonState University. "There's littlethe Church can do about it.". Although students who weredisenchanted with the Churchrecognized a: degree of personalresponsibility in forming theirattitudes, most cited circum­stances within the institutionalChurch that 'had contributed totheir decisions.

Cites 'Hypocrisy'"I don't believe in Catholicism

at all," said Maureen Roden, astudent at Niagara University, aCatholic institution at Buffalo,N. Y. Miss Roden said she wasdiscouraged by the hypocrisyshe had witnessed as a studentin the Catholic girls' school shehad attended, and suggested thatthe Church "clean up its act"to demonstrate sincerity withinitself.

Some students, such as EdSpiegel of East Carolina Univer­sity, reported that they attendedthe services of many denomina­tions, considering them morefulfilling than Catholic celebm­tions. "I've decided to excludemyself from the CatholicChurch," Spiegel said, "since myparents are excluded becausethey are divorced and remar­ried."

A common criticism of theChurch was that its celebrationsare boring and meaningless, andthat private prayer, reading, andgroup discussions s!:!emed morebeneficial to the students thanthe Church's public worship asnow celebrated.

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