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Fall River, Mass. Vol. 1, No.9
ST. PAUL
Thursday, June 6, 1957
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JUNIOR FORESTERS AID APPEAL: Chief" Ranger Barbara Gaspar of the Junior Foresters, Fall River, pre sents a check to Bishop Connolly for the 1957 Catholic Charities Appear. The Junior Foresters are observing' the tenth anniversary of the founding of their organization.
Examination. -of Cand.idates For Priesthood June 18
Appeal Reaching Toward Record
A new record high is almost certain·to be reached this year by the Catholic Chari. ties Appeal. With parish after parish making greater sacrifices, the Appeal total has now passed .the $300,000 mark and appears destined to overtake the previous high of $336,317.44, even surmounting the Gold. en Jubilee Yt:ar Campaig·n. Lay Chairm~n Robert V. McGowan of North Attle o
boro today asserted, "I am deeply grateful with the manifestation of generosity shown by the' peo ple of Southeastern Massachu setts. I realize that an amount such as this certainly entails sac rifice on the part of many." "We often hear it said." com mented Mr. McGowan, "that all aid comes from social agencies and philanthrophy but I realize now that men see Christ in other men and their giving is based not solely on the principle of the dig nity of man but finds its source in the recognition of God in every creature." The Appeal h"adquarters re ported today that 44 parishes scattered throughout the diocese have surpassed their 1956 parish totals. Acushnet St. Francis Xavier. Assonet st; Bernard·s. Attleboro Holy Ghost. st. Stephen. St. Theresa. Buzzards Bay st. Margaret's. Central Village st. John the Baptist. Fall River Our Lady of Health. Sacred Heart. St. Anne. St. Anthony of Padua. St. John the Baptist. St. Louis. St. Michael. St. Roch. St. William. Sapto Christo. l\'Ia!,sfield . St. Mary. Nantucket Our Lady of the Isle. New Bedford Holy Name. Immaculate Conception. Our.Lady of' Purgatory. St. Boniface. St. Hedwig. St. Joseph. st. Lawrence.
5;000 AT COMBINED CONVENTION: Attending the 10th anniversary meeting of the Conference of Catholic Schools of Nursing, held in conjunction with the 42nd an nual convention of the Catholic Hospital Association of the U. S. and Canada, in Cleveland, are Brother Maurice, C.F.A., Alexian Brothers School of Nursing, Chicago; Sis ter Maria Lawrence, S. C., Paterson and Sister M.. Otto nella, O.S.F., Milwaukee. NC Photo.
Catholic Schools Award Diplomas t~ Over 1,900 Approximately 1;950 boys and girls will be graduated from the elementary and high school divisions of the paro chial, private and diocesan schools this month. It is expected that about 502 will .receive diplomas from various academies and . high schools and about and the secondary school grad 1,452 boys and girls will be uates will be about 140. The following is an approxima graduated from the many tion of the graduates by com
elementary schools in the Diocese. Of the total group, the largest number to be graduated in any one community will receive di plomas in Fall River. In the See city, elementary school grad uates will approximate 672 pu pils. The academies and high schools In Fall River will grad uate about 226. New Bedford will have the second largest number of grad uates: It is expected the elemen tary school graduates In New Bedford will approximate 398
munities: High School Division
Fall River 226
New Bedford 140
Taunton 120
Fairqaven 16
Elementary DivisIon
Fall Riv.er 672
New Bedford 398
Taunton 129
North Attleboro 116
Fairhaven 61
Swansea 31
Acushnet 23
Attleboro 22
An examination for colleg'e students desirous of study ing for the diocesan priesthood will be held in the Convent of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts, Prospect Street, Turn to Page Twenty-One. . Fall River, at 9 Tuesday moi'ning, June 18. ~-------------------., The matter for the exami ...
nations will consist of those Time to Start fall Riverife Physician subjects usually undertaken June is the month of the during the first two years of Sacred Heart of Jesus. Tomorrow
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the classical college courses. There will be no examination in philosophy. Each candIdate appearing for the examination must present a letter of recommendation and transcript of marks from the col lege which he has attended: a letter of recommendation from the pastor of his home parish; certificates of his baptism and confirmation and parents' mar riage. The Chancery Office should re ceive prior notification of the young men who are to take the exam.
Priest Transfers Are Announced The Most Reverend Bishop has announced the tl'ansfers of the Rev. Adrien E. BernieI' from St. Michael's ChUI:ch, Ocean Grove to Notre Dame Church, Fall River, and the Rev. Edward O. P a q 1I e t t e from St. Mary's Church, Taunton. to St. Mary's Church. Mansfield. Fathers Ber nier and Paquette have been ftlling temporary assignments since their ordination by Bishop Connolly on Feb. 2 of this year.
Nun Gets MD Degree
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"Bless our homes, bless our families. 'Choose from them all those who are needed for Thy holy work." These petitions contained in the Prayer for .vocations Wee~ seem singUlarly sig nificant as one reads the announcement from Maryknoll that SIster Maureen Thomas, a former Fall River resident, York. While in college she was will be awarded her M.D. listed in "Who's Who Among degree at Georgetown Uni Students in American Colleges ver~ity next Monday and, and Universities."
following hel' year of internship, will be eligible for assignment to anyone of the various countries where Maryknoll Sisters do God's work. Sacred Hearts Graduate , Fourt8'enth member of her Order to be awarded a doctorate in .medlcine, Sister Maureen Thomas (Anne Marie Higgins) is. the daughter of Mrs. Nora E. Higgins. 967 Robeson Street, and the late Thomas F. Higgins, a prominent attorney who served Fall River as Mayor. A graduate of the Academy of the Sacl'ed Hearts. Fall River. Sister Maureen Thomas was granted the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry by the College of Mt. St. Vincent. New
Boston Internship Sister Maureen Thomas, who was laboratory technician at Un ion Hospital, Fall River, for three and a half years after graduat ing from coUege, will interne at' St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston. A brother of th~ Sister-Doctor is Dr. Thomas F. Higgins of Fall River, a well known physician \who specializes in internal medi cine. A sister is Miss Eileen Hig gins. Commercial Training Su pervisor of the Southeastern di vision of New England Telephone and Telegmph Co. Rev. John J. Madden, her uncle, is stationed in Freeport, N. Y. Sister Maureen ThoIllilS ex
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- the first Friday of June - is a wonderful time to start the devotion of the nine first Fri days. Since many parishes have evening as well as morning Masses tomorrow, it should. not be all difficult for persons to receive Holy Communion at a. convenient hour.
Plan Diocesan Men's Retreat A diocesan laymen's retreat will be conducted at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown" beginning Frtday, June 14, Rev. William J.' McMahon, Director of Diocesan' Retreats. announces. The retreat will begin at 6 on Friday and will conclude with services on l:!unday afternOOn. June 16. I Father McMahon Is most de sirous of securing a large num ber of attendants from all walks of life In the entire diocese. Res ervations .Fan be made by con tacting Father McMahon at P.O. Box 82, Acushnet. or through this newspaper. 21 Bedford Street. Fall River.