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FAll RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1978
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Largest Meeting In City History Is Charismatics
POLISH BIRCHES frame scene 'as mosaic of Our Lady of Czestochowa is unveiled at dedication ceremony at St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River. (Sister Gertrude Gaudette ~~
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Dedication Rites Despite the death of Thomas J. Pietraszek, a longtime usher,
moments before ceremonies began, the dedication last Friday night of Our Lady of Czestochowa grotto and grounds at St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River, was a joyous high point in parish history. Parishioners, many in Polish national dress, celebrated the event with candles, red and
white carnations in the Polish national colors, trumpets and song. The outdoor ceremony, under starry "skies and in unexpectedly mild weather, followed a church service listened to on loudspeakers by an overflow crowd standing outside. During it, Bishop Cronin declared the ~bservance to be the official diocesan comTurn to Page Seven
The first New England General Conference on the Charismatic Renewal, beginning tomorrow night at the 'Providence Civic Center, is a meeting with a difference. For starters, it will be the largest convention ever held in the city, with an expected attendance of over 12,000, so many that delegates living within 50 miles of Providence have been asked to commute tomorrow through Sunday, to relieve strain on hotels and motels. Its program is full of unusual touches, such as reminding delegates to "make love your aim and be sure to dispose of all paper and other litter properly." Spontaneous sharing, popular at charismatic gatherings, is discouraged, but, says the program, "the Conference should be given the opportunity to hear the good things the Lord is doing and saying among us. If the Lord has healed you during the Conference, acted powerfully in your life, if you have a word of prophecy that you strongly feel might be for the whole assembly, then go to the Information Center in the main lobby. As the Conference leaders are led by the Lord, these experiences will be shared by them from 路the platform." Concerning workshop-hopping among the 33 Saturday afternoon choices, the program reTurn to Page Three
TABLET HONORING Pope John Paul II was blessed at St. Stanislaus Church at observance which served as diocesan commemoration of the installation of the first Polish pope.
Curia Appointments VATICAN CITY (NC) - In the indirect manner used in previous announcements, the Vatican said that Pope John Paul II had reappointed all the heads of Vatican congregations with the exception of ailing U.S. Cardinal John Wright. A Vatican press spokesman said "one could assume" that the prefects have been reappointed. They are:
- Cardinal Pierre Paul Philippe, 73, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern - Rite Churches. The French-born cardinal, a Dominican, has held his office since 1973. After a teaching career of nearly 20 years, he held a succession of of posts in the Vatican administration beginning in 1954. - Cardinal James Robert Turn to Page Five
Evangelization Topic of New England Bishops By Father Horace Travassos Bishop Daniel" A. Cronin, in cooperation" with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Evangelization, recently hosted a miniconference on evangelization in
Hyannis for some 60 bishops, clergy, religious and laity from throughout New England. Bishop Cronin, in his welcome, noted that the occasion was significant for the Diocese of Fall River. "It is the first time that
we have had the happy occasion of welcoming to the diocese such a large assembly of bishops and representatives of Region I." Eight New England bishops participated in the all day conference. Leading those from the
FATHER ALVIN ILLIG, director of the Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Evangelization, addressed a meeting of the New England bishops in Hyannis and a conference of Fall River diocesan clergy during a recent two-day visit. Left, from left, in Hyannis, Father Illig, Bishop Cronin,
Boston Province was Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, Archbishop of Boston. The Province of Hartford was led by Archbishop John F. Whealon of Hartford. Members of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, at Bishop Cronin's invi-
tation, also took part in the program. Father Alvin A. Illig, CSP, Executive Director of the Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee, conductedthe sessions, discussing Turn to Page Seven
Father Horace Travassos, Msgr. John J. Oliveira, Bishop John F. Hackett. Right, at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, Father Illig, Bishop Cronin, Father Gerald Shovelton, Father John Steakem. Presentations included discussion of practical techniques.