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ST. PAUL
Thursday, Jlune 20, 1957 ,
Vol. 1, No. 11
Second Clm Mail PriveleDu Authorized .t fall River, Mass.
Grateful
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Dearly Beloved in Christ: Our 1957 Charities Appeal has reached a new lmpre cedented high record a/achievement. On behalf of all who benefit by YOllr gellerosity alld sacrifice, I wish to speak a cordial word of thanks and prayerflll blessillg. With economic conditions as they 'are, some difficulty was experienced here and there to maintain the level of givillg in former years. But many old friends raised, and even dOl/bled, their customary offerillg, New friends were fOllnd. 0111' diocesan and parochial chairmen worked zeal ollsly. Ollr spokesmen took their resp01lsibility seriollsly 'alld represented well the cause of those dependent on our killdness. An appreciatil'e pllblic respollded in their /lsual generous way. So, we are deeply grateflll to all whose united effort brought most of 0111' parishes soaring to a nell' record in generosity.
BIG FAMILY IN GOVERNOR'S MANSION; Michael A. Stepovich, pictured with his wife and children, is Alaska's first native son to be named governor of the Ter ritory. He is also the youngest governor in Alaska's history, taking office at 38, and is the first Catholic to be named. Pictured from lett, standing, are Antonia· eIght; Mrs. Stepovich; Michae!, six; Peter, five; Governor Mike; Maria 7. Front row, Theo dore, 6 months; Christopher, four; and Dominic, Qne and a half. Governor Stepovich is a graduate of Gonzaga University, Spokane· alid the Law ~choOI of Notre Dame University. NC Photo.
Our work ill the nursing home for aged, chronically ill,
will cOlltilllle to qllick completiol/. Our Y ollth Community Cellter ill New Bedford will be fillished with full facilities, thanks to the building lip of o/lr resources. Since our charities campaign b~gan 15 years ago much good has bee II accomplis1ied and generous provisioll made for (he care of young and old, those bereft or beseiged with problems of one sort or ariother,-the infirm, the orphan. If we had to provide to meet all these needs now, it would \ 'be well-nigh impossible. We callnot sufficiently applaud the wisdom of Bishop Cassidy ill preparillg to meet emergencies before they arose. We (rust that all, clergy alld religious, as well as the belleficiaries of his wise and prudent shepherd ing will remember him grateflllly ill prayer. Believe me, Devotedly yours it' Christ,
The new Our Lady of Fatima Church now being built on Gardiner's Neck Road in Swansea is American Colonial in design, Built to care .for the rapidly-increasing Catho lic popUlation in that suburban area the new church will have a seating capacity of approximately 575 persons.
Make Award Sunday Night
Nine hundred persons-a capa The Order is to be presented to city number-will be pl'esellt at the Bishop in recognition of his Lincoln Park on Sunday evening service to Portugal in the benev when the Most Reverend Bishop olent way he has cared for the receives the insignia of a Grand many persons who have come Official of the Order of Christ from Portugal to this Diocese and from the Portuguese Ambassador for his encouragement of those to the United States, Dr. Luis of Portuguese descent who are Esteves Fernandes. A Grand Of located here. ficial of the Order is the highest Bishop Connolly will be the rank given to non-royalty or / only Bishop in the country at those who are not heads of the present time to possess this state. high decoration,
Bishop 'of Fall River
Fall River Man's I)og to Provide
'Second Sight' for Blind Person.
Thanks to the generosity and warm-heartedness of a Fall River man, a pedigreed German Shep herd dog will soon be on its way to Forest Hills, N. Y.. to become, after skillful professional tl'Qin lng, "second sight" for a blind pe~·son. . Readers of The Anchor may recall a photograph in the Ml1y 23 issue showing a member of the Diocesan Guild for the Blind leaving Sacred Heart Church guided by a "seeing-eye dog," The occasion was the Guild's ob servance of Bishop's Day, when members from Attleboro to .the Cape came with theil' spiritual directors, escorts and drivers fOI' their annual meeting in Fall Rivel', with Bishop Connolly as luest of honor. Joseph P. Reis, 161.' Tower Street, is a member of St. An
thony's Band, Inc .. of Fall River -the 30-piece organization that volunteered to provide the en tertainment in the school audi torium after services 1n the church, and deUghted the audi ence of several hundred with its rendition of band and concel;t selections. Joe Reis saw the lady and the dog and was fascinated. He thought of the fine six-months old PUppy) he was raising as a pet. Could she be traineq, too. to pro vide a new world of second sight for someone? He'd hate to lose the pup - but this, - well, this is diffel;ent! He confided his wish to Miss Gertrude L. Mercier. hospitality chairman of the Guild's Fall River chapter, who informed the Guide Dog Foundation of Joe's offer. II; was accepted.
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Since the church will be a social as well as religious gathering place, the base ment of the church will be equipped with the latest in kit chen faclllties, and will hold as many persons as the church it self. The interior painting of the church w1ll. be the traditional Colonial white' with some light color t:? relieve the 'whiten.ess. The sanctuary will have two large sacristies opening off it:-a priest's sacristy and a work and altar boy sacristy. The baptistry will be right inside the main door of the church. .' The building of the church is on~ more indication of the waf Catholics are moving to suburban ar~as and the interest the Diocese has in providing ade quate and beautiful churches for them.
New Diocesan School Named Nazareth Hall
PATRIARCH DIOCESAN VISITOR: The Most Rev erend Jose Vieira Alvernaz, Archbishop of Goa and Damao,. and Patriarch of the East Indies, pictured here with his ·brother, the Rev. Manuel Alvernaz· of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, is visiting Rev. Augusto L. Furtado of St. John of God Church, Somerset. Goa is the Portuguese State located on .the western coast of India.
Tl}e Most Rev-erend Bishop has announced that the school for mentally retarded children wlll be known as Nazareth Hall, School fOI' Exceptional Children. It is located iIi the former Burke residence on Highland Avenue. 'Fall River, which was recently . purchased for that purpose. Registrations will be received in mid August, and classes, .of necessity small, wUl begin in Sep tember. Three specially trained ClSisters of Mercy wUl provide the care and training for the chil dren eIU'olled.