Diocese of Fall River, Mass. † Friday, July 9, 2021
On June 22, 15 candidates currently in formation for the permanent diaconate were installed as Readers by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., at Holy Trinity Church in Fall River. Back row, from left: Scott Taveira, Shawn Seybert, John O’Brien, Americo Miranda, Bishop da Cunha, James Adams, Tyrone Gonsalves, Jeremias Carraras, and Deacon Frank Lucca, co-director of the diocesan Permanent Diaconate Office. Front row: Leonard Guyette, Joseph Martinho, Thomas Martin, David Roderick, David Gaspar, Richard Fish, David Laird, and Philip Koch. (Story on page two).
Celebrating 30 years of assisting Catholic school students, FACE welcomes the season with two summer events By Dave Jolivet Editor
davejolivet@anchornews.org
FALMOUTH — The diocesan Foundation to Advance Catholic Education (FACE) has two special summer events coming up quickly. One, a summer staple on Cape Cod, and the other with all the earmarks of becoming another long-standing tradition — The FACE Summer Gala and FACE’s involvement with the prestigious Falmouth Road Race. For decades, Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fall River, from pre-school
through high school, have been providing myriad students a quality education, all grounded in the faith and the teachings of Christ.
In 1991, the diocese took a big step to assist families that found educational costs too prohibitive. With the sale of the St. Mary’s Orphanage building in New Bedford, the diocese founded the St. Mary’s Fund, a separately incorporated entity, to assist families with need-based scholarships. This allowed more families to provide their children with an excellent education and a solid The desire was, and still core of respect, values and is, that every family should discipline. In 2015, the St. Mary’s have the opportunity to send their child/children to Fund changed its name to a Catholic school. the Foundation to Ad-
vance Catholic Education (FACE), continuing and adding to the fine work done by the fund for the prior 24 years.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of “a mission dedicated to educational access”; that mis8 Turn to page seven
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