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Vol. LII September 20, 1964 No. 21
RALEIGH* N.C. P O. Box 9503
OFFICIAL
His excellency, the Most Reverend Vincent S. Waters,
fljghop of Raleigh, announces the formation of a new Dean
iaTfor the Diocese of Raleigh, with the Very Reverend
as E. Curran as Vicar Forane. This new Deanery will
^own as the “Pinehurst Deanery” and will consist of
parishes and missions within the following Counties:
i, Hoke, Scotland, Richmond and Anson, and the town
Springs in Robeson County.
The formation of the new Pinehurst Deanery and the
appointment of the Vicar Forane will be effective as of
Friday, September 18, 1964.
James E. McSweeney
Chancellor
Reasserts Bishops Role
Rope Opens Third Session
By Patrick Riley
Vatican City — (NC) — Pope
Paul VI opened the third session
of the Ecumenical Council with a
ringing reassertion of the role of
the Church’s bishops as “the
teachers, rulers and sanctifiers of
the Christian people.”
As if to back up his words by
a striking action, he concelebrated
the session’s opening Mass (Sept.
14) with 24 council fathers, includ
ing two Americans, Archbishops
Lawrence J. Sheran of Baltimore
POPE PAUL VI IN PROCESSION — For the opening of the third session of Vatican Council II,
the Pope, attended by members of the College of Cardinals, vested in the papal apartments
above St. Peter’s, and went to adore the Blessed Sacrament in the Vatican’s Pauline chapel.
Then the Holy Father mounted gestatorial chair and was carried down the royal staircase
to the front porch of the Vatican basilica. Before entering the church proper, Pope Paul dis
mounted from the portable throne, and walked down the nave of St.. Peters between the
rows of standing Council Fathers. _ ____
OFFICIAL
The following clergy appointments are announced by
the Most Reverend Bishop through the Diocesan Chancery:
The Very Reverend Thomas E. Curran is appointed
Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Pinehurst, and Vicar Forane
of the Pinehurst Deanery.
The Reverend Vincent M. Stokes is appointed Pastor
of St. James Church, Hamlet.
The Reverend Patrick N. Gallagher is appointed Pastor
of St. Mary’s Church, Laurinburg.
The Reverend Francis T. Connolly is appointed Pastor
of St. Joseph’s Church, Asheboro.
The Reverend Kenneth Campbell is appointed Assistant
Pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, High Point.
James E. McSweeney
Chancellor
(Correction) The Rev. Edward Dubriske, S.S.E., has been
appointed to the Diocesan Missionary Apostolate at New
ton Grove, not North Wilkesboro, as was misprinted in issue
of September 13.
U.S. Priest
Impressed by
Congress Plans
Bombay — (NC) — Chicago
born Msgr. Paul Marcinkus, a mem
ber of the Papal Secretariat of
State, said during a visit here that
he is impressed with the prepara
tions for the 38th International
Eucharistic Congress which will
open in Bombay Nov. 28.
Msgr. Marcinkus came to Bom
bay with Father Joseph Missaglia,
general consultor of the Blessed
Sacrament Fathers, for a visit
which touched off new speculation
that Pope Paul VI would come to
India for the congress. The ru
mors were denied by the Vatican
press office.
Msgr. Marcinkus said he was
particularly impressed by the as
sistance given to the congress by
non-Christian citizens, by the In
dian government and by the gov
ernment of Maharashtra state.
and John J. Krol of Philadelphia.
Several times and in several
ways he said in his opening ad
dress that the principal task of
the third session will be the cen
tral task of the Second Vatican
Council itself — to round out the
First Vatican Council’s incomplete
teaching on the nature of the
Church by explaining the nature
and function of the bishops as
successors of the appstles.
(The First Vatican Council
[1896-70] defined only the primacy
and the infallibility of the pope.)
“THE PRESENT council’s de
See Pope Opens, page 2A
Bishop's Residence
600 Bilyeu Street
Raleigh, North Carolina
September 11, 1964
My dear Brethren:
Sunday, September 20th has been designated as Con
fraternity Sunday in the Diocese of Raleigh. This is done
so that we might see the important work that has been ac
complished by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and
the possibilities that we have in this organization of ful
filling Our Lord’s mandate to “Go forth and teach all na
tions.”
Under the sponsorship of the North Carolina Catholic
Laymen’s Association, the Confraternity of Christian Doc
trine has made great progress in the Diocese of Raleigh dur
ing the past twelve years. There remains, however, much
work to be done. This work is one of the greatest fields for
exercising the apostolic spirit of the layman.
To promote the work of the Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine, we established the Diocesan Office with a Priest
Director. This office has been at the disposal of every pas
tor and every parishioner in our Diocese, aiding in the estab
lishment and the furtheridg of the work of the Confraterni
ty. We have had the valuable assistance of the Mission
Helpers of the Sacred Heart and the Mary Missioners in this
great work.
To succeed in the work of the Confraternity of Chris
tian Doctrine, we need first of all your active support on
the local level, your personal commitment to the Confra
ternity and your support of the Diocesan Office of the Con
fraternity.
Each year we have appealed to you for funds to sup
port this work and again this year we are appealing to you.
Your support is necessary in order that the work of the
Diocesan Office might grow and that it may be of greater
assistance to you in every parish of the Diocese.
Please help your Bishop “and your Diocese accomplish
the purpose of restoring all things in Christ by making a
generous contribution to the Confraternity of Christian
Doctrine collection to be taken in every parish of the Diocese
on Sunday, September 20th. Your generosity and interest
will provide the means to accomplish our goal — to bring all
men to Christ.
Wishing you God’s choicest blessings, I am
Sincerely yours in Christ,