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The Denver Catholic Register | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22,1977 VOL. Lll Colorado*» Largest Weekly NO. 45 25 CENTS PER COPY 24 PAGES I Father Hoffmann and Father Dunn Archbishop Appoints Chancellor And Vicar for Community Services The Rev. Donald Dunn has been appointed first Vicar for Community Ser vices in the Archdiocese and the Rev. Edward M. Hoffmann has been named Chancellor by Archbishop James V. Casey. The Archbishop said he was establishing the office of Vicar for Community Services to provide “ a close incorporation of the Catholic Community Ser vices” on the Archdiocesan level. Father Dunn has been director of the Catholic Charities and the Catholic Community Services of the archdiocese. In his letter of appointment to Father Dunn, Archbishop Casey said “ it is my hope that you will be personally responsible for both long-range planning and daily operations of the three Archdiocesah Catholic Community Services of fices.” '' The Archbishop said that Bishop George Evans will remain as Vicar of Social Concerns, and he expressed the wish that Bishop Evans and Father Dunn would “ work closely together.” Father Hoffmann, who has been Vice Chancellor and secretary to the Archbishop since August of 1975, will continue as secretary to the Archbishop in addition to being Chancellor. In his letter to Father Hoffmann, Archbishpp Casey told the new Chancellor that “ the appointment does not significantly change the various duties you have been fulfilling so well over the past years” as Vice Chancellor, and the Archbishop thanked Father Hoffmann for the many services that he has given to the Archbishop and to the archdiocese. Msgr. William Jones, who has been serving in the dual capacity of Vicar General and Chancellor, will continue to serve as Vicar General of the Archdiocese. Father Dunn is well-known throughout the state and nation for his work in community services and has held posts in the National Conference of Catholic Charities and other national and local community services agencies. Under his Rev. Edward Hoffmann Rev. Donald Dunn direction, the Catholic Community Services of the Archdiocese was host last Community Services Vicar Octobec to the convention of the National Conference of Catholic Charities. Chancellor (Continued on Page 4) Break Cycle of Poverty, Hunger, and Disease PETER’S PENCE COLLECTION Dear Family in Christ : with the Holy Father, to respond to those needs in a spirit of Christian brotherhood. The excellence of 20th century communications has made us more aware than I encourage and invite your generous support of this appeal on Sunday, June 26. ever before of the obstacles to human dignity and freedom faced by our brothers May the Lord bless the works of charity which we undertake in His Name. around the world. We now understand that the lack of basic material necessities — sufficient food, adequate housing, opportunities for productive employment — Your brother in Christ, destroys both body and spirit, creating a self-perpetuating cycle of hopelessness and frustration. Through the annual Peter’s Pence Collection, we are able to contribute to the awesome task of breaking the cycle of poverty, hunger and disease which binds so many in the world community. Peter’s Pence represents our efforts, joined together Archbishop of Denver Rescue the Human Person Fast Police Work The Most Important Task Churches Get Back WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. (NC) — Defending citing his Episcopal coat of arms, “ God’s love com Stolen Articles human rights is tantamount to laying the foundations pels men.” He said that when he meets the generous of the new society mankind longs for. Cardinal Raul people of the world they remind me that “ I must Silva of Santiago, Chile, declared in an address here. devote all my life and energy to the cause of man’s Fast work by Denver police has resulted in recovery of most “ Millions of men and women share our conviction love, of God’s love.” of the items stolen in burglaries at two Catholic churches. that human rights is the cornerstone of a new Cardinal Silva was in Williamstown to accept an Fathers Frank Morfeld of St. John the Evangelist Church and honorary degree from Williams College. society, a challenge to those who want to pursue the John Canjar of St. Vincent de Paul Church had high praise for the great ideals of our generation,” he said. The president of the college, John W. Chandler, police burglary detail in recovering most of an estimated $7,000 called Cardinal Silva Chile’s voice of conscience in Such rights include freedom from privation, good worth of items taken from the two churches in the early morning health and education, work opportunities, land, hous defending against excesses of the Left or the Right, hours of June 2. ing and living conditions conducive to human dignity, prisoners arrested without charges, workers fired he stressed. without cause, families beleaguered by the disap The police were “ just great” and “ most cooperative,” Father “ The most urgent task today is to rescue the pearance of their relatives. Canjar said. Father Morfeld also hailed the cooperation of the human person; to secure his or her inviolability. Since the early 1970s, Chile has gone through police and their quickness in recovering the stolen items. “ We marvel at the progress of knowledge and abrupt changes in political systems — from “ We’re pleased it wasn’t a culty thing,” Father Morfeld said. technology, yet human relations seem to lag democracy to Marxism followed by a military dic Because of the kind of items taken, he had speculated that a behind . neither science nor technology can tatorship. religious cult might have been involved in the burglary. transform man from a wolf into a man, into a Cardinal Silva’s statement and actions, mainly his brother to man. We must remake man in the image of sponsorship of the Peace Committee and the Police Lt. Joe Gross said some of the missing items were God. We must imbue in him goodness through love.” Vicariate of Solidarity, have contributed to a greater recovered in an undercover fencing operation and others from a “ It is hard to love these days,” Cardinal Silva said. awareness of human rights in Chile and abroad. suspect who was arrested in a police search. % w - — - - > ^ f ■. ft P a g * 2 — THE DENVER CATHO LIC REGISTER, W «d., Juna 2 2 , 1 9 7 7 th fr Msgr. Edward Leyden Rev. John J. McGinn Rev. George Fagan Three Pastors Named in W entered St. Thomas’ Pastoral changes affecting Seminary in 1945. He was or N four priests of the Denver dained in June of 1952. Seminary. Archdiocese have been an His first assignment was In 1966 he went to Rorne fo nounced by Archbishop as assistant at St. James’ where he continued his James V. Casey. Parish, Denver. studies for the priesthood at the North American College. Msgr. Edward A. Leyden, In 1961 he was appointed fo He was ordained in Rome on pastor of St. Joseph’s pastor of St. John’s Church fa Church, Golden, has been in Yuma, where he super Dec. 19,1969. On his return to the named pastor of Holy vised the construction of a in archdiocese he was ap Rosary Church, Denver, suc new church that was w ceeding the Rev. Leopold dedicated in 1964. From 1966 pointed assistant pastor at the Church of the Risen Mihelich, who is retiring. to 1975 he was pastor of w< Christ. In August of 1972 he The Rev. John J. McGinn, Guardian Angels Church, Cl associate pastor pro tern, at Denver. was assigned to be assistant H St. Mark at Lionhead, West Father Fagan pastor at St. Mary Magdalene’s Church, minster, has been appointed The Rev. George Fagan af pastor of the Montbello new pastor of St. Joseph’s Denver. Catholic Church and the Church, Golden, was born in In July of 1975 Father m Rev. George Fagan, Philadelphia. Fagan was named Director Di Vocational Director of the After graduation from St. of Vocations for the S\ Archdiocese, has been as Mary’s high school in Archdiocese, a post he held signed as pastor of St. Colorado Springs in 1962 he until his new appointment. of Joseph’s Church, Golden. ar Msgr. Leyden di Msgr. Leyden, who is ARCHBISHOP’S OFFICE Military Vicar for the 200 Josephine Street he Archdiocese, is a native of D enver, CO 80206 re Denver. He attended Annun ciation Grade and high or schools and made his studies Official T l for the priesthood at St. lei Thomas’ Seminary. The first graduate of Annunciation APPOINTMENTS Rev. Msgr. Edward A. Leyden, to be Pastor, Holy ba High School to become a m priest, he was ordained in Rosary Church, Denver. ea 1939. Reverend John J. McGinn, to be Pastor, Montbello After serving as an assis Catholic Church, Denver. tant pastor at Holy Family Reverend George V. Fagan, to be Pastor, St. fc Parish from 1939 to 1942 he Joseph Church, Golden. m joined the army as a Reverend Donald F. Dunn, to be Vicar for Com chaplain. He was given a munity Services in the Archdiocese of Denver. C( physical disability discharge Reverend Edward M. Hoffmann, Secretary to the cc in 1946 after breaking both Archbishop, also to be Chancellor of the Archdiocese R knees in “ one and only of Denver. jump.’’ Very Rev. John F. Slattery, Pastor, St. Jude’s UI Before his discharge he Church, Lakewood, also to be Chaplain pf the Catholic fr served with the airborne Daughters of America, Court of Madonna of the Moun troops in Europe and was a tains No. 2035. li: member of a task force that Cc “ liberated” King Leopold of SCHEDULE Belgium from six years of ARCHBISHOP JAMES V.