Minnesota Prelate To Speak at Pally An outstanding American educator, Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul Egleston prize at Yale. The work is re­ sota State Junior College board, the first Bishop James Patrick Shannon, Auxiliary Minneapolis, Minn., will be the principal garded as an important contribution to clergyman to hold that position. speaker at the archdiocesan Year of Faith American history. rally, which will be held in Bears Sat- FOLLOWING his consecration as dium Sunday, Oct. 29. Bom in 1921 in South St. Paul, Bish­ Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul in 1965, op Shannon attended public and parochial Bishop Shannon continued for a year as Bishop Shannon will address an ex­ grade schools and was graduated from St. president of St. Thomas and was named a pected crowd of 50,000 Catholics who will Thomas Military academy in 1938. He member of the Bishops’ committee for gather for the Pontifical Mass at 2:30 was graduated from the College of St. Ecumenical Affairs of the National Cath­ p.m. concelebrated by Archbishop James Thomas in 1941. After theological studies olic Welfare Conference, assistant episco­ V. Casey of Denver and 12 priests. Com­ at St. Paul seminary, he was ordained a pal chairman of the press department of munion will be distributed, a ceremony priest in 1946 and assigned to the St. the NCWC. and a member of the subcom­ that will involve 100 priests. Paul Cathedral as assistant pastor. He mittee of Bishops involved in ecumenical later did graduate work at Oxford univer­ dialog with Anglicans in the U.S. BEFORE HE was appointed Auxiliary sity and at the University of Minnesota, In June, 1966, he resigned as presi­ Bishop to Archbishop Leo Binz of St. where he received his M.A. in English dent of the college and was named pastor Paul-Minneapolis, Bishop Shannon, 46, literature in 1951. He attended Yale from of the Church of St. Helena, Minneapolis. served for 10 years as the president of 1951 to 1954. the College of St. Thomas, St. Paul, his Bishop Shannon has appeared on alma mater. When he was named presi­ During Bishop Shannon’s 10 years as both radio and television, locally and dent of the college in 1956 he had be­ president of the College of St. Thomas, nationally. An outspoken advocate of come the youngest college president in remarkable progress in scholarship and racial justice, he went to Selma, Ala., the United States. A year before that, material growth were made. He served in in 1965 and addressed marchers. He while completing work for his Ph.D. at official posts on many educational asso­ recently joined with other- Catholic Yale university, his doctoral dissertation, ciations and programs. At present he is Bishop.s to sponsor a petition for "Catholic Colonization on the Western chairman of the Association of American immediate negotiations to end the Bishop James P. Shannon Frontier,” earned the George Washington colleges and also chairman of the Minne­ Vietnam conflict. dcniicr. catholic COLORADO’S LARGEST WEEKLY Aid Spanish-Americans THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1967 Archbishop James V. Casey pre­ VOL. LX II No. 6 sents a check for $1,000 to Samuel R. Martinez, state coordinator for Office of Economic Opportunity programs and president of the Latin American Synod Will Education Fund. Martinez said the money will be used to help students of Spanish-American descent to attend Herald N ew college. LAEF was formed 18 years ago, and has helped more than 500 Church Era students obtain college educations. By Ellen Sullivan Rome Correspondent Official Schedule LAEF Given Tuesday, September 19, 7:30 p.m. — A new era will begin in the govern­ Archdiocesan Development Fund ment of the Catholic Church on Sept. 29 when the Synod of Bishops meets in Meeting, Catholic School Office. Gift To Aid Wednesday, September 20, 7:30 p.m. — Rome. It is the introduction into the Census and Education Study Meeting, Church of what might be regarded as a form of permanent representative govern­ Christ the King Gymnasium, Denver. ment. Students What is the Synod of Bishops? In sim­ Twenty-six students entering colleges Fall Confirmation Schedule ple terms, it is a periodic meeting of the throughout Colorado this month owe their Pope with 193 delegates of the world’s Bishop Moloney opportunity for higher education to the national Bishops’ conferences, religious Thursday, October 12, 4 p.m. — Rifle, St. l^tin American Education Fund (LAF.Fi. orders and heads of the Roman Curia. It Since its founding 18 years ago, in Mary; 7:30 p.m. — Glenwood Springs, is a sharing, between the Pope and his St. Stephen 1949, LAEF has helped hundreds of Bishops, of the supreme jurisdiction over youths from throughout the state get a Sunday, October 15, 4 p.m. — Denver, St. the entire Church. Although Christ gave college education that otherwise likely Rose of Lima to Peter the special mission to "feed My would have been out of their financial Tuesday, October 17, 7:30 p.m. —. Den­ sheep.” He gave all the Apostles the power reach. And the organization’s founders ver, Blessed Sacrament to rule the Church when He sent them Thursday, October 19, 4 p.m. — Wray, like to believe they are just getting start­ forth "to make disciples of all nations ... ed. St. Andrew: 7:30 p.m. — Yuma, St. teaching them to observe all the com­ John mandments which I have given you.” Last week Archbishop James V. Tuesday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. — Den­ Casey presented a check for $1,000 to ver, Most Precious Blood The function of the Synod, in the LAEF President Samuel R. Martinez, Friday, October 27, 11 a.m. — Aspen, St. words of Pope Paul’s motu proprio state coordinator for federal anti­ Mary; 5 p.m. — Minturn, St. Patrick establishing the body, is "to encour­ poverty programs. Martinez said the Sunday, November 5, 4 p.m. — Denver, age close union and valued assistance gift would be a big help in LAEF’s St. Anthony of Padua; 7:30 p.m. — between the Sovereign Pontiff and the program of helping any applicant for Denver, St. Louis, Englewood Bishops of the entire world; to insure aid who can benefit by it. Sunday, November 19. 4 p.m. — Denver, that direct and real information is St. Vincent de Paul provided (to the Pope) on questions LAEF exists to help prospective college Sunday, November 26, 4 p.m. — Denver, and situations touching upon the in­ students of Spanish-American descent, St. Philomena ternal action of the Church and its and since 1949 it has made more than (Turn to Page 2) 530 individual loans and grants totaling more than $100,000 — and it’s still grow­ ing. 2 New Parishes The organization’s fiscal year begins Official Appointments April 1. Since that date this year, 96 Given Names applicants have been interviewed — com­ Rev. Joseph Leberer, Holy Family pared to a total of 78 during the 1966-67 fiscal year, when 56 grants or loans total­ Names have been given to two of the Church, Security, also to be Chaplain ing $6,522 were approved and issued. f-* four new parishes established in an offi- of the Knights of Columbus Council Ij cial announcement by Archbishop James Rock Plunges Info Church No. 4636, Security, and Faithful LAEF was formed as a non-profit or­ » V. Casey Aug. 3. Navigator for the Fourth Degree A 70-ton boulder rolled and crashed into the northeast corner of Pre­ ** The new parish in the area of North- ganization by a group of professional men Knights of Columbus Assembly No. cious Blood church in ^ew Castle recently and damaged the church be­ and women troubled by the loss of a . glenn, with the Rev. Martin McNulty as 4636, Security. yond repair, according to the Rev. Robert Durrie, pastor of St. Mary’s pastor, has been named Immaculate source of potential community leadership Rev. Richard Mershon, St. Joseph church, Rifle. At the time of the accident no parishioners were in the — the promising Spanish-American stu­ * Heart of Mary. church, which is a mission of Rifle. The ledges behind the church show Church, Golden, also to be Chaplain dents who could not go to college because |» St. Jude is the name designated for the height from which the rock gained momentum to demolish the build­ of the Knights of Columbus Council they couldn’t afford it. , the new parish in the Green Mountain No. 5757, Golden. ing. See story in Section 2, Page 1. area, which has the Rev. William Sievers In addition to making grants and I as pastor. loans in its own right, LAEF provides an The other two parishes, named upon 20,000 Baptist Delegates invaluable counseling and guidance ser­ f establishment, are Church of the Risen vice for applicants that often leads to V, Christ, in the area of South Monaco and scholarships available from other founda­ Dartmouth with the Rev. Joseph O’­ tions or the colleges themselves. Malley as pastor and St. Joan of Arc par­ Seek Peace in Racial Battle Currently, for example, Loretto Heights college maintains two scholarships for ish, Arvada West, with the Rev. James Twenty-thousand delegates represent­ sometimes several years” of deliberate nation, not only to eliminate the cause of LAEF, another is extant at Temple Buell Rasby as pastor. ing the 6.3 million members of the large­ planning. riots but to fulfill the national promise to college, and Civitan Club also makes an See story on Page 3. ly Negro National Baptist convention de­ Dr.