Bishop Feehan High School - Flashback Yearbook (Attleboro, MA)

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Administrators Work Together. “Getting to know you,”’ has been one of our new principal’s chief concerns as she makes the daily rounds of classrooms, cor- ridors, and cafeteria. Sister Mary Mercy firmly believes that personal contact with faculty and students by observing both in classroom situations will help her to understand better how Feehan may best serve the needs of each. For all the countless little mercies she has shown, the problems she has shared, and the responsibilities of adult action she has placed on us, we say a sincere ‘Thank you, Sister.”’ In our libra ry which has increased substantially through his dona- tions, our Bishop and our principal wait for the first Corporation meeting of the year to begin. Secretary, Mrs. Alice Loew, consults Sister Mary Mercy about re- cording test scores. Keeping Feehan accounts and bills in order is a full time job for Mrs. Ida Galligan.

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Diocesan and School “What is administration?’’ students sometimes wonder. It seems so far up and away that we forget that admin- istrators are people—in this case, people who are vitally concerned with Feehan. Our Most Reverend Bishop James L. Connolly had not only the far-sighted vision to estab- lish a Catholic high school in this area but also the ener- getic initiative to make this dream a reality. Aiding Bishop Connolly in his work of diocesan education is his Vicar-General, Auxiliary Bishop James J. Gerrard, also a staunch friend of Feehan. Organizational details, curric- ulum planning, equipment expansion make up some of the responsibilities of our diocesan superintendent, Father Pa- trick J. O’Neill and his assistant, Father Joseph Delaney. From our earliest days in our unfinished building to our latest scholastic achievements, these two priests, by their personal interest and support, have brought diocesan administration closer to our daily lives. Waiting for the graduation line to form, Bishop Connolly peruses our latest Feehan Flashback. Addressing our teachers at the Convention held annually at Feehan is Bishop James J. Gerrard Auxil- iary Bishop. Father Delaney smiles his approv- al of Feehan achievements. Addressing the departing seniors, Father O'Neill expresses his con- gratulations.

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Focal Point of Feehan’s Religious Activity, the Mass Holy Mass, the central act of Catholic worship, is the pivotal point around which religious training at Feehan swings. First Fridays, before Thanksgiving and Christmas, during retreat and other special times, th e drama of re- demption is reenacted on our stage. At Communion, the oneness of the Feehan family is made visible as faculty and students share the Eurcharistic meal. From opening to closing prayer, through formal instruc- tion and lively discussion in classes, religion permeates our whole day. Principles of Christian living, caught from and taught by dedicated faculty, flow through the whole of student life. Freshmen begin with the study of the Bible; Sophomores continue with liturgy and sacraments; Juniors probe the meaning of the Church and the kingdom of God. Marriage and contemporary challenges to Christian living are studied in depth by the seniors in the light of Vatican Il. Head of the department is Father Joseph Pow- ers, assisted by $. M. Hope, S. M. Kilian, $. M. Marguerite, S. M. Angelica, $. M. Othilda, $. M. Julian, $. M. Donna, and S. M. Claude. Head of the Religion department and chaplain, Father Jo- At the offertory procession, Marie Hermans and Joseph seph Powers often celebrates holy Mass for Feehan Danue present the gifts for the sacrifice. students. Communion hymns are led by Peter Phipps, Charles Deschenes, and Robert Allen.