Vancouver College - Collegian Yearbook (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada)

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It was in September 1929 when James Carney was first registered by Br. P.B. Doyle, principal of Vancouver College, as a student of the school. He was placed in the class known as 9 A” (There were two Grade Nine classes at the time). Among his classmates were Jim Lipp, present president of the Alumni Association, Captain Bertram Owen-Jones, Jack and Harris Munsie of Princeton, Lloyd Turner, Joe Keys, Maury and Doug Roberts, Ernie Felton, Jack McMillan of Calgary and Joe Kennedy, to name a few, under the guidance of Br. M.C. Murtagh. This promising young student was, however, not destined to enjoy the privilege of a V.C. graduation, for he received a higher calling, his invitation to the holy priesthood. James Carney joined a number of other fellows who were similarly inclined and made the long journey toSt. Joesph’s Seminary in California for a year. In September 1931, Jim returned briefly to V.C. where he joined his old classmates, then in Grade 11. He remained there for approximately four months while awaiting the completion of Vancouver’s first seminary in Ladner. It was eleven years later, in 1942, when Father Carney was ordained. He spent the next nine years as an assistant at Holy Rosary Cathedral. After two and a half years in Aldergrove, Fr. Carney was sent to Corpus Christi parish in 1953. He was appointed pastor the next year. Father Carney’s marvellous work in the development of his parish is well known. Within ten years he had built a whole new parish center — church, school, auditorium, convent, and rectory. Under his leadership almost all the debts thus incurred have been paid. In 1964, Archbishop Johnston appointed Fr. Carney the Vicar General of V ancouver, and bestowed the title of Monsignor on him. Among his new duties was the complete maintenance of the archdiocese while the Archbishop was in Rome for each of the last two sessions of the Vatican Council. Bishop Carney’s consecration on February 11, 1966 in effect made de jure” what he had been doing de facto” for the past three years. And so it is with much pride and warmest congratulations that we at V.C. pay due tribute to our new Bishop, Most Reverend James F. Carney of the class of ’33.” Archbishop Johnson, Bishop Carney, Archbishop Pip;ne- doli and Bishop O’Neill eon- celebrale Holy Mass during the new Bishop’s consecra- tion. Father Mallen is Master of Ceremonies.

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On the First Friday of the month we re- arrange our schedule to spend an hour together in prayer and song at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. The Glee Club, accompanied by Stanley Kazun, leads the student body in song at a first Friday Mass. Father Hartman, this year’s retreat master, leads the high school students in their three days of devotion. The statue of Our Lady, a camp us landmark, is a site of daily devotion formanystudents.

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A portion of the 9 A class of 1929-30 shows in the front row James Carney, Joe Keys, Eddie Horsman, Don Roth- well and Norm Flowerdew. Behind them we see Lloyd Turner, Jim Morgan, Joe Knowland, Maury Roberts, Bill Sutherland and Jack Munsie. SERVARE UNITATEM Father Carney was raised to the dignity of Monsignor in February, 1964. Bishop Carney distributes Holy Communion to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Carney, and his sister, Sister Mary James, during theceremony of his consecration. Archbishop Pignedoli, the Apostolic Delegate of Canada, stands beside Bishop Carney.