Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-21
WoMAN's IMPORTANT PART
 IN HELPING WIN THE WAL
Emphasized Sunday, in Conaection With Annual Statement of Parish Spiritual Statistics by St. Patrick's Rector. #M

With Annual Statement of Parish
 Spiritual Statistics by St. Patriek's
 Rector. f%
 An honor roll containing list of 9S young patriotS@other names are to l be added-was in place in the vesti- buIe of St Patricks church Sunday. ] The explanatory lettering and orna- mentation are in the national coiors, | the names being written in black. All reading the list are requested to pray for the temporal and spiritual welfare l of the boys there named. From the pulpit during the high l mass Rev. John H. Broderick, rector l of the church, referred to the honor l list, stating that he felt sure there | must be additional names which be- | longed on the list and requesting per- l sons knowing of such names to inform i him. He also stated that service 1 flag is in preparation. and is to be | placed in the church as soon as he feels sure the exact number of young | men in the federal service has been secured. Yesterday was the second Sunday after the Epiphany, the gos- pei was John n iii, mar rating the miracle of the changing of the water into wine at the we'd l SiAAA5 ASo<Sk SA StSlAo OA 10AASOs
 Parish Statistics.
 | Continuing his annual statement, Rev. Father Broderick announced the statistics dealing with the spiritual
 condition of the parish.
 l During the past year there were TIT
 baptisms, 174, of children and of frmations, 104 first communions and Il 101 deaths.
 I. There were fifty marriages of which
 number S4 were of Catholics the, other Il is being what are called mixed mar
 riages, in which one of the parties is of some other faith.
 | Church Against Mixed Marriages. Just how distasteful these latter
 unions are to the Catholic church was
 emphasized by Father Broderick, who considered at length the danger to
 faith of a Catholic who weds one out
 of his own church, and more partic-
 ularly the danger that children born or such unions should be lost to the , church. In this matter he urged par ents to see to it that their daughters , and sons do not engage to marry peo- pie of other beliefs; and he expressed the hope that no such nuSnber of [ mixed marriages be recorded in St. l y .. 5 If such marriages must be performed,
 if such unions are inevitable, better of , course, he said to have them per- F formed in the church; but the teach f ing of the Catholic church is directly | against them. and Catholics contract g ing such marriages are liable to re- g gret their mistake, in 99 per cent. of f such unions.
 Matter of Catholic Education.
 There are 39o pupils registered in
 the parish school, the number having | fallen off somewhat, due largely to . families having moved from town dur 1 ing the temporary industrial depres- sion. There are 29S other children
 of the parish who are in other schools
 where, the rector said, they are de- v education and systematic training in
 their Catholic faith. All s1ich chil-
 dren can receive in this training is = what is given them each Sunday aft ,. CT the o'clock mass, and by one o1 the priests of the parish every Sat
 urday morning. In the parish schoo Il on the contrary, religious education
 goes along parallel with secular in. ;. struction. He admonished neglectfu
 parents that the responsibility rest. t with them. if their children fail to re. 1 SOifC I4tC 1lIt III 1tElG1Ous = education and practices so requisite
 in a goddess aga.
 Societies Membership 1926. In societies directly connected witt
 the parish-the Sacred Heart League
 Apostleship of Prayer. Holy Name So.
 cfety, Young Ladies' Sodality, Chil.
 dren of Mary, Immaculate Conceptior
 and Holy Angels Sodalities-there
 is membership of 1926.
 | Total os 1915 Sick Calls. During the past year the priests 0, ,f the narish have made 1915 sick call. ''ee st%tutions hospitals, sanatarium /. and almshouse, and in nearly ever. ' instance the sacraments were admin 'I istered. This is a pretty good proof ,SS Father Broderick declared, that hi " two curates, Rev. Peter J. Cuny ant E Rev. Myies P. Calvin have been kep 'l busy during the year,
 Reference was made to the increas - ing number of Holy Communlons as
 practical evidence of faith; many ap ,0 proach the holy table each month s2 the Bread of Life into their souls eacl )l morning. This fact the rector sai lo was encouraging and most consolin 30 to him.
 Fl A Hint to The Lukewarm. l' Attendance at Holy Mass has bee
 good during the year and the hop
 was expressed that those who hay 55 been careless in living up to the re 75 uufrements of their religion durln 25 1917 will show more practical forr s5 of Cathoficity for the coming twelv 50 months.
 20 The hours for baptisms were stated 75 S.30 on Sunday afternoon and o'cloc s9 Thursday evening.
 ss The Duty of Citizens. l' Tn closing his announcements, Fath o1 CT Broderick referred to the respon o4 abilities of his people as Catholic
 and citizens during the crisis 1 5e world history through which the coun ea try is passing. Each man, woman an 7s child has a duty to perform. he sait l5 to encourage our president and hi
 advisors in carrying out tie polio 5o which they have outlined. The me w are already valiantly doing their par
 whether in fighting. in training, 13 munition works, or in other helpfl s4 lines. On women rests the respor 50 sibility of doing even more impor - ant part, in encouraging and noul AT ishing the brave men who are sacr
 ficing so much
 n, The HouseWives' Share. he It devolves upon women to save, he so conserve food and material thu ITS what is so necessary for the men 1 ne service may be at hand as required. m ;: ;: ;: j: HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS