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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
Vol. 39, No. 9
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1958
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Parish Youth Problems Discussed At Workshops
NEW CHURCHES FOR DIOCESE
N i i< j F .
Pictured here are architect sketches of new churches to be erected in the Diocese. The
upper picture is a drawing for Our Lady of the Assumption, Sylvania. The lower drawing is of
St. Christopher’s, Claxton. Architects are Thomas and Hutton & Associates of Savannah.
To Erect Churches At
Claxton And Sylvania
DEANERY y
MEETING
OCT. 8TH
SAVANNAH — The Fall
meeting of the Savannah
Deanery, Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women, will be held
on Wednesday, October 8th
at St. James Church, Savan
nah.
A Dialogue Mass will pre-
ceed the meeting at 11:30 cel
ebrated by Most Rev. Thomas
J. McDonough, Auxiliary-
Bishop.
All are asked to bring a
box lunch and drinks will be
furnished by St. James Par
ish. Lunch will be immedi
ately following the Mass, and
the meeting will be at 1:30
p. m.
Adjournment will be at
2:45 so that parents will be
able to pick up their children
from school. All are cordially
invited to attend. Mrs. Owen
Porter, president, will pre
side.
Americans Number
Six Thousand In
Foreign Missions
WASHINGTON — His Excel
lency, the Most Rev. Fulton J.
Sheen, National Director of the
Society for the Propagation of
the Faith stated that the total
number of U. S. missionaries
represented less than 3 percent
of the 225,082 American Priests,
Brothers and Sisters.
CANADIAN
HOLY NAME
TO ORGANIZE
PORT CREDIT, Ont. — Rev.
F. M. Drouin, O.P., superior of
the Dominican Priory here has
been named by the Canadian
Bishops as national promoter of
the Holy Name Society in Can
ada. Hitherto, the Society has
been organized along the Dio
cesan level.
The man who gets places
while appearing to be going no
where is well versed in the art
of diplomacy.
SAVANNAH — His Excellen
cy the Most Rev. Thomas J.
McDonough, Auxiliary-Bishop,
announced plans here, for the
construction of two new Church
es for the Diocese of Savannah.
The new churches are St. Chris
topher’s, Claxton and Our Lady
of the Assumption, Sylvania.
St. Christopher’s Church at
Claxton will seat 110 people in
the nave. It is so designed that
the Parish Hall is separate from
the nave by a folding partition
which will permit utilizing this
space for additional seating. The
church is of a simple contem
porary design and will be faced
with a dusty pink shade brick.
The interior of the church will
be exposed concrete block paint
ed, featuring graceful laminated
wood arches.
The Parish Hall of St. Chris
topher’s is 18 x 30 feet and has
direct connection to the kitchen
in the Rectory, which will do
double duty for church social
functions.
The Rectory, which adjoins
the Parish Hall and forming a
third leg of a U-shaped plan,
consists of a living room, office,
combination dining room and
kitchen, and two bedrooms. A
garden is being developed with
in the confines of the three
buildings so that the church,
parish hall, and rectory over
look the garden. An attractive
brick fence gives the garden a
sense of enclosure.
Our Lady of the Assumption
Church in Sylvania will have a
seating capacity in the nave of
170 persons. The exterior of the
church will be brick similar to
that used at St. Christopher’s.
The interior of the church will
be concrete block painted, with
laminated wood arches, support
ing an exposed wood roof deck.
The church connects to the
rectory by means of an open
breezeway with a masonry plas
ter bed as the focal point. The
rectory has a living room, of
fice, combination kitchen and
dining area, and three bed
rooms. The parish hall abuts the
rectory and again the kitchei
facilities in the rectory are avail
able for use at church social
functions.
Our Lady of the Assumption
Church is to be constructed on
a hilltop site overlooking the
approach road. The front ele
vation of the church will feature
a combination of alternating
vertical panels or redwood and
milk-white glass.
ADDRESSED N. C. C. W.—Some 6,500 delegates to the 29th
national convention of the National Council of Catholic Women,
meeting in St. Louis, heard Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell
address the gathering. Pictured on that occasion are, left to
right: Archbishop Karl J. Alter of Cincinnati, Episcopal Chair
man, N. C. C. W.; Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter of St. Louis, the
host; Mrs. Robert H. Mahoney, of Hartford, Conn., national presi
dent and Mr. Mitchell.—(NC Photos).
Msgr. Schieder Stresses
AT SAVANNAH WORKSHOP
His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough is pictured with delegates at the Sav
annah Youth Workshop held September 20. Also pictured is the Rev. E. R. Frank, assistant pas
tor at the Church of The Most Blessed Sacrament, Savannah.—(Morning News Photo).
Spiritual Activity Need
SAVANNAH — Between 250 and 300 members of Parish
Youth Councils from throughout the Savannah Diocese attended
the Diocesan Council Youth Workshops held in Savannah and
Albany on September 20th and 21st. In attendance also, were their
adult advisors and their parish Priests.
The workshops, instituted at
the behest of Bishop Thomas J.
McDonough were under the di-
to acquaint the youth of the va
rious parishes with the extent
and scope of the organization
on a nation-wide level.
Monsignor Scheider said that
the National Council of Catho
lic Youth is the largest youth
organization in the United
States, comprising some seven
million members. “You can get
some idea of the size of this or
ganization,” he said, “when you
consider that eighteen thousand
boys and girls and their adult
advisors attended the last Na
tional Convention in Philadel
phia. And you can.get some idea
of the caliber of its members
MOST REV. THOMAS J.
McDonough
Auxiliary-Bishop
rection of Rev. Herbert Well-
meier, Diocesan Director of
Catholic Youth, and conducted
by Right Rev. Joseph E. Shieder,
Ph.D., Director of the National
Council of Catholic Youth, with
headquarters in Washington,
D. C.
Delegates from parishes in the
Savannah and. Augusta dean
eries met in Savannah, while
those from parishes in the Co
lumbus Deanery met at St. The
resa’s School Auditorium in Al
bany. Holy Family Parish, Co-
REV. HERBERT WELLMEIER
Director of Youth
lumbus, was represented by a
delegation of 30 high school
youths who traveled to Albany
in a chartered bus.
The purpose of the workshop
was two-fold. They were in
tended, first, to acquaint the of
ficers and members of the vari
ous Parish Youth Organizations
with programming procedures,
services of the National Council
of Catholic Youth, of which they
may avail themselves, National
Catholic Youth Publications and
the nature and organization of
the Parish Youth Council. The
second workshop was intended
to demonstrate ways and means
of overcoming problems con
nected with youth activities, and
MSGR. SCHIEDER
Speaker
when you remember that the
entire convention was run by
the youth, themselves.” (The
National Convention was held
last November at the Conven
tion Hall of Philadelphia and
was the largest convention ever
held in the Quaker City. It was
one of the ten largest conven
tions ever held anywhere in the
United States.)
Monsignor Schieder spoke
forcefully of the absolute neces
sity of spiritual activity in every
Youth Council, telling the as
sembled delegates that one hun
dred and twenty-five priests had
distributed Holy Communion at
one time in Philadelphia’s Con
vention Hall at the recent Na
tional Convention.
He urged widespread observ
ance of National Catholic Youth
Week, which begins with Na
tional Catholic Youth Commun
ion Sunday on October 26th and
ends on November 2nd. The Na
tional Director also urged the
youth of the diocese to use all
their efforts to enlist the co
operation of radio, television
and newspapers to publicize
their activities and their pro
gram, and warned them not to
become “just another teen-age
dancing club.” Instead of spend
ing time demanding that others
do for them, Monsignor Schie
der said members of the Parish
Youth Council should seek ways
and means to be of service to
others as well as to themselves.
John Mulholland To
Address Laymen's Ass'n
ATLANTA — John Mulhol
land, Director of the Field Serv
ices of the National Council of
Catholic Men, will deliver the
principal address at the Sunday
meeting of the Catholic Lay
men’s Association of Georgia.
Addressing the Luncheon
Meeting in the Dinkier Plaza
Hotel on Sunday, October 26th,
Mr. Mulholland will speak on
the general subject of the lay
apostolate.
Atlanta will be host to the
meeting which will open Satur
day evening, October 25th, and
close with the luncheon meeting
October 26th.
His Excellency the Most Rev.
Francis E. Hyland, Bishop of
Atlanta, will be celebrant of the
Convention Mass to be offered
October 26th at the Diocesan
Shrine of the Immaculate Con
ception. The Most Rev. Thomas
J. McDonough, auxiliary-bishop
of Savannah will deliver the
sermon at this mass.
It is requested that those at
tending from out of town make
their hotel arrangements direct
ly with the hotel. Luncheon res
ervations may be secured
through the office of the Lay
men’s Association, 416 8th St.,
Augusta.
NOTRE DAME
BOOK SHOP
ANNIVERSARY
SAVANNAH — The Notre
Dame Book Shop of Savannah
this month is observing its Fifth
Anniversary.
During September, 1953, a
small group of members of the
Savannah Deanery worked dili
gently preparing a shop and fur
nishings for the opening of a
Catholic book store and infor
mation center. Other Catholic
women who several years before
had launched a similar project in
Atlanta came down from that
(pity to assist in the stocking of
the shop and to give the volun
teers in Savannah the benefit of
their experience.
Under the spiritual direction
of Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James Mc
Namara, the Notre Dame Book
Shop/dedicated to Our Lady of
Good Counsel, held open house
on October 11, the beautiful
feast of Our Lady’s Maternity.
Grateful Savannahians, who had
long felt the need for a Catholic
Center where religious articles,
missals and books could be se
cured, took it to their hearts.
Increased. Increased patronage
called for expansion and in
May, 1956 the Book Shop moved
from its original site at 5 W.
Liberty Street, across the street
to larger quarters. There, its at
tractive interior, its spacious
lending library, unique alcove of
crucifixes and niche of statues,
its charming children’s room
and its wonderful selection of
religious articles, pamphlets,
pictures, books and missals
caused much favorable comment
from out-of-town visitors as
well as Savannahians.
The success of this project has
been due to a great extent to
the loyalty of the volunteers
who have staffed the shop since
its beginning. Many of the orig
inal volunteers are still serving
the Shop, having contributed
hundreds of hours of Catholic
Action. Surely Our Lady has
blessed them for their unselfish
devotion and she must be very
pleased with the progress “her”
shop has made in Savannah.
In observance of its Fifth
Anniversary, the Notre Dame
Book Shop is having an Anni
versary Sale, October 16, 17, 18
during which all religious arti
cles, missals and some books are
being otffered at a 20% discount.
Open house will be held on the
first day of the sale, Thursday,
October 16, from 10 a. m. to 5
p. m. and the public is extended
a cordial invitation to visit the
Shop. This is also a good oppor-
Formosa Archbishop Says
Defense Of Offshore Islands
Is Defense Of “Human Rights’ 7
(Radio, N.C.W.C. News Service)
TAIPEI, Formosa — The de
fense of the Nationalist-held off
shore islands against heavy Red
attack from the Chinese main
land is the defense of “human
rights, including religious free
dom,” Archbishop Joseph Kuo
of Taipei declared here.
The Archbishop referred to
the intensive shelling of Que-
moy island by the Chinese com
munists which began August 23
and which has since led to the
intervention of the U. S. Sev
enth Fleet in convoying Na
tionalist supply ships.
He spoke as talks opened in .
Warsaw between U. S. and Chi
nese communist representatives
in an effort to end the mount
ing tension in the Formosa
Straits, and as the new session
of the United Nations General
Assembly opened where the Far
Eastern situation is expected to
be the dominant issue.
“Quemoy and Matsu are not
only symbols of liberty,” Arch
bishop Kuo said, “but guaran
tees that the free world is will
ing to stand firm in the defense
of cherished principles.”
“The defense of the offshore
islands, the refusal to abandon
65,000 inhabitants is the defense
of human rights, including re
ligious freedom, a refusal to
compromise or retreat in the
face of aggression at the cost of
human liberty,” he added.
Archbishop Kuo is the top
ranking prelate in Formosa
where the Church has grown
with remarkable swiftness fol
lowing the arrival of many mis
sioned ousted from the Chinese
mainland by the communists.
He is a native of Hopeh pro
vince in China, was ordained in
1931 and named Prefect Apos
tolic of Taipei in 1950.
He became the See’s first
Archbishop when the National
ist Chinese capital was raised to
archdiocesan rank in 1952. The
archdiocese is confined to the
care of the Congregation of the
Disciples of the Lord, of which
Archbishop Kuo was formerly
superior general.
29 NEW STUDENTS AT
ST. JOSEPH’S, SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH — This year
St. Joseph’s School of Nursing
welcomed 29 new students.
These girls hail from all parts
of Georgia and South Carolina.
For the first week, the upper
classmen set a hectic pace of
parties and entertainment which
included a tea, movies, a ham
burger fry, and a beach party.
During this same week the
freshmen were orientated to
the school and hospital through
a series of lectures and tours.
At the first Student Associ
ation Meeting plans were made
to include new and varied ac
tivities for the coming year.
Swimming, tennis, ballet,
bridge, parliamentary proced
ure, and ice skating are some of
the plans under consideration.
Now that the freshmen have
become familiar with the school,
they have buckled down to
work. Daily classes are prepar
ing them for the soon-to-come
day when they will put their
newly-learned procedures into
practice in the hospital. The
goal and motivating force of
tunity to take advantage of the
great savings in effect then and
at the same time to do some
early Christmas shopping.
each of these 29 girls is the an
ticipated day in March when
they will receive the crown of
their academic year — their
cap!
Augusta Plans
Holy Hour
AUGUSTA—Saint Mary’s Pa
rish will hold a Family Holy
Hour October 3rd from six until
seven o'clock in the evening. It
will be held in conjunction
with the first Friday evening
Mass.
All families are urged to at
tend in a group, or with as
many members as possible, to
pray for family unity and world
peace.
Very Reverend David J.
Bourke, V.F., pastor, will con
duct the Holy Hour.
To Be Installed
ARMARILLO — Archbis
Robert E. Lucey of San Ante
will officiate at the ceremony
installation on October 22
the Most Rev. John L. Mork
sky as Bishop of Armarillo.