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Published By The Catholic Laymen's Ass'n Of Georgia DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH Vol. 39, No. 9 MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1958 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year 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.