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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, January 10, 1959 MOSBY AIR FORCE HOLY NAME SOCIETY MOODY AF BASE — The twenty-one members of Moody AFB Holy Name Society added sixty-three members to their So ciety during the month of De cember at an Enrollment and Renewal Ceremony at the Base Chapel. Following the Chapel service there was a banquet cel ebrating the Third Anniversary of the Moody AFB Holy Name Society; relatives and friends were guests at the banquet. The QVAIRiiFLES 150 persons at the banquet heard the aims and goals of the Holy Name Society from the guest speaker, the Rev. Paul Hennessey, O.M.I., parish priest of the Lakeland 'Mission in Georgia. The unusual success of the membership drive was explain ed by Chaplain (Capt.) Wilfred L. Krieger, Catholic Chaplain of the Base and Spiritual Moderat or of the Society, “The Presi dent of the Society, S/Sgt. Ed ward Van Daele, organized a membership committee which consisted of at least three men from each organization of the Base. The three men were ordi narily an officer, a sargeant, and an enlisted man from each unit, and these men were given a list of all the Catholic personnel in their squadron and encouraged to make a personal contact with each man. This membership committee, which we call the Holy Name Unit Representa tives, made frequent reports on their progress.” The Moody AFB Holy Name Society regularly meets on the second Sunday of each month at the 0930 Mass and attends a breakfast immediately after Mass. Ga., neighboring parish to the Base and spiritual moderator of St. John’s Holy Name Society, congratulates the Society on the effect of their good example to the residents of the town of Val dosta and encouragement given to his Holy Name Society.—(Official USAF Photography, Moody AF Base). PRIESTS OF Pastor of the newly created parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Columbus, is the Rev. William P. Dowling. A Native of Savannah, Father Dowling is a graduate of the former Marist School for Boys, attended Benedictine Military School and Savannah High School. He entered the Air Force in 1943, and was honorably dis charged in 1946. Upon his re lease from active duty Father enrolled at St. Bernard College, a minor seminary, where he studied for two years. Father then attended Gre gorian University, Rome Italy, and after four years received his Ph. D. Degree in 1951. He then attended St. Mary’s Semin ary where he received the de gree of S.T.B. He was ordained in May of 1954 at the Cathedral in Savannah by the Most Rev erend Francis E. Hyland, then auxiliary-Bishop of the Diocese. Father served for three years as assistant at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Savannah and in 1957 was named assistant pastor of Holy Family parish in Columbus. In July of this year Father THE DIOCESE REV. WILLIAM P. DOWLING Dowling was named pastor of the newly created parish of Our of Lourdes in South Colum bus. The parish has just com pleted the construction of a $130,00 church. This construc tion was carried out under Fa ther Dowling’s leadership. On the 18th of this month Bishop McDonough will preside at the dedication ceremonies for this new Church. Visitor To Moscow Attended Sunday Mass Within Walking Distance Of The Kremlin The author of the following article is the director of the Catholic Travel Office, IT asli- ington, D. C. lie was in 1\Ios- cow recently on a trip sponsor ed by Air France and Intour ist, the official Soviet govern ment travel bureau. This is the first of tivo articles in which he will give his impres sions of the current state of religion in Russia. By John G. Hodgson (Written for N.C.W.C. News Service) Sunday Mass in the Church of St. Louis of the French is much like Mass in any other parish in this country or abroad. The difference — and it is a big one —- is that the church is in the heart of downtown Mos cow, within easy walking dis tance of Nikita Khrushchev’s Kremlin office. Two Masses are offered every Sunday morning in the Church of St. Louis, one at 8:45 and the other at 11. On the day I was there (and, as far as I can learn, every Sunday) the church was filled to capacity for both of them. The 700 to 800 people who at tended each of these Masses were not, with but few excep tions, embassy personnel. They were the Catholic people of Moscow. St. Louis of the French is the only church in Moscow for Rus sian Catholics, though there are also open some 70 Orthodox churches, as well as a Baptist church and a Jewish synagogue. Contrary to most reports, I found a number of men present for the Masses, though women were in the majority. In addi tion, there were a number of young people — especially sur prising since the Soviets have made Monday the official holi day of the week and Sunday is an ordinary workday. MAKING PLEDGE—Photograph of the Base Chapel showing the previous members on the right side of the Chapel (renewing their pledge) and the 63 new members on the left side taking their pledge for the first time. Father Krieger is in the pulpit leading the pledge, President Ed ward Van Daele and Vice-President Michael Bartosik (A 2-c) stand beside the Spiritual Director. —(Official USAF Photograph, Moody AF Base.) It would not be correct to say the people belonged either to the “poor” or the “rich” classes. All the people of Moscow look poor by our standards. The con gregation at St. Louis was dress ed no more and no less shabbily GROUP PHOTO—Holy Name men, 84 strong, after banquet in the Moody AFB Officer’s Club, near Valdosta, Ga.—(Official USAF Photography, Moody AF Base). than anyone else in the city. The sermon was preached and Communion was distributed af ter the Masses. Everyone in the congregation stayed, and many of them received Communion. I did not attend Mass at St. Louis during the week, but I did visit the church during the day several times. There were always six or eight people there, making visits to the Blessed Sacrament with evident devo tion. I was told that on week days one Mass is offered at 8:45, and the attendance is usually around 300. While inside the church I had no feeling that I was under any surveillance, and apparently none of the congregation had any suspicions along this line either. I was told by other Rus sians with whom I spoke that those who want can go to church, and no questions are asked. Of course, Communist party members do not attend, but their number is rather limited in comparison with the rest of the population. The church is apparently kept up by the donations of the faith ful. There are no collections and the only appeal for money is a box placed unobtrusively at the rear of the church. The church building has a classic facade with yellowish stucco pillars. The interior is like any other Latin Rite church, with nothing “Russian” or “eastern” about it. The main altar is set back. The altar on the epistle side is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, while that on the Gospel side is dedicated to St. Louis. On the Saturday before I at tended Mass there, I had oc casion to visit the pastor of St. Louis of the French, primari ly to find out when Mass would be offered the next day. The pastor of this remarkable parish is a Polish priest in his 40’s, about six feet tall with a crewcut. In addition to Rus sian, he speaks good German and a little French, but no Eng lish. Confessions are heard at St. Louis in Russian, Polish and German. I found the pastor eating his breakfast at a table in the church sacristy, apparently a regular practice of his. He was being served by two sacristans in their late 40’s. Next day I saw them serving the priest’s Masses. Even apart from the problem of the language barrier, the priest did not seem to have much to say to me. It occurred to me that he may not care to hold forth on the condition of the church in Russia, but pre fers just to do his job of pro viding the sacraments and car ing for the Catholics of Mos cow. While in Moscow I went one evening to the opera. The pro duction was a modern work on the communist revolution in China. The heroine was a sort of communist Joan of Arc, who gave her life for the revolution and later became a quasi- patroness of the Chinese Red Army. RECEIVES LAPEL BUTTON—Chaplain (Capt.) Wilfred L. Krieger presents one of the 63 new Holy Name members with his lapel button and manual.—(Official USAF Photography, Moody AF Base). BISHOP ADDRESSES PARENTS SAVANNAH — “The Origin of the Cardinals, the Princess of the Catholic Church” was the subject of an address given by Bishop Thomas J. McDonough at the monthly meeting of the Cathedral Home and School As sociation held recently. Subsequent to the address, a question and answer discussion was held in which the Bishop and the parents participated. Msgr. T. James McNamara re marked upon his recent visit to Rome and his audience with the late Pope Pius XII. The fifth grade students, un der the direction of Sister Marie Carolyn, presented a Christmas pageant portraying the birth of the Christ Child. The stage of the cafetorium was decorated to carry out the theme of the pre sentation. Mr. Julian Hallian, Pro gram Chairman, reported that Father Cuddy, Diocesan Su perintendent of Schools, would be the speaker for the January meeting. RECEIVE AWARDS—Pictured with their Scout awards are Jack Twiggs and Dennis Kearns, Jr.—(Morgan Fitz Photo). Awards or tS WORKS BOTH WAYS Don’t jump to conclusion that a man knows it alt just because he never says anything. Guild Gives Party For St Mary’s SAVANNAH — The Saint Mary’s Home Guild entertained with a Christmas Party for the girls. The large room was beau tifully decorated with a huge tree and the tables were cover ed with Christmas cloths and candelabra with red candles and scenes of . Santa Claus, the Na tivity, and the Herald Angels. The girls entered singing Christmas carols and were met by Santa Claus by the tree, where he presented each girl with a gift from the Guild. Miss Frederica Oliver was chairman of the entertainment. Refresh ments, appropriate to the sea son, were served by the officers oP the Guild, after which the girls sang Christmas songs. Guests for the party included His Excellency Bishop Thomas J. McDonough, Msgr. Andrew McDonald, Father Felix Donnel ly, pastor of the Church of the Nativity and Chaplain of the Home, and several Sisters from the convents of the Sisters of Mercy in Savannah. K. C. Auxiliary Names Officers ALBANY — The Knights of Columbus Auxiliary held its monthly meeting December 16 at the home of Mrs. Bill Starr. The president, Mrs. Fred Mills, welcomed three new members and extended season’s greetings to everyone. Lovely Yuletide decorations were used. The members placed gifts under the Christmas Tree in the living room. The nominating committee presented the new slate of of ficers for the coming year as fol lows: President, Mrs. Victor Heidgerken; vice president, Mrs Joe Blazer, and secretary-treas urer, Mrs. Tommy Coleman. Twenty-five members were present. Refreshments were served by the hostess, Mrs. Bill Starr, and co-hostess, Mrs. Vic tor Heidgerken. AUGUSTA — Two scouts, members of St. Mary’s parish, received high scout awards re cently. Dennis Kearnes, Jr., and Jack Twiggs were the recipients of the awards which were pre sented during a scouting pro gram telecast over WJBF-TV on December 21st. Jack re ceived the Silver Award (top honor of Eagle Scouting), while Dennis received the Eagle Scout award. The scouts were participants in a program which described SAVANNAH — On Friday night, the 12th of December, Saint Mary’s Catholic Youth ST. MARY’S AUXILIARY mrrriNR AUGUSTA — The monthly meeting of St. Mary’s Ladies Auxiliary was held on Decem ber 10 th. The president, Mrs. E. Val Hastings, presided. Father Daniel J. Bourke open ed the meeting with a prayer. He reminded the ladies of the essay being sponsored by the N.C.C.W. on Consecrating the Home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and urged each member of the parish to have her home consecrated. Miss Ellouore H. Bernard, di rector of volunteers of the Vet erans Administration Hospital, spoke briefly on the volunteer program of both hospitals and asked for volunteers to serve in the hospitals. Mrs. William Barrett, chair man of the Foreign Relief Com mittee, thanked members for the wonderful response of the Bish ops Clothing Drive. Mrs. Claude Starr Wright, program chairman, introduced Father George James as speak er. He gave a very interesting and informative talk on Christ mas decorations and Christmas customs. A delightful social hour was enjoyed in the capable hands of Mrs. L. J. Ward. to the television audience the various ranks in scouting and how they are achieved. Dennis Kearns, Jr., is the son of Mr .and Mrs. Dennis Kearns of 709 Highland Avenue. Jack Twiggs is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Twiggs of 1101 Meigs Street. Other scouts from St. Mary s. who received awards were: Tenderfoot Award: James Faughnan, Albert Gary and Crane Garren; First Class Award: Harry Jacobs, Jr., Joe Slattery, Jr., Joe Mulherin and Michael Karns. Council held a Cavalcade of Stars musical revue in the au ditorium of Pius X-High School in Savannah. This marked the fourth fund-raising activity by the Council since October, aim ed at stabilizing the treasury. In October the first meeting of St. Mary’s CYC was held, with seven members in attend ance. The Council now numbers approximately forty active members. As a means of build ing a treasury the CYC spon sored a dance, which was con sidered to be the first success of October. In addition to this, the Council held a barbecued chicken dinner in the cafeteria of Pius X High School. Mr. Jos eph McGonagle, Adult Advisor, termed the results of the Octo ber programming gratifying. The Cavalcade of Stars, ac cording to Father Herbert Well- meier, Diocesan Youth Director, was the first successful perform ance of any Catholic Youth Council in Savannah. Praise was also expressed by another guest at the performance. Father Wil liam Coleman of Blessed Sacra ment parish, Savannah. Saint Mary’s CYC plans more activities along the line of the four-point program in the com ing months. The president, Nor man Elmore expressed his grati tude to Fr. Keohane, pastor of St. Mary’s, and also to the Sisters of Saint Pius X High School, “who have been most gracious and willing in helping the CYC toward being the most active in the diocese.” Cavalcade Of Stars mCULATE HEART C. V. C. Sl>eWRS MUSICAL REVUE MISS C. Y. C.—Miss Irene Elmore is crowned “Miss C. Y. C.” during the “Cavalcade of Stars” produced by the Immaculate Heart of Miry Catholic Youth Council in Savannah. Shown from left to right are: 3rd runner-up, Miss Rosalyn Hawkins; 2nd runner-up, Miss Greta Edmond son; CYC vice-president, Miss Ouida Moore; Miss CYC, Miss Irene Elmore; 1st runner-up, Miss Don Sibert.
