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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
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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
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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.