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DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH EDITION
Serving
Georgia's 88
Southern Counties
Published By The
Catholic Laymen's
Ass'n of Georgia
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
Vol. 39, No. 26
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1959
10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
Commencement Exercises For
Six High Schools Of Diocese
SAVANNAH—The last week
of May and the first week of
June will bring to a close the
1958-1959 school year of six high
schools in the Diocese of Savan
nah.
The graduating class of
Aquinas High School, Augusta,
received their diplomas at ex
ercises at St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill,
Augusta, on Sunday evening,
May 24th, at 7:30 p. m. Di
plomas were presented by His
Excellency, Bishop Thomas J.
McDonough, auxiliary Bishop of
Savannah.
The following evening, May
25th, at 7:30 p. m. Bishop Mc
Donough presided at commence
ment exercises of Immaculate
Conception High School in Au
gusta. The ceremonies were
conducted in the new auditori
um, recently dedicated in the
Augusta parish.
The Cathedral in Savannah
was- the scene of graduation
ceremonies of St. Vincent’s
Academy on Tuesday evening,
May 26th. Bishop McDonough
presided and gave the com
mencement address.
On Thursday evening, May
28th, His Excellency also pre
sided at exercises at St. Bene
dict’s Church, Savannah, where
the graduating class of St. Pius
X High School received their
diplomas.
Mount de Sales seniors will
receive their diplomas from
Bishop McDonough after a
graduation Mass at 9:30 a. m.,
Sunday, May 31st at St. Joseph’s
Church, Macon. The Bishop
will also deliver the commence
ment address.
A Baccalaureate Mass for the
Cadets of Benedictine Military
School, Savannah will be cele
brated on June 2nd at Sacred
Heart Church, Savannah. Bish
op McDonough will address the
students at the Mass and will
preside at the graduation exer
cises on June 4th at 8:00 p. m.
Diplomas will be conferred by
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James
McNamara, P.A., rector of the
Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist.
ARCHBISHOP
MARKS BOTH
ANNIVERSARY
SAVANNAH — His Excellen
cy, the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’
Hara, Archbishop - Bishop of
MARY, QUEEN OF THE WORLD
ARCHBISHOP O'HARA
Savannah and Apostolic Dele
gate m Great Britain observed
me 3U th anniversary of his Epis
copal Consecration on May 20.
as an expression of affection
and esteem lor tne Arcnbishop,
wno nas been Ordinary of tne
Savannaii Diocese since No
vember 16th, 1935, the laithful
ot tne Diocese received Holy
Communion tor his intention on
Pentecost Sunday. On the anni
versary day, May 20th, priests
of me Diocese offered Mass for
his intention. His Excellency
was aiso the recipient ot a
Burse irom tne parishes of the
Diocese.
Wnen informed by . Bishop
Thomas J. McDonough, auxil
iary Bishop of Savannah of the
Diocesan observance ot the An
niversary, Archbishop O’Hara
cabled, "Lost for words and
most deeply moved by the mag
nificent and totally unexpected
kindness of Your Excellency,
tne priests, religious and faith-
lui ui tne Diocese. 1 beg ail to
accept this very inadequate ex
pression ot my deepest tnanks.
i fervently pray God’s gracious
mercies and bountiful Graces
and Blessings now and always
upon Your Excellency and ail.”
Rev. J. K. Boland
To Be Ordained
For Diocese
SAVANNAH — The third
priest to be ordained for the Dio
cese in 1959 is the Rev. John Ke
vin Boland. Father Boland will
come to the Savannah Diocese
from "Dunloe,” Fort William,
Tivoli, Cork, Ireland. He is the
son of Mrs. Gertrude Bola id .
and the late John Joseph L> j
land of the same address.
Born at Monkstown, County |j-
Cork in 1935, Father Boland at
tended the Christian Brothers’
College, St. Patrick’s Place,
Cork, tor both primary and sec- ,
ondary education.
Tne young priest entered All g
Hallows College, Dublin in Si li
tem ber of 19o3 and will be or- ,
darned in the chapel there on I
June 14th. The Reverend Jar- :
lath Burke, a class-mate, will be §
ordained on the same day lor
the Diocese of Atlanta.
Ordaining prelate will be the |
Most Reverend John C. Mc-
Quaid, Archbishop of Dublin -
and Primate of Ireland. Assist
ing the Archbishop will be the I
Rev. James Murphy, C.M., D.D.,
and the Rev. Eamonn Marron,
L.C.L.
f ather Boland will celebrate
his first Solemn Mass in St.
Patrick’s Churcn, Cork. A bro
ther, the Rev. Anthony Boland,
and a cousin, the Rev. Joseph
Nolan, of Kerry will serve the
Mass.
Another brother, Rev. Ray
mond J. Boland, is a priest of
the Washington Archdiocese.
He has two other brothers,
Francis J. and Patrick A, Bo
land.
Bishop Will Dedicate 3
New Churches In June
OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, SYLVANIA.
K. OF C. STATE CONVENTION Archbishop
AT AUGUSTA MAY 30, 31 Keough Marks
Anniversary
AUGUSTA—Knights of Co
lumbus of Georgia will gather
here, this week end for their
DEADLINE
NOTICE
Deadline for news copy for
Ihe next edition of The Bul
letin will be 3 p. m. Friday,
June 8th.
All copy should be mailed 1
our editorial offices: 416 Eight
Street, Augusta, Ga,
In his encyclical letter "Ad caeli Reginam” issued in 1954,
Pope Pius XII instituted the feast of Mary, Queen of the Uni
verse, and directed that it be observed throughout the world on
May 31. He also instructed that on the same day each year, the
consecration of the human race to the Immaculate Heart of
Mary be renewed so "that there may arise an era of happiness
that will rejoice in the triumph of religion and in Christian
peace.”—(NC Photos).
FR. MORAN
BRIGADIER
GENERAL
WASHINGTON, (NC)—T h e
Senate confirmed the nomina
tion of Father William J. Moran
of San Francisco, to Brigadier
General in the U. S. Army.
Father Moran was appointed
Deputy Chief of Army Chap
lains last November. He studied
at St. Joseph’s College, Mount
View Calif., and St. Patrick’s
Seminary, Menlo Park, Calif.
He has served in a number of
Posts in the United States and
overseas. His service has earned
him the Bronze Star Medal,
American Theater Medal, Euro-
Retreat For
Franciscans
AUGUSTA—The Rev. Gerald
Armstrong, S. J., is retreat-
master for the annual retreat
for the Missionary Francisan
Sisters.
SCHOLARSHIP
AUGUSTA—Miss Ann Bee,
daughter of Mrs. Marjorie Bee,
of 1428 Glenn Ave., has been
awarded a full scholarship for
study this summer at Loyola
University of the South, Lan
guage and Cultural Center, Uni-
versidad Iberoamericana i n
Mexico City.
Miss Bee is a sophomore at
Loyola University in New
Orleans.
pean African Middle Eastern
Theater Campaign Medal, World
War II Victory Medal, Crown
of Italy, Armed Forces Reserve
Medal, and the National Defense
Service Medal.
SILVER JUBILARIANS
Announce
Essay Winners
SAVANNAH — The Ladies
Auxiliary to the Ancient Or
der of Hibernians announces the
following results in the Irish
History Essay Contest.
First prize Valerie Tray
lor, Blessed Sacrament School,
Savannah; Second prize — Di
ane Tergerson, Cathedral Day
School, Savannah; Third prize
—Michael Earley, Our Lady of
the Assumption School, Atlanta.
This contest, conducted annu- ^
ally, is national in its scope, and r
is open to all pupils of public,
parochial, and private schools.
Subjects are assigned on high
school and grammar school lev
el, and identical prizes to each
group, are awarded by state and
national committees.
Missionary Franciscan Sisters who recently observed the Silver Jubilee of their profession
are, (1. to r.): Sister M. Ephrem, Sister M. Virgilius, St. Francis Convent, Savannah; Sister M. Ma
rion, St. Benedict's Convent, Augusta, and Sister M. Leonissa, St. Michael’s Convent, Savannah
Beach. The sisters made their profession of Vows in Rome, Italy in 1934.—(Morgan Fitz photo).
RICHARD REID
57th annual state convention.
Guest speaker for the Satur
day evening Banquet will be
Richard Reid, Editor of The
Catholic News, New York City.
The first session will convene
at 2 p. m. at Aquinas High
School and will hear reports
from the State Officers: Rev.
Lasalle Lenk, O. F. M., State
Chaplain; Charles C. Chesser,
State Deputy; Vestus J. Ryan,
State Secretary; Joseph M. Mc
Donough, State Treasurer; M.
W. Mulherin, Convention Chair
man and reports from Local
Grand Knights as well as re
ports from various appointed
committees.
An address of welcome will
be delivered by J. Noel Sch-
weers, Jr., Grand Knight of
Patrick Walsh Council with the
response being made by Nick
J. Camerio, Macon, past State
Deputy.
There will be a social hour
at the Bon Air Hotel at 7 p. m.,
followed by a banquet at 8 p. m.
Toastmaster at the banquet will
be J. Noel Schweers, Jr,, with
the invocation being given by
Rev. Lasalle Lenk O. F. M., and
the closing prayer by Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V. F.,
pastor of St. Mary’s, Augusta.
An address of welcome will
be delivered by Millard A.
Beckum, Mayor of the City of
Augusta. Charles C. Chesser,
State Deputy will extend greet
ings to the assembled Knights.
Principal speaker will be Rich
ard Reid K. S. G.
The Convention Mass will be
offered at 8 a. m., at St. Mary s-
on-the-HUl, and will be follow- >
ed by a Coffee Hour at St.
Mary's Parish Hall.
The convention will recon
vene at 10 a. m., at Aquinas
High School, and will close with
a dinner at the school at 1 p. m.
Speaker Richard Reid was
editor of THE BULLETIN from
1921 until 1940 when he was
named editor of THE CATH
OLIC NEWS.
A native of Worchester, Mass.,
Reid received his A. B. degree
from Holy Cross College in 1918
and spent the following year
teaching at St. Francis Xavier
College in New York. He came
to Augusta in 1919 as a news
paper reporter. While here, he
became principal of the Knights
of Columbus school for former
servicemen and in 1921 was
named executive secretary of
the Catholic Laymen’s Assn.
Reid received the master’s de
gree from Holy Cross in 1922,
and later received a law degree
after study at the University of
Dayton, Spring Hill College and
Manhattan College. He was ad
mitted to the Georgia Bar in
1929.
The speaker was president of
the Catholic Press Assn., of the
U. S. in 1933-34, and in 1936 the
University of Notre Dame pre
sented him its Latare Medal. In
1938 he received the Doctor of
Literature degree from Holy
Cross, and the same year was
made a Papal Knight of St.
Gregory.
(From The Catholic Review)
BALTIMORE — Archbishop
Francis P. Keough, head of the
Metropolitan See of Baltimore,
celebrated the 25th anniversary
of his consecration as a bishop
on Friday, May 23rd, In the
company of his official family,
representatives of every portion
of his flock, prelates, priests and
religious from far and near, and
a throng of friends, he entered
the Basilica of the Assumption
in jubilant procession and of
fered the Eucharist, the Thanks
giving of Christ.
Twenty-four archbishops and
bishops lent the luster of their
own episcopacy to the com
memoration of a quarter-cen
tury spent in the footsteps of
the Apostles. One of their num
ber, Bishop Lawrence J. She-
han, returning to the diocese
in which he himself once served,
unfolded the meaning of the
occasion as he spoke on “The
Formative Influences of the
American Episocopate.”
The cost of safety goes up
when you try to get along with
out it.
Sylvania
Dedication
June 7th
SAVANNAH — On Sunday,
June 7th at 5:00 p. m. His Ex
cellency, the Most Rev. Tho
mas J. McDonough will dedicate
Sylvania’s new Church and Mis-
sion center. The name of the
new Church is Our Lady of the
Assumption. On June 14th
Bishop McDonough will dedi
cate a new Church in Claxton
and on Sunday, the 21st, an
other new Church at St. Mary’s.
The Rev. Joseph Nagele, pas
tor, will offer the dedication
Mass at Sylvania and the Very
Rev. Clement F. Berchers, Su
perior General of the Glen-
mary Home Missioners will
preach the sermon. The Rev.
Barry, assistant pastor of the
new Church, will be in charge
of ceremonies.
For the past fifteen years, the
Glenmary Fathers have labored
in the counties surrounding the
new church. On August 15, 1957,
the Feast of the Assumption,
the Sylvania parish was form
ed of Screven, Jenkins, Burke,
and Effingham Counties. Prior
to that, this area was part of
the Statesboro mission,
“The new church, rectory and
parish hall in Sylvania are a
living memory to the sacrificial
donations of ordinary people
who have given most generous
cooperation in the building
drive,” said Father Nagele. Part
of the Mother’s Day offerings in
the Savannah Diocese in 1958
was used for this Church which
has been placed under the
Patronage of Our Lady of the
Assumption. Father Nagele also
revealed that the people of the
Diocese of Brooklyn added a
generous gift through their So
ciety for the Propagation of the
Faith.
The new Sylvania Church, de
signed by Thomas and Hutton,
Architects and Engineers, of
Savannah, was built by the
Thompson Construction Com
pany of Charleston, S. C. It
is a brick structure with lami
nated arches and executed in
Modern Gothic design. Milk-
white glass and redwood strips
accentuate the front elevation of
the structure, and the cedar
pews on the asphalt tile floor
will accomodate about 170 wor
shipers. The windows are of Ca
thedral glass.
The combination rectory and
parish hall, also newly con
structed, is connected to the
Church by a breezeway.
Preceding the dedication,
from 1:00 to 4:00 p. m., open
house will be held. A reception
for His Excellency, Bishop Mc
Donough, will follow the cere
mony. In order that the public
may have ample time to visit
and inspect the newest addition
to the Churches of the Diocese
of Savannah, Father Nagele, the
pastor, has announced that open
house will continue throughout
the week.
TECHNOLOGIST HONORED—Sister Andrew Josephine, M.
T. (ASCP) supervisor of laboratories at St. Joseph’s Hospital,
Augusta, was named “medical technologist of the year” during
the recent Georgia Society of Medical Technologists convention
in Savannah. Sister Andrew Josephine was also installed as
president. Mrs. Elizabeth Meyer of Savannah was named presi
dent-elect.—(Morgan Fitz photo).
TWO RETREATS
AT MT. DeSALES
DURING JULY
MACON—Two retreats for
women will be conducted during
July at Mt. de Sales.
The first retreat will open the
evening of July 21st ending
July 24th. The second retreat
will open the evening of July
24th and will close July 26th.
Reservations may be made di
rectly with the Sisters at Mt.
de Sales.
People who complain that
they never had a chance
wouldn’t take one if it
offered.
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