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BRUNSWICK GRADUATION BRUNSWICK FIRST COMMUNION CLASS ■THE BULLETIN, June 27, 1959 (Continued from Page 1) Seventeen An oasis of Catholicism in graduates received diplomas at southernmost Georgia, St. St. Francis Xavier School on Mary’s is thought by local his- June 1st. torians to be the second oldest Those graduating included: city in the United States. Whe- Lawrence Caine, Ronald ther it can be documented, we Hamel, George Large, Frank don’t know. However, there is Mione, Timothy O’Brien, Joseph proof that Spanish Jesuit and Raible, Charles Shusda, Peter Franciscan missionaries labored Vivenzio, Jr., Billy Welch, Jer- in Southeastern Georgia during aldine Burke, Sandra Garner, the 16th century and Mass was Liana Goad, Marvalee Lewis, celebrated in the town of St. Marsha McPhillips,. Mary Jean Mary’s as early as 1569. After Parker, Lauren Reagan and Pa- they were expelled by the Eng- tiicia Wallace, lish in 1760 records ceased for ^ bieakfast followed the cer- more than a century. emonies at Crew’s Restaurant, The next mention Church his- sponsored by the Home and email tmx/r, aras School Association at which power received from God. He brings him new life in Baptism; he strengthens his faith in Con firmation; he gives to Him the living bread from Heaven, the Body of Our Lord; he raises him up absolved of his sins; He witnesses his marriage vows; he comforts him in sickness. And he prays for him , even after death. He is in short a guide, a solace, a minister of salvation, and a dispenser of grace and blessing. Much is expected of him— sometimes it may seem too much for human frailty to en dure. And yet he takes it willing ly and with a glad heart, for God will bear him up through weakness and adversity. He is a man of prayer and offers to God each day his holy office of psalms and prayers, doing this in the name of the Church, and interceding for all humanity. And there is no doubt about the sublimity of his office or his influence among men, for the enemies of the Church pay tribute to the priesthood by directing their fiercest blows against it. If anyone wishes to come after trie, let him deny himself, take up his cross and follow me.” Matt. 16, 29. The life of a priest of God must be unselfish. He cannot seek honors for himself while he is seeking souls to be saved for God. He cannot love earthly pleasure while he is preaching to others on mortification and sorrow for sin. He cannot seek riches, when he knows the spe cial love of Christ for the poor of the world. Even his labor for souls must not be self-seeking. For we are told that neither “he who plants, nor he who waters is anything, but it is God who gives the growth.” This is the Catholic Priest hood which we honor today in this holy Sacriface of the Mass. This, indeed, is a Mass of thanksgiving for the gift of God in granting to mortal man the powers and graces of this sub lime office. As we stand at the Credo to profess our Faith once more, let us be humbly grateful for God’s goodness and pray for all who are clothed in the sacred vestments of Christ’s holy priesthood. (Continued from Page 1) the people, so also for himself. AND NO MAN TAKES THIS HONOR TO HIMSELF: HE TAKES IT WHO IS CALLED BY GOD AS AARON WAS." Oh. marvelous vocation—to be called by God to do His work in the world—to become an in strument in the hands of Christ —to walk in His very footsteps to Calvary to offer sacrifice for his sin—to continue the work of the Divine Redeemer in its all- embracing character and divine efficacy—to become in a very real sense “another Christ” in the world. The mission of the Catholic priest in manifold. He is called to be an apostle of the Christian education of youth. He is a de fender of the sanctity of mar riage. He lends his assistance in the solution of social conflicts. He is leader in a crusade of pen ance and reparation for the wickedness of humanity. But above ail these things, he is the priest at the altar offering sac rifice to God. This is where he finds his promise for it was Malachy who foretold that a “clean oblation” would be offer ed. “For from the rising of the sun even to the going down, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place there is sacrifice, and there is offered to my name a clean ob lation.” Mai. 1, 11. This act at the altar of God shows the priesthood in all its splendor, for He stands here with power even over the Body of Christ. He makes it present and He gives this body to us in Communion. If you never saw a priest at any other time, you would always remember him , standing at this altar clothed in the vestments symbolic of his office. But he has also received other powers which are august and sublime. A priest is appointed to be a steward of the mysteries of God for the benefit of the members of the Mystical Body of Christ. You are the members of this body. And you all have need of those sacraments through which the grace of Our Saviour flows to all mankind. The Christian at almost every important stage of his career finds a priest at his side with tide turned. Center Village, about 40 miles down the St. Mary’s River, took the trading away. A decade later the Civil War stripped them of every thing—pride, possessions, self- respect. Until 1941, St. Mary’s Georgia, was little more than dead. Then a paper mill began operations and the town slowly came back to life. Shortly after the paper mill opened the congregation jumped to include 20 families. Then four years ago, the Government be gan to build a twenty-five-mil- lion-dollar Army depot a few miles away. Construction work ers swelled the attendance to 115 and the Communion rail had to be removed so that there would be enough room. Weekly Mass was resumed. GIRLS OF CLASS WITH PASTOR, REV. JAMES M. CUMMINGS, S.M. 42 Graduate At Cathedral SAVANNAH — Forty-two graduates of the Cathedral Day School received their element ary school diplomas at a special Mass celebrated by Monsignor T. James McNamara, pastor of the Cathedral. Those completing the eighth grade are: Arthur Atterbcrry, Louie Boondry, Lee Roy Babin, Hel ene Baicom, James Brown, Ed ward Burns, Mary Cannon, Jul ian Corish, Patricia Davis, John Ehmann, Carolyn Ferraro, Paula George. Hubert Gibson, Patrick God win, Ann Halligan, Bernard Hartle, Angela Hebert, John Ho gan, Michael Jordan, Anthony Joyce, Theresa Kearney, Joseph Kowiek, Mary Ellen Leonard, Craig Manna, Cynthia Manna, Early in 1954 the Glenmary Dorothy McAleer, Francis Mc- priests living in Statesboro, be- Kenna, Henrietta Mickler. gan coming to Claxton every Patricia Morgan, Patricia Sunday to offer Mass for the Owens, Gary Paimatier, Victo- Catholics of the area. They first ria p u der, Michael Remion, obtained use of the American Michael Riley, Margaret Schei- Legion Hall for their Sunday del% Cheryle Smith, Kaye Staf- services. Then, because the hall ford) Maureen Sullivan, Diane was going to be converted into Xegerson, Diane Veronee, Donna a recreation center, a different Wells, Patricia Woodward, place for Sunday Mass had to be pj le following pupils have had found. Mr. S. G. T’os offered perfect attendance for the school his theatre. Thus, since July of y ear; 1954, Tos Theatre was used each ' Bernard Hartle, Margaret Sunday for Mass. This tempora- Scheider , Fred South, Philip Ae ry arrangement for Catholic ker Terrie L yn McLendon, Kurt services continued for so long Bal ’ corrl) Helen Marie Coburn, a time due to the variety of Vlrginia Corish, John Spivey, circumstances encountered in cheryl Small, building the new St. Christo- , , . „ ,, v pher’s Church. Donald Small, Regina Elmore, Today, after five years of as- Robert S™ 1 ' 6 ’ i J homas c Hartle ’ ■ „ . . . , Joyce Walker, Joyce Spivey, sistmg at Sunday Mass in bor- ^ T f, t ,, „ ,, Mary Louise Muller, Danny rowed surroundings the Catlio- ^ T , ,, ,, , ’ J „, , . Muller, Ruth Coburn, cs of the Claxton area enjoy CIAL HONOR; Diane the use of a new church. , , , Tegerson was awarded second state prize in the Irish History Essay Contest sponsored by the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. Claxton ■: v ' :: A :'-L BOYS OF CLASS WITH PASTOR, REV. JAMES M. CUMMINGS, Old Newspapers, Pipe Cleaners S ^ii s!r.shsa n Receives Degree SAVANNAH “But we’d usually have Cokes and cookies afterwards,” recalls Carla Lueckenhoff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Luecken hoff, “and that helped consider ably.” All of the girls admitted that they felt like dropping the pro ject several times, but they managed to shake off their dis couragement and continue with their work. The scouts worked under the guidance of Mrs. Edward Bayer of Warner Robins, whose hobby is making marionettes and who is somewhat of an expert in the field. According to Mrs. Bayer, the process is not so hard, just ra ther meticulous. The marion ette’s head is made of paper ma- chet. This feat is accomplished by soaking a crumbled ball of paper overnight in a solution made of flour, water and wood putty. The ball is taken out of the solution and then moulded and shaped by hand. Strips of paper are wound around while Edward A. Brennan Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Brennan of 309 E. 53rd St., received liis DDS degree at the formal graduation exercises at Georgetown Uni versity School, Washington, D. C. Brennan was graduated from Benedictine Military School, Sa vannah. He attended Mount Saint Mary’s College in Emmits- burg, Md., where he majored in chemistry. He enrolled at for the Girl Scout program at the Home and School Associa tion, would be their next ob jective. “It all worked out nice ly,” Mrs. Dembowski said, “be cause the girls also wanted a merit badge in dramatics and we thought that a marionette show for the parents would be a big hit.” It was. In fact, it almost stole the show. Behind the scenes, however, members of Troop 78 tell of long, hard hours of not- so-patient work in making, with their hands, the marionette cha racters. “Honestly,” said Patty Reilly, daughter of Col. and Mrs. B. J. Reilly, “We’d get so mad sometimes we’d almost blow our stacks, because we’d make a mistake and then we’d have to do it all over again.” (By Grace T. Crawford} WARNER ROBINS — You’d never believe that from a stack of old newspapers and some pipe cleaners would emerge, a farmer, a cook, a giant, a mo ther and a boy named Jack. Members of Girl Scout Troop 78 at Sacred Heart School in Warner Robins have proof posi tive that perservance does win, for after several months of hard work, the finished product, a troop of marionetts and a de lightful presentation of Jack! and The Beanstalk, have won fame for them in local circles. The girls’ troop leader, Mrs. Joseph Dembowski, wanted them to undertake a project that would be especially worth while, so it was decided that a marionette show, to be prepared SAVANNAH — St. Vincent’s Academy Building Fund Cam paign was enthusiastically launched on June 11 when ap proximately 75 captains and workers in the Alumnae Divis ion assembled in St. Vincent’s auditorium and received the blessing of Most. Rev. Thomas J. McDonough on themselves and the campaign. In order to bring the prospects together captains have called class reunions, some of which are being held at St. Vincent’s Convent where members can es for men, women and chil dren. Beautifully bound books, meet with some of their former classmates who are now Sisters of Mercy and are in the city for the summer. This will afford them an opportunity to tour the convent building and see the re modeling in progress, especially the beautiful new chapel, and pay a last visit in the old Chapel which holds so many memories for them. The chapel, together with the classrooms below, will be razed due to the bad condi tion of the structure. Demolition is scheduled to begin by the end of June with completion date of the new building set for Feb ruary. The first Report Meeting of the Alumnae Division is set for June 29 when many of the cap tains hope to be able to an nounce 1007o participation from members of their classes. Sister M. Michael E. A. Brennan, Jr, Pope To Mark Feast Of 5S. Peter And Paul Georgetown Dental School in September, 1955. At the graduation exercises, he also received a commission as first lieutenant in the U. S. Army Dental Corps, still damp so that the head will be smooth when completely dry and hardened. The eyes, nose and mouth are painted on and the body of the doll is made of pipe cleaners. While the head is damp, a small hole is pierced in the bottom with an ice pick and a pipe cleaner inserted. When hardened, the pipe clean er is stationery and will not come out. For the arms and legs, more pipe cleaners are attached across and down for the neces sary length. The hair on the dolls is made secure by the use of household cement. The strings attached to the marionettes are usually of a fine, but strong twine which is sewn through the clothing and all are fastened at the top to two small pieces of wood, one of which is hollowed out to fit across the other. In this way, the arms and legs and the bod ies of the performers are made to move. The girls themselves made the costumes and members of an other troop painted the scene ry in water color on large pieces of corrogated card board. There were numerous re hearsals before the opening night, at which time Mrs. Dem bowski narrated the story while the troop members operated the strings. “But you know,” declared one of the girls, “after all that re hearsing, I was terribly nerv ous. I was afraid I might for get my part!” during the year. The pallium is a narrow band of white wool marked with black crosses. It is the symbol of the fullness of the episcopal authority. On Monday, June 29, the Pope will celebrate Mass at the papal altar in St. Peter’s. Throughout the day the basilica is filled with Romans who make tradi tional visits to the church to pray before the tomb of St. Pet er and to kiss the toe of the bronze statue which is kept there. VATICAN CITY, (NC) —His Holiness Pope John XXIII will take part in the celebration of the feast SS. Peter and Paul, patrons of Rome. On Sunday, June 28, the vigil of the feast, Pope John will pre side at solemn vespers in St. Peter’s basilica with the mem bers of the papal household and the cardinals resident in Rome. The Pope took part in a similar ceremony on Pentecost. After vespers the Pope will descend to the chapel below the papal altar where he will bless Most people are inclined to do the palliums to be presented to good, but too many keep putting archbishops and other prelates it off until tomorrow. People who spend all they earn can be sure that someone else is banking their money. Most education is free, but not the kind you get signing notes for your friends. Faith may move mountains, but the man who wants a tunnel has to dig for it. R.S.M., is honorary chairman of this Division with Miss Johanna Daly as chairman and Mrs. Walter M. Crawford and Mrs. Joseph, Joseph Winders, vice-chairmen. MARIONETTE TROUP—Members of Girl S out Troop 78 of Sacred Heart School in Warner Robins show the fruits of their labors—a marionette troup which recently was featured in a presentation cf Jack and the Bean Stalk. Left to right are, Mary Purnell, Carla Lueckenhoff, Ka ren Peel and Robbie Duckworth.—(Blair’s Foto-Service). FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASS, OUR LADY OF LOURDES. COLUMBUS, jpr* m®, rnm -rWi