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PAGE 6—THE BULLETIN, October 15, 1960 At Augusta BISHOP DEDICATES AUGUSTA — The new St. Mary’s on the Hill School was dedicated on Sunday, October 9th. His Ex cellency, the Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Savannah, presided at the cere monies blessing both the interior and exterior of the new structure. cred Heart Church, as deacon and Father Nicholas J. Quin lan, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, as sub-deacon. The Reverend John J. Cuddy, su -perintendent ox schools for the Diocese of Savannah was the master of ceremonies. Assistant master of ceremonies were the Rev. Ralph E. Seikel and the Rev. Kevin Boland. In use since the beginning of the fall term the new build ing contains 12 classrooms and is filled to capacity during its first year of operation. The school is staffed by Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet aided by lay teachers. Principal is Sister Mary Gerald, C.S.J. Mr. Robert H. Thompson, of Grlin K. Fletcher American Legion Post 3200, presented an American flag to the school. The flag v/as received on be half of the school by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., pastor of St. Mary’s parish. The flag was raised aloft by an honor guard for Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. Following the dedication ceremony, Monsignor Bourke introduced Bishop McDonough who gave an address on Cath olic education of youth. The ceremony was brought to a conclusion by Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The celebrant was Bishop Mc Donough with Father Edward W. Shields, S.J., pastor of Sa- DEDICATE AUGUSTA SCHOOL—His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDon ough, Bishop of Savannah, is pictured as he blessed the new St. Mary’s School on Sun day, Oct. 9. Pictured with the Bishop are Rev. Edward Shields, S.J., and Rev. Nicholas Quinlan.—(Morgan Fitz Photo). Augusta Deanery Council Fall Luncheon Meeting DEDICATES ST. JAMES—His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas J: McDonough, Bishop of Savannah, is pictured at dedication ceremonies (Oct. 5) for the new St. James School, Savannah. AUGUSTA — “Do not smo ther vocations,” Father Ralph E. Seikel exhorted the women attending the fall luncheon meeting of the Augusta Dean ery Council of Catholic Wo men which was held at the Elk’s Club in Augusta on Sun day, October 2. “The need for religious vocations is indeed great,” the speaker continued. He stated that “prayer, study, work and recreation is the well-balanced schedule follow ed in the preparatory semina- riese and novitiates and that this is the wholesome atmo sphere in which the young man or young woman lives while pondering a final decis ion.” “Mothers are especially privileged to promote Christ’s Kingdom,” the speaker con cluded, and urged parents to offer encouragement when their sons and daughters con sider the religious life as their vocation. The speaker is mode rator of the Aquinas High School in Augusta and was in troduced by Mrs. J. J. O’Con nell, president of the Aquinas Parent-Teacher Organization. Mrs. William Barrett, chair man of family and parent edu cation committee, announced that all Catholic and non- Catholic married couples are invited to attend an evening of recollection on January 13, 1961 at St. Mary’s Church. A social hour will follow in St. DEDICATE NEW COLUMBUS SCHOOL — His Excellency The Most Rev. Tho mas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Savannah, is pictured at ceremonies of dedi cation for the new Our Lady of Lourdes School. Pictured left to right are Rev. William Dowling, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes; Rev. Andrew Mullen; Bishop McDonough and Rev. Clement King, Chaplain at Fort Benning.—(Ledger-Enquirer Photo) Mary’s Parish Hall. Further details of this event will be given later. Mrs. Vernon Stephens, chair man of international relations, urged all to observe United Nations Day, October 24, by participating in the “Round- the-Clock Rosary and to con tinue daily prayers for peace. Mrs. L. J. Ward, deanery president, announced that Mrs. Howard A. Gorman will repre sent the Augusta Deanery at the convention of the National Council of Catholic Women to be held in November in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mrs. Ward ex pressed her appreciation to the civic leaders and civic and re ligious organizations of Augus ta for their whole-hearted co operation in the drive against indecent literature and urged continued vigilance against this wholesome influence upon youth. The president announced that the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., will be the principal speaker at the midwinter deanery meeting. Mrs. Edwin Mulligan of Sav annah, president of the Sav annah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, was among the guests of honor at the meeting. Members of the clergy pre sent were Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F., Father Edward A. Shields, S.J., Father Arthur Weltzer, Father Kevin Boland and Father Seikel. Preceding the luncheon, Mass was offered for St. John Vianney Minor Seminary, in Savannah, at noon in Sacred Heart Church. Father Shields was the celebrant. • First Meetin Of Year For "PURITAN" LOSES SUIT WASHINGTON (NC — A District Court Judge has thrown out a suit by the Rev. Mr. Harrison Parker charging the Archdiocese of Washington with Federal tax evasion. Mr. Parker, who describes himself as chancellor of the Puritan Church of America, has been designated by the Democratic National Commit tee as one of four major U. S. distributors of anti-Catholic material. Judge Alexander Holzoff dis missed the suit which Mr. Par ker filed under an 1863 “in former” statute. The statute al lows a citizen to recover part of the funds owed to the gov ernment if the suit is success ful. During oral argument on a motion to dismiss the suit, Judge Holtzoff warned Mr. Parker, several times to stick to legal arguments and avoid anti-Catholic epithets. Atty. John B. Jones noted that Archbishop Patrick A. O’ Boyle of Washington said in an affidavit that he had paid his personal income taxes, and that the Internal Revenue Service had stated the Wash ington archdiocese was tax- exempt. Judge Holtzoff said he would hot overrule the IRS finding. CALENDAR OF FEAST DAYS (N.C.W.C. NEWS SERVICE) SUNDAY, October 16 — Nineteenth Sunday after Pen tecost. Generally this date is the feast of St. Hedwig, Wid ow. Daughter of the Duke of Dalmatia, she was married to Henry, Duke of Silesia, to whom she bore six children, By mutual consent, they sepa rated later in life to lead lives of greater perfection. She spent the remainder of her life in the convent of Trebnitz, near Cracow, where she lived under the rule of her daugh ter, Gertrude, who was Ab bess. She died in 1242. MONDAY, October 17 — St. Margaret Mary Tiacoque, Vir gin. Known as the Apostle of xhe devotion to the Sacred Heart, she was gifted with visions of Christ and revealed to mankind the favors in store for the custom of Holy Com munion on f irst Fridays. As a child, she was paralyzed for four years and was cured mi raculously through the Blessed Mother. She was a nun ox the Order of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She was born in Tnautecour, trance, in 1647, and died in Paray-ie- Momai, trance, in 16yj. Sue was canonized in 1920. TUESDAY, October 18 — St. Luke, Evangelist. He was a physician at Antioch in Syria, who was converted to Chris tianity and became a fellow- worker of St. Paul. In addition to the Third Gospel, he wrote the Acts of the Apostles. He preached in southeastern Eu rope after the death of St. Paul, and is venerated as a Martyr. A persistent tradition holds that St. Luke was a skilled artist. Various pictures of the Blessed Mother, ven erated in Rome and elsewhere, are attributed to him. WEDNESDAY, October 19— St. Peter of Alcantara, Confes sor. Early in life he entered the monastery of the Discalced Franciscans. He rose to high posts in the order, but inspired by a desire for penance, in 1539 when he was 40 years old, he founded the first com munity of the “Strict Obser vance.” He died in 1562 while kneeling in prayer. THURSDAY, October 20 — St. John Cantius, Confessor. He was born in Kenty, Poland, in 1403 and studied at Cracow. For a short time he was in charge of a parish but return ed to Cracow as a professor. There for many years he lived a life of unobtrusive virtue, self-denial and charity. He died in 1473 and was canon ized in 1767. FRIDAY, October 21 — St. Hilarion, Abot. One of the best know Palestinian Solitaries, he was born near Gaza of pagan parents about 292, but while very young was baptized and visited St. Anthony in Egypt. ALBANY — St. Teresa’s P.T.A. held the first meeting of the year in September 22nd in the school auditorium with the President, Mr. Bob Mc Cormack, Jr., presiding. Father Marvin LeFrois opened the meeting with a prayer. The minutes of the last meeting were approved as lead. A fi nancial report was given by the Treasurer, Mr. Jim Sch- nieders. The President introduced the Chairmen of the Standing Committee and the Room Mothers. They are as follows; Membership, Mr. Jim Sch- nieders; Welfare, Mrs. W. R. Kimbrell; Program, Mrs. Gil Barrett; Hospitality, Mrs. Mat thew McCoy; Chairman of the Room Mothers, Mrs. George Hughey. The Program Chairman gave an outline of events for com ing meetings and introduced Mrs. J. W. McKinney who ex plained the merits of the school Accident Policy and pointed out the important fac tors in making claims. Theora Brown of the Easter Seal Center presented certifi cates to St. Teresa’s and Mr. Ray Dwornik for their efforts in making the Easter Seal Parade a success. Father LeFrois thanked the parents for their interest and excellent attendance at the first meeting and expressed his hope for continued cooperation during the coming year. The annual P.T.A. Hallow een Carnival will be held on October 22nd. Mrs. Lawrence Mock, Jr., Chairman of the Carnival, gave a report and asked for volunteers for the new booths. A report on scouting at St. Teresa’s was given by Mr. Wm. Starr. DOUGLAS RECEPTION — His Excellency Bishop Mc Donough is shown greeting a parishioner of St. Paul’s at a reception held September 26th. His Excellency was in Douglas for the dedication of St. Paul’s Convent, new home of the Sisters of the Atonement. Priest pictured is the Rev. Gerard A. Moran, O.M.I., pastor. MEETING AT VALDOSTA VALDOSTA — The Catholic Women’s Club of St. Johns Church held their annual din ner meeting at Minchews. Mrs. Richard Joseph, presi dent, presided over the dinner meeting. Committee chairmen were appointed as follows; Parent- Home and School, Mrs. Ernest Nijem; Foreign Relief, Mrs. Alex Skaropat; Librarian and Literature, Mrs. W. C. Retter- bush; Organization and Devel opment, Mrs. Ernest Nijem; U.W.O., Mrs. Anne Garrett; Circles, Mrs. Ken Williams; Bake Sales, Mrs. Carlo Joseph; Publicity, Mrs. S. W. Eason, . and St. Mary’s Home, Madonna Plan and feed a family, Mrs. Robert Wagner. a jHHk : OUR LADY OF LOURDES, COLUMBUS — Pictured here is the 6th grade class of re new Our Lady of Lourdes School, Colum bus.—(Ledger-Enquirer Photo) ( Continued from Page 1) term pledges toward a higher goal over several years. Informal talks after the con ference indicated pastors are optimistic about reaching the 1960 goal of $110,000 even though contributions to the same goal in 1959 fell short of the mark by $16,000. Most gave as the reason' for their optimism the observation that their people have been expect ing the drive this year and are better prepared than they were a year ago when the an nual drive was initiated. PERSONALITY Be the type of person who brings happiness wherever you go — not whenever you go. AUGUSTA BREAKFAST—Shown here is the speakers table at the Holy Name break fast held Oct. 9th at St. Mary’s. Speaker was the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bish op of Savannah.—(Morgan Fitz Photo). On his return to Palestine, he found his parents dead, dis tributed his wealth to the poor, and retired to the wilder ness of Egypt. SATURDAY, October 22 — St. Mary Salome, Widow. One of “the three Marys,” she was the wife of Zebedee and the mother of the Apostles St. James the Greater and St. John the Evangelist. She was one of the holy women .who followed and ministered to Our Lord at His Crucifixion and burial, and who witnessed His Resurrection. K. C. AUXILIARY ALBANY — Mrs. E. R. Pul len, Dougherty County home demonstration agent, gave an interesting program on how to make draperies and curtains at the recent meeting of the Knights of Columbus Auxil iary. Winston-Salem Sacristan Has Distinguished Helper WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., (NC) — It wasn’t until her temporary assistant left that Virginia Myers knew what a distinguished helper she had had. Every Catholic in the Win ston-Salem area knows Miss Virginia. She’s the sacristan for Father Jesse Creel at the downtown parish of Our Lady of Fatima. She has a way of patting altar flowers to make them more attractive, smooth ing out altar linens and pick ing. up litter in front of the church, At 6:30 a. m., the door of the church usually are open and Father Creel, reading his Breviary, waits to hear Con fessions before the 7 a. m. Mass. On this particular day, it was after 7 a. m. and the doors were still closed. Miss Myers was picking up the liter around the church lawn when a friendly woman in a chic dark suit and a blue chapel cap came along. Miss Myers explained that Father Creel apparently had overslept (which he had) and the strang er joined the sacristan in pick ing up the litter. Father Creel put in a bellated appearance and the two women joined the other parishioners at Mass. After the Mass was over, the visitor dropped into the sacris ty to meet Father Creel. She extended her hand and said: “I’m Mrs. Kennedy, John’s mother.” Miss Myers never got to meet the distinguished visi tor formally. bishop McDonough is pictured with priests of diocese ai retreat held lasi month.