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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, March 18, 1961 NEW CHURCH FOR AMERICUS—Above photo was made a few weeks ago, as demo lition of the seventy year old St. Mary’s Church in Americus neared completion. Ground for a new church to seat about 150 people was broken by Bishop McDonough last Sun day. Contractors for the new building are E. A. Scott and Sons of Americus. The new St. Mary’s will be completed by September said Father Henry Madden, O.F.M., pastor. A temporary Chapel has been erected at the Franciscan Friary. Of Missionary Priests CONGOLESE BISHOP CAMPS m JAIL TO GET RELEASE BAKWANGA, Congo, (NC) —Bishop Joseph Nkongolo of Luebo camped in a local jail to obtain tne release of three white missioners -arrested by young recruits of the army of the breakaway Mining State which has been set up in southern Kasai. He remained in the jail untii Albert Kolonji, president of Mining State, offered apologies to the priests and ordered tneir release. The three missioners, all members of the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, are Fathers Juies De Cock, Godelroid Maes and Joseph Coghe. Bishop Nkongolo left his see of Buebo in northern Kasai with refugee Baluba tribes men. They were chased from their homes during former premier Patrice Lumumba’s brief Kasai war. The Bishop, a Congolese, has since been liv ing nere. m other areas of Kasai pro vince missioners are supported by the local government. Only GLEN ELLYN, ILL, — There’s a priest-professor at the Maryknoll Seminary here who has a bowling ball he doesn’t want and somewhere in the U. S. there is a bowler with 13 volumes of “Summa Theologica” by St. Thomas Aquinas in Latin—who would gladly exchange them for his bowling ball. The post office mix-up was revealed recently when a Fres no, Calif., book dealer opened unruly young soldiers are a threat to peace. But pressure from lay groups for interference in ad ministrative matters of the Church is increasing. In other areas of the Immac ulate Heart missions in the Congo a few priests were mo lested. Father Julian Sergoy- ne, C.I.C.M., was forced to crawl on his knees several minutes in front of scornful soldiers. Father James Mevis, C.I.C.M., was shot in the arm while talking in his room with other priests. This happened the evening the news of Lu mumba’s death was announced (Feb. 13). Father Omer de Gryse, C.I.C.M., vicar general of the Immaculate Heart Fathers, is visiting the Congo missions and writes that the attitude of the people towards the mis sions and the priests is con stantly improving. Recent killings and attacks are the work of a minority strongly condemned by the majority of the people, he said. a letter from Father J. Clar ence Burns, M.M., of Toledo, Ohio asking why he received a bowling ball instead of the theological books he had or dered. The Fresno Post Office shed some light on the mystery. Officials there suggested that boxes containing the ball and the books probably broken open and clerks accitentally switched the contents in re packing. Shrimp Suppers At Macon Popular MACON—A series of shrimp suppers following the evening First Friday Mass have proven so popular that Dewey Lamb, chairman of tne Council Activ ities Committee, Macon Coun cil 925, Knights of Columbus, announced the program will be continued until tne warmer weather. With adequate facilities at the Council Club House, all social activities have been held there, with tne annual and traditional St. Patrick’s Day party being held there follow ing the Lenten services. DougSas Meeting DOUGLAS — At the March meeting of bt. Paul’s Altar So ciety, Mrs. George Jordan, president, was authorized to attend the Diocesan Conven tion to be held next month at Albany. Final plans were completed for the bi-annual spaghetti supper to be held at the junior nigii lunchroom on Wednes day, Marcn io, from 5:3U to t»:uU p. m. Mrs. Pete Barrineau, pro gram chairman, announced mat a movie on career would ue shown at the April meeting. Heads Dean's List COLUMBUS— Miss Rosalie Richer, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Carl r lexer, 3ouo Eigh teenth Ave., Columbus, heads the Dean's List at Ursuline Uollege, Louisville, Ky., for the urst semester. To be named to the Honor List, a student must maintain a 2.5 average out a possible 3.0. Miss Richer scored a per fect 3.U. A senior at the Ken tucky college, she is majoring in English and is editor of the campus literary magazine, Quest. Wiil Exchange For Bowling Boll Lost: One Set Of "Summa Theologica" CATHOLIC GRAMMAR SCHOOL CHAMPIONS — St. Mary’s on-the-Hill basket ball team. The Augusta team was undefeated for the season. Top row, left to right: Mar garet Wilkerson, Peggy Slattery and Julie Doughty. Second row: Dorothy Dunstan, Ka ren Brittingham, Linda Costa, Patricia Odum, Margaret Durant. Third row: Candy Sheehan, Louise Bailey, Mrs. A. H. Gregory (coach), Helen Daniels and Janet Mulherin. Fourth row: Maureen Maguire and Margaret Mary Kearns.—(Morgan Fitz Photo) Annual Alumnae Breakfast March 19 SAVANNAH — St. Vincent’s Alumnae Association will have its Annual Communion Break fast on Sunday, March 19, in the cafeteria of St. Vincent’s Academy. It will be preceded by a Mass at 9 A. M. at the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist which members of the Association will attend in a body and receive Holy Com munion. His Excellency, Most Rev. Thomas J. M'cDonough, Bishop of Savannah, will preside at the breakfast and be the speaker. Other guests include Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. Mc Donald, Chancellor of the Diocese and Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James McNamara, Rector of the Cathedral, as well as the past presidents of the Alum nae Association. Mrs. Fred W. Williams is general chairman with Mrs. Charles L. McKenzie, Jr., serv ing as toastmistress and hand ling decorations. Other cnair- nlen are: Mrs. Barth E. Shea, Jr., Door; Mrs. J. E. Corcoran, invitations; and Mrs. Wm. C. broderick, Publicity. Mrs. Jos eph M. McDonough is in cnarge of the servers who will be seniors at St. Vincent’s whose mothers are Alumnae members. Members of the committee who are in charge of arrangements for the break fast are: Mrs. Thomas Corco ran, Miss Gertrude Russell, Miss Rosemary Ware, Mrs. Jerome Pinkney, Mrs. Henry Harms and Miss Joan Harty. All members of the Alum nae Association are invited to attend and are being contacted by representatives from each class. Those who have not al ready made reservation may do so by contacting the presi dent, Mrs. J. Arthur Kearney, ADams 2-0383. AUGUSTAN IN COLLEGE WHO’S WHO Report Cuban Children Sent To li.S.S.R. MIAMI, Fla. (NC) — Cuban children as young as four years oid are being snipped to the Soviet Union lor indoctrina tion in communist beliefs and techniques, according to re ports here. The purpose is to train the children as elite “shock troops” to be returned as adults to Cuba and other Latin Ameri can countries for infiltration and subversion. According to travelers ar riving here, children are be ing sent to Russia under the direction of Doctora Miret, uuban minister of social as sistance and wife of Pedro Miret, minister of agriculture. Eye-witntsses said large groups of children are debark ing from Saqua la Grande in the northern part of Santa Cla ra province and from Puerto de Laselda, a south coast sea port. included among the boys and girls, wno range in age from lour to 12 years are or phans formerly cared for by the Sisters ol Charity at Bene- ficencia, government-operated navana orphanage, as well as children from a nome for de pendent children located at Marianao, a section of tne Cu ban capital. Cargo boats, they said, are also transporting the sons and daughters of tne campesinos, Cuban farmers who work on cooperative farms, who have been led to believe that their children will receive education to prepare them for profes sional careers. NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Mi chael H. Smith, 1313 Stovail Street, Augusta, is included in the new WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs.. Walter S. Smith, Fr., is a sen ior at the University of Notre MICHAEL H. SMITH Dame, majoring in philosophy. Tie is on the Dean's Honor List, the Board of Directors lor the Young Christian Stu dents, and the editorial board ol the campus literary publi cation. Tne Juggler. He is also a member of the Bookmen, a literary discussion group, and the Wranglers, a philosophical discussion ciub. two years ago, Smith was treasurer of the sophomore class at Notre Dame. Next fall, he intends to en ter the Diocesan seminary. PRESIDENT KENNEDY SEES FAMILY MOVEMENT “IMPORTANT TO ALL” WAS HINGTON, (NC)— President John F. Kennedy has labeled the Catholic fam ily life movement “important to all Americans.” “Without the proper guid ance and education of our young people, we have very little to look forward to for the future,” the President de clared in a letter to Arch bishop Patrick A. O’Boyle of Washington. The President wrote in connection with the Family Life Forum of the Washington Archdiocese. Some 700 parents, priests, nuns and .Brothers attended the forum (March 5), which studied the theme, “The Fam ily’s Responsibility to Edu cate.” President Kennedy praised the program of the forum, saying it indicated “real thought” to the problems of youth and was “most import ant to the problem of placing the responsibility for their guidance in the proper place —the home.” The parents present resloved to provide opportunities to guide parents on what and how to teach their children, not merely to lecture them, in the fields of religion, mortality and chastity following the keynote address of Msgr. George A. Kelly, family life director of the New York Archdiocese. Msgr. Kelly stressed that parents are competent in these areas and usually” know what they ought to do but frequent ly complain they are at a loss for words.” “This is easier than you think,” he added. “Attitudes are more important than in formation.” Young people today, he warned, have many questions which parents ought to an swer. “If parents do> not com municate, others less friendly to the total well-being of Hie children will,” he said. “Since the great struggle in the American community is over the definition of moral conduct, why should parents leave the moral formation of their children to neighbors, movies, schools, feeling that they have done their job when they have scolded or remon strated,” he asked. Baltimore psychiatrist Dr. William A. Rinn, told a work shop session that discipline is easy if it is done as “teaching” ratner than the imposition of one will over another. He said that “power strug gle” within a family is usual ly a battle between “an ado lescent father” and an adoles cent son. He urged parents to use the psychiatrist’s tech nique of “listening.” Letting the adolescent “talk out his problem will allow him to provide his own motivation and allow him to make up his own mind,” he said. Sister Cornelia, principal of St. Anthony’s High School, Washington, declared that the schools have been forced to assume many of the parents’ responsibilities. “School and home need to develop under standing of their separate roles to effect the proper in tellectual growth of the child,” she said. Parents should guard their children’s study habits by set ting a special time for study, encouraging reading and giv ing praise generously, she said,. WELL ADJUSTED The fellow who stays on the level is no miracle man — he just uses common sense and sound reasoning. The man who always de pends on luck actually invests his savings in soap bubbles. Question Box MOTHER GENERAL VISITS DIOCESE—Rev. Mother Helena, Mother General of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters (right) with her secretary, Mother Mary Cecelia, recently vis ited convents of her community at Savannah and Augusta. This picture was taken on the steps of the new convent at St. Michael’s, Savannah Beach. 173 Confirmed At Blessed Sacrament By David Q. Liplak Q. In a brief reply io a ques tion a few weeks ago, you staled ihai liquid food sub- sliiuies like "Meirecal" break ihe Lenien fast, Your reason ing was based on ihe premise ihai all nourishing liquids like eggnogs violate ihe fast. Isn't this merely an interpretation of ihe law, and isn'l ihe con trary interpretation valid, e.g., that anything liquid in nature may be taken without break ing ihe fast? Besides, what if someone really needs an egg nog or a malted milk shake to keep up his strength? A. Liquids which are gener ally considered nourshing foods rather than beverages may not be taken between meals during Lent by adults until 59 years of age who are bound to observe the fast (i.e., those who are neither excused nor dispensed). Because in the United State milk is consider ed more of a beverage than a nourishing food, it is explicitly permitted under the fast reg ulations which obtain, here. The same is true of fruit juices. But the official com mentary on these regulations (Canon Law Digest: Bouscaren, Vol. Ill, pp. 504-505) empha sizes that only ordinary or homogenized milk is allowed, and that all nourishing com binations such as malted milk shakes are definitely not per mitted. Hence it goes without saying that eggnogs and liquid food substitutes are likewise prohibited. NOR IS THE ISSUE com plicated a bit by raising the question as to whether or not one needs an eggnog, or a malted milk shake, or a pre paration like “Metrecal” be tween meals. For the answer to this problem is contained within the Law itself, namely: “when health or ability to work should be seriously af fected, the law does not oblige. In doubt concerning fast or abstinence, a parish priest or confessor should be consulted.” THE INDIVIDUAL who really needs an eggnog, for example, in the sense explain ed (i.e., because health or abil ity to work would be seriously atfected), simply does not need the fast. He may not only have his eggnog, but all the solid foods tie desires. And if he is doubtful as to whether his health or work would be affected seriously, he should consult a priest. THE Lenten fast was pro mulgated for the ordinary adult under 59 wno is in rea sonably good health. The sick and the convalescent are ex cused from it. For those who are bound, however, the fast is supposed to involve a modi cum of inconvenience. This flows from its fundamental significance which, in the words of the Church, is “to foster the spirit of penance and of reparation for sin; to encourage self - denial and mortification and to guide (Catholics) in the footsteps of our divine Saviour.” ONE REASON for some con fusion as to the kind of liquids that can be taken between meals during Lent is that the sense of the word “liquid” is interpreted differently when used with reference to the Lenten fast, on the one hand, and when used with reference to the Communion fast, on the other hand, Whereas all nour ishing liquids are generally forbidden between meals in the Lenten fast, they are non. theless permitted up to 1 one hour before Communion under the Eucharistic fast regula tions. THIS DISCREPANCY is easily explained. During Lent, the object is to deny oneself extra nourishment, my ab- SAVANNAH —173 children and adults received the Sacra ment of Confirmation from His Excellency, Bishop Thomas J. McDonough at Blessed Sacra ment Church, February 28th. The class composed of 67 boys, 77 girls, 9 men and 20 women was the largest in the diocese this year. Music for the rites was fur nished by the Boys Choir of Blessed Sacrament School, un der the direction of Sister M. Raymond R.S.M., who also served as organist. staining from food and food like substitutes. Before Com munion, however, the object is just the opposite; namely, to sustain one’s strength long enough to be able to receive Communion while fasting from solid foods for a three hour period. IN FORMING Iheir con sciences about the Lenten fast, lay people frequently do not distinguish between these two interpretations of “liquid.” When asking priests about the matter, they likewise fail to mention which fast they are concerned about — the Lenten or the Eucharistic fast. Con sequently erroneous notions are conceived and passed along to others. Assisting Bishop McDonough were the Rt. Rev. Msgr. An drew J. McDonald, master of ceremonies; the Rev. Felix Donnelly, pastor of Nativity of Our Lord Church, Thunder bolt, and the Rev. John Mul- vey S.M.A., pastor of St. Mary’s, Savannah, chaplains to His Excellency; and the Rev. Herbert J. Wellmeier, as sistant rector of the Cathedral, and the Rev. E. Pirot Fiero, assistant pastor of St. James, Savannah. The ceremonies were closed with Solemn Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas Brennan, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church was cele brant. The Rev. Edward Frank and the Rev. George C. James, assistants at Blessed Sacra ment served as Deacon and Subdeacon, respectively. Because of the size of the confirmation class, sponsors of those confirmed were repre sented in the Sanctuary by proxies. They were Mr. Rich ard J. Powers and Mr. John E. Ciucevich for tne men and boys, and Miss Ilka Leche and Mrs. Veronica K. Harte for the women and girls. An optimist uses his stumb ling blocks as stepping stones. person - to - person Service aid gour Landing, needs SAVANNAH BANK & Trust Co. Savannah, Georgia Member F. D. I. C. ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS — Winners in a recent essay contest on “Citizenship What It Means to Me,” at Sacred Heart School, Warner Robins, receive their cash prizes for winning. The winners are, left to right, Toni Lueckenhoff, first place, eighth grade, and Janice Borghese, second place, eighth grade, Sharpie Sharpe, first place, seventh grade, and Frances Marshall, second place, seventh grade. The awards were presented by Sister Mary Ignatius, principal of the school. Knights of Columbus Council No. 4371 spon sored the contest in the schoyi.
