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BISHOP'S OFFICE
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH
225 Abercorn Street
Savannah, Georgia
Dearly beloved in Christ:
The charity of Christ is universal. These words contain a cogent example
of what charity implies to the true follower of our Divine Savior. Our holy faith
realistically portrays the underlying obligation that charity must prevail—because
charity is the life-blood of our faith.
Through the medium of this letter I am privileged to call upon you in behalf
of the Catholic High School program being conducted by the Benedictine Fathers.
To accomplish such a vitally needed program it is imperative that every Catholic
in the City of Savannah and Chatham County make a sacrificial donation to the
building campaign now in progress.
It is not only a pleasure but a considered privilege to approach you in the
interest of Benedictine High School. My task is a cherished duty because the work
of the Benedictine Fathers is well known among us. We need only to look casually at
the records.
Fifty-nine years ago the Benedictine Fathers came willingly to Savannah to
educate the young men of this city. Through their marvelous spiritual dedication
they have given to our city young men who reflect in the ultimate degree the true
motto of St. Benedict, “that in all things God may be glorified.”'The Benedictine
Fathers can justifiably claim that their school is conducted in keeping with the
highest standards of academic pursuit. We are grateful to the Benedictine Fathers
for the past fifty-nine years and if the past is a presentment of things to come,
then all augurs well for the future.
Since my appointment to Savannah I have gleaned at first hand what Bene
dictine High School has accomplished for our Catholic boys. In fact, I am so satis
fied with Benedictine that I have come to regard it is a Diocesan Catholic High
School. The Benedictine Fathers, too, have never refused any boy an education
because of financial difficulties. In this regard they have at times been generous
to a fault.
After fifty-nine years of unstinting service — and for the first time — an
appeal for help is being made to the people of Chatham County.
The Catholics of Savannah have a proud heritage, because whenever called
upon they have responded generously to God’s love by practicing charity to the
fullest degree. In His Holy Name I beg you and every Catholic to make a sacrificial
contribution to the financial drive for Benedictine. When the final phase of the
campaign js completed I am optimistic that the drive will be an overwhelming
success.
Behold I stand at the door of your heart and knock. Please invite me in
through the representative who will call upon you for your gift. Make your gift
a thanks offering; make your gift large in the measure of Christ’s charity to you;
make your gift a living memorial of your gratitude to the Benedictine Fathers.
Finally, it woul^ warm my heart beyond description if the drive among our
Catholic people ultimately has the greatest success of any financial drive thus far
conducted in our Diocese.
Imparting to you my blessing and assuring you of a continued remembrance
in my prayers, I am,
Devotedly yours in Christ;
Bishop of Savannah
College
News Items
MISS ELIZABETH LEON
ARD, Columbus, graduated
Sunday May, 21st, at Sacred
Heart Academy, Cullman, Ala.
. MISS ROSALIE FICKER,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Carl Ficker, Columbus, will
receive her bachelor of arts
degree from Ursuline College,
Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday.
May 31st . . . MISS ELLEN
SHERIDAN, Macon has been
elected president of her class
for the 1961-62 scholastic year
at, Ursuline College. She also
is recipient of the St. Francis
de Sales medal in recognition
of her outstanding work on
the campus newspaper.
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U. N. Official Says Changing
Aspect Of World Society
Will Aid Cause Of Freedom
(NCWC News Service)
LOUISVILLE, Ky—The in
creasing democratization of
world society will in the long
run be more helpful to the
cause of freedom than to com
munism, a United Nations of
ficial said here.
Frederick H. Boland of Ire
land, president of the 15th
General Assembly of the U.N.
made this prediction after re
ceiving the Bellarmine Medal
(May 13) from Archbishop
John A. Floersh of Louisville.
Mr. Boland declared in his
address that the emergence
into independent statehood of
new and mostly undeveloped
states “is undoubtedly the
most fateful and most far-
reaching political development
of our times.”
He said that colonialism is
“becoming a thing of the past
and is giving way to a new,
horizontal and egalitarian or
ganization of world society.’
“The world community .
is becoming a world democra
cy,” he continued, “and the
United Nations Assembly . . .
is coming to be more and more
a body broadly representative
of the poeples of the world as
a whole. This radical change
in the character of world so
ciety, and in the composition
of the U.N. Assembly, must in
evitably bring with it far-
reaching consequences.”
Half lillion
At Fatima For
Anniversary
FATIMA, Portugal (NC) —
A half-million people attended
rites here marking the 44th an
niversary of the first appari
tion of the Blessed Virgin at
Fatima. Among them were
Portugal’s President Americo
Thomaz and U. S. Ambassador
Charles B. Elbrick and Mrs.
Elbrick.
Luigi Cardinal Traglia, Pro-
Vicar General of Rome, cele
brated the traditional Mass for
Mr. Boland pointed out tha
a few years ago “the Westerr
powers could always coun
with reasonable assurance or
being able to obtain the nec
essary two-thirds majority ir
the U. N. Assembly for anj
proposal which they consider
ed vital to their interests.”
But “that is no longer tht
case today,” he stated. “Tht
relative voting strength of the
West has been diminished bj
the increase in the member
ship of the U.N., particularly
the membership of the Afro-
Asian block, which now con
trols no less than 46 . . . ol
the 99 votes in the Assembly.’’
But he said that in his
opinion it is a mistake “to talk
and think of the Afro-Asian
countries in,the U. N. as being
predominantly anti-Western.'
He explained that some oi
these nations “tend on the
whole to vote more often with
the West than with the com
munist bloc on vital issues.”
However, when it comes to
questions of direct concern to
tne Afro-Asian group itself,
Mr. Boland continued, such as
those “of Algeria or Angola, or
apartheid in South Africa, or
tne fuutre of southwest Africa
—the group tends to close up
its ranks and to vote united.”
He pointed out that the in
creased Afro-Asian strength in
the U.N. and the growing de
mocratization of world society
create many new problems for
the U.S.
But “the country which is
probably the least happy
about tnis great new develop
ment is the Soviet Union,” he
stated. “After all, we in the
West are used to democracy.
We understand what democra
tic leadership implies and we
are accustomed to the princi
ple of majority rule. The Rus
sians are not.”
Catholic Women
At Valdosta
Name Officers
VALDOSTA — Feature of
the meeting of St. John’s Cath
olic Women’s Club held at the
Knights of Columbus Hall,
was the election of officers for
the year.
Mrs. Donald Lajeunesse was
elected president; Mrs. C. J.
Cooke, treasurer; Mrs. Marion
Grimes, recording secretary
and Mrs. Torn Jenkens, cor
responding secretary; Mrs.
Ken Williams, vice-president;
Mrs. June Johnson, general
circle chairman.
Mrs. Lajeunesse presided
over the meeting and Mrs.
Robert Warner and Mrs. Wil
liam Grant gave reports on
the recent Diocesan Conven
tion held in Albany the theme
of which was “All May Be
One.”
Meeting Of
K. C. Auxiliary
ALBANY — The K. of C.
Auxiliary held its regular
monthly meeting Tuesday eve
ning, May 16, at the Colum
bian Club on Gillionville Rd.
In the absence of the Presi
dent, Mrs. Joseph Blazer, the
Vice-President, Mrs. Gus Got-
sch presided and opened the
meeting with a prayer.
Five new members were in
troduced and warmly welcom
ed. Mrs. Gotsch outlined the
highlights of the 59th Annual
K. of C. Convention.
Refreshments were served
immediately following the
business meeting and instruc
tions in Spanish and bridge
were continued.
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Meeting Of
Albany PTA
ALBANY — The monthly
meeting of St. Teresa’s PTA
was held in the school audi
torium with the Vice Presi
dent, Mrs. J. Cantrell, presid
ing. Father Marvin LeFrois
opened the meeting with a
prayer.
Details concerning the an
nual school picnic to be held
at Radium Springs on Thurs
day, June 1st, were given by
Mrs. E. S. Armstrong, Chair
man and Mrs. J. Cantrell, Co-
Chairman. A most interesting
program with games and
prizes for all has been planned.
The new slate of officers
presented was voted upon and
elected.
Due to the generous dona
tion of fans for the school
classrooms, the amount allo
cated by St. Teresa’s PTA for
this purpose was presented to
Fr. LeFrois to be used for the
building fund project.
Father LeFrois announced
that school uniforms would be
basically the same as in pre
vious years and requested that
any uniforms not needed next
year would be gratefully ac
cepted by the Catholic Wom
en’s Council for distribution to
families in need of them. Fa
ther commended the parents
on their response to the May
Procession, Appreciation for
the splendid cooperation given
by Bob McCormack during his
past term as President was
also expressed by Father Le
Frois.
Following the business meet
ing, all members present gave
their keen and undivided at
tention to the highly contro
versial film “Operation Aboli
tion.”
The next meeting of St.
Teresa’s PTA will be held in
September, 1961 with the date
to be announced later.
Room count was won by the
i 8th grade.
One, two or three week registrations accepted.
THREE EXCITING WEEKS
July 23-29 (Visit of the King of Siam)
Ju!y30-Aug. 5 (Water Pageant Week)
Aug. 6-Aug. 12 (Kangaroo Court)
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the sick in front of the huge
white Fatima basilica (May
13). Afterwards, he conveyed
the papal benediction, blessing
the 400 ailing and crippled peo
ple over the monstrance con
taining the Blessed Sacrament.
At an earlier Mass preceding
the solemn anniversary Mass,
50,000 people received Holy
Communion in the open-air
sanctuary built at the place
where Our Lady appeared to
three peasant children in 1917
and appealed for prayers for
the repentance of sinners and
the conversion of Russia. At
the beginning of Cardinal
Traglia’s Mass, the vessel con
taining soil recently brought
here from Russia was placed in
tne Chapel of the Apparitions.
Cardinal Traglia in his ser
mon told the congregation that
he had longed to visit Fatima
ever since the Marian appear
ances here in 1917, the year of
his ordination. There is great
devotion to Our Lady of Fa
tima in Rome, he said.
DOUGLAS FIRST COMMUNION — The First Communion Class of St. Pauls
Church, Douglas, is pictured with their pastor, the Rev. Gerard Moran, O.M.I. and Sis
ter Mary, Superior of the Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement, Douglas.