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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, October 14, 1961 Unity Is Keynote Of Orthodox (Continued from Page 1) ecumenical work were pres ent as guests of Patriarch Athenagoras, even though he himself was not present. The Catholic priests included Fa ther Christophe Dumont, O.P., director of Istina, French quar terly devoted to problems of Christian unity; Father An toine Wenger, A.A., editor-in- chief of La Croix, French Catholic daily newspaper, and Father Pierre Duprey, W.F., of Jerusalem. Among the official delegates was Russian Orthodox Arch bishop Nikodim of Jaroslav and Rostov, who is the Mos cow Patriarchate’s secretary for foreign affairs, This bish op who has lived his entire life under Soviet rule — he is in his early thirties — took a prominent part in the activi ties of the conference. He said in an address that “the spirit of Christian unity and cooperation” is more pro nounced in the present day than ever before. He said, how ever, that efforts of the Or thodox Church “to contribute to Christian unity are some times exploited by certain rep resentatives of non-Orthodox circles, particularly those at the Vatican.” The Orthodox bishops and theologians came together here to prepare a list of topics for discussion by a future pre synod of the Orthodox Church. No date has yet been set for the presynod. Its goal will be to take the final steps towards the convening of a council of the entire Orthodox Church. Though the scope of activity of the present conference was quite limited, its sponsors and many of its participants un derlined the importance of this first official gathering of the entire Orthodox Church in many centuries. In the sermon which he de livered at the Divine Liturgy (Mass) solemnly opening the conference, Metropolitan Chry sostom Constantinides of My ron, stressed that all Orthodox had high hopes for the con ference. He spoke of the obli gation to show forth the unity of Orthodox and the necessity to demonstrate the vigor of the Church, its interest in all the vital areas of life and the pos itive contributions it could make to the entire world.. The opening statements of the heads of each delegation men tioned, in one way or another, the same ideas. After holding two plenary sessions to organize the work of the conference, the delega tions broke up into various committees which, in closed sessions, considered various problems concerning faith and dogma, worship, ecclesiastical administration, theology and social questions, relations with Eastern Christian Churches and relations with Western Christian Churches. The chair manships of these committees were distributed according to the order of seniority of the participating churches. In this way, the chairmanships of two of the most important com mittees fell to prelates from communist - ruled countries. Metropolitan Nikodim of Rus sia became chairman of the committee on theology and so cial questions while Archbish op Justin of Rumania was chairman of the committee on relations with the Western Christian Churches. Though the question of rela tions with the Roman Catholic Church was but one item of a long list of topics, it frequently came up in private discussions and conversations. A great deal of interest was expressed in the coming Second Vatican Council and the preparation now being made for that council. It was clear that one of the main interests of the confer ence and the presynod for which it was preparing was the possibility of better con tacts with the Church of Old Rome and the establishment of closer ties between Catholics and Orthodox. The result of the work done in the committees has not been made public. It will be first communicated to the local Or thodox Churches for their con sideration. However, it was clear that the present confer ence took a great step forward toward united action by the various Churches of Ortho doxy. Observers at the conference were unanimous in their agreement that the personal contacts which were achieved here contributed a great deal towards the internal unity of the Orthodox Churches and the possibility of their playing a greater part in what is com monly called the ecumenical movement. Russian Orthodox Prelate Says His Church Will Have No Part Of Vatican Council RHODES, Greece (NC)—An official of the Russian Ortho dox Church formally declared that his Church would not participate in the Second Vat ican Council, even if invited to send observers. In an interview given while attending the Pan-Orthodox Conference of Rhodes, Arch bishop Nikodim of Jaroslav and Rostov and Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Mos cow, announced that, although no formal invitation had yet been extended by the Church of Rome, he felt that, even if this should be done, his Church could not assist in any capacity at the council which has been called by His Holi ness Pope John XXIII. Explaining this decision, the Archbishop stated that the doctrinal position of the Ro man Church on the primacy of the Pope is so irreconcilable with the Russian Orthodox view that even the sending of official observers seemed to be useless. In this latest statement, the Archbishop personally con firmed what had been written in an article in the “Journal of the Moscow Patriarchate” last May. The article had call ed attention to he fact that Augustin Cardinal Bea, head of the Secretariat for Promot ing Christian Unity recently established in Rome, had ex pressed his hope that the Rus- installation Of SodalityOfficers At Aquinas High AUGUSTA — The Aquinas High Socialists, assembled in the school chapel to assist at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the installation of the new officers. The Mass was offered by Reverend Ralph Seikel, direc tor of the Sodality. After Mass, he conducted the ceremony of installation. The following girls were in stalled as officers: Renee Et.h- eredge, Prefect; Catherine Cal lahan, Vice-Prefect; Nina Tan- tillo, corresponding secretary; Suzanne Lawrence, Secretary; Mary O’Dowd, treasurer. The officers made a pledge to Mary, their Queen and Pa troness, to live up to her ideals; to perfect themselves by striving for sanctity; and to be examples to their fellow so- dalists. A hymn in honor of Our Lady ended this pledge of fidelity. sian Orthodox Church might be able to cooperate in some way with the council if this could be arranged. The author’s answer to the Cardinal was that the defini tions of the First Vatican Council and the teachings of Catholic theologians on the pa pal primacy were of such a nature that reunion with Rome could not be thought of. Unless Rome were to change its teachings, discussions be tween the two churches were useless, he said. He ended his article with the curt phrase in Latin: “non possumus” — we cannot. Taking into account the arti cle of last May, a strong at tack on the Vatican made by Archbishop Nikodim at a con ference in Prague in June of this year and the latest state ment of the Archbishop, it seemed clear that the Russian Orthodox Church has definite ly decided in advance to re ject any type of cooperation with the Vatican Council. What effect this decision will have on the attitude of other Orthodox churches is not yet known. The Pan-Orthodox Conference of Rhodes made no official statement on the sub ject but many individual bish ops and authoritative partici pants in the conference ex pressed their interest in some sort of Orthodox participation in the council. Russian Orthodox Charged With Political Maneuvers ATHENS (NC) — Two ma jor Greek newspapers asserted that the Russian Orthodox del egation at the Pan-Orthodox Conference at Rhodes had tried to inject political issues into the agenda for the com ing presynod of Orthodoxy. Kathimerini, conservative daily, said the Russian group had tried to include the sub jects of colonialism and inter national peace on the agenda. “The delegations of the order (Orthodox) Churches rightly opposed the Russian move,” it said. “We really do not believe that this effort can be attrib uted to the initiative of the Russian Church under the cir cumstances, as the leaders of this Church are forced to fol low the orders of the Soviet government, which naturally to seeks every opportunity spread propaganda.” Ethnos, Athens daily with a centrist orientation, said the same day (Sept. 29): “The Soviet delegation to the Orthodox Conference in Rhodes insislts on including political topics on the agenda, such as race discrimination and colonialism. The appropri ate subcommittee had agreed to include the subject of race on the agenda of the prelimi nary conference for the synod. For reasons of ‘balance’ the Orthodox Church outside the Iron Curtain should insist on including on thr agenda the banning of nuclear tests and colonialism among white peo ple, such as the inhabitants of the Baltic countries.” TEACH - (Continued from Page 1) recognize Him. Christ has lost the right to be together with baptized children in the schools. Go to Christ, whcre- ever you can find Him.” Other reports reaching Ber lin state that from 700 to 800 Polish “patriotic” priests have signed contracts with the gov ernment to teach religion in the newly decreed “catechism” teaching points,” despite the orders of Poland’s Bishops. In a joint pastoral (Sept. 17) the Bishops told Catholics: “Your priests will not take any money.” The “patriotic” priests who signed contracts will receive a salary from the government but had to state their willing ness to accept state supervision of their classes. Meeting Of Dublin Parish Council Of Catholic Women BLESSED SACRAMENT RECTORY DEDICATION—His Excellency the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough is pictured addressing those attending the recent dedication cere monies for the new rectory of Blessed Sacrament parish, Savannah. The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas A. Brennan, pastor of the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament is on the Bish op’s left. Other priests in the photo are Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancellor of the Diocese; Rev. George C. James and Rev. Edward Frank, assistant pastors at Bless ed Sacrament. Augusta Deanery Council Holds Fall Luncheon Meeting AUGUSTA — The Augusta Deanery Council of Catholic Women held their fall lunch eon meeting September 24th at the Elks Home. Mass was offered at 12 noon at St. Pat rick’s Church, Rev. Ralph Seikel celebrant. The theme of the meeting was the missions in Georgia. The Rev. John F. Loftus, of St. Matthews church in States boro was the principle speak er. He explained the proced ures of the Glenmary Home Missioners in Georgia which includes Catholic advertising, radio programs and the use of the St. Joseph Mobile chapel. He stressed the importance of the work of lay people in the mission field. Decorations were provided by the ladies of St. Mary’s parish with Mrs. Graham Deri- so chairman. Miniature models of churches and bronze chry santhemums were featured. Out of town guests included the Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Toomey, Mrs. J. Edwin Mulli gan, Diocesan president, Mrs. Josephine Rollison and Mrs. A. B. Purday, all of Savan nah; Mrs. Donald Vestal, Mrs. Harry Sack and Mrs. Zolton Farkas of Statesboro; Miss Louise Ludwig, Miss Sophia DUBLIN — The October meeting of the Parish Council of Catholic Women of the Im maculate Conception Church was held recently in the Parish Center with Miss Louise Lud wig, president, in charge, as sisted by the secretary, Mrs. Hugh Craig. Plans were discussed for the 50th Anniversary celebration on November 5, when Bishop Thomas J. McDonough will head the visiting dignitaries. Various committee reports were heard, with Mrs. George Jepeway summarizing work of the Catholic Charities group, and appealing for linens suit able for cancer pads to be made by the Council and sent to the free cancer home in Atlanta. Mrs. William Goverau request ed usable clothing for overseas refugees for the “Bishop’s Clothing Drive.” Beautiful Christmas cards and paper for sale by the group were dis played by Mrs. Edward Tanner and Mrs. Vaughn Sims, of the fund-raising committee. Mrs. J. B. Johnson announced the participation of the Council in the Halloween Carnival for pa tients of the VA Center. A program of suggested means of participation in spir itual activities was introduced by Miss Sophia Benchina, Chairman of the Spiritual De velopment Committee, who told of plans for the Council to attend Holy Communion in a body on October 29. Mrs. Thomas Kellam, local Chair man of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, named sev eral sub-chairmen to assist her in religious training programs for adults and children. Mrs. Duncan Black and Miss Grace Farley reported on the informative luncheon meeting of the Deanery held recently in Augusta, which was also en joyed by about ten other local members who attended. The three days of the Forty Hours Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament conducted last week by Father Myron Bateman were well-received and appreciated by the parish. Father Cajetan McDyre an nounced that the parish would participate in continuous pray er at the Church, for world peace, on United Nation’s Day, October 24. Mrs. Louis Alexander gave a most enjoyable book review, Knights Aid Travelers COLUMBUS — Members of the Bishop Gross Council 1019, Knights of Columbus, recently came to the aid of a St. Louis, Mo., family se riously injured in an auto accident south of Columbus. When the staff of the Medical Center found that members of the family were in critical need for whole blood upon admittance, a call was made to Tony Comeaux, chairman of the Knights’ Blood Donor Com mittee. The Council tele phone alert system was put into action and in a short time three Brother Knights with the appropriate blood type were on hand at the hospital for the necessary transfusions. The Blood Donor program is just one of the many fa cets of Council 1019’s full program of spiritual, frater nal, and civic activities. Benchina, Mrs. Duncan Black, Miss Grace Farley, Mrs. Agnes Mortimer, Mrs. Jepway, Mrs. Busch Perry, Mrs. Rose John son, Mrs. Louis Alexander, Mrs. Miriam Holzum, and Mrs. Glenn Hall of Dublin. Miss Pauline Peuffier, pres ident of the Augusta Deanery presided at the meeting. Douglas Altar Sooiety DOUGLAS — The October meeting of St. Paul’s Altar So ciety was held in the parish hall, presided over by Mrs. George Jordan, president. Forty Hours devotion will be held at the Douglas Church beginning October 15th and closing Tuesday evening, the 17th. A mass for peace was offer ed at St. Paul’s. A round-the- clock rosary was said by the members of the society, also for world peace. Cancer pads for the Cancer Home in Atlanta were made by the ladies as they gathered on the evening of October 10th. A coffee social was held at the home of Mrs. Jack Able on October 11th. Speaker for the evening was the Rev. Gerard Moran, pastor at Douglas. Father addressed the ladies on their duty as leaders of the spiritual devel opment of the Church. Christmas cards will be sold by the society this year. Mem bers were asked to place their orders as soon as possible. Mrs. Louise Hanna was appointed chairman of the November meeting. Hostesses for the social hour following the meeting were Mrs. Tom Stone and Mrs. R. B. White. PRAY FOR OUR | PRIESTLY DEAD! On Dean's List WARNER ROBINS — Miss Dorothy Ann Dauby, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Dauby of this city, has been named to the Dean’s List at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana. REV. JAMES A. KELLY October 16, 1876 RT. REV. MSGR. JOSEPH F. CHOKE October 19, 1951 RT. REV. MSGR. LOUIS F. X. BAZIN October 21, 1916 REV. JOSEPH COLBERT October 21, 1903 O God, Who didst give to thy servants by their sacredotal office, a share in the priesthood of the Apostles, grant, we im plore, that they may also be one of their company forever in hcave?i. Through Christ Out- Lord. Amen. I, C. Degrees Conferred At Warner Robins WARNER ROBINS —Coun cil 4371 of the Knights of Col umbus recently experienced an historic event. For the first time in the history of the council, initiation and degree ceremonies were conducted in Warner Robins. Following the ceremonies a dinner was held in honor of the newly initiated Knights. The new members, all resi dents of Warner Robins, are: Robert F. Ciarletto, James M. Dembowski, Daniel F. Doyle, William A. Duffy, Ed gar M. Ewing, Joseph A. L. Grece, Robert J. Hooley, Rob ert J. Kroos. James M. Murphy, George St. Teresa’s P.T.A. Names Chairmen ALBANY—St. Teresa’s P.- T. A. held its first meeting of the school year on September 21st in the school auditorium. The president, Mr. Bob McCor mack, Jr., introduced the new officers and committee chair men: vice-president, Mrs. Lee King; secretary, Mrs. Joseph Henry, with Mrs. J. F. DuBeau; treasurer, Mr. Jim Schneiders; historian, Mrs. P. A. Schnell; room mothers, Mrs. Ralph Will; Welfare, Mrs. Samuel C. Welch; hospitality, Mrs. Ken neth Davis; membership, Mrs. Jim Schneiders; program, Mr. Wm. Burgess; spiritual advisor, Rev. Marvin J. LeFrois. The project of the P.T.A. for the coming year is to help furnish the books needed to increase the library for the pri mary grades. The Ways and Means project will be the an nual Carnival which will be held on October 21st with a Volks wagon to be given away, the King and Queen Contest and many booths to delight both young and old. Mrs. John M. Wolfe will serve as chair man, assisted by Mrs. Bob Kimbrell. Sister Mariam announced the faculty members and explained the school rules for the benefit of the new members. Father LeFrois announced that the new school room addi tions will soon be ready for use and open house will be held on October 15th, the Feast of St. Teresa. Also on this oc casion, Rev. Eugene Krieger, the new assistant, will be hon ored. Refreshments were served after the meeting by the Ex ecutive Board. Cathedral Home And School Ass’n SAVANNAH — The Cathe dral Home and School Associ ation held its first meeting of the new school year at the cafetorium. Mrs. George Paul, president, extended a welcome to the parents and introduced the class mothers and commit tee chairmen. Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James Mc Namara spoke on the import ance of Home and School As sociations and the invaluable aid they contribute towards the school program. Msgr. McNamara presented Rev. Kevin Boland, the new Assistant Rector at the Cathe dral of St. John the Baptist, who comes to Savannah after two years in Augusta. Father Boland, a native of Ireland, ex pressed his pleasure at being in Savannah and offered his assistance to the parents on any problems they might have. M. Paduane, Robert P. Perez, William G. Puttre, Michael Richardson, John R. Shively, Jr., Eli J. Signerelli, Gabriel Valenzuela. ALTAR SOCIETY & P.C.C.W. BEET AT ST. PATRICK’S AUGUSTA — Mrs. Harry B. Arthur, president, presided at the October meeting of St. Pat rick’s Altar Society and Coun cil of Catholic Women. The meeting was preceded by the recitation of the Rosary in the Church. Miss Mary Sullivan gave a most interesting report on her attendance at the dedication of St. John Vianney Seminary for candidates to the priest- PRIESTS WELCOMED TO DIOCESE—The Rev. William Aherne and the Rev. Eugene Moriarity, who will serve two years in the Diocese of Savannah are pictured as they were welcomed to Georgia. From left to right: Rev. Kevin Boland, assistant rector of the Ca thedral and native of Ireland; Rev. William Aherne, who has been named assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Warner Robins; Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Sa vannah; Rev. Eugene Moriarity, who has been assigned as an assistant at St. Mary’s-on- the-Hill, Augusta; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancellor, Diocese of Savannah. Altar Society Meeting Held At Americus AMERICUS — The Altar So ciety of St. Mary’s Church held its first meeting of the year at the Friary. New officers were presented and the following committee chairmen announced: Miss Ma ry McCall, program chairman; Mrs. James Hawkins, Ways and Means; Mrs. A. Abbott, publicity; Mrs. Kathleen Eth eridge, telephone; Mrs. Rose Ratliff, courtesy; Mrs. R. Hack- ey, Mrs. Clarence Vashon and Mrs. W. A. Gossett, welcoming and hospital. hood in the Savannah Diocese, which was held in Savannah October 1st. There are now fifty young men enrolled at the Seminary, seven of whom are Augustans. Following Miss Sullivan’s talk Father Ralph E. Seikel, pastor, said that all members of the Council would be called upon to assist with the Bish op’s Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Drive on October 15. A large share of the proceeds from this drive is used for the education of the seminarians. Mrs. H. B. Roberts, chair man of St. Mary’s Guild, read a letter from the principal of St. Mary’s Home, Savannah, giving the name of the young girl adopted by St. Patrick’s Council for her birthday, and stated that the gifts desired by the child would be sent prior to her birthday on October 11. The date of the next Rum mage Sale was set for October 21st. Mrs. Arthur urged all members to bring their dona tions to the rectory as soon as possible. Thirty “Bedside Bags” for use of patients at Milledgeville State Hospital were completed during the past month. Mrs. Polly Mathewson and Miss Josephine Murphy will be hostesses at their home for the October sewing bee, to make bandages for Our Lady of Per petual Help Free Cancer Home in Atlanta. Catalog Expert Father Oliver L. Kapsner, O.S.B. (above), research cataloger at St. Vincent Col lege Library, Latrobe, Pa., has been selected by the Catholic Library Association to be its official observer at the International Cataloging Conference at Unesco House, Paris, October 9-18. (NC Photos) Valdosta Home & School Association VALDOSTA — The first Home and School Assoociation meeting of the new school year was held recently at St. John’s school. The feature of the meeting was the installation of the fol lowing new officers: president, Mrs. Joseph Conlin; vice-presi dent, Mrs. Hugh Van Horn; secretary, Mrs. Wm. Clendan- iel; treasurer, Mrs. Eddie John son, and parliamentarian, Mrs. Elmore Thrash. The following standing com mittees were announced and their duties explained: Ways and Means, Mrs. V. E. Galla gher; Civil Defense, Mrs. Wm. Retterbush; Health, Mrs. J. A. Malone; Publicity, Mrs. Nolan Diehl; Hospitality, Mrs. J. H. Campagna; Program, Mrs. Jos eph DeGange; Membership, Mrs. C. Ferrell. The fourth grade class won the banner for the month. A Sunday — (Continued From Page 1) greatly increased number of Seminarians, of whom we now have almost eighty.” “I think the work accom plished during the past three years, thanks to the Goodness of Almighty God and the Con fraternity of the Laity, is the promise of the future. And I look forward, not with hope, but with the utmost confidence in Ihe Apostolic Spirit of our people, to a very successful conclusion to this year’s drive.” The third annual campaign of the Confraternity of the Laity began on October 1st, with the reading of a letter from Bishop McDonough in all Churches of the Diocese, and the formation of worker teams in each parish. Sermons on both October 1st and October 8th dealt with the most pressing needs of the Diocese for 1962. Next Sunday, October 15‘th, will be “D-Day,” with workers calling at all homes in th<e Dio cese between 1:00 p. "m. and 5:00 p. m. They will seek a minimum cash contribution of $25.00, asking more of those “who are blessed by God in a very special way.” First reports will be made to the Chancery in Savannah on Monday morning. October 22nd has been des ignated as “Follow-up Sun day.” Workers will call on those people who were not at home on “D-Day” or who were not ready to make their con tribution at that time. person - to - person Service for ail your lanhiny needs SAVANNAH BANK & Trust Co. Savannah, Georgia Member F. D. I. C.
