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i PAGE 2—THE BULLETIN, February 17, 1962 One of first buildings erected in $8,000,000.00 building program was the Chancery at Savannah. Clenmary Sisters The Glenmary Home Mis sion Sisters are located at Statesboro, and serve the elev en counties of the Diocese un der- the care of the Glen- mary’s. The late Very Rev. W. How ard Bishop, from the Balti more Archdiocese, conceiv’ed a plan for an American home 9,000 CONFIRMED Every parish and mission church of the Diocese was vis ited several times during the past five years by Bishop Mc Donough. Usually, on the oc casion of such visitation, the Sacrament of Confirmation was conferred. Such visitations by the Bishop afford him the opportunity of addressing the parents and talking to the children in the schools. mission society, and labored to build such a group. Having previously founded home mission priests and bro thers, Father Bishop, in 1941 organized a cooperating socie ty of sisters. The Glenmary Sisters, as the group came to be known, were canonically erected as a Diocesan Institute in 1952 by the Archbishop of Cincinnati. Centers of catechetical and so cial service are now located in Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, Vir ginia and North Carolina. It is from these centers that Glenmary Sisters work for the spread of the Faith in those places of our own country where there are few or no Catholics. Children shown receiving Sacrament of Confirmation are typical of 9,000 men, women and children who have been confirmed throughout Diocese in last five years. Construction Program— (Continued from Page 1) 47. Major addition to St. Joseph’s Hospital, Augusta, (now under construction). 48. Construction of income property upon site of for mer Boys High School, Augusta. 49. Complete renovation of Church of the Immaculate Conception, Dublin. 50. Acquisition of new rectory, Immaculate Concep tion, Dublin. COLUMBUS DEANERY: 51. Construction of Pacelli High School, Columbus. 52. Major addition to Pacelli High School, Columbus. 53. New wing added to Holy Family Elementary School, Columbus. ^ 54. Construction new Chapel St. Anne’s Parish, Co lumbus. 55. Acquisition of new rectory St. Anne’s Parish, Co lumbus. 56. Construction of new Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Columbus. 57. Construction of new convent Our Lady of Lourdes, Columbus. 58. Construction of school-auditorium-cafeteria, Our Lady of Lourdes, Columbus. 59. Construction of new rectory Our Lady of Lourdes, Columbus. 60. Construction of parish hall St. Benedict’s Parish, Columbus. 61. Construction of new church St. Benedict’s Parish, Columbus. 62. Construction of new nurses’ home St. Francis Hos pital, Columbus. 63. Construction of new church St. Teresa’s Parish, - Albany. , . 64. Construction of new rectory St. Teresa’s Parish, Albany. 65. Addition of three classrooms St. Teresa’s School, Albany. 66. Addition of four classrooms and enlargement of auditorium and kitchen, St. Teresa’s School, Albany. 67. Construction new Church of St. Joseph, Bainbridge. 68. Construction new Church of St. Mary, Americus. 69. Construction new Friary, St. Mary’s Parish, Ameri cus. 70. New church presently under construction, Camilla. 71. Construction new school St. John the Evangelist, f Valdosta. 72. Construction new convent St. John the Evangelist, Valdosta. 73. Construction new Church of St. Michael, Monte zuma. 74. Construction new convent St. Paul’s Parish, Doug las. 75. Construction High School for Boys, Mount de Sales, Macon. - BENEFACTORS AID DIOCESE j 1 ~ ' (1957 1962) ■ “ The missionary character of the Diocese of Savannah has attracted many benefactors to assist in our expansion program. Many of these benefactors have assumed the financial obligation of constructing churches in mission areas of the Diocese. Through such unstinted generosity we have been able to erect churches in our so-called “churchless counties.” These benefactors do not seek publicity. It is our hope that what they have done will inspire others to imitate. The list is as follows: 1) The McGeary Family—Church in Camilla. 2) The Heidrich Family—Church in Louisville. 3) The Long Family—Church in Claxton. 4) The McCormack Family—Church in Swainsboro to be constructed. 5) The Zapfe Family—Church in Waynesboro. 6) Mother’s Day Collection and the Catholic Church Ex tension Society—Church in St. Mary’s, Ga. 7) Mother’s Day Collection and Propagation of the Faith, Brooklyn—Church in Sylvania. 8) Virginia Powell—Church in Millen. 9) Elizabeth B. Young—Church in Lyons. Special commendation is due the Society for the Propaga tion of the Faith in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which has been our most signal benefactor. Each year, through this office, we are assigned certain parishes in which we make ap peals for our mission needs. There has always existed a happy and fortuitous relationship between Philadelphia and Savan nah. Four of the ten Bishops who served Savannah were na tive sons of Philadelphia. Bishop McDonough addresses parishioners of Blessed Sacrament parish. Savannah, at house-warming held at their new rectory. Bishop is flanked on his right by Msgr. Thomas J. Brennan, pastor of Blessed Sacrament, and on left by Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, Chancellor. Ursulines Spiritual Kin To Irish Presentation Sisters The history of the Ursuline Sisters reveals a spiritual kin ship between them and the Irish Presentation Sisters, whq teach at Sacred Heart School, Warner Robins. For, the Pre sentation Sisters owe their ori gin to the Apostolic zeal of an Irish expatriate residing in an Ursuline Convent. The Ursuline Sisters were founded by St. Angela Merici, a contemporary of the great St. Charles Borromeo, pioneer in the Christian education of youth. St. Angela was much impressed with the work of St. Charles in the Christian education of boys and determ ined to devote her life to the Christian education of girls. She converted her home in Desenzano, Italy, into a school where she daily gathered the little girls 'of the town and instructed them in the ele ments of Christianity. Her work was highly successful and she opened another school at Brescia, a neighboring town. On November 25, 1535, her Community was founded with twelve companions at a small house near the Church of St. Afra in Brescia. St. Angela died in 1540 and was canonized by Pope Pius VII in 1807. The Ursulines soon spread to France and it was at their Convent in Rue St. Jacques in Paris that Nano Nagle, a pious Irish lady who had fled the penal laws in Ireland conceiv ed the idea that was to culmi nate the founding of the Irish Presentation Sisters. Nano Nagle knew the dangers to thd faith presented by the oppres sive penal laws in her native land and determined to emu late the activities of St. Angela in Ireland. With the help of the Bishop of Cork, Nano was able to have four Irish girls train at Rue St. Jacques and return to Ireland. This was the be ginning of the Ursulines in Ireland. But the .Ursulines taught rich as well as poor children. Nano Nagle wanted to devote her life exclusively to the teaching of poor children and founded the Irish Presenta tion Sisters, who four years ago came to Warner Robins Today there are various congregations of Ursuline Sis ters with convents throughout the world in Europe, Africa, Australia and North and South America where the sisters not only teach but are actively engaged in Missionary activi ties. But the spirit of St. Angela Merici is particularly strong in the Diocese of Savannah. For, while the foundress of the Irish Presentation Sisters was trained by the Ursulines, Mother McCauley, foundress of the Sisters of Mercy made her Novitiate with the Pre sentation Sisters, and the Sis ters of the Most Blessed Sacra ment made their first Noviti ate under the Sisters of Mercy. All four communities, teach in the Savannah Diocese. 'High point" of Diocesan building program was reached at completion of St. John Vianney Minor Seminary. St. John’s Faculty REV. WILLIAM V. COLE MAN—Latin and Mathematics. REV. JOHN CUDDY—Eng lish and German. REV. JOSEPH STRANC — Science, Religion and History. REV. E. PEROT FIERO — Remedial Reading and Art Ap preciation. REV. GEORGE C. JAMES— Music. REV. HERBERT J. WELL- MIER and REV. ROBERT TE- OLI — Phvsical Education. REV. KEVIN BOLAND — Study Hall Supervisor. RT. REV. MSGR. ANDREW J. MCDONALD and REV. FE LIX DONNELLY — Spiritual Directors. CCC Benefactor Of Seminary To the Catholic Community Center of Savannah we ex tend our deep and abiding af fection for the new building of St. John Vianney Minor Seminary. This building, which houses our future priests, stands as a testament of their love of Christ, Our Great High Priest. The tablet which is affixed to the build ing will remind all our stu dents that their benefaction has been magnanimous. Their noble gesture of charity will always be a treasured memory. St John Vianney Seminary "High Point" of Program The Minor Seminary of Saint John Vianney is a school devoted exclusively to the ed ucation of young men who as pire to the priesthood in the Diocese of Savannah. In its program the boy leav ing grammar school finds the first forms of scholastic and spiritual formation which will prepare him for the sanctuary. The program of studies, how ever, is so designed that anv boy leaving the seminary will be immediately able to take his place on a level with his classmates in other fields. Spiritually, the program of the seminary is unequalled. It seeks to develop an attitude of true masculine piety which will endure through adult years. Any boy who has completed the eighth grade is eligible to make application. All appli cants are carefully screened to determine the early signs of a priestly vocation. Final acceptance or rejection of any candidate lies with the Bishop of the Diocese of Sav annah. Pastors and parents are invited to encourage boys who have at least average intelli- Five Year Of Marriage Court Canon law provides for the establishment of a matrimo nial tribunal in every Diocese. The priests assigned to this important phase of diocesan activity, under the aegis of the Bishop, assist the faithful in problems pertaining to matri mony. In the vast majority of cases, we are happy to relate, thank God, the counselling of the priests brings about the desired results. There are, however, instanc es where parties have legiti mate causes for requesting the tribunal to declare their mar riages invalid. Some of these cases can be adjudicated by the Bishops of the Diocese, others must be referred to Rome. Our Diocesan Tribunal here with submits a report of the cases adjudicated favorably during 1957-1962. Age Cases . 2 Privilege of the Faith 26 Ratum et non consummatum 1 Cases Pending in Rome 9 Pauline Privileges 13 Defect of Form . 67 Ligamen Prius 23 During past five years four new communities of Sisters have come to Diocese. Above, Ursuline Sisters from Cork, Ireland pose with Bishop McDonough (center). Marist Brothers' Outstanding Work The Marist Brothers deserve special commendation for their outstanding work in the field of education in the Diocese of Savannah. The Brothers now teach in Aquinas High School in Augusta, where they are esteemed by the clergy, relig ious and laity. St. Joseph Hall, annex of Mount De S ales Academy, Macon. gence, good family back ground, good health, and a de sire to serve God as a priest, to apply for admittance to the seminary. The Seminary building is de signed to provide adequate fa cilities for the complete high school course. In addition to the dormitories for the stu dents, the building contains a library, study hall and living quarters for three faculty members. Saint John Vianney Minor Seminary was established by the Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc Donough in 1959 to help over come the critical shortage of pries.ts in south Georgia. Bishop McDonough has clas sified the Diocese’s vocation program “our greatest single effort in preparing for the fu ture.” Beautiful modern structure above is St. Teresa's Church, Albany. New Lay Groups Formed Since 1957 H Property For | Expansion J Concurrent with the growth of the Diocese of Savannah, it has beome imperative to pur chase tracts of land for future parish developments. In other words, the Church endeavors to anticipate the needs of the future. Unfortunately, if we wait to purchase land, often times we cannot acquire sites without paying prohibitive prices. . IL"1) Knights of Columbus Burse for the education of priests: The Knights of Columbus Councils, located in the Dio cese of Savannah, have es tablished a burse for the edu cation of .students for the priesthood. The results of this endeavor have been most gra tifying. We compliment the Knights of Columbus.” "2) The Carmel Club: The Catholics of the City of Savannah subscribe monthly to the maintenance of the Car melite Sisters Monastery in Savannah. The work of the or ganization has been eminently successful.” "3) Si. John Vianney Minor Seminary Club: A group of Catholics from Savannah organized a mem bership club to help defray the monthly maintenance ex penses of our new minor sem inary. The success of this club has surpassed our greatest ex pectations.” "4) Si. Mary's Guild: Through the impetus of a devoted group of the laity in Savannah the St. Mary’s Guild is now a special project of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. Through the efforts of the Guild, St. Ma ry’s Home is better recognized throughout the Diocese. The material help given the Home by the Guild merits the high est commendation.” "5) The Serra Club: Thirty-five men of the City of Savannah have established a Serra Club. The object of the organization is to assist the Bishop in obtaining voca tions to the Sacred Priesthood. These devoted men, by their example, exemplify their love of God’s Priesthood. We pray that many other sections of the Diocese will establish Serra Clubs. Four Priests Die Since 1957 The prayesr of our clergy, religious and devoted laity are requested for all the priests who have served in the Dio cese of Savannah and have been called to their heavenly reward. We particularly rec ommend those who have died during the years 1957-1962. The Rev. John Kennedy. The Rev. Daniel J. McCar thy. _ _ _ The’ Rev. John A. Morris. The Rev. Norbert McGowan, O.S.B. Altar and Sanctuary shown above are typical of build ing program which has witnessed construction of 16 new churches since 1957.
