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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.