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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, May 12, 1962
The Annual Corporate Mass
and Communion of the KNIGHTS
OF COLUMBUS, Savannah.
Council #631 was held at the
Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist, April 28th, with 250 Knights
in attendance. RT. REV. MSGR.
ANDREW J. MCDONALD, Chan
cellor and Chaplain of the
Knights, offered the Mass. His
Excellency, MOST REVEREND
thomas j. McDonough,
D.D., presided in the sanctuary
Corporate Communion of the
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CLUB
OF SAVANNAH was held at
Blessed Sacrament Church,
April 28th. A large gather
ing of Women were present
for the Mass offered by RT.
REV MSGR THOMAS A
BRENNAN, pastor. Mrs. Alice
Buckley is president of the
organization. A continental
breakfast was held in the school
auditorium.
Present at the Regional Con
vention of the U S.O , at the
Hotel Seville in Miami, Florida,
was, RT. REV MSGR. T. JAMES
McNAMARA, rector of the Cat
hedral (Savannah) and chairman
of the NATIONAL CATHOLIC
COMMUNITY SERVICE, a
branch of the U S O. At a
meeting held in New York,
Msgr. McNamara was re-elect
ed to membership on the U.S O.
National Council for a three
year term. Announcement was
made by HARVEY S. FIRE
STONE, JR. national chairman.
Present in Savannah recently
for research in the diocesean
archives was Miss Constance
O’Hara, great-grand-niece of
Bishop Francis X. Gartland,
first Bishop of Savannah.
Miss O’Hara will publish a
book on the Bishop in the early
Spring entitled, SHADOW OF A
SAINT, (Lippincot and Co.).
She is also the author of a well
known novel, HEAVEN WAS
NOT ENOUGH, published in
1955.
The service of FORTY
HOURS was observed for the
first time, May 1, at Claxton’s
ribw Church of St. Chris
topher. Priests from parishes
in Savannah. Sylvania, and
Statesboro gathered for the ob
servance. FR GEORGE MATH
IS of the Glenmary Home Mis-
sioners is pastor.
A SILVER TEA in honor of the
Religious Sisters of Mercy,
Blessed Sacrament parish,
April 29. MRS. PEARL COS
GROVE and MISS ILKA LECHE,
co-chairman. Music was pro
vided by MRS. S. E. BELLI-
VEAU and guest soloist was
MRS. RITA SEAY APREA
WRIGHT. Benediction was held
at the conclusion of the Tea in
the Sisters’ chapel. MSGR.
THOMAS BRENNAN, celebrant.
FR. JOHN FITZPATRICK,
assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s
(Macon) will be the director of
Camp Villa Marie during the
Summer of 1962.
MR. DANIEL KEANE, who
gained fame as the chairman
of this year’s ST. PATRICK’S
DAY PARADE has recently been
named OPERATIONS MANA
GER for one of Savannah's lead-
irj^g. department stores, LEVY’S.
Mr, Keane is a communicant
of the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist.
MAY FESTIVAL, sponsored
by the^HOME AND SCHOOL
ASsbClATION of Blessed
Sacrament Church, on the new
| 50 car parking lot. The fes
tivity was held between 2 and
4PM, May 3rd.
Deep South Cotillion”
Judge McKenna
Heads Macon
Home & Sohool
MACON - Judge Andrew Mc
Kenna was installed as presi
dent of the St. Joseph Home and
School Association (May2) suc
ceeding Edward J. Assad.
Other officers for the new
term which will get under way
with the re-opening of school
next fall, are Mrs. Jack Kem
per, vice-president, Mrs. Joyce
Corr, recording secretary,
Mrs. Phil Sheridan, cor-
responsing secretary, and Don
Sheridan, treasurer.
The new officers were in
stalled in a brief ceremony
conducted by Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor of
St. Joseph Parish.
Valdosta
Home
& School
VALDOSTA - The Home and
School Association of St. John’s
School met on April 24th with
the following announcements
being made of activities for the
month of May: May Procession
on the 6th at 5 P M. at Mary’s
Acres, Games Day on the 28th
at 9 A M at Mary’s Acres and
the Association meeting on the
15th at the school.
On May 29th, graduation ex
ercises will take place at St.
John’s Church at nine
A M and breakfast will be
served to the 7th and 8th grade
students following Mass.
Mrs. Ken Williams announced
the names of the candidates
to be voted upon at the May
meeting.
The banner for the room count
was won by the 8th grade.
Following the business meet
ing, two films were shown -
"Rescue Breathing” and
"Boating Safety”.
MACON -- The St. Joseph’s
parish CYO wound up a highly;
successful social season with
the second annual ' Deep South
Cotillion” (April 26) with more
than a hundred members and
their guests in period costumes
in a setting reminiscent of the
Old South.
During the party, Mrs. Wil
liam M Syme, Jr.’, and Mrs.
J. P. Woodhall, who have been
active in the programming of
the CYO since its organization
three years ago, were honored
with placques and bouquets of
roses.
Delores Puster, vice-presi
dent, was presented with the
award of the Catholic Youth of
the Year, which will become an
annual selection.
Rev. John J Fitzpatrick,
moderator and director of the
organization, said the season,
which was brought to a close
with the Cotillion, was high
lighted by a Hallowe’en party,
a St. Patrick’s Day dance, and
a Variety Show in addition to
the regular informal get-to
gethers each Sunday night in the
Social Hall of St. Joseph Church.
Other CYO officers are Hick
ory Schepis, president, Andy
McKenna, treasurer, and Phyl
lis Sheridan, secretary.
St. John’s
Womans Club
VALDOSTA -- Mrs. Ken
neth Williams presided at the
April meeting of St. John’s
Catholic Womans Club.
Father Thomas Payne, pas
tor, commended Mrs. Robert
Gotchey for effort and fine
work on the Parents and
Childrens educational pro
grams for the past year.
The rummage sale was
very successful, with the pro
ceeds going to the building
fund.
Sgt. Miller of Moody Air
Force Base was a special
guest and showed slides of
Japan. He also discussed the
mode of living in Japan and
the religious customs of the
people. He displayed a col
lection of dolls and coins.
MACON CYO'S "DEEP SOUTH COTILLION'
Theologian Hopes Council
Will Consider Desire Of
Laity For Vernacular Mass
MT. AIRY, Pa. (NC) — A
noted theologian has said he
hopes the coming Second
Vatican Council will consider
“the expressed desire among
the laity in many countries”
for Mass to be said in the
vernacular.
Msgr. Gustave Weigel, S.J.,
theologian at Woodstock
(Md.) college, made this
statement in an address be
fore some 250 Lutheran pas
tors and theologians meeting
at the Lutheran seminary
here.
Msgr. Weigel voiced this
hope while at the same time
noting that His Holiness
Pope John XXIII recently di
rected that the Latin lang-
VALDOSTA FIRST COMMUNION—First Holy Communion Class, St. John
the Evangelist School, Valdosta. First row, left to right: Marion Meindel, Mary
Miller, Beth Levenduski, Melanie Eanes, Jane Kirby, Vicky English, Rozanna
Beam. Second row: Mark Retterbush, Kenneth Carter, James Marsh, James
Clendaniel, Michael Franzago, Stephen Blanchard, James Irwin, Bobby Joseph,
Greg Commarato, Billy Gotchey, Steven Miller, Scott Williams. Third row: James
Halter, Rev. Thomas Payne, Billy Joseph.—(Bookman’s Studio).
Form Two Councils At Columbus
COLUMBUS - The quarterly
meeting of the Columbus
Parishes Council of Catholic
Women was held Saturday, April
29th at the home of Mrs. War
ren Purks.
Principal business of the
meeting was the formation of
"SERENADE TO SPRING" — The Aquinas girls presented a “serenade to
Spring” at the Augusta Municipal Auditorium on Sunday evening, April 29th. Pic
tured above at a practice session are Nina Tantillo, Linda Loomis, Ruth Duchscher,
Roberta Emerson, and Lynn Arthur. —(Breault Photo).
two Councils from the present
Columbus Parishes Council.
One will be known as the Holy
Family Parish Council and the
other as St. Anne’s Parish
Council.
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Herman J
Deimel, V F , pastor of St.
Anne’s, installed the following
officers for St. Anne’s parish
council:
Mrs. Henry Gallman, presi
dent; Mrs. Cosmos Dokos, vice-
president; Mrs. Herman Hag
gard, secretary-treasurer.
Rev. Arthur Weltzer, pastor
of Holy Family, installed these
officers for The Holy Family
Council.
Mrs. Polk Land, president;
Mrs. Frank Miller, vice-presi
dent; Mrs; Thomas E. Baynes,
secretary-treasurer.
The group was honored to
have Sister Mary Annunciato,
R S.M, from Pacelli High
School as guest speaker. Sis
ter told the group about St.
Mary’s Home in Savannah and
advised that a group or indi
vidual could sponsor a child
or send them gifts.
Mrs. Henry Gallman an
nounced that the Diocesan Con
vention would be held in Colum
bus next year.
Approximately 25 members
attended.
uage be retained in the Mass.
He stated that when
America, national Catholic
weekly review, published ar
ticles on behalf of the ver
nacular, the Vatican had a
deluge of letters from the
laity requesting it.
The Jesuit theologian also
lauded the improved reli
gious climate in the U. S.
“For years the Protestant
majority viewed all Catholics
as aliens,” he stated, “and
Catholics maintained their
own nationalistic ghettoes
and differences.
“Prior to 1914, there was no
Catholic unity. Irish and
Polish, for example, would
not worship together, and
there had to be a Catholic
church for every language
group, even though it meant
a church in every block.
Time and suburbia have
erased these differences.
Msgr. Weigel asserted that
“Catholic and Protestant
Bible scholars have so much
in common and they are now
working on a common trans
lation.”
“And we talk together
without debating,” he added.
“The present intent of this
ecumenism is not to make
one church,” he explained.
“That will come in God’s
Pray For
Racial
Peace
ALBANY-St. Clare’s Mission
in Albany, is taking the initia
tive in trying to bring about a
peaceful settlement of Albany's
interracial strife by a novena
every Friday evening to St.
Benedict the Holy Negro, the
16th century Franciscan saint
and miracle worker. Since this
novena has begun there have
been no major demonstrations
but the racial trouble is far
from being settled.
A new impetus has been given
the Negro community with the
canonization of Blessed Martin
de Porres. St. Clare’s held an
outdoor celebration of this event
and the Negro High School band
supplied music for a parade
around the church grounds led
by the Knights of the Altar, the
Deaconettes and the scout troop
carrying the flag and the Papal
colors.
The statue of St. Martin was
carried in this procession into
the church where a sermon on
the life and virtues of St. Mar
tin was delivered followed by
Benediction of the Most Blessed
Sacrament.
The sisters adorers of the
Most Precious Blood from
nearby St. Theresa’s attended
this ceremony as two sisters
from this community teach the
thirty Catholic children at St.
Clare’s their religious doctrine
every Saturday morning.
Following the religious cele
bration,. refreshments were
served the public on the
spacious grounds of the mission
church and a softball game
organized between the men and
the boys of the parish.
Medals in honor of St. Martin
de Porres were given all who
attend these ceremonies. Mrs.
Jack Hall was in charge of the
musical part of the program;
Mrs. Billy Morris was in charge
of the refreshments.
own way. But it is to estab
lish a common Christian cha
rity and friendship.”
Msgr. Weigel is a consult
ant to the Secretariat for
Promoting Christian Unity
preparing for the Second
Vatican Council, which is
scheduled to open October
11.
St. Mary’s Carnival
Saturday, May 12th
AUGUSTA — St. Mary’s
Carnival, climax to months of
hectic preparation will be
held May 12, on the school
grounds.
This year under the ener
getic and infectious enthusi
asm of the Ways and Means
Chairman, Mrs. Jane Eubanks
and her hard working com
mittee, the carnival will be
bigger than ever.
At noon on May 12, with
Fun and Laughter as the ad
mission ticket, one can enter
into the Magic Land of the
Carnival. The Midway will
be lined with booths brim
ming with the unusual as
well as the interesting com
monplace. Each booth utiliz
ing the, talents, skills and
hobbies of every hard work
ing member. Safe rides will
be there to transport the
children to the realm of ex
citement. Ponies to foster that
cowboy urge. White Elephant
sale for an odd knick-knack.
Auction Sale to exercise one’s
horse-tradish instincts. Han
diwork booth for a chic ap
ron, hat or duster. Children’s
booth, with toys, games,
books and dolls with com
plete wardrobe to delight any
little girl.
The Garden booth will fea
ture beautiful plants, corsag
es and the handiwork of lit
tle beavers, the Cub Scouts.
An unusual delicacy may be
purchased at the Country
Store booth. Three booths
and many others will stand
amid the delightful hurly-
burly air of a typical Midway
Carnival with all its fascinat
ing smell of peanuts, hot
dogs, ham supper, colorful
noise and confusion.
Of course all are invited.
Pope Says *
World Needs
Holy Priests
VATICAN CITY (Radio,
NC) The world has greater
need of holy priests than of
eloquent and cultured priests,
the Pope has told a group of
Italian seminaries.
His Ploliness Pope John
XXIII was speaking to the
students and professors of the
Pontifical Seminary of Cam-
pano in Posillipo, on the oc
casion of its 50th anniversary.
“The world awaits saints,
saints above all,” he declared.
“There is even more of a
need for holy and sanctifying
priests than for cultured, elo
quent and up-to-date ones.”
Pope John said it will be
a task of the priests to put
into action the results of the
coming ecumenical council.
“This will be your respon
sibility and your joy,” he
said.
CARNIVAL TIME AT ST. MARY'S — Jay Pinkerton, Janice Swidwa and *■*«■
Maria Picciuolo, winners in a recent poster contest at Sc. Mary’s-on-the-Hill, Au
gusta, show their work to Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, pastor cf St. Mary’s. The posters
are being used in publicity for the School Carnival, May 12. Receiving honorable
mention were Dorothy Dunstan, Ann Chafee, Brant Barrett, Pat Scherer, Kathy
Dove, Stephen Pinzak and Carol Kaiser. Judges for the contest were Mrs. Alfred
Battey, Jr., Mrs .Richard Bowles and Mrs. C. K. Lawrence, Jr. — (Breault Newsfoto-
King)
St. Mary’s Parents Hear
Aquinas High Moderator
AUGUSTA — At a recent
meeting of the Home and
School Association of St.
Mary’s-on-the-Hill Parish
School, Rev. Ralph E. Seikel,
Atheism
Paves Way
For Reds
JOHANNESBURG, South
Africa (NC) — Mortal degra
dation rampant in the West is
preparing the way for com
munism, the Bishop of
Bloemfontein has asserted.
“The militant atheism of
the Soviets is less fearsome
than the dry rot of virtual
atheism in the West,” Bishop
William P. Whelan, O.M.I.,
told the annual meeting of
the League of Christian Wo
men here. He added that his
judgment applied to South
Africa.
“Although it is true that
the Catholic Church has nev
er extended so far or enjoy
ed such influence as in our
day, it is no less true that the
situation in Western Europe
and America is such that the
people, in general, are plung
ing deeper and deeper into
virtual atheism,” he said.
“This moral degradation is
making the progress of com
munism possible.”
He said the Church has
made steady progress in
South Africa despite a late
start. But it has not achieved
widespread respect or influ
ence, he said.
Priest Editor
In New Post
ATLANTA (NC) — Father
R. Donald Kiernan has been
appointed director of public
information for the Archdio
cese of Atlanta by Arch
bishop Paul J. Hallinan. Fa
ther Kiernan will continue as
editor of the Atlanta Bulletin,
archdiocesan newspaper.
Moderator of Aquinas High
School, spoke on “Education
In A Changing World and
How To Prepare Your Child
For It.”
Father emphasized the fact
that education is returning to
a more intellectual type, and
is stressing less and less the
development of manual skills.
Parents must encourage read
ing, a sense of responsibility
and character development
and should realize that the
effort mark on the report
card is very indicative.
Mrs. Paul Herndon, presi
dent, thanked the Ways and
Means Committee for their
excellent plans for the Car
nival, May 12. Mrs. Charles
Picciuolo urged all parents to
attend the family dinner dur
ing the Carnival. Winners in
the poster contest were Maria
Picciuolo, Jay Pinkerton and
Janice Swidwa.
Mrs. William Barrett spoke
about the drive against inde
cent literature and urged all
parents to support the com
mittee in their work and to
watch carefully to see that
indecent magazines do not
appear on newsstands.
The president announced
that Mrs. John Scherer will
be chairman of the gradua
tion breakfast that the sev
enth grade is giving the
eighth grade following com
mencement exercises. She
also appointed Mrs. Stephen
Mulherin, Mrs. Joseph Hef-
fernan and Mrs. J. J. Britting-
ham to the Nominating Com
mittee to present a slate of
officers at the May meeting.
Sister Mary Terence reported
that the grade count had been
won by the kindergarten.
St. James
Group Hears
Ernest Skagen
SAVANNAH — Mr. Ernest
Skagen, Executive Director of
the Chatham-Savannah Men
tal Health Association, was
the guest speaker at the Ap
ril meeting of the St. James
Home and School Associa
tion.
Mr. Skagen with the help
of Mr. Jack Ahern, presented
a dramatic skit entitled “My
Name is Legion.” The skit
was about mental illness and
the Mental Health Associa
tion and the strides that had
been made in the treatment
and prevention of mental ill
ness over the years.
In the discussion that fol
lowed it was pointed out that
vast improvements had tak
en place at the State Hos
pital at Milledgeville.
Mr. Jack Ahern, President,
presided at the business
meeting of the association.
The following officers were
elected:
Mrs, W. J. Bremer, Presi
dent-elect to serve for the
year 1963-64; Mrs. Robert H.
Reardon, vice-president to
serve for the year 1962-63;
Mrs. F. M. Goodson, Jr., sec
retary to serve for the year
1962-63; Mrs. A. J. Powers,
treasurer to serve for the
year 1962-63.
The Association voted to
purchase a Science Reading
Lab for the use of the second
grade. It was pointed out
that the third through eighth
grades had made great
strides in reading with the
use of the Science Reading
Labs purchased for them
earlier in the year.
The Association also voted
to sponsor a breakfast for the
graduates. The breakfast is
to be after the graduation on
May 31.
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