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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, September 29, 1962
HERE
AND
THERE
SEMINARIANS - Three young
men from the Diocese of Sa
vannah have enrolled in semi
naries to study for the religious
life. JOHN ARMAND LLOYD,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd
of Brunswick, has entered the
Marist Seminary (St. Joseph’s
Manor) in Bettendorf, Iowa, to
study for the Society of Mary
(Marist Fathers). John is a 1962
graduate from Glynn Academy,
Brunswick . . . ROBERT
SIGMON, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Sigmon of Savannah
and a 1962 graduate of Bene
dictine Military School, will
study for the Benedictine Priory
in Savannah. He began his col
legiate training at Belmont Ab
bey, North Carolina. MICHAEL
SMITH, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Smith of Savannah and
likewise a graduate of Bene
dictine’s Class of 1962, has left
for Belmont Abbey College to
initiate his scholastic and re
ligious training for Sacred
Heart Priory, Savannah . . .
STATE DEPUTY NIGHT From
THE COMPASS we learn that
JOSEPH ZWICKNAGEL of De
catur, State Deputy of the
Knights of Columbus of Georgia,
was the main speaker recently
at the Social Meeting of the Sa
vannah Council held last Wed
nesday, the 26th. The State
Deputy was accompanied by his
aide, Past State Deputy
WILLIAM T. JORDAN, who is
presently the General Program
Chairman Council of the Knights
of Columbus . . . JOE EBBER-
WEIN informs us that a bus
runs from the K. of C. Hall to
Bacon Park Stadium for all B.C.
home games. "Forget parking
and traffic worries and come on
down and ride with us.’’ Call
Joe Ebberwein at the Hall for
more details and reservations.
Call Adams 3-3497. And inci-
dently, the Savannah Council
(#631) will run a chartered bus
to Augusta for the Shamrock
Bowl game (Benedictine vs. Aq
uinas) to be played on the 29th
of September. After the pigskin
Annual GRAND KNIGHT JOS
EPH GIGANDET of Patrick
Walsh Council #677 will hold
opend house atThe Council Hall.
ELECTED Congratulations are
certainly in order for BART
SHEA and GENE BUTLER. Both
were recently elected, Bart
to the House of Representatives
and Gene re-elected to the Ex
ecutive Committee. No less de
serving of congratulations is
ARTHUR FUNK, re-elected
overwhelmingly to the post of
State Representative. All three
Savannahians were elected for
their respective posts on
September 12 . . . REACTI
VATED Plans were made at a
special meeting recently for the
reactivation of the citywide (Sa
vannah) Catholic Young Peo
ple’s Associate. All unmarried
Catholic men and women over
high school age are invited to
participate in the membership
and activities of the organiza
tion. The steering committee
for the group, under the gui
dance of REV. FELIX DON
NELLY, is composed of TOM
DIXON, JACK COBURN, STAN
GAYDOS, MARY KAY AMSDEN
and ANNE ROBERTS. Anyone
interested in further details is
invited to call the Nativity
Church Priesthouse, Elgin
4-4014. . .APPOINTED - THE
VERY REV. RAPHAEL SAL-
ASEK, O.S.B. has recentlybeen
appointed sub-prior of St. Ber
nard Abbey, Cullman, Ala
bama. Ordained in 1947, Fr.
Raphael will be remembered
by the many students who at
tended St. Bernard High School,
College, and Seminary. From
1952 to 1958, he was Rector
of St. Bernard Seminary . . .
A PLUG The Annual Barbecue
Dinner and Fall Festival spon
sored by St. James Church will
be held Saturday, October 13th.
The time will be from 2 to 7
P.M. This year the patrons will
be offered either Barbecued
Chicken or Barbecued Spare-
ribs, so come out and enjoy
yourselves. RT. REV. MSGR.
JOHN TOOMEY is pastor of St.
James’ Church, Savannah. . .
BON VOYAGE To HIS EX
CELLENCY MOST REVER
END thomas j. McDonough
and RT. REV. MSGR. T. JAMES
McNAMARA as they leave
on October 8 for Rome, Italy,
to attend the II Vatican Council.
The Ecumenical Council will
convene on October 11, the
Feast of Our Lady’s Maternity.
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Next deadline: Oct. 4, 1962
Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree,
P. O. Box 2227,
Savannah, Georgia
Bishop Addresses
Macon Holy Name
MACON - The Holy Name
Society of St. Joseph Church
was honored to have Most Rev.
Thomas J. McDonough as guest
and speaker for Sunday Break
fast, after Mass and Commun
ion, September 9th. This meet
ing was held at the Demp
sey Hotel.
Msgr. Andrew McDonald,
Chancelor of the Diocese, ac
companied the Bishop at the
breakfast, and Msgr. Thomas
I. Sheehan, pastor of St. Jo
seph’s, presented the Bishop.
Bishop McDonough spoke on
the forthcoming Ecumenical
Council and asked that all pray
for His Holiness Pope John
XXIII, and for him (Bishop)
that he may be worthy to at
tend.
Bishop McDonald urged all
men to "let their lives be a
shining example of their Cath
olic faith.” He urged that they
support their Bishop and their
pastor in all their undertakings
and to guard against lethargy.
He reminded the Society that
"because of the cooperation and
enthusiasm of this diocese
that St. John Vianney Seminary
now has 68 young seminarians,
even though it was begun just
four years ago.’’
F ather-Daughter
Day At Columbus
COLUMBUS - Daughters
joined their Fathers in attend
ing Mass on the regular Com
munion Sunday of the HolyName
Society at St. Anne’s parish.
Members were hosts to their
daughters at # a breakfast of
hot chocolate and doughnuts.
The flood of pornographic lit
erature and movies now
evidenced in this country was
the subject of a talk by Mrs.
Sara Spano. Hitting out at News
dealers offering pornographic
literature and theater owners
who show indecent films Mrs.
Spano told her audience, "This
practice will cease only when
the public fails to patronize
them.’’
A membership drive under
the leadership of Tom French
will be conducted the first Sun
day in October. New members
will be invited to attend their
first meeting on the second Sun
day in October, at which time
Past President Henry Gallman
will speak on the History of the
Holy Name Society.
COLUMBUS DEANERY-
of Albany, Catholic
(Continued from Page 1)
Tommy McGoldrick, Macon,
vocational; Joe Dembowski of
Warner Robins, Confraternity
of the Laity; Leo Lenoard, Col
umbus, Catholic Action; and
Bishop McDonough’s Utter
On Ecumenical Council
(Continued from Page 1)
Church is committed under God to bring His love to all mankind - and the love of God must
prevail.
Very shortly, God willing, I will leave for Rome to attend the Second Vatican Council. As
your Bishop, I will be privileged to be in the presence of Our Holy Father and the unprecent-
ed gathering of Bishops from all over the world. As your duly authorized representative, I
will have a voice in the sessions of the Council. To me, outside of my ordination to the
Sacred Priesthood, this is the most important moment of my life. Again, I beg your prayers
to the end that the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth, will guide me in my decisions.
For you and for me the Council represents the beginning of a new epoc in the life of the
Church. Please pray daily for the Holy Father and for all the Bishops. Your esteemed
Pastor has received a special communication from me, wherein I outlined special devotions
which should be practiced during the period of the Council. Over and over again I stress
attendance at daily Mass and the frequent reception of Holy Communion. Our Faith was
ennobled by Christ’s death on the Cross. In what better way can we live it than by a deep
love of the Mass, wherein the merits of the Cross accrue to each one of us.
Unless we are spiritual; unless we are lovers of God; unless we practice our faith with
regularity, how can we attain our promised and cherished goal - heaven for all eternity.
My dear people, I have been privileged to address you many times during the past five
years. This occasion is, without question, the one that I cherish most. My dedication as
your Bishop has been a happy one, because you have never failed me. My priests and
religious, and revered sisters, willingly and sacrifically have responded to my directives.
You can, therefore, understand the joy that is in my heart as I leave for Rome, the center
of Christendom, strengthened by your devotion and your prayers.
Pope John XXIII has called for prayer and sacrifice. We shall not fail him in returning
to Our Eucharistic King the measure of our gratitude, overflowing in thanksgiving for our
great gift of Faith. Sacrifice and prayers, to Catholics, are synonymous with a pure and
holy life. Sacrifice and prayers connote our spiritual passport to heaven.
The Second Vatican Council can become the vibrant occasion for the Church, to bring all
men to the knowledge of God through our holy faith. All of us praying together will reap a
great harvest for Holy Mother Church and for the spiritual sustenance of our souls. We
beg the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Eternal Truth, to renew the face of the earth, and turn all
hearts towards the tabernacle of love, wherein resides Our Eucharistic King.
Begging once more your prayers for my journey to the Vicar of Christ on earth, and
assuring you of a daily memento in the Masses which I shall offer in the Eternal City, I
am, with my bounteous blessings,
Devotedly yours in Christ,
thomas j. McDonough
Bishop of Savannah.
AT VALDOSTA
Physical Education Classes Resumed
VALDOSTA - Weekly Physi
cal Education classes resumed
this month at St. John the
Evangelist School, after a very
successful year of 1960-61. The
year climaxed with the School’s
first Field Day, filled with com
petition from grade one of the
8th, and was rated such a suc
cess it will become an annual
affair.
Classes and individuals com
peted against each other in the
field meet. Class trophies were
presented to the second, fourth,
sixth and seventh grades.
Individual girl’s trophy went
to M ary Levenduski who scored
the most points with 11, and
Janice Murphy was second with
10 points. Boy’s individual tro
phies went to Lacy Mulligan and
John Dennis, each of whom
compiled 16 points to tie for
first, while Jimmy Thrash and
Ray Corbett tied for second
with 14 points each.
Highlight of the day was a
softball game between the sev
enth and eighth grades, umpir
ed by Rev. Thomas J. Payne,
and won by the eighth grade.
After the competition settled,
parents and hungry youngsters
spread a picnic lunch at the
school.
Events included potato races,
relays, dashes, sack races,
running broad and high jump,
basketball and baseball throw
and dodgeball. Group calisthen
ics by the entire school was
one of the outstanding events.
Jack Hall
Charities.
Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan,
pastor of Macon’s St. Joseph
Church, welcomed the group
and stated that, “Macon was
honored to be the first meeting
place for The Bishop’s Council
and reminded the group that
Macon held many "firsts" in
cluding the Catholic Laymen’s
Association which was organi
zed over 40 years ago."
Bishop Thomas J. Mc
Donough stressed the need for
this organization and stated that
"he had hoped for and planned
on the organization of the Bi
shop’s Council since he became
Bishop of this diocese."
His Excellency stated that
* ‘the Church needs the compe
tent advice of such men from
so many walks of life, and that
he depends upon the laity to
offset the shortage of priests
and nuns - that our total dedi
cation can overcome our lack
of numbers. . .that our church
is the very fibre of our exis
tence and is our passport to
Heaven. Men must be active
in spiritual work just as the
’women are."
His Excellency advised that
a well-informed laity is the
best spiritual ammunition in the
world and that we should think
with and about the Church and
complimented the work already
being done through such organi
zations as St. Vincent de Paul,
Legion of Mary, and by per
forming Corporal Works of
Mercy." Let us move mountains
so that all people may'see God.
and love thy neighbor as thy
self for the love of God. Be
laymen who will gain Heaven
by their time spent on earth
knowing, loving and serving
God," he urged.
Msgr. Toomey, spiritual
moderator, explained the duties
of each committee chairman
and elaborated on how this new
Council could serve. Msgr.
Toomey stated that this Coun
cil was entering into a federa
tion with present groups and
was not another organization
to join. "It offers an oppor
tunity to bring about renewed
activity and new ideas, but would
not dictate policy. This Council,
under the leadership of the
Bishop, offers opportunity for
work in Catholic Action and
Catholic Life," he said.
Dr. J. L. Cassidy, in accep
ting his appointment as presi
dent, asked other officers and
chairmen to join him with vim
and vigor in undertaking the
Bishop’s Council of Men.
FORM SAVANNAH DEANERY COUNCIL - Bishop Thomas
J. McDonough addressed newly formed Savannah Deanery
Council of Men September 23rd. The Columbus Deanery
Council organized at Macon September 9th. The Augusta
Deanery will organize in the near future.
2 Women Inducted As
Oblates Of Little Sisters
SAVANNAH - In simple, but
impressive rites at the Home
of the Little Sisters of the
Poor in Savannah, two young
women were inducted into the
Aggregated Oblates of the
Little Sisters on Wednesday,-
September 12. The Oblates are
a new association, directly and
actively engaged in the care
of the sick poor in several
homes operated by the Little
Sisters.
Highlights of the ceremony,
at which the Most Rev. Thomas
J. McDonough presided, were
the pronunication of private,
temporary vows of Poverty,
Chastity, and Obedienceby M iss
Mari Jo Lynch of Pittsburg,
Pa., and M iss Victoria Wil
son of Baltimore, Maryland,
and their reception of Pro
fession Crucifixes from the
Bishop.
Oblates renew their Religious
Vows annually.
In remarks after the cere
mony, Bishop McDonough said,
"These young women are sym
bolic of the virtues of Humility
and Charity in its most sacred
sense, Love of God and Christ-
like Love of Neighbor - vir
tues so sorely needed in our
disturbed and fear-ridden world
today.
"They represent a ray of
blessed hope in a world which,
too often and in too many places
shows only a patronizing con
tempt for God’s poor and im
patience and exasperation with
His sick poor.
"And though the world pass
es them by, in acknowledging
its heroes," he said, "surely
Our Blessed Lord will not.
And His Infinite Love and Grace
will certainly be poured out on
those who unselfishly serve the
objects of His predilection, the
sick and the poor."
According to Sister Suzanne
P.S.D.P., Superior of the Lit
tle Sisters in Savannah, "This
is the first ceremony of its kind
here, but with the aid of the
Grace of God and the prayers
of our Sisters, Guests and Bene
factors, we are confident it is
only a beginning. And we shall
welcome, most thankfully, fur
ther inquiries concerning this
new Association, the Aggrega
ted Oblates of the Little Sis
ters of the Poor.
Catholic Women
Hear Dr. Danehy
SAVANNAH - The first reg
ular meeting of the season
of The Catholic Woman’s Club
of Savannah was held Tuesday,
September 11th, in the club
rooms with the president Mrs.
John E. Buckley presiding.
Highlight of the evening was
a talk by Dr. James P. Dan
ehy of the University of Notre
Dame, on the subject of higher
education, its purpose today,
and the attitude with which Cath
olic Women approach it.
New members elected were:
Mrs. Roy L. Anderson, Miss
Bridget Fogarty, Mrs. Bertha
Ingman, Mrs. Martin Ryan,
Mrs. Rita Seay Wright and Mrs.
W. D. Me Alp in.
The President announced the
following Committees for the
coming year.
Audit: Mrs. Joseph E. Kelly,
Chairman, Mrs. Charles Ma
loney, Mrs. Josephine Rollin-
son.
House: Mrs. Samuel Fasolo,
Chairman, Mrs. Margaret
Flanagan, Mrs. F. B. Elmore,
Mrs. P. J. Buttimep.
Sick: Mrs. Ezra Edwards,
Chairman, Miss Katie Fogar
ty, Mrs. Frank Kramer.
Social: Miss Margaret Mur-
den, Chairman, Mrs. J. J. Mc
Laughlin, Miss Regina Lytjen,
Mrs. E. J. Deacy.
Entertainment: Mrs. Ce-
cile R. Fitzpatrick, Chairman,
Mrs. Harry Downs, Miss Cas-
sie White.
Program: Mrs. George Ebb
erwein.
Publicity: Mrs. M. J. May-|
nard, Jr.
Telephone : Mrs. Edna Mc
Donough.
Membership: Mrs. Rudolph
Heitmann.
Mamie Kelly Educational
Fund: Miss Margaret Collins.
Honorary membership was
extended to Mrs. F. G. Doyle
and Mrs. A. J. Schano for
"valuable services rendered
the Club."
Plans were made to spon
sor a Holy Hour to be held
on October 2nd from 7:00 to
8:00" in the evening in the Chap
el of the Little Sisters of The
Poor. According to Mrs. M.J.
Maynard, Jr., publicity chair
man, prayers will be offered
for a generous measure of suc
cess in the achievement of the
objectives of the Council and for
the special intentions of His
Excellency Bishop McDonough.
All members are urged to at
tend.
Rev. Andrew Doris, O.S.B.,.
Chaplain of the club outlined
the Spiritual program of the
club for the coming year.
Mrs. E. B. Anderson spoke
to the members of the upcom
ing NCCW convention to be
held in Detroit, M ichigan, Nov
ember 3rd through 7th. Mrs.
Anderson has just returned
from Detroit. Membership
prize was won by Mrs. H. C.
Kleeman.
SAVANNAH COUNCIL-
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operations."
"We shall offer suggestions
which various of your groups
may find helpful, both in carry
ing forth your own established
aims and programs, and in co
operating with other parish
groups in the one cause we all
serve, that of Christ and His
Holy Church."
He called for a greater in
tensification of personal spirit
ual life, nothing that "most of
us, though we devote 40 and
more hours per week to labor
for earthly reward, - and many
hours for our personal enjoy
ment, scarcely devote more
than one hour per week for
the Glory of God, the Cause
of Christ, and the eternal re
ward which God promises to
all who love Him and do His
will.”
Citing ignorance about the
animosity toward the Catholic
Church, the growing menace
of immoral literature on news
stands, social injustice, and
"the need to bring the Church
to those in far flung areas of
our Diocese who cannot get to
the Church", Bishop Mc
Donough declared that "The
Church cannot effectively carry
out its mission of bringing the
Light of Christ’s Gospel and
the strength of His Grace to
men, without the organized, in
telligent, willing, and dedicated
work of a spiritually minded
laity."
The Very Rev. Dennis Mc
Carthy, O.P. national director
of the Holy Name Society, here
for a regional meeting of Dio
cesan Holy Name Society Dir
ectors, also addressed the more
than 180 men.
After outlining a brief history
of the Society, almost 700 years
old, Father McCarthy declared
that "Every man here should
ask himself the question, "Do
I influence the world more than
the world influences me?"
"The Holy Name Society can
help you to influence the world
in the Name of Christ," he
said. ‘ ‘It offers a program which
provides admirably for the
three great needs of Apostle-
ship - Education in the Faith,
what it means and how it stands
on our lives; Organization,
without which our efforts at
self-sanctification and apostol
ic activity lacks the strength of
unity; and above all, a practi
cal program of Devotion to God
in daily living."
The Right Rev. Msgr. John
D. Toomey is Diocesan Moder
ator of the Council. The meet
ing was held under the chair
manship of Mr. Julian Halligan,
who announced Bishop McDon
ough's appointment of tempor
ary officers. A nominating com
mittee, composed of Mr. Wil
liam Gaudry, Dr. John O’Con
nor, and Mr. Nicholas Kenney
was appointed to present a slate
of nominees for election at the
next meeting, to be held in the
spring.
Temporary officers are: Mr.
Julian C. Halligan, President;
Mr. James P. Houlihan, Jr.,
Vice-President; Mr. Donald Me
Lendon, Secretary and Mr.
Wade Simmons, Treasurer.
Temporary chairmen of the
Council’s five standing com
mittees were also named. They
are: Spirit Life - Mr. John.
Stiles, St. Francis Xavier par
ish, Brunswick; Vocational
Committee - Mr. Tom McCar
thy, St. James, Savannah; Con
fraternity of the Laity - Dr.
Louis Castillian, Nativity,
Thunderbolt; Catholic Action -
Mr. John Brennan, Blessed Sac
rament, Savannah; Catholic
Charities - Mr. Percy Miller,
St. Mary’s, Savannah.
BISHOP
TO SPEAK
IN AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA - The Holy
Name Society of St. Mary’s-
on-the-Hill will hold a com
munion breakfast, Sunday,
September 30th in the school
cafeteria.
The Most Rev. Thomas J.
McDonough, Bishop of the
Diocese, will be featured
speaker at the break
fast which will be held im
mediately following the 8
o’clock Mass.
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Special Council
Observances—
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and School Association meet
ings.
Pastors have been asked to
"be appraised of all news re
leases during the council" and
to urge their people to keep
abreast of Council develop
ments through reading Catholic
periodicals and newspapers,
especially The Bulletin.
Also suggested by Bishop Mc
Donough are personal visits
by pastors to local radio and
television stations, and to edi
tors of local newspapers, offer
ing their services in giving
talks and writing articles about
the Council.