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PAGE 8—THE BULLETIN, December 22, 1962
MEETING
HERE
AND
THERE
ALBERT MERRIT, janitor at
the Chancery and recently re
turned from the hospital, re
ceived the Sacrament of Con
firmation, in private cere
monies, on Dec. 5th. HAROLD | m0 sphere.
OF ALBANY
P. C. C. W.
ALBANY - The December
luncheon meeting of St. Tere
sa’s Parish Council of Catholic
Women was held on December
3 at noon in the Parish Hall
which was gayly decorated
throughout with holly and py-
racanthia lending a holiday at-
MONSON, sexton of the Cathe
dral of St. John the Baptist,
acted as sponsor. Assisted by
VERY REV. WILLIAM V. COLE
MAN, rector of St. John Vianney
Seminary, His Excellency
MOST REV. THOMAS J. MC_
DONOL’GH conferred the sac
rament on the recent convert
in his home at Grimball’s Point,
Isle of Hope, Savannah.
The SISTERS OF MERCY,
who have served in Columbus
for 100 years, have just com
pleted centennary celebrations.
A Solemn High Pontifical Mass
celebrated by His Excellency
at 5 p.m. on Sunday, the 16th
marked the official opening of
the anniversary. The Sunday
Magazine section of the COL-
umbus LEDGER - ENQUIRER,
(Dec. 16) paid due tribute to
the sisters.
The annual Christmas Novena
held at the Church of the Na
tivity of Our Lord, Thunder
bolt, began on Sunday evening
with Mass at 6o’clock. Priests,
faculty members from St. John
Vianney Seminary will alternate
in preaching each evening until
its solemn closing on the 24th.
Back from the II Vatican
Council and Mercy Hospital,
Baltimore, is RT. REV. MSGR.
T. JAMES McNAMARA,rector
of the Cathedral of St. John
The Baptist, Savannah. Like
the present condition of the Cat -
thedral itself, Monsignor des
cribes his hospital stay as a
“renovation”.
Effective Jan. 1, 1963, Chat
ham County Police Chief,THO
MAS J. MAHONEY will end
nearly four decades as a law
enforcement officer. Having
served as Chief since 1955 and
as County police officer since
1926, Mahoney joined the City
Force on March 5, 1925. He
and Mrs. Mahoney were
married the day he went to
work on the County Force.
WILLIAM P. BERGEN, a na
tive Savannahian and a graduate
of Benedictine Military School
in 1939, hdS been elected pres
ident of the South Georgia
Chapter, American Institute of
Architects. He is a partner
with his father in the
CLETUS W & WILLIAM P.
BERGAN architectual firm of
Savannah.
HIS EXCELLENCY MOST
REV. THOMAS J. MCDONOUGH
informs us that his father whose
illness necessitated his sooner
than expected return from the
II Vatican Council, is doing
much better. The Bishop is
most grateful for the prayers
of the priests and laity.
SAINT VINCENT’S ALUM
NAE ASSOCIATION held its an
nual Christmas Party on Thurs
day Dec. 13th, in the cafeteria
of the Savabbah School. At the
annual Memorial Day Cere
monies of THE BENEVOLENT
AND PROTECTIVE ORDER OF
ELKS, held on Dec. 2, the
schools chorale, under the di
rection of MRS. JOSEPH C.
SCHRECK, sang appropriate
songs. RT. REV. MSGR. THO
MAS A BRENNAN, pastor of
BLESSED SACRAMENT
CHURCH, gave the Benediction,
among those elulogized were
JAMES F. GLASS and CHARLES
A. O’BRIEN.
Serving Midnight Masses
throughout the Diocese on
Christmas Eve will be native
Diocesan Seminarians studying
in various Seminaries through
out the country. The largest
group will undoubtedly be the
60 students from St. John Vi
anney Seminary in Savannah.
Returning to the Diocese from
other states will be Major Sem-
imarians GERALD DALY and
JEPTHA TATUM (St. John’s
Little Rock, Ark.): SHERWOOD
MACDONALD, FRED NIJEM ,
PAT MAHON, BILL SIMMONS
AND BOB WILKERSON (St.
Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore).
GABRIEL HOTARD, son of
MR. AND MRS. LESLIE HOT
ARD of Columbus has been re
elected secretary and treasurer
of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
pledge class at the University
of Georgia.
PACELLI HIGH SCHOOL
(Columbus) won second place
in this years Christmas Parade
with its float depicting “Our
Hundred Christmases in Col
umbus”, a commemoration of
the Sisters of Mercey’s centen
nary jubilee.
Savannah’s alderman TOM
COLEMAN, a former Benedic
tine Military School (Sav'h) and
Ga. Tech football star was the
principal speaker Dec. 8 at the
Meeting Of Brunswick
Altar & Rosary Society
Fr. Marvin LeFrois opened
the meeting with the Prayer for
the Ecumenical Council.
Mrs. Lawrence Mock, Jr.,
who will be leaving soon to
make her home in Cincinnati,
was presented with a gift of
silver from the Council, by the
president, Mrs. A. T. Cyganie-
wicz, in appreciation for her
untiring work in the past years.
Mrs. Mock held the present
position of treasurer.
Volunteers were requested
to assist in the packing of
articles which were collected
in the recent Bishops Clothing
Drive.
An invitation was extended
to the members to attend the
investiture of Girl Scout Troop
No. 84, which is sponsored by
the council, on December the
eighth after the evening Mass.
Mrs. L. E. Mock, Columbus
Deanery President, presented
an interesting report of the
convention of the National Coun
cil of Catholic Women held
recently in Detroit, which she
attended as a delegate from the
Savannah Diocese.
The president announced that
Miss Marjorie Oliver had been
appointed treasurer to fill the
unexpired term of Mrs. Mock,
Jr-
A note of thanks, from Our
Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer
Home in Atlanta, was read, in
which Sister Superior ex
pressed appreciation for a con
tribution sent recently by the
council to assist in purchasing
much needed equipment for the
home.
St. Michael’s
Students Stage
Advent Customs
SAVANNAH BEACH - High
light of the meeting of the St.
Michael's Home and School As
sociation of Savannah Beach was
a presentation by the seventh
and eighth grade pupils entit
led “Advent Customs”. It de
picted the origin of the various
customs of the Christmas Sea
son as we celebrate it today.
The program opened with an
explanation of the Christmas
Wreath which had its inception
in the advent wreath. The other
traditions explained by the chil
dren were the lights in the
windows, Christmas Cards, the
Christmas Tree and St. Nicho
las, the present Day Santa Claus.
As is the usual custom, the
annual Christmas party will be
held on “Little Christmas,”
January 6.
Reports by the various com
mittees included the very suc
cessful halloween party which
was headed by Mrs. Betty Gas
kin, chairman.
The Christmas rush was at
its height, and a harried clerk
was making out a sales check.
As the customer gave her
name and address, the sales
clerk remarked, “It’s a mad
house, isn’t it?”
“No,” replied the customer
icily. “It’s a private residen
ce.”
MARRIAGES
SHOWALTER-ANDERSON
SAVANNAH - Miss Catherine
Irene Anderson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson
became the bride of Eugene
Anthony Showalter, son of Mrs.
George P. Showalter Sr., and
the late Mr. Showalter of Lou
isville, Ky., on November 24
at St. James Church with the
Rev. George James officiating.
BRUNSWICK - The November
meeting of the Altar and Rosary
Society of St. Francis Xavier
Church was held on November
27th at the home of Mrs. J.
Armand Lloyd. Co-hostesses
for the evening were Mrs. Katie
LaRose and Mrs. John Fer
nandes.
Rev. Paul Burkort, S.M. pas
tor, opened the meeting with the
recitation of a decade of the
rosary for world peace.
The secretary reported that
Thanksgiving Baskets had been
given to several needy families
in the parish.
Miss Mary Parker, presi
dent, announced plans for the
annual Christmas Party which
will be held at Rinaldo’s the
week before Christmas. It was
decided that the members would
dispense with the usual custom
of exchanging gifts among them
selves, and bring toys which
will be distributed to needy
children at Christmas.
Mrs. MauriceCaterfordfrom
Ontario, Canada was introduced
as a new member, and Mrs.
Arthur Leotis and Mrs. George
Loughlin were welcomed back
into the organization as active
members.
Altar appointments were ar
nounced as follows: Dec. 1st,
Mrs. Therese Martin and Mrs.
Herman Roth; Dec. 7th, Mrs.
Arthur Leotis and Mrs. John
M. Carter, Jr., Dec. 15th, Mrs.
Maurice Caterford and Mrs.
Lenz; December 29th, Mrs.
George Loughlin, and Miss
Mary Parker. On December
22nd all of the ladies will gather
at the church for general
Christmas cleaning.
December 16th was des-
HOLY NAME-
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Jr. and William Hall.
Joseph L. Jova, Jack Joyce,
Sigmund C. Kaugmann, John J.
McDermott, B. F. Mabry, Frank
J. Maloney, H. Mack Manning,
William L. Phalen, Jr., Wil
liam J. Roach, Jr. and Lt. Rus
sell L. Rose.
Kenneth A. Stockdale, Edward
Sweeney, A.M. Thayer, Jr.,
Walter J. Wagner, Harry Welch.
annual banquet of the Coastal
Football Officials Association.
On a later date Tommy was
guest speaker at the football
banquet given for the city
wide undefeated parochial
champs of BLESSED SACRA
MENT SCHOOL (Sav’h).
The launching of “ROARING
ROBERT” has been postponed
until February. The rocket,
bunt under the direction of FR.
JOSEPH STRANC by the semi
narians of St. John Vianney
Seminary, was reported not
ready for its scheduled take-off
from Fort Stewart (Hinesville,
Ga.) on Dec. 8.
Next deadline date: Dec. 27.
Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree
P. O. Box 180
Savannah, Ga.
ignated as collection day for
funds which will be used for
purchasing flowers for Christ
mas altar decorations.
Hospital visitors for the
mouth are Mrs. Nick Christ
and Mrs. Therese Martin.
Before the close of the
meeting, Father Burkort com
mended the ladies on the con
geniality which exists in the
club, and also thanked them for
the interest they had shown
in the care of the sanctuary.
A mite box dealing with col
lections for the “Madonna
Plan” was passed among the
members for a free will offer
ing. These boxes will be passed
at all the future meetings and
when sufficient money has been
solicited, they will be sent to
the Deanery Chairman.
Canadian
Bishop Consecrated
ST. BONIFACE, Man., (NC)
—The Most Rev. Remi Joseph
De Roo was consecrated Bishop
of Victoria, B.C., in a cere
mony at the basilica here.
Archbishop Maurice Baudoux
of St Boniface served as con-
: Jcrator, with Coadjutor Arch
bishops Georges Cabana of
Sherbrooke and M. M. Johnson
of Vancouver as coconsecra-
tors. Sermons were preached in
English by Coadjutor Archbi
shop P.F. Pocock of Toronto
and Bishop Aime Decosse of
Gravelbourg. Bishop De Roo,
a former priest of the St. Bon
iface archdiocese, succeeds
Bishop James M. Hill, who
died.
AUGUSTA FIRST COMMUNION - Rt. Rev. Msgr. Daniel
Bourke, Pastor of St. Mary’s on-the-Hill is pictured
with the parish First Communion
received First Communion on Dec. 8.
Class. The children
ANGELUS TOLLS ONCE AGAIN
FOR PARISHIONERS - - BVT THIS
TIME FROM EPISCOPAL CHURCH
PACELLI’S MOST VALUA
BLE - Paul Finstad, above,
has been named Pacelli High
School’s “Most Valuable
Player” for the 1962 football
season. He is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alton Finstad. The
Columbus star boasted the top
rushing average among Region
3-C backs this season.
AMITYVILLE, N.Y., (NC) -
The Angelus continues to ring
out three times daily for the
parishioners of St. Martin of
Tours Catholic here— but now
the summons comes from
neighboring St. Mary’s Protes
tant Episcopal church.
For decades,
rang out from
the Angelus
St. Martin’s
church tower, and was a part of
the life of Amityville, a village
of Long Island.
The day came, however, when
the parish became too big and
a new building was needed. A
few weeks ago Father Francis
J. Fuchs, the pastor, offered the
last Mass in old St. Martin's.
That night the Angelus rang
from the steeple for the last
time.
The pews and other parts of
the church were moved across
the street to the parish school,
where Masses are now offered.
The faded clapboard structure
was leveled and the site was
cleared.
But when the familiar sound
of the Angelus bell was missed
by the people of Amityville, the
Rev. Bayard H. Goodwin, rec
tor of St. Mary's, visited Fa-
Cathedral Grid
Team Is Hoaored
SAVANNAH - John Spivey,
Richard George, Larry Saun
ders and Willie McLaughlin re-
c eived special awards at the an
nual football banquet of Cathe
dral Day School December 11th.
Spivey, alternate captain of
the football team, received the
D. L. Henderson Award as the
most outstanding player. Geo
rge was presented the James
Ramsey Memorial Award for
sportsmanship. Saunders was
voted Back of the Year and
McLaughlin team captain, was
named the best lineman.
Other members of the var
sity and “B” teams were also
presented awards.
The players and their guests
heard inspiring talks by Walter
Corish, local insurance exe
cutive, and Coach Vic Mell of
Benedictine. The Rev. H. J.
Wellmeier served as toastmas
ter and Harry Deal, athletic
director of the school, awarded
the trophies.
Joe Rochefort was named
captain of next year's varsity
team and Gregory Bell alternate
captain. Captains of the 1963
“B” team will be Kirk Bal-
com and Tom Groover. Laurie
Stacey and Janice Spivey will
be captains of the cheerleaders.
ther Fuchs, He offered the bell
at St. Mary’s for the tolling of
the Angelus.
The Episcopal minister said
that St. Mary’s had no sexton
to ring the bell, but that Charlie
Dyroff, Sexton at St. Martin’s,
was more than welcome to en
ter the church and ring the bell.
Now the bell rings out from
St. Mary's. Dyroff rings it most
of the time, but Father Goodwin
sometimes fills in.
And on clear days, fishermen
on Great South Bay'Once again
look up when the hear the fam
iliar sound of the Angelus toll
ing across the water.
Buffet Supper For
Blessed Sacrament PCCW
SAVANNAH- The Blessed
Sacrament Parish Council of
Catholic Women met Monday,
December 3, beginning with a
buffet supper at 7:30. Decora
tions of the Christmas season
carried out, also beautiful
Christmas music was played
during the social hour.
Each member contributed a
gift of infant apparel for the
clinic at St. Joseph’s Hospi
tal.
Mrs. W.P. Schneider report
ed on the success of the an
nual Home-made Bake Sale,
held after the masses on Dec.
2nd at the Parish School. The
pound cake prize was won by
Mrs. Lillian Downs, and the
fruit cake prize by Mrs. Geor-
Saint Patrick’s PCCW Gives
To Needy Children
AUGUSTA — St. Patrick's
Parish Council of Catholic
Women held their annual
Christmas Party following the
December meeting, when each
member brought a new article
of clothing for a child from
infancy to six years of age,
which will be donated to the Holy
Father's Warehouse for distri
bution to needy children
throughout the world.
The meeting was presided
over by Mrs. Harry B. Arther
President, who introduced the
special guests, Miss Pauline-
Peuffier, Augusta Deanery Pre
sident; Mrs. Norman I. Boat
wright, National Director for
the National Council of Cath
olic Women from the Province
MACON FIRST COMMUNICANTS with their pastor.
Rev. Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan (Photo George W. Currey)
First Communion At Macon
MACON- Sixty-five children
of St. Joseph Parish in Macon
received their First Commun
ion at the eight o’clock Mass
on Sunday, December 9. The
pastor, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas
I. Sheehan, officiated.
As the Communicants entered
the church in procession, they
sang the antiphon, “We shall
go up with joy to the house
of our God” between verses of
Ps. 121, “I Rejoiced When I
Heard Them Say,” sung by the
Boys’ Choir under the direc
tion of Rev. John Fitzpatrick.
At the Offertory of the Mass
the children alternated with the
choir in the singing of the hymn
“Dear Jesus, I Have Longed
For You.” A rendition of
“Adore Te” was given by the
choir while the children re
ceived Communion.
During the reception of Com
munion by the people, the chil
dren and the choir sang alter
nate verses of “Humbly We
Adore Thee.”
Sister Regina Marie, T.S.M.
was in charge of the First
Communion class.
Requiem For
Former Mother
ST. LOUIS, (NC) — Solemn
Requiem Mass for Mother Mary
Concordia Puppendahl, 84, for
mer mother general of the Sis
ters of St. Mary, was offered
in the community’s mother-
house here. Mother Concordia,
who retired in 1958, had for
38 years headed the Sisters of
St. Mary, who number 545 nuns
and conduct hospitals in many
parts of the United States.
of Atlanta; Mrs. H. Gardner
Byrd, Mrs. Mary Cuchinski, and
Mrs. Charles Piccuola.
Mrs. Arthur announced that
the parish would sponsor a par
ty for the USO on Saturday,
January 5th.
Mrs. Chas. Piccuola and Mrs.
C. E. Whilden volunteered to
serve on the T. B. Christmas
Seal Sale.
Mrs. H. S. Buckley, delegate
to the National Convention of
Catholic Women held recently
in Detroit, gave her report to
the parish.
The meeting was closed with
a prayer by Father Ralph E.
Seikel, Pastor.
Christmas
Party Given
By Alumnae
SAVANNAH - The Sisters of
Mercy at St. Vincent’s Convent
were guests at a Christmas
party given by St. Vincent's
Alumnae Association December
13th in the school cafeteria.
Santa Claus was on hand to
present gifts and a program of
Christmas music was present
ed by the Sacred Heart Choir
under the direction of J. Harry
Persse.
Alumnae members attending
brought wrapped gifts for the
patients at Milledgeville Hospi
tal.
Mrs. Richard McGinn was
general chairman of the affair,
assisted by the following com
mittees: Decorations, Mrs.
C. E. McKenzie, Jr;Gifts, Miss
Joan Harty; Refreshments,
Mrs. Paul Jurgensen and Mrs.
J. Arthur Kearney.
Chaplains Make Retreat
NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla.,
(NC) — Forty-five U.S. Air
Force chaplains made there
annual retreat here at Our La
dy of Florida Monastery. Father
Stephen P. Kenny, C.P., of Un
ion City, N.J., a retired Army
chaplain, conducted the retreat.
gia Halligan.
Mrs. Leea Pittenger ex
plained the use of the Christ
mas Advent Candle Wreath. A
display of the purple and pink
candles were used.
A donation was sent to St.
John’s Vianney Seminary for
their first publication of
‘ ‘The Grail”.
A visit by Msgr. Brennan
and Father James during the
evening was enjoyed by the
members.
Mrs. Alice Buckly and Mrs.
Cecile Fitzpatrick were
guests for the evening.
Christmas Trees
Come To France
In France, where the season’s
greeting is “Joyeux Noel,”
many homes now have Christ
mas trees as well as the tra- ,
ditional creche populated with i
terra cotta figures called san-
tons. This custom can be traced
back to the 12th century when
it took the form of a liturgical
drama.
Young French children, like
their cousins throughout the
world, will—or should—be
asleep when the adult members
of the family return home from
midnight Mass on Christmas>
Eve. If they happen to be awake,
they take part in the Reveillon.
This elaborate feast of many
courses usually begins with pate
de foie gras and oysters.
Foast turkey or goose with
all the trimmings follow, along
with a variety of complementing
cheeses and fruits. Topping off
the meal is the traditional buche
de Noel, a log-shaped cake with
chocolate icing simulating bark.
Before retiring for the night,
the family places its shoes by
the fireplace in anticipation of
a visit from “Pere Noel”.
Three Kings Shrine,
The Shrine of the Three Kings
in the famous Cologne cathedral
is considered the most remark
able medieval example of the
goldsmith’s art extant. Wrought
by the master Nicholar of Ver
dun, it combines plastic orna
mentation and enameling with]
amazing perfection.
The cathedral itself is thel
greatest monument of Gothic!
architecture in Germany.
PRAY FOR OUR
PRIESTLY DEAD
REV. JOHN A. MORRIS
Dec. 24, 1957
REV. M. J. RICE
Dec. 26, 1881
REV. PATRICK HOOKE
Jan. 2, 1859
REV. JOSEPH REISERER
Jan. 5, 1880
Oh God, IVho didst give to
thy servants by their sacredotal
office, a share in the priest
hood of the Apostles, grant,
we implore, that they may
also be
forever
Christ Our Lord, Amen,
one of their company
in heaven. Through