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JUNE 2G. 1943 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC L AYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA ELEVEN Complete Redecoration of St. Mary’s Church, Americus (Special to The Bulletin) AMERICUS, Ga. — The task of painting and redecorating St. Marys’ Church here was begun by the Rev. Godfrey Weitekamp, O. F. M., shortly after his coming here as the first resident pastor of the parish in this city, has now been completed. The dome and roof of the church was repaired, and the exterior of the building painted all white. The interior of the church has also been repainted, but in a light buff, with a darker buff trim. The main altar has ben remodeled, and two side altars, one in honor of St. Joseph and the other in honor of St. Anthony, have been installed by Father Godfrey. At the same time that St. Mary’s Church here was beening redecor ated, extensive repairs and im provements were made at the Church of the Little Flower, in Cordele, which is also a charge of the Franciscan Fathers station ed here. BISHOP O’HARA CONFIRMS AT ST. MARY’S AMERICUS AMERICUS, Ga. — The Most Rev- Gerald P. O'Hara, Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, recently admin istered the Sacrament of Confir mation at St. Mary’s Church here, those confirmed Thomas Lovelace, Jr., and Benjamin Cindrick, of St. Mary’s parish, three cadets from Souther Field, and the wives of three officers stationed at the Air Force Training School. Bishop O’Hara was assisted by the Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Cassidy, pastor for St. Theresa’s Church, Albany: the Rev. Godfrey Weitekamp, O. F. M., pastor, and the Rev. Sebastian Rabin, O. F. M., assistant pastor of St. Mary’s. Music during the service was ren dered by a choir of cadets from Souther Field, under the direction of Lieutenant Gerald Barry. In the course of his sermon, Bishop O’Hara praised the cadets on the excellence of their singing, and paid tribute to the missionary work done in Georgia four cen turies ago by the Franciscans, and to what is being done now by mem bers of the Order of Friars Minor in the territory of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta which has been alloted to their charge. SAVANNAH CONTESTANTS WIN A. O. H. AUXILIARY ESSAY CONTEST AWARDS SAVANNAH, Ga. — Second na tional prize in the Annual Nation al Irish History Essay Contest, sponsored by the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was awarded to Miss Nancy Bar- ragan, a student at St. Vincent Academy, for her essay on “The Part Played in the World of Music, Song, Poetry and Drama, on Stage and Screen, and in Radio, by Am ericans of Irish Ancestry. Miss Pa tricia Persse, also a student at St. Vincent’s, was awarded a prize by the State Board of the A. O. H. Auxiliary for her essay on the same subject. Last year, Miss Janet Spil- lane, another St. Vincent student was a winner in the national essay contest. MISS DOYLE, AUGUSTA, COMPLETES 25 YEARS WITH TELEPHONE COMPANY AUGUSTA, Ga. — Miss Alice Doyle, who became associated with the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company in Augusta in 1918, recently received a 25-Year Service Award. Miss Doyle is the organist at the Sacred Heart Church in Augusta. Going to Hot Springs? Enjoy spacious rooms, pleasant grounds, airy verandas, and good board at reasonable prices. In charge of the Benedictine Sisters and next to St. John’s Church—write for information: ST. JOHN S PLACE 591 W. Grand Ave. Hot Springs, Ark. St. Mary’s Church, Americus, Georgia Father Sebastian Rabin Assistant at Americus (Special to The Bulletin) AMERICUS, Ga. — The Rev. Sebastian Rabin, O. F. M., has been appointed assistant to the Rev. Godfrey A. Weitekamp, O. F. M., pastor of St. Mary’s Church, Am ericus. \ Father Sebastian has been stat ioned at St. Francis of Assisi Mon astery in New York City, and with forty-five other Franciscan priests was attached to the widely known St. Francis of Assisi Church, near the Pennsylvania Station. This church, known in New York as the “Breadline Church,” was where the Franciscian Fathers distribut ed some $80,000 worth of food dur ing the depression era, when the line of men seeking coffee and sandwiches often extended along 31st Street up to 7th Avenue, around 32nd Street, over to 6th Avenue. A native of Philadelphia, Father Sebastian attended St. Joseph’s Seraphic Seminary, Callicoon, N. Y. He entered the Franciscan Novitiate in Paterson, N. J., in 1934. His philosophical study was made at St. Stephen’s Monastery, Croghan, N. Y., St. Anthony’s Mon astery, Butler, N. J., and St. Bona- venture’s College, St. Bonaventure, N. Y. His theological study was completed at Holy Name College, on the campus of the Catholic Uni versity of America, Washington, where on June 9, 1942, he was ordained to the priesthood, by the late Most Rev. Joseph Corrigan, rector of the University. He was first appointed to St. Anthony’s Church. Asheville, N. C., then to St. Francis Assisi Church, New York. CLOSING EXERCISES AT ST. BENEDICT’S, GREENSBORO GREENSBORO. N. C. — Closing exercises of St. Benedict’s School were held on June 4 in the parish hall, ihe Very Bev. Hugh Dolan, V. F., pastor of St. Benedict’s Church conferring diplomas on the members of the graduating class, who were presented by the Rev. Walter Higgins, assistant pas tor. The class included Mary Ann Brewer. Julia Airne Coyle, Loret- to Coyle, Joseph Harrison, Fran ces O’Connor, Dolores Rierson, Mary Sherwood, Dorothy Thomas and Lawrence Thomas. The address to the graduates was delivered by the Rev. Vincent Stokes, J. C. B., assistant pastor of St. Benedict's Church. The award for excellence ,in Christian Doc trine. donated by Father Dolan, was awarded Joseph Harrison. Ad Deum Per Mariam medals were pr.sented to Julie Anne Coyle, Loretto Coyle, Frances O'Connor, Dolores Rierson, and Dorothy Thomas, members of the Children of Mary. Musical numbers on the program were accompanied by Mrs. Charles Kempton. pianist. — If*you': wish to help our Catholic men and women in service in a needed spiritual way, may we sug gest that you cooperate with .the Defenders of the Faith. Full particulars on request. Address: DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH Father Richard Felix, O. ^ B., Director Conception. Missouri Redemptorists Acquire Dalton Property for Use as Recory-Chapel (Special to The Bulletin) DALTON, Ga.. —The “Green- hurst” property on South Thorn ton Avenue, famed Dalton land mark, has been purchased by the Redemptorist Fathers, and is being converted into a chapel and rec tory for which purposes the build ing will be used until priority re gulations will permit the con struction of a church here. Dalton is included in the North west Georgia mission territory which was assigned to the Redemp torist Fathers last June by the Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta, when the Rev. James McCann, C. SS. R., came to Dalton to be the first resident priest of the newly or ganized parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help which was estab lished here at that time. Since then, Father McCann has also been named pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Rome, and St. Bernadette’s Church, Cedartown, to replace the Rev. James H. Grady, now serving in the chap lains’ corps of the U. S. Army. Father McCann, who has as his assistants, the Rev. Daniel Mc- Glone, C. SS. R., and the Rev. Raymond Govern, C. SS. R., is also in charge of the newly formed parish of St. Elizabeth, Rossville. For the present, Mass is being celebrated at ‘Greenhurst” each Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. TEXAS COLLEGE OFFERING INSTITUTES FOR RELIGIOUS Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, Texas, announces the of fering of two special courses for religious, to be given for two weeks in the month of July. One, “Institute on Canon Law for Religious,” to be conducted by Rev. J. D. Hannan, from the School of Canon Law, Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., is designed for superiors and mis tresses of novices in religious com munities. The second course, “Institute on Mental Prayer in the Formation of Young Religious,” to be con ducted by Rev. Louis O’Hara, C. S. P., Los Angeles, California, should prove of paramount inter est in view of the great difficulties ordinarily experienced by young religious in the practice of mental prayer. Courses will run from July 5 to July 16, and schedules will be so arranged that participants may take advantage of both series. The institute on mental prayer will be held in the morning sessions of the first week, and that on canon law in the afternoon. The following week the schedules will be revers ed. Institutes such as these have been offered in various parts of the country and have been well received. It is to be hoped that re ligious of the Southwest will ap preciate and utilize the opportuni ty afforded them of attending these courses in a centrally locat ed city like San Antonio, Texas. New St. Denis Church, Bennettsville, S. C. AIKEN PASTOR SPEAKS TO KIWANIS CLUB AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Rev. George Lewis Smith, pastor of St. Mary Help of Christians Church, Aiken, S. C., was the guest speak er at a recent meeting of the Kiawanis Club of Augusta. Father Smith, who spoke on the life of St. Thomas More, was introduced by Hugh Kinchley. CONFIRMATION IN DIOCESE OF RALEIGH DALEIGH, N. C. — His Excel lency the Most Rev. Eugene J. Mc- Guinness, D. D., Bishop of Raleigh, recently completed a tour of the Diocese, in the course of which he administered the Sacrament of Confirmation at Sacred Heart Church, Salisbury: St. Philip’s Church. Statesville; St. Francis of Assisi Church, Lenoir; the military camps at Fort Bragg and Greens boro; the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Raleigh, and St. Monica’s Mission, Raleigh. Many of those who were confirmed were converts. ATLANTA CATHOLIC HEADS LEGION POST ATLANTA, Ga. — William A. Brand, a member of St. Anthony’s parish here, who saw action in the Meiyse-Argonne battles as a Ma rine in World War I, is the newly elected commander of West End Post, No. 147. American Legion. AT A CELEBRATION in New York marking the 400th anniver sary of the death of Coperincus, renowned Polish astronomer and scientist, the Rev. Michael J. Ahearn, senior professor of sci ence at Weston College, Mass., paid glowing tribute to his mem ory on behalf of the American Catholic scholars. Messages from President Roosevelt, and from dis- tingb'is&ett' sCieritDti-Aer^ read. 1 Pictured above is the Church of St. Denis, in Bennettsville, South Carolina, which was dedicated on May 2 by the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Char leston. The new church was made pos sible through the generosity of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Judge, of New York, who provided a sum for the erection of the chapel in memory of her late husband, Denis A. Judge, in honor of whose patron the chapel is named. A generous donation toward the erection of the chapel was also made through the Catholic Church Extension So ciety of the United States. Bennettsville is a mission of St. Mary’s parish, Hartsville, where the Rev. Louis R. Williamson is pastor. At present, due to the lo cation, there of Palmer Air Field, there are a large number of Cath olics in Bennettsville. The officers and cadets stationed at Palmer Field contributed a substantial part of the funds used to furnish and decorate the church. St. Denis’ has at least one unique feature, a stained-glass window bearing the symbol of St. Bernadine of Sienna, patron of the Air Corps, and the wings and motto of the Army Air Force. The window is dedicated to the mem ory of all men who have trained at Palmer Field. The new church is of attractive and devotional mission style, con structed and decorated in accord ance with designs executed by the Rev. Michael Mclnerney, O. S. B., noted priest-architect of Belmont Abbey. The Mass of dedication was celebrated by Father Williamson, with the Rev. Howard V. Lane, pastor of St. James’ Church, Ham let, N. C., assisting. Present in the sanctuary were the Rev. John P. Clancy, the Rev. Timothy J. Mc Grath, the Rev. Philip E. Reed, O. M. I., and the Rev. Herbert Mor ris, O. M. I., Sumter; the Rev. John Haak, Cong. Orat., Rock Hill, and the Rev. Vincent Stokes, of Hamlet. Aviation cadets served the Mass, music for which was ren dered by girls’ choir of St. Mary's Church, Laurinburg, N. C. ** Following the dedication cere mony, Bishop Walsh and the at tending clergy were honored guests at a reception at the Coun try Club. MAY PROCESSION AND COMMENCEMENT HELD IN ATLANTA CHURCH ATLANTA, Ga—For the first time in the history of the Immacu late Conception parish, the annual May Procession and the com mencement exercises of the paro chial school were held this year in a double ceremony. Nine graduates of the parish school were awarded diplomas by the Rev. Joseph R. Smith, pastor of the Immaculate Conception Church, who also presented the Jeannette Brown memorial medal for general excellence to Joseph Saloms, who also received the Christian Doctrine Award, donated by Mrs. V. M. Reynolds. Homer Robertson received mention as second honor student. An inspiring sermon, appro priate to the occasion, was de livered by the Rev. David Dorsch, of St. Ursula’s Church, Baltimore. Vacation classes were begun at the Immaculate Conception School on June 9, and will continue to July 2, with Sister Mary Con- suela, R- S. M., and Sister Mary Ita, R. S. M., conducting the classes for children who attend public schools. RELIGIOUS VACATION SCHOOL IN CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE, N. C. —Following the close of the regular session of the O’Donoghue School, the facul ty, composed of Sisters of Mercy from Belmont, conducted a re ligious vacation school for the benefit of Catholic children at tending public schools. A good number attended. Special courses were given for high school stu dents, aimed at meeting current problems. At the conclusion of the religious school the attending pu pils received Holy Communion in St. Patrick's Church. Announcement has been made that another grade will be added to O’Donoghue School next fall. This change will afford two years of high school courses. Ultimately a full high school program of four years will be offered by the Sis ters of Mercy at O'Donoghue. FIRST AID CLASSES AT SAVANNAH SCHOOLS SAVANNAH, Ga., — First Aid classes have been completed at both the Cathedral and Blessed Sacrament Schools. Twenty-two boys and twenty girls were enroll ed in the class taught £y Mrs. James Gross at the Cathedral School, and thirteen girls were in the class taught at the Blessed Sacrament, school, by .Ml'S- Har old Muiherin. Rev. Joseph J. Murphy Assistant at Hartsville (Special to The Bulletin) HARTSVInLE, S. C.—The Rev, Joseph J. Murphy, who was or dained to the priesthood on April 25, at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, in Charleston, by the Most Rev. Emmet M. Walsh, D. D., Bishop of Charleston, has been ap pointed assistant to the Rev. Louis R. Williamson, pastor of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin Mother, Hartsville. ATLANTA ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS AWARDED MEDALS ATLANTA, Ga. — Miss Kath leen Mitchell, chairman of medals and essays for the Atlanta Chap ter, United Daughters of the Con federacy, announced that among the winning essays submitted in this year’s contest on the subject “Sam Davis—the Boy Hero of Ten nessee,” were those written by Jack Sullens, of Marist College, who won the medal given by Mrs. Moreland Speer in memory of her Father, Dr. E. J. Roach; Nancy Mugford, Sacred Heart School, the medal given by Mrs. Charles T. Hopkins in memory of her mother, Mrs. J. Carroll Payne; Betty Breen, Immaculate Conception School, the medal given by Misses Rose and Dorothy Moran in memory of their mother, Mrs. Mollie Sheehan Moran; Bernice Allen. St. An thony’s Parochial School, the medal given by Mrs. John P. Arm strong in memory of her father, Aaron Neal Cox. ST. VINCENT’S ALUMNAE ELECT NEW OFFICERS SAVANNAH, Ga. — Mrs. James Harte. retiring president gave a splendid report of the year's acti vity at the meeting of the St. Vin cent Academy Alumnae Associa tion held June 8. Officers who were elected to serve for the com ing year were Miss Johanna Daly, president; Mrs. Peter R. Schreck, first vice-president; Mrs. Andrew Doyle, second vice-president; Miss Mary Geuger. third vice-president; Miss May Ethel Flynn, recording secretary; Miss Rita Trapani, cor responding secretary, and Mrs. Mary N. McCarthy, treasurer. AFTER MANY VAIN AT TEMPTS to get information from the Soviet government concerning prisoners of war heldi in Russia’, the Vatican Information Bureau, through Vatican Radio, has several times lately told the world of its failure, declaring at the same time that efforts are still being made to get news. of . the. .prisoners and to establish contact with theta-