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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JULY 31.1943
Military Field Mass Celebrated in Asheville Catholic University Summer
Session at Siena College Ends
The inspiring scene above was enacted durin g a Military Field Mass celebrated on the grounds of
St. Lawrence Church in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sunday, June 27. The Very Rev. Msgr. Louis J.
Bour, pastor of the church, is shown at the altar attended by the Rev. Cornelius B. Collins, of Washington,
D. C„ religious consultant of the National Catholic Community Service, who was deacon of the Mass, and
the Rev. Gordon Kralie, O. F. M„ assistant pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Asheville, who was
subdeacon. Around the altar are grouped the service men and altar boys who served as minor officers of
the Mass, and seen kneeling in the background are some of the service men and women who formed the
greater part of the congregation.
Military Field Mass Celebrated
at St, Lawrence Church, Asheville
St. Genevieve’s to Add
New Courses This Year
(Special to The Bulletin)
ASHEVILLE, N. C.—With the
towers of St. Lawrence Church
forming a background against the
clear blue sky, a Military Field
Mass was celebrated with impres
sive solemnity here on June 27,
in the presence of a congregation
Which numbered about a thousand.
The Mass was offered in connec
tion with the observance of the
Feast of Corpus Christi, and was
sponsored by the religious com
mittee of the Laurentine canteen,
of which John G. Deshler, K. S. G.,
is chairman.
Uniforms of service men and
women and the flags of the Allied
Nations, with the cloth of gold
vestments of the officiating clergy,
. added color to the inspiring occa
sion.
The Very Rev. Monsignor Louis
J. Bour, pastor of St. Lawrence
Church, was celebrant of the Mass,
with the Rev. Cornelius B. Collins,
- S. T. D., of Washington, D. C., re
ligious consultant of the National
‘ Catholic Community Service, as
■ deacon; the Rev. Gordon Krahe,
- O. F. M., assistant pastor of St.
Anthony’s Church, Asheville, sub
deacon, and the Rev. Charles
O'Connor, assistant pastor of St.
Lawrence Church, master of cere
monies.
Under the direction of Mrs.
Frank McShane, the choir of St.
Lawrence Church sang Gounod’s
“Mass of St. Cecilia”, accompanied
by the Spencer trio and Mrs. Ed
gar Ford, organist. A military
band also played during the ser
vices, and at the consecration, the
color guard advanced to a position
before the altar while the rifle
guard fired a salute.
Special prayers for the Allied
Nations and for the men in ser
vice were offered, and Father Col
lins, who delivered the sermon,
took as his theme “Religion in Our
Lives During War”. He stressed
the need for religion in the
of a service man, and in the
tion as a whole. He pointed out
that without a religious back
ground the morale of a nation is
bound to suffer, and. stated that
without God’s help no nation can
expect final victory.
Detachments. of service men
from Moore General Hospital, the
■ 28th General Hospital, the U. S.
Naval Convalescent Hospital, and
the U. S. Army Air Force flight
control command, each carrying
their distinctive colors, were pres
ent at the service. The proces
sion formed at the Laurentine
• Canteen, and marched up Flint
Street into Haywood Street, enter
ing the church grounds through
' the rectpry gate.. As the proces-
j sion entered the grounds a circle
was formed around the altar.
Others taking part in the proces-
! sion were the color guard of the j
i American Legion, the Sons of the'
l Legion, the Gray Ladies, members j
, of the Motor Corps of the Bun- j
j. combe County' Chapter of the
| American Red Cross, Sisters from
I St. Joseph’s Hospital and St. Cen-
k ; evieve-of-The-Pines, and the cler-
fsr.
f Following the service, the com-
p manding officers of the units and
' their wives were guests of Mon
signor Bour for breakfast at the
rectory, and service men and wom
en were entertained at an old-fash
ioned breakfast at the Laurentine
Canteen.
Guests at the rectory breakfast
included Col. Frank W. Wilson, of
Moore Hospital, and Mrs. Wilson;
Col. J. J. Figueras, of the 28th
General Hospital; Commander Ed
ward Lowe, of the Naval Hospital,
and Mrs. Lowe; Col. L. H. Watney,
of the Flight Control Command,
and Mrs. Watney, and Col. W. O.
Senter, of the Flight Control Com
mand and Mrs. Senter.
At the offertory, Corporal J. J.
Rasmussin, of Moore General Hos
pital, Swannanoa, rendered Gou
nod’s “Ave Maria” as a trumpet
solo.
MUSICAL PROGRAM AT
HINESVILLE USO-NCCS
HINESVILLE, Ga. — A special
musical program sponsored by the
USO-NCCS Club and the USO
Country Club was presented at the
USO Club operated here by .the
National Catholic Community Ser
vice on July Fourth.
Artists on the program included
Mrs. Francis Lynch Deacy, soprano:
Norbert Goebel, tenor; Mrs. Paul
Maggioni, contralto: and Miss Eve
lyn Smith, pianist. Selections were
rendered by a Camp Stewart band,
directed by Warrant Officer Hi-
cock.
A buffet supper and motion pic
tures followed ipe musical pro
gram.
ASHEVILLE, N. C., — At St.
Genevieve-of-the-Pines in Ashe
ville. plans are now being made
for the reopening .of the school in
September.
A Home Economics department
will be added to the curriculum of
the Junior College and the Aca
demy. This course will embrace
food, clothing and the related arts.
A kindergarten will also be
opened and an experienced kinder
garten teacher will be in charge.
Applications are already being re
ceived for this new addition to the
grammar school department.
Several of the members of the
faculty are now attending summer
school courses at the Catholic Uni
versity of America. Washington;
the University of Notre Dame, In
diana; University Laval. Quebec:
Boston College, Boston; Marywood
College, Scranton; Manhattanville,
New York; Gregg College, Chicago.
These Sisters will return to St.
Genevieve’s about the middle of
August.
COMMISSION IN MARINES
FOR AUGUSTA CATHOLIC
AUGUSTA, Ga. — James J.
O'Connell, a member of St. Mary’s-
on-The-Hill parish, has been com
missioned a second lieutenant in
the United States Marine Corps
and will undergo the final phases
of the officers’ training course at
Quantico, Va. The new Marine of
ficer was studying.law in Augusta
when he entered the service. He is
the son of Mrs. Elizabeth O’Con-
nell of this city.
topeciai io me Bulletin)
MEMPHIS. Tenn. — Under the
auspices of the Catholic Commit
tee of the South, the second sum
mer session of the Southeastern
Branch of the Catholic University
of America is closing on July 31.
There are thirteen teaching
communities represented among
the student body this summer.
These Sisters and the Diocese in
which they have been teaching,
together with the number present
are: Benedictine Sisters, Little
Rock, 16; Sisters of Mercy, Little
Rock 17; Sisters of Charity. B. V.
M.. Nashville. 9: Sisters of Charity,
S. C. N., Nashville, 11; Dominican
Sisters, Nashville, 18; Sisters of
Mercy, Nashville, 24; Grey Nuns
of the Sacred Heart. Savannah-At-
lanta, 1; Sisters of Mercy, Savan-
nah-Atlanta, 2; Sisters of St. Jo
seph, Savannah-Atlanta, 2; Ma-
rionites of the Holy Cross. New
Orleans, 2; Benedictine Sisters,
Mobile, 12, and 3 lay teachers
from Memphis.
The faculty of thirteen members
offered twenty-one undergraduate
courses in the departments of
Education, English, History, and
Religion. The observation class
consisting of pupils from grades
3-6 was conducted in conjunction
with the various method courses
and a program was initiated
whereby members of the faculty
took their classes into this obser
vation school to observe various
methods of teaching and testing.
The purpose of the school is the
better preparation of the Catholic
teachers of the South.
School administration in the
south presents difficulties distinct
ly regional and if it is to be effec
tive these difficulties must be con
sidered and provision made to
overcome them. The majority of
teachers in the Catholic school
systems of the south are not na
tives and those who are native
have often received their training
in schools of other regions. In
their teacher-training programs
they have not been introduced to
the problems of the Southeast re
gion and this fact militates against
maximum efficiency in teaching
procedures. It is essential to good
teaching that teachers be familiar
with the environment of their
pupils and with the peculiar cul
tural inheritance of the community
in which they teach. 'Those pre
pared for the very important task
of teaching must be given an op
portunity of learning how Catholic
thought and practice might be ap
plied to social problems that are
distinctively Southern.
me courses ottered the
students have the opportunity of
hearing some fine lectures week
ly. These lectures amplify the
work of the classes and create a
greater enthusiasm for the teach
ing profession.
The opening Mass was sung by
His Excellency Bishop Adrian, in
whose diocese the summer school
is being conducted. The Rev.
Thomas E. O’Connell of Richmod,
Chairman of the Catholic Commit
tee of the South, was the first
guest speaker. A very interesting
lecture was given by the Rev. Rob
ert Slavin, O. P„ Ph. D., on the
topic, “Education and Western
Culture.” The Rev Thomas J.
Quigley, Director of the Summer
Session, found time, despite his
many duties, to deliver three in
spiring talks on “The Curriculum
of the Southeast Region.” “The
Natural Resources of the Region,”
and “Teacher-Training in the Re
gion.” The final lecture of the
summer session is being given by
His Excellency, Most Rev. Gerald
P. O'Hara, of Savannah-Atlanta,
Episcopal Chairman of the Cath
olic Committee of the South.
BUFFET SUPPER AT
SAVANNAH USO-NCCS
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The first
anniversary of USO service to Am
erican women in uniform w'as cele
brated here at the USO-NCCS
Club on West Liberty Street on
the evening of July 20, a buffet
supper being followed by a musical
program and a dance. Several hun
dred attended.
The musical program consisted
of an accordion solo by Colleen
Hall, popular songs by Shirley
Shearhouse, violin selections by
Mrs. Homer Newsome, accompan
ied by Miss Janice Rice. All are
pupils of Miss Elizabeth Prender-
gast.
Misses Margaret Mary Logan,
Josephine Logan and Wray Potter
served as hostesses.
The club has invited women in
uniform to be its guests at their
club house at Savannah Beach on
Sunday for swimming, and the
USO-NCCS Junior Hostesses are
making plans for an all-day picnic
at the beach.
THE TEXT of His Holiness
Pope Pius XII’s remarks to 20,-
000 Italian workers gathered in
the Belvedere courtyard of the
Vatican on June 13 was printed
in the Congressional Record under
an extension, of the remarks of
Senator James E. Murray, of
Montana.
New Altar at St. Genevieve’s
Best Wishes
—from—
GALLIHER BROTHERS
INCORPORATED
LUMBER and BUILDING MATERIALS
Office and Yards: BILTMORE STATION
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
Pictured above is the new liturgical altar which, adorns the chapel
of St. Genevieve-of-The-Pines Junior College and Academy conducted
by the Religious of Christian Education in Asheville, N. C. The new
main altar was installed when the chapel at St. Genevieve's was re
modeled and redecorated recently.
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ASHEVILLE, N. C.
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i
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