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THIRTY TWO
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
New Church and Rectory of
The Nativity of Our Lord, at
Thunderbolti Nears Completion
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The newl
Church of the Nativity of Our|
Lord, at Thunderbolt, in the Sa
vannah suburban area, is now
practically completed and the par
ish rectory, which is being builtj
adjacent to the church, is now rap
idly nearing completion.
The church, which will be a two
story structure, with the lowei|
floor to be used as a parish hall, i
being built of hollow-tile, with
brick veneer, is being erected ac
cording to plans executed by Fa
ther John A. Morris, pastor of tlr
parish at Thunderbolt, and by
John Dolan, of Savannah, who is
personally supervising the con
struction of the church and rec
tory.
At the ground level, the lower
floor of the church building which
will be used as a parish hall, pro
vider, a spacious auditorium, a
kitchen, store rooms, a check
room and rest rooms. There is a
front entrance through arches un
der the portico of the church to a
center door, and a rear entrance
that is reached by a covered walk
from the rectory. A spiral staircase
from the rear of the lower floor
leads up to the sacristy of the
church.
At the right of the entrance to
the church the Baptistry will be
located, while at the left of the
entrance is a shrine room, where
the statues of several Saints will
be enshrined. Other than the slat*
ues of the Ble=sed Virgin and St.
Joseph, over the side altars, there
will be no statues in the sanctuary.
The interior of the edifice is
finished in light wood, with natur
al polish, as are the pews and al
tar railing. The walls are to be of
while plaster for the present and
the flooring is of oak wood.
A main altar and two side altars,
of liturgical design, in wood will
adorn the sanctuary, on the Gospel
side of which will be a work sac
rist;/. with the vesting sacristy on
the opposite side.
The building will be heated
from a hot water, oil-burning fur
nace, and exhaust fans are being
installed to cool the building dur
ing the summer months. The win
dows of Cathedral glass are en
closed in steel casements. The
pews will accommodate a congre
gation of about two hundtQd per
sons.
The new church is located at
the southwest corner of Victory
Drive and Mechanics Avenue, on
a lot of about a fifty-foot front
age with a depth of about two
hundred and fifty feet long, ex
tends from tire rear of the rec
tory, which faces Victory Drive,
to the next street, and will pro
vide a site for a parochial school
when the need for its-conslruc
tion arises.
Bishop Gerald P. O'Hara of Sa-
vananli-Atlanta, established the
parish of The Nativity of Our
Lord five years ago. The par
ish limits will embrace Thunder
bolt. Bonnabella. Victory Heights,
Green Acres, White Marsh. Wil
mington Island, and Oakland Is
land. The parish extends toward
Savannah as far as St. Mary's
Home, on Victory Drive.
Since the founding of the par
ish in 1942. Muss has been offer
ed in a remodeled portion of tlie
building which was. the famous
ol(l Bannon’s Lodge, which
throughout the years had built up
a national reputation as a seafood
restaurant.
Father Morris, (lie pastor of the
parish at yhimderbolt. is pres
ently in residence in a garage
apartment at St. Mary’s Home,
but will move to the new rectory
as soon as it is completed.
The rectory of the new church
is a two-story brick residence,
with a living room, an office, a
dining room, a kitchen and a bed
room and bath on the first floor.
There are two bedrooms and a
bath on the second floor, with a
sun-porch over the downstairs
porch. The heating plant for the
rectory and church is in the base
ment.
According to some historians,
the site of the new Church of the
Nativity of Our Lord is adjacent
to the place where Mass was first
celebrated in this part of the New
taking exceptional interest in the
project. He has had considerable
experience in the construction
field and also in shipping, being
the holder of a master's license
for all tonnage and every sea.
faculty Announced by
Mount Saint Joseph
Academy in Augusta
AUGUSTA. Ga. — Mount St.
Joseph Academy, conducted by
the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondetet, will have as its high
school faculty members this year
Sister Kathleen Marie, the princi
pal, Sister Rose de Lima, Sister
Marie Cecile, Sister Aloysius
Marie, Sister Mary Janice and
Sister Mary de ^aies.
The grade school faculty at
Mount St. Joseph wilt include
Mother Eulalia. Sister Estelle
Teresa, Sister Mary James, Sister
Roberta Joseph, Sister Lillian
Joseph. Sister Marguerite Marie
and Sister Thomas Margaret, with
Sister Mary Janice in charge of
I he music department.
Miss Katherine Mealing lias
been added to the faculty and will
be in charge of the physical educa
tion departments of both the high
school and grade school.
During tile vacation period Sis
ters of St. Joseph attended sum
mer schools at the Catholic Uni
versity of America, Washington,
D. C., De Raul University, Chica
go; Loyola University of the
South, New Orleans; St. Louis
University. St. Louis, Mo.; Font-
bonne College. St. Louis; College
of St. Rose, ^Albany, N. Y., and
the University of Georgia Exten
sion School in Atlanta.
Sister John Joseph. Ph. D., head
of the music department at Font-
botme College. conducted an
Institute for Music Teachers at
Mount Si. Joseph during the week
of August 18. with music teachers
from the various schools of the
Augusta Province attending.
Sister John Joseph received her
B. M. and M. M. from the Chicago
Musical College, and her Ph. D.
from the East mas School of Music,
Rochester. N. Y. She was granted
a research fellowship at Eastman
for exceptional work in the field
of music. Addition work was done
at .Halliard School of Music, New
York City. Some of Sister John
Joseph's compositions have been
performed ny the St. Louis Phil
harmonic Orchestra. She has
studied with Rudolph Ganz, Cecile
Genhart, George Wedge a n d
Xavier Seharwenlca.
Another interesting activity at
Mciunl St. Joseph during the sum
mer months was an educational
clinic, in which the teaching of
English and history for the gram
mar grades was discussed under
the leadership of Sister Rose de
Lima, and a discussion on primary
class work was lead by Sister Mary
James.
Atlanta Deanery Council,
Catholic Women to Hold
Meeting on September 7
(Special to The Bulletin)
ATLANTA, Ga.—Announcement
has been made by. Mrs. D. L. Cha
ney, president of the Atlanta
Deanery Council of the Savannah-
Atlanta Diocesan Council of Cath
olic Women, that the quarterly
meeting of the Deanery Council
will be held on Sunday, Septem
ber 7, in Atlanta.
Members attending will receive
Holy Communion at the 8:30
o'clock Mass at the Sacred Heart
Church, and following the Mass
will attend a breakfast at the
Georgia Terrace Hotel, with the
Sacred Heart Alumnae Associa
tion members as hostesses.
A large attendance is anticipat
ed and it has oeen requested that
those expecting to attend the
breakfast make reservations as
loon as possible through Mrs. O.
II. Jantzen, president of the alum
nae association. Reservations muy
be made over tile telephone by
calling Raymond 0043.
NEW CHURCH AT THUNDERBOLT—Pictured above is the Church of the Nativity of Our Lord
which is now in the finishing stages of construction at Thunderbolt, in the suburban area of Savan
nah, Georgia. The substantial structure of hollo w-tiie and brick construction, will serve a parish
established just a few years ago by Bishop Gerald P. O’Hara of Savannah-Atlanta. Father John
A. Morris, pastor of the parish, personally supervised the building of the new church, and its rectory,
which is also nearing completion, with John A. Dolan superintending the construction of both build
ings—(Photo by Savannah Photo Service)
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Best Wishes
From
Edward P. Smith'; Jr.
Brick Mason
Phone 3-2279
Savannah, Ga.