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TWENTY-TWO
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LA YMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
JULY 30, 1949
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NiJW ST. BENEDICT'S CHURCH IN SAVANNAH—Pictured above is the new St. Benedict the Moor
Church at Bast Broad and Gaston streets in Savannah, Georgia, which was dedicated on July 10 by
Monsignor Joseph E. Moylan, Vicar General of the Diocese of Sa '' an " ah - A i 1 ^ ta „ F * tho ^ J . 0Se P h
Feeley, S. M. A., is pastor of St. Benedict’s Church, with father Maurice McCarthy, S.M. A., as
sistant pastor. The new church serves a Colored parish which was established in 1876, and the
new church replaces a frame structure which was ereoted sixty years ago. Present parish bui d-
ings, in addition to the chueeh, are a school, a convent, a rectory, and a parish hall.—-(Photo by * ree-
man—Courtesy of The Savannah Morning News). ■
Mrs. George Poche
Dies in Washington
WASHINGTON, Ga.—Mrs. Ger
trude Cordes Poche, wife of
George A. Poche, died on June 22.
Born in Wilkes County, November
9, 1873, Mrs. Poche was the daugh
ter of Henry Cordes, a native of
Germany, and Mrs. Mary Keough
Cordes, of Wilkes County. She
was a member of the Washington
Methodist Church.
Mr', and Mrs. Poche were mar
ried in November, 1900, the late
Bishop Benjamin J. Keiley of Sa
vannah, officiating at the cere
mony.
Mr. Poche was one of the pio
neer members of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association of Georgia,
and for years was most active in
its work. He is leaving Georgia to
make his home in Lafayette, Lou
isiana.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Poche is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. M. C. Boline, of Washington,
and Mrs. J. L. Moore, Sharon.
Mrs. Kathryn Egbert
Funeral in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. —Mrs. Kathryn
V. Egbert, wife of the late B. Frank
Egbert, died at the home of her
son, Frank Egbert, in Columbia,
on July 9. Funeral services were
held at the Sacred Heart church
here, Father Harold J. Barr offi
ciating.
Mrs. Egbert, who had made her
home in Augusta for many years,
is survived by two sons, Frank Eg
bert, of Columbia, and Walter Eg
bert, of Denver, Colo.
LEO P. FLANAGAN
DIES IN SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Ga,—Fun'eral ser
vices for Leo P. Flanagan, who
died June 28, were held at the Sa
cred Heart Church.
A native of Savannah, Mr. Flan
agan had been employed in a cler
ical capacity with the Central of
Georgia Railway for more than
twenty-five years. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Sumner
Flanagan; a daughter, Miss Mary
Jean Flanagan; a nephew and sev
eral nieces.
Pastor of New Church
NEW ST. BENEDICT’S CHURCH, SAVANNAH,
DEDICATED BY MONSIGNOR MOYLAN
FATHER FEELEY
The Rev. Joseph Feeley, S. M. A.,
pastor of St. Benedict the Moor
Church in Savannah.
Chief John McCarthy
Veteran Detective
Honored in Savannah
(Speeiai to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The newly
completed St. Benedict the Moor
Church, at East Broad and Gaston
streets, was dedicated on July 10
by Monsignor Joseph E. Moylan,
Vicar General of the Diocese of
Savannah-Atlanta, who was cele
brant of the Mass of Dedication
and delivered the sermon.
Occupying a place of honor in
the sanctuary at the Mass and
dedication ceremony was Father
Gustave Obrecht, S. M. A., who
retired five years ago after serving
as pastor of St. Benedict’s parish
for thirty-eight years.
St. Benedict’s parish was estab
lished by the Benedictine Fathers
in 1876 after they returned to Sa
vannah from Skidaway Island
where they had built a monastery
and an industrial home for Color
ed boys. The first church, a frame
building, was erected at Harris and
East Broad streets. Later the con
gregation moved to Thirty-first
and Habersham streets, and then
in 1889 the old St. Benedict’s
Church was built by Father Mel
chior Reichert, O. S. B., on the
corner of Gaston and East Broad
streets.
In 1907, Bishop Benjamin J.
Keiley assigned the parish to the
Society of African Missions, and
Father Ignatius Lissner, S. M. A.,
took over the parish in January of
that year.
Until 1944, the Missionary Fran
ciscan Sisters of the Immaculate
Conception conducted a home for
Colored orphan girls in connection
with the parish. A day school was
opened in 1907 in the basement of
the church with the Franciscan
Sisters as teachers. The present
St. Benedict’s School, on East
Broad street, was erected in 1915.
and had a student enrollment of
over 400 last year.
The new church, which is built
of Savannah gray bricks, has a
seating capacity of 350 and replac
ed the old frame structure which
stood on the same site since 1889.
John Dolan directed the construc
tion of the new church.
Father Joseph Feeley, S. M. A.,
is the present pastor of St. Bene
dict's Church, with Father Mau
rice McCarthy, S. M. A., assistant
pastor.
(Special to The Bulletin)
SAVANNAH, Ga.—Chief John C.
McCarthy of the detective division
of the Savannah Police Depart
ment, who began his fiftieth year
of service as a police officer on
July 1, was honored by his friends
at a reception given at the Catho
lic Community Center.
A scroll for meritorious service
was presented to Chief McCarthy
by Edward Mason, head of the of
fice of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation in Savannah, and oth
ers who led in extending congrat
ulations were Father Thomas A.
Brennan, pastor of the Blessed
Sacrament Church, and A. J. Ryan,
Jr.. Solicitor General of Chatham
County.
Chief McCarthy has made an
enviable record. Efficient as a law
enforcement officer, he holds the
friendship and esteem of hundreds
of people in all walks of life in
cluding the highest city officials
and business men. He also holds
the confidence and respect of
many, who at one time or another
have run afoul of the law and have
placed themselves in the position
of being prosecuted by the police.
For, as an attorney once stated,
Chief McCarty has an understand
ing spirit that even makes crimi
nals open up and tell him things
they will not divulge to other po
lice officers.
Still retaining good health and
youthful aest for life, Chief Me
Parish in Rock Hill
Sponsoring Retreats
For Colored Laymen
ROCK HILL, S. C —For the sec
ond summer a series of weekend
Retreats for Colored Catholic lay
men will be held at St. Mary’s
Churoh, 911 Crawford Road, Rock
Hill, on the Friday, Saturday and
Sunday of the last week of July,
August, September and October.
At the present time there are
only accommodations for about
twelve retreatants at a time, so
those who are interested in mak
ing one of the Retreats should
make reservations well in advance.
While the accommodations offered
are far from luxurious, the food is
plentiful and of excellent quality.
A charge of $5 is made to cover
meals and lodging and other ex
penses of the Retreat, and a de
posit of $2 should be sent with
each request for a reservation
However, those who may feel that
they cannot afford to pay should
not let that keep them from mak
ing a Retreat for they would still
be welcome.
Requests for reservations should
be addressed to Father Edward V.
Wahl, C. O., pastor of St. Mary’s
Church, Box 982, Rock Hill.
THE CATHOLIC BOOK CLUB
has announced as its midsummer
.selection ‘The Wisdom of Catho
licism,” complied by Anton C.
Pegis. The club also announced as
alternate July-August selections
“The Next Thing” by Katherine
Burton and as alternate September
choice “Cardinal Mindszenty” by
Bela Fabian.
New Provincial
Carthy begins his fiftieth year as
a law enforcement officer.
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has been named Provincial of the
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