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AUGUST 30, 1952 THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA ELEVEN Augusta K. of C. to Receive Communion As a Group, August 31 AUGUSTA. Ga. — Members of Patrick Walsh Council. No. 677, Knights of Columbus, headed by Grand Knight Harry L. Best, will receive Holy Communion in a body on Sunday, August 31, at the 8 o’clock Mass at St. . Patrick's Church. On Friday, September 5, mem bers of the K. of C. First Friday Club will receive Holy Communion at St. Mary’s-on-The-Hill Church at the 7 o’clock Mass. Pastor in Albany TWO OF THE THREE Catholic Bishops in Bulgaria have been placed under arrest by the com munist regime, Bishop Cyril Kur- teff, Ordinary of the Byzantine- Rite Catholics in Bulgaria, and Bishop John Romanoff, Vicar Apostolic of Sofia and Plovdiv. No indication has been given as to the st tus of Bishop Eugene Bossilkoff. C. P., of Nicopoli, the third Cath olic Bishop in Bulgaria. FATHER BOURKE The Very .Reverend .Daniel ,J. Bourke, Pastor of St. Theresa’s Church,. Albany, Georgia, and Vicar Forane of the Columbus Deanery, under whose direction the new parochial, school in Al bany was erected. . Principal NEW ST. THERESA’S SCHOOL, ALBANY—Shown in the archi tect’s sketch above is the new St. Theresa’s School. Albany, Geor gia, which has just been completed and which will be formally dedicated on August 31 by the Most Reverend Francis J. Hyland, D. D., J. C. D., Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta. The school, which will be conducted by the Sisters Adorers of the Most Precious Blood, is attractively located in one of Albany’s rapidly growing residential sections. Plans for the building were execut ed by N. J. Pascullis, Macon architect, and Hodges Building Supply Company, of Atlanta, were the builders. Bishop Hyland to Dedicate New St. Theresa's School in Albany, on Sunday, August 31 Heads Dedication Program Committee ‘"Certainly I didn’t mind giving blood—I hardly felt it. But the big thing is I know I’ve done something unselfish — I’ve helped a wounded fighting man. Maybe I’ve saved his life. You’ll never know what a thrill it is— until you give so that a man may live ” WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT PINT OF BLOOD YOU WERE GOING TO GIVE ? CALL YOUR RED CROSS TODAY! Contributed a* a Public Service to the Armed Force* Blood Donor Program by A FRIEND IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SISTER EUGENE Sister Mary Eugene, principal of St. Theresa’s School, con ducted in Albany, Georgia, by the Sisters Adorers of the Most Precious Blood, a Religious Or der founded in' Italy in 1834. A MESSAGE of greeting from fbe Katholikentag observance in Berlin was received in Lund, Sweden, by the Third World Con ference of Faith and Order. The message expressed hope that the Lund Conference would “bring nearer to Christendom the end which was so dear to Our Lord’s heart—that all who believe in Him should be brought to perfect unity. Archbishop Ynyve Brilioth, Luth- eran chairman of the Conference, j wired a reply to the German Cath- j olics saying “we join with you in | prayer for the unity of the Church I of Christ in accordance with Christ’s will.” ALBANY, Ga. — The new St. Theresa’s School, just completed at the intersection of . M vylsnd Drive and Shemwell Avenue, at a cost of $200,000. will be dedicated at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of August 31 by the Most Reverend Francis E. Hyland, Auxiliary Bish op and Vicar General of the Dio cese of Savannah-Atlanta, with Father Daniel J. Bourke, V. F., pastor of St. Theresa's Church, and other members of the clergy assisting. The. dedication program will open with a patriotic flag-raising ceremony. Bishop Hyland will bless the American Flag, which will be raised to the top of the flag pole on the school grounds by members of the Barr-Alien Post 2765, Veterans, of Foreign Wars. Ray Mock is general chairman of the committee arranging for the dedication ceremony, and sub committee chairmen include: Grounds — Gilbert Barrett, George Mock; Playground Equip ment—William Mock; Property— Thomas Coleman: Patriotic Cere mony—Asa D. Kelley, Jr.; Ushers —Fred Wiggins, Petro Stephens; Speakers—Fred Mills, Robert E. McCormack, K. S. S.; Music—Mrs. Robert E. McCormack, Mrs. Nona Kenan; Altar—Miss Agnes Bros- nan; Refreshments—Mrs. Agnes Rau, Mrs. Mary Lewis; Decora tions—Mrs. Kate Bacon, Mrs. Lou ise Altman; Hospitality — Mrs. Alma Hilsman. Mrs. Dot Webb: Parish History Distribution—Miss Beatrice McCormack, Mrs. Sara Rhodes. George W. Hughey, Jr.- Priest’s House—Mrs. Edward Arm strong, Mrs. Catherine Hughey; Publicity—Barney Maloney, George W. Hughey, Jr.; Correspondence— Mrs. Mae Pinkston; School Prop erty-William Mock, Dick Sauer, Roger DeLisle, Deraid McManus; Nursery — Miss Mildred Yongue; Transportation — Retro Stephens, I William Jefferies; First Aid—Wil liam Heft, The Sisters Adorers of the Most Precious Blood, who will staff St. .Theresa’s new parochial school, , arrived in Albany during the past week. They have spent the summer engaged in post-graduate courses of study at the Catholic Universi ty'of America, DePaul University, | Marywood College and other insti- | tutions of learning. Sister Mary Eugene, who was principal of the school last year, is delighted over her return to Al- I bany and over the new facilities i for modern educational methods I which the new school building will ! offer. Other members of the teach- 1 ing staff who will participate in the dedication ceremony are Sis- I ter M. Regina. Sister M. Dominic, | Sister M. Hilary, Sister M. De- | Lourdes and Sister Anne Celine. I Dedication of the new school j will be highlighted by the distri- j bution of a parish history, which j will be a complete record of the | more than a century old St. The- j resa’s parish. It will contain pic- ! tures of former pastors and of dis tinguished laity of the parish. The growth of St. Theresa’s School, from its establishment in 1945, will also be traced in the history. RAY S. MOCK General Chairman of the pro gram committee for the dedica tion of St. Theresa's School, Al bany, is Ray S. Mock, a member of Albany’s oldest Catholic family. His great-grandparents, John Val entine Mock and Mrs. Elizabeth Schmidt Mock, came to Georgia from Bavaria in 1844, and reared a large family in a log cabin built at the present site of the George Mock home on Mock Road. The living descendants of this pioneer Catholic family today number ex actly one hundred persons, most of whom reside in Dougherty Coun ty. In the early missionary days, the visiting priests were guests of the Mock family and offered Mass in their home. Ray S. Mock is the son of the late John H. Mock and Mrs Kate Pinkston Mock. He is vice-president of the Bank of Al bany. Mrs. Mock is the former Miss Dorothy Helton. They have four young sons. Albany Laymen Make Retreat at Conyers ALBANY, Ga. — A group of members of the Holy Name Socie ty of St. Theresa’s Church, Dr. Edward Armstrong. Charles H. Bell, William Bowick, Roger De- Lisle and George H. Hughey, Jr., made a weekend Retreat this month at the Abbey of Our Lady of the Holy Ghost in Conyers. Plans are being made for similar Retreats at the Trappist Abbey once each month. ★ save time . . ★ save steps . ★ save money IN A PRIVATE AUDIENCE at Castelgandolfo, the Papal summer 1 residence, His Holiness Pope Pius XII received the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. Ther were ac companied by Sir Walter Roberts, British Minister to the Holy See. N. J. PASCULLIS The new St. Theresa’s School in Albany, Georgia, was de signed by N. J. Pascullis, Macon architect, who also executed plans for the recently complet ed Immaculate Conception School in Atlanta. IT ADVERTISES RELIGION A sign that is unique and original in that it advertises religion rather than goods or services is this one on a main road leading into Greens- burg Pa. Forty feet long and eight feet high, it has letters five feet high : “Learn About the Catholic Faith.” To Mr. Wilfred S. McKeon. Greensburg industrialist, this is his third venture m “billboard apos- tolicity.” He hopes that others will “go and do likewise,” since Cath olics have the most important “product” in the world, and should spend more time and energy selling it. (NC Photos)