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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
AUGUST 30, 1932
SPECIAL DIOCESAN COLLECTION ON
AUGUST 31 TO AID MONSIGNOR KIRK'S
RUMANIAN CATHOLIC MISSION !N EUROPE
SAVANNAH. Ga. — At the di- j
rection of the Most Reverend Ger
ald P. O’Hara, D. D., J. U. B„ J
Archbishop-Bishop of Savannah-
Atlanta, a special collection will be j
taken up at all Masses in the
churches of the Diocese on Sun- !
day, August 31, to aid in support- I
mg the work which is being done I
by Monsignor John C. Kirk, who
is presently serving by appoint- i
ment of the Holy See as President j
of the Rumanian Catholic Mis- [
sion for Europe.
In the following Pastoral Let- j
ter, written by the Most Reverend ;
Francis E. Hyland. D. D.. J. U. B.,
Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar Gen- j
eral of the Diocese, and read in
the churches last Sunday, there- is
given a report on the work that
Monsignor Kirk is doing, togeth
er with tthe need for its generous
support:
My dear People:
In the fall of 1951, our diocese |
was signally honored by the Hojy \
See by the appointment of Arch- i
bishop O’Hara to the high diplc- ;
matic post of .Apostolic Nuncio to j
Ireland, and also by the assign- j
ment of Monsignor John C. Kirk, |
one of our own native Georgia
priests and a convert to our holy j
faith, to the Presidency of Ra-
manian Catholic Mission for Eu
rope. You will recall that Monsig
nor Kirk is the foimer secretary
of Archbishop O Hara and served
with the Archbishop for almost
four years behind the Iron Cur
tain in Rumania.
As President of the Rumanian
Catholic Mission for Europe, the
task assigned to Monsignor Kirk
by the Holy See is tremendous.
Under his care come the thousands
of Rumanian people who were ex
iled or have escaped from their
native country since it was over
run hv the Communists. These
Rumanian refugees are to be found
in every country in Europe this
side of the Iron Curtain, and the
vast majority of them are in very
destitute circumstances. Not ail
these Rumanian people are mem
bers of our own Holy Church, but
they are all Christian people, shar
ing with us many Catholic truths
and practices, among others, a gen
uine love for and devotion to our
Blessed Lady.
It is the responsibility of Mon-
signor Kirk to provide spiritually
for the many Catholic people
among these refugees. This he
does by assigning Rumanian
priests, themselves refugees, to the
principal centers in Europe where
the exiled Rumanian pople are to
he found. But these priests them
selves. about thirty in number,
depend upon Monsignor Kirk for
their support and for the means
required'to carry on their spiritual
mission.
The Church, however, does not
confine herself solely to a spirit
ual ministry when people are urg
ently in need of material assist
ance. Nor can' the Church restrict
her charity to those of the “house
hold of faith.” Consequently, it
falls to the lot of Monsignor Kirk,
as the. representative of the
Church, ter provide, as best he can,
for the material care of all the Ru
manian refugees in Europe and to
alleviate their untold sufferings
and miseries. I remarked amove
that the vast' majority of these
people are '-in very destitute cir
cumstances. Had I time this morn
ing I would quote for you from a
memorandum which Monsignor
Kirk submitted to me several
weeks ago. Suffice it to say that
the plight of these people—many
of them without even bread to eat
and others sick and wasting away
from diseases brought on by un-
dernourisfheht and extremely poor
living conditions—is appalling. I
can truthfully say that, unless I
knew Monsignor Kirk was witness
ing with .bis own eves the condi
tions be reported to me, I could
scarcely believe that human crea
tures like ourselves could be sub
ject to so much suffering, misfor
tune and misery.
This noble priest of our diocese,
whose heart is on fire with love for
| the suffering Rumanian people,
now turns to his fellow-Catholics
: of Georgia ..with an appeal for the
j financial- assistance that will en-
; able him to carry on his Mission
end to alleviate the appalling con-
! ditions to which he is a daily wit-
| ness. This' appeal comes to you
| from Monsi-gnor Kirk, not only
: with the gracious permission and
. cordial recommendation of Arch-
: bishop O’Hara, but also and espe
cially in the name of our Blesssed
) Lord, who taught that the exercise
: of the corporeal works of mercy
■ will have a tremendous bearing on
l the divine judgment which awaits
all of us and who assures us that
■ whatsoever we do for the poor and
| the afflicted we do for Him.
A special collection will be tak-
! en up at all the Masses next Sun-
| day for the support of the Mission
1 entrusted to Monsignor Kirk by
| the Holy See. I am confident it is
| not necessary for me to urge you
! to be generous. Our people always
; respond well to any charitable ap
peal. In this particular case, how--
! ever, there are added incentives to
; generosity in the facts that Mon-
| signor Kisk is one of our very own
! and that our diocese W'as signally
| honored by the Holy See in his
| selection for the Presidency of the
| Rumanian Catholic Mission for Eu-
: i ope.
Savannah Council, K. of C. to
Sponsor King Brothers Circus
Performances on September 22
ATLANTA 4TH DEGREE K. OF €. PRESENT CHALICE TO BISHOP SHEEN—William J. Sullivan,
Past Faithful Navigator of the Archbishop Gerald P. O’Hara General Assembly, Fourth Degree
Knights of Columbus, Atlanta, presents Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, National Director of the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith, a chalice donated by the General Assembly for the use of some mis
sionary priest. The chalice is inscribed with the names of deceased members of the General Assem
bly, in whose memory it was given. Shown at the presentation in the offices of the Society for the
Propagation of the Faith in New York City, are left to right, Monsignor Charles M. McBride, of the
national office; Bishop Sheen and Mr. Sullivan.
Retreat for Women
At Sacred Heart
Convent in Belmont
BELMONT, N. C. — Sponsored
by the various Courts of the Cath
olic Daughters of America in the
Diocese of Raleigh, a Retreat for
women will be held at the Sacred
Heart Academy here from Satur
day, August 30 to Monday, ..Sep
tember 1, with Father John Huston,
C. SS. R., noted Rederoptorisl
missionary priest, from Charlotte,
as retreatmaster.
The Sisters of Mercy who extend
the courtesy and use of the attrac
tive facilities at the Sacred Heart
Junior College and Academy, re
quest a most reasonable rate for
rooms and meals. Six meals will be
served. The fees are from $9.50
to $11.50, depending on whether a
dormitory room, a single room or
a double room i.s desired.
Reservation may be made by
addressing Reverend Mother Chris
tine, Sacred Heart Convent, Bel
mont, N. C.
Registration Begins
At Boys' Catholic
High School, Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga.—Registration of
students at Boys’ Catholic- High
School for the 1952-53 school year
began on August 27.
Brother John Arthur, of the Ma-
rist Brothers of the Schools, who
returns to Boys’ Catholic High
School as principal this year, has
announced that registration will
continue daily, from 9 a. m. until
Georgians Pronounce
Vows in St. Louis as
Sisters of St. Joseph
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—On the Feast
of the Assumption, seven natives
of Georgia were participants in
ceremonies of reception and pro-,
fession held at the Motherhouse of
the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Carondelet.
Miss Judith Ann Spillers, of
Cuthbert. received the habit of the
congregation and the name of Sis
ter Ann Joseph. She will reman in
St. Louis for two years of noviti
ate training, and will then accept
an assignment to work in Georgia.
She is a graduate of St. Joseph’s
Hospital School of Nursing in Sa
vannah.
Perpetual vows were pronound-
ed by Sister Margaret Eugenia
Sehw’ee-rs and Sister Charles Ce
cilia Stulb, of Augusta, and by
Sister David Joseph Salome, Sis
ter Joseph Marie McGovern, Sis
ter Frances Marie Harrington and
Sister Mary Rebecca Campbell, of
the Atlanta area.
During the past three years, Sis
ter Charles Cecilia and Sister
Frances Marie have been studying
at St. Joseph Hospital Training
School for Nurses, Kansas City,
Me., and Sister Joseph Marie spent
a year of internship as a dietician
at Good Samaritan Hospital in
Cincinnati, The other Sisters have
been teaching assignments in
schools conducted by the Sisters of
St. Joseph in the Diocese of Sa-
vannah-Atlanta.
noon, through September 1.
Classes will be resumed on Sep
tember 2.
Catholic Hospital
In Augusta Making
Ready for Opening
AUGUSTA. Ga. — St. Joseph’s
Hospital here is so close to com
pletion that applications are now
being taken by Sister Mary Louise,
C. S. J.. R. N., superintendent,
for personnel to staff the institu
tion.
Sister Mary Louise stated that
nurses, nurses aides, practical
nurses, dieticians, clerks, and all
types of services that it takes to
run a hospital, may make applica
tion at Mount St. Joseph Convent,
in the mornings between 8 and 9
o’clock and in the afternoon be
tween 4 and 5 o'clock.
The second and third floors are
completed and furnished. Final
touches now under way are the
completion of the first floor
chapel, furnishing the surgery de
partment, and landscaping the
grounds.
No date has yet been set for the
formal dedication of the hospital,
but it will probably be open and
ready to receive patients by the
first of October.
SOME 80,000 CATHOLICS of
the Soviet zone of Germany brav
ed the anger of their Red rulers
by attending the Katholikentag; in
Berlin in an unprecedent mass
pilgrimage. One of the sessions in
the eastern sector was held in
the Lutheran Church of St. Mary,
which was placed at the disposal
of the Katholikentag committee
when the east Berlin authorities
banned outdoor meetings.
SAVANNAH. Ga. — King,
Brothers Circus will be presented)
in two performances in Savannah
on September 22, under the aus
pices of Savannah Council, No.
631. Knights of Columbus, and
V'illiam J. Oetgen, general chair
man. has announced the appoint
ment of the following committees
from the sponsoring organization.
Organization committee: John
M. Kenney, chairman; Joseph A.
Rossiter, Eugene Powers, Edward
P. Daly, Frank Winders, Joseph
N. McDonough, B. W. Cunning
ham. Richard S. Linthicum and
Grand Knight John R. Caterisan.
Underprivileged Children Com
mittee: William E. Register, chair
man: Charlan F. Fox, Owen Bill
Porter. Joseph Frewer, John M.
Brennan, Vestus J. Ryan, Gene
Summerlin. John G. Butler, Jr.,
Louis C. Mathews, Edward G.
Brennan, Carlo J. D’Esposito, Wil
liam O. Mangan, Jr., and J. H.
Bubee.
Publicity Committee: Chris E.
Hernandez, chairman, Frank Ros
siter, Thomas J. Beytagh.
Receipts and Admissions Com
mittee: Eugene McDonald, chair
man, Frank Winders, Eugene But
ler, John M. Kenney, Eugene
Powers, Richard S. Linthicum,
William O. Mangan, Jr., Joseph
N. McDonough, E. P. Daly, Mason
Ingram and J. H. Bubee.
King Brothers Circus is de
scribed as being the second larg
est circus in the world, being
second only to Ringling Brothers-
Barnum and Bailey.
Feature performers include the j
famed Christiana family, special
ists in somersaulting bareback
riding. Nineteen in number, the )
members of the troupe execute j
feats that make them champions j
| in horsemanship, with Lucio per- ;
; forming as a riding comedian. Ot- )
her acts are Truzzi, Europe’s sen- j
j satienal juggler: La Louise, queen j
! of the feir; Hugo Zachinni, the
man who is shot from a cannon,
i
John Eck, Jr.,
Gastonia, Heads
N. C. Retreatants
BELMONT. N. C.—John Eck, Jr.,
of Gastonia, has been elected pres
ident of the North Carolina Cath
olic Laymen's Retreat Association,
to succeed George Gettier, of Char-
lote.
Other new’ officers chosen at the
conclusion of the annual Retreat,
conducted at Belmont Abbey, by
Father Maurice Shean, C. O., of
| Rock Hill,. S. C., were Albert P.
j McMillan, Jr., of Charlotte, vice-
; president, Western District; Jos-
| eph C. Williams, of Clinton, vice-
! president, Eastern District; An
thony Mallette, Rock Hill, S. C.,
| vice-president at large,
i Fred C. Ray, of Charlotte, has
) been serving as secretary, an ap-
j pointive office.
j Included among the more than
j a hundred laymen who made the
| Retreat this year were a number
of U. S. Marines from Cherry
Point, N. C.
Drayton Arms Apartments
Completely Air-Conditioned
SAVANNAH
GEORGIA
Exterior Picturesque Glass Window Walls — Glare Proof
198
Modern
Apartments \
All Utilities
Furnished
RUNNING ICE
WATER IN EACH
APARTMENT
^ Dining Room
Cocktail Lounge
Beauty Salon
OPENED — APRIL 1951
Ultimate in Beauty and Refinement — Exquisite in Design
Built By:
Byck-Worrell
Construction Co., Inc.
SAVANNAH, GA.
EDW. T. COURTENAY
Manager
Architects^
Cletus W. Bergen
William P. Bergen