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NOVEMBER 33. 1954.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
THREE
Catholic page
EDITED BY MRS. JOHN RHENEY
SAVANNAH-ATLANTA DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN
MACON'S CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB
REMODELED; OPEN HOUSE HELD
MACON, Ga. — Open house
was held on Sunday October the
24. 1954 at the Catholic Wo
man’s Club on High Street, just
behind St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church. From 10 a. m. until 8
p. m. the club house was open
and refreshments were served to
Pray For
*
More Shepherds
By Rev. John D. Toomey
Spiritual Director
The third part of the program
cf the Diocesan Council con
cerns religious vocations. We
earnestly beg members of the
Council and Catholics all over
Georgy to pray devoutly and
sincerely that more laborers
will be sent into the vineyard
cf the Lord.
There is no doubt about the
need for more vocations. We have
witnessed a phenomenal growth
in the Church throughout the
state. New churches and schools
have been erected; new parishes
have become necessary particul
arly on the outskirts of the
larger cities. The need for more
priests is acute; the need for
nuns to teach in our schools is
Overwhelming. Time and time
again Archbishop O’Hara and
Bishop Hyland have asked our
prayers for this intention and
they have sougth to encourage
our Georgia youth to think seri
ously and generously on the re-
ligious life.
The Diocesan Council seeks to
arouse further interest through
its essay contest topic: “Why
We should Pray for More Re
ligious Vocations.” We believe
that in writing on this subject,
some boys and girls may come
to a more definite realization of
their own vocation to work for
souls. In the words of the Dio
cesan chairman of this contest,
Mrs. John H. Kesler: “Perhaps
Our Lord will use this contest
to inspire some souls to seriously
consider a religious vocation.
Let’s hope and pray that many
vocations for and in Georgia
will be the result of our labors.”
There is much that individual
mothers in the Council may do
in this development of vocations
among their children. It is not
likely that any vocation is ar
rived at independently of any
human influences. The Holy
Spirit works in various ways to
urge a soul on the path of self-
sacrifice. The example and en
couragement of devout and
faithful parents is usually the
greatest factor from the human
standpoint in a religious voca
tion. Included in this should be
a deep appreciation of the re
ligious life on the part of. par
ents, for their attitude will be
reflected in the thinking of
their children.
Above all these things, pray
er is the final answer. In every
family, let there be daily pray
ers that from this group a re
ligious vocation will develop. We
suggest further that this phase
of our program be recognized in
parish council meetings and the
subject of x’eligious vocations be
discussed. Again we beg that
you pray that the Lord will send
more laborers into His vineyard.
callers.
The open house was planned
to give everybody a chance to
see the remodeled and furnish
ed clubhouse, the library display.
The cloth was the means by
which the Rights of Columbus
Auxiliary raised funds to help
with work on the club house;
Members embroidered names on
linen dinner napkins, charging
$2 a name, then Sister Mary
Stephens of Mt. de Sales Aca
demy put the napkins together
with lace insertion. From now
on, the cloth is to be used in the
clubhouse for special parish oc
casions.
The clubhouse was redone by
the various organizations which
use it and which are united in
it’s governing board, made up of
a representative from each
group.
Mrs. Holst Beall is president
of the council and the represen
tatives from the other organi
zations on it are Mrs. Chris. R.
Sheridan, Home and School As
sociation; Mrs. Alice Edwards,
St. Anthony’s Circle; Mrs. Rob
ert Hurley Jr. St. Theresa’s Cir
cle; Mrs. Carl Cain Jr. Holy
Trinity Circle; Mrs. John B.
Green, Knights of Columbus
Ladies’ Auxiliary; and Mrs.
Marie Land, Business and Pro
fessional Women.
Mrs. W. J. O’Shaughnessy is
president and general chairman
of the lending library, new
books and religious articles
group, which is housed in the
clubhouse, and working with her
in the library are Mrs. John Sul
livan, and Mrs. Lee Fry. Leon
ora Maloney is the library trea
surer.
The clubhouse and the library
are open from 2:30 to 5 p. m.
on week days and from 9 a. m.
to 1 p. m. each Sunday.
Message From Your
National President
As this issue of the Monthly
Message reaches you many will
be at the National convention in
Boston. I hope that great num
bers of you have planned to at
tend and I assure you that a
most cordial welcome is await
ing you. The national convention
is the great stimulus offered us
every two years. It is a time
when our Episcopal Chairman
and many of our Bishops stay
with us during five days, giv
ing us the inspiration, the guid
ance, and the council which will
be of estimable value to our
work. It brings together Catho
lic women who are working in
all areas of life, and we see more
clearly the goal ahead and the
road we must take.
This year it is our privilege
to be joined by women from
across the sea, members of the.
Bureau of the World Union of
Catholic Women’s Organizations.
They will not only learn from us
but will bring to us better under
standing of the World Union of
which we are a part, and they
will join with us in considering
today’s serious questions affect
ing women. Their presence
among us will make us more
aware of the universality of
these problems and the need for
a world wide interest m thtm.
RAISE FUNDS—This is the table cloth, displayed by Mrs. Lee Fry, Mrs. John L. Sullivan,
Mrs. John McBrearty with which the Knights of Columbus Auxiliary raised funds for the Catholic
Woman’s Clubhouse. It is made of linen dinner napkins, embroidered with names at $2 a name, the
napkins put together with linen lace insertion by Sister Mary Stephens of Mt. de Sales Academy, !
—(Drinnon Photo).
ELEVENTH ANNUAL ESSAY CONTEST
Title of essay: “WHY WE
SHOULD PRAY FOR MORE
RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS.”
CONTESTANTS: Any Catho
lic child, including those not at
tending a Catholic School, or
any child attending a Catholic
school, is eligible to write this
essay. Prizes will award on the
basis of merit, regardless of race,
color, or creed.
DIVISIONS: Group I — 9th.
10th, 11th, 12, grades, 500 — 700
words; Groups II — 6th, 7th, 8th,
grades, 350 — 500 words; Group
III — 3rd, 4th, 5th, grades, 100—
350 words.
AWARDS: A religious prize
and $5.00 in cash for each group
will be awarded by the Diocesan
Council. The Deaneries will
make their own selection of
prizes to the three winners in
their despective deaneries.
RULES OF CONTEST: The
three best essays from each par
ish or school in each group are
to be submitted to the Deanery
Chairman on Spiritual Develop
ment on or before December 20,
1954.
ATLANTA: Miss Mary Mc-
Tiernan, 1355 Peachtree St., N. E.
Work groups have been arrang
ed during the convention so that
each woman may be assisted in
her effect to bring home to her
organization new ideas, new
methods of approach, and re
newed determination to carry
forward the work which is here
to do.
From you who cannot attend
the convention may I ask your
prayers. We are engaged in a
work which calls upon the tal
ents and the capabilities of ev
ery woman, and one that cannot
succeed without the blessing of
God. Pray, then, that His bles
sing may be abundantly upon
this convei ition and upon all we
do in His service.
Kathleen L. Dalton (Mrs. Wil
liam H.), President.
Atlanta, Georgia; Augusta: Mrs.
Harry Shurley, Washington
Road, Augusta, Georgia; Colum
bus: Mrs. George J. Herring,
Monticello Road, Thomasville,
Georgia; Savannah: Miss Ver
onica Elliott, 313 Abercorn
Street, Savannah, Georgia.
Essays must be written by
hand or typed. Contestant’s name
must not appear on the essay.
Essays are to be identified by
Group Number only.
The onpening sentence of the
essay is to be written on a plain
envelope in which must be
placed the name, address, grade,
school and city of the writer of
‘the essay.
This envelope must be sealed
and attached to the essay.
Essays will be judged, on the
basis of originality, knowledge
of subject matter and neatness
of appearance.
Judges in Local and State I
Contests should be parents of I
children in the school, priests or j
teachers connected with the j
school.
The winning' eassy in each
deanery will be sent to the
Diocesan Chairman on or before
January 20, 1955 to be judged
for Diocesan awards. Winners in
both Deanery and Diocesan con
test will be announced at the
NCCW convention held in the
Spring.
Please keep a record of the
number of children entering the
contest.
Mrs. John H. Kesler, Dioceasan
Chairman, 615 N. Greenwood St.,
LaGrange, Georgia.
A Hollander once remarked,
“You don’t speak Dutch, you
sneeze it.” This fact became im
portant to the underground dur
ing World War II. The name of
their favorite summer resort,
Schevening'en, unmasked many
a Nazi agent: only a Netherland
er can pronounce it correctly.
A book containing the Fail
Mary written in 100 language:.',
complied by students of the 'Ven
erable English College, the Bri
tish seminary in Rome, has been
presented to the national shrine
of Our Lady of Walsingham in
Norfolk by Archbishop Francis)
Grimshaw of Birmingham,
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