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SIX
. DECEMBER .25, 195-4.
THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
Catholic 'Wemuttil, page
EDITED BY MRS. JOHN RHENEY
savannAh-atlanta diocesan council of catholic women
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A “SINGULAR SUCCESS,” SAYS
FAMILY LIFE BUREAU ORGAN
NATIONAL CONVENTION—This picture of the Georgia Delegates was taken at Archbishop
Cushing’s residence on November 10. Back row, left to right: Rev. John Toomey, Spiritual Di
rector; Miss Veronica Elliott, Savannah; Miss Anne McElroy, Atlanta; Mrs. A. J. Schano, Sayan-
nah; Archbishop Cushing; Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCormack, Albany; Mrs. John Correll, Atlanta.
Front ifbw, left to right: Mrs. W. J. Sullivan, Atlanta; Mrs. Pierce Toomey, Milledgei/ille; MrsV
George Gunning, Atlanta; Mrs. Jordan, Augusta. Missing when the picture was snapped were Mi's.
J. H. Palmer, Mrs. Elmer Stover and Mr. W. J. Sullivan.
WASHINGTON, (NC) —..The
drive to “put Christ back into
Christmas” has been just about
won.
That’s the verdict of The Fam
ily Apostolate, quarterly maga
zine published by the Family
Life Bureau of the National Cath
olic Welfare Conference, which
hoids that “few ‘campaigns’ have
met with such singular success
as that waged in the past few
years To ‘put Christ back into
Christmas.’ ”
A big factor in this, according
to The Family Apostolate, is the
popular literature on the subject
that has literally “mushroomed”
in a very short period. Pointing
out that articles published in the
field deal with a wide range of
Advent and Christmas customs,
the magazine declares.
Our Catholic people seemed
most eager to learn again about
these customs which were rapid
ly oeing lost in our highly secula-
. i ed v r orld. From reading about
AOH Auxiliary
Christmas Party
SAVANNAH, Ga. — At the
'regular meeting of the Ladies
Auxiliary, A.O.H., held at the
Catholic Community Center, a
Christmas party was given fol
lowed by a turkey supper. The
yuletide theme,was used in decor
ating. Gifts were exchanged and
each guests was presented a San
ta Claus made of apples.
In charge of the supper was
Mrs. Mary C. Brinson, chairman,
assisted by Mrs. James W. Crosby
and Mrs. Mary C. Duffy.
It was announced that a party
whl be given December 19 at St.
Mary’s Home, and that a card
party will be held February 16.
Miss Rita Brewer is in charge
)f the card party.
all members were asked to
bring to the January meeting
aoap and wa£h cloths for the Can
cer Hospital.
curing the meeting the follow
ing ticket of officers were pre
sented by the nominating fcom-
ruttee: Father Marvin LaFrois,
chaplain; Mrs. Ann Cooper, pres
ident;- Mrs. Dorothy Asendorf,
vice president; Miss Regina
y Driscoll, recording secretary;
His. John D. Ware, financial sec
retary; Mrs. Mary C. Brinson, j
measurer; Miss Kate Walsh, state
historian; Mrs. Kate.. Gugel, mis
tress of arms; Mrs. Henry Uffel-
aum, sentinel; Mrs. Jessie A.
Ware, chairman of standing com-
miuee.
A talk on the closing of the
Marian Year was given by Fath
er LaFrois, and a prayer was of
fered for Mrs. C .R. Gamon, de
ceased president.
Announcement was made that
n Christmas card had been re-
cel /ed from Mrs. Mary H. Brode
rick, former club member who
now living in California. Mrs.
j, C. Schuler won attendance
prize.
St. Ignatius of Loyola said/ his
first Mass in the subterranean
chapel of the Basilica of St. Mary
Major where the relic of the
Holy Crib is preserved, on Christ
mas, 1538.
them, it was not a long step to
putting them again into practice,
to putting Christ back into
Christmas, yes, and into the oth
er seasons of the Church year.
It has been a very fine and
encouraging growth.”
In this connection, The Family
Apostolate singles out Helen Mc-
Loughlin’s “Family Advent Cus
toms,” recently published by the
Liturgical Press, Collegeville,
Minn.
The Winter issue of The Fami
ly Apostolate not only points up
the wealth of family religious
customs tied in with the Christ
mas season, bu^ also literally
hundreds of local activities con
stituting the movement for a bet
ter and higher Christian family
life.
Highlighted in the quarterly
are the sessions and addresses
concerning family life at the re
cent convention of the National
Council of Catholic Women in
Boston. According to Father Ed
gar Schmiedeler. O.S.B., director
of the Family Life Bureau, the
N.C.C.W. “has always been the
major channel for bringing the
program of the bureau to the
great body of Catholic people.”
The magazine ’also presented
reports on family apostolate acti
vities carried out by various dio
cesan Catholic women’s councils
—including the following by Mrs.
Charles G. Heitzer. chairman of
the Family and Parent Educa
tion Committee of the St. Louis
Archdiocesan Council of Cath
olic Women:
“Our program is divided into
two parts, the one dealing with
spiritual activities, the other with
practical ones. From all indi
cations, much effort has been put
forth by the Chairmen and their
Committees in the spiritual field,
encouraging such activities as the
use of family blessings, the
churching of mothers, presenting
medals to new babies and moth
ers, and making baptismal capes.
Family holy hours and the family
rosary were also encouraged. Spe
cial emphasis was placed on fam
ily Communion and other suit
able spiritual observances on the
Feast of the Holy Family. Re
ports showed 30 family retreats
were held, an increase of 5 over
the previous year. Instruction of
pre-school children in religion
was promoted by several Com
mittees. An Association of Moth -1
ers of Pre-School Children, mod- j
eled somewhat on P.T.A., was
started in one deanery. Program.-. |
on vocations were sponsored. j
'“The Committee on the Family
and Parent Education cooperated
with the Religious Activities
Committee in promoting the
liturgy in the home, bringing
Christ back into Christmas, su
pervision of literature brought in
to the home, and encouraging the
reading of good Catholic litera
ture. This supervision also applies
to radio and television programs.
One parish made a concentrated
effort to have letters of protest
sent to Drive-in Theaters show
ing C pictures. The theaters were
patronized by entire families. As
a result, one newspaper refused
to run ads for the pictures.
“In what we call the practical
field there was, first of all, our
popular Baby Sitter Course, given
in 17 parishes. TV rating groups
were established, programs on
health, home management, safety
programs, including the blessing
of cars and bicycles, were promot
ed this in cooperation with the
Home and School Committee.
Fashion shows, stressing modes
ty in dress, and panel discussions
on teen-agers and their problems
were held in 35 parishes. Family
get-togethers and parish events
for the entire family were spon
sored by many.
“The Chairman of the Diocesan
Committee, Mrs. Heitzer, con
ducted family life sessions at 13
institutes and participated in a
Leaders Day Institute held at the
Cathedral. She also participated
in a variety of other events and
attended meetings of organiza
tions dealing with the family.”
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