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Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Savannah - Atlanta
Vol. XXXVI, No. 19.
Bishop Hyland
Dedicates New
Saint Mary’s
AUGUSTA, Ga. — His Excel
lency the Most Rev. Francis E.
Hyland, Auxiliary Bishop, ded
icated St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill’s
new Church on Sunday Evening
February 5th.
The imposing Structure locat
ed at Monte Sano and McDowell
replaces the original Church, es-
tablshed n 1919. The old church
building will be used as a parish
hall.
The exterior of the new edi
fice. whch seiats more than 750,
is of soft textured brick laid in
attractive flemish bond with
SEE PHOTO ON PAGE 11
windows, doors and other parts
of the building trimmed with In
diana limestone.
Interior walls are of special
concrete blocks laid in bond or
pattern. The high ■ ceiling and
roof are supported by exposed
rigid steel beams which form a
part of the interior decoration in
somewhat the same manner as
the old building’s interior.
A dinner for His Excellency
and the clergy, attending the
ceremony was held at the Bon
Air Hotel immediately, following
the Dedication.
H. J. SaSfen
Young Man
Of The Year
ATLANTA, Ga. — In Atlanta
the newspaper ink hardly dries
upon one story of one of Atlan
ta’s most honored and most active
HAROLD J. SALFEN
young men, when the presses start
rolling on another.
He is Harold J. Salfen, whose
most recent honor was being
chosen as Atlanta’s “Outstanding
Young Man of the Year” for 1955.
Salfen, Catholic, father of four
sons, in 1952 received the award
of “Father of the Year” from the
Atlanta Boys’ Club.
But a matter of weeks ago, the
Atlanta press carried the story
of Mr. Salfen’s appointment by
Delta Air Lines, as Sales Promo
tion Manager. He joined Delta
in March of 1950. and only
last year was promoted from sales
representative to director of mili
tary transportation, in charge of
all military movements on Delta.
His selection as Atlanta’s “Out-
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PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Georgians Irre
spective of Creed”
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1956.
10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
DEDICATION CEREMONY—His Excellency The Most Rev.
Francis E. Hyland, D. D., J. C. D., Auxiliary Bishop, is pictured
at the dedication ceremonies of the new St. Mary’s-on-the-Hill
Church, Augusta.
Mass Now
Offered
At Tucker
On Sunday, February 5th, the
Rev. Thomas I. Sheehan, pastor of
St. Thomas More parish, Decatur,
offered the first Mass in Tucker,
Georgia. Forty people attended
this first Mass, of whom 21 were
adults and the remainder chil
dren.
Mass will continue to be of
fered every Sunday in Tucker at
9 o’clock. The Sisters of Notre
Dame, of St. Thomas More pa
rochial school, will go to Tucker
every Sunday to conduct catech
ism classes for the, children.
Camerio Heads
Macon Laymen
Nick Camerio has been elected
president of the Macon Branch
of the Catholic Laymen’s Asso
ciation, to succeed John J. Mc
Creary.
Proposals to establish a cen
trally located retreat for Georgia
Catholics were discussed at the
meeting.
Camerio was asked to appoint
a committee to contact various
organizations in the St. Joseph’s
parish to enlist their help in
lay projects.
New officials' of the Catholic
Laymen’s Association, in addition
to the president, include Celeste
Orlando, vice president; Edward
Casidy, secretary and treasurer;
and Mrs. Charles LeHardy Adams
Sr., and Miss Julie McCreary,
honorary vice presidents.
Past presidents who will serve
SAVANNAH
PLANS FOR
“GREAT DAY”
SAVANNAH, Ga,—Frank O.
Downing, general chairman of the
St. Patrick’s Day parade, an
nounces that nine out-of-town
bands have already accepted invi
tations to participate.
Included among the bands ac
cepting are the 72-piece Marine
Band from Parris Island and the
80th, Army Band from Camp
Stewart.
Visiting high school bands com
ing include: Winyah High School,
Georgetown, S. C.; Ridgeland
High School, Waycross High
School, Beaufort High School,
Statesboro High School, Glenn-
ville High School and Claxton
High School.
The Navy Dept, has released
the names of the vessels coming
here St. Patrick’s Day. They in
clude: USS Putnam (DD 575).
USS Henley (DD762), USS Wil
lard Keith (DD775), and USS J.
C. Owens (DD776), plus USS Skill
(MSO 471), and USS Sagacity
(MSO 469), Capt. H. V. Bird,
USN, commander, destroyer divi
sion 22, will be embarked in the
Putnam and will be the senior
officer present.
. The parade will form at Liberty
and Abercorn streets and proceed
over the same route followed in
recent years, namely: west on
Liberty to West Broad, north to
Broughton, east to Whitaker,
north to the Bay, east to East
Broad, north to Broughton, west
to Bull and out Bull to Harris;
where it will disband.
on the advisory board include
John J. McCreary, Robert Mc
Creary and Francis Cassidy.
Lenten Regulations
BISHOP'S HOUSE
222 East Harris Street
Savannah, Georgia
In accordance with the provisions of Canon Law, as modi
fied through the use of special faculties granted by the Holy
See, we herewith'publish the regulations for the Lenten sea
son of 1956. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 15th, and
ends at midnight on Holy Saturday, March 31st. Please note
this change from former years. The season of Lent does not
end at noon on Holy Saturday, but at the midnight between
Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
I. THE LAW OF ABSTINENCE
1) The law of abstinence forbids the use of meat and of
soup or gravy made from meat. A day may be one of complete
abstinence, in which case no meat or soup or gravy made from
meat may be taken; or a day may be one of partial abstinence,
in which case meat and soup or gravy made from meat may be
taken once that day at the principal meal.
2) Complete abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednes
day and on all Fridays.
3) Partial abstinence is to be observed on the Ember
Wednesday and Saturday which occur during the Lenten sea
son on February 22nd and 25th.
4) Everyone over 7 years of age is bound to observe the
Law of abstinence.
II. THE LAW OF FAST
1) The law of fast means that only one full meal may be
taken on that day.
2) Everyone over 21 and under 59 years of age is obliged
to obsei’ve the law. of fast.
3) All weekdays of the Lenten season, including Holy
Saturday, are days of fast, except the Feast of St. Patrick, March
17th. A dispensation is hereby granted to all for the Feast of
St. Patrick. By way of compensation, you are exhorted to assist
at Holy Mass on March 17th, or to give an alms in favor of the
poor.
4) Meat may be eaten by all at the full meal on all days
during the Lenten season, except on Ash Wednesday and on
Fridays.
5) The one full meal permitted on days of fast may be
taken either at noon or in the evening, according to one choice
or convenience.
6) In addition to the one full meal, two other light meals,
sufficient to maintain strength, may he taken according to each
one’s needs, but together these two meals should not equal an
other full meal. No meat, or soup or gravy made from meat may
be taken at these two meals by anyone who is bound by the
law of fast.
7) Eating between meals is forbidden; but, liquids, includ
ing milk and fruit juices, are allowed.
8) When one’s health or ability to work would be serious
ly affected, the law of fast does not oblige. In cases of doubt,
your parish priest or confessor should be consulted.
We earnestly exhort all our people to attend daily Mass
during the. holy season of Lent; to receive often the Sacraments
of Penance and the Holy Eucharist; to attend the evening de
votions in their parish churches; to contribute generously to
works of religion and charity; to perform voluntary mortifica
tion especially in regard to alcoholic drinks and worldly amuse
ments; to pray for peace and the intentions of our Holy Father,
and to recite the rosary daily with the members of your house-
Augusta Breakfast March 1 1
FORMER JESUIT STUDENTS
TO HONOR SAINT IGNATIUS
On the occasion of the 400th
anniversary of the death of St.
Ignatius Loyola, founder of the
Society of Jesus, alumni and
alumnae of Jesuit schools
throughout the U.S. will gather
for a Communion Breakfast on
Sunday, March 11.
The official celebration in this
locality will be held at 8’oclock
Mass, Sacred Heart Church,
Augusta, followed by breakfast
at the Bon Air Hotel. A noted
speaker will be featured at the
breakfast.
All former students of Jesuit
schools who can attend the cele
bration in Augusta are urged to
do so.
Plans to make this an enjoy
able event which will be long
remembered are presently being
completed by the arrangements
committee. The committee, head
ed by Pat Mulherin, is endeavor
ing to make the event known
to the estimated 500 Jesuit alum
ni in the area.
Assisting Mulherin in heading
up the committee are: Louis Mul
herin, Jr., secretary; Wish Mark-
waiter, treasurer, assisted by
Albert Rice. Bill Lenz and Bob
Faber are handling publicity.
Interest among alumni in the
forthcomnig celebration has been
great, and preliminary meetings
have been well attended.
All Jesuit alumni wishing to
attend the Communion Break
fast are asked to make reserva
tion as soon as possible by writ
ing or calling Pat Mulherin, 1914
Ohio A v e., Augusta. Phone
6-0166.