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Official
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The' Diocese Of
Savannah - Atlanta
PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
“To Bring About
a Friendlier
Feeling Among
Georgians Irre
spective of Creed”
Vol. 37, No. 2. .
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1956.
10c Per Copy — $3 a Year
ST. JOSEPH'S MISSION FLEMING HEIGHTS
First Mass June 17th
At New Saint Joseph's
Changes For
Savannah
Benedictines
FLEMING HEIGHTS—F i r s t
mass was offered Sunday, June
17th, in the new St. Joseph’s Mis
sion here.
Located on Lumpkin Road a
few hundred yards north of U. S.
Highway 1, St. Joseph’s can be
seen as a low silhouette on top a
sandy hill. And although this
structure uses modern materials
in a progressive design, there is
preserved the essential and simple
dignity ci a church.
PROGRESSIVE DESIGN
Responsible far this fortunate
combination of form and function
was the Thomas and Hutton arch
itectural firm of Savannah, Ga.
■v'ci'king with the Rev. Charles
j. Mahoney, C. S. C., these archi
tects developed a “progressive de
sign with ranchhouse character
istics:”
ing beams and natural grey walls
to provide a restful setting for
the subdued, ruby-red background
of the sanctuary and natural wood
of the side shrines.
Modern lighting fixtures in the
main body of the church and
small spotlights in the ceiling of
the sanctuary provide key light
ing. General indirect lighting is
provided by recessed flourescent
tubes.
Responsible for the construc
tion of the church was the John
C. MacDonald Construction Co.
SAVANNAH, Ga. —The Very
Rev. Walter Coggin O.S.B., Co-
Adjutor Abbot of Belmont Ab
bey has announced the transfer
of the Very Robert Brennan
O.S.B. to Belmont Abbey.
The Rev. Bede Lightner suc
ceeds Father Brennan as superi
or of the Benedictine Communi
ty in Savannah. The Rev. Ter
ence Kernan has been appointed
pastor of Sacred Heart Church,
Savannah. These changes were
effective June 15th.
Savannahian Ordained
HOLY ORDERS FOR THREE
AT BELMONT ABBEY CATHEDRAL
Built cn land donated by Mrs.]
Bessie Sherling of Fleming I
Heights and her daughter, Bever-.
ly Joe, in memory of J. G. Sher-j
ling, the exterior presents the 1
clean lines of concrete block con
struction interspersed at regular
intervals with foundation-to-roof
louvered windows. \
In front, these evenly-spaced
vertical windows form a back-*
ground for a plain, 30-foot cross
set in a brick foundation.
Within the church itself, the*
basic simplicity of design is car
ried out. Floor to floor oak sup
porting beams, suggesting a vault
ed ceiling, lead to the sanctuary
which is separated from the main
part of the church by a wrought-
iron supported, wooden commu
nion rail.
BLACK MARBLE ALTAR
■ In the recessed sanctuary on a
raised level, a plain, black marble
altar becomes the focal point of
the overall interior design. On
the center of the altar is placed
a P unusually designed, rectangu
lar tabernacle given to the church
tk’ Miss Nelly Feeney.
; ousp'ertffed above the altar is an
i' ht;j©r: cross with a four-foot
oorptls.
Flanking the sanctuary and in
side the communion rail are wood
statues hand-carved in Italy. On
the left a statue of the Blessed
Mother Mary, donated by Mr. and
Mrs. Wihiam J. Heffernan of Au
gusta, and on the right, St. Jo
seph the Worker, from Mrs. Bes
sie Sherling.
Austerity in interior design is
prevented by the use of uncom
mon color combinations. The light
green inlaid tile floors combine
with the pastel burgundy support-
BELMONT, N. C.—The Ca
thedral of Belmont Abbey, Bel
mont, was the scene of the con-
terring of Holy Orders upon
three of the members of the
Community and teachers in the
college.
On Sunday, June 17th, at 10:00
aun., Austin (Horace) Patty, of
the Order of Saint Benedict,
and Jude (George) Cleary, of
the Order of Saint Benedict, were
ordained to the Priesthood,
and Ignatius (Stanley) Klosek, of
the Order of Saint Benedict, was
ordained Subdeacon, by the
FALLS ASLEEP
DURING HIS
OWN SERMON
LIVERPOOL, (NC)—How a
prelate fell asleep during his
own sermon was told at a
stadium rally here by Arch
bishop Gerald P. O’Hara,
Bishop of Savannah-Atlanta
and Apostolic Delegate to
Great Britain.
The prelate, also an Arch
bishop, reads each sermon in
to a tape recorder and plays
the sermon back to memorize
it, Archbishop O’Hara related.
Half-way through one play
back he fell sound asleep.
“So,” said Archbishop
O’Hara, “if any of his listen
ers falls into snores now he
can’t complain.”
Then he let it be known that
the prelate was Archbishop
William Godfrey of Liverpool,
who was presiding at the ral
ly.
Most Reverend John J. Russell,
D. D., Bishop of Charleston, S. C.
Father Austin, O.S.B., will sing
his First Solemn Mass on June
24th at 11:00 a.m., in Saint Joan
of Arc’s Parish Church, Ashe
ville, N. C. The son of Mr. and
Mrs. Horace R. Patty, Sr., of
Asheville, he was graduated
from Lee H. Edwards High
School and attended Asheville-
Biltmore College before coming
to Belmont Abbey. Father Aus
tin is a member of the faculty in
philosophy at Belmont Abbey-
College and will continue teach
ing' that subject next year, after
doing graduate work during the
summer months at the Catholic
University of America.
Father Jude, O.S.B., will sing
his First Solemn Mass on June
24th at 10:30 a.m. in the Church
of the Sacred Heart, Savannah,
Georgia. The son of Mr. and
Mrs. George J. Cleary of Sav
annah, Father Jude was graduat
ed from Georgia Institute of
Technology and taught at the
Benedictine Military School in
Savannah after having served in
the armed forces during World
War II, before going to Belmont
Abbey.
Father Ignatius, O.S.B., is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Klosek
of South Amboy, New Jersey*,
was graduated from Saint Mary’s
High School in South Amboy
and was a member of the Sacred
Heart Parish in that City. On the
faculty in Sociology at Belmont
Abbey College, he will continue
teaching that subject next year,
after doing graduate work dur
ing the summer months at St.
Louis University*.
Archbishop
Pays Visit
To Liverpool
LIVERPOOL — Archbishop
Gerald P. O’Hara, Apostolic Del
egate to Great Britain, received
an ovation when he paid his first
official visit to Liverpool, strong
hold of the Catholic Faith.
Cheers and shouts of “God
bless the Holy Father” greeted
the delegate as he rode slowly
in an open car along the big in
dustrial city’s “papal mile” in
Scotland Road, main thorough
fare in its Irish Catholic quart
er. The papal white and gold
colors draped the streets. As the
procession of cars went past
many thousand spectators, a
great number of them followed,
cheering and chanting.
Archbishop O’Hara who was
accompanied by Archbishop Wil
liam Godfrey, his predecessor as
Delegate and now head of the
Liverpool archdiocese, drove on
to a city stadium where he re
ceived another great ovation.
Thanking the crowd for “such
a magnificent manifestation of
their Faith,” the Archbishop,
who is Bishop of Savannah-At :
lanta in the United States, told
them their welcome had moved
him to tears.
The report he would send to
the Pope would be a great con
solation “at a time when his
heart is sorely tried by reports
from other parts of the world
where enemies of religion are
trying to stifle the Catholic
Faith,” Archbishop O’Hara de
clared.
Liverpool’s Lord Mayor, Aider-
man John Sheehan, a Catholic,
greeted the Archbishop.
Villa Marie Will
Hold 2 Sessions
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Registra
tion for the recreational session
of Camp Villa Maris is completed.
Applications continue to come in.
Already, it has been necessary to
turn down some applicants for
the July 18th session.
Rather than turn down any
more applicants, His Excellency,
Bishop Hyland, has consented to
the running of an extra session
which will be for boys only. The
session is limited to boys because
the summer school and retreat
schedules of the Sisters will make
it impqssible for them^to be pres
ent. This extra session will begin
on Monday, August 6th, and will
close on Monday, August 20th.
Any boy who has registered for
the July 18th to August 1st ses
sion may transfer to the August
6th session by notifying the
Chancery Office, P. O. Box 1560,
Savannah, Georgia, immediately.
His Excellency, Bishop Hyland,
has assigned Fatther Ralph Seik-
el to the Directorship of the Camp
for this summer.
Requiem For
Sister Mary Rita
ATLANTA, Ga.—Funeral serv
ices for Sister Mary Rita were
held at the Sacred Heart
Church, Rev. Father John Em-
merth officiating.
Sister Rita entered the Sisters
of St. Joseph almost 50 years ago
in Washington, Ga., since then
she had taught at various schools,
which include St. Anthony’s, At
lanta; St. Joseph’s, Brunswick;
old Loretta Convent, Atlanta, and
St. Joseph’s Home, Washington,
Georgia.
APOSTOLIC DELEGATION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
3339 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
WASHINGTON 8, D. C.
Your Excellency :
The Secretariat of State of the Holy See has advised me
as follows:
“In connection with the recent anniversaries of the Holj*
Father, from the Archdioceses and Dioceses of the United
States, from religious communities and Catholic organizations,
from parishes and schools, from institutions and individuals,
rich Spiritual Bouquets have poured into the Vatican bringing
joy and comfort to the Supreme Pontiff.”
“This new manifestation of the filial affection and loyalty
of the faithful of America is most pleasing to His Holiness
because it indicates their fine sensibility and exquisite spiritu
ality and again demonstrates their deep religious formation.”
“The August Pontiff is pleased above all with the zeal of
the Hierarchy who, supported by clergy and religious, has en
couraged and inspired the people to so many good works,
which redound to the spiritual advantage of the faithful them
selves.”
“To all the Vicar of Christ expresses his heartfelt gratitude
and as a pledge of abundant heavenly favors he bestows upon
each and everyone his special Apostolic Benediction.”
I am delighted to bring this message to Your Excellencv
and I know that you will wish to inform all in your diocese
of the sentiments expressed by our Holy Father.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
A. G. CICOGNANI
Archbishop of Laodicea
Apostolic Delegate