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THE BULLETIN OF THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
DECEMBER 8, 1956.
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Joseph W. Royer
Services At Chamblee
CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Funeral
services for Mr. Joseph Warren
Royer were held November 20th
at Our Lady of The Assumption
Church, Rev. Richard B. Morrow
officiating.
Survivors are his wife Mrs. Jos
eph Warren Royer, Teresa Royer,
Joseph Royer, Mr. Hugh Royer,
Columbus, Ga.; Mr. Lawrence P.
McRae. Richmond, Va., nieces and
nephews.
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Our Parishes Report
ST. JOHN'S, HAPEVILLE
The children of St. John’s
School will participate in a
Christmas play to be held at the
Hapeville Recreation Center ..on
Tuesday, December 18 at 7:30
p. m. All in the parish are in
vited to attend.
The children’s choir sang High
Mass on the Feast of the Presen
tation under the direction o f
Sister Mary Barbara, Diocesan
Supervisor.
The Sisters of Mercy from
Havelock, N. C., spent Thanks
giving in Hapeville at our Sis
ters’ convent.
The children who are to re
ceive their First Hoiy Commun
ion on December 9 are receiving
instructions arid practicing the
correct procedure. Let us pray
that these adorable children will j
carry always in their hearts the
memory of this, the most wonder
ful event in their lives.
The Sisters at St. John’s are
planning to spend Christmas
week at St. John’s Convent in
Miami, Fla. Part of this week will
be spent on retreat.
Forty Hours Devotion was held
from Sunday, November 25,
through Tuesday evening. The
school children joined the parish-
oners in adoration of the Most
Blessed Sacrament. This Devo
tion was held in conjunction with
the Solemn Novena in honor of
Our Lady of the Miraculous Med
al which began on November 19.
Rev. Flavin O’Donnell, of the
Passionist Fathers, conducted the
Novena.
On November 11 the Holy
Name Society had the football
team of St. John’s School as
their guests of honor at break
fast after Mass and Holy Com
munion.
All who attended the dinner on
November 17 sponsored by the
Holy Name Society enjoyed a
delicious chicken feast.
Mrs. Lucille Miller and Mrs.
Frances Rossman attended the
Board meeting... of the Atlanta
Deanery of the D.C.C.W. held at
the home of Mrs. George Gun-
ning.
Two Girl Scout troops and
three Brownie troops, comprising
a total of over eighty girls, have
been organized under the leader
ship of Mrs. Mabel McMahon,
Mrs. Anna May French, Mrs. Lo
retta Novy, Mrs.- Lorraine Roemer,
and Mrs. Betty Kissel. All of the
troops are to participate in a
candlelighting service to be held
on December 14, The purpose of
this service is rededication to un
selfish living. In order to pro
mote giving to those less fortu
nate than themselves^ each child
will bring a little gift which will
go to charity .under the direction
of the Legion of Mary and the St.
Vincent de Paul Society. Some
of the gifts will be sent to the
Hapeville Health Clinic. It is
hoped that the parents and
friends of the troops will attend.
One other item., regarding the
Girl Scouts—one: assistant leader
is needed to work with children
from the fourth grade. If you are
interested in helping, call Mrs.
McMahon at PO 1-3047.
On November 18 the Sr. Tri-
City Club met at,. the home of
Bill Freeman, president. Father
Drohan showed some film strips
on the Sacraments. Tiie following
Sunday the' group held an ice
-kating party at the Lakewood
Figure 8. They plan to attend en
masse the Christmas Dance of
St. Michael’s Club at the Knights
of Columbus on December 8 and
also will have their own Christ
mas party sometime in December.
With such a variety of activities
this club should appeal to more
of our parish’s young men and
women who are out of high
school. Parents—our boys par
ticularly need a little push in the
right direction occasionally. Why
not encourage them to join this
club, where activity as a group. -■
and individual responsibility are
emphasized, where having' fun
and learning to be a good parish-
oner go hand in hand, where the
circle of friends with Catholic •
boys and girls includes your
parish priest?
The Confraternity of Christian
j Doctrine hopes you are enjoying
and benefiting from their articles
published in another section. The
group is also most anxious .to-'
have new members join their
ranks. Just drop in at 201 Colo
rado Avenue, Hapeville, on any
Tuesday evening at 8 p. m.
ALICE H. MOULTON
ASSUMPTION
Monsignor P. J. O’Connor, Pas
tor of the Shrine of the Immacu
late Conception, will speak to the
Parent Teacher Guild of Our
Lady of the Assumption Church
at the meeting on December 10th.
Monsignor O’Connor is well
known in the educational circles,
having come to us from the Cath
olic University of America in
Washington, D. C.
Several hundred members of
the Guild enjoyed a lovely get-
acquainted dinner-dance at the
Naval Air Station on December
1st. Arrangements were made by
Mrs. Paul Houfek and her com
mittee, who are Mrs. Robert
Brady, Mrs. V. V. Geisler, Mrs.
Robert Malone, Mr. Jerry Moran
and Mr. Phil Hendricks.
OUR LADY OF
PERPETUAL HELP
The Altar Society of Our Lady
of Perpetual Help Church was
warmly congratulated by its
Moderator, Father Charles Duke,
S. M., and by its president, Mrs.
William Rose, for the success of
the Nearly New Sale held recent
ly. The financial results and the
attendant interest shown by the
residents of Carrollton were most
gratifying to all of the parishion
ers. In charge of this event were:
chairman, Mrs. William Rose; co-
chairman Mrs. Vincent Cashen;
publicity Mrs. Gibson LaFoy;
baked goods Mrs^>Charles Frost.
The St. Thomas Acquinas
Study Group, under the chair
manship of Mrs. William Lee, is
now deep in the study of Catholic
doctrine with the aid of the text
entitled “God, Man, and God-
Man”. This group meets every
other Wednesday at 12:30 p. m.
in the Parish Hall.
Cathechism classes are divided
into five age groups and are held
weekly, with the following in
structors: Mrs. Thomas Bockman,
Mrs. Vincent Cashen, Miss Judy
Cashen, Mrs. AVilliam Lee and
Mr. William Sessions.
The Holy Name Society reciev-
ed Holy Comunion in a body on
the second Sunday. At the No
vember meeting, with Mr. James
McNamara presiding, it was
agreed that the group would meet
on the first Wednesday evening of
every month in the Parish Hall.
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