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Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Savannah
PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
Official
Newspaper For
The D iocese Of
Atlanta
Vol. 37, No. 26.
MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1957.
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MONROE DEDICATION—The Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland,
D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Atlanta, is shown as he entered St. Anna’s,
Monroe. Pictured with the Bishop is the Rev. Walter J. Donavan,
pastor of St. Joseph’s Athens. The new Chapel is a mission of the
Athens Church.—(Photo by Betty Gallman Studio).
BISHOP DEDICATES
CHAPEL AT MONROE
MONROE—On Thursday eve
ning, May 16, His Excellency the
Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland,
D.D.. J.C.D., Bishop of Atlanta,
dedicated the Chapel of St. Anna.
Following dedication ceremony,
Bishop Hyland spoke on the sub
ject of “The Church.” He issued
a cordial invitation to everyone
in the Monroe area to visit the
Chapel and whenever possible to
attend the services, assuring a
most cordial welcome to all.
At the dedication ceremony,
His Excellency was assisted by
the Rev. Michael J. Regan J.C.D.,
officials of the Diocese of Atlan
ta with the Rev. Walter J. Dono
van. pastor of St. Joseph’s Church
in Athens and the Rev. Michael
Manning, pastor of St. Michael’s
Church in Gainesville acting
as the Bishop’s chaplains.
The Mass was offered by the
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Cassidy
P.A., Rector of the Cathedral of
Christ the King in Atlanta. The
clergy attending the ceremony
were the Rt. Rev. Msgr. P. J.
O’Connor, Rector of the Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception in At
lanta; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas
I. Sheehan, pastor of St. Thomas
More Church in Decatur and the
Very Rev. Msgr. Cornelius L.
Maloney, Ph.D., Supt. of Schools
for the Diocese of Atlanta.
Also in attendance were the
Rev. Francis X. Clougherty O. S.
B., Director of the Catholic
Students Center in Athens; the
Rev. Alfred S. Paolucci F.S.C.J.,
and the Rev. Alexander Medege-
hini F.S.C.J. of Washington, Ga.;
the Rev. Emmanuel Trainor C.P.,
pastor of St. Paul of the Cross
Church in Atlanta; the Rev.
James King, pastor of St. Antho
ny’s Church in Atlanta; the Rev.
Joseph F. Ware, pastor of the Sac
red Heart Church in Milledge-
viile; the Rev. John O’Shea, the
chaplain of the Atlanta Federal
Penetentiary; the Rev. N. J. Quin
lan of St. Mary’s in Augusta; the
\ev. Victor Turcetti F.S.C.J. of
Toccoa, Ga.; and the Revs. Joseph
Kane S.M. of St. Francis Church
in Brunswick; the Rev. John Me
Shane S.M.. Rev. Michael Ker-
wick S.M., Rev. James Gilbride
S.M., Rev. Matthew Faschan, all
of the Sacred Heart Church in
Atlanta; the Rev. Patrick Connell
of Rome, Ga.; and the Rev. Rich
ard Morrow of Our Lady of the
Assumption Church in Chamblee;
the Rev. Michael Me Keever,
S.M.A. of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church in Atlanta; the Rev. John
McDonough, pastor of St. Peter’s.
Church in LaGrange, the Rev.
Robert Healey of North Carolina.
Following the. Dedication Cere
mony, a reception was held aLthe
American Legion Hall in Monroe.
Local dignitaries who attended in
cluded the Mayor and Mrs. J. N.
Preston of Monroe; Supt. T. J.
Sikes and Supt. James F. Brown
of the Atlanta Police Department;
the Serra Club of Metropolitan
Atlanta, led by the President and
Mrs. Felix De Golian, Jr., of At
lanta.
Music for the dedication was
furnished by the Choir of the
Shrine of the Immaculate Con
ception in Atlanta, led by. Mrs.
Homer F. Edwards, Jr., organist.
BISHOP OFFERS REQUIEM FOR
THE VERY REV. D. J. McCARTHY
SAVANNAH— A Solem Ponti-1
i'ical Mass of Requiem for the
Very Rev. Daniel J'. McCarty was
offered at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist on May 13th.
Celebrant of the mass was the
Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough,
Auxiliary-bishop of the diocese
of Savannah.
Father McCarthy, 74 year old
native, of Savannah, died May 9th
following a long illness.
A Parochial Mass of Requiem
was offered at Our Lady of
Lourdes Church, Port Wentworth,
of which he was pastor. Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan was cel-
brant of this mass celebrated on
May 11, with the Very. Rev.
Andrew J. McDonald Chancellor
of the Diocese of Savannah deliv
ering the eulogy.
The body lay in state at Our
Lady of Lourdes Friday May 10
from 5 to 10 p. m. and on Sunday
May 12 at the Cathedral where
priests of the Diocese chanted
the Office of the dead.
Officers of the mass at the
Cathedral, in addition to His
Excellency Bishop McDolnough,
were: Assistant priest, the Rt. ftev.
Msgr T. James McNamara, V. F.
rector of the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist; deacons of
honor, The Very Rev, Thomas A.
Brennan, pastor of the Blessed
Sacrament Church, and Rt. Rev.
Msgr. Thomas I. Sheehan pastor of
St. Thomas More Church, Decatur,
Ga.; deacon of the mass the Rev.
Thomas Payne, pastor of St. John
the Evangelist Church, Valdosta;
sub-deacon of the mass, The Very
Rev. Bede Lightner, O. S. B.,
prior of the Benedictine Commun
ity of Savannah; master of cere
monies, Very Rev. Andrew J.
McDonald, Chancellor of the
diocese of Savannah. The eulogy
was delivered by Msgr. McDonald.
Pall bearers were Maurice May
nard, John F. Shearouse, William
Sullivan, Russell Herbert, Rich
ard DeBorde, William A. Muller,
Russell Loncon, Charles Holic,
John Skinner, Robert Crowder,
A. J. Sanders, Sr., and C. J.
Quillotte.
Father is survived by two
brothers, Michael C. McCarthy,
Savannah; and Capt. Thomas L.
McCarthy, Augusta; three sisters,
Mrs. Hannah McDonough, Boston,
Mass; Sister Margaret Mary Mc
Carthy of the Sisters of Charity,
Baltimore, Md. and Mrs. John Mc
Manus, Atlanta; and several
nieces and nephews. Among the
relatives is the Rt. Rev. Msgr
Thomas I. Sheehan, Decatur.
A World War I chaplain, Father
McCarthy was active in affairs of
the American Legion and at one
time served as chaplain of the
Georgia department.
Father McCarthy was ordained
at the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist by the late Bishop Benja
min Keiley on Feb. 16, 1910. The
date of his ordination was also his
birthday and scores of friends sent
greeting^ each year on the occa
sion of the double anniversary. In
1953, Pope Pius XII sent his spe
cial Apostolic benediction.
Father McCarthy was born in
Savannah Feb. 16 1883, the son
of the late Michael C. and Mary
O’Sullivan McCarthy. He received
his early education at Cathedral
and Belmont Abby College, from
School, Savannah High School
Nick Camerio
Re-Elected
State Deputy
MACON—Nick Camerio of Ma
con was re-elected State Deputy
of the Georgia State Council
Knights of Columbus at their an
nual convention held here May
19th.
Other officers re-elected includ
ed, W. M. O’Dowd, Augusta, state
secretary; Joseph McDonough,
Savannah, state treasurer; Asa D.
Kelley, Albany, state advocate;
James J. Brennan, Columbus,
state warden; and Henry C. Tay
lor, Atlanta, past state deputy.
The group named Nick Camerio
and Henry C. Taylor as delegates
to the national convention to be
held in August.
The Knights passed a resolution
commending national K. of C.
leaders for their Catholic action
program. Savannah was chosen as
the site of the 1958 convention.
VERY REVEREND
daniel j. McCarthy
which he was graduated in 1904.
He pursued his studies in philos-^
ophy and theology at St. Bernard’s
Seminary, Rochester, N. Y. For
eight years after his ordination, he
served on the Albany and Mil-
ledgeville missions in southwest
and central Georgia.
In 1919, Father McCarthy was
named pastor of the newly estab
lished Blessed Sacrament parish
here. He laid the foundations of
that parish, acquiring the site,
building the rectory and tempo
rary church. Later he served as
pastor of Holy Family Church,
Columbus, Ga.
Father McCarthy was vicar gen
eral of the Diocese of Savannah-
Atlanta at one time and more re
cently became vicar general for
religious in the diocese.
Jesuit Retreat
House For Atlanta
ATLANTA—The Chancery Of
fice of the Diocese of Atlanta
announces that Mrs. W. H. Schro
der is deeding her property lo
cated at 8414 Riverside Drive to
the Fathers of the Society of
Jesus of the New Orleans Pro
vince. The property is to be used
for the purpose of conducting re
treats.
With the cordial approval of
Bishop Francis E. Hyland, the
Rev. Martin V. Jarreau, S. J.,
has been assigned by his Provin
cial, the Very Rev. Laurence M.
O’Neill, S. J., to organize the
work of the lay retreat movement
in the Diocese of Atlanta. Father
Jarreau took up residence in At
lanta several days ago.
CCD Training Program
Planned For Savannah
SAVANNAH—The Confratern
ity of Christian Doctrine of the
Diocese of Savannah will sponsor
a training program for Confra
ternity members, to be conducted
at St. Vincent’s Academy from
June 7th to 16th, inclusive.
Two courses will be offered,—
one for prospective lay-catechists,
—The other for prospective mem
bers of the Parish Unit Executive
Boards and their committee mem
bers. The courses will be con
ducted by the Mission Helpers of
the Sacred Heart, a community
of Sisters whose work is devoted
solely to the promotion of Christ
ian Doctrine through the Confra
ternity program. The Mission
Helpers also conducted some of
the workshops at the ninth re
gional congress of the Confrater
nity of Christian Doctrine held at
the General Oglethorpe Hotel in
Savannah in 1955.
Both courses will require forty
hours of attendance spread over
ten days. Two hour sessions will
be held in the afternoon and iu
the evening. Those completing the
Teacher training course in meth
ods of teaching religion will be
certified by the Diocesan Office
of Christian Doctrine.
Every parish in the Diocese has
organized an Executive Board and
it is hoped that as many executive
board members as possible will
be in attendance upon the train
ing program in the Apostolate of
the Confraternity. Sessions wilt
be open to all, both those who
are presently engaged in active
Confraternity work and those who
wish to offer their time and serv
ice in the spread of the teachings
of Christ to all men.
Present Bishop’s
Picture To School
Atlanta—The Rt. Rev. Msgr.
P. J. O’Connor, pastor of The
Shrine of The Immaculate Con
ception has presented Immaculate
Conception School with a beauti
ful oil painting of Bishop Hyland.
The picture was unveiled at an
assembly of the entire student
body and will be placed in the
entrance hall of the school.