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Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Savannah.
PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
Official
Newspaper For
The Diocese Of
Atlanta
Vol. 38, No. 11.
MONROE. GEORGIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1957.
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DEDICATION NOVEMBER 3RD—The new $175,000 Aquinas High School in Augusta will
be dedicated next Sunday by His Excellency The Most Rev. Gerald P. O’Hara, Archbishop-
bishcp of the Diocese of Savannah.—(Fitz photo).
Sunday, November 3rd
O'Hara To Dedicate
Aquinas High School At Augusta
AUGUSTA — The Most Rev.
Gerald P. O’Hara, D.D.. J.U.D.,
Bishop of Savannah and Aposto
lic Delegate to Great Britain will
dedicate the new Aquinas High
School, here, on Sunday, Novem
ber 3rd. The Archbishop will be
assisted by the Most Rev. Thomas
J. McDonough, D.D., J.C.D., Aux
iliary Bishop of the Diocese of
Savannah.
The program scheduled for 1:30
p. m. will commence with the
dedication of the school to the
patronage of Saint Thomas
Aquinas. Following this, the
building, chapel, and a crucifix
will be blessed by the Arch
bishop. The Chapel, newly fur
nished, will be used for the first
time at the dedication cere
monies; the crucifix, a symbol of
the students devotion to Christ,
will be affixed permanently to
the wall of the foyer.
Solemn Benediction of the Most
Blessed Sacrament on the cam
pus. celebrated by the Archbish
op will close the dedication cere
monies. The Rev. Peter F. O’Don
nell. S.J., pastor of Sacred Heart Doctrine; Very Rev. John D.
Church and the Rev. Arthur A. I Toomey on the Diocesan Council
Series Of Clergy
Conferences Held
During October
SAVANNAH — A series of
Clergy Conferences has just been
completed in all Deaneries of
the Savannah Diocese. These
meetings presided over by His
Excellency The Most Rev. Thom
as J. McDonough. D.D., J.C.D..
Auxiliary Bishop of Savannah,
will be scheduled at regular in
tervals in the future.
The Conferences were held at
Savannah October 21, with The
Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James Mc
Namara, V.F., as moderator; at
Augusta, October 22nd with the
Very Rev. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F.,
moderator; at Albany October
24th, with the Very . Rev. Herman
J. Deimel, V.F., moderator.
Appearing on the programs
were the Rev. John. A, Morris
who presented a paper on Matri
monial procedures and Canon
Law; the Rev. Francis J. Donohue
ARCHBISHOP
TO BE HOME
FOR SHORT VISIT
SAVANNAH — Word has
been received that His Excel
lency Archbishop Gerald P.
O'Hara will make a short visit
to his Diocese.
The Archbishop is expected
to arrive in Geoi'gia Saturday,
October 26th and return to his
post as Apostolic Delegate to
Great Britain, November 6th.
400 Attend
Atlanta Holy
Name Rally
ATLANTA — On October 13
at 7:00 p. m., His Excellency,
Bishop Francis E. Hyland, cele
brated an outdoor Mass on the
Marist College Campus. This was
preceded by a parade of Holy
Name men from almost every
parish in the Atlanta Diocese.
Over 400 people attended the out
door Mass and rally.
Rt. Rev. Fr. Patrick J. O’Con
nor gave a very inspiring sermon
on the past, present, and future
role that the Holy Name Society
has and will play in the protect
ing and honoring of the Holy
Name of Jesus.
The Mass was celebrated on a
huge outdoor altar especially pre-
the Confraternity of Christian P ale d f° r the occasion. The com
bined efforts of many men and
parishes went into its building
Weltzer. Administrator of St.
Patrick’s parish will be deacon
and sub-deacon respectively. The
Very Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. Mc
Donald, J.C.D., S.T.L., Chancellor
of the diocese, will be Master of
Ceremonies. He will be Assisted
by the Rev. John J. Cuddy, Sup
erintendent of Schools of the Sav
annah Diocese.
The Benediction will be sung
by the Saint Mary’s Choir.
Open house will immediately
follow Benediction and members
of the P. T. O. will serve refresh
ments in the school cafeteria. The
purpose of the open house is to
■afford an opportunity to all to
view the entire school property
-and to see and appraise the mod
ern facilities which have been
provided for the improved educa
tion of the children of Augusta.
The Very Rev. Daniel J.
Bourke, V.F., pastor of St.
Mary’s-on-the-Hill and president
of the high school is host for the
dedication. He is in charge of all
arrangements and is being ably
assisted by the Rev. Ralph E.
Seikel, moderator of the school.
of Catholic Women, Rev. Herbert I anc ^ decorating.
J. Wellmeier on Youth Activities,
and the Rev. William Coleman
on the Legion of Mary.
Announce Plans
For Pilgrimage
SAVANNAH — Plans for a
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
have been announced. Scheduled
for late April or early May of
1958, the 17 day air trip will be
under the leadership of the Rt.
Rev. T. James McNamara, V.F.,
Rector of the Savannah Cathe
dral, and the Very Rev. Daniel
J. Bourke, V.F., pastor of St.
Mary’s, Augusta.
First stop for the pilgrims will
be Ireland, with a trip planned
to Killarney, Blarney Castle and
Dublin. From Ireland the group
will fly to London, where they
will be welcomed by Archbishop
O’Hara. Sightseeing is scheduled
for London, also a trip to Canter-
berry Cathedral.
Moving on to Paris, a stop of
several days is planned w i t h
tours of Notre Dame and the
Shrine of the Miraculous Medal.
From Paris, the group will move
to the celebrated Shrine at
Lourdes, then to Rome, where a
stay of from 4 to 5 days is an
ticipated. It is hoped that an
audience may be obtained with
the Holy Father.
Leaving Rome, the group will
fly to Lisbon and a visit to Fa
tima. From Lisbon, the group will
fly home.
Estimates place the cost of the
17-day trip at between $1,000 and
$1,100. First class accommoda
tions will be provided throughout
the trip. Information and reser
vations may be obtained by con
tacting either Msgr. McNamara
or Father Bourke.
Youth Week
Plans Announced
For Atlanta
ATLANTA — Catholic Youth
Week will be observed officially
for the first time by the Diocese
of Atlanta this year. Seven mil
lion Catholic teen-agers and
young adults throughout the
United States will participate in
this seventh annual observance.
The idea of Catholic Week was
conceived by Right Rev. Msgr.
Joseph E. Schieder, Youth direc
tor of the National Catholic Wel
fare Conference, and has been
acclaimed by leading figures in
the government, the business
world as well as the Church for
its powerful contribution tc
youth. The primary aim of Cath
olic Youth Week is to deepen the
spiritual life of the youth by
leading him closer to God through
the Sacraments of the Church
and also to underscore the need
for well-organized youth pro
grams to aid modern youth.
The Diocese of Atlanta will ob
serve October 27, the opening
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Bishop McDonough
Dedicates School
At Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS—The new
$70,000 Sacred Heart Grade school
was dedicated September 29th by
the Most Rev. Thomas J. Mc
Donough, D.D., J.C.D., auxiliary
bishop of the Diocese of Savan
nah.
Out-of-town priests who were
in attendance included The Very
Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald
of Savannah, the Very Rev. Val
entine Becker, S.M., of Atlanta
the Rev. John Woods of the Air
Base, the Rev. John Galvir.
S.M.A., Rev. Carmine Benanti
S.J., Rev. Lester F. X. Guteri
S.J., Rev. Gerald A. Armstrong
all of Macon: Rev. N. J. Quinlin
of Augusta, Rev. Michael J. Re
gan of Atlanta, Rev. John Mc
Donough of LaGrange, the Rev
Joseph Ware of Milledgeville, and
the Rev. John O’Shea of Atlanta.
The new school is staffed by
the Sisters of the Presentation
whose Mother House is in Ireland
7,427 Students
Attend Savannah
Diocese’s Schools
SAVANNAH — 7,427 pupils
are enrolled in the 21 elementary
and six secondary schools in the
Diocese of Savannah.
The Superintendent’s office
makes the following breakdown
on the 7,427 total: Chatham
County, kindergarten, wh. 152,
col. 22; Grades one to eight, wh.
1930. col. 761; Grades nine to
twelve, wh. 489, col. 114.
Outside Chatham County: kin
dergarten, wh. 258, col. 66, Grades
one to eight, wh. 2677, col. 576;
Grades nine to twelve, wh. 360,
col. 92.
BISHOP DEDICATES NEW SCHOOL—Pictured here is the new $70,000 school at Warner
Robins. His Excellency, The Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, dedicated the building on Sep
tember 29th. The structure contains eight class rooms and a convent for the Sisters who staff the
school.