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Official Newspaper For The Diocese Of Savannah Vol. 38, No. 14. Holy Father Only Firm “No” To Communism Assures Freedom VATICAN CITY, (Radio, NC) — Liberty can be retained in free Europe and regained in the Red satellites only if statesmen give a decisive “no” to the powers threatening freedom. His Holiness Pope Pius XII made this statement in greeting President Theodor Heuss of Ger many during his official state visit to the Holy See. The Holy Father also warned that European freedom and cul ture can only be preserved by relying on spiritual and moral forces and praised Germany’s re covery from World War II. The Pope said: “Germany and Europe still have serious problems to solve. If j true freedom is to be insured and | that culture saved to whxh Eu rope owes its greatness, one must { turn not only or mainly to ma- j terial values, but above all to those spiritual and moral forces j that are essentially inherent in that culture.” The powers that threaten Eu ropean Culture and freedom, the Pope continued, “also have an ideology, an intellectual base, and the liberty of that part of Europe which is still free and the libera tion of that part which has lost its freedom depend on those men who reject this other ideology with a decisive ‘no’ . . . “We say this because we should become gravely apprehensive should Europe sink completely into materialism and because we feel certain that Our words, Mis ter President, are echoed by your own convictions.” The Holy Father recalled the { ruins left in Germany by the war and the serious economic and po litical problems that followed. Added to free Germany's own problems, he noted, is the nec essity of receiving millions of refugees from communist-held eastern Germany. He praised Germany for its so lution of these problems and gave much of the credit for it to those “masters of politics and econo mics whose names are worthy of full respect.” He particularly expressed his pleasure at seeing Germany’s en try as a full and responsible mem ber of the community of Euro pean nations. He is so happy, he said, that good relations and mutual willingness to collaborate have been established between Germany and France and that “through the sincere and loyal will of responsible statesmen on both sides there has now been formed the nucleus and backbone of a united Europe.” As evidence of Germany’s good will in preserving its ancient cul ture the Pope singled out its re affirmation of the validity of its Concordat with the Holy See. “We feel,” the Pontiff conclud ed. “that history and present facts allow Us to state that Catholic doctrine, understood as an idea and action, can bring a contribu tion of precious values where it lUlin PUBLISHED BY THE CATHOLIC LAYMEN'S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA MONROE, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1957. DEDICATES ST. JOSEPH'S—His Excellency The Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Atlanta, is pictured as he blessed the new St. Joseph’s Church, Marietta.—(Lane Bros, photo). Bishop Hyland Blesses St. Joseph's, Marietta 880 Organized in Carrollton And Rookmart The Confraternity of Christian Doctrine has been organized in the cities of Carrollton and Rock- mart. In the Carrollton parish there are twenty seven children tak ing Catechism instructions and the need of properly instructing these children prompted the or ganization of the CCD unit. In Rockmart there are nineteen children studying Catechism. While the Sisters of St. Dominic from St. Mary’s Parish in Rome come to Cedartown to instruct the children, it was felt that sep arate instructions should be held in Rockmart because of the dif ficulties involved in transporting this number of children to Cedar- town. Day Of Recollection For St. Joseph Club AUGUSTA — The Saint Joseph Club of Augusta held its first Day of Recollection on Sunday, .December 1, at Saint Mary’s Church. Reverend Peter F. O’Donnell, S.J., pastor of Sacred Heart Church addressed the group. Re ligious services, including the Rosary, Stations of the Cross, and Benediction followed. Reverend Nicholas Quinlan, of Saint Mary’s Church is mod erator for the club whose mem bership is made up of young- unmarried Catholic adults from the Augusta area and Fort Gor don. Meetings are held the first and third Thursday of each month at the Knights of Colum bus home. is a matter of preserving the spi ritual and moral basis of the real and better European culture, a basis without which the fight for freedom against an opponent, such as that ideology which has become a power of a completely different kind, would be lost from the start.” MARIETTA — His Excellency the Most Rev. Francis E. Hyland, Bishop of Atlanta, dedicated the new St. Joseph’s Church on Wednesday evening, December 4th. The new building, erected un der the direction of the Rev. An drew A. Walls, S.M., pastor, in cludes a Lunch and Meeting Room, and also features a Cry Room. The Church has a building area of 12,935 and was built at a cost of approximately $125,000. Archi tects were Willner and Millkey of Atlanta, with construction by Sidney Clotfelter Contractor, Inc., also of Atlanta. The parish of St. Joseph was canonically erected and estab lished by a Decree of the Holy see, under the date of June 25, 1952. Rev. Andrew A. Walls, S.M., was appointed the Parish’s first pastor. He, however had been in residence in Mari etta ministering to the Catholic population since October, 1951. Prior to this time, however, Marietta had been a Mission at tached to the Sacred Heart Church of Atlanta and attended by the Marist Fathers since 1897. Following the establishment of MACON — St. Joseph Church was represented this year at the Annual Georgia State Fair. The Legion of Mary sponsored the in teresting exhibit which was seen by thousands of people from all over the state. The booth was set up to rep resent an altar and was complete to the last detail, even including a lighted sanctuary light. The priest’s vestments, as well as those of an altar boy, were dis played on two life sized manne quins, thereby adding to the re- the parish in 1952, a 6-acre tract of land was secured for the es tablishment of the new Parish plant. The Surh property atop Sugar Hill with the beautiful Colonial Mansion at Campbell and Lacy Strets was purchased. The first unit of the Parochial School building was dedicated in 1953. Christmas Story December 20th At St. Thomas More DECATUR — The Children’s Theatre of the St. Thomas More Theatre Guild will present “The Christmas Story” in the Church Social Hall, Friday evening, Dec. 20th. Written, produced and directed by Anita Tully Bergmann, found er of the Children’s Theatre, the beautiful story is depicted in an impressive manner that empha sizes the true meaning of Christ mas. Admission will be 25 cents for adults. All children of the St. Thomas More School will be ad mitted free when accompanied by their parents. ality of the whole. The chapel theme was carried through in the liturgical music which swept softly over the crowds as they approached the booth. Free pam phlets for distribution were set in racks along both sides. These were generously donated by the St. Joseph Church Library. Mrs. Louise Bellizia and Mrs. Elaine Syme were chairmen and co-chairman of this project re spectively. Members from the dif ferent parish organizations helped staff the booth. Legion Of Mary Sponsors Booth At Annual Georgia State Fair Official Newspaper For The Diocese Of Atlanta 10c Per Copy — $3 a Year Extension Society Has Greatest Year CHICAGO —- The past year was the greatest in the history of the Catholic Church Extension Society in this country. Auxiliary Archbishop William D. O’Brien of Chicago, society president, re ported here. The prelate told the 52nd an nual meeting of the society in the Conrad Hilton Hotel that society gifts totaling $824,492 were made toward the building of 110 mis sion churches and the repair of 18 other churches during the year; that $46,175 was expended as subsidie for missionary priests (Continued on Page 2) Albany Fourth Degree Knights Install Officers ALBANY — Installation of of ficers for the Albany Assembly, 4th Degree, Knights of Columbus, was held November 23rd. Mr. Nicholas T. Stafford, Master, De Soto Province, of Savannah, in stalled the following officers: John H. Ross, Faithful Navigator; John M. Wolfe, Jr., Faithful Cap tain; Asa Kelley, Faithful Pilot; L. E. Mock, Faithful Admiral; John Rivard, Faithful Comp troller; Patrick Warner, Inner Sentinel and Arnoldo Longoria, Outer Sentinel. A banquet was held follow ing the installation for all the Sir Knights and their ladies, es pecially honoring Sir Knight Stafford and Mrs. Stafford and recent new Sir Knights of the Assembly. Sir Knight Asa Kel ley was toastmaster and the program was enjoyed by every one. Past Faithful Navigator Jewels were presented by the Master to Sir Knights Fred W. Mills, Leslie C. Cahill and George W. Hughey, Jr. Guests included Rev. Marvin J. LeFrois, pastor of St. Teresa’s Church, Chaplain Christian Le Frois, O.S.B., of the U. S. Air Force and Dr. and Mrs. Carl Costanza of Boston, Mass. Dr. Costanza is formerly of the U. S. Air Force. SERRANS HEAR OF LIFE OF FR. JUNIPA SERRA ATLANTA—Mr. Gordon Moss, a member of the Metropolitan At lanta Serra Club, addressed the regular meeting of the Serra Club with a review on a book containing the biographies of Padre Junipa Serra, after whom the some one hundred and fifty Serra Clubs in this country are named. The meeting was called to or der by Mr. Felix De Golian, the president. Mr. Joseph Doran, Chairman of the Religious Ac tivities committee gave a report on the recent retreat held for Serra Club members at the Cir- stercian Monastery at Conyers, Georgia. The meeting was closed with a prayer by the Club Chaplain, Father Kiernan.