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PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, March 23, 1963
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INDIA: A HOME FOR DESTITUTE GIRLS
The Holy Father's Mission Aid
for the Oriental Church
In ERNAKULAM in Southern India, the SISTERS OF THE
DESTITUTE built a “Martha’s Home’’ for a hundred needy
girls. In helping these homeless ones,
the Sisters worked under extremely
difficult circumstances . . . They were
able to keep the girls busy with small
industries, weaving, spinning, etc.,
but night-time brought problems. The
small building which served as a
home was only 64 feet by 20 feet...
The Vicar-General of the archdiocese,
Monsignor Valliarumpeth, wrote us
describing sleeping conditions, beg-r
ging our help . . . “These girls have
to spend their nights in corners and
sheds.’’ The Sisters decided to trust
in Providence and start to build the girls a three-story work
shop ($4,000), dormitory ($2,000), refectory ($1,000) and recrea
tion room ($1,000) . . . The Papal Internuncio adds his appeal
to that of the Vicar-General. Material and workmen can be
obtained at reasonable prices and wages . . . $8,000 is needed.
Will you help the Sisters and girls as a worthwhile Easter gift?
“UP IN CENTRAL PARK”
“Cleopatra's Needle.” the mysterious lonely obelisk in New :
York’s Central Park once rose above the dusty streets of Alex-*
andria, Egypt, about ten years before Christ was born . . .
Before that it was in Heliopolis, Cleopatra’s City of the Sun.
Tradition has the Holy Family passing into Egypt, possibly by
•way of Alexandria . . . They stopped at Heliopolis, the natives
say. We are reminded of the 1.4 million PALESTINE REFU
GEES who look to us for help today ... A $10 POOD PACK
AGE will feed a family for a month. $2 will provide a BLANKET
to keep a BEDOUIN warm.
A DOLLAR WAS ENCLOSED
Barbara G. of Saginaw, Michigan, wrote us this friendly
letter. “Dear Monsignor: When I baby-sit, I earn 25c-50c. I
also get a 50c allowance ... I’d like to be enrolled in the
DAMIEN LEPER CLUB. I’ll try to send a dollar a month.” Our
reply: “Many thanks, Barbara, for your thoughtfulness. Of
course you can join!” . . . We wish many others would join one
of our clubs: ORPHAN’S BREAD (to aid children); PALACE
OF GOLD (for older folks); MARY’S BANK (to train Sisters);
CHRYSOSTOM CLUB (to educate seminarians). Only a DOL
LAR A MONTH is asked!
RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN SOME PLACES ARE WORRIED
ABOUT VOCATIONS, but not in Southern India. There the
problem is financing the education of many
boys and girls wishing to become priests
and Sisters . . . We have names of many
students. Just now, PHLIP CHAKALA-
MURY and THOMAS KOTTAYIL need
help with their seminary expens^—$ip.O
a year for six years . . . And in IRAQ, SIS
TER MARIE JOSEPH and SISTER AL
BERTI NO' of the DOMINICAN SISTERS
OF ST. CATHERNE OF SIENA need $150 each for two years
to finish their noviceship . . . Maybe you would like to adopt one
of these young people.
SPRING FLOWER NOTE
BIBLE GARDENS are on the increase, an official of the New
York Botanical Garden tells us. Over 180 flowers and plants
from the Bible have been identified with their presentday
counterparts . . . Sorry we cannot send you seeds for your
garden but we will enclose a card with PRESSED FLOWERS
from the HOLY LAND to anyone sending a mission donation.
If your gift is in another's name, we’ll forward that person one
of our beautiful EASTER GIFT cards.
SUGGESTED GIFTS: MASS OFFERINGS, FIRST COM
MUNION OUTFITS ($10); A STRINGLESS GIFT. We ll use it
where most needed. SOMETHING FOR A CHAPEL—$5 to $50.
MEMBERSHIP IN OUR SOCIETY: Single $1; family $5.
Kindly remember us in your will: Our legal title: THE CATH
OLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION.
riMJear last Omissions
FRANCIS CARDINAL SPELLMAN, Presidaiil
Msgr. Joseph T. Ryan, Naf’l Sec’y
Send all communication* to:
CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION
480 Lexington Ave. at 46th St. New York 17, N. Y.
PAROCHIAL LEAGUE CHAMPS-Pictured above is the Blessed Sacrament School
basketball team, Parochial League chamoions for 1963 in Savannah. The team was
victorious in a playoff with Cathedral School to break a tie for the championship. First
row, left to right: Farrell Braziel, Stephen Brennan, Jimmy Kelleher, Michael Hennessy
and John Maher. Second row: Msgr. Thomas A. Brennan, pastor, Coach Leon Behr,
Jerry Kilpatrick, Frank Barragan, captain, Joseph Shearouse, David Lerque, Charles
Cusick, Johnny Power, Assistant coach Michael Brady and Father George James.
Jim McQuillan was absent when the picture was taken. (Photo by Joseph G. Johnson)
Alumnae
Breakfast
March 31
SAVANNAH—St. Vincent’s
Alumnae Association will hold
its Annual Communion Break
fast on Sunday, March 31st,
in the cafeteria of St. Vincent’s
Academy. It will be preceded
by a Mass at 9 a.m. at the
Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist, at which members of the
Association will attend in a
body and receive Holy Com
munion.
His Excellency, Most Rev.
Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop
of Savannah, will speak at the
breakfast. Other guests include
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. Mc
Donald, Chancellor of the Dio
cese and Rt. Rev. Msgr. T.
James McNamara, Rector of the
Cathedral, as well as the past
presidents of the Alumnae As
sociation.
Mrs. John E. Corcoran is
general chairman, assisted by
Mrs. Thomas E. White and
Mrs. Geo. Lingenfilser. Mrs.
Charles L. McKenzie, Jr. will
serve as toastmistress.
All members of the Alumnae
Association are invited to attend
and are being contacted by re
presentatives from each class.
Those who have not already
made reservations maydosoby
contacting the president, Mrs.
McKenzie Adams 2-8325.
In Our 50th
Year
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SAVANNAH
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Hear School Superintendent
BRONZE bas-relief of St.
John the Baptist baptizing
Christ located in the Plaza
Garden of the re-modeled
Cathedral of St. John the Bap
tist.
SAVANNAH—Rev. John Cud
dy, Superintendent of Parochial
Schools, spoke at the March
meeting of the Blessed Sacra
ment Home and School Asso
ciation. Father Cuddy stressed
how important a Catholic Edu
cation is and gave some
very interesting information on
Seminary life at St. John Vian-
ney’s Seminary where some
sixty-five boys are sutdying in
preparation for life in the
Priesthood.
The Annual Book Fair was
held and many eye-catching and
insturctive books were on dis
play. The School Library is
one of the best in the city and
books are purchased by the
Home and School Association
and by the parent in the name
of the child.
Mission At St. John’s
VALDOSTA—A Mission con
ducted by Rev. Thomas Norton,
C. SS.R. is being held at St.
John’s, Valdosta. The first week
was for men with the final week,
March 24-30 for women of the
parish.
First Communion will be held
this Sunday, March 24.
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Brunswick Speaker
BRUNSWICK—Jay Disque
was presented a citation and
plaque at the recent meeting
of the St. Francis Xavier Home
and School. The Rev. Paul Bur-
kort made the presentation to
Jay, an 8th grader at the school,
for being an outstanding student
and winner of first prize for
his composition on the Ecu
menical Council in the Savannah
Diocese. Jay is the son of
Cmdr. and Mrs. Robert M.
Disque.
The challenge in dealing with
young people today was des
cribed by the Rev. Matthew
Faschan, guest speaker. Using
as his subject "Relationship
between Children and Parents”
he challenged parents to see
that children first have a goal
in life, otherwise they coast
along aimlessly. Second, as
sume a sense of responsibility,
they are important people and
should learn to show respect
is due. Third, are imformed of
the dangers in life, in order
that they meet them intelli
gently. Fourth, curtail outside
activities, allowing sufficient
time for studies and home re
sponsibilities.
"Parents who raise parasites
for children, will not gain re
spect,” the speaker said as he
told his listeners to combine
kindness with firmness when
reprimanding a child.
Other advice to parents was
have a schedule for children;
emphasize family togetherness;
make sure that you know where
your children are, with whom
they are going and what is going
to take place, examine mater
ials being offered on news
stands and recommend healthy
reading habits.
Mrs. Smith Perry reported
that $513.00 was raised on the
sale of candy, which will be used
to defray school expenses.
The room count was won by
the eighth grade. Hostesses
were mothers of the third grade.
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VISITS OLDEST U.S. MISSION—Vice President Lyndon
B. Johnson, on hand in St. Augustine, Florida, to visit the
oldest mission in the U.S., shakes hands with a group of
Catholic school children and their nun-teacher. The child
ren from Cathedral parish lined the way as a guard of
honor for the Vice President and his party who were guided
by Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley, Bishop of St. Augustine.
St. Augustine will mark its 400th anniversary in 1965.
-(NC Photos)
(Continued from Page 4)
means is that all creatures are
good: it is not their use which
is wrong, but their abuse.
THUS THE Roman Ritual
specifies blessings for libra
ries, fishing boats, cars, air
planes, bridges, seismographs,
fire engines, blast furnaces,
barns, livestock, bees, the har
vest, and so on. And there is
also a general formula for
blessing anything for which a
specific benediction is not list
ed.
BLESSINGS GIVEN in the
name of the Church are of
course sacramentals, which
derive their principal efficacy
from the prayers and suffrages
of the Church itself.
Q. The story that St. Patrick
used a shamrock to teach the
Irish the doctrine of the Blessed
Trinity is only a legend, isn’t
it?
A. The traditional story that
the shamrock was used by St.
Patrick to explain the story
of the Blessed Trinity is a leg
end. But this doesn't mean that
it didn’t happen. Under the cir
cumstances, the shamrock (tre
foil) could very well have been
the best visual aid available
for explaining the doctrine for
the very first time to people
who had no knowledge whatso
ever of Christianity.
ACCORDING TO Father Wei-
ser (Handbook of Christian
Feasts and Customs: Newman)
the shamrock was used to teach
King Oengus at Cashel. Another
version mentions its use while
preaching to the Druids at Tara
in 633.
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A propitious and long-await
ed event will occur Monday,
March 25th. In Savannah, on that
day, ten orders of Sisters will
co-operate in conducting a Re
ligious Vocation Day at St. Vin
cent’s Academy. It has long
been the desire of His Excel
lency, the good sisters and many
priests that some such oppor
tunity be given to our teen-age
girls to better acquaint them
with the vocation to the sister
hood. This, then, is a very wel
come program, and to be com
mended to the prayers of all
our people.
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The day chosen is particular
ly fitting, the feast of the Annun
ciation. As the Virgin Mary
conceived Christ and brought
Him into the world, the nuns in
similar fashion dedicate them
selves to letting Christ take
over their total being and then
presneting Him to the world
around them in their work.
The CYO program ought to
help develop vocations to the
convent. If the CYO is more
than a social club or a weekly
dance, it will endeavor to shape
youth into unselfish people
whose first concern is self
sanctification and concern for
the needs of others. This is not
to say a specific purpose of
the CYO is to foster vocations.
But if the parish unit is pur
suing the aims as outlined in
previous convention workshops
and youthscope columns, then
necessarily the spirit suited to
a vocation will be formed. We
wish success to the vocation
program and beg CYO prayers.
Only about half the CYO clubs -
have sent their $20.00 affiliation
fees to the Diocesan Youth
Office. We appeal to the CYO
parish units not paid up, to send .
the check or inform us of their
intentions.
The CYO of St. Josephs’ Par
ish, Waycross, entertained the
CYO from Brunswick recently
with a Sweetheart Dance. The
Dance was held in the cafeteria
of St. Josephs’ School.
The Waycross group carried J
out the red and white color ’
scheme with cupids and hearts
placed most attractively
throughout the cafeteria. Multi
colored balloons were released
from the ceiling after the
dance. Hearts, cupids, bal
loons, and streamers went home
with most of the crowd as
souveniers of a most entertain
ing evening.
Refreshments of potato chips,
cookies, punch and candy were
enjoyed throughout the evening.
The highlights of the evening
came when Miss Leslie Kauf
man of Brunswick was crowned
with a lovely rhinestone tiara
as sweetheart of the dance.
Prizes were awarded Miss
Helen Hood and partner for the A
twist contest, and Miss Connie
Paradise and Van Bell for being
the smoothest dancers on the
floor.
The Brunswick group were
overnight guests of the Way-
cross CYO. After attending
Mass, the entire group enjoyed
a delicious Communion break
fast at Deals’ Parkview Coffee
Shop. An interesting sidlight—
one young man, Marshall Hen-
rique of Brunswick was a one
man floor show. His serious
ness one moment and his mad
cap antics the next kept the
group thoroughly entertained.
Chaperones were Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Palmer, Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Dashuaw, and Mr. and
Mrs. Kick.
On the Saturday before Lent,
the St. Clare CYO’ers hosted
the CYO from St. Benedict’s,
Columbus, and Queen of Peace,
Lakeland, to a Mardi Gras.
Some very deep friendships
have already developed from
the frequent get togethers of
these groups.
In answer to our appeal for
announcements of CYO events,
or write-ups after the activity,
we have so far received only
the one from St. Josephs’, Au
gusta and the two recent ones'
from Waycross and Albany.
Please send items to CYO,
Box 2227, Savannah a week
before publication date.
Father Wellmier
