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JOHN RODEWALT, fire chief of Isle of Hope’s Volunteer Fire Department, recently call ed all residents of that area to a mass meeting. Word has it that FR. PEROT FIERO, as’t St. James parish (Sav’h.) is al so a member of the Volunteer Fire Department . . . Because of his 1,450 score on College Entrance Examination Board tests taken last December, Pa- celli (Columbus) senior DAN IEL BLOODWORTH has mer ited the title of STAR student at his school . . . SR. MARY ELIZABETH, R.S.M. was named by Daniel as his STAR Teacher because of the influ ence toward scholarship which Sister exerted upon him. The high scoring senior said that he owes “something to each of his teachers but Sister Eliz abeth has silently but steadily urged him to achieve his best through the years.’’ . . . Some more Volunteer Firemen ap pointments; this time at Thunderbolt: LAWRENCE J. DWYER and J. EDWIN MULLI GAN were made lieutenants. . . . All agree that the DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS OF ST. JAMES’ SCHOOL (Sav’h.), under the direction of HARRY DEAL was by far the best at traction in this year’s St. Pat rick’s Day Parade in Savan nah. The youngsters put on a real show in the presence of the priests’ and Sisters’ re viewing stand . . . THOMAS YIRAK, JR., assistant scout master of Troop 16 (Blessed Sacrament, Savannah), observ ed recently that the troop now has 34 boys who have earned the Eagle award and that at least one Eagle has been award ed to a member of the troop at each quarterly court held during the past two years. TED AN DERSON is the scoutmaster ... ST. VINCENTS ACADEMY was announced recently as one of two winners of the Freedom Week student voter registra tion contest. St. Vincent’s, with 39 possible student registrants, . signed up all of them at the coun ty Courthouse. ST. PIUS X re- - v gistered 13, and BENEDICTINE 32. The Savannah Evening Ser- toma Club and Savannah Day Sertoma Club sponsored Free- dom Week in all of the high schools of the city to remind the public of the importance of basic freedoms in the United States. GENE McCRACKEN was chairman of the drive . . FR. JOSEPH WARE, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Mil- ledgeville, back in his home town (Sav’h.) for St. Patrick’s Day, and likewise with his col- / lection of Irish songs and reci tations. The SISTERS OF ST FRANCIS’ CONVENT always look forward to St. Patrick’s eve, since Father never fails to show up and present an hour- length program of aires . , Among other former Savannah- ians back home for the big par ade and other celebrations were GORDON WHELAN and JACK UBELE. Gordon from Albany and Jack from Atlanta . . NEIL SCOTT, a recent con vert (Sav’h.), proves that it can be done. After having complet ed his own instructions in the Faith, Neil’s wife became a Ca tholic along with their three youngest children. Three other children, now attending the Ca- ' thedral Sunday School will be baptized and receive their first Holy Communion in May. On top of this, Neil has enlisted 11 non-Catholics into joining an Adult Instruction Class held ev ery Thursday evening in the home on non-Catholics. This columnist has the privilege of giving the instructions. And in- cidently, Neil had the entire catechism, which a priest gave him as a young boy, practically memorized word for word when he came for his first instruc tion . . . FR. LAWRENCE A. LUCREE, As’t., Cathedral gave a talk on “The Catholic Church’s Contribution to the American Way of Life” at a re cent meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Savannah. . . Send fu ture news items to: Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree, P.O. Box 180 Savannah, Georgia. John McCreary Honored With Life Membership MACON—In recognition and appreciation of his long and valuable service as a member and officer, and particularly on account of his leadership of the American Legion’s “For God and Country’’ program, Jos. N. Neel, Jr., Post No. 3 of the American Legion has awarded a life membership to its post chaplain, John J. Mc Creary, of Macon. For seven years the post has annually offered a program prepared by Mr. McCreary on which a Protestant clergyman, a priest and a rabbi have giv en their views on “How to keep God in our daily lives and work.” The program has been acclaimed as the most impor tant of the post’s forty-odd year activities. Mr. McCreary is a past pres ident of the Macon Branch, Ca tholic Laymen's Association of Georgia, and past state deputy of Georgia Knights of Colum bus. News From Sacred Heart, Augusta AUGUSTA—It’s always nice to win a prize, but it’seven nic er when it’s first place prize! Such was the case when Lor raine Godfrey won first place award in class two in the Aug usta Deanery essay contest. Miss Pauline Peuffier, presi dent of the Augusta Deanery Council, presented the award to Lorraine. The title of the es say was “THE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL.” The Sacred Heart Men’s Club, a very young club, recently formed in Sacred Heart parish, had it’s first social function this week in the form of a covered dish dinner. It was a big suc cess and the members and their wives had a grand time. How do we know it’s Spring. One has only to walk into the playground at Sacred Heart School and ask! This reporter thought it would be fun to ask! This reporter thought it would be fun to ask this question of a few from the primary grades, for at this age they always seem to have answers that hit the spot. So to the question“How do we know it’s Spring?” these are the answers. Because I feel like I want to go barefooted. Mrs. Jackson’s roses are out and I can smell the honeysuckle. The boys are playing base ball. It feels so warm and good. We always go to Savannah to watch the St. Patricks Par ade in the spring. The Southern Cross, March 23, 1963—PAGE 7 CATHEDRAL PAINTINGS - Paintings on wall of Transept of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah. The pictures were retouched in the recent re-modeling program DUBLIN—The monthly meet ing of the Dublin Parish Council of Catholic Women was held on March 13, in the Rectory with twenty members present. Also attending were Father Toner and Father Bateman. Mrs. Tho mas Kellam presided in the ab sence of the President, Miss Louise Ludwig. Dr. Elizabeth Holmes ex pressed deep appreciation for the cooperation that made the recently held Mardi Gras a most overwhelming success, and also requested Gold Bond Stamps from members. The Parish Li brary is now open with over one hundred books already acquired Mrs. William Kelly THUNDERBOLT — Funeral services for Mrs. William Kel ly were held March 13 at the Na tivity of Our Lord Church, the . rv. Felix Donnelly officiating. Surviving are her husband, William H. Kelly; two daugh ters, Mrs. Frank L. Knight and Mrs. Anna K. Knight;two grand children and a neice. Miss Catherine Lynch SAVANNAH — Funeral ser vices for Miss Catherine Lynch were held March 15th at the Cathedral of St. John the Bap tist. Surviving is a sister, Miss Marie Lynch. Joseph P. Mahoney SAVANNAH — Funeral ser vices were held for Joseph P. Mahoney at the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marie Doyle Mahoney, and several nieces and nephews. Y” Red Donaldson’s FAMOUS FOR FIN6 FOODS' East Victory Drive SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Meeting Of Dublin PCCW and being Cataloged by a group headed by Miss Mary Dana. An appeal for greater family par ticipation in Lenten services and in a Family Holy Hour were made from Mrs. Luis Valdez, of the Family and Parent Edu cation Committee. Plans were completed for the Augusta Deanery Tea to be hosted by the Dublin Council on March 31, at the Dublin Elks Club, and expected to be attend ed by His Excellency, Bishop Thomas J. McDonough. A slate of officers to serve during the year 1963-64 was presented by Miss Sophia Ben- china, Chairman of the nomina ting committee, and was accept ed. They are: President—Mrs. Louis Alexander, Vice-Presi dent, Mrs. Edward Tanner, Se cretary—Mrs. J. B. Johnson, and Treasurer—Mrs. George Jepeway. Father Toner concluded the meeting with a few remarks, principally concerning the con struction and financing of the Parish Hall, and the Thursday night discussion club being held weekly. Coffee was served by Mrs. Alice Cebula, Mrs. Eleanor S. Armour, and Mrs. Alexander Stagliano. SHAMROCKS AND “THE WEARING OF THE GREEN” were in evidence at the annual St. Patrick’s Day Dance sponsored by Brunswick’s Knights of Columbus Auxiliary. Shown preparing decorations for the dance are (L-R) Mrs. Armond Lloyd; Mrs. Perley B. Homans; Mrs. Connie Canas; Seated is Mrs. Stephen Konez. To Participate In College Activity FT. BENNING—Col. Hubert Strange, 509 Baltzell Avenue, whose daughter, Charlotte Strange is a sophomore at the College of Mount St. Joseph on the Ohio, has been invited to attend the annual Father- Daughter Weekend at the Cin cinnati suburban college for women, March 30 and 31. The weekend at the college is designed to give the fathers an opportunity to view campus life, meet their daughters’ friends, and visit with other parents during the two-day program. Beginning with an afternoon hospitality hour with the faculty, the Saturday schedule includes the Sophomore Revue, entitled “Femininity”, and an evening dinner dance at a local hotel. A noon Mass in the college chapel, followed by brunch, is on the Sunday agenda. There will be tours of the new campus both afternoons. The College of Mount St. Jo seph moved to its 75 acre new campus, overlooking the Ohio River, in September. College of Mount St. Joseph On-The-Ohio LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Conducted By The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio FULLY ACCREDITED Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education Bachelor of Science in Nursing Bachelor of Music Education NEW CAMPUS Eleven Buildings—Opened 1962 WRITE Dean College of Mount St. Joseph Delhi Pike and Neeb Road Mount St. Joseph, Ohio Greater Cincinnati’s Suburban College GEORGIA STATE SAVANNAH’S LARGEST AND OLDEST SAVINGS BANK 4%-INSURED TIME DEPOSITS INTEREST PAYABLE SEMI-ANNUALLY APRIL 30-OCTOBER 31 MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. BULL & YORK STS. TEL. AD 3-9651 WRITERS AND READERS EDITED BY LEO J. ZUBER 2332 North Decatur Rd. Decatur. Georgia THE EMERGING LAYMAN, by Donald J. Thorman, Double day, 1962, 234 pp., $3.95. Reviewed by W. L, Schmidt. The topic of the emerging lay- may is very much in evidence in the Catholic press. Indeed, hope runs high that the layman will enthusiastically and com petently again fill his rightful place in the Church, which is being made available to him after centuries of separation. This hope is a vital thread that runs throughout Mr. Gorman’s work. The problems are many. One of them is a freedom and latitude of an action that particu larly the middle aged layman, who has long been used to “let Father do it,” finds himself and in which he finds it difficult to learn how to act. He has the tools at hand in the outstanding papal encyclicals of the past half century. The intel lectual training he has finally attained in America, and will continue to develop, enables him to use these tools. The theology of the laity has been available ever since St. Paul’s expres sions on the Mystical Body of Christ of which he, the layman, is an integral part. Pius XII himself wrote: “The lay apos- tolate consists in this, that lay men undertake tasks deriving from the mission Christ en trusted to His Church.” The twenty chapter headings are themselves an enumera tion of the problems laymen face today. Particularly interesting are those headed “The New TERMITES SWARMING? MOTOR HOTEL • TV At AIR CONDITIONINO • FAMOUS MIAMI BUFFBT • ICE A BEVERAGE STATION* • COFFEE MAKER, BACH ROOM LUCKIE AT CONE ST. A Good Address in Atlanta Look in Clergy-Lay Relations,” “Catholics in the Community,” “The Layman and His Non- Catholic Neighbor,’’ and “Ca tholics and Controversy.” Mr. Gorman, formerly man aging editor of AVE MARIA, and eminently conversant with matters concerning the emerg ing layman, writes with a force fulness and clarity, and with such comprehension of the pro blem that makes this one of those rare works that arouses within the reader a profound wish that every other Catholic layman will take advantage of the opportunity to absord its contents for the good of him self, the Church, and the total workd community. THE WIDE WORLD, MY PARISH, Yves Congar, O. P., Helicon, 1961, $4.50, 188 pp. Reviewed by Flannery O’Con nor. Fr. Congar’s book is con cerned with eschatological questions and the meaning of salvation, particularly as it in volves those outside the visible church. His intention is to pro vide “some elements” of ans wers to' thoughtful people who ask questions about the salva tion of “the others.” This was a question which hardly occur red to the medieval mind, but which has grown in urgency as the world has been explored and other cultures discovered. Understanding of the formula, “Outside the Church, no salva tion,” has changed drastically since the time of its originator, St. Cyprian, who understood it in an exclusive sense. Today it is understood to mean that the Church is the only institution to which universal salvation is committed, that she is the only institution able to ensure salva tion for every person who does not refuse it. There are equally good dis cussions here of the meaning of hell and the nature of purgatory and of the resurrection of the body. Altogether this is an ad mirable book. 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