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ELECTION OF OFFICERS was the highlight of the April
meeting of the Sacred Heart Parish Council of Catholic
Women and the Altar Society held Tuesday evening in Mercy
Hall. Mrs. Richard Z. Craig, shown left, was elected presi
dent of the parish council and other officers are Miss
Thelma Rogers, vice-president; Mrs. Jack Johannsen,
secretary; and Miss Catherine Dennean, treasurer. Mrs.
Harry A. Shurley, shown right, is president of the Altar
Society and officers who will serve with her are Miss Jane
Cosgrove, vice-president; Miss DellaKearney, secretary;
and Miss Nan Armstrong, treasurer.
QUESTION BOX
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cration of the world), that makes
its contribution to the building
up and perfecting of the Mysti
cal Body of Christ.”
Q. Is it true that there is
no mention of the Blessed
Trinity in the Old Testament?
A. The mystery of the Blessed
Trinity—that in one God there
are three divine persons: the
Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit—was not formally and
publicly revealed to the Jews
of the Old Testament. Why the
revelation was not made until
4 New Testament times is a se
cret of the Divine Wisdom. In
our feeble attempt to penetrate
the reason we could say that
the people of the Old Testament
dispensation were just not ready
to grasp this ineffable truth.
Some early Church writers
contended that there are guard
ed hints as to the doctrine of
the Trinity in certain Old Test
ament texts. One passage often
cited is Genesis 1:26: “Let
us make man to our image and
likeness . . .” (The use of
the plural us and our is spe
cifically noted.)
INDIA: A CANDLE FOR INDIA
OSEPH CAR0.I
Louis: “Some 1
JOSEPH CARDINAL RITTER recently told an audience in
St. Louis: “Some forms of unity will have to wait upon the
consultations of experts, but there
isn’t a person iir the world who is not
qualified to be an exnert in matters
of mutual respect, trust and toler
ance. There is neither time n^r re a
C* ^ son to curse the darkness.” . . . SIS-
I , TER CELINA and her nuns at the
*AV CARMELITE convent of St. Ger-
I maine, in the Indian village of
4 CHENGAL, certainly are following
this wise counsel. The disabled, old,
blind, mentally afflicted find a haven
and gentle care, as well as poor girls
seeking escape from demoralizing cir
cumstances . . . Those who are able work. All live in a dilapi
dated old building which serves as living-room, dormitory,
workshed, etc. . . . Forty-five members of SISTER CELINA’S
large and ever-changing family appeal to us, not to curse the
darkness threatening their lives, but to help dispel it. They
need $2,000 for a new house . . . Your contributions in any
amount will help. Send it now.
The Holy Father’s Mission Aid
for the Oriental Church
M is for MARY, M is for MAY;
M is for MOTHER on her SPECIAL DAY.
M is for MISSIONS and for holy MASS too—
M is for MEANING all this has for you.
And that meaning is just this! Sunday, May 12, is Mother’s
Day and it’s not too late for us to send your Mother our beautiful
GIFT CARD with pressed flowers from the Holy Land and the
thoughtful message that you have arranged for our missionaries
to say a Mass for her ... Or perhaps you would prefer enroll
ing her in our Association. You can do that for $1 annually or
$20 perpetually. Or you can choose one of the following articles
in her name: •.
Chalice
... $40
Vestments
. . $50
Tabernacle ....
$25
Mass Book
. . $25
Pyx
$15
Sanctuary Lamp
$15
For many months children of the PALESTINE REFUGEES
have studied hard in catechism classes led by our devoted mis
sion priests and sisters. They know the answers—at least most
of them! . . . And now comes the great day of FIRST HOLY
COMMUNION. Shall they go to the altar in ragged hand-me-
downs, the only clothing their parents can provide? . . . No, not
if you help them. For only $10 you can supply a child with a
new outfit. What a lovely gift for May and Mary!
One good way to make Cardinal Ritter’s suggestion a reality
is to adopt a seminarian or sister in training. For $100 a year
for six years, the expenses of a seminarian
will be covered ... A sister’s education costs
$150 a year and is for two years. We have
hundreds of names of poor seminarians and
sisters, names like GIUSEPPE and ALBER-
ICO GHEBRESLLASIE, studying for mission
work with the CISTERCIANS; SISTERS
AURELIA and SIBILINA of the Sisters of
the Destitute in Alwaye, India. Think of the happiness of know
ing the work of grace being accomplished. Isn't it a lovely day
to be caught in the rain?—so the song says, especially when
it is a May shower of graces from such work, and you will know
you had a hand in it.
Those who wish to ADOPT A SISTER OR SEMINARIAN can
send financial help at their convenience during the year. For
those who would like to help but are unable to cover the larger
expenses, we have our clubs: MARY’S BANK for sister training
and CHRYSOSTOM CLUB for seminarians. $1 a.month and a
prayer are all that is asked.
Kindly remember us in your will. Our title is:
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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Priest Charges Assault By White Parent
Protesting Integrated Communion Class
NEW ORLEANS, (NC)—A Ca
tholic priest has filed charges
against a white parent who he
said assaulted him during a pro
test over joint religious in
struction for white and Negro
children.
The charge was referred for
study to Plaquemines Parish
(county) Dist. Atty. Leander
Perez, Jr., son of Plaquemines
Parish segregation leader
Leander Perez, Sr. The elder
Perez was excommunicated last
year for his opposition to paro
chial school integration in the
New Orleans archdiocese.
The charge was filed by Fa
ther Father Ecimovich, S.V.D.,
pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual
Help church in nearby Belle
Chasse, La., against Leonard
Henry Mackenroth. Father Eci
movich said Mackenroth black
ened his eye during an argu
ment over a racially mixed re
treat for a First Communion
class.
Dist. Atty. Perez's job is to
determine whether there are
grounds for arresting Macken
roth.
Archbishop John P. Cody,
Apostolic Administrator of New
Orleans, said in a statement
that he was “profoundly grieved
that a loyal priest who was
carrying out his pastoral duty
was so mistreated and violent
ly attacked.”
“This deplorable occurrence
is another evidence of the diffi
culties which the Church has
experienced and is experienc
ing only in this section of the
archdiocese in carrying out
Christ’s teachings of brotherly
love and respect for all men,”
he said.
(Plaquemines parish is the
site of Buras, La., in which is
located Our Lady of Good Har
bor elementary school, one of
the few trouble spots when Ca
tholic school integration went
into effect last September. The
doors at the school are still
opened daily, but no one shows
up for classes.)
Archbishop Cody urged Ca
tholics to offer prayers of re
paration for “this sacrilege
against the priesthood.”
.Father Ecimovich gave this
accound of the incident.
Mackenroth had a son in the
class of r 36 children who re
ceived First Communion April
21. Mackenroth, his wife and two
other parents came to the rec
tory at 5:30 p.m. the evening
before.
All four protested verbally
because of the fact that white
and Negro children had been
brought together that day at
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help
church for a retreat, the final
instruction before First Com
munion. The retreat was hand
led in exactly the same way
as in the last two years at the
same church. Four Negro chil
dren were included in the group
with the white children.
All other instruction periods
in preparation for First Com
munion were held separately
for the two races—at Belle
Chasse for white children and
at Scotville for Negroes. The
white and Negro children re
ceived Communion in different
churches.
It had been announced in April
14 church bulletin that the re
treat would be conducted for all
children at Belle Chasse. No
one protested between then and
the Saturday the retreat was
held.
Sister Thomas, one of the
nuns who conduct religious in
struction classes for children
of the area, said a man un
known to her entered the church
during the retreat and walked
to the middle of the church.
He looked around but left when
she inquired what he wanted.
Father Ecimovich said three
children in all were taken out
of the church during the re
treat.
He said he sent word that
children who had not comple
ted the retreat would not be
allowed to receive Communion
the next day. Later, however,
he changed his mind, he said,
feeling that children should not
be deprived of the Sacrament
“because of the disposition of
their parents.”
When Mackenroth and the
other parents came to the rec
tory, he said, an argument on
the race question developed. He
said Mackenroth continued
to jab his finger into his should
er.
Father Ecimovich said he
stood up as he did so Macken
roth hit him in the left eye.
After the initial blow, the
priest said, Mackenroth con
tinued to assail him, knocking
him against a filingca binet.
Father Ecimovich said one of
the other parents pulled
Mackenroth away. The priest
said he then offered to shake
hands with Mackenroth, who re
fused.
The four parents then left,
he said, with Mackenroth shout
ing back that he was going to
“maul” the priest so that he
could not preach the next morn
ing.
POSTER WINNER—Maria Picciuolo, freshman at Aquinas High School, won the first
prize in a city-wide poster contest sponsored by the Augusta Public Library. The key
phrase of her poster was “The Library, the Key of Learning.” Cheryl Lewis, Senior, and
Johnathan Picciuolo, Junior , received honorable mention. Maria, left, is pictured with
second place winner, Larry Locke and Col. Kinson.
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April 21, Mrs. Edmund Ander
son was elected president for
the coming year.
The new president stated that
she accepted the honor with
great humility and much zeal.
Mrs. Anderson has had consid
erable experience in many pha
ses of Catholic action. In Feb
ruary 1963, she was appointed
National Vice-Chairman for
the Committee on Family and
Parent Education by Mrs. Joe-
seph McCarthy, President of
the National Council of Catholic
Women. She has served as
president of Our Lady of the
Air Sodality at Hunter Air Force
Base; as Chairman of Public
Relations of the Savannah Dean
ery, and is presently Diocesan
Chairman for the Committee on
Family and Parent Education,
and Radio Chairman for the
Savannah Deanery.
Other officers who will serve
with Mrs. Anderson are Mrs.
A. K. Gannam, 1st vice presi
dent; Mrs. Ira Smith, 2nd vice-
president; Mrs. Edward A. Pri-
esto, 3rd vice president; Mrs.
Leon Blackburn, Recording Se
cretary and Mrs. Wm. P. Sch
neider, Treasurer.
Mrs. Eugene Fitzpatrick re
tired after serving a very suc
cessful two-year term as presi
dent, during which time she at
tended meetings in every dean
ery of the diocese.
The meeting was preceded by
Benediction of the Blessed Sa
crament at St. Michael’s
Church, with Reverend Robert
Teoli, Pastor, officiating.
Other clergy present were
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Reverend Terence Kernan, O.
S. B., Sacred Heart Church,
and Reverend George James,
Blessed Sacrament Church,
Savannah.
Mrs. Kathryn Flowers,
President of St. Michael’s Pa
rish Council, gave the address
of welcome. Father Teoli also
extended greetings from St. Mi
chael’s.
Monsignor John D. Toomey
Diocesan Moderator, installed
the newly elected officers and
very graciously thanked the out
going officers for their devotion
to the work of the laity. Mon
signor complimented Mrs.
Fitzpatrick on her untiring ef
forts during her tenure of of
fice, and said that the Deanery
had prospered under her lead
ership.
Mimeographed sheets depict
ing the work of the Council
at the national and diocesan
levels were distributed to each
member attending the meeting.
The ladies of St. Michael’s
Parish Council were the host
esses at a lovely tea immedia
tely following the business
meeting. Mrs. Arthur Davis and
Mrs. Charles Peterson pre
sided at the punch bowls.
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School Prayer
COLUMBUS, Ohio, (NC)—
The Education Committee of
the Ohio House of Representa
tives has approved, 13-1, a
resolution calling for daily
prayers and Bible reading in
Ohio public schools.
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The Spanish midshipmen and
sailors of the vessel Juan Se
bastian de Elcano took Savannah
by storm during a six-day visit.
Many thrilling and heart-warm
ing impressions were made on
both sides. Everyone who came
into contact with these finest
sons of the Iberian peninsula
is the better for it. Each teen
ager who met these naval ca
dets has his own experience
to relate.
Nothing could match the heav
enly moment when more than
300 male voices shook the very
steeples of the Cathedral in a
pious salute to their patron,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel.-
The “Salve” they sang to the
accompaniment of a twelve-
piece band after the High Mass
sung by their deeply pious cul
tured and robust chaplain,
Padre Angel—was done with ob
vious pride and great filial love
for the Virgin Mary. This single
incident was more memorable
than any other and stirred a
tingle of emotions in the congre
gation to the point where the
Cathedral plaza fairly buzzed
with comments of reaction. Such
devotion to Mary is worthy of
imitation by us.
Talking with several young
men, it became evident that
they are very proud of their
Catholic faith and heritage.
Some are so well imbued with
Christian doctrine and a love
of their holy faith that their
apostolic zeal consumes them.
They desire and intend to be
lay apostles, members of the
Opus Dei movement. They will
influence others in their chos
en profession or avocation, to
make a better world. Such zeal
is rearely found and greatly to
be admired. Their courteous
ness and polished manners, too,
charmed us all.
Savannah put its traditional
ly warm hospitality into full
play and no one out did the young
ladies of St. Vincent’s Acad
emy. They literally swarmed
the dock and made these out
standing young men members of
their family for the week
It would be most interesting
to hear in detail the impressions
made upon the sailors. I think it
safe to say no city every gave a
warmer welcome. Nor a more
genuinely tearful farewell, as
the four-masted sailing vessel
turned almost under the Tal-
madge sky-bridge and headed
down-river for open seas and
other ports.
It really was a once-in-a-
lifetime experience and if only
the entire story of each indivi
dual’ s personal encounters and
reactions could be told, the re
suiting volumes would be worth
while reading.
Samples of impressions
follow. More will be carried in
the next issue. Many a les
son was inculated to be treas
ured in fond memory. v
These past 6 days have been
the most interesting and en
lightening of my entire life
The midshipmen of the Span
ish training ship, the Elcano,
have made such a lasting im
pression on me, that I am sure,
I will never forget them. In
my opinion, Americans could
learn much from these mid
shipmen. American boys, na
turally have their good points,
but 1 think that they could ben
efit greatly by observing these
Spaniards. I was so impressed
by their courteousness, their
appearance, and especially by
their price in their Catholic
faith, which one can see dis
appearing today in America
The week began for me last
Wednesday when I, as a mem
ber of the Academy Chorale of
Saint Vincent’s Academy, went
to a party for the midship
men at the Knights of Colum
bus. The rest of the week was
extremely enjoyable. Saturday
night, we were invited to the
Commandant’s Dance on
board the ship, where I spent
the most memorable evening of
my life.
I would have thought that the
language barrier would have
been a great problem; however,
it was no problem at all. French
high school classes did come in
handy when trying to talk to
the boys but many of them did
speak some English.
I can truly say that I will
never forget the all-too- short
visit of the Juan Sebastian El
cano. I have never had so much
fun and I have never been more
impressed by anything before
in my life.
ANNE
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I met many Spanish boys in
the past week. Their names
were Carmelo, Paul, Pepi,
Marion, Fernando, Julian. We
had them all for supper Thurs
day night at my aunt’s house.
The boys sang for us and danc
ed with us. Friday night we
went to another girls home
where her parents prepared
supper with her family and
friends. Saturday night we at
tended the dance aboard ship.
Sunday after mass we invited
the boys to go to the beach
and have dinner with a friend’s
family.
These boys were very kind
and gracious. They showed very
much respect for us.
MARY ANNE
I did not become acquainted
with any of the Spaniards until
Friday night when I attended
a fashion show at S.V.A. That
night I was privileged to meet
Enaique Garcia Fernandez and
his friend Raphael. These two
gentlemen, both age twenty,
are two of the nicest boys I
have ever met. Both are Ca
tholic and both are very cour
teous. They explained to me
how much they liked Savannah
and what a beautiful city she
is. I was invited by Raphael
to visit the ship on Sunday af
ternoon at 3:00 p.m. when both
would be on duty. Some of my
friends and I did so galdly and
we were happy that we did for
many beautiful friendships were
made. As a souvenier, I was
given a bottle of perfume in
Raphael's name by one of his
friends. I am extremely happy
that I took Spanish in high-
school and was therefore able
to understand most of what
they were saying. I will al
ways consider it a privilege to
have met and talked with these
two wonderful boys, Raphael and
Enrique and their friends Bar-
tolome and Francisco. I will
cherish this meeting as one of
the fondest memories of my life
and hope someday to be able to
see them again.
MARGIE
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. (NC)
—Frank H. Heller, Dallas,
Tex., banker and industrialist,
was elected president of the
National Council of Catholic
Men at its biennial convention
here.
Heller succeeds William F.
Johnson of Pompton Lakes,
N. J., who held the office for
the last two years.
Heller is a native of Weimar,
Tex., and an alumnus of the
University of Texas School of
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