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Vol. 43, No. 35 WEEKLY NEWSPAPER OP THE DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH ''KIHItS4N£PEO 10c Per Copy — $3 A Year Bishop McDonough Celebrant Of Afternoon Mass Saint Patrick’s To Observe Centennial AUGUSTA — Bishop Thomas J. McDonough will be celebrant of a Solemn Pontificial Mass, Sunday, May 19th, highlighting the official observance of the centennial of the consecreation of St. Patrick’s Church, old est Catholic Church in the City. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1963 Columbus Convention Mrs. John Ryan, Washington, D. C. National Vice Chairman of the National Committee on spiritual development; Mrs. Joseph Dembowski, Warner Robins, President of the Savannah Diocesan Council; Miss Elizabeth Hamburger, Columbus; and the Most Rev. Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Savannah. Author Tells DCCW Convention: “Meet Christ In His Word, Take Him Into The World” COLUMBUS — The spirit of renewal advocated by the Second Vatican Council was quickened at the twenty-fourth annual convention of Savannah Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, held in Columbus May 11 and 12 at the Ralston Hotel. Evidence of renewal was found in the Workshop on “Li turgy And Spiritual Develop ment” and especially during the question and answer per iod when members of the Coun cil fired questions asking about the liturgy as the center of life in the church. Much of the live ly debate concerned the Mass and ways to make it easier for the laity to participate in the Holy Sacrifice. Speakers for the workshop were: Miss Agnes Hoffman, chairman; Rev. Arthur Welt- zer and Mrs. Edmund Ander son, with Mary Perkins Ryan, national chairman of the N.C.C.W. Spiritual Develop ment Committee, acting as moderator. Re-elected for a second term as Diocesan President of the Savannah Council was Mrs. Jo seph J. Dembowski. Also elec ted was Mrs. H. R. Beville, i recording secretary. New offi cers installed at the convention were: first vice-president, Mrs. Anderson, Savannah Dean ery; Mrs. H. F. Gallman, Col umbus Deanery, second vice- president and Mrs. Joseph 0 - Connell, Augusta Deanery, third vice-president. Mrs. Ray Pinkston of the Columbus Dean ery was elected treasurer. The Right Rev. Msgr. John D. Toomey, spiritual modera tor of the diocesan council con ducted the installation. Mrs. Ryan was speaker at the convention banquet, Saturday night. Her address, “Finding Christ in Daily Life” carried out the theme of the convention which was “Restore All Things in Christ”. Mrs. Ryan said,“if we are to find Christ in our daily lives we must start with the liturgy and return to the ancient idea of the Mass being the center of Christian life.” INDEX QUESTION BOX 4 EDITORIALS 4 MARRIAGES 6 YOUTHSCOPE 5 HERE AND THERE..- 6 OBITUARIES 6 She reminded the gathering that the Vatican Council has said that it is the duty of every Catholic to meet Christ in His Word and take Him into the World. Mrs. Ryan spoke with the au thority of one who has published several books on the liturgi cal movement, and whose “Perspective For Renewal” was recommended by Msgr. Toomey in his talk to the Con vention. Msgr. Toomey also suggested that more women in the deanery attend workshops on Leadership and Council De velopment which will be sched uled in various cities in the dio cese. A feature of the Convention was the Most Reverend Thom as J. McDonough who spoke of his efforts to obtain more priests for the Savannah dio cese and of his trip to Ireland. He complimented the convention on “obtaining a speaker like Mrs. Ryan whose work exempli fies the idea of the lay apos- tolate.” He urged the women to devote themselves to becom ing a stronger laity and to bring the light of Christ into the (Continued on Page 5) New Hall For Dublin Parish DUBLIN—Ground was broken on Sunday, May 5th for a par ish hall at Immaculate Concep tion Church. Officiating was The Most Reverend Thomas J. McDonough, Bishop of Sa vannah. According to the Rev. Raphael Toner, M.S.Ss.T., pastor, the new facility, to be built at an approximate cost of $15,500.00 will cover 2,520 square feet, “It is something we have needed for a long time,” he said. “I’m sure it will add to the effectiveness of our Con fraternity of Christian Doc- Assistant Priest at the Mass, scheduled for five o’clock in the afternoon will be Rt. "Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Bourke, V.F. Rev. Nicholas Quinlan and Rev. Arthur Weltzer, former pastor of St. Patrick's will be Dea cons of Honor. Rev. John Shee han will be Deacon of the Mass with the Rev. A. B. Kearns, S.J., Subdeacon. Master of Ceremon ies will be Rt. Rev. Msgr. An drew J. McDonald, Chancellor of the Diocese. Assistant Mas ter of Ceremonies will be Rev. Ralph E. Seikel, pastor of St. Patrick’s. Bishop McDonough will de liver the sermon at the Mass. An extensive renovation pro gram has just been completed in time for the celebrations. Adolph Frei of Philadelphia was the decorator. The interior walls are paint ed in a pale green with a gold leaf design outlining the win- downs. The ceiling is a pale buff that is interspersed with gold leaf design. In the sanc tuary, above the altar, is a painting of Christ the King, flanked by two Angels. Behind the altar is a painting of the crucifixion, below which are the four symbols of the evan gelists. The walls of the side altars are done in a rose color with an intricate grate work design behind the altars. The pillars 1 of the church were painted in a bronze color which brings into greater relief the design of con struction. The woodwork of the choir loft has been redone in a cream color which helps to lighten the whole interior. The exterior is painted in a gray-brown with the hand made bricks out-lined in white. A new cross was placed on the steeple and all exterior wood work painted white. Saint Patrick’s Church, Augusta (Morgan Fitz photo) trine program, and of course, our people are so happy to have adequate facilities for parish meetings and social events. “I’m sure I speak for all the people of Immaculate Concep tion parish when I extend thanks to His Excellency, our Bishop and to our fellow Catholics throughout the Diocese. Be cause part of the cost of this new building will be borne by the Bishop’s Confraternity of the Laity fund, to which every one in the Diocese contributes each year.” Contractor for the hall is Lewis Alexander. Offers First Solemn Mass At Savannah SAVANNAH — The Rev. Clement Porzio, O.S.B., cele brated his first Solemn Mass at Blessed Sacrament Chruch, Savannah on Sunday, May 12th at 12:15 p.m. Father Porzio was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood on May 4th at Belmont Abbey Ca thedral, Belmont, N. C. The son of Mrs. Louise A. Porzio, and the late Mr. Por zio, of 720 E. 52nd St., he received his elementary educa tion at Blessed Sacrament School and graduated from Ben edictine Military School. He entered the Benedictine novitiate in 1956 and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Belmont Abbey College in 1959. Besides pursuing his theolo- gican studies at Belmont Ab bey Seminary, Father Porzio has done graduate work in Ed ucational Guidance during the (Continued on Page 6) EXAMINE PLANS—Father Raphel Toner, M.S.Ss.T. pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Dublin explains floor plan of proposed parish hall at recent ground-breaking ceremonies. From L. to R. Bishop McDonough; Drs. Joseph and Elizabeth Holmes; George McCullen, Jr.; Lewis Alexander, building contractor, and Father Toner. Inter-Faith Cooperation Sought In Anti-Smut Drive SAVANNAH -Inter-faith co operation is being sought in a drive to remove obscene and morally objectionable litera ture from local newsstand. The campaign was initiated at a meeting of Sacred Heart Parish Home and School Asso ciation on May 7th. Mr. A. K. Gannam, chair man of a special 3-man com mittee appointed to investigate complaints from parents about the display of books and maga zines considered morally objectionable on grocery and drug store newsstands, submit ted a report declaring that “obscene literature is being sold on the newsstand of drug stores and grocery stores” and “is being sold to and read by minors in our community.” The committee said that a check of several stores in Sa cred Heart parish showed that objectionable books and maga zines were available, on dis play, and were, in fact, sold to children. A resolution was introduced, asking for local hearings by the State Literature Committee. Copies of the resolution were sent to the Rt. Rev. Albert R. Stuart, Bishop of the Epis copal Diocese of Georgia; Rab bi A. I. Rosenberg, of the Con gregation B’nai B’rith Jacob; the Rev. Frank L. Robertson, District Superintendent of the South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church; the Rev. W.J. Carswell, Chairman of the Savannah Baptist Association; and the Rev. John W. Beam, Director of Savannah’s Bap tist Goodwill Center. Requests for copies of the resolution were received from several area churches, in cluding Mr. J. Ed Johnson, of the 1st Seventh Day Adven tist Church; the Rev. James Varnell, Pastor of Trinity Me thodist Church; Mr. G. E. Strickland of the Brotherhood of Ardsley Park Baptist Church, the Rev. W. Forrest Lanier, Pastor of the First Baptist Church; the Rev. Thurman Brantley, Pastor of Trinity Me thodist Church in nearby Pooler; and the Rev. Henry Van Kluve, Pastor of the First Free Will Baptist Church. The Sacred Heart group has since contacted the Home and School Associations of all Ca tholic schools in the county, as well as Mrs. L. J. Rabey, President of the Chatham Coun ty Council of Parent-Teacher Associations, in an effort to enlist their support. Mr. Gannam said in a tele phone interview, “We’re not professionals at this sort of thing. We’re just a group of parents who are incensed at the presence of these publica tions in places where they are easily available to children, at the corner drugstore and at the grocery store. “We hope that concerted ef forts by all interested parents and civic and religious groups will bring about the removal of printed filth from our communi ty. “We are not trying to form a ‘vigilante committee’ ” he said. "We have asked Church, Civic and School groups to use their own discretion and either join with us, or conduct their own independent survey of our (Continued on Page 6) PRAY FOR OlIR PRIESTLY DEAD REV. J. B. GILLESPIE May 20, 1854 REV. CHARLES C. PRENDERGAST May 20, 1896 REV. PATRICK CAFFERTY May 22, 1888 REV. HENRY SCHONHARDT May 24, 1954 Oh God, Who didst give to thy servants by their sacredotaf office, a share in the priest hood of the Apostles, grant, we implore, that they may also be one of their company forever in heaven. Through Christ Our Lord, Amen. EXTENSION SOCIETY CHECK FOR PARISH HALL—Right Rev. JosephB. Lux (seated), President of The Catholic Church Extension Society, presenting to Father John F. Loftus (right) a check for $10,000.00 to help with the new Parish Center of Saint Matthew’s in Statesboro. On the left is Father John L. May, General Secretary of Extension. Work on the new building is progressing well. Sunday, June 8, the Feast of the Holy Trinity, has been tentatively designated for the Dedication. The men of the parish have undertaken to paint the building inside and out and to build the cabinets for the kitchen.