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CONFIRMATION CLASS of Sacred Heart parish, Terence Kernan, O.S.B.
Savannah, is pictured with their pastor, the Rev.
SISTER MARY LUKE URGES
AUGUSTA
Sacred Heart PCCW
Donates New Clothing
PACK (i—The Southern (Voss, .lanu«uV7, 19(>5
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(Rev. Herbert J. Wellmeier)
Nuns Be More Active
In E cumenical W ork
by Paul F. Page
(N.C.W.C. News Service)
DENVER—A proponent of the
new image of the nun said here
Sisters especially trained in
theology “should take a more
active role in ecumenical dis
cussions with other religious
groups.’’
“In fact,” said Sister Mary
Luke, “I believe all Sisters
should do more in this area. In
the schools, especially the Sis
ters can teach attitudes — re
spect for other beliefs and an
openness to all that is good.”
Sister Mary Luke, superior
general of the Sisters of Loret-
to, was the first American wo
man auditor at the third session
of the Second Vatican Council
and is chairman of the Confer
ence of Major Superiors of wo
men religious. She contended
that there is a clear mandate
for Sisters to participate in the
ecumenical movement.
“The Vatican Council has
made it incumbent on women
in religious orders to take part
in the ecumenical movement,”
she said in an address at Lo-
retto Heights College here.
The Conference of Major Su
periors of which she is chair
man is made up of some 425
superiors of women religious in
the U.S. representing some 186,-
000 Sisters. '
She expressed hope that more
women will be represented on
groups which are responsible
for making decisions on the
work and life of women in the
Church.
“If women are competent,”
she declared, “they should be
consulted just as men are.”
She advocated that religious
communities should:
• Join with other community
groups in civic and social work,
particularly in race relations,
delinquency, housing, and wel
fare problems.
• Encourage members to at
tend Mass as individuals inter
mingled with laymen, not iso
lated from them.
• Go slow on changing to
garb severely modern out of
respect to older members.
She said that a committee of
her sisterhood is designing a
modern habit, but that a final
design has not been selected.
“We are experimenting with
modern dress in South Ameri
ca,” she said. “This habit is
similar to a suit with a simple
veil.’’
News F rom
T homas ville
Mrs. Norman I. Boatwright,
director from the Province of
Atlanta of the National Council
of Catholic Women, and
Joseph J. O’Connell. pres^B
of the Augusta Deanery, wWo
honor guests at this meeting.
New members and other
guests were Miss Grace Dela
ney, Miss Pauline Martin, and
Mrs. Robert E. Ducey.
The Very Rev. Felix Donnelly
expressed h i s appreciation to
the council for their assistance
in the past and wished for the
members and their families a
holy and happy Christmas. He
paid tribute to Miss Alice Doyle,,
organist at Sacred Heart Church
for fifty-five years, and request
ed prayers in her behalf as she
is now confined to her home
because of illness.
The council’s annual Christ
mas party was held after the
business session.
Bishop
Confirms At
St. Martin’s
A large congregation filled
the chapel of St. Martin ^De
Porres Chapel at Americui^B
Bishop Thomas J. McDonotJK
recent visit to administer the
Sacrament of Confirmation. It
was one of the first iines that
Confirmation was administered
according to the new ritual.
The choir from St. Clare’s
Church, under the direction of
Dr. James Marquis of Albany
State College, greeted the Bish
op with a hymn from the new
People’s Mass Book, “Great
Shepherd of a Loyal Flock”.
Mr. Richard Sutton read the
Epistle from the Votive Mass
of the Holy Spirit. The choir
then sang the well-known hymn,
“Come Holy Ghost”, and the
Holy Gospel was read.
RECIPIENTS of the Ad Altare Dei Medal at Blessed Sacrament, Savannah, pictur
ed with Msgr. Andrew J. McDonald, pastor, are (1. to r.) Patrick Harper, George
Barrv. Michael Dillon, Robert Innes, George Paul and Michael Hennessv.
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SAVANNAH
To begin the New Year on a
happy note and a positive ap
proach, we borrow from Father
Conroy’s excellent column in
the Sunday Visitor, called to
our attention by a reader.
Youth are reminded that all
those Christmas tree lights are
representations of Christ as the
Light of the World as the sea
son’s liturgy frequently calls to
our attention. Putting on Christ,
we are to lighten the darkness
of our world.
A
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—
At home “The light of a
smile instead of the darkness of
an eternal frown ... the light
of a cooperative and under
standing attitude instead of the
darkness of a constantly rebel
lious spirit which only sows con
fusion and misery for all con
cerned ... the light of honesty
about where you have been and
with whom you associate in
stead of the darkness of deceit.
The light of being responsible
instead of the darkness of lazi
ness and untrustworthiness . . .
the light of generosity instead
of" the darkness of selfishness,
pettiness and constant pouting
... the light of doing your best
instead of the darkness which
you bring into your parents’
lives when you waste your time
in school or anywhere else . . .
The light of happiness you
give to your parents when they
observe your regularity at the
Sacraments instead of the dark
ness of discouragement when
they know you haven’t been to
Confession for a long time or
have been missing Mass.”
Father Conroy includes young
er brothers and sisters for a
share of the light “It is possi
ble for you to bring to them the
light of good example instead
of the darkness of lukewarm
ness where family interests are
concerned . . . the light of
fraternal charity instead of the
darkness of a vicious temper
and equally vicious tongue . ..
the light of patience instead of
the darkness of grumbling, cri
ticism, sarcasm and ridicule ...
the light of helpfulness instead
of the darkness of sophistica
tion, haughtiness and selfish
protests of “what about me?”
And at school he calls for
“the light sparked by your spir
it of cooperation instead of the
darkness created by your spirit
of indifference, even disobedi
ence ... the light of your good
will instead of the darkness of
selfishness . . .
The light of charity to your
classmates instead of the dark
ness of hate, recrimination, cri
ticism and revenge ... the
light of helpfulness to the less
talented instead of the pall of
darkness brought down by your
distant attitude, your sophistica
tion and self-interest . . .
The light of friendliness to all
instead of the darkness of re
striction to a few select people
... the light of your personali
ty and social gifts to all in
stead of the darkness created
by your confining yourself to an
exclusive friendship with just
one person . . . the light of in
spiration and encouragement to
others instead of the darkness
of being the occasion of sin to
them ... the light of courtesy
rather than darkness left by
boorishness and hoodlumism.”
If every CYO member read
and observed Father Conroy’s
enlightened remarks, what a
happy new year it would be for
themselves and everyone a-
round them.
The families of St. August
ine’s Parish celebrated the joy
ous feast of the nativity of Je
sus filled with the spirit of this
holy feast — the spirit of giv
ing.
On Saturday, December 19,
all the children of the Catechet
ical School participated in a
special Christmas Mass. It was
special in the sense that at the
Offertory after two of the
youngsters brought the gifts of
wine and water and ciborium to
the altar they were followed
immediately by the rest of the
children bearing their gifts.
In the four weeks of the holy
season of Advent each of the
children was instructed by the
Catechetical teacher to make a
list of prayers, sacrifices, Mass
es, Communions, etc. They were
to tally these on a sheet of pa
per which would be placed in
a small box and gift wrapped.
These were to be the spiritual
gifts to the Christ Child from
our children.
The procession at the offerto
ry was most impressive as one
could see each of the young
sters come to the altar to place
his gift at the feet of the In
fant lying on a pillow on the
floor immediately in front of
the altar of sacrifice. During
the offertory procession the
children sang Silent Night.
On Sunday afternoon, Decem
ber 20, a birthday party in hon
or of the Christ Child was cele
brated at Coats & Clark Rec
reation Center. It was sponsor
ed by St. Augustine's Council
of Catholic Women. The Rev.
Mario Di Leila, O.F.M., pastor,
was in charge of the program.
Featured attractions were a
beautifully decorated birthday
cake for the Infant Jesus and
the manger scene. “Happy
Birthday Dear Jesus” was sung
as the children presented their
gifts of baby layettes to Him in
front of the manger. These gifts
will be used for His little poor
ones, and will be sent to the
Holy Father’s Storeroom to be
distributed to needy infants.
A musical program of Christ
mas carols was presented by
the children’s choir under the
direction of Fr. Mario, Mrs. J.
A. Thomas and Mrs. Jimmy
Taylor.
The Christmas theme was
used in brightly decorated cakes
with holiday designs with Christ
mas arrangements and lighted
candles as table decorations.
Refreshments of cake and
punch were served by the social
activity committee, with Mrs.
Wilfred Cherry and Mrs. H. C.
Morgan in charge of arrange
ments, assisted by Mrs. J. H.
Rowley, Mrs. H. H. Schulte,
Mrs. Irvin Passmore and Miss
es Dawn and Donna Passmore.
Hostesses were members of
the membership committee in
cluding Miss Tess Coghlan, Miss
Ethel Gonzalez and Mrs. Leon
Jones.
Sister Mary Luke said that
the rules of her order have
been relaxed to allow Sisters to
accept invitations, as individu
als, to have dinner and take
part in programs in private
homes providing that they are
in line with the Sister’s religious
interest and not purely social.
She said her presence at the
last council session, along with
seven other nuns and seven lay
women, was proof that the
council Fathers placed impor
tance on the role of women in
the Church.
“Woman has made contribu
tions and found a place in the
world,” she declared, “so the
Church must catch up with
this.”
3,000 Nuns
BERLIN (NO — More than
3,000 Catholic nuns are living
and working in East Germany,
according to National Zeitung,
a communist newspaper pub
lished in this city’s eastern sec
tor. The paper said the nuns
help maintain 39 Catholic hos
pitals, 118 homes for the aged
and 319 rural settlements.
Ad Altare Dei Medals
For Savannah Scouts
Six members of Troop 16,
sponsored by the Church of the
Most Blessed Sacrament, were
awarded the Ad Altare Dei
Medal, God and Country Award.
This is the highest spiritual
award that the Catholic Church
gives to a Boy Scout for ad
vancement in the spiritual con
tent of the program.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew
J. McDonald presented the Ad
Altare Dei Awards at the 9
a.m. Mass Sunday to Patrick
Harper, George Barry, Michael
Dillon, Robert Innes, George
Paul and Michael Hennessy.
George D. Barry, 16, is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank I.
Barry of 2 Chipper Circle.
George is a junior assistant
Scoutmaster, attended the jam
boree at Valley Forge this past
summer and is a member of
the Tomo Chi Chi Lodge, Order
of the Arrow. A communicant
of Blessed Sacrament Church,
he is an active member of the
CYO and is a Knight of the Al
tar. George is an 11th grade
student of Jenkins High School.
Robert Clapp Innes Jr., 14,
is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Rob
ert C. Innes of 3 Althes Park
way. A Life Scout Robert is a
junior instructor in the troop, a
member of the Order of the
Arrow, and attended the jam
boree at Valley Forge this past
summer. A communicant of St.
James Catholic Church, he is a
Knight of the Altar. A 9th grade
student at Wilder Jr. High
School, he is treasurer of the
Stamp Club.
George N. Paul III, 15, is
the son of Mrs. G. N. Paul Jr.
Seventy-five articles of new
clothing for infants and small
children were placed under the
Christmas tree at the Decem
ber meeting of the Sacred
Heart (Augusta) Parish Council
of Catholic Women held in Mer
cy Hall. These garments will
be shipped to the Holy Father’s
storerooms to be distributed in
destitute areas of the world.
The focal point of the Christmas
decorations was a white ceram
ic madonna, a gift made by
Mrs. James C. Simpson, and
presented to the council.
Miss Frances Casey, foreign
relief chairman, announced that
clean used clothing is still be
ing collected for the overseas
clothing drive and invited the
ladies to contribute to the Ma
donna Plan which furnishes sta
ple foods for new-born infants
and mothers in poverty-stricken
areas.
The committee cooperating
with Catholic Charities stated
that 325 outer dressings had
been made at the last sewing
session, and that a donation of
ten dollars had been given to
the Red Cross for gifts for serv
icemen in the local hospitals.
Mrs. R. W. Maddox, Jr., Sa
cred Heart Home and School
chairman, stated that the re
cent parking lot project and
the turkey dinner had been suc
cessful and thanked members
for their support.
Miss Thelma Rogers, presi
dent, informed the group that
the mid - winter deanery lunch
eon meeting will be held on
January 20th, and that the Most
Rev. Thomas J. McDonough,
D.D., J.C.D., will be guest
speaker. Mass preceding the
luncheon will be celebrated at
Sacred Heart Church.
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of 203 Kinzie Ave. A Life Scout,
George attended the jamboree
this past summer. A 10th grade
student at St. John Vianney
Seminary and a communicant
of the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, is on the football, bas
ketball, and softball teams at
school, is a Knight of the Altar,
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Don Bosco Player.
• Michael Francis Hennessy, 15,
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam F. Hennessy of 1502 East
49th St. and is a member of
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ael was winner of the city-wide
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Contest in 1964, is active in the
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Award. He holds the rank of
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cis N. Dillon of 1423 East An
derson St., members of Blessed
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in the 9th grade at St. John Vi
anney Seminary, is active in
the Holy Name Society, is a
member of the Don Bosco Play
ers, and is recipient of the St.
John Vianney Award. A First
Class Scout, he is a member of
the Tomo Chi Chi Lodge, Or
der of the Arrow. He played on
the state Champion team in the
Pony League of Savannah in
1964.
Patrick Bernard Harper, 15,
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert J. Harper of 1307 East 39th
St. The family belongs to the
Blessed Sacrament Church. Pat
is active in the Junior Holy
Name Society, and is a Knight
of the Altar. A First Class
Scout, he is currently Quarter
master of the Troop and is a
member of the Order of the Ar
row. He is a 9th grade student
at Benedictine Military School.
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The Bishop gave a stirring
sermon. He spoke at length a-
bout the great work of the Ecu
menical Council. But what thrill
ed the congregation most was
the account of the canonization
of the Uganda martyrs which he
was privileged to witness and
which brought so much glory to
the Church in Africa.
Everyone in the congregation
who was baptized renewed their
baptismal promises. The Sacra
ment of Confirmation was then
administered with Benediction
of the Most Blessed Sacrament
concluding the service.
The Bishop was assisted by
Father Rayner Dray, O.F.M.,
pastor of St. Mary’s Church, A-
mericus, and Father Mario De
Leila, O.F.M., pastor of St. Au
gustine’s, Thomasville. Father
Francis Azar, O.F.M., pastor of
St. Teresa’s, Cordele, and Fa
ther Neal O’Brien, O.F.M., pas
tor at Bainbridge and Camilla,
also assisted in the cererj
Monsignor Andrew J. McD
was the Master of Ceremor
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Lowe, Mrs. James Paschel, and
Miss Barbara Washington, ten
dered the Bishop a reception in
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Thy Servants by their sacerdo
tal office, a share in the priest
hood of the Apostles, grant,
jve implore, that they may also
be one of their company in
heaven. Through Christ Our
Lord, Amen.