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PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, April 1, 1965
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Rev. Herbert J. Wellmeier
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This Sunday being Passion Sun
day, most Catholics will intensify
their efforts to “suffer with
Christ.” They will redouble their
aspirations toward virtue, their
flesh-negating moritfications,
and their already increased pray
er life. A planned program of
daily meditation on the Gospel
accounts of Our Lord’s Passion
and Death seems to be essen
tial for a totally complete “sym
pathetic” passiontide. Unless we
concentrate on the actual physi
cal and mental tortures Christ
suffered, the true depth of his
all-embracing love may escape
our comprehension.
Everyone shudders at pain and
the horror of viewing “ a worm
and no man.”
But if we merely go through
the motions of following the
liturgy, if we fail to enter in to
an almost eye-witness obser
vance of the horrible sufferings,
if we do not relive the painful
tortures our Redeemer under
went , then love will not move us
to a total commitment of our
personal lives to his service and
companionship. Even as these
words are written and read, a
NEXT WEEK
hollow ring of emptiness may
seem to prevail, as it is ex
tremely difficult to express per
sonal convictions or impress
someone else with the importance
of religious experience. There is
definitely no substitute for Chris
tian maturity and an awareness
that life is not a lark but the
serious business of saving one’s
soul amid the current emphasis
on service to society.
But this one thing can be guar
anteed. Anyone, a youth or his
parent, will not be the same per
son spiritually, if he spends the
two remaining weeks of Lent in
busy companionship with Jesus.
Religion may be a “laugh”
to many, too much a burden for
some others, too immaterial and
unrelated to still others, but for
tunately there are enough con
vinced of the value of moments
well-spent with Christ.
If this reads in the nature of
a challenge to our youngsters and
adolescents who are given off
from school the latter days of
Holy Week, that is exactly the
intention. The precise purpose of
these “free days” is an increased
opportunity to join the church
for both public and private
communing with Christ the Suf
ferer.
A blessed Holy Week to our
readers, then - blessings that
flow from exhaustion and fatigue
resulting from being a co-suf-
ferer with the Beloved Redeemer.
Missions Planned F or
Sylvania, W aynesboro
Father George Mathis, pastor
of St. Christopher’s Church,
Claxton, will be the guest
preacher for two three-day
“Missions” at Our Lady of the
Assumption Church, Sylvania and
at Sacred Heart Church, Waynes
boro.
The Missions will take place
on six successive days beginning
Sunday, April 4th.
According to Father John Gar
vey, Our Lady of the Assumption
pastor, these special pre-Easter
services will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Exercises will be held at the
Sylvania Church on Sunday, Mon
day and Tuesday, and at Sacred
Heart on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday. The Glenmary Home
Missioners, who staff both
churches have extended an in
vitation to all parishioners and
their friends.
Father Mathis, a member of
the Glenmary Home Missioners,
has been active in church work
in Georgia for some eight years
having served previously at
Statesboro and Swainsboro prior
to his assuming the pastorate
at Claxton five years ago.
Among his duties has been that
of serving as Catholic Chaplain
at the Georgia State Prison at
Reidsville. He also has been
serving as a consultant to the
Church-Building Programs of the
Diocese of Savannah.
SPRING MEETING
The election of Officers and
Annual Committee Reports high
lighted the Spring Meeting of the
Savannah Deanery Council ofCa-
tholic Women, held last Sunday
at the Cathedral Day School.
Mrs. Edmund Anderson, Re
tiring President, congratulated
and thanked all Officers and Com
mittee Chairmen “for their ac
complishments during my tenure
of office.”
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Around T he Diocese
Obituaries
* Lt. Col. Robert F. Coveny of Columbus, March 19th.
* Francis Sloan Boisfeuillet of Savannah, March 20th.
* Miss May Theresa Hogan of Savannah, March 23rd.
* James Anthony Byers of Fort Screven, March 23rd.
* John Henry Conneff of Savannah, March 23rd.
* Mrs. Maude Baston Craig of Augusta, March 26th.
* Mrs. Philomena Guerrero Boone of Augusta, March 26th.
* Henry Mitchell Dunn of Savannah, March 29th.
Marriages
“WHEN IRISH EYETH ARE THMILING” — Miss-
ing front teeth of some of these youngsters failed
to dampen the high spirits of their St. Patrick’s Day
program
and willing
at St. Paul’s parish, Douglas. Smiling eyes
r oices proclaim that, on March 17th,
it. .raui s pansn, nuugias.
,nd willing voices proclaim that, on
'All the world is bright and gay”
FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
Bishop Presents Vianney Award
To Over Two Hundred Altar Boys
Officers Are Named
By Savannah Deanery
Mrs. A. K. Gannam, President;
Mrs. W. P. Schneider, 1st Vice
President; Mrs. Robert M. Ho
ward, 2nd Vice President; Mrs.
M. E. Lenz, of Brunswick,
Georgia, 3rd Vice President;
Mrs. Joseph Byrnes, Secretary
and Mrs. F. B. Elmore, Trea
surer. Monsignor John D.
Toomey, Diocesan Spirtual Mod
erator, installed the new officers.
Five members of the Clergy
and 15 affiliates were present
at the Meeting.
More than two hundred altar
boys from throughout the Savan
nah Diocese, together with par
ents and other members of their
families, filled the Catheral of
St. John the Baptist in Savannah
to capacity last Sunday.
These were altar boys chosen
by their pastors for outstanding
service at the altar in their
respective parishes, and nomi
nated for the St. John Vianney
medal, awarded annually by His
Excellency, Bishop Thomas J.
McDonough. The medal is named
for the 19th century pastor of
the town of Ars in France, ca
nonized by the Catholic Church.
During his lifetime he be
came the most renowned con
fessor in France and often spent
entire days hearing confessions.
Never a brilliant student dur
ing his studies for the Priest
hood, he finished them only with
great difficulty, and by dint of
heroic effort and prayer.
Yet, within a few years of
his tenure as pastor of the church
at Ars, the town had become a
mecca for pilgrims from all over
France and Europe. He is cred
ited with having had the ability
to “read hearts” and with having
brought back to the Sacraments
countless men and women who had
neglected their religous duties
for many years.
According to Bishop Mc
Donough, “His concern for the
parish church and his reverence
for the altar on which God rests
made him an excellent example
for every altar boy.”
The special Pontifical Mass,
celebrated by Bishop McDonough,
at which the medals were con
ferred, was the high point of a
weekend of activities which be
gan Saturday afternoon at Sa
vannah’s minor Seminary, also
named for St. John Vianney.
Boys began arriving at the
seminary early Saturday after
noon, where both they and their
parents registered. Boys from
cities other than Savannah and
nearby towns were given over
night accomodations at the semi
nary.
A specially prepared program
of activities included games; din
ner at the seminary; a'message
of welcome delivered by Bishop
McDonough; a talk on vocations
to the priesthood by Father John
Cuddy, seminary instructor; an
original play entitled “The Man
from A.U.N.T.”, presented by
JACQUELYN PLAGGE
3rd Generation Navy
Nurse Begins Career
According to a report in the
Columbus Ledger, Jacquelyn
Plagge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Plagge of St. Anne’s
parish, Columbus has been com
missioned an ensign in the Navy
Nurse Corps at the Navy Re
cruiting Station in Macon.
She was sworn in by her grand
father, Cdmr. (ret.) Edward
Plagge, in the presence of her
parents and her brother, Ric
hard, a student at Auburn Uni
versity.
Continuing a family tradition,
she represents the third gen
eration of the Plagge family to
serve in the Navy. Her father
served five years in both the
Atlantic and Pacific theaters and
was discharged in 1945 as a
radioman first class.
Her grandfather, who resides
in Medeira Beach, Fla., entered
the Navy in 1919. Before retiring
in 1953 he served as the executive
officer Joint Communication
Activities Guam, Assistant Chief
of Staff for Communications,
Naval Air Forces, Pacific Di
rector of Communications Mili
tary Sea Transportation Ser
vices, Pacific, San Francisco and
Chief Signal Officer Naval
Forces, Allied Forces Northern
Europe, Oslo, Norway.
The three Plagge all will have
completed their initial Naval
Training Period at the Training
Station, Newport, R. I. Ensign
Jackie Plagge will experience her
training 46 years after her grand
father completed his recruit
training there.
students of the seminary; the
awards Mass and a Communion
breakfast at the banquet hall of
the Knights of Columbus, Coun
cil 631.
Though the weather was threat-
ing on Saturday, both altar boys
and seminary students found
plenty of time for softball, foot
races and just plain browsing
around the wide expanse of
grounds surrounding the semi
nary and Camp Villa Marie, ad
jacent to the seminary.
A separate program was set
up for visiting parents, who were
the guests of the seminary at a
buffet dinner, where they heard
addresses by Bishop McDonough
and Father William V. Coleman,
seminary rector and Vice-Chan
cellor of the Savannah diocese.
They were also shown picture
slides, illustrating a talk on vo
cations to the priesthood.
♦Miss Nancy Debera Hudson of Camden, S.C and Mr. Alfred Vicent
of Brunswick, March 19th inSt. Francis Xavier Church, Brunswick.
♦Miss Carmen Dolores Ayala and Mr. Donald Otis McIntyre Jr. of
Savannah, March 19th in The Nativity of Our Lord Church, Thunder
bolt.
♦Miss Roberta Diane Gill of St. Simon’s Island and Ens. John Allan
Pezzuti of Wayne, N.J., March 21st in St. William’s Chapel, St.
Simon’s Island.
Necrology
Rev. John J. Kirby, April 3, 1872.
Augusta Deanery Meeting
The Spring meeting of the Augusta Deanery Council of Catholic
Women will be held at 3 PM., on Sunday April 4th, at Lourdes
Hall, St. Joseph’s parish. Election of officers will be held at this
meeting.
Communion Breakfast
The C.Y.O. of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish, Savannah,
receive Communion and attend breakfast following the 12 o’clock
Mass on the third Sunday of each month. Officers of the group,
all seniors at St. Pius X High School, are Rudolph Payton, pre^
sident; Pamela Bryant, vice-president; Cedile Smith, secreta^
and Alvin Green, treasurer. The C. Y. O. at St. Mary’s has
membership of thirty-five.
Plays at Macon
Mt. de Sales Dramatics Club will present two one-act plays,
“The Patchwork Quilt,” a realistic drama, and “Judith,” a biblical
story on April 8 at 8 P M. in the school gymnatorium. Tickets for
the performance are $1.00 and reserve seats are available for $2.00.
B.C. Hospitality Day
The Benedictine Athletic Association of Benedictine Military
School, Savannah, will hold a Hospitality Day on Saturday, April
24th from 10 A.M. until 8 P.M. The day’s activities will provide
entertainment of interest for both young and old, with the pro
ceeds to be used to buy badly needed athletic equipment and to
pay off outstanding debts incurred by the Athletic Association
for the Athletic program.
SOUTHERN CROSS
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New Advertiser
M&M Supermarkets are the
newest advertiser in the Southern
Cross. For the next thirteen
weeks, some of the finest food
bargains in the Coastal Empire
will be found in their advertise
ments which will appear, weekly,
on our back page.
M&M has a long history of
providing Savannah with the finest
food merchandise available. The
organization, owned by Mr. Nor
ton Melaver and Mrs. Annie Me-
laver, has served the area for
the past sixteen years at their
store located on the corner of
Habersham and Gwinnett streets.
This past summer the organi
zation expanded, with the opening
of a second store atSkidawayRd.
and Laroche Ave. embracingl3,-
000 square feet, this ultra
modern Super Market offers the
most modern facilities for cus
tomer service and convenience.
Mr. Seymour Greenholtz is the
manager of the M&M store at
Habersham and Gwinnett. He and
his staff are ready to serve
readers of The Southern Cross.
This store is conveniently located
to serve parishioners of Cathe
dral, Sacred Heart, St. Bene
dict’s and Most Pure Heart of
Mary Parishes, and is the most
convenient to St. Anthony’s and
Our Lady of Lourdes, Port Went
worth.
Parishioners at Blessed Sa
crament, Saint James and
Nativity of Our Lord, will pro
bably find the Skidaway at La
roche store most convenient to
them in taking advantage of bar
gains advertised in The Southern
Cross. This store is also the
most convenient for shoppers
from St. Michael’s, Savannah,
Beach. Manager George E. Smith
and his staff assure prompt,
courteous customer service.
We ask that, when shopping at
M&M, readers call attention to
the fact that they saw their ad
in The Southern Cross. In this
manner they will have an op
portunity to help spread the
apostolate of the Catholic Press
in south Georgia.
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