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MUSIC, LITURGY GROUPS EXPANDED
FATHER ROBERT J. TEOLI prepares to cast memorial wreath into Wilmington
River at ceremony commemorating fishejrmen who died during the past year.
(Staff Photo by Bob Ward)
AT THUNDERBOLT
Thousands Line Shore To
Watch Blessing Of Fleet
More than seventy boats filed
in solemn procession past the
pastor of Thunderbolt’s Nativity
parish to receive the Church’s
solemn “Blessing for Fishermen
and Boats.’’
Father Robert J. Teoli offici
ated at the colorful rites, wit
nessed by several thousand per
sons, who lined the banks of the
Wilmington River. Also partici
pating were clergy, civic officials
and uniformed Fourth Degree
Knights of Columbus.
|e ceremonies also included
a memorial service for deceased
fishermen of Thunderbolt’s
Shrimp Fleet.
Father Teoli blessed a floral
wreath, which was cast into the
waters in commemoration of all
the fishermen who died during
the past year.
This is the second year that
Father Teoli has blessed the
fleet. The practice was revived
last year following a lapse of
many years.
The Warrior, owned by Charles
August Jr., took first prize for
the best decorated boat. Second
prize was won by the Lucky
Lady with third place going to
the Premuda.
Judging the boats were Frank
Rossiter of the Savannah Morn
ing News, Joe Petty of WSAV-
TV, and Douglas Weathers of
WTOC-TV
HEADLINE
HOPSCOTCH
EUROPE
New Encyclical?
VIENNA, Austria (NC)—Archbishop Boleslaw Kominek of Wroc-
low, Poland, told newsmen here that Pope Paul VI is working on
a new encyclical dealing with marriage and the family. He said
the encyclical would be published at an undetermined future date,
since the scientific inquiries have not been concluded “so far as
it is known.” The Polish prelate also told reporters that the
Pope is reading an instruction on mixed marriages.
FAR EAST
Sterilization Bill
BOMBAY, India (NC)—A bill which calls for the compulsory
sterilization of physically and mentally disabled persons was in
troduced in the Maharashtra state legislature. A legislator in-
tiflkced the bill-due for discussion in July on the grounds that
il^i “in the larger interests of society” to prevent such per
sons from having children. The bill would require, automatic
sterilization of anyone afflicted with leprosy, syphilis or tuber
culosis. Millions in India are said to suffer from these diseases.
AFRICA
Congo Rescue
LEOPOLDVILLE, The Congo (NC)--Fifteen European nuns were
among 19 persons who arrived here (June 27) after being rescued
by government troops from rebels in the northern Congo. The
nuns, along with a Protestant missionary nurse from Britain and
another woman with two children, are among the survivors of a
rebel-led massacre in the town of Buta May 30, during which 31
European priests and Brothers were killed.
FATHER JAMES M. DARBY,
S. M., president of the Conference
of Major Superiors of Men is
presiding at the CMSM annual
meeting being held (June 30-
July 3) at St. Norbert College,
West de Pere, Wis. Father Dar
by, provincial superior of the
Marianists’ Cincinnati province,
is serving his second one-year
term as president.
(NC Photos)
Bishop Forms Commissions
For Ecumenism, Education
The ritual for blessing of ships
and fishermen, said Father Teoli
in explaining the ceremony, “is
rich with depth of meaning. The
opening words are full of signi
ficant truth for the sailor as
well as all other men. ‘Our Help
is in the name of the Lord’are
the first words of the priest.
“The ceremony continues with
special prayers for those whose
work is in ships. Incidents in
the life of Christ and His help to
men of the sea are recounted.
It is pointed out that His closest
associates were recruited from
a group of fishermen.
“Finally the ships are dedi
cated to God. Holy Water is
sprinkled on them and the priest,
anticipating the dangers which
may lie ahead for the vessels,
begs the Lord of the tempest
to protect those who have placed
their trust in Him: ‘May the peace
and blessing of Almighty God
the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit, descend upon these ships
and upon all who shall be in
them, and remain forever’.
Amen”
F ormation of two new Diocesan
organizations, one on education
and the other on ecumenism,
w$is announced last week by Bi
shop Thomas J. McDonough.
They will be composed of
clergy, religious and lay mem
bers, chosen from the Deaneries
of Savannah, Augusta and Co
lumbus.
At the same time, Bishop
McDonough named new members
for two already existing Dio
cesan Commissions on Sacred
Music and Liturgy. Reasons for
the institution of the two new
commissions and the en
largement of two others were
set forth in letters to commission
chairmen and members.
Regarding the Diocesan Board
of Education, Bishop McDonough
said, “It is timely to appoint
this Board so that greater em
phasis will be placed upon the
role of Catholic Education in
the lives of our Catholic chil
dren. It is believed, too, that
with a board representing the
total Diocese, we will be able
to pool our resources and en
hance the contribution we make
to the training program in our
Catholic Schools.”
The Vatican Council’s efforts
toward Ecumenism and the
“clearly defined...desire of the
Church to participate fully” in
genuine ecumenical activities
were cited as reasons calling for
the establishment of a Diocesan
Commission on Ecumenism.
Both the Board of Education
and the Ecumenism Commission
will meet annually, with regional
meetings being called as the
chairman and appropriate mem
bers deem advisable.
Concerning the expanded Music
20th ANNIVERSARY
commission, Bishop McDonough
declared that “it has become
imperative to encourage our peo
ple to take a more active part”
in the Mass and other liturgical
functions. He noted that some
areas of the diocese have ex
perienced difficuluty with “con
gregational singing of hymns as
well as aquiring facility in the
High Mass sung in the
vernacular.”
“It is now time,” he said, “to
increase the members of the
Commission on Music and make
available more information and
directions in keeping with my
desire to accelerate and per
fect this part of the Diocesan
Liturgical Program.”
Enlargement of the Diocesan
Liturgy commission is needed
“in order to bring about the
fullest implementation of the
Constitution on the Sacred
Liturgy and. . .afford greater re
presentation in every parish and
institution in the Diocese of Sa
vannah”. Bishop McDonough
said.
Pontiff Praises
U.N. Assembly
SAN FRANCISCO (NC)—A
message from Pope Paul VI
hailed the idea of ending obser
vances marking the 20th year of
the United Nations with a re
ligious convocation.
It is “right and proper, ”
said the Pope because “what
value, in fact would the princi
ple of the dignity of man, who
has been created free by God,
have or what value would the
principle of solidarity among na
tions— on which the entire struc
ture of the United Nations is
supported—possess, if the idea
of the universal fatherhood of
God be excluded?”
The papal message was one
of several from international
religious leaders presented to a
special religious assembly (June
27) in the Cow Palace, concluding
two days of ceremonies (June
25 and 26) marking the 20th
year since the UN charter was
signed in San Francisco.
U Thant, UN secretary gen
eral, spoke to the participants
who included Catholics, Ortho
dox, Protestants, Jews, Hindus,
Buddhists and Moslems.
U Thant held out the hope
that the world’s nations will be
able to resolve differences in
much the same way that re
ligious bodies have worked to
ward tolerence and harmony re
cently.
“Today, while perfect re
ligious tolerance may not pre
vail, we are generally willing
to concede that each one of us
should be free to seek his spiri
tual goal in his own way,” he
said.
Pope Paul’s message was
brought to the assembly, and de
livered to it, by a Rome-based
American prelate, Archbishop
Martin J. O’Connor, president
of the Papal Commission for the
Communications Media.
The brief papal greeting came
against a backdrop of unofficial
reports that Pope Paul will come
to the United Nations in New
York in the fall to make a per
sonal peace appeal.
The Holy See has had close
relations with the UN since its
beginnings. It maintains a per
manent representative to the UN
and there has been a cordial
exchange of greetings and cor
respondence between Pope Paul
and U Thant.
On July 11, 1963, the Pope
received U Thant in private au
dience and stressed the “very
high conception” which the Holy
See holds for the UN.
Chairman of the Diocesan
Board of Education is the
Rev. John Cuddy, Superintendent
of Diocesan Schools. Also named
to the Board are:
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Andrew J. Mc
Donald; Rt. Rev. Msgr. T. James
NcNamara; Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Daniel J. Bourke; Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Herman J. Deimel; Very Rev.
Wm. V. Coleman; Very Rev. Bede
Lightner, OS.B.; Rev. Ralph E.
Seikel; Rev. Marvin LeFrois;
Sr. M. Aurelia, R.S.M. of Mt de
Sales, Macon; Sr. M. Gerald,
C.S.J., St. Mary’s,-Augusta; Sr.
Mary Donat, O.S. F., St. Francis
Convent, Savannah; Mother Marie
Elizabeth, I.H.M.,Savannah; Bro.
Alphonse, F.M.S. Aquinas, Au
gusta; John Brennan, Savannah;
Miss Elizabeth Broderick, Sa
vannah; Wade Simmons, Savan
nah; Benjamin Rizert, Savannah:
Edgar Robertson, Savannah; Col.
Robert Heberson, Savannah; Mrs.
Harry Haslam, Savannah; Robert
McCormick, Jr., Albany; Von-
Kamp Gary, Augusta; Dr. Louis
L. Battey, Augusta; Col. Cas
par Connor, Macon; Julian Hal-
ligan, Savannah; Dr. Timothy C.
Myers, Savannah; Larry Lough-
lin, Columbus.
Heading the Diocesan Commis
sion on Ecumenism will be Msgr.
McDonald. Also named to the
new group are Father Coleman;
Fr. Bede C. Lightner; Fr. Le
Frois; Rev. Paul Burkhort,
Brunswick; Rev. John Cuddy;
Rev. F. J. Donohue, Pt. Went
worth; Fr. Seikel; Rev. Kevin
Boland; Rev. Joseph O’Brien;
Sr. Mary James,C.S.J., Aquinas,
Augusta; Sr. Ita, S.A., Douglas;
Mother M. Joseph, O.S.U., Our
Lady of Lourdes, Columbus; Sr.
M. Jude R.S.M., St. Vincent’s,
Savannah; R. W. Martin, Macon;
George Gingell, Columbus; John
Markwalter, Savannah; Mrs. Sara
Lloyd, Savannah, Joseph Hutton,
Savannah Beach; Valentine Sheri
dan, Macon; H. Davis, Valdosta;
Edmund Hagerty, Albany; Wil
liam Lain, Savannah.
The expanded Diocesan Com
mission on Sacred Music remains
under the chairmanship of Very
Rev. Felix Donnelly of Augusta
and includes the following mem
bers:
Msgr. McDonald; Fr. Coleman;
Fr. Boland, Mrs. JosephSchreck,
Savannah; Harry Persse, Savan
nah; Mrs. Harry Jacobs, Augusta;
Dr. James Marquis, Director of
Music at Albany State College;
Sr. Mary Gilbert, R.S.M.,Savan
nah; Sr. Ann Richard, C.S.J.,
Augusta; Mother M. Angelica,
O.S.F., Savannah Beach; Mrs.
Kenneth Davis, Albany; Arthur
Dunn, Savannah; Rev. Roy L.
Cox, Augusta; Lt. Donald Dod-
lewski, Valdosta; Mrs. Clifford
Grevemberg, Savannah.
Seven lay members and three
Sisters have been named to the
Diocesan Commission on the Sa
cred Liturgy, joining Rt. Rev.
Msgr. John D. Toomey, Chair
man and other priests. Members
are;
Msgr. McDonald; Fr. Wm. V.
Coleman; Fr. Boland; Eugene
Powers, Savannah; Mrs. Mel
vin Hardy, Columbus; Sr. Mary
Roc, R.S.M., St. Vincent’s, Sa
vannah; Sr. Mary Ephrem, O S.
F., St. Francis Convent, Savan
nah; Sister Mary Magdalen, St.
Matthews’s, Statesboro; Rev.
George Mathis, Claxton; Rev.
Raymond Bane, S.M.A., Savan
nah; Rev. William Daly, O.M.I.,
Douglas; Rev. Andrew Doris, O
S.B., Savannah; Percy Miller,
Savannah; Mrs. Robert Howard,
Savannah; Dr. Stephen Mulherin,
Augusta; R. H. Casson, Macon;
Mrs. Alma Hilsman, Albany.
MISSIONARY IN WHEELCHAIR — Father Robert
Ronald, a polio victim in 1958 while a seminarian,
reached ordination to the priesthood last month as
Bishop William Brasseur, C.I.C.M., laid hands on his
head in the ancient ceremony in St. Joseph’s Church,
Baguio City, Philippines. (NC Photos)
3rd NEW PRIEST
Holy Orders For
Fr. James Meli
Reverend James V. Meli, Son
of Dr. and Mrs. James V. Meli,
1350 Menominee Drive, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, was ordained for the
Diocese of Savannah in St. Mary’s
Parish Church, Oshkosh, Wis
consin on Saturday, June 26th.
Ordaining prelate was the Most
Rev. John B. Grellinger, Auxi
liary Bishop of the Diocese of
Green Bay, Wisconsin. Rev.
Francis D. Rose, pastor of St.
Mary’s Church was Archdeacon;
Rev. James R. De Witt, Notary;
and Rev. James C. Van De Loo,
Master ofCeremonies. Commen
tator for the ordination cere
mony was Mr. James J. Kirsch,
REV. JAMES V. MELI
a close friend of Father Meli.
Father Meli was born inChar -
leroi, Pennsylvania, January 6,
1939. He received his primary
education at St. Mary’s School,
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and his high
school education at St. Norbert
High School in West De Pere,
Wisconsin.
He then attended Sacred Heart
Minor Seminary in Oneida, Wis
consin for two years. His next
six years were spent in the
studies of philosophy and theology
at St. Francis Major Seminary,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he
received his B.A, Degree.
Father Meli celebrated his
first Solemn High Mass on Sun
day, June 27, at twelve o’clock
noon in St. Mary’s Church, Osh
kosh, Wisconsin.
Assisting the newly ordained
as ministers of the Mass were
Rev. Francis D. Rose as As
sistant Priest, Rev. Robert E,
Gerdes as deacon, and Rev.
Jerome R, Turner as Subdeacon.
Rev. William N. Schuit, newly
appointed Rector of St. Francis
Major Seminary, in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, delivered the sermon.
Also assisting at the First
Mass were the Rev. Mr. Wil
liam J, Stamborski as Cross
bearer, and Mr. Robert J, Meli,
brother of Father Meli as Mas
ter of Ceremonies.