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PAGE 8 - The Southern Cross, February 12,1970
BY ALIDA SMITH
DIOCESAN VICE CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC RELATIONS
THANK YOU. There have
been so many favorable
comments concerning last
week’s column (Msgr.
McDonald’s sermon on the
role of a priest) that I wish to
take this means of thanking
him publicly for allowing me
to use his sermon in DCCW
NOTES.
One excellent suggestion
that came from reading the
column was made by Mrs.
James M. Anderson
(Annamae) in St. James
Parish, Savannah. She
suggested that this sermon be
read to all boys in the sixth,
seventh, and eighth grades of
our Catholic schools to
encourage them to at least
consider the nature of the
priestly vocation. She also
thought it might be useful to
place a copy in the sacristy of
each church in the diocese so
that altar boys may be
influenced by the beautiful
ideals expressed by Msgr.
McDonald.
The recent emphasis on
helping our fellowman could
reach its ultimate perfection
in the work of a priest, but
young boys must first be
made aware of the true joy
realized by devoted Catholic
priests. The Savannah diocese
is in great need of priestly
vocations, and perhaps Msgr.
McDonald’s words may help
to gain them for us and for
God.
BITS AND PIECES. Little
items of interest not included
in the news coverage of the
DCCW Board Meeting: Ethel
Gonzalez’ amusing account of
trying to follow directions
given you by “natives”;
Eileen Stiles’ story of the
interesting evening when the
Stiles family invited to dinner
a Korean officer with a
limited command of the
English language, who is
temporarily attending a
military training school in
Alabama; the good-natured
kidding between Fr. Lucree
and Fr. James that kept us all
entertained; the bad news
that Chris Tackett, President
of the “baby” Statesboro
Deanery CCW, will be leaving
in June; and Evelyn
Gallman’s message to all
members of DCCW telling
how much it has meant to her
to be President of this
organization. Evelyn said that
“it is a tremendous job but a
rewarding one”, and that she
hoped “to have women lined
up for these offices” on the
Board of Directors.
Mark this on your
calendar: The Spring Meeting
of the Augusta Deanery CCW
will be held on Sunday,
March 15, with 9:30 Mass at
St. Mary’s Church, followed
by brunch and meeting.
RUBELLA, A KILLER.
And from NCCW comes some
vital information concerning
Rubella, the common
German measles. We all know
that Rubella can strike
unborn babies causing birth
defects and death. In the
Rubella epidemic of 1964,
there were 20,000 babies
born dead. Another 30,000
came into the world seriously
handicapped . .. blind, deaf,
mentally retarded,
malformed, or with defects of
the heart or other organs.
Don’t let this happen again.
A safe Rubella vaccine has
been developed and approved
by the government. Have
your children vaccinated
against Rubella. It immunizes
the child so he can’t catch,
carry or spread Rubella.
That’s the way to eliminate
the threat of Rubella to
unborn babies. Unless you do
your part, another Rubella
epidemic may come with in
the next year. Our only
defense is vaccination - but it
is a sure defense. For
everyone’s sake, have your
children vaccinated against
Rubella.
This vaccine is available
through your school health
program, public health clinics
or family doctor.
HAPPY LENT! Another
note from NCCW:
“Remember that the season
of fasting and penance is a
positive time- a time of
prayer and active love and
concern for others. The gift
of self costs, but joy is its
by-product. Our prayer and
hope during Lent, 1970: May
They Know We Are
Christians By Our Love!”
LITURGY COMES TO LIFE when Christ, who is present in the of men. “Bringing Liturgy to Life” is the theme of the Lenten
Sacrament of Holy Eucharist becomes present in the fellowship program beginning next Sunday in parishes throughout the
diocese.
FEBRUARY 5
Winter Meeting Of DCCW Board
CYO C4CERS
St. Benedict
In Loop Lead
The boys’ team from Saint
Benedict’s CYO have
maintained their lead in the
boys’ division of the
Interclub Council Basketball
League by defeating the boys’
team from Cathedral/Sacred
Heart CYO, 69 to 32 in an
exciting game played last
Sunday. Also last Sunday, the
Saint Benedict’s girls’ team
went into the lead in their
division by defeating the
Cathedral /Sacred Heart girls
26-20.
In another game played
last Sunday, the Saint James
boys rallied to take a 49 to
45 win over the Blessed
Sacrament boys. The Saint
James girls forfeited their
game to the Blessed
Sacrament girls.
These are the present
standings:
Boys w L
Saint Benedict’s 3 o
Saint James 2 1
Saint Frances Cabrini 1 1
Cathedral/Sacred Hear 1 2
Nativity q \
Blessed Sacrament o 2
GIRLS
Saint Benedict’s 3 0
Blessed Sacrament 2 0
Cathedral/Sacred Heart 2 1
Nativity 0 1
Saint /Frances Cabrini 0 2
Saint James 0 3
BY ALIDA SMITH
The 1970 Winter Meeting
of the Board of Directors of
the Savannah Diocesan
Council of Catholic Women
was held on Thursday, Feb.
5, following a luncheon at
Cag’s Restaurant, Macon.
DCCW President Mrs. H.F.
G a liman presided at the
meeting.
Mrs. Gallman submitted a
report of the President’s
Office, and other officers and
commission chairmen
presented brief reports.
Introduced to the board
members were Father
Lawrence Lucree, Rector of
the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist in Savannah, who has
been named Moderator of the
DCCW replacing the late
Editor:
Your February 5th edition
described in detail the plans
for the diocesan lenten
program. I have learned that
the brochure of guidelines
and leaflets prepared by the
Department of Christian
Formation has been most
favorable received by the
Liturgy Committee of the
National Conference of
Catholic Bishops. Also, that
requests for copies of the
material are being received
from widespread areas of the
country. We of the Savannah
Diocese are indeed fortunate
to have such a program
planned to prepare us for the
new changes in the Liturgy. I
am sharing these facts, hoping
to encourage our people to
Msgr. John D. Toomey, and
Father George James, Pastor
of Our Lady of Lourdes
Church in Columbus, recently
appointed Associate
Moderator of the Savannah
DCCW. Father Lucree will
work primarily with the
Savannah, Augusta,
Valdosta-Brunswick and
Statesboro Deaneries, and
Father James with the
Columbus, Albany and
Macon Deaneries.
Also introduced to the
members was special
luncheon guest Father
William Coleman, who has
just taken over to post of
Pastor of St. Joseph‘s Church,
Macon.
It was announced by Mrs.
Gallman that a donation of
$100 has been given to St.
take full advantage of the
opportunities offered by this
program.
In recognition of the
effects of all those
instrumental in putting this
program into effect, I wish to
dedicate this original poem,
“New Dimensions, Direction,
Please:”
Let us share together
where we have been,
What we have seen and
done and the challenges we
have faced.
And, in so doing, we can
all relook and rethink
So that we can renew.
Certainly, this implies
wisdom and work -
Admitting that we are
human, that we have made
Mary’s Home in Savannah as
a memorial to Msgr. Toomey.
She told members that the
money will be used to
purchase new Mass books for
the chapel at St. Mary’s
Home which will be in
accordance with the new
liturgy.
A letter from National Girl
Scout Headquarters was
received by Mrs. Gallman
requesting that one member
be appointed to act as liaison
between the DCCW and the
Girl Scouts. Due to her
knowledge of and association
with the Girl Scouts, Mrs.
A.T. Cyganiewicz of Albany
agreed to accept this position.
Mrs. J.H. Haslam,
President of St. Mary’s Guild,
spoke on the need of
continued support of St.
mistakes,
But, thanks be to God,
have done some good.
With a bit of
encouragement,
We can relook and stir the
“status quo”
By praying and studying,
By thinking and listening '
And effective action,
Confident that, aided by
the Holy Spirit,
We are directed towards
the Ultimate Life, Love, and
Truth -- Our God --
Remembering our peace is in
Christ,
In whom we trust.
Mrs. Robert Howard
Member, Religious
Education Committee
Blessed Sacrament
Parish Council
Mary’s home by each
Deanery and the local
Councils. She told the
members that the Spring
meeting of the Guild will be
held on Sunday, March 22,
1970, at 3:30 P.M.
Following the meeting, a
memorial Mass for Msgr.
Toomey will be celebrated in
the chapel of St. Mary’s. She
also announced that Sister
Mary Alvin, R.S.M., is the
new Superior of St.Mary’s
Home.
A report of the
Community Clothing Center
in Augusta was given by Mrs.
Jack Hall, Chairman of the
Community Affairs
Commission. This is an
ecumenical effort, she said,
which is supported by all
church women in the Augusta
area who volunteer their
services, and it serves 400 or
more persons each month.
Miss Pauline Peuffier,
General Chairman for the
1970 Savannah DCCW
Convention, gave a summary
of the plans for the
Convention to date. She
announced that the
Convention will be held in
Augusta at the Town House
Hotel on Saturday and
Sunday, April 25-26.
Registration will take
place in the lobby from 10
A.M. to 2 P.M., and again
from 4 to 5 P.M. on
Saturday. The opening
session on Saturday will begin
at 2 P.M., followed by a
workshop at 3 P.M. The
banquet is scheduled for 7:30
P.M. Saturday in the Embassy
Room. Members will attend
the 8:30 Mass on Sunday
morning at Sacred Heart
Church, then they will return
to the Town House for the 10
A.M. brunch meeting. On
Friday evening, April 24, at
7:30 P.M., the Augusta
Deanery CCW will host an
open house in the Master’s
Room at the Town House, to
which all members of the
DCCW are invited.
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Lenten Program
Obituaries
* Mrs. James Hollingsworth, formerly of Savannah, January
30th
* Pfc. Paul R. Peluso Jr., formerly of Ft. Gordon, died in
action in Vietnam, February 2nd
* Mrs. Leona Ker Grady of Savannah, February 4th
* Mr. William L. Wright of Savannah, February 5th
* Mrs. Gertrude L. Roughen of Savannah, February 6th
* Mr. William Howell Mackrell of Savannah, February 6th
Marriages
* Mrs. Ida Cobum Forman of Hardesville, S.C., and Mr.
Edmund Verdery Ryan of Savannah, Ga., January 31 in St.
Anthony’s Church, Ridgeland, S.C.
* Miss Cynthia Anne Russell and Mr. Samuel Mallard Axson,
both of Savannah, Ga., February 7 in Our Lady’s chapel,
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah.
* Miss Carolyn Evans Huey of Savannah, Ga., and Mr. Leon
Joseph William Jr. of Charleston, S.C., February 7 in the
Nativity of Our Lord Church, Savannah.
* Miss Bette Jo Bennett of Walterboro, S.C., and Mr. Henry
Howard Simmons of Savannah, Ga., February 7 in St.
Anthony’s Church, Walterboro.
* Miss Suzanne Elizabeth Smith and Mr. John Aldrick Phillips
Jr., both of Savannah, Ga., February 7 in Blessed
Sacrament Church, Savannah.
St. James Home And School
St. James Home and School Association, Savannah, meeting
will be held Monday night, February 16 at 8 p.m. Teachers will
be in the classrooms at 7 p.m. for conferences with parents.
Adult Sunday School
A panel discussion on “Responsible Parenthood” will be held
at the Blessed Sacrament Adult Sunday School on Sunday,
February 15th in the school library from 10:00 A. M. to 11:00
A.M. Speakers will be Dr. Frank H. Johnston, an outstanding
psychiatrist, speaking on the physical, social and psychological
responsibility; Fr. Ralph E. Seikel, superintendent of schools for
the Diocese of Savannah, speaking on the educational and
spiritual responsibilities; and a layman, the father of six
children, speaking on the financial crisis facing parents to-day.
Bl. Sacrament CCW
Blessed Sacrament Council of Catholic Women met February
2nd, 1970. Sister Catherine Moore was guest speaker, telling of
the work of the Social Apostolate. Classes in money
management, sewing classes, and nutrition classes are offered.
Programs of recreation are held for the elderly. Announcement
was made that a retreat for Catholic women will be held March
7th and 8th at St. John’s Center. The Savannah Deanery
Council arranged a Mass for Msgr. Toomey, Friday February
6th, 11:30. Blessed Sacrament Council of Catholic Women will
attend in a group. Hostesses for the meeting were, Mrs. C.H.
Laird, Mrs. M.B. Cosgrove, Mrs. Ernestine R. Shea and Mrs. H.A.
Gernatt Sr. 261 cancer pads were made last month. Six boxes
were packed for shipment to Atlanta. Program for the March
meeting will be slides of Mrs. Shea’s trip to Europe.
Aquinas Top Juniors
Michelle Gamache, Lynda Walker, Mary Dee Real, Emily
Wright, Tim Mirshak, Leroy Washington, and Albert Russo have
been identified by the University of Georgia as the top students
in the junior class of Aquinas High School. This identification is
part of an effort to encourage those academically talented
students to attend college upon completion of high school. In
addition to providing information concerning admissions and
financial aid, the University would again like to recognize the
superior achievement record of these students by awarding them
the Certificate of Merit. The University will make the names
available to other Georgia colleges so the students will receive
admissions and financial aid information from them as well as
from the University of Georgia. This should give the students
the opportunity to learn more about colleges in Georgia.
SAV. SCHOOL
St. Vincent’s
Honor Society
Helen Oliver, a freshman,
led the academic honor roll as
announced by Sister M. Jude
the principal of St. Vincent’s
Academy. Helen was the only
student to receive the
Excellence Honor Roll of
all“A’s”, both for the quarter
and the semseter.
Honors for the second
quarter went to : Seniors,
First Honors; Bonnie Hosti
and Michele Revita; Second
Honors; Terry McLendon,
Patricia McGuire, Chris
O’Connor, Maureen Powers,
Felice Robertson, Patricia
Saunders, and Becky
Zittrauer. Juniors, First
Honors; Kathleen Burke,
Ellen O’Leary, Mary Miller,
Lenora Porzio, Debbie
Tucker and Angela Valenti.
Second Honores; Christine
Adamcak, Lynn Civervich,
Paula DeNitto, Clara Elmore,
Lang Owen, Nancy Schreck
and Amy Stafford.
Sophomores, First Honors,
Patricia Watkins. Second
Honors, Ellen Bean, Peggy
Lyons, Mary Daniels, Mary
Gallagher, Ann Gannam and
Anne Powers. Freshman,
Excellence Honors, Helen
Oliver; Second Honors, Diane
Edler, Ann Haslam, Julie Pelli
and Therese Powers.
Honors for the first
semester were attained by :
First Honors, Michele Ravita;
Second Honors, Bonnie
Hosti, Cheryl Hosti, Diane
Lockett, Terry McLendon,
Patricia McGuire, Chris
O’Connor, Maureen Powers,
Felice Robertson, Patricia
Saunders, and Becky
Zittrauer. Juniors, First
Honors, Kathleen Burke,
Mary Miller, Ellen O’Leary,
Lenora Porzio, Debbie
Tucker and Angela Valenti;
Second Honors, Christine
Adamack, Lynn Ciucevich,
Paula DeNitto, Clara Elmore,
Lang Owen, Nancy Schreck,
and Amy Stafford.
Sophomores, first Honors,
Patricia Watkins. Second
Honors, Ellen Bean, Beverly
Beville, Ellen Bruggeman,
Patty Carr, Cindy Chandler,
Kim Fischer, Peggy Lyons,
Mary Daniels, Mary
Gallagher, Anne Powers and
Susanna Webb. Freshman,
Excellence Honors, Helen
Oliver. Second Honors, Diane
Elder, Ann Haslam, Julie Pelli
and Therese Powers.