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PAGE 8 — The Southern Cross, July 1, 1971
D.C.C.W. Notes
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By Marianne Richardson
Diocesan Vice-Chairman
SUMMER BOARD
MEETING The Savannah
Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women Board of Directors
will hold their summer
meeting on July 1, 1971, at
Cag’s Restaurant in Macon,
Georgia. The meeting will
commence at 10:30 AM with
DCCW president, Mrs. J.
Harry Persse, presiding.
Diocesan Commission
Chairmen and Deanery
Presidents will present their
plans for the 1971-72 year.
SOME THOUGHTS FROM
VATICAN II I have
restrained myself over the
past several months from
making any further mention
of the Retreat held in Macon
in early March. I took enough
notes from it to write the
column for six months, I
believe. But I don’t plan to
burden you with them. Our
lives were changed by that
encounter, and although it
has been difficult to keep up
with the personal resolutions
I made at the time, I have
managed to keep two:
reading the Bible daily, and
reading the DOCUMENTS
OF VATICAN II.
While reading the latter the
other night, I was struck by
two passages I wanted to
share with you. They are
taken from Chapter Four of
the DOGMATIC
CONSTITUTION ON THE
CHURCH, which is entitled
The Laity. All of us who were
educated in Catholic Schools
pre-Vatican II tend to think
of the laity as a flock, tended
by the shepherds, the clergy,
rather than a vital, living,
active unit of the Church.
Article 3 3 of the
CONSTITUTION ON THE
CHURCH gives us the task of
expending all our energy for
“the growth of the Church
and its continuous
sanctification.” It goes on:
“the laity are called in special
ways to make the Church
present and operative in those
places and circumstances
where only through them can
she become the salt of the
earth . .. Upon all the laity,
therefore, rests the noble
duty of working to extend
the dcvmc plan of salvation
ever increasingly to all men of
each epoch and in every
land.”
But don’t cringe at the
thought of having to stand on
street-corners handing out
booklets (although this is not
such a bad idea and can be
effective for some people!),
for Article 34 continues:
“For all their works, prayers,
and apostolic endeavors, their
ordinary married and family
life, their daily labor, their
mental and physical
relaxation, if carried out in
the Spirit, and even the
hardships of life, if patiently
borne -- all of these become
spiritual sacrifices acceptable
to God through Jesus Christ.
“During the celebration of
the Eucharist, these sacrifices
are most lovingly offered to
the Father along with the
Lord’s body. Thus, as
worshipers whose every deed
is holy, the laity consecrate
the world itself to God.”
Reread the last quotation and
meditate upon it. Just think
how powerful you can be -
everything you do all day
long “if carried out in the
Spirit” can help bring about
the salvation of the world.
With the water and Kennysaw Mountains in the background, Fr.
Ronnie Madden, assistant, St. Teresa’s Parish, Albany, offers
Mass for Boy Scouts Troop 3 of the parish. Fr. Madden and the
boys recently made a twenty mile trip up, over and down the
mountain. Troopers are Mark Lindsey (1) and Brian Bacon (r).
Summer Schedule
There will be no paper next week, as we are on
Summer Schedule. The Southern Cross does not print
the second and last weeks of June, July and August.
Fix things up
with a
remodeling loan
from the
Liberty National
Bank.
Liberty National Bank
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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TWENTY ONE CHILDREN FROM Holy Spirit Parish Macon May 9th. Here they pose with Father Brendan Timmins,
received their First Solemn Holy Communion on Mothers Day - Administrator of Holy Spirit Parish.
ADULTS AND CHILDREN from the three Macon Parishes: St Timmins and Fr. William Coleman following Confirmation at
Peter Claver, St. Joseph’s and Holy Spirit pose with Bishop Holy Spirit, Macon. (Drinnon Photo)
Frey, Fr. Thomas Healy, Fr. Michael O’Sullivan, Fr. Brendan
ST. JAMES SODALITY
Girls Aid Vacation Bible School
By MRS. ALIDA SMITH
Young people today make
the news quite often. Usually
the publicity is all bad, but
this time, we’d like to share
some good news with you. It
concerns the girls of the St.
James (Savannah) Sodality.
These young ladies
conduct many worthwhile
projects each year, but this
year, they wanted to do just a
little bit more. They decided
to donate $50 to the St.
James Vacation Bible School
to help the parish send five
families of children to the
annual religion program held
at St. John’s Center the first
two weeks of summer
vacation. The cost was $10
per family, regardless of
number of children.
And that’s our good news.
It’s just one incident taken at
random to display the true
Christian ideals of the young
people today. Another
example could be the way so
many young people donated
their time and talents to help
out at the St. James Vacation
Bible School.
Headed this year by Fr.
Michael Delea, Assistant
Pastor at St. James, the
Vacation Bible School was
attended by a large group of
Catholic children who attend
public schools. These children
came from parishes all over
Chatham County and spent
two enjoyable weeks at St.
John’s Center.
The Sisters of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
who staff St. James School,
conducted the religion
classes, and they were ably
assisted by several volunteer
lay teachers and tenn-aged
assistants. Classes were held
from 9:00 to 11:30 A.M.,
followed by Mass, lunch, and
a recreational period which
included sports, games, and
refreshing fun in the large
swimming pool. The day
ended at 3 P.M. when the
youngsters were bused back
to the city.
Fr. Delea expressed his
pleasure over the excellent
attendance. He was
particularly pleased that so
many children from outside
St. James Parish were able to
attend. And thanks to the
girls of the St. James
Sodality, five families were
able to send their children to
this day camp to learn more
about God and to enjoy
God’s fresh air and sunshine.
A LARGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN from several Savannah parisn and conducted daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The two week
parishes attended vacation Bible School, sponsored by St. James school ended June 17.
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Around The Diocese
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Obituaries
* Mrs. Mary Doyle Gleason of Savannah, June 12th
* Mr. John H. Harte Jr. formerly of Savannah, June 13th
* Mr. James Gordon Stringer of Savannah, June 16th
* Mr. Carl Francis O’Byme formerly of Augusta, June 16th
* Mrs Catherine Dillon Chandler of Savannah, June 19th
* Mr. Alois Remmler of Savannah, June 21st
* Mr. Eustace O. Jenkins of Savannah, June 22nd
* Mr. William Gwynn Mooney of Savannah, June 22nd
* Mrs. Janie Bateman Justice of Augusta, June 22nd
* Mr. Peter E. Czamy of Savannah, June 23rd
Marriages
* Lt. Cynthia Allen Lindahl of Squantum, Mass., and Capt.
Edmund Joseph Virusky of Baxley, Ga., May 19 at Fort
Shatter chapel in Hawaii.
* Miss Patricia Anne Robertson of Brunswick, Ga., and Mr.
Thomas Joseph Anderson of Savannah, Ga., June 12 in the
St. Francis Xavier Church, Brunswick
* Miss Cheryl Marie Edenfield of Jacksonville, Fla., and Ens.
Joseph Douglas Anthony of Savannah, Ga., June 12 in the
Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah.
* Miss Cheryl Anne Reis and Mr. William Franklin MacMillan,
both of Savannah, Ga., June 12 in St. James Church,
Savannah.
* Miss Persephone Patterson of Savannah, Ga., and Mr.
Clifton Coleman Jr. of Kansas City, Kan., June 12 in St.
Anthony’s Church, Savannah.
* Miss Patricia Ann Mulligan and Mr. Richard Steven
Wakeley, both of Augusta, Ga., June 12 at St. Mary’s on
the Hill Church, Augusta.
* Miss Yvonne Younis of Macon, Ga., and Mr. Jerome J.
Kilpatrick Jr. of Savannah, Ga., June 12 in St. Joseph’s
Church, Macon.
* Miss Frances Cecile Kelly and Mr. Francis Anthony
McKenna, both of Savannah, Ga., June 12 in the Cathedral
of St. John the Baptist, Savannah.
* Miss Diane Marie Boyer of Savannah, Ga., and Mr.
Benjamin Reynolds White of New Orleans, La., June 19 in
the Church of the Most Blessed Sacrament Savannah.
* Miss Grace O’Connell Vaughan of Augusta, Ga., and Mr.
Robert Anthony Cannon of Savannah, Ga., June 19 at St.
Mary’s on the Hill Church, Augusta.
* Miss Kathy Lynn Horst and Mr. Martin Joseph Koncul, Jr.,
both of Savannah, Ga., June 19 in the Church of the Most
Blessed Sacrament, Savannah.
* Miss Dorothy Robinson and Mr. Charles Maurice Courtenay
Jr., both of Savannah, Ga., June 19 in the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist, Savannah.
* Miss Barbara Elaine Rinker and Mr. Charles Robert Cadle,
both of Augusta, Ga., June 19 at St. Mary’s on the Hill
Church, Augusta.
Necrology
* Rev. Joseph R. Smith, July 8, 1952.
* Rev. James H. Grady (U.S.A.) July 12, 1953.
* Very Rev. James P. O’Neill, July 12, 1870.
* Rev. John A. Mullins, July 12, 1964.
St. Anne’s, Columbus
St. Anne’s Council of Catholic Women, Columbus, held its
final meeting of the 1970-71 year May 12th. Officers for the
1971-72 year were installed. They are: President, Mrs. Wm. E.
Dendy; Vice President, Mrs. Robert W. Nolan; Treasurer, Mrs.
Leonard Dunaj; Secretary, Mrs. Herman Eckstein.
Miss Di Pietro
Miss Marie Di Pietro of Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Port
Wentworth, graduated from the University of Georgia early this
month with an average of 4.00. This is the highest average that
any student can attain. Miss De Pietro, daughter of Mr. & Mrs.
Mario Di Pietro, maintained her average throughout the past
year and has been on the Dean’s list for the last two quarters.
She plans to return to the University in September to pursue
graduate studies leading to a Master’s degree.
Carmelite Services
Special services will be held at the Carmelite Monastery,
Savannah, in preparation for the Feast of Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel. The following priests will conduct the services:
Tuesday, July 13 - Fr. Herbert J. Wellmeier; Wednesday, July 14
- Monsignor Felix Donnelly; Thursday, July 15 - Fr. John
Sheehan; Friday, July 16 - Fr. Brinstan Takach O.S.B. All
services begin at 8 p.m.
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