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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, March 2,1972
D. C. C. W. Notes
BY MRS. EUGENE LONG
FAREWELL
familiarized himself with the numerous
hospitals in the area, as well as Fort
Gordon and has given impetus to the
Social Apostolate.
Au Revoir and God bless you Marianne
Richardson for so capably writing the
DCCW notes this past year. For each lady
in the Diocese of Savannah, I say many,
many thanks for a job well done. You
shall certainly be missed by each and
every one.
ABORTION
PLEASE RESPOND
Now this is a plea to all publicity
chairmen throughout the dipcese. Please
send me information concerning any
events of special interest that are
happening in your deanery. I shall be
pinch hitting for the next month or so,
and need each one to contribute
information right away. My address is
Mrs. Eugene Long, 2635 Henry Street,
Augusta, Georgia 30904.
Also, at this moment, the news that
House Bill 647 will be brought up on the
floor is discouraging. Catholics in the
Dioceses of Savannah and Atlanta, and
others of good will have worked so hard
to get the bill defeated in the committee.
It is necessary for each one of us to pray
hard and work hard to stem the
liberalization of the abortion laws. The
Right to Life Committee and Birthright
must enter the public arena more fully. It
is time indeed for each Christian to stand
up and be counted!
SPRING MEETING
LIVE-IN
As this copy is being written, the
Bishop has just wound up his “Live-In” in
Augusta. He has enthusiastically visited
and studied each parish in action. He has
The Augusta Deanery will hold its
spring meeting Sunday afternoon, March
12th from three until five o’clock at the
Augusta Woman’s Club on Milledgeville
Road. All ladies are cordially invited. It
will be a Sharing Session, followed by tea.
There will be more about this in next
week’s column.
Panel On Sex Education
On the evening of February 20 at St.
Mary’s on the Hill C.Y.O. presented the
first program in their sex education
programs scheduled for this year. Over
150 teenagers from the Augusta Deanery
were in attendance.
The panel consisted of Fr. D.M. Munn,
an Episcopal priest and psychologist; Mrs.
Claire Krissinger, a social worker; and Fr.
Roy Cox, Moderator of Aquinas High
School. Each panelist spoke for 15
minutes on his own specialized area.
Fr. Munn approached the subject of
pre-marital sex from a psychological
viewpoint; Mrs. Krissinger from her
experience with dealing with ummarried
mothers and Fr. Cox with the morality of
the subject. Emphasis was placed on the
meaning of marriage, the commitment
entered into by each partner and the
maturity required in such a commitment.
After each panelist spoke, a question
and answer period followed. On April 16,
23 and 24 the conclusion of the sex
education program will take place.
SEX EDUCATION PANEL IN
AUGUSTA. (1. to r.) Mrs. Claire
Krissinger, social worker; Fr. D.J. Munn,
Episcopal priest and psychologist; Fr.
Roy Cox, Moderator of Aquinas High
School; Fr. Patrick Shinnick, Moderator
of Panel discussion.
CHRISTIAN SEEDS
BY REV. JAMES WILMES
THE NEED TO BE NEEDED
Everyone needs to be needed!
To convince yourself of this abiding
truth about human nature, ask yourself
this: does it make me feel good when
another asks for my help, my advice, my
guidance? To be needed by a fellowman
somehow makes us a bit taller, feel a bit
more truly human. Yet how often we
deny this same feeling to others!
Glad though we are when they need us,
we labor under a mysterious paralysis
when it comes to confesssing that we
need them. To be needed makes us feel
strong and capable; can it be that to need
another’s helping hand makes us feel
somehow weak and inadequate and
maybe even unwanted?
A preacher who decided to leave his
sacred calling announced his intention to
a good Church member. She replied in
dismay, “You can’t leave. We need you!”
He hesitated a moment and then
continued on his way with the parting
comment, “Why didn’t you tell me that
six months ago?”
we are needed. It is only a step from this
to the next realization: those about us are
built the same way.
The truly deprived children are those
whose parents are so competent that they
never need any help in the kitchen, the
yard, the family circle. Their un-needed
children may draw the conclusion that he
or she is unwanted or rejected! The friend
may feel friendless, the employee
under-employed, the neighbor isolated,
the parent “on the shelf”, if we forget
about others what we know so well about
ourselves: that everyone needs to be
needed.
RESOLUTION: Be humble enough to
ask advice and aid of anyone more
competent regardless of age, sex, race or
education; and even ask advice of less
competent souls in moments of less
importance if such will respect them as a
person, an individual, one who also needs
to be needed.
SCRIPTURE: “Jesus said to Philip,
‘Whence shall we buy bread that these
may eat’?” Jo. 6,5. “If anyone ask you
why you are loosing the colt, answer,
“Because the Lord has need of it.” Mt.
19,34. “Could you not watch one hour
with me?” Mt. 26,40.
To feel a sense of vocation, of meaning
and value in our lives, we need to know
PRAYER: Jesus, help us bear fruit and
bear it abundantly as you asked of us.
(Jo. 15,2)
A round TheDiocese
Obituaries
* Mr. James Joseph Stapleton of Savannah, February 19th
* Mrs. Marie Rose Weber of Augusta, February 22nd
* Miss Mary Gertrude Sullivan of Augusta, February 25th
* Lionel F. Sexton (Lt.Col.Ret.) of Augusta, February 26th
Marriages
Miss Donna Camille Rinker and Mr. William Hambrick both of Augusta, Ga., February
19 at the chapel of St. Mary’s Convent, Augusta.
Miss Kathleen O’Meara of Augusta, Ga., and Mr. Joseph Richard Marshall of Martinez,
Ga., February 26 at St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, Augusta.
Miss Sandra Helen Chapman and Mr. William Edgar Kline both of Savannah, Ga.,
February 26 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Savannah.
BISHOP VISITS AUGUSTA’S HOLY TRINITY - Bishop Gerard L. Frey, bishop of
the Diocese of Savannah, was a guest at the February meeting of the Holy Trinity
Parish Council of Catholic Women Thursday evening. He praised the ladies for the
splendid work they are doing and the spirit of unity being manifested. Following the
business session coffee and cake were served. In the picture with Bishop Frey, (1 to r)l
are Mrs. William D. Moore, president of the parish council, Mrs. Joseph T. Jackson and
Mrs. George J. Smith. The bishop is conducting a Live-In in Augusta parishes as well as
visiting Fort Gordon, the hospitals, and parochial schools.
St. James CCW
The Council of Catholic Women of St. James Church in Savannah will hold their
monthly meeting on March 6, 1972 in the assembly room at St. James School. All
women welcome!
MILLEDGEVILLE
Pastoral Program
Religious Education Certificate
The Chaplaincy Service of Central
State Hospital will sponsor an
introductory pastoral workshop for
community clergy on the theme “The
Minister and His Pastoral Concerns.” The
workshop will be held March 20 - 24,
1972 on the grounds of Central State
Hospital. The number of participating
clergy in the workshop will be limited to
twelve.
functioning, to use his uniqueness in the
context of his church and community
structures, and, consequently more
effectively help people deal with the
realities of their lives. The schedule will
include ward visits, seminars, lectures and
pastoral consultations with the staff.
At the February meeting of St. James parish Home and School Association (HSA),
Savannah, a certificate of accreditation was awarded to the parish religious education
department. Dr. D.J. Giorgio, religious education committee chairman, received the
certificate from Father Michael Smith, Associate Co-ordinator of the Diocesan
Department of Christian Formation (DCF) which granted the certificate. Presents
during the presentation were Father John Cuddy, pastor and Sister Jeanne Therese,
I.H.M., representing teacher in the parish religious education department.
This brief, intensive experience is
designed to enable the minister to
appreciate his own style of pastoral
Any minister or priest interested in this
program should contact Chaplaincy
Service, Central State Hospital,
Milledgeville, Ga. 31062 for applications
forms. The total cost for participation in
the week’s workshop, including meals and
lodging, will be $19.00.
Bl. Sacrament CCW
Blessed Sacrament Council of Catholic Women, Savannah, will meet on Monday,
March 6 at 8 p.m. in the lay teacher’s lounge of the parish school. Refreshments will
be served following the business meeting. All members are urged to make special
efforts to be present.
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Our Readers Reply
Seminarian Challenges Greeley
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Editor:
In the Feb. 17, 1972 issue of the
Southern Cross, Father Andrew Greeley
suggests a “Radical Busing Idea”. Father
Greeley states, “I strongly endorse the
abolition of the city-suburb distinction
because I believe that the problems of
racial equality in education can only be
solved on a metropolitan basis.”
What a nice idea! But as citizens of this
country we are oblidged to act within the
limits of the law. So what is law? The
supreme law of our land is the
Constitution of the United States. We
cannot overlook the constitution and the
laws and treaties made in pursuance
thereof. If we all began to do what we
though best and ignored the laws we
would certainly find ourselves in
anarchy-anything goes.
but it doesn’t seem to bother him that
the residents of the self-governing suburbs
pay the taxes which keep the schools
open. Do they have no say in their own
government?
Father makes reference to
“‘ .. .Nixon’s lily white suburbs.” He also
looks with scorn on the Supreme court
which is doing its constitutional duty.
The finger is pointed at Nixon and the
Republicans. I don’t think Fr. Greeley
should have to be reminded that the
Congress is overwhelmingly Democratic
and they approved the nominations
which the president made. Mr. Nixon has
only nomination power, the Congress
must make the final decision.
President and Republican party. His
generalizations concerning who was
Democratic and who was Republican was
just that-a generalization. I suggest that
before Fr. Greeley starts speaking out on
government, he find out what it is and*
how it works.
In conclusion I think that Fr. Greeley
presented an unrealistic and
unconstitutional view in his article. He
was biased in presenting his views of the
Patrick J. Fahey
St. John Vianney Seminary
Richmond, Virginia
Missioner Needs Cycle
Editor:
am writing in tears as I have no one to
help. I am sincere about it.
friends to help us regularly.
I am a local Catholic priest, the son of
a catechist and my parents died three
years ago. I am a missionary and request a
little help.
I need some help for my poor people
too, and would welcome parcels of
clothes and other articles. Perhaps you
could find some good, generous Catholic
Your friend in Jesus,
Father Peter Baryawal
Mission, Parbatpura
P.O. Makhupura, Ajmer.
Rajasthan, Northern India
It is true that Federal Judge Robert
Merhige has demanded that the
city-county lines of Henrico, Chesterfield
and Richmond be abolished concerning
the three school systems in Virginia. But
Fr. Greeley agrees with many citizens
that the Supreme Court will over rule
Merhighe’s decision. Fr. Greeley states,
“There is no doubt that the Nixon court
will strike down most forms of
busing . .. .”
I need a motorcycle for my mission
tour because the villages are at a distance
of 10 to 15 miles - some even more ~ and
I have no benefactors and no one to help
me. I thought perhaps you could try to
give me a helping hand by collecting some
funds for me through your paper, etc.
Sullivan Didn’t Forget!!
I need about $1,500, so please try. I
Fr. Greeley has no objections to giving
an option to the minority group parents,
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The Catholic people in Northern
Ireland have had more than enough
violence to contend with, not only from
bullets and bombs, but from 50 years of
the most severe job discrimination and
gerry-mandering. Yet neither the
government in Belfast nor that in London
is mentioning these problems.
Joseph Sullivan.
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