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PAGE 8 - The Southern Cross, November 23,1972
DCCW Notes
GUEST COLUMN
PRIZE-WINNING COSTUMES for All Saints Day Mass, November 1st at St. Teresa
of Avila, Augusta, Georgia.
“Deanery Follies”
Set for Dec. 1st
,.. .on Martha and Mary
Housewives caught up the daily
struggle of getting children off to
school, washing dishes, planning meals,
cleaning the house and balancing the
budget, must sometimes find themselves
a little resentful about the story of
Martha and Mary.
Poor Martha deserves more sympathy
than she usually gets. She held a place in
the background of the scene at Bethany,
while her sister got all the limelight.
Martha was the one who worked in the
kitchen, seeing to the cooking and the
comfort of the guests, while Mary
simply sat in the living room at the feet
of Our Lord and was no help at all. We
can hardly be surprised at Martha for
giving way to a little criticism.
Jesus (who was a friend of the family
and must have understood the sisters
well) did not reprimand Mary for her
laziness and tell her to do her share of
the chores. “Martha, Martha, you are
worried and troubled over so many
things,” was his response. “But just one
is needed. Mary has chosen the right
thing, and it will not be taken away
from her.”
Is the whole story simply an
invitation to leave aside our household
duties and spend our days in
contemplation and prayer? The result of
such an interpretation could be
imagined easily - with husbands hungrily
consuming TV dinners, neglected
children running wild in the streets and
dust collecting in the corners, while the
mothers knelt in meditation.
If she had lived today, of course,
Martha’s job would have been much
easier. She would have had more
comfortable arrangements for her
guests, a modern kitchen, perhaps a
nearby restaurant to send in chicken
dinners for all, thereby freeing her from
any extra duties. But it is possible that
she would still have kept herself busy
with more up-to-date responsibilities -
preparing coffee, perhaps, or counting
out the teaspoons.
“Martha, Martha, you are worried
and troubled over so many things.”
Perhaps what Jesus was really saying -
“don’t be over-anxious about details. Of
course the party must be a success, and
the guests must be fed. But what they
really came for was to learn more about
God. That’s where the priority lies.”
In a busy and care-filled life it is so
easy to squeeze out the essentials - to
leave the odd moment here and there
for spiritual things when everything else
is done. To all the Martha’s today one
would like to say: “Put first things first.
The housework can wait.” And to all
the Mary’s, once the lesson was over,
“Now, how about giving a helping hand
with the dishes?”
LET US ENTERTAIN YOU! That is
the theme of the “Deanery Follies”, the
variety show sponsored by the Savannah
Deanery Council of Catholic Women, to
be presented on Friday, December 1, at
8:00 P.M. at St. Vincent’s Hall in
Savannah.
The show is under the general
direction of a committee composed of
Mrs. Alida Smith, President of the
Savannah Deanery CCW, Mrs. Clare
Frew, and Mrs. Kathleen Sullivan. The
first practice was held recently in the
Cathedral Day School Cafeteria, and the
talents of the participants proved to be
many and varied. Acts include folk
singing, comedy routines, ballet, blues
singing, tap dance, skits, pantomime,
and modern dance.
Among the show’s highlights will be a
spirited performance by a group of
well-known Irish singers who have
graciously consented to perform. Also
on the program will be the winners of
the Sacred Heart CCW talent show held
recently.
This promises to be truly a variety
show, if the age of the performers is any
indication. The range is from
approximately 12 years through the
teens and young adults, and up to the
very young-hearted 50’s and 60’s.
Money realized from this show will
go to support the work of the Savannah
Deanery CCW, which organizes and
coordinates the various activities
channeled from the national and
diocesan CCW’s down to the local level.
The Savannah Deanery CCW also
attempts to create a harmonious and
cooperative atmosphere throughout the
entire Chatham County area in order to
encourage local councils to participate
in activities and programs that are
broader in scope than a merely
parochial approach would permit.
Tickets are now on sale at $1.00 for
adults and 50c for child/student under
18 years. They may be purchased from
the parish Councils of Catholic Women
or at the door the night of the
performance. If you prefer, you may
order tickets by calling the Ticket
Chairman, Mrs. Frew, at 355-6365, or
Mrs. Smith, at 355-0823. Everyone is
welcome to attend and be entertained.
THE COOK’S
NOOK
BEEF STEW, THE EASY WAY
Ingredients:
2 lbs. beef stew (do not brown)
1 or 2 medium onions chopped
3 carrots
3 large potatoes cut up
1 can grefenpeas with juice (no 2 size can)
1 can tomato soup
2 bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste
dash of Worcestershire sauce
Procedure:
Place in large baking dish. Cover and put in oven at 250 degrees for 5 hours.
This recipe was sent in by Mrs. Harris D’Antignac of Augusta.
Shepherds in the Wings
DIVINITY CANDY
Ingredients:
3 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup white karo syrup
1/3 cup water
a pinch of salt
3 egg whites beaten stiff
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pecans, chopped
Procedure:
Cook sugar, syrup, water, salt over medium heat for 15 minutes.
Add syrup mixture to beaten egg whites; then add vanilla when it begins to thicken.
Now add nuts. Drop by a teaspoon on wax paper. This recipe makes about 50 pieces.
It was sent to the Southern Cross by Miss Trina Farrell also of Augusta.
Please, each of you who has good culinary ideas to share, send them in quickly to
The Cook’s Nook care of the Southern Cross, Box 232, Waynesboro, Georgia.
DOUGLAS CLARK
FIRST THEOLOGY STUDENT
American Theology students in Rome
lead double lives, as seminarians at the
North American College and as students
at the Roman Pontifical Universities. As
seminarians our lives center around the
American environment of the Janiculum
Hill “in the shadow of St. Peter’s dome.”
As students our lives are centered in the
composition and quite Roman
atmosphere of the Georgian University
and the Angelicum University.
The Tiber and the Italian language
serve as the lines of demarcation between
the two modes of our existence. While we
can easily cross the Tiber’s bridges by
bus, we must build our own bridges
across the language barrier. Our five-week
intensive course in Italian is no guarantee
that we are able to understand
complicated theological matters. In fact,
it’s like living in the Tower of Babel, and
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Gregorian University (the Greg), founded
in 1552 by St. Ignatius, and the oldest
school of theology in Rome. The Greg is
still Jesuit-run. Its slightly younger rival,
the Angelicum, is run by Domincan
Priests and named after the Angelic
Doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas. The basic
course in theology at both schools runs
three years and leads to the degree
Bachelor of Sacred Theology. There are a
variety of options for the fourth year: a
master’s degree in pastoral work, the
beginnings of graduate theology leading
to the Licentiate and Doctorate in Sacred
Theology (somewhat comparable to the
U.S. Master’s and Ph.D.). One is, in any
case, ordained deacon after the third year
and priest after the fourth.
Our classes meet Monday, Tuesday,
Friday, and Saturday mornings. They
consist this semester of a study of the
first three Gospels, a course in the
theology of revelation, a second course
on Christ as God’s revelation, and a
course in Church history. Next semester
we study St. John and St. Paul, with
emphasis on moral theology.
The overall theme for this year is
Christ Himself. Next year’s theme is to be
the Church, the People of God. The
emphasis will be on the Acts of the
Apostles, the pastoral epistles of Paul,
and the Old Testament prophets. The
third year will emphasize man’s relation
to God: the books of wisdom literature in
the Old Testament.
Liturgy, pastoral counseling, and canon
law all have their place in the curriculum
too. We are also expected to engage in a
number of apostolic projects in the city
of Rome and to contribute to the
community of the North American
College. The folk group for which I play
string bass, for example, plays at several
liturgies a week both here and at a
Roman hospital. Our spiritual life is
nutured by days of prayer, retreats, and a
close confessor-penitent relationship.
The most valuable experience of the
Roman seminary is the benefit of living
here in this ancient city, among people of
a very different culture (as is evident by
the way they menace the roads in their
Fiats.). We gain a great breadth from the
exposure to twenty centuries of
Christendom, and inexhaustible treasury
of arts, and students from all over the
world whose common goal is the
priesthood of Jesus Christ.
Around The Diocese
Obituaries
* Mr. Walter Raymond Zealy formerly of Savannah, November 12th
* Mr. James A. Hill of St. Mary’s, November 13th
* Mrs. Tommie Figg Walls of Savannah, November 14th
* Mr. Louis C. Kunze of Columbus, November 15th
* Mrs. Margaret McDonough Tuttle of Savannah, November 16th
Marriages
* Miss Laura Ann Maffia formerly of Savannah, Ga., and Mr. Thomas Paul Puckett
of Kendall, Fla., November 18 in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist,
Savannah.
* Miss Jacquelyn Mary Huber of Atlanta, Ga., and Mr. Robert Gayle Steadman of
Savannah, Ga., November 18 in the Cathedral of Christ the King Church,
Atlanta.
* Miss Mary Elizabeth Godbee and Mr. Larry Glenn Jackson, both of Sardis, Ga.,
November 18 in Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Sylvania, Ga.
Necrology
* Rev. Robert Brennan, November 24, 1970.
* Rt. Rev. Msgr. Harry F. Clark, November 27,1935.
* Rev. William McCarthy, November 27,1930.
Augusta Nun Elected
Sister Mary Anselma, C.S.J. has recently been elected as a Director on the Georgia
State Nurses Association Executive Board. She was also appointed Chaplain of the
Board. As a member of the 10th. District Nurses Association Executive Board she
stressed the importance and need for all nurses to become active members of the
Association in order to keep abreast of current trends and particularly to support the
profession to which they have dedicated themselves. Sister is a graduate of Marquett
University and is currently a Supervisor at St. Joseph Hospital in Augusta.
Cancer Forum
Continuing its endeavor to bring Health Education to the people of Augusta, Saint
Joseph Hospital is sponsoring a Medical Forum on Breast and Uterine Cancer. The
program will be held in the Sister Mary Louise Conference Room at the hospital on
Monday November 20th at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Speakers will be Dr. H. S.
Engler; Dr. G. Pat Williams; Mrs. Aleese Heckman, R.N. and Mrs. Edith Toole, R.N.
The Richmond County Unit of the American Cancer Society is working with the
hospital to provide materials on the subject of cancer, which will be available at the
forum.
St. William’s Bazaar
For the past few months the women of St. Williams Catholic Church have been hard
at work preparing for their annual Christmas Bazaar to be held in the Parish Hall all
day Saturday, December 2nd. Much effort has gone into preparation of items that will
be offered in the way of handicrafts, unique gifts and gourmet’s delights at the Bake
Table. Luncheon will be served from 12 noon to 2:00 P.M. and dinner from 6 P.M. to
8 P.M. The public is invited.
Holy Trinity CCW
The November meeting of the Parish Council of Catholic Women of the Church of
The Most Holy Trinity, Augusta, brought together many ladies of the parish, together
with some teaching nuns and the Pastor Fr. Simmons. The high light of the meeting
was a demonstration of dried flower arrangements by the proprietress of Anne’s Petite
Maison De Fleurs. The door prize was won by Mrs. Ada Williams. The president Mrs.
Nancy McLeod urged all ladies to attend the December meeting which will feature a
covered dish supper. Mass will be said prior to this meeting in the Sacred Heart Chapel.
St. Pius X Center
“Alive and Kicking”
BY REV. FRED NIJEM
The facility that was formerly the
Saint Pius X High School has now
moved into its second year of operation
as the Saint Pius X Center.
Beginning September 1, 1972, the
City of Savannah leased the entire
facility from Pax, Inc., representing the
Diocese of Savannah. The city of
Savannah, through the Model Cities
Program, then sub-leased the facility to
three service programs.
At present the EOA uses part of the
Center as a day-care facility; The
Chatham Associaiton for Retarded
Children uses part of the Center their
program; and the gymnasium is used by
the Savannah Liesure Time department
as a recreational facility for young
people in the neighborhood.
Thus, at the present time the Center
continues to serve more than 400
persons daily. As for the board of Pax,
Inc., we are presently engaged in
centrally air-conditioning the facility.
Part of the Pax board’s continuing
responsibility is to evaluate the present
use of the Center and to determine its
future possibilities.
persons on to the board. This is being
done to insure that the board stays in
touch with the real needs of the
residents surrounding the facility and to
give these residents a share in the
decision making as to how the facility
will be used.
The Saint Pius X Center has been
operative these past two years without
any expense to the Diocese; however,
with the generous gift of time from the
Pax board members, with the presence
of a priest, myself, and a religious, Sr.
Mary Fridolin, O.S.F., in the Center, we
feel that Church is giving great witness
value in and through the work at the
Center.
We feel that through the Center the
Church is saying that people are more
important than buildings and that
buildings should serve people, not
vice-versa.
Finally, we are especially happy that
the Center has been able to retain the
two maintenance men who have been
with Saint Pius even when it was a high
school. We are delighted that Mr.
William Newton, with St. Pius for 15
years, and Mr. Truman Bowers, with St.
Pius for 4 years, are still able to
maintain the facility with their same
tender, loving care.
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