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PAGE 2 — The Southern Cross, November 30,1972
Growth of a Vocation
How does a vocation grow? One way of
expressing this growth might be in the words
of Sister Monica from St. Joseph Parish,
Augusta, Ga., who is presently in the
novitiate.
As I sit here trying to think of what
to write, I am bombarded by hundreds
of ideas -* none of which make any
sense right now. How do you verbalize
an experience?
I really don’t think I can say when it
all began. I can look back and recall
specific experiences that contribute to
building the whole but I see it now as
one continuous process.
I was officially accepted into the
formation program of the Sisters of St.
Joseph as an Associate member in June
1971. I spent the summer at Carondelet
(the Mother House), St. Louis, Mo.
There was a tremendous feeling of
welcome from the sisters in the house.
It’s hard to explain but I never felt like
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Byron Twiggs was guest speaker at
the November Right to Life Meeting
this Tuesday evening in Augusta. His
subject was “My Response To
Abortion”.
Mr. Twiggs is a native of Lake
Hamilton, Florida. He attended schools
in St. Petersburg and graduated from
the Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Wake Forest, North
Carolina, in 1971 with a Master’s of
Divinity Degree. At present, he is the
assistant to the headmaster at Augusta
At the recent Awards Banquet of the
Georgia Chapter of the National
Hospital Financial Management
Association, Sister Rose Margaret;
Schweers was the recipient of the
Muncie Award - the third and final stage
of the Founders’ Award Series. Sister
had received the Follmer Award in
1966, the Reeves in 1970.
The Founders’ Awards represent
recognition for outstanding service to
the Chapter by an individual member.
Points for eligibility are earned through
serving the Chapter as an officer,on
committees, writing articles,
participating in programs, etc. all in
endeavor to upgrade and sustain a high
level of competence in the Accounting
and Financial Management of hospitals
throughout the nation.
Sister Rose Margaret is a charter
member of the Georgia Chapter,
founded in 1954. She has served in each
of the offices, being President of the
Georgia Chapter in 1965-66 and at
present is a member of the Advisory
Council composed of Past Presidents of
the Chapter.
Sister Monica
Von Plinsky, C.S.J.
Preparatory School, and instructor in
Medieval and Ancient History.
He is-married to the former Marcia
Juanita Howard of St. Petersburg and
they have two children.
The Right to Life Organization
emphasizes the dignity of all human life
but is particularly concerned with
opposing abortion. It is an
interdenominational group with a
Speaker’s Bureau of Baptists,
Methodists, Episcopalians, Presbyterians
and Jewish leaders.
Sister also has participated in
numerous programs, both in Georgia
and in Saint Louis, and contributed
articles to the National Journal.
Sr. Rose Margaret
an outsider but rather a part of the
Community. At the end of the summer
I moved to St. Jude Convent where I
lived with the sisters. We taught at the
parish school there. I was at home with
the sisters and felt very much a part of
everything that was going on. I was not
expected to fit into any kind of a mold
but just to be who I am.
As the year progressed I came to
realize more and more that there has to
be more to religious life than what I can
DO. It must be an interior thing - a
growing process going on .. .can’t be a
half-way job .. .realizing who is at the
center of my life - especially if I profess
to be a religious -- CHRIST. If I don’t
believe that I don’t belong here.
During the Thirty Day Retreat all this
became more of a realization. I can’t
preach to people that Christ is
important in my life if He really isn’t. If
I am to be of service to the people of
God it can’t be ONLY me ~ must be an
openness and a willingness to serve.
My Novitiate is a time set aside by
the Community for spiritual growth and
development. My hope is that it will be
just that . . .a springboard that won’t
stop at the end of this year.
It’s scary seeing all this written down.
I guess because people can call me to do
what I said I wanted to be or do. But
unless I can take the risk there can’t be
any growth only a stale existence rather
than a being fully alive in Him.
Italian Club
Honors Scafidi
Terry Scafidi was feated as “Man of
the Year” at the Savannah Italian Club
last night. The annual award is given to
the most active member in attendance
at business meetings, Officership, and
Committee participation.
Scafidi was Chairman of the Club
House and Grounds Committee, most
active member on the Entertainment
Committee, and served on the Spaghetti
Dinner and Christmas Tree Fund raising
drives.
To make the occasion a duet-honor
the Entertainment Committee voted
Margaret (Mrs. Terry) Scafidi “Woman
of the Year”. She was singled out as the
most active member of the Ladies
Auxiliary in helping the men pursue
their goals.
Congressman Elect R. “Bo” Ginn was
guest Speaker at the banquet.
Five Win in
Hospital Contest
In the Second Annual Tested Idea
Exchange (TIE) Contest, Saint Joseph
Hospital, Augusta had five winners. Mrs.
Linda Crawford, Business Office
captured one of the four first prizes of
$250. John Stewart, Radiology
Technician earned a place among the
five Special Award winners and received
$100. Ten Honorable -Mention prizes of
$50 were awarded. Of these St. Joseph
Hospital staff members, Betty Coleman,
R.N., Sister Rose McLarney, R.N. and
Jeanne Cooney, R.N. were among the
winners.
In addition to these individual
winners, St. Joseph Hospital will receive
a certificate of commendation for
outstanding staff participation. Of the
50 entries received from the 16
participating hospitals, St. Joseph
submitted nine entries.
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SENIORS — Sam Young.
JUNIORS ~ Robert Howard, James
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Twiggs Speaks
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PICTURED ABOVE WITH FR. PATRICK ADAMS, O.F.M. who conducted the spiritual exercises is Pastor of Cordele and
are the members of the 8th Grade, St. Teresa’s Parochial Montezuma Missions in the Albany Deanery.
School, Albany, following a Day of Recollection. Fr. Patrick,
Our Lady of Lourdes 8th Graders
Tell What They Think Poverty Is
Sister Kathleen, O.S.U.
Eighth Grade CCD Teacher
Sunday Religious Instruction at Our
Lady of Lourdes (Columbus) lasts from
9:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. The first hour
is devoted to the class proper and the last
half hour to singing, films, activities.
This week I would like to share
something with you. Each Sunday I
start off class by telling the students what
our topic and our aim for the lesson is
to be. Then I hand out pencil and paper
and ask them to tell me what they
already know on this subject -- no
names signed. I find that many times
they are more open on paper than in
expressing themeselves orally. I quickly
read back their doctrinal and theological
endeavors and then we proceed to
discuss, add to and take from, their
comments and get further
enlightenment both from the Teacher
and the Text.
Our procedure for the Human
Development Program followed the
pattern. My question was, “What do
you think poverty is?” I would like to
submit a sampling of the students initial
endeavors. By the way they readily
identified themselves on hearing that
they may appear in print!
Poverty is not having many friends or
a good job. A person who is poor might
have much food and may live in a bad
housing community. Some people may
not even have a father or a mother to
teach them things which would help
them.
Reuben Rodriguez
Grade eight
Poverty is - 1. Not having money to
support your family; 2. Not having any
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SOPHOMORES - Walter Muller,
Philip Strenski.
FRESHMEN - Richard Bean,
Vincent Maggioni, John H. Mulherin,
Jody Skinner, Alfred Whitney.
3.00 OR BETTER
SENIORS — Patrick Bremer, Brett
Highland, Michael Lawless, Thomas
Madison, Gary Mylan, Patrick O’Brien,
Daniel O’Leary, William Pappas, Michael
Patterson, Joseph Rowland, Mark
Shawe, Chester Spell, Tony Wolfe.
JUNIORS — Richard Bunbury, James
Daly, Luis Hernandez, Jeff Lasky, Tim
Lentz, Pat McClellan, Dean Mamalakis,
Steve O’Neill, Anthony Perini, Irwin
Pollack, Robert Powers, Jerome
Provence, Peter Roberts.
SOPHOMORES — Joseph Altonji,
Stephen Campbell, David Dorondo, Paul
Hearn, Karl Holman, Richard Leech,
Ralph Miranda, Michael Nielubowicz,
William O’Donnell, Tim Persse, Pat
Peresse, Robert Remler, Thomas
Richardson, Howard Robinson, Marc
Wall, John Wright.
FRESHMEN - Steve Arkin, Paul
Bodenstein, Vincent Ferraro, John Fry,
Robert Groover, Michael Kavanaugh,
Robert Kelly, Gary Lanier, Mark Leech,
John McCallar, Pat McCarthy, Lawrence
Madison, Samuel Parker, Mark Reid,
Robert Ryan, John Rothbaum, James
Simms, John Spellman, Lee Taylor,
Jack Wynne.
friends to share your feelings with; 3.
Not having a decent set of clothes; 4.
Not healthy enough to work; 5. Not
knowing God; 6. Not having the
advantages other people have; 7.
Working all day for a small meal; 8.
Having nothing to live for.
Bill Manning
Eighth Grade
Poverty is not having friends to talk
to or be with; Not having food or
having little food; Not having very much
money or having a job and working hard
all day and getting little money for it.
But even the rich people can be poor
because often they don’t have Christ in
their lives. When they are in trouble
they don’t have Christ to turn to.
Becky Shaw
Eighth Grade
Poverty is having little or no food; No
real friends. People think just because
you’re poor your bad to be around. Bad
houses. Sharing part of your house with
someone else. Bad neighborhoods and
having rats and all kinds of diseases. Not
having money to go to the Doctor to get
medicine for the disease.
Peggy Lincoln
Eighth Grade
Brother Bill Early, of Sylvania, is taking
part in an experimental project being
conducted by the Glenmary Home Missioners
- the ‘Brother Worker Experiment. ’’Brother
“Bill” was recently moved “Citizen of the
Month ” by the Sylvania Junior Woman’s Qib.
The following is a reprint from the
SYLVANIA TELEPHONE:
“The Sylvania Junior Woman’s Club
has selected as its first “Citizen of the
Month” Thomas James Early, better
known by Screven Countians as
“Brother Bill.” The Club is honoring
him for the outstanding contribution he
has made to the youth of our county
during the last eight years.
“Bill was assigned as a Brother to the
Catholic Church in Sylvania in August,
1964. He originates from Newport,
Kentucky, and prior to his coming to
Sylvania, he received Five years of
training as a missionary with the Home
Missioners of America. Since that time
he has received a B.S. degree in
Recreation Administration from
Georgia Southern College.
“Bill was an active member of the
local Jaycees for a number of years, and
during that time acted as assistant
scoutmaster and scoutmaster of Troop
341. He was selected Scoutmaster of the
Year by the Canoochee District in 1968
and was accepted into the Order of the
Arrow. That same year he was presented
the Outstanding Jaycee Award.
“In 1970 he took a position as Youth
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Poverty is being alone in the world;
Having no one to turn to when in grief
or happiness when you don’t have
somebody to love you; When you have a
job but get bad pay.
Mary Anne Salazar
Eighth Grade
Being poor is having no food or just a
little food; Having a job that pays unjust
wages; Not having a proper home;
Having no friends to tell your problems
to.
Richard Mailman
Eighth Grade
Poverty is having no friends when
you need them; Having a job but not
enough pay to support your family; Not
having a good house to keep out the
cold and wet weather.
George Bendzen
Eighth Grade
I think you will agree that they have
a sympathy and understanding of the
situation that many of us older folks
could do well to ponder!
Director for the Sylvania Recreation
Department and started the
Sylvania-Screven Youth Club which
operates the “Hole.” Since its
organization he has served as its
director.
“In October of the same year Bill
signed a contract as Elementary Physical
Education Director at Central Middle
School. He still serves in this capacity.
“Aside from his work, Bill has also
assisted with innumerable fund drives,
teaches a teenage catechism class at the
Catholic Church, and volunteers for
chaperone duty frequently. He recently
accompanied a Methodist Youth Group
on a lay witness mission to Wilmington,
North Carolina, and he took a course on
drug abuse at Georgia Southern College
in order to better understand how to
deal with this very real threat to our
teenagers. Believe it or not, Bill even
gives part of his salaries back to Screven
County each year to be used for
worthwhile projects.
“Most of the teenagers in Sylvania
know that if they need someone to
listen to their problems “Brother Bill” is
available. The Junior Woman’s Club
wishes to offer its assistance to him in
anyway that it can serve. We urge all of
Screven County’s adults to do the same.
“Today when so much of our adult
population lives on the run, Bill Early
serves as an anchor to Sylvania’s youth
in the midst of vast confusion.”
Brother Bill Early
“Citizen of Month”
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