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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, February 15,1973
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MARILYN WILLIAMS
Nine dental appointments, four Little
League games, shopping for five pairs of
shoes -- does the mere thought of
arranging that car pool schedule make
you shudder? It’s all part of a normal
day at St. Mary’s Home, which is home
to 38 boys and girls (plus 3 dogs and
other assorted pets), and the three
sisters on the staff have learned to take
it in stride.
Most Catholics in the diocese are
“aware” of St. Mary’s -- that red brick
building on Victory Drive, the special
collection at Christmas for our
dependent children, perhaps you’ve
even attended a Guild meeting and open
house. There has been a St. Mary’s
Home for over 100 years, from a small
beginning at the St. Vincent Convent to
the present location on Victory Drive.
A few of you may admit
remembering the days of the
“collectors,” when those dedicated
ladies canvassed their Catholic neighbors
for a twenty-five cents a month
donation toward the support of St.
Mary’s.
It was in 1958 that Bishop
McDonough organized St. Mary’s Home
Guild and its objectives were to
stimulate interest in the operation of
the Home, assist the diocese in the
financial support of St. Mary’s, and to
offer the sisters assistance in supplying
the needs of the children who reside
there. The Guild membership is open to
anyone who is interested iri the welfare
of children and consists of all persons
who in any way contribute through the
annual payment of dues. The minimum
dues are $3.00 per person.
Well, times have changed and St.
Mary’s with them. Our diocesan
child-care center now covers the
eighty-eight counties of south Georgia
and has a capacity for thirty-two
children; boys ranging from 7 thru 16,
girls 6 thru 17. It’s now recognized that
children who receive group care have
greater emotional needs and so the
home must be prepared to offer a wide
range of ' specialized services
psychological, educational, spiritual.
Yet every effort is made to provide a
semblance of family life and so the
children are very much a part of parish
and community activities.
Their friends are always welcome, but
unlike homes where mothers have heard
the moan, “there isn’t ANYTHING to
do,” someone’s always around to listen
to records or shoot a game of poole.
As ever, the need still remains for
others to take an interest in the
children. It’s important that the boys
and girls experience normal family life,
and so many spend the weekends and
holidays with their visiting families.
They ahve a chance to’ see a “real”
home centered around a mother-father
relationship.
Perhaps the most important change
has been recognizing the individuality of
each child and treating their needs on
that basis. Whether it’s the school they
attend or the color they chose to paint
their locker, they’re allowed to “do
their own thing.”
A visit through the apartments to see
how they’ve decorated their sleeping
area can give you the quickest glimpse
of distinct personalities -- the posters
range from The Osmonds to “Peanuts.”
The boys and girls are proud of their
temporary home and during the past
summer pitched in and repainted all the
rooms and halls. Now, the latest
“happening” at St. Mary’s - in addition
to their seven puppies - is the start of a
garden club in which the teen-age girls
are participating.
Perhaps these best sum up the
changes at St. Mary’s. It’s a fresh, new
approach to make children blossom into
beautiful people.
The chef wishes to thank Mrs. W.L. Riggs for her recipe. Here it is:
PECAN STICKS
Ingredients: V* cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
V2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
X A teaspoon salt
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Cream shortening and sugar. Beat the egg and add to mixture. Add pecans, vanilla
and salt. Now, sift the flour; and add baking powder and the sifted flour. Mix well.
Spread evenly in an 8 inch square pan which has been greased and floured. Bake for 30
minutes at 350 degrees. Cool and cut into sticks.
EGGPLANT PROVENCAL
Ingredients: 1 large eggplant, cubed
3 cans tomatoes (No. 2 Can)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
(less, if you like. I like less)
4 tablespoons olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
bouquet garni
parsley
Heat the oil. Add the eggplant, salt, and pepper, and cook for 10 minutes. Now add
the tomatoes (saving juice from can), garlic and herbs. Simmer for 10 minutes or more,
adding juice from the canned tomatoes if needed for the right consistency.
Garnish with parsley. This delicious vegetable combination serves six.
THE CHEF
Phvsieal fitness
is a why of life*
The time to begin is when you're young. In school.
Like your children.
Because a regular program of physical education
can do wonders for any boy or girl. When they're
physically fit, kids are a lot less prone to all the child
hood illnesses and runny noses. Less likely to miss
days at school. More likely to perform up to their
natural abilities.
Physical fitness can change insecure, uncertain
children into outgoing, healthy achievers. And more
than that, a regular program of exercise when they’re
growing up can stand them in good stead as adults.
That's why we urge you to support the Physical
Education program in your schools and to encourage
your children to participate. Get to know your
children's physical education instructors as well
as the other teachers.
After all, it’s just as important to educate their
bodies as it is their minds.
The President’s Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports
Washington, D.C., 20201
KC’s Launch Program
On ‘Sanctity of Life’
The Knights of Columbus, a fraternal
benefit society of 1.2 million men, has
undertaken a program of public
education concerning the sanctity of
human life, State Deputy Gus Gotsch
reports.
In carrying out the program local
councils or lodges of the Knights of
Columbus will make their facilities,
manpower and organization available to
pro-life forces to stress for the public
the serious dangers inherent in any
public act which tends to cheapen
human life, Gotsch said. “The Knights
also hope to cooperate with religious,
civic and other fraternal groups with
similar views and together organize
public meetings to discuss this crucial
question,” he added.
Announcing the campaign
simultaneously at the society’s
international headquarters in New
Haven, Conn., Supreme Knight John W.
McDevitt stressed that the crisis over the
sanctity of human life “has inundated
society with the suddenness and
ferocity of a hurricane.”
McDevitt added: “At issue today is
the life of the unborn. By the
inexorable force of logic the issue
tomorrow will be the lives of the aged,
the defective, the incapacitated. Today
it is abortion or ‘termination of
pregnancy.’ Tomorrow it will be
euthanasia, ‘death with dignity,’ or
whatever other euphemism may be
invented for killing the unwanted.”
McDevitt declared that society faces
serious dangers when “the spark of
human life can be snuffed out at the
whim of another.”
Unless life has an inherent, God-given
dignity which protects it from the
clutches of an authoritarian state, an
aroused rabble or anyone acting from
selfish interest, it becomes cheap and
defenseless,” he declared. “Then not
inherent dignity but only brute power
can save human life. Then civilization
will sink back into the jungle from
which it arose many, many centuries
ago with the help of the Judeo-Christian
tradition.”
The Knights of Columbus campaign*
for life will be conducted throughout
1973.
Seminarians to Meet
“Discovery: Ministry in Action” is
the theme of a forthcoming convention
of seminarians, it was announced in
Washington this past week by an official
of the National Federation of Catholic
Seminarians (NFCS). Ron Pachence,
Director of the Mid-Atlantic Region of
the NFCS, said that the regional
convention will focus on ministry
because that “is a basic concern of
today’s seminarians.” The convention,
to be held at Theological College in
Washington the weekend of February
23, 24, and 25, will feature a
presentation by the Campaign for
Human Development, an agency of the
United States Catholic Conference
(USCC). The Most’ Rev. Walter F.
Sullivan, auxiliary bishop of Richmond,
will deliver the keynote address to the
convention.
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Seminarians within the NFCS
Mid-Atlantic Region have been invited,
according to Mr. Pachence. The
Mid-Atlantic Region includes the
ecclesiastic provinces of Baltimore,
Newark, Philadelphia, and Washington.
The convention will give seminarians of
this region the opportunity to share
ideas concerning future and present
ministries within the Church.
Mr. Pachence, a student for the
diocese of Savannah (Georgia),
indicated that the convention will have
a presentation/workshop format and
thus is open to any seminarian studying
within the region. Although the NFCS
has formal membership, non-member
seminaries have been informed and
invited, as no parliamentary action is
contemplated.
Besides the Campaign for Human
Development, the convention features a
workshop presented by Fr. Bernard
Quinn of the Center for Applied
Research in the Apostolate (CARA) on
rural and urban ministries. Other
presentations include Mr. Raymond
O’Brien, a Lawyer-Seminarian on the
uses of law in the Church; Sisters Regina
Clifton and Ann Stango on women in
the ministry; Dr. Alec J. Whyte, MD,
Psychiatric Consultant to women to
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Washington, on sexuality and ministry;
Mr. Wade Wright of the Peace
Fellowship of Baltimore on the minister
as peacemaker.
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Obituaries
* Mrs. Ida Daudet Rolland of Augusta, February 6th
* Sister Mary Margaret Toomey of Washington, February 7th
* Mr. William A. Hardee of Savannah, February 9th
* Mrs. Catherine Kemey Weimar of Savannah, February 11th
*Mr. William J. Kenney of Savannah, February 11th
* Mrs. Theodosia B. Burke of Savannah, February 12th
* Mr. Thomas Paul O’Brien Sr. of Savannah, February 14th
Marriages
* Miss Patricia Jeanette Galletta and Mr. Michael James Bolton, both of Savannah,
Ga., February 10 in Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah.
Necrology
* Reverend John J. Kennedy, February 18,1957
* Very Reverend Michael Cullinan, February 23,1877
SVA Parents’ Guild Meeting
The Parents’ Guild of St. Vincent’s Academy will hold a meeting Tuesday evening,
February 20 at 8:00 p.m. in St. Vincent’s Hall. Rev. Ralph Seikel, Superintendent of
Schools for the Diocese and students Terry Bunger and Therese Powers will form a
panel for a discussion on “Discipline”.
Annual Oyster Roast
Holy Family Council No. 5588, Knights of Columbus will hold it’s Annual Oyster
Roast on Saturday, February 17th, from 2:00 until 8:00 P.M. at the Council Home,
7619 Waters Avenue. Tickets are $2.00 each, for all the oysters you can eat. Everyone
is welcome! Plenty of parking space! There will also be hotdogs available for the
non-oyster eaters in the family. Tickets may be purchased from any member of Holy
Family Council, or at the Council Home.
Discuss St. Teresa’s Mardi Gras
One of the main topics at the January meeting St. Teresa’s Ladies Auxiliary was the
annual Mardi Gras. This affair is held in conjunction with the Men’s Club of the Parish.
This year it is planned for Saturday, March 3rd.
( Readers Reply j
Editor:
If your readers have used Christmas
and Easter Cards, in good condition and
they wish to send them to a Missionary
in India to make our Indian children
happy, the cards should be mailed by
ordinary package to:
Rev. Fr. Eugenio Petrin, St. Paul’s
Catholic Mission, P. O. Binnaguri, Dist.
Jalpaiguri, W. Bengal, INDIA.
To avoid customs duty in India, these
words must be wirtten on the package:
“No commercial value - Used Christmas,
Easter Cards - Printed matter.”
If the senders wish to get a ‘Thank
you’ answer, they should write clearly
their address inside the package.
We badly need also financial help to
feed at higher cost this year - the
cathecumens and children trusted to our
care. Could somebody help us? Thanks.
Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Fr. Eugenio Petrin
W. Bengal, India
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