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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, September 6,1973
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THOUGHTS ON THE GIFT
OF A FRIEND
BARBARA PURDY LUTZ
MARQUETTE RETURNING -- In the role of Father Jacques
Marquette, Father Charles McEnery, S.J., smokes a peace pipe as he
recreates the landing of the French explorer at Peoria, Ill., 300 years ago.
Residents portrayed Peoria Indians and set up a village along the Illinois
River where they hosted Father McEnery and other voyageurs who have
been reliving the explorations of Marquette, Louis Joliet and companions
along the Mississippi River Basin. (NC Photo)
Life is a precious gift. The same can
be said for time and for friendships.
What we do with the time God gives us
here on earth determines our eternity.
On July 8, just a short number of
weeks ago, God chose to take a very
dear friend, Edgar Robertson to his
heavenly reward. The suddeness with
which his life ended left many in shock,
but who are we to question God’s ways.
To the many people who overflowed
Blessed Sacrament Church in Savannah
at Edgar’s rosary service and the
following day at the funeral, this
column might sound like an echo of
Bishop McDonald’s eulogy.
Nevertheless, Edgar’s passing deserves
more than just a notice in the obituary
colum of this paper. If you did not
know him personally, then you knew' of
him. He was that type of person.
God gave life to Edgar and 50 years
in time to him. During those years, he
was a devoted husband, a' firm but
loving father, a hard worker at his
banker’s job, an active Church member,
a concerned and working community
leader and last but not least, the perfect
neighbor. He was always “on the go”,
always doing good things with the time
given him, never expecting God to call
him with so many more things yet to be
done.
He left a strong yet gentle wife, Dot,
and a household of eight wonderful
children whom he had reared and loved
as Christ loves each of us. Those nine
people will never forget him nor what
his job and activities meant to him.
In his work as a bank branch
manager, Edgar was always there to help
solve a monetary problem, to greet as
Sacred Heart
BY WAYLAND BROWN
Members of Sacred Heart Parish,
Savannah, celebrated their first annual
family picnic on the grounds of Camp
Villa Marie last Sunday. The festivities,
planned by a committee under the
direction of Paul Peters, were opened by
the celebration of the Eucharist. Father
James Costigan presided, and the
congregation sang with a great deal of
spirit and enthusiasm under the
direction of a group of young people
from the parish.
A picnic lunch followed the
community celebration, during which
Dick McGinn prepared and served
several hundred blue crabs. Under his
watchful eye, Father Costigan bravely
learned to hold a live crab; however, he
experienced some difficulty in letting it
go.
The Sisters of Sacred Heart School
took part in the outing, as did Fathers
Smith and Nelson, who reside at Sacred
Heart Rectory. Sister Carol prepared
some delicious chicken according to a
secret recipe, about which we were able
many customers as possible with that
contagious smile or just to do the
day-to-day tasks the job demanded. Yet
he put something extra into all he did.
He genuinely cared about people. He
was involved in many civic organizations
in addition to working hard for such
charitable groups as the March of
Dimes, the UCS Appeal and others.
Even with all this energy spent, he
found time to work tirelessly for his
Church as well as for the Catholic faith
itself. He was very active in the Knights
of Columbus, a leader in all its activities.
He gave countless hours to the youth of
the Blessed Sacrament CYO group.
In fund drives, especially the Bishop’s
Confraternity, you could always count
on Edgar to spearhead some part of the
drive. He often went to daily Mass
especially during Lent, always
accompanied by some of his children.
He gave of his time as a lector at Mass,
to be on the Parish Council, or to do
whatever was needed of his talents. He
had good solid ideas and ideals, based
firmly on his Catholic faith. He loved
his family and friends, and they in turn
loved him.
When it came to being a true
neighbor, he excelled. A toot of the
horn as he passed and a smile with a
wave were a daily scene in Daffin
Heights, where he lived. Our
neighborhood will never quite be the
same without him. The early morning
greetings or the late evening
conversations on the lawn are sorely
missed.
If there is one thing to say about
Edgar, it is that he took this precious
gift of life God gave him and he gave it
back to God in so many ways.
Parish Picnic
to learn only that it was really meant
for pork chops and contains oregano.
We hope she will submit it to the
“Cook’s Nook” column.
A program of fun and games for
the young people of the parish was
arranged by Mike McDonough, and both
the pool and Grimball Creek provided
relaxing swims for those who wanted to
escape the heat. The softball game
between the young people and the less
young ended in a defeat for the latter
group; however, there was some
question raised concerning fair play. It
seems that the teenagers required an
eighth inning to win!
By day’s end the spirit of love and
community among Sacred Heart’s
people was felt by all who came. It is in
sharing that spirit, a reflection of the
life of the Holy Spirit in God’s people,
that a parish grows into a family and
deepens its life of faith. All who
attended and celebrated with one
another felt better and stronger - if
more tired -- and all look forward to the
second annual Sacred Heart Family
Picnic in 1974.
Fla. Legionaries
BY A SAVANNAH LEGIONARY
On August 7th, 17 members of the
Legion of Mary from West Palm Beach,
Florida arrived in Savannah on a
pilgrimmage for Christ. This group
consisted of a priest, Father Daniel
Barret, and 16 teen-agers and young
adults. For nine days and ten nights
they took up residence at 913 West
37th Street.
This group contributed their vacation
to making this journey.
Their object was to share their love
for Mary and Christ through Catholic
action. They wanted to work with
youth and inspire in them the desire to
work for Christ through Mary. They
worked to get the youth of Savannah
involved in the Legion of Mary.
There are five active adult Legion of
Mary groups in Savannah but no junior
groups. They were successful in starting
a junior group in Most Pure Heart of
Mary Parish and in Most Blessed
Sacrament Parish.
BY WAYLAND BROWN
WORK, AGAIN
The summer is over, but the title of
the column is misleading. Before I
explain, let me say first that all of us
who worked on this column last yeari
(and who did not work on it during the
summer) are very thankful to all the
readers, young and old, who wrote,
phoned, or told us in person that they
read and enjoy this column. Sooner or
later every seasoned columnist (ahem)
must wonder if he is only thinking
aloud, so it means everything in the
world to be told that you are read and
enjoyed and even missed when you
aren’t there.
Now for the explanations. The
summer schedule proved far too busy to
keep up the column. If we foresaw this
condition, we did not write enough
columns ahead to provide one for each
issue of the paper for the same reason
that we despise canned applause and
laughter on television. It is much more
genuine and appropriate to respond to
Work in Georgia
The Legion of Mary is a school of
spirituality. Members are trained
spiritually and taught to be lay
Apostles. This is done through study
and action. This visiting group worked
diligently to inspire the youth and the
adult in this direction.
On Thursday, after their arrival in
Savannah on Tuesday, Bishop Lessard
offered a mass for them in the Chapel of
Our Lady at the Cathedral. After the
mass, the Legion of Mary hosted Bishop
Lessard and the Legionaires at a
luncheon at Ganem’s Restaurant.
On their last day the local Legion of
Mary hosted them to a covered dish
supper at Blessed Sacrament Recreation
Hall. They departed from Savannah on
Friday A.M., leaving many friends and
lasting memories. The House on 37th
Street is now vacant but we are sure this
PPC group left much of their spirit and
love behind. We only hope they took
half as much with them as they left with
us. It was truly a great “Adventure For
Christ.”
the Spirit at the moment of His
presence instead of contriving features
for a column months in advance. So, we
promised you what we couldn’t deliver,
and we apologize.
We also promised some other things,
if you remember. Some did, and asked
me, “Whatever happened to the debate
that you said we would have on
amnesty for those who fled the country
rather than serve in Indo-China?” Well,
we couldn’t find anyone to debate the
CON argument. That does not mean
that all your seminarians favor amnesty;
it just means that those who don’t
didn’t volunteer to write.
My summer brought many rich
experiences, all of which were centered
on some person or people in our great
diocese. Some of them were old friends,
and some were young; some were
friends of long standing, and some were
newly made friends. The important
thing seems to be that we were all God’s
people following His commandment to
love one another.
Of course there were weak points
too. Sometimes I didn’t love people
quite well enough, and other times I
didn’t learn from them when I could
and should have. When I was lucky
either someone told me I was wrong and
unfair or I found it out alone with the
help of God’s grace. It’s the times I was
unresponsive and insensitive and never
knew it for which I must still be sorry.
I pray that God gave you as rich and
full a summer as He did me, and I pray
also that He will bless us all as we return
to normalcy.
Schools are beginning or will soon
begin. Kids and young people will
return to routines which tend to make
life itself routine after a few months.
Housewives settle into more free
mornings, and husbands into more
regular schedules.
Priests hear the school kids outside
making people music all day, and the
sisters and lay teachers busy themselves
with papers, papers, papers, and even
kids.
Life isn’t routine though, and let’s
pray that it never be. Each day brings
richer and deeper experiences of God’s
love as we meet one another for the first
time or the hundredth. I’m glad I met
the people I did this summer, glad I saw
whom I did. Sorry that I missed seeing
some I wanted to, and less a full person
because of those whom I have never
known.
We are back. Back in my case from
Atlanta, Belmont, the Smokies, Rome
(Georgia that is), Camp Villa Marie, and,
oh yes, from Blackshear, Folkston, and
the great Okeefenokee too.
Now let.s think about it all and
rejoice.
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Shepherds in the Wings
A round TheDiocesej
Obituaries
* Mr. Salvatore DeNitte of Brooklet, August 22nd
* Mr. Johnny Lee Harris of Savannah, August 23rd
* Mr. Harold B. McCray formerly of Savannah, / /ast 23rd
Marriages
* Miss Jeanne Eve Platt and Mr. Claude Dominque Lodge, both of Savannah, Ga.,.
August 25 in Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah.
* Miss Sherry Ann Diamond of Savannah Beach, Ga., and Lt. James Edward
Brinson of Savannah, Ga., August 25 in Blessed Sacrament Church, Savannah.
* Miss Wevonneda Minis and Mr. Alfred Bruce Coleman, both of Savannah, Ga.,
August 25 in St. Benedict’s Church, Savannah.
* Miss Anne Carroll Price of Savannah Beach, Ga., and Ens. Ray Pilcher of Panama
City, Fla., August 25 in St. Michael’s Church, Savannah Beach.
* Miss Kieran Marie Davis and Mr. Daniel Carl Welton, both of Macon, Ga., August
25 in St. Joseph Church, Macon.
* Miss Roberta Ann Renick and Mr. Francis Daniel SI ihan, both of Augusta, Ga.,
August 26 in St. Mary’s on the Hill Church, August
* Miss Nancy Lee Binic of Augusta, Ga., and Mr. Bre Jtuart McGuire of Appling,
Ga., August 26 in St. Joseph’s Church, Augusta.
Necrology
* Rev. Thomas O’Rielly, September 6,1872.
* Rt. Rev. Edward Barron, DD, September 12,1854.
* Rev. John M. Crean, September 12,1963.
St. Mary’s Home Guild
St. Mary’s Home Guild is sponsoring an Art Auction on September 29th, and will
welcome additional art objects. Items included for bidding are canvases by local artists,
prints, sculpture, and needlework. Donated articles must be in by September 10th.
The mailing addresses for information and art contributions are: St. Mary’s Home,
P.O. Box 3627, Savannah, Georgia 31404 or Mrs. Fred Williams, 111 Wynngate Road,
Savannah, Georgia 31404.
Sav. Deanery Executive Board
A meeting of the Savannah Deanery Executive Board of the Council of Catholic
Women was held August 21. Speaker for the meeting, at which commission
chairwomen made brief presentations of their plans for the coming year, was Father J.
Kevin Boland, Deanery Moderator. The first regular meeting of the fall will be held
September 23 at the Pirate’s House restaurant at 1 p.m. Host parish will be St. Frances
Cabrini. Commission chairwomen for the coming year are: Communities -- Mrs. Susan
D. McLean; Family Affairs --Mrs. Emma Lindsey; International Affairs -- Mrs. William
P. Schneider; Organization Services - Mrs. Thomas O. Fultz, Jr.; Publicity - Mrs.
Joseph Ulivo.
Blessed Sacrament CCW
Blessed Sacrament Council of Catholic Women, Savannah, will hold their first fall
meeting in conjunction with a covered-dish picnic at Savannah Beach. The meeting will
take place at 11 a.m. September 8 at the home of Miss Regina Lytjen on 11th Street
and council members will spend the day there until 5 p.m. Mrs. Kathryn Sheppard,
President, will conduct the meeting. Father Brendan Breen, council moderator, will
deliver a report on his recent trip to Ireland. Council members in need of
transportation are asked to call Mrs. Frances Desposito at 354-1768 or Mrs. Helen
Ulivo at 355-7293.
THE COOK’S
XOOK
RECIPE FROM MRS. CORINE BERRY
OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
BANANA AND STRAWBERRY PUNCH
Ingredients: T
3 large bananas <'
1 orange
2 cups strawberries
2 cups sugar
1 cup lemon juice
6 cups cold water
Procedure:
Crush bananas, add juice from strawberries sprinkled with sugar, rub all through a
fine sieve and pour lemon juice and water through the sieve. Mix throughly; chill $nd
serve in glasses, each garnished with a whole strawberry and slice of orange.
SPAGHETTI RECIPE FOR FOUR (4)
INGREDIENTS
1 to IV2 lbs. spaghetti (Small piece of fat back or salt pork & 3 or 4 tablespoons
vegetable oil)
Optional: 2 tablespoons of clear grease from roast of beef or chicken.
Salt, Pepper
Sweet Basil (Optional)
1 Clove garlic (Optional)
1 Lb. hamburger & cracker meal and eggs
Grated cheese (Recommended brand:
Laeatelli Roman Cheese)
2 cans tomato paste
1 can tomatoes
DIRECTIONS
MEAT BALLS
Prepare meat balls. Use 1 lb. good hamburger, preferably ground round steak.
Spread hamburger, season with salt and pepper, add small amount of crushed sweet
basil leaves, cut 1 clove garlic into very fine pieces and sprinkle over hamburger.
Spread 1 well-beaten egg over hamburger and spread cracker meal over top to take up
moisture. Now mix thoroughly with hands and form meat balls.
Cut fat back into small cubes and fry until cubes are brown. Throw out cubes. Addl
3 or 4 tablespoons of oil (or grease from roast). 1
Add meat balls and 1 or 2 whole onions to frying pan. Piece of fat meat (beef or
lamb chop) may also be added to give sauce greater volume and body. Turn meat balls
often so they will cook uniformly throughout. When meat balls are cooked, remove
from pan and place in separate container along with onions. (Small bits of cooked fat
should be thrown out.)
SAUCE
Add 2 cans tomato paste to frying pan. Mix well. Add 1 can tomatoes and cook,
dissolving large lumps. Add one level teaspoon of salt and less than 1 teaspoon pepper.
Stir thoroughly. Cook for a few minutes, then transfer sauce to deep pan. Add some
water to frying pan, then pour into the sauce. Now cook sauce slowly. Add meat balls
after sauce has cooked for about 3/4 hour.
Let sauce cook for at least an hour. If it becomes too condensed, add some water so
that sauce will not splatter all over stove. Let cook down to desired consistency.
COOKING SPAGHETTI
For 1 lb., use about a 2-gallon pot filled with approximately 6V2 quts. water. Let
water come to boiling point. Add spaghetti, stir frequently to avoid a sticky mixture.
Add about 1/4 to 1/3 cup salt to give water a palatable salt tast. Boil spaghetti from 12
to 20 minutes, until throughly cooked. Sample. BE SURE IT IS SUFFICIENTLY
COOKED - BUT AVOID ITS BECOMING TOO SOFT OR FLUFFY’
Strain spaghetti immediately. To avoid lumping add sauce to bottom of large bowl.
Transfer spaghetti to bowl. Add more sauce and mix. Cheese may also be added.
Additional sauce and cheese are added to individual servings to suit taste of individual.
This recipe was given to the Cook’s Nook by Pius Masciocchi of Augusta. Hurry
with your recipes. Send to the Chef, Cook’s Nook, care of the Southern Cross, Box
232 Waynesboro, Georgia.