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PAGE 8—The Southern Cross, May 29, 1975
DCCW Notes
BY TICKI LLOYD
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Will the Lady in the Front Row
Please Put Her Hat Back On?
BY TICKI LLOYD
If the lady in the front row will put
her hat back on, the meeting will come
to order. Now, that’s fine.
Confucius not say, Ticki Lloyd she
say, “why you no write under she
DCCW?” She ask and she ask and she
get no reply. She put pleas for many
time for you come forward to write
something interesting about parish or
Deanery, but she get no answer from
you. You promise, but you not do. How
come, she want to know? You like
write? Write is easy. If you write good
letter, then you write good DCCW.
Please, she ask, don’t make her write
personal letter to you. That take time,
and she got not too much time. She say
write to she at 501 Prince St.,
Brunswick, Ga. 31520. Her address is
once the same as always. She don’t
move -- can’t take flowers, so she don’t
move. Flowers die when move. She live,
she think. She pinch she to see. Ouch!
Yes she live.
You see, Ticki Lloyd she going to
take on project. She going to write
Slope Box called “As The World Turn,
She Get Dizzy.” You like? She like.
Now, to give she more time, she call on
you to write something under her
DCCW. The deadline for write is the
Friday before the next week of date of
issue. Southern Cross she publish every
week except three months when she do
no publish every week. She not publish
the second and last weeks of June, July
and August. Give you plenty time.
Ticki Lloyd, she going to write about
Dr. Tom Dooley, a man she love, not
like husband, but she love. DCCW to
come out on June 5 for Dr. Dooley.
Then, if you like write, you write to she
and send she your carbon, copy for week
of June 19. She like that.
Just typewrite two or two and one
half pages, double spaced and send to
she at address overhead. She love you
for that.
Better do. If you don’t start write
something under her DCCW, she may fly
away. And if she do that Bishop Lessard
will say, “Where on earth did Ticki
Lloyd go? Stop the Diocese, I want to
get off.”
And Rev. Lawrence Lucree, our
Diocesan Moderator, putting a finger to
the dimple in his chin, looking around
desperately, might say, “She CAN’T
stop writing. Why, there’ll be nothing to
read.”
And Msgr. Daniel Bourke, Associate
Diocesan Moderator, he’ll say, “Begorra,
let the woman go. Oop, oop and away
with her.” Twas she who teased His
Excellency Our Bishop, and right
through the Southern Cross, she did. I
nevuh saw the likes of the woman.
Brazen, she is!” Then he might say, “On
the other hand, if she leaves, the
Diocese might split. We.split in 1956,
and praised to the saints in heaven, we’ll
have no more splitting.”
I’d just like Msgr. Bourke to know
he’s not the only one with an Irish
brogue. I almost became of the Gaelic
culture myself. When I was “taking”
French at St. Vincent’s Academy in
Savannah (never found out where I took
it!) we had an Irish Sister with a real
brogue. Since I sat next to the window,
I had the honor of being “keeper of the
shade.” Sister would say, “Run you up
the shade.” I must confess, while I
didn’t acquire a vast knowledge of
French, I surely knew how to “run up a
shade.” For those of you who don’t
understand, that was Sister’s way of
saying, “Please raise the shade.”
Sorry, I have nothing for you this
time but “whoopee.” This rare bit of
poetry was sent to me by Mrs. Eugene
Smith (Alida). She’s DCCW
Organization Services Commission
Chairman. And she likes to plan
families.
She’s into the “Natural Family
Planning” business. She will not only
help you plan your family, but will
organize it for you after it is planned.
Just ask her. She will do all but have
your family for you. She’s nice. She’s
pretty too. She “typewrite” Bishop’s
Office in Savannah too. All time, she
typewrite.
Alida said they had numerous
requests at the convention last month to
have “Whoopee” published in The
Southern Cross. So here goes
“whoopee” .. .
WHOOPEE
V al dosta-Brunswick
Now from St. Simons, there’s our
friend Claire,
She’s running here, she’s running
there.
She turns up frequently and
sometimes secretly .. .
Is she makin’ Whoopee?
Macon
There’s Hattilynn and Wendy, too,
They’ll always open their doors to
you.
They’re in a hurry, but don’t you
worry . ..
There’s time for Whoopee!
Columbus
Now Evelyn Gallman you’ve got to
meet,
To make her acquaintance is quite a
treat.
And Gertrude Miller is a
killer-diller.. .
At makin’ Whoopee!
Augusta
There’s Barbara Mulherin and Carol
Quinn,
They’ll beat down the door if we
don’t let ’em in.
They love a party ... they’re never
tardy .. .
For makin’ Whoopee!
Albany
There’s Wilhelmina and Helen Cy,
They’ll hit the road at the bat of an
eye.
They travel well but they’ll never
tell .. .
Who’s makin’ Whoopee!
Savannah
Our hostess city is really proud
Of Stella and Barbara, we’ll say it out
loud.
They get honorable mention for this
convention . . .
So let’s make Whoopee!
Theology Seminar at Belmont
EARNS DEGREE - At its 1975
Commencement exercises,
Conception Seminary College in
Missouri awarded Robert H.
Johnson, Jr., a Bachelor of Arts
degree. Johnson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert H. Johnson of
Macon, and attended Willingham
High School in Macon. He
majored in Theology at
Conception Seminary College.
This Fall he will enter the
Novitiate as a Benedictine Monk
of Conception Abbey.
BELMONT, N.C. -- Belmont Abbey
College will hold its annual theology
seminar from June 16-19, for priests,
sisters and laity involved in pastoral
ministry and religious education. Several
theologians will examine and discuss the
seminar theme, “Dimensions of
Christian Community.”
Fr. Walter Burghardt of Catholic
University, who writes for the “Know
Your Faith” series, will speak on
ecumenism after Vatican II and the role
of contemplation in Christian life. The
Rev. Bruce Vawter of Depaul University
and Dr. Dale Moody of The Southern
Baptist Seminary will discuss the place
of the scriptures in the life of the
Church and the ecumenical movement.
Presenting a historical perspective on
the role of women in the Church will be
Dr. Elizabeth McKeown of Georgetown
University. Also from Georgetown, the
Rev. Richard McCormick of The
Kennedy Center for Bio-Ethics will
discuss the role of authority and the
formation of conscience.
This is the sixth theology seminar
sponsored by Belmont Abbey College
which annually attracts more than 100
people from dioceses in various
southeastern states. The total cost of
the program is $80.00 which includes
room, board and registration fee.
Belmont Abbey College is located 10
miles west of Charlotte on 1-85. Further
information is available from Fr. Jerome
Dollard, Belmont Abbey College,
Belmont, N.C., 28012, phone (704)
825-3711.
TWO TENNIS COURTS FOR PACELLI - On May 22, the outgoing
President, Co. L.T. Gallegos, of the Pacelli Home and School Association,
presented to Rev. Robert Mattingly, Principal, a check in the amount of
$2000 for the school and two tennis courts. The money for the courts and
school was raised this year by the Home and School Association. Col. E.
Murdock will be the next Home and School President.
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Leave Something of the Past
Editor:
Desist! Our senses have been abused
by caterwauling congregational singing,
the fellowship-handshaking substitution
for traditional liturgy, academic
freedom of dogmatic homilies, ad
infinitum, ad nauseam.
Our Catholic tradition has been
subjugated by mediocrity and at the
expense of the great heritage produced
by centuries of man’s genius. Different
‘Godspell’
Editor:
GODSPELL - “Hilariously funny!”
writes the critics -- but at whose
expense? At the cost of Jesus Christ, the
Son of God, to make Him look
ridiculous as a red-nosed clown.
If a prominent person were thus
humiliated and mocked, there would be
an untold shower of angry protests. Yet,
in this rock opera, Jesus is made to
appear foolish in the eyes of thousands.
Thus, GODSPELL, which presents
Saint Matthew’s Gospel like it wasn’t, is
a phony. In truth, it is a thief who robs
the Son of God of His divine dignity, a
travesty of the holy picture of Christ.
One wonders, how can we tolerate it
-- let alone, applaud it.
Very sincerely yours,
Edward Starks
Buffalo, N.Y.
and innovative is no guarantee of
quality. It does not necessarily mean
that what is now accepted as part of our
religious celebrations will stand the
cultural and intellectual criteria that has
been established by our past traditions.
At some not to distant future, will
they decide at the Vatican that the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel detracts
from the communal spirit of the Mass
and so is painted over with “message op
art” and since copper is in short supply,
that Bernini’s baldachin is worth its
weight in paying for charismatic
encounters?
Comes now the ultimate outrage to
the mother church of this Diocese. Yes,
the material of the main altar in the
Cathedral might well be recycled as
tomb stones for iconoclasts. The front
side walls could be used for parish
announcements and hymn selections.
After all, the present murals might not
be masterpieces that can be auctioned at
the galleries. Only the obstructionist
could object to remodeling the
Cathedral to make it relevent. Relevent
to what? - our past heritage or future
destiny?
Leave something of the past, or as
Shakespeare’s own epitaph states:
“Good friend, for Jesus’ sake forebear
To dig the dust enclosed here
Blest be the man that spares these stones
And curst be he that moves my bones. ”
Sincerely,
Anne C. Ritzert
(Mrs. B.P.)
Savannah, Ga.
ST. MARY’S AUGUSTA
Meals on Wheels Needs Help
Augusta’s St. Mary’s Parish initiated a
program to feed those in need in
September, 1973 and since then the
program has grown by leaps and
bounds.
Presently the program, under the
direction of Mrs. Jan Hudson, caters to
80 people every week. Mrs. Hudson and
thirty volunteers take a hot meal at least
once a week to a shut-in who for the
most part, are elderly and incapacitated
people. The program is ecumenical in its
outreach; many of the recipients are not
Catholic, being judged on need rather
than religious affiliation.
The idea is that a family or individual
cooks an additional portion with their
family meal and transports it to the
shut-in. Although some of the recipients
are not in dire need because of poverty,
they are in need of human kindness and
companionship. For many it is perhaps
the only contact with the outside world.
The program is in the process of
being revamped and there is an urgent
need for new volunteers. Both old and
new volunteers are invited to a meeting
Sunday, June 1, at St. Mary’s Parish
Hall at 7:30 p.m. Anyone wishing to
volunteer for the program is asked to
contact Mrs. Hudson at 738-2140 or Fr.
Shinnick, 733-6627.
Checkmate:
Free
Personalized
Checks.
Trust Company Bank
of Savannah
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Around The Diocese
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Obituaries
* Mrs. Dorothy Peck Blodgett of Brunswick, May 18th
* Mr. Walter Rosiak of Evans, May 19th
* Mrs. Mamie G. Miller of Savannah, May 21st
* Mr. William Francis McCormick of Savannah, May 22nd
* Mr. Martin Amorous Goette of Savannah, May 22nd
* Mr. Thomas Gray Doughty of Augusta, May 23rd
* Mrs. Ruth S. Scanlan formerly of Savannah, May 24th
Marriages
* Miss Cynthia Diane Lockett and Mr. Robert Holman Herndon, both of
Savannah, Ga., May 24 in the Chapel of Our Lady of Good Hope, Isle of Hope,
Savannah.
* Miss Jacquelyn Elizabeth Cleveland of Savannah, Ga., and Mr. David Gregory
Cox of Boston, Mass., May 25 in Boston.
Necrology
* Rev. William Quinlan, June 3,1933.
Alapaha First Communion
On Sunday, May 18, Rachel Nugent and Roger Purvis received their First Holy
Communion at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Alapaha. Celebrant of the Mass for the First
Communicants was Rev. Patrick Mangan, O.M.I., Pastor. At the conclusion of the
ceremony, the First Communicants and the congregation gathered around the Shrine
of the Blessed Mother for the traditional Catholic Ceremony of the “Crowning of
Mary.” Refreshments prepared by the ladies of the parish were then enjoyed by
everyone.
Pacelli Student High in Spanish
Several students from Pacelli High School in Columbus competed in the National
Spanish Examination which was held April 12th throughout Georgia. The competition
was held in various colleges in the state. Pacelli’s Ruben Melson placed second among
students competing in the second-year level of Spanish.
300 Directory Recommendations
Over 300 recommendations were received from groups and individuals in the
Diocese participating in the consultation process on the new National Catechetical
Directory. It is estimated that more than 600 people were involved in the consultation.
Recommendations were collated at the Department of Christian Formation office in
Savannah, and have been mailed to the National Catechetical Directory office in
Washington.
St William’s CCW
“Following the homily at the 10:30 Mass on Sunday, May 25, Fr. Robert Brous,
Pastor of St. Williams Parish, St. Simons Island, installed, the new officers of St.
Williams C.C.W. They are: President - Hilary Clark; Vice President - Elsie Goodwillie;
Treasurer - Mildred Clark; Assistant Treasurer - Anna Marie Arbo; Recording Secretary
- Mary Ufer; Corresponding Secretary - Virginia Scharhag. Each new officer pledged,
individually, her utmost to the duties of her office, and all joined in a prayer to the
Blessed Mother.”
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Receive Degrees
James J. Sheehan
James Joseph Sheehan received the Bachelor of Arts degree in English at the
ninety-seventh commencement exercises at Belmont Abbey College on Sunday, May
18. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerard M. Sheehan, 102 Biltmore Road, Savannah,
Georgia.
Dennis M. Counihan
Dennis M. Counihan received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and
Business at the ninety-seventh commencement exercises at Belmont Abbey College on
Sunday, May 18. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Counihan, Savannah Beach,
Georgia.
John Lyons, Jr.
John J. Lyons, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lyons, Sr., of St. Benedict’s parish in
Savannah, graduated from St. Meinrad’s College on May 16. John also received a
special Spiritual Formation Award.
Armed Forces
Retreat
A retreat for single men in the Armed Forces will take place at the Trappist
Monastery, Conyers, Georgia, June 13, 14 and 15. Total cost: $5. Chaplains’
approval has been obtained. The retreat talks and exercises will emphasize
vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Transportation from the
Cathedral (Savannah) to the Monastery and back to the Cathedral has been
arranged. The opportunity of a lifetime. Mail to:
Fr. Lawrence A. Lucree,
Cathedra] of St. John the Baptist
P. O. Box 8307
Savannah, Georgia 31402
YOUR NAME AND RANK
YOUR ADDRESS
Bus will leave the Cathedral, Friday, June 13, 2:30 P.M.