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PAGE 6—The Southern Cross, July 22, 1976
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DCCW Notes
FOR RECOGNITION
OF HUMAN DIGNITY
The goal of the Community Affairs
Commission is to involve all, to work
together for the needs of the
community, enabling each person to
obtain, maintain or regain the dignity he
was endowed with at birth.
Since no one person or group can
respond to the full spectrum of needs
and causes which clamor for attention
in the social arena it is therefore,
necessary that you pray and patiently
seek the mind of the Lord as you draw
up your list of social concerns.
Only in this way can you truly do the
work of the Lord by asking the Holy
Spirit to lead you to do the things the
Lord wants done rather than what we
ourselves consider important. Many
times the answer to a particular problem
is not to do anything but to pray
constantly that the hearts of man are
changed so that the problem no longer
exists.
For example many of the more
difficult children in our schools are
branded as Learning Disabled by
teachers who do not have the patience
and concern to teach and discipline
them. No amount of work for better
conditions can change this. Only prayer
can change the hearts of the teachers to
love and care for the children in their
classrooms. This too is Social Action.
Some simple guidelines from National
to get you started are: Learn and study
your community needs; be aware of the
needs of others; support and cooperate
with existing programs; become
personally involved and encourage
others too; study current legislation of
your area and nation concerning the
rights and dignity of all human beings.
At least once a year, pause and evaluate
your work.
Specific programs cannot be listed as
the needs of each community differ
however some general areas of concern
are listed: Human rights and dignity -
aged, poverty, Social Services and
Criminal Justice; Minorities - migrant,
American Indian and others; Mentally
and Physically handicapped; Health &
Safety; Alcohol and other drugs; Rural
Life.
Remember, no matter where you
A COUNSELLOR shows a
young camper how to fit the
arrow to the bow. Archery is a
favorite afternoon activity.
“MM - UH! went the little
green frog ...” The Camp Villa
Marie “Frog Song” involves many
ritual facial contortions.
Death and burial and cemeteries are not forever — such will fade
away in the eternal light of Christ’s Resurrection when Easter
erases'Good Friday from the calendar for all eternity. Meanwhile,
awaiting the resurrection of the dead:
BEAUTIFUL LOTS
PERPETUAL CARE
SINGLE GRAVE SPACES
TIME-PAYMENT AVAILABLE
DON’T DELAY! “Serving Warner Robins
Since 1958”
call: The Catholic Cemetery
(912)232-0883
or (912) 233-4709
Savannah, Georgia
The FRESHEST seafood
caught daily by our own fleet
processed & sold at our dock
Fresh Shrimp In Shell
Fresh or Frozen Shrimp
Peeled and Deveined
2 and 5 lb. Packages
Fresh Fish
Whiting - Flounder - Trout
Live Crabs
Inspected by Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Ambos Seafoods on the Docks
River Drive
Thunderbolt, Georgia
Monday through Saturday
9 to 5:30
Phone: 912/354-5222
start in the Community Affairs
Commission program, always bring in
the Christian concept. The Good News
of Salvation in Christ is man’s most
critical need and unless we recognize the
spiritual dimension of social issues we
will continue to treat symptoms rather
than causes.
PRAY so that our country will elect
good Christian leaders in the coming
elections.
I would personally recommend for
reading by all involved in the
Community Affairs Commission work
“A Charismatic Approach to Social
Action” by Larry Christianson
regardless of your feelings about the
Catholic Charismatic movement.
Virginia Eckstein, Chairman
Community Affairs Commission
Savannah Diocesan CCW
Meetings will be held in relation to
the U.N. Decade of Women on the state
level. ANYONE INTERESTED IN
INVOLVING THEMSELVES AT THE
STATE LEVEL TO WORK OUT THE
AGENDA FOR THE STATE SHOULD
CONTACT IMMEDIATELY: The
International Commission on Women’s
Conference, c/o Jill Ruckelshaus, State
Department, Washington, D.C. There is
no pre-conceived agenda and it is our
opportunity, as organized Catholic
women, to contribute to the agenda. It
is hoped that you would get your
request in and that if you are invited to
participate in the planning, that you will
be positive in your voice representing
the local Catholic women in the
Savannah Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACT
NOW .. . Screen the candidates running
for elective offices, especially U.S.
Congress and Georgia State Legislature.
VOTE FOR THE PRO-LIFE
CANDIDATE! Support him/her! Also,
write your U.S. Senators &
Representative re the Appropriations
Bill for the Dept, of Education, Health,
& Welfare — the Ban on the use of
Federal Funds to pay for abortions
MUST STICK. (House of
Representatives passed it with the Ban;
the Senate deleted it . . . it is in
committee for settlement.) WRITE!
RECEPTION FOR MSGR. LEFROIS - Msgr. Marvin J. LeFrois is
pictured greeting friends at farewell reception held for him at St. Mary’s
on-the-Hill, Augusta, on July 8th. Monsignor has just finished 6 years as
pastor at the Augusta parish. He assumed new pastoral duties at Sacred
Heart, Warner Robins, on July 14th. (Photo by George Champion)
SUNDAY AUGUST 1
Profession For Sisters
Two Sisters of Mercy will profess
perpetual vows at a special liturgy, 2:00
P.M. Sunday, August 1, at Saint Mary’s
Seminary and University Chapel in
Baltimore.
Sister Charlotte Kerr, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Kerr of
Charleston, South Carolina, entered the
Sisters of Mercy in 1968. She holds a
Masters degree from the University of
North Carolina School of Public Health,
and is currently on the faculty of the
University of Maryland School of
Nursing of Baltimore. Sister Charlotte’s
initial nursing degree is from Saint
Joseph Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.
Sister Elaine Sebera entered the
Sisters of Mercy in 1967. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J.
Sebera of Saint James Parish, Hopewell,
Virginia. Sister Elaine graduated from
Loyola College in Baltimore with a
degree in Elementary Education, and is
studying for a Masters in Special
Education, Learning Disabilities at
Glassboro State College, in New Jersey.
She has taught at Saint Bernard’s School
(now Holy Spirit Middle School) in
Baltimore, and at Immaculate
Conception School in Washington, D.C.
Currently, sister teaches at Saint Anne’s
School, Columbus, Georgia.
Around The Diocese
Obituaries
* Mr. John P. Monohan of Albany, June ’76
* Ms. Mildred Whire Mock of Albany, July 2nd
* Mrs. Jacqulyne Helen Mays Damron of Augusta, July 10th
* Mr. Jack Lanum formerly of Savannah, July 12th
* Mrs. Katherine Strickland Lancaster of Brunswick, July 13th
* Mr. Daniel Joseph Lenahan formerly of Savannah, July 13th
* Mr. James Edwin Sherling of Macon, July 13th
* Mrs. Mary Lena Myers of Savannah, July 15th
* Mrs. Marie Lodge Downs of Savannah, July 15th
* Mr. Garnett T. Brake Jr. of Augusta, July 14th
* Mrs. Mary Woods Cromley of Savannah, July 16th
* Mr. John Germond Lyons of Augusta, July 17th
Marriages
* Miss Patricia Lynn McBrearty of Macon, Ga., and Mr. Robert Denman of
Indianapolis, Ind., July 3 in St. Joseph’s Church, Macon, Ga.
* Miss Thelma Marie Schelling and Mr. George Thomas Ryles, both of Macon, Ga.,
July 10 in St. Joseph’s Church, Macon.
* Miss Donna Jean Greer of Macon, Ga., and Mr. William P. Thornton of Warner
Robing, Ga., July 10 in St. Joseph’s Church, Macon, Ga.
* Miss Vickie Faith Ussery and Mr. Mark Edward Sheridan, both of Macon, Ga.,
July 16 in St. Joseph’s Church, Macon, Ga.
* Miss * Janetta Lynn Mitchell of Macon, Ga., and Mr. David Hunt Taylor, of
Juliette Ga., in Ingleside Baptist Church, Macon, Ga., Father Thomas Healy,
assisting.
Necrology
* Rev. Harry J. Honeck, July 25,1952.
* Rev. Michael T. Reilly, July 25, 1902.
* Rev. Thomas L. Finn, July 28, 1948.
* Rt. Rev. Thomas A. Becker
(Sixth Bishop of Savannah) July 29, 1899.
* Rev. James Murphy, July 29, 1877.
* Rev. James O’Hara, August 1, 1873.
CHILDREN FROM DIFFERENT PARTS of Georgia locate their own
town and parish on the map, to show their relationship to each other as
part of the Diocese of Savannah.
AFTER A HOT AFTERNOON, campers cool off in the pool. Waiting
on the edge for permission to dive in, children splash up a cloud of spray.
FISHING AND CRABBING are a popular pastime. Children on the
dock are carefully supervized.
“Our priests are Fr. Frederick and Fr. Venard. We’re called ‘The
Catholic Church of Cairo’ since we don’t have our own church yet, but we
hope to soon,” said Brian Dahlberg as he introduced their parish to the
rest of the campers at Villa Marie’s annual religious education session.
To show that there are many priests and sisters serving people in South
Georgia, each group of campers introduced their parish church and told
something interesting about their priest. They then put the name of their
parish church and priest, plus each of their own names on a large map of
the diocese. In this way the campers began to realize more the need for
vocations to carry on this service in our area.
“Who will serve and why?” was the focus of the second half of the
“Vocation Day” program. Mike Lubinsky, Ted Anderson and John Lyons,
of Savannah, plus Mike Roverse and Daly Hoyt of Augusta -- the five
seminarians serving on the camp staff this summer -- each told the group
why they wanted to be a priest and how they had come to choose this.
Sr. Mary Gerald Wells, CSJ, Sr. Katherine Volker (Medical Mission
Sisters), Sr. Julian Griffin, V.S.C., Sr. Michaelene Toomey, and Sr. Mary
Carmel, each explained to the group how they had decided to become
sisters and what they do to serve God’s people.
The morning ended with a prayer service centering around the song, “I
heard the Lord call my name; Listen close you’ll hear the same. . . take His
hand, we are glory bound.”
There were 181 campers at the session from small towns and rural areas
of the diocese. The largest single group of over 30 campers came from the
Thomasville-Cairo parish. The two weeks’ session began in 1935 to help
Catholic children in rural areas. It is subsidized by funds from the
Confraternity Drive.
DAILY LITURGY at Camp Villa Marie.
Camp Villa Marie Religious Education Session
Vocations Day
Photos By Wayland Brown