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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 3—The Southern Cross, February 19,1981 Middle Georgia Curia Ernestine Daugherty, president of the Savannah Curia. Monsignor Daniel Bourke, Diocesan Spiritual Director for the Legion of Mary in the Savannah Diocese, gave the Allocutio and led the group in the recitation of the Rosary and other special prayers. Msgr. Bourke spoke on the origin of the Legion in Dublin, Ireland, its rapid growth throughout the world, and how it has brought faith, hope and redemption to the forlorn, the sick and the wayward. The president of each Praesidium presented a progress report including, visits to hospitals, nursing homes, shut-ins, lapsed Catholics, and the jails. The 4 praesidia are Our Lady of Help of Christians and Mary, Mother of Mankind, both of Sacred Heart; Mary Coronata, St. Peter Claver Church and Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Spirit Church, both in Macon. Officers elected for the Curia are: Agnes Hoffman, president, and Lucy Kirkland, vice president, both of Sacred Heart; Naomi Johnson of St. Peter Claver, secretary, and Jim Sursely, Sacred Heart, treasurer. Committee chairpersons selected are Kitty Sursely, Sacred Heart, extension; Joe L. Russell of Holy Spirit and Joe Searle of St. Peter Claver, Peregrinato pro Christo (PPC), and Joyce Wallace, Sacred Heart, publicity. BIRTHRIGHT WORKSHOP - Pictured at the BIRTHRIGHT Workshop held in Albany on January 31 are Mrs. Bill (Terry) Weaver (left) regional consultant for BIRTHRIGHT International and Mrs. Jack Duclos, Director of BIRTHRIGHT of Albany. The meeting was under the supervision of Ivy Tominec and Mary Baker, representatives of the Miami Regia, the regional council of the Legion of Mary. Assisting was The organizational meeting of the Middle Georgia Curia for four Praesida of the Legion of Mary was held recently in the parish hall of Warner Robins’ Sacred Heart Church. School Lunch Program Sister Virginia Ross, Diocesan Superintednent of Schools, has announced the guidelines for the National School Lunch Program in those schools in the Diocese which participate in the program. The new guidelines require the schools to adopt the family size/income criteria shown below for determining eligibility. The new guidelines differ from previous guidelines in that they remove the hardship provision. In place of the hardship provisions, a standard deduction for families has been built into the scale. The changes will affect the eligibility of some children for free and reduced price meals. In applying the new guidelines, the school principal will review applications already *on file and will notify the parent of any changes in the status of the child’s eligibility. Advanced notice of a reduction or termination of benefits will be given to the parent or guardian. Parents or guardians who wish to re-apply for benefits as a result of the new guidelines may contact the school and request an application. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling of the official, he/she may wish to discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. If a parent * wishes to make a formal appeal, he/she may make a request, either orally or in writing to Sister Virginia Ross, C.S.J., St. John’s Center, Grimball Point Road, Savannah, Georgia 31406, or telephone 912-355-9420, for a hearing to appeal the decision. In the operation of the child nutrition programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, color, or nationl origin. If a family member becomes unemployed, or if the family size changes, the family should contact the school to file a new application. A new application shall be issued to parents or guardians who express interest in submitting a new application as a result of the revised income standards. BLACK HISTORY MONTH - GA. WEEK at Savannah’s St. Benedict’s (left phoot) Front Row - Felica Foster, Tiffany Benjamin, Amber Benjamin. Back Row - Anthony Williams, ST. BENEDICTS SAVANNAH Thomasina McHenry, Carol Osborne, Leamuel Jones, Ronnie Bell, Carol Chisholm, Kim Mclver (right photo) Redina Thorpe, Felicia Foster, Ronnie Bell, Billy Bryant, Anthony Williams. Black History Month, Georgia Week Black History Month and Georgia Week were celebrated at St. Benedict’s Parish, Savannah, with a special program: “Role Models From Our Roots in Our Church And In Our Neighborhood.” The program included skits, performed by young adults and children of the parish, depicting scenes from the life of Matilda Beasley, an outstanding Black member of the Catholic Community in Savannah in the middle and late Nineteenth Century. She founded the first Catholic Orphanage for Black girls in Georgia; and founded the first Religious Community of Black Catholic Sisters in Georgia. Among articles on display were: Pages from the Catholic Directory of 1892 listing Mother Beasley’s Community in the Diocese of Savannah; pictures of Mother Beasley, the house where she died, and her gravestone in the Catholic Cemetery; an envelope from the Benedictine Priory Archives, addressed to Ven. M. Matilda Beasley, O.S.F., dated 1898; and copies of tl^e newspaper articles from the SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS and PRESS at the time of her death with accounts of her numerous good works for the poor. As Neighborhood Role Model, the parish chose Col. John H. Deveaux. Young adults of the parish presented a biographical sketch of Deveaux’s life and delivered editorial messages from issues of the SAVANNAH TRIBUNE, the newspaper Deveaux founded in 1875. Deveaux was appointed by three Presidents of the United States to the post of Collector of the Port; was a leading politician in Georgia during the Reconstruction Period; and was for 21 years an officer in the Georgia State Troops. On display were: A picture of Col, Deveaux; an architectural historian’s sketch of his home; letters written by Deveaux; copies of issues of the SAVANNAH TRIBUNE from 1875, 1876, and 1898; and newspaper articles from the time of his death in 1909. Dr. Prince A. Jackson, Jr., Deacon, preached at the special Mass which began the program, and the choir, under the direction of Mrs. Ethel King and Mr. Val Davis performed special selections in keeping with the theme. The parish hall was decorated with family history charts and pictures showing the ROOTS of present parish members. Chairpersons for the program were Mrs. Magdaline Allen and Mrs. Zeline Foster. CHURCH: SOUTH GEORGIA < > Pacelli High School Science Fair ELIGIBILITY SCALE BY YEAR, MONTH, AND WEEK Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Free Meal Eligibility Reduced Price Eligibility Family Size Yearly Monthly Weekly Yearly Monthly Weekly 1 5700 475 110 8350 696 161 2 7220 602 139 10730 894 206 3 8750 729 168 13110 1093 252 4 10270 856 198 15490 1291 296 5 11800 983 227 * 17870 1489 344 6 13320 1110 256 20250 1688 389 7 14850 1238 286 22620 1885 435 8 r 16370 1364 315 25000 2083 481 Each additional family member 1530 128 29 2380 198 46 Abortion Rights Suit— (Continued on page 3) 1980 election campaigns attacking “by name’’ pro-abortion candidates; -- An editorial (“To the IRS -- Nuts!”) in Today’s Catholic, newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, during 1980 supporting the election of Ronald Reagan and attacking the candidacy of John Anderson; -- Published criticism by officials of the Diocese of Pittsburgh in 1978 of Rep. William S. Moorhead (D-Pa.) in which Catholics were urged to vote for his opponent; - The letter by Cardinal Humberto Medeiros of Boston prior to the 1980 Massachusetts primary urging Catholics not to vote for candidates who support abortion, and - A public attack on former Sen. George McGovern (D-S.D.) in April 1980 by a South Dakota priest. The suit also contends that by participating in political campaigns the church has had an unfair advantage over groups such as Abortion Rights Mobilization and the National Women’s Health Network which “have refrained from endorsing or opposing candidates for public office in order to preserve their favorable tax status.” The suit remarks that non-profit organizations such as the Catholic Church under the tax code can either forego participation in political activities and preserve their tax-exempt status or can elect to participate in political campaigns and pay taxes. Columbus’ Pacelli High will host its 4th Annual Science Fair March 5 and 6 in the new Pacelli Sports Arena. The winners will participate in the 33rd Georgia Science and Engineering Fair to be held April 9-11 at the University of Georgia in Athens. Two-hundred and fifty projects are expected to compete in the categories of physics, biochemistry, engineering, zoology, chemistry, microbiology, earth and space science, medicine and health, mathematics, and behavioral science. Prizes will be awarded to the top three projects in each category and a plaque presented to the overall winner. During the past three years, Pacelli has sent ten students and their projects to the State Science Fair with each finishing no less than third in his respective category. These students include Mike Dupont, Bea Lunsford, Jill Forbus, Cindy Dunaway, John Britton, Joe Oswald, David Harmon, Gilbert Lawson, and Keith Bernstein. Mr. Chris Spraggins, science Albany Scout Awards On Scout Sunday, February 8th, at a special Mass at St. Teresa’s, Albany, the following Scouts received the Ad Altaic Dei Medal: Keith Pry, Steve Mohl, Derek' Willis, John Ledwitch III, Chris Janda, John Sullivan, Todd Laramore. Cub Scouts who received the Parvuli Dei Medals are the following: Lee Bennett, Pat Moran, Scott Watkins, David Piotrowski, Billy Piotrowski, Robbie Peed, Bryan Kohl. God and Country medals were given to Ray Pendergraph and Aubrv Yarbrough of Porterfield Methodist Church. The suit asks the court to order the IRS to revoke the tax exemption of the Catholic Church, to assess and collect all taxes due from the church and to notify church contributors that their donations are no longer tax deductible. B O O K S FIRST COMMUNION JEWELRY ALBUMS CONFIRMATION BIBLES POSTERS PLAQUES accents c A R D S *ae»a Mall (•it) m-tttt In Every Town Or City You Go To You Will Find One Good Italian Restaurant. In Savannah It’s . . . JtxtU TfafiaU 2308 Skidaway Rd. At East 40th For Wedding Invitations The Acme Press Phone 232-6397 1201 Linclon Street h Lr (i yTAqh I CONSTRUCTION 'COMfMNy 354-3556 P. O. Box 131II Savannah, Ga. 31406 Photo Computerized Contact Lenses oCanyford &T 3 cjCynch 233-0049 704 Abcrcorn St., Savannah, Ga. DAVID HARMON’S PROJECT, “The Effects of various Antibiotics on Oodinium Lemniticus in Xiphorus Helleri” won the Greater Atlanta Veterinary Medical Society Award in last year’s state fair. r Cl,omplimenti Of Irvin* Henderson Funeral Home ~1 I 232-7181 | 121 West Hall Street j SOUTHERN CROSS Ads Bring Results!! teacher and coordinator of the Pacelli Science Fair commenting on the Science fair said “All of the students have been working hard on their projects for the past several weeks. With the addition of our new Pacelli Sports Arena, this year’s fair promises to be the best.” HOPE IS MANY THINGS... THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSION AID TO THE ORIENTAL CHURCH Dear Friend: There are 1.8 million refugees in the Holy Land, each one the voiceless victim of a war that began 32 years ago. Mostly children, they are torn to shreds by war’s aftermath. We mend them best by giving them hope. Hope is $5 that can provide a pair of shoes, food, clean blankets a chance to receive the the sacraments. Hope is a handful of practical-action people —priests, Sisters, and qualified volunteers—who leave their own homes and become refugees in the Holy Land for the refugees. AN They are people who feed, teach, heal, OPEN clothe, mend, fulfilling the love-mission of Jesus LETTER Christ, in Beirut, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Cairo, TO Damascus, and trouble points in between. ALL Their strategy is service — the works of OUR mercy, person-to-person, in the name of Jesus READERS Christ. Just $25 will help one of them care for a refugee for a month. There is hope in the heart of the blind child in the Gaza Strip because he is learning a trade in the Pontifical Mission Center for the Blind. Only $50 pays for a full month’s training lor a blind child. ' In Abu-Dis, outside Jerusalem, an elderly Muslim prays contentedly to Allah because a Sister from Ireland is at his side. It costs just $65 a month for his complete care. Six Sisters from India — a physician, two nurses, three social workers — live in Jordan, to work in the camps. They are no better off than the refugees. All six can live, teach, and work for only $150 a month. We beg you to help us keep hope alive for the refugees. Please pray for us and share what you can. Use the coupon below. I’ll write per sonally to thank you for your gift. Gratefully yours in Christ, Monsignor Nolan o AX Dear enclosed please find $ Monsignor Nolan: FOR Please name return coupon with your street offering CITY STATE ZIP CODE NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION NEAR EAST MISSIONS TERENCE CARDINAL COOKE, President MSGR. JOHN G. NOLAN, National Secretary Write: Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc. 1011 First Avenue • New York, N.Y. 10022 Telephone: 212/826-1480