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The Southern Cross
DIOCESE OF SAVANNAH NEWSPAPER
Vol. 62 No. 22
Thursday, May 28, 1981
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7 Is Mission Sunday In Diocese
A JOYFULLY ANTICIPATED PRIEST of their own comes to
THOUSANDS OF MISSION SCHOOLS offer students the
advantage of a formal education. To youngsters whose
grandparents never saw a pencil or a book, the opportunity
offered in the mission school is a little miracle.
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My dear friends in Christ,
Charles Dickens, the novelist, once described a past era by
saying that it included both the best and the worst of times.
Inhabitants of two cities, as it were, dwelt side by side. Good and
evil mingled. \ .
The recent assassination attempt on the life of Pope John
PaC II jrcdnruHy reminded m all that Dickens’ world is with us
still.
Critically wounded was a beloved pope of high intellect and
deep compassion, a world-travelled missionary who has brought
the Good News of Jesus Christ to countless millions in less than
three years as Successor to the Apostle St. Peter, a man in whom
these children of Cameroon, West Africa. He will be their father,
brother, friend ... a smiling, loving reflection of Christ in their
world. Through your support on Mission Sunday you help
seminarians of the mission world who will one day fulfill the
longing of their people for a priest of their own.
the very best of human qualities were present. His assassin, by
contrast, was an escaped convict, a terrorist, already tried and
sentenced for murder.
Further Pope John Paul has since said that he forgives the
man who shot him, yet his assailant has not shown regret or
sorrow for this deed.
Yes, good and evil exist side by side in our day too.
Next Sunday June 7, is Pentecost Sunday, when we celebrate
Jesus’ sending of his Holy Spirit upon the infant Church, and
Pentecost offers us an opportunity to help change our world for
the better: we will be asked to pray for and to support our
missionaries, since it is also Mission Sunday.
In the Pentecost Mass, Jesus in John’s Gospel commissions
the Apostles to carry on the ministry given him by the Father:
“As the Father has sent me, so l send you” (20,21). Then, in the
reading from the Acts of the Apostles, this commission is
initially carried out in Jerusalem on Pentecost by the power of
the Holy Spirit : the Apostles make “bold proclamation” of “the
marvels God has accomplished” in raising Jesus from the dead
(2,4.11). Finally, St. Paul in his First Letter to the Corinthians
MORE THAN 138,000 priests, Sisters and Brothers are helping
to fill the spiritual and personal needs of millions in the mission
world. Through prayer and sacrifice, you can be true partners in
the great work of the Missions.
speaks of Christians being many people who, as one body,
proclaim in the Spirit that “Jesus is Lord” (12,3.12).
Our prayers and offerings this Pentecost will continue the
work, the ministry, the mission of Jesus Christ and his Apostles.
We, too, are representatives of the Lord; we, too, must proclaim
boldly the wonders accomplished by the Father in Jesus; we,
too, are the body of Christ proclaiming that Jesus is Lord. By our
donations and prayers we join with the efforts of our
missionaries who have left their homelands and gone to distant
shores to share what we have with others.
Mission Sunday, this Pentecost Sunday, if we are moved by
the day’s Scriptures and by the selfless missionary example of
Pope John Paul II, will be rich with good - the good that we do
for the missions.
In that way, the Kingdom of God will come to earth, evil will
be conquered, and good will triumph.
Devotedly yours in Christ.
Bishop of Savannah
Senate Y ote Tightens
Abortion Restrictions
MONSIGNOR JOSEPH G. CASSIDY, an
83-year-old missioner, (second from left) of
Dalton, Ga., receives the Catholic Extension
Society’s fourth LUMEN CHRISTI award from His
Eminence John Cardinal Cody (left) Archbishop of
Chicago and chancellor of the Society. Others
participating in the ceremony at the Society’s
annual board of governors meeting are Archbishop
Thomas Donnellan of Atlanta, who nominated
Monsignor Cassidy (second from right) and the
Very Rev. Edward J. Slattery (right) of Chicago,
president of the Catholic Extension Society.
Silver Jubilee For Fr. Kulwicki
Rev. Raymond J. Kulwicki
Father Raymond J. Kulwicki,
C.S.Sp., Chaplain at the State
Prison at Reidsville, Georgia, will
celebrate his Silver Jubilee .on
Pentecost Sunday, June 7th. The
Solemn Mass of Thnaksgiving,
honoring God the Holy Ghost,
will be concelebrated at 4:00
p.m. at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Church, 3058 Brereton
Avenue, in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Father Kulwicki has been at
Reidsville since 1977, serving on
a part time basis. He is also the
priest in charge of the Mission
Church on Alexander Avenue in
Reidsville. His work with
prisoners is his special calling -
one that dates back to his days of
military service, when, in the
1940’s, he worked in a prison in
the Philippines. As Chaplain, he
visits and counsels inmates, and
is often with prisoners in the
Death Row area of the Prison, in
his continual attempt to bring
each closer to God.
The fourth son, seventh child
of nine children, he was born in
Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1925. His
mother, Mrs. Pearl Kulwicki,
now 85, still lives in Pittsburgh.
He attended Immaculate Heart
of Mary school, Central Catholic
and Washington Vocational
Schools, graduating in 1942. He
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WASHINGTON (NC) - The
Senate, in one of the first votes
on abortion in the 97th
Congress, approved new rules
May 21 allowing federal funding
of abortions only in cases where
the life of the mother is
endangered.
By a vote of 52-43 after two
hours of debate, the Senate
voted to go along with the House
in eliminating previous
regulations which also allowed
abortion funding in cases of
incest and of rape reported
within 72 hours.
Bishop Raymond W. Lessard
will ordain Michael J. Cerrone a
priest in ceremonies scheduled
for Saturday morning, May 30 at
11:00 a.m. in Savannah’s
Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist.
The newly ordained priest
will celebrate his First Mass on
Sunday, May 31, at Sacred Heart
Church, Warner Robins. Time of
the First Mass will be 12:15 p.m.
He served this parish as a deacon.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael
J. Cerrone of Cherry Hill, N. J.,
Michael was born in
Philadelphia, Pa. on January 26,
1947, one of five children in the
family. The father being a
member of the military, the
family was frequently on the
move. During Michael’s High
School years, he was stationed at
Fort Benning and Michael
attended and graduated from
Columbus’ Pacelli High School.
Michael received an
appointment to West Point and
attended the Military Academy
from 1964 to 1968. Following
graduation, he was an officer on
active duty with the U.S. Army
serving in Europe and doing a
The action came during
consideration of a supplemental
appropriations bill to keep the
government functioning through
the end of the current fiscal year
on Sept. 30.
The previous appropriations
bill, which allowed for rape and
incest as well as life-of-the-
-mother abortion funding, was
scheduled to expire June 5.
Debate on the issue centered
not only on abortion but also on
whether such “riders” should be
attached to appropriations bills
tour of duty in Vietnam.
Upon separation from the
service in 1974, he studied at
Maryknoll in New York and his
final year of preparation for the
priesthood was completed at
Catholic University,
Washington, D.C.
Cerrone is known in the
Savannah area, having served in
pastoral ministry at Sacred Heart
Church in that city in 1979
before being assigned to Sacred
Heart in Warner Robins.
Robert W. Perry, a native of
Dublin Georgia who presently
serves with the U.S. Air Force in
Biloxi, Miss, will be installed as
Reader during the Ordination
Ceremony of Michael Cerrone,
scheduled for 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 30th.
Mr. Perry is a candidate for
the Permanent Diaconate for the
Diocese of Savannah. He began
his program of formation while
stationed in Washington, D.C.
and was admitted into the
or enacted in separate
legislation.
Sen. Mark O. Hatfield
(R-Ore.), the new chairman of
the Senate Appropriations
Committee, had succeeded a
week earlier in getting the
committee to eliminate the
abortion rider traditionally
tacked on by the House.
The vote by the Senate came
on a motion by Sen. Jesse Helms
(R-N.C.) to restore the rider.
In previous years, the House
has passed and sent to the Senate
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Rev. Michael J. Cerrone
Permanent Diaconate
Formation Program of the
Diocese of Jackson, Miss, when
he was transferred to Biloxi in
1980.
While taking part in the
formation program in Biloxi, Mr.
Perry has assisted the staff of
Nativity Parish with their work
in preparing adults for the Rite
of Christian Initiation. He has
also conducted an enquiry class
as a local retirement community,
Santa Maria del Mar.
CATHEDRAL-MAY 30
Cerrone To Be Ordained
Installation As Reader
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