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The Southern Cross, Page 10
Thursday, May 4, 2000
Cabrini Registration
Saint Frances Cabrini Parish, Sa
vannah, is holding open registration
for a new school opening in August,
for Pre-K and Kindergarten. Regis
tration is May 6, from 9:30 a.m. to
noon, in the parish hall. Bring the
child’s birth certificate, copy of Bap
tismal Certificate, Immunization
Form #3227 and a “Parish Partici
pation” card. The registration fee is
$100 per family. Financial Assistance
Forms will be available.
For information, contact the parish
office at 912-925-4725.
Saint Michael School
Auction
Saint Michael School, Tybee Island,
will hold its annual auction on May 6
beginning at 7:00 p.m. The theme this
year will be “Tropical Paradise.” The
auction will be held at the American
Legion on Tybee Island. The auction
consists of a silent auction and a live
auction. Tickets are $15 per person or
$25 per couple. There will be compli
mentary heavy hors d’oeuvres. Sup
porting the auction helps to support
the school’s programs.
Annual May Pilgrimage
Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat,
Holy Trinity, Alabama, will hold its
Annual May Pilgrimage to honor
Mary on Sunday, May 7. The Pilgri
mage begins in the Retreat House
Chapel at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time),
includes a Rosary walk to the Grotto
of Our Lady of Grace, a Conference
by Father Conrad Schmidt, ST, the
Blessing of the Sick and Benediction
of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Call 334-855-4474.
Annual blessing of pets
The Pet Assistance League of
Savannah, Inc. (PALS) will hold its
seventeenth annual “Blessing of Pets”
on Humane Sunday, May 7, to mark
the beginning of “Be Kind to
Animals” and “National Pet” Week.
The interfaith ceremony will take
place at 2:00 p.m. in Troup Square
(Habersham and Harris Streets) and
will be conducted by clergy repre
senting various faiths. There will also
be a rededication of the Canine
Drinking Fountain located in the
square and a memorial prayer for
deceased pets. People of all faiths and
pets of any kind are welcome. All
pets must be leashed or in carriers.
Come and thank God for our wonder
ful pets and to ask his blessing for all
his creatures great and small.
NFP
Classes in Natural Family Plan
ning will be held in the Parish Ac
tivity Center at Sacred Heart Church,
May They Rest in Peace
Please pray for the faithful who have died recently:
f Jose Serrano, Sr., Augusta, March 30, 2000.
f Jean Ferrari, Augusta, April 2, 2000.
t Cynthia McKinney, Augusta, April 5, 2000.
f Frank Benhart, Augusta, April 14, 2000.
f Eustace Walters, Augusta, April 19, 2000.
f James W. Ray, Savannah, April 25, 2000.
t Charles Weigel, Jr., Augusta, April 25, 2000.
f William Carrick, Augusta, April 26, 2000.
t Geraldine T. Cooper Abernathy, Savannah, April 26, 2000.
t Marcelle Harrison, Columbus, April 27, 2000.
f Frances Louise King, Savannah, April 28, 2000.
t Michael E. Harper, Savannah, April 29, 2000.
t Henry P. Walsh, Savannah, April 29, 2000.
t Timothy Patrick Cronan, Savannah, April 30, 2000.
t James T. Douglas, Jr., formerly of Savannah, Atlanta, April 30, 2000.
f Jean Doris Head, Savannah, May 2, 2000.
Please pray for the following priests on the anniversaries of their deaths:
t Rev. Jeremiah O’Hara, May 6, 1940.
t Very Rev. Daniel J. McCarthy, May 8, 1957.
t Rev. Nicholas J. Quinlan, May 8, 1981.
t Rev. James M. O’Brien, May 11, 1900.
classified ads
Classified ads are available for $2.00
per line. Contact The Southern Cross,
Catholic Pastoral Center, 601 East
Liberty Street, Savannah, GA 31401-
5196; 912-238-2320; FAX 912-
238-2339.
Apostolate for Catholic Home
Educators: Please contact Bettina
Burnette if you are a Catholic home
| educator in the Savannah Diocese and
wish to join our network of Catholic
home educators. We especially wish
to be a support group to those in rural
Georgia where Catholic schools are
not available. Bettina Burnette, 2805
Willcox Ct., Albany, GA 31707, 912-
438-7145; e-mail: jbumett@surf-
south.com.
Construction Leader: Peach Area
Habitat for Humanity (Fort Valley
and Byron). Part-time. Salary—nego
tiable. Must have construction skills,
ability to get along well with people
and believe in giving neighbors hand-
up opportunity for home ownership.
912-825-2890 evenings (Dr. Greg
Whitaker).
Warner Robins, May 7 from 2:00-
4:00 p.m.
For information call Mitch and Liz
DeLaRosa at 912-328-9013 or the
Office of Natural Family Planning at
912-238-2320.
Living Rosary
Knights of Columbus Council #
631, Savannah, is celebrating a
Living Rosary May 10, at 7:00 p.m.
The prayers of the Glorious Mysteries
will be recited.
Wanted: Adoptive
Parents
Catholic Social Services (CSS) pf
Savannah, in partnership with Catho
lic Social Services, Inc., of Atlanta, is
seeking adoptive homes for minority
infants and infants with special needs.
There will be an information meeting
on open adoption services on May
12, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Most Pure
Heart of Mary Church, 902 W. 36th
Street, Savannah.
For information, call Sister Jackie
Griffith at CSS 912-238-2320, or
Marcia Elrod at 912-354-6044.
Retrouvaille
Retrouvaille (Rediscovery) is a pro
gram designed to provide help and
support to married couples who are
experiencing difficulties, brokenness
or loneliness. It has also proven help
ful to couples who are separated or
divorced and wish to continue to work
on their marriage relationship.
Retrouvaille is a program of the
Catholic Church but is open to couples
of other faiths as well. The next week
end is scheduled for May 19-21.
For information, call 706-863-1465
or 1-800-470-2230.
McAuley Lecture
The McAuley Lecture, sponsored by
the Sisters of Mercy and Saint Vin
cent’s Alumnae, will feature Sister
Mary Aquin O’Neil, RSM, Ph.D. Her
topic will be “The Holiness of the
Ordinary.” Sister Mary Aquin is a co
founder and director of the Mount
Saint Agnes Theological Center for
Women in Baltimore, Maryland. Be-
Sister Mary Aquin O'Neil, RSM
fore founding the Center, she taught
theology at Loyola College of Balti
more, Salve Regina College in Rhode
Island, and the University of Notre
Dame in Indiana. She has served on
the national Roman Catholic dialogues
with Southern Baptists and United
Methodists. The lecture, named for the
founder of the Sisters of Mercy, Cathe
rine McAuley, will take place in Saint
Vincent’s Academy Walsh Hall, on
Lincoln and Harris Streets, on May 10
at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge; the
public is invited.
Introduction to
Centering Prayer
Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat,
Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat, Holy
Trinity, Alabama is having a weekend
retreat entitled Introduction to Cen
tering Prayer, on May 26-28. The
presenter is Sister Mary McGehee,
OSB. Sister Mary serves at the
Benedictine Spirituality and
Conference Center in Cullman,
Alabama. The Retreat begins with
registration on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time) and concludes with
dinner at noon on Sunday.
Call 334-855-4474 for registration
information.
Charles Bruce Walker, Jr. and Melissa Lee Daniel, Holy Trinity
Church, Augusta, April 1, 2000,
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