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GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1963
ARCHBISHOP PRESENT
Pontiff Greets
Atlanta During
Rome Audience
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in the crowd. One of the bish
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old friend. When Pope Johnsaw
This year marks the 150th an
niversary of the birth of Fred
eric Ozanam, founder of the
world wide St. Vincent De Paul
socirty. The French layman,
who was bom in 1813, founded
the St. Vincent De Paul Society
in 1833 in Paris. By the time
of his death in 1855, more than
2,900 conferences of the society
were serving the world’s poor.
Today, the St. Vincent De Paul
Society is the largest single
charitable organization in the
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him, all protocol ceased, and
they talked In animated Italian
for five minutes or more.
It has been an interesting
week. Sunday morning, our Ro
man seminarian, Jerome Har
dy of Atlanta, accompalned me
to the Generalate of the Notre
Dame Sisters where I offered
Mass. In addlton to his studies,
he has been doing some Italian
translation for me during these
days. Next Sunday, we hope to
go to Monte Casino with three
other North American College
students, to vis it the famed Ben
edictine monastery. After three
days of discussion, myparticu-
lar presentation of the liturgical
Chapter on the sacraments was
completed Monday morning.
FATHER McManus and I, both
working on this Commission,
had along and interesting talk
with Monsignor Willenbrandt of
the Secretariate for Christian
Unity, and we are fortunate en
ough to have an appointment with
Augustine Cardinal Bea one af
ternoon this week. Father Mc
Manus and I walk over to St.
Peter's for Mass each morn
ing. Monday I was assigned to
the altar, directly in back of
the main altar, known as the
Chair of St. Peter; Tuesday,
an even greater privilege was
mine, offering Mass at the t omb
of St. Peter, in a tiny chapel,
just above the recent excava
tions.
But today, May 1, the feast
day of St. Joseph the Worker,
Mass was celebrated at one of
the many "ordinary altars" In
St. Peter's but it was far from
ordinary, because it was offered
for all of our people in the
archdiocese. Then at noon, the
papal audience was a moving
experience indeed. The man
who sits in the chair of the
chief of the apostles, the man
who convoked the Second Vat
ican Council and inspired the
world with the encyclical, as
ked each of his bishops where
they were from. Then he card-
fully repeated the name of the
place, "Atlanta. . .Georgia..."
Our parishes, convents, homes,
schools, families are in the
great man's heart as he sends
to you a greeting and a bene
diction.
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ENROLL IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
VERY REVEREND Thomas J. Roshetkd, S.M., celebrates his jubilee in the presence of relatives
and priests of the archdiocese. Rear row-Father John F. McDonough, V. F., pastor at Rome, Fa
ther James McBride, S.M., Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hill. Front row, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. James
J. Kelly, Father Roshetki’s brother, G. Patrick, Sister Genevieve, Mr. and Mrs. Paul, and brother,
Charles, on right. • See Story Page one
MARISTS HONOR
rather Roshetko Marks
Silver Jubilee As Priest
CONTINUED £ROM PAGE ONE
Hotel. Approximately 500 par
ishioners and friends attended.
At 4 o'clock, a program was
presented with Father Murray,
S.M., acting as master of cere
monies. Music was provided at
the Mass and at the reception
by Sacred Heart Choir under
the direction of Mr. Robert
Krick. Mr. Robert Little was
the accompaniest at the recep
tion.
in addition to the musical
selections by the Sacred Heart
Choir, the program at the re
ception consisted of a short
talk by Mr. Robert B. Trout
man, Sr., on behalf of the men
of Sacred Heart Parish; a talk
by Mrs George Gardner,
speaking on behalf of the women
of Sacred Heart Parish; and
Master Patrick Martin who de
livered a poem on behalf of the
children of the parish.
Following these, The Very
Reverend Charles J. Willis,
S.M. spoke on behalf of the
Marist Fathers. The very Rev
erend Vincent P. Brennan, S.M.,
was called upon to present the
Superior General of the Society
of Mary, the Most Reverend
Joseph W. Buckley, S.M., who
congratulated the jubilarian.
Father Buckley praised the
work of the Marist Father in
Atlanta In their educational en
deavors and in their parochial
work.
At the conclusion of the pro
gram, Father Roshetko ex
pressed his deep appreciation
to all who had helped make the
celebration such a joyful oc
casion.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Fa
ther Roshetko was professed in
the Marist Order in 1933 and
was ordained to the priesthood
June 16, 1938. He served at
Brunswick, Georgia from
1938- 9 and New Orleans from
1939- 42. He served as an Army
chaplain from 1942-46.
From 1946 to 1947 he attend
ed both Notre Dame University
and Catholic University of
America, where he obtained his
M.A. in philosophy. He was
vice-rector of the Marist semi
nary of Immaculata in Layfatte
until 1949 when he became vo
cations director. After parish
work and some 3 years as pro
fessor at Notre Dame Seminary,
New Orleans.
JOHN ROMEO
School Prayer
In Letter Form
FAIRMONT, W. Va„ May 2
(NC)— Sister M. Macrina, eigh
th grade teacher at St. Peter's
School, instructed her class to
compose a prayer thanking God
for establishing the Church.
Some students were per
plexed, so Sister Macrina ex
plained; "All you have to do
is think about what the Church
has meant to you, and then talk
it over with Our Lord. Prayer
Golden Lines
Get New Award
St. Pius X’s prize winning
newspaper Golden Lines has
received the highest award for
school publications i n the state
of Georgia. The Athens Banner-
Herald trophy for general ex
cellence went to the paper May
3 at the 36th annual convention
of the Georgia Scholastic Press
Association.
This is the first time that
the school paper has achieved
the award. In addition to the top
prize, the paper received a Cer
tificate of Distinction as a first
place winner. St. Pius X is also
the first Catholic school to re
ceive the award. The awarding
prizes took place in the Uni
versity of Georgia's Henry W.
Grady School of Journalism.
is only conversation with
Christ, and He is a good
Friend."
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Fifteen minutes and many
thoughts later the papers were
piled on Sister’s desk. Glanc
ing down at the "prayers,"
this one caught her attention:
"Dear God,
"You know I am fine and I'm
sure You are okay. Last night
we played our first ball game.
I was hoping You would be in
fluencing it a little bit.
"Before I forget, 1 want to
thank You for establishing Your
Church. If it weren’t for my
belonging to the Church and be
ing a Catholic, there is no tell
ing what I might turn out to
be. Do You realize that if You
hadn’t suffered and died on the
Cross, I would probably end up
in limbo?
"Sister didn't give us much
time on this, so bye.
"John Romeo"
No Comment
BERLIN (NC) — The of
ficial Soviet news agency, Tass,
carried a 350-word digest of
Pope John’s encyclical on peace
but made no comment on it.
FOUR RITES REPRESENTED AT CHILD RIGHTS CONGRESS Prelates representing four distinct
rites of the Catholic Church are seated together in Beirut, Lebanon, where they attended the
World Congress on Rights of the Child. They are; (from left to right) Bishop Eustace J. Smith,
a native of Bedford, Mass., Latin Apostolic Administrator of Beirut; Bishop Cariel Gaimi, Ch
aldean Rite Blahop of Beirut; Bishop Gregory Ephrem Jarjour, Syrian Rite Auxiliary Bishop
of Beirut; and Maronlte Rite Archbishop Igance Zaiade, of Berlcut. The sessions of the congresa
were held at Apostles College in Jounieh, about 20 miles from Beirut.
Catholic Protest Missouri
Discrimination On Buses
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (RNS) —
A drive to transfer students
of Roman Catholic parochial
schools to public schools gained
momentum here following the
Missouri legislature's re
jection of a bill to provide bus
transportation to pupils of ch
urch-related institutions.
Proponents of the campaign
said they were acting to "dra
matize" the school bus issue
and to point up the House of
Representatives' decision to
kill the bill in committee.
THE drive began at Center-
town, Mo., just outside the state
capital at Jefferson City, where
Catholic parents registered 75
children in the public schools.
Other communities outside
Jefferson City and St. Louis
experienced the same shift of
pupils — from parochial to
public schools. It was reported
that similar action was planned
in the following communities:
Fenton, Ballwin, Eureka, Val
ley Park, Pacific, Gray Sum
mit, Sullivan, Washington,
Union and High Ridge — all
within the general metropolitan
area of St. Louis.
Organizers of the demon
stration in the St. Louis area
said Catholic parents were be
ing asked to register their chil
dren for the fall term, not for
the few remaining weeks of the
current semester.
GARLAND Noonan of Pacific,
Mo., a member of the Frank
lin County Committee for Equal
Bus Transportation, said that
the pupil shift could add about
2,000 students to the county's
public school enrollment.
The movement, he said, "is
gaining rapid support” from
Catholic parents in nine com
munities. He estimated that 90
per cent of the parochial pup
ils in the area would register
at the public schools.
Mr. Noonan said the campaign
was Inspired by parents and had
no connection with the St. Louis
archdiocese or the pastors of
the parochial schools involved.
A spokesman for Joseph Car
dinal Ritter, Archbishop of St.
Louis, said the prelate had no
comment. It was pointed out that
Cardinal Ritter had not taken
a public stand on the bus tran
sportation bill killed by the
House Committee.
MSGR. James T. Curtin, sup
erintendent of diocesan and par
ochial schools, said the first
knowledge he had of the move
ment came from news reports.
"We must regard this," he said,
"as a private action of indivi
duals. We as school officials
feel we are not in a position
to interfere with this private
action of individuals.
"Parents as citizens are free
to seek what in their estimation
is best for their children."
Dr. Stanley L Stuber, exe
cutive director of the Misso
uri Council of Churches, charg
ed that the movement was "ir
responsible" and called on
Cardinal Ritter and other Cat
holic bishops to "take a stand."
"MANY feel these irrespon
sible protests against the vote
of the House Judiciary Com
mittee could not take place with
out the official sanction of the
Church," he said, adding that
the "emotional pressure action
was something every danger
ous."
"If Catholic parents want to
create better relations between
their Church and the rest of the
community, let them accept
fully and gladly the school laws
of the state on a creative, hon
est basis," Dr. Stuber stat
ed.
Dr. Stuber and James P. Cox,
head of the Missouri Committee
for Equal Bus Transportation,
exchanged telegrams on the
question.
In his wire, Dr. Stuber re
ferred to die drive as "your
irresponsible campaign."
CAIP Meeting
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— The 36th annual conference
of the Catholic Association for
International Peace will beheld
September 26 to 29 at the She
raton Park Hotel here.
MR. COX replied that "par
ents are demonstrating to show
that they are not second-class
citizens. . .check credits un
til heart's desire. You will find
students from parochial schools
15 per cent above those of their
public school's counterparts.
Deplore your entire action in
this campaign. . ."
Joseph A. Blume, president
of the St. Louis Federated Ch
apter of Citizens for Educat
ional Freedom, said his organ
ization, which advocates aid to
parochial schools, is not involv
ed in the parents' protests. "But
I am in complete sympathy
with them," he stated.
Mr. Noonan told the press that
"some of our people feel that
if the legislature won’t spend
$24.50 for the busses, they'll
let the state spend $600 yo edu
cate the children."
The prices were a reference
to the cost of a child’s bus
transportation for a year ag
ainst the average annual cost
In Missouri of educating a child
in public school.
AT WARDSVILLE, the public
school district was advised that
100 parochial school students
wished to enroll.
Henry Boeffen, chairman of
the public school board, said
two busses would be assigned
to carry the Wardsville group
to the Osage Bend Public
School, a two-room unit with
a normal enrollment of 65.
He said the extra pupils could
find classroom space In the
basement and that an extra te
acher would be added to the
staff through transfer.
Missouri's Gov. John M. Dal
ton declined comment on the
situation. Previously he had
said he had not taken sides on
the school bus issue because the
question was one for the legis
lature to decide.
THE HOUSE Judiciary Com-
mettee had killed the proposal
by a vote of 19 to 8 after hold
ing lengthy hearings.
Estimated to cost $1,526,816
per biennium, the measure
would have allowed children at
tending parochial or private
schools to ride public school
buses. Similar bills have been
rejected by the legislature In
the past.
Nearly 1,000 proponents and
about 700 opponents appeared
before the committee during
hearings on the bill. The pro
ponents contended it was cons
titutional as a public health and
safety measure and did not in
volve separation of Church and
State.
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HUNGER IN THE HOLY LAND
The Holy Fathers Mission Aid
for the Oriental Church
IN THIS COLUMN, we slve you from time to time bits of
information about the HOLY LAND: the flowers, archeology,
Biblical stories ... all to draw your
attention to the heart of our work.
For the HOLY LAND and its mission
needs is our central work . . . We
^re in 18 countries where the East-
C* WZ ’' ^ cm Rites are celebrated. These coun-
** ‘ ‘ tries radiate out from Jerusalem like
circles of light . . . And in the midst
of the HOLY LAND lies one of our
chief problems — seemingly without
solution — the 1.4 million refugees
from the Arab-Israel War of 1948.
They still live in refugee centers . . .
Among them are over a hundred
thousand Catholics. Life goes on almost hopelessly In these
centers except for the fact that help comes from outside . . .
We have been entrusted with these refugees by Our Holy
Father hlmaeif. And in the month of May we make a special
plea for them, an urgent call upon your help ... It was in the
Temple in JERUSALEM that Christ said: “I was hungry and
you gave me to eat, thirsty and you gave me to drink, naked
and you clothed me . . He was describing the Last Judg
ment . . .
THESE ARE OUR NEEDS
1. We must educate native priests to serve these people. We
must train sisters to minister to them. The education of a
seminarian costs $100 a year for six years. The training of
a sister costs $150 a year for two years.
2. We must give homes to the orphans. A child can be fed,
clothed and housed for $10 a month.
3. We must feed families. $10 a month will give them a most
needed FOOD PACKAGE.
4. A STRINGLESS GIFT will help us do what is most needed
at the time.
5. Cover a child with a blanket. It is will cost $2.
6. Provide a home for an aged person. It costs our sisters
$1.50 a day to look after an elderly person.
YOUR MEMBERSHIP WILL HELP
$1 a year for a single person and $5 for a famrtv will make
you a member of our association participating In the graces of
the Holy Father’s daily Mass and those of 15.000 priests In the
18 countries in our care. S^O for a single person covers a life
membership. $100 for a family.
YOUR MASS OFFERINGS
These are a great source of help for the missionary who is
able to support himself in his daily work. Please send them
regularly!
OUR SPECIAL CAREs THE BUND
Last year the blind of GAZA were especially given Into our
care. We took over the running of a SCHOOL FOR THE
BLIND in GAZA, the very town where the
famed Samson lived. His tomb is near the
school. The BUND are the most helpless
among thet.' troubled people. Helping them
surely merits a special blessing. We give
elementary school training to children be
tween the ages of 8 and 15 and vocational
training for those over 40 and others who
would not benefit from the school classes. A specialist mskes
home visits. Could you donate something towards this great
work of mercy?
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