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PACE 8 GEORGIA BULLETIN THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1963 Surrounded by five recently emptied beds, h Hong Kong orphan (fir! happily shares her play crib with an American baby doll her only companion Happk-i still are the five orphaned Chinese girls, aged two to six, who left the previous day for Seattle and ultimately their adoptive parents in Hazelton, Pa.. Phoenix, Ariz., Moses Lake, Wash., Brooklyn. NY, and Westbury, L I,, New Yoik. KHRUSHCHEV BLESSES Continuing War On Religion In USSR MOSCOW (RNS) — The So viet Union's war against "re ligious superstitions" must be made more "fruitful, ener getic and interesting," a lead ing speaker told the Central Committee of the Communist Parr/ at a plenary session in the Kremlin devoted to ideolo gical questions. He was Leonid F. Ilychev, a party secretary and an ideo logical specialist, who deliver ed a three-hour keynote speech in which he stressed that "there has never been ana never can be any peaceful coexistence of Ideologies." THE MEETING was opened by Premier Khrushchev and reported in all the Soviet dai lies. Mr. Ilychev branded reli gion as "the chief enemy of the scientific outlook inside the So viet Union," and said "religious superstitions are most hard to get rid of in quite a few seg ments of the population." This Ad Worth 50< ON ALL TYPES OF ELECTRICAL REPAIRS \T Horn* l Hobby Shop BELMONT HILLS SHOPPING CENTER PHONE: 435-5122 R. S. SEELEY, MGR. In calling for a more vigo rous and productive atheistic campaign, he created laughter by quoting an Orthodox priest named Vedensky from the Sverdlov region in the Urals as having said: "ATHEISTIC work does not hamper our religious activity. Atheists deal with atheists in clubs, and we deal with religious believers in churches. The athlests do not attend our ser vices and we do not attend their lectures." However, Mr. Ilychev quell ed the laughter by reminding sternly that "this appraisal of anti-religious work is close to reality." He criticized those who "think that religion will die out of Itself without any special ef forts to finish with it." WHAT IS needed, he stress ed, was "to oppose religion with active, militant anti-religious work, exposing the moral and physical detriment which some sects make in people. During his talk, the party secretary reaffirmed the Khru shchev policy of peaceful co existence with the West, which excludes nuclear war as an in strument of policy. But he warn ed that this did not mean ideo logical co-existence with the West, and hence there must be an unceasing ideological strug gle against Western Ideals and influences. Jia Funtrol Horn* OXYGEN EQUIPPED AMBULANCE SERVICE 1918 Roswell St. Marietta, Ga. PHONE: 428-1918 or 427-5000 FRED A. YORK PEST CONTROL SERVICE Oui Slogan - Neatly Right Won't Do Out Sorvice — Always Guaranteed Our Produeti On Sal* At Office CALL TOR FREE INSPECTION OR INFORMATION State St,. N w Phono TR. 51379 Atlanta. Oa. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GEORGIA BULLETIN *5.00 PER YEAR Mail to p. O. Box 11667 Northside Station Atlanta 5, Georgia \ ame Address City Slat CHRISTIAN UNITY Pastoral Letter CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 THE UNCHURCHED American, the emerging non-Christian from Africa and Asia, even the com munist, look at Christians today, and are scan dalized by our divisions. They see the coherent unity of the Catholic Church, but they do not understand It. What they are looking for is the unity of Christ in the lives of Catholics, and in deed of all Christian people. Do we understand their search and their disappointment in us? Do we really understand the plea of Christ? Christian unity is our burden and our respon sibility, not because it is the only we can blunt the brutal advance of communism, not be cause we want to win friends and make converts, but because it is the will of God, "that all may be one...that the world may believe." Instead, today's Christianity is a sad echo of St. Paul's painful question: "Has Christ been divided up?" As it was in St. Paul's times, Christians to day do not pray enough for the grace of a re union. Although the crust of our complacency is cracking, this is only a beginning. Pope Pius XII’s grave words are tragically true: "The fact that many people remain far from the Catholic truth, and do not bend the mind to the inspiration of divine grace, happens because neither they nor the Christian faith ful raise their most fervent prayers to God for that purpose".(5) Prayer, then, is the first need; fresh prayer, arising from the urgent need of unity today; - daily prayer, because we can only take one step at a time; community prayer, because we have prayed too long as individuals, Instead of pray ing as children of our common Father. Our Ca tholic parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Atlanta therefore, should become mighty voices of gratitude and petition - gratitude for the unity of faith that is ours; petition for the reunion of all the faithful In Christ. Especially powerful are the prayers of children, voices of innocence today, destined to be the voices of experience tomorrow, - and the prayers of the sick and suf fering, voices sure to reach God because they are rooted in paid and sacrifice. It Is encouraging that the prayers of our sepa rated brethren are being raised with ours, espe cially in the "Lord’s Prayer" that Jesus taught us all. Pope John (and now Pope Paul) called them "brothers". And the united prayers of those not Catholic, on the occasion of the Vatican Coun cil, at the death of Pope John, and now on the election of our new Pontiff, are a precious bless ing of our times. Not for 400 years have so many Christians offered their hopes to God that His kingdom might come, that His will might be done. OUR SECOND need is a deeper understanding of our own Catholic faith as a unique gift of God. The more we study and live it, the better we grasp that it is a gift from God, to be treasured at all costs, but also to be shared with all men. We must indeed know how it differs from all other religions, but we must not be blind to the common roots we share with ail baptized Chris tians. If the "Our Father" is our common pray er, the Bible is our common book. As Catholics, we rejoice that other churches love the Scrip tures, that they are coming more and more to honor the liturgy. Let us pray that out of their great good will, they will come to appreciate the principle of divine authority in the Church, and the rich blessings of the Mass and all seven Christian sacraments. May God hasten the day of their return to their Father's home. In Pope John’s words, "they will find no strange house, but their own."(6) And finally, besides prayer and understanding, we must show those not of our faith that courtesy and civility are the hallmarks of true Christian charity. The Catholic world, thank God, is growing warm with welcome. We realize more fully that all who are baptized belong In some manner to the true Church of Christ, that most of them are In good faith, and that divine grace is working In them too. We are more alert to the sanctity of many lives outside the Church, more appre ciative of the boundless mercy of God. The day of the "Ecumenical Catholic" has arrived. Cer tain of his own belief, yet humble lest he betray It by his conduct, he faces the religious challenge of today not with scorn nor Indifference, but with authentic charity. His whole life is dedicated to the full integrity of Catholic doctrine. He cuts no corners in his creed; he brooks no compromise with truth. But the Ecumenical Catholic, like St. Paul, practices the truth In love. To pray, to understand, to love, - these are the three parts of the task of unity which our Catholic men and women share with our new Pope. To signalize our readiness In the Archdiocese of Atlanta , ON ACTIVE DUTY Deacon’s Role An Ancient One I ask our parishes clflc actions: to take part in three spe- 1) Our parish organizations, working with the Commission on Christian Unity, can become more "unity - conscious" by meetings and programs planned around that theme; _ .P® entlr * parish should participate In the new project to be announced soon by our Arch- diocesan Council of Catholic Men - "Operation Understanding." ^rauon 3) Prayer is to be offered for the success of the Montreal Conference of the World Council of Churches, July 12-26. Starting today, the en closed prayer Is to be said at all Masses, In all of our churches, from the pulpit, and is to be continued for three Sundays, July 7, 14 and 21. In humility and confidence, let us pray for unity, understand our faith, and love those who do not profess It. I close this pastoral letter on Chris tian Unity with my blessing to you all, invoking the words of the Church in her daily Mass; "Lord, regard not my sins, but the faith of Thy Church, deign to give her peace, - and unite her according to Thy will. Amen." (7) Sincerely yours in Christ j}- M ft Q. »<s Paul J. Halilnan Archbishop of Atlanta FOOTNOTES: 1) John XXIII, Bull Convoking Second Vatican Council, December 25, 1961. 2) Paul VI, Inaugural Address to Cardinals, June 22, 1963. 3) John 15, 5-6; 17, 11-21. 4) Paul VI, ibich 5) Pope Plus, Mystlcl Corporis. 6) John XXIII, Broadcast, Oct. 29, 1958. 7) Roman Missal, fore Communion. First of Three Prayers be- CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 urch the deacons have been in timately associated with the Sacrament of Baptism and the administration of this sacra ment is a regular duty. The de acons are also authorized to preach and the three attached here have preached regularly at Sunday Masses, in addition to reading the Gospel and the Epistle. An additional function is the deacon's traditional task of taking care of the sacred vessels and the altar linen. All three deacons assist in their parishes with parish organizat ions, such as the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Despite the wide range of the deacons’ functions there is, of course, a definite demarcation between their office and that of Housing Quotas Suggested TOLEDO (NC)—A priest sug gested that only a small per centage of Negro families should move into houses In a neighborhood which freshly opens to interracial occupancy. The suggestion came from Msgr. M. J. Doyle, a board member of the Catholic In terracial Council of Greater Toledo. He gave his views when the council met jointly with rep resentatives of the Interdeno minational Ministerial Alli ance, a Negro group. THE MONSIGNOR proposed that when neighborhoods opened to interracial occupancy, Ne groes would fare better if they confined themselves to about 14 per cent of the homes in a once white neighborhood, there is danger that the area In a short time would become pre dominantly Negro occupied. MSGR. DOYLE said he offer ed his suggestion as a practical solution to prevent "panic sell ing" which converts neighbor hoods once occupied by whites only into areas "segregated” for Negroes. The Rev. A. L, Roach, Alli ance president, acknowledged there is merit to Msgr. Doyle's plan but added he believed there would be resistance by Negroes to such a voluntary agreement unless they were assured that other areas now closed to them would be opened to Negro occu pancy. CHATS IN ENGLISH Pope Recalls Two Trips To The U.S. THOMAS BARTON ROBERT WRIGLEY WILLIAM VOORHIES CHARLES VITALE Eagle Scout awards were presented to three of the above- mentioned scouts of Post 36 of Knights of Columbus Council 660 at the K of C Center on Buford Hywiy last week, More than 100 parents and friends attended the ceremony, which included Indian Dances by members of the troop. Thomas Barton, already an Eagle Scout received a special award. VATICAN CITY,(NC) — His Holiness Pope Paul VI spoke in English when he received Fran cis Cardinal Spellman, Arch- bishop of New York, andprleati and seminarians of the New York archdiocese two days after his election to the papacy. At the end of the audience (June 23), as he was leaving the New Yorkers to return to his library, Pope Paul told them in English: "Goodby, and please pray for me." THE Pope received Cardinal Spellman alone for about 20 minutes. Then the Cardinal pre sented Msgr. Raymond T. Powers and Msgr. Thomas F. Heneghan, who had accompanied him to Rome for the conclave. He also Introduced priests and seminarians of his See who are studying in Rome. The Pontiff greeted them in dividually and then spoke In formally. He said he was happy to meet a group of priests and seminarians together with their bishop. Pope Paul reminisced about his two visits to the U.S. He said he had been deeply Im pressed by the prayful parti cipation of Catholics in ser vices at St. Patrick’s cathe dral in New York, »nd added that this had prompted him to encourage the same participa tion In his own cathedral in Milan. HE spoke In glowing terms of the works of charity of the U.S. and lauded Its Catholic school system. He recalled his visits to the New York Found ling Hospital and Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N, Y. He reminded the priests and seminarians of their obligation to Instruct and serve laymen, saying they must draw all men to Christ, above all by their example. Pope Paul then gave his blessing to those present and to the Catholica of the New York archdiocese. After he had started to leave the room, he stopped to say goodby again in English and ask for prayers. Rocking DUNDAS, Ont., (NC)— The Sis ters of St. Joseph here credited President Kennedy with an in direct assist for the success of an unusual auction which netted 52,000 in five hours for a new home for aged building fund. St. Joseph's Guild, a woman organization, publicized the sale. Some 400 persons, eager for rockers, attended. A fur niture expert at the sale said since Presidnet Kennedy haa taken to using a rocker, the chairs have been in great de mand. Fifty of them were fold at the sale. the priest. The deacon cannot say Mass, cannot hear confes sions and cannot bless religious objects. Of the three Archdiocesan de- cons, only Father Michael A. Morris is a native Atlantan. Born and raised in the West End, he went to school at St. Anthony’s, then to the prepara tory seminary at Cullman. From there he went to St. Ch arles Minor Seminary in Mary land , then to St. Mary’s Ma jor Seminary, also in Mary land, where he will return for his last year of studies before retuning here for parish duties. Father Edward A. Danneher is a native of Williamsport, Penna. He, too, has been studying at St. Mary's where he will re turn this fall. Father James F. Scharer is a Philadelphian, educated in that city’s prochial schools and later at St. Mary’s. In addition to his regular parish duties, Father Scharer is actively interested in special teaching and has had four years experience with the deaf and two with the retarded. He is now teaching one deaf boy and gives religious instructions on Sun days at Rosewood, the state sc hool for the retarded. JULY*** JULY 4th *** 4th STARLIGHT CONCERT PRISINTS THE ATLANTA POPS ORCHESTRA Albert Col«mon, Director MUSIC U.S.A. (Troditionol) Tht July 4ih Concert Will Feature: THE TOUCHTONES t HOOTENANNY) THE MONROE GIRLS CORPS THE ATLANTA ALL-STAR MAJORETTES THE ATLANTA POPS CHORUS Luther Stripling in "Bollod for Americans" Melvin Gorden-Carol Camp CHASTAIN PARK 8:30 P. M. TICKETS AVAILABLE ALL OVER TOWN INFORMATION CALL: 233-8333 IGNATIUS HOUSE RETREATS Schedule fo next six weeks July 18-21 Women July 25-28 Women August 1-4 Men August 8-11 Women August 15-18 Men August 22-25 Men Phone 255-0503 or Write 6700 Riverside Dr. N. 7.'. Atlanta 5, Ga. Crete: An Island Known To Paul CRETE, the island off the coast of Greece, calls to mind St. Paul’s famous voyage to Malta and Rome. Ills ship hud stopped for a time at Crete, where Paul prophesied trouble, but the Ro man leader paid no attention to his word# . . . The ensuing shipwreck and landing at Malta is one of the great aea stories of all time . . , To day in IAKLYON, a Cretan city, Father George Russos, a Capuchin, is trying to replace a twice-damaged church, the only Catholic one In the city. The original ehurch was dam aged by bombing In World War 11 but repaired sufficiently for services • . . Then In 1053 an earthquake struck It so fiercely that civil authorities forbade its use. Since then .Esther Russos has been bravely trying to build a new churcff for his hundred parishioners, who are farmers and poor workingmen with little more to give than their labor . . . For months iaow work has been stopped for lack of funds to buy material, father needs $2,*00 to complete the building . . Many tourLUs visit this church to attend services. Perhaps you were onee on a visit there . . . Will you help finish this much* needed church? The priest and people of IAKLYON will re member you gratefully In Masses and prayers. Tht Holy PstAtri Miami Aid for tht Ormtal Chwxb SPEAKING OF TOURISTS. These days you are probably plan ning your vacation. Some will even be making a trip to tho Holy Land ... Or perhaps this is for you a dream deferred. Meantime, why not have a MASS offered by one of our priests in the HOLY LAND to watch over you during your vacation, wherever that may be . . . Yeurs ago vacation-time was often used for pilgrimages to famed shrines. Such u MASS may be actually celebrated dose to a place made holy by Christ's life on earth. And often your stipend may be the priest's sole daily support. RING AROUND PALESTINE In LEBANON to the north, some 125,000 PALESTINE REFU GEES need our help. In Syria and Jordan to the EAST, and the Gaza Strip to the SOUTH of Palestine, there are 1,275,000 more of these people made homeless by the Arab-Israell War of 1948 . . . Pope Pius XII and his successor, Pope John XXIII entrusted our association with the task of helping these people who remind us so much of Christ—onee homeless In the land He made holy. A $1* FOOD PACKAGE will feed a REFUGEE FAMILY for a month. $2 will supply s warm BLANKET for a needy BEDOUIN. Will you help? Kindly rememraber us In your will. Our official title is; THE CATHOLIC NEAR EAST WELFARE ASSOCIATION. Membership is 91 a year for a single person; S5 for a family. IN MEDIEVAL TIMES, a pilgrim on- hla way to the Holy Land aought hospitality by aaying he was going "a la salnte terre,” from which wre have the word "saunter.” The word "canter” comes from the motion of horses as the pilgrims trotted along the Canterbury road to the shrine of St. Thomas a Beeket . . . Today’s "pilgrims" *0 by Jet. But the way to God’s service as a priest or nun is still slow and careful, requiring much time, careful preparation, and yes—money! We have names of many young seminarians and Slgters-to-be who need your help in completing their training. By adopting one of theae, you ean prepare them for their work In the NEAR and MIDDLE East. 9150 a year for two years pays for a Sister’s education . . . 9100 a year for six years covers cost of training a seminarian. Your contribution may be sent in installments. Lots DOLLAR-A-MONTH CLUBS With this small donation you can Join one of our duos, of little gifts make our work possible: □ DAMIEN LEPER CLUB <Cares for lepers) □ ORPHANS BREAD (Feeds orphans) □ PALACE OF GOLD (Provides for aged) □ THE BASILIANS (Support mission schools) n MONICA GUILD (Provides articles for chapels' ^12ear Sst (Ulsslonsj*} fftANCIS CARDINAL SPILLMAN, Preside* Ms* T. tf«B. M*'l In'y HR ^ I JpRBBWB Rms wOI—^—9 CATHOLIC NIAX IAST WIIMII ASSOCIATION 4S0 Uxlngton Av*. at 46«h St. NcwYwk 17.N.T.