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REALITIES OF PARISH LIFE
Each Day Brings New Challenges For New Priests
BY PETER K. ILCHUK
THE PRIEST encounters many problems each day as he
prepares to meet the people of his parish. In this day in the
life of a newly ordained priest, problems can vary from
little boys with 'Visions” to explaining the Church to a
Baptist group.
"Too often the problems of the parish do not come to the rec
tory. We must seek out these problems in the people’s home so
that we might be better able to serve them.”
So said Father James Maciejewski, Assistant Pastor of St. Jude
the Apostle parish in Sandy Springs. Ordained May 8 in the Cathe
dral of Christ the King, he is a native of Buffalo, New York, and
transferred to Atlanta in 1963 to work in an area in greater need
of ' priests. He attended high school and college before deciding
to enter the seminary. It was during his last year in Siena College,
Loudonville, New York, thatthedecisionwasmadeto turn from the
study of law to service in the Church.
With Father John D. Stapleton, pastor of St. Jude’s away, Father
Jim (his parishioners find the pronunciation difficult) was a bit
busier than normal. As is customary he started the day with con-
FATHER JEM AND THE BRADACH FAMILY.
fessions before Mass, then the daily 8:00 Mass held in the school.
QUICKLY TRAVELING the two miles back to the present rec
tory in a residential section of Sandy Springs, Father arrived in
time for his 8:50 a.m. discussion with a young non-Catholic about
to marry a Catholic girl. Hardly was the talk concluded than Fath
er encountered his next parishioner.
A young boy about eleven told Father about his ‘Vision” at the
Cathedral Sunday. After communion he had imagined Christ’s head
on the crucifix to have moved.
In a casual, comforting way, Father Jim explained to him that
Christ or his mother only very rarely make known their presence
in an unusual way. The usual way is through the Sacraments.
Afterward when questioned aboutthe possibility of such a thing hap
pening he was quick to quote, "Qmnes sunt possibile—All things
are possible."
A READER of the late Jewish philosopher Martin Buber, Fath
er Jim strongly believes' in the application of the “I-Thou”
theory to spiritual relationships. He remarked that, "In this
world where so many people are lost in the crowd, it is important
for them to get into a close relationship with someone. So much
so in spiritual formation that they might enter into a personal
encounter with Christ, especially in the sacraments.” He stressed
that he tries to alert his parishioners to its fuller meaning.
Already late, the next appointment was with a Baptist teenage
group and their minister. Interested in ecumenism, the group had
THE DISPENSING OF HIS DUTIES.
arranged a tour of the Church.
In simple terms, Father discussed the various aspects of the
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HELD SUNDAY
Capping Ceremony
For 55 New Nurses
CAPPING CEREMONY at St. Joseph’s Infirmary School of Nursing was held at Sacred Heart
Church last Sunday. Caps were conferred on fifty-three girls and two men in ceremonies that
included a reception in the nurses’ residence.
PR IF.ST R EMINDS TR A DITIONALISTS
Pontiff, Bishops Authors
Of Decrees Of Vatican II
ARCHBISHOP HALLIN AN:
Constitution Called
Carta’ Of Faithful
FIFTY-five students from
St. Joseph’s Infirmary School
of Nursing participated in the
Capping Ceremony held at Sa
cred Heart Church on Sunday,
June 27 at 4:00 p.m.
The Infirmary was notified
last week that it has been fully
accredited for another six years
by the National League for Nur
sing.
Rev. Thomas J. Roshetko, S.
M., Pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, officiated during the
ceremony. He was assisted by
Rev. Geoi^e J. Meiluta, S.M.,
Assistant Pastor and Hospital
Chaplain.
Sister Mary Melanie, R.S.
M., Hospital Administrator and
Sister M. Kristen, R.S.M., Di
rector of Nursing, assisted by
Miss Mary V. Hogan and Mrs.
Maureen Flinn, • conferred the
caps on the students who had
successfully completed their
course of studies for the last
nine months. Capping marks a
milestone for these students
who are required to complete
three years of study to gradu-
Salina Bishop
SALINA, Kan. (NC>—Bishop
Cyril J. Vogel, former vicar
general of the Greensburg, Pa.,
diocese, was enthroned here as
Bishop of Salina.
ate from the School of Nursing.
FOLLOWING the ceremony a
reception in honor of the newly
Capped nurses was held in the
nurses residence. Families and
friends of the students were
present.
The following received their
Caps: MaryLu Ackermann, Eli
zabeth Bailey, Joan Baker, Suz
anne Bizzell, Kathleen Brennan,
Brenda Brown, Susan Brown,
Diane Camp, Catherine Cran
ford, Regina Crockett, Sandra
Dallas, Linda Dennon, Judy
Doggett, Lucille Dolan, Susan
Evans, Maureen Flynn, Jo Ann
Gajdostik, Georgianne Garren,
Katherine Garren, Janice Glide,
well, Janice Green, Jane Hart,
Kathleen Hart, Janet Howell,
Charlotte Kerr, Claire LaVoie,
Renee Leathers, Lorraine Le
wis, Mary Mason, Donna Mc
Clendon, Linda McLendon, Ad
rian Meuse, Carol Mikcler, Pa
tricia Mills, Helen Mock, Janet
Mount, Noreen Moynihan, Ca
rolyn Myers, Brigid O'Hagan,
Margaret Oliver, Susan Plas-
kie, Marie Poucher, Susan
Ritchey, Kathleen Rousseau,
Jean Schiesl, Carol Sledge,
Diane Smalley, Barbara Stetz,
Suzanne White, Susan Weiss-
man, Marilyn Williams, Rita
Williams, Carol Zeranski. Mr.
David Jones and Mr. Donald
Mathis received the S.J.I. in
signia.
BALTIMORE (NC>—The de
crees of the Vatican Council
are not the work of the spec
ialists, theologians and expe.rts
in Rome, but of the Pope and
the bishops, Father Frederick
R. McManus said here.
The Constitution of the Lit
urgy, he noted, was worked on
for four years, ‘ debated thor
oughly,” and submitted to about
100 distinct votes until approv
ed by the council Fathers and
the Pope.
"WE HAVE no desire to see
opposing camps in the Church,
he said.
"But if we must choose be
tween opposing points of view,
we must surely choose the great
vision of the council: renewal
and refreshment and reform—
not only in the liturgy but in
every facet of the Church’s
life,” he said.
Father McManus, who spoke
(June 21) at the Liturgical Week
held here, is president of the na
tional Liturgical Conference
which sponsors the annual event
and secretary for the U.S. Bis
hops' Commission on the Litur
gical Apostolate, Washington,
D.C.
THE Boston priest spoke
against a background of in
creasing agitation, by the Catho
lic Traditionalist Movement
against many facets of liturgi
cal reform. Movement spokes
men claim many reforms were
brought about by experts and
specialists — including Father
McManus~who allegedly went
beyond the Vatican council’s in
tention.
Two days after Father Mc
Manus* talk, eight persons who
identified themselves as mem
bers of the traditionalist move
ment from the neighboring
Washington, D.C., area picketed
the liturgical meeting for about
three hours (June 23).
In 90-degree heat, they march
ed in front of the Civic Center
carrying placards. “We Want
Altars, Not Tables,” said one
sign, "We’d Rather Fight Than
Switch,* said another. "Viva
il Papa,” said a third,
WILLIAM Collins of McLean,
Va„ picket spokesman, said
they do not object to all litur
gical changes. What they want,
he said, is a ’live and let
live” attitude which would give
them a choice in each parish
between vernacular and Latin
Masses.
In his talk, Father McManus
noted that the implementation of
the liturgy reform, so far as the
vernacular is concerned, is a
matter for national hierarchies
,to decide. Ritual changes are
accomplished by the decree of
the Pope, based on recommen
dations of an international pan
el, he said.
“Some in the Church are
fearful, hesitant and timorous
about change, especially litur
gical change and ecumenical
developments,” he said.
PRIOR GENERAL—Father
Kilian J. Healy, O. Carm., of
Worcester, Mass., has been
reelected to head the more
than 3,000 Carmelites of the
Strict Observance for a sec
ond six-year term.
Church
‘Magna
• 'SEE ALSO TEXT, PAGE 2
- MIAMI BEftCH, Fla.—Arch,
bishop Paul J. Hallinan of At-"
lanta called on Catholic laymen
to accept the challenge facing
them in the chapter on the laity
of the Vatican Council’s Con
stitution on the Church, which
he lauded as the "Magna Carta”
of the faithful.
Speaking on "The Informed
Laymen," at the 23rd annual
meeting of Serra International,
the archbishop said that Chapter
4 of the Council’s constitution
is the "present homework for
every Catholic.”
"NEVER have the roles of
the clergy and the laity —
their rights and duties — been
spelled out more clearly,” he
said. "What a profound and
thrilling challenge for the lay
men, for his is properly the con
secration of the world.”
While that chapter may bring
"discomfort and struggle, dis
appointment and frustration,”
the prelate continued, the lay
man must keep trying to live
up to its spirit in his home,
neighborhood, city, nation and
world.
"According to his tempera
ment,” Archbishop Hallinan
said, "the layman will face his
task either with fear of its dan
gers, or with hope in its op
portunities. The Church asks
today that we act not from a
timid beleaguered position,
identified by warnings, suspic
ions and condemnations.
"SHE asks that we walk to
ward the future with confidence
and boldness,-in a real renewal
of Christian hope. The formed
layman, conformed to Christ,
reformed to society’s needs,
and informed of his past and his
own strength and weaknesses
can walk in that manner be
cause he remembers the cry of
Christ: ’Why are you fearful,
you of little faith?’
"But the informed Catholic,
whether he be dociled to the
point of indifference or brash
to the point of rebellion, cannot
walk that path of hope because
his faith is deformed.”
Archbishop Hallinan noted
that the laity, in fulfilling its
role in the Church as laid out
by papal teachings, have "freely
and generously given of their
spiritual obedience, time and
energy and money.”
WHAT the Church is now
asking, he said, "is a greater
gift — a gift that is harder
to give because it is not ex
ternal. Today the church asks
that you give of yourselves, your
concerns, your questions, .our
will to speak up to offer your
own initiatives... it is the ful
ness of love to give your own
self.”
Archbishop Hallinan was
keynote speaker at the three-
day meeting, whose theme was
"Co - Laborers with Christ.”
Sessions were attended by some
2,500 delegates from 290 Serra
Clubs in 20 countries. Delegat
es represented 11,000 business
and professional men affiliated
with Serra International and de
dicated to the dual task of en-;
couraging younge men to enter;
the priesthood and of further
ing Catholicism in society.
Father Bernard Cooke, S.J.,
of Marquette University, told
the convention that laymen who
WASHINGTON—Pope Paul VI
by his words and actions has
become "Christ’s missionary
tothe world,” the speaker at a
Mass marking the second anni
versary of the Pope’s corona
tion declared here.
Auxiliary Bishop Philip M.
Hannan of Washington, preach
ing at the anniversary Mass in
St. Matthew's cathedral (June
27), said "the extension of
Christ’s total work for the whole
human family” is the special
mark of Pope Paul’s pontifi
cate.
ARCHBISHOP Egidio Vagno-
zzi, Apostolic Delegate in the
United States, offered the Mass.
Many government officials and
members of the diplomatic
corps attended.
Bishop Hannan said that as
a "missionary” Pope Paul
seeks "to understand die family
of man, to make men into the
people of God, and to direct
them into building the kingdom of
God, personally and collec
tively.
He said this is not a task of
organization or administration
ilone, but "is at heart the per-
wish to Christianize the world
must be "guided by a vision
which far transcends the grea
test insights that man by his
own powers of intellect can at-
tain...given to us by God Him
self.”
FATHER Cooke said, "It is
not for you and me here to
day to decide what it means
to be Christian; to decide what
our vocation as Christians is.
It is not for us, by our own
imagination and prudence, to
assemble in Miami and by con
sultation work out a plan for
the betterment of humanity.
"We are in a unique situa
tion, because our task is one
committed to us by a God who
has called us into His service.
And He has told us . . . who
it is that we are and what is
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sonal and direct work of Christ,
the communication of grace to
the individual soul.”
THE bishop said Pope Paul’s
two historic journeys—to the
Holy Land and to the eucharistic
congress in Bombay, India—
best represent the spirit of his
pontificate.
BISHOP - ELECT Raymond
J. Gallagher, secretary of the
National Conference of Cath
olic Charities, has been
named Bishop of Lafayette
in Indiana by Pope Paul VI.
SISTER M. KRISTEN, R.S.M., Director of Nursing at St. Joseph’s
Infirmary, places nurse’s cap on student nurse during Capping
Ceremony at Sacred He art Church. Father George J. Meiluta, S.M.,
Infirmary chaplain, is at altar rail, while Mrs. Maureen Flinn,
Social and Health Director, is at left.
‘CHRIST’S MISSIONARY’
Pope Paul’s Second
Anniversary Marked