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YOUR PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER VOL 3, NO 34 of Ai SERVING GEORGIAS NORTHERN COUNTIES ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1965 $5.00 PER YEAR Marists To Accept New Area The parish of Our Ladyofthe Assumption was established in 1951 by the Most Reverend Gerald P. O’Hara, Archbishop, Bishop of the then Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta. The Arch bishop appointed Monsignor Jo seph E. Moylan, P.A., who had been serving as Vicar General of the Diocese, as the first pas tor of the new parish. The Reverend Charles J. Mahoney, C.S.C., was the first assistant pastor. Ten acres of land were pur chased in Oglethorpe Estates on Hearst Circle as the sight for the parish. Construction began immediately on the school-chapel building and the convent. Before the comple tion of the chapel Mass was of fered at the old Lawson General Hospital and later in the audi torium of the Jim Cherry School. The chapel in the school building was first used in May of 1952. FATHER MAHONEY was re called by his religious commun ity in May of 1953. He was re placed as assistant pastor by MSGR. MOYLAN P.A., V.G. Father John D, Stapleton, now pastor of St. Jude’s. Monsignor Moylan was called to Ireland in January of 1954 by Archbis hop O’Hara for six months. During his absence the parish was administered by the late Monsignor Cornelius L, Ma loney. Father R ichard B, Mor row now pastor at Carrollton was appointed second assistant in May of 1955. The School opened in 1952 with the first five grades and a kindergarten. There were 176 children registered. Sister Mary Assumpta of the Sisters of Mercy was appointed the first Superior and Sister Mary Christine, R.S.M., the first principal. Also serving on the first faculty were Sister Mary Mercia, R. S. M. Sister Mary Monica, R.S.M. Sister Mary Kateri was appointed the sec ond Superior and principal in 1955. Sister Mary Brigid, R. S.M, is the present principal of the school which now has 840 students and ten sisters. The parish grew rapidly and in 1957 there were 652 child ren enrolled for school. Con struction began on the new Church in May of 1957 and Monsignor Moylan offered the first Mass in the church on the Feast of the Nativity of Our Blessed Mother, September 8th, 1957. THE NEW CHURCH was de signed by a parishioner, Mr. Warren F. Penney, A. I.A., and it was built by DeGive, Dun THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION ham and O’Neill, Inc. The opening of school in 1957 found the old chapel being con verted into four new class rooms and cafeteria. Since then the school has been enlarged keeping pace with the parish expansion. In the summer of 1964 As sumption Parish lost a portion of its boundaries to the new parish of Holy Cross, Cham- blee, Georgia. But the influx of new families into the area has kept it up to almost its former level. WITHIN NATIONS Pontiff Appeals For Civic Peace CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (NC)—Pope Paul VI has again appealed for prayers for peace especially peace within nations troubled by ideological con flicts. Speaking from the balcony of his summer home here (Aug. 22) the Pontiff told the crowd gath ered below that they must go on praying for peace because, even though there is some encour agement to be found in the ato mic disarmament talks taking place in Geneva, events else where are disturbing, such as riots in Greece. ‘These events,” he said, “make us realize that even be fore a peace in the arms race we need civil and social peace, peace within nations troubled APPLAUDS POPE — Dr. Lawrence V. Kirkpatrick, ex ecutive secretary of the Sev enth World Assembly of the Disciples of Christ, one of the religious groups repre sented by observers at the Second Vatican Council, shows the gathering in San Juan, P.R., the richly decor ated candle presented to them by Pope Paul VI. It was used during services at the week-long convention, and the gift was warmly ap plauded by the delegates. by conflicting ideologies, which result in grave disorders and evils which might degenerate— God forbid—into worse evils. We are thinking especially of Greece, a country with great name in the history of civili zation.” (THOUSANDS of Greeks have been demonstrating in recent weeks because of the ouster of former Premier George Papan- dreou by King Constantine.) Pope Paul added: “We must pray for peace among peoples, for the cessation of armed con flicts both where they are still tragically in progress and where they have been dange rously and only recently quiet ed: in the Far East, in the Middle and Near East, in the Congo and in the Dominican Republic. “Let us pray that the will for peace may rise again and may work favorahly...and make new negotiations and agreements possible.” THE SAME day as he made- his plea for peace, the Pops joined hundreds of seminarians in previewing an Italian movie on the life of Pope John XXIII, “And There Came a.Man," The Pope had invited students staying at the nearby summer villa of the seminary of the Congregation for the Propa gation of the Faith and other students to be his guests in the gardens of CastelGandolfo.The students ate fruit and drank soft drinks. A lottery was held with prizes of holy pictures, re ligious statues and a concertina. The winner of the concertina gave an impromptu concert of Italian folksongs for the Pope. LATER the seminarians and other students from nearby in stitutions joined the Pontiff in the audience hall atCastelGan- dolfo for the movie preview. Afterwards Pope Paul congrat ulated producer Vincenzo La Bella and director Ermanno Ol- mi for making an uplifting movie and urged those present to imi tate the simple and great vir tues of Pope John. A rchdiocese Takes Over Downtown Bishop Thomas A. Becker, the third bishop of Georgia, pre sented the Marist Fathers with a commission for a new parish on May 12, 1897, subject to appro val by the Holy See. The parish of Sts. Peter & Paul was given “in perpetuum” with boundar ies “all to the north of Edge- wood Avenue and to the east of the railway running parallel to Marietta Street.” The entire parish territory consisted of approximately 9,500 square miles of North Georgia. Father William Gibbons was appointed pastor to be assisted by Father John Guinan, Within a year after their ar rival in Georgia, The Marist Fathers had built the Sacred Heart Church. Dedicated on May 1, 1898, by Bishop Becker the Church received the ollow- ing announcement n the Atlanta Constitution: SOLEMN Pontificial Mass will be read in the Church of the Sacred Heart this morning at 10:30. The dedication cere mony will occur immediately before the Mass. FATHER ROSHETKO FURTHE R improvements were made on the church during the next decade including the addi tion of stained-glass windows, confessionals and the present basement church to be used as a Sunday School chapel. Under the pastorate of Fath er George Rapier, the Holy Name Society was inaugurated on November 12, 1912. Father Rapier further added to the par- ocial school begun under Fath er Gunn. The present Sacred Heart Rectory was built by him in 1914 to serve as housing for the priests of the parish and college. Father Peter McOscar took charge of the parish as its fourth pastor in 1914. During his tenure in this office the Sac red Heart Church underwent a complete renovation. At the same time the spacious sacristy to the rear of the church was also added. Perhaps the most important event during this period was the consecration Of the Church. Not to be confused with the dedica tion, the consecration can take place only after many condi tions are met, including the re moval of all debt and the assur ance of great permanency of the structure. This event took place on June 9, 1920 with Bis hop Edward P. Allen officiating. During the administration of Father James A. Horton in the early twenties, a more perma nent structure was erected to THE CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART, DOWNTOWN serve as the grade school for Sacred Heart. At the same time a permanent residence was established by the Sisters of St. Joseph who staffed the school. The first native Georgian to become pastor of Sacred Heart was Father James Reilly who was borri in^ Savannah, Georgia. Father Thomas Roshetko as sumed the duties of pastor in 1959. The Marist College (now Marist School) moved to its new quarters in 1962 allowing more AT JACKSON room in the Sacred Heart fac- lities. Although the parish was first established in a residential area, that section of town had now been completely taken over by businesses. With the lack of enough students the grade school of Sacred Heart was closed in 1964. Its close proxi mity to St. Joseph’s Infirmary makes the hospital one of its daily cares. Now a downtown parish, Sacred Heart serves the many needs of visitors and guests of the city in addition to its regular parishioners. Bishop Orders Archbishop Explains Reason For Change Two of Atlanta’s leading parishes will change pastors and ad ministrations Sunday, September 5, it was announced today. The Marist Fathers, familiar to the Secred Heart scene for 65 years, will assume parochial responsibility for the large suburban parish of Our Lady of the Assumption in North Atlanta. The Archdiocese of Atlanta will assume the pastorate and administration of Sacred Heart Parish on Ivy Street. ’The reasons for the transfer of these two important parishes are entirely pastoral", Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan stated this week. ‘That is, the only consideration is the increase of Christ’s Kingdom, the intensification of a deep spiritual life in the thou sands of families in these parishes. This reason, uppermost in the minds and hearts of our people, will help to ease the change. The verv natural affection for priests long known, respected and loved is fully appreciated. “IN THE discussions which have gone on for over a year, cer tain spiritual advantages stood out. The Archdiocese is moving ahead with its plan to construct the Catholic.Center for Lay Activ ities next to Sacred Heart Church, and later the central offices of the archdiocese in the same block. Because of this, there is logic in having this parish assigned to diocesan clergy. The care of nearby hospitals and convents will require more priests; Sacred Heart Rectory will provide residence for teaching and staff priests of the archdiocese who can assist in this apostolate. ‘The Marists, to whom we are indebted for six decades of edu cation, parish and mission care, will move to the growing parish of the Assumption. Within this parish’ boundaries is the Marist School, our splendid high school which has served generations of Catholics and those of other faiths. The parish will benefit by the long Marist tradition in Atlanta, and the flexibility of priests Which was possible when the Marists were all on Ivy Street. ‘That the good of the Church was the main factor in the exchange is clear from the fact that both the Archdiocese and the Marists were in perfect harmony during the entire negotiation. God will bless this step forward, we are sure.” The Archbishop concluded. THE NEW PASTOR of Sacred Heart is the familiar Monsignor Joseph E. Moylan, vicar-general of the Archdiocese for many years. The founder and builder of the Cathedral of Christ the King and Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Monsignor Moylan now brings his long pastoral experience to the second oldest parish in the city. The present assistants, Fathers Conald Foust and Paul Kelley, will accompany Monsignor Moylan to Sacred Heart. Other priests will be assigned later to reside at Sacred Heart while en gaged in teaching and staff appointments. Miss, Integration Bishop Protests Monsignor Moylan, a native of Savannah, was ordained in Octo ber of 1917. Among the positions held by Monsignor is pastorate of the Immaculate Conception and the Cathedral of Christ the King. Monsignor Moylan is one of our two Vicars-general, an archdio cesan Consultor, Pro-Synodal Judge of ourMetropolitanTribunal, and chairman of our Commission on Development. Father Thomas J. Roshetko, S.M. becomes the new pastor of the Assumption. For 6 years, he has been pastor of Sacred Heart where ,he and his fellow-Marists have initiated new programs for parishioners and downtown visitors. The “service" concept of the Church, so prominent in the new Vatican Constitution, has long been the theme of Sacred Heart’s parish life under Father Roshet- ko’s guidance. Fathers George J. Meiluta, Philip J. McArdle, Constantin A. Chauve, and James J. McGuckin- all members of the Marist Society have been serving Sacred Heart this year with Father Roshetko as pastor. , THE NEGOTIATIONS began last year with Father Charles Wil lis, S.M., Provincial, the pastors concerned and the Archbishop. Careful studies of both parishes were made. After many consul tations with the Archdiocesan Consultors, and the Marist Provin cial Council in Washington , as well as Lay Advisors on practical and legal points, the decision was reached to seek the approval of the Holy See. The archdiocesan part of the transfer had to be submitted to the Congregation of the Council in Rome, and the Marist part by the Congregation of Religious. Approval was received from the form- er on July 30, 1965, and from the later on. The solemnization of the transfer will take place September 5, at Our Lady of the Assumption Church at the 12:45 p.m. Mass which will be concelebrated by both pastors. Msgr. Moylan will be the principal celebrant and Archbishop Hallinan will preside. At 6 p.m. on the same day, there will be another concelebra- tion at Sacred Heart Church with Father Roshetko as the princi pal celebrant. Archbishop Hallinan will preside. All members are invited to IN SUDAN JACKSON, Miss. (NC)—Im mediate and complete desegre gation of all Mississippi Cath olic schools has been announced by Bishop Richard O. Gerow of Natchez-Jackson, the state’s only diocese. In a letter read (Aug. 22) at all Masses in all parishes of the state, Bishop Gerow said: “Last year I wrote you con cerning a policy to be observed in the schools of our diocese. Now I am convinced that we may take a further step in bring ing our practice into full con- DR. JAMES R. OLIVER, dean of the graduate school at the University of South western Louisiana will be awarded the 1965 award as the outstanding Catholic fac ulty member on a secular campus by the National New man Alumni Association. The award will be presented at the Newman congress in New York. Sept. 4. fortuity with the teachings of Christ. “AFTER EARNEST prayer and meditation we announce that beginning immediately the doors of our parochial schools are open to all qualified Catho lic students in all grades.’’ The policy enacted last year desegregated the first grade. In only two parishes, however, one in Jackson and one in Gulfport, did Negroes enroll. Bishop Gerow had taken the position that Catholic schools should de segregate only when the public policy of the state changed. In the interim, however, he helped establish a “comit- tee of Concern” that raised funds to rebuild churches burn ed because of civil rights ac tivities in them. THE NEW POLICY puts the Catholic school system far ahead of Mississippi’s public schools in desegregating. Most public schools in the state have allowed Negroes to enter only a few grades so far. KAMPALA, Uganda (NC)— Bishop Ireneus Dud for Wau has protested to the Sudanese government against the murder of a priest by Sudanese sold iers and the massacre of civil ians by the army, it has been learned here. The killings resulted from the civil war going on in southern Sudan where the government, dominated by Arabic-speaking Moslem northerners, is trying to impose Islam on the Negro southerners, who are mainly pagan but include 400,000 Cath olics. “I am still terribly shocked by the brutal scenes of violence against unarmed innocent peo- attencl the two solemnizations. Murder pie which I witnessed in Juba (where about 1,500 people were massacred on July 9) and Wau. “Certainly the inhuman be havior of some security forces will not serve to bring about any peaceful solution of problems nor can they secure protection from Almighty God.
