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SERVING GEORGIA'S 71 NORTHERN COUNTIES
VOL. IV. NO. 19
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
THURSDAY, MAY 12, I960
$5.00 PER YEAR
FINAL PLANS
Emory’s Dean Cannon
To Keynote Congress
By Louis Fink
The Lay Congress of the Ar
chdiocese of Atlanta, believed
by many observers to be the
first in the world, is schedul
ed to meet at the Biltmore
Hotel in Atlanta for three days
beginning Friday, May 20.
James Calllson will preside.
The Congress has been con
vened for the purpose of enabl
ing the laity to make recom
mendations to a Synod of priests
which will meet in the fall. The
Synod will consider the recom
mendations and then pass legis-
laton for the governing of the
Archdiocese.
Elected delegates to the Con
gress from each parish have been
meeting for the past month, both
OLD PASTOR-NEW PASTOR: The Most Rev. Joseph L.
BERNARD IN, the new Rector of the Cathedral of Christ the
King is pictured as he greeted the Rev. John F. McDonough
at the reception honoring Father McDonough who is leaving
the Cathedral to become pastor of Holy Spirit parish.
BISHOP BERNARDIN
Impressive Ceremonies
Welcome New Auxiliary
Four days of impressive ce
remonies marked the Reception
of the Most Rev. Joseph L.
Bernardln, newly appointed Au
xiliary to Archbishop Hallinan,
to Atlanta.
On Tuesday, May 3,. Bishop
Bernardln was met at the At
lanta airport by a delegation of
Priests, Sisters and Laymen
lead by Archbishop Hallinan.
Met at the airplane steps by a
delegation of Boy Scouts and
Marist Cadets, Bishop Be mar-
din was Introduced, by Arch
bishop Hallinan, to the Arch
diocesan Consultors before he
met the assembled delegates.
Wednesday morning Bishop
Bernardln was introduced to
the Press. At a meeting held in
the Cathedral Center, the new
Auxiliary met representatives
of radio, television and news
papers of Atlanta.
A packed Cathedral saw a
Concelebrated Mass on Thurs
day afternoon, presided overby
Archbishop Hallinan, with Bis
hop Bernardin acting as the
principal celebrant. Other mi
nisters of the Mass were the
Archdiocesan Consultors, Rt.
Rev. Msgr. Joseph G. Cassidy
P.A., Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph
E. Moylan P.A., Rt. Rev. Msgr.
P.J. O’Connor, Very Rev. John
F. McDonough, Rev. John D.
Stapleton, Rev. Michael Man
ning, Rev. Joseph F. Ware and
Rev. R. Donald Klernan.
Wednesday evening the Mar
riott Motor Hotel was the scene
of a reception given for Bish
Bernardin with the priests of the
Archdiocese of Atlanta and the
Diocese of Charleston in at
tendance. A welcome to the
community was given by Ma
yor Ivan Allen Jr. of Atlanta.
Other speakers that evening
included the Very Rev. John
F. McDonough who spoke on be
half of the priests of the Arch
diocese; Bishop Ernest L. Un-
terkoeffler of Charleston and
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. P. J. O’Con
nor who acted as the Mastcrof
Ceremonies. Archbishop Paul
J. Hallinan introduced his new
Auxiliary, Bishop Bernardin.
The Bishop’s mother, Mrs. Ma
ria Bernardin, sat at the head
table.
The Laity of Atlanta met Bis
hop Bernardin in a ceremony
held on Friday night in the Ca
thedral Center. The program
opened with musical selections
rendered by the Glee Club of
Drexel High School. Mr. Her
bert Farnsworth acted aS Mas
ter of Ceremonies with Mr. Le
wis Gordon welcoming the Bis
hop on behalf of the Archdio
cesan Council of Catholic Men,
nad Mrs. Harry Horsey speak
ing on behalf of the women.
A Mass at the Cathedral on
Saturday morning welcomed
Bishop Bernardin to the Sisters
of the various religious com
munities working in the Arch
diocese of Atlanta. The Litur
gical Service was followed by
an informal luncheon given in
the Cathedral Center.
with members of their parishes
and with the four committees
organized to consider various
areas of archdiocesan govern
ment. During the past week each
of the committees has put the
final touches on its report and
these documents are now ready
for submission to the Congress.
The recommendations will be
debated at the Congress and
final votes taken. Additional
matters may be proposed to a
Rules Committee headed by
Felmer Cummings, vice-presi-'
dent of the Congress.
Friday night’s session will
feature opening remarks by Ar
chbishop Paul J. Hallinan. The
keynote address will be de
livered by Dean William Cannon
of the Candler School of Theo
logy of Emory University.
There will be a banquet on
Saturday evening which will be
addressed' by Martin Work,
executive Director of the Na
tional Council of Catholic Men
in Washington, D.C. Interested
persons who are not official de
legates may attend the Congress
and will be seated in a re
served section. Provisions have
been made for press coverage.
Bishop Walsh
Turns 75 In
Red Prison
In a Shanghai prison cell,
Bishop James E. Walsh cele
brated his 75th birthday April
30. The bishop is serving a
20 - year sentence imposed by
the Chinese Reds in 1960 on
charges that he spied for the
Vatican and the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA),
“We never hear from him di
rectly,'’ said an official at
Maryknoll House. “We do get
some word occasionally but
very little information.The last
we heard was that the appa
rently is well, at least as well
as you could expect for a man
of his age who is in jaiL*’
Bishop Walsh, a native of
Cumberland, Md„ was drdain-
ed Dec. 7, 1915, at Maryknoll,
N. Y„ and went to China in 1918.
He was named a bishop in 1927.
In 1948 he became executive se
cretary of the Catholic Central
Bureau, a religious organi
zation to coordinate activities
of the Church in China.
In 1951 the communists or
dered the bureau to suspend
activities, charging that Bishop
Walsh was turning it into a
“prominent, anti - communist
stronghold against the people."
He was closely watched and har-
rassed until 1958, when he was
placed under house arrest and
kept incommunicado for about a
year and a half.
In 1956 he had been told that
he was free to leave China, but
he refused, saying that he would
not desert the people he had
come to serve. He and 14
Chinese clergymen were plac
ed on trial before a ’‘People’s
Court’’ in March, 1960.
Earlier, in a letter, he had
written: “Here in Shanghai
I share the lot of Chinese clergy
who cannot leave, who must
share all the pressure and an
noyance. . .There is some good,
I, think, in giving them a little
help or encouragement, if only
a moral gesture.. .1 am alittle
tired of being pushed around on
account of my religion. . .1
don’t feel inclined to get off
the earth just because some
people dislike my religion.
TODAY
FATHER MATTHEW ROBBINS talks with FatherNoel But-
tenshaw. Chancellor of the Archdiocese, as the procession
moved into the Cathedral yesterday for the Ordination cere
mony of Father Robbins.
ARCHBISHOP HALLINAN,the ordaining prelate,for Father Mat
thew Robbins is shown with,Father Paul Kelley and Father Ed
ward Dannaker outside the Cathedral of Christ the King.
Father Rlphard Kieran is cafoyinjj; the Cross.
Archb i shop's Office
2699 Feackt ree Road, N". R.
P0.B OX 12047. North side Station
Atlanta 5, Georgia
/ UT DILIGATIS INVICEMV
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My dear Family in Christ:
Six months from the close of Vatican II, you meet to offer
the Church your best gift - yourselves, your thoughts, hopes,
criticisms, plans and proposals. They will form the heart of
the matter for our First Archdiocesan Synod, November 20-22,
1966.
When I invited last summer the preparatory group to proceed
on plans for a Lay Congress, when it was officially convoked
on the Feast of the Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, 1966,
and when the delegates were elected by vote of the parishes,
this Archdiocese took a long step into the future. You responded
with the zest of staunch Georgians always; but this time it was
expressed in the accents of the Church’s new awareness of
herself. Hundreds of hours were spent in finding facts, discuss
ing options, forming recommendations. Through The Georgia
Bulletin, everyone had a chance to advise or to criticize. Through
Workshops at Ignatius House, scores of laymen found new
horizons. Through parish meetings, the ideas of the Congress
went out to all who were interested. Now comes the moment
of action — to propose specific recommendatons for the good of
God’s people, all of us.
Our priests and I rejoice with you during these days of the
Congress. Deliberately, we have stayed free from all the plan
ning, only offering you facility to the information you needed,
and encouraging you to find yourselves inthe community of Christ
Whom we all serve. The Congress is of the laity, by the laity, but
it is for t6e entire Church.
To insure the best follow-up, you are asked to forward these
recommendations to the proper Synod Committees, to meet with
them, and to elect auditors to attend the Synod. You will also
be asked to provide equal representation with priests and Sis
ters on the Appraisal Committee which will evaluate the events
of the entire year's work.
My responsibility exists through Episcopal Off ice and appoint
ment from the Holy See to the Archdiocese of Atlanta. If I thought
that the results of a Congress like ours might hurt Christ's My-
tlcal Body, 1 would have turned to some other less direct device.
But because I see strength rather than weakness in the overall
process of democracy, and because I have a high confidence
in the loyalty, courage, progress and prudence of our people,
I convoke this Lay Congress without hesitation. If risks are not
constantly and reasonably taken, there can be no growth - and
there certainly will be no saints/" - " '
May Pope Paul’s words to the Second Vatican be yours:
’’Let no other light be shed on this Council, but Christ the Light
of the World!’*. May this be the reward of those who have given
so much of themselves. Bishop Bernardin joins me in this daily
prayers.
Sincerely- yours in Christ,
ARCHBISHOP OF ATLANTA
Eight Georgia Priests
Mark Silver Jubilee
A unique occasion will unite
eight priest-jubllarians at the
altar of the Cathedral of Christ
the King today at 5:00 P.M.
A concelebrated Mass will mark
the twenty-fifth anniversary of
priestly ordination for priests
representing the Archdiocese of
Atlanta, the Diocese of Savannah
and the military chaplaincy.
Principal celebrant of the Ju
bilee Mass will be Archbishop
Paul J. Hallinan. Celebrating
with him will be: Right Rev.
John D. Toomey, Very Rev.
Vincent P. Brennan, S.M., Ver,
Rev. John J. O'Shea, Rev.
Thomas Gilroy, S. M., Rev.
Theophilus McNulty, O.F.M.,
Rev. Edward J. Flatley (Chap
lain Major), Rev. Timothy Flah
erty, O.S.B. and Rev. John F.
McDonough.
Bishop Thomas J. McDonough
of Savannah will preach the ser
mon at the Jubilee Mass. Bis
hop Joseph L. Bernardin, Auxi
liary Bishop of Atlanta, will be
present in the sanctuary. Of
ficers of the Mass will' be:
Rev. John D. Stapleton, dea
con; Rev. Charles Brogley, S.
M., subdeacon; Rev. Noel F.
Burtenshaw, Master of cere
monies; Rev. Arthur Murray,
O.F.M. and Rev. Michael J.
Manning, chaplains to Bishcp ~
Bernardin; Very Rev. Thomas
J. Roshetko, S.M. and Rev.
Michael J. McKeever, chaplains
to Bishop McDonough; Mr. Keith
Langworthy, organist and Mr.
Hamilton Smith, director of
music.
Very Rev. John J. McDonough
Rev. John F. McDonough,
presently rector of the Cathe
dral of Christ die King, was
born July 28, 1914 in Boston
Massachusetts. He attended
- Boston College and St. John’s
Seminary, Brighton, Mass. Or
dained on May 1,1941, he served
in the Archdiocese of Boston
and as a chaplain in the U.S.
Army before coming to Georgia.
Since then, he has served as
Assistant Pastor of the Cathe
dral of Christ the King; Pas
tor of St. Peter's Church, La-
Grange, and St. Mary’s, Rome;,
presently, rector of the Cathe
dral of Christ the King. Ef
fective May 14, Father Mc
Donough will become pastor of
the Parish of the Holy Spirit.
■
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John D. Toomey
Right Reverend John D. Too
mey, S.T.L., was born in Au
gusta, Georgia, in 1914. He at
tended St. Charles Preparatory
Seminary, Catonsville, Mary
land, and the Catholic Univer
sity of America, Washington,
D.C. He was ordained in 1941,
and served as Assistant Pastor
at the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist, Savannah, 1941-42. He
was Pastor at Sacred Heart,
Milledgeville, 1942-52, and has
served as Pastor at St. James
Church, Savannah, since 1952.
Very
Vincent P.
Rev.
Brennan
S.M.
Rev. Thomas Gilroy S.M.
cashire, England until he came
to the American Province of
the Society of Mary in 1958.
In the United States, he has
spent three years at the Marist
Junior Seminary in Penndel,
Penna. and the remainder at
Marist School, Atlanta.
Very Rev. John J. O’Shea
Rev. John J. O’Shea was born
in Augusta, Georgia, on Decem
ber 20, 1909. He received his
seminary training at St. Mary’s
in Baltimore, Md. and was or
dained to the priesthood on June
7, 1941. Since ordination he has
served as assistant pastor at
Blessed Sacrament, Savannah,
St. Joseph’s, Athens, St. An
thony’s, Atlanta. He has been
pastor of St. Augustine’s, Tho-
masville’ and was chaplain at
Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta.
Presently he is the pastor of St.
John the Evangelist Parish,
Hapevllle.
Rev. Theophilus McNulty O.F.M.
Rev. Theolphilus McNulty, O.
F.M. was born and reared in
St. Petersburg, Florida, and
educated in the public schools
there. He was ordained a priest
of the Franciscan Order in June
1941 at the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception in
Washington, D.C. He pursued
graduate work in science at St.
Bona venture University, the In
stitute of St. Thomas, Cin-
clnattl, and the University of
Clnclnatti. Father McNulty has
been a university teacher, a pa
rish priest for two years and
a Newman Apostolate chaplain.
Presently he is the Catholic
chaplain to the students of
Emory University.
Very Rev. Vincent P. Bren
nan, S.M. is a native of Quincy,
Mass. . In the Society of Mary
he spent his novitiate year in
Staten Island N.Y. and his ma
jor seminary years at the Ca
tholic University of America
in Washington, D.C. He was
ordained on June 8, 1941 by
Bishop Michael J. Keyes, S.M.,
formerly bishop of Savannah.
Father Brennan has served in
Atlanta since 1943, being nam
ed principal of Marist School in
1953. In 1961 he was appoint
ed superior of the Marist com
munity and president of the Ma
rist school, positions he oc
cupies still.
Rev. Thomas Gilroy, S.M.,
was born in Enniskillen, Coun
ty Germanagh, Ireland, on April
19, 1917. He was educated by
the Marist Fathers in Qindalk,
Ireland. He spent his novitiate
and two years of philosophy in
Milltown, Dublin. His theology
studies were in Paignton, Eng
land. After his ordination in
September 1941, Father Gil
roy taught in Blackburn, Lan-
Sr'
Rev. Timothy Flaherty O.S.B.
Rev. Timothy Flaherty, O.S.
B., was born and educated in
Camden, N.J. His college and
seminary years were spent at
Belmont Abbey, North Carolina.
He returned home to Camden,
N.J. to be ordained on June 4,
1941. Since ordination, he has
served as a teacher at Bene
dictine School in Savannah, As
sistant Pastor at Sacred Heart
Parish in Savannah and visit
ing chaplain to the Georgia State
Prison. After spending eight
years back at Belmont Abbey
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