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SERVING GEORGIA'S 71 NORTHERN COUNTIES
VOL. 4, NO , 36
ATLANTA. GEORGIA
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1966
$5.00 PER YEAR
By Archbishop
Post Changes
Are Announeed
For 7 Priests
Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan has announced a change in duties
for seven priests in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. In addition,
Father John J. Cotter, acting principal of St. Pius X High School,
was nam ed principal.
Up -* .
The new appointments, ex
cept for Father Cotter’s, are
effective Sept. 24. The prin
cipal’s appointment is effec
tive immediately.
The appointments follow:
. Msgr. Joseph G. Cassidy,
P.A., from pastor of Sacred
Heart parish, Milledgeville, to
fulltime Catholie chaplain at
Milledgeville State Hospital.
. Father Michael McKeever
from pastor of Our Lady of
Lourdes parish to pastor of
Sacred Heart in Milledgeville.
. Father Eusebius J. Beltran
from residence in the Cathe
dral of Christ the King to pas
tor of St. Mary's parish in
Rome. He will remain as of-
ficialis of the archdiocese.
. Father DaleW.F. Freeman,
V.F., from pastor of St. Mary’s
in Rome to pastor of Our Lady
of Lourdes.
. Father John J. Cotter from
acting principal to principal of
St. Pius X Catholic High School.
. Father J. Douglas Edwards
from assistant pastor of Sacred
Heart in Milledgeville to assis
tant pastor of St. Jude’s.
. Father James F. Scherer
from residence in Immaculate
Heart of Mary to residence in
the Cathedral of Christ the King.
. Father James J.
Maciejewski from assistant
pastor of St. Jude’s to as
sistant pastor of St. Mary's in
Rome.
In announcing the transfer
of Father Freeman, Archbishop
Hallinan said, "The central part
of Atlanta has gone through a
severe change since the war.
The economics and politics have
shifted along with the social
life. ’ *Needless to say, the re
ligious profile of downtown At
lanta has radically changed.
"Father Freeman, a young,
vital priest is trained in city,
rural and truly missionary
work. He will study the picture
the first year, and then work to
coordinate the lay, religious
and priests' efforts in this fer
menting inner city."
The archbishop, commenting
on the changes at Milledgeville,
said the east end of the arch
diocese is ■ definitely strength
ened by the new appointments.
"Since leaving the cathedral,
Msgr. Cassidy has found an en
tirely new apostolate—the care
of the mentally sick. His peer
less work at Milledgeville for
two years attracted the attention
of professional men there, and
his new assignment is welcom
ed by them.
"At the same time, Father
McKeever goes from a long
tradition of work amongtheNe-
groes to the pastorate of a fine,
stable parish, one of the oldest
in the archdiocese. He will bring
it a keen pastoral Sense."
Archbishop Hallinan said that
Father Beltran has built one of
the finest tribunals in the sou
thern sees. "Trained under
Msgr. Michael Regan, and in
intensive in-service training
in the Diocese of Cleveland,
Father Beltran has served our
people efficiently and carefully,
never overlooking the main
point that this is all part of the
sacrament of marriage.
"In becoming pastor and dean
of St. Mary’s in Rome, Father
Beltran will continue the high
standards of the matrimonial
court. In fact, since Atlanta is
the metropolitan see of the
province, our tribunal’s work
load will certainly increase."
OFFICIAL
Archbishop Hallinan has
made the following changes in
personnel this week:
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph G.
Cassidy, P.A., from pastor of
Sacred Heart Parish, Milledge
ville to full time Catholic Chap
lain in the Milledgeville State
Hospital.
Rev. Michael McKeever,
from pastor of Our Lady of
Lourdes Parish to pastor of
Sacred Heart Parish in
Milledgeville.
Very Rev. Dale W.F. Free
man, V.F., pastor of St. Mary’s
parish in Rome to Pastor Our
Lady of Lourdes parish.
Rev. Eusebuls j. Beltran,
from residence in the Cathe
dral of Christ the King to pas
tor in St. Mary's parish in
Rome. Father Beltran will re
tain his position as Officials
of the Archdiocese.
Rev. John J. Cotter, from
acting-principal to principal of
St. Hus X Catholic High School.
Rev. J. Douglas Edwards,
from assistant pastor of Sacred
Heart parish Milledgeville to
Assistant Pastor of St. Jude’s
Parish.
Rev. James F. Scherer, from
residence in Immaculate Heart
of Mary parish to residence
in the Cathedral of Christ the
King parish.
Rev. James J. Maciejewski,
from assistant pastor of St.
Jude’s parish to assistant pas
tor of St. Mary’s parish in
Rome.
Father Cotter’s appointment
becomes effective immediately.
All other appointments become
effective on Saturday, Septem
ber 24, 1966.
Confession, Mass, Marriage
THE SIGN painter was obviously not Episcopalian. He had a
little trouble spelling diocese at the Episcopal Cathedral of
St. Philip.
Birth Control Meeting
To Be Held In Atlanta
BY RUSSELL SHAW;
WASHINGTON (NC) — The
Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare is stepping up
its efforts to promote birth con
trol in the U.S.
HEW is sponsoring a Series
of regional conferences
throughout the country bringing
together government officials
and community leaders in an
effort to break what it. calls
the "barrier of silence" about
family planning.
The conferees will exchange
information and ideas in order
to "develop effective family
planning programs and to ex
pand existingprograms to reach
more people," HEW said.
The first of the meetings was
the Conference of Appalachian
States on Family Planning, held
Sept. 7-8 in Roanoke, Va. The
Appalachian regional includes
all of West Virginia and parts
of New York, Ohio, Pennsyl
vania, Maryland, Virginia, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, North Caro
lina, Georgia, Alabama and
South Carolina.
Other conferences are plan
ned for Atlanta, Nov. 16-17;
Dallas, Tex., Nov. 21-22; Kan
sas City, Mo., Nov. 29-30; Den
ver, Colo., Dec. 1-2; Chicago,
Dec. 13-14; New York, Dec. 14-
15; Boston, Jan. 4-5; and San
Francisco, Jan. 25-26.
State and local officials in
volved in family planning pro
grams will attend the conferen
ces to explain how they work.
HEW officials will be present
to tell how federal funds can be
obtained for local programs.
Federal aid for family plan
ning programs in this country
is available through a variety
of health and welfare grants.
HEW's main family planning
effort is carried on through
the Children’s Bureau of the
Welfare Administration. Ma
ternal and child health grants
are offered to state health de
partments to provide family
planning as part of their ma
ternal and child health pro
grams.
Family planning funds are
also available through the Pu
blic Health Service, which ad
ministers general grants to
state for state and local health
purposes.
HEW said the regionalfamily
planning conferences will aim
to "help make information and
services more available so that
individuals may have an oppor
tunity to exercise their free
dom of choice.”
"Even though effective me
thods of family planning the
barrier of silence hinders
spread of information about
such methods," the department
said.
CHINA BORDER DRAMA—Sister Eamon O’Sullivan, 85, who later died in a Hong Kong
hospital, was wheeled across border from Red China to Hong Kong (Aug. 31) on arrival
with seven other Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, victims of the anti-religious purge
which is part of the current Chinese convulsions. Others in picture (left to right) are:
Father Joseph Poletti, P.X.M.E., who meets all refugees from the mainland; Sister Joel,
a native of Greece; Superintendent J. O’Sullivan (no relative of Sister Eamon although
the family name is the same and they both come from .County Cork, Ireland); Fr. Nor-
bert Pieracinni, O.F.M., secretary to the Internuncio to China; and an unidentified border
official. 'f
Young Adults Committee
Supports Change, Study
The resolutions committee of the Young Adults Congress has
called for a change in the form of confession, a reexamination
of the Church’s teaching on marriage, experimental and all
vernacular Masses and elimination of the Friday law of ab
stinence.
The resolutions will be dis
cussed by delegates and voted
Upon when the congress meets
Sept. 24-25. Co-chairmen of
the resolutions committee are
Alan Jones and Kay Blair. Eliz
abeth Williams is committee
secretary and Mrs. Mary Rau-
ton and Mrs. Frank McBrearity
are lay advisers.
The committee also resolved -
that a complete list of infalli
ble teachings of the Church be
published. It said, "There
are very few infallible teachings
of the Church. Most Protes
tants would accept just about all
that the Church teaches as in
fallible in matters of faith ex
cept for a few teachings. This
would not only help interfaith
understanding, but it would also
clarify the position of the Cath
olic layman in the Church.’’
The congress, called by
Archbishop Paul J, Hallinan,
follows’' the ”Lay 15ohgress ^ancT
Congress of Sisters. Their rec
ommendations will culminate in
a meeting of the Synod in No
vember.
In another series of resolu
tions on parish and community
life, the committee urged young
adults to volunteer their ser
vices to service organizations
offer their assistance to priests
and religious of their parishes
and to support "our bishops
in their work to make known
all the teachings of Christ of
the universal brotherhood of all
men.” The committee said the
brotherhood of all men does not
refer only to movements toward
Christian unity, but also to the
struggle for social justice and
equality.
Resolutions on spiritual life
follow:
RESOLUTION 1
Be it resolved that a com
plete list of de fide teachings
of the Church be published.
RESOLUTION 2
Urges that bishops take the
appropriate steps to insure that
the archdiocese be reinstated as
a diocese in which experimen
tal Masses are celebrated.
RESOLUTION 3
Recommends that all of the
Mass be in the vernacular at the
earliest possible date. It urges
that priests say all parts of the
Mass audibly and clearly—in
cluding the canon. It also says
the Dutch canon (which would
be in English) be used at least
once a month for at least a six-
month trial period.
RESOLUTION 4
Resolves that special Masses
be offered which include modern
liturgical music and a homily
directed toward young adults
and youth. The Masses should
be offered on a regular basis.
RESOLUTION 5
Urges that hymns be sung at
all Masses with each parish
providing its parishioners and
guests with copies of the hymns
to be sung.
RESOLUTION 6
Recommends that an evening
Mass be offered on a regular
basis during the week, particu
larly in downtown parishes.
RESOLUTION 7
• Favors that confession be
changed to include both the old
form of congression within the
confessional and also a form of
open confession wherein the
penitent talks openly with the
priest in a room and receives
direction and absolution. (This
should be open to men and wo
men). It also encourages that
penances given involve the peni
tent more directly with the
Christian attitude toward living.
RESOLUTION 8
Desires that the entire teach
ing of the Church on marriage,
especially that included in can
on law, be reexamined and stud
ied in the light of the pronounce
ments of Vatican II. It urges
the bishops to bring this study
about through a commissiqn
which would include' married
couples and professional people
as well as theologians and other
clergy. The bishops were urged
to request their authority be ex
tended to more fully cover the
matter and the manner of mar
riage annulments. It requests
that marriage annulments
granted on the grounds of spir
itual, psychic and emotional
impotency be discussed by this
commission.
RESOLUTION 9
Resolves that the Friday law
of abstinence be eliminated in>
the archdiocese in the light of
Vatican II’s pronouncements on
individual Christian freedom
and responsibility.
Resolutions on parish and
community life follow:
RESOLUTION 1
Urges young adults to volun-
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TWIN BROTHERS, sotyi to be 88, celebrated their 70th an
niversary in the Brothers of Christian Instruction (July 31 f.
when Brother Salvius Gru (left), and his twin. Brother
Herve Gru, both now in retirement, met in La Pointe du
Lac, Quebec. They will be 86 on Sept. 26. 1966. (NC Photos )
In Downtown Atlanta
300 Are Expected
At ACCW Convention
About 300 persons are expected to attend the 10th annual con
vention of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women at the
American Motor Hotel in Atlanta Saturday.
Convention activities will be
gin with registration at 9:30
a.m. in the lobby. A dialogue
Mass will be held at 10:30
a.m. in the grand ballroom. Fa
ther Arthur Murray O.F.M. will
give the homily.
Following the Mass news of
ficers will be installed. They
are Mrs. Harry B. Horsey Jr.,
president; Mrs. R.L. Stephens,
Mrs. George T. Mallon, Mrs.
William Dennon, vice presi
dents; Mrs. John Kesler,
recording secretary; M r s.
George L. Gussman, corres
ponding secretary; Mrs. Herb
T. Mallon, treasurer; and Mrs.
John Flack, parliamentarian.
After the installation a lunch
eon of the three deaneries will
be held.
Bishop Joseph L. Bernardin
will speak to the northwest
deanery, Msgr. Michael Regan
to the northeast deanery along
with Father James Scherer.
The south deanery will hear
Father Michael Manning, spi
ritual moderator of the ACCW,
who will speak on the conven
tion theme, "Lord Make Me
and Instrument of Thy Peace.”
The five standing committees
will hold workshops beginning
at 2 p.m. to present and dis
cuss the programs for the com
ing year.
The organization and deve
lopment committee workshop,
under the direction of Mrs.
Raymond Norton will hold a
session on ACCW structure.
The last part of the workshop
will be devoted to a discus-
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Fechtel Succeeds Nun
St. Mary’s Appoints
New Lay Administrator
Edward J. Fechtel Jr. has
been appointed administrator
of St. Mary's Hospital at At
hens to succeed Sister M. Do-
mitilla M.S.C., who is being
transferred to Sacred Heart
Hospital at Allentown, Pa,
Fechtel, assistant adminis
trator since 1963, is a graduate
of the University of Notre Dame
and has a master’s degree from
Emory University vhere he stu
died hospital administration.
He also served an administra
tive residency at Duval Medical
Center in Jacksonville, Fla.
Fechtel, a native of Atlanta and
a graduate of Marist, is a mem
ber of the American College of
Hospital Administrators and of
state and national hospital as
sociation.
His appointment is part of a
new policy established by the
Missionary Sisters of the Most
Sacred Heart of Jesus to have
a lay administrator in the hos
pitals staffed by the order.
Other changes at St. Mary’s
include the appointment of Sis
SISTER DOMITILLA
ter M. Antonette M.S.C. as
director of nursing and reli
gious superior. She has ser
ved as director of nursing
at Sacred Heart Hospital in
Allentown, Pa. since 1944. She
has a bachelor's degree from
Villanova University and a mas
ter's degree from St. John’s
University.
Mother M. Elizabeth M.S.C.,
president of the board of di
rectors at the hospital, also
announced the names of new
EDWARD FECHTEL
board members including two
laymen. New members are Sis
ter Mary M.S.C., Sister M.
Maureen M.S.C., Howell C. Er
win Jr. and Robert Kane. Re
maining on the board are Mo
ther Elizabeth, Sister M. An
tonette and Sister M. Irmgard
M.S.C.
Sister Domltilla expressed
her gratitude to all the people
of Athens for their cooperation,
assistance and interest in the
building of the new hospital.