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. ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA Bulletin SERVING GEORGIA’S -71 NORTHERN COUNTIES VOL. 6, NO. 43 ATLANTA, GEORGIA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1968 DEVELOPMENT DRIVE IN MARCH Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan announced today that the first annual Archdiocesan Charities and Development Drive will be held in March, 1969. The fund drive will assist arChdiocesiln programs in welfare, education and missionary development. A collection will be taken up in every parish on a Sunday in March. The goal of the drive and further developments will be announced later. Archbishop Donnellan, after consultation with the Archdiocesan Finance Council, has namecT'Paul Sauerburger, a member of the council, to serve as drive chairman. *. THE REY- Ralph David Abernathy, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, walks on the grassy area where Resurrection City stood during the Poor Peoples’ demonstration last Spring and Summer in the nation’s capital. On the site, he announced a nation-wide “Get-Out-The-Vote” campaign to extend through Nov. 4. (RNS) DePaul Collection Nets $16,000 A special collection taken up for the St. Vincent de Paul Society totaled $16,329.26, an increase of $4,000 ovef last year’s collection. Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan, Father James F. Scherer, secretary of Catholic Social Services, and Joe Flanagan, executive secretary of the St. Vincent-de Paul Society thanked members of the parishes for their contributions. “The apostolate of the men of St. Vincent de Paul is truly a magnificent witness among the poor. This response of our Catholic people is a wonderful gesture and a most heartening sign for these apostles,” the archbishop commented. “There is no way we can adequately express our gratitude to the people who donated so generously to our inner-city program other than to continue to give evidence that the Church Priests 9 Group To Meet In Savannah Nov. 7-8 A southeastern regional meeting of the National Association of Priests’ Councils will be held at Savannah Nov. 7-8 at the Desoto Hilton Hotel. Fifty to 75 priests are expected to attend. Members of priests’ councils from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida will attend the meeting, said Father Michael A. Morris, secretary of the national organization. The meeting will include discussion of working papers on the priest and the law, renewal of law in the Church, spiritual life of priests, role of senates, the election of bishops, the case for optional celibacy, an equitable proceeding on resignation from the obligation and exercise of the priestly ministry. Father Morris added, “These are not position papers. They are working papers prepared to prompt discussion and are not an expression of an official position.” The secretary said committee reports on social action, personnel, the laity and communications are also planned. Bishop Gerard Frey of Savannah will give the welcoming address. Father Cranor F. Graves, pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, Raleigh, N.C., will give the keynote address. Father Patrick O’Malley of Chicago, president of the national federation, will speak to the group Nov. 8. Sauerburger has been a member of the council since it was established by the Archdiocesan Synod in 1966. A member of Immaculate Heart of Mary parish, he is grand knight of the Knights of Columbus Council 660 and served as treasurer of the Lay Coqgress. He and his wife, Mary, have four children-Joan, David, Mark and Susan. The archbishop expressed his gratitude for Sauerburger’s acceptance of the chairmanship. is trying to make Christ’s message of concern relate to poverty conditions in Atlanta,” Flanagan commented. “People are becoming more concerned and the tremendous response to our appeal for financial help is just orte example. Father Joseph Ware, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul, Decatur, informed the chancery that one anonymous donor gave $2,500 in the special collection. The list of parishes and their contributions follow: Cathedral of Christ The King, $3,643.96; Holy Spirit - 1,159.60; Immaculate Conception - 192.00; Immaculate Heart of Mary - 1,231.71; Most Blessed Sacrament - 102.84; Our Lady of The Assumption - 1,731.15; Our Lady of Lourdes - 64.00; Sacred Heart - 521.87; St. Anthony - 717.00; St. Jude - 1,100.00; St. Paul of The Cross - 130.50. Austell - St. John Vianney - 57.46; Blue Ridge, Mission - 1.40; Calhoun, St. Clement - 3.21; Chamblec, Holy Cross - 397.00; Conyers, St. Pius Chapel - 51.23; Covington, St. Augustine - 18.00; Dalton, St Joseph - 23.21; Decatur, St. Thomas More - 585.28; Sts. Peter and Paul - 2,863.50; Ft Oglethorpe, St. Gerard - 28.83; Hapcville, St. John The Evangelist,- 435.40; Hartwell, Sacred Heart - 6.60; Jonesboro, St. Philip Bcnizi - 157.12; Lawrcnccville, Mission - 10.82; Marietta, St. Joseph - 573.50; Dobbins Air Force Base - 250.00; Roswell, St. Thomas Aquinas - 80.00; Smyrna, St. Thomas The Apostle - 186.25; Toccoa, Mother of Our Divine Saviour -6.52. “This Charities and Development Drive,” Archbishop Donnellan said, “further marks the growth of our community and the programs in education and welfare which we must continue to provide. “Our efforts for our missionary parishes must also continue along with a strong and vital vocations program. I am confident that if we give Mr. Sauerburger our wholehearted cooperation, our Charities and Development Drive will be most successful.” PAUL SA U F.RBURGER Flagpole Dedication ToHonor Lt. Fox Sunday Afternoon A flagpole, donated by the Knights of Columbus, Council 4420, to Most Blessed Sacrament parish, will be dedicated Sunday in memory of Lt. Richard Fox, who was killed in Vietnam. A representative of the U.S. Army will present awards posthumously to the family of Lt. Fox. The awards and flagpole will be blessed by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan in a program beginning at 3 p.m. Following the dedication, Archbishop Donnellan will be principal celebrant in a concelebrated Mass for Peace. Col. (Msgr.) James B. Murphy, Third Army chaplain, will give the homily. Editor Resigns Chris Eckl, managing editor of the Georgia Bulletin for the past 2Vi .years, has resigned, effective immediately. He previously gave two weeks notice. In departing, Eckl said, “I have enjoyed my association with the Bulletin, with the priests, nuns and laymen of the Archdiocese of Atlanta more than words can express. 1 will always remember my days on the paper because of the exciting times the Church has experienced since the Second Vatican Council. I hope renewal and reform will continue. “I have also enjoyed the discussions with those who have agreed and disagreed with the policies of the Bulletin. I have learned from them - and from my brothers in the Protestant and Jewish faiths who have given me so much stimulation and joy.” Eckl said, “I wish to publicly thank Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan for his courtesy and kindness and to wish him success in his work as Archbishop of Atlanta. And for the last time I recall the many wonderful days with Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan, a man I loved with all of my heart.”
