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PAGE 8—The Georgia Bulletin, February 1,1973
Sisters’ Conference
Announces Programs
Father Gracz
ST. PIUS X
Father Bemy
Adult Education Series
Enters Second Semester
The Adult Education Program at St. Pius X High
School will begin its second semester February 12.
Five different courses will be offered during the
six-week period, which concludes on March 19.
Three of the courses will deal with questions
concerning spirituality, family life and the
resurrection. A course in ceramics, macrame,
printmaking, decoupage and stitchery will also be
offered.
The courses and instructors
are:
- “St. Paul’s Letter to the
Romans,” to be taught by
Father Richard Kieran,
principal of St. Pius.
- “Man, Rite and History,”
to be taught by Father Paul
Berny, Father Henry Gracz,
Sister Audry Pierce, IHM, and
Father Peter Fink, SJ.
- “Immortality and the
Resurrection,” to be taught
by Father Robert Kinast,
director of religious
education for the
archdiocese.
- “Enrichment in Marriage
and Family Life,” to be
taught by Carl Middleton,
administrative assistant at St.
Pius.
- “Arts and Crafts,” to be
taught by Carol Sutherland,
St. Pius art teacher.
Registration is $10 per
person or $15 for two or
more from the same family.
Class hours will be 8 to 10
p.m. and courses are open to
the public. Information may
be obtained by calling
634-2437.
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Stewing
With Shirley
BY SHIRLEY WARD
The day of the Great Ice Storm, my husband and I
were driving back from Athens, each in a different car,
and what a wild ride that was!! We had spent the
previous day and night at Stone Mountain Park with a
group fm the Knights of Columbus. The men had a series
of meetings to attend, so the ladies took the walking
tour of the plantation there within the park. If you have
never been to Stone Mountain, you have really missed a
grand park, with picnic areas and many things of
interest, and the most interesting of all is this plantation.
It is a grouping of authentic homes from the War
Between the States days, including slave cabins and the
great house of the landowner. Each is furnished with
household items of that time, right down to the original
old furniture. It is most interesting.
We went to Sunday Mass at Corpus Christi there in
the town of Stone Mountain. What a vibrant, alive
congregation that is. They hold Mass in a public school
classroom, so no smart upholstered pews or grand organ
are to be seen. In fact, the music comes from an upright
piano. But the singing was loud and joyful, and it
seemed that everyone in the crowded room received
Holy Communion. Confessions are also held in a
classroom which bears the sign “Special Help Room.”
Now is THAT a coincidence?? Hmmm. The pastor
responsible for this great devout enthusiasm is Father
Joseph Beltran. His sermon that Sunday was
tremendous. He is a gifted man, well-spoken and
compassionate. It was easy to see that his “flock” really
do respect him. The nuns who assit with the parish are
Sister Damian Schmirer and Sister Linda Valasik. Sister
Damian is an old, dear friend, and it was good to see her
again under such pleasant circumstances. That parish is
going places - with the kind of leadership they have,
nothing is impossible. If one could say a Mass was lovely,
that one was.
Today’s recipe is a Georgia original. This recipe is
reputed to have come straight off a sailing boat during
the War Between the States and the inclusion of curry
powder and currants must have set the southerners in
Savannah dreaming of temple chimes and strange scents
and stranger peoples.
COUNTRY CAPTAIN CHICKEN
Cut a 3 pound chicken into serving pieces and coat
them with flour seasoned with salt and pepper. In a large
skillet, saute the chicken in !4 cup butter until it is
brown on all sides. Remove the chicken and set it aside.
Add to the skillet 1 onion, finely chopped, 1/3 cup
seeded and finely chopped green pepper, 1 garlic clove,
mashed, IV2 tsp. curry powder, and V2 tsp. dried thyme.
Cook the mixture over low heat, stirring frequently, for
several minutes. Stir in 2 cups stewed tomatoes, and add
the chicken pieces, skin sides up. Cook the mixture over
low heat for 25 to 30 minutes or until the chicken is
tender. Stir in 3 tbl. dried currants. Serve the chicken on
a heated platter with separate dishes of chutney and
blanched toasted almonds. Serves 4.
Recently all the priests of the Archdiocese of
Atlanta took time to express their own conviction and
regard for the value of priesthood by preaching on
vocations. Father Jerry Hardy prepared an outline for
that homily which contains some very important ideas
that beat our further reflection.
It’s necessary at the outset to make sure that the
needs of the Church in north Georgia are clear. Out of
a population of approximately 2 million people in the
northern half of our state there are about 60,000
Catholics. Sixty-seven diocesan priests seek to serve
these Catholic people. I think that kind of
priest-people ratio demonstrates the reason for our
need to spread the vocation message with some sense
of urgency.
But even our great need
for priests is not the ultimate
reason or rationale for our
young people. Rather, each
Christian person must seek to
follow Christ throughout his
life. A vocation to the
priesthood or religious life is
one response in that effort
and willingness to follow the
Lord wherever he leads. The
effort to understand the
Lord’s call is especially
critical for those people who
have not yet committed
themselves to any particular
life style and are still
undecided about what they
want to do with their lives.
The person who is still
looking for more out of life
might experience more of its
meaning by allowing the Lord
to find him. Listening for the
Lord’s call is a crucial part of
a Christian’s understanding of
the meaning of his life.
The Atlanta Conference of
Sisters has scheduled two
programs for all sisters of the
archdiocese during the month
of February.
The conference will
sponsor a program of
celebration on Saturday,
February 10, at St. Joseph’s
Infirmary. Sister Valentina
Sheridan, RSM, stated the
special program was in lieu of
the many business meetings,
workshops, committee
gatherings, etc.; the Sisters
felt a social gathering was
long overdue. Liturgy will be
celebrated at 6 p.m. by
Father John Adamski of Holy
Cross parish and a social will
follow for the participatns.
Sisters may contact Sister
Valentina at 873-1754 or
448-7355.
On February 17 a Day of
Renewal will be held at
Immaculate Heart of Mary
library from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Speaker will be Father
Peter Fink, SJ.
So often young people
seem to think that they
couldn’t spend their lives as a
priest or a sister because they
are not exceptionally holy, or
perhaps they never even
considered the possibility of
that life choice. The
important thing is not that a
person has already considered
the idea or had some life long
feeling about a vocation. The
important thing is a
willingness to take the time
to try and understand the
Lord’s call in a deeper and
more serious way than may
have been possible until this
time. Jesus’ first disciples
were fairly ordinary men with
simple talents, but they were
those who were willing to
take the chance and run the
risk that following this man
Jesus just might be the best
way for them to do
everything they’d ever
wanted to do. They wanted
to be closer to the Lord and
share that closeness with
others.
Many of our young people
today express that same sort
of search for the meaning of
the Lord in their lives and are
willing to share that search
with others. That openness
includes a willingness to give
the Lord a chance to find you
and tell you what he thinks
your life should become. The
Lord’s word may be spoken
in many different ways. It
may come through prayer
and a personal effort to get in
closer touch with oneself. It
may come through the needs
of the people around us and
our interest in serving those
needs. It may come through
the example and interest of
priests and parents. As
believing people, we
recognize the fact that the
Lord’s word and call is real.
Each of us needs to
determine what His word
means in our lives and where
His call will lead us. That may
be one way of describing the
Christian challenge, but it is
also a recognition of the pain
and personal struggle which
are necessary if one hopes to
find meaning and purpose
through his life.
Young people realize quite
clearly the errors, problems
and injustices that exist in
our world today. Without
being able to verbalize it,
they understand that
mankind hasn’t reached its
fullest potential. The
believing person recognizes
that full human potential is
very much associated with
the life and kingdom of God.
Hopefully, priests and sisters
are those who believe in this
meaning and relationship
with God so strongly that
they give their entire lives
with the goal of helping their
brothers and sisters in the
Lord come to a deeper
appreciation of God’s call.
I can certainly attest to the
meaning of all of this in my
own life. Perhaps my deepest
satisfaction as a priest comes
in the knowledge that I can
be a person who listens and
shares some faith and love
about God with others.
That’s important for me
because I see over and over
again how important that
dimension of faith and trust
can be in a person’s life. I’m
happy to be a man who can
celebrate that faith in God
with others through the
sacramental liturgy, in a
formal way, and also, just
through the daily hopes, joys,
sorrows, anxieties and dreams
of every living person.
THE
CATHEDRAL CLUB 20’s
and 30’s Singles Club have a play,
ski trip, service to the community
activity and a party planned
during the next two weeks.
Details from Nancy Adamson at
255-3014 or Tom Eckenrode at
634-8884.
ROSARY FOR PEACE is held
each Wednesday after the 8 a.m.
Mass at St. Thomas More Church
the same day after the 8:45 a.m.
Mass at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Church and each Saturday
after the 9:15 a.m. Mass at St.
Patrick’s, Norcross, and after the
noon Mass at Our Lady of
Assumption Church. Tuesdays at
Holy Cross following 9:15 a.m.
Mass. Christ the King following
12:10 Mass.
VOLUNTEER ATLANTA
NEEDS HELP!! Help needed to
work with children in trouble
with the law; men to handle
carpenter tools and teach boys or
handicapped young men working
skills; drivers to deliver surplus
food, and persons to organize and
run an inner city scout troup.
873-3095.
THE PRAYER COMMUNITY OF
THE HOLY SPIRIT meets every
Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. in
the school library at Immaculate
Heart of Mary. The gatherings are
open to all interested.
CANDY STRIPERS NEEDED
FOR WESLEY WOODS, girls age
15 to 18. 633-2521.
APOSTLES OF PRAYER meet
second Sunday in every month at
3:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Church,
Atlanta.
FOLK LITURGY each Sunday,
11:30 a.m., cafetorium. Our Lady
of the Assumption.
GIRL SCOUT UNIFORMS
NEEDED. Call Marie
Hohenhausen, 934-3570.
THE GOOD NEW DAYS, a
program for and about retired
people, presents entertainment,
interviews and information on
activities for senior citizens every
Sunday at 4 p.m. on WETV,
Channel 30.
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