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Vol. 11 No. 34
Form 3579 to East Sixth Street, Waynesboro, Georgia 30830 Thursday, October 4,1973
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Downtown Property Sale
BY FATHER JERRY HARDY
Negotiations for the sale of the
downtown Ivy Street property of the
archdiocese were successfully concluded
on October 1. Archbishop Thomas A.
Donnellan signed over deeds to the
approximately six acres of land adjacent
to Sacred Heart church.
The sale price of the land was slightly
in excess of $6 million.
The sale of this property represents
the sale of the last real asset of the
archdiocese. Investment of the income,
most of which will be received over the
next 10 years, will be used for the
relocation of Saint Joseph High School
as well as for the future growth and
development of the archdiocese.
Commenting on the sale, Archbishop
Donnellan issued the following
statement:
“The now concluded negotiations for
the sale of the Ivy Street property offer
us an opportunity to reiterate certain
points made earlier in relation to Saint
Joseph High School. Briefly those
points are:
“The sale agreement, now finalized,
includes a provision whereby Saint
Joseph’s can remain in its present
location until 1976.
“However, the growth, development
and all-around well-being of the school
dictate that it have a stable location as
soon as possible.
“Toward that end, an exhaustive
search for relocation sites has been
under way for the past year and is
nearing completion. The alternative site
will be announced, hopefully, in the
near future.
“As has been stated repeatedly, every
conceivable effort is being made to
relocate the school in an area that will
allow it to serve its present study body,
provide a first quality education and be
as accessible as possible to as many of
our people as possible.”
Purchaser of the property is the
American Realty Trust Company, which
has not yet disclosed its plans for the
tract.
Respect Life Programs Take Shape
THE CENTENNIAL of Saint Joseph’s parish in
Athens featured an outdoor Mass at which Archbishop
Donnellan was principal concelebrant. Accompanying
the liturgy was an ecumenical combined choir under
(PHOTO by Robert McAlister)
the direction of the Rev. Mr. John Roark of the First
Presbyterian Church. Music was furnished by a brass
band. A photo feature about the centennial is on page
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Catholics United for Faith
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BY MICHAEL MOTES
Kirby M. Sheridan, executive director
of the national office of Catholics
United for the Faith, Inc. (CUF) in New
Rochelle, N.Y., was featured speaker at
an organizational meeting of an Atlanta
chapter CUF held Sunday, September
30, at the Trust Company of Georgia on
Northside Parkway.
Following an opening prayer by
Father Thomas Roshetko, S.M.,
chaplain at Saint Joseph Infirmary,
Sheridan addressed the approximately
35 persons attending who represented
10 parishes of the archdiocese and one
parish in Alabama.
Calling the Atlanta group the “most
orderly” he had seen in some time,
Sheridan spoke on the background and
purpose of the nationwide organization.
Since is beginning in September
1968, CUF membership has grown to
approximately 12,000 in over 100
chapters in the U.S. and several
Canadian provinces. Currently over 800
priests are members and 22 bishops have
provided some financial assistance.
The basic goals of CUF have been to
preserve some of the traditions and
rituals of the Catholic Church, Sheridan
explained.
“Catholics today in all groups,
whether young or old, are not following
the teachings of the Church,” Sheridan
said.
He said that the “acid tests” by
which it could be determined whether
Church teaching was generally being
followed were the doctrines of papal
infallibility, the indissolubility of
marriage, the necessity of the Church
for salvation, pre-marital sex and the use
of contraceptives.
Sheridan cited the call of Vatican II
for laymen “to come together to build
up the body of the Church” as a major
factor in the initial organization of
CUF.
The aims of the group, he said, would
be to defend the Church from attack,
promote the Catholic Faith, engender a
personal inner moral renewal and
establish a sense of teamwork among
priests, religious and lay people.
Following his address an open forum
was held among those attending. A
major topic of discussion was the return
of the Latin Mass. An overwhelming
majority of those present indicated an
interest in celebrating Mass in Latin, at
least occasionally.
One participant asked for volunteers
to approach Archbishop Donnellan
immediately and request that a Latin
Mass be held periodically throughout
the parishes of the archdiocese.
Alton M. Finstad, whose guest
column on Church etiquette appears in
this week’s edition of the BULLETIN,
said that he had recently discussed the
matter of a Latin Mass with Archbishop
Donnellan and the subject met with the
archbishop’s approval. Finstad
explained that the archbishop suggested
that the matter be taken up with
individual parish pastors.
Several questions concerning the work
of the diocesan Liturgical Commission
were answered by Father Henry Gracz,
priest-secretary of the commission, who
was in attendance.
Father Roshetko urged grass-roots
involvement of Atlanta CUF members
in parish councils, finance committees
and boards of education.
Father James Maciejewski, editor of
the GEORGIA BULLETIN, closed the
meeting with a prayer.
Responsible for the organizational
meeting was Fred Walters of Christ the
King parish, who obtained the approval
of Archbishop Donnellan to form a
local chapter. Walters explained his
interest in CUF as a direct outgrowth of
his desire to re-establish the impetus of
Catholic missionary and convert-making
efforts.
Chairpersons of the coordinating
committee were Mr. and Mrs. James
Young of Our Lady of the Assumption
parish. They were assisted by Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Byrne of Our Lady of
Assumption parish and Margaret Shea of
Saint Jude’s parish. All are regional
members of the national CUF
organization.
The next CUF meeting in Atlanta is
scheduled for November 4; officers are
to be elected at that time.
Open discussion indicated that the
major thrust of CUF in Atlanta would
be in the areas of liturgy and religious
education.
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answers to: Sister Janet Valente, Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, 756 W.
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1. What would you suggest as the three most important things to be improved
in the life and work of the Church here?
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The Respect Life Program planned
for the month of October and early
November has prompted Pope Paul VI
to send his “special apostolic blessing to
the entire Church in the United States.”
Pope Paul encouraged “this worthy
initiative aimed at emphasizing the
sanctity of human life,” according to a
telegram sent to Cardinal John Krol of
Philadelphia, president of the National
Conference of Catholic Bishops
(NCCB).
The Respect Life Program is being
sponsored by the NCCB’s Committee on
Population and Pro-Life Activities.
Many dioceses are finding unusual
ways to celebrate Respect Life Month.
In the Archdiocese of Washington, a
10-minute film strip may be shown by
parishes in place of the homily on Oct.
7, the first Sunday of the Respect Life
Month.
Monsignor Donald Duggan, director
of the archdiocese’s Family Life Bureau,
said he hopes that as many churches as
possible will use the film strip, but
added that many may not be able to use
it because of architectural impediments.
Pastors, Monsignor Duggan noted, are
being encouraged to plan special
programs to implement the suggested
topics - the sanctity of life of the aging,
unborn and mentally retarded, youth,
and the work of missions.
In the Memphis Diocese all Catholic
activity for the afternoon of Sunday,
Oct. 7, has been canceled by Bishop
Carroll T. Dozier.
He has called for all parishes to gather
at their churches and then proceed to
the city coliseum, where a
concelebrated Mass will be held.
All other evening Masses in the
diocese have been canceled for that day.
The Archdiocese of New York is
planning to emphasize the fact “that the
Respect Life observance involves a
whole lot of people in their life work,”
according to Monsignor Hugh Carran,
director of the archdiocesan Office of
Christian Family Development.
Some of the professions he
mentioned were fireman, policeman,
nurses and physician.
Cardinal Terence Cooke, he added,
will deliver the main sermon on Oct. 7
in St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
In Spokane, Wash., the diocese is
preparing two half-hour television
programs to promote Respect Life
Month.
The archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan.,
has prepared a list of resources, films,
audio-visual aids and has compiled a list
of speakers, according to Father
Thomas Reardon, moderator of its
Family Life Office.
Each parish will have a special Mass
for the aging on the Sunday designated
to honor the elderly, he added.
Several of the speakers, Father
Reardon said, will appear on local talk
shows to promote the celebrations.
The Diocese of Rockville Centre,
N.Y., is sponsoring workshops for
priests, religious educators and church
leaders, and is also preparing Respect
Life kits to be sent to all the priests in
the diocese.
The Diocese of Lansing, Mich., has
conducted an eight-week series of
lectures to prepare parish leaders for the
coming celebration.
Archbishop James Casey of Denver
has suggested to the pastors of the
archdiocese that they prepare a special
homily for Oct. 7, which will be
celebrated as Respect Life Day.
The Diocese of Tucson, Ariz., is
waiting until immediately before
Respect Life Month begins to send out
any suggestions to pastors, said Mrs.
Edith Fish, assistant director of the
diocesan information bureau.
“If we sent anything too far in
advance,” she said, “it loses its impact.”
But, she added, “There will be quite a
lot going on, believe me.”
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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - Four-year-old Jamie
O’Toole gets a goodbye kiss from his mother, Mrs.
Maryann O’Toole, as she drops him off at school for
his first day in kindergarten. The first day of school is
(RNS Photo)
a trying time for most youngsters but for Jamie it was
special - he is totally blind. He was starting at the
Lavelle School for the Blind in New York, run by the
Roman Catholic Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt.
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