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PAGE 8—The Georgia Bulletin, March 18,1976
s— TOC COHART
Rural Catholic
Ministry
Fr. Ray Horan
In these days of continual renewal, and particularly through
this Lent of 1976, we Catholic Christians seek more and more
to be the followers of Jesus in the quest for the Father. We also
seek to be the followers of Jesus in our care and concern for
others. No doubt, Catholic Christianity is still misunderstood
throughout Northern Georgia.
The small number of Catholics here in the TOCCOHART area
are constantly running into the misunderstandings that are
unfortunately much a part of the divided Body of Christ. In the
schools and in high school clubs, the young people not only
have to be witnesses to the Lord but also to their Catholic
Christianity. Many are still fighting the Reformation of 400
years ago, unaware that presently the only reforming church in
Christianity is the Catholic Church.
For example, all Christians realize the mandate of Jesus at the
Last Supper to “Do this in memory of Me.” Thus, the Lord’s
Supper is an activity that is sacred to all Christians. Recently,
there was a wedding at Sacred Heart here in Hartwell, and the
florist had never been in a Catholic Church. The folks from the
florist shop noticed some of the “Catholic things” around as
they prepared the sanctuary for the wedding.
At the door of the church was the offertory stand with the
whole wheat breads in a dish. The florist folk asked, “What do
y’all do with those little paste-board circles?” After a short
explanation of the Lord’s Supper being central to Catholic
Christianity, they exclaimed, “Oh! They’re edible!” Needless to
say, when we mentioned this to the congregations on Sunday
following the wedding there was a noticeable chuckling
throughout the pews!
Another “Catholic thing” that was noticed was also in the
back of the church. The question arose, “What do you use the
little house with the curtains on it for?” Explaining the
confessional was a little more difficult. After a quick reference
to John 20: 22-24, a two-minute history of the development of
the confessional box and a three-minute sharing of pastoral
counseling and the new rite of penance, at least we knew
together what the “little house” was for.
Several points come to my mind. First, the Church - sadly -
is divided. Much of our “every day division” in the Body of
Christ is ignorance of the common experience of one Lord,
one Faith, one Baptism. Secondly, the reform and renewal
within Catholic Christianity seeks to make the reality of the
Incarnation and sacramentality the most important experience
for us as Catholic Christians.
In our celebrations of the sacraments, the stark reality of a
God who so loved the world that He gave His only Son comes
through loud and clear. But that stark reality is no easier for us
to grasp today than it was for those close friends of Jesus who
walked the road to Emmaus after His crucifixion.
Hopefully, our Lenten renewal inwardly during Lent ’76 will
also include a greater awareness of other members of the Body
of Christ. And on Easter, the prayer of Jesus at the Last Supper
may be a little more realized, “That all may be one . . .”
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ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PARISH
ACTIVITIES and events of
interest to all those in the
Archdiocese of Atlanta are
solicited for this feature. Please
send announcements at least two
weeks in advance to the
GEORGIA BULLETIN, 756 West
Peachtree St., N.W., Atlanta
30308. Deadline for all material is
noon Monday.
VILLA INTERNATIONAL
ATLANTA is a bridge between
Americans and international
students, businessmen and
research scholars seven days a
week. To continue this genuine
welcome Villa needs help from
churches, other groups and
individuals to actively participate.
Come listen and learn as well as
talk and share in the annual
“Friends of Villa” Day on May 2.
Supper will be served at the Villa,
1749 Clifton Road, NF, Atlanta.
For further information contact
Rev. Thomas T. Biggs or Mrs.
McAndrew at 633-6783.
WEDNESDAYS, 8 p.m. New
chapter of Recovery, Inc. in the
Atlanta area. Meeting at
Providence Presbyterian Church,
Activity Center, 4011
C h a m blee-Du nwoody Road.
Additional data by calling
475-8770.
MARCH
21 - LEGION OF MARY Acies
ceremony and Mass celebrated by
Archbishop Donnellan. St. John
the Evangelist, 2:30 p.m.
19-21 - SEARCH NO. 18, for all
youth 16 and older, at Ignatius
House. Details from Sister
Barbara, 256-11 82.
27 - CATHOLIC EXPRESSION
of Marriage Encounter, Evening
of Rejiewal, Sacred Heart, 7:30
p.m.
27 - SEARCH of Atlanta talent
show at Immaculate Heart of
Mary Cafeteria, 8 p.m. Theme:
“Come Sing About Love.”
Tickets: $2.00 adults, $1.00 for
children.
APRIL
2 - CATHOLIC EXPRESSION of
Marriage Encounter, Weekend in
Cartersville, Ga. Contact Tommy
& Mary Schwerdt at 973-0858 or
Father Joe Baxer at 382-4788.
2 - FIRST FRIDAY CLUB OF
ATLANTA luncheon meeting,
beginning with Mass at 11:45 a.m.
in the chapel of St. Joseph’s
Infirmary, 265 Ivy Street. All
Catholic business and professional
men are invited. No reservations
required.
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REROOFING & REPAIRS. Leaks
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WANTED CERTIFIED
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349-0176.
Seamstress - Men’s and Women’s
Alterations. Call: Tina Bekovich,
874-7927.
PAINTING, interior, exterior.
(Doraville-Chamblee area.) For
estimate call 457-5316.
Upholstering for Homes and
Business Antiques a Speciality.
344-2201 or 627-9287.
PIANO TUNING
12 years as concert tuner.
Museum restoration. Regulations.
Pipe organ work, US. and
Europe. Electronic organ service
also. Service contracts available.
Call R.T. Staton, 876-7703.
CONFIRMATION TIME - Each year
Archbishop Donnellan travels to
parishes throughout the archdiocese to
administer the sacrament of
Confirmation. The celebration involves
an entire parish and takes place only
after extensive preparation of those
who are to receive the sacrament.
This typical Confirmation scene
pictures Martha Tolcher and her
sponsor, Sharon Graham during the
Confirmation ceremony at St. Philip
Benizi parish in Jonesboro.
Christian Family Movement Officers
Father Jerome R. Fraser of
the Archdiocese of Detroit,
Mich., and the Reverend Neal
E. Lloyd .and his wife Carole
of the Presbyterian Church of
St. Paul, Minn., have been
elected to the National
Chaplain Team of the
Christian Family Movement.
The election took place at the
Mid-winter meeting of the
National Board of Directors
of the Christian Family
Movement, held at Techny,
Ill. Monsignor Reynold
Hillenbrand, National
Chaplain since CFM was
founded in 1949 continues in
that position.
In making this
announcement, National
President Couple Ray and
Dorothy Maldoon stated:
“Our annual election of an
ecumenical team of Chaplains
indicate the Christian Family
Movement’s continuing desire
to be truly ecumenical. It is
the most visible of our
actions showing that CFM
comprises families of various
Christian affiliations.”
Speaking to the Board
Father Fraser reflected on a
personal vision growing out
of his work with both the
Christian Family Movement
and the National Marriage
Encounter. “I have been a
member of the National
Board of the Marriage
Encounter almost since it was
formed. The working
relationship between the
CFM and ME is a concern
which needs to be
continuously worked at. The
U.S. is one of the few places
where the organizations are
separate. Hopefully, the
strengths of both can be
made available to each.”
Rev. Neal Lloyd and
Carole have been active in a
CFM action group for the
past four years. Officially
ecumenical since 1969, the
Christian Family Movement is
largely Roman Catholic.
Keenly aware of the great
need for the CFM program
and experience among
Protestants, Rev. Lloyd
expresses his vision in the
following statement made
before the Board. “Since we
are interested in the growth
and development of programs
dealing with family life we
were enthused by the
potential CFM holds to
spread the good news of
meaningful family growth
and development. While our
Action group has always been
made up of both Protestant
and Catholic couples we also
feel the need to have a strong
Protestant perspective at the
national level. If the
movement is to continue to
grow ecumenically it must be
sensitive to the perspectives,
traditions, and liturgical
formulations of both sides
that we may all grow
together. Our reason for
wanting to serve on the
National Chaplain Team is to
represent part of this
perspective.”
Among those attending the
Board of Directors meeting
was Anna Mae Castricone of
Stone Mountain, Georgia.
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Bishops’ ‘Liberty & Justice’ Praised
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The
following editorial comment was
made recently on WSB Radio by
vice president and general
tnanager Elmo Ellis. Ellis voiced
his support for the Catholic
Bishops program for the
Bicentennial “Liberty and Justice
For All.’’ The multi-faceted
program has been held nationwide
as the Church's Bicentennial
project, involving Catholics at all
levels of life.)
In celebration of our
nation’s two hundredth
birthday, the National
Conference of Catholic
Bishops Committee for the
Bicentennial is sponsoring an
unusual commemorative
program.
It is called “Liberty and
Justice For All,” and it
envisions a continuing series
of discussions and dialogues
at Catholic Churches
throughout the country, all
designed to let church
members brush up on social
problems, social teachings
and what the individual
American can do to help
make America a nation that
truly offers Liberty and
Justice for all.
It appears to us that this is
a splendid idea for all
churches and civic clubs to
adopt for 1976. To be
effective, of course, such a
program calls for the interest
and participation of as many
citizens - from all walks of
life - as possible.
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laid down the principles on
which our present-day
America is built, envisioned a
nation of people who would
continually restate and
revivify the principles of
liberty, equality and justice.
“The freedom and
happiness of man are the sole
object of all legitimate
government,” said Thomas
Jefferson. This should also be
the object of every citizen
living within the framework
of that government.
What better time to set
ourselves to this task than in
the coming year of 1976 -
when we will all be
celebrating the 200th
birthday of our country?
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Questions And Answers
BY MSGR. JOHN F. McDONOUGH
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QUESTION: Would you
please tell me something
about the Station Churches? I
noticed they are no longer
mentioned in the New
Missals.
ANSWER: Sometime after
the end of the major
persecutions of the Church, a
custom developed for the
Pope and the Congregation in
Rome to assemble together in
a certain Church and then
proceed in solemn procession
to another Church, called the
Station Church, there to
celebrate the Sacred Liturgy.
These processions were
important liturgically,
because they were responsible
for the structure of the Fore
Mass.
In the Church of the
Assembly before the
procession began, the leader
of the Assembly, the Pope or
bishop recited a prayer. This
prayer was called the Collect
(Collecta i.e. those
assembled). It is now the
Oration of our present day
Mass. After the Collect was
said the Assembled
Congregation, Bishop, Priests
and People went from the
Church of the Assembly to
the Station Church in
procession.
During this procession the
entire congregation chanted
prayers in the form of
Litanies with the frequent
repetition of the response
Kyrie Eleison, Christe Eleison
(Lord, have mercy on us,
Christ have mercy on us). In
later times when the Station
processions were
discontinued, the Collect or
Oration and the Litany were
sung in the Station Church
itself.
As the Pope or bishop
entered the Station Church
and proceeded through the
Church to the altar, the choir
sang a psalm, with an
Antiphon interposed, as an
entrance chant. Again later,
when the processions ceased,
this chant was introduced
into the Mass as the Introit
prayer. In the new
Sacramentary the Introit
prayer has been omitted, and
the entrance hymn has been
substituted for it.
After the Bishop arrived at
the Altar, a morning hymn,
the Gloria in Exceisis Deo,
was sung, but only on very
solemn occasions, Sundays
and the feasts of martyrs.
Thus the oration, the Lord
have mercy on us, the Gloria
were closely associated with
the Station Church
observance.
The custom of the Station
Churches grew and became
very popular. In Rome the
great basilicas and the
Patriarchal Churches, the
Lateran, St. Peter, St. Paul,
St. Mary Major, the Holy
Cross in Jerusalem, St.
Lawrence and a number of
titular Churches were selected
as Station Churches and
became centers of Liturgical
observance. At first the
Station Church was left to
the choice of the Pope and
the name of the Church was
announced a week in
advance, but in time the
Feasts and Fast days of the
Liturgical year were assigned
to a particular Station
Church. Because of this
arrangement the Station
observances had a deciding
influence on the choice of the
chants and the prayers of the
Mass formulas.
The Station celebration
had a special significance
during the lenten season. In
the early Church the daily
celebration of Eucharist was
unknown, but in the period
we are discussing, the fourth
and fifth centuries, Mass was
celebrated daily during the
Holy Season of Lent. The
Church wanted to sanctify
this important time of
Christian congregational life,
to intensify the salutary
effects of the Holy Season.
This was accomplished in
large part by the observance
of the Station Churches.
Baptism, Penance,
Conversion were the concern
of the Church. And so, in the
Stational procession, the
newly baptized, the
penitents, and all the faithful
must go in procession
through the streets, praying
and singing together. The zeal
of one should serve to
encourage and inspire the
others. The inner efficacy of
the Eucharistic Sacrifice and
the powerful psychological
force of the Station
observance worked together
to bring about an interior
conversion of Souls.
Finally, although today the
observance of the Station
Churches is limited to the
City of Rome and only then
in a very limited way,
nevertheless, the
contemplation of the
observance of the Station
Church is salutary. Because
the thrust of the Station
observances was the
importance of worship in
common, the unification of
all Christians, a greater
awareness that we are
members of the Mystical
Body, a union of living and
prayering members in a
united Church.
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WEEK OF THURSDAY, MARCH 18
THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1:30 P.M. - Principal Celebrant at
the Liturgy (closing week of observance of our Nation’s
Bicentennial) at Saint Pius X Catholic High School.
7:30 P.M. — Confirmation/Immaculate Conception.
FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 10 A.M. — Celebrant/Homilist at a
Jubilee Mass (Monastery of the Visitation, Snellville).
4:15 P.M. — Meeting/Board of Trustees, The Catholic
University (Washington).
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 7:30 P.M. - Return to Atlanta.
SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 9:45 A.M. — Meet with and speak
(on HUNGER FOR UNDERSTANDING) to Cathedral Adult
Education Group . . . (Hyland Center, Cathedral of Christ the
King).
2:30 P.M. — Ceremony of Acies (Legion of Mary) . . .
Celebrant/Homilist at the Liturgy (Saint John the Evangelist,
Hapeville).
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 7:30 P.M. - Meet with Confirmation
candidates of Saint Thomas the Apostle, Smyrna (Cathedral of
Christ the King).
TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 7:30 P.M. — Meeting/Community
Relations Commission (City Hall).
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 7:30 P.M. - Confirmation/Saint
Thomas Aquinas, Alpharetta.
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