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A Section of The Georgia Bulletin, Thursday, February 10,1977
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February 1977
Chancellor’s Message
This report is like a mirror in that it reflects
many things. In this case it reflects, in numbers,
untold collections taken, offerings made,
contributions sent, and appeals answered. It
reflects generosity, an intangible, in the very-
tangible form of numbers.
What it doesn’t reflect is the great
multiplicity of sendees rendered by our
agencies and departments. The brief sketch of
those departments provided below may help to
put flesh and blood on the dollars and cents
spent in operating our Archdiocesan programs.
What the people mentioned do is represent all
of us, acting in the name of all of us. They are
enabled to, financially, because of your
generosity. For continuing to make that
possible, thank you.
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Reverend Jerry E. Hardy
Chancellor
THE CHANCERY OFFICE itself is the
central administrative hub of the Archdiocese.
This is where the day-to-day work of
administering the over-all archdiocesan
programming is done. The development of and
vigilance over the annual archdiocesan budget
and the funding of the high schools and all
other offices and agencies serving the Church of
North Georgia are coordinated here. Most of
the various Boards, Councils and Commissions,
especially those in administrative areas, have
their main point of contact in this office.
This is especially true of the Archdiocesan
Finance Council which oversees all the finanical
matters of the entire Archdiocesan operation,
the parishes, agencies and schools as well; The
Arehdiocesan Property Commission which
advises on the pre-purchasing of parish sites in
anticipation of future growth; The
Archdiocesan Building Commission which
assists in parish construction projects by
reviewing all plans and specifications. All these
groups, made up of dedicated laymen, lay
women, and religious, volunteer their time for
advising on decisions affecting the fiscal
responsibility of the Church here. There are
similar Boards in the areas of the Department
of Catholic Social Sendees and the Department
of Education.
Needless to say without such assistance the
general work of providing services on an
Archdiocesan basis would be rendered
incredibly more difficult and would be greatly
reduced in its quality. This is a point that needs
to be made in a Report such as this because as
the Archbishop’s letter mentions above, you,
the people, are our greatest asset. That is true
not only in the contributions you make which
enable us to do what we do, but also in the
advisory assistance you so willingly offer which
enables us to do it better than we could
otherwise.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CATHOLIC
EDUCATION functions as a team responsible
for serving the educational ministry of the
Archdiocese of Atlanta. Planning, coordinating,
supervising, and evaluating education efforts in
the Archdiocese are the shared tasks of the
Department staff.
The Secretary for Education, Father Richard
Kieran, is the chief educational administrator of
the Archdiocese, and coordinates the three
Department divisions:
The Office of Catholic Schools
The Office of Religious Education
The Office of Campus Ministry
With the exception of Campus Ministry, all
staff offices are located in The Catholic Center,
756 W. Peachtree St., N.W., Atlanta, Georgia
30308.
As Secretary for Education, Fr. Kieran is
responsible to the Archbishop, and advises him
on educational matters. He is executive
secretary of the Archdiocesan Board of
Education, and is responsible for implementing
Board policy and plans. The Secretary
coordinates the preparation of budgets for
archdiocesan educational programs. He
maintains contact with parish boards,
committees of education and parish staffs, and
assists them in planning and evaluating their
total educational program.
SR. M. VALENTINA SHERIDAN, RSM, the
Superintendent of Catholic Schools, is the chief
educational administrator of all the Catholic
Schools of the Archdiocese. She maintains
contact with pastors, school staffs and parish
boards regarding school matters. With the
principals, the Superintendent plans,
coordinates, supervises and evaluates programs
of education in the Catholic Schools. She is
responsible for directing the accreditation of
the schools by the Southern Association. She
represents the Archdiocese with the Georgia
State Department of Education, U.S. Office of
Education, and the National Catholic
Education Association.
SISTER PATRICIA GEARY, G.N.S.H.,
Curriculum Consultant for Catholic Schools,
visits the schools regularly to assist in the
development of curriculum and in the
evaluation of instruction. She coordinates Staff
Development Programs for teachers, and assists
in personnel recruitment for the schools. Sister
coordinates federally funded programs, and
state aid to parochial schools.
ALL MEMBERS OF THE RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION staff assist in catechist
formation, and in-service opportunities for
those involved in education ministries. Their
services are especially available to those parishes
who do not have professional religious
education personnel.
REV. JAMES F. KELLY, DIRECTOR,
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, is responsible for
coordinating and evaluating all levels of
Religious Education programming with the
whole staff of the Office of Religious
education. He fosters the concept of Total
Religious Education, serving as team leader. Fr.
Jim Kelly also represents Religious Education
and acts as liaison with the Archbishop, the
Board of Education, the Pastoral Council and
other diocesan agencies. The Director of
Religious Education is the primary spokesman
for Religious Education in the Archdiocese.
The Director works with the other staff
members in field work and helps develop parish
Religious Education programs, especially in
rural areas where there is no professional
religious education staff.
SR. KATHLEEN REGAN, CSJ offers
consultative services for elementary religious
education in curriculum, methodology and AV
materials. She works with parish religious
educators, especially in introducing and
implementing family religious education
programs. She is liaison with the Archdiocesan
Agency for Exceptional Children on matters
pertaining to religious education.
REV. ROBERT L. KINAST plans and
administers the program of continuing
education for ministry in consultation with an
advisory board.
DR. KAHNLE directs the overall youth
ministry program encouraging and
implementing the concept of “total youth
ministry” of message, community and service at
the diocesan and parish levels. He is available to
parishes as a resource person working in close
collabortion with the Youth Ministry. Dr.
Kahnle acts as liaison with community agencies,
ecumenical groups and the media in promotion
of training and service opportunities for youth.
Special emphasis is given to the development of
peer group ministry.
SISTER JEAN MEIER, CSJ serves as a
resource person for curriculum design and
evaluation for adolescent religious education,
offering suggestions for methodology and
materials to aid catechesis in diocesan or parish
schools. She is also responsible for coordinating
the Search Retreat program in the diocese.
Working with parish coordinators and youth
ministers, Sister Jean assists in developing
programs of total youth ministry and in making
recommendations for currently existing
programs.
SISTER CATHERINE DONNECAN, R.S.M.
is responsible for coordinating and evaluating
adult education in the Archdiocese. She works
as a resource person with directors of parish
programs already in existence, as well as helping
to develop programs of Adult Education,
especially in parishes and missions where there
is no professional Religious Education staff.
Sister Catherine works closely with other staff
members to help foster the concept of Total
Religious Education on the parish level, and the
Arch diocesan level.
THE DEPARTMENT OF CATHOLIC
SOCIAL SERVICES, headed by Father Jacob
Bollmer, is an umbrella of services covering six
function areas. Father Bollmer’s office itself is
responsible for the over-all administration of
the agency and for the planning of its policy.
EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN SERVICES,
operated by Sister Mary Frances Bums and Miss
Philomena de Andrade, handles various testing
and diagnostic evaluations for children and also
provides school consultations with faculties on
learning and behavioral problems.
RESETTLEMENT SERVICES, headed by
Juliette Vu, offers financial and material
assistance for refugees, especially for the
S p an i s h - sp e a k i n g and Vietnamese.
Psychological casework is also provided.
CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICES,
coordinated by Miss Juiia Hogan, provides a full
range of casework and counselling in the areas
of marital, family, parent-child difficulties.
Miss Hogan is assited by Mrs. Martha Chandler
and Mrs. Mary Ellen DuVarney.
URBAN AFFAIRS SERVICES, directed by
Dr. Ellen Burns, deals with issues of social
justice both in terms of education and the
Church: presence to the problems. This office
also directs a home rehabilitation project for
the homes of the elderly poor, coordinated by
Miss Susan Lysinsky.
THE VILLAGE OF SAINT JOSEPH,
administered by Sister Teresa Termini, is a
residential treatment center for emotionally
disturbed children. The Village also provides
family therapy, day school clinic, and
residential care for dependent children.
THE METROPOLITAN TRIBUNAL,
headed by Father Edward J. Dillon and Father
Vincent M. Mulvin, is established primarily to
examine and adjudicate problems involving the
Law of the Church. Most of its work is
concerned with questions of the nullity of
marriage or of the dissolution of the marriage
bond.
Importance Of Bequests
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEQUESTS for the
funding of the services referred to above cannot
be overstated. Generous remembrances of the
Church in the Last Wills and Testaments of one
generation can, and in fact do, insure the
continued growth of the Church family long
after individual members have died.
The generous foresight of earlier members of
the Church of North Georgia has made our
burden lighter. You can continue that living
memorial of assistance by remembering the
Church of the Archdiocese of Atlanta or any of
its specific services in your Will.