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PAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, February 17,1977
FOCAL POINT
The New Deacons
BY REV. MSGR.
EUSEBIUS J. BELTRAN, V.G.
What is the Diaconate?
A Deacon -- Who is He?
What is the Role of a
Deacon?
The ministry of the
diaconate is in a sense new
and in another sense dates
back to apostolic times.
Reference to the order of the
diaconate is made in Sacred
Scriptures and in the writings
of the early Church Fathers.
The diaconate at that time
was a true ministry of service
together with the bishops and
the priests. In the course of
history, the ministerial
function of the deacon was
assumed by the priests so that
the diaconate became merely
a stepping stone to priestly
ordination.
The Second Vatican
Council in the Dogmatic
Constitution on the Church
and the Decree on the
Church’s Missionary Activity
suggested a restoration of the
Permanent Diaconate. In
June of 1967 Pope Paul
began the restoration and
approved a request by the
United States Bishops in
August 1968. No longer
exclusively a step to the
priesthood, the diaconate has
been reinstated as a distinct
and permanent rank within
the hierarchy. The present
introduction of this ministry
into the Archdiocese of
Atlanta indicates our
intention to enter into a new
era of service. We shall
attempt to develop ourselves
as a Church renewed and
dedicated in every way to
service.
The deacon is an ordained
cleric who shares the order of
priesthood with priests and
bishops. His ordination
commits him to serve in
WORD, LITURGY and
CHARITY. Some of his
ministry is the same as that of
the ordained priest espeically
such liturgical functions as
baptizing, witnessing
marriages, teaching the gospel
and caring for the spiritual
needs of the sick. Some of his
ministry is the same as that of
Rev. Msgr. Beltran, V.G.
the “ordinary Christian.” The
deacon is to minister to the
needs of the people in his
own special way - such as an
ideal Christian doctor in
caring for his patients, an
ideal lawyer in advising his
clients, an ideal Christian
printer in producing the
written word, an ideal
Christian community leader
in leading his community.
An ordained deacon in
today’s world is to keep his
identification with the lay
world. He will not usually
wear “clerical dress.” He will
not assume a “clerical title.”
He will identify by dress in
his clerical role only while
assisting the priest in the
Sunday liturgy and on a few
other occasions, with the
stress on “few.”
The deacon then is not to
be construed as a cleric living
in a rectory, leaving his
previous job, assuming a
totally new identity. His
identity is first and foremost
the Christian man in his usual
employment, now trained
and formed to be an official
representative of the Church.
He will realize and
acknowledge this clerical
responsibility and the
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from your normal, everyday life.
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You get about as far away from the hum
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out going any real distance at all. You get a
couple of days out of the kids-and-kitchen rut to
relax and have fun, without spending a lot of time
getting there and back.
The Marriott Hotel at Perimeter Center has
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community should learn to
identify him in his new role.
The deacon must not
become a mini-priest, a
sub-curate, or a well-honored
layman. He holds his own
legitimate status within the
structure of ministry. His
status, similar to but not the
same as that of the priest or
bishop, lies in his call of
service. Like the priest and
the bishop, his role is
hyphenated. The bishop, for
example, often is
bishop-administrator,
bishop-teacher, bishop-priest
of the assembly. The priest is
a priest-parish organizer,
priest-teacher, priest-pres
ident of the assembly,
priest-fundraiser,
priest-counselor, etc. The
various occupational roles
(administrator, teacher,
president of the assembly,
fundraiser, counselor) flow
from the vocational role
(bishop and priest).
Traditionally, bishops and
priests have chosen their
vocation first and their
occupation second. In fact,
one vocation offers many
possible occupations. The
same is true of deacons.
Each deacon will assume a
limited ministry. Naturally
not every person is
competent in every field. Nor
is there time enough to
devote himself to a wide
variety of services. In order to
make the best use of training
and formation opportunities,
this limited ministry will be
defined early in the training
program.
Next week we shall discuss
the training program in the
Archdiocese of Atlanta.
“MOVIN’ ON” IS THE THEME for
the annual spring fashion show at the
Marist School. Marist mothers helping
to plan the show are Jane Schweers
SPRING FASHION SHOW
(left), Barbara Johansen, Polly Morris,
Dixie Barton and Lucia O’Neill.
Proceeds from the show will go towards
purchasing a van for the school.
Marist Mothers Are ‘Movin’ On’
Marist School is movin’
on, say the mothers of Marist
students. So, these ladies are
moving to make the school’s
annual spring fashion show a
smashing success.
The show will feature the
latest from Lord and Taylor,
Friday, March 25, at 10:30
a.m. in the Marist gym at
3790 Ashford-Dunwoody
Road NE. Because money
raised will help to buy a van
for the school, the theme of
the program will be “Movin’
On.”
Tickets cost $3 and may
be obtained from the school,
from the mothers, or at the
door. The general public is
invited, and attendance of
1,000 is hoped-for.
According to Chairman
Barbara Johansen of Acom
Avenue NE, the theme also
reflects the private school’s
progress as it enters its second
75 years as a coeducational
institution.
Mrs. Johansen met with 35
Hibernians Ready For ‘Great Day For Irish’
That great Day for the
Irish (and those who wish
they were) is fast
approaching, and the
Hibernian Benevolent Society
is well underway with plans
for Atlanta’s annual Saint
Patrick's Day Parade.
President Jim Bradlee has
announced that Art
Fessenden is parade chairman
and Jim McHugh is director.
Hopes are to make this year’s
March 17 parade, taking place
downtown, the city’s biggest
and best. There will be
colorful floats, marching
bands, dancers, beauty
queens, color guards and
parade entries by many of the
area’s businesses and
organizations. Proceeds will
benefit a charitable
organization to be announced
soon.
Any person or group
interested in participating in
the parade is encouraged to
do so. For further
information cal! Mr.
Fessenden at 237-6734.
In addition to the parade,
the Hibernians will have an
early morning mass followed
by a ceremony at the grave
site of Father Thomas
O’Reilly, the Catholic priest
who helped save Atlanta’s
churches from destruction
when Sherman and his troops
came marching through the
city during the Civil War.
Also, a granite marker is
being prepared this year for
the Society’s plot at the
historic Oakland Cemetery,
which the city deeded to the
Irish organization in 1873.
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The marker will read in
part “ . . . the grant
recognized contributions
made by the Hibernian Rifles
and Father Thomas O’Reilly
in defending and preserving
the city during the Civil
War.” The special marker is
being donated by Weyman
Yarborough of the Nickville
Granite Company in
Elberton, Georgia.
The Hibernian Benevolent
Society was founded in 1858,
primarily as an aid for Irish
families who had come to the
Atlanta area in their search
for a new and better life in
America. Membership is open
to area residents 18 years or
older, who are Irish by birth
or wholly or partly by
descent.
Additional information is
available from Art Fessenden
at 237-6734.
other mothers to plan the
fashion fling. She told the
group that the Booster Club,
which sponsors the annual
show, had joined the Parents’
Club in a drive to raise about
$9,000 for a Marist van.
“Every department of the
school needs the van. We have
some super-talented folks
here, and I know we can do
it,” she said.
Father James Hartnett,
Marist principal, and Dean
Hargis, athletic director,
thanked the mothers for their
work. “I hope I get the keys
to a van next fall, and I hope
you get the keys to heaven,”
Father Hartnett said.
Door prizes will be given
away at the fashion show.
The gym will be lavishly
decorated. More than a dozen
models from Lord and Taylor
will display fashions under
the direction of Susan Gordy.
Free coffee, cakes, and soft
drinks will be served.
Committee chairmen for
the fashion show are Kim
Spears, tickets; Tine Liegerot,
decorations; Mildred Major,
treasury; Winnie Mae Hargis,
Martha Knighton, and Linda
Bowling, publicity; Mary
Fink, food; Sue Armstrong
and Barbara Fry, prizes; Jane
Schweers, hostess; Lucia
O’Neill, set-up; Virginia
Hartrampf, clean-up; Dixie
Barton, invitations; and
Marcia Avery, posters. Other
mothers contributing are
Gretchen Gunning, Polly
Morris, Ernestine Vogel, Pat
McMath, and Sandy Coffsky.
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From the beginning of the Church’s life, the mission spirit
has been part of its life and activity. The Second Vatican
Council reminded us of this fact when it spoke of the
missionary nature of the Church. The words of Jesus are
recalled when he commissions his disciples to “Go into the
whole world and proclaim the good news to all creation.” Even
before the Church is born at Pentecost and Peter begins to
preach the Gospel, Jesus sends out his disciples two by two to
announce God’s merciful love to all.
Here in North Georgia, the reality of mission activity is
particularly of importance. Our Catholic population is less than
3 per cent of the entire populace, and most of that presence of
the Church in numbers is centered around the city of Atlanta
itself. But there is a real need to be present in terms of
personnel and activity in areas where there is a significantly
small Catholic population, in so many of our rural areas where
there are few Catholics. The Church has as great a need to show
its presence and concern for all people, regardless of their
religious preference, and through that presence to radiate the
love of Jesus whose heart always turned to those who had no
shepherds to lead and form them.
Jesus called upon his disciples to depend on others for their
keep as they preached the Gospel, and the maintenance of
personnel and activities in our rural and mission areas must be a
concern of us all. Our small rural Catholic population is unable
to support this presence of sisters, priests, brothers and outreach
all by themselves. But really, because of our need to recognize
OUR call to BE missionary, our rural population should not be
expected to support it all alone. We have a simple command
from Jesus and the Church to reach out to those areas that are
unchurched and have had little presence of the Church and to
demonstrate our love for the Lord and all his people.
The Archdiocese of Atlanta subsidizes priests and sisters
staffing mission areas in Washington, Clarkesville, Clayton and
the Buford-Cumming area. This staff is able to function only
because of the finanical support received from the total
Archdiocese. Without that support, the staff and the outreach
of the Church into those areas would be impossible to maintain.
Besides this, the Archdiocese has given new construction
grants for churches in Hartwell and Canton, a testimony to what
missionary activity does, as the Church grows in these areas.
New property must also be purchased as the Church in North
Georgia witnesses its growth in numbers in our rural areas. This
property must be purchased by the Archdiocese for future
needs and developments.
The 1977 Archdiocesan Charities Drive on March 7 provides
a chance to all Catholics in North Georgia to witness to our
presence in our rural and mission areas. Our support of the
Drive enables each one of us to show our concern for real
presence and outreach into our entire area. Without that
support by all of us, this outreach will be severely handicapped.
With that support and concern we can better come to
understand the desire of Jesus that all might come to life.
BROTHERHOOD WEEK AT IMMACULATE Heart
of Mary School was recently observed. Students took
part in special lessons on civil rights and prejudice and
created bulletin boards and collages dealing with the
theme of Brotherhood in terms of Peace and Justice.
Special reports on famous black Americans were given
by third and fifth grade students. Two students
participating were Cheryl Balaum (left) and Lisa
LeBlanc.
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