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PHILADELPHIA (NC) - Cardinal John Krol was acclaimed
“a unique man who has met and resolved every challenge he has
encountered with candor, forthrightness and humility” at
Philadelphia’s official ceremony on Independence Day. The
Philadelphia Freedom Medal was presented to the cardinal by
Mayor Frank L. Rizzo in a program at Independence Hall.
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (NC) -- The bishops of Panama
have told their countrymen that settlement of the canal issue “is
not the final achievement” and that they must still work “for
political, economic and social democracy.” The bishops were
critical of the present administration headed by Gen. Omar
Torrijos on several counts.
NEW YORK (NC) -- Two American nuns representing the
National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry assailed
Soviet curbs on human rights, calling on the U.S. government to
consider closing 37 ports and boycotting the 1980 Olympics as
a way of reacting “measure for measure.” Sisters Ann Gillen and
Gloria Coleman recently returned from a two-week trip to five
Soviet cities.
VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope Paul VI has accepted the
resignation of Bishop Thomas J. McCarthy, 72, of St.
Catharine’s, Ontario, named a successor to that See, and
appointed a new bishop for the Diocese of London, Ontario.
Bishop McCarthy’s replacement is Auxiliary Bishop Thomas D.
Fulton, 60, of Toronto. Auxiliary Bishop John Sherlock, 52, of
London was named to head that diocese.
TURIN, Italy (NC) -- Nearly two million people are
expected to come to Turin this summer to catch a glimpse of
what may be the most extraordinary relic of Jesus of Nazareth
in existence - the Holy Shroud.
WASHINGTON (NC) -- Father Thomas J. Murphy, 45,
rector of St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Ill., has
been named bishop of Great Falls, Mont., by Pope Paul VI,
succeeding Bishop Eldon B. Schuster, who resigned last
December. The appointment was announced in Washington.
UNITED NATIONS (NC) - The special U.N. General
Assembly session on disarmament has adopted by consensus a
32-page document on disarmament dealing with goals and
priorities, programs of action and new negotiating disarmament
machinery. The document approved June 30 includes both
language on which there was agreement and points which were
controversial and could not be reconciled.
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Catechetical Sunday
WASHINGTON (NC) - Parishes and schools throughout the
country will mark the opening of a new year of catechetical
activities on 1978 Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 17. Theme of the
observance will be “Sharing the Light of Faith.”
“Catechetical Sunday 1978 has been designed to assist all
catechists in hearing and responding to their call to ministry, to
deepen their personal faith and to help them share it with others
through the light of the Holy Spirit,” said Msgr. Wilfrid H.
Paradis, U.S. Catholic Conference secretary for education.
As in previous years, the education department has
prepared a booklet of liturgical helps and program selections for
dioceses and parishes participating in Catechetical Sunday. The
41-page guide, available in both English and Spanish, includes
suggestions for homilies, bulletins and banners; commissioning
rites; commentaries for Sunday liturgies; prayer services; and
program suggestions.
The 1978 theme was chosen because it is a “brief but vivid
and accurate” description of the role of a catechist, Msgr.
Paradis said. It is also the same as the title of the National
Catechetical Directory, approved by the U.S. bishops last
November to establish policy guidelines for Catholic religious
education nationwide.
“The best efforts in catechetical ministry have little or no
effect without the action of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of
both catechists and those being catechized,” the USCC official
said. “Nevertheless, catechists on their part need to respond to
their call by continually seeking to acquire and deepen the
knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for communicating the
Gospel message effectively in our highly complex and often
confusing world.
“Our response as catechists,” Msgr. Paradis added, “is to
grow in Christ and develop a solid grasp of Catholic doctrine
and worship; become more familiar with the Scriptures; improve
our communication skills; increase our ability to use various
methodologies; and understand how people grow and mature,
and how persons of different ages and circumstances learn.”
The 1978 booklet contains a section devoted to the special
problems and needs of handicapped persons in their efforts to
express their faith and make their full contribution to the
worshipping community. Contributing to the booklet were the
diocesan religious education offices in Washington, D.C.;
Omaha, Neb.; Chicago, and Des Moines, Iowa.
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Snellville — The Beginning Of A Parish
On Father’s Day, June
18, approximately 350
Catholics from South
Gwinnett came joyfully
together to sing praise and
thanks to the Lord at the first
Mass in the new parish in
Snellville. Father Terence
Kane, the first pastor of the
newest parish of the
archdiocese, celebrated the
first Mass in the cafeteria of
South Gwinnett High School
on Highway 78 in Snellville.
The high school cafeteria was
made available to the new
parish through the offices of
its principal, J. Kenneth
Smallwood, and the Gwinnett
County Board of Education.
The high school cafeteria is a
very modem facility with a
bright and colorful
atmosphere which lends itself
to a very enthusiastic and
joyful worshipping ambience
each Sunday.
The second Sunday
Liturgy was celebrated on
June 25 by Archbishop
Donnellan, who came to greet
and worship with the
members of his new parish
and to officially install Father
Kane as the first pastor of
the new parish.
The continuing growth
and development in Gwinnett
County in recent years is a
well-known fact. This growth
has its effects on the pastoral
ministry of the Church and a
new parish was deemed
necessary to take care of the
spiritual needs of the growing
number of Catholics moving
into this area.
On April 24, 1978,
Archbishop Donnellan signed
the canonical decree for the
establishment of a new
Catholic parish in Snellville.
Father Kane had been
informed of his appointment
on April 15, and was invited
to stay with Father Gill and
Father Hamilton in
Lawrenceville while he began
organizing the parish. The
first step was to speak to the
faithful at all the Masses in
the neighboring parishes of
St. Lawrence in
Lawrenceville, the mother
parish of Gwinnett County
(established as a mission in
1965, when 14 families
gathered for the first Mass in
Gwinnett County ’at the
home of Mrs. Gay Mencer on
the Feast of Christ the King)
Corpus Christi in Stone
Mountain, and St. John
Neumann in Lilburn
(established in 1977).
Father Kane held a
general meeting on Tuesday,
April 25, at the Snellville
Civic Center, which was
attended by over 100
enthusiastic Catholic adults.
He informed the people
concerning the establishment
of the new parish and its
boundaries and answered
questions concerning the
establishment of a Religious
Education program to serve
the needs of at least 200
children. In 1977, the
Archdiocese had purchased a
ten-acre site east of Snellville
on Highway 78 adjacent to
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the new Summit Chase
development. Father Kane
discussed plans for the
purchase of a suitable house
close to the site, which could
serve as a Rectory and Parish
Center. The name of the new
parish was also discussed and
it seemed that every name in
the martyrology of saints was
mentioned.
The new parisioners gave
many suggestions as to a
suitable place to celebrate the
Sunday Liturgy and Father
Kane pointed out the
multitude of committees
necessary for the orderly
setting up of a new parish. By
the end of the meeting, many
located in the South Central
section of Gwinnett County,
approximately 18 miles east
of Atlanta and 48 miles west
of Athens on U.S. Highway
78. It was founded by
Thomas Snell and James
Sawyer, English immigrants
who settled there in the
1870’s. The original settlers
called the town New London,
but gradually it became
known as Snellville and was
officially given that name. On
August 20, 1923, the town
received its charter from the
General Assembly of the
State of Georgia. Its present
population is thought to be
10,000 or 11,000 and
increasing daily.
THE SISTERS OF THE VISITATION are an
important part of the new Snellville parish. Their
contemplative life-style adds much to the atmosphere
of the community.
had volunteered to serve on
the various committees.
During the following two
weeks arrangements were
made to obtain the use of the
high school cafeteria for
Sunday Mass and Sunday
School, a house was
purchased for use as a rectory
at 1318 Summit Chase Drive
(close to the future church
site), and a mailing was
prepared to be sent to the
210 families whose names
had been obtained from the
neighboring parishes. The
mailing contained the
geographical boundaries, a
letter explaining the
necessary requirements for
the actual setting-up of a
parish, a very detailed
questionnaire to help in
determining the needs of the
future parish, and a request
for donations of furnishings
for the new rectory. Having
accomplished all that, Father
Kane took off to vacation
with his family in Ireland.
Refreshed and relaxed
after his visit to the Island of
“Saints and Scholars,” Father
Kane was pleasantly surprised
with the furnishings and
household equipment that
awaited him on his return in
early June.
The City of Snellville is
During his first week in
Snellville, Father Kane
received an invitation from
Mayor Emmett Clower III to
be a guest on the reviewing
stand for the Snellville Day
Parade in which 15,000
participated. Father Kane was
warmly welcomed by the
mayor and City Council and
the representatives of
Snellville’s many civic and
business organizations.
The Sisters of the
Visitation have been the
advance guard, so to speak,
for the new parish. They
moved their monastery from
Ponce de Leon Avenue in
Atlanta to Snellville in
1974, and the people of
Snellville have been grateful
for their presence. Many have
used the convent for their
10:00 a.m. Mass on Sundays
and 8 a.m. Mass on weekdays,
for Exposition and
Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament on Sunday
afternoons and first Fridays,
and for the Office of Evening
Prayer each day. The
Visitation Sisters support
themselves by making altar
breads for rtiost of the
parishes in the archdiocese.
They grow much of their own
produce and make beautiful
ceramics which they display
for sale. They donated a set
of ceramic cruits for the new
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church. The monastery has a
number of guest rooms where
women are welcome to stay
for weekend retreats or for
longer periods of prayer and
reflection. These days, the
Sisters say prayers for the
success of the new parish and
look forward to visits from
the families moving into the
Snellville area.
When Archbishop
Donnellan celebrated the
Liturgy on June 25, he was
surprised to hear a beautiful
rendition of “Amazing
Grace” during Communion
by Larry Walton on the
bagpipes. Larry, a member of
the new parish, dressed in full
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On July 2, the new
parish had its first three
baptisms and it is expected to
have many more soon as the
number of parishioners grows
weekly. Father Kane has
already expanded to two
Masses on Sunday - at 9 and
11 a.m. - at the high school
and a daily Mass at the
rectory at 9 a.m. except on
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Plans
are well underway to provide
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program for the more than
two hundred children
registered for September.
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News lists the new parish
with times and location of
Masses in its “Church
Directory” on Sundays and
will do a special feature on
the new parish soon.
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excitement and joy among
the new parishioners who
look forward to building yet
another community of God’s
people in this portion of His
vineyard. With God’s help
and much planning, the
Catholic population of the
Snellville area look forward
to building their parish as
soon as possible to provide a
place of worship and facilities
for use in the education of
their children and adults.
The rectory is located in
the Summit Chase
development off Highway 78,
at 1318 Summit Chase Drive;
the mailing address is P. O.
Box 605, Snellville, Georgia
30278. The rectory phone
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which is off Highway 124, at
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