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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, March 15.1979 ROME - German Jesuit Father Karl Rahner, one of the most famous and respected living Catholic theologians, celebrated his 75th birthday March 5. To mark the event, the Herder Publishing Co. issued a 700-page book in German called “Wagnis Theologie” (Adventure in Theology). The book contains essays by 38 theologians, all former students of Father Rahner, about their experiences with him. ****!|! ROME - Africa faces a disastrous future in which malnutrition and illness will reach catastrophic proportions unless substantial political and economic changes take place, said a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Nutrition in Africa is becoming worse, the report said. WASHINGTON - Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Califano said the Hyde amendment restricting federal funding of abortion has reduced Medicaid abortions by 99 percent from the previous level of about 250,000 a year. But a spokesman for Planned Parenthood says some states have picked up the costs of many of those abortions. WASHINGTON - As President-for-Life Francisco Macias Nguema of Equatorial Guinea commemorated 10 years in power marked by religious and political persecutions, Amnesty International and other human rights groups sought to alleviate the fate of the victims. A Mass at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington celebrated by exiled Bishop Rafael Nze Abuy, formerly of Bata, was attended by Guinean refugees, congressmen and by refugees from other nations. BOGOTA, Colombia -- Union, student, peasant and church leaders formed a human rights organization in Colombia, saying the army is engaging in arbitrary arrests and torture. 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The control point for Homecoming is a small “prospect card” which each parishioner is asked to fill out before making contact with an RCR. This card is carefully checked by Father O’Connor and his assistant, Father Daniel McCormick, to eliminate duplication, to see if there is some information about that RCR that the priests might be able to share with the parishioner before the contact is made, and to allow the pastor to send a special letter to the RCR, explaining the program and requesting the person to give the St. Thomas parishioner a chance to talk about the parish, and about Homecoming. All of the parish’s efforts are directed .toward Homecoming Sunday, March 25, when parishioners are urged to bring a guest to one of the Masses, but particularly the 9 a.m. Community Mass, which will be followed by a special breakfast. That week, from Monday, March 26, through Friday, March 30, there will be seminars each evening which are designed to address the concerns of former Catholics about key areas such as birth control, changes in the liturgy and the Church’s attitude today toward divorced Catholics. To reach these people, the parish has installed a special phone - 475-0467 - where laypersons will be available, 24 hours a day, to answer questions about Homecoming and about whatever the caller wants to talk about. “We have found from past experience that many former Catholics are anxious to talk about whatever it is that moved them away from an active practice of their faith. —ALFORD’S— Framing h Gallery Creative Framing Original Art Reproductions 7513 Roswell Rd. 393-9758 Cedar Ridge Center ALOE FOR YOUR SKIN Cosmetics For Men and Women Retail, Wholesale, Mail Order and Skin Care Classes. For More Information or Catalog CALL 393-9173 DW /m> 2494-C Mount Vernon Road Suite 7 Dunwoody, Georgia 30338 Mount Vernon Center eo SMETIQ Girl Scout Awards Developed Locally :== =j OUR LADY OF THE HILLS CAMP “Twenty Fourth Season” On top of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Hendersonville, a Catholic Camping Adventure for boys and girls, ages 7-16. Programs under the direct supervision of diocesan priests, Sisters, and Staff: Tennis, Children Liturgies, horse back riding, Ecology and Nature lore, Religious Education, golf, archery, water sports, drama, tutoring, sailing, and more . . . Special Counselor-in-training program for tenth and eleventh year high school students. Dates: June 10th - August 17th (12 days, 3 and 6 weeks sessions) Our Lady of the Hills Camp is situated on 250 acres, 50 acre lake, Olympic size pool, and tennis courts. The camp is owned and operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, N. C. and is accredited by the American Camping Association. Brochure or Information: Write: Rev. John J. McSweeney Our lady of The Hills Camp Charlotte, N. C. 28202 They want to talk to someone who can listen with sympathy and perhaps offer some suggestions,” Father O’Connor says. To generate those phone calls, the parish is advertising in the North Fulton edition of the Atlanta Journal, the entire metropolitan edition of the Atlanta Constitution, and in the local Neighbor paper. Copies of the advertisement will be distributed by parish teams at Roswell’s major shopping centers. A 60-second commercial will be aired over WSB, and Atlanta radio and television stations are being asked to broadcast a public service announcement about the Homecoming program. “My most vivid memory,” Father O’Connor recalls, “was last time when we brought back to the Church a man who had been away for 30 years. “He saw one of our flyers that somebody had put in his mailbox. He could barely speak when he came to the rectory. He said it was the first time anyone had ever asked him to come back to Church in those 30 years.” The priest paused for a moment. “That was only one example. There were a lot of others.” “And that is what Homecoming II is all about -- a time to renew our own faith and belief in Jesus Christ, and a time to share that faith with others. “Our Homecoming program could not have a better name. What we are doing at St. Thomas Aquinas is inviting people to return to the practice of their religion. “Regardless of whether we succeed in bringing back 500 people or five, we are doing the Lord’s work. We are trying to help people find their way back home to Jesus Christ.” The presentation of religious emblems to Girl Scouts age 6-12 completed the field testing of new religious awards for Christian and Jewish girls. The LEHAVAH Religious Recognition Award was presented to a group of Jewish Brownies and Junior Girl Scouts March 9, during Girl Scout Sabbath service held at The Temple. On Girl Scout Sunday, March 11, the GOD LOVES ME Award was presented to groups of Protestant and Catholic Brownies who field tested the program this spring and fall. The religious award programs are designed to strengthen through Girl Scouting the relationship between a girl and her religious beliefs. The programs are developed and administered by the religious groups involved because Girl Scouts recognize that religious instruction is the responsibility of parents and religious leaders. Girl Scouting encourages the girl to become a stronger SMYRNA PARISH member of her religion and to wear the religious award on her Girl Scout uniform in recognition of the importance of spiritual growth in Girl Scouting. To introduce the new awards to the community, a Religious Award Program workshop will be held by the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council, April 30, 1979 at 7:30 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center. All Girl Scout leaders and religious leaders and teachers are invited to attend. An interfaith committee of volunteers in the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council developed the religious award programs for younger Girl Scouts - Brownies and Juniors aged 6-12. Several versions of the GOD LOVES ME program were field tested. The version finally selected has been approved by the Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta and endorsed by the Atlanta Christian Council. Materials for girls and Girl Scout and religious leaders will be available from the Youth Experiment “Journey Retreat” On March 2-4, 1979 when Metropolitan Atlanta thought about building another ark, there was a reawakening retreat happening in Eatonton, Ga. Twenty seven high school and college youths and ten adult team members from the St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Smyrna spent a journey weekend retreat at Rock Eagle 4-H Camp. The leader, Father Ron Gagne, from the LaSallette community in Ipswich Mass, became a friend more than a retreat leader. The weekend’s purpose, was to realize “becoming fully human is Christ’s call to Christians” stated Father Ron. Friday night, the group experienced the most breathtaking slide and music presentation the writer has ever seen. Everybody in that room felt as if we were floating through God’s creation, the universe. The bright stars and colorful planets seemed infinite, and oh so beautiful. During the second session, Saturday morning we worked in groups and person to person communicating in a unique way. On a one to one basis everybody had one minute to think about a topic, “What would I do to change the world” of “Tell about the person I think is a good Christian.” After one minute of thought, one talked for two minutes while the other just listened and made no comments. Then there was a moment of affirmation, “I really learned to like what you said.” Roles were then reversed, then we moved on to a new person and a new topic. That afternoon, after a volleyball game we saw films and talked about how people build walls around their feelings and ignore God’s call to love. The movie with Marcel Marceau titled, “The Fable” had no words, only music and action. The message and effect of building walls as did the man in the movie was felt and then expressed through group collages. In the evening the group experienced a healing and Reconciliation Service. During the personal talk with Father Ron or Father Tim Randall, from St. Thomas, each person received a LaSallette Cross pin. Afterward there was a group absolution and each individual was annointed with oil. By Sunday morning there was a strong sense of community and oneness with God’s wonderful world and the people he created in his image. Even the hornets flying around the chapel during the mass celebration and the tree bark toast (named that because it was so hard) were wonderful. Father Ron said he only wanted to “reawaken, just a little bit some of the faith of the youth in themselves and towards God.” The writer feels that was accomplished and even more, from the things expressed by the youth during the weekend. God’s presence was felt by ail this journey retreat weekend. innovations FOR HAIR DEFINITELY THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICES... TIME AFTER TIME, AFTER TIME FOR MEN AND WOMEN Tower Place Shopping Mall 3340 Peachtree Road 237-7577 m -Bjfi RESTAURANT ■*»# AND LOUNGE lyj s * & Continental Menu at 99 Dinner Sw* Mon.-Sat. 6-11:30 Sun. 5-10 Reservations Please 892-8983 49 Sixth St. Between P’tree & W. P’tree “CLOSE TO CHANCERY OFFICE” Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council after April 30th. Father John Kieran, Scout Chaplain for the Archdiocese of Atlanta says that the GOD LOVES ME program replaces the HAIL MARY program used in the past. He is anxious to hear from leaders to introduce the new program. Father Kieran can be contacted at Saint Philip Benizi Church in Jonesboro (478-0178). The local developers of the awards were recognized for their work during the 1978 National Girl Scout Council Meeting in Denver. Authors of the Christian materials are Shirley Adcock, Kay Horres-Durst, Father John C. Kieran and Kay Shaffer. The LEHAVAH Program (meaning little flame) was written by Pat Pugrant and Rabbi Harvey J. Winokur. FRENCH CARDINAL JEAN VILLOT, the Vatican’s secretary of state for the past 10 years and the man who temporarily headed the church last year after the death of two popes, died March 9 at his apartment. The 73-year-old cardinal was hospitalized March 5 with what doctors described as “an acute bronchial pneumonia,” and Pope John Paul II interrupted his lenten retreat March 8 to visit him. Cardinal Villot had been taken home earlier on the day he died. Cathedral Recording The Cathedral of Christ the King has been selected as the site for a recording to be made during the month of March. The featured performer will be Mr. Richard Morris, internationally renowned concert organist playing the Cathedral’s Ruffatti pipe organ. With Mr. Morris will be brass players from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The recording will be made utilizing a revolutionary direct disc process which insures the utmost fidelity. Given the artistry of these performers plus the magnificent organ and the perfect acoustical environment of the Cathedral this promises to be a dazzling production. 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The Georgia bulletin (Atlanta) 1963-current, March 15, 1979, Image 2