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PAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, January 3,1380
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Entertaining A Homeless Family
HOW WE ENTERTAINED
A HOMELESS FAMILY
FOR CHRISTMAS
BY KAREN MEADOWS
Saint Mary’s School, Rome
Today was the big day.
Our new family from
Korea would be coming
for Christmas. Mother was
running around the house,
frantically making sure
everything was ready. Bill
and I were changing into
our good clothes.
Then, as if from
nowhere came a long loud
knock. As our heads
appeared from around the
doorway, we knew it was
Father Kern. As he
stepped in Bill announced
even louder, “Where’s our
new family?”
Father Kern said
nothing and we ail stared
around blankly. He then
opened the door and in
stepped our new family.
After we were informed
that their family name was
Pham, each member was
introduced individually.
The mother, a tall
slender woman, was called
Syn and her husband, who
was much larger, was
named Vu. The two
children, one male and one
female, were called Bee
and Hoi.
They were introduced
again when Father arrived
home from the office.
Once everyone was settled,
Mother and Syn put the
two children to bed.
Afterwards father took
Bill and I to buy each a
Christmas gift, while Mr.
Pham and Mrs. Pham were
given refreshments. Since
mother knew they didn’t
know any English, she
didn’t try to communicate
yet.
It was already
December 18, so we tried
to get the presents tonight.
After choosing from a
wide selection of toys, we
purchased Hoi a sailboat
and Bee a ragdoll. The
presents were wrapped at
the store to keep the
Pham’s from seeing them,
but when we returned
they were all fast asleep.
We tried to
communicate within the
following week, but there
was no response. We all
took turns pointing out
and naming objects to
them and by Christmas
Eve Hoi, Syn and Vu knew
words such as: food, sink,
water, table, I, glass, chair,
love, drink, you, bed,
window and house. Bee
listened, but refused to
talk. It seemed she just
didn’t understand. >
Christmas morning we
awoke and handed out the
presents. I got the stereo I
had been wanting, but
Bee’s present was far
better. She said her first
words in English. She did
understand after all, for
her first words were, “I
love you.”
TOP ESSAYISTS ~
Neal Callahan, a
seventh grader at Saint
Jude’s School, is
shown at the right
receiving his first place
award from his
principal, Judith Jo
Jenks. Neal’s essay
appeared in our
Christmas issue.
Above, Sister Miriam
Troy, CFC, principal
of Saint Mary’s in
Rome, presents the
second place check to
Karen Meadows,
whose essay appears
today.
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ARCHBISHOP THOMAS DONNELLAN speaks to All Saints
congregation during dedication ceremonies.
All Saints Church Dedication
All Saints Catholic
Church in North DeKalb
was dedicated and then
officially opened by
Archbishop Thomas
Donnellan on Saturday,
December 22. The church
opening followed a
Dedication Mass at which
the Archbishop blessed the
church buildings and
consecrated the altar.
In his talk to the parish
family and guests the
Archbishop said: “My
prayer today is not so
much for this building as
for you . . . that you may
go forth as a living
example of the Lord Jesus
Christ in you.”
The church sanctuary
and parish center are
located on 11 acres at
2443 Mt. Vernon Rd.
across from Mt. Vernon
shopping center. Both
buildings are contempor
ary rustic to blend with
the wooded surroundings.
Ground breaking services
for the new church were
held in October of 1978.
The parish was
organized in May, 1977 to
serve the Northern DeKalb
and greater Dunwoody
areas. Starting with 267
families the parish has
grown to 830 family units.
Since 1977 church
members have carried on
religious activities in office
space at Exchange Place
behind Peachtree High
School.
Even though the church
sanctuary seats over 800
persons, the 2 hour long
dedication ceremony was
carried out before a
standing room only crowd.
Participants in the
dedication ceremonies
were the Archbishop and
priests from adjoining
parishes, representatives of
parish committees and
organizations, the
architects and contractors.
Special music was
rendered by the 50
member adult choir and
15 youth folk group.
Father Joseph Beltran,
Pastor, in his message said:
‘‘This place of
Worship . . .reflects the
ideas, sacrifices and service
of hundreds of us, the
pilgrim people of Ail
Saints Parish Family. It
will be a living memorial
of our Faith to people for
generations to come.”
FATHER JOSEPH BELTRAN, Pastor, during
dedication ceremonies incensing the church.
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OUTREACH ‘79 - ‘80
News Update
BY FATHER RICHARD A. KIERAN
Six parishes have responded to the request of the
Archdiocesan Committee on Evangelization for
information regarding their mass media efforts
during the first six months of the YEAR OF
OUTREACH. These parishes report a significant
increase in their use of the mass media to
communicate the message of the Gospel.
The increased use of the media is greatest in the
rural parishes, because of the availability of local
newspapers and radio stations. St. John’s Church in
Thomaston has been announcing its outreach
activities on two radio stations and in five local
newspapers. St. John Vianney Parish in Lithia
Springs has made use of five local newspapers to
acquaint the community of its outreach efforts.
At. St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Cleveland, the
combined effect of radio announcements,
announcements in two local newspapers, and a
special mailing to members of the community has
led to a special outreach to 41 families. Most of
these families are inactive Catholics. A few are
unchurched and have expressed interest in the
Catholic Church. All are being contacted by
personal visits from parishioners and invited to
participate in the parish family.
In the Atlanta metro area, most of the media
effort has been directed to local newspapers.
Newspaper stories often support special
communications efforts within the parish; such as,
distribution of flyers, special mailings, etc.
While our sampling of parish activities is small
thus far, it indicates a major increase in the use of
mass media to communicate the Gospel in the
archdiocese.
JOHN PAUL II
Christmas Message
Deplores Abortion
VATICAN CITY (NC)
-- Pope John Paul II
deplored abortion and the
arms race in his Christmas
message to the world Dec.
25.
Addressing about
100,000 people in St.
Peter’s Square from the
main loggia of St. Peter’s
Basilica and tens of
millions around the world
who saw the noontime
Angelus on television or
heard it on radio, the pope
called Christmas “the feast
of all children in the world
— all of them, without
distinction of race,
nationality, language or
origin.”
“Christ is born in
Bethlehem for them all.
And he represents them
all,” the pontiff said.
It was in the context of
the dignity of the child
that he condemned
abortion and the arms
race.
He called the child “a
new confirmation of the
life that is given to man by
the Creator,” and added:
“The child is also a
great and continuous test
of our fidelity to
ourselves. Of our fidelity
to humanity. It is a test of
our respect for the
mystery of life, upon
which, from the very first
moment of conception,
the Creator places the
imprint of his image and
likeness.”
He said that “the child
is that delicate spot
around which the morality
of families, and hence the
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morality of whole nations
and of society, is either
formed or broken. The
dignity of the child
demands the greatest
responsibility on the part
of parents and also the
greatest responsibility in
every sphere of society.”
He recalled his address
last October to the
General Assembly of the
United Nations and
repeated his comment
there that “concern for
the child even before
birth, from the first
moment of conception
and then throughout the
years of infancy and
youth, is the primary and
fundamental test of the
relationship of one human
being to another.”
Continuing to quote
from his U.N. address, he
repeated his warning
against the arms race and
the “the threat of
common extermination”
that the world buildup of
weapons presents.
“Are the children to
receive the arms race from
us as a necessary
inheritance?” he asked.
To the children of the
world he addressed the
words, “You are our love,
you are our future. We
want to pass on to you all
the best things that we
have. We want to pass on
to you a better and more
just world.”
He concluded the
Christmas Angelus
appearance with the
traditional papal blessing
“Urbi et Orbi” (to the city
and the world) and
Christmas greetings in 34
languages — a new record
for him.
At Christmas of 1978
the then-new pope easily,
surpassed Pope Paul Vi’s
record of multilingual
greetings by wishing
people a blessed Christmas
in 25 languages — mainly
by including many Eastern
European tongues familiar
to the Polish pope but
unknown to Pope Paul.
At Easter Pope John
Paul expanded his
repertoire to offer
greetings in 32 languages.
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