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PAGE 3—The Georgia Bulletin, January 17,1980
Saint Jude’s Celebrates
Liturgy For Handicapped
BISHOPS SAY
BY TONI MIRALLES
As a fitting start to the
Christmas season - the
Special Education
Department of St. Jude’s
School of Religion, hosted
its first faith and sharing
liturgy, using advent as the
overall theme with an
emphasis on light and
darkness. The mass was
concelebrated by Father
John Kelley of St. Jude’s,
who has been actively
involved in the ministry
with handicapped persons,
and Father Richard
Kieran, who delivered the
homily. The guest of
honor was Archbishop
Thomas A. Donnellan,
who gave a message of
support to all attending
and the final blessing.
Following the liturgy, a
party was held in the
school cafeteria. We were
all treated to a special
magic show, presented by
Father Richard Kieran.
It was our hope that
many people not presently
acquainted with persons
who are handicapped
would come - working
toward the day when the
handicapped will truly be
received with warm
acceptance. All of the
people of the parish were
invited, and many came to
join the celebration of the
eucharist. Families from
other parishes that have a
member who is
handicapped and some
professional people that
work in this field also
participated.
The ultimate goal of
THE CHILDREN PARTICIPATE
FATHER KELLEY CELEBRATES.
those working in this
apostolate - ministry with
handicapped persons - is to
lead these individuals
toward becoming fully
productive and
participating members of
our faith community. In
order to have full
integration, society must
be willing to accept the
handicapped person as a
participating member and
grant him the opportunity
and respect he is due.
Until the disabled person
is seen often enough, by
enough people, in enough
Archbishop Maguire Retires
NEW YORK (NC) -
Archbishop John J.
Maguire, coadjutor to
Cardinal Terence Cooke,
archbishop of New York,
has retired at the age of
75.
In keeping with Vatican
policy regarding the age of
bishops’ retirement,
Archbishop Maguire
offered his resignation to
the Vatican, and it was
accepted Jan. 8.
different situations,
however, he will continue
to be an oddity, little
understood and therefore
not fully trusted.
The next faith and
sharing liturgy is scheduled
for March. At that time
information will be
available about the retreat
being planned for the first
weekend in May.
Remember, no
experience is necessary!!!
You do not have to have a
personal involvement to
participate in this
ministry. You do not have
to have a family member
that is handicapped in
order to take part in our
various programs.
If you want more
information about our
ministry with handicapped
persons or would like to
help, please call Toni
Miralles at 394-4588 or
Father John Kelley at
394-3896.
Laity Will
Count In 80’s
Lay people will count
in the 1980s as the church
grapples with problems of
the family and declining
enrollments in seminaries,
two bishops said in
separate instances.
Both Archbishop James
V. Casey of Denver and
Auxiliary Bishop Daniel E.
Pilarczyk of Cincinnati
predicted problems and
tremendous opportunity
ahead for the church.
“The notion is fading
into the background that
the priest is the activist
and the lay people are the
passivists,” Archbishop
Casey said. “People have a
better understanding
today of what it means to
have Christ within them.”
Because of the shortage
of priests, “I see lots of
doors opening up for
religious women,”
Archbishop Casey said,
but he does not see the
possibility that women
will be ordained to the
priesthood. “Our only
hope in the next decade is
to see an increase in the
number of women and
men who want to serve in
the ordained ministry and
the religious life.”
“But the Lord is saying
also that lay men and
women must take up their
apostolates,” he added.
Like Archbishop Casey,
Bishop Pilarczyk sees the
likelihood that more lay
people will become
involved in the work of
the church. “My guess is
that by the end of the 80s
a highly articulated and
diversified team approach
to ministry will be the rule
rather than the
exception,” he told the
Midwest Association of
College Seminaries.
While 'enrollment in
seminaries is declining,
Bishop Pilarczyk said he
foresees an increase in the
next decade because the
image of priests is
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seminarians to change with
the changing times around
them.
The seminarian will
have to develop a faith
that is stronger than ever,
he said, when much of the
world “sees that faith as
irrelevant, when the
church he serves is looked
upon as a refuge for the
insecure and the eccentric,
when he will be personally
acquainted with many in
his own family who have
fallen away from the faith
and when the major thrust
of his ministry will consist
in making faith ever
deeper and more
significant in the lives of
those he serves.”
He predicted that “the
effectiveness of the church
as an institutional force in
our society will continue
to diminish. The church
will find itself in an
increasingly prophetic
position, swimming against
the current, shouting
against the wind. ”
Archbishop Casey finds
the church healthier today
than 20 or 40 years ago.
But he predicted financial
problems as a result of
inflation and said, “People
will suffer . . . and as a
church we will have to
stay within our
resources ,. . . We will be
hurt.”
He said strengthening
of family life “is our
primary need in the next
decade.” The Archdiocese
of Denver will carry out a
family pastoral plan in
1980.
In speaking of a general
breakdown of morality
and young couples who
live together without being
married, Archbishop Casey
said, “The couples are not
rebelling against the
church, but are often
rebelling against what they
have seen in their own
homes . . . when they see a
number of divorces in
BY LORRAINE PAGE
All Saints Church in
DunWoody proudly
opened its doors and its
heart to hundreds of its
neighbors on January 6
with a Community Day
Open House. This event
heralded just the beginning
of a continuing program of
evangelization by All
Saints to bring the good
news of Christ to the
community.
Over 100 parishioners
volunteered to give the
nearly 500 visitors a
“behind-the-scene” look at
the church. Visitors,
assembled in small groups,
were guided through 13
areas of interest within the
church. Volunteers were
stationed at each area to
explain various church
functions and answer
questions. A reception
followed in the Parish
Center. This event was
coordinated by the
Outreach Committee,
headed by Nan and Dick
Roach.
The next parish activity
being planned will be a
week of Christian renewal,
March 9-14, conducted by
Fr. Richard Kieran of the
arch diocesan staff. This
week will take a positive
approach to parishioners’
renewal of their faith
commitment and will
stress the Lord’s
TOM BELL (far left) discusses the choir’s role
in the church.
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ROGER GILL, right, talks about the history
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redemptive love to all.
Parishioners will be
encouraged to take stock
of themselves and will
focus on the question
“Where am I in my
spiritual life right now?”
To allow for greater
participation, babysitting
will be available at the
Parish Center through a
reciprocal service with St.
Ann’s in Marietta. For
more information, please
call Fr. Joseph Beltran,
pastor, 393-3255.
Peace Celebration
Set For January 22
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NEW YORK (NC) - The annual World
Peace Day celebration for the United
Nations community will be held Jan. 22 at
Holy Family Church near the U.N.
headquarters.
Fiji’s ambassador to the United Nations,
Berenado Vunibobo, will deliver the main
address. The celebration is sponsored by
Archbisop Giovanni Cheli, the permanent
observer of the Vatican to the United
Nations. The host will be Cardinal Terence
Cooke of New York.
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of Peace.
U.N. Secretary General Kurt Waldheim
is scheduled to make the concluding
remarks.
The World Day of Peace was
inaugurated by Pope Paul VI in 1969 and is
celebrated in the Catholic Church on Jan.
1. Pope John Paul has continued the
custom of proposing a new theme for
discussion each year.
The reason for observance is to
emphasize peace as the dominating element
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At 25 it’s tough to think about retirement. At 64 it starts getting a little scary.
You can put off thinking about retirement. But you
sure can’t make it go away.
That’s why — if you ’re not participating in a retirement
plan where you work—we urge you to consider a C&S
Individual Retirement Account. Now.
A C&S IRA is a retirement savings plan that permits
you to make your own tax-deductible contributions. In
other words, as long as the funds remain in your account,
contributions and interest are not taxable to you until you
withdraw your money. (And remember, even though it’s
1980, you can still shelter 1979 earnings if you act soon.)
Now here’s something else that will help keep you
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we ll give you a green and white C&S umbrella.
For details, stop by any C<ScS office. The Citizens
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