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Around The Archdiocese
A Smiling
Send-off
The children of Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Decatur bid
farewell to Father Henry Gracz May 17 after a special
children’s liturgy. Baloons, teddy bears, song and laughter
abounded.
Father Gracz, who will be the new pastor at
Transfiguration Church in Marietta, was also treated to an
adult farewell party on the same day. Parishioners gathered
for a concelebrated Mass, and a party complete with polka
dancing followed.
A photo album to hold the dozens of pictures from the
day of celebration was presented to Father Gracz by his
parishioners.
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PAGE 3—The Georgia Bulletin, June 4,1981
Solid Silver
FATHER HENRY GRACZ holds the balloons
and teddy bear while parish secretary Pat Lovelace
tries to hold up her glasses and bow tie.
FATHER RICHARD KIERAN
and his loyal volunteers are ready to
bring a sense of Christian brotherhood
Broniec
To Head
Christian
Council
Frank D. Broniec, a
member of Saint Thomas
More Church in Decatur,
will be installed as
President of the Christian
Council of Metropolitan
Atlanta on June 16.
Mr. Broniec has been
active in the Council since
1967 and is a member of
the Archdiocesan
Commission for Religious
Unity. With his wife
Shirley, he has co-chaired
the Christian Family
Movement at St. Thomas
More and the Fernbank
Parent Teacher
Association.
Archbishop Donnellan
will be the speaker at the
Christian Council’s Annual
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The cornerstone placed
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The Cuban detainees in
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Along with the priests
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men who are making it
their business to talk, to
listen, to be with the
Cubans who have little
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Francis E. Hyland: First Bishop - Gentle Man
BY MONSIGNOR R. DONALD K1ERNAN,P.A.
Georgia had been without a Bishop for a number of
years.
Bishop Gerald P. O’Hara had been, assigned to the
Apostolic Nunciature in Albania. The Communists would
not let him in. On his return trip to the U.S. he was literally
getting off the boat when he was assigned to Romania and
returned to Europe on the same boat. This assignment was
to be followed by appointments as Nuncio to Ireland and
Apostolic Delegate to England.
So, it was with great joy when we picked up the
newspaper one Wednesday morning and read that
Monsignor Frances E. Hyland, the pastor of Our Lady of
Lourdes Church in Philadelphia, had been named as
Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Savannah-Atlanta.
The newly ordained Bishop arrived by train. He was
met at the front of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist by
all of the Catholic school children of the City of
Savannah. Following the ceremony he came into the
Cathedral rectory and the first thing I ever heard him say
was “give a day off to the children.”
This act of thoughtfulness characterized Bishop
Hyland. Five years as Auxiliary of Savannah-Atlanta and
five years as the first Bishop of Atlanta could all be
summed up in the word thoughtfulness.
It was not long before he purchased an auto and set out
to visit every church and institution in the whole state.
Particularly in those mission districts, Bishop Hyland was
most solicitious not only about the spiritual attention the
people were receiving, but also the living conditions the
missionaries were enduring. He kept a small book with
names of people out on the missions and whenever he
went through a town out in a remote area, the people
could always count on a little visit from Bishop Hyland.
Long to be remembered were especially his sermons at
Confirmation time. His instructions to young people were
real gems.
The Bishop’s first concern for the Missions developed
during a conversation with a student nurse from
Richmond, Georgia. She told of having to drive many,
many miles on Sunday to Mass. Soon afterwards a mission
was opened at the Chapel on the old Henry Ford
Plantation, some 20 miles below Savannah.
This was to be followed by Missions in Carrollton,
Trion, Statesboro, Hartwell, Monroe and Jesup. The
interstate highway system had not yet opened up and road
travel in celts that were not yet air-conditioned were a real
task.
Bishop Hyland succeeded in getting many parishes “up
North” to adopt mission parishes in Georgia.
Nights in the old Cathedrsd rectory were pleasant times
long to be remembered. The Bishop would come up to the
fourth floor where the assistants lived and smoke a
cigarette and listen to the eleven o’clock news on the
radio. One night when the Bishop wels out of town and I
was out of cigarettes I went to his room to borrow just
one. On his return trip to Savannah, he reminded me that
stealing was a sin. I told him I had just borrowed it and
consequently no sin was involved. “Yes there is,” he said,
“especially when it was the last one in the pack.”
As a young priest I had
organized a Cub Pack (Boy
Scouts) and on Charter
Night I invited the Bishop
to attend. Being new in
Savannah, I guess he felt an
obligation to attend.
Patiently he sat through all
of the speeches and the
little boys’ demonstrations.
The ceremony went on and
on and on. For the next ten
years he put me through a
real inquiry everytime I
invited him to attend any
function.
But, health was to claim
this kind, dedicated and
Bishop Hyland thoughtful Bishop. After
having served for five years
as the first Bishop of the new Diocese of Atlanta, he had to
retire for reasons of health. The Bishop retired to live in St.
Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia, only a block
away from the parish he had served so long as the pastor.
I went on one more trip with him before he was called
to his eternal reward. Often he would call me to go away
for a few days. Once or twice we went to Daytona Beach,
but his real favorite was Saint Simon’s Island here in
Georgia. On his last trip we went out to Martha’s Vineyard
Island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Bishop Hyland had a table in his room at the Seminary.
He used to say his prayers seated at this table. When his call
came there he was speaking to the Lord. His body was
discovered the next morning when he failed to appear for
morning Mass. He passed away quietly while in prayer. His
final action in life so characterized his whole life-prayer,
quiet and in deep thought.
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June Seminar Focuses On Holiness
FR. JOSEPH
MEEHAN prepares for
the blessing of the
cornerstone at St.
Patrick’s Church in
Norcross.
Rev. Gerard Gill, MSFS,
associate pastor, the choir
and folk group, led by
Tansie Walker, and 100
parishioners participated.
Interior decorating is
expected to begin in
August, when construction
will be completed.
Dedication is planned for
September 12.
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Seminar featuring
teachings by well-known
speakers including Father
John Bertolucci, Father
Michael Scanlan, T.O.R.,
Dorothy Ranaghan and
others, will be held in
Atlanta at the Cathedral of
Christ the King on June 19
and 20,1981.
The Seminar consists of
11 videotaped talks which
were originally delivered to
a National Catholic
Charismatic Conference at
the University of Notre
Dame. The teachings
concern three areEis vital to
Christian growth:
development of personal
holiness, evangelization
and family life.
The appearance of the
seminar in Atlanta is part of
a national tour of 60 cities.
The advanced large screen
video technology is
enabling thousands of
persons throughout the
country to hear and see the
speakers. In addition to
viewing the talk, those
present at the Seminar will
participate in group
discussions and periods of
fellowship and prayer.
“The speakers at the
Seminar are all seasoned
teachers and experienced
pastoral leaders who
present a stirring vision of
how God is renewing his
people and restoring vigor
to Christian family life,”
said Bill Beatty, director of
the Conference
Department of Charismatic
Renewal Services, national
coordinator of the Seminar
program. Locally, the
Seminar is being sponsored
by the Archdiocesan
Servants Committee of the
Catholic Charismatic
Renewal in Atlanta.
Speakers and topics for
the Seminar are: Father
Thomas Forrest, C.Ss.R.,
“God, Make Us Your
Family;” Rev. Charles
Simpson, “Our Father in
Heaven;” Bishop Joseph
McKinney, “Be My
Witnesses;” Gabriel Meyer,
“The Cross in Our Lives;”
Father Michael Scanlan,
T.O.R., “Baptism in the
Holy Spirit and Fire;”
Father John Bertolucci,
“Fix Your Eyes on Jesus;”
Therese Cirner, “Brothers
and Sisters in Christ;”
Ralph Martin, “Where to
Find God’s Truth” and
“God of Power and Might;”
Dorothy Ranaghan,
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