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PAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, July 23,1981
Archdiocesan Girls’ Organizations To Celebrate This Fall
BY THEA JARVIS
This fall, area girl scouts will gather for a “Day of
Celebration” to promote fellowship and foster knowledge of
national religious recognitions sponsored by the United
States Catholic Conference.
Girl Scouts, Campfire Girls, Bluebirds, Brownies, Junior
Catholic Daughters, along with parents, leaders and those
interested in becoming involved in girls’ organizations are
invited to Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Saturday,
September 19.
Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by Mass at
10 celebrated by Archdiocesan Scout Chaplain Father John
Kieran. Those attending are asked to bring a drink and sack
lunch; cups and ice will be provided.
Level workshops are scheduled for one o’clock for all
ages. Father Kieran and members of the Catholic
Committee on Girls’ Organizations will then meet with
parents and leaders to discuss parish and archdiocesan
programs while older scouts lead the girls in games and song.
Closing ceremonies will be held from two to three
o’clock.
According to scout publicity chairman Cheryl Morrell,
impetus for the “Day of Celebration” came from a lack of
awareness among many girls’ organizations of the official
religious recognition programs designed by the Catholic
Church for girl scouts in the United States.
“We hope the day will activitate participation in these
recognition programs,” said Mrs. Morrell, who leads a scout
troop at Immaculate Heart of Maty School and is a member
of Holy Cross Church in Chamblee.
“The boy scouts have been doing this for 10 years, but
the girl scouts haven’t been active in recent years.”
“These church programs have been created with
the approval of organizational leaders to emphasize
a practical belief in God. Our commitment as
Catholics to Christ and the church compels us to
use every opportunity to teach the faith to our
youth. ”
The Archdiocese of Atlanta holds an annual awards
event during which recognition for achievement in boy and
girl scouting is given and a Bishop’s Trophy is presented to
an outstanding boy scout and girl scout troop. Mis. Morrell
noted that the girls’ trophy had not been awarded since
1976.
The recognition awards are medals designed to
achnowledge contributions and achievement at different
levels of scouting.
Father John Kieran explained that “These church
programs have been created with the approval of
organizational leaders to emphasize a practical belief in
God. Our commitment as Catholics to Christ and the church
compels us to use every opportunity to teach the faith to
our youth.” s
The “God Loves Me” recognition for second and third
grade girls aims to help in the discovery of self and God’s
presence. It was written by an interfaith committee working
with the Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council and
bespeaks a deep awareness of different religious traditions.
For gills aged nine through 11, the “I Live My Faith”
program helps in an appreciation of the important place
God and religion play in their lives, developing an awareness
of potential as person, friend, family member, citizen and
participant in a community of faith.
The Marian Medal program involves young Catholic
women, seventh grade or above, in an understanding of
Mary as the model of openness and spirituality. Participants
have an opportunity to develop new insights into their
personalities, their friends, parents and the world around
them.
For adults working with youth in girls organizations, the
Saint Anne Medal and the Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Medal
represent awards for outstanding leadership.
Those girls interested in the recognition awards or
planning to enter scouting this fall, as well as leaders and
parents, are encouraged to attend the Day of Celebration”
sponsored by the archdiocese this September.
Details on the day, as well as information for those
interested in joining or starting a troop, may be obtained
from Cheryl Fletcher (458-0590) or Father John Kieran
(478-0178).
The programs involved are open to all Catholic girls,
whether in a church, school or otherwise affiliated troop.
Girls in troops where there are no given opportunities to
work for the religious recognition awards will be assisted in
finding alternate ways to work on the programs by the
Catholic Committee on Girls’ Organizations.
Deacon’s Ordination Aug. 1
At St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
BY GRETCHEN KEISER
At the beginning of
August, a German native
named Udo Endrikat will
be ordained a deacon at St.
Thomas Aquinas parish in
Alpharetta.
The 11 a.m. Mass and
ordination rite Aug. 1 will
be a major step on a long
road. Bom in Neumuenster
on Dec. 8,1941, Udo came
to the United States in
1963, expecting to stay for
three years. Instead, his
decision to stay and work a
longer period of time for
Volkswagen in the United
States has led him toward
the priesthood.
Udo, who is 39 years
old, will be ordained by
Archbishop Thomas
Donnellan. He will return
this fall to Holy Apostles
Seminary in Cromwell,
Conn, for his fourth and
last year of study in
theology. Three summers
during his period of
seminary study have been
spent at St. Thomas
Aquinas parish.
Coming from a family
with five sisters perhaps
explains why he
particularly likes to work
with young people, Udo
said. It is more difficult to
put into words the kind of
change he experienced
several years ago which led
to his desire to become a
priest.
After coming to the
United States to work for
Volkswagen, he found
himself doing well enough
after several years to decide
to stay, rather than
returning to Germany for
study at a technical
institute. He began work in
Fairfax, Virginia, but after
10 years came to Atlanta
where he became a district
service manager for
Porsche-Audi. Eventually
he was Southeast regional
service manager for Alfa
Romeo.
A serious illness,
followed by major surgery
and a period of time in
intensive care, was the
moment of change, he said.
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At least it was the
beginning of change in his
life. “There is never an end
to it. You have only made
another step,” he said.
While he was
hospitalized and in
intensive care, all of the
prosperity of his life, which
seemed to show that he
“had it made,” suddenly
looked different, Udo said.
“I woke up in intensive
care one day and said, ‘Oh
my gosh - I don’t have
anything.’”
The period that
followed included a year
and a half in which he
recuperated from surgery
and grappled with that
moment of realization. In
time, he went to the
archdiocese and said that
he wanted to become a
priest.
Returning to school as
an adult has been
challenging, he said,
particularly mentioning
pastoral work, as part of his
seminary training, with
those in institutions for the
mentally ill. It was an
opportunity to see God’s
power change those who
are within the institution
and those who visit, he said.
The parish family at St.
Thomas Aquinas has been
invited to be present at the
ordination on Aug. 1 and a
reception to follow in the
parish hall.
Udo said that he had
spoken to his father on the
telephone several weeks
ago. While Mr. Endrikat
will be unable to attend, for
health reasons, Udo said he
is “happy and excited.”
“He said I had his
blessing,’^ Udo said. “This
is very important. You have
to have your father’s
blessing.”
America Magazine: Walt
Disney Anti-Christian?
MICKEY’S GUESTS - At Florida’s Walt Disney
World, a group of 19 children from
earthquake-ravaged Balvano, Italy, surround
Mickey Mouse - or “Topolino” as they call him.
The children are on a 21-day tour of the United
States. (NC Photo from UPI)
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NEW YORK (NC) - The
latest movie by Walt Disney
Productions, “Dragon-
slayer,” displays an
anti-Christian bias that
could not be more
surprising “if Tinkerbell
had been caught soliciting
in Times Square,” an
America magazine editorial
said.
In the July 11 edition of
the Jesuit publication an
editorial titled “Walt
Disney Anti-Christian?”
stated that “in the fantasy
world of ‘Dragonslayer’
Christianity becomes
superstitious nonsense, and
sorcery is the salvation of
the world.
‘‘Priests are raving
fanatics who lead gullible
peasants to their deaths,
while sorcerers are wise
men willing to sacrifice
their lives to save their
people. The cross is
powerless but the
magician’s crystal saves the
day.”
The film takes “a series
of cheap shots” at
Christianity, according to
the editorial.
Jesuit Father Thomas J.
Reese, associate editor of
America, expanded on the
editorial, saying that “the
fact that the film is very
entertaining makes its
anti-Christian message even
more dangerous.”
According to Father
Reese, the story has all the
makings of an exciting
adventure. Set in the
Middle Ages, it has young
heroes, a wise sorcerer, a
beautiful princess, a
Machiavellian king and a
fire-breathing dragon.
But “the clear message
of the movie is that the
fanatical Christian priest
with his cross is impotent
and in fact dangerous to his
people, while the sorcerer
with his magic crystal will
destroy the dragon even if
it means sacrificing his life
for his people.
“The fact that early
Christian missionaries in
Europe were the major
force in stopping human
sacrifice to gods or dragons
is conveniently forgotten.
The writers could easily
have left Christianity out of
the story. Why they went
out of their way to hold it
up for ridicule is a
mystery,” Father Reese
said.
He said it is no longer
surprising to find film
studios that make fun of
religious people or values.
“Some of this is healthy
because it shows us how
others see us.
“In any case, you know
what you are getting when
you go to a movie
advertised under the name
of Monty Python or Mel
Brooks. But it is
disappointing to find the
Disney name associated
with such bigotry.”
Singer-Crusader Chapin Dead At 38
BY NC NEWS SERVICE
Songwriter-performer
Harry Chapin, co-founder
of the World Hunger Year
(WHY), died July 16. The
singer of the hit songs
“Taxi” and “Cat’s in the
Cradle,” gave benefit
concerts to make people
aware of the world hunger
issue.
Chapin, 38, was killed
when a truck collided with
his car on the Long Island
Expressway in New York.
With William Ayres, a
former priest of the
Rockville Centre Diocese,
Chapin founded the World
Hunger Year to educate
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issue, to involve them in
political action and to
persuade them to change
their style of living in order
to assure adequate
nutrition for everyone in
the world.
According to Martin
Rogol, executive director
of WHY, Chapin’s
involvement with the world
hunger problem began in
the early 1970s with an
appearance on then-Father
Ayres’ syndicated radio
program, “On This Rock.”
The priest, who had just
completed four programs
o n world hunger,
convinced Chapin to
appear in a benefit concert
for hunger problems.
Although the concert
was a financial fiasco, the
two teamed up to educate
people on the world hunger
issue, ‘‘to raise
consciousness, not
money,” as Chapin put it.
They conducted
radio thons in Detroit,
Washington, New York,
Dallas, Philadelphia, Los
Angeles and San Francisco
to discuss global hunger
and to offer courses of
action.
Chapin gave about
200-225 concerts a year,
Rogol said, half of them for
charity.
“During each concert,
whether it was a benefit
concert or commercial,
Harry would always begin
the intermission with what
he was doing, what needed
to be done and what he
wanted everybody else to
do,” Rogol said.
“He did everything in a
very strong way,” Rogol
continued, “and he was
totally outraged by hunger
in this world.
“Harry talked about it.
‘We know what needs to be
done - we’ve got to get the
public aroused and do it.’
That’s what he did.”
Chapin also gave
concerts for congressmen
who shared his views on the
world hunger issue. The
solution to world hunger,
Harry Chapin
according to World Hunger
Year, is in food
distribution. Rogol said
there is enough food to go
around but that
distribution is blocked by
political and economic
factors.
The singer, a New York
native, was the son of Jim
Chapin, a drummer who
worked with Tommy
Dorsey and Woody Herman
and the younger Chapin
played the trumpet and
later the guitar.
He played folk music
during his years at the Air
Force Academy and
Cornell University and
joined with his brothers
Tom and Stephen and his
father in a group called the
Chapin Brothers. They
made a record, “Chapin
Music,” but disbanded
when Tom and Stephen
returned to school.
The Chapin Brothers got
back together in 1970 and
recorded an album
featuring several songs that
would later appear on
Chapin’s own records. A
year later Chapin formed
his own group, which
included his brother
Stephen.
“Taxi” a single from his
debut album, was his first
hit.
Chapin wrote and
appeared in one Broadway
show, “The Night That
Made America Famous.”
At the time of his death he
had been working on a
musical “Cotton Patch
Gospels.”
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