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PAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, October 29,1981
Spirits Renewed At Rural Parishes
BY FR. GERALD PETERSON
Catholics and three Protestant guests.
A spirit of renewal in the faith was generated at the
two small churches of St. Mark in Clarkesville and St.
Helena in Clayton between September 27 and October 3.
The parish mission was preached by Fr. Richard Kieran,
director of the Catholic Education Office in Atlanta and
deacon candidate, Mr. Robert Dotson of Atlanta.
FR. RICHARD KIERAN (above), Fr. Gerald
Peterson and parish musicians (right) helped renew
the spirits of St. Helena’s Church in Clayton and St.
Mark’s Church in Clarkesville during parish
missions held this fall.
At St. Mark Church, the attendance was generally
between 35-40 adults each evening for the four nights of
the mission. Among those attending were three inactive
Catholics and four who were interested in the Catholic
church. Two individuals came simply as a result of
interest stirred through a news article and an
advertisement put in the local Tri-County News.
In order that the spirit of renewal might continue
after the parish mission, the parishioners were asked to
commit themselves to involvement in the parish through
joining one committee of service and to a commitment
of daily prayer and scripture reading. All were also
encouraged to form small scripture and prayer groups or
to find support in movements such as the Cursillo or
Marriage Encounter or some other prayer group.
In Clayton at the St. Helena Mission, 60% of the
regular parishioners were in attendance. Among those
present for the three evenings were nine inactive
Much of the success of the parish mission can be
attributed to several months of planning with a small
committee and Fr. Richard Kieran. The pastor, two
sisters and several lay people visited all the known
inactive Catholics of the area prior to the mission and
also contacted others interested in the Catholic faith. A
catechumenate program has been started at St. Mark’s.
Six people have expressed an interest in learning more
about the Catholic church with a view of becoming
members.
Florida Bishops Call For
Comprehensive Refugee Plan
MIAMI (NC) - Florida’s
bishops, led by Archbishop
Edward A. McCarthy of
Miami, have called on the
federal government to
establish a comprehensive,
long-range policy for
refugees.
In a pastoral statement
the bishops asked for a
policy which would address
itself to preparation for
emergency situations, to
fair demographic
distributions and fair
sharing of tax burdens and
social responsibility.
The Reagan
administration has been
considering changes in
immigration policy,
including the possibility of
turning back refugees on
the high seas.
The bishops stated that
although Americans, as
descendants of refugees,
might be presumed to have
sympathy for refugees,
“there are factors which
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Christian response
extremely difficult in the
state of Florida.”
Under the pressure of
the situation, they stated,
“even the American
Catholic begins to see in
the entrant or refugee not
Christ, but the enemy.”
They noted that since
1960 thousands of Cubans
have arrived in Florida,
making an economic,
cultural and linguistic
impact. The Cubans were
followed by the arrival of
substantial numbers of
Haitians and Ethiopians.
“The unexpectedness,
the suddenness, the great
numbers of arrivals
exhausted and overran the
ability of the government,
the state and the voluntary
agencies to care for them,”
the statement said.
The bishops also said
that the dramatic arrival of
Cuban refugees in 1980 has
somewhat obscured the
fact that during the late
1970s there was a steady
influx into Florida of
refugees from Indo-China,
Nicaragua, Mexico and
other Latin American
countries, and some
European countries.
“Under the present
administration even the
inadequate grants made to
entrants and refugees have
been placed in jeopardy,”
the bishops stated. “A plan
to eliminate relief programs
for entrants and refugees
would place a nearly
impossible burden on state
resources,” they said,
noting that the refugee
population would then
turn to church-related and
voluntary agencies for help.
The bishops joined with
other Florida religious
leaders to seek help from
the Reagan administration
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conditions at the
Immigration and
Naturalization Service’s
(INS) Krome refugee
detention camp in Dade
County.
The religious leaders
wrote that conditions at
the camp are “dehumaniz
ing both to the refugees and
to INS personnel staffing
the camp. Although people
in South Florida may have
different views regarding
the refugee issue, all people
of good will can unite in the
cause of just and humane
treatment for refugees.”
The bishops admitted
that they do not have the
solution to the highly
complex immigration
problem, but said they
believe that “everyone
wishes that the entrant and
refugee problem will be
solved in a manner
consonant with the highest
ideals of America and of
the Christian faith.”
Acknowledging the
need for fiscally
r e s p onsible government,
the bishops said that fiscal
responsibility involves a
very careful scrutiny and
balancing of priorities.
“We are committed to
the service of all men and
women, rich or poor,
empowered or powerless,”
they stated. “But we feel
that as followers of Christ
we must be prepared in a
special way to help those
who cannot help
themselves. We hope that
our priests and our people
will reflect and pray over
the needs of the ‘strangers’
in our midst, reflect and
pray over the demands of
justice and love.”
The bishops of Florida,
in addition to Archbishop
McCarthy, are Bishops
Thomas J. Grady of
Orlando, Rene H. Gracida
of Pensacola-Tallahassee,
W. Thomas Larkin of St.
Petersburg, John J. Snyder
of St. Augustine and
Auxiliary Bishops John J.
Nevins of Miami, Agustin
A. Roman of Miami and J.
Keith Symons of St.
Petersburg.
THE STAFF, Sisters of Mercy and board
members recently broke ground for Doctors’
Building II, the newest addition to Saint Joseph’s
Hospital.
Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Opens Last 25 Beds
After moving to
Atlanta’s newest health
care facility on
Peachtree-Dunwoody
Road three and a half years
ago, St. Joseph’s Hospital is
expanding its services again
in what will prove to be a
healthy move for the city.
By November 2, St.
Joseph’s seven
twin-towered floors will be
open, offering a total of
300 beds. The earlier than
anticipated opening date is
attributed to a record high
patient census during the
last six months and a
successful nurse
recruitment program. More
than 85 nursing positions
have been filled since June;
the majority of applicants
have been experienced
nurses.
The hospital’s newest
expansion will be used in
the care of gastronenter-
ology, neuro-surgery,
neurology and
opthamology patients, all
growing specialties at St.
Joseph’s.
The hospital staff and
board members also broke
ground recently for the
newest addition to the
Peachtree-Dunwoody
Road medical complex, the
Doctor’s Building II. The
new building is scheduled
for completion next
summer and will stand
adjacent to the present
doctor’s building.
A special open house
and ribbon cutting
ceremony is planned for
this Friday, October 30 to
honor hospital staff and the
community which has
supported the facility.
Beginning at 2 p.m. and
continuing till 4 p.m., the
open house will feature
tours of the hospital’s
newest service area.
St. Joseph’s Hospital is
Atlanta’s first hospital and
is staffed by the Sisters of
Mercy. It is a leader in the
care of heart, vascular,
lung, burn and cancer
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