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PAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, January 14, 1982
El Ministerio Especial
De La Euearistia
En marzo, 1971, el Papa Pablo VI dio a los obispos de
los Estados Unidos el permiso de autorizar a miembros del
laicado a distribuir la Santa Comunion en la Misa y de
llevar la Comunion a los enfermos. Este permiso se ha
utilizado en muchas dioceses y en muchas parroquias,
aunque no en todas.
Cuando un sacerdote no esta presente, cuando el
sacerdote no puede dar la comunion por razones de salud
o de enfermedad, o cuando el numero de personas para
comulgar es tan grande que la Misa se prolongaria
demasiado, entonces los ministros especiales de la
Euearistia funcionan.
Para explicar mejor el hecho de que en algunas
parroquias ya hay muchos laicos funcionando asi, hay que
explicar el proceso que se usa para escoger y former estos
hermanos y hermanas nuestras para este ministerio. Deben
ser catolicos practicos, que participan en la vida de la
parroquia. Deben ser personas que dan testimonio de su fe
con sus vidas. En las parroquias se hace una llamada a las
personas intersadas, como se hizo en la parroquia de
Cristo Rey el domingo, 10 de enero, 1982. Se anuncia que
va a empezar un curso de preparacion para los ministros
de la Comunion. Las personas interesadas deben venir a tal
curso.
No es cuestion de ser digno. Quien es digno? Es
simplemente el responder a una llamada de la Iglesia a
entrar en un ministerio de servicio, ejerciendo el
sacerdocio de todos recibido en el bautismo.
A1 tomar el curso de preparacion, las personas
preparadas reciben un nombramiento por tres anos que se
puede renovar. Entonces, bajo la direccion del parroco, o
un sacerdote nombrado por el, los ministros especiales de
la Euearistia ayuden en las Misas dominicales, llevan la
Comunion a los enfermos cuando se les pide esto. Ningun
ministro de la Euearistia lleva su responsabilidad aislado
de la vida parroquial. Todo se hace bajo la autoridad de la
Iglesia.
A veces se oye la pregunta: “Estoy mal porque prefiero
recibir la Comunion de las manos del sacerdote?” Claro
que no! Pero si se debe entender que estos hermanos y
hermanas nuestras que reparten la Comunion estan
funcionando con la bendicion de la Iglesia y que la
Comunion que se reciba de sus manos es tanto la
Comunion como la que se recibe de manos de un
sacerdote.
Evangelization —
(Continued from page 1)
November-December ad
campaign, so that those at
the parish level would be
as prepared as those
receiving the initial phone
call. Other suggestions,
should a similar campaign
be conducted in the
future, were to prepare a
comprehensive list of
support services for
different groups in the
archdiocese, such as
divorced and separated,
singles, etc., and a
schedule of parish inquiry
classes to people interested
in entering the Church or
renewing their faith.
A clear strength of the
program seemed to be the
opportunity for
anonymity, which enabled
some callers to unburden
themselves and then, in
some cases, give their
names or ask for material
to be sent to them.
Another strength was the
freshness of those
answering the calls, who
admitted that they became
too involved in their work
they hated to relinquish
duty when their 24-hour
period ended.
‘‘I had the best
Thanksgiving I’ve ever
had,” said one woman
flatly. All involved were
enthusiastic about working
for a similar campaign in
the future.
A businessman also
acknowledged that those
accustomed to receiving
calls for help may get tired
and busy, as he does at
work, “I know in business,
you have stock answer No.
1 to 94. If I’m extremely
busy, I give’em stock
answer No. 37,” he said.
“But in this kind of
situation, you can’t give a
stock answer.” Using lay
people to answer the
phone calls placed the
emphasis on one-to-one
concern and often gave the
caller a sense of someone’s
genuine interest and love,
even if the problem that
prompted the call was not
solved.
One husband and wife
team said that they were
most affected by those in
such need that they called
just to have someone
listen. “It just touched me
so greatly that these
people could be hurting so
much that they just want
someone to hear them,”
the wife said.
Her husband said that
those who called for help
also helped him to
“appreciate more what I
take for granted - my
family, my relationships,
the sacraments I receive,
the community I have
here.”
Listening on the phone,
he often heard the story of
someone “who has a
desperate need for what
you have”, he said. “It
made me more thankful.”
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renovated church.
OLA Church: Remodeled,
Redecorated, Renewed
TEESIE HOTARD and her co-hosts and
hostesses from the parish council are seen
working hard on the reception following the
rededication ceremonies.
BY EVIE BROWN
The remodeled Our
Lady of the Assumption
Church was rededicated
Dec. 19 by Archbishop
Thomas Donnellan and
the parish priests, only
five days before the rush
of Christmas activities.
Father William F. Seli,
pastor, was “determined
to celebrate Christmas in
the new church, ready or
not,” and the builders
worked overtime to
finish the extensive work
at the church, located on
Hearst Drive in northeast
Atlanta.
The building was
finished on schedule, but
parishioners crowding
inside for the dedication
had to ascend a plywood
ramp because the
landscaping work outside
was not completed.
The remodeling, which
has been going on for
four months, combines
the old and new.
Entering the
remodeled church, the
altar and altar platform
are to the right, against a
long wall. The new,
padded pews are built on
rising platforms and
surround the altar in a
semi circle to give a
“community” effect
during Mass. The
building seats 560. The
new rising pews provide
better visibility than the
original, level, oak pews,
which were sold, mostly
to parishioners.
The original altar of
white carrera marble was
cut into five pieces. Now,
one large slab rests
horizontally on four
vertical ones. The altar
still rests on the original
marble platform, but
both were moved to the
new location.
A daily chapel and a
reserve Eucharist chapel
were added in the
remodeled building, the
daily chapel replacing the
choir loft. The choir will
now be seated with the
rest of the congregation.
The old ceiling of steel
beams and tile was
covered and replaced
with cedar.
The remodeling, a
parish project involving
the talents of many at
OLA, was decided upon
by the parish earlier in
1981, after an attempt to
build a new church did
not meet with the
necessary financial
support. During the
construction process,
Mass was celebrated daily
in the parish hall, which
also serves as the school
cafeteria and assembly
hall. The parish priests,
Father Seli, Father
Edward J. Murray and
Father Mark G. Kenney,
presented a five-week
series of homilies on the
development of the
Liturgy and changes in
the church, and held
meetings each Saturday
to answer questions
about the remodeling.
At the 90-minute
rededication service,
Archbishop Donnellan
annointed the altar and
the walls and watched
the church’s incensing.
Before the Liturgy of the
Eucharist, the candles on
the altar and around the
church were lit for the
first time. A reception
for some 200
parishioners, hosted by
Teesie Hotard for the
Parish Council, was held
afterward in the Parish
Hall.
A team of three
parishioners, Doug
Anderson, Mike Byrne
and Patricia Johnston,
served as artistic
consultants for the
renovation, designing the
theme window in the
renewed church.
The motif of the blue
stained-glass window is
SISTER PAT AND SISTER
Judith Dianne mingle with a festive
crowd at the reception in the parish
hall.
“Mary, Mother of the
Church,” but, according
to Father Seli, “the
window in corpora tes
symbols we associate
with the Assumption -
the moon under Mary’s
feet and the crown of
twelve stars on her
head.”
The team also
collaborated on the
design of the other blue -
gray- and brown-toned
stained glass windows
that replaced the original
gold-toned windows.
A n o ther church
member, John Mion, laid
the quarry tile in the
Commons area. The
simplicity of the tile
enhances the beauty of
the theme window there.
Parishioner Bill Fritsch
installed the new carpet,
Dan Rapp served as the
electrical design
consultant and Karl
Decker advised in the
area of structural design.
Harry deMeza,
chairman of the Parish
Renovation and Renewal
Committee, and Jim
Goda and Trent
Germanoof the Parish
Council, spent many
hours working with the
contractors -- Bon
Building Service, Inc. of
Decatur.
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