Priestly Vocation Shortage
CANBERRA, Australia — (NC) — Widespread changes to update
seminary training in Australia and New Zealand were recommended
by more than 40 philosophy professors from seminaries and univer
sities. The conference recommended that seminary philosophy stu
dents be sent to universities for at least one or two years.
The professors also said there should be greater integration of
philosophy and theology studies.
LILLE, France — A reorganization in the Lille minor seminary
has led to the inclusion of girls in some seminary classes, and semi
narians in the classes of a nearby girls’ schools.
The novel situation arose when three schools decided to cooper
ate to strengthen their educational curricula.
ESSEN, Germany — A group of seminarians from the Essen
diocese have started to work in factories as part of their training
for the priesthood. The group lives together in a home near the
factory.
Bishop Charles H. Helmsing, of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., told
National Conference of Vocation Directors, that to increase vocations
there must be greater stress on duties which are truly priestly. The
bishop lauded the movement to get Sisters and laymen to teach in
minor seminaries as a step in the right direction. He said priests in
high schools should teach only religion to make their role “more dis
tinctive.”
SPOKANE, Wash. — For the first time, the faculty of Mater
Cleri minor seminary of the Spokane diocese will include a woman
— Sister Marian Catherine, ranked by many as the No. 1 teacher
of biology in the state.
SANTA FE, N.M. — The Santa Fe archdiocese is undertaking a
“crash” program to find ways to attract men to a life as priests.
There are some 135 priests in the archdiocese now, Msgr. Tournier
said. He added: “We don’t even have enough young men in our semi
nary now to replace the men we will lose by the normal attrition of
age and death.”
LINCOLN, Neb. — (RNS) — Ordination of specially selected
laymen, after six months of intensified study at a seminary, to per
form most of the functions of a parish pastor was proposed by a priest
here to help alleviate shortages of Catholic clergy in Latin America
and other areas.
The proposal was made by Father Michael Lies, pastor of St.
Francis of Assisi church in Wichita, Kan. He suggested that parish
elders meet under supervision of a bishop’s delegate to elect, in
secret ballot, a lay leader whom they would like to have as a priest.
Belmont, N.C. — Mrs. Kay M.
Baxter, pictured at right a
distinguished British educator,
writer and prominent Anglican
Churchwoman will be on campus
at Sacred Heart College, Belmont,
N.C. Sept. 29 and 30. She will
speak at the College Convocation
Sept. 29 at 3:00 p.m. on “Grace
or Gorgon? The Image of Woman
in Contemporary Theatre;” Her
final formal lecture will be on
Sept. 30 at 8:00 p.m. when she
will discuss, “Contemporary Thea
tre and Religious Communi
cation.”
Her visit is part of the Danforth
Lecture series which is sponsored
by the Danforth Foundation and
the Association of American Col
leges.
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Father Schomber, C.SS.R.
A Requiem Mass was offered for
Father James Schomber at
4:00 p.m. on Sept. 13. Father
Schomber died Of lung cancer
after a month’s confinement in
the hospital in Jacksonville, Fla.
Bishop Charles McLaughlin was
celebrant, Father Lawrence Ever
ett, C.SS.R., a classmate of the de
ceased gave the eulogy. Thirty
members of the clergy were pres
ent. At the time of his death Fa
ther Schomber was pastor of Im
maculate Conception church in
Rocky Mount. Surviving is his
brother Father John Schomber,
C.SS.R. and an elderly Aunt and
Uncle.
The deceased was born in 1915
in New Bedford, Mass, and en
tered the Redemptorist Prep
Seminary after grade school. He
was ordained in 1942 and served
in a parish in Baltimore until
1945 when he was sent to the Re
demptorist Missions in the Matto
Grosso section of Brazil. He re
mained there for 19 years and in
1964 was given the assignment at
Rocky Mount. He was 51 at the
time of his death.
Changes Needed
BOSTON — (NC) — “Present
lay organizations are not, for the
most part, serving the needs of
the Church as they are seen in
the light of Vatican II,” accord
ing to a report made to the
Archdiocesan Council of Catholic
Men here by a special post-con
ciliar study commission.
New structures both on the par
ish and diocesan levels were seen
by the commission as needed for
implementation of decrees of Va
tican II.
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Knights
of Columbus Roundup
Edited By Duane A. Russell
State Public Relations Chairman
Installation of officers for the 1966-67 fraternal year took place *
WILMINGTON COUNCIL 1074 recently with District Deputy Jo*,*
J Stoffa, of Jacksonville, the installing officer. A good attendance was
on hand. Brother LEO JEROME MERCK was presented a Certificate
of Merit as “Knight of the Month” for August “in recognition and
grateful appreciation of his faithful and exceptional services to his
Council and his Order.” Grand Knights Ernest King paid tribute to
Brother Beck for his outstanding work in connection with the Trailer
Chapel during its stay in Wilmington. “I think the Council as a whole
can feel proud of the good-will that resulted from having the Chapel
here,” said Brother King.
KNIGHT LIFE of MARIA IMMACULATA COUNCIL 3390, DUR.
HAM, reports the election of VINCENT O’SHEA as successor to
JAMES J. MORRIS, JR., as Deputy Grand Knight in a contest with
MIKE McCarthy and JIM EBERWEIN . . . FRANK RAGUSA has
been named “KNIGHT OF THE MONTH” for August. “The confi,
dence placed in Ragusa by his appointment as Youth Activities Com’'
mittee Chairman is being fully justified by his outstanding perform
ance.” . . . “The social season is swinging in high gear. Barely had
the Council recovered from the highly successful ‘Family Outing’ stag,
ed by ED BACK and his Council Activities Committee, when Back an
nounced that a ‘Ladies Night’ would be held in October.” . . . Brother
DOMINIC CROLLA has resigned as Editor-in-Chief of “Knight Life,”
but continues as Public Relations Chairman . . . The Council Bowling
Team is in full swing. A second team is being organized by HENRY
SHELLEY and BILL VAN PELT.
MSGR. ARTHUR R. FREEMAN COUNCIL 5487, GOLDSBORO, is
enthusiastic over the visit to the Wayne County Fair of the “Chapel on
Wheels” which drew much attention and favorable comment during its
stay there. A large amount of literature was distributed to visitors,
. . . A successful First Degree exemplification was held on Sunday, 18
September at 2 o’clock.
New Carolina Industries
Maxton
Stedman Manufacturing Co. of
Asheboro has announced plans
for a $250,000 plant at Maxton. It
will provide employment for
about 100 persons when it reaches
peak production around the first
of 1967.
Badin
Congratulations to the Alumi
num Company of America
(Alcoa) as it celebrates its 50th
year of operation at Badin, (near
Albemarle) and where a $10 mil
lion expansion of its facilities is
now underway. ,
The newest expansion follows
closely the one completed in 1964
at a cost of $50 million.
Beaufort
Mr. Elmer Willis has opened a
new scallop processing plant in
Carteret County near Beaufort
He has used automatic shuddnfe *
machines and quick freezing pro
cesses. The high quality has al
ready developed a big market in
northeastern U.S.
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