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Edition of Our Sunday Visitor RALEIGH N C
Subscription *4.00 10# per copy Volume LV April 16, 1967 No. 51 P.O. Box 9503 ’
Downtown Raleigh Diocesan Offices
Services in the field of social work, communications of radio and TV and information were
opened in the Cathedral city last week. Bishop Vincent S. Waters (right) opened the new fa
cility with the Rt. Rev. Michael A. Begley, supervisor of social services, and Miss Mary J.
Mulcahy, office receptionist. It is located in the Branch Bank & Trust Co. Building, Fayette
ville Street.
Diocesan Offices
Of Social Service,
Information Open
RALEIGH — New Diocesan
offices of Catholic Social Service,
Communications and Informa
tion, were opened here on April
6 in the new building of the
Branch Bank & Trust Co., with a
prayer and blessing of the Most
Rev. Vincent S. Waters, D.D.S.,
/ Bishop of Raleigh.
\ Attending the invocation were
the Rt. Rev. Michael A. Begley,
director of Social Services, and
| Miss Mary J. Mulcahy, reception
| ist of the new facilities.
j In addition to the Social Serv
ice office there are headquarters
for Diocesan Information with
the Rev. Jesse L. Creel, director,
and the Diocesan Communica
tion Office for Radio and Tele
vision with the Rev. George W.
Fleetwood, director.
The offices are located on the
12th floor of the building, in
Room No. 1218. There is a re
ception area from which are the
three offices furnished in com
plete modern decor. They will
be open daily from noon to 4
p.m. The office telephone is 832
7500 and 832-7509 and the ad
dress is: 333 Fayetteville Street
The buildiiftg is located opposite
the Sir Walter Hotel, corner
Fayetteville and East Davie
Street.
Miss Mulcahy, a member of
Our Lady of Lourdes parish
here, has been associated with
the Federal Government finance
offices.
BISHOP NAMED TO
VULOATE COMMISSION
VATICAN CITY — (NC) —
Pope Paul VI has named Bishop
Jean Julien Weber of Stras
bourg, France, a member of the
commission for the revision of
the Vulgate.
Catholic-Lutheran Meet
Better Understanding
On Eucharist Seen
By Doris Peters
New York — Roman Catholic
and Lutheran theologians agreed
here after their fourth meeting
that “many misunderstandings
had been overcome” on the Sac
rament of the Lord’s Supper —
Holy Eucharist — but that fur
ther examination is necessary.
The doctrinal consultation
(April 7. to 9) held at the head
quarters of the Lutheran Church
in America was the fourth in a
series sponsored by the Bishops’
Committee for Ecumenism and
Interreligious Affairs of the Na
tional Conference of Catholic
Bishops and the U.S.A. National
Committee of the Lutheran
World Federation.
MAIN THEMES discussed at
-the three day meeting were the
Lord’s Supper as sacrifice, the
manner of Christ’s presence in
the sacrament, the import of the
concept of transubstantiation,
and the “relation of these issues
to the concrete worship life of
the Church.”
In a prepared statement re
leased at the conclusion of <the
closed meeting, the group noted
that in contrast to topics dis
cussed at the first two meetings
— the Nicene Creed and Bap
tism — “there have been his
torically serious disagreements
between the confessions con
cerning the Eucharist.”
“All participants,” the state
ment added, “agreed that many
misunderstandings had been
See Eucharist, page 3A
Senate of Priests
Meets With Bishop
To Discuss Agenda
RALEIGH — Fourteen members of the Senate of Priests of the
Diocese met on April 0 with the Most Rev. Vincent S. Waters, D.D.,
and Auxiliary Bishop Charles B. McLaughlin, to discuss in an ad
visory capacity a six-point proposed agenda „
This was the first meeting of this clerical group with the Bishops
as outlined in the “Norms for Implementation of Council Decrees.
The manner of voting repre
sentation on the Diocesan Pas
toral Council was presented as
the initial subject of discussion
by the Very Rev. Michael A.
Carey of Raleigh.
He proposed that each parish
board elect a member to a dean
ery level group. Proceeding from
the deaneries’ elections to the
diocesan board would be made
by the selection of vote by one
clergy and one of the laity. The
religious Sisters would have a
representation of five on the
diocesan level also by vote, mem
bership coming from the clois
tered, nursing, teaching, catechet
ical and social service fields. The
Bishop would appoint seven addi
tional members by his choice.
In all there would be about 38
members — clerical, lay and re
ligious, as members of the Ad
visory Diocesan Pastoral Council.
Substantially this was the rec
ommendation made by the com
mittee of Father Carey assisted
by Bishop McLaughlin and Father
Charles J. O’Connor. This system
of selection was recommended by
the assembled priests.
Spiritual Welfare
Proceeding to the second phase
editor's
Desk
For the first time in many
years, we did not give our “re
port cards” last week. This spe
cial visit of the pastor is one of
the truly grand experiences of
the parish school.
Forewarned, the children
eagerly awaited the knock on
the class room door and “Good
morning, Father” 35. voices in
chorus tone would greet you.
The reply, “Good Morning, Sis
ter, and boys and girls, please
be seated,” was always accompa
nied by the homey shuffle of
closed books and the clearing of
the desks.
Sister or Mrs. Alvarez or Mrs.
Finneran, teachers, would have
the cards already neatly ar
ranged on her desk. After a com
plimentary comment on the
“art work” decorations around
the room, the priest would be
seated and begin, all eyes as big
as saucers on him as the first
names were called.
Usually the grades were good
See Editor’s Desk, page 8A
of the meeting, Msgr. Charles J.
Gable cited essential virtues to
be found in the “Spiritual Apos
tolate of the Priests.” Fathers J.
Paul Byron and Donald F. Staib,
associates on the subject pro
posed methods of implementing
clerical relations. Following the
recommendations of the commit
tee the senate voted on a three
fold program to promote the gen
eral welfare of the clergy.
The first was given as “Per
sonnel” — a means by which a
member of the clergy may make
personal suggestions for his wel
fare and satisfaction in relation
to his particular clerical assign
ment, Fathers Michael A. Carey,
Charles O’Connor and Msgr.
George Lynch were elected to
this group. For the internal wel
fare of the clergy a Liaison Pro
See Senate, page 8A
Diocesan Clergy
Meet to Discuss
Communications
GREENSBORO — All the cler
gy of the diocese were invited
to an informal meeting last week
by eight of the priests to give
expression to the need of fra
ternal as well as priestly com
munications with one another.
They also discussed the need
of in-service training by lectures
and conferences to become bet
ter acquainted with the applica
tions of the recent Vatican Con
ciliar recommendations.
The meeting began at noon
with a lunch here at the Holi
day Inn. The priests also ex
pressed a need of mutual sharing
of practical experiences in the
reforms which are periodically
advised in the fields of religious
instruction, the liturgy, parish
and parochial school manage
ment and other pastoral obliga
tions.
The need of semi-annull meet
ings during the Advent and
Lenten season were also dis
cussed.
The invitation to the meeting
was issued by Fathers Edward
Beatty, Paul Byron, Gerald Lew
is, Robert E. McMahon, H. C.
Mulholland, Roderick O’Connor,
Kenneth I. Parker and Donald
Staib.
Discuss Area Needs
Diocesan Bishops at Province Meeting
MIAMI — (NC) — Bishops
of the province of Atlanta have
given priests in the six-diocese
area permission to hear confes
sions in the entire province and
also asked the National Confer
ence of Catholic Bishops to con
sider restoring the permanent
diaconate in dioceses that want
it
The two decisions were an
nounced after the bishops held
their annual meeting in Miami.
Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan
of Atlanta said it is customary
for priests to receive their fac
ulties from their own diocese
and they have been restricted
to use within that diocese. Ef
fective immediately, all priests
in good standing may now hear
the confessions of penitents in
the Atlanta archdiocese and the
dioceses of Savannah, Ga.;
Charleston, S.C.; Raleigh, N.C.;
Miami and St. Augustine, Fla.
A majority vote approved the
recommendation asking the
NCCB to open up the possibil
ity of a permanent diaconate in
dioceses where bishops wish to
restore the early apostolic prac
tice. Such deacons, married or
not, would baptize, preach, dis
tribute Communion, conduct the
first part of the Mass, the “lit
urgy of the word,” witness mar
riages and probably have permis
sion to anoint the sick.
It would still be the role of.
priests to absolve in the sacra
ment of Penance and to offer
the Eucharist. The possibility of
a permanent diaconate was
opened up by the Second Vati
can Council.
In other business, the names
of priests eligible for selection
as future bishops were discussed
and voted upon. The names were
forwarded to the Consistorial
Congregation at the Vatican
through the Apostolic Delegate
in the U.S., Archbishop Egidio
Vagnozzi.
The choice in each case is
made by the Pope.
In Atlanta, Archbishop Halli
nan invited all priests and lay
and Religious members of the
archdiocesan councils and
boards to suggest names. These
were voted upon in the selec
tion of names submitted to the
province by the archdiocese.
Bishop Coleman F. Carroll of
Miami was host at the meeting.
The following bishops agreed
to take responsibility for spe
cific areas: Liturgy, Auxiliary
Bishop Charles McLaughlin of
Raleigh; ecumenism and the
diaconate, Bishop Ernest L. Un
terkoefler of Charleston; voca
tions and seminaries, Bishop
Carroll; lecture and conference
series, Auxiliary Bishop Joseph
L. Bernardin of Atlanta; the
provincial synod in 1972, Bishop
Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh
with Archbishop Joseph P. Hur
ley, bishop of St Augustine;
newsletter for bishops, Abbot
Walter Coggins, O.S.B., of Bel
mont Abbey, N.C.