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Ordination Anniversaries
Charlotte — The Rev. Francis J. Tait, pastor of St. Patrick’s
Church here will officiate at a Solemn High Mass on Thursday, De
cember 21 which date marks the 25th anniversary of his ordination
to the priesthood. . .. .
The day will mark the 50th anniversary of the priesthood
of another priest of the diocese, the Rev. Paul G. Termer who was
ordained at Belmont Abbey Cathedral in 1917. Father Termer is liv
ing in retirement in his native city of Buffalo, New York at 540
Eggert St., zip, 14215.
Father Curran Recuperating
Southern Pines—Father Thomas E. Curran is convalescing at St.
Joseph Hospital here following a heart condition and a vascular ob
struction which resulted in surgery. At present he is able to walk
about the hospital and receive visitors. The Rev. Charles J. Costello,
O.M.I., who substituted at Hamlet during the illness of Father Stokes,
is presently serving at Sacred Heart at Pinehurst for Father Curran.
Youth Director Dies
Hendersonville—The Reverend Peter Newport, S.J., who had been
on the faculty of the summer school of Christian A postdate for Youth
at Our Lady of the Hills Camp here, died last week in San Francisco,
California. The priest made many friends among the youths of the
diocese during his four years in association with the youth program
of the area.
Urges Parent Teacher Ties
Morehead City—Parents of the Home School Association of St. Eg
bert’s parish here, heard a child guidance authority advise families
that many of the nervous conditions and tensions of children were
due to either a too early entry into school, or were promoted too
rapidly for their reading capability. Mrs. John Reintjes, a clinical
physico-analyst, said that over 80% of the patients she interviews are
children who are victims of environmental pressures. She urged that
parents and teachers exchange mutual information about the develop
ment of children, and that maturity of children is a prime 'considera
tion.
John McGregor presided and Mrs Don Femia introduced the
speaker. Mrs. Pat Williams, chairman of the Fall festival, reported
that $816.00 was realized by the recent benefit.
Ladies of Charity Meet Dec. 3
Charlotte—Ladies of Charity here, will hold an “Open House” on
Sunday Dec. 3 from 3 to 5 PM at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Martin
Kreshon on Townes Road. Members will renew their annual mem
bership and introduce new members as well as invite friends to join
them for a social hour.
Officers for 1968 elected at the November meeting will act as
hostesses with Mrs. Kreshon. They are: Mesdames Frank Rodgers,
President; Louis Faquin, Vice-Pres.; Martin Opyrchal, Correspondent;
John L. Smith, Treasurer; Jerome Olwell, Recorder.
Ladies of Charity are a sister organization to the St. Vincent de
See Diocesan News Briefs, page 7A
FATHER rHaRT.F.S j. O’CONNOR, Director here of the Pon
tifical Society for the Propagation of the Faith, confers with
Monsignor Raymond T. Etteldorf, Vatican Secretary Gen
eral of the Society and Monsignor Edward T. O’Meara, the
National Director in the United States during a meeting of
all Diocesan Directors of the U.S. in Chicago.
Mission Directors
Mission Awareness Stressed At
Propagation National Meeting
CHICAGO — The importance
of making American Catholics
more mission-minded was em
phasized at the tenth national
meeting of the diocesan direc
tors of The Society for the Propa
gation of the Faith held here
last week at the Conrad Hilton
Hotel.
In attendance at the meeting,
which is held only every five
years, were 150 directors from
dioceses in every part of the U.S.
The meeting was called by Msgr.
Edward T. O’Meara, N.Y., nation
al director of the society*
Representing the Diocese of
Raleigh was the Very Rev.
Charles J. O’Connor diocesan di
rector.
As this was the first national
meeting since Vatican II, partic
ular emphasis was given to the
growing importance of the mis
sion activity of the Church as a
result of the Council The urgen
cy of arousing the American la
ity to an awareness that they are
members of a missionary church
and share in its missionary re
sponsibility was stressed.
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Ro
chester, who recently returned
from the Synod of Bishops in
Rome, was the keynote speaker
at the opening session. Bishop
Sheen, who is director of the
Catholic Bishops Commission on
the Missions, served as national
director of the society for 16
years until appointed bishop of
Rochester a year ago.
'End Political
Church : Cardinal
Lisbon — (NC) — In a speech
marking his 38th anniversary as
spiritual leader of Portugal, Lis
bon’s Manuel Cardinal Goncalves
Cerejeira urged the nation’s
Catholic clergy and laymen to
take a new look at their coun
try’s Church-state relationship.
Tracing the history of Church
state relations through the polit
ical changes that have affected
Portugal, the cardinal pointed out
that the regime of Premier An
tonio de Oliveira Salazar made
possible a religious revival after
years of anti-Church activity.
But at the same time, he ad
mitted that the nation’s religious
leaders could take a more active
role in the promotion of social
justice. Referring to previous
speeches and pastoral letters, the
cardinal said that the Church
should respect the state and its
authorities, but never become
enslaved to political power.
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