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Jlortf) Carolina Sunday Visitor y ^ y Edition ill T* T| h I | A P.O. Box 9503 Subscription H V \\ V 4 I V RALEIGH, N.C. $5 0® September 29, 1968 No. 22 CoPy10c editor's Desk if i had to choose a business “vear I’d sell remote islands, to said the editor of another itholic publication this week. The accute bombing in Vietnam, * turmoil in the cities, the stu mt disturbances on college cam gff the pointlessness of the po Ljjjj parties, the clerical con iicts in the Church, the condition [ family morals in the urban lams, the race and teacher dif trenees in our nation’s schools, toe wild transition of the arts tan the traditional virtues and rahies, all these problems bounce moss the desk this year, even toough we live in the society which gives us the greatest se mrity and in the section of God’s hurch on earth, noted for its Idelity to the Faith. NO WONDER LIFE on a desert Hand looks so attractive, writes the Catholic ed'tor from his desk it “Ave Maria” Magazine at Notre Dame University: Hie maddening element is the lease of power and progress frus trated. We know that we have the power to overcome North Viet We look at the cost of the pines, bombs, transportation, nen being swallowed up in Viet nam and realize how far this ex penditure could take us toward an Intelligently planned attack on poverty. Yet, we also know that there is little chance that these funds will be channeled into the fight against poverty, even when Vietnam ends. IN MANY FAMILIES, parents rejoice in the intelligence, educa tion, the human potential of their children and then agonize at the apparent waste as the young peo ple vacillate withcnit purpose or Erection. Again, in the Church, the same thing. We have seen a willingness to reexamine; we have seen major innovations; we have seen bril liant new thinkers, great personal dedication. Yet, instead of surging forward into a deeper, more pro found realization of its goals, the Church is caught in a whirlpool of controversy and rising bitterness, nth more of its most promising ipokesmen disappearing beneath the surface. Yes, unquestionably this would * the time for the island sales nm, but, in spite of the sales Potential, the island —- as acutal See Editor's Desk, page 3A EXTERIOR VIEW of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Con ception, at Washington, D.C., which is developing a patina now that it has been exposed to the elements for some years, bringing out in greater detail some of the elaborate carving and statuary with which it is adorned. (NC Photos) St. Joseph's Church Planning Dedication Raleigh — “I am optimistic for this parish as a symbol of the Unity of the Church,” said the Rev. Cranor F. Graves, pastor of St. Joseph’s church here, which dedication ceremony is planned for Friday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. The Most Rev. Vincent S. Waters. D.D., BishoD of Raleigh, will officiate at the dedication rites and offer the Mass and de liver the homily for the occasion. Mr. Phillip S. Ogilvie, a lector of the parish, will read the Eoistle. The congregation will participate in making the various Scripture readings as well as sing the hymns. The church cost $155,000 and seats 300 people. There are 216 families in the parish. THE TERRITORY of the new parish takes in most of the east ern end of the capitol city, an area formerly a part of the Cathe dral parish and the suppressed St. Monica parish. The church property is located on the corner of Peartree Lane and Poole Road and is adjacent to the Raleigh Country Club. It was purchased some years ago for $75,000 and contains 7 acres. There are two houses on the prop Membership Drive Mapped H i storica I Society Out I i nes Goa Is Raleigh — “Listen, Please . . . do you know that . . and seven points of interest in Catholic in volvement in the life of the State of North Carolina, are given as introductory reasons in an invita tion to membership in the Catho lic Historical Society of North Carolina. The attractive literature in Roanoke Rapids Pastor Fr. Colgan Buried; Served 28 Years note Rapids y— Requiem 5* tte repose of the Rev «omas Joseph Colgan, 64, of St. John’s Church here «ered September 21. The died in a New York hos jronng a leave of absence » Parish requested due to Reverend J. Calvert Brown, lowing a prolonged illness of coronary ailment. He is survived by three broth ers and a sister, Mrs. Margaret of 2888 Grand Concourse, See Ft. Colgan, page 8A tended to promote State wide membership in the Society was presented to board members who met in Raleigh at the Down towner Motel last week. The project of the Society and the publication of the board of directors appears on page 3. Page 4 is a subscription form for mem bership under the various types of association with the Society. The membership-promotional literature was presented to the 13 board members present for the meeting by the Very Rev. Charles J. O’Connor, president of the So ciety. It was the work of William H. O’Shea, Wake County Librari an and Treasurer of the Society and Charles H. Bowman, Jr., fac ulty member of East Carolina University. FATHER O’CONNOR urged that board members contact in terested Catholics who are mem bers of parishes in their area and ask them to contact local pastors in order that they in turn may assist the priests in a membership drive on the local scene. The purpose of the Historical Society, said Father O’Connor, is to provide a resource group of in terested people in the Catholic contributions made in the early days of our State. It plans to pro mote broad research and be a source of information which will gain access to the location of per sons, places and objects of Cath olic interest or involvement. Sister Mary Annette, R.S.M., chief librarian at Sacred Heart College at Belmont and a board member, accepted the role of archivist of the Society. She will receive and catalog letters, books and other historical memorabilia for safe keeping and will soon offer a listing of available re search materials, their location and values. WHILE THE HOME of Judge William Gaston at New Bern is owned by the Diocese of Raleigh, the first project of the Catholic Historical Society of North Caro lina is the long term proposal of restoration. The building is a fine example of an 18th century town house. Judge Gaston, a charter member of St. Paul’s Church at New Bern, was a champion of religious free dom, an Associate Justice of the See Historical Society, page 8A erty and a garage apartment. The principal house was known as the former Clark residence. The church building is of sim ilar exterior design to St. Ra phaels at Millbrook, a suburb of Raleigh. However, the interior has been designed to also provide a large parish room measuring 30 x 36 feet and there are additional exits. It was designed by Ralph B. Reeves, Jr. Associates and was built by Clancy and Theys Con struction Company. THE ENTRANCE to the church is made by two paved driveways leading off from the streets. A parking lot, also paved, is pro vided to the left side of the church. The altar of sacrifice is the gift of the Little Sisters of the Assumption, a community which formerly nursed the sick-poor at Durham. The Blessed Sacrament altar has been taken from St. Monica’s Church where it has been a me morial to the Tierney family. Many of the furnishings and sanctuary items have been taken from the suppressed parish church to the new one. THE FLOOR of the church is carpeted in thornbrush shade pf ludicucu aim me seating m lus set, gold and charcoal. The sac risty is located near the sanctu ary. The exterior design follows a rectangular modern line with con crete filled exterior steel and the walls of a light colored soft brick. The rectory, one of the initial buildings of the property pur chase, is located at 624 Peartree Lane. It follows the lines of the early American tradition and pro vides a one and a half story home. Council Meet Is Scheduled Southern Pines — The Di ocesan Pastoral Advisory Coun cil was scheduled to meet Sat urday, Sept. 28, at St. Anthony’s School Hall here. The council promotes unity and singleness of purpose of the People of God and has 38 mem bers, including clerical and lay representatives from each of the 13 deaneries in the Diocese of Raleigh, representatives of orders of nuns in North Carolina and appointees of Bishop Waters. Vincent C. Kopp of Cary is chairman. Enrollment Gains Seen This Year Washington — Enrollment in Catholic elementary and second ary schools in the United States in 1968-69 may reverse trends of recent years, with the elementary school enrollment leveling off after three years of decline and the secondary school enrollment rising again after several years at about the same level. These tentative conclusions emerge from a study made pub lic by the Research Office of the National Catholic Educational As sociation, the nation’s oldest and largest professional organization for Catholic educators. The NCEA study estimates Catholic elementary school en rollment for the current school year at 4,129,681. This is a de cline of 35,823 from the 1967-68 figure of 4,165,504, but it is small (0.86%) by comparison with the percentage declines of the three previous years (4.68% in 1967-68, 2.72% in 1966-67, and 1.64% in 1965-66). ON THE SECONDARY school level, the estimated enrollment is a new all-time high of 1,116,395. This is an increase of 27,123 or 2.49% over the 1967-68 figure of 1,089,272. Catholic secondary school enrollment has remained relatively constant since the 1964 65 school year. The NCEA study showed that the projected enrollment increase at the high school level was com mon to all major geographic areas of the country except the West North Central region, where dwindling rural population ac counted for an expected decrease of 0.2%. For all other regions, estimated increases ranged from slightly under 2% in the West South Cen tral and East North Central areas to a high of more than 7% in the Rocky Mountain states. IN ONLY EIGHT states — Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, Delaware and Wyoming — were net decreases expected by the re See Enrollment, page 8A
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