Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1946-1948

Plan Future for New South Bay Bishop Blesses New Altar in St. Francis of Assisi Church

Crowd Attends First Mass in Converted Chapel in Palm City PALM CITY-A large crowd packed the house and yard here last Sunday morning when the first l\Iass was cele- brated by His Excellency, the Most Reverend Bishop, at 8 o'clock, and the Blessed Sacrament was reserved in the hum- I ble little tabernacle in the residence which has been con- verted into a chapel. The Rev. Cornelius J. Moynihan, weekly at the home of Mr. and newly-appointed pastor, celebrat- Mrs. Robert Egger. Known as the I ed the second Mass at 10 a.m., South Bay Catholic Group prior and the large numbers of young to the establishment of the new and old that received Holy Com- parish, the members had selected munion augured wel! for the sue-. Michael Chillinsky as their presi- cess of the new parish. dent, Royal Collins, vice-president, The Most Reverend Bishop ad- Sarah E. Berry, secretary, and dressed the people and commend- Ric~ard L. M~rphy, treasurer. On ed their active faith which had various occasions the Most Rev- been translated into energetic en- erend Bi~hop h~s met with th_em thusiasm in transforming the and received with understanding residence donated by Mr. Robert and sympathy _their suggestions Egger into a temporary chapel. for the new parish. His Excellency bespoke their con- To date, no name has been given tinued loyal cooperation in build- to the new church as it is hoped ing up this new parish in Palm that a generous donor may wish City which also includes settle- to select its name. ments in Nestor and Imperial Societies Formed Beach. An altar society was Prelate Grateful M d · o t b 14 t on ay evening, c o er , a In addition, the Most Reverend a meeting of the ladies of the new Bishop expressed his admiration parish. Eighteen members joined and gratitude for the work of the the organization and elected Mrs. ladies who had decorated the al- Mary Cantua as president, Mrs. tar with flowers and arranged al- Gertrude Crow, Vlce-presldent, and tar linens, and for the work of the Mrs. Hazel Cook, secretary-trea-

RIVERSIDE-With solemn ceremonies Sunda:Y morn • (Y' October 20 befo1·e the 11 :30 o'clock Mass, His Excel {;;~Y, the l\Iost 'Reverend Bish?P blesse~ ~he ne,w altar an church equipment in St. Francis of Ass1s1 Church. The new altar, new Stations of the Cross, and ne, ' pu.·l.pit in.stalled in the church are I • I I only part of the improvements ' made by the Rev. William F. Van 4-1 Garsse, pastor, since his return eight months ago from the Army Chaplain Corps where he held the rank of major. Father Van Garsse has also done an excellent job of renovating the interior of the

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church and has added a library to the , rectory and redecorated the interior of the house. All the deco- rations and renovations, and a11 the appointments reveal excellent taste. In the church itself, Father Van Garsse has also covered the sanc- tuary, the main aisle, and the bap- tistry with rubber tile. Liturgical Altar The altar, of liturgical design, is of composition material, with onyx and mosaic trim. The altar has a background of velour drape, and a baldacchinum of the same material, fringed with gold braid and surmounted by the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe encircled by electric lights. Assisting the Most Reverend Bishop as deacons of honor were the Rev. David P. McAstocker, S.J., and his brother, the Rev. John McAstocker, S.J. Father Van Garsse, the pastor, celebrated the Solemn High Mass which followed the blessing. The Rev. Paul A. Conneely, pastor of St. Anthony's Church, Casa Blan- ca served as deacon, and the Rev. L~is Valdes, pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Belltown, as subdeacon. Mr. Joseph R. Cervan- tes was master of ceremonies. Clergy Attend Present in the sanctuary during the Mass were the Very Rev. Pe- ter F. Lynch, V.F., Dean of River- ' side County and pastor of St. Francis de Sales Church, River- side; the.Rev. William Clavin, pas- tor of Sacred Heart Church, Mira Loma, and the Rev. Edward Kro- lick!, O.M.C., pastor of St. Thomas Church, Arlington. The Most Reverend B i s h o p spoke at the Mass in Spanish, - thanking and congratulating the generous donors, and explaining the gospel of the day. In his re- marks the Bishop said that the ex- cellent decorations and elegant ap- pointments in the church reflected the generosity of the people and (Continued on Page 2)

His Excellency, t'he Most Reverend Bishop, the Rev. Corneiius J. Moynihan, pastor of the newly formed South Bay parish for in- habitants of Pabn City, Imperial Beach a.nd Nestor, and Mr. Robert Egger, who donated the residence which has been con- verted into a cl:.a.9el for the parish, are shown above as they dis- cussed the future of the new parish last Sunday morning after the Most Reverend -Bishop had celebrated the first Mass in the -------=--------------------- converted chapel.

men of the parish who have built surer. the altar and arranged cubboards

Dr. Michael Murphy

I ST. MARY PLAYERS NAME PAGEANT CAST At the monthly meeting of the

Meetings will be held at the Robert Egger home at two-week

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for linens and equipment.

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In his initial announcements, intervals on Monday evenings at Father Moynihan notified the peo- 7:30 p.m. The next meeting is Comm·union Breakfast pie of the organization of infor- scheduled for Monday evening 0c- mation forums for Catholics a~d tober 28. '

Servicemen and women, U.S.O. st · Mary Players, held on October

non-Catholics twice A Holy Name society has also hostesses and members of the Ca- 16 at th e home of Barbara a nd weekly. Father Moynihan will also been organized, and the following thedral CYO heard Dr. Michael [Hugh McCartey, plans for the form special First Communion and officers have been chosen: J. Heir- M k t th thl lchristmas Pageant which the · • h' d urpny spea a e mon y Confirmation classes for c 11 ren, stiens, president, G. Faber, vit:e- . Players will produce this year and indicated that his work would president, and F. DeLise, .secre- Communion breakfast held at 101 . begin with a thorough census of tary-treasurer. Broadway USO, Sunday, October were discussed and the cast an- th I' t · t 13. nounced. e cis .pc • The South Bay Catholic Group Select Architect has scheduled weekly Saturday D~. Murphy, who was th e firS t Coming events for the month of The church committee in charge night dances to be held at the medical man : 0 address th e gr?up October include the Seventeenth of plans and building have em- Lazy A Ranch of Mrs. Andrews. at a Commumon breakfaS t , pomt- Birthday Dinner and the party ployed Mr. C. J. Paderewski as Next in the series will be a cos- ed out the advantage of a Cath- held each year for the children of architect. The parishioners do not tume dance to be held October 26 olic backgrou nd in th e field of members. Thirty-six members and plan to stop at a church and rec- in keeping with the Hallowe'e~ m:dicine. He noted that all_ Ca~h- guests attended the Annual Past tory, however, for they envision tradibion. ohc doctors know that it is dis- Presidents' Dinner Dance held also a parochial school and a con- --------- astrous to work against the laws September 26. Thirteen of the 16 vent for the sisters. of nature, and emphasized that Past Presidents were present. to be held

The residence now used for a chapel partially abutts on a street, hence plans have been completed to move it as soon as the site for the church property becomes avail- From 35 to 40 members of the new parish have been meeting able.

doctors must make it a practice Sunday, September 15, found the

to work with the natural law.

Players, their children and guests

Mr. John Winans, Club direc- at Descanso enjoying the ham-

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tor expressed the appreciation of burgers,

salad and watermelon

t~e Club to Doctor Murphy for his pro,ided by Bill Gibbs and his , fme address. Among the guests committee of Esther Reed, Mar- at the breakfast were the doctor's garet Sullivan, Gretchen Cairns

wife, Mrs. Murphy, senior hostess. n_,. .,,..,"n"" .,.,__ OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1946

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OCTOBER 10, 1946

PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, D. C.

THE INFAMOUS PERSECUTION OF ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN YUGOSLAVIA DEMANDS A STRAIGHT• FORWARD, FEARLESS PROTEST FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERN• MENT. LIBERTY LOVING AMERICANS ARE NOT INDIFFERENT TO THE VICIOUS TRAVESTY INTENDED TO DISCREDIT THIS GREAT PATRIOT WHO HAS VALIANTLY CHAMPIONED THE RIGHTS OF HIS PEOPLE. THOSE PEOPLE ARE NOW ENSLAVED, HENCE THE ATTEMPT TO SI• LENCE THE VOICE OF THEIR INTREPID LEADER WHO IS THE FOE TO EVERY FORM OF DICTATORSHIP. THE BLOOD OF COUNTLESS INNOCENT VICTIMS, WANTONLY SPILLED BY THE BRUTAL COMMUNIST REGIME IN YUGOSLAVIA AND OTHER SMALL COUNTRIES, CRIES OUT TO DECENT PEOPLE EVERY· WHERE TO DEFEND THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND TRUTH. THE OBVIOUS EFFORT OF MARSHAL TITO TO CRUSH OUT EVERY VESTIGE OF RELi• GIOUS FREEDOM CHALLENGES CHRISTIANS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. SHALL OUR GOVERNMENT FAIL MILLIONS OF ITS CITIZENS WHO FOUGHT FOR THE SAME PRINCIPLES WHICH ARCHBISHOP STE• PINAC UPHOLDS AT PERIL OF HIS LIFE? IT IS TIME.TO BECOME ARTICU• LATE AND REMOVE THE STIGMA OF APPEASEMENT. WE ARE SOLEMN• LY PLEDGED TO THE FOUR FREEDOMS. WE CANNOT IGNORE ANY ONE OF THEM AND MAINTAIN OUR NATIONAL HONOR. (S) CHARLES F. BUDDY BISHOP OF SAN DIEGO (This telegram was sent by the Most. Rev. _Charles F. f!uddy, p.D., Bishop of San Diego, to the President. It was also printed in the San Diego dailies, the Los Angeles Examiner, and other papers throughout the country.)