Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1946-1948

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO, FRIDAY, AU

UG UST 1, 1947

DIEGO FRIDAY, A

MEMOR Diocese Opens Drive to Bishop Confers Halt Epidemic in Europe With Promoter Stud~ Parishes Will Collect Soap, Towels to Be On School Plan During tl: Sent to Needy Areas to Aid War Victims

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1 S.D. Ordinary 1 1 To Erect Parish I For Lakeside Will Accomodate 350 Families Living In Area of Parish Three hundred fifty Cath- olics in Lakeside are rejoic~ng in the prospect of havmg their own parish church. For- merly most of these faithful people have traveled several miles to assist at Mass at St. Mary's church, El Cajon. This has been a hardship, especially for those who made the trip fasting. The Most Reverend Bishop is more concerned with those families \ in Lakeside who have no means of transportation as well as the hun- dreds of Catholics in that area who have possibly lost interest in their religion because of the in- conveniences of assisting at Ma~s and receiving the Sacraments. Purchases Ground During the past week the Most Reverend Bishop purchased four acres of ground adjacent to the lake on a tract known as El Monte park. The property has an im- provement consisting of a 24 by 60 foot barracks which will be re- modeled into a mission style house of worship. While it was thought that the

To Ask Prayers 1 Before Starting Drive for Funds Series of Talks to Explain Necessity Of College for Men A campaign of prayer will precede the drive for funds with which to inaugurate San Diego university. As the school g et s underway the prayers ot, children and all re- ligious orders will form one pow- erful petition for the success of this mammoth undertaking. the campaign preced- ing the actual drive for funds a series of educational talks will be made stressing the necessity of providing a higher education for .the young men of the diocese. Men· to Benefit Because the Society of the Sacred Heart, which is completing plans for a fine arts college for women an academy and an ele- menta;y department, have not asked to participate in the funds for the drive, practically the total returns will be devoted to facili- ties for the young men of this jur- isdiction. Rockne Academy Included In asking for funds for the Knute Rockne Institute of Techni- cal Arts, it will be pointed out (Continued on Page 2) To Ask _Prayers Before Fund Drive (Continued from Page l) . \ that the second se~tio_n of the _in- stitute is being built in El CaJon. I One of the principal features of I this appeal will be the fact-well- known to educators-that men of high school age often fa!l in _th~ir studies and acquire an mferionty complex, rating . them~elves as During

No Commitments Made on Proposals; Consultors to Meet In a conference during the past week His Excellency the Most Reverend Bishop conferred with representatives of a New York firm of professional promoters, B. H. Lawson Associates, incorpora- ted, regarding the proposed drive to procure funds for the San Diego university to be erected on the 160 acre tract which will be known as Alcala park. I I His Excellency expressed inter- I est and appreciation for the pro- posals of the Lawson company but made no commitments for the dio- cese as the entire project must be referred to the board of diocesan · consultors composed of the follow- ing members: Rt. Rev. Msgr. John t \B. Cotter, VG, Rt. Rev. Msgr. ! Frederick A. Wekenman, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. McNamara, Rt. I Rev. Msgr. Owen Hannon, VF, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John Power, VF, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter F. Lynch, VF, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis C. Ott, the Very Rev. Patrick Dunne, the Very Rev. Franklin F. Hurd, the Very Rev. Francis Dillon, the Re\·. Thomas A. Matthews, the Rev. Joseph V. Clarkin, the Rev. David McAstocker, SJ, and the Rev. Luke Deignan. Bishop to Officiate At Mass Opening Meeting of SPRSI The Portuguese Society of Queen St. Isabel of the State of California (SPRSI) and the Portuguese U n i o n of the State of California (UPEC) will meet in conventions in San Diego beginning Sunday, August 17. The organizations will hold separate business sessions, but will unite for joint social affairs. This will mark the first time these organizations have met in San Diego. Arrangements for the conventions are being made by Mr. Lawrence Oliver for the UPEC and by Mrs. Joseph Rosa for the SPRSI. Both Mr. Oliver and Mrs. Rosa are residents of San Diego. A joint delegation of 800 repre- sentatives are expected to attend the conventions. They will be en- tertained nightly by the 36-piece UPEC band. His Excellency the Most Rever- end Bishop of San Diego will pre- side at a Solemn High Mass to be celebrated in St. Joseph's cathe- dral at 9 o'clock Sunday morning to open the convention of the SPRSI, and the sermon at the Mass will be delivered in Portu- guese by the Rev. .Joao Xavier Ma- druga of Pico, Azores.

\Reverend E Soap and towels for the use of needy Europeans will be of s1,ooo i~ collected in all parishes of the Diocese of San Diego to help Peter Bogu1 combat an epidemic of skin sores and typhus now spreading st. Joseph's throughout eastern Europe. The drive to collect these much- type of cor needed articles is announced by His Excellency the Most

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priate in th Reverend Bishop in a letter to the Bog~e's life pastors appearing in the official[ l ~i~~;;t~~ g: column on page 4 of this edition worthy cau of The Sou th ern Cross. This rec Pointing out that thousands of $1000 will "the innocent little victims of the the constru 'peace' " have already perished, His room ~n 'Excellency calls for "prompt first JOr semina, ·ct . 1 . In additi a1 in arge consignments of soap phasizes in his letter that, for the The ne, present, parishes must set aside memorials their own needs and join in thfs struggle to save human lives, and ·MEM( directs the pastors, in whatever way they deem practical, to as- semble soap and towels and ship directly by parcel post or express (Co1 to War Relief Services, NCWC, vent co1 in New York, which made the orig- from IrE inal appeal. dews be: Pastors are directed to send a their fir record of their shipments to tile ing gem Chancery, and are instructed that if Accor, their faithful prefer to make their cubicles offering in cash, the pastors are to measure use the donations to purchase at the furr wholesale volume quantities of the wardrobrurgently-needed supplies. water al The first gift to build a room I was received a week ago from the Father Serra club. MAJQ provided and towels-any kind of towels, Bogue, wil hand, bath, used." like her dE Stresses Urgency tinguished charity. The Most Reverend Bishop em-

DR. f • X. FIEGEL MAKES flRSJ CONTRIBUTION JO S. D. UNIVERSITY FUND First voluntary offering for the erection of San Diego uni- versity was received during the past week from Dr. F. X. Fiegel, eminent San Bernardino phy- sician and surgeon. Dr. Fiegel thus has the honor of being the first generot.s contributor in the campaign to raise funds for the construction of the San Diego diocese's proposed huge educa- tional plant. For several years D.r. Fiegel has sent in many donations for the education of young men to the sacred priesthof?

new Lakeside parish could for the , present be attended as a mission from El Cajon, people of the par- ish have petitioned the Bishop for a resident priest to offer daily Mass and the Sacraments. The Most Reverend Ordinary will meet in the near future with parish committees at Lakeside to determine the future development of the new parish. Trades and Labor Council Endorses Labor Day Mass The San Diego county Feder- ated Trades and Labor Council at its last regular meeting gave unan- imous endorsement to the Most \Reverend Bishop's plan for a Sol- .emn High Mass .to be celebrated in st. Joseph's cathedral on La• bor Day. William Parker has been named chairman of the council's com, mittee which will coordinate ar- rangements with the Chancery _of- fice according to John W. Quim- by, 'secretary of the council.

complete failures. In time, gang ·1and intices them. Instead of mul- tiplyirtg laws to correct and pre- vent criminals, the institute will heal the problem at its roots by furnishing to young men of high school age a technical arts educa- tion . in wholesome surroundin~s with inspirational gu"ides to flt them for well-balanced craftsm~n. Carpenters, plumbers, . steam-f_1t• ters, and electricians will be tram- ed, and courses in animal husb~nd- y CO oking truck gardening, r , , . electronics and general mechanics are also contemplated. No Commitment Made While different public relat~~n and promotion firms are making a survey at their own expense and submitting the figures to the Most \ Reverend Bishop, no commitm~nt has been made regarding selecti~n of a company to direct the work lil hand. But who would force the soul tuts •11 with a straw Against a champion cased in , I adamant. c -William Wordsworth. I

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In a letter to the Most Rever- end Bishop, Mr. Quimby wrote: "Your kind invitation for spiritual observance on Labor Day comes ~t a time when labor finds itself in troubled waters. By stressing the importance of Labor Day to our people and calling upon the bless- l ings of Almighty God, I am sure I we will be able to steer a clear path ahead." I

I UPEC, and Mary E. Oliver, grand (Continued on Page 2)