Texas Gulf Coast Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1976 Page: 1 of 6
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MAJOR QUAKE HITS CHINA
PEKING — China has started a massive‘mobilization for relief and rescue work following
the earthquake — the most severe quake anywhere In the world In 1Z years — that repor-
tedly devastated the city of Tangshan and caused extensive damage in Peking and Tientsin.
A roof section of a building in Peking (top photo) collapsed during the earthquake,,
which forced families to spend the night on the street (bottom photo). (RNS)
Froto the
Bishop’s desk...
At the 41st In-
ternational Eucharistic
Congress now under
way since last Sunday,
here in the city of
Philadelphia, a special
Mass is being offered
today (August 6) in the
Cathedral of SS. Peter
and Paul. All of us
fcMMpa, who ware former Chaplains in the
Armed Forces, are concelebrating this Mass
for the living and deceased members of the
military and for the return of peace and
harmony to ail nations.
Some time ago, a group of pacifists ap-
proached the local authorities with a proposal
that this part of the program be eliminated.
They claimed that a concelebrated Mass such
as this would serve only to revive memories
of war and destruction. However, it was
pointed out to them that Chaplains were never
permitted to carry or to use arms — that their
role wah one of a religious leader — one that
had as its high purpose the spiritual welfare
of the men and women who were serving their
country. Needless to say, this reasoning was
not accepted but, at the same time, no plans
were changed Therefore, it will be no sur-
prise, to the celebrating prelates, if the picket
lines begin to form in front of the Cathedral.
In this celebration of the Mass, it is but
natural that each bishop, who has served as a
military chaplain, would recall the days he
spent in service. It was a matter of dealing
with officers and enlisted personnel in groups
and on a personal basis. Chapels were used
for Jewish and Protestant religious services
awl forithe celebration of Mass. Our Masses
were usually well attended and, in peace
time, our ministrations extended to the
families, the wives and children of the
military. Large installments had their fully-
equipped hospitals and guard houses. This
required special vigilance and timely visits.
But, perhaps, the greatest consolation of all
were the personal visits made to the
Chaplain’s office for counseling anci for
reconciliation. Without too much demon-
stration, the men and women in uniform had a
deep love and respect for their priest-
chaplains whom they considered as personal
friends and to whom they looked for a high
standard of morality and good leadership.
Separated from their families in overseas
assignments, the officers and enlisted men
and women frequently found life to be dif-
ficult especially during days of peace time. It
was then that the Chaplain had to devise ways
and means of putting time to good use either
in special projects such as the construction of
housing for orphans or by planning extra
educational programs which would be
beneficial to each one.
We all deplore war and its consequences.
We would like to see an end to the arms race.
We believe that the racket of international
refuge for hijacking should come to an end.
But so long as some of the nations grant
asylum to such wrongdoers and so long as
nations refuse to live in an international
community of brotherhood, it becomes
necessary for each to provide adequate
protection for itself. This is why we must have
military personnel and chaplains who are
ready and willing to serve the spiritual needs
of these women and men.
Clergy appointments
His Excellency, Most Rev. Thomas J.
•Ditiry, D.D., has made the following
’Clergy appointments:
Most Rev. Ignatius P. Glennie, S.J. —
'from Christ the King Parish, Corpus
'Christi to Chaplain at Incarnate Word
'Convent, Corpus Christi — effective July
'26, 1976.
Rev. Mark Chamberlin— from assistant
<at St Patrick, Corpus Christi to assistant
at St. Pius X, Corpus Christi.
Rev. Michael Lenihan — from assistant
at Sts. Cyril & Methodius, Corpus Christi to
assistant at St. Paul the Apostle, Corpus
Christi.
Rev. Thomas O’Donovan — from
assistant at Immaculate Conception,
Goliad to assistant at St. Peter, Laredo.
Rev. Morgan Rowsome — from
assistant at Christ the King, Corpus Christi
to assistant at St. Anthony’s, Robstown.
Rev. Robert Cumberland — from
Assistant at St. Anthony’s, Robstown to
assistant at Christ the King, Laredo.
Rev. Michael Howell— from assistant at
Corpus Christi Cathedral, Corpus Christi -
to assistant at Most Precious Blood,
Corpus Christi (with residence at Corpus
Christi Cathedral Rectory).
Rev. Pietro Loiacona — from assistant
at Christ the King, Laredo to assistant at
Gut Lady of the Pillar, Corpus Christi.
Rev. Sabino Garcia De Acilu — from
assistant at Our Lady of the Pillar, Corpus
Christi to assistant at Sts. Cyril &
Methodius, Corpus Christi.
Rev. Roger Smith — Assistant at Corpus
Christi Cathedral, Corpus Christi.
Rev. James Tamayo — Assistant at St.
Patrick, Corpus Christi.
Rev. Jose Gutierrez — Assistant at
Christ the King, Corpus Christi.
These changes were announced on July
27,1976 and become effective on the first of
September, 1976.
Rev. Richard Shirley
Chancellor
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CATHOLIC
Official Newspaper of the Diocese of Corpus Christi
VoI. XI No. lO
Fmdac/, August <3, 1976
Aug. 1-8 Congress
41st Eucharistic celebration
of the Church in minature
PHILADELPHIA (NC) -
Among other things, the 41st
International Eucharistic
Congress in Philadelphia pro-
mises to be a celebration of
the entire Church in minia-
ture.
MORE THAN a million peo-
ple from 100 countries are ex-
pected to attend the liturgies,
conferences, seminars, exhi-
bits and performing arts pro-
grams making up the largest
single religious event in the
nation’s history.
Special arrangements have
been made to coordinate ac-
tivities for particular groups
in the congress. Twenty-
seven national, racial and
ethnic groups, 47 national
Catholic interest groups and
five Eastern-rite groups will,
to varying degrees, partici-
pate in the week-long event,
Aug. 1-8.
Prelates from around the
world will attend the con-
gress, giving an international
Curse on the
parking ticket
THERE WAS a strange
case reported from the town
of Iglesias in Sardinia
recently. A Jesuit priest,
called Antonio Furrcddu,
was given a ticket by a traflic
policeman
He paid his hoc wi'Ji a
money order for some )$3.00*
and on it he wrote: “Two
thousand curses to the un-
friendly policeman and the
town of Iglesias.”
A magistrate’s court gave
him a suspended sentence for
this contempt of court. At the
hearing the policeman
appeared with his leg in
plaster. He had fallen and
broken it soon after the order
had arrived. Post, 1 think but
not propter hoc.
flavor to the largely Ameri-
can event. Year long specula-
tion about a possible visit of
Pope Paul VI ended July 1,
however, when the Vatican
announced that the 78-
year-old Pontiff would not at-
tend the congress.
PLANNING FOR this
year’s congress began in 1973
at the last one in Melbourne,
Australia, and Philadelphia
was picked as the site by the
Vatican's International
Eucharistic Congress Com-
mittee late.- that year. The
U.S. bishops agreed to help
underwrite part of the cost
during their fall meeting in
1973, despite some objections,
and the theme of this year’s
event, “The Eucharist and
the Hungers of the Human
Family” was chosen by Pope
Paul in 1975.
With more than 170 new
organizations from all over
the world signed up to cover
the congress, it will undoubt-
edly become a major media
event.
Each day’s events are clus-
tered about a specific theme:
the hunger for God, for bread,
for freedom and justice, for
the Spirit, for truth, for un-
derstanding, for peace, and
the hunger for Jesus, the
bread of life.
THE CONGRESS will open
Aug. 1 at noon at Philadel-
phia’s Ss. Peter and Paul
cathedral, and will close with
a Mass before an expected
250,000 people at John F. Ken-
nedy Stadium. Other sites for
congress events are the Spec-
trum and Veterans Stadiums,
Bishops turn
a blind eye
UNIVERSE PARIS CORRESPONDENT
DISTASTE for what they vited 5,000 apprentices to a
consider fuddy-duddy “in- meeting held near the Bastille.
stitutional” religion is
nothing new among
youngsters. What is new,
at least in France, is that
for young people, religion
oniy counts if it is con-
cerned with justice and
liberation.
They launched a vast protest
against the exploitation of ap-
prentice workers.
One who works for a baker
said that he worked eight or 10
hours a day for $26. a week
pocket money.
The major meeting was, of
course, the one organised by the
This was one of the points Communists. Catholics were in-
made by a team of Breton priests vited for an open dialogue. The
working in the archdiocese of spokesman of the French Hier-
Rennes. It came before the
standing committee of the
French episcopate at its last
meeting before the summer holi-
days.
Three major left wing meet-
ings also came up for the
bishops’ consideratioa Move-
ments for Catholic students and present, they are taking no pub-
for university teachers have lie measures against Catholics
joined to launch a new group who join the Communist Parly,
called Christians for Socialism. They leave this to the individual
Young Christian Workers in- conscience.
archy said that little time was
given by (he bishops to discus-
sion of this invitation.
But there is no escaping facts.
Catholic youth in France is
definitely leftwing.
How far left will they go?
French bishops say that, for the
both near JFK. the Philadel-
phia Civ.e Center and the
Robin Hood Dell, east and
west, two outdoor theaters.
During the week there will
be more than 50 liturgies; ma-
jor conferences on hunger,
family life, freedom and jus-
tice, clergy and Religious,
ecumenism, youth ministry,
and women and the Euchar-
ist; 700 religious exhibits, an
exhibition of liturgical arts
and 14 different pageants,
plays and concerts.
The congress itself was pre-
ceded by a year-long nation-
wide program of spiritual re-
newal, including a series of
liturgical, catechetical, apos-
tolic and social action pro-
jects. Among them was Oper-
ation Rice Bowl, a major fund
raising drive that has raised
about $4.5 million for the
needy around the world.
Although the Congress
stresses greater devotion to
and understanding of the Eu-
charist, it will be more than
worship. Eugene Ormandy
and the Philadelphia Orches-
tra, actress Helen Hayes,
singer Ella Fitzgerald, jass
musician Dave Brubeck and
the Dance Theatre of Harlem
are among the artists to per-
form in a 14-event program
offering more than 100 after-
noon and evening perfor-
mances, including six world
premieres.
IN ADDITION, an exhibi-
tion of liturgical arts featur-
ing paintings, sculpture,
drawings and crafts by mote
than 200 artists wilt be shown
__ at the Philadelphia Civic.Cen-
ter .""July 29 to Aug. 8. A wide
variety of religious organiza-
tions will also use the civic
center for exhibitions.
Closing broadcast live on TV
On Sunday, August 8th at 3:30 p.m. until
5:00 p.m. the closing of the 4ist Eucharistic
Congress in Philadelphia will be shown, live,
or. Channel 3. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will
be the moderator. This showing is made
possible to Catholics of our aYea through the
courtesy of Television Channel No. 3.
Scout Troop 262 proves patr otism very alive
On July 15, 1976, Boy Scout of America
Troop No. 262 had their first meeting at
Sacred Heart Catholic School, Alameda and
Comanche. The troop got started under the
direction of Scoutmaster, Luis R. Corona. Mr.
Corona’s purpose of becoming scoutmaster
was to develop understanding, confidence,
spiritual guidance and leadership in his
scouts.
In January, 1975, the troop participated at
the Coliseum with the other scout troops in the
annual Scoutcraft Fair. Their project for this
event was rabbit raising with four different
types of rabbits being demonstrated. The
troop won the Award of Merit and Honor.
The troop has had many hours of training in
first aid, government and also working with
different counselors in order to achieve their -
merit badges.
In January, 1976, the scouts participated at
the Scoutcraft Fair. They had a booth on
Public Speaking. Each scout in the troop was
encouraged to participate in public speaking
and also recited patriotic speeches and songs.
This being our bicentennial, the troop
decided to continue the project in an attempt
to interest civic organizations in inviting
them to present their patriotic programm
The program consists of fifteen minutes of
songs, guitar playing and speeches ; Abraham
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, John Fit-
zgerald Kennedy’s Inaugural Address and an
original composition by Luis Javier Corona.
The Corpus Christi Bicentennial Com-
mission has endorsed Troop No. 262 as an
official Bicentennial program. The scouts
have performed for the American Legion
Post No. 364, American Disabled Veterans
Post No. 12, VFW Post 2397, Pilot Club of
Portland, Texas, National Association of
Retired Federal Employees, Kelsey
Memorial Methodist Church and at the
Scoutcraft Fair where they won the highest
award available. The troop has performed on
two local television stations Channels 3 and 6
and also participated at the July 4th activities
held in Portland, Robstown and Taft, Texas.
Flag raising ceremonies were in Portland,
Robstown and Taft, Texas. Flag raising
ceremonies were held on June 14, Flag Day,
for the Elks Club workshop in Corpus Christi
and another workshop in Houston, Texas for
the Pilot Club. Also a television taping on
Aug. 9 in Houston, Texas which will be aired
on Channel 39, Houston, on Aug. 15, Cita Con
Carlos Program at 2 p.m.
The scouts marched in the Buccanneer
Kiddie Parade with their bicentennial
chariot. At the Portland, Texas July 4th
celebration, the troop was awarded 2nd place
on their marching.
Gettysburg Address is recited by Richard
Reyes and John F. Kennedy’s Address is
recited by Luis J. Corona. Guitar players are
Manuel K. Apusen, Jr., Jimmy Hernandez,
Jr. & Rene Benevides.
These scouts as a group, once a month
attend mass and serve as altar boys, com-
mentators, and collectors. At our church
procession the scouts helped direct traffic.
Besides their regular training meeting
every Monday night at the scout hut, the
scouts spend many hours at the “La Retama
Library” doing research for their merit
badges. Occasionally they march on the
school grounds learning to work and coor-
dinate as a {earn. Scout Manuel K. Apusen is
drummer.
For fund raising the scouts collect
aluminum cans. However, Mr. Corona em-
phasizes the need for education and does not -
believe in too much fund raising as he feels
the boys should utilize their time in study &
training for a brighter tomorrow. He is a
great believer that once a person is educated,
he should be ready to face the realities and
challenges of this nation.
Scout Troop No. 262 Roster: LuisR. Corona,
Scoutmaster, Andres L. Corona, Assistant
Scoutmaster, Ambrosio Angeles, Manuel K.
Apusen, Jr., David Colunga, Luis J. Corona,
Gary Hernandez, Jimmy Hernandez, Richard
Hernandez, Jr., Andres Leal, Jose Moreno,
Adolfo Reyna, Richard Reyes n, Jesse
Reyes, Henry Reyes, Waiter Reyes and
Victor Olvera. Ramon Cruz a former troop
member has moved to San Antonio.
The scouts and Mr. Corona are very
grateful this Bicentennial year, that God has
blessed America so that we live in a free
country, can march with our American
flags and drums, sign our country’s songs,
play our guitars and speak with confidence
where the American people observe and feel
their hearts pound and shed a few tears, when
the troop is called to attention and “Happy
Birthday U.S.A.” is sung. God Bless
America!
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