The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-03
DIOCESE OF WINONA

Winona: A movement has been
inaugurated in the Diocese of Winona
to organize the Catholic women for
the patriotic work of food conserva-
ton. Mrs. Mary E. McCahill of Lake
City is acting as organizer in the
diocese. Already several meetings
have been held and much enthusiasm
is being manifested. On a recent
Sunday afternoon largely attended
meeting took place at Cotter Hall,
Winona, attended by women from the
six parishes of. the city. "a Bishop
Heffron was present and addressed
the meeting. After explaining the
purpose of the organization Mrs. Nc
Cahill proceeded to form units for
each parish. Organization has been
perfected in Rochester, Waseca,
Austin and many other places.
Rev. John Mysiak was ordained to
the priesthood at ST. Marys College
by Bishop Hebron on October 20 The
newly ordained priest has been ap-
pointed as assistant at st. Stanislaus'
Church, Winona.
The College of St. Teresa is taking
an active part in all kind of welfare
work during the present war. Every
cent of the Alumnae Association S
Scholarship fund has been invested in
| Liberty Bonds. The student financial
activities for the next two years have
| been mortgaged to buy Bonds. There
is an authorized auxiliary Red Cross
Chapter established among the stu
dents, and at present a total of three
hundred hours a week is given to
| work on surgical dressings and hos
| pital supplies. All inter-class social
activities have been cancelled for the
year. Extfa-curricular academic &C
| tivities as, for example, the annual
Shakespeare play, will be omitted SO
that every possible minute may be de
voted to some form of war defense.
| Rochester,: The Catholic women OF
the city have been active in the Red
Cross movement for several months
Mrs. Gaffney is in charge of the work
and the Daughters of Isabella, the
Marthas, the Auxiliary A. o. HI. mem
bers, are assiduous in attending and
making Red Cross articles.
1t transpires that st. Mary's Hos
pital at Rochester was the first insti
tuition to prepare surgeons gowns and
operating outfits to be sent to the
front. The work was done by the
franciscan Sisters who are in charge
of the hospital.
/ Jackson: Plans have already been
drawn for parochial school. The
work of raising funds has already be
gun and building operations will start
| in the early spring.
Sherburne: A very successful two
weeks mission, conducted by Rev. B
i Schum, G. SIS. r., has been brought tt
a close. One week was given in thu
Church of st. Luke in Sherburne, anC
/ the other in the Church of st. JOSEPH
in Monterey In both parishes thu
mission was very well attended
many mono Catholics being present.
/ AS fitting climax to the mission
was decided by the parishioners o
| st. Luke's parish to build new
church. At a meeting held in churcl
| recently $4,000 was pledged. A com
lmittee, Of which the Rev. p J
Kearney is chairman, was appointed
The new church will be built of bricl
and will have a seating capacity D
| five hundred. 1t will cost close t,
| SAC, 900. It is only during the pas
| five years that the people of Sherburn
have had a resident pastor. Sine
/ assuming charge Father Kearney ha
| done much to promote the religion
i activities Of the parish. Work d
i the new ST. Luke's Church will b
! commenced early in the spring.