The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1954-12-31

GplerS, Fn.D., professor OF maine
mates and education at st. Charles
Seminary for IL years, was named
by Bishop Ready as principal of
the new Watterson High School,
now under construction in the
northern section of Columbus.
| MAY IA total of 454 persons
attended the first two Masses in
the newly-organized St. Agnes Par
ish. Mass was celebrated by Father
C. Bennett Applegate in the audi
torium of the w. Mound st. School.
May 2-The new st. Elizabeth
Church in Roswell, the culmina-
ton of 10 years of effort on the
part of jealous parishioners. was
formally opened. Bishop Ready
blessed the modern red-brick
church and celebrated Mass.
MAY II - Bishop Ready started
on his dd Iirai1ld trip to Rome.
Accompanying him were Msgr. Ro-
land T. WineI, chancellor of the
diocese, and Father Paul o'Dea,
dean of studies at st. Charles Sem
mary.
MAY Ia - Figures released in
the Official Catholic Directory for
1854 reveal that the Church in the
Columbus Diocese has grown to a
record population of 121, $3.50, an in
crease of 1893 over the 1853 to-
tai.
MAY Reconstruction work was
started on a new $115,505 church,
rectory and social hall for Our
Lady of Lourdes parish, Marys-
vile.
MAY i6-Approximately 500 boy
scouts, girl scouts, campfire girls
and their leaders we're on hand to-
day at Corpus Christi Church for
the annual scout Holy Hour.
May 23-An estimated 5000 per-
sons from Somerset, New Lexing-
ton, Dresden, Cambridge and New
ark took part in Marian rally and
parade, climxed by Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament on the steps
of st. Nicholas Church, GAINESVILLE.
MAY 23-Ground was broken to-
! day for the new $237, 100 brick and
stone st. Augustine Church in CO.
lumbus. The church, expected to
/ be completed next May, will have
! a seating capacity of $50.
MAY 30-Graduation ceremonies
began throughout the diocesan
schools. A total of $40 boys and
. girls, including 551 in Columbus,
received diplomas.
MAY 3l-The choir of the Pom
tifical College Josephinum won
first place in the national Sacred
Heart Choral contest, it was an
nounced today.
JUNE II - Pope Plus XII hon
ored three priests of the diocese.
Named domestic prelate with the
title of Right Reverend Monsignor
was Father George T. WOLF, STD.
Father Paul j. 0'Dea, MA, and
Father Edward F. Spiers, Ph.D.,
were named papal chamberlains
: with the title of Very Reverend
Monsignor.
JUNE II - Plans for a new in
firmary building at st. Mary of the
Springs College were announced.
Construction will begin next year.
, JUNE II - New boundaries for
} six parishes in the diocese were
announced today. The parishes af-
, fected by the boundary changes
: are st. Aloysius, st. Mary Magda.
lene, st. Agnes and st. Margaret
of Cortona, all in Columbus; Our
Lady of Perpetual Help, Grove
: City, and st. Cecilia, New Rome.
: JUNE l3 Bishop Hettinger
confirmed 294 adults in ceremonies
in st. Joseph Cathedral.
p JUNE 10 - Approximately 13C
I Dominican Sisters representing 1e
{ communities throughout the ma
9 ton were attending the Institute oi
e Dominican Spirituality at st. Mary
/ of the Springs College.
Q JUNE 20-The cornerstone oi
the nearly-completed Holy Spirit
{ Church at z. Broad st. and Year
= ling Rd. was blessed by Bishop
d Hettinger.
June 73-Msgr. Joseph Walen
J. editor of the Western Michigan
Catholic, Grand Rapids, Mich.
!, was the principal speaker at the
: Catholic Welfare Bureaus annua
l. dinner at the Ft. Hayes Hotel.
r JUNE rs - The cornerstone O.
|. the new f0-ciassroom st. MichaeI'i
l. School, Worthington, was laid b,
Bishop Hettinger.
o JUNE IS The Columbus Rec
a. Birds defeated st. Paul's Saints
II to 0 before 1900 fans at the annua
r. Catholic Campers Night in Ret
Q Bird Stadium.
JULY 2 - Bishop Ready approx
: ed plans by the Dominican Sister
of st. Mary of the Springs for
public appeal next spring to rails,
| 100000 for a new infirmary.
| JULY II - Father Raymon,
Bauschard. pastor of st. Mary Mac
dalene Parish, conducted ground
breaking ceremonies for a ney