Regina High School - Tiara Yearbook (Hyattsville, MD)

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Spreading the Word to non-believers, uniting the faithful through good works el' .!4l l'I'lg ogighfing flue ag Eager, happy workers Flora Alexander, Marilyn Markowich, Katherine Martin and Mau- reen Boyle are busy designing and making favors which will accompany gifts donated by Reginafs student body to the less fortunate during the Christmas season. C'S'H'C 102 Brother Alexis, M.S.SS.T., of the Fides House, supervises while CSMC workers Jamie Widmayer and Rosemary Mangan lift a filled basket of food to he distrib- uted to families for Thanksgiving. The Very Reverend Monsignor Mar- tin W. Christopher addresses the assembly at Regina during the gen- eral meeting of the CSMC units.

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Separating materials in preparation for a mental prayer proj- ect are sodalists Carol Thompson and Betsy Huffman. Below: Story hook dolls costumed by the Sodality and given to needy girls as part of project TLC. Laura Drago was the chairman. odality, A Wa of Life Regina Sodalists, like those of the entire world, work to realize the common goal of personal sanctification, sanctification of others and the spread and defense of the Church through a filial love and devotion for Mary. This is accomplished through I1 twofold program: the interior life and personal apostolate. Through weekly discussions, held in small unit meetings, Sodalists become aware of the problems which exist in their state of life and plan action to change attitudes. Among the projects of the year were the Blue Army drive, the beginning of the Apostleship of Prayer for the entire student body, the distribu- tion of the Advent calendars and the wreaths for the homerooms, the publication of a monthly bulle- tin, The Real Sodalist, and a vocation display. Forty-two candidates follow weekly instruc- tions with the hope of being accepted as members after a fourteen-month training period. Forty So- dalists and probationists meet regularly as a body, as units, as planning committees. Oliicers meet in central council as well. Further training is received at the Summer Schools of Catholic Action in New York, Worcester or Boston. On December 5, 1958, Sodalists crowned Our Lady as Queen of Regina High School. Leading the ceremony is Mary Beth Morse, prefectg acting as her attendant is Joan Roderick, vice-prefect. Attending a Sodality meeting are Tecla Pacovsky. council member. Elaine Bever, secretary, .loan Roderick, vice-prefect. and Betty Pel- letier, prefect of St. Clare's High School in Woonsocket, H.l. The New Englanders visited Regina in October to share ideas on the Sodality. P Omar 1 gm L .gi null' V 1 Y v iii: .. , Q, g A H, .R M-04 IOI

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Rosemary Mangan. .ludy Favier and Angela Myers, all CSMC oliicers, scruti- nize the pages of SHIELD for ideas on how to best help their confederates. Regina's CSMC units received an award from Fides House for outstanding work on behalf of the aged and needy of the Washington area. Examining it are Mary Ann Wilson, vice-president, Joanna Agricola, president and Charlotte Holland, secretary. Crusaders for Christ The Catholic Students Mission Crusade fos- ters a three-fold program: prayer, study, and sacri- fice. Mission projects and other charitable works encourage in the seventy-five members an aware- ness of the need for religious vocations both in the United States and in foreign fields. Regina acted as host at the first general meeting of the CSMC on October 16, 1958. Present were the director, Very Rev. Msgr. Martin Chris- topher, the officers and high school members. A comedy playlet, Going My Way, was enacted by Jamie Widmayer and Rosemary Mangan, sopho- mores. - To fill the study side of the program, several guest speakers have discussed missionary labors throughout the world. Mrs. L. Feenix, of the Philip- pine Isl-ands, spoke to the group about the problems of the Catholic population of her native country. Brother Fidelian, F.S.C. of St. John's College High School, stressed the fact that generosity is the fun- damental virtue for a religious vocation. Study groups discuss the various Protestant sects once each month. Each Thanksgiving, the student body parti- cipates in the Offertory Procession sponsored by the CSMC. Decorated baskets of food are sent to many needy families through the F ides Neighboring House. At Christmastime, the members distribute gifts to the poor of all -age groups. A stamp drive is conducted in the school after Christmas and con- tinues through the winter months. 103