Sarasota (APA 204) - Naval Cruise Book

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llELlGl0 1 f i 1 ilwavs there No one can say that there was a lack of ri-liuion on the Cruise. It vas 1 ' V ' 'ra - 'i s '- t 'er the spiritual needs for those who wished to shart- in it. filliaplain lx ii 1 loolufl ilt It w ' -s i lilw, 'liherv were few Sundays of Protf'stants. jewish, flrt-els Ui'tliml4w. and t ithi lit 1 s. iss. t X split of him heing when Chaplain 0'l1rit-ii was not on hoartl to it Nli intl tht i higlt-lined front ship to Nililt lwiutiiit' at vontriioii sight. lt is I olics hencfited niore from tht- tiriiisi- 1 irohahly true that Cath- th in ani ot' tht- others. as tours to ltome gave m it It i t it tht lio at-, it not to haw an audience with him. many of them a c'hant-v z -1 s s -K ' tt I iathetlrzil tlit-rt-. lint Creek Orthodox men At Palma. Mass was ht-lil in tht- huge- l shi is in the Yavy which has had a Creek faired well too. as this was ont' ot tht- tvw I Orthodox Minister aboard, Chaplain Karras and members ot his church party are seen outside the Greek Orthodox Church in Naples, ltaly, When in port, it possible. services were held ashore under a more religious atmosphere than was possible on the ship. Us '- ve '55 '6 A' . .':f 1 5? n ff' ' i 1 i ,Jf , gy , x. , My 1:1 -ii' Vs., ln order to carry out his duties as a chaplain, Father O'Brien had to be transported from Ship to ship while underway. This was usually done by high-line, but the precarious trip over the water never bothered him at all. T Lx i 1 l Q ' O N' rim s- f tx - sr..s,..,,,,. i 'ri-S' '95 xv T' Wh! , mf-A