St Josephs College - Argus Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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,W? w .. xx xx Offlcers look over toys to be included in the MACA55 holiday baskets for needy families. Left to right: Dolores Bukowski, president; Faith Hawkins, secretary; Helen FitzGibbons, treasurer; and Anne Meyer, vice-president. iiFor I was hungry and you gave me to eat; I was thirsty and you gave me to drink; I was . . f, tMatt. 25:35y. Unnoticed by many, yet watched by One, members of MACA fulhll Christas command. The heart of MACA spirit lies in its balance of a life of prayer and of action. Its members have a three- fold dedication - working for the poor through Christ, with Christ, and in Christ. Never too busy, MACAiers always found time to bring a word of comfort to the poor of health -e a word of knowledge to the poor of mind e a word of Teacher helpers Kathleen Stapleton, Audrey Carr, Joan Mehl, and Mary Josephine Connor arrive for an hour of Classes at the Mother Seton School. MARILLAC ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC ACTION Moderator: SISTER ROBERTINE friendship to the lonely - and gifts of heart and hand to the needy. Visiting the poor on weekend afternoons e serving as teacher helpers in the Mother Seton School e send- ing notes of cheer to old folks and shut-ins e provid- ing food and clothes for the poor e their charity em- braced all in its warmth. These were the Marthas 0f the campus, and their good deeds were permeated and sustained by a Mary7s devotion to prayer. Born of a deep core of spirituality, their work spread the peace and the solace Of Christ to those whom they have aided. Margaret Dougherty, Marian Fries, Helen Lilly, and Monica Horak select fresh vegetables in their food shopping for a needy family.

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Prayer w study e sacrifice - the universal theme of the Missions forms the backbone of BCU activity on campus. Prayer e We prayed that Our Lord send laborers into the harvest, that the word of the laborers be heard, and that it bear fruit in the hearts of all. Our prayers were the spiritual nourishment for the lives and the labors 0f Christis missionaries. Study e We came to love Him more as we learned the beauty of the lives spent in the dissemination of His truth to those yet in darkness. We discovered the special role of the twentieth-century lay apostle in BLESSED CLET UNIT Moderator: SISTER DENISE Sister Denise, moderator, checks the order list while BCU oHicers unload a recentIy-received shipment for the Mise sion Shop. Left to right: Annette De- hna, secretary; Elizabeth Kirwan, presi- dent; Barbara Bray, vice-president; and Joyce Bissikumer, treasurer. Godvs plan for His Church. We listened to the words of those who had given some 01' all of their lives in the spreading of the love of God, and for some among us there came the desire iito g0 and do likewise? Sacrifice - We shared our material goods with Christas missionaries and their people, and in our sharing, partook also in the sowing 0f the love of God in new and fertile fields. In all our missionary zeal, we came to realize these truths: to know is to love; to sacrifice is to manifest love; to pray is to become like unto Love. Elizabeth Kirwan claps her congratulations for Margaret Drennan after her reception of the itQueen of Hearts crown at the St. Valentine Day dinner. Joining in the congratulations are Margaret Baril, junior candidate, and Barbara West, freshman candidate. Missing: Theresa Rybikowsky, sophomore candidate. Eileen Regan and some of the 'H'younger sew visit the campus Mission Shop. Sister Denise and Kathleen Stapleton help their customers to select a purchase.

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Mary Elizabeth Bustamante, president; Margaret Belanger, secretary- treasurer; and Patricia Weber, vice-president, plan a study session for one of the clubs monthly meetings. Intangible yet personal is the spirit of the Liturgy Club as it aims to impart to its members the true and real meaning of living the liturgy in daily life. Liturgists study how to re-enact the cycle of Chrisfs life in the Christian pattern of the home. They plant and harvest their ideas to find as a reward the peace and contentment that comes from knowing that aim Him we live and move and have our being?7 tiThe liturgy shows us Christ not only as a model, but as . . . Head of the Mystical Body whose members we are, living by His very life,9 a this, Pope Pius XIPs message, increased in meaning as the clubs study groups shared their findings with guests at the monthly meetings this year. Through participation in the Waters7s family sea- sonal celebrations of All Hallows Eve and 0f Laetare Sunday, members received first hand experience in achieving their goal of making the liturgy live in their lives. LITURGY CL UB Moderator: SISTER MARGARET MARY Director: MRS. DONALD WATERS Sara Rodriguez, youngest SJCienne on campus, lights the Advent wreath in the college dining hall while Mary Elizabeth Bustamant'e and Emily Marowski 100k on. Mrs. Donald Waters, club director, chats with club mem- bers Patricia Haggerty, Patricia Devlin, Paula Ferris, and Claudia Schiller after a club meeting in the Waters,s home.