Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1941-1945

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE DIOCESE OF SA • DIEGO, CALIFO R TIA FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1941 Military Mass Celebrated At Camp Callan Military Mass At Army Post

Bishop Celebrated Mass on Sunday for Service• men; also blessed St. Joan of Arc chapel on Camp Grounds. On last Sunday, August 17, His Excellency the Most Reverend Bishop celebrated Mass for the soldiers at Camp Callan. The Mass, which was celebrated in one of the audi- toriums, was a military Mass. A guard of honor stood to attention. Soldiers served the Mass and the Bishop was as-

sisted by Father Stack and Father Scannell, who are Chaplains at Camp Callan. General Hardaway, commandant of Camp Callan and his staff assisted at the Mass. Many of the soldiers received Holy Communion. At the Sanctus ar.d Consecration the bugle and drum 'f· corp under the direction of Cap- )f tain Jenkins gave the salute. r, After the Mass there was a re- l· ception at which the Bishop met .e with the officers of the camp. 1 • His Excellency blessed tl1e St. n Joan of Arc Chapel which was h formerly a tool house but which ,l had been converted into a chapel · by Father Stack. This little chapel will serve as a temporary str uc- ture until the regulation chapels ar3 built at the camp. It is open - from 5 :30 in the morning until 8 :00 at night, and the Chaplains report that it is most edifying to ( Continued on Page 2)

Most Rev. Bishop Buddy (top), Celebrating Mass, assisted by Father Stack and Fr. Scannell. (Below) 5. with group of soldiers outsi~e St. Joan of Arc Chapel.

Servile Fathers To Open Mission House At Perris At the invitation of the Most Reverend Bishop the Ser- vite Fathers have decided to open a mission house in the Diocese of San Diego. The mission house will be constructed at Perris on a strip of property offered to the Services by the Diocese. Perris has been given the status of a resident pastorate. In the Perris district there are many The Servite priests at the new mission house V>'ill be subject to call and will be a great service to the priests in the northern portion of the Diocese.

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French, American, and Mexican families. The Servite Fathers are equipped to conduct language parishes . It has been the experi- ence of the Most Reverend Bishop in erecting parishes that even though the place looked poor and unpromising the presence of a priest and the daily celebration of Holy Mass in the district brought many back to the faith so that results justified the erection.