Show St St. Marys Mary's Ys Y's Church Notes Comments Comments' Father Patrick Cullen pastor of St St. I Marys Mary's Church is leaving for a much m-ch I I deserved vacation trip to Ireland and In I Ibis his bis place will be filled by Father Francis FrancisA I A A. acting as temporary temporary tem tem- tem tem-j administrator i j I Utah can claim the advent of of the first Victorian Father into its midst the C C. C S S. S V V. V stands for clerics of St St. Victor but members of this community are more popularly known as the Victorians The clerics of St. St Victor have been founded in Lyons France over years ago by Father Louis principally to teach Christian doctrine to the youth of France The founder took St. St Victor as the patron saint of the newly founded community The young cleric St. St Victor helped with Bishop Just to establish small groups In small communities as nudes for the spread of Christians throughout the territories both served In the many years since then the Victorians have settled in Canada where there are two provinces of the young community In Montreal and Quebec Inthe In Inthe Inthe the United States with headquarters in Chicago Illinois In Spain Belgium and of course France too The clerics of St. St Victor were approved approved approved ap ap- proved as a clerical community some 20 years ago Up to that time the Victorians Victorians Victorians Victor Victor- ians were known more as a community of teaching and lay brothers than a n. community of priests The Vi Victorians toria s- s stake take take the three vows I of poverty chastity and obedience in inthis in i this manner manner after after one year of novitiate I Ithe I the vows are temporary for 3 years years years-I i then the brother a title given to the the I young member of this religious community community community com com- either renews his vows for another another another an an- other 3 years or takes upon himself the obligation of perpetual vows I The only distinguishing mark of a I Victorian Is the ring he wears on his right hand The ring 14 carat gold with I ten notches In It symbolizes the fact that the member Is In perpetual vows and a confirmed Victorian The ring Is I sometimes referred to as the Rosary ring because of the ten notches like ten I beads In a Rosary Rosary and and more commonly I II known as a decade I I The Victorians do foreign missionary i I work In Japan and now Formosa they teach In school and universities I I throughout the country they are In therole the therole role of chaplains In the armed forces II in Catholic hospitals and state Institutions institutions Institutions they do parish work all over the i country i iThe I IThe The arrival of the first Victorian into into Salt Lake City Diocese Utah was dated I October 30 1953 so you see this to be bethe bethe bethe the first step In another field of ot work for the tho Victorians the Victorians the homo home mission field St. St Marys Mary's was delighted to experience Continued on Page Four St. St Marys Mary's Church Notes Comments s Continued from Page One familiar faces in this past week week week-Mr Mr and Mrs Frank Payne Mr and Mrs Bill BiU DeJonghe and many more of our former parishioners Harry DeJonghe one time mayor of or Park City now a student in theology at St at Thomas Seminary Denver Colorado is relaxing in Park City with friends Harry will probably leave this fair city on June 14 for a summer Job in Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone Park By the way his friends are most welcome to visit with him Harry is staying at St. St Marys Mary's rectory rectory so so if anyone has a spare minute call Harry at any time The people of Park City are certainly very hospitable congenial and friendly friendly- the new arrival to St St. Marys Mary's Church to replace Father Cullen is definitely impressed Impressed impressed im Im- pressed with the friendliness of all living here The Sisters will arrive for summer school for our children on June 7 Parents Parents Parents Par Par- are asked to cooperate wholeheartedly wholeheartedly wholeheartedly edly with the Sisters summer school program |