Southeastern Lieutenancy of the United States

Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

NEWS Sir Raymond J. Garrity, D.Ed., KGCHS, LieutenantSir Raymond J. Garrity, D.Ed., KGCHS, LieutenantSir Raymond J. Garrity, D.Ed., KGCHS, LieutenantSir Raymond J. Garrity, D.Ed., KGCHS, Lieutenant

Winter 2016 Vol. 29 No. 1 James T. Myers, PhD, KC*HS, Editor

Annual Meeting and Investiture

�ovember 6-8, 2015

�ew Orleans, LA

Seventy-Two �ew Knights and Ladies Invested

Sixty Promoted to Higher Rank

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2015 Meeting and Investiture The 2015 meeting opened on Saturday morning, November 7 with a prayer by our Grand Prior, Archbishop Gregory Aymond.

This was followed by the Orientation Meeting for new members. The

principal speaker for the meeting was Sir Patrick Powers, KGCHS, Vice Governor General for North America. Sir Patrick gave an over- view of the development of the Order and the Order’s role in the mod- ern world. New investees were also given instructions and an overview of the

Investiture Ceremony by Lady Patricia Hotard, LGCHS, Lay Mistress

of Ceremonies and by Sir George Zimmer, Jr., KC*HS, Lay Master of

Ceremonies. Lunch on Saturday was followed by the Memorial Mass at the

Church of the Immaculate Conception. Principal Celebrant and Homi- list for the Mass was Mobile Archbishop Most Rev. Thomas G. Rodi, KC*HS. Deceased members of the Order were remembered and pro- motions in rank were awarded to members in accordance with their

eligibility. . The evening was given over to the annual black tie dinner dance.

The annual business meeting took place on Sunday morning. Re- ports were delivered by the Secretary, Lady Nancy Powers, LGCHS,

and by the Treasurer, Sir James E. Laporte, KGCHS. Sir Duke and Lady Becky Stern delivered a report on the financial status of the Leg- acy Guardian Program and also recognized a number of members who

have made significant contributions to that growing program. Vice Governor General Sir Patrick Powers spoke again addressing

the work of the Order and especially elaborating the details of the law

suit regarding the Order’s continuing attempt to regain control of the

operation of the Hotel Columbus in Rome. Members also heard a report of recent and up-coming pilgrimages

from Co-Masters of Pilgrimages, Sir Pierre and Lady Roz Allemond.

Principal guest speaker for the meeting this year was the Rev. Msgr. John E. Kozar, President of the Catholic Near East Welfare As- sociation. Msgr. Kozar told of the plight of the shrinking Christian

population in the Holy Land, and also of the suffering of Christian mi- norities in surrounding areas due to warfare and strife.

A fuller report on Msgr. Kozar’s address will be published in the

next issue of the �ewsletter.

Following lunch, members assembled fully robed for the Mass of Investiture, also at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Our

Grand Prior, New Orleans Archbishop Most Rev. Gregory Aymond,

KC*HS. New Members were invested in the Order and our Lieutenant of Honor, Sir A.J. Capritto, III, KGCHS, received the Gold Palm of

Jerusalem, the highest honor the Order can bestow on a member. Pil- grim Shells were also awarded to members who had made pilgrimages to the Holy Land but had not participated in one of the pilgrimages

sponsored by the Order.

A white tie banquet Sunday evening and a travelers’ Mass on Mon- day morning concluded the meeting this year.

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Grand Prior Emeritus

Schulte Dead at 89

Former New Orleans Archbishop H.E. Francis Bible

Schulte, KC*HS, died Sunday January 17 at a Church-

run facility in his native Philadelphia after a long illness .

He served the Southeastern Lieutenancy as Grand Prior

for nine years and upon his retirement, he remained a

loyal and devoted member of our Order.

Archbishop Schulte was appointed to the New Orleans

See by Pope St. John Paul II in 1989. He had previously

served as Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia and as Bishop

of Wheeling-Charleston in West Virginia. He served the

people of New Orleans until his retirement in 2002.

Archbishop Schulte had previously served as Superinten-

dent of Education in Philadelphia and he took a strong interest in Catholic education during his

tenure in New Orleans. His immediate successor, Archbishop Alfred Hughes, credited

Archbishop Schulte with bringing an organ-

izational structure to the archdiocese which

required little adjustment when he took over.

New Orleans was unique in that at one

time there were four living archbishops. Pic-

tured right are Archbishops Hughes,

Schulte, Hannan and current Archbishop

Aymond.

A funeral Mass was celebrated for

Archbishop Schulte at St. Louis Cathedral

on January 28.

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Photos From The 2015 Annual Meeting

The Editor Wishes To Thank

Sir Pierre Allemond, KGCHS

And

Lady Carolyn Wagner, LCHS

For Photographs in the Current Issue

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Photos From The 2015 Annual Meeting

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Photos From The 2015 Annual Meeting

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�ews From The Sections

Father Christopher Smith, KHS, Pastor (right) and Father Richard Tomlinson, KHS, Paro-

chial Vicar, of Prince of Peace Catholic Church, Taylors, South Carolina, stand beside the al-

tar decorated by Upstate members of the Order for the procession following the Corpus

Christi Mass.

Diocese of Charleston

Palm Beach group at Lady of Palestine - All Saints Mass with Bishop Barbarito at St. Vincent de

Paul Regional Seminary

Diocese of Palm Beach

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Recycle Decorations Program Lady Patricia Hotard has requested that unused decorations

�O LO�GER Be Sent to the Lieutenancy Office

They have received a number of decorations that Stange

Will �ot take back

And Lieutenant Garrity reports, “the office is getting full fast!”

CO�TACT THE EDITOR If you wish to contact the editor directly with news, please write or email: wagner.12@osu.edu

Dan Wagner, Ph.D., KCHS

320 Fallen Oak Drive, Columbia, SC 29229

�EW HOLY LA�D MASS REQUEST FORMS AVAILABLE There are new brochures for the Holy Land Mass and Gift Program. They contain modified request forms

which provide more options as to how the Mass Cards can be handled. The new brochures with the request

forms can be obtained from your Diocesan Representative, on the Southeastern Lieutenancy website:

http://www.sleohs.com, or from the program administrators, Rebecca A. King Stern, LCHS and Dr. Duke

�ordlinger Stern, KCHS, 244 Sandy Run Drive, Greer, SC 29651-7409.

“That’s all folks.” It’s been fun!

James T. Myers, Ph.D. KC*HS, �ewsletter Editor Emeritus

VISIT THE WEB SITE: www.sleohs.com Contact webmaster Sir Bernard Wolff, KGCHS: grafwolff@comcast.net