June 15 2008 - Diocese of Columbus

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A SMALL CHURCH WITH A BIG HEART
~ St. Joseph, Plain City
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Editor’s Notebook
Clergy Assignments
A Community of Faith and Love
These appointments become effective July 8, 2008
unless otherwise noted
By David Garick, Editor
Each week Catholic Times takes
an in-depth look at some aspect of
Catholic Life in Ohio. It may be a
particular sacrament or religious observance, it may be a special ministry or a specific Catholic organization or program. Sometimes we like
to take some time to focus on how
Catholic Life is being expressed in
an individual parish. That’s what
we have this week.
St. Joseph Parish in Plain City provides us with some wonderful insight into what it means to live the
Catholic Life. I have often talked
to people who take the attitude that
going to church does not really matter. “I know what I believe. I have a
good relationship with God. I don’t
need to go to church to be a believer,” they say.
One look at how the people of St.
Joseph Parish live their faith and the
fallacy of that kind of logic becomes
overwhelmingly apparent. God does
not call on us to merely believe. We
are called to put our faith into action
through love that unites us with all
of our neighbors. Christians have
always existed as a community of
believers. We must also be a community of doers. We are fortunate to
have many places in the Diocese of
Columbus where this kind of love is
being manifested on a daily basis.
But if someone were looking for a
good example of how this community thing really works, St. Joseph
would be a good place to start.
As you read this issue you will discover a parish that continues to be
at the center of
the life of its
members.
A
place
where
the “good neighbor” tradition of
small town life continues in the face
of huge demographic shifts as Columbus’ affluent northwest suburbs
close in on them.
I think the thing that strikes me
most about this parish is how no one
complains about how much work
needs to be done but rather relishes
each opportunity to take on another challenge to benefit each other,
the community or, as you will read
on page 11, another community of
needy souls more than a hundred
miles away.
At the center of it all is love. Love
of God, manifested not only in strong
attendance at Mass but also in daily
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
in the church. Love for each other in
their “can do” attitude in which every new idea is met with a response
of “We can do that.” Love for their
fellow man in works of charity that
would be remarkable even in a much
larger parish.
This is what church is all about.
We have had two thousand years
to develop beautiful church buildings, compelling liturgy, and inspired homilies. But each of us is
called, every day – not just on Sunday morning, to live-out that faith
in love and community. If you are
having trouble doing that, you might
just give a call to someone in Plain
City for some tips.
Front Page photo:
Fr. Pat Toner (left)
and Dcn. Tony
Bonacci are joined
by St. Joseph
Parish volunteers
outside the
church building
in Plain City
CT photo by David Garick
RETIREMENTS
Rev. John B. Bentz, from Pastor, Sacred Hearts Church, Cardington, to retirement.
Rev. William H. DeVille, from Pastor, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Columbus,
to retirement.
Rev. Msgr. Frank J. Meagher, from Pastor, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake,
to retirement.
Rev. Msgr. Anthony N. Missimi, from Pastor, Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus, to
retirement, effective July 1, 2008.
PASTORS
Rev. John Bakle, S.M., from pastoral assignment with residence at Christ the King Church,
Columbus to Administrator, Sacred Hearts Church, Cardington.
Rev. Joseph N. Bay, from in residence at St. Catharine Church, Columbus, to Pastor,
Ss. Augustine/Gabriel Church, Columbus, continuing in the pastoral care of the
Vietnamese Catholic Community and service to the Diocesan Tribunal.
Rev. James Coleman, from Parochial Vicar, St. Michael Church, Worthington, to Pastor,
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Columbus.
Rev. William Ferguson, from Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Church, Marion, to Pastor, Our Lady
of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake.
Rev. Timothy M. Hayes, from Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Church, Newark, to Pastor,
St. Timothy Church, Columbus.
Rev. Msgr. Stephan J. Moloney, from Moderator of the Curia and in residence at
St. Matthew Church, Gahanna, to Pastor, Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus,
continuing as Vicar General, effective July 1, 2008.
Rev. Thomas G. Petry, from Pastor, Ss. Augustine/Gabriel Church, Columbus, to Pastor,
St. Anthony Church, Columbus.
Rev. Jonathan F. Wilson, from Parochial Administrator, Perry County Consortium of
Catholic Parishes (St. Bernard, Corning; St. Patrick, Junction City; Church of the Atonement,
Crooksville; and St. Rose, New Lexington), to Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Church, Newark.
PAROCHIAL VICARS
Rev. Stanley L. Dailey, newly ordained to Parochial Vicar, St. Michael Church, Worthington.
Rev. Msgr. John G. Johnson, from Pastor, St. Timothy Church, Columbus, to Parochial Vicar,
St. Brendan Church, Hilliard, continuing in service to the Diocesan Tribunal.
Rev. Daniel J. Millisor, from leave of absence, to Parochial Vicar, St. Pius X Church,
Reynoldsburg.
Rev. David A. Schalk, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Church, Delaware.
Rev. Joshua J. Wagner, from leave of absence, to Parochial Vicar St. Mary Church, Marion.
Rev. Victor R. Wesolowski, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, Perry County Consortium of
Catholic Parishes (St. Bernard, Corning; St. Patrick, Junction City; Church of the Atonement,
Crooksville; and St. Rose, New Lexington).
Clergy Assignments, continues on Page 3
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FOUR DIOCESAN PRIESTS ARE RETIRING
The Chancery Office of
the Diocese of Columbus
has announced that four
diocesan priests will be
retiring next month.
They
are
Father
John B. Bentz, pastor
of Cardington Sacred
Hearts Church; Father
William H. DeVille,
pastor of Columbus Our
Lady of the Miraculous
Medal Church; Msgr.
Frank J. Meagher,
pastor of Buckeye Lake
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church; and Msgr.
Anthony N. Missimi,
pastor of Columbus Immaculate
Conception
Church.
Fr. John B. Bentz
Fr. William H. DeVille
Msgr. Frank J. Meagher
Msgr. Anthony N. Missimi
Msgr. Missimi will retire effective Tuesday,
July 1. The other retirements will take effect
Tuesday, July 8.
Father Bentz, 69, a native of Newark, was ordained May 28, 1966, at
Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral by Bishop John
J. Carberry. He has been
pastor at Cardington
since 2004.
His other pastorates
have been at Dennison
Immaculate Conception
(1976-81) and Marysville
Our Lady of Lourdes
(1993-2004).
He also has been stationed at Lancaster St.
Mary (1966-69), Portsmouth Holy Redeemer
(1969-71),
Zanesville
St. Nicholas (1973-74),
Columbus St. Timothy
(1974-75),
Columbus
Our Lady of Victory
(1975-76),
Columbus
Ss. Augustine & Gabriel
(1981-83), Columbus St.
Philip (1984-90), Marion
St. Mary (1990-91), and
Mount Vernon St. Vincent de Paul (1992-93).
He has been a teacher
at Lancaster Bishop
Fenwick and Portsmouth Notre Dame high
schools, director of the
department of religion at
Newark Catholic High
School, chaplain of the
Licking County Council of the Boy Scouts of
America, part of the pastoral care program at The
Ohio State University
Hospital, chaplain at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, chaplain
at the Ohio Reformatory
for Women in Marysville, and vicar forane of
the Columbus East and
Marion vicariates.
Father DeVille, 70, was
born in Columbus, and
was ordained by Bishop
Clarence G. Issenmann
at the cathedral on Dec.
22, 1962. He has been
at his current pastorate
since 1999.
Clergy Assignments
continued from Page 2
OTHER
Announcing the decision of the Provincial Director of the Detroit Province of the Society of
Jesus, Rev. Dennis T. Dillon, S.J., from pastor of the Community of Holy Rosary and St. John
the Evangelist and Rev. John E. Dister, S.J., from part-time chaplain at St. Therese Retreat
Center and in residence at the Community of Holy Rosary and St. John the Evangelist, to
service outside the diocese.
Rev. James L. Colopy and Rev. Denis S. Kigozi to pastoral care of the Community of Holy
Rosary and St. John the Evangelist in solidum, continuing as pastor of and in residence at St.
Dominic Church and St. Thomas the Apostle Church, respectively.
Announcing the decision of the Provincial Director of The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart,
Rev. David Foxen, MSC, from Chaplain, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, to service outside the diocese, effective July 1, 2008.
Confirming the nomination of the Provincial Director of the Dominican Fathers and Brothers, Rev. Emmanuel Bertrand, O.P., from residence at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville,
to Chaplain, Mohun Health Care Center, Columbus, with residence at St. Patrick Church,
Columbus, effective July 1, 2008.
Confirming the nomination of the Provincial Director of the Dominican Fathers and Brothers, Rev. Jordan Turano, O.P., from service outside the diocese to Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas
Church, Zanesville, effective July 1, 2008.
Announcing the decision of the Provincial Director of the Dominican Fathers and Brothers,
Rev. S. Jordan McConway, O.P., from Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville, to service
outside the diocese.
Very Rev. Shawn D. Corcoran, from residence, St. Brendan Church, Hilliard, to residence at
St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, continuing as Chancellor.
Rev. Kenneth J. Anderson, from service in the Archdiocese of Chicago, granted excardination
from the Diocese of Columbus and incardinated into the Archdiocese of Chicago, effective
May 15, 2008.
He also was pastor at
Wellston Ss. Peter and
Paul (1973-76), Columbus St. Timothy (19761981), and Columbus
Sacred Heart (1987-99)
and associate pastor
at Lancaster St. Mary
(1963), Chillicothe St.
Peter (1963-64), Columbus St. Andrew (196467), Columbus Sacred
Heart (1967-71), Columbus St. Matthias (197173), the cathedral (198182), and Columbus St.
Andrew (1982-87).
He was a teacher at
Fenwick,
Chillicothe
Bishop Flaget, Columbus Bishop Watterson,
and Columbus St. Francis DeSales high schools,
assistant vocations director for the Central Deanery; diocesan director of
liturgy; and a member of
the Priests’ Senate and
the Board of Arbitration
of Due Process.
Msgr. Meagher, 73, of
Columbus, was ordained
on Aug. 6, 1960, at Columbus Christ the King
Church by Bishop Issenmann. He has been pastor at Our Lady of Mount
Carmel since 1995.
He also served Corning St. Bernard (19701975), Circleville St.
Joseph (1975-1986), and
Columbus St. Agatha
(1986-95) as pastor and
Zanesville St. Nicholas
(1961-64) and Chillicothe St. Peter (1964-69)
as associate pastor.
In addition, he has
taught at Zanesville
Bishop Rosecrans and
Flaget high schools
and has been student
priest prefect at Mount
St. Mary’s Seminary of
the West in Norwood,
spiritual director of the
Pontifical College Josephinum, chaplain for
the Muskingum Valley Council of the Boy
Scouts, chairman of
the diocesan Personnel
Board, a parochial examiner, and a member of
the diocesan Presbyteral
Council and the College
of Consultors.
He was elevated to the
rank of monsignor by
Pope John Paul II on
Sept. 24, 1992.
Msgr. Missimi, 71,
grew up in New Lexington. Bishop Issenmann
ordained him at the cathedral on Dec. 22, 1962,
and he has been at Immaculate
Conception
since 1991.
He has been pastor at
Columbus Holy Spirit
(1974-1982) and Groveport St. Mary (1982-91)
and served at Columbus
St. Augustine (1963-67),
the cathedral (1967-72),
and Columbus St. Agnes
(1972-74).
He was a teacher at
DeSales, director of the
diocesan Confraternity
of Christian Doctrine,
a member of the College of Consultors, prosynodal examiner and
parochial consultor, and
diocesan episcopal vicar
for religious.
Pope John Paul II elevated him to the rank of monsignor on Oct. 11, 1995.
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PRACTICAL
By: Rick Jeric
Honoring fatherhood on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15
STEWARDSHIP
BY TIM PUET
Catholic Times
Diocese
Did you go through that prayerful discernment process, trying to figure out what you and
your family can do to help your parish family?
If you did, then you are already a good steward
who is focused on more than just your individual good gifts.You have found value in the cultivation of gifts for the
community. In the same way in which we worship and celebrate the
Eucharist as a community, we share our gifts of time, talent and treasure as another sign of our service to those beyond our comfortable
surroundings. If you have not had the chance to do so yet, there is no
time like the present. If it is a huge challenge right now, be patient and
assert yourself and your spirit within both families.
Now that more of us are committed to serving our parishes, how
does that impact our local Church? Now, you may be thinking that we
just finished discussing service to our parish, which is the local Church.
While we are familiar with our local parish, the “local Church” is actually the diocese. The Second Vatican Council, through Lumen Gentium,
actually describes the local Church as the parishes of a diocese gathered around the bishop. Does this imply some sort of cooperative
and respectful community effort to take care of one another, with
honesty, humility and selflessness? What a concept! Could this be what
it means to be Christian and Catholic? Yes, this is certainly part of it.
It requires us to see beyond our own needs, the needs of our parish
alone and even beyond the diocese. First, we must understand and embrace the responsibility we have to respond to the call for support of
our brothers and sisters in the Diocese of Columbus. Do we embrace
this notion now? Yes, through shared programs, seminars, education
and service to the needy in multiple parish initiatives. Yes, through the
volunteer service to agencies such as J.O.I.N. and Holy Family Soup
Kitchen. Yes, through the support of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
Second, we must understand and embrace the responsibility we
have to respond to the call for support of our brothers and sisters
in the rest of the world. Do we embrace this notion now? Yes, every
time we support a second collection such as the Campaign for Human Development, or the Missions. Yes, as we responded so generously as a diocese to the relief efforts for the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina. Yes, as so many of us are responding to the needs of those in
China and Myanmar. We may think of this as a sacred “trickle down”
effect. This is exactly what Jesus Christ demands of us: we are sealed
by our baptism, nourished by the Eucharist, and strengthened by the
Spirit in Confirmation to aggressively respond to His call without
fear or hesitation. We take care of our own family, our parish family,
our diocesan family and our family throughout the world. Yes, we can
make a difference. We are missionaries of change.
Our practical challenge this week is to simply pray for the Diocese
of Columbus, especially as we work through the Parish Self Study
process. Pray for evangelization, pray for our children, pray for our
clergy and religious, pray for new vocations to the priesthood, the
diaconate and the religious life. Pray for one another. Just pray.
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Ready student wins Joyce Scholarship
Mary McAllister, a member of
the Columbus Bishop Ready High
School Class of 2008, has been
awarded the Glenna R. Joyce
Scholarship at the University of
Notre Dame for the upcoming
academic year.
One of the most competitive
scholarships nationwide, the
Joyce Scholarship covers tuition,
fees, room, board, books, and an
allowance for personal and transportation expenses. It is automatically renewed for each of the student’s undergraduate years.
McAllister was presented the
Award at the school’s annual Senior Awards Ceremony by Peter
Coccia, Bishop Ready Class of
1968 and the school’s first Joyce
Scholar. At the same ceremony,
she also was presented with the
Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award, the President’s
Award for Educational Excellence, the Ohio Board of Education Award of Merit and a Perfect
Attendance Award. McAllister
was salutatorian for her class,
was inducted into the school’s
Academic Hall of Fame and was
named to the All-Diocesan Academic Honor Team. Mary was
also a National Merit Finalist.
In her senior year at Ready, she
was vice-president of the National Honor Society. She was
also a Bishop Ready Ambassador
and member of the National Beta
Club, Environmental Club, Explorers Group, Liturgical Choir
and the school’s Cross Country
and Track teams.
McAllister (right), a member
of Grove City Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, is pictured
with Ready principal Celene
Seamen. CT photo courtesy of Ready
Father’s Day is this
coming Sunday, June
15. Like Mother’s Day,
it is not an official feast
of the Catholic Church
in the United States, but
it’s likely to be marked in
some way at most of the
nation’s parishes.
The Church’s Order of
Prayer encourages some
recognition of the day
through use of intercessions during the Prayers
of the Faithful and a separate blessing for fathers
at an appropriate point
of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. At the same time,
the Order of Prayer says,
“This secular observance
must in no way diminish
the primary focus of this
Sunday as the celebration
of the paschal mystery.”
The importance of fatherhood to the Church
is obvious in the most
familiar titles it gives
to God (“the Father”),
the Pope (“the Holy Father”), and priests (“Father”). The patron saint
of fathers is St. Joseph,
the foster father of Jesus,
and many nations celebrate Father’s Day on
March 19, the Feast of
St. Joseph.
This year marks the
100th anniversary of
the first of two Father’s
Day celebrations that are
widely credited with getting the observance started in the United States.
Grace Golden Clayton
of what’s now known as
the Central United Methodist Church in Fairmont,
W.Va., is believed to
have suggested the idea
to her pastor in honor of
fathers who died the previous December in a coal
mine explosion in nearby
Monongah, W.Va.
The date of the church’s
Father’s Day service was
July 5, 1908. Clayton
also may have been inspired by the Mother’s
Day observance that occurred earlier that year in
Grafton, W.Va., about 15
miles from Fairmont.
Two years later in
Spokane, Wash., Sonora
Smart Dodd, one of six
children raised by their
father after their mother
had died, organized a
community Father’s Day
celebration. She said she
had been inspired to do
so after hearing a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909.
The celebration originally was scheduled on
June 5, the anniversary
of the death of Dodd’s
father, but organizers it
back two weeks to allow
for more planning. The
third Sunday of June has
been Father’s Day in this
country ever since.
President
Calvin
Coolidge recommended
in 1924 that the day be a
national holiday. The national Father’s Day Committee was formed two
years later. Father’s Day
was recognized by a joint
resolution of Congress in
1956. President Richard
Nixon permanently set
the holiday on the third
Sunday of June in a 1972
proclamation.
Pope John Paul II said
the most important influences on his early life
were his own father,
Capt. Karol Wojtyla Sr.,
and his “spiritual father,”
Cardinal Adam Stefan
Sapieha, the archbishop
of Cracow, Poland.
The pope’s mother died
before he received his
first Holy Communion,
so he was raised by his
father, after whom he
was named. The elder
Wojtyla was known to
everyone in Wadowice,
Poland, as the Captain
because of his service as
a warrant officer in the
Austro-Hungarian and
later the Polish army.
Catholic Times columnist George Weigel, who
has written a biography
of John Paul, said the
pope’s father was “a man
of culture and learning.
He taught his son German, read him the classics of Polish Romantic
literature, and gave Karol
and his friends personal
lessons in Polish history.
“Christian conviction,
informed by long military service in a multinational institution, had
also made the Captain
a man without religious
prejudice; respect for
the religious convictions
of others was another
virtue he transmitted to
his son.”
John Paul said he was
affected by his father’s
example
of
prayer.
“Sometimes I would
wake up during the night
and find my father on his
knees, just as I would al-
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flected in the pope’s own
plays and poems.
The pope said in a poetic essay titled, “Reflections on Fatherhood,”
that at the end of life and
the end of the world, “Everything else will turn out
to be unimportant and inessential except for this:
father, child, love. And
then, looking at the simplest things, all of us will
say: Could we have not
learned this long ago?
Has this not always been
embedded at the bottom
of everything that is?”
ALL-OHIO STUDENT COUNCIL AWARD FOR WATTERSON —
The Ohio Association of Student Councils, which sponsors the recognition program for the outstanding student leaders in Ohio, recently awarded
Columbus Bishop Watterson High School Student John Malone the title
of “The All-Ohio Student Council” at the state student council conference
held in Mason, Ohio. (Above): Student Council Advisors Lance Clark
(left) and Trisha Hulme (right) congratulate Watterson Student Council
President John Malone (center), for this award. CT photo courtesy of Watterson
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ways see him kneeling in
the parish Church,” the
pope wrote.
The Captain urged his
son to pray a daily prayer
to the Holy Spirit through
which, Weigel said,
the future pope learned
“there was purpose in the
world; God had a vocation in mind for every
human being; to grow
up meant to discern that
purpose and then conform one’s life to it.”
The experience of fatherhood he had learned
from the Captain was re-
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SIDING
WINDOWS
MASONRY
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A quick note from:
OFFICE OF LITURGY
THE SACRAMENTARY
The Sacramentary is the book used by the presider which
contains all the prayers he prays, both audibly and inaudibly,
as he presides over the celebration of the Eucharist. The
book also contains the General Instruction on the Roman
Missal, often referred to by it’s initials: GIRM. The GIRM
contains both the theological understanding of the celebration of the Eucharist and general instructions on how to
celebrate the Eucharist. Detailed instructions are found
throughout the Sacramentary.
They are printed in red thus
giving them the term rubric,
meaning “red letter”.
The General Instructions
and rubrics are not guidelines.
They are to be followed, most
without exception. The Instructions and rubrics are a
series of gestures, postures,
actions, and prayers (audible and inaudible) that prescribe
the order of the celebration of the Mass. There are some
rubrics that offer a choice that the presider may choose
between. There are a few that suggest the presider use
words similar to those provided. While these options seem
to provide some flexibility, it is the adherence to the prayer
text, order, and movements prescribed in the Sacramentary that unites every parish celebration with the universal
Church.
The Sacramentary is used throughout the Mass. It describes the way the presider greets the assembly, provides
the text for the opening prayer, the prayer over the gifts,
and the prayer at the conclusion of communion. It offers
several blessing prayers, some prescribed for specific celebrations and other blessing prayers that are at the option
of the presider.
The Sacramentary follows the liturgical year with specific
prayers for the various Sunday celebrations within the liturgical seasons. There are prayers for special Masses based on
the Roman calendar (i.e. the upcoming Solemnity of Peter
and Paul celebrated on June 29 of each year). There are
Ritual Masses for weddings, confirmations, and ordinations.
Masses are provided for various needs and occasions, for
civil needs, for various public needs, for particular needs,
for the Dead and Votive Masses.
At the very heart of the Sacramentary are the Eucharistic Prayers and the preface prayers that help us enter into
the celebration of the Eucharist. There are four Eucharistic
Prayers that may be used by the presider for the community’s Eucharistic celebration. There are two Eucharistic
Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation, used whenever there
is a more reflective sense on community’s need for reconciliation (often used during Lent). There are three Eucharistic
prayers for Masses with Children. A separate Directory for
Masses with Children governs the use of these Eucharistic
Prayers. Following the instructions in this Directory, these
three prayers are seldom used for the community’s celebration of the Eucharist.
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June 15, 2008
Youth XLT coming to diocese this fall
What are the limits on reception
of Communion?
Q
: I know Catholics once were
not
supposed
to receive Communion
more than once a day.
Could you please explain the Church’s position now on receiving Communion twice
on the same weekend.
It is very disheartening to me to attend
Mass, like a funeral or
wedding, and not be
able to participate.
Would being a lector,
usher or other minister
of service affect the
answer? (Wisconsin)
A
:Former Church
regulations did
in fact limit reception of Communion
to once a day.
Those rules were
considerably relaxed,
however, in the 1983
Code of Canon Law,
which says simply that
one who has received
QUESTION & ANSWER
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the Eucharist may receive again, but only
within the context of a
Mass (Canon 917).
In 1984 the Vatican
Commission for Interpretation of Canon Law
explained that, even
at Mass, Communion
should not be received
more than twice a day.
Note, this is twice
a day, however, not
twice a weekend.
That should cover
almost every situation
that might normally
arise.
It will also help to
understand that this
policy if one is aware
of two concerns the
Church considers in
such matters.
First and most basic, the normal practice should be that, unless there is a serious
obstacle, one should
receive the Eucharist
whenever he or she
participates in a eucharistic celebration.
This is, I believe,
well understood by
most Catholics today.
Reception of Communion is an integral
part, not an optional
extra, in the eucharistic sacrifice.
While this is true
for everyone, it is particularly applicable to
those Catholics who
happen to have official
ministerial roles for
that liturgy.
On the other hand,
the Church knows from
experience that some
Catholics are tempted
to treat sacred things,
even the Mass, in a superstitious manner.
I once knew a lady
who piously claimed
that she had attended
11 Masses — at least
the essential parts —
every Sunday.
One reason for the
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Conti, Lauren Rhode, Alison Hager and Maria Chellis; and, (top): Coaches
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Faith plays role in ODU athletics program
By Dwayne Henderson,
ODU intern
What is faith? “Faith”
is a belief in an idea not
based on evidence. For
many students, selecting the right college is
about more than examining programs or looking
at residence halls. Many
want a school that will
spiritually enrich them.
What about those who
include athletics into the
mix? How does faith play
a role in their character as
a college student?
More college teams
seem to be implementing
the practice of their faith
into the sport. Studentathletes use what they
have experienced and
learned as a foundation
in becoming better people
on and off the field.
Ohio Dominican University’s (ODU) Head
Football Coach Dale
Carlson’s motto is, “Being a Man of Character,”
which promotes faith and
the importance of reputation on and off the field.
He stresses the meaning
of character, and references the Bible and the significance of its meaning.
“I have a strong faith basis... all the things I have
learned in my lifetime, I
try to integrate what I’ve
learned and communicate
that message to my players,” he said. “Character is
the backbone of a person,
and personal faith not only
plays a big role in football
but in life as well.”
Carlson’s method does
not try to impose religion
on his players, but rather
suggests that athletes will
relate to the importance
of the lesson and apply it
their lives.
Senior tight-end Steven
Lilak has been a part of
the ODU football program for the past three
seasons. “The messages
that Coach Carlson communicates to us do have
meaning and it also expresses his care for us on
a level more than just as a
coach,” said Lilak.
Megan Unterbrink, a former ODU soccer player
said, “Faith to me means
something. ... My former
coach, Paul Habrecht, attempted to teach us of the
importance of our faith as
student-athletes and made
an effort to incorporate
those principles onto the
soccer field. For the time
I was a part of the soccer
team, I feel that Coach
Habrecht’s messages and
speeches had meaning but
most importantly meant
something to me.”
Ohio Dominican works
to encourage everyone to
come to the university, regardless of their religious
background. The goal of
the university is to try to
shape its student-athletes
to be better people in everything they do. Encouraging the merits of faith
and sharing testimonies
with the athletes makes
a positive impact on the
ODU community.
Calling all youth in the Columbus
diocese, it’s time to get ready to XLT.
The Diocesan Office of Youth and
Young Adult Ministry will offer a program known as XLT (exalt), which
gathers youths together for an intense
night of prayer and worship throughout different areas across the diocese
this fall.
XLT nights are now being planned
for Columbus, Marion, Scioto County
and the Knox-Licking counties area.
The nights are going to be divided
into three parts: praise and worship
music, a guest speaker and eucharistic
adoration.
The XLT nights began in Atlanta under the leadership of local parish youth
ministers.
The intent was to help teen-agers grow
in understanding and appreciation for
the Eucharist.
Soon there were hundreds of young
people from around the city coming together for XLT. Now several cities are
conducting XLT programs, and they
have been included in the past two National Catholic Youth Conferences.
An effort to bring XLT to the Columbus Diocese began several years ago at
Delaware St. Mary Church.
Leaders of the XLT ministry there
recently formed a committee with other
youth ministers, priests and musicians
located in the Columbus metropolitan
area who were interested in expanding
XLT in the diocese.
The XLT central committee has
formed a collaborative partnership with
the youth ministry office.
The two organizations, their partner parishes, and the hosting parish or
school will sponsor the XLT nights.
The central committee hopes to see
local XLT committees forming soon in
each deanery in the diocese.
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DeSales varsity baseball:
CCL and district champions
The Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School Varsity
Baseball Team recently earned the titles of CCL Champs and
District Champs.
Pictured are (row one from left): Andrew Parise, Corey
Kuskowski, Mitch Herbert, Mark Sherman, Matt Davidson and
Jason Saddler; (row two from left): Paul Biancone, Bryan Flint,
Nick Crawford, Ryan Clark, Jordan Antoncic and Thomas Gentile; and, (row three from left): Assistant Coach Matt Berndt,
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Mass kicks-off summer for young adults
By Michelle Rosmarin, intern
The Office of Youth and Young
Adult Ministry is hosting a summer
kick-off event at Columbus St. Joseph Cathedral at 5:15 p.m., on Tuesday, June 24. It begins with a Mass,
followed by a barbeque in the undercroft. Admission is $7 per person or
$5 plus a non-perishable food item.
The goal of this event is to promote the upcoming events for
young adults and to allow young
adults in the diocese to meet and
connect with one another.
Kelly Lavelle, program coordinator for the Office of Youth and
Young Adult Ministry, said that the
summer kick-off will lay a foundation for recurring events geared towards young adults.
“During the barbeque participants
can enjoy good food while finding
information and resources on other
events and ministries, Lavelle said.
“We hope that this will encourage more young adults to become
active in their diocese, parishes and
communities. The kick-off will also
give participants the opportunity to
meet other young adults who share
their same interests.”
She said that young adult ministries are an important part of diocesan
outreach because those between the
ages 18 and 35 have many talents that
can be used to benefit communities.
Other programs offered by Young
Adult Ministries include a monthly
book club as well as a monthly speaker series titled, “Theology in a Pub.”
To promote these and other events,
the Office of Youth and Young Adult
Ministry plans on visiting every parish in the diocese next year to share
and spread their services.
‘Drawn Deeper,’ journal to prayer
and spirituality at De Porres Center
Journaling has proven
to be a very useful tool
in putting one’s life into
perspective.
On Saturday, June 21,
from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,
author Mary van BalenHolt will present a program at the Martin De
Porres Center, 2330 Airport Drive in Columbus,
that focuses on the use of
journaling for spiritual
development.
This workshop will
engage participants in
a variety of journaling
exercises that will help
them become more present to the moment and
more responsive to the
divine relationship that
is offered in it.
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life, using a jeweler’s
loupe to look closely and
sketching to focus are
some approaches that
will be used.
Participants are asked
to bring journals.
Van Balen-Holt is the
author of four books, an
adjunct instructor of theology at Ohio Dominican
University and a regular
contributing columnists
for the Catholic Times
newspaper. As a speaker
and leader of retreats and
days of reflection, she enjoys sharing her longtime
practice of journaling.
Suggested donation
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lunch. Registration is
open until June 16.
For more information
or to register, call the
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June 15, 2008
Faith
Catholic Times 9
LIVING
Parenting is a call to transmit life
Driving to church on
Sunday, I saw a black
bird flying up from a
garden carrying two
long stands of twine that
trailed along its body on
either side. I watched
as the bird strained into
the sky and disappeared
behind a house, the
nest building material
adding a lot of drag. For
a moment I wondered if
the male or female bird
did most of the building,
and decided that it didn’t
make much difference.
Parenting, if approached
responsibly, is hard
work. The rewards are
also great.
My parents are both
around 90 and still
dispense
plenty
of
parental love and wisdom
to our families. A few
nights ago my daughter
and I sat in their living
room as they welcomed
Angie, a young woman
who had often thought of
them as an additional set
of grandparents. She was
in town for her sister’s
college graduation and
wanted to stop by.
Soon the room was
circled with chairs as her
mother and father, sisters
and their husbands joined
the group. There was a lot
of laughter and catching
up to do, and mom and
dad didn’t miss a beat.
Dad surprised Angie’s
husband by shaking his
hand and saying, “You’re
from Texas aren’t you.”
I’m not sure how he
knew. Mom remembered
meeting Chris a few
years ago at our house
when, while mom and
dad were visiting, Angie
surprised us by bringing
her then fiancé over for
introductions. The rest of
us had forgotten.
What a pleasant
moment, sitting back
and watching my old
LOCAL CONTRIBUTOR
Mary van Balen-Holt
friends and their grownup children enjoying
a visit with mom and
dad. I am proud of them.
With a short hiatus
when my mother’s
wire-rim
glasses,
turned down sailor hat
and no frills outdoor
attire embarrassed my
adolescent self at day
camp, (traits I was to
appreciate and exhibit
myself as I got older), I
always have been.
They have provided
love and nurture not only
for their own children,
grandchildren and great
grandchildren, but for
many others who have
been part of their lives at
one time or another. Their
parenthood has been a
reflection of God, both
our Father and Mother.
I began reading John’s
Gospel for Lectio Divina
this week and was struck
by the verses: Indeed
from his fullness we
have, all of us, received
grace upon grace, for the
law was given through
Moses, grace and truth
have come from Jesus
Christ. No one has ever
seen God, it is the only
Son, who is closest to
God’s heart, who has
made God known.
The image of the Son,
closest to the parent’s
heart, making that One
known, has stayed with
me. We are able to know
God truly because the Son
who knows the Father
and Mother reveals God’s
being to us.
That is how parenting
at its best works. The
goodness and love of the
parents, rooted in their
own closeness to God’s
heart, is made known
to others through their
children. It is God’s
love shared, generation
after generation, through
mother
and
father,
daughter and son.
But, human beings are
not perfect. Parents are
not perfect. Woundedness
and sin distort the truth of
God’s love. Some parents
are abusive, in many cases
because they were abused
as children themselves.
That distorted experience
of love is also passed
down, generation after
generation.
But there is hope for
all. At our best we reflect
the love of God, both
Father and Mother. In our
weakness, we can find
hope and encouragement
in the divine family of
the Trinity.
We are, after all, invited
to participate in that
family life of love shared.
In our woundedness, we
can find healing love
in prayer and in God’s
love poured out through
others in our lives.
Parenting is a call to
transmit life, physical
and spiritual, to be part
of God’s creativity. It is
a call to share love as
completely as we can. For
every parent, the process
offers opportunity to
give and receive life, to
nurture and to grow.
Copyright 2008 Mary van Balen-Holt
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I know. I’ve been there.
If money is of concern,
tell your less fortunate
neighbor just to visit our
local shrine of the Blessed
Virgin Mary. Hasn’t the
Blessed Virgin herself also
experienced some hard
economic times? I’m sure
she will sympathize and
offer ways to cope with
the economy’s despairs.
Here are my vacation
recommendations:
Travel first to Ireland
to visit the shrine of Our
Lady of Knock, there to
find peace and solace.
roses she once placed
into the scarf of Juan
Diego, still available for
viewing.
I was never so cold
as I was that July day,
but Mass at our Lady’s
shrine was worth all the
discomfort.
Across the Atlantic
Ocean in France, you
must visit Paris and
experience the joy of
sighting the shrine where
the Miraculous Medal
first appeared to Saint
Catherine Laboure.
As was the blistering
Mexican heat in Our
Lady’s
shrine
of
Guadalupe where you
could almost smell the
It will make the
Miraculous Medal, which
we Catholics wear daily,
much more meaningful.
“I am The Immaculate
Conception.”
While in France, of
course, you will pay a
respectful visit to the
famed grotto of Our Lady
of Lourdes. You probably
will not receive a miracle
to cure your aching back,
but the waters from the
springs there as Our Lady
met with Bernadette, a
poor shepherd girl, 18
times will still place
echoes in your heart,
Walk in with those
reciting the rosary at
Fatima in Portugal, as
with the three chosen
children whom Our Lady
instructed to pray for a
peaceful world.
Don’t we all need to
hear those words?
Sheeran is a member at
Columbus Christ the King
Church.
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June 15, 2008 /Catholic Times 11
Busy parish reflects positive
attitudes of pastor, members
BY TIM PUET
Reporter, Catholic Times
At Plain City St. Joseph
Church, if you’ve got an
idea, Father Pat Toner is
anxious to hear about it.
Chances are that once you
present it, he’ll say “Go
ahead” and a bunch of
eager parishioners will be
there to give you a hand.
Over and over during a
recent visit to the parish,
some of its members told
of how Father Toner’s initial encouragement during
the 11 years he has been
pastor started a project on
the road to success.
Joe Hofbauer, a member of the parish since the
1930s, talked of how a request to improve some of
the shrubbery in front of
the church led to creation
of a professionally landscaped garden that provides a welcoming sight at
the entrance door.
Bob Hess, a parishioner for about two years,
said his request for space
for a church library led to
construction from locally
harvested wood of shelves
that are filled with about
1,800 volumes, a remarkably large collection for a
church with 900 members.
Elsewhere in this week’s
Catholic Times is a story
about the assistance the
parish is giving to the St.
Francis Mission, a food and
clothing pantry in southern
Ohio. That aid was sparked
by parishioner Ed Chuha’s
reading the center’s request
last year in the Times for
help and talking to Father
Toner about it.
“We were the only parish
in the 23-county area of
the Diocese of Columbus
to respond to that request,”
Chuha said. “We’ve made
four major trips there and
a couple of smaller ones.
The last time we were
there, they literally had run
out of everything. We’ve
also helped them plant
seeds to grow their own
crops because we want the
people there to become
self-sufficient.”
The parish’s most recent
outreach activity is establishment of a thrift store
which is open every Saturday morning in the building that also houses Plain
City’s community pantry.
“There was a part of the
pantry that wasn’t being used, and some of us
thought it would be a good
place to resell clothing
and other items we didn’t
need,” said Chuha’s wife,
Bonnie. “Father and the
people running the pantry approved the idea. We
cleaned it out and painted
it, and it’s been open for a
few months.”
The positive attitude is
one reason the church has
grown from about 100
people in 1971 to its current size. Another reason
is Plain City’s location
on the border of Madison
and Union counties at the
fringe of the Columbus
metropolitan area.
That growth resulted in
the purchase by the Diocese of Columbus of 30
acres along Ohio Route
161 for expansion of the
church.
The original church
building downtown, which
seats about 150 people, is
filled for Masses at 4:30
p.m. Saturday and 8:30
p.m. Sunday. Other parish events take place at a
1,000-square-foot,
$1.2
million activity center
about a mile away, which
was opened in September
2006. Mass is celebrated
there at 10:30 a.m. on Sun-
days in a multipurpose
room seating about 200
people.
The center also includes
offices, the library, classrooms, and a kitchen
which is an addition to the
building.
A larger church eventually will be built just
north of the center.
“We could have waited until we had more
money and built everything at once, but
we needed space too
badly,” Father Toner
said. “Before the center was built, we were
working out of the
church basement and
a four-bedroom ranch
house, and wondering
where to put everything.”
It’s hoped that an elementary school and
a Rosary garden eventually will become
part of the complex.
Each of the center’s
classrooms is named
for a saint and contains an original
painting and description of its namesake
by Christopher Pelicano, a young Italian
artist.
Following the saints’
example is an important theme of the parish.
The front page of its bulletin every Sunday includes
Father Toner’s statement
that “Our mission is to be
Saints Alive. We imitate
the example of the Saints
by drawing closer to the
Lord in prayer.”
Hofbauer said retaining
the church’s hometown
feel is a key to the success
of that mission. “We’ve
always been a small community church,” he said.
“We’ve grown in numbers,
but I believe we can retain
Food, seeds provided for
mission in Appalachian Ohio
ST. JOSEPH
CHURCH
Plain City
ing the front door for people coming to Mass, and
when he sees someone he
doesn’t recognize, he will
ask where they’re from and
what brought them here.”
Cooper, a parishioner for
35 years and known affectionately as “the Monsignor,” was chosen Catholic Man of the Year in 2007
by the Catholic Men’s
Luncheon Club for his efforts as an “ambassador of
the Catholic Church” in
Plain City.
See CHURCH, Page 12
one travels west, winding his way out Route 52
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past beautiful Shawnee
Along Route 23 two- Hills State Park.
plus hours south of Signs of affluence surColumbus, the terrain round the lake area – beauchanges drastically. The tiful flower gardens, wellhills form a backdrop for manicured lawns, vacation
the Portsmouth area and and year-round homes,
become even larger as boats and recreational vehicles, walking trails,
and docks which allow people to enjoy
the natural beauty of
the area.
To the casual passerby taking a leisurely
drive, it would appear
to continue like this.
Those of us who have
made this trip before
know that it does not.
A few miles farther,
one begins to see
fields of waist-high
weeds, ramshackle
trailers perched in
impossible-looking
places, boarded-up
homes, abandoned
vehicles, and piles
and piles of trash no
one has the resources
to do anything about.
It was the beauty of
the hills, coming alive
in a million shades of
green that first greeted our small group
from Plain City St.
Joseph Church on a
(Top photo) St. Joseph parishioners helped recent spring day. Our
plant a garden in the community of Stout to three-vehicle caravan
provide fresh produce. Deacon Tony Bonacci is was destined for the
holding gardening equipment
St. Francis Mission,
west of Portsmouth,
(Left center) The Blessed Sacrament is exposed near Stout, on the
every weekday at the church
border of Adams and
Scioto counties.
(Center) A statue of the church’s patron saint
Just as the hills ofat the entrance to its community center
fered the promise of
(Center right) Food pantry shelves were God’s warm spring
stocked with supplies to help the people of days, we were travelStout through the summer
ing there to offer hope
and promise and what
(Bottom) The parish Respect Life float was part help we might be
of last year’s Plain City July 4 parade {Photos to the people in this
courtesy of Plain City St. Joseph Church)
poverty-stricken area,
BY GLORIA BUTLER
that feeling because we’ve
always taken the time to
listen to each other.”
“We try to be welcoming to any new faces from
the moment they arrive,”
Deacon Tony Bonacci
said. “Walter Cooper, our
sacristan, is usually hold-
miles from much more af- gathered, holding hands in
a large circle of friendship.
fluent areas.
We were 16 parishioners After lunch, we began the
ranging in age from three task of stocking the almostto 60-plus, delivering a empty food pantry. When
24-foot truckload of food, this was completed, Gary
clothing, appliances, and told us that it had never
before been so full. He esother household items.
We also carried an as- timated that the amount of
sortment of garden tools, donated food we brought
seeds, and boxes of veg- would feed all the needy
etable plants to help the families in the surrounding
mission plant a commu- area all summer.
nity garden. An old adage One item that brought
says “Give a man a fish tears to the volunteers’ eyes
and he will eat for a day. was a brand-new freezer
Teach a man to fish and he purchased by donations to
will eat for a lifetime.” Our our parish’s St. Martin de
mission this day was to do Porres group and stocked
both and help in any other with meat and poultry. It
was desperately needed
way we could.
Arriving around noon, we because the freezer they
met Gary Cooper, the di- had been using recently
rector of St. Francis Mis- quit working.
sion, and his staff of vol- While some of us worked
unteers – mostly family, in the food pantry, others
helped the mission folks
plus a few neighbors.
Gary and his family oper- begin a large community
ate the mission out of a big garden. The ground had
barn filled with clothing been well-tilled by Gary’s
and household goods, plus tractor, and we brought
a separate trailer which them two donated rototillserves as a food pantry. ers to leave behind to help
The mission is located on keep the large garden free
land donated by the Coo- of weeds.
per family. They also raise After a couple more hours
buffalo, which provides of making everything fit
protein-rich meat for hun- and cleaning up, it was
time to say goodbye. We
gry families.
left for home after hugs
We wasted no time in
from everyone and promthe huge task of unloadises by us to make a return
ing the packed-to-the-roof
trip in the fall.
truck. An assembly line
of parishioners and mis- Just before we left, the
sion volunteers began im- chairman of our Appalamediately. With even the chia project, parishioner
smallest hands helping, we Ed Chuha, presented Gary
made fast work of it, un- with several checks from
loading the U-Haul in less parishioners who could
not make the trip, but
than two hours.
wanted to help in a special
We also had brought way. We left, secure in the
lunch, and everyone had knowledge that the money
worked up an appetite to will be spent to help othenjoy the fellowship and ers, as that is what Gary
the simple picnic food. Our Cooper is all about.
deacon, Tony Bonacci, led
us in prayer as everyone See MISSION, Page 12
12 Catholic Times
June 15, 2008
CHURCH,
continued from Page 10
“In planning for our
new church, one of the
first things we’ve thought
about is how to design it
to continue the sense of
family among parishioners,” Deacon Bonacci
said. “We know that
whatever the final design, it’s going to have
two gathering spaces,
one on the outside and
one inside.”
“Families are always
welcome and, even
though the multipurpose
room has a ‘cry area’ for
people with infants, Father Toner encourages
them to join the rest of
the congregation,” parishioner Gloria Butler
said. “He has said he’s a
lot more concerned about
a quiet church than one
filled with signs of life.”
“It’s a small thing, but
something I’ve noticed
about this church is that
at the end of Mass, everybody stays until the last
song is over,” said church
secretary Ann Walter.
“I came here from a
much bigger parish
and noticed that people
seemed much more willing to interact with you,”
said Jeff Fisher, a parishioner for about a year.
“They don’t hesitate to
ask for your help, and
I was willing to give it.
Fr. Foxen going West; Msgr. Missimi leaving IC By TIM PUET
Bob Hess checks the shelves of the library he helped organize
at Plain City St. Joseph Church
CT photo by Dave Garick
That led to a feeling of
satisfaction that I could
make a contribution.”
The Blessed Sacrament
is exposed at the church
from 6 to 7 a.m. and 6
to 9 p.m. every Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday,
from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday,
and continuously from 6
a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m.
Friday. Parishioners say
the exposition has made
a difference in many aspects of parish life.
“We have the same problems as any parish or any
large group of people in
which there are bound to
be a few disagreements,”
parish administrator Sarah Reinhard said. “But
since Father Pat started
adoration here six or
seven years ago, it seems
there’s more of a sense
that we can work out our
problems.”
“Adoration is a benchmark for charity,” Butler
said. “When people give
themselves first to the The activity center of Plain City St. Joseph Church includes classrooms, offices, a library and
Lord, everything else falls a kitchen. It is used for Masses and community and church events, and will be the site of a
future new church and school
Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Church
into place.”
The church also operates til now, the 9 a.m. Masses Life, and Catholic author ‘Yes’ to anything that’s
the Life and Mercy Cha- were only on the first Sat- and broadcaster Patrick good for the community
pel at the former Sacred urday of the month. Even- Madrid. In addition, the
and the Church and adds
Heart Church in Milford tually, the images will be center is also starting to
value to the life of either
Center. The Blessed Sac- permanently moved to be used for non-church
one,” Father Toner said.
rament is exposed there Plain City.
events, such as an auction “When you bring a wel24 hours a day. The chaof petroleum collectibles coming attitude to everypel also has a relic image The church and activ- that took place Wednesthing, you’re blessed with
of Our Lady of Guadal- ity center are frequent day, June 11.
more opportunities to
stops
for
speakers
such
upe and a lifesize copy of
live the Gospel and bring
as
Father
Frank
Pavone,
“All
of
this
happens
bethe Divine Mercy image
God’s love to others.”
president
of
Priests
for
cause
we’re
willing
to
say
revealed to St. Faustina
Kowalska.
Those will be moved to
Plain City for the summer to allow for renovation of the chapel,
which is being paid for
through a grant from the
Marian Foundation.
When the remodeling
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work is completed, the
images will be returned to
Milford Center, and Mass
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We were remembering
a previous visit when
we actually went to the
homes of some of the
area residents. Without
fail, the people told us
that were it not for the
St. Francis Mission and
Gary Cooper, there were
lots of times they simply
would not have anything
to eat.
We headed back to central Ohio and St. Joe’s,
content that we had perhaps made a difference
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June 15, 2008
in those peoples’ lives
this beautiful day. It is
easy to see that they live
day to day with very low
incomes, virtually no
industry, few jobs, and
even fewer rays of hope
in their hearts, except
their faith and maybe
the hope a little parish in
Plain City can provide.
It is an awesome feeling
to know that our day was
well-spent doing exactly
what we are all called
upon to do every day –
God’s work.
This experience inspired
a poem I would like to
share with readers:
Humbly I pray
To awaken each day
And thank you, God,
For my talents and my
life,
That I may use them
In service to others,
To honor you and help
those in strife.
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Parishioners of ColumFather David Foxen,
bus Immaculate ConcepMSC, says he is filled
tion Church will honor
with mixed emotions as
Msgr. Anthony Missimi
he prepares to leave the
at a reception Sunday,
Chillicothe Correctional
June 29, in Marian Hall
Institution and go across
following the 11:30 a.m.
the country for his next
Mass.
assignment.
Msgr. Missimi, 71, is
“I’m going to miss beretiring
from active mining helpful to the men
istry,
effective
Tuesday,
here during a very diffiJuly
1,
after
17
years as
cult time in their lives,”
Father
David
Foxen,
MSC,
chaplain
at
the
Chillicothe
Correcpastor
at
Immaculate
he said last week. “But
tional Institution, is going to California CT photo by Tim Puet
Conception. He has been
I’ve done prison work
a pastor for 34 of his 45
for 22 1-2 years, and it’s “It was built in 1929 St. Mary Church, will
years as a priest.
going to be interesting to and resembles one of come to the prison once
Students of Immaculate
do something else before California’s old Span- a week to say Mass and
Conception
School honI get too old.”
ish missions, making hear confessions. Volunored him May 28 at an
Father Foxen, 67, a it stand out in a desert teers from St. Mary will
all-school Mass.
continue to visit prisonmember of the Mission- community.
An honor guard esaries of the Sacred Heart “Its name may sound ers and conduct religious
corted
him to the playwho has been chaplain unusual in Ohio, but it’s education classes at the
ground,
where students
at the prison for the past not unusual for a His- facility, a former federal
released
balloons bearfive years, has been trans- panic church -- Nuestra prison which has 2,800
ing the words “The Mass
ferred to Our Lady of Senora de la Soledad, inmates and is classified
never ends; it must be
Solitude Church in Palm in Spanish.”
as a medium-security
lived.” He always used
Springs, Calif., effective
that phrase at Mass just
The Missionaries of the institution.
Tuesday, July 1.
before pronouncing the
Sacred Heart provide “I know he and the
“The provincial of the priests for the parish people of St. Mary’s
words of dismissal to
order asked if I could and for another Catholic will keep this as an ac“go forth to love and
go out there because he Church in Palm Springs, tive ministry which has
serve the Lord.”
said he badly needs a Our Lady of Guadalupe. changed many men’s
He also received a blanSpanish-speaking priest
lives,” Father Foxen
ket depicting the church
“There
are
three
Cathin that area,” he said. “At
said. “It’s been a great
and the school, and a
the same time, the state olic parishes in Palm privilege to listen to
banner signed by all the
ended up abolishing one Springs. The one we the men and be somestudents.
of the two chaplain posi- don’t staff is where the one through whom God
On the last day of
tions here at Chillicothe, movie stars go,” Father worked to help them
school,
June 5, firstso I would have been Foxen said, referring to find love, understandgrade
students
sang a
the community’s reputaleaving anyway.
ing, and the realization
song
composed
in his
“I always wanted to go tion as a resort.
that God accepts them
honor. He was given a
to the mission fields, and He has been a priest for as they are.”
book of remembrances
this may be the closest 41 years and was chaplain at two state prisons
I’ll come.”
Father Foxen visited his in Mansfield for 18 years
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written by school and
church staffers and a
plasma television set.
“I’m sure he will use
the TV to watch a lot
of sporting events,” said
school principal John
Grossman.
“One of the many outstanding things about
Monsignor was how
supportive he was of
the school’s athletes. He
made it a point to see
at least one game every
year played by each of
the school’s teams at every grade level. We can
have around 20 teams
playing at one time, so
that was quite a commitment in the midst of his
other pastoral duties.
“He has taken an active
role in the sacramental
formation of the children and working with
their liturgies, and he
has attended many of
the receptions after the
first sacraments in people’s homes.
“One of the school’s
proudest moments came
in 1997 when it was honored as a national Blue
Ribbon school. He went
with us to Washington to
receive the award.”
Parish
administrator
Carolyn Smith and financial secretary Pat
Vandagrift began working with Msgr. Missimi
when he was in Groveport and will continue as
parish staff members following his retirement.
“His good nature,
warmth and enthusiasm
created a family-like
atmosphere in our office,” said Smith, who
has worked with him
for 30 years.
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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
May the pain of your labor and your labor’s pain,
bear rich fruit for the sake of the kingdom
Father
Lawrence L. Hummer
Exodus 19:2-6a
Rom. 5:6-11
Matt. 9:36-10:8
The incident in Exodus
takes place after the Israelites had escaped from
Egypt.
It comes before Moses
received the Law on the
mountain top.
Although the instruction
is given to Moses who
alone went up the mountain, all of “the Israelites”
receive the message.
Moses must say “to the
house of Jacob; tell the Israelites....”
In Jewish commentaries “house of Jacob” is
used to refer to women
and “Israelites” (literally
children or sons of Israel)
refers to men.
One Midrash of this passage explained that God
mentioned the House of
Jacob first because women
are prompter in fulfilling
the commandments.
Another suggested it
was because they will
teach the children (either
by teaching them or by
taking them to school).”
Even in what is often
called a very patriarchal
collection of writings (the
Old Testament) the rabbis
who commented on them
took care to point out the
special inclusion of women in surprising ways.
This is not to say that they
were always positive in
their outlook on women.
Here at least the rabbis
recognized the key role
that women played in the
handing down of the traditions of Judaism, first by
being prompt in fulfilling
the commandments and
then in seeing to it that
their children were educated in their observance.
However, there was also
an instruction in the rabbinic writings that a man
who is wise would thank
God every day for not
having been born a woman or a slave!
The woman was in
charge of spinning and
weaving, cooking, grinding the grain for the flour,
kneading the dough, baking, hauling water, and
providing oil.
She also took part in
planting and harvesting,
not to mention bearing
and raising children.
We can only imagine what
a wise woman might pray
for every day, then or now!
Sunday’s Gospel shows
how moved Jesus was at
seeing the crowds.
Matthew does not say
why they seemed to be
‘like sheep without a shepherd,” or why they “were
troubled and abandoned,”
only that they were.
Observing that the harvest is abundant but the
laborers few, he tells them
to “ask the master of the
harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.”
The named Apostles
were all men.
In Roman Catholic
teaching the bishops are
their successors.
Their task is simple: to
proclaim that the Kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The authority Jesus
gave them was to drive
out unclean spirits and
to cure every disease
and illness.
He told them to proclaim “The kingdom of
heaven is at hand.”
We cannot discount the
efforts of many volunteers
(often women) who make
just as powerful a proclamation of the kingdom by
their teaching in our parish schools, their efforts
on behalf of the poor and
needy and their visiting of
the sick and shut-ins.
Over the years I have
been deeply moved many
times by the tales volunteers tell.
Given their innate desire to heal and comfort
the sick and suffering,
they are often disturbed
and frustrated when confronted with the modern
demons of broken marriages or alienation from
the Church.
Their basic instincts
lead them to heal many
more than most of us who
have been ordained will
ever know.
If that’s not doing the
work of the harvest I don’t
know what is.
So here’s to those who
minister to the children
and to the sick and the
shut-ins!
May the Lord of the harvest send us many more of
you.
Your names may be Simone, or Andrea.
They may be Jamie or
Joanna.
May the pain of your labor and your labor’s pain,
bear rich fruit for the sake
of the Kingdom!
Father Lawrence L. Hummer, pastor at Chillicothe
St. Mary, can be reached at
[email protected].
The
Weekday Bible
Readings
MONDAY
1 Kings 21:1-16
Psalm 5:2-3b,4b-7
Matthew 5:38-42
TUESDAY
1 Kings 21:17-29
Psalm 51:3-6b, 11, 16
Matthew 5:43-48
WEDNESDAY
2 Kings 2:1,6-14
Psalm 31:20-21,24
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
THURSDAY
Sirach 48:1-14
Psalm 97:1-7
Matthew 6:7-15
FRIDAY
2 Kings 11:1-4,9-18,20
Psalm 132:11-14,17-18
Matthew 6:19-23
SATURDAY
2 Chronicles 24:17-25
Psalm 89:4-5,29-34
Matthew 6:24-34
Give thanks
unto the Lord
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June 15, 2008
The role of tradition in the Faith
Perhaps you have
been asked by those of
other faiths why Catholics have so many traditions. You may remember being taught that
the Catholic Church believes in “Scripture and
Tradition.” What about
those traditions?
Are those traditions
superstitious? And what
about those friends of
yours from other churches who say we shouldn’t
believe in tradition?
Fear not, the tradition the Church speaks
of has nothing to do
with customs or myths.
The tradition we
speak of and believe
in comes to us largely
through Scripture, the
Apostles and the oral
teachings handed to us
through the centuries.
You might have heard
some say that Jesus con-
demned tradition. However, he condemned
only that tradition that
comes from man, not
from faith.
Otherwise, why would
Jesus have told His followers to do whatever
the Scribes and Pharisees (who Jesus often
quarreled with) tell you
to do when they teach?
Jesus just warned his
followers to not follow
the personal example
of the Scribe and Pharisees, whom he often
labeled as hypocrites.
(Matthew 22:2-3.)
We must remember
that the Bible was not
put into its current form
until 382 AD when after
several Church councils and the approval of
Pope Damasus, it was
completed.
Although, in the 16th
century after the Protes-
THE TIDE IS TURNING
TOWARD CATHOLICISM
David Hartline
tant Reformation some
Christian churches removed some of the books
of the Old Testament.
In other words for the
first 300 years of Christianity, tradition kept
those books alive and
without that tradition
and without the Catholic Church, we wouldn’t
know which books belonged in the Bible and
which books did not.
After years of prayer
and study, only those
books that scholars
knew were firsthand
accounts of Jesus and
the early Church were
included. So in other
words those folks who
believe in “the Bible
alone” would have had
over 300 years without
any Bible.
If they didn’t believe
in tradition what would
they have relied on
for their faith and who
would they have listened to?
No wonder St Paul
told the Corinthians to,
“Hold fast to the traditions, just as I handed
them on to you.” (1
Corinthians 11:2)
In his second Letter
to the Thessalonians,
St. Paul also instructs
the faithful to, “Stand
firm in the traditions
you were taught by us,
either by word of mouth
or by letter.” (2 Thessalonians 2:15)
The Second Vatican
Council issued a document on the matter of
Scripture and tradition
titled, Dei Verbum (The
Word of God.)
“Hence there exists a
close connection and a
communication between
sacred Tradition and sacred Scripture. For both
of them flow from the
same divine wellspring
in a certain way merge
into a unity and tend toward the same end.”
In the concluding paragraph of St. John’s Gospel, he reminds us that
if every word of what
Jesus said or did were
recorded, there wouldn’t
be enough books to contain them all. In Luke’s
Gospel, Jesus told the
Apostles, “He who hears
you hears me, and he
who rejects you rejects
me.” (Luke 10:16.)
Through the teaching
authority Jesus gave Peter and every other pope
who followed, Jesus
entrusted that teaching
authority to a tradition
of leadership. (Matthew
16:16-20)
In one of His final
statements, Jesus commissioned the Apostles
to, “Go therefore and
make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father,
Son and Holy Spirit.”
(Matthew 28:19.)
Again, if it were not
for tradition, how would
we know any of this?
Hartline is the author of The
Tide is Turning Toward Catholicism and former teacher,
coach, principal and administrator for the diocese.
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Celtic cross for
St. Patrick in
London
London St. Patrick School Students
Paige Berschet, Zöe Hopkins and Marina Sweet recently completed painting a Celtic cross on the wall of the St.
Patrick School multi-purpose room.
The students, under the direction of art
teacher, Nikki Contini, volunteered to
do the project. Jacob Froning, principal,
said that the newly-painted Celtic cross
is a wonderful addition and a beautiful
icon that will draw everyone’s attention. Pictured are: Paige Berschet (left),
Nikki Contini (center) and Zöe Hopkins
(right). CT photo courtesy of St. Patrick
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Pray for our dead
BECK, Bernard J. “Skip,” 77, June 4
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
MONTAVON, Anthony E. II, 42, May 29
Holy Trinity Church. Pond Creek
BOSTON, Grace K., 91, June 3
St. Matthias Church, Columbus
PALM, John E., 79, June 7
St. Francis de Sales Church, Newark
DiDONATO, Lois I., 80, June 5
Immaculate Conception Church, Dennison
RAPP, Philip J., 89, May 31
Immaculate Conception Church, Kenton
ENDICOTT, G. Joan, 64, June 8
St. Ladislas Church, Columbus
RATHBUN, Michele L., 37. formerly of Columbus, June 3
Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Ottawa
HEDMOND, Carla, 50, June 9
St. Paul Church, Westerville
JAYCOX, Christopher M., 38, formerly of
Columbus, June 4
Christ the King Church, Kansas City, Kansas
MATTINGLY, Robert K., 87, June 6
St. Thomas Church, Zanesville
MAYER, Mary J., 76, May 17
Our Lady of Peace Church, Columbus
McGARVEY, Mary J., 76, formerly of Columbus, June 8
St. John the Baptist Church, Dunnellon, Fla.
McGREEVY, Mary J., June 5
Holy Cross Church, Columbus
Coletta Durbin
Funeral Mass for Coletta M. Durbin,
100, who died Sunday, May 18, was
held Wednesday, June 11, at Danville
St. Luke Church.
She was born in 1908, in Danville
to Samuel and Nettie Shults. She was
a housekeeper for priests in Mt. Vernon, Columbus and Newark, and was
STRAWN, Kyle R., 41, June 6
St. John Church, Logan
UCKER, Alice E., 86, June 4
St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg
VERHOFF (YI), Kum Cha, 67, April 18
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
WANNER, Richard A., 80, June 7
St. Andrew Church, Columbus
WHIPPLE, Nancy D., 70, June 4
Holy Name Church, Columbus
WILKINS, Col. (Ret.) Stanley V., 88, June 3
St. Matthias Church, Columbus
Rita Nuzum
Funeral Mass for Rita E. Nuzum, 84,
who died Thursday, June 5, was held
Monday, June 9, at Columbus Christ
the King Church. She was a longtime
volunteer at Mt. Carmel East Hospital.
She was preceded in death by husband, Chuck; brothers, Julian and Tom
Estep; and sister, Ginny Estep.
Funeral Mass for Sister Quentin
Fox, OP, 85, who died Friday, June 6,
at the Mohun Health Care Center in
Columbus, was held Tuesday, June 10,
at the Motherhouse of the Dominican
Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs.
She was born in 1922, in Providence,
R.I., to the late John and Mary Fox.
She entered the novitiate in 1943
and made her profession of vows on
Aug. 14, 1945. She earned a bachelor’s
degree from Rhode Island College of
Education and master’s degrees from
Notre Dame University and Providence College. She also received a
certificate in library science education
from St. Mary of the Springs College,
now Ohio Dominican University.
In the Columbus Diocese, she
served at Columbus Our Lady of
Peace (1948-49), Lancaster St. Mary
(1949-50, 1952-53), Columbus St.
Gabriel (1954-55) and Columbus St.
Philip (1979-82) schools. She also
taught in the Diocese of Steubenville
and in schools in Connecticut, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania.
She was a member of the diocesan
Catholic Record Society and, since
1982, has been library services coordinator for the Motherhouse.
She was preceded in death by sisters, Marguerite Fox, Mary Baker, Regina Fitzgerald and Madeline Collins.
She is survived by sister, Rita McDonnell, and several nieces and nephews.
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a member of the Ladies Catholic Benevolent Association.
She was preceded in death by husband,
Alfred; sons, Father Samuel Durbin and
J. Robert Durbin; brothers, John and
Sam Shults; and sister, Maurine Fesler.
Survivors include son, Charles; daughter,
JoAnne Bumpus; and, 11 grandchildren.
Mary Kay Dailey
Funeral Mass for Mary Kay Dailey,
83, who died Tuesday, June 3, was held
at St. Joseph Cemetery in Columbus.
She was a graduate of The Ohio State
University and a member of Columbus
St. Agnes Church. She taught first grade
at St. Agnes School.
Sister Quentin Fox, OP
She is survived by her husband of 61
years, Harry; sons, Carl (Diana) and
Fred; daughters, Nancy (Bob) Dawson,
Patty (Brad) Kirkpatrick and Lou Ann
(Steve) Moore; brother, Philip “Joe”
(Estelle) Dambach; 13 grandchildren;
and, six great-grandchildren.
Survivors include daughters, Kathy
(Bob) Purcell, Barb (Ray) Anklam, Connie (Mark) Gabelman, and Beth (Mark)
Cronenweth; sons, Kevin (Christine)
and Chuck; sisters, Sister Eulalie Estep,
SSJ, and Eleanor (Joe) Front; brother,
Robert (Ethel) Estep; 11 grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
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June 15, 2008
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dinners, fish fries, bake sales, pizza/sub sales, candy
sales, etc.) will be placed in the
“Fund-Raising Guide.” An entry into the Guide will be
$17.50 for the first six lines, and $2.50 for each additional line. For more information, call Phil Connard
at 614-224-6530 or 800-511-0584.
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FESTIVALS
St. Mary, Marion
on the grounds at Marion Catholic HS on Rt. 95
FESTIVAL on the GREEN!
June 12-14
Food & Drink, 5K Run, Entertainment, Flea Market
$8,000 Cash Giveaway, Rides & Games, Games of Chance
Mater Dei Academy is hosting its
10th annual Golf Outing
at the Irish Hills Golf Course near Utica. 8am shotgun start on
Saturday, June 28. 4 person scramble is $60/person. Includes 18
holes, cart, drinks, buffet. Prizes for 5 skills, 1st & 2nd place. Hole
sponsorship is $50. Benefits Mater Dei Academy. For information,
call Gerry Tuttle at 268-7893 or email [email protected].
JUNE
13, FRIDAY
St. Anthony Celebration at St. Francis of Assisi
6 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Church, 386 Buttles Ave., Columbus. Mass honoring the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua,
celebrated by Father Ron Atwood and Msgr. Mario Serraglio, preceded by procession. Holy Bread will be distributed and food and refreshments will be served after Mass.
614-299-5781
14, SATURDAY
Father DeVille’s Retirement Mass
4 p.m., Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225
Refugee Road, Columbus. Father William DeVille’s final
Mass as pastor before retiring, followed by reception.
614-861-1242
15, SUNDAY
Praise Mass at Seton Parish
11:15 a.m., St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 600 Hill
Road North, Pickerington. Praise Mass with contemporary music by parish’s small musical groups.
614-833-0482
Signup Deadline for Corpus Christi Golf Classic
6th annual Corpus Christi Golf Classic will take place on
Saturday, Aug. 2. Participation is limited so register early.
937-429-4203 or 614-444-8239
16, MONDAY
Catholic Social Services Annual Meeting
3:30 p.m., St. Andrew Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Columbus. Catholic Social Services meeting, Mass and dinner.
Marian Prayer Group
7 p.m. Mass, St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave.,
Columbus. Celebrated by Father Andre LaCasse, OP.
614-416-1910
Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study
7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High
St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study/
Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at 7:10 p.m.
614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776
19, THURSDAY
Study of Sunday Readings at Newark Retreat Center
10 to 11:30 a.m., Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734
Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Study of this coming Sunday’s Scripture readings with Father Rod Damico.
740-928-4246
Columbus St. Mary High School Reunion
1 p.m., Heimat Haus, 4555 Jackson Pike, Grove City. Columbus St. Mary High School all-class reunion and cookout.
614-299-8739
20-21, FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Father-Son Retreat at Sts. Peter and Paul Center
Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary Road
S.E., Newark. Father-son retreat with Father Rod Damico from 7 p.m. Friday to end of 4 p.m. Mass Saturday.
740-928-4246
20-22, FRIDAY-SUNDAY
Catholic Charismatic Retreat at St. Therese’s
St. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St., Columbus.
Retreat sponsored by Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center
and directed by Father Cliff Bishop. Subject: “The Power of
Intercessory Prayer: Our Model — Queen Esther.”
614-237-7080
21, SATURDAY
Secular Franciscans Clean Holy Family Soup Kitchen
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Holy Family Soup Kitchen, 57 S. Grubb St.,
Columbus. Cleanup by St. Pio of Pietrelcina Secular Franciscans. Participants are asked to bring buckets, rags, scrub
brushes, and ladders. Cleaning supplies and food will be
provided. Cookie
614-275-4960
Bishop Watterson 50th Anniversary Prayer Service
6 p.m., Bishop Watterson High School, 99 E. Cooke
Road, Columbus. Prayer service honoring all deceased
members of the Watterson community as part of
school’s 50th anniversary, followed by reception, open
house and tour.
614-268-8671
DeSales 25th Anniversary Reunion
7 p.m., Gordy’s, 6150 Sunbury Road, Westerville. Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School Class of 1983 25th
Anniversary reunion.
Labyrinth Walk at Shepherd’s Corner
7 to 8:30 p.m., Shepherd’s Corner, 987 N. Waggoner Road,
Blacklick. “Summer Solstice: The Wisdom of Turnings,” a walk
through the site’s labyrinth. Registration deadline June 17.
614-416-1023
Bishop Watterson 35th Anniversary Reunion
7:30 p.m., 261 E. North Broadway, Columbus. Bishop
Watterson Class of 1973 35th Anniversary reunion.
614-268-8671
22, SUNDAY
Holy Family Alumni Reunion
11 a.m., Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad St., Columbus. Holy Family Alumni Association reunion Mass, followed by brunch at the Jubilee Museum Auditorium,
57 S. Grubb St.
614-539-4815
St. Padre Pio Secular Franciscans
2:15 to 5 p.m., Parish center, Holy Family Church, 584 W.
Broad St., Columbus. Eucharistic adoration, Franciscan
Crown Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, followed
by Evening Prayer, general meeting, and ongoing formation. Cookie
614-275-4960
St. Catherine of Bologna Secular Franciscans
2:30 to 5 p.m., St. Christopher Parish Center, located
at 1420 Grandview Ave., Columbus. Rosary followed
by general meeting, ongoing formation and social.
Elizabeth Bowen
614-276-1953
Diocean Jubilee of Anniversaries
3:30 p.m., St. Peter Church, 6877 Smoky Row Road,
Columbus. Bishop Frederick Campbell celebrates Mass
honoring married couples celebrating their 25th, 30th,
35th, 40th, 45th, 50th, 55th, 60th and longer anniversaries, with reception following.
614-241-2560
23, MONDAY
Our Lady of Peace Men’s Bible Study
7 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, located at 20 E. Dominion Blvd., Columbus. Bible study of Sunday Scripture readings.
614-459-2766
Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study
7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750
N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Bible Study/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at 7:10 p.m.
614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776
24, TUESDAY
Young Adult Summer Kickoff
5:15 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Columbus. Summer kickoff event for anyone aged 18 to
35, sponsored by diocesan Office of Youth and Young
Adult Ministry. Begins with Mass, followed by barbecue
in undercroft.
614-241-2565
Mass Honoring Our Lady, Queen of Peace
7 p.m., Dining room, Villas of St. Therese Independent
Living, 25 Noe-Bixby Road, Columbus. Father Joseph
Losh celebrates Mass for vocations honoring Our Lady,
Queen of Peace, preceded by Rosary at 6:30 p.m. and
followed by potluck.
614-861-4888
26, THURSDAY
Study of Sunday Readings at Newark Retreat Center
10 to 11:30 a.m., Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734
Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Study of this coming Sunday’s Scripture readings with Father Rod Damico.
740-928-4246
Theology and a Pub
7 p.m. Columbus Maennerchor, 966 S. High St. Kathy and
Paul Harvey, Columbus residents who lived in Northern
Ireland for 14 years, discuss “Do Green and Orange Have
to Clash?” For Catholic young adults. Contact megan@
theologyandapub.org to RSVP.
‘Courage’ Support Group Meeting
7:30 p.m., A Catholic organization providing support for
individuals with same-sex attraction.
Mary Louise
614-436-8676
27, FRIDAY
Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital 100th Anniversary
Noon, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, 500 S. Cleveland Ave., Westerville. Bishop Frederick Campbell celebrates Mass honoring hospital’s 100th anniversary.
28, SATURDAY
Holy Rosary-St. John White Elephant Sale
9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. John Center, 640 S. Ohio Ave.,
Columbus. White elephant sale featuring household
goods, clothing, furniture and electronics, benefiting
the Community of Holy Rosary and St. John the Evangelist.
614-252-5926
St. Ladislas Homecoming
4 p.m., St. Ladislas Church, 277 Reeb Ave., Columbus.
Mass, followed by 100th anniversary open house from 5
to 9 p.m., sponsored by alumni association. Reservation
deadline June 14.
614-833-9704
Mass and Blessing of Parish Activity Center at St. Paul
6 p.m., St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville.
Bishop Frederick Campbell celebrates Mass and blesses
new parish activity center.
29, SUNDAY
Msgr. Missimi’s Retirement Mass
11:30 a.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 414 E. North
Broadway, Columbus. Msgr. Anthony Missimi’s final Mass as
pastor before retiring, followed by reception in Marian Hall.
614-267-9241
Everyday Sunday Concert
Noon to 5 p.m., St. Catherine Church, 500 S. Gould Road,
Columbus. Concert with Columbus band Everyday Sunday, sponsored by diocesan Vocations Office.
614-221-5565
Church of the Resurrection 25th Anniversary Mass
1:30 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 6300 E. Dublin-Granville Road, New Albany. Bishop Frederick
Campbell celebrates church’s 25th anniversary Mass.
30, MONDAY
Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study
7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High
St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study/
Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at 7:10 p.m.
614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776
JULY
1, TUESDAY
Catholic War Veterans Monthly Meeting
7:30 p.m., American Legion Post 239, 708 Morning St.,
Worthington. Meeting of Catholic War Veterans Post
1936. Open to those who served in the military three or
more months, were honorably discharged or are on active duty.
614-221-7601
3, THURSDAY
Monthly Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refugee Road, Columbus. Begins after 9 a.m. Mass; continues
through 6 p.m. Holy Hour.
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June 15, 2008
religious Jubilarians honored
BY TIM PUET
Reporter, Catholic Times
B
ishop
Frederick
Campbell told sisters
celebrating
jubilee
anniversaries that throughout
their lives, they have followed
the example of the widow in
the Gospel of Mark who was
praised by Jesus not for the
size of her gift, but the spirit in
which it was given.
“The woman gave only two
coins, which represented a
fraction of what the people
in front of her had given. The
difference was, as Jesus said,
that ‘They gave from their
abundance, while she gave
all she had,’” the bishop said
during a Mass for the jubilarians
Saturday, June 7, at Columbus
St. John the Baptist Church.
“In the giving of yourselves
that is at the heart of all
religious vows, there is the
sure trust and confidence that
in offering the whole of your
lives, you receive something
back in even greater form.
In that gift of ourselves, we
find ourselves.”
“Keep at it,” the bishop said.
“For we have been given a gift
that must be shared, a call that
must be answered, in which
we find not only ourselves, but
Bishop Frederick Campbell (center) with Jubilee of Anniversaries honorees (from left) Father Nello Ruffalde,
PIME; Sister Jeanne Brown, OP; Sister Nancy Caroccia, OP; Sister Mary Franz, OSF; Sister Marcia Fleder, OP; Sister
Rebecca Spires, SNdeN; Sister Marie Louise Pohlman, OSF, and Sister Barbara Holtzinger, OSF CT photo by Ken Snow
God. And let us pray that there
be another generation to which
we can pass on that gift which
has been given to us.”
During a reception after
Mass, the bishop expressed
his gratitude for the sisters’
service. “Thank you for all you
are, for your state of being,
consecrated to the work of the
Lord and framed by the vows
and promises you have made,
that shapes everything you
do,” he said.
The oldest of the jubilarians
Bishop Campbell greets Sister Mary Franz, OSF, celebrating the 75th anniversary of being received into her religious order
CT photo by Ken Snow
present, Sister Mary Franz,
OSF, was received into the
Sisters of St. Francis of Mary
Immaculate of Joliet, Ill., 75
years ago.
Sister Mary, 92, who was
known as Sister Ursuline
during much of her career,
lives in the Seton Square North
housing complex and has been
teaching English to some of
the Chinese immigrants who
live there.
“I’ve always been an
educator, no matter what my
actual assignment has been,”
she said. “Whether it’s been
in grade schools or high
schools, as a pastoral minister,
in ministry to the sick and the
bereaved, or in RCIA classes,
my work always has involved
teaching of some kind.
“When I started teaching, I
hadn’t finished college, which
was common at that time. It
took me 10 years to get out of
college and 20 years to get my
master’s degree. Things are
certainly a lot different today,
and that’s good,” she said.
Sister Mary grew up in
Columbus. She was baptized
at St. Francis of Assisi Church.
After her parents moved to
what then was known as the
South End and now is called
German Village, she went to
St. Mary Church and School.
Her service has been mostly
in the dioceses of Joliet,
Chicago, and Columbus,
where she has been stationed
at Marion St. Mary, Columbus
St. Christopher, Logan St.
John, and Columbus St.
Elizabeth churches.
“When
I started in
bereavement work and RCIA,
there was some question as
to whether they would be
successful,” she said. “I always
thought that if God wants
something to continue, he
will allow it to continue, and
that’s what’s happened. These
ministries have spread because
they are needed.
“I’ve never dreamed of living
this long, and I’m grateful to
God for allowing me to do so
because I feel so much closer
to him now, and that’s what we
were born for. I appreciate this
much more every day.”
All the jubilarians in
attendance received a certificate
and a book from the bishop.
Sister Barbara Holtzinger,
OSF, celebrated the 66th
anniversary of her profession
of vows. She is a caregiver
for her own family. Sister
Marcia Fleder, OP, marked
her 60th year as a consecrated
sister. She is assistant sacristan
at the infirmary chapel of
the Motherhouse for the
Dominican Sisters of St. Mary
of the Springs and also works
at the Dominicans’ Martin de
Porres Center.
Celebrating
their
50th
anniversaries were: Sister
Jeanne Brown, OP, a volunteer
at the St. Mary of the Springs
infirmary;
Sister
Nancy
Caroccia,
OP,
manager
of the Dominican Acres
environmental
center
in
Columbus; Sister Mary Louise
Pohlman, OSF, active in adult
day care and other work with
the elderly, and Sister Rebecca
Spires, SNDdeN, a missionary
who has lived among the
residents of the Amazon River
region in northern Brazil for
38 years.
With Sister Rebecca was one
of her co-workers, Father Nello
Ruffalde, PIME, who is from
Brazil and was recognized for
his 40 years of service as a
missionary priest there.
Other jubilarians not present
at the ceremony were: Sister
M. Vincentia Wszolek, PCPA,
75 years; Sister Mary Humbert
Davis, OP, Sister Henrietta
Schwagler, OSF, Sister Aniceta
Pitstick, OP, Sister Helen
Walter, OP, and Sister Venard
Kessler, OP, 70 years;
Sister Mary Agnes Kordasz,
PCPA, Sister Rose Clement
Stalter, OP, Sister Catherine
Sullivan, OP, Sister Agnes
Imelda
Frohnapfel,
OP,
and Sister Rita Walker,
OP, 65 years; Sister Jane
D. McCaffrey, OP, Sister
Loretta Forquer, OP, Sister
George Ann Fosmire, OP,
Sister Marie Joseph Porrello,
OP, and Sister Mary Peter
Sterwerf, OSF, 60 years;
Sister Pauline Ross, OCarm,
Sister Anne Keenan, OP, Sister
Carol Ann Spencer, OP, and
Sister Dorothy Gerlica, SCN,
50 years; Sister Jean Ann
Smith, CSC, Sister Barbara
Goodridge, OSF, Sister Martha
Langstaff, OP, Sister Rosemary
Loomis, OP, and Sister Marie
Miller, OSF, 40 years.
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June 15, 2008
The Church Around the World inPhotos
View shows part of St. Anthony’s Monastery, located in the middle of the desert, nearly 100 miles southeast of Cairo, Egypt. The monastery, founded in 356, is considered by
many to be the world’s oldest active Christian monastery. St . Anthony, known as the earliest Christian monk, set off into the desert around 280 and settled in caves near the
monastery
CNS photo/Asmaa Waguih, Reuters
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago celebrates the Mass with area priests during the blessing of the iconic monstrance of Our Lady of the Sign, Ark of Mercy at St. Stanislaus Kostka
Church in Chicago May. The nine-foot high, hand carved and decorated, monstrance is believed to be the largest in the world. It will be the focal point of the future Sanctuary of
Divine Mercy in the Archdiocese of Chicago
CNS/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World
The Shroud of Turin is shown in this positive, left, and negative combo undated file photo. Pope Benedict XVI announced June 2 that the
shroud will be displayed to the public for the first time in a decade
in 2010
CNS photo/Claudio Papi, Reuters
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Pictured are (L to R): Brian Ball, Fr. Ted Sill, Mindy Ball
Balls Receive St. Patrick
Meritorious Service Award
Brian and Mindy Ball received the highest honor bestowed by St. Patrick School for
volunteers – The Meritorious Service Award.
The award was presented to the Ball’s by St.
Patrick Pastor, Theodore K. Sill and school
principal, Jacob F. Froning, as the climax to the
annual students’ awards program held June 4.
According to Froning, “The Meritorious
Service Award is presented to the person(s)
who have demonstrated a history of service to
St. Patrick School.” Mrs. Ball has served the
school in numerous ways including: the school
budget committee, the Pre-School Advisory
Committee, Bingo Treasurer, and as a founding
committee person for the school’s annual Dinner/Auction fundraiser.
Mr. Ball continues to bring the Jr. Achievement program to grades 4, 7, and 8 at St.
Patrick School. Froning said “Brian does a
wonderful job as our Jr. Achievement consultant. The students relate to his friendly and
informative teaching style. He brings economics to life for our young people.” Ball was also
recognized as a critical asset with regard to the
annual Dinner/Auction having the responsibility for many of the logistical tasks associated
with it.
Fr. Sill commented, “We are fortunate to have
volunteers with the degree of dedication manifested by Mindy and Brian. They are a true
asset to St. Patrick School. We are pleased to
have this opportunity to give them the recognition they richly deserve.”
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