Elbert, Stoverink ordained transitional deacons

July 8, 2016
One Church, East to West: Loving Jesus, Serving Jesus, Sharing Jesus
SACRED ORDER OF DIACONATE—Seminarians Joseph Stoverink and Colby Elbert were ordained deacons
in service to the Church on June 10, 2016. Pictured were (front) Stoverink, The Most Rev. Edward M. Rice,
Elbert, Bishop Emeritus John J. Leibrecht; (back) Fr. David Hulshof, pastor, St. Vincent de Paul Parish,
Cape Girardeau; Fr. Patrick Nwokoye, Director of Vocation Promotions; and Fr. John (J.) Friedel, Director of
Vocations/Seminarians. See the story and photos on pp. 8-9.
(Photos by Dean Curtis/The Mirror)
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COLUMNS
IN EXILE
Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI
“I am a citizen, not of Athens or
Greece, but of the world.”
S
ocrates wrote those words more
than 2,400 years ago. Today,
more than ever, these are words
which we should appropriate
because, more and more, we and
our world are sinking into some
unhealthy forms of tribalism, the
circumstance of being concerned primarily with taking care of our own.
We see this everywhere today.
It is being advocated with an everintensifying moral fervor in virtually every place in the world. More
and more, we are making ourselves
the priority and defining ourselves
in ways that are not just against
the Gospel, but are also making us
meaner in spirit and more miserly of
heart.
What’s to be said about this?
First of all, this “me first” is
against the Gospel, against most
everything Jesus taught. If the Gospels are clear on anything, they are
clear that all persons in this word
are equal in the sight of God; that all
persons in this world are our brothers
and sisters; that we are asked to share
the goods of this world fairly with
everyone, especially the poor, and,
most importantly, that we are always
to consider the needs of others before
THE NEW (& THE OLD)
EVANGELIZATION
S
July 8, 2016
Athens & the world are of one piece
our own. All slogans that somehow
means to understand rather than
put “me,” “us,” “my own,” “my
simply be intelligent. We are petty
group,” “my country” first, deny this. when we cannot understand beyond
Moreover, this doesn’t just apply at
our own needs.
the micro-level, where we graciously
We know this, too, from experistep back in politeness to let someence. On our best days, our hearts
one else enter the room before us. It
and minds are more open, more
applies, and especially so,
willing to embrace widely,
to us as whole nations.
more willing to accept difFor us, as nations, there
ferences, and more willing
is a certain immorality
to sacrifice self-interest
and immaturity in thinkfor the good of others.
Putting
ing of our own interests,
On our best days we are
ourselves first
as opposed to thinking
gracious, big-hearted, and
as citizens of the world,
is poor strategy: understanding. We only
concerned for everyone’s
put ourselves first and let
Jesus tells us
good.
our concerns trump our
that, in the
The truth of this is
own goodness of heart
found not just in Jesus
on days when our frustraend, the first
and the Gospels, but also
tions, wounds, tiredness,
will be last.
in what’s highest and best
and ideological infections
in us. The very definition
overwhelm us. And when
of being big-hearted is
we do revert to pettiness,
predicated on precisely rispart of us knows that this
ing above self-interest and
isn’t us at our best, that
being willing to sacrifice our own
we are more than what our actions
interests for the good of others and
betray at that moment. The truth
the good of the larger community.
is that we are, first, citizens of the
The same is true for being big-mindworld.
ed. We are big-minded exactly to the
Sadly, we are adult children of
extent that we are sensitive to the
Rene Descartes, who helped shape
wider picture and can integrate into
the modern mind with his famous
our thinking the needs, wounds, and
dictum: “I think, therefore, I am!”
ideologies of everyone, not just those
Our own headaches and heartaches
of one’s “own kind.” That’s what it
are what’s most real to us and we
accord reality and value to others
primarily in relationship to our own
subjectivity. That’s why we can so
easily say: “Me first! My country first!
My heartaches first!”
But there can be no peace, no
world community, no real brother
and sisterhood, and no real church
community, as long as we do not define ourselves as, first, citizens of the
world and only second, as members
of our own tribe.
Admittedly, we need to take
care of our own families, our own
countries, and our own selves. Justice
asks that we also treat ourselves
fairly. However, our own needs and
the needs of others are not in competition. Athens and the world are
of one piece. We best serve our own
when we serve others. We are most
fair to ourselves when we are fair to
others. Only by being good citizens
of the world are we good citizens in
our own countries.
Putting ourselves first goes
against the Gospel. It’s also poor
strategy: Jesus tells us that, in the
end, the first will be last.
©TM
Oblate Fr. Ron Rolheiser is President of the Oblate School of Theology in
San Antonio, TX. He can be contacted
through his Website www.ronrolheiser.
com.
In every sinner awaits a St. Mary Magdalene
Joe Tremblay
t. Mary Magdalene is sometimes
referred to as the 13th Apostle.
Tradition has it that she was a
prostitute but then, after having been touched by divine grace, was
inspired to follow Jesus Christ. Out of
all the disciples—not including the
Blessed Virgin—the Risen Lord had
appeared to her first on that beautiful
Easter morning.
The honor of being one of the
first witnesses of the Resurrection
Next
edition:
An interview with Fr.
Charles Dunn,
ordained to
the priesthood
June 24 in
Leopold.
(Who made this
beautiful cake??)
hearkens back to what Jesus said to the
Pharisees and the Sadducees: “Amen,
I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God
before you” (Mt 21:31). She was one of
those early Christians who understood
just what the forgiveness of sin costs.
After all, she was one of the few who
courageously stood at the foot of the
Cross when our Lord breathed his last.
St. Mary Magdalene also knew
just what it meant to be in spiritual
darkness and moral confusion. She
was a restless soul who was a victim
of men’s lust. What St. Paul predicted
about exploited women in the end
days could arguably be said of St.
Mary: “For some of these (i.e. “lovers
of pleasure rather than lovers of God)
slip into homes and make captives of
women weighed down by sins, led by
various desires, always trying to learn
but never able to reach a knowledge of
the truth” (II Tim 3:6-7).
Indeed, the saintly woman from
Magdala, near Tiberius, can teach us
a thing or two about looking for love
in all the wrong places. But alas! She
found a Man who gave her the love of
a Father and a Brother. In her search
for peace, our Lord saw a saint in the
making and he seized the opportunity! Jesus not only took her sins to
the Cross but he paid a social price for
reaching out to her. Unfortunately,
the Savior had to choose between not
offending the Pharisees (who were His
religious peers and the religious authorities of first century Judaism) and
as such, possibly lose the opportunity
to save her soul-or-offend the Pharisees
by defending her and by making her
one of his disciples. He chose the latter. But make no mistake about it—he
had to choose!
You see if Jesus winced at offending people—especially His religious
peers who disapproved of having
anything to do with her—Mary would
have never become a saint. St. Mary
Magdalene or even Zachaeus, the short
man who climbed the tree to see Jesus,
would have never benefited from His
divine friendship if, in fact, he avoided
See Magdalene / 12
The feast day of
St. Mary Magdalene
is July 22
MARY MAGDALENE—Reading by
Piero di Cosimo.
(Stock)
COLUMN
July 8, 2016
COME, AND
YOU WILL SEE
Bp. Edward M. Rice
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July, the Month of Mary?
M
Carmel became a symbol of fidelity
any of us are familiar
with the month of May
to God and purity of the faith. In
being dedicated to Mary.
the 12th century, Catholic monks
As a child, I recall a little
gathered on Mt. Carmel and formed
“May Altar” in our classroom at
a monastery dedicated to Our Lady
school. Every day a different stuunder the title, Our Lady of Mt.
dent was asked to bring a flower
Carmel. Those early monks formed
from home to place in front of the
the Carmelite Order and to this day,
statue in the classroom. In my family they see the Prophet Elijah as their
home, my mom had a rather large
spiritual founder and seek Our Lady’s
photo of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
protection, especially under the title,
above the mantle. OctoStar of the Sea.
ber, too, is designated the
Throughout the ages,
“Month of the Rosary,”
under her different titles
since the Feast of the Holy
and apparitions, Our Lady
Mary, a model has been associated with
Rosary is Oct. 7. But July
also has a Marian focus, as of prayer,
the recitation of the Rosawe celebrate the Feast of
ry and the wearing of the
action, and
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
scapular. At Lourdes and
evangelization, Fatima, and other unofJuly 16.
Mt. Carmel, in
ficial apparitions Our Lady
pondered the
Northern Israel, is associevents of life in is constantly reminding
ated with the prophet
us of the importance of
her heart.
Elijah, who was the
prayer and sacrifice. When
faithful prophet of the
I was in seventh grade, our
Lord. Surrounded by the
teacher asked us to carry
pagan prophets, Elijah
a rosary in our pocket.
challenged them to call
Every day, after recess, we
upon their gods to light a sacrifice
would recite a decade of the rosary
by calling down fire, all with no
with the remaining decades assigned
success. Now it was Elijah’s turn. He
as “homework.” Good, diligent
called upon the God of Israel and, to
student that I was, I always finished
highlight the power of God, satuthe rosary for homework. Thus, at
the tender age of 12 or 13, I began
rated the sacrifice with water. Then,
the habit of a daily rosary. That same
calling upon the God of Israel, Elijah
teacher, Miss Lucille Balsman, gave
cried out, “Yahweh, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let them know each of us a scapular to wear, telling
us that the two pieces of brown cloth
today that you are God in Israel, and
connected by brown string, symbolic
that I am your servant. … Answer
of the Carmelite habit, was like havme, Yahweh, answer me, so that this
people may know that you, Yahweh,
ing the arms of the Blessed Mother
are God and are winning back their
around you. I remember thinking,
hearts. Then Yahweh’s fire fell and
“Who wouldn’t want that?!” So,
consumed the burnt offering and
through her influence, I began to
the wood. … When all the people
wear the Scapular of Our Lady of Mt.
saw this they fell on their faces. ‘The
Carmel. The scapular is a sign of our
Lord is God,’ they cried, ‘The Lord is
devotion to Mary and her motherly
God!’” (I Kings 18:36-39). Thus Mt.
protection over us.
Mary: The portal to Christ
If you look carefully, every
month of the year or season has
some special feast or connection
to the Blessed Mother. Of course
we have the Feast of Our Lady of
Lourdes on Feb. 11, the Feast of Our
Lady of Fatima on May 13, and the
Feast of Our Lady of Knock (Ireland)
on Aug. 21. During Advent, Mary is
with us as we, too, prepare for the
birth of Jesus. During Lent, she accompanies us through the 40 days,
standing with us at the foot of the
cross. As she knew the sorrow of the
crucifixion, Mary also shares in the
joy of the 50 days of Easter.
Mary accompanies us throughout life because she herself was on a
journey. While she is often depicted
in quite solitude, “As for Mary, she
treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart” (Lk 2:19),
she is also the women on a journey.
Once she offered her “fiat,” her
“yes” to God, “Mary set out in haste
into the hill country to the town
of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s
house and greeted Elizabeth” (Lk
1:40). Mary becomes for us a model
of prayer, a model of action, and a
model of evangelization. She pondered the events of life in her heart.
She made haste to carry the good
news of Jesus to others, while He was
still in the womb.
Blessed William Chaminade,
founder of the Society of Mary, an
order of teaching priests and brothers, has a great insight. He said, “If
you want to succeed in any endeavor,
interest Mary in it.” Mary must flee
to Egypt along with Joseph and the
child Jesus. She and Joseph are on
the road to Jerusalem for the feast of
Passover and must return to find Him
in the temple. And her greatest journey would be to accompany her Son
Bp. Rice’s prayer
intentions for July are:
May Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel bless the families of
our diocese, protecting all of
us with her motherly care.
During this month of
our independence, let us pray
with gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy.
along the road to Calvary, faithful to
Him at the foot of the Cross. Mary
is with us throughout the journey
of life. In our joys and sorrows, she
knows what we experience for she
too felt those same emotions. She
teaches us to bring our difficulties to
her Son. When Our Lady appeared to
Juan Diego she said, “Am I not here,
I who am your mother? Are you not
under my shadow and protection?
Am I not the fountain of your joy?”
So, while we have the month
of May and October dedicated to
Mary in a special way, we are blessed
to have the Feast of Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel in July. Throughout the year
may we turn to her for consolation.
She knows the journey of life and we
can share our journey with her so
that she in turn will bring us closer
to her Son.
©TM
Bishop Edward Rice, the archer
EPISCOPAL ARCHERY—Bishop Edward M. Rice recently made his first-ever visit to the diocese’s summer Camp Re-NEW-All. Bishop had Mass with
campers and staff on June 28 at Camp St. Vincent in Fredericktown, MO. He’s shown here shooting a bow and arrow, another reported first-ever. We
have it on good authority that the arrow in the center of the bullseye is indeed his. Thank you Rhonda Payton for capturing these photos. (The Mirror)
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DIOCESAN NEWS
July 8, 2016
Catholic Scouting promotes
faith, values, citizenship
#MillionActsofMercy
D
uring this Jubilee Year of Mercy,
we figure there are a million small
acts of mercy done each day by
Catholics in the Diocese of SpringfieldCape Girardeau! Hashtag your acts of
mercy and photos on social media at
#MillionActsofMercy #MercySoMO
Cape Girardeau
T
he annual Catholic
Scouting Awards ​c​eremony was held in Old
St. Vincent Church, Cape
Girardea​u, on May 5​,​with ​Fr.​
Allan Saunders​, pastor, ​​​​presenting the awards to the youth.
The Scouts receiving Catholic
Scouting awards included youth
who were from St. Mary of the
Annunciation Cathedral Parish
and St. Vincent de Paul Parish
in Cape Girardeau, and Immaculate Conception Parish in
Jackson.
Fr. Patrick Nwokoye is the
Diocesan Chaplain for Catholic
Scouting.©TM
PARVULI DEI—Those receiving the “Parvuli
Dei” emblem from Fr. Allan Saunders were Kyle
Boehme, Nicholas Gaeta, Jacob Mahnke, and Aidan Stiegemeyer. The Parvuli Dei (Children of God)
is designed to help the Scout discover God in his
daily life, to develop a good positive self-image, and
to aid him in his awareness of the responsibilities
that grow out of God’s love for him. (Not pictured:
Ethan Jackson).
(Photo by Mary Ann Hennecke)
Corporal and Spiritual
Works of Mercy
The Corporal Works of Mercy
Feed the hungry
Give drink to the thirsty
Clothe the naked
Shelter the homeless
Comfort the sick
Visit the prisoners
Bury the dead
The Spiritual Works of Mercy
Teach the ignorant
Pray for the living and the dead
Correct sinners
Counsel those in doubt
Console the sorrowful
Bear wrongs patiently
Forgive wrongs willingly
During your activities, help us
spread the good news of the
acts of mercy taking place in
our Diocese by posting photos
on social media with the
hashtags:
#MillionActsofMercy
#MercySoMO
Diocese of
SpringfieldCape Girardeau
@DioSCG
or Email to
[email protected]
POPE PIUS XII—The “Pope Pius XII” award is Catholic Scouting’s
Church-related ministries and vocation program in order to discover
what God is calling them to become. The program deals with different
life choices, occupations, and ministries in the Church, each as a call
from God. Scouts receiving this award from Fr. Allan Saunders were
Cody Bunger, Benton Keran, Hayden Morrill, Sean Murphy, and Parker
Nugent.
(Photo by Mary Ann Hennecke)
LIGHT OF CHRIST—Cub Scouts receiving the
“Light of Christ” award from Fr. Allan Saunders
were Samuel Gaeta, Jonah Patomson, Joseph
Schwendemann, and Joshua Swain. The Light of
Christ award program helps the Scout develop a
personal relationship with Jesus. In his participation, the Scout will come to see Jesus as a real person and a friend.
(Photo by Mary Ann Hennecke)
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
July 8, 2016
Announcements
Parishes and organizations are invited to submit notices of future events
to be printed in the Announcements. They will be printed on a space-available basis. There is no fee.
Belleville, IL—The National Shrine of Our
Lady of the Snows, will present a Healing Day
of Reflection, “The Shadow Valley Journey: The
Journey of Grief,” with Rev. Mike Rayson on Sat.,
July 30, 9 a.m., at the Edwin J. Guild Center.
Find helpful insights on the themes of dying,
death, and grief, as Rev. Rayson, a native of
Australia, shares his own story of the loss of
his 11-year-old son, Sam, in a horse-riding accident. Cost: $20. Pre-registration is required.
For more information, contact the shrine at
(618) 397-6700, ext. 6270; (314) 2413400, ext. 6270; or visit www.snows.org/
programs.
Chaffee—St. Ambrose School is sponsoring the first annual alumni volleyball tournament,
Sept. 24, 5 p.m., in the school gym. Admission fee is donation only. For more information,
contact Mrs. Enderle at (573) 887-6711.
Proceeds will benefit the St. Ambrose School
scholarship fund.
Belleville, IL—The Missionary Oblates of
Mary Immaculate invite you to attend the 73rd
annual Healing and Hope Novena to Our Lady of
the Snows at the National Shrine of Our Lady of
the Snows, Sat., July 30-Sun., Aug. 7, at 7:30
p.m. For over 70 years, the Annual Healing and
Hope Novena to Our Lady of the Snows has been
a spiritual inspiration through thought-provoking reflections, beautiful music, special healing
prayers, and closing candlelight rosary processions all add up to a memorable and prayerful
experience. For more information, contact the
shrine at (618) 397-6700, ext. 6276; (314)
241-3400, ext. 6276; or visit www.snows.
org/novena.
Springfield—Sacred Heart Parish will
hold a garage sale, Fri., July 15, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
and Sat., July 16, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. We are looking
for good usable items such as small working
appliances, clothing, shoes, household items,
etc. Please NO large appliances. Items can be
dropped off at the parish office July 11-14. All
proceeds will be donated to the church. For more
information, contact the parish office, (417)
869-3646.
Conway—Sacred Heart Parish will hold
an ice cream social, Sat., July 16, 5:30-9 p.m.,
on the parish grounds. There will be hamburgers,
hot dogs, cake, homemade ice cream, games,
and prizes. For more information, contact Linda
Buck, (417) 531-3663.
Springfield—The Secular Franciscan Fraternity will meet, Sat., July 30, beginning with
lunch at noon (optional), then at 1 p.m. in the
day chapel at Holy Trinity Parish. Contact for
new inquirers is Steve Moncher, stevemoncher@
gmail.com, or call (417) 861-2109.
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The next safe environment in-service opportuni
ties will be held at the
following locations:
Wed., July 13
Fri., July 15
Mon., July 18
Sat., July 23
Sat., July 30
4:30-7:30 p.m. . . . . . St. Peter the Apostle, Joplin
6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . St. Lawrence, Monett (Spanish)
6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . St. Joseph, Scott City
12-noon-3 p.m. . . . . . St. Lawrence, Monett
1-4 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . Nativity of Our Lord, Noel (Span
ish)
Tue., Aug. 2
6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Immaculate Conception, Jacks
on
Wed., Aug. 10
8:30-11:30 a.m. . . . . . St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Sprin
gfield
Mon., Aug. 15
3-6 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . Our Lady of the Lake, Brans
on
Wed., Aug. 31
4:30-7:30 p.m. . . . . . . St. Peter the Apostle, Joplin
Mon., Sep. 12
6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . St. Mary Cathedral, Cape Girar
deau
Sat., Oct. 15
9 a.m.-12-noon . . . . . . St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girar
deau
Tue., Oct. 18
6-9 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . St. Denis, Benton
Preregistration is necessary; go to www.virtus.org
and click on “registration” on the left
or call your parish/school office for assistance;
or call Ken Pesek at The Catholic Center,
(417) 866-0841; or Email him at kenpesek@diosc
g.org. Participants must be present for
the entire training. Training sessions are for adult
s only. Schedules may be found on the
diocesan events calendar at www.dioscg.org, or
at www.virtus.org.
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DIOCESAN NEWS
July 8, 2016
First Catholic School in
By Linda Leicht
Springfield
A
fter 123 years, it was time to
have an all-school reunion at
St. Joseph Catholic Academy,
formally St. Joseph Catholic
School.
Robert Healey from the class
of 1949 took a tour of the school
building on Scott Street in Springfield
before joining other alums in the
all-purpose room. He admitted the
building was “big-time different,”
but added that there is much that
is the same, including the rigorous
academics.
One major difference is the
teachers. Healey was taught by nuns,
compared to the specialized, lay
teaching staff that now serves St.
Joseph Catholic Academy. When
the school was first opened in 1893,
it was staffed by Mercy sisters from
nearby St. John’s Hospital (now the
Franciscan Villa) who agreed to teach
if the church would provide Mass on
Saturdays in their residence chapel.
St. Joseph was the last Catholic
school in Springfield to change to a
completely all-lay faculty.
Healey and his wife, Pearl,
recently returned to Springfield after
living in New Mexico for more than
40 years and rejoined St. Joseph
Parish, where they met and were
married.
“We just fit right back in,” said
Pearl. At the reunion, Healey hoped
to see fellow students, although he
acknowledged that many have died.
Paula Howard, class of 1945,
came in with a scrapbook filled with
pictures of the school and church.
She and the Healeys poured over the
photos, remembering classmates and
teachers.
Jerry Hadon, class of 1955, was
not a member of St. Joseph Parish,
nor was he Catholic, but his parents sent him to St. Joseph School
“because it was a better education.”
He agrees that he received quality
schooling in a welcoming and nurturing environment. “It was wonderful,” he said.
Many of the alumni said they
were just one generation of St. Joseph
students. Howard’s five children all
went to the school, and Mary Stratton, who attended in the 1970s,
was the youngest of eight St. Joseph
alumni from the 1960s and ’70s.
Their mother and grandmother also
went to St. Joseph School.
History of St. Joseph School
St. Joseph Catholic Academy
was the first Catholic elementary
school in Springfield, opening in a
stable behind the pastor’s residence.
The first Mass was celebrated
in Springfield in 1867 at Phelps Hall
on the corner of Jefferson Avenue
and Phelps Street, when Immaculate
Conception Parish was organized. St.
Joseph Parish was founded in 1892
“for the faithful of German origin
and nationality living in Springfield,”
and North Springfield and suburbs.
So read the decree of then-Bishop
John J. Hogan of Kansas City as he
placed the parish in the care of the
Benedictine monks of Conception
Abbey who still staff the parish,
which now serves a diverse Catholic
community with Fr. Denis Dougherty, OSB, as pastor.
A donation of a house and lot
from Mr. Charles Heer on the corner
of Jefferson and Chestnut provided
the first site for the church and
school. St. Joseph Chapel was consecrated at the house, and the house
also served as a boys high school. A
stable in the back of the pastor’s residence was remodeled for a one-room
grade school. Opened in 1893, the
church and school served 30 German
families in Springfield.
In 1896, the high school soon
closed because of low enrollment,
and it was necessary to expand the
growing elementary school into that
building.
In 1904, three lots were purchased at the corner of Campbell
Avenue and Scott Street, where St.
Joseph Church now stands. On Nov.
29, 1906, the new church was dedicated, and the new school building
was completed behind the church,
PATRON SAINT—A
statue of St. Joseph,
patron saint, stands
vigil in the hallway
of St. Joseph Catholic
Academy. (Photo by
Dean Curtis/The Mirror)
PHOTOS BY DEAN
CURTIS/THE MIRROR
VINTAGE PHOTO—St. Joseph Catholic School circa 1894. After 123 years in service to the community, St. Joseph Catholic
Academy held an open house on May 6, 2016.
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Springfield holds reunion
on Scott Street, a
Catholic School to St.
year and a half later.
Joseph Catholic AcadWhen the school term
emy in 2010 when it
began, 105 students
separated from the
were in attendance.
Springfield Catholic
The building
Schools System. It is
included four classnow supported by
rooms, a hall and
St. Joseph Parish and
stage, and a large
Sacred Heart Parish,
basement with restSpringfield.
rooms and a cafeteria.
But tragedy struck
Tradition and
a few days before
education
Christmas vacation
Continuing the
in 1935 when the
tradition of quality
Principal
boiler blew up and fire
education, spiritual
Bonnie Johnson
damaged the building.
development, and
In 1949, the building
family environment is
was condemned, and a new fireproof
an important part of St. Joseph Cathobuilding just west of the old school
lic Academy, said Bonnie Johnson,
was dedicated on Jan. 15, 1950.
principal and administrator.
By 1955, increased enrollment
One challenge is declining enrequired an addition to the school.
rollment, a problem Catholic schools
are facing across the country, she said.
In 1963, the school grounds were
St. Joseph Catholic Academy has
improved and blacktopped. In 2004,
an enrollment of about 70 students
a computer lab was added.
this year. The goal is to more than
The name of the school was
double that to 160 students, she said.
officially changed from St. Joseph
The school board recently approved a
plan to limit class size to 16, with 10
classrooms, keeping the student-toteacher ratio low.
The school now has seven classrooms. The preschool serves students
ages three to five. Using the Discovery method, the program offers basic
skills at individual levels, as well as
music, Spanish and religion. In the
kindergarten-first grade class, students
are introduced to computers. Grades
four and five, as well as seven and
eight, are also combined.
Starting in the third grade,
teaching is departmentalized, with
teachers who are specialists in their
field overseeing courses of study.
Students work with the same teachers
in each subject throughout the rest of
their education at St. Joseph Catholic
Academy.
Despite its small size, St. Joseph
offers students a variety of educational experiences, including new technology that can incorporate Online
learning. Resources are also available
for remedial and gifted learners.
In addition to core curriculum,
students take physical education,
Spanish, computer, art, vocal music,
band, and choir. Clubs allow students
to explore activities outside of the curriculum, including archery, cooking,
drama, and sports.
Social skills and positive behaviors are an important part of the
curriculum, as is daily prayer and
religious training.
Johnson is excited to talk about
the high level of education and the
many awards the students have
earned, but the most important thing
for the administrator and the school
is the individual student. She knows
each one by name and is eager to give
each a hug and a smile.
“Every single child is precious
and all are made in God’s image,” she
said. “Everyone deserves the best we
can give.”
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For enrollment or more information,
contact (417) 866-0667, or visit St. Joseph
Catholic Academy Online at http://www.
stjosephcath olicacademy.org.
OPEN HOUSE—Jerrick Andrike, 8, left, worked on
a drawing during the open house held May 6 at St.
Joseph Catholic Academy, Springfield. Gigi Pille,
school board president, spoke to visitors about
what the school has meant for her son, Avinash.
(Photo by Dean Curtis/The Mirror)
TEACHERS—During the open house on May 6, science teacher Miriam Jump, right, greeted
Talina Buker and her husband, Adam, who was holding son, Kennet, in St. Joseph Catholic
Academy.
(Photo by Dean Curtis/The Mirror)
8 The Mirror
By J.B. Kelly
Springfield
T
he Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau’s “new” transitional deacons
may come from opposite sides of the diocese, but share many things in common
when it comes to certain things related to their
discernment: the lived Faith of their parents
inspires them, friendships inside and outside of
the seminary encourages them, and devotion to
the Blessed Virgin Mary strengthens them.
Colby Elbert and Joseph Stoverink were
ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bp.
Edward M. Rice on Friday evening, June 10, in
St. Agnes Cathedral in Springfield. Their ordinations were a culmination of the formation,
prayer, education, and relationships that have
brought them one step closer to the priesthood,
the journey toward which began in each of their
homes, in their “domestic Church.”
Deacon Colby Elbert
Deacon Elbert is the only child of Robert
and Dottie Elbert and grew up in the Joplin area.
His father is a born-and-raised Roman Catholic
and his mother entered the Church through the
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) after
Colby was baptized.
“My parents witnessed to the wonders of
the married life,” Elbert said, and that it was in
the home that his Faith was nurtured through
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July 8, 2016
Undoer of Knots as a “go-to” prayer in recent
times, as Pope Francis has helped make that
devotion better known.
Following ordination, Elbert will be the
Deacon in service to Holy Trinity Parish in
Springfield alongside Fr. Fergus Monaghan, pastor, until returning for his final year of studies at
St. Meinrad Seminary in the fall. He is looking
forward to a pilgrimage to Rome this winter and
assures the faithful of the diocese of his prayers,
and asks all to continue to keep him in theirs.
Deacon Joseph Stoverink
Deacon Stoverink’s childhood in Cape
Girardeau might be described as “surrounded by
Catholicism.” He recalls “lots of images” in the
home: depictions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Good Shepherd, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, and a Guardian Angel. His parents, Al and Carol Stoverink,
had holy water fonts in the bedrooms and
rosaries hanging by the front door. His family
prayed together often, volunteered at St. Vincent
de Paul Parish, and for special projects together,
and he and his siblings attended Catholic
schools.
His parents were ‘role models’ for living
the Catholic life, giving “all the credit of their
marriage to God,” Stoverink said. Their love for
the Church and desire to learn and grow has left
him “still learning what their Faith has meant to
them over the years.”
PROMISE OF ELECT—After the bishop and congrega
Joseph Stoverink and Colby Elbert for ordination to t
Bishop Edward M. Rice questioned the men as to their
serve the Church as Deacons.
June 10, 2016, St. Agnes Cathedral
Elbert, Stoverink ordained
the love, gentleness, and example of continual
conversion of his parents.
“Together their motto is, ‘Love one another
constantly,’” Elbert said. “They continue to
show me how to do my best when it comes to
loving God and neighbor.”
Elbert attended the Joplin Area Catholic
Schools and later went on to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies before discerning
entry into seminary formation at St. Meinrad in
Indiana. Thinking back, he acknowledges that
his discernment likely really began while in high
school and when he had Fr. Rick Jones (now
pastor of Our Lady of the Lake in Branson and
Our Lady of the Cove Parish, Kimberling City) as
his pastor. The friendship fostered between his
family and Fr. Jones “came at a very formative
time,” Elbert said, and left a positive impact on
him and gave him room for his “imagination
to run with the idea of priesthood.” Priests and
friends—including his seminary schoolmates
and formators—have continued to teach Elbert,
as he put it, with “examples of striving, hopefulness, and joy in this call.”
Further inspiration and teaching in Elbert’s
discernment have come through the saints—he
tries to “commit every day to Mary”—and particular devotions. St. John Nepomuk (14th cent.)
is his Confirmation patron and, Elbert said, “is
becoming a friend more and more as I journey
to priesthood because he is the patron of confessors.” Elbert has found devotion to Our Lady the
Stoverink said that he first “heard the call”
to discern priesthood when he was finishing
high school, but says he recognized an “inkling
from a young age.” He tried to memorize the
priest’s prayers when he was a little boy and
felt that whenever it was mentioned that the
Church needed more priests, he felt that folks
were speaking directly to him. His experience
in seminary has helped to affirm the inner
“inklings,” through sound friendships with his
brother seminarians who, Stoverink said, “help
me to bring what we talk about into practice.”
Other vocational encouragement came through
Spiritual Direction, prayer, and study. Like
Elbert, Deacon Stoverink also finds affirmation
and support through the saints.
“I entrusted my vocation to Mary a long
time ago,” Stoverink said, “and she is always
faithful. I pray a ‘Hail Mary’ for courage whenever I need it and keep my rosary close.” Other
favorite “go-to” saints for him are St. Joseph, St.
Martin of Tours, and St. Therese of Lisieux.
Stoverink has been assigned Deacon in
service to St. Agnes Cathedral in Springfield
through the summer months and will be “learning the ropes of parish life” in preaching, sacramental ministry, visiting the sick, and administrative tasks alongside Fr. Lewis Hejna, pastor.
Also returning to St. Meinrad for his final year
of studies in the fall, both Stoverink and Elbert
are slated to be ordained to the priesthood—God
willing!—in the summer of 2017.
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July 8, 2016
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DIOCESAN NEWS
Homily
Bishop Edward M. Rice
June 10, 2016, St. Agnes Cathedral
I
BOOK OF GOSPELS—Deacon Joseph Stoverink knelt before Bishop Rice to receive the
Book of the Gospels. Deacon
Elbert did likewise. Deacons
assist the Bishop and priests
in Word, Altar, and Charity.
ation accepted
the diaconate,
r willingness to
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d transitional deacons
SERVICE TO THE ALTAR—(Upper left) Newly-ordained Deacons Elbert and Stoverink served the altar with Bishop Edward Rice and concelebrating priests during
their ordination to the diaconate on June 10 in St. Agnes Cathedral, Springfield.
CONGRATULATIONS—(Left) After the liturgy ordaining them deacons, Rev. Mr.
Joseph Stoverink and Rev. Mr. Elbert were congratulated by Bishop Rice and the
clergy on the steps of St. Agnes Cathedral, Springfield, on June 10, 2016.
EUCHARIST—(Above center) Deacon Colby Elbert administered the Blood of
Christ to his grandmother in St. Agnes Cathedral, Springfield.
ASSIGNMENTS—(Above right) At the reception after their ordinations to the diaconate, Deacon Colby Elbert, John Blaine, and Deacon Joseph Stoverink smiled as
Bishop Edward M. Rice announced the summer assignments for the new deacons.
n the ritual for the ordination of deacons, there
is a ready-made homily that the Bishop can use if
he wishes. And, it is a good homily—there is no
reason not to use it, unless one wants to make a
homily that might be a bit more personal. But, within
the ritual homily, is outlined all the basic expectations
for which the Church hopes for the men ordained to
the diaconate.
We are told that deacons “help the Bishop and his
priests in the ministry of the Word, the Altar, and of
Charity, showing themselves to be servants of all.
There are two simple, yet profound points being
made here. First, deacons help the bishop and priests
and thus they never act alone. They are never separated from the body of the clergy but rather they are part
of the clergy, so that all you do should assist me and
the priests in our ministry.
And what is this ministry with which you assist
us? That is the second point—you as deacons are to
assist us in Word, Altar and Charity. As minister of the
Word, long before you publically proclaim or preach
the Word, you must allow yourself to be formed by the
Word. You must have a knowledge and a love of the
Scriptures, encountering the Lord in your daily meditation of the Word of God, in praying with the Scriptures
as you prepare your homilies for the people of God. If
you are not rooted in the Word of God, your preaching
may be clever, your delivery may capture their attention, but those who hear your preaching will not be
fed. It is essential that you spend time with the Word
of God, allowing it to take root in your heart.
As minister of the altar, you will now be bound
more closely to the service of the altar and be defined
by the altar. The altar, this altar, is the altar of sacrifice.
And so your lives must reflect that same sacrifice. From
this altar of sacrifice is received the Body and Blood of
Christ, the total, unending sacrifice. So you, Colby and
Joseph, your lives must share in that total, unending
sacrifice. In this liturgy, you will soon be prostrate on
the floor, symbolic of your total gift of self. And when
you rise, allowing the old self to pass away, you will
rise to behold new things.
And what is new? It is the new command to love
one another. Let your charity for the people of God
be an extension of the altar so that all you do, your
thoughts, your words, and your actions, will flow from
and return to the sacrifice of the altar.
In the Book of Numbers, Aaron the priest is given
assistants to help in offering the temple sacrifice to
God. These assistants we are told were “set aside” and
“dedicated to the Lord.” “Set aside” and “dedicated”—
is what we are about this evening. God has set aside
these two men, Colby and Joseph. He has claimed
them for his work, from their mothers’ wombs these
two men have been “set aside” and “dedicated” to the
work of the Lord. By the laying on of hands they will
become ministers of the New Covenant and their life
and ministry is now to be defined by the Word, by the
Altar, and by Charity.
Pope Francis, in speaking to deacons, challenged
them to be “good and faithful servants” by living
detached from doing everything on their own. He
encouraged them to reject the temptation to be in control and cling to Christ with an undivided heart.
Colby and Joseph, do that—reject whatever
would turn your heart away from Christ. Cling to
Christ with chaste, undivided hearts. May this year,
leading to the priesthood, be defined by the Word, by
the Altar, and by Charity so that God, who has begun
the good work in you, may bring it to fulfillment in
the priesthood.
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DIOCESAN NEWS
July 8, 2016
Notre Dame Regional High School announces​​
N
otre Dame Regional High
School recently released
the inductees for its Athletics Hall of Fame and its
Performing and Visual Arts (PAVA)
Hall of Fame. The honorees are:
Athletes Hall of Fame
Ray Reinagel graduated from Notre
Dame Regional High School (NDHS)
in 1976. He played basketball for
three years and lettered all four years
in baseball. Reinagel was MVP his
senior year. He went on to play a
year of baseball at Southeast Missouri
State University (SEMO), and became
very active in men’s fast pitch where
his teams have won numerous state,
regional & national titles. In 1995,
his team won the gold medal in
the final Olympics sports festival in
Denver, CO. In 2010, Reinagel was
elected to the Missouri ASA softball
Hall of Fame. He stays very active
in softball by coaching several girls
teams during the summer and in
2003 became the assistant softball
coach at Notre Dame. During that
13-year time period they have won
322 games, won 10 district titles,
made seven final four appearances
and have one state championship.
Randi Senciboy graduated from
NDHS in 1999 and received the
Senior Award that year. She was
named HealthSouth All Tournament
basketball team and to the Pirate
Thanksgiving All Tournament team
in 1997. Senciboy made All District
Honorable Mention in 1996 and 97,
All District 1st team in 1997 and 98,
and All Regional 1st team in 1998
and 99 for basketball. She also made
All District honorable mention and
All Region honorable mention in
1998 for softball. Senciboy went on
to play basketball at Missouri Baptist
for two years and received Academic All Conference both years.
She received a bachelor degree in
social work and is in the process of
her completing her master degree in
social work.
Paul Hale played basketball at 3
Rivers from 1970-71, then went on
to play and graduate from SEMO in
1973. He has coached for 30 years
starting his career at Stoutland, then
went on to coach at Delta, Bernie,
and Dexter before making his final
four years of coaching at Notre
Dame. While at Notre Dame, Hale
coached the boys basketball team to
win Fourth in state in 2005, Second
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ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME—The 2016 inductees at Notre Dame Regional
High School for its Athletics Hall of Fame are Ray Reinagel, Randi Senciboy,
Paul Hale, and Matt Vollink. Not pictured were Adam Prasanphanich, Austin Critchlow, and Bryce Willen.
(Submitted photo)
in state in 2007 before winning
State Championship in 2008! He
has a career record of 573 win – 252
losses. His Notre Dame record was
an impressive 87 wins – 33 losses
and he is a member of the Missouri
Basketball Coach Hall of Fame.
Matt Vollink graduated from Notre
Dame in 1997 and received All Conference, All District and All State.
His team went on to win the First
districts title for Note Dame. Vollink
went on to play at Quincy University and graduated in 2001. While
at Quincy, he made All Conference,
NDHS Boosters present
Popps with Bob Miller
Award
Cape Girardeau—Abby and
Joe Popp were recently honored
with the Bob Miller Award from
the Athletic Booster Club at Notre
Dame Regional High School
(NDHS), Cape Girardeau. The
award is given in recognition of
continuous and meritorious service that best upholds the name
and tradition of the Notre Dame
athletic program and of Notre
Dame Regional High School.
Bob Miller was a 1952 graduate of Notre Dame Regional High
School, Cape Girardeau. In 1972,
Miller gathered a group of volunteers and formed the Notre Dame
Booster Club. Thanks to these
efforts, the Notre Dame Booster
Club, a volunteer organization
Conference Player of the Year, All
Region, Region Player of the Year,
All American, Top 25 in Quincy
history, and MVP. He is presently a
teacher and soccer coach at Notre
Dame. He is very proud to be a part
of (2) Boys State Championships
and part of many girls state runs.
Adam Prasanphanich is a 2003
graduate of Notre Dame. In 2000,
he was All-District Defender for
soccer his sophomore year and the
team was District Champions. In
2001, was All State & All District
Forward his junior year and District
with hundreds
of members
giving their
time and talents, continues
to grow.
Abby
and Joe Popp have been with
the booster club for 16 years.
Abby has served as treasurer and
secretary seven of those 16 years.
She has helped with the Notre
Dame golf tournaments to get
the numerous volunteers it takes
to make things run smoothly.
Throughout the many years of
volunteering on the Booster
Board Abby has also helped with
the 10/10, Activity Week, and
Bingo captain. Abby and Joe
together, as a team, have helped
with numerous activities at Notre
Dame.©TM
July 8, 2016
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​ Hall of Fame recipients
PAVA HALL OF FAME—Performing and Visual Arts (PAVA) Hall of Fame
2016 inductees at Notre Dame Regional High School are Jon Greenwood,
Mike Renick, Justin Moore, and Jean Hermsdorfer (posthumously), in oval,
upper right.
(Submitted photo)
Champions. His senior year in 2002,
He led the team in goals scored. He
also was All-State, All-District, Class
2 Offensive player of the Year and
the team was Class 2 State Soccer
Champions. Prasanphanich also
excelled in track where he is a (4)
time All State in Track & Field. His
junior year he qualified for (3) StateClass 2 events and received Fourth
in State for 100 Meter dash, Fifth in
State for 200 Meter dash, and Eighth
in State for the 4×200 Meter Relay. His senior year he got Third in
State-Class 3 for 100 Meter Dash. He
was a member of the 4×100 Meter
Relay Team in 2002 that still holds
the school record. He was offered a
soccer scholarship at University of
Missouri, Rolla, but opted to focus
more on academics at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He went
on to receive a BS in Chemistry and
BS in Mathematics at MIZZOU in
2007. He then began the Medical
Scientist Training Program at Emory
University, having completed a PhD
in Biomedical Engineering from
Emory University/Georgia Institute of Technology in 2015 with
completion of MD training in 2017.
Prasanphanich is in his fourth year
medical training in Interventional
Radiology at Emory University in
Atlanta, GA.
William Austin Critchlow graduated from Notre Dame in 2005. He
was a (4) time All-State in Track &
Field. His junior and senior year he
qualified and placed in the StateClass 3,800 Meter Run and the
4×800 Meter Relay. He still holds
the school record in the 800 Meter
Run from 2004 (1:58.44) and part of
the 4×200 Meter relay team in 2005
He also ran Cross Country for four
years and was named SEMO AllConference in 2004 and All-District
class 2 from 2002-04. He was part
of the 2003 Second place and 2004
Fourth place teams at State-class
2. Critchlow went on to run track
4 years at St Louis University and
he graduated from MU medical in
2014.
Bryce Willen graduated from Notre
Dame in 2005 and received the Bulldog Award that year. Willen was a
four-year varsity letterman in soccer
and a member of the 2002 State Soccer Championship team. Willen was
also a three-year varsity letterman in
basketball and a member of the 2005
team that finished Fourth in state
and a member of the All-District and
All-Region teams. A four-year varsity
letterman in track and field, Willen
made it to state three times. In 2002,
he placed seventh in pole vaulting
– Class 2, Third place for Class 3 in
2004, and won the Champion for
Class 3 his senior year in 2005. He
still holds the school pole vaulting
record in 2005 with 14’6”. Willen
went on to University of Mississippi
where he competed in javelin and
pole vault. He was Academic All
American and four time competitor
at the SEC championships, two time
competitor at NCAA championships.
He finished Sixth in the SEC and
14th in the nation in 2009 for javelin. He is the #2 all-time in javelin
at Ole Miss.
Preforming and Visual
Arts Hall of Fame
Jon Greenwood, Class of 1985—
Entertainment & Technology
Executive
Greenwood is an award-winning executive with 30 years experience in technology and entertainment. He’s a prolific inventor, with
many patents. He has worked on a
vast number of products in consumer
electronics, entertainment, gaming, studio recording, and graphics
with entities such as 7th Level, Alan
Parsons, Bob Ezrin, Disney, House of
Blues, Howie Mandel, Live Nation
Entertainment, Micrografx, Monty
Python, Pink Floyd, Quincy Jones,
and Sony.
While at Notre Dame, Greenwood was an outstanding performer
in the music department, singing at
state competitions, and assisting with
technical aspects of our musicals.
He fronted a few local bands, one of
which opened for Blue Öyster Cult,
and was the house band at a local
venue. He still plays, most recently at
the House of Blues in Hollywood.
A recipient of the Los Angeles
Business Journal’s 2015 CIO of the
Year Award,” Greenwood has spent
the last eight years as SVP of Global
Business & IT Systems at Live Nation
Entertainment.
Greenwood and his wife worked
to create Temecula, California’s first
Art Walk, and he was the Executive
Director of Music for the Temecula
International Film & Music Festival.
He lives in the hills above
Temecula, SoCal’s wine country, with
his wife, Tammy (an artist), and their
cattle dogs, Rio and Sunny.
Mike Renick, Class 1996—
Musician/Radio Personality
Renick received honors for his
vocal performances as a Notre Dame
student. He appeared in four musicals creating memorable characters
such as Dickon in “Secret Garden”
and Daniel in “Seven Brides for Seven
Brothers.” He performed several roles
for Southeast Missouri State University both as a student and an alumnus. Renick holds a bachelor degree
in Communications from Southeast
Missouri State University which he
puts to good use with his day job as
an on-air personality and as the Operations Manager of the River Radio,
Cape Girardeau.
Singer-songwriter, acoustic
guitarist Mike Renick teamed up with
various local musicians to record his
debut solo album “Diamond Eyes”
in 2004. The Mike Renick Band
was established soon after in 2005.
The band has released four albums:
“Lucky One,” “Stuck on You,” “Studio Sessions 2005,” and “Mike Renick
Band.” The band has amassed a large
fan base in southeast Missouri, St.
Louis, and beyond!
Renick uses his talents to give
back to the community, supporting
several local causes, including benefit
events for Notre Dame.
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Justin Moore, Class of
2004—Vocalist/Teacher
Moore gave many notable
performances as a student at Notre
Dame. He brought home honors
in District and State for the music
department and delighted audiences
with his appearances in the musicals.
After receiving degrees in Vocal
Performance and Vocal Music Education from Southeast Missouri State
University, Moore completed his
Master’s degree in Vocal Performance
at the Longy School of Music of Bard
College.
​Since moving to Boston, he has
found himself singing at some of the
most famous venues across Boston. In
concert, he has sung the tenor solos
in Jonathan Dove’s Koethener Messe
with the Southeast Symphony, Mozart’s Coronation Mass with the Masterworks Chorale, and the Servus solo
in Bach’s Johannes passion, under the
direction of Maestro Masaaki Suzuki
with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus
and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Moore currently serves as tenor
section leader, voice instructor, and
soloist at St. Paul Catholic Church in
Harvard Square, and is music director
of the women’s acapella ensemble,
“Second Wind.” He is engaged in
multiple teaching opportunities
around the Greater Boston Area, serving as a private voice instructor and
sixth grade Chorus Director for the
Arlington School District, and maintaining a private studio in Newton
Centre. In 2010, he served as Assistant
Musical Director of the Boston-based
chorus, “Sharing a New Song.” Moore
continues to study with, Ms. Carol
Mastrodomenico.
Jean Sanders Hermsdorfer,
Class of 1976 (Posthumous
Award)—Vocalist/Pianist
Hermsdorfer loved music and
theatre! Her most notable role in a
Notre Dame musical was Mrs. Marshall. Only she could produce the
high society mother who sings advice
to the proper young ladies of the day
in “Irene.” One of her signature songs,
“You Made Me Love You,” came from
“Irene.” Hermsdorfer performed it
many years later in the Notre Dame
Faculty Follies. She energized any production she was part of whether turning pages for Dr. Cotner in the orchestra of “The Fantastiks,” singing and
dancing in “Irene,” coordinating the
makeup crew as an adult volunteer,
or compiling the musical programs
in her “spare time” while working as
Notre Dame’s Office Manager. Hermsdorfer was devoted to Notre Dame!
An even bigger devotion was to
Our Lady. She used her talents to display her devotion to God and Mother
Mary and to St. Mary Cathedral
through cantoring and performing in
the choir. Hermsdorfer had a big voice
and a big heart.
She passed her love of music to
her daughters and encouraged others to experience the joy of music
through her performance with the
“Sweet Adelines.”
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DIOCESAN NEWS/ADVERTISING
In every sinner awaits a St. Mary Magdalene
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the hatred of men at all cost. Unlike
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But it can be also said that as the Good
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Perhaps this is where we, as
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us to venture into uncharted waters;
to get out of our comfort zones, and to
visit those places that may appear to
be unseemly to our tastes.
In the 20th century, many good
Catholics have developed the habit
of retreating to those places that are
familiar to them. The apostolic zeal
which once carried us to foreign lands
to hazard risks and even dangers, does
not burn quite as intensely for us in
comparison. As Fulton Sheen said in
the 1950s, during prosperous times
Christian pastors tend to visit their
own. Staying within the confines of
the church building they settle down
into a comfortable routine of administrative duties. But in the throes of
adversity, it often happens that pastors become shepherds by being “out
there” where the people are; tending
to their spiritual needs and taking risks
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they would not have taken during
times of prosperity.
America may be at a time when
adversity is becoming more pronounced than prosperity; when our
challenges are more apparent to us
than the promise of a problem-free
tomorrow. As such, the people on the
streets and those in public square need
to see their shepherds, teachers, and
evangelists.
After all, “out there,” in the
streets, is where we find the Mary
Magdalenes. And in every prostitute,
adulterer, criminal, atheist, and antiChristian bigot is where we need to see
a potential St. Mary Magdalene. ©CNA
Joe Tremblay writes for “Sky View,”
a current event and topic-driven Catholic blog. He was a contributor to The
Edmund Burke Institute, and a frequent
guest on Relevant Radio’s, “The Drew
Mariani Show.” Tremblay is married with
five children.
Volunteerism reaps big benefits on baseball field
Joplin, MO
S
You may apply for a diocesan Lay Endowment Grant for reimbursement upon successful completion of a
course. Grant instructions and a request form may be found on the diocesan Website, www.dioscg.org.
tudents, faculty, and alumni of McAuley Catholic High School,
Joplin, participated in a baseball game on June 26 sponsored by the
community Miracle League, an adult baseball league for physicallyand mentally-challenged adults. Amanda Walker, club sponsor
of the McAuley Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and Margie
Black, board member of the Miracle League, arranged the effort.
Students helped with running, gave directions, organized field play,
and just enjoyed time with others.
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Gym at St. Agnes Cathedral School
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STUDENTS HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK WITH MIRACLE LEAGUE​—Jake
Freitas, William Motazedi, Maddy Szell (Mascot), Nick Frietas, Bailey
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of McAuley Catholic High School, Joplin, who participated in the June
26 Miracle League game.
(Submitted photo)
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came out of the former Oak Ridge Brothers theatre in Branson, MO.
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DIOCESAN NEWS
July 8, 2016
Automobile accident claims life of Deacon Richard Cole
Salem, MO
D
r. Richard Cole, a
permanent deacon
of the Diocese of
Springfield-Cape
Girardeau, died in a tragic
automobile accident on June
1, 2016, in Cole County. He
was 74 years old.
The Mass of Christian
Burial for Deacon Cole was
June 7, 2016, in Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Salem,
MO. Bp. Edward Rice was
the principal celebrant with
area priests concelebrating.
Pallbearers were brother
deacons of the Diocese of
Springfield and Cape Girardeau. Cole was the deacon
in service to Sacred Heart
Catholic Church, Salem.
Deacon Cole was born
June 11, 1941, in Glendale,
CA, to Richard Marshall and
Alice (Earle) Cole. He married
June Hines on Dec. 28, 1963.
They are the parents of five
children.
Dr. Cole served in the
US Airforce. He graduated
from Medical School in 1971
and practiced in Ft. Worth,
First Communion held in
Sacred Heart, Salem, MO
TX; Kansas, and
Salem for
25 years,
and also
in Fort
Leonard
Wood
Deacon Cole
with the
Wounded
Warrior
Program. In addition, he volunteered with the Mid Ozark
Casa Program.
Survivors include his
wife, June Cole, Salem;
children, Richard Clay Cole,
Fayetteville, AR; Blanca Cole,
San Antonio, TX; Terrance
Cole; Leanne Ridner and
husband, Jeff, Indianapolis,
FIRST COMMUNION—First Communion was held
in Sacred Heart Church, Salem, on May 22. Pictured
were (front) Andrew Harris, Rebekah Pipp, Bernadette Cahill, Osmar Ramirez, and Everett Campbell;
(back row) Vicki Adamick, religious educator, Fr. William Hennecke, pastor, and Deacon Richard Cole. Deacon Cole perished in an automobile accident June 1.
(Photo by Alan Vavra)
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IN; Alissa McClurg and
husband, Brian, Parker, CO;
sister, Nancy Cole, Salem;
grandchildren, Jordan Smith,
McPherson, KS; Ashley Jones
and Michele Lewis, Calico
Rock, AR; and a host of extended family and friends.
Preceding Deacon
Cole in death were his
parents; and one sister, Carol
Runnels.
Full Military Honors
were provided after the Mass.
Arrangements were under
the direction of Dent County
James & Gahr Mortuary,
Salem. Interment was in the
Sacred Heart Columbarium.
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NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL NEWS
July 8, 2016
Protocol for high-risk industry can protect kids, church official says
more than 44 US dioceses using HRO
practices.
An HRO approach entails analyzing the root causes or events that led to,
he mindset and specialized profor example, an accidental death in a
cedures used in nuclear power
hospital, he explained.
plants, hospitals, and air traffic
“Where was the gap? Where did
control towers are being adapted
they drop the ball?” he said.
for child-protection proThen the hospital “dissemigrams for the Catholic
nates what they found with
Church.
their studies to all the other
High-risk industries
hospitals so that they don’t
“have safety practices in
‘Our Safe
make the same mistake.”
place in terms of their culEnvironment
The secretariat started
ture because in those indusReview Board,
introducing the HRO contries, one accident would
have such catastrophic,
meets quarterly, cept when it led a workshop
in “human performance
fatal results,” said Deacon
has studied
improvement” two years
Bernie Nojadera, executive
“high reliability
ago, but “it was all hospital
director of the US bishops’
lingo” because it followed
Secretariat for Child and
organization”
the prevailing model used
Youth Protection.
practices.
in the health care industry,
Just as catastrophic is
Deacon Nojadera said.
the abuse of a child so if so- We hope to
At this year’s workundertake the
called “high reliability orshop in Denver, he said,
ganization [HRO]” practices HRO training
program leaders adapted
were developed to increase
that the US
the HRO model for the
safety and effectiveness
Bishops provide
church, emphasizing the
in certain industries, the
same HRO practices could
and will identify same principles of increasing the awareness, alertness,
be implemented by the
an HRO expert
confidence and abilities
Church to ensure a safer
of all staff and leadership
environment there for chil- to assist us in
members so that they can
dren, he said.
that process.’
proactive and quickly
Deacon Nojadera was
—Karen Pesek, Director, be
make
decisions and respond
one of about 70 people
Office of Youth
in
appropriate
ways.
taking part in the annual
Protection
The goal, he said, is
Anglophone Conference
“to engrain this type of
on the Safeguarding of
confidence” in all CathoChildren, Young People
lics so that if they notice
and Vulnerable Adults, held
something about a child that doesn’t
this year at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian
seem right, they will know what to do
University June 20-23.
“because they’ve been trained.”
The deacon told the bishops,
“They will know how to conrepresentatives of religious orders, and
fidently report that; they will know
child protection officers from 19 counwho to report that to; and then how to
tries about pilot programs underway in
By Carol Glatz
Rome
T
document this. And it’s done in a manner that’s seamless and natural because
you’ve been drilling,” he said.
Additional training scheduled for
October, he said, will include a webinar and feature the safe environment
program of the Diocese of Columbus,
OH. The program also will show how
HRO practices can be applied to “everything,” like worker safety, harassment,
and finance mismanagement, and not
just child abuse, he said.
“Hopefully we will try to start
planting these seeds, have these HRO
principles be part of the foundation for
helping to create this on-going culture
change in the Church,” the deacon said.
Building the church into a high
reliability organization means building
in everyone a shared “mindfulness”
or awareness of their environment, of
policies and protocols, and how abuse
allegations are handled and victims are
treated, he said.
The secretariat also is developing
a “toolbox” of resources that will be
compiled on its Website in the next year
with a comprehensive array of abuse
prevention and victim response policies,
best practices, protocols and documents,
he said.
Deacon Nojadera said the Online
site will be a place anyone can go to,
for example: a bishop wanting to know
what steps he should take to appropriately vet a priest coming from another
country; a victims’ assistance officer
looking for the effectiveness of different
therapeutic interventions and how long
such therapy should be offered; or a
family member wondering what mandatory reporting laws are in a one’s state.
Despite the enormous progress the
Church has been making in the US in
child protection, “the average person in
the pew” still does not fully know what
Diocese of
Springfield-Cape
Girardeau
M
embers of the diocesan Safe Environment Review Board
include Jeffery Dix,
Joan Burke-Kelly, Mary Stone,
Carol Strattman, Maura Taylor,
and Fr. John (“J.”) Friedel.
More information on child
and youth protection may be
found on the diocesan Website
at www.dioscg.org, or consult
the US Conference of Catholic
Bishops at www.usccb.org. ©TM
the Church has in place such as codes
of conduct, review boards, audit reports,
and safe environment coordinators, he
said.
“There’s more work to do in getting the word out,” he added.
However, the Church also must
continue working to improve and
remain vigilant in its commitment to
keep children safe, said Bp. Edward J.
Burns of Juneau, AK, chairman of the
US bishops’ Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People.
“We cannot become complacent”
or let a kind of “fatigue” take over from
hearing so much about the abuse crisis,
he said.
People must never lose sight
that “the rock and the foundation” of
everything they do—of all policies and
approaches—must be “based on the dignity and sacredness of the child.” ©CNS
Child & Youth Protection
The Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau is committed to the protection of
children and youth. Through our on-going Safe Environment program, thousands of people have been trained to ensure a safe environment for everyone. We strongly believe in our moral obligation to keep the young safe and
provide them with a caring environment in which their faith can flourish.
Safe Enviornment
Review Board
The Diocese encourages the reporting of all incidents of
sexual misconduct, regardless of the identity of the alleged offender. In addition, any signs or suspicions of
abuse must be reported. Diocesan employees, volunteers,
or agents are mandated reporters of child abuse.
To report abuse, call the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline:
(800) 392-3738
To report abuse by a Church representative also contact:
Bishop Edward M. Rice • Msgr. Thomas E. Reidy, Chancellor • 601 S. Jefferson Ave, Springfield, MO 65806, (417) 866-0841
Victim Assistant Coordinators, laypersons not in the employ of the diocese, are:
William J. Holtmeyer, Jr., MS, NCC, LPC, CEAP, Q-SAP at (417) 860-3858 or [email protected]
Judy St. John, LPC, NCC (573) 587-3139 or, [email protected]
For more information: Office of Child and Youth Protection, Karen M. Pesek, Director, www.dioscg.org, [email protected], (417) 866-0841
Please read the full Sexual Misconduct Policy of the Diocese contained in the “Diocesan Policies, Guidelines, and Procedures Handbook” located in
each parish and diocesan school. The policy is also on the diocesan Web site: www.dioscg.org. One will also find the “Code of Conduct for Clergy,
Employees, and Adult Volunteers” and the “Code of Conduct for Minors in Grades Seven Through Twelve,” among other resources on the Web site. For
more information on a national scale about the safe-environment commitment of the US bishops to children and youth, please consult www.usccb.org.