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CHRISTOPHER GUNTY
Dress codes: Nose rings, tongue
studs, etc., are not allowed
But schools say biggest challenge is getting students to tuck in their shirts
Florida Catholic Associate Publisher
Did you ever have a friend get
a hairstyle or a new outfit and it
changed his or her whole outlook?
It’s as though it was an impetus for
some interior transformations to
take place at the same time as the
outward appearances.
That’s what’s been happening
for the last six months at the Florida
Catholic newspaper. We’ve been
undergoing more than just a facelift. You can see our new look on our
front page and throughout our pages. But it’s more than just new typography and better photographs.
As signified in our new slogan —
“Your Faith. Your Life. Your Community.” — we hope to provide an
even stronger connection between
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THE RULES
Florida Catholic staff
High school dress codes of the
21st century include a lot more concerns than the lengths of skirts and
hair:
• Tattoos must be completely
covered during school and while
students participate in athletic
contests.
• A student may wear no more
than two earrings per ear.
• Nose jewelry, tongue studs,
etc., are not allowed.
Any parent encountering those
rules — all found in current student
handbooks of Catholic high schools
— might ask, “tongue studs, etc. —
What could that et cetera be?”
Though teenage trends have
pushed the hot-button concerns of
dress codes across the nation away
from clothes and toward body art,
the mantra of enforcers of dress
codes at Catholic high schools in
the Diocese of Orlando remains a
bit more quaint: Tuck your shirt in,
please.
“The greatest challenge we face
in terms of dress code is getting the
students to tuck in their shirts,” said
Gwen Cote, principal of Santa Fe
High School in Lakeland. “Personally I find the dress code to be more
relaxed than I would like, but I am
also accustomed to a very different
climate. In this climate there is a
natural tendency for a more casual
appearance.”
Though administrators, teachers, students and parents all may
have their own ideas about what is
“neat and appropriate,” most in the
diocese seem generally pleased with
the standards, including uniform
requirements, noted Melbourne
Central Catholic High School Dean
Tod Creniti.
“The students are fine with it.
They’re not ever going to love it, but
they’re OK,” Creniti said.
Holly Delgado and her son Kyle,
who is in his second year at Trinity
Excerpts from a few Catholic
high schools in Florida:
Tampa Catholic High School
“Clothing that advertises or
displays alcoholic beverages,
obscenities, sex, drugs, represents
disloyalty to our church or country,
or denigrates any individual or class
of individuals is not allowed.”
St. Petersburg Catholic
High School
“Shorts and pants must not be altered. Pants must not be slit. Shorts
may not be rolled at the waist.
Approximately three inches above
the knee is an appropriate/reasonable length for shorts and culottes.
Pants and shorts must be worn at
the top of the hip at all times.”
St. Thomas Aquinas High
School, Fort Lauderdale
FLORIDA CATHOLIC PHOTO BY JIM DELPH
Students Andrew Charest and Arman Lopez arrive at Trinity Catholic
High School in Ocala wearing the correct green and white polo
shirts, shorts (with belts) and leather shoes as required by the school
dress code.
Catholic High School in Ocala, disagree on the school’s rules.
“I believe that there is less peer
pressure with all the students wearing uniforms.
“No one can say ‘Oh, you’re not
wearing a name brand, etc.,’” Delgado said.
Kyle lamented, “I wish we could
wear regular jeans, pants and
shirts, etc. If we could wear what we
want, we could use that to express
who we are.”
Students sometimes look for
ways to express themselves within
the context of the uniform. This
INSIDE: October honors respect for life, rosary A4
Quick Reads
Classifieds
Crossword
A6
A18
A22
Diocese Calendar
Diocese News
Editorial
A26
A2-A4
A23
A1
Faith Alive
Readers Letters
Scripture Readings
A20
A24
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year, students at Father Lopez High
School in Daytona Beach have one
fewer option for doing so.
“The change this year is that
belts must be black or brown and
without writing, statements, flowers, race-car drivers etc.,” said Patty
Dailey, dean of students.
Junior Chrissy Willard said
there’s still room for variety in the
code.
“There are lots of variations in
the uniform — the club shirts are
cute — so you don’t have to look the
PLEASE SEE UNIFORMS, A25
“The ‘2-2-2 Rule’ will be enforced.
Girls may wear no more than two
rings, two earrings, two bracelets,
two necklaces, etc. Boys: Earrings
may not be worn during the school
day. No Band-Aids or spacers may
be worn to cover them. (No) tongue
rings, nose jewelry, and visible body
piercings … No headdress, hats
or bandanas ... No beads, waist
chains, visible tattoos or counterculture symbols.”
John Paul II Catholic High
School, Tallahassee
“Good grooming contributes
significantly to a person’s physical
health, to the realization of his/her
dignity as a person and child of
God, and the general atmosphere
of the school.”
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Florida Catholic, Oct. 13-19, 2006
5 schools honored with blue ribbons
TERESA LANTIGUA PETERSON
Florida Catholic correspondent
ORLANDO — Five Catholic
schools in central Florida are celebrating victories won not on the
football field or basketball court
— but in the classroom. The U.S.
Department of Education recently
bestowed upon the schools the coveted No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon School of Excellence awards.
The five schools honored with the
2006 awards are:
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
School, Daytona Beach;
• St. Mary Magdalen Catholic
School, Altamonte Springs;
• St. Joseph Parish School,
Palm Bay;
• Holy Family Catholic School,
Orlando;
• St. Margaret Mary Catholic
School, Winter Park.
To achieve this recognition,
students must score in the top 10
percent of schools as measured by
state tests in both reading (language
arts or English) and mathematics, or score in the top 10 percent
on achievement tests referenced
against national norms.
Only 50 private schools across
the United States are nominated
each year, making the winners “the
best of the best,” according to Nancy
Tattner, principal of Our Lady of
Lourdes Catholic School in Daytona
Beach.
FLORIDA CATHOLIC PHOTO BY CHARLES HODGES
Mary McKiernan, center, principal of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School in Altamonte Springs, takes
time with eighth-grade students to celebrate Blue Ribbon Day Sept. 26. St. Mary Magdalen School is
one of five schools in the Diocese of Orlando to be selected by the U.S. Department of Education in the
No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools Program for 2006.
The schools that received these
honors give credit to teachers and
parents for their dedication.
“We have very strong parental
involvement and that goes hand in
hand with student success,” said
Sister Dorothy Sayers, MPF, principal of Holy Family Catholic School
in Orlando.
This is the first year Holy Family
received the blue ribbon award. The
administrators say parent involve-
WORK GLOVES
ment has boosted the science curriculum by having engineers and
airline professionals provide “real
world” training.
The school also offers a program
called “Learning Connections” for
parents of children with learning
differences. The group meets on a
regular basis and provides moral
support and speakers on pertinent
topics.
At St. Joseph Parish School in
Palm Bay there is a strong emphasis
on a well-rounded education.
Middle-school students can
choose from a wide range of elective classes, such as mural painting,
NASCAR racing, bowling and cooking.
“School has many facets to it; lifelong learning is one of them,” said
Anna Adam, principal.
The small school of 325 students
is proud of its diverse population of
students with varying abilities.
“We have kids with different
abilities. We take every child where
they are and we bring them to a
point where they can be the best
they can be,” Adam said.
A common theme among the
schools recognized for excellence
is to teach students to use all the
gifts God has given them, to use all
their talents to the fullest. And obviously they are succeeding.
“It’s a great tribute to the school
administrators, teachers, parents,
students and pastors for their support of educational excellence. It
takes everyone working together.
The award is theirs, richly deserved,” said Harry Purpur, superintendent of schools, Diocese of
Orlando. ■
CCHD recognizes diocese for increased
support of anti-poverty mission
FLORIDA CATHOLIC PHOTO BY CHARLES HODGES
Deborah Stafford Shearer, center, director of the Respect Life Office for the Diocese of Orlando, speaks at
a community rally in support of just immigration laws. Supporters gathered Sept. 27 on Robinson Street
to deliver hundreds of work gloves and handwritten and signed letters to the Orlando offices of U.S.
Senators Mel Martinez and Bill Nelson. The work gloves symbolize the labor of the nation’s immigrant
population and the letters are calls from hundreds of community members for Senate support of just
and comprehensive immigration reform legislation.
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ORLANDO — The Catholic Campaign for Human Development recognized the Diocese of Orlando for
its strong support of the national
campaign’s anti-povert y mission and for increasing the annual
CCHD parish appeal by more than
16 percent.
The award honored Bishop
Thomas Wenski, CCHD diocesan
director Deborah Stafford Shearer,
and all the clergy and faithful of the
diocese.
This year, the national office of
CCHD provided nearly $9 million
in support to more than 300 community and economic development
projects throughout the United
States.
Having provided more than $280
million to 7,800-plus communitybased projects in its 36-year history,
the CCHD remains the nation’s largest private funder of domestic, community-based, self-help projects. By
active participation in such projects,
low-income people are able to empower themselves and break the
cycle of poverty in their own lives
and local communities.
Through CCHD, the South Brevard Area Interfaith Sponsoring
Committee Inc. of Melbourne re-
cently received $20,000. Initiated
by area pastors in 2000, it has conducted extensive listening activities, built relationships with police
and received a commitment from
transportation officials to add a
bus route from a senior housing
facility to a grocery store.
Central Florida ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) received
$30,000. Its mission is to organize
low- and moderate-income people
to exercise power in their neighborhoods, cities and the state.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops founded the campaign
with the objective to build solidarity between the poor and the nonpoor through education for justice
rooted in Catholic social teaching.
Funds for CCHD grants are
raised through the generosity of
Catholics nationwide during the
campaign’s annual national collection. In most parishes, the collection is the weekend before Thanksgiving; this year it will be Nov. 18-19.
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For more information, visit www.
usccb.org/cchd and www.povertyusa.org.
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IN HIS FOOTSTEPS
‘It is always a joy to spread the Gospel’
THIS IS THE FIRST IN A
SERIES OF RELIGIOUS
AND PRIEST PROFILES
ORLANDO — Profile of Sister
Dora María Vizcarra Barton, IHM,
new director of Hispanic Ministry
for the Diocese of Orlando.
What is your congregation and
what is its charism?
My congregation is Siervas del
Inmaculado Corazón de María (Servants of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary). The motherhouse is in the
Diocese of Scranton, Pa.
We do not have a particular
charism, such as education or
health. We dedicate ourselves to all
possible areas of evangelization:
pastoral ministry, education ministry, health ministry, ministry of
children and youths in special education, ministry of peace and social
justice, ministry of pregnant young
women and others. God has blessed
us with sisters whose gifts and call
to ministry are diverse. Therefore,
we have established that within
the variety of services we offer, our
charism is to serve by giving ourselves with joy and hospitality, reflecting the unconditional love with
which Christ has redeemed us.
How did you discover your vocation?
I wanted to be a nun since I was 4
years old. I always wanted to be in a
religious school, in order to be a nun.
Furthermore, I am the only woman
in the family who went to a religious
school. My mother, my sister, and
my sister-in-law went to a lay school
in Lima (Peru) and now my niece
goes to that school also. However, I
think I discovered my true vocation
little by little during my youth when
I visited the poorest places in Lima
with the sisters of the school.
I should emphasize that, in spite
Sister Dora María
of everything, I entered the convent
Vizcarra Barton, IHM
when I was 28 years old. This gave
Why do you desire to work in
me the opportunity to accumulate
a lot of experiences, which allowed missions?
me to better understand and help
It is a world of its own. Better yet, a
the people with whom I have been universe. There are no limits for this
working.
ministry. The possibilities to serve
are endless. Besides, it is always a
When undergoing your forma- joy to spread the Gospel with many
tion, what captivated you the most other people “to every corner of the
earth,” as Jesus said to his disciples.
about the church?
I studied several courses on the
What satisfies you the most
history of the church, from the first
Christian communities to the pres- about the new position?
ent, both in English and Spanish,
Well, actually, I have only been
and the least I can say is that it is fas- here for a few weeks. However, percinating.
haps what excites me the most is to
However, definitely, what capti- be able to visit every Hispanic comvated me the most was Jesus — his munity, to meet with them and to
history, his values, his life, his love see how the diocese can help them.
for each and every one of us.
I also know I will learn a lot from
them. Our lives undergo a constant
What excited you the least?
learning and conversion process
Most definitely, the times I had and I think one cannot achieve eito confront the problems caused by ther one alone as an island, but as a
bureaucracy.
community. I am looking forward to
BIO: SISTER BARTON
Professional formation.
I went to kindergarten, elementary school and high school in Lima, at the Villa
María School (1967-1978). Then, I entered the Universidad Femenina del Sagrado
Corazón (Sacred Heart University for Women) to study psychology (1979-1986). In
1985, I came to the United States and went to Harvard University in Cambridge,
Mass., where I graduated with a master’s degree in education, with a major in
counseling and psychology (1986-1988). After becoming a nun, I obtained a
master’s degree in Hispanic pastoral ministry at Barry University (1996-1999).
working with the Hispanic commu- affected by the 30-day Ignatian renity and not from an office.
treat, which probably has been the
most wonderful experience with
What demoralizes you the God of my life.
most?
Perhaps rather than demoralizDo you have a message for our
ing, is the fear to find many people readers?
There is only one God. Our faith
already exhausted or apathetic to
working in a group; people who is only one. There is only one life. Let
have no interest in the community us make our community just one
and wish to live in an island of their community united by faith, under
own, not caring for their next-door the loving protection of our God, accompanied by Mary and living from
neighbor.
one day to the next the best we can.
Many blessings for everyone! ■
What was your most difficult
moment?
When my father died and every The Office of Hispanic Ministry
time I leave my beloved Peru, leav- will host the Grand Diocesan Fiing behind my mother, my sister, my esta 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday,
younger brother, nephews, nieces Oct. 15, at St. Isaac Jogues Parish in Orlando. Sister Barton
and lifelong friends.
and her staff expect up to 1,500
What is the happiest moment of people, surpassing last year. To
reach the Office of Hispanic Minyour religious life?
Certainly, when I took my final istry, call 407-246-4930 or e-mail
vows. My life was also profoundly [email protected].
Pray luminous mysteries online
LAKELAND SUPPORTS LIFE
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development invites Catholics to pray an online version of the
“Scriptural Rosary for Justice and
Peace.”
In his October 2002 Apostolic
Letter, “Rosarium Virginis Mariae”
(“Rosary of the Virgin Mary”) Pope
John Paul II introduced five new
mysteries, the luminous or myster-
ies of light. The mysteries are: (1) Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan; (2) Jesus’
self-manifestation at the wedding of
Cana; (3) proclamation of the kingdom of God, with the call to conversion; (4) the Transfiguration; and (5)
the institution of the Eucharist.
To pray the luminous mysteries
online, visit: www.usccb.org/cchd/
praytherosary.shtml.
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October honors respect for life
and devotion to the rosary
In his inaugural Mass, Pope Bene- coarsened American culture to
dict XVI reminded us, “We are not such an extent that we are oblivisome casual or meaningless product ous to the American holocaust of
of evolution. Each of us is the result some 40 million children killed in
of a thought of God. Each
their mothers’ wombs. And
because we have tolerated
of us is willed, each of us is
loved, each of us is necesthis, we as a culture have
sary.” These thoughts sum
already slid down the proverbial slippery slope. We
up the reasons why, for 34
years, the U.S. Bishops have
see this in the easy acceptance by many of allowing
commemorated the first
scientists to create human
Sunday of October as Respect Life Sunday. We live
embryos in vitro only to dein a culture increasingly FROM THE stroy them so as to use their
BISHOP
under the sway of a utilitarcells for experimentation.
ian ethic in which people Thomas We see this in a federal appeals court, which ruled in
are not valued for who they
are, but rather for what they Wenski favor of a “right” to assisted
have. As Catholics, we must
suicide and in those who
would (and have) approved
recommit ourselves with
others of good will to build a world of causing helpless individuals to die
where human life is always loved by withholding food and water from
and defended, a world in which ev- them.
Early next month, the Supreme
ery form of violence is banished.
More than 33 years of the legal, Court will take up again the issue
“elective” abortion throughout of partial-birth abortion by which
all nine months of pregnancy has a doctor kills a full-term baby. Six
years ago, the Court invoked its
Roe v. Wade decision to strike down
state laws enacted against this gruesome practice that is never medically called for. But the justices have
agreed to take a second look. The
U.S. Bishops through their Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities have
initiated the “Second Look Project.”
This campaign will help remind the
public and our elected officials how
much is at stake.
On Monday, October 2, when
the Court opened its new term, the
Second Look Project began sending a fact or quote on partial-birth
abortion each weekday to Congress,
news media and opinion leaders
— continuing until Nov. 8 when oral
arguments are scheduled. The Second Look Project helps people make
informed decisions based on fact
rather than emotion. While abortion
has been legal in the United States
for three decades, polls continue
to show that many people do not
have very basic information about
abortion, such as when during pregnancy it is legal, or why it is generally
performed.
For more information on the Second Look Project, visit www.secondlookproject.org.
And while October is Respect Life
Month it is also the month in which
the Church honors the pious practice
of the recitation of the Holy Rosary. I
would urge us all to rediscover this
devotion which has helped so many
generations of Catholics to grow in
holiness.
This month, a prayerful recitation
of the rosary — either individually
or in family — can help us to reflect
upon and deepen our appreciation
for God’s most precious gift to each
one of us: the gift of life. In meditating on the mysteries of the rosary,
which have been described as the
“Gospel in summary” we are reminded of why all human life is precious: “Each of us is willed, each of
us is loved, each of us is necessary.”
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Blessed Trinity mirrors synod style — first
assembly listens to parishioners’ input
DEBRA TOMASELLI
Florida Catholic correspondent
ORLANDO — Blessed Trinity
Parish in Orlando is starting afresh.
Not only has it moved into a newly
built sanctuary and received a new
pastor, but it has restructured the
parish council and the way it responds to the needs of the people in
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First-grade students from Good Shepherd Catholic School in Orlando send
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the pews.
Modeled after the yearlong
synod process recently completed
by the diocese, the Orlando parish established a pastoral council
made up of representatives chosen
by the congregation rather than by
appointment. The goal of the pastoral council, under the pastor’s
direction, is to assess the needs of
parishioners from the ground up
and establish goals in line with the
mission statement.
As in the synod’s listening sessions, every parishioner was invited
to Blessed Trinity’s first assembly to
solicit input, concerns and opinions.
More than 300 parishioners
showed up.
“We were a little nervous,” said
Dona Tillman, a member of the
newborn pastoral council. “We
didn’t know what to expect.
“Parishioners probably thought
it was going to be like a town meeting, with loud people doing all the
talking,” she added. “But it was not
like that. Everybody got a chance to
speak because there were tables of
10 led by facilitators.”
Discussions raised interest in
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pragmatic issues, such as music,
baby-sitting and how the elderly
navigate through the church; but
it also solicited input on what the
parish was doing well, what needed
to be done better and what could be
added to its services or ministries.
The pastoral council and the
pastor, Father Roland Nadeau, MS,
will utilize feedback to define shortand long-term goals for the parish.
After ratification from the pews, a
follow-up gathering is planned for
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OFFICE OF THE BISHOP
Official appointments
Bishop Thomas Wenski is pleased to
announce the following appointment:
Effective Oct. 2
Father Timothy P. Daly from
Prince of Peace Parish in Ormond
Beach to parochial administrator of
the Basilica of St. Paul in Daytona
Beach. Father Daly retains his duties
as president of Father Lopez High
School and campus minister at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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“The next assembly will be broken into groups of similar interests,”
said Tillman. “As people arrive, they
will be seated with others who share
a common interest and the group
will discuss ways to accomplish its
objectives.”
In other words, if someone expresses an interest in outreach,
there will be a table for like-minded
participants. If another wants expanded child care, he or she will
join the group to define baby-sitting
solutions.
Change can be resisted, but
Tillman’s concerns have been alleviated.
The defining moment came at
the end of the first assembly, when
she observed parishioners working
together.
“We announced that we needed
help returning nearly 400 chairs to
the parish center,” Tillman said.
“We thought maybe 10 or 20 people
would stay, but everybody — everybody helped. They were joking,
laughing and having fun.”
Likewise, Blessed Trinity’s new
pastor was inspired. ■
Dedicated Catholic preschool
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PHOTO COURTESY OF MARLA ALLEN
Florida Preschool Teacher of the Year Marla Allen shares a story
with her class at Our Saviour Catholic School in Cocoa Beach.
parents, preschool teachers and
school administrators across the
United States, Allen stood out for
her “dedication to the children as
well as her innovative methods,”
wrote Executive Vice President
Kerry Cunnion of Publications International Ltd.
“We are very proud to learn
of Ms. Allen’s recognition for her
outstanding work with our youngest students of Our Saviour Catholic School,” said Bishop Thomas
Wenski of the Diocese of Orlando.
“We encourage and applaud our
teachers who make teaching a vocation in the Lord’s name.”
Parents agree with the selection. Amy Parker said, “Marla’s
students become caring and considerate kindergartners who crave
learning. She is carrying out her
calling from God.”
Camille Bell, a public school
teacher for 18 years, observed Allen’s class and knew instantly Allen was the teacher for her daughter, now a third-grader at Our
Saviour. “Marla helped Samantha
soar and gave her a lifetime foundation. Every day we think of Marla with love.”
Allen includes parents, too.
Allen sends Clifford, the reading
mascot, a bedtime story and an
adventure journal home with a
different child each day. After the
parent and child read the story,
they write about their reading adventure. The next day Allen reads
their journal entry aloud.
Allen holds a bachelor of science
in elementary education from the
University of Central Florida and
has been a teacher at Our Saviour
for more than seven years. She
and her husband, Robert, have a
daughter, Alyssa, who is a sixthgrader at Our Saviour.
Allen feels blessed to work with
dedicated teachers and highly
supportive parents. “We become
‘school family’ each year, and are
truly a Christian community at
Our Saviour School,” she said.
Our Saviour School has been
serving students pre-K3 through
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same every day,” she said. “The
dress code is great. All I have to do is
wake up and throw on my uniform.
I don’t have to worry about what to
wear. I attended public school in
California from K through eighth
grade and it’s so much easier in
Catholic school.”
At Melbourne Central Catholic
High School, Chelsea Nabors, a
senior, is on the school’s uniform
committee, but sees one drawback
in the choices available.
“The companies say they have junior sizes, but they don’t. We should
be able to have them altered.”
Bishop Moore Catholic High
School in Orlando has uniforms,
plural.
Maureen Kane, principal, said,
“We have a regular uniform (and) a
dress uniform that is worn for liturgies and when students go out into
the community.
“Along with the uniform, there
are also personal appearance expectations,” Kane said. “Boys may
not wear earrings, long hair or facial hair. Girls are asked to keep
jewelry simple and hair color is
not to be extreme for boys and
girls.”
Eileen Givens, parent of Bishop
Moore student Maggie Givens,
likes the school’s uniforms, but
wishes one thing would be softened: the shoe leather.
“Unfortunately we were caught
in the situation of having new soft
black leather shoes, which didn’t
follow the ‘hard’ leather guidelines. We had to then purchase
a more expensive shoe in hard
leather which ended up being the
name brand that everyone feels
it necessary to have — Dr. Martens.”
Maggie makes things a little
interesting each morning for her
mom.
“To stand out from the ‘normal’
uniform, my daughter is very conscious of what earrings, necklaces
and hair items she adds to her attire each day. Every day she asks
my opinion of which necklace
and/or earrings look better. Every
day she chooses the ones I don’t.
It has become a joke in our home
and we laugh because I don’t
know why she asks as she always
chooses the opposite!”
Maggie likes the dress code.
“I think it helps us to be united
and belong without being different
or judged.
“There’s less worry. I don’t have
to get up in the morning and worry
about what to wear.”
Catholic News Service contributed to this story.
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A26 AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY
SPIRITUAL EVENTS
Grand Diocesan Fiesta 2006:
Oct. 15, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Mass;
5:30-7:30 p.m. reception, St.
Isaac Jogues, 4301 S. Chickasaw
Trail, Orlando. Bishop Thomas
Wenski will celebrate Mass.
Activities include procession with
the Virgin patrons and flags
of Latin American countries.
407-246-4930, or e-mail
[email protected].
Pray rosary for life: Third
and fifth Saturdays, 7 a.m.,
abortion facility on Lucerne
Terrace in downtown Orlando.
St. Augustine’s Respect Life
Committee invites fellow Catholics
to join them in praying the rosary.
407-699-4328.
Healing Mass: Third Mondays,
7 p.m., in English and first
Tuesdays, 7 p.m., in Spanish, St.
John Vianney Catholic Church,
6200 S. Orange Blossom Trail,
Orlando. 407-855-5391.
Healing service with
Eucharist: Fourth Thursdays, 7
p.m., San Pedro Center, 2400 Dike
Road, Winter Park, 407-671-6322.
MEETINGS AND
OTHER EVENTS
Catholic Charismatic
Conference: Oct. 13-15, Hilton
Hotel, Altamonte Springs.
Featured speakers: Bishop Thomas
Wenski, Father Trevor Nathasingh,
Sister Ann Shields, SGL, and David
Thorpe. 407-275-1965 or visit
www.orlandocharismatic.net.
“Sing of Mary,” Southern
Deanery concert: Oct. 15, 3
p.m., Holy Name of Jesus Parish,
3050 N. Highway A1A, Indialantic.
Choirs from Holy Name of Jesus,
Immaculate Conception, Our Lady
of Grace, St. John the Evangelist
and St. Joseph (Palm Bay) parishes
will participate. Contact: George
Kobosko, 321-773-2783, or e-mail
[email protected].
“Sacrament of Marriage and
Annulments”: Oct. 18, 7 p.m., St.
Ann Parish, Debary. Presented by
Father Paige Blakely, judicial vicar
of the marriage Tribunal. 386-6688270.
Church carnival: Oct. 19-22, St.
Joseph Catholic Church, Alafaya
Trail and Highway 50, Orlando.
Rides, games, international food,
crafts, prizes and more. 407-2750841.
Boutique sale: Oct. 21-22, 8
a.m.-2 p.m., Holy Family Catholic
Church, 5125 S. Apopka Vineland
Road, Orlando. Sponsored by St.
Martin de Porres Circle to benefit
Honduran and African missions.
Retrouvaille program: Oct.
20-22, Spring Hill Suites, Sanford.
This is a program for couples in
troubled marriages. 407-977-8136.
Information is confidential.
“Music for Celebrations
with Youth” workshop: Oct.
28, 9-11:30 a.m., St. Margaret
Mary Church, 526 N. Park Ave.,
Winter Park. Presenter: singer and
songwriter Sarah Hart. Explore
valuable tools and resources
for selecting scripturally and
liturgically based music for
worship. This workshop is for
music directors, choir members,
youth ministers, teens and other
interested parties. $5 per adult;
free for youths. Preregistration:
Office of Liturgy, 407-246-4860,
or e-mail liturgy@orlandodiocese.
org.
Holy Name of Jesus Catholic
School “2006 Golf Marathon”:
Oct. 27, shotgun start, 7 a.m.,
Habitat Golf Course, Valkaria.
“Golf warriors” plan to play 100
holes of golf in a single day to
raise money to help students
at Holy Name of Jesus School
in Indialantic and Melbourne
Central Catholic High School.
To participate or help with
sponsorship, call Pat Cass at 733-
1403.
Pastoral care conference:
Oct. 28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Nativity
Catholic Church, Longwood.
Theme: “Living the Compassion
of Christ Throughout Life’s
Passages.” Contact Lay Ministry
Office, 407-246-4880.
Octoberfest: Oct. 28, 5-8 p.m.,
Holy Spirit Parish center, 644
Ninth St., Lake Wales. Hosted by
the Council of Catholic Women.
DJ/karaoke by Leanne. Dinner:
bratwurst, sauerbraten, braised
red cabbage, sauerkraut salad,
German potato salad and apple
cake. Refreshments served. Food
service until 7 p.m. Donation: $8.
Takeout available. Purchase tickets
by Oct. 25 at parish office. Call
863-676-1556 or Patricia Eik, 863638-2380.
Twenty-fifth annual arts and
crafts show: Oct. 28-29, Prince of
Peace, 600 S. Nova Road, Ormond
Beach. Sponsored by the Council
of Catholic Women. More than 40
booths will exhibit original works
of art and crafts. Refreshments
available. Free admission. Mary
Alice Wnuk, 386-676-0462.
Sarah Hart in concert: Oct.
29, 7:30 p.m., St. Margaret
Mary Church, 526 N. Park Ave.,
Winter Park. Andrea Cavalere,
407-998-5698, or e-mail
[email protected].
Christmas bazaar 2006:
Nov. 10-11, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Church
of the Epiphany, social hall,
201 Lafayette St., Port Orange.
Vendors, bake sale, plants, books,
jewelry, quilts and handcrafted
items. Lunch available. Evelyn,
386-760-3271.
Orlando Catholic Singles:
Offers spiritual, social and service
activities for the 40-plus age
group. Terry Brown, 407-761-1506.
Orlando Catholic Singles
swing dancing: Fridays, 7:30
p.m., St. Mary Magdalen Catholic
Church, 861 Maitland Ave. 407-
Specials on:
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Appliances
Men’s and Women’s Clothing
Household items
Exercise equipment
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Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m
Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m Sunday 12 a.m.-5 p.m
Closed Monday
Phone: 352-242-0357
Address 601 E Hwy. 50, Clermont
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Florida Catholic, Oct. 13-19, 2006
521-8127.
Catholic War Veterans: Father
John Washington Post 1944,
second Sundays, 10 a.m., Prince of
Peace Parish, 600 S. Nova Road,
Ormond Beach. All Catholic men
and women who have served
honorably in the armed forces of
the United States are invited to
join. Gene Swarbrick, 386-2553814, or e-mail asktravel@yahoo.
com.
Catholic War Veterans of
Lakeland: Bishop Charles B.
McLaughlin Memorial Post 1917,
third Mondays, 6:30 p.m., St.
Joseph Parish hall, 210 W. Lemon
St., Lakeland. All Catholic men
and women who have served
honorably in the armed forces of
the United States are invited to
join. Spouses are welcome. Dinner
follows. Steve Jones, 863-6888787, or e-mail sirstevetheknight@
earthlink.net.
Secular Franciscan order,
Lady of Poverty Fraternity:
First and third Tuesdays, begins
with evening prayer at 7 p.m.,
Mary, Mother of God Chapel,
San Pedro Spiritual Development
Center, 2400 Dike Road, Winter
Park. Meeting follows. Contact:
Dan Hardester, SFO, minister, 407302-4145.
Secular Franciscan
Fraternity: Fourth Saturdays, 10
a.m., Queen of Peace Parish hall,
Ocala. Secular Franciscans commit
themselves by promise, not vow,
to live the Gospel life of Jesus
Christ in the spirit of St. Francis of
Assisi. 352-854-5647 or 352-7510747.
Secular Franciscan order,
St. Francis Fraternity: First
Sundays, 12:30 p.m., St. Francis of
Assisi Parish, youth building, 834
S. Orange Blossom Trail, Apopka.
Call 407-277-8101 and leave a
phone number for a return call.
Secular Franciscan
Fraternity, Little Flowers of
St. Francis: Second Saturdays,
following the 8:30 a.m. Mass,
church hall, Church of the
Epiphany, 201 Lafayette St., Port
Orange. Peg, 386-677-7089.
Knights of Columbus Squires
meetings: Msgr. Bishop Circle
1400 Columbian Squires meets
third Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the
Msgr. Bishop Knights of Columbus
Council Hall 2112, 5727 Cornelia
Ave., Orlando. Meeting is open to
boys ages 10 to 17. Contact: John
Poulos, chief counselor, 407-6782112 or 407-590-4068, or visit
the council’s Web site at http://
bellsouthpwp.net/g/g/ggregg/.
MINISTRIES AND
SUPPORT GROUPS
New Beginnings support
group for separated and
divorced:
• Beginning Monday, Nov. 6, 7
p.m., St. Mary Magdalen Parish,
Altamonte Springs. Terry Brown,
407-761-1506.
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• Thursdays, 7 p.m., All Souls
Catholic Church, parish office,
Sanford. Angie, 407-681-4258, or
Gary, 407-468-4639.
• Mondays, 7 p.m., St. Stephen
Parish, Winter Springs. Ron
Colonel, 352-360-1252.
• Thursdays, 7 p.m., Catholic
Charities of Central Florida Inc.,
Lakeland office, 863-686-7153.
Support group for divorced:
7 p.m., St. Timothy Parish,
Lady Lake. Six-week divorce
recovery group began Sept. 7.
Frankie, 508-922-3017, or e-mail
[email protected].
Support group for separated
and divorced:
• Mondays, 7 p.m., Holy
Redeemer Catholic Church,
Kissimmee. Alta, 407-931-3175, or
Melanie, 863-438-9434.
• Blessed Trinity, Ocala. If
interested, call Barbara Saalfield,
352-629-8092.
Singles, separated, widowed
and divorced group: First and
third Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., Holy
Name of Jesus community room,
Indialantic, 321-259-5650; first and
third Fridays, 7 p.m., parish center,
Church of Our Saviour, 5301 N.
Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. 321213-6629.
Support group for families
with incarcerated loved ones:
Third Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., St.
Mary Magdalen annex, Room 11,
861 Maitland Ave., Altamonte
Springs. 407-695-6818, or e-mail
[email protected].
Bereavement support
groups:
• Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m., St.
Mary Magdalen Parish life center,
861 Maitland Ave., Altamonte
Springs, 407-831-1212.
• Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Holy
Redeemer Parish, 1603 N. Thacker
Ave., Kissimmee, 407-846-2033.
• Thursdays, 7 p.m., St.
Augustine Catholic Church, 375 N.
Sunset Drive, Casselberry, 407-3312829.
• First and third Thursdays, 1
p.m., St. Anthony Catholic Church,
820 Marcum Road, Spiritual
Development Center, Lakeland.
Dianne Turner, 863-858-8047.
VITAS bereavement support
groups: Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m.,
(ongoing), Nativity Catholic
Church, 3255 N. Ronald Reagan
Blvd., Longwood. Free; Tuesdays,
10-11:30 a.m., (ongoing), Blessed
Trinity Catholic Church, 4545 E.
Anderson Road, Orlando. Free.
407-691-4579.
Same-sex support groups:
• Courage, spiritual support
groups for persons with samesex attractions striving to lead
chaste lives in accordance with the
teachings of the Roman Catholic
Church. In Ocala, 352-854-2181. In
Orlando, 407-791-3717.
• Always Our Children of
Ascension and Our Saviour
parishes, a support group for
parents, families and friends, Our
Saviour Parish, Cocoa Beach. 321773-5258 or 321-242-1951.
VOLUNTEERS
Building volunteers needed:
The diocesan Mission Office needs
volunteers to assist with its goal of
building homes in the Dominican
Republic. Several mission trips are
planned for the year. Trained and
untrained are needed. 407-2464890.
YOUR OR�NDO COMMUNITY A27
Oct. 13-19, 2006, www.thefloridacatholic.org
Experiencing cancer helps principal
deliver a message of hope to others
DEBRA TOMASELLI
Moments after returning to the
faculty meeting, McNamee realized her heart was pounding. She
ORLANDO — When Patricia addressed the staff. “I hope I’m
McNamee, principal of Good making sense,” she said. “I just
Shepherd Catholic School in Or- received word that I have breast
lando, delivers the spiritual talk cancer.”
The school community began a
next month at the National Principals’ Forum, she’ll proclaim per- march of unending support.
“The next day a teacher
sonal challenges brought
brought in an angel bear
her closer to God.
that I had given her when
She should know.
she had a mastectomy
McNa mee, d iagnosed with breast canand I burst into tears, recer, struggled through
alizing I was on the same
surgeries and wrestled
path,” McNamee said.
with mortality. Through
St udents, teachers,
it all, she believes the
friends and relatives lifted her in prayer. Assistant
obstacles strengthened
not only her, but also her
Principal Sandy Cooney
Patricia
school community.
assumed her responsiMcNamee
She learned of the dibilities. Thirty-six faculty
agnosis during a faculty
members formed a team
meeting last school year, when she called “Miles for McNamee” and
was interrupted with a message to trained for the Disney triathlon to
phone her physician. McNamee, benefit breast cancer research.
McNamee endured extensive
who had been waiting for test results, excused herself from the testing, two surgeries, rehabilitation and uncertainty.
room.
“You have invasive ductile carShe equated her ordeal with
cinoma,” the physician informed the life of Christ. “Every personal
her. As McNamee grappled with challenge brought me closer to
the words, the doctor said, “In God,” she said.
other words, you have cancer.”
McNamee recalled the anguish
McNamee could only half-listen she felt when medical staff asked
to the rest of the conversation. She her to open her arms after surgery.
went numb.
“The pain was so great,” she said,
Florida Catholic correspondent
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“I asked Christ to help me accept more of a community.”
Today, McNamee is considered
the pain as he did for us.”
McNamee believes her experi- cancer-free. She greets students in
ence can be used to
the parking lot before
‘Everything I have school, where parents
help others.
“All of life is a joura nd g ra ndpa rent s
ney and it was my gone through
stop to chat and ask
about her health. She
time to experience has helped me
smiles.
t he unk now n, t he
pain,” she said. “Ev- understand better
“I c a n say ‘I’m
erything I have gone those times in
g reat,’” McNa mee
said, “and that gives
through has helped
me understand better somebody else’s
them hope.” ■
those times in some- life.’
body else’s life.”
McNamee is celebrating her 25th year as
“This diagnosis did
good things for ev- Patricia McNamee,
principal of Good
erybody,” McNamee principal
Shepherd Catholic
School. Earlier this
observed. “We’re a
better school because
year, she received the
of what I experienced. In their (fac- Dr. Robert J. Kealey National Cathulty, staff, parents and students) olic Educational Association Discoming together, they became tinguished Principal Award.
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Florida Catholic, Oct. 13-19, 2006
Bishop Moore scores a memorable homecoming game
Top: No. 4, V.J.
Floyd, runs the ball
for the Hornets
against Crescent City
in Bishop Moore’s
homecoming game
Sept. 22. Bishop
Moore High School
won, 35-0. With that
victory, the varsity
team claimed a fivegame winning streak
in which it held its
rivals scoreless.
Center: Bishop
Moore homecoming
king Bobby Isola
escorts his mom,
Stephanie.
Bottom: Bishop
Moore homecoming
queen Monica Lugo
is accompanied
by her dad, Dr.
Miguel Lugo, and
brother, Javier, a
2004 graduate.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BISHOP MOORE HIGH SCHOOL
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Bishop Moore homecoming queen Monica Lugo and homecoming king Bobby Isola enjoy the limelight
during halftime festivities at the homecoming football game Sept. 22.
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