March 26, 2010 - Diocese of Orlando

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Jubilarians to be honored
Eleven priests will mark milestone anniversaries to the priesthood at Chrism Mass March 31
Teresa PeTerson
Special to Florida Catholic
ORLANDO — Eleven jubilarians of the Orlando Diocese —
priests celebrating 25 or 50 years
of priesthood — will be honored
at the Chrism Mass on March 31 at
the Basilica of the National Shrine
of Mary, Queen of the Universe
in Orlando. All the priests of the
diocese will join Bishop Thomas
Wenski in celebration of the Mass
and will renew their priestly commitments. Bishop Wenski will
bless the oils to be used throughout the year. Mass will begin at 11
a.m. and is open to the public.
50 YEARS
Msgr. Fabian
g. giMeno
At the age of 3, Msgr. Gimeno’s
father was killed in the Spanish
Civil War. While growing up, he
turned to God for
strength and early
on felt a calling to
the priesthood.
H e w a s o rdained June 19,
1960, at the Universit y of Madrid’s St. Thomas
Aquinas Chapel by Bishop Juan
Rocoti. Soon after his ordination,
he met Bishop Joseph Hurley who
visited Spain recruiting priests for
Florida to serve the influx of Cuban immigrants who were arriving in great numbers.
Msgr. Gimeno arrived in Orlando in 1963 while it was still
part of the Diocese of St. Augustine and served as parochial vicar
at the Cathedral of St. James. He
also served at St. Peter Parish in
DeLand and Blessed Sacrament
Parish in Clermont before being
appointed pastor of St. Thomas
Aquinas Parish in St. Cloud in
1982. For 28 years, he has been an
important part of the lives of his
parishioners.
“I have been blessed with a
wonderful congregation. It is a
blessing to administer the sacraments, and the enthusiasm of the
people keeps me going,” Msgr.
Gimeno said.
Reflecting on his 50 years of
priesthood and the Year for Priests
designated by Pope Benedict XVI,
Msgr. Gimeno said the priesthood
and serving God’s people have
brought him much happiness.
“The priesthood is a wonderful gift from God. It is the best you
can have in life,” he said.
In 2008 Pope Benedict X VI
conferred him the title of monsignor to honor his long and distinguished service to the Diocese of
Orlando.
Father stephen
John Krisanda,
Missionaries oF our
lady oF la salette
Father Krisanda entered the
La Salette Seminary in Ipswich,
Mass., at the age of 16. The order
is a religious community established in 1852,
six years after an
apparition of the
Virgin Mary in La
Salette, France.
E x pla i n i ng h is
call to the priesthood, Father Krisanda said, “God
works in mysterious ways. He put
in my heart a love for the Church
and the Mass and the sacraments.
That has pulled me through.”
He was ordained May 28, 1960,
at the seminary by Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Riley. After his ordination, he was appointed to serve as
a missionary in Argentina where
he served for more than 20 years.
“I spent many years working
among the poor, building up the
Church,” he said.
Father Krisanda is parochial
vicar at Good Shepherd Parish
and has served at other parishes
in Massachusetts and Georgia. He
finds every aspect of his priestly
ministry fulfilling, especially the
celebration of Mass and the opportunity to visit and comfort the
sick.
Father robert
Francis Kurber
Father Kurber entered the seminary in Canton, Ohio, at age 13.
Describing his discernment to the
priesthood he said, “There was not
an exact moment
of illumination.
Ever y year you
grow more into it
or drop out of it. I
was one who grew
into it.”
H e w a s o rdained May 28,
1960, at Immaculate Conception
in Celina, Ohio, by Archbishop
Paul Leibold and was assigned to
his first parish, located in Detroit,
the same year.
“My delight has been working
in the parish and experiencing
the joy of working with people
and being challenged by them,”
Father Kurber said. He is currently retired but occasionally assists
at parishes around the diocese as
needed.
Regarding the Year for Priests,
Father Kurber said there is tremendous value in having people
recognize the role and responsibilities of the priesthood.
“I know people are praying
for us and I have received a lot of
tHE cHriSm mASS And itS tHrEE oiLS
Bishop Thomas Wenski invites all to attend the Chrism Mass
on March 31, 11 a.m., at the Basilica of the National Shrine
of Mary, Queen of the Universe, 8300 Vineland Ave., Orlando.
The Church’s three holy oils are traditionally blessed at the Chrism Mass.
Representatives of all the parishes
join in the celebration and take back
to their parish a portion of these
holy oils. These three oils express the
tenderness of God.
Oil of catechumens
TeResA lANTIGUA PeTeRsON | FC
At the 2009 Chrism Mass, Bishop
Thomas Wenski breathes into the
sacred chrism. The three holy oils of
the Church are traditionally blessed
at the Chrism Mass.
support and encouragement,” he
said.
Between 1976 and 2003, Father
Kurber served as pastor of three
parishes in the Diocese of Orlando: St. Andrew, St. John Vianney
and Holy Cross. While his education and formation were with the
Society of the Precious Blood, he
was incardinated in the Diocese of
Orlando in 1994 after many years
of service.
“The growth here has been phenomenal and it has been exciting
to be a part of that.”
Father Joseph
aidan nolan
Father Nolan
needed clean air
and Florida needed priests. It was
a match made in
heaven.
He entered
the seminary at
age 17 right after completing high school and
was ordained May 31, 1960, at St.
Canice Cathedral in Kilkenny,
Ireland, by Bishop Patrick Collier.
His first assignment took him to
New Castle, England.
The coal mining town had
high levels of air pollution which
caused respiratory problems for
Father Nolan. His doctor recommended he move to a more suitable climate. He arrived in Florida
in 1968 and was the first priest to
be incardinated into the newly
established Diocese of Orlando.
At the time, the majority of priests
were Irish.
“Bishop Hurley visited semi-
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In ancient times, oil was used by athletes
to limber and strengthen their bodies
for the contest. The oil of catechumens draws on this symbolism and its
meaning is best seen when an adult is
approaching baptism. They go through
months of preparation and along the
way need the strength to ward off the
temptation to say “no” to Christ’s call.
Oil of the sick
Oil, long used for healing, is a sign of
Christ’s healing touch in the sacrament
naries in Ireland and he appealed
very strongly for priests,” Father
Nolan said.
At his first parish, St. Mary
Magdalen in Altamonte Springs,
all three priests were from Ireland. His other Diocese of Orlando
assignments include the parishes
of Ascension, Holy Redeemer and
Immaculate Conception where he
has served as pastor since 1989.
Regarding this Year for Priests,
Father Nolan said: “Since the
Holy Father is bringing attention
to priestly ministry, we’re hoping
more men will respond to the call
to priesthood.”
25 YEARS
Father benJaMin
berinti, society oF
the precious blood
Father Berinti,
D.Min., first felt
a calling to the
priesthood at age
5 and from that
time on he never
seriously considere d a ny t h i ng
else.
At age 13 he entered high school
seminary in Canton, Ohio, and
was ordained June 22, 1985, at the
Chapel of the Assumption at the
St. Charles Center, Carthagena,
Ohio, by Bishop James Garland.
“The most fulfilling part of
priesthood is being able to share
in the heart of people’s lives, their
joys and sorrow. Because of who
we are and what we represent,
people welcome us into the sacred
parts of their life story and that’s
very humbling,” Father Berinti
of the sick. The priest prays: “Through
this holy anointing, may the Lord in
his love and mercy help you with the
grace of the Holy Spirit.”
Chrism
This is the church’s most sacred oil,
consecrated by a bishop. A fragrant
substance (e.g. balsam) is mixed
in during consecration. The aroma
symbolizes that those anointed with
chrism are enveloped by the Holy
Spirit. This oil also draws upon the
imagery of kings and queens being
anointed at their coronation — still
done in England. A person anointed
with chrism is part of heaven’s “royal
family” — a daughter or son of God.
Chrism is also used to consecrate an
altar.
Reprinted with permission of Diocese of
Saginaw Little Books.
said.
During his 25 years of priesthood, he has served as professor
and chaplain on two college campuses, and served as pastor of two
Diocese of Orlando parishes: St.
Andrew and Church of the Nativity. Now he has embarked on what
he calls his third phase of life as
member of the pastoral staff of the
San Pedro Spiritual Development
Center.
“I’ve come to see myself as a
teacher at heart. I’ve been given
the opportunity to live that in a
number of ways,” he said.
In his current posit ion he
leads retreats, missions and sacramental catechesis workshops
both at San Pedro and at parishes
throughout the diocese.
During this Year for Priests, he
has noticed increased support
and encouragement from people
all around the diocese.
“That has been very affirming,”
he said.
Father raMon
gawala
bolatete
Fat her Bolatete, a native of
the Philippines,
said his vocation
to the priesthood
was greatly inf luenced by his
mother and his early involvement
in Church ministries.
“When I was young I was introduced to the ministries of altar
serving and choir, and my mother
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Father Franklin
GeorGe Buck
Father Bugno was forced to
keep his calling to the priesthood
a secret while growing up in communist Poland. He feared military
service or expulsion from school
if anyone discovered his hopes of
becoming a priest. Under communism, the Catholic Church was
restricted or forbidden in some
areas but Father
Bugno was not
deterred.
“The Holy
Spirit guided me
through the process,” said Father
Bugno.
Despite the difficult journey,
he entered the Major Salvatorian
Seminary in Poland at age 19 and
was ordained on May 16, 1985, at
St. Jude Thaddeus Apostle Church
in Obornicki Slaskie, Poland, by
Cardinal Henry Gulbinowicz. Six
years later, he transferred to the
American Salvatorians.
During his 25 years of priesthood, he has served at parishes in
New Jersey, Indiana, Illinois and
Texas. He arrived in the Diocese of
Orlando in 2009 and is currently
pastor of St. Teresa in Titusville.
During this Year for Priests,
Father Bugno said he has felt a
greater desire to inspire young
people to consider a vocation to
the priesthood. “We pray every
day for vocations,” he said.
Father Pedro
colon cordeno Jr.
Father Cordeno didn’t plan on
becoming a priest. In fact, he was
studying to be a lawyer when he
felt God make a case for the priesthood.
“God’s plan can be very different from our own,” he said.
During the discernment process, he prayed
and asked God
for signs to know
that he was on the
right path. His father, who originally opposed the
idea, eventually
approved and he
knew that was a
sign to proceed.
He was ordained Sept. 7, 1985,
at the Cathedral of Our Lord’s
Transfiguration in Palo, Leyte,
Father Glenn Parker,
conGreGation oF the
Most holy redeeMer
Having spent his childhood
being raised in the Pentecostal
Church, Fat her
Pa rker beca me
Cat holic at t he
age of 13. He soon
volunteered as an
altar server but
then felt called
to ser ve in anot her way. The
Redemptorist
priests of his parish showed him
the wonderful life of a priest.
“I wanted to follow their example of prayer and service to the
community,” Father Parker said.
He entered the seminary at the
age of 15 and was ordained a Redemptorist priest on May 25, 1985,
at Mount Saint Alphonsus Seminary in Esopus, N.Y., by Bishop
Emerson J. Moore.
His first appointment brought
him to Jacksonville where he
served seven years as associate
pastor. Then he served as a mission preacher and traveled the
country conducting retreats and
missions.
“The heart of the Redemptorist
charism is preaching,” said Father
Parker.
He has served as pastor at three
parishes, including his current
position as pastor of Sacred Heart
Parish in New Smyrna Beach since
September 2009. He has also held
leadership positions for his religious community, including vicar
to the vice provincial of the Vice
Province of Richmond.
Describing the most fulfilling
part of priesthood, Father Parker
said, “Being with people in good
times and sorrowful times and
bringing to them hope and God’s
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tremendous redemption and mercy.”
Father richard
trout
Father Trout has lived in Florida
his entire life except for the years he
spent attending
seminary in Indiana. Being a Florida native helps
him as a priest by
giving him a clear
understanding of
the state’s history.
“I have not forgotten the sacrifices and I’m very grateful for the
sacrifices people have made to
build our churches and schools
years ago,” he said.
Father Trout was born in Melbourne and attended Our Lady
of Lourdes Catholic School and
Melbourne Central Catholic High
School.
He remembered first feeling a
call to the priesthood in first grade
and was influenced by the great examples of priesthood he witnessed
growing up. “The priests at my parish were very kind, pastoral and inspiring,” he said.
He was ordained May 25, 1985, at
Annunciation Parish in Altamonte
Springs by Bishop Thomas Grady.
Father Trout has served at Ascension Parish in Melbourne, St.
Mary Parish in Rockledge and has
been pastor of All Souls Parish in
Sanford since 1983.
He also serves as diocesan director of priestly life and ministry,
a position that was recommended
by the Priests Commission of the
Diocesan Synod in 2005-2006. In
that role, he is responsible for the
ongoing education and formation
of priests and also provides spiritual and pastoral support to fellow
priests.
He said the most fulfilling part
of priesthood is “celebrating the
sacraments and being available to
people as Christ would say — to lift
heavy burdens off their shoulders.
As priests, we have a unique opportunity to do that.”
The prayers and support of people during the Year for Priests have
encouraged and humbled him.
“During this Year for Priests, I’m
struck by how this year more than
ever people are praying and sacrificing for us, even fasting for us,” he
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Father Buck taught fourth grade
at a Catholic school in Ohio for
many years before entering the
seminary at age 38. Over the years,
he felt a calling to the priesthood
and continued to nurture his spiritual life until the
right time came to
enter seminary.
A f ter he was
ordained Jan. 12,
1985, in Cleveland by Bishop
A nt hony P i l la,
he served at two
parishes in Ohio
between 1985 and 1990.
Then he arrived at the Diocese
of Orlando and was first appointed to Holy Name of Jesus Parish,
Indialantic. He has also served at
St. Joseph in Lakeland and St. Ann
in Haines City. In 2003, Bishop
Thomas Wenski appointed him
pastor of St. John Neumann Parish in Lakeland.
Father krzysztoF
BuGno, society oF
the divine savior
Philippines, by Bishop Felomino
G. Bactol. After his ordination he
served at parishes in his native
country for nearly 20 years before
transferring to the Diocese of Orlando.
He learned about the need for
priests in Florida after visiting
relatives in Tampa in 2004. In December 2005, he met with Bishop
Thomas Wenski about the possibility of serving in the Diocese of
Orlando and less than a year later,
he was appointed parochial vicar
of St. Mary Parish in Rockledge.
He is currently parochial vicar at
Holy Cross in Orlando.
He said the priesthood has been
very rewarding.
“I bring joy to the parishioners
by administering the sacraments
and visiting the sick and celebrating the Mass. It is a joy because of
my ministry of being Christ for
them,” Father Cordeno said.
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brought me to Mass almost every
day,” he said.
While he was a baby Father Bolatete became seriously ill. God
saved his life, an answer to his
mother’s prayers. In gratitude, she
brought her son to Mass as often
as possible.
After he was ordained Oct. 19,
1985, at Divine Word Seminary,
Tagaytay City, Philippines, by Cardinal Jaime Sin, he became a missionary in Papua, New Guinea.
“We prepared the ground for
the local Church to develop to
help people embrace their faith,”
he said.
Between 1992 and 2001, he
ser ved at various parishes in
Canada and then arrived at the
Diocese of Orlando in 2001. He
first served at Annunciation Parish and is now parochial vicar at
St. Joseph Parish, Lakeland. He is
also a chaplain at Florida Southern College and a tennis coach
at Santa Fe Catholic High School,
both in Lakeland.
Father Bolatete said the most
fulfilling part of priesthood is celebrating Mass and the outreach
that goes with it.
“We prepare people to live out
their faith and to translate the
liturgy into their daily lives,” he
said.
This Year for Priests has helped
him better realize the community
of priests to which he belongs.
In fact, the Filipino priests of the
Diocese of Orlando are planning
a concert to celebrate the Year for
Priests which will soon be performed at local parishes.
Reflecting on his 25 years as a
priest, Father Buck is enthusiastic
about his ministry and is confident he made the right decision to
become a priest.
“It’s the best decision I could
have made. I wouldn’t change
anything,” he said.
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‘God’s forgiveness is a
great and amazing grace’
Reconciliation Weekend, March 26-27
This weekend — just prior to our ‘dialogue of salvation’ showing the
entry into Holy Week — designated beauty and greatness of the Lord’s
parishes throughout the diocese goodness and arousing that desire
will make the Sacrament
for God and heaven, of
of Penance available Friwhich the saints are the
day evening and all day
first bearers.”
Saturday. Of course, each
Hearing confessions
of our parishes has had
requires of the priest
one or more Penance Serreal “pastoral charity.” It
vices during this Lenten
is more often not one of
Season. The Basilica of the
the most exciting things
National Shrine of Mary,
Bishop a priest does — after all,
Queen of the Universe (as
Hannah Arendt obThomas as
well as our Cathedral Parserved, evil is banal, and
Wenski therefore sin is quite borish) makes this Sacrament
of God’s forgiveness more
ing. Yet, the good priest
accessible to the faithful by
willingly devotes hours to
offering confessions daily. As Pope hearing confessions so that, in the
Benedict XVI reminded a group of words of the Holy Father, “men will
priests recently, the Sacrament of have the experience of the embrace
Confession should be “at the center with which the Father receives the
of our pastoral concerns.”
prodigal son, restoring him the filRecalling the example of St. John ial dignity and reconstituting him
Mary Vianney, known for his long fully heir.”
hours in the confessional, Pope
Priests, of course, not only hear
Benedict explained how the saint- confessions; they also must coned Curé d’Ars was able to establish fess their sins. And again, to quote
with penitents “a real and proper the Pope: “Only one who has first
experienced its greatness (i.e., the
Sacrament of Reconciliation) can
be a convinced herald and administrator of the Mercy of God.” Often one hears the objection, “Why
should I confess to another human
being who, like me, is a sinner?”
Aside from the fact that Christ
has given these human beings
the power to forgive sins, another
reason is precisely that — because
he is a human being, a sinner who
himself must have recourse to the
sacrament of forgiveness and healing, the priest can easily understand the penitent and thus assist
him in finding mercy, counsel and
comfort, and in feeling loved and
understood by God.
This is not to say that confessing
one’s sins is easy. It requires humility — and certainly it also requires
true repentance along with the
firm purpose of amendment. God’s
forgiveness is a great and amazing grace. And while freely given
by God, it is not for that a “cheap
grace.” Grace is not cheap — it costs
dearly, for the price of grace was the
death of Our Lord Jesus Christ on
the cross. The purpose of forgiveness is restoration of communion,
the reconciliation of brokenness;
it implies the renewal of one’s relationship with God which cannot
happen without conversion — that
is, a turning oneself once again toward the Lord and away from sin.
That is why, even after being forgiven, restitution or the reparation of
the harm caused by one’s sin must
always be attempted.
Lent began as an “invitation to
a sincere review of our lives in the
light of Gospel values.” Now, as Lent
draws to a close and we prepare
to celebrate the Sacred Triduum
of Our Lord’s Passion, Death and
Resurrection, may we experience
true sorrow for our sins. Turning to
the Lord, may we know that peace
which comes from knowing that
our sins are truly forgiven by making a good confession — there’s no
better way to prepare for the joy of
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Why Catholic? team leaders will
help grow small faith groups
Tanya Goodman
of the Florida Catholic staff
OrlaNDO — Paul Pritchard of
Annunciation Parish in Altamonte
Springs was interested in growing
as a Catholic, learning more about
his faith.
“I had been in some nondenominational, small faith groups,”
Pritchard said, “but I wanted
something rooted in Scripture,
rooted in Catholicism. My primary
consideration was something ongoing. I needed another ministry
to allow me to learn more about
my faith.”
In December, Pritchard attended an information session on Why
Catholic? in the Orlando Diocese.
“It was a perfect opportunity for
me. … I got very excited at the initial talk,” Pritchard said.
Dominican Sister of Peace Pat
Thomas facilitated the launch
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workshops the week of Feb. 28 for
those who, like Pritchard, wanted
to be team leaders of Why Catholic? Sister Thomas works with Renew International of Plainfield,
N.J., the presenters of the ministry.
Each deanery hosted a workshop — the first of three before the
Why Catholic? process launches
diocesewide Oct. 4.
“Why Catholic is an incredible process for evangelization
in every Catholic parish in every
diocese — if not around the world
— including South Africa,” Sister
Thomas said. “To reach as many
people as possible in South Africa,
training is provided in Afrikaans
and Xhosa (two of the 11 official
languages).”
To reach the diverse population
of the Catholic Church in central
Florida, Carol Brinati, director of
communications and secretary
of evangelization for the Orlando
Diocese, said materials for the
diocese are available in English,
Spanish, Vietnamese and Creole.
Dominican Sister Marenid Fabre offered training that same
week for team leaders of the Spanish-language version, ¿Por qué ser
Católico?
As of March 11, 52 parishes
have signed up to offer the fouryear process of renewal.
WHO CAN JOIN?
A popular question from future
team leaders is “Who can be a part
of Why Catholic?”
“All are welcome,” Sister Thomas replied. “The beauty of it is that
it can be so flexible.”
Young adults, college age, up to
age 40 are the focus of Why Catholic?
Two six-week sessions are offered during a 12-month period.
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The process is open to Catholics,
as well as non-Catholics, who want
to know more about the Catholic
faith. People can begin with the
first class or start later. “This is
something anyone can come into
at any time. It is a pulsed format.
You don’t get burned out on it. It
is a fabulous way to implement
whole-community catechesis,”
Pritchard said. “It gives understanding of what we believe. You
talk about it from your faith perspective — no right or wrong answer.”
Sister Thomas said, “It will
touch the lives of the parish. That
is the hope.” n
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Walking with Christ ‘in his passion’
Observing Lent during a time of economic hardship and worldwide natural disasters
staff report
ORLANDO — The season of
Lent offers Catholics time for reflection and review of their lives
in relation to the Gospel. In his
Ash Wednesday homily on Feb.
17, Bishop Thomas Wenski said,
“Lent is a summons to reach out
to others in their need so that we,
having experienced mercy from
God, might learn how to be ourselves merciful.”
He added, “Through prayer,
fasting and almsgiving, freed
from selfishness we share our
blessings with others in their
need.”
How d id people sac r i f ic e
and share during such difficult
times? Many found themselves
stretched to the limit and others
had nothing left to stretch.
The Florida Catholic asked a
few people in the Orlando Diocese how they observed Lent in
2010 — a period of hardship for
many.
BUSHNELL
Every year, Lisa Ferrer of St.
Lawrence Parish here prepares
homemade soup and serves it to
fellow parishioners after Stations
of the Cross one Friday evening
during Lent.
“The making of the soup and
the giving of the soup is important,” Ferrer explained. “It’s giving of myself.”
Her husba nd’s work hours
have been cut by more than half
— down from 85 to 35 hours a
week. Javier Ferrer is an electric
dragline worker. He is studying
to become an electrical lineman.
She is struggling to buy food
and diapers for their four children — ages 14, 4 and 2-year-old
twins. The family can’t afford to
provide soup this year.
“There’s a desolation of the
soul with this economy,” Ferrer continued. “I feel guilty and
cheated — cheated out of that
special blessing. I am praying
about it.”
POINCIANA
their lives,” Leitherer shared.
“It wears on you. We’re always
compassionate and caring and
loving.”
W hen asked how he copes,
Leitherer responded, “I think
about Jesus Christ on that cross
for me. We need to do Christ’s
work all the time, not just during Lent or on Sundays.”
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS
SANFORD
For more than a year, Annunciation parishioner Herla Barthelemy, 59, debated.
“It was hard,” said the gifted,
Haitian-born fashion designer.
“Should I close my Long wood
business? I prayed for help.”
A faltering economy had reduced orders for her custommade wedding and formalwear.
Costume requests from Disney
Cruise Lines waned.
In November orders picked
up.
“T hen t he ea r t hqua ke h it
Haiti — it was time to help my
own people.” She chose the overlooked Child of Jesus School, reopening in the coastal town of
Petit-Goâve this month. “Kids
with no place to live were picked
up from the street.”
Singlehandedly, Barthelemy
is collecting tents, backpacks
and school supplies. “I’ve sent
T-shirts and pants for uniforms
and a garage-sale refrigerator.
It’s my Lenten sacrifice,” said
the grateful designer. “I’ll gladly
continue as long as I’m able.”
St. Mary Magdalen parishioner Denise Przybyla found a way
to give more.
“Despite these difficult economic times I feel a greater need
to give more now. My husband
and I have reviewed our finances and talked about cutting back.
However, we agreed that we can
reduce our spending on other
things — continuing to give to
the ministries is a joyful act.”
She added, “It allows us to
walk very closely to the Lord in
his passion and resurrection.
During Christ’s time on earth
he lived in a culture of hard political and economic upheaval. I
feel a greater impetus to let the
world see Jesus through us.”
Irrepressible Justin Hernandez, 26, a parishioner of A ll
Souls in Sanford, k nows he’s
blessed. Thus, he gave up red
meat for Lent.
“My wife, Lynn, and I have two
beautiful kids, with another due
in May. No, I haven’t forgotten
struggling with the huge decision to use most of our savings to
start our transport business. And
Lynn saying, ‘Let God guide you.
He’ll let you know what to do.’
“I’m so blessed that the business keeps growing. But reflecting on the weak economy keeps
me humble. I’m thinking of ways
to put my company in position
to help others,” he said.
As for his Lenten denial, “I’m
a steak man. I don’t eat many
vegetables, but I really love red
meat. It’s tough, so I’m giving it
up to God.”
INDIALANTIC
William Lewis, a Holy Name
of Jesus parishioner, is keeping
tradition alive.
“Even with these hard econom ic t i mes, keepi ng t he
v a r iou s L enten t r ad it ion s
and church volunteer activi-
even though I am just past the
required age,” Lewis said. n
Tanya Goodman of the Florida
Catholic staff, and correspondents
Carol Ferrazzano, Laura Dodson
and Betty Ann Weber contributed
to this report.
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Deacon Jua n Cont reras is
moved by the suffering he sees
at his multicultural parish, St.
Rose of Lima in Poinciana, but
is overwhelmed by the good that
he is witnessing.
“There is struggling in this
economy r ig ht now a nd we
have parishioners from Haiti
and Chile who are suffering,
but everyone is sharing in that
suffering,” Deacon Contreras
explained. “It has brought the
community — Anglos, Hispanics, Haitians closer.”
As an example, he cited the
weekly Haitian Mass where 70–
100 people usually participate.
“Everyone came together for
the Haitian Mass,” he said. “So
many people are coming together as one family and helping one
another. Everyone is sharing. I
have to say, ‘Wow. God’s presence is in our midst.’”
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Florida Catholic
Chileans unite as earthquake survivors struggle to rebuild
Virtual prayer session linked Orlando Diocese and Chile in prayer
BarBara J. Fraser
Catholic News Service
LIMA, Peru — While news reports highlighted the looting and
violence that followed Chile’s
massive earthquake, they overlooked the solidarity among ordinary people struggling to rebuild
their homes and lives, Church
workers said.
For two days after the magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck Chile’s
central coast Feb. 27, people were
seen breaking into supermarkets
and hauling away not just food
and necessities, but goods such
as televisions and washing machines.
The looting stopped after President Michelle Bachelet ordered
military troops to the stricken
zone, a decision authorities said
they made reluctantly because of
the history of repression under
the military dictatorship of former President Augusto Pinochet.
Government officials worried
that televised scenes of looting
would frighten tourists away
from Chile. Tourism industr y
representatives reported many
canceled reservations in Santiago and the country’s picturesque
southern lake district and said
they were planning a public relations campaign like the one Mexico launched after being hit by
the swine flu epidemic in 2009.
The looting “has many interpretations,” said Gabriela Gutierrez, who heads the Catholic
Church’s social ministr y and
Caritas office in Concepcion, the
largest city nearest the quake’s
epicenter. “It isn’t easy to explain.”
Some commentators attributed
the theft to economic inequality.
Although Chile is one of Latin
America’s wealthiest countries,
there is also a significant income
disparity. The wealthiest onefifth of the population receives 62
percent of the income, while the
poorest 20 percent receives just
3.3 percent.
Other observers believed there
might be a simpler explanation.
“It’s a totally irrational response,” said Sister Margaret
O’Rourke, a Sister of St. Joseph of
Carondelet from California, who
has worked in Chile for 22 years.
“There are people who simply
take advantage of other folks,”
said Sister Eileen Smits, a Sister
of St. Joseph of Carondelet from
St. Louis, who works with Sister
O’Rourke.
“There’s also an insecurity”
that may have led people who lost
all their possessions to steal or
take more than they needed and
hoard it, Sister Smits said. “People want to save what they have in
case something else happens.”
Some people who moved into
tents because their homes were
damaged returned to find their
houses ra nsacked, she sa id.
Youths began to patrol some
neighborhoods, leading to clashes with looters until police and
troops restored order.
After Bachelet announced that
looters would be prosecuted, stolen items, many still in boxes, appeared on the street in towns like
Concepcion and Talca. Bachelet
said March 8 about $2 million
worth of merchandise had been
returned.
Both Gutierrez and Sister Smits
said the media’s focus on the looting overshadowed the mutual
support among quake victims.
“If there’s one wonderful thing,
CNS photo | MAglio perez, reuterS
earthquake survivors pray during Mass in front of a damaged church in Constitucion, Chile, March 7.
the magnitude 8.8 quake that struck central Chile early Feb. 27 left more than 800 people dead and
tens of thousands homeless.
it is our people’s solidarity,” Gutierrez said.
Throughout the devastated
area, families organized “common pots,” cook ing toget her
to stretch their food rations. In
Talca, large businesses contributed to two centers opened by
the Church to provide food and
clothing to earthquake victims,
Sister Smits said.
The earthquake broke water
lines, leaving many people without clean water. Some hauled
unsafe water from lakes and
streams, leading to fears of disease outbreaks. People on the
outskirts of Concepcion who had
wells began offering water to
CNS photo | JoSe luiS SAAv edrA, reuterS
A man walks March 11 through the rubble of a cemetery that was damaged in an earthquake in
Concepcion, Chile.
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‘The devastation in Chile was tremendous. There is
no way to know how big or deep the damage was.
We prayed with some people at a radio station in
Chile and on the Internet with Colombia. ... Some
listeners said it was a “very, very special and deep
moment.”’
— Tomas Evans
those whose supplies had been
cut off, Gutierrez said.
Chileans abroad have also
pitched in. On March 7, a telethon called “Chile aids Chile”
raised $58 million for earthquake
reconstruction, more than twice
the amount organizers expected.
“My family is OK,” said Tomas
Evans, director of Hispanic Catholic communications and editor
of El Clarín, the official Spanishlanguage newspaper of the Diocese of Orlando. Evans’ family resides in northern Chile in an area
distant from the epicenter.
He told the Florida Catholic,
“The devastation in Chile was
tremendous. There is no way to
know how big or deep the damage was.”
Evans, along with Marjorie
Rosa, station director for Buena
Nueva FM 104.1 (www.buenanueva.fm) sub-carrier, the Catholic radio ministry of the Diocese
of Orlando serving the Hispanic
population, created a chain of
prayer through the station’s Internet broadcast. A sign of solidarity, this virtual hand-holding
linked Chileans and Colombians
with the diocese in prayer.
Prayers were broadcast March
12 at 9 a.m. “We prayed with some
people in a radio station in Chile
and on the Internet with Colombia,” Evans said.
The half-hour prayer session
proved very moving. “Some listeners said it was a ‘very, very special and deep moment,’” Evans
added.
Because of its success, another
prayer session was scheduled for
March 26 at 9 a.m.
“People are welcome to call in.
If they want to say something in
English, that is fine,” Evans said.
The prayer hotline for that session is 407-246-4886.
Prayers brought comfort and
hope for Chilean family and
friends in Orlando. Near the epicenter, people were looking to
the future with hope, Sister Smits
said.
People’s spirits are “very good,”
she said.
“The sense is that we’re alive,
God is good, we’ve sur v ived,
we’ve helped each other. It’s very
uplifting to see how they bounce
back so well.” n
Tanya Goodman of the Florida
Catholic staff contributed to this
report.
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Florida Catholic
Volunteers tell stories of ‘Long-Sleeve Relief ’
Jean Gonzalez
of the Florida Catholic staff
ORLANDO — Alyce Lindberg
laughs when she thinks about her
first impression of the idea of donating long-sleeve work shirts to
Florida farmworkers.
“I couldn’t in my wildest dreams
understand why they needed
long-sleeve, button-down shirts. I
thought they don’t have washing
machines,” she said.
But that was four years ago.
Lindberg, a retiree who lives with
her husband, Charles, in Ormond
Beach, has learned much about
the lives of farmworkers and their
work in the field. And it is no laughing matter for the former Cape Cod
resident.
“They need those shirts. The
pesticides they are exposed to are
so toxic that it is best to throw away
the used shirts. Even when they
wash them, it doesn’t get the pesticides out,” said Lindberg, who said
it is important to share that message
with others in the community when
asking for donations. “You have to
clarify that piece of information
over and over again. That explanation about why they need shirts
helps a great deal in getting people
to understand the need.”
For the past four years, Lindberg
and her husband have participated
in the Florida Catholic’s annual
Long-Sleeve Relief and Food-Diaper-Personal Hygiene Drive to help
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Lenten drive, the Florida Catholic
only collected long-sleeve shirts
to protect workers in the fields and
ferneries from hazards such as
exposure to weather, pesticides,
thorns, snakes and bug bites. But
requests from agencies working for
those living below the poverty line
expanded the drive last year to include short-sleeve cotton shirts, as
well as nonperishable food, diaper
and baby products, and personal
hygiene items.
Lindberg found that to be true
from experience. As a member of the
Council of Catholic Women (CCW)
at Prince of Peace Parish, Lindberg
was asked to locally head the drive
and her contact became Marcos
Crisanto of the Farmworker Association of Florida in nearby Pierson.
Lindberg recalled how Crisanto
said the shirts were most appreciated and that there were more needs
even when the drive officially ended
at the end of Lent. Her involvement
in the relief drive inspired her to coordinate the Community Concerns
Commission of the CCW and take
on the needs of the farmworkers as
a full-time project. Today she and
her husband, a Knight of Columbus,
along with two other couples —
Trish and James Harbord, and Joe
and Kathy Blais — deliver items donated by fellow parishioners to the
Pierson farmworker community on
a monthly basis.
Lindberg participates in many
different projects through the
CCW’s Communit y Concerns
Commission, such as making care
boxes for soldiers overseas. But her
inspiration for continuing to help
the farmworker community came
after she drove through the neighborhoods in Pierson where farmworkers and their families live. That
glimpse into their lives, along with
requests voiced by parish volunteers who teach religious education
to the farmworker children, made
Lindberg realize the needs are great
and constant for the hardworking
farmworkers.
“This has been a learning experience for me. Pierson is the ferngrowing capital of the world. I had
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“We are told about (the farmworker and their families’) needs,
and so we put notices in the bulletin and the people of the parish are
just so generous. That is the type of
community we have — they are giving people,” Lindberg said. “Father
Zamborsky is such a spiritual priest
and he helps you to realize the spirituality of all this work you can do.
You want to do it, not for your place
in heaven, but because it is so spiritually rewarding.”
The Long-Sleeve Relief Drive
struck a chord in many volunteers
statewide, including teen sisters Gabrielle and Rachel Medina of Pompano Beach. They learned about the
project four years ago when they
read about it in the Florida Catholic.
They said their church and school,
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, has always helped the poor, especially the
farmworkers. Rachel said the relief
drive is a good cause.
“We help to make a difference in
the very difficult lives of these poor
farmworkers who do not have the
proper clothing while they work in
the fields to provide us food,” she
said. “It helps people who are in
desperate need and who provide an
important service.”
The sisters said while the efforts are not time-consuming, it
does require organization and an
“attention to detail.” Parishioners
dropped off donations in collection bins located at St. Elizabeth of
Hungary.
Focusing on the Long-Sleeve
Shirt Drive during Lent makes the
season more meaningful for the
girls.
“Lent is all about sacrificing and
focusing on others instead of yourself. What greater gift can we give
than to share one’s own clothing so
other individuals can earn a living
that feeds their families,” Rachel
said. “We feel that we have been
blessed with so much that we want
to give back to our community.”
Brigitte Gynther, who works
with the Interfaith Action of Southwest Florida, a faith-based partner
with the Coalition of Immokalee
Workers, said it is that awareness
which the Medinas and the Lindbergs demonstrate leads to positive changes for farmworkers. Her
organization speaks to community
groups, parishes and schools about
the living and working conditions
facing farmworkers. Along with
making a “human connection”
with farmworkers who share their
stories, consumers realize they
can have a more active role in
agribusiness.
“Awareness and education allow people to realize exactly who
is picking our food, and that is an
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Florida Catholic
sentative for the National Farmworker Ministry in DeLand, said
consumers could educate themselves about the different companies that produce the food and
the companies that sell the food.
Are they offering just wages? Did
they refuse to pay a penny more
a pound for produce? Do the grocery chains have good relationships with the farmworkers and
the farmers/growers who treat
their farmworkers well? And although just wages are a huge concern, it is not the only one, Perry
said. There are concerns about
chemical pesticides, proper training on equipment and general
safety.
“I don’t think people understand how dangerous farm work
is,” she added.
Perry agreed that farmworker
needs are great, especially in
times of economic hardships. But
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important connection,” Gynther
said. “Most people have the general idea that farmworkers are
poor, but don’t know about conditions in the fields, and they never
really thought about where food
comes from or what it was like for
people to toil in the fields.”
The abuses are sad and difficult to learn. However, Gynther
said, one of the biggest myths
about farmworkers and their situations is that nothing can be done
about it.
“In reality, it does not have to
be like that,” she said. “We have
tremendous power as consumers
to shape our society, and people
of faith have had a really important role to start change.”
Roberta “Bert” Perry, a repre-
she also challenged members of
the faith community to move beyond charity and discern ways to
become advocates for farmworkers.
“It makes a big difference.
Workers are calling us for help in
changing the system and changing policies,” said Perry, who gave
a small example of a policy change
that could be made that would
make it easier for farmworkers to
gain financial assistance during
hard times. “They have to jump
through hoops and all they are
looking for is rice and beans.”
Perry hopes changes in agribusiness can be made so there
is more “power sharing” that inspires “economic survival for everyone” — from growers to workers.
“(Farmworkers) understand
the production of (produce and
vegetation), and they want a fair
piece of the pie,” Perry said. “People who pick our food should also
be able to buy it.” n
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22 Catholic football great,
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40 Up and about
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Old Testament
57 The ___ church (family)
58 Tumults
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60 Commotion
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63 Style
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30 “You are the ____ of the earth”
(Mt 5:13)
31 602, to Nero
32 Separate article
34 Says the Nicene Creed
35 Hawaiian food
38 Worship of a false god
40 Lofty nest
42 Son of Noah
43 Plague
46 Tantalizer
48 Tried out
50 John, Paul, and John Paul
51 Vestment made of a narrow strip of
cloth
52 Certain waves
53 Teatime treat
54 Bathing suit tops
55 Verdi opera
56 Spoils or plunder
57 Narcotic
59 One of two epistles (abbr.)
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HOLY WEEKSchedules
ALtAmOnte SPringS Daytona Beach
• St. mary magdalen
861 Maitland Ave.
www.StMaryMagdalen.org
[email protected]
407-831-1212
PENANCE SERVICE
Confessions: March 29, 1-2 p.m., 7-8 p.m.;
March 30, 1-2 p.m., 6-7 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
8:30 a.m. (Morning Prayer), 7 p.m. (English
in church), 7 p.m. (Spanish in Parish Life
Center)
GOOD FRIDAY
8:30 a.m. (Morning Prayer), 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
HOLY SATURDAY
8:30 a.m. (Morning Prayer and Blessing of
Food in Grotto)
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 10:15 a.m.
(Parish Life Center), noon, 2 p.m. (Spanish)
• Basilica of St. Paul
317 Mullally St.
386-252-5422 ext. 3008
p.m.; March 27, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Confessions: April 2, 11 a.m.; April 3,
2:30-3:30 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
Noon (Stations), 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
(Bilingual)
HOLY SATURDAY
9 a.m. (Morning Prayer and Blessing
of Food)
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Children’s homily
and Easter egg hunt after Mass), 11
a.m., 1 p.m. (Spanish), 6 p.m.
DeBary
• St. Augustine
• St. Ann
PENANCE SERVICE
Confessions: March 27, 4 p.m. (Bilingual)
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m. (English/Spanish)
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7 p.m. (English/Spanish)
EASTER VIGIL
EASTER
6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30
p.m. (Spanish)
clermont
• Blessed Sacrament
720 12th St.
blessedsacramentcc.com
[email protected]
352-394-3562
PENANCE SERVICE
Penance Service and Confession: March 27,
12:30-3:45 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8:30 p.m. (Bilingual)
EASTER
6 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. (Spanish)
cocoa Beach
• Church of Our Saviour
5301 N. Atlantic Ave.
www.oursavioursparish.org
[email protected]
321-783-4554
PENANCE SERVICE
Confessions: March 26, 7-9 p.m.; March
27, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; March 31, 9:30-10:30
a.m.; April 2, 4-5 p.m.; April 3, 9:30-10:30
a.m., 3-4 p.m.
PALm SUNDAY
Saturday: 4 and 6 p.m.; Sunday: 8 a.m.,
10:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 5 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
9 a.m., 7:30 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (Stations)
EASTER VIGIL
lakelanD
mount Dora
• St. mary of the Lakes
• St. Joseph
• St. Patrick
218 Ocklawaha Ave.
www.catholicweb.com
[email protected]
PENANCE SERVICES
Reconciliation Weekend: March 26, 7-9 352-483-3500
CASSeLBerry
375 N. Sunset Drive
www.saintaugustinecc.org
407-695-3262
euStiS
26 Dogwood Trail
www.stannsdebary.com
[email protected]
386-668-8270
PENANCE SERVICE
Penance Service: March 30, 7 p.m.
Confessions: March 28, 4 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
6 a.m., 8 a.m., 11 a.m.
Deltona
• Our Lady of the Lakes
1310 Maximillian St.
386-574-2131
PENANCE SERVICE
April 1, 9-11 a.m.; April 2, after the
9 a.m. morning prayer and 3 p.m.
Liturgy; April 3, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
PENANCE SERVICE
Penance Service: March 26, 7-9 p.m.
Confessions: March 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.;
April 3, 3-4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, mARCH 31
7 p.m., Tenebrae
GOOD FRIDAY
GOOD FRIDAY
EASTER VIGIL
EASTER VIGIL
7 p.m.
2 p.m. (Stations), 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
(Stations and Liturgy/Spanish)
8 p.m.
EASTER
7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 12:15
p.m. (Spanish)
indiALAntiC
• Holy name of Jesus
3050 N. Highway A1A
www.hnj.org
[email protected]
321-773-2783
HOLY THURSDAY
7:30 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
7:30 p.m.
EASTER
6:30 a.m., 7:15 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 10:30
a.m., 12:15 p.m.
KiSSimmee
• Holy redeemer
1603 N. Thacker Ave.
hredeemer.org
[email protected]
407-847-2500
HOLY THURSDAY
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7 p.m. (English/Spanish)
EASTER
11 a.m. (Blessing of the Food)
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
6 a.m. (Sunrise/outdoors), 7:30 a.m.,
9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 2 p.m.
(Spanish)
• St. Clare
2961 Day Road
www.saintclare.com
[email protected]
386-789-9990
8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon (English), 2 p.m.
(Spanish)
laDy lake
• St. timothy
1351 Paige Place
www.sttimothycc.com
352-753-0989
PENANCE SERVICE
Confessions: March 29, 9 a.m., 7 p.m.;
March 30, 9 a.m., 7 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
EASTER VIGIL
GOOD FRIDAY
EASTER
9 a.m., noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. (Spanish)
EASTER VIGIL
Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. (Spanish), 7:30
p.m. (Living Stations)
GOOD FRIDAY
HOLY SATURDAY
Penance Service: March 29, 7:30 p.m.
(English/Spanish)
Confessions: April 1 and 2, 10 a.m.
(English/Spanish)
HOLY THURSDAY
EASTER VIGIL
9 a.m. (Prayer), 3 p.m. (Liturgy), 7 p.m.
(Living Stations)
PENANCE SERVICE
HOLY THURSDAY
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
210 W. Lemon St.
Stjosephlakeland.org
Parish.administration@
stjosephlakeland.org
863-682-0555
7:30 p.m.
7 a.m., 7:10 a.m., 9 a.m., 9:10 a.m., 11
a.m., 11:10 a.m., 12:45 p.m.
EASTER
7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon,
6 p.m.
LeeSBurg
• St. Paul
1330 Sunshine Ave.
www.ccstpaul.com
352-787-6354
6:30 a.m. (Beach), 8 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m.
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EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m. (Bilingual)
EASTER
7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30
p.m. (Spanish)
ocala
• Blessed trinity
5 S.E. 17th St.
www.blessedtrinity.org
[email protected]
352-629-8092
HOLY THURSDAY
7:30 p.m. (English in church; Spanish
in hall)
GOOD FRIDAY
Noon, 3 p.m., 5 p.m. (Spanish), 7:30
p.m.
EASTER
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
6:30 a.m., 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.,
12:30 p.m.
APRIL 11
3 p.m. (Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament with the Chaplet of Divine
Mercy)
LOngwOOd
• Church of the nativity
3255 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd.
nativity.org
[email protected]
407-322-3961
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL mASS
8 p.m.
EASTER mASSES
6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30
a.m.
mimS
• Holy Spirit
2399 Holder Road
[email protected]
321-269-2282
PENANCE SERVICE
Confessions: March 27, 3 p.m.; March
28, 7:45 a.m., 10 a.m.; March 31, 6
p.m.; April 3, 3 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7 p.m.
6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 11 a.m.
EASTER
3 p.m., 7 p.m. (Stations), 9 p.m. (Via
Crucis en Español)
HOLY THURSDAY
EASTER
7:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
EASTER VIGIL
Confessions: March 27, 2:30 p.m.
8 p.m.
6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m.
(Spanish),10:30 a.m., noon (Spanish)
HOLY THURSDAY
PENANCE SERVICE
EASTER VIGIL
EASTER
6803 Old Highway 441 S.
www.stpatrickmtdora.org
352-383-8556
7:30 p.m.
6 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.,
12:30 p.m.(Spanish), 5 p.m.
orlanDo
• Basilica Of The national
Shrine Of mary, Queen Of
The universe
8300 Vineland Avenue
www.maryqueenoftheuniverse.org
407-239-6600
HOLY THURSDAY
6 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
12:15 p.m. (Mary Stations), 2 p.m.
(Chaplet of the Divine Mercy), 6 p.m.
(Choir)
EASTER
7:30 a.m., 7:40 a.m., 9:30 a.m. (Choir),
9:40 a.m., 11:30 a.m. (Choir), 11:40
a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m.
• Blessed trinity
4545 Anderson Road
www.blessedtrinityorlando.org
[email protected]
407-277-1702
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m. (Bilingual)
GOOD FRIDAY
Noon (Spanish), 3 p.m. (English), 7:30
p.m. (Living Stations)
EASTER VIGIL
8:30 p.m.
EASTER
6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon
(Spanish), 5 p.m.
HOLY WEEKSchedules
orLando
OviedO
SuMMerfieLd
• St. andrew
• Most Precious Blood
• St. Mark the evangelist
801 N. Hastings St.
www.standrew-orlando.org
[email protected]
407-293-0730
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
Liturgy Location: Lawton
Chiles Middle School,
1240 Sanctuary Drive
www.oviedocatholic.org
[email protected]
407-365-3231
GOOD FRIDAY
HOLY THURSDAY
EASTER VIGIL
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7 p.m.
8 p.m.
EASTER
7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon
• St. charles Borromeo
4001 Edgewater Drive
www.stcharlesorlando.org
[email protected]
407-293-9556
PEnAncE SERVIcE
March 29, 7 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
Noon, 3 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
6:30 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.,
12:45 p.m. (Spanish)
• St. James cathedral
215 N. Orange Ave.
www.stjcc.net
407-422-2005
PEnAncE SERVIcE
Confessions: March 29, 30 and 31,
11:15 a.m.; April 1, noon; April 2, 1:30
p.m.; April 3, 2 p.m.
PALm SUnDAY
Cathedral Vigil: 4 p.m.
7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.,
7:30 p.m. (Kreyole)
School Assembly Hall: 9 a.m., 10:30
a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
7:30 p.m.
3 p.m., 6 p.m. (Spanish), 7:30 p.m.
(Stations of the Cross Live)
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
6 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m, noon (Gym),
noon (Spanish/Cafeteria)
Port orange
• our Lady of Hope
4675 S. Clyde Morris Blvd.
www.ladyofhope.org
[email protected]
386-788-6144
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m., 7 p.m.
HOLY SATURDAY
Noon (Blessing of the Food)
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
Cathedral: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30
a.m., 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (Kreyole)
School Assembly Hall: 6 a.m., 9 a.m.,
10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
• St. John vianney
6200 S. Orange Blossom Trail
www.sjvorlando.org
407-855-5391
PEnAncE SERVIcE
Reconciliation: April 2, noon-2:30 p.m.;
April 3, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
7:30 p.m. (Bilingual), 9 p.m. (Adoration)
GOOD FRIDAY
9 a.m. (Spanish), noon-2:30 p.m.
(Stations and Meditation) 3 p.m. and
6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. (Community Center/
Spanish)
EASTER VIGIL
6 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon
WiLdWood
• St. vincent de Paul
5323 E. County Road 462
www.sumtercatholic.org
Mass Times 352-330-0028;
Office 352-330-0220
HOLY THURSDAY
4 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
3 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.,
1 p.m., 5:45 p.m.
• St. Stephen
• St. Mary’s
75 Barton Ave.
www.stmarysrockledge.org
[email protected]
321-636-6834
HOLY THURSDAY
7 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8 a.m. (Morning Prayer for Life and
Procession with Bishop Wenski)
HOLY THURSDAY
rockLedge
GOOD FRIDAY
HOLY SATURDAY
Penance Services: March 26, 7-9 p.m.;
March 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Winter SPringS
7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
10 a.m. (Stations of the Cross in
Kreyole), noon (Stations), 3 p.m., 7:30
p.m. (Spanish)
PEnAncE SERVIcE
EASTER
HOLY THURSDAY
7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. (Adoration)
7081 S.E. Highway 42
www.stmarkrcc.com
[email protected]
352-347-9317
7 p.m.
8 p.m.
EASTER
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Planning of interparochial
school postponed
FLORIDA cATHOLIc STAFF
ORLANDO — Bishop Thomas
Wenski announced March 13 that
future planning for the interparochial school, John Paul II Catholic
Academy, has been postponed indefinitely because of current market fluctuations and an unstable
economy.
The interparochial school,
planned to be supported by three
area parishes in Seminole County
— Most Precious Blood, St. Stephen
and Sts. Peter and Paul — would
have been the first in the Diocese
of Orlando and was expected to be
located in Oviedo. Interparochial
schools attract students from multiple parishes and provide an opportunity for all baptized Catholics
to support the teaching ministry of
the Church.
The Schools Commission of the
diocesewide synod, convoked in
March 2005, recommended a new
elementary school in the Oviedo
area, which has experienced rapid
growth. Feasibility and focus group
studies indicate a keen interest
by families for the interparochial
school; but, the slow recovery of the
economy has forced re-evaluation
of strategies for financing the construction. Rather than ask the participating parishes to assume and
service a significant debt, it was
judged to be prudent to defer construction at this time, according
to the announcement. Religious
education programs of the three
churches serving students who attend public school within the area
continue to grow.
“I am disappointed that the vision of the Diocesan Synod Schools
Commission for the start of this
school will not be realized at this
time,” said Bishop Wenski. “Catholic schools are the most powerful
evangelization tools we have. I am
hopeful that we might be able to
revisit this opportunity in future
years, once the economic situation
changes.”
There are 37 elementary and
high schools in the Diocese of Orlando which serve approximately
14,000 Catholic students in the nine
counties of central Florida. n
Shroud of Turin Lecture
575 Tuskawilla Road
www.st-stephen.com
407-699-5683
with Mr. John Iannone will be held on
PEnAncE SERVIcE
Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe
Penance Service: March 30, 7:30 p.m.
Tues., March 30th at 7 p.m. at the
HOLY THURSDAY
7:30 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY
7:30 p.m.
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m.
EASTER
7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m.
8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon
tituSviLLe
• St. teresa
203 Ojibway Ave.
www.saintteresatitusville.org
321-268-3441
PEnAncE SERVIcE
Mr. John Iannone is a Catholic writer,
lecturer and film-maker and has studied
the Holy Shroud of Turin for over 30 years.
In 1998, he published a book entitled
“The Mystery of the Shroud of Turin: New
Scientific Evidence.” After publication,
Cardinal Giovanni Salarini invited Mr.
Iannone to attend the viewing of the
Holy Shroud in Turin. In addition to numerous speaking
engagements, Mr. Iannone was featured in a program
for Mother Angelica at EWTN among other television
specials.
This lecture is free and open to the public
Confessions: April 3, 3:45-4:45 p.m.
HOLY THURSDAY
8:30 a.m. (Morning Prayer), 7 p.m.
(Liturgy followed by Adoration until
10:30 p.m.)
GOOD FRIDAY
8:30 a.m. (Morning Prayer), noon
(Stations), 3 p.m., 7 p.m.
HOLY SATURDAY
8:30 a.m. (Morning Prayer), 11 a.m.
(Blessing of the Food)
EASTER VIGIL
8 p.m. (Reception following in Parish
Center)
EASTER
7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
The Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe
8300 Vineland Ave. • Orlando, FL 32821 • 407-239-6600
maryqueenoftheuniverse.org
8:15 p.m.
21407-0326
EASTER
6:15 a.m. (Courtyard, bring lawnchair),
7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.
(Community Center/Spanish), noon,
1:30 p.m. (Spanish in church)
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around Your communitY
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
Lenten fish fry and bilingual
Stations of the Cross: March
26, dinner served 5:30-7 p.m.,
Basilica of St. Paul’s Mullally Hall,
317 Mullally St., Daytona Beach;
bilingual Stations of the Cross,
7 p.m. in the church. Tickets for
dinner: $7, which includes fish,
French fries, hush puppies, cole
slaw and beverage; takeout
available. Sponsored by Knights of
Columbus Council 1895. Call the
parish office, 386-252-5422.
“I Am the Way” high school
youths Lenten retreat: March
27, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Holy Family
Parish, 5125 S. Apopka-Vineland
Road, Orlando. Discipleship
is intimately joined to our
relationship to Jesus Christ;
prepare to enter Holy Week in the
spirit of living discipleship. Cost:
$20, includes dinner, T-shirt and
materials. Register by March 20.
Program information available
at www.orlandodiocese.org/
departments/youth_young_adult/
registration
Seder meal: March 30, 6:30
p.m., St. Mary Magdalen Parish
life center, 861 Maitland Ave.,
Altamonte Springs. Sponsored
by the St. Robert and St. Anne
Circles of the parish’s Council of
Catholic Women. Tickets for this
re-enactment of Passover: $20 per
person. Call the parish office for
information, 407-831-1212.
Good Friday ecumenical
prayer walk: April 2, 9-11
a.m., Our Lady of Lourdes
Parish parking lot, 1626 Oak
St., Melbourne. One and a half
mile walk through downtown,
stopping at sites representing
the plight of the poor and
voiceless. Participants may carry
small crosses. Call Mary Kay
Kantz, 321- 253-4504; or e-mail
[email protected].
Divine Mercy novena: April
2, 9 a.m.; April 3, April 5-9 and
April 11, 3 p.m.; April 10, 2 p.m.,
St. Vincent de Paul Parish, 5323
E. County Road 462, Wildwood.
For directions, 352-330-0028; for
information, 352-330-0220.
Compassionate Friends
“Angels Across the USA”
concert: April 7, 7 p.m., Blessed
Trinity Chapel, 5 S.E. 17th St.,
Ocala. Musician and speaker Alan
Pederson presents this concert
to bring community awareness
and media attention to grief
organizations that reach out
to bereaved families. Free-will
offering. For more information,
call Norellen Pickell, 352-369-6665.
DIOCESAN EVENTS
5th annual Catholic Charities
Starlight Ball: April 10, 6-11
p.m., Renaissance Resort at Sea
World, 6677 Sea Harbor Drive,
Orlando. Presented by Catholic
Charities of Central Florida Inc.,
Bishop Thomas Wenski will
honor Joe and Marilyn Sciortino
with the Hope and Opportunity
Award. The evening will include
reception, banquet, live and silent
auctions, Royal Caribbean Oasis
of the Seas seven-night cruise
for two raffle, and music by the
Paul Vesco Band. Tickets: $175
per person; $300 per couple.
Proceeds benefit the social service
programs of CCCF throughout
the diocese. For information
and registration, contact Taryn
Mantilla, 407-658-1818, ext 2121;
or visit www.cflcc.org.
State youth day: April 10,
9 a.m.-8 p.m., Busch Gardens,
Tampa Bay. Mass celebrated 10
a.m., Moroccan Palace, near the
entrance. Cost: $40. For more
information and registration,
e-mail mfischer@orlandodiocese.
org or call 407-246-4869.
Retrouvaille program:
April 16-18, San Pedro Spiritual
Development Center, 2400 Dike
Road, Winter Park. Diocesesponsored program intended
for struggling marriages which
may have grown strained and
distant and lack meaningful
communication, or for couples
who are experiencing separation
or divorce. An opportunity to
discover what once was, not
group therapy or counseling. For
information and registration,
call 407-977-8136. All calls
confidential.
Orlando Diocesan Council of
Catholic Women convention:
May 1-3, Orlando Marriott Lake
Mary Hotel, 1501 International
Parkway, Lake Mary. Bishop
Thomas Wenski will celebrate
Mass May 3, 4 p.m., at All Souls
Parish in Sanford. Theme: “May
Your Life Be Like a Wild Flower
… Growing Freely in the Beauty
of God’s Creation.” Speakers
include: John Hoblick, Florida
Farm Bureau president; Sister of
Mercy Immaculata Knox; Rhonda
Santolin of Bags of Hope; and
Cathy Smith, executive director
of New Dawn. For further
information on ODCCW and the
convention, visit www.home.
catholicweb.com/odccw/ or call
Rita Billingsley at 321-254-3865.
CONCERTS
“Pathways to the Cross”
sacred choral Lenten concert:
March 28, 7:30 p.m., St. Matthew
Parish, 1991 Overlook Drive,
Winter Haven. Music by Dr. Robert
Young, performed by Schola
Cantorum. Knights of Columbus
honor guard for the cross;
refreshments following concert.
Free. Call Dr. Don Beyer, 863-3258552.
MASSES/PRAYER
SESSIONS
Helpers of God’s Most
Precious Infants morning
prayer and rosary procession:
April 3, 8 a.m., morning prayer, St.
James Cathedral, 215 N. Orange
Ave., Orlando. Morning prayer
for Holy Saturday followed by
prayer for life rosary procession
to abortion site. Sponsored by
diocesan Office of Advocacy
and Justice, 407-246-4819;
advocacyjustice@orlandodiocese.
org; or www.advocacyjustice.org
for English and Spanish schedule.
Mass, adoration,
reconciliation, morning
prayer: Mondays through
Fridays, 8:30 a.m. Mass, adoration,
morning prayer; reconciliation
Tuesdays and Fridays, St. Anthony
Parish, 820 Marcum Road,
Lakeland. 863-858-8047 or www.
stanthonyparish.com.
Mass at Port Canaveral:
Sundays, 10:30 a.m., Stella Maris
Apostleship of the Sea Chapel,
Seafarers’ Center, 720 Mullet
Florida Catholic
Road, Cape Canaveral. All
welcome. Servite Father Carl Feil,
321-866-0143.
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 leads prayer for life
rosary. 407-699-4328.
Respect life rosary: Tuesdays,
11:30 a.m.; and Thursdays, 9:30
a.m., All Women’s Health Center,
431 Maitland Ave., Altamonte
Springs. Rosary led by St.
Margaret Mary Parish on Tuesdays
and St. Mary Magdalen Parish on
Thursdays. 407-831-1212.
Healing prayer: First, second
and fourth Mondays, 9-11 a.m.,
St. John Vianney Parish, 6200 S.
Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando.
407-855-5391.
Healing prayer: First Mondays,
7 p.m., Our Lady of Lourdes
Parish, 201 University Blvd.,
Daytona Beach. Gary and Vivian
Bowden, 386-673-1330 or e-mail
[email protected].
Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament: Monday through
Saturday, 7:10 a.m. until 8:30
a.m. Mass, and Monday through
Friday, 9 a.m. to noon; first
Sundays, noon-6 p.m., Our Lady
of the Angels Chapel; rosary for
vocations following Mass, St.
Brendan Parish, 1000 Oceanshore
Blvd., Ormond Beach. 386-4411505.
Perpetual eucharistic
adoration: Holy Family Parish
Divine Mercy Chapel, 5125 S.
Apopka-Vineland Road, Orlando.
407-876-2211.
Divine Mercy chaplet:
Wednesdays, 3 p.m., St. Faustina
Parish, 320 U.S. Highway 27,
Clermont. 352-394-0020.
SCHOOL EVENTS
Basilica School of St. Paul
3rd annual golf tournament:
April 10, 7:30 a.m. check-in, 8:30
a.m. shotgun start, Indigo Lakes
Golf Club, 312 Indigo Drive,
Daytona Beach. Sponsorships
available. Cost: $60, includes 18
holes of golf with cart, lunch,
door prizes and major contest
prizes. Call 386-252-7915 or e-mail
[email protected].
SUPPORT
MINISTRIES/
PEER GROUPS
Support group for separated
and divorced:
• Mondays, 7 p.m., Holy Redeemer Parish, Kissimmee. Alta,
407-201-4696.
• Mondays, Holy Cross Parish, Orlando. Cheryl, 407-858-9807.
• Blessed Trinity Parish, Ocala. Barbara Saalfield, 352-629-8092.
• Third Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m., Catholic Charities, 1801 E.
Memorial Blvd. Interfaith. 863686-7153.
• Second and fourth Thursdays, 7 p.m., St. Joseph Parish office
building 400, Room 402, 5330
Babcock St., Palm Bay. 321-7271565.
Orlando Catholic Singles:
Spiritual, social and service
activities for ages 40-plus. Fran
Haibach, 407-756-9322.
Support group for families
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Announcements for ongoing activities will be removed after 60 days. For
continued coverage, announcements must be resubmitted.
with incarcerated loved ones:
• Third Saturdays, 8:45 a.m., St. Mary Magdalen Parish annex,
Room 11, 861 Maitland Ave.,
Altamonte Springs. 407-695-6818
or e-mail [email protected].
Bereavement support
groups:
• Eight-week grief recovery series orientation luncheon, Jan.
23, noon, Blessed Trinity Parish,
Building L, 5 S.E. 17 St., Ocala.
R.S.V.P. to Peggy McClaskey, 352694-2978.
• Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Holy Redeemer Parish, 1603 N. Thacker
Ave., Kissimmee, 407-846-2033.
• First Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m., Blessed Trinity Parish adult
day care, 5 S.E. 17 St., Ocala.
Compassionate Friends, Ocala
chapter, for bereaved family who
have experienced the death of a
child. Norellen, 352-369-6665 or
Peggy, 352-694-2978.
• Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m., St. Mary Magdalen Parish office, St.
Stephen’s Room, 861 Maitland
Ave., Altamonte Springs. For
information, call Rosemary Kazyk,
407-831-1212, ext. 223.
Same-sex support group:
Courage, spiritual support
group for persons with same-sex
attractions striving to lead chaste
lives in accordance with the
teachings of the Roman Catholic
Church. In Orlando, 407-257-4094.
In Ocala, 352-854-2181.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
VITAS: Would you like to
befriend terminally ill patients,
provide temporary relief for
caregivers, accompany pets,
provide art, music or craft therapy,
and more? 407-691-4541 or e-mail
central.floridavolunteers@vitas.
com.
MEETINGS
Msgr. Bishop Knights of
Columbus Council 2112:
Business meeting, first Mondays,
8 p.m., council hall, 5727 Cornelia
Ave., Orlando. Rosary, 7:30 p.m.
Open to first-degree Knights.
Grand Knight Bill Mazanec, 407678-2112.
Our Lady of Grace Knights
of Columbus Council 13243:
Business meeting, first Mondays,
7:30 p.m. Social meeting when
announced third Mondays, 7:30
p.m., Our Lady of Grace Parish
activity center, 300 Malabar
Road, Palm Bay. Local and visiting
Knights welcome. Grand Knight
Joe Perry, 321-984-0397.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Knights of Columbus Council
13300: Business meeting, first
and third Mondays, 7 p.m., St.
Vincent de Paul Parish social hall,
Wildwood. Local and visiting
Knights welcome. Chancellor
Gerald Haggerty, 352-205-8182.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Knights of Columbus Council
10169: Business meeting, second
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.; business/social
meeting, fourth Tuesdays, 7 p.m.,
Resurrection Parish community
center, Old Highway 37 South,
Lakeland. All Knights welcome.
Felix Dugan, financial secretary,
863-513-4639.
Corpus Christi Knights of
Columbus Council 14132:
Business meeting, second
Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m., 851 Building,
851 Celebration Ave., Celebration.
Local and visiting Knights. Grand
Knight John Ricci, 407-473-1222.
Pope John Paul II Knights
of Columbus Assembly 2982:
Business meeting, first Thursdays,
7:30 p.m., Knights of Columbus
hall, 6725 Babcock St., Palm
Bay. Local and visiting fourthdegree Knights welcome. Faithful
Navigator Frank Ferrante, 321720-6982.
St. Patrick Knights of
Columbus Assembly 2883:
Business meeting, second
Mondays, 7:30 p.m., Annunciation
Parish family life center, Fireplace
Room, 1020 Montgomery Road,
Altamonte Springs. Open to
fourth-degree Knights. Faithful
Navigator Bob Nettles, 407-2971852, or [email protected].
Knights of Columbus St.
Joseph Council 7408: Business
meeting, second and fourth
Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Knights of
Columbus, Babcock Street, Palm
Bay. Local and visiting Knights
welcome. Grand Knight Bob
Burgess, 321 537-5240.
Knights of Columbus
Council 6624: Business meeting,
first Wednesdays, 7 p.m.;
fourth-degree assembly, second
Wednesdays at 7 p.m.; and
family social, third Wednesdays,
6:30 p.m., 2000 Neptune Rd.
Kissimmee. Trustee, Mark Gervia,
407-847-8549 or www.kofc6624.
com.
Catholic War Veterans: Father
John Washington Post 1944,
second Saturdays, 10 a.m., Prince
of Peace Parish, Gold Room, 600
S. Nova Road, Ormond Beach.
Catholic men and women who
served honorably in the U.S.
armed forces are invited. Gene
Swarbrick, 386-255-3814, or e-mail
fatherjohnwashington1944@
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. Catholic men and
women who served honorably
in the U.S. armed forces are
invited. Spouses welcome. Dinner
follows. Steve Jones, 863-6888787, or e-mail sirstevetheknight@
earthlink.net.
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Winter Park ‘Candy
Man’ uses faith as
his Easter basket
ST. PATRICK’S DAY MASS OF HEALING
Betty Ann WeBer
Florida Catholic correspondent
PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Father Paul Henry, pastor of St. John Vianney Parish, greets one of the many people who attended
the annual St. Patrick’s Day Mass of Healing on March 17 in Orlando. The school’s eighth-graders
and their teacher, Kathy Foster, hosted.
CATHOLIC DAYS AT THE CAPITOL
COURTESY PHOTO
State Rep. Steve Crisafulli poses for a photo March 10 with members of the Council of Catholic
Women, from left, Barbara Grimm, Betty La Sota, Gerry Burke, Marge Wolf and Dolores Markwalter
after a meeting as a part of Catholic Days at the Capitol. Catholic delegates from around the state
gathered in Tallahassee March 9-10 for the annual event to meet with their state legislators and
advocate for or against bills of special concern for Catholics. Please see story concerning Catholic
Days at the Capitol, Page A7.
If you have a special need or intention, the staff of the Florida
Catholic will pray with you. Just send in your prayer requests
and we will include your needs in our prayers. Mail to: Florida
Catholic, P.O. Box 4993, Orlando, FL 32802-4993 or visit our Web
site at www.thefloridacatholic.org.
Please send no money. Just pray for us in return and for the
intentions of all Florida’s bishops.
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Prayer?
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WINTER PARK — R ichard
Cormier doesn’t forget that he was
only 4 years old when the Great
Depression hit the United States
and his family lost their Wisconsin farm.
“We moved into an empty oneroom schoolhouse that’d been
built in 1872,” said Cormier, now
82 “and moving up.”
“You know how cold Wisconsin winters are. We had to string
blankets on wires around an old
stove where we gathered to keep
warm.”
And there was precious little
in a Christmas stocking or Easter
basket.
“The neighbor kids got it all,” he
said.
So it wasn’t surprising, years
later, to see Cormier and his wife,
Jeannine, St. Margaret Mar y
parishioners, stopping by their
church pantry in Winter Park with
armloads of groceries for cashstrapped families.
Even less surprising is what
crossed his mind.
“Plenty of groceries — but nothing for kids.
“Jeannine and I talked it over
and decided that those kids should
have something, just for them, to
make them smile at Easter and
Christmas. We agreed it would be
candy.”
At that moment in 1988, the kernel of a sweet ministry was born.
With the exception of 2007,
when his wife, an Alzheimer’s
patient in his care, lay in a coma,
then died, Cormier has never
missed a beat.
This year is no exception. Once
again, right on schedule, he appeared in the doorway of the Winter Park Christian Service Center,
currently located at St. John Lutheran Church, with what he calls
“strictly kid stuff.” This year that
amounts to $625 worth of Walmart’s finest chocolate bunnies,
cream-filled Easter eggs, jelly
beans and an enticing variety of
treats.
“And, God willing,” he said, “I’ll
do it again at Christmas.”
Depending on the holiday, a
hardworking, devoted corps of
25 volunteers at the center fills
the baskets or stuffs the stockings — and then makes sure that
no family leaves without one for
each child.
According to Gwenell Hall, who
serves as coordinator for the Winter Park branch, “We’re blessed
in how well we work together and
‘Jeannine and I talked
it over and decided that
those kids should have
something, just for them,
to make them smile at
Easter and Christmas.
We agreed it would be
candy.’
— Richard Cormier
appreciate each other. But we do
need help. In February alone, we
served 276 homeless individuals
and 1,000 families, providing food,
clothes and financial services. Of
course we depend on donations.”
Cormier, a U.S. Air Force pilot
with hitches in Korea and Vietnam, retired after 20 years of service. He knows about God’s saving
power.
“Between Christmas and New
Year’s in 2004,” he said, “I had
three strokes. I couldn’t stand or
walk. Somebody recommended
a therapist in South Orlando. She
had me up and walking without
a cane in one month. The doctors
called it a phenomenal recovery.
But I knew it was divine intervention.
“As long as I’m around and
kicking I’ll go on being the ‘Candy
Man,’ Easter Bunny and Santa
Claus. I know my wife is pleased.”
A soft-spoken, unassuming
man, Cormier added, “I don’t
want to call attention to myself.
I just have a soft spot in my heart
for children. Easter and Christmas are all about hope. I’ve seen
the tears of gratitude in mothers’
eyes. But I’m not doing anything
that spectacular.”
Alice McMahon, a volunteer
who has clocked 11 years at what
is fondly termed “the pantry,” at
St. Margaret Mary Parish remembers last Easter. “Mothers were
picking up food enough to last for
one week. When I asked how they
would like to have an Easter basket for their son or daughter, it was
like handing them a million dollars.” n
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