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The Catholic
Register
Official Publication Of
The Diocese of Altoona - Johnstown
Volume 90, No. 22 Published Bi - Weekly
(USPS 094 - 280)
www.dioceseaj.org March 7, 2016
Feeding The Hungry Is Daily Concern
For Society Of Saint Vincent DePaul
By Bruce A. Tomaselli
A true Lenten experience
involves the corporal as well as
the spiritual works of mercy. It
has been said that in helping others, we see the face of Jesus.
Hunger remains pervasive
in our society. Children go to
school hungry. So much of our
food goes to waste as people in
this world continue to starve.
Sonny Consiglio, executive
director of the Society of Saint
Vincent DePaul in the Altoona
- Johnstown Diocese, is one of
those who sees this hunger on a
daily basis.
“As a member of the Diocesan Committee for The Year
of Mercy, one of the first things
we discussed is the application
of the corporal works of mercy
throughout our eight - county
Diocese,” he said. “We want to
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get parishes and entire communities involved.
The goal of the committee is that each week during
the Lenten Season, one of these
corporal works is addressed. We
must feed the hungry, give drink
to the thirsty, provide shelter for
the homeless, visit the sick and
those incarcerated, and bury the
dead.
“Saint Vincent DePaul recalls the words of Matthew 25,
that says in the poor we see the
face of Christ,” said Consiglio.
Photo Courtesy Of Society Of Saint Vincent DePaul
WAITING FOR A MEAL: Dozens of people wait in line daily for a noon meal at the Society Of
Saint Vincent DePaul’s Family Kitchen in Altoona. A daily meal is also served at the Society’s Family Kitchen in Altoona. From October 2014 through September 2015, the Society served over 110,000
people at the two operations.
(Continued On Page 10.)
Bishop’s Decree Officially Establishes Regional School For Altoona Quadrant
Bishop Mark L. Bartchak has issued a decree officially establishing a new
regional Catholic elementary school for the Altoona area. Holy Trinity Catholic
School is scheduled to open at the start of the 2016 - 2017 school year.
The decree states that Altoona Central Catholic School, Hollidaysburg
Catholic School, Saint John the Evangelist School in Altoona, Saint Patrick
School in Newry, and Saint Rose of Lima School in Altoona shall cease to
operate at the completion of this 2015-2016 academic year.
The decree is official notice of the regionalization plans for the Altoona
quadrant previously announced by the Diocese.
In issuing the decree, Bishop Bartchak noted declining enrollment and
the financial difficulties that parishes are facing because of the operation of
schools. Catholic schools, the Bishop emphasized, are “the responsibility of
the entire Catholic community and not just individual parishes.”
The decree can be found on Page 5 of this issue of The Catholic Register. It is also available for view on the Diocesan website at www.dioceseaj.org.
A similar decree for the regionalization of schools in the Johnstown area
will be issued in the near future.
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The Catholic Register, March 7, 2016
Community
Hibernians’ Dinner
Altoona:
Father Carl
Spishak, senior priest in residence at Saint Rose of Lima Parish, Altoona, will be the keynote
speaker at the Ancient Order of
Hibernians annual Saint Patrick’s Day celebration, Saturday,
March 12, at the Bavarian Hall,
112 South 13th Street.
The evening will begin with
a social hour at 5:00 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m.
with dancing to follow.
Ordained to the priesthood
by the late Bishop Howard J.
Carroll on May 23, 1959, Father
Spishak has served as pastor of
a number of parishes in the Altoona - Johnstown Diocese and
for 10 years was an instructor
at Bishop Carroll Catholic High
School, Ebensburg. For five
years, Father Spishak served as
a chaplain with the United States
Navy.
Father Spishak’s last pastorate was at Holy Rosary Parish in Juniata, Altoona. In 2009
he received the Prince Gallitzin
Cross Award from Bishop Joseph V. Adamec.
Toastmaster for the event
will be Father Joseph Nale,
chaplain of the Altoona Division
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He is pastor of Holy Trinity
Parish in South Fork and Saint
Bartholomew Parish, Wilmore,
and is chaplain at Bishop Carroll
Catholic High School.
Tickets are $20.00 for
adults and $15.00 for students,
and may be obtained by calling
(814) 944 - 0689, or 944 - 6143.
No tickets will be sold at the
door.
High Schools
Enrichment Day
Boalsburg: The four pillars of Saint Joseph’s Catholic
Academy’s mission - - faith,
scholarship, leadership and service - - are central to the school’s
mission, displayed prominently
and practiced daily on campus.
Students have opportunities to
explore each pillar at a deeper
level during Enrichment Day retreats, held four times a year.
“We make sure our students
turn down the volume of the
world around them, draw back
from their hectic schedules, and
Tour Of Poland
October 16 - 24, 2016
9 - Days
Escorted By Father Ron Osinski
Touring:
Warsaw, Czestochowa, Auschwitz,
Krakow, Wieliczka Salt Mines, Wadowicz (Pope Saint John Paul’s Home),
Black Madonna, Wawel Royal Castle,
Polish Folklore Dinner & Show.
QUILTS: Danielle Montler’s Girl Scout Brownie Troop 41196, made homemade quilts for Project
Linus, a group that distributes the items to sick children. This was the girls’ Spring service project. They
are third graders at Our Lady of Victory School in State College. Pictured are (left to right) First row:
Alyssa Montler, Rachel Sharrar, Katie Marflak. Second row: Samantha Mikesic, Ashley Laskowski,
Molly Olds, and Alissa Clegg.
spend quality time reflecting on
what God is doing in and through
them,” said Mike Creavey, Theology teacher at Saint Joseph’s,
after its most recent Enrichment
Day held on Tuesday, February
2. “We focus on different themes
from the Gospel, and together,
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the students pray, reflect and
worship as a real community of
faith. We focus on putting the
principles we’re learning into
practice in a real world setting.
Our retreats are truly enriching
events, and our students enjoy
the experience.”
“Enrichment days are a way
for us to get out in the world and
prepare for our futures, continuing to live out our four pillars,”
said Grace Cousins, a junior at
Saint Joseph’s.
February’s Enrichment Day
activities included a retreat at
Our Lady of Victory Catholic
Church, a trip to Penn State’s
Forensics department, leadership and team - building activities, and volunteer hours at
Bellefonte’s Faith Centre and
Saint Vincent DePaul Society of
State College.
Home Will Celebrate Saint Joseph Event
Saint Leonard’s Home in Hollidaysburg extends an invitation to join
them in celebrating St. Joseph’s Table, which commemorates St. Joseph’s intercession in saving a village in Italy from a famine durng the
Middle Ages. The wealthy people of the village put on a feast for those
of less means.
The event will be held from 6:00 PM-9:00 PM at the Brookmere
Wine Bar in Altoona, near the Outback Steakhouse on Plank Road. A
wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and a silent auction will benefit
the residents of St. Leonard’s Personal Care Home.
Tickets are $30.00: call Sr. Cynthia Meyer at 814-695-9581
In The Alleghenies
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Pontifical Schedule
For Holy Week - - 2016
The Most Reverend Mark L. Bartchak
Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown
Celebrant and Presider
Passion (Palm) Sunday
March 20 -- 11:00 a.m.
Blessing of Palm and Pontifical Mass
Saint John Gualbert Cathedral, Johnstown
Chrism Mass
Monday, March 21 -- 11:00 a.m.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona
Holy Thursday
March 24 – 6:00 p.m.
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Good Friday
March 25
Morning Prayer -- 9:00 a.m.
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion -- 12:00 p.m.
Tenebrae Service – 7:30 p.m.
Holy Saturday
March 26
Office of Readings -- 9:00 a.m.
The Easter Vigil -- 8:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday
March 27 -- 11:00 a.m.
Mass of Our Lord’s Resurrection
CEREAL COLLECTION: Students at Saint Patrick School, Newry, collected 328 boxes of cereal for the Saint Vincent DePaul food
bank in Altoona. With the help of the school families and parish
community, the students exceeded last year’s collection by 67 boxes.
The school participates in this project annually as part of their Catholic Schools Week celebration.
1st Annual Lenten Mission In Honor Of
Our Lady Of Loretto
MARCH 6 - 11, 2016
Father Daniele Vallecorsa, STL - HOMILIST
7:00 PM (Sunday) Mission Prayers
with Homily/Benediction
7:00 PM Mass with
Mission Prayers each night
(Monday - Friday)
Eucharistic Adoration at
6 PM each night
Reconciliation/Confessions at
6 PM each night
Very Reverend John D. Byrnes, JCL, JV , Rector
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THE CATHOLIC
REGISTER
SERVING THE DIOCESE OF
ALTOONA - JOHNSTOWN
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Phone (814) 695 - 7563
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Point Of View
After watching the Passion
play with some of my closest friends and family, the socalled fun- living, God fearing,
wise guy of the bunch asked the
group a question. “If you had to
pick a character from this movie
who do you think you would be?
“ As my mind went through the
list of so called “good” guys or
gals from the Passion events, he
interrupted, “Oh yes, I forgot
you have a choice of three…..
Judas, the Betrayer… Peter the
Denier or Pontius Pilate, the
coward….” “What?” I said, “I
am not even going to play this
game. I am definitely not one of
these characters for I would never betray, deny or hand Christ
over to be killed!” “You may
think you would never do this,
but let me ask you some other
questions,” he added. “Bring
them on,” I said with a smirk
and then within a moment my
demeanor completely changed.
Have you ever chosen money over faithfulness to God?
Consider this……
• Have you ever complained about giving money to
the church but do not hesitate to
go to a high ticket price sporting
event or go shopping to buy the
latest and greatest fashions or
technological devices?
• Do you spend your time
and money on family vacations,
sports outings or events but hesitate to pay or spend time to attend a Christian conference or
retreat to strengthen your faith?
• Do you spend more money on your children’s sports, after school activities, or toys and
video games than you do supporting their Religious Educa-
Family Matters
By Amy Kanich
Back By Popular Demand:
Hard Questions
tion or Catholic School efforts?
Have
you
ever
denied
Christ?
Consider
this………………
• Have you ever been embarrassed to sign yourself with
the Cross and say grace before
meals, especially in Public?
• Have you ever decided to
not wear your Christian jewelry
to an event, school or workplace
because you may be criticized or
perhaps made fun of by others?
Have you ever acted cowardly by not defending God, or
our Faith?
• Are you willing to have the
courage to ask someone known
to use God’s name in a profane
way, to stop doing so because
it offends you and more importantly shows great disrespect to
your God?
• Do you have the courage
to vote pro- life, not allowing
yourself to be fooled by the ever
popular saying, “It is not just a
one issue election!” Being courageous enough to realize that if
the candidates are not open to
the prompting of the Holy Spirit
on Life issues, then they are
probably not consulting God on
other issues as well!
• Did you ever ponder this
question - If you were called to
a courtroom to testify that you
are a Christian, would there be
enough evidence, by your life’s
example to convict you?
Okay, I have a little bit of
Judas, some of Peter and a bit
of Pontius Pilate in me. I was
not proud, in fact, quite disheartened. I may not have walked the
dusty road to Calvary, but I have
surely helped to pave the way.
Blessings!
Another
Perspective
By Monsignor Timothy P. Stein
“Downton” Taught Us
About Forgiveness
“Downton Abbey” has now come to the end of a rather glorious road. From the drama set in play by the sinking of the Titanic,
to the height of the Roaring Twenties, the six seasons of the PBS
series have invited fans into the gilded world of the title Crawley family who live upstairs in the grand manor house for which the show
was named, and the far grittier world of the servants downstairs who
keep the whole place running in a manner to which all have become
accustomed.
Written by a devout Catholic, Julian Fellowes, “Downton Abbey,”
set in a house that was a monastery before the dissolution of the
abbeys and the English Reformation set in train by Henry VIII, has
made surprisingly few references to religion over the course of the
series. Except when they are attending weddings, the Crawley family and the staff are never seen at church. The local vicar was in one
episode reminded by the Dowager Countess of Grantham that he
was less of a religious leader and more of a Crawley family retainer
- - just another paid employee. There was the occasional comment
or two about Bishops (“Is there anyone as toffee – nosed as a Prince
of the Church?) and the observation that it’s a good thing people
don’t often think moral thoughts or the clergy have nothing to do, but
that was about it.
The only serious discussion of religion came when the Crawley’s Irish born son – in – law announced that his daughter would be
baptized a Catholic, but even that became more of a discussion of
Irish nationalism than a serious engagement about what Catholics
believe and what Anglicans believe. Religion played a very minor
role in this particular abbey.
Yet, in the penultimate episode of the very final season, there
came a moment that made me want to sit up and applaud, because
it was so full of the gospel message. The scene, between the two
surviving Crawley daughters, Lady Mary and Lady Edith, was a vivid illustration of the injunction in the Lord’s Prayer, where we ask
God to “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us.”
It played out like this: for six seasons Lady Mary and Lady
Edith have raised sibling rivalry to the level of an Olympic event.
Lady Mary is the adored, petted, oldest daughter; Lady Edith the
typical middle child, forever referred to by just about every character
upstairs as “Poor old Edith.” Whenever things are looking up for
Edith, Mary is sure to swoop in for the kill, ruining Edith’s chances
of happiness, and positively glowing with delight as she does so. In
the episode before the last, Mary bursts the bubble of the newly –
engaged Edith by revealing to Edith’s intended a dark secret from
her past. The engagement is broken, and Edith, after finally having it
out with the malevolent Mary, departs for London to build a new life.
Then, to add insult to injury, Mary announces her own engagement
and a hastily arranged wedding day dawns.
Who should return to Downtown Abbey but poor old Edith! Mary
is surprised to see her, and asks Edith why she has come. Edith’s
response is the most faith – filled moment in Downtown’s long run:
“Because, in the end, you’re my sister.” She then names all of the
people they have loved and lost, and points out that someday everyone they have known “all of the others who have peopled our youth,
will be gone.” Edith concedes that “At last, our shared memories will
mean more than our mutual dislike.”
What a moment of reconciliation, of forgiveness, of moving beyond past hurts into a better and brighter future! And in this Year of
Mercy, what a lesson for us all: that in the end, what unites us will
always be stronger than what divides us, and that what we hold in
common will always be a bond that can, and will, in the end, move us
to forgive one another as we ourselves have been forgiven.
Diocese Of Altoona - Johnstown
Office Of The Bishop
February 23, 2016
To the Pastors, Parish Administrators, and all the Faithful
Of the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Dear Monsignor/Father:
In my first year as Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown, I was
invited to become familiar with the Catholic schools (both
elementary and secondary) in our diocese. I gladly accepted
that invitation and set about visiting each of the schools.
Nearly an entire day was spent at each school to celebrate
Mass, visit the students in their classrooms, share a meal
with them, and meet school administrators, teachers, and
staff, and many parents of students.
The value of Catholic schools was certainly evident during those visits, and that value remains. At the same time,
numerous concerns were raised, including the need to update the curriculum. Also noted was the need to find ways
to address the increasing cost of operating the schools. It is
necessary to take into consideration the economic impact
experienced by parishes which sponsor Catholic schools either as individual parish schools or as a joint venture on the
part of more than one parish.
Declining enrollment due to demographic changes and
decline in participation in parish life on the part of some families with school age children was also noted.
In 2012, my first consultation was a series of meetings
with all priests in each deanery of the diocese to hear their
concerns and questions concerning Catholic schools. Next,
I called together a group of pastors, school administrators,
parents, and other interested persons to examine more
carefully the state of Catholic schools and their future in our
diocese. At the same time, I directed the diocesan Education
Office to identify resources to help guide this study group.
These resources include documents and seminars
prepared by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), the National Catholic Education Association
(NCEA), and the University of Notre Dame Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE).
This first diocesan task force noted something found in
USCCB, Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium (Washington, DC: USCCB, 2005) which certainly applies to our
elementary schools in the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown:
Catholic schools can and must be strong in our nation’s third
century. And, in order to promote and sustain that conviction,
Catholic schools are the responsibility of the entire Catholic
community and not just individual parishes.
In order to promote this effort in a practical way that
is suitable to the needs and circumstances of our diocese,
the task force recommended that four geographic areas be
identified insofar as each has a Catholic high school which
benefits from the continued enrollment of students who have
attended Catholic elementary schools.
Due to the large geographic territories, each quadrant
has unique features including the more rural character found
in some places and other places with larger populations as
in the Altoona and Johnstown quadrants.
Each of the four quadrants continued to examine and
develop responses to the circumstances of schools in their
respective areas. In the Johnstown and Altoona quadrants,
the geographic distances suggest that elementary schools
in Somerset, Tyrone, and Bedford would remain the responsibility of individual parishes, at least for the present time. At
the same time, the opportunity was seen to take a regional
approach in which certain parish elementary schools would
cease to function individually and a new regional sponsorship would be adopted.
In the Altoona area, there already existed a cooperative
sponsorship in the parishes that have participated in Altoona
Central Catholic School (ACCS) which has operated in various parish buildings since its inception. In addition to ACCS,
the two parishes in Hollidaysburg have jointly sponsored an
elementary school for several years, after deciding that one
school building was sufficient. The remaining individual parish schools in the Altoona area have been St. Rose School
in Altoona, St. John the Evangelist School in Lakemont, and
St. Patrick School in Newry.
Another step which highlighted the need for a regional configuration of these elementary schools occurred two
years ago when the former St. Mary School building which
housed the middle school of ACCS was deemed to be no
longer useable. Those students of ACCS were placed at St.
Rose School.
I invited all of the pastors in the Altoona Quadrant to
attend meetings to discuss the Catholic elementary schools
and a consensus was reached that the recommended plan
for a regional elementary school for the greater Altoona area
was needed. A consensus was reached regarding the need
for new formulas for the financial support that would be provided by all parishes and that a previous system of various
parish subsidies would be discontinued since it led to the
movement of students from one school to another simply to
obtain a discounted rate.
This arrangement had the negative effect of one school
acquiring additional students while another lost students. It
also has a negative effect on parish life insofar as families
would “register” in a parish other than their proper parish
simply to obtain a more generous subsidy for their child to
attend a Catholic school.
As a result of these meetings, I established an interim
board to further the process. That board held listening sessions for parents, teachers, and others who have an interest in these Catholic schools. I have participated in many
of those meetings, including meetings with individuals who
oppose a plan for regionalization.
Staff from the diocesan Education Office also participated in and kept me informed of meetings. Announcements
were made that the proposed plan would move forward.
Some persons made recourse against the announced
plan even before I promulgated a decree. The decree was
postponed in order to allow the board to address a number
of questions and concerns that would be necessary for the
plan to move forward.
In the meantime, the board consulted with a leading
expert in Catholic school governance to review the work that
had been done to date and to advise the members on how
to proceed.
Also, it was made known to me that after thoughtful
discussion with the parish finance council and other interested parties, the pastor and people of St. John Parish in
Lakemont have come to the realization that St. John School
would not be able to continue after the current 2015-2016
school year because it is beyond the financial ability of the
parish to sponsor its own school.
St. Rose Parish in Altoona and St. Patrick Parish in Newry are facing similar financial difficulties as demonstrated
by current indebtedness and insufficient parish income. In
the case of St. Patrick Parish, the diocese has paid for ordinary parish operating expenses.
The diocese does not have the financial resources to
subsidize parishes who are burdened with the expense of
operating a parish elementary school. At the same time,
it is inappropriate for an individual parish school to try to
overcome financial deficits by recruiting students from other
Catholic schools in the Altoona area. This approach undermines the enrollment elsewhere and increases the per pupil cost. It does not provide the stability that is needed for
Catholic schools to prosper as we look to the future.
Consultation with representatives from Catholic foundations has revealed that grants may be available to assist
Catholic elementary education in the Altoona area. However, these foundations are reluctant to provide funding unless there is a stable plan for Catholic schools. That stability
should be demonstrated in regard to governance, enrollment, and local funding. These foundations also expect that
Catholic schools have a clear vision and plan for the future
in terms of curriculum that keeps pace with the changes in
technology and learning in our world today.
All of this background information underscores the
need for a consistent regional approach that will serve our
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Catholic elementary students well into the future.
Therefore, having considered the needs and circumstances of the parishes and Catholic elementary schools in
the Altoona area, I hereby decree the following:
At the completion of the current 2015-2016 school year,
Altoona Central Catholic School in Altoona, Hollidaysburg
Catholic School in Hollidaysburg, St. Rose of Lima School
in Altoona, St. John the Evangelist School in Lakemont, and
St. Patrick School in Newry shall cease to operate.
At the same time, a new regional Catholic elementary
school for the Altoona area shall take their place, under the
title of Holy Trinity Catholic School. It will be governed by a
Board comprised of a representative number of pastors and
laypersons as approved by the diocesan Bishop and serving for terms as established according to the By-Laws. The
Bishop also serves on the Board either personally or through
an appointed delegate according to the By-Laws.
Upon recommendation made as the result of this planning process, Holy Trinity Catholic School will operate in
three locations at the school facilities of St. Michael Parish in Hollidaysburg; St. Rose of Lima Parish, Altoona; and
St. Therese of the Child Jesus Parish, Altoona. The above
named school facilities shall remain parish property. They
will be used by Holy Trinity Catholic School according to
lease agreements in accord with the norm of law.
The administrators of Holy Trinity Catholic School will
consist of a Principal and three (3) Assistant Principals appointed by the Board. The teachers and staff will be hired
according to diocesan policy for Catholic school employees.
This decree, which is being made public for the benefit
of the common good of all concerned, shall take effect immediately (CIC, c. 54 §§1-2), as the Board prepares to implement the announced plan for Holy Trinity Catholic School.
Recourse may be proposed within 10 useful days (e.g.,
not counting days on which the Administrative Offices of the
diocese are closed) by sending a written request to the Bishop seeking revocation or amendment of this decree. (CIC,
c. 1734).
At the same time, I wish to encourage everyone to
prayerfully consider the needs of the students whom we wish
to serve in providing for Catholic schools. There has been a
long history of individual parishes sponsoring schools.
In 1960, there were thirteen (13) individual parish
schools in the greater Altoona area. Due to changes in the
demographics and circumstances of parishes, the above
mentioned schools are all that remain in the Altoona area.
The law and the teaching of the Catholic Church exhort
the Christian faithful to assist in establishing and maintaining Catholic schools according to their means. While financial means have prevented individual parishes from fulfilling
this exhortation individually, I am confident that the parishes
of the Altoona area together have the means to make Holy
Trinity Catholic School a success for years to come.
Notice of this decree is being made known to the public. At the same time, I encourage you to share this with the
people in your parishes. In a separate communication, I
have responded to objections already submitted on behalf
of persons who have asked that the regionalization process
be suspended.
As indicated, this decree affects only the schools of the
Altoona quadrant. A separate decree will be issued regarding the plan for the elementary schools in the Johnstown
area.
Thank you for your support of Catholic schools for the
benefit of our children. And thank you for your continued
prayers during this process.
Sincerely in Christ,
Most Rev. Mark L. Bartchak
Bishop of Altoona-Johnstown
Teresa M. Stayer
Chancellor
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Foundation Awards Competitive Grants
The Board of Trustees of the Independent Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Altoona - Johnstown, William M. Hiergeist, executive director, is pleased
to announce the winners of the recent competitive grant process. The process is called “competitive” because the parishes and schools had to complete an
application and “compete” for the available funds. This offer was made to all parishes, the Diocesan Administration Center and its departments, and all Catholic
schools. The Trustees originally agreed to offer $20,000 in grants; funding would be offered at $2,500 per grant. The Grant Committee subsequently received
40 applications.
Upon the committee’s review, Committee Chair Tom Kristofco commented “these are all compelling requests, and we need to help!”. A recommendation
was made and then approved by the entire Board of Trustees to offer two levels of funding. While this almost doubles the amount budgeted, Executive Director
Bill Hiergeist agreed to move some budget dollars around to help those who applied. See the chart below for the grant recipients. The winners are currently
being notified. Information about the Foundation can be found at www.icfdaj.org.
Grant Recipient
Purpose Of Grant
Grant Amount Awarded
Our Lady of Lourdes Church: Altoona
St. Rose of Lima Church: Altoona
St. Peter School: Somerset
Altoona Central Catholic School
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown
Holy Name School: Ebensburg
Holy Spirit Parish: Lock Haven
Replace steps from sacristy to churchhall
Update parish and school phone system
Expansion of classroom libraries
Door entry system at our elementary school
Ongoing formation for permanent deacons
Update & enhance the outdoor learning garden
Catechetical program/training staff/purchasing materials
Upgrade the lighting & bathroom fixtures in the
school
New furniture and up-grade TV set of PROCLAIM!
$2,500
$2,500
$2,500
$2,500
$2,500
$2,500
$2,500
Purchase audience performance response system
To complete website and build a visitors welcome
desk
Interior repairs to ceiling of church
To apply to our loan for our new church organ
To buy baby beds for the Mission’s Gabriel project
Purchase of an outdoor church sign
Paving of a small parking lot
Update our school library
Repairs to rectory
Upgrade church heating system
Replacement of main roof & steeples on church
Scholarships to help with tuition assistance at
BMCHS
Outreach ministries in the local schools and community
Restoration of church bells
Install new Wifi throughout the school
Replace parish boiler & Burner in church
Create handicap accessibility to the church
Help to develop their STEM program
Purchase items to assist with marketing.
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A Prince In The Service
Of The Great King
Page 7
The Servant Of God
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin
1770 - 1840
Roman Postulator Continues
Publishing Gallitzin Works
Father Luis F. Escalante,
Roman Postulator for the Cause
of the Servant of God Demetrius
Augustine Gallitzin has added
two new works to the corpus of
published materials emanating
from his office.
Last month, Father Escalante published a revised, second
edition of Letters To Or About
Demetrius A. Gallitzin.
In the book’s foreword, Father Escalante writes “This is the
second edition of a collection of
documents, intended to share
with the devotees and researches
of the Reverend Prince the most
complete list of documents addressed to the Servant of God or
related to him. In the first edition
and as an Introduction, we have
republished the oldest biogra-
Prayer For
Father Gallitzin’s Intercession
O God, light of the faithful and shepherd of souls, who sent
Servant of God Demetrius Gallitzin to serve God’s people in
the Allegheny Mountains, feeding your sheep by his words
and forming them by his example, pour out your Spirit to sow
seeds of truth in people’s hearts and to awaken in them obedience to the faith.
May the Gospel continue to be preached and the Sacraments
bring power and grace to the faithful. By the example of this
man of faith, Demetrius Gallitzin, may your people advance in
the path of salvation and love.
Confident of your faithfulness to us, we humbly ask you, our
God, to grant us the favor of (name your intention).
May Christ’s saving work continue to the end of the ages, and
may we feel a more urgent call to work for the salvation of
every creature. We pray this, as did your priest Demetrius
Gallitzin, through our Lord Jesus Christ your Son, who lives
and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for
ever and ever. Amen.
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Kindly send information about favors granted to:
The Cause for the Servant of God
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin
Diocese Of Altoona - Johnstown
phy of Gallitzin by Rev. Thomas
Heyden. But as the same text
was also included in the volume
containing the Complete Bibliography of Gallitzin, in this second edition, and having at hand
several rare biographical sketch
of our candidate, we are publishing the so called ‘Reminiscences
of Dr. Gallitzin’ by Richard B.
McCabe. In this way, the reader
can have, in the same volume, a
short biography on the life and
virtues of the Reverend Prince
and a number of unedited documents coming from Archives all
around the world.”
Last October, Father Escalante published Rev. Gallitzin And His Devotion To
The Blessed Virgin Mary, by
Reverend Xavier Donald MacLeod, described on Amazon.
com as “the fourth volume of a
collection edited by the Roman
Postulator of the Beatification
Cause, with the purpose of making available some of the historical sources of this relevant
figure of the early American
Church. Contains Chapter XI of
a book published in 1866 dedicated to identify all the Marian
places in North America. At the
end of his text the author links
131 South Pleasant Ave.,
Somerset, PA 15501
Mary’s presence in the continent
with the gift of the life and ministry of the Servant of God the
Reverend Prince Demetrius A.
Gallitzin (1770-1840). The Marian text is preceded with a biographical sketch nicely written
in 1899 on the occasion of the
Centennial of the foundation of
the town of Loretto, Pennsylvania.” That sketch was written by
Julia Morgan Harding.
These works join Revered
Prince Demetrius A. Gallitzin:
Complete Epistolary, and Discourse On The Life And Virtues Of The Rev. Demetrius
Augustine Gallitzin And Complete Bibliography Of The
Servant Of God.
All four books are available
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LENTEN FISH DINNER
Queen Of Peace Parish Center in Patton (Upper Level) Fridays of Lent
(including Good Friday), starting
Friday, February 12.
MENU Includes:
Choice of baked or fried fish or Salmon
cake; choice of baked potato or french fries.
The dinner also includes: fresh baked rolls,
cole slaw, stewed tomatoes, macaroni &
cheese, haluski, dessert and beverage. Pierogies a la carte.
4-7 PM Takeout’s available in the lower level of Parish Center
Adults, $10/Children (5-12), $5/Children (under 5), FREE.
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OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Monday, March 7
to Tuesday, March 15
Sacred Heart Church
6th Avenue and 20th Street
Altoona, PA 814-943-8553
(1 block east of
Somerset Hospital)
Michael J. Fapore, R.Ph.
814-443-9500
“What a Pharmacy Was Meant To Be”
Solemn Opening Mass on Monday, March 7, at 7:00 p.m.
Bishop Mark L. Bartchak, Celebrant and Homilist
A complete schedule will be available on the first night of the
Novena, in the parish bulletin and at
www.sacredheartaltoona.org
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Word of Life
The
Pope Teaches
By Pope Francis
Serving The Common Good
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Wealth and power are meant to serve
the poor and the well-being of everyone, not to selfishly exploit others, Pope Francis said.
When power loses that sense of service, it “turns into arrogance
and becomes control and subjugation,” he said during his weekly
general audience in St. Peter’s Square Feb. 24.
But God is greater than people’s wickedness and “sleazy
games,” urging them to recognize their sins and repent, he said.
“How wonderful it would be if the powerful exploiters today did
the same” and changed their ways, the pope said to applause.
During this Year of Mercy, the pope continued a series of talks
dedicated to divine mercy, looking specifically at the correct use of
wealth and power.
The Bible gives many accounts of kings and powerful people as
well as “their arrogance and abuse of power, too,” he said.
“Wealth and power are things that can be good and useful for the
common good if they are put at the service of the poor and everyone
with justice and charity,” he said.
“However, as often happens, when they are lived as a privilege,
with selfishness and arrogance, they become instruments of corruption and death,” he said.
One example, he said, is seen in the story of King Ahab, whose
pagan wife, Jezebel, cooks up a scheme to have Naboth unfairly accused of blasphemy and put to death so they can take possession of
Naboth’s vineyard after he refused to sell it.
The pope said the Old Testament account “is not a story from
another era. It’s about today, about the powerful who exploit the poor,
the people, in order to have more money. It’s the story about human trafficking, slave labor, poor people paid under the table with the
minimum in order to enrich the powerful. It’s the story about corrupt
politicians who want more and more and more,” he said.
He said God cautions people about where wielding power “without respect for life, without justice, without mercy” leads and what
happens when the hunger for power becomes insatiable.
For example, the prophet Isaiah, who “wasn’t a communist,” the
pope said, warns powerful landowners against always accumulating
more property as it will lead to their dwelling all alone, in solitude.
Pope Francis said no matter how much evil people are capable of, God is always waiting and willing to let them turn their lives
around.
“God saw this crime, but he knocks on Ahab’s heart” anyway.
With the prophet Elijah’s help, Ahab recognizes his sin, mortifies himself and asks forgiveness -- a story of enlightenment and conversion
that would be wonderful to see happen in the lives of powerful people
today who exploit others, the pope said.
God shows how “mercy can heal wounds and can change history,” he said. “Divine mercy is stronger than human sin, it is stronger,
and this is the lesson of Ahab.”
True power and kingship are found in Christ, whose “power is
completely different. His throne is the cross. He isn’t a king who kills,
but the opposite: he gives life.”
“His going to everyone, especially the weakest, conquers solitude and the fate of death, which is where sin leads,” the pope said.
With his tenderness and willingness to draw close to sinners,
Jesus leads sinners to a place of grace and forgiveness, he said.
ONE MORE TIME: The 1968 Accolade, the yearbook of Bishop Guilfoyle High School, Altoona,
featured this photo of the members of the Teen Civic Action Club (left to right) Anton Merschiltz (president), Rosemarie Marr, Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Gerald Marie (moderator), Julie Thomas, John
Little, Cheryl Boslet (secretary), Paula Lilly, Robert Kristofoco and Richard Treese.
The other day, I was invited
to play my violin with a real
band at a live music festival.
It’s an aspiration I’ve had since
freshman year of high school,
and it’s pretty high on my bucket
list. Excited, I immediately started texting my musician friends
from back then to tell them the
good news.
As always, I wished I could
have texted my good friend Tovah, who was my high school
orchestra partner in crime, but
I couldn’t. Tovah died in 2005,
and I still miss her.
I think of all the crazy
things she hasn’t been able to
do because of that dark night
and the icy patch and the tree
into which she crashed. Smartphones. Birthday parties. Our
friends’ weddings. Trips to the
coast and hugs and crazy presidential elections and sunsets.
Concerts and ice cream. Happy
news from friends. Tovah would
have loved Instagram.
As the Internet meme says,
“Getting old isn’t easy, but it
beats the alternative.”
A lot of people are scared
of getting older. Recently, noted
Broadway actress Sutton Foster
told an entire concert hall that
she had just turned 40 and needed to think about taking older
roles, which are few and far between. For an actress, that’s a
scary thought.
Tovah often talked about the
same thing. She had been scared
Coming Of Age
By Karen Osborne
Getting Older
Means Getting Better
of not succeeding as a professional violist. What would happen in the future? I wish she’d
had an opportunity to find out.
Growing older can be pretty
scary, especially when you’re
looking at turning 18, going to
college and striking out on your
own. Growing older means that
you lose the familiarity of high
school and the support structures
that you’ve had, such as clubs,
teachers and smiling faces.
Whenever I get scared of
the future, I think about Tovah.
Whenever I get frightened that
I’m not going to be successful
or feel anxious about all of the
changes going on around me, I
think about how change isn’t
the end of the world. Every day
offers a new opportunity. And
that’s an exciting thought, not a
scary one.
Our youth-obsessed culture
would like teens to believe that
getting older means that your
life is over, and that nothing
will ever be as good again. But
getting older is really about getting better, about getting more
chances to pursue your dreams
and getting things right, about
being able to help more people, about becoming the person
you’re dreaming of becoming.
Seen through that lens, getting
older is awesome.
Getting older means you get
to see the new movies. It means
you’ll get to travel, have a family, make your own money and
have your own place. You could
run for president or start a company. You can even practice an
instrument long enough and
hard enough to land a slot in a
music festival.
Right after Sutton Foster
confessed that she was getting
older, she sang a tune meant for
an older voice and an older actress. It’s a great song, but you
can’t really nail it, or understand
it, until you’re no longer young.
She absolutely killed it and received a standing ovation.
Learn from that moment.
You’re going to get older. That’s
a fact. It doesn’t have to be a
negative one. It may mean that
you’ll get better.
Question Corner
By Father Kenneth Doyle
Marriage By A
Non - Catholic Pastor
Q. I am a Catholic who
will be marrying a Methodist
(baptized and confirmed) who
now attends a Christian church.
We have decided to have her
Christian pastor marry us at a
“neutral” venue outside of either
faith’s church.
However, it is still very important to my family and to me
nt Patrickto receive the blessing of the
when theCatholic Church on this marand Saintriage. What options do we have
year, andto receive that blessing? Also,
ear indul-are Catholic pre-Cana classes re4 and 28.quired, or will the pre-marriage
class that her Christian church
offers cover us? (Chicago)
A. It’s even better than you
think. Not only can you have
your marriage blessed by the
Catholic Church, but you may
Mercynot even need a separate ceremony to do that. Instead, it’s
likely that your upcoming wedding, just as you have planned it,
can be recognized by the church
as a valid marriage ceremony
-- provided that you take the
proper steps.
This would involve meeting
with a Catholic priest and filling
out the necessary paperwork.
(He will ask whether either party has ever been married before,
whether both parties recognize
this to be a permanent commitment, etc.)
The priest will then submit
those forms to your local diocese, requesting permission for
you to be married by the Christian pastor in an other-thanCatholic setting.
In the course of your discussion, the priest will ask your
intentions regarding the religion
of children.
The current law (as reflected in Canon 1125 of the church’s
Code of Canon Law) is that
you, as the Catholic party, must
pledge to continue to be faithful
to your own religion and to do
all that you can to see that any
children are baptized and raised
as Catholic. (The non-Catholic
party, your wife-to-be, does not
have to promise anything but is
simply made aware of the com-
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Born to a devout Tuscan couple, this saint and her two sisters
became nuns. She was educated by Benedictines in Florence,
but was drawn to the Carmelites there, joining at 17 and taking
the name Teresa Margaret Marianna of the Sacred Heard. After praying successfully to Mary to cure her knee infection, she
was professed in 1766 and became her Carmel’s sacristan, then
infirmarian, a job in which extraordinary events were attributed to
her. She is seen as an 18th - century Saint Therese of Lisieux.
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mitment that you have indicated.)
As to whether the Christian
pre-marriage classes can fulfill
the Catholic pre-Cana requirement, you should ask that of
the priest since there might be
local guidelines of which I am
unaware.
It would seem to me,
though, that the specifically
Catholic parts (the theology and
moral teachings regarding marriage) might be covered by the
priest in his conversations with
you and your fiancee and that
the bulk of the pre-Cana material (conflict resolution, finances, etc.) could be covered by the
Christian classes.
Q. I would like to know who
sets the guidelines for scriptural
readings and hymns at a funeral
Mass. I have written out a list of
readings and hymns that I would
like to have used at my own funeral. Do the families have the
final word, or does each diocese
and parish make its own rules?
(Winchester, Virginia)
A. The Order of Christian
Funerals, which is the church’s
official text and “rulebook” in
such matters, lists a wide variety of scriptural readings from
which a family may choose.
There are 19 different Gospel texts, 19 others from the
New Testament and seven Old
Testament passages. There is
also a provision (No. 344) that
says, “As a general rule, all corresponding texts from sacred
Scripture in the funeral rite are
interchangeable,” which I have
always taken to mean that families may choose alternate biblical passages beyond those specifically listed.
As for hymns, most dioceses include in their guidelines
a provision that only liturgical
music be used at a funeral. (This
helps to forestall requests -though they still come -- to use
the deceased’s college fight song
or the ballad to which the deceased and her husband danced
at their wedding!)
What you might want to do
in your own case is to show your
selections to your parish priest
or musician and get their view in
advance.
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For The Journey
By Effie Caldarola
A Martyr For The Faith
Have you have ever heard of Father Stan Rother?
His is not exactly a household name, and until I’d read a compelling new book about him, I didn’t know that this farmer from Okarche,
Oklahoma, just might become the first U.S.-born male saint.
Often, heroes are born from hard times, and a real testing
ground for heroes in the 20th century came amid the violent struggles in Central America. This is where Father Stanley Rother, a priest
who served in an Oklahoma-sponsored mission in Guatemala, found
sanctity among a poor, remote Mayan congregation.
He was brutally murdered by a death squad allied to the government there in 1981. Before his body was returned to Oklahoma, his
flock loved him so deeply they kept his heart to venerate.
In Central America, oppressive regimes controlled by the wealthy
controlled all the land and resources. They met resistance from insurgents determined to make life more equitable for the poor who lived
in abject poverty. There was violence on both sides.
Many right-wing Americans suspected the insurgents might be
communists. Even the church was divided, as is evidenced by the
life of Archbishop Oscar Romero, who began his career a defender
of the wealthy Catholics in El Salvador and ended his life murdered
by government forces for his defense of the poor.
Father Rother was apolitical. His commitment was to the Gospel, and because of that, his life, devoted to the poor, was a red flag
to the oppressors.
We’re still feeling the repercussions of those violent years. Today, thousands of Central Americans flee the gang violence and anarchy left behind in the wake of wars. Desperate pleas for sanctuary
in the U.S. often fall on deaf ears.
Father Stan Rother was the lanky son of a loving family in the
German-American enclave of Okarche. In John’s Gospel, Nathaniel asks derisively about Jesus, “Can
anything good come from Nazareth?” Maybe some might ask the
same thing about Okarche. If Father Rother isn’t a household name,
Okarche certainly isn’t.
And yet, Okarche was a seedbed of vocations to religious life
and the priesthood, and as solid a place to grow up as any Norman
Rockwell setting. Even in grade school, Father Rother struggled with academia.
He was asked to leave his first seminary after failing to learn the Latin
he needed to study philosophy.
But a prescient bishop sent him to another seminary, and eventually this modest farm boy who grappled with Latin mastered the
Tz’utujil language of his indigenous Guatemalan flock.
In Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda’s book, The Shepherd Who Didn’t
Run: Father Stanley Rother, Martyr From Oklahoma, Father Rother emerges as a man immersed in his people, traveling hard miles
to pay visits, offering Masses at remote sites, regularly welcoming a
beggar to his dining table.
As the political climate deteriorated, violence closed in ominously.
Father Rother’s life prompts the inevitable question, Why didn’t
he leave? Understandably, many priests and religious did, knowing
their lives were in imminent danger. Father Rother did return to Oklahoma briefly.
But like another martyred hero, Jesuit Father Frans van der
Lugt, who remained in Homs, Syria, long after the Jesuits urged him
to flee, Father Rother stayed. Not everyone is called to remain as he did. But he had a clear
vocational sense of what God asked. Like Jesus, who set his face
to Jerusalem knowing death awaited him, Father Rother was a man
who knew what he had to do.
His cause for canonization is now in Rome.
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People Served Meals Are More
Than Numbers, Says Director
(Continued From Page 1.)
“‘For I was hungry, and you
gave Me to eat: I was thirsty,
and you gave Me something to
drink; I was a stranger, and you
invited me in.’”
But it’s the hungry, and the
extent of widespread hunger
that people fail to realize. We
know that people in the world
are starving, but most don’t
know that the two Saint Vincent DePaul Family Kitchens in
Altoona and Johnstown, served
over 110,000 meals from October 2014 through September
2015, or that they aid over 2,000
- 2,500 people each month. The
Society also runs five food pantries in the Diocese. “Consiglio
offered that it’s important that
we remember that these num-
bers aren’t just numbers, they
represent real people.”
Consiglio said the Food
Warehouse in Johnstown that
supplies 18 warehouses in Cambria County alone, serves over
7,000 meals each month.
For some children the meals
they receive at school are the
only ones they will eat that day.
Officials worry what they area
eating on the weekends. Those
are children in our Diocese, not
in some far away state. In the
past few years a Backpack program has been initiated to address the situation. It provides
kids with items like Pop Tarts,
granola bars, etc. to eat over the
weekend.
“We’re trying to establish
a coalition of groups right now
in Cambria County to fight the
growing hunger problem,” Consiglio said. “It’s a collaborative
effort that is addressing how all
agencies can do a better job providing meals.”
People can do more to enhance their Lenten sacrifices
by just being aware of what is
needed in their parishes and
communities. There is always a
need to feed the hungry, provide
clothing, visit the sick, etc. Consiglio reminds us taking a meal
to a lonely neighbor or just visiting persons unable to get about
become special gestures - - an
extension of Christ’s mercy on
this earth.
Explained Consiglio, “In
many cases there are already
established programs designed
to address these problems. If we
support these programs it can
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money, food, or clothing. We
could make a double meal and
take the extra to a neighbor. As
fast as kids grow out of their
clothes maybe we can offer
them for distribution. It’s not too
difficult to imitate Jesus.
Forest Hills Area High
School in Sidman and Richland
High School held a friendly food
drive competition, Consiglio
said. The two schools collected
over 34,000 pounds of food to
aid the area hungry.
“We are called to be Christ
on this earth,” he said.
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Day made me more aware,”
said Bryce Herman, sophomore.
“We learned how to be servant
leaders who can help our community.”
Saint Joseph’s next Enrichment Day is scheduled for Tuesdy, May 3.
Students Selected
STUDENTS AT MASS: On Sunday, February 21, the 3rd and 4th
grade religious education students at Queen of Archangels Parish in
Clarence and Snow Shoe participated in Sunday Mass. They read,
were altar servers, ushers, and presented the offertory gifts. Pictured
are (left to right) First row: Zachary Hugar, Mason Reese. Second
row: Donovan Surovec, Alex Surovec, Ava Murnyack, Madison
McCloskey, and Alexa Baney. Behind them is Father Mark Reid
who is the parish’s administrator.
“I believe that Enrichment
Days are a way for students to
express ourselves through our
four pillars,” said Anna Griggs,
a freshman. “For example, if
you have leadership skills that
might be hidden, the leadership
portion allows that inner self to
come through and get stronger.”
“Participating in the ser-
Boalsburg: Two students
at Saint Joseph’s Catholic
Academy have been selected to
compete in Economics Pennsylvania’s State Entrepreneurship
Challenge. A business plan developed by freshman RJ Marsh
and sophomore Joey Wheeler
was one of three plans selected
from the Centre County Entrepreneurship Challenge to advance to state - level competition.
Marsh and Wheeler developed a business idea called
Auto - Note, an automatic pen
or pencil that records teacher
notes from a white board. The
state-level competition provides
an opportunity for students to
improve and resubmit their plan.
Twenty - eight students at
Saint Joseph’s competed in the
Centre County Entrepreneurship Challenge in the fall. The
program is designed to teach local students about business and
entrepreneurship, and provides
them with an opportunity to
showcase their business plans to
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orable mention in national coma panel of judges.
Laura Cunningham, Eng- petition. DES made the deterlish teacher at Saint Joseph’s, mination at the recent meeting
worked closely with each team for their executive board.
Lieb is the first Mount
to turn their concepts into viable
business plans. During the pro- Aloysius College student to be
cess, students determined com- recognized for her writing by
petitors, selected target markets, DES. The honor society repcreated elevator speeches, and resents 76 colleges and univerdeveloped start-up and monthly sities across the country. The
Mount Aloysius College DES
budgets.
“I’m proud of the hard work chapter is Delta Chi.
Leib describes “Off The
all of my students put into their
business plans and am thrilled to Wall” as a story told from the
see RJ and Joey move on to the perspective of an unnamed male
state level,” Cunningham said. character who resides in his own
“The competition is a great op- world. “He views this world
portunity for our students to get as being made of paintings,”
real-world business experience she explains, “and feels he is
the only real person who walks
and to showcase their talents.”
“This challenge was an ex- within it. It is when his private
perience I will never forget,” world is invaded by a woman
Wheeler said. “It’s inspired me just as real as himself, that he is
for a potential career path. I had forced to look at life from a new
fun creating our own product, perspective.”
Lieb is a senior focused on
and now I have a better understanding of what it means to be counseling psychology. She is
from Carrolltown, Pa., and atan entrepreneur.”
tended Cambria Heights High
School. Upon graduating from
Higher Education
Mount Aloysius College she
will be attending Chatham UniNational Recognition
versity, Pittsburgh to pursue a
master of science in counseling
Cresson: Cassandra Lieb,
psychology.
fiction writer and Mount Aloysius College psychology student
has received notification from
Delta Epsilon Sigma (DES), the
national catholic honor society,
that her short fiction submission
“Off The Wall” has earned hon-
In the heart of “Dutch Hill,”
a Lenten tradition continues . . .
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Featuring Weekly Chef’s Special
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In The Alleghenies
Exhibition
Loretto: The Saint Francis University Library has been
selected in a competitive application process to host “Native
Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness,” a
traveling exhibition to United
States libraries.
One of only 104 awardees
selected from across the country,
the library will host the traveling
exhibition for six weeks during its tour of the United States,
April 4 to May 8.
Created by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the
exhibit was housed in the NLM
from 2011 - 2015. Through a
partnership with the American
Library Association (ALA), the
exhibition is now traveling to
libraries throughout the United
States.
“Native Voices” explores
the interconnectedness of wellness, illness and cultural life
for Native Americans, Alaska
Natives and Native Hawaiians. Stories drawn from both
the past and present examine
how health for Native People is
tied to community, the land and
Four Exciting Talks and Prayer Experiences to Ignite the Flame
of the Holy Spirit
and Love of Jesus in Your Life!
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“Faith” Fr. Jonathan St. Andre, TOR
“Intercession” Bob Sutton
“Repentance” Sr. Linda LaMagna, CCW
“Evangelism” Msgr. Robert Mazur
*Special Presentation by Bishop Mark Bartchak
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Jesus said: “I have come to set the earth on fire, how I wish it
were already blazing.”
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday—April 16, 2016
8:00 AM to 3:30 PM
++++
To register: Call 941-3832 or e-mail [email protected].
Suggested donation: Students free*, Adults $18.00,
$15.00 if pre-registered by March 16.
(*Cost is paid by scholarship; pre-registration required.)
Music Ministry will be led by the Cathedral Prayer Group and
the St. Joan of Arc Prayer Group.
spirit. Through interviews, Native People describe the impact
of epidemics, federal legislation,
the loss of land, and the inhibition of culture on the health of
Native individuals and communities today.
“We are so pleased to bring
the National Library of Medicine’s fascinating exhibition
to Cambria County” said Janie
Rager, Associate Dean of the Library. “We hope the community
will take pride in the exhibition,
and that all visitors will enjoy
learning about these powerful
concepts and experience the culture of native peoples.”
The exhibition will open
with a grand unveiling and a
conversational journey with
Third Order Regular Franciscan
Brother Martin Zatsick, Director of the Dorothy Day Outreach
Center. Kicking off at 3:00 p.m.
on Monday, April 4, Brother
Martin will share his journey
in service to the Yankton Sioux
Reservation community in
South Dakota.
To see a schedule of exhibit
hours, to learn more about the
exhibition opening, or to learn
more about the exhibition, visit
francis.edu/native-voices-exhibition-opening.
Art Sought For Show
Cresson: The Mount Aloysius Art Alliance is seeking art
focusing on a “Pennsylvania
Signs and Symbols” theme for
its summer show. Any type of
original two-dimensional artwork: paintings in any media,
photographs, prints, collages,
or mixed-media either done
by the artist or from a personal
collection representing signs or
symbols of Pennsylvania would
qualify. All work must be original art; no commercially produced pieces will be accepted.
Also, no three - dimensional
work will be accepted. All pieces must be wired on back and
ready for hanging (no saw tooth hangers).
Up to three items may be
submitted for jurying. To submit digital images of artwork
for jurying, email artalliance@
mtaloy.edu. Specify the size
and medium of each piece being
submitted for jurying. A $10.00
jurying fee is due at time of delivery of work accepted into the
show. A jurying fee is being
assessed to offset cost of the
opening reception. Deadline for
submission of digital images for
jurying is Friday, April 1.
Artwork will be received on
Friday, April 29, from 5:00 p.m.
till 7:00 p.m. at the Wolf - Kuhn
Gallery in the Main Building at
Mount Aloysius. The show can
be viewed from April 30 through
September 16
For more information or
directions, email artalliance@
mtaloy.edu.
Go to Saint Joseph with your needs.
TRIDUUM IN HONOR
OF SAINT JOSEPH
Thursday, March 17, 5pm
Friday, March 18, 5pm
Saturday, March 19, 5pm
Saint John Gualbert Cathedral
117 Clinton Street, Johnstown PA
Diocesan Penance Service March 17, 6:30 pm; Bishop Mark presiding.
Confession after evening Mass on March 18.
Saint Joseph Table Reception at SJGC Activity Center immediately
following the closing Mass on March 19.
Mark the petition; fill in nam e (optional); place in petitions basket.
Please place my petition before Saint Joseph during the Triduum.
☐ Thanksgiving
☐ Happy Death
☐ Poor Souls
☐ Peace of Mind
☐ Good Health
☐ Employment
☐ Financial Help
☐ Happy Marriage
☐ Safe Pregnancy
☐ Happy Family
☐ Holy Father
☐ Priests/Religious
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☐ Vocations
☐ Respect for Life
☐ Recovery from Illness
☐ Recovery from Addiction
☐ Return to Sacraments
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Expressive Arts Workshop
Cresson: Mount Aloysius
College is offering counselors,
educators, artists and those in
related professions a three - day
workshop in foundational training focused on expressive and
creative arts.
Professionals
are eligible for 19.5 continuing education credits (CEUs.)
The workshop called, “Expressive and Creative Arts Therapy:
A Multi - Modal Approach to
Healing,” will take place on the
Mount Aloysius College campus
from Thursday, May 12 though
Saturday, May 14.
Dr. Donald Talbot, professor of fine arts and visual arts
program coordinator at Mount
Aloysius College, explained
the goals of the course offering.
“Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to integrate the visual arts with movement, sound and expressive
writing,” he said. “The goal is
to facilitate change, healing and
self-discovery for individuals
and small groups.”
Dr. Talbot noted that experiential learning activities will
combine with group discussion
focused on both the application
of expressive and creative arts,
and the existing research supporting their efficacy.
The Mount Aloysius College ”Expressive and Creative
Arts Therapy: A Multi - Modal
Approach to Healing” course
will include continental breakfasts and snacks. There are
kitchen facilities available and
participants are invited to bring
a bagged lunch.
Cost of the course is
$150.00 for non - CEU participants and $325.00 for CEU
participants.
Registration is
limited to 20 and deadline for
registration is Friday, May 6.
Online registration is available
at http://www.mtaloy.edu/eventregistration/?ee=1731
Anyone needing additional information should contact
Dr. Donald Talbot at dtalbot@
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mtaloy.edu or call him at (814)
886 - 6470.
Parishes
Children Celebrate Holiday
Clarence/Snow Shoe: The
Religious Education Students
from Queen of Archangels,
made over 40 Christmas cards
for military men and women for
distribution by the Red Cross.
The cards were sent to service
men and women all over the
world and in Pennsylvania veteran’s homes.
The students also participate in a Children’s Christmas
Eve Mass, Thursday, December
24, 2015. They portrayed Mary
and Joseph and angels, acted
as altar servers, readers, ushers, and presented the Offertory
Gifts. The students sang the carol “Go Tell it on the Mountain,”
during the Mass.
Father Mark Reid is the parish’s administrator.
CNS Photo/L’Osservatore Romano
VISITS REHAB CENTER: Pope Francis visits the San Carlo
Community, a Catholic-run drug rehabilitation center on the outskirts of Rome near Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Friday, February 26. The
Pope encouraged the 55 patients to trust God’s mercy to keep them
strong.
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Divine Mercy Novena
Saint Joseph Parish in Williamsburg
Good Friday: 9 am
Holy Saturday: 9 am
Easter Sunday to Easter Friday: 7 pm
Easter Saturday: 8 am
Divine Mercy Sunday Devotions:
3 pm (with Confessions &
Adoration).
Petitions May be Sent To:
Saint Joseph Parish
628 W. 1st Street
Williamsburg, PA 16693
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Now Showing
‘Race’ Biopic
Supremely Entertaining
By Joseph McAleer
Catholic News Service
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Run,
don’t walk, to the nearest multiplex and see “Race” (Focus),
a supremely entertaining biopic
about Olympic track and field
legend Jesse Owens (Stephan
James).
Eighty years have passed
since Owens, an African-American, won four gold medals at the
1936 Olympic Games in Berlin,
single-handedly dealing a devastating blow to Nazism and its
belief in Aryan supremacy.
Director Stephen Hopkins
deftly explores the double meaning of the film’s title, chronicling Owens’ personal struggle
against racism and bigotry
while celebrating his astounding athletic achievements. What
emerges is a valuable history
lesson for adolescents as well
as their parents, and an inspiring portrait of personal courage,
determination, friendship and
tolerance.
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RACE: Stephan James stars in a scene from the movie “Race.” The Catholic News Service classification is A-II -- adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
The film opens in 1933, with
Owens’ arrival at Ohio State
University. A natural athlete, he
is unstoppable on the track and
a record-breaker, much to the
amazement of his coach, Larry
Snyder (Jason Sudeikis). Snyder
immediately proposes to train
Owens for the 1936 Games.
In the meantime, the U.S.
Olympic Committee is divided
over whether to attend the event.
The committee president, Jeremiah Mahoney (William Hurt),
wants the athletes to stay home
to protest against the oppressive
regime of Adolf Hitler (Adrian
Zwicker), glorified in propaganda films directed by Leni Riefenstahl (Carice van Houten).
Mahoney is opposed by Avery Brundage (Jeremy Irons),
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a real estate tycoon and former
Olympic athlete. He agrees to
fly to Berlin to meet wicked
Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels (Barnaby Metschurat),
who envisions the Olympics as
an opportunity to legitimize Nazism on the world stage. Brundage strikes a dubious deal with
the devil, and Goebbels agrees
to allow Jewish and black athletes to compete.
Boycott averted, Owens
trains in earnest. As his fame
grows, so does the pressure to
be a role model for AfricanAmericans (as baseball’s Jackie
Robinson would experience, a
decade later). He also pines for
his fiancee back home, Ruth
(Shanice Banton), who cares for
their baby daughter.
Running offers a respite
from segregation. “Out there
ain’t no black and white, there’s
only fast and slow,” Owens says.
“Nothing matters -- not color,
not money -- not even hate. For
those 10 seconds, you are free.”
“Race” re-creates the 1936
Games in meticulous detail,
capturing Owens’ wonder at the
spectacle and his surprise by the
non-segregated athletes’ village,
where he is treated with respect.
It also portrays his unexpected friendship with a German
athlete, Carl “Luz” Long (David Kross), his chief rival in the
long jump. Long defied Hitler
and Goebbels by congratulating Owens on his gold medal
and joining him for a victory
lap around the stadium. They
remained friends long after the
Games ended.
The film contains adult
themes, an out-of-wedlock pregnancy, and occasional crude and
profane language. The Catholic
News Service classification is
A-II -- adults and adolescents.
The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13
-- parents strongly cautioned.
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
Coming Up On ‘Proclaim!’
Upcoming guests on “Keeping The Faith,” Bishop Mark
L. Bartchak’s segment of “Proclaim!” will include:
March 13 - - Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Altoona, parishioners Jeanne Thompson and Deb Jeffco
discuss a new parish ministry that reaches out to the
sick and homebound.
March 20 - - Father Tony Legarski, pastor of Saint Mary
Parish in Hollidaysburg, offers insight on the Corporal
Work of Mercy of Burying the Dead.
May
They Rest
In Peace
Father Angelo Patti, as celebrant.
Commital was at Saint Anthony
Cemetery, Geistown.
Memorial
contributions
may be made to Saint Andrew
Church and School, 1621 Ferndale Ave., Johnstown PA. 15905.
Joseph G. Anna
Grace A. Guaetta
Grace A. (Patti) Guaetta,
62, Westmont, died Tuesday,
February 16 She was the principal of Saint Andrew School,
Johnstown..
She was born June 23, 1953,
in Johnstown, the daughter of
the late Joseph and Anna (Corrado) Patti, and was preceded in
death in 2013 by her husband,
Anthony Guaetta.
Surviving are her children,
Rosanna, married to Adam Terchanik, Fredericksburg VA,
and Joseph, Pittsburgh; and her
brother, Father Angelo Patti,
pastor of Saint Andrew Parish,
Johnstown.
Grace was a 1971 graduate of Bishop McCort Catholic
High School, Johnstown. She
received her bachelor’s degree
in elementary education and
German from Iindiana University of Pennsylvania, and earned
her master’s degree and principal certification from Saint
Francis University, Loretto.
Throughout her life, she continued to enhance her credentials
with advanced courses.
She began her teaching career at Saint Andrew School in
1975, and became principal in
1997. She was dedicated to St.
Andrew School and Church for
more than 41 years.
The Funeral Mass for Grace
A. Guaetta was celebrated Saturday, February 20 at Saint Andrew Church, with her brother,
Joseph G. Anna, 83, Hastings, died Saturday, February
20, at Memorial Medical Center,
Johnstown. He was the father of
Deacon Michael Anna, in diaconal service at Saint Bernard
Parish, Hastings.
He was born September 19,
1932 in Hastings, the son of the
late Maurus and Mary (Wyland)
Anna. He was preceded in death
by his wife Stella (Holobinko)
Anna, his siblings, Charles
Anna, Eleanor Zrioka, Marie
Anna, Thomas Anna, Helen
Anna, and Edwin Anna.
Surviving are his children
Joseph “Moe” Anna and his
girlfriend Judy Bender, Hastings; Deacon Michael Anna
and his wife Janine, Hastings;
James “Sam” Anna and his girlfriend Joy Weakland, Hastings;
Christine “Tina” Lieb and her
husband Brian, Carrolltown;
his grandchildren, Ryan Grove;
Stephanie , Melissa, and Joshua
Anna; Jacob, Zachary , Breanna , Brooke, Rachel, Ava, and
Allison Lieb; and Ryan Weakland; his siblings, Rita Pyer
(Warren), Maryland; Nancy
Kubistek (Jim), Ohio; and Lois
Marella (Tony) Maryland. He is
also survived by several nieces
and nephews.
Mr. Anna served in the
United States Navy. He was a
self - employed insurance agent.
He was a member of Saint Bernard Parish; a member of the
Hastings VFW Post #1586,
and the Hastings Moose Lodge
#353. Lifetime member of the
Hastings Station 55 Fire Co.,
the Hastings Firemen’s Club,
Firemen’s Association State of
Pennsylvania, Central District
Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Volunteer Firemen’s Association of Cambria County,
and the Carrolltown American
Legion Post # 506.
The Funeral Mass for Joseph G. Anna was Wednesday
February 24, at Saint Bernard
Church, Hastings, Benedictine
Page 15
Vatican Releases Pope Francis’
Lenten, Easter Schedule
By Junno Arocho Esteves
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
-- The Vatican released Pope
Francis’ liturgical schedule for
March and April, including Holy
Week and Easter.
The pope’s schedule includes a penitential celebration
and a consistory for several
causes of canonization. However, the schedule does not say
where he will celebrate the Holy
Thursday Mass of the Lord’s
Supper.
Greg Burke, vice director
of the Vatican press office, told
journalists the location will be
announced at a later date. Since
the start of his pontificate, the
pope has celebrated the Holy
Thursday Mass in places that
highlight a pastoral need.
Last year, the pope celebrated the Mass and foot-washing
ritual at Rome’s Rebibbia prison
where he washed the feet of 12
Father Thaddeus Rettger, celebrant. Military Honors were
provided by the Hastings VFW
Post # 1586 and American Legion Post #506. Commital was
in Saint Bernard Cemetery.
Memorial donations may
be made to the donot’s favorite
charity.
WAY OF THE CROSS: People hold candles as Pope Francis
leads the Good Friday Way of
the Cross in Rome’s Colosseum
in 2015.
male and female inmates.
The Vatican issued a decree
Jan. 21 specifying that the Holy
Thursday foot-washing ritual
can include “all members of the
people of God,” including women -- a practice observed for
some time by Pope Francis and
many priests around the world.
The calendar released by
the Vatican Feb. 29 included:
- - March 4: Penitential liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica.
- - March 6-11: Lenten retreat with officials from the Roman Curia in Ariccia, a town
outside Rome.
- - March 15: Consistory for
several causes of canonization
- - March 20: Palm Sunday
Mass in St. Peter’s Square.
- - March 24: Holy Thursday, morning chrism Mass in St.
Peter’s Basilica.
- - March 25: Good Friday
afternoon liturgy of the Lord’s
Passion in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Nighttime Way of the Cross in
Rome’s Colosseum.
- - March 26: Easter vigil at
8:30 p.m. in St. Peter’s Basilica.
- - March 27: Easter morning Mass in St. Peter’s Square,
followed by the papal blessing
“urbi et orbi” (to the city and the
world).
- - April 2: Jubilee Prayer
Vigil in St. Peter’s Square for
those devoted to the spirituality
of Divine Mercy.
- - April 3: Divine Mercy
Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s
Square.
The Pope’s schedule includes a penitential celebration and a consistory for several
causes of canonization. However, the schedule does not say where he will celebrate the
Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
THE DIOCESE OFALTOONA-JOHNSTOWN
Has an opening for the following position:
Technology Services Specialist
Responsibilities include providing infrastructure support and management of moderately complex technical networks by administering, designing, modifying and maintaining
network configurations. Qualifications include an Associate’s degree related to computer management/Information Systems and one year of work experience or equivalent
work experience (5 years).
To view a complete job description, please go to www.dioceseaj.org. Resumes must be
submitted by March 11, 2016 to 927 South Logan Boulevard, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648;
Attn: Human Resources
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PROCESSION: A Year of Mercy banner and a cross are seen as pilgrims prepare to walk down the Via della Conciliazione leading to the Vatican from the
Castel Sant’Angelo, to enter the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica Thursday, January 21. Pilgrims taking part in The Catholic Register Holy Year Of Mercy
Pilgrimage to Rome will have the opportunity to take part in a similar procession.
Pilgrims Committing Themselves To Joining
Catholic Register Holy Year Pilgrimage
People are committing themselves to joining The Catholic Register pilgrimage to Rome and other Italian cities, Monday, August 29 - Thursday, September 8, to celebrate the Holy Year Of Mercy.
Since the pilgrimage was announced last month, about a dozen persons
have signed up to take part in this special journey.
A well - attended informational meeting was held Saturday, February 20
at Saint Mary Memorial Hall, Altoona, hosted by Monsignor Timothy P. Stein,
Register editor, and conducted by Belinda Lewis Held, associate director of
Religious and Cultural Tours for UNITOURS. Several persons committed to
making the pilgrimage by the end of the meeting.
“This pilgrimage is definitely going ahead,” Lewis Held told the group, and
outlined an itinerary that will begin with deluxe motor coach transportation from
Altoona to Dulles International Airport in Virginia, a British Airways flight to
London for a departure to Pisa, and a tour that will include Montecatini, Florence, Siena, Orvieto and Assisi, before arriving in Rome Saturday, September
3, where it is anticipated that the pilgrims will take part in the canonization
of Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata on Sunday, September 4. Pilgrims will
be offered a free day on Tuesday, September 6 - - with the option of remain-
PERIODICAL RATE MAIL
ing in Rome to explore the city on their own or visiting other popular Italian
destinations. On Wednesday, September 7 the pilgrimage group will attend
Pope Francis’ general audience in Saint Peter’s Square, before returning to
the United States on Thursday, September 8.
The Register pilgrimage will run parallel to one sponsored by The Catholic Standard of Washington DC. Donald, Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of
Washington, may be participating, and the two groups will then join the Cardinal for Mass on one of the days in Rome.
The total cost for the pilgrimage is $4,299.00, including flights to and from
Dulles, all taxes, hotels, the services of a professional tour guide, a luxury motor coach, breakfast each day, and most dinners. Transportation to and from
Dulles will also be provided.
To book a place on The Catholic Register Holy Year Of Mercy pilgrimage
call UNITOURS at 800 - 777 - 7432, and ask to speak to Marianna.
More details and booking information can also be found online at www.
unitours.com/client/DioceseOfAltoonaItalyPilgrimage.html.
Another informational session for pilgrims will be held one month prior to
departure.
The Catholic
Register
Official Publication of the
Diocese of Altoona - Johnstown

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