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The Editor’s Notebook

By David Garick, Editor

RETIREMENTSRev. John B. Bentz, from Pastor, Sacred Hearts Church, Cardington, to retirement.Rev. William H. DeVille, from Pastor, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Columbus, to retirement.Rev. Msgr. Frank J. Meagher, from Pastor, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake, to retirement.Rev. Msgr. Anthony N. Missimi, from Pastor, Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus, to retirement, effective July 1, 2008.

PASTORSRev. John Bakle, S.M., from pastoral assignment with residence at Christ the King Church, Columbus to Administrator, Sacred Hearts Church, Cardington.Rev. Joseph N. Bay, from in residence at St. Catharine Church, Columbus, to Pastor, Ss. Augustine/Gabriel Church, Columbus, continuing in the pastoral care of the Vietnamese Catholic Community and service to the Diocesan Tribunal.Rev. James Coleman, from Parochial Vicar, St. Michael Church, Worthington, to Pastor, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, Columbus.Rev. William Ferguson, from Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Church, Marion, to Pastor, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Buckeye Lake.Rev. Timothy M. Hayes, from Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Church, Newark, to Pastor, St. Timothy Church, Columbus.Rev. Msgr. Stephan J. Moloney, from Moderator of the Curia and in residence at St. Matthew Church, Gahanna, to Pastor, Immaculate Conception Church, Columbus, continuing as Vicar General, effective July 1, 2008.Rev. Thomas G. Petry, from Pastor, Ss. Augustine/Gabriel Church, Columbus, to Pastor, St. Anthony Church, Columbus.Rev. Jonathan F. Wilson, from Parochial Administrator, Perry County Consortium of Catholic Parishes (St. Bernard, Corning; St. Patrick, Junction City; Church of the Atonement, Crooksville; and St. Rose, New Lexington), to Pastor, Blessed Sacrament Church, Newark.

PAROCHIAL VICARSRev. Stanley L. Dailey, newly ordained to Parochial Vicar, St. Michael Church, Worthington.Rev. Msgr. John G. Johnson, from Pastor, St. Timothy Church, Columbus, to Parochial Vicar, St. Brendan Church, Hilliard, continuing in service to the Diocesan Tribunal.Rev. Daniel J. Millisor, from leave of absence, to Parochial Vicar, St. Pius X Church, Reynoldsburg.Rev. David A. Schalk, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Church, Delaware.Rev. Joshua J. Wagner, from leave of absence, to Parochial Vicar St. Mary Church, Marion.Rev. Victor R. Wesolowski, newly ordained, to Parochial Vicar, Perry County Consortium of Catholic Parishes (St. Bernard, Corning; St. Patrick, Junction City; Church of the Atonement, Crooksville; and St. Rose, New Lexington).

Clergy Assignments, continues on Page 3

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTClergy Assignments

These appointments become effective July 8, 2008 unless otherwise noted

Front Page photo:Fr. Pat Toner (left)and Dcn. Tony Bonacci are joined by St. Joseph Parish volunteers outside the church building in Plain CityCT photo by David Garick

Each week Catholic Times takes an in-depth look at some aspect of Catholic Life in Ohio. It may be a particular sacrament or religious ob-servance, it may be a special minis-try or a specific Catholic organiza-tion or program. Sometimes we like to take some time to focus on how Catholic Life is being expressed in an individual parish. That’s what we have this week.St. Joseph Parish in Plain City pro-

vides us with some wonderful in-sight into what it means to live the Catholic Life. I have often talked to people who take the attitude that going to church does not really mat-ter. “I know what I believe. I have a good relationship with God. I don’t need to go to church to be a believ-er,” they say.One look at how the people of St.

Joseph Parish live their faith and the fallacy of that kind of logic becomes overwhelmingly apparent. God does not call on us to merely believe. We are called to put our faith into action through love that unites us with all of our neighbors. Christians have always existed as a community of believers. We must also be a com-munity of doers. We are fortunate to have many places in the Diocese of Columbus where this kind of love is being manifested on a daily basis. But if someone were looking for a good example of how this commu-nity thing really works, St. Joseph would be a good place to start.As you read this issue you will dis-

cover a parish that continues to be

at the center of the life of its members. A place where the “good neighbor” tradition of small town life continues in the face of huge demographic shifts as Co-lumbus’ affluent northwest suburbs close in on them. I think the thing that strikes me

most about this parish is how no one complains about how much work needs to be done but rather relishes each opportunity to take on anoth-er challenge to benefit each other, the community or, as you will read on page 11, another community of needy souls more than a hundred miles away.At the center of it all is love. Love

of God, manifested not only in strong attendance at Mass but also in daily adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the church. Love for each other in their “can do” attitude in which ev-ery new idea is met with a response of “We can do that.” Love for their fellow man in works of charity that would be remarkable even in a much larger parish.This is what church is all about.

We have had two thousand years to develop beautiful church build-ings, compelling liturgy, and in-spired homilies. But each of us is called, every day – not just on Sun-day morning, to live-out that faith in love and community. If you are having trouble doing that, you might just give a call to someone in Plain City for some tips.

A Community of Faith and Love The Chancery Office of the Diocese of Columbus has announced that four diocesan priests will be retiring next month.

They are Father John B. Bentz, pastor of Cardington Sacred Hearts Church; Father William H. DeVille, pastor of Columbus Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church; Msgr. Frank J. Meagher, pastor of Buckeye Lake Our Lady of Mount Car-mel Church; and Msgr. Anthony N. Missimi, pastor of Columbus Im-maculate Conception Church.

Msgr. Missimi will re-tire effective Tuesday, July 1. The other retire-ments will take effect Tuesday, July 8.

Father Bentz, 69, a na-tive of Newark, was or-dained May 28, 1966, at

Columbus St. Joseph Ca-thedral by Bishop John J. Carberry. He has been pastor at Cardington since 2004.

His other pastorates have been at Dennison Immaculate Conception

(1976-81) and Marysville Our Lady of Lourdes (1993-2004).

He also has been sta-tioned at Lancaster St. Mary (1966-69), Ports-mouth Holy Redeemer (1969-71), Zanesville St. Nicholas (1973-74), Columbus St. Timothy (1974-75), Columbus Our Lady of Victory (1975-76), Columbus Ss. Augustine & Gabriel (1981-83), Columbus St. Philip (1984-90), Marion St. Mary (1990-91), and Mount Vernon St. Vin-cent de Paul (1992-93).

He has been a teacher at Lancaster Bishop Fenwick and Ports-mouth Notre Dame high schools, director of the department of religion at Newark Catholic High School, chaplain of the Licking County Coun-cil of the Boy Scouts of America, part of the pas-toral care program at The Ohio State University Hospital, chaplain at Riv-erside Methodist Hospi-tal in Columbus, chaplain at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marys-ville, and vicar forane of the Columbus East and Marion vicariates.

Father DeVille, 70, was born in Columbus, and was ordained by Bishop Clarence G. Issenmann at the cathedral on Dec. 22, 1962. He has been

at his current pastorate since 1999.

He also was pastor at Wellston Ss. Peter and Paul (1973-76), Colum-bus St. Timothy (1976-1981), and Columbus Sacred Heart (1987-99) and associate pastor at Lancaster St. Mary (1963), Chillicothe St. Peter (1963-64), Colum-bus St. Andrew (1964-67), Columbus Sacred Heart (1967-71), Colum-bus St. Matthias (1971-73), the cathedral (1981-82), and Columbus St. Andrew (1982-87).

He was a teacher at Fenwick, Chillicothe Bishop Flaget, Colum-bus Bishop Watterson, and Columbus St. Fran-cis DeSales high schools, assistant vocations direc-tor for the Central Dean-ery; diocesan director of liturgy; and a member of the Priests’ Senate and the Board of Arbitration of Due Process.

Msgr. Meagher, 73, of Columbus, was ordained on Aug. 6, 1960, at Co-lumbus Christ the King Church by Bishop Issen-mann. He has been pas-tor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel since 1995.

He also served Corn-ing St. Bernard (1970-1975), Circleville St. Joseph (1975-1986), and Columbus St. Agatha

(1986-95) as pastor and Zanesville St. Nicholas (1961-64) and Chilli-cothe St. Peter (1964-69) as associate pastor.

In addition, he has taught at Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans and Flaget high schools and has been student priest prefect at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Norwood, spiritual director of the Pontifical College Jo-sephinum, chaplain for the Muskingum Val-ley Council of the Boy Scouts, chairman of the diocesan Personnel Board, a parochial ex-aminer, and a member of the diocesan Presbyteral Council and the College of Consultors.

He was elevated to the rank of monsignor by Pope John Paul II on Sept. 24, 1992.

Msgr. Missimi, 71, grew up in New Lexing-ton. Bishop Issenmann ordained him at the ca-thedral on Dec. 22, 1962, and he has been at Im-maculate Conception since 1991.

He has been pastor at Columbus Holy Spirit (1974-1982) and Grove-port St. Mary (1982-91) and served at Columbus St. Augustine (1963-67), the cathedral (1967-72), and Columbus St. Agnes (1972-74).

He was a teacher at DeSales, director of the diocesan Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, a member of the Col-lege of Consultors, pro-synodal examiner and parochial consultor, and diocesan episcopal vicar for religious.

Pope John Paul II elevat-ed him to the rank of mon-signor on Oct. 11, 1995.

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FOUR DIOCESAN PRIESTS ARE RETIRING

Fr. John B. Bentz Fr. William H. DeVille Msgr. Frank J. Meagher Msgr. Anthony N. Missimi

Clergy Assignments

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OTHERAnnouncing the decision of the Provincial Director of the Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus, Rev. Dennis T. Dillon, S.J., from pastor of the Community of Holy Rosary and St. John the Evangelist and Rev. John E. Dister, S.J., from part-time chaplain at St. Therese Retreat Center and in residence at the Community of Holy Rosary and St. John the Evangelist, to service outside the diocese.

Rev. James L. Colopy and Rev. Denis S. Kigozi to pastoral care of the Community of Holy Rosary and St. John the Evangelist in solidum, continuing as pastor of and in residence at St. Dominic Church and St. Thomas the Apostle Church, respectively.

Announcing the decision of the Provincial Director of The Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, Rev. David Foxen, MSC, from Chaplain, Chillicothe Correctional Institution, to service out-side the diocese, effective July 1, 2008.

Confirming the nomination of the Provincial Director of the Dominican Fathers and Broth-ers, Rev. Emmanuel Bertrand, O.P., from residence at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville, to Chaplain, Mohun Health Care Center, Columbus, with residence at St. Patrick Church, Columbus, effective July 1, 2008.

Confirming the nomination of the Provincial Director of the Dominican Fathers and Broth-ers, Rev. Jordan Turano, O.P., from service outside the diocese to Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville, effective July 1, 2008.

Announcing the decision of the Provincial Director of the Dominican Fathers and Brothers, Rev. S. Jordan McConway, O.P., from Pastor, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Zanesville, to service outside the diocese.

Very Rev. Shawn D. Corcoran, from residence, St. Brendan Church, Hilliard, to residence at St. Joseph Cathedral, Columbus, continuing as Chancellor.

Rev. Kenneth J. Anderson, from service in the Archdiocese of Chicago, granted excardination from the Diocese of Columbus and incardinated into the Archdiocese of Chicago, effective May 15, 2008.


PRACTICAL STEWARDSHIPBy: Rick Jeric

Diocese Did you go through that prayerful discern-ment process, trying to figure out what you and your family can do to help your parish family? If you did, then you are already a good steward who is focused on more than just your indi-vidual good gifts. You have found value in the cultivation of gifts for the community. In the same way in which we worship and celebrate the Eucharist as a community, we share our gifts of time, talent and trea-sure as another sign of our service to those beyond our comfortable surroundings. If you have not had the chance to do so yet, there is no time like the present. If it is a huge challenge right now, be patient and assert yourself and your spirit within both families.

Now that more of us are committed to serving our parishes, how does that impact our local Church? Now, you may be thinking that we just finished discussing service to our parish, which is the local Church. While we are familiar with our local parish, the “local Church” is actu-ally the diocese. The Second Vatican Council, through Lumen Gentium, actually describes the local Church as the parishes of a diocese gath-ered around the bishop. Does this imply some sort of cooperative and respectful community effort to take care of one another, with honesty, humility and selflessness? What a concept! Could this be what it means to be Christian and Catholic? Yes, this is certainly part of it. It requires us to see beyond our own needs, the needs of our parish alone and even beyond the diocese. First, we must understand and em-brace the responsibility we have to respond to the call for support of our brothers and sisters in the Diocese of Columbus. Do we embrace this notion now? Yes, through shared programs, seminars, education and service to the needy in multiple parish initiatives. Yes, through the volunteer service to agencies such as J.O.I.N. and Holy Family Soup Kitchen. Yes, through the support of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.

Second, we must understand and embrace the responsibility we have to respond to the call for support of our brothers and sisters in the rest of the world. Do we embrace this notion now? Yes, every time we support a second collection such as the Campaign for Hu-man Development, or the Missions. Yes, as we responded so gener-ously as a diocese to the relief efforts for the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Yes, as so many of us are responding to the needs of those in China and Myanmar. We may think of this as a sacred “trickle down” effect. This is exactly what Jesus Christ demands of us: we are sealed by our baptism, nourished by the Eucharist, and strengthened by the Spirit in Confirmation to aggressively respond to His call without fear or hesitation. We take care of our own family, our parish family, our diocesan family and our family throughout the world. Yes, we can make a difference. We are missionaries of change.

Our practical challenge this week is to simply pray for the Diocese of Columbus, especially as we work through the Parish Self Study process. Pray for evangelization, pray for our children, pray for our clergy and religious, pray for new vocations to the priesthood, the diaconate and the religious life. Pray for one another. Just pray.

Jeric is director of development and planning for the Columbus Diocese.

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Mary McAllister, a member of the Columbus Bishop Ready High School Class of 2008, has been awarded the Glenna R. Joyce Scholarship at the University of Notre Dame for the upcoming academic year. One of the most competitive scholarships nationwide, the Joyce Scholarship covers tuition, fees, room, board, books, and an allowance for personal and trans-portation expenses. It is automati-cally renewed for each of the stu-dent’s undergraduate years. McAllister was presented the Award at the school’s annual Se-nior Awards Ceremony by Peter Coccia, Bishop Ready Class of 1968 and the school’s first Joyce Scholar. At the same ceremony, she also was presented with the Marine Corps Scholastic Ex-cellence Award, the President’s

Award for Educational Excel-lence, the Ohio Board of Educa-tion Award of Merit and a Perfect Attendance Award. McAllister was salutatorian for her class, was inducted into the school’s Academic Hall of Fame and was named to the All-Diocesan Aca-demic Honor Team. Mary was also a National Merit Finalist. In her senior year at Ready, she was vice-president of the Na-tional Honor Society. She was also a Bishop Ready Ambassador and member of the National Beta Club, Environmental Club, Ex-plorers Group, Liturgical Choir and the school’s Cross Country and Track teams. McAllister (right), a member of Grove City Our Lady of Per-petual Help Parish, is pictured with Ready principal Celene Seamen. CT photo courtesy of Ready

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Father’s Day is this coming Sunday, June 15. Like Mother’s Day, it is not an official feast of the Catholic Church in the United States, but it’s likely to be marked in some way at most of the nation’s parishes. The Church’s Order of Prayer encourages some recognition of the day through use of interces-sions during the Prayers of the Faithful and a sep-arate blessing for fathers at an appropriate point of the Liturgy of the Eu-charist. At the same time, the Order of Prayer says, “This secular observance must in no way diminish the primary focus of this Sunday as the celebration of the paschal mystery.” The importance of fa-therhood to the Church is obvious in the most familiar titles it gives to God (“the Father”), the Pope (“the Holy Fa-ther”), and priests (“Fa-ther”). The patron saint of fathers is St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, and many nations cel-ebrate Father’s Day on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the first of two Father’s Day celebrations that are

widely credited with get-ting the observance start-ed in the United States. Grace Golden Clayton of what’s now known as the Central United Meth-odist Church in Fairmont, W.Va., is believed to have suggested the idea to her pastor in honor of fathers who died the pre-vious December in a coal mine explosion in nearby Monongah, W.Va. The date of the church’s Father’s Day service was July 5, 1908. Clayton also may have been in-spired by the Mother’s Day observance that oc-curred earlier that year in Grafton, W.Va., about 15 miles from Fairmont. Two years later in Spokane, Wash., Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children raised by their father after their mother had died, organized a community Father’s Day celebration. She said she had been inspired to do so after hearing a Moth-er’s Day sermon in 1909. The celebration origi-nally was scheduled on June 5, the anniversary of the death of Dodd’s father, but organizers it back two weeks to allow for more planning. The third Sunday of June has been Father’s Day in this country ever since. President Calvin Coolidge recommended

in 1924 that the day be a national holiday. The na-tional Father’s Day Com-mittee was formed two years later. Father’s Day was recognized by a joint resolution of Congress in 1956. President Richard Nixon permanently set the holiday on the third Sunday of June in a 1972 proclamation. Pope John Paul II said the most important influ-ences on his early life were his own father, Capt. Karol Wojtyla Sr., and his “spiritual father,” Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha, the archbishop of Cracow, Poland. The pope’s mother died before he received his first Holy Communion, so he was raised by his father, after whom he was named. The elder Wojtyla was known to everyone in Wadowice, Poland, as the Captain because of his service as a warrant officer in the Austro-Hungarian and later the Polish army. Catholic Times colum-nist George Weigel, who has written a biography of John Paul, said the pope’s father was “a man of culture and learning. He taught his son Ger-man, read him the clas-sics of Polish Romantic literature, and gave Karol and his friends personal lessons in Polish history.

“Christian conviction, informed by long mili-tary service in a multi-national institution, had also made the Captain a man without religious prejudice; respect for the religious convictions of others was another virtue he transmitted to his son.” John Paul said he was affected by his father’s example of prayer. “Sometimes I would wake up during the night and find my father on his knees, just as I would al-

ways see him kneeling in the parish Church,” the pope wrote. The Captain urged his son to pray a daily prayer to the Holy Spirit through which, Weigel said, the future pope learned “there was purpose in the world; God had a voca-tion in mind for every human being; to grow up meant to discern that purpose and then con-form one’s life to it.” The experience of fa-therhood he had learned from the Captain was re-

flected in the pope’s own plays and poems. The pope said in a po-etic essay titled, “Reflec-tions on Fatherhood,” that at the end of life and the end of the world, “Ev-erything else will turn out to be unimportant and in-essential except for this: father, child, love. And then, looking at the sim-plest things, all of us will say: Could we have not learned this long ago? Has this not always been embedded at the bottom of everything that is?”

Honoring fatherhood on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15

ALL-OHIO STUDENT COUNCIL AWARD FOR WATTERSON — The Ohio Association of Student Councils, which sponsors the recogni-tion program for the outstanding student leaders in Ohio, recently awarded Columbus Bishop Watterson High School Student John Malone the title of “The All-Ohio Student Council” at the state student council conference held in Mason, Ohio. (Above): Student Council Advisors Lance Clark (left) and Trisha Hulme (right) congratulate Watterson Student Council President John Malone (center), for this award. CT photo courtesy of Watterson


What are the limits on reception of Communion?

A quick note from:OFFICE OF LITURGY

Q: I know Catho-lics once were not supposed

to receive Communion more than once a day.

Could you please ex-plain the Church’s po-sition now on receiv-ing Communion twice on the same weekend.

It is very disheart-ening to me to attend Mass, like a funeral or wedding, and not be able to participate.

Would being a lector, usher or other minister of service affect the answer? (Wisconsin)

A:Former Church regulations did in fact limit re-

ception of Communion to once a day.

Those rules were considerably relaxed, however, in the 1983 Code of Canon Law, which says simply that one who has received

the Eucharist may re-ceive again, but only within the context of a Mass (Canon 917). In 1984 the Vatican Commission for Inter-pretation of Canon Law explained that, even at Mass, Communion should not be received more than twice a day. Note, this is twice a day, however, not twice a weekend. That should cover almost every situation that might normally arise. It will also help to understand that this policy if one is aware of two concerns the Church considers in such matters.

First and most ba-sic, the normal prac-tice should be that, un-less there is a serious obstacle, one should receive the Eucharist whenever he or she participates in a eu-charistic celebration. This is, I believe, well understood by most Catholics today. Reception of Com-munion is an integral part, not an optional extra, in the eucharis-tic sacrifice. While this is true for everyone, it is par-ticularly applicable to those Catholics who happen to have official ministerial roles for that liturgy.

On the other hand, the Church knows from experience that some Catholics are tempted to treat sacred things, even the Mass, in a su-perstitious manner. I once knew a lady who piously claimed that she had attended 11 Masses — at least the essential parts — every Sunday. One reason for the former once-a-day rule and for the present pol-icy was to discourage people from “collect-ing” Holy Communions in a similar fashion. The Church trusts that people’s deeper awareness of the mean-ing of the Eucharist will prompt them to receive the Eucharist whenever it is appro-priate, even more than once a day.

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THE SACRAMENTARYThe Sacramentary is the book used by the presider which

contains all the prayers he prays, both audibly and inaudibly, as he presides over the celebration of the Eucharist. The book also contains the General Instruction on the Roman Missal, often referred to by it’s initials: GIRM. The GIRM contains both the theological understanding of the cele-bration of the Eucharist and general instructions on how to

celebrate the Eucharist. De-tailed instructions are found throughout the Sacramentary. They are printed in red thus giving them the term rubric, meaning “red letter”. The General Instructions

and rubrics are not guidelines. They are to be followed, most without exception. The In-structions and rubrics are a series of gestures, postures,

actions, and prayers (audible and inaudible) that prescribe the order of the celebration of the Mass. There are some rubrics that offer a choice that the presider may choose between. There are a few that suggest the presider use words similar to those provided. While these options seem to provide some flexibility, it is the adherence to the prayer text, order, and movements prescribed in the Sacramen-tary that unites every parish celebration with the universal Church.The Sacramentary is used throughout the Mass. It de-

scribes the way the presider greets the assembly, provides the text for the opening prayer, the prayer over the gifts, and the prayer at the conclusion of communion. It offers several blessing prayers, some prescribed for specific cel-ebrations and other blessing prayers that are at the option of the presider.The Sacramentary follows the liturgical year with specific

prayers for the various Sunday celebrations within the litur-gical seasons. There are prayers for special Masses based on the Roman calendar (i.e. the upcoming Solemnity of Peter and Paul celebrated on June 29 of each year). There are Ritual Masses for weddings, confirmations, and ordinations. Masses are provided for various needs and occasions, for civil needs, for various public needs, for particular needs, for the Dead and Votive Masses.At the very heart of the Sacramentary are the Eucharis-

tic Prayers and the preface prayers that help us enter into the celebration of the Eucharist. There are four Eucharistic Prayers that may be used by the presider for the commu-nity’s Eucharistic celebration. There are two Eucharistic Prayers for Masses of Reconciliation, used whenever there is a more reflective sense on community’s need for reconcil-iation (often used during Lent). There are three Eucharistic prayers for Masses with Children. A separate Directory for Masses with Children governs the use of these Eucharistic Prayers. Following the instructions in this Directory, these three prayers are seldom used for the community’s celebra-tion of the Eucharist.


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Calling all youth in the Columbus diocese, it’s time to get ready to XLT. The Diocesan Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry will offer a pro-gram known as XLT (exalt), which gathers youths together for an intense night of prayer and worship through-out different areas across the diocese this fall. XLT nights are now being planned for Columbus, Marion, Scioto County and the Knox-Licking counties area. The nights are going to be divided into three parts: praise and worship music, a guest speaker and eucharistic adoration. The XLT nights began in Atlanta un-der the leadership of local parish youth ministers. The intent was to help teen-agers grow in understanding and appreciation for the Eucharist. Soon there were hundreds of young

people from around the city coming to-gether for XLT. Now several cities are conducting XLT programs, and they have been included in the past two Na-tional Catholic Youth Conferences. An effort to bring XLT to the Colum-bus Diocese began several years ago at Delaware St. Mary Church. Leaders of the XLT ministry there recently formed a committee with other youth ministers, priests and musicians located in the Columbus metropolitan area who were interested in expanding XLT in the diocese. The XLT central committee has formed a collaborative partnership with the youth ministry office. The two organizations, their part-ner parishes, and the hosting parish or school will sponsor the XLT nights. The central committee hopes to see local XLT committees forming soon in each deanery in the diocese.

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Faith plays role in ODU athletics programBy Dwayne Henderson, ODU intern

What is faith? “Faith” is a belief in an idea not based on evidence. For many students, select-ing the right college is about more than examin-ing programs or looking at residence halls. Many want a school that will spiritually enrich them. What about those who include athletics into the mix? How does faith play a role in their character as a college student? More college teams seem to be implementing the practice of their faith into the sport. Student-athletes use what they have experienced and learned as a foundation in becoming better people on and off the field. Ohio Dominican Uni-versity’s (ODU) Head Football Coach Dale Carlson’s motto is, “Be-ing a Man of Character,” which promotes faith and

the importance of reputa-tion on and off the field. He stresses the meaning of character, and referenc-es the Bible and the sig-nificance of its meaning. “I have a strong faith ba-sis... all the things I have learned in my lifetime, I try to integrate what I’ve learned and communicate that message to my play-ers,” he said. “Character is the backbone of a person, and personal faith not only plays a big role in football but in life as well.” Carlson’s method does not try to impose religion on his players, but rather suggests that athletes will relate to the importance of the lesson and apply it their lives. Senior tight-end Steven Lilak has been a part of the ODU football pro-gram for the past three seasons. “The messages that Coach Carlson com-municates to us do have meaning and it also ex-presses his care for us on

a level more than just as a coach,” said Lilak. Megan Unterbrink, a for-mer ODU soccer player said, “Faith to me means something. ... My former coach, Paul Habrecht, at-tempted to teach us of the importance of our faith as student-athletes and made an effort to incorporate those principles onto the soccer field. For the time I was a part of the soccer team, I feel that Coach Habrecht’s messages and speeches had meaning but most importantly meant something to me.” Ohio Dominican works to encourage everyone to come to the university, re-gardless of their religious background. The goal of the university is to try to shape its student-athletes to be better people in ev-erything they do. Encour-aging the merits of faith and sharing testimonies with the athletes makes a positive impact on the ODU community.

ST. PAUL GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM WINS CHAMPIONSHIP — The 4th grade girls softball team at Westerville St. Paul School recently won both the league and tournament championships. The final tournament game was held against Delaware St. Mary School with a score of 9-2. (Bottom row from left): Lindsey Cira, Rebecca King, Anna Traini, Taylor Bishop and Leah Roten; (middle): Lucy Reed, Rhyan Clima, Felicia Cercelli, Michelle Conti, Lauren Rhode, Alison Hager and Maria Chellis; and, (top): Coaches Richard Conti, Steven Circelli and Tom Bishop. CT photo courtesy of Cheryl Cira

Journaling has proven to be a very useful tool in putting one’s life into perspective. On Saturday, June 21, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., author Mary van Balen-Holt will present a pro-gram at the Martin De Porres Center, 2330 Air-port Drive in Columbus, that focuses on the use of journaling for spiritual development. This workshop will engage participants in a variety of journaling exercises that will help them become more pres-ent to the moment and more responsive to the divine relationship that is offered in it.

Using the journal as a writer’s notebook to be-come awake to the ex-traordinary in everyday life, using a jeweler’s loupe to look closely and sketching to focus are some approaches that will be used. Participants are asked to bring journals. Van Balen-Holt is the author of four books, an adjunct instructor of the-ology at Ohio Dominican

University and a regular contributing columnists for the Catholic Times newspaper. As a speaker and leader of retreats and days of reflection, she en-joys sharing her longtime practice of journaling. Suggested donation is $15, which includes lunch. Registration is open until June 16. For more information or to register, call the center 614-416-1910.


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DeSales varsity baseball: CCL and district champions The Columbus St. Francis DeSales High School Varsity Baseball Team recently earned the titles of CCL Champs and District Champs. Pictured are (row one from left): Andrew Parise, Corey Kuskowski, Mitch Herbert, Mark Sherman, Matt Davidson and Jason Saddler; (row two from left): Paul Biancone, Bryan Flint, Nick Crawford, Ryan Clark, Jordan Antoncic and Thomas Gen-tile; and, (row three from left): Assistant Coach Matt Berndt, Mike Miller, Ryan Curl, Thomas Zierenberg, Justin Thompson, Tyler McCullough and Head Coach Tom Neubert. CT photo courtesy

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‘Drawn Deeper,’ journal to prayer and spirituality at De Porres CenterMass kicks-off summer for young adults

By Michelle Rosmarin, intern

The Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry is hosting a summer kick-off event at Columbus St. Jo-seph Cathedral at 5:15 p.m., on Tues-day, June 24. It begins with a Mass, followed by a barbeque in the under-croft. Admission is $7 per person or $5 plus a non-perishable food item. The goal of this event is to pro-mote the upcoming events for young adults and to allow young adults in the diocese to meet and connect with one another. Kelly Lavelle, program coordi-nator for the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, said that the summer kick-off will lay a founda-tion for recurring events geared to-wards young adults. “During the barbeque participants can enjoy good food while finding

information and resources on other events and ministries, Lavelle said. “We hope that this will encour-age more young adults to become active in their diocese, parishes and communities. The kick-off will also give participants the opportunity to meet other young adults who share their same interests.” She said that young adult minis-tries are an important part of diocesan outreach because those between the ages 18 and 35 have many talents that can be used to benefit communities. Other programs offered by Young Adult Ministries include a monthly book club as well as a monthly speak-er series titled, “Theology in a Pub.” To promote these and other events, the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry plans on visiting every par-ish in the diocese next year to share and spread their services.


LIVINGFaith

Thoughts on a holy vacation

My longtime friend is planning to take a special vacation and asked for my advice about where to go. As a world traveler, I had no qualms. I said, “Go to the wonderful shrines of the Blessed Mother, and you’ll experience soul-fulfilling joy.”

I know. I’ve been there. If money is of concern, tell your less fortunate neighbor just to visit our local shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Hasn’t the Blessed Virgin herself also experienced some hard economic times? I’m sure she will sympathize and offer ways to cope with the economy’s despairs. Here are my vacation recommendations:

Travel first to Ireland to visit the shrine of Our Lady of Knock, there to find peace and solace. I was never so cold as I was that July day, but Mass at our Lady’s shrine was worth all the discomfort. As was the blistering Mexican heat in Our Lady’s shrine of Guadalupe where you could almost smell the

roses she once placed into the scarf of Juan Diego, still available for viewing. Across the Atlantic Ocean in France, you must visit Paris and experience the joy of sighting the shrine where the Miraculous Medal first appeared to Saint Catherine Laboure. It will make the Miraculous Medal, which

we Catholics wear daily, much more meaningful. While in France, of course, you will pay a respectful visit to the famed grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. You probably will not receive a miracle to cure your aching back, but the waters from the springs there as Our Lady met with Bernadette, a poor shepherd girl, 18 times will still place echoes in your heart,

“I am The Immaculate Conception.” Walk in with those reciting the rosary at Fatima in Portugal, as with the three chosen children whom Our Lady instructed to pray for a peaceful world. Don’t we all need to hear those words?

Sheeran is a member at Columbus Christ the King Church.

By Martha Sliter Sheeran

Parenting is a call to transmit life Driving to church on Sunday, I saw a black bird flying up from a garden carrying two long stands of twine that trailed along its body on either side. I watched as the bird strained into the sky and disappeared behind a house, the nest building material adding a lot of drag. For a moment I wondered if the male or female bird did most of the building, and decided that it didn’t make much difference. Parenting, if approached responsibly, is hard work. The rewards are also great. My parents are both around 90 and still dispense plenty of parental love and wisdom to our families. A few nights ago my daughter and I sat in their living room as they welcomed Angie, a young woman who had often thought of

them as an additional set of grandparents. She was in town for her sister’s college graduation and wanted to stop by. Soon the room was circled with chairs as her mother and father, sisters and their husbands joined the group. There was a lot of laughter and catching up to do, and mom and dad didn’t miss a beat. Dad surprised Angie’s husband by shaking his hand and saying, “You’re from Texas aren’t you.” I’m not sure how he knew. Mom remembered meeting Chris a few years ago at our house when, while mom and dad were visiting, Angie surprised us by bringing her then fiancé over for introductions. The rest of us had forgotten. What a pleasant moment, sitting back and watching my old

friends and their grown-up children enjoying a visit with mom and dad. I am proud of them. With a short hiatus when my mother’s wire-rim glasses, turned down sailor hat and no frills outdoor attire embarrassed my adolescent self at day camp, (traits I was to appreciate and exhibit myself as I got older), I always have been. They have provided love and nurture not only for their own children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, but for many others who have been part of their lives at

one time or another. Their parenthood has been a reflection of God, both our Father and Mother. I began reading John’s Gospel for Lectio Divina this week and was struck by the verses: Indeed from his fullness we have, all of us, received grace upon grace, for the law was given through Moses, grace and truth have come from Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God, it is the only Son, who is closest to God’s heart, who has made God known. The image of the Son, closest to the parent’s heart, making that One

known, has stayed with me. We are able to know God truly because the Son who knows the Father and Mother reveals God’s being to us. That is how parenting at its best works. The goodness and love of the parents, rooted in their own closeness to God’s heart, is made known to others through their children. It is God’s love shared, generation after generation, through mother and father, daughter and son. But, human beings are not perfect. Parents are not perfect. Woundedness and sin distort the truth of God’s love. Some parents are abusive, in many cases because they were abused as children themselves. That distorted experience of love is also passed down, generation after generation.

But there is hope for all. At our best we reflect the love of God, both Father and Mother. In our weakness, we can find hope and encouragement in the divine family of the Trinity. We are, after all, invited to participate in that family life of love shared. In our woundedness, we can find healing love in prayer and in God’s love poured out through others in our lives. Parenting is a call to transmit life, physical and spiritual, to be part of God’s creativity. It is a call to share love as completely as we can. For every parent, the process offers opportunity to give and receive life, to nurture and to grow.

Copyright 2008 Mary van Balen-Holt

van Balen-Holt is a Lancaster resident and author.

LOCAL CONTRIBUTORMary van Balen-Holt

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Busy parish reflects positive attitudes of pastor, members

Food, seeds provided for mission in Appalachian Ohio

(Top photo) St. Joseph parishioners helped plant a garden in the community of Stout to provide fresh produce. Deacon Tony Bonacci is holding gardening equipment

(Left center) The Blessed Sacrament is exposed every weekday at the church

(Center) A statue of the church’s patron saint at the entrance to its community center

(Center right) Food pantry shelves were stocked with supplies to help the people of Stout through the summer

(Bottom) The parish Respect Life float was part of last year’s Plain City July 4 parade {Photos courtesy of Plain City St. Joseph Church)

Along Route 23 two-plus hours south of Columbus, the terrain changes drastically. The hills form a backdrop for the Portsmouth area and become even larger as

one travels west, wind-ing his way out Route 52 past beautiful Shawnee Hills State Park.Signs of affluence sur-

round the lake area – beau-tiful flower gardens, well-manicured lawns, vacation and year-round homes, boats and recreational ve-

hicles, walking trails, and docks which al-low people to enjoy the natural beauty of the area.To the casual passer-

by taking a leisurely drive, it would appear to continue like this. Those of us who have made this trip before know that it does not. A few miles farther, one begins to see fields of waist-high weeds, ramshackle trailers perched in impossible-looking places, boarded-up homes, abandoned vehicles, and piles and piles of trash no one has the resources to do anything about.It was the beauty of

the hills, coming alive in a million shades of green that first greet-ed our small group from Plain City St. Joseph Church on a recent spring day. Our three-vehicle caravan was destined for the St. Francis Mission, west of Portsmouth, near Stout, on the border of Adams and Scioto counties.Just as the hills of-

fered the promise of God’s warm spring days, we were travel-ing there to offer hope and promise and what help we might be to the people in this poverty-stricken area,

miles from much more af-fluent areas.We were 16 parishioners

ranging in age from three to 60-plus, delivering a 24-foot truckload of food, clothing, appliances, and other household items.We also carried an as-

sortment of garden tools, seeds, and boxes of veg-etable plants to help the mission plant a commu-nity garden. An old adage says “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” Our mission this day was to do both and help in any other way we could. Arriving around noon, we

met Gary Cooper, the di-rector of St. Francis Mis-sion, and his staff of vol-unteers – mostly family, plus a few neighbors.Gary and his family oper-

ate the mission out of a big barn filled with clothing and household goods, plus a separate trailer which serves as a food pantry. The mission is located on land donated by the Coo-per family. They also raise buffalo, which provides protein-rich meat for hun-gry families.We wasted no time in

the huge task of unload-ing the packed-to-the-roof truck. An assembly line of parishioners and mis-sion volunteers began im-mediately. With even the smallest hands helping, we made fast work of it, un-loading the U-Haul in less than two hours.We also had brought

lunch, and everyone had worked up an appetite to enjoy the fellowship and the simple picnic food. Our deacon, Tony Bonacci, led us in prayer as everyone

gathered, holding hands in a large circle of friendship. After lunch, we began the

task of stocking the almost-empty food pantry. When this was completed, Gary told us that it had never before been so full. He es-timated that the amount of donated food we brought would feed all the needy families in the surrounding area all summer. One item that brought

tears to the volunteers’ eyes was a brand-new freezer purchased by donations to our parish’s St. Martin de Porres group and stocked with meat and poultry. It was desperately needed because the freezer they had been using recently quit working.While some of us worked

in the food pantry, others helped the mission folks begin a large community garden. The ground had been well-tilled by Gary’s tractor, and we brought them two donated rototill-ers to leave behind to help keep the large garden free of weeds.After a couple more hours

of making everything fit and cleaning up, it was time to say goodbye. We left for home after hugs from everyone and prom-ises by us to make a return trip in the fall.Just before we left, the

chairman of our Appala-chia project, parishioner Ed Chuha, presented Gary with several checks from parishioners who could not make the trip, but wanted to help in a special way. We left, secure in the knowledge that the money will be spent to help oth-ers, as that is what Gary Cooper is all about.

BY GLORIA BUTLERFor Catholic Times

At Plain City St. Joseph Church, if you’ve got an idea, Father Pat Toner is anxious to hear about it. Chances are that once you present it, he’ll say “Go ahead” and a bunch of eager parishioners will be there to give you a hand.Over and over during a

recent visit to the parish, some of its members told of how Father Toner’s ini-tial encouragement during the 11 years he has been pastor started a project on the road to success.Joe Hofbauer, a mem-

ber of the parish since the 1930s, talked of how a re-quest to improve some of the shrubbery in front of the church led to creation of a professionally land-scaped garden that pro-vides a welcoming sight at the entrance door.Bob Hess, a parishio-

ner for about two years, said his request for space for a church library led to construction from locally harvested wood of shelves that are filled with about 1,800 volumes, a remark-ably large collection for a church with 900 members.Elsewhere in this week’s

Catholic Times is a story about the assistance the parish is giving to the St. Francis Mission, a food and clothing pantry in southern Ohio. That aid was sparked by parishioner Ed Chuha’s reading the center’s request last year in the Times for help and talking to Father Toner about it.“We were the only parish

in the 23-county area of the Diocese of Columbus to respond to that request,” Chuha said. “We’ve made four major trips there and

a couple of smaller ones. The last time we were there, they literally had run out of everything. We’ve also helped them plant seeds to grow their own crops because we want the people there to become self-sufficient.” The parish’s most recent

outreach activity is estab-lishment of a thrift store which is open every Satur-day morning in the build-ing that also houses Plain City’s community pantry.“There was a part of the

pantry that wasn’t be-ing used, and some of us thought it would be a good place to resell clothing and other items we didn’t need,” said Chuha’s wife, Bonnie. “Father and the people running the pan-try approved the idea. We cleaned it out and painted it, and it’s been open for a few months.”The positive attitude is

one reason the church has grown from about 100 people in 1971 to its cur-rent size. Another reason is Plain City’s location on the border of Madison and Union counties at the fringe of the Columbus metropolitan area.That growth resulted in

the purchase by the Dio-cese of Columbus of 30 acres along Ohio Route 161 for expansion of the church. The original church

building downtown, which seats about 150 people, is filled for Masses at 4:30 p.m. Saturday and 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Other par-ish events take place at a 1,000-square-foot, $1.2 million activity center about a mile away, which was opened in September 2006. Mass is celebrated there at 10:30 a.m. on Sun-

days in a multipurpose room seating about 200 people.The center also includes

offices, the library, class-rooms, and a kitchen which is an addition to the building.A larger church eventu-

ally will be built just north of the center. “We could have wait-ed until we had more money and built ev-erything at once, but we needed space too badly,” Father Toner said. “Before the cen-ter was built, we were working out of the church basement and a four-bedroom ranch house, and wondering where to put every-thing.”It’s hoped that an el-

ementary school and a Rosary garden even-tually will become part of the complex.Each of the center’s

classrooms is named for a saint and con-tains an original painting and descrip-tion of its namesake by Christopher Peli-cano, a young Italian artist. Following the saints’

example is an impor-tant theme of the parish. The front page of its bulle-tin every Sunday includes Father Toner’s statement that “Our mission is to be Saints Alive. We imitate the example of the Saints by drawing closer to the Lord in prayer.”Hofbauer said retaining

the church’s hometown feel is a key to the success of that mission. “We’ve always been a small com-munity church,” he said. “We’ve grown in numbers, but I believe we can retain

that feeling because we’ve always taken the time to listen to each other.”“We try to be welcom-

ing to any new faces from the moment they arrive,” Deacon Tony Bonacci said. “Walter Cooper, our sacristan, is usually hold-

ing the front door for peo-ple coming to Mass, and when he sees someone he doesn’t recognize, he will ask where they’re from and what brought them here.” Cooper, a parishioner for

35 years and known affec-tionately as “the Monsi-gnor,” was chosen Catho-lic Man of the Year in 2007 by the Catholic Men’s Luncheon Club for his ef-forts as an “ambassador of the Catholic Church” in Plain City.

BY TIM PUETReporter, Catholic Times

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH

Plain City

See CHURCH, Page 12 See MISSION, Page 12


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“In planning for our new church, one of the first things we’ve thought about is how to design it to continue the sense of family among parishio-ners,” Deacon Bonacci said. “We know that whatever the final de-sign, it’s going to have two gathering spaces, one on the outside and one inside.” “Families are always

welcome and, even though the multipurpose room has a ‘cry area’ for people with infants, Fa-ther Toner encourages them to join the rest of the congregation,” pa-rishioner Gloria Butler said. “He has said he’s a lot more concerned about a quiet church than one filled with signs of life.” “It’s a small thing, but

something I’ve noticed about this church is that at the end of Mass, every-body stays until the last song is over,” said church secretary Ann Walter. “I came here from a

much bigger parish and noticed that people seemed much more will-ing to interact with you,” said Jeff Fisher, a parish-ioner for about a year. “They don’t hesitate to ask for your help, and I was willing to give it.

That led to a feeling of satisfaction that I could make a contribution.” The Blessed Sacrament

is exposed at the church from 6 to 7 a.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, and continuously from 6 a.m. Thursday to 8 a.m. Friday. Parishioners say the exposition has made a difference in many as-pects of parish life.“We have the same prob-

lems as any parish or any large group of people in which there are bound to be a few disagreements,” parish administrator Sar-ah Reinhard said. “But since Father Pat started adoration here six or seven years ago, it seems there’s more of a sense that we can work out our problems.” “Adoration is a bench-

mark for charity,” Butler

said. “When people give themselves first to the Lord, everything else falls into place.”The church also operates

the Life and Mercy Cha-pel at the former Sacred Heart Church in Milford Center. The Blessed Sac-rament is exposed there 24 hours a day. The cha-pel also has a relic image of Our Lady of Guadal-upe and a lifesize copy of the Divine Mercy image revealed to St. Faustina Kowalska.Those will be moved to

Plain City for the sum-mer to allow for reno-vation of the chapel, which is being paid for through a grant from the Marian Foundation. When the remodeling

work is completed, the images will be returned to Milford Center, and Mass will be celebrated there at 9 a.m. every Saturday. Un-

til now, the 9 a.m. Masses were only on the first Sat-urday of the month. Even-tually, the images will be permanently moved to Plain City. The church and activ-

ity center are frequent stops for speakers such as Father Frank Pavone, president of Priests for

Life, and Catholic author and broadcaster Patrick Madrid. In addition, the center is also starting to be used for non-church events, such as an auction of petroleum collectibles that took place Wednes-day, June 11.“All of this happens be-

cause we’re willing to say

‘Yes’ to anything that’s good for the community and the Church and adds value to the life of either one,” Father Toner said. “When you bring a wel-coming attitude to every-thing, you’re blessed with more opportunities to live the Gospel and bring God’s love to others.”

CHURCH, continued from Page 10

MISSION, continued from Page 11

The activity center of Plain City St. Joseph Church includes classrooms, offices, a library and a kitchen. It is used for Masses and community and church events, and will be the site of a future new church and school Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Church

Bob Hess checks the shelves of the library he helped organize at Plain City St. Joseph Church CT photo by Dave Garick

We were remembering a previous visit when we actually went to the homes of some of the area residents. Without fail, the people told us that were it not for the St. Francis Mission and Gary Cooper, there were lots of times they simply would not have anything to eat.We headed back to cen-

tral Ohio and St. Joe’s, content that we had per-haps made a difference

in those peoples’ lives this beautiful day. It is easy to see that they live day to day with very low incomes, virtually no industry, few jobs, and even fewer rays of hope in their hearts, except their faith and maybe the hope a little parish in Plain City can provide.It is an awesome feeling

to know that our day was well-spent doing exactly what we are all called upon to do every day –

God’s work.This experience inspired

a poem I would like to share with readers:

Humbly I prayTo awaken each dayAnd thank you, God,

For my talents and my life,

That I may use themIn service to others,

To honor you and help those in strife.


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Father David Foxen, MSC, says he is filled with mixed emotions as he prepares to leave the Chillicothe Correctional Institution and go across the country for his next assignment.“I’m going to miss be-

ing helpful to the men here during a very diffi-cult time in their lives,” he said last week. “But I’ve done prison work for 22 1-2 years, and it’s going to be interesting to do something else before I get too old.”Father Foxen, 67, a

member of the Mission-aries of the Sacred Heart who has been chaplain at the prison for the past five years, has been trans-ferred to Our Lady of Solitude Church in Palm Springs, Calif., effective Tuesday, July 1.“The provincial of the

order asked if I could go out there because he said he badly needs a Spanish-speaking priest in that area,” he said. “At the same time, the state ended up abolishing one of the two chaplain posi-tions here at Chillicothe, so I would have been leaving anyway.“I always wanted to go

to the mission fields, and this may be the closest I’ll come.”Father Foxen visited his

new church last month and said he was im-pressed by the size and activity of its Hispanic population. “It has two Masses in Spanish ev-ery Sunday. Both were packed, with at least 400 people at each service,” he said. “A lot of them were

young people of many different levels of educa-tion. The parish is not a large one, but the build-ing is very well-used.

“It was built in 1929 and resembles one of California’s old Span-ish missions, making it stand out in a desert community.“Its name may sound

unusual in Ohio, but it’s not unusual for a His-panic church -- Nuestra Senora de la Soledad, in Spanish.” The Missionaries of the

Sacred Heart provide priests for the parish and for another Catholic Church in Palm Springs, Our Lady of Guadalupe.“There are three Cath-

olic parishes in Palm Springs. The one we don’t staff is where the movie stars go,” Father Foxen said, referring to the community’s reputa-tion as a resort.He has been a priest for

41 years and was chap-lain at two state prisons in Mansfield for 18 years before coming to Chilli-cothe. His only time away from prison minis-try since 1979 came from 1997 to 2003, when he served a six-year term as provincial of the order.His ministry was the

only full-time prison ministry in the Diocese of Columbus, which has more state correctional institutions than any oth-er Ohio diocese.Father Lawrence Hum-

mer, pastor of Chillicothe

St. Mary Church, will come to the prison once a week to say Mass and hear confessions. Volun-teers from St. Mary will continue to visit prison-ers and conduct religious education classes at the facility, a former federal prison which has 2,800 inmates and is classified as a medium-security institution. “I know he and the

people of St. Mary’s will keep this as an ac-tive ministry which has changed many men’s lives,” Father Foxen said. “It’s been a great privilege to listen to the men and be some-one through whom God worked to help them find love, understand-ing, and the realization that God accepts them as they are.”

Parishioners of Colum-bus Immaculate Concep-tion Church will honor Msgr. Anthony Missimi at a reception Sunday, June 29, in Marian Hall following the 11:30 a.m. Mass.Msgr. Missimi, 71, is

retiring from active min-istry, effective Tuesday, July 1, after 17 years as pastor at Immaculate Conception. He has been a pastor for 34 of his 45 years as a priest.Students of Immaculate

Conception School hon-ored him May 28 at an all-school Mass. An honor guard es-

corted him to the play-ground, where students released balloons bear-ing the words “The Mass never ends; it must be lived.” He always used that phrase at Mass just before pronouncing the words of dismissal to “go forth to love and serve the Lord.”He also received a blan-

ket depicting the church and the school, and a banner signed by all the students.On the last day of

school, June 5, first-grade students sang a song composed in his honor. He was given a book of remembrances

written by school and church staffers and a plasma television set.“I’m sure he will use

the TV to watch a lot of sporting events,” said school principal John Grossman. “One of the many out-

standing things about Monsignor was how supportive he was of the school’s athletes. He made it a point to see at least one game every year played by each of the school’s teams at ev-ery grade level. We can have around 20 teams playing at one time, so that was quite a commit-ment in the midst of his other pastoral duties.“He has taken an active

role in the sacramental formation of the chil-dren and working with their liturgies, and he

has attended many of the receptions after the first sacraments in peo-ple’s homes. “One of the school’s

proudest moments came in 1997 when it was hon-ored as a national Blue Ribbon school. He went with us to Washington to receive the award.”Parish administrator

Carolyn Smith and fi-nancial secretary Pat Vandagrift began work-ing with Msgr. Missimi when he was in Grove-port and will continue as parish staff members fol-lowing his retirement.“His good nature,

warmth and enthusiasm created a family-like atmosphere in our of-fice,” said Smith, who has worked with him for 30 years.

Fr. Foxen going West; Msgr. Missimi leaving IC By TIM PUET

Students at Immaculate Conception School say goodbye to Msgr. Anthony Missimi Photo courtesy Immaculate Conception School

Father David Foxen, MSC, chaplain at the Chillicothe Correc-tional Institution, is going to California CT photo by Tim Puet


FatherLawrence L. Hummer

Exodus 19:2-6aRom. 5:6-11

Matt. 9:36-10:8 The incident in Exodus takes place after the Isra-elites had escaped from Egypt. It comes before Moses received the Law on the mountain top. Although the instruction is given to Moses who alone went up the moun-tain, all of “the Israelites” receive the message. Moses must say “to the house of Jacob; tell the Is-raelites....” In Jewish commentar-ies “house of Jacob” is used to refer to women and “Israelites” (literally children or sons of Israel) refers to men. One Midrash of this pas-sage explained that God mentioned the House of Jacob first because women are prompter in fulfilling the commandments. Another suggested it was because they will teach the children (either by teaching them or by taking them to school).” Even in what is often called a very patriarchal

collection of writings (the Old Testament) the rabbis who commented on them took care to point out the special inclusion of wom-en in surprising ways. This is not to say that they were always positive in their outlook on women. Here at least the rabbis recognized the key role that women played in the handing down of the tradi-tions of Judaism, first by being prompt in fulfilling the commandments and then in seeing to it that their children were edu-cated in their observance. However, there was also an instruction in the rab-binic writings that a man who is wise would thank God every day for not having been born a wom-an or a slave! The woman was in charge of spinning and weaving, cooking, grind-ing the grain for the flour, kneading the dough, bak-ing, hauling water, and providing oil. She also took part in planting and harvesting, not to mention bearing and raising children. We can only imagine what a wise woman might pray for every day, then or now! Sunday’s Gospel shows

how moved Jesus was at seeing the crowds. Matthew does not say why they seemed to be ‘like sheep without a shep-herd,” or why they “were troubled and abandoned,” only that they were. Observing that the har-vest is abundant but the laborers few, he tells them to “ask the master of the harvest to send out labor-ers for his harvest.” The named Apostles were all men. In Roman Catholic teaching the bishops are their successors. Their task is simple: to proclaim that the King-dom of heaven is at hand. The authority Jesus gave them was to drive out unclean spirits and to cure every disease and illness. He told them to pro-claim “The kingdom of heaven is at hand.” We cannot discount the efforts of many volunteers (often women) who make just as powerful a procla-mation of the kingdom by their teaching in our par-ish schools, their efforts on behalf of the poor and needy and their visiting of the sick and shut-ins. Over the years I have been deeply moved many times by the tales volun-teers tell. Given their innate de-sire to heal and comfort the sick and suffering, they are often disturbed and frustrated when con-fronted with the modern

demons of broken mar-riages or alienation from the Church. Their basic instincts lead them to heal many more than most of us who have been ordained will ever know. If that’s not doing the work of the harvest I don’t know what is. So here’s to those who minister to the children and to the sick and the shut-ins! May the Lord of the har-vest send us many more of you. Your names may be Si-mone, or Andrea. They may be Jamie or Joanna. May the pain of your la-bor and your labor’s pain, bear rich fruit for the sake of the Kingdom! Father Lawrence L. Hum-mer, pastor at Chillicothe St. Mary, can be reached at [email protected].

The Weekday Bible

Readings

MONDAY1 Kings 21:1-16

Psalm 5:2-3b,4b-7Matthew 5:38-42

TUESDAY1 Kings 21:17-29

Psalm 51:3-6b, 11, 16Matthew 5:43-48

WEDNESDAY2 Kings 2:1,6-14

Psalm 31:20-21,24 Matthew 6:1-6,16-18

THURSDAYSirach 48:1-14Psalm 97:1-7

Matthew 6:7-15

FRIDAY2 Kings 11:1-4,9-18,20Psalm 132:11-14,17-18

Matthew 6:19-23

SATURDAY2 Chronicles 24:17-25Psalm 89:4-5,29-34Matthew 6:24-34

May the pain of your labor and your labor’s pain, bear rich fruit for the sake of the kingdom

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)

Give thanks unto the Lord


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Perhaps you have been asked by those of other faiths why Catho-lics have so many tradi-tions. You may remem-ber being taught that the Catholic Church be-lieves in “Scripture and Tradition.” What about those traditions? Are those traditions superstitious? And what about those friends of yours from other church-es who say we shouldn’t believe in tradition? Fear not, the tradi-tion the Church speaks of has nothing to do with customs or myths. The tradition we speak of and believe in comes to us largely through Scripture, the Apostles and the oral teachings handed to us through the centuries. You might have heard some say that Jesus con-

demned tradition. How-ever, he condemned only that tradition that comes from man, not from faith. Otherwise, why would Jesus have told His fol-lowers to do whatever the Scribes and Phari-sees (who Jesus often quarreled with) tell you to do when they teach? Jesus just warned his followers to not follow the personal example of the Scribe and Phari-sees, whom he often labeled as hypocrites. (Matthew 22:2-3.) We must remember that the Bible was not put into its current form until 382 AD when after several Church coun-cils and the approval of Pope Damasus, it was completed. Although, in the 16th century after the Protes-

tant Reformation some Christian churches re-moved some of the books of the Old Testament. In other words for the first 300 years of Chris-tianity, tradition kept those books alive and without that tradition and without the Catho-lic Church, we wouldn’t know which books be-longed in the Bible and which books did not. After years of prayer and study, only those books that scholars knew were firsthand accounts of Jesus and the early Church were included. So in other

words those folks who believe in “the Bible alone” would have had over 300 years without any Bible. If they didn’t believe in tradition what would they have relied on for their faith and who would they have lis-tened to? No wonder St Paul told the Corinthians to, “Hold fast to the tradi-tions, just as I handed them on to you.” (1 Corinthians 11:2) In his second Letter to the Thessalonians, St. Paul also instructs the faithful to, “Stand

firm in the traditions you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.” (2 Thessa-lonians 2:15) The Second Vatican Council issued a docu-ment on the matter of Scripture and tradition titled, Dei Verbum (The Word of God.) “Hence there exists a close connection and a communication between sacred Tradition and sa-cred Scripture. For both of them flow from the same divine wellspring in a certain way merge into a unity and tend to-ward the same end.” In the concluding para-graph of St. John’s Gos-pel, he reminds us that if every word of what Jesus said or did were recorded, there wouldn’t be enough books to con-tain them all. In Luke’s

Gospel, Jesus told the Apostles, “He who hears you hears me, and he who rejects you rejects me.” (Luke 10:16.) Through the teaching authority Jesus gave Pe-ter and every other pope who followed, Jesus entrusted that teaching authority to a tradition of leadership. (Matthew 16:16-20) In one of His final statements, Jesus com-missioned the Apostles to, “Go therefore and make disciples of all na-tions, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19.) Again, if it were not for tradition, how would we know any of this?

Hartline is the author of The Tide is Turning Toward Ca-tholicism and former teacher, coach, principal and adminis-trator for the diocese.

THE TIDE IS TURNINGTOWARD CATHOLICISMDavid Hartline

The role of tradition in the Faith

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13, FRIDAYSt. Anthony Celebration at St. Francis of Assisi6 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Church, 386 Buttles Ave., Co-lumbus. Mass honoring the Feast of St. Anthony of Padua, celebrated by Father Ron Atwood and Msgr. Mario Serra-glio, preceded by procession. Holy Bread will be distribut-ed and food and refreshments will be served after Mass. 614-299-5781

14, SATURDAYFather DeVille’s Retirement Mass4 p.m., Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refugee Road, Columbus. Father William DeVille’s final Mass as pastor before retiring, followed by reception. 614-861-1242

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16, MONDAYCatholic Social Services Annual Meeting3:30 p.m., St. Andrew Church, 1899 McCoy Road, Colum-bus. Catholic Social Services meeting, Mass and dinner. Marian Prayer Group7 p.m. Mass, St. Patrick Church, 280 N. Grant Ave., Columbus. Celebrated by Father Andre LaCasse, OP. 614-416-1910 Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at 7:10 p.m. 614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776

19, THURSDAYStudy of Sunday Readings at Newark Retreat Center10 to 11:30 a.m., Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Study of this coming Sun-day’s Scripture readings with Father Rod Damico. 740-928-4246 Columbus St. Mary High School Reunion1 p.m., Heimat Haus, 4555 Jackson Pike, Grove City. Colum-bus St. Mary High School all-class reunion and cookout. 614-299-8739

20-21, FRIDAY-SATURDAYFather-Son Retreat at Sts. Peter and Paul CenterSts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Father-son retreat with Father Rod Dam-ico from 7 p.m. Friday to end of 4 p.m. Mass Saturday. 740-928-4246

20-22, FRIDAY-SUNDAYCatholic Charismatic Retreat at St. Therese’s St. Therese’s Retreat Center, 5277 E. Broad St., Columbus. Retreat sponsored by Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center and directed by Father Cliff Bishop. Subject: “The Power of Intercessory Prayer: Our Model — Queen Esther.” 614-237-7080

21, SATURDAYSecular Franciscans Clean Holy Family Soup Kitchen9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Holy Family Soup Kitchen, 57 S. Grubb St., Columbus. Cleanup by St. Pio of Pietrelcina Secular Fran-ciscans. Participants are asked to bring buckets, rags, scrub brushes, and ladders. Cleaning supplies and food will be provided. Cookie 614-275-4960 Bishop Watterson 50th Anniversary Prayer Service6 p.m., Bishop Watterson High School, 99 E. Cooke Road, Columbus. Prayer service honoring all deceased members of the Watterson community as part of school’s 50th anniversary, followed by reception, open house and tour. 614-268-8671 DeSales 25th Anniversary Reunion7 p.m., Gordy’s, 6150 Sunbury Road, Westerville. Colum-bus St. Francis DeSales High School Class of 1983 25th Anniversary reunion. Labyrinth Walk at Shepherd’s Corner7 to 8:30 p.m., Shepherd’s Corner, 987 N. Waggoner Road, Blacklick. “Summer Solstice: The Wisdom of Turnings,” a walk through the site’s labyrinth. Registration deadline June 17. 614-416-1023 Bishop Watterson 35th Anniversary Reunion7:30 p.m., 261 E. North Broadway, Columbus. Bishop Watterson Class of 1973 35th Anniversary reunion. 614-268-8671

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23, MONDAYOur Lady of Peace Men’s Bible Study7 p.m., Our Lady of Peace Church, located at 20 E. Do-minion Blvd., Columbus. Bible study of Sunday Scrip-ture readings. 614-459-2766 Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Ro-sary at 7:10 p.m. 614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776

24, TUESDAYYoung Adult Summer Kickoff5:15 p.m., St. Joseph Cathedral, 212 E. Broad St., Co-lumbus. Summer kickoff event for anyone aged 18 to 35, sponsored by diocesan Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. Begins with Mass, followed by barbecue in undercroft. 614-241-2565 Mass Honoring Our Lady, Queen of Peace7 p.m., Dining room, Villas of St. Therese Independent Living, 25 Noe-Bixby Road, Columbus. Father Joseph Losh celebrates Mass for vocations honoring Our Lady, Queen of Peace, preceded by Rosary at 6:30 p.m. and followed by potluck. 614-861-4888

26, THURSDAYStudy of Sunday Readings at Newark Retreat Center10 to 11:30 a.m., Sts. Peter and Paul Retreat Center, 2734 Seminary Road S.E., Newark. Study of this coming Sun-day’s Scripture readings with Father Rod Damico. 740-928-4246 Theology and a Pub7 p.m. Columbus Maennerchor, 966 S. High St. Kathy and Paul Harvey, Columbus residents who lived in Northern Ireland for 14 years, discuss “Do Green and Orange Have to Clash?” For Catholic young adults. Contact [email protected] to RSVP.‘Courage’ Support Group Meeting7:30 p.m., A Catholic organization providing support for individuals with same-sex attraction. Mary Louise 614-436-8676

27, FRIDAYMount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital 100th Anniversary Noon, Mount Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital, 500 S. Cleve-land Ave., Westerville. Bishop Frederick Campbell cel-ebrates Mass honoring hospital’s 100th anniversary.

28, SATURDAYHoly Rosary-St. John White Elephant Sale9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. John Center, 640 S. Ohio Ave., Columbus. White elephant sale featuring household goods, clothing, furniture and electronics, benefiting the Community of Holy Rosary and St. John the Evan-gelist. 614-252-5926 St. Ladislas Homecoming4 p.m., St. Ladislas Church, 277 Reeb Ave., Columbus. Mass, followed by 100th anniversary open house from 5 to 9 p.m., sponsored by alumni association. Reservation deadline June 14. 614-833-9704 Mass and Blessing of Parish Activity Center at St. Paul6 p.m., St. Paul Church, 313 N. State St., Westerville. Bishop Frederick Campbell celebrates Mass and blesses new parish activity center.

29, SUNDAYMsgr. Missimi’s Retirement Mass11:30 a.m., Immaculate Conception Church, 414 E. North Broadway, Columbus. Msgr. Anthony Missimi’s final Mass as pastor before retiring, followed by reception in Marian Hall. 614-267-9241Everyday Sunday ConcertNoon to 5 p.m., St. Catherine Church, 500 S. Gould Road, Columbus. Concert with Columbus band Everyday Sun-day, sponsored by diocesan Vocations Office. 614-221-5565Church of the Resurrection 25th Anniversary Mass1:30 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 6300 E. Dub-lin-Granville Road, New Albany. Bishop Frederick Campbell celebrates church’s 25th anniversary Mass.

30, MONDAYHearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study7:30 to 9 p.m., Marian Hall, St. Michael Church, 5750 N. High St., Worthington. Hearts of Jesus and Mary Bible Study/Prayer Group meeting, beginning with Rosary at 7:10 p.m. 614-846-3803 or 614-841-1776

JULY

1, TUESDAYCatholic War Veterans Monthly Meeting7:30 p.m., American Legion Post 239, 708 Morning St., Worthington. Meeting of Catholic War Veterans Post 1936. Open to those who served in the military three or more months, were honorably discharged or are on ac-tive duty. 614-221-7601

3, THURSDAYMonthly Adoration of Blessed SacramentOur Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church, 5225 Refu-gee Road, Columbus. Begins after 9 a.m. Mass; continues through 6 p.m. Holy Hour.

FESTIVALS


Bishop Frederick Campbell told sisters celebrating jubilee

anniversaries that throughout their lives, they have followed the example of the widow in the Gospel of Mark who was praised by Jesus not for the size of her gift, but the spirit in which it was given.“The woman gave only two

coins, which represented a fraction of what the people in front of her had given. The difference was, as Jesus said, that ‘They gave from their abundance, while she gave all she had,’” the bishop said during a Mass for the jubilarians Saturday, June 7, at Columbus St. John the Baptist Church.“In the giving of yourselves

that is at the heart of all religious vows, there is the sure trust and confidence that in offering the whole of your lives, you receive something back in even greater form. In that gift of ourselves, we find ourselves.”“Keep at it,” the bishop said.

“For we have been given a gift that must be shared, a call that must be answered, in which we find not only ourselves, but

God. And let us pray that there be another generation to which we can pass on that gift which has been given to us.”During a reception after

Mass, the bishop expressed his gratitude for the sisters’ service. “Thank you for all you are, for your state of being, consecrated to the work of the Lord and framed by the vows and promises you have made, that shapes everything you do,” he said.The oldest of the jubilarians

present, Sister Mary Franz, OSF, was received into the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate of Joliet, Ill., 75 years ago.Sister Mary, 92, who was

known as Sister Ursuline during much of her career, lives in the Seton Square North housing complex and has been teaching English to some of the Chinese immigrants who live there.“I’ve always been an

educator, no matter what my actual assignment has been,” she said. “Whether it’s been in grade schools or high schools, as a pastoral minister, in ministry to the sick and the bereaved, or in RCIA classes, my work always has involved teaching of some kind.“When I started teaching, I

hadn’t finished college, which was common at that time. It took me 10 years to get out of college and 20 years to get my master’s degree. Things are certainly a lot different today, and that’s good,” she said.Sister Mary grew up in

Columbus. She was baptized at St. Francis of Assisi Church. After her parents moved to what then was known as the South End and now is called German Village, she went to

St. Mary Church and School. Her service has been mostly

in the dioceses of Joliet, Chicago, and Columbus, where she has been stationed at Marion St. Mary, Columbus St. Christopher, Logan St. John, and Columbus St. Elizabeth churches.“When I started in

bereavement work and RCIA, there was some question as to whether they would be successful,” she said. “I always thought that if God wants something to continue, he will allow it to continue, and that’s what’s happened. These ministries have spread because they are needed.“I’ve never dreamed of living

this long, and I’m grateful to God for allowing me to do so because I feel so much closer to him now, and that’s what we were born for. I appreciate this much more every day.”All the jubilarians in

attendance received a certificate and a book from the bishop.Sister Barbara Holtzinger,

OSF, celebrated the 66th anniversary of her profession of vows. She is a caregiver for her own family. Sister Marcia Fleder, OP, marked her 60th year as a consecrated sister. She is assistant sacristan

at the infirmary chapel of the Motherhouse for the Dominican Sisters of St. Mary of the Springs and also works at the Dominicans’ Martin de Porres Center.Celebrating their 50th

anniversaries were: Sister Jeanne Brown, OP, a volunteer at the St. Mary of the Springs infirmary; Sister Nancy Caroccia, OP, manager of the Dominican Acres environmental center in Columbus; Sister Mary Louise Pohlman, OSF, active in adult day care and other work with the elderly, and Sister Rebecca Spires, SNDdeN, a missionary who has lived among the residents of the Amazon River region in northern Brazil for 38 years.With Sister Rebecca was one

of her co-workers, Father Nello Ruffalde, PIME, who is from Brazil and was recognized for his 40 years of service as a missionary priest there.Other jubilarians not present

at the ceremony were: Sister M. Vincentia Wszolek, PCPA, 75 years; Sister Mary Humbert Davis, OP, Sister Henrietta Schwagler, OSF, Sister Aniceta Pitstick, OP, Sister Helen Walter, OP, and Sister Venard Kessler, OP, 70 years;Sister Mary Agnes Kordasz,

PCPA, Sister Rose Clement Stalter, OP, Sister Catherine Sullivan, OP, Sister Agnes Imelda Frohnapfel, OP, and Sister Rita Walker, OP, 65 years; Sister Jane D. McCaffrey, OP, Sister Loretta Forquer, OP, Sister George Ann Fosmire, OP, Sister Marie Joseph Porrello, OP, and Sister Mary Peter Sterwerf, OSF, 60 years;Sister Pauline Ross, OCarm,

Sister Anne Keenan, OP, Sister Carol Ann Spencer, OP, and Sister Dorothy Gerlica, SCN, 50 years; Sister Jean Ann Smith, CSC, Sister Barbara Goodridge, OSF, Sister Martha Langstaff, OP, Sister Rosemary Loomis, OP, and Sister Marie Miller, OSF, 40 years.

religious Jubilarians honored

Bishop Campbell greets Sister Mary Franz, OSF, celebrating the 75th anni-versary of being received into her religious order CT photo by Ken Snow

Bishop Frederick Campbell (center) with Jubilee of Anniversaries honorees (from left) Father Nello Ruffalde, PIME; Sister Jeanne Brown, OP; Sister Nancy Caroccia, OP; Sister Mary Franz, OSF; Sister Marcia Fleder, OP; Sister Rebecca Spires, SNdeN; Sister Marie Louise Pohlman, OSF, and Sister Barbara Holtzinger, OSF CT photo by Ken Snow

BY TIM PUETReporter, Catholic Times


View shows part of St. Anthony’s Monastery, located in the middle of the desert, nearly 100 miles southeast of Cairo, Egypt. The monastery, founded in 356, is considered by many to be the world’s oldest active Christian monastery. St . Anthony, known as the earliest Christian monk, set off into the desert around 280 and settled in caves near the monastery CNS photo/Asmaa Waguih, Reuters

Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago celebrates the Mass with area priests during the bless-ing of the iconic monstrance of Our Lady of the Sign, Ark of Mercy at St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Chicago May. The nine-foot high, hand carved and decorated, monstrance is be-lieved to be the largest in the world. It will be the focal point of the future Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in the Archdiocese of Chicago CNS/Karen Callaway, Catholic New World

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Brian and Mindy Ball received the high-est honor bestowed by St. Patrick School for volunteers – The Meritorious Service Award. The award was presented to the Ball’s by St. Patrick Pastor, Theodore K. Sill and school principal, Jacob F. Froning, as the climax to the annual students’ awards program held June 4.According to Froning, “The Meritorious

Service Award is presented to the person(s) who have demonstrated a history of service to St. Patrick School.” Mrs. Ball has served the school in numerous ways including: the school budget committee, the Pre-School Advisory Committee, Bingo Treasurer, and as a founding committee person for the school’s annual Din-ner/Auction fundraiser. Mr. Ball continues to bring the Jr. Achieve-

ment program to grades 4, 7, and 8 at St. Patrick School. Froning said “Brian does a wonderful job as our Jr. Achievement consul-tant. The students relate to his friendly and informative teaching style. He brings econom-ics to life for our young people.” Ball was also recognized as a critical asset with regard to the annual Dinner/Auction having the responsibil-ity for many of the logistical tasks associated with it.Fr. Sill commented, “We are fortunate to have

volunteers with the degree of dedication mani-fested by Mindy and Brian. They are a true asset to St. Patrick School. We are pleased to have this opportunity to give them the recogni-tion they richly deserve.”

Pictured are (L to R): Brian Ball, Fr. Ted Sill, Mindy Ball

Balls Receive St. Patrick Meritorious Service Award

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