four county catholic august 2012

Volume 24 Number 7 August 2012

Rediscover your faith...you are a child of God, called

by name, precious in his eyesand loved by him.

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Volume 24 Num er 7 August 2012

Rediscover your faith

you are a child of God, called

by name, precious in his eyes

and loved by him

On the CoverPope Benedict XVI has designated October, 2012-November, 2013 as the Year of Faith. The inspira-

tional words on the cover are drawn from Isaiah43: 1-4. Also on the cover is the official logo ofthis special year-long event. More information

will follow in the September and October issues.

They are Christ’s handsin our community.

- Bishop Cote describing Catholic Charities’ good works on the occasionof the opening of their new office in Middletown.

More than ever, the Church inAmerica needs heroes to inspire us to

stand up and to fall to our knees.- Monsignor Stanley Deptula, Executive Director of the Archbishop Fulton J.

Sheen Foundation speaking of the Heroic legacy of Venerable Archbishop Sheen.

We don’t have the mission statement onthe wall for decoration. It is to live by.- Mother Mary Patrick, SCMC, Principal of St. Joseph School in Baltic,

affirming the spirit of faith permeating everything at St. Joseph School.

The mission of any Christian wherever youare, is to cultivate a welcoming heart.

- Christina Capecchi paraphrasing Pope Benedict XVI.

Reagan should have amonument in every city.

- Lech Walesa speaking at the dedication of a new statue of PresidentRonald Reagan and Pope John Paul II in Gdansk, Poland.

The Most Reverend

Michael R. Cote, D.D. Bishopof Norwich

My Dear Brothers and Sisters inChrist:

The religious, social and consti-tutional issues that have increas-ingly occupied our thoughts thesepast months have not taken a sum-mer vacation. They have remainedhere with us and have intensified.This is a historic time for our econ-omy, our character as a Nation andfor religious freedom. It is an espe-cially appropriate time for the Vat-ican to have designated the Year ofFaith to begin on October 11,2012.

The chosen date corresponds tothe 50th Anniversary of the Sec-ond Vatican Ecumenical Counciland, of course, precedes the No-vember U.S. Presidential GeneralElection. The goal of the Year ofFaith is to encourage Catholics toactively rediscover our faith andgenerously share the saving truth ofthe Gospel at a time calling out fordirection and purpose. You will behearing the term New Evangeliza-tion to identify a renewed mission-ary spirit emerging over thedesignated twelve months.

We find ourselves as Catholics inAmerica tested severely by a societyincreasingly more secular, by de-creased religious observance andtoo often by a sense of compla-cency. The Year of Faith recognizes

these challenges of the time andwill help us reconnect with thecore teachings of our faith. It willenable us through events, liturgyand learning opportunities to pro-vide a more powerful witness bothnear and far. We pray that we reachand welcome home many of ourbrothers and sisters who have beenaway from the Church for a while.We miss them and have been pray-ing for them.

We must, of course, feel securein the exercise of religious freedomto live and share our faith. We can-not act with any less urgency rightnow regarding the united effort tolet our U.S. Senators and Congres-sional Representatives know thatthe HHS mandate must be re-scinded. There can be no conces-sion of our First Amendmentrights. We remain on full alert asthe 43 lawsuits protesting the man-date work toward a legal conclu-sion. All our efforts to rekindle andlive our faith through the manycharitable and life-saving ministriesdepend on freedom of religion andconscience. We must preserve andprotect our religious freedom. Thisdefense must continue. To thisend, the Conference of Bishops hasinitiated a text message campaign.As supporters of religious liberty,you can text “Freedom” (for Eng-

lish) or “Libertad” (for Spanish) to377377 on your cell phones to re-ceive updates on religious liberty. Iencourage you to make use of thisvehicle and to continue yourprayers and actions for religiousliberty.

We are aware of the recent ac-tion by the House AppropriationsSubcommittee on Labor/HHS toinclude two provisions in its appro-priations bill for Fiscal Year 2013:the Abortion Non-DiscriminationAct and the Respect for Rights ofConscience Act. The Labor/HHSbill must be approved by the fullHouse Appropriations Commit-tee, then the House of Representa-tives, before it can be sent to theSenate. This could be a potentialbreakthrough regarding the Af-fordable Care Act - HHS mandateviolations against religious liberty.We shall see. Certainly, it furtherunderscores the need to contactour local and State representatives.

In the face of so many converg-ing challenges, the Year of Faithwill also help us renew our appre-ciation of community. Commu-nity was central to Jesus’ missionand remains at the heart of hisChurch still. As a community offaith, we support, sustain and com-fort each other through all the tri-als, tribulations, joys and despairs.

Recently, St. Paul Parish in Water-ford and the entire diocese experi-enced the tragic and painfulcriminal investigation of a formerpastor now charged with posses-sion of child pornography. We facethis openly, in full cooperationwith the authorities and togetheras a community. It tests our forgiv-ing nature. In time, as TimothyCardinal Dolan would phrase it,“The better angels of our naturewill prevail.”

I believe we will emerge as aneven stronger community. Our re-sponse to this incident was imme-diate, direct and with a parish-firstdetermination. We were verymuch assisted by the Charter forthe Protection of Children andYoung People, which mandateszero tolerance with regard to childendangerment in any form. Thiswe have maintained from the firstmoment the diocese was notified.It is still early in the legal proceed-ings, and we are just at the begin-ning of the healing process for alloffended and saddened by whathappened. We will find strength incommunity. We will overcome thisreprehensible moment.

With further regard to commu-nity, you may have followed theoutrage over a recent column onthe sports pages of a local newspa-

per. A sports editor wrote a fla-grantly offensive condemnation ofone of the diocesan high schools.Letters to the editor by studentsand parents in defense of theschool and an editorial rebuttal bythe diocesan Director of Commu-nications strongly defended ourschools. Here was a clear and pres-ent demonstration of communitysolidarity.

There has been no more com-pelling demonstration of commu-nity in recent months than the St.Joseph Parish in Norwich openingtheir school building to the St.Vincent DePaul Place soupkitchen and food pantry. Thekindness, generosity and caringspirit of the Parish to help thosemost in need exemplifies theCatholic community. Communitymatters.

As the Year of Faith approaches,let us take the time and find theenergy to rediscover our faith andbring the good news of salvation toothers. In this way you will be joy-fully energized by a personal en-counter with Jesus Christ. Andyour community of faith willflourish.

Sincerely yours in Christ’s love,

Bishop Michael R. Cote

Year of Faith – A Time to Flourish

Queridos hermanos y hermanas enCristo:

Los problemas religiosos, socialesy constitucionales que han ocu-pado cada vez más nuestros pen-samientos en estos últimos mesesno han tomado una vacación deverano. Han permanecido aquícon nosotros y han aumentado.Este es un momento histórico paranuestra economía, para nuestrocarácter como Nación y para la lib-

ertad religiosa. Es un momentoapropiado especialmente para elVaticano, que comenzando el 11de octubre del 2012 lo ha nom-brado el Año de Fe.

La fecha escogida corresponde al50O aniversario de el ConcilioVaticano II y, por supuesto, pre-cede a las elecciones presidencialesgenerales de noviembre de los Es-tados Unidos. El objetivo de el Añode Fe es animar activamente a los

Católicos a descubrir de nuevo sufe y compartir generosamente laverdad salvadora del Evangelio enun tiempo llamado a dirección ypropósito. Surgiendo a través de losdesignados doce meses usted estaráescuchando el término de NuevaEvangelización que identificará aun renovado espíritu misionero.

Como Católicos nos encon-tramos en los Estados Unidos sev-eramente puestos a prueba por una

sociedad cada vez más secular, porla disminución de la práctica reli-giosa y con demasiada frecuenciapor un sentido de complacencia. ElAño de Fe reconoce estos desafíosde la época y nos ayudará a re-conectarnos con las enseñanzasfundamentales de nuestra fe. Através de eventos, liturgia y opor-tunidades de aprendizaje nos per-mitirá entregar un testimonio máspoderoso ambos proximal y lejano.

Oramos para alcanzar y dar bien-venida a muchos de nuestros her-manos y hermanas que han estadoalejados de la Iglesia por untiempo. Los extrañamos y hemosestado orando por ellos.

Por supuesto, para vivir y com-partir nuestra fe debemos sentirnosseguros en la práctica de libertadreligiosa. En estos momentos nopodemos proceder con menos ur-

Año de Fe – Un Tiempo para Florecer

Año de Fe Cont. on page 4

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gencia respecto al esfuerzo unidopor dejar saber a nuestrosSenadores y Representantes delCongreso de Estados Unidos queel mandato HHS (por sus siglas eninglés) debe ser revocado. Nopuede haber concesión de nuestrosderechos de Primera Enmienda.Permanecemos en máxima alerta amedida que las 43 demandas judi-ciales trabajan protestando elmandato con dirección a una con-clusión jurídica. Todos nuestros es-fuerzos por reavivar y vivir nuestrafe a través de muchos ministeriosde caridad y salvar -vidas dependende la libertad de conciencia y de re-ligión. Debemos preservar y prote-ger nuestra libertad religiosa. Estadefensa debe continuar. Con estefin, la Conferencia de Obispos hapuesto en marcha una campaña demensajes de texto. Usted comopartidario a la libertad religiosa,puede enviar un texto en su telé-fono celular “Freedom” (en inglés)o “Libertad” (en español) al377377 para recibir actualizados enlibertad religiosa. Le recomiendo

que haga uso de este medio y con-tinúe su oración y acción para lalibertad religiosa.

Estamos concientes de la acciónreciente por el Subcomité de Asi-gnaciones de la Cámara de Tra-bajo/HHS (por sus siglas en inglés)de incluir dos resoluciones en su leyde asignaciones para el Año Fiscal2013; la Ley de No-Discrimi-nación de Aborto y la Ley de Re-speto a los derechos de Conciencia.La Ley de Trabajo HHS (por sus si-glas en inglés), debe ser aprobadapor toda la Cámara del Comité deAsignaciones, luego por la Cámarade Representantes, antes de poderser enviada al Senado. Esto podríaser una eventual ruptura con re-specto a las violaciones de elmandato ACA-HHS (por sus siglasen inglés) en contra de la libertadreligiosa. Veremos. Ciertamente,resalta aún más la necesidad decontactar a nuestros representanteslocales y Estatales.

Frente a tantos desafíos que con-inciden, el Año de Fe también nosayudará a renovar nuestra apre-

ciación a la comunidad. La comu-nidad fue fundamental para la mis-ión de Jesús y todavía permaneceen el corazón de su Iglesia. Comocomunidad de fe, nos apoyamos,nos sostenemos y nos consolamosunos a otros a través de todas laspruebas, tribulaciones, alegrías ydesesperanzas. Recientemente, laParroquia de St. Paul en Waterfordy toda la diócesis experimentó latrágica y dolorosa investigaciónpenal de un ex-pastor ahora acu-sado de posesión de pornografía in-fantil. Enfrentamos estoabiertamente, en plena coop-eración con las autoridades yunidos como comunidad. Estopone a prueba nuestra naturalezade perdonar. Con el tiempo, comolo expresaría el cardenal TimothyDolan, “Los mejores ángeles denuestra naturaleza prevalecerán”.

Yo Creo que surgiremos comouna comunidad más sólida. Nues-tras acciones en este incidentefueron inmediatas, directas y con ladeterminación de la parroquia-enprimer lugar. Estabamos muy asis-

tidos por el Estatuto para la Protec-ción de Niños y Jóvenes, que obligaen cualquier forma cero toleranciacon respecto a niños en peligro.Nosotros hemos mantenido estodesde el primer momento en quela diócesis fue notificada. Aún estemprano en el proceso judicial, yestamos justo al principio del pro-ceso de sanación para todos losofendidos y entristecidos por loocurrido. Encontraremos fortalezaen la comunidad. Nosotros super-aremos este momento censurable.

En lo que respecta a la comu-nidad, quizás usted haya seguido ala indignación por causa de unacolumna reciente en las páginas de-portivas de un periódico local. Uneditor de deportes, escribió unacondenación escandalosamenteofensiva de una de las escuelas se-cundarias diocesanas. Cartas al ed-itor en defensa de la escuela departe de padres y estudiantes y unarefutación editorial de parte de elDirector diocesano de Comunica-ciones defendió con firmeza nues-tras escuelas. Aquí hubo una

demostración clara y actual de so-laridad comunitaria.

No ha habido ningunademostración de comunidad en losmeses recientes más convincenteque la de la Parroquia de St. Josephen Norwich con la apertura de suedificio de escuela al sitio de soupKitchen y de despensa de alimen-tos de San Vincente DePaul. Labondad, generosidad y espíritu car-itativo de la Parroquia por ayudara aquellos en más necesidad ejem-plifica la comunidad Católica. LaComunidad es primordial.

A medida que el Año de Fe seacerca, tomemos el tiempo y en-contremos la energía para descubrirde nuevo nuestra fe y llevar laBuena Nueva de salvación a losdemás. De esta manera usted estarágozosamente vigorizado por un en-cuentro personal con Jesucristo. Ysu comunidad de fe florecerá.

Sinceramente en el amor de Cristo,

Obispo Michael R. CoteTranslated by Paulina Angulo

Año de Fe Cont. from page 3

Director of Priestly Vocations

Reverend Gregory Galvin

Praised be Jesus Christ now andforever! Time for our summersummary!

We give thanks for the diaconalordination of seminarian DeaconBrian Maxwell. The Diocesan fam-ily gathered together on a beautifulSaturday morning in Middletownthis past June 30, 2012 at SaintJohn Church. During the 10:30am Mass of Ordination, followingthe beautifully chanted litany ofsaints and the Laying on of Handsin silence, Bishop Cote prayedthese words near the end of thePrayer of Ordination:

“May there abound in him everyGospel virtue: unfeigned love, con-cern for the sick and poor, unassum-ing authority, the purity ofinnocence, and the observance ofspiritual discipline. May your com-mandments shine forth in his con-duct, so that by the example of his

way of life he may inspire the imita-tion of your holy people”.

Pray that Deacon Brian willcontinue to grow in each of theGospel virtues mentioned above ashe continues his academic, spiri-tual, pastoral and human forma-tion during his fourth year ofseminary. God willing, sometimenext spring Bishop Cote will callDeacon Brian to the Holy Orderof Priesthood.

In this past June’s VocationsCorner article we welcomed bothTom Griffin and Peter Langevin.This month, I am happy to an-nounce that Bishop Cote acceptedthe application of Mr. KurtO’Brien to be a sponsored collegelevel seminarian for the diocese.Kurt is from Bolton and is a mem-ber of Saint Maurice parish. Hewill be continuing his college stud-ies at Holy Apostles College and

Seminary this fall. At thebeginning of June, Mr. MichaelSalerno who had just finished hissecond year of seminary, discernedprayerfully that he should not con-tinue. We thank Michael for beingopen to God’s will and we willkeep him in our prayers and prayfor his peace and happiness.

As mentioned in the June arti-cle, Juan Angel Aguirre Palacio andRuben Dario Garcia Sanchez willbe arriving on August 12, 2012.We are excited to welcome themboth as they are coming to study

English for two years at Clark Uni-versity in Worcester. During theacademic year they will be stayingat the Holy Name of Jesus Houseof Studies in Worcester and will re-ceive an assignment here in thediocese for weekends to practicethe English they are learning. Ilook forward to showing themaround the diocese during theirfirst week here and then gettingthem settled at the House of Stud-ies in Worcester.

This month, our Holy Hour forVocations will be held on August

16, 2012 at Saint Colman parishin Middlefield at 4pm. Pleasecome and pray with us if you areable and your schedule allows it.

As we reach the middle of Au-gust, our seminarians will begin tohead back to their respective semi-naries; so please continue to keepthem in your prayers. It is amazinghow quickly the summer goes by.Thank you all for your continuedsupport and prayers regarding thework of vocations. We just need toremember, if we pray, they willcome!


Holy Hour for VocationsThe Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of Norwich, leads the Holy Hour:

August 16 St. Colman Church, Middlefield 4-5 pmSeptember 20 St. Luke Church, Ellington 6-7 pmOctober 18 Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Gales Ferry 7-8 pmNovember 15 St. Joseph Church, North Grosvenordale 4-5 pmDecember 20 St. Andrew Church, Colchester 7-8 pm

Father Greg Galvin, Director of Priestly [email protected] • (860) 887-9294

…young men of urcommunity hearthe call of theLord and respondgenerouslywith openhearts andspirits.

Together,we pray.

Discovering Our DioceseWhere is This?

Can you identify where this was taken? Answer is on page 22.Photo by Trina Fulton


Saturday-Sunday, August 11- 12Haiti’s Back Porch at The MysticOutdoor Art FestivalSaturday, August 11th, 10:00- 6:00pm - Sunday, August 12th, 10:00-5:00 pm. Visit Haiti’s Back Porch’sexhibit at The Mystic Outdoor ArtFestival in historic downtown Mystic,Shop for beautiful hand-made art-work from Haitian artisans. Volun-teers are needed. Please call860.344.9547 if you are interested inhelping out at our booth!

Saturday, August 25 Maria Assunta SocietyScholarship Golf Tournament7:30am at Wood River Golf course inRichmond, RI. Shotgun Scramble$75, includes golf, cart & meal.Men’s & women’s prizes. Come playgolf or sponsor a hole. For more in-formation contact Raymond Tre-bisacci, 398 Liberty Street, Pwcatuck,CT 06379.Saturday, August 25 Shop for a Cause at Macy’s

Purchase a $5.00 ticket atthe Crystal Mall in Waterford and getin on great sales! 10%-20% offstorewide, one day only. Tickets pur-chased through Outreach to Haitibenefit Haitians in need. To purchasetickets call 860.848.2237 x 206 or e-mail [email protected]. Saturday, August 25Walking In the SpiritOne Day Southern New EnglandCharismatic Conference with speakerJim Murphy from Michigan from9:00 -8:00pm (includes lunch/din-ner) My Father’s House, 39 NorthMoodus Rd., Moodus, From moreinformation please call 860-873-1581. Free Will offering.Monday, August 27Mass of Healing Prayerand Adoration7:00pm St. Agnes Church, 22 HaighAve., Niantic. Friday-Sunday, September 14-16Marriage Encounter WeekendThe perfect weekend for couples toexperience a richer and loving life to-gether. Rediscover each other for anentire weekend with a heart-to-heart Marriage Encounter. To reg-ister for the next weekend in EastHartford or for more information,please call 860-376-0440.Saturday, September 15Norwich DiocesanCouncil of Catholic Women’s57th Annual ConventionAll women in the Diocese are cor-dially invited to attend the NorwichDiocesan Council of CatholicWomen’s 57th Annual Convention atSt. John the Evangelist Parish, 22Maple Avenue, Uncasville. The daybegins at 9:00am with registrationand coffee. Maribeth Stewart, Vice-President North America, WorldUnion of Catholic Women’s Organi-zations will speak. Keynote speakerwill be Anna DiBiasi, Director of Ed-ucation and Development for theOutreach to Haiti. Bishop MichaelCote will celebrate the Noon Mass.Lunch immediately following Mass.To register mail a $25.00 check madeout to NDCCW to: Viola Mulcahy,22 Teecomwas Drive, Uncasville. Formore information please contactHelen Connell at 860-848-8998.Saturday, September 15Fall FestivalSt. Joseph Living Center in Wind-ham is seeking vendors for their an-nual fall festival from 10:00-3:00pm.Home goods, crafts, tag sale, art,

plants etc. $20.00 per table. For anapplication please call the recreationdepartment at 860-456-1107.

September 15, October 13,November 3, December 2Gift of Grace Prison MinistryTraining Program Prison Ministry is now seeking vol-unteers for the Gift of Grace PrisonMinistry Training Program. For moreinformation, please contact ShereeAntoch at 860.848.2237.Saturday, September 15Day of ReflectionJoin us at My Father’s House, 39North Moodus Rd., Moodus, from9:00-4:00pm. This year’s theme willfocus on Saint Therese of Lisieux“The Little Flower”. Fr. William Mc-Carthy will be presenting. Offering:$25.00 includes lunch .Monday, September 17Unbound: Guidance to Deliveranceand Freedom in ChristSt. Sebastian Church, 155 Washing-ton St., Middletown. From 7:00-8:30pm. Presented by Fr. RayIntrovigne and Mrs. Judith Hughes.Tuesday, September 18Mass of Healing and HopeAt St. Thomas Seminary Chapel, 467Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield, at7:00pm. Presented by Fr. Ray Intro-vigne, Celebrant and Mrs. JudithHughes.

Friday, September 28 “Chair-ity” for HaitiAt the Mystic Art Center, in Mysticfrom 5:00-8:00pm. Join us for anight on the Mystic River featuringsilent auction of unique chairs tobenefit Haitians in need. Find uniquestyles of chairs for your backyard,poolside, winter cabin, or right inyour living room. Enjoy refreshmentsand music entertainment at thisbeautiful venue on the Mystic River.We are excepting chair donations.Please call 860.848.2237 x 206 if youor someone you know would like todonate a decorative chair for auction!Saturday, September 29Unbound Prayer MinistrySpiritual Renewal Center, Norwich at10:00am by Appointment ONLY –Please Call 860-887-0702 to makean appointment or for more informa-tion.

Sunday, November 4thOpen House Mercy High SchoolMiddle school girls and parents areinvited to attend! 1:00pm. 1740 Ran-dolph Rd. Middletown, For moreinfo visit www.mercyhigh.com.Saturday, November 17Mercy High School Entrance Examfor the Class of 2017 1740 Randolph Rd. Middletown,860-346-6659 8:00-11:15am. Formore information and to register visitwww.mercyhigh.com.

Clergy AppointmentsThe Most Reverend Michael R Cote, D.D., Bishop of

Norwich, has made the following clergy appointments inthe Diocese of Norwich:

Reverend Christopher Feeney from Parochial Vicar, SaintJohn Parish, Old Saybrook, to Parochial Vicar, Saint JosephParish, New London, and Our Lady of Grace Parish, Fishers

Island. Effective: July 2, 2012.

Reverend George Mattathilanikal from Parochial Vicar,Saint Joseph Parish, New London, and Our Lady of Grace

Parish, Fishers Island, to Parochial Vicar, Our Lady of LourdesParish, Gales Ferry. Effective: July 2, 2012.

Reverend Prodeep Chandra Nayak from Parochial Vicar,Saint Joseph Parish, New London, and Our Lady of Grace

Parish, Fishers Island, returning to India. Effective: June 30,2012.

Reverend James Thaikoottathil, JCD, from Administrator,Saint Sebastian Parish, Middletown, to Pastor, Saint Sebastian

Parish, Middletown. Effective: June 1, 2012.

Reverend George Villamthanam, CST, from ParochialVicar, Saint Luke Parish, Ellington, to Administrator, Saint

Luke Parish, Ellington. Effective: June 1, 2012.

Deacon Lawrence Goodwin, from Deacon, Saint JosephParish, Willimantic, to Deacon, Saint Joseph Parish, Williman-

tic, Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Parish, Windham, and SaintMargaret Mission, Scotland. Effective: June 20, 2012.

Deacon Felipe Silva, from Deacon, Sagrado Corazon de JesusParish, Windham, to Deacon, Saint Joseph Parish, Williman-tic, Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Parish, Windham, and Saint

Margaret Mission, Scotland. Effective: June 20, 2012.

~ Monsignor Robert L. Brown, Chancellor ~

Thurs.-Sat., September 20-22

Fall FestivalSt. Joseph Church, 11 Baltic

Rd. in Versailles is having theirannual fall festival On Thurs-day from 9:00-4:00pm, Fridayfrom9:00-8:00pm, and Satur-day from10:00-7:00pm. Yard

Sale and Kidz Closet is onThursday only. Friday and Sat-urday, will have food, needle-work, baked goods, general

store, treasure chest, silent auc-tion, attic treasures, kidz closetand much more. Our FamousFish-N-Chips is Friday, from5:00- 8:00 pm; major raffle

drawing begins at 7:00pm onSaturday.

Sunday, October 21, 2012Silver and

Gold JubileeAnniversary MassInviting all couples married 25& 50 years, also those celebrat-ing any significant anniversary

year, to participate in and renewyour wedding vows in a Pontifi-

cal Mass which will be cele-brated by Bishop Michael R.Cote at 2:00pm at the Cathe-dral of St. Patrick, Norwich.

Family and friends are invitedto share in this special testi-

mony and witness to love andmarriage. Light refreshmentswill be provided in the Cathe-dral Hall following the Mass.Register through your parish.For information call SusanWilliams at 860-889-8346.


St. Joseph School was bustlingwith activity Tuesday, July 10, as acadre of volunteers and workers

prepared the vacantCliff Street buildingfor occupancy by St.Vincent de Paul Place.

Even the severallarge fans stationed ineach corner of the cafe-teria weren’t enough tokeep perspiration fromaccumulating on theyellow and gray NavyT-shirts worn by the20 sailors who helpedmove furniture formuch of the morninginto the soup kitchen’stemporary home.

“They needed help,we had free time andwe decided to do it,”said Jamison Dore, astudent at the Subma-rine School at the Gro-ton naval submarinebase. “It’s always goodto help. You neverknow when you’regoing to need it.”

Dore was one of 12 sub base stu-dents on hand Tuesday. They werejoined by eight members of thePre-Commissioning Unit crew ofthe USS North Dakota, a Virginia-class submarine being built at Elec-tric Boat.

Officials at the Norwich Diocesehad announced plans to relocate itsdowntown ministry for at least thenext six months. They said con-struction at the Railroad Placeheadquarters is too extensive tokeep the soup kitchen and foodpantry operating there while thework is being done.

Jillian Corbin, executive directorof St. Vincent de Paul Place, saidnews of the move spread quicklythrough the city, and many otherfaith-based and civic groups of-fered aid to ease the transition toSt. Joseph School.

Officials on Tuesday said it won’tbe possible to set up a SoutheastArea Transit bus stop at the site,but city Human Resources Direc-tor Beverly Goulet hopes a down-town shuttle route will be

established.“They absolutely need the trans-

portation. It’s a significant issue,”Goulet said. “It’s a matter of look-

ing at the local resources, and I’mworking on that right now.”

Rick Hicks, a senior chief ma-chinist mate for the Pre-Commis-sioning Unit North Dakota, saidits sailors are eager to help with

other community serv-ice projects until thesubmarine is launched.

“Until we can get tosea, we’ll make our im-pact here,” Hicks said.“We got the call forhelp (Monday), wegathered the grouptoday and we’re on it.”

So, too, were EileenDolan and VirginiaLevasseur, board mem-bers at St. Vincent dePaul Place, who pro-vided bottled water tovolunteers and pickedup $100 worth ofpizza donated byRena’s.

Dolan said movingfrom the facility’sdowntown offices wasdifficult, but necessarybecause of the growingdemand for its services.

“I’ve been volun-teering to serve meals for the pastfour or five years, and have seen theneed grow,” she said. “This is whatwe have to do.”

By Adam BensonReprint from The Bulletin

The Assumption ofthe Blessed Virgin Mary

August 15, 2012From on high, Mary follows our footsteps with gentle con-

cern, dispels the gloom in moments of darkness and distress.

Pawcatuck -The Maria Assunta Society of St. Michael Church,Pawcatuck invite all to join us in our 92nd Feast of the As-sumption on August 12, 2012. The celebration will begin withthe Rosary in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Grottoat St. Micahel Church on Thursday, August 9 and Friday, Au-gust 10 at 7:00 pm. On Sunday, August 12, Mass will be cele-brated at 10:30 am at St. Mary Church, Broad Street,Stonington. Following the Mass there will be a traditional pro-cession starting at 12:15 pm at St. Michael Church, with thestatue of the Blessed Virgin Mary being carried through thestreets of Pawcatuck. Upon returning to the church, refresh-ments wil be served. The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote,D.D., Bishop of Norwich, will be the celebrant and homilistfor the Mass.

New London - a special Mass honoring the Feast of the As-sumption will be celebrated on Sunday, August 12 at St. MaryStar of the Sea Church. The Most Reverend Daniel PatrickReilly, Bishop Emeritus of Worcester will be the Principal Cel-ebrant and will lead a procession following Mass to St. JosephChurch. There will be a blessing of the sick ceremony at St.Joseph, before the procession makes its way back to St. MaryStar of the Sea.

Volunteers Needed forPrison Ministries

The Norwich Diocesan Office for Prison Ministry is offeringa training program, called “Gift of Grace”, for adults inter-ested in serving the spiritual needs of prisoners in correctionalinstitutions of Eastern Connecticut. The Office for PrisonMinistry trains volunteers for scripture study and sharing,sacramental preparation, prayer groups, religious education,retreat days, small Christian communities, and music for litur-gies. Training will take place Sept. 15, 2012, Oct. 13, 2012,Nov.3, 2012, Dec. 2, 2012. Volunteers bi-lingual in Spanishand English are especially needed. Pre-registration is required.For more information, please contact Sheree Antoch, Officefor Prison Ministry, 199 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360;860-848-2237 ext. 211 or [email protected].

Sailors Lend Muscle toNorwich Soup Kitchen’s MoveVolunteers help set up St. Vincent de Paul Place in new home

Dylan Thompson, foreground, and Kenny Bell, students at theSubmarine School at the Groton sub base, carry a table from St.Vincent de Paul Place into its temporary home at St. Joseph Schoolon Cliff Street in Norwich. Adam Benson/The Bulletin


NORWICH — In just sixmonths’ time, an empty lot at 51

Fairmount Street

that was choked with weeds anddead Christmas trees has become thesite of a new 1,200-square-foothome for a single mother and hertwo young sons — thanks to aHabitat for Humanity interfaithbuilding effort that included severalyouth groups sponsored by the Dio-cese of Norwich.

In a home dedication ceremonyon June 10, Norwich Mayor PeterNystrom presented the keys to amodest, three-bedroom tan housewith green shutters to Michelle Cud-zilo and her two boys, Jarrod, 7, andJoshua, 5, enabling them to movefrom their substandard apartment inGroton and begin a new life ashomeowners in Norwich.

During opening prayers at thededication, the Most ReverendMichael R. Cote, Bishop of Nor-wich, thanked the many people whocollaborated on the project but saidhe was most grateful for the effortsof the youth of the Diocese of Nor-wich. Approximately 30 Catholicteenagers from St. Agnes ChurchYouth Group in Niantic and fromSt. Bernard School in Montville con-tributed more than 200 volunteerhours to the building effort.

“May their example be a reminderthat we are indeed our brother’skeeper,” Bishop Cote said.

The Diocese of Norwich was thelead sponsor of this particular housebuild, which was orchestrated byHabitat for Humanity of Southeast-ern Connecticut as its 49th houseand touted as a “Youth UnitedBuild.” During the six-month build-ing process — which began in Janu-ary with a framing blitz intended tobeat any snowfall — Dioceseteenagers laid tile, sanded wood trim,and nailed boards together to createjoists, headers, and studs.

“We hoped this project wouldgive the youth of the Diocese ofNorwich an opportunity to extendtheir service beyond the boundariesof their parishes,” said Marge Vanner

of the Diocese’s Office of FaithEvents. “They got to experienceworking with other youth and adultvolunteers in the Norwich area. Theideal goal is to see these youth be-come adult volunteers for other proj-ects like this.”

The Catholic teens en-gaged in what late Habitatfor Humanity founderMillard Fuller called “thetheology of the ham-mer”— the experience ofjoining together with di-verse groups of people tobuild homes for God’speople in need. Moreover,they learned givingthrough voluntary laborand other contributionswith no expectation ofprofit, also known as “theeconomics of Jesus.”

“It’s why we do a no-in-terest loan,” explainedAmanda Shanks, opera-tions assistant for Habit for Human-ity of Southeastern Connecticut. “It’ssomething tangible we can do, giv-ing back in the love of Christ.”

New homeowner Michelle Cud-zilo, who works as an educationtechnician at the Child Develop-ment Center in Groton, will nowpay back a no-interest mortgage toHabitat. The money will go into arevolving “Fund for Humanity” thatwill allow Habitat to build futurehomes. “That’s what makes the pro-gram sustainable and a hand up in-stead of a handout, and allows us tohelp more families in the future,”Shanks said.

Cudzilo also put in 200 hours of“sweat equity” on her new home —another requirement of the program— nailing up siding and working onthe basement stairs. In addition, herfamily, friends, and co-workerspitched in with another 200 hoursof free labor.

“This house means everything tome,” Cudzilo, age 27, said followingthe dedication ceremony, “every-thing good that you could everwant.”

Cudzilo, who grew up in a mili-tary family that relocated manytimes, is looking forward to develop-ing roots in her new community. As

part of her new life in Norwich, theyoung mother plans to register hersons in city schools. She is also apracticing Baptist at Shepherd of theSea in Groton and says she is consid-ering joining the First BaptistChurch of Norwich, which is con-

veniently located in her new neigh-borhood.

Many parties came together tomake the Fairmount Street projecthappen. According to TerriO’Rourke, executive director ofHabitat for Humanity of Southeast-ern Connecticut, the property wasdonated by Karen Allen, and theagency received financial assistancefrom the Kitchings Foundation, theCity of Norwich, Dime Bank,Chelsea Groton Bank, and numer-ous other businesses in the localcommunity.

“It’s always a leap of faith,”O’Rourke said, as to whether anyhome project will get off the groundand come together in the end. De-spite the uncertainty of each project,O’Rourke said the most rewardingpart of her job is “the ability to workin partnership with people who careabout each other and change people’slives forever.”

According to Norwich MayorPeter Nystrom, the house “representsthe whole community standing upto help someone.” The mayor espe-cially noted the contributions of theSachem Fund, which is dedicated tourban revitalization.

In addition, numerous volunteerhands helped to build the home.

The building team, led by Construc-tion Manager Lee Watrous, con-sisted of many three-day-a-weekvolunteers known as “FaithfulFramers,” the Norwich Dioceseyouth, as well as students from ThreeRivers Community College, mem-

bers of the Niantic RotaryClub, the Eastern Con-necticut Association of Re-altors, and members ofUnion Baptist Church inMystic. Habitat also held a“Women’s Build Day,”which involved 10 womenfrom the Miss Connecticutpageant.

A nearby church alsoopened its doors to the vol-unteers. “The First BaptistChurch of Norwich, justone block away, let us usetheir facilities for lunch,”said Amanda Shanks, “es-pecially in winter.”

The interfaith effort wasapparent during the dedication cer-emony. The opening prayer wasgiven by the Bishop of Norwich.Then, after remarks from anotherHabitat homeowner, DayanaFuentes, Michele Cudzilo was pre-sented with an orange patchworkquilt by Kathy Wright of the UnitedMethodist Church of Gales Ferry, alavender prayer shawl by MichelleCook of Crossroads PresbyterianChurch in Waterford, a tool box byFaithful Framer Bob Ronfeld, and fi-nally with a Bible by Marge Vanneron behalf of the Diocese of Norwich.

Rich Basham of Niantic Com-munity Church and one of themany Faithful Framers who workedon the project, led the dedication at-tendees in a group prayer, and PastorBill Huegel of the First BaptistChurch of Norwich led a laying-onof hands group blessing of the home.

Finally, the dedication ceremonyconcluded with Michelle Cudziloopening the front door of her newFairmount Street home to welcomethe many guests for a brief tour.Meanwhile, her sons Jarrod andJoshua skipped the house tour andbypassed the watermelon refresh-ments. Instead, the two boys optedto enjoy vanilla and chocolate cup-cakes on their new front porch.

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In the Church, marriageis a vocation, just as thecall to priesthood or reli-gious life is a vocation. This meansit is presumed that couples whoseek marriage in the CatholicChurch have chosen to committheir lives to one another in faith,and to grow together in holiness inresponse to Baptism. This under-standing of marriage is consistentwith the Church’s teachings onhuman dignity, Baptism, and theuniversal call to holiness. Once aman and a woman make a perma-nent lifelong commitment to eachother in the sacrament of Marriage,the Church accepts that commit-ment as binding.

Pope John Paul II wrote: “Thegift of the sacrament is at the sametime a vocation and a command-ment for the Christian spouses,that they may remain faithful toeach other forever, beyond everytrial and difficulty, in generous obe-dience to the holy will of the Lord:‘What therefore God has joined to-gether, let no one put asunder.’”

By way of contrast, in Western

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tion. When great emphasis isplaced on the ceremony and thecelebration, less emphasis might beplaced on the actual commitment.In other words, the wedding can begiven more importance than themarriage. Then, when difficultiesarise in the relationship, which theysurely will, the husband and wifemight have fewer inner resources toassist in negotiating them.

The actual rite, or ceremony forthe Sacrament of Marriage pro-vides for the man and woman to beof equal importance in the cere-mony. For instance, the rite sug-gests that both walk to the altartogether, either just the two, orwith both sets of parents. It mightbe culturally important for thebride to walk down the aisle of thechurch, usually with her father, butsacramentally it is important thatboth bride and groom walk to-gether. The commitment made inthe sacrament of Marriage is thesame for both bride and groom;

therefore it is important for all ele-ments of the ceremony to reflectthat equality.

Another important aspect of thesacrament of Marriage, accordingto the Church’s teaching, is that therelationship between husband andwife forms the foundation for the“domestic church.”

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Just from these few points, it isclear that the Church presents thesacrament of Marriage in a verydifferent light than does our cul-ture. Also, most other Christianchurches, although they see mar-riage as a holy institution, do notconsider it sacramental in theCatholic sense. It is important,both for couples seeking to marryin the Church, and also for thewhole Catholic community, thatthe sacrament be well understood.

Of course, it is equally impor-tant for those already married tounderstand the holiness, dignityand nobility of their vocation inthe Church. No matter who weare, or where we are within theChurch, the call to holiness is foreveryone, at all times, in all ways oflife, simply because we are bap-tized.

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As per Bishop Cote’s July 6,2012, letter to all members ofthe diocesan family, FatherCarey is no longer permitted tofunction as a priest in any ca-pacity and the process for hisdismissal from the clerical statehas been initiated.

Reverend Joseph Whittel iscurrently serving as Adminis-trator of St. Paul Church. Atthe request of Bishop Cote, Fa-

ther Whittel and representa-tives of the diocese held a pri-vate “family meeting” withparishioners on July 15 to an-swer questions and share con-cerns.

The Bishop is encouraginganyone with knowledge or in-formation relevant to this caseto contact the ConnecticutState Police directly. Callsshould be directed to StateTrooper David Aresco at 860-685-8190.

As we continue to supporteach other in prayer, BishopCote asks that we also “con-tinue to keep the parishionersof St. Paul’s Parish, and all ofthe abused and exploited chil-dren in the world, in our dailyprayers.”

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It was a crowded room thatgreeted Bishop Michael R. Coteas he blessed the new Middletown

office of Catholic Charities onMonday June 18th. Dozens ofsupporters and well-wishers fromthrough-outthe diocesegathered tow e l c o m eback CatholicCharities tothe city. Adja-cent to St. Se-b a s t i a nchurch, thenew location is centrally locatedin downtown Middletown.

“This is a great day for us beingback in Middletown. We couldn’tbe happier with the support andthe big turn out today,” saidCatholic Charities Executive Di-rector Marek Kukulka. Not onlywas there diocese staff, but manyparishioners from area churcheswere also in attendance. Accord-ing to Advisory Board memberJackie Haywood, “Local churcheswere asked to put announcementsof the grand opening in their Sun-day bulletins and many came be-cause of it.” Local dignitaries alsocame to voice their support. LarryMcHugh, chairman of the Mid-

dlesex County Chamber of Com-merce, said Catholic Charities wasan important member of thechamber offering services in theCounty of real importance.McHugh’s comments wereechoed by Middletown MayorDaniel Drew who said that, “In

difficult economic times it’s goodto have an organization likeCatholic Charities as a part of ourcommunity.”

According to Kukulka, the newoffice is big enough to offer a va-riety of services as staff and fund-ing will allow, “We can do a lotmore with this new office, wehave more options.” saidKukulka.

Though the new location hasmore space, before many newprograms can be offered, word ofthe new office still needs to getout, “We’ll be spending sometime this summer letting humanservices providers and the Middle-town community know what we

offer,” said Kukulka. Among the most critical cur-

rent needs are Case managers’ as-sistance with home foreclosureprevention, adoptions and addic-tion disorders. In the future,mortgage and employment coun-seling, as done in other diocese of-

fices, arescheduled tobe added.Currently, thenew officeprovides be-h a v i o r a lhealth serv-ices for adultsand children

along with marriage and sub-stance abuse counseling. The of-fice works closely with diocesancharity St. Vincent De Paul Placewith client referrals for basicneeds of food and shelter.

In his concluding remarks afterthe blessing, Bishop Cote hopedthat more people would turn toCatholic Charities which he saidprovides help and hope to theneedy, “they are Christ’s hands inour community”.

Catholic Charities OpensMiddletown Office

By Josh Piteo

Resignation of theExecutive Director of

Catholic Charities,Diocese of Norwich, Inc.NORWICH - The Most Rev. Michael R. Cote, Bishop ofNorwich, has accepted the resignation of Marek K. Kukulka,LMFT, as Executive Director of Catholic Charities, Dioceseof Norwich, Inc., effective September 19, 2012. Bishop Cote,President of the Board of Catholic Charities, commended Mr.Kukulka for his outstanding leadership of Catholic Charitiesfor the past seven years. Mr. Kukulka has accepted a positionof Chief Officer of Operations with Catholic Charities, Inc.,Archdiocese of Hartford. A search committee has been formedto fill this position.

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Combined Statements of Financial PositionJune 30, 2011 and 2010

The Diocese of Norwich has issued a fi-nancial report for The Norwich RomanCatholic Diocesan Corporation and The An-nual Catholic Appeal of The Diocese of Nor-wich, Inc. for the fiscal year ending June 30,2011.

The Diocese of more than 238,000Catholics spent $3,459,356 on funding forministries and programs, including CatholicCharities/Family Services, St. Vincent de PaulPlaces in Norwich and Middletown, ProjectNortheast in Putnam, the Hispanic and Hait-ian Ministries throughout the Diocese, andthe offices of Faith Events and Pastoral Plan-ning.

Contributions and collections includingthe Annual Catholic Appeal and diocesan as-sessments accounted for approximately 34percent of the total diocesan income of$18,385,055.

Contributions and collections decreased 6percent from the previous year, to$4,149,439, and diocesan assessments were

$2,165,875, a decrease of 13 percent from the2010 fiscal year.

Insurance premiums that the diocesecharges various diocesan entities for propertyand liability coverage, amounted to$2,314,487. Insurance premiums paidto Catholic Mutual Insurance andother commercial carriers for prop-erty and liability insurance, forCatholic Umbrella Pool assess-ments, claims paid under theself-insurance program, andauto and workmen’s compensationinsurance amounted to$1,663,414. In 2009 the diocesechanged its medical plan from a self-insured plan to coverage under theRETA Trust, which is a self-insured trustcomprised of Catholic dioceses and organiza-tions nationwide with over 40,000 insuredlives participating. The plan operates as a fullyinsured plan and is presented in the financialstatements in the same manner as the other

types of insurances carried by the diocese. Forthe fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 premiumsbilled under the plan were $7,197,987 andpayments to the Trust were $7,202,718.

All Diocesan investments are made inaccordance with guidelines issued by the

USCCB and they are subject to an in-dependent scanning process semi-

annually by Aquinas Associatesto insure compliance with theseguidelines. For the year ended

June 30, 2011, net investmentgain including realized and unreal-ized gains and losses on securities

was $1,274,248 which is fairly re-flective of overall market trends.Expenses for seminarians totaled

$259,848, and include expenses for tu-ition and subsistence for current seminariansand payment of educational loans for semi-nary graduates who are active priests in thediocese.

Payments to aid in the support of retired

and infirm priests were $262,570. These costsare offset partially by the Easter Sunday col-lection, which amounted to $193,480.

Administration expenses decreased by 5percent to $1,634,569 consisting primarily of$1,163,459 in direct employee expenses in-cluding salaries, payroll taxes, pensions andmedical insurance.

Direct subsidies to high schools attendedby diocesan students were $1,340,300 in-cluding the fair market rental value of the fa-cilities.

In the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009 theDiocese was required to adopt the FinancialAccounting Standards Board Statement 158which requires full disclosure of post-retire-ment benefits. The actuarially determinedbenefit of the Priests’ post-retirement benefitsat June 30, 2011 was $4,771,951 and$4,037,418 at June 30, 2010.

The combined diocesan financial state-ments do not reflect the finances of the dio-cese’s parishes or any of its schools.

Diocese of Norwich Issues Financial Report

Assets 2011 2010

Cash and Cash Equivalents - Diocesan Corporation $ 533,664 $ 620,521 Cash and Cash Equivalents - Annual Catholic Appeal Inc. 593,711 184,800 Total Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,127,375 805,321 Short-Term Investments 2,748,308 3,004,224 Accounts Receivable 3,607,730 3,378,221 Current Unconditional Promises to Give 956,095 1,076,352 Loans Receivable 1,005,189 847,819 Cash Restricted to Future Programs 56,939 58,283 Mortgage Receivable 79,852 82,637 Beneficial interest in Trusts 928,454 822,846 Long-Term Investments 5,995,740 5,235,623 Property and Equipment, Net 4,550,322 4,794,139 Total Assets $ 21,056,004 $ 20,105,465

Liabilities 2011 2010

Lines of Credit Advances $ 276,868 $ 276,868 Accounts and Accruals Payable 268,141 394,054 Agency Obligations 520,749 986,314 Grants Payable 119,370 193,939 Split-Interest Liabilities 191,239 238,136 Loans Payable 2,410,718 2,366,735 Other Retirement Obligations 4,771,951 4,037,418 Total Liabilities 8,559,036 8,493,464

Net Assets

Unrestricted 4,559,898 4,018,597 Temporarily Restricted 7,545,302 7,189,601 Permanently Restricted 391,768 403,803 Total Net Assets 12,496,968 11,612,001

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $21,056,004 $ 20,105,465

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Change in Net Assets 1,769,589 1,828,686 Post Retirement BenefitRecognition (884,622) (2,851,235)Net Assets Beginning 11,612,001 12,634,550

Net Assets Ending $ 12,496,968 $ 11,612,001

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Guest Speaker:Maribeth Stewart, Vice President North America, WorldUnion of Catholic Women’s Organizations (WUCWO)

Keynote Address:Anna DiBiasi, Director of Education & Development,

Outreach to Haiti, Diocese of Norwich

Celebration of Liturgy:Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, Bishop of Norwich

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During my summer vacationthis year, I took some time to re-visit a couple of old and dear

friends – one was human, theother was not.

In the early 1990’s, I lived inLancaster County, PA. It was amagical time in my life. I had theopportunity to fulfill two dreamsat once -- combining both myfaith and love of acting at Sightand Sound Theatre, which pro-duced biblically-based live stageperformances. It seemed longoverdue that I reconnect with that“old friend,” as well as withMichele, another very dear friendand fellow actress “back in theday”. It was a very grace-filledtime which brought blessing,comfort and resolve to my life.

The theatre, which had burneddown in 1997, several years afterI had moved on, had been mag-nificently rebuilt with many newand awesome design enhance-ments. It sat regally on the hilltop,in the same place the original hadonce stood. Next door, in the fieldjust below the theatre property,was the inn where I was staying.As it loomed from above, I sat inthe theatre’s shadow each eveningby a tranquil pond, gazing upwith longing eyes. An array of bit-tersweet memories and feelingswelled up from deep within. Ithought of all that had transpiredin the almost two decades since Ihad moved on -- family members

who had passed on, rough roadstravelled, goals achieved, dreamslost, dreams found. . .it all meshedinto one.

That season in my life encapsu-lated one of the happiest times inmy life. Hoping to recapturesome of the joy of a former time,I contemplated, “Could I ever goback?”

These past fewyears, the Lord hascalled me to a workwhich, though Iknow in my heartis where I ammeant to be rightnow, does not evokethe same joy as thosetheatre days. Paradox-ically, it actually bringsout all the things that Iknow need change or im-provement in myself as well as allthe talents and proficiencies Inever knew I had or never wouldhave chosen to develop on myown -- and God is choosing to useall of it to make a difference in thelives of others.

It reminds me of something Ionce heard someone say, “Thebiggest trial or weakness that westruggle with to overcome may bethe very thing that God is plan-ning to use in us, once we havetransformed it into good, to helpothers; whether it is mercy, com-passion, forgiveness or under-standing of another’s faults orweaknesses.

True, there are times when I

have felt like jumping the fenceand hightailing for the hills, es-caping the often uncomfortablethorns sometimes found in God’sdirection to a place of joy and sat-isfaction -- where I could use thetalents and skills of my ownchoosing.

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knows one must journey pathsnot always of one’s choosing.Having impetuously run frommore than one unpleasant experi-ence in my life, I have come toknow that moving in the oppositedirection of where God is point-ing, usually ends in even greaterunhappiness in the long run.

While meandering through agift shop during my stay, a pillowcaught my eye, imprinted with

the phrase, “Life is not about try-ing to avoid the storms in life; it’sabout learning how to dance inthe rain.” This thought provokingphrase beautifully reinforced themessage of the Sight and Soundproduction Jonah, which I hadplanned to see later that week.Hmmm. . .the Holy Spirit begin-ning to work?

The play recounted the biblicalstory of a man named Jonah, in-

structed by God to preachrepentance to the peopleof Nineveh. Nineveh wasinfamous for its wicked-

ness and, as capital of the As-syrian empire, was one ofIsrael’s worst enemies. Jonah,upended by the thought ofsuch a mission, ran from

God. At Joppa seaport, hehopped on a ship bound forTarshish, the completely oppositedirection of Nineveh!

In response, God sent a fiercestorm, threatening the ship andits crew. Long story short, Jonahended up being cast into the sea,spending three days in the belly ofa whale. Jonah repented of his dis-obedience and God rescued him.Finally, he went to Nineveh,preaching repentance and pro-claiming that their city would be

destroyed in 40 days. Much to his surprise, the

Ninevites accepted his messageand repented. God had compas-sion on them and did not destroytheir city. Angry that Israel’s ene-mies were spared, Jonah’s rebel-lious side once again flared up butGod continued to show mercy to-ward Jonah, providing a shelter-ing vine from the hot sun. Whenit was eaten by a worm the nextday, Jonah again complained.God chided him for being con-cerned about the vine but notabout Nineveh. In the end, Jonahgained much insight about God’smercy and forgiveness as well asthe importance of obedience – atimeless and relevant messageeven today.

During the show’s finale, thecast of Jonah sang, “We all haveour Ninevehs.” Suddenly, it allclicked. My “Nineveh” immedi-ately came to mind and I realizedGod was very much there in myown life – just as He was withJonah -- reminding me of Hispresence, His direction, and hismercy.

Mary Tunison works for CatholicCharities, Archdiocese of Hartford,and is a freelance writer, photogra-pher, artist, and graphic designer.

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“We are shocked and saddenedby this tragedy. Our hearts andprayers go out to those impactedby this evil act. As Catholic bish-ops, we “weep with those whoweep.”

In Aurora, which means “thedawn,” whose name evokes thelight, people of hope know thatthe darkness may be overcome.

For those who were killed, ourhope is the tender mercy of ourGod. “Neither death nor life,” re-flected St. Paul, “can separate usfrom the love of God.” We com-mend their souls, and their fami-lies and friends, to God’senduring love.

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We hope also for the perpetra-tor of this terrible crime, and wepray for his conversion. Evil ruledhis heart that night. Only JesusChrist can overcome the darknessof such evil.

We hope that all of us may findthe peace which surpasses under-standing.

The Archdiocese of Denverstands ready to assist the victimsof this tragedy, and our commu-nity. Regina Caeli CounselingServices of Catholic Charities willoffer counseling over the next fewweeks to those who need it. Welook for opportunities to praywith our community. And wecontinue to work to support fam-ilies and communities in formingpeople of peace.”

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PEORIA, Ill., June 28, 2012– During a private audience todaywith Cardinal Angelo Amato,S.D.B., prefect of the Congrega-tion for the Causes of Saints, PopeBenedict XVI promulgated a de-cree affirming the heroic virtuesof Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.This declaration carries with it thetitle of “Venerable” for one ofAmerica’s most celebrated and im-pactful evangelists in the historyof the Catholic Church.

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“This is a great day for theCatholic Diocese of Peoria andthe Catholic Church in America,”said Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky,Bishop of Peoria, Ill.

“Today, more than ever, theChurch in America needsheroes to inspire us tostand up and to fall toour knees. I think ina special way, Ven-erable FultonSheen can be aninspiration and aconsolation toour bishops andother Churchleaders. He was aman of courage,and priest ofprayer.”

“As head of thePropagation of the Faithfrom 1950 to 1966, theVenerable Fulton Sheen washeroic in spreading the Gospel ofJesus Christ far and wide – fromPeoria to Pretoria; New York toNew Delhi. He teaches us still

that the Church is missionary byher very nature,” said Very

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The Diocesaninvestigation in-cluded researchand evidencegathering relatedto his life of holi-ness and claims of

miracles attributedto Archbishop Sheen

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Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Advances on Path to Sainthood!Cause of Canonization moves forward with papal decree of Venerable

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St. Edward School, Stafford Springs860-684-2600

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St. James School, Danielson860-774-3281

www.stjamesdanielson.com

St. John School, Middletown860-347-3202

www.stjohnschoolmiddletown.org

St. John School, Old Saybrook860-388-0849

www.saintjohnschoolos.com

St. Joseph School, Baltic860-822-6141

www.stjosephbaltic.org

St. Joseph School, North Grosvenordale860-923-2090

www.schoolofstjoseph.com

St. Joseph School, New London860-442-1720www.sjsnl.com

St. Joseph School, Rockville860-875-4943

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St. Mary School, Middletown860-347-2978

www.stmarymiddletown.com

St. Mary-St. Joseph School, Willimantic860-423-8479

www.smsjschool.org

St. Michael School, Pawcatuck860-599-1084

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St. Matthew Pre-School, Tolland860-872-0200

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St. Bernard Pre-School, Rockville860-875-0475

www.saintbernardchurch.org

To learn more, contact the Diocesan School Office, 860-887-4086,www.norwichdso.org or contact one of the diocesan schools.

Academic Excellence. Character. Self-confidence.

We Are Family Here and Our Faithis the Basis For Everything We DoSt. Joseph School, Baltic, Connecticut

“Go teach all nations, teachthem to observe what I havecommanded you.” (Matthew

28: 19, 20) This quote fromthe Gospel of St. Matthewserves as the foundation and

the primary reason for the ex-istence of St. Joseph Elemen-tary School, located in thevillage of Baltic, in the town ofSprague on School Hill Road.For 138 years, St. JosephSchool has been offering qual-ity Catholic education to thefamilies of the villages ofBaltic, Hanover, and Ver-

sailles, as well as those fromsurrounding communities insoutheastern Connecticut. Asa visitor walks through itsdoors, he or she, is immedi-ately greeted warmly by stu-dents and/or staff members.There is a strong sense ofclose-knit family that wel-comes all who enter.

The parish of Saint Mary ofthe Immaculate ConceptionChurch was founded in Balticin 1869. The parishioners im-mediately expressed their de-sire for a parochial school inthe parish that would serve theneeds of their children. Rev-

By Sheila CerjanecTechnology Coordinator,Diocesan School Office

St. Joseph SchoolContinued on page 25

First Row: Sister Mary Patrick,SCMC, Principal, Amy Roberts,

Michayla Campbell, Adam Roberts,Harry Holte; Second Row: Rev.

Joseph Tito, Pastor, Genevieve Roy,Bethany Cataldo, Jacob Campbell,

Katyana Howlett, Mrs. AndreaAuer, Eighth Grade Advisor.


erend J.C. Van Laar, who was thenpastor, became acquainted withthe Sisters of Charity of Our Lady,Mother of Mercy, while in Hol-land. He asked their founder,Bishop John Zwijsen, Archbishopof Utrecht, to provide his parishwith some teaching sisters. TheBishop agreed, and six sisters ar-rived in Baltic on October 7, 1874.St. Joseph School was opened eightdays later on October 15th. Classeswere first held in the conventwhere the sisters opened a highschool, The Academy of the HolyFamily, at the same time. It thenmoved to an old public schoolbuilding for a short time, and thenback to the convent. A few yearslater, the grammar school movedto a small school house high on thehill above the convent, in what wasan orchard on the sisters’ property.In 1910, the school moved onceagain into two buildings situatedon the property that now housesthe present school. A number ofyears later, it was relocated to abuilding, formerly the BalticHotel, owned by the Sisters, andcalled “Little Flower Hall”. Here itremained, until 1950, when thepresent school was built, blessedand dedicated by Bishop Henry J.O’Brien, Bishop of Hartford.

In June, 1970, the Sisters ofCharity of Our Lady Mother ofMercy became an American Con-gregation under their present title,Sisters of Charity, of Our Lady,Mother of the Church. They con-tinue to minister to the childrenand families of St. Joseph Schoolto this day.

St. Joseph School offers qualityCatholic education for children ingrades pre-kindergarten throughgrade eight. “The Sisters of Char-ity, along with dedicated lay teach-ers and staff, provide a strongreligious and academic foundationfor all students, on all grade levels,

while striving to develop self-re-spect, growth in self-discipline andservice to others in a safe and nur-turing environment.” (taken fromthe school’s mission statement)Small and secure classroom set-tings allow teachers to accommo-date all learning styles and to assurethat all students who matriculatehere receive the best educationpossible. The entire faculty, reli-gious and lay, are committed toCatholic education. In addition toproviding the children with asound academic education, theyalso guide and foster their spiritual,moral, social, and emotional well-being based on the teachings ofJesus.

The curriculum, followingDiocesan standards and state re-quirements, provides the studentswith a challenging academic pro-gram of study. All of the core sub-jects are offered- Religion,Mathematics, Science, Social Stud-ies Reading/Literature, LanguageArts/English, as well as Art, Music,Integrated Technology, and Physi-cal Education. Choir is also offeredfor students in grades threethrough eight, and Student Coun-

cil for those in grades six, seven,and eight. In keeping up with theongoing advancements in utilizingtechnology in the classroom, thisfall, thanks to grant monies, St.Joseph’s will be adding iPads forstudent use in grades six througheight. All of the classrooms are nowequipped with white boards andprojectors as well. The school alsooffers the Future Musicians Incor-porated (FMI) instrumental pro-gram which provides students withthe opportunity to learn to play amusical instrument during schoolhours, participate in a school band,and in concerts both at St. Joseph’sand in regional and state programs.

Before school care is offered dailyfrom 7:30-8:15, and after carefrom 2:45-5:15. Extracurricularactivities include a Spanish Club,Basketball Club, and a Cup Stack-ing Club. Cup stacking is both anindividual and a team sport wherechildren as young as second andthird graders, learn to quickly stackand unstack 12 plastic cups in spe-cific sequences. In addition tobeing just plain fun, cup stackingreinforces the value of teamwork,and the importance of practice and

discipline in achieving personalgoals.

In a heartwarming and sincerevideo that can be watched on theschool website, www.stjoseph-baltic.org, (click on the link)Mother Mary Patrick, SCMC,principal of the school, com-ments,” We are a family here andour faith is really the basis foreverything we do here at school.We don’t have the mission state-

ment on the wall for decoration. Itis to live by.” She continues, “It’sthe spirit - the Catholic Christianspirit is what makes us special here.I have heard this said several times,‘What is it about your school whenI walk in, there is something veryspecial.’…and that is what it is. Ilove it here”.

For more information about St.Joseph School, visit their website orcall the school at 860.822.6141.

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I write this from the road,winding through pines androlling by silos as Highway 94

cuts across Wisconsin.This is my third road trip in less

than a month – a vacation, a wed-ding, a conference. I would behighway weary except these hillsare so green and the sky, a marbleband of periwinkle and white; theday is stretching out as wide as theroad. Time to “dwell in possibil-ity,” as Emily Dickinson wrote, tountether from deadlines and land-lines and float in the space be-

tween Point A and Point B. The highway remains a hall-

mark of the pre-parenthood 20’s:We are exceedinglymobile. Re-searchers call us“ t r a n s i e n t , ”which sounds likewe sleep underbridges. Wechurch hop, wecouch surf, wecan’t becounted on todonate or sub-scribe or even showup, they say. We go through anaverage of seven jobs over thecourse of our 20’s. One third of us

move to a new residence everyyear. We live out of car trunks andcardboard boxes, suitcases and

laundry baskets, packing and un-packing, hauling and hoping.

It’s not that we don’t long forroots, but it takes some time forall the pieces to fit together. Mycousin finally found a job that al-lowed her to buy a house, com-plete with front porch, peonybush and tire swing, and she isreveling in her first summer there.

That is the formidable chargeof the 20’s: to discover your placeand your purpose. A road tripprovides welcome reprieve fromthat quest. This morning I’m let-ting my mind zig zag through thewhite dotted line. I’m taking inthe other drivers, imagining who’sgoing where and why. I’m gazingat fences and farm homes and en-visioning the narratives unfolding

inside. Road trips now come with In-

ternet, so I can hop on Wikipediato satisfy theimpulse tobrush up onstate popula-

tions and presi-d e n t i a lhistory: 44presidencies,43 men, foura s s a s s i n a -

t i o n s ,

four natu-ral deathswhile inoffice.

Thesesummertrips havebeen filledwith a hun-dred littled i scover ie s .Like Ogallala,Neb., a town Dr.Seuss could havenamed, where the DairyQueen serves food without a sin-gle company logo – blank whitepaper cups, plain silver foil wrap-

pers. Then there’s the bridge contrac-

tor from Kansas I met at a fly fish-ing lesson. He protested therushed pace of high-profile con-struction, saying, “Quality takestime.”

Two days later we white waterrafted with a 46-year-old Illinoiswoman who had traveled to Col-orado to meet her biological fa-ther, a wiry 72-year-old who hadknown of her existence but not

her gender. C o m i n g

home we dis-covered a99-year-olda n t i q u ec a ro u s e lin StoryC i t y ,Iowa, animpulsivestop trig-

gered by ahighway bill-

board. In amerry-go-round

tucked between thehigh school and the

ball field, painted poniesfrolic among hand-carved roostersand pigs. We arrived an hour be-fore opening and were offered afree ride by three men testing theband organ.

Last week Pope Benedict XVIspoke of the traveler’s life in anaddress to airport chaplains, cau-tioning that “continuous mobilityand constant technological devel-opment…tend to obscure thecentrality of the human person.”He urged the priests to “makesure that every person, of what-ever nationality or social back-ground, can find in you awelcoming a heart, able to listenand understand.”

That sounds like the mission ofany Christian wherever you are,permanent home or six-monthlease: to cultivate a welcomingheart. The 20-somethings I knowdo that well, and road trips help,greasing the hinges of the door tothe heart.

Christina Capecchi is a freelancewriter from Inver Grove Heights,Minn. She can be reached atwww.ReadChristina.com.

Former St. Bernard Schoolpitcher Pat Lowery was re-cently selected in the 21stround of the MajorLeague Baseballamateur draft bythe Los AngelesAngels.

“I was sur-prised becauseI was out tolunch with myfamily when Igot the news,”Lowery said. “It’sreally awesome. It’s areally surreal feeling because(this) is exactly what I’vewanted to do since I was 8years old, is play professionalbaseball. It’s an awesome dayfor me.”

Lowery graduated fromColumbia in May. The 6-foot-5 pitcher was a First-Team All-Ivy Leagueselection after posting a 3-1record with a 1.80 ERA.

The history major waspreparing to start filling outemployment applications,but instead he will await as-signment by the Angels or-ganization.

“I’m just looking forward

to going and working hard toset myself apart from other

players,” Lowery said.“Everyone is going to

have talent at thenext level. It isnot a questionof that, it’swho is willingto put in thetime and theeffort and re-

ally devotethemselves to

their goal.”He was very pleased

to be the 657th overall pick.“(Los Angeles is) a great

organization,” he said. “Theyobviously have a lot of talentat the major league level.They have some great WestCoast affiliates and they do agood job of developingyoung players in their farmsystem, moving them up theladder. I’m looking forwardto that.”

Lowery was an All-Stateplayer in 2007 and 2008 andhelped lead St. Bernard to aClass S state title in his juniorcampaign of 2007.Congratulations to a Saintwho became an Angel!

Angels draft formerSt. Bernard pitcher

By ChristinaCapecchiFour County Catholic Contributor

Road-Trip Reflections on Faith & Mobility


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Deep River - More than 100people comprised of students,family members, staff, volunteersand community supporters at-tended Mount Saint John’s June12th annual Community Day ofExcellence and its Celebrationand Awards Ceremony.

Each year, Mount Saint Johnhonors select young men, be-tween the ages of 13 and 18 yearsof age, for their service to others,personal growth, achievementand for overcoming personal bar-riers to success. The organizationalso uses the occasion to recog-nize outstanding staff and volun-teers.

This year special recognitionwas given to Jimmy Miller. Hisphilanthropic deeds have grownto include a large network offriends and family, who throughhis Annual Friends of JimmyMiller Dinner raises over 150thousand dollars each year, shar-

ing the proceeds with three agen-cies dedicated to serving at-riskyouth. Mount Saint John is priv-ileged to have been one of thoserecipients for many years.

“This Day of Excellence is away for us to recognize our youngmen who have worked very hardacquiring the necessary social, ed-ucational and job readiness skillsto be successful when they returnto community”, explained DougDeCerbo executive director ofMount Saint John.

“This day is also the time for usto thank our professional staffand volunteers for their serviceand contributions” said DeCerbo.

To see the complete list ofnames of this year’s award recipi-ents and to learn more aboutMount Saint John’s residentialtreatment, educational, life-skilland vocational services for youngmen and their families, pleasevisit www.mtstjohn.org.

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Mount Saint John Executive Director Doug DeCerbo, left, with Bill Guerra, recipient of the volunteer of the yearaward, Christian D. Mount Saint John student recognized for his service in the community and Jimmy Millerwho was honored for his years of philanthropic support.


Did You Know?Every SundayEvery Sunday of August the Gospelreadings are from John, chapter six. Eachweek Jesus says, “I am the bread of life.”He’s talking about the Eucharist.

August 15Feast day for Mary to celebrate that she isin heaven. Read about heaven inRevelation 4:1-11

August 21Senior Citizen Day so be especiallynice to seniors! Read Proverbs 16:31and 20:29 about seniors.

August 25Second hand wardrobe day so swap clothes withfriends and find ways to recycle clothes.

August 26In 1920 the 19th amendment granting women the right to votebecame law. Check out how Jesus treated women in Luke 7:11-17,Luke 13:10-17, Luke 6:16

Olympics & Great ExercisesAugust 12 is the last day of the 2012 Summer Olympics. It’s excitingto see the best athletes in the world compete in many types of sports.It reminds us that exercising and practice are good for our bodies.

The Bible talks about exercise and winning a race. The Apostle Paulwrote about keeping an eye on the goal and running to win. Readabout that in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27.

We also discover something more important than exercising our bod-ies in a letter Paul wrote. “For physical training is of some value, butgodliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the presentlife and the life to come.” 1 Timothy 4:8. God wants us to practicegodliness and that means kindness, generosity, and other virtues.

God exercises virtues in Jeremiah 9:24 that states, “I am the Lord,who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in theseI delight,” declares the Lord.

Work on exercising your body and soul this month and hold yourown contests in sports. Have fun with some unusual tests of ability.Try these:

• Frisbee discus throw• Running, swimming, and bicycling races• Exercise kindness• Measure smiles to see who has the broadest one• Hospitality to see how comfortable you can

make guests feel• Play fair and be gracious

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Many activities we consider fun sports began long ago as a way of life.Camping in tents was how people lived and not just a fun trip. Circle the

words of sports and then look up the Bible references.

RACES - John 20:4ARCHERY - Genesis 21:20

CHARIOT (races) - Nahum 2:4HUNT - Genesis 27:30

HORSES (races) - Habbakkuk 3:8SWIMMING - Isaiah 25:11,

Acts 27:42-44

FISH - John 21:3-5ROWING - Ezekiel 27:26

CAMPING - Genesis 33:18BOATING - Matthew 8:23CLIMB (trees) - Luke 19:4(mountains) - Matthew 17:1

Bible AthleticsWord Search

The 50th International Eu-charistic Congress was recentlyheld in Dublin, Ireland, from the

10th to the 17th of June. It washeld at the Royal Dublin Society.The Final Mass, Statis Orbis, washeld in Croke Park, a soccer sta-dium, where more than 85,000people assembled. Many thou-sands of people from all over theworld gathered together daily forprayer, adoration, workshops, pre-sentations, panel discussions, cat-echesis focused on the Most HolyEucharist. And each day had cel-ebration of the Mass. There weresome 223 keynote speakers,which included personal testi-monies, homilies given by a vari-ety of cardinals, archbishops andbishops, and workshops. Someof the activities were directedspecifically toward young people.Time was available for adorationof the Most Blessed Sacrament ina large prayer space as well as theopportunity to receive the Sacra-ment of Reconciliation.

The overall theme of the Con-gress was “Communion withChrist and with One Another”.There were sub themes to this on

a daily basis, for example onMonday the theme was “Com-munion in One Baptism.” Tues-day and the subsequent days sawthe themes change to “Commu-nion in Marriage and Family,”‘Priesthood and Ministry in theService of Communion,” “Recon-ciliation in Our Communion,”“Communion in Suffering andHealing” and finally on Saturday“Communion in the Worldthrough Mary.”

People came from all over theworld: Europe, North and SouthAmerica, the Caribbean, Africa,Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Aus-tralia, etc. Ireland is very green be-cause it gets lots of rain. We hadsome rain almost every day at the

Eucharistic Congress, but nocomplaints were heard. It waswonderful seeing people of somany languages and cultures allcome together focused on givinghonor and glory to God throughthe most precious gift of the Eu-charist that we received at the LastSupper.

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Kingston, RI, July 20-22 - The Diocese of Norwich sent 46attendees from 12 parishes to the Steubenville East Youth Con-ference at the University of Rhode Island. The weekends activ-ities began with Mass on Friday at St. Patrick’s Cathedralcelebrated by Bishop Cote. After getting to know each other atlunch, we then traveled to URI and spent the next three dayslistening to great speakers, excellent music, participating in Eu-charistic Adoration, attending Mass, praying together, and en-joying the opportunity to meet 2,700 other high school teenswho share our same faith. It was truly a joyful and grace-filledweekend. We would like to thank those who contirubted to theAnnual Catholic Appeal for helping to fund this trip and BishopCote for supporting the youth of the Diocese of Norwich andhelping us grow in our faith. If you would like to see morephoto’s from the weekend, please visit the Diocese of NorwichYouth Events Facebook page. We have already begun planninga return trip to Steubenville East in 2013. If you would like toget on our email list for information contact Jim Tabor [email protected] or visit the Steubenville Easttable at the Diocese of Norwich Youth Explosion that will takeplace on September 23rd at St. Bernard High School.

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VATICAN CITY—Pope Bene-dict XVI says he is praying thatthe London Olympics promote

world peace and friendship—amessage the Vatican is increasinglyemphasizing as it focuses renewedattention on the positive role thatsports can play in society.

But while the message Sundaymay be new, sports have long beena mainstay for the Vatican. Thefirst soccer game was played in theApostolic Palace in 1521 and

every year the Swiss Guards faceoff against the staff of the VaticanMuseums in a tournament.

Of course the prospects of theworld's tiniest sovereign state ac-tually fielding an Olympic squadare slim.

"Sports have always been appre-ciated in the Christian tradition,"said Giovanni Maria Vian, editorof the Vatican newspaper L'Osser-vatore Romano, which has givenample space to Benedict's renewedmessage about the good thatsports can bring to society.

He said competitive spirit,

physical fitness and personalachievement are all "positive val-ues" that the church has empha-

sized from its beginning.Just last month, the Vatican's

culture office opened a new "Cul-ture and Sport" department.

"Sports has to find its culturalaspect again, its profound spirit,and again be the educational ref-erence point for young people,"the Vatican's sports czar, CardinalGianfranco Ravasi, said at thelaunch of the new office, whichhas a counterpart in the Vaticandepartment for laity.

Benedict himself launched theLondon-based John Paul II Foun-dation for Sport during his 2010visit to Britain, creating a charitythat aims to "build spiritual char-acter through excellence in sport-ing skills and fitness." When the

CEO of the charity, MonsignorVladimir Felzman, formally intro-duced it a year later, he deliveredhis speech on the interconnected-ness of physical, intellectual, emo-tional and spiritual growth whiledoing 75 pushups.

"If you work at things, yougradually acquire," Felzman saidof his own improved fitness."Virtues are the same. You start bybeing impatient, but you learn pa-tience."

The 85-year-old pope is morescholar than sportsman, but he iskeen to pass the message along.

Said Pope Benedict, "TheOlympics are the greatest sportingevent in the world, where athletesfrom any countries participate,giving it a strong symbolic value."

He said he was praying that, inthe spirit of the U.N. call for atruce in all countries during theJuly 27-Aug. 12 games, the "goodwill generated by this internationalsporting event may bear fruit, pro-moting peace and reconciliationthroughout the world."

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GDANSK, Poland - Polish of-ficials unveiled a statue of formerPresident Ronald Reagan and

Pope John Paul II on Saturday,July 14, 2012, honoring two menwidely credited in this Eastern Eu-ropean country with helping totopple communism 23 years ago.

The statue was unveiled inGdansk, the birthplace of LechWalesa's Solidarity movement, inthe presence of about 120 formerSolidarity activists, many of whomwere imprisoned in the 1980s fortheir roles in organizing or takingpart in strikes against the commu-nist regime.

The bronze statue, erected inthe lush seaside President RonaldReagan Park, is a slightly larger-than-life rendering of the two lateleaders. It was inspired by an As-sociated Press photograph taken in1987 on John Paul's second pon-tifical visit to the U.S.

The photographer who took thepicture, Scott Stewart, expressedsatisfaction that one of his pictureshas helped immortalize "a won-derful moment in time betweenthe two men."

"In the news business we're usedto having a moment and then thatmoment being gone a day later.This is one image that should lastfor a good long time," Stewart,who now teaches graphic designand photography at GreenvilleTechnical College in South Car-olina, said in a phone interview aday before the ceremony. "I'mhappy that it's been chosen as theseminal moment to represent therelationship of these two people toPoland."

Reagan and John Paul shared aconviction that communism was amoral evil, not just a bad eco-nomic system. And Lech Walesa,founder of the Solidarity move-ment that led the anti-communiststruggle in Poland, has often paidhomage to both men and told theAP in a recent interview that hedeeply respected Reagan.

"Reagan should have a monu-ment in every city," Walesa said.

Poles widely credit the Polish-born pontiff 's first visit to hishomeland after becoming pope as

the inspiration for Solidarity'sbirth. During a Mass in Warsaw in1979, he used subtle language tosuggest that Poles should try tochange their system, a message notlost on the receptive nation. Polesalso remember that when the com-munist regime imposed the mar-tial law crackdown in 1981,rounding up dissidents and im-prisoning them, Reagan lit candlesat the White House to show hissolidarity with the Polish people.

"When Reagan lit the candles,we knew we had a friend in theUnited States," said CzeslawNowak, a former Solidarity activistwho was imprisoned for his ac-tivism in the 1980s. He leads anorganization of former imprisoneddissidents that worked for aboutfour years to raise 200,000 zlotys($59,000) for the statue. Themoney was collected from formerSolidarity members, many ofwhom are today living on smallpensions and could only afford thesmallest of donations.

Another member of the organi-zation, Andrzej Michalowski,credited Reagan's arms race withMoscow with leading to the un-raveling of the Soviet Union andits inability to keep controllingEastern Europe. He said the mon-ument was designed on a smallscale so visitors to the park wouldfeel John Paul and Reagan are stillwith them.

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