November 1, 2015 Volume 6, Number 22

The DIOCESAN Chronicle

News of the Diocese of Baker

Youth Ministry News:

St. Augustine Youth Group having fun and enjoying fellowship! The youth went out for pizza and bowling, supported by the St. Augustine’s Men Club and the Klamath Falls Knights of Columbus.

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St. Thomas Altar Society Annual Homespun

Holiday Bazaar

St. Thomas Parish Center 1720 NW 19th Street, Redmond

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Saturday, November 14, 9am - 3pm A Country Store - Baked Goods, Grandma’s

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Offering Lunch from 11am - 1pm

Illuminating our Parishes Our Lady of Angels in Hermiston is in the northern deanery. The parish was founded in 1910. Fr. Daniel Maxwell is the pastor and Fr. Luis Flores-Alva is the parochial vicar. The parish has 2,152 registered families.

Father Maxwell

Father Flores-

Alva

Thoughts Along the Way Bishop Liam Cary

Catholic Church

The fifth and last of a series of columns on the “Marks” of the Church

What does it mean to choose to be Catholic in a world with all sorts of religious options?

The word “catholic” comes from two Greek words which mean “according to the whole.” As the Church spread throughout the Roman Empire, it became increasingly necessary to distinguish the Christian God and the Christian way of life from pagan gods and pagan practices. Early Church Councils settled these fundamental questions decisively. They did so “according to the whole” world of Christianity at the time. African, Spanish, Italian, and Greek bishops looked across and around the Mediterranean Sea to learn what Christians in other lands thought about the faith and how they practiced it in daily life and worship. Bishops came together in Councils and debated how to preserve the Apostolic inheritance in the face of burning new questions that came to light in their day. Over the centuries their Spirit-guided labors produced the Creed we profess each Sunday at Mass and the Sacred Scriptures all Christians revere, as the Church determined which writings belonged in the Bible and which did not.

Africa alone could not decide the faith of the Church; nor could Spain or Greece. Since Jesus had sent his Apostles to “make disciples of all nations” and to teach them what he had commanded, no single nation could determine the teaching of the Church by itself, in isolation from the rest of “the whole.” Recipients alike of Christ’s promised Spirit of unity, the leaders of the Church needed each other to be true to themselves; they had to be co-workers in the truth. They had to be Catholic.

It was not easy. Fierce and violent disagreements marked those unity-shaping centuries. How could bishops and ordinary believers be sure a controverted teaching was truly universal, truly catholic, and not merely provincial or partisan?

The answer lay waiting in the words of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel: “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.” When the successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome, confirmed the teaching of a Council, that made it Catholic teaching. To stand in union “according to the whole”—that is, in union with every other bishop and the flock of believers in union with him—was to stand with Peter, the Bishop with whom all other bishops needed to maintain communion to be Catholic. To step out of communion with Peter was to depart from communion “according to the whole.” It was to cease to be Catholic.

To maintain communion with the pope is to assent to Jesus’ forceful confirmation of Peter’s profession of faith in Him as the Christ and to take one’s stand upon the rock of unity which the Risen Jesus entrusts to the Spirit for the building up of his Church. Every Mass we attend anywhere in the world testifies to this Catholic unity when we pray in union with “Francis, our pope” and with the local bishop in union with him. If these men are not mentioned by name, the Mass is not celebrated “according to the whole.” In the ancient Church, communion with Peter in the person of the pope confirmed catholicity. It did then and it does now.

Pensamientos Del Camino

Obispo Liam Cary

Iglesia Católica

El quinto y último de una serie de columnas sobre las “Marcas” de la Iglesia

¿Qué significa escoger ser Católico en un mundo con todo tipo de opciones de religión?

La palabra “católico” viene de dos palabras griegas que significan “según la totalidad”. Mientras la Iglesia se extendía por todo el Imperio Romano, se hizo cada vez más necesaria distinguir al Dios Cristiano y la vida Cristiana de los dioses paganos y las prácticas paganas. Los Primeros Concilios de la Iglesia establecieron decisivamente estas preguntas fundamentales. Lo hicieron “según la totalidad" del mundo Cristiano en su tiempo. Obispos Africanos, Españoles, Italianos, y Griegos miraron alrededor del mar Mediterráneo para aprender las creencias que los Cristianos en otras tierras profesaban y cómo las practicaban en la vida diaria y en la adoración. Reuniéndose en los Concilios, los obispos debatieron cómo preservar la herencia Apostólica frente a las nuevas preguntas ardientes que salieron a la luz en su día. A través de los siglos, sus labores guiadas por el Espíritu produjeron el Credo que profesamos cada Domingo en Misa y las Sagradas Escrituras que todos los Cristianos veneran, mientras la Iglesia determinaba cuales escritos pertenecían en la Biblia y cuáles no.

África sola no podía decidir la fe de la Iglesia; tampoco España o Grecia. Ya que Jesús había enviado a sus Apóstoles para “hacer discípulos de todas las naciones” y enseñarles lo que Él había mandado, ninguna nación podía determinar las enseñanzas de la Iglesia por sí sola en forma aislada del resto de “la totalidad”. Beneficiarios por igual del Espíritu de unidad prometido por Cristo, los líderes de la Iglesia se necesitaban unos a otros para ser fieles a sí mismos; tenían que ser colaboradores en la verdad. Tenían que ser Católicos.

No era fácil. Desacuerdos feroces y violentos marcaron esos siglos de la formación de unidad. ¿Cómo

podían estar seguros los obispos y creyentes ordinarios que una enseñanza controvertida era realmente universal, realmente católica, y no meramente provincial o partidista?

La respuesta estaba esperando en las palabras de Jesús en el Evangelio de Mateo: “Tú eres Pedro, y sobre esta roca edificaré mi Iglesia”. Cuando el sucesor de Pedro, el Obispo de Roma, confirmó la enseñanza de un Concilio, eso la hizo enseñanza Católica. Para estar en unión “según la totalidad”—es decir, en unión con los demás obispos y el rebaño de creyentes en unión con él—era de estar junto a Pedro, el Obispo con quien todos los demás obispos necesitaban mantener la comunión para ser Católicos. El salir de la comunión con Pedro era apartarse de la comunión “según la totalidad". Era de cesar de ser Católico.

El mantener la comunión con el Papa es asentir a la confirmación enérgica de Jesús de la profesión de fe de Pedro en Él como el Cristo. Es ponerse decidido sobre la roca de la unidad que Jesús Resucitado confía al Espíritu para la edificación de su Iglesia. Cada Misa que asistimos en cualquier parte del mundo da testimonio de esta unidad Católica cuando oramos en unión con “Francisco, nuestro Papa” y con el obispo local en unión con él. Si estos hombres no son mencionados por nombre, la Misa no es celebrada “según la totalidad”. En la Iglesia antigua, la comunión con Pedro en la persona del Papa, confirmó la catolicidad. Se hizo entonces y se hace ahora.

The Traditional Latin Mass in Bend The Extraordinary Form (Latin) Mass is celebrated every other Sunday at St. Francis of Assisi Historic Church at 1:45 p.m. Mass times are listed in advance on the diocesan website at www.dioceseofbaker.org and The Society of St. Gregory the Great website at www.ssgg.org or call (541) 388-4004. Today, the All Saints EF Mass will be celebrated, Fr. Andrew Szymakowski presiding.

Supporting Vocations through the Bishop’s

Annual Appeal

Young people today face many options as they consider their future. They need to be mindful—and we need to remind them—that God has a unique plan for each of them, and His plan may include a vocation to the priesthood or religious life. To hear that call from God they must listen for it in prayer. The more that Catholic families and parishes become “schools of prayer” for young people, the more they will be moved to seek the face of Christ in a personal encounter and open their hearts to his invitation to follow. The more we can strengthen the faith of the “domestic Church,” the family, the more likely we are to see a flourishing of vocations. So please pray for the vocations of our young people and do what you can to encourage them. Making a gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal is one way to promote vocations. It is not too late to make a donation, and remember: no gift is too small. As of October 14, the following parishes have met and exceeded their goals for the Bishop’s Annual Appeal:

St. Richard in Adel St. Francis in Arlington Holy Family in Arock St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Baker City St. Francis of Assisi in Bend Sacred Heart in Athena St. James in Bly St. John in Condon St. Thomas Aquinas in Crane St. Katherine of Siena in Dale St. Mary in Elgin St. Katherine in Enterprise St. Catherine in Fossil St. Patrick in Heppner Our Lady of Angels in Hermiston St. William in Ione St. Elizabeth of Hungary in John Day St. Bernard in Jordan Valley St. Charles in Juntura St. Pius X in Klamath Falls Our Lady of the Valley in La Grande St. Patrick in Lakeview St. Patrick in Madras St. Mary in Maupin St. Anthony in North Powder St. John in Paisley St. Helen in Pilot Rock St. Thomas in Plush St. Joseph in Prineville St. Edward the Martyr in Sisters Sacred Heart in Union St. Patrick in Vale

St. Pius X in Wallowa

St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Warm Springs St. Mary in Wasco

Bishop Cary’s Schedule Nov. 1 Masses in Madras Nov. 1 Mt. Angel Seminary Benefit Dinner Nov. 2-4 Northwest Association of Bishops and

Major Religious Superiors (NABRS) Meeting in Spokane

Nov. 4 Legacy of Faith Foundation Board Meeting Nov. 6 Young Adult Retreat at Powell Butte Retreat Ctr Nov. 7 Training for Acolytes at Sacred Heart

in Klamath Falls Nov. 7 Vigil Mass at St. Pius X in Klamath Falls Nov. 8 Installation of Acolytes at Sacred Heart,

in Klamath Falls Nov. 12-14 Seton Hall, Newark Nov. 15-20 United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

(USCCB) Meeting in Baltimore

IN MEMORIAM

DECEASED BISHOPS AND PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE OF BAKER

Jan. 5, 1908 Very Rev. John Heinrich 5, 1955 Rev. Edward O’D Hynes 6, 1985 Rev. William Coughlin, OFM Cap. 17, 1981 Most Rev. Francis P. Leipzig* 17, 2002 Rev. Robert E. Simard 20, 1971 Rev. William Roden 23, 1934 Rev. Joseph Schmidt 24, 1950 Rev. John Delahunty 31, 1937 Rev. M.J. Kelly 31, 1975 Rev. Peter J. Duignan Feb. 1, 1958 Rev. Patrick J. Stack 4, 1983 Rev. David J. Hazen 8, 1934 Rev. Thomas M. Neate, S.J. 9, 1997 Rev. John Baumgartner 11, 1937 Rev. Luke Sheehan, OFM, Cap. 11, 2007 Rev. Timothy Collins 13, 1959 Rev. Felix Geis 14, 1948 Rev. John O’Donovan 16, 2004 Rev. Msgr. Bernard Keating 18, 2011 Rev. Robert Van Sickler 22, 1952 Rev. Thomas Brady 25, 2005 Rev. Cletus Kirkpatrick Mar. 9, 1929 Rev. Hugh Marshall 15, 2000 Rev. Juan Turula, S.J. 21, 1978 Rev. Edmund M. Fern 22, 2010 Rev. Evangelist Kelly 23, 2015 Rev. Leo Weckerle 24, 1988 Rev. Patrick J. Lunham 24, 1991 Rev. Thomas Endel 26, 1909 Rev. John Bradley 31, 1950 Most Rev. Leo F. Fahey* Apr. 3, 1933 Rev. Patrick O’Rourke 3, 1978 Rev. James M. O’Connor 8, 1942 Rev. John Wand 9, 1928 Rev. Joseph M. Cataldo, S.J. 11, 1967 Rev. Otto Nooy 12, 1950 Most Rev. Joseph F. McGrath* 19, 1995 Rev. John Murphy M.Afr 24, 2015 Most Rev. Thomas J. Connolly* 26, 1993 Rev. Msgr. Timothy Casey May 4, 2011 Rev. W. Raymond Jarboe 6, 1984 Rev. Msgr. George A. Murphy 7, 1919 Rev. John Kerr 21, 2007 Rev. Martin Quigley 23, 2015 Rev. Thomas Scanlan 24, 2006 Rev. Richard J. Conway 27, 1936 Rev. Joseph Schell June 1, 2012 Rev. Daniel Ochiabuto, SMMM 3, 1939 Rev. Harold A. Reiley, S.J.

4, 1945 Rev. August F. Loeser 18, 1965 Rev. John T. Curran 28, 1943 Rev. Denis Sheedy July 6, 1975 Rev. Donal Sullivan, OFM Cap. 10, 1973 Rev. Msgr. Michael J. McMahon 10, 1989 Rev. A. Robert Miller 13, 1920 Rev. Patrick Driscoll 14, 1988 Rev. Leo Stupfel 24, 1977 Rev. John M. Kenney 27, 1946 Rev. James H. Maloney Aug. 3, 1995 Rev. Joseph B. Hayes 10, 1992 Rev. Charles Graves 10, 2012 Rev. Fintan Whelan, OFM, Cap. 15, 2013 Rev. Ed O’Keefe 26, 2005 Rev. John F. Cunningham Sept. 6, 1978 Rev. Msgr. Patrick J. Gaire 13, 2006 Rev. Joseph Kelbel 16, 1964 Rev. Vincent Egan 19, 1964 Rev. Michael Ahearne 22, 1992 Rev. Jocelyn St. Arnaud 24, 2009 Rev. Msgr. Matthew Crotty 27, 2004 Rev. Carl H. Gillen 29, 1975 Rev. Simon Coughlan, OFM Cap. 30, 1958 Rev. Robert Kennedy Oct. 2, 1980 Rev. John B. O’Connor 15, 2001 Rev. Msgr. William S. Stone 17, 1935 Rev. Dominic O’Connor, OFM, Cap 24, 1908 Rev. John Joseph Landry, S.J. 24, 2014 Rev. Joseph Reinig 28, 1918 Rev. John Moriarity 31, 1996 Rev. Henry A. Beegan Nov. 2, 1942 Rev. Michael Dalton 10, 1976 Rev. Thomas J. Moore 14, 1977 Rev. Francis McCormick 15, 1975 Rev. George French, S.J. 22, 1999 Rev. Msgr. John F. Phelan 22, 2007 Rev. Francis Hebert Dec. 2, 1918 Rev. Msgr. Alphonse Bronsgeest 2, 1941 Rev. James L. McKenna, S.J. 2, 1971 Rev. Benjamin Kierman 3, 1927 Rev. Thomas Cantwell 8, 1970 Rev. Celestin Quinlan, OFM Cap. 11, 1993 Rev. Msgr. Charles Timothy Grant 14, 1967 Rev. Daniel Duffy, OFM Cap. 15, 1960 Rev. Thomas McTeigue 16, 1982 Rev. John A. O’Brien 22, 1937 Rev. James Walsh 23, 2007 Rev. Msgr. Raymond Beard

April 24, 2015

All Souls Day: “The month of November draws its special spiritual tone from the two days with which it opens: the Solemnity of All Saints and the Commemoration of all the faithful departed. The great family of the Church finds in these days a time of grace and lives them, in accordance with her vocation, gathered closely around the Lord in prayer and offering his redeeming Sacrifice for the repose of the deceased faithful.” — Pope Benedict XVI, 11 November, 2005