West Coast Walk for Life in It's 12Th Year, Bigger Than Ever
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(North Coast Ecumenisist, cont. from page 22) ing missions.” The brief holiday occasioned by the Adult Faith delayed debarkation, provided him the opportunity Formation & Certification 2015-2016 to investigate the California Catholic mission culture. Chancery Cardinal Newman HS His journals reveal his joy and wonderment at the St. John School NORTH COAST CATHOLIC 985 Airway Ct. 50 Ursuline Rd., Santa Rosa 983 Napa St., Napa ecumenical experience. Oxford University Professor Santa Rosa 10am-3pm/Lunch 12-1 • • 6:00pm-9:30pm S. A. Mousalimas observes that Innocent’s journals The newspaper of the Diocese of Santa Rosa www.srdiocese.org JANUARY 2016 SCHEDULE 10am-3pm\Lunch 12-1 (BC) Room 27 (BC Only) (BC Only) 9am-3:30pm/Lunch 12-1 during the California trip reflected his “enjoyment Faculty Room Conference Room (MC) Room 29 of another culture.” Orientation, Introduction, Oct. 2 Oct. 21 Oct. 31 At Mission San José he met Father Jose Maria de & Spirituality of Catechesis Jesus Gonzalez. “He was,” wrote Innocent, “the most Noticias en español, pgs. 18-19 The Creed & Christology Nov. 6 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 educated and kindly of any of his brethren in all of Holy Spirit, Ecclesiology, Mary & Saints Dec. 4 Dec. 16 Dec. 5 California.” While at the mission he attended “Mass Liturgy & Sacraments of Initiation Jan. 8 Jan. 20 Jan. 30 four times and saw all the [Roman Catholic] religious Sacraments of Healing & Service Feb. 5 Feb. 17 Feb. 27 Annual implements.” Innocent and Gonzalez “conversed [in Principles/Methods/History of Catechesis; March 4 March 16 March 19 Latin] about religious matters” for hours while “shar- Intro to Ecclesial Method Moral Life in Christ: Foundations April 1 April 20 April 23 ing his table” over the next four days. Father Gonzalez then escorted Innocent to neigh- Ministry Ten Commandments & Conscience Formation May 6 May 18 May 21 Catholic Social Teaching June 3 June 15 June 25 boring Mission Santa Clara de Asis. Here he met Christian Prayer & Observation (limited make-up) July 1 July 20 July 23 Father Jesus Moreno and was, he wrote, “met with great cordiality.” Innocent spent two days as a guest TBA N/A Aug. & Sept N/A Appeal 2016 at the mission (now the University of Santa Clara). • Adult Formation $150.00/person for entire program, includes some books. (not interested in certification) He marveled that “three priests celebrated the Liturgy • Basic Catechist (BC) $150.00/person for entire program, includes some books. at the same time, but at different altars.” • Master Catechist (MC) $175.00/person for entire program, includes some books. (Advanced Teaching/ Prerequisite BC) Begins The saint-to-be sailed back to San Francisco where • For those interested in dropping in $20 person/class, not including books. “before doing anything else, I attended the Liturgy West Coast Walk for Life By John Norris • There will be various books available to purchase. The Class fee does not include all books. at the San Francisco Mission [Mission San Francisco • Those who wish to attend and are not interested in receiving a California Certificate are welcome, but must register. de Asis, aka Mission Dolores].” Put in historical per- 2016 has arrived and with this New Year comes • Class can be used as credit towards Catechist Recertification. spective, in 1836 the population of San Francisco opportunities and challenges. This may be the year • Complete an Application to begin the Adult Formation or California Catechist Process or to register for class. West Coast Walk for Life in it’s was 190 while that of Fort Ross was 260. The San of a break through that allows solar energy to be cap- • BC Program Requirements: 40 hours Francisco port was in a sandy cove near the present tured and stored. This may be the year that transpor- • MC Program Requirements: 100 hours minimum plus other requisites. day Transamerica Building. tation is made safer by the introduction of accident Sponsored by the Diocesan Department of Religious Education On his voyage back to Sitka Innocent noted in his 12th Year, Bigger Than Ever free, self-driven cars. This may be the year that a cure To apply & for registrations, contact: Carmen Aanenson journal: “While in California…I managed to visit four is found for cancer. [email protected] | (707) 566-3366 | www.santarosacatholic.org missions and meet five priests.” He was excited that By Greg De Gennaro Most of us will not have a direct role in large efforts 1/16 he was able to use “for the first occasion” his knowl- that have these wide-reaching impacts. Every one of edge “of the Latin language” to communicate with the According to World Health Organization (WHO), is also a decline from the 730,322 babies who died us, though, can share the gifts that God has given us, Spanish speaking mission padres. His Latin was rusty: every year in the world there are an estimated 40-50 from abortions in 2011, according to CDC’s report (see Ministry Appeal, p. 3) “I explained my ideas to the best of my abilities,” he million abortions. This corresponds to approximately last year. Adultos embarrassingly wrote of the bi-lingual experience. 125,000 abortions per day. In other words, 31,000 babies were saved from The ocean voyage back to Alaska took thirty days. In the USA, where nearly half of pregnancies are abortion compared to the number who died the year Formación de Fey y Certificación 2015-2016 The Eastern Orthodox scholar Bishop Kallistos of unintended and four in 10 of these are terminated before. Cancilleria St. John School Cardinal Newman HS Diokleia observes that Innocent was an open, loving by abortion, twenty-two percent of all pregnancies 985 Airway Ct, 983 Napa St., Napa 50 Ursuline Rd., Santa Rosa Santa Rosa jueves 10am-3pm/Lunch 12-1 man who received “at times enthusiastic reception (excluding miscarriages) end in abortion. But there is still SO much work to do. That’s PROGRAMA 10am-3pm\Lunch 12-1 6pm-9:30pm (BC) Room 28 on his pastoral journeys.” This is evidenced by his In November the Centers for Disease Control because, according to those figures: (solo BC) (solo BC) 9am-3:30pm/Lunch 12-1 Conference Room Science Room (MC) Room 30 ecumenical attitude towards the Franciscans. His released its national abortion report on the number • 58,250 babies die in an abortion every month Orientación, Introducción y Espiritualidad journals reflect no “defensive hostility towards them of babies who die in abortions every year across the • 13,442 babies die in an abortion every week, and cancelado enero 21 oct. 31 de la catequesis because of their Roman Catholicism,” continued Kal- United States. •1,915 babies die in an abortion EVERY SINGLE El Credo y Cristología cancelado feb. 18 nov. 21 listos. He was a true ecumenicist. The good news is that, although approximately DAY. Espíritu Santo, Eclesiología, Virgen Maria cancelado marzo 17 dic. 5 y los Santos When he arrived back in Sitka, the 6’3” muscular 699,000 babies lost their lives in abortions in 2012, Liturgia y Sacramentos de Iniciación cancelado abril 21 enero 30 prelate was told that his “Aleut Grammar” had been the latest year CDC has produced figures for, that Also, we know these numbers are much higher Sacramentos de Sanación y Servicio cancelado mayo 19 feb. 27 awarded the Demidov Prize by the Russian Academy represents a decline of about half since the highs of than the CDC reports. That report doesn’t include Principales, Metodología, Historia de la cancelado junio 16 marzo 19 (see Walk for Life, p. 4) catequesis, Introducción a la Eclesiología of Sciences. At the time the prestigious prize was akin more than 1.5 million in the late 1980s. That number La vida moral en Cristo: formación cancelado julio 21 abril 23 to our modern Nobel Prize. Los Diez Mandamientos y Formación de la cancelado Se anunciar mayo 21 Back in Alaska he took the time to use his mechani- Consciencia cal skills, building two small organs [i.e., a kind of La doctrina social católica cancelado Se anunciar junio 25 crank melody box with pre-recorded liturgical and Standardized Testing in La oración cristiana y observaciones cancelado Se anunciar julio 23 Se anunciar No es aplicable nov. y dic. No es aplicable non-spiritual songs on replaceable cylinders]. He had negotiated building and selling them to the Fran- • Formación para adultos $150.00/por persona para toda la serie. Algunos libros están incluidos. No estoy intere-sado en la certificación. ciscan’s while in the Bay Area. In 1838, he returned the Diocese of Santa Rosa Reverend Michael • Catequista básico (BC) $150.00/por persona para toda la serie. Algunos libros están incluidos. to the Bay Area to deliver them (probably to San By John Collins, Superintendent of Catholic Schools • Catequista Maestro (MC) $175.00/por persona para toda la serie. Algunos libros están incluidos. (Estudio en profundidad, seminario Jose and Santa Clara)—“a rare gesture of ecumenical avanzado y practica docente. Requisito: Certificado básico) goodwill for the time,” according to Bishop Kallistos. As long as there are schools—Catholic or otherwise—there will be standard- Martin Kelly 1951-2015 • Para aquellos interesados en ir a solamente una clase el costo es $20 por clase, no incluye los libros. • Habrá varios libros disponibles para comprar. La tarifa de la clase no incluye el costo de estos libros. In 1841, Father Veniaminov was made Bishop of ized testing. (Among the bumper stickers we have observed is one that reads • Aquellos que deseen asistir y no están interesados en recibir un certificado de catequista son bienvenidos, pero se debe registrar.