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Fall 2009 – Newsletter Fall 2009 “Forming men for The the priesthood for over Herald 100 years. A Newsletter for the Alumni and Friends of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Mission Statement Kenrick-Glennon Seminary Seminary Enrollment Continues is a community of faith, formation, and learning, at Historic High Levels located in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, preparing men The 2009-2010 academic year sees theology) and 23 in the Cardinal Glennon for the Roman Catholic seminary enrollment continuing at a twenty- College program. priesthood of Jesus Christ. year high level, attained last year. This year There would not be sufficient space for Under the guidance of the we have 115 seminarians, 92 in the Kenrick the current seminarians this year if we had Holy Spirit and to the praise School of Theology (including 25 in pre- not added additional rooms last year. of God the Father, we President-Rector Msgr. Ted Wojcicki cultivate the human, spiritual, views the continuing trend of increased intellectual, and pastoral gifts enrollment with a sense of gratitude. of candidates for the ―We are blessed with the continued diocesan ministry. generosity of the faithful who are pro- viding resources so that we can im- To this end, we commit prove and expand the facilities to meet ourselves to a responsible the needs of our growing student and effective stewardship of body.‖ resources, carrying on our This year Msgr. Wojcicki observes a recognized tradition of level of excitement as the seminary service to the Church. community welcomes its new shep- herd, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson. Highlights in This Issue: ―While the involvement of Archbishop Pictured from left to right: Daniel Gill (Pre-Theology II - .St. Burke and of Bishop Hermann in re- Parish Volunteers Bolster 3 Louis), Corey Greene (Pre-Theology II - St. Louis), Anthony cent years had been a great source of Faith for the Future Onyango (Theology IV - Belleville). Photo courtesy of Jonathan Dizon (Continued on page 7 - see Enrollment) Seminary Welcomes Fr. Jay 4 Harrington, O.P. Alumnus a Special Education 4 An Early Thanksgiving Pioneer BY MSGR. TED WOJCICKI over the last two years. Many of the donors Seminarian Spotlight 5 PRESIDENT-RECTOR KENRICK-GLENNON in this advance phase offered remarkably SEMINARY Faculty News & Notes 6 generous gifts which have provided a solid foundation for the campaign before it en- From the O’Brien Family 7 THANK YOU!!! tered the current parish phase. I would like Thanksgiving has arrived early at to express a special word of gratitude to Upcoming Events 8 Kenrick-Glennon Seminary this year. I am pastors and to their parish teams who grateful for all who have responded so gen- have stepped forward to provide leadership Visit to Puerto Rico Expands 8 erously to the Faith for the Future Capital for all the activities connected with the Faith Horizons Campaign for Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. for the Future campaign in their individual Visit us on the web at: I am grateful to all who have donated gen- parishes. erously to the campaign in its advance phase www.kenrick.edu (Continued on page 2 - see Thank You) 2 (Thank You, and his staff. May God bless in a spe- had intended to pledge once they have continued from page 1) cial way Bishop Robert Hermann heard the message from the seminar- who has worked diligently for the suc- ian. I am confident that the good peo- The early returns from the parish phase cess of this campaign now for a num- ple of God will continue to respond of the Faith for the Future capital cam- ber of years. Of course this success at generously to this campaign supporting paign are very positive. Parish pastors the parish level is largely possible in its the seminary (which is preparing the and parish team leadership have called daily activities due to each parish‘s future priests for the church) in grati- the seminary excitedly to report on the campaign team. I am quite aware that tude for the service they have received generosity of their parishioners; often- these parishioners already have respon- from the priests in previous genera- times, they also were very pleased that sibilities to their families, to their par- tions. A campaign for the seminary is a their parish would exceed its goal by a ishes, and to their communities; I am campaign for priesthood. good margin. The success indicated in humbled that they are finding time to A special word of gratitude is due these positive reports would not be dedicate to the mission of the semi- also to the seminary faculty and staff possible without the leadership, direc- nary. I can assure all of them that such who provide wonderful programs for tion, and encouragement of the dedi- dedication is an inspiration to myself priestly formation for this present gen- cated pastors. Many of our pastors are and to all who are privileged to serve at eration of seminarians. I also offer alumni of our seminary and their lead- the seminary. appreciation to the seminarians them- ership will help ensure that the coming Also playing a significant part in selves who inspire the people of God generations will also have ―strong, lov- promoting the campaigns at the parish both when the parishioners visit the ing, and wise‖ pastors to serve their level are the seminarians who speak in seminary and when the seminarians spiritual needs. the parish churches in support of the visit the parishes. After all, the semi- The leadership at the archdiocesan campaign and the mission of the semi- narians are a sign of a “future full of level has been most significant begin- nary. As always the seminarians are hope” both for the seminary staff and ning with the initiative of Archbishop enthusiastically received by the parish- for the people of God. Raymond Burke a number of years ioners—they sometimes even offer the While the generous response to ago. Archbishop Robert Carlson has seminarians spontaneous applause! I this campaign supports improve- provided strong leadership at many have heard reports from a number of ments to the building infrastructure levels. This leadership has continued the parish campaign chairs that some and establishes an endowment for through the Archdiocesan Chief Devel- parishioners have even decided to in- the seminarians, the annual Christ- opment Officer, Mr. Frank Cognata, crease significantly the amount they mas collection helps offset ongoing operating expenses. Members of the Kenrick-Glennon Society make a spe- cial commitment each year to support the ongoing costs associated with the education and formation of our semi- narians. This year we will have the op- portunity to continue the Christmas tradition for the Catholics in the Arch- diocese of St. Louis and make a gift in this way to support the men preparing for the priesthood at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. Whenever the good people of God visit the seminary for any reason, they experience a seminary community which is truly a happy, healthy, and holy place. Upon departing from the building after a reception, one guest noted, ―The highlight of our evening was the time we spent praying with the seminarians in the chapel. We can Nathan Doerr (Archdiocese of St. Louis, College IV), Andy Syring (Archdiocese of sense their faith and dedication in our Omaha, Theology III), and Deacon Craig Holway (Archdiocese of St. Louis, Theology prayer with them.‖ Yes, I have experi- IV) work together to assign seminarians to speak about the Faith for the Future seminary enced an early Thanksgiving this year. capital campaign at parishes in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Fall 2009 3 Parish Volunteers Bolster Faith for the Future On Tuesday, August 18th, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary hosted a reception for parish volunteer leaders of the Faith for the Fu- ture seminary capital campaign. The reception offered an opportunity for the parish leaders to experience the seminary first- hand and for the seminary to thank them for the generous commitment of their time and talent. The Herald asked the volun- teer leaders, whose duties include organizing meetings as well as making calls and personal visits, why this effort was impor- tant enough to warrant an investment of their valuable time. This is what they had to say: Photos courtesy of Jerry Naunheim, Jr. ST. MARY MAGDELENE CATHOLIC CHURCH, BRENTWOOD MSGR. C. EUGENE MORRIS, PASTOR ―This campaign is about the future of the MOST HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC priesthood in our Archdiocese. The future CHURCH, ST. LOUIS of the Church is at stake. Without priests, MR. KENNETH PATTERSON there is no Church.‖ ST. LUKE THE EVANGELIST ―Being active in a parish where the MR. BART MILLER CATHOLIC CHURCH, RICHMOND Church was built in 1929, around the ―The seminary is what we as Catholics -and HEIGHTS same time that the seminary was built, I MS. SUE FARRARA especially St. Louis Catholics- can take great ―It‘s important to invest in the future can identify with the need to maintain the pride in. The formation of our priests is seminary building as a part of responsible of the priesthood. The seminary is essential to our Faith. To me, supporting the place where our future priests stewardship. Our priests are doing well. this effort goes along with all that we are as We all acknowledge the value of higher receive the tools to become the Catholics. That‘s why I‘m involved with priests we expect them to be. People education for the future of our children Faith for the Future—to help grow the un- and are ready to lend our support. What think nothing of putting $50,000 into derstanding of Jesus in our daily lives by one year of their child‘s education.
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