October 29, 2020 | Issue 25 God’s Grace Leads Former Priest of the Episcopal Church to Ordination for the Diocese of Harrisburg By Jen Reed Mary Parish in Harrisburg. The Catholic Witness As a priest, he has been Father William assigned to serve at St. Barbee’s grace- Theresa Parish in New filled journey came Cumberland. to its long-awaited “What wondrous love destination on Oct. 24 God shows us, and what with his ordination to the joy we all have in this Diocesan priesthood. precious gift,” Bishop A husband, father, Gainer said at Father grandfather and former Barbee’s ordination. minister in the Church In his homily during of Christ and priest in the Mass celebrating the the Episcopal Church, Rite of Ordination, the Father Barbee became a bishop fittingly shared Diocesan priest through words from a sermon the Laying on of Hands by St. John Henry by Bishop Ronald Newman, former Anglican Gainer and the Prayer of theologian who joined Ordination, celebrated the Catholic Church in during the Rite of 1845 and was ordained a

Ordination at St. Patrick CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Catholic priest two years Cathedral in Harrisburg. later. Father Barbee’s Father William Barbee receives a Sign of In one sermon among formation for the Peace from Bishop Ronald Gainer during the a collection entitled Diocesan priesthood Rite of Ordination on Oct. 24. “Discourses Addressed to was possible through Mixed Congregations,” St. the Church’s Pastoral Provision, which provides John Henry Newman said God entrusted men, a structure for the formation of married former not angels, to the work of preaching, sanctifying Anglican clergy to be ordained Catholic priests. and teaching, “men whom grace, and grace Father Barbee and his wife, Cindy, are alone, has made to differ from you.” members of Prince of Peace Parish in Steelton. “Newman provides a rich meditation on the Since November of 2018, he has served as dignity of the priesthood and the unworthiness of Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and lector, among other ministries, at St. Margaret More ORDINATION, page 2 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 2 ORDINATION, continued from 1 the Church of Christ in 1980, in a small town each individual priest,” Bishop Gainer reflected. in Indiana. After seven years there, he began “His words make us marvel that Christ has graduate work and started questioning his faith found it fitting that this eminent ministry of the while studying the full of Church History. priesthood should be exercised by mere men, “That was the beginning of me questioning with all the flaws, faults and wrong-headed where I was,” Father Barbee told The Catholic inclinations of every other man – but men who Witness in an interview prior to his Oct. 24 have been set apart and sanctified by grace, the ordination. sacramental grace of priestly ordination.” The questions and explorations continued. Joining the Army as a chaplain in 1987, he began A Grace-Filled Journey having theological discussions with Catholic and Father Barbee sees the grace of God in his Lutheran chaplains. life, and in his journey to eventual ordination to “I met people of different denominations, and the Catholic priesthood. found that I got along with the Lutherans and the A native of Illinois, he was raised in the Church Catholic priests more than anyone else,” Father of Barbee said. Christ. Bishop Ronald “I knew I had to move in my faith, and couldn’t He met Gainer prays for stay where I was,” he said of that time in his faith his the candidate journey. “I wasn’t running away from anything; I wife, during the Litany wanted to run toward something.” Cindy, of the Saints. During an assignment at Fort Hood, Texas, and he and his wife began attending an Episcopal they church. They fell in love with the liturgy and have joined the Church, with Father Barbee changing two his endorsement from a minister in the Church grown of Christ to a priest in the Episcopal Church; his child- ordination was in June of 1995. ren, Father Barbee continued his ministry in the Holly Army Chaplaincy, serving in places such as and Germany, Korea and South Carolina. David. In 2012, he was assigned to the Carlisle Father Barracks, where he met the Catholic chaplain at Barbee the time, Father Gregory D’Emma, and began began attending Mass as he again took stock of his faith serving journey. as a “While serving in the Episcopal Church, it had minister in More ORDINATION, page 3

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More ORDINATION, page 4 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 4 his wife and daughter – as well as clergy and parishioner friends he met along the way, celebrated the Rite of Ordination. Father Barbee’s son, David, and his son-in-law were able to see the ordination via livestream from their current assignments as members of the Armed Forces. “Bill, the story of your life makes the extraordinary power of God’s grace abundantly clear,” Bishop Gainer told him. “Your vocation as spouse, father and grandfather; your generous dedicated response in your former ministry; your call to serve those who serve our nation in Father Barbee distributes Communion to his wife, Cindy. the military; your graced decision, along ORDINATION, continued from 3 with Cindy, to enter into full sacramental Father Barbee began serving at St. Margaret communion with the Catholic Church; your Mary Parish in Harrisburg in November 2018, as discernment to seek ordination to the Catholic lector, Extraordinary Minister, taking Communion priesthood; and your willingness to make that to the homebound, and visiting classes at St. rather long and arduous journey that has brought Margaret Mary School. He also expressed you to this day – all of this highlights how grace, gratitude to Father Chester Snyder, former and grace alone, directs and sanctifies the lives administrator, and Father Leo Goodman, pastor, of the baptized.” for their leadership and support. “You are now being entrusted with the three- As a Catholic priest, Father Barbee’s first fold priestly office, not for your own advantage, assignment is to St. Theresa Parish in New but for the benefit of others and the good of the Cumberland. Church’s mission,” the bishop told him. “By God’s “Throughout this entire journey, I wasn’t grace and through the intercession of the Blessed running from anything; I was just trying to run Virgin Bishop Gainer to something,” Father Barbee said. “I saw the Mary, receives a blessing fullness of the Catholic Church through history, may your from the new priest. through liturgy, but primarily through doctrine. teaching, Doctrinally, the Catholic Church has it. It has the sanctify- authority. It has the magisterium. You can sink ing and yourself into the Truth.” shepherd- “I feel total humility and joy in ordination,” he ing truly said. equip the holy ones Grace Abounds for the “Everything about this ordination liturgy shouts work of loudly that sacramental grace abounds here, ministry, that something extraordinary is happening in for the the Church and for the Church,” Bishop Gainer building said in his homily during the Rite of Ordination. up of the “Indeed, the extraordinary is happening in our Body of midst this morning; extraordinary in the rich Christ.” liturgical actions of the ordination rite, and extraordinary in the person, in the one being ordained to the sacred priesthood.” Members of Father Barbee’s family – including October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 5 Pope Names Washington Archbishop Among New Cardinals Catholic News Agency Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel Pope Francis said on of San Cristóbal de Las Oct. 25 that he will create Casas, Chiapas, Mexico; 13 new cardinals, including Archbishop Silvano Maria Washington Archbishop Tomasi, Permanent Wilton Gregory, at a Observer Emeritus to the consistory on Nov. 28, the United Nations Office and vigil of the First Sunday of Specialized Agencies in Advent. Geneva; and Msgr. Enrico The pope announced Feroci, parish priest of Santa his intention to add to the Maria del Divino Amore at College of Cardinals from CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY/GEORGIA BULLETIN Castel di Leva, Rome. a window overlooking St. Cardinal-designate Peter’s Square, after leading the Angelus Oct. 25. Gregory served as president of the United States Cardinal-designate Gregory, who was appointed Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2001 to Archbishop of Washington in 2019, will become 2004. He was the archbishop of Atlanta from 2005 the first Black cardinal of the United States. to 2019. Other cardinals-designate include Maltese Bishop Mario Grech, who became secretay general of the Synod of Bishops in September, and the Italian Catechetical Conference Bishop Marcello Semeraro, who was ~ Raising Up Holy Youth: Shaping Our Future Saints ~ named prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints earlier this month. Also receiving the red hat is the Italian Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, who has served as the Preacher to the Papal Household since

1980. Aged 86, he will not be eligible to Most Rev. Ronald W. Gainer Most Rev. Andrew Cozzens Bishop of Harrisburg Auxiliary Bishop of The vote in a future conclave. Archdiocese of St. Paul Others appointed to the College Minneapolis of Cardinals include Archbishop Celestino Aós Braco of Santiago, Chile; Archbishop Antoine Kambanda of Kigali, Rwanda; Archbishop Jose Fuerte Advincula of Capiz, in the Philippines; and Bishop Cornelius Sim, Vicar Apostolic of Brunei. Sister John Sheila Galligan Rev. John Szada, PhD Mrs. Kate Phenicie Also elevated to the rank of cardinal IHM, STD Exorcist, Diocese of Harrisburg MA Theology are Archbishop Augusto Paolo Lojudice, 11:30am Online Platform Opens former Rome auxiliary bishop and NOVEMBER current Archbishop of Siena-Colle di 11:55am Opening Remarks Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, Italy; and Fra 14TH The Harrisburg Diocesan Catechetical Conference will be virtual this year. All those who register will receive a link to Mauro Gambetti, Custos of the Sacred join the conference live, as well as a recording of all the Convent of Assisi. 2020 sessions. Alongside Father Cantalamessa, per Register at: www.hbgdiocese.org/event/catechetical-conference/ the pope named three others who will $10 person receive the red hat but be unable to Presented by the Office of Evangelization & Catechesis for the Diocese of Harrisburg vote in conclaves: Emeritus Bishop October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 6 Knights of Columbus Founder to be Beatified October 31 Catholic News Agency Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus Catholic fraternal organization, will be beatified on October 31 in Hartford, Connecticut. A miracle credited to the intercession of Father McGivney was approved by the Vatican and announced by Pope Francis on May 27. A child who was diagnosed as terminally ill in the womb was miraculously healed following prayers for the intercession of Father McGivney. Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882. Initially, the organization was intended to assist Portrait of Father Michael J. McGivney by John Tierney. widows and their families upon the deaths of their Credit: Knights of Columbus Multimedia Archives. husbands. It has grown into a worldwide Catholic fraternal order, with more than 2 million members carrying out works of charity and evangelization Prayer for the Canonization of across the globe. The Knights also offer life Father Michael J. McGivney insurance policies to their members. In 2018, the Knights’ 16,000 councils worldwide donated more than $185 million to God, our Father, protector of the poor and charity and gave over 76 million hours of hands- defender of the widow and orphan, you called on service, worth over $1.9 billion according to a your priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, to valuation of volunteer work by the Independent be an apostle of Christian family life and to Sector. Their volunteer work included support lead the young to the generous service of their for the Special Olympics, coat drives, and food neighbor. Through the example of his life and drives for needy families. virtue may we follow your Son, Jesus Christ, Between 2017 and 2018, the Knights raised more closely, fulfilling his commandment of and delivered $2 million for the Iraqi town of Karamles; the Knights have helped Christian charity and building up his Body which is the survivors of the ISIS genocide in the town resettle Church. Let the inspiration of your servant in their homes and rebuild for the future. prompt us to greater confidence in your love In an audience granted to Supreme Knight Carl so that we may continue his work of caring Anderson earlier this year, Pope Francis praised for the needy and the outcast. We humbly the organization’s “particular faithful witness to ask that you glorify your venerable servant the sacredness and dignity of human life, evident Father Michael J. McGivney on earth at both the local and national levels.” according to the design of your holy will. He also noted the Knights’ dedication to aiding, Through his intercession, grant the favor I “both materially and spiritually, those Christian now present (here make your request). communities in the Middle East that are suffering Through Christ our Lord. Amen. the effects of violence, war and poverty.” Our Father Hail Mary Glory be to the Father “In our world, marked by divisions and L J. M E cG Please report all favors received: A I inequalities, the generous commitment of your H V N C I E The Father McGivney Guild

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IN HONOR OF THE BEATIFICATION OF OUR FOUNDER FATHER MICHAEL J MCGIVNEY ON OCTOBER 31, 2020, THE PA STATE COUNCIL OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS IS OFFERING FREE ONLINE MEMBERSHIP FOR NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BETWEEN OCTOBER 6—DECEMBER 31, 2020. VISIT www.kofc.org/join ENTER PROMO CODE: MCGIVNEY2020 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 8

Meet the Over the course of the next several weeks, The Catholic Witness will introduce readers to the Diocese’s 35 new permanent deacons, Diocese’s with photos, biographical information, and New Deacons their thoughts on serving the Church.

Deacon Patrick McCormack doesn’t necessarily call the qualified, but qualifies the called. Wife: Mary Ann McCormack What aspect of the ministry are you most Home Parish: Our Lady of looking forward to? Good Counsel, Marysville I genuinely look forward to applying myself Parish Assignment: Our to whatever the greatest needs of my parish Lady of Good Counsel, or other assignment might be, but given my Marysville background, I hope to work in a teaching ministry. What is/was your profession prior to ordination? What drew you to serve the Diocese as a I am a high school social studies teacher, Deacon? summer camp counselor, and retired Army Reflecting on various Bible passages, National Guard human resources technician. especially the Parable of the Talents, helped me to recognize that I felt called to offer myself to How has the formation program helped you serve the Church in a more significant way. All grow spiritually? that we are and all that we have comes from Diaconal formation has certainly brought God, and loving God should lead us to use His greater focus and discipline to my spiritual life gifts as He intends, once we discern His intent. It and has been a very enriching experience for my also took an act of faith to accept the old adage entire family. (which follows 1 Corinthians 1:26-29) that God

Deacon Michael and in the sanctuary, I was able to pick up on McGovern the whisper of God’s call. Over the years, there were moments when the call was loud and clear, Tara McGovern Wife: and other times when I tuned it out; however, while serving as sacristan, members of the Home Parish: St. Andrew the Apostle, Waynesboro Church would drop hints to me about a vocation as a deacon. I would get gifts – prayer books, Parish Assignment: devotionals, offers of prayers – that led me closer St. Andrew the Apostle, and closer to the Lord and to answering his call Waynesboro until, finally, I was able to make an application to the program and was graciously accepted. What drew you to serve the Diocese as a What aspect of the ministry are you most Deacon? looking forward to? I began serious discernment to the permanent Throughout formation, I have learned that diaconate in the fall of 2004 when I started to there is a need for extreme flexibility when it volunteer as a sacristan at St. Andrew’s. While spending quiet time alone in both the sacristy More DEACONS, page 9 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 9 DEACONS, continued from 8 How has the formation program helped you grow spiritually? comes to the ministry of deacon and in serving There are no words to express my gratitude to God’s people. I am looking forward to serving the Bishop Gainer, Father Schenck, and the entire Church in the ministry of the word, of liturgy and formation team for developing the program charity. However, what that ministry looks like to foster my human, academic, and spiritual and what shape it takes only God knows, but I do formation. My wife, Tara, and I have grown in know that I am looking forward to serving in the our relationship with Jesus and have cultivated Diocese of Harrisburg in whatever manner He a closer relationship with the Blessed Mother. I has in store for me. have been able to integrate my spiritual life into What is/was your profession prior to my marriage, my family life, and my professional ordination? life as a police officer. I can see more clearly how I am currently the Chief of Police for the important it is to witness the Gospel message of Washington Township Police Department. Jesus to everyone I meet.

Deacon Jorge L. Nazario What is/was your profession prior to ordination? Wife: Migdalia Pagan My previous job was Church Keeper. Today, I am a chaplain for the Catholic Church in the Home Parish: San Juan Lancaster County Prison. Bautista, Lancaster How has the formation program helped you Parish Assignment: San grow spiritually? Juan Bautista, Lancaster The formation program has taken me to another spiritual level. In the life of prayer, I have been able to deepen more in my personal What drew you to serve the Diocese as a relationship with God. I am also learning to Deacon? live in the suffering, the joy, the peace and the Some years ago, I felt the need to surrender to need of others. I have known spiritual unity God. I was struck by the service of the deacons in marriage. The presence of God among us of our church, deacon José Lopez, Deacon Félix has allowed us to see clearly the beauty of the Ramos, Deacon Expedito Santos and especially vocation of the family. This is the same unity that Deacon Manuel (Manny) Velázquez. His example we live in the diaconate for spirit and ministry. and dedication led me to ask one day about the diaconate. Invited by the priests, Father Bernardo Pistone and Father Edgar Palacios and my mentor Deacon José López and living their ministry closely, I discovered the vocation to the Watch the diaconate. Today, I am here ready to serve the Lord. Ordination

What aspect of the ministry are you most The Mass celebrating the Ordination to the looking forward to? Diaconate is available on the Diocese’s I always thought that God had prepared me Youtube Channel at: to work with marriages. I have discovered during formation that God places us where there is www.YouTube.com/hbgdiocese need. Even though there are several ministries that I like a lot, I identify with those most in need. October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 10 York Catholic Having a Successful Autumn Athletic Season By Chris Heisey The Called The Catholic Witness The fall athletic season has been a very good one for York Catholic. The Fighting Irish are having another great volleyball season with postseason playoffs a certainty. The boys’ soccer team has had a great October, not losing a game and the cross country teams, both girls’ and boys’, are unblemished and also heading into the final district and state runs. And on Nov. 6 the Fighting Irish football team will be playing for a District 3 championship at home. Given the challenges facing athletic departments with having a fall sports season in the midst of a pandemic, it has been a rewarding season for all student athletes in the CHRIS HEISEY, THE CATHOLIC WITNESS Commonwealth. (Robert Chadderdon contributed Defending against a Delone Catholic corner to this article) kick are a host of York Catholic defenders.

In the season’s regular season finale, undefeated Delone Catholic beat undefeated York Catholic for the section championship. Both teams move on to the District 3 playoffs.

Youth Protection Program To report suspected abuse of a minor, call the toll free llame al número de teléfono gratuíto Línea de Ayuda PA Child Abuse Hotline: Abuso del Niño Pennsylvania 1-800-932-0313 1-800-932-0313 To report suspected abuse of a minor by a church Para reportar la sospecha del abuso de un menor a official, employee or volunteer, also please call the manos de un official, empleado o voluntario de la Diocese of Harrisburg Youth Protection Hotline: iglesia, también llame al número de teléfono gratuíto 1-800-626-1608 or email: ReportAbuse@ de ayuda diocesana: hbgdiocese.org 1-800-626-1608 o envíe correo electrónico: Para reportar la sospecha del abuso de un menor, [email protected] October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 11 our Sunday afternoon drive The Called and see the buildings being A series of profiles on clergy and religious built that he had a hand in Msgr. WIlliam J. King, JCD designing. I kind of grew up with the campus. The second Hometown: Wilkes-Barre and Camp Hill reason is, I went as a pre-med Education: St. Aloysius School in major. For five years before I Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; Good Shepherd School applied, they had 100 percent in Camp Hill; Trinity High School in Camp placement of their pre-med Hill; Messiah College in Grantham; St. majors in medical school. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Another good reason for me Philadelphia; Catholic University of to go there. Plus, I was a America; Pontifical Gregorian University in commuter. I stayed at home Rome and commuted to Messiah College, and it was a great Current Assignment: Pastor of St. place to be. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Mechan- icsburg, and Canonical Consultant for the Did you think of a vocation Diocesan Tribunal while in college, or were you still committed to medical Tell me about your childhood. drop out (laughing). school? I was born at Mercy Hospital in I went to Good Shepherd I was committed to medical Wilkes-Barre, Pa., a hospital that School and was there for eight school. I was a dual major in was founded by two of my great- grades. I was in the same class at Biology and Chemistry and uncles; one a surgeon, the other Good Shepherd and then at Trinity thoroughly enjoyed it. It was an attorney, working with the High School with Father Ken a lot of work, but I enjoyed Sisters of Mercy in Dallas, Pa. It’s Smith. The two of us were good every bit of it. I worked part- now owned by Geisinger, but at friends throughout. I thoroughly time at what was then E.J. the time it was Mercy Hospital. enjoyed my time at Good Korvette’s Department Store, At the time I was born, Shepherd and at Trinity. I had a where Boscov’s is now in my father worked for what great education. The Christian Camp Hill. I worked in the was then the Atomic Energy Brothers were still there at Trinity; photography department and Commission. He was an they tried to recruit me to be one small appliances, and had a engineer, and wherever a of them. At the time, I had very crush on a girl who worked nuclear reactor was being built little thought of entering full-time in the same department. We across the country, he went as ministry in any way. I was headed dated a couple times. The girl the government’s engineer on- to medical school, and that’s what I took to the senior prom at site. The first five years of my was on my mind. Trinity also wound up going life, we lived in Wilkes-Barre, I went to Messiah College. to medical school, and she Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Huntsville, At the time, there were very few became a physician. That was Alabama; Poughkeepsie, New Catholics there. Bishop Daley, the circle I hung around in, York; Baltimore and back to when I applied to seminary, asked because I thought I was going Wilkes-Barre, where I started me, “Why would a good Catholic to be a physician. In the midst kindergarten at St. Aloysius boy like you go to Messiah of arguing with God about how School. College?” I thought it was a good I’d spend my life, it became The day that I was to have question. I said, “Bishop, I have clear to me that I wanted to be graduated kindergarten, we two reasons.” Number one, my a physician, God wanted me moved to Camp Hill. Because I father was an architect and the to be a priest. was starting first grade, dad said firm he worked with designed it was time to settle down. It could almost all the buildings at Messiah More THE CALLED, page 12 be said that I’m a kindergarten College. It was common to take October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 12 THE CALLED, continued from 11 I’ll apply to seminary. If I’m person – as a confirmation accepted, I’ll go and I’ll give it of the existence of God. Who What changed your mind? a full year. If I don’t like it after else but God could design, What changed my mind a year, I’m back at medical could think up, something as was, hanging around a lot of school.” Obviously, I was wonderful as the human body? physicians who were unhappy in accepted and here I am. I To think that we start with one what they were doing, many of went to St. Charles Borromeo cell in our mother’s womb, and them telling me, “You don’t want Seminary in Philadelphia. I was that one cell has the blueprints to go into medicine. Insurance there for two years in college to produce a human body. companies are telling us what and four years in Theology. Every one of us, with minor we have to do.” I’m not saying I loved it. I loved being in exceptions, our arteries and all physicians were like that, but Philadelphia, nice city, wonderful veins, our organs are all in the there were many saying, “Don’t colleagues in the seminary. same place. Again, with minor go into medical school right I was extremely active in exceptions, we all have the now.” the seminary. I studied organ same parts to us and they all When I saw unhappy before I went into seminary end up in the same place, and physicians, the thing that and throughout my years in it’s one tiny little cell that starts struck me was, every priest I seminary. I was the house it all. encountered was happy. They music director when I was Because of faith-filled were smiling. They were filled there. I had great opportunities professors at Messiah College, with joy. I was shadowing a to learn the organ, with great I really had my eyes opened physician one day when we professors, and I developed to see God in everything I was went into a hospital room and some good techniques as an learning. For instance, at the a patient was at the end of life. organist. In fact, by the time I end of the Book of Job, when The physician said, “I’ve done was ordained a priest, I had God finally responds to Job’s all I can do. It’s time to call for been giving recitals and was a pleas, God opens Job’s eyes a priest.” That struck a chord pretty good organist. Now, on a to say, “Were you there when in me, like a hammer hitting a good day, I can find middle C. I created the stars and put gong that began to resonate. It takes hours to practice, and I them in their place?” God goes I’m meeting unhappy physicians don’t have that amount of time. through all of Creation, opening and I’m meeting very happy It was very much a part of my Job’s eyes to see whose hand it priests. There’s a limit to what spiritual life, my prayer life. St. was that put it altogether. the physicians can do, and Augustine said, “He who sings, I never lost an interest they’re calling the priest. prays twice.” I used to think, “He in science. I had a doctor I remember going home that who directs the choir singing appointment earlier this week very day and took a practice probably prays three times.” and the physician said to me, “I that I don’t recommend: Bible I remember the rector of think you know more about this roulette. I took a Bible out and the seminary telling me that than I do.” I still have an interest what I opened to was Proverbs I destroyed his afternoon in science and medicine. I don’t 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all naps because I would be in know more than the physician, your heart; rely not on your own the chapel practicing for two but I still see God in everything intelligence; in all your ways, be hours every afternoon and his that I learn. mindful of Him and He will make bedroom was pretty close to the straight the paths before you.” When were you ordained, and chapel. I closed the Bible and I said, where have you served? “God, I know very clearly you In studying science, did you Bishop Daley was the bishop want me to be a priest. That’s ever find conflict between at that time. Unfortunately, he not what I want right now, but I science and your faith? was not well. He was in the last trust that if it’s what you want, it I found the study of science – months of his life, and though will be the right thing for me.” particularly the human body and he attended the ordination and I said, “Here’s the deal. the development of the human More THE CALLED, page 13 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 13 THE CALLED, continued from 12 he was such a good priest. Jesus here.” It was the study There’s an old saying about of Canon Law at the Catholic presided, it was then-Auxiliary priests, “You become your first University of America that saved Bishop Keeler who actually pastor.” If that has in any way my priesthood, because I grew conferred the ordination. Bishop happened, that is a good thing. disillusioned in the office, distant Rhoades was in my class, seven I look back at Msgr. Bierster from ministry with people, and it of us total. and Msgr. McGovern and the was far from what I envisioned I was assigned a transitional good priests that they were. If I priestly ministry to be. It was far deacon at St. Joan of Arc could be half the priest that they from the vocation that I believed in Hershey, which, as a were, it would be a good thing. I had, that God had called me to. confessed chocoholic, just by I often ask myself, “What would It was the study of Canon breathing deeply I got my fix Damian do in this situation?” Law, and particularly the way for the day. I was there with “What would Leo Bierster do in it was taught, at the Catholic Msgr. Leo Bierster, who was a this situation?” I’m still learning University of America that saved consummate professional as from them. my priesthood, re-energized my a priest and a holy man. We Since Msgr. McGovern can vitality in ministry, in recognizing prayed together morning and say he was in the office 19 even serving in the ministry of evening, and he was a good years, four months and three the Church’s law that the gifts example to me as a deacon days, I can say I was in that of the Spirit were there and it “learning the trade.” parish two years, one month and was true ministry. I grew to love My first assignment as a three days, and then went into Church history, the law of the priest was with Msgr. Damian the Tribunal. I don’t mind saying Church, the ability to protect the McGovern at Sacred Heart boldly and plainly, my first year values and protect the rights of Jesus Parish in Lancaster. in the office, I hated it. Msgr. of God’s people through the I did not know it at the time, Walter Shaull, a venerable priest law. I grew to love the Church but Bishop Daley called Msgr. of our Diocese, was my spiritual and love priesthood and love McGovern two days before director. His office, as Vicar for God, even more than ever, by he ordained me and said, Religious for the Diocese, was studying Canon Law. Some “I’m going to send Bill to you in the same suite as the Tribunal might find it to be contradictory, because you, Msgr. McGovern, and just a couple doors away but I found it to be just the had been Chancellor of the from my office. I don’t think there opposite. Diocese – as Msgr. McGovern was a day that I didn’t go into his The way the law was taught would say – 19 years, four office and say, “Msgr., I hate it.” as a means of protecting the months and three days.” Bishop He would just chuckle and say, values and life of the Church, Daley told Msgr. McGovern, “Young man, you’ll get used to and that behind each law was “You have Bill for two years, and it.” Twenty-eight years later, I left a mistake made by the Church then he’s mine and I’m bringing Diocesan Administration and I and the promise to never him into the office.” He sent me did enjoy it. I came to appreciate commit that mistake again, I to Msgr. McGovern so that he that. found that to be wonderfully could teach me, so that when I Here’s the secret. When I left honest. To realize the humanity did go into the office, I would be parish ministry, interacting with of the Church is a teaching tool good at it. I did not know that at people every day, and came into for us. It’s not an obstacle to the time. Msgr. McGovern was the office, I remember saying grace, it’s a means of learning a bit of a den mother and I didn’t to Msgr. McGovern, “I don’t see how grace is operative, even in always appreciate his strong Jesus in the office. I see lots of our mistakes. oversight of a newly ordained paperwork, I see lots of phone After studying Canon Law, priest. I was a bit rebellious at calls, but I don’t see Jesus. I I went back to work. Bishop that time, but I look back now would see Jesus in the parish, Dattilo became our bishop and realize what a great job in the people, in the things and only a few months after, he did. He made the job of that I was doing. I don’t see “pastoring” look easy because More THE CALLED, page 14 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 14 THE CALLED, continued from 13 U.S. bishops caught up with spiritual director. On the final him, he insisted that our Diocese night of that retreat, he said to he called me into his office lead the charge in having a me, “Bill, it’s clear that God is and asked if I would be open strong standard of conduct and preparing you for a change, and to being named Judicial Vicar. a strong set of procedures for that change involves helping By then I certainly enjoyed responding to allegations, and someone in need.” In my mind, the work, loved the work, and essentially a zero-tolerance I was prepared to go to the I could definitely see Jesus policy. bishop and say, “I want to go in that work, so I readily said study Spanish and I want to yes. I found Bishop Dattilo to Talk about your time in Rome. Ten years after I got my be assigned to an inner-city be an instrument of God. His parish, because I feel a call humanity, his openness, his degree in Canon Law in Washington, Bishop Dattilo sent to help people. I’ve been very humor and his humility; he was comfortable for most of my so consultative in asking advice me to Rome to get a doctorate in Canon Law. It was a good priestly ministry; it’s time for me and accepting advice. But it was to be uncomfortable.” always understood that he was time because, with my ten years in practice of Canon Law, I A day and a half later, I got a in charge, he was the bishop. call from Archbishop Gregory I think people may see the had some questions I wanted to ask. Doing a doctorate and in Atlanta, asking me to go outward decisions he made there. “Well, archbishop, I just about parish consolidation that doing all that research provided me an opportunity to look into did an eight-day retreat and were very difficult, and people the end result was God was were hurt by those decisions. and answer some of these questions. preparing me for a change that He knew that. But what people involves helping somebody. never saw was, he would I also thoroughly enjoyed the city of Rome: the architecture, How can I say no?” Bishop sometimes weep. He would go Rhoades said yes and released back to the residence, or he the history, the culture, the music, the language, the food. me for three years of service would get in the car and I would in the Archdiocese of Atlanta, drive him home and he would It was a great place to be. I was in Rome from 1999-2002. At and I enjoyed it. It was a deep cry, because he knew he was challenge, but I loved the city hurting people, but it was still the end of that, I was offered a position to stay and work at of Atlanta, loved the people the right thing to do. He had of Atlanta, loved the clergy of a line, “A thousand questions the Vatican. I talked to Bishop Dattilo and he was very honest the archdiocese. I enjoyed the do not a doubt make.” There vitality of the Atlanta area. It may be questions about why in saying, “I prefer you not to do that, but I’m not going to stand was a booming city, growing something is being done, but rapidly, a lot of life, a lot of good there was no doubt it was right in the way. If this is where you think God is calling you, then restaurants and museums. I to do. He carried that personal came to know some wonderful suffering with him. He carried by all means say yes.” I prayed, talked to other priests who were people and some wonderful the suffering of the people he priests, and had a great staff in saw and he knew they were working there, and it was pretty clear to me that it was not the the Tribunal there. suffering from those decisions, Bishop Rhoades called me but he knew they were the right right thing to do. I was very happy to return to Harrisburg back because he wanted me decisions that would strengthen to be Vicar General, and it was the Church for generations. after thoroughly enjoying three years in Rome. time to come home. I served as He became our bishop in Bishop Rhoades’ Vicar General January of 1990. He was very You served in the Archdiocese and then also for Bishop bold in setting a high standard of Atlanta for a time. McFadden. I knew Bishop for our Diocesan response Yes, for three years. That McFadden from seminary to allegations of misconduct was a surprising call. I had just because he was a year ahead against a priest. More than a finished an eight-day, directed decade before the rest of the retreat with my Jesuit priest More THE CALLED, page 15 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 15 THE CALLED, continued from 14 their support and intercession How do you prepare a homily in heaven, and also their good to make it practical for of me. Bishop McFadden was example. people’s lives? a very competitive person, When I was a young Is there an aspect of ministry particularly in sports and priest, I was blessed to be in most certainly in basketball. I that you enjoy most? In prayer about a year and assignments with other priests remember when he was named who were phenomenal homilists. bishop, my first thought was, “I a half ago, God asked me the question, “What gives you life?” I would listen to their homilies, hope he doesn’t remember that I would ask them how they one game in the seminary where I said, “You know: The things I enjoy most are celebrating prepare, and I got great ideas. I turned and shot a basket over I also, in my early years as a him.” Mass, hearing Confessions, preaching and doing spiritual priest, came into contact with a Shortly after he was named man who was a former priest. to Harrisburg, he came here direction.” God then asked me, “What takes the life from He was not happy having left and I was driving him back to the priesthood, so he more or Philadelphia. I said, “You don’t you?” I said, “Well, you know that too: Worrying about bricks less adopted me and mentored happen to remember,” and he me toward the goal of becoming finished my sentence. He said, and mortar, constantly finding the money to do things, and a better priest. One of the things “I do remember that game.” he would say to me at the end of It was good to be his Vicar recruiting volunteers, which is the biggest challenge in parish a Mass was, “In one sentence, General as well, but there came tell me the take-away that you a point when I knew it was time, life.” I could hear God laugh as he responded to me, “Don’t you wanted to leave the people after so many years in the office, with.” That challenge, to place to return to parish ministry. think I can take care of those things for you?” My answer was, a homily in one sentence, was Three times in that last year, I foundational for how I would asked Bishop McFadden if he “I know you can, I’m just not sure you will.” learn to improve my preaching. would consider allowing me to Sometimes, if I can digest a become a pastor. I was here in One of the things I’ve been plagued with was finding homily to one sentence, that’s residence at St. Elizabeth Ann the homily. It has impact and it’s Seton under Father Waldron, someone to take over our Friday fish dinners. The person who easily remembered. It takes a and Father Waldron became lot of work to get it down to one sick and died. Bishop McFadden had done it for years said they could no longer do it. I had this sentence; it doesn’t take a lot of appointed me pastor and I work to ramble for 20 minutes. also stayed full-time as Vicar conversation with God one evening. The next morning, I look at the Readings. I was General. In 2012, I became full- blessed in seminary to have time pastor. a man walked into the parish office and said, “I just moved in a good professor of Biblical Talk about your role as pastor to the parish. I noticed you have Greek. To this day, I still read the of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. fish dinners during Lent. I ran Gospel text every day in Greek. It’s been a remarkable the fish dinners in my previous If I get stuck on an idea, there’s experience. It’s a parish filled parish for 12 years. Can I help in usually some work in the Greek with saints, and I see God at any way?” I went into the church text that has a rich meaning that work. The most beautiful thing and fell on my knees and said, “I I can draw from. for me as a priest is seeing God guess you can and will take care I also ask myself the question, at work in the lives of his people. of these things.” That’s been the when I have an idea for Father Waldron’s personality biggest lesson of being a pastor, homilies, “So what? What’s the was big, and it was everywhere. realizing God’s in charge, I’m application?” I can expound on He formed this parish, and I’m not. If I can be his servant, then the meaning of the text, but then grateful because he left it as a things fall into place far more the question is, “So what?” What wonderful parish. I have a long efficiently and better than if I try do I expect people to do with it? list of mentors that I turn to for to force them. More THE CALLED, page 16 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 16 THE CALLED, continued from 15 Encountering the beauty of “As soon as the wheels are off music is a prayer. the ground, I’m there.” There How is this going to affect their A number of years ago, a are times when there is a lives? How does it affect my life? good friend of mine who owns destination. Other times, it’s just The times when I think God has a plane and is a pilot asked if I enjoying the scenery. This time used my preaching to affect are wanted to go flying with him. As of year, seeing the beautiful fall the moments when I am bold soon as the wheels were off the foliage is the destination itself. enough to engage in a little ground, I was hooked. Using In the summer months, I enjoy self-disclosure, talk about my his plane, I took flying lessons flying toward the Chesapeake spiritual life, my struggles, my and became a private pilot. I Bay. I flew to Ocean City, N.J., encounters with God’s grace. enjoy flying. Father Waldron for lunch about six weeks ago. People seem to understand that would always say when I came It took about an hour and a half and apply that more easily to home, “I can tell you’ve been to get there. I flew to Florida and their own lives than an abstract flying, because you’re much back once to visit a friend. To concept. Sometimes, I just more relaxed!” When I was in Florida, it’s an altitude of 7,000 preach out loud to myself and let the office, I would say flying is feet. Locally, it’s 3,000 feet. everybody else listen in. the one thing I do that demands What advice would you give So how do I prepare for a total concentration, so when I’m to a young man of college age homily? Reading the text of doing it, I can’t think of anything who is considering a vocation the Readings; there are a few else. I’m not thinking about an to the priesthood? websites I go to, to see how issue or a problem or a concern, others are approaching it; I One of the blessings of being I’m thinking about flying. Here pastor here is doing campus have a couple bookshelves I am as a pastor, and it’s the of commentaries, so I’ll read ministry at Messiah. The same thing. As soon as I’m in students are there, for the most a little bit; I’ll take it to prayer; that plane, I’m focused. and I’ll always ask, “So what?” part, because they already have Perhaps the reason why I a deep faith in God and they Then I’ll try to get it down to one love flying is best expressed sentence. want that Christian environment in my experience of my first to deepen their faith as they What do you enjoy in your solo as a student-pilot. The learn to prepare for a career. free time? instructor left the plane and I have said to students at I am an Eagle Scout. The said, “Now you go up and fly Messiah, as I have said to high outdoors and nature have the pattern.” As I lined up for school and college students always been important to me. takeoff and hit the accelerator here in the parish: God has Unfortunately, doing a little and headed down the runway, given you gifts, and those gifts winter mountain-hiking in Italy my first thought was, “Oh, my. are to be used for a purpose. when I was studying there, I am alone.” I took off, got to The purpose is never about you; led to a pretty serious tumble altitude, looked around and it is about others, and how God down the mountainside. I had saw the mountains and sky, can use you for the benefit of broken vertebrae, broken ribs, the ground below, and enjoyed others. In choosing a career, a herniated disks. My days of the beauty of God’s creation. trade, a vocation, think less of backpacking are over, but I still There’s freedom in doing that, yourself than about how God enjoy a good walk in the woods. a connection of trusting in God. can use you for others. For It’s a beautiful way to connect I enjoy flying because of the many, God will use you to be a with God and remember who’s relaxation and thrill of flight. good father, a good mother. But in charge. In an ideal world, I would get for others, God has given you I still am an organist. I don’t to go flying twice a week. In the the gifts you need to be a good have the time to practice like I real world, with all the demands priest. Hold that as a possibility, used to, so there’s no way I can of parish life, I might get up once because if it is for you, there is give recitals anymore, but I play or twice a month, if that. Some no more fulfilling life than seeing for my own enjoyment. It’s very people ask, “Where do you go relaxing, and it’s also a prayer. when you fly?” My answer is, More THE CALLED, page 18 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 17 Contemplative Prayer: radical The Prayer of the Child of God poverty, without By Sister Geralyn Schmidt, SCC I would like to focus on illusions, Special to The Witness four different aspects of before the Many, many years ago, when contemplative prayer. These four infinite I was seven, I was profoundly are gleaned from the Catechism. richness of struck by the actions of my first- Prayer is longing for greater God. This is grade teacher. I used to love union with God. If prayer truly difficult to watch her pray, especially establishes a relationship, it also to do! One after she went to Communion. deepens that relationship as we has to grow She would close her eyes and spend time with God. Several in honesty “Thoughts from a be wrapped in an intimate years ago, I was asked by a very and humility. Catholic Evangelist” conversation with Christ. As a keen seventh-grader how our We have to seven-year-old, I thought, “How heart is made for love. I looked admit our feelings and deal with much I would love to experience around the classroom for a them. Remember, feelings are that friendship with God!” visual. It was February, so hearts neither right nor wrong. What we I begin with this image were in abundance all around do with them is what matters! By as I resume my series on the room. I drew a circle on the being honest with Christ, we are listening. As Kay Lindahl says whiteboard. I asked, “What’s opening ourselves to His power, in the Sacred Art of Listening, this?” The students answered, His love and His grace. “Contemplative prayer is the “A hole, a zero, a curved line, Discovering all that God has practice of listening to God. …. a circle.” I continued, “What already given us and growing Contemplation begins when does the circle represent?” in appreciation of His gifts. our whole being is open to a The answers streamed, “Unity, Everything we have are gifts. Presence beyond words, thought completeness, entirety.” I then Our innate talents are gifts. 1 and emotions. This type of drew a heart within the circle, When we realize this, we are left prayer opens our entire being to shading in the three segments of with only one thing: gratefulness. the tiny whisper of God’s voice. the circle that the heart did not By living in gratitude, we ever It establishes a relationship. Yes, fill. I turned to the students and deepen the realization that to coin an old spiritual, “What a said, “In order for our heart to be everything is a gift. Lindahl friend we have in Jesus!” complete and whole, we need says it this way, “Your life will Another way of looking at three ‘things:’ The Father, The be transformed by an increased this is allowing God to love us Son and the Holy Spirit.” awareness of God’s presence just the way we are, TODAY – Glimpsing the beauty of and a deepening sense of including warts and moles and God just as we get a glimmer gratitude and apprehension. countless imperfections! It’s of the sun now and then Your ability to listen deeply to allowing Him to love YOU! It’s on a cloudy day. God is yourself and to others will never that simple! The Catechism of incomprehensible to the human be the same.” 2 the Catholic Church describes mind. Even so, every now and So, in this time of a global it in this way: “Contemplative then, we can see Him in the pandemic, racial unrest and prayer is the prayer of the child beauty all around us. Think political divisiveness, pray, of God, of the forgiven sinner about the beauty of a tiny baby pray and pray some more! A who agrees to welcome the love or a sunset, or the fragrance of relationship with our God is by which he is loved and who a rose or a steak on the grill! the foundation for peace in a wants to respond to it by loving Finding beauty in the common- turbulent time. more. But he knows that the love place also opens us to the needs 1Lindahl, Kay. The Sacred Art of he is returning is poured out by of others. We begin to see the Listening: Forty Reflections for the Holy Spirit in his heart, for totality of our lives in a different Cultivating a Spiritual Practice. everything is a grace from God.” perspective. SkyLight Paths Pub., 2002. Pg. 80. (CCC 2712) Standing before God in 2Lindahl, pg. 82. October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 18 OBITUARIES Deceased Clergy The names of the following deceased persons have Please pray for the following been submitted by their parishes. Please remember clergy who died in October in your prayers the happy repose of these recently during the past 25 years: departed souls and the consolation of their loved ones. Father Walter Halaburda, 2000 Camp Hill Michael Stepp Mary Patricia Zelner Father Edward J. Barrett, 2001 Good Shepherd: Father John Suknaic, 2004 Joyce Punchur Lebanon New Cumberland Father Bernard Quinn, 2006 Assumption BVM: St. Theresa: Deacon Edwin Fitzpatrick, 2008 Carlisle Edward Bender Diane Cardile Father Stephen Sheetz, 2009 St. Patrick: David Davies Bruno DiMartile Father Kevin Kayda, 2013 Mary Ellen Woodside Beatrice Herr Richie Grey Karen Jones Elijah Solanus Father Andrew J. Fontanella, 2014 Hanover Rosemarie Miller Wachsman Msgr. Vincent Topper, 2016 St. Vincent de Paul: Michael Reigle Edward Wasko Father Walter Sempko, 2017 Dorothy Mathias George Reigle Father Paul Theisz, 2017 Mary McClintock Gary Siegrist York Helen Schuchart William Whitman St. Rose of Lima: Ronald Verdier Harrisburg Mechanicsburg St. Catherine Labouré: St. Katharine Drexel: Veronica Bobitz David Graham

THE CALLED, continued from 16 engaged in affiliations and mergers with other health care systems. It’s academically rigorous, God at work in his people and allowing God to it’s intellectually challenging and stimulating, but use you to bring his grace and mercy to others. I also believe that I’m helping to do some good Is there anything else you want to share? for the Church through that level of consulting I’ve never only done one thing. From the time with Dioceses, health care systems and religious I was in seminary, I was involved in seminary but orders. also music or multiple projects. I was a transitional I would also say to somebody who is thinking deacon and we still had the summer formation about being a priest, you never know how God program for seminarians. Bishop Daley named is going to use you. I did not go into seminary me the first deacon director of that program, so thinking I’d be involved in all of these things that I was a transitional deacon but also director of I have been, but God did. God knew far more the evangelization program. Then I was a parish than I. As a good friend of mine says, “God priest, but after six months Msgr. Youtz asked thinks bigger than I do.” That’s a lesson for us me to work in the Tribunal part-time. All the while, all. Place yourself in the hands, the heart, the I was working and studying, I’ve always had mind of God. He thinks bigger than you do. He’ll something else. I was never just one thing. use you however he wants to use you. Enjoy the Even now as a pastor, which is by far the ride. When I applied for seminary and entered primary and most fulfilling thing I do, I still do a seminary, it was to be a parish priest, but God lot of consulting for Dioceses and increasingly for opened other doors. I’ve enjoyed walking through Catholic health care systems. There are very few those doors, and I love every part of being a Canon Lawyers in the country who have this as priest. a specialty, and I’m happy to be able to work with (Interview by Chris Heisey, The Witness.) Catholic health care systems across the country October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 19 a new relationship with time: donation will be accepted. DIOCESAN Waiting in expectation. Savoring Registration is now open Stillness. Naming our deep desire for the Nov. 14 Diocesan NOTEBOOK for the Holy One for whom we Catechetical Conference at wait. The cost of the retreat www.hbgdiocese.org/catechetical. Spiritual Offerings is $35, due by the registration This year’s conference is virtual Virtual, live Caelorum deadline of Nov. 27. Register and is open to everyone who Facebook event with praise, online at www.sscm.org or call loves the Catholic faith. This worship and Scripture reflection, 570-275-0910. 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Mary Gate of Heaven (hot dogs), and catered dinner at Schools in the Diocese of Parish in Myerstown, take out approximately 5 p.m. Registration Harrisburg are currently spaghetti dinner. Relax, let us and lunch begins at 11 a.m. There looking for educators, do the cooking. Saturday, Nov. will be door prizes, mulligans specifically long term substitutes 14 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. or until and 50/50 tickets available for that are ready to join our team sold out. Cost is $8 per meal purchase. Snacks and beverages in the Harrisburg area. Teachers and includes a hefty portion of will be served on the course in all grades and all subject Spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic during play. If you are interested areas are needed. Certification bread and salad. Baked goods in only attending the social and is preferred but not required. will be available for purchase as dinner, the price is $25. Event is Catholic Schools in the Diocese well. Cash and debit/credit cards open to all golfers; established of Harrisburg provide safe, joyful accepted. Parish is located at 188 handicaps are not needed. school environments that follow W. McKinley Ave., Myerstown, We welcome any individuals, current scientific best practices Pa. twosomes, threesomes or on schooling during a pandemic. St. Columba Parish in foursomes. If you have any For more information or to find Bloomsburg, annual Winterfest questions, please contact Shannon a school location near you, click in a COVID-safe manner, Nov. Sprow at [email protected] on https://www.hbgdiocese.org/ 21 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. No vendors or 717-571-7121. find-catholic-school/. Send your will be present this year; however, résumé and letter of interest to you can still enjoy the best of Job Openings either the location near you or our traditional holiday offerings to Webmaster@HBGDIOCESE. including the Dollar Tree, a raffle Delone Catholic High ORG. You may also call the auction, take-out baked goods, School in McSherrystown is Harrisburg Diocese Department and packaged take-out foods from seeking a principal. Minimum of Catholic Schools for more our kitchen. We will offer soups, requirements: 5+ years’ information at 717-657-4804 ext. chili, and haluski. Parking is free experience as a high school 222. in three parish lots. Enter via the principal or vice principal; York Catholic High School cafeteria double doors between thorough understanding of is seeking an attendance officer the school and rectory. Masks and Catholic school philosophy both and substitute teachers for the social distancing are required. in practice and knowledge base; 2020-2021 school year. Qualified Admission is free. commitment to modeling the candidates should demonstrate an Election Day sauerkraut values of Catholic educational understanding of the importance dinner at Sacred Heart Social leadership; outstanding oral and their position plays in all aspects Hall in Williamstown, Nov. written communication skills; 3. Lunch from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., demonstrated achievement More NOTEBOOK, dinner from 4-7 p.m. Cost is $10 in cross-functional or matrix page 21 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 21 NOTEBOOK, continued 17331, Attention: Mr. Terrance similar certification like Citizen from 20 Golden, Principal, or e-mail to education. Qualified candidates [email protected]. should complete and submit to the of a student’s developmental St. Joseph School in Hanover Diocese of Harrisburg a teacher progress. Candidates must is seeking substitute teachers application at https://www. also be individuals rooted in on an as-needed basis for the hbgdiocese.org/catholic-schools/ faith, willing to support Gospel 2020-2021 school year. The employment-applications/. values, and willing to inspire minimum academic requirement Interested candidates should also students through their word for a substitute is a baccalaureate contact Mrs. Christine McLean, and example to accept and live degree. The minimum age Principal, at 717-394-1742, ext. 3, these values and teaching. The requirement is 21 years. State or [email protected]. attendance officer is a part- teaching certification is preferred, St. Leo the Great School time, 10-month position. Duties but not required. If interested, in Rohrerstown is seeking include attendance and discipline please send a cover letter, résumé, a part-time Music Teacher. database management and main transcripts, and pastor letter to Candidates must have a history office support. Requirements: St. Joseph Catholic School, 5125 of academic excellence, positive high school diploma, strong Grandview Road, Hanover, PA attitude, teamwork skills and a interpersonal, computer, and 17331, or e-mail Mr. Terrance devotion to our Catholic identity. organizational skills, state and Golden, Principal, at tgolden@ Music classes are a standard in federal clearances. Substitute sjshanoverpa.org. our PreK – 8th grade programs. teachers are daily as needed St. Leo the Great School We believe that every child can throughout the school year. in Rohrerstown is seeking a enjoy and benefit from creating, Requirements: bachelor degree, full-time, middle school Social performing and/or listening to state and federal clearances. Studies teacher to begin Dec. music. Candidates must have Preferred qualifications: education 1, 2020. Candidates must have a the ability to teach the history degree, certification, and teaching history of academic excellence, of music, how to read and write experience in the classroom. positive attitude, teamwork music, understand beats and Please send résumé, Diocese skills, and devotion to our harmonies, as well as directing of Harrisburg Application (see Catholic identity. Teachers will our annual school musical. www.yorkcatholic.org), a copy of be responsible for developing Candidate will need to submit state and federal clearances, and rigorous lesson plans, design current background clearances letter of interest to Mrs. Sheila and develop digital-age learning and an active Pennsylvania Gick, Office Manager, York experiences and assessments certification in music education Catholic High School, 601 East daily, grade book management is desirable. Qualified candidates Springettsbury Avenue, York, PA and assessments. A balanced should complete and submit to the 17403, or sgick@yorkcatholic. program of direct instruction and Diocese of Harrisburg a teacher org. sustained seatwork should offset application at https://www. St. Joseph School in Hanover extended periods of exploration hbgdiocese.org/catholic-schools/ is currently looking for a and innovative hands-on lessons. employment-applications/ and part-time aftercare aide for Familiarity with Chromebooks, contact Mrs. Christine McLean, the 2020-2021 school year. Google Education and its suite Principal, at 717-392-2441, ext. 3, Interested candidates must be a of applications is desirable. Our or [email protected]. minimum of 21 years of age and teachers collaborate in team Holy Name of Jesus Parish possess a minimum of a high meetings to ensure best practices in Harrisburg is seeking a school diploma. Applicants must and student growth. Candidate temporary Administrative support the mission and Christian will need to submit current Assistant the Parish Office from principles of the school. Please background clearances and an send a cover letter and résumé to: active Pennsylvania certification St. Joseph Catholic School, 5125 More NOTEBOOK, for Social Studies Grades 4-8 or Grandview Road, Hanover, PA page 22 October 29, 2020 • The Catholic WITNESS- 22 NOTEBOOK, continued from 21 2022 school year. The position develop plans to advance the will entail instruction in religion, mission of Holy Family Radio the beginning of February 2021 reading, social studies, math, through fundraising, special through the end of April 2021. ILA and science, with an ability events, planned giving, etc.; and Position is responsible for the to differentiate in all areas and plan, manage and implement daily operation of the Parish a desire to work with a diverse a diversified development Office, including clerical work group of students. Interested program. Further information and minor administrative details. candidates should forward their may be obtained by e-mailing Responsibilities include greeting application, résumé, pastor’s letter [email protected]. visitors, answering phones and of recommendation and copies of The same e-mail may be used to responding to emails, preparing current clearances to Harrisburg submit cover letter and résumé. deposits, preparing the weekly Catholic Elementary School, 555 Undefeated Courage is bulletin and updating the parish South 25th Street, Harrisburg, seeking nurses to staff its mobile website. Overall knowledge PA, 17104, Attn: Mr. David ultrasound unit. Shifts available of general office procedure, Rushinski, or email materials to M-F 8am-4pm, FTE: PRN with familiarity with office equipment [email protected]. no maximum hours. Hourly rate: and proficiency in Microsoft St. Joseph Parish in Danville $22. PA RN license is required Office programs is required. For has an immediate need for for this position. Must be trained more information or to submit a new organist. Experience in limited obstetric abdominal/ your résumé, please contact 717- in accompanying at Catholic transvaginal ultrasound or open 652-4211. Masses is preferred. Position to training. The mobile unit will St. Joseph School in requires competent playing of be deployed to abortion clinics to Mechanicsburg is in need of the organ and/or piano at three change the way abortion-minded instructional aides for the 2020- weekend Masses, Masses for women look at their pregnancy. 2021 school year. Candidates Holy Days, and other sacramental The mission of Undefeated are expected to uphold the and devotional liturgies (such Courage is to help women choose values of the Catholic Church as weddings and funerals). The life for their baby and themselves. and St. Joseph School. Qualified position also coordinates cantors. Undefeated Courage is a sidewalk candidates must possess at Interested parties should submit a advocacy organization in Central minimum a high school diploma letter of interest to Father Timothy Pennsylvania that provides and some on-the-job training, Marcoe, pastor, at frtmarcoe@ prayer, pregnancy testing, preferably an associate’s degree hbgdiocese.org. Questions can education on pregnancy, referral or bachelor’s degree in education also be directed to Father Marcoe to local pregnancy care centers or a related field. Candidates via email or at 570-275-2512, ext. and other social/legal services must be at least 21 years of age 2. outside of abortion clinics at and will need to complete all Holy Family Radio, no cost or judgement. A free Diocesan clearances. If interested, Inc., is seeking a part-time ultrasound is an obstetrical tool please contact Mrs. Bamberger at Development Director. Holy used to evaluate the health of the [email protected]. Family is a not-for-profit Catholic pregnancy and can be a method Harrisburg Catholic radio station in Shiremanstown. for abortion-minded women to Elementary School is seeking The Development Director make informed decisions about a dedicated, inspirational and reports directly to the President their pregnancy after reviewing enthusiastic full-time third of the Holy Family Radio Board. their ultrasounds. Visit https:// grade teacher for the remainder Responsibilities include: actively www.undefeatedcourage.org/ of the 2020-2021 school year. raise funds to meet the monthly, employment.html for more The position will begin following annual, and long range needs of information and an application. the Christmas break on Monday, Holy Family Radio; develop and January 4 and has the potential to manage fundraising strategies become permanent in the 2021– for annual and capital support;