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World Youth Day Pilgrimage Whole Again Bishop William F. Medley Whole Again Diocese of Owensboro Support Group St. Thomas Aquinas for Separated and Divorced Catholic Campus Center Are you suffering from a broken World Youth Day marriage? Would you like to talk with others who understand your pain?Are Pilgrimage you seeking God’s strength in the midst Madrid, Spain Travel Dates - of this crisis? August 13-23, 2011 Join us every 1st and 3rd Thursday Estimated Cost- $2,500 per person, of the month from 7:00-8:30pm at the Open to young adults, ages 18-30. Catholic Pastoral Center (600 Locust Registration Deadline and Street) in the main floor lounge. Feel $500 deposit. free to contact Tami Schneider for For questions and registration, further information at tami.schneider@ Western Kentucky Catholic Graphic by Jennifer Farley Hunt contact Mary Reding, 270-872-7818 pastoral.org or 270-683-1545, ext 377. Western Kentucky Catholic, 600 Locust Street, Owensboro, Kentucky 42301 [email protected] All are welcome! Volume 38, Number 4 April, 2011 Bishop William F. Medley Announces Changes in Key Diocesan Administrative Positions Bishop William F. Medley has an- in math and physics. Sister has and still ardship and development. He also serves the Owensboro Catholic Schools. nounced some changes in key adminis- serves on numerous boards and councils as coordinator of staff and executive direc- The Chief Finance Officer by definition trative positions within the diocese to be throughout the Diocese. tor of the Catholic Foundation of western is an official who administers the goods effective in the months to come. Bishop William F. Medley has an- Kentucky. Prior to his beginning his work of the diocese under the authority of the The Very Reverend Gerald Calhoun nounced three administrative appointments. at the diocese, he was Dean of Student bishop. will retire as Reverend Patrick Reynolds will become Affairs at Brescia University. Kevin will “The Diocese of Owensboro has been Vicar General. Vicar General, retain his duties as Director of Stewardship richly blessed and well served by Fr. Cal- Father Calhoun Kevin Kauffeld and Development. houn and Sr. Joseph Angela. They will is a native of w i l l b e c o m e He is married to Ann (Shade) Kauffeld both continue as important confidants to O w e n s b o r o , chancellor and and they have three children. He is a me as Bishop. In June we will plan a re- KY and was or- chief administra- member of Blessed Mother Parish, serves ception to honor them for their work and dained in 1961 tive officer, and on the President’s Advisory Board for service.” and has served Ernest Taliafer- Brescia University and a board member “I look forward to a collaborative rela- the Diocese of ro will become for KLEA. tionship with Fr. Reynolds, Mr. Kauffeld Owensboro in chief financial The chancellor by definition is an of- and Mr. Taliaferro. Each of these has been a variety of as- officer (CFO) ficial whose principal task is to oversee an integral part of diocesan administration Very Rev. Gerald signments over effective July 1, the diocesan archives. The chancellor also and ministry for many years. We are genu- his 50 years of Rev. Patrick 2011. serves as the notary and secretary of the inely blessed to have such gifted servants Calhoun Reynolds priesthood, most recently as Pastor of Fr. Reynolds curia, the diocesan staff. ready to assume these positions when Fr. Christ the King parish in Madisonville, Ky. was ordained in 1980 and received his Ernest Taliaferro has been the As- Calhoun and Sr. Joseph Angela were ready Having reached the retirement age of 75 Canon Law degree in 1994 from The sistant to the to refocus their own ministries.” in December, 2010, Fr. Calhoun will step Catholic University of America. He Chancellor since down from these posts and plans to con- served from 1994 to 2001 as Judicial Vicar March 2008. tinue to live in the Madisonville area and of the Diocese of Owensboro. He will He is a gradu- continue his responsibilities as Pastor at ate of Brescia assist as needed throughout the diocese. Requested Service Change Sr. Joseph Angela Boone, OSU will St. Thomas More in Paducah, KY where University with step aside as he has served since 2003. a degree in ac- Chancellor and The Vicar General by definition is a counting and an CFO, positions priest appointed by the diocesan bishop to MBA from Mur- she has held assist him in the governance of the Diocese ray State Uni- since she was ap- of Owensboro; he has executive power of versity. Prior to pointed by Bish- governance for the entire diocese at the coming to work Mr. Ernest Taliaferro op John McRaith discretion of the at the Diocese, in 1989. She had bishop. he retired after 30 years from Texas Gas been serving as K e v i n Transmission Corporation where he had treasurer of the Kauffeld, a na- managed areas in accounting, research & Sister Joseph Angela Ursulines Sisters tive of Eliza- engineering, sales & marketing and (sox) Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Owensboro, KY 42301 Boone, O.S.U. of Mount Saint bethtown, KY compliance. Permit No. 111 Joseph since she was named to that posi- and Brescia Uni- He is married to Shirley (Osborne) tion in 1969. Though relinquishing her top versity alumnus, Taliaferro and they have six children and administrative responsibilities, Sr. Joseph has worked for three grandchildren. He is a member of Angela will remain a full-time member of t h e D i o c e s e Immaculate Parish, sits on the Board of the finance and administrative team. Sr. of Owensboro Trustees for Brescia University, Wendell Joseph Angela holds a master’s degree since 2003 as the Foster Campus, St. Benedict’s homeless from The Catholic University of America Mr. Kevin Kauffeld director of stew- shelter as well as several committees for 2 Lenten Spring A Time to Reflect upon the Grace That is Ours in Baptism My dear sisters and brothers, the church as a time of final and intense preparation for those preparing to receive the Easter sacraments on Holy Saturday. In recent decades the Church has reclaimed this The Catechism of the Catholic Church origin of the Lenten season with greater emphasis on the Rite of Christian Initiation of tells us that the Church believes that we Adults and Children. should celebrate the saving work of the Pope Benedict XVI in his 2011 Lenten message notes that the new life in Christ the Lord Jesus as a sacred commemoration on Lord was already bestowed upon us on the day of our Baptism, when we became “shar- certain days throughout the course of the ers in Christ’s death and resurrection,” and there began for us “the joyful and exulting year. Each Sunday, we recall the eighth adventure of his disciples.” day of creation and the day of the Lord’s A parish community’s great joy is the welcoming of new members into the Church Resurrection. These observances are cast through Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist. But an equal joy for every parish, as seasons of the liturgical year beginning and indeed every Christian, can be the day in and day out living of our Baptismal life. each year with Advent as we recall the Thus, the Holy Father reminds us, “Baptism is not a rite from the past, but the encounter long wait of the Chosen People for the with Christ, which informs the entire existence of the baptized, imparting divine life and coming of the Messiah. But our liturgical calling for sincere conversion; initiated and supported by Grace, it permits the baptized seasons are not just historic reenactments, to reach the adult stature of Christ.” but proclamations of faith. Thus in Advent The word Lent means spring. This year Easter comes very late and thus the parallel we do not just recall the promised coming of Lent and spring is more obvious than usual. My prayer for you is that the remaining fulfilled by Christ’s birth at Bethlehem, but weeks of Lent call you to reflect upon the Grace that is yours in Baptism. At the Easer rather inspire the Church and the world to Vigil or on Easter Sunday morning all of us are called upon to renew our Baptismal anticipate Christ’s coming again in glory promises. Get ready! at the end of time. Yours in Christ, For most of us, we have throughout Most Reverend William F. Medley our lives experienced Lent as a peniten- Bishop of Owensboro Most Reverend William F. Medley tial season, emphasizing repentance and upon the more historic character of Lent Bishop of Owensboro self denial. These are good and laudable as a season to reflect upon our Baptism. exercises. They should lead us to reflect Historically the season of Lent evolved in April 11 Prayer Service For Healing Bishop Medley’s Calendar for April, 2011 April 2 6:00 p.m. Permanent Deacons - Ministry of Acolyte, St. Anthony, Browns Valley To Be In St. Stephen Cathedral April 3 6:00 p.m. Campus Mass, Murray State, Newman Center My dear sisters and brothers: April 5 9:00 a.m. Catholic Pastoral Center Staff Mass and Mtg. April 9 9:00 a.m. Blue Mass, St. Joseph, Bowling Green As you know, the Diocese of Owensboro strengthened its safety policies 6:00 p.m. Permanent Deacons - Ministry of Acolyte, for youth in response to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Charter for St. Thomas More, Paducah the Protection of Children and Young People, and that process continues.
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