www.miamiarch.org | Nov. 2 - 8, 2009 FloridaCatholic Your Faith. Your Life. Your Community. of miami New bishop and more ‘good news’ My dear friends, Delivering “good news” is what the Church is all about. Therefore it is doubly good timing that in this first edi- tion of our weekly newsletter, FROM THE ARCHBISHOP I get to congratulate Bishop- elect Fernando Isern on his John C. appointment as bishop of the Favalora Diocese of Pueblo, Colo. This humble Miami pastor MARLENE QUARONI | FC captured Rome’s attention precisely because of Katherine Bilbao, 4, and Joseph Bilbao, 6, put their envelopes into the collection the way he pastors — that is, shepherds — his basket during Sunday Mass at Little Flower Parish in Coral Gables. Both are praying people: the 2,400 families who make up Our for their deceased great-grandparents. The parish gives numbered envelopes to students to teach them about stewardship. The gifts do not have to be financial. Please see ARchbiSHoP, Page 2 They can include prayers said and good deeds done. Nuevo obispo y más ‘buenas Teaching stewardship Offertory program at Little Flower Parish encourages nuevas’ children to give of their time, talent and treasure Mis queridos amigos: De repartir “buenas noticias” se trata la Ig- MARLENE QUARONI The envelopes, white with a red border, have lesia. Florida Catholic correspondent the words, “I feel good when I thank God!” Por eso, el momento en que se publica esta written on them in a child’s scrawl. primera edición de nuestro boletín semanal es CORAL GABLES — Anthony Francuz, All parish children, including students at oportuno por partida doble, pues me permite 9, enclosed $1 and asked for prayers for the St. Theresa School and the parish religious felicitar al obispo electo Fernando Isern por su homeless as he dropped his “Sharing My education program, are asked to take part in nombramiento como obispo de la diócesis de Gifts” envelope into the basket at the Church the new offertory program which began in Pueblo, Colorado. of the Little Flower. August. The school advisory board created Este humilde párroco de Miami atrajo la “People should not be sleeping in the the program to help children become stew- atención de Roma precisamente por la manera street,” said Anthony. “I want everyone to ards of the church, said Father Arthur Den- en que ejerce su oficio y guía a su pueblo: las have a home.” nison, Little Flower’s pastor. 2,400 familias que integran la comunidad de Anthony and about 125 kids walked up to “We want active Catholics, not just spec- la iglesia Our Lady of Lourdes, en Kendall, una the altar steps and dropped their envelopes, tators,” said Father Dennison. “The chil- one by one, into a special children’s offering Please see ARZOBISPO, Page 2 basket during the 9 a.m. children’s Mass. Please see STEWARDSHIP, Page 4 FloridaCatholic Page 2

ARCHBISHOP tivity, with myriad ministries, MORE ONLINE a clear message to Catholics in From Page 1 constant prayer services and 24/7 Here are more news stories you south Florida: The Holy See has a perpetual adoration. Bishop-elect can read in the News Center at www. great regard for our priests and the Lady of Lourdes Church in Kend- Isern seems to hover at the center miamiarch.org: work that they are doing. all, one of the largest parishes in of it all, always calm, cool and spir- • With processions in parishes As to the other good news: You our archdiocese. itual. He reacted the same way to throughout south Florida, Peruvians are reading it. This is the first of celebrate their patron, El Señor de Our Lady of Lourdes was one the news of his appointment, with los Milagros. our weekly PDFs (a file format that of the first parishes I visited after I a profound sense of peace and • After years of waiting, Schoenstatt can be read on multiple computer was appointed archbishop of Mi- trust in God’s will. community breaks ground for a shrine systems). It will be available on- ami in November 1994. Father An- After his ordination Dec. 10 in southern Miami-Dade County. line at www.miamiarch.org or at thony Massi was pastor then, and at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in • Students at Archbishop Edward your parish if your pastor chooses I remember the community cel- Pueblo, he will be overseeing a McCarthy High School get lessons on to print or disseminate it in some ebrated Mass in a small building diocese with more than 100,000 protecting themselves from violence. way. that also served as the parish hall. registered Catholics in a territory • Immaculate Conception School It is a part of our new three-tier brings local artists into the classroom I think it accommodated perhaps that stretches over 48,000 square as part of Hispanic Heritage celebra- approach to spreading the “good 400 people; about 400 more had miles. By way of comparison, the tion. news” among Catholics in south to sit outside in the broiling sun, entire state of Florida covers nearly • More news on your schools and Florida: daily online, weekly via listening through loudspeakers, 54,000 square miles. parishes. PDF, and monthly in print. because they did not fit inside. So Bishop-elect Isern will defi- • News about the Church in the We are striving to keep you Eventually, they were able to nitely have his work cut out for United States and the world. up to date on all the goings-on in expand the parish hall. Now, less him — all the more reason for the archdiocese in the most cost- than 15 years later, the parish is those who have been touched by pastor their people just as Bishop- effective way possible. So we hope completely built out. They have his ministry here to continue to elect Isern did, with compassion, you will take advantage of all these a magnificent church that seats keep him in our prayers. As I said with faith and with enduring trust means of communication to stay in about 1,400 people, the parish hall, at the press conference Oct. 15, his in the Lord. touch with your Church and your and a school with an enrollment of appointment as bishop is a recog- The fact that Bishop-elect Isern fellow south Florida Catholics. about 600 students. nition of all the hardworking cler- is the sixth Miami priest to be May the “good news” — in every The parish is a hubbub of ac- gy in our archdiocese, priests who named a bishop since 1995 sends sense of the word — be yours! n

ARZOBISPO personas, un salón parroquial y esa es la razón por la cual quienes múltiples sistemas de computa- From Page 1 una escuela con una matrícula de fuimos tocados por su ministerio, doras) que publicaremos elec- 600 estudiantes. debemos continuar orando por trónicamente cada semana. Es- de las parroquias más extensas en La parroquia es un centro de él. Como lo expresé durante la tará disponible en línea a través nuestra Arquidiócesis. actividad, con sus numerosos conferencia de prensa del 15 de de www.miamiarch.org o en su Our Lady of Lourdes fue una de ministerios, constantes servicios octubre, su nombramiento como parroquia, si su párroco decide las primeras parroquias que visité de oración, y adoración perpetua obispo es un reconocimiento a imprimirla o repartirla de alguna tras mi nombramiento como Ar- 24/7. El obispo electo Isern parece todos los clérigos que trabajan manera. zobispo de Miami en noviembre cernirse sobre el centro de todo, intensamente en nuestra Arquid- Esto es parte de nuestra nue- de 1994. En aquel tiempo, su pár- siempre sereno, tranquilo y espir- iócesis, sacerdotes que dirigen a va propuesta a tres niveles para roco era el Padre Anthony Massi, itual. De esa manera reaccionó a su pueblo como lo hizo el obispo propagar la “buena nueva” entre y recuerdo que la comunidad cel- la noticia sobre su nombramiento: electo Isern: con compasión, con los católicos del sur de la Florida: ebraba la Misa en una pequeña con un profundo sentido de paz y fe y con una confianza durad- en línea cada día, vía PDF cada instalación que también funcio- confianza en la voluntad de Dios. era en el Señor. El hecho de que semana, e impresa cada mes. Nos naba como salón parroquial. Creo A partir de su ordenación el 10 el obispo electo Isern es el sexto esforzamos para mantenerles al que tenía capacidad para unas 400 de diciembre en la catedral de Sa- sacerdote de Miami en ser nom- día, de la manera más económica personas, y otras 400 debían sen- cred Heart (Sagrado Corazón) en brado obispo desde 1995, es un posible, sobre todos los acontec- tarse afuera, bajo el sol candente, Pueblo, dirigirá una diócesis con mensaje claro para los católicos imientos en la Arquidiócesis. Por y escuchar a través de las bocinas más de 100,000 católicos inscritos, del sur de la Florida: la Santa Sede eso esperamos que aprovechen porque no cabían en el interior. en un territorio que se extiende tiene un gran respeto por nuestros estos medios de comunicación Eventualmente, pudieron ex- por más de 48,000 millas cuadra- sacerdotes y por el trabajo que re- para permanecer en contacto con tender el salón parroquial. Hoy, das. En comparación, el estado alizan. su Iglesia y con otros católicos del menos de 15 años después, la par- de la Florida cubre unas 54,000 En cuanto a las otras buenas sur de la Florida. roquia está construida en su total- millas cuadradas. noticias: las están leyendo. Este ¡Que la “buena nueva” — en idad, y cuenta con una magnífica Por lo tanto, al obispo electo es el primero de nuestros PDF todo el sentido de la palabra — sea iglesia con capacidad para 1,400 Isern le espera mucho trabajo, y (una ficha que puede ser leída en de ustedes! n Page 3 www.miamiarch.org

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Newsbriefs the importance of early detection a life. Every time I knock on the ‘Paulinas’ mark Barry student for breast cancer. door, it’s a chance to do that.” 50 years in Miami nominated ‘hero’ She also partners with a hos- The winner of the Hero of the MIAMI SHORES — Barry Uni- pital to bring a large mammog- Year award will be announced Fifty years ago, the Daughters versity student Andrea Ivory has raphy van into these communi- during the network’s “CNN He- of St. Paul, also known as Las knocked on more than 18,000 ties to offer screenings. Since she roes: An All-Star Tribute,” airing started, she has helped provide Thanksgiving night. Paulinas, arrived in Miami. doors educating women about more than 500 free mammo- To mark their golden anniver- breast cancer. In recognition of grams to women. CORRECTION sary here, they are inviting the her work, she is among 10 finalists Ivory, 50, is a second-year stu- Abbigail Perez, 11, should have community to a bilingual Mass for CNN’s (Cable News Network) dent in Barry’s School of Adult been identified as the child who on Friday, Nov. 6, 7 p.m., at St. “Hero of the Year” award. and Continuing Education, ma- was praying in the photo that ac- Agatha Parish, 1111 S.W. 107 Ave., Ivory’s own battle with breast joring in public administration. companied the article “We Love Miami. cancer in 2004 led her to start “The only thing that we have Jesus Christ” which appeared in The main celebrant will be the Florida Breast Health Initia- to fight this disease and lower the the Oct. 23 edition of the Florida Archbishop John C. Favalora and tive. Since 2006, she and fellow mortality rate is early detection,” Catholic. The article described a refreshments will follow. Those volunteers have spent weekends Ivory said. “We are the troops on program at Our Lady of Lourdes planning to attend the Mass and knocking on doors in low-income the front lines. No woman needs Parish in Miami that encour- reception are asked to R.S.V.P. to communities throughout south to die from breast cancer. I can’t ages children to pray before the [email protected]. Florida to educate women about be a doctor, but I know I can save Blessed Sacrament.

photos by MARLENE QUARONI| FC Children place their offertory gifts in the basket during Mass at Alex Calderon plays his harmonica as part of his offertory gift to Little Flower Parish. Little Flower Parish in Coral Gables. Next to him is Father Arthur Dennison, pastor.

STEWARDSHIP ca. The other half of the money a first-grade girl playing “Amazing From Page 1 is given to St. Theresa School. Grace” on the violin and a second- In September, the kids donated grade boy playing “Ode to Joy” on dren are the future. The founda- $2,098. The October charity was the organ. tion begins now. We want to show dedicated to St. Mary Cathedral The children also are asked to kids that they have an obligation School in Miami’s inner city. include on the envelopes prayers to help others with their time, tal- In addition to the money of- for a special intention and a note Julian Cazo, 11, a St. Theresa ent and treasure.” ferings, kids are giving their tal- on how they used their time and School sixth grader, holds up his offertory envelope, which Father Dennison said that half ent by performing for their fellow talent to help others during the contains 35 cents and prayers of the money collected goes to a parishioners at Mass. At the Oct. week. for his friends. particular charity each month. 18 Mass, Alex Calderon, 10, a St. Julian Cazo, 11, a St. Theresa September donations went to help Theresa School student, played School sixth-grader, said he asked He donated 35 cents and said he Holy Innocents Shelter run by the “We Are the Church” on his har- for prayers for his friends who spent his time and talent “creat- Missionaries of the Poor in Jamai- monica. Past performers included had a lot of chores to do at home. ing.” n