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The Dance of the Fertile Universe a Look Ahead Chance and Destiny Embrace with George V THE ROTARY CLUB OF SYRACUSE • CLUB #42 • ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 7150 • CHARTERED 1912 • FRIDAY, MAY 13-, 2016 This Week: The Dance of the Fertile Universe A Look Ahead Chance and Destiny Embrace with George V. Coyne MAY 13 11:00 am Program Committee RCS Board of Directors Meeting As one approach to dis- 12:00 pm cussing the interaction RCS Club Meeting of science with religious Program beliefs, George Coyne Father George Coyne LeMoyne Professor of Astronomy will present the current scientific understanding MAY 20 of the universe and the 11:00 am evolution of life within Foundation Trustee Meeting it. The universe is 13.8 12:00 pm billion years old and it RCS Club Meeting contains about 100 bil- lion galaxies each of Program George Coyne to speak at Syracuse Rotary on Friday. Outstanding Senior Awards which contains on the Nottingham Room average 200 billion stars of an immense variety. Coyne, born January 19, 1933, in Bal- MAY 27 As these stars live and die they provide timore, Maryland, completed his bach- 12:00 pm the chemicals necessary for the evolu- elor's degree in mathematics and his RCS Club Meeting tion of life. We came to be in this uni- licentiate in philosophy at Fordham Program verse. Did we come about by chance or University, New York City, in 1958. He TBD by necessity? There is a third element obtained his doctorate in astronomy JUNE 3 here that is very important. It is what we from Georgetown University in 1962. After several decades on the faculty at 12:00 pm might call the "fertility" of the universe. the University of Arizona, Coyne be- RCS Club Meeting By science we see the dance of the fer- tile universe, a ballet with three balle- came Director of the Vatican Obser- Program vatory in 1978, and also Associate Di- Charles Driscoll rinas: chance, necessity and fertility. In Onondaga Lake this light I am going to present in broad rector of the UA Steward Observatory strokes what I think is some of the best at UA. During 1979-80 he served as JUNE 10 of our modern scientific understanding Acting Director and Head of the UA 11:00 am of the universe and of the evolution of Steward Observatory and the Astrono- RCS Board of Directors Meeting life. I will then ask whether there are my Department, and thereafter he con- 12:00 pm any religious implications with respect tinued as an adjunct professor in the RCS Club Meeting to our scientific knowledge. In my at- UA Astronomy Department. He be- Program tempt to answer this question I shall came the founding director of the Vat- WATER WATER WATER discuss how important it is to respect ican Observatory Foundation in 1986. Tom Rhoads the richness of both religious faith and He retired as Director of the VO in see COYNE page 3 of scientific research. PRESIDENT PRESIDENT-ELECT SECRETARY TREASURER SERGEANT-AT-ARMS ROBERT SHERBURNE DOUGLAS SMITH RAMON LEACH DAN MORROW HAROLD SCHUMM FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016 Scene & Herd ~ Reboot: A Recap of 5/6 APRIL 30 Anonymous Syracuse Rotarian "PETE" May 6 ~ We enjoyed some off Broadway today, and it was delightful. Local SALT award winning actress/singer, Carmen Viviano-Crafts joined us, with Bar Association Exec, Jeff Unaitis, at the keyboard, for PETER S. SEIFFERT BIRTHDAY a veritable musical treat. Joined RCS: June 1985 But first, as usual, squeezing tightly into Members Lounge at Drum- The editor missed publishing Pete's birthday in the lins, we pledged, sang God Bless America (Kate Smith style, that is, 4/29 issue of The Press. However, the Club did sing the Kate Smith who’s PP Brad’s grand niece) and listened to PP Vern’s to him last week. Sorry we missed your ink, Peter! always thoughtful invocation. Brad reported that Denny Baldwin, Happy belated-birthday. Marylin Galimi and Kevin Visconti will be participating in InterFaith Works’ upcoming police/community dialogues funded in part by Syr- acuse Rotary. Stay tuned as they report to us on what could very well become a model for the nation. MAY 9 We sang birthday greetings to Bill McCrady and, belatedly, to PP Pete "CHARLIE" Seiffert (sorry for the Press omission, too). Marylin reported briefly on her recent breakfast meeting where Syra- cuse Rotary was recognized as a main supporter of the “Mentor & Tu- CHARLES H. MANRO BIRTHDAY tor Program” for the Guardian Angel Society. As was indicated in this Joined RCS: August 1982 week’s Press, the program provides year-round mentorship for Syracuse City School students, mainly “economically challenged” Sudanese ref- ugee families. Way to go RCS! No 50/50 today as…drum beat, please...we ran out of tickets, but for those who bought one, please hang on to it as you’ll be in the running MAY 12 for the big money next week. Lots of Happy Dollars again today in- "HARRY" cluding a few memorable ones—PP John Lewien put a buck in honor of Prez Bob’s upside down Rotary button and PP Volker was happy that our intrepid sailor, PP Dan Morrow, had returned to the fold, safe HAROLD E. SCHUMM BIRTHDAY and sound, notwithstanding his recent boating mishap-full adventures. Joined RCS: December 1974 If you haven’t seen them, ask Dan to show you his photos…. Pivoting nicely, PP Dan briefed us on the upcoming library dedication at the Northside Learning Center in honor of Dr. Bob Laubach and urged us Pascals has scheduled RCS to meet in all to consider attending on a date to be announced shortly. The Members Lounge on June 10 PP Denny introduced our musical program, saying simply “you’re in for a treat, as this week’s Press indicates, so as they say in show biz, give Syracuse Rotary Board Meeting it up for Carmen Viviano-Crafts and Jeff Unaitis.” For the next 20 Friday • May 13 • 11:00AM minutes Carmen and Jeff delightfully entertained us with songs from a variety of eras and venues. Carmen’s beautiful vocal renditions in- cluded a lively version of “Route 66”, a more restrained Stevie Nicks tune called “Landslide” (written, Butch pointed out, by the amazing Fleetwood Mac), an upbeat Joanie Mitchell song, Nora Jones’ lovely “Don’t Know Why” and from the off Broadway hit Now.Hear.This, the powerful “This Time”. If you want to hear more from Carmen, get your tickets before they’re gone for the Red House’s upcoming production of Ragtime in which she has a role. Many thanks to Carmen and Jeff for helping us to detach for the moment to enjoy the wonderful musical talents of two terrific Jeff Unaitis (L) at the keys, Carmen Viviano-Crafts performers who graced our Rotary stage today. z receiving her 100-year mug from President Sherburne. Page - 2 SYRACUSE ROTARY PRESS Martin Street Fire Claims 4 Children, 2 Adults Tragedy strikes our adopted class at LeMoyne Elementary Jim Morrow, editor on Wednesday May 18 at the Thomas J. Pir- By now, I am sure you have heard about ro Funeral Home on Buckley Road in North the devastating and tragic fire on Syracuse’s Syracuse. Funerals will be private, Thomas Northside last Friday that left six people Pirro said. dead, four of them children. Kevin Ander- Kevin Anderton Jr., 13, Cassie Anderton, 7, ton, Sr. and his wife, Colleen, who was in- Lawrence Anderton, 12, Jacob Anderton, 10, jured in the fire, lost their two children, Kev- Gordon Anderton, 34, and William Yager, in, Jr., 13, and Cassie, 7. Cassie was a second 33, were killed in the fire which occurred just grader at LeMoyne Elementary – a student before 4 a.m. Friday at 212 Martin St. All six in our adopted class. Her older brother Kev- people are related. in, Jr. was also a student at the elementary Pirro said the funeral home was providing school before graduating to middle school. the calling hours, funeral and related services On Monday, I reached out to Jason Arm- for the family free of charge. Woodlawn strong, the Principle at LeMoyne, to extend Cemetery was covering the burial costs, he Cassie Anderton, 7, was a our Club’s condolences and to offer our sup- said. "I can't even imagine what they're go- second-grader at LeMoyne port. He instructed the school’s social work- ing through right now," he said. "The last Elementary School. Syracuse er to respond with further information and thing they need to worry about is funeral Rotary "adopted" the LeMoyne suggestions on how best to contribute to the expenses." Elementary class in 2014, when families affected by the tragedy, specifically The Syracuse Rotary Board is scheduled to they were in first grade. Her the Andertons. Calling hours for all six fire meet on Friday morning with this appearing older brother, Kevin, Jr. was also z victims will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the agenda for discussion. killed in the fire on May 6. Coyne well qualified to talk about Astronomy . from page 1 the following Ph.D. degrees hono- August 2006. He remained on the staff tionship between science and religion. ris causa: 1980, St. Peter's University, of the VO as Director Emeritus and as Thus he founded the series of studies Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; 1994, President of the Vatican Observatory concerning controversies about Galileo, Loyola University, Chicago, USA; Foundation. In 2012 he retired from entitled: STUDI GALILEIANI, and 1995, University of Padua, Padua, Italy; the Vatican Observatory and assumed he was one of the principal organizers 1997, Pontifical Theological Academy, the McDevitt Distinguished Chair in of a series of conferences on the theme Jagellonian University, Cracow; 2005 Religious Philosophy at Le Moyne of SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES Marquette University, Milwaukee, College of the Jesuits in Syracuse.
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