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o u r CATHOLIC c o m m u n i t y Volume 1 No. 12 OCTOBER 2012 Issue A publication of the Diocese of Roseau, Dominica $2.00 St. Luke’s Primary School Celebrating 90 Years of Catholic Education Holy Family Chapel Ground Breaking Ceremony St. John’s Academy - Dominican Missionaries A New Beginning Fr. Charles Vermeulen’s Diamond Jubilee Editor’s Pen Inside Bishop’s Message 03 OUR CLERGY, RELIGIOUS AND LAY ASSOCIATES A Diamond Jubilee 04 Dominican Missionaries 05 The Year of Faith t takes a lot of faith to trust that Profile: Jacqueline Douglas 06 God will do as He promises: Romans I8:37-39 says: No, in all of this we OUR DIOCESE are more than conquerors, thanks to Disciples On Mission: Adwina Magloire 07 Him who has loved us. I am certain that neither life or death, neither angels or Know Your Faith: spiritual powers, neither the presence God Comes To Meet Man - The Transmission Of Divine Revelation nor the future, nor comics powers, were they from heaven or from the deep world Liturgy Update: Announcements 08 below, nor any creature whatsoever will separate us from the love of God, which Our Catholic Heritage - The Roseau Cathedral we have in Jesus Christ, our Lord. (CCB) And Images - Part I 09 But day after day the numbers of the faithful dwindle and those who Confirmation In Sts. John & Lewis 10 remain are faced with sometimes World Rivers Day 10 insurmountable challenges. Challenges like the constant bashing of Dei Verbum 11 our Pope, Bishops and Clergy whether it is justified or not; the constant Hebrew Scriptures 11 power struggles within the laity at New Seminarian For The Diocese 11 community, parish and vicariate level; the undermining of our Catholic Faith St. Luke’s Primary School - Celebrating 90 Years by the bombardment of the secular Of Catholic Education 12 way of thinking being fed to us mainly through the television and the internet; Sovereign Debt Relief Workshop 14 the turning away of our young people who find it too hard to follow the Around The Diocese 16 teachings of Christ; and the reduction Events & Notice Board 17 of the role of men to observer status in the life of the family and the life of the The Catechist In The Year Of Faith 18 community. Holy Family Chapel Ground Breaking Ceremony 18 It seems sometimes like a hopeless situation as the devil is Christian Leadership: Seeds Of Success: Retreat trying his best to destroy the Church and many times it seems like he is To Success - Part I 19 succeeding. It is perhaps timely then OUR CHURCH IN THE CARIBBEAN that from 11th October 2012 to 24th November 2013 be declared as A year The Chaconia Medal (Gold) Recipient 20 of Faith by Pope Benedict the XIV. Caribbean Catholic Teachers Meet in Jamaica 20 The Church has never been more in need of rejuvenation, renewal and OUR CATHOLIC WORLD strengthening of Faith. And although it is true that the opportunity for 50th International Eucharistic Congress In Dublin, renewal is offered to us throughout Ireland - Part III 21 the liturgical year especially during Lent and Advent, it sometimes takes a OUR YOUTH: EDUCATION, RECREATION AND FAITH special concerted effort to get us back St. John’s Academy - A New Beginning 22 on track. Our Pope wants that this year Mini Sports Fair 22 arouse in every believer the aspiration to profess the faith in fullness and with Dominica To Minnesota: Mission Trip 2012 23 renewed conviction, with confidence Convent High School’s CXC Results - A Job Well Done 23 and hope; that this year intensifies the celebration of the faith in the liturgy, AEC Youth Assembly Testimony 24 especially in the Eucharist; that believers’ witness of life may grow in Diocese of Roseau credibility; that believers rediscover the Bishop Arnold Boghaert Catholic Centre content of the faith that is professed, celebrated, lived and prayed, and that Turkey Lane, P.O. Box 790 we reflect on the act of faith. Let us Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica pray that we be rejuvenated by this year of faith and that God continue Tel: (767) 448-2837 - (767) 448-8717 to strengthen and guide His Church Email: [email protected] during these challenging times. 02 OUR CATHOLIC COMMUNITY OCTOBER 2012 ISSUE Bishop’s Message The Year of Faith through the witness offered by the invited the Congregation for the lives of believers. Therefore, the Year Doctrine of Faith to provide some of Faith summons all to an authentic guidelines to the Universal Church to and renewed conversion to the Lord, that end. On the local level, however, who is the one Saviour of the world. a small committee of persons was This reaffirms the ever stronger delegated to study those guidelines call and commitment to the new and provide suggestions for the evangelization, through which the implementation in the local setting. joy of believing and the enthusiasm Following are some of the suggestions for communicating the faith will be presented. Bear in mind that they rediscovered. Therefore it is fitting are only suggestions at this stage. that this Year of Faith be celebrated The committee is in the process of in a worthy and fruitful manner by reviewing these and will soon present intensive reflection on the faith, so as a definitive plan of activities for the to help all believers in Christ acquire Year of Faith. a more conscious and vigorous I take this opportunity to invite adherence to the Gospel, especially the clergy, religious and lay faithful at a time of profound change such as of the diocese to the Pontifical High humanity is currently experiencing. Mass signaling the Opening of the During this Year, we will have Year of Faith on Thursday October the opportunity to profess our faith 11th beginning at 5:00 p.m. at the he Holy Father, Pope Benedict in the Risen Lord in our Cathedral Cathedral Chapel. XVI designated October 11th, and in the churches, in our homes General: T2012 to November 24th 2013 and among our families, so that 1. A lecture series on the Document as the Year of Faith for the Church everyone may feel a strong need to of the Second Vatican Council Universal. October 11th marks the know better and to transmit to future and on the Catechism of 50th anniversary of the opening of generations the faith of all times. the Catholic Church. To be the Second Vatican Council and the Religious communities as well as highlighted are Ad Gentes and 20th anniversary of the publication of parish communities, and all ecclesial the Synod Exhortation on the the Catechism of the Catholic Church. bodies, are to find a way, during this New Evangelization. November 24th, 2013, on which the Year, to make a public profession of 2. The Diocesan Website to contain Church will celebrate the Solemnity the Credo, affirms the Holy Father. a link to the Year of Faith; of Christ, the Universal King, will be Therefore, it is his desire this year: 3. The Diocesan Magazine to a fitting climax to the Year of Faith. • To arouse in every believer the provide a page of information on The Holy Father views the Year aspiration to profess the faith the Year of Faith. of Faith as a wonderful opportunity in fullness and with renewed On the Diocesan Level: to invite all Clergy, religious and conviction, with confidence and 1. Church celebration of the faithful to engage or re-engage with hope; opening of the Year of Faith; the wonderful truth of the Catholic • To intensify the celebration of 2. The Solemnity of Christ the King Church. He emphasizes in his the faith in the liturgy especially will be celebrated on a diocesan document, Porta Fidei (Door of Faith), in the Eucharist; level in 2013; that there is a need to rediscover a • That believers’ witness of life 3. Training on the Catechism of taste for the Word of God and the may grow in credibility; the Catholic Church for priests, Bread of Life, urging us not to labour • To discover the content of religious catechists; for food which perishes but for food the faith that is professed, 4. A Pastoral Letter from the Bishop which endures (cf. John 6:27, PF. 2). celebrated, lived and prayed; on the Year of Faith; The Second Vatican Council • To reflect on the act of faith, is 5. Catechetical events: and the Catechism of the Catholic a task that every believer must o Catechetical Sunday Church both sound the call to the make his own, especially in the o Provisions made to Church for self-renewal. This, the course of this Year. make Youth Cat and the Holy Father believes, is achieved For the practical execution of compendium available for the Year of Faith, the Holy Father youth cont’d on page 05 TUNE IN TO DOMINICA CATHOLIC RADIO 96.1 FM 03 A DIAMOND JUBILEE By Fr. Rodney J. Olive C.Ss.R. Our Lady of Fatima Church, Fr. Charles Vermeulen C.Ss.R Newtown Diamond Jubilee Mass 12th of September 2012 OUR CLERGY, RELIGIOUS AND LAY ASSOCIATES RELIGIOUS AND LAY OUR CLERGY, he Lord blesses us with gifts to help us to grow would be where he would spend almost 60 years of and proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. his life. He embraced the people of Dominica with a THe does this by providing us with priests and love that comes from the heart. They became his religious who live among us and proclaim the Gospel people.